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Complaints of many kinds are frequent throughout the year and all are promptly investigated and settled by the Sanitary Inspector.
The number of licenses granted in 1947 was 250 and number of permits was 481.
MEDORA V. EASTWOOD, M.D., Chairman. PAUL W. BITTINGER HERBERT H. MAXWELL Plymouth Board of Health
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REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTH VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
The Department of Veterans' Services presents here- with its report for the year 1947.
For the first time, the Department this year admin- istered the aid to needy and deserving veterans and their families known as Veterans' Benefits. This aid was formerly known as Soldiers' Relief, State Aid, and Mil- itary Aid. Its purpose is to prevent pauperization of destitute veterans.
In disbursing Veterans' Benefits, the Department acts under the supervision of the State Commissioner of Vet- erans' Services, and subject to the approval of the Board of Selectmen. The State office prepares a budget period- ically, for the guidance of the Director in paying Bene- fits. This budget was raised once in 1947, in an attempt to keep up with the cost of living, and further raises are probable. At present the budget calls for an allowance of $88 per month for a veteran and his wife receiving no other income. No veteran whose destitute condition · is brought about by his voluntary idleness or continued vicious or intemperate habits is eligible for this aid.
In the other phase of its activities, as an information center for veterans, the Department assisted in 3,791 cases.
By act of the Legislature, the Department of Veterans' Services is required to keep a file of discharges of vet- erans at the request of the veterans, and to certify to the existence of such discharges upon request. At pres- ent, the file includes copies of the discharges of some 1300 Plymouth veterans, and an effort will be made dur- ing 1948 to complete the file.
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Appropriations and expenditures for 1947 were as follows:
SALARIES
Appropriation Payments
$3646.37 3646.37
Balance to Revenue
OFFICE EXPENSES
Appropriation
$550.00
Payments
517.60
Balance to Revenue
$32.40
VETERANS' BENEFITS
Appropriation Payments
$20,000.00
16,345.43
Balance to Revenue $3,654.57
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS F. QUINN
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DEPARTMENT FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Dear Sirs:
The following is a summary of building activities with- in the Town for the year ending December 31, 1947.
No. Kind
Est. Cost $189,850
39 Single Family Dwellings
1 Two Family Dwelling
16,000
73 Summer Camps
88,476
20 Garages
12,050
24 Other Buildings
67,755
51 Alterations & Additions to Dwellings 65,300
19 Alterations & Additions to Other Bldgs.
38,550
227
$477,981
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS R. BODELL,
Building Inspector.
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
The Park Commissioners submit their annual report for the year 1947.
The Training Green, Bates Park, Park Avenue and Spooner Park, have had their usual care and have been kept neat and clean during the year. The small plot on the south side of Town Brook, which was placed under the jurisdiction of The Park Department, in 1946, has been graded, loamed and shrubs have been set out. Three Dog Wood Trees have been set out at Bates Park. Four Willows have been set out at Bang's Park.
Brewster Garden has been kept in excellent condition during the year. The department takes the opportunity at this time, to thank The Town Brook Society for their co-operation and help which is greatly appreciated. We also extend our thanks to Stevens, The Florist, and Mrs. Barke, for the flowers and potted plants contributed by them.
Morton Park has been very popular during the sum- mer months as a bathing beach and picnic grounds. Vandalism has caused much repair work that was done on the buildings. All buildings have been painted. Much work has been done trimming trees, cutting and burning brush and roads have been kept in a usable condition. Receipts at the bath house were in 1947, $35.70; in 1946, $51.10.
The camping grounds at Indian Reservation and Nel- son Street have shown an increase in attendance and revenue the past year. Much work still remains to be done at The Indian Reservation that was caused by the huricane of 1944. Approximately ten cords of wood was delivered to The Welfare Department and a like amount to Stephens Field.
Indian reservation receipts were in 1947, $1,289.50; in 1946, $1,188.50.
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Nelson Street Camping receipts were in 1947, $1,714.30; in 1946, $1,588.35.
The Bathing Beaches have been well attended the past year. The swimming classes conducted at the Stephens Field and Nelson Street bath houses have been well attended and have proven to be a very worthwhile pro- ject. Stephens Field receipts were in 1947, $27.55; in 1946 were $19.50.
