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Two articles in this year's warrant are directly con- cerned with the fire department. The first is for a salary raise for all members of the department as follows: Fire Chief and Forest Warden from $2900.00 to $3700.00 per annum, Permanent Firemen from $2500.00 to $3000.00 per annum, and Call Firemen from $1.00 to $1.50 per hour or fraction of an hour thereof.
The salary raises for the Chief and permanent men are being sought not because it is desirable to have a few extra niceties of life but rather because day to day living expen- ses have risen to the point where the minimum standard of salary has to be earned in order to support one's family. The raise for the call firemen is to cover the increased expenses of answering the fire or rescue alarm such as gasoline, and wear and tear on their private vehicles, clothing, etc. Call
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firemen do not expect to make money by belonging to the fire department, but naturally prefer to have their expenses of fire fighting covered.
The second article has to do with the purchase of 21/2- inch and 11/2-inch fire hose. Our pumpers are carrying re- duced loads of hose, and we do not have spare hose loads for pumpers as should be. You may also note that the re- commendations of the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association mentioned the hose shortage of the department.
As in past years I want to sincerely thank the men of the department, you citizens, officials and departments of Harwich, and our neighboring fire and police departments for your devoted cooperation in our crusade for the saving of life and property.
Yours for a safer town in which to live.
Respectfully submitted, G. NORMAN OSTBY Chief F. D. and Forest Warden
Report of The Park Commission
To the Citizens of the Town of Harwich :
We hereby submit our report of the various appropria- tions made in 1951 for the Parks of the Town of Harwich :
PARK DEPARTMENT
Appropriation
$2,400.00
Labor
$1,219.15
Public Utilities
34.40
Supplies
389.48
Truck Hire
149.00
Contracts
512.20
All other
92.48
Total Expenditures
$2,396.71
Balance returned to Revenue
$ 3.29
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BROOKS PARK - BASEBALL FIELD
Appropriation : Balance from 1950
$ 874.07
Labor
$ 616.13
Equipment
150.32
Supplies
46.05
Truck Hire
42.50
Total Expenditures $ 855.00
Balance in article to be voted on
$ 19.07
at annual Town Meeting for return to Surplus Revenue.
All the wooden structures at Brooks Park were repaired and repainted, with the rewireing of the Backstop for the Baseball Diamond.
The Tennis Court was regraded at beginning of the season and a new net and posts installed.
We had the services of a police Officer at the parking lot at the end of Bank St. during the months of July and August.
Four new War Memorials dedicated to those who gave their lives in World War II, were erected this past year and are situated at the following places : The Robert V. Paine Square at the corner of Sisson Road and Forest Street, The Donald Barrett Square at Allen St. and Sisson Rd., The Clifford Peters Square at the junction of Main St. and Great Western Rd., and the Robert B. Megathlin Memorial at the intersection of Miles and South Streets, Harwich Port.
We wish to thank the citizens for their cooperation this past year, and to all the Town Department for their assist- ance.
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD E. TAYLOR, Chairman EMULOUS E. HALL JR., :
WILLIAM C. CHASE,
Park Commissioners
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Report of The Board of Health
To the Citizens of the Town of Harwich :
The Town of Harwich was relatively free of contagious diseases for 1951.
We had the usual number of dog bites and no case of rabies reported.
Two houses were closed by the Board of Health as being unfit for human habitation and various complaints of nuisances were investigated. The problem of dumping rubbish in unauthorized places about the Town is still with us. This is a serious violation of law and we urge anyone who observes this violation to report it immediately to the Police.
There is a report elsewhere in this book concerning the Town Dump.
We are in receipt of a report made by Dr. F. L. Moore, our Special Agent, to us and we include it here.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES D. HOLMES HOWARD C. CAHOON EMULOUS E. HALL
Board of Health of Harwich
BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Barnstable, Mass.
Board of Health
Harwich, Mass.
Gentlemen :
I beg to submit this report covering health activities in the Town of Harwich for the year 1951.
In the field of sanitation, we have concentrated our work to a great extent on inspecting food handling estab-
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lishments. During the year, 70 inspections were made covering 38 places. As a part of these inspections, 90 swabs were taken on utensils and 72 of these showed satisfactory bacterial counts.
In cooperation with the building inspector, supervision over sewage disposal problems was carried out. On re- quest, laboratory examinations of private water supplies were made. We have also, at the request of the Planning Board surveyed the water supply and sewage disposal plans on new subdivisions.
