Town annual reports of the selectmen and overseers of the poor of the town of Harwich 1956, Part 11

Author: Harwich (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 204


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6.


18 Ann S. Grayle 59


7.


18 Frances Saldibar


40


Harwich Port, Mass.


June:


9.


3 George Dewey Grant (Grande)


56


10.


7 Howard Clark Ryder


80


Harwich, Mass. South Harwich, Mass.


September:


11. 9 Ida Melissa Phillips


86


West Harwich, Mass.


November: 12. 15 Herbert Clayron Crowell 61


Harwich Center, Mass. West Harwich, Mass.


13. 17 Mary Eldridge Howes


87


January:


14.


15 Mabel Gertrude W. Kendrick


76


Harwich Port, Mass.


151


Harwich Port, Mass. East Harwich, Mass.


8. 21 Arthur Guertin (Cremated)


152


Report of the Town Accountant


RECEIPTS


For the Year ending December 31, 1956


Taxes:


Prior Years


Personal Property


$1,681.29


Real Estate


23,958.16


$25,639.45


Current Year:


Poll


1,830.00


Personal Property


55,680.26


Real Estate


625,685.35


683,195.61


Motor Vehicle Excise:


Prior Years


4,623.82


Current Year


43,682.57


43,306.39


Interest


851.73


Lien Certificates


57,82


Costs


8.00


917.55


Tax Titles


1,113.27


Departmental:


General Relief


$5,671.22


Aid to Dependent Children


5,583.19


Old Age Assistance


36,156.96


Veterans' Services


4,681.53


Disability Assistance


5,665.49


School


9,291.60


67,049.99


Aid to Highways:


State-Contract #15927


$1,499.20


County- Contract #15827


1,499.20


State-Contract #16181


20,425.12


County-Contract #16181


7,548.14


30,971.66


Payroll Deductions: Federal Withholding Taxes


35,465.77


153


Federal Grants:


Disability Assistance-Adm.


$438.13


Disability Assistance-Aid


2,073.25


Aid to Dependent Children-Adm.


1,503.22


Aid to Dependent Children-Aid


8,707.67


Old Age Assistance-Adm. .


2,333.91


Old Age Assistance-Aid


27,641.05


42,697.23


Revolving Funds:


School Lunch-


Elementary


$18,879.06


High School


8,340.66


Athletics


583.80


27,803.52


Proceeds of Dog Licenses


878.40


Land Taking


9.76


Bequests:


Trust & Investment Funds


100.00


Cemtery Perpetual Care Fund


450.00


Income:


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


$1,233.65


Caleb Chase Fund


835.21


Johnson-Ulm-Scholarship Fund


1,425.00


3,493.86


Water Revenue


78,531.48


County Dog Fund


679.38


Old Age Assistance-Recoveries


5,773.60


Disability Assistance Recoveries


300.00


Hurricane Relief-Chap. 689


3,000.00


Maturing Treasury Bill


1,572.50


Appropriation Refunds:


Old Age Assistance


$237.05


Teacher's Annuity Fund


38.40


Aid to Dependent Children


50.20


Johnson-Ulm-Scholarship Fund


50.00


School


94.63


Marine Fisheries-State


150.00


Exchange Building & Town Offices


18.10


638.38


Estimated Receipts:


Building Permits


320.00


Pistol Permits


21.00


Subdivision Fees


40.00


Shellfish


236.00


Swedish Massage


11.00


Lodging House


138.00


Inn Holder


64.00


Class One-Motor Vehicle


10.00


Victualler


44.00


Plumbing Permits


272.00


154


20.00


Oleomargerine


.50


Motels


8.50


Auctioneer


6.00


Cleaning Cesspools


15.00


Cabins


.50


Frozen Desserts


5.00


Voting Lists


5.00


Sealer of Weights & Measures


91.75


Transient Vendors


15.00


Liquor Licenses


4,340.75


Bowling


22.00


Junk


25.00


Gasoline Tanks


16.00


Court Fines


25.00


Library Fines


23.40


Court Room Rent


1,250.00


Voting Lists


9.00


Rent of Stores-Exchange Building


1,500.00


Rent Room-Brook's Block


1.00


Rent Room-Recreational Hall


100.00


Rent-Exchange Hall


15.00


Town Nurse collections


1,047.25


Rent Town Sprayer


38.25


Funeral Director


4.00


Rent of Road Machinery


24.00


School-Sale of Books & Supplies


127.23


Advertising


56.68


Refund-Paid Twice


18.20


Reimbursement Welfare, Previous year


11.50


Insurance reimbursement


108.78


Miscellaneous Receipts


49.72


Meal Tax


1,858.24


Corporation Taxes


31,000.00


Income Tax


42,103.29


School Construction Grant


3,724.45


School Aid-Chapter 70-G.L.


11,400.00


Director of Standards


16.00


Total Receipts-1956


$1,158,825.79


Cash Balance January 1, 1956


585,756.54


$1,744,582.33


Garbage


LEDGER ACCOUNT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Moderator


$100.00


$100.00


Selectmen-Chairmen's Salary


1,700.00


1,700.00


Selectmen:


Board Members' Salaries


3,200.00


3,200.00


Selectmen's Secretary Salary


2,800.00


2,800.00


Selectmen's Expense


500.00


345.24


$154.76


Clerk's Salary


2,100.00


1,980.00


120.00


Assessors' Salaries


4,200.00


4,200.00


Assessors' Expense


1,500.00


1,305.74


194.26


Accountant's Salary


3,000.00


3,000.00


Accountant's Expense


300.00


210.71


89.29


Treasurer's Salary


2,200.00


2,200.00


Treasurer's Bond


232.00


232.00


Treasurer's Expense


1,000.00


966.81


33.19


Certification of Town Notes


10.00


10.00


Town Clerk's Salary


1,000.00


1,000.00


Town Clerk's Bond


5.00


5.00


Town Clerk's Expense


100.00


89.77


10.23


Tax Collector's Salary


354.75


243.50


111.25


Tax Collector's Bond


100.00


22.96


77.04


Tax Collector's Expense


100.00


20.00


80.00


Survey & Maps of the Town


7,000.00


6,991.74


8.26


Law Department


1,500.00


1,500.00


Settlement of Claims & Suits


300.00


203.00


97.00


Land Transactions & Expenses


650.00


308.13


341.87


Elections & Registrations


3,500.00


3,950.57


49.43


Finance Committee Expense


250.00


116.25


133.75


Planning Board Expense


200.00


75.19


124.81


155


Deputy Collector's Fees


3,200.00


3,200.00


Tax Title Expense


960.00


960.00


$500.00


Ledger Account-Continued


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Board of Appeals Expense


300.00


163.34


136.66


Committee to Study Town Manager System


75.00


$75.00


Exchange Building & Town Office


Janitor's Salary


2,900.00


2,900.00


Exchange Building & Town Office Other Expense


5,200.00


$18.10


4,040.91


1,177.19


Police Department:


Police Chief's Salary


4,300.00


4,300.00


Deputy Chief's Salary


3,900.00


975.00


2,925.00


Sergeant's Salary


3,700.00


3,700.00


Patrolmen's Salaries


17,400.00


17,100.00


300.00


Special Officers' Salaries


4,000.00


3,754.64


245.36


Equipment Expense-Cruisers Other Expense


2,202.20


2,151.44


50.76


Repairs to Police Dept. Buildings


500.00


342.99


157.01


Purchase New Police Cruiser


$306.00


306.00*


Fire Department:


Fire Chief's Salary


4,300.00


4,300.00


Permanent Firemen's Salaries


10,800.00


10,800.00


Call Men's Salaries


3,500.00


1,074.50


4,573.50


1.00


Equipment Expenses


4,594.05


4,592.78


1.27


Other Expense


2,300.00


2,299.48


.52


Purchase New Ranch Wagon-


Fire Chief


24.00


24.00*


Repairs to Fire Dept. Buildings


436.00


435.72


.28


Dog Officer


150.00


150.00


Tree Warden's Salary


500.00


500.00


Moth Department Expenses


2,700.00


2,700.00


Forestry Dept. Expenses


800.00


800.00


156


2,850.00


52.98


2,901.95


1.03


Dutch Elm Control Expense


700.00


700.00


Marine Fisheries-State


894.17


150.00


551.70


Building Inspector's Salary


2,500.00


2,500.00


Building Inspector's Expense


400.00


400.00


Wire Inspector's Salary


900.00


900.00


Wire Inspector's Expense


300.00


300.00


Civil Defense-Equip. & Maintenance


1,650.00


1,415.80


234.20


Sealer of Weights & Measures


700.00


700.00


Town Nurse Salary


2,800.00


2,800.00


Town Nurse Expenses


450.00


450.00


Town Nurse Substitute Salary


1,250.00


1,132.00


118.00


Dental Clinic-Schools


1,500.00


1,368.29


131.71


Sanitation & Layout Inspector


300.00


300.00


Free Bed-Cape Cod Hospital


1,000.00


951.20


48.80


Care of Town Beaches


3,000.00


3,000.00


Life Guard at Beach


600.00


540.00


60.00


Inspector of Animals-Salary


50.00


50.00


Inspector of Slaughtering-Salary


50.00


50.00


Plumbing Inspector-Fees & Expenses


1,500.00


1,478.00


22.00


Town Dump


4,500.00


3,661.92


838.08


Board of Health


3,200.00


924.28


2,275.72


Highway Surveyor's Salary


4,300.00


4,300.00


Insurance-Highway Dept.


900.00


633.22


266.78


Repairs to Highway Dept. Building


300.00


269.48


30.52


Highway-General Repairs


45,000.00


2,989.38 **


47,987.35


2.03


Snow Removal


8,000.00


3,900.00


12,516.39


-616.39


Fences and Railings


600.00


597.14


2.86


Bridges


600.00


596.00


4.00


Sidewalks


2,000.00


1,279.64


720.36


Purchase Truck for Highway Dept.


115.00


115.00*


Purchase New Pickup Truck- Highway Dept.


613.50


613.50*


Chapter 90-Highway Maintenance


3,000.00


2,999.11


.89


Chap. 90-Highway Construction


48,000.00


33,569.26


14,430.74


Street Lights-Elec. Contract


12,900.00


12,647.85


252.15


492.47


157


Ledger Account-Continued


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Improvement to Parking Lot-


Pleasant Rd. Beach


400.00


400.00


Oil Parking Lot-Pleasant Rd. Beach 200.00


200.00


Hardening Parking Area-


Town Beach-Pleasant Bay


500.00


500.00


Clear & Improve New Beach-


241.00


241.00


Art. 18-Seymour Pond


200.00


42.50


157.50


Purchase Beach Land-C. B. Russell


1,850.00


1,850.00


Purchase S. Harwich Beach Land


2,916.00


2,916.00


Shore Erosion & Development of Beach-S. Harwich-Art. 70


12,000.00


11,000.00


1,000.00


Camp Ground Beach


3,000.00


3,000.00


Widen & Improve Queen Anne Rd.


1,570.48


3,423.18


147.30


Harden & Improve Victory Dr.


