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Superintendent
1939 PUMPING RECORD
Month
Run Hours 811/2 121
lbs. Coal Total 15,210
in Gals. Oil
Gravity
Pumping (Barr 6,942,000
Pumping (Fairbanks- Morse)
Pumping (Goulds)
Rain in Inches
Average Temp. Max. Min.
January
389 1/2
14,520,00
636,000
12,918,000
3.97
34
16
February
163
5111/2
13,557,000
570,000
17,425,000
4.70
39
20
March
1701/4
5371/2
15,122,000
484,000
18,132,000
7.29
38
23
April
184
594
14,824,000
434,000
19,666,000
5.74
49
32
May
232 3/4
758 1/2
15,946,000
1,052,000
24,465,000
1.91
62
45
June
2841/4
9401/2
18,871,000
1,493,000
30,414,000
3.77
72
55
July
378
1,271
20,954,000
2,187,000
40,737,000
.79
79
61
August
405
1,346
21,636,000
2,866,000
43,548,000
4.10
80
66
September
229 1/2
741
18,154,000
1,616,000
24,721,000
2.23
69
51
October
207
677
18,982,000
1,104,000
22,141,000
4.66
61
40
November
1971/2
6371/2
18,635,000
497,000
21,128,000
2.36
44
28
December
2091/2
676
19,681,000
487,000
22,448,000
2.65
39
22
Total
1661/2 2,781 3/4
28,930
9,080
210,882,000
13,426,000
297,743,000
44.17
2,9481/4
Hours Run
Total lbs. Coal
Total Gals. Oil
Total Gals. Av. No. Gals. Pumped to lbs. Coal
Av. Duty for Year
Goulds
2,7813/4
9,080
297,743,000
Fairbanks-Morse
13,426,000
Barr
1661/2
28,930
14,099,000
487
29,123,000
325,268,000
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8
1,290
734,000
81/2
1,280
724,000
81/2
1,400
754,000
14,099,000
71/4
1,290
610,000
15
2,630
1,230,000
151/2
2,370
1,194,000
221/4
3,460
1,911,000
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Following is the report and activities of the Police De- partment for the year ending December 31, 1939.
ARRESTS FOR THE YEAR
Females
15
Males
415
Total
430
Amount of Fines Imposed
$3,658.00
Property Recovered
3,110.44
Mileage of Department
75,853 miles
TYPES OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Pedestrians, Fatal
3
Pedestrians, Fatal, Private property
1
Operator, Fatal
1
Pedestrian injured
22
Automobile Property damage
135
Automobiles Injured
56
Total 218
Respectfully submitted,
RUSSELL P. DEARBORN,
Chief of Police.
NOTE : See Town Accountant's Report for Expenditures of this Department.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT 1939
Aggregate Value
Exempted under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23
$21,781,400.00 238,850.00
Available for Revenue
$21,542,550.00
Valuation of Personal
$1,647,925.00
Valuation of Real 19,894,625.00
To be raised by taxation :
State Tax
94,368.93
County Tax
36,108.27
Tuberculosis Hospital
10,987.59
Town Appropriation 857,648.37
Overlay 15,326.06
$1,014,439.22
Estimated receipts, including : Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by the
Assessors :
$330,802.80
Town Meetings,
August 28, 1939
17,500.00
May 9, 1939, out
45,000.00
of Excess and
Deficiency Acct. on
approval of Comm. of
Corp. and Taxation 393,302.80
$621,136.42
Division of Taxes :
January 1 Personal
$46,801.07
January 1 Real
565,007.35
April 1 Polls
9,328.00
December 31 Additional Polls 46.00
December 31 Additional Personal
1,400.00
December 31 Additional Real Estate 2,400.00
Rate of Taxation $28.40 on $1,000.
