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The attention of interested parties is called to Chapter 51, Section 2, of the General Laws, viz: If the name of a female who is duly registered as a voter is changed by marriage or by decree of court, her right to vote in her former name shall continue until January first next following. Adherence to this law requires every female now on the voting list whose name is changed by marriage or by decree of court to appear before the Town Clerk or at an advertised meeting of the Board of Regis- trars and re-register as a voter if desirous of continuing to vote in Scituate, as her previous name will automatically be stricken from the list.
Respectfully submitted,
MILDRED J. KENT ELINOR M. MCELROY JOHN J. LONERGAN WILLIAM M. WADE Board of Registrars of Voters
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LIST OF JURORS
LIST OF JURORS FOR 1961
Prepared as provided for in Chapter 234, Section 4 General Laws, as Amended (T.E.)
Abrahamson, George W., 30 Oakhurst Rd., Architect Allan, W. Scott, 3 Jefferson Lane, Ass't. V-Pres. Allison, Helen F., 32 Ann Vinal Rd., Housewife Ayer, William H., 21 James Way, Elec. Engineer Ayers, Stanley F., 55 Oakhurst Rd., Accountant Bagley, Willis H., 436 Chief Justice Cushing Way, Sales Engineer
Bailey, Mary L., 65 Booth Hill Rd., Housewife Bailey, Ruth V., 10 Jericho Rd., Gift Shop Owner Barnes, Bertha V., 22 Washington Lane, Housewife Bonney, Margaret C., 14 Utility Rd., Housewife Bradlee, Thelma M., 12 Mann Lot Rd., Housewife Brodie, Alvin C., 2 Country Way, Eng. Constr. Brown, Marion E., 242 Stockbridge Rd., Pt .- time Bookkeeper Browne, Dorothy W., 8 Cedercrest Lane, Housewife Carlsen, Douglas I., 176 Hatherly Rd., Foreman Connolly, Mary C., 93 Capt. Pierce Rd., Housewife Connolly, William M., 140 Stockbridge Rd., Trucker Cooke, Richard J., 59 Utility Rd., Trust Officer Cuneo, Joseph F., Jr., 2 Cedar Crest Lane, Insurance Curtin, Edmond T., 11 Edith Homes Drive, Line Assigner Duggan, Gerard A., Jr., 29 Sea View Ave., Cable Splicer Dwyer, James A., 29 Ticknor Place, Electrician Edwards, Rosemary H., 42 Beaver Dam Rd., Housewife Fuller, A. Florence, 58 Beaver Dam Rd., Housewife Gardner, C. Harvey, Jr., 3 Thomas Ave.,
Girard, Flora M. 42 Otis Place, Retired
Goodridge, Elizabeth B., 179 Edward Foster Rd., Housewife Grip, Ernest J., 20 Indian Trail, Vice-President Gurney, Chester R., 14 Wampatuck Ave., Retired Hall, Albert E., 28 Neal Gate St., Trust Officer Hall, Thalia P. J., 90 Stockbridge Rd., Housewife Hanckel, Robert C., 50 Kent Street, Part-time Engineer Harris, Hilda M., 45 Otis Place, At Home
Henderson, Richard W., 351 Country Way, Insurance Agent
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LIST OF JURORS
Herzog, Ernest A., 46 Mann Lot Rd., Civil Engineer Hoffman, William R., 244 Stockbridge Rd., Truck Driver Hollis, Elmer B., 18 Utility Rd.
