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Selectmen George Howard, Maurice W. Wiley; Welfare Worker, Dor- rice M. Mayo; Auditor, L. Isabelle Brackett; Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector, Leslie E. Chase; Selectman Luther P. Smith.
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Report of Selectmen
The Town looks to the future with great hope after having a 300th birthday party. The party was a great suc- cess, according to the comments of a great many visitors who we were fortunate to have with us.
We all realize how much we owe the Chairman of the Tercentenary Committee, Harry S. Young.
Without the new Auditorium we surely would have been handicapped in carrying out the plans. The Sunday pro- grams proved to be very popular. We hope we can have some in the future.
The bathing beaches proved as popular as ever. There were some complaints because of rubbish and debris. It's too bad people can't learn to respect the rights of others. The Bay beaches are beginning to have a collection of eelgrass along the highwater mark. The grass disappeared several years ago and many new visitors never saw it along our beaches when it was very thick. The farmers carted hun- dreds of loads away for fertilizer. It is on the way back and bathers will have to get used to it in the future. With its return will come all kinds of shellfish and other fish which have been scarce.
The shellfish situation is about the same as it has been. The shellfish warden reports sets of soft shell clams that should be large enough to take next summer if the birds and other enemies don't overcome them.
The Salt Pond is still a bountiful cupboard for those
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who wish an oyster stew, clam chowder or a quahaug pie. Since the break-through at the outer beach, making a new channel, the tides have been very low in the Pond, making it possible for many buckets of the almost extinct soft shell clams to be dug.
The new bathing beach at Herring Pond should be in good condition this summer.
The Old Mill is as much of an attraction as ever. It has been boxed in on three sides for years by trees and houses which deflect the wind. The only possible way it could get any breeze that would hit the sails is from the way it points now. But with the growth of pine trees and houses to the Southwest it is difficult to get a breeze that can hit any more than the two top sails which is not enough to grind corn.
The road between the Lighthouse and Coast Guard Sta- tion is progressing very favorably. The rough grading is nearly all done.
After a study of the Warrant you will see that we are a growing town. It will be up to you to decide which one or all of these departments you wish to have this year.
The final note was paid on the School House.
After the election day there will be a face missing in the Town Hall. Leslie E. Chase, who has served the town faith- fully for years, will take a well-earned rest.
Otto Nickerson, after serving as Library Trustee for ten years, wished to be relieved of his duties.
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We always try to be at your service. We would welcome any suggestions for the benefit of the town as a whole.
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE W. WILEY, GEORGE HOWARD, LUTHER P. SMITH,
Board of Selectmen.
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Report of Sales of Tax Possession Land
Case No.
Costs
Sale Price $200.00
$200.00
1.4
1
2
$10.78
50.00
39.22
3.
3
42.75
250.00
207.25
1.4
4
18.04
150.00
131.96
1.
5
302.55
1,000.00
697.45
4.
6
46.21
150.00
103.79
.8
7
23.44
196.97
173.53
1.4
8
117.95
123.00
5.05
16.1
9
10.18
10.18
.1
10
12.55
100.00
87.45
.3
11
11.61
25.00
13.39
.4
Totals
$596.06
$2,255.15
$1,659.09
29.9
Respectfully submitted,
MAURICE W. WILEY, GEORGE HOWARD,
LUTHER P. SMITH, Board of Selectmen.
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Report of the Board of Assessors
Your Board of Assessors wish to bring to your attention Chapter 798, 1951, pertaining to the usage of available funds-allowing the expenditure of any or all parts of all available funds without the permission of your State Com- missioner. Of course the unlimited usage of such funds might make a marked reduction in taxes. However, it should be borne in mind that such usage could entail various em- barrassing situations if the greater part of such funds was voted at a single meeting, and an emergency arose during the year making a special Town Meeting necessary, at which time the remaining funds might be found insufficient to cover the immediate needs.
Due to the fact that we have equalized the value of the land throughout the town, our increase in valuation in the past year (1951) will be greater than we can anticipate for this year (1952).
With the increase in the number of buildings during the past few years there is to be expected a greater demand for policing, fire coverage and such municipal demands.
We wish to take this opportunity to thank all real estate owners for their understanding of the fact that we have, and are, making every effort to see that one is not bearing more than his share of the cost of meeting the town's obligations.
