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Plymouth
Helen E. Rossi
Plymouth
15 Paul J. Lenzi Marie F. Eufrazio
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Kingston
Kingston
Plymouth
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Date Bride and Groom
Residence
Sept. 16
Richard O. Boyer
Plymouth
Carlyn W. Cavicchi
Plymouth
16 William C. Buchan
Somerville
Avis L. Payson
Somerville
16 Warren P. Joubert Janice O. Strassel
Plymouth
16 George E. Morgan
Plymouth
Jeannette A. Guaraldi
Plymouth
16 Lawrence J. Savoy
Plymouth
Dorothy A. Fornaciari
Plymouth
17 Silvio J. Adamo
Amherst, N. H.
Louise Clarke
Plymouth
19 Manuel H. Reis, Jr.
Plymouth
Lieselotte D. Young (Barthel)
Plymouth
21 Robert H. Davis
Plymouth
Marilyn L. Starkweather
Duxbury
22 Roscoe P. Holmes, Jr.
Plymouth
Harriet A. Douglas
Plymouth
22 Harold A. Perry
Hanover
Daurice F. Darling
Cohasset
22
Howard S. Rogers
Quincy
Doris W. Smith (Gardner)
Plymouth
23 Raymond L. Putnam
Kingston
Jacquelyn Montanya
Plymouth
30 Alton A. Fiocchi
Plymouth
Marion E. Beauregard
Plymouth
30 Robert A. Santheson
Plymouth
Irene Baker
Plymouth
Oct.
3 Charles S. Cogen
Plymouth
Geraldine M. DiStaula
Plymouth
5 John C. Chapman
Plymouth
Joan W. Davis
Boston
6 Antone P. Braz
Plymouth
Mary D. Rapoza
Fall River
6 Richard S. Paul
Plymouth
Roline J. Christensen
Plymouth
6 Frank S. Richardson Elsie C. Knight (Shaw)
Plymouth
6 Norman C. Smith Arlene Botelho
Plymouth
7 Paul D. Hendrick
Rochester, N. Y.
Dorothy M. Santheson
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
7 Libero A. Zammarchi Evelyn A. Boyle
Bridgewater
Plymouth
Kingston
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Date Bride and Groom
Residence
Oct.
11 Linwood E. Raymond
Plymouth
Joan B. Poirier
Plymouth
12 Elton F. Bumpus
Plymouth
Barbara L. Kleindienst
Boston
12 Robert Wirtzburger Jeanette M. Whiteley
Plymouth
13 Robert J. VanAmburgh
Plymouth
Margaret M. McPartland
Worcester
14 Guy S. Caggiano
Stoughton
Vilma E. Valeriani
Plymouth
17 Joseph F. Grandi
Plymouth
Lena Feroli (Malvesta)
Brockton
19 John G. Britto
Plymouth
Aneta G. Burgess
Plymouth
20 Richard Higgins, Jr.
Duxbury
Veronica Badejo
Plymouth
20 Antone Mendes Rachel Newcomb
Barnstable
24 Joseph Vacchino
Plymouth
Beatrice M. Martin (MaDan)
Plymouth
25 Lester W. Thurber
Plymouth
Frances M. Fuller (McIntosh)
Bryantville
. 26 Thomas M. Perkins, Jr.
Plymouth
Mary H. Wall (VanAmburgh)
