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Assessor's Report
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Forest Warden
Highway Department
Inspector of Animals
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Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
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School Committee
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Sealer of Weights and Measures
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Selectmen's Report
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Supervisor - Care of Veterans' Graves
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Town Collector's Report
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Town Counsel
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Town Forest Committee
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Town Officers
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Tree Warden
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Water Department
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Zoning Board of Appeals
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers and Committees OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
For the Year Ending December 31
1951
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ARCHIE L. MITCHELL Highway Surveyor Died March 25, 1951 Age 72 years
JOSEPH A. DWYER Member Police Department
Part Time 5/1/24
Full Time 5/1/28
Constable 1925 -1928
Died July 30, 1951 Age 52 years, 5 months, 6 days
CHARLES H. TILDEN Member First Advisory Board Died December 19, 1951 Age 82 years, 9 months, 17 days
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Town Officers and Committees OF THE
TOWN OF SCITUATE
For the Year Ending December 31
1951
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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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TOWN OFFICERS
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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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
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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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
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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TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE SELECTMEN
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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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
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:
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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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