Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1949-1951, Part 14

Author: Scituate (Mass.)
Publication date: 1949-1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 744


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The facilities of the various clinics were used for guidance, speech correction, and the classification and placement of retarded children. Transportation to clinics is rather a troublesome prob- lem, and time is taken from other school duties. The recent offer by members of the Scituate Nursing Service to assist with trans- portation is very much appreciated. It is indicative of their interest in school work and a willingness to serve the community.


In regard to the correction of remedial defects, those of vision seem to create a great deal of misunderstanding. Primarily this responsibility belongs to the parents. Frequently the family budget can not be stretched to include this expenditure and many times parents are reluctant to seek help. This means long periods of delay before the correction takes place. Well meaning people sometimes think that the school should take care of the situation. It can not be done by the school. Some person, private or official agency or group must guarantee payment for examinations and


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glasses, even in a clinic. Local fund raising groups have a golden opportunity to help with this problem.


The so called nuisance diseases, impetigo, scabies, ringworm of skin and scalp and pediculosis were not a serious threat to the health of school children during the year. The few offenders with pediculosis were excluded at intervals. If the parents of these few cooperated, the problem need not exist.


Memories of past difficulties fade into insignificance as I look forward to the pleasure of working in the health unit of the new school building. With sincere thanks to co-workers,


Respectfully submitted,


MARGARET J. O'DONNELL, R.N., School Nurse.


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE REPORT


HONOR PUPILS AT SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL School Year 1948-1949 Honors (A's and B's in Major Subjects)


Senior Class


Barbara Best Fay Bissell Mary Lou Corrigan Virginia Day


Velma Ahola Josephine Foniri Joan Kettell Nancy Litchfield


Susan Anderson Virginia Cole Pauline Hunter Roseanne Kane


Joyce Bamber Judith Bernard Robert Browne Richard Clapp Ann Dacey


Elizabeth Grassie Neil Murphy


Martha Burrows Gladys Clapp James Denker Charles Goddard Jane Graham Richard Green John Locke Mary Marsh Bessie Mayo


Nancy Gilley Patricia Goddard Joy Hamlin John Stewart Florence Zalenski


Junior Class


George Mitchell Betty Murrill Penelope Rich Charmaine Witt


Sophomore Class


Robert Morrow Mary Jane Stewart Ida Vespaziani Fannie Whorf


Bruce Wyman Freshman Class


Barbara Hunter Evelyn Jenney Priscilla Merritt Helen Murphy Barbara Prouty


Edward Stewart Eighth Grade Peter Palmer Dooley Sciple Suzanne Taggart Seventh Grade


Ruth Mitchell Yvonne Mongeau Sara Paul


Dianne Prouty


Gail Purslow Priscilla Rand Dianne Sherman Mildred Sylvester Nancy Taggert


Thomas Whittaker


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ATTENDANCE HONOR ROLL For the Scohol Year Ending June 30, 1949


HATHERLY SCHOOL


Name


Grade


Name


Grade


Robert Carlson


V


Janice Savory


V


Pauline Jacobucci


V Letitia Bernard VI


JENKINS SCHOOL


Paul Brigham IV


Ellen O'Donnell


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Ernest Andrews


VI


HIGH SCHOOL


Katy Andrews


VII


Mary Goodnow


VIII


Donald Bongarzone


VII


Kenneth Roberts


VIII


Ralph Conte


VII


Theresa Dowd


IX


Joan Fitzsimmons


VII


Richard Brebner


X


Priscilla Fraser


VII


Edward Hennigan


XI


David Roberts


VII


Eugene Francis O'Neil


XII


Fidelio Rodriques


VII


Elizabeth Jean Sylvester


XII


MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES October 1, 1949


Grades


I


II


III


IV


V


VI


Special Class


Total


Hatherly School


62


39


38


41


40


31


251


Jenkins School


59


75


40


53


52


37


17


333


Total


121


114


78


94


92


68


17


584


Grades


VII


VIII


IX


X


XI


XII


Total


High School


73


78


61


65


57


49


383


Total-All Schools


967


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ENROLLMENT, MEMBERSHIP, ATTENDANCE For the School Year Ending June 30, 1949


