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The surety bonds of the town officials required to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked, and the pay- ments to the treasurer were verified.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing reconciliations of the several cash accounts, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, tax title, departmental, and water accounts, as well as schedules showing the condition and transactions of the trust and invest- ment funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ, Assistant Director of Accounts
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RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH
Balance January 1, 1956
$444,417.30 1,123,489.10
Receipts
$1,567,906.40
Payments
ยท
$1,132,810.78
Balance December 31, 1956
435,095.62
$1,567,906.40
Balance January 1, 1957 $435,095.62
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Receipts
January 1 to July 23, 1957 562,500.39
$997,596.01
Payments
January 1 to July 23, 1957 $625,700.80
Balance July 23, 1957:
Cash in office, veri- fied $14,826.48
The Plymouth
National Bank
50,884.94
Rockland Trust
Company
262,068.66
Second Bank-State
Street Trust Co. 5,000.00*
Plymouth Five Cents
Savings Bank
Book No. 65146 38,991.66
Book No. 67708
123.47
371,895.21
$997,596.01
*Per statement and check register.
The Plymouth National Bank
Balance July 23, 1957,
per statement $51,037.34
Balance July 23, 1957, per check register
$50,884.94
Outstanding checks
July 23, 1957, per list
152.40
$51,037.34
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Rockland Trust Company
Balance July 23, 1957,
per statement
$278,349.49
Balance July 23, 1957, per check register
$262,068.66
Outstanding checks July 23, 1957, per list 16,280.83
$278,349.49
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS Federal Taxes
Deductions 1956 $45,717.06
Payments to Director of Internal
Revenue 1956
$45,717.06
Deductions January 1 to July 23, 1957
$27,083.68
Payments to Director of Internal Revenue
January 1 to July 23, 1957 $24,747.20
Balance July 23, 1957 2,336.48
$27,083.68
County Retirement System
Deductions 1956
$8,713.53
Payments to county treasurer 1956 $8,713.53
Deductions January 1 to
July 23, 1957 $4,631.05
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Payments to county treasurer
January 1 to July 23, 1957 $4,220.89
Balance July 23, 1957 410.16
$4,631.05
Group Insurance
Deductions 1956 $1,583.00
Payments to Massachusetts Hospital
Service, Inc., 1956
$1,583.00
Deductions January 1 to July 23, 1957
$3,549.07
Payments January 1 to
July 23, 1957
To Massachusetts
Hospital Service,
Inc. $2,996.99
To Washington
National Insurance
Company
518.75
$3,515.74
Balance July 23, 1957
33.33
$3,549.07
RECONCILIATION OF TOWN COLLECTOR'S CASH
Cash balances July 23, 1957, per tables:
Taxes: Town: Levy of 1955: Personal property $5.93
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Levy of 1956:
Poll
$2.00
Personal property
9.54
Real estate
1,459.09
1,470.63
Levy of 1957:
Poll
$10.00
Personal property
16.38
Real estate
408.95
435.33
District:
Levy of 1955:
Personal property
.36
Motor vehicle and trailer excise:
Levy of 1956
$183.72
Levy of 1957
1,675.14
1,858.86
Farm animal excise:
Levy of 1957
93.12
Water:
Rates
$570.62
Meters
20.00
Service connections
120.44
711.06
Accounts receivable :
Disability assistance
$1,040.81
Aid to dependent children
3,354.12
Cemetery
86.00
4,480.93
Interest
55.00
Costs
11.65
Petty cash advance 250.00
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Cash variation July 23, 1957 38.23 $9,411.10
Balance July 23, 1957:
Cash in office, verified $6,008.68
The Plymouth National Bank
3,402.42
$9,411.10
The Plymouth National Bank
Balance July 23, 1957,
per statement
$17,616.05
Balance July 23, 1957,
per check book
$3,402.42
Outstanding checks July 23, 1957,
per list 14,213.63
$17,616.05
TOWN OF DUXBURY Balance Sheet - July 23, 1957 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash :
General
$371,895.21
State Assessments 1957: Recreational Areas $1,817.09 Audit of Municipal Accounts 1,319.77
Advances for Petty :
Town Collector
$250.00
Town Clerk
25.00
County Tax 1957
275.00
Payroll Deductions : Federal Taxes
$2,336.48
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Town:
Levy of 1955:
2,779.97
Personal Property
$5.93
Deposits :
Levy of 1956:
Planning Board
$2.99
Poll
10.00
Liquor Advertisement 4.00
Personal Property
726.63
Beaver Brook Lane Water Extension
4.55
Levy of 1957: Poll
230.00