Holt, Henry J., 420 Country Way, Electrician Jacobssen, Valeria N., 210 Capt. Pierce Rd., Housewife Joseph, Allan J., 91 Maple St., Appliance Sales Kelley, Joseph E., 201 Hatherly Rd., Repair Man Kelly, George P., 450 Country Way, Realtor Kendrigan, Anna, 19 Lincoln Ave., Retired Kinsley, Robert, 277 Clapp Rd., Carpenter Krupkoski, Henry R., 2 Chester St., Mechanic Laidlaw, Elliot C., 121 Maple St., Exec. Officer Leary, Joseph A., 24 Chittenden Rd., Tel. Maintenance LeFleur, Richard H., 96 Lawson Rd., Ass't. Trust Officer Lemont, Robert E., 428 1st Parish Rd., Salesman Lepine, Charles N., 335 Country Way, Accountant
Levangie, Richard A., 187 Beaver Dam Rd., Electrical Contractor
Luther, Gordon P., 19 Mordecai Lincoln Rd., Bank Custodian Martin, Alma C., 1 Washington Lane, Bookkeeper Mauch, Mary L., 16 Mann Lot Rd., Housewife McAdams, Grace K., 10 Brookline Ave., Housewife McDonald, Francis X., 47 Hawley Road, Tel. Repairman McElroy, Elinor M., 77 Mann Lot Rd., Housewife Merritt, Alma L., 14 Booth Hill Rd., At Home Merrit, Cynthia M., 189 1st Parish Rd., Housewife Merritt, Henry B., 39 Grove St., Supervisor Mirarchi, Anthony O., 593 Country Way, Chemist Murphy, Allan J., 286 Tilden Rd., Nursing Home Nitzsche, Anna D., 27 Jericho Rd., Housewife O'Brien, Charles D., 323 Tilden Rd., Tel. Repairman Olsen, Elisabeth W., 17 Kelton Rd., Cafeteria Worker Parsons, Samuel C., 44 James Way, Banking Perry, Carl D., 22 Booth Hill Rd., Custodian Rencurrel, Hamilton B., 15 Hillside Rd., Salesman Repplier, Ewing, 19 Maple Avenue, Painter Saccone, Anthony, 183 Hatherly Rd., Consultant Sargent, Kenneth M., 39 Lighthouse Rd., Shone, Beverly M., 87 Lawson Rd., Housewife Short, Barbara W. P., 18 Wellesley Rd., At Home
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LIST OF JURORS
Simmons, Blanche E., 99 Beaver Dam Rd., Housewife Smith, Howard F., Jr., 38 Utility Rd., Ass't Buyer Stitt, George E., 330 Clapp Rd., General Adjuster Story, Jessie, 265 Gannett Rd., Housewife Sylvester, Catherine B., 123 1st Parish Rd., Housewife Taylor, Leola M., 4 Jericho Rd., Bank Teller Tower, Edward A., 511 Country Way, Mechanic Townes, Eben G., Jr., 5 Dartmouth St., Marine Broker Trudel, Frances M., 16 Jefferson Lane, Housewife VonDette, Allen, 31 Edith Homes Drive, Retired Welch, Edward H., 396 1st Parish Rd., Laborer Whitcomb, Stanwood E., 449 County Way, President White, Flora D., 88 Stockbridge Rd., At Home Whittemore, Dorothy, 47 Ocean Avenue, Housewife Wilder, Ina L., 438 Tilden Rd., Housewife Wiswall George H., 313 Country Way, Manager Woods, Thomas F., 1 Country Way, Retired Wyman, Andrews, 8 Clifton Ave., Insurance Director
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Detail of 1961 Assessments
Number of Polls Assessed 3,213
Number of Persons, Partnerships and
Corporations Assessed on Property 5,928
Valuation of Assessed Personal Property:
Stock in Trade $ 270,250.00
Machinery
973,250.00
Live Stock 3,450.00
All Other
1,052,550.00
Total Valuation of Personal Property $ 2,299,500.00
Valuation of Assessed Real Estate:
Land $ 5,788,500.00
Buildings 26,287,500.00
Total Valuation of Real Estate $32,076,000.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate, January, 1961
$34,375,500.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate, January, 1960 32,851,550.00
Total Increase in Valuation $ 1,523,950.00
Total Committed Motor Vehicle Excise Levy, Dec. 31, 1961 $ 244,217.86 Total Committed Motor Vehicle Excise Levy, 1960 264,235.55
Number of Live Stock Assessed:
Horses
10
Ponies
3
Sheep
59
Fowl
3,050
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
9,696
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed, 1961
5,120
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed, 1960
4,981
Number of Automobiles and Trailers Assessed, 1961
5,876
Number of Automobiles and Trailers Assessed, 1960
6,913
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Real Estate Valuation Assessed on Residents $22,119,900.00
Real Estate Valuation Assessed on Non-Residents 8,333,100.00
Real Estate Valuation Assessed on Industry and Commercial
1,623,000.00
$32,076,000.00
1961 Recapitulation
Appropriations :
Voted to be Raised by Taxation
$ 3,242,850.00
Vuted to be Taken from Available Funds
5,000.00
Other Amounts to Be Raised:
Tax Title Certification $
600.00
To Satisfy Court Judgments
2,500.00
Snow Removal and Storm Damage
36,120.71
Overlay Deficit of Prior Years
6,013.63
45,234.34
State Tax and Assessments:
State Parks and Reservations
$ 9,083.19
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
260.02
$ 9,343.21
County Tax and Assessments:
County Tax $ 84,810.53
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
25,043.82
$
109,854.35
Overlay of Current Year
73,949.57
Gross Amount to be Raised 1
$ 3,486,231.47
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds:
Income Tax
$ 158,279.08
