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Work Performed
Licenses and Permits Issued :
Class A
Class B
Class C
Total
Milk Dealers Licenses,
78
59
36
173
Oleomargarine Licenses,
12
12
Permits,
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17
17
Totals,
78
71
53
202
Summary of Inspections Made :
Class A-Hotels, Restaurants, etc.,
94
Class B-Stores, Markets, etc.,
82
Class C-Producers,
145
Dairies,
62
Pasteurizing Plants,
18
Ice Cream Plants,
12
Total,
413
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Average Percentage, per Class, for Sanitary Conditions :
Class A,
72.17%
Class B,
69.57
Class C,
65.56
Dairies, 84.51
Pasteurizing Plants,
83.33
Ice Cream Plants,
87.08
Total,
461.22%
Average Percentage for Sanitary Conditions, 76.87%
Summary of Tests Made:
Milk tested for Butter-Fats,
166
Milk tested for Solids,
332
Milk tested for Sediment, 37
Milk tested for Streptoccoci, Pahtogenic, 113
Milk tested for Adulteration, 55
Milk tested for Bacteria, 41
Ice Cream tested for Butter-Fats, Acidity, Bacteria,
8
Total, 753
Average Percent of Butter-Fats, of Milk Tested, 3.91%
Average Percentage of Solids, 14.29%
Expenditures for 1931 :
Salary of Milk Inspector,
$650.00
Salary of Collector of Samples,
240.00
Equipment,
37.60
Auto Expense,
39.55
Material, Miscellaneous,
12.68
Total, $979.83
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
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REPORT OF INSPECTORS OF PLUMBING
To the Honorable Board of Health,
Plymouth, Mass.
Gentlemen :
We herewith submit our report for the year 1931:
Number of Permits, 145
Number of Inspections, 146
Number of Old Buildings, 114
Number of New Buildings,
31
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR A. SAMPSON,
MICHAEL D. WELSH,
JOHN E. SULLIVAN, HENRY MENGOLI,
Inspectors of Plumbing.
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REPORT OF FIRE COMMISSIONER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Plymouth, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the report of the Plymouth Fire Department for the year of 1931.
The Department is still maintaining the high stand- ard of efficiency, as shown by the statistical report, total loss being only (10,928.00) ten thousand nine hun- dred and twenty-eight dollars, with a total exposed value of (572,510.00) five hundred and seventy-two thousand five hundred and ten dollars, (289) two hundred and eighty-nine calls being answered during the year. Such a record certainly should entitle the department to the loyal support of your Honorable Board and the citizens of the town.
Following is a brief summary of the conditions of the personnel, buildings, apparatus and signal system.
PERSONNEL
The excellent spirit of enthusiasm and co-operation continues to exist throughout the entire department, This is especially shown in the way the call men respond to alarms, also considerable credit is due the permanent men for the way that they respond when off duty.
TWO PLATOON SYSTEM
There seems to be considerable misunderstanding of the way in which the platoon system operates. It seems advisable to fully explain just how it operates.
