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Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
4.40
0.00
13.55 J.W.
Charles E. Chadwick
200.00
8.84
0.00
28.35
Thom
Conrad Willers
200.00
8.66
0.00
23.49
Walter R. Hall
100.00
4.24
0.00
Mrs. Albert I. Farrar
200.00
9.46
0.00
44.19
Charles E. Holden
100.00
4.24
0.00
9.81
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
12.60
0.00
124.90
George V. Jackson
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.89
Lorenzo D. F. Marston
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.76
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
4.46
0.00
15.39
Neil D. Dwyer
100. 00
4.24
0.00
9.81
Ray Clark
150.00
6.62
0.00
20.75
H. Elizabeth Turner
150. 00
6.62
0.00
20.75
Charles A. and
Elizabeth Bates
100. 00
4.24
0.00
9.55
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
4.24
0.00
9.65
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
8.72
0.00
24.99
George A. Poole
150.00
6.66
0.00
22.12
M. Josephine Farrar
Flower Fund
500.00
22.38
23.80
52.69
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
8.50
0.00
19.47
Eva Delaney
200.00
9.26
0.00
38.94
Minot F. Williamson
200.00
8.60
0.00
21.67
Muriel Smellie
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.74
Mrs
John W. Ekstrom
100. 00
4.28
0.00
11.08
Will
Anna M. Carey
200.00
9.38
0.00
42.18
Robert Withers
100.00
4.28
0.00
10.49
Mabel T. Rowell
200.00
9.02
0.00
32.78
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Truman C. Crowner
100.00
4.40
0.00
14.14
Ger
Albin J. Johnson
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.21
Charles Cutler
200.00
9.26
0.00
38.93
Frank E. Lind and
Henry G. Burnside
200. 00
8.92
0.00
29.95
Gra
William .W. Leonard
200.00
8.68
3.50
20.35
W. H. Sharp
100.00
4.28
0.00
10.30
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Haro Mary
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Mrs.
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James T. Murray
30.00
1.20
0.00
1.36
Mrs. Henry Hines
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.80
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Young
100.00
4.36
0.00
12.78
J. W. Hall & B. E. Hall
200.00
9.20
0.00
37.58
Thomas B. Gallagher
100.00
4.30
0.00
11.19
Anna Curtis
200.00
9.28
5.00
34.31
Mr. & Mrs. F. Winsor
Damon
75.00
3.02
0.00
3.24
Patrick Kerins
75.00
3.14
0.00
6.57
Anna Curtis Flower Fund
100.00
4.44
0.00
15.05
Bertha Mac Fadden
100.00
4.28
0.00
10.78
Gustaf A. Anderson
100.00
4.24
0.00
9.79
Herman H. Kenney
100.00
4.12
0.00
6.37
Carl W. Buckler
100.00
4.20
0.00
8.37
Sigurd & Belle Sjurson
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.80
Harold & Effie Osborne
100.00
4.04
0.00
4.53
Mary Curtis
400.00
18.20
5.00
66.24
Henry N. Powers
200.00
9.00
0.00
32.16
Alexander Black
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.30
Edward P. Keefe
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.30
Edward P. Keefe
200.00
8.78
0.00
26.59
Joseph R. Mason
200.00
8.72
0.00
24.89
Wallace H. Damon
200.00
8.78
0.00
26.60
Ainslee
200.00
8.78
0.00
26.60
Frank S. & L. Carrie
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Staples
200.00
8.52
0.00
19.56
Mrs. Charles Little
150.00
6.36
0.00
14.28
William Shimmin
125.00
5.18
0.00
8.63
,17 Alice M. McHardie
125. 00
5.18
0.00
8.63
Mrs. Samuel Olson
100.00
4.20
0.00
8.34
Edith C. Hall
100. 00
4.12
0.00
6.70
Geraldine B. Rosebach
100.00
4.16
0.00
7.78
Alfred G. Howes
200.00
8.56
0.00
20.96
Robert W. Webb
150. 00
6.46
0.00
16.58
Charles A. Snell
100.00
4.12
0.00
6.77
Grace E. Murphy
