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100.00
2.77
102.77
2.77
100.00
Charles W. Ellis
150.00
6.98
156.98
4.98
152.00
Jeremiah L. Randall
300.00
8.31
308.31
8.31
300.00
10 Books
1,610.40
42.80
1,653.20
40.80
1,612.40
108
HAMMONDTOWN CEMETERY CORPORATION
Hannah Hammond
100.00
106.96
206.96
None
206.96
Jane Hammond
50.00
82.95
132.95
None
132.95
2 Books
150.00
189.91
339.91
339.91
Respectfully submitted, 109
WILLIAM H. WINSLOW,
Treasurer
TAX TITLE REPORT
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
$2,475.11
New Accounts
1,197.58
Certification 1954 Real Estate
319.21
Certification 1954 Interest
1.49
Additional Interest and Charges
219.44
4,212.83
Paid Treasurer
2,206.24
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
2,006.59
RECAPITULATION
New Takings with Charges
Cecile T. Serpa
Gifford Lot No. 1
9.13
Gifford Lot No. 2
15.95
Jennie Palmer
Lots 31 and 32 Adjaminan Heights
31.59
Loretta Noel et al
Oakdale Villa Lot No. 35,
7.90
Swampland
12.50
Oakdale Villa Lot No. 80
150.53
Mary L. Dickey
Cedars Lot No. 3 Dexter Cove
45.40
James and Mary Lynch
Harbor Beach No. 20
68.99
Harbor Beach No. 21
68.99
Harbor Beach No. 22
786.60
1,197.58
112
CERTIFICATIONS
Tax
Interest
Neva Burkey
9.32
.04
Mary L. Dickey
20.97
.10
Sylvanus and Agnes Gage
18.64
.09
Loretta C. Noel et al
Oakdale Villa No. 80
74.56
.35
Oakdale Villa No. 35
2.33
.01
Swampland
4.66
.03
Jennie Palmer
Lots No. 31 and No. 32-
Adjaminan Heights
13.98
.07
George Ryecroft
Ocean View No. 9
9.32
.04
Emma Russell
Samuel Terrace No. 47
4.66
.02
Samuel Terrace No. 48
4.66
.02
Cecile T. Serpa
Gifford Lot No. 1
6.99
.03
Gifford Lot No. 2
6.99
.03
C. E. Thompson
2.33
.01
Joseph Wharton
6.99
.03
Abbie Westgate
13.98
.07
Ester Houghton
Lot No. 55
30.29
.14
Lot No. 56
88.54
.41
319.21
1.49
Additional Total Interest Payments
Takings Redeemed
Ester V. Houghton (Partial )
Peases Point Lot No. 56 29.16
200.00
William T. Nelson and Sarah W. Hiller
Property on Main Street 178.54 909.57
113
Juliet Riley Estate
Part of No. 189 Cres. Beach
9.32
169.67
James and Mary Lynch Harbor Beach No. 20
68.99
Harbor Beach No. 21
2.42
68.99
Harbor Beach No. 22
789.02
219.44
2,206.24
OUTSTANDING TAX TITLES
Antonio and Maria DeAlves
East side with buildings, Book 1795
Page 42 8/30/40
564.82
Sylvanus and Agnes Gage
Shell Beach Lot No. 150-154
Book 1870, Page 548 9/21/44
187.24
Ester V. Houghton
% S. E. Houghton
Peases Point Lot No. 56
321.17
Peases Point Lot No. 55
180.19
Neva Burkey
Shell Beach Lot No. 71
-
Book 2068, Page 57, 11/28/49
43.86
Abby Westgate
Bounded on the South by land of
Thomas Luce, on the West by land
of Harold D. Mahoney, on the North
by land of Edgar Dexter, on the
East by land of Edgar Dexter.