Agency :
Personal Property
52,959.06
County - Dog Licenses
$225.75
Real Estate
686,495.25
District :
Levy of 1955:
742.04 860.49
Personal Property
.36
745,985.94
Tailings Treasurer's Unidentified Receipts
$3,136.86 35,421.30
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
County Retirement System
410.16
Group Insurance
33.33
Real Estate
5,558.71
11.54
Excess - Sale of Lands of Low Value 516.29
10.75
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1954
$196.37 492.73
Levy of 1955
Ship's Weathervane Fund 60.50 Myles Standish Cellar Lot 123.47
Levy of 1956
3,042.30
Levy of 1957 12,360.99
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 100.00
16,092.39
302.62
Farm Animal Excise: Levy of 1957
189.23
Trust and Investment Fund Income : Lucy Hathaway Fund $702.70
Special Assessments : Sea Wall:
Stabilization Fund 61.25
763.95
Levy of 1956
$5.56
Levy of 1957
603.68
Premium on Water Loans
144.66
Committed Interest :
Disability Assistance Recovery
1,692.14
Levy of 1956
1.33
Levy of 1957
241.09
Federal Grants :
Disability Assistance : 29
Administration
$40.82
Assistance
383.51
Tax Possessions
112.58
1,240.22
Administration Aid
1,955.17
Selectmen
$60.00
Health
704.53
Administration
1,049.07
General Relief
2,004.70
Assistance
5,530.03
Disability Assistance
1,040.81
Aid to Dependent Children
3,354.12
9,721.24
Old Age Assistance
2,385.89
Veterans' Services
1,889.05
$328.54
Cemetery
581.00
School Athletics
62.73
391.27
851.66
Tax Titles and Possessions : Tax Titles
$1,127.64
Aid to Dependent Children :
94.26
Departmental :
Old Age Assistance :
Vocational Education 668.38
Revolving Funds : School Lunch
12,020.10
Gifts and Bequests : Eben Ellison Beach Fund $18.65
Water:
Rates
$5,858.13
Meter Removals and Replacements
202.00
Service Connections
276.31
6,336.44
Appropriation Balances : Revenue : $460,805.05 73,645.10 General Water Non-Revenue : Elementary School Water 244,206.49 38,951.60
Aid to Highways: State
$4,014.89 2,507.44
County
6,522.33
39,769.16
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Overlays Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1956 $6,044.27 20,366.25
Levy of 1957
26,410.52 30
Income to be Withdrawn: Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 617.30
Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$16,092.39
Farm Animal Excise 189.23
Special Assessment 851.66
Tax Title and Possession Departmental 12,020.10
1,240.22
Water 6,336.44
Aid to Highway 6,522.33
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances Surplus Revenue
43,252.37 275.00 212,248.56
$1,203,293.96
$1,203,293.96
817,608.24 8,989.20 180.00 38,351.24
Sale of Real Estate Fund Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
Estimated Receipts - to be Collected Unprovided For or Overdrawn Accounts : Underestimate 1957: Plymouth County Hospital Assessment $1,468.23
George H. Wood Memorial
Day Flower Fund 25.75
Forrest and Helen Partch Flower Fund 5.00
2,116.28
DEFERRED REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Apportioned Sea Wall Assessments : Not Due $5,423.66
Apportioned Sea Wall Assessment Revenue : Due 1958 to 1974, Inclusive $5,423.66
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt : Inside Debt Limit: General Outside Debt Limit: General Public Service Enterprise
$449,000.00
$10,000.00
330,500.00
340,500.00
Serial Loans :
Inside Debt Limit :
School Construction
Elementary School
Addition
High School Construction
$154,000.00
235,000.00
60,000.00
$449,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Sea Wall Construction
Water
$10,000.00
330,500.00
340,500.00
$789,500.00
$789,500.00
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds : Cash and Securities : In Custody of : Town Treasurer Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank
$261,045.86
632.52
Agnes S. Ellison Fund $1,126.43
Lucy Hathaway Fund Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 29,351.17
22,852.04
William Penn Harding Library Fund
1,165.20
Thomas D. Hathaway Fund - Shade Trees and Sidewalks Myles Standish Lot Fund
3,154.31
1,452.41
Cemetery Funds :
Perpetual Care $141,971.95
Lucy A. Ewell 528.49
George H. Wood Memorial Day Flower 32 1,059.26
Mayflower General Care and Improvement 1,804.76
Forrest and Helen Partch
Flower 320.66
George Chandler Flower 100.75
145,785.87
Investment Funds : Post-War Rehabilitation Stabilization
$143.28 56,647.67
56,790.95
$261,678.38
$261,678.38
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is a report submitted by the Board of Fire Engineers for the Year 1957.