HATHERLY


SCHOOL:


Total Membership


Average Membership


Per Cent of Attendance


Grade I


48


42.5


88


Grade II


38


32.5


90


Grade III


42


38.5


92.5


Grade IV


46


42.5


91.5


Grade V


34


33


93


Grade VI


32


30


94


Total


240


219


91.5


JENKINS SCHOOL:


Grade I


79


70


90


Grade II


50


41


91.5


Grade III


55


52


93


Grade IV


50


47


92.5


Grade V


44


41


94


Grade VI


39


37


93


Special Class


17


15.5


88.5


Total


334


303.5


91.8


HIGH SCHOOL:


Grade VII


87


83


94


Grade VIII


73


68


93.5


Grade IX


70


68


93.5


Grade X


61


54.5


92


Grade XI


56


52


93


Grade XII


53


51.5


93.5


Total


400


377


93.3


Grand Total


974


899.5


92.2


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FINANCIAL STATEMENT - 1949 RECEIPTS


Regular Appropriation


$192,565.00 154.20


From Federal Funds-Smith Hughes


$192,719.20


EXPENDITURES General Expenses


School Committee, expenses


$230.73


Superintendent, salary


4,832.72


Superintendent, travel


329.28


Clerk


1,365.36


Truant Officer's, salary


100.00


Other Expenses of Administration


99.79


$6,957.88


Expenses of Instruction


Salaries, Principals, Teachers, High


$56,145.46


Salaries, Principals, Sup., Teachers, Elem.


58,886.40


Clerical Services and Expenses, High


1,270.07


Textbooks and Scholars' Supplies, High


5,905.74


Textbooks and Scholars' Supplies, Elem.


3,851.29


$126,058.96


Operation and Maintenance of School Plant


Janitors, High


$4,578.00


Janitors, Elem.


4,552.00


Fuel, High


2,972.38


Fuel, Elem.


2,795.09


Upkeep and Replacement, High


7,065.41


Upkeep and Replacement, Elem.


934.06


Miscellaneous, High


3,039.67


Miscellaneous, Elem.


1,645.45


$27,582.06


Auxiliary Agencies


Library


$339.84


Health


3,457.01


Transportation


17,449.16


Misc. Auxiliary


2,591.31


$23,837.32


New Equipment


Outlay $1,127.50


$1,127.50


Special Items


Tuition


$3,552.28


Overlay for Public Use of Auditorium


362.00


Payment to Teachers' Retirement Board


400.00


Summer Recreational Program


159.25


$4,473.53


Total Expenditures


$190,037.25


School Department Credits


$25,613.88


From Federal Funds-Smith Hughes


154.20


. Total Receipts


$25,768.08


NET COST OF SCHOOLS TO TOWN


$164,269.17


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CREDITS (Not available for use of School Department)


From State Funds:


State Aid, Chapter 70


$12,010.87


Transportation of Pupils


11,230.00


Maintenance of Household Arts Classes


2,035.76


Trade School Tuition


167.20


Tuition, Hingham School Department


51.10


Miscellaneous Collections


118.95


Total Credits


$25,613.88


EVENING SCHOOL ACCOUNT


Balance on hand, January 1, 1949


$472.55


Expended during the year


45.00


Balance, January 1, 1950


$427.55


GEORGE-BARDEN FUND - EVENING VOCATIONAL SCHOOL


Balance on hand, January 1, 1949


$210.00


Expended during the year


195.00


Balance, January 1, 1950


$15.00


FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE SCITUATE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA For the Year Ending September 1, 1949


Balance on hand, September 1, 1948


$462.13


Receipts :


Cafeteria receipts


$8,432.80


Dinners for election officials


247.85


Government subsidy on milk


1,405.59


Town of Scituate (Supplies for Household Arts Dept.)


