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Voted unanimously to recommend that the Town accept the layout and that an appropriation of $150.00 be made.
Article 25. To see if the town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the Town of Eastham, from Herring Brook Road to the property of S. S. Higgins (said point being in the easterly line of a proposed Common Landing Place to be taken by the Selectmen of Eastham), with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 7, 1937 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to accept as a gift from the pres- ent owner any lands or interests in any lands within the lines of said layout, necessary for this purpose, and for this purpose raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $10.00.
Voted unanimously to recommend that the town accept the layout and that an appropriation of $10.00 be made.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and raise the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of hauling trees 121/2 feet wide on either side of center line within layout mentioned in preceeding article.
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Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three to determine the cost of placing a hy. drant on edge of pond below new schoolhouse for fire protec- tion and report at next town meeting.
Voted unanimously to recommend that a committee of three be appointed to determine cost and report at next town meeting.
Polls will be open for voting on Tuesday, February 2, 1937 in the Town Hall, Eastham, Mass., from 10:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Packing House of Bernard C. Collins in South Eastham, the barn of Marry W. Collins in South Eastham, the Post Office in Eastham and the Post Office in North Eastham, seven days at least before the holding time of holding said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due returns of this warrant, with your doings, to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting as aforesaid.
Given under our hands this 19th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty- seven.
RALPH A. CHASE,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
MAURICE W. WILEY,
Selectmen of Eastham.
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REPORT OF EASTHAM FINANCE COMMITTEE
FOR YEAR 1936
Organization February 28, 1936
Charles F. Atwood elected Chairman and Secretary.
The Committee has held seven meetings during 1936, one for the purpose of organization, three for the purpose of approving transfers, and three for the consideration of transfers and articles contained in warrant for Special Town Meeting held December 12, 1936.
The following list of transfers from the Reserve Ac- count were approved :
$325 00 to Town Fires Account
49 19 to Orleans Fire Dept. Account
10 00 to Inspection Wiring Account
5 00 to Memorial Day Account
100 00 to Insurance Account
10 00 to Dog Account
40 00 to Inspection Wiring Account
11 45 to Suppression of Crime Account
5 00 to Assessors Abstract Account
250 00 to Mothers' Aid Account 50 00 to Town Hall Account
61 00 to Orleans Fire Dept. Account
10 00 to Office Supplies Account
47 38 to Office Salaries and Expenses Account
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2 91 to Town Hall Account 13 00 to Orleans Fire Department, Account 6 00 to Inspection Wiring Account
3 73 to Miscellaneous Account
$999 66-Total
Reserve Account
$1,000 00
Transfers 999 66
Balance $ 35
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES F. ATWOOD
HERBERT D. NICKERSON,
ARTHUR T. BENNER,
CARL C. FRENCH
CHARLES A. GUNN,
RICHARD A. WHITFORD,
ABBOTT A. WALKER,
HARVEY T. MOORE,
ALBION F. RICH, SR.
Eastham Finance Committee.
INDEX
Town Officers 3
Assessors' Report
6
Treasurer's Report
8
Report of Collector of Taxes
12
Report of Town Clerk
14
Births
16
Marriages
17
Deaths
18
Town Meetings 1936
19
Librarian's Report 45
Report of Highway Surveyor
54
District Engineer's Report 55
Report of Town Accountant 60
Report of School Committee
93
Report of Superintendent of Schools 98
Enrolment by Grades
102
Membership by Grades
103
Pupils Attending Orleans High School
104
School Census 105
Attendance
106
Corps of Teachers
107
School Calendar
108
Graduation Exercises
109
Town Meeting Warrant 112
Recommendations of Finance Committee 113
Report of Finance Committee 121
REPORTS of the TOWN OFFICERS of the
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR 1937
Annual Town Meeting in the Town Hall - February 7, 1938
Election of Officers February 8, 1938
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Printed on Cape Cod by F. B. &9 F. P. Goss, Hyannis
REPORTS of the TOWN OFFICERS of the
Town of Eastham
FOR THE YEAR 1937
Annual Town Meeting in the Town Hall - February 7, 1938
Election of Officers February 8, 1938
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Printed on Cape Cod by F. B. &ยบ F. P. Goss, Hyannis
TOWN OFFICERS
FOR THE YEAR
1937
Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Public Welfare and Board of Health
Ralph A. Chase
Edward D. Penniman
Maurice W. Wiley
Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939 Term expires 1940
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Tax Collector Leslie E. Chase
