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The number of Town Dump fires has dropped sharply from a total of 24 calls in 1952 to 9 calls in 1953. Without a doubt, this reduction is due to the improved care and maintenance of the Town Dump by the Board of Health.
During March 1953, the Fire Department was completely reorganized at which time the active membership rolls in each Company was limited to not more than 25 men. At the same time new Rules and Regulations were drawn up which brought about an increase in efficiency, operation and performance of the Department.
The Fire Chief is directly responsible for the inspection and issu- ance of permits for altered and new heating systems, gas installations and blasting. At this writing, 207 permits for satisfactory work have been issued after making approximately 260 inspections. Because of the increased work load and responsibilities of the Fire Chief, this Board increased his pay from $1.00 to $2.00 per hour of fire duty effective September 16, 1953.
A new central heating system has been installed in Fire Company No. 3 in Church Hill, at which time the former heater unit in this build- ing was reinstalled in the Norwell Center Fire Station. While this heating unit in Norwell Center is superior to the unit formerly in use, it still does not meet the recommended safe practice requirements for proper
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heating. We would not recommend a proper heating system for this building because of its poor physical condition.
The Norwell Center Fire Station is structurally weak and not suited for its present occupancy. Other quarters should be obtained for the fire apparatus in this building. We would suggest that a committee be appointed to investigate a probable site and building which will suitably house the fire apparatus and Police Department quarters.
Our present fire alarm system through the Red Network of the tele- phone company is weak and inefficient which results in false alarms, misinformation and improper directions. It also reduces the efficiency of the Department in available manpower. We are endeavoring to develop a more efficient and centralized fire alarm system.
We wish to express our appreciation to the Townspeople for their interest shown in fire prevention and fire protection matters and feel that this contributed in a large measure to the reduction in fire calls.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Richard A. Gaudette ,Chief
Harold Wilder
Ellsworth E. Rice
Theodore Dyer Arthur M. Yonge, Clerk
REPORT OF THE DOG OFFICER
To the Selectmen of Norwell
Gentlemen:
Investigating Dog Complaints
12
Returned dogs to owners
12
Dead On Arrival
5
Stray dogs boarded for 6 days
15
Cruelty to dogs
1
Disposing of unlicensed dogs
15
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT L. MOLLA, Dog Officer
REPORT OF THE WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
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Gentlemen:
During 1953 we had a sealer coat put on the circle drive in our cem- etery and covered the rest of the drives with a crushed gravel in prepara- tion for further improvement with penetrating and sealer fluids.
We added to our working equipment a compressor with a clipping machine to do trimming.
We do wish to thank those who have made arrangements for the care of their lots and it certainly adds to the general good looks of the ceme- tery. The committee also wish to thank those who have helped us in any way in the general upkeep.
We had eighteen interments in our cemetery during the year 1953.
The Committee again wishes to advise all legal residents of the Town of Norwell that they are invited to call on them whenever they desire to make arrangements for owning a family lot in our cemetery. Being realistic in this world saves much confusion and many heartaches for your loved ones.
STEWART BOWKER, Chairman RICHARD H. BROOKS WILLIAM D. JACOBS
REPORT OF THE WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
We wish to report that 1953 has seen a fifteen percent increase in circulation over 1952, at the William J. Leonard Memorial Library. Part of this is due to the many "best sellers" that have been added to the library inventory. There has been a marked increase among the younger card holders, due perhaps to the popular and educational books that have been added.
Through the use of income from the "Annabel Wakefield" fund, we hope to add many research and reference books during 1954. We are sure that current and future literary additions will prove most beneficial and entertaining to local residents whom we strongly urge to make use of the really excellent facilities of our small library.
We wish to sincerely thank Combination No. 2 of the Norwell Fire Department for their cooperation and also thank those whose literary donations have been so much appreciated.
We also wish to call attention to one outstanding volume, a donation by the author - Frank Rounds of Norwell - of "A Window In Red
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Square."
Library hours are Tuesday afternoon, from 2:30 until 4:30 o'clock, and Thursday evening from 7 until 9 o'clock, subject to change.
Respectfully submitted,
ALICE K. JOHNSON, Librarian, Trustee DOROTHY E. CANN, Assistant Librarian A. PROUTY, Trustee W. PROUTY, Trustee
REPORT OF THE JAMES LIBRARY COMMITTEE
To the Board of Selectmen:
The James Library is continuing to serve all the citizens of Norwell through the circulation of its books and magazines. The Committee is making every effort to keep the collection up to date by purchasing as many recently published books, both fiction and non-fiction, as funds permit. The Library also subscribes to a selected group of current maga- zines for circulation.