Following are the comparisons of total valuations for the years :
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
Comparative Figures
Valuation of Town, January 1
Land
1950 $568,510.00
1951 $653,010.00
Buildings
1,720,230.00
2,053,780.00
Personal Estate
328,010.00
377,890.00
Real Estate, Land and Build-
ings, December Assessment
5,500.00
10,380.00
$2,622,250.00
$3,095,060.00
Taxes Assessed to December 31
1950
1951
Levied on Real Estate
$65,229.09
$73,083.33
Levied on Personal Estate
9,348.28
10,203.03
Levied on Polls
598.00
636.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
7,199.33
7,658.22
December Assessment
285.01
280.26
Rate of Taxation
28.50
27.00
Number of Polls Assessed
299
318
Number of Horses Assessed
4
8
Number of Cows Assessed
34
18
Number of Neat Cattle other than Cows Assessed
5
4
Number of Fowl Assessed
1,160
730
Number of Goats Assessed
10
6
Acres of Land Assessed
7,300
7,660.34
Respectfully submitted,
LUTHER P. SMITH, MAURICE W. WILEY, Board of Assessors.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - EASTHAM 1951 RECAPITULATION
Figures used in fixing Tax Rate G.L. Chapter 59 23, 25
A. CITY OR TOWN: Include all appropriations voted since 1950 Tax Rate was fixed.
1. Total appropriations as certified by city or town clerk to be raised by taxation, Chapter 41, 15A
$104,538.52 ...
2. Total appropriations voted to be taken from available funds: (a) in 1951 $16,395.70. In 1950 since 1950 tax rate was fixed $6,200.00
22,595.70
...... ........
...
$127,134.22
1951 Estimates
1950 Under-
estimates
B. STATE: Tax and Assessments:
1. State Parks and Reservations ...
................................... ...
...
$146.91
$30.88
2. State Audit Municipal Accounts
774.24
.. 01
3. Mosquito Control ...
915.86
.14
4. Sum of totals carried to outside column
.... $1,837.01
$31.03
$1,868.04
C. COUNTY TAX AND ASSESSMENTS:
1. County Tax .....
$8,857.96 ....
2. Sum of totals to be carried to outside column
$8,857.96
$8,857.96
D. OVERLAY OF CURRENT YEAR
$4,240.92
E. GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED ...
F. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS:
1. Income Tax
2. Corporation Taxes
3. Reimbursement on a/c publicly owned land
........
$4,956.60 2,678.55 19.09
....
$142,101.14
...
4. Motor Vehicle, Trailer Excise
6,985.00
5. Licenses, fees ....
1,535.50
6. Fines, Library and Sealer's Fees ...
60.00
7. Health and Sanitation (Inspection of Animals)
20.00
8. Charities (Other than Federal Grants for A.D.C.)
1,200.00
9. Old Age Assistance (Other than Federal Grants)
6,300.00
10. Old Age Meal Tax .... ...
288.22
11. Veterans' Benefits
1,000.00
12. Schools (Income Tax Funds Excluded)
9,000.00
13. Dog Officer
30.00
14. Interest (On Taxes and Assessments)
80.00
15. Gas Franchise ....
132.32
16. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
......
$35,285.28
17. Amounts to be taken from available funds:
22,595.70
18. Over Estimate (County Tax) ...
297.80
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
.$58,178.78
G. NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS, PROPERTY ....
.....
$83,922.36
H. Number of Polls 318 @ $2.00 each
Poll Tax
$636.00
J. Total Valuation: Personal Property ......... $377,890.00
Tax Rate
Real Estate $2,706,790.00
$27.00
Personal Property Tax .......
10,203.03
$3,084,680.00
Real Estate ... 73,083.33
K. TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLLS, PROPERTY
$83,922.36
...
...
...
Report of Town Treasurer
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Receipts
January 1, 1951, Balance in Treasury
$65,514.22
Receipts to December 31, 1951
190,296.67
$255,810.89
Payments
Warrants 1 to 44 inclusive
$229,098.51
December 31, 1951, Cash on Hand
26,712.38
$255,810.89
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE E. CHASE,
Treasurer.
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Report of Collector of Taxes
Dr.
Balance due Taxes of 1950 Real Estate
$2,644.71
Balance due Taxes of 1950 Personal 436.07
Warrants Taxes of 1951 Real Estate
73,341.45
Warrants Taxes of 1951 Personal
10,225.17
Warrants Taxes of 1951 Poll
636.00
Audit Adjustment 1950 Real Estate
74.32
Refund Taxes of 1950 Real Estate
1.43
Refund Taxes of 1951 Poll
2.00
Refund Taxes of 1951 Real Estate
13.19
Refund Taxes of 1951 Personal
14.58
$87,388.92
Cr.
