Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1938, Part 16

Author: Plymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1938
Publisher: Plymouth [Mass.] : Avery & Doten
Number of Pages: 922


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Mr. Philip Jackson moved a substitute motion: That a committee to consist of the Honorable Board of Select- men, the Fire Commissioner, and nine other citizens of the Town of Plymouth to be appointed by the Moderator, be hereby authorized and requested to make a study of the needs of the Town in new apparatus for the Fire Depart- ment and report their findings and suggestions to the Town at the next Annual Town Meeting, and the motion was carried.


Mr. Brewer's motion, as amended by Mr. Jackson, was then put before the meeting and carried.


Article Twenty-eight :


On motion of John D. Brewer, it was unanimously voted : That the Board of Selectmen is hereby authorized to lay out and construct, as a W. P. A. Project, an inter- cepting sewer from the Kingston-Plymouth town line at Seaside south to Lumber Lane, so-called, and to acquire by purchase, gift or eminent domain the lands and ease- ments necessary therefor, and that the sum of $100.00 be appropriated for damages and expense of acquiring titles.


Article Twenty-nine :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of main- taining, during the ensuing year, the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclama- tion Board.


Article Thirty :


To see if the Town will vote to purchase for ranges for


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small arms practice, drill or parade grounds, two adjoin- ing parcels of land containing fifty (50) acres more or less, situated in Manomet near the Beaver Dam Road, now owned by John H. Murray and under lease to the Town for said purposes; and appropriate, for the purchase and improvement of said land, the sum of eighteen hundred and thirty-eight (1,838) dollars, now in the Town Treas- ury, received by the Town from sale of the Brooks prop- erty at Manomet Point in 1935.


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article Thirty.


Article Thirty-one :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $40,000.00 from money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the purpose of providing co-operation with the Federal Government in unemployment relief and other projects, of direct or in- direct benefit to the Town or its inhabitants. Said appro- priation to be subject to transfers only on orders of the Board of Selectmen for the several projects and for nec- essary administration.


Article Thirty-two :


Mr. John D. Brewer moved: That the Town hereby in- structs the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee of fifteen (15) to further study the sewage disposal question and report their findings at the next annual town meet- ing; and that the sum of $250.00 be appropriated for expenses of said committee.


Mr. Philip Jackson moved to substitute: That the Town hereby instructs the Honorable Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee of fifteen to further study the sewage disposal question excepting that part that applies to filter beds in the North Part of the Town and also that part that proposes to dispose of the sewage through pump- ing it into the waters off Rocky Point as proposed in the plans of Metcalf and Eddy, but the motion was lost.


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Mr. Brewer's motion was then put before the meeting and carried.


Article Thirty-three :


Mr. John D. Brewer moved: That the Town appropri- ate the sum of $4,500.00 for the purchase of a new grader for the Highway Department, but the motion was lost.


Article Thirty-four :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted : That the Town appropriate the sum of $150.00 to defray the expenses of "Old Home Day" on Thursday, November 30, 1939, Said appropriation to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen.


Article Thirty-five :


To see if the Town will accept the Act as provided in House Bill No. 1687 and reading as follows : An Act rela- tive to the appropriations by the Town of Plymouth for certain municipal purposes.


Section 1. The town of Plymouth may for the pur- pose of maintaining an information bureau, replying to requests for information by mail or otherwise, defraying the cost of printing and publication of historical and in- formative material, participation in events of an historical or civic nature, entertainment of visiting dignitaries, ac- comodation for conventions of veterans or other patriotic and civic organizations, appropriate a sum not exceeding five thousand (5,000) dollars per year.


Section 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage and upon acceptance by vote of the town, at its annual or any special meeting held within two years of enactment.


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article thirty-five.


Article Thirty-six :


To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceed-


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ing three thousand (3,000) dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen for the purpose set forth in Article 35.


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article thirty-six.