All licensed overnight cabins were inspected. Water supply, sewage disposal and garbage disposal were checked. We found all of these to be satisfactory.
The milk supply for Harwich is obtained from sources outside the town. These supplies are currently checked in the laboratory. Bacterial counts, determinations of butter fat content and the phosphatase tests for proper pasteurization have all been within approved limits.
The topical application of fluorine to the teeth of school children has been carried out by our Dental Hygien- ist. These treatments were offered to children in the age groups 7, 10 and 13. A total of 368 treatments were given to 93 children.
We have met with the Board of Water Commissioners to discuss the advisability of treating the Town water sup- ply with fluorine. We strongly recommend this procedure believing it to be the best measure now available for the prevention of dental decay.
The Board of Health in conjunction with the Barnstable County Public Health Association and the Barnstable County Sanitorium carried out a mass X-ray survey in the Town covering people over 15 years of age. A total of 724 persons were given X-rays, and of these, 42 were advised to have further examinations. Follow up by letter, and by Miss Peabody, the town nurse, was made to 26 persons who showed suspicious findings on the first X-ray. One case of active tuberculosis was discovered and several persons with evidence of healed disease were advised to have peri- odic examinations in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
F. L. MOORE,
Special Agent, Board of Health
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Treasurer's Report
Cash on January 1, 1950 Received during 1951
$ 165,665.41 686,289.40
Total
$ 851,954.81
Cr.
Payments 1951
$ 639,121.13
Cash in Cape Cod Trust Co.,
204,450.46
Cash On hand in Town Office
7,383.22
Total
$ 851,954.81
Brooks Medal Fund.
Dr.
Amount of Fund
January 1, 1951
$ 1,194.03
Interest accrued
1951
28.23
Total
$ 1,222.26
Cr.
Paid for school medals 1951
23.44
On hand Dec. 31, 1951
$ 1,198.82
Henry K. Bearse,
Treasurer.
(Signed)
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS PERPETUAL CARE LOTS DEPOSITED IN THE CAPE COD FIVE CENT SAVINGS BANK HARWICH PORT
Principal
Interest Expended $ 1.00
Interest not used
Allen, Jarius
$ 50.00
Allen, Mercy K.
200.00
Ansell, William E.
100.00
3.00
10
Atwood, Love C.
150.00
2.00
1.41
Atkins, Prince A.
200.00
4.00
3.06
Bassett,
Alvin N.
200.00
3.50
33.29
Bassett,
Heman E.
100.00
5.00
5.53
Bassett,
Isaac
300.00
5.00
15.27
Bassett,
Vincent C.
250.00
5.50
6.71
Baker,
Aaron E.
50.00
1.00
.60
Baker,
Austin
50.00
1.00
.66
Baker,
Cyrus B.
100.00
2.00
1.82
Baker, Richard
100.00
5.00
3.34
Baker, Sarah M.
50.00
1.00
1.25
Barnes, William P.
200.00
4.00
3.66
$ 0.37 21.91
Dr.
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Bearse, Isaac M.
150.00
3.00
1.67
Bee, Benj. F.
100.00
2.00
.89
Bent,
Charles T. A.
5000.00
136.09
619.38
Berry,
Henry C.
100.00
2.00
1.46
Berry,
Herbert F.
100.00
2.00
1.63
Berry,
James, Sr.
100.00
2.00
1.53
Berry,
James C.
100.00
2.00
1.22
Berry,
Judah, Jr.
100.00
2.00
1.09
Briggs,
Emma J.
50.00
1.00
3.53
Brown - Phillips
100.00
2.25
1.67
Bullard, Maude S.
200.00
5.25
13.33
Butler, Overbaugh
200.00
8.25
3.52
Cahoon, Alpheus
75.00
1.50
10.70
Cahoon, Elvira R.
125.00
4.00
12.31
Cahoon, Emulous A.
50.00
0.00
5.96
Cahoon, Joel B.
150.00
2.25
11.09
Cahoon, Myra L.
200.00
11.00
27.65
Chase, A. and Thacher J.
300.00
6.00
4.65
Chase, Benj. R.
100.00
2.00
1.48
Chase, Benj. W.
200.00
0.00
0.00
Chase, Arthur F.
100.00
2.00
1.55
Chase, Edgar W.
50.00
1.00
0.66
Chase, Henry N.
100.00
2.00
1.48
Chase, Joseph W.
