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The Committee recommends that no appropriation be made under Article 29.
Article 30. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for grading on the area leased by the James Millar Company on the Town Wharf and on the area reserved by the Town at the south end of the wharf.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for grading and covering the clay on the areas specified in this article.
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Article 31. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for building an iron fence on the westerly side of Market Street, from the building of I. Morton & Company to the corner of Bass Place.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for building an iron fence on the westerly side of Market Street at the location specified in Article 31.
Article 32. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding forty thousand (40,000) dollars to be ex- pended for Fire Alarm Signal System, and authorize the issue of bonds or notes of the Town for that purpose.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $40,000.00 for Fire Alarm Signal System. That to meet said appropriation there be raised in the levy of the current year the sum of $7,000.00, and that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to borrow the sum of $33,000.00 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 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Article 33. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars for surfacing on that part of Warren Avenue known as the Shore Road beginning at its intersection with the White Horse Road and extending northerly as far as the appropriation will cover, using a four inch asphalt surface, before rolling.
(By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for hard-surfacing on the Shore Road, beginning at the intersection of the White Horse Road and extending northerly as far as the appropriation will cover, with such type and thickness of material as the Superintendent of Streets shall deem suitable.
Article 34. To see if the Town will adopt an Act en- titled "An Act relative to the Promotion of Call Firemen to the Permanent Force."
The Committee makes no recommendation under this article.
Article 35. To see if the Town will accept the pro- visions of section 49 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, providing for the classification under the civil service of the position of chief of police. (By petition.)
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The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 35.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to acquire the holdings of Charles A. Purinton on Plymouth Beach for park purposes and make an appropriation therefor.
The Committee recommends that the Town appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for acquiring the holdings of Charles A. Purinton on Plymouth Beach for park purposes.
Article 37. To see what action the Town will take in regard to acquiring, for the future needs of the Town, a portion of the premises belonging to the heirs of Jason W. Mixter, situated between Church Street and High Street.
The Committee recommends that a committee be appointed to look into the matter of acquiring for the future needs of the Town, any of the premises adjoining the Town House group.
Article 38. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars for addition to Vine Hills Cemetery.
The Committee recommends that no appropriation be made for an addition to Vine Hills Cemetery.
Article 39. To see if the Town will permit the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston, a Corporation Sole, or- ganized under the laws of this Commonwealth, to use for burial and other cemetery purposes, the land in said Plymouth described as follows :- Easterly by Vine Hill and Oak Grove Cemeteries, southerly by Summer Street, westerly by land of Buckingham and Miles and northerly by Samoset Street, (the above described premises having been approved in writing for cemetery purposes by the Board of Health).
(By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town grant the permit as petitioned for in Article 39.
Article 40. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to construct a driveway on each side of the Memorial Building as shown in a plan filed here- with. (The said driveways extending from Court to Water Streets and intended for the purpose of greater convenience of the patrons of the Memorial Building and the use of the land in the rear of said building for park-
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ing places for automobiles.) (By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 40.
Article 41. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fourteen hundred (1,400) dollars to cover the expenses incurred under the previous article.
(By petition.)
The Committee recommends that the Town take no action under Article 41.
Article 42. To see if the Town will accept a statue of Myles Standish and authorize it to be placed in front of the Memorial Building, if such statue shall be designed, produced and put in place without expense to the Town, (a committee of three citizens to be appointed by the Moderator having first approved the design.)
(By petition.)
The Committee recommends that authority be delegated to the Board of Selectmen with full power to act on the whole subject matter of Article 42.
Article 43. To see if the Town will instruct its Se- lectmen to petition the Director of the Division of Fish- eries and Game to cause such ponds within the Town as the Selectmen shall designate, but not more than four in number, to be stocked with food fish and put under the regulations of the Director of said Division for periods of not more than three years, as provided for in section 28 of chapter 130 of the General Laws.
The Committee recommends that the Selectmen be instructed to petition the Director of Fisheries and Game to carry out the pur- poses stated in this article.
Article 44. To see if the Town will authorize the transfer of a sum not exceeding five thousand (5,000) dollars from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
The Committee recommends that the Town authorize the trans- fer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
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Respectfully submitted, ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, TOWN OF PLYMOUTH.
