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The Commissioners' report gives a detailed account of the Department work during the past year and the Con- struction work is summed up in the table that follows this report.
Some of the jobs are not completed, there being serv- ices to be changed over on to new mains on Liberty Street, Ocean View Ave., Nick's Rock Road and South Cherry Street, as well as connecting Liberty Street main with Standish Avenue, Ocean View Road main with Western Avenue and remove old fire hydrants and shut off old mains. All of this, we hope to do the coming year.
Seventeen leaks in mains were repaired during the past year, and thirty-two leaks in services.
Twenty corporations on services were drilled, improv- ing poor pressure in each case.
A 6" fire sprinkler service was connected to the cur- tain factory on Court Street.
Ten fire hydrants were repaired. Hydrant inspection was carried on, as usual.
Only forty-one meters were set on new services this year and there was considerable meter repair work, using every available part that we had in stock, deliv- eries on this material coming through very slowly.
Analyses of samples of water from the ponds and wells and from various taps was continued.
The auxiliary well supply at Warners Pond was oper- ated 910 hours, during June, July, August and Septem- ber, pumping 15,332,000 gallons of water. 1,600 gallons of fuel oil and 50 gallons of lubrication oil was con- sumed.
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On December 24th, due to frost in the ground, all heavy Construction work had to be stopped. This will be continued in the spring.
Respectfully submitted,
THEODORE BRINK, Superintendent.
COST OF WORK CARRIED ON IN 1947 SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
Total to
Length Size Dec. 31, 1947
Olmstead Terrace
1,132' 6"
16' 8" $3,402.29
Liberty St.
1,350' 8"
32' 6" 5,374.36*
Ocean View Rd.
800'
8"
32'
6" 2,954.60
10" Force Main P. H.
Tank
1,936' 10"
33' 6"
9,395.28
Nick's Rock Rd.
2,600' 8"
48'
8,583.20*
Squanto Rd.
770' 8"
2,932.22
So. Cherry St.
780'
8"
16'
6" 2,562.34*
To Teixeira's Cherry St. 532'
6"
1,876.16
Cherry St.
1,180'
8"
16'
6" 5,110.17*
$42,190.62
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REGULAR CONSTRUCTION
Overlook Terrace
412' 6" $1,571.86
Priscilla Beach
1,690' 6" 5,947.39
Knapp Terrace
550' 8"
16' 6" 2,203.76
Wellingsley Ave. 310' 6" 1,153.48
$10,876.49
BEAVER DAM ROAD:
2,805' 8" 99' 6" $10,954.22*
$10,954.22
$64,021.33
* indicates more work to be done to complete job.
1947 PUMPING RECORDS FAIRBANKS-MORSE NHS
WOLVERINE
Gals.
Hrs. Run
Fuel Oil
Gals.
Pumped
Hrs. Run
Gals. Fuel Oil
Gals. Pumped
Gals. Pumped
Gals.
Inches
AVE. TEMP. Max. Min.
January
137
4551/2
14,457,000
113 1/2
31442
11,979,000
1,013,000
8,863,000
2.78
38
20
February
1183/4
3931/2
12,481,000
11314
314
11,920,000
880,000
7,815,000
1.97
34
18
March
13234
441
13,882,000
12242
339
12,829,000
964,000
8,291,000
3.35
40
25
April
1201/2
399
12,555,000
136 1/4
376 1/2
14,201,000
1,219,000
8,225,000
5.30
50
33
May
136
45142
14,080,000
1653/4
400
17,173,000
1,939,000
8,505,000
3.01
62
44
June
172
569
17,669,000
161 14
444
16,609,000
2,845,000
8,457,000
4.30
70
50
July
222
734
22,695,000
173
474
17,744,000
3,564,000
9,100,000
3.62
79
64
August
220.44
729
22,426,000
1723/4
475
17,532,000
3,714,000
9,600,000
1.32
77
61
September
158
523
16,049,000
171 14
471
17,087,000
3,337,000
8,661,000
2.27
70
52
October
1423/4
47112
14,424,000
1663/4
460
16,415,000
1,593,000
10,716,000
3.05
65
45
November
65
217
6,582,000
205
565 44
21,219,000n
1,178,000n
8,380,000
3.71
45
30
December
166 14
5511/2
16,923,000
126
34612
13,016,000
1,207,000
7,990,000
5.03
37
19
Total
1,7911/4
5,9351/2
184,223,000
1,82714 4,9793/4
187,805,000
23,453,000
104,603,000
39.71
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Duty based on BTU in Fuel 19,500 per lb. Fuel Oil Head, 74.5 ft.