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1950 Real Estate
$2,547.72
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1950 Personal
322.92
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1951 Real Estate
69,695.39
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1951 Personal
9,847.45
Paid Treasurer Taxes of 1951 Poll
638.00
Abatement Taxes of 1950 Real Estate
108.02
Abatement Taxes of 1950 Personal
52.16
Abatement Taxes of 1951 Real Estate
1,006.83
Abatement Taxes of 1951 Personal
53.46
Tax Titles of 1950
64.72
Uncollected Taxes of 1950 Personal
60.99
Uncollected Taxes of 1951 Real Estate
2,652.42
Uncollected Taxes of 1951 Personal
338.84
$87,388.92
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Motor Vehicle Excise
Dr
Balance due Excise of 1950
$344.77
Warrants Excise of 1951
7,658.52
Refunds Excise of 1950
70.41
Refund Excise of 1951
388.22
$8,461.92
Cr.
Paid Treasurer Excise of 1950
$252.15
Paid Treasurer Excise of 1951
7,147.82
Abatements of Excise of 1950
115.60
Abatements of Excise of 1951
383.06
Uncollected Excise of 1950
47.43
Uncollected Excise of 1951
515.86
$8,461.92
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE E. CHASE, Collector of Taxes.
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Report of Custodian of Trust Funds
MUNICIPAL TRUST FUNDS
Timothy Smith Fund Receipts
January 1, 1951
On Deposit Wellfleet Savings Bank $18,966.52
On Deposit Cape Cod Trust Co. 740.21
$19,706.73
January 1, 1951
Interest
$209.81
January 31, 1951
Income
673.55
March 21, 1951
Income on Bonds
137.50
June 15, 1951
Interest
214.49
October 30, 1951
Income
541.39
November 21, 1951
Income on Bonds
137.50
December 1, 1951
Interest
11.14
December 27, 1951
Loan
15.00
1,940.38
$21,647.11
Payments
January 21, 1951
$75.00
March 21, 1951
160.00
October 30, 1951
200.00
December 14, 1951
200.00
December 24, 1951
15.00
650.00
December 31, 1951
Cash in Bank
$20,997.11
$21,647.11
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Summary
Invested Funds
$11,000.00
On Deposit Cape Cod Trust Co.
751.35
On Deposit Wellfleet Savings Bank'
20,260.76
Loans of 1950
1,160.00
435.00
Loans of 1951 Gift Clause
200.00
$33,807.11
Robert C. Billings Fund
Receipts
January 1, 1951
Invested in U. S. Bonds
$14,000.00
Income
$175.00
Income
175.00
350.00
$14,350.00
Payments
December 31, 1951 Deposited Credit Library Invested Funds
$350.00
14,000.00
$14,350.00
Eastham Christmas Tree Fund
Receipts
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$1.56
December 1, 1951 Interest
.02
$1.58
Payments
December 28, 1951
Withdrawn
$1.58
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Post War Rehabilitation Fund
January 1, 1951
Receipts Invested Funds On Deposit Interest
$12,000.00
2,037.62
157.29
$14,194.91
Payments
June 14, 1951
Withdrawn
$2,194.91
Invested Funds
12,000.00
$14,194.91
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS
Zara Higgins Fund
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$125.48
January Interest
1.42
July Interest
1.43
$128.33
No Withdrawal in 1951
Frank O. Daniels Fund
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$52.78
January Interest
.60
July Interest
.61
$53.99
No Withdrawal in 1951
Mercy A. Mines Trust Fund
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$57.93
January Interest
.65
July Interest
.66
$59.24
No Withdrawal in 1951
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Town Hall Income Fund
Receipts
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$563.67
April 2, 1951
Interest
6.33
May 16, 1951
Deposit
25.04
July 17, 1951
Deposit
30.05
October 5, 1951
Interest
5.05
October 19, 1951
Deposit
.50
$630.64
Payments
Withdrawn
$600.38
December 31, 1951
On Deposit
30.26
$630.64
Old Wind Grist Mill Operating Fund
Income
January 1, 1951
On Deposit
$538.88
April Interest
6.05
October Interest
4.76
Deposited
798.80
$1,348.49
Payments
Withdrawn
$525.88
December 31, 1951 On Deposit
822.61
$1,348.49
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Old Wind Grist Mill Fund
January 1, 1951 On Deposit $571.59 January Interest July Interest 6.51
6.44
$584.54
No Withdrawal in 1951
Eastham World War Memorial Fund
January 1, 1951 On Deposit
$498.00
January Interest
5.61
July Interest
5.67
$509.28
No Withdrawal in 1951
Town Hall Fund Care of Grounds
January 1, 1951 On Deposit
$2,668.12
No Withdrawal in 1951
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Report of Town Clerk
DOGS LICENSED IN 1951
54 Male Dog Licenses @ $2.00 $108.00
19 Female Dog Licenses @ 5.00 95.00
33 Spayed Female Dog Licenses @ 2.00
66.00
1 Breeder License @ 25.00 25.00
4 Breeder Licenses @ 10.00 40.00
$334.00
Fees Retained 111 @ $.20
$22.20
May 31, 1951 Paid County Treasurer
236.00
Oct. 31, 1951
Paid County Treasurer
72.20
Nov. 30, 1951
Paid County Treasurer
3.60
$334.00
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS DIVISION OF FISHERIES AND GAME