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Warrants to Collector :
Personal Property
$46,840.83
Real Estate
565,075.51
Polls 9,374.00
Exempted under Chapter 59, Sec. 5
General Laws as Amended :
Houses of Religious Worship
$322,700.00
Charitable, Benevolent, Literary, Educational
1,114,075.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
182,625.00
United States of America
118,200.00
County of Plymouth
619,850.00
Town of Plymouth
2,001,675.00
Table of Aggregates
Number of Persons, Firms,
and Corporations assessed
on Property
4611
Polls assessed
4687
Polls exempted under Clause 18
14
Polls exempted under Clause 23 15
Polls exempted under Chapter 202,
Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G. L.
Acts of 1936
396
Horses
52
Cows
224
Neat Cattle
8
Swine
84
Sheep
17
Fowl
6600
Dwelling Houses
4205
Acres of Land
48,000
Motor Vehicles assessed
under Motor Excise Law :
Value of Motor Vehicles
Registered $828,895.00
Warrants to Collector
(Motor Excise) 24,869.24
State Rate on Motor Vehicles, $35.90 on $1,000.
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ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1937 :
Dec. 31, 1938, Balance
$2,432.49
Dec. 31, 1939, Abatements
Polls
$96.00
Personal 382.20
Real 622.10
1,100.30
Balance to Reserve Overlay, $1,332.19
Levy of 1938 :
Dec. 31, 1938, Balance
$7,858.58
Dec. 31, 1939, Abatements
Polls
$102.00
Personal
219.28
Real
1,960.57
2,281.85
$5,576.73
Levy of 1939: Oct. 5, 1939, Overlay
15,326.06
Dec. 31, 1939, Abatements
Polls
846.00
Personal
110.05
Real
4,944.44
5,900.49
Reserve Overlay : Dec. 31, 1938, Balance From Overlay of 1937
9,491.48
1,332.19
$9,425.57
$10,823.67 THOMAS L. CASSIDY, FRED A. SAMPSON, JAMES S. SWANTON,
Assessors.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
February 21, 1940.
To The Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The Board of Public Welfare submits herewith its annual report for the year 1939. In the interest of econ- omy it is brief. The problems of the past year have been neither unusual nor overburdensome. It is common knowl- edge that the appropriations made at the March meeting for Temporary Aid, Aid to Dependent Children and Old Age Assistance proved to be insufficient, with the result that additional appropriations were sought and obtained at a special meeting in December. The primary reason for the increase in actual over anticipated expenditures for temporary aid was the failure of the relief load to decrease during the summer months. The absence of this usual seasonal drop meant a marked increase in expense. To whatever cause you attribute the phenomenon, it was an actual fact that relief demands were much heavier than anticipated and, as a consequence, the appropriation was used up the more quickly. With Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children, the amounts actually ap- propriated in March were less than the amounts estimated to be required. In each case the actual requirements proved to equal the estimates.
In making up the budget for 1940, certain items have been included relating to changes in the administrative setup. Some changes have already been made. It is hoped that we can go further. A full time visitor is necessary, beyond question. With the increase in relief load, the added requirements relative to reports, etc., from the Commonwealth, and the ever present necessity for strict
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supervision of the administration of relief, it is of vital importance to the town that an adequate staff be main- tained by this Department. The present staff is not able to handle the work properly. The changes instituted over the past year have improved the situation, but much re- mains to be done.
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND J. PRIESTLY, Chairman, A. RODMAN HUSSEY, Jr., Sec'y. THOMAS W. LOFT,
Board of Public Welfare of the Town of Plymouth.
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REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The Bureau of Old Age Assistance presents herewith its annual report for the year 1939.
During the past year, there were 418 cases that received assistance from this Department which aid amounted to $121,708.32. As the Federal Government reimbursed the Town one-half up to $30.00 expended in each case, the Town received $55,182.74 for assistance rendered. Of the balance which is $66,525.58 the Commonwealth will re- imburse the Town approximately two-thirds leaving a net cost to the Town of Plymouth of approximately $22,175.20 for the 418 cases that received assistance.
The total cost for the administration of Old Age Assist- ance for 1939 was $3,236.69. Of this amount the Federal Government reimbursed the Town $1,859.27 leaving a net cost to the Town for administration of $1,377.42.
Ending December 31, 1939 we had a case load of 362 and we anticipate a net increase in our case load in 1940 of about two cases a month or twenty-four cases for the year.
