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TOWN of COHASSET ANNUAL REPORT 1974 '*rr^ ^n ^J/leni€/da/rn Died Henry R.Eastman June 9,1974 Mary Elizabeth Oliver July 12,1974 Fanny Evelyn James November 21,1974 Stephen H.Rooney 1974 TOWN OF COHASSET Incorporated 1770 Population June,1971 -7,276 Twelfth Congressional District Representative:Gerry E.Studds Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Senator:Senator Allan B.McKinnon,Weymouth Second Plymouth Representative District Representative:George C.Young,Scituate Annual Town Meeting First Saturday in May Election of Officers Second Saturday in May ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Board of Selectmen Of the Financial Affairs OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET Reports of The School Committee AND THE Reports of Other Town Officers FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1974 TOWN OFFICERS 1974 -1975 TOWN CLERK Charles A.Marks Frances L.Marks,Assistant Town Clerk Tenure Apptd.Oct.25,1974 ELECTED BY BALLOT MODERATOR David E.Place Term expires May 1975 SELECTMEN Arthur L.Clark Mary Jeanette Murray Henry W.Ainslie,Jr. ASSESSORS Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Warren S.Pratt Michael C.Patrolia F.Allen Weisenfluh Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Gordon E.Flint TREASURER-COLLECTOR HIGHWAY SURVEYOR Term expires May 1975 Louis C.Bailey,Jr.Term expires May 1975 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Douglas R.James Thomas J.Wallace Doris C.Golden Ralph S.Dormitzer Josephine C.Mahoney Richard J.Silvia Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1977 TRUSTEES OF COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Sheila S.Evans John Barnard,Jr.,Apptd Nov.13,1974 Donald R.Hammonds (Resigned Oct.9,1974) Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1975 Cordelia Foell Richard B.Singer Nancy Gilmore Elizabeth F.Eaton Emily B.Gleason Barbara M.Power Arnold Paine William J.Montuori Rene G.Chiasson Stephen J.O'Connor BOARD OF HEALTH PLANNING BOARD Henry R.Hidell,III Julian Rifkin (Resigned Nov.13,1974) Martha Gjesteby (Apptd.Nov.20,1974) Nathan W.Bates Thomas Morse Mark E.Goodrich Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1978 Term expires May 1979 WATER COMMISSIONERS David Buckley Rocco F.Laugelle Alan S.Murphy,Jr. Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 SEWER COMMISSIONERS David Buckley (Apptd.Oct.18,1974) Rocco F.Laugelle (Apptd.Oct.18,1974) Alan S.Murphy,Jr.,(Apptd.Oct.18,1974) Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1975 RECREATION COMMISSION Arthur P.McCarthy Robert J.Knox Hamilton T.Tewksbury Richard P.Barrow Henry N.Young Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Term expires May 1977 Term expires May 1978 Term expires May 1979 SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE Sumner Smith,Jr.Term expires May 1975 COHASSET HOUSING AUTHORITY James R.DeGiacomo Samuel Hassan Term expires May 1975 Term expires May 1976 Yolanda Baccari Term expires May 1 977 W.Chester Browne Term expires May 1979 Appointed by the Governor Mary Jeanette Murray Term expires July 28,1977 TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN Term Expires Town Accountant Under Civil Service William SignoreHi Registrars of Voters Clarence M.Grassie,Chairman Louise E.Conroy Edward E.Tower Advisory Committee -Appointed by Chairman of Selectmen, Chairman of Advisory Committee &Moderator Joseph Barresi,Chairman 1976 John J.Wilson 1975 Arnold N.Weeks 1975 Margaret Lynch 1975 Edward Jacome 1976 Patrick J.Hurley (appointed Jan.21 ,1975)1976 Patricia G.Facey (appointed May 24,1974)1977 Brian R.Wilken (appointed May 24,1974)1977 Harry M.Silvia (appointed July 2,1974)1977 Robert S.Pape (resigned June,1974) Robert M.Smith (resigned Dec,1974) Chief of Police Under Civil Service Randolph A.Feola Police Lieutenant Under Civil Service Thomas B.Kane Sergeants of Police Under Civil Service Richard P.Barrow Charles E.Stockbridge Patrolmen Under Civil Service Carmelo Conte Brian Cogill Clifton B.Jones John J.Rhodes,III Charles F.Dolan Frederick L.Huntwork Joseph M.Kealey David J.Moir Randolph A.Feola,Jr. Brian W.Noonan (appointed Aug.8,1974) Richard J.Abbadessa (appointed Jan.8,1975) Bartholomew P.Winn (resigned June 9,1974) Richard S.Churchill (resigned August 8,1974) Permanent Intermittent Police Officers Assigned to the Police Department Gerald P.Doyle (appointed Dec.26,1974) Richard J.Fairbairn (appointed Dec.26,1974) Gary R.Keefe (appointed Dec.26,1974) David J.Pomarico (appointed Dec.26,1974) Douglas W.Smith (appointed Dec.26,1974) Special Police Officers Harry H.Ritter Harbor Master Clifford J.Dickson ...Cohasset Yacht Club and Assistant Harbor Master William G.Stone Assistant Harbor Master Rocco Rosano Shellfish Constable Louis C.Bailey,Jr Highway Surveyor Charles Piepenbrink Fire Chief Stephen Wigmore Superintendent of Wires Edwin H.Pratt Superintendent of Water Department Peter G.Laugelle Superintendent of Tree &Park Department Barry Sladen Lester Hiltz Director of Civil Defense Nelson Pratt,Jr Deputy Director of Civil Defense J.Nelson Patrolia Gas Inspector Benjamin F.Curley,Jr Sealer of Weights and Measures James M.Hurley Custodian of Town Hall Theodore 0.Macklin Cohasset SaiHng Club Richard Lincoln Cohasset Golf Club Arthur Washburn Cohasset Golf Club Austin L.Ahearn,Jr Private Charles E.Butman Private Ralph S.Enos Private Norman G.Grassie Private George E.Haley Private David C.Place Private Robert B.James Private Frank E.Jason Private Manuel A.Marks Private George S.Jason Private D.Bruce McLean Private John W.Trayers Private Richardson White Private Joseph A.Silvia Private Harold W.Litchfield Private Frank Loiacono,Jr.Private Eric G.Pearson Wompatuck Park Lawrence Figueiredo Wheelwright Park Bernard J.Salvador Private Arthur C.Herrington (resigned May 1,1974)Private Assistant Harbor Masters for Night Patrol at Harbor John H.Winters,III Joseph Migliaccio Leo Fiori,Jr. Lockup Keepers Randolph A.Feola Thomas B.Kane Dog Officers Randolph A.Feola Clifton B.Jones Charles Stockbridge David J.Moir Fire Department Under Civil Service Charles Piepenbrink,Chief Thomas Hernan,Jr.,Acting Deputy Chief George Casey,Captain Ralph Perroncello,Firefighter Ernest Sullivan,Firefighter Frank Wheelwright,Firefighter David R,Marks,Firefighter Austin Studley,Firefighter Paul Grassie,Firefighter John Thompson,Firefighter William Nickerson,Firefighter Richard Conley,Firefighter Edward Barrow,Firefighter Linwood Davis,Firefighter Roger Lincoln,Firefighter Arthur Pompeo,Jr.,Firefighter James Lee Gurry,Firefighter Robert Better,Firefighter Edward Corbo,Firefighter John Boswell,III,Firefighter Paul McGaffigan,Firefighter Edward Struzik,Firefighter Walter Wheelwright,Jr.,Firefighter (retired February,1974) 9 Forest Warden Charles Piepenbrink Local Superintendent of Insect Pest Control Peter G.Laugelle (appointed Jan,7,1975) Bradley G.Martin (resigned June,1974) Director of Civil Defense and Emergency Preparedness Lester Hiltz Deputy Director of Civil Defense Nelson C.Pratt Town Counsel J.Blake Thaxter,Jr. Assistant Town Counsel Richard A.Henderson (appointed May 1,1974) Charles J.Humphreys Sealer of Weights and Measures Benjamin F.Curley,Jr. Superintendent of Wires Stephen Wigmore Measurers of Wood and Bark Louis C.Bailey,Jr. John W.Trayers Veterans Burial Agent T.Gerard Keating Constable Leo S.Kurtz Inspector of Public Buildings Charles Piepenbrink James A,Litchfield Caretakers John D.Muncey,Superintendent, Woodside Cemetery &Caretaker of Veterans'lots Woodside Cemetery (appointed June 20,1974) Henry R.Eastman,Superintendent, Woodside Cemetery (died June,1974) Ashley F.Jones,Beechwood Cemetery Albert Meallo,Perkins Cemetery 10 Director of Veterans'Affairs T.Gerard Keating Fence Viewers Anthony Emanuello John Winters Burtram J.Pratt Harbor Master Harry H.Ritter Assistant Harbormasters CUfford J.Dickson William G.Stone Shellfish Constable Rocco W.Rosano Deputy Shellfish Constable Ellery C.Sidney Gas Inspector J.Nelson Patrolia Custodian of Town Hall James M.Hurley Honorary Town Engineer Gilbert S.Tower Commissioner of South Shore Mosquito Project Peter G.Laugelle (appointed Nov.20,1974) Patsy K.Rabstejnek (resigned Nov.20,1974) Board of Appeals Roger B.Coulter,Chairman James M.Graham,Jr. Arthur L.Lehr,Jr. Associate Members Robert D.Londergan Robert S.Booth,Jr. Organization of Board of Selectmen Arthur L.Clark,Chairman Mary Jeanette Murray Henry W.Ainslie,Jr. Marguerite B.Ramsay,Admin.Secretary 11 Board of Tree and Park Commissioners Members of the Board of Selectmen Tree and Park Superintendent Peter G.Laugeile (appointed July 11,1974) Bradley G.Martin (resigned June,1974) Organization of Board of Assessors Warren S.Pratt,Chairman F.Allen Weisenfluh Michael C.Patrolia Dorothy V.Graham,Clerk Margaret M.Stoughton,Asst.Clerk School Facilities Committee,under Article 42,March Meeting 1960 Appointed by the Moderator Lot E.Bates,Jr. Ralph Dormitzer John F.Keane Appointed by the Selectmen Robert L.Julian Sheila S.Evans Barbara M.Power Appointed by the School Committee Barbara W.Bliss Sumner Smith,Jr.,Chairman Joseph Perroncello Personnel Committee,appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen,the Town Moderator and Chairman of the Advisory Committee Term Expires Frank B.Chatterton,Chairman 1976 David Chittim 1975 James Kearney (appointed January 29,1974)1976 William R.Cox (appointed May 2,1974)1975 Kenneth B.Cook 1977 John M.MacNeill (resigned January,1974) John W.Trayers (resigned April,1974) Cohasset Harbor Committee Charles Fink,Chairman Emmett Holt Edward Figueiredo Harry H.Ritter Theodore 0.Macklin 12 At the Request of the Mass.Transportation Commission to Represent the Town of Cohasset in the Greater Boston Region Appointed by the Board of Selectmen Arthur L.Clark,Chairman,Board of Selectmen Henry R.Hidell,III,Chairman,Planning Board Louis F.Eaton,Jr. Public Sewerage System Study Committee Under Article 30,March Meetmg,1960 Rene Chias«\n,Chairman Edward A.MdSM^hy,M.D... Mary Jeanette Mtoay,Board of Selectmen 0^^[JLay ^/^c«Jl ^.£c<^ William J.Mon^o^Board of Health ^> Nathan W.Bal^s,Plam^ing Board WilUam Morton Rocco F.Laugelle,Board\^f Sewer Commissioners Conservation Commission Under Article 34,March Meeting,1961 Term Expires John F.Hubbard 1975 Margaret Dillon (appointed Nov.5,1974)1975 John K.Bryant 1976 Whitney Scott (appointed Nov.5,1974)1976 John F.Elliot,Chairman 1976 Patsy K.Rabstejnek 1977 Thomas S.Duggan 1977 Joseph Becker (resigned Oct.9,1974) Penelope G.Place (resigned Oct.9,1974) Building Inspector and Zoning Officer James A.Litchfield Council for the Aging Rev.Edward T.Atkinson,Chairman Francis Antoine Dorothy Morse Katherine Talarico Herbert Sherbrooke Alfred G.Odermatt (appointed June 12,1974) Gertrude McArthur (appointed Sept.9,1974) John Boynton (appointed 1974) Kenneth J.Grew (resigned Sept.11,1974) Willoughby Hood (resigned Sept.1,1974) Albert Livingston (resigned Sept.11,1974) Cornelia H.White (resigned June 12,1974) Committee to Study the Government Island Property Edwin Young,Chairman Edward Figueiredo Rocco F.Laugelle Mary Jane McArthur 13 Harry Ritter Herbert R.Towle Capital Budget Committee,Appointed by the Moderator,Chairman of the Board of Selectmen,and Chairman of the Advisory Boaid Under Resolution March 1972 Annual Town Meeting Robert E.Gibbons,Chairman Thomas E.Morse Roberta K.Leary James Tyeryar Arnold N.Weeks Cohasset Drug Education Committee Appointed by the Board of Selectmen Under Article 27,March 1971 Town Meeting Chester A.Ellis Bennett F.Driscoll Bernard A.O'Brien Deborah To si J.Blake Thaxter,Jr. Grace R.Tuckerman Arnold N.Weeks Mel Lewis Rev.John Benbow (appointed 1974)Chairman Roger A.Pompeo,M.D.(resigned July 10,1974) Carolyn Dillon (resigned 1974) Rev.Max Munro (resigned 1974) Conunittee to Study Purchasing of Goods and Services,Appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen,Chairman of the Advisory Committee and the Moderator. Robert J.Knox,Chairman Glenn A.Pratt Helen Barrow Oliver S.Hawes,III Gordon A.Flint Committee to Investigate the Possibility of Bringing into the Town Light Industry or Small Business Robert J.Knox,Chairman James Bulger Committee to Study Alternative Uses for Joseph Osgood School if Present School Use is Terminated,appointed by the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of the Advisory Committee &Moderator.Alternating member nominated by and from the School Facilities Committee. Mary E.O'Brien Roberta K.Leary Roger S.Whitley A.Frederick Petersen 14 Committee to Study the Possibility of Acquiring the Former Black Rock House Site as Addition to Wadleigh Park,Appointed by the Moderator Under Re- solution June 19,1972 Special Town Meeting Barry Bronstein Agnes Froio John A.Golden,Jr. Chartis B.Langmaid Edward B.Long Herbert B.Marsh Edward A.McCarthy,M.D. James E.McGinnis Charles A.Peirce Cornelia H.White Bicentennial Commission Burtram J.Pratt,Chairman Constance W.Parker A.J.Antoine Richard J.Silvia Thomas S.Duggan A.Patrick McCarthy Thomas J.Wallace Historical Commission Noel A.Ripley,Chairman Nathan W.Bates Robert Fesler,Jr. Linda V.Hewitt Mary Jane McArthur Building Code Appeal Board Joseph W.MacDonald Frances A.Evans Frederic H.Wood,Jr. Term Expires 1976 1977 1975 Committee to Study Space Needs for Town Offices Julius Gould,Chairman Andrew C.Paton Gordon E.Flint Ambulance Study Committee Jack Rhodes Richard Conley The Board of Selectmen By-Law Study Committee John A.Golden,Jr.,Chairman Mary E.Gainor Richard A.Henderson Roger W.Nast Cornelia L.O'Malley David E.Place Ex-officio Board of Selectmen Ex-officio 15 JURY LIST -1974 NAME Barnicle,Peter J. Bartlett,Jr.,John E. Berens,Stanton J. Bobo,Vivian Bryant,John K. Carroll,Jr.,Lindsay A. Catler,Lorette Caputo,Pamela M. Crandell,John C. Dilbeck,Jr.,Paul C. Dockendorff,Hazel F. Doherty,John J. England,Frank W. Flint,Louise A. Frucci,Richard M. Garvey,Robert Gjesteby,Martha K. Granger,Helen B. Grant,Gait Grisdale,Richard D. Grow,Philip W. Guilfoyle,Barbara C. Gunville,Robert P. Harl,Carolyn Hood,Willoughby S. Holt,EUzabeth A. Hubbard,June S. Jones,George T.Ill Judd,Lucy T. King,Jeremy Koed,Alice Jones Laugelle,RoccoF. Lipsett,Valerie A. Lord,David E. Maclure,Janet Maletz,Samuel Marsh,Herbert B. Mazza,Peter McCarthy,Arthur P. McCoobery,Robert C. Mcintosh,Richard H. McNeill,Jr.,James E. Meunier,Paul R. Millard,John B. Muir,Ruth Ann C. Mulvey,Edward T. Murphy,James A. Murphy,John D. Murphy,Rosemary Murphy,Richard V. Oddi,Theresa O'Leary,Patricia J. Pimental,Wayne Quinlan,Ruth G. Rabstejnek,Patsy K. Roberts,Ernest A. Rodriques,William P. Sawchuk,Michael ADDRESS 1 1 Pond Street 110 Black Rock Road 86 Pond Street 11 Sheldon Road 25 1 Forest Avenue 41 North Main Street 18 Deep Run 18 Bancroft Way 44 Nichols Road 118 Jerusalem Road 15 Ledgewood Drive 36 Cedar Acres Lane 48 Old Coach Road 21 Clay Spring Road 6 Reservoir Road 3 Bayberry Lane 81 Old Pasture Road 16 Beech wood Street 258 South Main Street 212 South Main Street 47 Norfolk Road 109 Nichols Road 76 Pleasant Street 10 Surry Drive 23 Border Street 63 Highland Avenue 144 Beach Street 164 Sohier Street 32 Hammond Street 3 Arrowood Street 18 Locust Road 18 Norfolk Road 34 Pond Street 60 Old Coach Road 183 Sohier Street 45 Little Harbor Road 505 Beech wood Street 84 Gammons Road 127 Pleasant Street 45 Ledgewood Drive 17 Atlantic Avenue 288 Fairoaks Lane 324 South Main Street 6 Ripley Road 29 Highland Avenue 50 Pond Street 95 Forest Avenue 10 Old Coach Road 140 North Main Street 35 Fernway 31 Cedar Acres Lane Cedar Acres Lane 79 North Main Street 25 Brewster Road 52 Fairoaks Lane 43 Rust Way 40 Brewster Road 302 North Main Street OCCUPATION Public Relations Salesman Journalist Housewife Advertising Exec. Engineer Housewife Student Purchasing Sales Engineer Housewife Pwr.Sta.Operator Bonds Mgr. Housewife Analyst Manager Housewife Housewife Ins.Undervirrit. Engineer CPA Housewife Aircraft Mech. Secretary Housewife Housewife Housewife Salesman Housewife Telephone Worker Housewife Lineman Domestic Mfg.Mgr. Housewife Merchand.Exec. Caretaker Civil Eng. Engineer District Mgr, Marketing Rep. Finance &Admin.Director Scientist Quality Control Housewife Bank Treas. District Manager Broker Secretary Sales Engineer Housewife Housewife Unit Mgr. Housewife Homemaker Sports Ed. Pub.Acct. Electrician 16 Sechen,George M. Sencabaugh,Albert M. Shattuck,Elizabeth J. Sladen,Mary E. Smith Jr,Charles L. Steele,Donald F. Telesco,Norma G. Tosi,Deborah P. Tyeryar,James E. Vadas,Frank H. Vecchione,Arthur V. Walling,George F. Wesoloski,Wanda G. Wirth,Robert H. Wood,Sally P. Zappolo,Michael J. Howes Lane 548 Jerusalem Road 21 Gammons Road 42 Ehn Court 94 Black Horse Lane 31 River Road 112 Howe Road 16 Fernway 468 CJ.C.Highway 33 Nichols Road 63 Church Street 97A Lamberts Lane 695 Jerusalem Road 14 Redgate Lane 68 Pleasant Street 12SchofieldRoad Elec.Tech. Bank Officer Housewife Housewife Security Analyst Manufacturing Exec. Broker Realtor Contractor Salesman Caretaker Mechanic Housewife Systems Analyst Housewife Const.Eng. 17 ELECTION OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1974 PRECINCT NO.1 A.J.Antoine,Jr.jWarden R Ira B.P.Stoughton,Jr.,Deputy Warden R Thomas G.Keating,Clerk D Frank 0.Pattison,Deputy Clerk D Mary E.Brennock,Inspector D Eileen M.Buckley,Inspector R Joan St.John,Deputy Inspector D Frances R.Antoine,Deputy Inspector R PRECINCT NO.2 Manuel A.Marks,Warden D Anthony J.Rosano,Deputy Warden D Mary N.Grassie,Clerk R Irma M.James,Deputy Clerk R Thomas M.Healy,Jr.,Inspector D Margaret Stoughton,Inspector R Grace E.Bowser,Deputy Inspector R Robert A.Leonard,Deputy Inspector ALTERNATE INSPECTORS Dorothy C.Bjorkgren D Arthur L.Lehr,Jr R Jeanette D.McNeil D Dominic M.Baccari R ALTERNATE DEPUTY INSPECTORS Ann E.Leonard D Samuel Hassan R Teresa M.Perroncello R J.Nelson Patrolia D TELLERS APPOINTED FOR THE YEAR 1974 J.J.Healy D Theresa M.Perroncello ...R Jeanne M.Sullivan D Frances L.Marks D Barbara Williams D Margaret C.Hernan D Mamie F.Keegan R Virginia F.Huntwork ....D Nancy E.Sladen R Edward T.Mulvey D Mildred F.Collins R Jane M.Trettis R Maria R.Pape R Marjorie E.Ritter R Elizabeth B.Fitzpatrick D Marjorie J.Emanuello ....D Dorothy C.Morse D Judith Sestito D Jane B.Tilden R Patricia Chase Buckley ....R Geraldine McEwan D Mary D.Migliaccio R Pauline Sestito D Kathleen Conte D Janice Rosano D Andrea Davis R 18 Elizabeth Longo R Jeanne C.Stoughton R Kathleen Rhodes D Joan Brown R Frances E.Ricketts R Barbara Anderson D Mary C.Desmond R Mehssa L.Tuckerman R Ellen M.Gentile D Judith Emanuello D Jane L.Marsh R Lois Hughs D Deborah B.Protulis D Lucille C.Marsac D Peggy Hassan D Roberta B.Mendovitz D Robert Pape R Barbara J.Bursk R Mildred D.Woomer D Jean F.Higgins D Winifred E.Greene D Pauline Gilman D Margaret J.Laugelle R Beverly Williams R Robert A.Leonard,Jr....D Maria Perroncello D Roseann Dooley D Carol Beggan R Louise A.Flint R Penelope P.Redfield D Betty L.Pearce R Janice Wheelwright R Josephine Hurley D Mary Diori D Martha Conley D Grace Donahue R Cleida Buckley D Janet A.Livingston D Donna J.McGee D Jean M.Salvador D Shirley F.Prendergast ....D Stella M.Nardo D Marjorie Anderson R Helen T.Delaney D Sheila Kelly D Frederick E.Howe R Frances C.Howley R Bernard H.Mulcahy D 19 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN This has been an exceptionally busy year for your Selectmen.In addition to regular weekly meetings,they met with many other boards,committees and citizens to resolve ever-increasing numbers of problems that continually arise. Matters placed in our hands by Town meeting votes have been carried to completion except for the following two articles: ARTICLE 39 which authorized taking land for sanitary land-fill purposes did not provide for acquiring less than the entire tract described.It may be in the best interest of the Town to acquire only that portion suitable to our needs which appears acceptable to the owners.An amendment to this article will be in the warrant for our next annual meeting. ARTICLE 46 providing for the transfer of the so-called American Legion property on Summer Street to that organization was carried out but not in the manner originally intended.A title search revealed that the property,received as a gift to the Town,was prohibited from subsequent sale.We therefore en- tered into a five-year lease agreement,accomplishing nearly the same end,on terms favorable to the Town. Negotiations have continued with Penn Central for purchase of their right- of-way through Town.They are still considering our offer of quite some time ago.Operating under the protection of bankruptcy laws and with an uncertain corporate position,they will probably continue to delay action,but we plan to keep on top of the situation. Your Selectmen have remained cognizant of the various federal manpower programs.The Youth Corps has provided extra income to several worthy youths, while performing useful work in various departments of the Town.Both E.E.A. and C.E.T.A.participants are also serving the Town in an expanding program caused by the depressed economic situation.One of our board members serves on the regional Advisory Manpower Planning Board administering all these pro- grams so Cohasset is assured of at least its fair share of funding. Considerable time has been spent this year on how best to handle recently enacted Chapter 11 Ic of the General Laws generally referred to as the Ambu- lance Law.This Act,governing equipping,staffing and operating ambulances can impose a great financial burden upon the Town.We will present recom- mendations for complying with the law at our next annual Town meeting. It has long been recognized that the Town's By-Laws are badly in need of review and up-dating.Therefore,we appointed a By-Law Study Committee,on which we serve ex-officio,to accompHsh this task.Recommendations will be made to future Town Meetings concerning repeal,changes or additions to the Town's By-Laws which will be compiled and cataloged for easy reference. As early as 1925,the Town noted a deficiency in basic space needs for Town Offices.Several proposals have been presented since then for providing 20 ample,efficient,fire-resistant accomodations with convenient access for the public.However,none of these were followed through as the needs have in- creased perhaps ten-fold.We,therefore,appointed a committee of three pro- fessionals to investigate these needs upon which recommendations will be made to a future Town Meeting. We wish to thank all boards,committees,employees and citizens who have assisted and cooperated with our board during the year,past. Respectfully submitted, Arthur L.Clark Henry W.Ainslie,Jr. Mary Jeanette Murray REPORT OF THE BOARD OF REGISTRARS Number of registered voters on January 1 ,1974 4353 Total number of registered voters on January 1,1975 4405 ENROLLED TOTALS Repubhcans x409 Democrats 1186 Unenrolled 1810 Any resident not Usted in the Census taken by the Board of Registrars during January and February should inform the Registrars before May 1st. Meetings for the registration of voters are held at stated times during the year.Notices of these meetings are posted in the Post Office of the Town and in many other pubHc buildings. Respectfully submitted, Clarence M.Grassie,Chairman 21 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MAY 4,1974 At the Annual Business Meeting held at the Cohasset High School at 10:00 A.M., May 4,1974,the following articles were contained in the Warrant and acted upon as recorded. Checkers previously appointed by the Selectmen for the entrance and sworn in by Town Clerk Charles A.Marks at 9:15 A.M.were Barbara A.Williams, Margaret C.Hernan,Mary N.Grassie,Frances R.Antoine,Frances L.Marks, Joan M.St John,Pauline Sestito,Dorothea C.Bjorkgren.Maria Perroncello replaced Barbara A.Williams at the Monday session. Tellers appointed by the Moderator reported to work at 10:00 A.M.were Edward F.Tower,Arthur L.Lehr,Jr.,Frank F.Jason and Fred Howe. The number of voters present as checked on the voting lists was 448. The Meeting was called to order at 10:35 A.M.by Moderator David E.Place and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the call of the meeting. The invocation was given by Rev.John M.Benbow. ARTICLE 1. VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that all Town Officers not required to be elected by ballot be appointed by the Selectmen. ARTICLE 2. VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the reports of the various town officers as printed in the annual Town Report for the year 1973 be accepted. ARTICLE 3. VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the following committee reports be one of progress and be continued: School Facilities Committee,Personnel Coiimiittee,Council for the Aging, Committee to Study the Goverimient Island Property,Cohasset Harbor Com- mittee,Mass.Transportation Committee to Represent the Town of Cohasset in the Greater Boston Region,Conservation Commission,Capital Budget Com- mittee,Cohasset Drug Education Committee,Committee to Study Purchasing of Goods and Services,Committee to Investigate the Possibility of Bringing into the Town Light Industry,Committee to Study Alternative uses for Joseph Osgood School if Present School use is Terminated,Committee to Study the Possibility of Acquiring the Former Black Rock House site as addition to Wadleigh Park,Cohasset Charter Commission. The following Committees were discharged with a vote of thanks: Committee of Members of Town Land and Water Supply,Veterans Mem- 22 orial Committee,Harbor Dredging Committee and the Public Sewage Study Com- mittee. ARTICLE 4. MOVED that this article be considered,covered and acted upon in one vote; that the sum of $4,712,761.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated;the sum of $32,139.00 for salaries of elected Town Officers as follows:Town Clerk,$2,730.00,Clerk,Board of Registrars $297.00;Highway Surveyor, $10,018.00;Moderator $150.00;Treasurer-Collector $12,144.00;Selectmen $3,100.00;Assessors,$3,700.00 for the ensuing fiscal year and that $4,680,622.00 for interest,maturing debt,charges,salaries,compensations,operations,mainten- ance,equipment outlays,capital and otherwise,and expenses of the various de- partments for the ensuing fiscal year said being recommended for all purposes itemized re subdivisions numbered 1 thru 49 inclusive,and that to raise said appropriation the sum of $1,635.74 is appropriated from Dog Licenses received from the county,the sum of $5,212.50 is appropriated from State Aid for Libraries;the sum of $100,000.00 is appropriated from Federal Revenue Sharing Funds and the balance $4,605,912.76 is raised by taxation. MOVED that the budget for Fiscal Year July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 be adopted as a line item budget by line. Motion defeated by a voice vote. Main motion voted by a voice vote. FoUo GENERAL GOVERNMENT 1 Moderator-Salary $150.00 lA Advisory Committee Salaries 250.00 IB Expenses 140.00 IC Planning Board -Clerical Assistance 600.00 ID Expenses 300.00 IE Personnel Committee -Expenses 465.00 IF Zoning Board of Appeals 900.00 IG Conservation Committee -Expenses 425.00 IH Conservation Fund -From Savings .... 