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Credit: None.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Debit with: Miscellaneous, Memorial Day, Christmas Tree, Retirement a/c, and Unpaid Bills.
Credit: None.
The following Receipts and Assessments were not applied to the above seven accounts directly, but were prorated over all of them as a percentage of the final net total in each account:
Income Tax and Corporation Tax Receipts, Reimbursement for publicly owned Land, Interest on Taxes and Assessments, Chapter 804, debit for Overlay and for the County Tax.
The figures in the PIE-CHART add up to and reconcile with the figures in the 1951 RECAPITULATION on pages 14 and 15 of the 1951 Eastham Town Report. 1/26/1952-ESZ.
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1951.
SCALE IN $ 1000
1950.
TRENDS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX RATES
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 117.462
1949.
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $101,279
1947.
1948. TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 89,859
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 16, 171
NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE, COUNTY
$20,318
+90
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 78.048
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 16.836
RECEIPTS
$22,314
+80
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 21,350
AVAILABLE FUNDS
NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE , COUNTY
$ 20,352
NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE & COUNTY $ 16,794
$ 18,788
+60
NET RECEIPTS PAOM STATES COUNTY $ 16,073
To BE
To BE RAISED By TAXES
TAXES
RAISED By
+30
TO BE RAISED BY TAXES
TO DE RAISED By TAXES
TO BE RAISES By TAXES
$54.235
$66,693
$75, 177
83,922
+20
$ 41,623
148,826
+10
1951
1949
1948
1946
ASSESSED VALUATION TAX RATE PER $ 1000.
$27.00
$ 1,790,960 $27.00
$1,989,310 $27.00
$2,320,730 $ 28.50
$2,616,750 $ 28.50
$ 3,084, 680 $27.00
+130
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 22,894
-120 +110
AVAILABLE FUNDS $ 19,971
NET RECEIPTS FROM STATE COUNT
+100
19.46.
TOTO COPRIATED $ 86,970
NET AS STATE & COUNTY
$ 18,415
+70
TO BE RAISED By
+50
TAXES
1950
1947
* 1,535,840
TOTAL APPROPRIATED $ 127,134.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
WARRANT
TOWN OF EASTHAM
OF EAS
TOWN
INC
AUSET 1629
C
651.
FEBRUARY 18, 1951
10:00 A. M.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES OF ARTICLE 1
No. Dept.
1951
Trans.
Bal.
1952
1. Accountant
$808.00
$800.00
2. Accountant Expense ...
180.00
$.20
40.00
3. Office Clerk
1,220.00
1,000.00
4. Officers' Travel
250.00
47.33
300.00
5. Selectmen, Assessors' Exp.
500.00
6.46
500.00
7. Assessors' Abstract.
150.00
150.00
8. Legal Expense
250.00
500.00
9. Certification of Notes
10.00
8.00
10.00
10. Election & Registra- tion
200.00
$100.00
43.27
400.00
11. Treas. Coll. Clerk Exp.
500.00
50.00
700.00
12. Surety on Bonds
150.00
11.00
180.00
13. Town Hall
2,000.00
1,811.59
2,500.00
14. Police
1,000.00
496.71
36.84
1,500.00
15. Fire Department
1,800.00
1,150.00
7.39
4,000.00
16.
Ambulance Hire
750.00
750.00
17.
Tree Warden
200.00
94.40
300.00
18.
Moth Truck Expense
200.00
61.13
200.00
19.
Insect Pest Control
300.00
166.81
650.00
20. Dutch Elm Disease
200.00
122.01
200.00
21. Oak Worm-Web
Worm
200.00
26.12
300.00
22.
Sealer Weights & Measures
110.00
10.00
110.00
23.
Wire Inspection
250.00
28.00
250.00
24. Planning Board
100.00
6.73
100.00
25.
Building Inspector
800.00
800.00
26. Health
600.00
450.00
60.00
800.00
27. Town Dump
1,100.00
100.00
42.18
1,100.00
28.