Alton D. Edes, Chairman; Albert S. Anderson; Howard M Douglas, William H. Harriman, Philip Mayher, Mansfield S. O'Brien, Alfred L. Barnes, Isaac B. Holmes, Herbert A. Stockbridge, Roy E. Beaman, Aldo Giovanetti, William P. Libby, Myron L. Smith, George B. Sweeney.
Elmer R. Harlow, Secretary.
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Town Officers, 1927
Selectmen-William T. Eldridge, Henry W. Barnes, Jr., Walter E. Bent, Frank Eastwood, and Frank C. Smith.
Town Clerk-George B. Howland.
Town Treasurer-George B. Howland.
Collector of Taxes-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Town Accountant-Elmer R. Harlow.
Assessors-James C. Bates, chosen 1925 for three years, deceased Oct. 9, 1927; Nathaniel G. Lanman, chosen 1926 for three years; Charles H. Sherman, chosen 1927 for three years.
Overseers of the Poor-George L. Gooding, chosen 1925 for three years; William T. Eldridge, chosen 1926 for three years; Herbert W. Bartlett, chosen 1927 for three years.
Water Commissioners-John H. Damon, chosen 1925 for three years; William R. Morton and Ernest L. Samp- son, chosen 1926 for three years; Frank D. Bartlett and John L. Morton, chosen 1927 for three years.
School Committee-Frederick D. Bartlett and Alfred P. Richards, chosen 1925 for three years; Edward R. Belcher and Albert L. Mellor, chosen 1926 for three years ; Burt H. Corey and Fannie T. Rowell, chosen 1927 for three years.
Cemetery Commissioners-Richard T. Eldridge, chos- en 1925 for three years; Horace M. Saunders, chosen 1926 for three years; Arthur E. Blackmer, chosen 1927 for three years.
Burial Hill Committee-Cemetery Commissioners.
Agawam and Halfway Pond Herring Fishery Commit- tee-William J. Graham, George F. Haigh and Paul H. Manion.
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Park Commissioners-Job H. Standish, chosen 1925 for three years. Resigned April 20, 1927 and Myron L. Smith elected to fill the vacancy. Loomis R. Grant, chosen 1926 for three years; Henry T. Geary, chosen 1927 for three years.
Board of Health-Walter D. Shurtleff, chosen 1925 for three years; Herbert S. Maxwell, chosen 1926 for three years; Henry W. Barnes, chosen 1927 for three years. Resigned June 27, 1927 and William E. Curtin elected to fill the vacancy.
Surveyors and Measurers of Lumber-Alvin A. Hall, Cornelius C. Holmes, and Warren S. Bumpus.
Surveyor of Wood and Bark-Daniel J. Sullivan.
Town Director to County Aid to Agriculture-Porter T. Harlow.
Planning Board-LeBaron R. Barker, Arthur E. Black- mer, Ellis W. Brewster, George L. Gooding, and Fran- cis C. Holmes.
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers-Charles H. Ray- mond, Lewis F. Smith, Chester A. Torrance.
Sexton-Arthur L. Howland.
Pound Keeper-Russell L. Dickson.
Committee on Inland Fisheries-James S. Clark, War- ren S. Gale and Geoffrey D. Perrior.
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Daniel J. Sullivan. . Milk Inspector-Daniel J. Sullivan.
Beach Committee-Selectmen.
Superintendent of Streets-Arthur E. Blackmer.
Superintendent of Water Works-Arthur E. Blackmer. Collector of Water Rates-George B. Howland.
Harbor Master-Orrin C. Bartlett.
Board of Registration-Asa H. Burgess, appointed 1925 for three years; Herbert W. Clark, appointed 1926 for three years; George F. Anderson, appointed 1927 for three years.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries and Burial Hill-Edward F. Stranger.
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Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery-Charles B. Howland.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery-George A. Manter, deceased Feb. 26, 1927. James W. Hazen, ap- pointed to fill the vacancy.
Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery-James L. Haskell, deceased March 2, 1927. Alberto M. Haskell appointed to fill the vacancy.
Superintendent of Almshouse-Russell L. Dickson. Fire Commissioner-Henry Walton.
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. Building Inspector-Thomas A. Bodell.
Committee on Sewers-Selectmen.
