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COHASSET TOWN REPORT 1936 m .w WILLIAM OTIS SOUTHER Born February 8,1879 Died July 21,1936 He held the following Town Offices : Selectman,Assessor,and Overseer of the Poor for years 1910-1911-1912,1914-1915-1916. Served as Selectman,Assessor and Member of the Board of Public Welfare for years 1929-1930-1931,these three years serving as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Also served in the Legislature for years 1915-1916. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/townofcohassetma1936sele ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN OF THE FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET AND THE REPORT OF OTHER TOWN OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1936 Sanderson Brothers North Abington,Massachusetts Contents Officers 1936-37 3 Report of Town Clerk 12 Births,Marriages and Deaths 61 State Auditor's Report 74 Accountant's Report 107 Recapitulation 187 Public Gifts and Bequests 195 Report of Treasurer 226 Report of Collector of Taxes 230 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures .232 Report of Tree Warden 233 Report of Moth Department 234 Report of Cohasset Fire Department 236 Report of Forest Warden 240 Report of Wire Inspector and Superintendent of Fire Alarm 241 Jury List 242 Report of Highway Surveyor 244 Report of Board of Health 248 Report of Police Department 252 Report of W.P.A 256 Selectmen's Report 257 Assessors'Report 258 Report of Board of Public Welfare 262 Report of Board of Old Age Assistance 265 Report of Cohasset Free Public Library 266 Report of Directors of Paul Pratt Memorial Library 268 Report of Librarian of Paul Pratt Memorial Library 272 Report of Harbor Master 279 Report of School Committee Appendix ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TOWN OFFICERS,1936-1937 TOWN RECORDS Elected by Ballot Moderator FREDERICK G.ROCHE Term expires March,1937 Town Clerk WILLIAM H.MORRIS Term expires March,1938 Selectmen,Assessors and Board of Public Welfare WILLIAM H.McGAW Term expires March,1937 DARIUS W.GILBERT Term expires March,1938 EUGENE N.TOWER Term expires March,1939 Treasurer MARY P.TOWER Collector of Taxes ELEANOR T.DOWNS Constables JOHN T.KEATING STEPHEN H.ROONEY GEORGE S.JASON ROYAL A.BATES JOHN H.WINTERS,JR. 3 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Highway Surveyor WILLIAM T.BARNES Tree Warden STEPHEN J.GRASSIE School Committee WALTER C.WHEELWRIGHT, Term expires March,1939 JOHN A.GILLIS Term expires March,1939 MALCOLM H.STEVENS Term expires March,1938 LOIS WHEELWRIGHT Term expires March,1938 JOHN BATES Term expires March,1937 SARGENT F.TOWER Term expires March,1937 Board of Health NATHANIEL HURWITZ Term expires March,1939 ABRAHAM S.ENOS Term expires March,1938 ABRAHAM J.ANTOINE,JR., Term expires March,1937 Trustees of Public Library FLORENCE N.BATES Term expires March,1939 BURGESS C.TOWER Term expires March,1939 FLORENCE E.BRISTOL Term expires March,1939 OLIVER H.HOWE Term expires March,1938 SUSAN E.ARTHUR Term expires March,1938 EMILY B.GLEASON Term expires March,1938 EDWARD H.TOWER Term expires March,1937 KENNETH D.KETCHUM Term expires March,1937 REV.CHARLES C.WILSON Term expires March,1937 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Town Officers Appointed by Selectmen Town Accountant EDWARD L.STEVENS Term expires March,1938 Finance Committee RALPH E.SCRIPTURE Term expires March,1939 WALTER S.KERR Term expires March,1939 PAUL T.LITCHFIELD Term expires March,1939 KENDALL T.BATES Term expires March,1938 EDWARD A.MULVEY Term expires March,1938 CHARLES E.HOWE Term expires March,1938 HARRY H.REED Term expires March,1937 JOSEPH J.CURLEY Term expires March,1937 WALTER B.BINNIAN Term expires March,1937 Registrars of Voters HENRY E.SWEENEY Term expires March,1939 NORMAN CARD Term expires March,1938 S.STANLEY PRATT Term expires March,1937 WILLIAM H.MORRIS,ex-officio Clerk of Board. Chief of Police HECTOR J.PELLETIER Sergeant FRANK JASON Police Officers under Civil Service JOHN FLEMING JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR. BENJAMIN F.CURLEY JOHN J.ROONEY EARL R.McARTHUR ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Regular Specials under Ciuil Service JOHN J.KEATING SPENCER H.STOUGHTON HENRY B.KENNEDY Special Police Officers JOHN J.FERREIRA JOSEPH A.DION,JR. FRANK E.JASON RALPH S.ENOS EDW.B.MATHEWSON LOUIS J.SIMEONE FRED A.PETERSEN JOHN H.WINTERS,JR. PAUL W.PRATT Special Police Officers for Private Work THOMAS J.AYERS CLARENCE SYLVESTER Private Private CHARLES E.BUTMAN STEPHEN H.ROONEY Private Private EDWARD R.JASON FRANK F.MARTIN,JR. Private Chief Fire Dept. CLARENCE REDDY WILLIAM T.BARNES Deputy Fire Dept.Highway Surveyor ALFRED M.SILVIA HERBERT WILLIAMS 1st Dep.Fire Dept.Wire Inspector MINOT A.BROWNE LEWIS B.MULVEY Janitor Town Hall Janitor of School JOSEPH J.GRASSIE RALPH C.BURRILL Harbor Master Asst.Harbor Master CHARLES W.VICKERY Private 6 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Special Police Officer and Police Instructor in Fire Arms CHARLES T.HAVEN Special Police Officer,Radio Division ERNEST EDWARDS Warden,Wheelwright Park CLARENCE SYLVESTER Agent,Board of Public Welfare MARY E.OLIVER Sealer of Weights and Measures LOT E.BATES Inspector of Wires HERBERT WILLIAMS Town Engineer LEWIS W.PERKINS Field Drivers ROSCOE G.PRATT ARTHUR STUDLEY HENRY B.KENNEDY Fence Viewers LEVI L.WORRICK ALEXANDER HILLIS JOSEPH E.GRASSIE EDWIN W.BATES CHAUNCEY W.STRICKLAND ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Public Weighers and Weighers of Coal GERTRUDE C.LOCKE JOSEPH A.VALINE EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT WALTER C.WHEELWRIGHT Auctioneers WILLIAM H.MORRIS A.F.R.PETERSEN Measurers of Wood and Bark LOUIS R.C.RAILEY HOWARD RATES IRA N.PRATT Surveyors of Lumber JOSEPH A.VALINE WM.H.ELLSWORTH Harbor Master JOSEPH J.GRASSIE » Assistant Harbor Master RALPH C.RURRILL Burial Agent HENRY R.KENNEDY Pound Keeper WILLIAM H.JASON Town Physician There is no appointed physician.Families may have family physician when ordered by Welfare Department. 8 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Town Counsel FREDERICK A.THAYER Chief of Fire Department FRANK F.MARTIN,JR. Forest Warden FRANK F.MAJKTIN,JR. Inspector of Animals DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Superintendent of Moth Work STEPHEN J.GRASSIE Dog Officer HECTOR J.PELLETIER Appointments by Board of Health Inspector of Milk and Vinegar THOMAS L.GRASSIE Inspector of Meat and Provisions,Slaughtering DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Appointments by Chief of Fire Department ALFRED M.SILVIA,First Deputy ROSCOE G.PRATT,Deputy Beechwood District CHARLES HUNTER,Deputy CLARENCE S.REDDY,Deputy 9 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. COMMITTEES Spur Road Committee from 193^ EDWIN L.FURBER MILTON L.KERR T.FREDERICK MULCAHY ALFRED W.JONES MOLLIS T.GLEASON WILLIAM F.BURKE NICHOLAS SIMEONE BERT M.BRISTOL GEORGE JASON Kane Building Committee from 193^ ALFRED W.JONES MANUEL A.GRASSIE JOHN J.PRATT HENRY E.SWEENEY GEORGE JASON NATHxVNIEL HURWITZ HERBERT L.BROWN DARIUS W.GILBERT WILLIAM H.MgGAW Border Street Committee from 193^ BOARD OF SELECTMEN T.FREDERICK MULCAHY EDWIN L.FURBER HOLLIS T.GLEASON MILTON L.KERR NICHOLAS SIMEONE ALFRED ^V.JONES BERT M.BRISTOL WILLIAM F.BURKE WALTER S.KERR GEORGE JASON Under Article 21,March Meeting 1936 The following committee appointed by the Moderator with reference to sidewalk and curbing on Border Street: HELEN S.COOLIDGE FRANK F.MARTIN,JR. RUSSELL DEAN 10 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. BOARD OF SELECTMEN Under Article 23,March Meeting 1936 The following Committee appointed by the Moderator to take what action is necessary to make the so-called Hammond Prosperity Plan available as soon as possible. RICHARD SHUEBRUK GRAYDON BOUVE ANSELM L.BEAL FORREST E.HAMMOND T.FREDERICK MULCAHY Under Article 29,March Meeting 1936 The following Committee appointed to determine what the cause may be,if any,why certain shade trees on our roadsides have died in the past few years : WILLIAM H.McGAW,Chairman,Board of Selectmen; FREDERICK A.THAYER,Town Counsel;JOSEPH E. GRASSIE;STEPHEN J.GRASSIE,Tree Warden; KENDALL T.BATES,Chairman of the Finance Com- mittee;CHARLES R.JASON and FREDERICK N. EDWARDS. Attest : WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 11 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TOWN CLERK'S REPORT TOWN OF COHASSET REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Held March 1,1936 At the Annual Business Meeting held at the Ripley Road School Auditorium today at 2 o'clock P.M.,the following Articles were contained in the Warrant and acted upon as recorded: Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by Town Clerk William H.Morris:Henry E.Sweeney, Reginald R.Real and Ziba T.Lapham. Checkers previously appointed for entrance by the Selectmen:Leo E.Neagle,Joseph Migliaccio,Mary Pagliaro and Nellie DeSantos. The meeting was opened at 2 P.M.,by the Modera- tor and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the Warrant. Article 1.To choose all Town Ofhcers not required to be elected by ballot. VOTED :That the Selectmen be authorized to ap- point all otTicers not elected by ballot. Article 2.To act upon the reports of the various Town Oilicers as printed in the annual report for the year 1935. VOTED :That all reports be accepted as printed in the annual report for 1935. 12 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 3.What sums of money will the town raise and appropriate for operation,salaries and expenses for the following? VOTED :That Article 3 be taken up under one vote covering the totals thereof. VOTED :That the sum of $286,771.83 be raised and appropriated,-1^11,495.00 for Salaries and $275,276.83 for operation,maintenance and expenses of depart- ments itemized in the Warrant in Sections 1 to 49,inclu- sive,of this article and as recommended in the report of the Finance Committee,which is as follows : 1.Moderator $100.00 la.Finance Committee,expenses 175.00 2.Selectmen,salaries,3 at $400 $1,200.00 Expenses 475.00 1,675.00 3.Auditor and Accountant 2,550.00 4.Treasurer,salary $1,450.00 Expenses 650.00 2,100.00 5.Collector,salary $1,450.00 Expenses 1,050.00 2,500.00 6.Assessors,salaries,1 at $1,325.00 2 at $575 1,150.00 Expenses 1,575.00 4,050.00 7.Other Finance Offices and Accounts,Certification of Notes 20.00 8.Law and Legal Counsel 1,000.00 9.Town Clerk,salary $475.00 Expenses 565.00 1,040.00 13 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 10.Election and Registration 1,500.00 10a.Engineering,Maintenance 500.00 10b.Engineering,Outlay 500.00 11.Town Hall 4,600.00 12.Police Department 19,657.85 13.Fire Department 17,511.00 13a.Fire Alarm System 3,303.00 14.Fire Department,Hydrant Service,also Water for Public Buildings and other uses 6,968.75 15.Inspection of Wires 750.00 16.Sealing of Weights and Measures 400.00 17.Insect Pest Extermination,Moth Sup- pression 4,100.00 18.Tree Warden,general,salary $475.00 Expenses 2,025.00 2,500.00 18a.Tree Warden,Special,Clearing Trees For Fire Alarm 300.00 19.Forest Fires 1,000.00 19a.Bounties 10.00 20.Board of Health,general, Salaries $570.00 Expenses 1,725.31 2,295.31 21.Inspection of School Children,Dental Dispensary 1,100.00 21a.District Nurse 700.00 22.Inspection of Animals *...125.00 22a.Inspection of Meat and Provisions, Slaughtering 25.00 22b.Inspection of Milk and Vinegar 150.00 23.Refuse and Garbage Disposal,Town Dump 1,500.00 14 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 24.Care of brooks and streams,draining of ponds.Straits Pond,James Brook, Cat Dam,etc 1,000.00 25.Highways,General Main- tenance—Salary $2,700.00 Maintenance 26,800.00 29,500.00 26.Snow and Ice Removal,Sanding Streets 19,000.00 27.Highways,Street Lighting 9,555.92 28.Highways,Street Signs,Fountains and Highways under Selectmen 500.00 29.Highways,Harbor Maintenance 1,400.00 30-30a-30b.Board of Public Wel- fare,General Administra- tion,Cohasset Home and Outside Poor —Salaries 3 at $200.00 $600.00 Administration 24,400.00 25,000.00 30c.Old Age Assistance 7,500.00 31.State Aid 200.00 32.Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief 3,000.00 33.Schools,General Maintenance 71,710.00 Vocational Education 500.00 34.Libraries,General Maintenance 5,700.00 35.Town Commons and Parks,General 1,000.00 36.Wheelwright Park .00 37.Wadleigh Park .00 38.Playgrounds,etc..Baseball Field 400.00 38a.Damages to Persons and Personal Property 100.00 39.Memorial Day,etc 400.00 40.Town Reports,Printing,etc 1,350.00 41.Town Clock 75.00 15 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 42.Town Flag 200.00 43.Employers'Liability Insurance,not otherwise classified and other Un- classified Items 100.00 44.North Gohasset Post OfTice and Fire Department Building 200.00 45.Town Guild Hall and Legion Building 500.00 45a.Parking Place,Maintenance 65.00 46.Cemeteries,Maintenance 1,000.00 47.Interest on Loans in Anticipation of Revenue 500.00 48.Interest,General 3,610.00 49.Loans,Municipal Indebtedness,Bonds or Notes from Revenue 18,000.00 $286,771.83 Article 3,Section 50.Voted that the sum of $7,000.00 be appropriated,from the OVERLAY SURPLUS,for the Reserve Fund,as recommended by the Division of Ac- counts,State House,Boston,Mass. Article 4.To see if the Town will vote to author- ize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men,to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begininng January 1,1936,and to issue a note or notes therefor,payable within one year,and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a i)eriod of less than one year in accord- ance with Section 17,Chapter 44,General Laws. VOTED:That the Town Treasurer,with the ap- proval of the Selectmen,be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1936,and to issue a note or notes therefor,payable 16 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 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 Section 17,Chapter 44,General Laws. Article 5.To hear the report of any committee heretofore chosen and act thereon. VOTED:To accept Report of Electric Light Com- mittee as read. Article 6.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate sufficient money to cover any 1935 over- drafts including Public Welfare $736.85 and Old Age Assistance $.73 or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED:That the sum of $737.58 be raised and appropriated to cover over-drafts for 1935 as follows: Public Welfare $736.85 and Old Age Assistance $0.73. Article 7.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,260.77,to pay the following bills of 1935: Assessors $100.00 Town Hall 99.20 Police Department 321.76 Fire Department 9.69 Board of Health 41.05 Highways 210.69 Highwa^^s,Removing Snow,etc 11.24 Department of Public Welfare 29.75 Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief 87.00 Old Age Assistance 122.00 Schools 181.53 Cemetery 23.70 North Cohasset Post Office Building 23.16 $1,260.77 17 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. VOTED :That the sum of .$1,727.52 be raised and appropriated to pay unpaid bills of 1935 as follows: — Assessors \$100.00 Town Hall 107.20 Police Department 321.76 Fire Department 9.69 Old Age Assistance 122.00 Board of Health 41.05 Highways 428.03 Schools 181.53 Removing Snow 11.24 Outside Poor 271.16 Soldiers'and Sailors'Rehef 87.00 Cemetery 23.70 North Cohasset Post Office Building 23.16 $1,727.52 Article 8.To see what sum of money the Town will vote to appropriate from available cash in the Treasury for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the ensuing year. VOTED:That this Article be indefinitely post- poned. Article 9.To see if the Town will vote to rescind or reconsider the Vote under Article 25 of the Warrant for the Annual Meeting of March,1934,whereby it raised and appropriated $1,000.to construct a public landing place for fishermen;or take any other or fur- ther action relative thereto. VOTED:That the vote under Article 25 of War- rant of Annual Meeting of March 1934 be rescinded and that sum of $1,000.appropriated thereunder be returned to the Treasury. 18 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 10.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for the purpose of permanently bind- ing the original returns of Births,Deaths and Mar- riages,that are now in loose bundles in the Town Vaults, or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED:That the sum of $50.00 be raised and appropriated to permanently bind the original returns of Births,Deaths and Marriages. Article 11.To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,500.00 for the purpose of mak- ing necessary repairs and improvements,structural or otherwise,to .the Ripley Road School Building to better the acoustic or auditory features of the Auditorium thereof,or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED:That this Article be indefinitely post- poned. Article 12.Will the Town vote to reappropriate and transfer from the unexpended balance of $4,288.66 raised and appropriated under Article 17 of the War- rant for the Annual Town Meeting called for March 8, 1930,the sum of $2,500,00 for the purpose of construct- ing an addition to the Manual Training School Building on Elm Street to increase the floor space thereof,and for the original equipping and furnishing of such addi- tion;authorize the Town Accountant to make such transfer;or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED:That there be and hereby is re-appro- priated and transferred from the unexpended balance of $4,288.66 raised and appropriated under Article 17 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting called 19 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. for March 8,1930,the sum of if2,500.0(H for the purpose of constructing an addition to the Manual Training School Building on Elm Street to increase the floor space thereof and for the original equipping and fur- nishing of such addition;the Town Accountant being hereby authorized to make such transfer;and further that the School Committee be and hereby is appointed to supervise said construction,equipping and furnish- ing and authorized to contract in all matters necessary and incidental to accomplish the same. Article 13.Nicholas Simeone and others:Will the Town appropriate the sum of $2,0()0.0Q to widen Sohier Street from Mrs.Hugh Bancroft's Swimming Pool to the Old McKenzie house,or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED :That the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated to widen Sohier Street from Mrs.Hugh Bancroft's Swimming Pool to the Old McKenzie house. Article 14.To see if the Town will establish as a town w^ay and accept the layout of Black Rock Road as made by the Selectmen to take an easement in such land as is necessary for said way;appropriate the sum of .1>1,000.00 for the taking and construction of said way or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:That this Article be indefinitely post- poned. Article 15.Will the Town vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,900.00 for the purchase of a Sargent Snow Plow as an attachment to the Tractor or take any action relative thereto? 20 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. VOTED :That the sum of $1,520.00 be raised and appropriated to pay the balance due on the purchase of a Sargent Snow Plow,said purchase at a total cost of $1,900.00 being hereby confirmed and ratified. A hand vote was taken on this Article:Yes,251. No,34. Article 16.John W.Mulcahy and others :Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to recondition Pleasant Street,from the railroad tracks to the extreme end of Pleasant Street,or take action relative thereto? VOTED :In the negative by a hand vote :Yes,32. No,209. Article 17.Anthony M.Gonsalves and others:To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00)for the purpose of ex- tending the present drain pipe from in front of Beech- wood Hall to the pipe that goes under the road (Beech- wood Street)and empties into brook.Or act on any- thing relating thereto. VOTED :That the sum of $125.00 be raised and appropriated to extend the present drain pipe from in front of Beechwood Hall to the pipe that goes under Beechwood Street and empties into the brook. Article 18.Rose N.Grassie and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $825.00 for the construction of tarred or asphalt sidewalk on Border Street,from the Central Fire Station to Gulf Mill Bridge, or act on anything relating thereto? 21 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. VOTED :That the sum of $825.00 be raised and appropriated to construct a tarred or asphalt sidewalk on Border Street from the Central Fire Station to Gulf Mill Bridge. Article 19.George Jason and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $675.00 for the construction of tarred or asphalt sidewalk on Church Street from Beechwood Street to the Scituate line,or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED:That the sum of $675.00 be raised and appropriated for the construction of a tarred or asphalt sidewalk on Church Street from Beechwood Street to the Scituate line. Article 20.George Jason and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $2,800.00 for the construction of tarred or asphalt sidewalk on South Main Street,from Summer Street to Buff'ums Corner,or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED:That this Article be indefinitely post- poned. Article 21.Rose N.Grassie and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,087.00 for the construction of tarred or asphalt sidewalk and concrete curbing on Border Street,from Gulf Mill Bridge to Parker Avenue,or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED :That the Moderator appoint a Commit- tee of three to work with the Selectmen and see if this can be done under Chapter 90. 