Corporation Taxes
70,276.60
Old Age Tax-Meals
4,524.95
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
175,000.00
Licenses
8,400.00
Fines
100.00
Special Assessments
1,000.00
Health and Sanitation
100.00
General Government
10,000.00
Charities (other than federal grants)
9,000.00
1
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Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)
56,000.00
Veterans' Services
2,900.00
Schools (Income Tax funds excluded)
33,000.00
Water Department
119,800.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
4,600.00
State Assistance for School Construction
71,330.51
Vocation Education
4,900.00
Total Estimated Receipts $ 729,211.14
Overestimates of Prior Years-County Tax
56.33
Voted to be taken from Available Funds 138,000.00 $ 867,267.47
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
Net Amount to be raised by Taxation on Polls and Property $ 2,618,964.00
Number of Polls
3,213 at $2.00 each
6,426.00
Total Valuation:
Personal Property $ 2,299,500.00
Tax Rate
174,762.00
Real Estate 32,076,000.00
$76.00
2,437,776.00
Total $34,375,500.00
$ 2,618,964.00
Betterment and Special Assessments added to Taxes:
Street Betterments and Interest $ 1,490.70
Water Liens
12,770.82
Total of all other commitments $ 14,261.52
Total of all' Commitments to Tax Collector, 1961
$ 2,633,225.52
Abatements and Exemptions Granted in 1961: Polls and Property
To Joseph R. Dillon, Collectors of Taxes, for 1961 $ 60,539.69 To Joseph R. Dillon, Collector of Taxes, for 1960 1,720.65
To Joseph R. Dillon, Collector of Taxes, for 1959 38.40
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
To Joseph R. Dillon, Collector of Taxes, for 1961 $ 16,762.30 To Joseph R. Dillon, Collector of Taxes, for 1960 11,755.34
To Joseph R. Dillon, Collector of Taxes, for 1959
121.31
Respectfully submitted, STANLEY F. MURPHY, Chairman J. ARTHUR MONTGOMERY HARRY LEWIS
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WATER COMMISSIONERS' REPORT
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Voters of Scituate:
As Scituate continues to grow in greater proportions each year, it becomes necessary for the Department to plan ahead and develop its water systems and sources of supply.
Each year it becomes necessary to increase the Water Dept. budget to take care of this growth, and give the citizens of Scituate an adequate domestic supply of water as well as positive fire protection.
We have a long range plan of replacement of water mains to our distribution system. This has been in effect for two years.
We are always looking for a source of supply.
This year we hope to take care of the storage problem by submitting a Special Article for the construction of a stand- pipe. A new standpipe this year is a "must" for two reasons :-
1. Our present storage is only 1,525,000 gals. and presents a major problem each summer in maintaining adequate pressure throughout the entire town.
2. The second and most important is this :-
In July of this past year the original bond issue for the purchase of the Water Department from a private company was retired; $25,000 plus interest has been paid each year for the past thirty years by the Town. If we take this amount of money and apply it towards a new standpipe in 1962, there will be no additional increase in the tax rate. It is the opinion of the Commissioners that this would be the most logical time to act.
We wish to express our thanks to all the other Town Departments that have cooperated to make this past year a success.
Respectfully submitted,
WATER COMMISSIONERS
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WATER SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT
December 31, 1961
To: The Water Commissioners of Scituate:
Gentlemen :
Following is the thirtieth annual report of the Scituate Water Department recording the work accomplished during the year 1961.
During the first two months of 1961 the severe cold caused the frost to penetrate to a depth of four feet in many places not protected by a snow blanket, and many services and mains were frozen. The main on the north end of Glades Road had to be replaced for a distance of 1211 feet.
During the spring, and again in the fall, exploration work was carried out to find a new source of supply, but no test well produced enough to warrant the construction of a pumping station.
A pumping station was built over the well found in Wagner's Meadow the previous year, and was placed in opera- tion on June 23, 1961, and delivers approximately 500,000 gals. per day.
A booster station was constructed at the intersection of Mann Lot Road and Route 3A, and houses a Peerless Hydro- constant pump, which raises the pressure from 33# to 72#. This increase in pressures gives excellent service for both domestic needs and fire protection in the area it serves. This plant was put in operation on Sept. 15, 1961.
