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MOVED : That, for the purpose of financing the con- struction of a Water System, and to enable the Town of Harwich to secure the benefits of the Emergency Relief Ap- propriation Act of 1935, there be raised and appropriated the sum of $260,000.00, that there be transferred from the Surplus Fund unappropriated in the Treasury the sum of $10,000.00, and that the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $150,000.00 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor, under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935, said bonds or notes to be payable in not more than 20 years at such term and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the state Emergency Finance Board.
All moneys received by way of grant from the Fed- eral Government on account of this project shall be applied first to meet the cost of construction thereof (including preliminary expenses, and any balance thereof shall be ap- plied to payment of the loan herein authorized.
The selectmen are hereby authorized and directed to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carrying out such project a Federal Grant of money pursuant to the Emer- gency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, and the selectmen are authorized to proceed with the construction of said project and to enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto, all subject to applicable Federal regulations; and the selectmen are authorized to do all other acts and things necessary or. convenient for ob-
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taining said grant, and for making said loan, and for con- struction of said project.
During the debate on this question which was very brief; consisting mainly of explanations of certain aspects of the water question-such as hydrant rentals, increased tax rate, lower insurance rates-Mr. Howard of Boston was given the privilege of the floor and fully explained all questions put before him.
The question was called for and a rising vote was taken with result as follows: YES-163; NO-1.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriated the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000.) Dollars for the purchase of material to be used in remodeling the Court Room in Brooks Block, in conjunction with the W.P.A. Project; the cost of labor to be paid for by the Federal Government; and provided also that the Selectmen are able to renew the lease for the said Court Room with the County Commissioners on a basis which in their opinion is favor- able to the Town.
The Finance Committee recommend that this article be accepted and adopted and the sum of $4000.00 be taken from the surplus fund for this purpose. It was voted un- der the motion of Gershom D. Hall, that the recommenda- tions of the Finance Committee be accepted and adopted.
Article 5. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of One Hundred ($100.) Dollars to be used by the School Committee to secure estimates for the con- struction of a High School Building. By request.
The Finance Committee recommend that this article be accepted and adopted and that the sum of $100.00 be taken from the Surplus Fund for this purpose. It was voted that the recommendations of the Finance Committee be
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accepted and adopted and $100.00 be taken from the Sur- plus Fund.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Committee of three to make an investigation of School Housing conditions and report to the Annual Town Meeting. By request.
The Finance Committee recommend that this article be accepted and adopted and the meeting voted to accept and adopt the same.
It was also voted that the Moderator appoint the com- mittee called for under this article. As appointed the com- mittee consists of : Roswell H. Nye, Rev. Lynn V. Farns- worth, Rev. Alfred R. Atwood.
A motion to adjourn was made and seconded and this Special Town Meeting was closed at 9:30 o'clock.
ATTEST :
HENRY K. BEARSE, Town Clerk
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LIST OF JURORS FOR 1936
Name Occupation
Baldwin, James-Mgr. Garage
Bee, Norwood W .- Clerk
Bascom, Earl W .- Mail Carrier Bassett, Benjamin C .- Contractor Bates, Bernard W .- Electrician Bearse, Clarkson P .- Carpenter Cashen, Ralph W .- Machinist Chase, Howard L .- Machinist
Chase, Phillip H .- Plumber Chase, Robert W .- Clerk Crowell, Wilbur H .- Druggist Eldredge, Earl B .- Painter Eldredge, Manton C .- Carpenter
Eldredge, Ralph W .- Laborer, Cross St.
Eldredge, Samuel E .- Truckman Eldridge, Harold-Forest St. Ellis, John E .- Laborer
Goss, Edwin P .- Printer
Gibbs, Howard M .- Artist, Bank St. Hall, Millard P .- Clerk Hentz, Horace K .- Radio Expert
Howard, Judson P .- Garage Manager Hunt, Alfred L .- Chauffeur
Hunt, Theodore-Musician Jamieson, Thomas G .- Farmer Lovering, William R .- Fisherman May, Arthur H .- Farmer, Oak St. Maxwell, George W .- Plumber Myshrall, Carl-Mgr. Movie Theater Nickerson, Clifton F .- Gardener, Hoyt Rd.
