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BOARDOF WATER COMMISSIONERS - TERM 3 YEARS
Augustine J. Thibodeau, Chairman 1969
1968
Edward J. Walsh 1970
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR - TERM 1 YEAR
E. Arnold Joseph 1968
W. J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY TRUSTEES- TERM 3 YEARS
Claire E. Foulsham, Chairman
1970
Lorraine D. Duty, Secretary
1968
John D. Lindsay
1969
MODERATOR - TERM 1 YEAR
David L. Turner 1968
Jacob Lee Turner, Dept. Engineer
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PLANNING BOARD - TERM 5 YEARS
John A. Randall, Chairman
1968
Gilbert A. Cummings, Vice Chairman
1969
Richard K. McMullan, Clerk
1971
Philip Joseph
1972
Robert R. Reed
1970
Theodore R. Love
1967
E. Arnold Joseph, Work Supervisor
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - TERM 3 YEARS
Harold G. Simms, Chairman
1968
Ann D. Burrows, Clerk
1969
Robert J. Palli
1968
John C. Bond
1969
Robert N. Maglathlin
1970
J. Peter Hall
1967
REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE TERM 3 YEARS
William J. Dale
1970
John O'L Edmonds
1967
TOWN CLERK - TERM 3 YEARS
Nellie G. Tarr
1969
TOWN COLLECTOR - TERM 3 YEARS
Elizabeth J. Power
1968
TOWN TREASURER - TERM 3 YEARS
Elizabeth J. Power
1968
TREE WARDEN - TERM 1 YEAR
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr.
1968
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
ADVISORY BOARD - TERM 3 YEARS
James P. Hall, Chairman
1969
John Petze, Vice Chairman
1968
Richard A. Leahy, Secretary
1968
Minnie K. Abrahams, Asst. Secretary
1970
Samuel J. Ballerini
1970
Albert B. Loring
1969
James F. Staples
1970
George B. Gregory, Jr.
1968
Edgar Horton
John H. Halford, Jr., Resigned
1969
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AID TO AGRICULTURE - TERM 1 YEAR
William D. Jacobs, Agent
1968
ATHLETIC FIELD COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
Arthur A. Raymond, Chairman
Richard L. McBrine
Robert R. Reed
William C. Bennett
Robert J. Palli
BOARD OF APPEALS - TERM 3 YEARS
Stanley H. Richards, Chairman®
1968
Earle M. Newton, Clerk
1969
Sanborn Vincent
1970
Edwin R. Trafton, Resigned
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
Henry J. Walter
1968
L. Edward Sibley
1970
BOARDOF FIRE ENGINEERS - TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt, Chief Engineer
1968
Loring L. Wadsworth, Deputy
1968
James T. King, Clerk
1968
John J. Winske, Jr.
1968
Donald H. Newton
1968
Orville E. Devine
1968
BOARD OF REGISTRARS - TERM 3 YEARS
Charles G. Prouty, Chairman
1968
Ruth M. Murray
1969
Nellie G. Tarr, Clerk
1969
Paul B. MacDonald
1970
BUILDING CODE - BOARD OF APPEALS TERM 3 YEARS
Charles C. Ford
1969
Emanuel A. Joseph
1968
Arthur F. DuLong
1970
ALTERNATE MEMBERS:
Alexander Knowles
Richard K. McMullan
BUILDING INSPECTOR - TERM 1 YEAR
Charles E. White 1968
ALTERNATE BUILDING INSPECTOR - TERM 1 YEAR
Richard C. Wiley 1968
William T. Stohn 1967
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BY-LAW COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
W. Brewster Southworth, Chairman
David L. Turner, Clerk
Horace Ross Sanborn Vincent
Robert M. Broderick
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE - TERM 2 YEARS
Robert F. Dwyer, Chairman
1969
Gilbert A. Cummings, Secretary
1969
George B. Gregory, Jr.
1967
John Petze
1969
Jerry West
1968
Minnie K. Abrahams
1968
Theodore R. Love
1967
Robert Zildjian, Resigned
John J. Halford, Jr., Resigned
CIVIL DEFENCE DIRECTOR - INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater
CONSERVATION COMMISSION - TERM 3 YEARS
Arthur L. Merritt, Chairman
1970
Katherine E. Cranton, Secretary
1969
George H. Whitcher, Jr.