The playgrounds have been very popular during the season, and have been in constant use. One unit of the proposed field house at the Standish Ave., Playground will undoubtedly be ready in the Spring, as the contract has been awarded. The Kiwanis Club of Plymouth, de- serves a vote of thanks from the citizens of Plymouth for paying for a recreational leader and buying equip- ment for the playgrounds, as the Park Dept. had no funds to do so.
They took four bus loads of children that attended the programs regularly, to Braves Field to see a double ball game, and also furnished many excellent prizes. The High School and The Veterans Athletic Club practiced and held their games at Stephens Field. At several of these games there was an estimated crowd of 2500 people in attendance.
New State Laws requiring rigid inspection by The State Department of Public Safety, has resulted in quite extensive repairs to the bleachers the past year and many more repairs must be made before they can be used in the spring. The Inspector recommended new bleachers to replace the obsolete ones now in use. Owing to the high cost of building materials the department is not asking for an appropriation for this purpose this year. If activities increase and two or three thousand people are going to attend these games, something will have to be done in the near future.
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The Beach Park Bath House has been very popular this past season. The new breakwater has been com- pleted, and the beach has been clean and neat. Owing to the recent gales, a lot of filling has got to be done at the north end of the bath house.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS Edward J. E. Hand, Chairman John E. Siever Arthur Sirrico
NINETY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Water Commissioners
AND
Superintendent
OF THE
Town of Plymouth
1947
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REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS NINETY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
The Board of Water Commissioners submits its ninety- third annual report, covering the year 1947.
The rainfall during the year amounted to 39.71 inches, which is about six inches less than the average. At the end of the year the level of the water in Great South Pond was 103.6 which was about twelve inches lower than at the beginning of the year. Rainfall was very light during the summer and autumn.
The new Manomet Pumping Station was completed late in the year and is now available for service. A small fireproof brick and concrete building has been con- structed directly over the new twelve inch gravel-packed well which was built in 1946. This well pipe was driven to a depth of about one hundred feet. The bottom of the pipe is a fine-meshed Everdur screen, twenty-five feet in length, through which the underground water flows into the well pipe. The building houses the electric motor driven pump, with a complete up-to-date system of auto- matic controls, regulators and recording devices. A gas- olene engine is to be installed, to provide for the emer- gency operation of the pump in case of failure of the electric power supply.
The well and pump have a capacity of 700 gallons per minute, or 1,000,000 gallons per day if operated continu- ously. This is the first important addition to the supply of water for the Town, since it was piped from South Pond in 1855. It will take care of a problem which has been of great concern to the Water Department ever since the water system was extended to Manomet.
In order to take care of the delivery of the water from this new Manomet Pumping Station into the distribution system a ten-inch discharge main has been layed from the Station to the storage tank at Mr. Harlow's.
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Considerable progress has been made in the program of relaying and replacing old mains and this will con- tinue as far as the available funds permit. Most of the work this year has been carrying out the plan for the extension of the New High Service through Liberty Street, Nick's Rock Road and Cherry Street and adjacent territory, with great improvement to the service to our water-takers in that area, as far as the main has been completed.
The extension of the main on Beaver Dam Road, as authorized by the Town in March 1947, has been com- pleted, so that this neighborhood is now adequately sup- plied.
A tabulation of the construction work carried out in 1947 is shown in the report of the Superintendent, which follows.
LAND AT LITTLE SOUTH POND
Two parcels of land on Little South Pond, the so-called Faulkner and Card properties, have been purchased in accordance with the authorization of the Town in March 1947. The buildings have been removed so that there is now no dwelling on the shores of this pond-a most de- sirable accomplishment which has been before the Town for a great many years. It happened to be fifty years after the need for the removal of these houses was strongly presented by the late Nathaniel Morton, in an address to the Plymouth Commercial Club April 6, 1897.
The Holmes or Union House property, adjoining both Great and Little South Ponds, has not yet been acquired by the Town because of problems in connection with the title. There are no dwellings on this land at the present time. The matter is in the hands of the Town Counsel.
