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Joseph Souza and Mary Vincent Oliver S. Chapman and Elizabeth Everett Joseph Gomeau and Mary Stone Charles H. Howland 2nd and Nancy L. G. Raymond
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Frank R. Pippin and Martha A. Williams Thaxter Burgess and Adeline -Hoosig and
Frank J. Lawrence and Emma Lawrence Peter Gellar and Mary Raymond George W. Ellis and Mary Benjamin Savery and Harriet Holmes
Nathaniel Simmons and Alice O'Brien
2 Marion Souza (Died in Boston) 3 George F. Chapman
4 William H. Gomeau
8 Carrold D. Howland
Russell G. Owen and
Nehemiah R. Nickerson and Harriet Eldredge
John Clement and Silas Taylor and Rebecca Brownell
Louis Picard and Marie L. Deslauriers Michael Reagan and Mary O'Leary
John Boothby and Johanna Thomson Calesta Mendes and Nomaxia Tavares John E. Griswold and Rhoda Pace Nicholas Strassel and Madeline
12 Fannie E. Desautelle 13 Linda J. Pascoe 13 Dennis M. Keough
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- Arterio Sclerosis
2 23 Natural Causes
3
11 1 Accidental Drowning and Arlene Keough
15 Mary Fratus
80
5 25 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease
18 William H. Bock
60
5 10 Fracture of Skull
19 Jose Mendes
58 3 23 Congestive Heart Failure
19 Carrie M. Condon (Died in Taunton)
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7 12 Cardio Renal Disease
21 Mary E. B. Arthur 22 Leo J. Gilbert
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7 21 Cerebral Hemorrhage
22 Alice S. Holbrook
86 7 1 Cardio Vascular Renal Disease
24 Ada E. Beever
(Died in Boston)
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10 22 Cancer of Breast
58
5 26 Carcinoma of Lungs
6 5 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease Dominico Negretto and Carolina
61
7
10 Coronary Thrombosis
68
11 24 Carcinoma of Abdomen
71
2 12 Fracture of Skull
Oct. 1 Frank N. Badger
72
6 25 Cancer of Stomach
2 Robert A. Shurtleff
60
6 1 Internal Hemorrhage
2 Fred A. Sampson
80
8
13 Carcinoma of Mandible
Frank L. Badger and Ellen S. Chapman Robert Shurtleff and Hattie Eddy Pelham Sampson and Emily S. Douglas
6 Erwin F. Martin (Died in Bethesda, Md.)
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1 9 Polio-Myelitis
7 Anna J. Butler
89
2 20 Arterio-Sclerosis
12 Manuel Ricardo
59
2 15 Virus Pneumonia
12 Stillborn
15 Fred Thomas
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- - Surgical Shock
77
10 27 Cerebral Hemorrhage
20 Lillian V. Barlow
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1 7 Carcinoma of Sigmoid 5 min. Prematurity
William Wall and Eveline Chandler John R. Pascoe and Nellie Pierce
Henry Perry and Mary
Adam Bock and Charlotte Precint and
Melvin E. Parker and Carrie Coats Richard Arthur and Betsey Dunham Charles Gilbert and Elise Parent James S. Holbrook and Sarah E. Bradford
Amos Park and Mary Fowler Joel E. Smith and Harriett Beckett
26 Rodney B. Smith 27 Attilio Negretto (Died in Taunton) 28 Lina W. Donovan 28 Elizabeth R. Ames (Died in Fitchburg) 29 Alfonsa Federici
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William Faunce and Margaret McCarthy
Edward T. Ripley and Carrie A. Copeland Ralphelo Zuffi and Louise Guichardi
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George J. Martin and Madeline G. Ainslie Daniel Butler and Eliza Hathaway Manuel Ricardo and
Frank Thomas and Antonio Baratta and Filomena Baratta John Deschamps and Marie Valliere George E. Pearson and Helen A. Pretti
20 John Baratta
25 Pearson
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9 10 Cerebral Thrombosis
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DEATHS REGISTERED IN PLYMOUTH IN 1944-Continued
Date
Name
Age Y. M. D.