1970
David C. Stewart
1968
Mildred T. Hastings
1969
Joseph P. Paradis
1970
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr.
1968
Robert R. Reed, Ex Officio
CONSTABLES - TERM 1 YEAR
George F. Cavanaugh
1968
Harland W. Farrar
1968
Theodore Baldwin
1968
COUNCIL ON AGING - TERM 3 YEARS
Mary J. Petze, Chairman
1970
Robert G. MacWilliams
1969
Warner M. Abbott
1969
Gladys L. Wilder
1970
Thomas J. Coughlin, Resigned
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION - TERM 5 YEARS
Loring H. Jacobs, Chairman
1968
Frederick A. Truelove
1969
Mario G. Cayon
1971
D. Frank Mederos
1968
Richard A. Gaudette
1972
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DOG OFFICER - TERM 1 YEAR
Robert L. Molla 1968
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
John A. Randall, Chairman
Ann Burrows
Richard A. Caldwell
Robert R. Detwiler
Duncan Banks
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD - INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater, Chairman
Kenneth J. Bradeen
Warren P. Merritt
FENCE VIEWER - TERM 1 YEAR
Paul C. Rasmussen J. Bernard Scott 1968
1968
FOREST FIRE WARDEN - TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt 1968
Loring L. Wadsworth, Deputy 1968
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS - TERM 1 YEAR
Richard E. Cugnasca 1968
INSPECTOR OF GAS - TERM 1 YEAR
George A. Beach 1968
ALTERNATE INSPECTOR OF GAS - TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt
1968
INSPECTOR OF WIRES - TERM 1 YEAR
Raymond A. Hansen
1968
ALTERNATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES - TERM 1 YEAR
J. Lee Turner 1968
INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
Donald Shepherd, Chairman Margaret Crowell Dumas, Clerk Harold G. Dutton
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL - TERM 3 YEARS
Reginald M. Savage
1968
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MOTH SUPERINTENDENT - TERM 1 YEAR
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr.
1968
PERMANENT BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE INDEFINITE TERM
Richard E. Bergeron, Chairman
William R. Schultz, Clerk
Arthur A. Raymond
Duncan Banks
Fred N. Levin
Harold E. Cranton
George Frost
Clinton V. MacCoy, Resigned
Leonard E. Marsden, Resigned
PERMANENT DRAINAGE COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
Donald E. Schwinn, Chairman
Robert W. Eich, Clerk
Richard E. Splaine
William C. Bennett
Robert Esterberg
Robert M. Broderick, Resigned
E. Arnold Joseph, Ex Officio
PLUMBING INSPECTORS - INDEFINITE TERM
George A. Beach Edward P. Roach
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Kenneth J. Bradeen Sergeant Ellsworth G. Keene
PERMANENT PATROLMEN
Theodore A. Baldwin Richard C. Joseph
Richard W. Souther Peter C. Tulis
PERMANENT INTERMITTENT PATROLMEN
Harland W. Farrar John E. Martin Austin S. Reynolds
Robert L. Molla Donald G. Robbins Lloyd S. West
Dennis W. Buettner
PROVISIONAL INTERMITTENT PATROLMEN
Harold A. Young John N. Mesheau
William C. Smith David Nichols
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AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS
W. Clarke Atwater
Ralph C. Bassett
Lawrence S. Hebb, Jr.
John A. Masson David H. Nichols James E. Power
Philip Joseph
Frank N. Knudsen
Gordon A. Lambert
Stanley D. Lawrence, Jr.
Edward W. Quigley William C. Smith Paul R. Sorenson, Jr. Clifford F. Torrey
Richard S. Rogers, Jr.
