Town annual report of the officers of the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts for the year ending 1959, Part 37

Author: Plymouth (Mass.)
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: Plymouth [Mass.] : Avery & Doten
Number of Pages: 1156


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$3,968.81


Abatements:


Tax Titles


7.10


Personal


5.68


Real Estate


489.90


$4,471.49


Overdraft, appropriated in 1960


4,011.41


Overdraft (To be appropriated in 1961) $460.08


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Levy of 1960: 1960 Overlay


$62,728.07


Abatements:


Poll


$1,620.00


Personal


1,171.14


Real Estate


48,568.31


51,359.45


December 31, 1960 Balance


$11,368.62


Reserve Overlay:


January 1, 1960 Balance


$3,921.41


Transfer from E. & D.


5,000.00


Transfer from 1958 Overlay


346.76


December 31, 1960 Balance $9,268.17


ROBERT A. CARR, Chairman


WILLIAM H. BARRETT, CARL W. RAYMOND,


Board of Assessors


NANNIE A. PRATT, Senior Clerk


KATHRYN M. TASSINARI, Junior Clerk


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


The duly elected Planning Board continued to func- tion during the calendar year of 1960 in accordance with the vote of the Town, passed March 26, 1949.


The Board held its regular meetings on the first and third Mondays of the month throughout the year and also many special meetings, with an attendance average of 95%.


Seven plans for subdivision of land into a total of 90 lots were signed by the Board during the year. Four plans with a total of 441 lots were still pending as of January 1, 1961. In addition 48 plans involving 82 lots, claimed ap- proval not required, were submitted. All met the neces- sary requirements and were endorsed.


Again this year the Planning Board has submitted an amendment to substitute a revised Zoning By-law for the present By-law to be included in the Warrant for the 1960 Annual Town Meeting .. Numerous meetings were held with the original Study Committee, the Development & Industrial Commission, and others. After careful consider- ation, certain changes were made to the By-law which was presented last year. All to be presented at a Public Hearing prior to Town Meeting, as prescribed by law. Special meetings throughout the year were also held with Mr. Brewster Fuller, representing Whitman & Howard, who had been hired to bring the Plymouth Compact of 1949 up to date in accordance with the Federal require- ments for the Urban Redevelopment Program. This work, which includes recommendations for many major com-


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munity improvements, has been completed and copies of the Plymouth Compact of 1961 will be available for public distribution.


DAVID M. CRAWLEY, Chairman EDWARD CHASE RONALD FORTH A. LINWOOD ELLIS WILFRED J. BROWN


REPORT OF PLYMOUTH HOUSING AUTHORITY


There continues to be a waiting list of applicants for houses at the Veterans Housing Project.


The charges and limitations remain the same as re- ported in the Annual Report of a year ago.


Two major improvements made this past year were the installation of playground equipment and the replacing of clapboards with shingles on three of the buildings.


The Tenth Anniversary was observed with an article and pictures in the Old Colony Memorial, which met with great favor.


In response to the requests for housing of the elderly, the question of building such a project has been placed in the 1961 Town Warrant. If approved by the Town, the Housing Authority is prepared to set in motion the neces- sary steps for its development.


Respectfully submitted,


THOMAS F. QUINN, Chairman FERRIS C. WAITE, Executive Director M. HEBERT CRAIG LAWRENCE W. STILES FREDERICK WIRZBURGER KENNETH GRAY


Plymouth Housing Authority


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REPORT OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT


The Plymouth Park department experienced a most successful and progressive year during 1960 having ac- complished much at a nominal cost to the town and with- out any projected capital outlay.


The department operated throughout the year on a near $69,000 budget of which some $30,000 was for salaries, exclusive of labor. To substantiate such a salary spending we are mindful that the department employs nine all-year- round help and that for ten (10) weeks of the year the de- partment has an added staff of twenty-eight employees.


Total cash receipts of the Park Department during the year 1960 were $21,408.09 of which fact the Department re- minds the townspeople that inasmuch as such receipts are wholly from out-of-Plymouth people and that such amounts are deposited in the town treasury (excess & de- ficiency), it can reasonably be assumed that one-third of Plymouth park costs are borne by the non-resident of the town, - and that actually the town's 16 parks, 8 play- grounds, 5 bathing beaches and 2 camp sites are operated at an annual town cost of but some $40,000.