Inspector of Animals.
40.00
40.00
29.
Dog Account
26.00
26.00
30.
Public Welfare
1,000.00
406.59
2,500.00
31. Public Welfare Adm.
720.00
450.00
840.00
32.
Old Age Assistance
9,500.00
10,000.00
33. Aid Dependent
Children
800.00
2,000.00
3,000.00
34.
Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
793.59
2,000.00
35.
Highway General
500.00
34.20
500.00
36. Snow
500.00
7.96
500.00
37.
School
38,701.00
57.52
43,486.00
38.
School Lunch
1,000.00
66.49
500.00
39.
Vocational Education
800.00
222.80
700.00
40.
Interest
800.00
61.25
750.00
41.
Town Landings
2,000.00
193.04
.06
2,500.00
42.
Old Cemeteries ....
200.00
200.00
43.
Soldiers' & Sailors'
Lots
50.00
50.00
44.
Reserve
3,000.00
.61
3,000.00
45.
Miscellaneous
400.00
100.00
33.29
400.00
46. Tax Titles
100.00
57.29
100.00
47.
Town Reports
600.00
.50
800.00
48.
Memorial Day
80.00
54.00
100.00
49. Christmas Tree
150.00
.01
150.00
50.
Insurances
2,000.00
419.55
1,700.00
51.
Retirement ....
389.32
454.55
52.
Custodian
2,080.00
2,080.00
53.
Library
250.00
250.00
54. 55.
Sec. of Finance Comm.
50.00
50.00
Auditorium Note
............ 3,000.00
3,000.00
TOTALS
... $84,574.32
$7,037.71
$2,867.21 $97,826.55
6. Finance Committee Exp.
10.00
10.00
10.00
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Annual Town Meeting Warrant
Including Recommendations of the Eastham Finance Committee
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Barnstable, ss.
To Harvey T. Moore, Constable of the Town of Eastham, in the County of Barnstable :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the Inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on Monday, the Eighteenth (18th) day of February next at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles in this Warrant and to meet in the Town Hall in said Town at 12:00 o'clock noon on Tuesday the Nineteenth (19th) day of February next, then and there to elect all necessary officers.
POLLS TO OPEN AT 12:00 NOON AND WILL CLOSE AT 6:00 P. M.
Article 1. To act on the Annual Report, including rec- ommendations and reports of the Selectmen and other Town Officers and Committees, and see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, sums of money for the same or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended by Dept. Heads
Recommended by Finance Committee
ITEMS-EXPENSE
1. Accountant's Salary
$800.00
$800.00
2. Accountant's Expense
40.00
40.00
3. Office Clerk's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
4. Officer's Travel
300.00
300.00
5. Selectmen's, Assessors' Expense ....
500.00
500.00
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6. Finance Committee Expense
10.00
10.00
7. Assessors' Abstracts
150.00
150.00
8. Legal Expense
500.00
500.00
9. Certification of Notes
10.00
10.00
10. Election and Registration
400.00
400.00
11. Treasurer Collector Clerk Expense
700.00
700.00
12. Surety on Bonds
180.00
180.00
13. Town Hall
2,500.00
2,500.00
14.
Police
1,500.00
1,500.00
15. Fire Department
4,000.00
3,500.00
16.
Ambulance Hire
750.00
750.00
17.
Tree Warden
300.00
300.00
18.
Moth Truck Expense
200.00
200.00
19.
Insect Pest Control
650.00
650.00
20. Dutch Elm Disease
200.00
200.00
21. Oak Worm-Web Worm
300.00
200.00
22.
Sealer Weights and Measures
110.00
110.00
23.
Wire Inspection
250.00
250.00
24.
Planning Board
100.00
100.00
25.
Building Inspector
800.00
800.00
26.
Health
800.00
800.00
27.
Town Dump
1,100.00
1,100.00
28.
Inspector of Animals
40.00
40.00
29.
Dog Account
26.00
26.00
30.
Public Welfare
2,500.00
2,500.00
31.