POLICE MATRONS - TERM 1 YEAR
Helen B. Johnson
1968
Norma J. Wadsworth
1968
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS - TERM 1 YEAR
W. Clarke Atwater
1968
Chester A. Bell
1968
Lloyd B. Henderson
1968
Elinor T. Smith
1968
Jeanne Clawson
1968
PUBLIC WEIGHER - TERM 1 YEAR
Wendall H. Prouty
1968
RATION BOARD - INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater, Chairman
Paul C. Rasmussen
Wandell M. Mooney
RECREATION COMMISSION - INDEFINITE TERM
Robert G. MacWilliams, Chairman
Ruth M. Marsh, Secretary
James T. King
Mary O. Knapp
Austin S. Reynolds, Jr.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES - TERM 1 YEAR
John D. Dickman 1968
SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL, INC. INDEFINITE TERM
Richard A. Housley, Representative Mario G. Cayon, Resigned William Hudspeth, Representative
SOUTH SHORE MOSQUITO CONTROL PROJECT INDEFINITE TERM William C. Bennett, Representative
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TOWN ACCOUNTANT - TERM 3 YEARS
Harry L. Chase, Jr. 1969
TOWN COUNSEL - TERM 1 YEAR
David L. Turner
1968
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE - TERM 1 YEAR
Paul C. Rasmussen 1968
John C. Slupski D. Frank Mederos, Resigned
1968
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr., Ex Officio
TOWN OFFICE MANAGER - TERM 3 YEARS
Harry L. Chase, Jr. 1969
VETERANS AGENT, BURIAL AGENT, AND DIRECTOR OF VETERANS SERVICES - TERM 1 YEAR
Dorothy M. Dickson 1968
Leonard W. Rowe, Jr., Resigned
VETERANS GRAVES OFFICER - TERM 1 YEAR
Wesley H. Osborne, Jr. 1968
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY COMMITTEE - TERM 3 YEARS
Wilder A. Gaudette, Chairman
1968
William D. Jacobs
1969
William Hills 1970
John R. Reardon
1967
WETLAND STUDY COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
Arthur L. Merritt, Chairman
Albert B. Loring
Charles C. Ford
Edward F. Walsh
Richard K. McMullan
David L. Turner
Richard E. Splaine
Chester A. Rimmer, Resigned
Reginald M. Savage, Ex Officio
Conservation Commission Advisory Board Board of Health Board of Water Commissioners Planning Board Town Counsel Permanent Drainage Committee
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
To the Citizens and Taxpayers of Norwell
The Board of Assessors is faced with the responsibility of valuating the real and personal property within the town. The amounts of money spent or voted for expenditure at Town Meeting are raised according to this valuation. Individual valuations are not changed to conform with the expenditures of the town. The monies necessary to permit Norwell to function within the normal precepts of town government are reflected in the tax rate.
The duties and legal obligations of the Board of Assessors as estab- lished by Massachusetts law and implemented by the State Bureau of Corporations and Taxation require your local board to assess at full and fair cash value. Your present board is more than qualified to fulfill this obligation. The individual tax bill of the real and personal properties within the Town of Norwell is the responsibility of those citizens whose desires are expressed through their votes at the Annual Town Meeting. We, the Assessors of Norwell, do not decide how much you, the taxpayer of Norwell, shall spend each year to fulfill these obligations and commit- ments that you feel necessary to Norwell's standard of local government.
The amounts of money raised are the responsibility of the taxpayer. The individual contribution of each taxpayer based on the real and personal property ownership is this board's responsibility. Our sincere and only desire is to have this individual responsibility equitably distributed based on the full and fair cash value of that personal and real property.
The Board of Assessors appeared in the Appellate Tax Court several times during the past year. All decisions on value were found in favor of the Town of Norwell.
The Board of Assessors has initiated a program for its members to continue studies to increase their knowledge in assessing and appraising of both real and personal property. We feel that this is very necessary to keep up with changes in real estate law and appraisal techniques.
Included in this year's budget is a capital outlay item of $1,000. This is for a new typewriter and new desks and chairs. At present, one member does not have a desk to work at. The other two members work at an old back-to-back desk that is inadequate. This office represents a fifty- million dollar operation and we must have the tools with which to work. The Advisory Board suggests we wait until new town offices are built. This may take years as it has been in the study stage for three years already.
During the past year the town map system has been increased and at this time we have just received the new Atlas which will be in use within the next week. We are expanding this map program to include the loca- tions of buildings on the lots.
Again, the Board thanks you for your cooperation and understanding.