11 School Facilities Committee -Expenses 25.00 2 Selectmen -Salaries and Wages 9,328.00 2A Expenses 2,101.00 3 Town Accountant -Salaries and Wages 24,247.00 3A Expenses 1,632.00 3C Capital Outlay 3D Rental of Office Equipment 770.00 4 Treasurer-Collector -Salaries and Wages 25,200.00 4A Expenses 6,474.00 6 Assessors -Salaries and Wages 14,052.00 6A Expenses 11,619.00 6B Capital Outlay ---- 23 8 Law:Salary of Town Counsel 8,500.00 8A Expenses 1,550.00 9 Town Clerk -Salaries and Wages 8 ,950.00 9A Expenses 950.00 10 Election and Registrations:Salaries and Wages 4,617.00 lOA Expenses 5,328.00 lOA-1 Capital Outlay 200.00 lOB Engineering Expenses 200.00 11 Town Hall:Salaries and Wages 9,393.00 llA Expenses 5,725.00 UB Capital Outlay .... TOTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY $144,091.00 12 Police Department -Salaries and Wages 202,045.00 12A Expenses 21,140.00 12B Capital Outlay 5,450.00 13 Fire Department -Salaries and Wages 150,323.00 13-1 Salaries and Wages from Federal Revenue Sharing funds 100,000.00 13A Expenses 13,135.00 13B Capital Outlay 1,300.00 13D Police and Fire Headquarters Building -Expenses 7,325.00 14 Hydrant Services 26,074.00 15 Wire Department -Salaries and Wages 28,519.00 15A Expenses 4,073.00 15B Capital Outlay 6,200.00 16 Sealing of Weights and Measures:-Salary 487.00 16A Expenses 100.00 17 Building Inspector:-Salary 4,000.00 17A Expenses 850.00 17B Capital Outlay 90.00 18 Tree and Park Department:-Salaries and Wages 38,614.00 18A Expenses 10,990.00 18B Capital Outlay 2,050.00 51,654.00 Less Income from Trust Funds 971.00 50,683.00 19 Civil Defense:-Salaries 461.00 19A Expenses 100.00 19B Shellfish Constable:Salary 200.00 19C Expenses \L PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY 400.00 TOT.622,955.00 24 HEALTH AND SANITATION 20 Board of Health:-Salaries and Wages 11,696.00 20A Expenses 3,275.00 21 Social Service League,Inc.7,800.00 22 Inspection of Animals &Slaughtering:Salary 277.00 23 Refuse and Garbage Disposal:-Salaries and Wages 16,377.00 23A Expenses 30,968.00 23B Capital Outlay -From Federal Sharing Funds -... 23B Capital Outlay -From Taxation .... 24 Sewer Department:-Salaries and Wages 18,927.00 24A Expenses 17,900.00 24B Capital Outlay 7,140.00 24C Out of State Travel TOTAL HEALTH AND SANITATION 100.00 114,460.00 HIGHWAYS 25 Highway Department:-Salaries and Wages 66,018.00 25A Expenses 43,750.00 25B Capital Outlay 9,000.00 26 Snow Removal 30,000.00 27 Street Lighting 21,000.00 28 Municipal Garage 1,650.00 29 Harbor Department:-Salaries and Wages 12,200.00 29A Expenses 3,065.00 29B Capital Outlay 3,336.00 TOTAL HIGHWAYS 190,019.00 VETERAN'S SERVICES 32 Veterans'Services:-Salaries 1,660.00 32A Expenses 135.00 32B Assistance 14,606.00 TOTAL VETERAN'S SERVICES 16,401.00 SCHOOLS 33-1100 School Committee 145,664.00 1200 Superintendent's and Business Office 92,667.00 2100 Supervision 20,234.00 2200 Principals 153,576.00 2300 Teaching 1,577,867.00 2400 Textbooks 24,283.00 25 2500 Library Services 2600 Audio-Visual Services 2700 Guidance Services 2800 Psychological Services 3100 Attendance Services 3200 Health Services 3300 Student Transportation 3330 Bus Replacement 3510 Athletics 3520 Other Student Activities 4110 Custodial Services 4120 Heating 4130 Other Utilities 4210 20-30 Maintenance of Buildings,Grounds &Equip. 5200 Insurance -School Committee 5300 Rental of Facilities 7200 Alterations to Buildings 7400 Acquisition of Equipment 9000 Outgoing Transfer Accounts 33A 33B 33C 28,455.00 41,517.00 56,885.00 68,134.00 6,501.00 22,070.00 96,702.00 58,442.00 7,134.00 126,406.00 62,839.00 52,141.00 73,296.00 1,290.00 4,694.00 23,537.00 Less:Receipts available to School Committee 2,744,334.00 (1) 2,100.00 2,742,234.00 School Lunches: Salaries and Wages Expenses 34,609.00 83,440.00 ideral Grants Applied 118,049.00 (107,307.00) Out of State Travel -Expenses Maintenance of State Aided Vocational Educ. TOTAL SCHOOLS LIBRARIES 10,742.00 3,000.00 2,755,976.00 34 Libraries:-Salaries and Wages 34A Expenses 34B Capital Outlay 34C Nantasket Branch Library Less:Income from Trust Funds 51,895.00 27,386.00 6,449.00 2,000.00 87,730.00 (2) 2,000.00 26 TOTAL LIBRARIES 85,730.00 RECREATION 36 Recreation Committee:-Salaries and Wages 6,240.00 36A Expenses 2,175.00 36B Capital Outlay TOTAL RECREATION PENSIONS .... 8,415.00 37 Retirement Fund to County System 75,020.00 37A Non-Contributory Pensions 12,586.00 TOTAL PENSIONS 87,606.00 UNCLASSIFIED 38 Memorial Day &Other Celebrations 820.00 39 Damages to Persons &Property 50.00 40 Insurance -Casualty,etc.27,591.00 41 Group Insurance -Life and Health 49,182.00 42 Town Reports 3,550.00 43 Unclassified &Miscellaneous 365.00 44 Town Buildings -Expenses 675.00 44A Town Buildings -Capital Outlay 2,500.00 45 Council for Aging TOTAL UNCLASSIFIED CEMETERIES 2,175.00 86,908.00 47 Salaries and Wages 11,096.00 47A Expenses 935.00 47B Capital Outlay .... 47C Veterans'Graves Less:Income from Trust Funds for 1,250.00 13,281.00 Salaries and Wages TOTAL CEMETERIES MATURING DEBT AND INTEREST 3,350.00 9,93 LOO 48 Interest 131,612.00 49 Maturing Debt 250,000.00 27 TOTAL MATURING DEBT &INTEREST 38 1 ,6 1 2,00 WATER DEPARTMENT Self Supporting 46 Salaries and Wages 84,583.00 46A Expenses 50,335.00 46B Capital Outlay 11,600.00 46C Interest 19,503.00 46D Maturing Debt 34,800.00 46F Group Insurance and Retirement 7,686.00 46F Out of State Travel 150.00 TOTAL WATER DEPARTMENT 208,657.00 GRAND TOTAL BUDGET ARTICLE 4,712,761.00 (1)To be appropriated from Dog Licenses received from County 1,635.74 (2)To be appropriated from State Aid for Libraries 5,215.50 RESOLUTION BY MARY JEANETTE MURRAY Be it so resolved that the School Committee be instructed to submit in their annual report any transfers from one line category to another line item category. VOTED by a voice vote in the affirmative. ARTICLE 5 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote,that the report and recommendations of the Personnel Committee,with respect to amending the Personnel Classifica- tion By-Law Schedule be and hereby is amended by adopting,inserting and sub- stituting the following schedule for the schedule heretofore adopted: SCHEDULE NO.1 Pay Group N SI S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 SALARY SCHEDULE July 1,1974 HOURLY to June 30,1975 n.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max Rate 2.77 2.86 2.96 3.04 2.86 2.96 3.04 3.23 2.95 3.04 3.23 3.42 3.04 3.23 3.42 3.61 3.23 3.42 3.60 3.78 3.42 3.61 3.78 3.98 3.61 3.78 3.98 4.18 28 ANNUAL S8 8,530 8,849 9,141 9,445 S9 9,092 9,358 9,622 9,887 SIO 9,613 9,904 10,197 10,488 Sll 10,020 10,326 10,638 10,947 S12 10,646 10,980 11,316 11,652 S13 10,947 11,299 11,651 12,031 S14 11,600 12,078 12,556 13,028 S15 12,012 12,486 12,965 13,443 S16 13,866 14,421 14,998 15,600 SCHEDULE NO 2 ANNUAL July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step)Max.Rate PS9 9,227 9,456 9,696 9,914 PSll 10,028 10,293 10,557 10,824 PS12 10,964 11,129 11,434 11,736 PS15*17,845 Note:In addition to annual salary police and fire personnel are paid for ten holidays. Police officers working on night shifts paid premium of 6^/^%. *Under State Law effective February 15,1972,Police and Fire Chiefs are to be paid at 1.8 times the highest rate of their lowest paid subordinates.(GL Chapter 48 Section 57G) SCHEDULE NO 3 ANNUAL July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max.Rate FS9 9,504 9,740 9,987 10,211 FSIO 10,919 FSll 10,329 10,602 10,874 11,149 FS12 11,293 11,463 11,777 12,088 FS15 18,380 FS12-1 11,567 11,741 12,063 12,381 Note:The annual pay is the standard.The hourly pay is calculated to the nearest Penny. SCHEDULE NO.4 HOURLY July 1 ,1974 to June 30,1975 Wl 3.13 3.23 3.37 3.46 W2 3.33 3.44 3.56 3.67 W3 3.49 3.61 3.75 3.86 29 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 WIO SCHEDULE NO.5 Pay Group Min.Rate 3.67 3.86 3.98 4.06 4.10 4.23 4.42 3.78 3.97 4.13 4.17 4.20 4.37 4.52 HOURLY 3.89 4.02 4.10 4.20 4.21 4.36 4.24 4.41 4.29 4.45 4.43 4.59 4.63 4.75 Julyl,1974 to June 30 ,1975 L14 10,995 1st Step 2nd Step 3rd Step 4th Step Max Rate 11,448 11,901 12.349 13,028 13,500 SCHEDULE NO.7 PART TIME POSITIONS RATE July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Caretaker of Perkins Cemetery and Beechwood Cemetery 3.46 Inspector of Slaughtering and Animals 277.00 Veterans'Agent 830.00 Clerk Veterans'Agent 830.00 Assistant Harbor Master (2)50.00 Member,Board of Registrars 270.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 487.00 Constable -Per Notice 15.00 Intermittent Patrolman -Per Hour 4.13 Election Officers -Per Hour 2.99 Election Clerk -Per Hour 3.22 Election Warden -Per Hour 3.51 Casual Labor -Per Hour 3.13 Grave Digger -Per Grave 45.00 Director of Civil Defense 310.50 Detective Duty Patrolmen -Per Week 10.47 Intermittent Firefighter -Per hour 3.13 Superintendent Sewer Dept.-Annually 1,308.00 Shellfish Constable 200.00 Pages (Library)per hour 2.00 Custodian (Library)per hour 4.06 LIST OF DEPARTMENTS Department Pay Group Schedule Hou Board of Selectmen Administrative Secretary Town Accountant Town Accountant Clerk and Assistant Acc't. S6 S16 S6 35 35 30 Clerk -Bookkeeper S5 Treasurer -Collector Assistant Treasurer and Clerk S5 Clerk S3 Clerk S3 Board of Assessors Clerk S6 Clerk Typist S3 Town Clerk Clerk and Assistant Town Clerk S4 Town Hall Custodian S8 Police Department Police Chief PS15 Lieutenant PS12 Sergeant PSll Patrolman PS9 Fire Department Fire Chief FS15 Deputy Chief FS12 Captain FSll Firefighter -Master Mechanic FSIO Private FS9 Wire Department Superintendent FS12-1 Lineman Electrician -Licensed SIO Lineman Apprentice S6 Building Inspector and Zoning Officer SIO Tree and Park Department Superintendent -Working Sll Skilled Laborer W6 Tree CHmber W5 Laborer W3 Board of Health Health Agent S12 Sewer Department Chief Operator WW3 Operator -Part Time WW2 Assistant Operator -Part Time WWl Utility Man -Part Time W4 Clerk S3 Highway Department Working Foreman WIO Supervisor of Disposal Area W9 Heavy Equipment Operator W8 Skilled Laborer W5 Laborer -Disposal Area W3 Laborer,Truck Driver W2 Laborer Wl Harbor Department Harbor Master S8 20 35 20 20 35 20 35 50 40 40 40 48 48 48 48 40 40 35 40 40 40 40 40 20 53 40 40 40 40 40 40 31 Library Chief Librarian L14 6 Assistant Librarian S8 1 35 Children's Librarian S7 1 35 General Assistant II S2 1 35 General Assistant I SI 1 13 Clerk -Typist S2 1 25 Paraprofessional S7 2 Part Time Pages 7 Custodian 7 Water Department Superintendent S16 1 Clerk S4 1 35 Working Foreman WIO 4 40 Engineer W9 4 40 Serviceman W8 4 40 Pumping Station Operator and Analyst W5 4 40 Utility Man -Part Time W4 4 Cemetery Department Superintendent Woodside Cemetery Wl 4 40 SALARY SCHEDULE ELECTED OFFICIALS (For Information Only -Not Subject to Compensation Plan) JOB TITLE ANNUAL RATES Julyl,1974 to June 3C),1975 Town Clerk 2,880 Clerk,Board of Registrars 313 Highway Surveyor 10,569 Moderator 150 Treasurer -Collector 12,812 Board of Selectmen Chairman 1,100 Member 1,000 Board of Assessors Chairman 1,300 Member 1,200 and that the sum $37,249.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated by taxation to pay increases set forth in the amended schedule for the ensuing fiscal period and this amount is to be credited to the salary and wage appropria- tion accounts affected in accordance with the attached schedule. Folio Department 2 Selectmen 3 Town Accountant 4 Treasurer -Collector 6 Assessors 9 Town Clerk 10 Elections &Registrations 673.00 2,259.00 1,039.00 570.00 688.00 238.00 32 11 Town Hall 13 Fire Department 15 Wire Department 17 Building Inspector 18 Tree &Park Department 20 Board of Health 23 Refuse &Garbage Disposal 24 Sewer Department 25 Highways 29 Harbor 24 Libraries 46 Water Department 47 Cemeteries ARTICLE 6 517.00 7,510.00 1,569.00 5,613.00 2,124.00 643.00 901.00 1,041.00 3,080.00 671.00 2,559.00 5,075.00 479.00 TOTAL $37,249.00 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the report and recommendations of the Personnel Committee be and hereby is accepted and the following salary schedule for the Town Elected Officials be and hereby is adopted,accepted and substituted for the schedule heretofore adopted: SALARY SCHEDULE ELECTED OFFICIALS (For Information Only -Not Subject to Compensation Plan) JOB TITLE ANNUAL RATES July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Town Clerk $2,880.00 Clerk,Board of Registrars 313.00 Highway Surveyor 10,569.00 Moderator 150.00 Treasurer -Collector 12,812.00 Board of Selectmen Chairman 1,100.00 Member 1,000.00 Board of Assessors Chairman 1,300.00 Member 1,200.00 and that the sum of $1,385.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated by taxation to pay for increases of salaries of Town Elected Officials as set forth in the substituted schedules for the ensuing fiscal period and this amount is to be credited to the salary appropriation accounts affected in accordance with the attached schedule. Folio Department Elected Officials 4 Treasurer-Collector 668.00 9 Town Clerk 150.00 10 Elections &Registrations 16.00 33 25 Highways 551.00 TOTAL $1,385.00 ARTICLE 7 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to repeal Section 23 of the Personnel Classification and Compensation Plan By-Law as amended and inserting a new Section 23 to read as follows: A.No premium payment will be made for work performed outside the regular work schedule except that straight time pay for such hours will be allowed,less any court fees collected.It is the responsibility of the Department Head to limit the work performed outside of the normal hours to that of an emergency,nondeferrable nature. B.No overtime will be paid any Department Head,Professional Employee , Custodian,or other Town Employee,except by agreement when hired for special situations. C.Notwithstanding the provisions of A.and B.,employees classified in pay scale groups contained in Schedules 4 and 5 and Wire Department position SIO and S6 classification shall be entitled to a premium payment equal to one-half the applicable straight time pay for the particular em- ployees pay scale group for hours worked in excess of 40 hours each work week,except foreman of Highway Department who will be paid the overtime premium for hours worked in excess of 53 hours per work week. ARTICLE 8 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 9 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote,that the Town vote to amend the Town By-Laws by inserting in Article 5,after Section 7 thereof,a new section entitled Section 8,which shall read as follows: 'The Town Clerk shall pay all fees received by him by virtue of his office into the Town Treasury." ARTICLE 10 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to amend its By- Laws by repealing Article 6 thereof. ARTICLE 1 1 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to amend its 34 By-Laws by striking out Article 7 thereof as it now appears and inserting and substituting in place thereof the following: ARTICLE 7 Treasurer-Collector SECTION 1.The Treasurer-Collector shall have custody of all notes and bonds, as well as temporary custody of bills,vouchers,and payrolls,for his payments. Upon payment,paid vouchers,biUs and payrolls shall be placed and filed in the custody of the Town Accountant. SECTION 2.The Treasurer-Collector shall pay all fees received by him by virtue of his office into the Town Treasury. ARTICLE 12 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to increase the Town Clerk's salary by $1500.00,and that the sum of $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated by taxation and that this amount be credited to the salary appropriations account Folio 9,Town Clerk,Salary and Wages. ARTICLE 13 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to increase the Treasurer-Collector's salary by $1,500.00 and that the sum of $1,500.00 be raised and appropriated by taxation and that this amount be credited to the salary appropriations account Foho 4,Treasurer-Collector,Salaries and Wages. At 1:15 P.M.the meeting was adjourned for lunch recess. At 2:20 P.M.the meeting was called to order by the Moderator. ARTICLE 14 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town appropriate from Overlay Surplus the sum of $3,770.69 and from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash) the sum of $46,229.31 for the purpose of a Reserve Fund,for the ensuing fiscal year. ARTICLE 15 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate by taxation the sum of $7,000.00 to be used in conjunction with and in addition to any funds allotted by the Commonwealth and/or County for the construction,reconstruc- tion and improvement of Jerusalem Road and Nichols Road. ARTICLE 16 VOTED by a voice vote that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to accept and enter into a contract for the expenditure of any funds allotted or to be allotted by the Commonwealth and/or County for the construc- tion,reconstruction and improvement of Town Roads and to appropriate the 35 sum of $19,400.00 received in 1973 for the construction,reconstruction and improvement of Town Roads. ARTICLE 17 MOVED:That the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 by taxation to perform drainage work on Atlantic Avenue. The Moderator called for a yes and no vote but the vote was in doubt so a hand vote was held.The motion was defeated,140 no,to 100 yes. ARTICLE 18 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to instruct the Highway Surveyor to restore the discharge capacity of the culvert located on South Main Street between numbers 347 and 353 on the easterly side,to the cubic feet of water per second accomodated by said culvert prior to the construc- tion of a sidewalk on the easterly side of that location,as authorized at the Town Meeting on March 3,1973 and if any funds are required to correct same then the Highway Surveyor is instructed to use the funds contained in special article number 36 voted March 6,1973 there being an unexpended balance in that appropriation. ARTICLE 19 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 20 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $2500.00 be and here- by is raised and appropriated by taxation to repair the concrete guard rails of the Mill River Bridge. ARTICLE 21 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $1 1 ,200.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated by taxation for the purpose of making repairs to the sanitary system serving the dwelling house on government island,and for the construction of a parking lot in the location Southerly of the existing parking lot turn around near the Easterly side of the Island,together with suitable access road from the Mill Bridge entrance and that the Government Island Committee be and hereby is authorized to make such contracts and to execute on behalf of the Town all necessary documents on instruments and do such other acts as it shall deem necessary or advisable in carrying out the foregoing purposes. ARTICLE 22 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 by taxation to replace the fence bounding on the Cohasset Central Cemetery property and Joy Place. 36 ARTICLE 23 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to amend the Town By-Laws by striking the figure $100.00 in line 4 of Article 4,Selectmen Sec.3.and sub- stituting therefore the figure $1,000.00 so that Sec.3 shall read as follows: Sec.3.The Selectmen shall have the right to sell any tangible personal property of the Town after same has been properly appraised by a competent person.If the appraisal of any such property exceeds the amount of $1 ,000 the property shall be sold at public auction.All moneys realized from any or all sales shall be turned over to the Town Treasurer. ARTICLE 24 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to amend the Town By-Laws by striking the figure $600.in line 10 of Article 4,Selectmen Sec.2 and inserting in place thereof the figure $2,500.so that Article 4,Selectmen Sec.2 shall read as follows: Sec.2.The Selectmen may appear,either personally or by Town Counsel or by Special Counsel duly employed by them before any Court,Committee of the Legislature,or any Federal,State,or County Board of Commissioners,or other tribunal to protect the interests of the Town,but they are not authorized hereby to commit the Town to any course of action.They shall have authority as agents to institute,prosecute and defend suits and claims against or involving the in- terests of the Town,and to settle same where the settlement does not exceed $2500.when,in their judgment upon advice of counsel,such settlement is for the best interests of the Town. ARTICLE 25 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to authorize the Town Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning July 1,1974,in accordance with the provisions of General Laws,Chapter 44, Section 4,and to issue a note or notes therefore,payable within one year,and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with General Laws,Chapter 44,Section 17. ARTICLE 26 VOTED by a voice vote that Mass.General Laws Ter.Ed.Chapter 40,as amended.Section 42G,42H,and 421 be accepted. ARTICLE 27 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. 37 ARTICLE 28 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to appropriate from the Water Department available surplus,the sum of $20,000.00 and transfer same to the Town of Cohasset surplus revenue account.Said sum represents partial payment to reimburse the Town for funds in the amount of $21,943.00 thereto- fore provided on account of the Water Department. ARTICLE 29 MOTION under this article was discussed at this time.A hand vote was taken and the article was defeated,Yes,119;No,88.A two thirds vote was not re- ceived. ARTICLE 30 VOTED by a hand vote Yes,137 to No,84 to postpone action under article 30 until the adjourned Town Meeting on Monday night. At this time Mr.Roger Coulter served notice on the meeting that he will move for reconsideration of Article 29 at an adjourned meeting. ARTICLE 31 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1 ,600.00 by taxation for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year,the mosquito control works and improvements of low lands and swamps as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 112,Acts of 1931. ARTICLE 32 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town,acting under the juris- diction and provisions of Chapter 252 of the General Laws,vote to join in the South Shore Mosquito Control Project in conjunction with the City of Quincy, and other Towns joining therein and the sum of $6,200.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated by taxation for the purpose of paying Cohasset's share thereof,the same to be paid to the Massachusetts Reclamation Board. ARTICLE 33 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,845.00 by taxation to be used with the balance of prior appropriation for its proportion of the cost for the control of insect,vegetable and animal life in Straits Pond for fiscal year 1974 and 1975 as advised by the State Reclamation Board as provided by Chapter 557 of the acts of 1955 as amended. ARTICLE 34 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. 38 ARTICLE 35 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate $2,500 by taxation for the purpose of hiring Hbrary,architectural or engineering consultants to evaluate the space needs of the Cohasset Free Public Library and to recommend solutions. At 5:10 P.M.it was voted unanimously that this meeting be adjourned until Monday,May 6,1974 at 7:30 P.M.in this auditorium. MONDAY,MAY 6,1974 Checkers previously appointed by the Selectmen and sworn in by the Town Clerk reported for work at 6:45 P.M. The Moderator called the meeting to order at 8:08 P.M.The number of voters present as checked on the incoming voting lists was 373. Mr.Coulter moved for reconsideration of Article 29 in the Warrant. VOTED by a voice vote to reconsider Article 29. ARTICLE 29 VOTED by a hand vote,yes,284 to no,13,that the Town vote to amend the vote taken under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting held on March 6,1973, by deleting the works "and further subject to the approval of all State and Federal Agencies that there will be no requirement for the construction of a submarine outfall to transport the treated waste matter to and beyond Cohasset Harbor",so that the vote will read as follows:"that the sum of $265,000.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for working plans and specifications for a system of main drains and for common sewers,interceptor sewers,street service connections,other connections,and other works including but not restricted to the modification of or increase in the capacity of the sewage treatment plant as may be required to extend the existing system of sewerage,drainage,and sewage disposal in and to each or any of the following described areas: a.Parts of Pond Street,parts of.Bancroft Road,parts of Chief Justice Cushing Highway,Buttonwood Lane,part of Woodland Drive,Holly Lane,Virginia Lane, Clay Spring Road,Bayberry Road,Tupelo Road,Arrowwood Road,Evergreen Lane,parts of Old Pasture Road and parts of Reservoir Road. b.Parts of Reservoir Road,parts of Old Pasture Road,Pleasant Street, Pleasant Lane,Cushing Road,James Lane,Smith Place,Parts of Spring Street, Oak Street,Ash Street,Hill Street,Short Street,Norfolk Road,parts of Bancroft Road,and parts of Sohier Street. c.Chief Justice Cushing Highway from the Cohasset /Scituate line to Beech- wood Street,parts of Beechwood Street,and Todd Road,and to meet said ap- propriation,the Treasurer-Collector with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, 39 be and is hereby authorized to borrow $240,500.00 under the General Laws, Chapter 44,Section 7,clause 22,and the balance of $24,500.00 be and hereby is raised by taxation;that the Sewer Commissioners be and hereby are authorized to make such contracts and execute on behalf of the Town all necessary docu- ments as they shall deem necessary or advisable in carrying out the foregoing purposes;that expenditure of said funds is subject to the Sewer Commissioners receiving regulatory approval of its engineering study as authorized under Article 23 at the Annual Town Meeting held on Tuesday,March 7,1972. VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that Article 30 Motion be brought before the meeting. ARTICLE 30 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $20,000.00 by taxation for the conduct of an estuarine study of Cohasset Harbor to determine if a need exists for the construction of a sub- marine outfall to transport treated waste water anticipated from additional ex- pansion of the Town's sewerage system beyond Cohasset Harbor. ARTICLE 36 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $3,000.00 by taxation to appraise,for insurance purposes,all Town buildings. ARTICLE 37 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws,as most re- cently amended by Chapter 5,Acts of 1955,for all damages that may be incur- red by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachu- setts for the improvement,development,maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams,harbors,tidewaters,and foreshores and shores along a public beach,including the Merrimack and Connecticut Rivers,in ac- cordance with Section II of Chapter 91 of the General Laws,and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity theretofore to the Commonwealth. ARTICLE 38 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $1 ,830 be raised and appropriated by taxation for use of the Council of Aging of the Town of Cohasset for the pur- pose of establishing a program of transportation for the residents of Cohasset over 60 years of age. ARTICLE 39 VOTED by a hand vote yes,300,to no,17,that the sum of $25,000.