Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1947, Part 2

Author: Plymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1947
Publisher: Plymouth [Mass.] : Avery & Doten
Number of Pages: 770


USA > Massachusetts > Plymouth County > Plymouth > Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1947 > Part 2


Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).


Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35


Article Seventy-one:


Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,088.00 for the purpose of advertising the advantages, resources, and attractions of the Town of Plymouth under Chapter 40, Section 6A of the General Laws, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Article Seventy-two:


Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $800.00 to renovate, repaint, and renew the historical signs which were installed originally at the time of the Tercentenary, and to erect additional signs as needed. This appropriation to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Article Seventy-three:


Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.


Article Seventy-four:


Voted: That the Town take no action under this article.


Article Seventy-five:


Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the use of the Special Study and Coordina- tion Committee appointed under Article 80 of the last Annual Town Meeting, for the purpose of continuing the work of said committee.


.


-23-


Article Seventy-six:


Void: That the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell or otherwise. dispose of any equipment or material in the hands of any department under their supervision and deemed by the Selectmen to be obsolete and of no further use to said department.


Article Seventy-seven:


Voted: That the Town approve of naming the cross street between Savery's Avenue and Cordage Terrace, Dias Road, in honor of the two Dias brothers who were killed in action in World War II.


Article Seventy-eight:


Voted: That the Town appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the purchase of an automobile to be used for the Department of Public Welfare. Said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Public Welfare and to be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Fund, if approved by the Commissioner of Taxation, otherwise from the tax levy.


-


-24 ~-


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


SEPTEMBER 8, 1947


The meeting was called to order at 8 P.M. At 8:45, a quorum not being present, the meeting was adjourned to Sept. 22, 1947.


On Sept. 22, 1947, the meeting was called to order. A quorum not being present, the meeting was adjourned to Sept. 29, 1947.


On Sept. 29, 1947, the meeting was called to order. Again, a quorum not being present, the meeting was ad- journed, this time without date.


-25- REPORT OF


Advisory and Finance Committee on the ARTICLES IN THE TOWN WARRANT March 22, 1947


NOTICE


Please retain this report for use at any Adjourned Town Meeting


Your Committee presents herewith its report and recom- mendations on the Articles in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting:


The various town departments have presented budget figures this year greater than at any time in the history of the town.


A total of $1,334,155.19 (Article 7) has been asked to run the town departments. This is $228,831.14 more than was recommended by last year's Finance Committee for the same purpose. This sum does not include the many special requests, totalling an additional. $358,393.05, which appears under separate articles.


The additional money being asked for by the various town departments may perhaps be justified on the grounds that they give more or better services. But can the people of the town afford these payment increases?


We point out that, contrary to some popular thought, there is a practical limitation to the amount of taxes that property owners can pay. In town affairs, as in our individual lives, there are many things that we may want, there are many things that we must have and there are many things that may be desirable. Some of these things we can afford and we get them, but the rest must be postponed until we can afford them.


A high tax rate is not only a hardship on the owners of property but directly affects rents. High taxes affect the cost of all things bought in local stores. High taxes discourages new business and the building of new taxable property. High taxes will prove a hardship upon those in need of housing.


For these reasons, your committee has recommended a substantial reduction of the amounts asked for by the town departments under Article 7, and adds further that if the sums requested by certain Town Departments continue to increase


-26-


at the present trend, it is the opinion of this committee that serious consideration should be given by the Town toward making a detailed and minute examination of these depart- ments to see if these appropriations are warranted.


The total amount requested under the special articles is $358,393.05. Of this, $25,000 (Article 57) is merely a transfer of money from one account to another. Your committee has recommended, under these special articles, the appropriation of $181,817.88. $79,716.76 of this would come from the 1947 tax levy. The balance will come from funds not affecting the tax rate.


The Surplus or Reserve Fund is $352,591.13 and the Post War Rehabilitation Fund is $57,500.00. This is a substantial amount but it must be remembered that this fund has been built up during the war years when all town services were curbed and materials were not available for purchase. In all probability, this fund, will, during the next few years, decrease in amount.


.Your Committee therefore, has recommended that the sum of $90,325.00, plus the $25,000, which is the transfer to a Stabilization Fund, be taken from the surplus account. We point out that transfers from this account must be approved by the Tax Commissioner of this Commonwealth. Your committee recommends no expenditure from the Post War Rehabilitation fund.


The above recommendations are the result of many weeks of deliberation and conferences with the department heads and Town Accountant, and represent what the committee believes is for the best interest of the Town.


Article 5. To see what action the Town will take with regard to fixing the salaries of elected town officers.


