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Voted that the reading of the Warrant be omitted on account of the number of Articles in the Warrant, to save time.
Under Article 1, Voted, the necessary Officers not chosen by ballot be appointed by the Selectmen.
Under Article 2, Voted, that the reports of the vari- ous Town Officers and Committees be accepted as print- ed in the Town Report.
Under Article 3, Voted, that the compensation of the elected Town Officers for 1950 be fixed as recom- mended in the Warrant and that we raise and appro- priate the sum of $10,865.00 to pay for same as follows :
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Salaries of Elected Officials : 1950
Selectmen :
Chairman
$1,400.00
2nd Member
512.50
3rd Member
512.50
Assessors :
Chairman
1,000.00
2nd Member,
450.00
3rd Member
450.00
Town Clerk
$1,200.00
Town Treasurer
1,400.00
Tax Collector
2,400.00
Tree Warden
1,500.00
Moderator 40.00
Under Article 4, Voted, to raise and appropriate the following amounts :
General Government:
Selectmen's Department
$1,800.00
Accounting Department 2,100.00
Treasurer's Department
600.00
Collector's Department
1,450.00
Assessor's Department
2,400.00
Town Clerk's Department
545.00
Election and Registration
950.00
Law Department
900.00
Planning Board
500.00
Finance Committee
50.00
Town Offices and Town Hall
4,000.00
Appeal Board
425.00
Town Historian 50.00
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police Department 19,500.00
Fire Department 9,600.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 325.00
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Insect Pest Control
4,500.00
Tree Department
3,450.00
Forest Warden's Department
4,140.00
Bounties
50.00
Shellfish Constable's Department
2,000.00
Hydrant Rental
400.00
Health and Sanitation :
Health Department
2,500.00
Public Health Nurse
500.00
Vital Statistics
15.00
Town Dump
1,600.00
Animal Inspection
100.00
Inspection of Slaughtered Animals
50.00
Mosquito Control
1,500.00
Highways:
Highways and Sidewalks
31,000.00
Bridges
8,000.00
Town Landings
2,670.00
Snow and Ice Removal
8,000.00
Harbor Master
1,200.00
Street Lights
3,600.00
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits :
Department of Public Welfare
20,950.00
Old Age Assistance
37,675.00
Aid to Dependent Children Veterans Benefits
12,775.00
5,975.00
Schools : .
Support of Schools
$140,850.00
(Combined with Article 53)
Vocational and Americanization
1,000.00
Libraries : Duxbury Free Library 2,000.00
Recreation and Unclassified : Parks and Playgrounds
600.00
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Public Use of School Facilities
600.00
Unclassified 450.00
Liability Insurance 2,000.00
Printing and Delivering Town Reports 1,294.00
Town Retirement System
1,988.00
Recreation Center
1,500.00
Fire Insurance Schedule
1,800.00
Cemeteries :
Cemetery Department
10,000.00
Boomer Square
50.00
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Elementary School Bonds
15,000.00
Interest on School 6,165.00
Under Article 5, Voted, to raise and appropriate $425.00 to be expended under the direction of Myles Standish Camp, No. 115, S.U.V.C.W., for the observ- ance of Memorial Day.
Under Article 6, Voted, unanimously, that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950, 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, G. L. (Yes 264 No 0).
Under Article 7, Voted, to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for the County Aid to Agriculture, the sum of $100.00 and chose Mal- colm C. Brock, Town Director, as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws.
Under Article 8, Voted, to apply the dividend from the Plymouth County Dog Fund amounting to $671.72 to the support of schools.
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Under Article 9, Voted, to appropriate to the Ceme- tery Department the sum of $40.00 now in the hands of the Town Treasurer.
Under Article 10, Voted, to appropriate $4,000.00 to the Reserve Fund from the Overlay Reserve Fund.
Under Article 11, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the extermination of Poison Ivy along the streets in town. Said sum to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden.
Under Article 12, Voted, that the Selectmen be given authority to dispose of the building known as the Abbott Barn.
Under Article 13, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $773.45 to pay unpaid bills of 1949.
(Yes-294 No 0)
Under Article 14, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 and transfer from available funds the sum of $2,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Main- tenance.
Under Article 15, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 and transfer from available funds the sum of $7,500.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Main- tenance.
Under Article 16, Voted, to appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account, to be used to reduce the tax rate.
Under Article 17, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $950.00 to be expended under the direction of American Legion Post, No. 223, July 4th, Duxbury Days Committee, in connection with this year's parade and celebration.
