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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for unpaid bills of 1946, as provided for in Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer' from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Ilighway Maintenance, or take any action in relation there- o11.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used with whatever State and County funds are available under Chapter 90 Road Construction and act fully thereon.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for recreation and enter- tainment in the form of base-ball, by local players.
Article 13. To see what action the Town will take in regards to the Herring Fisheries for the year 1947 and act fully thereon.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250,00 for Band Concerts to be held in Brooks Park in 1947.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used for the Dental
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Clinic in the Schools of Harwich, according to provisions of Chapter 3, Section 50 of the General Laws.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4000.00 to be used with the unex- pended $2000.00 appropriated in 1946 with whatever State funds that may be available for the purpose of dredging at Allen's Harbor and act fully thereon.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000.00 to be used with the unex- pended $5000.00 appropriated in 1944 and with whatever State funds that may be available for the purpose of dredg- ing Wychmere Harbor and act fully thereon.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed one thousand ($1,000) dol- lars to be paid the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment. and maintenance of a free bed in the 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, in accordance with Section 74 of Chapter III of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purpose of keeping the beaches clean and for the repair of the Board Walks on the Town Beach and act fully thereon.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the care and repair of the Town Docks and Floats and act fully thereon.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate the sum of $300.00 (three hundred dollars) for the proper observance of Memorial Day and other patriotic purposes by request of the Harwich Post American Legion and act fully thereon.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the Supervisor of Highways to the sum of two thousand dollars and act fully thereon.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to increase the wage for Town labor to eighty five (85c) cents per hour, and act fully thereon.
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Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one thousand dollars ($1000.00) to resurface and widen Great Western Road starting from Lothrop Ave. and to act fully thereon.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one thousand ($1000.00) dollars to resurface and widen the road in West Harwich known as Lothrop Ave. from State Highway to Town Dump, and act fully thereon.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand ($2000.00) dollars, to resurface and widen from the Brewster Line, Route 137, and continue as far as money will allow.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate twenty-five hundred ($2500.00) dollars to re- surface and widen the so called Bay Road in East Harwich and act fully thereon.
Artiele 28. To see if the Town will accept the laying out of a Town Way at Harwich Port known as Doane Way leading from Route 28 southerly to Lower County Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 7th, 1947 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in be- half of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within said layout for a Town Way and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose and to act fully thereon.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to construct a sidewalk on the North side of Main Street from the inter- section of Maine and South Streets, extending to the grade of the bridge on Kelly Road; to appropriate money there- for and act on all matters relating thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to lay out and con- struct a sidewalk of suitable material on the North side of Park Street, Harwich Center extending from Oak Street to Pleasant Lake Avenue and act fully thereon.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to provide suitable settces and steps leading to the beach at the foot of Sea
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Breeze Avenue for the convenience of the residents of the street and to act fully thereon.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to resurface with oil, Hiawatha Road from the Lower County Road to the Beach and act fully thereon.
Article 33. To see i fthe Town will vote to appro- priate $500.00 to harden Shore Road Extension and act fully thereon.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to construct a side- walk on the North or South side of Pleasant Street in Har- wich Port and act fully thereon.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars for building of steps to Beach and act fully thereon.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 for the purpose of reloca- tion, alteration, laying out of Town Ways, engineering and surveying of Town property, and act fully thereon.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to put in a leach basin on Sea Street, near residence of Lucy E. Kelley, and to act fully thereon.
Article 38. To see. if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell to David A. Embury et al for three hun- dred and fifty ($350.00) dollars, a strip of land fifty (50) feet wide and approximately one hundred and fifty (150) feet deep, adjoining the Southern boundary of the pro- perty now owned by said Embury et al. The same being in the Northerly section of the land recently acquired by the Town on the Easterly side of Earle Road in West Harwich.