Book 2179, Page 164, 11/27/51 83.53
Charles E. Thompson Crescent Beach No. 53
Book 2179, Page 165, 11/27/51 19.09
George Ryecroft Estate
Ocean View No. 9, 10/20/40 75.61
114
Emma Russell
Samuel Terrace No. 47
27.39
Samuel Terrace No. 48 27.39
Book 2303, Page 256, 10/16/53 Joseph Wharton
Shell Beach No. 237
Book 180, Page 549, 10/20/44
72.20
Mary L. Dickey
Cedars Lot No. 3, Dexter Cove
Book 2377, Page 393, 11/25/54
66.47
Cecile T. Serpa
Gifford Lot No. 1
Book 2377, Page 394, 10/25/54
16.15
Gifford Lot No. 2
Book 2377, Page 399, 10/25/54
22.97
Loretta Noel et al
Oakdale Lot No. 35
Book 2377, Page 395, 10/25/54
10.24
Swampland North of Road
Book 2377, Page 397, 10/25/54
17.19
Oakdale Villa Lot No. 80
Book 2377, Page 396, 10/25/54
225.44
Jennie Palmer
Adjaminan Heights Lots No. 31 and 32
Book 2377, Page 398, 10/25/54
45.64
Total
2,006.59
Previous Tax Titles
13
New
10
23
Redeemed
5
18
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM H. WINSLOW, Treasurer
REPORT OF TAX COLLECTOR
Real Estate 1951 Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
18.69
18.00
Paid Treasurer Abatements
.69
18.69
Real Estate 1952
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
4,999.20
Paid Treasurer
4,308.32
Tax Title
588.49
Abatements
132.39
4,999.20
Real Estate 1953
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
19,825.45
Refund
8.56
19,834.01
Paid Treasurer
17,602.49
Abatements
354.17
Tax Title
543.56
18,500.22
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
1,333.79
19,834.01
Real Estate 1954
212,211.07
Commitments
Refund Abatement
27.96
Refund Hurricane Abatements
665.21
212,904.24
117
Paid Treasurer Abatements Hurricane Abatements Tax Titles.
188,503.63
2,681.98
977.62
319.21
192,482.44
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
20,421.80
212,904.24
Personal Tax 1952
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
512.77
Paid Treasurer
52.19
Abatements
460.58
512.77
Personal Tax 1953
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
1,670.48
Paid Treasurer
934.75
Abatements
610.11
1,544.86
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
125.62
1,670.48
Personal Tax 1954
Commitments
29,736.38
Refund
9.32
29,745.70
Paid Treasurer
27,845.37
Abatements
495.59
28,340.96
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
1,404.74
29,745.70
118
Poll Tax 1953
1953 Abatement Voided
2.00
Paid Treasurer
2.00
Poll Tax 1954
Commitments
1,516.00
Paid Treasurer
1,222.00
Abatements
288.00
1,510.00
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
6.00
1,516.00
Motor Vehicle Excise and Trailer Taxes
1952
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
3.37
Abatement
3.37
1953
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
1,379.70
Additional Commitments
1,070.57
Refunds
220.77
2,671.04
Paid Treasurer
2,171.41
Abatements
489.52
2,660.93
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
10.11
2,671.04
119
1954 Commitments Refund Overpayment Refunds
22,903.10
7.78
362.33
23,273.21
Paid Treasurer
19,812.59
Abatements
1,234.69
21,047.28
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1955
2,225.93
23,273.21
Vessel Excise 1954
40.94
Paid Treasurer
40.94
120
COMPARISON OF COLLECTIONS
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1953
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
Percentage Collected
Back Years Collected
in 1953
43,792.03
5,530.61
87.1
Current Year - Commitments
and Refund
Abatements
212,339.89
21,495.93
89.4
256,131.92
27,026.59
Outstanding Jan. 1, 1954
Outstanding
Jan. 1, 1955
Percentage Collected
Back Years Collected
in 1954
27,026.59
1,459.61
94.6
Current Year-Commitments
and Refund
Abatements
244,164.94
21,931.54
92.1
261,191.53
23,330.15
Cash Collections
Year 1953 226,439.45
Year 1954 240,488.80
Despite Hurricane Carol, it is gratifying to real- ize that the Collection of Taxes were better in 1954 than they were in 1953.
