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29.00
Collector's - expense
63.98
W. J. Leonard Memorial Library
14.64
Town Clerk - Out of State Travel
44.95
To Excess and Deficiency
5,003.33
Appropriation
CIVIL DEFENSE
Mary Atwater - supplies
4.15
Dorothy Gilmour - postage
16.50
A. J. Nielsen - equipment
605.00
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. - telephone
83.69
Balance December 31, 1953
427.79
1,137.13
Balance January 1, 1953
1,137.13
MEMORIAL DAY
Eagle Flag & Toy Co. - flags
46.29
C. R. Thomas - ammunition
37.00
Eldora Perry - wreaths 25.00
Gaudette's Super Service - trans.
12.00
Wm. T. Dunbar - flowers
97.20
Rockland Standard Pub. Co. - printing
18.50
Samuel Turner Post Am. Legion - supplies
31.44
8,000.00 8,000.00
2,996.67
709.34
139
TOWN OF NORWELL
267.43
To Surplus Revenue
32.57
300.00
Appropriation
300.00
TOWN REPORTS
Community Press - printing
945.50
Earle F. Allen - delivery
8.50
Thomas T. Barstow - delivery
20 84
Horace Ross - delivery
27.43
W. L. Bullard - delivery
8.25
Phillip Joseph - delivery
4.75
Ronald Mason - delivery
4.50
Appropriation
1,019.77 1,019.77
TOWN DUMP
Loring Wadsworth - equip. rental, material & labor
451.50
Landers Bros. - equip. rental & material
679.00
Albert Gunderway - labor
309.87
Sylvester Co. - supplies
1.76
Welch Co. - supplies
3.90
1,446 03
To Excess and Deficiency
23.09
Appropriation
750.00
Transfers Excess & Deficiency
719.12
1,469.12
UNPAID BILLS
Lloyd B. Henderson - police
10.50
Gaudette's Super Service - gas & oil
7.07
C. A. Baker - supplies
1.75
Utilities Supply Co. - equip. & supplies
149.78
Rockwell Mfg. Co. - meters
100.80
Frank Fabbo - equip. rental
96.00
Town of Hanover - water
323.87
Williams & Melvin - equip. rental
69.50
Richard S. Allen - equip. rental
35.00
Fredrickson Bros. - gas & oil
9.97
Aetna Engineering Co. - repair parts
58.25
Ward's - supplies
8.00
A. K. Finney - express
4.56
Corcoran Supply Co. - supplies
187.20
Rockland Standard Publ. Co. - adv.
3.00
Josselyn's Market - janitors supplies
9.60
Choate, Hall & Stewart - counsel
1,394.22
Brockton Ice & Coal Co. - fuel
617.38
1,469.12
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Boston Janitors Supply Co. - supplies
235.37
Gaudette's Super Service - trans.
561.78
Shaw's Sporting Goods - equipment
206.00
City of Boston aid Town of Middleboro - aid
412.71
Dr. G. M. Collins - medical
16.00
Washington Park Pharmacy - medicine
20.15
Sylvester Co. - fuel
25.25
4,824.31
Balance December 31, 1953
135.75
Appropriation
4,958.31
Refund
1.75
4,960.06
SQUARES AND TRIANGLES
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. -- superintendent
72.00
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - truck
48.00
John Burns - labor .
50.00
Frederick Lee - labor
60.00
Sylvester Co. - supplies
17.19
To Surplus Revenue
2.81
Appropriation
MOWING BUSHES
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - superintendent
126.00
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. - truck
63.00
John Burns - labor
105.00
Frederick Lee - labor
105.00
To Surplus Revenue
1.00
Appropriation
VETERANS GRAVES
First Parish Cemetery Association
175.00
Church Hill Cemetery Association
57.00
Pinehurst Cemetery
52.50
Stewart Bowker - labor
39.15
Hilltop Service Station - repairs
13.35
To Surplus Revenue
138.00
Appropriation
475.00
4,960.06
250.00 250.00
400.00 400.00
475.00
247.19
399.00
337.00
260.60
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WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Stewart Bowker - labor .