Cause of Death
Name of Parents
27 Isabelle M. Whitehead 28 Louisa M. Watkins
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11 14 Carcinoma of Bladder
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10 26 Coronary Occlusion
David Dale and
Nov. 1 Alexander Dale 1 Stillborn 2 Louis Ottani
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3 25 Pulmonary Edema
Lawrence Ottani and Adelaide Borghamastre
3 Jeremiah Sullivan
55
6 14 Cardio Renal Vascular Disease Bartholomew Sullivan and Anastasia
7 Eleanor J. Mayher
84
21 Chronic Myocarditis
10 Mary J. Pimental
53
1 12 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease
11 James T. Haworth
64
10 1 Coronary Occlusion
11 Joseph Pickles
41
5 1 Broncho Pneumonia
12 Nellie M. Cash
82
7 7 Chronic Myocarditis
12 Tony Serra
70
6 9 Coronary Heart Disease
72
8 21 Coronary Thrombosis
74
10 13 Carcinoma of Uterus
17 Will F. Delano
73
1 29 Cerebral Hemorrhage
79
7 3 Arterio Sclerosis
18 Umberto Malaguti 21 Earl L. Dunn
41 10 26 Coronary Occlusion
22 Pella H. Fowler
91 27 Cardiac Decompensation
25 Lucy A. Carnes
87 1 10 Cardio Vascular Disease
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11 - General Arterio-Sclerosis
Frank Henderson and Mary A. Furney
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William T. Wood and Julia Brewster George H. Westgate and Elizabeth Stringer
Hiram Delano and Helen Peterson Antonio Malaguti and Teresa Cattabrigga John Dunn and Ruth Swift
William Perkins and Elizabeth Holmes Wellington Lamberton and Lucinda Morse
28 Frank Henderson (Died in Taunton)
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4 17 Coronary Occlusion
Andrew J. Miner and Sarah Wessells David H. Tenney and Clara Brown
Kelliher
John Mayher and Eleanor Sprague Francis Felina and Mary Bettello James E. Haworth and Jane Westwell John A. Pickles and Mary Graham Addison J. Slater and Sarah J. Blake Vincent Serra and Louise
13 Alton A. Wood (Died in Boston) 13 Rosella Morris
Dec. 1 Maria Magno
2 Margaret B. Griswold (Died in Taunton 3 Lillian L. Standish (Died in Kittery, Me.)
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8 24 Coronary Sclerosis
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- 28 Chronic Myocarditis
64
2 28 Coronary Occlusion
80
2 23 Cerebral Thrombosis
58 26 Pistol Shot Wound of Head
65
11 8 Cirrhosis of Liver
74
1 25 Cancer of Stomach
11 Martin Maier 12 Napoleon F. Barcelo
70
2 15 Coronary Embolism
78
8 1 Coronary Thrombosis
14 Frank Jordan
(Died in Boston)
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11 27 Paget's Disease
74
6 4 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease
76
6
21 Alveolar Abscesses
44
10 1 Asphyxiation by Carbon Monoxide Gas
72
11
25 Angina Pectoris
53
8
4 Chronic Nephritis
74
7 16 Arterio Sclerotic Heart Disease Lemuel Raymond and Mehitable Westgate
2
3 - Acute Hepatitis
52
Carcinoma of Stomach
77
Cerebral Thrombosis
28 Jose A. Bettencourt
29 William C. Axford
74
7 21 Carcinoma of Bladder
84
6 12 Coronary Sclerosis
73 11 26 Diabetes Mellitus
and
John Buchanan and Annie
William Lear and Bathshebe McCleese James Thompson and Samtha Hill Enos C. Thomas and Mary Marshall
John J. Barry and Catherine Cronin Albert Hopkins and Mary Battie Franz Maier and Theresa Rheihart James Barcelo and Mary
Simeon F. Jordan and Harriet Washburn
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Joseph Was and Catherine Skop Joseph Nickerson and Mary A. Larkin Warren P. Rickard and Emma F. Cook
20 Alfred C. Nickerson
20 Winslow E. Rickard
24 Hetty M. Bruce (Died in Taunton) 25 Diana Segien (Died in Boston)
27 Mabel Andrews
27 Elizabeth Cavicchi
47 4 4 Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
Bart. Bettencourt and Mary Lima Arthur Axford and Eliza Weaver
30 John Keevey
31 Mary E. Pellett
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Charles V. Segien and Helen J. LeBlanc Charles Cromwell and Delia Bumpus Balboni and --
Patrick Keevey and Frances McLearty George Wyman and Mary J.