The Department had a total of 100 calls as follows:
Building
22
Chimney
7
Automobile
3
Oil Burner
9
Stand-By
3
Emergency
53
Bridge
3
Of the 22 building fires this year, they were all con- fined pretty much to the point of origin with the exception of two or three small buildings that had such a start before receiving the call that it was impossible to save them.
At the November 4th joint fire meeting, the new Maxim Pumping Engine was delivered and inspected by the firemen. On the following day, it was demonstrated and accepted by the Board of Fire Engineers. We feel that this is a very valu- able addition to the Fire Department and is very much appreci- ated by the firemen. The LaFrance pumper, that this engine replaced, was moved to North Duxbury fire house which will be more efficient to that part of the town and more to our credit as a Fire Department.
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The following permits were issued at the Central Fire Station in 1957:
Bottle Gas 36
Oil Burner 53
Telephone
1726 (for incinerator, rubbish and brush fires )
Beach Permits
325
As of June 1958, our telephone system will be changed after which time all fires and emergencies will be reported on Wellington 4-2121 and any other business pertaining to the Fire Department, such as issue of permits, will be on Welling- ton 4-5500. These numbers will be listed in your new telephone book.
This new telephone system presents a difficult problem to us in the alerting of our firemen. We have looked into all ways and means of notifying the firemen in case of fire and have come to the conclusion, as have other towns faced with the same problem, that the coded air horn would be the least expensive.
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN N. BRIGGS, Chief GEORGE S. BUTLER, Asst. Chief KENNETH O. MACOMBER, Chairman ALDEN M. BARTLETT, Secretary JOHN DELORENZO
CARL J. SANTHESON, JR.
BENJAMIN F. GOODRICH, JR.
Board of Fire Engineers
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Forest Warden for the year 1957.
The Department had a total of 153 calls as follows:
Brush
34
Incinerator
3
Dump
57
Grass
30
Forest
23
False Alarm
2
Out-of-Town
4
This year, as we all know, was one of the worse forest fire seasons in many years. To my best recollection, we have not had a forest fire hazard such as this since 1944 in which year there were many major fires all over the state that called for mutual aid from surrounding towns. We will long remember the big Plymouth forest fire of May 8.
Of our 23 forest fires, the fire on April 25 off Cross Street burned approximately 12 acres and was no doubt the largest of the year.
All fires occurring this year such as brush, grass or forest cost a great deal more to control and extinguish due to the hazardous conditions. These conditions also led to an added amount of expense in the repair and maintenance of the forest fire equipment.
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The following fire permits were issued during 1957: 400 Beach Permits issued by Ford's Store at Duxbury Beach; 800 Beach Permits issued by Duxbury Beach Park at Blakeman's Store and 325 permits were issued at Central Fire Station.
As of June 1958, our telephone system will be changed after which time all fires and emergencies will be reported on Wellington 4-2121 and any other business pertaining to the fire department, such as issue of permits, will be on Wellington 4-5500. These numbers will be listed in your new telephone book.
I want to thank the Deputy Forest Wardens, fire fighters, Selectmen and Town Departments for their cooperation in the past forest fire season.
