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Waldo was proud of the transportation service he could provide, and was happiest when he was with the young people of Duxbury. His passing was a great loss and he will be missed by generations of Duxbury youth.
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MARY ABBIE (Baker) PECKHAM
After a long illness, M. Abbie Peckham passed away on December 27, 1960, at the age of sixty-eight, having successfully completed more than a half century of teach- ing in the elementary schools of Duxbury. Abbie, as she was known among her friends, attended the Duxbury elementary schools and was graduated from Partridge Academy in June, 1910. She was one of the graduates to give an essay at the commencement exercises, and, typical of her life interest and work, it had to do with education.
Abbie began her teaching career at the Tarkiln school in West Duxbury in September 1910. In 1949 she moved to the new central elementary school and re- mained there until her retirement on December 12, 1960.
She was a skillful and effective teacher with a keen insight into the problems and needs of young children. Her knowledge of young people and her ability to help them to achieve success were an inspiration to all of her associates.
Her gifts of friendship, of understanding, skill in teaching, and love and devotion to the children of Dux- bury will be long remembered with grateful thanks.
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL CENSUS
The following report of the children in town and enrollment is based upon the school census taken October 1,1960.
5 years and under 7
7 years and under 16
Illiterate Minors 16 & under 21
Number of boys living in Duxbury
107
458
0
Number of girls living in Duxbury
108
449
0
Total in residence
215
907
0
Distribution of above :
*Public School Membership
199
824
0
In Continuation School Membership
0
0
0
In Vocational School
0
1
0
** In Private and Parochial Schools
15
82
0
In State and County Institutions
0
0
0
Not in any school
1
0
0
*Does not include pupils over sixteen years of age.
** Does not include private kindergartens.
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GRADUATION EXERCISES - June 10, 1960
PROGRAM
Processional-March of the Priests Mendelssohn
Invocation Rev. Timothy Howard
Student Addresses-"The World We Face"
"For Whom the Bell Tolls" - C. David Benson
"Tomorrow's Schools" - Yvette M. Dion
"Some Unsolved Problems" - Alice M. Amado "Cycle of Labor" - Richard F. Steele
Climb Every Mountain-Rogers Choir
The Lord's Prayer Choir
Presentation of Class Gift W. Neal Merry, President
Presentation of Awards and Scholarships
Harry B. McCormick, Principal
Presentation of Diplomas
Mr. Edward L. Butler Chairman, School Committee Dr. Everett L. Handy Superintendent of Schools
Recessional - March of the Priests Mendelssohn Benediction Rev. Earl Goldsmith
Reception to the Seniors in the
Elementary School Auditorium at 9:30 p.m.
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1960 GRADUATES
* Alice Mae Amado
*June Elayne Anderson Sheila Frances Andrews Suzanne Arnold
*Frederick John Banzi, Jr. *C. David Benson Merrill Walcott Brown
*Elizabeth Ann Boland Lee Arthur Cannon Wayland Holmes Clarke Michael Joseph Corcoran
* Yvette Marie Dion Leah Field Judith Ann Freeman
Cynthia Kay Garfield
Velma Irene Glass
Katherine Margaret Guilderson
*Klaus J. Raidl Elaine Frances Short George Ross Starr, III Richard Fox Steele Paul Newell Swanson, Jr.
Charlotte Ann Hampton Barbara B. Swift
Mary Margaret Hansen
Lorraine Ann Torrey
Mary Elizabeth Howland
Robert Michael Walker
Shirley M. Huff
*Member of the National Honor Society
CLASS OFFICERS
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
W. Neal Merry Klaus J. Raidl Alice M. Amado
Richard W. Jones, Jr.
