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7,000.00
7,000.00
Sidewalks : Granolithic,
5,000.00
5,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal,
8,000.00
7,000.00
Street Sprinkling,
5,000.00
5,000.00
Street Lighting,
21,000.00
20,000.00
Harbor Master,
450.00
450.00
Pensions for Town Laborers,
1,225.00
1,225.00
Public Welfare Dept. Includ- ing Mothers' Aid,
35,000.00
35,000.00
Public Welfare Dept. Over- draft, 1929,
1,201.56
1,201.56
Soldiers' Benefits,
10,500.00
10,500.00
School Department,
254,000.00
250,000.00
School Department, for Trav-
elling Expenses, outside the Commonwealth,
150.00
. . . . . . .
Park Department, for the Parks and Training Green,
9,386.00
8,000.00
Park Department, for Public Playgrounds and Public Camping Place,
7,400.00
6,500.00
Park Department, for 1929 bills,
162.93
162.93
Sexton,
200.00
200.00
Miscellaneous Account,
3,500.00
3,000.00
Water Department Maintenance, 28,000.00
28,000.00
Water Department Construc-
tion, Including Purchase of Land for Standpipes,
15,000.00
15,000.00
Town Forest,
1,500.00
1,500.00
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries,
13,000.00
12,000.00
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Oak Grove and Vine Hills
Cemeteries, for Surfacing
Drives and Paths,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Burial Hill Cemetery,
2,000.00
2,000.00
Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedar-
ville and South Pond Cemeteries, 500.0.0
600.00
Town Debt and Interest, 78,000.00
78,000.00
Total for Article 5,
$718,964.37
$706,467.37
Art. 6. Plymouth Public Library,
$10,000.00
$10,000.00
Art. 7. Manomet Public Library,
750.00
750.00
Art. 8. Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture,
250.00
250.00
Art. 10. Memorial Committee,
2,500.00
2,500.00
Art. 11. Rifle Range Expenses,
125.00
125.00
Art. 12. Memorial Day and Armistice Day,
750.00
750.00
Art. 13. July Fourth and Fore- father's Day,
1,250
800.00
Art. 14. Band Concerts,
500.00
500.00
Art. 15. Dredging Harbor,
16,500.00
16,500.00
Art. 16. Fish Wharf Repairs and Dredging,
8,000.00
200.00
Art. 17. Dredging at Sewer and Fish Wharf,
2,000.00
2,000.00
Art. 18. Traffic Signals,
5,000.00
3,500.00
Art. 19. Survey on Sewage Disposal,
6,000.00
.......
Art. 20. Standish Avenue Im- provement,
20,000.00
3,500.00
Art. 21. State Highway Land Damages,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Art. 22. Vinal Avenue Con- struction,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Art. 23. Manomet Avenue Con- struction,
250.00
250.00
Art. 24. Gray Avenue Con- struction,
1,500.00
1,000.00
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Art. 25. Land for Sidewalk at No. 10 Court,
770.00
770.00
Art. 26. Forest Avenue Land Damage,
300.00
300.00
Art. 27. Hedge Road Con-
struction,
2,500.00
1,500.00
Art. 28. New High School Building,
40,000.00
. . ....
Art. 29. Acquiring Land on Union Street for School Purposes, 7,500.00
Art. 30. Acquiring Land on Brad- ford Street for School Purposes, 1,200.00 Art. 31. Court Street Sidewalk from
Murray Street Northerly, 1,000.00
Art. 32. Macadam Road on Town Wharf,
1,000.00
1,000.00
Art. 33. Head of the Bay Road Improvement,
500.00
500.00
Art. 34. Court Street Drain,
1,500.00
1,000.00
Art. 35. Mt. Pleasant Street Drain, 750.00
500.00
Art. 38. Sandwich Street and
Main Street Ext., Land and
Construction,
4,800.00
4,800.00
Art. 39. Beaver Dam Road Hard-Surfacing,
1,000.00
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Art. 40. Warren Avenue Side- walks,
1,500.00
1,000.00
Art. 41. South Street, East of Playground,
500.00
500.00
Art. 42. Doten Road, Hard- Surface,
7,000.00
1,000.00
Art. 43. Remodeling at Police Station,
20,000.00
20,000.00
Art. 44. Clearing Brush from Woods Roads and Other Work, 2,500.00
2,500.00
Art. 46. Pipe Line at White Horse Beach for Fire Protection, 1,300.00
Total of Warrant, $891,959.37
Total of Committee's Recommendations,
$786,462.37
Total of 1929 Appropriations, $745,503.32
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Note: The total of all appropriations recommended to the Town is around $40,000.00 more than last year's total, but this is nearly all accounted for by two unusual outlay projects both of which we believe should be un- dertaken, and one of which in fact seems to be unavoid- able.