100.00
4.12
0.00
7.07
Marshall W. & Hassie
T. Grigsby
200.00
8.44
0.00
17.59
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Emma J. Turner
Damon
150.00
6.62
0.00
21.10
Joseph A. Studley
200.00
8.36
0.00
16.12
Archie F. Merritt
100.00
4.16
0.00
7.46
Michael L. Cullinan or
Mary L. Bennett
200.00
8.24
0.00
12.95
Bessie Keene & Perley Keene
200.00
8.20
0.00
11.59
William J. Gunn
150.00
6.10
0.00
7.64
Carrie W. Keene
300.00
12.28
0.00
16.32
Mrs. Marie P. Martin
Fund
50.00
2. 06
0.00
3.39
Carl Frederickson
200.00
8.12
0.00
9.47
Herman P. & John D. Dickman
200.00
8.12
0.00
9.47
John Marshall
75.00
3.06
0.00
4.06
George H. Scothorne
200.00
8.16
0.00
10.83
Joseph B. Sousa
100.00
4.08
0.00
5.41
J. H. Prouty & Alfred
Prouty
100. 00
4.04
0.00
4.71
Frank & Virginia
Cashman
100.00
4.04
0.00
4.71
Kenneth Campbell
150. 00
5.04
0.00
5.04
Jeanne E. Ewart
100.00
4.04
0.00
4.71
Mary J. Hansen
50.00
2.02
0.00
2.02
Richard H. Brooks
200. 00
6.04
0.00
6.04
J. Lyman Wadsworth
200.00
5.35
0.00
5.35
Eleanor Gaudette
200.00
5.35
0.00
5.35
Joseph Tulis
150. 00
3.00
0.00
3.00
Charles Mac Faden
150. 00
3.00
0.00
3.00
Mrs. Sigrid Johnson
200.00
2.67
0.00
2.67
L. A. Weatherby
200. 00
2.00
0.00
2.00
Rena F. Jones
100.00
.67
0.00
.67
June Lepisto
100.00
.67
0.00
.67
Frederick A. Nutt
100.00
.67
0.00
.67
Richard & Elaine Watson
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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Henry F. Dunton
100. 00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Helen C. Frederickson
200. 00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$22,621.40
$971.05
$60.30
$3,798.68
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
During the past year valuation of land has been a concern of your Board of Assessors. We look forward to substantial pro- gress in this area during the coming year.
Also during the past year, our Assessors Maps have been brought up to date showing all recent subdivisions of land. These maps represent a heavy financial investment to our town. It is imperative these maps be kept up to date.
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As a note of interest, indicating the increased amount of routine work on Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, the Assessors' Office handled as many Excise Commitments in six months in 1963 as the whole of 1962 and almost half of this amount had to be abated due to transfers of registrations.
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On March 16, 1963, Stanley N. Baker was re-elected to the Board of Assessors for one year to complete the unexpired term of W. Clarke Atwater. Francis L. Logue was elected on this date to a three-year term on the Board of Assessors, this posi- tion having been left vacant due to Earle F. Allen's decision not to run again after serving so faithfully for eleven years.
The Board of Assessors wishes to thank the citizens of Nor- well again for their patience and cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY N. BAKER, Chairman JOHN L. CROWLEY FRANCIS L. LOGUE Board of Assessors
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1963 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Appropriated at Annual
Town Meeting
$1,184, 903.99
From Available Funds 213,847.46
$1,398, 751.45 37.00
Deficit due to abatement 1960
STATE - TAX AND ASSESSMENTS
1963 Estimates State Parks
and Reservations
2,176.39
Audit: Town Accounts
144.69
2,321.08
2,321.08
COUNTY - TAX AND ASSESSMENTS
County Tax
17,870.04
Tuberculosis Hospital Assess.
