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750.00
25.
Insect Pest & Poison Ivy Control
1.600.00
1,600.00
26.
Planning Board
300.00
114.85
300.00
27. Police Department
15,100.00
546.97
18,283.00
28.
Sealer of Weights & Measures
200.00
46.45
200.00
29.
Shellfish Protection & Propogation
1,500.00
530.35
1,500.00
30. Street Lights
1,150.00
27.60
1,980.00
31.
Telephones, Police, Fire, Highway Civil Defense
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725.00
32. Tree Warden
600.00
4.30
600.00
33. Wire Inspections
350.00
119.00
450.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property
$ 37,130.00
$ 589.81 $
1,859.02 $ 41,973.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION
34. Dog Officer Account
$ 100.00
$
$ 15.00 $
100.00
35. Health
2,500.00
244.78
2,500.00
36. Inspection of Animals
80.00
80.00
37. Town Dump
3,500.00
57.47
3,500.00
38. Town and School Nurse
4,800.00
250.00
8.65
5,300.00
Total Health & Sanitation
$ 10,980.00
$ 250.00
$ 325.90 $ 11,480.00
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HIGHWAYS
39. Highways - General
$ 4,000.00
$
$ 4.12 $ 4,000.00
40. Snow
6,000.00
64.18
4,000.00
41. Town Landings
8,000.00
53.74
4,000.00
Total Highways
$ 18,000.00
$ 64.18
$ 57.86 $ 12,000.00
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' BENEFITS
42. Veterans' Benefits
$ 6,000.00
$ 4,107.90 $ 5,950.00
43. Welfare Administration
2,000.00
2,000.00
44. Welfare Services
27,000.00
32,000.00
Total Charities & Veterans Benefits $ 35,000.00 $
$ 4,107.90 $ 39,950.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY
45.
Regional School District
$119,024.54
$
$125,433,89
46. School
94,634.00
3,705.51
99,512.00
47. School, out of State Travel
100.00
50.00
21.80
150.00
48. Library
3,500.00
1.73
2,500.00
Total Schools & Library
$217,258.54 $ 50.00
$ 3,729.04 $227,595.89
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT
49. Auditorium Note
$ 3,000.00
$
$
$ 3,000.00
50. Interest
1,400.00
200.00
3.33
1,600.00
51. School Notes (Addition)
6,000.00
6,000.00
Total Interest & Maturing Debt
$ 10,400.00
$ 200.00
$ 3.33 $ 10,600.00
CEMETERIES
52. Old Cemeteries
$ 350.00
$
$
$ 450.00
53. Soldier's & Sailors Lots
50.00
50.00
Total Cemeteries
$ 400.00
$
$
$ 500.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED
54. Christmas Tree and Town Hall
Lighting
$ 250.00
$ 249.84
$
$ 300.00
55. Insurance
8,450.00
233.83
264.80
9,200.00
56. Memorial Day
150.00
15.00
150.00
57. Miscellaneous
1,000.00
45.50
1,000.00
58. Old Windmill Care & Improvement
1,500.00
1.89
1,500.00
59. Public Amusement & Advertising
2,000.00
2,000.00
60. Recreation Commission
3,135.00
1.67
4,456.00
61. Reserve
5,000.00
2.678.27
5,000.00
62. Retirement, County
2,333.80
3,530.23
63. Town Reports
1,000.00
10.00
1,200.00
Total Recreation & Unclassified
$ 24,818.80
$ 483.67
$ 3,017.13 $ 28,336.23
TOTAL
$381,872.34
$2,121.73
$ 13,565.93 $399,420.12
Less Transfer from Overlay Surplus
5,000.00
5,000.00
TOTAL APPROPRIATION
$376,872.34
$394,420.12
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Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108, Chapter 44, General Laws, as amended, and raise and appropriate sums of money for salary :
Department Head Recommendation
Moderator
$ 50.00
Constable
50.00
Selectmen $1,150.00 each, Chairman $1,500.00)
3,800.00
Assessors ($1,400.00 each) 4,200.00
Board of Welfare ($300.00 each) 900.00
Treasurer, Collector, Town Clerk
5,000.00
$ 14,000.00
Recommended.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from available funds in the Treasury for renovating one office and the heating system in the Town Hall, and for the purchase of equipment for the existing Town Hall Building.