I am grateful to all those whose cooperation made this record possible.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. WINSLOW,
Collector of Taxes
Assessor's Report for 1954
To the Citizens of the Town of Mattapoisett:
Gross amount raised in 1954 1-Voted at Town Meetings $393,247.32 2-State and County Requirements 21,768.40 3-Overlay 3,119.95
Total $418,135.67
Less estimated receipts, State Refunds
and transfer from Available Funds 175,282.67
Balance raised by taxation $242,853.00
Valuations
Personal
$638,110.00
Real Estate
4,540,770.00
Total Valuation $5,178,880.00.
Tax Rate (per thousand dollars of valuation) 46.60
Taxes to be raised
Poll $1,516.00
Personal
29,735.93
Real Estate
211,599.88
Gain 1.19
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $242,853.00
Plus Available Fund 175,282.67
$418,135.67
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Assessed Value of Land
1,555,788.00
Assessed Value of Buildings
2,984,982.00
Assessed Stock in Trade
44,085.00
Assessed on Machinery
316,635.00
Assessed other Personal Property
247,280.00
Assessed on Live Stock
30,110.00)
Assessed on Automobiles
584,710.00
Auto Excise Tax Levied
23,386.27
Respectfully submitted,
ENOCH LeBARON WINSLOW EARL H. TINKHAM ANTHONY J. SYLVIA
ASSESSORS EXPENSES - 1954
State and County Assessors Association Dues
$9.00
Hobbs & Warren
32.75
Copying Deeds
104.61
Hobbs & Warren
19.90
Box Rent
.90
Postage
.30
F. S. Brightman - Supplies
6.50
Paper Forms for Books
145.00
Blue Prints
3.00
Keystone - Office Supplies
46.40
Box Rent
.90
State Assessors Association Meeting
Enoch Winslow
20.00
Anthony Sylvia
20.00
Earl Tinkham 20.00
County Assessors Association Meeting
Enoch Winslow
15.00
Anthony Sylvia
15.00
Earl Tinkham
15.00
124
Enoch Winslow - Postage
5.90
Hobbs & Warren - Office Supplies 19.8.1
Copying Deeds 3.00
Hobbs & Warren - Forms
1.75
Postage
2.00
Auto Hire 50.00
Clerk Hire
535.68
1,092.43
Appropriation and from Finance Committee 1,150.00
Balance
$57.57
Respectfully submitted,
ENOCH LeBARON WINSLOW
EARL H. TINKHAM
ANTHONY J. SYLVIA
Report of the Planning Board
To the Citizens of the Town of Mattapoisett:
At the first meeting of the Board held during 1954, officers were elected as follows:
Richard E. Chase, Chairman
Donat R. Couet, Clerk
Members present were G. Raymond Lamarre, Thomas Brennan and George Eldridge.
The Board approved several sub-division plans and plans not under the sub-division control law.
The Planning Board met with the special com- mittee appointed by the Town Moderator, for the zoning By Laws. The Planning Board had the con- mittee appoint officers, and that was the only meeting that the Committee had with the Planning Board.
Mr. Osmond Gingras was appointed to fill in the rest of the year vacated by G. Raymond Lamarre.
Expenses :
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds $9.60
Mass. Federation of Planning Boards 12.50
Johansen's Office Supplies 87.75
Standard Times
25.72
Total
$135.57 .
Appropriation
300.00
Balance on hand December 31, 1954 $164.43
Respectfully submitted,
DONAT R. COUET, Clerk
Report of Fire Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Town of Mattapoisett.
I herewith submit my report as Chief of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1954.
There were 26 calls.
Buildings 10
Auto
4.