663.73
Hilltop Service Station - repairs
14.35
Norwell Hardware & Supply Co. - supplies
2.92
Perry H. Osborn - equipment rental
19.00
700.00
Appropriation
700.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - COMMISSIONERS SALARIES
Earle F. Allen
25.00
George F. Cavanagh
25.00
J. Lee Turner
25.00
75.00
Appropriation
75.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - EXPENSES
Earle F. Allen - supervision & expenses
. 61.76
J. Lee Turner - supervision 50.00
George F. Cavanagh-reading meters, labor & expenses
238.13
Mabel L. Szydłowski - special clerical work
80.00
Community Press - printing
53.50
Standard Modern Printing Co. - printing
6.70
J. L. Hammett Co. - supplies
1.37
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. - supplies
4.27
Ward's - supplies
22.42
U. S. Post Office - postage
4.00
Margaret Crowell - insurance
76.90
Rockwell Mfg. Co. - meters & supplies
3,581.71
Earle F. Allen - equipment
30.00
A. P. Smith Mfg. Co. - supplies
29.24
Nemasket Trans. Co. - express
23.23
Shiretown Express Co. - express
10.90
Railway Express Co. - express
1.94
Town of Hanover - water
1,994.06
Joseph Pilalis - material
5.00
Johns Manville Corp. - pipe
47.74
Fredrickson Bros. - gas & oil
37.35
Aetna Engineering Co. - supplies
20.09
TTtilities Supply Co. - supplies
702.48
Corcoran Supply Co. - supplies
186.16
F. A. Leary - oil
.51
W. S. Darby & Co. - supplies
11.67
Sylvester Co. - supplies
24.09
Frank Fabbo - equipment rental
20.00
A. & J. Auto Ignition Co.« - repairs
29.90
Spencer P. Joseph - labor & material
58.06
C. L. Lynch, Inc. - equipment & supplies
470.25
Richard S. Allen - equip. rental & labor
1,027.28
Steele's Dairy Laboratory Service - analysis
3.60
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Peter C. Turner - labor
43.75
Robert Cory - labor
53.75
Charles Taylor - labor
30.00
James Carey - labor
125.00
Fred E. Seaquist, Jr. - labor
48.00
Charles Honkonen - labor
22 50
Joseph Grecco - labor
8.75
Elliott Durant - labor
8.75
S. W. Drew, Jr. - labor
30.00
9,284.81
To Surplus Revenue
1,415.19
10,700.00 10,700.00
Appropriation
WATER DEPARTMENT - CLERK'S SALARY
468.00
468.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - WATER SUPPLY HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION
Richard S. Allen - equip. rental & labor
266.75
Frank Fabbo - equipment rental
24.00
Joseph's Garage - equipment rental 12.00
15.00
Vincent Lincoln - labor & material
63.00
George F. Cavanagh - material
10.00
Ste.AU's Dairy Service - laboratory analysis
3.60
So. Shore Elec. Supply Co. - supplies
33.60
J. P. O'Brien & Son - labor & material
164.91
Bagley-Mucci, Inc. - labor & material
25.00
Eagle Elec. Supply Co. - supplies
24.75
Sylvester Co. - supplies
8.06
Aetna Engineering Co. - supplies
4.65
N. Benea & Son -- material
59.00
The Welch Co. - supplies
10.08
854.87
Balance December 31, 1953
645.13
1,500.00
1,500.00
WATER DEPARTMENT - TEST WELL DEVELOPMENT
R. E. Chapman Co. - equipment & labor 1,044.80
Balance December 31, 1953 1,716.44
2,761.24
Balance January 1, 1953
2,761.24
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE
Charles H. Pike 1,294.10
Appropriation
130.47
G. A. Beach - supplies
Mabel L. Szydlowski Appropriation
W. H. Mason - equipment rental
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Appropriation Transfer - Reserve Fund
700.00 594.10
1,294.10
PLYMOUTH COUNTY RETIREMENT FUND
Plymouth County Retirement Ass'n. Appropriation
1,646.00
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY - DRIVES
P. Lanzillotta & Sons - equip. rental & material
461.50
Richard S. Allen - material 15.35
15.00
Balance December 31, 1953
8.15
500.00
Transfer - Washington St. Cemetery Permanent Fund
500.00
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY - DRIVES
Balance January 1, 1953
206.00
Balance December 31, 1953
206.00
INTEREST
Rockland Trust Co.