22 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Committee appointed:Mrs.Helen S.Coolidge, Frank F.Martin,Jr.,and Russell Dean. Article 22.To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,100.00 for the purpose of con- structing and maintaining an electric fire alarm warn- ing,or signal device,at the Reservoir on the top of Bear Hill,so-called,under the direction and supervision of the Chief of the Fire Department;authorize the Select- men in their discretion to acquire adequate and proper legal permission from property owners by license,ease- ment,agreement or otherwise necessary and advisable therefor for the protection of the Town or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED :In the negative by a voice vote. Article 23.Richard Shuebruk and others:Will the Town vote to accept the Hammond Prosperity Plan, so-called,or act on anything relating thereto? At this time the following Resolution was offered and adopted by a hand vote;Yes,184;No,138: Resolved,that it be the sentiment of this meeting to favor the adoption of the so-called Hammond Pros- perity Plan and that a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to take what action is necessary to this plan available as soon as possible. Committee appointed:Richard Shuebruk,Gray- don G.Bouve,Anselm L.Beat,Forrest E.Hammond and T.Frederick Mulcahjy. 23 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 24.Frank M.Roche and others :To see if the Town will accept Section 48 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws,and amendments thereto,insofar as re- lates to the acceptance of Civil Service for the regular and call members of its Fire Department and Superin- tendent of Fire Alarm,and that the Town request the Legislature for an enabling Act to allow the Chief of the Cohasset Fire Department to be under Civil Service laws,and that the Selectmen be instructed to forthwith draft and introduce a petition to the General Court at this session for this purpose. VOTED :In the negative by a voice vote. Article 25.James F.Collins and others:Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of ."PSOO.OO for the purpose of improving and maintaining the playground at the corner of Beechwood and Doane Streets? VOTED:Thai the sum of .1^300.00 be raised and appropriated for the improving and maintaining of Beechwood Park at the corner of Beechwood and Doane Streets. Article 26.Anthony M.Gonsalves and others :Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00)for the purpose of maintaining three White Way lights,one to be installed at the corner of Doane and Beechwood Streets,one to be installed in front of Beechwood Fire Station,and one to be installed in front of Beechwood Hall?These lights will replace the present lights at these locations. VOTED :That $100.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose. 24 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 27.Lillian R.Hurwitz and others :Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the purpose of providing a Police Officer on Pleasant Street, during such times as there is coasting,and thereby pre- vent possible accidents or act on anything relating thereto ? VOTED :That this Article be indefinitely post- poned. Article 28.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the purpose of maintaining,during the ensuing year,the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 112,Acts of 1931. VOTED :That the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated to maintain the mosquito control works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with Chapter 112,Acts of 1931. Article 29.To see if the Town will vote to appro- priate a sufficient sum of money for the pruning of dead wood from the elms and for the removal of any dead or dying elms on the public streets. VOTED:That the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated to prune the dead wood from the elms and to remove the dead or dying elms on any public street. At this time the following Resolution was offered and was adopted by a voice vote : 25 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Resolved :That a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator and the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and the Town Counsel be added,said com- mittee to consist of five to determine what the cause ma}^be,if any,why certain shade trees on our roadsides have died in the past few years. Committee appointed:Chairman of the Board of Selectmen William H.McGaw,Town Counsel Frederick A.Thayer,Joseph E.Grassie,Stephen J.Grassie,Tree Warden,Kendall T.Bates,Charles R.Jason and Fred- erick N.Edwards. Article 30.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of -$18.00 to install and maintain an electric street light on Red Gate Lane,near the residence of Mr.Barnes and Mr.Apsey,or act on anything relating thereto ? VOTED :That the sum of $18.00 be raised and ap- propriated to install and maintain an electric street light on Red Gate Lane near the residence of Mr.Apsey and Mr.Barnes. Article 31.To see if the Town will raise and ap- propriate the sum of $14,129.00 for the purchase of materials,trucking and supervision of W.P.A.or other Federal Aid Projects,if the projects are granted by the Government,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :That the sum of $6,010.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of materials,trucking and supervision of W.P.A.Projects listed as Red Gate Lane and Miscellaneous Small Projects,if these projects are granted by the Federal Government. 26 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 32.Will the Town vote to appropriate the sum of $567.61,this being the sum received from the County for dog licenses,for Schools,as required by Chapter 140,Section 172,of the General Laws? VOTED :That the sum of $567.61 be appropriated for Schools,being sum received from the County for dog licenses,as required by Chapter 140,Section 172, of the General Law^s. VOTED:That this meeting be dissolved at 4:30 P.M. Total raised and appropriated $301,959.93 Appropriated—Reserve Fund from Overlay Surplus 7,000.00 Re-appropriated for Schools (from 2nd Bond Issue)2,500.00 Appropriated—Dog Fund for Schools 567.61 Total appropriated,1936 $312,027.54 Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 27 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ELECTION OF MARCH 14,1936 The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 5:45 A.M.: Abraham J.Antoine Ora H.Pratt Eugene C.McSweeney Charles H.Pratt Thomas J.Keating Florence E.Hill Anastatia St.John Austin L.Ahearn The Town Clerk read the Warrant. Article:To cast and/or give in their votes upon the official ballot for the following officers:Moderator for one year;Selectmen,Assessor and Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years each;Town Treasurer for one year;Collector of Taxes for one year; Tree Warden for one year;Highway Surveyor for one year;five Constables for one year each;two Members of the School Committee for three years each;one Member of the Board of Health for three years;three Trustees of the Cohasset Free Public Library for three years each;and to give in their votes "Yes"or "No"on the following question : Question "Shall the operation of Section One Hundred and Five B of Chapter One Hundred and Thirty-one of the General Laws,requiring for the taking of fur-bearing animals the use of traps that kill at once or take sucli animals alive unharmed,be suspended within this Town?" Polls opened at 6 A.M.Proceeded to vote for Town Officers,on the Official Ballot. 28 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 3:45 P.M.: George G.Monteiro Joseph L.Oliver Ira B.P.Stoughton Charles R.Jason Reginald R.Real Thomas L.Grassie Anthony M.Gonsalves Joseph H.Donovan Louis R.C.Railey Edward M.Fleming Ellery C.S.Sidney Fred C.Rlossom At 6 o'clock P.M.,it was voted by those present that the Polls remain open until 7 o'clock P.M. At 7 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed.The Ral- lot Rox registered 1555,the Rallot Check List had 1555 names checked,the Voting Check List had 1555 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 1555.The follow- ing vote was declared : Moderator for One Year Frederick G.Roche 1,159 Scattering 8 Rlanks 388 Treasurer for One Year Mary P.Tower 1,254 Scattering 4 Rlanks 297 29 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Collector of Taxes for One Year Eleanor T.Downs 1,120 Scattering 6 Blanks 429 Selectman for Three Years Winslow S.Cobb 139 Forrest E.Hammond 106 Edward E.H.Souther 136 Eugene N.Tower 616 Everett W.Wheelwright 536 Blanks 22 Assessor for Three Years Winslow S.Cobb 151 Forrest E.Hammond 111 Edward E.H.Souther ^140 Eugene N.Tower 590 Everett W.Wheelwright 517 Blanks 46 Member of Board of Public Welfare for Three Years Winslow S.Cobb 138 Forrest E.Hammond 108 Edward E.H.Souther 146 Eugene N.Tower 598 Everett W.Wheelwright 510 Blanks 55 Highway Surveyor for One Year William T.Barnes 873 George Jason 655 Blanks 27 30 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Tree Warden for One Year Stephen J.Grassie 767 William H.McArthur 723 Scattering 1 Blanks 64 Two Members of School Committee for Three Years John A.Gillis 902 Robert B.James 626 Walter C.Wheelwright 714 Blanks 868 Constables for One Year Royal A.Bates 853 George S.Jason 693 John T.Keating 917 Stephen H.Rooney 885 William S.Smith 384 John H.Winters,Jr 1,020 Blanks 3,018 One Member of Board of Health for Three Years Nathaniel Hurwitz 1,137 Scattering 1 Blanks 417 Three Trustees Cohasset Free Public Library for Three Years Florence N.Bates 919 Plorence E.Bristol 890 31 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Burgess C.Tower 957 Scattering 24 Blanks 1,875 Question Yes 544 No 394 Blanks 617 At 1 A.M.,a motion was made and seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. PARTY PRIMARY,APRIL 28,1936 The following Election Otficers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 12 o'clock noon: Abraham J.Antoine Thomas J.Keating Anastasia St.John Joseph L.Oliver Ora H.Pratt Austin L.Ahearn Eugene C.McSweency The Warrant was read by Town Clerk William H. Morris and proceeded to vote upon the Official Ballot. 32 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 4 P.M. : Edward M.Fleming George G.Monteiro Reginald R.Real Fred C.Rlossom Charles R.Jason At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed.The Rallot Rox registered 236,the Rallot Check List had 236 names checked,the Voting Check List had 236 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 236.The following vote was declared: REPURLICAN PARTY One Hundred Sixty Rallots Cast Delegates at Large to National Convention Charles F.Adams 150 George F.Rooth 130 Joseph W.Martin 132 Allen T.Treadway 130 Rlanks 98 Alternate Delegates at Large to National Convention Mary Phillips Railey 126 Florence H.LeVevre 124 Wallace Stearns 132 Anna C.M.Tillinghast 129 Rlanks 129 33 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. District Delegates to National Convention Fifteenth Congressional District John W.Beal 126 Joseph F.Francis 117 Charles M.Carroll 3 Donald W.Nicholson 11 Blanks 63 Alternate District Delegates to National Convention Fifteenth Congressional District Isabel K.Winsper 116 Carrie L.Wade 127 Blanks 77 Presidential Preference Gov.Landon 12 Alf.M.Landon 3 Landon 29 Alfred M.Landon 19 Alfred Landon 20 Mr.Landon 2 Alfred E.Landon 1 Gov.Alfred M.Landon 3 Alfred Landon,Kansas 1 Alfred Langdon 2 Langdon 2 Borah 1 Ellery Sidney 1 Knox 2 Herbert Hoover 4 34 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Joe Valine 1 Vandenberg 3 Governor Landon 2 Alf.Landon 5 Gov.Alfred Landon 3 Senator Borah Gov.Landon of Kansas Alf.Langdon Presi.Rosevelt Governor Alfred Landon Senator Vandenberg of Michigan A.Liberal Sen.Vandenberg Governor Alfred M.Landon A.L.Landon Wm.H.Borha Blanks 33 State Committee Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Vernon W.Marr 118 Blanks 42 Delegate to State Convention Eugene N.Tower 144 Harry Pattison 6 Blanks 10 Town Committee Eugene N.Tower 143 Darius W.Gilbert 135 35 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. William H.McGaw 131 Herbert L.Brown 127 Sarah L.Pratt 125 Barbara B.Benson 127 Harry W.Rose 127 Edith Pratt 130 Edwin L.Furber 131 John Bates 130 Blanks 294 DEMOCRATIC PARTY Seventy-six ballots cast Delegates-at-Large to National Convention David I.Walsh 42 Marcus A.Coolidge 35 James M.Curley 56 William J.Granfield 30 Joseph McGrath 32 Margaret M.O'Riordan 28 Elizabeth L.McNamara 29 Grace Hartley Howe 29 Timothy E.Carroll 4 Alexander F.Sullivan 7 Blanks 316 Alternate Delegates-at-Large to National Convention Clementina Langone 39 Mary Maliotis 38 Golda R.Walters !37 Sadie H.Mulrone 37 Louise B.Clark 39 36 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. H.Oscar Rocheleau 37 Stanley W.Wisnioski 37 Julian D.Rainey 37 Blanks 307 District Delegates to National Convention Fifteenth Congressional District Helen L.Buckley 42 Lawrence W.Gaton 29 Frank Tigue 7 Blanks 74 Alternate District Delegates to National Convention Fifteenth Congressional District George Helford 32 Gharles G.Paine 34 Blanks 86 Presidential Preference Alfred E.Smith 2 Herbert Hoover 1 Abraham Antoine 1 Franklin D.Roosevelt 13 F.D.Roosevelt 6 President Franklin D.Roosevelt 1 Rosevelt 2 President Franklin D.Roosvelt 1 Al.Smith 1 Blanks 48 37 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. State Committee Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Thomas H.Buckley 40 Blanks 36 Delegate to State Convention Harry A.Pattison 67 Joseph W.Rosano 7 Blanks 2 Town Committee William H.Morris 43 Henry E.Sweeney 36 Harry A.Pattison 62 Edward M.Fleming 36 Spencer H.Stoughton 33 Joseph E.Grassie 38 Joseph St.John 35 Thomas J.Keating .42 Cecelia M.Conroy 40 Louise E.Conroy 39 Scattering 1 Blanks 355 Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 38 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. STATE PRIMARY,SEPTEMBER 15,1936 The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H,Morris,at 11 :45 A.M.: Abraham J.Antoine Ora H.Pratt Eugene C.McSweeney Charles H.Pratt Thomas J.Keating Anastasia St.John Austin L.Ahearn Florence Hill The Town Clerk read the Warrant. To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Nomination of Candidates of Political Parties,for the following offices : Governor for this Commonwealth Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth Treasurer and Receiver-General for this Commonwealth Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth Attorney General for this Commonwealth Senator in Congress for 15th Congressional District Councillor for 2nd Councillor District Senator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District Representative in General Court for 3rd Plymouth Representative District Register of Probate and Insolvency for Norfolk County County Commissioners (2)for Norfolk County County Treasurer for Norfolk County 39 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Polls opened at 12 o'clock noon.Proceeded to vote for State and County Officers,on the Official Ballot. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 6 :45 P.M. : George G.Monteiro Reginald R.Real Charles R.Jason Edward M.Flemming Joseph H.Donovan Thomas L.Grassie Spencer H.Stoughton Joseph L.Oliver John M.Hunt Fred C.Rlossom At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed.The Ballot Box registered 930,the Ballot Check List had 929 names checked,the Voting Check List had 929 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 929.The follow- ing vote was declared : DEMOCRATIC PARTY Eighty-four ballots cast Governor Charles F.Hurley of 57 Fresh Pond Lane,Cam- bridge 58 Scattering 2 Rlanks 24 Lieutenant-Governor Philip J.Philbin of 23 Berhn Street,CHnton 25 Thomas F.Galvin of 28 Pearl Street,Lawrence 16 Francis E.Kelly of 24 ToplifY Street,Boston 26 Blanks 17 40 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Secretary Joseph Santosuosso of 60 School Street,Boston .27 WilHam J.Ahearne of 28 Baker Street,Lynn 3 John J.Buckley of 59 Aqua via Road,Medf ord 6 John D.O'Brien of 68 Decatur Street,Boston 8 Edward W.O'Hearn of 2 Centervale Park,Boston 8 William F.Sullivan of 28 Arborough Road, Boston 12 Scattering 1 Blanks 19 Treasurer James C.Scanlan of 25 Munroe Street,Somerville 31 James M.Hurley of 131 Pleasant Street,Marl- borough 38 Blanks 15 Auditor Thomas H.Buckley of 198 Centre Avenue,Abing- ton 56 Leo D.Walsh of 1 Plummer Place,Boston 9 Blanks 19 Attorney General Paul A.Dever of 86 Buckingham Street,Cam- bridge 56 Blanks 28 41 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Senator in Congress James M.Gurley of 250 Jamaicaway,Boston 49 Robert E.Greenwood of 33 Mechanic Street,Fitch- burg 17 Scattering 3 Blanks 15 Congressman —Fifteenth District John D.W.Bodfish of Kings Highway,Barnstable 48 Albert Crossley of 1034 Phillips Road,New Bed- ford 5 Edward C.Peirce of 355 State Road,Dartmouth 8 James M.Quinn of 74 Rockland Street,New Bed- ford 8 Scattering 1 Blanks 14 Councillor—Second District John Joseph Cheever of 86 Fuller Street,Boston 9 Charles J.Fitzgerald of 100 Wilmington Avenue, Boston 15 Thomas F.Galvin of 89 Richmond Street,Boston 11 John J.Gillis of 61 Tyndale Street,Boston 10 James F.Hickcy of 36 Aldrich Street,Boston 3 William H.McDonald of 55 Elliot Avenue,Quincy 7 Thomas P.O'Donnell of 4114 Washington Street, Boston 4 Blanks 25 42 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Senator—Norfolk and Plymouth District William M.Bergan of 362 Nantasket Avenue,Hull 60 Blanks 24 Representative in General Court Third Plymouth District Maurice B.Evans of 121 Fort Hill Street,Hing- ham 46 Scattering 5 Blanks 33 Register of Probate and Insolvency Norfolk County Scattering 2 Blanks 82 County Commissioners Norfolk County James H.Hurley of 402 North Main Street,Ran- dolph 52 Albert J.Jordan of 104 Hastings Road,Dedham .24 Harry Pavan of 7 Intervale Street,Quincy 13 Blanks 79 County Treasurer Norfolk County Dorothea M.Flynn of 88 Brush Hill Road,Milton 56 Blanks 28 43 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPUBLICAN PARTY Eight hundred and forty-five ballots cast Governor John W.Haigis of 24 Church Street,Greenfield 697 Scattering 1 Blanks 147 Lieutenant Governor Leverett Saltonstall of 240 Chestnut Hill Road, Newton 684 Blanks 161 Secretary Frederic W.Cook of 75 Benton Road,Somerville 671 Blanks 174 Treasurer William E.Hurley of 42 Wheatland Avenue, Boston 562 William G.Andrew of 472 Cambridge Street, Cambridge 51 Fred Jefferson Burrell of 41 Washington Street, Medford 95 Blanks 137 Auditor Richard Darby of 18 Gilmore Street,Everett 153 Russell A.Wood of 9 Whittier Street,Cambridge 463 Blanks 229 44 ANNUAL REPORT.TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Attorney General Felix Forte of 78 Belmont Street.Somerville 631 Blanks 214 Senator in Congress Henry Cabot Lodge.Jr..of 275 Hale Street, Beverly 620 Alonzo B.Cook of 4 Bulfinch Place,Boston 72 Guy M.Gray of 15 Russell Street,Greenfield 14 Scattering 2 Blanks 137 Congressman —Fifteenth District Charles L.Gilford of Barnstable 574 John Henry McXeece of Summer Street,Middle- borough 124 Scattering 1 Blanks 146 Councillor—Second District Harrison H.Atwood of 61 Alban Street,Boston 197 Joseph B.Grossman of 19 Glendale Road,Quincy 223 Clayton L.Havey of 140 Church Street.Boston ^258 Blanks \167 Senator—Norfolk and Plymouth District Xewland H.Holmes of 83 Webb Street,V\'ey- mouth 511 Warren B.Woodward of 74 Church Street,Rock- land 147 Blanks 187 45 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Representative in General Court Third Plymouth District Edward T.Brickett of 22 Linscott Road,Hing- ham 58 Nathaniel Hurwitz of Pleasant Street,Cohasset 537 John Q.Knowles of 125 Spring Street,Hull 239 Blanks 11 Register of Probate and Insolvency Norfolk County James F.Reynolds of 10 Dayton Street,Quincy 536 Blanks 309 I County Commissioner Norfolk County Fred Austerberry of 132 Tremont Street,Brain- tree 36 Edward Avery of 625 Union Street,Braintree 143 Russell T.Bates of 5 Shelton Road,Quincy 367 Robert R.Bishop of 215 Washington Street,West- wood 82 James I.Forsyth of 4 Holland Terrace,Needham 33 Channing T.Furnald of 15 Graham Terrace, Quincy 62 Alexander B.Holden of 1 West Street,Medway 40 Edward W.Hunt of 59 Front Street,Weymouth 310 Neil A.McDonald of 54 West Street,Quincy 88 Blanks 531 46 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. County Treasurer Norfolk County Louis F.R.Langelier of 16 Lunt Street,Quincy 147 Henry P.McLaren of 302 High Street,Westwood 53 Ralph D.Pettingell of 21 Lowder Street,Dedham 419 Blanks 226 Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. STATE ELECTION,NOVEMBER 3,1936 The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 5:45 A.M.: Thomas J.Keating Eugene C.McSweeney Abraham J.Antoine Anastasia St.John Ora H.Pratt Cl^arles H.Pratt Austin L.Ahearn Florence Hill Anthony M.Gonsalves The Town Clerk read the Warrant. To bring in their votes to the Election Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices :Presidential Electors;Governor,Sec- retary of the Commonwealth,Treasurer and Receiver- General,Auditor of the Commonwealth,Attorney Gen- eral,Senator in Congress,all for this Commonwealth; 47 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Representative in Congress for Fifteenth Congressional District;Councillor for Second Councillor District;Sen- ator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District;Rep- resentative in General Court for Third Plymouth Rep- resentative District;Register of Probate and Insolvency, County Commissioners (2),County Treasurer,all for Norfolk County,and to bring in their votes on the fol- lowing questions: 1.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum,gin,malt beverages,wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? 2.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer,ale and all other malt beverages)? 3.