Respectfully submitted, BOARD OF ASSESSORS Francis L. Logue, Chairman James E. Macaulay Richard E. Splaine
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1967 RECAPITULATION
TOWN:
Appropriated at Annual Town Meeting
$2,117,001.28 143,123.64
From Available Funds
$2,260,124.92
Amount necessary to satisfy final court judgments
13,000.00
Deficit Due to Abatements 1964,1965,1966
13,781.06
School Lunches
12,281.29
Libraries
1,301.75
Natural Resources, Self Help Program
500.00
COUNTY: Tax and Assessments:
County Tax
41,723.59
County Hospital
11,367.12
53,090.71
STATE: Tax and Assessments:
1967 Estimates:
State Recreation Areas
5,372.95
Audit of Municipal Accounts
4,642.17
Area Plan Council
290.90
Mass. Bay Transportation Authority
607.68
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills
632.10
1966 Underestimates:
State Recreation Areas
805.05
Area Plan Council
21.15
Mass. Bay Transportation Authority
.01
12,372.01
OVERLAY of current year
46,151.70
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$2,413,946.90
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
161,018.95
1967 Estimated Receipts from the Local Aid and Agency Funds
488,731.44
Licenses
8,527.63
Fines
647.00
General Government
2,565.68
Protection of Persons and Property
570.60
Health and Sanitation
40.00
School (local receipts of School Committee)
1,172.35
Libraries (local receipts other than State Aid)
206.83
Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Dept.) 58,782.71
Cemeteries (other than Trust Funds and Sale of Lots) 885.00
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Interest: On Taxes and Assessments
1,414.46
On Deposit
13,768.59
Welfare Recoveries
2,683.00
Trailer Fees
2,498.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $ 743,512.24
Amounts voted to be taken from available funds:
March 13 & 14, 1967
Various Available Funds
138,123.64
May 22, 1967 Engineering Fund
5,000.00
TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS
143,123.64 $
Total Estimated Receipts & Available Funds
886,635.88
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$1,527,311.02
TOTAL TAX LEVIED
Personal Property Valuation $1,548,520.00 Tax
55,127.31
Real Estate Valuation
$41,353,475.00 Tax 1,472,183.71
Total Taxes Levied on Property
$1,527,311.02
ABATEMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS
Personal Property
Requests for Abatement
9
Requests Granted
5
Requests Denied
4
Amount Abated $ 724.46
Real Estate
Requests for Abatement
128
Requests Granted 38
Requests Denied
90
Amount Abated $ 5,512.72
Statutory Exemptions
Veterans, Widows and Blind
Requests for Exemption
125
Requests Granted 125
Amounted Exempted
$ 9,398.40
Certain Elderly Persons
Requests for Exemption
54
Requests Granted 52
Requests Denied 2
Amount Exempted $ 17,316.40
Church Exemptions
Requests for Exemption 5
Requests Granted 5
Amount Exempted
$ 1,822.72
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1967 TABLE OF AGGREGATES
NUMBER OF PARCELS ASSESSED 2,974
Total
# Bills on Personal Estate # Bills on Real Estate # Bills on Farm Animal Excise
167 2,974. 1 1
2,974
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE Stock in Trade Machinery Live Stock
118,020.00 78,425.00 9,635.00
All Other Tangible Personal Property
1,342,440.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate
$1,548,520.00
VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE Land exclusive of Buildings 10,349,125.00
Buildings exclusive of Land 31,004,350.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
41,353,475.00 $42,901,995.00
Tax Rate per $1,000 - $35.60 (School Tax - $20.71) (General Tax - $14.89)
TAXES FOR STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY OR TOWN PURPOSES, INCLUDING OVERLAY On Personal Estate On Real Estate
55,147.33
Total Taxes Assessed
$1,527,331.04
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ASSESSED
Horses
48
Cows
4
Sheep
51
Fowl 485
Mules
2
Donkeys
2
Ducks
2
Goats
4
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED 10,750 acres NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ASSESSED 1,836
1,472,183.71
TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED ESTATE
167
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass.
Applications for household sewage disposal permits continue to be one of our major concerns. The enforcement of our regulations may not win us a popularity contest, but we feel strongly that they are for the protec- tion of all, homeowner, builder, and Town in general.
