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Lieut. Peter Bagni
Clerk Frank Pimental
Walter Thom
James Berardi
Michael Maiers
Howard Kierstead
Wil iam Dittmar
Louis Cadorette
Russell Kierstead
Miles
Travelled
Pump
Used
False
Alarms
H-H Inhalator
Feet of
Hose Laid
Water from
Booster Tanks
Feet of
Ladder Raised
No School
Signal
Alarms
Each Month
January
58.8
10
1
1,425
336
316
16
February
29.5
00
1
1,350
263
152
10
March
286.8
27
2
2
5,275
1,804
128
40
April
422.4
18
19,875
3,052
182
6
54
May
234.9
24
5,600
2,122
62
33
June
101.2
6
1,600
746
76
14
July
344.3
73
6
16,050
5,592
489
96
August
78.7
00
1 1,550
872
78
18
September
43.3
2
5
550
760
13
October
64.3
0
1
3,550
600
179
20
November
32.3
12
3,450
510
201
17
December
86.6
18
2
7,000
815
501
26
Total
1,783.1
221
16
5
67,275
17,472
2,364
6
357
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CALLS
Soot
40 False Alarms 16
Set by Boys
6 Smoke in Basements 3
Short Circuit Wires
6 Dump Fires 13
Oil Stoves
4 Paint Remover Exploded 1
Cat in Trees
3 Burning Caterpillars 3
Hot Air Furnaces
2 Reported Fires 2
Roof Fires
13 Children with Matches
4
H-H Inhalator
5 Street Fires
30
Oil Burner
5 Set Fires 21
Defective Chimneys
5 Automobiles
2
Overloaded Wires
2 Broken Power Line
1
Hot Ashes, wood boxes
3
Overcome with Heat
1
Grass Fires
24
Machine Tipped Over
1
Wood Fires
68
Cook Fire
1
Bon Fires
11
Unknown
4
Oil Heaters
1 Hay Fire
1
Brush Fires
12
Cellar Fire
1
Smokers
14 Locked Out of House
2
Rubbish in Cellars
12
Soft Coal Fire
1
No School Signals
6 Back-fire of Motor
1
Water Low in Heater
1 Fireplace
1
Sprinkler Alarm
3
Total 357
VALUATION AND LOSSES
Value of Buildings
$560,495.00
Loss on Buildings
14,608.42
Insurance on Buildings
510,050.00
Value of Contents
275,200.00
Loss on Contents
5,104.36
Insurance on Contents
201,500.00
Total Value Involved
835,695.00
Total Loss on Value Involved
19,712.78
Total Number of Alarms
357
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OUT OF TOWN CALLS
South Pond
5
Sagamore Line
1
Darby
5
Ellisville
18
Manomet
36
Kingston
2
Cedarville
2
State Reservation
4
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Total
73
HENRY WALTON,
Fire Commissioner.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1935
The several Cemeteries have been given the usual care the past year, and in addition to the work done with the Cemetery Appropriations, we have received some labor from the Welfare Department, which has been used to very good advantage on special work at Oak Grove and Manomet Cemeteries.
We have a Federal Project under way in Vine Hills Cemetery which is to grade and build a considerable number of lots in that part of the Cemetery on Samoset Street near the westerly gate. We expect this work will be completed and the lots seeded down this spring.
The water pipe in the Manomet Cemetery has been extended about 150 feet, and we plan to make further ex- tensions the coming summer.
It appears to be necessary to enlarge the cemetery at Chiltonville, as the desirable lots are all sold, and there is demand for more. Your Commissioners have been over the situation thoroughly and we recommend an appro- priation of $800.00 for this purpose. This includes the purchase of a lot of land approximately 100x315 feet, which is available on the northerly side of the cemetery ; the moving of about 350 feet of the present fence, and the construction of 200 feet of new fence to enclose the pro- posed addition.
With the appropriation made at the last annual meet- ing, for the protection of old headstones on Burial Hill, a total of 25 stones have been sheathed with a heavy
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grade of copper at an expense of $271.75. We recom- mend an appropriation of $300.00 to continue this work.