4,516.47
22,386.51
OVERLAY OF CURRENT YEAR
40,000.00
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED $1,463,496.04
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax 85,970.87
Corporation Taxes
14,817.61
Old Age Tax (Meals) 1,273.26
Reimbursement on account of
publicly owned land 17.70
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 84, 718. 76
Licenses 5,900.00
Fines 400.00
Special Assessments
500.00
General Government
2,200.00
Protection of Persons and
Property 700.00
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Health and Sanitation
$4,500.00
Charities (other than Federal grants) 1,500.00
Old Age Assistance (other than Federal grants) 13,000.00
Veterans' Services
1,200.00
School (Funds from Income Tax not included) 25,000.00
Public Service Enterprise
(such as Water Department)
27,000.00
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 1,600.00
State Assistance for School
Construction
51,132.00
Total Estimated Receipts
$321,430.20
Overestimates :
County Tax
973.00
State Recreation Areas
208.58
From Available Funds : March 11, 12, & 14, 1963
E & D 193,208.85
Surplus Overlay
14,000.00
Machinery Equip.
1,500.00
Dog Fund
1,088.61
September 24, 1962
Road Machinery
1,200.00
Free Cash
2,850.00
$213, 847.46
Total Available Funds
215,029.04
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $536,459.24
NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$927, 036.80
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TOTAL TAX LEVIED
Polls - No. 1552 Tax
$3,104.00
Personal Property Valuation -
$920, 065. 00 - Tax 55,203.90
Real Estate Valuation -
$14,478, 815.00 - Tax
$868,728.90
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Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $927,036.80
1963 TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
Number of Persons Assessed:
On Personal Estate Only
141
52
193
On Real Estate Only
1,796
58
1,854
On Both Personal and
Real Estate
124
27
151
Total Number of Persons Assessed
2,198
NUMBER OF POLLS ASSESSED
1,552
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE
Stock in Trade
$68,950.00
Machinery
19,675.00
Live Stock
6,115.00
All Other Tangible Personal
Property
825,325.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $920, 065. 00
VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE
Land exclusive of Buildings 3,652,165.00
Buildings exclusive of Land 10,826, 650.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate $14,478, 815. 00
TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED ESTATE $15,398, 880. 00
Tax Rate per $1, 000. - $60. 00 (School Tax - $40.90) (General Tax - $19.10)
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Taxes for State, County, and Town Purposes
Including Overlay
Personal Estate
$55,203.90
Real Estate
868,728.90
Polls
3,104.00
Total Taxes Assessed
$927,036.80
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ESTIMATED
Under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
31
Cows (Milch)
4
Oxen
4
Yearlings
7
Heifers
1
Sheep
51
Fowl
2,200
All Other
10
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED
11,288 1/2 A.
NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ASSESSED
1,548
ABATEMENTS:
Personal Property:
Requests for Abatement 25
Requests Granted 23
Requests Denied
2
Amount Abated
12,651.66
Real Estate:
Requests for Abatement 101
Requests Granted 64
Requests Denied 37
Amount Abated 4,854.28
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REQUESTS FOR STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS
Requests Granted 114 Requests Denied 1
Amount Exempted $14,265.00
Respectfully submitted,
STANLEY N. BAKER, Chairman JOHN L. CROWLEY FRANCIS L. LOGUE Board of Assessors
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REPORT OF THE WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
To the Board of Selectmen
Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The year 1963 has been a most successful one from the stand- point of circulation, - 7, 255 titles have been borrowed. This is an increase of 1,255 books over the 1962 total of 6, 000 books borrowed. There are, as of December 1963, 900 registered borrowers, - 175 of which were new patrons this year. During the past year we have added 1, 275 books to our shelves. Of this total, 857 books were gifts to the library.
We gratefully acknowledge and thank all those, who have so graciously donated excellent reading material. The staff would especially like to thank the Norwell Women's Club, the Hanover- Norwell League of Women Voters, and the Norwell Garden Club for their gifts of much needed reference works.
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We have significantly increased the library reference depart- ment by the purchase of a set of Colliers Encyclopedia. A set of the Encyclopedia Americana is now available for circulation. A set of Encyclopedias are needed for the Intermediate and Jun- ior High levels.