106.29


10,192.53


Total receipts


$10,654.66


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Expenditures :


Food, supplies and equipment


$9,301.20


Wages and cafeteria assistants


1,011.40


Miscellaneous


74.09


Laundry


Service charge and express on surplus commodities


Service charge on bank account


Postage


Advertisement in "Chimes"


Total Expenditures


$10,386.69


Balance on hand, September 1, 1949


$267.97


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GRADUATION EXERCISES Class of 1949 Scituate High School WEDNESDAY, JUNE THE EIGHTH 8:00 P. M. HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM


PROGRAM


Processional: "Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar


High School Orchestra


Invocation


Address of Welcome


Rev. Leon Converse Fay Edwin Paul Veiga


Presentation of Prizes and Scholarships


Presentation of Class Gift


President of Senior Class


Selection - "You'll Never Walk Alone" Rodgers


Girls' Glee Club


Address: "It's Your Life-Make the Most of It!"


Mr. Everett W. Stephens


Conferring of Diplomas Mr. Samuel J. Tilden Chairman, School Committee


Class Ode


Janice Taylor, '49


Graduating Class


Recessional: "Pomp and Circumstance" Elgar


High School Orchestra


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CLASS OFFICERS


President, Edwin Paul Veiga Vice-President, William Wilder Small Secretary, Patricia Ruth Goddard Treasurer, Dolores Marie Parker


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ROLL OF CLASS MEMBERS


COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE


" Alice Fay Bissell


*Mary Louise Corrigan


Virginia Ann Day David Field Dwyer


*Frances Esther Dyer


"Nancy Jean Gilley


*Patricia Ruth Goddard John Frederick Ketterer, 3rd


"Dorothy Ann McPherson Eugene Francis O'Neil Carole Louise Roberts


*Jean Ellen Tobin


*Edwin Paul Veiga


SCIENTIFIC PREPARATORY COURSE


* Barbara Anne Best Walter Paul Hayward *John Joseph Stewart, Jr. SECRETARIAL


Mary Carolyn Cross Carolyn Annie Damon Marion Lee Dowd


Mary Elaine Roy


Anne Elizabeth Dwyer Mary Louise Kilduff Sheila Marguerite Mongeau *Florence Lillian Zalenski


COMMERCIAL


Marilyn Ruth Barclay Kenna Boylston Helen Ann Dowd


Patricia Ann Keyes Irene Berkley Pratt Elizabeth Jean Sylvester


PRACTICAL ARTS


David Kenneth Barclay John Edward Bates


Wendell Arthur Chipman Robert Benjamin Damon


Robert Norman Duffey Thomas Francis Flaherty William Pride Merritt William Wilder Small


GENERAL


Sally Joyce Chase Joyce Gardner Daniels


Joseph Francis Devine


Joyce Florence Hamlin Nancy Claire McDonald


Maxine Ann McLean


John Kenerick Mills George Eric Morton


Dolores Marie Parker


James Faneuil Robinson


Joseph Michael Santia Robert Earl Sternfelt


Janice Wing Taylor *Pro Merito - four year average of 85 per cent or better.


CLASS MOTTO The Will To Do Brings Success


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Index


Accountant's Report


Summary


138


Balance Sheet


Assessors' Report


84 98


Building Board of Appeals


114


Building Inspector


105


Clam Warden


Engineering Department


Fire Department


63


Forest Warden


64 115 65


Highway Department


104


Inspector of Meat and Slaughtering


Inspector of Milk


Inspector of Plumbing


Juror List


Libraries


105


Park Commissioners


62


Planning Board


110


Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture


114 60


Pre-School Dentist


101


Public Health Nursing Service, Report of President


96


Public Health Nursing Service, Report of Treasurer


97


Public Health Nurse Report


99


Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance


69


Registrars' Report


59


School Committee Appendix


School Dentist


100


School Housing Committee


112


Scituate Housing Authority


113


Sealer of Weights and Measures


83


Selectmen's Report


9


State Audit of Accounts


117


Supervisor - Care of Veterans' Graves


68


Town Clerk's Report


Births


Marriages


Deaths


Town Collector's Report


108


Town Counsel


70


Town Forrest Committee


95


Town Officers


3


Treasurer's Report


108


Tree Warden


86


Veterans Service Officer


111


Water Department


88


Zoning Board of Appeals


112


95 82


Greenhead Fly Control


Inspector of Animals


104 103 102 87


Police Department


120


142


Board of Health


10 43 48 53


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RICHARD CLAPP Advisory Board Member and Assistant Assessor Died January 24, 1950 Age 70 years


