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GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 5.0% of total
Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
Legislative:
1
$65.40
$150.00
Personnel Board Expenses
$150.00
Selectmen:
2
7,827.62
8,772.12
Salaries
8,273.00
3
174.16
200.00
Out-of-State Travel
4
3,046.11
2,700.00
Other Expenses
2,149.00
Town Accountant:
5
7,777.08
8,927.00
Salaries
8,927.00
6
708.40
1,243.50
Other Expenses
1,243.50
Town Treasurer:
7
5,996.17
5,841.00
Salaries
5,001.00
8
10.00
10.00
Tax Title Expenses
10.00
9
1,212.41
1,261.25
Other Expenses
1,261.25
Tax Collector :
10
7,435.08
7,832.00
Salaries
7,391.00
11
2,213.99
2,211.75
Other Expenses
2,161.75
Assessors:
12
15,468.00
17,826.90
Salaries
15 993.00
13
910.00
Two Elec. Typewriters, less trade-ins
800.00
14
600.00
Calculator
600.00
15
284.21
300.00
Mileage and Travel
300.00
16
1,414.27
1,455.00
Other Expenses
1,455.00
17
12,549.31
10,000.00
Assessors' Plans
10,000.00
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Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
Law:
18
2,300.00
2,300.00
Salaries
2,300.00
19
Special Counsel for School Dept. 750.00
20
41.98
200.00
Other Expenses 200.00
Town Clerk:
21
5,996.12
5,841.00
Salaries
5,001.00
22
520.65
375.00
Other Expenses
375.00
Town Engineer:
23
3,428.00
4,140.00
Salaries
4,140.00
24
679.95
710.46
Other Expenses
710.00
Election and Registration:
25
3,907.25
3,103.89
Salaries
3,104.00
26
2,633.46
1,701.00
Other Expenses 1,701.00
Planning Board:
27
3,656.33
4,050.00
Expenses
4,050.00
Town House Maintenance
28
1,304.00
1,428.50
Salaries
1,428.50
29
294.65
400.00
Other Expenses
300.00
Town Office Building Maintenance:
30
5,915.00
6,013.00
Salaries
6,013.00
31
1,846.69
2,200.00
Fuel
2,200.00
32
1,739.27
3,009.00
Other Expenses
2,259.00
Memorial Building Maintenance:
33
6,077.00
6,381.00
Salaries
6,381.00
34
2,000.00
2,000.00
Fuel
2,000.00
35
2,436.93
2,818.80
Other Expenses
2,320.00
$117,662.17
Total General Government $110,648.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY 11.9% of total
Police:
36
$83,878.80
$98,901.25
Salaries
$92,769.00
37
5,830.05
7,415.40
Pensions
7,415.00
38
4,539.45
5,215.00
Equipment
4.700.00
39
1,164.54
1,400.00
Fuel and Light
1,300.00
40
525.21
750.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
675.00
41
82.60
150.00
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
42
200.00
400.00
Police School
400.00
43
400.00
Teletype
400.00
750.00
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Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
44
950.00
45
986.60
1,066.00
Other Expenses
1,066.00
Fire:
46
98,693.34
115,783.75
Salaries
105,595.00
47
3,738.26
3,950.00
Equipment
3,500.00
48
1,965.93
2,100.00
Fuel and Light
2,100.00
49
1,039.63
1,300.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
1,100.00
50
822.50
825.00
New Hose
825.00
51
93.20
100.00
Out-of-State Travel
100.00
52
1,021.97
1,100.00
Insurance on Trucks
1,100.00
53
1,991.01
2,255.25
Other Expenses
2,180.00
Building Inspector:
54
3,648.00
3,974.00 Salary
3,974.00
55
50.00
Out-of-State Travel
