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Harbor Master-Alfred Holmes.
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Board of Registration-Charles H. Sherman, appointed 1922 for three years : Herbert W. Clark, appointed 1923 for three years: George F. Anderson, appointed 1924 for three years.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries and Burial Hill-Edward F. Stranger.
Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery-Charles Rogers, deceased March 25, 1924, and Charles B. Howland appointed to fill the vacancy.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery-George A. Manter.
Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery-James L. Has- kell.
Superintendent of Almshouse-Russell L. Dickson.
Fire Commissioner-Fred A. Jenks.
Town Engineer-Arthur E. Blackmer.
Chief of Police-John Armstrong.
Tree Warden-Abbott A. Raymond.
Forest Warden-Ira C. Ward.
Local Moth Superintendent-Abbott A. Raymond.
Committee on Sewers-Selectmen.
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Abstracts of Records of 1924
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 22, 1924.
ARTHUR LORD, Moderator.
Article Three :
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted; That the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the Town be accepted and placed on file.
Article Four :
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted : That the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Se- lectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow during the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1925, in anticipation of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be neces- sary for the current expenses of the Town, giving the notes of the Town therefor, payable within one year from the dates thereof. All debts incurred under the authority of this vote shall be paid from the revenue of said financial year.
Article Six :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the sum of $6,000.00, including the dog tax of 1923, amounting to $1,441.26, be appropriated for the main- tenance of the Plymouth Public Library.
Article Seven :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the sum of $500.00 be appropriated in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
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Article Eight :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the following appropriations be made :
Park Department, $4,250 00
Brewster Garden and Training Green 500 00
Cutting Wood 300 00
Nelson Street Playground 250 00
Public Camping Places 250 00
Article Nine :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted: That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated for the maintenance and improvement of the Stephens Field Play- ground.
Article Ten :
Mr. Francis J. Heavens moved : That no action be taken under this article, but the motion was lost.
Mr. William T. Eldridge moved : That the sum of $1,500.00 be appropriated for the purpose of acquiring land for a right of way from Sandwich Street to the Stephens Field Playground. And the motion was unanimously voted.
Article Eleven :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens it was unanimously voted : That the sum of $350.00 be appropriated to pay the expenses of the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Article Twelve :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate for the use of the Ply- mouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture the sum of $250.00, and choose a Town Director.
Under the above vote Miss Helen W. Holmes was nomi- nated and elected Town Director.
Article Thirteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the Rifle Range expenses.
Article Fourteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That under Sec. 9, Chap. 40 of the General Laws, the Town appropriate the
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sum of $600.00 to provide headquarters for Post 40, Ameri- can Legion.
Article Fifteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $150.00 to provide headquarters for the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article Sixteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the salaries of the following Town Officers be :
Chairman of Selectmen
$1,200 00
Town Treasurer
1,560 00
Tax Collector
1,740 00
Town Accountant
1,800 00
Assessors, each
1,300 00
Article Seventeen :
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted : That the result of action under this article, be determined by ballot.
Upon canvass of the ballots returned by the tellers, it was found that there were 67 in favor of the widening of Court Street and 634 opposed to the widening.
Article Eighteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town accept Section 37 of Chapter 82 of the General Laws pro- viding for the establishing of building lines not more than forty feet distant from the exterior lines of highways and town ways.
Article Nineteen :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town authorize the Selectmen to pay from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be awarded for damages occasioned by any widening made on building line established by their action, on the westerly side of Main and Court Streets southerly from South Russell Street.
Article Twenty :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate $2,500.00 for the payment of claims and de- mands for damages by persons whose property is affected
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by the alteration and reconstruction by the Commonwealth of a portion of the highway leading from Plymouth to Bourne, as voted under Article 17 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 25, 1922.
Article Twenty-one :
On motion of Harry B. Davis, it was voted : That the con- sideration of Articles 22, 23 and 24, be taken prior to Article 21.
Article Twenty-two :
On motion of Harry B. Davis, Voted: That the vote passed under Article 7 of the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting held on Oct. 11, 1919, providing for the erection of a Town Hall for a memorial building and making an appropriation of $300,000.00, be rescinded.
Article Twenty-three :
On motion of Harry B. Davis, Voted: That the vote passed under Article 12 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 25, 1922, providing for the erection of a memorial building and making an appropria- tion of $60,000.00 be rescinded.
Article Twenty-four :
On motion of Harry B. Davis, Voted : That the vote passed under Article 14 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held on March 25, 1922, providing for the erection of a municipal auditorium, be rescinded.