MAINTENANCE
Twice during the year it was necessary to make emer- gency repairs to one of the two pumping units at the Deep Water Bridge Station. In the opinion of Metcalf
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and Eddy, who were consulted in the matter, the unit had outlived its period of dependable operation and should be replaced immediately. This has been done and a new electrically driven centrifugal pump installed with a capacity of 350 gallons per minute. In the near future, the other belt driven plunger pump unit at this station should be replaced with a new pump of larger capacity.
Expensive repairs were also necessary to the Wolver- ine diesel engine at the Lout Pond Station.
Four very old reservoirs, constructed many years ago, for fire-fighting purposes, have been filled completely with gravel as they have not been used for a long time. They are located beneath the surface in Town Square, Shirley Square, Court Street near Clyfton Street, and High Street. After consultation with the Fire Depart- ment it was decided that they were no longer necessary and might become a hazard to the public.
Because of the increase in the expenses of operating and maintaining the water works and distribution sys- . tem and the heavy demands for the extension and con- struction of water mains, the Commissioners have under consideration an increase in the charges for water serv- ice. Present rates have been in effect since 1924 and are very low in comparison with those in other communities in the Commonwealth of similar size.
RECEIPTS 1947
Plymouth
$43,091.55
Manomet
9,248.45
$52,340.00
Appropriations recommended for 1948:
Maintenance and Labor $32,831
Salaries 20,550
Truck to replace the Superintendent's car 1,000
Regular construction 7,500
Construction necessary because new By-pass 5,300
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White Horse Beach-Aves. B. and C and connections 10,200
Malaguti Development (If street is accepted by the Town) 4,000
Marjorie St. West of Oak
3,000
35,000
Cape Cod Ave., Reed Ave., Melix Ave., and® adjacent sts. (If streets are accepted by the Town)
(Bond Issue)
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD R. BELCHER, Chairman
RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE, Secretary
ARTHUR ADDYMAN
DANIEL F. MULCAHY
C. BROOKS HUDSON
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
(Published by request of the New England Water Works Association, Plymouth, Mass., Water Works.)
Population, 13,175 Date of Construction, 1855.
By whom owned, Town.
Source of Supply, Great and Little South Ponds and Wells at Manomet.
Mode of Supply, Gravity for low service and Pumping for high service, Wells.
PUMPING
Builders of pumping machinery, Fairbanks-Morse and Wolverine-Gould. Description of fuel. Oil. Amount used, 10,9151/2 gallons.
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Pumpage for the year:
Fairbanks-Morse,
187,805,000 gals.
Wolverine-Gould, NHS (Electric) 23,453,000 gals.
184,223,000 gals.
395,481,000 gals.
Average static head, 68 ft.
Average dynamic head, 74.5 ft.
Number gals. per gal. fuel oil: Fairbanks-Morse, Wolverine-Gould,
37,711
31037
Duty of Pumps:
Fairbanks-Morse, 173,311,000
Wolverine-Gould, 142,638,000
Auxiliary well supply at Manomet pumped 15,332,000 gallons.
COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON PUMPING STATION EXPENSES, VIZ: $9,958.12.
Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $25.179.
Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $0.3379.
COST OF PUMPING FIGURED ON TOTAL
MAINTENANCE, VIZ: $38,691.50
Per million gallons against dynamic head into direct pipe, $97.834.
Per million gallons raised one foot high (dynamic), $1.313.
STATISTICS ON CONSUMPTION OF WATER Total population, estimated 13,175. Estimated population on pipe line, 12,500. Estimated population supplied, 12,500. Total consumption for the year, 515,416,000 gallons. Average daily consumption, 1,404,400 gallons. Gallons per day to each inhabitant, 106. Gallons per day to each tap, 371.
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STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Kind of pipe, Cement lined sheet iron and Cement lined cast iron.
Sizes, from 2-inch to 30-inch.
Extended, 17,305 feet.
Discontinued, 2248.
Total now in use, 82 miles, 650 feet.
Cost to repair per mile, $10.69.
Number leaks per mile, 0.207.
Small distribution pipe less than 4-inches, 8 miles, 3,661 feet.
Hydrants now in use, 366 public; 73 private.
Stop gates added, 78. Discontinued, None. Number now in use, 953.