56
824.95
970.00
Other Expenses
825.00
Board of Appeals:
57
234.54
350.00
Expenses
350.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
58
2,136.00
2,136.00
Salaries
2,136.00
59
325.79
400.00
Other Expenses
400.00
Insect Pest Control:
60
2,388.00
2,507.50
Salary
2,388.00
61
820.00
800.00
Dutch Elm Disease Control 800.00
62
4,995.50
6,135.00
Other Expenses
6,135.00
Tree Warden:
63
1,882.00
1,977.00
Salary
1,882.00
64
5,616.11
7,530.00
Other Expenses
7,530.00
Forest Warden:
65
966.24
2,100.00
Forest Fire Payrolls
2,100.00
66
659.24
800.00
Insurance on Trucks 800.00
67
1,583.73
1,850.00
Other Expenses
1,625.00
South St. Station Maintenance:
68
275.00
275.00
Fuel 275.00
69
394.15
500.00
Other Expenses
500.00
Inland Fisheries:
70
300.00
Expenses
300.00
Dog Officer:
71
1,365.00
1,500.00
Salary
1,365.00
72
548.24
700.00
Auto Allowance
600.00
73
161.11
175.00
Other Expenses
150.00
950.00
5000W Generator
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Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
Commission of Public Safety:
74
1,842.00
Salaries
800.00
75
324.30
1,025.00
Other Expenses
475.00
$281,958.15 Total Protection of Persons and Property
$261,735.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION - 3.8% of total
Health:
76
$12,771.56
$11,549.00
Salaries
$11,364.00
77
3,000.00
Nursing Services
78
1,075.95
1,000.00
General Administration
850.00
79
2,356.62
3,200.00
Quarantine and Contagion
3,150.00
80
5,525.83
7,400.00
Tuberculosis
7,400.00
81
419.25
1,200.00
Premature Births
500.00
82
756.04
810.00
Other Expenses
800.00
Sewers:
83
40,862.37
6,855.00
Maintenance
6,855.00
84
1,710.00
Extensions
1,710.00
Public Dumps:
85
5,316.59
7,517.00
Salaries
6,833.00
86
2,635.00
Maintenance Manomet Dump
2,135.00
87
1,709.33
2,625.00
Maintenance Other Dumps
1,875.00
Garbage Collection:
88
26,117.57
30,390.20
Expenses
30,390.00
Street Cleaning
89
2,574.00
2,574.00
Expenses
2,574.00
Public Sanitaries:
90
3,845.55
4,250.80
Salaries
4,100.00
91
629.24
825.00
Other Expenses
615.00
Mosquito Control:
92
750.00
750.00
Expenses 750.00
Greenhead Fly Control:
93
800.00
800.00
Expenses
800.00
$89,091.00
Total Health and Sanitation $82,701.00
HIGHWAYS - 7.1% of total
Roads and Bridges:
94
$14,113.40
$14,887.40
Salaries
$14,887.40
95
48,175.74
61,150.00
Other Expenses
57,310.00
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Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
Other:
96
1,562.37
1,500.00
Fences
1,500.00
97
6,000.00
6,000.00
Repairing Hard-Surfaced
Streets
6,000.00
98
29,338.00
29,220.00
Highway Construction and
Reconstruction
20,075.00
99
441.26
500.00
Setting Boundary Stones
500.00
100
7,451.01
8,350.00
Asphalt Sidewalks
7,350.00
101
2,326.80
3,365.00
Granolithic Sidewalks and
Curbings 600.00
102
1,081.90
1,300.00
Street Sprinkling
1,300.00
103
2,695.49
2,695.49
Snow and Ice Removal
(1954 Overdraft)
2,695.49
104
15,000.00
15,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
10,000.00
105
24,472.77
28,000.00
Street Lighting
27,000.00
106
447.52
625.00
Traffic Lighting
625.00
107
2,500.00
2,500.00
Traffic Signs, Painting, etc.