Public Welfare Administration
840.00
840.00
32.
Old Age Assistance
10,000.00
10,000.00
33.
Aid Dependent Children
3,000.00
3,000.00
34. Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
2,000.00
35.
Highway General
500.00
500.00
36. Snow
500.00
500.00
37.
School
43,486.00
41,382.00
38.
School Lunch
500.00
500.00
39.
Vocational Education
700.00
700.00
40.
Interest
750.00
750.00
41.
Town Landings
2,500.00
2,500.00
42.
Old Cemeteries
200.00
200.00
44.
Reserve
3,000.00
3,000.00
46.
Tax Titles
100.00
100.00
48.
Memorial Day
100.00
100.00
49.
Christmas
Tree
150.00
150.00
50.
Insurance
1,700.00
1,700.00
51.
Retirement
454.55
454.55
52.
Custodian
2,080.00
2,080.00
53.
Library
250.00
250.00
54. Secretary of Finance Committee
50.00
50.00
55. Auditorium Note
3,000.00
3,000.00
$97,826.55
$95,122.55
47.
Town Reports
800.00
800.00
43. Soldiers' and Sailors' Lots
50.00
50.00
45. Miscellaneous
400.00
400.00
......
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as pro-
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vided by Section 108 of Chapter 44, General Laws, as amend- ed and raise and appropriate sums of money for said salary :
Dept. Head Recommendation
Moderator
$25.00
Constable
50.00
Road Surveyor
50.00
Selectmen
1,700.00
Board of Welfare
900.00
Assessors
1,800.00
Treasurer, Collector, Clerk
3,000.00
7.5
$7,525.00
7525
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to elect a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 4. To see in what manner the Town will vote to dispose of its refunded dog tax.
Recommend the Town place the refunded dog tax at the disposal of the library. Unanimous vote.
conced
Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1, 1952, and issue a note or notes therefore, payable in one year and renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Recommend the Treasurer be so authorized. Unanimous vote.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of reimbursement for the financial year beginning January 1, 1952 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable in one year and to renew
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any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Recommend the Treasurer be so authorized. Unanimous ยท vote.
carried
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money not to exceed $1000.00 for the establishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Mass., for the care and treatment 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, G. L., or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the appropriation of $500. Unanimous vote.
500,
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the protection and propaga- tion of shellfish, or take any action relative thereto, and act fully thereon.
Recommend the appropriation of $1200. Unanimous vote.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell property taken under Tax Title procedure by the Town, and raise and appropriate the sum of $500 for this purpose or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to pay a bounty of fifty cents each for woodchucks and twenty cents each for crows killed within its boundaries during the ensuing year and raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for this purpose, or take any action relative thereto.
80.00
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
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1200
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $25.00 to be used for the suppression of tent caterpillars, under the direction of local Boy Scout leaders, or take any action relative thereto.
25,00 Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from unappropriated funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the appropriation of $3800. Unanimous vote.
3900
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $400.00 for the upkeep of the Windmill and lot or take any action relative thereto.
400 Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1200 to be used by the School Com- mittee for the purpose of surfacing and hardening an area on the school playground for the Physical Education Pro- gram and a basketball court. (By request of the School Committee. )
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to set a special rental rate for the new Town Hall Auditorium when renting to organizations within the town, or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
carrelli
Recommend that the rental fee for use of the entire audi- torium building be $15.00 for all Eastham organizations. Unanimous vote.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money to establish a Recreation
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Commission under Chapter 256 of the Acts of 1949, said com- mission consisting of five persons, residents of the town, ap- pointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve until the next Annual Town Meeting, thereafter being elected for a term of five years with the exception that the term of one com- mission shall expire annually, vacancies in said commission, occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled in the same manner at the next regular or special election. In the interim, however, appointments shall be made by the Board of Selectmen for the unexpired term. The purpose of said commission is to provide a Recreation Center and to make such rules and regulations as may be expedient under said Chapter 256, Acts of 1949. (By request.)
