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to insufficient funds and it is hoped the Town will see fit to paint the exterior of the Tank during the coming year.
The diesel engine was completely overhauled by the Hathaway Machine Co. of Fairhaven, Mass. and was found to be in excellent condition. The cooling system was changed from an open to a closed type. This change ena- bled us to get a reduction of one third on the yearly insur- ance premium on the Diesel engine.
Following are vital statistics pertaining to the Water Department for the year 1940 compiled by, and taken from the records of, the Superintendent and Clerk :
Water System municipally owned.
Population :
1. By 1940 U. S. Census 2283
2. By State Census for 1935 2373
3. Population served-estimated : Summer (Used hereafter for per capita figures.) 1500
Winter 650
Service Connections :
Taking water Jan. 1, 1941 208
Summer takers turned off in 1940 149
Total services connected 1940
367
Previous takers not turned on during 1940 5
Abandoned services 2
Piped to house - not connected to system
58
422
Public Hydrants :
1939
116
Added 1940
3
Total 119
Sprinkler Systems
2
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Pipe System - December 31, 1940 :
Total 1939
Added 1940
Total
1940
Distribution pipes 10" diam.
5.7
miles
none
5.7 miles
Distribution pipes
8" diam.
5.73 miles
.21 miles
5.94 miles
Distribution pipes
6" diam.
6.26 miles
.20 miles
6.46 miles
Distribution pipes
2" diam.
.75 miles
.25 miles
1.00 miles
Distribution pipes 11/2" diam.
none
.09 miles
.09 miles
Totals:
18.44 miles
.75 miles 19.19 miles
Gross receipts for the year 1940, $11,714.34, were equiva- lent to :
Per Capita
Per Service
Per Mile of Distribution Pipe
Per Million Gallons
$7.82
$32.50
$612.00
$573.00
1
Water Consumption :
By months :
January
1,195,200 gals.
February
1,396,300 gals.
March
1,164,800 gals.
April
1,099,400 gals.
May
1,488,600 gals.
June
2,358,000 gals.
July
3,284,200 gals.
August
3,954,700 gals.
September
1,448,900 gals.
October
1,133,500 gals.
November
914,800 gals.
December
1,042,600 gals.
Total amount pumped 20,471,000 gallons
Total amount registered by meters 13,334,000 gallons
Difference - flushing, meter
slippage,, waste, etc. 7,137,000 gallons
Average daily water supplied 56,100 gallons
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Diesel Engine run Gasoline Aux. Engine run
689 hours 32 hours
Maximum Consumption for :
Month (August) 3,954,700 gallons
Week (Week ending August 17th) 1,102,300 gallons
Average per capita consumption 37 gallons per day
Average per service consumption 157 gallons per day
Details of operating and maintenance costs :
Cost per
Items
Total Cost
Capita
Service
Mile of
Distribution
Million Gallons
Per cent of
Gross Earnings
For Year
Pumping
Station
$1,506.20 $1.00
$ 4.17
$ 78.47
$ 74.00 12.8
Admini-
stration
3,517.78
2.34
9.76
183.30
172.00
30.00
General
1,611.01
1.07
4.47
83.95
79.00
13.8
Service Con-
1,963.28
1.31
5.55
102.32
91.70
16.8
$8,598.27
$5.72
$23.95
$448.04
$416.70
73.4
Services Installed :
No. of Services
No. of Feet
Average cost per foot
$ .546
34" 1"
11%"'
Total
34"
1"
11%"'
Total
20
28
1
49
1230
2302
66
3598
Average cost per service
40.06
Average feet per service - 34" 1'
61 feet
82 feet
Pipe
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Data on Construction 1940-Pipe line extensions :
Location
Size Pipe
. Kind of Pipe
Length Feet
Total Cost
Cost Per Ft.
to W. Adams ·
Lovers Lane between
Chat. Rd. and East
11/2"
Steel C.L.
332.7
187.32
.63
Harwich Road
E. Harwich Rd, west from Lovers Lane to
11/2"
Steel C.L.
143.
79.59
.84
Wychmere Pines
8"
Transite
1113.5
$3928.75
$1.41
6"
779.5
2"
915.9
Doane Field from W. Abbott service Joshua Ryder
2"
Steel C.L.
92.7
81.03
1.14
Lower County Rd.
west from deadend
8"
Transite
13.
