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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
TOWN OFFICERS
of the Town of
DIGHTON
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OF
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Year Ending December 31, 1959
GENERAL INFORMATION
OPEN MEETING LAW-CHAP. 626, ACTS, 1958
Meetings of every district, city and town board, com- mission and school committee shall be open to public and to press (unless in executive session). A notice of such meetings must be filed at least twenty-four hours prior with the clerk of the district or town. (A regular schedule of meetings filed in advance is permissible.) Accurate records of all meetings shall be maintained setting forth action taken. A summary of all matters voted shall be made available with reasonable promptness after each meeting. The records shall become a public record and available to the public upon being approved. (For information on executive sessions and emergencies check law with Town Clerk.)
The town offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 A. M. to 4:00 P. M., and the office of the Town Clerk, Treasurer, and Collector is also open Wednesday evenings from 6:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
The Board of Selectmen, Welfare, and Health, and the Assessors meet in their offices Wednesday evenings at 7:30 P. M.
The School Committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 P. M. in the School Committee room.
Telephone Numbers:
Fire Department: To report a fire- So. Dighton Station NOrmandy 9-3131
No. Dighton Station VAndyke 3-3700
Personal calls-
So. Dighton Station NOrmandy 9-3291 No. Dighton Station VAndyke 2-0329
Police Department: VAndyke 4-4411
Selectmen's Office : NOrmandy 9-2731
Welfare Department: NOrmandy 9-2731
Town Clerk, Treasurer, Collector and Assessors:
NOrmandy 9-4241
Public Library : NOrmandy 9-2511
Town Nurse: NOrmandy 9-2141
DIGHTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS
Term
Selectmen
Address Telephone Expires
Clayton H. Atwood, Chairman
Segreganset NO 9-4271
1961
William F. Benevides
Dighton NO 9-3021
1960
Francis J. Torres
No. Dighton VA 4-7628
1962
Board of Public Welfare
William F. Benevides, Chairman
Dighton
NO 9-3021
1960
Clayton H. Atwood
Segreganset NO 9-4271
1961
Francis J. Torres
No. Dighton VA 4-7628
1962
Board of Health
Francis J. Torres, Chairman
No. Dighton VA 4-7628
1962
Clayton H. Atwood
Segreganset NO 9-4271
1961
William F. Benevides
Dighton
NO 9-3021 1960
Town Clerk
Percy B. Simmons
No. Dighton VA 4-6465
1962
Town Collector
Percy B. Simmons
No. Dighton VA 4-6465
1962
Treasurer
Percy B. Simmons
No. Dighton VA 4-6465
1960
Auditor
Stafford H. Hambly
No. Dighton VA 2-1503
1960
Moderator
Stafford H. Hambly
No. Dighton VA 2-1503
1960
Assessors
Harold M. Mendoza, Chairman
Dighton
NO 9-3451 1961
Howell S. Carr
Dighton NO 9-5943 1960
Leo T. Pivirotto
No. Dighton VA 4-4998
1962
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Tree Warden
Raymond J. Costa
Dighton NO 9-5984 1960
School Committee
Harry Hagopian, Chairman
No. Dighton VA 2-4142
1960
Frank Rogers, Fin. Sec.
No. Dighton VA 4-5179
1961
Antone Compos, Sec.
Dighton
NO 9-5525 1962
Albert DeSilva
No. Dighton VA 4-9822
1962
Lawrence Mendoza
Dighton NO 9-2455 1960
Wyman E. Hawkes
Segreganset NO 9-3631 1961
Lawrence D. Dutra
Dighton
NO 9-5572
1962
Planning Board
Richard E. Babbitt
No. Dighton NO 9-5673
1962
Milton Kossoi
Dighton
NO 9-2911
1964
June Hambly
No. Dighton VA 2-1503
1963
Milton Horton
No. Dighton VA 4-6260 1961
Albert Gramm
No. Dighton VA 2-6342
1960
Trustees of Public Library
Lois L. Staples
Segreganset NO 9-2561
1961
Joseph C Hathaway
Dighton NO 9-5955 1962
Henry D. Greenlaw
Segreganset NO 9-2431
1960
Playground Commissioners
Norman L Courcy
No. Dighton VA 4-5626
1960
Edward Antunes
Dighton NO 9-4031 1961
David Horton
Dighton NO 9-5540 1962
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional District School Committee
Stuart A. Arnold
No. Dighton VA 2-4919 1961
Robert H Bradshaw
Segreganset NO 9-4591 1962
Finance Committee (Appointed annually by the Moderator) ; John Cambra, Chairman; Earle Smith, Secretary ; William Donle; Gordon Spinney ; Roger Perry ; Clarence J. Eliason; Robert Follett, appointed to fill remainder of term left vacant after resignation of Louis Constantine.
