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Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
With the fine clerical and chair assistance of Miss Catherine Roe, school nurse, we have completed a most successful school year in the dental clinic.
All children from the first to fifth grades, eligible for the clinic, were completed. The school hygientist, working one day each week, performs a great service in polishing the teeth and giving fluorine treatments for the prevention of decay.
Over three hundred and fifty fillings were inserted by the dentist in permanent teeth in the calendar year.
Five hundred prophylactic treatments were given by the hygienist.
Respectfully submitted,
W. B. PARSONS, D.M.D. LORRAINE MacLEOD, D.H.
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ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Mass.
The following is the report of the School Nurse for 1954:
Pupils in Grades 1-4-6-12 given Physical Examination
Number of reportable defects
54
Number of reportable defects corrected
33
Number of visits to schools
312
Number of pupils given first aid
225
Number of visits to homes of school children
264
Number of ill children transported to their homes
210
Number of sanitary inspections
16
Grades 1 through 12 given Mass. Vision Test
Grades 1 through 12 ears tested with Audiometer
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE
ENROLLMENT - October 1, 1954
Grade
Elementary
High School Bldg.
Total
1
29
1
29
1
27
85
2
36
2
36
2
34
106
3
29
3
30
3
29
4
36
4
36
72
5
35
5
34
69
6
34
6
35
69
7
39
7
39
78 1
8
35
8
35
70 4
9
39
39
10
24
45 (0
11
33
33
12
32
32 12
351
435
786
10
21
88
NORWELL TEACHING STAFF STATISTICS
School and Grade
Yrs. Exp. before Sept. 1, 1954
Yrs. beyond High School
Degree
Elementary :
Principal
Ella Osborn
42
Boston Univ.
1
1
Madeline Drury
25
R. I. Normal
2
Diploma
1
Laura McKenney
13
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
1
Doris Legate
13
Wheelock
2
Diploma
2
Miriam Lincoln
15
Bridgewater
3
Diploma
2
Gertrude Daneau
0
Bridgewater
4
B.S.
2
Barbara Moran
0
Marietta
4
A.B.
3
Gunhild Milbery
19
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
3
Alice Daunt
16
Boston Teachers
5
B.A.O.
Staley Sch. of Oratory
3
Amanda Hayden
13
Salem
2
Diploma
4
Shirley Deknes
2
Bridgewater
4
B.S., M.Ed.
4
Margaret Andre
0
Northeastern U.
4
A.B.
Remedial
Dorothy Fitzsimmons
4
Boston Teachers
4
B.S. in Ed.
High School Building:
Principal .
Frederick Small
17
Boston Univ.
51/2
B.S., M.Ed.
Vice-Prin., Dir. Phys. Ed. 5
Felix Dixon
14
Boston Univ.
51/2
B.S., M.Ed., C.A.G.S.
Hazel Johnson
22
Worcester
21/2
Diploma
5
Marie Verschoor
11/2
Univ. of Michigan
4
A.B.
6
Alden Neal
0
Eastern Nazarene
4
A. B.
6
Ethel Sproul
15
Framingham
2
Diploma
7
Frances Crowe
4 Radcliffe
4
A.B.
7 & 8, Soc. Studies
John Lindsey
2
Brown; B. U.
4
A.B.
8
Irene Barteau
41
Salem
2
Diploma
8 Guidance
Elizabeth Farrar
28 Bridgewater
2
Diploma
TOWN OF NORWELL
121
School and Grade
Yrs. Exp. before Sept. 1, 1954
Yrs. beyond High School
Degree
Industrial Arts
Arthur Axon
1
Fitchburg
4
B.S.
Languages
Marion Joyce
27
Tufts
4
A.B.
Home Economics
Choris Vernon
13
Framingham
4
B.S.
Mathematics
Regina Paradise
4
Emanuel
4
A.B.
English
Enid Taylor
17
Univ. of Me.
4
A.B.
