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Highway Surveyor
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Inspector of Animals 29 Inspector of Building 29 Inspector of Wires 31 James Library Report 31 Planning Board 32 Plymouth County Extension Service 35 Police Department 36 Public Welfare 37 Recreation Commission 39 41
School Committee
School Department Roster and Calendar 48
Associate Superintendent's Report 49
High School Principal's Report 51
Junior High School Principal's Report 53 Grace Farrar Cole School Principal's Report 56
Ella F. Osborn Elementary School Principal's Report 57
Report of Guidance Director 60
Lunch Program Supervisor's Report 62
School Physician's Report 63
School Nurses' Report 64 Enrollment 65
Teaching Staff Statistics 66
Regional High School Treasurer's Report 73
Sealer of Weights and Measures 79
Selectmen's Report 80
South Shore Mosquito Control Project 82
Town Accountant's Report
84
Balance Sheet 116
Town Clerk's Report 120
Annual Town Meeting, March 9, 1964, Warrant 120
Annual Town Meeting, March 9, 1964, Minutes 133
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 10, 1964, Minutes 148
Adjourned Town Meeting, March 12, 1964, Minutes 152
Annual Town Election, March 14, 1964 157
Presidential Primary, April 28, 1964, Warrant 160
Presidential Primary, April 28, 1964 162
State Primary, September 10, 1964, Warrant 168
State Primary, September 10, 1964 170
State Election, November 3, 1964, Warrant 173
State Election, November 3, 1964 178
State Election Recount, November 14, 1964 183
Appointments, Recorded 185
Appropriations, List of 189
Births 195
Brought Into Town For Burial 202
Deaths 203
Dog Licenses 207
Fish and Game Licenses 208
Gasoline Storage Permits 208
Jurors Drawn
209
Jurors, List of 210
Not for Circulation
Marriages 213
Registration of Voters 217
Resignations
218
Town Collector's Report
219
Town Forest
221
Town Officers, Appointed
5
Town Officers, Elected
3
Town Treasurer's Report
222
Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent 225
Veterans' Agent and Service Officer 226
Visiting Nurse's Report
227
Visiting Nurse Association 228 Washington Street Cemetery Committee 231 Water Commissioners 231
William J. Leonard Memorial Library 232
Zoning Board of Appeals 234
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TOWN OF NORWELL PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS
Twelfth Congressional District HASTINGS KEITH, WEST BRIDGEWATER
First Councillor District NICHOLAS W. MITCHELL, FALL RIVER
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial Districts WILLIAM D. WEEKS, COHASSET
Second Plymouth Representative District ALFRED R. SHRIGLEY, HINGHAM
County Commissioners NORMAN G. MacDONALD, CHAIRMAN HANSON
GEORGE A. RIDDER
E. BRIDGEWATER
JOHN J. FRANEY
ABINGTON
Population, 1965 State Census, 6,387
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TOWN, OFFICERS, BOARDS, DEPARTMENTS COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
BOARD OF ASSESSORS - TERM 3 YEARS
James E. Macaulay
1968
Francis L. Logue
1966
Stanley N. Baker
1967
BOARD OF HEALTH - TERM 3 YEARS
Richard B. Kearsley, Chairman 1966
Willis R. Keene, Secretary
1967
Katherine R. Fuller Loring L. Wadsworth, Agent
1968
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE - TERM 3 YEARS
Ralph H. Colemen, Chairman and Clerk 1967
Ruth C. Hersey
1966
Thomas S. Cann
1968
Pearl M. Gilmore Director of
Public Assistance
BOARD OF SELECTMEN - TERM 3 YEARS
Chester A. Rimmer, Chairman 1966
Ernest J. Milani
1967
Richard A. Housley
1968
G. Herbert Repass
1965
Harry L. Chase, Jr. Clerk
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS - TERM 3 YEARS
Ausustine J. Thibodeau, Chairman 1966
Jacob Lee Turner 1968
1967
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR - TERM 1 YEAR
E. Arnold Joseph 1966
W. J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY TRUSTEES -TERM 3 YEARS
Lorraine D. Duty
1968
Mildred M. Carr
1966
Claire E. Foulsham 1967
Edward F. Walsh
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MODERATOR - TERM 1 YEAR
David L. Turner 1966
PLANNING BOARD - TERM 5 YEARS
Charles W. Bayley, Jr., Chairman
1966
Theodore R. Love, Vice Chairman 1967
Gilbert A. Cummings, Clerk 1969
John A. Randall
1968
Robert R. Reed
1970
Richard A. Housley
1965
E. Arnold Joseph, Ex officio
SCHOOL COMMITTEE - TERM 3 YEARS
J. Peter Hall, Chairman 1967
Margaret E. C. Reeser, Vice Chairman
1966
Robert J. Palli, Clerk 1968
Fletcher Boig
1966
Harold G. Simms
1968
George B. Gregory, Jr.