Plymouth
Nov. 3 Walter E. Cook
Barbara E. Gibbs
Bourne Plymouth Bridgewater
3 Leonard E. Wood
Lorraine B. Sloan
Duxbury
4 John Cardoza, Jr. Georgiana Silva
Plymouth
4 Clarence E. Delano, Jr.
Plymouth
Catherine A. Baratta
Plymouth
4 Frederick Enos, Jr. Ellen Ward
E. Weymouth
11 Charles F. Miller, Jr. Florence Costa
Hanson Plymouth Plymouth Salem
Dolores E. Lantagne
17 Harold Padovani
Plymouth
Edwina C. Dorgan
Plymouth
Plymouth
18 John J. Zagarri Lorraine A. Beaulieu
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
11 Ernest P. Tassinari
Plymouth
Plymouth
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Date
Bride and Groom
Residence
Nov. 19 Philip L. Mellen
Plymouth
Celia Russell
Middleboro Barnstable
20 Andrew Kerr
Clara B. Litchfield
Plymouth
21 Luther P. Brier Nan J. Appling
Plymouth
22 Robert C. Gilson
Brockton
Claire A. Feinberg
Plymouth
22 Russell A. Hunt
Des Moines, Iowa
Shirley L. Robbins
Plymouth Plymouth
24 Frank J. Mullin Dorothy E. Mulvey
Boston
25 Gerald F. Torrey Clara F. Norris
Plymouth
26 Edward Francis Novella Ferretti
Bourne
30 Joseph A. Balboni Janice Seaver
Plymouth
30 Richard F. Gallagher
Plymouth
Joan S. Darrow (Rothwell)
Bourne
30 Thomas J. Metcalf
Plymouth
Rose Lombardi (Machese)
Allston
30 William E. O'Connor, Jr. Virginia Rae
Plymouth
Plymouth
Dec. 1 William P. Andrade Frances L. Gonsalves
Plymouth
1 Mario Regini
Kingston
Claire LaRoche
Plymouth
2 Edward W. Miller Jacquelyn M. Rose
Plymouth
7 Eben W. Staples Elaine F. Baker
Plymouth
8 Eugene B. Verre Virginia B. Whiting (Bradlee)
Kingston
8 Seth M. Agnew Mary Elisabeth Edes
Plymouth
13 Charles E. Budge Gloria H. Vecchi
Plymouth
14 Robert C. Loring, Jr. Virginia B. Peck
Plymouth
23 Warren H. Yudkin Elizabeth P. Belcher
Milford, Conn.
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth
Wareham
Hollywood, Calif.
Pembroke
Plymouth
New York City
Plymouth
Kingston
Duxbury
Carver
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND SEWERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen:
I herewith submit a report of the work done in the Street and Sewer Departments from January 1 to Decem- ber 31, 1951.
SEWERS
An extensive sewer program was carried out this year with the following main sewer extensions and manholes built: Wellingsley Ave. had 125' of 8" V.T. pipe laid with one connection; Prince St., 150' of 6" V.T. pipe laid with one connection; Olmsted Terrace, 250' of 8" V.T. pipe laid and one manhole built, and Braunecker Road had 520' of 8" V.T. pipe laid with two manholes built and two connec- tions. This year thirty-two sewer connections were made to new homes built. A large number of old services were replaced with cast iron pipe to take care of tree roots. Approximately four miles of our main sewer lines were dragged with the new sewer cleaning machine. This piece of equipment has worked out very satisfactorily.
STREET CLEANING
The Main Street from Jabez Corner to Kingston line was swept every day with the side streets on the east side swept every other day and the west side done in the same manner. This work was accomplished with the Motor Driven Sweeper.
ASPHALT SIDEWALKS
The maintenance and construction of asphalt sidewalks was completed on the following streets: Brewster St.,
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Union St., Bradford St., Winter St., South Park Ave., Wood St., Knapp Terrace, Mt. Pleasant St., Alden St., Allerton St., Forest Ave. Ext., Stafford St., South St. and River St. Approximately 8,000 cu. yds. of asphalt surface was laid on these streets in 1951. Several cement blocks that were raised by tree roots had new surfaces of asphalt mix.
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
The following roads were constructed and repaired this year as follows: A mixed-in-place surface 2" thick was placed over these roads, Park Road, 600' long, 24' wide; Mt. Pleasant St., 5/10 mile long, 24' wide with 1/10 of a mile being sealed with asphalt and peastone; Olmsted Terrace, 800' long and 27' wide. The following streets were sealed with K.P. tar and peastone: Alden St. Ext., Oak St., Spring St., Castle St., and off Savery Ave. Asphalt and sand was applied to the following streets: Prince St., Sandwich Rd., Bartlett Rd., Samoset Ave., Priscilla Beach Rd., South Pond Rd., and Birch Ave. Morton Park road was sealed with sand and asphalt with Park Department funds.
Seaview St., recently accepted by the Town, had 245 yards of gravel placed over the old surface. This gravel was rolled and left to settle and a mixed-in-place surface will be laid in 1952. This road was in such a bad condition that it was necessary to remove large stones and debris in order to bring the road up to grade and this required the 6" gravel base. All gravel roads were scraped and given applications of calcium chloride to lay the dust. The brush in the outlying districts was trimmed to make the travel way safe.
