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The financial records of the town clerk were exam- ined and checked. The receipts for dog and sporting and trapping licenses, marriage permits, and recording fees were checked with the payments to the State and the town, and the cash in the office was verified by actual count on February 24, 1936.
Restitution of the full amount of the discrepancy of the former town clerk, mentioned in the previous audit report, was made to the town in July, 1935.
The records of licenses, permits, and grants issued by the selectmen and the board of health were exam- ined and checked, and the payments to the town were verified.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were compared with the treasurer's cash book, the abatements were checked with the records in the de- partment authorized to grant abatements, and the out- standing accounts were listed and proved.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the avail- able records of all other departments receiving money
DEATHS OCCURRING OUT OF TOWN, INTERMENT IN DUXBURY
Date
Name
Y. M. D. 68 10 21
Lobar Pneumonia Coronary Thrombosis
Jan. 14
George Alison
69
3
12
Jan.
30
Lutie G. Smith
46
5 25
Acute Gangrenous Appendicitis
Feb.
1
Margaret L. Hall
37
9
5 Submonary Tuberculosis
Boston
Mary A. Muir
56 3
4 Hypertension
Feb. 8 Feb. ยท 8
Charles W. Hatch
86
Arterio Sclerosis
Brookline
Feb. 13
Marion W. Speare
54
7
...
Brookline
Feb. 20
Walter J. Graves
72
9
27
Coronary Thrombosis
Westboro
Mar. 24
Jennie S. Campbell
77
....
Lobar Pneumonia
Mar. 31
Merritt Ferrell
74
6
8
Acute Spleenitis
Plymouth
April 10
Marion Santos
35
...
Milton
April 13
Adeline A. Cushing
88
8
21
Myocarditis
Winthrop
Apr. 14
John S. Croxford
60
2
16
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Stoughton
April 16
Fannie Russell
72
9
2
Myocarditis
Attleboro
April 22
Lillian Soule
25
4
23
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
April 25
Carrie L. Kellogg
78
5
4
Arterio Sclerosis
April 25
Dorchester
May
7
Jerusha B. Weston
101
4
19
Broncho Pneumonia
May
23
Lillian D. Burgess
39
4.
14
Meningitis-Mumps
June 11
Lottie R. Wilworth
59
2
22
Uraemia
July
5
Deborah F. Bryson
70
2
10
Cerebral Hemorrhage
July
9
Frank Alden
66
7
3
July
29
David E. Prince
71
6
23
General Peritonitis Epilepsy
Weymouth Marshfield Warwick, R. I.
Sept.
6
Cassius H. Hunt
43
11
.8
Cardiac Disease
Sept.
6
Warren W. Sprague
17
4
5
Fractured Skull
Plymouth
Sept.
16
Shirley H. Cushing
6
7
8
Massive Compound Fracture of Skull
Brockton
Sept. 21
Austin B. Stuart
6
4
21
Fracture of Skull
Place of Death
Cause of Death
Milton
Jan. 5
Frank A. Preston
Norwalk, Conn. Wakefield
115
...
Stillborn
Plymouth
39
...
8
Cardio Renal
Kingston
Plymouth
July
3
Harry L. Freeman
Dorchester
Concord, N. H.
...
Arterio Sclerosis
Diabetes Mellitus
3
Plymouth
Boston
Plymouth
Hartford, Conn.
New Bedford
DEATHS OCCURRING OUT OF TOWN, INTERMENT IN DUXBURY
Date
Name
Y. M. D.
Sept. 26 Frederick P. Fullerton
60
2 13
Oct.
11
Lucy S. Sampson
95
52 4 22 Cerebral Hemorrhage
Nov. 11
Kate Parks
81 2 16 Chronic Myocarditis
Bridgewater
Nov. 15 Ned Cushing
63
Broncho Pneumonia
Boston
Newport, R. I.
