Town annual report of the officers and committees of the town of Scituate 1949-1951, Part 27

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


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PRACTICAL ARTS


Arthur Daneau Forrest Edward King, Jr. Glenn Leo Parker


James Gordon Jenkins


John Damon Smith


GENERAL


Robert Bruce Donlan


Ruth Alice La Vange


Francis Newton Duval


*Robert Wyman Lee Milton Gale LeMoine, Jr.


Ronald Arnold Duval


Robert William Fernandez


Osborne Arthur McMorrow, Jr.


Dale Ryder Hendrickson


Edward Francis Hennigan


Clifford Gannett Tyler Joan Stark Watts


Ralph Alden Zollin


*Pro Merito - four-year average of 85 percent or better.


CLASS MOTTO "Within Ourselves Our Future Lies"


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"Nancy Breen


Joanne Elizabeth Castles


*Barbara Ann Cole


* Joan Elizabeth Kettell


Kathleen Marie Manning


Index


Accountant's Report


122


Summary


142


Balance Sheet


147


Assessor's Report


Board of Health


Building Board of Appeals


Building Commissioner


Clam Warden


Dental Hygienist


Engineering Department


Fire Department


Forest Warden


Highway Department


Inspector of Animals


Inspector of Meat and Slaughtering


Inspector of Milk


Inspector of Plumbing


Juror List


Libraries


103


Park Commissioners


69


Planning Board


108


Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture


118


Police Department


67


Public Health Nursing Service,


Report of President


93


Report of Treasurer


94


Publie Health Nurse Report


Public Welfare


96 76 66


School Building Committee, High


115


School Committee


Appendix


School Dentist


97


School Housing Committee, Elementary


114


Sealer of Weights and Measures


75


Selectmen's Report


9


State Audit of Accounts


119


Supervisor - Care of Veterans' Graves


Town Clerk's Report


10


Births


53


Marriages


47 60


Town Collector's Report


106


Town Counsel


77


Town Forest Committee


91


Town Officers


3


Treasurer's Report


105


Tree Warden


83


Veterans' Service Officer


112


Water Department


86


Zoning Board of Appeals


113


80 95 113 102 92 99 78 70 71 72 101 98 101 100 84


Registrars' Report


75


Deaths


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TOWN OF SCITUATE Incorporated 1636


Population January 1, 1950 - 5,993 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


TOWN OFFICERS


ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS


Moderator


PHILIP S. BAILEY


....... 1952


Town Clerk


WILLIAM M. WADE Tenure


Town Treasurer


ROSE A. SMITH 1954


Selectmen


ROBERT H. TILDEN, Chairman 1954


WILLIAM F. SLATTERY 1952


WILLIAM OTIS ANDREWS 1953


Board of Public Welfare


FRANKLIN T. SHARP 1954


MERCY E. LAVANGE, Chairman 1952


WILMOT M. BROWN 1953


Assessors


HENRY T. FITTS, Chairman 1954


STANLEY F. MURPHY 1952


PAUL A. REYNOLDS


1953


Town Collector


JOSEPH R. DILLON ..... 1954


School Committee


FRED T. WATERMAN


1954


DORIS A. WARD 1952


SAMUEL J. TILDEN, Chairman 1953


MARGARET B. MILES 1953


NELS H. SANDBERG 1954


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Board of Health


WALTER L. ENOS, Secretary


1954


GEORGE H. OTIS 1952


CLIFFORD L. WARD, JR., Chairman 1953


Highway Surveyor


MATTHEW L. BROWN 1953


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Park Commissioners


EDWARD A. COLE 1952


ROY C. MERRITT 1953


FRANCIS C. CURRAN, Chairman 1954


Water Commissioners


WILSON S. BROWN 1954


WILLIAM E. SHUTTLEWORTH, Chairman 1952


WALTER S. ALLEN


1953


Superintendent of Water Department


WILLIAM J. LUMBERT


Constables


LAWSON C. VICKERY 1952


WILLIAM B. PEPPER 1952


FRANCIS J. LYNCH 1952


Planning Board


MARK W. MURRILL 1953


JOHN A. HOLMAN


1954


KENNETH MANSFIELD, Chairman


1955


ROBERT F. HAYES


1952


FRANCIS A. OBERT


1952


Tree Warden


JOHN W. FORD 1952


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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN


APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS


Advisory Board


LESTER J. GATES, Secretary 1953


EUGENE H. LANE


1951


ROBERT P. RICH


1951


FREDERICK E. AHEARN


1952


LEON E. OLIVER


1952


JOHN BARNARD, JR., Chairman 1952


CLARENCE G. GODDARD


1953


RICHARD DAMON 1953


CHARLES A. PINGREE


1951


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


Assistant Registrar


PAULINE M. FITTS


Zoning Board of Appeals


W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL, Chairman FRANK L. WESTERHOFF ALBERT W. HOLCOMB


Director of Civil Defense CLAUDE H. BENNETT, JR.


Chief of Police


WILLIAM F. KANE


Sergeants


JAMES E. O'CONNOR BERTRAM C. STETSON


Patrolmen


W. FRANCIS MURPHY


FREDERICK W. STANLEY


CARL C. CHESSIA


ERNEST M. DAMON


WALTER W. JONES


JOHN A. SALVADOR


GILBERT J. PATTERSON, JR.


ANTHONY J. FERREIRA


F. MALBON CHASE


JAMES W. STANLEY


THOMAS J. PATTERSON


PAUL R. HARRIGAN


Regular Intermittent Officers


CHARLES B. JENSEN CHARLES S. CONNOLLY RAYMOND L. STAUFF


90 Day Provisional Appointment


DONALD A. STONE


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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


PAUL N. KENT, JR.


ALBERT E. NEWCOMB


FRANK H. SAMPSON FRANCIS W. STANLEY


ERVING L. STUDLEY, JR.


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


LAWRENCE J. WADE WILLIAM L. WARD


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


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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


Burial Agent


ROBERT H. TILDEN


Mosquito Control


CHARLES W. HARRIS, Supervisor


Inspector of Plumbing


PHILIP S. BAILEY


Director of Veterans' Services


JEROME F. CROWLEY


Inspector of Milk


GEORGE H. OTIS


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Inspector of Meat


WILLIAM J. MCAULIFFE


Dog Officer CHARLES B. JENSEN


Town Forest Committee


JOHN W. FORD, Chairman


MARY E. CRESSY, Secretary


EBBA H. DAMON


Superintendent of Schools


EDWARD K. CHACE


Assistant Assessors


KATHERINE R. FLAHERTY LESTER D. HOBSON


Building By-Laws Appeal Board


W. CLEVELAND COGSWELL CLIFFORD L. WARD, SR. GEORGE E. JACOBSSEN


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT


REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN


To the Citizens of Scituate:


The year 1951 was one of prodigious growth in Scituate, as was evidenced by the tremendous increase in the school population and the extensive home-building projects throughout the Town.


Shore protection continued to be one of our major problems. After the damage to various sections of the sea-wall at Minot in the fall of 1950, a stretch of wall some seven hundred feet long, between Turner Road and Scituate Avenue at the Sand Hills, suddenly cracked, and it became apparent that a major storm would topple the wall, thereby endangering the summer homes located in that area. Hearings with property owners were held at both the Select- men's Office and the State Department of Public Works, which resulted in a decision to place rip-rap in front of the wall. Later old cracks were filled with cement, and now, at times, sand covers this protecting rim.


An entire day was spent by the Selectmen, Town Engineer, and the Public Works Waterways Engineer in examining our coast- line from Humarock to the Glades at Minot. It was the consensus of opinion that at Minot some form of greater protection must be initiated very soon. At a meeting with the Waterways Engineers of Public Works it was pointed out that a stone jetty placed off shore near the Glades rocks would give the proper protection. The jetty would be capped by the rip-rap now lying against the breakwater, and sand would be pumped in against the breakwater, thus restoring the beach at that point. The other vulnerable spot at this time is at Fourth Cliff. Unless rip-rap is placed against the cliff south of the Government installation, the row of houses located on this fringe of cliff will be imperilled.