Article Twenty-one :
Mr. Morton Collingwood moved: That the result of this article be determined by ballot, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Francis C. Holmes moved : That there be appropri- ated the sum of $300,000.00 for the purpose of erecting and furnishing with suitable seats a Town Hall, on the Lothrop lot now owned by the Town on Court Street, as a memorial to commemorate the services and sacrifices of the soldiers and sailors of Plymouth, and to meet said appropriation there be raised in the levy of the current year the sum of $6,000.00 and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of
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$294,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the provisions of Section 19, Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note. The construction of said building shall be substantially in ac- cordance with plans now before the meeting and shall be under the direction of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Selectmen.
Five hundred and thirteen voting in the affirmative and one hundred and two voting in the negative, more than the necessary two-thirds voting in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article Twenty-five :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town discontinue that part of Water Street Extension easterly of the land of the Old Colony Railroad Company as shown on a plan entitled "Proposed Re-location of Water Street Ex- tension and Proposed Alteration of South Park Avenue" as approved by the Selectmen.
Article Twenty-six :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town discontinue a portion of Water Street Extension easterly of the American Woolen Company as shown on a plan en- titled "Proposed Re-location of Water Street Extension and Proposed Alteration of South Park Avenue" and ap- proved by the Selectmen.
Article Twenty-seven :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town discontinue a portion of South Park Avenue as shown on a plan entitled "Proposed Re-location of Water Street Exten- sion and Proposed Alteration of South Park Avenue" and approved by the Selectmen.
Article Twenty-eight :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town hereby authorize the Selectmen to accept for the Town a deed from the Old Colony Railroad Company conveying that parcel of land lying westerly of a line thirty (30) feet
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westerly from the line of the Railroad Station Platform, and northerly of South Park Avenue to Court Street, and a deed from said Railroad Company of the land lying east- erly of the present easterly Ene of Water Street Extension as far as the line of private ownership extends.
Article Twenty-nine :
On motion of Francis JJ. Heavens, Voted : That the Town regard it as expedient that a new way be laid out and con- structed easterly of the railroad tracks from Water Street to the vicinity of the foot of Prince Street, and to Court Street through Prince Street, as recommended by the Plan- ning Board.
Article Thirty :
To see if the Town will make an appropriation not ex- ceeding thirty thousand (30,000) dollars for land and prop- erty damages and construction on a portion of the way set forth in Article 2, to extend northerly from Water Street to the vicinity of the Robbins Lumber Yard.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under article 30 at this time.
Article Thirty-one :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 for re-surfacing on Court Street.
Article Thirty-two :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for laying a hard surface Article Thirty-three :
on Standish Avenue and Allerton Street, and on side streets between these ways and Court Street.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate $1,500.00 for rebuilding the Old Zinc Mill Bridge at Eel River.
Article Thirty-four :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to build a bituminous surface on the Bartlett Road in Manomet, from the State Highway toward the Manomet Cranberry bog.
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Article Thirty-five :
On motion of Francis JJ. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for a continuation of the tarvia surface on a portion of White Horse road known as Taylor Avenue; said construction to extend as far as the said sum of $3,500.00 will permit.
Article Thirty-six :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to build a bituminous side- walk on the easterly side of the State Highway between the Point Road and Manomet Post Office.
Article Thirty-seven :
To see if the Town will make an appropriation of six thousand (6,000) dollars to continue the building of bitu- minous surface on the Beaver Dam Road, in Manomet.
By Petition.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-eight :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $11,100.00 to surface with asphalt and sand that part of the Bournedale road between Cos- tello's Corner and the portion of the State Highway north- erly of the Bourne-Plymouth line near Great Herring Pond, in cooperation with the Commonwealth and Plymouth County.
Article Thirty-nine :
To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to dispose of by sale the lot of land and the schoolhouse building there- on known as South Pond Schoolhouse at South Ponds.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Forty :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town turn over to the Selectmen the land with the Ship Pond Schoolhouse building thereon. to be disposed of by them as they shall think best for the welfare of the Town.
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Article Forty-one :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Select- men be and hereby are authorized to take for school pur- poses, by eminent domain, that parcel of land reputed to be land of James H. Murray, situated westerly from Court Street, together with the right of way to the same from Court Street and together with a strip of land reputed to be land of Anthony MeNamara, lying southerly therefrom, and connecting said Murray Land with other land of the Town; and that the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars ($3,500) be and hereby is appropriated for said purpose. Said Murray parcel is bounded and described substantially as follows :
A tract of land lying westerly on Court Street, and east- erly from Standish Avenue, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the easterly line of Stand- ish Avenue, said point being the southerly corner of the property of Donald and Loring Dyer: thence easterly and northeasterly by said Dver property to a point which is the northwesterly corner of the property of Hooker Bros .; thence southeasterly by said Hooker Bros. property to the land of Anthony McNamara ; thence southerly by said Mc- Namara property to the land of Mary C. Welch; thence northwesterly and southwesterly by said Welch property to land of James H. Murray; thence south 84 degrees 50 minutes west (magnetic) two hundred and twenty-five and four-tenths feet by said Murray property to land of Isabella Hammond; thence southwesterly by said Hammond prop- erty to Standish Avenue; thence northwesterly by said Standish Avenue to the point of beginning.
