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54.93
Ginn & Co.
324.39
John C. Winston Co.
2.86
Boston Music Co.
2.09
D. C. Heath & Co.
86.76
Ajax Bus. Equipment Co.
42.85
American Book Co.
7.00
College Exam. Entrance Board
1.13
J. L. Hammett Co.
1,034.76
Carrie M. Ford
13.00
Harcourt-Brace
98.08
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Rand, McNally & Co.
102.08
O. H. Toothaker
8.54
The Walker Print
15.00
Rockland Standard Pub. Co.
16.40
Cascade Paper Co.
17.50
New England News Co.
34.06
James F. Davidson
25.75
Horace Partridge Co.
3.23
Gregg Publishing Co.
14.89
Prospect Union Educ. Exchange
1.00
Science Research Assn.
2.41
A. Flanagan Co.
9.14
Edw. E. Babb Co.
48.58
Hamilton Publishing Co.
10.96
Athletic Journal
2.00
Iroquois Publishing Co.
280.18
School Service Co.
6.42
Henry S. Wolkins Co.
12.25
Educational Supply Co.
1.30
McMillan Co.
1.64
School Executive
2.00
New York Herald Tribune
.44
Sports Equipment Center
21.17
Continental Press
3.18
3,119.32
Equipment:
M. & N. Athletic Co.
7.81
James W. Brine Co.
146.26
Browne's Sport Shop
37.77
Shaw's Sporting Goods
19.00
Visual Education Service
150.00
Holland, Daniels & Mattraw, Inc.
164.41
Horace Partridge Co.
35.39
The Ockers Co.
6.00
Gledhill Bros.
71.99
Cambosco Scientific Co.
28.56
Comm. of Mass.
19.22
Underwood Corp.
237.54
Royal Typewriter Co.
159.50
Rand, McNally Co.
10.17
Central Scientific Co.
2.42
1,096.04
Insurance:
Herbert A. Lincoln
321.00
Margaret Crowell
38.40
Charles H. Pike
320.00
€79.40
Health :
Mass. General Hospital
6.25
Dr. R. G. Vinal
18.00
Dr. Willis B. Parsons
33.50
Town Pharmacy
24.91
82.66
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Tuition :
Lyonal D. Forkey
108.00
Repairs and Maintenance:
George A. Beach
· 339.94
W. C. Soule
13.10
Fred Burnside
25.00
Thomas R. Stearns
117.23
Visual Education Service
22.35
A. J. Neilsen
16.40
Ray H. Merrill
33.91
Welch Co.
3.49
C. & D. Hardware Co.
50.35
Gertrude Reynolds
6.00
Donald A. Crothers
121.52
J. C. Waterman
2.50
The Ockers Co.
30.44
Comm. of Mass.
9.00
Arthur L. Merritt
946.94
Andrew Baker
4.00
Palmer Co.
3.12
Albert B. Ainslee
64.32
H. C. Anderson
59.00
Jonathan Bradley
41.25
Highland Locksmith Co.
3.00
Comm. of Public Safety
5.00
Norwell Appliance Service
3.50
Sylvester Co.
40.23
C. S. Damon
2.25
Nelson Spinney
18.50
Raymond Hansen
16.33
Perry H. Osborn
42.00
Mat's Radio Lab.
12.30
Loring Wadsworth
8.00
2,060.97
Miscellaneous:
Nemasket Trans. Co.
15.59
Railway Express Agency
12.28
Joseph's Garage, Trucking
10.00
Felix J. Dixon, Auto
24.50
Perry H. Osborn, Trucking
17.00
Herbert D. Simmons, Trucking
5.00
Howard Maybury, Trucking
5.00
89.37
64,922.95
Appropriation
64,150.00
Dog License Refund-County
377.98
Refund-Unclaimed Check
.75
Transfer-Reserve Fund
394.22
64,922.95
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE Balance, December 31, 1947 322.50
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLANS
Balance, December 31 1947 ...
4,500.00
Appropriation-Special Town Meeting
4,500.00
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Weymouth Vocational School
281.37
Bristol County Agricultural School
200.00
481.37
Appropriation
400.00
Transfer-Reserve Fund
81.37
481.37
JAMES LIBRARY
James Library Assn.