The staff wish to sincerely thank Combination 2 of the Nor- well Fire Department for their many favors. We especially want to thank them for painting the ceilings, floor and window frames. They also re-lettered our small sign over the door and installed fluorescent lighting. Gaudette's Service Station also deserves our thanks for allowing our patrons to use their parking area.
Mrs. Thomas Cann, after 30 years of faithful service to the library, as Assistant Librarian, resigned in the Spring. Mrs.
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Ernest Kirby was appointed to take her place.
During 1963, the staff, along with volunteer help, have just about completed an extensive "weeding out" of outdated books. In the coming year we are going to relocate and recatalog our books and files.
It is going to become a necessity in 1964, to remain open another afternoon and also an additional half hour in the evening. This will give a total of 12 hours per week, an increase of 3 hours over the 1963 total. Because of an increase in circulation and the inconvenience of such small quarters, the extra hours are needed to better serve the members of the community. The longer hours will make it easier on the staff as well as the bor- rowers - especially the children, - who will have more time to visit the library. These efforts will require additional support from the town.
Ou Our staff forwards an invitation to visit our small, but up- to-date library, during the following hours:
Monday
2:30 - 4:30 P.M.
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00 - 9:00 P. M.
Saturday
10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Additional hours, if any, will be on Wednesday, 2:30 - 4:30 P.M., and a half hour added to each evening. The extra hours will be announced in the newspapers and the schools.
The Leonard Library, - in its small, inadequate room - will continue to serve the people of Norwell, as it has for the past 43 years.
Respectfully submitted,
MILDRED M. CARR, Librarian & Trustee HELEN KIRBY, Assistant Librarian CLAIRE FOULSHAM, Trustee LORRAINE DUTY, Trustee
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE (Plymouth County Extension Service) by ROBERT B. EWING, County Agent-Manager
The primary responsibility of the Extension Service is as the 1914 law states "to aid in diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information on the subjects relating to Agriculture and Home Economics and to encourage the appli- cation of same".
Resources of the University of Massachusetts and the United States Department of Agriculture are available to the Staff of the Plymouth County Extension Service because of a mutual assist- ance agreement.
To make this service available to you funds are provided by the Federal, State and County governments. Thus the name - Co- operative Extension Service.
Since 1915, when the Plymouth County Extension Service was organizedand established, educational information pertaining to Agriculture, Home Economics and 4-H Club Work has been given free to citizens of Plymouth County.
The Extension Service office is located in the Court House, Brockton, Mass. , andis staffed by agents who conduct programs in Agriculture, Home Economics and 4-H Club Work by furnish- ing educational information through farm and home visits, letters, newspaper articles, radio talks, meetings, office visits and tel- ephone calls.
You are invited to make full use of the services provided by the Extension Service but should remember that although the Ex- tension Service furnishes the information, it is you who makes the decision as to how the information may be used to best ad- vantage.
Requests for information can be directed to the Plymouth
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County Extension Service, Court House, Brockton, Massachu- setts.
The Board of Trustees, appointed by the Plymouth County Commissioners, administer the Plymouth County Extension Ser- vice program and is composed of the following members:
MR. JOHN PRENTICE, Plymouth Chairman MRS. ELVA BENT SWARTZ, Brockton MR. LEWIS BILLINGS, Plympton MRS. MABEL CHANDLER, Duxbury MR. JOHN DUFFY, Halifax
MRS. GLADYS GIBBS, Hanover MR. ROBERT HAMMOND, Wareham
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REPORT OF THE
SOUTH SHORE MOSQUITO CONTROL PROJECT
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Town of Norwell appropriated $4, 000. 00 for Mosquito Control and $150. 00 for Salt Marsh maintenance in 1963.
This money was used by the South Shore Mosquito Control Project, which is under the control of the State Reclamations Board, for mosquito control in this town.
The problem of control is handled in two ways, as follows:
PREVENTATIVE
Ditching and clearing of brooks.
Applying insecticide to shallow, stagnant waters that are breeding sites, to kill the larva before they emerge as biting insects.