Under Article 18, Voted, to raise and appropriate
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the sum of $500.00 for the exchange of a car for the Police Department.
Under Article 19, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be expended on the improvement of a portion of Autumn Avenue.
Under Article 20, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $220.00 to install street lights at the following locations: Tremont Street from West Street northerly to Cox's Corner, 3 lights; Enterprise Street northerly from Cox's Corner to the Marshfield Town Line, 5 lights; Gurnet Road, 2 lights; Alden Street, 1 light.
Under Article 21, Voted, that the Moderator ap- point a committee of five to investigate the matter of the sea wall at Duxbury Beach and bring in recommen- dations for action at the next Town Meeting, it being the understanding that the expense of any construc- tion be shared, 1/2 by the State, 1/4 by Plymouth County, and 1/4 by the Town.
Under Article 22, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $773.00 to pay awards for property damage in connection with the taking on Church and Tremont Streets.
Under Article 23, which reads will the Town vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out that portion of Pris- cilla Avenue between Brewster Street and Soule Ave- nue, or take any other action thereon, Voted, no action.
Under Article 24, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00 for the purpose of continuing the Greenhead Fly Control project as recommended by the State Reclamation Board.
Under Article 25, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00 for the purpose of continuing the Mosquito control program by spraying certain areas by airplane, or helicopter.
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Under Article 26, Voted, to return to the Treasury the unexpended appropriation balances as follows :
Aero-Mist Sprayer, Moth Department 41.80
Hydrant at New Grade School 9.87
Police Department Automobile 50.00
Tractor with Attachments, Highway 65.94
Birch Street Repairs 6.80
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance
3,000.00
Contributory Retirement System (Military) 2.51
Airport Committee 93.00
Under Article 27, Voted, to establish a Planning Board under Section 81-A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 340 of the Acts of 1947 and that the members of the present Planning Board serve as members of the Planning Board under Sec- tion 81-A until the next annual Town Meeting.
Under Article 28, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 to be expended under the direction of the Tree Warden for certain improvements in the Town Forest.
Under Article 29, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $425.00 to buy a power chain saw for the Tree Department.
Under Article 30, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the pur- pose of conducting the July 10th census as required by the Town By-Laws, Voted, no action.
Under Article 31, Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of five, three to be members of the Water District and two outside of the District to investigate and consider the advisability of the Town taking over and operating the Water District and report to the Town not later than our 1951 Annual Town Meeting,
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and Voted, that $200.00 be raised and appropriated for possible expenses of this committee.
Under Article 32, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to combat Dutch Elm Disease.
Under Article 33, which reads will the Town vote to accept the provisions of Section 32 of Chapter 166 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 529 of the Acts of 1949, which pertains to the appointment of an inspector of wires, Voted, no action.
Under Article 34, which reads will the Town vote to accept the amendment to the Town By-Laws concern- ing Electrical Wiring, Voted, no action.
Under Article 35, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the repair and maintenance of the tide gates at Blue Fish River.
Under Article 36, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $320.00 for the purpose of purchasing an elec- tric adding machine for the Accounting Department.
Under Article 37, Voted, not to transfer the Ashdod School property to the local 4-H Committee for a nominal sum.
Under Article 38, Voted, to defer Articles 38 and 39 until after Articles 50 and 51.
Under Article 40, Voted, to transfer the ownership and maintenance of the Town-owned traffic control sig- nals at the intersection of Route 3A and West Street, to the State Department of Public Works.
Under Article 41, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to close the opening at the northerly end of existing sea wall at Duxbury Beach adjacent to the McGinn property, the work to be done with the co-operation of the Depart- ment of Public Works, Voted, no action.
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Under Article 42, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to purchase two parcels of land at the Wright's-Dyke pond.
Under Article 43, Voted, that the Selectmen be authorized to sell or dispose of the remains of the old Partridge Academy Building only, on Tremont Street and that the Town take no action at this time in respect to the other properties listed under Article 43 in copy of Warrant.
Mr. McDonald was extended the courtesy of the floor to talk on Article 44.
Under Article 44, which reads will the Town vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay Mullens Avenue, so called, from White Street to Brewster Street, Voted, no action.