12,648.75
To Surplus Revenue
625.00
13,273.75
Appropriation
13,273.75
HIGH SCHOOL LOAN PREMIUM
Second National Bank - services
775.28
Margaret Crowell - postage
6.94
782.22
Balance December 31, 1953
662.28
Receipt from Bond Issue
1,444.50
TOWN DEBT
Rockland Trust Co.
Appropriation
27,000.00 27,000.00
AGENCY & TRANSFERS
Comm. of Mass. - State Parks & Reservations
351.92
Comm. of Mass. - State Audit
812.82
Comm. of Mass. - Mosquito Control 150.00
County of Plymouth - County Tax
8,995.45
County of Plymouth - T.B. Hospital Assessment 4,982.34
Collector of Internal Revenue - Withholding Tax 17,631.61
School Dept. - Withholding Tax 1.80
1,444.50
Stewart Bowker - labor
491.85
1,646.00
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Plymouth County Retirement Association -
Retirement Fund 2,059.01
James D. Dolby - retirement fund 5.80
Ruth C. Hersey - retirement fund
1.00
Edwin M. Barrows - retirement fund
9.18
Roy Dunham - retirement fund.
3.25
Mass. Hospital Service - Blue Cross 1,056.15
Craftsman Ins. Co .- School Employees Protection Plan 52.90
County of Plymouth - dog licenses 1,135.80
Cemetery Perpetual Care Transfers
1,287.50
Cemetery Perpetual Care - expenditures
897.90
Charity Fund - expenditures
600.00
Washington St. Cemetery Transfers
275.00
General Fund (not appropriated)
40,309.43 40,309.43
REFUNDS
1953 Real Estate Taxes
1,788.41
1952 Real Estate Taxes
194.82
1951 Real Estate Taxes
.68
1953 Personal Property Taxes
3.80
1953 Poll Taxes
7.83
1953 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
1,352.03
1952 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
363.59
1951 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
16.40
Warrants & Demands to Collector
334.41
Water Refunds
29.16
Mass. Teachers Retirement Refund
16.68
General Fund (not appropriated)
4,107.81
RECAPITULATION
Cash on hand January 1, 1953 Receipts
171,889.82
763,557.22
935,447.04
Payments (per detailed accounts)
701,778.23
Cash on hand December 31, 1953
233,668.81
935,447.04
TOWN OF NORWELL
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1953
ASSETS
Cash
$233,668.81
Accounts Receivable:
Poll Taxes:
Levy of 1951 $4.00
Levy of 1952
52.00
Levy of 1953
68.00
4,107.81
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124.00
Personal Taxes:
Levy of 1950
29.50
Levy of 1951
52.50
Levy of 1952
228.42
Levy of 1953
630.42
940.84
Real Estate Taxes:
Levy of 1949
112.69
Levy of 1950
133.11
Levy of 1951
475.59
Levy of 1952
5,127.05
Levy of 1953
22,069.65
27,918.09
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1950
24.65
Levy of 1951
51.19
Levy of 1952
338.25
Levy of 1953
3,822.07
4,236.16
Special Assessments:
Levy of 1951
2.00
Levy of 1953
8.00
10.00
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Titles
2,884.16
Tax Posessions
785.89
3,670.05
Departmental:
Public Welfare
148.00
Aid to Dependent Children
150.87
Veterans Benefits
228.30
Washington St. Cemetery
169.00
696.17
Aid to Highways - Chapter 81
11,059.38
Public Service:
Water Rates
2,576.25
Underestimates:
State Parks and Reservations - 1953 113.77
County T.B. Hosp. Ass't. - 1953 330.69
444.46
51,675.40
DEBT ACCOUNT
Fixed Debt:
Inside Debt Limit
86,000.00
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Outside Debt Limit
577,000.00
663,000.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds - Cash and Securities:
In Custody of Treasurer
In Custody of State
28,875.94 200.00
29,075.94
$977,420.15
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Agency and Trust Reserves:
Dog Licenses due County ,20
Chas. H. Pike Fund Income
3.07
Sawyer Fund Income 8.17
Land Damage Awards - County
67.50
Withholding Tax Reserve 1,918.04
Retirement Fund Reserve®
267.32
2,264.30
Tailings - unclaimed checks
4.07
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance:
Aid
2,504.37
Administration 2.53
2,506.90
Aid to Dependent Children:
Aid
3,004.12
Administration
57.30
3,061.42
Disability Assistance:
Aid
763.10
Administration 31.01
794.11
6,362.43
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
7,616.82
Unexpended Balances:
Appropriations:
Aerial Map 300.00
1951 Valuation List (Paper Cost)
9.55
Fire Dept. Co. 3 Church Hill 292.38
Highways - Doris, Wendall Aves. & Leigh Road
24.00
Highways - Douglas Ave.