We think it proper at this time to call attention to the decrease in income from the Trust Funds. This is a mat- ter which has caused your Commissioners some concern, as many of the Funds are so small that the present in- come is not sufficient to provide proper care for the lots. We hope that persons establishing new funds will take this into account.
Eighteen new funds totaling $2,908.00 have been es- tablished the past year. A list of all Trust Funds, as well as the financial report of all receipts and expenditures of the department, will be fund in the report of the Town Accountant.
We recommend the following appropriations for 1936:
Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries $10,000.00 Burial Hill 1,200.00
Burial Hill, Protecting Headstones 300.00
Outlying Cemeteries 800.00
Addition to Chiltonville Cemetery 800.00
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE ARTHUR E. BLACKMER EDWARD R. BELCHER
Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my annual report on building oper- ations within the Town for the year ending December 31, 1935.
No. Kind
Est. Cost
9 One Family Dwellings
$27,950.00
9 Summer Camps
3,050.00
1 School Building
300,00.00
10 Garages
22,350.00
4 Other Buildings
2,775.00
26 Alterations and Additions to Dwellings 22,350.00
14 Alterations and Additions to other Build- ings 42,450.00
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$399,875.00 73
Respectfully,
THOMAS A. BODELL,
Building Inspector
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
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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 1935 as Sealer of Weights and Measures. Period from January 1st to December 31st, 1935.
OFFICE STANDARDS
Balance-1. Yard Measure-1. Meter-1. Kilogram-1.
Avoirdupois Weights :
50 lbs .- 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 scruples-1, 1-1; 10 grain-1, 5-1, 2-1, 1-2, 0.5-1, 0.2-1, 0.1-1.
Metric Weights :
500 grm .- 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, 5-1, 2-2, 1-1.
Cylindrical Glass Measures :
32 oz .- 1, 16-1, 8-1, 4-1, 2-1; 35 cu. inch-1, 10-1, 3-1.
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SEALER'S WORKING EQUIPMENT
Test Balance-1. Test Balance for Apothecary Weights-1.
Avoirdupois Weights :
50 lbs .- 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, 1/4-2, 1/16-1, 1/32-1.
Metric Weights :
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 Weights :
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.
Gasoline Test Measures :
10 gal .- 1, 5-2, 4-2, 3-2, 2-2, 1-2.
Standard Measuring Flasks. (Metric Units) : 500 mil .- 1, 250-1, 100-1, 50-1, 25-1.
Pippettes :
6 liq. drams, graduated in minims-1; 10 mil. grad. to 1/10th-1; 30 minims grad. to minim-1.
Tools, Record Books, Etc .:
Yard measure-1; steel tape-1; steel dies-6; lead press-2; lead seals-250; aluminum seals-100; liquid clamp-1; paper seals, red,-200; green-50; non-seals-100; con- demning tags-160; drills-2; punches-3; adjusting lead-1 lb .; levels-2; slicker plate-1; receipt books-1; sealing record book-1; commodity reweighing record book-1; coal reweighing books-11; reweighing pads-2; inspection pads-3; ice weighing kit-1; hooks-6; point remover-1; dry measure guage-1; 14-inch stilson wrench-1; 6-inch-1; hammers-3; screwdrivers-5; flat wrenches-4; hand drill-1; cutters-2; pliers-2; slide rule-1; emery stone-1; vises-2; files-2; calipers-1.
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Office Equipment : All-steel desk-1; fireproof files-10; Remington Standard No. 10 Typewriter-1; safe-1; chairs-2.
EXPENDITURES FOR 1935
Appropriation for 1935
$2,230.00
Salary of Sealer
$1,260.00
Labor
13.00
Equipment
83.18
Printing and Advertising
37.00
Auto Insurance (1934-35)
62.50
Auto Maintenance
219.32
New Auto (Less Allowance for Old Car)
480.00
Stationery and Postage
5.05
Telephone
42.32
Total
2,202.37
Balance to Excess
$27.63
Respectfully,
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
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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
Sealing Fees
Scales :
Platform over 5,000 lbs.