Under Article 45, Voted, to amend the By-Laws in the following manner: Under Article 2: Town Meet- ings, by striking out the word "First" on the second line of Section one, and inserting the word "Second" so that Section one will read as follows:
Section 1. The Annual Town Meeting shall be held on the second Saturday of March of each year, at the hour designated by the Selectmen, and under Section two, by striking out the word "Second" in the second line, and inserting the word "Third" so that Section two will read as follows:
Section 2. The election of officers designated on the official ballot shall take place on the third Saturday of March in each year, also voting on such questions or matters as may hereafter properly be submitted to vote in the official ballots, the hour of opening the polls to be designated by the Selectmen. (Yes-176 No-0).
Under Article 46, which reads will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the pur-
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pose of purchasing a new heavy duty motor grader with suitable attachments, for the use of the Highway Department, Voted, no action.
Under Article 47, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of improving the Town Landing at Cove Street to make it more suitable for bathing.
Under Article 48, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the improvement of Crescent Street.
Under Article 49, which reads "will the Town vote to accept the remaining section of Longfellow Road, previously known as Wadsworth Longfellow Road, as laid out by the Selectmen, and appropriate funds for the necessary improvements, or take any action rela- tive thereto," no action was taken.
Under Article 50, Voted, to instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to study the housing of the various town offices and an auditorium in a central building to be known as a War Memorial Building.
Under Article 51, Voted, that the Moderator appoint a committee of five to investigate and bring in pre- liminary plans at the next Annual Town Meeting for the remodeling or enlargement of the High School to provide more auditorium space and more classroom facilities and that the sum of $5,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of this committee.
Under Article 52, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 to surface a bus turning, unloading and loading area, and parking space, adjacent to the Elementary School.
Under Article 53, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,353.00 to provide for the transportation
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of school children in the Town of Duxbury and that this amount be included in the appropriation for Support of Schools under Article 4.
Under Article 54, Voted, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 to remodel the play- room in the Elementary School Building into two class- rooms, and that the Moderator appoint a Committee of five to attend to this work, study further remodeling of the building and report on the same at the next Annual Town Meeting.
Under Article 55, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purchase of playground equipment for the Elementary School pupils.
Under Article 56, which reads "will the Town vote to accept the street known as Bay View Way starting at Bay Ridge Lane, and appropriate a sum of money for surfacing same, or take any other action relative thereto," Voted, no action be taken.
Under Article 57, Voted, that the Town accept from the Estate of John Simmons the gift of a parcel of land adjacent to Dingley Cemetery.
Under Article 58, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 for the purpose of installing three water hydrants as follows: 1. Just below the Hummock on Gurnet Road; 2. Fifty feet north of Marginal Round on Gurnet Road; 3. Near the entrance of Dux- bury Beach Parking Space on Gurnet Road, and that the Selectmen confer with the Marshfield Water Com- missioners in regard to expense.
Under Article 59, Voted, to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for exchange of Pickup Truck for the Highway Department.
(Total amount to be raised and appropriated, $440,- 643.45).
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At 6 :40 o'clock P. M., it was voted to adjourn.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 11, 1950
The polls were opened at 8 o'clock A. M. and at 7:30 o'clock P. M. it was voted to close at 8 o'clock P. M.
The ballot-box, after the absentee ballots were deposited, indicated 1342, 88 being absentee ballots, and 1342 were taken from the ballot-box.
SELECTMEN-for Three Years : Votes
Charles R. Crocker
936
Walter R. Gallagher 348
Francis Perry
3
Blanks 55
And Charles R. Crocker was declared elected by the Moderator.
ASSESSOR-for Three Years
Charles R. Crocker 936
Walter R. Gallagher
331
Francis Perry
2
Blanks 73
And Charles R. Crocker was declared elected by the Moderator.
MODERATOR-for One Year
William W. McCarthy 186
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Harry B. Bradley Eben N. Briggs Francis Perry Loren C. Nass
7 3 3 2
The following had one vote each, John E. Lucey, Howard M. Clark, Lawrence McCarthy, Frank E. Phillips, Jr., Albert C. Paulding, T. Waldo Her- rick, Lawrence C. Doyle, Russell B. DeWolf, Clem- ent A. Briggs, John Marshall, E. B. Hutton, Cor- nish Bassett and Doctor Walter Deacon 13
Blanks 1128
And William W. McCarthy was declared elected by the Moderator.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE-for Three Years
Alice H. Garside 975
Sarah A. Stannard 970
Blanks 739
And Alice H. Garside and Sarah A. Stannard were declared elected by the Moderator.
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
WELFARE-for One Year
Herbert R. Nelson
1073
Blanks 279
And Herbert R. Nelson was declared elected by the Moderator.
TOWN TREASURER-for Three Years
Joseph T. C. Jones
1215
Blanks 127
And Joseph T. C. Jones was declared elected by the Moderator.