DRAINS
The following drains and catchbasins were installed this year: Olmsted Terrace, 600' of 15" cement pipe was laid to
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correct the drainage condition at the housing project. Two catchbasins were built and 100' of 12" pipe laid connecting both to the drain on Court St. Overlook Road, 300' of 12" pipe with one catchbasin was installed; Taylor Ave., 150' of 8" V.T. pipe was laid from the brook to a catchbasin on the east side of the road. At Priscilla Beach Road, two leachbasins were built with 16' of 12" pipe connecting them to relieve a condition where town surface water was running on private property. At the corner of Allerton and Samoset St., a new basin was laid so this drain could be cleaned without digging up of the sidewalk and road. Many of the storm drains were cleared of dirt and leaves and repairs made to the basins.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION (Rocky Hill Road)
The contract for this work was awarded to P. Lanzillotta & Sons, Inc., of Pembroke, Massachusetts. Completion of this work is expected in 1952.
GRANOLITHIC SIDEWALK AND CURBING
Cement curbing was built on the streets listed with all curbing built 15" deep with 6" above the road and 7" wide: Mt. Pleasant St., 169'; Forest Ave. Ext., 410'; Stafford St., 131'. At Liberty St. the corner was cut back three feet and 48' of curbing built. On Water St., at the Mayflower Fish Co., 84' of curbing and a 20' ramp was installed. Several cement slabs were removed and replaced with cement where tree roots had raised them.
TRAFFIC AND STREET MARKING
The usual program of street marking and traffic lines was carried out this year. A large number of new lines and crosswalks were added. All restricted parking areas were painted yellow and numerous meter posts had to be replaced from being hit or bent over from trucks and cars.
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MISCELLANEOUS
At Park Avenue, from No. Park Ave. to the A&P park- ing area, the grass plot was removed, a distance of 35 ft. wide and 50 ft. long, to widen the travel way. This section was filled with gravel and a 4" Type I road mix was laid to grade of present road. The same work was done from So. Park Ave. to the Bowling Alley entrance, cut back approximately 15 ft. This improvement was made to take care of the dangerous traffic conditions during the summer months.
Bartlett Brook at White Horse Beach and Eel River at the Plymouth Beach filled in again from a northeast storm last April and equipment hire of a gasoline shovel and bulldozer was needed to remove the dirt and debris washed in by the sea.
Several requests from the Selectmen's Office and other Town Departments were given special attention.
A large number of accepted streets have been bounded by the Town Engineer with the bounds being furnished by the Highway Department.
Lines and grades for street and sewer work have been supplied by the Town Engineer, Edward Chase, and records of same filed at his office on Lincoln Street.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER C. CHANDLER, Supt. of Streets and Sewers.
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REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY
The Commission of Public Safety presents its first report covering the period from May 1 through Decem- ber 31, 1951.
The Commission was established as the result of the acceptance of an Act authorizing the Town of Plymouth to establish a Commission of Public Safety and vest it with all the rights, powers, duties, facilities, properties and appropriations, invested by general or special law or vote of the Town in the following: Board of Health, Fire Department, Forest Fire Department, Police Department, Building Inspector, Dog Officer, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Surveyor of Wood and Bark, and all inspection services which have to do with the promotion or protection of public health, safety or morals.
At the organization meeting May 1st, it was decided to hold regular meetings every Monday night at 7:30 in the Board of Health rooms, Bradford Building, and special meetings when deemed necessary. Forty-eight meetings were held during the period covered by this report.
Early meetings were given over to study of organization of Divisions and interviews were held with Division heads. It has not been the desire of the Commission to bring about radical changes within the Divisions but rather to improve on existing policies when that seemed advisable and to initiate new ones when careful consideration proved this to be beneficial to the Town. The following are among the accomplishments in this respect to date:
Preliminary plans to co-ordinate and develop central- ized purchasing were put into effect whereby all purchases in the amount of $15.00 or over must have the previous
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approval of the Commission. A complete inventory of all town-owned properties held by all Divisions was made and an active inventory system is now in use.
In the Police Division, the 40-hour week was inaugu- rated and all personnel is rotated three times annually. The school patrol wherein women serve as auxiliary police was placed in effect. This system has worked most satisfactorily and has proved an economy to the Town.
