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Anne P. Wilson
Grade V
17 Sever Street
Dorothy E. Wilbur
Grade I
15 Allerton Street
Math., Guidance
Domestic Science
Social Stud., Gen. Sci.
Eng. Math. Social Stud.
Math., Eng.
Jr. Bus. Training
Clifford Road Clifford Road
4 Massasoit Street 133 Court Street 12 Washington Street
Grade IV
29 Samoset Street
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Burton School
*Helen Given Dorothy A. Judkins
Grade III
Teresa A. Rogan
Grade IV
Ruth H. Tolman
Grade IV
25 Stafford Street 11 Allerton Street Newfields Street Rockland, Mass., R. F. D.
Mora Norton
Alden Street School Grades I and II
101 Court Street
Oak Street School
Clementine L. Ortolani
Mildred R. Randall
Grades I and II Grades III and IV
8 Cherry Street 79 Court Street
Cold Spring School
Gertrude C. Bennett
Grade II
Mabel F. Douglas
Grade III
12 Stafford Street Nelson Street
Grace R. Moor
Lincoln Street Primary Grades I and II
11 Sandwich Street
Mt. Pleasant School
Helen H. Linnell
Principal-Grade VI
Helena L. Anderson
Grade III
72 Warren Avenue 11 Jefferson Street 5 Stephens Street
Gladys L. Brownell
Grade I
*Esther A. Cotti
Grade IV
25 Smith's Lane
Elsie C. Muir
Grade V
11 Whiting Street
A. Ruth Toombs
Grade II
14 Jefferson Street
Emma Raymond
Wellingsley School Grades I-IV
23 Mt. Pleasant Street
Individual School
Mary L. Jackson, Prin. *Marjorie Frost
Ungraded Ungraded
9 Sever Street
Gertrude W. Zahn
Cliff Street School Grades I-V 320 Court Street
Ethel P. Haire
Russell Mills School Grades I-IV
6 Mt. Pleasant Street
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Grades II-III
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Elouise E. Ellis Marie R. Freeman
Marjorie Parker
Manomet School Grades IV-VI Grades I-III
Cedarville School Grades I-VI
Manomet Manomet
Bournedale, Mass., R. F. D.
Special Teachers
Supervisor of Sewing Supervisor of Music
Supv. of Phy. Ed .- Ele.
Drawing-Jr. & Sr. High
Mt. Pleas. & Knapp -- VI Supv. of Phys. Ed. Supervisor of Drawing
Warren Avenue Lincoln Street
45 Pleasant Street
11 Sever Street
13 Whiting Street
1 Sagamore Strect
133 Court Street
General Substitutes
Hedge and Knapp, I-VI Cornish and Mt. Pleasant
49 Pleasant Street
13 Mayflower Street
Medical Department
School Physician
Teacher of Oral Hygiene School Nurse
Assistant to Nurse
43 Court Street
11 Jefferson Street 20 Highland Place Mayflower Street
Janitors
High
Junior High
Mt. Pleasant
Cornish-Burton
Knapp Hedge
Alden St., Cold Spring
Alden St., Cold Spring
Oak Street
Asst. J. H. S. and S. H. S.