During the past year the Committee and the Librarian have been con- centrating their efforts on books for young people and have been attempt- ing to coordinate their purchases of books for this group with the reading lists of the public schools and with the especial interests of groups such as Girl Scouts, Brownies, and so forth, in mind. The Committee is work- ing toward the physical rearrangement of the Library, and especially of the young people's section, in interest groups and age groups rather than mere division of fiction and non-fiction as has been the case.
The hours during which the Library is open have been changed some- what in the past year. They are now as follows: 2:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; and 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Mon- days, Wednesdays and Saturdays. These hours have proved more pop- ular with the users of the Library than the earlier hours which were formerly maintained. This may be one reason for the great increase in circulation - in 1953 approximately 7,000 copies of books and magazines were circulated as against the approximately 4,000 in 1952.
The Library Committee wishes to express its thanks to all those who have assisted the Library during the past year through gifts of books and magazines and through volunteer labor. A cordial welcome is extended to all residents of Norwell to avail themselves of the privilege of using the Library. All suggestions concerning Library policy will be grate- fully received, and all requests made through the Librarian for the pur chase of specific books will receive careful consideration and be fulfilled
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so far as limited funds will allow.
Respectfully submitted,
REV. NAPOLEON W. LOVELY MRS. WILDER A. GAUDETTE, Secretary MISS MILDRED T. HASTINGS, Treasurer MR. ALDEN R. WELLS, Chairman
Norwell, Massachusetts
16 December 1953
REPORT OF 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 1953.
Quarantine of dogs having bitten persons Number of dogs quarantined 23
Number of calls 46
Two dogs, one cat, one squirrel brought to the New England Diagnostic Laboratory for rabies test.
Inspection of barns and listing of animals in Norwell for the Division of Livestock Disease Control.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD E. CUGNASCA, D.V.M. Inspector of Animals
Tree Warden's and Moth Superintendent's Report for 1953
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwell:
The money appropriated for the Tree Warden and Moth Superin- tendent has been spent in doing the different types of this work.
Money appropriated for the Tree Warden was used mostly for the removal of dead trees and trees in such a state of decay that they were a danger to the public. Some roadside trimming and brush removal was also done from these accounts.
The Gypsy Moth trapping survey which has been carried on for three years caught 22 moths in Norwell this year and a total of 892 moths in
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Plymouth County. This is a considerable increase over the previous year, however no live nests have been noted in Norwell this year. With the hope that other counties will be sprayed by air, and spot spraying in Plymouth County, the Gypsy Moth may well be kept under control.
With 29 known cases of Dutch Elm disease in Norwell this year the situation remains about the same as last year, but with disease becoming more common and no known cure for it, many elms may succumb to this menace. Of the 29 cases in Norwell this year, 21 were public shade trees, and they have all been removed. Eight are private trees, and with the help of the town, and the cooperation of the owners, 3 of these trees have been removed, and the remaining trees will most probably be taken care of this coming spring.
I wish to thank the townspeople and the garden clubs who, with their suggestions and cooperation, have been a great help to me.
Respectfully submitted,
WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR. Tree Warden and Moth Supt.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT NURSE
To the Selectmen of the Town of Norwell
Gentlemen:
Number of bedside visits 1011
Number of visits made for Welfare Dept. 135
Number of visits made for hospitals and clinics 41
Number of Antepartum visits 21
Number of Postpartum visits
17
Number of Infant Welfare visits 220
Number of Well Child Conferences 14
Number of Immunization Clioics
4
Number of Pre-School Dental Clinics
12
Number of Visits made relative to communicable diseases 195
Number of Conferences with personnel from State Health Department 23
Number of Public Health meetings attended 17
Respectfuly submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE
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REPORT OF THE NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC., FOR 1953
To the Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The year 1953 was perhaps the busiest and most active year in our organization's history.
Many things contribute to the feeling that we, the Officers and Board members, may take pride in our year's accomplishment.
In the first place, as our Treasurer's report will show, our financial position is most satisfactory. The number of bedside nursing calls has increased over 1952 - Mrs. Clifford Howard as assistant to Miss Catherine Roe has been employed one day a week during the rush of the school year. She relieved during vacation time and is available when needed.
