Town of Eastham Annual Report 1957-1961, Part 25

Author: Eastham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: the Town
Number of Pages: 904


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1,000.00


1,000.00


School


170,000.00


10,000.00


180,000.00


Library


2,200.00


2,000.00


4,200.00


Old Windmill


10,200.00


10,200.00


Town Landings


10,000.00


10,000.00


Defense Center


1,000.00


1,000.00


Cemeteries


250.00


250.00


$327,650.00


$59,500.00


$387,150.00


INSURANCE IN FORCE ON EASTHAM TOWN PROPERTY


December 31, 1960


Personal Property


$46,000.00


Town Hall


133,500.00


Town Storage Building


6,000.00


School


245,700.00


Library


10,800.00


Fire Station


19,000.00


Fire Tower


6,000.00


Old Windmill


6,000.00


2 Comfort Stations at Beaches


2,000.00


Compensation and liability insurance necessary is car- ried on the basis of payroll totals.


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Town Hall


Fire Department


20,000.00


REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER


On Deposit January 1, 1960


$ 99,300.27


Receipts January 1 through December 31, 1960 392,543.23


$491,843.50


Disbursements January 1, through December 31, 1960


$410,385.27


Balance December 31, 1960 (Cash on Hand and in bank)


81.458.23


$491.843.50


MUNICIPAL TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS


MERCY A. MINES FUND


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$76.28


Interest


2 77


$79 05


December 31, 1960


On Deposit


$79.05


ZARA HIGGINS CEMETERY FUND


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$130.00


Interest


4.74


$134.74


Withdrawals


$4.74


December 31, 1960


On Deposit


130.00


$134.74


FRANK O. DANIELS CEMETERY FUND


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$59.18


Interest


2.15


$61.33


December 31, 1960


Withdrawals


2.15


On Deposit


59.18


$61.33


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EASTHAM WORLD WAR MEMORIAL FUND


January 1, 1960


On Deposit Interest


$541.23 19.77


$561.00


December 31, 1960


On Deposit


$561.00


TOWN HALL INCOME


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$136.40


Interest and Income 101.92


$238.32


Withdrawals


100.00


December 31, 1960


On Deposit


138.32


$238.32


TOWN HALL FUND


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$2,708.15


December 31


Interest


9S.16


$2,806.31


Withdrawals (for deposit)


98.16


On Deposit December 31, 1960


2,708.15


$2,806.31


OLD WIND GRIST MILL ACCOUNT


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$583.47


Interest


21.32


$604.79


December 31, 1960


604.79


OLD WIND GRIST MILL OPERATING ACCOUNT


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$ 652.15


Interest 19.37


Receipts and Donations 359.25


$1030.77


$1030.77


December 31, 1960


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ROBERT C. BILLINGS FUND


Invested in Treasury Notes


$14,000.00


Income Credited to Public Library


682.50


$14,682.50


To Public Library


682.50


December 31, 1960


14,000.00


$14,682.50


TIMOTHY SMITH ACCOUNT


January 1, 1960


On Deposit


$37,211.43


Invested


11,800.00


Interest


1,369.35


Income


2,138.93


Income on Bonds


348.00


Loans and Int. repaid


400.72


$53,335.53


Loans and Gifts


$ 1,600.00


Invested Funds


11,800.00


December 31, 1960


On Deposit


39,935,56


$53,335.56


Respectfully submitted,


L. ISABELLE BRACKETT,


Treasurer


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REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR


For the Year 1960


REAL ESTATE


Dr.


Balance Due Real Estate Taxes 1959 $ 3,428.87


Warrant for Real Estate Taxes 1960


218,102.64


Refunds after Payment


280.60


$221.812.11


Cr.


Paid Treasurer Account Real Estate


Taxes 1959


$ 3,260.01


Paid Treasurer Account Real Estate Taxes 1960


208,223.97


Abatements


3,097.88


Tax Titles


190.00


Uncollected Real Estate Taxes 1960


7,040.25


$221.812.11


TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY


Dr.


Balance Due Personal Taxes 1959


$ 404.00


Warrant Personal Taxes 1960


34,386.03


Refunds after Payment


126.86


$ 34,916.91


Cr.


Paid Treasurer Account Personal Taxes 1959 $ 404.00 Paid Treasurer Account Personal Taxes 1960 32,728.51 Abatements


459.43


Uncollected Personal Taxes 1960


1,324.97


$ 34,916.91


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POLL TAXES 1960


Dr.


