Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1937-1939, Part 32

Author: Scituate (Mass.)
Publication date: 1937-1939
Publisher: The Town
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Ten periods per week have been arranged and it is hoped that another year smaller groups may be managed. The boys' groups are for the most part separate from the girls', allowing instrumental drawing to be introduced to the boys and their lessons on Representation and De-


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sign are applied to lighting, automobiles, aeroplanes, en- gines, bridges, architecture and park and road planning.


A start has been made in planning in the art classes simple toys to be constructed in Manual Training. It is believed that part of the time in both boy and girl groups should be given to Art Appreciation so that those who do not elect Art in Senior High may have some foundation to help them as they grow to take their places as buyers of merchandise, builders of homes and citizens of the community.


With four months of the school year gone, a decided improvement in the work in Junior High has been noted. It is felt that this change will ultimately lead to a greater satisfaction and a larger High School Art Class enroll- ment.


Remodelling of the Art Room, its seating capacity. storage and bulletin space and equipment should be con- sidered. Instrumental Drawing must be restored to the course in Senior High and Crafts classes are advised.


With the additional time given to the Junior High, the Jenkins and the Hatherly Schools are visited on alter- nating weeks. Every other Friday, lessons are taught in Grades One through Six and the room teachers, follow- ing lessons outlined by the Supervisor, teach at least three lessons between each of these visits. The grade teachers have co-operated in a splendid way to put over this new but necessary plan.


Last year the Supervisor was able to visit many schools, to study other systems and to spend some time in consultation at the State Art School.


It is interesting to note the comment in recent Art Publications by different leaders in Art Education. Hav- ing decried any guidance of the child in his art expres-


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sion it is now being recognized that Creative Expression comes only when given proper art language.


To quote Pedro J. Lemos of California, as progres- sive an educator as they come: "For years we tried to produce out of Blue skies the same results with art as that supposedly achieved in Europe without guidance. Today we know that no such work was produced in Europe and that sympathetic examination of these ex- hibits and schools have proven that Preparation and Guidance were preliminaries. The blue skies of enthusi- asm and imagination are needed, but the definite horizon of 'ground-work' gives footing and completes firm Art Education foundations."


Today the sources of free expression are now say- ing, "There must be some guidance and where the educa- tor preferred art teachers who did not draw too well for fear of doing too much for the child, they now know that the greatest incentive to art growth is the teacher who can lead."


"Where the presence of tools and paints has been urged as a visual stimulus, it is now recognized that there is no stimulus equal to a fine demonstration of what can be done with those tools by the art teacher. The Bailey slogan 'Draw and the child draws with you-talk and you talk alone' is truer than ever. A whole window full of pianos, guitars and harmonicas may not stir you to be- come a musician until someone easily produces beautiful chords on one of those instruments."


Art teachers are now being urged to vary their methods of teaching to meet the needs of the human material with which they work and to make the instruc- tion fit the different mentalities and abilities of the child.


Respectfully submitted,


DORIS D. WARD, Supervisor of Art.


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REPORT OF THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR


Mr. Harold C. Wingate, Superintendent of Schools, Scituate, Massachusetts. Dear Sir:


Any new supervisor of music who enters a new community expects to undergo a strenuous change of principles and practices in order to adjust his teaching to the needs of the people. Unfortunately this change means the loss of months of progress, and the removal of much enthusiasm. In Scituate, however, such change has been unnecessary, and it is with the greatest appre- ciation that the present supervisor salutes a community which is flexible in its demands, utilizing the gifts of in- dividual teachers without question or restraint.


This commendable outlook by the parents and their representatives, the school committee, the superintend- ent, and the principals, has enabled growth in new direc- tions to take place in the short time of one school sem- ester. Upon the foundations laid by Miss Bradford, the retiring supervisor, plans have been laid and building begun for new classes, and for new kinds of work.


Children in the grade schools are confronted with the fundamental problems of music, and the solution of these problems is purposely left to their natural interest in music, and to the skill and experience of their class- room teachers with whom they spend most of their mu- sic periods. Enlightenment upon various phases of mu- sic with which the children have a listening acquaintance, serves as a source of educating entertainment. There are victrola records, cardboard instruments, and now is ad- ded a Saturday class in band instruments, which will en- able the maturing youngsters in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades to express themselves in auxiliary ways.


