USA > Massachusetts > Plymouth County > Plymouth > Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1935 > Part 1
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16
1020.
SSAC
EN
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
3 1833 01841 7706
GC 974.402 P74PLYA, 1935
Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2014
https://archive.org/details/annualreportofto00plym_0
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
** *
1020.
AS
NMO
For the Year Ending December 31, 1935
Linotyped, Printed and Bound by THE MEMORIAL PRESS Plymouth, Mass.
A.
-3-
INDEX TO TOWN REPORT
Accountant Page
175
Schedule A
179
Schedule B 206
Advisory and Finance Committee
25
Annual Town Meeting, March 23, 1935
27
Special Town Meeting, October 21, 1935
41
Special Town Meeting, March 23, 1935 25
Agriculture, County Aid to 161
281
Assessors 107
Births 72
Buildings, Inspector of 144
Cemetery Commissioners 142
Deaths 78
Engineer, Town 159
Fire Commissioner 137
Fisheries, Inland
158
Forest Fire Warden
156
Forestry Committee
157
Harbor Master
152
Health
127
Industrial Committee 48
Jurors, List of
166
Library 115
Marriages 61
Meeting, Annual Town, 1935
11
Meeting, Special Town, Oct. 21, 1935 22
Memorials 125
Milk Inspector 133
Moth Superintendent 153
Officers, Town, 1935 5
Park Commissioners 122
Planning Board 164
Appropriations (Warrant) 1936
-4-
Page
Plumbing
135
Police Department
100
Sanitation
131
Selectmen, Board of
44
Slaughtering
132
Streets and Sewers
51
Tree Warden
154
Vital Statistics, Summary
83
Water Commissioners
88
Water Works Statistics
93
Water Superintendent
96
Weights and Measures
145
Welfare
110
Wood and Bark
151
INDEX TO SCHOOL REPORT
Attendance
68
Budget for 1936
6
Calendar, 1936
4
Employees
71
Employment of Minors
69
Enrollment
70
Financial
5
Health, School
61
Individual School
47
Junior High School
39
Memorial to Frank E. Fash
33
Officers
3
Principals, Elementary
41
Senior High School
34
School Census
69
School Committee
12
Signals, No School
4
Special Departments
49
Superintendent
19
Page
-5-
TOWN OFFICERS, 1935
Selectmen: James A. White, William H. Armstrong, Andrew J. Carr, Charles Moning and Amedeo V. Sgarzi.
Clerk of Selectmen: Elmer R. Harlow.
Town Clerk: George B. Howland. Deceased March 3, 1935. Beatrice P. Greene appointed to fill vacancy. Herbert K. Bartlett elected April 13, 1935 for the unexpired term.
Town Treasurer: George B. Howland. Deceased March 3, 1935. Beatrice P. Greene appointed to fill va- cancy. Herbert K. Bartlett elected April 13, 1935 for the unexpired term.
Collector of Taxes: Herbert W. Bartlett.
Town Accountant: Elmer R. Harlow.
Assessors : Charles H. Sherman, chosen 1933 for three years; Thomas L. Cassidy, chosen 1934 for three years; Fred A. Sampson, chosen 1935 for three years.
Overseers of the Public Welfare: James Rae, chosen 1933 for three years; Thomas W. Loft, chosen 1934 for three years; William H. Beever, chosen 1935 for three years.
Water Commissioners: Frank D. Bartlett and John L. Morton, chosen 1933 for three years ; John H. Damon, chosen 1934 for three years; William R. Morton and Richard T. Eldridge, chosen 1935 for three years.
-6-
School Committee: Fannie T. Rowell and E. Harold Donovan, chosen 1933 for three years; Edward W. Brad- ford and Edward A Buttner, chosen 1934 for three years; Harry W. Burns and J. Frankland Miller, chosen 1935 for three years.
Cemetery Commissioners : Arthur E. Blackmer, chosen 1933 for three years; Richard T. Eldridge, chosen 1934 for three years; Edward R. Belcher, chosen 1935 for three years.
Burial Hill Committee: Cemetery Commissioners.
Agawam and Halfway Pond Herring Fishery Com- mittee: Emil C. Birnstein, Jr., Elmer P. Boutin and Paul H. Manion.
Park Commissioners: Ernest C. Dunham, chosen 1933 for three years; Myron L. Smith, chosen 1934 for three years; James T. Frazier, chosen 1935 for three years.
Board of Health: Thomas F. Kilkelly, chosen 1934 for two years; Andrew J. Carr, chosen 1934 for three years; Herbert S. Maxwell, chosen 1935 for three years.
Surveyors and Measurers of Lumber: Warren S. . Bumpus and Alvin A Hall.