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Abstracts of Records of 1927
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 26, 1927
FRANK C. SMITH, 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 Selectmen or a majority thereof, to borrow during the financial year beginning January 1, 1928, in antici- pation of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary 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 Alton D. Edes, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of seventy-five hun- dred (7,500) dollars, including the dog tax of 1926 amounting to $1,790.38, in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
Article Seven :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
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Article Eight :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of eighty-five hun- dred (8,500) dollars for the care, maintenance and im- provement of the parks, including the Training Green and Public Camping Place.
Article Nine :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of sixty-five hundred (6,500) dollars for the care, maintenance and improve- ment of the public playgrounds.
Article Ten :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,- 500) dollars for building a bath house at the Stephens Field Playground.
Article Eleven :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of four hundred (400) dollars for the observance of Memorial Day, $50.00 of this to be apportioned to the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article Twelve:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of nine hundred (900) dollars for the observance of July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article Thirteen :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars for public band concerts, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article Fourteen :
On motion of Helen W. Holmes, Voted: That the Town appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars, and choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws.
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Mr. William T. Eldridge nominated Mr. Porter T. Harlow for Town Director and he was elected.
Article Fifteen :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of two hundred (200) dollars for Rifle Range expenses.
Article Sixteen :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars for reforesting and improvement in the Town Forest.
Article Seventeen :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for compensation of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the expenses of that office.
Article Eighteen :
Mr. William T. Eldridge moved: That the sum of $5,- 000.00 be appropriated for the purpose of equipping a Public Sanitary at some convenient place on the State Reservation. Three hundred and twenty-one voting in the affirmative and forty-nine voting in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article Nineteen :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of forty-five hundred and fifty (4,- 550) dollars for repairs to the sewer outlet.
Article Twenty :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, it was unanimously voted : That the Town accept and allow, as a town way, Prince Street as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town; that an appropriation in the sum of two thousand and eighty (2,080) dollars be made for property damage thereon ; and that an appropriation in the sum of twenty- five hundred and twenty (2,520) dollars be made for construction thereof.
Article Twenty-one :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town
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appropriate the sum of twelve thousand (12,000) dollars for the construction of sewer on Prince Street, Court Street and Hedges Road.
Article Twenty-two:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of seventy-three hundred and fifty (7,350) dollars for new equipment for the Highway De- partment.
Article Twenty-three:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for widening corners at street intersections.
Article Twenty-four :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of eight thousand (8,000) dollars for macadamizing on the Sandwich Road.
Article Twenty-five:
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town accept and allow, as a town way, Cordage Terrace Exten- sion as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and make an appropriation of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars for filling and grading on said way.
Article Twenty-six :
Mr. Alton D. Edes moved : That the Town accept and allow the layout of a new public way from Billington Street, northerly, to land of Joseph Malaguti off Standish Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
That the Town appropriate the sum of thirty-five thousand (35,000) dollars for construction thereof, five thousand (5,000) dollars of which shall be for land damages.
That to meet said appropriation there be raised in the levy of the current year the sum of seven thousand (7,- 000) dollars, and that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of twenty-eight thousand (28,000) dol-
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lars, 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 of chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Three hundred and twenty-nine voting in the affirma- tive, and three hundred and eleven in the negative, the necessary two-thirds not having voted in the affirmative, the motion was lost.
Article Twenty-seven :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted; That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dol- lars for surfacing the road and building sidewalk on Grant Street and McKinley Road.
Article Twenty-eight :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dol- lars for hardsurfacing on the Clifford Road.
Article Twenty-nine :
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed- ing ten thousand (10,000) dollars to be used for paving Main Street Extension with reenforced concrete or gran- ite blocks on concrete base.
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town make no appropriation under this article.
Article Thirty :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for grading and covering the clay on the areas on the Town Wharf specified in Article 30.
Article Thirty-one :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of one thousand (1,000) dollars for building an iron fence on the westerly side of Market Street, from the building of I. Morton and Company to the corner of Bass Place.
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Article Thirty-two:
Mr. Alton D. Edes moved: That the Town appropri- ate the sum of forty thousand (40,000) dollars for Fire Alarm Signal System.
That to meet said appropriation there be raised in the levy of the current year the sum of seven thousand (7,- 000) dollars, and that the Town Treasurer, with the ap- proval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of thirty-three thousand (33,000) dollars and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in accordance with the pro- visions of section 19 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than five years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
Two hundred and forty-seven voting in the affirmative, and four hundred and one in the negative, the motion was lost.