30.56
2.34
to Helen C. Duggan Forest St. south from
Sisson Rd. to
3/, "
Steel C.L.
57.4
23.09
40
Anna Suhonen
Sailoft Road west from
Sea St. to deadend
2"
Steel C.L.
167.1
166.82
.99
South St. south from
Parallel St. to Chas. E. Allen
1" Steel C.L.
182.6
50.80
.28
Miles St. east from
Cross St. to Rob't.
6" Transite
168.5
444.48
2.64
B. Megathlin
Harbor View Ave. west
from Wyndemere Rd. to deadend
6"
Transite
92.
161.26
1.76
Seaquatton Lane, dead- 2" 'Steel C.L.
159.
100.10
.63
end extended north
Total:
4216.9 feet
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SUMMARY :
The number of water takers connected for the year 1940 or any part thereof were 357 which shows a material increase over the maximum of 300 takers in 1939. Gross receipts for 1940 were $11,714.34 which enabled us to ex- ceed our operating and maintenance expenses by more than $3,000.00. The special summer service rate was extended in 1940 from 4 months to 6 months namely from April 15th to October 15th mainly to allow the summer patrons to have their cottages opened and cleaned in the Spring before the summer season, also, enabling them to close their cottages for the winter in due time after Labor Day. The Board has worked for the best interests of the Town during 1940 and hopes it has earned the confidence of the citizens in our efforts.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER E. CAHOON, HAROLD A. THOMPSON, LAWRENCE F. NICKERSON,
Board of Water Commissioners, Harwich Water Department.
REPORT OF HARWICH WATER DEPARTMENT FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st, 1940
WATER DEPARTMENT 1940 BUDGET
Payments $8598.27 Appropriation $8,600.00
Balance to Revenue 1.73
$8,600.00 $8,600.00
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES Administration
Commissioners
$300.00
Superintendent
2000.00
Clerk
100.00
Stationery & Postage
57.51
Printing
42.15
Telephone
74.75
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Office Supplies All Other (Misc.)
30.37
13.00
$3,517.78
General
Labor
$288.33
Truck (Gen.)
117.15
Pipe & Fittings
67.76
Meters & Fittings
725.75
Gas & Oil (Truck)
102.70
Tower Beacon
48.17
Electricity (Gen.)
61.72
All other (Misc.)
199.43
$1611.01
Service Connections
Labor
$661.97
Pipe & Fittings
1222.94
All Other (Misc.)
78.37
$1,963.28
Pumping Station
Labor
$51.58
Diesel Repairs
952.82
Fuel (Diesel & Stove)
362.60
Gas (Pumps)
23.00
Bldg. Repairs
12.03
Electricity (Pumps)
72.00
All Other (Misc.)
31.87
$1,506.20
Totals
Admin.
$3,517.78
Gen.
1,611.01
Ser. Conn.
1,506.20
Total Dept. Disbursements to Jan. 1, 1941
1506.20
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EXTENSIONS Wychmere Pines-Harwich Port $3,796.23 Appropriation $3,800.00
Payments
Balance to Revenue 3.77
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
EMERGENCY SERVICE EXTENSIONS
Payments $1,643.72
1939 Balance
Balance Unexpended
356.95
(Open Account)
$ .67
1940 Appropriation 2,000 .. 00
$2,000.67
$2,000.67
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES
Labor
$1,686.92
Wychmere Pines
$3,796.23
Pipe & Fittings
3,248.31
Emergency Services
1,643.72
Hydrants
225.00
All Other (Misc.)
279.72
$5,439.95
$5,439.95
Respectfully submitted,
NORWOOD W. BEE,
Clerk & Collector Harwich Water Dept.
Approved by :
Walter E. Cahoon,
Harold A. Thompson,
Lawrence Nickerson,
Water Commissioners.