97


.9'7


Widening & Resurfacing Belmont


345.39


123.40


221.99


Widening & Resurfacing Earle Terrace-West Harwich


2.80


2.80


Harden & Improve New Layout- Long Pond Drive 175.00


174.80


20


Widen & Resurface Division St .-


West Harwich-Art. 77


4,500.00


116.80


4,383.20


Widen & Improve Pleasant Bay Rd. East Harwich-Art. 77-1955 361.50


233.60


127.90


Grade & Surface Trumet Road


West Harwich-Art. 78-1955 45


45


Regrading & Hardening Town


Landing-Allen's Harbor 85.00


85.00


158


2,000.00


Road from Route 28


Prevention of Erosion-


Long Pond


64.35


Extension Bulkhead-Allen's Harbor 64.35 Complete Construction-Art. 18 Bulkhead-Allen's Harbor 1,250.00


200.00


1,050.00


Dredging Allen's Harbor 3,200.00


3,200.00


Harbor & Breakwater Improvement-


Wychmere-Art. 19-1955 1,500.00


1,437.50


62.50


Board of Public Welfare


900.00


900.00


Welfare Agent's Salary


2,100.00


2,100.00


Social Agent's Salary


1,820.00


1,820.00


Jr. Clerk & Typist's Salary


1,230.00


1,230.00


Welfare Expense


600.00


585.23


14.77


Public Welfare Grants


14,000.00


13,914.58


85.42


Disability Assistance-


Town Fund


5,500.00


3,200.00


8,700.00


Adm. Federal Grant


781.52


438.13


1,219.65


Aid Federal Grant


589.74


2,073.25


2,091.14


571.85


Aid to Dependent Children-


Town Fund


11,000.00


33.10


10,222.84


810.26


Adm. Federal Grant


2,814.84


1,503.22


2,712.50


1,605.56


Aid-Federal Grant


2,152.06


9,065.56


9,004.94


2,212.68


Old Age Assistance-


Town Fund


46,500.00


201.75


46,701.75


Adm .- Federal Grant


442.22


2,333.91


1,530.00


1,246.13


Aid-Federal Grant


3,572.21


27,641.05


29,070.31


2,142.95


Veterans' Agent's Salary


1,800.00


1,800.00


Veterans' Services-


Cash & Material Grants


11,975.00


3,000.00T


282.00


15,251.77


5.23


Telephone & Other Expenses


1,225.00


1,212.70


12.30


School Committee


750.00


712.50


37.50


School Department-


General Control


7,200.00


7,084.64


115.36


Instruction


161,093.00


17


161,092.39


78


Operation


28,690.00


500.00T


29,175.06


14.94


Maintenance


6,700.00


1,000.00T


7,695.13


4.87


159


Ledger Account-Continued


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Auxiliary Agencies Outlay


19,425.00 4,000.00


51.34


19,346.05


130.29


3,981.97


18.03


High School Lunch


967.75


8,340.66


8,965.23


343.18


Elementary School Lunch


245.63


500.00


18,922.18


18,908.60


759.21


Vocational Education


1,000.00


796.50


203.50


High School Athletics


45.24


800.00


583.80


1,421.55


7.49


For Use of Committee on Space Needs for Schools


900.00


900.00


Addition to Elementary School


18,239.35


16,147.20


2,092.15


Spec. Regional School Planning Committee


300.00


300.00


Brooks Free Library


3,500.00


679.381


4,179.38


Chase Library


900.00


900.00


Harwich Port Library


900.00


899.30


.70


Park Dept .---


Labor-Expenses & Outlays


8,440.00


300.00T


8,739.90


10


Recreation Commission-


Building & Playground


3,925.00


3,898.34


26.66


Recreation Comm .- Bldg. & Play- ground-Insurance (Liability)


75.00


34.98


40.02


Installation of Water


300.00


282.19


17.81


Recreation Commission-


Administration


50.00


47.66


2.34


Junior & Senior Activities


1,675.00


1,671.91


3.09


Park Maintenance


100.00


99.60


.40


Recreation Commission- Park Development


500.00


495.25


4.75


Repairs to Recreation Building


600.00


595.38


4.62


Improve Land North of Brooks' Park for Recreation


339.85


339.85


160


Widening & Resurfacing: South St. (Art. 52-1956)


5,000.00


5,000.00


Queen Anne Rd. (Art. 53-1956)