Beginning January 1, 1940 the Federal Government will reimburse the Town one-half of the amount of assist- ance given in each case up to $40.00 per month. This will help to reduce the net cost to the Town for Old Age Assist- ance for 1940.
Last year the Bureau requested an appropriation of $68,000.00. The Finance Committee recommended that $65,000.00 be appropriated which was done. At the special town meeting in December it was found necessary to ask for an additional appropriation of $3,500.00 to enable us
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to complete payments to recipients for the month of December.
It is earnestly hoped by the Bureau that the Town will appropriate the sum of $76,500.00 estimated by the Bureau to be the amount necessary to properly administer Old Age Assistance for the year 1940.
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND J. PRIESTLY, Chairman Pro Tem
HAROLD S. DAMON THOMAS W. LOFT
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LORING LIBRARY
To the Directors of the Plymouth Public Library :
The annual report of the Plymouth Public Library and Loring Library is herewith presented :
Of 1,243 books added by purchase; 448 were adult non- fiction, 565 adult fiction, and 230 juvenile books. The total number of books in the library is 24,396.
Library circulation for the year was 127,891 books and 2,287 prints ; including 93,970 adult books, 19,588 juvenile and 14, 443 school deposit circulations.
LORING LIBRARY
The Directors of the Plymouth Public Library assumed the management of the Loring Library on May 1, 1939. If this library was to operate efficiently as a unit of the main library it seemed wise to reorganize all departments. The library committee of the Board of Directors made new rulings affecting borrower's privileges and circulation of books to conform as nearly as possible with those observed at the main library.
Hours open to the public were increased from 28 to 42 hours. The desk and charging systems were simplified and are now uniform. The library was crowded; shelves were full and books were stacked in inaccessible places. The librarian examined all books and discarded obsolete and worn out volumes. There were months of clerical work and physical labor involved in this discarding of books, and we were fortunate in having two National Youth Administration workers who also lettered with an electric stylus all non-fiction books in the library.
There was immediate need of new books and with little knowledge of the reading requirements of Loring Library
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adult users it seemed wise to purchase liberally only juvenile and intermediate books. These departments in the past few years had received less consideration. The junior and senior high school supplementary reading collection was in need of new titles which were purchased ; the reference collection used almost entirely by school pupils received consideration as well. As reading habits of adult readers were observed it was possible to purchase many new titles for this department. From May 1 to December 31, 641 books were added. Of this total 312 were adult, 313 juvenile, 16 were reference books.
In 1939 the library circulated 27,507 books ; 21,835 were adult books and 5,672 were juvenile. The circulation gain over the preceding year was 5,459.
All borrowers have been re-registered and in the six months period 472 adults, 299 children, a total of 772 have registered.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLOTTE HASKINS,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
The Park Commissioners herewith submit their report for 1939.
The receipts of the bath house at Beach Park showed an increase over 1938, Received in 1939, $492.43 as compared with $468.95 in 1938.
The camping receipts at the Indian Reservation camp grounds were for 1939, $1,055.07 which was an increase over the $917.00 in 1938.
The receipts from the Nelson Street Camp Grounds were $1,527.15 for 1939 and in 1938, $1,588.75.
The bath house at Morton Park had as receipts for 1939, $65.10; for 1938, $64.60.
Stephens Field bath house receipts in 1939 were $37.51 as compared with $42.90 in 1938.
The Park Commissioners wish to thank the Welfare Department in giving many hours of labor and, through this cooperation, the department was able to accomplish much work which required attention.
Veterans' Field attained a greater popularity the past year than ever before and a Field Day climaxed a suc- cessful season.
Stephens Field had its usual popularity and the work done by W. P. A. on the tennis court and field received much praise.
The W. P. A. project in all parks has accomplished much, which otherwise could not have been done with our appropriation.
The usual maintenance has kept all Parks in good shape and with the cooperation of the personnel we have been able to keep within our appropriation.