Respectfully submitted, EBEN N. BRIGGS Forest Warden
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit the report of the Highway Department for the year ending December 31, 1957.
Under special appropriations, the remaining portion of Winter Street was rebuilt and finished with mixed-in-place. Roughing out the new construction of Temple Street was started and is being continued this year.
Several miles of black roads were given surface treat- ment. Indian Trail was surfaced with mixed-in-place as were portions of Moulton Road and Lincoln Street.
Roadsides were mowed and guard rails repaired and painted.
New drainage was installed at points considered most vital throughout the town.
Twelve complete sections were replaced in the Powder Point bridge and other repairs made as necessary.
The floats and bathing beaches at all town landings received annual care and the bathing area at Eben Ellison beach was enlarged.
Under Chapter 90 - New Construction - The portion of Tobey Garden Street that was excavated last year was finished with a stone base and topped with Type I.
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Chapter 90 - Maintenance money was spent on Route 14 - seal coating and replacing old guard rails with cement posts.
Respectfully submitted, LEWIS B. RANDALL, Superintendent of Streets
REPORT OF THE CEMETERY TRUSTEES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
and the Citizens of Duxbury:
Your Board of Cemetery Trustees render its report for the year 1957.
The regular work for the cemeteries is covered in the report of the Superintendent.
We again urge that lot owners provide Perpetual Care for their lots. A Perpetual Care Fund is a deductible item on one's income tax.
We request an appropriation of $18,924.00 plus the $180.00 from the sale of lots to carry on the regular work in the cemeteries.
We appreciate the cooperation of the citizens in keeping our cemeteries in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY A. TAMMETT, Chairman H. RUSSELL CHANDLER EDWARD P. HOBART CARL E. JOHNSON J. NEWTON SHIRLEY, Secretary
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES
To the Cemetery Trustees :
I submit my report for the year 1957.
At Mayflower, Ashdod, Dingley and Standish cemeteries the general work was done and the leaves were raked, also the avenues were raked, cleaned and weed killer applied.
At Ashdod cemetery there was loam added to the walks and reseeded.
At the Standish cemetery we painted the fence in front and the guns, also the signs were painted and relettered.
The fence around Dingley cemetery was repaired and painted, as was the fence in the back of the Mayflower ceme- tery, also the iron fences.
During the drought we trimmed the trees and evergreens. Oak Avenue was extended with gravel and more of the walks were graded.
Perpetual and Annual care lots were cared for: also the graves of the veterans.
There were fifty-six interments this year.
Respectfully submitted, LAUREL B. FREEMAN
Superintendent of Cemeteries
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REPORT OF THE TOWN HISTORIAN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Duxbury:
During the past year the Historian has answered many requests, from all parts of the country, for information about Duxbury, particularly its early history, settlers, and families. Several pamphlets are being prepared to relieve the need for . individual answers to requests that fall into similar groups.
Several talks were given to interested groups and organi- zations. Also cooperation was given to individuals doing research. The collection of Town owned books and maps has been consulted by many interested in the historic background of their own property. Some have contributed information that has been added to the material available to all.
Respectfully submitted, DOROTHY WENTHWORTH,
Historian for the Town of Duxbury
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1957 GRADUATES
Winslow Lincoln Allen, Jr.