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5 Margaret J. Walter 6 Frank C. Thomas 6 David S. Barry (Died in Taunton) 10 Frederick A. Hopkins
14 Robert W. Savery (Died in Taunton) 18 William A. Fraser 18 Martin J. Walsh
Winsor Savery and Almira Cobb William H. Fraser and Eleanor Christie
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SUMMARY
BIRTHS, 1944 Number Registered, 329, of which 108 were non- residents.
Males 166
Females 163
329
MARRIAGES, 1944 Number Registered 128
DEATHS, 1944
Number of deaths registered, 238, of which 49 were non-residents, and 40 died out of town, burial taking place in Plymouth.
There have been issued from the Town Clerk's Office for the year 1944, licenses as follows:
Resident Citizen's Fishing Licenses 328
Resident Citizen's Hunting Licenses 355
Resident Citizen's Sporting Licenses 233
Resident Citizen's Minor and Female Licenses 81
Resident Citizen's Minor Trapping Licenses
1
Resident Citizen's Trapping Licenses 9
Resident Citizen's Sporting (Free) Licenses 62
Resident Citizen's Military (Free) Licenses 50
Resident Citizen's O.O.A. (Free) Licenses
11
Special Non-Resident Fishing Licenses
17
Non-Resident Citizen's Minor Fishing Licenses
1
Non-Resident Citizen's Fishing Licenses
1
Duplicate Licenses 6
Male Dog Licenses
653
Female Dog Licenses
272
Kennel Licenses
3
HERBERT K. BARTLETT, Town Clerk
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REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS AND SEWERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit a report of the work done in the Street and Sewer Departments from January 1 to De- cember 31, 1944.
SEWERS
Several hundred feet of our Main Sewers have been dragged to remove tree roots that have collected in the pipes this past year. Manholes have been cleaned out and inspected. New manholes have been built on streets where there were formerly none.
STREET CLEANING
The usual work of cleaning streets has been carried out this year. Catchbasins were cleaned and inspected and new ones built where they were needed.
ASPHALT SIDEWALKS
No new sidewalks were built this year as materials were frozen by the War Production Board. A few side- walks were patched with asphalt and sand to fill the holes and dangerous places made by tree roots. I have been informed that sidewalk material may be released in the spring of 1945, if so, more sidewalks will be re- surfaced.
HARD-SURFACING STREETS
The following streets were approved by the War Pro- duction Board for resurfacing with no new construction permitted for 1944: Court St., from the Plymouth and Kingston line to Lothrop St., with K. P. tar and peastone. The following streets were resurfaced with K. P. tar and peastone, dragged and rolled: Court St., Summer St.,
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Whiting St., Water St., Fremont St., Allerton St., Prince St. The following streets were sealed with asphalt and sand: Davis St., Doten Road, Jordan Rd., and Sandwich Road. Several gravel roads were scraped and brought up to grade with gravel. Calcium chloride was applied to the gravel roads to lay the dust.
SPECIAL BUDGET
Federal Furnace Road, Chapter 90 Maintenance, 4,700 feet of mixed-in-place top of retread tar and gravel was placed over the old road to a depth of 2 inches, mixed, shaped and rolled. Another section of one mile of this road was treated with the same construction, placing a 2 inch top surface over the old road. Both sections were sealed with asphalt and sand. Another mile of this same road was sealed with sand and asphalt. Great Herring Pond Road, one mile of this road was resurfaced with asphalt and gravel, mixed-in-place construction, from Plymouth and Bourne line to Lake Croft Inn. This makes a 2 inch top over the old pavement, 20 feet wide, sealed with sand and asphalt. One mile more will be completed in 1945 if material is available. Long Pond Road, two miles of this road was resurfaced with retread tar and gravel in two sections where the surface was broken up by the army trucks and tanks in 1943. One mile more will be resurfaced if material is released by the W. P. B.
