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0.00
39.39
Conrad Willers
200.00
9.63
0.00
34.12
Walter R. Hall
100.00
4.55
0.00
10.91
Mrs. Albert I.Farrar
200.00
10.56
0.00
56.61
Charles E. Holden
100.00
4,89
0.00
19.10
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
14.18
7.50
140.68
George V. Jackson
50.00
2,17
0.00
3.16
Lorenzo D. F. Marston
50.00
2.14
0,00
3.00
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
4.80
0.00
16.83
Neil D. Dwyer
100.00
4.55
0.00
10.76
Ray Clark
150.00
7.27
0.00
26.90
H. Elizabeth Turner
150.00
7.27
0.00
26.90
Charles A. and Elizabeth
Bates
100.00
4.53
0.00
10.48
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
4.55
0.00
10.60
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
9.69
0.00
35.74
George A. Poole
150.00
7.33
0.00
28.39
M. Josephine Farrar Flower
Fund
500.00
23.33
22.50
55.82
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
9.44
0.00
29.75
Eva Delaney
200.00
10.31
0.00
50.87
Minot F. Williamson
200.00
9.54
0.00
32.15
Muriel Smellie
50.00
2.14
0,00
2.98
John W. Ekstrom
100.00
4.59
0.00
12.15
Anna M. Carey
200.00
10.45
0.00
54.41
Robert Withers
100.00
4.57
0.00
11.50
Mabel T. Rowell
200.00
10.05
0.00
44.21
Truman C. Crowner
100.00
4.74
0.00
15.48
Albin J. Johnson
50.00
2.14
0.00
2.45
Charles Cutler
200.00
10.39
0,00
52.94
Frank E. Lind and Henry G. Burnside
200.00
9.93
0.00
41.14
William W. Leonard
200.00
9.22
5,00
21.95
W. H. Sharp
100.00
4.55
0,00
11.29
James T. Murray
30.00
1.30
0.00
1.90
Mrs. Henry Hines
50.00
2.14
0,00
3.04
Mr. & Mrs. J. A. Young
100.00
4.68
0.00
14.00
J. W. Hall & B. E. Hall
200.00
10.27
0.00
49.43
Thomas B. Gallagher
100.00
4.32
0.00
12.26
Anna Curtis
200.00
10.22
0.00
48.97
Mr. & Mrs. F. Winsor Damon
75.00
3.21
0.00
3.59
Patrick Kerins
75.00
3.28
0.00
5.13
Anna Curtis Flower Fund
100.00
4.57
10.00
6.26
Bertha MacFadden
100.00
4.59
0.00
11.81
Gustaf A. Anderson
100.00
4.55
0,00
10.74
Herman H. Kenney
100.00
4.38
0.00
7.03
Carl W. Buckler
100.00
4.46
0.00
9.19
Sigurd and Belle Sjurson
50.00
2.14
0.00
3.04
Harold and Effie Osborne
100.00
4.30
0.00
5.03
Mary Curtis
400.00
20.27
0,00
92.33
Henry N. Powers
200.00
10.01
0.00
43.53
Alexander Black
50.00
2.14
0.00
2.54
Edward P Keefe
50.00
2.14
0.00
2.54
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Edward P. Keefe
200.00
9.93
0.00
41.66
Joseph R. Mason
200.00
9.67
0.00
35.62
Wallace H. Damon
200.00
9.75
0.00
37.49
Ainslee
200.00
9.75
0.00
37.49
Frank S. & L. Carrie Staples
200.00
9.46
0,00
29.86
Mrs. Charles Little
150.00
6.97
0,00
19.87
William Shimmin
125.00
5.61
0.00
11.62
Alice M. McHardie
125.00
5.61
0,00
11.62
Mrs. Samuel Olson
100.00
4.46
0.00
9.16
Edith C. Hall
100.00
4.40
0.00
7.38
Geraldine B. Rosebach
100.00
4.46
0,00
8.56
Alfred G. Howes
200.00
9,50
0,00
31.36
Robert W. Webb
150.00
7.08
0.00
22.36
Charles A. Snell
100.00
4.42
0.00
7.47
Grace E. Murphy
100.00
4.42
0.00
7.81
Marshall W. & Hassie T. Grigsby
200.00
9,35
0.00
27.70
Emma J. Turner Damon
150.00
6.52
0.00
8.52
Joseph A. Studley
200.00
9.29
0.00
26.13
Archie F. Merritt
100.00
4.42
0.00
8.20
Michael L. Cullinan or
Mary L, Bennett
200.00
9.16
0.00
22.69
Bessie Keene & Perley Keene
200.00
9,44
0.00
29.55
William J. Gunn
150.00
6.67
0.00
12.65
Carrie W. Keene
300.00
13.77
0.00
34.85
Mrs. Marie P. Martin Fund
50.00
2.14
0.00
2.14
Carl Frederickson
200.00
8,99
0,00
18.90
Herman P. & John D. Dickman
200.00
8.99
0.00
18.90
John Marshall
75.00
3.21
0.00
3.21
George H. Scothorne
200.00
9.05
0,00
20.38
Joseph B. Sousa
100.00
4.34
0.00
5.99
J. H. Prouty & Alfred H. Prouty
100.00
4.32
0,00
5.23
Jeanne E. Ewart
100.00
4.32
0.00
5.23
Frank & Virginia Cashman
100.00
4.32
0.00
5.23
Mary J. Hansen
50.00
2.14
0,00
2.26
Kenneth Campbell
150.00
6.57