Surveyor of Wood and Bark: Daniel J. Sullivan.
Town Director to County Aid to Agriculture: Oscar H. Tracy.
Planning Board: Arthur E. Blackmer, Aldo Gio- vanetti, George L. Gooding, Francis C. Holmes and Allen D. Russell.
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers: Norman L. Hale, Lewis F. Smith and Chester A. Torrance.
-7-
Committee on Inland Fisheries : Warren S. Gale, Geoffrey D. Perrior, and Michael D. Welsh.
Committee on Town Forest: Abbott A. Raymond and Charles T. Stevens.
Board of Registration: J. Ernest Beauregard, appoint- ed 1933 for three years; Harold P. Sears, appointed 1934 for three years; William F. Goodwin, appointed 1935 for three years; resigned July 1, 1935. Enrico Ferrari, appointed to fill the unexpired term.
Committee on Sewers: Selectmen.
Sexton: Edward G. Ellis.
Pound Keeper: Russell L. Dickson.
Sealer of Weights and Measures: Daniel J. Sullivan.
Milk Inspector: Daniel J. Sullivan.
Beach Committee: Selectmen.
Superintendent of Streets: Elmer C. Chandler.
Superintendent of Water Works: Arthur E. Blackmer.
Collector of Water Rates: George B. Howland, de- ceased March 3, 1935. Beatrice P. Greene appointed to fill the vacancy. Addie H. Burgess, appointed June 17, 1935 for unexpired term.
Harbor Master: Orrin C. Bartlett.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cem- eteries and Burial Hill: Alexander H. P. Besse.
=8-
Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery : Charles B. Howland.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery : Gordon S. McCosh.
Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery : Alberto M. Haskell.
Superintendent of Infirmary : Russell L. Dickson.
Fire Commissioner: Henry Walton.
Town Engineer: Arthur E. Blackmer.
Chief of Police: Russell P. Dearborn.
Tree Warden: Abbott A. Raymond.
Forest Warden: Ira C. Ward.
Local Moth Superintendent: Abbott A. Raymond.
Building Inspector: Thomas A. Bodell.
-9-
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1935
ALFRED P. RICHARDS, Moderator
Article Two:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty-seven thousand five hundred (27,500) dollars for the purpose of rebuild- ing the Town Wharf; that to meet said appropriation there be raised in the tax levy of the current year the sum of twenty-seven hundred and fifty (2,750) dollars, and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of twenty-four thousand seven hundred and fifty (24,750) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor; said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid within five years of the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Five hundred thirty-eight voting in the affirmative and two hundred fourteen in the negative, the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article Three:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted : That the Town does hereby instruct the Board of Selectmen to obtain information relative to the development of local industry.
-10-
Article Four :
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of three thousand (3,000) dollars, under the provisions of section 5, paragraph 34, of chapter 40 of the General Laws, to carry out the pur- poses of the preceding article.
On motion of Beatrice P. Greene, Voted: To adjourn, at 2.45 o'clock P.M.
-11-
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1935
ALFRED P. RICHARDS, Moderator
Mr. James A. White offered the following Resolution:
RESOLVED: That in the death of George B. Howland, the Town of Plymouth lost a loyal and valued citizen: a con- scientious and able town officer.
That his passing while actively engaged in town affairs and on the very day follow- ing his re-election to the offices of Town Clerk and Town Treasurer, has left us with the deepest sense of sorrow that will not soon be effaced.
On motion of Amedeo V. Sgarzi, Voted: That the foregoing Resolution be written into the records of the Town as a part of the proceedings of this town meeting. Article Three:
On motion of Beatrice P. Greene, Voted: That the reports of the several Boards of Officers and Committees of the Town be accepted and placed on file. Article Four :
On motion of Beatrice P. Greene, 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, 1936, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes
-12-
as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article Six:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of eighty-eight hundred and fifty (8,850) dollars in aid of the Plymouth Public Library, including the Dog Tax of 1934 amounting to $1,824.57.
Article Seven:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article Eight:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture the sum of one hundred (100) dollars, and that the Town choose a Town Director.
Beatrice P. Greene nominated Mr. Oscar H. Tracy for Town Director and he was elected.
Article Nine:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars for the purpose of maintaining, during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board.
Article Ten:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred (200) dollars for Rifle Range Expenses.
-13-
Article Eleven :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town ap- propriate the sum of four hundred (400) dollars for the observance of Memorial Day.
Mr. William S. Dupuis moved to amend: That the appropriation be spent under the direction of the Grand Army and its affiliated organizations and under the juris- diction of the Selectmen, and the motion was carried.
The motion of Mr. Miller as amended, was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twelve:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars for observance of Armistice Day.