Residence Harwich Port Harwich Port E. Harwich Harwich Port North Harwich Harwich Port East Harwich Harwich Port West Harwich West Harwich Pleasant Lake South Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Port Harwich Center Harwich Port West Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Center West Harwich West Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Port Harwich Center Pleasant Lake East Harwich Harwich Center Harwich Port Harwich Port
Harwich Port
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East Harwich
Nickerson, Ephraim G .- Plumber Nickerson, Joshua A .- Manager, Bay View Rd. E. Harwich Nickerson, Lawrence F .- Plumber South Harwich Nickerson, Thomas H .- Realtor, Bank St. Harwich Port Harwich Port West Harwich Harwich Center
Nye, Roswell H .- Lumber Merchant 'Perkins, Arthur T .- Merchant Pratt, Harold S .- Carpenter Rogers, Preston A .- Agt. Animal Rescue Lge. W. Harwich Ryder, Gerald P .- Contractor
West Harwich
Ryder, Victor S .- Sealer of Weights North Harwich Sawyer, Douglas B .- Carpenter, Julian Rd. South Harwich Sawyer, Winslow B .- Clerk, Walther Rd. South Harwich Sims, Earl L .- Bank Clerk Harwich Center West Harwich South Harwich
Skinner, Oscar E .- Hotel Mgr., Division St. Small, Ivan H .- Electrician
East Harwich East Harwich Harwich Port
Smith, Willard G .- Truck Driver Stanley, Waldo L .- Caretaker Stetson, Russell L .- Clerk Whitehead, Walter-Salesman, Pleasant Bay East Harwich Willson, Harold-Manager of Store West Harwich
Young, Jr., Fred T .- Truckman Harwich Port
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DOG ACCOUNT - 1935
Registered
174 males @ $2.00
$348.00
46 spayed @ $2.00 39 Females @ $5.00
92.00
195.00
259 dogs licensed $635.00
1 dog re-licensed
.25
Total paid Town Treasurer-Fees are included $635.25
HENRY K. BEARSE,
Town Clerk
FEES FISHERIES and GAME LICENSES 1935
225 licenses issued @ 25c each $56.25
Paid to Town Treasurer - $56.25 fees.
HENRY K. BEARSE,
Town Clerk
BIRTHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH - 1935
Date
Name
Parents
Residence
Jan. 6 Taylor Weeman
John E. Weeman Rhoda Taylor
Harwich Port
Jan. 18 Douglas Daniel Galvin
Adolphe Galvin
Queen Anne Road
Jan. 29 Barbara Ann Gomes
Henry Games Mary Fernandes
Hyannis, Mass.
Feb. 6 Beverly Mae Lopes
Marshall J. Lopes Mary O. Viera
Homer Levesque
Harwich Port
Feb. 9 Annette Hermine Marie Adrienne Levesque
Adrienne Fregean
Pleasant Lake
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Feb. 22 Joan Shirley Souza
Vincent P. Souza Laura Gonsalves
Harwich Port
Feb. 28 Ellen Christelle Nickerson
C. Francis Nickerson Lillian C. Bearse
West Harwich
Mar. 1 Robert Franklin Chase
Roscoe C. Chase Bertha S. Frantz
Harwich Center
Mar. 6 Edith Eva Coulson
Mar. 8 Frederick Leo Youngren
Henry I. Coulson Maude D. Eldredge A. Leo Youngren Ruth W. Smith
East Harwich
Mar. 16 Mary Ann Thornton
Mar. 16 Royce Alvin Bassett
Apr. 18 Joshua Atkins Nickerson, Jr.