BRIEFLY:


Parks:


The old electric power house building on Water street was demolished and considerable landscaping started at Brewster Gardens; a fence was placed around this new property acquisition; the damaged wall in Town Brook was repaired; a road was widened in Morton Park; a park- ing lot was developed in Morton park; three new fire places were constructed in Morton Park; a new swim- ming raft was built for Morton Park.


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Bathing Beaches:


A new raft was made for Nelson street beach; storm damage was repaired at all beaches; rip-rap was placed in front of the seawall at Nelson street; the parking area for boat trailers at the north portion of Nelson street was com- pleted.


Playgrounds:


The summer playground program at Stephens field, John A. Siever Memorial Field and Veteran's field record- ed a total of 6,750 boys and girls throughout the nine week period. A total of 108 took part in the organized baseball, 30 boys in basketball, 70 girls and boys in the arts and crafts classes, 20 girls in archery classes, 25 boys in the 1,000 point contests and some 200 boys and girls attended the annual baseball trip to Fenway park and the Boston Red Sox; a new backstop and chain link fence was erected at Stephens field; tennis courts and outdoor basketball courts were sealed at Stephens field, Summer Street and Veterans field; the parking area was increased at the Sie- ver field; and a new flag pole was put up at Veteran's field.


Respectfully submitted,


WALTER B. HASKELL, Chairman O. ARRIGO GUIDABONI JOHN W. SEARLES ANTHONY V. PIOPPI, EDWARD J. HAND


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF RETIREMENT


To the Citizens of the Town of Plymouth:


The Board of Retirement presents herewith its twenty-fourth report covering the activities of the Con- tributory Retirement System for the year 1960.


We bring to the attention of the members the follow- ing amendments to Chapter 32 of the General Laws, enacted in 1960:


Chapter 647. Accepted by the Town on November 21, 1960, increasing the retirement allowances of several of our older, long-service pensioners.


Chapter 619. Amends Section 4 (h) (1) and 58A, extending the date for termination of military service credit from July 1, 1960 to July 1, 1962.


Chapters 492, 583, 670, 702 and 805. Amend Sections 12B, 12C and 95A, all affecting survivor benefits.


Chapter 728. Transfers from the Board of Selectmen to the Retirement Board, as of July 1, 1961, the responsi- bility for retirements under the Veterans' Act (Sections 56-60), the Laborers' Act (Section 77) and the School Janitors' Act (Section 44).


We regret to report the death of one active member, Francis E. Butts, and five pensioners - William T. Bou- dreau, Addie H. Burgess, Helen C. Doherty, Albert A. Saunders and Clifton C. Wood.


I. MEMBERSHIP


1. Active Membership, Dec. 31, 1959 239 Enrolled during 1960 22


Transfer from inactive membership 1


Deaths


262


1


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Withdrawals 11


Retirements 5


Transfers to inactive membership


1


18


Total Active Membership, Dec. 31, 1960 244


2. Inactive Membership, Dec. 31, 1959


38


Retirements


5


Transfers from active membership 1


Deaths 5


44


Withdrawals 7


Transfers to active membership 1


13


31*


*This total includes 30 pensioners and 1 inactive member.


3. Beneficiaries from Accidental Deaths


4


Beneficiaries under Option (c)


1


Beneficiaries receiving Survivorship Allowance 3


8


II. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES


Balance, Dec. 31, 1959 $423,344.35


1. Receipts:


Deductions from members'


salaries and wages $39,514.91


Appropriation, March 1960 49,035.00


Due from town for military service credit 248.60


Income from interest 16,472.70


Accrued interest on bonds,


Dec. 31, 1960 3,680.74


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Profit on sale of bonds Increase by adjustment in securities 2,454.58


74.00


111,480.53


$534,824.88


2. Expenditures:


Annuity payments


$7,757.30


Pension payments 37,793.56


Survivorship payments


1,524.52


Disability pension payments


4,907.00


Accidental death benefits


8,211.32


Reimbursements to other systems 905.81


Refunds to former members


4,706.12


Transfers to other systems


1,178.31


Administrative expenses


822.36


Accrued interest on bonds, Dec. 31, 1959


3,330.72


Decrease by adjustment in


securities


2,151.26


73,288.28


Balance, December 31, 1960


$461,536.60


III. BALANCE SHEET


1. Assets:


Plymouth National Bank $3,004.71


Plymouth Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n 10,000.00


Beverly Savings Bank 7,000.00


Danvers Savings Bank


5,000.00


Chase Manhattan Bank


6,630.00


Cont. Illinois National Bank and Trust


4,756.00


Firstamerica Corp.