Warrant Poll Taxes


$ 850.00


$ 850.00


Cr.


Paid Treasurer Account Poll Taxes 1960 $ 612.00


Abatements


$ 238.00


$ 850.00


MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE TAXES


Balance Due M. V. Excise Taxes 1959 $ 3,636.64


1959 Warrants Received in 1960 3,490.42


Warrants for 1960 M. V. Excise Taxes


23,672.04


Abatements after Payments refunded 304.52


$ 31,103.62


Paid Treasurer Account M. V. Excise Taxes 1959 $ 6,555.85


Paid Treasurer Account M. V. Excise Taxes 1960


19,230.64


Abatements


2,449.47


Uncollected M. V. & Trailer Excise Taxes 1960


2,867.66


$ 31,103.62


SUMMARY UNCOLLECTED TAXES


Real Estate Taxes 1960


$ 7,040.25


Personal Taxes 1960


1,324.97


M. V. & Trailer Excise Taxes 1960


2,867.66


$ 11,232.88


Respectfully submitted,


L. ISABELLE BRACKETT Tax Collector


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1960 REPORT OF THE FEES OF TREASURER - TAX COLLECTOR - TOWN CLERK


Collector's Fees


$350.00


Adminstering Oaths


20.25


Recordings


180.00


$550.25


Respectfully Submitted,


L. ISABELLE BRACKETT


Treasurer, Tax Collector and Town Clerk


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STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT


December 31, 1960


Board of Selectmen


Eastham, Massachusetts


Gentlemen :


This is to certify that the books and accounts of the town of Eastham were audited by the Bureau of Accounts. Department of Corporations and Taxation, as of November 12, 1960, at which time they were found to be correct with all funds properly accounted for.


A detailed report of the audit will be forwarded as soon as possible.


Very truly yours,


WILLIAM SCHWARTZ


Assistant Director of Accounts


ws :tjp cc : Town Clerk


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS


To the Taxpayers and Residents of the Town of Eastham :


The Board of Assessors respectfully submits this re- port for the year ending December 31, 1960.


The Assessors' Maps presently in use were drafted in the year 1937. Since that time there have been several changes in road bounds and road locations. Also, there have been many sub-divisions of large acreages which could be incorporated to advantage. For these reasons the current maps are obsolete. Therefore, we are asking for $800.00 for the purpose of having some of these maps revamped and brought up to date.


It is doubtful whether the increase in valuation will reach that of last year but at this date we feel that it will be great enough to cover the increase in the budget. The increase in valuation in 1959 was $401,955.00 and the in- crease in 1960 was $502,605.00, as shown below.


Comparative Value of the Town as of January 1-


1959


Stock in Trade


Machinery


$ 7,980.00 296,570.00 2,090.00 447,360.00


$


1960 8,380.00 317,055.00 1,990.00


Live Stock


All other Tangible Property


491,290.00


Land Exclusive of Buildings


1,119,170.00


1,155,420.00


Buildings Exclusive of Land


3,635,860.00


4,037,500.00


Total Valuation of


$5,509,030.00


$6,011,635.00


Assessed Estate


Tax Rate per $1,000


40.00


42.00


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Taxes Levied :


On Personal Estate On Real Estate On Polls


$ 30,160.00


190,201.20


810.00


$ 34,386.03 218,102.64 850.00


$221,171.20


$253,338.67


Total Number of Persons Assessed


1,641


1,752


Polls Assessed


405


425


Acres of Land Assessed


7,465


7,453


Number of Dwellings Assessed


1,784


1,887


Respectfully submitted,


LUTHER P. SMITH, Chairman


MAURICE W. WILEY


PRINCE H. HURD, JR. Board of Assessors


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Distribution of the 1960 Tax Rate of $42.00


EDUCATION (SCHOOL) 55.1 % On 23.13


MISC. 1.6%ORT.69


ROADS AND TOWN LANDINGS 1.5 % of 3.15


PUBLIC WELFARE 5.0% OR 2.10


GENERAL TOWN ADMINISTRATION 14.6% OR $6.14


HEALTH AND RECREATION 8.2 % OR 3.45


SAFETY POLICE AND FIRE 8.0% Op 3.96


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TOTAL 1960


SCALE IN $1000


350


337,008


TOTAL 1959


AVAILABLE FUNDS


300510


40,376


TOTAL 1958


300


AVAILABLE FUNDS


FROMSTATE & COUNTY


278,828


35917


AVAILABLE FUNDS


TOTAL 1937


FranStare 8 COUNTY


TOTAL 1956


TOTAL 1955


AVAILABLE FUNDS


₱223,214


$219,206


24,037


FROMSTATE & COUNTY


AVAILABLE FUNDS


A.F. $16,225 FROM STATE 8 COUNTY


TOTAL 1954


$27,16- FROMSTATE & COUNTY


$178,787


40,492


A.F. $ 6200 FROMSTATE & COUNTY


39995


TOTAL 1952


30,170


150


TOTAL 1951


133,062


121/34


AF $0785


A F.