1965
REGIONAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE - TERM 3 YEARS
John O'L Edmonds 1967
TOWN CLERK - TERM 3 YEARS
Nellie G. Tarr
1966
TOWN COLLECTOR - TERM 3 YEARS
Elizabeth J. Power
1968
TOWN TREASURER - TERM 3 YEARS
Mary Jane Petze
1968
John E. Andrews, Resigned
TREE WARDEN - TERM 1 YEAR
W. H. Osborne, Jr. 1966
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
ADVISORY BOARD -TERM 3 YEARS
James P. Hall, Chairman 1966
Allan K. Hamer, Vice Chairman 1968
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John Petze, Secretary
1968
Albert B. Loring
1966
John H. Halford, Jr.
1966
Samuel J. Ballerini
1967
Minnie K. Abrahams
1967
James F. Staples
1967
George B. Gregory, Jr.
1968
Douglas A. Donahue
1965
James E. Macauley, Resigned
AID TO AGRICULTURE - TERM 1 YEAR
William D. Jacobs, Agent 1966
ATHLETIC FIELD COMMITTEE - INDEFINITE TERM
Arthur A. Raymond, Chairman
J. Peter Hall
Richard L. McBrine
Robert R. Reed
William C. Bennett
Richard A. Housley, Resigned
Robert M. Broderick, Resigned
BOARD OF APPEALS - TERM 3 YEARS
Stanley H. Richards, Chairman
1968
Earle M. Newton, Clerk
1966
Edwin R. Trafton
1967
Associate Members:
H. James Gorman, Jr.
1965
Henry J. Walter
1968
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS - TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt, Chief Engineer
1966
Loring L. Wadsworth
1966
John J. Winske, Jr. 1966
James T. King
1966
Donald H. Newton
1966
Orville E. Devine
1966
BOARD OF REGISTRARS - TERM 3 YEARS
Charles G. Prouty, Chairman
1968
Ruth M. Murray
1966
Paul B. MacDonald
1967
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BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS TERM 3 YEARS
Emanuel A. Joseph
1968
Charles C. Ford
1966
Arthur F. Dulong®
1967
Alternate Members:
Theodore R. Love
Alexander Knowles
BUILDING INSPECTOR - TERM 1 YEAR
Charles E. White
1966
ALTERNATE BUILDING INSPECTOR TERM 1 YEAR
William T. Stohn
1966
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
George B. Gregory, Jr., Chairman
1967
James F. Staples, Secretary
1966
Theodore R. Love
1967
Robert Zildjian
1966
Robert F. Dwyer
1967
Orville Devine, Resigned
CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater
CONSERVATION COMMISSION TERM 3 YEARS
Arthur L. Merritt, Chairman
1967
Katherine E. Cranton, Secretary
1966
George H. Whitcher, Jr.