2,000.00


1,852.70


147.30


Pleasant Park Rd. (Art. 54-1956)


1,000.00


860.36


139.64


Main St .- Old Chatham Rd. (Art. 56)


10,000.00


800.00


9,200.00


Building Sidewalk, Pleasant St. Harwichport-Art. 57-1956


1,000.00


1,000.00


Taking of Land-Rte 39-


Access to Well (Art. 58-1956)


200.00


200.00


Extension of Water Main-Oak St. Art. 62-1956


1,915.00


1,664.24


250.76


Extension of Water Main-Brooks'


Rd. to Dunes Rd. (Art. 65-1956)


3,975.00


3,015.92


959.08


Painting Standpipe-Brooks' Park (Art. 67-1956)


4,220.00


4,220.00


Painting & Repairing Water Tank- Kildee Hill-Art. 68-1956


11,620.00


9,635.16


1,984.84


Purchase New Tractor for Water Dept. (Art. 69-1956)


4,000.00


3,970.44


29.56


Extensions of Water Mains


(6% Income) Art. 70-1956


4,000.00


3,854.03


145.97


Expense of Committee to Investigate


400.00


150.00


250.00


Unpaid Bills of Previous Years (Art. 80-1956)


1,907.17


1,872.99


34.18


Interest on Tax Anticipation Loans


200.00


200.00


Federal Withholding Taxes


25,184.90


Proceeds of Dog Licenses for County


878.40


Land Taking & Costs


9.76


Teachers' Annuity Fund


38.40


Retirement of Water Bonds


58,000.00


58,000.00


Interest on Water Bonds


14,878.50


14,878.50


Retirement of Elem. School Bonds


43,000.00


43,000.00


Interest on Elem. School Bonds


14,560.00


14,560.00


165


Buildings (Art. 75-1956)


166


State Assessments:


State Parks & Reservations


$1,304.00


Cape Cod Mosquito Control


4,950.76


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


1,262.89


County Tax


75,604.47


Barnstable County Retirement System


4,886.41


Final Judgements


7,836.32


Trust Funds: Income:


957.06


Caleb Chase-Public Welfare Johnson-Ulm Scholarship


1,250.00


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


1,233.65


Cemetery Bequest


100.00


Refunds:


Taxes:


Personal Property-1955


$7.80


Real Estate-1955


236.17


Poll Tax-1956


2.00


Personal Property-1956


80.85


Real Estate-1956


1,156.89


Motor Vehicle Excise-1955


125.11


Motor Vehicle Excise-1956


729.69


2,338.51


Total Payments


$1,391,872.53


Cash on hand December 31, 1956


352,709.80


$1,755,582.33


* Transfer by vote of Town at Annual Town Meeting, Feb. 14-15, 1956 to Surplus Revenue.


** Gasoline Transfer.


t Dog Fund


T-Transfer of Available Funds from Surplus Revenue as voted at Spe- cial Town Meeting, November 2, 1956, as follows:


Veterans' Services-Cash & Material Grants


$3,000.00


Fire Dept .- Call Men's salaries


800.00


Town Nurse-Substitute salary


750.00


Elections & Registration


500.00


Park Department-Labor & Expenses


300.00


Transfer from Reserve Fund in the year of 1956:


Snow Removal


$3,900.00


Articles 15 & 16


237.87


Disability Assistance-Town Fund


3,200.00


Veterans' Services-Cash & Material Grants


282.00


Fire Dept .- Call Men's salaries


274.50


$5,350.00


$7,894.37


TOWN OF HARWICH Balance Sheet-December 31, 1956 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


