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33 Sept. 15
Earl L. Eaton
23
W. Dennis
Nancy Lee Fenn
21
W. Dennis
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West Harwich
Harwich Center
West Harwich
Harwich Port
24 Newton, Mass.
MARRIAGES-continued
No. Date
Names
Age
Residence
Place of Marriage
34
Oct.
3
Leslie R. Gomes
20
N. Harwich
West Harwich
Mary Thatcher
16
Kelley Street
35
Oct.
7
Leland M. McKenney
25
Patten, Maine
East Harwich
Susie I. Higgins
20
E. Harwich
36
Oct.
10
Joseph Fernandes, Jr.
19
Kelley Street
West Harwich
Jennie Sylvia
20
S. Dennis
37
Oct.
16
Walter C. Young
21
S. Chatham, Mass.
Chatham, Mass.
Hazel J. Nickerson
19
S. Harwich
38
Oct.
24
Manuel J. Brito
18
Hyannis, Mass.
West Harwich
Lina C. Gomes
24
Harwich Center
39
Oct.
25
Watson B. Eldredge
20
Harwich Port
Harwich Port
Shirley A. Carr
18
Harwich Port
40
Oct.
27
James D. Harper
21
W. Virginia
West Harwich
Madolyn P. Chase
17
W. Harwich
41
Nov.
7
Robert S. Stearns
26
Medford, Mass.
Medford, Mass.
Lois A. J. Hanson
24
N. Harwich
42
Nov.
21
Edwin J. Stalker
38
W. Harwich, Mass.
Harwich Center
Frances S. Walker
25
Pleasant Lake
43
Dec.
4 John F. Perry
22
Marstons Mills
Harwich Center
Elizabeth J. Rose
17
Kelley Street
44
Oct. 17 Charles W. Daniels
51
S. Harwich
Chatham, Mass.
Anna M. Rogers
29
Orleans, Mass.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN THE TOWN OF HARWICH-1942
No. Date
Name
Age
Disease
Place of Death
1
Jan.
25 Robert B. Megathlin
87
Arterio sclerosis
Harwich Center
2
Jan.
27 Arthur M. Alley
78
Broncho-pneumonia
Pleasant Lake
3
Jan.
6 Isabelle A. Morris
82
Broncho-pneumonia
Taunton, Mass.
4
Feb.
3 Pheobe W. Chase
69
Carcinoma
Brewster, Mass.
5
Feb.
6 Edwin A. Darling
81
Arterio sclerosis
West Harwich
6
Feb.
8 Edwin P. Goss
65
Carcinoma-cecum
Harwich Port
7
Feb.
10 Everett C. Eldredge
59
Arterio sclerosis
West Winter Haven, Fla.
8
Feb.
16
9
Feb.
20 Flora L. Drew
78
Senile dementia
Brewster, Mass.
10
Feb. 20 Frances H. Essex
85
Chronic nephritis
Yarmouth, Mass.
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11
Feb. 22 Josephine Weekes
88
Heart disease
Dennis, Mass.
12
Feb. 27 Mary F. Eldredge
84
Coronary sclerosis
Brewster, Mass.
13 Mar. 1 Albert J. Rood
27
Influenza
Barnstable, Mass.
14
Mar. 17 Arthur F. Nickerson
82
Ulcer-duodenum
Barnstable, Mass.
16
Mar.
23 P. William McCourt
62
Carcinoma-sigmoid
Barnstable, Mass.
17 Apr.
1 James L. Ramos
38
Heart disease
Harwich Center
18
Apr.
17 Julia E. Place
82 Arterio sclerosis
West Harwich
19
May
1 Nellie B. Nickerson
79
Arterio sclerosis
Harwich Center
20
May 3 Rufus Gray
69
Pulmonary embolism
Barnstable, Mass.
21
May
19 Mary Barlow Gomes
73
Hypertension
heart disease
Kelley Street
15
Mar. 10 Don. V. Starkweather
6 hrs. Prematurity
Barnstable, Mass.
DEATHS-Continued
No.
Date
Name
Age
Disease
Place of Death
22
Jun.
24 Harry A. Kendall
66
Broncho-pneumonia
Taunton, Mass.