Highway Surveyor Nathan A. Nickerson
Registrars of Voters
Ralph A. Chase Maurice W. Wiley
Edward D. Penniman Leslie E. Chase
Trustees of Public Library
Mrs. James P. Knowles Mrs. Sadie Flint Mrs. Charles A. Gunn
Term expires 1938 Term expires 1939 Term expires 1940
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Town Accountant Mrs. Daniel W. Sparrow
Constable Harvey T. Moore
Sealer of Weights and Measures Stanley M. Walker
Inspector of Cattle and Slaughtering
Harry W. Collins
Weigher of Coal Samuel H. Brackett
Fence Viewers
Albion F. Rich
Edgar E. Rich
Pound Keeper William B. Steele
Field Drivers
Adin L. Gill Obed A. Fulcher
Arthur E. Brown
Fish Wardens
Ommund H. Howes Joseph L. Rogers Edwin W. Horton
Tree Warden Adin L. Gill
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Finance Committee
Charles F. Atwood, Chairman and Secretary
Term expires 1939
Herbert D. Nickerson
Arthur T. Benner
Term expires 1939 Term expires 1939
Carl C. French
Term expires 1938
Charles A. Gunn
Term expires 1938
Richard H. Whitford
Term expires 1938
Abbott H. Walker
Term expires 1940
Harvey T. Moore
Term expires 1940
Lewis W. Collins
Term expires 1940
List of Jurors
Lewis W. Eldredge
Edward L. Clark
George Howard
Carroll O. Gross
Richard H. Whitford
Luther M. Ryder
Trueman F. Brewer
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TOWN OFFICERS' REPORT
The officers of the town respectfully submit their annu- al report for the year ending December 31, 1937.
Assessors' Report
VALUATION OF TOWN JANUARY 1, 1937
Real Estate, Land
$403,030 00
Real Estate, Buildings
824,050 00
Personal Estate 102,320 00
Total Valuation
$1,329,400 00
Taxes Assessed January 1, 1937
Levied on Real Estate
$31,904 08
Levied on Personal Estate
2,660 32
Levied on Polls 336 00
Moth Assessment 23 75
Rate of Taxation, $26.00
Number of Polls Assessed
16,168
Number of Dwellings Assessed 415
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Number of cows assessed
50
Number of neat cattle other than cows assessed
16
Number of horses assesses
Number of swine assessed 8
7
Number of fowls assessed
1,406
Acres of land assessed
7,322.7
Number of persons, partnerships and corporations Assessed 905
Levied for Town purposes
27,435 95
Levied for Overlay 1,646 11
Levied for State Tax 1,955 00
Levied for County Tax 3,381 08
Levied for Mosquito Control 445 01
Levied for Moth Assessment
23 75
Levied for State Parks
18 18
Levied for Auditing Accounts 19 07
Taxes Assessed December 20, 1937 (Omitted Taxes)
Real Estate, Land and Buildings $110 50
One Poll 2 00
Registered voters, January 1, 1937 366
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
RALPH A. CHASE,
MAURICE W. WILEY,
Assessors.
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts
Jan. 1, 1937, balance in treasury
$16,310 17
Receipts to Dec. 31, 1937
65,626 28
$81,936 45
Payments
Warrants No. 1 to No. 35 inclusive
$75,467 79
Dec. 31, 1937, on deposit Cape Cod Trust Co. 5,715 19
Dec. 31, 1937, cash and checks on hand 753 47
$81,936 45
MUNICIPAL TRUST FUNDS Timothy Smith Fund
Income
Jan. 1, 1937, balance on deposit
$15,621 09
Loans previous to 1937
6,665 00
Income April
545 86
Income October
501 58
Wellfleet Savings Bank
141 19
125 59
Interest Cape Cod Trust Co. Loans repaid 91 63
$23,691 94
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Payments
Dec. 31, 1937, balance on deposit
$16,083 44
Loans previous to 1937
6,665 00
Loans 1937 Library Gift Clause
743 50
100 00
100 00
$23,691 94
TOWN HALL TRUST FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 in Trust
$2,434 00
Income 1937
73 37
$2,507 37
Deposited in Town Funds
73 37
Dec. 31, 1937 in Trust
2,434 00
$2,507 37
OLD WIND GRIST MILL FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit $512 15
Interest 1937
12 87
$525 02
No expense in this account Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit $525 02
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OLD WIND GRIST MILL OPERATING FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit
$64 63
Interest 1937 1 77
$66 40
Operating Expense
27 00
Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit 39 40
$66 40
WORLD WAR MEMORIAL FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit
$400 65
Interest 10 06
$410 71
No expense in this account
Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit $410 71
BILLINGS LIBRARY FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 in Trust
$14,000 00
Income 1937
490 00
$14,490 00
Deposited in Town Funds
490 00
Dec. 31, 1937 in Trust
14,000 00
$14,490 00
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS, PERPETUAL CARE Zara Higgins Cemetery Fund Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit $123 24
Interest 1937 3 17
$129 41
Care of Cemetery Lot
1 00
Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit
128 41
$129 41
FRANK O. DANIELS CEMETERY FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit
$56 06
Interest 1937 1 39
$57 45
Care of Cemetery Lot
3 60
Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit
53 85
$57 45
MERCY A. MINES CEMETERY FUND
Jan. 1, 1937 on deposit
$55 17
Interest 1937 1 38
$56 55
Care of Cemetery Lot
2 00
Dec. 31, 1937 on deposit
54 55
$56 55
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE E. CHASE, Treasurer.