Articles 6 to 50, inclusive, are printed below, each arti- cle being followed by the recommendation of the Com- mittee.
Article 6. To take such action as the Town may see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $10,000.00, in- cluding the dog tax for 1929, amounting to $1,835.03 in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.
Note: The increase of $1,000.00 over last year's ap- propriation is recommended on account of the fact that extensive repairs were paid for by the Library Trustees from funds in their hands not contributed by the Town, thus reducing the total available for maintenance during the current year. It is not the intention of the Commit- tee to set the sum of $10,000.00 as a standard for sub- sequent years.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $750.00 in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty (250) dollars, and to choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $250.00 for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, and choose a Town Director.
Article 9. To hear the report of the Committee on By-Laws and act thereon, and see what action the Town will take in regard to adoption, amendment or revision of By-Laws.
See printed report of By-Law Committee.
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Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars to be used by the Committee on Memorials for the Town Memorial Building, for the purposes set forth in the Committee's report.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be used by the Committee on Memorials for the Town Me- morial Building, for the purposes set forth in that Com- mittee's report.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one hundred and twenty-five (125) dollars for Rifle Range expenses.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $125.00 for Rifle Range Expenses.
Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars for the observance of Memorial Day and Armistice Day.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $750.00 for the observance of Memorial Day and Armistice Day, $50.00 of this to be apportioned to the United Spanish War Veterans.
Article 13. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twelve hundred and fifty (1,250) dollars to pay the expenses of the observance of July Fourth and of an Old Home Day in connection with Forefathers' Day, said money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen.
That the sum of $800.00 be appropriated by the Town for the observance of July Fourth and Forefathers' Day, to be expended under the direction of Selectmen.
Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars for public band concerts, said money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for pub- lic band concerts, to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding sixteen thousand, five hundred (16,500) dollars to be paid over to the State Treasurer for dredg- ing in the harbor southerly from the present basin, in accordance with a plan prepared by the State Depart-
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ment of Public Works, dated November 1929, and filed with the Town.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $16,500.00 to be paid over to the State Treasurer for dredging in the harbor southerly from the present basin, as set forth in Article 15.
Article 16. To see if the Town will make an appropria- tion to repair the fish pier at the Town Wharf and to dredge the basin in its vicinity. (By petition.)
That the subject matter be referred to the Wharf Com- mittee for a report to the Town as soon as possible, and not later than the next annual town meeting, and that the Town appropriate the sum of $200.00 for expense of procuring plans and estimates.
Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding two thousand (2,000) dollars for dredging the sewer outlet and in the vicinity of the fish wharf owned by the town.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for dredging at the sewer outlet and in the vicinity of the fish wharf.
Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding five thousand (5,000) dollars for traffic signals to be installed in accordance with the State regu- lations, at the junction of Samoset Street and North Park Avenue with Court Street, at Shirley Square, at the junc- tion of Leyden Street and Town Square with Main Street, and at the junction of Water Street with Sandwich Street.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for traffic signals to be installed in accordance with the State regulations, at the junction of Samoset Street and North Park Avenue with Court Street, and at the junction of Leyden Street and Town Square with Main Street.
Article 19. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding six thousand (6,000) dollars for an en- gineering survey and report on intercepting sewer and sewage disposal.
That the Town take no action under Article 19.
Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) dollars to be used for the improvement of Standish Avenue from Alden
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Street to the Middleboro Railroad Bridge, to include macadamizing of the road bed, laying curbing and build- ing sidewalk.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for re- surfacing and laying curbing on Standish Avenue be- tween the points named in Article 20.
Article 21. To see if the Town will 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, alteration, construction or reconstruction of the State Highway known as the Sandwich Road in Plymouth from Costello's Corner to the Bourne line, or any section or relocation thereof, and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement therefor in behalf of the Town, and make an appropriation therefor, or take any other action with respect thereto.
That the Town will 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, alteration, construction or recon- struction of the State Highway known as the Sandwich Road in Plymouth from Costello's Corner to the Bourne line, or any section or relocation thereof, and that the Board of Selectmen be authorized to sign an indemnity agreement therefor in behalf of the Town indemnifying the Commonwealth as aforesaid, and that the sum of $1,- 000.00 be appropriated towards the expense and damage thereof.