Commercial
Rose Vose
25
Boston Univ.
5
B.B.A., M.B.A.
Social Studies
Richard Ross*
21/2
Marietta
4
A.B.
English, Civics,
Walter Reavey
31/2
Boston Univ.
5
A.B., M.A.
General Math.
Suffolk Univ.
Mathematics
Joseph Reynolds*
1/2
Worcester
4
B.S.
Science
Francis DiSabatino
3 Tufts
5
B.S., M.Ed.
Social Studies
Alice Ungethuem
0
Hood, Boston Univ.
4
A.B.
Girls' Phys. Ed.
Mary Knapp
6
Sargent
4
B.S. in Phys. Ed.
Art
Madeline Gulliver
30
Mass. Sch. of Art
4
Diploma
Music
Theodore Hewitt
31/2
Band
Harry Iovanelli
Supt. of Schools
Clifton E. Bradley
512
Colgate, Brown, R. I. College Ed. Boston Univ.
B.S., M.Ed.
*Leave of absence
122
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
123
TOWN OF NORWELL
Public Welfare Report
At present there are four categories of relief under Welfare Assistance which comprise the following: Old Age Assistance (for citizens sixty-five years or over, in need) ; Aid to Dependent Children (to enable the mother to bring up her children properly in her own home); Disability Assistance (for persons eighteen years or over who are totally disabled) ; and Public Welfare or Town Aid, for persons who qualify for no other type of assistance. The first three categories participate in Federal and State reim- bursements.
State and Federal reimbursements are dependent upon the Town regularly supplying the State with monthly reports, and this past year legislation was passed requiring additional medical reports from the physicians to the Welfare Department on each person receiving medical assistance. Federal reimbursements may be applied to future aid. State and Town receipts go into the General Fund of the Town. Welfare accounts are audited each year by the State and Federal Governments.
The Welfare Department expended a total of $61,065.16 for Aid and Administration in 1954, with a net estimated cost to the town of $14,156.95.
Total Appropriation - 1954
$42,000.00
Balance U. S. Grants, January 1, 1954
6,362.43
Receipts U. S. Grants in 1954
23,403.36
Total Welfare Funds Available in 1954
$71,765.79
Expenditures, 1954
AID (all categories)
$54,897.04
ADMINISTRATION
6,168.12
$61,065.16
Balances to Surplus Revenue
663.24
Balances U. S. Grants, January 1, 1955
10,037.39
$71,765.79
Expenditures in 1954
$61,065.16
Estimated Share (Federal, State and other Towns)
46,908.21
Estimated NET COST TO NORWELL - Aid
and Administration
14,156.95
THOMAS S. CANN, Chairman HELEN E. NORRIS, Agent Board of Public Welfare.
124
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
Report of the Board of Assessors
To better understand the implications of the figures in the following Recapitulation and Table of Aggregates, the following information may be helpful:
Percentage Increase from 1950-1954 Inclusive
Increase in Gross Amount Raised 662/3%
Increase in Amount Raised by Taxation 86%
Increase in Real Estate Valuation 47%
Increase in Valuation on Personal Property 2%
Increase of Tax Rate 30%
Increase in Number of Houses 28%
Increase in Number of Polls 50%
The increase in land valuation between 1950 and 1954 was approximately $100,000, which represents an increase of approxi- mately 13%. However, it should be pointed out that the increase in valuation of land in the various developments during this period is approximately $100,000. Therefore, it is clearly indi- cated that the increase in land valuation has come about almost wholly from the several real estate developments.
The number of transfers of real estate has increased 90% between 1950 and 1953, inclusive, the last year for which we, at the present time, have complete records.
The aerial surveys have been flown, and the maps have been furnished to us. Included is the mosaic map, covering the whole Town, and the individual stereo maps. The Board has started using the 27 enlarged map sections which provide the basic framework for building the assessors' maps. It is planned to start at the Town Hall Center on the map building project and expand radially, as rapidly as funds and services of personnel are available.