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Central Station
Captain, Frederick Paty
Captain Everett Wood
Captain Charles Schroeder
Percy Gardner
C. Thomas Shaw
Augustus Burgess
James Farris
Peter Bibeau
Chester Wood
Arthur Caranci
Earl Alexander
James Barlow
Arthur Gordon
Kenneth Hall
Percy Gunther
Call Force
Lieut. Elmer Chandler
John Sampson
Alfred Nickerson
Daniel Sullivan
Peleg Chandler
Milton Howland
Charles Baumgartner
George Banker
Charles Carr
Arthur Lovell
Warren Sampson
Max Siever
Norman Holmes
Philip Vacchini
Hook and Ladder
Lieut. Ernest Beauregard
George Besse
John Kennedy
George Wood
John White
Charles Hatton Angelo Barbeiri William Baker
Donald Dyer
North Station
Captain Burton Gray
Lieut. Guy Bunker
Clerk Frank Pimental
Bernard Wolf
Walter Thom
Peter Bagni
James Baradi
Michael Mairs
Charles Northrup
Howard Kierstead
Out of Town Calls
Manomet,
20
Darby,
18
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Cedarville, 3
Duxbury,
1
Kingston, 1
Total number of out of town calls, 43
FIRE CALLS
Sparks from chimney, 10 Bonfires, 4
Soot,
38
Dump fires, 4
Smoking,
10
Smoking meat, 1
Steam in building,
2
Oil stove exploded, 1
Set on fire,
10
Oily rags,
3
Back fire of motor,
1
Lightning,
4
Clothing hung over stove, 1
Tar boiled over on stove, 1
Grass fires, 26
Lost key to building, 2
Oil burners flared up,
5 Automobiles, 11
No School Signal,
9 H-H Inilator,
3
Building full of smoke,
3 Gas heater,
2
Defective wiring,
2 Rubbish fires, 24
Cat in tree,
3 Sparks from bonfires, 1
Coal gas,
1 Fireworks, 1
Unknown, 2
1 Still in cellar exploded, 1
False Alarm,
20 Electric water heater, 1 Kerosene stove exploded, 1
Drying wood in oven of stove,
1 Hot ashes in wooden barrels,. 2
Brush fires,
17
Short circuit of wires,
8 Lamp exploded, 2
Woods fires,
27 Over heat, soft coal, 5
Grease fires,
1
Children playing with matches, 2
Electric switch,
2
Hot ashes,
2 Sparks from engine, 1
Brooder lamp exploded, 2
Over heated stoves, 2
Roof fires,
5 Curling iron, 1
Total,
289
Removing snow from roof,
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1931.
Miles Traveled
Pump used
Chemical used
Reported no action
False Alarm
H-H Inilator
No School Signal
Feet of hose used
Gallons of chemical used
Feet of ladder used
Alarms
January
70-3
2
16
8001
1,100
287
204
27
February
13-6
1
4
4|10|0|
700
76
76
10
March
60-5
2
17
3 0 0 8
900
313
173
30
April
361-3
6
44|14| 0| 0 |0|
4,750
1,460
290
64
May
94-9
2
17
5 000|
1,400
351
120
24
June
63-5
2
10
2|0|1 0|
200
149
126
15
July
120
9
31
1|6|1| 0|
4,850
416
410
48
August
47-1
1
9
3 7|0|0|
250
0
0
19
September
6-
1
21010
450
6
0
5
October
31
5
30400
1,800
222
24
12
November
38-3
5
10
0100
3,400
489
90
16
December
19-4
8
10
0|1|00
950
165
90
19
Total
925-9
44 171 41 |20 |3 |9|
20,7501
3,934 |
1,603
289
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VALUATION AND LOSSES
Assessed Value of Buildings,
$397,772.00
Loss on Buildings,
$8,303.00 $329,300.00
Insurance on Buildings,
Value of Contents,
$174,738.00
Loss on Contents, $2,625.00
Insurance on Contents,
$119,078.56
Total Value Involved,
$572,510.00
Total Loss on Value Involved,
10,928.00
Total Number of Alarms,
289
SPECIAL ARTICLE
To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of ($1,336 .- 53) one thousand three hundred and thirty-six dollars and fifty-three cents for the reconstruction of the Fire Alarm System from Jabez Corner to Cliff St. and the extension from Cliff St. to the junction of Warren Ave. and State Highway.
APPROPRIATIONS
Salary and Wages,
$36,896.00
Equipment and Repairs,
950.00
Hose,
Equipment for Men,
50.00
Motor Apparatus,
950.00
Fire Alarm,
500.00
Fuel and Light,
1,115.00
Maintenance of Buildings, and Grounds,
475.00
Headquarters,
325.00
Other Expenses,
325.00
Pension,
1,027.00
Total,
$42,613.00
HENRY WALTON,
Fire Commissioner.