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated by taxation to enlarge the disposal area for the Town and for the purchase of,including all other related expenses,or to take 40 by eminent domain or otherwise acquire the fee or lesser interest in a certain parcel of land in Cohasset containing about twenty-three (23)acres and thirty- eight (38)rods,bounded: Northerly —by land now or formerly of Ephraim Lincoln; Easterly —by land now or formerly of Peter Spargue; Southerly —by land now or formerly of Levi L.Warrick and Westerly —by the highway and by land now or formerly of one Wheelwright, or however otherwise the same may be bounded,the above parcel being the same premises described in a deed from William Wragg,Deputy Sheriff,with Clarence W.Barron,dated August 27,1923 and recorded with said Deeds,Book 1569, Page 386. Said parcel is on the Assessors Plans 5 and 6 which plans are on file with the office of the Town Clerk and to make such contracts and to execute on behalf of the Town all necessary documents or instruments and employ such engineers, legal counsel or other agents and do such other acts as they shall deem necessary or advisable in carrying out the foregoing purposes. It was noted that the members of the Williams Brothers present were recorded in opposition of this motion. RESOLUTION BY DAVID TRAINOR Be it resolved by the voters of the Town of Cohasset at their 1974 Annual Town Meeting to go on record as favoring adoption of a By-Law to estabUsh an annual parking permit fee of S50.00 or a daily fee of $2.00 to be charged to non-residents for use of the Government Island parking facilities. Resolution defeated by a voice vote. ARTICLE 40 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 41 VOTED by a hand vote yes,195,to no,138,that the Town vote to amend the Town By-Laws by adding to Article 16,Police Regulations,the following section,Sec.28.: Sect.28.No person shall drink alcoholic beverages,as defined in Chapter 138, Section 1 ,of the General Laws,while on,in,or upon any public way or upon any way to which the public has the right of access,or any place to which members of the public have access as invitees or licensees,park or playgound, or private land or place without the consent of the owner or person in control thereof.No person shall consume or have in his possession on any beach under the care and control of the Town or on any beach within the limits of the Town to which the public have a right of access with the intention to consume thereon any alcoholic beverage.All alcoholic beverages being used in violation 41 of this By-Law shall be siezed and safely held until final adjudication of the charge against the person arrested or summoned before the court,at which time they shall be returned to the person entitled to lawful possession.Any person upon conviction under the By-Law shall be fined a sum not exceeding Fifty ($50.00)Dollars for each offense. ARTICLE 42 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town accept Section 22D of Chapter 40, as amended by the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts per- taining to the Board of Selectmen estabhshing rules and regulations authorizing certain officers of the Police Department to remove any vehicle parked or standing on any part of any way under the control of the Town in such a manner as to impede the removal of snow or ice,or in violation of any rules or regulations prohibiting the parking and standing of all vehicles,making the owner of such vehicle liable for the removal or storage of such vehicle. ARTICLE 43 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town authorize the Selectmen on behalf of the Town,in accordance with General Laws,Chapter 40,Section 4A,to enter into an agreement with the Towns of Hingham and Hull for the purpose of jointly contracting,and to enter into a joint contract for,a public works project to clean,repair,and/or rebuild the Straits Pond bridge or culvert at West Corner,so-called,at the junction of Nantasket Avenue,Hull,Hull Street Cohasset,and Rockland Street,Hingham,and to execute and deliver and take delivery of any other documents in their opinion necessary or proper for that purpose,said agreement and contract and other documents to be in such forms and to contain such terms and conditions as the Selectmen deem proper,and that the sum of $3,000.be appropriated from Surplus Revenue Free Cash to effectuate the above and that the reimbursement when received be credited to Surplus Revenue. ARTICLE 44 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 45 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 46 VOTED by a hand vote,yes,242 to no,26,that the Town vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to convey for $1.00 to George H.Mealy Post No.1 18 of the American Legion,Inc.,a certain parcel of land bounded and described as follows: 42 Southerly by Summer Street Westerly by land now or formerly of heirs of J.D.Lawrence,Deceased Northerly by land now or formerly of Michael Sweeney and land of Catherine Gardiner Easterly by said Elm Street and land now or formerly of Catherine Gardiner, Being the same premises conveyed to said Joseph N.Wilcutt by Eugene A. Fairfield,et al.Trustees,by deed dated September 6,1912,recorded 1225-446 and deed of Hattie B.Dudley dated July 31,1912,recorded 1225-446 and two undivided parcels of which were conveyed by said Willcutt to said Bartow &Cousens by deed dated February 1913,recorded 1240-594. Said property shall revert to the Town in the event that said Legion dis- continues to use said property for the social and present business purposes directly in furtherance of the goals of the American Legion.Said property shall not be used for any other business undertakings or for any use customarily carried on as a business. ARTICLE 47 MOVED that the Town vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to include in the warrant for the next Annual Town Meeting for submission to the voters the following question to be placed on the official ballot --"Shall the Town vote to have its Selectmen appoint a full-time Superintendent of Streets"? MOTION defeated by a voice vote. ARTICLE 48 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $17,844 be and hereby is raised by taxation and appropriated for the use of the South Shore Regional School District for the ensuing fiscal year to pay Cohasset's share of the assess- ment for the South Shore Regional School District. ARTICLE 49 VOTED by a hand vote yes,130,to no,126 that the Town vote to support legislation to provide that Town Meetings by 2/3's vote,may amend a school committee budget. ARTICLE 50 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and appropriate $14,450. by taxation to study,investigate and take action to encourage the highest at- tainable level of mental health for all citizens of Cohasset and to utilize all pos- sible resources available to combat drug dependency. ARTICLE 51 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate $500.by taxation to aid in celebrating the two hundredth anniversary 43 of the United States,said sum to be expended under the direction of a Bi- centennial Commission. ARTICLE 52 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town establish,under the provisions of General Laws,Chapter 40,Section 8D,a historical commission of the Town of Cohasset for the purposes and with the rights and duties pro- vided by law,to be composed of five members,appointed by the Selectmen for terms of three years,except that initial appointment shall be one member for one year,one member for two years and one member for three years. ARTICLE 53 VOTED by a voice vote that the Town vote to authorize the Board of Select- men to provide increased benefits (Master Medical)under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield medical program for all Town Employees. ARTICLE 54 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to convey for $1.00 to the Trustees of the Cohasset Swimming and Recreation Trust a certain strip of land delineated on a sketch plan on file at the Town Clerk's office en- titled "Access way -Cohasset Swimming and Recreation Trust"dated March 27, 1974,Hidell &Associates,to which plan reference is made for a more particular description. ARTICLE 55 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 56 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 57 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of $5,000 by taxation to commence a comprehensive study of the Cohasset Coastal Zone,in order to establish land use and zoning guide lines for coastal development. ARTICLE 58 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate by taxation the sum of $2,000.00 for the purpose of engaging professional consul- tants to assist the Capital Budget Committee in making a survey of the adequacy 44 of the Town's Fire Protection Service and that the Capital Budget Committee report its findings and recommendations to the Selectmen not later than 90 days before the 1975 Annual Town Meeting. VOTED unanimously by a voice vote at 1 1 :20 P.M.that the meeting be adjourned until Saturday,May 11,1974 at the Town Hall for the election of Town Officials and to vote on the one question on the ballot. CHARLES A.MARKS,Town Clerk TOWN ELECTION OF MAY 11,1974 At 6:00 P.M.a motion was made,seconded and voted that the polls be closed. The total ballot count on Ballot Box #1 1347.The total ballot count on Ballot Box #2 1331,precincts 1 and 2 total cast 2678. Precinct #1 ballot box registered 1347 and 3 spoiled ballots precinct 1.The ballot check list at entrance had 1347 names checked and the ballot box check Ust at exit had 1347 names checked.The Election Officers counted all ballots cast and there were 1288 regular ballots cast,59 ballots were absentee ballots cast making a total of 1347 ballots cast. Precinct #2 ballot box registered 1331 and 1 spoiled ballot,Precinct 2 ballot check list at entrance had 1331 names checked and the ballot box check list at exit had 1331 names checked.The Election Officers counted all ballots cast and there were 1273 regular ballots cast and 58 ballots were absentee ballots cast making a total of 1331 ballots cast. NAMES Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Total SELECTMAN FOR THREE YEARS Henry W.Ainslie,Jr.723 824 1547 Chester A.Ellis,Jr.568 426 994 Blanks 56 81 137 ASSESSOR FOR THREE YEARS F.AUen Weisenfluh 1034 907 1971 Blanks 313 424 737 SCHOOL COMMITTEE FOR THREE YEARS Robert D.Canty 623 370 993 Anne W.Baird 658 359 1017 Josephine C.Mahoney 593 824 1417 Richard J.Silvia 651 916 1567 Blanks 169 193 362 TRUSTEES COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR THREE YEARS Emily B.Gleason 1063 929 1992 45 Barbara M.Power Arnold Paine Blanks 1038 972 968 889 861 1314 1927 1833 2282 BOARD OF HEALTH FOR THREE YEARS Stephen J.O'Connor 874 Blanks 473 1001 330 1875 803 WATER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS Alan S.Murphy,Jr. Blanks 1058 279 978 353 2046 632 PLANNING BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS Martha K.Gjesteby Mark E.Goodrich Blanks 477 644 226 415 664 252 892 1304 478 RECREATION COMMISSION FOR FIVE YEARS Henry Nolan Young Blanks 1055 292 963 368 2018 660 RECREATION COMMISSION FOR FOUR YEARS Richard P.Barrow 1081 1022 2103 Blanks 266 309 575 HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR FIVE YEARS W.Chester Browne 1013 957 1970 Blanks 334 374 708 QUESTION NO.1 YES 673 488 1161 NO 665 818 1483 Blanks 9 25 34 The vote was declared at 9:20 P.M.a motion was made and seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. CHARLES A.MARKS Town Clerk 46 STATE PRIMARY SEPTEMBER 10,1974 The polls were opened at 10:00 A.M. At 8:00 o'clock P.M.the polls were closed. The Warden in Precinct #1 declared that there were 746 names checked on the ballot check Ust and 746 names checked on the ballot box check Ust.There were spoiled Democratic ballots and 1 spoiled Republican ballot. There were 331 Democratic ballots cast and 1204 unused Democratic ballots. There were 416 Republican ballots cast and 1227 unused RepubUcan ballots. There were 3 Democratic absentee ballots cast and 7 RepubUcan Absentee ballots cast. The Warden in Precinct #2 declared that there were 581 names checked on the ballot check Hst and 581 names on the ballot box check Ust.There were spoiled Democratic and 1 spoiled RepubUcan ballot.There were 346 Democratic ballots cast and 1047 unused Democratic ballots. There were 235 RepubUcan ballots cast and 1366 unused RepubUcan baUots. There were 2 Democratic absentee baUots cast and 3 Republican absentee ballots cast. DEMOCRATIC PARTY Six hundred and seventy seven ballots cast GOVERNOR Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Total Michael Dukakis 216 223 439 Robert H.Quinn 101 118 219 Blanks 14 5 19 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Eva B.Hester 47 48 95 Christopher A.lannella 92 86 178 John Pierce Lynch 10 22 32 Thomas P.O'NeiU III 124 106 230 Thomas Martin SulUvan 24 42 66 Blanks 34 ATTORNEY GENERAL 42 76 Francis X.BeUotti 103 106 209 Barry T.Hannon 35 55 90 47 Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Total Edward F.Harrington Edward M.O'Brien S.Lester Ralph George L.Sacco Blanks 58 3 57 60 15 SECRETARY 60 3 56 52 14 118 6 113 112 29 John F.X.Davoren PaulH.Guzzi Blanks 81 224 26 TREASURER 78 240 28 159 464 54 Robert Q.Crane Charles Mark Furcolo Muriel Ballantine Blanks 141 149 41 AUDITOR 148 167 1 30 289 316 1 71 Thaddeus Baczko Blanks 231 100 CONGRESSMAN 249 97 480 197 Gerry E.Studds Blanks 276 55 COUNCILLOR 295 51 571 106 Patrick J.McDonough Charles E.Carroll John A.Hart Edward W.Ownes,Jr. Blanks 85 26 17 116 87 SENATOR 73 49 22 126 76 158 75 39 242 163 Allan R.McKinnon Blanks 236 95 255 91 491 186 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT John A.Mullaney Michael E.Savage Blanks 53 243 35 64 251 31 117 494 66 48 Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Total DISTRICT ATTORNEY George G.Burke Blanks 219 235 112 111 COUNTY COMMISSIONER 454 223 Thomas K.McManus James J.Haggie,Jr. Blanks 128 170 97 87 106 89 SHERIFF 298 184 195 Paul E.Barry Alan J.Boyd John H.Brownell CUfford H.Marshall George B.McDonald Blanks 47 41 29 39 56 70 43 62 46 46 110 88 REPUBLICAN PARTY Six hundred and fifty one ballots cast GOVERNOR 88 68 126 105 92 198 Francis W.Sargent Carroll P.Sheehan Blanks 268 126 140 102 8 7 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 394 242 15 Donald R.Dwight Blanks 356 176 60 59 ATTORNEY GENERAL 532 119 Charles C.Cabot,Jr. William I.Cowin Josiah A.Spaulding Blanks 167 78 91 54 148 86 10 17 SECRETARY 245 145 234 27 John M.Quinlan Blanks 339 165 77 70 504 147 49 Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Tot£ TREASURER Muriel Ballantine Blanks 157 259 AUDITOR 72 163 229 422 Muriel Ballantine Edward E.Tower Blanks 1 415 CONGRESSMAN 1 234 1 1 649 J.Alan MacKay Blanks 328 88 COUNCILLOR 169 66 497 154 Blanks 416 SENATOR 235 651 William D.Weeks Blanks 416 3 232 3 648 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT George C.Young Blanks 348 68 DISTRICT ATTORNEY 180 55 528 123 James DeGiacomo Blanks 1 415 COUNTY COMMISSIONER 235 1 650 John G.Winter,Jr. Blanks 1 415 SHERIFF 235 1 650 Charles W.Hedges Blanks 298 118 153 82 451 200 At 10:40 P.M.September 10,1974,a motion was made,seconded,and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. ATTEST:CHARLES A.MARKS Town Clerk of Cohasset 50 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING October 21,1974 At the Special Town Meeting held at the Cohasset High School Auditorium at 8:00 P.M.,October 21,1974,the following Articles were contained in the Warrant and acted upon as recorded. Checkers previously appointed for entrance by the Selectmen and sworn in by Town Clerk Charles A.Marks at 7:00 P.M.were Mary N.Grassie,Barbara Williams,Margaret C.Hernan,Frances R.Antoine,Mary E.Brennock,Joan M. St.John,and Frances L.Marks. Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn in by the Town Clerk at 7:15 P.M.were Arthur L.Lehr,Jr.,Edward E.Tower,Robert S.Pape,and Bernard H.Mulcahy. The number of voters present as checked on the incoming voting Usts was 308. The meeting was called to order at 8:20 P.M.by Moderator David E.Place and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the call of the meeting. The invocation was given by Rev.Edward T.Atkinson. ARTICLE 1 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote,that the sum of $6,400.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)for the purpose of paying for the increased cost of street lighting in accordance with the new rates set by the Brockton Edison Company and approved by the Massachusetts De- partment of PubHc Utilities,this sum is to be credited to Folio No.27,Street Lighting. ARTICLE 2 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote,that the sum of $20,139.59 be and hereby is appropriated from Sewer Construction Project II (Bond Issue)and the same is transferred to be used as available funds,thereby reducing the amount of borrowing by that amount voted under Article 23 of the Annual Town Meeting held on March 6,1973 and Article 29 of the Annual Town Meeting of May 4,1974. ARTICLE 3 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $1,943.00 be and hereby is appropriated from the Water Department available surplus,and same is transferred to Town of Cohasset Surplus Revenue Account. ARTICLE 4 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $30,500.00 be and hereby is appro- 51 priated for the purchase of an Accounting Machine Mini Computer and for the necessary forms and software appHcations and housing costs for same,and to meet said Dept.Capital Outlay,Folio 46B and $26,900.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash). ARTICLE 5 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $1 1 ,000.00 be and hereby is appro- priated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)to purchase a tractor with trade in of existing tractor with attachments for plowing sidewalks. ARTICLE 6 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $8,234.15 be and hereby is appro- priated from Surplus.Re venue (Free Cash)to settle the claim of Cohasset Es- tates,Inc.for land taken by eminent domain for school purposes according to the vote of Article 7 of the Special Town Meeting held December 3,1969. ARTICLE 7 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $4,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)for the repair of the floor of the North Cohasset Fire Station and for repairs to the interior of the Beechwood Fire Station. ARTICLE 8 VOTED by a Secret Ballot YES 164 to NO 138 that the Town act upon the report and recommendations of the Personnel Committee and that the Person- nel Classification By-Law the following Schedule for the Schedule heretofore adopted pertaining to the employees of the Police Department shown in Salary Schedule No.2,July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 in accordance with a Collective Bargaining Agreement retroactive to July 1,1974 and that the sum of $23,216.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)which sum is to be credited to Folio 12,Police Department Salaries and Wages. Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max Rate PS9 Under 10 yrs 9,984.Annual 10,226.Annual 10,479 Annual 10,709 Annu PS9 Over 10 yrs.10,759 " PSll Under 10 yrs.11,909 PSll Over 10 yrs.11,959 PS12 Under 10 yrs 13,109 PS12 52 OverlOyrs.13,159 PS15 *19,366 ARTICLE 9 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $800.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash),which sum represents the amount of money required to pay for the increase for uniform allowance in accordance with the Cohasset Police Association Collective Bargaining Agree-• ment retroactive in July 1,1974. ARTICLE 10 VOTED by a voice vote that the sum of $9,674.00 be and hereby is appro- priated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)and $2,538.00 from Water Dept. Estimated Receipts so that the Personnel Classification By-Law Schedule is amended by substituting and inserting the following schedules to include a 3% Cost of Living increase retroactive to July 1,1974,said increase to be based on the Classification Schedules effective as of January 1,1974 and is to cover all Town employees except those filled by General Election,those under the con- trol of the School Committee,and those covered by departmental contract and that these amounts are to be credited to the Salary and Wage Appropriation Accounts affected in accordance with the following Schedule: Folio Department 2 Selectmen's Office : 3 Town Accountant's Office 4 Treasurer-Collector's Office 6 Assessors'Office 9 Town Clerk's Office 10 11 Election and Registrations Town Hall 15 17 18 Wire Dept. Building Inspector Tree &Park 20 Board of Health 23 24 25 29 Refuse &Garbage Disposal Sewer Dept. Highway Harbor 34 Libraries 46 Water 47 Cemetery $197. 744. 401 311. 197. 139. 282. 856. 274 1,159. 351. 492. 568. 1,680. 366. 1,396. 2,538. 261. $12,212. 53 SALARY SCHEDULE SCHEDULE NO .1 HOURLY July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max.Rate SI 2.85 2.94 3.05 3.12 S2 2.94 3.05 3.12 3.32 S3 3.04 3.12 3.32 3.52 S4 3.12 3.32 3.52 3.71 S5 3.32 3.52 3.70 3.88 S6 3.52 3.71 3.88 4.09 S7 3.71 3.88 ANNUAL 4.09 4.30 S8 8,772 9,101 9,400 9,714 S9 9,351 9,624 9,895 10,169 SIO 9,887 10,186 10,487 10,786 Sll 10,305 10,620 10,940 11,258 S12 10,949 11,293 11,638 11,984 S13 11,258 11,620 11,983 12,373 S14 11,930 11,421 12,913 13,399 S15 12,354 12,841 13,334 13,825 S16 14,282 14,837 15,414 16,016 SCHEDULE NO.,3 ANNUAL July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max.Rate FS9 9,504 9,740 9,987 10,211 FSIO 10,919 FSU 10,239 10,602 10,874 11,149 FS12 11,293 11,463 11,777 12,088 FS15 18,380 FS12.1 11,896 12,075 12,406 12,734 SCHEDULE NO.4 HOURLY July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Pay Group Min.Rate 1st Step 2nd Step Max.Rate Wl 3.22 3.32 3.46 3.56 W2 3.43 3.54 3.66 3.78 W3 3.59 3.71 3.85 3.97 W4 3.78 3.88 4.00 4.13 W5 3.97 4.08 4.22 4.32 W6 4.09 4.24 4.33 4.48 W7 4.18 4.29 4.36 4.54 W8 4.22 4.32 4.42 4.58 54 W9 WIO SCHEDULE NO.5 4.35 4.55 Pay Group WWl WW2 WW3 Min.Rate 3.43 4.09 4.73 SCHEDULE NO.6 4.49 4.64 HOURLY 1st Step 3.54 4.24 4.83 ANNUAL 4.56 4.72 4.76 4.88 July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 2nd Step Max.Rate 3.66 4.33 4.96 Pay Min. Group Rate L14 1st Step 2nd Step 3rd Step 4th Step 11,325 11,791 12,258 12,719 13,398 3.78 4.48 5.08 July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 Max. Rate SCHEDULE NO.7 PART TIME POSITIONS Caretaker of Perkins Cemetery and Beechwood Cemetery Inspector of Slaughtering and Animals Veteran's Agent Clerk Veteran's Agent Assistant Harbor Master (2) Member,Board of Registrars Sealer of Weights and Measures Constable -Per Notice Intermittent Patrolman -Per Hour Election Officers -Per Hour Election Clerk -Per Hour Election Warden -Per Hour Casual Labor -Per Hour Grave Digger -Per Grave Director of Civil Defense Detective Duty Patrolman -Per Week Intermittent Firefighter -Per Week Superintendent Sewer Dept.-Annually Shellfish Constable Pages (Library)Per Hour Custodian (Library)Per Hour ARTICLE 11. 13,883 July 1,1974 to June 30,1975 3.56 277.00 830.00 830.00 50.00 278.00 487.00 15.00 4.24 3.07 3.31 3.61 3.22 45.00 310.50 10.76 3.22 1,345.00 200.00 2.00 4.18 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. 55 RESOLUTION on Article 1 1 unanimously by a voice vote. Be it Resolved: That the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to petition the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for special Legislation Author- izing and empowering the duly elected board of Water Commissioners of the Town of Cohasset to act as the Board of Sewer Commissioners of said Town effective at the Annual Town Elections for the year 1975;and for the further authority;To allow the Town by vote at any annual Town Meeting after 1975 to decide from time to time whether the Board of Water Commissioners shall act as the Board of Sewer Commissioner,or that the Town shall elect a Board of Sewer Commissioners. ARTICLE 12 MOTION to indefinitely postponed VOTED by a voice vote. ARTICLE 13 VOTED no by a voice vote that the sum of $2,700.00 be and hereby is ap- propriated from Surplus Revenue (Free Cash)to paint the inside of the Cohasset Police Station. ARTICLE 14 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 15 VOTED unanimously by a voice vote that the sum of $1,338.00 be and hereby is transferred from the Water Department expenses (folio 46A)to Water Department Capital Outlay (folio 46B)for the purchase of hydraulic tools and equipment. At 1 1 :30 P.M.a motion was made,seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. ATTEST:CHARLES A.MARKS, Town Clerk STATE ELECTION November 5,1974 The Warden in Precinct 1 received 2,825 ballots and the Warden in Precinct 2 received 2,430 ballots from the Town Clerk plus 000 partial ballots in Precinct 1 and 000 partial ballots in Precinct 2.Ballot box in Precinct 1 registered 000 and ballot box in Precinct 2 registered 000. The Polls were opened at 8:00 A.M.by the Town Clerk Charles A.Marks and 56 closed at 8:00 P.M. Ballot box in Precinct 1 registered 1670,Ballot box in Precinct 2 registered 1431.Ballot box jammed 12 times. The Warden declared that there were 1506 regular ballots cast in Precinct 1 and 1396 regular ballots cast in Precinct 2.There were Precinct 1,64 absentee ballots cast,Precinct 2,35 absentee ballots cast —Total 99 Absentee Ballots. There were 1604 names checked on the ballot check list for Precinct 1 incoming and 1371 names checked for Precinct 2 incoming. There were 1604 names checked on the ballot box check list for Precinct 1 outgoing and 1371 names checked on the ballot box check list for Precinct 2 outgoing. The following vote was declared. Prec.