MARSHAL
Richard K. Seaver
Ruth Audrey Hutchinson Ellen Lorraine Johnson Richard W. Jones, Jr. Deborah Kent
Frederick LaCoss Roberta Grace Leary Frederick D. Legate
Patricia Alice Mark
Michael R. McLaughlin William Neal Merry Frank R. Metcalf Barbara Joanne Moore Joaquina Mujica
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DUXBURY AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE CLASS OF 1960
Awards The American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award June Elayne Anderson
The American Legion Distinguished Achievement Award Richard Fox Steele
Bausch and Lomb Science Award Richard Fox Steele
Daughters of American Revolution Good Citizenship Award
Sheila Frances Andrews
The Duxbury Kiwanis Award for Excellence in U. S. History June Elayne Anderson
The Duxbury High School Distinguished Service Awards
Elizabeth Ann Boland
Wayland Holmes Clarke Shirley M. Huff William Neal Merry
Barbara J. Moore
Richard Fox Steele
Robert Michael Walker
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The Duxbury High School Distinguished Achievement Awards Alice Mae Amado June Elayne Anderson Sheila Frances Andrews Suzanne Arnold C. David Benson Elizabeth Ann Boland Wayland Holmes Clarke
Katherine Margaret Guilderson William Neal Merry Richard Fox Steele
Scholarships
The Duxbury Art Association Charlotte Ann Hampton
The Community Garden Club of Duxbury Alice Mae Amado Elizabeth Ann Boland Yvette Marie Dion
The Duxbury Grange George Ross Starr, III
The Duxbury Kiwanis Club Frederick John Banzi, Jr. Yvette Marie Dion Patricia Alice Mark
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The American Legion Auxiliary of Duxbury Katherine Margaret Guilderson The American Legion of Duxbury Richard Fox Steele
The American Legion Independence Day Essay C. David Benson
The Duxbury Parent-Teachers Association Alice Mae Amado June Elayne Anderson Elizabeth Ann Boland
The Duxbury Rotary Club Richard Fox Steele
The Partridge Fund Alice Mae Amado C. David Benson Yvette Marie Dion
The Duxbury Yacht Club Alice Mae Amado
The Duxbury Teachers' Club . Sheila Frances Andrews Elizabeth Ann Boland
The Duxbury High School Dramatic Club Richard Fox Steele
The Duxbury High School Student Council Alice Mae Amado
Total Duxbury Scholarship Aid $4,200.00
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SCHOOL REGULATIONS
Admissions
Children who are five years of age on or before January 1st following the opening of school in September will meet the kindergarten age requirement.
A certificate of successful vaccination is required for admission.
A birth certificate is required to establish a child's age.
Health
In cases of absence of more than five days a child should present a note from his or her parent stating the cause of absence and may be readmitted to school after checking with the school nurse. However, in case of absence due to a specific contagious disease, a doctor's certificate is required.
Parents are not expected to send their children to school on days when, in their opinion, the weather is such as to endanger the health of the child even though the busses are in operation. Such absences are excused on receipt of a written request.
No School Signal
School is usually called off when bus transporta- tion is unsafe. On such days an announcement is made over Stations WBZ, WEEI and WPLM in Plymouth, between 6:45 and 7:45 A.M. Also on such days the Duxbury Fire Department will blow five blasts, twice, that is, ten blasts all together at 7 A.M.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1960-1961
September 7 - School Opens October 12 - Columbus Day
October 21 - Teacher's Convention November 11 - Veteran's Day
November 24 and 25 - Thanksgiving Recess
December 23 - January 3 - Christmas Vacation February 20 - 24 - Winter Vacation April 17 - 21 - Spring Vacation
May 30 - Memorial Day June 21 - School Closes
INDEX
Accountant 125
Assessors 112
Balance Sheet 174
Births
95
Board of Appeals
28
Building Inspector
52
Cemetery Superintendent
21
Cemetery Trustees 20
Cemetery Trust Funds
109
Deaths
99
Dutch Elm Disease
35
Feinberg Fund
108
Finance Committee 114
Fire Department
16
Forest Warden
18
Harbor Master
29
Health Department
40
Highway Department 19
Historian 23
Insect Pest Control 34
John Alden Home Site Survey 118
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund 106
Jury List 8
Library 41
Licenses
104
Lucy Hathaway Fund 107
Marriages 91
Memorial Day Committee 47
Myrick Flower Fund 107
Officers of the Town 3
Parks and Playgrounds
37
Personnel Board
53
Planning Board 54
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture 25
Police
31
Recreational Activities Committee
49
Schools
191
Selectmen
9
Shellfish Constable 38
South Shore Mosquito Control 65
State Audit
120
Tarkiln Recreation and Youth Center
50
Town Clerk 67
Town Election 86
Town Meeting
67
Treasurer
106
Treasurer Report, Free Library 46
Tree Warden 36
Veterans' Agent 39
Water Commissioners 56
Water Superintendent 62
Welfare
63
ANNUAL REPORT of the Town Officers and Committees of the
TOWN OF DUXBURY
MASSACHUSETTS
ED
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1961
ANNUAL REPORT of the Town Officers and Committees of the
TOWN OF DUXBURY
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1961
In Memoriam
ANNIE L. WILLIAMS Visiting Nurse
In her 81st year January 28, 1961
PEIRCE W. MURPHY District Water Commissioner In his 71st year
May 19, 1961
LORING R. C. MUGFORD School Committee Member Associate Member Appeal Board In his 54th year December 27, 1961
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1961
SELECTMEN
J. Newton Shirley 1962
Philip W. Delano
1963
James H. W. Jenner
1964
ASSESSORS
J. Newton Shirley
.