1967
David C. Stewart
1968
Benjamin F. Stetson
1968
Davida G. Garceau
1967
Mildred T. Hastings
1966
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Robert R. Reed, Ex officio W. H. Osborne, Jr., Resigned Richard A. Housley, Ex officio, Resigned
CONSTABLES - TERM 1 YEAR
George F. Cavanagh
1966
Harland W. Farrar
1966
COUNCIL ON AGING - TERM 3 YEARS
Priscilla C. Cushing, Chairman
1967
Robert G. MacWilliams
1966
Mary J. Petze
1967
Thomas J. Coughlin
1968
Warner M. Abbott
1966
William J. Rofe
1965
Willis R. Keene, Resigned
DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION TERM 5 YEARS
Loring H. Jacobs, Chairman
1968
Henry Abrahams
1967
D. Frank Mederos
1968
Frederick A. Truelove
1969
John E. Andrews
1965
DOG OFFICER - TERM 1 YEAR
Robert L Molla
1966
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITE COMMITTEE INDEFINITE TERM
Margaret E. C. Reeser, Chairman
Clinton V. MacCoy
Richard Caldwell
Robert Detwiler
John A. Randall
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BOARD INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater, Chairman
Kenneth J. Bradeen
Warren D. Merritt
FENCE VIEWERS - TERM 1 YEAR
Paul C. Rasmussen J. Bernard Scott
1966
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FOREST FIRE WARDEN -TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt
1966
Loring L. Wadsworth, Deputy
1966
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS-TERM 1 YEAR
Richard E. Cugnasca, D.V.M.
1966
INSPECTOR OF GAS -TERM 1 YEAR
George A. Beach
1966
ALTERNATE INSPECTOR OF GAS TERM 1 YEAR
Warren P. Merritt
1966
INSPECTOR OF WIRES - TERM 1 YEAR
Raymond A. Hansen
1966
ALTERNATE INSPECTOR OF WIRES TERM 1 YEAR
Jacob Lee Turner 1966
INSURANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE INDEFINITE TERM
Donald Shepherd, Chairman
Margaret C. Dumas, Clerk
Harold G. Dutton
METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL TERM 3 YEARS
Reginald M. Savage, Representative 1968
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT - TERM 1 YEAR
W. H. Osborne, Jr. 1966
PERMANENT BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE INDEFINITE TERM
Arthur A. Raymond, Chairman Duncan Banks Clinton V. MacCoy Leonard E. Marsden
Fred N. Levin Harold E. Cranton
Richard E. Bergeron
David L. Turner, Resigned
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PERMANENT DRAINAGE COMMITTEE INDEFINITE TERM
Richard E. Splaine, Chairman
Dennet W. Withington, Clerk
William E. Ritchie
William C. Bennett
Robert M. Broderick
E. Arnold Joseph, Ex officio
PLUMBING INSPECTORS -INDEFINITE PERIOD
George A. Beach Edward P. Roach
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chief Kenneth J. Bradeen Sergeant Ellsworth G. Keene
PERMANENT PATROLMEN
Theodore A. Baldwin Richard C. Joseph
George F. Cavanagh 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
PROVISIONAL INTERMITTENT PATROLMEN
Harold A. Young ·John N. Mesheau
William C. Smith David Nichols
John A. Rose, 111 Resigned
AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICERS TERM 1 YEAR
Ralph C. Bassett H. James Gorman, Jr. Philip Joseph
Gordon A. Lambert
William F. Lavery
Stanley D. Lawrence
John A. Masson
Edward W. Quigley William C. Smith Paul R. Sorenson, Jr. James E. Power Frank N. Knudsen Raymond T. McKeeve: Clifford F. Torrey
Lawrence S. Hebb, Jr.