Recommended, unanimous.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for constructing an addition to the Town Hall and for originally furnishing and equipping said ad- dition ; to determine whether the funds shall be provided by transfer from available funds in the Treasury or by borrowing under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 7, Clause (3), or a combination thereof, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute contracts and do all things necessary to construct, furnish and equip said addi- tion.
Recommended, unanimous.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treas- ury, a sum of money for the purpose of converting the small Town Hall Auditorium, so-called, into town offices and
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build a vault for record storage and for the purchase of equipment for said offices and for installing a new heating system for said hall.
Not recommended.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 85, Section IIA of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto.
No recommendation.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the name of Salt Pond Road and restore the east end of the former Locust Road and the lane running from Locust Road to County Road to their original status.
No recommendation.
By request
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to establish the provisions of the amendment to Section 97 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws by inserting in it's place Section 97A of Chapter 41, as established by Chapter 595 of the Acts of 1948.
No recommendation.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 486 of the Acts of 1964, relative to increasing the amount of pensions and retirement allowances payable to certain former public employees, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to deed, with- out consideration, to the Cape Cod National Seashore, Na- tional Park Service, Department of the Interior, any and all interest that the Town may have in the World War I tri- angle at the junction of Route 6 and Nauset Road, or take any action relative thereto.
No recommendation.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to find a suitable location for the World War I memorial plaque, or take any action relative thereto.
No recommendation.
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Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to increase the present wage scale of town employed laborers from one dollar and seventy-five cents ($1.75) per hour to two dollars ($2.00) per hour.
Recommended, unanimous.
Article 24. To see if the Town will accept the layout of the relocation and widening of a Town Way (Samoset Road so-called) from the intersection of Herring Brook and Samoset Roads to the waters of Cape Cod Bay, with boun- daries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of December 1964, and will au- thorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase, gift or eminent domain any lands or interests in any lands with- in the lines of said layout, necessary for this purpose, and for this purpose use funds appropriated from Chapter 782. Recommended.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treas- ury, the sum of $4,000.00 to be spent under the provisions of Chapter 90, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds in Highways, Chapters 782 and 822. a sum of money to be used in conjunction with Chapter 90 funds, for the construction of the portion of Samoset Road from the intersection of Herring Brook Road to the waters of Cape Cod Bay, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing road equipment, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended $4,300.00.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of com-
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pleting the revision of the Assessors' Town Maps, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the construction of a launching ramp at Great Pond, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended, Yes 6 No 1.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $9,800.00 to be used for compensa- tion for two men for Highway and General Town Mainten- ance work, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the purpose of making improvements on Hay Road, or take any action relative thereto.
Not recommended, Yes 3 No 4.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of installing a new ceiling in the new Auditorium, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following by-law, or act anything thereon or thereunto: "No person shall have more than one unregistered car or truck ungaraged on his premises in a residential district at any time unless authorized by the Board of Selectmen. In no event will an unregistered, unsightly car or truck be stored in the front yard."
No recommendation.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $500.00 received from the Commonwealth for use of the Eastham Public Library to be available to the Trustees for the purchase of books or any other lawful
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expense, in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 672 of the Acts of 1963.
Recommended.
Article 35, To see if the Town will vote to amend and change the zoning by-law by adding further regulation 10 SECTION V-A.
Section V-A, paragraph 1, now reads as follows: "The following uses are allowed in the 'Permissive Use' area, provided said use or uses are not injurious, noxious, or offensive to the neighborhood, and only if authorized by the Board of Appeals."