*Russell Vernon Atwood, Jr. Paul Joseph April, Jr. Mary Louise Balboni Linda Lee Benevides Eleanor Louise Blanchard Gayle Sandra Campbell Grant Cope
*Diane Esther deGrasse John David DeLorenzo, Jr. Darlene Sandra Doyle Dorothy Margaret Egan Linda Joan Faulkner Greta Evelyn Glass Patricia Ann Glass
Edward Lincoln Hardy Grace Louise Lantz Ethel Louise MacFarlane Frank Everett Nudd, Jr. Thomas Parker Phyllis Jennie Paulding *Charlotte Ruth Pearson Neil Phillips Patricia Ann Pratt
Edward Seaver, III
*Diane Dee Thomas Mary Elizabeth Thomas Ernest Eric Timpany Warren Russell Tripp
*Barbara Louise Wadsworth
Ruth Cheryl Woodsum
CLASS OFFICERS
President
Vice President
John D. DeLorenzo, Jr. Edward Seaver, III
Secretary Treasurer
Diane E. deGrasse Greta E. Glass
MARSHAL
George W. Handy Class Flower: Red Rose Class Colors: Black and White Motto: Let Not The Future Forget The Past
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DUXBURY AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CLASS OF 1957
Awards
The American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award Diane E. deGrasse
The American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award Russell Atwood
Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizenship Award Diane Thomas
The Duxbury Kiwanis Award for Excellence in U. S. History Diane Thomas
$25.00 War Bond for Excellence in the Commercial Field* * Barbara Wadsworth Charlotte Pearson Commercial Prize for good work during Work Experience Program, $10.00 Mary Louise Balboni
*Member of National Honor Society
Awards for Excellence in the Commercial Field, two $25.00 War Bonds. The Plymouth Federal Savings and Loan Asso- ciation, The Plymouth Five Cent Savings Bank, The Plym- outh National Bank and The Plymouth Savings Bank.
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The Duxbury High School Distinguished Service Awards
Eleanor Blanchard Phyllis Paulding Diane deGrasse
The Duxbury High School Distinguished Achievement Awards
Phyllis Paulding Barbara Wadsworth Edward Hardy Russell Atwood Diane Thomas Diane deGrasse
Scholarships The Duxbury Art Association Scholarship Diane E. deGrasse
The Duxbury Garden Club Scholarship Diane D. Thomas
The Duxbury Grange Scholarship Gayle S. Campbell
The Duxbury Kiwanis Club Scholarships
Paul April Russell Atwood Diane Thomas
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The Duxbury American Legion Scholarship Edward Hardy
The Duxbury Legion Auxiliary Scholarship Paul April
The American Legion Independence Day Scholarship Russell Atwood
The Duxbury Parent-Teachers Community Scholarships
Paul April Diane E. deGrasse Diane D. Thomas
The Duxbury Rotary Club Scholarship Russell Atwood
The Duxbury Yacht Club Scholarship Edward Hardy
The Partridge Fund Scholarships Diane E. deGrasse
South Shore Playhouse Associates Diane E. deGrasse
Total Duxbury Scholarship Aid $3,900.00
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL CENSUS
The following report of children in town and enrollment is based upon the school census taken October 1, 1957.
5 yrs. and under 7
7 yrs. and under 16
Illiterate minors 16 and under 21
Number of boys living in Duxbury
94
394
1
Number of girls living in Duxbury
98
380
1
Total in residence
192
774
2
Distribution of above:
*Public School Mem- bership
182
692
0
In Continuation School Membership
0
0
0
In Vocational School
0
0
0
** In Private and Parochial Schools
10
82
0
In State and County
Institutions
0
0
0
Not in any School
0
0
2
*Does not include pupils over sixteen years of age.
** Does not include private kindergartens.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1957 - 1958
September 4 - School Opens
October 18 - Teacher's Convention
November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 28 and 29 - Thanksgiving Recess
December 23-27 - Christmas Vacation
January 1 - New Years Day
February 17-21 - Winter Recess
April 14-18 - Spring Vacation
May 30 - Memorial Day
June 13 - School Closes
INDEX
Accountant
151
Annual Duxbury Days
71
Assessors 147
Audit for 1957 19
Balance Sheet
28
Births
135
Board of Appeals
43
Building Inspector 73
Cemetery Superintendent
39
Cemetery Trustees
38
Cemetery Trust Fund
145
Deaths
138
Dutch Elm Disease 50
Duxbury Recreation Committee 68
Elections and Registrations 125
Finance Committee
149
Fire Department 33
Forest Warden 35
Harbor Master 44
Health Board
57
Highway Department
37
Historian 40
Insect Pest Control 47
Inspector of Animals 144
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 51
Jury List 9
Library
59
Licenses, Permits 143
Lucy Hathaway Fund
52
Marriages
129
Memorial Day Committee 66
Officers of the Town 3
Parks and Playgrounds
49
Personnel Board
76
Planning Board
78
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
41
Police
45
98
Schools
Appendix
Selectmen
10
Shellfish Constable
53
South Shore Mosquito Control 93
Tarkiln Recreation and Youth Center
69
Town Clerk
129
Town Meeting
99
Treasurer
145
Treasurer Report, Free Library
64
Tree Warden 48
Veterans' Agent 55
Water Commissioners 82
Water Superintendent 89
Waterfront Committee
75
Welfare
91
Railroad Committee
E. S. LOCKE
MILES STANDISH MONUMENT
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REPORT OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
This is a report of the Parks and Playgrounds Committee for the year 1957.