POLICE MATRONS -TERM 1 YEAR
Helen B. Johnson 1966 Norma J. Wadsworth 1966
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SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
1966
W.Clarke Atwater
Chester A. Bell
1966
Andrew L. Colbert
1966
Lloyd B. Henderson
1966
John N. Mesheau
1966
Harold A. Young
1966
PUBLIC WEIGHER - TERM 1 YEAR
Wendall H. Prouty
1966
RATION BOARD - INDEFINITE TERM
W. Clarke Atwater, Chairman
Paul C. Rasmussen
Wandall M. Mooney
RECREATION COMMISSION - INDEFINITE TERM
Robert G. MacWilliams, Chairman
Ruth M. Marsh, Secretary
James T. King
Mary O. Knapp
Austin S. Reynolds, Jr.
Roland Pinault, Resigned
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS TERM 1 YEAR
John D. Dickman 1966
SOUTH SHORE COMMUNITY ACTION COUNCIL, INC. INDEFINITE TERM
Richard A. Housley, Representative
Mario G. Cayon, Representative
TOWN ACCOUNTANT - TERM 3 YEARS
Harry L. Chase, Jr. 1966
TOWN COUNSEL - TERM 1 YEAR
Sanborn Vincent, Resigned
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE TERM 1 YEAR
D. Frank Mederos, Chairman 1966
Joseph K. Collins
1966
Paul C. Rasmussen
1966
W. H. Osborne, Jr., Ex officio
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TOWN OFFICE MANAGER TERM 3 YEARS
Harry L. Chase, Jr. 1966
VETERANS AGENT, BURIAL AGENT,
AND DIRECTOR OF VETERANS SERVICES - TERM 1 YEAR
Leonard W. Rowe, Jr.
1966
VETERANS GRAVES OFFICER TERM 1 YEAR
W. H. Osborne, Jr. 1966
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY COMMITTEE TERM 3 YEARS
Wilder A. Gaudette, Chairman 1968
William D. Jacobs 1966
John R. Reardon 1967
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass. Gentlemen:
The past year has again witnessed accelerated new home construct- ion, renovations and alterations, all of which continously increases the · work load of the Board of Assessors.
A new card file has been adopted to assist in making true compar- able values of properties by street locations. This file will serve as a cross-index to the existing file made up of the names of property owners in alphabetical form.
The Board is making progress on the plan of assessments for 1966 on the basis of full and fair market value and will make every endeavor to remove existing inequities.
Work on the Assessors' Maps continues constantly, it being nec essary to keep accurate records of new property lines and subdivision developments.
The 1965 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Assessments were $167,207.61 compared with $139,287.76 for 1964. Exemptions for veterans, the elderly, World War 1 widows and the blind have exceeded previous years, and by approximately $2,000.00 over last year.
Your Board of Assessors appreciates the cooperation, patience, and understanding attitude of the Townspeople.
Respectfully submitted,
James E. Macaulay, Chairman Francis L. Logue
1965 RECAPITULATION
TOWN
Appropriated at Annual Town Meeting $1,541,026.65 From Available Funds 157,775.41
Deficit Due to Abatements 1962-1964
$1,698,802.06 7,714.41
Land Damage Awards- Decree #1313 Main Street 1,284.50
Emergency Fund ( ch. 44, Sec. 31)
3,330.75
STATE: Tax and Assessments: 1965 Estimates:
State Parks and Reservations
3,399.59
State Audit of Municipal Accounts 133.06
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills
644.10
4,176.75
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COUNTY: Tax and Assessments County Tax County Hospital Assessment
32,093.05
5,285.97
OVERLAY of current year
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
$1,781,167.78
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS
Income Tax
101,951.05
Corporation Taxes
34,307.55
Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land
17.55
Old Age Tax
1,640.93
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
150,000.00
Licenses
8,500.00
Fines
225.00
Special Assessments
375.00
General Government
2,930.00
Protection of Persons and Property
1,100.00
Health and Sanitation
2,430.00
Charities (other than Federal Grants)
3,740.00
Old Age Assistance (other than Federal
14,290.00
grants)
Veterans' Services
2,965.00
School (Funds from Income Tax not incl.)