Brush and grass
9
Dump
1
Chimney fires
2
Permits issued
Out door burning 420
Oil Burners 71
L. P. Gas 67
Buildings inspected
Convalescent and Nursing homes
2
Gas Stations
10
Losses
Buildings
$17,750.00
Contents
6,800.00
Automobiles
350.00
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE C. BRADLEY,
Chief
Report of Police Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit a report of the activities of the Police Department, for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Offences and Complaints
Drunkenness
9
Auto Accidents
30
License Suspended 25
47
Breaking and entering (night time) In court
7
Breaking glass windows 12
Disturbing the Peace (in Court)
2
Disturbing the peace (not in Court)
18
Destruction of property
12
Disturbances (night time)
9
Dog complaints
53
Stolen cars (recovered by police in Mattapoisett)
4
Stolen cars (recovered by other police)
3
Hit and Run (in Court)
1
Hit and Run (not in Court)
7
House Breaks 12
Driving a Motor Vehicle so as to endanger
4
Driving a Motor Vehicle while intoxicated 4
Larceny over $1,000.00
7
Larceny over $100.00
4
Larceny (Boats)
2
Stolen Bicycles
3
Attempt at Suicide
1
Assault and Battery
1
Warnings issued to operators
128
Failing to stop for a Police Officer 1 Prowlers 14
Failing to supply water to Tenants
1
Night Lodging in Lock Up
5
Receiving Stolen Property
1
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
Auto Transfers-Class 1
235
Auto Transfers-Class 2 284
Capias Served
4
Lock Up (Wareham)
20
Registration of Bicycles and Plates
103
Summons Served 15
Transportation of Town Treasurer to and from New Bedford to the Bank 57.
Warrants Served
7
Middleboro Court
6
New Bedford Court
3
Wareham Court
28
Plymouth Court
4
Brockton Court
8
Taunton Court
1
Misc. Complaints 1,000
Telephone calls from January 1 to May 27, 1954 900 Telephone calls from May 27 in new station at Town Hall 3,026
3,926 Calls for the year
AMBULANCE CASES - 1954
Times
St. Lukes Hospital, New Bedford
64
Tobey Hospital, Wareham, Mass.
21
Taunton State Hospital, Taunton, Mass.
5
Brookline Rest Home, Brookline, Mass. 1
North Hampton Curley Dickenson Hospital 1
Plymouth County Hospital, Hanson, Mass. 1
129
Providence, R. I. Rest Home, Providence, R. I. 2 Union Hospital, New Bedford, Mass. 1
Pondville State Hospital, Wrentham, Mass. 6 Davis Park Hospital, Providence, R. I. 1 Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass. 1 Melrose Hospital, Melrose, Mass. 1
Boston Rest Home, Boston, Mass. 1 Pratt Hospital, Boston, Mass. 1
Return Trips to Residences, Trips to Rest Home 14
Ambulance Service, Total Trips 121
In the 1955 Warrant, an article calling for the purchase of a second new Car. There is no trade-in car involved in this case. The increased number of homes and population, in the past few years have in- creased Police business sufficiently, to warrant two cars being placed in service. My plan if the second car is purchased, is to have one man in each car, dur- ing the summer months. This will give double cov- erage in this Town. The Board of Selectmen, the other Town departments, other Police departments, the Press, Radio stations WNBH and WBSM, The Bus- inessmen, and the public, have given the patrolmen and I a great deal of help. It is my purpose to say Thank You.
Respectfully submitted,
ALDEN S. KINNEY,
Chief of Police.
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Report of Herring Inspector
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Following is a report of your Herring Inspector.
Nineteen fifty-four was a very disappointing one as far as the quantity of the herring run was con- cerned.
In spite of the three year closing, the amount of fish did not increase over the years. Starting off to what looked like a good year the herring stopped abruptly April 20th in what should have been the height of the run.
It was noted that exactly the same thing to with- in a few days happened in Middleboro, and speaking about it to Mr. Burns of the State Dept. of Fisheries, he stated something must have happened to the school outside. As both the runs were originally one, and probably stay together in their growing years, this sounded reasonable.
On account of the small run catching was limited to four days, and on two of those the fish were scat- tered and the take small.
The Nineteen fifty-two run was the largest in years and as all of them reached their spawning ground, this year should show a run something like it used to be.
If no increase is shown it will be because of two things. Small herrings getting trapped on cranberry bogs who draw water from Snipatuit, and Little Long ponds or something beyond our control which might happen to them while in the salt water.