The Board of Assessors will be inquiring from the residents of the Town of Norwell for such various survey information as may be available in their hands which will assist in developing the records and data necessary for map building.
EARLE F. ALLEN, Chairman, THOMAS S. CANN. THOMAS T. BARSTOW,
Board of Assessors.
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TOWN OF NORWELL
1954 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Appropriated at Annual Town Meeting $390,998.56
From Surplus
37,441.74
$428,440.30
STATE
State Parks and Reservations
$511.36
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
995.02
Underestimates of 1953
113.77
1,620.15
COUNTY
County Tax
$9,389.67
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
5,402.22
Underestimates of 1953
330.69
15,122.58
Overlay of Current Year
10,057.52
Gross Amount to be Raised
$455,240.55
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$33,853.61
Corporation Taxes
9,877.61
Old Age Tax (Meals)
956.44
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
36,000.00
Licenses
400.00
Fines
75.00
Health and Sanitation
220.00
Charities (other than federal grants)
300.00
Old Age Assistance
20,000.00
Veterans' Services
500.00
Schools
14,000.00
Water
8,400.00
Interest
1,000.00
State Assistance for School Construction
(Chapter 645, Acts of 1948)
9,000.00
134,582.66
OVERESTIMATES OF PREVIOUS YEAR
394.22
AVAILABLE FUNDS
37,441.74
172,418.62
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$282,821.93
126
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
Personal Estate Only
29
7
36
Real Estate Only
1324
21
1345
Both Personal and Real Estate
108
7
115
Total Number of Persons Assessed
1496
Number of Polls Assessed
1101
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in Trade $87,585.00
Machinery
18,750.00
Live Stock 21,565.00
All Other Tangible Personal Property 190,525.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $318,425.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings $925,270.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land 6,141,040.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate 7,066,310.00
Total Value of Assessed Estate
$7,384,735.00
Tax Rate Per $1,000.00 $38.00
(School Tax $15.20)
(General Tax 22.80)
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
$12,100.15
On Real Estate
268,519.78
On Polls
2,202.00
Total Taxes Assessed
$282,821.93
Number of Live Stock Estimated Under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
38
Cows (Milch)
25
Yearlings
26
Swine
8
Sheep
116
Fowl
7,625
All Other
31
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
12,086
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
1,181
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Report of Town Collector
Outstanding 12/31/53
1949 REAL ESTATE $112.69 Abated
$112.69
1950 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/53
$29.50
Returned to Treasurer
$29.50
1950 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$133.11 Returned to Treasurer
$41.18
Abated 89.85
Outstanding 12/31/54
2.08
$133.11
$133.11
1950 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$24.65
Returned to Treasurer
$20.00
Outstanding 12/31/54 4.65
$24.65
$24.65
1951 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/53
$52.50
Returned to Treasurer
$35.00
Abated
17.50
$52.50
$52.50
1951 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$475.59
Returned to Treasurer
$312.18
Adjustment
1.40
Abated
48.83
Outstanding 12/31/54
115.98
$476.99
$476.99
1951 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$51.19
Returned to Treasurer
$51.19
1951 MOTH
Outstanding 12/31/53
$2.00
Abated
$2.00
1951 POLL
Outstanding 12/31/53
$4.00
Abated
$4.00
1952 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/53
$228.42
Returned to Treasurer Abated
$210.60
17.82
$228.42 $228.42
128
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
1952 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$5,240.64
Returned to Treasurer
$4,882.90
Refunds
71.81
Abatements
211.26
Overpayment
.53
Tax Titles
48.60
Outstanding 12/31/54
170.22
$5,312.98
$5,312.98
1952 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$338.25
Returned to Treasurer
$58.72
Abated
273.29
Outstanding 12/31/54
6.24
$338.25
$338.25
1952 POLL
Outstanding 12/31/53
$52.00
Returned to Treasurer
$2.00
Abated
50.00
$52.00
$52.00
1953 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Outstanding 12/31/53