Wolverine-Gould
Hrs. Run 1,791 14 1,827 14
Fuel 5,935+/2
184,223,000
· Fairbanks-Morse N. H. S.
23,453,000
Total Pump
3,6181/2
10,91542
395,481,000
Gravity
104,603,000
500,084,000
Wells at Manomet
910
1,600
15,332,000
Total Consumption
515,416,000
GRAVITY in
RAIN in
Month
-
Gals Pumped
142,638,000 173,311,000
4,980
187,805,000
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ASSESSOR'S REPORT 1947
Aggregate Value
Exempted Under Clauses 11-17-18-22-23
$22,441,925.00 137,600.00
Available for Revenue
$22,304,325.00
Valuation of Personal
$1,937,750.00
Valuation of Real
20,504,175.00
To be raised by taxation:
State Tax
$20,666.47
County Tax
62,873.14
Underestimated (1946)
562.58
Tuberculosis Hospital
16,305.70
From Available Funds
163,600.00
Town Appropriation
1,494,717.07
Overlay
10,437.62
$1,605,970.87
Estimated receipts, including: Dog Tax voted by the Town to be used by Assessors. $490,456.02
Out of Available funds under approval of Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation.
TOWN MEETINGS:
October 23, 1946
13,500.00
March 22, 1947
150,100.00
$654,056.02
$951,914.85
Division of Taxes:
January 1 Personal
$81,385.50
January 1 Real Estate
861,175.35
April 1. Polls
9,354.00
December 31. Additional Polls
22.00
December 20 Additional Real
332.85
December 20 Additional Personal
29.40
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Rate of Taxation $42.00 on $1,000. Warrants to Collector:
Personal Property
$81,385.50
Real Estate
861,175.35
Polls
9,354.00
Betterments (Moth)
166.00
Water Liens 17.25
Exempted under Chapter 59,
Sec. 5, General Laws as Amended.
Houses of Religious Worship
$352,000.00
Charitable, Benevolent, Literary and Edu- cational
778,525.00
Parsonages Exempted
33,050.00
United States of America
124,200.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
183,625.00
County of Plymouth
559,125.00
Town of Plymouth
1,452,240.00
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons, Firms and Cor-
porations 'Assessed on Property
4,996
Polls Assessed 4,688
Polls exempted under Clause 18 33
Polls exempted under Clause 23
9
Polls exempted under Clause 202
Sec. 1, Chap. 59, G.L., Acts of 1936
466
Polls Exempted under Sec. 8 Ch. 58 (Men in Armed Forces)
1147
Horses
54
Cows
189
Swine
200
Sheep
15
Fowl
18,450
Dwelling Houses
4,320
Acres of Land
69,760
Motor Vehicles and Trailers assessed
under Motor Excise and Trailer Law:
.
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Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Registered
1,343,720.00
Warrants to Collector: (Motor Excise and Trailer)
35,663.46
State Rate on Motor Vehicles and Trailers, $36.23 on $1,000.