Total
Fees
Paid Division Fish & Game
93 Resident Citizens Fishing Licenses ... @
$2.00
$186.00
$23.25
$162.75
89 Resident Citizens Hunting Licenses
a
2.00
178.00
22.25
155.75
29 Resident Citizens Sporting Licenses ....
a
3.25
94.25
7.25
87.00
36 Resident Citizens Women's & Minor Fishing Licenses ...... @
1.25
45.00
9.00
36.00
2 Resident Citizens Trapper's Licenses
a
5.25
10.50
.50
10.00
59 Non-Resident Citizens 3-Day Fishing Licenses ...... ......
a
1.50
88.50
14.75
73.75
20 Non-Resident Citizens or Resident Alien Fishing Licenses
5.25
105.00
5.00
100.00
2 Non-Resident Citizens Hunting Licenses a ...
10.25
20.50
.50
20.00
1 Duplicate License
.50
.50
.50
3 Non-Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting Licenses a
2.00
6.00
.75
5.25
5 Resident Citizens Sporting and Trapping Licenses .........
.Free
............
...
....
......
........ ...
10 Resident Military or Naval Service Sporting Licenses ...... Free
$734.25
$83.25
$651.00
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BIRTHS RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1951
Date
Name of Child
Name of Father
Maiden Name of Mother
Jan. 27 Diane Lee Brown
Donald J. Brown
Jeanne Elizabeth Clark
Jan. 28 Nancy Louise Chase
Charles W. Chase
Norma Acorn
Feb 20 Louise Trahan
Wilfred J. Trahan
Mary Concilio Degnan
Mar. 11 Paula May Whiting
Francis G. Whiting
Winifred Frances Zilinski
Mar. 19 Richard Thomas Hayes
William H. Hayes
Lois Thompson
Mar. 2
Nancy Elaine Westergaard
Raymond J. Westergaard
Ellen Janet Fulcher
April 1 Philip John Brown
Ellsworth E. Brown
Ethel May Harper
May 23 (Male) Doughty
Clarence E. Doughty
Pauline Marie Dorsey
May 30 Judith Ann Gill
Merton E. Gill
Dorcas Mary Daley
June 14 (Male) Duffy
George S. Duffy, Jr.
Adeline Theresa Fusco
June 20 Nathan Atwood Nickerson, 3rd
Nathan A. Nickerson, Jr.
Helen Evelyn Baker
June 22 Roy Darwin Perdue, 3rd
Roy Darwin Perdue, Jr.
Phyllis May Grunther
June 29 Gloria Jeanne Bearse
Louis Franklin Bearse
Norma Francenia Nickerson
July 3 Gordon Mervin Nickerson, Jr.
Gordon M. Nickerson
Helen Marie Madden
July 10 Kerry Susan Wiley
Russell Clark Wiley Donald B. Teague
Carolyn Moore
Aug. 15 Dorothy Grace Weber
Nathan M. Weber
Barbara Anne Sibley
Sept. 8 Kathy Jeanne Brewer
Howard E. Brewer
Marion W. Scott
Nov. 8 Brenda Jeanne Wilcox
Alan R. Wilcox
Jean Frances Knowles
Virginia Ellyn Steele
Dec. 16 Lorene Elizabeth Eldredge
Luther Marston Eldredge
Virginia Eve Marie Lund
Aug. 13 James Harrison Teague
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MARRIAGES RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1951
Feb. 1 William Joseph Geno Elizabeth Mary Doughty
Feb. 15 William S. Marsh Ruth S. Stoddard
Orleans, Mass.