Recommend an appropriation of $800. Unanimous vote.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate from available funds in the Treasury the sum of $1500 to be used toward the purchase of silverware, and other equipment for the lunch room, or take any action rela- tive thereto.
Recommend an appropriation of $1500 from available funds. Purchase left in hands of Selectmen. Unanimous vote.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 for Public Amusements and for municipal advertising purposes, under Chapter 154, Acts of 1950, or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $5000 for the purpose of employing a Town Nurse and maintaining such service, or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend an appropriation of $2700. Unanimous vote.
Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate such
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sums of money as may be necessary to put a new Shaft in the Old Windmill, in order that said mill can be operated ; to take any action thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request.)
6.00 A
Recommend that the Moderator appoint a committee to work with the Selectmen and investigate need of a new shaft and report at the next Town meeting.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4000 to install a new Compressor and Air Receiver for Fire Alarm purposes on the Town Hall grounds, or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend indefinitely postpone. Unanimous vote.
arcod
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for a full time Police Officer for the year 1952, or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend the appropriation of $2500. Vote-Yes 5, No 2.
2017
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to purchase and maintain an auto- mobile for use as a Police Cruiser and to equip same with necessary police equipment, including a two-way Police Ra- dio, or to take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend the appropriation of $3200. Vote-Yes 5, No 2.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of a Radio Transmitter Receiver, for the use of the Fire Department or take any action relative thereto.
Do not recommend an appropriation. Unanimous vote.
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Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to acquire by deed of gift, purchase or eminent domain if necessary, a lot of land at the southeast intersec- tion of Nauset and Schoolhouse Roads for the purpose of widening a dangerous intersection, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for this purpose or take any action relative thereto. (By request.)
Recommend that the Selectmen consult the Department of Public Works Engineer for advice and assistance in abat- ing this traffic hazard.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2500 to be spent under the provisions of Chapter 90 for construction of Ocean Drive Road, so called, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Zoning By-Law proposed by the Planning Board, as direct- ed by the vote of the Town at the 1949 Town Meeting, and vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for expenses, carrying out provisions of said By-Law or take any action relative thereto.
career
Recommend the appropriation of $150.00. Unanimous vote.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to pay the unpaid bills of 1950.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote. 400.
Article 29. To see if the Town will accept deed by gift from Delbert M. Johnson a piece of land between Jemima's Pond and Samoset Road.
tarneed
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
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Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $600.00 for the purchase of a piano for the New Auditorium or take any action relative thereto.
600.
Recommend the appropriation of $600.00 from available funds and the Selectmen appoint a Committee to make the purchase. Unanimous vote.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to lease a piece of land at edge of Bee's River to the Boy Scout Committee for the use of the Scouts, or take any action relative thereto.
Simile Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Tercentenary Committee as printed in the Town Report and dismiss said committee.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the following sum of $300.00 for Woodtick Control or take any action relative thereto.
301 Recommend the appropriation of $100. Unanimous vote.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $400.00 for the suppression and eradica- tion of poison ivy under Chapter 282, Acts of 1947, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $300.00 for the purpose of making a layout of Samoset Road from the Railroad Crossing to the West Shore.
300 Recommend the Town so vote. Unanimous vote.
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Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following laws relative to increasing the amounts of pen- sions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees.
Chapters 783 and 820 of the Acts of 1950 and Chapter 781 of the Acts of 1951.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1600.00 for Civilian Defense, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommend the Town so vote. Vote : Yes 6, No 1.
And you are directed to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies thereof at the Packing House of Bernard C. Collins in South Eastham, at the Postoffice in North Eastham, and the Postoffice in Eastham, seven days at least before date of holding said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this 23rd day of Jan- uary, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Two.
MAURICE W. WILEY, Chairman GEORGE HOWARD
LUTHER P. SMITH
Board of Selectmen.
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Zoning By-Law of the Town of Eastham 1952
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of this By-Law certain words and phrases are defined as follows:
(a) A cottage is a unit containing more than 400 sq. ft. of floor area, exclusive of porches, designed for renting by the month or season. Such units must contain at least two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bath or toilet room, or any reasonable similar com- bination of rooms.