FROMSTAI+ & COUNTY $22,280


100


FROM STATE & COUNTY $20,318


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TO BE RAISED Br TAXES 83,922


TO BE RAISED Br TAXES


To BE RAISED BT TAKES


TO BE RAISED Br Taxes 6142,417


To BE. RAISED Br TAXES $156,047


TO BE PASEO Br TAXES 0162,95%


TO BE RAISED Br TAXES 2174645


To BE RAWED Br TAXES


To BE RAISED Br TARES


TOBE RAISED Br TAXES


253,339


219,622


100,45°7


118, 121


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ASESOR VALUAT


$ 12.00


$40 00


$36.50


$31.00


$ 31.50


3,831,280 $37.00


$ 4/42.3/0


₱4384,495


$4164.465


$ 5,470.840


$6011.535


$ 3,084, 680


$ 3,283,980


3,596/80


$3100


$ 3040


$ 27.00


PER 1000


TRENDS OF APPROPRIATIONS AND TAX RATES


250


$239,174


كلو 49,699


44911


FROMSTATE &COUNTY


39,725


200


44,031


TOTAL 1953


$142076


-A.F. + 4200 FROM STATE & COUNTY $25755


₹22,894


$ 189,704


$ 5,107,015 $3100


43293


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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS - EASTHAM 1960 RECAPITULATION


Figures used in Fixing Tax Rate G.L. Chapter 59, 23, 25


A. CITY or TOWN: Include all appropriations voted since 1959 Tax Rate was fixed.


1. Total Appropriations as certified by city or down clerk to be raised by taxation, Chapter 41, 15A


$297,708.12


39,300.00 $337,008.12


Estimates


1959 Under- estimates


B. STATE: Tax and Assessments:


1. State Parks and Reservations


$ 570.45


2. State Audit of Municipal Accounts


80.14


3. Mosquito Control


2,754.51


4. Sum of totals carried to outside column


$ 3,405.10


3,405.10


C. COUNTY: Tax and Assessments:


1. County Tax


$16,395.42


2. Sum of totals carried to outside column


$16,395.42


16,395.42


D. OVERLAY OF CURRENT ... YEAR


7,902.12


E. GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED


$364,710.76


F. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS:


1. Income Tax


2. Income Tax, Chapter 70


$ 3,575.59 8,103.37


3. Income Tax, Chapter 69, Chapter 71 ...


215.87


2. Total Appropriations voted to be taken from available funds : (2). In 1960 $35,000.00. (b). In 1959 since 1959 rate was fixed $4,300.00 1960


4. Corporation Taxes


5. Reimbursement on account of publicly owned Land


26.78


6. Old Age Meal Tax


886.38


7. Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


16,278.72


8. Licenses and Permits


2,542.50


9. Fines: Library, Sealers and Police


126.34


10. Health and Sanitation: Town Nurse and Dental Clinic Fees 189.50 -


11. Charities (other than Federal Grants)


3,060.25


12. Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants)


13,003.77


13. Veterans' Services


364.48


14. Schools (Funds from Income Tax not to be included)


13,358.97


15. Interest: On Taxes and Assessments 114.12


16. State Assistance for School Contruction-Chapter 645. Acts of 1948 ...


1,729.78


17. Rental of Town Hall Auditorium ...


1,015.00


18. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


$70,995.70


19. OVERESTIMATES OF PREVIOUS YEAR:


(a) County Tax $ 1,012.62


(b) State Parks and Reservations


63.77


20. Amounts voted to be taken from available funds ...


39,300.00


21. TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS


$111,372.09


G. NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON POLLS AND PROPERTY ...


H. Number of Polls .. 425 .......... at $2.00 each. Poll Tax $ 850.00


J. Total Valuation:


Personal Property


$ 818,715.00


Real Estate


5,192,920.00


Personal Property Tax


34,386.03


...


Real Estate Tax


218,102.64


Total


$6,011,635.00


TAX RATE


$42.00


L. TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON POLLS AND PROPERTY


...