Article Thirty-seven :


To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding eleven hundred (1,100) dollars to be expended under the direction of the Selectmen, under Section 6A, Chapter 40 of the General Laws, for the purpose of advertising its resources, advantages and attractions.


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article thirty-seven.


Article Thirty-eight:


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 in accordance with the provisions of Clause 37, Section 5, Chapter 40 of the General Laws, for providing proper facilities for the hold- ing of conventions and the reception of distinguished guests. Said appropriation to be expended under the di- rection of the Board of Selectmen.


Article Thirty-nine :


On motion of William H. Barrett, Voted: That the Town be recorded as requesting the resignation of Park Commissioner Arthur L. Morse.


Article forty :


To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of three hundred and fifty (350) dollars, including two hundred (200) received from insurance on tool house destroyed by fire, to be used for purchase of a road scraper for the Park Department.


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article forty.


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Article Forty-one :


To see if the Town will accept and allow as a town way, Off Savery's Avenue, from Standish Avenue westerly ap- proximately two hundred (200) feet on Savery's Avenue, thence northerly and easterly to land owned by Augusto Giovanetti, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of one hundred (100) dollars for land and property damages and expense of acquiring titles. (By petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article forty-one.


Article Forty-two :


Mr. John D. Brewer moved : That the Town accept and allow as a town way, Ocean View Road, westerly from Priscilla Road, approximately five hundred (500) feet, as laid out by the Selectmen and reported to the Town, and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for land and property damages and expense of acquiring titles. 359 voting in the affirmative and 12 in the negative, the necessary two- thirds having voted in the affirmative, the motion was carried.


Article Forty-three :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town vote to permit the material dredged from Plymouth Har- bor to be deposited on and adjoining Long Beach in the event that either the United States of America or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, or both of them in cooperation, undertake the dredging of a mooring basin in Plymouth Harbor, and direct the Board of Park Com- missioners to make the necessary arrangements therefor in co-operation with the proper Federal and State en- gineers and officials.


Article Forty-four :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 from money in the


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Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be paid over to the State Treasurer for certain improvements in Plym- outh Harbor, in accordance with a plan prepared by the State Department of Public Works and the United States Army Engineers.


Article Forty-five :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $500.00 for purchasing and erect- ing a chain link fence at Veterans Field.


Article Forty-six :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate from money in the Treasury received from sales of cemetery lots and graves, the sum of $500.00 to be used for hard-surfacing roads in Vine Hills Cemetery.


Article Forty-seven :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $150.00, to be expended under the direction of the Plymouth Committee on Agawam and Halfway Pond Fisheries and in addition to a like sum to be appropriated by the Town of Wareham, in rebuilding the fish house on Agawam River.


Article Forty-eight :


Mr. John D. Brewer moved: That the Town take no action under Article forty-eight.


Miss Alice Barnes moved: That the Town name the junction of Main Street Extension, Sandwich and Water Streets, "Governor Carver Square," and that no appro- priation be made, and the motion was carried.


Mr. Brewer's motion, as amended by Miss Barnes, was then put before the meeting and carried.


Article Forty-nine :


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town authorize the transfer of the sum of $5,000.00 from the


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Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes to the Reserve Ac- count in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Com- mittee.


Article Fifty :


To see if the Town will instruct the Board of Selectmen to take all necessary action in the name of the Town to cause to be reopened that section of the public way known as Nicks Rock Road lying in that part of the Town known as Braunecker's Farm and crossing property reputed to be owned by one Joseph Teixeira, and to appropriate the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars to defray the expenses incurred. (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty.


Article Fifty-one :


To see if the Town will approve of a minimum wage for all regular town employees of five (5) dollars a day for an eight (8) hour day. This increase in wages not to affect anyone who receives a salary of more than one thousand three hundred and fifty (1,350) dollars a year.


(By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-one.


Article Fifty-two:


Mr. John D. Brewer moved: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-two.