Through co-ordination and co-operation of the Fire and Police Divisions' activities, certain protective and safety plans were evolved to cover the Halloween and July 4th holiday periods, and malicious damage was kept at a minimum.
In the Fire Division, surveys of the radio and alarm system are being studied. Inspections for fire hazards are in effect and an efficient policy of preventive maintenance is now in operation.
In the office of the Health Division a new filing system is now in use and a systematic record of all investigations has been established.
The Sealer of Weights and Measures now has an active check system covering the various types of inspections, and inspections are made more frequently.
A new Building Inspector was appointed and a schedule of regular office hours and an adequate record system have been established in this Division.
Detailed Division reports follow.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK A. MITCHELL CHARLES I. BAGNALL LESLIE W. MacLEAN
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DIVISION
ARRESTS
Males
344
Residents
187
Females
46
Non-residents 203
Total
390
390
Investigations
2,428
Auto accidents investigated
239
Bicycles registered
345
$34.50
Photostatic copies
99
49.50
Photographs sold
4
16.00
Taxi registrations
4
22.00
Taxi operator's license
12
18.00
Fees from out-of-town for lockup
86
86.00
Total
$226.00
REPORT OF FIRE DIVISION
Miles Traveled
2,775
False Alarms
9
Rescue Boat
4
E & J Resuscitator
6
Feet of Hose Laid
4,800
21/2"
3,110
11/2"
11,725
3/4"
Water from Booster Tank 9,797 Gals.
Feet of Ladders Laid
755
Out of Town Calls
3
Total Calls
403
Assessed Value of Buildings
$43,400.00
Value of Contents
30,900.00
$74,300.00
Insurance on Buildings
$74,975.00
Insurance on Contents
15,300.00
$90,275.00
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Loss on Buildings
Loss on Contents
$10,805.00 7,520.00
$18,325.00
Insurance Paid on Buildings
$5,370.00
Insurance Paid on Contents
4,100.00
$9,470.00
DOG OFFICER'S REPORT
Number of dogs licensed 1,324
Number of kennel licenses 13
Number of complaints
521
Number of dead dogs picked up
16
Number redeemed by owners
32
Number of dogs sold .
7
Number of dogs destroyed
134
Number of restraining orders issued
7
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
No. of Permits
61
Dwellings
$445,400
223
Summer Dwellings 430,095
37
Garages 23,625
14
Mercantile Buildings
247,500
1 Church
40,000
12 Other Buildings
34,100
33 Alterations and Additions to Dwellings
67,350
14
Alterations and Additions to
Summer Dwellings
5,635
8
Alterations and Additions to
Mercantile Buildings 34,950
2
Alterations and Additions to
Apartments and Buildings
12,500
15
Alterations and Additions to
Other Buildings 27,375
420
Total
$1,368,530
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE DIVISION
There were 27 forest fires reported which was 11 less than in 1950. The average fire was less than one acre; the largest was three acres.
The Division laid 1,000 ft. 11/2" hose; 6,180 ft. 11/8" hose; 1,500 ft. 23/4" hose. 24,725 gallons of water were used from booster tanks. The Division traveled 788 miles.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Total number of weighing and measuring devices:
Tested
1,003
Sealed 971
Adjusted 51
Not Sealed 10
Condemned
27
Sealing Fees Collected
$564.65
Adjusting Fees Collected
15.75
Total $580.40
Inspections which permit no fee; weighing of articles put up for sale:
Correct
299
Overweight
101
Underweight
37
Total number tested
437
Coal in Transit 3
REPORT OF HEALTH DIVISION
The number of Contagious Diseases reported was the lowest on record. Two cases of non-par poliomyelitis were reported.
Children were immunized against diphtheria and vac- cinated by the Health Physician.
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Milk samples analyzed by Steele Laboratory in East Bridgewater indicate that milk sold in Plymouth is of high standard.
Regular inspections were made of all bakeries, fish markets, stores, pasteurization plants and all establish- ments that handle food. Periodic inspections were made of all overnight camps and cabins, kindergarten schools, nursing homes and all places involving public health.
The area of garbage collection has been greatly extended.
The Division keenly feels the loss of Mr. Michael D. Welsh who passed away in December. He served as Inspector of Plumbing, under the Health Department, since 1901.
REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen:
There were approximately 200 barrels of alewives taken at Town Brook during 1951, and as many alewives were stocked as in 1950.
The total of 8,450,000 pounds of fish was taken in 1951. Again few mackerel were taken.
Number of fishing boats in during last year, 6350.
Number of pleasure craft in, 5200.
There are now 22 Draggers working out of Plymouth, an increase of six over last year.
Dories reported missing, 52.
Dories recovered, 46.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER BOUTIN, Harbor Master.
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VETERANS' SERVICES
The Honorable Board of Selectmen Plymouth, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The following is the report of the Veterans' Services Department for the year 1951:
A high level of employment was maintained in 1951 until the closing months, and the state unemployment compensation program generally absorbed the short periods of work lay-offs. This resulted in a lighter load for Veterans' Benefits, with a very minimum of employ- ables on the rolls throughout the year. The picture at present is not as bright, since workers who have nearly exhausted their unemployment compensation funds will not be eligible for further help of that nature until April, and lay-offs in the first three months of 1952 will inevi- tably cause heavy relief spending. The threat of complete loss of the Puritan Mill carries obvious implications which need not be set out in this report.
Despite the small number of employables on the Veterans' Benefits rolls, the core of semi-permanent unem- ployable recipients has tended to grow each year, and 1951 was no exception. These are generally parents or widows of veterans. Six such cases were added in 1951 for a total of 24. The total case load at this writing is 34. It is of interest to note that the 24 cases represent only 30 persons, while the 10 other cases represent 36 persons.
Apart from relief, the most serious problems of the department this year have been the tangles caused by the new insurance law passed by Congress in April and the termination of educational benefits in July. Glaring inequities were caused by the less well-known provisions of the insurance law, which was primarily passed for the benefit of the men serving in Korea, but which contained riders limiting the rights of World War II veterans. It
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was found that pressure from the local office usually resulted in a satisfactory adjustment of inequities.
A breakdown of services follows:
Allotment or Allowance
27
Bonus Application
1
Civil Service
15
Discharge Recorded
19
Education 35
Employment
24
Finance
2
Gratuity-6 months
1
Housing
19
Information
497
Legal Aid
37
Maternity
6
Social Security
2
Taxes
31
Telephone Calls and Letters
1,168
Unemployment Compensation
2
Veterans' Administration
Burial
3
Compensation
17
Education
17
Training
11
Rehabilitation
1
Hospitalization
15
Insurance
79
Loans
17
Medical - Dental
104
Pensions
14
Veterans' Benefits
183
Vital Statistics
68
Miscellaneous
35
Respectfully yours,
THOMAS F. QUINN, Director.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:
The program inaugurated in 1948 of re-assessing all tax- able property in the Town is nearing completion. All unfinished buildings from the previous year have been reviewed as well as 412 new building permits which resulted in an increase of over $1,000,000 in valuation over the previous year.
The Office Records are being gradually brought up to date with time and effort, especially with the help of the mapping appropriation.
The transfers for the year, of over twelve hundred, which is about triple the amount of six years ago, along with the number of building permits is an indication of the increase in the office records. The processing of 5553 Auto Excise Cards for commitment of $94,212.35 brought a good source of revenue to the Town.