ABATEMENT ACCOUNT
Levy of 1941:
Appropriated in 1947
2.00
Abatements:
2.00
Overdraft of 1946 Levy of 1942:
16.03
Abatements:
Overdraft of 1946
2.00
Abatement, Tax Title
14.03
16.03
Levy of 1943:
Appropriated in 1947
151.76
Abatements:
Overdraft of 1946
9.80
Abatement, Tax Title
141.96
151.76
Levy of 1944:
Appropriated in 1947
117.00
Abatements:
Tax Title
117.00
Levy of 1945:
Dec. 31, 1946 Balance
80.14
Appropriated in 1947
121.50
201.64
Abatements:
March 17, 1947 Polls
2.00
March 17, 1947 Personal
22.68
Apr. 22, 1947 Tax Title
121.50
146.18
To· Reserve Overlay
55.46
201.64
Appropriated in 1947
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Levy of 1946: Dec. 31, 1946 Balance Abatements:
Dec. 27, 1947 Polls
24.00
Dec. 27, 1947 Personal
14.40
Feb. 6, 1947 Real Estate
21.60
Apr. 22, 1947 Tax Title
135.00
.
To Reserve Overlay
195.00 1,465.75
1,660.75
Levy of 1947: June 19, 1947 Overlay Abatements:
10,437.62
Dec. 31, 1947 Polls
3,422.00
Oct. 31, 1947 Personal
216.30
Dec. 31, 1947 Real Estate
5,562.90
9,201.20
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance Reserve Overlay:
1,236.42
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance
32,991.17
From Overlay of 1945
55.46
From Overlay of 1946
1,465.75
34,512.38
To Reserve Overlay
8,879.03
Dec. 31, 1947 Balance
25,633.35
THOMAS L. CASSIDY GEORGE E. BLACKMER ROBERT A. CARR Board of Assessors.
1,660.75
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PLYMOUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY AND LORING LIBRARY
From the annual report submitted to the Board of Directors of the Plymouth Public Library:
BOOK STOCK
Number of volumes end of 1946
25,950
Volumes added by purchase 1,291
Volumes added by gift 184
Total volumes added in 1947 1,475
Of which 533 were adult non-fiction, 661 adult fiction, 281 juvenile.
Total
27,425
Volumes lost and withdrawn
1,103
Total number of volumes end of 1947
26,322
Number of prints (estimate) 20,000
Periodicals subscribed to 85
Newspapers subscribed to
6
USE
Volumes of non-fiction lent
23,477
Volumes of fiction lent
45,211
Volumes lent through 32 School Deposits
12,599
Total number of volumes lent 81,287
Percent fiction lent 55
Circulation per capita (includes Loring Library) 7.3
Prints lent
460
REGISTRATION
Number of new borrowers registered 293
Total number of borrowers registered 3,931
Percent of registered borrowers of population served (includes Loring Library) 38
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LORING LIBRARY
Books added by purchase 1947
453
Of which 233 were adult, 200 juvenile.
USE
Volumes of fiction lent 9,686
Volumes of non-fiction lent
4,717
Total number of volumes lent REGISTRATION
14,403
Number of new borrowers registered
106
Total number of borrowers registered 1,092
A DIGEST OF A PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1947.
To the Board of Directors and members of the Corpora- tion of the Plymouth Public Library.
1947 Reorganization has been along the following lines: 1. Examining books, work, building-space and practices in effect at the time of my arrival in June; taking steps to eliminate unessentials, save time or accomplish the work more effectively.
2. Delegating specific responsibilities to a staff capable of handling responsibility and eager to do so, for more effective administration. In assigning duties, thought is given to personal aptitudes, experience and training.
3. Preparing typed procedures and forms, uniform slips for daily cash, interlibrary loan requests, vouchers, etc. Libraries "take a leaf" from business methods, adapting short cuts and efficient techniques for use.
4. Greater coordination between the main library and its branch. It is customary for a qualified branch librari- an to select the books for her immediate library-com- munity. In June, this authority was turned over to Mrs. Figmic, North Plymouth (Loring) Branch Head and a trained librarian.
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5. Raising standards: in salary-classification; in staff training; in the physical appearance of the books: by providing new books with a protective coating of shellac; by rebinding books more promptly; by weeding out shabby or obsolete material, gradually; by typing instead of hand-writing book records. We want to associate good reading with attractive books.
TRANSITION YEAR:
The year 1947 was marked by transition. Miss Char- lotte Haskins, who served Plymouth faithfully as libra- rian for 17 years, resigned to go to the Keene, N. H. Li- brary in May. Miss Margaret Osmond also resigned in May to go to California for a summer position.
