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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
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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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