Frank A. Thornton Annie M. Nicholson Roger L. Bassett Madeline Beaupre Joshua A. Nickerson, 2nd Barbara Whithead
Harwich Port
Harwich Center
East Harwich
Katherine J. Jason
Pleasant Lake
BIRTHS - Continued
Date
Name
Parents
Residence
Apr. 25 Lawrence Francis Nickerson, Jr.
Apr. 26 Stillborn
May
1 Augustina Gomes
Frank Gomes Mary Rose
June 2 Barbara June Thatcher
June 17 Charles Robinson Lee
July 21 Richard Caesar Pina
July 22 Frances Ruth Chase
July 22 Patricia Tobey
July 25 Stillborn
Aug. 9 Robert Harold Rowley
Sept. 5 Annie Galvin
Sept. 7 Thomas Earle Baker
Sept. 13 Jane Isabelle Teixeira
Lawrence F. Nickerson
Ruth M. Taylor
South Harwich
Harwich Center
Kelley Street Harwich Depot Harwich Port
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East Harwich
Harwich Center
Harwich Port
Kelley Street Harwich Depot Harwich Port
Kelley Street Harwich Depot
Manuel Santos Thatcher Mary Raneo William D. Lee Alice Robinson Rufus F. Pina Clara Silva Albert E. Chase Elizabeth M. Coffin
Arthur W. Tobey, Jr. Eleanor Dunbar
Harold F. Rowley Olive Jones Benjamin O. Galvin Emma Lopes Arthur W. Baker Helena N. Bassett Eugene S, Teixeira Ada Raneo
BIRTHS - Continued
Date
Name
Parents
Residence
Sept. 28 Nathan Everett Chase, Jr.
Nathan E. Chase Ethel E. Adams H. Donald Stanford Elizabeth E. Howard
East Harwich
Sept. 28 Betty Louise Stanford
Harwich Center
Oct.
8
Female
Oct. 27 Anna Dominga Pena
Manuel F. Pena Mary Simmons
Kelley Street Harwich Depot Harwich Center
Oct. 31 Judith Marcia Holmes
Norman E. Holmes Marguerite C. Jenkins
Nov. 23 Joanne Sarah Greenberg Louis Greenberg Gwendolyn T. Kendall
Harwich Port
Dec. 5 Jacquelin Beryl Smith
Willard G. Smith Marion E. Nickerson
East Harwich
Dec. 13 Clarence E. Oliver, Jr.
Clarence E. Oliver Beatrice Ramos
New Bedford, Mass.
Dec. 18 Merle VanDyke Nickerson
Dec. 20 Dennis Francis Duggan
Leslie V. Nickerson Annie M. Parker Timothy Duggan Mary Clifford
Harwich Port
Harwich Port
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH - 1935
Date
Names
Age
Residence
Where Married
Jan.
5
Effin G. G. Chalk
47
Yarmouth, Mass.
Yarmouth, Mass.
Gladys L. Thatcher
25
Harwich Center
Jan.
6
Waldo R. Coffin
23
Vineyard Haven, Mass.
Harwich Port
Eliza W. Rogers
35
Chatham, Mass.
Jan.
12 Arthur T. Perkins
29
West Harwich
Bartow, Florida
Rebecca N. Martin
27
Chatham, Mass.
Feb.
1 Luis Fernandes
34
Pleasant Lake
New Bedford, Mass.
Laura P. Rose
33
Pleasant Lake
Feb.
15
Harold J. McGinn
18
Chatham, Mass.
Feb.
19
Lewis A. Clark
27
Chatham, Mass.
West Harwich
Dorothy Perry
17
Dennis, Mass.
Mar.
2
John C. Norton
29
Brockton, Mass.
West Harwich
Marion E. Burns
26
West Harwich
Mar.
26
Frank Rose
22
Falmouth, Mass.
Newport, R. I.
Deltina Galvin
16
Harwich
May
10
George W. Sisson
28
Harwich Port
East Harwich
21
Harwich Center
June 1
Joaquin Silva
31 Pleasant Lake
Harwich Port
June 3
Harry Donald Stanford
24
Harwich Center
West Harwich
Elizabeth E. Howard
16
Boston, Mass.