Miss Hazel M. White, formerly an assistant at the Needham Public Library, was appointed Cataloger and joined our staff Sept. 15th. She brings to her new posi- tion a background of teaching experience, wartime ex- perience in Washington, and training at Simmons Col- lege, School of Library Science. She is proving a valuable addition to the staff.
READING TRENDS
The use of libraries reflects the times. The increased circulation of adult non-fiction books, by 798, is gratify- ing, in spite of a drop in the overall circulation.
Even in the choice of fiction, serious issues are the trend-social problems and historical settings-as evi- denced in the long reserve lists for books like "Gentle- man's Agreement" and "House Divided".
Personal narratives of war experiences, biographies, and books on current world conditions lead the non-fic- tion, with frequent requests for material on home repairs, architecture, auto repair, vocations- practical information leading to betterment of one's self, career or property.
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"BOOKS ALIVE"
Regular weeding out of old books and of soiled or damaged copies is as important as the careful selection of new books, suited to community needs.
Inadequate storage space necessitates regular weeding out of old magazines. Storage preference is given those listed in Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. Stor- age space has reached a critical stage. A typed list of magazines to which the library subscribes has been pre- pared for the use of readers.
EXTENSIONS AND SCHOOL COOPERATION.
The school art department through the cooperation of Mrs. Margaret Brown is preparing a set of poster-size catalog cards for our instruction of classes of students in the Use of the Library, a major project planned for after February vacation.
The library continues to send deposits of books to the schools at the request of teachers. Books for high school panel discussions are set aside for use at the library. The public library and the high school library, through the cooperation of Mr. Arthur Pyle, exchanged lists of mag- azines to which each subscribes, to avoid unnecessary duplication and to supplement where needed. Certain basic reference magazines naturally are needed by both libraries.
It is hoped that in the near future a book-deposit serv- ice, similar to that extended to teachers, may be avail- able to the firemen, Boys' Club, and other community groups desiring it.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S COLLECTION
Excellent use has been made of the new collection of Young People's books, kept on the right rear table in the Reading Room, and selected especially for Teen-Age tastes-about young people, careers, and excellent biog- raphies of today's leaders, as a transition from the books of the Junior Room to those of the Adult Department.
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PROFESSIONAL CONTACTS
The library benefits from staff attendance at pro- fessional meetings and reading professional journals, where practices and trends are discussed, enabling smaller libraries to pace themselves with larger.
The librarian and staffs of the main and branch libra- ries shared their Christmas this year by sending a C.A.R.E. package to a Dutch librarian.
As a further means of keeping up with library ad- vancement, the library subscribes now to the Library Journal and Publishers' Weekly. Miss Lucas joined the Round Table of Children's Librarians, and Miss White is a new member of the Group of Classifiers and Cata- logers. Miss Jordan served as chairman of the Chau- tauqua County (N. Y.) Book Cooperative, treasurer of the Boston Institutional Libraries Group and auditor of the Old Colony Library Club.
STAFF WELFARE AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Staff meetings have been held regularly since mid- September, to encourage initiative, discussion and to ac- quaint staff members with current library policy. This serves as an efficiency measure, enabling one to take over temporarily the work of another during vacations, illness etc.
Substantial salary-increases have been recommended for assistants for 1948 to bring the library's classification into line with similar job-classifications in the commun- ity and to help stabilize the staff.
Early in 1947 the basement staff-room was freshly painted and improved with cheery curtains and furnish- ings.
In September, the 5-day week schedule went into ef- fect. The staff continues to work 40 hours per week, or 8 hours per day, but now enjoys a full day off as most business firms and libraries do, in place of the former split days.
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The staff notices special non-fiction reading interests, so that as new books along those lines are added, we notify individuals and clubs interested. Some already notified have expressed appreciation of this service.
POLICIES AND RECORDS
In the absence of a staff manual or a file of active pro- cedures, Miss Jordan has consulted with the staff, estab- lished policies and recorded procedures on recurring problems and processes. Eventually this material will become a staff manual.