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REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1931
OAK GROVE AND VINE HILLS CEMETERIES
Appropriation,
$11,500.00
Income from Trust Funds, 3,025.81
$14,525.81
Payments
Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent, $1,586.00
Labor, 10,079.50
Clerical Assistance,
266.35
$11,931.85
Other Expenses-
Teams and Trucks, $377.94
Loam and Fertilizer, 935.55
Trees, Shrubs, Grass Seed, 272.94
Hardware and Tools, 281.73
Telephone, 22.49
Stationery, etc., 27.12
Iron Fence, 394.00
All Other, 280.88
2,592.65
Total Payments, 14,524.50
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$
1.31
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Receipts
Sale of Lots,
$785.64
Care of Lots,
2,493.19
Interments,
1,061.00
Foundations,
230.63
Miscellaneous,
31.35
Total Receipts,
$4,601.81
We recommend an appropriation of eleven thousand, five hundred dollars ($11,500.00) for the year 1932.
BURIAL HILL CEMETERY
Appropriation,
$1,500.00
Income from Trust
Funds, 69.95
$1,569.95
Payments
Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent,
$34.00
Labor, 1,481.25
$1,515.25
Other Expenses-
Flags, $8.73
Tools, Paint, etc.,, 36.60
Teams, 8.50
53.83
Total Payments,
1,569.08
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $ .87
Receipts
Care of Lots,
$36.20
We recommend an appropriation of one thousand, five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for the year 1932.
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CHILTONVILLE, MANOMET, CEDARVILLE, AND ALL OUTSIDE CEMETERIES Appropriation, $900.00
Income from Trust Funds, 152.20
$1,052.20
Payments
Office Expense, $77.82
Chiltonville-
Labor,
$304.20
Shrubs and Planting, 53.50
All Other, 49.06
406.76
Manomet-
Labor,
$203.00
Trucks,
19.24
222.24
Cedarville-
Labor,
$104.00
Loam,
20.00
124.00
South Pond-
Labor,
$23.65
Truck,
3.00
26.65
Total Payments, 857.47
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$194.73
Receipts
Sale of Lots-
Chiltonville,
$38.40
Manomet,
25.60
Total Receipts, $64.00
Plymouth Ten
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We recommend an appropriation of nine hundred dol- lars ($900.00) for Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and all outside cemeteries for the year 1932.
Thirty new funds have been established the past year, amounting to $4,109.20, all of which can be found in the report of the Town Accountant.
We recommend that the Town take over the private cemetery situated on the Northerly side of the highway between Forges Farm and the Old Russell Mills; also the private cemetery on the Westerly side of the Shore Road to Manomet, just Southerly from the Taylor Farm.
Respectfully submitted,
HORACE M. SAUNDERS ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE,
Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF BUILDING INSPECTOR
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1931.
Permits
Est. Cost
27 Single Family Dwellings, $71,300
27 Garages, 19,260
13 Other Buildings, 21,725
20 Alterations and Additions to Dwellings, 20,300
9 Alterations and Additions to Other Bldgs. 8,350
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96 $140,935
Yours respectfully,
THOMAS A. BODELL, Inspector of Buildings.
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen: In compliance with Chapter 98, Section 34, General Laws, Mass., I herewith submit a report for the year 1931 as Sealer of Weights and Measures. Period from January 1st to December 31st, 1931.
OFFICE STANDARDS
Balance -. Yard Measure-1. Meter-1. Kilogram-1. Avoirdupois Weights.
50 lb .- 1, 25-1, 20-1, 10-1, 5-1, 4-1, 2-1, 1-1, 8 oz .- 1, 4-1, 2-1, 1-1, 1/2-1, 1/4-1, 1/8-1, 1/16-1. Capacity Measures.
1/2 bu .- 1, 1/4-1, 1/8-1, 1/16-1, 1/32-1, 1 gal .- 1, 1/2-1, 1/4-1, 1/8-1, 1/16-1, 1/32-1, 1/64-1.
STANDARDS OTHER THAN THOSE FURNISHED BY THE COMMONWEALTH
Apothecary Weights.