Mr. William H. Barrett moved to amend by substitut- ing: That the Town approve the purchase for each indi- vidual department head in the Town, who at the present time receives four hundred (400) dollars per year for the use of his or her private automobile, a new automobile, to be town property and used as such. Each new auto- mobile not to exceed eight hundred (800) dollars in cost, but the motion was lost.


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Mr. Brewer's motion was put before the meeting and carried.


Article Fifty-three :


To see if the Town will approve to request the present school committee to turn back to the Town the old high school building on Lincoln Street and to be disposed of as the present Board of Selectmen see fit. (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-three.


Article Fifty four :


To see if the Town will approve of three (3) voting dis- tricts in the Town of Plymouth, as follows :


District 1: To include residents who reside north of what is known as the Cold Spring railroad bridge to the Plymouth-Kingston town boundary line, and these to vote at the Cordage Auditorium.


District 2: To include residents who reside south of said bridge to Hotel Pilgrim, said residents to vote at the Plymouth Memorial Building.


District 3 : To include all other residents south of Hotel Pilgrim to the town line at Bourne and these to vote at the Bartlett Memorial Hall in Manomet. (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-four.


Article Fifty-five :


To see if the Town will approve printing in the back pages of the Plymouth Town Report annually, an alpha- betical list of individuals, companies, corporations, etc., and the amounts paid each by the town and for what pur- pose. (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-five.


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Article Fifty-six :


To see if the Town will approve the eliminating of all items listed in the Plymouth town report as "All Others" or "Miscellaneous." (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town take no action under Article fifty-six.


Article Fifty-seven :


To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two hundred and fifty (250) dollars annually for medical ex- aminations for every civil service employee of the Town of Plymouth for the purpose of determining his or her physical fitness. (By Petition)


On motion of John D. Brewer, Voted: That the Town make no appropriation under Article fifty-seven but that a special committee of three be appointed by the Moder- ator to consider the subject matter of this article and re- port at the next annual town meeting.


On motion of Herbert K. Bartlett, Voted : To adjourn.


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REPORT OF ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ON THE ARTICLES IN THE TOWN WARRANT


March 25, 1939


Before considering the articles in the warrant, it may not be amiss to run back for ten years and note the trend of expenses from the days of the New Era through the de- pression and the New Deal.


Below, in Table I, we show the appropriations back to 1929; in the first column, the total, excluding major ex- penditures that were financed by bond issues; the next column, the relief costs ; in the third column, the other ex- penses for the operation of the town; and in the last col- umn, the dollars per thousand of valuation these "all other" expenses call for. It should be pointed out that these figures cover the town expenses only and do not take into consideration state or county assessments or any receipts. As there are substantial receipts from the state and federal governments, to help finance relief, the effect of these on our tax rate is not available from these figures. The right hand column is a measure of the effect on the tax rate of expenses other than welfare. The actual tax rate each year was quite different because of the other factors that entered into it.


Interesting points in this table are :


1. The tremendous increase in Relief costs.


2. The course of the other expenses of the town, start- ing and finishing at practically the same point, but showing considerable shrinkage from 1932 to 1937, caused largely by the pay reduction in effect at that time.


3. That the shrinkage in valuation from $25,124,000 in 1929 to an estimated $21,400,000 in 1939 causes an increase of $4.90 per thousand of valuation for a budget of practically the same size.


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TABLE I Comparisons of Appropriations-1929 to 1939


Total Appropriations Excluding Those Financed by Bond Issue


1939


915,653


Welfare W. P. A. Old Age Asst. Soldiers' Relief 207,493


Dollars 708,160


Balance of Appropriations Per Thousand of Valuation 33.10


(recommended)


1938


937,469


233,590


703,879


32.80


1937


857,615


169,720


687,885


32.20


1936


811,612


173,020


638,692


28.65


1935


784,118


156,367


627,751


28.00


1934


848,130


218,253


629,877


27.70


1933


777,333


173,588


603,745


26.30


1932


769,235


115,000


654,235


27.30


1931


811,089


102,471


708,618


28.50


1930


876,656


62,143


814,513


32.20


1929


745,503


44,054


701,449


28.00


Table II is a comparison of the recommendations of the Advisory Committees for the March meetings of 1929 and 1939. The 1929 total is slightly less than the 1929 appro- priation figures in Table I, because there was a small ap- propriation at a special town meeting in the summer that is not included in Table II.