0.00
9,87
Richard H. Brooks
200.00
8.84
0,00
15.20
J. Lyman Wadsworth
200.00
8.80
0,00
14.43
Eleanor Gaudette
200.00
8.80
0.00
14.43
Joseph Tulis
150.00
6.57
0.00
9.75
Charles MacFaden
150.00
6.65
0.00
11.83
Mrs. Sigrid Johnson
200.00
8.86
0.00
15.69
L. A. Weatherby
200.00
8.88
0.00
16.04
Rena F. Jones
100.00
4.46
0,00
9.17
June Lepisto
100.00
4.46
0.00
9.17
Frederick A. Nutt
100.00
4.46
0.00
9.17
Richard & Elaine Watson
200.00
8.93
0.00
17.01
Henry F. Dunton
100.00
4.38
0.00
7.05
Fred A. Frederickson
200.00
8,80
0,00
14.15
Edward F. Farmer
150.00
6.48
0.00
7.98
Sidney Osgood
200.00
2.14
0,00
2,64
Florence Shea
150.00
6.48
0.00
7.98
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Walter & Dorothy Anderson
200.00
8.67
0.00
10.67
Elizabeth Olsson
100.00
4.30
0.00
4.97
Joseph Silvia
150.00
6.48
0.00
7.48
Frank and Anna Cellini
150.00
5.36
0.00
5.36
Bernice I. Peachey
150.00
5.36
0,00
5.36
John A. Reagan
150.00
5.36
0.00
5.36
Bater Lot
200.00
.71
0.00
.71
George Magoun
50.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
George Crowley
150.00
0,00
0.00
0.00
John Anderson
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Everett E. Belcher
150.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Nancy Cassidy
100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Penezick & Vellone
200.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
$25,071.40 $1,158.25 73.00 $4,363.43
REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwell:
The Norwell Conservation Commission met regularly throughout the year the first Monday of the month at the Town Hall Annex, with additional meetings as required to inform and assist other boards.
Due to the resignation of the Chairman, Wesley Osborne, Jr., Arthur Merritt was elected to serve in that capacity, which position he has filled since January 1965.
The Commission has acquired by purchase for the town, 14 acres on the North River. This land was bought with the approval of the Town Meeting, which means that Norwell will be eligible for 50% reimbursement from the State. We also are in the process of purchasing four acres in the area of our Grove Street wells, adjacent to land acquired by the Hingham Conservation Commission, in a cooperative plan to pro- tect that well field.
The last of January Mr. Charles Hastings, USDA Soil Map Study Unit in Brockton spoke to several Boards and Committees, outlining the merits of a Soil Study Map for the Town of Norwell, to assist in using land for highest efficiency. The Planning Board immediately endorsed this project, and other Departments indicated interest so the map is being made up with 12 interpretations. Due to the severe drought in 1965 the USDA office in Brockton has had to work on many emergency projects and while there may be some delay in finishing the map, Mr. Hastings will assist any Board if requested.
During the year, members attended meetings of the Mass. Assoc- iation of Conservation Commissions in various parts of the State. The MACC is made up of State Conservation personnel and each Commission is expected to belong and to participate in the programs, held four times a year. These meetings are of great value in keeping informed about what other commissions are doing, new legislation and pertinent matters. Many Town Conservation Commission members throughout the state are business men who strongly back the slogan that "Conservation is
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everybody's business". Members also attended meetings where plans were discussed for a Federal program for the North River, work being done by the Department of Natural Resources on water supplies and pollution, a ramp at the North River and inland wetlands.