$1.00
24
6
18
4
$18.00
Platform 100 to 5,000 lbs.
.50
179
40
174
25
5
87.00
Counter 100 lbs. or over
.50
Counter under 100 lbs.
.10
57
4
57
41
5.70
Beam 100 lbs. or over
.50
8
1
8
4.00
Beam under 100 lbs.
.10
18
1
18
1.80
Spring 100 lbs. or over
.50
54
1
35
19
17.50
Spring under 100 lbs.
.10
191
63
165
5
26
16.50
Computing 100 lbs. or over
.50
4
1
3
1
2.00
Computing under 100 lbs.
.10
113
38
105
11
10.50
Personal Weighing
.50
20
19
1
9.50
Prescription
.10
7
7
.70
Jewelers'
.10
2
2
.20
Weights:
Avoirdupois
.03
901
3 895
26.85
Apothecary
.03
83
83
2.49
Metric
.03
26
26
.78
Troy
.03
48
48
1.44
Capacity Measures:
Vehicle Tanks
X
26
26
51.50
Liquid
.03
252
251
1
7.53
Ice Cream Cans
.03
Glass Graduates
.03
22
20
2
.66
Fuel Baskets
.03
9
2
7
.06
Auto. Meas. Devices:
Gasoline Pumps
X
74
1
66
4
6
Gasoline Meters
X
129
16
107
6 66.50
Kerosene Pumps
X
49
47
2
2
Quan. Meas. on Pumps (ea)
.10
701
120
581
58.10
Molasses Meas. Devices
.10
Leather Meas. (Semi-ann)
1.00
Linear Measures:
Yard Sticks
.03
62
60
2
1.80
Tapes
.03
Surveyors' Measurer
.25
Taxi Meters
1.00
Cloth Measuring Devices
.03
1
1
.03
Adjusting, Charges
Miscellaneous, Oil Jars
.03
39
39
1.17
Total
3131
295
2895
233
89
$425.00
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Sealer.
January 11, 1936
X
34
34
153
33.25
Dry
.03
Oil Measuring Pumps
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SUMMARY OF INSPECTIONS MADE
Clinical Thermometers 22 Milk Jars 2
Coal Certificates
9
Pedlers' Licenses 98
Ice Scales
16
Pedlers' Scales 26
Junk Scales
2 Transient Vendors
4
Marking of Bread
67
Cranberry Dealers Oil Jars 4
24
Marking of Food Packages 91 Glass Graduates 21
Paper or Fibre Cartons
6 Miscellaneous 29
SUMMARY OF TESTS
Berry Baskets
3
Manufacturers' Sealed Milk Jars 2
Gas Devices (other than
sealing) 46
Mass. Standard Boxes 4
Cartons (approved as
Cranberry Boxes 290
measured) 2
Oil Jars
4
TRIAL WEIGHINGS AND MEASUREMENTS OF COMMODITIES SOLD OR PUT UP FOR SALE
Item
Total Number Tested
Number Correct
Under
Over
Bread
67
19
48
Butter
30
24
6
Coal, Transit
9
6
2
1
Dry Commodity
75
13
9
53
Flour
31
4
8
19
Fruits and Vegetables
57
19
10
28
Liquid Commodity
28
14
14
Meats and Provisions
8
8
Wood
2
1
1
Miscellaneous
31
14
6
11
Totals
338
70
79
189
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Ice Cream Cartons
2
Incorrect
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RECORD OF COURT CASES
Name of Defendant, 1; Address, Chelsea, Mass; Na- ture of Offence, Short Measure, Wood; Date, July 2, 1935 ; Result, Guilty ; Amount of Fine, $50.00.
Name of Defendant, 1; Address, Chelsea, Mass; Na- ture of Offence, No Slip on Delivery; Date, July 2, 1935; Result, Guilty ; Amount of Fine, $25.00.