SIDEWALKS AND CURBING
Curbing in front of Mabbett's Mill, Water St., was raised and brought up to grade. Approximately 400 feet was settled by the heavy storms washing the water over the sea wall. Olmstead Terrace, approximately 300 feet of cement curbing was built on the northerly side. Sev- eral cement slabs have been removed that were lifted by tree roots and replaced with asphalt mix. This work will be continued this coming year.
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HURRICANE WORK (Sept. 14, 1944)
There were approximately 3,500 trees blown over into the streets and on the top of houses in all sections of the town. It took about one month to clear the roads from fallen trees and debris. Extra men were hired in the out- lying districts and in town so that the roads could be opened as soon as possible. This work was done with the help of the Tree Dept. and Park Dept. A gasoline shovel on a trailer was hired to remove the trees and stumps on all the streets in town at an approximate cost of $7,500.00, labor included.
The usual work in the outlying districts has been car- ried out with the graveling of roads and the cutting of the brush.
Lines and grades for streets and sewers have been supplied by Edward Chase, Town Engineer, and records of same kept on file.
The several requests for work to be done on roads and sidewalks will be given attention as soon as the War Pro- duction Board releases these materials.
Respectfully submitted,
ELMER C. CHANDLER
Supt. of Streets and Sewers.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLYMOUTH BOARD OF HEALTH 1944
Your Plymouth Board of Health has carried on the usual health activities during the past year. No effort has been spared to maintain the health of the community at a high level and to take such steps as may have appeared necessary to guard the public health.
Our Sanitary Inspector, Mr. Harold E. Giles, has made regular inspections of all places serving foods and as a result of these inspections the sanitary standards of our food places has greatly improved. The usual number of complaints has been investigated and satisfactory adjust- ments have followed.
The inspection of milk at periodic intervals progress smoothly and with highly satisfactory results. Regular analysis of milk samples from all sources has been made as a result the quality of milk sold in Plymouth is at a high standard. The milk samples are collected by Mr. Giles and are analyzed by the Steele Dairy Laboratory of East Bridgewater. Mr. Steele has been of invaluable assistance to the Board with his recommendations and suggestions and his willingness to respond immediately to any emergency situation which might arise. We be- lieve that the standard of milk sold in Plymouth today has never been at such a high level as it is now.
Last year there were fewer complaints about the pub- lic dumps, due in a large measure to more careful super- vision and the expenditure of a modest sum of money for the hiring of bull dozers to level the dumps and keep them in decent condition. The Obery Street dump has reached a point where it will soon have to be abandoned.
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We forsaw this siuation three years ago when we arranged with the Plymouth County Commissioners to lease fifty acres of land on the South Pond Road at a rental of one dollar a year for use as a public dump. This property is ideally situated and should serve the town for the full length of the lease. We have not yet been able to make use of this land due to the lack of a water supply but hope to correct this situation through the in- stallation of an independent water supply system. Town water cannot be used because of lack of pressure at this location. The Board intends to ask the town to appro- priate the sum of four thousand dollars for the instal- ling of a water system adequate to take care of the dump and to provide suitable fire protection. A detailed esti- mate of the cost is not available at this time but it is be- lieved the cost will be less than our maximum estimate of $4,000.
At the annual town meeting in March 1944 an appro- priation was made for the collection of garbage in Man- omet. This work was let out to contract to Charles W. Craig at a price which made it possible to operate this additional garbage collection service for two years out of the sum appropriated in 1944. Mr. Craig has carried on his work with complete satisfaction to the Board. The work started in June with two collections weekly and was reduced to one collection weekly during the winter months. There were few complaints and these were attended to promptly. The collection of garbage in Man- omet and the hiring of a man for part time work on the Manomet dump completely eliminated the appalling conditions that had existed at the Manomet dump for a period of many years.
Weekly clinics have been held at the Board of Health rooms for the treatment of venereal disease cases, vac- cinations, etc., of persons unable to pay for treatments.