South St. and Lincoln St. Wellingsley Russell Mills
Manomet Cedarville
Cliff Street
237 Sandwich Street
17. Mt. Pleasant Street
3 Robinson Street
1 Royal Street
23 Atlantic Street
24 Hall Street Standish Avenue Davis Street Oak Street Pleasant Street Lincoln Street
223 Sandwich Street Russell Mills Manomet Cedarville Sandwich Road
Grace Blackmer Frances H. Buck Beatrice E. Garvin Ruth L. Hazelwood Catherine O'Neil John H. Smith Faith C. Stalker
Leella F. Leonard Jennie E. Taylor
J. Holbrook Shaw Jane Bradford Susie Macdonald Hazel Bruce
Charles Coates John R. Yates
Nelson Cushing
Peter A. Dries, Jr. Sebastian Riedel Leo Callahan Nelson Pero John McArdle
George F. Merrill
Fred J. Smith Andrea Busi Winslow Rickard Joseph Lawrence W. Cleveland John S. Dunn Elliott F. Swift
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CONTENTS
School Calendar 3
School Directory
4
Report of the School Committee 5
Financial Report 10
School Budget for 1929 10
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Conditions in Junior and Senior High School
Changes in Studies in the Junior and Senior High Schools 17 Increase in Supervision 18
Fundamentals in Elementary Schools 19
1. Results of Arithmetic Test
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2. Results in Reading Comprehension Test 22
3. Results of Language Usage Test 24
4. Conclusion in regard to Results in Tests 24
Newer and Special Activities 26
1. Pre-School Mental Tests 26
2. Character Training 26
3. Educational and Vocational Guidance 27
4. Summer School 28
5. Creative activities in Primary Grades 28
6. Classes in Instrumental Music
30
7. Art Work in Grades
31
8. Practical Arts in the Junior High School
32
9. The Individual School
42
10. The Americanization and Evening Classes
44
11. Physical Activities in the Elementary Grades 46
12. Physical Activities in the High Schools 48
Health Education
49
1. Correction of Physical Defects
49
2. Nutrition 50
3. Fresh-Air School 51
4. Rest and Nutrition Class 54
5. Oral and Dental Hygiene 56
6. Statistical Report of Teacher of Oral Hygiene 63
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8. Health Crusade
65
9. Statistical Report of School Nurse
65
10. Pre-School Physical Examinations
66
11. Motion Pictures
67
12. Conferences of School Physician
67
13. Examinations by School Physician
68
A Word to the Parents
68
School Enrollment
70
Employment of Minors
71
School Census 71
Report of the Supervisor of Attendance 71
School Department Employees 72
Index of Report of Town Officers will be found on page 259.
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Conclusion
7. State School Hygiene Survey
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Superintendent's Report
Librarians Referat m Page III
n Treasurers Report 1 Salary Caps m Page 227
TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
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REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1929
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
For the Year Ending December 31st
1929
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Linotyped, Printed and Bound by The Memorial Press, Plymouth, Mass.
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Town Officers, 1929
Selectmen-Frank Eastwood, George J. Anderson, Her- bert K. Bartlett, William H. Beever and Andrew J. Carr. William H. Beever resigned August 19, 1929 and Roger S. Kellen elected Sept. 28, 1929 to fill the vacancy.
Town Clerk-George B. Howland.
Town Treasurer-George B. Howland.
Collector of Taxes-Herbert W. Bartlett.
Town Accountant-Elmer R. Harlow.
Assessors-Charles H. Sherman, chosen 1927 for three years; Thomas L. Cassidy, chosen 1928 for three years; Nathaniel G. Lanman, chosen 1929 for three years.
Overseers of the Public Welfare-Herbert W. Bartlett, chosen 1927 for three years; George L. Gooding, chosen 1928 for three years; William T. Eldridge, chosen 1929 for three years.
Water Commissioners-Frank D. Bartlett and John L. Morton, chosen 1927 for three years; John H. Damon, chosen 1928 for three years; William R. Morton and Richard T. Eldridge, chosen 1929 for three years.
School Committee-Fannie T. Rowell and E. Harold Donovan chosen 1927 for three years ; Frederick D. Bart- lett and Alfred P. Richards, chosen 1928 for three years ; Harry W. Burns and Albert L. Mellor chosen 1929 for three years.
Cemetery Commissioners-Arthur E. Blackmer, chosen 1927 for three years. Richard T. Eldridge, chosen 1928 for three years; Horace M. Saunders, chosen 1929 for three years.
Burial Hill Committee-Cemetery Commissioners.
Agawam and Halfway Pond Herring Fishery Com- mittee-William J. Graham, George F. Haigh and Paul H. Manion.
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Park Commissioners-Roy E. Beaman, chosen 1928 for two years; Myron L. Smith, chosen 1928 for three years ; James T. Frazier, chosen 1929 for three years.