#1 Prec.#2 Total GOVERNOR AND LT.GOVERNOR Sargent and Dwight 1048 774 1822 Dukakis and O'Neill 563 559 1122 Gurewitz and Bivins 4 12 16 Kahian and Greco 37 44 81 Blanks 16 17 33 Total 1668 1406 3074 ATTORNEY GENERAL Francis X.Bellotti 447 499 946 Josiah A.Spaulding 1177 864 2041 Jeanne Lafferty 15 22 37 Blanks 29 21 50 Total 1668 1406 3074 SECRETARY Paul H.Guzzi 751 761 1512 John M.Quinlan 825 599 1424 Blanks 92 46 138 Total 1668 1406 3074 TREASURER Robert Q.Crane 1119 1003 2122 Blanks 549 403 952 Total 1668 1406 3074 AUDITOR Thaddeus Buczko 1155 1026 2181 Blanks 513 380 893 Total 1668 1406 3074 57 CONGRESSMAN Gerry S.Studds 1054 932 1986 J.Alan MacKay 591 447 1038 Blanks 23 27 50 Total 1668 1406 3074 COUNCILLOR Patrick J.McDonough 517 494 1011 James W.Hunt,Jr.890 721 1611 Blanks 261 191 452 Total 1668 1406 3074 SENATOR Allan R.McKinnon 1161 1030 2191 William D.Weeks 1 1 Blanks 507 375 882 Total 1668 1406 3074 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT George C.Young 894 656 1550 Michael E.Savage 590 565 1155 Frederick R.Koed 140 153 293 Blanks 44 32 76 Total 1668 1406 3074 DISTRICT ATTORNEY George G.Burke 1118 968 2086 Robert W.Tanday 1 1 Blanks 549 438 987 Total 1668 1406 3074 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Thomas K.McManus 1057 927 1984 Charles Hunt 1 1 Blanks 611 478 1089 Total 1668 1406 3074 SHERIFF Charles W.Hedges 928 692 1620 Clifford H.Marshall 562 597 1159 Blanks 178 117 295 Total 1668 QUESTION 1 1406 3074 YES 1063 856 1919 NO 355 333 688 Blanks 250 217 467 Total 1668 1406 3074 58 YES NO Blanks Total YES NO Blanks Total YES NO Blanks Total YES NO Blanks Total YES NO Blanks Total QUESTION 2 1263 961 2224 170 235 405 235 210 445 1668 1406 3074 QUESTION 3 978 757 1735 452 405 857 238 244 482 1668 1406 3074 QUESTION 4 1075 799 1874 352 376 728 241 231 472 1668 1406 3074 QUESTION 5 963 741 1704 414 410 824 291 255 546 1668 1406 3074 QUESTION 6 1016 868 1884 364 324 688 288 214 502 1668 1406 3074 The vote was declared at 1 1 :40 P.M.At 1 1 :45 P.M.a motion was made, seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. ATTEST:CHARLES A.MARKS, Town Clerk 59 VITAL STATISTICS Record of Births,Marriages and Deaths Recorded in 1974 BIRTHS Total number of births recorded was forty of which two were delayed re- turns and corrections of past years.Of the thirty eight born in the year 1974 all the parents were residents of Cohasset.There were seventeen males and twenty one females. PARENTS,BE SURE TO RECORD THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD WITH GIVEN NAME IN FULL. "Parents within forty days after the birth of a child and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house,shall cause notice thereof to be given to the Clerk of the Town where such child is born." MARRIAGES Total number of marriages was eighty three,including those where both parties were non-residents of Cohasset,forty nine were solemnized in Cohasset during the current year. 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The Project is a year round operation,set up on a regional cooperative effort of neighboring communities for the purpose of abating mosquitoes.The Project embraces the City of Quincy and the towns of Braintree,Cohasset,Duxbury, Hingham,Hull,Marshfield,Norwell,Scituate and Weymouth,and comprise an area of approximately 171 square miles having a population in excess of 250,000. The Project was established in 1953 under M.G.L.,Chapter 252,Chapter 1 12, Acts of 1931 ,and other statutes pertaining to salt marsh maintenance and fly control. The Operation's activities are divided into three categories: Permanent Mosquito Control —the eliminating or reducing of the water breeding sources of mosquitoes.Being a Project composed of coastal communit- ies requires that most of the permanent control be conducted on the salt marshes. In Permanent Mosquito Control,the following was accomplished: 249,140 feet of flushing ditches,streams and creeks was cleared of silt, sand,shale and growth on the salt marshes. 35,475 feet of new constructed,flushing ditches,were installed mainly on the salt marshes. 2101 man hours and 740 machine hours was spent on permanent mosquito control. Basic Mosquito Control —the eliminating of the mosquito larvae and pupae with chemical larval sprays.The mosquito,in its early hfe cycle must have water and because of this,being restricted and concentrated in great numbers in their water habitant,that they become most vulnerable.Just one or two ounces of the newer larvacide concentrates can treat as much as one acre.One acre,in some cases,is capable of producing six million mosquitoes.In theory,one ounce of larvacide for abating six million mosquitoes is a fair and safe exchange and should be the basis of a control program.In basic mosquito control,the follow- ing was accomplished: 2049 gallons of larvacide formulation was applied by backpack and power sprayers to treat approximately 2000 acres. 1366 gallons of larvaciding formulation was used to treat 23,084 storm catch basins (an important source of mosquitoes in residential areas). 73 1 124 gallons of larvacide formulation was applied by a specially equipped Bell Helicopter to treat 4500 acres of woodland swamps. 1575 gallons of larvacide formulation was applied by a Piper PA 18A aircraft to treat 6300 acres of woodland swamps. 2000 pounds of a larvacidal granular was applied to treat a 100 acre brackish pond for Midge larvae control. 1 133 man hours was spent on basic mosquito control or larvaciding. 830 man hours was spent checking out breeding sites of both pre and post larval spray operations. Adult Mosquito Control —the reducing or limiting the numbers of adult flying mosquitoes by atomize space spraying in the proUficly mosquito populated area.The space spraying or adulticiding for the flying mosquito take up the greatest amount of time,material and effort of the Project during the summer season.The tremendous population growth,the increase in number of summer residents and the increasing trend to more outside activities,has demanded a more of —"on the scene mosquito control." 1029 telephone requests for service were received by the Project last season.All were answered in one manner or another.In adult mosquito control, the following was accomplished: 12,510 gallons of adulticide formulation was applied by mistblower, power sprayers and back packs,to treat approximately 12,510 acres. 375 gallons of adulticide formulation was applied by a Piper PA ISA aircraft to treat 1500 acres. 1525 gallons of adulticide formulation was applied by a Piper PA ISA aircraft to treat 6100 acres bordering the salt marshes for the control of Green- head Flies.This also added to and gave an appreciable amount of mosquito control. 2246 man hours was spent on adult mosquito control. 185 man hours was spent on Greenhead Fly control. The insecticides used by the Project are: Malathion -used mainly for adulticiding at rates of 0.1 to 0.5 actual pounds per acre. Abate —used for larvaciding at rates of .03 to .05 actual pounds per acre. Fenthion -used for both larvaciding and adulticiding at rates of .03 to .06 actual pounds per acre.When in use as adulticide,kerosene is used as a 74 carrier at 1 quart to the acre. These insecticides have been registered and approved for mosquito control work by the U.S.D.A.and certified for use by the Massachusetts Pesticide Board. Five Project Commissioners retired during the past year. They are: Mr.John B.Clapp Mr.Paul C.Ross Mr.Henry F.Godin (passed away) Mr.Charles Duffee Mr.William C.Bennett Commissioner of Hingham for 21 years Commissioner of Hull for 19 years Commissioner of Weymouth for 21 years Commissioner of Marshfield for 20 years Commissioner of Norwell for 16 years Five new Project Commissioners have been appointed by the State Reclama- tion Board.They are: Mr.Edward O.Hornstra Mr.Daniel F.Neville Mr.Donald L.Hanifan Mr.Charles Ames Mr.Richard S.AUen Commissioner of Hingham Commissioner of Hull Commissioner of Weymouth Commissioner of Marshfield Commissioner of Norwell The Project wishes to extend its compliments and thanks for the time and services rendered by the Towns'Commissioners;also to acknowledge all other acts of assistance and courtesies extended to it by Towns'Peoples and Officials. Respectfully submitted, SIMON J.VENEAU, Superintendent 75 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT ISLAND COMMITTEE This Committee,pursuant to the vote and appropriation at the March meet- ing of 1974,completed the repairs to the sanitary leaching field serving the rental building on the Island.In addition,thanks to the cooperation of the Tree and Park Department the trees and brush standing in the proposed entrance road and parking lot were cut and removed.The Highway Department has agreed to contract the stumping and rough grading in the road and parking lot and to do the finish grading and surfacing with town forces.It is expected that this gener- ous cooperation will result in a return to the town of a portion of our appropria- tion.Work on this phase will commence after frost is out of the ground and it is expected to have the parking lot in operation in late spring. The Committee expects to conduct a clean up campaign and beautification project at the Island and wiU make recommendations as to the means required to accompUsh this at Town Meeting. Respectfully submitted, Edwin A.Young,Chairman Mary Jane McArthur Harry Ritter Herbert Towle Edward Figueredo Rocco Laugelle REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TREE AND PARK COMMISSIONERS On July 11,1974,1,Peter G.Laugelle was appointed as your Tree and Park Superintendent. This year a garage was leased providing for the first time,a central place to store equipment and a place to work on equipment. A new nursery was started in Wheelwright Park.In the spring,two hundred to three hundred tree seedlings will be planted and within a period of five years, the Town will benefit from these seedUngs. Pruning and tree removal continues on a year round basis. MUliken field was completed and ready for football season this year. The spray program was kept to a minimum with no outbreak of disease or insects. Special thanks to the men of my department and to the men in the Wire De- partment and Highway Department for their cooperation. Respectfully submitted, Peter G.Laugelle Tree and Park Superintendent 76 I REPORT OF WIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I hereby submit my report of the Wire Department for the year 1974. We started off the year by installing new fire alarm wire along King Street and the complete length of Pond Street,Woodlawn Drive,and a portion of Gushing Highway.Due to the increased prices in materials in 1974 we were held to a minimum as to how far we could go with new wire.Crossarms and hardware were replaced where needed. Wire Inspection: All work done by electrical contractors was inspected by the Department and the fees turned into the Town Treasurer. Town Buildings: All electrical work and repairs was done by the Wire Department in aU buildings owned by the Town. I wish to express my thanks to the Board of Selectmen,to the men of the Tree and Park Department who worked long hours with the Wire Department this year trimming out the fire alarm,and to the men who worked with me. Respectfully submitted, Stephen F.Wigmore Superintendent of Wire REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD -1974 First of all in our report,let us remind everyone that the Planning Board meets the first,third and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month at 8:00 p.m. The Planning Board acknowledges the participation of Mrs.Leary,Walinsky, Languard,Rabstejnek,and Messrs.Ed Young,James Litchfield and Arthur Clark. The Board meetings are open and everyone is welcome. The Planning Board last year implemented a new Land Subdivision Rules and Regulations.These regulations have proven through this year's handling of sub- division problems to be most workable.It is felt that in the future,subdivisions will have an improved quality of design and construction.Because of the Eco- nomy,the Board did not have a large number of subdivisions submitted or any of major proportions.To date it has pending a subdivision which will involve an extension of Surrey Drive. The Planning Board,in State enabling legislation,has a broad charter defining its scQpe of responsibiUties.The Board,this year,has engaged in writing a new 77 zoning by-law,and is currently engaged in the necessary research.Work of this nature is inherently long-range planning.Factors external and internal to Co- hasset are being considered and detailed analysis of the Town are being made. The planning process is basically one of five steps.The first step involves conducting a natural resource inventory and land compatibility study of the Town.Natural attributes and current land use practices are being inventoried, analyzed,and mapped.The purpose being to identify critical areas that cannot withstand further development because of conservation,scenic,recreational,or other reasons.This first step is well on its way.Metcalf and Eddy,a large en- gineering and planning firm,is presently assisting the Board.This work is being- handled in detail by a working subcommittee of Mrs.Leary,Capt.Suddath, Henry Hidell,Mrs.Gjesteby,Mrs.Rabstejnek,Ed Young and Arthur Clark,Chm. of the Board of Selectmen.The first phase of this work is identified as the Coastal Zone Study.This work,and inventory and analysis of the remainder of the Town should be completed this political year. We will be shortly entering into a second phase of the planning process which will somewhat overlap Phase One.This is to establish Town goals and priorities for land use decisions based on our fellow Townspeople's expressed desires. Some of the problems to be considered are apartments,cluster zoning,historic districts,scenic districts,harbor facilities and traffic flow;projected State and regional actions such as roads,highways,sewerage,etc.;zoning districts, signage,recreational and conservation lands.With the help of the League of Women Voters,Town committees,and other interested groups,the Board hopes to estabhsh a consensus of Cohasset desires and to adjust this with what is feasible. This brings us to the next step,which will be the devising of a land use plan to attain those goals.A step has been taken this year by the Board's endorse- ment and joint sponsorship of an amendment to our present zoning by-law,re- garding "Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection District"written by the Conservation Commission.The next two steps of the planning process are pub- lication of the purposes of the proposed land use plan and proposal of methods for implementing it.This has been done in the past,and will be done in the future at open community meetings,and the final step of the planning process, presentation,will be made at the Town meeting for a vote of approval.The Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection Amendment in addition to guiding the Town in its proper development,will also assist Cohasset residents and busi- nesses to be qualified for flood insurance at subsidized rates. The Planning Board anticipates presenting to the town meeting to be held in the spring of 1976,a comprehensive and well substantiated new zoning by-law complete with an integrated set of maps and overlays that will be understood easily and will meet the needs of the individual citizen and the elected and ap- pointed officials and committees.The plan we hope will take into account the Town's resources,most important of which is its people,and will relate to its geological,scenic,cultural,and historic reserved areas and all other resources. The Board has a diversified membership whose backgrounds will assist in the development of economically sound plan that is also sensitive to the various cit- izens and the other attributes of our town. 78 REPORT OF THE COHASSET DRUG EDUCATION COMMITTEE (C.D.E.C.) During the past year the Cohasset Drug Education Committee,through its program at The City has been busy developing new programs to meet the ever changing needs of Cohasset.A hi^y successful young women's group,led by a doctoral student from South Shore Mental Health Center,was initiated.An alcohol discussion group for teens,led by a master's candidate from Suffolk University,marked the beginning of our campaign against Cohasset's increasing alcohol problem.Alcohol education programs were then initiated for teachers and junior high students with South Shore Council on AlcohoHsm providing the resources. An area-wide short term host home program for runaways and children in family crises was developed through the leadership of The City's director.Many direct services hours were spent in both group and individual counseling cover- ing a broad range of concerns.The range of services are best characterized by our "Crisis Categories": Suicide counseling for 2 individuals Runaway counseling for 1 1 individuals Job placement for 12 VD testing and treatment for 9 Legal assistance Drug emergencies for 7 Problem pregnancy counseling for 4 Foster home placement for 5 16 evaluations for Quincy Court Placement in residential treatment facilities for 3 Marriage counseling for 2 These figures are for the first nine months of this fiscal year and are extra- polated from the nearly 200 different counselees over the same period. In addition to our professional services,an active outreach program has benefitted nearly 300 of our youth.The programs have included a bicycle re- pair workshop,macrame workshop,chess club,a workshop in photography and darkroom techniques,dances,overnight bike trips,coffeehouses,camping trips, and an open gym once a week at school.This has also been a year of greater coordination between The City and other local agencies such as the Community Center. The expansion of services and programs at The City was possible because you voted to support the Drug Education Committee.Based on this local financial support and the merits of the program,the Department of Mental Health doubled its grant over last year and the Division of Employment Security awarded The City another grant.The C.D.E.C.has also been involved in a vigorous fund- 79 raising campaign and was able to raise nearly $2000 privately.It is our belief that this broad base of support,which would be impossible without the sup- port of Town Meeting,is indicative of a successful program. In short,this has been a year in which the Drug Education Committee, through expansion at The City and coordination with other agencies,has been quite successful in providing a wide range of programs serving almost one third of Cohasset's youth.On behalf of our youth,we thank you for your support. Respectfully submitted, Rev.John Benbow Chester A.EUis Mrs.Jerome Tosi Bennett F.Driscoll Mrs.Edward M.Tuckerman J.Blake Thaxter Rene Chiasson Arnold Weeks Dr.Bernard A.O'Brien Richard Murphy REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Submitted herewith is the report of the Highway Surveyor for the year ending December 31,1974.The year 1974 saw high prices and the cost of doing business went up.Road materials and repairs also cost more.The 2%in- crease was not enough to cover normal expenses.This year the budget will allow the department to perform the necessary maintenance and work on the special projects within limits. The drainage system on Linden Drive will be extended and the roadway re- surfaced.The drainage pipe through to Forest Notch will be continued.This project will take two years to complete. New drainage pipes and catch basins will be installed on the lower end of Pond Street from Spring Street to Bancroft Road.The money is available now, but will have to be accepted by the Town. During the year the department performed its regular duties -streets were swept and lines painted.Catch basins and pipes were cleaned.Street signs were painted,repaired and replaced. 3450 feet of Type 1 Bituminous Concrete was put down on Sohier Street and 2720 feet put down on Jerusalem Road.6100 feet of mix in place was laid on difficult streets and private ways throughout the Town. In a period of nineteen years the department has installed 470 standard catch basins,laid 46,713 feet of drain pipe and resurfaced 41 miles of roads and private ways. 80 I wish to thank the Town Officials,the citizens of Cohasset and the men of the Highway Department who have assisted me throughout the year. Louis C.Bailey,Jr. Highway Surveyor REPORT OF THE COUNCIL ON AGING The Cohasset Council on Aging meets regularly on the second Monday of each month at 2:00 p.m.at the Unitarian Parish House on North Main Street. Council meetings are concerned with the planning and coordination of services for elder citizens in our community.Council meetings are always open to the public. Thanks to the assistance of a number of willing volunteers and the efforts of the Social Service League and the Cohasset Housing Authority a number of programs and opportunities are now available.We would like to list them briefly: INFORMATION:"Senior Vista"a monthly newsletter goes to over 200 addresses with information about social,educational and recreational activities for senior citizens.Any resident of Cohasset may be included in the mailing list of the "Vista"by calling 3 83-11 05 weekday mornings. RECREATION:The Cohasset 60-Plus Club meets at the Unitarian Parish House on the third Tuesday of each month for recreational programs and an occasional bus trip or outing.The Council on Aging also sponsors one recreation- al bus trip a year and during the days when school is in session a hot lunch for senior citizens is served each week at 12:30 p.m.on Tuesdays at the Unitarian Parish House.The meals are prepared by the School Department at a cost of $.60 and are served through the generous assistance of volunteers from St. Stephen's,St.Anthony's,First Parish and the Second Parish Congregational churches. HEALTH CARE:On the third Tuesday of each month the Social Service League holds a "Keep Well"clinic in conjunction with the meetings of the 60-Plus Club.At the clinic the town nurse conducts routine tests and gives helpful advice on matters of health care and nutrition.Also,flu shots are avail- able each October and November through the Town Nurse at the Social Service League. NUTRITION:Through the Social Service League hot meals may be de- livered six days a week to the home of any elder person needing assistance with food preparation.Special diet meals are now available for those who may require them.Cost of the meals to the recipient is $1.10.Additional financial aid can be offered if needed. HOUSING:The Cohasset Housing Authority has now completed 64 units of housing for the elderly. 81 TRANSPORTATION:Through the cooperative efforts of the Council on Aging and the Social Service League our town now has in service a Senior Shuttle Bus.The bus operates between 10:00 a.m.and 3:00 p.m.weekdays.A person desiring a ride in the morning should call 383-0821 before 10:00 a.m. and a person desiring a ride in the afternoon should call before 12:30 p.m.As of January the bus was providing 40 rides a week for those needing transportation to a wide variety of business and social activities. Respectfully Submitted, Edward Atkinson,Chairman Herbert Sherbrooke,Treasurer Frances Antoine Dorothy Morse Katherine Talarico Gertrude McArthur Alfred Odermatt John Boynton REPORT OF THE COHASSET HISTORICAL COMMISSION The newly formed Historical Commission began meeting this past fall.Our immediate goal is to identify and record the historic assets of the town.The long range view of the Commission is to develop and implement a program for the preservation and possible maintenance of landmarks in Cohasset.The Historical Commission also cooperates with other town agencies in planning for future development and serves as the Uason between preservation groups on both state and federal levels. We have discussed the following topics as possible projects for us to undertake; a booklet guide on home restoration,markers for historic site identification,pre- servation of grave stones in local cemeteries,a historic trail,lectures on historic aspects of the town,student interviews with elderly people on the past history of Cohasset,slide lecture of the town and the inventory of historic assets. Our meetings are open to the public and we will welcome volunteers who would like to help in preserving the historic flavor of Cohasset. Nathan W.Bates Bob Fesler Linda Hewitt,Secretary Mary Jane McArthur Noel Ripley,Chairman 82 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY,1974 The Trustees are delighted to have this opportunity to report on the library's activities during the 1974 year. THE PUBLIC LIBRARY IS VITAL.As we close a year characterized as "these troubled times,"activity at the library has indicated that the pubUc library is a community asset in an era of inflation and unemployment.With costs up for books,magazine subscriptions and records,as well as for alternate forms of leisure activity,the public recognizes the Ubrary as a thrifty resource for both information and recreation.An internal study indicated that at least one-third of Cohasset's entire population took out material during only a three-month period this year (July-September).An analysis of library registra- tions showed that about seventy percent of famihes listed in the current street Ust have one or more Ubrary cards at the Cohasset library.About 250 people a day visit the Ubrary. Other information presented below confirms the vitaUty of the Ubrary that is evident daily during the 63 hours a week it is open. WORK AS USUAL.Basic to the year's activity has,of course,been the essential and regular routine of book selection,acquisition,cataloging and pro- cessing,weeding out-dated books,and circulation of the collection.AU this has been accompUshed in aknost medieval working conditions by an excellent staff and an active corps of invaluable volunteers organized by the Friends of the Co- hasset Library. BASIC PROBLEMS.The most important management activity of the year, however,has been directed to overdue resolution of the inevitable conflict be- tween a very active Ubrary of the '70s and an old building that provides only a Uttle more usable space than was available in 1903 with the construction of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library building,when the town's population was 2,700 and the book collection was 7,500 volumes.The population in 1975 is 7,000 and the book collection 45 ,000. FINDING A SOLUTION.A two-pronged approach was made to this pro- blem.The first involved evaluation possible renovations of considerable unused space in the basement to determine if it could be integrated with existing space to produce "a good library."This was undertaken jointly with the Directors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library,who own the building.The second approach concerned itself with the library's goals and space needs for the foreseeable future. EXISTING POSSIBILITIES.A $2,500 study of the library's space problems was authorized at the May,1974,town meeting.After careful appraisal of more than ten architectural firms in the area,Finegold and BulUs,Boston,was selected to advise on the feasibiUty of renovations to the library which might incorporate unused basement area into an efficient library. 