1962
Philip W. Delano .
1963
James H. W. Jenner .
1964
BOARD OF HEALTH
The Selectmen
MODERATOR
Bartlett B. Bradley .
1962
CEMETERY TRUSTEES
Hermon C. Bumpus, Jr. . 1962
Ernest W. Chandler
1963
J. Newton Shirley .
1964
Edward P. Hobart
1965
Carl E. Johnson
1966
TOWN CLERK AND TREASURER
Maurice H. Shirley .
·
1962
TOWN COLLECTOR
Wesley B. Stuart
·
1962
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Edward L. Butler 1962
Martha M. Palfrey
1962
Walter B. Collins
1963
Herbert R. Nelson
1963
John F. Spence, Jr. .
1964
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Leonard B. Gallagher
1962
John A. Borgeson
1963
Eugene F. Redlon .
1964
PLANNING BOARD
Atherton Loring, Jr.
1962
Carl F. Danner .
1963
Oliver L. Barker
1964
*Faneuil Adams
1962
Lucius A. Howard .
1966
* Replaced David Marshall - Resigned
WELFARE BOARD
Paul Barber
1962
Edward Bottenus
1962
Adrian Cordeau
1963
Paul N. Swanson
1964
Howard M. Clark
1964
TREE WARDEN
Roy E. Parks
1964
CONSTABLES
Earl W. Chandler Lawrence C. Doyle Henry P. McNeil
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PERSONNEL BOARD James H. W. Jenner
John T. Hathaway
Thomas LeGore
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
William B. Coffin
C. Russell Eddy
Francis W. Perry
Ralph N. Blakeman
Hector M. Holmes Philip W. Delano
Bartlett B. Bradley
APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR FINANCE COMMITTEE
John T. Hathaway
1962
Edward B. Peters
1962
Theodore H. Reed .
1962
Nathaniel R. Cutler .
1963
John D. Osborn .
1963
Charles M. Tenney, Jr. .
1963
Henry W. Palmer
1964
Charles H. Fargo
1964
Stanley B. Waters .
1964
APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
BOARD OF APPEALS
Edward P. Hobart . 1962
H. Russell Chandler
1963
Robert Seymour
1964
*Loring R. C. Mugford .
1962
Robert Nickerson .
1962
*Deceased December 27, 1961
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REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Harry A. McNaught . 1964
Willard R. Randall .
1963
Gilbert F. Redlon
1962
*CHIEF OF POLICE Lawrence C. Doyle
*Chief Earl W. Chandler retired November 1, 1961
* CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT . George S. Butler ** Chief Eben N. Briggs retired July 1, 1961
HEALTH AGENT George R. Starr, Jr., M.D. SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS . Lewis B. Randall
SUP'T. INSECT PEST CONTROL . . Roy E. Parks
SHELLFISH CONSTABLE . . Manuel Oliver
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS Ernest W. Chandler
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Wesley B. Stuart
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND LUMBER Edwin McAuliffe Bradley V. Osgood
Ray M. Parks
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WEIGHERS OF COAL, COKE, AND HAY
B. F. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich, Jr.
H. Thomas Williams Paul McAuliffe Russell W. Soule
FIELD DRIVERS
Ernest W. Chandler William P. Clark
Lewis B. Randall
FENCE VIEWERS
William H. Couch Herbert R. Nelson
Ray M. Parks
DOG OFFICER .
Lawrence C. Doyle
HARBOR MASTER .
Victor D. Nickerson
ASSISTANT HARBOR MASTER
.
. Manuel Oliver
VETERANS AGENT
Henry P. McNeil
BURIAL AGENT (Veterans)
.