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in pack- ages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises? The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris,,at 10 o'clock A.M.: George G.Monteiro Reginald R.Beat Charles R.Jason Edward M.Fleming Joseph H.Donovan Thomas L.Grassie John M.Hunt Joseph L.Oliver Louis B.C.Bailey Fred C.Blossom At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed and after completion of the counting the following Officers and Questions received the following number of votes : Total ballots cast,1,802 48 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Presidential Electors Aiken and Teichert,Socialist Labor Party 1 Browder and Ford,Communist Party Colvin and Watson,Prohibition 2 Landon and Knox,Republican 1,114 Lemke and O'Brien,The Union Party 75 Roosevelt and Garner,Democratic 583 Thomas and Nelson,Socialist Party 3 Blanks 24 Governor Fred G.Bushold,of Lawrence,Union-Coughlin- Townsend 18 Alfred H.Evans,of Northfield,Prohibition 4 John W.Haigis,of Greenfield,Republican 1,115 Horace I.Hillis,of Saugus,Socialist Labor Party 2 Otis Archer Hood,of Boston,Communist Party .1 Charles F.Hurley,of Cambridge,Democratic 596 Alfred Baker Lewis,of Cambridge,Socialist Party 2 William H.McMasters,of Cambridge,The Union Party 35 Blanks 29 Lieutenant Governor Henning A.Blomen,of Cambridge,Socialist La- bor Party 7 Freeman W.Follett,of Haverhill,Prohibition ..3 Walter S.Hutchins,of Greenfield,Socialist Party 10 Francis E.Kelly,of Boston,Democratic 557 Leverett Saltonstall,of Newton,Republican 1,162 Paul C.Wicks,of Greenfield,Communist Party 1 Blanks 62 49 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Secretary Frederic W.Cook,of Somerville,Republican 1,171 Ralph Dow,of New Bedford,Socialist Party 6 George L.McGlynn,of Springfield,Socialist La- bor Party 2 Mary E.Moore,of Boston,Communist Party 6 Joseph Santosuosso,of Boston,Democratic 538 Blanks 79 Treasurer Thomas Gilmartin,of Boston,Socialist Labor Party 4 Mabelle M.Groves,of Newton,Prohibition 5 Harold J.Hatfield,of Behnont,Independent Pro- gressive 9 Eva Hoffman,of Boston,Communist Party 4 James M.Hurley,of Marlborough,Democratic 525 William E.Hurley,of Boston,Republican 1,176 Sylvester J.McBride,of Watertown,Socialist Party 4 Blanks 75 Auditor Lyman M.Aldrich,of Worcester,Prohibition 7 Thomas H.Buckley,of Abington,Democratic 582 Richard Darby,of Everett,Independent 4 Elizabeth Donovan,of North Brookfield,Socialist Party 6 Alfred Haase,of Fitchburg,Communist Party 1 Walter J.Hogan,of Springfield,Socialist Labor Party 5 50 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Russell A.Wood,of Cambridge,Republican 1,095 Blanks 102 Attorney General Morris Berzon,of Everett,Socialist Party 7 Paul A.Dever,of Cambridge,Democratic 609 Felix Forte,of Somerville,Republican 1,083 George F.Hogan,of Nahant,Prohibition 8 Fred E.Oelcher,of Peabody,Socialist Labor Party 4 Michael Tuysuzian,of Chelsea,Communist Party 1 Blanks 90 Senator in Congress Alonzo B.Cook,of Boston,Townsendite-Prohibi- tion-Economy 10 Albert Sprague Coolidge,of Cambridge,Socialist Party 7 James M.Curley,of Boston,Democratic 508 Ernest L.Dodge,of Beverly,Socialist Labor Party 3 Charles Flaherty,of Boston,Communist Party 1 Guy M.Gray,of Greenfield,Townsend-Social Jus- tice 7 Moses H.Gulesian,of Newton,Townsend Plan .12 Henry Cabot Lodge,Jr.,of Beverly,Republican 1,130 Wilbur D.Moon,of Lynn,Prohibition 6 Thomas C.O'Brien,of Boston,The Union Party 74 Blanks 44 Congressman Fifteenth District John D.W.Bodfish,of Barnstable,Democratic .559 51 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Nora Ouiniette Duprey,of New Bedford,Social- ist Party 4 Charles L.Gifford,of Barnstable,Republican 1,080 William McAuliffe,of New Bedford,The Union Party 30 John Henry McNeece,of Middleborough,Social Justice-Townsend 51 Blanks 78 Councillor Second District Charles J.Fitzgerald,of Boston,Democratic 579 Joseph B.Grossman,of Quincy,Republican 1,075 Fred H.Lord,of Quincy,Socialist Party 20 Blanks 128 Senator Norfolk and Plymouth District William M.Bergan,of Hull,Democratic 651 Newland H.Holmes,of Weymouth,Republican 1,059 Blanks 92 Representative in General Court Third Plymouth District Maurice B.Evans,of Hingham,Democratic 124 John Q.Knowles,of Hull,Republican 1,289 Blanks 8:) Register of Probate and Insolvency Norfolk County Joseph H.DcRoma,of Walpole,Democratic 485 52 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. James F.Reynolds,of Quincy,Republican 1,155 Blanks 162 County Commissioners Norfolk County Russell T.Bates,of Quincy,Republican 1,006 Edward W.Hunt,of Weymouth,Republican 1,024 James H.Hurley,of Randolph,Democratic 549 Albert J.Jordan,of Dedham,Democratic 346 Blanks 679 County Treasurer Norfolk County Dorothea M.Flynn,of Milton,Democratic 538 Ralph D.Pettingell,of Dedham,Republican 1,121 Blanks 143 Questions 1.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages (whiskey, rum,gin,malt beverages,wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? Yes 1,042 No 573 Blanks 187 2.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer,ale and all other malt beverages)? 53 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Yes 1,079 No 495 Blanks 228 3.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town) for the sale therein of all alcoholic beverages in pack- ages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises? Yes 1,152 No 435 Blanks 215 Attest: WILLIAM H.MORBIS, Town Clerk. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CONVE^NTION OF TOWN CLERKS Third Plymouth Representative District On the twelfth day of November,A.D.1936,the Town Clerks of Hingham,Hull and Cohasset,said Towns comprising the Third Plymouth Bepresentative District,assembled at the office of the Town Clerk in Hingham at 2 o'clock P.M.,for the purpose of exam- ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ining the returns of votes given in and determining who had been elected to represent said District in the Gen- eral Court,to be holden at Boston on the first Wednes- day of January next,proceeded to canvass said returns and found the ballots given in for the Candidates to be as follows: Hingham Hull Cohasset Total Maurice B.Evans 760 315 424 1,499 John Q.Knowles 2,768 1,022 1,289 5,079 William H.Coney 1 1 Blanks 151 52 89 292 Total 3,680 1,389 1,802 6,871 It appearing that John Q.Knowles of Hull has re- ceived a plurality of the votes given in,a certificate of Election was issued to him. WILLIAM L.HOWARD, Town Clerk of Hingham ANDREW F.POPE, Town Clerk of Hull WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk of Cohasset Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 55 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. STATE RECOUNT December 1,1936. In accordance with an order issued by Frederic W. Cook,Secretary of the Commonwealth,under the pro- visions of General Laws,Chapter 54,Section 135,as amended,an Official Recount of votes cast for Lieuten- ant-Governor of the Commonwealth,was held today at 7 o'clock P.M.,by the Board of Registrars. The Ballots were delivered in sealed containers to the Board of Registrars by the Town Clerk,William H. Morris. The Registrars proceeded to open the sealed enve- lopes,ballots were recounted and statistics were as fol- lows: Lieutenant Governor Original Count Henning A.Blomen 7 Freeman W.Follett 3 Walter S.Hutchins 10 Francis E.Kelly 557 Leverctt Saltonstall 1,162 Paul C.Wicks 1 Blanks 62 Total 1,802 56 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Recount Henning A.Blomen 7 Freeman W.Follett 3 Walter S.Hutchins 10 Francis E.Kelly 559 Leverett Saltonstall 1,159 Paul G.Wicks 1 Blanks 63 Total 1,802 HENRY E.SWEENEY,Chairman S.STANLEY PRATT, NORMAN CARD, Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Clerk Ex-ofjicio, Board of Registrars. ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. VITAL STATISTICS Record of Births,Deaths and Marriages Recorded in 1936 BIRTHS Total number of births was seventy-nine,of which fourteen were delayed returns and corrections of past years.Of the sixty-five in the year 1936,there were twenty-five where the parents were residents of other towns.Of the forty whose parents were residents of Cohasset,twenty-one were females and nineteen were males. MARRIAGES Total number of marriages was fifty-seven,of whicli thirty-one were married in Cohasset.Of the fifty-seven one was a correction and one a delayed certificate of a previous year. DEATHS Total number of deaths was seventy-five and inchides those who died in other towns and were brought here for burial.Of the fifty-five who were residents of Cohasset,thirty-four were males and twenty-two were females. The causes of death were as follows:Chronic Myo- carditis,3;Hypernephronan-operative shock,1;Acute Meningitis,1;Puhiionary Embolism,3;Coronary Oc- 58 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. elusion,2;Lobar Pneumonia,6;Cerebral Hemorrhage, 12;Broncho Pneumonia,6;Epilepsy,1;Appendicitis, 1;Heart Disease,2;Carcinoma of Lung,1;Carcinoma Ascending Colon,1;Arterio-Sclerosis,2;Carcinoma of Mouth,1;Peritonitis,2;Coronary Thrombosis,3;Scler- osis of Liver,2;Cerebral Apoplexy,1;Myocarditis,3; Pulmonary Tuberculosis,2;Ureinia,1;Hypostatic Pneumonia,2;Acute Gangrenous Appendicitis,Malig- nancy of Lung,Cerebral Thrombosis,Cancer of Lung, Accidental Drowning,Carcinoma,Fracture of base of skull due to auto accident,Chronic Nephritis,Acci- dental,Acute Indigestion,Diabetic Coma,Cardiac De- compensation,1 each. Parents,Be Sure to Record the Birth of Your Child with Given Name in Full. Read the Law ! "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."—Gen- eral Laws,Chapter 46,Section 6. Some of the Many Reasons Why Births Should Be Recorded To establish identity. To prove nationality. To prove legitimacy. 59 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. To show when the child has a right to enter school. To show when the child has the right to seek employ- ment under the child labor law. To establish the right of inheritance to property. To establish liability to military duty,as well as ex- emption therefrom. To establish the right to vote. To qualify to hold title to,and to buy and sell real estate. To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into. To establish the right to public office. To make possible statistical studies of the health con- ditions. 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REPORT OF STATE AUDITOR February 27,1936. To the Board of Selectmen Mr.William H.McGaw,Chairman Cohasset,Massachusetts Gentlemen:I submit herewith my report of an audit of the accounts of the town of Cohasset for the year ending December 31,1935,made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This report is in the form of a report made to me by Mr.Herman B.Dine,Assistant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, THEODORE N.WADDELL, Director of Accounts. TNWiMEF Mr.Theodore N.Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House,Boston Sir:As directed by you,I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Cohasset for the year ending December 31,1935,and report thereon as follows : 74 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The records of the financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town,or committing bills for collection,were exam- ined,checked,and verified by a comparison with the reports and the records in the office of the town ac- countant. General ledger accounts were compiled,and the appropriations and transfers as recorded on the ledger were checked with the town clerk's records of town meetings and with the records of the finance commit- tee.A balance sheet,showing the financial condition of the town on December 31,1935,was prepared and is appended to this report.This balance sheet indi- cates that the town is in very good financial condition. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked.The cash book additions were verified,and the recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the accountant's ledger and with the records of the departments making payments to the treasurer.The payments by the treasurer were com- pared with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The treasurer's cash balance on January 16,1936, was proved by a reconciliation of bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit,by an examination of the bank book representing the sav- ings accoun^t,and by actual count of the cash in the office. The payments of maturing debt and interest were verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due and with the canceled securities and coupons on file. 75 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The savings bank books representing the invest- ment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed,the income being proved and the transfers to the town being verified. The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and checked with the deeds on file.The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records,the reported redemptions were checked with the receipts as recorded on the treas- urer's cash book,and the tax titles on hand were listed, proved,and checked with the records in the Registry of Deeds. The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined.The commitment lists were added and rec- onciled with the warrants of the assessors committing the taxes for collection.The payments to the treas- urer by the collector were checked to the treasurer's and the accountant's books,the abatements as recorded were compared with the assessors'records of abate- ments granted,and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the accountant's ledger accounts. Verification of the outstanding taxes was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the ac- counts,as listed,are correct. The records of licenses and permits issued by the town clerk and other departments were examined and checked,and the payments to the Stale and Ihe town were verified. 76 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The surety bonds of the ofticials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form. The accounts of the treasurer of the trustees of the Cohasset Free Public Library and of the treasurer of the directors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library were examined and checked.The investments were per- sonally examined and listed,and the income and dis- bursements were proved.The cash books were footed and the cash balances on February 3,1936,were verified. In addition to the departments mentioned,the avail- able records of all other departments receiving money for the town were checked and the payments to the treasurer were verified. Appended to .this report,in addition to the balance sheet,are tables showing a reconciliation of the treas- urer's and the collector's cash,summaries of the tax, assessment,tax title,and departmental accounts,as well as tables showing the transactions and condition of the trust funds. For the co-operation received and the assistance rendered by the several town otTicials during the audit, I wish,on behalf of my assistants and for myself,to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B.DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts. HBD:MEF 77 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH General Balance January 1,1935 $28,570.51 Receipts 464,140.64—$492,711.15 Payments $420,162.72 Balance December 31,1935 72,548.43 $492,711.15 Balance January 1,1936 $72,548.43 Receipts January 1 to 16,1936 10,923.11 $83,471.54 Payments January 1 to 16,1936 $12,791.63 Balance January 16,1936 : Cash in office, verified $30.50 Webster and At- las National Bank 7,213.22 Rockland Trust Company 38,030.43 Cohasset Savings Bank,Book No. 14792 25,405.76 70,679.91 $83,471.54 Webster and Atlas National Bank Balance January 16,1936,per statement $7,392.53 Balance January 16,1936,per check register^$7,213.22 78 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Outstanding checks January 16, 1936,per list 179.31 $7,392.53 Rockland Trust Company Balance January 16,1936,per statements ..$42,712.74 Balance January 16,1936 : Per check register $37,982.17 Per checkbook .48.26 $38,030.43 Outstanding checks January 16, 1936,per list 4,682.31 $42,712.74 RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH Special Deposit James Brook Sewer and Surface Drainage Balance January 1,1935 $19,717.95 Payments $10,979.85 Balance December 31,1935,and January 16,1936 : The Second National Bank of Boston,per statement and check book 8,738.10 $19,717.95 79 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. RECONCILIATION OF COLLECTOR'S CASH Balance January 16,1936,per tables : Taxes 1934 $135.32 Taxes 1935 464.33 Motor vehicle ex- cise taxes 1934 4.25 Motor vehicle ex- cise taxes 1935 19.56 Interest and costs on taxes 13.99 $637.45 Petty cash advance 50.00 $687.45 Cash in office January 16,1936,verified $687.45 TAXES—1933 Outstanding January 1,1935 $21,043.27 Payments to treasurer,1935 $20,042.90 Abatements,1935 803.44 Tax titles taken,1935 196.93 $21,043.27 TAXES—1934 Outstanding January 1,1935 $71,684.14 Abatements and payments,re- funded 2,040.13 Abatement canceled 2.00 $73,726.27 Payments to treasurer $54,472.30 Abatements 2,850.61 80 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Added to tax titles 215.82 Outstanding December 31,1935 16,187.54 $73,726.27 Outstanding January 1,1936 $16,187.54 Abatements and payments,re- funded,January 1 to 16,1936 356.40 $16,543.94 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $1,057.42 Abatements January 1 to 16, 1936 356.40 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 14,994.80 Cash balance January 16,1936 135.32 $16,543.94 TAXES—1935 Commitments per warrants $307,759.11 Abatement and payments,re- funded 1,145.35 Added to tax titles,in error 154.44 $309,058.90 Payments to treasurer $242,732.89 Abatements 3,505.09 Added to tax titles 1,175.27 Outstanding December 31,1935 61,645.65 $309,058.90 Outstanding January 1,1936 $61,645.65 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $5,334.38 81 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 55,846.94 Gash balance January 16,1936 464.33 $61,645.65 OLD AGE ASSISTANGE TAXES—1933 Payments and refunds by State,returned to State,1935 $23.00 Payments to treasurer.1935 $23.00 MOTOR VEHIGLE EXCISE TAXES—1933 Outstanding January 1,1935 $526.36 Payments to treasurer,1935 $353.20 Abatements,1935 173.16 $526.36 MOTOR VEHIGLE EXGISE TAXES—1934 Outstanding January 1,1935 $1,380.20 Abatements and payments,re- funded 8.31 Duplicate payment refunded 9.96 $1,398.47 Payments to treasurer $1,135.69 Abatements 237.13 Outstanding December 31,1935 25.65 $1,398.47 82 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Outstanding January 1,1936 $25.65 Abatements January 1 to 16, 1936 $2.00 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 19.40 Cash balance January 16,1936 4.25 $25.65 MOTOR VEHICLE EXCISE TAXES—1935 Commitment per warrants $9,388.86 Abatements and payments,re- funded 247.16 $9,636.02 Payments to treasurer $7,829.21 Abatements 476.58 Outstanding December 31,1935 1,330.23 $9,636.02 Outstanding January 1,1936 $1,330.23 Abatements and payments,to be refunded 3.95 $1,334.18 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $98.13 Abatements January 1 to 16, 1936 9.11 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 1,207.38 Cash balance January 16,1936 19.56 $1,334.18 83 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. MOTH ASSESSMENTS—1934 Outstanding January 1,1935 $59.80 Payments to treasurer $35.75 Outstanding December 31,1935, and January 16,1936,per list 24.05 $59.80 MOTH ASSESSMENTS—1935 Commitment per warrant $185.27 Payments to treasurer $162.13 Moth assessments 1935 reported as interest and costs on taxes and assessments 6.73 Outstanding December 31,1935, and January 16,1936,per list 16.41 $185.27 INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS Collections 1935: Taxes and assessments: Levy of 1932 $14.17 Levy of 1933 2,055.98 Levy of 1934 1,892.72 Levy of 1935 146.93 84 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Motor vehicle ex- cise taxes: Levy of 1933 42.32 Levy of 1934 48.11 Levy of 1935 14.67 $4,214.90 Moth assessments 1935 reported as interest and costs on taxes and assessments 6.73 $4,221.63 Payments to treasurer,1935 $4,221.63 Collections January 1 to 16,1936 : Taxes and assessments: Levy of 1934 $107.85 Levy of 1935 95.34 Motor vehicle excise taxes : Levy of 1934 .35 Levy of 1935 1.13 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $190.68 Cash balance January 16,1936 13.99 TAX TITLES Balance January 1,1935 $12,984.70 Tax titles taken: Taxes 1933 $196.93 Interest and costs 64.54 261.47 85 $204.67 $204.67 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Added to tax titles : Taxes 1934 $215.82 1,175.27 12.21 1,403.30 Taxes 1935 Interest -$14,649.47 Tax titles redeemed $9,006.49 154.44 5,488.54 Added to tax titles in Taxes 1935 Balance December 31, January 16,1936,pe error : 1935,and r list $14,649.47 INTEREST AND COSTS ON TAX TITLES REDEEMED Collections,1935 $768.86 Payments to treasurer,1935 $768.86 TOWN CLERK Dog Licenses Cash balance January 1,1935 $6.60 Licenses issued : 1934 licenses: Females 2 @ $5.00 $10.00 Spayed females 1 @ 2.00 2.00 1935 licenses : Males 226 @ 2.00 452.00 Females 35 @ 5.00 175.00 Spayed females 42 @ 2.00 84.00 86 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Kennel 1 @ 25.00 25.00 Kennel 1 @ 50.00 50.00 798.00 Transfer of license .25 $804.85 Payments to treasurer,1935 $743.00 Fees retained 1935: 308 @ 20c $61.60 1 @ 25c .25 61.85 $804.85 TOWN CLERK Sporting and Trapping Licenses Licenses issued 1935: Resident citizens'fishing 2 @ $2.00 $4.00 Resident citizens'liunting 76 @ 2.00 152.00 Resident citizens'sporting 13 @ 3.25 42.25 Women and minors'fishing 3 @ 1.25 3.75 Duplicate 1@ .50 .50 Lobster and crab 27 @ 5.00 135.00 $337.50 Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game,1935 $307.25 Fees retained,1935 121 @ 25c 30.25 $337.50 Licenses issued January 1 to 16,1936: Resident citizens'hunting 13 @ $2.00 $26.00 Resident citizens'sporting 2@ 3.25 6.50 Lobster and crab 1 (a)5.00 5.00 $37.50 Cash balance January 16,1936 $37.50 87 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. SELECTMEN'S LICENSES AND PERMITS Cash balance January 1,1935 $1,651.00 Licenses and permits issued : Auctioneer $4.00 Beer,Wine and liquor 1700.00 Gasoline 1.00 Innholder 1.00 Junk 30.00 Lodging house 9.00 Pedlar 60.00 Pistol 6.00 Sunday 4.00 Victualler 16.00 1,831.00 $3,482.00 Payments to treasurer $2,481.00 Cash balance January 1 ,1936 $1,001.00 ,1936 $3,482.00 . $1,001.00CashbalanceJanuary1 License issued January 1 to 16, 1936: Beer,wine and liquor 50.00 $1,051.00 Payment to treasurer Jiinuary 1 to 16,1936 $1,051.00 TOWN HALL Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $289.78 Charges 1,170.96 $1,460.74 88 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Payments to treasurer $982.99 Abatements 194.00 Outstanding December 31,1935 283.75 $1,460.74 Outstanding January 1,1936 $283.75 Charges January 1 to 16,1936 15.59 $299.34 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $18.59 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list ".280.75 $299.34 POLICE DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $105.00 Charges 1,140.00 $1,245.00 Payments to treasurer $1,055.00 Abatements 55.00 Outstanding December 31,1935 135.00 $1,245.00 Outstanding January 1,1936 $135.00 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $100.00 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 35.00 $135.00 89 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. LICENSES Licenses issued 1935 $12.00 Payments to treasurer 1935 $12.