$638.02
Returned to Treasurer
$282.72
Abatements
28.50
Outstanding 12/31/54
326.80
$638.02
$638.02
1953 REAL ESTATE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$22,069.65
Returned to Treasurer
$19,004.46
Refunds
95.82
Abated
118.99
Overpayment
.03
Tax Titles
60.80
Outstanding 12/31/54
2,981.25
$22,165.50
$22,165.50
1953 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$3,822.07
Returned to Treasurer
$5,978.01
Committed
4,825.02
Abated
2,314.43
Refunds
188.06
Outstanding 12/31/54
542.71
$8,835.15
$8,835.15
1953 POLL
Outstanding 12/31/53
$68.00
Returned to Treasurer
$20.00
Abated
48.00
$68.00
$68.00
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TOWN OF NORWELL
1954 PERSONAL PROPERTY
Committed Refunds Adjustments
$12,100.15
Returned to Treasurer
$11,721.89
19.00
Abated
45.60
3.80
Outstanding 12/31/54
355.46
$12,122.95
$12,122.95
1954 REAL ESTATE
Committed
$268,609.81
Returned to Treasurer
$245,898.35
Refunds
1,613.59
Abated
4,735.94
Overpayment
.70
Tax Titles
495.03
Outstanding 12/31/54
19,094.78
$270,224.10
$270,224.10
1954 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE
Committed
$45,804.05
Returned to Treasurer
$37,251.41
Refunds
1,607.90
Abated
4,891.85
Overpayments
5.49
Outstanding 12/31/54
5,274.18
$47,417.44
$47,417.44
1954 POLL
Committed
$2,288.00
Returned to Treasurer
$1,938.00
Refunds
8.00
Abated
344.00
Outstanding 12/31/54
14.00
$2,296.00
$2,296.00
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY
Outstanding 12/31/53
$165.50
Returned to Treasurer
$305.50
Committed
324.50
Outstanding 12/31/54
189.50
Refunds
5.00
$495.00
$495.00
WATER
Outstanding 12/31/53
$2,576.25
Returned to Treasurer
$13,102.01
Committed
11,713.69
Abated
315.32
Refunds
174.06
Outstanding 12/31/54
1,079.78
Overpayments
33.11
$14,497.11
$14,497.11
TRAILER FEES
Committed
$920.00
Returned to Treasurer
$920.00
130
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Committed
$1,187.82
Returned to Treasurer
$1,062.16
Abated
90.63
Outstanding 12/31/54 35.03
$1,187.82
$1,187.82
PUBLIC WELFARE
Outstanding 12/31/53
$148.00
Returned to Treasurer
$1,260.30
Committed
1,243.00
Abated
130.70
$1,391.00
$1,391.00
Interest
$1,032.70
DONALD C. WILDER, Town Collector.
Report of Treasurer
RECEIPTS
Balance January 1, 1954
Receipts
$233,668.81 568,873.02
$802,541.83
PAYMENTS
Total of Warrants $590,358.44
Balance December 31, 1954
212,183.39
$802,541.83
SEVENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF COFFIN CEMETERY AND CHARITY FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1954
$621.17
Interest added during 1954
79.22
Withdrawn during 1954
$5.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$695.39
SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1954
$250.24
Interest added during 1954
68.00
$318.24
Withdrawn during 1954 0
Interest available January 1, 1955
$318.24
$700.39
131
TOWN OF NORWELL
SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS TOMB FUND
Amount of Fund $500.00
Interest available January 1, 1954
$23.23
Interest added during 1954
15.82
Withdrawn during 1954
$5.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$34.05
SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS CEMETERY FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1954
$24.44
Interest added during 1954
30.95
Withdrawn during 1954
$5.00
Interest available January 1, 1955
$50.39
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD POOR FUND
Amount of Fund $1,000.00
Interest available January 1, 1954
$775.53
Interest added during 1954
53.66
Withdrawn during 1954
0
Interest available January 1, 1955
$829.19
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND Amount of Fund $100
Interest available January 1, 1954
$120.57
Interest added during 1954
4.85
$125.42
Withdrawn during 1954
$120.57
Interest available January 1, 1955
$4.85
TENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF REHABILITATION FUND
Balance of Fund January 1, 1954 $1,340.16
Interest added during 1954
40.50
$1,380.66
Withdrawn during 1954
0
$1,380.66
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY FUND
Balance of account January 1, 1954
$4,628.99 190.00
$4.818.99
Received for Interest during 1954 Withdrawn during 1954
$139.27
$4,958.26
$782.60
Balance of account January 1, 1955
$4,175.66
$39.05
$55.39
$829.19
Balance of Fund January 1, 1955
Received for sale of lots during 1954
132
ONE-HUNDRED-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd.