. Henry P. McNeil
BURIAL AGENT (Board of Health) Maurice H. Shirley
SUPERVISORS OF PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS Roy E. Parks Annie Dunham Francis W. Perry Walter G. Prince
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
. Isabelle V. Freeman
TOWN COUNSEL
. Robert Geogan, Esq.
BUILDING INSPECTOR .
.
Frank E. Phillips, Jr.
MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMISSIONER FOR DUXBURY George Ross Starr, Jr., M.D.
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TOWN HISTORIAN
Dorothy Wentworth
WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Victor D. Nickerson
Irving H. Locke
Frank A. Davis
Myron Linde
*Norman White Gordon Tucker
Manuel Oliver
John M. Clark
RECREATION ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
*Joseph Velardo 1962
Alice Savastino
1962
Reatha Burns . 1963
*Paul N. Swanson
1963
Walter F. Kopke, Jr.
1964
Dorothy Wentworth
1964
John D. Osborne
1964
CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Joseph F. Clark Roy E. Parks Raymond P. Chandler
TOWN DIRECTOR, COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE Guy L. Southard
*Resigned
JURY LIST July 1, 1961
List of persons qualified to serve as jurors in the Town of Duxbury, from July 1, 1961 to July 1, 1962.
Adams, John D. Jr. Anderson, Arthur D., Jr. Beane, Richards
Powder Point Ave. Alden Street
Washington Street Const. Pur. Agent Sales Manager Retail Food Pur.
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Bennett, Ruth M. Borgeson, John Alvin Briggs, Louisa S.
Butterworth, Henry L. Jr. Tremont Street Carver, Mary Alice
Cate, Carolyn Y.
Couch, Myrtle I.
Crocker, Robert S.
Crosby, Florence B.
Daley, Leo S.
Depot Street
Bradford Road
Standish Street
Housewife
Housewife
Retired
Architect
Purchasing Agent
Salesman
Sales Representative
Lobster Fisherman
Housewife
Draftsman Executive Housewife
Sup. of Domestics
Garage Serv. Mgr.
Sales Engineer
Housewife Bank President
Merchant
Telephone Operator Repairman Executive
Printing Salesman
Swanson, Arthur E.
Hornbeam Road
Executive
Swanson, Elsa B.
Tremont Street
Nurse
Housewife
Nurse Investments Plumber Housewife
Pub. Rel. Counsel
Housewife
Weston Road
Housewife
Watt, Nancy L. Williams, Eunice D. Williams, Frances G.
Parks Street West Street Mayflower Road
Soule Avenue So. Station St. Partridge Road Chestnut St. West Street
Housewife Landscape Gardner Housewife Bank Teller Fountain Manager
Housewife Housewife
Caretaker
Sales Clerk
Drollett, A. Wendell
French, Gertrude M.
Gallagher, Mary A.
Gardner, Russell K.
Graton, L. Bowman
Kopke, Walter F., Jr.
Lawson, Thomas W., II
Leonard, Edwin P., Jr.
MacDonald, Roderic N., Jr. Harrison Street
Merry, Catherine S. Merry, Stanley H.
Wadsworth Lane West Street
Peterson Road
Pearson, Corinne C.
Randall, Sarah W.
Roberts, Francis A.
Rogerson, Francis C., Jr. Santheson, Julia
Marshall Street Tremont Street
Sawyer, William P.
Schaffer, Richard C.
Sinnott, Margaret
Smithson, James
Spence, John, Jr.
Stetson, Brewster
Tremont Street Summer Street Moulton Road Marshall Street
Tremont Street
Taft, Hortense W. Teravainen, Nancy B. Trainer, Foster M.
Velardo, Joseph, Jr. Venier, Madeline C. Walker, Robert R. Ward, Rosamond R.
High Street King Caesar Road High Street Tremont Street Duck Hill Road Surplus Street
Temple Street St. George St.
Housewife Housewife
PHILIP W. DELANO JAMES H. W. JENNER J. NEWTON SHIRLEY Board of Selectmen, Duxbury, Mass.
Patrick, Richard K.
Mayflower Road Harden Hill Rd. Bay Road
Harrison Street Pinewood Lane
Washington St. Washington St.
Standish Street
Capt. Hill Road Washington St. Union Street
Retired Developer
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1961 SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of Duxbury :
We submit herewith the one hundred ninth annual report of the Officers and Committees who comprise your Town Government.
Adoption by the Town of Sections 42, 43, 44 of Chapter 48, resulted in the establishment of a Fire Department, the Chief being appointed by the Selectmen.