1 lb .- 1, 6 oz .- 1, 2-2, 1-1, 4 drams-1, 2-1, 1-1, 1/2-1, 2 scru- ples,-1, 1-1, 10 grn .- 1, 5-1, 2-1, 1-2, 0.5-1, 0.2-1, 0.1-1. Metric.
500 grams-1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-1, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1, 500 mg .- 1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1.
Cylindrical Glass Graduates.
32 oz .- 1, 16-1, 8-1, 4-1, 2-1, 1-1, 35 cu. inch-1, 10-1, 3-1.
SEALER'S WORKING EQUIPMENT
Test Balance-1, Test Balance for Apothecary Weights-1. Avoirdupois Weights.
50-1b-21, 25-2, 20-1, 10-2, 5-2, 2-2, 1-3, 8 oz .- 2, 4-2, 2-2, 1-2, 1/2-2, 1/16-1, 1/32-1.
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Metric.
500 grams-1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1, 500 mg .- 1, 200-1, 100-2, 50-1, 20-1, 10-2.
Apothecary.
12 oz .- 1, 6-1, 2-2, 1-1, 2 drams-1, 1-1, 2 scruples-1, 1-1, 10 grain-1, 5-1, 2-1, 1-2, 0.5-1, 0.2-2, 0.1-1.
Capacity Measures.
1 gal .- 1, 1/2-1, 1/4-1,1 pt .- 1 1/2-1, 1 gill-1.
Test Measures for Gasoline Pumps.
10 gal .- 1, 5-1, 4-2, 3-1, 2-2, 1-2.
Standard Measuring Flasks.
Metric Units.
500 mil .- 1, 250-1, 100-1, 50-1, 25-1. Pippettes.
6 liq. drams, grad. in minims-1; 10 mil., grad. to 1/10th-1; 30 minims, grad. to 1 min .- 1.
Tools, Record Books, Etc.
Yard measure-1, steel tape-1, steel dies-6, lead press-1, lead seals-200; aluminum seals-450, liquid-1, paper seals, red, 175, green-300, non-seal-labels-500; con- demning tags-500, drills-4, punches-3, adjusting lead- 2 lbs., levels-2, slicker plate-1, receipt books-7, sealing record book-1, commodity reweighing record book-1, coal reweighing book-14, reweighing pads-8, inspection pads-10, ice weighing kit-1, hooks-6, point remover-1, dry measure guage-1, 14 in. stilson-1, 6 in .- 1, hammers- 3, screw drivers-4, flat wrenches-4, hand drill-1, cutters- 1, pliers-2, slide rule-1, emery stone-1, vices-2, files-2, inside caliper-1.
Office Equipment.
All steel desk-1, fireproof files-2, Remington Standard No. 10 typewriter-1, safe-1, chairs-2.
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EXPENDITURES FOR 1931
Appropriation for 1931,
$3,300.00
Salary of Sealer,
$1,400.00
Labor,
467.00
Equipment,
160.04
Printing and Advertising,
18.25
Auto Expense,
453.71
Stationery and Postage,
14.45
Telephone,
51.59
New Auto,
505.54
Totals,
3,070.58
Balance,
$229.42
January 5, 1932.
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN, Sealer.
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Work Performed by Department of Weights and Measures for which Fees are Collected
DEVICE
Legal Fees
Tested
Adjusted
Sealed
Not Sealed
Condemned
Scaling Fees
Scales:
Platform over 5,000 lbs.,
$1.00
20
5
20
$20.00
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.,
.50
223
72
202
13
8
101.00
Counter 100 lbs. or over, .