$352,709.80


Trust Funds-Income


$481.93


Taxes


33,848.68


Marine Fisheries-State


492.47


Special Taxes


16.00


Federal Grants


8,998.82


Motor Vehicle Excise


5,069.29


School-Revolving Funds


1,109.88


Tax Titles and Possessions


1,335.34


Appropriation Balances


173,937.29


Departmental


12,772.58


Federal Taxes


10,280.87


Water Rates & Services


4,863.68


Overestimates-1956


9.23


Overlay-1956


2,180.44


Sale of Real Estate Fund


3,422.75


Underestimates-1956


9,847.40


Overlay Surplus


2,490.05


Brook's Medal Fund


18.29


Overlay -- 1955


113.88


Final Judgements


4,412.80


Revenue. Reserved


24,056.89


Snow Removal


616.39


Recoveries


6,073.60


Surplus Revenue


196,223.03


$427,690.69


$427,690.69


=


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Limit General Outside Limit: Public Service Enterprises


$561,000.00


Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit General-School Outside Debt Limit: Public Service Enterprises: Water


$561,000.00


636,000.00


636,000.00


$1,197,000.00


$1,197,000.00


167


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds: In custody of Town Treasurer In custody of Trustees


$72,074.72 15,660.64


In custody of Town Treasurer: School Funds: Henry C. Brooks Medal Johnson-Ulm Scholarship


$1,290.32 35,156.10


$36,446.42


Cemetery Perpetual Care


33,740.60


Investment Funds: Post-War Rehabilitation Stabilization


$926.43


961.27


1,887.70


In custody of Trustees: Caleb Chase Charity Fund


10,303.49


168


Library Funds: George W. Nickerson


5,183.40


John J. Small


173.75


5,357.15


$87,735.36


$87,735.36


Respectfully submitted,


DOUGLAS B. SAWYER, Town Accountant


Necessary Improvements to Herring Brook 760.11 Recreation-Athletics 70.00


374.27


385.84 70.00


Connect Two Sets of Bleachers- Brooks' Park-Art. 17 1.64


1.64


Purchase Land Bordering


Brooks' Park-Art. 44-1954 379.00


70.00


309.00


Erect Entrance Sign to Villages of Town of Harwich-Art. 80-1955


12.45


12.45*


Cost of 1955 State Census


98.75


98.75


Town Reports -Finance Com. Reports


1,450.00


1,107.80


342.20


Memorial Day and Veterans' Day


500.00


500.00


Beach Erosion


3,000.00


3,000.00


Shellfish Warden's Salary


1,800.00


1,800.00


Shellfish Warden's Expense


300.00


300.00


Planting Shellfish


600.00


334.50


265.50


Propagation of Fish and Game


100.00


45.25


54.75


Herring Supervision


300.00


300.00


Advertising


1,200.00


360.86


839.14


Miscellaneous


500.00


67.66


432.34


Repairs to Docks and Floats


545.01


1,050.00


661.87


933.14


Reserve Fund


8,000.00


7,894.37


105.63


Office Equipment


1,000.00


838.43


161.57


Repairs to Public Buildings


2.50


2,000.00


253.22


1,749.28


Travel Expenses-Out of State


300.00


74.50


225.50


Insurance


10,000.00


9,376.74


623.26


Cemetery Commission-Labor


1,000.00


973.81


26.19


Water Commissioners


900.00


25.00


925.00


Water Dept .- Administration: Superintendent's & Collector's Sal. Clerk's Salary


5,200.00


5,200.00


2,800.00


2,800.00


Maintenance & Opeartion Expenses


3,700.00


3,200.51


499.49


Water Dept .- General:


4,400.00


4,400.00


General Expenses


15,675.00


11,623.41


4,051.59


161


Foreman's Salary


Ledger Account-Continued


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Pumping Station-Expenses Service Installations Water Survey-1953


8,475.00 20,000.00


5,787.51


2,687.49


19,593.63


406.37


Water Main Construction Acct.