A comparison of the two schedules shows increases in many departments, which the voters will recognize as caused by services they have voted for in the interim. They will note departments getting along with small increases or gratifying reductions, while doing very much more than ten years ago.


TABLE II


Recommendations


1939 Budget


1929


1939


More 750


Less


Selectmen's Dept.


3,250


4,000


Accounting Dept.


2,550


3,450


900


Treasury Dept.


2,050


3,050


1,000


Tax Collector's Dept.


3,200


4,200


1,000


Assessors' Dept.


7,000


6,500


500


Law Dept.


1,200


1,500


300


Town Clerk's Dept.


1,700


1,550


150


Engineering Dept.


1,000


900


100


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Recommendations 1929


1939 150


1939 Budget More Less 150


Planning Board


Election and Registration


800


2,600


1,800


Maintenance of Town House


3,000


2,950


50


Maintenance of Town Hall


11,000


6,000


5,000


Police Dept.


30,000


37,000


7,000


Fire Dept.


34,500


46,000


11,500


Inspection of Buildings (Sp. Art.)


800


300


500


Sealing Wghts and Measures


2,700


2,625


75


Moth Suppression


5,000


5,700


700


Tree Warden's Dept.


2,500


3,000


500


Forest Warden's Dept.


3,500


2,500


1,000


Inland Fisheries


300


300


Ply. Cty. Hospital Maintenance


8,947


10,987


2,040


Health Dept.


18,000


18,000


Piggery Maint. and Garb. Disp.


8,000


8,000


Inspector of Animals


200


200


Public Sanitaries


3,400


2,600


800


Sewers


6,000


3,000


3,000


Street Cleaning


5,000


4,500


500


Roads and Bridges


40,000


43,500


3,500


Hwy. Const. and Reconst. (Sp. Art. 1929)


20,673


26,150


5,477


Hard-Surfacing Streets


7,500


4,500


3,000


Land Damages Warren Ave.


6,000


6,000


Gurnet Bridge Tax


977


2,122


1,145


Sidewalks


7,000


5,000


2,000


Granolithic Sidewalks and Curb.


5,000


2,000


3,000


Snow and Ice Removal


5,000


10,000


5,000


Street Sprinkling


6,000


1,000


5,000


Street Lighting


19,000


20,000


1,000


Traffic Lights


300


300


Harbor Master


450


150


300


School Dept.


248,000


237,500


10,500


Park Dept. (Sp. Art. 1929)


15,850


9,700


6,150


Pensions for Town Laborers


1,325


3,280


1,955


Contributory Retirement System


8,501


8,501


Insurance on Town Property


8,158


8,158


Sexton


200


200


Misc. Account


3,200


3,000


200


Water Dept. Maintenance


28,000


24,500


3,500


Water Dept. Construction


5,000


3,450


1,550


Town Wharf Maintenance


960


960


Town Forest Maintenance


(Sp. Art. 1929)


1,600


900


700


Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cem.


12,000


10,000


2,000


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Recommendations 1929 2,000 1939 1,800


1939 Budget More Less


Burial Hill Cem.


200


Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cems


300


750


450


Town Debt and Interest


78,000


52,000


26,000


Ply. Public Library


9,000


8,850


150


Loring Reading Room


3,000


3,000


Manomet Library


750


750


County Aid to Ag.


250


150


100


Rifle Range


125


325


200


Memorial Day


550


400


150


Armistice Day


250


250


July 4


750


500


250


District Nurse


2,000


2,000


Shellfish Protection


1,450


1,450


Pensions Benton and Devitt


300


300


Fire Alarm (1929) New Ladder Truck (1939)


7,000


14,500


7,500


Sewer Intercepter


100


100


Mosquito Control


500


500


Sewer Com. Exp.