$253,338.67


...........


6,404.28


....... ...


$253,338.67


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REPORT OF EASTHAM APPEAL BOARD


Dec. 29, 1960


To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :


As the year 1960 draws to a close, the people of the Cape, and of most immediate interest, the townspeople of Eastham, once again find themselves in somewhat of a quandry as to just how to plan their business and family futures. The scope and final provisions of the proposed Cape Cod National Sea- shore Park and the ultimate effect upon the economy of the Town and the economic life of each family and individual living and working herein remain an unsettled and unsettling matter. A considerable amount of money has been authorized and spent to obtain a planning study for the Town of East- ham with relation to the proposed Cape Cod National Sea- shore Park and to insure proper and adequate representation for the Town at the numerous Congressional and National Park Service hearings which have been held both on the Cape and in Washington, D. C., during the past year. Although it may seem at first glance that we are no further along than when first word of the Proposed Park was publicized, it is a certainty that the investigation, interrogation and testimony of the past several years has been of great benefit to those in authority, from whose minds and pens the final proposal will come, and through whose efforts the final draft will be en- acted. With the election of John F. Kennedy to the Presi- dency for the next four years, we will have a man in the White House, after January 20, 1961, who has a home on the Cape, who was one of the original sponsors of the present bill to establish a National Seashore Park here, and who has pledged his efforts toward securing the final passage of this bill. Such being the situation, one should not be judged rash


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in assuming that there definitely will be a park here on the Cape, and, if such is to be, then let us pray for considered treatment but for as speedy passage as is consistent with proper and comprehensive planning, so that the Cape and its towns and peoples may proceed more confidently and sensibly with intermediate and long range planning and development.


Either a new burst of confidence in the beneficial effects of the establishment of a Cape Cod National Seashore Park or a rash of speculative interest in possible generous govern- ment payments for the taking of developed land, has prompted the subdividing and development of three or four sizeable parcels of land which lie within the proposed boun- daries as defined in the present bill before Congress. Ap- peal Board activity has also increased this year, with thir- teen cases being heard as against only nine in the year 1959, when it appeared that the Townspeople had tend- ed to curtail somewhat their building and development projects while attempting to assess the possibility of a definite establishment of a National Seashore Park and of its eventual effect upon the lives and businesses of Eastham- ers. The 1960 cases are listed below, in chronological order of hearing, under the names of the appellants and indi- cating the final disposition of each case. Further informa- tion regarding these hearings, and any restrictions and/ or stipulations which may have been imposed in certain in- stances, may be found on file in the office of the Town Clerk.


1. Feb. 3. Rudolph C. Westermann Granted


2. Feb. 3. Thomas F. Mangan Granted


3. Mar. 9. Emanuel Eagle, D.M.D. Denied


4. Mar. 30. Clayton O. Horton Granted


5. May 11. Henry E. and Dorothy C. Clark Granted


6. June 8. Eastham Board of Trade Granted


7. Aug. 17. Robert A. and Lucetta R. Williamson Granted


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8. Aug. 17. David J. and Mary T. Johnson ..... Denied


9. Sept. 21. Richard J. and Antoinette Vander May Granted


10. Oct. 26.


Donald J. Higgens et ux Granted


11. Dec. 7. Howard A. and


Esther L. Maynard


...........


Granted


12. Dec. 14. Peter J. Meizc Granted


13. Dec. 14. George C. and Lulu A. Dunsford Granted


Six or almost half of the above cases were brought be- fore the board under Section 7 of the zoning By-Laws which makes provision for dealing with uses of land and buildings that are "non-conforming" at the time of adop- tion of a zoning Code by a town or municipality. This clearly points up the need and importance of providing for fair and proper control and development of those buildings, structures, or land uses which are involuntarily made "non-conforming" by a vote of the town and a sig- nature of the Attorney General.


At the last annual Town Meeting on Feb. 15, 1960, Articiles 24, 25, and 26 were voted as amendments to the zoning By-law, but because insufficient time had been al- lowed to lapse between the first official advertising date and the time of the Planning Board hearing on the proposed amendments, as required by law, the Attorney General ruled the Town vote on these articles invalid. A special town meeting was required to be held later in the spring in order to act again on these artieles.


Article 25 of the original Town Warrant rescinds the "Permissive Use" area along Route 6 from the Eastham- Orleans town line to the railroad crossing in North Eastham and this, of course, had the most far-reaching effects of any of the amended changes, having cut the number of appli- cations to the Board under this Section 5-A from five in 1959 to two this year.