Recommended that the salaries of the following elected town officers be:


Chairman of Selectmen


$ 726.00


Other Selectmen (each) 363.00


Chairman of Assessors


2,571.60


Other Assessors (each)


2,129.60


Town Clerk


2,080.00


Town Treasurer


2,080.00


Collector of Taxes


3,170.00


Chairman of Board of Public Welfare


50.00


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to equalize and establish a uniform hourly rate of $1.00 per hour for any and all laborers in all the various and different departments of the Town, such hourly rate to be retroactive to January 1, 1947.


Recommend no action.


(By petition)


Recommended by Departments Personal Services Salaries Expenses Other


Recommended by Committee Personal Services Salaries


Expenses Other


Selectmen's Dept.


$6,469.79


$1,540.00


$5,481.35


$1,140.00


Accounting Dept.


4,068.70


400.00


4,068.70


400.00


Treasury Dept.


3,771.23


1,089.00


3,771.23


1,000.00


Tax Collector's Dept.


4,900.30


1,220.00


4,900.30


1,220.00


Assessors' Dept.


8,317.58


500.00


8,317.58


400.00


Law Dept.


2,000.00


150.00


1,500.00


150.00


Town Clerk's Dept.


3,771.23


342.50


3,771.23


250.00


Engineering Dept.


1,450.00


275.00


1,450.00


275.00


Planning Board


200.00


800.00


50.00


Election and Registration


1,474.79


1,017.50


1,374.79


1,000.00


Town House Maintenance


1,200.70


1,813.85


1,177.10


1,768.85


Town House Repairs


1,100.00


750.00


Storage Vault in Basement of Town House


2,500.00


Old High School Maintenance


1,885.94


1,705.00


1,819.38


1,705.00


Town Hall Maintenance


4,200.35


5,806.00


4,200.35


5,706.00


Town Hall Repairs


7,925.00


7,925.00


Police Dept.


54,072.70


5,240.00


. 51,372.70


4,940.00


Police Dept., Out-of-State Travel


100.00


100.00


Fire Dept.


62,495.76


8,131.70


62,495.76


7,021.70


Fire Dept., New Hose


1,610.00


1,610.00


Fire Dept., Out-of-State Travel


150.00


150.00


Fire Dept., Liability Insurance


1,190.84


1,190.84


Inspection of Buildings


173.80


25.00


173.80


25.00


Sealing of Weights and Measures


1,754.00


400.00


1,754.00


300.00


Moth Suppression


1,853.72


5,300.00


1,820.00


4,525.00


Moth Dept., Addition to Building


1,000.00


1,000.00


Tree Warden's Dept.


905.08


5,300.00


910.00


4,010.00


Article 7. To make necessary appropriations to defray the expenses of the Town, and for other purposes and to raise sums of i .. oney as the Town shall deem expedient.


-27-


Recommended by Departments Personal Services Expenses Other Salaries


Recommended by Committee Personal Services Salaries 640.00


Forest Warden's Dept.


890.00


3,185.00


Forest Warden's Dept., Liability Insurance


881.28


881.28


Forest Fire Payrolls


2,000.00


2,000.00


Inland Fisheries


300.00


300.00


Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance


16,305.70


16,305.70


Health Dept.


9,428.69


12,967.40


8,712.11


11,231.40


Garbage Collection


14,982.48


14,862.48


Shellfish


1,855.00


750.00


1,855.00


645.00


Public Sanitaries


3,825.53


417.20


3,725.00


417.20


Sewers


7,000.00


7,000.00


Street Cleaning


5,500.00


5,000.00


Roads and Bridges


4,831.40


40,000.00


4,831.40


40,000.00


New Sandspreader for Highway Dept.


850.00


850.00


Highway Construction and Reconstruction


From Excess and Deficiency


23,150.00


20,000.00


Hard-Surfacing Streets


5,000.00


5,000.00


Sidewalks


6,000.00


6,000.00


Granolithic Sidewalks and Curbings


2,000.00


2,000.00


Snow and Ice Removal


7,500.00


7,500.00


Street Sprinkling


1,500.00


750.00


Street Lighting


22,000.00


.21,000.00


Traffic Lights


550.00


500.00


Traffic Signs, Painting, etc.


3,275.00


1,800.00


Harbor Master


2,093.40


2,093.40


Public Welfare Dept.


11,834.08


70,596.46


9,736.98


65,210.00


Aid to Dependent Children


46,876.00


40,000.00


Old Age Assistance


5,590.00


193,610.00


5,057.95


190,000.00


.


-28-


.


.


.


Expenses Other 2,860.00


Soldiers' Benefits


Veterans' Services


· .