250


250


New Hwy. Equipment


6,050


4,500


1,550


Band Concerts (1929) Old Home


Day (1939)


500


150


350


Convention Exp.


1,000


1,000


Harbor Imp.


5,000


5,000


Park Fence


500


500


Agawam Fish House


150


150


New High School Bldg.


2,000


2,000


Buy Plymouth Mills


200


200


Water Tank at Manomet


500


500


Total Excluding Relief


698,149


705,610


94,486 87,025


Public Welfare


35,554


80,000


44,446


Soldiers' Relief


8,500


12,493


3,993


Aid to Dependent Children


10,000


10,000


Old Age Assistance


65,000


65,000


W. P.A.


40,000


40,000


Total Including Relief 742,203 913,103 257,925 87,025


The town is faced this year with substantially higher costs for state and county government, large additional state tax for 1938 and considerably lower estimated re- ceipts. All this results in an estimated tax of $33.60, $2.80 above last year.


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TABLE III


1938


Recommended 1939


Town Appropriations (To come out


of tax levy)


882,957


853,154


State Tax


27,200


70,550


State Tax 1937 Deficit


2,745


State Tax 1938 Deficit


30,600


County Tax


37,495


41,489


State Parks


562


955


State Parks 1937 Deficit


175


State Audit


1,555


951,134


998,303


Estimated Receipts


293,631


278,809


657,503 '


719,494


Valuation


21,479,275 21,400,000 (Estimated)


Tax Rate


$30.80


$33.60 (Estimated)


The Committee has taken all these items into consid- eration in arriving at its recommendations on the various articles. It has put the recommended appropriations as low as it believes it possible to go without reducing wages or seriously crippling the town departments.


Article 5. To make the necessary appropriations to de- fray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes, and to raise such sums of money as the Town shall deem ex- pedient.


Recommended


By


By


Selectmen's Dept.


Departments $4,135.00


Committee $4,000.00


Accounting Dept.


3,450.00


3,450.00


Treasury Dept.


3,050.00


3,050.00


Tax Collector's Dept.


4,400.00


4,200.00


Assessors' Dept.


6,500.00


6,500.00


Law Department


1,750.00


1,500.00


Town Clerk's Dept.


1,550.00


1,550.00


Engineering Dept.


900.00


900.00


Planning Board


250.00


150.00


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Recommended By Departments


By


Committee


Election and Registration


2,600.00


2,600.00


Maintenance of Town House


2,500.00


2,500.00


New Furniture for Town House


500.00


450.00


Maintenance of Town Hall


6,000.00


6,000.00


Police Department


37,681.00


37,000.00


Fire Department


46,006.00


46,000.00


Inspection of Buildings


300.00


300.00


Sealing Weights and Measures


2,850.00


2,450.00


Sealing Weights and Measures (1938 salary)


175.05


175.05


Moth Suppression


6,000.00


5,700.00


Tree Warden's Department


3,000.00


3,000.00


Forest Warden's Department


3,500.00


2,500.00


Inland Fisheries


300.00


300.00


Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance


10,987.59


10,987.59


Health Department


18,500.00


18,000.00


Piggery Maintenance and


Garbage Disposal


12,455.00


8,000.00


Inspector of Animals


400.00


250.00


Public Sanitaries


2,600.00


2,600.00


Sewers


4,000.00


3,000.00


Street Cleaning


5,000.00


4,500.00


Roads and Bridges


43,500.00


43,500.00


Highway Construction and Re-


construction (See also Art. 10)