Article 39. 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 I of Chapter 371 of Acts of 1921, and any and all amendments thereof and additions thereto for the employ- ment of a nurse through the Harwich Visiting Nurse Asso- ciation, Inc.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and
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appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1000.00) to employ a Town Counsel and act fully thereon.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a committee of three to investi- gate the Building Codes, or Building Restrictions and re- port back to the Selectmen the report before the next an- nual Town Meeting.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand dollars, to purchase .~ and install a suitable electric siren as a fire alarm, and that the Board of Selectmen and the Chief of the Fire Depart- ment, be authorized to make such purchase and make in- tallation of the same.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect a building 12×20 at Brooks Park, and to install in said building, 2 toilets and 3 shower baths for the convenience of baseball players and others, and act fully thereon.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1200.00) to continue the planting of shade trees along the Town roads as deemed proper by the committee, established at the last Annual Town Meeting, and act fully thereon.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apropriate a sufficient sum of money to construct a new fire escape on the East side of Exchange Building and remove the old one on the West side, as ordered by the State Inspec- tor of Building, and to act fully thereon.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirteen hundred ($1300.00) dollars for the purpose of purchasing a new car for the Police De- partment and to authorize the Selectmen to sell or trade the car now owned by the Town and the sum received from same to be used towards the purchase of a new car, and act fully thereon.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate seven hundred and fifty ($750.00) dollars to repair and put in good condition the grand-stand, bleachers and back-stop at the Ball-park, and act fully thereon.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and
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propriate the sum of six hundred ($600.00) dollars for the benefit of the Harwich Port Library Association and to act fully thereon.
Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred fifty dollars for the benefit of Chase Library, West Harwich, and to act fully thereon.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to expend the refunded Dog Tax for the support of Brooks Free Li- brary, and to act fully thereon.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to install an oil burner in conection with the heating system at Brooks Block, and raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars for the same and to act fully thereon.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and main · tain one electric street light on Park Street, Harwich Cen- ter, said light to be placed on third pole in from Pleasant Lane Avenue and act fully thereon.
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to erect and main- tain four street lights on Kendrick Road, East Harwich, and act fully thereon.
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and main- tain two lights on Depot Street, North Harwich, between Chipman's residence to John W. Hall's residence, and aci fully thereon.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and main- tain one light on the pole on the corner of Pleasant Road and Lower County Road, and act fully thereon.
Article 56. To see if the Town will accept Section 12 of General Laws (Ter Ed) Chapter 40 entitled "Public Baths Or Wash Houses."
Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to leave all extensions of the Town Water System to the discretion of the Water Department and to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to issue a note or notes up
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to one hundred thousand dollars for this purpose and act fully thereon.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the water mains from Main St. through North Road to Smith St., thence through Smith St. to School St. or Depot St., West Harwich.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to extend the water mains on Miles Street, Harwich Port, beginning at Cross Street and extending to the intersection of Pleasant and Miles Street.
Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of installing a Diesel Engine Driven Pumping Unit with controls for the Water Department; determine whether the money shall be provided for by the issuance of a loan or by transfer from available funds, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 to be used by the Board of Water Commissioners for extending water mains where re- quested, providing that the estimated income from such extensions is at least 6% of the cost of installing.
Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Hoyt Road.
Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Hiawatha Road.
Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Wah-wah-taysee Road.
Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Long Road.
Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Belmont Road.
Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Gorham Road.
Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Saquatucket Bluffs.
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Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Dobles Point.
Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water main on Uncle Venies Road and Hersey Avenue.
Article 71, To see if the Town will vote to extend the water mains to the North Harwich and Pleasant Lake sec- tions.
Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to extend the water mains to the East Harwich section.
Article 73. To see what method the Town will vote to adopt toward financing the appropriations which may be voted for the extension of water mains; determine whether the appropriation shall be provided for by taxation, by transfer from available funds in the treasury, or by issuance of a loan.
Article 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and. appropriate the sum of three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the purpose of maintaining a life guard, during the summer season of 1947, on the Town owned beach at the end of Bank Street, Harwich Port, and act fully thereon.
Article 75. To see if the Town will vote to place un- der the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners the Town Parking Lot at the end of Bank Street, near the beach, the School House Lot in Harwich Port and the town owned property on Earle Road and appropriate a sum of money to be used in their improvement and maintenance and act fully thereon.
Article 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to paint the exterior of Exchange Building, to make the necessary exterior repairs and act fully thereon.