ALMORE W. BURGESS, Chairman ARTHUR L. MORSE GEORGE T. FOX
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth :
The Board of Health herewith presents its annual re- port together with the reports of its various appointees for the year ending December 31, 1939.
The report of our appointees show the work has been carried on in the usual manner.
Four clinics were held for the immunization against diphtheria under the supervision of Doctor Abate and the Community nurses, with 67 children under school age immunized. State records show a great decline in re- ported cases of diphtheria. We wish more parents would avail themselves of this opportunity, and have their chil- dren immunized after the age of six months.
An average of five persons have been at the Plymouth County Tuberculosis Hospital during the year, and three out-patients reported for treatment each month. There were thirty-eight contacts examined and X-rayed. Two patients at Lakeville State Sanatorium and one at Rutland State Hospital.
Contagious diseases reported as follows :
Chicken Pox
137
Dog Bites
46
Menengitis
2
German Measles
6
Lobar Pneumonia
2
Measles
354
Mumps
300
Scarlet Fever
8
Tuberculosis
3
Whooping Cough
17
Typhoid Fever
2
Gonorrhea
11
Syphilis
10
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Of the eight cases of scarlet fever reported three were from a summer camp being out of town cases. Measles and mumps were very prevalent with a great number of cases not being reported, where no physician was called, therefore we have no exact record.
The collection of garbage has been carried on in the usual way having very few complaints.
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REPORT OF SANITARY INSPECTOR
July 1, 1939 to Dec. 31, 1939 E. Elroy Morse
Complaints :
Rubbish
69
Garbage
92
Miscellaneous 127
Inspections of Food Stores :
Grocery
308
Bakeries 70
Restaurants and Lunch Rooms 321
Fish Markets 24
Miscellaneous inspections :
Pool Rooms
Recreation Camps
Bath Houses
Public Dumps
Public Toilets
Bottling Places
Sausage Factory
Ice Cream Establishments
162
There are a great number of complaints made and in- vestigated by the sanitary inspector which are not listed above.
Violations for keeping vegetables, fruit and other products too near the side walk : 43
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REPORT OF SLAUGHTER INSPECTOR Arthur L. Morse
Animals slaughtered and inspected the past year :
Cattle 112
Pigs 108
Calves
33
REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR
M. D. Welsh, Fred P. Bailey and Edgar F. Bliss Number of Permits 262
Number of Inspections 262
New Buildings 35
Old Buildings
227
REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR
Daniel J. Sullivan WORK PERFORMED
Licenses and Permits Issued :
Class A Class B Class C Totals
Licenses, Milk Dealers
68 66
34
168
Licenses, Oleomargarine
8
8
Permits
49
49
Total
68
74
83 225
Summary of Inspections Made, Sanitary : Class A-Hotels, Restaurants, Tea Rooms,
Lunch Rooms, Fountains, etc. 18 93.6%
Class B :- Stores, Markets, or Like Dealers 18
91.7
Class C :- Producers and Producer Dealers, having 1 or 2 cows 14
83.7
Dairy farm: - Producers and Producer Dealers, having more than 2 cows
47
71.4
Dairy :- Pasteurizing Plants
3 96.0
100
436.4%
Total
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Average Percentage for Sanitary Conditions 87.2%
Summary of Tests Made:
Butter, Fats, Milk 47
Total Solids and Solids Not-Fat 94
Sediment 47
Adulteration 47
Pathogenic 63
Totals 298
Average Percentage of Butter-Fats in Raw Milk Tested 4.47%
Average Percentage of Total Solids, in Raw Milk Tested 14.11%
Average Percentage of Refractive Index, Raw Milk Tested 36.37%
Average Percentage of Sanitary Conditions for Sediment Tested
94.6 %
Average Percentage of Butter-Fats in Past- eurized Milk Tested 4.12%
Average Percentage of Total Solids in Past- eurized Milk Tested 13.09%
Average Percentage of Refractive Index, Pasteurized Milk Tested 36.73%
Average Percentage of Sanitary Conditions
for Sediment Tested 99.3 %
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT S. MAXWELL, Chairman WIGGIN L. MERRILL, M.D. RUDOLPH E. SWENSON, M.D.