Available
Eliza Josselyn
$200.00
$6.35
$6.35
$10.18
Samuel C. Cudworth
200.00
7.12
7.12
35.49
Prudence C. Delano
300.00
10.28
10.28
40.55
Nancy Hersey
100.00
3.15
3.15
4.47
Mary O. Robbins
. 200.00
6.46
6.46
14.78
Charles H. Merritt
100.00
3.05
3.05
1.02
Susan C. Damon
100.00
3.31
3.31
9.47
Anson Robbins
100.00
3.32
3.32
10.09
George H. Bates
100.00
3.14
3.14
4.27
Adeline Payne-Benjamin R. Jacobs 200.00
6.62
6.62
19.16
Nathaniel P. Brownell
150.00
4.57
4.57
1.10
George Otis Torrey
185.48
6.08
6.08
15.57
Leaffie B. Curtis Miller
150.00
4.69
3.00
6.72
Hosea J. Stockbridge
540.92
18.14
0
77.48
Gad Leavitt
100.00
4.21
0
44.01
Betsey Tolman
100.00
3.33
6.00
8.27
George P. Clapp
100.00
3.79
6.00
23.27
Thomas Sampson
75.00
2.60
6.00
7.65
John H. Knapp
100.00
3.37
6.00
9.27
Albert S. Greene
200.00
9.35
6.00
113.32
Charles Tolman
300.00
10.16
6.00
40.66
Chester S. Barker
100.00
3.41
6.00
10.59
Samuel D. Stetson
75.00
2.48
6.00
3.86
Sarah T. David
75.00
2.48
6.00
3.90
Melvin Little
200.00
6.44
6.00
13.95
E. Chamberlain & Marion Tyler
100.00
3.37
6.00
8.97
Samuel Eels
100.00
3.29
0
13.95
Abbie S. Bates
200.00
17.84
42.00
378.06
Olive Brigham
100.00
3.02
3.02
0
Benjamin P. Nichols
75.00
2.27
2.27
0
Timothy Chapman
100.00
3.02
3.02
0
Lewis W. Kilburn
100.00
3.07
4.65
0
W. Wallace Farrar
200.00
6.05
6.05
0
Robert K. Stoddard
150.00
5.69
7.00
38.69
Henry L. Nichols
100.00
3.02
3.02
0
Wilbur Nichols
100.00
3.02
1.01
2.01
Charles E. Brewster
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Maurice E. Pratt
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Vadilla A. Damon
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Floretta Whiting
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Martha E. French
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
James W. Sampson
250.00
7.92
7.92
12.23
Davis Damon
100.00
3.45
3.45
14.90
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TOWN OF NORWELL
Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd.