June
4 Edward L. Perkins, Jr.
26
Harwich, Mass.
Bowdowinham, Me.
Linda Matson
23
Brockton, Mass.
June 20 Francis E. Walls
26
Barnstable, Mass.
Barnstable, Mass.
Myrtle D. Martin
22
West Harwich, Mass.
West Harwich
Florence E. Whidden
16
Falmouth, Mass.
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Martha F. Marceline
18
Pleasant Lake
Mona E. Nelson
MARRIAGES - Continued
Date
Names
Age
Residence
Where Married
June 21
Delmar B. Long
21
Harwich Center
Harwich Center
Ruth F. Cushman
21
Chatham, Mass.
July
4
Lynden G. Wordell
27
Harwich Port
West Harwich
Kathleen E. Powers
23
West Harwich
July
13
Frederick S. Eldridge
28 Harwich Center
Athol, Mass.
Elaine R. Towne
24
Harwich Center
Aug.
25
Sumner G. N. Harding
22
West Chatham, Mass.
Killingly, Conn.
Jean C. Eldridge
19
Harwich Port
Aug.
25
Farrell J. Munroe
25
Cambridge, Mass.
West Harwich
Florence De Simone
22
West Harwich
Sept. 1
Watson J. Small
23
Harwich Port
Sept.
1
Winfred A. Kelley
18
South Chatham, Mass.
Sept.
2
Frederick H. Briggs Rhea S. Smith
22
Brewster, Mass.
Sept. 23
Isaiah E. Higgins
25
West Harwich
Dennisport, Mass.
Lucy A. McKenney
22
Patten, Maine
Sept. 29
Everett L. Smith
18
Brewster, Mass.
West Harwich
Abbie M. Eldredge
17
Orleans, Mass.
Oct.
5
John Newell, Jr. Mary S. Foster
24
Cleveland, Ohio
Oct.
5
Ernest R. Rogers
29
Harwich Center
Fall River, Mass.
Vivian B. Vigeant
18
Fall River, Mass.
Oct.
5 Sheldon J. Thayer
25
South Harwich
Chatham, Mass.
Grace E. Doane
23
Chatham, Mass.
22
South Harwich
Chatham, Mass.
Marjorie Symmes
20
West Dennis, Mass.
East Harwich
Dorothy E. Saley
21
Brewster, Mass.
East Harwich
38
Cleveland, Ohio
Harwich Port
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MARRIAGES - Continued
Date
Names
Age
Residence
Where Married
Oct.
13
Vernice Frederick
32
Hartford, Conn.
Harwich Center
Eileen Pierce
26
Macon, Ga.
Oct.
16
Benjamin F. Kendrick
50
Dennis, Mass.
Venita A. Haskell
41
Dennis, Mass.
Oct.
27 Curtis L. Howes
22
South Harwich
Avis M. Lee
21
South Harwich
Nov.
17
Reuben C. C. Eldredge
32
South Chatham, Mass.
East Harwich
Althea R. Frazier
36
South Chatham, Mass.
Nov.
19
John M. Urbank
27
Woonsocket, R. I.
West Harwich
Mary E. Hall
18
Harwich, Mass.
Nov.
21
William L. Dumont
21
Centerville, Mass.
Madelaine L. Dumont
18
Harwich Center
Nov.
28
Daniel F. Wilson, Jr.
23
Boston, Mass.
West Harwich
Madeline Raneo
19
Harwich
Nov.
30
Wilfred E. Adams
25
Harwich Port
Fitchburg, Mass.
Sylvia Ewing
22
Fitchburg, Mass.
Nov.
30
Joseph J. Arsenault
51
Harwich Port
Newton, Mass.
Dec.
7
Chester E. Marchant, Jr.
25
Hyannis, Mass.
New Bedford, Mass.
Evelyn B. Chase
20
West Harwich
Dec.
26
Trafford W. Lapham
21
Dennis, Mass.
West Harwich
Marie C. A. Arsenault
27
Dennis, Mass.