At a Special Town Meeting October 15th it was voted to pur- chase from Dr. Danforth, owner of the North Scituate Railroad property a strip of land adjacent to Gannett Road. This acquisi- tion insures additional parking space in the North Scituate business area.


During the summer a committee from the Kiwanis called on the Selectmen to ask them to take over the care of the World War


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No. 2 Veterans' Memorial in Lawson Park. Since the present memo- rial is of frame construction, it was felt that a committee should be appointed to erect a memorial of more permanent substance.


The Park Department is in accord with the Selectmen that the parking area at Peggotty Beach should be transferred from their jurisdiction to that of the Selectmen.


During the past year the third section of Gannett Road was completed with the exception of the final top to be placed with the advent of warmer weather. Only one section remains to be con- structed, and the boulevard from 3A to North Scituate Beach will be a reality.


The mosquitoes and midges were especially troublesome this year. The wetness of the summer did much to aggravate this con- dition. Earlier spraying would have been performed, but both heli- copters owned by the Land Borne Sprayer Corporation were laid up for repairs. Dr. Gerry, State head of Mosquito Control, promised earlier spraying this year, especially at Musquashcut Pond, which is now scheduled for April. Dr. Gerry further stated that if Scituate were willing to expend seven or eight thousand dollars per year for four or five years, the mosquito problem could be controlled. But to do it at this figure, equipment would have to be mutually owned by several towns and a schedule worked out among them. After the initial expense it would be a question of appropriating only seven or eight hundred dollars per year for maintenance.


During the fall, the Government Army Engineers forwarded to Washington an approved plan for the modification of Scituate Harbor. This change would result in an enlargement of the Yacht Club mooring basin and a deepening of the channel from the Town Pier to a new basin in the rear of Cole Parkway.


The Selectmen attended the Spring meeting of the Plymouth County Selectmen's Association in East Bridgewater and the Fall meeting at Hanover Town Hall; the Winter meeting of the North Scituate Beach Improvement Association in Boston; and the Scituate Beach Association banquet at the Sand Hills.


The Board appeared before the State House Committee on Municipal Finance to seek permission for the Town to exceed the debt limit in the construction of the addition to the High School, and before the Public Utilities Committee to favor through bus service from Scituate to Boston. A Selectman attended the Com- mencement exercises of the Police School at Framingham, the first such school conducted by the State for small towns.


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The paramount problems at the present time appear to be the provision of adequate shore protection, the improvement of our water system, and an increase in our school facilities.


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT H. TILDEN W. OTIS ANDREWS WILLIAM F. SLATTERY


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


March 5, 1951


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 fifth day of March, 1951, at 7 o'clock P.M .; order was called by Moderator Philip S. Bailey.


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


The voting list was used; checkers were Charlotte L. Chessia, Ruth M. Meyers, John J. Lonergan and Barbara Tobin.


Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by the Town Clerk were: J. George Vollmer, William J. Mays, Lawson C. Vickery, Kilby P. Smith, Jr., Andrews Wyman and John E. Bamber.


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 Committees, and act thercon.


The Planning Board made a report, and it was voted to accept along with other reports 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 salaries and compensation of all elected Town Officers as recommended by the Advisory Com-


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mittee in their 1951 printed report, and that salaries and compen- sation be made retroactive to January 1, 1951, and furthermore that all salaries and compensation be less any retirement allowances re- ceived by such officers. Voice vote.


Selectmen: Chairman, $1,650.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $770.00 each and legitimate expenses.


Board of Public Welfare: Chairman, $500.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $400.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services performed by them and either of them.


Assessors: Chairman, $3,500.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $825.00 each and legitimate expenses.


Highway Surveyor: $4,160.00.


Town Collector: $3,500.00 and legitimate expenses. All demand fees to accrue to the Town.


Town Treasurer: $3,000.00 and legitimate expenses.


Tree Warden: $440.00.


Town Clerk: $1,720.00 and legitimate expenses.


Board of Health: Divided as follows: Secretary $770.00 and legitimate expenses. Other members $440.00 each and legitimate expenses. This sum shall include their charges for all services per- formed by them, other than the inspection of meat, plumbing and cattle.