1,500.00
Harbor Master:
108
3,522.00
3,699.00
Salary
3,699.00
109
325.00
860.00
Other Expenses
860.00
$179,651.89
Total Highways
$155,901.89
CHARITIES - 23.5% of total
Public Welfare:
110
$7,380.50
$7,777.50
Salaries
$7,777.50
111
76,833.80
98,600.00
Other Expenses
88,350.00
Town Infirmary:
112
3,847.64
3,947.00
Salaries
3,947.00
113
7,314.86
8,275.00
Other Expenses
7,750.00
Disability Assistance:
114
20,638.58
24,000.00
Assistance
24,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children:
115
74,151.64
78,000.00
Assistance
75,000.00
Old Age Assistance:
116
10,611.50
13,529.59
Salaries
11,000.00
117
1,839.70
2,370.00
Administration
2,100.00
118
294,566.70
300,000.00
Assistance
295,000.00
$536,499.09 Total Charities
$514,924.50
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VETERANS' BENEFITS - 1.8% of total
Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
Veterans' Services:
119
$3,237.48
$4,552.00
Salaries
$4,305.00
120
599.67
999.50
Other Expenses
815.00
Veterans' Benefits:
121
32,786.25
35,000.00
Assistance
35,000.00
$40,551.50
Total Veterans' Benefits
$40,120.00
SCHOOLS - 30.6% of total
122
$507,739.08
$558,356.00
Salaries
$551,528.00
123
918.00
918.00
Pottery Classes
306.00
124
1,394.86
1,850.00
General Administration
1,575.00
125
74.85
200.00
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
126
24,972.41
26,750.00
Expenses of Instruction
26,750.00
127
4,366.66
6,725.00
Tuition
5,480.00
128
36,723.19
40,353.00
Transportation
38,950.00
129
21,575.35
23,030.00
Fuel and Light
23,030.00
130
12,002.32
12,605.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
12,500.00
131
3,200.00
4,317.00
Desks and Chairs
4,000.00
132
323.20
Equipment for Sub-Special Classes
323.20
133
3,130.68
3,874.00
Other Furniture and Furnishings
2,905.00
134
1,242.79
1,350.00
Medical Inspection
1,300.00
135
486.89
500.00
Diplomas and Graduation
500.00
136
6,149.10
3,200.00
Athletic Fund
3,000.00
(including receipts)
$684,351.20
Total Schools
$672,347.20
RECREATION - 1.8% of total
Parks, Playgrounds and Bathing Beaches:
7
137
$14,261.72
$15,543.00
Salaries
$15,471.00
138
18,805.19
24,021.00
Other Expenses
23,671.00
$39,564.00 Total Recreation
$39,142.00
..
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PENSIONS - 1.6% of total
Item
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
139
$2,719.26
$2,719.26 Pensions for Town Laborers Cont. Retirement System:
$2,719.26
140
26,435.00
32,199.00
Pension Fund
32,199.00
141
172.95
179.40
Military Service Fund
179.40
142
672.00
672.00
Expense Fund-Salaries
672.00
143
88.31
90.00
Expense Fund-Other Expenses
90.00
$35,859,66 Total Pensions
$35,859.66
UNCLASSIFIED - 1.3% of total
144
$598.55
$750.00
Memorial Day
$750.00
145
1,005.34
1,650.00
July Fourth
1,500.00
146
349.75
900.00
Veterans' Day
700.00
147
593.20
1,000.00
Thanksgiving Day
1,000.00
148
999.73
2,000.00
Christmas Lighting and Decorating
1,500.00
149
250.00
250.00
Sexton
250.00
150
6,322.83
7,175.00
Insurance on Town Property
7,175.00
151
7,738.83
8,288.68
Workmen's Comp. & Liab. Insurance
8,288.68
152
1,905.00
State Census
1,404.03
153
192.54
1,000.00
Personal & Property Damage Claims
1,000.00
Miscellaneous Account:
154
477.00
477.00
Salaries
477.00
155
4,229.65
4,609.55
Other Expenses
4,609.00
$30,005.23
Total Unclassified
$28,653.71
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES - 3.9% of total
Water:
156
$25,776.38
$26,934.00
Salaries
$26,934.00
157
40,955.46
44,350.00
Other Maintenance Expenses
44,350.00
158
2,500.00
Emergency
2,500.00
159
3,398.32
3.000.00
Regular Construction Other:
3,000.00
160
589.96
150.00
Town Wharf Maintenance
150.00
161
949.50
950.00
Town Forest
950.00
162
9,699.07
8,537.60
Plymouth Airport Maintenance 6,000.00
(including receipts)
$86,421.60
Total Public Service Enterprises $83,884.00
No.