·


202.97 3,943.40 293,550.00


25,000.00 500.00 51,550.00


202.97 2,793.40


20,000.00 375.00


School Dept.


291,450.00


49,050.00


School Dept., Fuel


7,550.00


7,550.00


School Lunch


4,704.00


11,735.40


4,704.00


11,735.40


Park Dept.


7,580.58


14,220.00


7,580.58


13,720.00


Backstop for Standish Ave. Playground


400.00


400.00


Pensions for Town Laborers


1,780.80


1,780.80


Insurance of Town Property


4,700.00


4,700.00


Contributory Retirement System:


Pension Fund


26,493.53


26,493.53


Military Service Fund


728.83


728.83


Expense Fund


900.00


900.00


Sexton


250.00


250.00


Miscellaneous Account


556.00


5,279.00


556.00


4,072.00


Water Dept. Maintenance-


18,744.00


31,375.00


18,494.00


25,875.00


Water Dept. Construction From Excess and Deficiency


20,000.00


7,500.00


Town Wharf Maintenance


250.00


250.00


Repairs to Entrance to Town Wharf


1,000.00


1,000.00


Piping Fresh Water to Coal Wharf


400.00


400.00


Town Forest Maintenance


800.00


600.00


Oak Grove and Vine Hills Cemeteries


5,000.00


10,000.00


3,225.00


9,000.00


Two Power Mowers for Cemetery Dept.


300.00


150.00


Burial Hill Cemetery


3,300.00


3,000.00


Chiltonville, Manomet, Cedarville and


2,200.00


2,000.00


Town Debt and Interest.


30,000.00


30,000.00


$543,645.52


$790,509.67


$530,046.86


$728,225.21


Total, Article 7 From Excess and Deficiency


$1,334,155.19


$1,258,272.07


$27,500.00


.


-29-


South Pond Cemeteries


-30-


SPECIAL ARTICLES


Requested


Recommended


8. Bonus


$45,000.00


$45,000.00


9. Plymouth Public Library


11,913.00


11,913.00


10. Loring Library


3,860.00


3,860.00


11. Manomet Library


1,031.88


1,031.88


12. Memorial Day


450.00


450.00


13. July Fourth


1,200.00


1,200.00


14. V-J Day


600.00


15. Armistice Day


600.00


600.00


16. Thanksgiving Day


500.00


500.00


17. District Nurses


2,750.00


2,750.00


18. County Aid to Agriculture


150.00


150.00


20. Dog Officer


650.00


650.00


22. Reserve Account


15,000.00


10,000.00


23. Main Street (Chap. 90 Construction)


20,000.00*


20,000.00*


24. Ply. Cordage Curve (Chap. 90 Const.)


16,000.00*


25. Dump Truck for Highway Dept.


2,500.00


2,500.00*


26. Injuries to Erving Wall Jr.


197.17


27. Power Roller for Park Dept.


1,325.00


1,325.00*


28. Clearing Trees at Morton Park


2,000.00


29. Shower Cabinet at Nelson St.


500.00


500.00*


30. 'Toilets at Standish Ave. Playground


5,000.00


5,000.00*


31. Surfacing Avenues at Stephens Field


3,072.00


32. Surfacing Parking Area at Beach Park


1,736.00


35. Purchase of Faulkner Land - Little South Pond


1,600.00


36. Purchase of Card Land - Little South Pond


1,000.00


37. Chain Link Fence - Lout Pond Res- ervoir


2,300.00


38. Purchase of Holmes Land - Little South Pond


2,000.00


39. Improvement of Oak Grove and Man- omet Cemeteries


2,500.00


2,500.00


40. Dump Truck for Cemetery Dept.


2,200.00


41. Dredging Mooring Basin


15,000.00


15,000.00*


42. Heating Equipment, Hedge School


22,000.00


.


.


44. Seawall at Water Street


45,000.00


46. Fishways at Town Brook


500.00


500.00*


47. Old Colony Transportation Committee


500.00


.


.


48. New Traffic Lights


3,000.00


49. Water Supply - Beaver Dam Road


14,000.00


14,000.00*


50. Assessors' Plans


2,500.00


2,500.00


51. Overlook Terrace - new street


100.00


100.00


52. Alteration to Middle and Carver Sts.


100.00


100.00


53. Alteration to Nelson St. and Water St. Ext.


2,800.00


-


...


.....


-31-


Requested


Recommended


54. Margerie St. - new street


100.00


100.00


57. Stabilization Fund


25,000.00*


25,000.00*


58. Mosquito Control


1,000.00


1,000.00


59. Sewer at Knapp Terrace


1,270.00


60. Fire Protection at Manomet


50,000.00


2,500.00


61. Waterfront Protection, Hotel Pilgrim


?