Eben N. Briggs, the first Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, was retired for age on July 1, 1961, and George S. Butler was named to succeed him.
Chief Earl W. Chandler of the Police Department also reached the mandatory retirement age in October of 1961 and was succeeded by Lawrence C. Doyle.
Edwin M. Noyes, who had served many years in the elective office of tax collector, took his retirement in March of 1961, and Wesley B. Stuart was elected to fill the office left vacant by Mr. Noyes.
Some progress has been made in the numbering of houses. In due time, the property owners will be notified of the numbers assigned.
There has been some delay in the start of the addi- tional harbor dredging called for by the Army Engineers. We expect this will be completed in 1962.
There has also been some delay in the sea wall construction at Duxbury Beach. We hope this matter will be taken care of in 1962.
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There has also been some delay in the sea wall construction at Duxbury Beach. We hope this matter will be taken care of in 1962.
The Beach Patrol, authorized by the 1961 Town Meeting, has been carried out by the Police Department with the generous cooperation of the Duxbury Beach Association who supplied the 4-wheel drive vehicle. Due to its success, we hope the Patrol will be continued in 1962.
Prior Farm Road, Meeting House Road, and James Road have been added to the Highway System by vote of the 1961 Town Meeting.
The Quarterly Meetings authorized by the amend- ment to the Town By-Laws have been called by the Selectmen. We hope that as time goes on the Town's problems will be more freely discussed by those attending. We would also point out that attendance at these meetings is mandatory unless prevented by sickness. We hope that there will be less absenteeism in the future.
We completed the purchase of property on Chandler Street, as voted by the 1961 Town Meeting. We also have accepted a deed to an additional parcel of land which abuts Lots 33 and 44 of Block I, which we will present to the 1962 Town Meeting for ratification.
The Police Station garage is under construction.
The sidewalk at Hall's Corner has been partially rebuilt and will be completed early next year. We have received many compliments on the work done thus far.
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The Selectmen thank all elected officers, department heads, and committeemen, for their cooperation and de- voted efforts during 1961.
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP W. DELANO JAMES H. W. JENNER J. NEWTON SHIRLEY Board of Selectmen
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REPORT OF THE TOWN HISTORIAN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The resources of this department have been used by an increased number of people in 1961. A considerable interest is being shown in old houses and families, and information available has been furnished owners of old houses and descendants of first families.
Matters referred by the selectmen have been given prompt attention and cooperation given the Planning Board whenever requested. Concern is still felt in the naming of new streets.
The collection of information, books, maps, pictures, and letters continues and the material available for refer- ence increases each year.
Respectfully submitted,
DOROTHY WENTWORTH
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REPORT OF THE SITE COMMITTEE
January 10, 1962
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Duxbury :
The Site Committee reports in two parts its activities during the calendar year of 1961. This is due to the fact that the term of office of the Committee extends from the date of appointment by the moderator, shortly after the last annual Town Meeting, to the next such meeting or over a portion of each of two successive calendar years.
The 1960-1961 Committee recommended and presented three articles in the Warrant for the 1961 annual Town Meeting. These covered the acquisition of (a) Lots 38 and 44 of Block I on the easterly side of Chandler Street, primarily as a site for a new elementary school; (b) a portion of Lot 45B of Block S containing some one and half acres with a frontage of 180 feet on the westerly side of Depot Street, primarily as a site for a new central fire station; and (c) portions of Lots 145A and 148A of Block S on the easterly side of Washington Street, pri- marily for future access to the Snug Harbor anchorage basin and for parking.
The 1961-1962 Committee has held meetings with the Planning Board and Waterfront Committee and in- spected various sites for possible acquisition.
It appears that land in the Hall's Corner area should be acquired for a future central fire station and for other town needs as the property on which the forest fire trucks are housed may not be available in the future.
To relieve the congestion in the Snug Habor anchor- age and Mattakeset Court parking areas, sites abutting
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Kingston Bay are being considered for a future develop- ment of a yachting center.
Acquisition of land for a future access road to the south end of the Snug Harbor basin and for the construc- tion of an east-west breakwater at the southerly limit of the basin is contemplated.
Recommendations in the form of articles in the Warrant will be made at the 1962 annual Town Meeting.