.40
Highways - Doris Ave. West End
300.00
Highways - Doris Ave. East End
500.00
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Highways - Leigh Road
250.00
Highways - Forest Street
99.38
Highways - J. L. Dev. Drainage
.71
Highways - River Street
27.30
Building Commitete - Schools
70.20
Perm. School Bldg. Comm.
200.00
High School Addition
49,208.66
High School Alterations
1,129.00
Civil Defense
427.79
Unpaid Bills - 1953
135.75
Water Dept. - H. S. Addition
645.13
Water Dept. - Test Well Dev.
1716.44
Washington St. Cemetery Drives
206.00
Washington St. Cemetery Drives
8.15
55,550.84
Special Accounts:
School Lunch Account
1,340.28
School Athletics
150.34
1,490.62
57,041.46
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
8,335.65
Overlay - Reserve for Abatement of Taxes:
Levy of 1949
112.69
Levy of 1950
162.61
Levy of 1951
532.09
Levy of 1952
2,840.86
Levy of 1953
6,235.46
9,883.71
High School Loan - Premium
662.28
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
4,236.16
Special Assessments
10.00
Tax Titles
3,670.05
Departmental
696.17
Public Service - Water
2,576.25
11,188.63
Overestimates:
County Tax
394.22
Excess and Deficiency
170,531.26
212,055.13
DEBT ACCOUNT
High School Loan Elementary School Loan
12,000.00
240,000.00
High School Addition Loan
270,000.00
Water System Loan
141,000.00
663,000.00
Aid to Highways - Revenue
11,059.38
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
Annabel Wakefield Library Fund
220.57
Annabel Wakefield Charity Fund
1,775.53
Abigail T. Otis Cemetery & Tomb Fund
1,547.67
Abigail T. Otis Charity Fund
2,250.24
Sawyer Cemetery Lot Fund
202.50
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
14,489.11
Coffin Cemetery & Charity Fund
2,621.17
Washington St. Cemetery - Perm. Fund
4,628.99
Post War Rehabilitation Fund Income
1,340.16
29,075.94
$977,420.15
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. CHASE, JR. Town Accountant
REPORT OF TOWN COLLECTOR
1948 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$31.80
Tax Titles
$146.82
Abatements Cancelled
115.02
$146.82
$146.82
1949 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/52
$47.70
Returned to Treasurer
$47.70
1949 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$478.18
Returned to Treasurer
160.87
Abatements
5.30
Tax Titles
199.32
Outstanding 12/31/53
112.69
$478.18
$478.13
1950 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/52
$216.39
Returned to Treasurer
$9.89
Abatements
177.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
29.50
$216.39
$216.39
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TOWN OF NORWELL
1950 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$598.75
Returned to Treasurer 215.82
Adjustment
.87
Abatements 13.30
Tax Titles 237.39
Outstanding 12/31/53
133.1.1
$599.62
$599.62
1950 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$214.33
Returned to Treasurer
$189.68
Outstanding 12/31/53
24.65
$214.33
$214.33
1951 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/52
81.55
Returned to Treasurer
11.55
Abatements
17.50
Outstanding 12/31/53
52.50
$81.55
$81.55
1951 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$7,031.63
Returned to Treasurer
$5,350.68
Abatements Cancelled
.35
Abatements
509.11
Refund
.68
Tax Titles
697.28
Outstanding 12/31/53
475.59
$7,032.66
$7,032.66
1951 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$186.18
Returned to Treasurer
$134.99
Outstanding 12/31/53
51.19
$186.18
$186.18
1951 MOTH
Outstanding 12/31/52
$81.00
Returned to Treasurer
$79.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
2.00
$81.00
$81.00
1952 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/52
$537.24
Returned to Treasurer
$308.82
Refunds
3.24
Abatements
3.24
Outstanding 12/31/53
228.42
$540.48
$540.48
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1952 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$20,304.72
Returned to Treasurer
$14,255.05
Refunds
194.82
Abatements
593.00
Abatements Cancelled
.32
Tax Titles
402.33
Overpayments
113.86
Adjusted
122.70
Outstanding 12/31/53
5,240.64
$20,613.72 1952 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