JOHN EDWARD HARNEY Advisory Board Member and Board of Registrars Died February 9, 1950 Age 85 years, 1 month, 17 days


CHARLES EDWIN MITCHELL Member of Park Commissioners Died April 27, 1950 Age 39 years, 10 months, 3 days


HAMILTON W. WELCH Member of Planning Board Died October 21, 1950 Age 73 years, 10 months, 29 days


EMMA PEIRCE LITCHFIELD Town Forest Committee Member Died December 31, 1950 Age 82 years, 1 month, 22 days


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PROF. 917. 448


TOWN OF SCITUATE Incorporated 1636


Population January 1, 1950 - 5,282 Ninth Congressional District First Councillor 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


the town voted to accept the Section 38 of the General laws proving permanent tenure of office for William M. Wade, the present incumbent as Town Clerk. The detailed vote follows:


Moderator 1202


Philip S. Bailey


544


James E. Lydon


467


David W. Noonan Blanks


97


Selectman


901


Osborne A. McMorrow


1381


Robert H. Tilden


28


Blanks


Assessor


1938


Henry T. Fitts


372


Blanks


Public Welfare


1801


Franklin T. Sharp


509


Blanks


Town Clerk


1985


William M. Wade


325


Blanks


Town Collector


1946


Joseph R. Dillon


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258


Francis C. Curran


872


George W. Duffey


363


Blanks


180


Board of Health


Walter L. Enos 1380


Margaret J. O'Donnell


799


Blanks


131


School Committee (two elected)


Elizabeth T. Barndollar 482


Arthur J. Gartland 584


Nels H. Sandberg 1099


Fred T. Waterman 1229


Thomas F. White 510


Blanks 716


Planning Board (five years)


Thomas R. Stearns 1737


Blanks 573


Planning Board (to fill vacancy)


Francis A. Obert 968


Edward S. Rand 805


Blanks 537


Shall the Town vote to accept the provisions of Section 19B of chapter 41 of the General Laws


thereby provide permanent re for William M. Wade, the ent incumbent in the office of n Clerk?


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Yes 926


No 575


Blanks 809


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Pot 917. 448


TOWN OF SCITUATE Incorporated 1636


Population January 1, 1950 - 5,282 Ninth Congressional District First Councillor 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


ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS


Moderator


NATHANIEL TILDEN


1951


Town Clerk


WILLIAM M. WADE 1951


Town Treasurer


ROSE A. SMITH 1951


Selectmen


ROBERT H. TILDEN (To fill vacancy) 1951


WILLIAM F. SLATTERY 1952


WILLIAM OTIS ANDREWS, Chairman 1953


Board of Public Welfare


FRANKLIN T. SHARP 1951


MERCY E. LEVANGE 1952


WILMOT M. BROWN, Chairman 1953


Assessors


HENRY T. FITTS, Chairman 1951


STANLEY F. MURPHY 1952


PAUL A. REYNOLDS 1953


Town Collector


JOSEPH R. DILLON


1951


School Committee


FRED T. WATERMAN 1951


DORIS A. WARD 1952


SAMUEL J. TILDEN, Chairman 1953


MARGARET B. MILES 1953


NELS H. SANDBERG 1951


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TOWN OFFICERS


Board of Health


WALTER L. ENOS, Secretary 1951


GEORGE H. OTIS 1952


CLIFFORD L. WARD, JR., Chairman 1953


Highway Surveyor


MATTHEW L. BROWN 1953


Park Commissioners


F. EUGENIA BROWN, Chairman 1951


EDWARD A. COLE 1952


ROY C. MERRITT 1953


Water Commissioners


WILSON S. BROWN 1951


WILLIAM E. SHUTTLEWORTH, Chairman 1952


WALTER S. ALLEN 1953


Superintendent of Water Department


WILLIAM J. LUMBERT


Constables


LAWSON C. VICKERY 1951


CHARLES B. JENSEN 1951


CECIL V. CRAIG 1951


Planning Board


MARK W. MURRILL 1953


CLIFFORD L. WARD, Secretary 1954


KENNETH MANSFIELD, Chairman


1955


THOMAS R. STEARNS 1951


FRANCIS A. OBERT


1951


Tree Warden


JOHN W. FORD 1952


Housing Authority


ALFRED C. BLAKE 1955


EVAN F. BAILEY 1951


PHILIP L. SCHUYLER 1952


FREDERICK A. CALKIN 1953


PAUL A. REYNOLDS 1954


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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS


Advisory Board


GEORGE J. MITCHELL, Secretary


1951


DONALD W. PARSONS


1951


ROBERT P. RICH 1951


FREDERICK E. AHEARN


1952


LEON E. OLIVER


1952


JOHN BARNARD, JR., Chairman


1952


EBEN B. PAGE, 3rd


1953


RICHARD DAMON


1953


LESTER J. GATES


1953


Town Accountant


ELLEN ELIZABETH COLE


Field Drivers


ERNEST M. DAMON


LAWSON C. VICKERY


Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark RUSSELL L. FISH


Pound Keeper


AUGUSTUS L. ABBOTT


Town Director, Plymouth County Extension Service


RUTH M. MEYERS


Fence Viewers


EBEN E. BEARCE JOSEPH N. MURPHY


Registrars of Voters


WILLIAM M. WADE WALTER FLAHERTY DANIEL J. QUEENEY BERTHA L. TURNER


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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


Zoning Board of Appeals W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL, Chairman FRANK L. WESTERHOFF ALBERT W. HOLCOMB


Chief of Police


WILLIAM F. KANE


Sergeants


JAMES E. O'CONNOR BERTRAM C. STETSON


Patrolmen


JOSEPH A. DWYER


ERNEST M. DAMON


W. FRANCIS MURPHY


WALTER W. JONES


FREDERICK A. STANLEY


JOHN A. SALVADOR


CARL C. CHESSIA GILBERT J. PATTERSON, JR.


Regular Intermittent Officers


DAVID O'HERN RAYMOND L. STAUFF


CHARLES B. JENSEN


JAMES W. STANLEY


F. MALBON CHASE


THOMAS A. PATTERSON


CHARLES S. CONNOLLY


PAUL R. HARRIGAN


ANTHONY J. FERREIRA


Personnel of Fire Department


BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN, Chief


HOWARD H. COLE, Deputy Chief


RICHARD A. COLE, Captain


WILLARD L. LITCHFIELD, Captain


PHILIP A. LITTLEFIELD, Lieutenant


JOHN T. BARRY FRANK. H. COLE


CHARLES W. CURRAN


WILLIAM C. CURRAN


JAMES B. DACEY


ROBERT S. DWIGHT


H. TURNER FITTS


WALTER S. FOSTER


ALBERT E. NEWCOMB


FRANK H. SAMPSON FRANCIS W. STANLEY


ERVING L. STUDLEY, JR.