It is expected that the new State Law requiring children entering school to have had DPT and measles shots, as well as Polio Drinks, will increase the attendance at our Pre-school Clinics. We continue to offer these in the schools, along with the annual Heaf Testing for Tuberculosis of grades I, IV, VII, and XI.
With the new Vinal School in operation, and an increasing school pop- ulation, we have enlarged our nursing staff to two part-time and two full- time nurses.
Our dump, under the able management of Mr. Gunderway, continues to be one of the best on the South Shore. In spite of the excellence of the dump, it is obvious that open dumps will be illegal in the near future. Therefore, the Board has an Article in the Warrant requesting $1,500.00 for a study committee to work in conjunction with surrounding towns to investigate Regional Refuse Disposal. We have already done some pre- liminary investigation of this problem and strongly urge that the Article be passed so that Norwell will be represented in the formulation of the area plan.
Respectfully submitted, Katherine R. Fuller, Chairman John F. O'Halloran, M.D., Secretary Edward P. Baker, Jr., M.D.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Routine matters took up the usual amount of time of the Board and any outline of them would be tedious reading. The Minutes of the Meetings of the Board and the actions taken are open records and readily available at the Town Offices. There are several matters that, looking to the future, merit mention in some detail.
There are many ways in the Town, some unused, some with restricted use whose origins go far back in the history of the Town. The records covering the origin and actual location of these ways are in many in- stances cloudy and obscure. As the Town grows and more and more land for development is taken up these ways can and will become a source of misunderstanding, trouble and expense to the Town.
It is for these reasons that the Board authorized the expenditure of considerable time and some monies in researching the origin and loca- tion of Chittenden Lane. This was undertaken by the Board in the best interest of the Town.
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The results of this research were voluminous, confusing and contra- dictory to the extent that great doubt exists in the minds of the Board. It was therefore arranged, with all parties concurring, that a court de- cision be obtained. It is hopeful that this decision will be helpful to future Boards and give direction to what action should be taken to fore- stall future problems and misunderstandings in this area.
Many matters of great concern to the Town hinge upon the publication of a municipal survey, initially introduced at the 1967 Annual Meeting and implemented by Town action at a Special Meeting in May 1967. At the time of this report, December 27, 1967, that survey is very near com- pletion but not yet available. Because of this, articles for the Annual Meeting of 1968 are fewer than usual.
Surveys and long-term planning programs are useful tools. However, the future as it appears in 1968 and as it becomes fact in say 1980 can be quite different. It is of great importance that actions taken based on any forecasts should be carefully studied so that commitments to the future allow flexibility to meet changes in conditions that are certain to occur.
There is no question that Norwell is a growing Town, and as such, is and will for some time be faced with expanding requirements in personnel and services in all areas with corresponding increases in all departmen- tal budgets. In the area of Public Welfare, not only will a normal cost growth occur, but with the advent of Medicaid a substantial additional financial burden seems inevitable.
It is becoming increasingly evident that the cost of operation of all Town functions, capital expenditures, interest costs, etc. are going to for some time increase at a faster rate than the rate of growth of the tax base. This can have only one result, larger tax bills.
For these reasons all the people of Norwell should carefully study this municipal report so that any actions taken represent a proper blend of forward planning, civic responsibility and practical fiscal policy.
Richard A. Housley, Chairman Theodore R. Love Chester A. Rimmer
REPORT OF THE CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Norwell
The objective of this committee is to prepare a report to the Town which will suggest the scheduling of capital expenditures and their impact on the tax rates over the next five-year period.
The following was accepted as a definition of "Capital Expenditures" for the purpose of our study:
1. Any project costing $5,000 or more.
2. Any item of equipment with a useful life of more than 5 years and costing $5,000 or more.
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3. Any vehicle purchase.
4. Any real estate transaction.
The Municipal Expansion Study, being conducted by the Board of Selectmen, will provide valuable information regarding the Town's needs for Schools, Town Offices, Police facilities, and other data. This Com- mittee personally interviewed representatives of the following Town Boards and Departments in order to determine their needs: Highway Department, Water Department, Recreation Commission, Welfare Depart- ment, Council on Aging, Fire Department, Civil Defense, Tree Warden, Conservation Commission, Drainage Committee, and Wetland Study Com- mittee.