33,150.00
Libraries
95.00
Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Department)
49,000.00
Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)
530.00
Interest: On Taxes and Assessments On Deposit 5,000.00
1,445.00
State Assistance for School Construc-
75,302.89
tion
Welfare Department Recoveries
1,300.00
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
490,294.97
Overestimates of previous year County Tax
1,012.70
State Recreation Areas outside
239.48
Metropol. Parks District
From Available Funds
March 8 & 9, 1965
Road Machinery
4,600.00
Free Cash
134,250.00
Dog Fund
1,325.41
April 12, 1965
15,000.00
Free Cash
2,600.00
157,775.41
TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS
Total Estimated Receipts and Available funds
649,322.56
Free Cash
159,027.59
37,379.02 28,480.29
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NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION
$1,131,845.22
TOTAL TAX LEVIED
Personal Property Valuation $744,635.00 Tax 49,145.91 Real Estate Valuation $16,404,535.00 Tax 1,082,699.31
Total Taxes Levied on property
$1,131,845.22
1965 TABLE OF AGGREGATES
NUMBER OF PERSONS ASSESSED
Indiv.
Corp.
Total
On Personal Estate Only
143
14
157
On Real Estate Only
1878
77
1955
On Both Personal and Real Estate
114
8
122
Total Number of Persons Assessed 2234
1965 TABLE OF AGGREGATES
VALUE OF ASSESSED PERSONAL ESTATE
Stock in Trade
71,070.00
Machinery
36,965.00
Live Stock 9,710.00
All Other Tangible Personal Property
626,890.00
Total Valvue of Assessed Personal Estate
744,635.00
VALUE OF ASSESSED REAL ESTATE
Land Exclusive of Buildings 4,068,805.00
Buildings exclusive of Land
12,335,730.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
16,404,535.00
TOTAL VALUATION OF ASSESSED ESTATE
$17,149,170.00
Tax Rate per $1.000. - $66.00 (School Tax - $46.92) (General Tax - $19.08)
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes
Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
49,145.91
On Real Estate
1,082,699.31
Total Taxes Assessed
$1, 131,845.22
NUMBER OF LIVE STOCK ESTIMATED
Under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
33
Bulls
1
Steers
7
Heifers
2
Sheep
49
Fowl
51
All Others
307
NUMBER OF ACRES OF LAND ASSESSED 11,173 1/2 Acres
NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES ASSESSED 1,668
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ABATEMENTS:
Personal Property
Requests for Abatement 5
Requests Granted Requests Denied
3
2
Amount Abated
$260.70
Real Estate
Requests for Abatement
93
Requests Granted
27
Requests Denied
66
Amount Abated
$ 1,583.99
STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS
Veterans, Widows, Blind, etc.
Requests for Exemptions
127
Requests Granted 125
Requests Denied
2
Amount Exempted
$17,952.00
For Elderly Persons
Requests for Exemption
52
Requests Granted
51
Requests Denied
1
Amount Exempted
$13,157.10
REPORT OF THE ATHLETIC FIELD COMMITTEE FOR 1965
The Athletic Field Committee, after conferring with the School Committee to determine their needs for athletic facilities, have em- ployed the services of Whitman and Howard Engineering Co., to re- port on the suitability of the present town owned land behind the Junior High School for development of these athletic facilities. A full report by Whitman and Howard as to their findings will be presented to the Athletic Field Comm. on Jan. 12, 1966. Depending upon their recomm- endations, the committee will move forward accordingly.
Arthur A. Raymond, Chairman William C. Bennett J. Peter Hall Richard L. McBrine Robert R. Reed.
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass.
Gentlemen:
During the past year the Board of Health has continued its spon- sorship of pre-school and immunization clinics, the school dental and medical programs, and such community oriented projects as the tub- erculosis survey conducted through the auspices of the Plymouth County Tuberculosis Association. We believe that the benefits to be derived from this and other similar screening programs are such as to warrant continuing our policy of making them available, periodically, to the residents of Norwell.