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN, Sealer.
January 13, 1936.
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REPORT OF THE MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK FOR 1935
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 1935.
WOOD
Date
Length
No. Tested
Correct
Under
Over
Kind
4/26/35
4 Ft.
1
1
. .
. .
Oak
6/24/35
2 Ft.
1
. .
1
· ·
Birch
Totals
2
1
1
. .
CONVEYANCES AND CONTAINERS
2/14/35
1
1
. .
. .
Truck
3/8/35
2
2
. .
. .
Trucks
5/13/35
1
. .
. .
1
Truck
6/6/35
7
. .
7
. .
Baskets
6/26/35
2
. .
. .
2
Baskets
Totals
13
3
7
3
Respectively,
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN.
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REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The following report is respectfully submitted :
The improvements which were made in the Anchor- age Basin have proved to have been much needed in the past year, and many more of the larger cruising yachts have visited Plymouth during the summer of 1935, than has been the case heretofore. Yachts varying in length from 65 ft. to 110 ft. A Nova Scotian's yacht made a short stay here, while another large yacht belonging to a former Plymouthean was here a month.
One of the larger craft, belonging to District Attorney Harold S. Smith, made a stay here of a week, or more.
Further work having been done in the Anchorage Basin, during the late fall, and early winter months, in- creasing the size and depth, still more of the cruiser type yachts should be accommodated in our harbor here, dur- ing the coming summer. The use of the several fine moor- ings provided through the courtesy of the Plymouth Cordage Co. have been greatly appreciated, and has en- abled me to find good safe anchorage for many of the vis- itors.
Town Wharf has been made over new, with many changes for the better.
The Winter Fishermen have been hard hit, both "Net- ters" and "Trawlers," by ice bound conditions, but owing to the courtesy of Coast Guard Cutters, the harbor has been opened a number of times.
Respectfully submitted,
ORIN C. BARTLETT, Harbor Master
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GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the following re- port is respectfully submitted.
Appropriation : $5,000.00
Payments :
Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent,
$1,242.00
Labor, 2,061.60
$3,303.60
Other Expenses-
Trucks,
$506.88
Insecticides, 400.49
Hardware and Tools,
55.99
Auto and Sprayer Expense, 675.93
Telephone,
41.19
All Other
14.00
1,694.48
Total Payments,
4,998.08
Balance to Excess and Deficiency,
$1.92
The various lines of work in this Department have been quite fully explained in past reports, and it is only necessary to state that the work throughout the past year has been carried on in the same manner as in prev- ious years. A great deal of spraying has been done by this Department to keep both Gypsy and Brown-tail Moths in check, and no serious damage has been done by either. The Town, as a whole, is in very fair con- dition.
The Department is very much in need of a new spray- er and equipment, which will cost $1,000.00. I respect- fully recommend an appropriation of $6,000.00 for this Department.
A. A. RAYMOND,
Moth Supt.
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TREE WARDEN ACCOUNT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the following report is respectfully submitted. Appropriation,
$3,000.00
Payments : Salaries and Wages-
Superintendent (Tree Warden), $630.00
Labor, 1,763.40
$2,393.40
Other Expenses-
Insecticides,
$215.59
Hardware and Tools,
41.90
Auto and Sprayer Expense, 337.01
Telephone, 11.53
606.03
Total Payments,
2,999.43
Balance to Excess and Deficiency, $.57
During the past year, the usual care was given the trees on all streets in the way of spraying, trimming, etc. The Elm Beetle was not so bad this year, but the Canker Worms were plentiful enough to make up for that short- age, so much spraying was necessary.
One hundred and fifty trees were taken from private yards about Town and planted in Town Nursery. They comprised Elm, Maple and Linden. Some of them will be ready for planting on the streets this coming year.