.50
Counter under 100 lbs.,
.10
124
7
65
58
1 6.50
Beam 100 1bs. or over,
.50
7
1
7
3.50
Beam under 100 lbs.,
.10
19
3
18
1
1.80
Spring 100 lbs. or over,
.50
50
1
38
12
19.00
Spring under 100 lbs.,
.10
174
50
153
8
13
15.00
Computing 100 lbs. or over,
.50
6
4
6
3.00
Computing under 100 lbs.,
.10
100
28
95
5
9.50
Personal Weighing,
.50
15
1
14
1
7.00
Prescription,
.10
7
7
.70
Jewelers',
.10
1
1
.10
Weights:
Avoirdupois,
.03
1,222
4
1,217
5
36.51
Apothecary,
.03
114
113
1
3.39
Metric,
.03
29
29
.87
Troy,
.03
14
14
.42
Capacity Measures :
Vehicle Tanks,
X
11
11
30.50
Liquid,
.03
802
802
24.05
Ice Cream Cans,
.03
Glass Graduates,
.03
16
16
.48
Fuel Baskets,
.03
11
11
.33
Auto. Meas. Devices:
Gasoline Pumps,
X
133
123
3
7
Gasoline Meters,
.10
44.
9
39
5
3.90
Kerosene Pumps,
X
52
49
3
Oil Measuring Pumps,
X
190
6
47
142
1
Quan. Meas. on Pumps (ea),
.10
875
295
875
87.50
Molasses Meas. Devices,
.10
4
1
3
.10
Leather Meas. (Semi-ann), Linear Measures:
Yard Sticks,
.03
72
71
1
2.13
Tapes,
.03
Surveyors' Measurer,
.25
Taxi Meters,
1.00
Cloth Measuring Devices,
.03
1
1
.03
Adjusting, Charges,
44.40
Miscellaneous, Oil Jars,
.03
333
333
9.99
Total,
4,669
486
4,378
227
64
$432.01
.
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Jan. 5, 1932.
Sealer.
.
Dry,
.03
1.00
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE
Clinical Thermometers, 118
Paper or Fibre Cartons, 45
Coal Certificates,
14 Milk Jars, 13
Ice Scales, 33
Pedlars Licenses, 103
Junk Scales, 2
Pedlars Scales, 42
Marking of Bread, 66
Transcient Vendors,
3
Marking of Food Pkgs., 155
Wholesale Milk Cans, 25
Metal Ice Cream Con-
Cranberry Boxes, 46,780
tainers,
9
SUMMARY OF TESTS MADE
Gas. Devices (other
Manufacturers Sealed
than sealing), 170
Milk Jars, 28
Cartons (approved as
Mass. Standard Boxes,
2
measured), 25
Cranberry Boxes, 276
Ice Cream Cartons,
15
Oil Jars, 30
Glass Grads., 36
TRIAL WEIGHINGS AND MEASUREMENTS OF COMMODITIES SOLD OR PUT UP FOR SALE
Item
Total Number Tested
Number Correct 24
Under 92
Over 171
Butter,
37
. .
26
11
Charcoal,
6
2
. .
4
Coal,
23
7
1
15
Coke,
3
· ·
. .
3
Confectionery,
3
3
. .
·
Dry Commodity,
113
13
14
86
Flour,
45
4
6
35
Fruits and Vegetables,
29
6
2
21
Liquid Commodity,
28
11
2
15
Meats and Provisions,
19
1
10
8
Wood,
22
18
2
2
Miscellaneous,
29
19
3
7
Totals,
644
108
158
378
RECORD OF COURT CASES
None
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Sealer.
Incorrect
Bread,
287
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REPORT OF MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK
To The Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen: In compliance with Chapter 94, Section 296, General Laws, Mass., I herewith submit a report of the Measurer of Wood and Bark for the year 1931.
WOOD
Date
Length 4 ft.
No. Tested Correct 25
Under
Over 25
Kind Pine
Oct.
5
Stove
1
. .
1
. .
Pine
Oct. 30
4 ft.
19
18
1
. .
Oak
Nov.
1
4 ft.
1
. .
. .
1
Pine
Total,
46
18
2
26
CONVEYANCES AND CONTAINERS MEASURED
Aug. 14
1
1 Basket
Aug. 25
6
6 Baskets
Sept. 1
1
1 Truck
Sept. 3
1
1 Truck
Total
9
9
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Sealer.
June 5
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REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen-
The following brief report is submitted. The wisdom of the much needed change which was made in the An- chorage Basin, during the summer of 1930, has been proven in this year of 1931 by the increased number of yachts of a larger type and deeper draft that have visited our harbor.