Article Forty-two :
To see if the Town will authorize the construction of a school house in the vicinity of the present Alden Street Schoolhouse and make an appropriation therefor including issuing bonds or notes of the Town for said purpose.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
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Article Forty-three :
To see if the Town will accept Section 44 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws of 1921, relative to municipal pensions for school janitors.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Forty-four :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town establish a Town Forest, and hereby appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the purchase of land for the same; and make a further appropriation of $1,000.00 for preparing and reforesting the same.
Article Forty-five :
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two hun- dred (200) dollars for a survey and plans for a playground in the north end of the Town.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Forty-six :
Mr. Nicholas Keefe moved: That the Town appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purchase of Old Fort Standish at Saquish by the Selectmen for park purposes and camping places, thirty-three voting in the affirmative and one hun- dred and fifty in the negative, the motion was lost.
Article Forty-seven :
Mr. Francis J. Heavens moved : That the Town appropri- ate the sum of $7,150.00 to acquire certain land on the north side of Town Brook for Park Purposes, as recommended by the Park Commissioners. Two hundred and forty-eight voting in the affirmative and six in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article Forty-eight :
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to extend the present "White Way" lighting system northerly from Samoset Street to the corner of Allerton and Court Streets.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
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Article Forty-nine :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the expense to be incurred in the observance of July Fourth, and of an Old Home day in connection with Forefathers' Day, the said money to be expended by the Selectmen.
Article Fifty :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for public band concerts, the said money to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article Fifty-one :
To see whether the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred thirty-one (131) dollars to reimburse the estates of William B. Arnold and Thomas Arnold and Susan E. Arnold for taxes paid by them to the Town of Plymouth for fifteen consecutive years assessed on property which was not in existence.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the subject matter of this article be left in the hands of the Selectmen with full powers.
Article Fifty-two :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town authorize the transfer of. $5,000.00 from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
Article Fifty-three :
On motion of Francis .J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate for granolithic sidewalks all reimbursements for granolithic construction during the year.
Article Fifty-four :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the Town appropriate a sum of $50,000.00 from the surplus now stand- ing as a credit balance on Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $381,375.34 be raised and assessed upon the polls and estates of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plymouth and upon the estates of the non-residents, to defray the expenses
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of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : To adjourn.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, SEPT. 6, 1924
ARTHUR LORD, Moderator
Article Two :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted; that the sum of six hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the Law Department.
Article Three :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the sum of three hundred fifty dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the Rifle Range, the said sum to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen.
Article Four :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the sum of one thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the Tree Warden's Department to defray the expense of clearing away shade and other trees broken down in the re- cent storm.
Article Five :
On Motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted: That the sum of two thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for Department of Roads and Bridges to defray the expense occasioned by the recent storm.
Article Six :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted: That the sum of two thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for Sewers.
Article Seven :
Mr. Francis J. Heavens moved: That action under this article be definitely postponed, but the motion was lost.
Mr. William T. Eldridge moved: That the sum of one thousand dollars be appropriated for further hard surfac- ing on the Bartlett Road in Manomet and the motion was carried.
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Article Eight :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the sum of one thousand dollars be and hereby is appropriated for the care and maintenance of the Parks. Article Nine :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, it was unanimously voted : That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be and hereby is appropriated for clearing the basin of Town Brook and for the maintenance of Elder Brewster Garden.
Article Ten :
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding eight hundred and fifty dollars for moving and repairing the building on the land recently acquired for a right of way to the Stephens Field Playground.
On motion of Francis JJ. Heavens, Voted: That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article Eleven :
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted : That the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars be appropriated for the Mis- cellaneous Account to pay the following items :
Certification and printing of the several issues of bonds.
Study and report on the Town Departments made by Gay- lord C. Cummin.
Expense occasioned by the visit of the National Encamp- ment of the G. A. R.
Construction of base and setting for the statue of the "Pilgrim Maiden", now placed in the Elder Brewster Gar- den.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $12,950.00 being the amounts voted in the foregoing ar- ticles be appropriated from money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated.
Voted : To adjourn.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, OCT. 4, 1924. ARTHUR LORD, Moderator.