SERVICES
Kind of pipe, Lead and Cement lined.
Sizes, from one-half inch to six inches.
Total now in use, 10 miles, 4,121 feet.
Service taps added, 63. Discontinued, None. Total now in use, 3,780.
Average length of service, 15.0 ft.
Average cost per service, $35.12.
Number meters added, 41.
Number now in use, 2,960.
Percentage of services metered, 78.3%.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
To the Board of Water Commissioners.
Gentlemen:
The year 1947 was most interesting in the Water De- partment because, at last, deliveries on orders of long standing started to come through and we were able to complete many jobs. This does not mean that we had
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everything to work with but it was a vast improvement over the past few years when, at times, we could not complete even one service. Meters are still slow in com- ing and we have orders that will not be delivered until next June.
The Commissioners' report gives a detailed account of the Department work during the past year and the Con- struction work is summed up in the table that follows this report.
Some of the jobs are not completed, there being serv- ices to be changed over on to new mains on Liberty Street, Ocean View Ave., Nick's Rock Road and South Cherry Street, as well as connecting Liberty Street main with Standish Avenue, Ocean View Road main with Western Avenue and remove old fire hydrants and shut off old mains. All of this, we hope to do the coming year.
Seventeen leaks in mains were repaired during the past year, and thirty-two leaks in services.
Twenty corporations on services were drilled, improv- ing poor pressure in each case.
A 6" fire sprinkler service was connected to the cur- tain factory on Court Street.
Ten fire hydrants were repaired. Hydrant inspection was carried on, as usual.
Only forty-one meters were set on new services this year and there was considerable meter repair work, using every available part that we had in stock, deliv- eries on this material coming through very slowly.
Analyses of samples of water from the ponds and wells and from various taps was continued.
The auxiliary well supply at Warners Pond was oper- ated 910 hours, during June, July, August and Septem- ber, pumping 15,332,000 gallons of water. 1,600 gallons of fuel oil and 50 gallons of lubrication oil was con- sumed.
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On December 24th, due to frost in the ground, all heavy Construction work had to be stopped. This will be continued in the spring.
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE BRINK, Superintendent.
COST OF WORK CARRIED ON IN 1947 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
Total to
Length Size Dec. 31, 1947
Olmstead Terrace
1,132' 6"
16' 8" $3,402.29
Liberty St.
1,350' 8"
32'
6" 5,374.36*
Ocean View Rd.
800'
8"
32'
6" 2,954.60
10" Force Main P. H.
Tank
1,936' 10"
33'
6"
9,395.28
Nick's Rock Rd.
2,600'
8"
48' 6"
8,583.20*
Squanto Rd.
770'
8"
2,932.22
So. Cherry St.
780'
8"
16'
6"
2,562.34*
To Teixeira's Cherry St.
532'
6"
1,876.16
Cherry St.
1,180'
8"
16'
6"
5,110.17
$42,190.62
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REGULAR CONSTRUCTION
Overlook Terrace
412' 6" $1,571.86
Priscilla Beach
1,690' 6" 5,947.39
Knapp Terrace
550' 8"
16' 6" 2,203.76
Wellingsley Ave.
310'
6" 1,153.48
$10,876.49
BEAVER DAM ROAD:
2,805' 8" 99' 6" $10,954.22*
$10,954.22
$64,021.33
* indicates more work to be done to complete job.
1947 PUMPING RECORDS FAIRBANKS-MORSE NHS
WOLVERINE
Gals.
Month
Hrs. Run
Fuel Oil
Gals.
Pumped
Hrs. Run
Gals. Fuel Oil
Gals. Pumped
Gals. Pumped
GRAVITY in Gals.
RAIN in
Inches
AVE. TEMP. Max. Min.