Following is a summary of the operation of the Depart- ment for the year:
Official Valuation of
Real Estate $30,488,975.00
Valuation of Personal Property 2,311,625.00
Aggregate Value $32,800,600.00
Exempted under Chapter 59 4,463,825.00
Assessed Value Available for Revenue
$28,336,775.00
To be Raised by Taxation:
State Tax $5,011.52
County Tax 84,740.82
Tuberculosis Hospital 36,209.26
Town Appropriations
2,000,103.24
Overlay 27,550.82
Underestimates 1948-49 508.60
Total Amount to be Raised by Taxation
$2,154,124.26
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Estimated Receipts including Dog
Tax Voted by the Town to be used by the Assessors $724,699.39
Over-estimates for 1950 to be used as Available Funds 236.25
Out of Available Funds under
Approval by Commissioner of
Corporations and Taxation
150,503.10
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 875,438.74
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation on Polls and Property $1,278,685.52
Division of Taxes:
Personal Property, Jan. 1
$103,560.80
Real Estate, Jan. 1 1,165,926.72
Polls, March 1 9,198.00
Total Taxes to be Levied on Polls and Property $1,278,685.52
Dec. 31, Additional Polls $26.00
Dec. 31, Additional Real Estate 3,993.92
Dec. 31, Additional Personal
Property 11.20
Dec. 31, Additional Polls 1949-1950 4.00
To Excess and Deficiency $4,035.12
Rate of Taxation, $44.80 on $1,000
Warrants to the Collector:
Real Estate
$1,165,926.72
Personal Property
103,560.80
Polls
9,198.00
Water Liens
567.26
Additional Real
3,993.92
Additional Personal Property
11.20
Additional Polls
30.00
Total Warrants to Collector $1,283,287.90
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Exempted under Section 5, Chapter 59, Gen. Laws as Amended:
Houses of Religious Worship $370,375.00
Charitable, Benevolent, Literary, Educational 1,441,500.00
Parsonages Exempted 33,350.00
United States of America
127,700.00
Town of Plymouth
1,568,375.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 363,400.00
County of Plymouth
559,125.00
Total Exempted under Sec. 5 Chapter 59, Gen. Laws as Amended
$4,463,825.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons, Firms and Corporations Assessed on Property 4,000
Polls Assessed 4,614
Polls Exempted under Clauses 17A and 18,
Chap. 59 or Sec. 8, Chap. 58 577
Polls Exempted under Acts 1950, Chap. 796 (Men in Armed Forces)
73
Polls Exempted under Section 71, Chap. 59
94
Horses
43
Cows
173
Swine
225
Sheep
10
Fowl
22,462
All Other
4
Dwelling Houses 6,500
Acres of Land 70,000
Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed Under Motor Excise and Trailer Law: Value of Motor Vehicles and
Trailers Registered
$2,351,380.00
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Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed 5,553 Warrants to Collector (Motor Excise
and Trailers) $94,212.35
State Rate on Motor Vehicles and Trailers, $46.85 on $1,000
ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1948:
Dec. 31, 1950 Deficit
$193.31
1951 Appropriation
$193.31
Levy of 1949:
Dec. 31, 1950 Deficit
$315.29
Abatements:
Personal
137.64
$452.93
1951 Appropriation
315.29
Overdrawn (To be appropriated in 1952)
$137.64
Levy of 1950:
Dec. 31, 1950 Balance
$10,634.11
Abatements:
Polls
$4.00
Personal
164.26
Real Estate
938.40
1,106.66
Dec. 31, 1951 Balance
$9,527.45
Levy of 1951:
1951 Overlay
$27,550.82
Abatements:
Polls
$1,488.00
Personal
1,351.84
Real Estate
30,815.56
33,655.40
Overdrawn (To be appropriated in 1952)
$6,104.58
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Reserve Overlay: Dec. 31, 1950 Balance No Transfers
$2,172.27
Dec. 31, 1951 Balance $2,172.27
ROBERT A. CARR, Chairman WILLIAM H. BARRETT CARL W. RAYMOND
Board of Assessors
NANNIE A. PRATT, Clerk KATHRYN M. TASSINARI, Clerk
COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen:
The aim of this Committee for the past three years has been to increase the number of white perch in our Plymouth ponds.
Owing to several mild winters in succession, the ponds have remained open, thus allowing heavy fishing by a large number of American Mergansers, commonly known as Pond Sheldrakes. Nothing can be done about this as these birds are protected by law.
In addition to white perch liberations, your Committee has freed one thousand small black bass.
To further our efforts in trying to bring back good fishing, your Committee requests that the sum of three hundred dollars be appropriated for this purpose.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. BAILEY, Chairman GEORGE L. GOODING WILLIAM R. WOOD
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REPORT OF THE TOWN ENGINEER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During 1951 surveys and layout plans were made for Cochituate Road and the extension of Westerly Route at Billington Street. These layouts were accepted by the Town at the annual meeting in March.
A sewer was laid out for Braunecker Road.
Existing street lines were marked out on various streets at the request of abutting property owners.
An alteration plan was made for a change in the street line of Hall Street.
A new revised plan was made of the Town Wharf lots.
Surveys were made of Wellington Road, Morse Road, Quaker Road, Abington Avenue, and Magoni Terrace for possible future acceptance by the Town.
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