Article Two:
On motion of Francis J. Heavens, Voted: That the Town appropriate and does hereby appropriate from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of Twenty- five thousand dollars for the use of the Wharf Committee for the purpose of making additions and reenforcements to the present structure in accordance with plans submitted by the Engineers.
Voted: To adjourn.
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Report of Advisory and Finance Committee
Town of Plymouth
FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING TO BE HELD
MARCH 22, 1924.
The Advisory and Finance Committee appreciates the as- sistance given them by many members of this Community in supplying information on the various articles under dis- cussion, and takes this opportunity to publicly thank them.
Careful review of expenditures of the past year has con- vinced the Committee that the appropriations were wisely used and that those asked for in the warrant this year are very reasonable so that in but few instances has the Commit- tee been obliged to reject requests for its support.
Article 5. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem ex- pedient.
Recommended
Selectmen's Department,
By Departments $2,450 00
By Advisory Committee $2,750 00
Accounting Department,
1,750 00
2,050 00
Treasury Department,
1,500 00
1,760 00
Tax Collector's Department,
2,150 00
2,440 00
Assessor's Department,
5,000 00
5,900 00
Law Department,
800 00
800 00
Town Clerk's Department,
1,650 00
1,650 00
Engineering Department,
900 00
900 00
Street Line Survey,
150 00
150 00
Planning Board,
3,000 00
3,000 00
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Election and Registration,
1,300 00
1,300 00
Maintenance of Town House.
2,000 00
2,000 00
Police Department,
25,000 00
25,000 00
Police Signal System,
4,100 00
Fire Department,
30,769 00
30,769 00
Fire Department for New
Apparatus,
10.000 00
10,000 00
Sealing Weights and Measures.
2,600 00
2,600 00
Moth Suppression,
5.000 00
5.000 00
Tree Warden's Department,
2,500 00
2.500 00
Forest Warden's Department,
3,500 00
3 500 00
Rifle Range,
500 00
500 00
Inland Fisheries,
200 00
200 00
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture 250 00
250 00
Plymouth County Hospital Main- tenance.
6.982 08
6,982 08
Health Department,
17.000 00
16.000 00
Public Sanitaries.
1.900 00
1,900 00
Sewers,
4.000 00
4,000 00
Roads and Bridges,
40,000 00
10.000 00
Resurfacing on Court Street.
20.000 00
20.000 00
Surfacing Standish Avenue and Al-
lerton Street and side streets be-
tween these ways and Court St.
10,000 00
10.000 00
Property Damages on Alteration of portion of State Highway from Plymouth to Bourne, 2,500 00
2.500 00
New Street from Water St. to Rob- bins Lumber Yard.
30.000 00
Barlett Road,
5.000 00
5,000 00
White Horse Road,
3.500 00
3.500 00
Beaver Dam Road,
6,000 00
. . . . . .
Bournedale Road near Great Her- ring Pond.
11,100 00
11.100 00
Manomet Sidewalk.
1.000 00
1,000 00
Old Zinc Mill Bridge at Eel River.
1.500 00
1,500 00
Sidewalks.
3.500 00
3,500 00
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Sidewalks: Granolithic,
3,000 00
3,000 00
Snow and Ice Removal,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Street Sprinkling,
6,000 00
6,000 00
Street Lighting,
14,500 00
14,500 00
Harbor Master,
150 00
150 00
Pensions for Town Laborers,
1,300 00
1,300 00
Poor Department,
16,500 00
16,500 00
Mother's Aid,
4,500 00
4,500 00
Military Aid,
232 50
232 50
Soldiers' Relief,
4,164 35
4,164 35
School Department,
228,210 00
228,210 00
Plymouth Public Library (including
Dog Tax $1.441 26)
6,000 00
6,000 00
Manomet Public Library,
500 00
500 00
Park Department,
10,450 00
4,800 00
Park Department for Cutting Wood in Park,
300 00
300 00
Training Green,
400 00
200 00
Public Camping Places,
500 00
250 00
Stephens Field,
6,400 00
1,000 00
Stephens Field, Land for Right of Way,
1,500 00
. . ...
Plans for Playground in North End of Town,
200 00
. . .. .
Purchase of Old Fort Standish at Saquish, 600 00
. ....
Acquiring Land on North Side of
Town Brook for Park Purposes,
7,150 00
7,150 00
Acquiring Land for a Town Forest
2,000 00
2,000 00
Town Forest, for Reforesting,
1,000 00
1,000 00
Providing Headquarters for Ply-
mouth Post No. 40 American Le- gion,
600 00
600 00
Providing Headquarters for United Spanish War Veterans,
150 00
150 00
Sexton.
150 00
200 00
Memorial Day,
350 00
350 00
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July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, 900 00
900 00
Band Concerts,
500 00
500 00
Miscellaneous Account,
4,500 00
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