Fertilizing of the ball fields was done before the grass started. Next, in order, was cleaning up dead leaves, sticks, stones and other trash that accumulates during the winter.
The tennis courts were put in playing order the second week of April.
A new farm team Little League field was constructed and laid out for use. It was used during the summer without grass. The first part of September it was seeded down to grass and in spite of no rain on it until the last of October, it now looks very well, having been mowed once in the late fall.
The Myles Standish Cellar Lot was smoothed up a little and a split-rail fence installed on the east boundary and part way along the north boundary. Climbing roses were planted along the north fence and part way along the east fence. The materials used were paid for out of the special appropriation for that purpose. The Ellison Beach Lot was taken care of as usual with the memorial stone and plaque installed. Trees were cut down on the Walker Field to enlarge it in order to relocate the bonfire site. Partridge Academy Lot, Island Creek Park Lot, Island Creek Pond Lot, Tree of Knowledge Lot, Tarkiln Recreation Lot, and the Hall's Corner Girl Scout Lot were mowed until the grass was mostly killed out by the drought.
The ball diamonds were fertilized again this fall and clay hauled in for use on the plates.
Respectfully submitted,
ROY E. PARKS, Superintendent Parks and Playgrounds
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REPORT OF CONTROL OF DUTCH ELM DISEASE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the control of Dutch Elm Disease for the year 1957.
During the early spring our elm trees were sprayed while they were dormant during April with a 12% oil emulsion. We used a helicopter to cover the larger and concentrated groups of elms. The scattered and smaller elm trees were sprayed with the Town mist blower.
A foliage spray of 6% D.D.T. was applied with the mist blower during June.
Pruning and taking samples of elms suspected of Dutch Elm Disease takes place all during the year. Because of the continued use of D.D.T., mites have built up in population so that it will be necessary to add a miticide to our regular spray.
During the year we had a total of fifteen Dutch Elm- diseased trees. Five of these trees did not receive any spray. Elm trees in swamps and of no important value are not sprayed.
In trying to evaluate the methods and materials used in this program, we feel that if we stick to the 12% oil solution during the dormant season and applied by a mist blower, that we will be further ahead. Because of unfavorable material storage facilities, weather and other reasons, we would like to exchange our ten year old blower for a new one which would do a better job.
However, in spite of 1957 being one of the most difficult spray seasons, our percentage of control is better than 99.5% .
Respectfully submitted,
ROY E. PARKS,
Tree Warden
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF JONATHAN AND RUTH FORD FUND
To the Citizens of Duxbury:
The following is a statement of the operations of the principal and income accounts of the Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund for the year 1957:
Principal
Income
On hand December 31, 1956
$25,000.00
Income for 1957
$3,895.05 803.77 2.65
Refund
4,701.47
Paid in 1957 for relief of worthy cases
617.30
On hand December 31, 1957 $25,000.00
$4,084.17
PHILIP W. DELANO
FRANCIS W. PERRY
JAMES H. W. JENNER
MAURICE H. SHIRLEY, Treasurer
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE LUCY HATHAWAY TRUST FUND
To the Citizens of Duxbury:
The following is a statement of the operations of the principal and income accounts of the Lucy Hathaway Trust Fund for the year 1957:
Principal
Income
Stocks
Cash
On hand
December 31, 1956
$21,069.14
$226.86
$ 962.04
Income 1957
1,821.52
On hand
December 31, 1957
$21,069.14
$226.86
$2,783.56
PHILIP W. DELANO
FRANCIS W. PERRY
JAMES H. W. JENNER
MAURICE H. SHIRLEY, Treasurer
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