During October the water main on Edward Foster Road was replaced with transite pipe for a distance of 1536 feet, and was installed entirely within the road, and passed through the bridge encased in steel. The old main left the road, passed through a considerable amount of marsh land and under the river at the bridge, and was a continuous source of trouble.
The need for extra storage in the form of a standpipe on Pincin Hill is shown by the demand which increased from 359,000,000 gals. in 1960 to 418,000,000 in 1961, and an Article for the proposed standpipe will appear in the Warrant of 1962.
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Exploration work must also continue each year to meet the ever-increasing demand caused by the rapid growth of the Town.
A detailed table of the year's accomplishments follows this report, including Capital Expenditures, which determine the valuation of the Department, after which is the report of the Engineer.
Again I wish to thank the heads and personnel of all departments for their fine cooperation throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM T. SHERMAN Superintendent
WATER MAINS LAID IN SCITUATE, 1961
Street
Size
Length
Curtis and Nelson Roads
6"
810'
Glades Road
6"
1,211'
Elaine Court
6"
420'
Beacon Road
6"
236'
Satuit Trail
6"
689'
Pennycrest Road
416'
Longmeadow Road
6"
159'
Stearns Road
6"
700'
Meetinghouse Lane
6"
180'
Bulrush Farm Road
6"
1,100'
Pin Oak Drive
6"
1,950'
Cairnslea Lane
6"
500'
Rosa's Lane
6"
800'
Metacomett Road
6"
300'
Pennfield Road
6"
1,120'
Edgewood Road
6"
686'
Edward Foster Road
8"
1,536'
Satuit Trail
8"
360'
Sedgwick Drive
8"
2,340'
Old Forge Road
8"
850'
Woodland Road
8"
1,300'
Total
17,663'
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WATER PUMPED INTO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - 1961
Month
Scituate Gallons
Humarock Gallons
January
27,806,000
1,242,225.0
February
29,404,000
2,555,625.0
March
28,599,000
1,474,237.5
April
28,487,000
1,393,612.5
May
34,793,000
2,014,050.0
June
45,109,000
3,196,575.0
July
53,094,000
5,273,287.5
August
52,605,000
5,212,687.5
September
36,554,000
3,051,450.0
October
29,010,000
1,960,987.5
November
26,709,000
1,185,937.5
December
26,622,000
831,262.5
Totals
418,792,000
29,391,937.5
Greatest amount pumped in one day : July 1, 1961
2,392,000 gals.
Greatest amount pumped in one week: August 13 to 19, 1961
15,116,000 gals.
Total gals. supplied to dist. mains during year
448,183,937 gals.
Miles of mains at end of year
97 miles 959 ft.
Number of services in use at end of year ....
5,261
Number of meters in use at end of year ....
2,741
VALUATION JANUARY 1, 1962 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
170 New Services 4028 ft. copper, etc. $ 5,869.09
65 Renewals 1075 ft. copper, etc. 3,205.06
360 Meter Installations
cost
12,734.60
Hydrants, cost included in mains.
17,633 ft. of 6"-8" mains.
65,651.31
Wagner's Meadow Pumping Station, 1961 10,953.56
Booster Station, 1961.
11,743.43
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Valuation, January 1, 1961
1,549,484.27
Depreciation @ 11/2% 23,242.26
1,526,242.01
Capital Expenditures, 1961 110,157.05
Valuation, January 1, 1961 $1,636,399.06
ENGINEER'S REPORT-1961
Total Water Pumped into Distribution
System 418,792,000 gals.
Total Water Pumped by Electrical Power 414,095,000 gals.
Total Water Pumped by Diesel Power .4,697,000 gals.
Total KWH Used 498,586 KWH
Total Cost of Electrical Power $9,894.14
Average Cost per KWH 0198
Average No. of Gallons per KWH 830 gals. per KWH
Total No. of Gals. Fuel Oil Used & Cost 428 @ 17.9=$76.61
Average Dynamic Head at Greenbush Office 74.7 lbs. Average Static Head at Greenbush Office .72.7 lbs.
Precipitation in 1961-"Scituate" 42.55 .. inches Maximum Pumpage in One Day, July 1, 1961 .2,392,000 gals. Maximum Pumpage in One Week. Aug. 13-19, 1961 15,116,000 gals. No. of Gallons treated with Sodium Fluoride 321,618,000 gals. No. of Pounds of Sodium Fluoride Used 5,235 lbs.