Miss Roe has taken advantage of the following health courses during 1953 - sponsored by Mass. Dept. of Public Health. Normal Emotional Development and Behavior of the School Age Child (5 lectures), Emo- tional Development of the Adolescent (3 lectures), one day at Mass. Gen- eral Hospital, lectures on the use of ACTH and cortisone.
Beginning December 1, 1953, the American Cancer Society will give free aid to any needy cancer patient through the V.N.A. when no other source of funds is available.
Dr. Alice Butler, pediatrician, who supervises the Well Child Confer- ence, has made this clinic one of the most popular of the V.N.A. services. Even with the three extra clinics this past year the appointments are filled months ahead. Those having appointments should keep them or notify Miss Roe (5M) of cancellation, so others may be served.
Mrs. Frank Donovan and Mrs. Harold King assist, and transportation is furnished by Mrs. Edward Keefe and Mrs. Thomas Barstow.
Dr. Donald Parsons heads the High School Dental Clinic, which is maintained by this Association. He is assisted by Mrs. Charles Rounds, Chairman of Dental Assistants, who are Mrs. James Hall, Mrs. Marshall Bailey, Mrs. Phillip Causer and Mrs. Gilbert Oxford.
Last June another service offered to the townspeople was Blood Typing. Mrs. James Barron, Jr., was chairman for the V.N.A. The Civil- ian Defense, headed by Clarke Atwater, did the clerical work. 886 persons reported. Dr. Talbot from Mass. Dept. of Public Health complimented Mrs. Barron and her large committee, as being the most efficient with which he had worked.
New equipment has been received this past year. One very modern wheel chair was donated by Mrs. Richard Fuller - also the book, "Living With A Handicap," which may be loaned.
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New equipment purchased: 6 doz. knives, forks and spoons, and other kitchen suplies for the smooth running of our famous Rummage Sales.
Hearing aids for testing were purchased for the public school chil- dren of Norwell at the cost of $175.00.
Insurance has been taken out on all equipment, covered wherever stored.
The membership drive has not been as gratifying this year. We would like more new residents to be aware of our work and feel they would like to help in next year's drive for funds.
All expenses have increased.
Both Dr. Butler's and Dr. Parson's salaries have been increased. The cost of dental supplies is higher each year.
A new car will probably be purchased in 1954, carrying out our plan of keeping the nurse's car up to date with as little expense for repair as possible. Mr. James Barnard is in charge of upkeep and purchase of the car.
The two Rummage Sales are enthusiastically supported by the people of the town and their help is invaluable. This is our main source of income. The Treasurer's report gives a complete record of all sources of income.
Our regular equipment for use in the homes without charge includes 1. bassinet, 5 hospital beds, crutches, 4 wheel chairs, bedside tables, bedside chairs and small sickroom supplies.
Last March, Mrs. C. Campbell Baird resigned as an active member of the Board. She was voted an honorary member and Mrs. W. Clarke At- water was elected to take her place.
Mrs. Earle Allen was appointed as an associate member last July.
Rev. Napoleon Lovely has been invited to be an associate member and has accepted.
The Annual Meeting and tea will be held Tuesday, March 9, at 2:30 P.M. at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall.
Mrs. Thomas Barstow will be tea chairman.
Mrs. Earle Allen is chairman of the Nominating Committee.
We expect to show a film on Weight Reduction for Health, as studied by Dr. Margaret A. Ohlson of Michigan State College. All who are inter- ested in the health of the town are invited to attend.
I refer you to the following financial report of the treasurer, and to Dr. Donald Parsons' report of the Dental Clinic.
Respectfully submitted,
GRACE L. SPARRELL, R.N., President
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The present officers are:
Mrs. Ernest Sparrell, President
Mrs. Harold King, Vice-president
Mrs. Humphrey Turner, Treasurer
Mrs. S. T. Bittenbender, Secretary
Mrs. H. Day Atwater, Honorary Board Member
Mrs. C. Campbell Baird, Honorary Board Member Mr. James Barnard
Mrs. Thomas Barstow
Mrs. Frank Donovan
Mrs. Edward Keefe
Mrs. Theodore Dyer
Mrs. A. M. Gilmour
Mrs. Lloyd S. West, Seal Sales Chairman
Mr. Lloyd S. West, Auditor
Associate members in advisory capacity Mrs. Earle Allen
Mrs. Peirce Fuller
Mrs. Charles Rounds
Mrs. Robert Mederos
Rev. Napoleon Lovely
Dr. Raymond Vinal
Mr. Frederick Small
Mr. Thomas Cann
Miss Catherine Roe, School and Public Health Nurse
Mrs. Clifford Howard, Assistant Nurse
For nursing service, call Norwell 5M before 9 A.M. or 1 P.M.