West Harwich
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Irene J. Arsenault
46
Reading, Mass.
Harwich Port
West Harwich
DEATHS REGISTERED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH - 1935
Date
Name
Age YMD
Cause of Death
Residence
Jan. 1
Rosalia L. Chase
78 -. .
Cerebral hemorrhage
Harwich Port Harwich Center
Jan.
3 Franklin D. Young
74-10-28
Broncho pneumonia
Jan.
29 Josephine C. McKenney 68- 5-21
Pulmonary embolism
Patten, Maine
Feb.
8
Ezekiel S. Nickerson
86- 1-26
Oedema glollis and throat
Harwich Port
Feb.
15
Oleve M. Banspach
68- 5-14
Carcinoma of Intestines
South Harwich
Mar.
5
William R. Macomber
83- 4-28
Gangrene
Harwich Port
Mar. 10 Winfred C. Higgins
67- 6- 4
Coronary thrombosis
East Harwich
Apr.
6
Helena S. Newcomb
85- 8-29
Broncho pneumonia
Harwich Port
Apr.
8
Peter J. Dumont
46- 0-21
Hemorrhage
Harwich Center West Harwich
Apr. 13
Annie Hentz
84- 8- 6 Edema of lungs
Apr. 25
Almena Robbins
90- 7-18
Acute nephritis
East Harwich
Apr.
26
Hammond -..- 30
Respiratory failure
West Harwich
Apr.
30
Nellie B. Paterson
73- 6- 9
Arterio sclerosis
Harwich Center
May
6
Fannie M. Sheppard
73- 0- 5
Cerebral hemorrhage
Quincy, Mass. Pleasant Lake
June 6
Florence E. Mason
23- 9-19
Pulmonary embolism
West Harwich
June
24
George T. Sisson
66- 3- 9 Cancer of liver and pancreas
Harwich Port
June 27
Elizabeth J. Pratt
67- 3-28
Cancer of left lung
Harwich Center
June 30
Frederic E. Cobb
78-10- 6
Acute pyelitis
West Harwich
July
12 Adeline Gomes
18- 5-20
Tuberculosis
July
16 Reuben A. Baker
82- 4-12
Chronic interstitial nephritis
July 22
Michael F. Heffern Perkins
74 -.
Cancer Stillborn
West Harwich
July
31
Ralph R. Johnson
63-11-18
Ulcer of stomach
Brighton, Mass.
Aug.
15
Betsey A. Bearse
89- 8-24
Cerebral hemorrhage
Harwich Center
Aug. 21
Bertha F. Snow
64- 9-17
Carcinoma of lungs
Camden, N. J.
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May
22
John W. Pena
64 -. .-..
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Pleasant Lake Harwich Port Worcester, Mass.
July
25
DEATHS - Continued
Date
Name
Age YMD
Cause of Death
Residence
Sept. 6
Elvin W. Harding
80-11-29
Chronic myocarditis
Boston, Mass.
Sept.
15
Susan M. Hawes
84- 4-19
Carcinoma of stomach
Harwich Port
Sept. 19 Julia Grace
22- 9-10
Broncho pneumonia
Kelley St., Harwich
Oct.
2 Salome A. Walker
77- 2- 3 Diviticulitis
Pleasant Lake
Oct.
7
Barbara J. Thatcher
.- 4- 4
Broncho pneumonia
Kelley St., Harwich
Oct.
8
Elizabeth Robbins
83- 0-21
Hemorrhage of brain
East Harwich
Nov.
5
Daniel Gomes
1-10-19
Broncho pneumonia
Harwich Center
Nov. 7
Seth L. Ellis
77- 0-24
Chronic myocarditis
Harwich Port
Nov.
15
Alfred Nunes
36- 6-16
Fracture of skull
Kelley St., Harwich
Dec.
10
Mary Ella Small
91- 3- 3
Broncho pneumonia
South Harwich
Dec.