83 Results of this firm's work indicated that renovations to the cellar area, integrated with existing space,can increase usable library space by forty percent, as well as provide efficient space for the library staff and create a vastly im- proved Ubrary for pubUc use.Renovation costs of $197,000 (which would amount to $2 on the tax rate if paid in one year,50^if paid over five years) will be presented to the May,1975,town meeting for approval. FUTURE NEEDS.In the same time period,the Trustees and staff ad- dressed themselves to library goals and resulting space needs for the foreseeable future.Conclusions place major emphasis on the appropriate role of a local Ubrary within an increasingly effective regional library system (which gives Co- hasset citizens reasonable,if not instantaneous,access to the collections of all Ubraries in the area,including the Boston Public Library).Our conclusions also emphasize the potential for Cohasset's cooperation with contiguous libraries in specializing parts of each community's collection.The Trustees concluded that a Cohasset Library building which could handle about 47,000 books would serve Cohasset very well for the foreseeable future. CONCLUSIONS.The Trustees recommend immediate renovations to the library in Ught of the attractive possibilities of thrifty renovation of existing, unused space,which can provide a "very good library for the foreseeable future." Finally,the Trustees want to note especially their gratitude to the library's exceptional staff,headed by Richard Hayes,chief librarian,as well as the out- standing contributions to the library's activities by the Friends of the Cohasset Library,June S.Hubbard,president. Respectfully submitted Sheila S.Evans,Chairman for the Library Trustees DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF THE COLLECTIONS Purchased Gifts Withdrawn Total Circulation Holdings (Home Use) Adult Nonfiction 1,957 75 414 22,513 Adult Fiction 863 53 869 26,687 TOTAL ADULT BOOKS 2,820 128 1,283 33,067 49,200 Children's Nonfiction 409 4 168 6,669 Children's Fiction 620 4 523 17,371 TOTAL CHILDREN'S BOOKS 1,029 8 691 12,001 24,040 Periodical Subscriptions 227 44 271 8,885 AV Materials:Adult —272 475 952 Children 63 136 880 Art Prints 11 23 67 Membership Cards (Museums,Zoo)5 42 84 AV Equipment 7 90 TOTAL CIRCULATION 84,156 NEW REGISTRATIONS:Adult 410 Children 177 Total 587 PERSONNEL (as of January 1975):Fulltime:Richard Hayes (Chief Librarian), Evelyn Wood (Assistant Librarian),Susan Watrous (Children's Librarian).Part- time:Verna Blossom,Nancy Knight,Susan Pope,Margaret Rossi,Martha Smith. Student Helpers:Alison Gihnore,Brad Jackson,Karen Knight,David Pottenger. Custodian:Robert Pattison. FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY:For the sixth year in a row a record number of hours of volunteer assistance in the library has been posted —up 16%over last year for a total of 2,150 hours,which is equal to more than a fulltime employee. Other activities of the Friends have been sponsorship of programs and of the an- nual book sale in September. FILM PROGRAMS:The library and the Friends offered free film programs throughout the year —eight Wednesday evening programs of general interest films in October and November;the Summer Film Festival with classic films shown at Town Hall Friday evenings through the summer;Saturday morning films for children through the school year.The library also handled films re- quested by other organizations in Cohasset from the regional library system. OTHER PROGRAMS:The Friends sponsored a series of Sunday afternoon programs with guest speakers and performers.Story times for young children continue to be offered regularly by Mrs.Watrous and volunteer assistants.The Summer Reading Incentive Program awarded 87 children with Reading Achieve- ment Certificates for reading ten or more books during the summer.Forty-three of these children read 20 or more books and received a free paperback book. Twelve children read more than 40 books each,and one voracious reader read 120 books!How many books did you read last year? NEW SERVICES:Most important of course is the constant supply of new books. In addition,the library adds a few new magazines,some on an experimental basis,each year.A number of art reproductions were added.Art may be borrow- ed for eight weeks free of charge. Membership cards were purchased for the Children's Museum and the Chil- dren's Zoo,based on the success of our membership in th'e Boston Museum of Fine Arts.These cards may be borrowed for one day. 85 REPORT OF THE COHASSET BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS,1974 One of the major activities of the Board during this past year was a study of Cohasset Harbor to determine if a need exists for the construction of a sub- marine outfall to transport any increase in wastewater flow,beyond the Harbor. The basis for this need will be the effect on water quality within the Harbor.The study addresses itself to five principal points.First,to determine the flushing time of the Harbor in order that an estimate can be made of the residence time of wastewater within the Harbor.Second,to determine the effect on the Harbor of Gulf River.Third,to collect water quality data to document the present condition of the Harbor.Fourth,to estimate the diffusion characterizations of the Harbor.Finally,to determine the capacity of the Harbor to assimilate treated wastewater without violating water quality.It is anticipated that this study will guide the Commissioners in the development of a comprehensive program for the Town's sewage needs.This information will be incorporated into the prelim- inary engineering report which has been completed and submitted to State and Federal regulatory agencies for approval. This past year the Town received a discharge permit for its'wastewater treatment facility.This is a requirement of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System as authorized by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.It requires amongst others,that all publicly owned treatment works discharging into navigable waters be certified and comply with certain standards for system performance.Through the efforts of the Sewer De- partment's operating personnel and fiscal support from the Town,the treatment plants'performance is consistent with the expectations for such biological treatment. Throughout the year the Commission has kept abreast of an Eastern Massachu- setts Metropolitan Area Wastewater Management Study conducted for the MDC, the Corps of Engineers,the State Division of Water Pollution Control,the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,and the Metropolitan Area Planning Agency. The basis for this interest was the proposal for a regional wastewater treatment plant to be located in Cohasset.The term regional in this case is rather limited in that the preceeding study suggested the consideration of serving segments of North Scituate by a treatment plant in Cohasset.Exploratory meetings have been held with Scituate officials concerning this matter and at this point in time,no concrete proposals have been initiated.The results of the Harbor Study will have an important bearing on the direction of the Commission propose.Mutual co- operation between the Towns of Cohasset and Scituate should not be discounted until situations have been thoroughly explored. The number of connections to the sewer system increased slightly this year with the goal of 100 percent participation still in the future.The Commission strongly encourages those locations which can connect to the system to avail themselves of this opportunity at this time.There are State law and local regula- tions adopted by Town Meeting which the Commissioners are required to imple- ment in situations where individuals continue to disregard connection to a public sewer.There has been a good deal of lenience expressed by the Board in providing 86 sufficient time for such connection but unfortunately good faith on behalf of some of the citizenry,is lacking. It is felt that the past year has brought about a renewed effort by the Board of Sewer Commissioners to investigate alternates for accompHshing the waste- water treatment needs of Cohasset and of assessing the impact of such alternates on the community.However,there are certain areas of Cohasset in which the need for pubHc sewerage has existed for well over fifteen years.It is hoped that the Commissioners with the help of the townspeople can,in the upcoming year, present a program for meeting these needs. Respectfully submitted, David B.Buckley,Chairman Rocco F.Laugelle,Clerk Alan S.Murphy,Jr. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH Personnel Kevin P.O'Brien Health Agent,Inspector of Animals Tai Jin Chung M.D. Pediatrician,Well Baby and Well Child Conference Elizabeth Staples and Mrs.Young Public Health Nurse,Nursing services by contract with the Social Service League Joseph Laugelle Superintendent of the Town's Disposal Area Charles T.Patrolia Plumbing Inspector Donald Clark Plumbing Inspector The role of the pubHc health continues to be the protection of health and the promotion of human comfort and the well-being through control of man's en- vironment.The adverse economic conditions during the past year has decreased the issuance of permits for new disposal facilities. We are concerned with the delay by our consuhing engineer for the comple- tion of the design of the sanitary landfill.However,we do expect to implement the full operation in accordance with the design plans during 1975.We anticipate that when the plan is completed,the board with the assistance of concerned 87 citizens would reinitiate the recycling effort. Respectfully submitted, William Montouri,Acting Chairman Rene Chiasson,Secretary Stephen O'Connor,M.D. DISPOSAL WORKS CONSTRUCTION New construction disposal works permits 35 Alterations disposal works permits 50 Renewal construction disposal works permit 5 Final inspections 35 Dye tests conducted 12 Permit fees collected $285.00 Percolation tests witnessed 3 1 NUISANCE COMPLAINTS Sewage overflows 39 Housing inspections 1 Animals 14 Refuse 5 Miscellaneous 10 TOTAL 69 FOOD HANDLING ESTABLISHMENTS Year round restaurants 12 Seasonal establishments 3 Retail food estabHshments 7 School cafeteria 1 Water samples taken 9 Swab tests of utensils 70 Milk and oleo licenses 21 Milk dealers permits 2 Food service permits '14 Retail food permits 7 Mobile food permits 3 TOTAL FEES COLLECTED $1 60.00 OTHER HEALTH AGENT ACTIVITIES Inspections of day care centers,day camps, pubUc schools,and nursing homes 24 Biological pick-ups from state's diagnostic laboratory 12 Burial permits issued 40 Anti-rabies clinic innoculations 110 Dead animals to lab for rabies determination 1 88 Dead animals picked up 59 Pump and Haul permits 4 Installer's permits 8 Funeral Directors permits 1 Nursery school permit 1 Fees collected from permits $326.00 Total number of permits issued 65 PLUMBING INSPECTIONS Registered plumbers 94 Permits,new construction 30 Permits,alterations 52 Fees collected from permits $520.00 Fee payments to inspector $366.00 DISPOSAL AREA Commercial Rubbish Permits 5 Fees collected from permits $250.00 Yards of Fill used since July 1 ,1 974 7146 Fee for fill spent since July 1,1974 $8,861.04 Number of disposal area tickets given out 2062 Fees collected from tickets $2,062.00 ANNUAL REPORT OF NURSING SERVICES PROVIDED TO COHASSET BY THE SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE MATERNITY Admissions Home Visits Office 34 43 HEALTH PROMOTION (Visits made for health education and supervision) Premature Under 28 days 28 days to 1 year 1 -4 years 5 -19 years 65 +years 4 24 1 DISEASE CONTROL (Visits made primarily for teaching and guidance of patient and family.Not covered by 3rd party payments.) 3 3 19 20 12 16 1 7 4 12 4 24 Cancer 6 47 Cardiac 2 33 2 Diabetes 2 6 1 Tuberculosis -Arrested Contacts Suspects Mantou Tests 140 89 Communicable 3 3 Handicapped 1 7 CLINICS Sessions New Admissions Visits (1)Well Child Conference 11 32 162 Fee:Physical and immunization $2.00 per visit.Each additional child in family $1.00. Immunization only $1.00. All fees collected are returned to Board of Health.$196.00 for 1974. All Cohasset residents are eligible to attend regardless of financial status. Well Child Conference Immunizations Given Completed Series Boosters DPT 8 Polio 9 Measles 10 Mumps 16 Rubella 13 Tine 14 Hemocrit 4 DPT 32 D.T.3 Polio 36 Tine 20 (2)Flu Clinic -Held in October.Only one session needed this year for im- munization. Town employees 7 Senior citizens 149 (3)Lead Poisoning Clinic -223 children tested.Three were suspects,but retest proved negative. (4)Senior Health Keep Well sessions.There were twelve sessions and 207 men and women were seen.At these cUnics blood pressure is taken, urine tested and weight checked.Diet and health problems are discussed and referrals made to patients doctor when necessary. (5)Tuberculosis Detection was done Monday through Friday 8-9 and 12-1. School personnel 55 Food Handlers 20 Nursing Home personnel 20 All others 45 BIRTHS reported by the Town Clerk 36 plus 3 prematures REPORTED COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Strep Throats 1 90 Menningitis Mumps Chicken Pox Animal Bites Gonorrhea 4 SyphiHtis Hepatitis Seknonella 3 1 The report on Communicable Diseases is not accurate.There is a communication lag between the doctor -State and local Boards of Health.The doctor has the option of reporting directly to the State or to the Board.The State in turn reports to the Board. The Cohasset Social Service League provides health care to all residents of Cohasset under the direction of the doctors and health agents.We were sorry Mr.Campbell resigned in mid-year but we welcome Mr.O'Brien and will con- tinue working with him for the betterment of health services to the Town.With the cooperation of the Board of Health most of the food handlers,school,school personnel and employees of nursing homes are up to date on their tests for tu- berculosis.The State recommends these tests be done every two-three years on each person employed in the above services.The Flu Clinic doubled in attendance, a new vaccine was used this year which required only one innoculation. At this time I wish to thank the Water Department and PoUce Department for all their help and cooperation.We wish for the townspeople continuing good health. Elizabeth Staples,R.N. REPORT OF THE COHASSET HOUSING AUTHORITY This Authority is pleased to report that the Community for the Elderly at 60 Elm Street,Cohasset has become "home"for qualifying elderly persons effective January 27 of this year and is being occupied by our tenants at their convenience.This day was made possible and pleasurable in no small measure by the cooperative efforts of Mrs.Yolanda Baccari,Mrs.Mary Jeanette Murray, Mr.Alfred Odermatt,Executive Director,and Mr.Mike Emanuelo,Maintenance Foreman.Our thanks also are expressed to the many local groups who assisted in the unsung role of helpers to these Authority members. While now occupied,the Community is not completed,with work remaining to be done on landscaping and grounds.This work will be done in the spring when conditions will allow us to complete the planting,walks and grassing, etc.,etc. We share with our fellow townspeople pride in the final accomplishment 91 of this worthwhile endeavor and believe that our joint efforts represent a significant milestone in Cohasset's history. Mrs.Yolanda Baccari,Secretary Mr.James DeGiacomo,Assistant Secretary Mr.Sam Hassan,Treasurer Mrs.Mary Jeanette Murray,Vice Chairman Mr.W.Chester Browne,Chairman SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES I hereby submit my six month report of Sealer of Weights and Measures for the period of Jan.1,1974 to Dec.31,1974. A total of 153 weighing and/or measuring devices have been tested and sealed. The amount of One hundred twenty two dollars and 00 cents for sealing fees was collected and paid to the Town Treasurer,Cohasset,Massachusetts. Benjamin F.Curley,Jr. Sealer of Weights and Measures ANNUAL REPORT -HARBOR DEPARTMENT The year 1974 once again was very active and all harbor facilities were taxed to their fullest capacity -moorings,floats,piers,and parking areas. The rebuilding of the Margin Street float,ramp,and walkways was finally completed and should stand up for some years to come with the barest amount of maintenance.It has been the poUcy of this department to replace floats and runways at one or two a year because of the expense of repairing the old ones. This cycle has almost been completed and should show a savings in the mainten- ance budget. It cannot be stressed enough that boat owners or potential owners go through the proper procedures in making out appHcations for mooring space.This is especially true of current mooring holders who anticipate moving to larger boats. In the past this has not been followed and some boat owners have found them- selves without a place to moor their new boats.Due to a large waiting list the rules and regulations pertaining to moorings must be strictly adhered to. In past years there have been numerous complaints of boat operations not following the Rules of the Road.This is especially true of speeding in the harbor, leaving a large wake and also water skiing in the channel.Persons not showing proper courtesy on the water are going to be prosecuted by this department. If all boat owners would display courtesy and above all safety to one another the harbor and its facilities could be better utilized for all persons in- volved.^^rT X^.Harry H.Ritter Harbormaster 92 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS Our 1974 financial report is as follows: Total Valuation,1973 92,449,825.00 Total Valuation,1974 94,201,130.00 Increase in Valuation 1,751,305.00 Town Grant,Annual Town Meeting May 4,1974 4,951,764.00 Overlay Deficits 2,472.58 Amounts required to be raised: School Lunch Programs 7,461.35 Free Public Libraries 2,607.75 Racial Imbalance Program 43,000.00 53,069.10 County Tax and Assessments County Tax 186,935.20 County Hospital 12,972.24 199,907.44 State Tax and Assessments State Recreation Areas 44,364.48 Audit of Municipal Accounts 6,479.64 Metropolitan Districts Area Parks 5,513.37 Area Plan Council 345.80 5,859.17 Mass.Bay Transportation Authority 53,677.00 Health Insurance Programs Elderly Govern- mental Retirees 950.41 Retired Municipal Teachers 5,513.80 6,464.21 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills 1,026.75 State Assessment System 291.04 Air Pollution Control District 661.84 Special Education 13,000.00 131,824.13 Underestimates of 1973-74 County Tax 6,265.55 6,265.55 Overlay of current Fiscal year 99,556.36 GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED 5,444,859.16 93 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1975 Fiscal Year Estimated Receipts certified by the Commission on Cherry Sheet 915,896.45 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 26 1 ,000.00 Licenses 23,400.00 Fines 4,300.00 Special Assessments 10,000.00 General Government 1 ,000.00 Protection of Persons and Property 1 ,83 1 .00 Health and Sanitation 2,129.00 School (local receipts of School Committee)1,884.00 Libraries (local receipts other than State Aid)2,191.00 Public Service Enterprises 213,732.00 Cemeteries (other than Trust Funds and Sale of Lots)2,965.00 Interest on Taxes and Assessments 14,400.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1,454,728.45 AVAILABLE FUNDS TO BE USED Overestimates of 1973 to be used as Available Funds Metropolitan Parks 846.49 State Recreation Areas Outside of the Metropolitan Parks District 4,264.70 Mass.Bay Transportation Authority 11.47 Air Pollution Control Districts 31.16 5,153.82 Qounts voted to be taken from Available Funds: Dog Licenses from County 1,635.74 State Aid from Libraries 5,215.50 Federal Revenue Sharing Fund 100,000.00 Reserve Fund -Overlay Surplus 3,770.69 Surplus Revenue 46,229.31 Surplus Revenue 3,000.00 Chapter 1 140,Acts of 1973 19,400.00 179,251.24 TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS 184,405.06 TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS 1,639,133.51 94 GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED 5,444,859.16 Total Estimated Receipts 1,454,728.45 Total Available Funds 1 84,405 .06 Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds 1,639,135.51 NET AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXATION ON PROPERTY 3 ,805 ,725 .65 Total Valuation,Real Estate $91,141,450.00 @ $40.40 3,682,114.58 Total Valuation,Personal Property $3,059,680.00 @ $40.40 123,611.07 TOTAL TAXES LEVIED ON PROPERTY 3,805,725.65 SIX MONTH BILLING PERIOD, JANUARY 1974 THROUGH JUNE 1974 1/3 Net Amount to be raised as of 1/1/73 2,066,253.58 Total Valuation as of January 1,1974 94,569,155.00 Six Month Tax Rate $21.85 ABATEMENT OF TAXES GRANTED DURING 1974 Levy of the Year 1971 Real Estate Tax 1,609.93 Motor Excise 197.47 Levy of the Year 1972 Personal Property Tax 5 1 .03 Real Estate Tax 3,746.41 Motor Excise 3,414.68 Levy of the Year 1973 Real Estate Tax 30,428.67 Motor Excise 13,948.88 Levy of the Year 1974 (January 1974 through June 1974) Real Estate Tax 32,262.26 Personal Property Tax 32.78 Levy of the Year 1974 (January 1974 through December 1974) Motor Excise 19,320.97 Levy of Fiscal Year 1974-1975 Personal Property Tax 195.94 Real Estate Tax 59,568.84 95 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION The Cohasset Conservation Commission has held regular public meetings throughout the year at 8:00 pm on the first Tuesday of each month at the Town Hall.The Commission has also attended meetings with the Selectmen, the Planning Board,the Board of Appeals,the Sewer Commissioners of Cohasset and Scituate and representatives of the Commonwealth. Although it held but one public hearing under the Wetlands Protection Act, the Commission passed upon the applicability of that Law to several construc- tion projects undertaken by citizens of the Town and in some instances has issued formal notices to cease and desist from activities violative of the Statute. The Commission members have drafted and the Commission has adopted for presentation to the Town Meeting a proposed By-Law for a Special Flood Plain and Watershed Protection District which upon approval at a Town Meet- ing will become a part of the Town's existing Zoning By-Law.The map which accompanies the proposed By-Law was prepared by professionals with the help of Commission members and was paid for with Conservation funds. At the request of the Selectmen the Commission has agreed to contract for the removal of rubbish from Sandy Beach during the winter months.Although the Conservation Commission willingly undertakes the administration of this continuing problem we know it is the responsibility of every citizen to help maintain the beach in a sanitary condition and we ask for your cooperation. We accepted the resignations of Penelope Place and Joseph Becker with regret.Their longtime service to the Commission was exceptional and of the highest quality.Margaret Dillon and Whitney Scott are our two new members. The Commission,as it does every year,reminds the citizens of the Town that they by Will or Deed may make tax deductible gifts to the Town of land or interests in land,such as restrictive or scenic easements.These gifts for con- servation purposes,will be administered by the Commission —under the laws of the Commonwealth for the benefit of the public. Respectfully submitted, John K.Bryant,Member Margaret Dillon,Member Thomas S.Duggan,Member John F.Hubbard,Member Patsy Rabstejnek,Member Whitney Scott,Member John F.Elliott,Chairman 96 REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER January 1,1973 through June 30,1974 BALANCE IN TREASURY January 1,1973 $71 1,544.97 Received from Collector of Taxes 6,902,896.94 Received from Town Collector 50,250.79 Received from other sources 6,345 ,151.15 $14,009,843.85 Paid Selectmen's Warrants Nos.1-248 Inc. Nos.1-131 Inc.12,864,842.92 BALANCE IN TREASURY June 30,1974 $1,145,000.93 Rockland Trust Company 222,526.46 Rockland Trust Company (payroll account)53,857.93 South Shore National Bank 79,498.71 Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company 364,156.71 Plymouth Home National Bank 99,259.28 State Street Bank and Trust Company 46,647.28 New England Merchants 144,092.33 Norfolk County Trust Company 909.20 First National Bank of Boston 132,267.97 South Shore National Bank (Revenue Sharing)1 ,652.00 Deposit in transit 33.06 Cash in drawer 100.00 $1,145,000.93 Respectfully submitted, Gordon E.Flint Treasurer-Colle ctor REPORT OF THE COHASSET POUCE DEPARTMENT Annual report of the Cohasset Police Department for the year ending December 31,1974. As directed by the By-Laws of the Town of Cohasset,Article 3,Section 3, 1 herewith submit my report for the Cohasset PoHce Department for the year ending December 31,1974. ARREST REPORT Males Females Total Assault and battery 3 3 Assault and battery,dangerous weapon 2 2 97 Assault and battery with intent to murder Armed robbery Arson Attaching plates Breaking and entering a motor vehicle Breaking and entering,daytime Breaking and entering,nighttime Escapee State Hospital Fail to keep right Fail to stop for police officer Fail to stop for red light Fail to stop for stop sign Forgery Indecent assault on female under 14 yrs. Larceny Leaving scene,property damage Leaving scene,personal injury Malicious injury to property Minor in possession of alcoholic beverage No current inspection sticker Non-payment of wages Operating motor vehicle after Hcense revoked Operating motor vehicle to endanger Operating motor vehicle no license in possession Operating motor vehicle no registration in possession Operating motor vehicle under influence of liquor Operating motor cycle without Hcense Operating motor vehicle without license Operating uninsured motor cycle Operating unregistered motor cycle Operating uninsured motor vehicle Operating unregistered motor vehicle Possession of controlled substance Possession of short lobsters Runaway,child in need of services Receiving stolen property Speeding Threats Unnatural act Using motor vehicle without authority Using motor vehicle without authority after Hcense revoked Uttering Warrant on default 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 7 1 8 1 1 6 1 7 7 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 