Dec. 28 John T. Lewis
68 3 22
Agrenuliocytosis
Place of Death
Boston Brookline Plymouth
Oct. 21 William E. Wadsworth
Cause of Death Sclerosis of Liver Arterio Sclerosis
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Summary, 1936
Number of Births registered in Duxbury for the year 1936 35
Males 16
Females 19
Number of Marriage Licenses issued 20
Number of Marriages recorded 23
Number of Deaths recorded 53
Males 32
Females 21
Dog Licenses
Licenses issued January 1 to December 31, 1936 293
189 Males @ $2.00 $378.00
52 Females @ $5.00 260.00
50 Spayed Females @ $2.00 100.00
2 Kennel @ $25.00
50.00
$788.00
Payments to Town Treasurer
$788.00
Licenses issued for Division of Fisheries and Game :
Resident Citizen Fishing, 17 @ $2.00 $34.00
Resident Citizen Hunting, 78 @ $2.00 156.00
Resident Citizen Sporting, 23 @ $3.25 74.75
Resident Citizen Sporting (over 70 years of age), 12 Free .00
Resident Citizen Minor and Female Fishing,
5 @ $1.25 6.25
Resident Citizen Trapping, 5 @ 5.25 26.25
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Resident Citizen Minor Trapping, 1 @ $2.25 2.25 Duplicate, 3 @ $.50 1.50
Resident Citizen Lobster and Crab, 16 @ $5.00 80.00
$381.00
Less Clerk's Fees as agent for the State
36.25
Paid to Division of Fisheries and Game
$344.75
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF TOWN MEETINGS
Annual Town Meeting, March 7, 1936
The meeting convened at 10:00 A. M. and the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Voted, unanimously, that the Town Clerk deposit one ballot for Harry B. Bradley for Moderator, which was done, and Harry B. Bradley was declared elected Mod- erator.
The Tellers, Harry A. McNaught, Robert I. Tower, and Herbert Packard were sworn by the Town Clerk.
Voted, that a recess be taken from 12 to 1.
Under Article 2, voted, unanimously, that the appoint- ment of necessary officers not chosen by ballot be left in the hands of the Selectmen.
Under Article 3, voted, that the report of the Ter- centenary Committee be taken up under Article 13, and that the reports of the other Town Officers and Com- mittees be accepted as printed in the Town Report.
Under Article 4, voted, that the compensation of the elected Town Officers be the same as last year.
Under Article 5, voted to raise and appropriate as follows :
Duxbury High School Loan, 1926 $6,000.00
Interest High School Loan, 1926 3,000.00
Repairs, Gurnet Bridge, 1935 2,803.89
Plymouth County Hospital, Maintenance 1935 2,876.39
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Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth
2,957.37
Mosquito Control
1,700.00
Cemeteries
5,500.00
Support of Schools
45,000.00
Trade School
250.00
Forest Warden
1,800.00
Fire Protection
4,500.00
Snow and Ice Removal
7,000.00
Health Department
2,500.00
Vital Statistics
15.00
Animal Inspection
100.00
Inspection of Slaughtered Animals
75.00
Soldiers' and Sailors' Aid
1,500.00
Department of Public Welfare
16,000.00
Moderator
25.00
Selectmen's Department
2,500.00
Election and Registration Department
800.00
Treasurer's Department
1,250.00
Tax Collector's Department
2,000.00
Assessors' Department
2,500.00
Town Clerk's Department
925.00
Law Department
300.00
Town Hall and Offices
1,300.00
Town Accountant
1,200.00
Police Department
6,500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
300.00
Bounties on Hawks, Crows and Seals
150.00
Town Dump
400.00
Printing and Delivering Town Reports
350.00
Liability Insurance
706.98
Unclassified
200.00
Highways
19,000.00
Street Lighting
2,623.00
Military Aid
400.00
Old Age Assistance
10,000.00
Hydrant Rental at Duxbury Beach
400.00
Harbor Master
100.00
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Train Field Playground Shell-fish Department Tree Warden Town Landing
300.00
2,000.00
600.00
200.00
Under Street Lighting, it was voted to take up Article 18 at this time, and voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $19.00 for the expense of one street light on Win- sor Street, and that this amount be included in the ap- propriation for Street Lighting.