Article Thirty-three :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dol- lars for hard-surfacing on the Shore Road, beginning at the intersection of the White Horse Road, and extending northerly as far as the appropriation will cover, with such type and thickness of material as the Superintendent of Streets shall deem suitable.
Article Thirty-four :
To see if the Town will adopt an Act entitled "An Act relative to the Promotion of Call Firemen to the Per- manent Force."
On motion of Henry Walton, Voted : That action under this article be indefinitely postponed.
Article Thirty-seven :
On motion of Harry B. Davis, Voted: That the con- sideration of Article thirty-seven be taken up next.
On motion of Harry B. Davis, Voted: That a commit- tee of five be appointed by the Moderator to make a sur- vey of the present and future needs of the Town for
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Town offices and to report at a future Town Meeting.
Article Thirty-eight :
On motion of John E. Miles, Voted: That the consider- ation of Article thirty-eight be taken up next.
Mr. Alton D. Edes then moved: That the Town make no appropriation for addition to Vine Hills Cemetery.
Mr. John E. Miles moved: To substitute: That the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars be appropriated for addition to Vine Hills Cemetery, but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Edes was then put before the meet- ing and carried.
Article Thirty-five:
Mr. Ira C. Ward moved: That the Town accept the provisions of section 49 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws, providing for the classification under the civil service of the position of Chief of Police.
Two hundred and thirteen voting in the affirmative, and three hundred and forty-nine voting in the negative, the motion was lost.
Article Thirty-six :
Mr. Harry B. Davis moved: That the Town acquire the Purinton property on Plymouth Beach for park pur- poses and that $6,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated for said purpose.
One hundred and seventy voting in the affirmative and four in the negative, more than two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.
Article Thirty-nine :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town grant a permit to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bos- ton, a Corporation Sole, organized under the laws of this Commonwealth, to use for burial and other cemetery pur- poses, the land in said Plymouth described as follows :
Easterly by Vine Hill and Oak Grove Cemeteries, southerly by Summer Street, westerly by land of Buck- ingham and Miles, and northerly by Samoset Street, the
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above described premises having been approved in writ- ing for cemetery purposes by the Board of Health.
Article Forty :
Mr. Alton D. Edes moved : That the Town take no action under this article.
Mr. John E. Miles moved to substitute: That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to construct a drive- way on each side of the Memorial Building as shown in a plan filed herewith. The said driveways extending from Court to Water Street and intended for the purpose of greater convenience of the patrons of the Memorial Building and the use of the land in the rear of said building for parking places for automobiles, but the mo- tion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Edes was put before the meeting and carried.
Article Forty-One :
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fourteen hundred (1,400) dollars to cover the expenses incurred under the previous article. (By Petition) .
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Forty-two :
To see if the Town will accept a statue of Myles Stan- dish and authorize it to be placed in front of the Memorial Building, if such statue shall be designed, produced and put in place without expense to the Town, (a committee of three citizens to be appointed by the Moderator hav- ing first approved the design.)
(By Petition) .
Mr. Alton D. Edes moved : That the Town delegate to the Board of Selectmen authority with full power to act. on the whole subject matter of Article 42.
Mr. Harry B. Davis moved to amend : That a com- mittee of five be appointed by the Moderator to act with the Selectmen in this matter, and the motion was carried.
The motion of Mr. Edes as amended, was then put before the meeting and carried.
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Article Forty-three :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Select- men be and they hereby are instructed to petition the Director of the Division of Fisheries and Game to cause such ponds within the Town as the Selectmen shall des- ignate, but not more than four in number, to be stocked with food fish and put under the regulations of the Di- rector of said Division for periods of not more than three years, as provided for in section 28 of chapter 130 of the General Laws.
Article Forty-four :
On motion of Alton D. Edes, Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer of the sum of five thousand (5,000) dollars from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advis- ory and Finance Committee.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $514,143.00 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 of the Town for the ensuing year.
On motion of William T. Eldridge, Voted : To adjourn.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING, MAY 21, 1927
FRANK C. SMITH, Moderator
Article Two :
Mr. Alton D. Edes, moved : That the Town indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by or result from the laying out, altera- tion, construction and reconstruction of the State High- way on the Plymouth-Sagamore Road in Plymouth, or any section or relocation thereof, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign an indemnity agree- ment therefor in behalf of the Town indemnifying the Commonwealth as aforesaid.
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