$20,613.72
Outstanding 12/31/52
$5,771.30
Returned to Treasurer
$7,003.84
Committed
1,749.14
Abatements
471.58
Refunds
293.23
Outstanding 12/31/53
338.25
$7,813.67
$7,813.67
1952 POLL TAX
Outstanding 12/31/52
$68.00
Returned to Treasurer
$14.00
Abatements
2.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
52.00
$68.00
$68.00
1952 MOTH
Outstanding 12/31/52
$8.00
Returned to Treasurer
$8.00
1953 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Committed
$11,754.16
Returned to Treasurer
10,842.54
Refunds
11.40
Abatements
285.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
638.02
$11,765.56
$11,765.56
1953 REAL ESTATE
Committed
$240,515.49
Returned to Treasurer
$215,926.77
Refunds
1,788.41
Abatements
3,562.87
Adjustments
38.97
Tax Titles
782.61
Outstanding 12/31/53
22,070.62
$242,342.87
$242,342.87
1953 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Committed
$33,707.01
Returned to Treasurer
$28,943.26
Refunds
1,415.16
Abatements
2,358.49
Adjustments
1.65
Outstanding 12/31/53
3,822.07
$35,123.82
$35,123.82
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1953 POLL TAX
Committed
$1,960.00
Returned to Treasurer
1,635.86
Refunds
7.86
Abatements 264.00
Outstanding 12|31/53
68.00
$1,967.86
$1,967.86
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Outstanding 12/31/52
$167.50
Returned to Treasurer
$321.00
Committed
319.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
165.50
$486.50
$486.50
WATER RATES
Outstanding 12/31/52
$1,548.78
Returned to Treasurer
$8,448.96
Committed
9,828.79
Abatements
358.14
Refunds
30.16
Outstanding 12/31/53
2,600.63
$11,407.73
$11,407.73
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
( ttstanding 12/31/52
$411.87
Returned to Treasurer
$1,112.81
( onmilsted
719.21
Abatements
18.27
$1,131.08
$1,131.08
PUBLIC WELFARE
Outstanding 12/31/52
$744.11
Returned to Treasurer
$984.11
Committed
388.00
Outstanding 12/31/53
148.00
$1,132.11
$1,132.11
TRAILER FEES
Committed
$220.00
Returned to Treasurer
$220.00
DONALD C. WILDER Town Collector
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INDEX
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting
32
Annual Election
29
Annual Town Meeting
17
Annual Town Meeting
11
Appointed Town Officers
6
Births Recorded
43
Deaths Recorded
47
Dog Licenses
37
Elected Town Officials
5
Fish and Game Licenses
37
James Library
61
Jury List
38-39
Marriages
40
Public Welfare Report
87
Report of Board of Assessors
68
Report of Board of Health
52
Report of Board of Selectmen
9
Report of Civil Defense
55
Report of Dog Officer
59
Report of Fire Department
58
Report of Highway Surveyor
100
Report of Inspector of Animals
62
Report of Planning Board
71
Report of Police Department
56
Report of School Building Committee
72
Report of School Committee
73
Report of School, District Nurse
63
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures
70
Report on Town Dump
53
Report of Veterans Agent
57
Report of Visiting Nurse Association
64
Report of Water Commissioners
94
School Department
75-86
Special Town Meeting
11
Special Town Meeting
14
State Auditor's Report
97
Treasurer's Report
90
Tree Warden, Moth Superintendent
62
Town Accountant's Report
103
Town Collect i's Report
148
Washington Street Cemetery
59
William J. Leonard Library
60
Zoning Board of Appeals
54
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NORWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
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ANNUAL REPORT 1954
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NORWELL MASSACHUSETTS
ONE HUNDRED FIFTH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL MASSACHUSETTS
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For the Year Ending December 31, 1954
Norwell Public Library
In Appreciation
We record for posterity the name of Lt. Alfred Yahanda, 58th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, who, in the evening of December 13, 1954, at great personal risk, remained at the controls of his blazing aeroplane to turn its destructive crash away from the lighted homes of Norwell.