Under Article 6, voted, to raise and appropriate $318.68 to pay unpaid bills of 1935.
Under Article 7, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 to be expended under the direction of William Wadsworth Post No. 165, G. A. R., for the observance of Memorial Day.
Under Article 8, voted, unanimously, that the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue for 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 as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Under Article 9, voted, unanimously, to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the Duxbury Free Library.
Under Article 10, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the use of the Plymouth County Trus- tees for the County Aid to Agriculture and that a Town Director be appointed by the Board of Selectmen.
Under Article 11, voted, unanimously, to apply the dividend from the Plymouth County Dog Fund to the support of Schools.
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Voted, to take up Article 12 after Article 31.
Under Article 13, after hearing the report of the Ter- centenary Committee, it was voted that the Committee be continued with power to increase its membership and fill vacancies and that the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated for their use.
Under Article 14, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $40.00 for the care and deco- ration of Boomer Square, work to be done under the supervision of the Cemetery Department.
Under Article 15, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the use of the Planning Board.
Under Article 16, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for sidewalk repairs and construction.
Under Article 17, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00 for the purchase of a new car for the Police Department with the understand- ing that the old car be turned in towards the new car.
Article 18. This Article disposed of under Article 5.
Under Article 19, voted, to authorize the Selectmen to
sell, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the town fourteen days at least before the sale, property taken by the Town under tax title procedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction, may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto.
Under Article 20, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,223.25 for the purchase of the Abbott property, so-called, at the corner of Alden and
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St. George Streets, now owned by the West Newton Co- operative Bank. Voted, that it be left in the hands of the Selectmen to make a report at a future Town Meet- ing concerning the disposal of said property, and voted, that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for their use on the Abbott property. Also voted, that the Selectmen be authorized to make such changes as may seem necessary at the corner of St. George and Alden Streets on the Abbott property.
Under Article 21, voted, to appropriate to the Ceme- tery Department the sum of $40.00 now in the hands of the Town Treasurer.
Under Article 22, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to purchase apparatus for the Fire Department. (84 Yes, 11 No.)
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Priscilla Avenue, a portion of Soul Avenue, and White Street from Priscilla Avenue to Mullins Ave- nue, as laid out by the Selectmen. It was voted that no action be taken on this Article.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for construction or repairs of Priscilla Avenue, Soule Avenue, and White Street from Priscilla Avenue to Mullins Avenue. It was voted that no action be taken on this Article.
Under Article 25, voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of seven to have charge of the construction of the Partridge Academy Memorial Hall.
Under Article 26, voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for repairs on South Duxbury School House and grounds, including building a fence.
Under Article 27, voted, to appropriate $2,000.00 to the Reserve Fund from the Overlay Reserve Fund.
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Under Article 28, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to resurface Franklin Street from Route 3 to Congress Street.
Under Article 29, voted, to adopt a by-law for the pur- pose of regulating billboards or other outdoor adver tising devide in the Town of Duxbury as drawn up by the Massachusetts Billboard Law Defense Committee January 1936.
Under Article 30, voted, unanimously, to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the Fourth of July Parade to be expended under the direction of the Pa- rade Committee.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out a Town Landing at Standish Shore on land of Robert Quinby, et al, adjoining the Myles Standish Cellar lot, or take any other action thereon.
It was voted that no action be taken on this Article. Under Article 12, voted, to raise and appropriate the
sum of $1,000.00 for the expense of building a runway and float at the Town Landing at the end of Mattakee- sett Court. (Yes, 69; No, 53.)
Under Article 32, voted, to appropriate from the Ex- cess and Deficiency Account a sum not to exceed $15,- 000.00, to be used to reduce the tax rate. (Yes, 122; No, 0.)
At 2:30 P. M., voted to adjourn.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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Under Article 10, the Board of Selectmen appointed Ernest W. Chandler as Town Director for the County Aid to Agriculture.