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While working for the future music students, what of the present group who are occupied with the serious business of meeting the requirements of graduation ? The great majority will have their music come to them on the radio, in concerts, and in church. Through glee club, orchestra and band instrument classes they are taught how music is produced, about the mental and physical energy necessary to enter into the spirit of a piece of mu- sic, and about the techniques for enjoying the great vari- ety of music which surrounds them. This group will know good music by the quality of emotion aroused, and the grade of performance heard.


The existence of so much good music in our churches and in other Scituate musical organizations is encourag- ing to the supervisor who teaches the students to get the best from their voices and instruments. The needs of these adult groups are similar, all requiring new talent who can read their music and help the performances they give to succeed. For the school to overlook these needs would not be good co-operation, and with energy, classes have set about finding for themselves the notes of strange pieces, and putting across their own performan- ces.


It has been said that a musical person can tell cor- rect pitch, exact time, and proper loudness. If many of our "unmusical" boys and girls can be made sensitive lo their own musical errors, it will be found that they, too, are as musical as others who have had advantages of music lessons at home. This does not guarantee artist- performance from school children, but it produces genu- ine music appreciation. The eye soon learns to see many things at a glance, and by the same token the ear can be trained to hear many things simultaneously, and it is the duty of a music department to train the child's ear.


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The ultimate goals which the music department has set for its students to achieve are an A Cappella Chorus which can perform music without assistance from a piano or a leader, and a Symphony Orchestra which can express faithfully the messages from the masters, and a Marching Band which can march and play with the best on the South Shore. No supervisor alone can hope to achieve this ambitious program in a short time, but with the splendid support evidenced by the community the accomplishment need not be long delayed.


Respectfully submitted,


PHILIP W. L. COX, JR., Supervisor of Music.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


To the Scituate School Committee:


I have as is customary examined the pupils of the various schools.


The later half of last year there were many cases of Chicken-Pox, but thus far this year there has been no epidemic of contagious disease, and the physical condit- ion of the pupils is excellent; at the time of the examina- tions there was practically none absent on account of sickness.


The Diphtheria preventive Clinic was continued this year thanks to the Board of Health.


The beneficial results of the Dental, and Tonsil Clinics are very apparent in many instances, and a con- tinuation of this excellent work is hoped for.


The buildings have received inspections at various times, and the janitors in all instances are to be com- mended for their excellent condition.


The usual spirit of co-operation has been accorded me for which I express my thanks.


The statistics of the physical examinations will be found in the School Nurse's report.


Respectfully submitted,


T. B. ALEXANDER, M. D., School Physician.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


Mr. Harold C. Wingate


Superintendent of Schools


Scituate, Massachusetts


Dear Sir:


My eleventh annual report of work accomplished as part-time School Nurse is as follows:


Number of School Visits (including those made with school physician for examination), class and indi- vidual inspections, first aid treatments, dental and other clinics 162


Number of Home Visits for School Children 131


Number of Children taken home ill 16 Number of Children examined by School Physician .487 Number of Children found to have


Nose and Throat Defects 126


Number of Children having had Nose and


Throat Defects Corrected 41


Number of Children having Defective Vision


42


Number of Children having had


Vision Defects corrected 22


Number of Children with Heart Defects 85


Number of Children with Posture Defects 10


Number of Children with Speech Defects. 3


Number of Children with Defective Hearing 26


Number of Children receiving treatment for preven-


,tion of diphtheria (some of whom were in the pre-school age group) 79


Number of Cases of Mumps 42


Number of Cases of Chickenpox


9


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Children were excluded from school for the follow- ing reasons:


Scabies


1


Impetigo


4


Pediculosis 9


Ringworm


2


Respectfully submitted,


MARGARET O'DONNELL, R. N.


School Nurse.


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REPORT OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER


Mr. Harold C. Wingate, Superintendent of Schools


Scituate, Massachusetts Dear Sir:


All cases of absences concerning which I have been notified have received my prompt attention. In nearly all of the cases investigated, the reasons have been sickness or other conditions which justified the absence.


Respectfully submitted,


ANNIE M. S. LITCHFIELD, Attendance Officer.