We feel that continued emphasis should be placed on immunization clinics for protection against diphtheria.
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In this work we are receiving wholehearted cooperation from the Plymouth School Department, their school phy- sician and school nurse. It will be noted from the table of contagious diseases in this report that there were no cases of diphtheria reported during the past year which is evidence that immunization clinics are well worth while. The number of scarlet fever cases continues to be a problem for the Board. We have worked in close cooperation with the State Department of Public Health but thus far have been unable to determine the source of this disease. It is interesting to note that the number of scarlet fever cases begins to rise with the opening of schools which leads us to the conclusion that there is a close relationship between the gathering of children and the number of cases of scarlet fever. Why this is so we do not know but are working to determine the cause and to eliminate it. Until the cause can be determined with any degree of exactness all that can be done is to segregate and quarantine the cases, watch the school children carefully and if necessary take drastic steps to curb the spread of the disease if it shows any indications of getting out of control. The public may be assured that its Plymouth Board of Health will leave no stone unturned to keep the spread of this disease under con- trol. There were 106 cases of scarlet fever reported during the year, which is far above the normal number of cases which should be expected. This same situation appeared to exist in other communities. Parents would be protecting the health of their children if they kept their children out of public places during the time that scarlet fever is most prevalent.
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Contagious disease report for year ending December 31, 1944:
Jan.
Feb.
March
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Chicken-pox
11
19
15
22
2
2
Dog-Bite
1
1
3
5
1
5
6
1
2
1
Meningitis
Ger. Measles
Malaria
1
Measles
41
4
3
2
1
1
2
Scarlet Fever
8
9
12
14
11
6
2
1
1
14
28
Pul. Tuberculosis
1
1
Other Forms T. B.
Whooping Cough
1
4
5
4
Gonorrhea
1
Syphilis
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
64 34 34 42 21
11
10
8
3
5 26
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During the year many questions have been asked the board about fumigation. We think it well to report what the State Department of Public Health has to say on this subject. In a bulletin issued in September, the State Board said, "Ideas concerning disinfection have changed a good deal in the last few years. Current practice dur- ing the early 20th century centered to a large degree on fumigation. To the laity, this meant burning sulphur candles; to the health officer it meant fumigation with formaldehyde gas.
At the present day fumigation has been abandoned as terminal disinfection in the case of communicable disease. But nonetheless disinfection is still as neces- sary as ever; methods, only, have changed. The empha- sis is now laid on concurrent or day by day disinfection during the course of a disease. The care of the patient suffering from typhoid fever or other enteric diseases is an excellent example of such disinfection, the neglect of which in the past has caused many an epidemic.
Information is often sought regarding the disinfection of books used by a patient in isolation for communicable
1
1
1
Mumps
1
1
1
1
1
.
1
1
1
1
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disease and what to do with a school room in which cases of communicable disease have been found. Because germs are as a rule short lived outside the body, it is sufficient treatment for books to keep them out of cir- culation for three months with exposure to sunlight and air on several successive days. Soap and water, fresh air and sunlight amply take care of school rooms.
Fumigation, though no longer used to kill germs in rooms, should not be dismissed too cavalierly from con- sideration. It is highly useful in destroying vermin of all sorts which may spread disease. Sulphur dioxide is often employed by laity though hydrocynnic acid gas is the one more often used by professionals. The latter gas, however, is highly dangerous in the hands of those unskilled in its use."
During the past year the number of plumbing inspec- tions has been at a low level due to the lack of supplies and labor but it is expected a high increase in these in- spections will follow when supplies and labor are avail- able. The cost of the inspections is paid for by the town to the plumbing inspector but the fee that is paid to the town offsets this cost so the inspections, except for the modest sum allowed for travel expense, costs the town nothing.
The Board wishes to emphasize that all cases of com- municable diseases, of which scarlet fever is one, must be reported to the Board of Health at once. There have been many instances where the disease has not been re- ported until late, if at all, which creates menace to the public health. Although the Board's reluctant to do so it will take court action if necessary to enforce the health laws.