ADULT CONTROL
Aerial spraying to kill the early summer brook of aedes mos- quitoes.
Mist spraying and fogging troublesome areas during the sum- mer.
In 1963, 9, 125 feet of ditch were reclaimed to reduce breed- ing sites; aircraft applied insecticidal dust to 2, 162 acres; 250 acres were dusted by ground equipment; 830 acres were sprayed with insecticides for larva and pupal control; insecticides were'
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applied to 605 acres by mist blower for adult and larval control and 200 acres were fogged.
Despite the Project's work, there were numerous requests for fogging from citizens of the town. These were handled as rapidly as possible.
Inthe interest of wild life conservation, the Project plans to do less aerial spraying and dusting and concentrate on the treat- ing of breeding areas with ground equipment during 1964.
Respectfully submitted,
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REPORT OF THE BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The By-Laws of the Town of Norwell, revised by vote of the Town in accordance with committee recommendations, have been properly submitted to the Attorney General and approved by him, published in accordance with the General Laws of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, and printed and compiled for distri- bution. In addition, recent changes have been incorporated in the printed copies now available for sale at the Town Clerk's office.
The By-Laws Committee feels that it has completed the tasks assigned and, therefore, submits this letter as the final commit- tee report and our formal resignation. As our last official act we wish to thank the officials of the Town for their cooperation and support during the several years we have been working on our project.
Respectfully submitted,
W. BREWSTER SOUTHWORTH, Chairman ROBERT M. BRODERICK HORACE ROSS DAVID LEE TURNER SANBORN VINCENT
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The Planning Board reorganized after the March, 1963, Town election with Ralph H. Coleman, senior member, as Chairman and John A. Randall, newly elected for a five year term, as clerk.
SUBDIVISIONS AND THE SUBDIVISION CONTROL LAW
There has been a noticeable decrease in the pace of land de- velopment. During the year it was necessary to hold but two hearings; one in January for the "Country Acres" development of 22 lots; and one in December for an extension of "Tara Drive", which has not yet been divided into individual lots. No new de- velopments appeared during the year. Whether this is the be- ginning of a trend or a temporary lull remains to be seen.
During the year we examined and endor sed 57 plans containing 92 individual lots which were not subject to the Subdivision Con- trol Law.
ZONING BY-LAWS AND PLANNING BOARD REGULATIONS
A lengthy review of the Zoning By-laws resulted in seven art- icles in the 1963 Warrant, six of which were adopted by the Town. Completion of this recurring project, together with the lessened subdivision activity, provided a respite which enabled us to make a thorough examination and revision of the Planning Board Regu- lations which govern the lay-out and construction of subdivisions. This project is now almost completed. We expect to hold the public hearing, required before adoption of the revised regula-
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tions, early in 1964.
GROWTH OF THE TOWN
The rate of growth of Norwell, as measured by new housing starts, has been relatively constant for several years at an aver- age rate of 50 to 60 houses per year. It is interesting to note that of 62 building permits for new homes issued in 1963, only 19 were for houses in approved subdivisions, and 43 were for individual lots scattered throughout the Town.
We have been fortunate in that home construction in subdivi- sions has been at a moderate rate with the build-up of each sub- division spread over a number of years. Should rapid develop- ment of large subdivisions occur, a not unlikely possibility, plans for the future based on a uniform growth rate might prove to be inadequate. Therefore, while it seems reasonably safe to pre- dict that the present rate of new home construction will continue for at least several years to come, long range predictions must be based on a somewhat higher average rate.
A conservative prediction, with no allowance for potential "population explosions", shows that we must prepare for some- thing like the following:
No. of
School Population
Year Dwellings Population Elementary Junior High High School
1963 1500
5300
970
250
300
1975 2250
8000
1450
450 700
SCHOOLS
The projected growth rate, when applied in detail to school needs, shows that we will require additional High School space by 1967 or 1968, and that despite the addition to the Cole School now under construction, we should plan for still more Elementary school space to be ready by 1969 or 1970, or possibly as early
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as 1968, depending upon how much we may be able or willing to increase class sizes and upon how many elementary class rooms may be squeezed out of the Junior High School which, by itself, should be adequate through 1973. However the pupils may be shuffled we must expect that the combined capacity of the Ele- mentary and Junior High buildings will be exceeded by 1970 and plan accordingly. These unwelcome expenditures cannot be de- ferred, failure to plan ahead will result in another needless series of Special Town Meetings to authorize crash construction pro- grams. We should not require the Permanent Building and Main- tenance Committee to operate under these conditions.