Article 77. To see if the Town will accept the Laying out of a Town way at West Harwich, known as Pleasant Road leading from Nantucket Sound northerly to Lower County Road, and the relocating and altering of the same Town Way leading from Lower County Road northerly to Chase Street, as reported and recommended by the select- men under date of Oct. 16, 1946, and will authorize and instruct the selectmen to ' take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interest in the lands within said layout and relocation and alteration for
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a Town Way and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 78. To see if the town will accept the relocating and altering of a town way at South Harwich, known as Oliver Snow Road leading from Gorham Road in a North- easterly direction a distance of about Twelve Hundred and Fifty feet, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of October 16, 1946, an dwill authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within said relocation and alteration for a Town Way, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 79. To see if the town will accept the laying out of a Town Way at West Harwich, known as Shore Road, leading from the land of Edwardina A. Gleason easterly to the land of Henry J. O'Keefe, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of October 16th, 1946, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or inter- ests in the lands within said layout for a town way, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 80. To see if the town will accept the relocating and altering of a Town Way in West Harwich known as River Road leading from Route 28 to Chase Street, as re- ported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of October 16, 1946, and will authorize and instruct the Select- men to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the town, the lands or interests in the lands within said reloca- tion and alteration for a town way, and will raise and ap- propriation a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
Article 81. To see if the town will accept the relocating and altering of a town way at West Harwich, known as Grey Neck Road, leading from Route 28 to the waters of Nantucket Sound, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of October 16, 1946, and will author- ize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the town, the lands or inter- ests in the lands within said relocation and alteration for a town way, and will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for this purpose.
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Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to finish the dredg- ing at the mouth of Herring River, West Harwich, and to act fully thereon.
Hereof, fail not and make returns of this Warrant with your doings thereon at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands the seventh day of January 1947.
CHARLES D. HOLMES, HOWARD C. CAHOON, EMULOUS E. HALL, Selectmen of Harwich.
A true copy : ATTEST :
ALTON E. WALKER,
Constable.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
AND
THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Town of Harwich
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946
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ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1946
School Committee
Norman E. Holmes, Chairman
Term Expires 1947
Wilbur H. Crowell
J. Howard Doane
Mrs. Carleton S. Francis, Jr.
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Term Expires 1948
Term Expires 1949
Resigned
Term Expires 1947
Superintendent of Schools Charles H. Pratt, A. M.
School Physicians Arthur J. D'Elia, M. D. John P. Nickerson, M. D.
School Nurse Adelyn J. Peabody, R. N.
Supervisor of Attendance
Charles S. Smith
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Expended in 1946
Needed in 1947
General Control:
Superintendent of Schools
Enforcement of Law-Salaries $2,372.40
Other expenses of General Control
429.86
$2,802.26
$3,105.00
Instruction :
Supervisors
Principals and Teachers
33,567.02
Textbooks
1,270.26
Servicemen's Retirement
156.75
37,464.69
50,310.00
Operation:
5,383.22
Janitors
3,597.83
Fuel
Electricity, Gas, Water,
2,119.09
11,100.14
13.630.00
Janitor Supplies
Maintenance:
Repairs, Replacement and Upkeep
1,342.57
1,342.57
1,800.00
Auxiliary Agencies:
Libraries
356.52
Health-Nurse
4,800.00
Transportation
Lunch-High Supplies $4,682.68
Help
Elementary
Supplies
$5,108.62 2,799.96 7,908.58
Help
Athletics, Graduation, Senior Class Service,
664.54
20,356.57
26,390.00
Phone, Films, etc.
Outlay :
New Grounds and Buildings New Equipment
1,607.14
1,607.14 700.00
1,910.56
560.10
Supplies
1,714.46 6,397.14
229.79
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1946 Appropriation
Refunds
28.65
Total
75.028.65
1946 Expenditures
74,673.37
Unexpended
$ 355.28
NET COST OF SCHOOLS - 1946
Appropriation and Refunds
$75,028.65
Accounts Receivable:
Mass. General School Fund Part I
$3,403.00
Dept. of Public Welfare: Tuition
$241.92
Trans.
19.20
261.12
City of Boston:
Tuition
$1,164.39
Trans.