5,293.75


First National Bank of Boston


4,752.00


Manufacturers Trust


3,050.00


Merchants National Bank of Boston 5,760.00


National Shawmut Bank of Boston


5,400.00


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Newton Waltham Bank and Trust 2,700.00


Rockland-Atlas National Bank of Boston 6,480.00 Security First National Bank of Los Angeles 4,015.00 Wells Fargo Bank - American Trust Company 3,190.00 U. S. Treasury bonds, 31/4's of '83 3,000.00


City of New Bedford bonds, 4.1's of '77 5,059.98


City of Taunton Housing Authority bonds, 25/8's of '86 3,000.00


Mass. Turnpike Authority bonds, 3.3's of '94 5,071.06 Ralph C. Mahar Reg. School Dist. bonds, 33/4's of '73 5,024.05


Town of Dracut bonds, 3's of '76 3,000.00


Central of Georgia Rwy. bonds, 5's of '62 5,000.00


Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy. bonds, 31/2's of '96


1,041.65


Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy. bonds, 31/2's of '96 1,018.41 Chesapeake & Ohio Rwy bonds, 35/8's of '66 1,013.67


Great Northern Rwy. bonds, 23/4's of '82 3,023.86


Gulf Mobile & Ohio Rwy bonds, 33/8's of '80 1,992.89


Illinois Central Rwy. bonds, 31/4's of '80 1,994.24


Illinois Central Rwy. bonds, 33/8's of '89 2,000.00


Louisville & Nashville Rwy. bonds, 33/8's of '03 2,180.01 Louisville & Nashville Rwy. bonds, 33/4's of '03 2,000.00 Louisville & Nashville Rwy. bonds, 41/2's of '62 5,000.00 N. Y. Central & Hudson River Rwy. bonds, 31/2's of '97 3,173.02


N. Y., Chicago & St. Louis Rwy. bonds, 3's of '86 5,088.89


N. Y., Chicago & St. Louis Rwy. bonds, 27/8's of '61 1,995.13


Northern Pacific Rwy. bonds, 4's of '97 5,996.63


Pere Marquette Rwy. bonds, 33/8's of '80 2,981.01


Reading Co. Rwy. bonds, 31/8's of '95


5,079.37


Seaboard Airline Rwy. bonds, 3's of '80 2,986.88


Seaboard Airline Rwy. bonds, 45/8's of '63 4,991.51


Southern Pacific Rwy bonds, 23/4's of '96 1,695.10


Southern Pacific Rwy bonds, 41/2's of '62 4,989.64


St. Louis-San Francisco Rwy. bonds, 4's of '80 1,986.43


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Texas & Pacific Rwy. bonds, 41/2's of '75 4,896.27


Virginian Rwy. bonds, 3's of '95 4,060.01


Western Maryland Rwy. bonds, 3's of '61 1,000.00 Wheeling & Lake Erie Rwy. bonds, 23/4's of '74 1,988.72 Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 25/8's of '86 2,012.34


Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 23/4's of '82


2,009.62


Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 23/4's of '80


2,018.50


Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 33/8's of '73 2,020.46


Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/4's of '84 4,086.50


Amer. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 43/8's of '85 5,056.44


Associated Telephone bonds, 35/8's of '81 2,036.56


5,068.46


General Tel. of California bonds, 41/2's of '86 General Tel. of California bonds, 41/8's of '88


5,020.09


Illinois Bell Tel. bonds, 3's of '78 2,038.10


Illinois Bell Tel. bonds, 31/8's of '84 2,024.78


Mountain States Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/8's of '78


2,033.35


Mountain States Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/2's of '90


5,045.85 Mountain States Tel. & Tel. bonds, 43/8's of '88 5,059.47


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 3's of '82


2,045.08


New Eng. Tel. & Tel. bonds, 3's of '74 4,603.16


New Jersey Bell Tel. bonds, 31/8's of '88 4,811.32


New Jersey Bell Tel. bonds, 3's of '89 2,019.05


New York Tel. bonds, 33/8's of '96


4,933.76


Northwestern Bell Tel. bonds, 43/8's of '89


5,044.46


Pacific Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/8's of '87


2,019.96


Pacific Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/4's of '78


2,050.40


Pacific Tel. & Tel. bonds, 23/4's of '85


1,929.71


Pacific Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/8's of '83


2,010.74


Pacific Tel. & Tel. bonds, 31/4's of '79


2,868.75


Southern Bell Tel. bonds, 23/4's of '85


1,916.85


Southern Bell Tel. bonds, 45/8's of '93


4,904.50


Wisconsin Telephone bonds, 41/2's of '92 Alabama Power bonds, 47/8's of '89


5,059.65


Alabama Power bonds, 5's of '90


5,014.98


Arkansas Power & Light bonds, 31/8's of '74 2,027.58


California Elec. Power bonds, 41/2's of '88 5,078.50


California Elec. Power bonds, 35/8's of '85


4,068.20


5,018.79


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California Oregon Power bonds, 37/8's of '86 5,060.40