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $11.25 Charges 20.50 Duplicate payment,refunded 4.50 $36.25 Payments to treasurer $25.50 Abatements .50 Outstanding December 31,1935, and January 16,1936,per list 6.00 Cash balance December 31,1935 (verified January 16,1936)4.25 $36.25 SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Fees 1935 $48.62 Payments to treasurer $43.70 Cash balance December 31,1935 4.92 $48.62 Cash balance January 1,1936 $4.92 Fees January 1 to 29,1936 3.65 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 29,1936 $8.37 Cash balance January 29,1936 .20 90 $8.57 $8.57 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TREE WARDE;N AND MOTH DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $68.00 Outstanding December 31,1935,and Jan- uary 16,1936 $68.00 TOWN INFIRMARY Accounts Receivable Charges 1935 $239.56 Payments to treasurer $165.00 Outstanding December 31,1935, and January 16,1936,per list 74.56 $239.56 PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $3,279.03 Charges 5,790.12 $9,069.15 Payments to treasurer $3,219.64 Outstanding December 31,1935 5,849.51 $9,069.15 Outstanding January 1,1936 $5,849.51 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936 $1,568.02 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list 4,281.49 $5,849.51 91 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $1,880.99 Charges 2,353.64 Payments to treasurer,1935 $4,137.30 Abatements,1935 97.33 STATE AND MILITARY AID Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935: State aid $230.00 Military aid 42.00 $272.00 Charges : State aid 140.00 Payments to treasurer $272.00 92 $4,234.63 $4,234.63 SOLDIERS'RELIEF ^Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935 $487.90 Charges 345.79 $833.69 Outstanding December 31,1935,and Jan- uary 16,1936,per list $833.69 $412.00 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Outstanding December 31,1935, and January 16,1936 140.00 $412.00 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Lunch Room Cash balance January 1,1935 $1.02 Receipts: Osgood School $965.64 Ripley Road School 1,655.75 2,621.39 Payments to treasurer $2,378.17 Cash balance December 31,1935 244.24 Cash balance January 1,1936 $244.24 Receipts January 1 to 28,1936 : Osgood School $96.97 Ripley Road School 131.53 228.50 Interest on deposits .16 Payments to treasurer January 1 to 28,1936 $244.24 Cash balance January 28,1936: Cash on hand, verified $39.50 93 $2,622.41 $2,622.41 $472.90 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Cohasset Savings Bank,book No. 14,278 189.16 228.66 Miscellaneous Receipts Cash balance January 1,1935 $207.43 Collections : Tuition $348.50 Hall rent 23.96 Manual training supplies 21.01 Printing 28.65 422.12 Payments to treasurer $620.95 Cash balance December 31,1935 8.60 Cash balance January 1,1936 $8.60 Collections January 1 to 28,1936: Manual training supplies $4.45 Printing 2.50 6.95 $472.90 $629.55 $629.55 $15.55 Cash balance January 28,1936 $15.55 94 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable Outstanding January 1,1935: Care of lots and graves -$298.32 Sale of lots and graves 173.50— — $471.82 Charges : Care of lots and graves $374.21 Sale of lots and graves 291.90 666.11 $1,137.93 Payments to treasurer: Care of lots and graves $320.62 Sale of lots and graves 341.40 $662.02 Abatements : Care of lots and graves 13.11 Outstanding December 31,1935 : Care of lots and graves $338.80 Sale of lots and graves 124.00 462.80 $1,137.93 Outstanding January 1,1936 $462.80 95 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Payments to treasurer January 1 to 16,1936: Sale of lots and graves $11.00 Outstanding January 16,1936, per list: Care of lots and graves $338.80 Sale of lots and graves 113.00 451.80 $462.80 WHEELWRIGHT PARK FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 On hand December 31,1935 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 On hand January 16,1936 $15,000.00 $15,000.00 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $487.50 Transferred to town $487.50 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $225.00 Transferred to town $225.00 H.W.WADLEIGH PARK FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 On hand December 31,1935 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 On hand January 16,1936 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 96 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Receipts Payments 1935 Income $162.50 Transferred to town $162.50 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $75.00 Transferred to town $75.00 RIPLEY SCHOOL FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $1,873.24 $1,873.24 On hand December 31,1935 $1,937.06 $1,937.06 On hand January 16,1936 $1,966.12 $1,966.12 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $61.40 Added to savings Gift 2.42 deposits $63.82 $63.82 $63.82 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $29.06 Added to savings deposits $29.06 JAMES W.NICHOLS SCHOOL PRIZE FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $2,220.75 $2,220.75 97 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. On hand December 31,1935 $2,293.49 $2,293.49 On hand January 16,1936 $2,252.89 $2,252.89 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $72.74 Added to savings deposits $72.74 January 1 to 16,1936 Withdrawn from Transferred to savings deposits $40.60 town $75.00 Income 34.40 $75.00 $75.00 BILLINGS-PRATT PARK FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $1,(K)0.00 $1,000.00 On hand December 31,1935 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 On liand January 16,1936 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $32.50 Transferred to town $32.50 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $15.00 Transferred to town $15.00 98 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. R.G.BILLINGS TOWN GOMMON FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $1,150.00 $1,150.00 On hand December 31,1935 $1,150.00 $1,150.00 On hand January 16,1936 $1,150.00 $1,150.00 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $37.38 Transferred to town $37.38 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $17.25 Transferred to town $17.25 E.M.BATES TOWN POND AND GOMMON FUND Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $1,563.26 $1,563.26 On hand December 31,1935 $1,614.46 $1,614.46 On hand January 16,1936 $1,638.67 $1,638.67 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $51.20 Added to savings deposits $51.20 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $24.21 Added to savings deposits $24.21 99 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS Savings Deposits Total On hand January 1,1935 $1,894.51 $1,894.51 On hand December 31,1935 $2,035.15 $2,035.15 On hand January 16,1936 $2,061.95 $2,061.95 Receipts Payments 1935 Income $61.49 Added to savings Requests 150.00 deposits $140.64 Transferred to town 55.85 Expended for care 15.00 $211.49 $211.49 January 1 to 16,1936 Income $26.80 Added to savings deposits $26.80 PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIRRARY FUNDS In Custody of Directors Savings Securities Cash Deposits Par Value Total On h a n d J a n.1, 1935 $1,032.59 $3,580.00 $8,700.00 $13,312.59 On hand Dec.31, 1935 $1,143.36 $221.66 $10,500.00 $11,865.02 100 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. On hand Feb.3. 1936 $979.61 $221.66 $10,500.00 $11,701.27 Receipts Payments 1935 Withdrawn Securities pur- ' from savings chased $8,500.00 deposits $3,358.34 P r e m i u m on Securities sold 6,700.00 securities pur- Premium on se-chased 65.00 curities sold 100.00 Accrued interest Accrued interest on securities on securities purchased 131.10 sold 27.98 Discount on se- Discount on curities sold 1,525.06 securities pur-Commission and chased 55.00 taxes on se- Income 501.85 curities sold 9.96 Transferred Library expendi- from Gohasset tures 6,573.93 Free Public Cash on hand Library Funds 395.00 December 31, Town appropri-1935 1,143.36 ation 5,300.00 Fines,etc 477.65 Cash on hand January 1, 1935 1,032.59 $17,948.41 $17,948.41 January 1 to February 3,1936 Income $51.20 Library expendi- Fines,etc 44.85 tures $259.80 101 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Gash on hand Cash on hand January 1,February 3, 1936 1,143.36 1936 979.61 $1,239.41 $1,239.41 COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY FUNDS In Custody of Trustees Savings Securities Cash Deposits Par Value Total On h a n d Jan.1, 1935 $305.05 $2,901.92 $24,000.00 $27,206.97 On hand Dec.31, 1935 $267.35 $1,115.92 $26,000.00 $27,383.27 On hand F e b.3, 1936 $588.58 $1,115.92 $26,000.00 $27,704.50 Receipts Payments 1935 W,i t h d r a w n Securities from savings purchased $2,000.00 deposits '$1,786.00 „^P r e m 1 u m on Discount on securities pur- securities pur-chased 18.75 chased 51.25 Accrued interest Income 1'260.19 ^,,securities Sale of books 36.75 purchased 12.25 102 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Cash on hand Transferred January 1,to Paul Pratt 1935 305.05 Memorial Li- brary Funds 395.00 Administration 15.57 Library expendi- tures 730.32 Gash on hand December 31, 1935 ebruary 3,1936 267.35 $3,439.24 $3,439.24 January 1 to F Income $344.73 Administration $23.50 Cash on hand Cash on hand January 1,February 3, 1936 267.35 1936 588.58 $612.08 $612.08 103 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. s a ^S ^5^0^ I— 1 I— 1 O 1/5 ^r^ CO <Xou m ON CO U LU LU LUU < -J< CO CO CM 00 O 00 O t^ CO t^t^O 00 Csl LO r^^00 a\o csi I— I rt OO""*r-^rf r-i hJ CO oCmP<H-iHZss.P C V O sCJCO CJ H p^ < u ^ H-I< w WO c/i CO Ml J—o 3 m c-= E-^ E «I bD c CO 2 3 -o ;i: oo o „ CO Dh S o Cii ^<: <l> >%o; (li CO Oh c5 ^^ ^ i Q 00 00 ^ lO COVOC^ UO o CSJ CO €^CO Oc/) 0)j_, y CO (h9 Ix c» 3 eO C/^2J -o H 'icX ed fei CO (m H d)(l 9j 0)^..jfi CO> Tf IT.Tf ir: c (V B 5 CO CO UJ CO CO <iiSa.5:ON c^o\a>c«rf<iO m cc c Z i: "c (—1 l-H MM MMOO ••>»> 1 t t 1—1 rM It (Tj< ON ON 1—1 1— I c c I— 5 ^1 i ^^^o hJmJ ^<5 I^ c«c o H I<C/) CJ 104 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. (N (M* O X Uz < -73 ^TfLO oJ-CO CO c«Cn On O;I—I rH M ^^ o lO O CO t^ LO •^CO lO CO^'*CO a; a; r^ooo o ON ppc)p csi o o o o VO o o o o On ooo o rf 03^CO (N co" t^CMlOCN o ^€©1—1 c 03OJ <u ^a a j1 13 H 2'o o ?:>^C Q ^.,_ 0) 3 C > cT) 00 r- CO VO r^csi COlOOCO'^OncOOCO'*COcOi—ivor^"^corj<cocsi CM rH CO CO rH CO .-H LO CO CO t-- CO H ou wQ g 03 03goo Q^(D IV n3 DC o o -o 03 i-M 1-' 13 p:j ^<-^cr. -'^"-C (H tn ;C>03 .V ^wvj v^>*i/ 2h fc H h5 Cu c/}c/)CJ CJ 1=1 .2 o ft 03 CA3 T3 -2-73 o 105 11 CO •-I CO t-(V >'"' O ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ucoU liJUZ< vc t^CMrHCgO OCO LO CO 00 voOCO00 o"i>.",—1 fC (N ,—1^ OOnOOOO VCiOOrf;O O O p '=^.'"lr^fooooo •'^tLOCOOnOOOLCr-HfO 0\^CM O^p,p,i-H VO^p^ .-T CM LtT LO"r-H r-T f-^c4 :C :t« :O -0 11 -22 =! -a 3 3 S Sf^ '7S f5 ^o '72 fS. C 0-T3 t2 S2 1,^11,"a J CD O -a c o > c5 J. W. Nichols School Pi Wheelwright Park Fun H. W. Wadleigh Park Billings-Pratt Park Fi R. C. Billings Town C E. M. Bates Town Pon Fund 6 1 i-i > a; E 0) Cohassel Free Puhlc L Paul Pratt Me.morial (Private) u< ^_CM p LO H O CO LO CO C/)CO CO vD t^ :d O fO CO On on 5 C > M — 1 u =:2 3 "*- S^S 2 o c/i ^H c« c S ^3 w -^^J Q «J vw ^^^ QJ o o o II 3 22 W IT! -T3 -^>, 106 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT 1936 RECEIPTS General Revenue TAXES Current year: Poll $1,944.00 Property 238,578.15 $240,522.15 Previous years : Poll $218.00 Property 56,587.75 56,805.75 From the State : Income $14,700.45 Corporation taxes $329.86 Corporation taxes. Gas,Electric Light etc 1,955.85 Corporation taxes, Race track distri- bution 685.56 Corporation taxes. Business 602.19 3,573.46 18,273.91 107 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Old Age Assistance (Town of Scituate,re- ceipts from Government and State re- ported elsewhere)273.84 Excise automobile taxes: 1934 ?15.61 1935 1,166.25 1936 9,369.92 10,551.78 LICENSES AND PERMITS Beer,wines and liquors $2,750.00 Pedlars and transient Vendor 75.00 Sunday 6.00 Common Victualers and Inn- holders 15.00 Milk 10.50 Revolver 15.00 Hackney and badges 15.00 Lodging house 12.00 Intelligence Office 2.00 Junk 10.00 Auctioneers 4.00 2,914.50 From court fines 205.00 From County dog tax 567.61 $330,114.54 108 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Commercial Revenue SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS Moth Suppression : 1934 $6.85 1935 16.41 $23.26 DEPARTMENTAL General Government: Selectmen,telephone tolls $1.60 Treasurer,overpayment re- cording .10 Tax Collector,costs,etc 162.50 Town Clerk,Voting list .75 Town Hall,rent 1,282.77 1,447.72 Protection of Persons and Property: Police Department: Ambulance $25.00 Supplies 10.50 Radio,rent from other towns 350.00 $395.50 Fire Department: Refilling e x t i n- guishers $4.25 Check returned (poll tax)2.00 6.25 109 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Sealer Weights and Measures, fees 55.30 457.05 Bounties from the State 10.00 Health and Sanitation : Public Health Subsidy (Mass.)$208.57 Pubhc Health Subsidy (Mass.)125.00 Oxygen tents 87.46 Pasteurization of milk 10.00 431.03 Charities : Cohasset Home,sale of pro- duce,rent,etc $166.00 Outside Poor: From towns 1,724.94 From State (Mothers'Aid, $304.46)375.67 From Individuals 10.50 2,277.11 Old Age Assistance: From State $4,878.74 From State,Government So- cial Security 2,751.13 7,629.87 Soldiers'Benefits: State Aid ;140.00 Schools : Lunch $2,656.24 Other tuition 260.34 Sale of supplies 90.17 Rent ($25)and overpaid (.04)25.04 3,031.79 110 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Town Commons —old settee .50 North Cohasset P.0.building,rent 197.50 Unclassified : Rent gravel pit lot $5.00 Genealogies,histories,maps, etc 27.60 32.60 Cemeteries : Sale of lots and graves $237.30 Care of lots —general 259.31 Care of lots (perpetual)50.75 (For Perpetual Care receipts,see under Trust,etc.) Interest: On taxes $3,372.92 On deposits 507.48 On Parks: Wheelwright 450.00 Wadleigh 150.00 Town Commons (Centre)34.50 Billings-Pratt Park (Beech- wood)30.00 Town Commons Pond 50.00 Beechwood Cemetery: Pratt lot $20.00 Williams lot 2.27 22.27 547.36 4,617.17 Total Commercial Revenue $20,819.70 111 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS Anticipation of taxes $67,000.00 There was also received in re:James Brook, PWA No.5045,$2,220.00,special account, but added to bonded indebtedness. AGENCY,TRUST,ETC. Town Clerk,dog licenses $750.80 Perpetual Care —Cemetery: J.A.and J.M.Millar $100.00 Est.Mary A.Morse 75.00 Est.Mary McDonald 100.00 275.00 Schools—J.W.Nichols Fund—Scholarship 75.00 Tax Title Redemptions: Edwin W.Bates $264.54 E.A.Hammond 209.77 H.M.Davenport 91.60 Cape Cod and South Shore Properties 137.04 C.W.Hobart 852.28 Henry L.Shattuck 3,500.00 C.T.Kellough 1,884.32 6,939.55 Tailings account (checks 1934 held) : C.E.Tower $.25 Ryan &Buker 23.00 Harry Silvia .50 23.75 $8,064.10 112 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REFUNDS TO DEPARTMENTS Treasurer—telephone $1.67 Tax Collector (Petty Cash)50.00 Highways 7.95 Snow account 30.38 Public Welfare 30.50 Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief 10.00 Schools 47.24 Beechwood Park Improvement 1.96 Parking Place 4.20 $183.90 RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS General Revenue,including Grants,etc $330,114.54 Commercial Revenue,including Cemetery and Interest 20,819.70 Municipal Indebtedness —Anticipation of Tax Loans 67,000.00 Agency,Trust,etc 8,064.10 Refunds 183.90 Special Assessments—Moth 23.26 Total Receipts 1936 $426,205.50 Cash balance January 1,1936 72,548.43 $498,753.93 Total Cash Payments 1936 415,208.08 Cash balance January 1,1937 $83,545.85 113 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. EXPENDITURES,1936 GENERAL GOVERNMENT MODERATOR Appropriation $100.00 Frederick G.Roclie,services $100.00 $175.00 $1,200.00 FINANCE COMMITTEE Appropriation $175.00 Expenses $160.50 Balance to Treasury 14.50 SELECTMEN Appropriation $1,675.00 Expenditures: Selectmeil's salaries : William H.McGaw $400.00 Darius W.Gilbert 400.00 Herbert L.Brown 81.70 Eugene N.Tower 318.30 111 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenses : Clerk,Joseph A. Dion,Jr $175.00 Serving Warrants, John H.Winters, Jr 20.00 Stationery and Post- age 46.98 Printing and adver- tising 99.85 Telephone of Wil- Ham H.McGaw 55.84 Personal expenses, traveling,etc 46.43 Payroll,fence view- ers,3@$2.00 6.00 Mary P.Tower,ex- penses (James Brook)2.00 Typewriter repairs 2.00 Frederick A.Thayer —recording deed and expenses 4.10 Flowers,funeral W. O.Souther 5.00 463.20 $1,663.20 Balance to Treasury 11.80 $1,675.00 115 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TOWN ACCOUNTANT Appropriation $2,550.00 Services:Edward L.Stevens $2,300.00 Expenses: Clerk,Joseph A. Dion,Jr $200.00 Stationery and post- age 18.85 Telephone 28.39 Typewriter repairs 1.00 248.24 $2,548.24 Balance to Trealury 1.76 $2,550.00 TOWN TREASURER Appropriation $2,100.00 Refunds 1.67 $2,101.67 Expenditures: Services:Mary P.Tower $1,450.00 Expenses: Clerk,J o s e p h A. Dion,Jr $50.00 116 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Stationery and post- age 115.78 Printing and adver- tising 81.83 Mass.Treasurers' and Tax Collec- tors'Association — lunches and car- fares 13.67 Telephone 44.43 Bond 201.00 Insurance^—burglary and robbery 33.20 Recording 3.28 Repairing check- writer 2.61—545.80 $1,995.80 Balance to Treasury 105.87 $2,101.67 TAX COLLECTOR Appropriation $2,500.00 Refund—"Petty Cash"50.00 $2,550.00 Expenditures : Services—Eleanor T.Downs $1,450.00 117 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenses : Clerk,Joseph A. Dion,Jr $150.00 Stationery and post- age 159.03 Printing and adver- tising 115.57 Telephone 42.84 Bond (Collector)402.00 Bond (Deputy Col- lector)10.00 Fees —Mass.Treas- urers'and Tax Col- lectors'Association —lunches and car- fares 101.56 Insurance —burglary and robbery 23.60 "Petty Cash"50.00 R e c o r d i ng,"Tak- ings,"t a X titles, etc 41.95 Repairs,adding ma- chine 1.50 1,098.05 $2,548.05 Balance to Treasury 1.95 $2,550.00 118 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ASSESSOjRS Appropriation $4,150.00 Expenditures : Salaries: Herbert L.Brown $270.66 Darius W.Gilbert 1,171.86 Wm.H.McGaw 575.00 Eugene N.Tower 457.48 $2,475.00 Expenses: Clerk,Joseph A. Dion,Jr $425.00 Clerk,Mary E.Oliver 20.50 Stationery and post- age 153.39 Printing and adver- tising 197.92 Personal expenses of Assessors,travel- ing,etc 72.15 Abstracts of trans- fers 134.90 "Banker and Trades- man"Pub.Co 12.00 Dues —Assessors'As- sociation 3.00 Repairs,adding ma- chine 7.00 Repairs,typewriter 3.00 1,028.86 $3,503.86 119 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Balance to Treasury $546.14 Balance to 1937 "Un- paid biir 100.00 646.14 $4,150.00 OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS CERTIFICATION OF NOTES Appropriation $20.00 Expenditures $6.00 Balance to Treasury 14.00 $20.00 LAW AND LEGAL COUNSEL Appropriation $1,000.00 Paid Frederick A.Thayer $921.95 Telephone for Mr.Thayer 78.05 $1,000.00 TOWN CLERK Appropriation,general $1,040.00 Appropriation,for binding records 50.00 $1,090.00 120 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditures: Will.H.Morris,sal- ary $475.00 Will.H.Morris,Re- cording fees,etc 190.50 Will.H.Morris, Transportation 25.00 $690.50 Expenses : Clerk,Joseph A. Dion,Jr $200.00 Stationery and post- age 77.26 Printing and adver- tising 5.10 Telephone 28.34 Bond 5.00 Expenses at meeting 3.90 319.60 $1,010.10 Balance to Treasury $29.90 Balance to 1937 50.00 79.90 $1,090.00 ELECTION AND REGISTRATION Appropriation $1,500.00 Expenditures : Election Officers (for detail see end of report)$805.96 121 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Registrars —services (including recount): Henry E.Sweeney $55.00 Norman Card 55.00 S.Stanley Pratt 55.00 Wm.H.Morris 55.00 220.00 Expenses: Janitors : Thomas A. Stevens $6.00 Harry O. Wood 5.00 A 1 b e r t J. Morris 24.00 Mino t A. Browne 24.00 $59.00 Stationery and post- age 23.07 Printing and adver- tising 303.50 Meals 76.70 Transportation 6.00 468.27 $1,494.23 Balance to Treasury 5.77 $1,500.00 122 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ENGINEERING—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $500.00 Paid Lewis W.Perkins,C.E $500.00 ENGINEERING,OUTLAY,ASSESSORS'PLANS Appropriation $500.00 Paid Lewis W.Perkins,C.E $500.00 TOWN HALL—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Appropriation $4,707.20 Expenditures: Janitor,M i n o t A. Browne $1,200.00 Other labor 31.42 $1,231.42 Fuel: Old Colony Gas Co.$740.47 Lincoln Bros.Coal Co.,52,505 lbs. coal 315.03 E.N.Pratt,wood 7.00 1,062.50 Light—Edison Elec.Ilium.Co., Brockton 372.50 Janitors'supplies 186.14 Repairs 505.23 123 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Telephones: General,0354 $154.26 Treasurer,0341 47.54 - Tax Collector,0611 69.74 Janitor,0336-M 33.81 Public,0444 42.49 WPA Office,0274 (9Mos.)75.00 422 84 Tuning piano,Fred H.Lord 5.00 Hyland &McGaw,secenery con- tract 75.00 Bay State Nurseries,shrubbery, net 159.35 Insurance : E.L.Eustis,Emp. Liab.on .