Under Article 25, the following committee was ap- pointed by the Moderator, to have charge of building the Partridge Academy Memorial Hall:
Paul C. Peterson Atherton Loring, Jr.
George B. Cushing
Harry L. Tinker
Ray A. Stearns James T. O'Neil
Walter G. Prince
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS, MARCH. 14, 1936
The polls were opened at 7 o'clock A. M.
The following additional Tellers were appointed by the Selectmen and were sworn by the Moderator: Charles C. McNaught, Gilbert F. Redlon, Richard M. Edgar and Nahum M. Hodgdon.
At 1 o'clock P. M. it was voted to keep the polls open until 3 o'clock P. M. and at 3 o'clock it was voted to close the polls at 3:15 P. M., when the polls were closed, the ballot-box indicated 703, that number of names were checked on the lists and 703 ballots were taken from the ballot-box.
Following is a result of the balloting for Town Officers :
For Selectman for three years :
Philip W. Delano
285 Votes
Harry F. Swift.
414 Votes
Blanks 4
And Harry F. Swift was declared elected by the Mod- erator.
For Assessor for three years :
602 Votes
Sidney C. Soule.
1 Vote
Philip W. Delano
Blanks 100
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And Sidney C. Soule was declared elected by the Moderator.
For Members of the Board of Public Welfare for one year :
Charles R. Crocker
557 Votes
Philip W. Delano 1 301 Votes
Harry F. Swift 447 Votes
Annie L. Williams 501 Votes
Blanks 303
And Charles R. Crocker, Harry F. Swift and Annie L. Williams were declared elected by the Moderator.
Constables for one year :
Andrew J. Delano 540 Votes
Delbert C. Glass 173 Votes
William J. Murphy
525 Votes
James T. O'Neil
580 Votes
Blanks 291
And Andrew J. Delano, William J. Murphy and James T. O'Neil were declared elected by the Moderator.
For School Committee for three years :
Joseph W. Lund
531 Votes
J. Newton Shirley 567 Votes
John Simmons 1 Vote
Blanks
307
And Joseph W. Lund and J. Newton Shirley were de- clared elected by the Moderator.
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For Tree Warden for one year :
John D. Morrison 557 Votes
Blanks 146
And John D. Morrison was declared elected by the Moderator.
For Cemetery Trustee for five years :
Thomas W. Herrick 599 Votes
Blanks 104
And Thomas W. Herrick was declared elected by the Moderator.
For Planning Board for five years :
Elmer Peterson 4 Votes
Josephine Shaw
5 Votes
Harry F. Swift
3 Votes
Benjamin F. Goodrich
3 Votes
Philip Delano
7 Votes
Harry B. Bradley
3 Votes
Franklin Brett
22 Votes
Sidney C. Soule
4 Votes
Scattering
20
Blanks 632
And Franklin Brett was declared elected by the Mod- erator.
Voted to adjourn.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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The following Town Officials were duly sworn by the Town Clerk :
Hortence E. Merry, Forest Fire Warden for one year.
Hortence E. Merry, Inspector of Slaughtered Animals for one year.
Ray M. Parks, Field Driver, Fence Viewer, and Sur- veyor of Wood and Lumber for one year.
Sidney C. Soule, Assessor for three years.
Harry F. Swift, Charles R. Crocker, and Annie L. Williams, Members of the Board of Health for one year.
Harry F. Swift, Selectman for three years.
J. Newton Shirley, School Committee for three years.
Harry C. Foye, Clam Warden for one year.
James T. O'Neil, Constable and Chief of Police for one year.
Earl W. Chandler and Lawrence C. Doyle, Patrol- men for one year.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCTOBER 10, 1936
At 3 P. M. the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk and the warrant was read.
On motion of Mr. Sidney C. Soule, it was unanimously voted that Mr. Harry F. Swift serve as Moderator.
Under Article 2 it was voted that the sum of $700.00 be raised and appropriated to complete the construction of the wharf and float at Mattakeeset Court Town Landing, and that the Selectmen prepare specifications and let out contract to lowest bidder.