December 12, 1953
Mrs. Ernest Sparrell, Pres. Norwell Visiting Nurse Assoc.
Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Mrs. Sparrell:
In September of the current school year a new dental program was instituted in the upper grades of the Norwell schools.
At the beginning of the school year all pupils received a brief cur- sory examination. The most urgent cases were given cards to take home for their parents' signatures. The cards urged the parents to take their children to their family dentist for treatment.
If this was not possible, they were instructed to sign and return the card for the work to be done in the school clinic. This is the way the program is now being carried out.
When all the urgent cases have been completed it is planned to re- examine the less carious mouth (perhaps this will include a bite-wing
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X-ray survey) and to send out new cards on the same basis.
I believe that this program is an improvement over the other "five visit" system and more fully carries out the aims of the Norwell Visiting Nurse Association.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD W. PARSONS
NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION STATEMENT
January 1, 1953 to January 1, 1954
RECEIPTS
Nursing Fees
$752.00
Dental Clinics
High School
$154.90
Grammar School
178.75
Pre-dental
15.35
Hygienist
337.50
686.50
Well-Child Clinic
112.00
Rummage Sales
2,141.31
Membership
425.00
Transportation (Town)
400.00
Interest
45.00
Refund on Insurance
33.76
Refund on drugs
8.44
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$4,604.01
PAYMENTS
Miss Roe
$800.00
Relief Nurses
140.50
Dental Clinics
Dr. Parsons
$950.00
Supplies
255.00
Pre-dental
57.50
Well-Child Clinics
582.85
Transportation
403.39
Hearing Aid (Schools)
175.00
Nursing Supplies
56.78
Charity
46.50
Equipment
76.58
Retirement
58.80
Social Security
12.00
Printing
52.65
Telephone
27.00
Clerical -stamps
31.25
1,262.50
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Insurance on Equipment
14.00
Trucking
32.00
Janitors and meetings
33.50
Dues - American Medical Ass'n.
3.00
Total Payments
$3,808.30
Balance
$795.71
Proprietorship January 1, 1954
Bonds
$1,800.00
Emergency and New Car Fund
3,221.58
Checking Account - Rockland Trust
1,273.15
Lillian Brooks Fund
50.00
Total Proprietorship
$6,344.74
Respectfully submitted
LOIS C. TURNER, Treasurer
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Due to the accelerated growth pattern of the Town, the available records and the present methods of procedure and control of data are no longer adequate.
An assessors map is a required foundation upon which to build the proper assessment and taxation pattern.
Also required is more comprehensive descriptions of land and build- ings in the assessment records. Integrated with this data should be the contour and neighborhood characteristic that weight property values in- cluding roads, services and average nearby values, etc.
The assessed valuation of buildings have been and are being re- appraised without the employment of outside appraisal specialists, but to bring the land values into equitable relationship will require the above mentioned revisions in procedure and basic data.
It is hoped the town will raise the necessary funds to start on this critically needed program.