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The Protective By-Law Review Committee was dis- charged under Article 28 of the annual Town Meeting and it seems fair to say that no broad changes in the Zoning By-Law will be proposed until there has been definite and final action on the proposed National Seashore Park.


Two court cases are pending as a result of the Board's decisions, wherein, in each case, the Board determined that the appeals should not be granted on the weight of the evidence presented. These cases as listed for the year are :


No. 3. Emanuel Eagle, D.M.D., and No. 8, David J. and Mary T. Johnson.


The membership of the Appeal Board has changed during the past year, with the term of Mr. John D. Leary expiring and Mr. Clyde L. Becker moving with his family to New York State. The Town and the Board are indebted to these men for their faithful and conscientious past ser- vices. The Board is now at its full strength of five mem- bers and two associate members. they being: Mr. George D. Dickie, Mr. Philip S. Horton Jr., Mr. Harold Jennings, Mr. Edwin A. Johnson, Mr. David L. Mead, Mrs. Catherine De Ville and Mr. Ralph L. Ormsby.


Mrs. De Ville is now serving as an associate member as well as clerk of the Board and is again to be commended for her faithful attendance and her indispensable and effi- cient performance of the clerical duties.


The Board again wishes to acknowledge the consis- tent attendance of Mr. Ralph L. Rogers, the Town Build- ing Inspector, and to thank him for his many helpful com- ments.


A personality who has in the past been a very steady attendant and helpful participator in Appeal Board hear-


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ing discussions has been prevented from being present this year by ill health, Mr. Eugene S Zack. The Board wishes once again to thank Mr. Zack for his past aid and construc- tive interest, and to extend to him its heartiest wishes for a speedy return to good health.


With the passage of some form of Cape Cod National Seashore Park bill virtually assured now, with Mr. Ken- nedy in the White House, and whether it be this year, next year, or four years from now, it still behooves us to take cognizance of the profound and far-reaching effects that this up-coming event will have upon our lives, our proper- ties, our businesses and our financial and social future, and that of our children. Extensive study and competent, com- prehensive planning are called for in order to insure that Eastham proceeds along the proper path to its economic destiny with the Seashore Park as a reality and an integral part of the Cape economy. However, the day of the part- timer and the jack-of-all-trades in community planning, as in other fields of endeavor, is over. The complicated social and economic life existing at this present juncture of the twentieth century calls for the specialist in order to obtain the proper and desired result. Serious thought should be given and active steps taken to secure the ser- vices of professional planning and development consul- tants and advisors who should eventually be authorized to prepare a master plan of the Town of Eastham, with the Park as an existing reality, and with coordination of planning with adjacent towns as an important considera- tion. Only by this means can we hope to be able to deal ef- fectively with the economic and social development prob- lems facing us, and "steer a proper and economically sol- vent course to a prosperous future."


Respectfully submitted


DAVID L. MEAD Chairman


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REPORT OF THE BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. FOR THE YEAR 1960


To : Board of Health Town of Eastham Massachusetts


During the year, a fourth dose of poliomyelitis vaccine was offered to all children in the schools of this county. A survey of the immunization status of children in the schools indicates that a very high proportion of them have received the recommended number of doses of vaccine. We also have found that children entering school in the kindergarten and first grades this year, had for the most part received the necessary immunizations prior to entering school. No cases of poliomyelitis were reported during the year.


There has been no great change in the routine work of the Department during the year.


The staff has been increased by the addition of another sanitary inspector. The position has been filled by the ap- pointment of Mr. Richard Sturtevant of South Wellfleet. After serving as sanitary inspector for a period of thirty- four years, Mr. George Crocker will retire on Jan. 1, 1961.


Staff of the Department as of. December 31, 1960:


Fred L. Moore, M.D., C.M., M.P.H., County Health Officer Mary Susich, R.N., B.S., M.P.H., Nursing Educational Director


Anne P. Halliday, M.S.S., Psychiatric Social Worker Alice A. Dalzell, Dental Hygienist


George F. Crocker, Jr., R.S., Sanitary Inspector


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Edward H. Tateosian, B.S., Sanitary Inspector Richard M. Sturtevant, M.Sc., Sanitary Inspector


Ruth V. Crocker, Principal Clerk Edwina Wheeler, Junior Clerk and Stenographer Lucy E. Haeselich, R.N., Veneral Disease Epidemiologist (one-half time)


Alice M. Fleming, M.D., Child Psychiatrist (Part Time) Gershen Rosenblum, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist (Part Time).