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During the August 31st hurricane, the herring house, although entirely under water suffered only minor damage, one of the peaks of such storms.
In closing I wish to thank the Selectmen for their cooperation, also the Auxiliary Police who with- out charge directed traffic on Sundays and the April 19th hodiday, making it safer for the sightseers to cross the highway.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. DEXTER,
Herring Inspector
Report of Shellfish Constable
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Mattapoisett
I hereby submit my report as Shellfish Constable from January 1, 1954, to December 31, 1954.
Taking shellfish on the flats and in the waters of the town
This number was 1271
9-Restricted area
4-Excess amount
32-Violation first warning
4-Summer residents, no license
19-Residents digging, no license 5-Non-residents
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK B. LeBARON,
Shellfish Constable
Report of Propagation of Shellfish
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
I hereby submit my report on the shellfish con- ditions of the Town.
General Shellfish Conditions
Excluding scallops and clams our. shellfish sup- ply continues to be good.
Due to the damage done by the hurricane no boats were available to fit out for the scallop season. However, I doubt that many would have been found as there were a very few seed scallops the year before.
The quahog area at the head of the harbor which had been closed three years was opened last spring. Five hundred and fifty (550) bu. of quahogs were planted in the area during that period. Seed quahogs were quite plentiful there at the time of closing. Al- though the quahog supply there is not exhausted, it has had quite a raking over due to Pine Island Pond being closed. There are now small seed quahogs in the area quite plentiful.
Surveys of Areas
I have made numerous surveys of our shellfish areas in the past year. One thing I observed that is encouraging is the reappearance of clams; seed clams one to one and a half inches were found in sev- eral locations in different parts of the Town's shore- line. If nothing develops to destroy them it will take two or three years for them to grow large enough to use.
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Pine Island Pond is well set with oysters; most of them yet too small to use. There are plenty of small seed quahogs there and I had one hundred forty-eight (148) bus. of mixed quahogs planted there this past summer. There was no damage done there by the hurricane that I could find. No seed clams were found in the area. If the area is kept closed for three years (3), the shellfish supply should last ten (10) or twelve (12) years without closing the area.
Damage caused by Hurricane
Several hundred bushels of oysters were washed out at Mattapoisett River from the area south and adjacent to the railroad bridge. South of the bridge near the sluice-way, there is a large deep hole which was paved with oysters. When the tide ebbed the abnormal amount of water which was inside or north of the bridge came through the sluice-way with such terrific force that it washed the oysters all out and spread them over a large muddy flat area. As I men- tioned before the flat is soft and muddy so that on new moon tides the flat is dry at low water.
Under these conditions te oysters were endan- gered by two causes. Temperatures down to zero and below will freeze them and ice settling down on them at low tide sink and suffocate them in the mud. Al- though it has been difficult to get help to collect and transplant the oysters in protected areas, an effort has been made to save as many as possible. Our oy- sters planted in the river channel were not damaged.
Areas Now Closed and Shellfish Planted Therein
June 20, 1953: West shore of Aucoot Cove from point of land at Harbor Beach to entrance of creek at Alden's Boat Yard - a hundred and nineteen (119)
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bu. of quahogs planted. The remainder of area clos- ed extends north to the Town boundary line.
May 1, 1954: Pine Island Pond - one hundred and forty-eight (148) bu. of quahogs planted there- in. Fifty-four (54) bu. of these were paid for by the Town of Rochester.
Mattapoisett River Oyster Area
Open area from October 1, to April 30.
Oysters planted in past five years.
1950-100 bu. of cultivated seed oysters from Ware- ham.
1951-76 bu. of cultivated large oysters from Chil- mark.
1952-50 bu. of cultivated large oysters from Chil- mark.
1952-105 bu. of large oysters transplanted from Eel Pond Creek, Town.
1953-148 bu. of large oysters transplanted from Eel Pond Creek, Town.
1954-100 bu. of large cultivated oysters from Chil- mark.
1954-90 bu. of large oysters from Eel Pond Creek, Town.