RECEIPTS
Sale of Water (Schedule) Rates
$7,601.75
Excess Water (Metered Rates)
1,367.02
Meter Rentals (Schedule Rates)
435.00
Service Connections (Schedule Rates)
2,309.67
Meter Repairs (Schedule Rates)
.90
1940 Total Amount, Collections
$11,714.34
1940 Total Amount Paid to Town Treasurer
$11,714.34
January 1st, 1941-No Cash On Hand
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SUMMARY
Collections
Uncollected
1937 Commitments Outstanding Jan.1, 1940
$22.43
Collections to Dec. 31, 1940 22.43 $22.43
1937 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1 1941 None
1938 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1, 1940 38.08
Collections to Dec. 31, 1940 38.08 38.08
1938 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1 1941
None
1939 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1, 1940 718.84
Collections to Dec. 31, 1940 688.45 688.49
1939 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1, 1941 30.35
$30.35
1940 Commitments per Warrants $11,851.88
Less 1940 Abatements 68.45
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1940 $11,783.39
Less 1940 Abatements 68.49
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1940 $11,783.39
Collections to Dec. 31, 1940 10,965.35
10,965.34
1940 Commitments Outstanding Jan. 1, 1941 $818.05 818.05
Totals $11,714.34 $848.40
Respectfully submitted, NORWOOD W. BEE, Harwich Water Dept. Clerk and Collector
Approved by : WALTER E. CAHOON, HAROLD A. THOMPSON, LAWRENCE F. NICKERSON, Water Commissioners.
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REPORT OF THE HARWICH POLICE DEPARTMENT
To :
The Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Harwich, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I herewith respectfully submit my eighth annual re- port of the Police Department for the Town of Harwich for the year ending December 31st, 1940.
Cases before the Second District Court
60
Found Guilty
46
Found Not Guilty
2
Filed 6
Dismissed 6
Automobile accidents investigated 35
Complaints received and investigated 348
Fires attended 43
Miles covered by cruiser 31,885
Persons confined to the lockup by this department 30
Persons confined to the lockup by outside police 9
Trips to Provincetown Court 12
Trips to various outside institutions 13
There were 23 persons injured in automobile accidents, six of whom were taken to the Cape Cod Hospital.
There being 50 summons and warrants served.
During the year there were several hundred windows broken by boys with Air guns or BB air rifles, so-called, this menace must stop, Chapter 140, Section 130, provides that, whoever sells or furnishes to a minor under the age
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of 15 years, any firearms, air guns, sling shots or other dangerous weapons or ammunition, shall be punished by a fine not less than $100. nor more than $500.
There was considerable vandalism on "Halloween" among the older boys, this practice of destruction must also cease.
As in the past, this Department wishes to extend its appreciation to all for your assistance and cooperation.
EMULOUS E. HALL,
Chief of Police. .
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALEB CHASE FUND
INTEREST ACCOUNT December 31, 1940
Received Interest for year
$343.80
Paid Overseers Public Welfare
343.80
STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS December 31, 1940
30 Shares W. L. Douglass Shoe Co. P. Pref. 20 Shares Common $300.00
1000 N. Y. Water Service Coop. 5 percent Bond 992.50
50 Shares First National Bank of Boston 1703.75
50 Shares National Shawmut Bank 1312.50
Deposit C. C. F. C. S. Bank
5,752.80
$10,061.55
Respectfully submitted,
THEOPHILUS B. BAKER,
JOHN T. WOOD,
JOSEPH B. ATKINS,
EARL B. ELDREDGE,
J. FREEMAN RYDER, BERTRAM D. CROSBY, Trustees Caleb Chase Fund.
I, the undersigned Accounting Officer of the Town of Harwich, have this day examined the Books and Vouch- ers of the Treasurer for the Caleb Chase Fund Trustees and found the same correct. December 31, 1940.
FRANKLIN D. UNDERWOOD.
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REPORT OF BROOKS LIBRARY
George W. Nickerson Fund
Cash on hand December 31, 1939
$5,143.13
Interests for year
127.98
Payments
$145.22
Cash on hand December 31, 1940 $5,125.89
John F. Small Fund
Cash on hand December 31, 1939
$214.37
Interest for year
5.39
Cash on hand December 31, 1940 $219.76
The work of the Library has been carried on in much the same way as usual with Miss Susan L. Underwood, Librarian, and Mrs. Howard C. Cahoon, Assistant Libra- rian.
This year the library has been open each Wednesday afternoon during July and August, in addition to the regular Saturday afternoon hours.
The circulation has been about the same, and we have about seven thousand volumes.
Two statues have been added to the Rogers group of statuary, one having been given by Mrs. Elloise Baker Larsen.
Children's Book Week was observed and the ele- mentary school was entertained in the library rooms. Many children's books were on display and we hope this helped to cultivate good reading.