Central Maine Power bonds, 33/8's of '85 2,803.56 Central Vermont Public Service bonds, 23/4's of '75 1,939.31


Central Vermont Public Service bonds, 31/2's of '81 2,670.52


Community Public Service bonds, 53/8's of '87 5,090.52


Cons. Edison of New York bonds, 3's of '79 2,036.39


Cons. Gas, Electric Light & Power of


Baltimore bonds, 23/4's of '86 4,021.78


Consumers Power bonds, 4's of '86


5,047.95


Duquesne Light bonds, 35/8's of '83


3,875.67


Fall River Elec. Light bonds, 33/4's of '83


3,002.39


Georgia Power bonds, 33/8's of '82


3,116.22


Houston Lighting & Power bonds, 31/4's of '86 2,446.33


Idaho Power bonds, 4's of '88 Idaho Power bonds, 5's of '89 5,037.70


5,000.00


Kentucky Utilities bonds, 33/4's of '86 5,065.30


Maine Public Service bonds, 27/8's of '75 1,902.25


Merrimack-Essex Electric bonds, 41/2's of '88 5,118.94


Milwaukee Gas Light bonds, 31/8's of '75 3,026.49


Montana Power bonds, 27/8's of '75 5,904.06


New England Power bonds, 23/4's of '79 2,005.82


New Orleans Public Service bonds, 41/2's of '87 5,038.12


Niagara Mohawk Power bonds, 43/4's of '90 5,039.18


North Shore Gas bonds, 4's of '75 4,044.59


Northern Indiana Public Service bonds, 31/8's of '73 6,881.63


Orange & Rockland Utilities bonds, 41/2's of '88 4,757.84 Pacific Gas & Electric bonds, 3's of '70 2,013.68


Pacific Gas & Electric bonds, 3's of '71 2,052.36


Pennsylvania Electric bonds, 5's of '90 5,092.78


Public Service of New Hampshire bonds, 31/4's of '73 2,091.20


Public Service of Oklahoma bonds, 41/4's of '87 4,968.65 Rockland Light & Power bonds, 31/8's of '78 2,797.91 Savannah Electric & Power bonds, 37/s's of '86 5,101.39


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Southern California Edison bonds, 3's of '65 2,010.35


Southern California Edison bonds, 31/4's of '64 1,930.69 Southern Nevada Power bonds, 51/4's of '89 5,000.00 St. Joseph Light & Power bonds, 5's of '89 5,060.71 Utah Power & Light bonds, 35/8's of '81 3,110.48


Virginia Electric & Power bonds, 33/8's of '81 3,079.51


Wisconsin Electric Power bonds, 37/8's of '86 5,085.01


Wisconsin Michigan Power bonds, 3's of '78 1,931.77


Wisconsin Power & Light bonds, 45/8's of '89 5,027.23


Aluminum of America bonds, 31/8's of '64 1,004.10


American Tobacco bonds, 3's of '69 991.40


General Motors bonds, 31/4's of '79 2,011.12


National Dairy Products bonds, 31/8's of '76 998.11


Sears Roebuck bonds, 43/4's of '83 3,000.00


Accrued interest on bonds as of Dec. 31, 1960 3,680.74


Due from town for military service credit 248.60


$461,536.60


2. Liabilities:


Annuity Savings Fund


$346,317.67


Annuity Reserve Fund


65,087.96


Military Service Fund


4,736.78


Pension Fund


44,723.86


Expense Fund


670.33


$461,536.60


Respectfully submitted, JOHN P. RYAN, Chairman CORA B. GRADY, Secretary PETER BRIGIDA


Contributory Retirement System Board of Retirement, Plymouth


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REPORT OF ADVISORY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR 1960


Your Advisory and Finance Committee has carefully considered the budgets of the several departments and offi- ces of the Town, as well as the special articles set forth in the warrant, and is pleased to submit its recommendations for your consideration.