$1,000.00 $15.13 W.H.Morris,Gen- eral Liab 83.09 98.22 - $4,118.20 Balance to Treasury - 589.00 $4,707.20 TOWN HALL—WPA PROJECT Balance from 1935 $230.14 Expenditures : Trucking $9.00 124 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Supplies,paint,use ders,staging,etc. of lad- 212.80 Balance to Treasury $221.80 8.34 - $230.14 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY POLICE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $19,979.61 Expenditures : Salaries and Wages : Chief,Hector J.Pel- letier $2,600.00 Sergeant,Frank Jason 2,000.00 Patrolmen : John Fleming 1,900.00 James J.Sullivan, Jr 1,900.00 Benjamin F.Cur- ley 1,900.00 John J.Rooney 1,900.00 Earl R.McArthur 1,900.00 125 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Special Police: Edward B.Math- ewson 501.25 Louis Simeone ....98.69 John J.Ferreira 83.59 Henry B.Kennedy 59.34 Ralph S.Enos 47.81 Frank E.Jason 41.66 JohnT.Keating 41.62 Joseph A.Dion, Jr 14.62 John H.Winters, Jr 12.37 Paul Pratt 4.50 Charles Butman 2.25 $15,007.70 Other employees 24.61 Radio repairs,etc 292.25 Equipment for men 342.95 Additional equipment 106.12 Fuel: Old Colony Gas Co.$230.65 Oil,530 gals.—A.L. Andrews 39.79 Oil,310 gals.—J.C. Anderson 16.70 287.14 Light —Headquarters and Ga- rage 144.75 126 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Maintenance of Building,etc. : Repairs $142.63 Janitor's supplies 69.15 All other 24.79 236.57 Stationery,office supplies,etc...118.09 Telephones: Chief,0060 $81.53 Headquarters,0372 157.33 Box,700 57.60 Box,701 56.04 Box,703 56.04 Private,0001 459.33 867.87 Street signs and beacons : Edison Elec.Ilium. Co $78.85 Other expenses 200.52 General expenses : Chief Pelletier,ex- penses $56.75 Lunches (R.Wil- liams)48.15 Frank Jason 1.90 J.H.Winters,Jr 2.50 N.E.Police Re- volver League 34.71 E.H.Schott,M.D...3.00 C.L.Smith &Co 1.00 127 279.37 148.01 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Auto and Motor Cycle Maintenance : Garage rent $265.00 Ambulance 173.18 Gas,alcohol,etc 416.28 Oil and grease 63.41 Repairs and sup- plies 242.15 Miscellaneous 90.28 Tires and chains 182.65 Batteries 62.80 Insurance 159.57 Radio,generator, heater,etc 93.15 $1,748.47 New car net 375.00 2,123.47 $19,978.90 Balance to Treasury .71 $19,979.61 FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $17,520.69 Expenditures : Salaries and Wages: Chief Frank F.Mar- tin,Jr $1,700.00 128 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Deputy Chiefs: Alfred M.Silvia 500.00 Clarence S.Reddy 200.00 Drivers : J.Lewis Bates 1,650.00 Edwin A.Stone 1,650.00 Charles C.Phil- brook 1,650.00 Elwood F.Litch- field 1,650.00 Norman G.Gras- sie 1,650.00 James Happenny 800.00 Alfred J.Silvia 423.21 Paul W.Pratt 163.67 Firemen (for detail see end of report)565.75 Clerks of Compa- nies 264.00 Houseman 601.64 Other employees 17.68 $13,485.95 Equipment : Apparatus $178.41 Hose 682.86 For men 230.37 Drugs .55 129 1,092.19 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Fuel : Oil,Joseph C.An- d e r s o n —6,770 gals Jf462.85 Oil,A.L.Andrews, 2,640 gals 169.84 Old Colony Gas Co.49.80 Repairs,F.T.Bailey 11.75 Repairs,J.N.Mac- Neill 9.25 Repairs,John L. Smith 4.00 707.49 Light 167.48 Telephones 246.27 Maintenance of huikhng,etc: Repairs 1^23.41 Furniture — cliair 7.11 Furniture —new oil burner -Eng.3 270.00 Laundry 80.42 House supplies 122.16 No.C o h a s s e t - water 11.00—517.40 Stationery,etc.35.90 Insurance on nu n 192.00 Expenses of CJiief at llartlord Convention 25.00 130 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Maintenance of Autos and Trucks : Gasolene and alco- hol $198.50 Oil and grease 44.85 Repairs and sup- plies 285.17 Miscellaneous 75.70 Tires and chains 38.15 Batteries 87.65 Insurance 81.16 Heater,Chief's car 22.33 Carburetor 22.50 Radio,Chief's car 195.00 1,051.01 $17,520.69 FIRE DEPARTMENT—FIRE ALARM Appropriation $3,303.00 Services and Transportation : Herbert Williams — Supt.$850.00 Herbert Williams — Supt.,transporta- tion 200.00 $1,050.00 Labor 133.60 Tools and supplies 464.58 New set of boxes 943.00 Telephone 28.04 131 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Maintenance of truck, General Insurance etc. $17.08 45.84 62.92 60.00Storage—H.Williams - General Maintenance $2,742.14 New truck 560.00 Balance to Treasury $3,302.14 .86 $3,303.00 WATER FOR HYDRANTS Appropriation $6,968.75 Transfer from Reserve Fund 900.00 $7,868.75 Expenditures : Cohasset Water Co.—120 hy- drants (a $75.00 per year, for nine months $6,750.00 For first three months (bal.of $2,031.23 having been paid in 1935 218.75 $6,968.75 132 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Hingliam Water Co.—12 hy- drants 900.00 $7,868.75 The hydrant voted for Elm Court in 1935 was installed in December,1936. INSPECTION OF WIRES Appropriation $750.00 Paid Herbert Williams : For services $600.00 For transportation 100.00 For expenses 50.00 $750.00 SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Appropriation $400.00 Expenditures : Lot E.Bates,sealer: Services $225.00 Transportation .75.00 Convention ex- penses 27.00 $327.00 Supplies 15.63 133 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Insurance 56.63 .$399.26 Balance to Treasury .74 $400.00 MOTH SUPPRESSION Appropriation $4,100.00 Expenditures : Superintendents : Wni.H.McArthur $78.00 Stephen J.Grassie 1,194.00 $1,272.00 Payrolls (for detail see end of report): Labor $1,559.50 Trucks and teams 155.(K)—1,714.50 Repairs lo sprayer —Reddy's Battery Shop ^* 36.00 Insecticides : Frank H.Albie — 4,032 lbs.lead $373.77 Other insecticides 39.70 LitchfieUrs Express, Inc 3.90 417.37 134 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Hardware and tools 196.72 Hose,etc.—Acme Rubber Mfg. Co.,475 ft 214.25 Rent and storage: Frank J.Salvador $37.50 Joseph E.Grassie 112.50 150.00 Emp.Liab.Ins.—(E.L.Eustis) on 81,000.00 68.79 Monteiro Tailoring Co.—5 oil coats 26.25 Marion S.Fernald,M.D 4.00 $4,099.88 Balance to Treasury .12 $4,100.00 TREE WARDEN—GENERAL Appropriation $2,500.00 Expenditures : Tree Wardens,salaries: Wm.H.Mc Arthur $97.08 Stephen J.Grassie 377.92 $475.00 Payrolls (for detail, see end of report) : Labor $1,100.25 135 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Trucks and teams 540.00 1,640.25 Stationery 1.30 Hardware and tools 182.82 Fertilizer 23.25 Trees (18 maples,12 poplars) Stack Bros 55.60 Gas and oil 52.86 Emp.Liab.Ins.(E.L.Eustis) on $1,000.00 68.79 $2,499.87 Balance to Treasury .13 $2,500.00 TREE WARDEN—SPECIAL CLEARING TREES Appropriation $300.00 Expenditures : Tree Warden —services $132.00 Herbert Williams —Wire In- spector 108.00 Labor (for detail,see end of report)49.50 Gas,etc 9.59 $299.09 Balance to Treasury .91 $300.00 136 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TREE WARDEN—PRUNING ELM TREES Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures : Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Labor $166.25 Trucks 63.25 $229.50 The F.A.Bartlett Tree Expert Co.—two tons tree food and labor 245.00 Damage to Williams Square sign 12.50 Gas,etc 9.13 Tools and supplies 3.75 $499.88 Balance to Treasury .12 $500.00 FOREST FIRES Appropriation $1,000.00 Expenditures : Forest Warden—Frank F.Mar- tin,Jr.,services $100.00 137 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Burning grass,fight- ing fires $379.16 Pumping cellars 68.64 447.80 Apparatus 47.66 Hose,etc 106.20 Team hire 13.50 Repairs,oil,gas,etc 284.21 $999.37 Balance to Treasury .63 Appropriation Expended $1,000.00 BOUNTIES $10.00 Reserve Fund 10.00 $20.00 $20.00 HEALTH AND SANITATION BOARD OF HEALTH—GENERAL Appropriation $2,336.36 Transfers from Reserve Fund 622.55 $2,958.91 138 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditures: Salaries,Board of Health: Nathaniel M.Hurwitz, Chairman $190.00 Abraham S.Enos 190.00 Abraham J.Antoine, Jr.190.00 $570.00 Expenses (telephone,transpor- tation,etc.): N.M.Hurwitz $70.00 A.J.Enos 56.00 A.J.Antoine,Jr 15.00 141.00 Expenses (General Administra- tion): Donovan Drug Corp., agent $9.00 Telephone (J.W. Bates)20.73 Stationery (postals)6.00 35.73 Hospitals: Norfolk County Hos- pital $187.20 No.Reading State Sanitorium 366.00 Mass.Memorial 30.00 583.20 139 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Baby Clinic—S.H.Clifford,M. D 300.00 Fumigation and disinfectants . Medical immunization 12.01 48.00 Oxylator,inhalator cylinders, etc.1,121.44 Burying animals 43.00 General supplies: The E d s o n Corp., hose,etc $57.70 Jenney Mfg.Co.—gas 1.98 Thos.W.Reed Co.— repairing syringe 3.75 Walter Poland —two carboys 2.00 Frank M.Roche —re- pairing auto 3.75 Cohasset Hardware Co.—ash cans 4.05 /ital statistics (1935): Births if 17.75 Deaths 13.50 73.23 31.25 $2,958.86 Balance to Overlay Surplus .05 $2,958.91 140 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL Appropriation (from Revenue of 1936)$2,868.68 Paid Treasurer of Norfolk County $2,868.68 DENTAL DISPENSARY Appropriation $1,100.00 Expenditures : N.F.McClurc,D.M.D $1,000.00 Supplies —J.J.Crimmings Co.97.43 $1,097.43 Balance to Treasury 2.57 $1,100.00 DISTRICT NURSE Appropriation $700.00 Paid M.Alma Cross,R.D $700.00 INSPECTION OF ANIMALS Appropriation $125.00 Paid Darius W.Gilbert,Veteri- nary Surgeon $125.00 141 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. INSPECTION OF SLAUGHTERING Appropriation $25.00 Paid Darius W.Gilbert,V.S $25.00 INSPECTION OF MILK AND VINEGAR Appropriation $150.00 Paid: Thomas L.Grassie $130.00 George E.Boiling—examina- tion of samples 11.00 Hobbs &Warren,Inc.,license book 1.85 $142.85 Balance to Treasury 7.15 $150.00 REFUSE AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL Appropriation $1,500.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 110.00 $1,610.00 142 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditures : Labor —Charles Stoddard (53 wks.)$1,325.00 Repairs to truck,gas,oil,etc.117.61 Repairing pump 30.90 Boston Coupling Company — coupling 2.75 Insurance : Wm.H.Morris —on truck (and plates)$49.15 Wm.H.Morris —on truck (fire and theft)1.84 E.L.Eustis —Emp. Liab.on $1,500.00 71.03 122.02 $1,598.28 Balance to Overlay Surplus 11.72 $1,610.00 STRAITS POND—JAMES BROOK—CAT DAM,ETC. Appropriation (including $125.00 —Beech- wood drain)$1,125.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 141.21 $1,266.21 143 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditures (for detail see end of report): Straits Pond : Fitzpatrick &Happen- ny,care gates $150.00 Repairing gates,% cost 15.60 Clarence P.Silvia,re- pairing boat 23.00 $188.60 James Brook : Charles A.Tanger — care gates $75.00 Labor (payrolls)398.25 Supplies 22.65 495.90 Cat Dam : Arthur Wood —care gates $75.00 Labor (payrolls)227.25 Supplies 6.68 308.93 Drain,Beechwood : A.M.Gonsalves,grav- el,truck and labor $54.50 Fred Mitchell,labor 18.00 G.E.Kimball &Son Co.—drain pipe 52.50 125.00 144 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Care of other gates: Stockbridge St.,Ellery Sidney $25.00 Coal Wharf,Jos.L. Ohver 25.00 Treat's Pond,A.J.An- toine,Sr 25.00 75.00 General expenses : Emp.Liab.Ins.on $1,500.00,E.L.Eus- tis $66.72 G.E.Kimball &Son Co 5.81 72.53 $1,265.96 Balance to Overlay Surplus .25 $1,266.21 ERADICATION OF MOSQUITOES Appropriation $600.00 Paid State Treasurer for State Reclamation Board $600.00 145 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. JAMES BROOK IMPROVEMENT NO.5045—PWA The above is not in tlie regular town accounts,being under Government control.See Reports of 1934 and 1935. Balance on hand January 1,1936 -1^8,738.10 Proceeds of bond issue,due July 14,1937 2,220.00 $10,958.10 Paid in settlement of claims: Metcalf &Eddy,engineers $750.00 Albert Rotondi and Arthur Rotondi,Contractors 5,400.00 New York,New Haven &Hart- ford R.R.Co.3,600.00 $9,750.00 Balance to 1937 1,208.10 $10,958.10 The total cost of this project to Jan.1,1937, was $36,011.90;unpaid bill for Counsel $1,000.00. HIGHWAYS—GENERAL Appropriation Refunds $29,928.03 7.95 $29,935.98 146 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditure,under George Jason: Highway Surveyor,services, George Jason .^5561.61 Payrolls (for detail see end of report): Labor $2,313.27 Trucks 886.75 3,200.02 Office expenses 10.25 Stone,gravel,etc 127.68 Equipment and repairs 743.30 Gasoline,oil and repairs 565.14 All other,general .61.49 Tarring,etc. : Chloride,2,000 lbs.$31.00 Trimount B i t u m. Prod.Co.,1,000 gals 170.00 201.00 Telephones : George Jason (0315)$19.78 Shop (0573)20.60 40.38 Culverts 349.71 Masons 56.50 Tractor house,concreting 83.25 Insurance —W.H.Morris —on boiler 78.50 Electric lights 26.02 147 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Water Medical service 16.00 7.00 \ Jason Outlay—new truck $6,117.85 1,500.00 Total under George $7,617.85 HIGHWAYS,UNDER WILLIAM T.BARNES Highway Surveyor —Wm.T. Barnes,services $2,148.39 Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Labor $8,854.11 Trucks 1,962.10 10,816.11 Stone,gravel,etc.1,402.34 Equipment and repairs 634.24 Repairs,gas,oil,etc.()92.61 Enip.Liab.Ins.on $18,500.00, E.L.Eustis 899.10 Fuel 134.85 Tarring : The Barrett Co. — 39,655 gals,of tar andK.P $4,884.56 Utility Oil Co.,1688 gals 219.44 5,104.00 Telephone—W.T.Barnes 24.91 148 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Drain pipe and culverts 48.18 Masons Fencing,carpenters,painting, etc. 43.00 156.16 Insurance on trucks,Wm.H. Morris 185.30 Electric lights Damage —water bought Medical service 4.64 22.30 2.00 Total under W.T.Barnes Total under George Jason,for- ward $22,318.13 7,617.85 Total for Highways,including $1,500.00 for truck $29,935.98 WIDENING SOHIER STREET Appropriation $2,000.00 Expenditures : Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Labor $1,460.25 Trucks 326.75 $1,787.00 L.W.Perkins,engineer 9.60 The Barrett Co.,1,018 gals K.P.147.61 Cross-arms 24.86 149 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Steps—Joseph H.White,con- tract 30.00 Balance to Treasury $1,999.07 .93 $2,000.00 DOANE STREET Balance from 1935 $872.37 Transfer from Reserve Fund 17.50 $889.87 Expenditures : Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Labor $160.50 Trucks 468.00 $628.50 L.W.Perkins,engineer 45.20 Tools and supplies 66.88 Blasting: L.G.Bailey 36.50 A.H.Sibley,materials 17.50 B.Weston,Inc.,exploders 7.65 S.H.Stoughton,catch basin ^'overs,etc 34.75 G.E.Kimball &Son Go.,drain pipe 22.50 150 Coal ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 30.00 Balance to Overlay Surplus $889.48 .39 $889.87 ELM STREET SIDEWALK From Special State Fund Balance from 1935 (Chap.464—Acts of 1935) Paid Bradford Weston,Inc.,29.4 tons bituminous concrete $117.60 Balance to 1937 accounts .35 $117.95 BORDER STREET SIDEWALK Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund Expenditures: Payrolls (for detail,see end of report) : Labor Trucks $306.00 132.00 $438.00 $117.95 $825.00 340.00 $1,165.00 151 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Bituminous concrete —Bradford Weston,Inc.,84.7 tons 360.12 Dust,B.Weston,Inc.,3 tons 2.70 Wall—contract (fence $15.00), Louis C.Bailey 355.00 Geo.E.Kimball &Son,lumber 8.58 $1,164.40 Balance to Overlay Surplus .60 $1,165.00 CHURCH STREET SIDEWALK Appropriation $675.00 Expenditures : Labor (for detail,see end of report)$454.50 Concrete,48.6 tons,B.Weston, Inc 194.40 Gravel : James W.Apts,12 yards $6.00 Jos.W.Whitcomb, 20 yards 10.00 16.00 Lumber,G.E.Kimball &Son 6.98 Chalk line and tools,E.H. Brown 2.90 $674.78 152 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Balance to Treasury .22 $675.00 REMOVING SNOW AND SANDING STREETS (Including purchase of snow plows) Appropriation $20,531.24 Transfer from Reserve Fund 353.00 Refunds 30.38 $20,914.62 Expenditures (under George Jason) Payrolls (for detail,see end of report): Labor $13,106.05 Teams and trucks 3,606.89 $16,712.04 Leased plow 1,900.00 Repairs 419.56 Sand and gravel 228.74 New plows 443.77 Gas,oil,etc.135.20 Fence 23.90 Coal 24.90 Meals 102.85 Emp.Liab.Ins.on $8,000.00,E. L.Eustis 204.80 153 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Freight .50 Total for George Jason $20,197.16 Removing Snow,under Wm.T.Barnes : Labor (for detail,see end of re- port)$522.00 Trucks 180.00 Plow 353.00 Repairs 53.18 Total under W.T.Barnes $1,108.18 Total under George Jason,for- ward 20,197.16 Total for both above $21,305.34 Balance to 1937 Revenue,by Vote of Select- men $390.72 $21,305.34 STREET LIGHTS Appropriation $9,555.92 Appropriation,three large lights,Beech- wood 100.00 Appropriation,one light,Red Gate Lane 18.00 $9,673.92 154 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.,of Brock- ton: For ordinary street lights $9,019.69 Flood lights,Border St 100.08 Beacon,Beechwood St.,and Route 3-A 23.80 Beacon,Sohier St.,and Route 3-A 20.68 Cut-ins,net,to balance 2.18 $9,166.43 Balance to Treasury 507.49 $9,673.92 There are now the following street lights : 404—60 c.p.(monthly rate) 20—250 c.p.(monthly rate) 25—600 c.p.(monthly rate) 2—600 c.p.(monthly rate) ("White Way") $589.03 51.66 104.25 10.00 1—100 W 3—flood lights 2.00 12.51 To the above should be added e cost of two beacons,on eter. $769.45 155 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. SELECTMEN—STREET SIGNS,ETC. Appropriation $500.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 125.00 Expenditures : Street signs : Signs,setting,etc.JP154.50 Labor 7.25 Trucks 34.25 Street Painting: Labor (for detail, see end of report)$299.23 Supplies,paint,etc.9L73 $196.00 299.23 Land d a m a g e,Doane St., awarded by County Commis- sioners—Ellery C.Bates 125.00 $620.23 Balance to Overlay Surplus 4.77 $625.00 $625.00 156 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. HARBOR MAINTENANCE Appropriation $1,400.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 178.72 Expenditures : Harbor Master,Joseph J.Grassie $100.00 Ass't Harbor Master, Ralph C.Burrell 50.00 $1,578.72 $150.00 Labor : Joseph J.Grassie $807.75 Other labor (for de- tail see end of re- port)155.50 963.25 Joseph J.Grassie,use of boat 50.00 Supplies 213.39 Flagpole,painting 25.58 Frank J.Salvador,contracts : Repairs,North float $126.50 Bait landing 50.00 176.50 $1,578.72 157 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS'BENEFITS Appropriations for two accounts:General Administration and Outside Poor $25,271.16 Transfer from Reserve Fund 1,790.64 Refunds 30.50 Balance to Revenue of 1937—Vote of Select- men 2,798.39 $29,890.69 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Salaries of Overseers: Eugene N.Tower, Chairman (9 1/2 mos.)$159.16 Herbert L.Brown (21/2 mos.)40.84 Darius W.Gilbert •200.00 Wm.H.McGaw^200.00 $600.00 Clerks : Joseph A.Dion,Jr.$200.00 Mary E.Oliver,ser- vices and trans- portation 1,078.70 1,278.70 Expenses,Chairman,telephone, etc 48.28 158 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Stationery and postage 66.58 Trucks 92.00 Supplies 16.33 Labor 3.38 $2,105.27 OUTSIDE POOR Groceries and provisions $7,379.63 Oil,coal,etc 2,397.67 Board and care 2,724.00 Medicine and medical attend- ance 2,468.16 Hospitals 1,558.07 Cash 3,967.75 Rents 4,730.49 Other towns 713.49 Mothers'Aid: Cash $706.00 Fuel 52.33 Medical 15.33 773.66 Clothes 344.12 Water rates 136.00 Tonsorial work 15.50 Electric lights 83.41 Supplies and labor 6.17 159 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Ice 2.45 Nursing 131.00 Moving and transportation 118.85 Funerals 235.00 $27,785.42 RECAPITULATION OF POOR ACCOUNTS Appropriation,transfer,refunds and bal- ance over as given above $29,890.69 Expenditures : General Adminis- tration $2,105.27 Outside Poor,in- cluding Mothers' Aid ($773.66)27,785.42 $29,890.69 NET COST OF POOR IN 1936 General Administration $2,105.27 Outside Poor (including re- ceipts from "Cohasset Home" account)25,508.31 $27,613.58 Deduct Refunds 30.50 $27,583.08 160 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Appropriation $7,622.00 Receipts from Government 2,751.13 $10,373.13 Expenditures : Under Old System to Sept.1, 1936 $4,804.60 Under Old System Sept.1 to Dec.31,1936 276.25 $5,080.85 Under New System Sept.10 to Dec.31,1936 3,735.13 Of the above $25.13,General Administration $8,815.98 Balance of General Administra- tion to 1937 63.58 8,879.56 Balance to Treasury $1,493.57 STATE AND MILITARY AID Appropriation $200.00 Paid cash $195.00 Balance to Treasury 5.00 $200.00 161 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. SOLDIERS'AND SAILORS'RELIEF Appropriation $3,087.00 Refund '10.00 $3,097.00 Expenditures : Stationery,printing $3.35 Cash and labor 431.10 Water rates 26.00 Fuel 155.14 Groceries and provisions 749.30 Rent 681.40 Medicines,medical attend- ance and hospitals 569.20 Clothes 37.40 $2,652.89 Balance to Treasury 444.11 $3,097.00 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES SCHOOLS Appropriations,Maintenance,including Vo- cational Education $72,391.53 Dog Fund (Voted by town)567.61 Refunds 47.24 $73,006.38 162 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Credits : From State —account teachers $5,280.00 Dog tax from County,as above 567.61 Receipts 3,031.79 $8,879.40 Ei^penditures (for detail,see end of report): School Committee,expenses: Edward L.Stevens,Financial Secretary $100.00 School Committee,expenses : Telephones $167.70 Stationery,etc.34.70 Traveling expenses 130.20 Clerical 61.75 Flowers (funeral)5.00 399.35 Superintendent,James W. Doyle,services 1,700.05 Attendance Officer,H.J.Pelle- tier 100.00 Teachers'salaries: High $14,963.59 Elementary 28,224.60 43,188.19 163 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Text and reference books : High $382.68 Elementary 655.78 1,038.46 Supplies,including heat for cooking: High $1,483.81 Elementary 1,494.91 2,978.72 Libraries 231.19 Vocational Education : High $180.76 B.U 21.00 201.76 Transportation : High $1,099.95 Elementary 4,013.93 5,113.88 Janitors'services : High $985.00 Elementary 3,502.50 $4,487.50 Light,etc.: Osgood lighting $362.86 Osgood power (two months)25.06 164 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Ripley Road,light- ing 219.80 607.72 Heating for cooking,charged to ^'Supplies"above,was as fol- lows : Osgood School $251.10 Ripley Road School .331.46 $582.56 Paid for light,etc.,for- ward 607.72 Total paid for current $1,190.28 Fuel : High $533.37 Elementary 850.16 1,383.53 Maintenance of buildings and grounds: Repairs: High $800.87 Elementary 2,325.75 3,126.62 Janitors'supplies : High $277.58 Elementary 510.80 788.38 165 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. All Other: High $216.30 Elementary 655.82 872.12 Diplomas and graduation exer- cises 48.50 Miscellaneous printing 19.75 Health 1,006.47 Carting 8.50 Insurance 778.20 Lunch 4,658.79 $72,837.68 Balance to Treasury 168.70 $73,006.38 SCHOOLS—ADDITION TO MANUAL TRAINING BUILDING Appropriation,from balance of bond issue $2,500.00 Expenditures : Labor — Joseph H.White $56.50 Frank Mitchell 5.00 $61.50 Trucks — Charles R.Jason $25.58 Bernard Salvador ..24.00 49.58 166 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Masons,cement pipe,etc. — S.H.Stoughton 115.09 Ledge work,Louis C.Bailey 235.00 Materials,lumber,etc.994.56 Wiring—fixtures,P.L. Towle $216.90 F.G.Roche 49.00 265.90 Painting,G.F.Sargent 65.00 Carpenters—L.F.Lincoln 224.85 Moving machinery—Litchfield's Express 31.60 Heating—account contract—M. S.Leonard 456.92 $2,500.00 LIBRARIES—PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL AND NANTASKET Appropriation $5,700.00 Expenditures: Rev.F.V.Stanley,treasurer Paul Pratt Memorial Library $5,235.22 Telephones : Paul Pratt Library $32.54 Beechwood Library 32.24 167 64.78 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. James A.Brickett,treasurer Nantasket Library 400.00 $5,700.00 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED TOWN COMMONS AND PARKS Appropriation $1,000.00 Interest from Robert Charles Billings Fund (Centre)$34.50 and Billings-Pratt Park Fund (Beechwood)$30 64.50 $1,064.50 Payrolls,labor E.G. Coles $603.25 Payrolls other labor (for detail see end of report)121.50 724.77 Supplies,including gas,etc 65.31 Depot Park: John Daun $33.25 Central Taxi Serv- ice,truck 4.50 37.75 Small Parks —A.J.Antoine,Jr., labor 128.25 168 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Billings-Pratt Park,Beechwood, Percy G.Sargent ($20.00 more than receipts)50.00 Park,corner Beechwood and King Sts.,Harry H.Reed,Jr.20.00 Insurance —Emp.Liab.on $1,500,E.L.Eustis 29.94 $1,056.02 Balance to Treasury 8.48 $1,064.50 BEECHWOOD PARK IMPROVEMENT Appropriation $300.00 Refund 1.96 $301.96 Expenditures : Labor: E.G.Coles^$95.61 Other labor 52.50 $148.11 Trucks 38.25 Roller operation,Fred Mitchell 6.75 Gas and oil 8.65 Tools,lumber,etc.41.83 169 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Loam and gravel,J.W.Apts 32.35 Bases,etc.,Cohasset Hardware Co 25.50 $301.44 Balance to Treasury .52 $301.96 TOWN COMMONS POND From Edith M.Bates Fund $50.00 Paid for labor and truck $24.00 Balance to 1937 26.00 $50.00 WHEELWRIGHT PARK Interest earned in 1936 $450.00 Expenditures : Labor (for detail,see end of report)$416.82 Supplies 32.57 $449.39 Balance to 1937 .61 $450.00 170 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. WADLEIGH PARK Interest earned in 1936 $150.00 Expenditures: Care of Park for 1936,Salva- tore Signorelli $40.00 Labor (for detail,see end of re- port)104.63 Tools 4.70 $149.33 Balance to 1937 .67 $150.00 PLAYGROUNDS—BALL FIELD Appropriation $400.00 Expenditures : Care of field 1936,M.Joseph Sullivan $100.00 Labor (for detail,see end of re- port)108.00 Truck 30.00 Loam 48.00 Supplies 60.45 Power Mower,Chas.T.Fish 40.00 171 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Water 12.00 $398.45 Balance to Treasury 1.55 $400.00 DAMAGES TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY Appropriation $100.