72.96
1,237.35
School Lunch:
· Receipts from sales-High School
5,405.45
Receipts from sales-Elementary
5,305.98
*City of Boston-paid for lunches 196.25
** Salvation Army- paid for lunches Visiting Nurse Assoc .- paid for lunches 17.55
*Federal Subsidy for school lunches 2,326.18
Rental of Auditorium 30.00
Reimbursement for damaged property 1.40
Telephone toll calls
.75
Town of Chatham: Rent of Gymnasium 33.00
Town of Chatham: Telephone
17.82
Town of Eastham: Telephone 23:22
Town of Orleans: Telephone
38.28
18,479.75
Net cost of schools-1946
$56,548.90
*City of Boston payment for school lunches does not include $48.90 claimed for October, November, December 1945 which was received in 1946. Does include $67.60 claimed for October, Novem- ber, December 1946 which had not been received December 31, 1946.
** Salvation Army payment does not include $27.15 claimed for December 1945 which was received in 1946. No contributions due after May 1946.
*** Federal Lunch Subsidy does not include $690.76 claimed for
$74,673.37 $75,000.00
$95,935.00
182.40
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the months of October, November, December 1945 which was received in 1946.
Does include $425.18 claimed for months of November and December 1946 which had not been received December 31, 1946.
Vocational Education
1946 Appropriation
Expended in 1946
$320.00 184.00
Needed 1947
Unexpended
$136.00
$600.00
Received on account of Vocational Education for the year 1945
$180.00
Special Appropriation for Waterproofing High School Expended
$5,000.00
4,984.00
Unexpended
$ 16.00
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Charles H. Pratt AND OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE Norman E. Holmes, Wilbur H. Crowell, Mrs. Carleton S. Francis, Jr.
Membership in the Harwich schools, October 1, 1946, was approximately the same total as it was a year ago. The exact change was an increase of nineteen this year. Thir- teen more were in the elementary grades and six more in the junior-senior high school.
There have been several changes in the faculty during the year. Miss Dorothy Phelps resigned her position as language teacher last spring to engage in work of another kind. Miss Patricia Eldridge accepted another position as teacher of Home Economics. Mr. Charles T. Noonan resigned as teacher of English in order to enter Harvard Law School. The Physical Education position which had been filled by a substitute during the period of World War II now has the benefit of an instructor who has prepared for that type of work. We are glad to welcome Mr. Nelson back from military service to teach mathematics. A Supervisor of Vocal Music was secured early in the year but we have not secured a Supervisor of Art. The faculty of the junior- senior high school has been restored to eleven members. Mrs. Eleanor Mahoney has taught in the junior high school since September.
The elementary school faculty has continued through- out 1946 without change.
Considerable work has been done on the course of study in arithmetic in the elementary and junior high grades. Our work was checked with some twenty courses of study now in use by different cities and states in various sections of the country and the results of this study are now ready to be mimeographed.
Teachers of the first six grades have given much thought and effort toward the improvement of penmanship. The present system has been systematically developed since the children entered school and we are hopeful that per- manent improvement may result. Penmanship is never-the- less an individual matter. It is an achievement easily lost if not carefully and purposefully continued.
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Some of our teachers have visited schools in Falmouth, Hyannis, Dennis and Brockton during the year. These con- tacts have been very valuable. Comparison of methods and exchange of ideas with others engaged in similar work is helpful. We acknowledge the courtesy and assistance ren- dered by the schools which were visited. We hope more such contacts may be made the coming year.
I wish to express my appreciation of the ability, sin- cerity and character of our teachers. No one renders a more important public service. No civic responsibility is more exacting. Assurance of adequate income to secure and re- tain the highest type and best prepared personnel remains a local as well as a state and national problem. Local sal- aries have advanced this school year $400. each for teachers receiving under $2,000. per year and $300. each for those receiving over $2,000. Salary rates are an index of the value we place upon our need for education. If the highest quality of service is the minimum which will suffice, a greater investment is amply justified.
REPAIRS AND UPKEEP
Considerable attention has been given to repairs and upkeep during the year.
A contract with Hopkins Roofing Company of Fal- mouth was negotiated during the early summer whereby the remainder of the exterior wall surface of the high school. was given the necessary attention to render it waterproof. This work is secured by a guarantee for five years against leaks through the walls. The contract price was $4,984.00.
Several classrooms, corridors and lunch rooms at the elementary buildings were painted on walls, ceilings and trim.
The interiors of both buildings now have been renovated within two years. They are clean and attractive.
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