Article 22. To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way Vinal Avenue, in Manomet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for construction and surfacing on said way.
That the Town accept and allow as a town way Vinal Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for con- struction and surfacing on said way.
Article 23. To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way Manomet Avenue, from the end of the 1929 layout southerly to the southeast boundary of prem-
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ises of Carrie H. Ware, approximately 244 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and ap- propriate a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty (250) dollars for construction and surfacing on said way.
That the Town accept and allow as a town way Mano- met Avenue from the end of the 1929 layout southerly to the southeast boundary of the premises of Carrie H. Ware, approximately 244 feet, as laid out by the Select- men and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $250.00 for construction and surfacing on said way.
Article 24. To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way Gray Avenue running from Alvin Road to Davis Street, approximately 410 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for construction, surfacing and sidewalk on said way.
That the Town accept and allow as a town way Gray Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for con- struction and surfacing on said way.
Article 25. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seven hundred and seventy (770) dollars for the purchase of land for widening the sidewalk at No. 10 Court Street.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $770.00 for the purchase of land for widening the sidewalk at No. 10 Court Street.
Article 26. To see if the Town will accept and allow the relocation of the southerly line of Forest Avenue over land of Ernesto Cavicchi designated as No. 390 Court Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate a sum not exceeding three hun- dred (300) dollars for land damages occasioned thereby.
That the Town accept and allow the relocation of the southerly line of Forest Avenue over land of Ernesto Cavicchi designated as No. 390 Court Street, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for land damages occasioned thereby.
Article 27. To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way Hedge Road running in an easterly direc- tion from the easterly end of the 1929 layout to the rail-
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road, approximately 1,200 feet, as laid out by the Select- men and reported to the Town, and appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars for construction of said way.
That the Town accept and allow as a town way Hedge Road running in an easterly direction from the easterly end of the 1929 layout to the railroad, approximately 1,200 feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for con- struction of said way.
Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate money for the erection of a new building on Lin- coln Street to provide further accommodations for the Junior and Senior High Schools, substantially in accord- ance with plans and specifications drawn by the Frank Irving Cooper Corporation and submitted herewith by the School Committee, or take any action relative thereto and authorize the issuance of notes or bonds of the Town therefor.
The Town By-Law governing the Advisory and Fi- nance Committee stipulates, -
"It shall be the duty of the Advisory and Finance Com- mittee to consider all matters proposed to be acted on at all town meetings, except such matters as may have been especially referred to the Committee appointed for that purpose ;
This Article is the same as Article 19, as it appeared in the town warrant for 1929, and was referred to a Com- mittee. It, therefore, appears that subject matter of this article in the warrant has been referred to a Special Committee, and is not for the Advisory and Finance Com- mittee to pass upon.
Article 29. To see if the Town will acquire by pur- chase 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.
Inasmuch as this article is in substance a part of Article 28, it should be so treated, and has not been considered by the Advisory and Finance Committee.
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Article 30. To see if the Town will acquire by pur- chase or eminent domain, for school purposes, the land belonging to Harry Frim and others lying on the south- erly side of Bradford Street, and adjoining other land of the Town of Plymouth and make an appropriation there- for.
Inasmuch as this article is in substance a part of Arti- cle 28, it should be so treated, and has not been considered by the Advisory and Finance Committee.
Article 31. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for sidewalk on Court Street northerly from Murray Street.
That the Town take no action under Article 31.
Article 32. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand (1,000) dollars for macad- amizing the roadway on the Town Wharf.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for macadamizing the roadway on the Town Wharf.
Article 33. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding five hundred (500) dollars for improve- ment of the Head of the Bay Road between Long Pond and the Bourne-Plymouth town line.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for Im- provement of the Head of the Bay Road.
Article 34. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars for storm water drain on the easterly side of Court Street between Howland Street and Chilton Street.
That the town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for storm water drain on the easterly side of Court Street between Howland Street and Chilton Street.
Article 35. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding seven hundred and fifty (750) dollars for construction of storm water drain from the north side of Mt. Pleasant Street on the Paty premises.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for storm water drain from the north side of Mt. Pleasant Street on the Paty premises.
Article 36. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seventy-five thousand (75,000) dollars to build a part of the water supply system for Manomet, in accord-
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ance with a report presented by the Water Commission- ers, and including the purchase of land for pumping sta- tion and stand-pipe.
The Committee recommends no action this year under this article, although they do feel that the proposal has considerable merit and is worthy of consideration.