23
July
16 Ezra P. Ryder
80
Carcinoma of larynx
Yarmouth, Mass.
24
Aug.
13 William A. Conant
72
Acute Myocarditis
Harwich Port
25
Aug. 26 Jennie G. Rose
63
Cancer of tongue
Kelley Street
26
Sept.
1 Gideon Lopes
68
Influenza
Queen Ann Road
27
Sept.
1 Henry K. Doane
96
Broncho-pneumonia
Harwich Port
28
Sept.
14 George W. Banspach
78
Lobor pneumonia
Barnstable, Mass.
29
Sept.
16 William S. Carruthers
53
Carcinoma of stomach
North Harwich
30
Sept. 20 Geneva M. Cole
66
Pulm'y tuberculosis
Harwich Center
31
Sept.
22 William Henry Nickerson
82
Aortic insufficiency
Harwich Center
32
Sept.
25 Lydia M. Chase - Bates
68
Carcinoma
Waltham, Mass.
33
Oct.
14 Charles D. Burnham
67
Heart disease
Harwich Center
34
Oct.
15 Edwin M. Surprise
71
Arterio sclerosis
Barnstable, Mass.
35
Nov.
3 Louisa M. Nickerson
87
Cerebral thrombosis
Harwich Port
36
Nov.
6 Benjamin B. Baker
76
Cerebral arterio sclerosisHarwich Port
37
Nov.
6 Matilda Lopes
68
Broncho-pneumonia
Kelley Street
38
Nov.
18 George W. Cooper
69
Duodenal ulcer
Bourne, Mass.
39
Nov.
23 Jabez William Crowell
67
Coronary-thrombosis
Harwich Center
40
Nov.
24 Helen S. Ritchie
77
Cerebral-thrombosis
West Harwich
41
Nov. 25 Eugene W. Smith
80
Mitral stenosis
Harwich Port
42
Dec.
3 Carrie A. Cahoon
84
Arterio sclerosis
Pleasant Lake
43
Dec.
11 George F. James
62
Chronic myocarditis
West Harwich
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DEATHS Continued
No. Date
Name
Age
Disease
Place of Death
44
Dec.
14
Caroline D. Matson
76
Carcinoma-pancreas
Barnstable, Mass.
45
Nov.
21 Elizabeth S. Harris
63
Thrombosis of leg veins Boston, Mass.
46
Dec.
16 Ellsworth G. Eldredge
67
Arterio sclerosis
Harwich Center
47
Dec.
18 Nellie S. Ames
65
Acute myocarditis
South Harwich
48
Dec.
20 Bertha N. Buck
74
Apoplexy,
Brockton, Mass.
49
Dec.
8 Idalia Provan
75
Carcinoma of liver
Clinton, Mass.
50
Dec.
27 Ellen H. Small
90
Aortic stenosis
South Harwich
51
Dec.
19 Annie K. Hall Snow
68
Coronary sclerosis
Dennis, Mass.
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BODIES BROUGHT TO HARWICH FOR BURIAL-1942
No.
Date
Name
Age
Cemetery
Place of Death
1
Jan.
25
Sabrina Rogers
83
Evergreen, E. H.
Taunton, Mass.
2
Feb.
27
Bernard W. Rogers
70
North Harwich
Dennis, Mass.
3
Mar.
4
Harry C. Baker
57
Evergreen, E. H.
Bourne, Mass.
4
Mar.
17
Catherine L. Rogers
81
Evergreen, E. H.
Providence, R. I.
5
Mar.
28
(Male) Elliott
7 hrs. Evergreen, E. H.
Barnstable, Mass.
6
Apr.
22
Olevia H. Clark
88
Mt. Pleasant, H. P.
Brockton, Mass.
7
May
9
Adelia E. Crowell
86
Island Pond, H. C.
Brockton, Mass.
8
May
24
Eliza May Nickerson
79
Evergreen, E. H.
Chatham, Mass.
9
July
12
Charles E. Dunbar
42
Evergreen, E. H.
Middleton, Mass.
10
July
15
Curtis E. Small
80
Pine Grove, W. H.
Brockton, Mass.