300.00
Appropriation
300.00
W. J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Pauline W. Leonard, Librarian
100.00
Dorothy Cann, Assistant
39.00
Personal Book Shop, Inc., Books
137.87
Womrath Bookshops, Inc., Books
8.21
Book-of-the-Month Club, Books
6.30
Doubleday & Co., Inc., Books
25.00
Old Corner Book Store, Inc., Books
1.66
101st Airborne Division Assn., Books
2.00
Jean Karr & Co., Books
10.65
A. B. Rider & Associates, Books
1.87
Atlantic Monthly, Subscription
5.00
Norwell Appliance Service, Repairs
1.50
W. C. Soule, Repairs
37.10
John M. Marsh, Bulbs
1.02
Remington-Rand, Inc., Stationery
3.20
Remington-Rand, Inc., Supplies
.25
Gaylord Bros., Inc., Supplies
16.25
396.88
To Surplus Revenue
3.12
400.00
Appropriation
400.00
RESERVE FUND
Transfers To:
Selectmen's Dept .- Expense
112.25
Legislative Dept.
10.00
Town Clerk's Dept .- Expense
14.83
Election and Registration Dept. - Election Officers
250.00
Election and Registration Dept .- Expense
136.65
Fire Dept .- General Payroll
473.75
Board of Health-Expenses
332.26
Highways-Snow Removal
2,132.56
Schools - Expenses
394.22
Vocational Training
81.37
Memorial Day
15.50
Care of Veterans' Graves
14.50
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To Overlay Surplus
4.000.00
Transfer from Overlay Surplus
4,000.00
UNPAID BILLS
Hausserman, Davison & Shattuck, Legal Services
1,101.89
Perry H. Osborn, Town Dump
16.00
1,117.89
Appropriation
1,117.89
TOWN REPORTS
Stoughton News-Sentinel, Inc., Printing
495.70
Ralph H. Coleman, Preparation and Delivery
37.00
James A. Liddell, Delivery
3.00
Arthur J. Joseph, Delivery
3.00
Robert Wyman, Delivery
4.80
Robert Molla, Jr., Delivery
4.80
548.30
To Surplus Revenue
1.70
550.00
Appropriation
550.00
MEMORIAL DAY
Eagle Fireworks Co., Flags
24.75
Norwell Legion Band
150.00
William T. Dunbar, Flowers
81.00
Eldora Perry, Wreaths
15.00
John D. Murphy, Ammunition
12.00
Rockland Standard Pub. Co., Printing
7.75
290.50
Appropriation
275.00
Transfer-Reserve Fund
15.50
290.50
SQUARES AND TRIANGLES
Benjamin Lawrence, Labor
115.60
Stafford Hardwick, Labor
13.60
John T. Osborn, Jr., Labor
27.20
Wilder Gaudette, Labor
20.40
Gilbert Bros., Roller
8.00
184.80
To Surplus Revenue
15.20
200.00
Appropriation
200.00
MOWING BUSHES
John T. Osborn. Tree Warden 72.60
3,967.89 32.11
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Lyman Lincoln, Labor and Equipment
23.60
Perry H. Osborn, Truck
80.00
Stanley Baker, Labor
98.60
Bertram Joseph, Labor
20.40
John T. Osborn, Jr., Labor
78.20
Walter Oakman, Labor
6.80
Frank Osborn, Labor
6.80
Seavern's Hardware, Equipment
13.00
399.40
To Surplus Revenue
.60
400.00
Appropriation
400.00
CARE OF TOWN DUMP
James Campbell, Labor
51.00
Raymond M. Henderson, Labor
2.25
Robert C. Henderson, Jr., Labor
27.00
Perry H. Osborn, Men and Equipment
127.20
Wilson S. Brown, Men and Equipment
256.00
463.45
To Surplus Revenue
136.55
600.00
Appropriation
600.00
PLYMOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT FUND
Plymouth County Treasurer
1,000.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
Balance, December 31, 1947
135,000.00
Appropriation-Special Town Meeting
135,000.00
VETERANS' GRAVES
Stewart Bowker, Labor
30.00
Pinehurst Cemetery
52.50
Church Hill Cemetery Assn., Inc.
57.00
First Parish Cemetery Assn.
175.00
314.50
Appropriation
300.00
Transfer-Reserve Fund
14.50
314.50
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Stewart Bowker, Labor
170.00
William D. Jacobs, Labor and Supplies
49.45
Lawrence C. House, Survey
82.50
301.95
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To Surplus Revenue ..
48.05
350.00
Appropriation
350.00
INTEREST
Rockland Trust Co.