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CEMETERIES - 1.7% of total
Item No.
Expended in 1954
Requested in 1955
Recommended for 1955
O. G. & V. H. Cemeteries:
163
$8,650.23
$11,575.00
Salaries
$11,575.00
164
2,000.00
2,000.00
Fill for Addition
2,000.00
165
13,824.84
14,895.00
Other Expenses
14,490.00
Other Cemeteries:
166
3,804.01
4,685.00
Burial Hill
4,185.00
167
3,211.41
3,500.00
Outlying Cemeteries
3,500.00
168
1,000.00
Water Pipes for
Manomet Cemetery
1,000.00
$37,655.00
Total Cemeteries
$36,750.00
TOWN DEBT AND INTEREST - 6.0% of total
169
$109,632.19 $132,000.00
Town Debt and Interest $132,000.00
$2,291,270.49 TOTAL ARTICLE 8
$2,194,666.96
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Article No.
Requested
Recommended
4. Increased Salary for Peter Winter
?
...
7. Back Salary for Ralph Torrance
$937.25
$700.62
9. Plymouth and Loring Libraries
32,591.00
31,591.00
10. Manomet Library
1,850.00
1,850.00
11. Reserve Account
10,000.00
10,000.00*
12. Entertainment of Distinguished Guests
350.00
13. District Nurses
6,000.00
6,000.00
14. County Aid to Agriculture
150.00
150.00
15. Municipal Advertising
10,000.00
10,000.00
16. Chapter 90 Construction
72,000.00
12,000.00
19. Stabilization Fund
25,000.00
25,000.00*
20. Payment of 1954 Unpaid Bills
179.83
179.83
21. Parking Meter Expenses
50.00
50.00*
22. Bulkhead at Town Wharf
30,000.00
500.00
24. Acceptance of Alteration of Samoset Street
50.00
50.00
25.
Alteration of Samoset Street
4,445.00
4,445.00
26. Drainage Easement on Taylor Avenue
50.00
50.00
27. Drainage on Taylor Avenue
6,855.00
6,855.00
28. Acceptance of Alteration of South St.
100.00
....
29. Acceptance of Liberty St. & Westerly Route
100.00
100.00
30. Acceptance of Sunrise Avenue
100.00
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Article No.
Requested
Recommended
31. Acceptance of Alteration of Peck Avenue
100.00
32. Alteration of Peck Avenue
2,840.00
33. Cemetery Improvement
1,800.00
1,800.00*
34. Pedestrian Traffic Light on Standish Avenue
2,689.00
2,689.00
35. Bookkeeping Machine
3,700.00
36. Grader for Highway Dept.
15,000.00
15,000.00
37. Snow Plow for Highway Dept.
750.00
750.00
38. Truck for Highway Dept.
2,600.00
2,600.00
39. Purchase of Land on White Horse Road .
500.00
.....
40. Drainage on White Horse Road
1,360.00
41. Interior Painting at Senior High School .
3,000.00
3,000.00
42. Roof Repairs at Junior High School
1,000.00
1,000.00
43. Hot Water System at Jr .- Sr. High School
1,500.00
1,500.00
44. Roof Repairs at Junior High School
3,375.00
3,375.00
45. Plans for New School
2,000.00
2,000.00
46. Play and Parking Area at Junior High School
4,900.00
47.
Junior High Cooking Room Repairs
2,400.00
2,400.00
48. Water Const. at White Horse Beach
10,800.00
10,800.00*
49. Water Const. at Manomet Heights
16,000.00
16,000.00*
50. Water Const. at Clifford Road
8,200.00
8,200.00*
51. Water Const. at Darby Road
?
52. Truck for Water Dept.
1,700.00
1,700.00
53. Truck for Water Dept.
1,750.00
57. Memorial Building Parking Area
13,470.00
13,470.00'
58. Disposition of Town House & Other Buildings
1,000.00
1,000.00
59.
Comfort Station at Town Square
?