100.00
2.00
1.34
Chase, Reuben R.
300.00
5.00
8.71
Chase, Robert W.
100.00
2.00
2.52
Chase, Caleb
300.00
6.00
4.82
Chase, Sylvanus
100.00
2.00
1.57
Cobb, Frederick
200.00
4.00
1.89
Cobb, Frederick E.
100.00
2.00
1.34
Cole, Stephen
200.00
4.00
19.35
Cook, Ruth S.
50.00
1.00
0.20
Crosby, Henry T.
200.00
4.00
1.64
Crosby and Hubbard
200.00
0.00
2.50
Crapo, William F.
150.00
4.00
2.38
Crowell, George F.
50.00
3.00
3.79
Crowell, Joseph W.
100.00
0.00
36.28
Cummings, James W.
50.00
1.00
.38
Cummings, Ralph
100.00
2.00
2.21
Davis, Amy B.
100.00
2.00
0.95
Doane, Abisha
250.00
3.00
2.49
Doane, Abisha M.
250.00
3.00
2.49
Doane, Franklin S.
100.00
2.00
1.71
Doane, James B.
100.00
2.00
1.42
Doane, Lewis B.
50.00
1.00
0.41
Doyle, Lawrence
50.00
0.00
11.50
Dunton, Charles W.
25.00
0.00
1.29
Eldredge, Benjamin F.
100.00
3.00
3.44
Eldredge, Eben
100.00
2.00
0.78
Eldredge, Isaac B.
200.00
18.00
16.35
Eldredge, Isaiah K.
100.00
2.00
0.99
Eldredge, James H.
50.00
1.00
0.55
Eldredge, Milton L.
100.00
8.50
5.47
Eldredge, Polly M.
50.00
0.00
3.76
Ellis, Albyron
200.00
5.25
3.36
Ellis, Theodore R.
100.00
2.00
0.84
1
106
Emery, Frank A.
50.00
1.00
0.81
Emery, Frank H.
50.00
3.00
3.40
Foster, Nathan
250.00
5.00
28.54
Gorham, Nathaniel T.
150.00
5.00
2.62
Hall, Daniel
100.00
2.00
1.37
Handren, Moses (Elam Baker)
300.00
6.00
1.36
Harris, John and Everett
100.00
2.00
1.04
Haywood, Sylvanus
100.00
2.00
1.73
Hooks, Gilman
100.00
2.00
1.28
Hopkins, Giles
50.00
1.00
0.21
Hurd, Irene
110.00
3.00
6.63
Ives, Mart T.
50.00
1.00
0.58
Jones, Mary
100.00
0.00
23.80
Kelley, Baxter D.
50.00
1.00
1.11
Kelley, Benj. F.
75.00
1.50
0.66
Kelley, Eunice B.
100.00
5.00
56.16
Kelley, Gustavus
200.00
4.00
2.44
Kendrick, Alonzo
100.00
4.00
7.05
Kendrick, Benjamin
50.00
1.00
0.51
Kendrick, Mary B.
100.00
2.00
1.01
Long, Abner F.
100.00
1.00
3.35
Long, Albert D.
50.00
1.00
0.43
Long, Clara M.
50.00
1.00
0.67
Long, Levi
200.00
0.00
87.05
Lopes, John M.
100.00
0.00
2.66
Lothrop, Davis
200.00
4.00
4.13
Lothrop, John D.
150.00
3.00
1.52
Loveland, Elizabeth
25.00
1.00
0.00
Megathlin, Anthony S.
100.00
2.00
3.00
McLean, James
50.00
1.00
3.21
Miles, Samuel J.
75.00
5.00
8.03
Moody, J. M. & S. B.
100.00
3.00
1.22
Mullins, Daniel J.
200.00
0.00
22.15
Nickerson, Alonzo, Jr.
150.00
3.00
2.80
Nickerson, Darius M.
100.00
2.00
0.83
Nickerson, George W.
200.00
15.00
20.69
Nickerson, Henry
100.00
2.00
1.48
Nickerson, Huldah
50.00
3.00
0.56
Nickerson, Joshua
250.00
5.00
4.53
Nickerson, John P. & John W.
500.00
0.00
0,00
Nickerson, Nathan & Thankful
150.00
2.25
7.38
Nickerson, Nathan E. (Fottler)
100.00
4.00
1.27
Nickerson, Philip L.
400.00
23.00
3.57
Nickerson, Samuel T.