(b) A cabin is a unit containing not less than 150 sq. ft. of floor area, exclusive of porches, designed for renting by the day or week.
(c) Temporary Signs: All signs such as "For Sale," "For Rent" and contractors' and builders' signs used during the process of con- struction and remodeling, shall be classified as temporary signs.
SECTION I
The purpose of this By-Law is to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Town of Eastham by dividing the town into districts with a view towards conserving the best qualities of the.town as they now exist.
SECTION II
Districts : In accordance with Chapter 40, General Laws, Section 25-30B and any amendments thereto: the Town of Eastham is hereby divided into three types of districts as follows :
(a) Residential and Agricultural, District A.
(b) Residential and General Farming, District B.
(c) Commercial, Districts C and D.
Said districts are located as shown on the Eastham
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Zoning Map, dated February 14, 1952, hereby made a part hereof and a copy of which is filed with the Town Clerk.
SECTION III
In District A premises and/or buildings may be used for the following purposes only :
1. One-family dwellings, not to exceed two stories in height, adapted to human habitation.
2. Renting of cottages.
3. Accessory buildings and shelters for use of the resi- dent occupants of such dwellings for garaging their own motor vehicles, stock and equipment, and only so long as not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
4. Churches, schools, municipal buildings, and all prop- erties, buildings and structures of the municipal, state, and federal governments.
5. Private clubs; except a club, the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on as a business.
6. Municipal recreation use.
7. Customary home occupations such as: dressmaking, letting of rooms, taking of boarders, hand launderies, or the practice of a lawful profession, all such undertakings to be conducted by a resident occupant.
8. Any incidental activity related to his trade conducted by a craftsman or mechanic provided such activity does not involve substantially continuous operations or employment and is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighbor- hood.
9. Agricultural farming, gardening, nursery or green- house business and sale of produce or fish grown or pro- cessed by the resident occupants only and only so long as it is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
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10. The display of not more than two signs on resident occupant's premises which shall pertain to the occupation of said occupant or to the use of such property as herein above authorized which shall have a total area of not more than twelve square feet.
(a) Temporary signs shall be permitted at the discretion of the owner and he may remove such signs at pleasure without notice.
11. Food and non-alcoholic beverage refreshment booths or stores, if adjacent to any town landing, upon permit by the Board of Selectmen.
12. The keeping of livestock and poultry is restricted to non-commercial family use of the resident occupant only and only so long as it is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
13. Funeral Homes.
SECTION IV
In District B premises and/or buildings may be used for the following purposes only :
1. Any use designated or authorized in and for Dis- trict A.
2. General farming and poultry raising, with the excep- tion of piggeries and the raising of mink and/or fox, and only so long as it is not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
3. Laboratory for research on moulds, fish, birds, and wild life, and other similar scientific research, and all neces- sary activities relating thereto, so long as not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
4. Docks, wharves, fish and shell-fish business, party- boat business, renting of row boats, motor boats, sail boats and fishing gear, and sale of fish bait, also boat storage, boat
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repairs, boat building, marine railway, and activities reason- ably necessary and related thereto.
5. Cabin rentals.
6. Public amusement area upon permit by the Board of Appeals upon an appeal to such Board, but only so long as conducted and managed in a manner not injurious, noxious or offensive to the neighborhood.
SECTION V
Districts C and D : In Districts C and D premises and/or buildings may be used for the following purposes only :
1. Any use designated or authorized in and for Districts A and B.
2. Stores, restaurants, filling stations, garages, repair shops, paint shops, antique businesses, furniture shops, manufacturing of house framing, cabinets, furniture, and like products.
3. Buildings, structures, and premises may be used for any of the above lawful businesses and services, except junkyards, and in addition, for public utilities and for any industry or manufacturing if authorized by the Board of Appeals subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards.