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ROLL OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE


For the School Year Ending June 30, 1938


HATHERLY SCHOOL


Name


Grades


Bonomi, Joseph


II


Bresnahan, Richard


VI


Brown, Kathleen


V


Brown, Ora


V


Butler, Anne


V


Butler, Terrence


III


Slatrow, Irene


IV


JENKINS SCHOOL


Carter, Paul VI


Gillespie, Amalia


VI


Vickery, Charles


IV


Warren, George


II


Zollin, Henry


-v


JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Amsden, Raymond VII


Butler, Patrick VII


Hattin, Marjorie VII


LaVoine, Martha


VII


Litchfield, Helen


VII


Murphy, Barbara


VIII


O'Neil, Walter


VIII Stark, Helen


VII


Wagner, Jean


VII


Wilder, Genevieve


VII


Williams, George


VIII


SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL


Bartlett, Eudora


IX Bonomi, Lawrence IX


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Burleigh, Howard


IX


Curran, Mary


X


Frost, Lucille


XII


Girard, John


X


Logan, Marilyn


XII


Madden, Henry


IX


Manning, Helen


XII


Mitchell, George


XI


Patterson, Thomas


IX


Secor, Elizabeth


IX


Spear, Robert


Sylvester, Fred


IX X


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ENROLLMENT, MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE For the School Year Ending June 30, 1938


Hatherly School:


Total Membership


Average Membership


Per Cent of Attendance


Grade I


43


37


90


Grade II


33


30


92


Grade III


34


30


90


Grade IV


35


31


93


Grade V


29


27


93


Grade VI


32


29


94


Totals


206


184


92*


Jenkins School:


Grade I


43


39


90


Grade II


39


35


92


Grade III


30


26


91


Grade IV


37


35


94


Grade V


41


39


91


Grade VI


36


35


93


Totals


226


209


92*


High School:


Grade VII


65


62


95


Grade VIII


77


69


94


Grade IX


57


52


95


Grade X


65


63


94


Grade XI


48


44


92


Grade XII


63


61


91


Totals


375


351


93.5*


Grand Totals


807


744


92.5*


* Average


-----


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MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES OCTOBER 1, 1938


Grades


I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII


Special Class


Total


Hatherly School


42


29


29


33


31


28


192


Jenkins School


35


33


33


29 36


42


9


217


High School


64


59 71


52


64


47*


357


Total


77


62


62


62


67


70


64


59


71


52


64


47*


9


766


Increase (from


previous year)


5


6


2


4


2


17


18


9


63


Decrease (from previous year)


2


3


13


12


13


43


Net Increase


20


*Includes five post-graduates.


ANNUAL REPORT, TOWN OF SCITUATE, 1938


ANNUAL REPORT, TOWN OF SCITUATE, 1938


FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1938


RECEIPTS


Appropriation


$88,650.00


Federal Funds


250.91


Dog Tax


974.04


$89,874.95


EXPENDITURES General Expenses


School Committee, expenses . $220.40


Superintendent, salary


2,400.00


Superintendent, travel


192.60


Clerk


338.00


Truant Officer, salary


100.00


Other Expenses of


Administration


30.03


$3,281.03


EXPENSES OF INSTRUCTION


Supervisors


$4,120.00


Teachers, including


Principal, High


26,237.92


Teachers, including


Principals, Elementary


20,804.50


Textbooks and Scholars'


Supplies, High


3,504.86


Textbooks and Scholars'


Supplies, Elementary


857.84


$55,525.12


OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SCHOOL PLANT


Janitors, High


$3,196.00


Janitors, Elementary 2,288.00


Fuel, High


1,211.67


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Fuel, Elementary


1,466.90


Upkeep and Replacement, High


2,878.01


Uupkeep and Replacement, Elementary


2,045.47


Miscellaneous, High


1,059.75


Miscellaneous, Elementary


587.17


$14,732.97


AUXILIARY AGENCIES


Library


$330.27


Health


479.00


Transportation


12,523.58


Miscellaneous Auxiliary


1,169.82


$14,502.67


OUTLAY


New Equipment


$971.00


$971.00


SPECIAL ITEMS


Tuition


$765.24


765.24


Total Expenditures $89,778.03 (In this report, High refers to Grades VII-XII inclusive, and Elementary to Grades I-VI.)


Appropriation for Civic Center Grounds


$1,500.00


Amount Expended


1,475.75


Balance $24.25 : :


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GRADUATION EXERCISES Class of 1938


SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL Wednesday, June the Fifteenth Eight O'Clock HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM


Program


"Land of Hope and Glory" Elgar


Senior Class, Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs and Junior and Senior Orchestras


Invocation. Reverend Thomas A. Quinlan


Address of Welcome Arthur Damon


Presentation of Medals


Mr. Frederick A. Calkin, Principal


Presentation of Class Gift President of Senior Class Song of Farewell from "Caravan" Kountz


Senior Glass, Glee Clubs and Senior Orchestra


Address, "A Topsy-Turvy World" Dr. L. H. DeWolf, Professor of Philosophy Boston University