100.00
15.00
2.72
Norris, Ann J.
100.00
3.00
0.10
Old Cemetery (Methodist)
616.84
0.00
14.86
E. Harwich
Oliver, Charles B.
50.00
1.00
1.13
Packard, Charles H.
200.00
4.00
3.74
Paine, Walter I.
400.73
5.00
19.46
Phillips, Jacob F.
100.00
0.00
22.39
Phillips, Lewis L.
200.00
9.00
14.55
Potter, Eugene A.
200.00
4.00
5.85
Ritchie, Gordan
200.00
4.00
3.47
100.00
2.00
1.01
Hays, Samuel L.
200.00
0.00
8.68
Jones, Asa L.
107
Robbins, Nat'l & Joseph K.
250.00
0.00
79.56
Rogers, Bessie R.
50.00
1.00
0.54
Sears, Burton G.
$ 100.00
$ 1.00
$ 1.95
Sears, Edith E.
50.00
1.00
3.01
Sewall, Susan B.
200.00
4.00
4.13
Shaw, Susan D.
50.00
1.00
0.41
Sherman-Freeman-Taylor
Lot
600.00
9.00
9.74
Simmons, Burgess T.
100.00
2.00
0.90
Sisson, John & Pheobe
200.00
4.00
2.56
Sleuman, Frederick
150.00
3.50
0.74
Small, Aaron
100.00
0.00
8.57
Small, Abner L.
150.00
3.00
1.22
Small, David L.
200.00
4.00
1.69
Small, Elizabeth H.
50.00
2.00
3.70
Small, Samuel
125.00
5.25
8.00
Small, Thomas G.
100.00
2.00
1.35
Small, Zebina H.
200.00
4.00
1.66
Smalley, Ebeneezer
150.00
4.00
1.87
Smith, F. Otto
200.00
4.00
9.69
Smith, Daniel H.
100.00
6.00
0.97
Smith, Joseph
100.00
2.00
3.14
Smith, Warren
100.00
2.00
1,15
Snow, Augustus C.
100.00
4.00
0.51
Snow, Chester
100.00
2.00
0.82
Snow, Ernest L.
100.00
2.00
1.05
Snow, Franklin
100.00
2.00
1.10
Snow, Franklin D. & Ward
(S. D.)
100.00
5.00
4.55
Snow, Herbert Franklin
200.00
10.00
15.86
Snow, John L.
100.00
2.00
0.95
Snow, Laban
100.00
2.00
1.45
Snow, Levi
50.00
1.00
0.41
Sparrow, Pheobe & George L.
50.00
1.00
0.34
Sparrow, Henry L.
100.00
2.00
1.21
Starbuck, George W.
100.00
2.00
0.97
Taylor, Edwin F. & Parks, Jeremiah
300.00
6.00
3.17
Taylor, Daniel B.
100.00
1.00
5.21
Taylor, George B.
50.00
1.00
0.54
Tripp, Gideon H.
200.00
19.00
19.75
Turpie, Lilla & Clarendon
100.00
1.50
0.13
Underwood, Lucy E.
150.00
5.00
8.22
Underwood, Nathan
200.00
5.00
26.28
Watkins, Annie F.
100.00
2.00
1.82
Willett, Wallace
200.00
4.00
6.76
Wixon, Amos F., Sr.
50.00
0.00
8.19
Wixon, David E.
50.00
1.00
1.72
Young, Jonathan
75.00
1.70
0.08
$ 28,227.57
$ 666.04 $ 1,654.59
Henry K. Bearse, (Signed)
Town Treasurer
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Town Clerk's Report
DOG REPORT 1951
Registered :
210 males
at $2.00
$420.00
38 females
at
5,00
190.00
76 spayed
at
2.00
152.00
8
kennels
at 10.00
80.00
Total 332
$842.00
Fees 20 cents each deducted
66.40
Deposited with County Treasurer
$755.60
LICENSING FILLING STATIONS, GASOLINE PUMPS AND STORAGE TANKS
29 licenses issued at 50 cents each $14.50
Paid to Treaurer $14.50
Henry K. Bearse
Town Clerk
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Report of Annual Town Meeting
HELD IN EXCHANGE HALL, HARWICH CENTER FEBRUARY 12 - 13, 1951
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 Wel- fare and Board of Health, for three years; one Assessor for three years; three Herring Committee for one year; one Recreation Com- mittee for one year, one Recreation Committee for two years, one Recreation Committee for three years, one Recreation Com- mittee for four years, one Recreation Committee for five years; three Constables for one year; one Trustee of Brooks Library for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; Moderator for one year; one Water Commissioner for three years; Surveyor of Highways for one year; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one Trustee Caleb Chase Fund for one year; one Trustee Caleb Chase Fund for two years, one Trustee Caleb Chase Fund for three years.