60. Renovation of Town House Sanitary
9,500.00
9,500.00
61. Purchase of Land on Robinson Street
225.00
225.00
62. Resurfacing White Horse Road
7,500.00
63. Resurfacing Water Street
4,250.00
64. Surfacing Rocky Pond Road
13,000.00
65. Drainage at Olmsted Terrace
480.00
480.00
66. Drainage at Cold Spring
500.00
500.00
67. Off-Street Parking Study
?
..
68. Off-Street Parking at Main St.
Extension
29,000.00
.. .
69. Off-Street Parking at Main St. Extension
38,000.00
......
70. Off-Street Parking at North Street
?
71. Memorial Building Large Hall Repairs . .
1,494.00
1,494.00
1
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Article
No.
Requested
Recommended
72. Memorial Building Outside Painting
2,210.00
2,210.00
73. Seats for Memorial Building Large Hall
1,859.00
1,859.00
74. Health-Sealer Car
1,700.00
75. Purchase of Land for Cedarville Dump
500.00
500.00
77. Police Cruiser
1,500.00
1,500.00
78.
Radio for Police Dept.
950.00
950.00
79.
Purchase of Uniforms
1,200.00
80 Wire Inspector
3,723.00
2,000.00
81.
Switchboard at Fire Station
10,200.00
10,200.00
82.
Pumping Engine for Fire Dept.
12,900.00
12,900.00
83. Car for Fire Chief
1,250.00
84. Forest Fire Truck
3,600.00
3,600.00
86.
Purchase of Standish Mills Property
?
87.
Little League Field Expenses
800.00
800.00
88.
Truck for Park Dept.
1,200.00
1,200.00
89.
Tennis Courts at Veterans' Field
1,800.00
1,800.00
90. Cleft Rock Development
2,500.00
2,500.00
91. Fence at Stephens Field
530.00
92. Fence at Nelson Street Playground
917,50
917.50
93.
Observation Tower Improvements
500.00
500.00
94. Radio for Civil Defense
1,257.00
757.00
96.
Purchase of Airport
1.00
1.00
97. Plymouth Airport
?
100. Old Home Day
500.00
103. Jetties at Manomet Avenue
1,500.00
1,500.00
104. Amplifier for Memorial Building
975.00
105. Development of Long Beach
100.00
106. Committee to Study Building By-Laws ..
200.00
107. Committee to Study Plumbing By-Laws
100.00
110.
Shuttle Bus Service
?
111.
Committee to Study Historic Points
300.00
Total of Special Articles Recommended
$256,298.95
Total of Article 8 Recommended
2,194,666.96
GRAND TOTAL $2,450,965.91
*Funds from other sources than the tax levy
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,205,186.96 to defray the expenses of the Town and for other purposes, as listed in the printed recommendations of the Advisory and Finance Committee as amended:
. .
76. Police Car
1,600.00
1,600.00
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Personnel Board Expenses
$150.00
Selectmen: Salaries
8,273.00
Other Expenses
2,149.00
Town Accountant: Salaries
8,927.00
Other Expenses
1,243.50
Town Treasurer: Salaries
5,001.00
Tax Title Expenses
10.00
Other Expenses
1,261.25
Tax Collector: Salaries
7,391.00
Other Expenses
2,161.75
Assessors: Salaries
15,693.00
Two Elec. Typewriters, less trade-ins
800.00
Calculator
600.00
Mileage and Travel
300.00
Other Expenses
1,455.00
Assessors' Plans
10,000.00
Law: Salaries
2,300.00
Special Counsel for School Dept.