The data thus collected from these two sources will be compiled and evaluated with recommendations as to the scheduling of projects over the next 5 years and the yearly impact on the tax rate.
It is planned that the report of the Committee will be printed for distribution before the Town Meeting which will consider articles request- ing capital expenditures resulting from the Municipal Expansion Study.
Respectfully submitted, Robert Dwyer, Chairman Mrs. Henry Abrahams John Petze Jerry West Gilbert Cummings, Secretary
REPORT OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
By vote of the Town Meeting last March, the selectmen were instructed to purchase a new ambulance for the town, to be operated as a unit of the Civil Defense Agency and under the direction of the Ambulance Committee composed of the Civil Defense Director, Police Chief, and the Fire Chief. For this purpose $10,000.00 was appropriated. After publication of speci- fications and the advertising for bids in accordance with the town by-laws, a bid was received from Fredrickson Bros. of Norwell for an International Ambulance at a cost of $9,995.00. This vehicle met all the specifications and the needs of the town and was delivered in September and put into service at once. It has proven to be most satisfactory for our needs.
During the year Red Cross first aid courses were held for drivers and attendants, to qualify them in accordance with the law. A schedule of stand-bys for nights and week ends was set up so that the Communica- tions Center knows what drivers are available at any time. Other drivers and Police are available during week days.
During the past year, 86 paid runs were made, using both the old and the new vehicle. This does not include resuscitator calls and house fires, at which times the ambulance is on standby at the scene.
The director attended a two day seminar in Auburn in September on disaster planning sponsored by the Mass. Hospital Association, Hospital directors and civil defense personnel from all over the state attended and it was a most valuable session, particularly as the Civil Defense Pre-
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packaged Hospital stored in Norwell is now assigned to the South Shore Hospital for emergency needs.
Fortunately no serious emergencies occurred during the year necessi- tating the calling out of Civil Defense units, but training programs have continued as in the past.
Respectfully submitted, W. Clarke Atwater, Director
REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Since the Norwell Conservation Commission was appointed in 1961, members have spent many hours implementing the official duties of the Commission which is "to promote the development of natural resources".
The first projects regarded by the Commission as being of prime im- portance were to acquire the land taken by the United States Government for the Hingham Ammunition Depot; and protecting the salt marshes. Both now are accomplished facts. A member of the Conservation Com- mission, Wesley H. Osborne, Jr., has been appointed by the Selectmen to serve on an advisory board which will plan for the best use of the land now owned by the Mass. Dept. of Natural Resources, formerly in the Hing- ham Ammunition Depot. This Board will be made up of members from Hingham, Cohasset, Scituate, Norwell and various state officials. The aim will be to provide recreational facilities, taking full advantage of all this large tract can offer.
Since legislation passed in Massachusetts in 1957 (Chap. 223 of the Acts of 1957) 260 Massachusetts towns have adopted Conservation Com- missions, as have most other New England states. Since 1961 the Self- Help program, with up to 50% reimbursement for purchases of land, has been eligible only to towns with Conservation Commissions. Now more assistance, financial and otherwise, may be expected from other agencies such as the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR), Plymouth Conservation District and other cooperating agencies. The Norwell Conservation Commission follows legislation relating to conservation to help us to coordinate all possible resources available.
The Norwell Soil Study map, obtained from the U. S. Dept. of Agri- culture Plymouth County Soil Cons. District for less than $1,000.00 should continue to give invaluable information for planning suitable use of Norwell land and protecting the natural resources at the same time. The Norwell Cons. Com. has been consulted by several area towns who needed information in acquiring a soil study map for their own town. Our map, which is in the custody of the Town Clerk, has been borrowed by other government agencies to expedite their planning.
Norwell Cons. Commission has provided the Metropolitan Area Planning Council with a Norwell resources inventory, and additional in- formation is being supplied to allow us to continue to qualify for the Self-Help program. The Cons. Com, recently turned over a check for $500.00 to the Town Treasurer, half the purchase price of land bought at the Hingham-Norwell line to protect the water fields as a cooperative venture with Hingham, This money was received from the Self-Help
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