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SELECTMEN'S APPOINTMENTS-1959-1960
Chief of Police Department: Charles H. Mason. Lieutenant of Police Department: Anthony Andrews.
Sergeant of Police Department: Walter Plonka.
Reserve Police Officers: Anthony Andrews, William F. Ash- croft, Manuel Francis, Tobias Freitas, Walter Plonka, Harry F. Willis.
Special Police Officers : Anthony Costa, Norman Courcy, Joseph A. Coelho, Louis H. Carr, Charles Brooks, Francis Buck- ley, Frank Cambra, John Cambra, Edward Carpentier, Charles A. Briggs, Cassius Cummings, Ervin E. Barney, George Gracia, Charles Gracia, George L. Goulart, William Raposa, Louis White, Antone P. Dupont, William Duarte, Raymond Costa, Joseph Medeiros, John A. Medeiros, War- ren G. Jones, John R. Ingham, Ernest L. Horton, Byron E. Haskins, Walter Hamilton, Jr., Louis R. Gracia, Isaac S. Wilson, George A. Perry, John E. Rasmussen, Earl W. Rose, George M. Rubadou, Harold L. Sherrington, Frank C. Souza, Jr., Karl Spratt, Jr., Frank Virdinlia, Anthony N. Sylvia, Benjamin C. Sherman, John Stanley, Stafford H. Hambly.
Special Police Officer at Dog Track: Edward A. Keefe.
Special Police at Bristol County Agricultural School: Edward H. O'Brien.
Special Police Officers at Arnold, Hoffman & Co .: Milton Chase, Ernest Correia, Burton Simmons, Manuel White.
Chief of Fire Department: Harry F. Willis.
Forest Fire Warden: Harry F. Willis.
Deputy Chief, No. Station: John Stanley.
Deputy Chief, So. Station: Joseph White.
Firemen, No. Station: William F. Ashcroft, Conrad Bleau, Norman Courcy, Joseph A. Coelho, Cassius W. Cummings,
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Kenneth Cummings, Edward M. Ferreira, William E. Fleming, Jr., Charles M. Gilbert, Sr., Charles M. Gilbert, Jr., Stafford H. Hambly, Raymond F. Heinig, Samuel Hur- witz, Antone R. Katon, John Katon, Lester T. McNulty, William M. O'Connell, Robert Warren Perry, Roger B. Perry, Frank Rogers, Jr., Frank Rogers, Sr., Francis H. Rose, Benjamin C. Sherman, Jr., Thomas C. Sherman, Edward Silvia, Carlton A. Simmons, George E. Simmons, Percy B. Simmons, Richard F. Simmons, Gordon E. Spin- ney, Joseph E. Waller, Gregory Fitzgerald.
Firemen, So. Station: Paul R. Martin, Edward D. Antunes, Alan B. Brightman, Roy Brown, George Carvalho, Jr., Frank Cash, Raymond Costa, Michael Cusick, Joseph Fer- reira, Joseph Fleck, J. Gerald Fleming, William E. Flem- ing, Sr., Louis Gracia, Edward Hamilton, Walter Hamilton, David Horton, Maynard F. Horton, Jr., Maynard F. Horton, Sr., George Lavigne, Richard Parchesco, Manuel Pavao, David Pilling, Walter Plonka, Albert Reed, Clinton Rose, Charles E. Sears, Jr., Alvin Silvia, Karl Spratt, Jr., Karl Spratt, Sr., Arnold Staples, Ellis Strange, Jr., Isaac Wilson, C. Douglas Horton, Everett F. Carr.