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers and Com- mittees.
Complete list is printed on the first page of this Town Report.
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, 1951, and to issue a note or notes therefore 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.
This article was accepted and adopted as read.
Article 4. To hear the report of all Town Officers and Com- mittees for the year 1950.
The reports of all town officers were accepted with the re- quest of Joshua A. Nickerson that the Board of Health make their report as from the town of Harwich.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the ensuing year and to act fully thereon.
1951
BUDGET ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF HARWICH ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 12TH, 13TH AND 14TH.
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Selectmen's Clerk - Salary
$ 2,000,00
Selectmen's Expense
400.00
Accountant's Salary
2,000.00
Accountant's Expense Treasurer's Expense
500.00
Treasurer's Bond
212.00
Collector's Expense
800.00
Collector's Bond
327.00
Assessor's Expense
1,100.00
Town Clerk's Expense
200.00
Town Clerk's Bond
5.00
Law Department
700.00
Settlement of Claims
250.00
Elections and Registrations
2,000.00
Office Equipment
500.00
Exchange Building
5,000.00
Tax Title Expenses
100.00
Certification of Town Notes
10.00
Police Department
17,000.00
Fire Department
15,750.00
Moth Department
2,500.00
Forestry Department
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
700.00
Wire Inspector
800.00
Life Guard at Beach
450.00
Board of Health .
2,000.00
Dump Account
2,000.00
School Dental Clinic
1,000.00
Town Nurse
2,500.00
Pumbing Inspector
1,500.00
Inspector of Animals
50.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
50.00
Highways - General Repairs
25,000.00
Snow Removal
4,000.00
Fences and Railings
600.00
Bridges
600.00
Boundstones
150.00
Repairs - Town Docks and Floats
700.00
Street Lights
9,879.00
Harbor Master
50.00
Welfare Agent's Salary
1,675.00
Social Worker
1,155.00
Jr. Clerk's and Typist's Salary
1,120.00
Welfare Expense
600.00
Recreation Commission
3,000.00
Planning Board
300.00
Building Inspection
2,400.00
Public Welfare Old Age Assistance
14,000.00
Aid To Dependent Children
8,000.00
Veteran's Benefits
6,850.00
Free Bed - Cape Cod Hospital
1,000.00
Schools
117,942.00
Vocational Education
1,050.00
School Lunches
2,000.00
Athletics
500.00
200.00
58,000.00
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Brooks Free Library
2,200.00
Harwich Port Library
900.00
Chase Library
900.00
Park Commission
2,400.00
Repairs to Public Buildings
4,500.00
Cleaning Beaches - Rep. Board Walks
800.00
Beach Erosion
1,000.00
Planting, Propagation and Protection of Shellfish
1,000.00
Propagation of Fish and Game
100.00
Miscellaneous
300.00
Advertising
300.00
Insurance
10,000.00
Cemetery Commission
1,000.00
Herring Committee
300.00
Town Reports
1,027.00
Reserve Fund
8,000.00
Finance Committee's Expense
150.00
Memorial Day and Armistice Day
400.00
Water Department
44,860.00
Retirement of School Bonds
6,000.00
Interest on School Bonds
105.00
Retirement of Elementary School Bonds
18,000.00
Interest on Elementary School Bonds
6,100.00
Interest on Tax Anticipation Loans
200.00
$ 434,217.00
APPROPRIATIONS UNDER ARTICLES
Article 13 Improving Town Beach, Pleasant Rd. W.H. $ 500.00
Article 16 Assessor's Maps 2,000.00
Article 18 Commemorative Markers in Town Squares 1,000.00
Article 21 Dredging Wychmere Harbor, H.P. 5,000.00
Article 22 Dredging Allen's Harbor entrance
7,000.00
Article 23 Improvement of Channel Herring River, W.H. 5,000.00 Article 24 Purchase truck (Water Dept.) 1,500.00
Article 26 Extension of Water Mains
4,000.00
Article 35 Department of Civil Defense (expense)
2,500.00
Article 37 Repairs Eng. No. 4 Fire Department
1,500.00
Article 39 Recreation in form of baseball
500.00
Article 40 Band Concerts, Brooks Park, Chatham Band
500.00
Article 45 Control of Dutch Elm Disease
500.00
Article 47 Repainting rooms in Brooks Block
600.00
Article 57 Accepting layout Woodbine Lane
25.00
Article 58 Accepting layout Meadow Lane
25.00
Article 59 Accepting relocation Park Street
25.00
Article 61 Accepting relocation Hoyt Road
40.00
Article 62 Accepting layout Witchmere Lane
25.00
Article 63 Accepting layout Braddock Lane
60.00
Article 65 Accepting layout of Mandeville Road
25.00
Article 66 Relocation, alteration and layout of Town Ways 3,000.00 Article 70 Unpaid Bills of 1950 1,189.67
$ 36,514.67
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APPROPRIATIONS FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS
Article 7 Chapter 90, Highway Maintenance
Article 8 Chapter 90, Road Construction 18,000.00
Article 36 To complete Heating System in Fire Station
1,900.00
Article 50 Purchase of Tractor loader, Highway Dept.