Under Article 3 it was voted that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for repairs and improve- ments for Town Hall and Offices. It was voted to level floor and that the Selectmen prepare specifications, submit the work to bids, and award the contract to the lowest bidder.
Meeting adjourned at 3:30 P. M.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
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REPORT OF TREASURER
Debit
Balance, January 1, 1936 $41,820.66
Received :
Taxes
$181,273.35
Licenses and Permits
2,961.50
Fines and Forfeits
134.25
Grants and Gifts
952.00
General Government
465.25
Protection of Persons and
Property
235.45
Health and Sanitation
431.42
Highways
12.00
Charities
506.08
Old Age Assistance
10,841.42
Soldiers' Benefits
118.00
Schools
583.97
Unclassified
22.50
Cemeteries
1,227.50
Temporary Loans
40,000.00
Interest
6,095.60
Agency, Trust and Investment
1,275.95
Refunds
2,139.99
249,276.23
$291,096.89
Credit
Paid on Selectmen's Warrants $246,208.31
Balance, December 31, 1936
44,888.58
$291,096.89
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Treasurer.
December 31, 1936.
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REPORT OF ASSESSORS
Value of buildings assessed
$5,115,777
Value of land assessed
$1,766,693
Total value of real estate
$6,882,470
Value of personal estate
$292,240
Total valuation
$7,174,710
Increase in real estate from last year
16,311
Increase in personal estate from last year
13,417
Rate of taxation on $1,000.00
$22.00
Number of houses assessed
1,380
Number of horses assessed
46
Number of cows assessed
99
Number of sheep assessed
8
Number of neat cattle other than cows
32
Number of swine assessed
8
Number of fowl assessed
6,635
Number of persons assessed on property
1,597
Number of polls assessed
757
State Tax
$9,900.00
County Tax
$11,074.09
State Audit Tax
$345.00
State Park and Reservation Tax
$58.80
Tax on Personal Estate
$6,429.27
Tax on Real Estate
$151,414.35
Tax on Polls
$1,514.00
Number of acres of land assessed
14,395
Assessed valuation of Automobiles
$278,755.00
Excise tax (rate $33.38 per $1,000 valuation)
$7,334.95
SIDNEY C. SOULE, HARRY F. SWIFT, CHARLES R. CROCKER,
Assessors of Duxbury.
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BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of Duxbury :
During 1936 the Old Age Assistance Laws were changed, reducing the age limit from 70 years to 65 years, thus increasing the number receiving aid.
The Federal Government contributes up to $15.00 per month in each case where applicant receives $30.00 or more per month, which makes the amount furnished by the State and Town much less than formerly, but with the increased number aided about the same appropri- ation will be needed for 1937 as was raised in 1936, namely $10,000.00. Fifty-seven were receiving aid on December 31, 1936 as compared with 27 on January 1, 1936.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY F. SWIFT, CHARLES R. CROCKER, ANNIE L. WILLIAMS,
Bureau of Old Age Assistance.
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REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE
To the Citizens of Duxbury :
The demands of the Department have been about the same as for 1935, as far as the total amount expended is concerned. It has been a year of heavy demands for hospital and medical care.
Conditions at the Infirmary are about the same as for 1935. Four are receiving care there at present.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY F. SWIFT, CHARLES R. CROCKER, ANNIE L. WILLIAMS, Board of Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
Following is the report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1936.
Roster of the Department
James T. O'Neil, Chief
Patrolmen
Earl W. Chandler, Lawrence C. Doyle, Frank E. Phillips, Jr.
Constables
Andrew J. Delano, William J. Murphy,
James T. O'Neil, Arthur W. Johnson
List of Offences
Assault and Battery 1
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
5
Default
2
Drunkenness 35
Insane
1
Violation Illegitimate Child Act 1
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Larceny 6
Motor Violations 27
Operating Under the Influence 12
Operating to Endanger
8
Vagrant
1
99
Dispositions
Sentenced to County and State Institutions 11
Given Probation
12
Released
3
Filed 13
Held for Grand Jury
3
Not Guilty 3
54
Amount of Fines Imposed
$1,005.00
Miscellaneous
Complaints Investigated 528
Motor Vehicle Accidents Investigated 43
Motor Vehicle Violations Recorded and Operators Warned 152
Summons Served for Outside Police 25
Arrests Made for Outside Police 2
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES T. O'NEIL, Chief of Police.