A general reassessment of both the medical and dental aspects of the School Health Program has been initiated by the Board of Health in an effort to determine the degree to which the current program sat- isfies the present school health needs of Norwell's student body. This study was undertaken not because of any specific dissatisfaction with the existing program, but because of a recognized need to evaluate from time to time the adequacy of this important facet of the Board's responsibilities. In this regard we have solicited and received the en- thusiastic cooperation of the school physician and school dentist, as well as the various professional interests in the town, and will rely heavily on their advice in formulating our assessment and suggestions for the future.
Under the general category of "beauty rests in the eye of the be- holder", we view with a certain paternalistic pride another years' competent management of the Town Dump. A brief visit to similar fac- ilities in neighboring towns provides ample evidence of the fine job being done by our custodian, Mr. Al Gunderway, and of the excellent cooperation which he receives from the individual residents and real estate developers who have occasion to make use of this disposal area .
A series of events taking place over the past year have served to heighten the Board's previously expressed concern with the gradual filling in of the wetlands and the swampy areas which not only contribute to the Town's beauty, but also provide a natural system for handling surface water run-off. The advent of the bulldozer, backhoe, and dump truck has made it relatively simple and economically profitable to turn marginal land into building lots, which for a time appear to sup- port the sewage generated by the seemingly inexhaustable supply of would be suburbanites. The problems encountered in several nearby towns, which hastened the construction of municipal sewerage systems, can be attributed in part to this kind of inappropriate utilization of land. While the recently enacted Hatch Act provides for certain building restrictions with regard to streams and their naturally occurring flood plains, it falls short of the kind of protection which this and similar communities should seek, if they are to preserve their wetlands and forestall the necessity for municipal sewage systems.
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In closing, we should like to draw your attention to the obvious and inescapable fact that the demands made upon the Board of Health to discharge its responsibilities for inspection and supervision in a variety of areas concerned with the Town's health needs, have and will con- tinue to expand as the population of the Town increases. We suggest that the Town consider, in the not too distant future, the advisability of appointing a full-time Health Agent.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF HEALTH RICHARD B. KEARSLEY M. D. Chairman WILLIS R. KEENE, M. D. KATHERINE R. FULLER
REPORT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Board of Selectmen
Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen
Number of Nursing Visits 1297
Infant Welfare Visits 64
Antepartal Visits 11
Postpartal 37
Well-child Conferences 9
Immunization Clinics 7
8
Tuberculosis Follow-up Visits
Conferences with Public Health Officials
4
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE
Public Health Nurse
THE REPORT OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass.
Gentlemen:
The replacement of the present town ambulance is a matter of im- portance to all resident of the town. The present vehicle is a 1951
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Cadillac obtained from surplus military equipment some six years ago, and so came to us after long service to the Navy. This last year we have had problems with the generator and wiring system; with tires wheel bearings, brakes and just this month we had to spend nearly $200.00 on the motor so that it would start and run properly, repairs, for which we were forced to request a transfer from the Advisory Board.
It is planned to place an article in the warrant for the town meeting requesting funds for the purchase of such a vehicle as all efforts to obtain another from Surplus have been in vain due to the shortage of military equipment at the present time. At the Town Meeting details of the type of ambulance to be purchased will be reported to the voters.
During the past year considerable time has been spent on adding to and checking out the 200 bed hospital which is stored at the head- quarters in the Osborn School. The Auxiliary Police and Commun- ications section have continued their usual program of training with frequent drills. New members have been added to the Auxiliary Police to replace both those who have been appointed to the regular police force of our town and also the one who left Norwell to accept an ex- cellent appointment in another town. The Auxiliaries will participate in a Red Cross First Aid course which will start in January, together with members of the Police and Fire Departments.
Monthly trips have been made to the Surplus warehouse in Taunton but the past year has yielded little of value to the Town.
We have been fortunate this last year that no major storms or hurricanes have hit us, or has Civil Defence been called upon to aid other departments with any serious problems.