900.00
To Surplus Revenue
100.00
1,000.00
Appropriation
1,000.00
TOWN DEBT
Rockland Trust Co. (School Notes)
5,000.00
To Surplus Revenue
1,000.00
6,000.00
Appropriation
5,000.00
Refund-Overpayment on Note
1,000.00
6,000.00
AGENCY AND TRANSFERS
Comm. of Mass. State Tax and Assessments
2,707.05
Plymouth County-County Tax
5,659.38
Plymouth County-County Hospital
2,506.21
Collector of Internal Revenue
5,571.83
Plymouth County Treasury-Retirement Fund
324.42
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Expenditures
262.75
Charity Fund Expenditures
326.90
W. C. Bowker Fund Expenditure
1,000.00
Washington Street Cemetery Fund Transfers
320.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Transfers
100.00
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Income Transfer
375.00
Plymouth County-Dog Licenses
997.60
20,151.14
General Fund (Not Appropriated )
20,151.14
REFUNDS
1946 Real Estate Taxes
3.79
1947 Poll Taxes
24.00
1947 Personal Taxes
2.00
1947 Real Estate Taxes
543.83
1946 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
23.53
1947 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
171.00
Unclaimed Check Refund-Fire Dept.
.75
Teachers Retirement Fund Refund
3.94
Dog License Fee-Refund
.25
Warrants and Demands to Collector
130.87
Plymouth County Retirement Fund Refunds
21.72
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Withholding Tax Refund
4.10
929.78
General Fund (Not Appropriated) ....
929.78
RECAPITULATION
Cash on Hand, January 1, 1947
79,650.01 221,669.55
Receipts
301,319.56
Payments (Per Detailed Account)
205,901.12
Collector's Petty Cash Fund (See Receipts Schedule)
100.00
Cash on Hand, December 31, 1947
95,318.44
301.319.56
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TOWN OF NORWELL Balance Sheet - December 31, 1947 ASSETS
Cash
$95,318.44
Accounts Receivable :
Poll Taxes:
Levy of 1946
$2.00
Levy of 1947
26.00
$28.00
Personal Taxes:
Levy of 1944
21.00
Levy of 1945
60.04
Levy of 1946
55.20
Levy of 1947
202.00
338.24
Real Estate Taxes:
Levy of 1942
1.90
Levy of 1944
2.00
Levy of 1945
38.09
Levy of 1946
4,198.88
Levy of 1947
18,010.86
22,251.73
22,617.97
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1946
10.41
Levy of 1947
1,169.97
1,180.38
Special Assessments:
Levy of 1946
.75
Levy of 1947
52.00
52.75
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Titles
283.82
Tax Possessions
519.20
803.02
Departmental:
Public Welfare
1,079.87
Old Age Assistance
741.48
Aid to Dependent Children
443.07
State Aid
50.00
Schools
649.26
2,963.68
Aid to Highways:
State
8,417.16
County
1,500.00
9,917.16
Special Meeting Appropriations:
1948 Revenue Appropriated
5,000.00
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Water Supply System Loans Authorized 135,000.00
140,000.00
$272,853.40
DEBT ACCOUNT
Fixed Debt-Inside Debt Limit
$36,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds-Cash and Securities:
In Custody of Treasurer
$37,988.30
In Custody of State
200.00
$38,188.30
TOWN OF NORWELL Balance Sheet - December 31, 1947 LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Agency and Trust Reserves:
Withholding Tax Reserve
$777.86
County Retirement Reserve
130.25
Dog Licenses Due County
23.40
Sawyer Fund Income
16.29
Tailings-Unclaimed Checks
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance: Aid
$5,915.66
Administration
242.56
6,158.22
Aid to Dependent Children:
Aid
248.37
Administration
206.23
454.60
6,612.82
Unexpended Appropriation Balances:
Combination No. 2 Fire House
100.54
Highways-Chapter 90
5,331.60
Highways-Cross Street
25.42
Highways-Jacobs Lake
486.80
Elementary School Building Committee
322.50
Elementary School Plans
4,500.00
Water Supply System
135,000.00
145,766.86
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
4,959.09
Overlay-Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
Levy of 1944
21.25
Levy of 1945
98.13
Levy of 1946
2,916.59
Levy of 1947
1,792.28
4,828.25
$947.80 354.23
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Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax
1,180.38
Special Assessment
52.75
Tax Title
803.02
Departmental
2,963.68
Aid to Highways
9,917.16
14,916.99
Overestimates:
County Tax and Assessments-1947
830.59
State Tax and Assessments-1947
36.93
Surplus Revenue (Excess and Deficiency )
867.52 93,599.84
$272,853.40
DEBT ACCOUNT
School Loan
$36,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Annabel Wakefield Library Fund
189.86
Annabel Wakefield Charity Fund
1,527.83
Coffin Charity Fund
2,584.79
A. T. Otis Cemetery and Tomb Fund
1,767.93
Washington Street Cemetery Permanent Fund
3,128.10
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
9,761.04
Sawyer Cemetery Lot Fund
200.00
A. T. Otis Charity Fund
2,638.95
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
15,000.00
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Income
1,342.28
W. C. Bowker Fund
47.52
$38,188.30
KENNETH A. TORREY, Town Accountant.