Sealer of Weights and Measures: Donald B. Hathaway.
Fence Viewers: Leo T. Pivirotto, Harold Mendoza, Howell Carr.
Civil Defense Director: Fred Rebello.
Agents of Board of Health: Charles H. Mason, Percy B. Sim- mons.
Burial Agent: Earl C. Hathaway.
Inspector of Animals and Inspector of Slaughtering: Anthony N. Sylvia.
Dog Officer: Charles H. Mason.
Town Nurse and Policewoman: Esther Bowden.
Registrar of Voters: Gene Perry, Jr.
Auctioneer: John W. Synan.
Constables : Charles H. Mason, Percy B. Simmons, Raymond Horton.
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Constable Somerset Water Works: Henry Reckord.
Social Worker: Bella M. Boucher.
Town Office Clerks: Isabel G. Burgmann, Elizabeth A. Rose. Veterans' Agent: Theodore Boucher.
Sanitation Inspector: Clayton H. Atwood. Harbor Master: Arnold B. Shaw.
Assistant Harbor Master: Martin Bergstrom.
Superintendent of Streets: Henry P. Goff. Highway. Foreman: Raymond Costa. Gypsy Moth Superintendent: George W. Rose.
Town Forest Committee: Raymond Horton, Gordon Hixon, Henry L. Burt, Harold O. Woodward, Wilfred A. Hathaway, William Andrews, David A. Millard, Henry P. Goff. Dighton-Berkley Bridge Tender: John T. McCrohan.
Public Weighers-Arnold Hoffman & Co .: Wendell Carey, Arthur O. Gove, Dalton T. Maynard, A. Sollitto. Milk Inspector: Thomas J. O'Brien.
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of Dighton :
The organizational meeting of the Board was held after the Annual Town Meeting. For the fourth consecutive year the chairmanships were divided with Mr. Atwood chosen as Chairman of Selectmen, Mr. Benevides for the Board of Public Welfare, Mr. Torres for the Board of Health, and Mr. Bene- vides was chosen to serve as recording clerk of the three Boards.
Fifty-two weekly and twenty-nine special meetings were held with one absentee. Several joint meetings were held with the other town boards and committees to discuss and resolve matters of mutual interest.
Necessary hearings were held upon application received for the various licenses as required. All transactions have been properly recorded and the many statutory requirements completed to the best of our knowledge and ability.
All Board members have participated in and attended all County Association meetings. Some members attended various governmental conferences on the regional and state level where and when convenient in an effort to obtain benefit of experiences to better serve the Town. Hearings were at- tended on the several Chapter 90 and Public Works projects in behalf of the Town's interest.
Four meetings were held with Bristol County Agricultural School trustees, county commissioners and public works engineers in relation to mutual problems on Center Street at the approaches to the Old Colony Railroad Bridge. A complete survey by the Department of Public Works is in process as this report is compiled.
All appointments of town officers and committees have been recorded with the Town Clerk together with the list of
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jurors and are contained in the Clerk's annual report. Annual reports of the numerous town officers and departments as required by law are contained in this 1959 Town Officers' Report.
The vote of the Town for the printing and issuance of the 1959 valuation list has been fulfilled whereby a contract was made with the Davol Printing House, Inc. of Taunton, Mass. in the amount of $770.00.
All special committee activity and reports are included in the records of the Town Clerk. All orders and votes of the town meeting have been accomplished with the exception of the 250th anniversary committee. One meeting, which was very well attended by an enthused and interested group, was held. The preliminary groundwork was discussed and sug- gestions received. Representatives of governmental, educa- tional, civic and religious interest responded, and it is planned to organize the various committees required immediately after the 1960 town meeting.
The year 1959 will undoubtedly be recorded as the ending of an era of capital expenditures for school building and con- struction. In the years from 1952 to 1959 the Town estab- lished liabilities for bonded debt in excess of $1,600,000. The Town's annual appropriation required to reduce the debt will amount to over $20.00 on the tax rate. The Town's needs for other capital outlay will require very serious consideration and planning.