11
Aug.
14
Ellen K. Buck
77
Evergreen, E. H.
Lexington, Mass.
12
Ang.
16
Lester M. Gilbert
47
Pine Grove, W. H.
Newington, Conn.
13
Aug.
31
Cora Long Eldridge
75
South Harwich
Bourne, Mass.
14
Sept.
9
Samuel Irving Moody
67
Island Pond, H. C.
Brockton, Mass.
15
Sept. 12
Mary Florence Woodward
77
Pine Grove, W. H.
Boston, Mass.
16
Nov.
7
Margaret K. O'Brien
65
Pine Grove, W. H.
Barnstabe, Mass.
17
Nov. 23
Kate de Grace
74
Island Pond, H. C.
Taunton, Mass.
18
Nov.
27
William Preston Ellis
54
Mt. Pleasant, H. P.
Brockton, Mass.
19
Dec.
10
Horace Milo Chaffee
60
Island Pond, H. C.
State Hospital, Conn.
20
Dec.
27
John A. Kenealy
38
Mt. Pleasant, H. P.
South Portland, Me.
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TREASURER'S REPORT 1942
Dr.
Cash on hand January 1, 1942
$ 78,073.13
Cash received during 1942
284,683.01
$362,756.14
Cr.
Payments during 1941
$278,609.87
Cash on hand in office, December 31, 1942
63.75
Cash in Cape Cod Trust Co., Dec. 31, 1942
84,082.52
$362,756.14
BROOKS SCHOOL MEDAL TRUST FUND
Amount of Fund January 1, 1942
$1232.63
Interest for 1942
30.55
$1,263.18
Withdrawn July 24, 1942
35.75
Amount of Trust Fund, December 31, 1942
$1,227.43
HENRY K. BEARSE,
Town Treasurer.
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Deposited in Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Harwich
Principal
expended Interest $1.25
Allen, Jairus H.
$50.00
Allen, John F.
100.00
Ansell, William E.
100.00
2,50
Atkins, Prince A.
100.00
4.50
Atwood, Love C.
150.00
Baker, Aaron E.
50.00
2.50
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Principal
Interest expended
Baker, Austin
50.00
1.25
Baker, Cyrus B.
100.00
8.00
Baker, Richard
100.00
4.00
Baker, Sarah M.
50.00
2.00
Bassett, Alvin N.
200.00
Bearse, Isaac M.
150.00
5.00
Bee, Benjamin F.
100.00
2.50
Bent, Charles T. A.
5,000.00
31.00
Berry, Hency C.
100.00
5.00
Berry, James, Sr.
100.00
5.00
Berry, James C.
100.00
5.00
Briggs, Emma J.
50.00
Bullard, Maud S.
250.00
Cahoon, Alpheus
75.00
Cahoon, Elvira R.
125.00
6.00
Cahoon, Emulous A.
50.00
2.70
Cahoon, Joel B.
150.00
3.00
Cahoon, Myra L.
200.00
Chase, Alfred, et al
300.00
5.00
Chase, Caleb
300.00
10.00
Chase, Edgar W.
50.00
1.25
Chase, Joseph W.
100.00
3.25
Chase, Sylvanus
100.00
2.50
Cobb, Frederick E.
100.00
7.00
Cole, Stephen
200.00
10.60
Cook, Ruth S.
50.00
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Crapo, William F.
150.00
12.00
Crosby, Henry T.
200.00
6.97
Crowell, George F.
50.00
1.25
Crowell, Joseph W.
100.00
Cummings, Ralph
100.00
1.50
Cummings, James W.
50.00
1.00
Davis, Amy
100.00
Doane, Franklin S.
100.00
5.00
Doane, James B.
100.00
5.00
Doane, Lewis B.
50.00
1.25
Doyle, Lawrence
50.00
Dunton, Charles W.
25.00
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Eldredge, Benjamin F.
100.00
4.00
Eldredge, Ebenezer
100.00
9.00
Eldredge, Isaac B.
200.00
5.50
87.
Principal
Interest expended
Eldredge, Isaiah K.
100.00
5.00
Eldredge, James H.
50.00
1.35
Eldredge, Polly M.