Article Thirteen :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town take no action under Article 13, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Philip Jackson moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars for the observance of July Fourth, said money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen, and the motion was carried.
Article Fourteen :
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars to employ a District Nurse.
Article Fifteen:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of seven hundred (700) dollars to defray the expense of maintenance of the Town Wharf including the pay of caretaker.
-14-
Article Sixteen:
To see if the Town will vote to extend the Town Forest by purchase of adjacent woodland and appropriate for that purpose a sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 16.
Article Seventeen :
To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way Boutemain Avenue, from Summer Street south- easterly and southerly, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and make an appropriation for damages or expense of acquiring titles not exceeding one hundred (100) dollars. (By Petition)
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 17.
Article Eighteen:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way Cordage Street, from Prince Street northerly, as laid out by Selectmen and reported to the Town, and make appropriation of the sum of one hundred (100) dollars for damages or expense of acquiring titles occasioned thereby.
Two hundred twenty-two voting in the affirmative and five in the negative, the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article Nineteen :
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town accept and allow a widening of Union Street, from Water Street southerly to Bradford Street, by a reloca- tion of the westerly line of said street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for land and property damages occasioned thereby.
-15-
Three hundred eighty-five voting in the affirmative and six in the negative, the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article Twenty :
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way Water Street Extension, northerly and easterly from the end of said way, substantially on the line of a private way known as Nelson Street to the public playground and camping place. All as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Mr. Morton Collingwood moved: That the considera- tion of Article Thirty-five be taken up at this time, and the motion was carried. -
Article Thirty-five:
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town take no action under Article 35.
Mr. Morton Collingwood moved to substitute: That the Town appropriate a sum not exceeding $10,000.00 to be expended by the selectmen in connection with a like contribution from the Public Works Department of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the purpose of dredging to enlargen and deepen the present anchorage basin, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Miller's motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-one:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as a town way Water Street from Town Brook northerly to the nothern bounds of the land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts at the foot of Brewster Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and re- ported to the Town.
-16-
Article Twenty-two:
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town accept and allow a widening of Water Street by relocation of the easterly line of said street from land of the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts northerly to land of the Town, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of one hundred (100) dollars for damages or expense of acquiring titles occa- sioned thereby.
Mr. Jeremiah J. Lahey moved that the motion be laid on the table until some future meeting, and the motion was carried.
Article Twenty-three:
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town adopt the plumbing regulations to be submitted by the Board of Health.
Mr. Sikes Hey moved that the motion be laid on the table for future consideration, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Miller's motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-four :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town here- by authorizes and instructs the Board of Selectmen, in their discretion from time to time, to control, regulate or prohibit, within the town, the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shellfish and sea worms, as provided in the several sections of chapter 130 of the General Laws, as amended.
Mr. William S. Dupuis moved: That the motion be laid on the table and the motion was carried.
Article Twenty-five:
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed-
-- 17-
ing three hundred (300) dollars for the cultivation, propagation and protection of shellfish, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
On motion of Mr. J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That no action be taken under Article 25.
Article Twenty-six :
On motion of Mr. J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of thirty-five hundred (3,500) dollars to be used in the construction of the Federal Furnace Road to Carver, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Works and the Plymouth County Commissioners.
Article Twenty-seven :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars to be used in construction of a bridge over the brook at White Horse Beach, in conjunction with the State Department of Public Works and the Plymouth County Commissioners as laid out by the County Commissioners, Decree No. 889.
Mr. Morton Collingwood moved to amend the motion by adding, after the word "Commissioners", "or either or both", and the motion to amend was adopted.
The motion of Mr. Miller as amended, was put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-eight :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of twenty-five thousand (25,000) dollars to be used in connection with the Federal Emergency Relief Adminstration program, if and when extended. This appropriation to be subject to transfers only, on orders of the Board of Selectmen, to the several Emer- gency Relief Administration projects, after the same have been approved.
Plymouth TWO
-18-
Mr. Morton Collingwood moved to amend by substitut- ing the sum of $15,000 instead of $25,000. The motion as amended was then put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. Amedeo V. Sgarzi moved to reconsider the mo- tion as amended, and the motion to reconsider was car- ried.
Mr. Collingwood's motion to amend was then put be- fore the meeting and lost.
The motion of J. Frankland Miller was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-nine:
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town take no action under Article 29.
Mr. Philip Jackson moved to amend by substituting: That the by-laws of the Town of Plymouth be amended by adding the following: That at all future Town Meetings held in the Town of Plymouth wherever money is appro- priated the vote shall be by ballot.
One hundred nine voting in the affirmative and two hundred thirty-four in the negative, the motion was lost.