Respectfully submitted, MILDRED B. PAINE, HILLARY M. LECLAIRE, CHARLOTTE P. SIMS, Trustees of Brooks Free Library.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING
Harwich, Massachusetts
To the Board of Health :
I submit for your approval the following report for the year 1940.
Number of permits issued 113
Amount of fees $124.00
Assessors value of permits $51,480.00
While the permits issued have been less than pre- vious years, there have been in 1940 better and larger jobs than formerly. There have been quite a few alterations in old houses.
I wish to thank the Board as well as the Master Plumbers for your cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. WOOD,
Inspector of Plumbing
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To :
The Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Town of Harwich.
Gentlemen :
I herewith respectfully submit my seventh annual re- port as Sealer of Weights and Measures for the Town of Harwich for the year ending December 31, 1940.
Tested
Adjusted Sealed
Not Sealed
Con- demned
Scales
63
110
10
7
Volumetric Measures
123
8
25
Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices
44
132
60
3
Linear Measures
8
Weights
21
152
25
Total
128
525
103
35
Money received for Sealing Fees
$74.07
Money received for Adjusting Charges
3.40
Money received for Transient Vendors
local License Fees
15.00
Total
$92.47
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Paid Town Treasurer $92.47
Money returned to Treasurer by State
Director of Standards for Pedler's License Fees 64.00
Paid Director of Standards for Transient Vendor's Licenses 25.00 Total $181.47
Inspections made of Pedler's Licenses 16
Inspections made of Transient Vendor's Licenses
1
Other Inspections
489
Trial Weighings and Measurements of
Commodities sold or put up for sale 404
Coal in Transit re-weighed lbs. 12,000
Retests of Gasoline devices after sealing 8
Retests of Platform Coal Scales after sealing
2
Respectfully submitted,
VICTOR S. RYDER,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
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HARWICH ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT TREASURER 1940
REC. & AMUSEMENT
Appropriation $2,500.00
Expended Exhibition Twilight Ball Games
Paid C. D. Holmes Expenses for visiting ball teams
June 29 Baylies Club
$20.00
July 12 County A. C.
20.00
July 20 Hoyt's Pals
20.00
Aug. 3 Aerovox Corp.
20.00
Aug. 10 Plymouth T. T.
20.00
Aug. 24 Winthrop Vars.
25.00
Aug. 31 Lever Bros.
25.00
$150.00
Supplies
Puritan Clothing Co.
$20.95
Eastmans Sport Shop
83.70
Kenneys Sport Shop
19.50
124.15
274.15
Unexpended
$2,225.85
Collections at Games
$91.15
Paid out of Collection receipts
Hyannis Ind.
$2.00
7 - 11 A. C. Game
25.00
Dick Bearse Umpire, 8 Games
40.00
Hoyt Pals Game, Balance
5.00
Ball Chasers
3.10
Kenneys, baseballs
2.50
Telephone and Telegrams
3.60
Transportation
3.00
$84.20
Unexpended
$6.95
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1 REPORT OF CEMETERY COMMISSION
To the Voters of the Town of Harwich, Mass.
The Harwich Cemetery Commissioners submit for your approval their Second Annual Report as follows : Harwich Center Cemetery $121.31
Seth Eldredge
14.80
Kelley Cemetery
15.95
South Harwich
3.40
North Harwich
122.83
West Harwich
201.20
Making a total of
$479.49
Appropriation was
$500.00
Leaving a balance of
$20.51
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN T. WOOD, JOHN CONDON, EARL ELDREDGE, Cemetery Commissioners.