50.00
Ellis, Albyron
200.00
5.00
Foster, Nathan
250.00
9.00
Hall, Daniel
100.00
2.50
Harris, John and Everett
100.00
4.00
Hooks, Gilman
100.00
4.00
Hopkins, Giles
50.00
1.30
Hurd, Irene
110.00
5.00
Ives, Mary T.
50.00
1.25
Janes, Mary
200.00
5.00
Jones, Asa L.
100.00
Kelley, Baxter D.
50.00
2.00
Kelley, Benjamin F.
75.00
2.25
Kelley, Eunice B.
100.00
4.00
Kelley, Gus and Jonathan
200.00
5.00
Kendrick, Alonzo
100.00
4.00
Kendrick, Benjamin
50.00
1.25
Kendrick, Mary B.
100.00
2.50
Long, Abner F.
100.00
2.50
Long, Albert D.
50.00
1.25
Long, Clara M.
50.00
2.00
Long, Levi
200.00
Lopes, John M.
100.00
2.50
Loveland, Elizabeth
25.00
2.50
Megathlin, Anthony S.
100.00
5.00
McLean, James
50.00
4.25
Miles, Samuel J.
75.00
Moody, James M.
and Sidney B.
100.00
3.75
Norris, Ann J.
100.00
2.50
Nickerson, George W.
200.00
7.00
Nickerson, Henry
100.00
2.50
Nickerson, Huldah
50.00
1.25
Nickerson, Joshua
50.00
1.25
Nickerson, Nathan
and Thankful
150.00
5.00
Nickerson, Samuel T.
100.00
2.50
Overbaugh - Butler
200.00
9.00
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Principal
Interest expended
Old Methodist Church Cemetery
500.00
Oliver, Charles B.
50.00
1.25
Phillips, Jacob F.
100.00
Phillips, Lewis L.
100.00
2.00
Robbins, Joseph K.
and Nathaniel
250.00
Sears, Edith E.
50.00
Shaw, Susan D.
50.00
1.25
Simmons, Burgess T.
100.00
4.00
Sisson, John R.
and Phebe W.
200.00
7.00
Smith, Daniel H.
100.00
Small, Aaron
100.00
8.00
Small, Elizabeth
50.00
3.00
Small, Samuel
125.00
4.00
Smith, Warren
100.00
2.50
Snow, Aug. C.
100.00
4.00
Snow, Chester
100.00
3.85
Snow, Ernest L.
100.00
Snow, Franklin
100.00
2.50
Franklin D. Snow
and Stearns D. Ward
100.00
Snow, Herbert Franklin
200.00
9.00
Snow, John L.
100.00
2.30
Snow, Laban
100.00
2.50
Snow, Levi
50.00
1.25
Sparrow, Henry L.
100.00
3.00
Sparrow, George L.
25.00
1.50
Taylor, Edwin F.
200.00
7.00
Taylor, George B.
50.00
1.25
Tripp, Gideon H.
200.00
6.00
Underwood, Lucy E.
150.00
Underwood, Nathan
200.00
4.50
Watkins, Annie T.
and Frank T. Chase
100.00
2.50
Young, Jonathan B.
75.00
4.00
$18,135.00
$395.87
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REPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COUNCIL
To the Voters of the Town of Harwich :
We herewith respectfully submit our report covering our first year of Administration as Public Safety Council for Civilian Defense. An Air Raid Alarm system has been purchased and installed, consisting of four compressed air whistles, four stationary sirens and three mobile sirens, at a cost of $725.00.
The Fire Department has been equipped with adequate hose and fitting for war emergency and of a type that can always be used in this department during the life of the equipment; a total of $1,000.00 has been expended on this item.
The Aircraft Warning lookout has been provided with fuel, light and telephone at a cost of $200.00 and $54.00 has been expended for alterations to the building so that the vital work of this loyal organization might be carried out ยท more efficiently.
The school houses of the Town have been equipped with guard wire at one or more assembly rooms, so that a safe place is available for the children in the event of an air raid or bombing. The sum of $200.00 has been expend- ed for this work.