March 29, 1965 Gov. Volpe signed into law the "Hatch Act" which is intended to protect natural drainage areas and to restrain exploit- ation of land unsuitable for development. Because the drought of 1965 dried up areas normally wet indiscriminate building may bring many future problems of flooding when natural drainage is ignored. The Com- mission fears that filling of swamps could affect the water table around the Town Wells, and thus adversely affect our water supply. Many local towns now in dire need of water have expanded their building, plus the need for water, while injuring or eliminating their watersheds and holding areas. It has also been recognized that wet areas throughout the town could be important from a fire prevention point of view, thus lowering insurance rates. Coastal Wetlands Act (Chap. 768 of the Acts of 1965) will provide for the protection of 45,000 acres of coastal wet- lands, which will include a 2300 acre wildlife refuge in the North River watershed.
During the year, the Commission recognized the conscientious efforts of one of Norwell 's developers, Blake Cruikshank to retain the natural beauty of his development, and it is the intention of the Commission to acquaint itself with the way Norwell's growth is being brought about.
Conservation is obviously more than a local problem and we hope to continue to work with adjoining towns in protecting our natural res- ources and theirs. Mass. has been a poineer in much conservation legislation and the fact that such important legislation was passed this year bears out the fact that citizens are realizing that good conserva- tion practices can mean savings of the tax dollar.
The commission has received, to hold for the town, gifts of land from Doris and Herbert W. Apts, off Summer Street, which is part of the headwaters of the First Herring Brook. We have also been granted an easement by the Ronwell Corporation which gives access to this area. At the present time we are expecting other parcels to be put under the control of the Commission. We would like to remind home- owners as well as developers, that we are always glad to receive gifts of land unsuitable for building use, but which would be taxed.
The Commission welcomes interested townspeople to our meetings as a means of understanding our aims, purposes and problems. We look forward to another year of service to the town, assisting wherever possible, Boards and Departments with whom it has been a pleasure to cooperate during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
Arthur Merritt, Chairman Katherine Cranton, Secretary Davida Garceau Mildred Hastings
Benjamin Stetson David Stewart George Whitcher, Jr.
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REPORT OF THE NORWELL COUNCIL ON AGING
The Council on Aging has met monthly throughout the past year. We have tried to gain a clear picture of the status of our older citizens in order to plan to meet the needs of the present and plan for the future.
Questionnaires were sent out by the council in June and again in October; 430 persons over 60 were contacted and replies were received from 170 persons. Much valuable information has been acquired from this survey including names of those wishing to join the Norwell Senior Citizens Association, those wishing to volunteer services to older per- sons, and also some indication of housing needs.
The survey form we used was a composite of others we had studied, plus some questions pertinent to Norwell's situation. The Mass. Comm- ission on Aging has copied our form and sent it out to other local councils.
The answers from the questionnaire showed us some interest in low income housing for the elderly existed in the town and we had also been asked by several older persons to investigate the possibility of such housing for Norwell. We therefore held two open meetings to hear speakers on this subject. One was held in October and featured Select- man Murray Snow, from Scituate, talking about Scituate's program for the elderly. In November we had Christopher McCarthy, from the State Division on Housing , discuss the State's program and show slides of the various projects throughout the state.
It was decided as a result of the questionaire response and the at- tendance at the open meetings to seek a Housing Authority for the town which would have as its objective, the determining of need in the area of low income housing for the elderly in Norwell.
The Council has served throughout the year as a coordinating agency for those wishing to help the town's older people, We have sponsored a hobby show for those over 60 which was successful enough to warrant doing it again next year. We also hope to provide more in the way of recreation and program during the next year, helping those who wish to make new friends and widen their horizons.
Priscilla Cushing Chairman
REPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass.
Gentlemen:
During the year 1965 , there has been very little industrial and business development within the Town of Norwell. The Old Colony Knitting Mills of Hingham erected a large one story building on Washington Street on the site of the former Magoun's Lunch, and at the end of the year
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it was nearly ready for occupancy. As reported heretofore, it is planned to employ approximately one hundred people when in full operation.
The Brockton-Taunton Gas Company has undertaken a sales pro- motion campaign to advertise the attractiveness of the land in the sev- eral areas of the town zoned for business and industry. The development of the Marden Industrial Park in Hingham during the past year is sure to influence in some slight degree the business and industrial areas in Norwell which are not more than two miles to the South.
Very respectfully submitted, Loring H. Jacobs, chairman John E. Andrews, Clerk Henry Abrahams Dennis F. Mederos Frederick Truelove
REPORT TO THE DOG OFFICER
Selectmen Town of Norwell
Norwell , Massachusetts 02061
Gentlemen:
I submit my report as Dog Officer of the Town of Norwell for the year 1965.