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TOWN CLERK-for Three Years
Joseph T. C. Jones 1211 Blanks 131
And Joseph T. C. Jones was declared elected by the Moderator.
COLLECTOR OF TAXES-for Three Years
Edwin M. Noyes 1131
Richard Y. Woodsum
5
Blanks 206
And Edwin M. Noyes was declared elected by the Moderator.
CONSTABLES-for One Year
Earl W. Chandler 1139
Lawrence C. Doyle 1174
James T. O'Neil 1161
Robert White
1
William McCarthy
1
Blanks 550
And Earl W. Chandler, Lawrence C. Doyle and James T. O'Neil were declared elected by the Mod- erator.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE-for Three Years
691
Morrison M. Bump
Arline M. Bunten 583
John Marshall 621
Herbert C. Wirt 692
Blanks 97
And Morrison M. Bump and Herbert C. Wirt were declared elected by the Moderator.
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CEMETERY TRUSTEE-for Five Years
Edward P. Hobart
1140
E. B. Hutton
1
Blanks 201
And Edward P. Hobart was declared elected by the Moderator.
MEMBER OF THE PLANNING BOARD-for Five Years
Percy L. Walker
1086
Blanks 256
And Percy L. Walker was declared elected by the Moderator.
Voted to adjourn.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
April 10, 1950
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones :
In accordance with the by-laws of the town, I here- by appoint the following to the Finance Committee for a term of three years :
Alvah R. Boynton, Harrison Street, Duxbury
Newton E. Hyslop, Shipyard Lane, Duxbury
Douglas M. Pease, Elm Street, Tinkertown Very truly yours,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY, Moderator.
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April 17, 1950
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones :
Under Article 21, the Moderator was instructed by the Annual Town Meeting to appoint a committee of five to report on the building of a sea wall to protect property at Duxbury Beach. It was the understanding that 50% of any such construction would be paid for by the State, 25% by Plymouth County, and 25% by the Town.
I have appointed the following committee, who have indicated their willingness to serve:
Winthrop B. Coffin, Washington Street Duxbury
Kenneth R. Bunten, Elm Street, Tinkertown, Island Creek
C. Lincoln Dow, Jr., Cove Street, Duxbury
Pierce W. Murphy, Standish Street, South Duxbury
Walter I. Ford, Tremont Street, Duxbury
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY, Moderator.
April 17, 1950
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones :
Under Article 31, the Moderator was instructed by the Annual Town Meeting to appoint a committee of five to report on the advisability of the Town taking
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over the Water District. It was specified that three members of the committee should reside within the Water District and two members be from outside the Water District.
I have appointed the following committee, who have indicated their willingness to serve:
Edwin D. Ryer, Washington Street, Duxbury
Henry M. Griswold, Congress Street, West Duxbury Atherton Loring, Jr., Bay Road, South Duxbury Graham T. Winslow, Standish Street, South Duxbury Walter C. Wrye, Jr., Summer Street, West Duxbury
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY, Moderator.
May 8, 1950
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones :
Under Article 51, the Town voted that a committee be appointed to study the problem of enlarging the high school and appropriated $5,000 for their use in bringing in preliminary plans. The following have been requested by me to serve on the committee and have accepted :
Mr. Earle C. Grenquist, South Station Street, Dux- bury
Mr. Theodore M. Chase, Chestnut Street, Duxbury Mr. C. Russell Eddy, Washington Street, Duxbury Mr. Earle A. Ricker, Elm Street, Duxbury
Mrs. Dorothy Wentworth, Samoset Road, Duxbury
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I have been advised of the resignation of Morrison M. Bump from the Finance Committee due to his elec- tion to the School Committee. I have appointed Allen C. Johnson, Bay Road, Duxbury, to serve the balance of Mr. Bump's term on the Finance Committee.
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY, Moderator.
April 10, 1950
Mr. Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Jones :
Under Article 54 at the Annual Town Meeting, it was voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of five for the purpose of undertaking the remodelling of the playroom at the new elementary school building into two classrooms. The following have signified their willingness to serve on the committee and are hereby appointed :
Edmund H. Kent, Depot Street, Duxbury
Gordon C. Couch, Washington Street, Duxbury
Kenrick S. Denyer, Bay Road, Duxbury
Loring R. C. Mugford, Chapel Street, Duxbury Mrs. Richard Y. Woodsum, West Street, Duxbury
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM W. MCCARTHY, Moderator.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING At High School Auditorium
Friday, December 1, 1950, at 8:00 P.M.