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LIST OF JURORS FOR 1941
Baldwin, James-Garage man Bates, Bernard W .- Electrician
Berry, Joseph S .- Laborer Case, Lester P .- Laborer Chase, Arthur H .- Cabinet Maker Crosby, Bertham D .- Marble Worker Derby, R. Stafford-Realtor Doane, John Howard-Druggist
Dunbar, J. Bryce-Grocery Clerk
Eldredge, Manton'C .- Carpenter Eldredge, Webster Urban-Laborer Hall, Millard P .- Laborer Hall, Albert J .- Clerk
Hamilton, LeRoy F .- Retired Holmes, Elmer W .- Fuel Dealer Joy, Robert E .- Clerk Johnson George V .- Cranberry Man Nickerson, Norman O .- Bank Clerk Moody, Sidney B .- Photographer Pease, Fred-Retired Phillip, Samuel P .- Merchant Small, Charles C .- Retired
Shatzer, Lester L .- Laborer
Sims, Earle L .- Bank Clerk
Smith, Willard G .- Salesman Taylor, Thomas S .- Garageman
Thayer, Sheldon J .- Nurseryman Tobey, Jesse C .- Retired
Whiteley, Robert A .- Carpenter
Wilson Jr., Harold-Clerk Respectfully submitted, CHARLES D. HOLMES, CHARLES T. CHASE, HOWARD C. CAHOON,
Harwich Port North Harwich West Harwich South Harwich Harwich Center Harwich Center Harwich Port Harwich Port Harwich Center Harwich Port Harwich Port West Harwich Harwich Center North Harwich East Harwich West Harwich North Harwich Harwich Center Pleasant Lake West Harwich Harwich Port Harwich Center Harwich Center Harwich Center East Harwich South Harwich South Harwich
Harwich Center
South Harwich West Harwich
Selectmen.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
DOG ACCOUNT
Registered
177 males @ $2.00
$354.00
34 females @ $5.00
170.00
58 spayed @ $2.00
116.00
Total $640.00
Licensing 269 dogs @ 20 cents each-deducted 53.80
Deposited with the County Treasurer at
Barnstable $586.20
HENRY K. BEARSE,
Town Clerk.
Licenses for Filling Stations, Gasoline Pumps and Storage Tanks for 1940.
38 licenses @ 50 cents each
$19.00
Deposited with Town Treasurer $19.00
HENRY K. BEARSE,
Treasurer.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
FEBRUARY 5, 1940
Article 1. To choose on one ballot the following Town Officers and Committees: Town Clerk, Town Treas- urer, Collector of Taxes, for one year; one Selectman, Overseer of Public Welfare and Board of Health, for three years; one Assessor for three years; three Herring Com- mittee for one year; one School Committee for one year ; one School Committee for three years; Three Constables for one year; one Trustee of Brooks Library for three
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years ; one Park Commissioner for three years; Moderator for one year; one Water Commissioner for three years; ($1,600.) Dollars, under the provisions of Sub-Section 21 of Section 1 of Chapter 371 of Acts of 1921, and any and all amendments thereof and additions thereto for the em- ployment of a nurse through the Harwich Visiting Nurse Surveyor of Highways for one year; one Cemetery Com- missioner for three years.
See 1940 Town Report. .
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers and Committees.
See 1940 Town Report.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote to au- thorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in antici- pation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1940, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in ac- cordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Accepted and adopted.
Article 4. To hear the report of all Town Offi- cers and Committees, for the year 1939.
Accepted and adopted.
Article 5. 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.
APPROPRIATIONS
Hearings
$150.00
Moderator
25.00
· Selectmen's Salaries
2,200.00
Selectmen's Expense
300.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,500.00
Assessors' Expense
400.00
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Treasurer's Salary
700.00
Treasurer's Expense
250.00
Treasurer's Bond
150.00
Tax Collector's Salary
1,800.00
Tax Collector's Expense
400.00
Tax Collector's Bond
254.00
Town Clerk's Salary
500.00
Town Clerk's Expense
100.00
Town Clerk's Bond
5.00
Town Accountant's Salary
1,000.00
Town Accountant's Expense
75.00
Stenographer's Salary
720.00
Election and Registration
1,100.00
Certifying Town Notes
30.00
Repairs of Public Buildings (See Footnote No. 1)
1,700.00
Office Equipment
250.00
Exchange Building
2,000.00
Law
200.00
Miscellaneous
250.00
Water Department
8,600.00
Foreclosure of Tax Titles
50.00
Police Department
6,000.00
Fire Department
4,000.00
Forestry
3,000.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
500.00
Tree Warden
25.00
Wire Inspector
200.00
Board of Health
4,000.00
Dump
1,000.00
Inspector of Animals
50.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
50.00
Highways-General Repairs
9,500.00
Bridges
100.00
F'ences and Railings
200.00
Snow Removal
2,000 00
Electric Street Lights
7,605.60
Park Commission
800.00
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Outside Poor
6,000.00
Poor of Other Towns
2,000.00
State Poor
2,660.00
Infirmary
2,500.00
Old Age Assistance
19,000.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,800 00
Aid to Dependent Children
4,800.00
State Aid
120.00
Schools (See Footnote No. 2)
55,642 02
Brooks Library
1,300.00
Insurance
2,500.00
Advertising
150.00
Herring Committee
100.00