1954-315 bu. of oysters collected and transplanted in the river channel; these were washed out by hurricane.
Shellfish Enemies
It has been a custom each year for me to make a survey of our harbor and outer areas for the pur- pose of finding out conditions in regard to starfish and whether or not there are any seed scallops.
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Due to the hurricane this fall no boats were available for that purpose. For the past several years the harbor has been kept nearly free from starfish and my opinion is that if there is any seed scallops there the seed will not be endangered by the pests.
However, we have a balance of State funds of $504.80 for the supression of shellfish enemies when- ever it becomes necessary to use it.
Thank you for your cooperation. Also Mr. Le- Baron, our Shellfish Officer, for his assistance.
Respectfully submitted, E. EVERETT ELDRIDGE
(In charge of Town Shellfish interests)
Report of the Wharf Department
1954
Maintenance of the Wharf Property
Appropriation for 1954
$888.00
Total Expenditures 839.84
Insurance on Long and Middle Wharves
Appropriation
200.00
Paid $10,000.00 policy
200.00
Insurance on Short Wharf
Transfer by Finance Comm.
100.00
Paid $5,000.00 policy 100.00
Improving Right of Way to Short Wharf
Appropriation 400.00
Paid Mattapoisett Contr. Co. 400.00
Following is list of those hiring space at the
Town Wharves.
Wharfage 4/1/54 - 4/1/55
John Makuch $20.00
S. Sterling
10.00
N. Dexter
10.00
F. Linhares
10.00
H. Hardy
20.00
F. Pimental
20.00
M. Haskell
10.00
Ira Hiller
20.00
J. Reilley
10.00
J. Mello
20.00
E. Winslow
20.00
J. Doran
20.00
A. Kennedy
10.00
W. Jenney
10.00
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E. Alves
5.00
T. Kelley
10.00
Burr Bros.
20.00
Winter Storage
Capt. Geo. Dentz
5.00
Walter Pratt
5.00
W. Croft
5.00
A. Furnans
5.00
R. Barrie
5.00
Skiff Wharfage
Space
1-C. Marvin
5.00
2-F. D. Wertz
5.00
3-Dr. A. LeClair 5.00
4-O. Kerst
5.00
5-E. Wilbur
5.00
6-W. Jenney
5.00
7-H. Erhard
5.00
8-M. Ross
5.00
9-C. Avilla
5.00
10-A. Furnans
5.00
11-0. Fuller
5.00
12-G. Eldredge
5.00
13-J. B. Reed
5.00
14-R. Chase
5.00
15-F. Rowland
5.00
16-W. Pratt
5.00
17-A. Roderick
5.00
18-E. Perkins
5.00
19-A. Faria
5.00
20-E. Perry
5.00
21-O. P. Nash
5.00
22-J. Hammond
5.00
25-A. Rebello
5.00
28-W. Pratt, Jr.
5.00
139
29-J. Tripp
5.00
30-E. A. Walsh
5.00
31-A. Kinney
5.00
32-J. Farley
5.00
33-D. Moore
5.00
34-H. Vokes
5.00
35-J. Murphy
5.00
36-J. Scott
5.00
37-J. Maury
5.00
38-C. Whalen
5.00
39-R. Leonard
5.00
40-W. Campbell
5.00
41-A. Stone
5.00
42-R. McAdams
5.00
43-D. Morgan
5.00
44-W. Longmore
5.00
45-C. Boyd
5.00
46-H. Downing
5.00
47-F. Morse
5.00
48-H. Bates
5.00
49-L. Kline
5.00
50-D. Couet
5.00
51-A. Pelson
5.00
52-E. Underwood
5.00
53-R. Jones
5.00
54-M. Smyth
5.00
55-F. Cooper
5.00
56-H. Mahoney
5.00
57-W. Apperson
5.00
58-L. Raymond
5.00
59-E. Johnson
5.00
60-G. Correia
5.00
61-A. Sylvia
5.00
Valentine Henshaw - Fish Market
75.00
Hathaway Oil Co. - Gas Pump
6.00
Richard Cobb - Sea Chest
75.00
Alden Kinney - Pop Corn
21.00
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Following is a list of those waiting for a Skiif space, and the date they applied for space.