LLOYD A. TURNER, JR. ROBERT L. S. TURNER


LAWRENCE J. WADE


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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


Town Counsel


ALFRED C. BLAKE


Forest Warden


BARTHOLOMEW A. CURRAN


Superintendent of Moth Work


JOHN W. FORD


Building Inspector


LESTER D. HOBSON


Sealer of Weights and Measures


FRANK W. DOWD


Inspector of Animals


CHARLES P. CHASE


Keeper of Lockup


WILLIAM F. KANE


Town Engineer


JOHN E. BAMBER


Harbor Master, Custodian of Pier and Special Police Officer of Town Pier


GEORGE F. DWYER


Clam Warden


WALTER S. O'NEIL


Custodian of Veterans' Graves ELMER F. RAMSDELL


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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


Burial Agent


WILLIAM OTIS ANDREWS


Mosquito Control JAMES F. HARRIS, Supervisor


Inspector of Plumbing


PHILIP S. BAILEY


Director of Veterans' Services


JEROME F. CROWLEY


Inspector of Milk


GEORGE H. OTIS


Inspector of Meat


WILLIAM J. MCAULIFFE


Dog Officer


CHARLES B. JENSEN


Town Forest Committee


JOHN W. FORD, Chairman


MARY E. CRESSY, Secretary


EMMA P. LITCHFIELD (Deceased)


Superintendent of Schools


FREDERICK A. CALKIN


Assistant Assessor


KATHERINE R. FLAHERTY WILLIAM F. CASHMAN


LESTER D. HOBSON


Building By-Laws Appeal Board


W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL GEORGE R. PAUL CLIFFORD L. WARD, SR.


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN


We are happy to submit to the Citizens of Scituate our An- nual Report.


In June 1950, Mr. Dennis H. Shea, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, resigned because of poor health. He had served Scituate long and faithfully, both as moderator and selectman. Hundreds had sought and received his counsel on town affairs.


Our new central Elementary school was opened last Spring. This beautiful building is perhaps the first school edifice in the eastern part of the country. When the doors were opened, a committee was already at work on plans to extend the High School. This addition is necessary to accommodate the larger classes com- ing in from the Elementary school.


What was considered the third hurricane in twelve years swept through the town in September, causing severe damage to Glades Road, Minot, with some cracking of the sea wall. After repairs had been made we were struck by a second and even more devas- tating storm which sucked out the sea wall in places and caused further damage to the road. As a result, additional funds had to be expended to lessen the risk of property damage in that area. The sea walls along the town's entire length are in poor condition and much work will have to be done on them soon.


The unofficial report of the census taken in April 1950 records Scituate as having a population of approximately 5900 as com- pared to 4100 in 1940. Since many homes unfinished at the time of the census taking are now completed and occupied, we assume that the figure is even higher.


Our town with its great scenic beauty, its unusual recreational facilities, its schools, its churches, and its healthful community life will continue to attract those who seek the better things in life.


Respectfully submitted, ROBERT H. TILDEN WILLIAM F. SLATTERY WILLIAM OTIS ANDREWS, Chairman


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


March 6, 1950


At a legal meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Scituate, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, held at the High School Auditorium in said Scituate on Monday, the sixth day of March, 1950, at 7 o'clock P.M., order was called by Moderator Nathaniel Tilden.


The warrant was read by Town Clerk William M. Wade.


Officers and Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk were: Allen W. Bates, J. George Vollmer, John E. Bamber, Louis H. MacDonald, Paul F. Young.


Assistant Moderator: Philip S. Bailey.


The voting list was used, checkers being Charlotte L. Chessia, Ruth M. Meyers, John J. Lonergan, Barbara Tobin, Gladys L. Merrill, Robert P. O'Hern.


ARTICLE 1


To choose all the necessary Town Officers other than those elected by ballot, viz: Surveyor of Lumber, Measurer of Wood and Bark, two or more Field Drivers, one Pound Keeper.


VOTED: Surveyor of Lumber and Measurer of Wood and Bark: Russell L. Fish.


Field Drivers: Ernest M. Damon, Lawson C. Vickery.


Pound Keeper: Augustus L. Abbott.


ARTICLE 2


To hear the report of the Selectmen or other Town Officers, and Standing Committee, and act thereon.


VOTED: To accept reports of Town Officers and Standing Committees as printed in the Town Report.


ARTICLE 3


Will the Town vote to establish salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officers, or act thereon.