Total Cost of Sodium Fluoride $832.98
PUMPAGE BY UNITS
Station
Gallons
No. 1
0 No. 2
13,046,000
No. 3 0
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No. 10
42,728,000 Total Webster Meadow
No. 11
72,634,000
115,362,000
No. 12
0
No. 17
59,718,000
No. 18
7,535,000
No. 19
132,316,000
No. 20
48,369,000
No. 21
42,446,000
Total No. of Gals.
Pumped
418,792,000 Total Cost
$17,252.18
Cost per Mil.
41.19
PUMPAGE AND MAINTENANCE COSTS
Year
Water pumped in Gals.
Cost per Mil. Gals.
Total Cost
1953
294,072,000 gals.
$38.45
$11,308.79
1954
296,110,000 gals.
40.86
12,101.50
1955
307,012,000 gals.
32.62
13,093.03
1956
320,763,000 gals.
44.01
14,119.00
1957
380,942,000 gals.
42.69
16,264.41
1958
326,283,000 gals.
45.33
14,790.99
1959
364,637,000 gals.
43.39
15,823.78
1960
358,988,000 gals.
42.69
15,327.79
1961
418,792,000 gals.
41.19
17,252.18
WALTER S. ALLEN, JR. Engineer
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CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
CHIEF OF POLICE William F. Kane
SERGEANTS
James E. O'Connor Bertram C. Stetson
W. Francis Murphy (Retired Sept. 30, 1961)
Walter W. Jones
Ernest M. Damon
Gilbert J. Patterson
PATROLMEN
John A. Salvador
Anthony J. Ferreira
Joseph F. Devine
James W. Stanley
George M. Fallon
Thomas A. Patterson
Bruce Hallgren
Donald A. Stone
Stanton R. Merritt
Robert W. Finnie
Robert S. Wheeler
Charles P. Patterson Walter T. Driscoll James J. Kilcoyne
Donald Bongarzone
Harold B. Westcott
Charles Zimmerman
Harold J. Crowley
Alfred W. Coyle
Michael E. Yanarella
William Skerpan
SCHOOL TRAFFIC SUPERVISORS
Dorothea F. Booth
Marjorie A. Gately
Margaret R. Lucas Mary E. Whittaker
CUSTODIAN Edward A. Savage
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Scituate:
I submit herewith the report of the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1961.
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John F. Duffey, Jr.
Robert P. Green
CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT
ARREST REPORT
Assault and Battery
5
Assault and Battery on a Police Officer
2
Absent Without Leave from the Military Service
1
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
12
Breaking and Entering in the Nighttime with intent
to commit a Misdemeanor 2
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor
1
Default Capais
1
Disturbance of the Peace
6
Drunkenness
88
Failing to slow for an intersection
1
Failing to stop for signal of a Police Officer
3
Failing to keep to the right of the traveled way
2
Failing to stop for a stop sign
2
Failing to slow for a School zone
1
Failing to stop for a traffic signal
1
Forgery
2
Illegitimacy
1 10
Larceny
Larceny of a Bicycle
2
Leaving the scene of an accident after causing damage to property
5
Leaving the scene of an accident after causing injury to person
1
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
2
Malicious destruction of property
25
Non-payment of fine
2
Non-support of wife and minor children
7
Operating a motor vehicle in a negligent manner so the lives and safety of the public might be endangered Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor
12
Operating a motor vehicle without being licensed
7
Operating a motor vehicle after revocation of license
2
Operating a motor vehicle without registration certificate in possession 1
24
Operating a motor vehicle without inspection sticker 3
Operating a motor vehicle after suspension of license 3
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CHIEF OF - POLICE REPORT
Operating a motor vehicle without lights 1
Operating a motor vehicle without license in possession 2
Operating an uninsured motor vehicle
1
Operating a motor vehicle at an unreasonable speed
11
Operating an unregistered motor vehicle
1
Stubborn Child
1
Suspicious Person
1
Tresspassing
2
Using a motor vehicle without authority
9
Vagrancy
2
Violation of Probation
4
Uttering
2
Total
274
SUMMARY OF INVESTIGATIONS AND WORK DONE BY DEPARTMENT
Absentees from Military Service investigated 4
Anonymous and threatening telephone calls
55
Animals, lost or found 264
Assist out of town ambulances 9
Assists to sick, injured and distressed by patrol car
104
Automobile registration plates found
31
Beach Stickers issued (Scituate)
3,886
Beach Stickers issued (Humarock) 606
68
Boating accidents investigated
2
Boating violations investigated
8
Boys shooting air rifles or so-called BB guns recklessly and guns impounded 47
Buildings found open
419
Complaints investigated
6,940
Dangerous road conditions reported
73
Dead animals reported on the street
86
Dog bites reported 34
2
Escort of Funerals etc.