(a) "Hotels, Motels or Inns".
and to insert the following :
"A parking space of 125 square feet per rental unit, plus one additional parking space of 125 square feet for each ten rental units or fraction thereof, shall be required for motels."
"The entire structures and buildings shall not cover more than 20% of the land area used for motels."
No recommendation.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to amend and change the zoning by-law relative to SECTION V, which reads as follows :
"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 Dis- tricts A and B.
"2. Stores, restaurants, filling stations, garages, re- pair shops, paint shops, antique businesses, furniture shops, manufacturing of house framing, cabinets, furniture, and like products", and to insert the following :
"Motels, subject to specifications regulating their use as set forth in SECTION V-A, as amended."
No recommendation.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to amend and change the zoning by-law as pertains to SECTION V, Para- graph 4, which now reads as follows:
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"In District C and D business buildings shall have a minimum setback of 100 feet from all streets and highways. The side and rear lot lines of all commercial buildings, re- gardless of class of structure, shall not be less than 12 feet from such lines." By deleting the word "business", so that Section V, paragraph 4, will read as follows :
"In Districts C and D buildings shall have a minimum set-back of 100 feet from all streets and highways. The side and rear lot lines of all commercial buildings, regardless of class of structure, shall not be less than 12 feet from such lines. * '
No recommendation.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $1,500.00 for the purpose of painting traffic lines on the Town roads and for the pur- chase and erection of signs under the direction of the Police Department, or take any action relative thereto.
Recommended.
Article 39. To hear the reports of Committees and to do or act on anything which may legally come before this meeting.
No recommendation required.
You are directed to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof at the post office in North Eastham and the post office in Eastham seven days at least before the date of holding said meeting.
Hereof, fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding said meeting.
Given under our hands and seals this TwentyFirst day of January, in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Sixty-Five.
LUTHER P. SMITH, Chairman MAURICE A. MOORE FRED G. LaPIANA, JR. Board of Selectmen
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INDEX
Accountant's Report
15
Ambulance Association Report
68 71
Appeals Board Report
Assessors' Report
11 33
Balance Sheet
Births
42
Building Committee Report
77 79
Building Inspector's Report
97
Collector's Report
38 152
Comparative Figures of Article 12
Deaths
44
Dog Licenses Sold
41
Election, Annual Town
45
Fees Collected
40
Fire Chief's Report
81
Fish and Game Licenses Sold
41
Gas Inspector's Report
80 3
Health, Barnstable County Report
105
Health, Board Report
104
Highway Surveyor's Report
83 66
Juror List
67 88
Librarian's Report
85
Marriages
43
Nurse's Report
89
Office Hours
2
Officials, Elected and Appointed
4 93
Planning Board Report
94
Recapitulation Sheet
13
Recreation Commission Report
111
Registrars' Report
98
Salaries and Wages Paid
36
School Report
115
Sealer of Weights and Measures
99
Selectmen's Report
8
Shellfish Constable's Report
100
Tax Possession Sales
67
Town Meeting, Annual
47
Town Meeting, Special
65
Trade, Board Report
75
Treasurer's Report
34
Vacationist's Handbook Report
101
Veteran's Agent Report
102
Your Tax Dollar Charts
146
Warrant, Annual Town Meeting
145
Welfare Worker's Report
103
Windmill Report
91
Government Representatives
Insurance in Force
Library Trustees' Report
Police Chief's Report
Civil Defense Director's Report
The Massachusetts Selectmen's Association PRESENTS
Third Prize
IN THE FIFTH POPULATION GROUP
To the Town of
EASTHAM
In Recognition of the Excellence of its TOWN REPORT For the Year 1963
AND in witness thereof has caused its seal and the signatures of its President and Secretary to be affixed hereto at Chicopee on the Second day of October, nineteen hundred and sixty-four.