The State Guard has been provided with summer uni- forms at an expense of $698.00, which is to be repaid to the Town by the State. The sum of $84.00 has been expended for other equipment for the Guard Company.
The Police Department has been provided with ade- quate equipment so that it is better able to cope with war emergencies and the manifold duties added to this emer- gency department because of the war. A total of $472.50 has been expended for this department.
The Medical division has been set up with very careful planning and is equipped to care for most any emergency,
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including emergency operations and care of the injured. A total of $300.00 has been expended in this division.
An additional clerk for the ration board has been pro- vided and paid by this council at a cost of $120.00.
The Report Center has been maintained in a portion of the Police Station which has been in operation twenty- four hours per day since December 6, 1941. We pay high tribute to Emulous E. Hall, Chief of Police and Chief Air Raid Warden, who has given unselfishly of his time and effort without added compensation, and has been on duty every night with the exception of twelve since December 6, 1941. The Police Department as a whole has carried on the work of the report center, so that no one has been asked to serve there, thereby providing ample persons to man the Aircraft lookout.
We have a total of 72 Air Raid Wardens presently serving us; this number has varied from time to time. $180.00 has been expended for equipment for these loyal citizens. These men and women have given freely of their time and effort day and night in all tests and drills, and have attended school of instruction to fit themselves for the hard and dangerous work they are expected to undertake should the emergency arise.
Dim outs and black outs have presented problems never before heard of, and Wardens and Police have had a new duty to perform, which is little understood by the public as a whole. It has been our earnest endeavor to enforce these regulations to the best of our ability in a kindly and under- standing manner. The last regulation, Executive Order No. 40 of the Governor, is the most far reaching law we have ever had; we assume without question that the Armed forces of this Nation know what is needed for internal pro- tection. A nightly patrol has been maintained throughout the town since last April, when the first dim out regulations went into effect, checking lights and assisting citizens in solving their problems with the subject. We wish to point out that much time and effort could be saved, if people
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would control their outside lighting in accordance with the law. By and all cooperation has been good and no prosecutions have been necessary for dim out or blackout violations.
To date we have conducted only three drills locally to demonstrate air raid precautions, all others have been re- gional, State or Army ordered.
The American Red Cross has given inestimable assist- ance to us. Canteen and Ambulance service, emergency feeding, housing and registration of homeless has been as- sumed by this institution. Many thousands of dollars worth of equipment has been brought into this town and a first class headquarters has been established. Our sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to Mrs. Bertha Weld and Mrs. Grace Snow for their untiring efforts, and to all of the members of the Motor Corps and Canteen, who have labored long and hard without glory or reward.
In conclusion, we are pleased to report that with our own organization joined by mutual agreement with the American Red Cross, we are in a position to meet any war emergency or disaster that might befall the Town of Harwich.
HENRY F. SMITH, CHARLES D. HOLMES, CHARLES T. CHASE, HOWARD C. CAHOON, Public Safety Council for Civilian Defense.
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REPORT OF STATE AUDITOR
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston.
Sir :
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Harwich for the year ending December 31, 1941, and submit the follow- ing report thereon.
The records of financial transactions of the several de- partments receiving or paying out money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and records of the town treasurer.
General ledger accounts were compiled, the appropria- tion accounts were analyzed, the appropriations and trans- fers being compared with the town clerk's record of finan- cial votes passed in town meetings and with the finance committee's records of transfers from the reserve fund. A balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1941, was prepared and is appending to this report.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The cash book was footed throughout, the recorded receipts were analyzed and com- pared with the departmental records of the payments to the treasurer and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the records of disburse- ments were compared with the selectmen's warrants author- izing the disbursement of town funds.
The treasurer's cash balance on April 18, 1942, was . proved by actual count of cash in the office, and by recon- cilation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank in which town funds were deposited.
The savings bank books and securities representing the
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investment of trust funds in custody of the town treasurer and the trustees were examined. The income was proved and the withdrawals were verified.
The payments made for maturing debt and interest were compared with the cancelled securities and coupons on file and with the amounts falling due.