7,800


4,300.00


Hard-Surfacing Streets


4,500.00


4,500.00


Gurnet Bridge Tax


2,122.67


2,122.67


Sidewalks


6,000.00


5,000.00


Granolithic Sidewalks and Curbing


3,000.00


2,000.00


Snow and Ice Removal


6,500.00


10,000.00


Street Sprinkling


1,500.00


1,000.00


Street Lighting


20,000.00


20,000.00


Traffic Lights


300.00


300.00


Harbor Master


150.00


150.00


Public Welfare Department


80,000.00


80,000.00


Aid to Dependent Children


12,000.00


10,000.00


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Recommended


By Departments


Committee


Old Age Assistance


68,000.00


65,000.00


Soldiers' Relief, 1938 Overdraft


2,493.90


2,493.90


Soldiers' Benefits


10,000.00


10,000.00


School Department


247,950.00


240,000.00


Park Department


10,010.00


9,700.00


Pensions for Town Laborers


3,280.00


3,280.00


Contributory Retirement Sys-


tem Pension Fund Expense Fund


8,401.75


8,401.75


100.00


100.00


Insurance on Town Property


4,700.00


8,158.00


Sexton


200.00


200.00


Miscellaneous Account


3,000.00


3,000.00


Water Department Maintenance


25,000.00


24,500.00


Water Department Construction


3,000.00


3,000.00


Water Dept., Truck Replacement


450.00


450.00


Town Wharf Maintenance


960.00


960.00


Town Forest Maintenance


1,000.00


900.00


Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cem- etery


10,000.00


9,500.00


Burial Hill Cemetery


1,500.00


1,500.00


Preservation of Old Head Stones


300.00


300.00


Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and South Pond Cemeteries


800.00


750.00


Town Debt and Interest


52,000.00


52,000.00


Total of Article 5 $831,857.96 $808,678.96


Art. 6. Plymouth Public Library $8,850.00


$8,850.00


Art. 7. Plymouth Public Library Loring Reading Room Branch


3,000.00


3,000.00


Art. 8. Manomet Public Library


750.00


750.00


Art. 9. County Aid to Agriculture


150.00


150.00


Art. 10. Highway Construction and Reconstruction from High- way Fund 17,000.00


*17,000.00


Art. 11. Rifle Range Expenses


400.00


325.00


By


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Recommended By Departments


By


Art. 12. Memorial Day


400.00


400.00


Art. 13. Armistice Day


250.00


250.00


Art. 14. July Fourth


500.00


500.00


Art. 15. District Nurses


2,000.00


2,000.00


Art. 16. Shellfish Protection and Propagation


1,450.00


1,450.00


Art. 17. Federal Furnace Road


1,250.00


1,250.00


Art. 18. Water Street


3,500.00


3,500.00


Art. 20 For payments to widow of Herbert R. Benton and and parents of James H. Devitt


300.00


300.00


Art. 22. Diesel Engine and Pump for Water Dept.


7,200.00


Art. 23. Purchase of Pope Prop- erty for School Purposes


2,000.00


Art. 25. Seats on Cole's Hill


500.00


Art. 26. New Truck for Forest Warden 3,000.00


Art. 27. New Ladder Truck for Fire Department 14,500.00


14,500.00


Art. 28. Easements for Intercept- ing Sewer


100.00


100.00


Art. 29. Mosquito Control


500.00


500.00


Art. 30. Land for Rifle Range


1,838.00


Art. 31. Unemployment Relief (WPA)


50,000.00


*40,000.00


Art. 32. Sewer Committee Ex-


penses


500.00


250.00


Art. 33. New Grader for High- way Department


4,500.00


4,500.00


Art. 34. Old Home Day, Novem- ber 30


150.00


150.00


Art. 36. Advertising Town's Re- sources and Maintenance of Information Booth 3,000.00


Committee


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Art. 37. Advertising Town's Re- sources, Sect. 6A Chap- ter 40, General Laws 1,100.00


Art. 38. Convention Expenses, Clause 37, Sect. 5, Chap- ter 40, General Laws


1,100.00


1,000.00


Art. 40. Road Scraper for Park Department 350.00


Art. 41. Acquiring Titles, Off Sa- very Avenue




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