Some finding it a much needed overnight port from threatened foul weather, while others have "harbored" here from one to two weeks, liberally patronizing our various stores for supplies.
A number of large yachts, also, have anchored in the lower harbor.
The better facilities for boating has increased inter- est among our local yachtsmen, thirty of whom have taken out permits for moorings in the new basin, this year.
I would suggest the placing of three or four extra moorings, for convenience of visiting yachts, (marking them as such) as has been done in other harbors.
Among our visitors to these waters, this summer, was the U. S. S. Schenck, coming here during the American Legion State Convention; was given anchorage in the Cowyard from August 20 to 22, and through the cour- tesy of the officers of the ship, townspeople, and many of the large number of visitors with us, at that time, were transferred to and from and shown over the ship.
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At Town Wharf a few minor repairs have been made -a new covering of Tarvia has been put on the road leading to the wharf. Three new ladders have been placed, for the benefit of yachts calling there for gas and supplies, and for the benefit of the fishermen, many of whom,-including Netters, and Trawlers-coming from other ports, have made Plymouth their home port.
This spring, (1931), herring "rights" were sold to Anthony Brigida, and, as there was a large "run," be- tween 8,000, and 9,000 of the herring were taken to Billington Sea.
Respectfully submitted,
ORIN C. BARTLETT, Harbor Master.
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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
ZONING
We mentioned in our last annual report that the Plym- outh Chamber of Commerce had requested an opportun- ity to cooperate with the Planning Board in studying again the Zoning Map and By-Law.
The board has, therefore, had several meetings during the year with a committee from the Chamber of Com- merce and spent considerable time in an effort to revise and simplify the by-law and make such changes in the map as would perhaps remove the principal objections that had been raised against it.
As a result of this joint study and discussion the map and by-laws have been materially changed and it is our opinion that all property owners in Plymouth are war- ranted in supporting this project as one that will furnish needed protection for their property.
PARKING PLACES
In conjunction with another Chamber of Commerce Committee the Planning Board has made a study of two proposed locations for parking places. One of these was on the easterly side of School St. and one along Town Brook extending from the Morton Mill property on Mar- ket St. to the Kyle Factory on Spring St.
The School St. site when developed would have an ap- proximate area of 24,500 square feet and the estimated cost of development was as follows:
Assessed value-land and buildings, $50,000.00
Construction, 25,000.00
$75,000.00
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The Town Brook site would have an area of approxim- ately 70,000 square feet and the estimated cost of de- velopment was as follows:
Assessed value-land and buildings, $30,000.00
Construction :
Fill, Culvert,
$4,000.00 8,000.00
12,000.00
$42,000.00
The approximate area of the present parking space in the rear of the Memorial Town Hall is 60,000 square feet.
It is the opinion of the Planning Board that there should be an earnest effort to induce the public to make use of the present parking place to capacity before any money is spent in developing new parking areas.
The board recommends an appropriation of $100.00 for the year 1932.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER.
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GYPSY AND BROWN TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the following report is respectfully submitted.
Appropriation,
$4,500.00
Payments,
Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent, $1,036.00
Labor, 2,037.00
$3,073.00
Other Expenses-
Insecticides,
$360.32
Hardware and Tools,
29.71
Trucking,
452.50
Auto and Sprayer Ex-
pense,
531.57
Telephone,
48.32
All Other,
3.55
1,425.97
Total Payments,
4,498.97
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $1.03
During the past year there has been a slight increase in Gypsy Moths. No damage done, but it looks like a little harder fight for the coming year. The increase is in the outlying districts, around some of our Summer Colonies. The work was carried along the same as in previous years, but owing to the large amount of rain during spraying season, the results were not as good as usual.
The Brown Tail Moths gave very little trouble this year; about four bushels of webs against one hundred in years past.
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We have a horse-drawn sprayer which is very good in spite of the number of years we have had it, but to get it around today with horses is some proposition. This is the sprayer that we have to depend upon to take care of all our larger trees on the streets, in Parks and Cem- eteries, and for most of our roadside spraying.