Conferring of Diplomas


Mr. Ralph S. Brown, Chairman, School Committee Class Ode Graduating Class


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ROLL OF CLASS MEMBERS COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE


Joan Breen


Vincent Robert Gosewisch


Barbara Foster Burrows


Mary Dorothy Hardcastle


Margaret Eleanor Crowley Nelson Kindlund


Arthur Herbert Damon, Jr. Pauline Monica Shone


SCIENTIFIC COURSE


William Humphrey Barnes Lloyd Franklin Hatch


Joseph Edward Clapp Atherton Crane Hewett


John Francis Driscoll John Hart Queeney


COMMERCIAL COURSE


Lillian Margaret Chandler


Rita Frances Mahon


Louise Effie Chessia


George Patrick Dwyer


Robert Joseph Ewell


Margaret Fallon


Betty Franzen


Harold Ross Graham


Dorothy Louise Gordon


Jane Hill


Theodore Thaxter Vinal Elizabeth Mary White


Waldtraut Gertrude Jone- Dorothy Ellen Whittaker leit


Marie Fessenden Wilder


Edith Josephine Litchfield Ruth Virginia Zucker


GENERAL COURSE


Bruce Francis Arnold Marilyn Florence Logan


Miriam Arlene Baker


Arthur Douglas MacAlpine


Edward Allen Nichols


Ernest Joseph Barbuto Henry Ellms Bearce Mary Elizabeth Patterson William Albert Sexton


William Gerard Duffey John Joseph Fitzpatrick Virginia Ellen Thompson


Lucille Frances Frost Anne Marie Vinal


Barbara Elinor Graham Frederick Donald Wade


James Pierce Herbert Robert Leo Whittaker


Albert Edward Zollin


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Elizabeth Marjorie Mac- Donald


Mary Ellen Manning


Mary Virginia O'Neil


Rose Margaret O'Neil


Eleanor Stewart Secor


ANNUAL REPORT. TOWN OF SCITUATE, 1938


CLASS OFFICERS


President, Arthur Damon


Vice-President, John Driscoll Secretary, Joan Breen Treasurer, Dorothy Hardcastle


CLASS MOTTO


"With the Ropes of the Past We Will Ring the Bells of the Future"


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INDEX


Accountant's Report


221


Summary


256


Balance Sheet


260 174


Board of Engineers (Fire Deartment)


129


Board of Health


153


Clean-Up Committee


147


Engineering Department


164 135 137


Inspector of Animals


158


Inspector of Milk


159


Inspector of Plumbing


157


Inspector of Slaughtering


160


Juror List


178


Libraries


143-144


Park Commissioners


128


Planning Board


177


Police Department


182 192


Public Health Nursing Service


148


Public Welfare Report


162


Registrars' Report


146


School Committee


Appendix


School Dentist


161


Scituate Nursing Service


189


Sealer of Weights and Measures


145


Selectmen's Report


13


State Audit of Accounts


16


Town Collector's Report


211


Town Clerk's Report


48


Marriages


108


Births


114


Deaths


120


Town Counsel


171


Town Forestry Committee


206


Town Officers


5


Town WPA Agent


167


Treasurer's Report


207


Tee Warden


180


Water Department


195


Assessor's Report


Forest Warden


Highway Surveyor


Plymouth County Extension Service


Peirce Memi Library


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


and COMMITTEES


OF THE


TOWN OF SCITUATE


for the year ending December 31,


1939


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In Memoriam


CHARLES H. WATERMAN


Ensign U.S.N.R. - War Service March 19, 1917-March 19, 1921 BORN AUGUST 12, 1870 DIED APRIL 19, 1939 Board of Selectmen 1907-1910 School Committee 1912-1915 Representative Mass. General Court 1912-1914 Chairman Republican Town Com. 1916-1936


ANSEL F. SERVAN BORN OCTOBER 26, 1862 DIED MARCH 8, 1939 BOARD OF SELECTMEN 1916-1921


In Memoriam


DONALD S. PITKIN


BORN AUGUST 20, 1888 DIED FEBRUARY 21, 1939 Ist Sgt. Motor Transport Corps, A.E.F., October 1917-June 1919 Advisory Board 1921-1929 Planning Board 1930-1931 School Committee 1932-1937


JAMES G. CLARKE


BORN SEPTEMBER 26, 1881 DIED MAY 11, 1939 Member of the Advisory Board 1938-1939


Ref. 917.448


TOWN OF SCITUATE Incorporated 1636


Population January 1, 1936-3846 Fifth Congressional District First Councilor District


Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Second Plymouth Representative District Income Tax Division, Norfolk-Plymouth District


Annual Town Meeting First Monday in March


Election of Officers Second Monday in March


TOWN OFFICERS


TOWN OFFICERS, 1939


WILLIAM M. WADE, Greenbush TOWN CLERK


Term Expires 1942


TOWN TREASURER


ROSE A. SMITH, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


SELECTMEN


JAMES W. TURNER, Chairman, Egypt Term Expires 1942


W. IRVING LINCOLN, North Scituate Term Expires 1940


PHILIP S. BAILEY, North Scituate Term Expires 1941


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE


HARRY F. CLEVERLY, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


NATHANIEL TILDEN, Chairman, Scituate


Term Expires 1940


RALPH S. BROWN, North Scituate Term Expires 1941


ASSESSORS


HENRY T. FITTS, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


HENRY A. LITCHFIELD, Chairman, Egypt


Term Expires 1940


W. IRVING LINCOLN, North Scituate Term Expires 1941


TOWN COLLECTOR


JOSEPH R. DILLON, Scituate Term Expires 1942


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


MARION C. ALEXANDER, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


RALPH S. BROWN, Chairman, North Scituate


Term Expires 1940


PETER W. SHARP, North Scituate Term Expires 1941


BOARD OF HEALTH


WALTER L. ENOS, Chairman, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


GEORGE H. OTIS, Scituate Term Expires 1940


DR. WILLIAM P. GROVESTEIN, Egypt Term Expires 1941


HIGHWAY SURVEYOR


CHARLES M. WAGNER, Scituate Center Term Expires 1940


PARK COMMISSIONERS


ERNEST F. LITCHFIELD, Chairman, North Scituate Term Expires 1942


JOHN F. DALBY, Egypt Term Expires 1940


GEORGE V. YENETCHI, Scituate Term Expires 1941


WATER COMMISSIONERS


STEPHEN C. WEBSTER, Chairman, Greenbush


Term Expires 1940


JOHN J. McJENNETT, Greenbush Term Expires 1942


WILLIAMS B. JAMES, Scituate Term Expires 1941


CONSTABLES


ERNEST M. DAMON WALTER S. ALLEN CHARLES B. JENSEN


Egypt


Greenbush Scituate


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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


ADVISORY BOARD


PHILIP L. SCHUYLER, Chairman, Egypt


Term Expires 1942


ROY C. MERRITT, North Scituate


Term Expires 1942


WARD C. SWIFT, North Scituate


Term Expires 1942


HARRY W. DONALD, Egypt


Term Expires 1940


RICHARD CLAPP, Greenbush


Term Expires 1940


PHILIP B. TERRY, Scituate


Term Expires 1940


JOSEPH O. SEVERANCE, JR., Scituate


Term Expires 194]


JOHN E. BAMBER, Minot


Term Expires 1941


*JAMES G. CLARKE, Scituate


ELWOOD C. DAMON, North Scituate, Appointed


Term Expires 1940


PLANNING BOARD


ALEXANDER K. WILLIAMS, Chairman, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


RALPH C. ACKERMAN, Egypt


Term Expires 1942


HAMILTON W. WELCH, Scituate Center


Term Expires 1940


STEPHEN C. WEBSTER, Greenbush


Term Expires 1941


RICHARD A. LEVANGIE, Scituate


Term Expires 1941


TREE WARDEN


WILLIAM F. FORD


North Scituate


MODERATOR


DENNIS H. SHEA


North Scituate


FIELD DRIVER


ERNEST M. DAMON North Scituate


SURVEYOR OF LUMBER, MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK * ANSEL F. SERVAN Scituate


POUND KEEPER


AUGUSTUS L. ABBOTT Scituate Center


TOWN DIRECTOR, PLYMOUTH COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICES CHARLES E. MITCHELL North Scituate


TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN


REGISTRARS OF VOTERS


WILLIAM M. WADE, Greenbush


DANIEL J. QUEENEY, Scituate


Term Expires 1942


J. EDWARD HARNEY, Scituate Term Expires 1940 Term Expires 1941


BERTHA L. TURNER, North Scituate


ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS


EDWARD P. BREEN, Chairman, N. Scituate


Term Expires 1942


ROBERT E. HUNTLEY, Scituate Term Expires 1941


MAURICE W. HOSMER, Egypt Term Expires 1940


TOWN ACCOUNTANT


BERTHA A. DAVENPORT, Scituate Center Term Expires 1942


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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