2,200.00
Article 46 Dog Fund Use for Brooks Free Library $ 25,100.00
540.83
$ 25,640.83
Respectfully submitted,
Henry K. Bearse
Town Clerk
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to fix salaries of the elected Town officers for the year 1951 and to appropriate money therefor.
SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS
Board of Public Welfare
$ 600.00
Moderator
75.00
Selectmen
3,300.00
Chairman (extra)
100.00
Treasurer
1,700.00
Collector ยท of Taxes
2,300.00
Assessors
3,000.00
Town Clerk
600.00
Surveyor of Highways
2,700.00
School Committee
450.00
Water Commissioners
300.00
$ 15,125.00
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90, Highway Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereon.
It was voted "That the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000 - .00) be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, to meet the town's share of the cost of Chap. 90 High- way maintenance, and that in addition the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work, the re-imbursement from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated avail- able funds in the treasury.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to be used with whatever State and County funds are available under Chapter 90, Road Construc- tion, and to act fully thereon.
It was voted "That the sum of four thousand and five hun- dred dollars, ($4,500.00) be transferred from unappropriated funds
$ 3,000.00
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in the treasury to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Road Construction and that in addition the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars, ($13,500.00) be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share in the cost of the work. The re-imbursement from the State and County to be restored upon receipt to un- appropriated available funds in the treasury.
Article 9. To see what action the Town will take in regard to the Herring Fisheries for the year 1951 and to act fully thereon.
It was voted to sell the Herring rights at public auction to the highest bidder.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sufficient sum of money to purchase or take by eminent domain in accordance with the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Mas- sachusetts the whole or any part thereof of a certain piece of re- gistered property located in West Harwich now or formerly known as the Edwardina Gleason property under Certificate of Title No. 3203 and shown on Land Court Plan No. 14737 A recorded in Barnstable - Barnstable County Deeds, said property to be used for a Town Beach.
Indefinitely postponed. .
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to lay out a Common Landing leading southerly from Braddock Street to Nantucket Sound between the properties of Van Iderstine and Smyser.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to lay out a Common Landing on Herring River at the easterly end of Smith Street.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to be used in removing the rocks and posts and improving the Town Beach at the foot of Pleasant Road, West Harwich.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), to purchase a loud speaking system complete to be used at the discretion of the Board of Selectmen for such Town affairs as they deem ad- visable.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to provide for new Town Offices for all Town Officials and act fully thereon.
Article lost, No favorable action was taken for new town offices. It was voted that the chair appoint a committee of seven,
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three selectmen, and four selected by the Moderator to bring in recommendations for a new town office building. Report at the Annual 1952 Town Meeting. Committee - Charles D. Holmes, Howard C. Cahoon, Emulous E. Hall, Harry B. Albro, Leslie V. Nickerson, Ralph W. Cashen, Gershom D. Hall.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the purpose of making Assessors' Maps and act fully thereon.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to be used in the appointment of a Town Surveyor, to pay his salary, office help and expenses, said Surveyor's services to be available to all Town Departments.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money to provide for the purchase of suitable markers to be placed in certain squares within the Town of Harwich commemorating the sons of the Town who gave their lives in the service of their country. (By request of the American Legion).
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Committee of three to investigate the purchase of a Town Forest and to report to the next annual Town Meeting.
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