BOARD OF SELECTMEN Thomas T. Barstow, Chairman Earle F. Allen Thomas S. Cann
TOWN OF NORWELL
Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Ninth Congressional District Donald W. Nicholson, Wareham
Second Councillor District Charles J. Gabriel, 179 Main St., Hingham
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial Districts Newland H. Holmes, 83 Webb Street, Weymouth
Third Plymouth Representative District Nathaniel Hurwitz, Cohasset
County Commissioners
Leo F. Ncurse, Chairman Bridgewater
Norman G. MacDonald Hanson
Elva M. Bent Brockton
Population, 1950 Federal Census, 2515
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Elected Town Officers
Selectmen
THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Chairman
EARLE F. ALLEN
THOMAS S. CANN
Term expires 1955 Term expires 1957 Term expires 1956
Assessors
EARLE F. ALLEN, Chairman
Term expires 1957
THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Term expires 1955
THOMAS S. CANN
Term expires 1956
Board of Public Welfare
THOMAS S. CANN, Chairman
Term expires 1956
EARLE F. ALLEN
Term expires 1957
THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Term expires 1955
Town Treasurer
Town Collector
MARGARET CROWELL
DONALD C. WILDER
Town Clerk
Moderator
NELLIE L. SPARRELL
HERBERT A. LINCOLN *JOSEPH M. SILVIA
Highway Surveyor
PERRY H. OSBORN
Tree Warden WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR.
School Committee
WILDER A. GAUDETTE, Chairman
Term expires 1956
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary
Term expires 1956
GRACE F. COLE Term expires 1957
ROBERT S. COTTLE
LOUISE E. KNIGHT
Term expires 1955 Term expires 1957
Board of Health
DANIEL R. CURRIE, Chairman
RICHARD E. CUGNASCA
RUTH TOWNE RANKIN
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1955 Term expires 1957
Water Commissioners
JACOB LEE TURNER, Chairman
Term expires 1956
EARLE F. ALLEN
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH
Term expires 1955 Term expires 1957
Trustees of William J. Leonard Memorial Library
ALICE K. JOHNSON Term expires 1957 ALFRED H. PROUTY Term expires 1955 WILLIAM O. PROUTY Term expires 1956
*Elected to serve for the meeting.
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ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
Planning Board
H. PHILLIP CAUSER, Chairman Term expires 1955
G. HERBERT REPASS, Clerk
Term expires 1958
RALPH H. COLEMAN Term expires 1959
CHARLES H. CROMBIE
Term expires 1957
JOHN H. LANCASTER Term expires 1956
Appointed Town Officers
Town Accountant
HARRY L. CHASE, JR.