4 26 5 1 6 1 1 6 1 7 2 2 12 12 1 1 1 1 19 1 20 9 9 8 8 16 4 20 5 5 13 2 15 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 5 66 6 72 2 2 1 1 6 6 3 3 1 1 5 5 TOTAL 269 29 298 98 DISPOSITION OF CASES Arrest on warrant 20 Arrest without warrant 47 Summoned by Court 95 Arrested for other Departments 9 Continued without finding 14 Continued 20 Dismissed 19 Filed 10 Appealed to six man jury 4 Appealed to Superior Court 4 Held for Grand Jury 3 Guilty 113 Not Guilty 13 Probation 7 Suspended sentence 10 Sentenced to institutions 12 Adjudicated delinquent 4 Restitution order of the Court $807.30 Restitution through Department 936.12 Costs assessed by court 285.00 Total fines $2485.00 SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT Accidents investigated,automobile 196 Buildings found open by the police 172 Complaints received at Headquarters and investigated by Department 5934 Fire alarms answered 94 Mileage of patrol cars 1 506 1 6 Mileage of ambulance 3877 License to carry firearms issued 43 Firearms identification cards issued 41 Persons transported to hospitals and doctors offices,ambulance 95 in poHce cars 70 Special attention requested by owners of closed homes 343 Street lights reported out to Brockton Edison Company 312 Special Police details 1052 Stolen property recovered by department,valued at $7110 Summonses served for other departments 183 Parking permits issued to Cohasset residents for parking area at Sandy Beach 2388 Guests permits issued for Sandy Beach 1 14 Parking tags issued,Chapter 90,Section 20C-D 1201 Persons held in protective custody,Chapter 1 1 IB 46 Violation Citations issued.Chapter 90C 271 Respectfully submitted, Randolph A.Feola Chief of Police 99 REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES January 1,1973 to June 30,1974 Total Committment of Warrants from the Board of Assessors: 1973 Real Estate $4,008,911.97 1973 Personal Property 123,598.21 1973 Water Leins 8,808.15 1973 Motor Vehicle Excise 317,667.21 1973 Sewer Assessments:Betterments 6,81 1.37 Committed Interest 2,478.68 1973 Apportioned Sewer Betterment Assessments Paid in Advance 2,890.25 1972 Motor Vehicle Excise 93,065.29 1974 Motor Vehicle Excise 104,332.59 1974 Real Estate (6 month)1,992,238.09 1974 Personal Property (6 month)66,854.49 1974 Sewer Use Charges 2,91 1.18 6,730,567.48 Total Committment of warrants from the Harbor Master 19,678.00 Total Abatement Certificates Received from Board of Assessors: Levy of 1969: Personal Property 123.73 Levy of 1970: Personal Property 90.43 Real Estate 507.76 Levy of 1971: Personal Property 429.55 Real Estate 5,421.75 Motor Vehicle Excise 1 ,04 1 .1 9 Levy of 1972: Personal Property 465.14 Real Estate 24,502.87 Tax Titles 149.08 Motor Vehicle Excise 21,1 1 1.22 Sewer Betterments 7,520.00 Levy of 1973: Personal Property 306.20 Real Estate 69,771.87 Motor Vehicle Excise 45,723.95 Sewer Betterments 1,357.50 100 Levy of 1974:(6 month) Personal Property 19.67 Real Estate 21,351.50 Motor Vehicle Excise 2,790.47 202,683.88 Total Abatements Received from the Harbor Master 825.60 TAX COLLECTIONS Levy of 1971: Real Estate 22,312.28 Real Estate,Interest 1 ,957.3 1 Water Liens 435.53 Motor Vehicle Excise 677.82 Motor Vehicle,Interest 7.04 25,389.98 Levy of 1972: Real Estate 161,297.14 Real Estate,Interest 6,879.70 Water Liens 996.84 Personal Property 1 ,088.28 Personal Property,Interest 32.53 Motor Vehicle Excise 1 05 ,079.94 Motor Vehicle,Interest 1 6 1 .45 275,535.88 Levy of 1973: Real Estate 3,928,129.99 Real Estate,Interest 8,845.66 Water Liens 8,513.30 Apportioned Sewer Betterments Added to Taxes 6,9 1 2.62 Sewer interest added to Taxes 2,487.58 Personal Property 1 23,269.66 Personal Property,Interest 28.79 Unapportioned Sewer Betterments 29,575.72 Sewer Use &Misc Interest 4,807.6 1 Unapportioned Sewer Connections 9,000.00 Lien Certificates 1 ,433.20 Apportioned Sewer Betterments Paid in Advance 2,890.25 Apportioned Sewer Betterment Interest-Paid in Advance 32.38 Motor Vehicle Excise 267,3 10.76 Motor Vehicle,Interest 1 59.27 4,393,396.79 Levy of 1974:(6 month) Water Liens,1975 782.08 101 Real Estate 1,816,483.53 Real Estate,Interest 503.09 Personal Property 66,1 1 2.05 Sewer Use Charges 1,149.33 Motor Vehicle Excise 20,295.91 WATER COLLECTIONS 1,905,325.99 Levy of 1972: Water Meters,Services,Misc.etc.1 5 ,093.04 Levy of 1973: Water Meters,Services,Hydrants,Misc,etc.245,892.64 Levy of 1974 (6 month) Water Meters,Services,Hydrants,Misc,etc.42,262.62 303,248.30 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE COLLECTED School Department 3,3 1 7.43 Mooring Fees 11,745.00 Grave Openings 4,125.00 Town Hall Rents 627.28 Ambulance Fees 2,775.00 Wire Department 384.74 Cemetery Lots &Care 7,385.00 Misc.Income 14,105.28 Water Department 508.33 Sewer Department 273.60 Tree &Park Department 5 ,004.1 3 50,250.79 UNPAID TAXES &CHARGES 1972 Real Estate 4,989.60 1972 Motor Vehicle Excise 3,280.62 1973 Real Estate 43,102.14 1973 Personal Property 40.23 1973 Motor Vehicle Excise 1 1,471.27 1973 Sewer Assessments Added to Taxes 51.25 1973 Sewer Interest Added to Taxes 33.1 7 1973 Unapportioned Sewer Assessments 3,850.00 1973 Water Liens 277.03 1973-1974 Water Meters 19,845.30 1973-1974 Sewer Use Charges 2,101.85 1974 Real Estate 162,003.46 1974 Personal Property 722.77 102 1974 Motor Vehicle Excise 81,383.16 1974 Water Meters 13,677.30 1974 Water Liens (782.08) Ambulance Services 660.00 Veterans Services 7,227.41 School Department 424.99 Rentals 45.00 Sale Cemetery Lots &Graves 87.30 Mooring Fees 7,621.00 362,112.77 Respectfully submitted, Gordon E.Flint Treasurer-Collector REPORT OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE The Personnel Committee has had an extremely busy and productive year in 1974.Scores of formal meetings,in addition to many group conferences and personal interviews gave the Personnel Committee a vigorous and rewarding year of achievement. We negotiated a three year Fire Department contract and a two year Police Department contract. The Armual Town Meeting accepted the Personnel Committee's recommenda- tion of a 5.5%cost-of-living raise to all town employees.The Police and Fire Departments were given cost-of-living raises under their respective contracts.At a special Town Meeting an article presented from another source asked for an ad- ditional 3%increase cost-of-Uving,which was voted.So in 1974-1975,the town has given an 8.5%increase to all town employees,(with the exception of certain elected officials and school employees). The Personnel Committee has kept a firm finger on the records of the town employees in a way we beUeve they should be maintained. The Personnel Committee will present at the Annual Town Meeting a few I articles to help clarify and strengthen the Personnel By-Laws. I wish to express my deepest appreciation to the members of the Personnel Committee for the hours of dedicated service in a very sensitive area of town government;also to the many others from whom we have sought guidance and direction in the accomplishment of our work. Frank B.Chatterton,Chairman Kenneth B.Cook David Chittim James F.Kearney Wilham R.Cox 103 REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR The following is a report for the Building Department for the Year 1974. This department issued 151 Building Permits for various structures and altera- tions and collected $3,837.00 in fees. The estimated cost of all projects for which Building Permits were issued was $1,777,444.00. The following is a breakdown of Permits issued: New single family dwellings 11 Additions on single family dwellings 28 Remodeling and alterations -dwelUngs 47 Fireplace 2 Family garage 4 Sundeck 8 Swimming Pool (inground).6 Swimming Pool (above ground)3 Move house 1 Move building 1 Demolition 2 Foundation (under existing porch)1 Signs (Business Advertising)22 Fences 7 Commercial Storage room 1 Remodeling Commercial buildings 2 Motor Inn (Kimball's)1 Remodeling (Fire damaged residential)2 Display building -storage 1 Storage Shed 2 All reported violations of the Zoning By-Law were investigated and appropriate action taken. The administration of this office as of January 1,1975 will comply and operate under the State Building Code Commission made by Authority of Chapter 802 of the Acts of 1972. Section 100.0 SCOPE 100.1 TITLE:These regulations shall be known as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Building Code hereinafter referred to as the Basic Code.In accordance with C.802,of the Acts of 1972 as amended,these regulations shall control;a)the construction,reconstruction,alteration,repair,demolition,removal, inspection,issuance and revocation of permits or Ucenses,installation of equip- ment,classification and definition of any building or structure and use or occu- pancy of all buildings and structures and parts thereof or classes of buildings and structures and parts thereof;b)the rehabilitation and maintenance of existing buildings;c)the standards or requirements for materials to be used in connection 104 therewith,including but not limited to provisions for safety,ingress,egress, energy conservation and sanitary conditions;d)the establishment of reason- able fees for the issuance of Hcenses and permits in connection therewith;ex- cept as such matters are otherwise provided for the Massachusetts General Law Annotated,or in the rules and regulations authorized for promulgation under the provisions of the Basic Code. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all Departments for their cooperation and assistance for the past year. Respectfully submitted, James A.Litchfield Building Inspector Zoning Officer REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS For the Year 1974 Recently enacted legislation has compelled us to submit a full and compre- hensive environmental impact report.This report must be reviewed by many state agencies for their approval.This procedure has delayed our target date for construction of our new water supply facilities.All other State and Federal requirements have been met,drawing of engineering plans and specifications continues and are expected to be completed when environmental approval is granted. Again this year,a total ban on the outdoor use of water was imposed in July,indicating the importance of eliminating any further delay in the con- struction of new facilities.The curtailment of water,of course,is reflected in a reduction of revenue. The demands on the system continue to increase,our records show an addition of twenty-two (22)new accounts have been activated this year,in- dicating continuous growth of our community. Six hundred feet of new six inch main was installed by a private contractor and two hydrants added to the system.Approximately two hundred feet of six inch main was renewed by department personnel to eliminate a trouble- some section of the system on Atlantic Avenue. Maintenance and repair of the departments'buildings and property is con- tinually carried out in order to maintain the best possible operating condition of very old equipment.The spiraling costs of fuel,electricity,chemicals and other materials makes balancing the budget an almost impossible task. The Board would strongly recommend the adoption of proposals for the acquisition of lands for the protection of our water supplies and the continous expansion of the water shed protection areas. 105 The Board of Water Commissioners again would like to take this oppor- tunity to express their thanks to all Town Officials,Department Heads and Committees for their cooperation and support,and to the Superintendent and personnel of the Water Department for their continued loyal support. Respectfully submitted. Board of Water Commissioners Alan S.Murphy,Jr.,Chairman Rocco F.Laugelle David B.Buckley REPORT OF THE RECREATION COMMISSION Continuing with the Recreation Commission's philosophy of new and im- proved facilities throughout the town,lights were installed at the Milliken field tennis courts.These courts were painted and new nets installed.In addition a mini-playground was begun with the installation of two pieces of equipment adjacent to the courts. Lights were also installed at Lily Pond for night skating.A vote of thanks to the Explorer Scouts for installing the rescue equipment and to the Fire Depart- ment for building same.We also wish to thank Steve Wigmore of the Wire De- partment,for his assistance in the design and installation of the lights. The summer program was expanded this year to include the use of the new swim center.The Commission was allotted morning time twice a week.Other activities included a field trip to the New England Aquarium and shows at the Music Circus.With the installation of lights at Milliken Field tennis courts a tennis program was begun with lessons being held during the day and at night. Five band concerts were held on the Common with music for all ages. We are continuing to formulate plans for a centralized recreation program for all ages. Respectfully submitted, Arthur Patrick McCarthy,Chairman Richard Barrow,Secretary Hamilton Tewksbury Robert Knox Henry Young 106 REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I herewith submit the annual report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31,1974. INVENTORY of AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT of the FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPANY Engine 1 Engine 2 Engine 3 Engine 4 TYPE of EQUIPMENT STATIONED MAKE YEAR Headquarters Pirsch 1954 North Pirsch 1961 Cohasset Beechwood Mack 1950 Headquarters Ford 1973 Headquarters Pirsch 1947 Headquarters Dodge 1955 Headquarters Ford 1953 JSE MAKE YEAR FordI 1973 750 GPM Triple Combina- tion Pumping Engine 750 GPM Triple Combina- tion Pumping Engine 500 GPM Triple Combina- tion Pumping Engine 1,000 GPM Triple Combina- tion Rescue -Pumping Engine Ladder 1 65 foot Junior Aerial Ladder Truck Forest 1 500 GPM Pump -400 Gallon Water Tank Forest 2 500 GPM Pump -400 Gallon Water Tank TYPE of VEHICLE DEPARTMENT USE Four Door Sedan Chiefs Car The 1 ,000 Gallon Per Minute Rescue -Pumper authorized at the annual Town Meeting of 1972 was delivered and put into service on April 17,1974.This engine has a 1,000 GPM pump,a 500 gallon capacity water tank,1^inch Uve lines for quick fire attack,and the standard equipment of a regular engine com- pany..hose,nozzles,fitting,and so forth.It also carries a great deal of equip- ment for rescue and first aid work..portable generator,floodlights,air cutting tools,hydraulic and electric tools,first aid supplies,back boards,litter,and re- suscitators.Built into the unit is a tank and proportioning device for the appU- cation of "Light Water",the latest type flammable liquid extinguishing agent. The color of this unit "Lime Yellow"was selected after study of the results of tests made by various truck manufacturers and the DuPont Company on the maximum visibiHty of various colors of paint.This particular color was rated very high for its abiUty to reflect light at night and provide maximum visibiUty, a big plus for emergency vehicles. The apparatus assigned as Engine 1 and Engine 2 were re-assigned and the unit formerly assigned as Engine 4 is now Forest 2.This gives the department two vehicles that can operate in the woods where larger and heavier vehicles cannot travel.The 1953 Panel type truck,formerly the Lighting Plant,has been put out of service. The department mechanic has performed preventive maintenance on the vehicles,lubrication,tune-ups and various adjustments.The brake system on Engine 1 was completely overhauled,the valves on Engine 3 were ground and re-set,as well as making brackets and mounting the many pieces and parts of equipment on Engine 4. 107 It has been stated in many previous reports that some serious consideration should be given to the sub-stations at Beechwood and North Cohasset.The engine at the Beechwood Fire Station is only pumping engine we have that will fit inside the building..that unit,Engine 3,is twenty-five years old and is scheduled for replacement.As Chief of the Fire Department I have submitted recommendations regarding this subject,I have proposed articles relative to the subject.Upon a vote of the Town Meeting a consultant was engaged and his recommendation is that the two stations at Beechwood and North Cohasset be combined.The time has come for some positive action on this subject..the station problem should be resolved so the department can proceed with the re- placement of apparatus and more important provide the entire Town with a more sound,efficient and practical pattern or response to fires. TRAINING As stated in last years annual report,three fire department members have completed training as Emergency Medical Technicians.Since that time they have been certified by the National Registry,as required by the laws of the Commonwealth.Two more members,Edward M.Corbo and James L.Gurry are attending training at area hospitals for similar training.An additional fire- fighter,Robert Better,is awaiting certification from the National Registry.As positions in this program become available additional department members will receive this very important training in the handling of emergency first aid cases. Several members have attended courses,and have been certified by the Massa- chusetts Firefighting Academy,for completion of training in the use and hand- ling of ladders,hose equipment,ropes and knots,ladder rescue,building con- struction,forcible entry,use of power and hand tools,ventilation,protective breathing equipment,structural search procedures and other similar subjects used by the firefighter in the carrying out the duties assigned him. PERSONNEL The scheduled level of personnel was finally reached on October 3,1974 with the appointment of three firefighters.The fact that the Division of Civil Service has been going through a period of change relative to testing and appoint- ments of various types of employees has been the main reason for delay in making these appointments,also the last six appointments as firefighters were made to out of town residents as required by the Civil Service list of candidates. The department is also awaiting the results of examinations held for the posi- tions of Deputy Chief and Captain,vacancies occur on the roster for both posi- tions within the department. SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS AUDIBLE ALARMS STILL ALARMS GENERAL COMMENTS In 1973 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enacted into law regulations to insure high quality emergency medical care through regulation of ambulances and ambulance service.This is a very strong and complex law which will have a real impact upon the Town of Cohasset.It is going to have an impact upon the 108 fire department,whether or not the department operates the ambulance.If the fire department operates the ambulance additional personnel will be required, this personnel will require considerable training as Emergency Medical Techni- cians.This is the same type mentioned under the heading 'Training."In order for the fire department to continue to provide minimal fire protection service and operate the ambulance in compliance with the above mentioned regula- tions..additional personnel will be necessary.Without fire department opera- tion of the ambulance,considerable training will still be required under the "First Responder.'provisions of the law. The legislature has also enacted a uniform state building code and a law re- quiring the installation of automatic fire warning systems in certain buildings occupied for residential purposes.Hopefully both of these regulations will aid in the reduction of lives lost and property damaged or destroyed by fire. RECOMMENDATIONS The following reconmiendations are made for your consideration. 1.Construction of a new fire station,located on Chief Justice Cushing Highway...combining the companies presently located at Beechwood and North Cohasset. 2.Purchase of a 1,000 gallon per minute pumping engine to replace the present 1950 -500 gallon per minute Mack at Beechwood. 3.Provide four additional firefighters to maintain the level of manning at a minimum of four men at the Headquarters station. I think it should be kept in mind that if a new pumping engine was ordered in 1975 we could not expect delivery before 1977.All of the above recom- mendations are in accordance with the survey conducted by Mr.Warren Y. Kimball,a nationally known authority on municipal fire protection,who was engaged by the town upon recommendation of the Advisory Board. APPRECIATION I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the citizens of Cohasset,the Honorable Board of Selectmen,and the heads and members of all Town departments for their fine cooperation and assistance. In conclusion,I would be remiss if I did not extend my thanks and ap- preciation to each and every member of the Fire Department for his coopera- tion,assistance and performance of duties. Respectfully submitted, Charles Piepenbrink Chief of Fire Department and Forest Warden 109 A MESSAGE FROM THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE The Cohasset School Committee,as your elected representatives,has been pleased to participate in the educational processes over the past year.Certainly, the problems have been many.However,we have also reaUzed several gains to- wards educational goals. We wish to commend the staff of the Cohasset School System for working with us in a cooperative manner and to thank the residents of the community who supported our efforts throughout the year. We have witnessed progress during the past year on many fronts including new currciulum offerings such as;Humanities -grades 9-10;Spanish -Latin courses in the Junior High;Spelling program -grades 4,5,6;Reading,grade 4; Team Teaching at the Junior High;Summer Inservice workshop and Media em- phasis on reading.Enrichment of our student activities included the reorganiza- tion of the High School Band and a Junior High School Interscholastic boys and freshman girls basketball programs. In the interests of greater fiscal responsibility and accountability,the posi- tion of Business Manager was instituted.It is anticipated that this office will instill a professional and business-like attitude in all areas of fiscal matters. In the ever growing Hst of state mandated educational programs,Chapter 766 is being implemented within the system. Your elected members of the Cohasset School Committee are fully cognizant of their entrusted responsibilities towards our students and the residents and taxpayers of the community. You may be assured that the Committee is committed to a sound and basic philosophy of a well rounded educational program for our students but with the mutual understanding that the citizens of our community are in a financial posi- tion to fund it. COHASSET SCHOOL COMMITTEE Doris C.Golden,Chairman Thomas J.Wallace,Vice Chairman Douglas R.James Ralph S.Dormitzer Josephine C.Mahoney,Secretary Richard J.Silvia 110 SUPERINTENDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT -1974 Nineteen seventy-four was the year that.education began coming to terms with factors of no growth and this had its psychological as well as economic effects.From the energy crisis,unemployment increases,cost of Uving in- creases and the entire economic scene indicated that the schools would need to live with limitations.The 1974 budget was a tightening of the fiscal belt by curtailing personnel in the fields of physical education,EngUsh,instrumental music.Junior High School intrascholastic athletics and in reducing funds for field trips,travel and supplies. The district directed its attention to more conservative and basic educational endeavors and left the year with some critical unanswered questions. 1.How can the Cohasset schools promote both the development of individual initiative and independence while installing social responsi- bility at the same time? 2.Who should control the schools,teacher organizations,school com- mittees,or state and/or national government? 3.How can the Cohasset educational system adapt to the demand for alternative routes to adulthood for students not well served by the traditional elementary and secondary school programs? As the faculty and administration worked to up-date the district schools to meet the current needs of the students,there were external forces that had a significant impact on the schools.This year found the injection of many ex- ternal regulations that will have an important effect on the schools for many years in the future. 1.The most pubHcized and least clarified regulation was Chapter 766 of the Commonwealth.This act requires that each school district provide a flexi- ble and uniform system of special education for all children between ages of three and twenty-one,provide a flexible and non-discriminating system for identifying and evaluatiag the individual needs of children;further requires an evaluation of the adequacy of the special education program before placement; an evaluation of the benefits gained from the program and the nature of the students needs thereafter.The act further prevents denial of equal educational opportunity on the basis of national origin,sex,economic status,race,reUgion and physical or mental handicap in providing the differential educational services.The impHcations for financing,new personnel,equipment,materials, special services and space will not be fully realized for several years.The im- mediate effects are significant within every phase of the schools'program and Cohasset will for many years see the district restructuring its services to meet these special education needs. 2.The Family and Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974,com- monly referred to as the Buckley Amendment,marks the end of the time when we have to protect a person from information about himself.The act gives the parents the right to examine at will and challenge their children's files and educational records and to have inaccurate or misleading records changed as well as requiring their full consent before any record can be shown 111 to outside parties.These rights are transferred to students when they are eighteen and legislation is pending to reduce the age to fourteen.The act has deep ramifications for the traditional method of developing and maintaining cumulative records,teacher and speciaUst evaluation reports,students written report cards,standardized test scores and the contents of all student files. 3.The implementation of Federal Law 622 though effective in 1971 had its teeth sharpened by Federal funding of Title IX and the estabUshment of an Associate Commissioner of Education whose sole responsibility was to insure the rights of women are protected.The impact of this act is being felt in wide and divergent areas -in textbook selection,curriculum construction,athletic offerings and in the revision of athletic rules and regulations;coaching salaries, guidance and career offerings,admission policies,promotion,hiring and staff- ing practices,maternity and sick leave poHcies and in any way that discrimina- tion on sex may be determined. 