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 200.00 $300.00 Paid for: Damage to fence of Miss M.G. Pratt $41.48 Clarence H.Litchfield,personal damage 200.00 $241.48 Balance to Overlay Surplus 58.52 $300.00 MEMORIAL DAY Appropriation $400.00 Expenditures: Weymouth band,J.R.Merchant $200.00 Postage and printing 15.48 172 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Wreaths and flowers 45.00 Flags Food supplies,labor,etc 32.50 58.21 Balance to Treasury $351.19 48.81 $400.00 TOWN REPORTS AND MISCELLANEOUS Appropriation $1,350.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 40.00 $1,390.00 Expenditures (S a n - derson Bros.): Town Reports,1200, 292 pp.at $2.58 $753.36 Valuation Lists,1200, 84 pp.at $3.73 313.32 Valuation Lists,200 extra 189.94 $1,256.62 Binding Gen'l Ledger and Clas- sification Ledger 12.25 Voucher covers (5,000)29.25 Labor ledger sheets (5,000)40.25 Binding Town Reports (5 years)20.00 Columnar pads 3.25 173 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Binder—Treasury receipts and warrants 9.50 Delivery Town Reports—Royal A.Bates 12.00 Postage 2.00 $1,385.12 Balance to Overlay Surplus 4.88 $1,390.00 TOWN CLOCK Appropriation $75.00 Paid Nelson C.Pratt,care of clock $53.00 Balance to Treasury 22.00 $75.00 TOWN FLAG Appropriation $200.00 Paid Nelson C.Pratt,care of flag $183.00 Balance to Treasury 17.00 $200.00 174 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE Appropriation $100.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 136.65 $236.65 Paid E.L.Eustis,agent : On $1,000 Town Clock $7.52 On "Loss Constant"5.00 Additional premium on audit 224.13 $236.65 ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES Public Service Enterprise NORTH COHASSET POST OFFICE BUILDING Appropriation $223.16 Expenditures: Repairs—^Hyland & McGaw (1935)$23.16 JohnDyment 60.00 $83.16 Cohasset Hardware Co.,win- dow shades and paint 41.75 175 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Hingham Water Co 7.00 Balance to Treasury $131.91 91.25 3MMUNITY $223.16 GUILD AND C(HALL AND AMERICAN LEGION BUILDING Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures : Heating: Curtis Oil Co.,360 gals,oil J.C.Anderson,485 gals,oil $24.51 30.77 $55.28 23.00 3.04 Cohasset Water Co. Supplies —Cohasset Hardware Co Repairs: Ellery C.S.Sidney Frank J.Salvador P.L.Towle $101.25 98.00 35.97 1.75 6.00 S.H.Rooney (re- pairing lock) Charles R.Jason, truck *>42 97 176 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Oil burner (new)E.C.S.Sidney 175.00 $499.29 Balance to Treasury .71 $500.00 PARKING PLACE—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $65.00 Refund 4.20 $69.2^ Paid: J.T.Phelps &Co.,insurance on building $23.85 N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.,rent 5.00 $28.85 Balance to Treasury 40.35 $69.20 BUILDING—JAMES LANE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Balance from 1935 $4,978.97 Paid Everett Wheelwright, agent,in settlement $2,729.52 177 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Payrolls (labor,for details see end of report)137.50 Cement,S.H.Stoughton 3.88 Cohasset Hardware Co.,lock 2.70 The Welch Co.,Inc.,lumber 44.26 $2,917.86 Balance to 1937 2,061.11 $4,978.97 Charles E.Henry $5.63 Herbert L.Jason 31.50 37.13 Alfred J.Gonsalves,care 18 Vets'graves $36.00 Mowing town lot, Beechwood 3.00 39.00 Frank J.Salvador,care ^'ets'graves: Central Cemetery 31 Woodside 7 32.00 Mary P.Tower,writing 9 deeds 9.00 178 CEMETEBY—MAINTENANCE f Appropriation $1,023.70 Superintendent,services,Geo. A.Henry $778.50 Labor : ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Postage 2.17 Mowing,W.T.Barnes 15.00 Electric current 9.00 Telephone 51.60 Tools and supplies 16.54 Insurance on building,etc.,W. H.Morris (1935)23.70 Emp.Liab.on $400,E.L. Eustis 4.80 $1,018.44 Balance to Treasury 5.26 $1,023.70 INTEREST AND MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS INTEREST ANTICIPATK \OF R^\L^XUE LOANS Appropriation $500.00 Paid as follows : The New England Trust Co.: $27,000 @ .16%due Sept.17, 1936,less $1.00 $22.04 $40,000 @ .16%due Nov.25, 1936,less $2.00 37.64 $59.68 Balance t >Treasury '.....440.32 $500.00 179 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. INTEREST—GENERAL Appropriation $3,610.00 Paid: Second Nat'l Bank,Boston,on 28 James Brook notes $315.00 Rockland Trust Co., James Brook notes $315.00 School,first loan (58 notes)1,160.00 first loan (51 notes)1,040.00 second loan 780.00 3,295.00 ;; • $3,610.00 MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS BONDS OR NOTES FROM REVENUE Appropriation $18,000.00 Balance from 1935 91.45 $18,091.45 Paid : Rockland Trust Co. : First school loan— 6 notes due Apr.1 $6,000.00 180 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Second school loan—5 notes due June 1 5,000.00 $11,000.00 Second Nat'l Bank,Boston: Notes 196-202,incl.,James Brook,due Oct.1 7,000.00 $18,000.00 Balance to Treasury 91.45 $18,091.45 ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE LOANS Paid: New England Trust Co. : Note No,226,due 9/17 $27,000.00 Note No.227,due 11/5 40,000.00 $67,000.00 W.P.A.—FEDERAL PROJECTS See Report of Administrator Appropriation $6,010.00 Balance from 1935 1,457.17 Transfers from Reserve Fund 2,034.73 $9,501.90 181 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Expenditures : Salaries and Services : Wm.H.Taft,Su- pervisor $1,690.00 Charles R.Jason, foreman 521.25 L.W.Perkins,engi- neer 61.82 Jos.W.Rosano, carting stone 42.85 $2,315.92 Labor 339.04 Trucks 1,381.53 Gas,oil,etc 567.21 Tools,crushed stone and sup- plies 2,594.54 Office supplies 70.94 Lumber 581.41 Medicine,etc.46.61 Rlasting 124.50 Miscellaneous 741.19 $8,762.89 Balance to 1937 739.01 $9,501.90 182 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. AGENCY AND TRUST,REFUNDS AND TRANSFERS RESERVE FUND Appropriation,from Overlay Surplus $7,000.00 Transfers to the following accounts : Hydrants,Acct.No.14 $900.00 Bounties,Acct.No.19a 10.00 Board of Health,gen'l,Acct. No.20 622.55 R.&G.DispL,Town Dump, Acct.No.23 110.00 James Brook,etc.,Acct.No. 24 141.21 Doane St.,Acct.No.25b 17.50 Border St.,sidewalk,Acct. No.25d 340.00 Removing Snow,Acct.No.26 353.00 Highways (Selectmen),Acct. No.28 125.00 Harbor Maintenance,Acct. No.29 178.72 Public Welfare,Accts.Nos. 30 and 30a 1,790.64 Damage to Persons,Acct.No. 38a 200.00 Town Reports and Misc.,Acct. No.40 40.00 Employers'Liab.Insurance, Acct.No.43 136.65 W.P.A.Govt.Projects 2,034.73 $7,000.00 183 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. AGENCY Appropriations State (May 1936)$14,990.95 County (May 1936)8,549.19 $23,540.14 Paid,asof Nov.19,1936: State : State Tax,gen'l $14,200.00 Metropolitan Parks : Sinking Fund $12.88 Interest 58.42 Nantasket Mainte- nance 202.22 333.52 Auditing Munici- pal Accounts 346.74 State Parks 86.55 Veterans'Exemp- tions 55.22 $15,022.03 County taxes,paid Oct.8,1936 8,477.02 $23,499.05 Balance to Revenue (receipts) 1937,net 41.09 $23,540.14 Paid County Treasurer,dog tax 757.40 184 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TRUST FUNDS Cemetery,for Perpetual Care: Cohasset Savings Bank: F.J.and J.M.Millar $100.00 Estate of Mary A. Morse 75.00 E.L.Brickett 100.00 $275.00 Beeehwood Cemetery : L.T.Lincoln,Treasurer: John Pratt lot $20.00 Williams lot 2.45 22.45 Schools (Nichols Fund): Miss Louise Bates,scholarship 75.00 $372.45 REFUNDS Real Estate Taxes: 1934 $580.80 1935 739.89 1936 982.69 Personal Taxes : 1935 $5.94 1936 43.20 185 $2,303.38 49.14 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 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"*S8 .—1 OS CO r- CO On CM f-H^Tf ON, 00 o ON O in r-H CM r— 1 CO NO r^r^S 00 ON On O i-l 1—i CM CnI corfrf in VO t^ VO VO VO VO NO VO t--t^t^r-r-r^t-r^r^t^t^ 1— 1 t—i r— ( I—1 1— 1 rH i—i <u o6^ (D VO >CMO€^ •^o ^(^ CO c (^O ^1oo (DO w CM 2 =3 O f^^i2 SW -2 S^S o o c O c .rt o '5 .2 Sffi^Si "c5 ^ PhCQ 'T3 ^to t«c« S 1^I-.(-1 E <iJ <u oj 191 o -a oU I m OS Z z< zo 3 < W3 .JhMcn-j;t/) cj <;2 ^^S «ir"<;«H (Ih Q H en iz;OS H ^O «;^ fa H Ph w DS 5>- en O c«W K 2^U t,o^eu 5 -*:Q 5W20, fe:o < o CO 6 ^ y 00 CO ?^ 1— 1 c ^ rt LOm m On 1— 1 r-T ^^ t^>m'o a g ^s^ CO CO 1— 1 1 10 ON 1 O ONpCOocsiOvOpr- r^CO g!^g§ C^l CO CNq 00 ooo CM O O CO <U ON <U I— t w "-^o o o tn .;il>ON fl O CO OfL,^ hJ ^ ^ ^^ .ii S (u en .M •P^ <u C ^^^^ 2 O (U ON 5 s :t;bc O oj o Qj IT CO ^^ C C (U ^^ o CI-cs CO CO €^ i-i en >o o vH 3 53 S c C (U c;bO W)oj > p:JH<<:00 >-,en 'E c«__ |H o £o'C OCT!C/) 192 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Total Receipts of 1936 $426,205.50 Cash Balance January 1,1936 72,548.43 $498,753.93 Total Cash Payments 1936 415,208.08 $83,545.85 Balances of Accounts to 1937 Assessors (unpaid bills)$100.00 Town Clerk,binding records 50.00 Elm Street Sidewalk—special account .35 Old Age Assistance —Gen'l Admn 63.58 Town Commons —Pond 26.00 Building,James Lane 2,061.11 WPA Projects 739.01 Wheelwright Park .61 Wadleigh Park 121.17 $3,161.83 Overdrafts —Voted "Emergency"by Select- men,to Revenue of 1937 : Removing Snow $390.72 Department of Public Welfare 2,798.39 $3,189.11 193 ANNUAL REPORT.TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Cash Balance January 1,1937 -^83.545.85 Amounts set upon books against above bal- ance : Surplus War Bonus Fund -^575.24 Schools,second bond issue 1.788.66 Cemetery,sale of lots and graves 1,356.40 3.720.30 s79,825.55 Balance James Brook —PWA No.5045,Jan- uary 1,1937 S1908.10 194 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. PUBLIC GIFTS AND BEQUESTS (Continued from 1934 and 1935 Reports) ARTHUR N.MILLIKE^N Extract from will of Mr.Milliken: ''Seventeenth:I give and bequeath to the Town of Gohasset the sum of ten thousand dollars,to be applied by the Selectmen of the town for such permanent bene- fit of the town as they may determine;the same is not to be used for current or ordinary expenses,but for some purpose or purposes that in the judgment of the Selectmen may enure to the general benefit,improve- ment or ornament of the town." The acceptance of t]ie above will be voted on by the Town at its Meeting in March,1937, TRUST FUNDS AS OF JANUARY 1,1937 PARKS Billings-Pratt Park,Beechwood : On hand Jan.1,1936 $1,000.00 Dividends earned in 1936 30.00 $1,030.00 Received by town in 1936 30.00 On hand Jan.1,1937 $1,000.00 Robert Charles Billings Fund : Town Commons (Centre)$1,150.00 195 .AJS'NUAL REPORT.TOXTN OF COHASSET.1936. Dividends earned in 1936 34.50 Received bv town in 1936 34.50 On hand Jan.1.1937 .Sl.150.00 H.W.WadieighPark: On hand Jan.1.1936 -s5,000.00 Dividends earned in 1936 150.00 .s5.150.00 Received bv town in 1936 150.00 On hand Jan.1.1937 -^5,000.00 Wheelwright Park Fund : On hand Jan.1.1936 -n5,000.00 Dividends earned in 1936 450.00 sl5.450.00 Received bv town in 1936 450.00 On hand Jan.1.1937 .^15,000.00 Edith M.Bates Fund —Town Commons : On hand Jan.1.1936 >1.614.46 Dividends earned in 1936 48.03 §1,662.49 196 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Received by town in 1936 50.00 On hand Jan.1,1937 (plus balance of $26.00 in General Fund)$1,612.49 SCHOOLS Ripley Fund : On hand Jan.1,1936 $1,937.06 Dividends earned in 1936 58.55 On hand Jan.1,1937 $1,995.61 James W.Nichols Fund: On hand Jan.1,1936 $2,293.49 Dividends earned in 1936 68.18 $2,361.67 Drawn out for Scholarship 1936 75.00 On hand Jan.l,1937 $2,286.67 CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS Williams Lot Fund (Reech- wood): On hand Jan.1,1936 $77.45 Dividends earned in 1936 2.27 $79.72 197 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Paid in 1936 2.45 On hand Jan.1,1937 $77.27 Pratt Lot (Beechwood) : On hand Jan.1,1936 $242.97 Dividends earned in 1936 7.02 $249.99 Paid to Treasury of Cemetery in 1936 20.00 On hand Jan.1,1937 $229.99 C.Kennedy Lot (Woodside): On hand Jan.1,1936 $102.19 Dividends earned in 1936 2.54 $104.73 Received by town (credit to Cemetery 1936)2.54 On hand Jan.1,1937 $102.19 PERPETUAL CARE—CEMETERY LOTS On hand Jan.1,1936 $2,037.60 Less WilUams,Pratt and Kenney,reported above 422.61 $1,614.99 198 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Dividends earned in 1936 $48.62 Lots added in 1936: J.A.and J.M.Millar $100.00 Est.Mary A.Morse 75.00 Edward L.Brickett 100.00 275.00 323.62 Paid for care of lots in 1936 $1,938.61 50.75 Surplus War Bonus Fund: (In general funds) On hand Jan.1,1937 $1,887.86 $575.24 INSURANCE EXPIRING IN 1937 Department Treasurer Amount of Insurance .$4,000.00 Expires March 14 Amount of Premium $23.20 Treasurer 1,000.00 March 14 10.00 ...$4,000.00 1,000.00 March 14 $33.20 Collector $13.60 Collector March 14 10.00 $23.60 199 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN Town Hall : Fire $1,000.00 Fire 1,500.00 Fire 2,500.00 Fire 5,000.00 Liability $10—100,000.00 Police : Fire $2,500.00 Liability $5—10,000.00 Ford Ambu- lance $5—10,000.00 OF COHASSET,1936. April 10 $19.75 April 10 29.63 April 1 79.U0 May 19 98.75 May 16 83.09 $310.22 October 22 $14.75 January 1 72.85 January 2 76.60 $164.20 Fire Dept. : Ford Pickup, Fire Alarm, Liability $5— Chief's Car, Liability $5— 10,000.00 March 12 10,000.00 April 23 $50.45 72.85 $123.30 Board of Health: Ford Pickup, Liability $5—10,000.00 January 1 $47.15 200 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Highway Dept. : Ford Pickup, Indiana $5— Sealer of Weights and Measures: Fire Fire,etc. 10,000.00 $1,608.00 350.00 April 27 $115.10 April 23 $46.63 March 21 10.00 $56.63 Parking Place: Shop,Fire $1,500.00 $100,000.00 50,000.00 2,500.00 12,500.00 10,000.00 33,333.33 11,666.67 4,000.00 500.00 3,000.00 500.00 1,500.00 September 21 May 21 January 1 June 11 $23.85 Schools : E ni p lo y e r s' Liab. School Bus $10— Bld^s.,etc $80.50 88.09 35.00 June 11 June 11 125.00 100.00 April 4 April 4 .375.00 131.25 June 11 June 11 75.20 14.40 June 11 Jurie 11 June 11 58.50 16.80 12.00 • $1,112.04 201 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Cohasset Home: Builindgs,etc., Fire $2,000.00 May 23 $48.50 500.00 May 23 5.00 2,500.00 May 23 53.50 2,500.00 May 23 53.50 2,500.00 May 23 53.50 $214.00 Employers'Liab. Estimated April 27 $1,474.11 LIABILITIES OF COHASSET AS OF JANUARY 1,1937 Ripley Road School : First loan,4 per cent bonds,dated April 1,1926,payable $6,000 on the first day of April in each of the years 1937 and 1938,and $5,000 on the first day of April, 1939-1946 inclusive $52,000.00 Second Loan,Ripley Road School : 4 per cent notes,dated June 1, 1930,maturing $5,000 June 1, 1937,and $4,000 June 1,each year 1938-1940 inchisive 17,000.00 $69,000.00 202 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. JAMES BROOK Sewer and surface drainage loan account PWA No.5045,$1,000 notes payable $7,000 annually October 1,1937-1939 inclusive- Dated Oct.1,1934 $21,000.00 Interest payable April 1 and Octo- ber 1,at 214%. Note dated November 19,1936 (Sec- ond National Bank,Boston)due July 14,1937 at 1/2 of 1%2,220.00 $23,220.00 FIXED PROPERTY—OUTLAY OF 1936 Engineering,Assessors'Maps $500.00 Fire Alarm,truck 560.00 James Brook Improvement,PWA No.5045 9,750.00 (Bal.to 1937—$1,208.10) Highways—truck 1,500,00 Schools —addition Manual Training building 2,500.00 Beechwood Park Improvement 301.44 Building James Lane 2,917.86 (Bal.to 1937—$2,061.11) $18,029.30 Respectfully submitted, EDWARD L.STEVENS, Town Accountant. Cohasset,January 18,1937. 203 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. DETAILS FROM PAYROLLS,1936 Election Officers Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Austin L.Ahearn $55.72 Abraham J.Antoine,Sr.55.72 Louis B.C.Bailey 23.40 Reginald R.Beal 37.32 Fred C.Blossom 35.32 Nellie.DeSantos :2.50 Joseph H.Donovan 28.57 Edward M.Fleming 35.32 Anthony M.Gonsales 27.00 Thomas L.Grassie 28.57 Florence E.Hill 45.37 John M.Hunt 20.47 Charles R.Jason 35.32 Thomas J.Keating 55.72 Ziba T.Lapham 2.00 Eugene C.McSweeney 55.72 Joseph Migliaccio 2.50 George G.Monteiro 35.32 Leo E.Neagle.2.50 Joseph L.Oliver 38.92 Mary Pagliaro 2.50 Charles H.Pratt 45.37 Ora H.Pratt 55.72 Ellery C.S.Sidney 8.10 Anastasia St.John 55.72 Ira B.P.Stoughton 8.10 Spencer H.Stoughton 5.17 Henry E.Sweeney 2.00 Firemen's Pay Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Abraham J.Antoine,Jr.$17.75 J.Lewis Bates 2.00 Lot E.Bates 15.50 Joseph R.Brennock 7.25 Wm.J.Brennock 8.75 William J.Bre.nnock,2nd 3.50 Wm.F.Burke 20.75 John Carty 9.50 Arthur L.Clark 3.50 Thomas Culliney 8.00 Paul V.Donovan 17.75 F.Noel or Fred N.Edwards 17.00 Ernest or Wm.J.Ernest Ed- wards 10.25 Edward J.Fitzpatrick 10.25 Chas.E.Frates 75 Charles W.Frates 8.00 Edward B.Gammons 9.50 Anthony M.Gonsalves 9.50 Norman G.Grassie 2.00 James L.Happenny 2.00 Leo J.Happenny 6.50 T.Walter or Thomas W.Her- nan 5.75 Chas.W.Hunter 5.00 James Infusino .75 John Infusino 1.50 Rufus A.James 8.75 Edward R.Jason 6.50 Wm.H.Jason 10.25 204 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Bejijamin Kelly 7.25 John Kennedy 25.25 Frank T.Libby 2.75 Jerome C.Lincoln 5.00 Lawrence F.Lincoln 7.25 El wood F.Litchfield 2.00 E.Parker or Edward P.Mal- ley 17.00 Frank F.Martin,Jr 2.00 Wm.H.McArthur 75 Wm.H.McArthur,Jr 15.50 William H.McAuliffe 75 Edward A.or B.McLean 4.25 Henry J.Mignot 2.00 Albert J.Morris 11.75 Manuel F.Oliver 17.00 Stephen Pagliaro 1.50 Harry A.Patterson 10.25 John L.Patterson 8.75 Charles C.Philbrook 2.00 Chas.H.Pratt 6.50 Paul W.Pratt 5.00 Roscoe,G.Pratt 4.25 Clarence S.Reddy 2.00 Stephen H.Rooney 17.00 Bernard J.Salvador 14.00 Clarence W.B.Salvador 13.25 Louis E.Salvador 8.00 Herbert C.Sargent 2.75 Ellery C.S.Sidney 20.75 Alfred J.Silvia 18.50 Alfred M.Silvia 2.00 Jos.A.Silvia 19.25 Joseph M.Silvia 22.25 Arthur Somerville 1.50 Malcolm H.Steve.ns 4.25 Charles R.Stoddard 4.25 Edwin A.Stone 2.00 Ira B.P.Stoughton 7.25 Joseph A.Valine 5.00 Herbert Williams 2.00 Ralph L.Wood 12.50 Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls John L.Jason 14.50 Parker Malley 92.40 William F.Martin 22.50 Leo E.Neagle 4.65 Roscoe G.Pratt 6.75 Moth Department Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Abraham J.Antoine,Jr.