Mar. 25 Leon S. Smith Sarah E. Dill (Freeman)
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
April 28
Walter J. Brady Helen E. Coologhan
Cambridge, Mass.
May
22 Henry James McCone Esther Hysler (Mitchell)
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
June 2 David L. Mead Norma J. Clark
Eastham, Mass.
June 24 Francis S. Brown Laura D'Errico
Orleans, Mass. Eastham, Mass. Dennis, Mass.
Aug. 11 Robert Clifford Penny Avis Handy Hallet
Eastham, Mass.
Aug. 29 Robert Melville Wiles Ruby Alice Emond
Eastham, Mass.
Sept. 1 Richard M. Sturtevant Dorothea Marie Benner
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Oct.
3 Elnathan E. Eldredge Emma F. Snow
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Oct. 8 James Edward Blake Christine Charlotte Rosenberg
Oct. 6 Saxton Arnold Palmore Mary Jane Cooper
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Nov. 7 Robert Kendall Temple Nornie Kathleen Johnson
Barnstable, Mass. Barnstable, Mass. Eastham, Mass.
Dec. 1 Robert J. Erickson Elizabeth Anne Williams
Brewster, Mass.
Dec. 7 Richard Clements Prentice Cynthia Irwin Swift
Bridgewater Corner, Vt.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Eastham, Mass.
Wellfleet, Mass.
Sept. 15 Curtis J. Emond Doris Patricia Carey
Eastham, Mass.
Torrington, Conn. Eastham, Mass.
Oct. 15 James Emerson Dodds Irene May Eldredge
Eastham, Mass. Brewster, Mass.
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DEATHS RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1950
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
May 22 Thomas Frederick Hayes
22
0
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DEATHS RECORDED IN EASTHAM IN 1951
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
Jan. 2 Leonard Russell Cooke
66
9
2
May 23 (Male) Doughty
32
4
26
June 15 (Male) Duffy
July 13 Henry Horace Bautsch
70
8
22
July 20
Sherwood Stanley Smith
52
8
4
July 25
Edward Daniel Schwartz
79
4
21
July
25 Herbert LeCount Moore
45
3
19
Aug.
11 George Whiting
69
6
5
Aug.
22
Cora Belle (Masten) Voorhis
66
8
7
Sept.
14
Oscar Johnson
78
3
11
Sept. 15 Eveline W. Cole
71
11
23
Oct. 27 Eva M. Moore
81
2
25
Nov. 19
Warren Edward Brown
64
0
22
Nov. 26 Lita Picabia Power
75
5
26
Nov. 29 Harry Winslow Collins
60
0
4
-
-
-
-
Feb. 15 Ralph I. Saunders
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING JANUARY 10, 1951
The Special Town Meeting was called to order at 8:00 P. M., in the Eastham Town Hall. James Johnston, Jr. and Howard L. Anderson were appointed tellers for this meeting.
The Town Clerk proceeded to read the Warrant and the Return of the Officer.
Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, or raise and appropriate the sum of $5500.00 for Civilian De- fense, or take any action relative thereto.
The Moderator declared the meeting open for general discussion. Mr. Winfred J. Knowles, Civil Defense Director, answered questions regarding the duties and requirements of Civil Defense personnel, the need of a warning signal in North Eastham and a radio system hooked up with the Barn- stable County Radio system (consent to do this having been obtained).
Mr. Wiley, Chairman of the Selectmen, spoke in accord with Mr. Knowles' explanation. Mr. Howard, Selectman, spoke in explanation of the Selectmen's discussion regarding the requested recommendations and suggestions as to what the voters had in mind instead of the suggested appropria- tions.
Motion was then made to appropriate from available funds the sum of $2100.00 for Civil Defense.
Voted : Yes 85, No 23.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to create a De- partment of Civil Defense in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1930 as follows :
Section 1. Department of Civil Defense.
There is hereby established a Department of Civil De-
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fense, hereinafter called the "department." It shall be the function of the department to have charge of all civil de- fense as defined in Section 1, Chapter 369, Acts of 1950, and to perform all Civil Defense functions as authorized or di- rected by said Chapter or by and all executive orders or gen- eral regulations promulgated thereunder and to execute any authority delegated to it by the Governor under said Chap- ter 639.
Section 2. Director of Civil Defense.