A streamlined method of keeping financial records was recommended. A new efficient system recently adopted will save hours of time. Mr. Walder Engstrom, new treasurer, Mr. Frank Bartlett, auditor, Miss Jordan and Miss Pratt have telescoped and simplified bookkeeping, both in the checking account and at the library.
A new looseleaf Register of Borrowers replaces the old handwritten register, reducing errors; and book cards and their pockets are also typed instead of handwritten. Favorable comments have been made on their improved appearance, and on the elimination of the forbidding "Rules and Regulations" from the front inside cover of books. It is hoped that a simple artistic bookplate will be secured in 1948.
Miss Carolyn Pratt, in charge of statistics, also ably supervised the Adult Fiction inventory taken in the sum- mer, and keeps the registration file up to date.
DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS
Through displays we acquaint readers with library resources. Mrs. Lucy Rae, Circulation Assistant, is in charge of presenting the library's books appealingly, tying up the collection with community interests and news of the day.
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We were privileged to show the work of local artists during National Art Week. Mr. David Crawley, Rev. George Parker of Carver, and Mr. Ben Resnick and Mr. Dexter Brooks all contributed displays during the year.
Plans are afoot to exhibit the work of Plymouth cam- era and art students.
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE LIBRARY
The circulation of books at the desk, the most obvious work done in libraries, is only one of a library's many activities. Much time-consuming thought and human ef- fort go on "behind the scenes" before a book is even ready to reach the circulation desk: discriminating book selection; ordering; verifying bills; classifying and cata- loging; ordering printed catalog cards; the physical prep- aration of the books from stamping and pasting, to stylusing and shellacing.
Compiling records of books circulated, cash received and spent, books withdrawn or replaced-filing these records-and numerous other processes take time and planning.
1475 books were added to the library in 1947. Miss Hazel White has had charge of classifying and cataloging the adult, and Miss Ann Lucas handles the Junior books.
Reference work, too, does not show up in the circula- tion statistics, yet it serves one of the most important functions of a public library-providing information and the means of continuing one's education informally.
FRIENDS AND GIFTS
The library was pleased to receive as gifts:
1. 184 books including a collection known as the Edward Bass Campbell Memorial; another memorial for Rev. Alfred Hussey, from the Elizabeth Lombard Club; and another for Miss Mary C. Hubbell, from her cousins Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Skirm. These form a "living mem- orial" which benefits others.
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2. Books from 27 individuals and the Plymouth Jewish Men's Club.
3. Colorful geraniums from Mrs. William S. Kyle; beau- tiful bouquets from Mrs. Charles Robbins; holiday greens from the Plymouth Garden Club; a metal flower holder and artistic blossoms from Miss Margaret Kyle; wasp-nests for the Junior Room from Mr. Bernard Ward; beautiful birch logs for the fireplace from Mr. Winthrop Bates of Duxbury.
4. Blueprints for a work-cabinet, drawn and generously given to the library by Mr. Oliver R. Johnson, architect and library-designer of Jamestown, N. Y., while he and Mrs. Johnson visited Miss Jordan last summer. The cab- inet and work shelves, to be built just outside the librar- ian's office, will replace the present table crowded be- tween two stacks.
THE LIBRARY AND THE COMMUNITY
The librarian attended an open meeting last summer at which the purpose of the proposed survey of Plym- outh was explained. She reported to the president of the Board the privilege which the library has, as a town department, of submitting to the survey engineers the outstanding needs for the library's growth, together with estimated costs. This is a real opportunity to fit the li- brary's future expansion-needs into the pattern of in- telligent, long-range community-planning.
The library is an attractive one-especially its reading room-but its bookstacks and storage space are already overcrowded and steps must be taken soon to relieve this condition.
A Program Calendar was placed on the bulletin board in the fall to inform people of community programs and to help reduce conflicting meetings. Club secretaries or program chairmen were invited through the newspaper column to enter the name of their organization, its time and place of meeting, on the appropriate date. The library also offered to prepare small collections of books on the topic of the meetings, on request.