$13.50 Wm.T.Barnes,horses 5.00 Fred Barrows 9.00 Fred Blossom 4.50 Paul Brasill 4.50 John Burke 11.25 Foster Cadose,22.50 Jos.Cadose 9.00 John J.Carty 13.50 Philip Coyne 51.75 James Denithorne 4.50 Daniel Donovan 13.50 John Donovan 9.00 M.Harrv Donovan 13.50 William Edwards 36.00 Lawrence Figureido 27.00 Louis Figureido 9.00 Manuel Figureido 22.50 Alfred Gonsalves 9.00 George L.Grassie 9.00 205 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. John S.Grassie 18,00 Joseph E.Grassie,truck 114.00 Patrick Grassie 36,00 Paul Grassie 4.50 Thos.F.Grassie 13.50 William Grassie 13.50 James Hiltz 13.50 Samuel H,Hume 27,00 James Hurley 9.00 Fred G.James 13.50 Chas.Jason,Ash St.13.50 W.H.Jason,truck 12.00 Warren Jones 238.50 Benj.Kelly 6.75 Leonard Lawrence 18.00 Lawrence Lincoln 4.50 Wm.A.Litchfield 4.50 Geo.Loverin 4.50 E.Parker Malley 18.00 Wm.F.McAuliffe 13.50 Frank McLean 36.00 Michael McNeil 15.75 Horace W.Monk 13.50 George Neagle 9.00 John L Oliver 36.00 Jos.Oliver 4.50 Manuel Oliver 58.50 Walter Poland 4.50 Chas.Pratt 27.00 Ira N.Pratt 27.00 Roscoe.Pratt 22.50 Alton J.Priest 27.00 Peter J.Rooney,truck 12.00 Frank Salvador 13.50 Louis Salvador,truck 12.00 Everett E.Sherman 9.00 Ellery Sidney 65.00 Antoine Silvia,Jr 13.50 Antoine Silvia,Sr 31.50 Frank Silvia 4.50 Fred Silvia 31.50 John Silvia 13.50 Jos.M.Silvia 27.00 Walter Silvia 18.00 Dominick Sorrento 13.50 Charles L.Stoddard 13.50 Elliot Stoddard 22.50 Henry Stone 22.50 Charles R.Stover 83.75 Dominick Truglia 13.50 Charles or Chas.A.Tangef...22.50 John Tanger 27.00 Leslie Thompson 4.50 Allen Tornberg 13.50 Thos.Valine 2.25 Chas.A.White 13.50 Charles Wilson 36.00 Tree Warden Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls William Ahearn $13.50 Abraham Antoine,Jr.13.50 John Warren Bates 4.50 Alexander Brown 2.25 John Burke 20.25 Joseph Cadose 4.50 Philip Coyne 4.50 John Donovan 4.50 Robt.Donovan 27.00 Ge,o.Dunn 9.00 Fred N.Edwards 40.50 Louis Figureido 2.25 Clarence M.Grassie 6.75 Edw.F.Grassie 27.00 Geo.L.Grassie 11.25 Joseph E.Grassie,truck 330.00 Paul Grassie 18.00 Stephen J.Grassie,truck 48.00 Samuel H.Humes 11.25 James Hurley 4.50 Francis James 2.25 Le^wis James 9.00 Rufus James 22.50 Joseph Jason 9.00 William Jason,truck 6.00 Warren Jones 333.00 William Kennedy 15.75 Lawrence Lincoln,truck 12.00 Frank'McLean 4.50 Michael McNeil 13.50 206 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Dan'l McSweeney 13.50 Fred Pape 13.50 E.Robert Mealy,truck 12.00 Fred Pape,13.50 Walter Poland 4.50 Roscoe Pratt 4.50 J.Wm.Rooney 13.50 Peter Rooney,truck 18.00 Clarence W.Salvador 4.50 Frank J.Salvador 30.00 Everett E.Sherman 9.00 Osgood Sidney 4.50 Antoine Silvia,Jr.13.50 Antoine Silvia,Sr.49.50 Fred Silvia 9.00 John Silvia 6.75 Mathew Silvia 13.50 Charles R.Stover,climbej 90.50 Louis Salvador,truck 12.00 Antoine Silvia 15.75 John Silvia 20.25 Chas.Stoddard,Jr 9.00 Charles R.Stover 63.25 Charles A.Tanger 4.50 Manuel Teixeira 22.50 Leslie Thompson 13.50 Wm.C.Ward 2.25 Everett W.Wheelwright, truck 60.00 Richardson White,horses 36.00 Charles Wilson 27.00 Tree Warden —Clearing Trees for Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Robert Donovan $13.50 Edw.P.Malley 13.50 F.Noel Edwards 9.00 Roscoe Pratt 13.50 Tree Warden —Special —Pruning Elms Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Waher Bates $9.00 Foster Cadose 4.50 Michael H.Donovan 4.50 George Dunn 13.50 Joseph E.Grassie,truck 18.0,0 Charles Henry 9.00 Charles R,Jason,truck 24.00 Warren Jones 54.00 Elijah Lincoln 4.50 Lawrence Lincoln,truck 10.00 William McAuliffe.11.25 Daniel McSweeney 13.50 Fred Mitchell 9.00 Louis Rosenberg 4.50 Waher Smith 4.50 Henry Stone 4.50 Charles R.Stover,labor and truck 22.25 Herbert Williams 9.00 Forest Fires Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Ira Adams $4.50 Jos.C.Anderson 1.13 Lot E.Bates 21.38 Reginald R.Real 56 Abraham J.Antoine,Jr 14.06 Clarejice S.Brasill 1.12 207 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Jos.R.Brennock 9.57 Wm.J.Brennock 13.50 Wm.J.Brennock or 2nd 12.37 Gaetano Buffalo 1.13 Wm.F.Burke 7.32 Chas.Cartledge .56 John Carty 5.63 James Denithorne 1.13 Clifford Dixon or Jr.(boy)...1.41 Paul V.Donovan 1.69 F.Noel Edwards 5.06 William Enos 56 Edward J.Fitzpatrick 56 Russell Furbush (Somerville).56 Edward B.Gammons 1.13 Anthony M.Gonsalves .56 Paul Grassie 7.87 Tony Grassie 4.50 Wm.Haley 56 Jas.L.Happenny 3.38 T.Walter He.rnan 2.25 Chas.W.Hunter 8.44 Paul R.James 56 Rufus James .56 Chas.Jason,Jr.56 George S.Jason 2.25 Jos.M.Jason 2.25 Paul Jason .56 Wm.H.Jason 3.94 Fred B.Jenkins .56 Warren W.Jones .56 Benj.Kelly 6.19 John Kennedy 10.14 Louis Laugelli 2.25 Wm.Laugelli .56 Jos.L.Leonard 1.69 Clarence H.Litchfield 2.25 Jas.A.Litchfield 2.25 Edward B.MacLean 7.88 Frank E.MacLean 2.25 E.Parker Malley 5.06 Dominick Manuello (boy).1.13 Paul Manuello (boy)1.13 Edmund Marks 2.25 Manuel A.Marks 56 Frank F.Martin,Jr 95.10 Wm.H.McArthur,Jr 56 Wm.McAuliffe 56 Waher McGrath 56 Francis McKay (boy)28 Wm.McKay (boy)28 Howard McLellan (boy)28 Chas.McNeil 56 William Mello (boy)1.13 Donald Meyer 56 Fred Mitchell 1.13 Margaret Murphy (girl)28 Robert Noonan 56 Manuel F.Oliver 47.81 Me.lvin Oliver 1.69 Stephen Pagliaro 3.94 Arthur Parlin 1.13 John Patterson 1.13 Geo.Perry 1.13 Aaron Pratt,Jr.56 Roscoe G.Pratt 56 John Quinn (Somerville)56 Clarence S.Reddy,Jr.56 Julian Riley (boy)28 Stockard Rudderham (Nan- tasket).56 Bernard J.Salvador 2.25 C.Barron Salvador 3.37 Van R.Sidney 1.69 Alfred J.Silvia 45.58 Alfred M.Silvia 16.87 Antoine L.Silvia (Parkej Ave.)1.13 Harry Silvia (boy)28 Jos.M.Silvia 56 William Silvia (Elm)1.12 Kenneth Souther 56 Manuel Souza,Jr.1.13 Elliot Stoddard 1.69 Chas.R.Stover 56 Julian Strang 56 Arthur Studley 56 Ralph R.Studley 7.88 Eugene Sweeney 56 Chas.A.Tanger 56 David Tower (boy)28 Frances Tower (girl)28 Richard Tower (boy)28 Fred P.Valine,56 Jos.A.Valine 56 Miles Valine 56 Herbert Williams 56 Ralph L.Wood 6.18 208 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Straits Pond,James Brook,Cat Dam,Etc. Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Austin Ahearn $9.00 Abraham Antoine,Jr.36.00 Walter P.Bates 20.25 John Burke 9.00 Thomas Burke 9.00 John Carty 9.00 Philip Coyne 9.00 Edward Davis 9.00 James DeVito 9.00 Herbert Dion 9.00 Daniel Donovan 9.00 Harry Donovan 18.00 Robert Donovan 22.50 Noel Edwards 9.00 Anthony Emanue;llo 9.00 Randolph Feola 9.00 Alfred J.Gonsalves 9.00 Edward Grassie 9.00 William Grassie 9.00 Charles Henry 4.50 Harry Hetue,Jr 4.50 Francis M.Hill 9.00 Sam'l Hume 18.00 James Hurley 9.00 William James 9.00 John Jason 9.00 Charles R.Jason 9.00 Joseph Jason 9.00 John T.Keating 13.50 Wm.Kennedy 4.50 Harry W.Lincoln 9.00 Wm.McKay 9.00 Francis McLean 4.50 Russell McNeil 9.00 Vincent McNeil 4.50 Daniel McSweeney 4.50 Eugene McSweeney 9.00 Horace Monk 9.00 Dan'l O'Brien 9.00 William O'Hearn 18.00 John Pattison 4.50 Lester Peavey 36.00 Walter Poland 13.50 Patrick Powers 4.50 Francis M.Roche 4.50 Wm.E.Rooney 9.00 Jos.Rosano 27.00 Frank J.Salvador 9.00 Vincenzo Sestito 4.50 Osgood Sidney 9.00 John Silvia 9.00 Charles Stoddard,Jr 2.25 James Stover 4.50 Geo.Sullivan 9.00 C.A.Tanger,Jr 15.75 John L.Tanger 15.75 Manuel S.Teixeira 9.00 Thomas E.Valine 4.50 Charles Wilson 18.00 Highway Department Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Joseph Achille $29.25 Austin L.or A.L.Ahearn...117.00 H.W.Ainslie,,labor and care of tractor house 160.75 Joseph W.Almeida 13.50 Manuel C.Almeida 9.00 William J.Almeida 11.25 Joseph C.Anderson,truck...72.00 Albert L.Andrews,truck 36.00 Carleton W.Andrews 9.00 Frank A.Andrews 63.00 Frank J.Andrews 18.00 209 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Andrew J.Arnold 42.75 Roland V.Backlund 40.50 John T.Barnes 2.25 Fred H.or E.Barrows 27.00 Allan R.or Rufus Alden Bates 9.00 Edwin W.Bate^s 13.50 Ellery E.Bates 63.00 Harry C.Bates 76.50 Herbert P.Bates 13.50 Howard Bates,truck 60.00 J.Lewis or Louis J.Bates,Jr.42.25 Lot E.Bates,truck 144.00 Roy A.Bates 18.00 Walter P.Bates 27.00 R.R.Real 20.25 Leon F.Blakeman 4.50 C.J.Brasill 9.00 Paul S.Brasill 96.75 Wm.J.Brennock,2nd 4.50 George H.Briggs 45.00 Alexander Brown 13.50 Ralph Bruno 9.00 John E.Burke 65.25 Thomas E.Burke 33.75 Ralph C.BurriU 38.25 Charles E.Butman 4.50 Foster Cadose 74.25 Joseph L.Cadose 54.00 George E.Campbell 4.50 Francis or Frank P.Carey...58.50 John J.Carty 24.75 Edgar C.Clark 63.00 James W.CogiU 24.75 EdAvard A.Cole 27.00 Oakley E.Corey 22.50 Philip W.Coyne 92.25 Robert P.Coyne 13.50 John M.Curtis 562.50 George.L.Damon 24.75 Sanford L.Damon 22.50 John J.Davenport 31.50 Edward N.Davis 57.37 Alfred L.DeMello 18.00 Frank DeMello 1.50 Francis DeMello 9.00 John DeMello 9.00 Lewis P.DeMello 22.50 James Denithorne 13.50 Leopold DePina 4.50 Moses De.Pina 18.00 Angelo DeVito 4.50 James R.or P.DeVito 103.50 Joe A.DeVito 4.50 Joseph J.DeVito 38.25 Samuel A.DeVito 18.00 Vincent DeVito 13.50 Frederick T.Dolan 18.00 Daniel F.Donovan 56.25 Michael H.Donovan 253.82 Robert E.Donovan 170.43 George W.Dunlap 233.25 Ge.orge F.Dunn 4.50 John Dyment,painting fences 25.50 Charles H.Eastman 67.50 Henry R.Eastman 24.75 Raymond Eastman 9.00 F.Noel Edwards 29.25 Anthony A.Emanuello,truck 108.00 Frank J.Emanuello 4.50 Joseph A.Emanuello 2.81 Thomas Emanuello 9.00 Joseph Esposito 22.50 Walter J.Faria 4.50 Randolph Feola 40.50 Milton J.Ferreira 18.00 Robert J.Ferreira 13.50 John J.Figueire.do 13.50 Joseph P.Figueiredo 13.50 Lawrence A.Figueiredo 58.50 Manuel S.Figueiredo 13.50 George W.Flint,or Jr 13.50 Frank S.Fratus 4.50 Austin L.Freeman 9.00 Harry M.Friel 9.00 Alfred J.Gonsalves 6.75 Harold F.Goodwin 4.50 Clarence M.Grassie 18.00 Edward T.or F.Grassie 60.75 George L.Grassie 55.00 Joseph J.Grassie 11.25 Patrick Grassie 63.00 Paul A.Grassie 28.14 Thomas F.Grassie 32.62 William V.Grassie 18.00 Paul Gratta 31.50 Antoine Gulla 22.50 Wm.or William F.Gulla 168.18 William L.or S.Haley 15.75 James L.Happenny,truck ....72.00 Leo Happenny 27.00 Eldred L.Hardy 13.50 Charles E.He.nry 217.25 James J.Henry 56.25 Thomas W.Hernan 49.50 Harry A.Hetue,Jr 4.50 210 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Ernest E.Hill 4.50 Francis M.Hill 33.75 Sam.Hume 4.50 Charles W.Hunter 63.00 Arthur L.Hurley 13.50 James M.Hurley 81.00 Charles Infusino,Jr 22.50 Frank J.Infusino 51.75 Fred James,care of lanterns .1.50 John F.James 67.50 Lewis Jame;s 42.75 Norman F.James 13.50 Paul R.James 127.12 Rufus James,truck 111.50 Samuel F.James 33.75 Wm.James 4.50 C.E.Jason 18.00 Charles R.Jason,truck 57.00 Ed.R.Jason,truck 36.00 Geo.Jason,truck 63.75 Harry S.Jason 15.75 Joseph M.Jason 18.00 Herbert L.Jason 65.25 Paul V.Jason 27.00 Robert E.Jason 4.50 William H.Jason 69.75 Frank Jednick 4.50 Fred B.Jenkins 78.75 Henry F.Keating 9.00 James M.Keating 36.00 John T.Ke.ating 142.87 Ralph Keegan 9.00 Charles H.Kennedy 29.25 John Kennedy 42.75 Richard E.Kennedy 18.00 William J.Kennedy 182.82 Chauncey Kilborn 9.00 H.Monty LaFlamme 2.25 Frank Lagrotterio 74.25 Anthony C.Laugelli 15.75 Joseph Laugelli 6.75 Louis A.Laugelli,truck 120.00 Leonard Lawrence.23.64 Benjamin or Bennie E.Le Clair 27.00 Frank T.Libby 6.75 Harry W.Lincoln 20.25 Jerome C.Lincoln,labor and team 12.50 Lawrence F.Lincoln,labor and truck 78.00 Clarence H.Litchfield 29.25 Edward L.Litchfield 4.50 Lawson Litchfield 2.25 Walter E.Litchfield 13.50 William A.Litchfield 18.00 Frank N.Loiocono 18.00 Lawrence.Longo 4.50 George B.Loverin 27.00 John M.Lyons 24.75 Michael Lyons 22.50 Frank E.MacLean 31.50 Walter McLean 27.00 Edward P.Malley 11.25 Tony Manuella,truck 24.00 William F.Martin,labor and care of lanterns 12.50 Russell E.Marsh 9.00 William J.Martin 9.00 Edward B.Mathewson 24.75 Walter Maynard 4.50 William H.McArthur 9.00 William F.McKay 18.00 Henry L.McMahon,truck ....84.00 N.G.McKinnon 69.75 William C.McLaughlin 9.00 William J.McLaughlin 6.75 John J.McNamara 11.25 Michael McNeil 167.62 Petej-J.McNeil 18.00 Vincent A.McNeil 22.50 Daniel E.McSweeney 13.50 Eugene C.McSweeney 13.50 E.Robert Mealy,truck 160.00 Joseph L.Meehan 20.25 Michael J.Meehan 24.75 Louis Me.llo 4.50 Frank Mellow 9.00 Joseph Migliaccio 36.00 Frank Misdea 20.25 Fred Mitchell 340.31 Joseph Mitchell 72.00 Tony or Antonio Modente ....63.00 Horace W.Monk 18.00 Francis T.Murphy 33.75 Wilson F.Murphy 19.12 James Nardo 29.25 Nicola or Nicholas S.Nardo, truck 150.00 Sam Nardo 5.25 Harold T.Nason 27.00 George R.Neagle 18.00 Leo M.Neagle 36.00 Leo E.Neagle.,Jr 13.50 Daniel F.O'Brien 12.50 William J.O'Hearn 77.62 211 ANNUAL REPORT.TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. John J.Oliver 9.00 Melvin J.or Malvin J.or ManueJ Oliver 29.25 Charles F.Pape 24.75 Frederick W.Pape 108.56 Mrs.Fred or Hester S.Pape, truck 117.00 Frank J.Patterson,labor and care of lantej'ns 41.75 John L.Pattison 11.25 Alonzo Pearson 9.00 Lester F.or Frank Peavey...110.81 Alfred D.Pease 68.07 Frank Perry 72.00 Thomas Petersen 4.50 Leopold B.Pina 38.25 Moses J.Pina 18.00 Walter M.Poland 65.25 Joseph Polito 2.25 William J.Powers 76.50 C.H.Pratt 1.68 Ira N.Pratt 81.00 Roscoe G.Pratt 49.50 Wm.H.Pratt,truck 48.00 Alton J.Priest 78.75 Harry H.Reed,Jr 22.50 John J.Rhodes 18.00 Lyman Richards 9.00 Frank M.or Francis Roche...5.62 Frederick G.Roche 5.62 John W.Rooney 36.00 Peter E.Rooney 67.50 Peter J.Rooney,truck 150.00 Stephen H.Rooney 9.00 William E.Rooney 9.00 William J.Rooney 45.00 Antonio Rosano,truck 84.00 Frank or Frank F.Rosano ....18.00 Joseph W.Rosano,truck 180.00 Frank L.Rosenberg,or Jr...160.77 Bernard J.Salvador,truck ....78.00 Frank J.Salavador,mason ....24.00 Louis E.Salavador,truck 60.00 Herbert C.Sargent 13.50 Salvadore Sestito 4.80 V.V.Sestito,truck and care of lanterns 85.50 George H.Shattuck 20.25 Everett E.Sherman 58.50 Ellery Sidney 18.00 Osgood S.Sidney 18.00 Van R.Sidney 58.50 Sam or Salvatore Signorelli 24.75 Alfred J.Silvia 15.75 Alfre.d M.Silvia,care of catch basins 4.50 Antoine L.or A.L.Silvia ....56.25 Antoine L.Silvia.Jr 86.62 Charles F.Silvia 13.50 Fred or Frederick H.Silvia..60.75 Jerome R.Silvia 36.00 John J.or G.Silvia 56.25 Joseph F.Silvia 51.75 Joseph M.Silvia,truck 108.00 Manuel P.Silvia 85.50 Matthew L.Silvia 49.50 Walter A.Silvia 131.62 John S.or E.Sladen 31.50 Charles J.Smith 4.50 Edward L.Smith 4.50 Walter A.Smith 9.00 William S.Smith 77.62 Dominick Sorrento 22.50 David Souther,truck 24.00 David Souther,Jr.,truck 96.00 Kenneth Souther,truck 36.00 William D.Stillings 4.50 Charles L.Stoddard 47.25 George H.Stoddard 99.00 Sheldon B.Stoddard 9.00 Dwight D.Stone 27.00 Edwin A.Stone,Jr 63.00 Henry H.Stone 54.00 James E.Stover 42.75 William E.Stover 31.50 Ralph R.Studley 13.50 George E.Sullivan 54.00 John H.Sweeney 42.75 Clarence N.Sylve.ster 2.25 Charles A.Tanger or Jr.92.25 John L.Tanger 51.75 Manuel S.Teixeira 112.50 Leslie G.Thompson 18.00 William E.Tilden 117.00 Allan R.Torberg 13.50 Dominic Truglia 22.50 James Truglia 13.50 Patsy Truglia 9.00 Joseph A.Valine 2.25 Thomas E.Valine 45.00 Ralph Viola 9.00 Everett Wheelwright,truck ...48.00 Joseph W.Whitcomb 22.50 Charles A.White 228.00 Geo.W.White,truck 74.00 Grover C.White 22.50 212 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Joseph H.White,labor and mason 64.50 Michael Widing,care of lan- terns 3.00 Delano or Delmar WilHams, labor and truck 27.75 Frank H.Williams,labor and truck 92.25 Charles Wilson 18.00 John H.Winters,Jr 4.50 Mose,s Zopatti 40.50 Highways —Sohier Street Widening Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Fred E.Barrows 18.00 William J.Brennock 38.25 George W.Brown 27.00 John E.Burke 36.00 Thomas E.Burke 22.50 Charles E.Butman 22.50 Joseph L.Cadose 9.00 Edward A.Cole 13.50 John M.Curtis 27.00 George L.Damon 13.50 John Davenport 4.50 Alfred L.DeMello 4.50 George E.Denithorne 18.00 SamueJ A.DeVito 9.00 Herbert E.Dion 18.00 Frederick T.Dolan 13.50 John Dolan 22.50 Daniel F.Donovan 18.00 Michael H.Donovan 13.50 George F.Dunn 22.50 Frank J.Emanuello 22.50 Thomas Emanuello 27.00 Randolph Feola 4.50 Emery E.Freeman 22.50 Harry M.Friel 11.25 Edward T.Grassie 9.00 George L.Grassie 9.00 Joseph E.Grassie.,truck 68.75 Thomas F.Grassie 13.50 Antoine Gulla 18.00 Charles E.Henry 11.25 James J.Henry 9.00 Arthur L.Hurley 18.00 Charles Infusino,Jr 13.50 Lewis James 15.75 Paul R.James 13.50 Rufus A.James 4.50 William James 13.50 John J.Jason 13.50 Herbert L.Jason 31.50 Warren W.Jones 65.25 Henry F.Keating 18.00 John T.Ke.ating 29.25 Ralph E.Keegan 6.75 Frank Lagrotteria 18.00 Edward L.Litchfield 4.50 George B.Loverin 9.00 John M.Lyons 40.50 William J.Martin 18.00 John J.McNamara 27.00 Vincent McNeil 18.00 Joseph L.Meehan 13.50 Louis P.Mello 22.50 Joseph Mitchell 4.50 Antoine Modente 4.50 William W.Nason,Jr.,or William T.Mason 22.50 Leo M.Neagle.22.50 Daniel F.O'Brien 4.50 Melvin J.Oliver 31.50 Frederick W.Pape 40.50 Frank J.Pattison 27.00 John L.Pattison 29.25 Le.ster F.Peavey 24.75 Peter A.D.Petersen 31.50 Thomas Peterson 4.50 Le.opold B.Pina 13.50 William J.Powers 18.00 William H.Pratt,truck 66.00 Alton J.Priest 4.50 Lyman Richards 9.00 John W.Rooney 4.50 Antonio Rosano,truck 48.00 Frank J.Rosano 27.00 Frank L.Rosenberg,Jr.22.50 V.V.Sestito,truck 141.00 213 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Antoine Silvia,Jr 15.75 Charles F.Silvia 6.75 Frederick H.Silvia 4.50 Manuel P.Silvia 4.50 Mathew L.Silvia 4.50 John H.Svvreeney 9.00 Charles A.Tanger 36.00 John L.Tanger 31.50 Manuel S.Teixejra 9.00 William E.Tilden 27.00 Charles A.White,truck 12.00 Grover C.White 4.50 Highways —Doane Street Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Joseph C.Anderson,truck .$42.00 George W.Dunlap 57.00 Anthony E.Emanuello,truck 43.50 Charles R.Jason,truck 43.50 Wm.H.Jason 67.50 James A.Litchfield 4.50 Louis A.Lugelle or Laugelli, truck 78.00 Henry L.McMahon,truck ....85.50 H.S.Pape,truck 43.50 Peter J.Rooney,truck 45.00 Frank L.Rosenberg,Jr 4.50 Vincenzo V.Sestito,truck ...42.00 Charles J.Smith 27.00 Charles A.White,truck 45.00 Highways —Border Street Sidewalk Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Lot E.Bates,truck $78.00 Jos.L.Cadose 13.50 Philip W.Coyne 9.00 James Denithorne 9.00 Michael H.Donovan 54.00 Pasquale,Feola 9.00 Emanuel or Manuel S.Fig- ueiredo 22.50 Paul V.Jason 9.00 Frank Jednick 18.00 Peter J.McNeil 45.00 Fred Mitchell 18.00 Hester S.Pape,truck 30.00 John L.Pattison 13.50 Wm.H.Pratt,truck 12.00 Jos.W.Rosano,truck 12.00 Frank L.Rosenberg,Jr.4.50 Antoine L.Silvia 31.50 John J.Silvia 18.00 Edwin Stone,Jr 13.50 John H.Sweeney 9.00 Chas.A.Tanger,Jr 9.00 Highways —Church Street Sidewalk Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Carleton W.Andrews $6.75 Frank A.Andrews 18.00 Leon P.Blakeman 15.75 C.J.Brasill 11.25 Paul S.Brasill 51.75 Randolph Feola 11.25 Thomas W.Hernan 13.50 Frank Infusino 18.00 Paul R.James 4.50 Clarence H.Litchfield 15.75 214 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Russell E.Marsh 13.50 Michael McNejl 18.00 Joseph Mitchell 67.50 William J.O'Hearn 11.25 Alfred D.Pease 9.00 Roscoe G.Pratt 60.75 Frank L.Rosenberg,or Jr..58.50 Walter A.Silvia 49.50 Removing Snow and Sanding Streets Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Joseph Achille $61.31 Austin L.Ahearn 100.69 Austin Ahearn,Jr 14.63 Alfred Ainslie 19.13 H.Wm.Ainslie 228.85 Henry Ainslie,Jr 19.13 Jose.ph W.Almeida 4.50 Manuel Almeida 11.25 Joseph C.Anderson,truck ....24.00 Albert L.Andrews,truck 48.00 Carleton or Carl Andrews ....22.50 Ab.J.Antoine,Jr 39.38 Frank J.Antoine 34.31 Geo.E.Antoine 15.75 John P.Antoine 23.06 Roland V.Backlund 45.00 Louis C.Bailey,truck 36.00 John T.Barnes 27.00 William T.Barnes,horses and men 187.41 Bernard E.or L.Barrows ....24.75 Fred E.Barrows 25.31 Abbott Bate.s 4.50 Elmer Bates Estate,horses and men 67.50 Herbert P.Bates 33.76 Howard Bates,truck 48.00 Lewis Bates,Jr 2.25 Lot E.or Elmer Bates,truck 108.00 Walter P.Bates 36.01 William Bates 9.00 Reginald R.Real 60.75 Leon Blakeman,or Jr 14.63 Irving Blossom 9.00 Clarejice S.Brasill 2.25 C.J.Brasill,Jr 9.00 Paul Brasill 10.13 W.J.Brennock,2nd 24.75 Wm.J.Brennock 9.00 Alexander Brown 15.75 David Brown 9.00 Frank Brown,Jr 2.25 George W.Brown 13.50 Minot Brown 9.00 Roland Brownelle 10.13 Ralph Bruno 6.75 Gaetano Bufalo 20.25 Wm.Burdick 9.00 John E.Burke 79.88 Thomas E.Burke 84.35 Victor H.Burns 4.50 Ralph C.BurriU 49.50 Chas.E.Butman 11.25 Foster Cadose 60.75 Foster Cadose,Jr.15.75 George E.Campbell 15.75 John Carty 38.25 Richard Chase 15.75 Roy Chase 22.50 Thomas Churchill 4.50 Jos.Clare 20.25 James Cogill 2.25 Edward A.Cole 40.00 Philip Cohen 22.50 Ernest G.Coles 19.13 Carmello Cook 11.25 Francis Corey or Carey 19.13 Oakley E.Corey 11.25 Philip W.Coyne 13.50 Samuel Cummings 22.50 John M.Curtis 21.38 John M.Curtis,Jr 5.63 Alfred Daley 18.00 Dennis Daley 4.50 Eugene Daly 4.50 George L.Damon 31.50 John J.Davenport 47.25 Edward N.Davis 65.25 Chauncey DelGrosso 20.25 Albert L.DeMellow 9.00 215 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Alfred DeMello 14.63 Francis DeMellow 14.63 Frank DeMello 19.13 John DeMello 10.13 Joseph DeMello 11.25 Geo.E.Denithorne 45.00 Jame.s Denithorne 20.25 Edgar E.DeSantos 4.50 Louis Derasto or Devasto ....24.75 Angelo DeVito 22.50 Dominick DeVito 21.38 James R.DeVito 55.15 Joseph A.DeVito 22.50 Sam'l A.DeVito 24.75 Vincent DeVito 9.00 Herbert E.Dion 36.56 Fred T.or Frederick Dolan .40.79 John W.Dolan or Doland ..20.25 D.or Daniel F.Donovan 106.75 M.H.or Harry Donovan 124.88 Robert E.Donovan 63.00 Be,njamin Douglas 4.50 Marshall Douglass 13.50 George Dunlap 23.63 Geo.F.Dunn 56.25 John Dyment 38.25 Charles H.Eastman 19.13 Henry R.Eastman 5.63 Howard Eastman 1.13 Reynolds Eastman 15.75 Walter Eastman 1.13 F.Noel or F.N.Edwards ...111.38 William Edwards 20.25 Henry Ellsworth 4.50 Henry Ellsworth,Jr.4.50 Dominick Emanuello 9.56 Anthony A.Emanuello,truck and labor 46.75 Frank Emanuello 13.50 Joseph Emanuello 27.00 M.Emanuello 4.50 Paul Emanuello 4.50 Thomas Emanuello 18.00 Thomas Emanuello,Jr 18.56 Abraham S.Enos 9.00 MichaeJ Emanuello 4.50 Wm.Enos 9.00 Joseph Faria,Jr 10.13 Walter J.Faria 24.75 Patsy Feola 10.13 Ralph Feola 12.38 Randolf Feola 9.00 Anthony Ferreira 3.38 John J.Ferreira 6.75 Milton J.Ferreira 41.63 Robert Ferreira 11.25 John Figureido 56.25 Joseph P.Figueiredo 33.75 Lawrence A.Figueiredo 51.75 Louis Figureido 15.75 Manuel S.or Emanuel Figuei- redo 36.00 Michael Finnegan 4.50 Edward J.Fitzpatrick 38.25 Edward Fitzpatrick,Jr 14.06 John Fleming,Jr 4.50 George W.Flint 2.25 Richard Forrest 24.75 Ralph Fraio 9.56 Rocco Fraio 13.50 William Francis 12.38 Charles W.Frates 9.00 Frank Frates 9.00 George A.Frates 22.50 Joseph E.Frates 22.50 Austin L.or A.L.Freeman .65.25 Emery Freeman 9.00 Harry Friel 13.50 Ralph Froio or Prior 13.50 Rocco Froio 4.50 Alsandro or Alessandro or Alexander Frisino 18.00 John A.Gillis 27.00 Laughton Gillis 11.25 F.H.or Harold F.Goodwin 24.75 Alfred J.Gonsalves 33.75 Albert E.Gfassie,Jr 12.38 Antoine F.Grassie 13.50 C.M.or Clarence Grassie ....85.88 Edw.Grassie 4.50 Frederick or Fred H.Grassie 22.50 Geo.L.Grassie 38.25 John S.Grassie 15.75 Jos.F.Grassie 9.00 Joseph J.Grassie 13.50 Jos.L.Grassie 10.13 Manuel Grassie 20.25 Paul A.Grassie.61.88 Patrick Grassie 68.83 Thomas F.Grassie 33.75 Stephen Grassie 42.19 Wm.V.Grassie 31.50 Paul Gratta 52.31 Anthony Gulla 13.50 Leo Gulla 18.56 Wm.F.Gulla 55.14 216 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Frederick or Fred Haley 21.94 James Haley 81.00 Michael Haley 9.00 W.L.or Wm.Hale y 64.13 Arthur Hallis 3.39 James L.Happenny,truck ..36.00 Leo J.Happenny 47.25 Robe.rt Heaney,Jr 9.00 Charles E.Henry 27.00 James J.Henry 6.75 Walter Hernan 9.00 James or Harry A.Hetue,Jr.33.75 Harry A.Hetue 6.75 Earle Higgins 3.38 Lloyd Higgins 9.00 Ernest S.Hill 15.75 Ernest S.Hill,Jr 9.00 Francis M.Hill 28.68 Alexander Hillis 4.50 James G.Hiltz 28.13 Levi T.Hiltz 30.38 Wilfred Hines 14.63 Arthur Hollis 10.13 Sam'l H.Hume.83.81 Charles W.or H.Hunter ..65.25 James Hurley 4.50 Chas.Infusino 13.50 Frank J.Infrisino 45.25 P.L Infusino 13.50 Frank Infusino 3.38 Antoine Innio 9.00 Chas.or Charles James 21.38 Douglas James 6.75 Ezekiel James 9.00 Eustis James 6.75 John F.or M.James 29.25 Louis or Lewis James 57.38 Norman James 25.31 Paul R.James 54.00 Rufus James,truck and labor 130.51 S.Francis or Samuel F. Jame.s 22.50 Wm.Jame.s 79.91 Charle,s E.or C.E.Jason 137.25 C.R.or Charles R.Jason, truck 154.50 Ed.R.Jason,truck and plow 324.00 F.E.Jason 6.75 George Jason,truck 119.75 Harry E.or S.Jason 110.75 Herbert L.Jason 95.63 John L.Jason 36.00 Joseph M.Jason 86.63 Kenneth Jason 24.75 Paul V.Jason 87.75 Robert E.Jason 34.75 William H.Jason 240.85 Frank P.Jednick 22.50 Fred B.Jenkins 238.60 Warren W.Jones 40.51 Albert F.Kane 4.50 Gerard Keating 20.25 John T.or F.Keating 43.00 Thomas G.or E.Keating ....11.25 Ralph Keegan 18.00 Benjamin Kelly 5.63 Charles E.or H.Kennedy ....73.14 John Kennedy 4.50 Richard E.Kennedy 11.25 John H.Kimball 9.00 H.Monty LaFlamme 24.75 Frank Lagrotterio 23.06 Anthony Laugelli 2.25 Benjamin Laugelli 9.56 Joseph Laugelli 15.75 Louis A.Logejli or Laugelli, truck and labor 85.25 Tony or Anthony Laugelli ....15.75 Walter Laugelli 23.06 William Laugelli 9.00 Leonard F.Lawrence 141.77 Bennie or Benj.N.Leclaire 22.50 Donald Le Claire 12.38 Kenneth Le Claire 11.25 Walter Le Claire.7.88 John Leonard 16.88 Joseph Leonard 4.50 Richard Leonard 29.25 Robert Leonard 24.75 Frank T.Libby 31.50 Elijah F.Lincoln 11.25 Harry N.Lincoln 9.00 Harry W.Lincoln 18.00 Lawrence F.Lincoln,horses and men 90.76 Levi T.Lincoln 5.63 Richard N.Lincoln 56.25 Clarence H.Litchfield 31.50 Edson E.or Edison A.Litch- field 22.44 James L.Litchfield 7.88 Lawson Litchfield 16.81 Waltef E.or A.Litchfield ...12.38 William A.or L.Litchfield ...33.76 Frank N.Loicono 29.81 Louis A.Lougelli,truck 24.00 217 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Lawrence Longo 22.50 Louis Longo 9.00 George B.Loverin 11.25 Richard Lutz 4.50 John M.Lyons 40.50 Edwin McLean or MacLean .22.50 Frank E.MacLean or McLean 27.00 Walter (W)MacLean or McLean 58.50 Parker Malley 7.88 Michael Maloney 22.50 Vincent or Vincenzo Mar- cdlo 16.88 Charles A.Marks 24.75 Edmund Marks 31.50 Manuel Marks 4.50 Herbert Marsh 12.38 Russell Marsh 10.13 William F.Martin 52.88 William J.Martin 13.50 Edward B.Mathewson 5.63 Walter Maynard 11.25 William H.McArthur 4.50 William F.McAuliffe 29.25 Walter McGrath 27.56 William F.McKay 40.50 George F.McLaughlin 16.89 John F.McLaughlin 20.25 Wm.C.or W.C.McLaughlin 27.00 John McLellan 12.38 Howard F.McLellen 2.25 Frank McMahon 13.50 Lawrence or Henry L.Mc- Mahon,truck 138.00 John F.