January
137
455 4/2
14,457,000
1131/2
3141/2
11,979,000
1,013,000
8,863,000
2.78
38
20
February
1183/4
3931/2
12,481,000
11314
314
11,920,000
880,000
7,815,000
1.97
34
18
March
1323/4
441
13,882,000
122 1/2
339
12,829,000
964,000
8,291,000
3.35
40
25
April
1204/2
399
12,555,000
136 14
3764/2
14,201,000
1,219,000
8,225,000
5.30
50
33
May
136
4511/2
14,080,000
1653/4
400
17,173,000
1,939,000
8,505,000
3.01
62
44
June
172
569
17,669,000
161 1/4
444
16,609,000
2,845,000
8,457,000
4.30
70
50
July
222
734
22,695,000
173
474
17,744,000
3,564,000
9,100,000
3.62
79
64
August
22014
729
22,426,000
1723/4
475
17,532,000
3,714,000
9,600,000
1.32
77
61
September
158
523
16,049,000
171 44
471
17,087,000
3,337,000
8,661,000
2.27
70
52
October
1423/4
47112
14,424,000
1663/4
460
16,415,000
1,593,000
10,716,000
3.05
65
45
November
65
217
6,582,000
205
565 14
21,219,000n
1,178,000n
8,380,000
3.71
45
30
December
166 14
5511/2
16,923,000
126
346 1/2
13,016,000
1,207,000
7,990,000
5.03
37
19
Total
1,7911/4
5,9351/2 184,223,000 1,82714 4,9793/4 187,805,000
23,453,000 104,603,000
39.71
Duty based on BTU in Fuel 19,500 per lb. Fuel Oil Head, 74.5 ft.
Wolverine-Gould
Hrs. Run 1,791 1/4 1,8271/4
Fuel 5,93542 4,980
Gals Pumped 184,223,000 187,805,000 23,453,000
142,638,000 173,311,000
Total Pump
3,618 1/2
10,915 1/2
395,481,000
Gravity
104,603,000
500,084,000
Wells at Manomet
910
1,600
15,332,000
Total Consumption
515,416,000
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Fairbanks-Morse N. H. S.
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ASSESSOR'S REPORT 1947
Aggregate Value
Exempted Under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23
$22,441,925.00 137,600.00
Available for Revenue
$22,304,325.00
Valuation of Personal
$1,937,750.00
Valuation of Real
20,504,175.00
To be raised by taxation:
State Tax
$20,666.47
County Tax
62,873.14
Underestimated (1946)
562.58
Tuberculosis Hospital
16,305.70
From Available Funds
163,600.00
Town Appropriation
1,494,717.07
Overlay
10,437.62
$1,605,970.87
Estimated receipts, including: Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by Assessors. $490,456.02
Out of Available funds under
approval of Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
TOWN MEETINGS:
October 23, 1946
13,500.00
March 22, 1947 150,100.00
$654,056.02
$951,914.85
Division of Taxes:
January 1 Personal
$81,385.50
January 1 Real Estate
861,175.35
April 1 Polls
9,354.00
December 31. Additional Polls
22.00
December 20 Additional Real
332.85
December 20 Additional Personal
29.40
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Rate of Taxation $42.00 on $1,000.
Warrants to Collector:
Personal Property
$81,385.50
Real Estate
861,175.35
Polls 9,354.00
Betterments (Moth)
166.00
Water Liens 17.25
Exempted under Chapter 59,
Sec. 5, General Laws as Amended.
Houses of Religious Worship
$352,000.00
Charitable, Benevolent, Literary and Edu- cational 778,525.00
Parsonages Exempted
33,050.00
United States of America
124,200.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
183,625.00
County of Plymouth
559,125.00
Town of Plymouth
1,452,240.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons, Firms and Cor-
porations Assessed on Property 4,996 Polls Assessed 4,688
Polls exempted under Clause 18 33
Polls exempted under Clause 23
9
Polls exempted under Clause 202
Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G.L., Acts of 1936 466
Polls Exempted under Sec. 8 Ch. 58 (Men in 'Armed Forces)
1147
Horses
54
Cows
189
Swine
200
Sheep
15
Fowl
18,450
Dwelling Houses
4,320
Acres of Land
69,760
Motor Vehicles and Trailers assessed
under Motor Excise and Trailer Law:
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Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
Registered
1,343,720.00
Warrants to Collector:
(Motor Excise and Trailer)
35,663.46
State Rate on Motor Vehicles and Trailers, $36.23 on $1,000.
ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1941:
Appropriated in 1947
2.00
Abatements:
2.00
Overdraft of 1946 Levy of 1942:
16.03
Appropriated in 1947 Abatements:
Overdraft of 1946
2.00
Abatement, Tax Title
14.03
16.03
Levy of 1943:
Appropriated in 1947
151.76
Abatements:
Overdraft of 1946
9.80
Abatement, Tax Title
141.96
151.76
Levy of 1944:
Appropriated in 1947
117.00
Abatements:
Tax Title
117.00
Levy of 1945:
Dec. 31, 1946 Balance
80.14
Appropriated in 1947
121.50
201.64
Abatements:
March 17, 1947 Polls
2.00
March 17, 1947 Personal
22.68
Apr. 22, 1947 Tax Title
121.50
146.18
To. Reserve Overlay
55.46
201.64
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Levy of 1946: Dec. 31, 1946 Balance Abatements:
Dec. 27, 1947 Polls
24.00
Dec. 27, 1947 Personal 14.40
Feb. 6, 1947 Real Estate
21.60
Apr. 22, 1947 Tax Title
135.00
To Reserve Overlay
1,465.75
1,660.75
Levy of 1947: June 19, 1947 Overlay Abatements:
10,437.62
Dec. 31, 1947 Polls
3,422.00
Oct. 31, 1947 Personal
216.30
Dec. 31, 1947 Real Estate
5,562.90
9,201.20
1,236.42
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance Reserve Overlay:
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance
32,991.17
From Overlay of 1945
55.46
From Overlay of 1946
1,465.75
34,512.38
To Reserve Overlay
8,879.03
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance
25,633.35
THOMAS L. CASSIDY GEORGE E. BLACKMER
ROBERT A. CARR Board of Assessors.
1,660.75
195.00
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LORING LIBRARY
From the annual report submitted to the Board of Directors of the Plymouth Public Library:
BOOK STOCK
Number of volumes end of 1946 25,950
Volumes added by purchase 1,291
Volumes added by gift 184
Total volumes added in 1947 1,475
Of which 533 were adult non-fiction, 661 adult fiction, 281 juvenile.
Total
27,425
Volumes lost and withdrawn
1,103
Total number of volumes end of 1947
26,322
Number of prints (estimate) 20,000
Periodicals subscribed to 85
Newspapers subscribed to
6
USE
Volumes of non-fiction lent 23,477
Volumes of fiction lent 45,211
Volumes lent through 32 School Deposits 12,599
Total number of volumes lent 81,287
Percent fiction lent 55
Circulation per capita (includes Loring Library) 7.3
Prints lent
460
REGISTRATION
Number of new borrowers registered 293
Total number of borrowers registered 3,931
Percent of registered borrowers of population served (includes Loring Library) 38
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LORING LIBRARY
Books added by purchase 1947
453
Of which 233 were adult, 200 juvenile.
USE
Volumes of fiction lent 9,686
Volumes of non-fiction lent
4,717
Total number of volumes lent REGISTRATION
14,403
Number of new borrowers registered
106
Total number of borrowers registered 1,092
A DIGEST OF A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1947.
To the Board of Directors and members of the Corpora- tion of the Plymouth Public Library.
1947 Reorganization has been along the following lines: 1. Examining books, work, building space and practices in effect at the time of my arrival in June; taking steps to eliminate unessentials, save time or accomplish the work more effectively.
2. Delegating specific responsibilities to a staff capable of handling responsibility and eager to do so, for more effective administration. In assigning duties, thought is given to personal aptitudes, experience and training.
3. Preparing typed procedures and forms, uniform slips for daily cash, interlibrary loan requests, vouchers, etc. Libraries "take a leaf" from business methods, adapting short cuts and efficient techniques for use.
4. Greater coordination between the main library and its branch. It is customary for a qualified branch librari- an to select the books for her immediate library-com- munity. In June, this authority was turned over to Mrs. Figmic, North Plymouth (Loring) Branch Head and a trained librarian.
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5. Raising standards: in salary-classification; in staff training; in the physical appearance of the books: by providing new books with a protective coating of shellac; by rebinding books more promptly; by weeding out shabby or obsolete material, gradually; by typing instead of hand-writing book records. We want to associate good reading with attractive books.
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