Available
Peter Tomansen
50.00
1.50
0
1.50
Rufus H. Binney
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Arthur Stoddard
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Herbert T. Howard
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Nellie & Willard Thatcher
50.00
1.50
0
1.50
Alpheus Thomas
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
George Wilder & Asa Vining
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Rufus H. Binney Flower Fund
200.00
6.44
5.00
17.22
Robert J. Coulter
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
John M. Hall, Lot 41F
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Mrs. Peter Larsen
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Alice K. Henderson
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Walter A. Wood
90.00
2.72
0
2.72
John M. Hall, Lot 34F
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Chester A. Robinson
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
William Purtle
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
John R. Collamore
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
John J. McGrail
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Charles E. Chadwick
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Conrad Willers
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Walter R. Hall
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Mrs. Albert I. Farrar
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Charles Holden
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
7.26
0
47.89
George V. Jackson
50.00
1.50
0
1.50
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Lorenzo D. F. Marston
50.00
1.50
0
1.50
Neil D. Dwyer
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Ray Clark
150.00
4.53
0
4.53
H. Elizabeth Turner
150.00
4.53
0
4.53
Charles A. & Elizabeth Bates
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
George A. Poole
150.00
4.53
0
4.53
Ernest H. & Louise Knight
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
M. Josephine Farrar Flower Fund 500.00
15.53
7.00
25.14
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Eva Delaney
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Minot F. Williamson
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Muriel Smellie
50.00
1.50
0
1.50
John W. Ekstrom
100.00
3.02
0
3.02
Anna M. Carey
200.00
4.02
0
4.02
Robert G. Withers
100.00
3.03
0
3.78
Mabel T. Rowell
200.00
6.05
0
6.05
Truman C. Crowner
100.00
3.02
0
3.27
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Name of Fund
Amount
Income
Wd. Available
Albion J. Johnson
50.00
1.38
0
1.38
Charles Cutler
200.00
5.03
0 5.03
Frank E. Lind & Henry G. Burnside 200.00
4.02
0
4.02
William W. Leonard
200.00
4.02
0
4.02
W. H. Sharp
100.00
1.27
0
1.27
James T. Murray
30.00
0.30
0
0.30
Mrs. Henry Hines
50.00
0.25
0
0.25
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Young
100.00
0.25
0
0.25
J. W. & B. E. Hall
200.00
0
0
0
Anna Curtis
300.00
0
0
0
Thomas B. Gallagher
100.00
0
0
0
Charles H. Pike
200.00
6.00
0
9.07
$14,346.40 $433.65 $229.87 $1,293.71
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET CROWELL, Town Treasurer.
Report of the Board of Water Commissioners
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
The following is a report of the Board of Water Commission- ers for the year 1954.
General and School Water Systems
These systems have functioned well during the year with a minimum of cost to the Town. General maintenance has included the flushing and painting of all hydrants.
Water Supply
The Town of Hanover which is presently the only supplier of water to the Town of Norwell is supplying water without a contract. This is a temporary arrangement, and is to continue in effect for a reasonable length of time, or until Norwell finds another source of water supply.
This Board has contacted several nearby Water Board and Water Company executives in an attempt to purchase water. In
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each case a water shortage was anticipated-no water was for sale.
Since 1953 your Board has been exploring for a water source within the Town. Locations tested, which were hitherto consid- ered good water producing areas, show an inadequate quantity of water. Others, however, indicate possible sources. One of these is soon to have a final test to determine its suitability for a public water source. Preliminary tests show the water to be of excellent quality.
Several other locations indicate an adequate quantity of water, but too high in iron and manganese content. A water treatment plant will be required before such water can be used. It is our opinion that these sources should be considered only as a last resort.
After a proper source is found, it is the intent of the Board to submit plans for a basic water system that can be expanded from time to time until the entire Town is covered.
Water Sales
Your Board is pleased to report that the water sales are 36% greater for the reported 12 month period this year than for last year.
Appropriation
The Board also reports that unused funds have been returned to the Town, and that the requested general appropriation for 1955 is 17% less than the amount asked for in 1954.
Remarks
Although only approximately 18% of Norwell Streets are equipped with water mains, it is interesting to note that the system now supplies water to 441 houses-better than 30% of the homes in Norwell.