A report for the Town from present residents of Man- omet section that would be benefited by the Manomet Wa- ter Supply project, would enable the voters of the town to better figure return that might be expected on such an investment, and the Committee recommends that this in- formation be obtained and submitted to the Town at the next annual meeting.
Article 37. To see if the Town will authorize the Se- lectmen to issue bonds or notes of the Town to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand (75,000) dollars to carry out action of the Town under the preceding article. That the Town take no action under Article 37.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to acquire that portion not already owned by the Town of the lot of land and dwelling house thereon situated at the junction of Sandwich Street and Main Street Extension; author- ize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the building and convey a portion of the land; accept and allow the re- location of the street lines over the premises, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appro- priate the sum of forty-eight hundred (4,800) dollars for damages and construction occasioned thereby.
That the Town acquire that portion not already owned by the Town of the lot of land and dwelling house thereon situated at the junction of Sandwich Street and Main Street Extension; authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the building and convey a portion of the land ; accept and allow the relocation of the street lines over the premises, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $4,800.00 for dam- ages and construction occasioned thereby.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to hard- surface the Beaver Dam Road from the end of the present hard-surface as far as the last dwelling on the road, approximately one-quarter of a mile, and make an ap- propriation sufficient for the purpose. (By petition.)
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That the Town take no action under Article 39.
Article 40. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fifteen hundred (1,500) dollars to be used for laying a tar concrete sidewalk on Warren Avenue from Jabez Corner southerly. (By petition.)
That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to be used for laying a tar concrete sidewalk on Warren Avenue from Jabez Corner southerly.
Article 41. To see if the Town will appropriate suf- ficient money to have graded and hard-surfaced that por- tion of South Street that lies on the east side of the South Street Playground, from the junction of Mt. Pleasant Street to the south end of the South Street Playground. (By petition.)
That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for grading and filling that portion of South Street specified in Article 41, and that a hard-surface be laid over it from junction of Mt. Pleasant Street to the south end of the playground, to be paid for from the regular appropria- tion for hard-surfacing streets.
Article 42. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of seven thousand (7,000) dollars to build a suit- able hard-surface road beginning at the junction of Clif- ford and Doten Roads and continuing as far as possible toward the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company. (By petition.)
That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for draining and grading on the road beginning at the junc- tion of the Clifford and Doten Roads and running toward the Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company.
Article 43. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty thousand (20,000) dollars to be used for remodeling the southerly portion of the old Plymouth County Jail for the purposes of Police Station and Lock-Up, substantially in accordance with plans prepared by the Plymouth County Commissioners, and authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept for the Town a free lease of the premises from the County for a term of not less than twenty years.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to be used for remodeling the southerly portion of the old Plymouth County Jail for the purposes of Police Station and Lock-Up, substantially in accordance with plans pre-
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pared by the Plymouth County Commissioners, and au- thorize the Board of Selectmen to accept for the Town a free lease of the premises for a term of not less than twenty years.
Article 44. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred (2,500) dollars to be used for cutting and clearing off brush along roads in the woods.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to be used for cutting and clearing off brush along roads in the woods, and other work.
Article 45. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of the following property for which the School Department reports it has no further use, Spooner Street School House and lot, South Pond School House, Long Pond School House.
That the Town authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the Spooner Street School House and lot, the South Pond School House, and the Long Pond School House.
Article 46. To see if the Town will appropriate thir- teen hundred (1,300) dollars to establish a 6 inch pipe line, with two 5 inch hydrants, leading from Bartlett Pond in Manomet and extending 500 feet more or less along Taylor Avenue toward White Horse Beach, for fire protection.
That the Town take no action under Article 46.
Article 47. To see if the Town will authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to take over the old cemeteries at the Chiltonville and Manomet Churches as recom- mended in their report.
That the Town authorize the Cemetery Commissioners to take over the old cemeteries at the Chiltonville and Manomet Churches.
Article 48. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to grant permits for taking eels as provided in section 150 of chapter 130 of the General Laws amended by section 3 of chapter 195 of the Acts of 1926.
That the Board of Selectmen be authorized to grant permits for taking eels as provided in Section 150 of Chapter 130 of the General Laws amended by Section 3 of Chapter 195 of the Acts of 1926.
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Article 49. 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.
That the town authorize the transfer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the Reserve from Overlaying of Taxes to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate a sum not exceeding thirty thousand (30,000) dollars from the surplus now standing as a credit balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
That the Town appropriate the sum of $30,000.00 from the surplus now standing as a credit balance on the Excess and Deficiency Account to reduce the tax levy of the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE, TOWN OF PLYMOUTH
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