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Report of Collector of Taxes
Dr.
Balance due Taxes of 1935
$2,570 85
Balance due Taxes of 1936
9,080 96
Balance due Moth Taxes of 1936
22 03
Warrants, Taxes of 1937
34,674 90
Warrants, Poll Taxes 1937
338 00
Warrant, Moth Taxes 1937
34 50
Overpayment to Treasurer, Taxes of 1936
4 99
$46,726 23
Cr.
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1935
$1,955 90
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1936
5,407 45
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1937
24,615 54
Paid Treasurer Poll Taxes of 1937
330 00
Paid Treasurer Moth Taxes of 1936
17 90
Paid Treasurer Moth Taxes of 1937
24 84
Abatements Taxes of 1935
164 86
Abatements Taxes of 1936
35 50
Abatements Taxes of 1937
877 50
Abatement Poll Taxes of 1937
2 00
Tax Titles of 1935
397 44
Tax Titles of 1936
359 75
Tax Titles of 1937
603 72
Uncollected Taxes of 1935
52 65
Uncollected Taxes of 1936
3,283 25
Uncollected Taxes of 1937
8,578 14
Uncollected Poll Taxes of 1937
6 00
Uncollected Moth Taxes of 1936
4 13
Uncollected Moth Taxes of 1937
9 66
$46,726 23
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MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES
Dr
Balance due Excise of 1936
$46 88
Additional Warrant 1936 Excise (January 1937)
40 60
Warrants 1937
1,534 14
Abatements after payment 1936 Excise
2 23
Abatements after payment 1937 Excise
89 00
$1,712 85
Cr.
Paid Treasurer 1936 Excise
$71 79
Paid Treasurer 1937 Excise
1,435 95
Abatements 1936 Excise
7 24
Abatements 1937 Excise
100 42
Uncollected 1936 Excise
10 68
Uncollected 1937 Excise
86 77
$1,712 85
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE E. CHASE,
Collector.
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Report of Town Clerk
DOGS LICENSED IN 1937
42 Male Dogs @ $2.00 $84 00
11 Female Dogs @ 5.00 55 00
10 Spayed Female Dogs @ 2.00
20 00
$159 00
Animal Rescue League exempted by law.
Fees Retained by Clerk, 63 @ .20 12 60
May 29, 1937 Paid County Treasurer 91 80
June 30, 1937 Paid County Treasurer 1 80
Nov. 30, 1937 Paid County Treasurer
52 80
$159 00
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, DIVISION OF FISHERIES & GAME
Total
Fees
Paid Div. of F. & G.
23 Resident Fishing Licenses
@
$2.00
$46.00
$5.75
$40.25
57 Resident Hunting Licenses
a
2.00
114.00
14.25
99.75
12 Resident Sporting Licenses
a
3.25
39.00
3.00
36.00
3 Women's and Minor Fishing Licenses
a 1.25
3.75
.75
3.00
3 Resident Trapping Licenses
a
5.25
15.75
.75
15.00
12 Resident Sporting & Trapping Licenses
Free
7 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses (3 day)
@
1.50
10.50
1.75
8.75
3 Lobster and Crab
@
5.00
15.00
.75
14.25
Residents of Massachusetts, 70 years of age and over, Sporting and Trapping License free.
BIRTHS RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1937
Date
Name of Child
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
January 1
(Male) Rich
Albion F. Rich, Jr.
Christine E. Crosby
April 22
Gregory Spencer Turner
Fred P. Turner
Alice Mae Nickerson
July 4
Charles Dennis Keegan
Charles D. Keegan
Mary C. Grieg
August 1
Peter Hatch Schwind
Philip J. Schwind
Helen Brown
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1937
May 31 Arthur T. Benner, Jr.
Eastham
Gertrude Penttinen Wellfleet, Mass.
