Town annual report of Plymouth, MA 1947, Part 7

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Publication date: 1947
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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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