We believe the school needs of the Town for the immediate future should be met on the following time schedule and we have submitted articles for the 1964 Warrant accordingly.
Annual Town Meeting Elementary School High School
1964
Appoint site committee.
Appropriate funds for plans to be expended as needed through 1965.
1965
Appropriate funds for site acquisi- tion and prelim- inary funds for building commit- tee.
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Appropriate funds for construction. Building to be re- ady by Sept. 1968.
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This timetable will enable both buildings to be produced by the earliest date on which the need for them is now foreseen. Once funds have been made available for plans it will then be possible to delay the major appropriation and the construction of each building for one or more years if the rate of growth of the school population will permit.
GENERAL
Various other problems related to the growth of the Town have required time and attention.
A separate committee, with Planning Board representation, is working on the perennial Town Garage problem. The Perma- nent Building and Maintenance Committee is working on a pro- posal which is intended to meet the immediate need for more Administrative office facilities. The Planning Board is submit- ting a Warrant article which proposes formation of a committee to report to the 1965 meeting with a recommendation for acqui- sition of land for a combined Fire and Police Station.
A preliminary survey of the Town-owned land behind the Ju- nior High School shows that it is possible to drain it. We are submitting Warrant articles proposing further study to determine its suitability for use as athletic fields, with further action to be taken at the 1965 meeting. Because this land is ideally located contiguous to both secondary schools, we believe a thorough ex- amination of it must be made before alternate sites are given serious attention.
CAPITAL OUTLAY SCHEDULE
All of the foregoing point up the need for the development and maintenance of a long-term capital outlay schedule.
Such a schedule was originally started by the Planning Board and was introduced as part of a "Preliminary General Plan for
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Norwell" prepared by professional consultants in 1958. It was taken over a year later by the Advisory Board and, due probably to the pressure of other duties and constantly changing personnel on both Boards, has sinced passed into oblivion.
The preparation and maintenance of this essential adjunct of municipal government, whether done by amateurs or profession- als, is properly a planning function which should be under the jurisdiction of the Planning Board.
During the coming year we propose to prepare, to the best of our ability, a schedule of capital outlay requirements for the next five or six years. Such a schedule, revised periodically to suit changing conditions, will show the impact on the tax rate of undeferrable major projects such as schools; will enable us to schedule deferrable projects intelligently so as to even out annual expenditures; and will help us to visualize the long term effects of various methods of financing capital expenditures.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH H. COLEMAN, Chairman CHARLES W. BAYLEY, JR. RICHARD A. HOUSLEY THEODORE R. LOVE JOHN A. RANDALL, Clerk
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Board of Selectmen
Norwell, Massachusetts
CLINICS: The Board of Health, together with the Norwell Lions Club, conducted a Glaucoma Clinic.
The third Polio Clinic (Sabin-Type II) was held early in the year. We estimate that 97% of the inhabitants of the Town have now been immunized.
In the latter part of the year skin tests for T. B. exposure were made on nearly all of the children in school and X-ray tests were done on nearly 500 adults.
PUMPING CESSPOOLS AND RELATED PROBLEMS: A major problem of the Board during this past year arose because of the violation of rules by a licensed cesspool pumping service. The license to dump was revoked and the area involved was cleaned up to the satisfaction of this Board and the State Sanitary Engi- neers. This action cured a violation but it does not solve the underlyingproblem of disposal of cesspool material. The Town must have an area for this purpose, at least until there is Town sewerage. For this reason the Board has prepared two articles for the Warrant; one for the taking of land by eminent domain, and the other for plans for disposal pits.
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