Charles (1. Biskup
PRESIDENT Charles 1 McPherson thesar -
SECRETARY
N OF EASTH TOWN THAM. > '1991 NAUSET 1620 NCORPORATED
TOWN OF EASTHAM
LANDMARKS 2
EASTHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
OLD
THREE
LIGHTS
ANNUAL REPORT 9 6
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COVER STORY
Before the Lighthouse and Coast Guard Services were established hundreds of ships foundered off the outer Cape shores.
The first attempt made by the U. S. Government to aid mariners off the Nauset Coast was the erection of three brick structures in 1838. In 1892 when the changing shoreline threatened to undermine these lighthouses, three new wooden towers were erected far back from the bank's edge. They soon became known as the "Three Sisters of Nauset". They stood until 1911 when it was decided to change the three steady beacons to a single flashing light. One of the wooden towers was kept for this purpose and the other two were sold and made into a summer home nearby.
In 1923 one of the Twin Lights at Chatham, a steel structure, was moved to Nauset to replace the last of the old wooden lighthouses which, too, was moved back and became part of a summer home. Now the beam of 800,000 candle power flashes three times every ten seconds from its height 114 feet above the sea.
In the earliest days the keepers were required to re- cord in their journals names of all vessels that passed. This became an impossible task during the years when hundreds of vessels sailed from New England ports. But these men never failed to keep the oil lamps cleaned and filled and lighted, and the lenses polished spotlessly to throw the beam to any vessel up to seventeen miles away.
We are indebted to Mrs. Alice Lowe for the Cover Story of "The Three Sisters".
The cover features the second land mark, an original drawing by Mrs. Ailene Kingsland.
REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN of EASTHAM
FOR THE YEAR
1965
OF
EAST
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Annual Town Meeting in the Town Hall February 21, 1966 Election of Officers February 23, 1966
OFFICE HOURS
Treasurer, Tax Collector and Town Clerk Selectmen, Assessors and Board of Welfare and Health Building Inspector
Welfare Worker
School and Town Nurse
Monday through Friday
9 to 12 A.M. and 1 to 5 P.M. Monday 9 to 12 A.M. and 1 to 5 P.M. Saturday 9 to 12 A.M. Saturday 9 to 12 A.M. Monday, Tuesday and Friday 9 to 12 A.M. and 1 to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday mornings Elementary School
BOARD MEETINGS
Selectmen, Assessors, Health and Welfare School Committee
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of the month 7 to 9 P.M.
First Tuesday of the month at 7:30 P.M. at the Eastham Elementary School on School- house Road. Second Thursday of the month at 7:30 P.M.
Planning Board
TELEPHONES
TOWN HALL
All Departments 255-0333
POLICE
Emergency Calls 255-2323
All other purposes 225-0551
FIRE DEPT.
Emergency Calls 255-2323
All other purposes 255-0050
SCHOOL AND
255-1311W
TOWN NURSE
255-1311R
The Annual Town Meetings are held on the third Monday in February at the Town Hall, at 7:00 P.M.
The Annual Town Elections are held on the following Tuesday in February, at the Town Hall, unless that day is a holiday, in which event the election will be held on the following Wednesday in February.