The Dutch Elm Disease, a new disease which is doing great damage in many other towns, has not been found
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in Massachusetts as yet. The disease is a Fungus, and is carried by some insect, such as the Elm Bark Beetle, which breeds in dead wood and declining trees. Every Elm tree on the streets, and most of those on private property, were examined by this Department in search of the dis- ease, but as yet nothing has been found. If the disease once gets into a tree, there has been nothing found so far that can cure it. As a preventative of this disease, drastic cutting and trimming of all dead limbs and de- clining trees is planned by this Department for the com- ing year. Plymouth's Elms are too valuable to be lost.
I respectfully recommend an appropriation of $3,000 for regular work, and $1,000 for extra work caused by this menace, making a total appropriation of $4,000 for this Department.
A. A. RAYMOND,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report for the year 1935.
There was one very large fire which started April 27, burning over approximately 500 acres, doing considera- ble damage and costing several hundred dollars to ex- tinguish.
Two other fairly big fires burned over a large terri- tory, but did very little damage, although the cost to extinguish was heavy.
There were thirty-five other fires, but practically no damage was done as the acreage burned over was small and mostly scrubby land.
The fire patrol was used to very good advantage during the year. In one instance, a fire was started and was discovered by the patrolman covering that territory. He held the blaze down with the fire extinguishers he had with him, and directed the first motorist who passed that way to call the Department. As the weather was very dry and windy, the fire would have gained great headway in a short time, considerable damage would have been done, and the Town would have been obliged to pay out hundreds of dollars.
Last year, this Department recommended an appro- priation of $3,500 for 1935. That sum was reduced by the Finance Committee to $2,000, an amount known to be insufficient for an ordinary year. Had the amount that was recommended been appropriated, there would have been a balance left at the end of the year of $241.96.
I base my figures on average years of the past, and I again recommend an appropriation of $3,500 for the year 1936.
Respectfully submitted,
IRA C. WARD,
Forest Fire Warden.
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REPORT OF TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen we respectfully submit the following report :
Reforesting and Improvements-
Appropriation $1,200.00
Payments 1,200.00
Twenty-five thousand trees were planted last spring, mostly Red Pine and Scotch Pine, with a few Spruce and White Pine. The fire lines have been ploughed out and considerable weeding has been done. A very good stand of mature White Pines have been pruned and the slash burned or otherwise disposed of. A small nursery has been established which should prove a great convenience to the Park Department. Fortunately no fires occurred on or near the Town Forest.
Most of the present area has now been planted, and we therefore do not contemplate any reforesting for the ensuing year. We do, however, consider it advisable to add the section between the nursery and the South Pond Road to the Town Forest, and request an appropriation of $200.00 for that purpose in addition to the regular appropriation of $1,200.00 for maintenance and improve- ment.
Respectfully submitted,
ADRIAN P. WHITING, Chairman.
CHARLES T. STEVENS, ABBOTT A. RAYMOND, Town Forest Committee.
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REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES
Last year your committee had an appropriation of two hundred fifty dollars for the purchase and propa- gation of fish. Eight hundred pickerel, six to ten inches, were bought and liberated in several ponds. As trucking and delivery is a large item of the appropriation and a half truck loads costs as much for delivery as a full truck, it would be advantageous for the town to increase the appropriation sufficient to secure a full load. The committee suggests that three hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated.
For a number of years past a part of this appropria- tion has been used for other purposes than the purchase of fish for which it was intended. In the future bills rendered for anything other than the purchase and prop- agation of fish will not be approved by this committee.
Respectfully submitted,
W. S. GALE, GEOFFREY PERRIER M. D. WELSH.
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REPORT OF TOWN ENGINEER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
The work of the Engineering Department for the year 1935 has covered the following varied activities.
Surveys have been made, plans drawn and descrip- tions written for the proposed layout of Margerie Street and Benham Road, in Town, and Strand Avenue, Man- omet Avenue, Sims Road and Holmes Road at Manomet Bluffs.
A new easterly line on Water Street, between Town Brook and Town Wharf, has been determined on by agreement between the Selectmen and the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, and a plan and description of this line has been filed with the Town Clerk, and accepted by the Town.