Board of Health-William E. Curtin, chosen 1927 for three years; Andrew J. Carr, chosen 1928 for three years ; Herbert S. Maxwell, chosen 1929 for three years.
Surveyors and Measurers of Lumber-Warren S. Bum- pus and Alvin A. Hall.
Surveyor of Wood and Bark-Daniel J. Sullivan.
Town Director to County Aid to Agriculture-Porter T. Harlow.
Planning Board-LeBaron R. Barker, resigned Dec. 9, 1929, Harry B. Davis elected to fill the vacancy, Arthur E. Blackmer, Ellis W. Brewster, George L. Gooding and Francis C. Holmes.
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers-Charles H. Ray- mond, Lewis F. Smith and Chester A. Torrance.
Sexton-Edward G. Ellis.
Pound Keeper-Russell L. Dickson.
Committee on Inland Fisheries-Warren S. Gale, Geof- frey D. Perrior and Michael D. Welsh.
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.
Committee on Town Forest-George R. Briggs, Abbott A. Raymond and Charles T. Stevens.
Harbor Master-Orrin C. Bartlett.
Board of Registration-J. Ernest Beauregard appoint- ed 1928 for two years; Asa H. Burgess, appointed 1928 for three years; Herbert W. Clark appointed 1929 for three years.
Superintendent of Oak Grove and Vine Hills Ceme- teries and Burial Hill-Alexander H. P. Besse.
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Superintendent of Chiltonville Cemetery-Charles B. Howland.
Superintendent of Manomet Cemetery-James W. Ha- zen.
Superintendent of Cedarville Cemetery-Alberto M. Haskell.
Superintendent of Infirmary-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 1929
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 23, 1929
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, 1930, in anticipa- tion 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 Harold G. Roberts, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $9,000.00, including the dog tax for 1928 amounting to $1,756.80 in aid of the Plymouth Public Library. Article Seven :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $750.00 in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article Eight:
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $7,800 for the care, maintenance and improvement of the parks, Training Green and Public Camping Place.
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Article Nine :
On motion of William P. Libby, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $6,500.00 for the care, maintenance and improvement of the public playgrounds.
Article Ten :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, it was unanimously voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,550.00 for new bleachers on the Stephens Field Playground. Article Eleven :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town take no action under this article, but the motion was lost.
Mr. William T. Eldridge moved: That the Town ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 for building and equipping a new public sanitary at White Horse Beach, including the purchase of land necessary for same. Five hundred thirty-two voting in the affirmative, and twenty in the negative, and the necessary two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried. Article Twelve:
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of three hundred fifty-three and 23/100 (353.23) dollars to be used for the payment of certain bills for food, clothing, bedding, disinfectants, and for renovating rooms, all con- tracted on account of smallpox cases during the summer of 1928.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirteen :
To see if the Town will adopt Zoning By-Laws recom- mended by the Planning Board.
On motion of James S. Swanton, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Fourteen :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $7,000.00 to be expended on the Fire Alarm System.
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Article Fifteen :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $800.00 for compensation of the Inspector of Buildings and to defray the expenses of that office.
Article Sixteen :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the use of the Plym- outh County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture and choose a Town Director.
Mr. George B. Howland nominated Mr. Porter T. Har- low for Town Director and he was elected.
Article Seventeen :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $125.00 for Rifle Range expenses. Article Eighteen :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 for reforesting and im- provement in the Town Forest.
Article Nineteen :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That action under this article be deferred until the town meeting in March, 1930. That a committee consisting of nine be appointed by the Moderator to work in conjunction with the School Com- mittee to investigate the needs and building conditions at the Junior High and Senior High Schools and recom- mend such alterations, additions, reconstruction or new construction as may be necessary in their judgment to give proper educational facilities for the present and fu- ture, and that the sum of $2,000.00 be appropriated to de- fray the expense of such investigation.