In general, there has been a good spirit of cooperation be- tween the Town's People and the Board. In fact, one citizen has offered to donate the land at the location chosen for a pro- posed stand pipe or water storage tank.
Respectfully submitted,
JACOB LEE TURNER EARLE F. ALLEN GEORGE F. CAVANAGH Board of Water Commissioners.
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Town Accountant's Report
To the Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report of the financial transactions of the Town of Norwell for the year ended December 31, 1954.
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand January 1, 1954
$233,668.81
GENERAL REVENUE
1954 Tax Levy :
Poll
$1,938.00
Personal
11,721.89
Real Estate
245,898.35
$259,558.24
Previous Years' Tax Levies:
Poll
20.00
Personal
557.82
Real Estate
24,240.72
24,818.54
Tax Titles
$841.14
Income Tax
6,840.00
Corporation Tax
9,120.00
Meals Tax
1,267.19
Licenses and Permits
1,156.00
Court Fines
49.00
19,273.33
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance-Aid
$14,501.79
Old Age Assistance-Administration
2,654.33
Aid to Dependent Children-Aid
1,695.04
Aid to Dependent Children-Adm.
608.21
Disability Assistance-Aid
1,205.00
Disability Assistance-Administration
251.40
School Aid-P. L. 874
2,181.96
23,097.73
State Grants:
Public Health
$260.71
School Aid-Chapter 70
35,193.80
School Tuition
208.84
School Transportation
14,918.90
School Building Assistance
16,038.93
School Superintendent
2,506.17
Vocational Training
464.15
Aid to Highways
14,194.00
83,785.50
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COMMERCIAL REVENUE
Treasurer Tax Title Releases
$21.00
Collector's Fees
543.34
Planning Board-Fees
30.00
Town Hall Rentals
320.00
Fire Dept .- Sale of Equipment
51.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures-Fees
58.15
Board of Health - Trailer Fees
920.00
Comm. of Mass .- Hurricane Carol
9,157.33
Comm. of Mass .- Highways
8,000.00
County of Plymouth-Highways
4,000.00
23,100.82
Public Welfare:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$473.60
City of Boston
317.95
Town of Hingham
468.75
1,260.30
Old Age Assistance:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
$13,944.94
City of Boston
99.53
City of Brockton
153.82
Town of Duxbury
200.78
Town of Hanson
11.14
Town of Hingham
119.72
Town of Reading
25.08
Town of Scituate
452.09
Aid to Dependent Children:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
599.88
Disability Assistance:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
1,942.68
Veterans Benefits :
710.90
School Athletics
$725.75
School Lunch
23,537.46
School Rentals
58.00
Sale of Supplies
153.53
Telephone
2.05
City of Boston-Tuition
137.34
24,614.13
Moth Assessments
$83.00
Motor Vehicles Excise Taxes
43,359.33
Library Fines
41.17
Washington Street Cemetery
305.50
Sale of Fish Rights
5.00
Sale of Real Estate
100.00
43,894.00
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Schools:
15,007.10
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Water Department: Sale of Water
13,102.01
INTEREST
Interest on Taxes
$1,032.70
Interest on Tax Titles
42.15
1,074.85
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT
County of Plymouth-Land Damage
$273.50
County of Plymouth-Dog Licenses 1,273.00
County of Plymouth-Retirement Fund
2,613.66
Massachusetts Hospital Service
1,084.60
Federal Withholding Tax
23,492.77
School Employees Protection Plan 399.70
29,137.23
Trust:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$953.50
Sale of Lots and Graves
190.00
1,143.50
Trust Fund Withdrawals:
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
$244.87
Library Funds
120.57
Washington Street Cemetery- Permanent Fund
782.60
1,148.04
REFUNDS
School Lunch-Petty Cash
$25.00
Collector's Dept .- Petty Cash
100.00
County of Plymouth-Dog License Refund
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