H. Crowell-4/51
Dr. Myslwi-7/51
R. Stringer-3/52
H. Erhard-5/4/52
R. S. Clark-7/21/52
R. Blasdale-11/1/52
N. Stanley-11/22/52
N. C. Wiley-4/28/53 H. Silveira-5/3/53 C. Macomber-5/27/53 H. Banks-5/28/53 D. Correia-6/12/53
M. Menezes-7/53
L. Greene-7/28/53 W. Ellis-1/17/54
A. Sherman-1/18/54 C. Dexter, Jr .- 2/22/54
J. A. Hagen-4/10/54
F. Bieringer-4/11/54
C. Sawyer-6/11/54
J. Haskell -- 12/26/54
Waiting list for Wharfage.
O. Kerst-6/51
E. Sealy-8/51
H. Crowell-8/51
Dr. Myslwi-8/51
G. Eldredge-3/52 W. Croft-7/52
R. Leonard-3/2/53
R. E. Cole-3/9/53
H. Downing-5/53
C. Avilla-5/53
D. Brownell-10/17/53 D. Cobb-1/16/54
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C. A. Smith-2/22/54
R. Warren-5/1/54
A. Walker-8/12/54
W. Walega-1/8/55
In the future will all those requesting space please make the request in writing.
With the approval of the Selectmen the following charges were made in the rates at the Town Wharves, effective as of April 1, 1954.
Class A - all boats less than 16 ft. in length $5.00
Class 1 - all boats 16 ft to 26 ft. in length 10.00
Class 2 - all boats 26 ft. to 40 ft. in length 20.00 Class 3 - all boats 40 ft. to 65 ft. in length 50.00
Winter Storage 5.00
Early in the spring a gravel Right of Way was built to Short Wharf and water line was run under this Right of Way from Water St. to tie into the new line out in on Short Wharf during Construction. A catch basin was built at the foot of the Right of Way to Middle Wharf and a drain from it run south into the slip. This was put in to prevent the washing out of the launching beach and worked well until Aug- ust 31 and then every thing went down the drain. Up to August 31 the whole Wharf property was in very good shape and I believe it was a credit to the whole Town. We had a beauty spot that was unsurpassed and enjoyed by us all. As you all know August ruin- ed all of this but I believe that by next summer all will be ship shape again and perhaps even better than ever. The State Hurricane Relief Board has al- located $20,000.00 for repairs to the Wharf Property and we will collect close to $13,000.00 from the in- surance on this property. This should be ample to repair the Wharves and restore them to first class con- dition.
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I am in hopes of having a curbing put around Long Wharf and Middle Wharf and a water line put underground on Long Wharf. The float I believe will be rebuilt and also the Fisherman's building. When the building is rebuilt I think that it should be constructed of concrete poured in place and well re- inforced.
Up to the time of August 31 when Hurricane Carol arrived we had had a fine busy summer. At the time the hurricane hit us we had about 100 fine boats in the harbor and after "Carol" left us there were only 3 still afloat.
I should like to thank the Board of Selectmen for their cooperation thru out the year and especially after August 31. I should also like to thank the Water Dept. the Police Dept. and the Highway Dept. who did such a fine job of cleaning up after Hurri- cane Carol.
Respectfully submitted,
W. F. JENNEY,
Wharf Commissioner
Report of Harbor Master
To the Board of Selectmen
Mattapoisett, Mass.
As per the vote of the Town I was appointed Harbor Master March 11, 1954 and sworn in March 13, 1954.
A contract was drawn up with Burr Bros. Boats for the care and maintenance of 4 guest moorings for the year.
Once again I would like to point out to all boat men that you are responsible for damage caused by your boat. Excessive speeds near anchorage areas and docks must be avoided.
Appropriation for 1954 $150.00
Total expenditures 142.40
Balance 7.60
Respectfully submitted,
W. F. JENNEY,
Harbor Master 1954
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