62. Waterfront Protection, White Horse Beach ?


64. Celebration for Return of Veterans


5,000.00


65. Veterans' Graves


3,000.00


66. Purchase of Morton Land - Town Brook


1,200.00


68. Repairs to South Street Fire Station


3,500.00


2,500.00*


69. Plymouth Airport


1,800.00


200.00


71. Municipal Advertising


1,088.00


1,088.00


72. Historical Signs


800.00


800.00


74. Public Safety Commissioner


5,000.00


.


75. Special Study and Coordination Com- mittee


5,000.00


5,000.00


78. Car for Welfare Dept.


1,500.00


1,500.00*


Total of Special Articles


$358,393.05


$181,817.88


Total of Article 7


$1,334,155.19


$1,258,272.07


$1,692,548.24


$1,440,089.95


Less:


"From Excess and Deficiency


61,000.00


115,325.00


Art. 9 From Dog Tax


1,776.12


1,776.12


Art. 22 From Reserve Overlay


15,000.00


10,000.00


Art. 39 From Cemetery Sale of Lots


2,500.00


2,500.00


Art. 42 From Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


22,000.00


Total from Available Funds


$102,276.12


$129,601.12


Total Appropriations from Tax Levy


$1,590,272.12 $1,310,488.83


Total from Special Articles


$358,393.05


$181,817.88


Total from Article 7


1,334,155.19


1,258,272.07


Total


$1,692,548.24


$1,440,089.95


From 1947 Tax Rate


$1,310,488.83


From Other Funds than Taxes


$129,601.12*


#From Excess and Deficiency Fund From Overlay of Taxes


$115,325.00


$10,000.00


From Sale Cemetery Lots


$2,500.00


From Dog Tax


$1,776.12


.


-32-


Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the pay- ment of a bonus to all town employees and make an appro- priation therefor.


Recommend appropriation of $45,000.00 (See further explana- tion on Page 20).


Article 9. To take such action as the Town shall see fit in aid of the Plymouth Public Library.


Recommend appropriation of $11,913.00, of which $1,776.12 shall be dog tax.


Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of three thousand, eight hundred and sixty (3,860) dollars to be expended by the Plymouth Public Library for the Loring Library.


Recommend appropriation of $3,860.00.


Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding one thousand thirty-one dollars and eighty- eight cents ($1,031.88) in aid of the Manomet Public Library.


Recommend appropriation of $1,031.88.


Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding four hundred and fifty (450) dollars for the Observance of Memorial Day, said appropriation to be ex- pended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Recommend appropriation of $450.00.


Article 13. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twelve hundred (1200) dollars for the annual Observance of July 4th and that the sum of one hundred and fifty (150) dollars of that amount be expended in said observance for the sponsoring of children's sports, the whole to be expended under the direction of the Plymouth Board of Selectmen.


Recommend appropriation of $1,200.00. (By petition)


Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding six hundred (600) dollars for the Observance of V-J Day, said appropriation to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. (By petition)


Recommend no action under this article. Declared illegal by Town Counsel.


Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding six hundred (600) dollars for the Observance of Armistice Day, said appropriation to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Recommend appropriation of $600.00.


-33-


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the ‘ um of five hundred (500) dollars for the Observance of Thanksgiving Day, to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Recommend appropriation of $500.00.


Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-seven hundred and fifty (2750) dollars for the employment of one or more district nurses, said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen.


Recommend appropriation of $2,750.00.


Article 18. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture and to choose a Town Director, as provided in Section 41 and 45, Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws, and act thereon.


Recommend appropriation of $150.00.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of the time and place, by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town, fourteen (14) days at least before the sale, property taken by the Town under tax title pro- cedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction, may reject any bid which they deem inadequate or take any action relative thereto.


Recommend favorable action.


Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not exceeding six hundred and fifty (650) dollars for com- pensation and expenses of the Dog Officer required by Chap- ter 320 of the Acts of 1934.


Recommend appropriation of $650.00.


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept twenty-five (25) cemetery perpetual care funds, amounting to five thousand and fifty dollars ($5,050) received and deposited in the Plymouth Savings Bank in the year 1946 in accordance with the usual votes of the Cemetery Commis- sioners and Selectmen, and listed as New Funds in the town report.


Recommend favorable action.


-


-34-


Article 22. To see if the Town will authorize the trans- fer from the Reserve from Overlayings of Taxes, the sum of fifteen thousand (15,000) dollars to the Reserve Account in the hands of the Advisory and Finance Committee.


Recommend appropriation of $10,000.00 to be taken from Overlay of Taxes.