1960-1961 Committee
1961-1962 Committee
Alexander C. Colburn, Chairman
Alexander C. Colburn, Chairman
John A. Brock
Walter B. Collins
Carl F. Danner
Atherton Loring, Jr.
David H. Marshall
Edward B. Peters
Edward B. Peters
Lucius A. Howard
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REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
December 31, 1961
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen ;
Gentlemen ;
Following is the report of the Police Dept. for the year ending December 31, 1961
LIST OF OFFENSES
Armed Robbery
1
Arson
3
Assault and Battery 4
Breaking and Entering to Commit Felony
3
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
2
Contributing to Delinquency of Minor
2
Disturbing the Peace
2
Drunkeness
26
Furnishing Liquor to Minors
1
Illegitimate Child Act
1
Larceny
1
Leaving Scene of Accident
1
Lewdness
2
Malicious Destruction of Property
2
Non-Support
1
Operating M. V. after Suspension of License 3
Operating M. V. so as might Endanger 4
Operating M. V. under influence of Liquor 11
Operating M. V. without License 1
Operating M. V. without Authority 1
Statutory Rape 3
Total
75
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DISPOSITIONS
Found Guilty and Fined
33
Found Guilty and Committed 9
Found Guilty and placed on Probation 20
Continued without finding on Probation
7
Turned over to other Authorities
3
Found not guilty
2
Released
1
75
MISCELLANEOUS
Calls and Complaints investigated
2999
Accidents investigated
108
Messages delivered
126
Summons served
82
Animals destroyed
10
Animals returned to owners
43
Emergency trips to Doctors and Hospitals
78
Deaths investigated
1
Doors and windows found open
34
Parking tags issued
235
Warnings for minor violations issued
183
Beach parking permits including
replacements
2289
Pistol Permits issued
26
Dealers Firearms licenses
4
Shellfish permits
1100
Value of property recovered
$23,472.98
Missing persons located
3
Committments
1
Suicide
1
Miles travelled by cruisers
98,587
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DEPARTMENT ROSTER
Chief
Lawrence C. Doyle
Patrolmen
George F. White Henry P. McNeil Thomas A. Johnson
Richard E. Putnam William K. LaFleur
Intermittent Patrolmen
Frank E. Phillips
Robert D. Bryne
Intermittent Patrolmen - Provisional
James N. Wills
Gilbert M. MacNab
Michael J. Sheehan
Herbert F. Johnson
Kenneth W. Lovejoy Warren R. Tripp
Robert W. Holmes
Respectfully submitted,
LAWRENCE C. DOYLE Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the report of the Highway Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1961.
All streets throughout the town received general repairs. Several miles of black roads were given surface treatment. Roadsides were mowed, traffic lines painted and guard rails repaired.
The floats and bathing beaches were given annual care.
Due to the fire on the Powder Point bridge last summer, work on the bridge was suspended until the annual town meeting in March to see what action shall be taken.
Chapter 90 - New Construction funds were spent on the portion of Franklin street from Route 3 to Route 14, excavating, installing drainage and graveling. It was then surfaced with Type I.
Chapter 90 - Maintenance funds were spent on Route 14.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS B. RANDALL Superintendent of Streets
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Duxbury :
During 1961 some left-over hurricane damage from the previous year was cleaned up. In the regular course of the work, there were found trees that had been weakened by the storms and were cabled and pruned to enable them to serve their purpose for a good many more years.
Through the spring and fall, the planting of trees included: 23 Maples, 5 Purple Beech, 15 Flowering Crabs, 8 Flowering Cherry trees, 1 Dogwood and 2 Kat- sura trees.
Pruning along the streets was done during the fall and winter, with the removal of low-hanging branches and those extending out over the highway and interfering with passing cars.
Respectfully submitted
ROY E. PARKS Tree Warden
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT INSECT PEST CONTROL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
The following is a report of the Insect Pest Depart- ment for the year 1961.
The Duxbury Beach area produced the least number of Tent Caterpillars and Ugly Nest Caterpillars in several years. Shifting wind-blown sand during the winter is just enough to keep these insects going year to year.
The Elm Leaf Beetle, which had done so much damage to the leaves the past two years was controlled much better the past year by the use of the new insecti- cide "Seven."
The trapping program for the detection of Gypsy Moths was followed again this year. Seven traps were placed about town in the most favorable locations, but no moths were caught.
While the Japanese Beetle was troublesome in some areas, there were fewer complaints about them.
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