The Board has met on many occasions with Massachu- setts Department of Public Health officials and engineers relative to the several sewage systems which have been classified as in violation of sanitation laws. The Board has cooperated fully with the officials in a survey completed within the year. Many hours of field study, table conferences and discussions have been held with engineers and counsel.
Preliminary plans are in process. At such time as pro- posals and recommendations may be made, the Board will
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present to the Town and all parties concerned a complete report.
The sewage subject, together with pollution, both domes- tic and industrial, have long been delayed for many reasons. However, through full cooperation of all parties concerned, the Town, the citizens, industry, and the Commonwealth, a desirable and successful solution can be obtained.
We express our appreciation and gratitude to the citizens, Town officials and employees for their cooperation in the per- formance of duty. Especially to the Town office staff, we recognize your everlasting loyalty and many services to the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
CLAYTON H. ATWOOD, Chairman, WILLIAM F. BENEVIDES, FRANCIS J. TORRES,
Board of Selectmen.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT 1959
The regular Annual Town Meeting for the election of officers for the Town of Dighton was held on March 2, 1959 on warrant dated February 11, 1959. The meeting was called to order at 12 Noon by Stafford H. Hambly, Moderator. The balloting was under the supervision of the following election officers: Elaine Varley, Ruth Leeming, Edna Seekell, George Rose, Selma Wall, Anna Simmons, Hazel Reed, Lucy Baer, Yvette Alves, and Caroline Tripp.
The polls were closed at 8:00 P. M. The total number of votes cast were 1047. The ballots having been assorted and counted, the result was declared as follows:
Selectmen for Three Years-Francis J. Torres
Board of Public Welfare for Three Years-Francis J. Torres
Moderator for One Year-Stafford H. Hambly
Auditor for One Year-Stafford H. Hambly
Town Treasurer for One Year-Percy B. Simmons Town Clerk for Three Years-Percy B. Simmons Town Collector for Three Years-Percy B. Simmons Assessor for Three Years-Leo T. Pivirotto Tree Warden for One Year-Raymond J. Costa
School Committee for Three Years-Albert R. DeSilva, Antone Compos and Lawrence D. Dutra
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional District School Committee for Two Years-Stuart A. Arnold
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional District School Committee for Three Years-Robert H. Bradshaw
Trustee of Public Library for Three Years-Joseph C. Hathaway
Trustee of Public Library for One Year-Henry D. Greenlaw
Playground Commissioner for Three Years-David P. Horton
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Planning Board for Five Years-Milton Kossoi
Planning Board for Two Years-Milton F. Horton
Planning Board for One Year-No person elected ac- cording to Chapter 53, Section 40 of General Laws
The Town Meeting was called to order at 7:30 by Stafford H. Hambly at Town Hall, on March 9, 1959. The guests from the Attleboro High School in the student exchange program were welcomed.
VOTED: To dispense with the reading of the warrant.
VOTED UNANIMOUSLTY : To dispense with the reading of the articles and to refer to them by number and subject matter.
VOTED: That the meeting consider adjournment at 10:30 P. M.
(2) VOTED: On motion of Gordon Spinney that the reports of Town Officers as printed and published in the 1958 Annual Town Report be accepted.
(3) VOTED: On motion of Gordon Spinney that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to appoint all necessary Town Officers and Committees not otherwise provided for by statute.
(4) VOTED: On motion of Gordon Spinney that the Town Treasurer be bonded in the amount of $38,300.00 and the Town Collector be bonded in the amount of $53,100.00 to satisfy the provisions of Section 35 of Chapter 41 and Section 13 of Chapter 60 of the General Laws.
(5) VOTED: On motion of Francis Torres that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to appoint one of its membership to the position of "Sanitation Inspector" under the Board of Health for a one year term in compliance with the provisions of Section 4A of Chapter 41, General Laws.