June 12 Robert Howard Atwood Wellfleet, Mass. Elizabeth Lewis Clark Eastham
July 9 Walter H. Griswold
East Providence, R. I.
Elsie B. Atkins (Begley)
East Providence, R. I.
Aug. 21 Lewis Young Fulcher Helen Myrick Bassett
Eastham
Chatham, Mass.
Dec. 25 John F. Crosby Blanche A. Folsome (Cole) Eastham
Eastham
DEATHS RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1937
Age Y. M. D. H.
Cause
Jan. 2
(Male) Rich
14
Premature
Jan. 28
M. Eugenia Dyke
77
2
1
Arterio Sclerosis Chronic Myocarditis
Feb. 10
Henry V. Rich
91
6
2
Arterio Sclerosis Chronic Myocarditis
May 2
Sarah Bell (Gardner) Clark
76
2 7
Coronary Thrombosis
Angina Pectoris Chronic Arthritis
June 26
Blanche Eliza (Turner) Steele 63
11 10
Coronary Thrombosis Cardiac Sclerosis Arterio Sclerosis
July 11
John Hopes Smart
78
6 17
Arterio Sclerosis Angina
July 13
Ralph J. MacDonald
24
11
21
Auto Accident Fracture Cervical Vertebra
Oct. 4 Cornelai (Decker) Dorflinger
70
3
15
Cerebral Hemorrhage Bronchial Pneumonia
Oct. 20
James Putnam Brewer
41
1
5
Carcinoma of Sigmoid
Dec. 30
Mary Freeman (Mayo) Ryder
86
6
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Arterio Sclerosis Chronic Myocarditis Cerebral Hemorrhage
Date
Name
19 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT
February 1-2, 1937
Barnstable, ss. :
To Harvey T. Moore, Constable of the Town of Eastham, in the County aforesaid : Greeting :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in Eastham, Monday the first day of Feb- ruary next at 10 o'clock in the forenoon; then and there to act on the articles in this warrant, and to meet in the Town Hall in Eastham at 10 o'clock in the forenoon on Tuesday, the second day of February next, then and there to elect all necessary town officers.
Article 1. To act upon the Annual Report, including recommendations of the Selectmen and other Town Officers and Committees.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to elect a Direc- tor for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
Article 3. To see what sum of money the town will raise for the Public Library and make an appropriation for same.
Article 4. To see in what manner the town will dispose of its refunded dog tax and act thereon.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $3,150.00 provided the State makes a satisfactory allot-
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ment for the upkeep and maintenance of town roads, under Chapter 81, Sections 26 to 29 as amended.
Article 6. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan. 1, 1937, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws.
Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum not to exceed $500.00 for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., for the care and treatment of persons certi- fied by the Selectmen to be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treatment in accordance with Chapter 111, Section 74 of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto and act fully thereon.
Article 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be used for the protection and propagation of shellfish or do or act anything thereon.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $150.00 for free band concerts to be given by the Junior Community Band during the ensuing year, or do or act anything thereon. (By request).
Article 10. To see what sum of money shall be taken from available funds toward defraying the tax levy of 1937.
Article 11. To see if the town will raise and appro- priate a sum of money to provide work for needy persons
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who are not eligible to work on W. P. A. or to act anything thereon.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used by the local W. P. A. or any other succeeding government agency of like nature, for the purchase of material and general expenses.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of continuing the plotting, surveying and making Assessors Maps of the Town of Eastham.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of paying 1936 bills.
Article 15. To hear the report of the Committee ap- pointed to investigate leaks in the Town Hall roof and con- dition of plaster in Town Hall, and appropriate a sum of money to carry out recommendations of the Committee, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to increase the salaries of the Selectmen, effective February 1, 1937, and make an appropriation for the same. (By request).
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to acquire land for the purpose of a town way be- ginning near the east end of Cable Road and running in a northerly direction about 2,300 feet, and appropriate $100.00 for same, or do or act anything thereon.
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Article 18. To see what action the town will take re- garding the present layout of McKoy Road, so called.
Article 19. To see what action the town will take in disposing of the Old Schoolhouses and schoolhouse lots.
Article 20. To see what action the town will take in acquiring desirable sites for Town Landings.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to petition the County Commissioners to complete the layout of Herring Brook Road.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate from available funds the sum of $2,000.00 for the purpose of paying off the schoolhouse note.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of improving the schoolhouse grounds, or do or act anything thereon.
Article 24. To see if the town will accept the layout of a Common Landing on Cape Cod Bay, so called, in the Town of Eastham, over land of S. S. Higgins, between Herring Brook Road and the waters of said Cape Cod Bay, with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommend- ed by the Selectmen under date of January 7, 1937, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of said Town, the land or inter- ests in the lands within the lines of said layout of said Com- mon Landing and for that purpose will raise and appropri- ate a sum not exceeding $150.00.