Dogs returned
39
Complaints investigated 25
Strays 17
Disposal requested by owner. 1
Dogs taken to Veterinarian 5 Dead dogs picked up (does not include those by C. Joseph & Wadsworth) .. 3
A reminder to all dog owners .. All dogs must be licensed at 3 months and the license runs from April 1 to March 31 of the succeeding year.
Respectfully submitted, Robert L. Molla, Sr., Dog Officer
REPORT OF THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Mass.
Gentlemen:
We are pleased to report that the past year was one in which much progress was made in increasing the efficiency of operation and the over-all value of the Center to the residents of the town and to the various town departments through an increase in communications.
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The town network, approved at the March meeting, went into op- eration the first of July and has proved of great value in the day-by- day functions of the Highway and Tree departments. This net also is of great value to the Fire and Police for problems within the town where it is of considerable advantage to operate on a local network, not on a county net.
As approved at the October Town Meeting, a new method of sched- uling operators on eight hour shifts around the clock, with operators who are able to arrange their days so that they stay awake all night was put into operation during November. This coverage has also in creased the efficiency of operation to all emergency units of the town. However it was with regret that certain operators, who have been most valuable over the past years, had to drop out as their own personal work hours could not be fitted into the new Center schedules. We are all indebted to them for the excellent jobs they did in the past.
At the time the town frequency was installed, a new tower was e- rected and the interior of the Center was rearranged, with the result that all radio communications have been considerably improved. As is to be expected, the activity has increased a great deal, with over 25,000 incoming calls being handled at the switchboard. This does not include all outgoing calls, the calls in and out on extentions, or the many radio conversations.
At the present writing, a Station Receiving Panel is being installed through which all fire alarms from Industry, Churches, Nursing Homes and Schools will be channeled.
We wish to thank all operators, past and present for the excellent job done in the past, and being done at present, and we can look forward to another year with increased activity, which we are sure will prove the value of the Center to the residents of the town through an increase in the efficiency of the Public Safety Departments, whose function is the protection of life and property, as well as the departments which carry out the more routine functions of the town.
Emergency Communications Center Board W. Clarke Atwater, Chairman Kenneth J. Bradeen. Warren P. Merritt.
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Board of Fire Engineers submits to the Board of Selectmen and the citizens of the Town of Norwell the report of the Fire Depart- ment for 1965.
From January 1, 1965 through December 31, 1965 the Emergency Communications Center processed the following calls for the Fire Department.
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Building Fires
(includes electrical, chimney & burners)
41
Grass and woods fires
106
Dump fires
15
Automobile fires
11
Resuscitator calls
11
Investigations
103
Accidents
10
Mutual aid received
15
Mutual aid given
24
Fire permits issued
2593
Misc. calls (for information, etc.)
4241
Total
7170
Although the total number of calls handled shows a slight decrease from last year, the total number of emergencies again shows an increase over previous years. The decrease in miscellaneous calls is due largely to the cooperation of residents who have refrained from calling when they hear the fire sirens. This is also of great benefit to the operators of the Communications Center who are busy dispatching apparatus and directing firefighters to the scene of the emergency.
The long drought of the past year made firefighting extremely dif- ficult, requiring the Department to spend many hours putting out stubborn woods and brush fires.
Many additional pieces of much needed equipment have been added to the fire apparatus. Major equipment purchased included an emergency generator for Station # 3 , and a hose washer that will service all stations. The new hose washer will greatly extend the life of fire hose.
At Town Meetings held in 1965 a new pumping engine and a fire alarm system were approved. The contract for the engine was awarded to P. F. Thibeault Co., low bidder, and delivery is expected in mid- February. The fire alarm system has been installed in the Communic- ations Center and is ready for tie-ins with public buildings.
The Board of Selectmen is inserting an Article in the Warrant for the 1966 Town Meeting asking for a study of site locations and building designs for a new Central Fire Station. This is something that the Board of Fire Engineers has been requesting for at least 10 years. The need for a new station is becoming more acute with each passing day.
With the re-organization of operations in the Communications Center the Fire Department has the advantage of clerical assistance, another long needed service. The use of full-time operators, rather than many part-time workers , has also proved advantageous. The experience gained by these operators has increased their ability to handle emergencies more efficiently.
May we again take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks
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to the citizens of Norwell for their cooperation and willingness to comply with Fire Department regulations.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Warren P. Merritt, Chief
Loring L. Wadsworth, Deputy Chief John J. Winske Donald H. Newton Orville Devine James T. King, Clerk
REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of Norwell:
I hereby submit my annual report for the year of 1965 concerning the activities of the Highway Department.