Fines Imposed
99
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REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF
Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Greetings :
This department had 53 calls in the past year with a total loss of $16,000.00.
Following is a list of type and kind:
House, 28; chimney, 8; automobile, 1; bridge, 8; oil burner, 2; emergency, 2; out of town, 2; needless, 2.
Assessed value of buildings having fires $97,655.00
Insurance on buildings having fires 54,600.00
Loss on buildings having fires 12,780.00
Loss on contents of buildings. 3,485.00
Delayed alarms on fires, houses being empty or occu- pants away from home, no one to give the alarm until the whole building is involved in fire. The firemen are helpless in the face of these facts. Again I urge you to keep your chimneys and cellars clean. Spontaneous combustion is one of our greatest enemies.
This department is in the best condition it has ever been. The new pumper is a great asset; it works smoothly and efficiently and as first aid on house fires is a great help in keeping down the losses. This piece of apparatus was placed in the No. 1 House soon after being put in commission.
Two more men were sent to the Fire School at Brock- ton this Fall. Privates Delbert Glass and Kendall Thomas attended these classes for the full twelve lessons and graduated with high honors.
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The Inhalator was used for the first time this year and the victim responded with treatment, and in a few days was well on the road to recovery.
The morale of the men is excellent and the apparatus and hose are in good condition.
I also want to thank the telephone operators for the co-operation that they have always given us.
Respectfully submitted,
H. E. MERRY,
Chief of the Fire Department.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Greetings :
We had 48 fires start in the woods and grassland last year, with an average of less than one-fourth of an acre per fire, which proves to my mind with great satisfaction that this Department is doing its work well. The system and organization working smoothly and efficiently.
I am recommending a new chassis with better equip- ment for the No. 3 Station at North Duxbury, as the people in this section of the Town deserve and should have better fire protection. This would replace the Model T Ford bought in 1916, which is now obsolete.
All Forest Fire Trucks have been overhauled and put in good condition for the coming year and we hope to maintain the splendid record that this department has made.
The Radio tests made by the State and Plymouth Offi- cials have been very successful and we look forward to the time when our trucks will be equipped in the same manner.
Thanking you for the splendid co-operation and sup- port, and hoping for the continuation of the same.
Respectfully submitted,
H. E. MERRY,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF DUMP DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Greetings :
This Department is the best patronized of any in the Town, a tremendous amount of debris coming here- larger amounts each year.
It will be necessary to ask for more money to keep this place in its usual immaculate condition. The personnel of the Dump was changed this year. Mr. Kimball Ran- dall was pensioned and Mr. Elmer Maddocks has taken over. I feel and know that he will do the work in a fitting manner.
Respectfully submitted,
H. E. MERRY.
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REPORT OF MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Since last report work has been carried on about the same as last year, creosoting egg clusters from January 4, 1936, until about May 18. It was then time to start spraying and this was continued until the 2nd of July. Machines were then cleaned and put away.
During the month of August we were locating bad spots. Since October we have been creosoting egg clus- ters on roadsides and are still working.
Our trees are growing every year and our spraying machines are about worn out. These machines were purchased in 1918, and I would recommend that the town purchase a new machine.
JOHN D. MORRISON,
Local Moth Supt.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of Duxbury :
At the last Town Meeting the sum of $600.00 was appropriated for the use of the Tree Warden Depart- ment. All the roadsides were sprayed for the Tent Caterpillar and several large dead trees were taken down, also deadwood taken from trees in Tinkertown. The large elm trees on Bay Road and Park Street were sprayed for canker worms and elm leaf beetles. The fall web worms were cut from the trees where the infestation was bad.
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