At 8:15 o'clock the meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. William M. McCarthy and the war- rant was read by the Town Clerk.
John A. Borgeson and Helen F. Dawes were ap- pointed Tellers and were sworn in by the Moderator. The voting list showed that 116 names of registered voters had been checked (78 Male-38 Female), 100 being a quorum. It was made a rule for this meeting that no motion to lay on the table or otherwise cut off debate will be in order until the proponents of an article have had an opportunity to be heard. Mr. Everett L. Handy, Superintendent of Schools, was granted the courtesy of the floor.
Under Article 1, it was voted unanimously to appro- priate from available funds the following sums of money to defray town charges :
Veterans' Benefits
$1,000.00
Old Age Assistance
5,084.00
School Department
450.00
Vocational and Americanization
419.76
Planning Board
100.00
Civil Defense
100.00
Police Department
600.00
Election and Registration
250.00
Total
$8,003.76
Under Article 2, it was voted to accept with thanks from Gershom Bradford the gift of a parcel of land
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comprising approximately two acres for cemetery pur- poses.
At 8:40 P.M. it was voted to adjourn.
JOSEPH T. C. JONES,
Town Clerk.
The following Town Officials were duly sworn in 1950 :
Charles R. Crocker, Selectman and Assessor for 3 years.
Herbert R. Nelson, Member of Board of Public Wel- fare for 1 year.
Alice H. Garside, Member of Board of Public Wel- fare for 3 years.
Sarah A. Stannard, Member of Board of Public Wel- fare for 3 years.
Herbert C. Wirt, Member of School Committee for 3 years.
Morrison M. Bump, Member of School Committee for 3 years.
Earl W. Chandler, Constable for 1 year.
James T. O'Neil, Constable for 1 year.
Lawrence C. Doyle, Constable for 1 year.
Henry P. McNeil, Shellfish Constable, Agent of Vet- erans' Bureau, Assistant Harbor Master, Wharfinger, Burial Agent for 1 year.
Percy L. Walker, Member of Planning Board for 5 years.
Edward P. Hobart, Cemetery Trustee for 5 years.
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Joseph T. C. Jones, Town Clerk and Treasurer for 3 years.
Edwin M. Noyes, Collector of Taxes for 3 years.
Lewis B. Randall, Highway Superintendent and Field Driver for 1 year.
Frances R. Covell, Registrar for 3 years.
Ernest W. Chandler, Field Driver, Inspector of Slaughtered Animals and Inspector of Animals for 1 year.
Henry M. Griswold, Fence Viewer for 1 year.
Eben N. Briggs, Forest Warden for 1 year.
Michael J. Sheehan, Edward P. McNulty, Special Police Officers for 1 year.
George S. Butler, Carl J. Santheson, Jr., Kenneth O. Macomber, Henry M. Griswold, John DeLorenzo, Le- Roy M. Peterson, Fire Engineers for 1 year.
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REPORT OF SHORE PROTECTION COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The Committee appointed to investigate the matter of a sea wall at Duxbury Beach has carefully studied the advisability of this project for the Town of Dux- bury.
The Committee's final and unanimous decision was to drop the consideration of the sea wall until such time as labor and materials are again available for such a project which, because of the present world situation falls into the category of non-essential con- struction, and could not be built even overlooking the inflated cost.
When it again is feasible to carry through this proj- ect we feel a similar committee should be appointed to bring in recommendations for action by the Town, but in the face of present costs, restrictions, and material shortages, it would be unfair to the people in the area vitally affected for this Committee to make a final rec- ommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
WINTHROP B. COFFIN, Chairman KENNETH R. BUNTEN C. LINCOLN DOW PIERCE W. MURPHY WALTER I. FORD
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REPORT OF FIRE AND WATER DISTRICT COMMITTEE
To the Selectmen of the Town of Duxbury :
At the annual meeting of the Town of Duxbury held March 4, 1950, it was voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee of five, three to be members of the Fire and Water District and two outside of the District to investigate and consider the advisability of the Town taking over and operating the Fire and Water District. The Moderator appointed Atherton Loring, Jr., Gra- ham T. Winslow, and E. D. Ryer, members of the Dis- trict, and Henry M. Griswold and Walter C. Wrye, Jr., outside of the District, to serve on the Committee. Mr. Griswold moved from Duxbury during the course of the investigation and his name, therefore, does not ap- pear at the end of this report.
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