The Plymouth Board of Health is YOUR board of health working in your interests. We want YOUR co- operation in maintaining the high standards of health which exist in the community.
MEDORA V. EASTWOOD, Chairman HERBERT S. MAXWELL, Secretary PAUL W. BITTINGER
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DEPARTMENT FOR THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my annual report on building activities in the Town of Plymouth during the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1944.
No. Kind Est. Cost
2 Single Family Dwellings
$8,000
6 Summer Camps
3,000
6 Other Buildings
6,825
6 Garages
3,450
13 Additions and Alterations-Dwellings
7,950
15 Additions and Alterations-Other Bldgs.
12,000
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$41,225
Respectfully,
THOMAS A. BODELL,
Inspector of Buildings.
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Park Commissioners submit their report for the year 1944.
The receipts from the bathhouses and camping grounds amounted to $1,777.32.
Mr. George Barlow, who for many years was caretaker of the Beach Park Bath House, retired this year and Mr. Fred Hallahan was appointed as caretaker.
There were many campers at the Nelson Street Camp- ing Ground and the soft ball league played their games on the playground side of the camping ground.
Brewster Garden has had its usual care and attention. Owing to the dry season, the plants did not do as good as usual and the Japanese Beetle has done a great deal of damage. Some action should be taken to stop debris from being thrown in Town Brook. All small parks have had the usual attention.
On June 6th, Mr. J. A. Robert Quinn, President of the National League Baseball Club, with his field superin- tendent, Mr. Leathers, came to Plymouth, and with the Commissioners, Superintendent and Mr. Walter Haskell, went to the Standish Avenue Playground and laid out a baseball diamond. One half of the field has been loamed, graded and seeded. Owing to the dry season, it had to be seeded twice.
Veterans Field has enjoyed its usual popularity and has been very well attended especially in the evening. The U. S. Coast Guard Temporary Reserve Band of Plym- outh Flotilla 1-601 gave an excellent band concert.
Morton Park has been more popular this year than usual. A new water system has been installed as recom-
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mended by the Board of Health. Much damage was done to the bath house during the spring and all the windows have been replaced with solid wooden shutters.
Stephens Field has been very popular featuring base- ball, football, hockey, tennis, picnics and bathing. The swimming classes were well attended here and at Nel- son Street. The instructors taught the children soft ball and tennis when not instructing swimming lessons.
The hurricane during September caused great damage at Morton Park, Brewster Garden, Indian Reservation. At Morton Park there is an estimate of one thousand trees down which must be removed and about 75 acres should be trimmed. About two thirds of all the trees at Indian Reservation were uprooted. We hope to have the bathing and camping area cleared by Spring.
EDWARD J. E. HAND, Chairman JOHN SIEVER WILFRED SLOAN
Board of Park Commissioners
NINETIETH ANNUAL REPORT
of the
Water Commissioners
and
Superintendent
of the
Town of Plymouth
1820
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For the Year Ending December 31,
1944
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REPORT OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners presents its nine- tieth annual report covering the year 1944.
The year was characterized by extremely dry condi- tions during the Spring and Summer months. Reference to the table of monthly rainfall, which accompanies this report, will show the very small amount which fell dur- ing May, July and August.
At the low point of the summer, the elevation of Great South Pond was 101.5 ft. which is lower than any pre- viously recorded.
Heavier rains in the Fall improved the levels of the ponds and at the end of the year Great South Pond stood at 102.1 ft., which was eight-tenths of a foot lower than at the beginning of the year.
The total rainfall for the year was 41.48 inches, which was 3.68 inches more than in 1943 but 3.82 inches less than the ten year average of 45.30.
During the Summer it was necessary to ask all water takers to be very careful not to waste water and to use the hose only for the watering of food crops and then for not over one hour per day.
In general our request received excellent co-operation and resulted in saving considerable water.
GREAT AND LITTLE SOUTH PONDS
During the periods of heaviest consumption, it was difficult to maintain the flow of water from Great South into Little South because of the low level of the water. The canal between the two ponds required digging at frequent intervals. In spite of this, the depth of water over the outlet pipe at Little South was reduced to such a point that the Commissioners felt that means should
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