2,344.69 T


2,344.69


Painting & Repairing Water Tank- Kildee Hill-1953 664.94


664.94


Installation of Water Mains on Town


Accepted Roads (Art. 46-1954) 26,534.61


6,714.87


19,819.74


Complete Water Mains on South St. North to Existing Mains and along Sisson Rd. to Rte. 28-Art. 49-1954 Connect Existing Water Mains on


2,000.00


2,000.00


Belmont Road-(Art. 50-1954) 2,344.69


2,344.69*


Extend Water Mains at Old Mill Point-Harwich (Art. 51-1954)


460.51


460.51


Water Mains & Constructions (Art. 1-June 3-1955) 209,891.21


181,252.94


28,638.27


Water Dept .- Making Test Wells (Art. 3-1955) 4,133.40


739.71


3,393.69


Extend Water to Flag Pole- Brook's Park (Art. 22-1955)


24.27


24.27*


Construction & Extension of Water Mains (Art. 39-1955)


4,534.78


4,534.78


Water Extensions-Art. 40-1955


927.79


927.79


Purchase Truck for Water Dept. (Art. 41-1955) 5.00


5.00*


Purchase Land for Water Dept. (Art. 42-1955) 2,500.00


2,500.00


Water Dept .- New Wells-(Art. 43)


58,395.45


42,636.35


15,759.10


162


345.17


345.17


Electrify Pumping Apparatus-


Water Dept. (Art. 44-1955) 16,700.00


9,770.99


6,929.01


Rest Room at Pumping Station-


Water Dept. (Art. 45-1955) 2,737.99


130.68


2,607.31


Extend Water Mains-Uncle Venies Road (Art. 46-1955)


6,937.80


5,783.70


1,154.10


Water-Kelley St. (Art. 48-1955)


6,746.26


2,703.65


4,042.61


Water-Ginger Plum Lane Art. 49


3,339.75


1,436.07


1,903.68


Water-Depot Road-Art. 53-1955


991.35


991.35


Water-Rte. 24 Pleasant Lake- (Art. 54-1955)


26,894.40


22,987.60


3,906.80


Water-Queen Anne Rd .- East Art. 55


1,965.92


957.72


1,008.20


Water-Queen Anne Rd .- West- Art. 56-1955


1,452.51


1,452.51


Water-Brooks Rd .- Art. 57


203.02


85.37


117.65


Extend Water Mains-Grassy Pond Road (Art. 58-1955)


2,142.17


333.97


1,808.20


Band Concerts-Art. 10-1956


600.00


600.00


Celebration of July 4, 1956 Art. 11-1956


1,000.00


843.82


156.18


Painting & Repairing Brook's Block (Art. 12-1956)


1,600.00


1,592.53


7.47


Cape Cod Regional Planning Comm. Costs (Art. 14-1956)


900.00


900.00


Purchase New Police Cruiser (Art. 15)


1,500.00


118.93


1,618.93


Purchase New Police Cruiser (Art. 16-1956)


1,300.00


118.94


1,418.94


Purchase of Fire Hose (Art. 17-1956)


900.00


900.00


Resurface Driveway & Parking Area Fire Station (Art. 18-1956)


2,000.00


1,115.08


884.92


Purchase Auxiliary Generator-


Fire Station-Art. 19-1956


1,600.00


1,597.63


2.37


New Driveway, S. St. to Sisson Rd. (School) Art. 20-1956


6,565.00


6,500.00


65.00


163


Ledger Account-Continued


Accounts


Balances Jan. 1, 1956


Appro- priations


Cash Receipts


Reserve Fund Transfers


Expendi- tures


Unexp'd Bal. to Revenue


Balance Carried to 1957


Emergency Power Unit-Elem. School Art. 21-1956


1,600.00


1,600.00


Planting Shade Trees-Art. 22-1956


500.00


500.00


Building Tool Shed-Town Dump Art. 23-1956


250.00


250.00


Improvement of Parking Facilities-


Red River Beach-Art. 24-1956


2,500.00


1,722.60


777.40


Purchase New Spraying Machine- Moth Dept. Art. 26-1956


2,450.00


2,370.80


79.20


Taking Land of Low Value-


10.00


10.00


Repairing Jetty & Dredging Westerly Side Herring River-Art. 33-1956


9,000.00


9,000.00


Taking Land of Ziskind & McDumott- Between Pleasant Lake Ave. and Oak St. (Art. 34)