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropri- ate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for the improvement of Main Street Extension, Main Street and Court Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both for this purpose.


Recommend appropriation of $20,000.00 to be taken from Excess and Deficiency Account.


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for the improvement of the Plymouth Cordage Curve, said money to be used in con- junction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both for this purpose.


Recommend no action. 1


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred (2500) dollars for the purchase of a Dump Truck to replace 1938 International, for the High- way Department.


Recommend appropriation of $2,500.00 to be taken from Excess and Deficiency Account.


Article 26. To see if the Town will appropriate an amount of money not exceeding $197.17 to be paid to the parents of Erving H. Wall, Jr., who was seriously injured by a batted ball at Stephen's Field on May 12, 1946. The money will be used to pay bills connected with said injury. Certain ball players held batting practice between third base line and third base bleachers in disregard to safety of spectators which resulted in Erving H. Wall, Jr., being hit by a batted ball while in third base bleachers. (By petition)


Recommend no action. Declared illegal by Town Counsel.


Article 27. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand, three hundred and twenty-five (1,325) dollars to purchase a power roller for the Park Department.


Recommend appropriation of $1,325.00 from Excess and Defi- ciency Account.


-35-


Article 28. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of two thousand (2,000) dollars to trim trees and cut under- brush at Morton Park to eliminate a fire hazard existing there. Said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Park Commissioners.


Recommend no action.


Article 29. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of five hundred (500) dollars to install shower cabinet, waste water drains and hot water at the Nelson Street Camp Ground. Said appropriation to be expended under the direc- tion of the Park Commissioners.


Recommend appropriation of $500.00 to be taken from Excess and Deficiency Account.


Article 30. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation of five thousand (5,000) dollars to be expended under the direction of the Park Commissioners for the purpose of erecting a building and installing suitable toilet facilities at the Standish Avenue Playground, so-called.


Recommend appropriation of $5,000.00 to be taken from Excess and Deficiency Account.


Article 31. To see if the Town will make an appropri- ation of three thousand and seventy-two (3,072) dollars to surface the two avenues at Stephens Field. Said appropri- ation to be expended under the direction of the Park Com- missioners.


Recommend no action.


Article 32. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand seven hundred and thirty-six (1,736) dollars to surface the parking area, southeast of the Beach Park Bathhouse. Said appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Park Commissioners.


Recommend no action.


Article 33. Will the Town authorize and instruct all departments and their heads that in the future all jobs or positions to be filled in the various town departments must first be advertised in our local papers for a period of time of not less than fifteen (15) days, and that each person apply- ing for said jobs or positions must state in writing his or her qualifications etc. to the department head or board where the vacancy exists, and in all cases with all things considered on an equal basis, a veteran must be given first preference for


-36-


-


said job or position applied for and any person applying for said job or position must file with said job application a certified copy of actual residence in the Town of Plymouth for a period of time of not less than two (2) years, and any part time employment for a period of time of ninety (90) days or less shall not be considered regular employment under this article. .


(By petition)


Recommend that the Town authorize and instruct all depart- ments and their heads that, in the future, all regular jobs. and positions to be filled in the various Town departments be ad- vertised at least 15 days prior to appointment and that each person applying for such jobs or positions must state in writing his or her qualifications, etc., to the department head or board where the vacancy exists; and in all cases, with all things considered on an equal basis, a veteran must be given first preference for said job or position. Under this motion any employment for a period of ninety (90) days or less shall not be considered as a regular job or position.


Article 34. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to sell or otherwise dispose of any equipment or material owned by the Water Department and deemed by the Water Commissioners to be obsolete and of no further use to said department.


Recommend favorable action.


Article 35. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to purchase from John H. Faulkner, a parcel of land at Little South Pond and bounded substantially as follows: Beginning at the shore of Little South Fond at the Northeast corner of said lot; thence running Westerly to the road to a stone bound which marks the Northwest corner of said lot; thence running Southerly on said road, 100 feet to a stone bound forming the Southwest corner of said lot; thence running Easterly to the shore of the pond; thence running Northerly along the shore of the pond to the point of begin- ning; and make an appropriation of $1,600.00 therefor; said John H. Faulkner to retain ownership of the buildings upon said land and to remove said buildings from the premises.


Recommend no action.


Article 36. To see if the Town will authorize the Water Commissioners to purchase from Alice E. Card a parcel of land on the shore of Little South Pond bounded substantially as follows: Beginning at an oak tree 135 feet Southeasterly from the line of land formerly of William E. Hurd and in the Southwesterly line of a road; thence running Southwesterly about 100 feet to an iron pipe on or near the shore of the pond




Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.