4.The regulation mandating kindergarten and hot lunch programs in every school district though not of implementation concern to Cohasset,it will continue to be a fiscal support problem for the town until such time as the Federal Government completely takes over the funding of school food services which is anticipated to be a reality in four or five years. 5.The constant increase of new safety regulations for school buses, school buildings,laboratories,all have an added fiscal burden to the local com- munity running into the thousands of dollars. 6.The newly enacted regulations granting the rights of all public em- ployees to bargain and grieve their salaries and condition of employment ex- tends the obligation and duties of your school committee. 7.A classic example of the type of external forces that the schools are faced with is the new law.Chapter 753,which became effective in August,1974 requiring:"Instruction in health education shall include,but shall not be limited to:consumer health,ecology,community health,body structure and functions,safety,nutrition,fitness and body dynamics,dental health and emo- tional development.Instruction as to the effects of alcoholic drinks and of stimulants,including tobacco and narcotics on the human system,as to tuber- culosis and its prevention and as to fire safety,including instruction in the flammable qualities of certain fabrics and the prevention and treatment of burn injuries,shall be given to all pupils in all schools under pubUc control." As these external forces penetrate into the local scene,a community has choices whether to work hard to develop affirmative action programs before complaints of non-compliance are lodged or hold back and wait to see if a counterforce changes the regulations or allow the courts to decide the action to be taken.Not all regulations are enforced;an example of an unenforced regulation is the one that has been on the books many years requiring that every student in every public school district of the Commonwealth will have a daily period of physical education training.If implemented,this would cost Cohasset double of everything it has now allocated to physical education in space,personnel and time or change the curriculum to large class caUsthenic exercises.The State Board of Education has not seen fit to enforce the regula- tion,nor has it changed the law over the years.The new regulations being intro- duced are being enforced and,unfortunately,many implementation decisions 112 I that should be made at the local level are being decided at the court level.I strongly urge Cohasset to take affirmative action at its local level. Respectfully submitted, James F.Gray SECTION I -STATISTICAL DATA A comparison of enrollments on October 1 for the school years 1970-1971 through 1974-1975 (current)is provided by the following table: Table 1 —Comparative Enrollments,Five-Year Survey Grade Year Level 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Alternate School Program 26 29 TOTALS:1910 1941 1992 1975 1978 Tabel 2 —Enrollment Data Grouped by Schools —Five-Year Survey School 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Building Capacity Osgood 531 602 592 546 514 425 Deer Hill 521 453 468 496 497 500 High School 858 886 932 933 967 1000 TOTALS:1910 1941 1992 1975 1978 Table 3 -Average Daily Membership:Two-Year Comparison Category 1972-1973 1973-1974 Net Change Elementary 1,042 1,011 -31 Secondary 933 967 +34 TOTALS:1,975 1,978 +3 113 138 122 123 106 117 143 161 146 132 106 159 157 149 158 134 138 162 174 150 157 131 142 169 179 145 173 140 151 166 183 170 171 148 151 169 170 165 168 142 148 183 163 184 169 151 142 174 167 179 175 150 134 152 155 177 115 141 127 141 140 98 109 134 121 147 Activities of the 129 students who graduated from Cohasset High School in June,1974 are summarized in Table 4. Table 4 -Survey of CHS Graduates:Class of 1974 Category Percent Continuing Education Four-Year College Junior College 65.0 11.0 Nursing Education &Other Armed Services 9.0 2.0 Employed 13.0 Services provided to students through the school health program during the preceding school year are summarized in Table 5. Table 5 —Summary of School Health Program Activities:1973-1974 Jr./Sr. Type of Service Osgood School Deer Hill School High School Total Physical Exams 503 558 932 1,993 Vision Testing 503 558 932 1,993 Audio 503 558 932 1,993 SUMMARY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS -Calendar Year 1974 Program Prototype Osgood Deer Hill Jr./Sr.Totj Regular Day with Modifications Regular Day,up to 25%Separation Regular Day,25%-60%Separation Substantially Separate (over 60%) Special Day School Special Residential School 48 28 1 4 21 59 1 5 1 32 42 7 4 1 1 101 129 8 9 2 6 Home or Hospital (short-term) Home or Hospital (long-term) Diagnostic Program 1 1 2 1 3 TOTALS 81 89 89 259 114 GRADUATING CLASS June,1974 Patrick Dalton Ahearn Philip Boden Alexander Kathleen Anderson Peter Michael Anderson Patricia Janet Antoine Michael Thomas Bailey John Keith Barlow Pamela Arm Bartlett Janet Sue Basmajian Brian Albree Bell William Fairbanks Bell,Jr. Marjory Pierce Benedict Edward Robert Block Diana Bloomfield John Francis Buckley III Paula Jearme Buckley Gordon Greer Campbell II Janet Susan Campbell Clair Ann Cantrell Paul Carmody Alicia Ann Chase William Robert Chisholm Anne Cifrino Bradford James Clark Michael Francis Colleton Kathryn Victoria Collins Martha Jane Conlan Pierce Owen Cray Stewart Charles Davis Mark Guy DeGiacomo Lucia Devito Scott Craig Dickson Winifred Lee Dickson Jennifer Graham Dilbeck Joseph Leo Dolan,Jr. Joseph Richard Dooley,Jr. Susan Marie Dunn Paula Lisa Emanuello Laura Louise Emilson James Crane Emmons Terese Dorothea England Kathleen Anne Farren Laurie Joan Fesler Kendall Grant Fielding Betsy Jean Figueiredo Cheryl Lynn Foster Kevin Michael Joseph Fox Andrea Glynn Karen Doris Golden Richard Allen Green Peter John Gurnis Patricia Mary Hanlon Charlene Mary Hart Charmyn Lee Henschel Laurie Jean Herzog Darlene Marie Hiltz Barry WilUam Hines Brian Thomas Hines Mary Patricia Hobbs Gregory Robert Hoffman Luther Emmett Holt IV Paul Joseph Jenkins Elizabeth Christina Joyce Paul Joseph Kelley Susan Marie Kelley Jill Phelps Kern Kathleen Ann Killion Eric Knight Lisa-Arme Laugelle Timothy Edward Lavoie Linda Jane Luscombe Megan Marie Lynch William Robert Lyons,Jr. Giuliana Marcella Maria Lina Lucia Marcella Kay Sheila Marten Gail Frances Ann Maurer Susan Mary McArthur Michael James McCloskey John Joseph McDonald Richard Halstrick Mcintosh,Jr. Frederic William McKinnon,Jr. John Kenneth McNabb,Jr. Kevin James McNeil Carol Ann Mitchner Patricia Anne Mulligan Michael Thomas Murphy June Katheryn Neagle Valerie Jo Norris Brian Thomas O'Connell Marianne Elizabeth O'Leary Patricia Ann O'Rourke Robert Edward O'Rourke Donna Marie Osbourne 115 Peter Huntington Pearce Carla Grace Pearson Robert Shaw Pfaffmann Roberta Elizabeth Phippen Deborah Anne Power John Walter Quilty,Jr. Paul Joseph Rooney James William Rosano,Jr. Patricia Ann Salerno Carol Louise Shea Margaret Rita Signorelli Deborah Theresa Smith Shirley Arm Snyder Katherine Teresa Studley Heidi Anne Taylor Roberta Lynn Taylor Linda Jane Tener Ellen Morse Tewksbury Sally Katherine Thayer Douglas Allan Thompson Mary Jane Trettis Lora Jean Turner Jacqueline Elizabeth Tye Francis Gerard Vecchione Robert Paul Wagner Thomas Michael Watson Alan Martin Wesoloski David Edward White Kathleen Anastasia White Nancy Wilkinson Carol Jeanne Winn Robert Paul Wirth Ernest John Wright,Jr. Lloyd Richard Yeager,Jr. Richard Yocum 116 1974 REPORT OF COHASSET'S MEMBER OF THE SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Cohasset continues to underutilize South Shore Vocational Technical High School Although its quota is 34 students only 8 students have attended during the last 2 years.1974 graduates were Dana Green -Carpentry Frederick Piepenbrink-Combination Welder Dana Green received a Cohasset Rotary Club Scholarship at the Cohasset High School Graduation. This year the first 2 girls,one in Electronics and one in Drafting,are among our 353 students.Although there are not complete facilities for girls it is hoped that more girls will seek entrance. Comparative Costs 1975 1976 Total Operating Budget Total Assessment to Member Towns Cohasset 's Assessment 988,362 682,906 17,844 1,131,425 660,075 15,482 Salaries require 64%of the total. The difference between actual budget and assessment is made up by state reimbursement and application of surplus revenue. After locating acceptable soil for a leaching bed,work on a projected ex- pansion to 800 students was begun.J.William Beal Sons &Poskus were engaged as architect and Dr.George Collins became our consultant. In the meantime to provide shop training to additional students an afternoon alternative program began in October.Students spend the late morning at their high school and VoTech busses bring them to Hanover for the afternoon for courses in Auto Repair,Auto Body Repair,Welding,and Carpentry. In closing I am pleased to report that all graduates wishing employment were placed in their trade or related work.A recent survey of graduates indicates that an average of 75%are still in the trade in which they trained. Published surveys indicate there will be less need for college graduates and more need for vocationally trained citizens.Thus,it would seem that Cohasset should be sending more students to VoTech. Sumner Smith,Jr. Chairman 117 SCHOOL FACILITIES COMMITTEE During 1974 this committee met once with the Capital Expenditures Com- mittee concerning possible use of a piece of school land on Route 3A for loca- tion of a new Fire Station.No decision was made as the matter was to be further studied. As the extension of the sewer system and the outfall problem are still under study no further work can be done on a new school.The committee is now in a position where cancellation of the contract with architect and return of unex- pended planning funds is possible. Sumner Smith,Jr. Acting Chairman 118 REPORT OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTANT I To the Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Cohasset: Submitted herewith is my annual report in accordance with Section 61 of Chapter 41,Massachusetts General Laws as amended.The reports of receipts, disbursements and summary of Appropriations and other accounts are for the period January 1,1973 thru June 30,1974. The other reports are : (1)Balance Sheet of General Fund Accounts (2)Trust Funds in Custody of Treasurer (3)Statement of Town Debt. Respectfully submitted, William S.Signorelh Town Accountant TOWN OF COHASSET Balance Sheet June 30,1974 General Accounts Assets Cash -General $1,143,348.93 -Federal Revenue Sharing Funds 1,652.00 -Federal Revenue Funds Invested 122,128.02 $1,267,128.95 Prepaid Vacations Fiscal 1 975 950.80 Accounts Receivable Taxes: Levy of 1961 thru 1968 Judgements and 1970,1971 Real Estate Taxes,1970 -Disclaimed 780.53 Levy of: 1972 Real Estate 4,989.60 1973 Real Estate 43,102.14 1973 Personal Property 40.23 1974 Real Estate 162,003.46 1974 Personal Property 722.77 211,638.73 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Levy of: 1972 3,280.62 1973 11,471.27 1974 81,383.16 96,135.05 Tax Titles and Possessions: Titles 33,271.59 Possessions 2,204.25 35,475.84 Departmental Veterans'Assistance 7,227.41 Schools 424.99 Rental of Property 45.00 Cemetery -Sale of Lots and Graves 87.30 Police Dept.-Ambulance Service 660.00 Harbor Dept.-Mooring Fees 7,621.00 119 Sewer Use Charges 1973 Sewer Use Charges 1974 Aid -Water Department Construction Project Water Department Water Meters 1974 Meters -1973/74 Liens 1973 Liens 1974 Sewer Assessments Added to 1973 Taxes Committed Interest Added to 1973 Taxes Unapportioned Sewer Assessments -1973 Due from Water Department Loans Authorized -Water Dept.Construction Project 2,500,000.00 -Plans &Specifications -Sewer Overlay Deficit 1971 Underestimate County Tax Revenue Fiscal Year 1975 Liabilities and Reserves 340.00 1,761.85 18,167.55 994,000.00 13,677.30 19,845.30 277.03 (782.08)33,017.55 51.25 33.17 3,850.00 3,934.42 2,500,000.00 240,500.00 1,943.00 2,740,500.00 2,472.58 6,265.55 4,772,512.76 $10,184,651.81 Payroll Deductions: Life Insurance Blue Cross -Blue Shield Tailings -Unclaimed Checks Dog Licenses Due County Perpetual Care Funds Gifts: Beechwood Cemetery Association Funds Chapter 370,Acts of 1952 Cohasset Free Public Library Individual -Re Charter Commission Trust Fund Income: Cohasset Free Public Library Wheelwright Park Wadleigh Park Qiarlotte Lincoln Bell Memorial Fund Cedar Street Cemetery Care Woodside Cemetery -Perpetual Care Beechwood Cemetery -Perpetual Care Town Common and Parks Federal Grants: Federal Revenue Sharing Funds School Aid: Public Law 89-10 Title I Public Law 89-10 Title II Public Law 91-230 (Handicapped Children) 462.83 7,073.76 623.85 355.90 150.00 2,218.66 100.00 180.00 ^ 176.50 3,933.45 429.07 Cemetery Care 1,755.72 19.45 108.01 161.00 614.32 14,780.02 1,923.54 2,607.53 2,000.00 7,536.59 1,129.75 2,498.66 7,197.52 21,311.09 120 State Grants: Metco Students (Chapter 506 Acts of 1966) Appropriation Balances: Revenue Federal Revenue Sharing: Rubbish and Garbage Disposal Capital Outlay Non-Revenue: Sewer Construction School Construction Water Dept.Plans and Specifications Reservoir, Treatment Plant,etc. Appropiration Control Fiscal Year 1975 Loans Authorized and Unissued State and County Overestimates: State Parks and Reservations Metropolitan Parks Air Pollution Control Mass.Bay Transportation Authority Sale of Real Estate Funds: General Town Farm Veterans'Housing 11,742.33 80,597.39 9,000.00 22,378.79 1,526.70 30,381.74 4,264.70 846.49 31.16 11.47 1,914.93 3,650.00 143,884.62 4,951,764.00 2,740,500.00 5,153.82 5,564.93 Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund: Beechwood Cemetery Woodside Cemetery Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of: 1970 1972 1973-74 Water Department Loan Reserve Fund -Overlay Surplus Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle Tax Titles and Possessions Departmental Water Department Aid -Public Works Project Revenue Special Assessment Revenue Special Tax Revenue Surplus Revenue: General Water 323.50 12,548.65 12,872.15 780.53 35,314.78 49,161.54 85,256.85 1,943.00 3,541.00 96,135.05 35,475.84 18,167.55 33,017.55 994,000.00 3,934.42 509.03 1,181,239.44 934,230.62 67,285.44 1,001,516.06 $10,184,651.81 Submitted by, William S.SignoreUi Town Accountant 121 RECEIPTS Fiscal Year January 1,1973 -June 30,1974 General Revenue TAXES Personal Property 6 months 1974 Real Estate 6 months 1974 1973 Personal Property 1973 Real Estate Previous Years: Personal Property Real Estate From State: Loss of Taxes -Abatements to Veterans Tax Title Redemptions $66,112.05 1,816,483.53 123,269.66 3,928,129.98 1,088.28 183,609.42 $1,882,595.58 4,051,399.64 184,697.70 350.00 1,194.24 Total Taxes 6,120,237.16 LICENSES AND PERMITS Alcoholic Beverages 3,850.00 To Carry Fire Arms 997.00 Common Victualer 95.00 Week Day and Sunday Amusement 303.00 Food Service 80.00 Selling Motor Vehicles Class No.2 105.00 Selling Motor Vehicles Class No.1 125.00 Sewerage Disposal 361.00 Plumbing Permits 807.50 Building Permits 8,504.00 Gasoline Registrations 560.00 Clam Digging 42.00 Disposal Works Installer 145.00 Transport Offal and Rubbish 335.00 Mooring Permits 11,760.00 Firearms Identification Cards 95.00 All Other -Miscellaneous 339.00 Sewer Permit 430.00 Retail Food 60.00 Drain Layers License -Sewer Dept.220.00 Gas Inspections 327.00 Wire Department 2,226.00 Total Licenses 31,766.50 Court Fines FINES GRANTS AND GIFTS 5,565.10 Grants: From Federal Government: School: Lunches Pubhc Law #85-864 Title III 31,700.08 4,705.31 122 Public Law #874 Title I 2,988.00 Public Law #89-10 Title I 19,675.00 Public Law #89-10 Title II 5,041.87 Public Law #92-512 Revenue Sharing 124,314.00 Public Law #91-606 Storm Damage Feb. 1972 14,862.85 Federal Highway Safety Program (Driver Education)22,526.47 Federal Highway Safety Program (Police Dept.Vehicle)4,630.00 Sewer Water Pollution Control 170 42,257.00 P.L.91-230 Handicapped Children 2,000.00 274,700.58 2,675.30 From County: Dog Licenses From State: Schools: Construction 57,516.80 Transportation -Chapter 71 66,524.74 Chapter 506 Acts of 1966 (Metco)66,402.50 Cliapter 70 344,986.23 Regional School District -Chap.71 36,386.60 Special Education Programs: Chapter 69 and 71 214,763.00 Outside Schools Transportation Chap.74,Sec.8A (Voc.)2,774.00 Vocational Education Tuition, Chap.74,Sec.10 1,166.00 Lunches 32,523.78 Special Educ.for Blind &Deaf, Chap.69,Sec.28 &33 2,017.50 Highways: Chapter 1140 Acts of 1973 19,400.00 Other: Library Aid 5,215.50 Lottery -Chapter 29 18,883.81 Decennial Census 1,819.00 Elderly Retirees -Group Insurance 423.18 Chap.74,Sec.9,Voc.Ed. beyond Grade 1 2 9,182.00 Chap 81,Sec.37,Highway Fund 13,313.61 Sewer Construction 52,808.00 Gifts: Library -Nisula Fund 100.00 Charter Commission 180.00 Drug Education Committee 4,284.16 946,106.25 4,564.16 TOTAL GENERAL REVENUE $7,385,615.05 COMMERCIAL REVENUE Privileges: 1971 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 677.82 1972 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 105,089.94 1973 Motor Vehicle and TraUer Excise 267,310.76 1974 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 20,295.91 Total Commercial Revenue 393,374.43 123 DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE Treasurer-Collector Lien Certificates 1,466.47 Police Department: Ambulance Service 2,760.00 Off Duty Detail -Revolving Fund 9,301.00 Other 134.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures -Fees 182.75 Library -Fines,etc.3,308.35 Board of Health: Well Baby Clinic 314.00 Disposal Area Fees,etc.2,630.00 Wire Dept.-Services 384.74 Tree &Park Dept.Reimbursement from School Dept.: Wages 3,473.28 Other 1,402.00 4,875.28 Highways: Chap.90 Joint Maintenance County 1972 Reimbursement 2,000.00 Chap.90 Joint Maintenance State 1972 Reimbursement 2,000.00 Chap.90 Joint Construction -County 28,705.47 Chap.90 Joint Construction -State 87,541.94 Veterans'Services: Reimbursement from State 5,944.28 Schools: Lunches 99,481.33 Rentals and Miscellaneous 647.24 Tuition 2,231.66 Athletic Receipts 2,740.42 Cemeteries -Grave Digging 4,125.00 Conservation Commission -Filing Fee 75.00 Sewer Department: Sewer Inspection 279.05 Sewer Use Charges 5,949.33 Special Assessments: Unapportioned Sewer Betterment Assessments 7,850.00 Unapportioned Sewer Connection Assessments 30,725.72 Apportioned Sewer Assessments paid in Advance 2,890.25 Apportioned Sewer Betterments Added to 1973 Taxes 6,912.62 315,455.90 UNCLASSIFIED REVENUE Unclassified: Government Island Real Estate -Rent 3,320.00 Bates Building 90.00 Town Hall -Rental of Hall 210.00 Sale of Town Maps,Histories,etc.124.05 Sale of Street Lists 242.00 Zoning By-Laws 59.00 Miscellaneous -Anti-Trust Pfizer Corp.304.65 Subdivision Rules &Regulations 27.00 Valuation Lists 71.08 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Dividend -1971/72 24,908.00 Dividend -Multi-Peril Policy 1972 1,684.45 124 Zoning Board of Appeals 37.39 Insurance Recovery -Harbor Dept.973.65 Sale of 1964 Delivery Truck (School Dept.Vehicle)55.00 Insurance Recovery -Schools 2,059.90 Blue Cross-Blue Shield Dividend -1973 31,267.00 Insurance Recovery -Tree &Park Dept.128.85 Insurance Recovery -Police Dept.582.29 Total Unclassified Revenue 66,144.31 WATER DEPARTMENT 1971 Water Liens 435.53 1972 Water Liens 996.84 1972 Water Meters 15,093.14 1973 Water Services 985.00 1973 Water Miscellaneous 1,457.03 1973 Water Liens 8,513.30 1973 Water Meters 219,880.61 1973 Hydrant Services 22,100.00 Anti-Trust Brass Mill Tube &Pipe Settlement 33.95 1974 Water Meters 31,212.62 1974 Water Services 200.00 1974 Water Miscellaneous 1,270.00 1974 Hydrant Services 11,050.00 1974 Water Liens 782.08 Motor Vehicle Insurance Recovery 508.33 Total Water Receipts 314,518.43 CEMETERIES Sale of Lots and Graves 3,068.00 INTEREST Taxes: Delinquent Taxes 18,233.09 Tax Titles Redeemed 1,708.44 Motor Vehicle Excises 316.61 Sewer Betterments paid in Advance 77.13 Sewer Betterments added to Taxes -1973 2,487.58 Sewer Use 16.77 Trust Funds: Wheelwright Park 1,186.44 Wadleigh Park 395.46 Billings-Pratt Park Fund 79.08 Robert Charles Billings -Town Common 90.96 Cohasset Free Pubhc Library -Trust Funds 3,001.63 Cemeteries -Perpetual Care: Woodside 4,053.65 Beech wood 406.20 Charles A.Perkins Cemetery 1,265.52 Interest on Investment of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds 6,035.02 On Deposits 4,547.92 Total Interest 43,901.50 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Temporary Loans: Anticipation of Revenue 3,200,000.00 125 Anticipation of Federal &State Grants: P.L.91-606 -Storm Damage Feb.1972 9,085.89 3,209,085.89 AGENCIES -TRUSTS -I^fVESTMENTS encies: Dog Licenses due County 4,565.35 Federal Withholding Tax Deductions 694,652.97 State Withholding Tax Deductions 183,355.97 Retirement Deductions County 71,151.21 Teachers'Annuity Deductions 26,062.60 Teachers'State Retirement Deductions 137,197.73 Teachers'Dues Deductions 16,361.20 Teachers'Credit Union 26,129.50 Blue Cross -Blue Shield 74,146.62 Life Insurance 4,955.58 Milton Consortium EEA Blue Cross - Blue Shield 81.32 Group Insurance 6.02 School Custodian Dues 330.00 Tailings 355.28 1,239,351.35 Trusts: Woodside Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds To be transferred to Trust Fund 4,575.00 Investments: Withdrawal from Investment Account - Federal Revenue Sharing Funds 21,501.00 James W.Nichols School Prize Fund - Withdrawal from Trust Fund 50.00 Major William Arthur Scholarship Fund - Withdrawal from Trust Fund 750.00 Edith M.Bates Town Pond and Common Fund - Withdrawal from Trust Fund 800.00 Conservation Fund -Withdrawal from Trust Fund 1,014.00 Investment of General Cash -Certificates of Deposit Matured 300,000.00 Transfer of Funds from Special Cash to Investment Cash 137,594.00 461,709.00 REFUNDS Various Departments: Schools -General Maintenance 808.77 Out of State Travel 31.75 Teachers'Annuities 435.00 Library 1.87 Teachers'State Retirement 421.89 Sewer Wages 24.00 Town Hall Expenses 65.75 1971 Real Estate Tax 74.55 Blue Cross-Blue Shield 298.94 Blue Cross-Blue Shield -Town Appropiration 246.01 Sewer Easement 273.60 Municipal Insurance 247.30 Heating Oil Adjustment 417.28 Election &Registrations -Wages 11.32 Interest on Tax Anticipation Notes 1,721.01 26 Treasurer-Collector Petty Cash 50.00 Total Refunds 5,129.04 TOTAL RECEIPTS $1 3 ,44 1 ,9 27 .90 127 EXPENDITURES Moderator -Salary $225.00 Advisory Committee Clerical Services $375.00 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses $122.50 Dues 60.00 182.50 557.50 Planning Board Clerical Assistance 658.38 Expenses: Office Expenses 161.70 Advertising 53.83 Printing 500 Books Rules and Regulations 1,074.36 Zoning Map 480.00 1,769.89 2,428.27 Zoning Board of Appeals Expenses: Advertising 867.91 Office Expenses 284.17 1,152.08 Personnel Committee Clerical Services 44.46 Expenses: Dues 40.00 Office Expenses 14.63 54.63 99.09 Conservation Committee Expenses: Dues 140.00 Office Expenses,etc.119.47 Travel Expenses 38.49 Legal Services Re:Gift of Land 81.75 Rubbish Removal -Sandy Beach 123.50 503.21 Transfer from Conservation Fund Contract -Treatment of Dutch Elm Disease 1,014.00 Selectmen Salaries: Chairman $1,100.00 (2)Members $1,000.00 4,650.72 Office Salaries 8,797.57 13,448.29 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 555.55 Advertising 385.94 Telephone 865.92 Dues 342.00 Gas Permits 237.00 Travel 234.61 2,621.02 Appraisal of Property -Parker Avenue 500.00 16,569.31 Town Accountant Salary of Town Accountant 20,799.00 Office Salaries 15,366.22 36,165.22 Expenses: Office Supphes and Expenses 703.95 Telephone 520.91 128 Travel Expenses 423.13 Dues 12.00 Maintenance of Machines 134.18 Binding Ledgers 106.00 Supplements to Annotated Laws 232.45 Capital Outlay: (1)4-Drawer File Cabinet Rental of Xerox Copier: Rent 1,018.00 Supplies 49.85 Treasurer-Collector Salary of Treasurer-Collector 17,997.00 Office Salaries 18,920.09 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 4,035.57 Telephone 832.59 Certification of Notes 205 .00 Travel Expenses 35.49 Office Machines Maintenance 400.70 Tax Title Takings 161.82 Dues 60.00 Computer Service Payrolls 1,509.60 Petty Cash 50.00 Assessors Salaries: Chairman $1,300.00 (2)Members $1,200.00 5,550.00 Office Salaries 15,290.28 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 1,149.57 Telephone 360.99 Photostatic copies of real estate transfers 183.78 Travel Expenses 26.25 Dues 144.00 Banker &Tradesman 52.00 Maintenance of Machines 62.50 Maintenance of Assessment Cards 5 ,700.00 Computer Billing 2,338.59 Appellate Tax Board Expenses 1 ,493.45 Appraisal Fee re:Appellate Tax Cases 1,000.00 Transfer of Deeds to Plans & Assessors'Plats 2,964.25 Law &Legal Counsel Salary of Town Counsel Expenses: 21 Volumes Municipal Law 420.00 Office Expenses -Town Counsel 1,800.00 Town Clerk Salary of Town Clerk 4,046.00 Office Salaries 6,292.66 Expenses: Recording Fees -Births,Deaths, Marriages 472.50 Administering Oaths 43.25 2,132.62 140.00 1,067.85 39,505.69 36,917.09 7,290.77 44,207.86 20,840.28 15,475.38 36,315.66 7,912.50 2,220.00 10,132.50 10,338.66 129 Office Supplies and Expenses 543.15 Telephone 402.34 Travel Expenses 161.46 Dues 44.00 Elections,Registrations and Town Meetings Salaries and Wages: Election Officers 3,419.03 Registrars 1,576.50 Janitor Services 494.29 Clerical Services 4,183.69 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 711.45 Printing and Advertising: Warrants for Town Meeting 1,788.79 Advertising 59.71 Street Lists & Voter Lists 1,592.67 Ballots 506.00 3,947.17 Meals 167.45 Transporting Election Materials 20.00 Rental of Chairs 792.00 Posting Notices 60.00 Repairs to Equipment,etc.69.70 Travel 53.00 Capital Outlay: (1)Perfection Ballot Box 255.00 (1)Royal Electric Typewriter #9910371 427.50 (9)Voting Booths 400.50 Town Hall Salary and Wages : Custodian 13,099.50 Extra Janitor Services 392.41 Expenses: Fuel 3,952.41 Electric Services 1,535.98 Janitor Supplies 610.02 Repairs 1,500.02 Special Hall License 25.00 Telephone Allowance 36.00 Capital Outlay: Painting Exterior Police Department Salaries: Chief 26,445.38 Lieutenant 17,393.00 2 Sergeants 32,082.00 Regular Patrohnen 173,434.51 Intermittent Patrolmen 322.93 Night Shift Premium 9,213.47 Overtime 30,364.43 Paid Holidays 9,279.72 Off Duty Details (Revolving Fund) Expenses: Equipment Maintenance: Uniforms,clothing,etc.3,484.98 1,666.70 12,005.36 9,673.51 5,820.77 1,083.00 16,577.28 13,491.91 7,659.43 1,500.00 22,651.34 298,535.44 9,301.00 130 Radio and Equipment Maintenance 719.31 IBM Teletype Service 3,213.00 