16 Alabama Weekes
79- 8- 7
Bronchial pneumonia
South Harwich
Dec.
31
Mary Lou Thornton
. .- 9-15
Broncho pneumonia
Harwich Port
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BODIES BROUGHT TO HARWICH FOR INTERMENT - 1935
Date of Death
Date of Burial
Name
Age Y-M-D
Cemetery
Place of Death
Jan.
Jan.
Joseph K. Farris
69 -. . -
North Harwich
Medford, Mass.
Jan.
Jan.
10
William E. Howes
65-10- 4
Pine Grove, W. H.
Malden, Mass.
Jan.
24
Jan.
27
Isaiah W. Eldredge
67- 6- 6
South Harwich
Dennis Port, Mass.
Mar.
19
Mar.
22
Rena W. Willis
59 -.....
Island Pond, H. C.
Brockton, Mass.
Mar.
20
Apr.
5
Mary Mc. C. Knollenberg
35- . -
East Harwich
New York City
Apr.
7
Apr.
9
Georgianna Newcomb
78- 9- 3
East Harwich
Sandwich, Mass.
Apr.
13
Apr.
16
Emma J. Ellis
78 -..- 29
Island Pond, H. C.
W. Dennis, Mass.
Apr.
15
Apr.
18
Clara B. G. Starbuck
70- 9-11
Islanl Pond, H. C.
Middleboro, Mass.
May
4
May
6
Mary Rogers Ellis
59 -. .-
Islanl Pond, H. C.
W. Dennis, Mass.
May
14
May
17
Wilbur F. Bassett
70- 5- 3
Island Pond, H. C.
Hyannis, Mass.
May
24
May
27
James H. Taylor
60- 5-21
Pine Grove, W. H.
Brockton, Mass.
May
26
May
28
Emily S. Berry
98- 4-27
Pine Grove, W. H.
June
4
June
7
Bennett B. Nickerson
75-10-10
East Harwich
June
4
June
6
Alice C. Higgins
65- 5-28
East Harwich
Orleans, Mass.
June
18
June
20
Edward S. Crockett
64-11- 9
North Harwich
Arlington, Mass.
June
17
June
20
Jennie W. Conant
74- 6-23
Mt. Pleasant, H. P.
Dennis, Mass.
June
23
June
26
Osmyn Berry
75- 5- 1
Pine Grove, W. H.
July
July
J. Henry Connolly
......
Aug.
20
Aug.
22
Joseph Ellis, Brewster
16 -. .-..
Holy Trinity, H. C.
Boston, Mass.
Sept.
19
Sept.
21
Roswell C. Eldredge
56 -. .-
East Harwich
Boston, Mass.
Nov.
6
Nov.
11
Matilda C. Johnson
66- 7- 2
Mt. Pleasant, H. P.
Atlanta, Ga.
Nov.
25
Nov.
28
Herbert A. Nye
67 -..- 28
East Harwich
Chatham
Nov.
28
Nov.
30
Marie J. Wugam
73- 4- 5
Holy Trinity, H. C.
Orleans, Mass.
Nov.
28
Dec.
1
Rebecca N. Vincent
39 -. .-.
East Harwich
New York, N. Y.
Dec.
20
Dec.
23
Rose E. Ellis
86- 5- 9
North Harwich
Orleans, Mass.
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Arlington, Mass. Orleans, Mass.
N. Tonawanda, N. Y. Hyannis, Mass.
Holy Trinity, H. C.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
FEBRUARY 3, 1936.
Barnstable, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Harwich, in said County Greetings :-
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in Elections and Town affairs to meet in Exchange Hall in said Town on Monday, Feb. 3rd, 1936, at Nine O'clock A. M., then and there to act on the following Articles :-
Article 1. To choose a Moderator.
Article 2. To choose on one ballot the following Town Officers and Committees: Town Clerk, Town Treas- urer, Tax Collector, for one year; one Selectman, Overseer of Public Welfare and Board of Health, for three years; one Assessor, for three years; three Herring Committee, for one year; one School Committee for three years; three Constables, for one year; one Trustee of Brooks Library, for three years; one Park Commissioner, for three years; a Moderator for one year.