Veterans' Benefits THOMAS T. BARSTOW Agent
Board of Registrars
HARRY G. PINSON, Chairman
Term expires 1955
RUTH M. MURRAY Term expires 1957
CHARLES G. PROUTY Term expires 1956
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Clerk
Welfare Agent HELEN E. NORRIS
Chief of Police
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
Agent for Board of Health
MABEL L. SZYDLOWSKI
Deputy Chief ROBERT L. MOLLA
Constables
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH HARLAND W. FARRAR
Special. Police Officers
W. CLARKE ATWATER HERMAN H. KENNEY
J. LAWRENCE BARRY, JR.
ELLSWORTH G. KEENE
CHESTER A. BELL CARMELLA MOLLA KENNETH BRADEEN JOHN D. MURPHY
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH WILLIAM F. O'TOOLE
RALPH H. COLEMAN *PAUL C. RASMUSSEN
HARLAND W. FARRAR HUMPHREY W. TURNER WILLIAM BLANCHARD FORD ALAN C. VIRTUE ALBERT GUNDERWAY LLOYD S. WEST
FREDERICK HOWARD HALL
Cemetery Committee
STEWART BOWKER RICHARD H. BROOKS
Term expires 1955
WILLIAM D. JACOBS
Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Advisory Board
EVERETT F. OSBORNE, Chairman Term expires 1957
ORVILLE E. DEVINE, Secretary
Term expires 1957
*WILLIAM C. BENNETT Term expires 1955
HAROLD G. DUTTON
Term expires 1955
JOHN D. LINDSAY
Term expires 1956
JAMES F. MACDONALD Term expires 1956
ARTHUR L. MERRITT Term expires 1955
ARTHUR H. MUZRALL
Term expires 1956
HENRY R. SEWELL
Term expires 1955
JOHN H. WYLLIE Term expires 1957
Sealer of Weights and Measures JOHN D. DICKMAN
Board of Appeals
ERNEST H. KNIGHT, Chairman
Term expires 1955
SANBORN VINCENT, Secretary Term expires 1957
JAMES P. McELWEE Term expires 1956
IRENE T. MacDONALD, Associate Member Term expires 1955
Board of Fire Engineers
RICHARD A. GAUDETTE, Chief Eng. WARREN P. MERRITT
FRANCIS FALCONER, Clerk ELLSWORTH RICE
ARTHUR YONGE
Town Forest Committee
WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR. LESTER D. WEST
ROBERT B. MEDEROS
Dog Officer ROBERT L. MOLLA
Inspector of Animals
RICHARD E. CUGNASCA
Moth Superintendent
WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR.
Burial Agent THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Forest Fire Warden
RICHARD A. GAUDETTE
Agent, County Aid to Agriculture WILLIAM D. JACOBS
Fence Viewers HARRY G. PINSON J. BERNARD SCOTT
Custodian of Town Hall WALTER L. BROWN
*Appointed to Fill Unexpired Term.
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ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Board of Selectmen
To the Citizens of Norwell:
HURRICANE EMERGENCY
The slashing attack of Hurricane "Carol" by noon of August 31st, left the town without electric power, and without its fire alarm system, blocked its roads, and destroyed many trees. Fortunately no fatality or serious personal injury occurred.
Emergency measures were taken by the Board to mobilize men, equipment and funds to meet the situation. The complete cooperation and unceasing efforts of the Highway Surveyor, the Tree Warden, the Fire and Police departments, the Civil Defense Unit, and the assistance of many others who made their contribution as they saw the need, are greatly appreciated.
Exercising emergency powers "under conditions involving the health or safety of persons or property," the Board appropriated $10,000.00 initially, and an additional $10,000.00 when time per- mitted a more accurate survey of the damage.
Reimbursement has been in the amount of $9,441.86, which is 95% of the warrants submitted to date. It is expected that final reimbursement of all hurricane expenditures will approxi- mate this percentage.
CUSHING MEMORIAL FUND
The late Florence M. Cushing provided, in her will, funds for the construction and maintenance of Cushing Memorial Town Hall, for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Town of Norwell. We note with regret the passing March 2, 1954, of William J. Underwood, able and understanding agent of the Trustees.
The twenty-sixth accounting of the Trustees, covering the period from August 21, 1953, to August 20, 1954, reports the principal amount of $45,071.15 at the end of the period, total gross income of $2,929.86, and balance of income of $1,367.49. The account is available for inspection by the townspeople.
ROADS
The Chapter 90 fund for the year as appropriated by the town and allotted by County and State to the total of $16,000.00 were expended on the reconstruction of Main Street, beginning at the Scituate line in accordance with the layout accepted by the Town. Chapter 90 funds as available this year in the same amount will be used to continue the work on Main Street.
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TOWN OF NORWELL
The total mileage eligible for Chapter 81 maintenance was increased from 48 to 50 miles by the addition of 2 miles of public ways accepted by the Town in the Brantwood, Washington Park and Norwell Homes neighborhoods. Plans and descriptions of the new ways were recorded at Plymouth Registry of Deeds December 6, 1954. Entry for purposes of construction was made on December 10, 1954.
Petitions for layouts were submitted in April to the County Commissioners for the following public ways.
1. Prospect Street from Grove Street to Main Street.
2. River Street from Stetson Road to Hanover Line.
3. Norwell Avenue from Lincoln Street to Central St.
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