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TOWN OF EASTHAM
Incorporated in 1651
Population 1965 Census-1800 Acreage-14.60 square miles
SENATORS IN CONGRESS
Edward M. Kennedy, Boston Leverett J. Saltonstall, Dover
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS
Ninth Congressional District Hastings Keith, Bridgewater
STATE SENATOR
Allan F. Jones, Barnstable
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT
Second Barnstable District Stephen Weekes, Harwich
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Oscar Cahoon, Harwich H. Heyworth Backus, Barnstable Nathan Ellis, Jr., Falmouth
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ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF EASTHAM
Moderator Selectmen, Assessors and Boards of Health and Public Welfare
Robert C. Penney-1966 Luther P. Smith-1966 Fred G. LaPiana, Jr .- 1967 Robert J. Erickson-1968
Treasurer, Tax Collector and Town Clerk
L. Isabelle Brackett-1966
Library Trustees
Frederick H. Jewell-1966 Otto E. Nickerson-1967 Kenelm N. Collins-1968
Planning Board
Clarence E. Doughty-1966 Bernard C. Collins, Jr. - 1967
Charles N. Deane-1968
Colby B. Kalloch-1969
John B. Curtiss-1970
School Committee
Theodore L. Hicks-1966 Alfred R. Mills-1967 Marcia E. Nickerson-1968
Regional School District Committee
Robert M. Burrill-1967
Constable
Harvey T. Moore-1968
Recreation Commission
William H. Hayes-1966 Fred G. Carey, Jr .- 1967 Guy L. Farrell-1968 Kenneth R. Higgins-1969 Helena A. Hayes-1970
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APPOINTED OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF EASTHAM
Town Accountant Board of Registrars
General Office Clerk
Assessors' Clerk
Welfare Worker Board of Health Agent Veterans' Agent Building Inspector
Fire Chief and Forest Fire Warden
Civilian Defense Director
Shellfish Constable
Shellfish Deputy Constable Inspector of Wires
Tree Warden Moth Superintendent County Health Officer Dog Officer
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering Town and School Nurse Veterans' Grave Officer Chief of Police Police Officers
Special Police Officers
Auxiliary Police Officer
Sanitary Inspectors
Gas Installations Inspector Maintenance Chief Harbor Master
Genevieve C. Schroeder-1967
Aurore V. King-1966 Eleanor P. Mills-1967
Constance L. Cunningham-1968 Genevieve C. Schroeder
Evelyn S. Christensen Dorrice M. Mayo
Leslie H. Morse, Jr.
Francis P. Burling
Leslie H. Morse, Jr.
John H. Hilferty Armand E. LaJoie
Lloyd A. Mayo
Charles N. Campbell
Gilbert E. Newton
Board of Selectmen
Luther P. Smith
Mary Susich
Dr. James H. Leach-Resigned
Dr. Joachim Schneider
Dr. James H. Leach-Resigned Dr. Joachim Schneider
A. May Dunphy James R. Brewer Winfred J. Knowles Jerry Emond Henry E. Goodrich
John A. Alexander
Kenneth R. Higgins
Robert L. Deschamps
Crawford W. Pingree William Brown John H. Davis George Bridgwood
Warren E. Hopkins Theodore F. Mickle Leonard Anderson Edward H. Tateosian Leo H. Decoteau Richard Sturtevant Wilfred J. Trahan
Fred G. Carey Armand E. LaJoie
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Fence Viewer Town Hall Custodian Finance Committee
Board of Appeals
Board of Appeals Associate Members Conservation Commission
Election Officers
Legal Counsel Deputy Fire Chiefs
Captain Fire Department Members Fire Department
Winfred J. Knowles Louis Amoroso
Louis K. Gregory-1966
Leonard E. Tarvers-1966
Bernard C. Collins-1966 Freeman C. Hatch III-1967
Howard W. Quinn-1967 Jean R. Poor-1967 David Crary-1968
Richard H. Nickerson-1968
Robert L. Deshamps-1968
Stillman D. Covell-1966
Herman M. Polley-1967
Harold Jennings-1967
David L. Mead-1968
Roy A. Wheaton-1969
Edward L. Philbrick, Jr .- 1966 Resigned Chartherine DeVille-1967
Louie A. Benner-1966
Alfred L. Mills-1966
Irving S. Lee-1966
Richard A. Woodland-1967
Maurice W. Wiley-1967
Joseph L. Putnam-1968
Evelyn Montvila-1968
Alfred R. Mills, Warden
James T. Clancy, Deputy
Warden-Resigned
Arnold E. Velander, Inspector
John F. Connors, Deputy
Inspector
Dorothy Benner, Deputy Inspector
Lorna B. Horton, Clerk
Anastasia Higgins, Deputy Clerk
Esther Turner, Inspector
Joseph E. Doyle, Jr.