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Article 25. To see if the town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the Town of Eastham, from Herring Brook Road to the property of S. S. Higgins (said point being in the easterly line of proposed Common Landing Place to be taken by the Selectmen of Eastham), with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 7, 1937 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to accept as a gift from the pres- ent owner any land or interests in any lands within the lines of said layout necessary for this purpose, and for this pur- pose raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $10.00.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of hauling trees, twelve and one half feet wide on either side of center line within the layout mentioned in preceding article.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to appoint a Committee of three to determine the cost of placing a hy- drant on the edge of pond below new schoolhouse for fire protection and report at the next town meeting.
Polls will be open for voting on Tuesday, February 2, 1937, in the Town Hall, Eastham, Mass., from 10 o'clock A.M., to 6 P.M.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Packing House of Bernard C. Collins in South Eastham, the barn of Harry W. Collins in South Eastham, the Post Office in Eastham and the Post Office in North Eastham, seven days at least before time of holding said meeting.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this war- rant, with your doings, to the Town Clerk at the time and
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place of meeting as aforesaid. Given under our hands this 19th day of January in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-seven.
RALPH A. CHASE, EDWARD D. PENNIMAN,
MAURICE W. WILEY, Selectmen of Eastham.
A true copy : Attest,
Harvey T. Moore, Constable.
To Leslie E. Chase,
Town Clerk : Greeting :
In pursuance of the conditions of the foregoing war- rant I have posted attested copies thereof, one at each of the Post Offices in said Eastham, one at the Packing House of Bernard Collins and one at the barn of Harry W. Collins in said Eastham, seven days before time of holding said meeting.
Signed :
HARVEY T. MOORE,
Constable.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 1937
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the meeting was called to order by the Town Clerk at 10 o'clock A.M.
Warrant duly read together with the return of the offi- cer who served the same. Rose B. Nickerson and Winfred J. Knowles appointed tellers and sworn by the Clerk.
Article 1. Voted that the budget section of the Town Report be laid on the table until such time as the meeting wish to again take it up.
Voted 15 to 5 to accept the report of the Town Officers and Committees, as printed, with the exception of the bud- get.
Voted to reconsider action taken on Article 1.
Voted to allow appointment of committee of three to consider matter of forestry.
Voted that the report of the Town Officers be accepted as read.
Voted to take up the balance of articles in warrant consecutively.
Article 2. Voted to elect a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
Elected Albion F. Rich, Jr., Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
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Article 3. Indefinitely postponed.
Article 4. Voted that the refunded dog tax be turned over to the Public Library.
Article 5. Voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $3,150.00 provided the State will make a satis- factory allotment to the town for care and maintenance of Town Roads under Chapter 81, Sections 26 to 29 as amend- ed.
Article 6. Voted to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1937, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accord- ance with Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws. (Unanimous).
Article 7. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., for care and treat- ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treatment in accordance with Chapter 111, Section 74 of the General Laws.
Article 8. Voted beginning at the Annual election in 1938, the town elect by ballot a second Constable who shall be designated a Shellfish Constable.
Voted that the sum of $350.00 be appropriated for shellfish protection in 1937, and that a shellfish constable
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be appointed who shall serve not less than 600 hours per year under the supervision of the Selectmen for yearly sal- ary of $300.00. (Unanimous).
Article 9. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for Free Band Concerts to be given by the Junior Community Band during the summer of 1937.
Article 10. Voted that the sum of $5,000.00 be taken from the free cash in treasury towards defraying the tax levy of 1937. (Unanimous).
Article 11. Voted that the sum of $500.00 be appropri- ated and raised to provide work for needy people, same to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen in ac- cordance with the needs of the various applicants.
Article 12. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of providing materials and gener- al expenses of the W. P. A. or any other succeeding govern- ment agency of like nature. (28 to 1).
Article 13. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of plotting, surveying and making Assessors Maps for the Town of Eastham. (Unanimous).
Article 14. Voted that the town raise and appropriate. the sum of $732.70 for the purpose of paying the following 1936 bills :
John A. Holway, Recording Deeds $5.48
County of Barnstable, Layout of Herring
Brook Road $522 98
City of Brockton, Public Welfare $204 24
(Unanimous).
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Article 15. Mr. Clarence E. Walker, Chairman of Committee to investigate condition of plaster, and leaks in Town Hall Roof and to recommend repairs to the same. Re- ported as follows :
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