Having in mind that, in addition to town taxes, the in- creasing national, state and county taxes also are ultimately reflected in your pocketbooks, the recommendations of your Committee, which are the result of its collective judgment, provide for salaries and wages which it believes fair to the employees of the Town and to the residents who pay them and for adequate maintenance and improvement of the Town's plant and physical property. Also we have recom- mended purchases of new equipment, vehicles, machines and other items which will improve the operating efficiency and the service rendered by the departments and offices and fur- nish the Town in general with facilities which will benefit the needs of its residents as well as make it attractive to visitors.


When one considers that the Town of Plymouth is 109 square miles in area, upon much of which low taxes are levied, has 268 miles of streets and roads to maintain and improve, has a 20-mile coast line to protect, and presently, with an almost static population and industry, is to be faced with huge school and sewer problems, it is evident that all the improvements which may be thought desirable cannot be made at once. The Committee has had to distinguish in its recommendations between those proposed expenditures which are immediately necessary, those which may be ad- visable but which can be deferred, and those which can be eliminated, in all cases having in mind the total tax burden which the citizens must bear. However, we must progress and intelligent expenditures must be made to the end that all sections of the Town will benefit and become attractive to its residents and prospective residents and to its visitors from whom the Town derives so large a part of its total an- nual business income. It is such expenditures, in the light of present economic conditions, that the Advisory and Finance Committee, acting in your behalf, believes it has recommend- ed.


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We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to the departments and offices of the Town, to committees and to the Personnel Board for their cooperation and the aid which they have given us in arriving at our determinations. Respectfully submitted,


WILFRED J. BROWN, Chairman GEORGE S. ANZUONI LUCILE C. BREWSTER ROBERT D. SAMPSON HANS F. SLADE


R. DOROTHY CANUCCI ADELINE KELLER


ROBERT CARTMELL DONALD A. NEWEY


CHARLES C. HENDERSON WILLIAM B. STEARNS, JR.


JOSEPH P. LITTLE, JR. HENRY STEFANI, JR.


LESLIE W. MacLEAN


ALVIN TAVARES


Attested: Cora B. Grady, Secretary


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS


Article 7 $2,926,306.10


Special Articles 485,996.00


State and County Assessments (net) 202,518.72


Overlay Deficit - 1957 11.68


Overlay Deficit - 1959


3,968.81


Overlay for 1960 (Estimate) 60,000.00


Total Recommended Expenditures


$3,678,801.31


Estimated Receipts


$1,015,202.33


Excess and Deficiency (Articles 22, 78 and 79) 283,500.00


Parking Meter Receipts (Articles 17 and 56) 41,200.00


Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund (Article 43) 2,500.00


Cash from Developers (Article 50)


2,040.00


Bond Issue (Article 56) 75,000.00


Total from sources other than tax levy 1,419,442.33


Net to be raised 1960 Poll Tax (Estimate)


$2,259,358.98


9,000.00


Balance from Real and Personal


$2,250,358.98


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Based on the 1959 valuation of $37,887,425, this total will require a tax rate of approximately $59.40.


An increase of $1,000,000 in the valuation would reduce this tax rate by approximately $1.50.


Each $38,000 added to or subtracted from the net total above would increase or decrease the tax rate approximate- ly $1.


REPORT OF PERSONNEL BOARD


The Personnel Board investigated the work and standard rates of salaries of the various positions subject to the pro- visions of the Salary Classification by-law and, as a result, recommends adjustments in salaries and wages totalling ap- proximately $24,000. This amount includes a 10¢ hourly in- crease in wages in the labor group and increases resulting from changes in classifications in other groups.


Our investigation included the review of job descriptions for all of the clerical group, a study of the relative position of the wages and salaries of the foremen and the executive group, and a study of the Police and Fire Departments to determine a means of providing a greater spread in salaries between the various positions within these departments.


Our reason for recommending the 10¢ increase for the labor group is based upon our findings in making a number of studies of towns having similar populations, which showed that the general wage level of our labor group was somewhat low.


With the new classifications, the general salary level of the Town of Plymouth compares favorably with other towns that were included in our survey.


The above recommendations will increase the tax rate approximately 63¢, based on the 1959 valuation.