Park Commissioners: Each member shall be paid for actual labor performed by them at the same rate as skilled labor in the Highway Department, namely $1.27 per hour and their employees $1.18 per hour.


Water Commissioners: Chairman $385.00 and legitimate ex- penses. Other members $330.00 and legitimate expenses.


Moderator: Per annum $125.00.


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 1951 and make appropriations for the following Departments:


Selectmen:


Services and Expenses $5,900.00


Legal Counsel


1,800.00


Town Hall 2,268.00


Public Buildings under control of Selectmen 1,500.00


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Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons


14,210.00


Sign Boards


2,500.00


Soldiers' Benefits


6,000.00


Memorial Day


1,200.00


Armistice Day


60.00


Town Meetings, Registrations and Elections


1,325.00


Unclassified


3,200.00


Insurance


7,010.58


Town Ambulance Maintenance


1,000.00


Interest, except on Water Loans


11,762.00


Interest on Water Loans


10,949.50


Reduction of Debt on Water Loans


30,000.00


Maturing Debt


39,000.00


Building Inspector


3,250.00


Zoning Board of Appeals


225.00


Director of Veterans' Services


2,000.00


Moderator


125.00


Dog Officer


125.00


Certification of Notes


24.00


Bounties


100.00


Libraries: Allen Memorial


3,400.00


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


90,000.00


Administrative Expenses


1,600.00


Public Welfare


18,000.00


Engineering Department:


6,257.00


Services and Expenses


Assessor's Department:


Services and Expenses


13,445.00


Collector's Department:


Services and Expenses ...... 8,603.00


Treasurer's Department:


Services and Expenses 4,693.00


Accountant's Department:


Services and Expenses


4,345.00


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Town Clerk's Department: Services and Expenses 2,994.59


Highway Department:


General: Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance and Repair of Bridges -


102,381.60


Snow Removal 20,000.00


School Department 254,380.00


Fire Department


90,335.00


Forest Fire 3,100.00


Police Department 50,335.00


Health Department 30,339.00


Water Department


77,910.00


Park Department


9,404.00


Tree Warden's Department:


General: Moth Extermination


7,100.00


Elm Tree Beetle


1,600.00


Roadside Brush Cutting


2,300.00


Dutch Elm Tree Disease


3,000.00


Tree Warden


3,400.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


750.00


Planning Board


2,100.00


Advisory Board


500.00


Public Landings


2,596.00


Plymouth County Hospital


County Tax


State Tax ..... .....


VOTED: To raise and appropriate:


Selectmen:


Services and Expenses


$5,900.00


Legal Counsel


1,800.00


Town Hall 2,268.00


Public Buildings under control of Selectmen 1,500.00


Street Lighting, Traffic Beacons


14,210.00


Sign Boards


1,000.00


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Soldiers' Benefits


6,000.00


Memorial Day


1,200.00


Armistice Day


60.00


Town Meetings, Elections and Registrations


1,325.00


Unclassified


3,200.00


Insurance


11,710.87


Town Ambulance Maintenance


1,000.00


Interest, except on Water Loans


11,762.00


Interest on Water Loans


10,949.50


Reduction of Debt on Water Loans


30,000.00


Maturing Debt


39,000.00


Building Inspector


3,250.00


Zoning Board of Appeals


225.00


Director of Veterans' Services


2,000.00


Moderator


125.00


Dog Officer


125.00


Certification of Notes


24.00


Bounties


100.00


Libraries: Allen Memorial


3,400.00


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


68,000.00


Administrative Expenses


1,600.00


Public Welfare


18,000.00


Engineering Department:


Services and Expenses


6,257.00


Assessor's Department:


.