(6) VOTED: That the Town raise and appropriate the following sums necessary to defray Town Charges and assess- ments as approved by the Finance Committee:
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Account
Amount
Maker of Motion
New Elementary School Bonds
$25,000.00
Albert DeSilva
Interest on Elementary School Bonds
6,490.00
Harry Hagopian
School Department
273,194.00
Wyman Hawkes
High School Athletic Fund
1,750.00
Frank Rogers
County Retirement Fund
4,380.93
William Benevides
Care of Town Elms
4,000.00
Clayton Atwood
Insect Pest Control
600.00
Clayton Atwood
Brush Control
1,000.00
Clayton Atwood
Sidewalk Maintenance
500.00
Clayton Atwood
Street Department
6,500.00
Clayton Atwood
Chapter 81-
Highway Fund
7,350.00
Clayton Atwood
Chapter 90-Maintenance
1,700.00
Clayton Atwood
Dighton-Berkley Bridge
1,000.00
Clayton Atwood
Road Machinery Account
2,500.00
Clayton Atwood
Fire Department
9,314.33
Harry Willis
Police Department
7,010.00
Charles Mason
Public Library
1,908.00
Joseph Hathaway
Civic Center Maintenance
275.00
William Benevides
Veterans' Memorial Hall
1,000.00
Frederick Rebello
Memorial Day Observance
200.00
Frederick Rebello
Playgrounds & Recreation
2,498.40
Edward Antunes
Board of Health
3,310.00
Francis Torres
Ambulance Maintenance
400.00
Francis Torres
Care of Town Dumps
2,000.00
Francis Torres
Hydrant Rental
1,740.00
William Benevides
General Relief
Administration
2,900.00
William Benevides
Aid to Dependent Children
3,800.00
William Benevides
Disability Assistance
3,000.00
William Benevides
General Relief (Welfare)
8,000.00
William Benevides
Old Age Assistance
29,000.00
William Benevides
Veterans' Benefits
5,000.00
William Benevides
Assessors' Department
3,200.00
Harold Mendoza
Auditors' Department
700.00
Milton Horton
Dog Officer's Account
200.00
Clayton Atwood
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Election, Registration &
Census
1,425.00
Milton Horton
Planning Board
300.00
Milton Horton
Public Property Account
350.00
Clayton Atwood
Selectmen's Department
2,450.00
Clayton Atwood
Town Office Account
7,300.00
Clayton Atwood
Town Clerk
975.00
Francis Torres
Town Collector
2,395.00
Francis Torres
Town Treasurer
1,795.00
Francis Torres
Finance Committee
50.00
Gordon Spinney
Town Insurance
6,947.33
Clayton Atwood
Shade Tree Account
500.00
Clayton Atwood
(7) VOTED: On motion of Gordon Spinney that the salaries of the elected Town Officers as appropriated within the De- partmental Accounts, be established for the year January 1, 1959 to December 31, 1959 as follows:
Board of Assessors :
Chairman
$700.00
Clerk
500.00
Others
600.00 each
Town Auditor
600.00
Board of Health :
Chairman
200.00
Others
100.00 each
Sanitation Inspector
100.00
Board of Public Welfare:
Chairman
350.00
Others
250.00 each
Board of Selectmen:
Chairman
1,000.00
Others
500.00 each
Moderator
20.00
School Committee Secretary
25.00
Town Clerk
700.00
Town Collector
1,900.00
Town Treasurer
1,200.00
Tree Warden
35.00
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(8) VOTED: On motion made by Gordon Spinney that the Town appropriate and transfer the sum of $5,000.00 from the Reserve Fund (Overlay Surplus) to Reserve Account Ap- propriated in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 6, The General Laws.
(9) VOTED: On motion made by Albert DeSilva that the Town appropriate and transfer the Dog Tax Refund in the amount of $581.96 to the Elementary School Library Account. (10) VOTED: On motion made by William Benevides that the Town raise and appropriate $250.00 for the purpose of maintaining for the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112, Acts of 1931.
(11) VOTED: On motion made by Anthony Andrews that the Town appropriate and transfer $2,825.00 from Surplus Revenue to a Police Cruiser Account for the purchase of a new 1959 motor vehicle with accessories and equipment for the use of the Police Department, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to dispose of the 1957 Plymouth cruiser as a trade value.