The department shall be under the direction of the Director of Civil Defense (hereinafter called the Director), who shall be appointed as prescribed by law. The Director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, admin- istration and operation of the department, subject to the direction and control of the appointing authority. The Di- rector may, within the limits of the amount appropriated therefor appoint such clerks, experts and other assistants as the work of the department may require, and remove them. The Director shall receive such salary as may be fixed from time to time by the appointing authority and may make such expenditures as may be necessary to execute effectively the purpose of Chapter 369 of the Acts of 1950.
The Director shall also have authority to appoint dis- trict coordinators and may accept and may receive on behalf of the Town, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant or loan, for the purposes of civil defense offered by the Federal Government or any agency or officer thereof or any person, firm or corporation subject to the terms of the offer. The Director shall cause appropriate records to be kept of all matters relating to such gifts, grants or loans.
Section 3. Civil Defense Advisory Council.
There is hereby established a Civil Defense Advisory Council, hereinafter referred to as the Council). Said Coun- cil shall serve without pay, and shall consist of the Director
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of Civil Defense and such other department heads and such other persons as the authority appointing the Civil Defense Director shall deem necessary. Such members of said Coun- cil as said appointing authority shall designate shall serve as chairman of said Council. Said Council shall serve sub- ject to the direction and control of the appointing authority and the Director on matters pertaining to Civil Defense.
Section 4. Police Aid to Other Cities and Towns in Event of Riot or Other Violence Therein.
The Police Department is hereby authorized to go to the aid of another city or town at the request of said city or town in the suppression of riot or other forms of violence therein.
Section 5. Termination of By-Law.
This by-law shall remain in full force and virtue during the effective period of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, and any act in amendment or continuation of or substitution thereof.
Section 6. Definition.
All reference to Chapter 369, Acts of 1950, a's now in force shall be applicable to any act or acts in amendment or continuation of or substitution for said Chapter 369.
The foregoing has been approved as to form by the At- torney General as to provisions of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950.
Voted : To accept Article 2 in its entirety as it appeared in the Warrant.
The minutes of the meeting were read and approved.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 P. M.
LESLIE E. CHASE, Town Clerk.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING February 19, 1951
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 10:00 A. M. by the Town Clerk. The call of the meeting was read by the Town Clerk, together with the return of the officer who served the Warrant. The reading of the articles was waived, copies of the Warrant having previously been given each voter. Tellers appointed to serve at this meeting were James Johnston, Jr. and Daniel Sparrow.
Mr. Eugene Zack was allowed the use of the blackboard to tabulate and compute the tax rate as appropriations were voted.
Article 1. To act on the Annual Report, including rec- ommendations of the Selectmen and other Town officers and Committees, and see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, sums of money for the same or take any action relative thereto.
Voted : To accept the report of the Selectmen as printed. Mr. Charles L. Holbrook reported for his committee as to notifying voters, of Special Town Meeting by postcard or otherwise. He reported that satisfactory arrangements had been made with the Selectmen; it was then voted to accept Mr. Holbrook's report and the committee be discharged.
Voted: To accept the reports of all officers and com- mittees, as printed, except as relates to appropriations, which will be taken up later.
Voted : To accept the recommendations of the Depart- ment Heads in the budget except as stated.
Budget accepted as follows:
1. Accountant's Salary $808.00
2. Accountant's Expense 180.00
3. Office Clerk's Salary 1,220.00
4. Officer's Travel 250.00
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5. Selectmen's, Assessors' Expense 500.00
6. Finance Committee 10.00
7. Assessors' Expense 150.00
8. Legal Advice 250.00
9. Certification of Notes 10.00
10. Election and Registration
200.00
11. Treasurer Collector Clerk Exp. 500.00
12. Surety on Bonds
150.00
13. Town Hall
2,000.00
14. Police
1,000.00
15. Fire Department
1,800.00
16. Ambulance 750.00
17. Tree Warden 200.00
18. Moth Truck Expense 200.00
19. Insect Pest Control 300.00
20. Sealer Weights and Measures 110.00
21. Wire Inspection 250.00
22. Planning Board 100.00
800.00
24. Health 600.00
25. Town Dump 1,100.00
26. Inspection of Animals 40.00
27. Dog Account
26.00
28. Public Welfare
1,000.00
29.
Public Welfare Administration
720.00
30. Old Age Assistance
9,500.00
31. Aid Dependent Children
800.00
32. Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
33. Highway General
500.00
34. Snow 500.00
58,701.00
36. School Lunch
1,000.00
37. Vocational Education
800.00
38. Interest
800.00
39. Town Landings
2,000.00
40. School House Note
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