Services and Expenses


9,445.00


Collector's Department:


Services and Expenses


8,403.00


Treasurer's Department: Services and Expenses


4,693.00


Accountant's Department:


Services and Expenses 4,345.00


Town Clerk's Department:


Services and Expenses 2,994.59


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Highway Department:


General: Care of Roads, Sidewalks, Maintenance and Repair to Bridges 102,381.60 Snow Removal 15,000.00


School Department


254,380.00


Fire Department


86,020.00


Forest Fires


2,500.00


Police Department


49,835.00


Health Department


29,000.00


Water Department


66,190.00


Park Department


8,420.00


Tree Warden's Department:


General: Moth Extermination


7,100.00


Elm Tree Beetle


1,600.00


Roadside Brush Cutting


2,300.00


Dutch Elm Disease


3,000.00


Tree Warden 3,400.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


600.00


Planning Board ..... 2,000.00


Advisory Board


500.00


Public Landings


2,400.00


Plymouth County Hospital


19,530.00


County Tax


49,182.00


State Tax


ARTICLE 5


To hear the report of any committee theretofore chosen, or act thereon.


VOTED: Yes.


ARTICLE 6


To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to contract at their discretion for support of the Town's poor, or act thereon.


VOTED: To so authorize.


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ARTICLE 7


To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning Janu- ary 1, 1952 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sec. 17, Chapter 44, G. L.


VOTED: To authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Sec. 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Unanimous vote.


ARTICLE 8


Will the Town vote to have all the income from the Water Department paid to the Town Treasurer, and estimated receipts used by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the current year? VOTED: Yes.


ARTICLE 9


Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to the Reserve Fund or transfer the whole or any part thereof from any available funds, or act thereon?


VOTED: That $10,000.00 be transferred to the Reserve Fund.


ARTICLE 10


Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to meet foreclosure costs on tax titles, or act thereon? VOTED: To raise and appropriate $500.00.


ARTICLE 11


Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for Channel markings and regulations of the usage of the North River from Humarock Beach to the sea, or act thereon?


VOTED: To raise and appropriate $75.00.


ARTICLE 12


Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $70.00 for payment of dues for a yearly membership in the Maritime Division


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of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, or act thereon? VOTED: To raise and appropriate $70.00.


ARTICLE 13


To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $2,760.00 to cover the cost of supervision and control of the Clam Flats within the Town of Scituate, or act thereon.


VOTED: To raise and appropriate $2,760.00.


ARTICLE 14


To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to control, regulate or prohibit the taking of eels and any or all kinds of shell- fish and sea worms within the borders of the Town of Scituate and such other authority as is provided in Sec. 52 of Chapter 130 of the G. L. as inserted therein by Chapter 598 of the Acts of 1941, or take action in relation thereto.


VOTED: To so authorize.


ARTICLE 15


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to remodel the present high school building and to con- struct and equip and furnish a building addition thereto, and determine how the money shall be raised, by transfer or any avail- able funds and by borrowing or otherwise; or take any action relative thereto.


VOTED: That the sum of $60,000.00 be raised and appro- priated for the purpose of remodeling the present High School build- ing, said appropriation to be provided for by transfer: $60,000.00 from available funds in the treasury; and that the sum of $920,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing an addition to the present High School building and for originally equipping and furnishing the said addition, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $25,259.25 be appropriated by transfer from the unexpended balance of funds appropriated October 4, 1948, for constructing the Elementary School building which is now completed, and that the sum of $12,830.08 be appropriated by transfer from the Post War Saving Fund Account, and the sum of $9,000.00 be appropriated by transfer from the Real Estate Sales Account, and the sum of $2,910.67 be appropriated by transfer from available funds in the treasury; and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $870,000.00 under authority of Chapter 12 of the Acts of 1951, and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor,


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payable in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 12 and Chapter 44 of the General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note, and that the School Building Committee ap- pointed under authority of Article 58 of the warrant for the Town Meeting held March 4, 1950 be and is hereby authorized to enter into all contracts and agreements and to do all thing that are neces- sary to remodel the High School building and to construct, furnish and equip the addition to the building.


Yes 383, No 211. First vote Not a 2/3 vote.


Yes 412, No 196. Second vote Required 2/3 - 406.


ARTICLE 16


To see if the Town will vote to transfer an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account to be used by the Assessors in reducing the taxes for the current year.


VOTED: To transfer $50,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account for use of Assessors. Unanimous vote.


ARTICLE 17


To see if the Town will vote to transfer the proceeds of the Dog Fund received from the County to Libraries and that the amount be equally divided between the Peirce Memorial at North Scituate and the Allen Memorial at Scituate, or act thereon.




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