The records of tax titles taken by the town were exam- ined and listed. The amounts transferred from the tax levies to the tax title account were reconciled with the col- lector's accounts, the tax titles redeemed were compared with the treasurer's recorded receipts, and the tax title deeds, as listed, were checked with records in the Registry of Deeds.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were exam- ined and checked. The poll, property, and motor vehicle excise taxes and moth assessments outstanding according to the previous audit, as well as all subsequent commit- ments, were analyzed and checked with the assessor's war- rants for their collection. The payments to the treasurer were checked to the treasurer's cash book, the recorded abatements were compared with the assessors' record of abatements granted, and the taxes transferred to the tax title account were checked with the treasurer's records of tax titles held by the town.
The outstanding accounts were listed and proved and were further verified by mailing notices to a number of per- sons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The collector's cash balance on April 18, 1942, was verified by actual count of cash in the office and by recon- cilation of the check book balance with a statement from the bank of deposit.
The records of dog and sporting licenses issued by the town clerk, as well as of miscellaneous receipts, were ex- amined and checked, the recorded payments to the treas- urer and the State being verified by comparison with the
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treasurer's books and with receipts on file
The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of accounts receivable in the water, public welfare, and school departments were examined. The charges were proved, the recorded collections were com- pared with the payments to the treasurer, and the outstand- ing accounts were listed and proved. The cash books were footed and the abatements as recorded were checked with the records in the departments authorized to grant them.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and records of the sealer of weights and measures, of the selectmen, and of all other departments collecting money for the town were examined and checked.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconcilation of the treas- urer's, collector's and town clerk's cash, summaries of the tax, tax title, and interest accounts, as well as tables show- ing the condition and transactions of the various trust funds.
While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Mr. Theodore N. Waddell
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston. .
Sir :
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the water collector of the town of Harwich for the period from January 1 to November 25, 1942, and
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report thereon as follows :
. The books and accounts of the water collector were ex- amined and checked. The commitments of rates and ser- vices were proved, the recorded collections were compared with the treasurer's recorded receipts, the abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names ap- peared on the books as owing money to the town, the re- plies received thereto indicated that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
Appended to this report is a table showing the condition and the transactions of rates and services account.
For the cooperation extended by the town officials dur- ing the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assist- ant and myself to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
WATER RATES AND SERVICE
Oustanding January 1, 1942 $ 984.87
Commitments January 1 to November 25, 1942, 12,320.12
Abatement cancelled, 21.00
$13,325.99
Payments to treasurer January 1 to November 25, 1942, $ 11,812.56
Abatements January 1 to November 25, 1942, 172.86
Outstanding November 25, 1942, per list, 1,340.57
$13,325.99
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT FEBRUARY 2, 1943
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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 Af- fairs, to meet in Exchange Hall in said Town on Monday, February 1, 1943, at 9 A.M., then and there to act on the following Articles :-
Article 1. To choose on one ballot the following Town Officers and Committees: Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, 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 Committee for one year; one School Committee for three years; three Con- stables for one year; one Trustee of Brooks Library for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; Mod- erator for one year; one Water Commissioner for three years; one Water Commissioner for two years; Surveyor of Highways for one year; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers and Committees.
Article 3. 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 revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1943, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for
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a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. To hear the report of all Town Officers and Committees for the year 1942.
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.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to transfer from surplus revenue or available funds a sum not in ex- cess of twenty-five thousand dollars, ($25,000) for the pur- pose of reducing the 1943 tax rate and act fully thereon.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to defray the ex- penses of the Harwich Ration Board and to act fully there- on.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to carry out the work of Civilian Defense, as provided by Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941. All money raised and appropriated under this article to be expended under the direction of the Public Safety Council for Civil- ian Defense created by vote of the annual Town Meeting in 1942.
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the use of Harwich Co. 55, Mass. State Guard, for the purchase of those article of equipment or supplies, not issued by the State Quartermaster, but needed for the proper perform- ance of its duties.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the use of Har- wich Post No. 292 American Legion in the proper observ-
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ance of Memorial Day and Armistice Day and other proper patriotic purposes.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to donate to the Government scrap heap the two cannons located at the entrance to Brooks Park, and act fully thereon.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred and fifty ($450.00) dollars, for the benefit of the Chase Library, West Harwich.
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