Teletype Expenses 100.58 Laundry 606.77 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds: Janitor Supplies 293.97 Janitor Services 1,248.00 Printing,Postage,Office Expenses 1,542.32 Telephones 2,222.44 Chiefs Expenses 55.00 Ammunition &Firearms 268.25 Dues 70.00 Care of Prisoners 53.95 Camera Supplies 94.76 Annotated Law Supplement 16.95 Policemen's Injuries 150.00 Care of Dog 124.80 Maintenance of Motor Vehicles: Repairs and Maintenance 7,563.24 Gasoline 9,388.26 31,216.58 Capital Outlay: (1)1973 Ford Custom Sedan less trade-in of (1)1969 Ford Custom Sedan 3,182.00 Radio Changeover 80.00 Advertising 70.68 (1)Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner 116.75 (1)3-M Copy Madiine 212.60 (1)1974 Ranch Wagon less trade- in of 1972 Ford Ranch Wagon 3,298.00 Radio Changeover 65.00 Lights 540.00 7,565.03 few Communications System Advertising 26.60 ire Department Salaries and Wages: Chief 26,445.38 Deputy Chief (Retired March 29,1973)2,881.19 2 Captains 32,082.00 Firefighters 224,065.94 Call Men 10,312.00 Casual Labor 505.89 Paid Holidays 9,764.44 Overtime 12,843.84 318,900.68 Expenses: Equipment 1,791.91 Hose 1,646.00 Equipment for Men 823.88 Radio Maintenance 712.75 Other Equipment and repairs 1,474.82 Maintenance of Trucks and Chiefs Car Gasoline 1,563.32 Repairs and Maintenance 3,144.70 Fuel 1,466.38 Lights 1,140.43 Water 79.34 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds: Repairs 166.08 House and Janitor Supplies 760.85 Laundry 252.75 346,644.65 131 Office Supplies and Expenses 383.59 Telephone 2,268.38 Dues 232.50 Firemen's Injuries and Physicals 131.20 Fire Prevention Education 272.57 18,311.45 Capital Outlay: (1)1973 4-door Ford Sedan less trade-in of 1967 Ford 3,275.00 Equipment for Chief's Car 927.75 Advertising 18.62 (5)Survivair Units with Accessories 2,212.00 6,433.37 Article 25 March 1972 Town Meeting Radio Alerting Equipment - Advertising 17.64 (1)Encorder and Receivers 4,499.50 4,517.14 Article 24 March 1972 Town Meeting (1)1000 GPM Rescue Pumper Fire Truck 40,000.00 Police &Fire Headquarters Maintenance Expenses: Fuel 5,580.18 Electric Services 2,821.85 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds 1,308.30 Replace Underground Electric Service 880.00 Hydrant Services Wire Department Salaries and Wages: Salary of Superintendent 16,277.13 Wages 16,755.76 33,032.89 Expenses: Supplies and Equipment 3,685.36 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline 690.86 Repairs 460.13 Maintenance of Radio 97.90 Telephone Allowance 54.00 Truck Allowance 375.00 Office Expenses 95.75 Dues 40.00 5,499.00 Replacement of Fire Alarm Service -Elm Street Materials 1,311.00 Contract Labor 576.00 1,887.00 Sealing of Weights and Measures Salary of Sealer 731.00 Expenses: Travel Expenses 28.00 Equipment and Supplies 47.00 Telephone 26.00 Testing Oil Trucks 40.00 141.00 Tree &Park Department Salary and Wages: Superintendent's Salary 14,042.28 132 388,162.64 10,590.33 38,313.00 40,418.89 872.00 Wages 40,308.54 Wages -School Grounds (Due from School Dept.)3,473.28 57,824.10 Expenses: Insecticides 2,536.63 Electricity 83.73 Maintenance of Trucks: GasoUne 925.44 Repairs 1,072.41 1,997.85 Rental of Garage 710.00 Private Contractors -Trees 1,690.55 Private Contractors -Maintenance 209.50 SuppUes,Fertilizer,Loam,etc.1,535.07 Maintenance of Equipment 1,835.12 Gasoline for Equipment 519.69 Trees 916.70 Advertising and Miscellaneous Expenses 128.66 Travel Expenses,Dues,etc.233.80 Storm Gear for Men 112.85 Rubbish Removal 57.00 Maintenance Tennis Courts - Milliken Field 576.36 Capital Outlay: (1)1973 Ford Pick-up Truck 2,846'.00 Lettering truck,advertising,etc.78.38 (2)Chain Saws 279.90 (2)Jacobson Rotary Mowers 398.00 (1)50 gal.hydraulic Sprayer mounted on trailer 100.00 (1)Engine for hydraulic Sprayer 136.37 (1)16 h.p.Simphcity Tractor w/48"mower less trade-in of Jacobsen 1,460.00 I 5,298.65 76,266.26 Article 27,March 1973 Town Meeting - Refurbishing Milliken Field Contractor 6,316.00 Material for Watering System 910.37 Fencing 51.89 7,278.26 Trust Fund Income -Parks Wheelwright P^k -Labor 675.12 -Mowing 140.00 815.12 WadleighPark -Labor 232.80 Transfer from Edith M.Bates Town Common Pond Fund Contractor -Repairs to Pond on Common 800.00 Article 17,March 1972 Town Meeting - Refurbishing Milliken Field and to Construct a Practice Field: Advertising 21.28 Article 28,March 1973 Town Meeting - Demolition of Stadium Milliken Field 1,460.00 Civil Defense Salaries: Director &Deputy Director 65 3 .25 133 Expenses: Telephone 301.12 Electric services -Air Raid Alarms 6.50 Removal of Siren at Little League Field 100.00 407.62 1,060.87 Shellfish Constable Salary 300.00 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 37.00 Dues 35.00 Auto and Boat Allowance 75.00 147.00 447.00 Building Inspector Salary 6,000.00 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 136.72 Telephone 137.00 Travel Expenses 375.00 648.72 Capital Outlay: (1)Filing Cabinet 98.15 6,746.87 Board of Health Salary -Health Agent 15,336.62 -Clerical Services 1,567.84 16,904.46 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 510.01 Well Baby Clinic -Professional Services 850.00 Laboratory Tests 222.00 Dues and Meetings 341.62 Telephone 418.61 Travel Allowance 840.00 Advertising 43.89 Plumbing Inspector Fees 609.00 Medical and Clinical Supplies 130.80 South Shore Mental Health 1,055.00 5,020.93 District/Public Nurse or Other Nurses and Nursing Services Social Service League of Cohasset,Inc.10,500.00 Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering Salary of Inspector 415.50 Refuse and Garbage Disposal -Town Disposal Area Salary and Wages: Superintendent 12,459.20 Wages 9,004.92 Paid Holidays 411.44 Other 1,150.52 23,026.08 Expenses: Equipment and Supplies 158.66 Electricity 258.01 Bulldozing 3,000.00 • Gravel 26,566.04 Control of Rats 435.00 Telephone 262.32 Burying Dead Animals 420.00 Maintenance of Equipment 359.47 Fuel for Traxcavator 771.62 Advertising 47.88 32,279.00 134 Capital Outlay -Revenue Sharing Funds (1)Caterpillar Traxcavator 36,400.00 Fence 500.00 Solid Waste Study 3,500.00 Capital Outlay -From Taxation Equipment for Caterpillar Traxcavator 125.86 Materials for New Road 1,625.00 Rental of Grader for New Road 375.00 40,400.00 2,125.86 130,671.83 Eradication of Mosquitoes Expenses: Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Reclamation Board 1,912.16 Mosquito Control Project Expenses: Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Reclamation Board 5 ,997.84 Control of Insect Life -Straits Pond Expenses: Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3,690.00 Treatment of Midges 550.00 4,240.00 Sewer Department Salary and Wages: Superintendent 1,837.00 Clerical 2,729.01 Chief Operator 15,000.36 Other Wages 2,026.53 21,592.90 Expenses: Travel Expenses and Advance Training 265.32 Telephone 685.25 Office Supplies and expenses 304.86 Dues and Subscriptions 101.45 Printing and Advertising 1,189.33 Plant Operation: Chemicals,etc.3,236.47 Repairs and Maintenance 1,739.13 Tools and Equipment 606.49 Tools and Parts 1,136.65 Laboratory Supplies 267.26 Electricity 5,426.64 Truck Allowance 400.00 Janitorial Supplies 93.01 Contract Services,Removal of Solids,etc.2,444.69 Gas &Oil 41.26 Capital Outlay: (1)Labline 3550 Incubator 595.00 Dehumidifier 111.97 Emergency Lights 143.00 Survivair Unit 320.00 File cabinet for Blueprints 100.00 4-drawer File 69.50 Killark Guard 37.23 InstaU Sewer Laterals to Properties (Contractor)1,200.00 (l)Detachtachlor 1,545.00 (1)Gas Dispenser 1,504.00 (1)W.&F.Scale 285.00 Miscellaneous Parts 224.00 3,558.00 135 (1)1974 Ford Pick-up Truck Out of State Travel 3,790.80 9,925.50 150.00 Sewer Construction -Bond Issue Land Taking Contractor Landscaping Trees 500.00 250.00 239.30 989.30 Sewer Construction -Project II Contractor Engineering 56,648.37 10,477.66 67,126.03 Engineering Study Sewer Extension - Article 26,1971 Article 23,March 1972 Engineering Services 5,000.00 Article 21,March 1973 Town Meeting Extension Sewer System Contractor Highway Department Salary and Wages: Surveyor 14,846.78 Wages 69,808.96 84,655.74 Expenses: Telephone 514.84 Material and Supplies 28,117.12 Contract-Resurfacing Section of Jerusalem Rd.5,407.45 Maintenance of Trucks and Equipment: Gasoline 3,333.79 Repairs and Maintenance 8,583.67 Street Signs and repairs 1,039.84 Dues 40.00 Street Painting 4,710.54 Rental of Equipment 3,180.00 Clearing of Brooks &Streams 2,526.86 Contract Services 1,573.45 Seawall Repairs 297.50 Roadside Mowing 2,246.00 Sidewalks ^304.75 Advertising &Miscellaneous 24.86 61,900.67 Capital Outlay: (1)Wayne Model 1-984 Street Sweeper SN 984-2022 with Chrysler Engine less trade-in 1966 Wayne Street Sweeper 16,310.00 (1)1973 Ford Dump Truck F800 8,769.00 Advertising 11.76 25,090.76 1.775.00 124,496.54 Chapter 90 Construction Contractor Telephone Paint Lines on Street Trees Elm Street 135,580.85 185.38 324.00 84.00 136,174.23 Article 36,March 1973 Town Meeting - Sidewalk Section of South Main Street Materials 2,564.21 136 Chapter 90 Construction -Elm Street from Article 19,March 1973: Contractor 12,904.27 Chapter 90 Construction -Forest Ave. Equipment Rental 600.00 Chapter 90 Maintenance -Article 19, Town Meeting March 1973 - Resurfacing Section of Jerusalem Road Contractor 6,000.00 Repair and Reconstruction Control Structure Cat Dam 7,312.50 Snow and Ice Removal,Sanding Streets Expenses: Wages 4,274.37 Rental of Equipment 8,293.00 Tools and Equipment 683.49 Sand 2,993.31 Rock Salt 12,231.38 Maintenance of Trucks and Equipment: Repairs and Maintenance 8,168.48 Gasoline 673.25 37,317.28 Street Lighting and Beacons 30,520.22 Municipal Garage Expenses: Repairs 124.50 Fuel 1,939.14 Electricity 493.95 2,557.59 Expenditures from Federal Grant (Storm Damage February 1972) Rebuild SeawaU Sandy Beach Contractor 15,700.00 423,297.47 Harbor Department Salary and Wages: Harbor Master 13,268.58 Wages 4,551.66 17,820.24 Expenses: Equipment and suppUes 982.33 Wharf and Float Repairs 1,437.82 Building Maintenance 95.47 Electricity 219.78 Maintenance of Boat &Equipment 1,188.52 Office Supphes and Expenses 205.89 Telephone 408.31 Dues and Travel Expenses 40.00 Uniforms 34.45 Insurance Claim -Repairs to Patrol Boat 1,173.65 5,786.22 Capital Outlay: Work Boat Repairs 640.00 Mooring Barge 2,562.14 Courier Qassic II Radio 199.95 Rebuilt Motor,V-6(l)#3452 installed less trade-in of 55 h.p. engine 636.75 137 Plans &Specs,for Float and Walkway Margin St.175.00 Advertising 13.80 4,227.64 27,834.10 Veterans'Services Administration Salary 1,245.00 Office Salary 1,175.72 2,420.72 Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 14.93 Assistance: Cash Grants to individuals 16,531.91 Groceries and Provisions 257.02 Medicine and Medical Care 3,961.13 Blue Cross -Blue Shield 519.20 21,284.19 23,704.91 Schools -General Maintenance Expenses: 1100 School Committee 2 Secretarial 1,351.51 4 Contracted Services 21,770.03 5 Supplies and Materials 468.29 6 Other Expenses 4,068.92 27,658.75 1200 Superintendent's Office 1 Professional Salaries 74,277.73 2 Clerical Salaries 20,623.52 5 Supplies and Materials 5,598.82 6 Other Expenses 10,788.00 111,288.07 1200 Business Office 2 Clerical Salaries 19,718.60 4 Contracted Services 4,271.87 23,990.47 2100 Supervision 1 Professional Salaries 56,603.14 6 Other Expenses 552.20 57,155.34 2200 Principals 1 Professional Salaries 128,103.14 2 Clerical Salaries 51,713.24 3 Custodians'Salaries 1,196.93 4 Contracted Services 10,708.57 5 Supphes and Materials 3,542.64 6 Other Expenses 4,065.48 199,330.00 2300 Teaching 1 Professional Salaries 2,414,527.61 3 Clerical Salaries 87,874.15 4 Contracted Services 21,138.28 5 Supphes and Materials 64,972.14 6 Other Expenses 11,788.63 2,600,300.81 2400 Textbooks 5 Supphes and Materials 19,121.76 2500 Library Services 1 Professional Salaries 2 Clerical Salaries 4 Contracted Services 5 Supphes and Materials 29,646.19 21,323.85 522.40 24,012.82 138 6 Other Expenses 24.75 75^30.01 2600 Audio Visual 1 Professional Salaries 6,313.62 5 Supplies and Materials 8,469.42 6 Other Expenses 140.68 14,923.72 2700 Guidance 1 Professional Salaries 85,899.54 2 Clerical Salaries 12,561.95 4 Contracted Services 133.28 5 Supplies and Materials 2,115.22 6 Other Expenses 323.70 101,033.69 2800 Psychological Services 1 Professional Salaries 5,161.05 2 Secretarial 10,420.78 4 Contracted Services 48,490.34 6 Other Expenses 2,119.13 66,191.30 3100 Attendance Services 3 Other Salaries 1,126.54 3200 Health Services 1 Professional Salaries 3,873.15 3 Other Salaries 25,428.56 5 Supplies and Materials 960.66 6 Other Expenses 317.62 30,579.99 3310 Operation of Buses 3 Other Salaries 39,413.92 5 Supphes and Materials 6,058.29 6 Other Expenses 288.79 45,761.00 3350 Maintenance of Buses 4 Contracted Services 12,302.61 5 Supphes and Materials 1,505.60 13,808.21 3370 Contract Carriers 4 Contracted Services 76,219.27 3510 Athletics 1 Professional Salaries 39,713.32 3 Other Salaries 11,858.98 4 Contracted Services 8,394.72 5 Supphes and Materials 10,298.61 6 Other Expenses 3,298.86 73,564.49 3520 Other Student Activities 1 Professional Salaries 8,992.23 5 Supplies and Materials 560.09 9,552.32 4110 Operation of Plant 3 Custodians'Salaries 148,686.10 4 Contracted Services 462.00 5 Supplies and Materials 11,405.29 160,553.39 4120 Heat 45,230.76 4130 Utilities Electricity 40,903.60 139 Telephone Water 14,353.18 12,997.23 68,254.01 4210 Plant Maintenance 4 Contracted Services 5 Supplies and Materials 6 Other Expenses 6,169.84 1,912.93 3,468.00 11,550.77 4220 Maintenance of Buildings 4 Contracted Services 5 Supplies and Materials 38,393.46 14,733.46 53,126.92 4230 Maintenance of Equipment 4 Contracted Services 7,853.74 5200 Insurance Program 6 Other Expenses 1,290.00 7200 Renovations 4 Contracted Services .21,487.15 7300 Acquisition of Equipment 8 Equipment 4,437.88 7400 Replacement of Equipment 8 Equipment 10,757.08 Total General Maintenance Expenditures Out of State Travel Maintenance of State Aided Vocational Education P.L.81-874 School Committee Supplies Administration SuppUes Administration Supplies Other Teaching SuppUes Chapter 506 (Metco) Professional Salaries Transportation Equipment and Support Service Evaluation Metropolitan Council for Education Opportunity,Inc. Travel P.L.89-10 Title I Professional Services Professional Salaries Materials and SuppUes Evaluation Refund P.L.85-864 Title III Teaching -Contract Services 34 1 .75 Textbooks 11.65 Library SuppUes 37.20 Heating 3,252.69 Utilities 831.84 140 3,931,677.44 1,555.35 5,960.68 200.48 2,320.59 425.58 41.35 2,988.00 20,068.67 20,795.75 8,173.49 21.00 8,572.50 160.00 57,791.41 3,353.16 15,816.30 19.46 1,391.00 18.01 20,597.93 Maintenance of Equipment 230.18 4,705.31 Athletic Revolving Fund Teaching Supplies 250.00 Teaching Other Supplies 42.40 Athletic Contract Services 184.25 Athletic SuppUes 2,241.27 Athletic Supplies Other 22.50 2,740.42 Prepaid Vacations -School -Fiscal Year 1975 950.80 Insurance Recovery re Physical Damage 2,059.90 P.L.89-10 Title II Library Materials &Supplies 2,445^9 Lunch Program Salaries 59,954.11 Food 110,310.62 Fuel 1,926.41 Repairs 683.30 Paper SuppUes 4,259.88 Other SuppHes 5,358.12 Equipment -Satellite Program 24,143.60 Replacement of Small Equipment 135.00 206,771.04 South Shore Regional School District Assessment 29,864.00 School Facilities Committee,Preliminary Plans for a New School 10,691.56 Professional Services Libraries Salaries &Wages: Chief Librarian 18,301.42 Salaries &Wages 50,469.99 68,771.41 Expenses: From Trust Fund Paul Pratt Memorial Library:Books,mag - azines and non-print media 3,899.71 23,647.02 Office Supplies and expenses 510.46 3,280.68 Maintenance Ex- penses 48.95 1,266.87 Heat 231.30 2,810.00 Electricity 198.45 1,453.67 Travel Expenses 281.15 Insurance 3,673.70 Telephone 79.30 540.78 Bond Coupons - Defaulted 150.00 5,118.17 36,953.87 42,072.04 Capital Outlay: Fire Extinguishers 78.00 (1)Olympia Typewriter 245.00 323.00 Nantasket Branch Library 3,000.00 141 Martha Whitley Fund -Film Strip Equipment 286.85 114,453.30 Recreation and Playgrounds Salaries and Wages Expenses: Band Concerts 300.00 Supplies &Misc.Maintenance 853.30 Electricity 207.43 InstaUation of Playground Equipment 450.00 1,810.73 Capital Outlay: Milliken Field: Playground Equipment 1,076.54 Installation of Lights 1,158.85 2,235.39 9,030.12 Memorial Day and Other Legal Holidays and Celebrations Memorial Day (2 Memorial Day Celebrations) Expenses: Flags and Markers 610.96 Band 300.00 Wreaths and Flowers 164.70 Collation 400.00 1,475.66 Christmas Celebrations Expenses: Lights 65.75 1,541.41 Retirement Fund to County System 110,407.22 Non-Contributory Pensions: Various Persons 18,890.54 Retroactive Non-Contributory Pensions 5,211.24 24,101.78 134,509.00 Municipal Insurance Fire Insurance 28,511.53 Workmen's Compensation 18,561.00 Motor Vehicles 10,889.00 Public Liability 3,193.00 Theft &Burglary 682.00 Floaters -Various Departments 911.50 Bonds 907.00 Boilers 1,486.00 Bleachers '-75.00 Money and Securities 314.00 Office Contents 84.53 65,614.56 Employees Group Insurance: Life Insurance 4,008.83 Blue Cross -Blue Shield 66,743.06 70,751.89 Town Reports Expenses: Printing Town Reports 5,588.09 Advertising 13.30 Delivering Town Reports 649.12 6,250.51 Unclassified and Miscellaneous Town Flag Expenses: Flags 261.09 Maintenance 136.19 397.28 142 Charter Commission,Article 32, 1973 Town Meeting Expenses: Clerical Services 459.04 Office Supplies and Expenses 373.88 Advertising 740.67 Consultants 4,800.00 Printing Charter Booklet 995.62 7,369.21 Drug Education Committee - Article 33,Town Meeting 1972 and Article 20,Town Meeting 1973 Expenses: Coordinator Salary 10,255.79 Other 105.00 10,360.79 Rent -Building 750.00 Fuel 239.48 Electricity 93.65 Insurance 116.00 Telephone 268.35 Office Expenses 22.00 Supplies and Expenses 252.41 1,741.89 Gift from T.O.D.Inc.-Coordinator Salary 4,282.45 16,385.13 Council for Aging Expenses: Office Supplies and Expenses 373.09 Social Activities 104.57 Transportation 318.00 Meals on Wheels 419.34 1,215.00 Town Buildings Expenses: Government Island Real Estate Repairs 547.75 Water Services 312.44 860.19 Improvement and Beautification of Government Island Article 36,1972 Town Meeting Contractor Rebuild Stone Wall Qearing Land New Fence Repair Seawall,Lawrence Wharf, Article 40,1973 Town Meeting Advertising Contractor Repair Seawall,Margin Street, Article 41,1973 Town Meeting Advertising Contractor Water Department Salaries and Wages: Salary of Superintendent Office Wages Wages Overtime Expenses: Administration 1,975.00 325.00 245.00 2,545.00 9.31 9,000.00 9,009.31 9.31 8,500.00 8,509.31 18,883.00 9,287.16 83,391.65 9,220.13 120,781.94 143 Printing and Advertising 678.72 Office Supplies and Expenses 1,575.01 Telephones 1,424.29 Maintenance of Machines 297.80 Electricity 302.83 Fuel 889.04 Meetings and Travel 357.66 Subscriptions 104.00 Training 81.20 General Pipe and fittings 3,894.16 Meters and fittings 3,756.86 Insurance 5,918.89 Repairs and Maintenance -Misc.966.11 Service Connections Pipe and fittings 3,215.79 Repairs and Maintenance: Water Leakages Survey 1,500.00 (1)Metroteck 325.00 Other 791.22 2,616.22 Pumping Station Fuel 1,231.74 Supplies 3,061.89 Repairs to buildings 731.05 Electricity 17,628.79 Purification Supplies 16,026.04 Maintenance 981.70 Maintenance of Trucks and Equipment Gasoline 1,387.28 Repairs and Maintenance 1,733.29 Insurance 1,209.44 Radio Maintenance 135.00 70,204.80 Other Expenses: Blue Cross -Blue Shield 2,904.60 Life Insurance 184.54 County Retirement 7,191.00 10,280.14 Debt Services: Interest 9,524.50 Maturing Debt 57,600.00 67,124.50 Capital Outlay: (1)Homelite Pump 460.99 Insurance Recovery -Truck Repair 484.56 Plans &Specifications Reservoir Treatment Plant Article 39,March 1970 Engineering Services 30,916.26 Land Survey &Plans for Proposed Reservoir,Article 3,December 1969 798.00 301,051.19 Cemeteries Superintendent's Wages (From Tax Appropriation)7,004.40 Wages: Woodside Cemetery 923.99 Beechwood Cemetery 714.97 Digging Graves 3,313.64 11,957.00 Woodside Cemetery -Expenses: Electricity 65.38 Loam 159.00 Tools and Supplies 419.62 144 Equipment Maintenance 441.36 Gas and oil 211.84 Beechwood Cemetery Tools and Supplies 38.99 Equipment Maintenance 79.43 Headstone Repairs 48.50 Beechwood Cemetery Trust Fund Income: Wages 572.69 (1)Gilson 22"Power Mower 136.95 Charlotte Lincoln Bell Memorial Fund Income: Green Gate Cemetery Wages Cemeteries -Veterans'Graves Cohasset Central Cemetery. Cemeteries -Perpetual Care -Woodside from Trust Fund Income Salary -Superintendent 1,464.12 709.64 986.87 1,875.00 3,960.48 20,953.11 Interest Anticipation of Revenue 50,943.50 School Debt 112,840.00 Fire and Police Headquarters Bldg.4,030.00 Sewerage -Project I and II 44,852.80 Tax Abatements 1,066.74 Anticipation of Federal and State Grants -Sewer Projects 4,826.03 Anticipation of Federal Grant (Storm Damage 1972)273.90 Land Acquisition for School Purposes 7,965.00 226,797.97 Municipal Indebtedness -Except Water: Temporary Loans Anticipation of Revenue 3,200,000.00 Anticipation of Federal Grant Storm Damage 9,085.89 Anticipation of Federal and State Grants -Sewer Project II 104,000.00 3,313,085.89 Maturing Debt Schools 300,000.00 Police &Fire Headquarters Bldg.10,000.00 Sewerage Project I and II 41,570.00 Land Acquisition 30,000.00 381,570.00 3,694,655.89 Refunds 1972 Mooring Fee 2.00 1973 Mooring Fee 336.00 338.00 1970 Real Estate 507.76 1971 Real Estate 5,421.75 1972 Real Estate 23,594.57 1973 Real Estate 36,168.52 1974 Real Estate 7,600.40 73,293.00 1973 Personal Property 17.88 1972 Motor Vehicle Excise 4,364.06 1973 Motor Vehicle Excise 6,838.77 1974 Motor Vehicle Excise 136.95 11,339.78 1972 Unapportioned Sewer Betterments 910.00 145 Apportioned Sewer Betterments Added to Taxes Sewer Committed Interest Added to Taxes 1973 1973 Unapportioned Sewer Connections 1973 Unapportioned Sewer Betterments 1972 Water Lines 1973 Water Liens 1972 Water Meters 1973 Water Meters 1974 Water Meters Teachers'Annuities Teachers'Retirement School Dept. Blue Cross -Blue Shield Life Insurance Teachers'Dues School Custodian Dues County Retirement Sale of Cemetery Lot Interest 1973 Real Estate 160.00 42.07 100.00 1,050.00 33.94 57.58 120.43 652.66 24.83 2,262.07 889.44 435.00 421.89 135.26 577.28 17.87 12.60 30.00 .23 30.00 129.87 89,930.17 State and County Assessments Group Insurance Retired Teachers State Recreation Areas Metropolitan Parks State Assessment System Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills Health Insurance State Elderly Governmental Retiree Program Metropolitan Area Planning Council Mass.Bay Transportation Authority Metropohtan Air Pollution Control County Tax County Hospital Auditing Municipal Accounts 4,838.51 29,173.63 3,035.44 291.04 716.70 1,106.31 345.80 64,684.53 336.23 150,032.77 2,850.40 13.39 257,424.75 Trusts Woodside Cemetery Perpetual Care James W.Nichols School Prize Fund Major William Arthur Scholarship Fund 4,425.00 50.00 750.00 5,225.00 Agency Pay Roll Deductions: Federal Withheld Taxes State Withheld Taxes Blue Cross -Blue Shield Retirement -County Life Insurance Tax Sheltered Annuities Retirement -Teachers Dues -Teachers Credit Union -Teachers Dog Licenses to County Custodians'Dues 694,652.97 183,355.97 71,561.55 71,150.98 4,771.87 26,062.60 137,197.73 16,348.60 26,129.50 4,209.45 300.00 1,235,741.22 Investment: General Cash -Certificates of Deposit 9^A% Federal Revenue Sharing Funds Transfer from Investment Cash Federal Revenue Sharing Funds to Special Cash 300,000.00 137,594.00 21,501.00 459,095.00 146 Total Expenditures $12,886,343.92 SUMMARY General Cash Federal Federal Revenue Revenue Funds Cash Invested Balance Jan.1,1973 Receipts Jan.1, 1973 thru June 30, 1974 Transfers and Investments $677,713.97 $33,831.00 $ Investment Certificate of Deposit Total $711,544.97 12,852,483.88 124,314.00 6,035.02 -12,982,832.90 300,000.00 21,501.00 137,594.00 300,000.00 759,095.00 Warrants Transfers & Investments 13,830,197.85 12,386,848.92 300,000.00 179,646.00 40,400.00 137,594.00 143,629.02 300,000.00 14,453,472.87 12,427,248.92 21,501.00 300,000.00 759,095.00 Balances June 30, 1974 12,686,848.92 177,994.00 21,501.00 300,000.00 13,186,343.92 $1,143,348.93 $1,652.00 $122,128.02 $1,267,128.95 147 |5 ^ O<Si-H,-MtSaNOr-H00«ovO'-HO^o^^*o^-o^ i>T-H'<!j-»or-voo-^o.•I 00 00 lOfHcotsrsoOTj-o c-^r4 On O CO 'o <N Tf*00t~-^«STj-CO^^O Tf <N •«* 9-^ se- o o ooo»o lo lo r4 <S t-~00 «N fO "-H 00 ON On 00 1-1 CO 00 O o <s 00 ON On fS CO «0 vo On io O NO t^»-H lO o^r^or<^fNo^oo^^>oooooovoO'-Hr>-<NOOfSvqooqoc^<scoioOvot>»ot-^ oo'1-H O »0 CS O r>l>O O «0 <N O 00 NO*CO oTtcNOvocoTfNO'—lo^^r-'-^<NcoNo^-r^^ Tt^vo »o '-J,'-"i,^R>•'l ^,«°°^"*^<^^*^^^^^^^*?« CO*"ci V.O cs »-H NO r^o^u-T t>ri o^^oC lo o s s o o oO<N O c5 CO »o •O *Tf cN ON r^ co ^^r--^On "«1-' i-H ON Tfor- •9 ^I C:o o •^.2 •§ On iM fj 6bb 5bb ooooooooooooqqqqqqqqqq>y-)»oooo»ooooco*r4<Nt--r-(OOV£)lOCOtO'^C^<NCO(NON00COCOC--t--NO00^^r-^en CN oooooooooooooo q q q q q q q q q q q q q qco'vdoiooooorfcoO'-^'-^covr) ^-lOT^^oo^NO'-H^-'—i>otooovor~- 1-H^i-H^i—(r-H^ON^VOO'-H^ON^r^CONOlOO vo of ^^t>t>^ri t>ri o"^oo"«o CO CO CN 1-H >— I .59 O O P IH IH S ea rtOOO "^PQ PQ >>00 bO o.S.S 5!C C 5 42 43<Pm Oh o W td «G §s?^£^ o S .2 o ' < rv lU tw O t ^S Oh J2 'X'^'^w <;c/3 c c S e e c £c c ?« S o o 73 « CU N U CO {/3 o o o (U <u o 00 00 < &> >»•3 ^a* "3 W s O o ' •^3 o,"S*cXcd<uWUD!i ^+->,^' i +-> c c r" 3 3 3 8o § C/3 o fa .2 c« »H lU J> ''S ,><fa O O e«O (U (U^=3 "moo^ oo WjH "o "oS O c«C C o^ 3^==^>.c o o C* X c3 clc/3 ««§ 13 X 00 W O O wit 'G O 13 cii t*65)""'^ii (/3 (1><D 3 3 <:<:<HH< 2 T)xJ rtocc'«' g?d «j c 2^^^^i^rj «J o<hJ hJ H aJ lyj V5 '^O O ^o o o ia ^H W W cd,o 0*0 O <^60 .-H IKJOT3 cd 03 «)(SjOO COcOCOCO-tI-'^vovooOOOOnON'-^'-h 148 O O OS fNOOOr-i ^r^r^ IT)r-~o^ t^o 00 r- m CO (N -sO r-o^ uo 00 ^ I/-)OO ?N t---00 vo OS en — 00 «0 OO Tf CNi oo ^m lO 00 r-CO o o Ti-c^O O u-)o —<^On «o \o «N lo r- 00 T4-m o oo OS lO O U-5 V£> O -Hf0O-<*00c<5OO00iot>-r->O0sOOON-^OrJ^ioOOvOVD-'^^fno-jOOOO o-^*-H*OS O lo ^lO -H vo O -^r<-i O rn (N On 00 li^mon-^^OCNO^Hroos'-^roi^ O^Tj-*0 lO lO (N lO CO <^^^"*^"1 <^„'^^'^^ -^cot>--^oo"'-H"r~oC oooo^ooocoio -h (N CO oo O O O <N lO O -Hooot->.-i ^lo oo 00 --I '-I O 00 00 rt CO CO rt O Tt OS rsl "* r-^o vo 00^-H lO «0 <N O O ^o r^vo o o VO CO Tf OS oo'co'c-^O r-^I "<^*o <y>m o o x^on «N VO rt CO ^os^o^ r-^cN o U^CN (^^00 in lO lO o ooo -h'doo CO O oo oo o CO «0 OS o o q q 00 «N OO C-- 00 O lO «o <N q 00 vo CO d 00 CO t--O <N Tj- Tf ^-^00 oo do 0^H Oi H H H SbSb oooooooo q q q q q q q qddd—<*d <N CO loOsO<N-hOOS^-^q CO 00 00^»o o ^00^ '"'-"d^r-"O CO CO o o o o o o o q q q q q q q od d d d CO CO OS VO <N O O -H OS OS (N CO ^-H CO vo rf — » CO c^ o o o o o o oqqqqqqq—H*-h'd d lo d d CO -"St O »-<CN .^On c^^H q t^^H lo t-^ o oooooooo q q q q q lo <N <N d d co'd lO ^^O O VO OS Tf VO ^CO ^0\vo rt ^lO .2 S •^>«« 4)^ c o eg a> X Q O oHa. 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