CHIEF OF POLICE


MICHAEL E. STEWART Scituate


SERGEANT


WILLIAM F. KANE


Scituate


POLICE OFFICERS


W. FRANCIS MURPHY


Scituate


JOSEPH A. DWYER


Scituate


FRED W. STANLEY


Scituate


CHESTER E. STONE


Scituate


CARL CHESSIA


Scituate Center


BERTRAM STETSON


Scituate


CHARLES B. JENSEN


Scituate


ERNEST M. DAMON


North Scituate


DAVID W. O'HERN


Scituate Scituate


ANTHONY BONGARZONE


North Scituate


F. MALBON CHASE


Scituate Center


ALLERTON L. BONNEY


Scituate Center


SPECIAL OFFICERS-90 DAY APPOINTMENT


WALTER W. JONES


JAMES E. O'CONNOR


WILLIAM P. BRENCHICK


SPECIAL OFFICERS WITH LIMITED TERRITORY


RUSSELL L. FISH


Scituate


JAMES FINNIE


Scituate


J. GEORGE VOLLMER Scituate


LOUIS MADORE


Scituate


ERNEST F. LITCHFIELD


North Scituate


SAMUEL WILSON


Greenbush


WALTER ENOS


Scituate


JOHN HEALEY


Minot


FIRE ENGINEERS


ALEXANDER K. WILLIAMS, Chief


Scituate


MARK W. MURRILL Scituate


WILLIAM E. SHUTTLEWORTH


Scituate


TOWN COUNSEL


VERNON W. MARR


North Scituate


TOWN ENGINEER


DANIEL F. APPLETON


Scituate Center


FOREST WARDEN


ALEXANDER K. WILLIAMS


Scituate


SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK


WILLIAM F. FORD


North Scituate


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


EUGENE H. LANE


North Scituate


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS


CHARLES O. CHASE Egypt


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JOHN STONEFIELD


OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE: SELECTMEN


KEEPER OF LOCKUP


MICHAEL E. STEWART Scituate


HARBOR MASTER; CUSTODIAN OF PIER AND SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER FOR TOWN PIER C. HARRY DRISCOLL


Scituate


ASSISTANT HARBOR MASTER;


ROBERT S. BOLES Marshfield


CUSTODIAN OF BURIAL GROUND


WILLIAM W. HUNT


Scituate Center


ALONZO A. PRATT


North Scituate


FENCE VIEWERS


THOMAS O. JENKINS Greenbush


CHARLES N. BARCE


Egypt


CHARLES F. ANDREWS


Scituate Center


CHARLES N. TURNER


Greenbush


PUBLIC WEIGHERS


FRED C. JOSEPH Scituate


JOHN S. FITTS


Greenbush


FRANK W. CLAPP


Greenbush


HARRY WHITTAKER


Greenbush


ANDREW J. ,FILLMORE


Scituate Center


DANIEL A. VINES


Greenbush


ROBERT SMITH


Scituate


RUSSELL L. FISH


Scituate Scituate


JAMES A. ANDERSON


North Scituate


CLIFFORD T. BALCH


North Scituate


JAMES WHERITY Scituate


GEORGE A. CLAPP


Scituate


PETER BARBER


Scituate


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


HAROLD C. WINGATE Egypt


INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING


North Scituate


ASSOCIATE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING


WILLIAM H. HARNEY


INSPECTOR OF MILK


Scituate


INSPECTOR OF MEAT


EDWIN L. MERRITT Greenbush


FISH AND GAME WARDEN


Scituate


MATTHEW L. BROWN


DOĞ OFFICER


Egypt


SHELLFISH WARDEN


F. MALBON CHASE


Scituate Center


TOWN W.P.A. AGENT.


HERBERT A. WHITING Scituate


* Deceased


6


PHILIP S. BAILEY


GEORGE H. OTIS


FREDERICK R. CHASE


Scituate


HENRY T. FITTS


BURIAL AGENT :


SELECTMEN'S REPORT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN FOR 1939


As we look over the record of the past years, which has now become a part of the History of Scituate, we may well have a feeling of satisfaction in the thought that we as a Town have been blessed with a measure of prosperity. Our financial condition is sound, and the departments rendering efficient serv- ices for the protection of life and property and the general happiness of the community. The interest for the public good taken by the citizens and local groups of our several villages is especially pleasing to the Selectmen. The civic pride of these groups has promoted the beautification of several spots and it is hoped that they may continue to make Scituate a more beautiful place in which to live.




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