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REPORT OF FIRE COMMISSIONER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the annual report of the Plymouth Fire Department for the year 1939.
It is with considerable satisfaction that again I report the high standing of efficiency which is still being main- tained, as shown by the records of 1939.
You will note that the number of alarms has increased to 404 as against 313 for the previous year, indicating an increase of 91.
The assessed value of buildings, and contents involved, is $347,100, the loss being $28,730.00. Based on 13,000 inhabitants, this shows a loss of $2.21 per person, or 8.2% of the property involved.
BUILDINGS
Both the Central and North stations are in need of considerable repairs to the brick work, and the doors of the Central Station should be replaced. It is also hoped that your Honorable Board will deem it advisable to go forward with the approved W. P. A. Project to increase the toilet facilities and make possible a fire-proof room for the fire alarm apparatus.
FIRE ALARM AND RADIO
The outside lines of the fire alarm system are in good condition but should be extended further south from Cliff Street. The repeater is in need of overhauling. This is expected to be done early in 1940.
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APPARATUS
It is still my firm opinion that both from an economical and efficiency maintenance standpoint, a progressive plan of replacement should be started. After a thorough in- vestigation made by the Special Committee appointed at the 1939 Annual Town Meeting, this opinion has been substantiated.
Respectfully submitted
HENRY WALTON, Fire Commissioner
REPORT OF FIRES FOR 1939
Traveled 1,692 miles; Pumper used 376 times; false alarms, 6; H. H. Inhalator 4 times and the E. & J. Resuscitator used 5 times. Feet of hose used, 50,980; water from booster tanks, 19,568 gallons. Feet of ladders used, 2,650 ; 797 gallons chemicals.
Assessed value of buildings, $249,120.00; Insured, $261,450.00; Value contents $97,980.00 ; Insured contents, $78,005.00; Loss on buildings, $26,413.00; Loss on con- tents $2,317.30; Total value, $347,100.00; Total loss, $28,730.30.
ORGANIZATION
Fire Commissioner, Henry Walton; Chief, Everett B. Wood; Deputy Chief, Clifton Hatton; Fire Department Surgeon, Dr. William E. Curtin; 4 Captains, 3 Lieuten- ants; 16 Permanent men, and 33 Call Men.
Respectfully submitted,
EVERETT B. WOOD,
Chief
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE YEAR 1939
OAK GROVE and VINE HILL CEMETERY
HARD SURFACING ROADS
A special appropriation of $500.00 was made at the Town Meeting for hard surfacing roadways in Oak Grove Cemetery. The section selected was the easterly Summer Street exit, connecting Summer Street, with the finished hard surface put in the previous year: The total length of this work was 760' containing approximately 1,070 sq. yards. This work seems to meet with the general approval of those who use the Cemetery driveways and we re- commend an appropriation of $500.00 to continue hard surfacing another section during the year 1940.
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SURVEY AND PLAN
A WPA project, sponsored by the Selectmen and the Cemetery Commissioners, for a survey and plan of Oak Grove and Vine Hill Cemetery was started in April, 1938, as mentioned in our report of last year. This work was completed during 1939. As a result of this work, we have a revised and accurate map on a scale of 40' to the inch of both Vine Hill and Oak Grove. The areas of all lots shown on this map have been checked against the deed areas and shown on cards in the office of the Cem- etery Superintendent. In every case where there was a discrepancy the correct area was entered on the card. This marks the satisfactory completion of a worth while job.
PROPOSED ADDITION
The undeveloped areas in Vine Hill Cemetery that lend themselves to future lot development are growing smaller each year. The average number of lots sold annually is
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approximately twenty. Faced with these facts, your Com- missioners feel that action should be taken by the Town towards acquiring additional land for Cemetery purposes and we recommend the purchase of a six acre piece, owned by Domero Cortelli et als. This lot is bounded on the east by Vine Hill Cemetery, on the north by Samoset Street, on the west by Doyle and Blenn and southerly by Saint Joseph Cemetery. It is our understanding that this lot can be bought for $2,500.00.