Mr. Frederick D. Bartlett moved: To amend by sub- stituting in the place thereof the following:
To see if the Town will erect a new building on Lincoln Street to provide further accommodations for the junior and senior high schools substantially in accordance with the plans drawn by the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation,
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and submitted by the school committee and appropriate therefor the amount of three hundred and ninety thou- sand (390,000.00) dollars. To meet the appropriation there be raised in the tax levy of the present year, the sum of ten thousand (10,000) dollars and that the town treasurer, with the approval of the board of Selectmen, be authorized to borrow a sum not to exceed three hun- dred and eighty thousand (380,000) dollars and to issue therefor bonds or notes of the town to be payable in ac- cordance with Sec. 19 of Chap. 44 of the G. L. so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years after the date of the issuance of the first bond or note or at such earlier date as the treasurer and selectmen may determine. The erection of said new building to be under the direction of the school committee and said committee is hereby authorized to contract for said erection in the name of the Town. Four hundred sixteen voting in the affirmative and six hundred voting in the negative, the motion was lost.
Mr. Harry B. Davis moved : To amend by adding: That said Committee may extend its survey to cover the entire school system and may make such report as it may con- sider of interest or benefit to the Town, and the motion was carried.
The motion of Mr. Libby, as amended by Mr. Davis, was put before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty :
To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or eminent domain, for School purposes, the land belonging to Grace A. Pope, lying on the southwesterly side of Union Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and appropriate therefor the sum of seventy-five hundred (7,500) dollars.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Twenty-one.
To see if the Town will acquire by purchase or eminent
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domain, for school purposes, the land belonging to Harry Frim and others lying on the southerly side of Bradford Street and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and make an appropriation therefor.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Twenty-Two:
Mr. William P. Libby moved : That a special committee consisting of the Chairman of the Selectmen, the Chair- man of the Water Commissioners, the Chairman of the Planning Board, and the Town Engineer, be appointed to investigate the proposal to purchase the property of the Plymouth Mills for the purposes of the Town, and to make a report of their findings at a future meeting; and that an appropriation of $200.00 be made for expenses in connection with said investigation.
Mr. Oscar H. Tracy moved: That action under this article be indefinitely postponed. Two hundred twenty voting in the affirmative and one hundred forty-four voting in the negative, the motion was carried.
Article Twenty-three :
Mr. Harold G. Roberts moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of $6,050.00 to be used for the purchase of a new roller and a new truck for the Highway De- partment.
Mr. George J. Anderson moved to amend: That the Town appropriate $850.00 for the purchase of a new truck, but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Roberts was then put .before the meeting and carried.
Article Twenty-four :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $8,323.30 to pay for repairs and resurfacing of Court, Main and Sandwich Streets, in excess of the appropriation made June 2, 1928.
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Article Twenty-five:
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be used for resurfacing Court Street from Chilton Street to Samoset Street.
Article Twenty-six :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for improvement and surfacing on Brookside Avenue.
Article Twenty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, it was unanimously voted: That the Town accept and allow the relocation of the westerly line of Main Street over land of the Plymouth National Bank at No. 58 Main Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,850.00 for land damage and expense occasioned thereby.
Article Twenty-eight:
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town accept and allow as a town way Manomet Avenue from Strand Avenue in a southerly direction approximately nine hundred and seventy (970) feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for construction and surfacing on said way.
Article Twenty-nine :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town accept and allow as town ways Mckinley Road northerly from Grant Street approximately two hundred (200) feet, Walnut Street northerly from Grant Street approximately two hundred and forty-one (241) feet, and Harding Avenue from said Walnut Street easterly to said McKinley Road approximately four hundred and twenty-four (424) feet, all as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for construction and surfacing on the above mentioned ways.
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Article Thirty :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town accept and allow as a town way Hedge Road running in an easterly direction from Court Street approximately four hundred and sixty-six (466) feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town.
Article Thirty-one :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for hard-sur- facing on the Shore Road to Manomet.