Without this sprayer our Elm Trees would have been stripped by Elm Beetle this year. It was a very notice- able fact that we had green trees in mid-summer, while in many of the other towns which made no appropriation for Elm Beetle spraying, the trees were practically bare.
With this sprayer mounted on truck chassis, we would be able to do ten times the amount of spraying in the same amount of time. Therefore I recommend an appro- priation of $5,000.00 for this Department for labor and supplies with the anticipation that we may be able to save $500.00 to pay for one half of a truck chassis to be used in conjunction with the Tree Warden Department.
Respectfully submitted,
ABBOTT A. RAYMOND,
Moth Supt.
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MOTH DEPARTMENT
(Unemployment Relief Work)
Appropriation January 5, 1931,
$1,000.00
Payments,
Labor,
$900.00
Trucks,
39.00
Creosote,
30.00
Tools,
15.85
Total Payments,
984.85
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $15.15
On January 5th, 1931, there was a special appropria- tion of $1,000.00 for this Department, to help the unem- ployed, and the money was all spent for labor with the exception of $84.85. The work was confined mostly to painting Gypsy Moth nests.
By having this special appropriation, the regular Ap- propriation for Moth work was made $500.00 less.
ABBOTT A. RAYMOND,
Moth Supt.
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TREE WARDEN'S ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the following report is respectfully submitted,
Appropriation, Payments,
$2,500.00
Superintendent (Tree Warden),
$655.00
Labor,
897.20
$1,552.20
Other Expenses-
Insecticides,
$314.10
Hardware and Tools,
45.33
Trucking,
115.01
Auto and Sprayer Ex-
pense,
118.73
New Sprayer,
315.00
Trees,
35.00
All Other,
3.97
947.14
Total payments, 2,499.34
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
Ș .66
During the past year a great deal of spraying has been done to check the Elm Beetle. The necessary trimming has been done in all parts of the Town to keep the trees in good condition. Much cutting has been done to roots of trees to allow the Street Department to repair side-
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walks. The Street Department is co-operating with this Department in cutting roots so as not to harm the trees and still make the sidewalks safe.
I expect about the same amount of work to be nec- essary during the coming year, therefore I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $3,000.00 for labor and supplies, with the expectation of using $500.00 of this amount to pay for one-half a truck chassis for sprayer to be used by this Department and the Moth Department as mentioned in Moth Department report.
ABBOTT A. RAYMOND,
Tree Warden.
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TREE WARDEN'S DEPARTMENT (Unemployment Relief Work)
Appropriation January 5, 1931,
$4,000.00
Payments,
Labor,
$3,708.00
Trucks,
72.00
Tools,
198.69
All Other,
14.20
Total payments, 3,992.89
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $7.11
During the Winter of 1930 and 1931, this Depart- ment was given $6,500.00 to aid the unemployed. The work consisted mostly of cleaning and trimming road- sides as a fire protection ; cutting off blind corners in or- der to make accidents avoidable; a general clean-up of unsightly places. In all, about twenty miles of such work was done. I think that the Public appreciated the result and felt that there was no occasion for criticism as to the way the money was spent. Although most of the men were untrained in this line of work, they stuck to their post, and did the best they could.
ABBOTT A. RAYMOND,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen-
There were 26 woods fires last year, burning over an estimated area of 250 acres. Nearly one half of the above number of acres was burned over by the fire of April 28, near the South and Cook's Pond roads. The others were all of small extent and little damage was done. The itemized expenses will be found on another page. The fire patrol that was adopted in Plymouth several years ago I believe to be the most effective meth- od of fire prevention yet found. Under the law passed two years ago the Commissioner of Conservation can order any town to put on a fire patrol whenever he con- siders the conditions dangerous. That law is of great help as many of our large fires in past years have origin- ated in adoining towns.
I recommend an appropriation of $3,500.00 for the pur- pose of preventing and suppressing fires in 1932.
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