EARLE F. ALLEN, Chairman THOMAS T. BARSTOW THOMAS S. CANN
1953 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Raised at Annual Town Meeting $341,968.33
From Surplus 68,290.58
$410,258.91
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STATE
State Parks & Reservations
238.15
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
812.82
Underestimates of 1952
262.40
1,313.37
COUNTY
County Tax
9,389.67
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
4,651.65
Underestimates of 1952
329.45
14,370.77
Overlay of Current Year
10,347.33
Gross amount to be raised
436,290.38
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
30,959.58
Corporation Taxes
9,117.61
Old Age Tax (Meals)
881.32
Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise
20,000.00
Licenses
1,500.00
Fines
140.00
Special Assessments (Moth)
150.00
Health & Sanitation
60.00
Charities
2,000.00
Old Age Assistance
18,000.00
Veterans' Benefits
1,200.00
Schools
13,900.00
Water
4,000.00
Interest
845.00
State Assistance for School Con-
struction Ch. 645, Acts 1948
9,327.95
Town Hall Rentals
300.00
Collector's Fees
250.00
112,631.46
OVERESTIMATES OF PREVIOUS YEAR
1,866.84
AVAILABLE FUNDS
68,290.58
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
182,788.88
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$253,501.50
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
Personal Estate Only
35
8
43
Real Estate Only
1,220
33
1,253
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Both Personal and Real Estate Total Number of Persons Assessed Number of Polls Assessed
115
3 113
1,414
Value of Assessed Personal Estate Stock in Trade
$81,250.00
Machinery
19,850.00
Live Stock
25,395.00
All other Tangible Personal Property
180,325.00
$306,820.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings
892,410.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land
5,423,020.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate 6,315,430.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
$6,622,250.00
Tax Rate Per $1,000 - $38.00
In accordance with Acts of 1952 Chapter 578 General Rate 22.80 School Rate 15.20
Taxes for State, County & Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
$11,659.16
On Real Estate
239,986.34
On Polls
1,856.00
Total Taxes Assessed $253,501.50
Number of Live Stock Estimated under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
32
Cows (Milch)
26
Yearlings
33
Swine
9
Sheep
113
Fowl
8,850
All Other
365
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
12,079
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
1,099
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Selectmen of Norwell:
January 1, 1953, to December 15, 1953 39 calls
Scales and Gas Pumps
2 calls Oil Trucks
1 call Ice Truck
Edmund Lapham -- Labor and Expenses $70.26
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Margaret Crowell - Insurance
10.70
Andrew Gordon - Insurance
11.89
W. & L. E. Gurley - Supplies
57.15
$150.00
Respectfully submitted,
EDMUND F. LAPHAM
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
At the special Town Meeting of February 9, 1953, the Town of Nor- well established a Planning Board by adopting Sections 81A to 81Y in- clusive of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 41. Since less than 30 days, the minimum required by statute, remained before election the Selectmen were instructed by the same article to act as the Planning Board, until such time as they could be replaced by election.
Faced with the obligation to comprehend and enforce this involved and controversial legislation, many hours of study and consultation have been required of the present Board. We have conferred with counse!, with members of other Planning Boards, with the State Planning Board, and attended a two day conference in Worcester with the State Federa- tion of Planning Boards.
On October 2, 1953, new legislation Chapter 674, Acts of 1953, be- came effective, embodying changes in the procedures, powers and duties of Planning Boards.
This new legislation has resulted in directing to the Board substan- tially all new plans of land in Norwell. Without the consideration and endorsement of the Planning Board, the Registry of Deeds will not record a plan, the Land Court will not register, many of the banks hesitate to make loans, lawyers are reluctant to arrange transfer of title.
In this phase of its activity the Board has attempted to meet its obligation of preserving the rights of the town under the law, without impairing the rights of individuals to a greater degree than that intended by the Legislature.
This legislation may be considered in two parts. 1. Subdivision con- trol. 2. Other powers and duties.
The power of subdivision control is intended to insure that the land Within a subdivision shall be suitable for residential building, without danger to health, that its ways provide for free circulation of traffic, that access for future street extension shall be made, together with such road construction and utilities as may justify the subdivision.
"Other powers and duties" are more directly related to the accepted
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meaning of "planning," that is to study and recommend zoning by-laws, changes or amendments, traffic regulations, parking requirements, public building sites, building codes, recreational facilities and development of the road network.
It seems clear that sound planning must be preceded by hours of conscientious study, quite beyond the resources of time and talent avail- able to your present Board. A glance at the warrant for 1954 reveals many subjects which logically invite the consideration of a qualified Planning Board.
Our brief acquaintance with the operation of a Planning Board leads us to believe that its powers, if reasonably and wisely exercised, its duties if faithfully performed, may make a great contribution to the public good.
THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Chairman EARLE F. ALLEN THOMAS S. CANN
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
To the Board of Selectmen, School Building Committee and the Citizens of the Town of Norwell:
The School Building Committee is happy to submit a report concerned with its activities during the past year. This Committee, selected jointly by the Board of Selectmen and School Committee, has been a most dili- gent and hard-working group.
Forty-eight meetings were held which entailed approximately nine hundred hours of committee work in the formulating and execution of the plans for our high school addition. The building, which at this writing is nearing completion and which should be fully occupied after the Christmas vacation, is, in its simplicity and adequacy of construction, a true asset to the town and a completely functional addition to our school facilities.
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