In Mr. Waddell's report to the Selectmen, June 6, 1938, the following paragraph occurs :
"Proceeds from the sale of lots and graves should be kept in a separate account and such funds may be appropriated by vote of the Town for care, im- provement and embellishment, or the enlargement of the cemetery."
We understand, from the Town Accountant, that this fund at present amounts to $6,204.56. We, therefore, re- commend an appropriation of $3,000.00 for purchase and improvement of the above described lot for cemetery pur- poses, to be appropriated from this fund. If this land is acquired it could be developed either as WPA project or by Welfare labor.
BURIAL HILL
The usual maintenance work has been carried out during the year. Using part of a $300.00 appropriation made last year for the preservation of old stones, the stones of Thomas Faunce, Joseph Bartlett and Nathaniel Jackson have been encased in granite at a cost of $200.00. The method of protection of old stones in this way makes a very neat job and, apparently, a durable one.
We recommend an appropriation of $200.00 to continue this work during the ensuing year.
CHILTONVILLE, CEDARVILLE, MANOMET & SOUTH POND CEMETERIES
No special work was carried on in any of the outside cemeteries during the past year. A beginning was made
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in painting the fence at the Chiltonville Cemetery but not enough Welfare labor was available to complete the work. We hope to be abe to do that the coming year.
Some roadways have been laid out in the Manomet Cemetery Addition that was graded as a WPA project during 1939 and a plan has been prepared showing a pro- posed sub-division into lots.
It is important to note that a substantial part of the ap- propriations for the Cemeteries is spent for services for which the Town receives reimbursement although these receipts are not available for use of the department. For the last three years the Town has received the following amounts for these services :
Care of Lots & Graves
Miscellaneous
1937 $1,679.02 1,405.92
1938 $1,737.98 1,175.69
1939 $1,313.49 1,545.84
$3,084.94
$2,913.67
$2,859.33
We recommend the following appropriations for the year 1940.
Oak Grove & Vine Hill Cemetery $10,000.00
Burial Hill 1,500.00
Outlying Cemeteries 800.00
Hard Surfacing in O. G. & V. H. 500.00
Protecting Old Stones 200.00
Proposed Addition to V. H. Cemetery
3,000.00
$16,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR E. BLACKMER, Chairman
RICHARD T. ELDRIDGE
EDWARD R. BELCHER
Board of Cemetery Commissioners
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DEPARTMENT FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen :
I hereby submit my annual report on building opera- tions within the Town, for the year ending December 31, 1939.
No. Kind
22 Single Family Dwellings
Est. Cost. $94,600
19 Summer Camps 18,675
19 Garages
8,700
16 Other Buildings
33,560
14 Additions and Alterations to Dwellings
20,050
22 Additions and Alterations to Other Buildings 80,575
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$256,160
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS A. BODELL,
Inspector of Buildings
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
In compliance with Chapter 98, Section 34, General Laws of Mass. I herewith submit a report for the year 1939 as Sealer of Weights and Measures, period from January 1 to December 31, 1939 :
Total number of measuring instruments :
Tested
2,450
Adjusted 176
Sealed
2,391
Not Sealed
176
Condemned
59
Total amount of fees collected $377.79
Total inspections which permit no fees:
1/4 bbl. Cranberry Boxes 45,899
All Other 781
Trial weighings and measurements of commodities sold or put up for sale :
Total number tested
205
Correct
28
Under
55
Over
122
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL J. SULLIVAN,
Sealer
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REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen :
During the year of 1939 the required amount of ale- wives were stocked from Town Brook, Eel River and White Horse Beach.
A total of 12,170 motor boats, fishing boats and yachts were in and out of Plymouth Harbor during the year, an increase of 2510 over 1938.
Fees taken at the Town Wharf amounted to $99.08.
I should like to again stress the need of a light at the Town Float, to eliminate the existing danger of accidents on the runway after dark, and the need of dredging in Plymouth Harbor for anchorage, as there in no water around the wharf at low tide except on the end.
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