Article 3. To choose all other necessary Town Of- ficers and Committees.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the town treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the rev- enue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1936, and to isse a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and
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to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 5. To hear the report of all Town Officers and Committees, for the year 1935.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the ensuing year, and act fully thereon.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to Instruct its Selectmen to control, regulate and prohibit the taking of Eels, Clams, Quahaugs and Scallops, within the Town limits as provided in Chapter 91, Section 85 and acts and amendments thereto to the revised Laws of Massachusetts, and to make any regulations in regard to such fisheries as may be expedient, and act fully thereon.
Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Treasurer to assign tax titles owned by the town.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to erect and maintain three street lights on Queen Ann Road, North Har- wich, from Main Street to the residence of John Nunes, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and maintain a street light on the last pole on Oak Street.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to place and maintain one street light on Willow Street, West Harwich, at a point about midway between Riverside Drive and Bel- mont Road.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to erect and maintain two Street lights on Sisson Road, between the resi-
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dence of James T. Woodward and Carl A. Carlson. By request.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to place an electric light on Bank Street, about opposite the residence of Arthur W. Tobey, Jr., and act fully thereon. By request.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and main- tain one street light on Satucket Road, Harwichport, mid- way between Ayer Lane and Pine Street. By request.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to maintain a street light at the junction of Lower County Road and Brooks Road, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and maintain one arc light in front of the West Harwich Post Office. By request.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the side- walk in North Harwich, from the Post Office to the School Building, on the South side of Main Street, and act fully thereon.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred ($500.) Dollars to con- struct a sidewalk to be hardened with bituminous concrete or hot mix, on the East side of Pleasant Lake Avenue in Harwich Center, from or near the Exchange Hall, thence northerly as far as money will go.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to construct a bituminous concrete sidewalk on the East side of the Har- wich-Brewster road in Pleasant Lake, beginning at a point thereon abreast the residence of Carrie A. Cahoon and
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thence continuing northerly to a point abreast the residence of J. Burleigh Atkins ; and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor and act fully thereon.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to build a curb and sidewalk on the East side of Bank Street, Har- wichport, from the State Highway to the Public Library, and make an appropriation therefor, and act fully thereon.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty ($250.) Dollars to build the sidewalk from where it left off near the prop- erty of Ziek Nickerson on Cross Street, to the intersection of Miles and Cross Streets.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to fill in sidewalk, raise to street level and macadam finish, for a distance of about four hundred (400) feet on the easterly side of Pine Street, from a point opposite Shell Station at Lower County Road to Satucket Road, Harwichport. By request.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to accept the lay-out of a Town Way in Harwichport, with the bound- aries as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 23, 1936, and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the land, or interest in land, within lines of said lay-out, to wit: A thirty (30) foot lay-out extending from lower Coun- ty road to the shore, being an extension of Hiawatha Road into Western Avenue, so-called.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to harden with bituminous concrete or "hot mix" the unfinished por- tion of the sidewalk on Bank Street, Harwich Center, ex- tending from a point opposite Gorham Road to the base of Moody's Hill, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. By request.
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Article 25. To see if the town will vote to top coat the sidewalk from the residence of Everett B. Mecarta to South Street, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for said work.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to discon- tinue as a Town Way the road in West Harwich, known in our town records as the Thomas Ellis Road, more re- cently called the Old Mill Point Road, leading southerly front Lower County Road into the property of the Old Mill Point Club Inc., and to act fully thereon.
Article 27. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of Three Hundred ($300.) Dollars for the purpose of completion of the Town Dock at Pleasant Bay, East Har- wich, and act fully thereon.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and oppropriate the sum of Two Hundred Twenty-five ($225.) Dollars for a new concrete mixer for town use and act fully thereon. By request.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirty-five ($135.) Dollars to purchase a power mower and grass catcher; the said mower to be used at Brooks Park.
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