ELMER HASKINS LAURIS BRADBURY HAROLD E. GILES Personnel Board


INDEX


Advisory & Finance Committee Report, 1960 373


Assessors, Board of 356


Cemetery Commissioners


354


Community Nurse


339


Housing Authority


363


Library


342


Park Department


364


Personnel Board


375


Planning Board


362


Public Welfare


349


Aid to Dependent Children


350


Disability Assistance


351


General Relief


351


Infirmary


351


Medical Assistance


350


Old Age Assistance


349


Redevelopment Authority


347


Retirement, Board of


366


School Report


243


Administration


246


Appointments to Teaching


Staff


280


Attendance Supervisor's


Report


269


Calendar


247


Census


269


Committee


246


Elementary


Schools,


Report of 277


Employees 282


Employment of Minors


269


Enrollment


270


Financial Statement


248


Guidance Director's Report 264


High School Principal's


Report


257


Junior High School Principal's Report 260


Music Supervisor, Report of


Vocal


271


Oral Hygiene and Dental Clinic 274


Physical Education


273


Resignations in Teaching


Staff


281


Regional School District


Committee


244


School Committee Report


253


Superintendent's Report


253


Selectmen's Department


297


Airport Commission 318


Development and Industrial


Commission


337


Engineer, Town 301


Fisheries, Inland 300


Forest, Town


299


Harbor Master 338


Insect Pest Control 304


Jurors, List of


326


Public Safety, Commission of 305 Building Inspection 312


Dog Officer


317


Fire Division 308


Forest Fire


311


Health Division


314


Police Division


306


Sealer of Weights and Measures 314


Selectmen's Report


298


Streets and Sewers, Supt. of 320


Veterans' Services


302


Town Accountant's Report


109


Schedule A (Cash Receipts


and Payments)


112


Schedule B (Appropriations) 140 Schedule C (Estimated Receipts) 216


Schedule D (Revenue


Account)


217


Schedule E (Excess and


Deficiency )


218


Schedule F (Balance Sheet) 219


Schedule G (Funded


Indebtedness)


223


Schedule H (Funded


Indebtedness)


224


Schedule I (Trust Funds)


225


Schedule J (Calculation of


Credit)


242


Town Clerk's Report


5


Annual Town Meeting


18


Births


80


Deaths


100


Marriages


93


Officers, 1960 Town 5


Special Election 73


Special Town Meeting 75


State Election 74


Town Election


15


Town Meeting Members


12


Tree Warden


353


Water Department


289


ANNUAL REPORT


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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1961


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DECEMBER 31


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Linotyped, Printed and Bound by THE MEMORIAL PRESS, INC. Plymouth, Mass.


In Memoriam


JOHN A. KENNEDY


The Town lost an efficient and valued employee in the sudden death on October 2, 1961 of John A. Kennedy. Mr. Kennedy had worked for the Highway Department from 1938 to 1945 when he was elected Tree Warden, holding that position until the time of his death. He will be missed not only by his associates but by all those who had occasion to do business with him as the Town's Tree Warden, Moth Superintendent and a member of the Town Forest Committee.


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Annual Report of the Town Clerk


Elected Officers for 1961


Selectmen


Francis P. Shea, Chairman


Term Expires 1964


William H. Barrett


Term Expires 1962


George E. Randall


Term Expires 1962


Sumner A. Chapman, Jr.


Term Expires 1963


James T. Frazier


Term Expires 1963


Town Clerk


M. Herbert Craig Term Expires 1962


Town Treasurer


M. Herbert Craig


Term Expires 1962


Collector of Taxes


Harold W. Baker Term Expires 1962


Moderator


George A. White Term Expires 1962


Assessors of Taxes


Robert A. Carr, Chairman


Term Expires 1963


William H. Barrett Term Expires 1964


Carl W. Raymond


Term Expires 1962


Overseers of Public Welfare


Margaret E. McLean, Chairman Term Expires 1962


Paul Withington


Term Expires 1962


Dexter M. Brooks


Term Expires 1963


John J. Magee


Term Expires 1964


Francis H. Murphy


Term Expires 1964


Water Commissioners


Peter R. Billey, Chairman Term Expires 1963


Arthur Addyman,


Term Expires 1963


Richard T. Eldridge


Term Expires 1962


Daniel F. Mulcahy


Term Expires 1962


Benjamin B. Brewster


Term Expires 1964


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School Committee


Spencer H. Brewster, Chairman


Term Expires 1962


Samuel K. Stewart


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Alton S. Cavicchi


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Mary M. Dolan


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Harry F. Doyle


Jane Gellar


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Plymouth Redevelopment Authority


Ralph L. Drew, Chairman


Term Expires 1963


Russell T. Fry, Jr.


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Edward B. Maccaferri


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Clifford E. Sampson Term Expires 1965


William B. Edmands




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