VOTED: That the Town establish the salaries and compen- sation of all elected Town Officers as follows, and that all salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officers voted under Article 3 be less any retirement allowance or compensation received by such officers :


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Selectmen: Chairman, $3,000.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $700.00 each and legitimate expenses.


Board of Public Welfare: Chairman, $600.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $300.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them or either of them.


Assessors: Chairman, $2,900.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $750.00 each and legitimate expenses.


Highway Surveyor: $3,600.00.


Town Collector: $2,940.00 and legitimate expenses. All de- mand fees to accrue to the Town.


Town Treasurer: $2,700.00 and legitimate expenses.


Tree Warden: $400.00.


Town Clerk: $1,560.00 and legitimate expenses.


Board of Health: Divided as follows: Secretary $700.00 and legitimate expenses. Other two members $400.00 each and legiti- mate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them or either of them, other than the inspection of meat, plumbing or cattle.


Park Commissioners: Each member shall be paid the same amount per hour for work actually performed as is paid laborers in the Highway Department.


Water Commissioners: Chairman, $350.00 and legitimate ex- penses. Other members $300.00 each and legitimate expenses.


Moderator: Per annum $110.00.


ARTICLE 4


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or trans- fer from available funds in the Treasury, such sums of money as may be necessary to defray expenses estimated for the year 1950 and make appropriations for the following Departments:


Selectmen:


Services and Expenses


$6,671.00


Legal Counsel


1,400.00


Town Hall 2,300.00


Public Buildings under control of Selectmen


1,625.00


Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons


13,562.00


Sign Boards


2,600.00


Soldiers' Benefits


6,500.00


Memorial Day


1,200.00


Armistice Day


60.00


Town Meetings, Registrations and Elections


3,200.00


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Unclassified


3,300.00


Insurance


Town Ambulance Maintenance


900.00


Interest, except on Water Loans


16,779.25


Interest on Water Loans


11,962.50


Reduction of Debt on Water Loans


30,000.00


Maturing Debt


45,250.00


Building Inspector


4,596.00


Zoning Board of Appeals


225.00


Director of Veterans' Services


1,800.00


Moderator


110.00


Dog Officer


110.00


Certification of Notes


300.00


Bounties


75.00


Libraries, Allen Memorial


2,500.00


Peirce Memorial


2,500.00


Mosquito Control


4,000.00


Annuity (Ch. 32, Sec. 89 G. L. as amended)


1,200.00


Board of Public Welfare:


Aid to Dependent Children 12,000.00


Administrative Expenses


325.00


Old Age Assistance


65,000.00


Administrative Expenses


1,440.00


Public Welfare


14,000.00


Engineering Department: Services and Expenses


5,320.00


Assessors' Department : Services and Expenses


9,584.00


Collector's Department :


Services and Expenses


7,558.00


Treasurer's Department : Services and Expenses


3,984.50


Accountant's Department :


Services and Expenses


3,465.00


Town Clerk's Department: Services and Expenses


2,677.00


.


Highway Department: General: Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance and Repair of Bridges 98,635.00 Snow Removal 25,000.00


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School Department


214,470.00


Fire Department


75,312.00


Forest Fire


2,600.00


Police Department


44,325.00


Health Department ..... 25,710.00


Water Department


..... 74,171.13


Park Department


8,470.00


Tree Warden's Department :


General: Moth Extermination


6,400.00


Elm Tree Beetle


1,350.00


Roadside Brush Cutting


2,000.00


Dutch Elm Tree Disease


2,000.00


Tree Warden


3,170.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


750.00


Planning Board


1,000.00


Advisory Board


500.00


Public Landings


2,441.00


Plymouth County Hospital


County Tax


State Tax


VOTED: To raise and appropriate:


Selectmen:


Services and Expenses


$6,671.00


Legal Counsel


1,400.00


Town Hall


2,300.00


Public Buildings under control of Selectmen


1,625.00


Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons


13,562.00


Sign Boards


2,600.00


Soldiers' Benefits


6,500.00


Memorial Day


1,200.00


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