6
Fire Alarms answered
66
Hit and Run accidents investigated 12
Investigations for other Departments
318
Bicycle Registrations issued
Dog restraining orders served
109
CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT
Insane commitments
11
Letters written to owners of vacant property, regarding conditions found by inspecting officers 204
Letters written to parents of minors found with alcoholic beverages in their possession 17
Licenses issued to sell, rent or lease Firearms, Shotguns and Rifles 3
Licenses issued to carry pistol or Revolver 41
Lights found on in private or public buildings 32
Lost children and elderly persons taken home
66
Messages delivered for other departments
108
Missing persons reported to department
9
Missing persons located
9
Motor Vehicle accidents investigated
151
Motor Vehicles licenses suspended
194
Motor Vehicle operators booked for violations 208
Motor Vehicle operators stopped for check during periodic 'Operation Road Watch' 968
Property inspection requested by vacationing permanent residents
238
Rubbish dumping complaints investigated
18
Solicitors investigated
12
Stolen Motor Vehicles recovered
27
Street lights reported out
221
Sudden Deaths
9
Summons served for other departments
282
Suspicious motor vehicles investigated
104
Suspicious person complaints investigated
50
Vacant summer homes inspected
8,127
Transfer of Motor Vehicle permits issued
559
Witness summons served 29
AMBULANCE
Number of home to hospital trips 318
Number of emergency trips 27
During the year 1961 we are pleased to report, our Juvenile offenses were less than they were in 1960. For their great help
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CHIEF OF .POLICE REPORT
in making this possible, we again wish to sincerely thank the Churches, the Schools, the Youth Center and all the fine people who voluntarily gave their time and services in working with the young folks in the Athletic Programs of our Town.
We are sorry to have to report that again this year, two of our patrolmen resigned from this department to take up other vocations. They were, Vilho O. Ahola and William W. Small, both of whom we wisn to thank for their loyal service to our Town while connected with this department.
On September 30th of this year, Sergeant W. Francis Murphy retired after thirty-five years of faithful and loyal service to our Town as a police officer. We all wish Francis many years of comfort and happiness in his retirement.
I wish at this time to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen and all the Town Officials of the various Town Departments for their fine co-operation during the year.
To all the citizens of the Town of Scituate, our sincere thanks for their support and co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM F. KANE, Chief of Police
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CLAM WARDEN'S REPORT
THE REPORT OF THE CLAM WARDEN
To the Board of Selectmen, Scituate, Mass.
Gentlemen :
The clam flats at Minot have been open for seventeen months and have provided good clamming for family uses. These flats will remain open, as the clams are still plentiful. There is a large set of clam seed at Minot, on the Scituate side of the entrance to Cohasset Harbor. This area covers over 10 acres and will be one year of age in June.
If these clams can make legal size, it would pay to commer- cialize them, as the household diggers could not put a dent in them. We will watch them during the next year for growth quantity, etc., and hope for a good survival rate. This set is away from the area in Minot, that is open for clamming.
One fenced area at Humarock was opened for clamming this fall. This area was seeded with clams taken from Scituate Harbor. Another fenced area will be opened in the fall.
The North River Area has provided digging, throughout the creeks and ditches, back in the meadow.
Seed is now being transplanted from the Harbor to the North River and Humarock.
The deep freeze of last winter killed most green crabs to a point where they didn't bother the clam seed last summer. These crabs will no doubt be a problem again in the future.
One man has been dragging by boat for marketable mussels.
All mussels were removed from clam seed areas.
Shellfish permits now cost one dollar.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER O'NEIL, Clam Warden
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VETERANS' AGENT REPORT
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES AND VETERANS' AGENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Scituate:
The increased costs in our medical care program continue in an upward trend. This expenditure reflects a major portion of our budget and we may expect greater costs as veterans of World War I advance in age. The hospital facilities of the Veterans' Administration and the State Soldiers' Hospital at Chelsea have been taken advantage of to lessen direct hospital costs for those veterans who were in need of such care.
The administrative work in these two positions has in- creased due to changes in Veterans' Laws and directives issued by the Veterans' Administration and the Massachusetts Commissioner of Veterans' Services.
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