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Readers are welcome to make suggestions of books for purchase. Community-wide suggestions enable us to serve community-wide reading interests.
PUBLICITY
Creating an appetite for its wares is one of the functions of the modern public library, if it is to succeed in its goal of serving every reader in the community. The Old Colony Memorial Press, in according "good coverage" to our activities and in publishing our lists of recent books, serves the reading public and the library, alike. We ap- preciate the cooperation of the editor and his staff.
JUNIOR ACTIVITIES
Miss Ann E. Lucas, Children's Librarian, reports that the Brotherhood of Nations was the theme of the 1947 Vacation Reading Club. Books of travel, history, geog- raphy and fiction about different countries, their people and their customs, emphasizing their similarities rather than their differences, were read and reported on.
During National Book Week in November, the new books were on display in their bright jackets and Miss Margaret Kyle delighted the children with stories.
In common with other libraries, this library now holds more frequent story hours, with Miss Lucas or local leaders of young people as volunteer story-tellers. Mrs. Sarah Doten and Mrs. Lucy Rae have kindly conducted several.
281 Junior Books were added in 1947 as against 220 withdrawn due to their condition. Some of them must be replaced, because of their permanent value and in- terest.
LORING LIBRARY BRANCH
Mrs. Minnie B. Figmic, Loring Branch Librarian, feels that the most tangible worth of the branch to its com- munity is its contribution to the lives of the children and young people who make regular and devoted use of its books. The children of the Hedge School, grades 1 - 6,
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come to get their cards as soon as they learn to print their names. Since many would not be able to get to the Main Library until entering Junior High School, it is at Loring Branch that they develop the reading habit dur- ing those impressionable years.
In November Mrs. Figmic visited the Hedge School to address the students at assembly, and to invite them to enjoy the new books and story hours planned for their pleasure during Book Week.
147 children and 6 adults enjoyed the December Story Hour at Loring, with Miss Kyle as story-teller.
Mrs. Margaret Bates handles the statistics at Loring. Her duties and the cataloging will be greatly facilitated by the purchase of a typewriter in 1948.
PLANNING AHEAD.
Immediate needs, such as adequate lighting and new shelving in the Reading Room, will be met in the near future.
The great and urgent need is for added stack room for new books. Even the basement Book Room, where some of the older standard, but less-used books have been placed in Active Storage, is overcrowded. A wing or enlargement of the library building is essential if the library is to maintain its standards.
A WORD OF THANKS
The librarian expresses appreciation to all who con- tribute towards the goal of a forward-moving library: the Board of Directors, members of the staff of the main and branch libraries, Mr. Vickery, Mrs. Cora Grady, the Selectmen and the Finance Committee who granted us additional necessary funds for fuel and staff additions last fall, and our Plymouth public, who, as taxpayers and as readers, support our program.
Respectfully submitted,
BARBARA A. JORDAN,
Librarian.
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REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
The usual amount of alewives was stocked at Mano- met Stream. Eel River and Town Brook was stocked by the State.
A total of 10,225,000 pounds of fish was landed in Plymouth during 1947.
Last summer was busy season for yachting. Yachts from Maine to Florida visited Plymouth during the season.
Dories reported missing 68
Missing dories recovered 54
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Respectfully submitted,
ELMER P. BOUTIN, Harbor Master.
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN'S DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
During 1947 all street trees were sprayed for Elm Beetle, and they were sprayed as a protective measure against Dutch Elm disease. At present, we haven't any trees that are affected.
Trimming of shade trees was carried out, as usual:
We have planned a great deal of tree plantings this year.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. KENNEDY
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REPORT OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
The Browntail moths nests were cut and burned throughout the entire town, also on Saquish and the Gurnet: the state sprayed Saquish and the Gurnet this year with great success.
The Gypsy moths were not as bad as other years. The state figured that around 900 acres were infested.
The Fall Webworm and the Tent Caterpillar were not as bad as other years.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. KENNEDY
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INLAND FISHERIES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Gentlemen:
This was one of the most successful years in obtaining fish for stocking purposes as we were able to get both white and yellow perch.
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