500.00


500.00


New Tennis Court-Brook's Park- (Additional) Art. 38-1956


1,600.00


1,600.00


Tool House-Brooks Park-Art. 21-1955


3,000.00


3,000.00


Install Public Toilets & Erect Tool House Brooks Park-Art. 39-1956


1,000.00


976.59


23.41


Erect Comfort Station-Harwichport School Parking Lot-Art. 40-1956


6,000.00


2.25


5,997.75


Widening & Resurfacing Elwood Rd. Art. 48-1956


500.00


499.30


.70


Widening & Resurfacing Sunset Rd. Art. 49-1956


400.00


398.13


1.87


Widening & Resurfacing Clifford Rd. (Art. 51-1956)


350.00


348.64


1.36


Dump Area-Art. 28-1956


164


169


Report of the School Committee


and the


Superintendent of Schools


For the Year Ending


December 31, 1956


ORGANIZATION FOR THE YEAR 1956


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


H. William Morey, Chairman Term Expires 1957


Mrs. Margaret Leonard, Sec'y.


Term Expires 1958


Mrs. Priscilla Baldwin


Term Expires 1957


Donald T. Bates


Term Expires 1959


Ralph U. Brett


Term Expires 1958


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


Sydney G. Pierce


SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE Edward E. Taylor


SCHOOL PHYSICIANS


Arthur J. D'Elia, M.D.


Norris G. Orchard, M.D.


SCHOOL NURSE


Adelyn J. Peabody, R.N.


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Report of the School Committee


To the Citizens of Harwich:


By vote of the 1955 Annual Town Meeting, the school committee was increased from three to five members, ef- fective in 1956. Mr. Ralph Brett and Mrs. Priscilla Baldwin were elected as additional members, and Mr. Donald Bates was elected to succeed Mr. E. Gorham Nickerson. Mr. H. William Morey was elected Chairman, and Mrs. Margaret Leonard, Secretary at the organization meeting in February. The committee meets regularly twice a month, and special meetings are called when necessary.


Brooks Academy building was reopened in September to relieve the crowded situation at the High School. Two seventh grades and one ungraded class are housed in this building, and while solving the problem temporarily, the committee is faced with the entire High School space problem.


The committee met in December with the School Build- ing Assistance Commission to discuss our needs, and as a result of this meeting an article has been inserted in the town warrant to see if the town will appoint a committee to recommend to the town the way or ways for meeting the problem of the space needs.


Two other articles have been inserted in the warrant, one for a sum of money to replace an oil burner at the High School, and one for an additional sum of money to be added to that appropriated last year for a generator. It was plan- ned to purchase a surplus generator last year, but it was found that these generators were not of sufficient power for our needs.


The committee authorized the installation of an Execu- tone system to be installed from the school to the home of Beverly Baldwin, a High School student who will be con- fined to bed for months. This system permits her to have direct contact with her classes and stimulates a class interest in her recovery.


Early in January the committee met with members of Union #16 to discuss the dissolution of this Union. It was


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voted at this meeting to dissolve, subject to approval of the State Board of Education. In all probability we will join with Chatham, since our combined school population would make such a union feasible.


We direct your attention to the reports of Mr. Pierce, Mr. MacKay, Mr. Nesmith and the supervisors which will give you detailed account of our school activities. We are pleased with the progress that has been made this year, and it is our earnest desire that we may constantly be striving to improve our school system. We urge you all to have an active interest in our schools, to visit them more often, and acquaint yourselves with our faculty and staff. We need your active support and understanding as we serve as your representatives.


Respectfully,


H. WILLIAM MOREY MRS. MARGARET LEONARD MRS. PRISCILLA BALDWIN RALPH U. BRETT DONALD T. BATES Harwich School Committee




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