SECTION VI
1. Lot size: In all districts, no dwelling or business building shall be built on a lot with a frontage on an accepted town way of less than 135 feet, nor with an area of less than 20,000 square feet; except that these requirements shall not apply to individual parcels of land now in single ownership by deeds of record in Barnstable County Registry of Deeds which do not meet these requirements ; however, buildings erected on such lots shall comply with the "Town Building Code By-Laws" accepted at the Annual Town Meeting Feb. 16, 1948, and approved by the Attorney General April 30,
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1948, or any amendments thereto. Districts C and D uses shall not be extended back from the nearest accepted town roadway boundary line more than 300 feet, except upon ap- proval of the Board of Appeals upon an appeal thereto.
SECTION VII
1. Non-conforming uses : Any non-conforming building, structure or use, existing upon the effective date of this By-Law may be continued, rebuilt if damaged or destroyed, and upon appeal to the Board of Appeals may be enlarged or changed if no more objectionable to the neighborhood than the said existing use.
SECTION VIII
1. Administration :
(a) BOARD OF APPEALS. There shall be a Board of Appeals consisting of three members, and two associates, all to be appointed by the Board of Selectmen, with the powers as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 30, which shall act on all matters within its jurisdiction under this By-Law in the manner prescribed in said charter of the General Laws.
(b) ENFORCEMENT. This By-Law shall be enforced by or under the direction of the Board of Selectmen, who may delegate ministerial duties hereunder. The Board of Selectmen may resort to Courts for injunctions or other ap- propriate remedies.
(c) PENALTIES. The penalty for violation of any pro- vision hereof shall be a fine of not more than $20 per day for each offense. Said penalty shall remain in effect until such time as the By-Law is complied with.
SECTION IX
1. VALIDITY : The invalidity of any sentence, provi-
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sion, or section of this By-Law shall not be construed to in- validate any other part hereof.
2. AMENDMENT: This By-Law may be altered, re- pealed, or amended in accordance with the law.
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INDEX
Town Officers 3
Pictures of Town Officials
7
Report of Selectmen
8
Report of Sales of Tax Possession Land
11
Assessors' Report
12
1951 Recapitulation
14
Treasurer's Report
16
Report of Collector of Taxes
17
Report of Town Clerk
24
Dog Licenses
24
Division of Fisheries and Game
25
Births
26
Marriages
27
Deaths
28
Special Town Meeting, 1951
29
Annual Town Meeting, 1951
32
Annual Town Election, 1951
43
Special Town Meetings, 1951
45
Fees of Town Clerk, Treasurer and
Collector of Taxes
57
Receipts
59
Payments
63
Revenue, 1951
66
Surplus Revenue
67 .
Classification of Appropriations Accounts
68
General Revenue Summary and Balance Sheet
95
Report of Finance Committee
96
Report of Highway Surveyor
97
Librarians' Report
99
Report of Shellfish Constable ...
100
Report of Planning Board 101
Report of Old Mill
102
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Report of Town Accountant
59
Report of Town Hall Auditorium Committee 103
Report of Ambulance Committee ..... 104
Report of Building Inspector 105
Report of Fire Chief 106
Report of Deputy Chief of Police
108
Report of Board of Public Welfare
110
Report of Civil Defence
111
Report of Tree Warden
115
Report of Eastham Tercentenary Committee
119
Auditor's Report
146
Balance Sheet
150
School Report
153
School Officers
154
School Committee
155
Regional School Investigating Committee
158
Financial Statement
159
Superintendent's Report
163
School Principal
167
Guidance Director
168
Art Supervisor
170
Instrumental Music Supervisor
171
Vocal Music Supervisor
172
School Physician
173
School Nurse
174
Enrollment by Grades
176
Membership by Grades
176
Students Attending O. H. S.
177
School Census
178
School Calendar
178
School Holidays
179
Graduating Class 1951
179
Corps of Teachers 180
Distribution of 1951 Tax Rate Graphs
182
Warrant 1952 185
Zoning By-Law
197
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