Article Thirty-two : -
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not ex- ceeding thirty-five hundred (3,500) dollars for hard- surfacing three tenths (3/10) of a mile of town road starting from the Bourne town-line to Red Brook bridge in the Town of Plymouth. (By Petition).
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-three :
To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed- ing fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for improvement of the Head of the Bay Road, between Long Pond and the Bourne-Plymouth town line.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-four :
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seven thousand (7,000) dollars to build a suitable hard-sur- face road beginning at the junction of Clifford and Doten Roads and continuing as far as possible toward the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company. (By Peti- tion).
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-five :
To see if the Town will vote to have the Superinten- dent of Streets, Superintendent of Water Department,
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and Superintendent of the Plymouth Cemeteries elected by the vote of the Town.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
Article Thirty-six :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town adopt an eight hour day for the members of the Police De- partment.
Mr. Elmer L. Berg moved: That the result of the vote under this article be determined by ballot, but the motion was lost.
Mr. George J. Anderson moved: To amend by sub- stituting: That action under this article be postponed until next year, but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Libby was then put before the meeting and carried.
Mr. Libby then moved : That the appropriation for the police department under Article 5, be reconsidered, and the motion was carried.
Mr. William P. Libby then moved: That the sum of $2,150.00 be added to the police department appropria- tion, making the total amount appropriated for the po- lice department $30,000.
Article Thirty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town purchase land on which to erect a water tank and tower, the same to be paid for from the appropriation voted at the Town meeting of March 27, 1926, under Ar- ticle 35 of the warrant for that meeting. Article Thirty-eight :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town purchase a parcel of land on which to erect a pumping station on Billington Street, the same to be paid for from the appropriation voted at the town meet- ing of March 27, 1926, under Article 35 of the warrant for that meeting.
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Article Thirty-nine :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town take no action under this article, but the motion was lost.
Mr. Henry Walton then moved: That the Town ap- propriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars to cover the expense of a preliminary survey and cost es- timate for the proposed public water system for Mano- met, said sum to be expended under direction of Water Commissioners, and the motion was carried. Article Forty :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town build three cement tanks in Beaver Dam Brook for the purpose stated in Article 40; one to be placed near the Manomet Post Office on the Westerly side of the bridge and on the south side of the stream; one at the Brook Road Bridge on the westerly side of the bridge in the middle of the stream; one at the Herring Stream in South White Horse on the north side of the stream and about fifty feet west of the foot bridge.
Article Forty-one :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for building the three cement tanks provided for in Article 40. Article Forty-two :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the matter of taking over the cemeteries as petitioned for in this article be referred to the Board of Cemetery Com- missioners for investigation and later report to the Town.
Article Forty-three :
To see what action the Town will take in regard to appropriating the sum of six hundred (600) dollars to be used in addition to the regular appropriation for carrying out the provisions of Article 42.
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.
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Article Forty-four :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted: That the Se- lectmen be and they are hereby authorized to accept from the Trustees of the Stickney Fund a conveyance of land upon and adjacent to Burial Hill by such a deed containing such provisions as the Selectmen shall ap- prove.
Article Forty-five :
On motion of William P. Libby, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $550.00 for the observance of Memorial Day, $50.00 of this to be apportioned to the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article Forty-six :
Mr. William P. Libby moved: That the Town appro- priate the sum of $750.00 for the observance of July Fourth and Forefather's Day, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Mr. Nicholas Keefe moved: To amend by making this amount $1,750.00 but the motion was lost.
The motion of Mr. Libby was then put before the meeting and carried.
Article Forty-seven :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for public band concerts, to be expended under the direction of the Se- lectmen.
Article Forty-eight :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Board of Public Welfare is hereby authorized to sell the Frances Archer property situated on the southerly side of Davis Street.
Article Forty-nine :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer 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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Article Fifty :
On motion of Harold G. Roberts, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 from the sur- plus now standing as a credit balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
On motion of George B. Howland, Voted: That the sum of $447,728.87 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.
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