Plans for a new wall, necessitated by widening a por- tion of Water Street forty feet in accordance with the above layout, have been made and the necessary license plans to permit of its construction, furnished by the State and Federal Government.
STORM WATER DRAINS
Several storm water drain projects have been studied during the year.
Surveys have been made, plans and profiles prepared and grades given for an addition to the existing drain
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on Court Street, northerly from Hamilton Street to Hedge Brook.
Similar data have been furnished for drains on Court Street, between Clyfton Street and South Park Avenue, and Oak Street and Alvin Road.
A plan was made and studied for a proposed drain in Goddard's meadow between Standish Avenue and Sam- oset Street, but no construction work has been carried out on this project.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Town Engineer.
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REPORT OF COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE (Plymouth County Extension Service)
In presenting the report of Extension Service activities for the town of Plymouth, I would like to first call your attention to the fact that the Plymouth County Exten- sion Service has been functioning for the betterment of Agricultute, Home Life, and the boys and girls of the County for twenty-one years. It is your organization and serves you only insofar as you ask for service.
REPORT OF AGRICULTURE
The County Extension Service endeavors to present useful and practical information to farmers of the County and encourage the application of the same. We aid in securing and presenting information on produc- tion, marketing, and assist in cooperative enterprises. During 1935, farmers of the County have been kept in- formed of their position under the various Agricultural Control Program. The poultry and egg market program set-up in 1934 gave poultrymen an opportunity to sell $430,000 worth of produce during 1935. Farm credit programs were especially important during the past year. 3,187 farmers in the County were supplied with timely information regarding agricultural problems, while 559 farm visits were made.
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
In Home Demonstration Work, the Extension Service assists home-makers with problems relating to the prac- tical management of the home, bringing up of children, and providing a good home environment.
In home-making, the Extension Service brought help
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to women during 1935 in food buying and preservation, clothing construction and renovation, child training, im- provement of home grounds, planning recreational pro- grams, and the keeping of home accounts. Well over 3,000 women participated in this program.
CLUB WORK
In 4-H Club work, the Extension Service provides for boys and girls of the County an opportunity for educa- tional development through study and practice in home economics and agriculture, as well as an opportunity for self-improvement. It emphasizes the home, and brings club members and parents together in a common inter- est. It develops cooperation, leadership, self-confidence, ambition, sportsmanship, ability to think, responsibility, and community spirt.
There were 100 4-H Clubs organized in 1935, with an enrollment of 1600 boys and girls. These clubs were under the supervision of 100 volunteer local leaders. Twenty-six of the twenty-seven towns and cities had club work this year.
HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK
Five groups of home makers completed units of work in children's coats and hats, and four groups met for a series of meetings to discuss problems of food buying. A meeting was held to demonstrate the preparation and service of community meals. The town also participated in programs in home accounts, child developement and recreation.
AGRICULTURE
Five men cooperated by keeping farm inventories. The Plymouth Rock Diary Assocation has held several meetings during the year. The cranberry agent helped 16 men work out cranberry problems. The County Agent has made calls when requested on Plymouth farmers.
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On the mailing list to receive timely information regarding poultry were 29 men; regarding dairy 40 men ; on fruit problems 15 men ; in market gardening 17 men. Eighty were furnished information relative to cranberries.
Plymouth is represented on the County Board of Trustees for aid to Plymouth County Agricultural Ser- vice by Helen W. Holmes.
4-H CLUB WORK
Girls and Boys enrolled in the 4-H clothing, home furnishing, garden and poultry clubs.
A fine 4-H clothing club was lead by Mrs. Frank Noys in Manomet. Excellent project work was done and an unusually good program was carried throughout the year. The final exhibit of work and an entertainment was enjoyed by many of the towns people.
All girls entered the county-wide dress contest and Ruth Bartlett was chosen as one of three to represent Plymouth County at the State Dress Contest in Am- herst.
Betty Gardner won second prize in the county-wide room improvement contest. Girls in this contest are re- quired to make as much improvement as possible with a small limited amount of money. Betty did an excel- lent piece of work.
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