Statistical Summary


Administrative:


Miles Travelled


59,478


Individuals Interviewed


3009


Meetings Attended


253


Lectures, Etc.


53


Attendance at Lectures


2422


Communicable Disease Control:


Visits to Cases


141


Consultation with Physicians


19


Smallpox Vaccinations


106


Diphtheria Immunizations


428


Whooping Cough Immunizations


284


Tetanus Immunizations


428


Poliomyelitis Immunizations


8,746


Tuberculin Tests


2,050


Child Hygiene:


Visits to Clinics (Infants)


79


Visits to Clinics (Pre-school)


107


Visits to Clinics (Crippled Children)


374


Visits to Clinics (Mental Hygiene)


400


School Children Examined (Medical)


408


School Children Examined (Dental)


2,288


Children Given Fluorine Prophylaxis


571


Total Fluorine Treatments 695


Social Service Visits 838


63


Sanitary Inspections :


Water Supplies


191


Sewage Disposal


205


Swimming Pools


101


Food Handling Establishments


1,727


Dairy Farms


26


Pasteurizing Plants


51


Miscellaneous


7


Laboratory Specimens Examined :


Milk (Bacteriological)


169


Water Supplies


218


Milk (Fats and Solids)


255


Cream


11


Coliform Tests


447


Food Handling Utensils


1,353


Swimming Pools


75


Cases of Reportable Diseases :


Chicken Pox


125


Dog Bite


182


German Measles


12


Measles


263


Meningitis


2


Mumps


27


Scarlet Fever


11


Tuberculosis


5


Infectious Hepatitis


4


Respectfully submitted,


F. L. MOORE, M.D., C.M., M.P.H. County Health Officer


Agent Board of Health


Town of Eastham


RVC


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


To the Taxpayers and Residents of the


Town of Eastham :


The Board is pleased to report that during the past year no serious problems were encountered, for such prob- lems would tend to endanger the citizens of the Town with substantial hardship to their general health and welfare.


Admittedly, our public beach facilities do need a re- examination, and every effort will be made to rectify this situation during the ensuing Summer seasons.


An increase in the budget for 1961 has been requested and the money used in the school dental clinic.


Respectfully submitted,


PRINCE H. HURD, JR., Chrm.


LUTHER P. SMITH


MAURICE W. WILEY Board of Health


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REPORT OF THE BREWSTER-ORLEANS-EASTHAM AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION, INC.


RECEIPTS


Brewster


$1,500.00


Orleans


3,000.00


Eastham


1,500.00


Donations


1,355.00


Total Receipts


$7,355.00


Balance-January 1. 1960


4,255.50


Replacement Fund


7,314.55


$18,925.05


EXPENSES


New Ambulance


$8,974.40


Gas, Oil and Tires


837.34


Drivers


3,635.00


Meals


227.25


Laundry


70.81


Repairs


17.89


Equipment and Supplies


1.35


Insurance


291.80


Storage


240.00


Miscellaneous


20.00


Telephone


2.65


Postage


12.00


Total expenses


$14,330.49


Balance-January 1, 1961


4,315.31


Replacement Fund


279.25


$18,925.05


66


TRIPS


Brewster


44


Orleans


140


Eastham Other


52


3


239


The Association is especially proud to report that it was able, during the year, to purchase a badly needed 1960 Cadillac ambulance without having to seek additional funds from the three towns. This was occasioned by the slow but steady building of the replacement fund since the purchase of the last ambulance in 1954.


During the year, the ambulance travelled approxi- mately 17,746 miles. Both the number of trips and mileage show an increase in each successive year, which is the re- flection of the growth the three towns are experiencing.


The ambulance is available for emergency use at the call of a doctor or the police at any time. There is no charge for the service, other than oxygen, but the Associa- tion is glad to receive donations to aid in meeting its expenses.


The active interest shown in the operation of this ser- vice by the community is very gratifying to the Associa- tion's members who are constantly seeking more efficient methods in the overall operation of the ambulance.


Respectfully submitted,


URBAN S. LIVINGSTON, President


PRINCE H. HURD, JR. Treasurer


67


REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR


To the Board of Selectmen : '


I herewith submit my report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1960.


The total value of building permits issued in the Town of Eastham in 1960 was $802,700.00.


One hundred and seventy-eight permits were issued for all types of buildings.


Eight hundred and twenty-two dollars has been col- lected as fees and paid to the Town Treasurer.




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