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TOWN OF NORWELL
STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT
.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report for an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Norwell for the period from July 19, 1946, to July 12, 1947, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
FRANCIS X. LANG,
Director of Accounts, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Mr. Francis X. Lang, Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston
Sir :
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Norwell for the period from July 19, 1946, the date of the previous examination, to July 12, 1947, and report thereon as follows:
The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the records in the office of the town accountant.
The town accountant's general and appropriation ledgers were analyzed. The appropriations and transfers were compared with the town clerk's record of financial votes passed in town meeting and with the advisory committee's records of transfers from the reserve fund, and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town on July 12, 1947, was prepared and is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the various sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the disburse- ments were compared with the accountant's books and with the treasury warrants approved by the board of selectmen.
The treasurer's cash balance on July 12, 1947, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank in which town funds are deposited.
The payments on account of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income and transfers to the town being verified.
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The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and listed. The taxes transferred to the tax title account by the collector were proved, the reported redemptions were checked with the treasurer's re- ceipts, and the tax titles on hand were listed, reconciled with the ac- countant's ledger, and compared with the records in the Registry of Deeds.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The taxes, excises, and assessments outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and reconciled with the assessors' warrants for their collection. The payments to the treasurer by the collector were checked to the treasurer's books, the abatements as recorded were compared with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved to the accountant's ledger.
The outstanding tax, excise, assessment, and departmental accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen, the town clerk, and the health department were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified ..
The surety bonds of the financial officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of the sealer of weights and measures, as well as those of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and reconciled with the town treas- urer's receipts and with the accountant's records.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, and departmental accounts, together with tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and investment funds.
For the cooperation extended by the several town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.
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TOWN OF NORWELL
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
During 1947 your fire department responded to 121 alarms as follows:
Buildings
12
Chimneys
5
Grass, woods 76
Rubbish (including Town Dump) 15
False or no need 5
3
Out of town
Miscellaneous 5
Due to unusual weather conditions we experienced an exceptional number of grass and wood fires in February, March and April. Fortu- nately, Norwell residents were extremely careful during the very haz- ardous fire period in October and we were able to handle all fires promptly and without difficulty. However, several residents were warned and many rubbish and incinerator fires ordered extinguished during that time, when all outdoor fires were banned. We call to your attention that because of carelessness and non-permit fires the payroll is the largest single expense of this department. TO EVERY RESIDENT OF NOR- WELL we call attention to the State Law which provides for a fine or imprisonment or both if you start an outdoor fire without the written permission of the Forest Warden or one of his deputies.
During the last six months of 1947 the Fire Engineers have complied with the Department of Public Safety's new regulations concerning the installation of oil burners. We feel, however, that there are burner installations in Norwell that have not been properly reported to the Fire Department and we call to your attention that every user of fuel oil or range oil is required to have a permit for oil storage and that it is necessary to secure a permit before installing a burner. Permits are available from any Fire Engineer. Our greatest building loss hazard continues to appear to be faulty range burners or their improper use.
Our telephone alarm service has been revised during 1947. Residents using the Norwell telephone exchange should call NORWELL 3000 in case of fire. Residents having Rockland telephones should call ROCK- LAND 3000. Church Hill residents should call HANOVER 3000. These telephones are to be used ONLY TO REPORT A FIRE.
This Board is pleased to report that the morale of the Department is excellent; that all Fire Stations are in improved condition; and that, with one exception, the fire apparaus is in satisfactory shape. It will be necessary to replace a twenty-year-old truck this year. The new truck will be designed to meet Underwriter's requirements and will be similar to the new truck purchased in 1947. It will be specifically designed to work effectively when Town Water is available and at the same time carry a large amount of water for use where hydrant supply is not provided.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE R. FARRAR, Chief Engineer Robert Apts Donald Porter Harold Wilder Joseph Hallett.
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REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Animals for the Town of Norwell for the year 1947.
Quarantine of dogs having bitten persons: Number of dogs quarantined 6 Number of calls 12
Investigation of Interstate Shipment Permits: Total number 3
Inspection of barns and listing of animals in Norwell for the Division of Livestock Disease Control.
Respectfully submitted,
R. E. CUGNASCA, D.V.M. Inspector of Animals
REPORT OF THE NORWELL VETERANS' SERVICE CENTER 1947
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
There has been a gradual decline in the requests for assistance by the veterans in the past year.