750.00
Other Expenses
200.00
Town Clerk: Salaries
5,001.00
Other Expenses
375.00
Town Engineer: Salaries
4,140.00
Other Expenses
710.00
Election and Registrations: Salaries
3,104.00
Other Expenses
1,701.00
Planning Board: Expenses
4,050.00
Town House Maintenance: Salaries
1,428.50
Other Expenses
300.00
Town Office Building Maintenance: Salaries Fuel
6,013.00
Other Expense
2,259.00
Memorial Building Maintenance: Salaries
6,381.00
Fuel
2,000.00
Other Expenses
2,320.00
Police: Salaries
92,769.00
Pensions
7,415.00
Equipment
4,700.00
Fuel and Light
1,300.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
675.00
Out-of-State Travel
150.00
Police School
400.00
Teletype
400.00
5000W Generator
950.00
Other Expenses
1,066.00
Fire: Salaries
105,595.00
2,200.00
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Equipment
3,500.00
Fuel and Light
2,100.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
1,100.00
New Hose
825.00
Out-of-State Travel
100.00
Insurance on Trucks
1,100.00
Other Expenses
2,180.00
Building Inspector: Salary Other Expenses
825.00
Board of Appeals: Expenses
350.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salaries
2,136.00
Other Expenses
400.00
Insect Pest Control: Salary
2,388.00
Dutch Elm Disease Control
800.00
Other Expenses
6,135.00
Tree Warden: Salary
1,882.00
Other Expenses
7,530.00
Forest Warden: Forest Fire Payrolls
2,100.00
Insurance on Trucks
800.00
Other Expenses
1,625.00
South Street Station Maintenance: Fuel
275.00
Other Expenses
500.00
Inland Fisheries: Expenses
300.00
Dog Officer: Salary
1,365.00
Auto Allowance
700.00
Other Expenses
150.00
Commission of Public Safety: Salaries
1,820.00
Other Expenses
475.00
Health: Salaries
11,364.00
General Administration
850.00
Quarantine and Contagion
3,150.00
Tuberculosis
7,400.00
Premature Births
500.00
Other Expenses
800.00
Sewers: Maintenance
6,855.00
Extensions
1,710.00
Public Dumps: Salaries
6,833.00
Maintenance Manomet Dump
2,135.00
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Maintenance Other Dumps
1,875.00
Garbage Collection: Expenses
30,390.00
Street Cleaning: Expenses
2,574.00
Public Sanitaries: Salaries Other Expenses
4,100.00
615.00
Mosquito Control: Expenses
750.00
Greenhead Fly Control: Expenses
800.00
3,974.00
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Highways: Roads and Bridges: Salaries
14,887.40
Other Expenses
57,310.00
Other: Fences
1,500.00
Repairing Hard-Surfaced Streets
6,000.00
Highway Construction and Reconstruction
20,075.00
Setting Boundary Stones
500.00
Asphalt Sidewalks
7,350.00
Granolithic Sidewalks and Curbings
600.00
Street Sprinkling
1,300.00
Snow and Ice Removal (1954 Overdraft)
2,695.49
Snow and Ice Removal
10,000.00
Street Lighting
27,000.00
Traffic Lighting
625.00
Traffic Signs, Painting, etc.
1,500.00
Harbor Master: Salary
3,699.00
Other Expenses
860.00
Public Welfare: Salaries
7,777.50
Other Expenses
88,350.00
Town Infirmary: Salaries Other Expenses
7,750.00
Disability Assistance: Assistance
24,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children: Assistance
75,000.00
Old Age Assistance: Salaries
11,000.00
Administration Assistance
2,100.00
295,000.00
Veterans' Services: Salaries
4,305.00
Other Expenses
815.00
Veterans' Benefits: Assistance
35,000.00
Schools: Salaries
558,356.00
Pottery Classes
306.00
General Administration
1,575.00
Out-of-State Travel
200.00
Expenses of Instruction
26,750.00
Tuition
5,480.00
Transportation
40,353.00
Fuel and Light
23,030.00
Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds
12,500.00
Desks and Chairs
4,000.00
Equipment for Sub-Special Classes
323.20
Other Furniture and Furnishings
3,874.00
Medical Inspection
1,300.00
Diplomas and Graduation Athletic Fund
500.00
Parks, Playgrounds and Bathing Beaches: Salaries
15,471.00
Other Expenses
3,200.00
23,671.00
3,947.00
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Pensions for Town Laborers
2,719.26
Contributory Retirement System:
Pension Fund
32,199.00
Military Service Fund
179.40
Expense Fund-Salaries
672.00
Expense Fund-Other Expenses
90.00
Memorial Day
750.00
July Fourth
1,500.00
Veterans' Day
700.00
Thanksgiving Day
1,000.00
Christmas Lighting and Decorating
1,500.00
Sexton
250.00
Insurance on Town Property
7,175.00
Workmen's Compensation and Liability Insurance
8,288.68
State Census
1,404.03
Personal and Property Damage Claims
1,000.00
Miscellaneous Account: Salaries
477.00
Other Expenses
4,609.00
Water: Salaries
26,934.00
Other Maintenance Expenses
44,350.00
Emergency
2,500.00
Regular Construction
3,000.00
Other: Town Wharf Maintenance
150.00
Town Forest
950.00
Plymouth Airport Maintenance
6,000.00
O. G. and V. H. Cemeteries: Salaries Fill for Addition
2,000.00
Other Expenses
14,490.00
Burial Hill
4,185.00
Outlying Cemeteries
3,500.00
Water Pipes for Manomet Cemetery
1,000.00
Town Debt and Interest
132,000.00
Total Article 8
$2,205,186.96