Unpaid Bills
1,500.00
Town Reports
575.00
Reserve Fund
2,500.00
Retirement of Water Bonds
7,000.00
Interest on Water Bonds
2,310.00
Retirement of School House Bonds
7,000.00
Interest on School House Bonds
1,382.50
Retirement of Water Extension Bonds
1,000.00
Interest on Water Extension Bonds
104.00
Salary of Plumbing Inspector
500.00
$185,723.12
(Footnotes to Budget)
1. Includes $1,200.00 for shingling Exchange Building
2. Includes $3,500.00 for operating school cafeteria, which amount is considered as an estimated receipt in figuring the tax rate, resulting in no increase in taxes for this item.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to in- struct its Selectmen to control, regulate and prohibit the taking of Eels, Clams, Quahaugs, and Scallops, within the Town Limits as provided in Chapter 130 Section 57 as
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amended by Chap. 329 of the Acts of 1933 and to make any regulations in regard to such Fisheries as may be expedient and act fully thereon.
Accepted and adopted.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to pay all unpaid bills; and act fully thereon.
Accepted and adopted, but no appropriation was made as it has been taken care of in the budget under article 5.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred ($600) Dollars for the use of Harwich Post No. 292 American Legion, in the prop- er observance of Memorial Day and Armistice Day, and for other purposes.
Accepted and adopted as printed. $600.00 raised and appropriated.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed Sixteen Hundred ($1,600.) Dollars, under the provisions of Sub-Section 21 of Section 1 of Chapter 371 of Acts of 1921, and any and all amendments thereof and additions thereto for the en- ployment of a nurse through the Harwich Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
Accepted and adopted as printed. $1,600.00 raised and appropriated.
Article 10. To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate a sum not exceeding Five Hundred ($500.) Dol- lars for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, un- der the provisions of General Laws Ter. Ed. Chapter 111, Section 74.
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Accepted and adopted. $500.00 raised and appropri- ated.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred ($300.) Dol- lars for the benefit of Chase Library, West Harwich.
Accepted and adopted. $300.00 raised and appropri- ated.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred ($300.) Dol- lars for the benefit of Harwichport Library Association.
Accepted and adopted. $300.00 raised and appro- priated.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty ($250.) Dollars for the purpose of providing five Band Concerts, to be given by the Junior Community Band and other Cape musical organizations during July and August, at Brooks Park.
Accepted and adopted. $250.00 raised and appropri- ated.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2,500.) Dollars to be used under the direction of the Selectmen for the promotion of public recreation and amusement, in ac- cordance with Legislative Acts of 1930, Chapter 12, Sec- tion 1, and any acts and amendments thereto.
Accepted and adopted. $2,500.00 raised and appro- priated.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.) to be expended in connection with W. P. A. work, said money to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen.
Accepted and adopted. $2,000.00 raised and appro- priated.
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Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to ex- pend the refunded dog tax for 1939 for the support of Brooks Library.
Accepted and adopted.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and maintain one street light in front of residence of Mrs. Appleton, North Harwich. By request.
Indefinitely postponed. Pole in this location is on private property.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum sufficient to place and maintain a street light at the junction of South and Miles Streets, Harwichport; such light to be located on pole now in place at this intersection.
Accepted and adopted, and the sum of $16.80 be appropriated therefor.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and maintain one street light on Pole No. 96/5 located on Earl Road, West Harwich, and to act fully thereon.
Voted that a so-called "Summer light" be main- tained at this location, and the sum of $9.00 was appro- priated therefor.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to re- surface, where needed and rebuild where needed, the sidewalks in the business section of Harwichport; raise and appropriate Seven Hundred ($700.) Dollars for the same, and act fully thereon.
This article was indefinitely postponed, and that funds for such minor repairs as appear necessary be taken from the General Repairs Fund of the Highway Depart- ment.
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Article 21. To see if the town will vote to accept Harborview Avenue, Windemere Bluff, at Harwichport, as a town highway, as per plans now on file, or take any other action relative thereto.
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