During this period, the COMMITTEE has handled approximately 55 cases, and as far as we are able to determine, all have been settled satisfactorily.
This Committee handles the veterans' problems to the best of their ability, but in all too many cases, the veteran fails to advise us when his case is completed. Therefore, we are forced to the conclusion that his case is closed satisfactorily.
In reviewing the past two and one half years of service rendered by this Committee, we feel that our original decision to handle Veterans' service with a committee serving wihout remuneration, has proven as efficient as the paid committees used by many of our neighboring towns.
We have been most fortunate in our contacts and associations with the various Department heads in both the Veterans' Administration of the Federal Government as well as the Commissioner of Veterans' Service in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
We are desirous of hearing from those veterans who have a problem, as well as those whose problems have been successfully terminated.
Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. MURPHY THOMAS J. TOLMAN RAYMOND F. MERRITT LORING L. WADSWORTH ALAN C. VIRTUE, Director
Veterans' Service
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TOWN OF NORWELL
REPORT OF NORWELL PLANNING BOARD
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
Your committee reports that during the year meetings have been held with the following groups:
1. Water Committee
2. Board of Assessors
3. Board of Fire Engineers
In addition, members of your committee participated in a joint meet- ing including the Selectmen, the Advisory Board, the Water Committee and the School Building Committee. This group met shortly before the Special Town Meeting on December 15, 1947, when articles on the warrant for Water and School purposes involved substantial potential ex- penditures of money.
This particular meeting seemed to have some of the characteristics of joint consideration of important projects which have appealed to your committee. In the outcome, however, it served as a substantial demon- stration of the complete lack of authoriy with which your committee is clothed under the Town resolutions creating it. Your committee could simply function as a group of interested individual citizens.
Your committee reports that relations with the various groups have been congenial and a desirable degree of cooperation was achieved. If we have performed any service it has been in the nature of being a source of probing and, we hope, intelligent questions. This experience has been a source of interest and enlightenment to us as individuals. However, when we refer to our original aim to achieve a level tax rate as nearly as possible and consider such major expenditures as water, enlargement of accepted highways, and the forthcoming school expenditure, we are more than ever aware of our inability to work toward the goal assigned us. Therefore, in all frankness and out of sincere interest in the welfare of the Town, we have reached the conclusion that this committee should be dissolved.
JOHN MARLAND JOHN MURPHY HAROLD WILDER
ALAN VIRTUE,
Chairman HARWOOD BAILEY HORACE ROSS WILDER GAUDETTE, Clerk
REPORT OF THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
This committee was appointed in late October, 1947 and the first meeting was scheduled by the Selectmen to be held on November 7th. At this meeting, the Selectmen made some recommendations and offered for examination and analysis, the by-laws of several towns in the state
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similar in size and character to Norwell.
The committee decided on weekly meetings and concluded there was not sufficient time to draft a comprehensive set of by-laws, consequently its activity was limited to the preparation of primary regulations and an outline of the responsibilities of the various town offices and boards.
Proposed by-laws were given to the Selectmen on December 22nd with the request that they be submitted to the town counsel for exami- nation and approval. It is the opinion of the committee that these pro- posals, supplemented by a list of all acts of the legislature accepted by the town, provide the town with a basic set of by-laws adequate for present requirements and in a form adaptable to whatever changes may be necessary in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM B. SOUTHWORTH RAYMOND A. HANSEN ROBERT B. MEDEROS
WILLIAM HILLS, SR. CHESTER A. RIMMER
REPORT OF THE WATER COMMITTEE
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
At the Annual Town Meeting of March 1946, the Town voted to appoint a committee to look into the matter of a Town Water System. A committee was appointed and because of considerable research, study and legal complications, we were unable to render a complete report at the March 1947 Town Meeting. The committee asked for a continuance of their effort and the Townspeople voted this continuance and in addi- tion voted an increase in the size of the committee. Your Selectmen appointed these additional members and with the increased committee we re-surveyed the entire project.
Since the last Town meeting, legislation has been passed and signed by the Governor of the Commonwealth, which made it possible for the Town of Norwell to install a water system and to exceed the bonded debt limit. This legislation, which in effect is an Enabling act, must be ac- cepted by a vote of the Citizens of Norwell, as there can be no Town Water System without its acceptance, whether we vote "Yes" on water or not, and we therefore earnestly recommend its acceptance.
The Town of Scituate received legislative approval at the same time to acquire an additional water supply in the Town of Norwell, subject to an agreement between both towns.
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