We cleaned out all catch basins and drains in town, early in the spring, in anticipation of the spring rains that never really came. We have been using special mechanical equipment that pumps and flushes the basins. We also hired a street sweeper to clean up the sand after the long winter. We are trying to use less sand and more chemicals to eliminate some of the sand on the streets, but the police and residents call at times for resanding of some areas.
In late March and early April we cleared the area for the new town garage. We brought gravel in to have a minimal area to work with. We hope, over a period of time, to fill in more area so all material may be moved to this central location. We moved into the garage in December, after building a salt bin and stockpiling sand and salt, and we are now working from this location. The sand remaining at the town dump will be used up first, of course. We have a little housekeeping yet to do, storage and parts bins, etc., but we are very comfortable and happy with our new garage. We hope that you will stop in and see the first municipal building built in Norwell for twenty years (other than schools). We will be happy to show you where some of your tax money went. We are thankful for your support and will do our best to keep the building and equipment in top shape.
The Chapter 90 project on Main Street started near Hilltop Service Station and went to the front of the Junior High School. Included in this project were the installation of approximately 1700 feet of drainage pipe, and the catch basins and man holes. We were able to obtain the nec- essary easement to open up the road entrance at the intersection of Bowker Street, while we were working in the area, and there we started a 15 inch drainage line. A layout for this road was voted in 1965 and sometime more work will be done there.
We started the Chapter 90 project after school closed, hoping to avoid
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some traffic problems. Main Street is very heavily traveled, some 700 to 1000 cars at peak hours, so a few delays and the closing of the street was still necessary. The roadway was completely excavated and the mat- erial taken to town property near the Turner residence to be used for fill in approximately 1967 as we continue on. Fresh gravel was trucked in and spread in the 1965 section and the first layer of 2 inch hot mix was put down. This was left to traffic for compacting while we did Chapter 81 work. We returned in the fall and put on the top course of mix, built up the shoulders and put in berms. This spring we will do the seeding and this section will be complete, approximately 1 1/2 miles in all.
The special articles of mix-in-place were done in July. These were Norwell Ave. from Central Street to the high tension line, Prospect Street from Main Street to the Molla residence, and School Street from Mt. Blue for 2000 feet. The corner was not done because there was not enough money to complete this section.
In 1966 we are asking for additional money to complete the School Street project, to do Prospect Street from the Hingham town line for 3000 feet, and to do South Street from the Hanover pumping station for approx- imately 2000 feet, this to be continued on at a later date.
During August and September we finished our oil schedule and clean up work.
All during this time, of course, we were also doing water services, berms, patching, and other small projects.
Up to the present time we have put in more than 150 water services, worked on a few leaks and we still have more to do this spring. This is a lot more work on water services than anyone had anticipated and it makes it necessary for us to ask for a back hoe and loader so we can have one loader available at all times to do the Highway work.
We have done the best we can to complete all water services on time, but please get those applications in early.
In 1966 we hope to continue the Chapter 90 project from the Junior High School to the Ralph Coleman property. This will involve the in- stallation of twin 36 inch culverts at the brook by the Ella Osborn School and this will be quite costly. We will go as far as the money voted will allow us to. Other projects for 1966 depend on the voting at town meeting.
I could not close my report without saying that the radios purchased are working well and are a great help in keeping track of our equipment which has the radios installed. I would like to say how very helpful and necessary the Emergency Communications Center is to the success of the operation.
I wish to express my sincere thanks for the cooperation of all town officers, the various committees, the town departments, and the citizens of Norwell with whom I have had the pleasure of working with this past year.
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I would also like to say we are most grateful for the assistance of the Department of Public Works at the Middleboro, District 7 office. Without their assistance and cooperation such projects as the Chapter 81, Chapter 90, and street painting of Rte 123 would not have been possible.
Sincerely, E. Arnold Joseph Highway Surveyor
REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
As inspector of Animals for the Town of Norwell, I have completed my duties for 1965 and report as follows:
Inspected barns and reported same to the State.
Reported to the Division of Livestock Disease Control the census of animals in the Town of Norwell.
Quarantined and released approximately twenty-seven dogs.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD E CUGNASCA, D. V. M. Inspector of Animals.
REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Board of Selectmen Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
Respectfully, I submit my annual report as Building Inspector for the Town of Norwell.
It has been gratifying this past year to see many new homes built; the Town Barn completed and in operation, and several new developments underway.
The job of Building Inspector encompasses a variety of areas. Each plan submitted must comply with the Zoning By-Laws and conform to the regulations of the Board of Health to insure proper disposal facilities. Every plot plan must carry a stamp of approval from the Planning Board. Then, before any building is begun, all plans are carefully checked to ascertain that correct construction materials and methods are to be used. Finally, periodic inspections are made on work in progress.
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