Mr. Miller's motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Thirty :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town take no action under Article 30.
Mr. Philip Jackson moved to amend by substituting: That the By-laws of the Town of Plymouth be amended by adding the following: That at all future Town Meet- ings held in the Town of Plymouth Four Hundred Voters shall constitute a Quorum.
Two Hundred seventeen voting in the affirmative and one hundred fifty-seven in the negative, the motion was carried.
-19-
Note: The above was disapproved October 4, 1935, by the Attorney-General in that it was inconsistent with Section 13 of Chapter 39, of the General Laws.
Article Thirty-one:
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town take no action under Article 31.
Mr. Philip Jackson moved to amend by substituting: That hereby in the future the Annual Town Meeting to appropriate money for the Public Departments of the Town of Plymouth, etc., shall be held on the first Satur- day in February, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Miller's motion was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Thirty-two:
To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Select- men to make application to the proper Federal author- ities, when and if a P. W. A. project is approved by the Federal Government, for financial assistance for the construction of a new building on Lincoln Street to provide further accommodations for the Junior and Senior High Schools substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications already prepared, approved and submitted herewith by the School Committee, and raise and appropriate money for said erection and authorize the issuance of notes and bonds of the Town therefor, or take any other action relative thereto.
On motion of Mr. J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 32.
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That Article 22 be taken from the table and the motion was carried, but the Moderator ruled this out of order.
Mr. Allen D. Russell moved: That Article 34 be taken up at this time, and the motion was carried.
-20-
Article Thirty-four:
To see if the Town will authorize its Board of Select- men to secure plans and specifications to provide proper facilities for consolidation of all town offices in one build- ing, and appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars for same.
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 34.
Mr. James A. White moved: That the Town reconsider the vote under Article 22 whereby the Article was laid on the table until some future meeting. One Hundred twenty voting in the affirmative and ninety-six in the negative, the motion to reconsider was carried.
The motion of Mr. Miller was then put before the meeting and carried. One hundred thirty-nine voting in the affirmative and sixty-three in the negative, the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Mr. William H. Armstrong moved to reconsider action taken under Article 24, and the motion to reconsider was carried.
The motion of Mr. Miller was then put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. William H. Armstrong moved to reconsider action taken under Article 25, and the motion to reconsider was carried.
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $300.00 for he cultivation, propagation and protection of shell fish, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article Thirty-three:
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to lease as offices for the Town Treasurer and the Tax Collector, the quarters formerly occupied by the Old
-21-
Colony National Bank, on the ground floor of the Plym- outh Savings Bank Building, upon such terms as they see fit, and appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to pay for the rental of same for the first year.
On Motion of Mr. J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 33.
Article Thirty-six :
On motion of Mr. J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town does hereby accept the provisions of Section 6A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws relative to municipal advertising.
Article Thirty-seven :
Mr. J. Frankland Miller moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, under the provision of Section 6A of Chapter 40 of the General Laws for advertising the Town's resources, advantages and attractions, if and when an equal amount shall have been raised by public subscription, or by do- nation, and paid into the Town Treasury to be expended for like purposes.
Mr. George C. Peterson moved to amend by adding, after the word "Treasury", the words "on or before July 1, 1935", and the motion to amend was carried.
The motion of Mr. Miller as amended, was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Thirty-eight:
On motion of J. Frankland Miller, Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer of the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Ad- visory and Finance Committee.
On motion of James A. White, Voted: To adjourn.
-
-22-
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 21, 1935
ALFRED P. RICHARDS, Moderator
Article Two:
On motion of Ralph L. Drew and seconded by E. Harold Donovan, Voted: That, for the purpose of financ- ing the construction of and originally equipping an ad- dition to and alteration in the present Junior High School Building and new High School, and to enable the Town to secure the benefits of the Emergency Relief Appro- priation Act of 1935, there be raised and appropriated the sum of $328,000. and the treasurer, with the ap- proval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $189,850 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, under authority of and in accor- dance with the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935, said bonds or notes to be payable in not more than twenty years at such term and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Emergency Finance Board.
All moneys received by way of grant from the Federal Government on account of this project shall be applied first to meet the cost of construction thereof (including preliminary expenses), and any balance thereof shall be applied to payment of the loan herein authorized.
The selectmen are hereby authorized and directed to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carring out such project a Federal Grant of money pursuant to the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and the School Committee are authorized to proceed with the construct- ion of said project and enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto, all
-23-
subject to applicable Federal regulations, and the select- men and the School Committee are authorized to do all other acts and things necessary or convenient for obtain- ing said grant, for making said loan, and for construction said project.
Eleven hundred seventy-one voting in the affirmative and five hundred sixty-three voting in the negative, the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.