Allen Corbet
Arthur C. Nickerson
Ernest Hollis
Edward Philbrick, Jr .- Resigned
George S. Duffy, Jr.
Irving S. Lee
Joseph E. Doyle, Jr.
Wiliam D. Burns
Guy L. Farrell
George C. Dunsford
Alfred A. Chaplowe-Resigned
Richard F. Clark
Thomas L. Foley, Jr.
Harold B. Jennings
James E. Schofield
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Members Rescue Squad
Public Building and Park Committee
Sealer of Weights and Measures Auxiliary Firemen
Special Town Office Building Committee
Architectural Committee
Representatives - County Planning Commission Alternate Representative - County Planning Commission Part Time Dump Custodian
Richard H. Nickerson John S. Grant Henry E. Goodrich Armand St Aubin John A. Bagnulo Eric Reed Charles Rudick Roy E. Jones John Conefry Exlaus Parker
Mario Russo
Alfred Chaplowe-Resigned
Richard F. Clark
Thomas L. Foley, Jr.
Armand St Aubin
George R. Bridgwood
William D. Burns
Joseph E. Doyle, Jr.
Irving S. Lee
George S. Duffy, Jr.
Edward Philbrick, Jr .- Resigned
Arthur C. Nickerson
Allen S. Corbett
Collis D. Peters
Colby B. Kallock
John H. Alexander
Richard F. Clark
Irving S. Lee
Joseph A. King
Joseph A. King
David Harwood John Paulson
Kenelm N. Collins
Robert S. Sparrow
Richard A. Woodland
John B. Curtiss
Luther P. Smith
Robert S. Holmes
Donald D. Walwer
Clayton O. Horton, Chairman
Edward O'Gorman, Secretary Maurice A. Moore
A. Henry Nickerson William Hokkenan
A. Henry Nickerson-Resigned Warrenton A. Williams
Robert J. Erickson Richard Carey
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
To the Residents and Taxpayers of Eastham:
At this time we again wish to greet our fellow towns- men and bring to you our Town Report. We have tried to serve you to the best of our ability with but one thought in mind - to do that which is best for our Town.
During the past year many problems have developed due to the tremendous growth of the Town and the de- mands of the taxpayers.
A committee was appointed at the Special Town Meet- ing to submit plans for additional office space needed by the town personnel. Many plans were submitted and fin- ally a plan drawn up by Walter M. Gaffney Associates Inc. was voted on as acceptable by the committee and the Police and Fire Departments and the majority of the Selectmen. There is an article in the warrant regarding this matter.
Again the problem of keeping the beaches clean is with us. With the equipment available this coming year we hope to see a great improvement. In regard to improv- ing the existing parking areas at the beaches, the Select- men are placing articles in the warrant to resurface the original parking lot at First Encounter Beach, a portion of the land acquired at Cook's Brook and enlarging Camp Ground Landing. The total estimated cost will be approxi- mately $11.000.00. The Selectmen have discussed many times the question of fees for the use of our beaches but have not reached a definite decision regarding this matter.
We have applied once again for Chapter 90 to com- plete work on Samoset Road and to eliminate the curve on Herring Brook Road at the Herring Brook.
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As we all know our Town is faced with a terrific traffic problem. After many requests to the Department of Public Works, the State Engineers have submitted plans for widening the highway in the Town Hall area. In this plan between fifteen and twenty feet will be taken on the east side in front of our Hall and dividing islands, with traffic lights, similar to those at the National Sea- shore entrance will be installed. Articles regarding this matter will be in the warrant.
We note from the records of the Information Booth and The Mill that our visitors' list increased twofold. Both the Booth and Mill are great assets to the Town, the personnel at the Booth most helpful and courteous and we trust Mr. Hatch and Mr. Webster will be at the Mill this coming summer to continue their excellent work. Also, at this time we wish to thank the Officers and volunteer workers of the Historical Society for the wonderful job they have done restoring the Old Schoolhouse. This is going to be a most worthwhile attraction to our community.
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