W. Clarke Atwater, Director
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Amount
Added Interest
With- drawals
Interest Balance
Eliza Josselyn
$200.00
$8.59
$0.00
$8.59
Samuel C. . Cudworth
200.00
8.59
0.00
8.59
Prudence C. Delano
Tomb Fund
300.00
12.88
0.00
12.88
Nancy Hersey
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
Mary O. Robbins
200.00
8.59
0.00
8.59
Charles H. Merritt
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
James W. Sampson
250.00
10.73
0,00
10.73
Susan C. Damon
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
Davis Damon
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
Anson Robbins Tomb Fund
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
George H. Bates
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.30
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Adeline Payne and
Benjamin R. Jacobs
200.00
8.59
0.00
8.59
N. P. Brownell
150.00
6.44
0,00
6.44
George Otis Torrey
185.48
7.95
0.00
7.95
Stockbridge Cemetery Fund
540.92
36.76
0.00
352.64
Leaffie B. Curtis Miller
150.00
7,99
3.00
41.37
Betsey Tolman
100.00
5.89
0,00
43.68
George P. Clapp
100.00
6.82
0.00
65.90
Gad Leavitt
100.00
7.16
0.00
74.23
Thomas Sampson
75.00
4.34
0.00
30.80
John H. Knapp
100.00
5.97
0,00
45.23
Albert S. Greene
200.00
18.39
0.00
246.99
Charles Tolman
300.00
20.06
0.00
187.43
Chester S. Barker
100.00
6.06
0.00
47.18
Samuel D. Stetson
75.00
4,12
0.00
25.25
Sarah T. David
75.00
4,12
0.00
25.29
Melvin Little
200.00
12.33
0.00
100.05
E. Chamberlain and
Marion Tyler
100.00
5.93
0.00
44.73
Samuel Eels
100.00
6.02
0.00
46.92
Abbie S. Bates
200.00
22.61
15.00
342.21
Olive A. Brigham
100.00
4.92
0.00
23.32
Benjamin P. Nichols
75.00
3,36
0.00
9.58
Timothy Chapman
100.00
4,51
0.00
13.40
Lewis W. Kilburn
100.00
4.51
0.00
13.40
W. Wallace Farrar
200.00
9.82
0.00
41.70
Robert K. Stoddar
150.00
7.33
0.00
28.44
Henry L. Nichols
100.00
4.38
0.00
6.87
Wilbur Nichols
100.00
4.42
0.00
8.18
Charles E. Brewster
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.71
Maurice E. Pratt
100.00
4.34
0,00
5.92
Vadilla A. Damon
200.00
10.05
0.00
44.21
Floretta Whiting
100.00
4.38
0.00
7.05
Martha E. French
100.00
4.30
0.00
5.03
Peter Tomansen
50:00
2.14
0.00
2.59
Rufus H Binney
200.00
8.97
0.00
18.11
Arthur Stoddard
100.00
4,55
0,00
10.64
Herbert T. Howard
100.00
4.55
0.00
10.64
Nellie and Willard Thatcher
50.00
2.14
0.00
2.75
Alpheus Thomas
100.00
4.34
0.00
5.39
George Wilder and Asa Vining
200.00
9.07
0.00
20.67
Rufus H. Binney Flower Fund
200.00
1.07
10.00
64.41
Robert J. Coulter
100.00
4.50
0,00
10.01
John M. Hall-Lot 41F
100.00
4.72
0.00
14.73
Peter Larsen
100.00
4.72
0,00
14.73
Alice K, Henderson
100.00
4.42
0,00
8.08
Walter A. Wood
90.00
4.08
0.00
9.57
John M Hall-Lot 34F
100.00
4.72
0,00
14.83
Chester A. Robinson
100.00
4.44
0.00
8.28
William Purtle
100.00
4,30
0.00
5.03
John R. Collamore
200.00
9.84
0.00
39.66
John J. McGrail
100.00
4.30
0.00
5.03
Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
4.72
0.00
14.83
20
Charles E. Chadwick
200.00
9,84
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