(12) VOTED: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town appropriate and transfer $3,750.00 from Surplus Reve- nue to Chapter 90 Highway Construction to continue the Elm St. project.
(13) VOTED: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town authorize the transfer of unappropriated available funds in the Treasury in the sum of $28,125.00 to Highway Revenue in anticipation of reimbursement from the State and County for Chapter 81 and Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance and Construction.
(14) VOTED: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town appropriate and transfer $17,500.00 from Surplus Reve- nue to the Gravel Roads Account for the purpose of gravelling and improving Town Roads.
(15) VOTED: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $10,000.00 for the purpose
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of constructing a building on Town owned land located on the east side of Somerset Avenue, to garage Street Department vehicles and equipment and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to supervise the construction.
(16) VOTED: On motion made by Harold Mnedoza that the Town raise and appropriate $4,000.00 for the purpose of completing the Tax Mapping Project as established by vote of the Town on May 6, 1957.
(17) VOTED: On motion made by Stuart Arnold that the Town raise and appropriate $3,745.74 as the Town's share of the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District budget for 1959.
Gordon Spinney reported for the finance committee that the said committee had voted on and approved of all financial transactions in articles 9 through 17.
(18) VOTED: On motion made by Gordon Spinney that the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1959 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.
(19) VOTED: On motion made by Gordon Spinney that the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to sell at public auction or private sale, all prop- erties which the Town has legally acquired by Tax Title.
(20) VOTED: On motion made by Milton Horton that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen, subject to the ap- proval of the finance committee to dispose of used materials returned to them, by sale at public auction.
(21) VOTED: On motion made by Gordon Spinney that the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at public auc- tion, the shed and outbuildings adjacent to the Civic Center on Somerset Avenue.
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(22) VOTED: On motion made by William Benevides that the Town make changes in grade, take land by purchase or eminent domain, and to settle damages for land taken in conjunction with the 1959 Highway Program under Chapter 81 and Chapter 90.
(23) VOTED: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town vote by ballot to instruct the Representative to the General Court, Mr. J. Robert Tickel, to file a bill to provide for tenure of office for the incumbent Charles H. Mason, Chief of Police of the Town of Dighton.
The voting was done by "Yes" and "No" ballots. The election officers working as checkers were: Hazel Reed, Elaine Varley, Anna Simmons, Mary Allie, and Edna Seekell. The official count of the votes was Yes-146, No-35.
(24) VOTED UNANIMOUSLY: On motion made by Clayton Atwood that the Town vote to adopt as provided under author- ity of Section 3, Chapter 143 of the General Laws, the follow- ing by-law to become effective upon approval by the Attorney General :
TITLE-BUILDING PERMITS:
Section 1. No structure shall hereafter be erected, structurally or externally altered, changed in use, moved or demolished without a permit from the Board of Selectmen.
Section 2. The Board of Selectmen shall issue such per- mits providing said work meets with the following requirements :
A. Certification by the Planning Board that such erection is in compliance with the provisions of the Sub-Division of Land Control By-Law.
B. Certification by the Sanitation inspector that the location of the work conforms with the rules and regulations as required by the Board of Health.
C. That such work is in accordance with all existing Town By-Laws and provisions of the General Laws of Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Section 3. Any person who violates any provision of this By-Law shall be punished by a fine of not more than Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each offense.
(25) VOTED: On motion of Francis Torres that the Town authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to select and appoint an adequate number of citizens to a Committee to make necessary plans for the 250th Anniversary Celebration of the Town to be observed in 1962.
(26) The following motion was made by Earle Smith and seconded : I move that the Town vote to instruct the selectmen of the Town of Dighton to include in the Annual Town Report for the year 1960, a full and complete list of all individual and corporate taxes paid to the Town of Dighton, itemized by parcels according to assessment, and that such list be in- cluded in the said Town Report every third year thereafter.
Before the voting or discussion on this motion was done the report of the Town Officers' Committee was given as fol- lows:
"Under authority of the Town Meeting vote of 1956, a special committee to study the long range planning needs of the Town, subsequently reported and made recom- mendations. Foremost of the needs was that of the Schools. The second objective was stated to be improved methods of tax assessing.
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