Article 9. To take such action as the Town shall see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library, including the Lor- ing Branch Library.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $31,591, including the Dog Tax of $1,839.72, of which appropriation $23,481 shall be for Salaries and $8,110 for Other Expenses.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $31,591, including the dog tax of $1,839.72, in aid of the Plym- outh Public Library, including the Loring Branch Library, of which $23,481 shall be for Salaries, retroactive to January 1, 1955, and $8,110 for other Expenses.
11,575.00
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Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding One Thousand, Eight Hundred and Fifty Dol- lars ($1,850) in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $1,850.00.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,850 in aid of the Manomet Public Library.
Article 11. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from Reserve Overlay for the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Fi- nance Committee.
The Committee recommends the transfer of $10,000.00 from the Reserve Overlay.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate or transfer from Reserve Overlay the sum of $10,000 for the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($350) as provided in Chapter 40, Section 5, Clause 37 of the General Laws; said appropriation to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. (Conventions and entertainment of distinguished guests.)
The Committee recommends no action.
Voted: That the Town take no action under Article 12.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000) towards the employment of one or more district nurses; said appropri- ation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $6,000.00.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000 towards the employment of one or more district nurses, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.
Article 14. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture and to choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 45, Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws, and act thereon.
The Committee recommends an appropriation of $150.00.
Voted: That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $150 for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County
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Aid to Agriculture and choose a Town Director. On motion of James T. Frazier, voted: That Robert B. Bowler be appointed Town Director of County Aid to Agriculture.
Mr. Robert J. Tubbs moved that the Meeting consider Article 111 at this time and it was so voted.
Article 111. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint an unpaid Committee of not over twenty-five members which may be divided into professional and business groups and shall include the Selectmen, five of the Committee may be non-voters of the Town who have special qualifications and willing to serve for the purpose of studying the points of highest historic value including our ancient harbor of refuge in our Town with a view of their restoration, so that our Town will be made more attractive to the tourist trade and thereby increase its prosperity. Funds to be obtained from both the Federal and State governments who own land in connection therewith and from solicited endowment funds. This committee to cooperate with such State and Federal agencies as are now in existence or may be created for this purpose and also to have brief plans and artist's sketches made to illustrate what it will look like when completed to show the voters of the Town, and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300) for expenses.
(By Petition)
The Committee recommends no action.
Mr. Eugene S. Holton moved that the Town take no action under Article 111. Mr. Robert J. Tubbs moved to amend the motion of Mr. Eugene S. Holton by substituting the following: That the Town instruct the Moderator to appoint an unpaid committee of not over 25 members which may be divided into professional and business groups and shall include the Selectmen, five of the Committee may be non-voters of the Town who have special qualifications, this committee to study the points of historic interest including our ancient harbor of refuge, with a view to their true-to- history restoration, so that our Town will be made more attractive to the tourist trade and thereby increase its pros- perity. Said committee is to report to the Town on funds which may be obtained wherever available, and to have brief plans and artists' sketches made to illustrate these points of historic value, the Town to appropriate $300.00 for expenses.
The original motion as amended by Mr. Robert J. Tubbs was then put before the Meeting and unanimously voted.
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