(J)MacNamara or McNamara 33.75 Bernard A.McNeil 28.69 Frank McNeil 9.00 M.or MichaeJ A.McNeil ....72.00 Peter J.McNeil 33.75 Vincent A.McNeil 22.50 Daniel E.McSweeney 42.75 Eugene C.McSweeney 31.50 Edward J.Mealy 19.13 Robert E.or E.Robert Mealy,truck and plow ....315.00 Joseph L.Mee.han 55.13 Michael J.Mehan or Meehan 42.75 Joseph Megna 15.75 Antoine Mello 11.25 Frank Mellow or Mello 22.75 Louis Mello 32.06 William Mello 14.63 James Middleton 11.25 Frank Migliaccio 27.00 Joseph A.Migliaccio 102.38 Carlos G.Millett 20.25 Francis or Frank Misdea 43,88 Frank Mitchell 11.25 Fre.derick or Fred Mitchell...45.00 Joseph Mitchell 36.00 Antoine Modente 11.25 Horace W.Monk or Monks...18.00 Richard Morse 5.63 James Montgomery 4.50 Albert Morris 18.00 John Mulcahy 2.25 Donald Murphy 4.50 Francis T.Murphy 36.00 Wilson F.Murphy 55.13 Nick or Nicholas Nardo, truck 66.00 Leo (T)Neagle,Sr 20.81 Leo E.Nagle,Jr 33.75 George (R)Nagle or Neagle 31.50 Jame.s Nardo 9.00 James Nardo,Jr 7.31 Nicola S.or Nick Nardo, truck 60.00 Sam or S.M.Nardo,care of lanterns and labor 9.00 Harold T.Nason 4.50 William W.Nason,Jr 16.31 George Naun,Jr.6.75 J.Spellman Naun 24.75 Daniel Nicholson 12.38 Robert Noonan 18.00 Daniel F.(O)O'Brien 21.38 Edward O'Hearn 12.38 Wm.J.O'Hearn 33.75 John J.Oliver 52.88 Joseph L.Oliver 9.00 (E)M.F.or Manuel F. Oliver 88.88 Melvin J.Oliver 33.75 Joseph Pace.18.56 Charles Pape 4.50 Frederick or Fred W.Pape...13.50 Mrs.Fred Pape,truck 72.00 Robert Pape 13.50 Frank Parry or Perry 31.50 Clarence Patrolia 9.00 Frank O.or J.Pattison 148.50 John L.Pattison 31.50 Alonzo A.Pearson 32.63 Alfred D.Pease 97.89 218 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Lester F.Pe.avey 10L50 Lawrence Petersen 9.00 Peter A.D.Peterson 6.75 Thomas Pedersen 15.75 Frank Perry 7.88 George Perry 18.56 William Perry 9.00 Daniel Pe.tersen 15.75 Peter A.Petersen 9.00 Ralph Petersen 9.00 Andrew Pina 19.13 Leopold Pina 2.25 Mose or Moses Pina 22.50 W.or Walter M.Poland 208.23 William E.Poland 21.38 Frank Polito 13.50 Joseph Polito 18.00 Samuel Polito 23.06 Patrick J.Powers 7.88 William Powers 22.50 Charles H.Pratt 24.65 Elmer H.Pratt 2.25 Ira N.Pratt,horses,men and labor 122.63 John J.Pratt 4.50 Rosco (e)G.Pratt 38.25 William H.Pratt,truck 66.00 Thomas Prendergast 9.00 Alton Priest 13.50 Harry H.Reed,Jr 4.50 Clarence Reddy,Jr 18.00 Frank E.Rego 11.25 Darius D.Reynolds 9.00 William P.Reynolds 4.50 John J.Rhodes or Roades ....59.63 John W.Riley 13.50 Richard Riley 9.00 Clinton Ring 4.50 John W.or J.William Roo- ney 15.75 Peter E.Rooney 18.00 Pe.ter J.Rooney,truck 162.00 Stephen H.Rooney 18.00 William E.Rooney 29.25 Antone or Anthony or Tony Rosano,truck and labor...100.50 Antoine Rosano,Jr 4.50 Francis Rosano 9.00 Frank Rosano 16.88 Frank Rosanno,Jr 28.13 lames Rosano 23.63 Joseph Rosano,truck and labor 39.00 Frank Rosenberg.Jr 15.75 Bernard J.Salvador,truck...216.75 Frank J.Salvador 39.38 George W.Salvador 11.25' Louis E.Salvador,truck and plow 409.13 Clifton Sargent 12.38 Herbert Sargent 4.50 Salvador Sestito 4.50 Vincenzo V.Sestito,truck ....108.00 E.R.She.dd 4.50 Everett Sherman 15.75 Richard Shuebruk 5.06 Joseph Sica 13.50 E.L.S.or EUery or E.S. Sidney 74.40 Osgood L Sidney 42.19 Van R.Sidney 168.75 Samuel Signorelli 9.00 Alfred J.or A.J.Silvia 69.76 Antoine Silvia 18.00 A.J.Silvia 15.75 A.L.or Antoine Silvia 22.50 Antoine Silvia,Jr 58.50 Alfred M.Silvia 18.00 August Silvia .,2.25 Clarence P.Silvia 25.31 Charles F.or Falls Silvia ....15.75 Charles F.or C.F.Silvia ....29.26 Fre.d or Frederick H.Silvia...52.88 Jerome Silvia 27.25 John J.Silvia 24.75 Joseph Silvia 4.50 Joseph A.or Adam Silvia ....25.30 Joseph F.Silvia or Jr 6.75 Walter A.Silvia 61.88 William Burdick Silvia 13.50 Louis N.Simeone 2.25 Robert Simeone 19.13 Nicholas Sinopoli 4.50 Vincent Sinopoli 9.00 Salvatore Sestito 9.00 Donald E.Sladen 11.25 John E.or J.Sladen 70.88 Charles J.Smith 9.00 Edward L.Smith 13.50 George H.Smith 15.75 William S.or F.Smith 29.25 Dominick Sorrento 54.00 David Southej,truck 60.00 Kenneth Souther 13.50 Frank Spono 9.00 219 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. William B.or W.D.Ster- lings 39.94 Wm.D.Stillings 49.50 Charles (L)Stoddard,Jr 34.88 Elliot Stoddard 20.25 Elmer Stoddard 12.38 Sheldon Stoddard 21.38 Ed.A.Stone or Jr 43.75 Chas.E.Stover 4.50 Charles or C.R.Stover 45.00 James E.Stover 27.00 William E.Stover 18.00 Arnold Studley 4.50 Arthur Studley 9.00 Clifford Studley 4.50 Ralph R.Studley 37.13 George E.Sullivan 33.75 James Sv^eeney 2.25 John H.Sweeney 41.29 Clarence N.Sylvester 9.00 Charles A.or Charles A.Tan- ger,Jr 58.50 George Mealy Tanger 22.50 John L.Tanger 65.25 Manuel S.Teixeira 63.00 Leslie G.Thompson 27.00 William E.Tilden 31.50 West Tobey 4.50 Allen R.Tornbe;:g 23.88 John Tornberg 9.00 Norman F.Tornberg 4.50 Edward E.Tower 13.50 Harold Tower 18.00 Sargent or Sargent N.Tower, Jr 7.31 Herbert Towle 4.50 Nathan Towle 13.50 Dominick Truglia 64.13 James Truglia 32.63 Patsy or Pasquale Truglia ....64.14 George P.Valine 5.06 Joseph A.Valine 22.50 Miles S.Valine 15.75 Thomas E.Valine 68.07 Ralph or Raphael Veiola or Veola 40.50 Charles W.Vickery 24.75 Donald Vickery 9.00 Ralph Vito 18.00 John Walsh 9.00 James Watts 13.50 Everett W.Wheelwright, truck •.30.00 Joseph Whitcomb 21.38 Charles A.or H.White,truck 111.00 Geo.or George W.White., truck 117.75 Joseph H.White 45.00 Richardson White,horses, trucks and men 107.89 Delino L.or Delmar E.Wil- liams,truck and labor 132.39 F.W.Williams,truck 24.00 Frank H.or Frank Williams 93.75 Henry A.Williams 9.00 Herbert Williams 42.75 Herbert Williams,Jr.27.00 John R.Williams 9.00 Robert S.Williams 2.25 Samuel H.Williams 22.50 Charles Wilson 2.25 Charles Wilson,2nd 4.50 John H.Winters,Jr 18.00 Harry 0.Wood 4.50 Moses Zopatti 13.50 Highways —Street Painting Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Royal A.Bates $47.50 Alfred J.Daley 5.00 James Denithorne 52.50 Daniel F.Donovan 5.00 Wm.F.Martin 25.00 Alton J.Priest 52.50 Wm.F.McKay 5.00 James Watts 15.00 220 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Harbor Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Ralph Burrill $24.75 Bernard Salvador 4.50 Edward Davis 2.25 John J.Oliver 20.50 A.Pearson 103.50 — School Department Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Teachers^Salaries including Supervisor or Club Director: James W.Doyle,$1,699.94 William Ripley,Jr.2,550.00 Max H.Meyer 2,300.00 Helen L.Brown 1,900.00 Florence E.Kraus 1,850.00 Marion E.or C.Chandler 1,850.00 Florence E.Reed 1,800.00 Ruth A.Glines 1,700.00 Helen C.Welch 1,650.00 Burditt W.Collins 1,720.00 Eva M.Burbine 1,600.00 Evangeline De.Lorme 1,422.50 Mary Terry 1,600.00 Kathleen McMahon 1,550.00 Elaine G.Wing 1,550.00 Marjorie Fay 1,620.00 Gwendolyn Cleverly 1,420.00 Marion R.Sullivan 1,420.00 Otis R.Jason 1,520.00 Kathleen Shields 1,370.00 Geraldine L.Theissen 1,320.00 Verda F.Dunn 1,320.00 Catherine Walsh 1,158.25 Hejen L.Foye 1,220.00 Erma Lewis 1,220.00 Mary E.Hillis 600.00 Frederick A.Taylor 1,000.00 Laura Leonard 620.00 Joseph Beston 40.00 Ralph Burrill 20.00 Marguerite Ripley 320.00 Mrs.Eleanor Kennedy 130.00 Mrs.Hazel James 70.00 Mrs.Lydia Ericcson 10.00 Teachers retirement fund, deducted from salaries above 1,959.75 Janitors salaries (schools): Louis B.Mulvey 1,970.00 Thomas A.Stevens 1,875.00 Harry O.Wood 642.50 Transportation (schools) : Carlton W.Andrews 2.50 E.H.Brown 184.31 Boston Elevated Ry.16.40 Burditt W.Collins 17.00 C.W.Carlander 13.20 Charles J.Infusino 30.00 Ed.R.Jason 2,068.30 Jenny Mfg.Co 10.13 Ruiter Motor Sales 74.69 Reddy's Battery Shop 72.99 Harry B.Wood 726.00 Mrs.Anna Pedersen 31.86 Mrs.Frapk Wheejwright . 1,800.00 Schools,Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds (including Janitors' Supplies) : American Floor Surfacing Mch.Co 1.90 Builders Specialty &Hard- ware Co 212.75 221 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. F.T.Bailey &Co 4.20 Louis C.Bailey 125.00 The Barrett Co.329.16 Boston Sand &Gravel Co.118.04 D.S.Campbell 18.00 Central Marke.t .90 C.W.Carlander 19.85 Com.of Mass.Public Safety 20.00 John Burke 20.00 Anselm Beal 30.00 Coh.Hardware Co.112.07 Coh.Motor Service 1.65 Edwards Elec.&Radio Service 76.25 Edison E.I.Co.,Brockton 5.75 Edward M.Fleming 272.50 L.Grossman Sons,Inc.6.93 Hyland &McGaw 278.66 Heaney Mfg.Co 71.50 Levi Lincoln 87.20 M.S.Leonard 836.61 Litchfield's Exp 2.00 John H.MacNeill 846.18 D.F.Munroe Co 95.75 Fre.d Mitchell 6.75 Dan'l McSweeney 20.00 Norfolk Woodworking Co.46.56 John H.Pray &Sons Co.72.00 S.H.Rooney 3.00 Reddy's Battery Shop 4.07 Rich's So.Shore Exp..50 Frank or George F.Sar- gent.Jr 267.57 State Prison 55.09 State Chemical Co.96.25 M.J.Sullivan 2.75 Sentry Products Co.40.25 R.R.Williams Lumber Co 32.10 The Warren Refining & Chemical Co.115.00 H.S.Wolkins Co 18.75 B.Weston Inc.,12.15 tons concre.te 48.60 Philip W.Coyne 31.50 John M.Curtis 4.50 James Denithorne 31.50 Michael H.Donovan 31.50 Fred Mitchell 13.50 Fred'k W.Pape 4.50 Manuel P.Silvia 4.50 Lot E.Bates 82.00 Schools,Sundries: Harold F.Barnes,insur- ance 745.71 E.L.Eustis,Emp.Liab. . 32.49 V.V.Sestito,grad.flowers 3.00 J.S.Borland 6.25 Hingham Journal 7.75 John Daun 21.50 So.Shore Greenhouses 10.00 Sanderson Bros 19.75 Lot E.Bate.s,trucking 8.50 Lunch (schools): At'l &Pacific Tea Co.329.60 Central Market 525.96 Edison Elec.Ilium.Co..1.50 George D.Emerson 8.70 First Nat'l Stores 262.74 Hathaway Baking Co.110.75 Hunt Potato Chip Co 53.95 Johnson Educator Food Co.3.43 Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co 229.64 Nat'l Biscuit Co 175.33 Plymouth Rock Ice Cream Co 659.65 Charles Reback 9.25 T.A.Stevens 15.00 F.W.Wheelwright &Sons 468.83 Whiting Milk Co 67.86 Lillian Enos 776.00 Mary Enos 970.00 Schools,Tuition,Vocational Education: Quincy School Committee 166.76 B.U.Course^Marguerite Ripley 21.00 Com.of Mass.14.00 Health (Schools) : Dr.A.W.George 10.72 Henry T.Howe,M.D 3.00 Donovan Drug Corp'n 39.37 0.H.Howe,M.D 330.00 Call's Pharm 7.10 H.S.Reid,M.D 17.10 Fanny James,Nurse 600.00 Libraries (schools) : Little Brown &Co 10.72 Chas.Scribner's Sons 39.88 American Cookery 1.00 222 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The MacMillan Co 5.75 John C.Winston Co 15.42 J.Q.Adams Co.25.08 Encyclopaedia Britannica 124.00 Chas.E.Lauriat Co.1.00 Waverly Book Store 8.34 School Committee: Postage 35.00 Travel 130.20 Clerks 23.00 Marietta Pratt,clerk 5.75 Barbara Ahearn,clerk 12.00 Thomas J.Ayers,Jr.,clerk 7.00 Vivian Risser,clerk 8.00 Herbert Towle,clerk 6.00 George M.Talbot 15.00 Frank Porter 5.00 Ed.L.Steve,ns,Financial Secretary 100.00 J.J.Pelletier,Truant Of- ficer 100.00 So.Shore Greenhouses 5.00 Fuel (schools): Lincoln Bros.Coal Co., 179,520 lbs 683.02 J.F.Sheppard &Sons Inc. 205,740 lbs 652.20 Howard Bates,cd.wood..12.00 W.R.Schultz,265 gals. oil 16.56 J.C.Anderson,oil 19.75 Schools,Textbooks and Supplies : American Ed'n Press 21.10 American Type,Founders Sales Corp.23.93 American Ry.Express 3.84 Allyn &Bacon 43.73 Am.Book Co.84.54 Helen L.Brown 27.70 Boston Music Co.30.48 Baird &Bartlett Co 7.00 Babbs-Merrill Co 1.04 Bruce Pub.Co 11.40 James W.Brine Co.Inc..368.20 Beckley-Cardy Co 18.92 E.E.Babb &Co.,Inc 6.19 Cambosco Scientific Co....38.69 Burditt W.Collins 14.15 P.Cooper Corp'n 7.00 G.C.Conn Ltd.5.00 John S.Cheever Co.106.76 Cohasset Hardware Co.12.26 Cartej:Rice Co.1.91 Central Scientific Co.125.38 Civil Ed'n Service 6.00 Chandler &Faquar Co 2.11 A.B.Dick Co 47.91 Doubleday Doran &Co..3.80 E.I.Dupont de Nemours Co 9.60 Dowling Sch.Supply Co..98.38 Edwards Elec.Contractor 30.40 Edison E.L Co 18.50 Funk &Wagnalls Co 2.14 Edw.M.Fleming 3.00 Ginn &Co 276.80 Rose A.Gorman 1.20 Georgia Sch.Book Depos- itory Co.Inc 2.00 Harper Bros.&Co.24.80 Harcourt Brace &Co.Inc.85.50 J.L.Hammett Co 190.55 Henry Holt &Co 74.75 J.B.Hunter Co.16.10 D.C.Heath Co 18.49 The W.T.Hight Co .71 Harvard University Press..7.82 Houghton Mifflin Co.29.71 Hingham Journal 6.25 Iroquois Pub.Co.55.58 Jinior Literary Guild Inc.5.92 Litchfields'Exp 3.25 Little Brown &Co 102.33 J.B.Lippincott Co 13.19 Laidlow Bros.4.50 Edgar Little 5.31 Merrill's Auto Exp 2.15 McKees Express 4.20 D.F.Munroe 81.85 Manuel Arts Press 5.13 Millers Falls Co 1.45 Milton Bradley Co 428.20 MacMillan Co 46.90 McGraw Hill Book Co 14.83 Frances L.McTammany..2.61 Nemasket Transp.Co.1.00 Nobel &Noble 10.76 Old Colony Gas Co.8.89 O.P.Craft Co.,Inc 8.75 Oxford Book Co 2.61 George T.Pascoe.24.73 223 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Phillips Ribbon &Carbon Paper 4.00 Horace Partridge 44.24 The Palmer Co.3.10 Row Peterson &Co.4.96 Rockland Transp.Co.2.10 Ry.Exp.Agency 7.87 Reddys Battery Shop 4.55 Anthony Rosano 2.00 Richs S.Shore Express 2.45 S.H.Rooney 1.75 Regents Pub.Co.,Inc.1.30 V.V.Sestito 1.00 So.Shore Cleansejs & Dyers 55.10 Spaulding Moss &Co.4.87 Sanderson Bros 51.12 Shirley Shop 6.50 Larry Schofield 7.00 Sears,Roebuck &Co 58.92 So.Western Pub.Co.1.56 Singer Sewing Mch.Co..8.00 Chas.Scribner's Sons 26.23 Sherman Mfg.Co 3.06 Silver-Burditt &Co 14.13 Survey Associates 2.50 Scholastic 10.00 Thurston Supply Co.11.21 0.H.Toothaker 18.60 Underwood Elliot Fisher Co 5.38 WeMer Pub.Co 27.22 The Welles Pub.Co 17.50 John C.Winston Co.4.29 Herbert Williams,Jr 1.25 Wards 2.56 R.W.Wagner Co 6.90 The Welch Co.33.76 World Book Co 43.39 Henry J.Winde Co.204.28 Zaner Bloser Co 12.59 Town Commons Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Robert Donovan $31.50 George Dunn 24.75 Samuel Hume 20.25 Rufus James 18.00 John T.Keating 15.75 Pete^McNeil 4.50 Fred Mitchell 6.75 Town Commons —Edith Bates Fund Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Lot E.Bates,truck $6.00 Walter McGrath 4.50 Ernest G.Coles 9.00 Robert Donovan 4.50 - Beechwood Pork Improvement Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Joseph C.Anderson,truck Milton Ferreira 9.00 and labor $24.00 J.F.Collins 4.50 Edward Cole 6.75 Anthony Gonsalves 4.50 224 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Charles R.Jason,truck 2.25 Charles Pratt 4.50 Lawrence Lincoln,truck &John Rhodes 15.75 labor 12.00 Frank Mitchell 3.00 Aaron Pratt,Jr.4.50 ^z====z=:^^==== Ball Field Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Ralph Burrill $18.00 John T.Keating 9.00 Dan'l Donovan 4.50 John Lyons 4.50 Robert Donovan 4.50 Fred Mitchell 4.50 Manuel L.Grassie 4.50 William Smith 9.00 James Hurley 4.50 Dominick Truglia 22.50 Louis James 9.00 Herbert Jason 9.00 Henry Keating 4.50 - Wheelwright Park Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Fred Pape $65.81 Austin P.White.177.76 George H.Smith 31.50 William S.Smith 92.25 Clarence N.Sylvester 49.50 — Wadleigh Park Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls George H.Smith $36.00 Austin P.White 68.63 Tractor House Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Alfred J.Gonsalves,carp $44.00 George Sullivan,painting 36.00 Bennie N.Leclaire,carp.44.00 E.Manuel Oliver,or Manuel F.Oliver 13.50 ^^:^^^==^====== 225 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1936 Balance in Treasury,January 1,1936 ^(572,548.43 Received as follows : Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Income Tax .^14,065.90 Corporation Taxes 2,887.90 Race Tracks Distributions 685.56 Income Tax,Chapter 362 634.55 State Aid 140.00 Mother's Aid 304.46 Temporary Aid 71.21 Old Age Assistance 4,878.74 Public Health Subsidy 333.57 Independent Industrial School,Tuition 200.34 Bounty on Seals 10.00 Teachers Retirement Board .75 24,212.98 Old Age Assistance (U.S. Grant)—Assistance Jf2,662.42 Administration 88.71 2,751.13 County of Norfolk,dog licenses 567.61 Town Clerk of Cohasset,dog licenses 750.80 Director of Standards,H.and P.licenses 50.00 August F.B.Petersen,auctioneer's license 2.00 William H.Morris,auctioneer's license 2.00 Social Service League,Intelligence Office license --00 226 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Sealer Weights and Measures,transient ven- dor's license 25.00 Liquor licenses 2,750.00 All other licenses 83.50 Clerk East Norfolk District Court,fines 205.00 Towns of Hingham and Scituate,police broadcasting 350.00 Sundry persons,use of ambulance 35.00 Police department,use of oxygen and sale of bed 10.50 Board of Health,use of oxygen tent 87.46 F.W.Wheelwright &Sons,pasteurization 10.00 Sundry persons,refilling fire extinguishers 4.25 Sealer Weights and Measures,fees 55.30 Town Hall,rental,current and telephone tolls 1,278.27 Ellery C.S.Sidney,Finance Officer,lease Guild Hall 1.00 North Cohasset Post Office Building,rental 197.50 School lunch,printing,etc.2,746.45 Town of Scituate,tuition 60.00 J.W.Nichols Fund,scholarship 75.00 Cohasset Badminton Club,Ripley Road School,lights 25.00 Sundry persons,Cohasset Home,use of land and sales 166.00 Town of Hingham,public welfare 1,568.02 Town of Abington,public welfare 80.00 Town of Plymouth,public welfare 51.04 Town of East Bridgewater,public welfare 13.88 Town of Scituate,public welfare 12.00 Chief Probation Officer,restitution,public welfare 8.50 Town of Scituate,Old Age Assistance 273.84 227 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Woodside Cemetery,sale and care of lots 839.82 Kendall T.Bates,rent gravel-pit lot,1936 ...5.00 Sundry persons,voting-lists,genealogies, etc 27.35 Cohasset Savings Bank,dividends on funds : Wheelwright Park $450.00 Wadleigh Park 150.00 Billings-Pratt Park 30.00 Billings Fund —Town Com- mons 34.50 Beechwood Cemetery,Wil- liams lot 2.27 666.77 Rockland Trust Co.,Woodside Cemetery, Kenney lot 2.54 Interest on general fund in Cohasset Sav- ings Bank 507.48 Tax Title Redemptions,on account 6,939.55 Money hired in anticipation of revenue 67,000.00 Sundry petty receipts 14.67 "Tailings"23.75 Sundry persons,refunds 133.15 Cohasset Savings Bank,Edith M.Bates Trust Fund,on account 50.00 Eleanor T.Downs,Tax Collector,petty cash 50.00 Collector of Taxes:Taxes ($307,902.94),in- terest ($3,372.92),costs ($158.53)311,434.39 $498,753.93 228 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Paid Selectmen's warrants Nos. 1 to 67 inclusive (Including Chap.464 —Paid $117.60; transferred from WPA ac- count $69.69;net amount paid $47.91)$415,208.08 Balance on hand December 31, 1936 83,545.85 $498,753.93 Rockland Trust Co $13,864.06 Webster &Atlas National Bank 8,402.21 Checks and cash on hand 11,231.34 Cohasset Savings Bank 50,047.89 Special Fund —Chap.464 .35 $83,545.85 MARY P.TOWER, Treasurer. SEWER AND SURFACE DRAINAGE LOAN ACCOUNT PWA Docket No.5045 On hand January 1,1936 $8,738.10 Received from Second National Bank,in anticipation of Federal Grant 2,220.00 $10,958.10 Paid Selectmen's warrant No.16 9,750.00 Balance in Second National Bank Jan.1, 1937 $1,208.10 MARY P.TOWER, Treasurer. 229 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1934 Taxes outstanding January 1,1936 $16,237.24 Collected and paid to Treasurer : Poll $8.00 Personal 308.10 Real Estate 14,080.80 Moth Assessment 6.85 Motor Vehicle Ex- cise 15.61 $14,419.36 Abatements $800.50 Abatements refunded 580.80 219.70 Added to Tax Title account 1,598.18 Outstanding December 31,1936 .00 $16,237.24 1935 Taxes outstanding January 1,1936 $62,992.29 Collected and paid to Treasurer: Poll $210.00 Personal 1,383.51 Real Estate 40,815.34 Moth Assessment 16.41 Motor Vehicle Ex- cise 1,166.25 $43,591.51 Abatements $1,899.15 Abatements refunded 744.31 1,154.84 Added to Tax Title account 2,949.95 230 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Outstanding December 31,1936 15,295.99 $62,992.29 1936 Taxes —Commitments as per warrants $308,645.15 Collected and paid to Treasurer: Poll $1,944.00 Personal 20,058.52 Real Estate 218,519.63 Motor Vehicle Ex- cise 9,369.92 $249,892.07 Abatements $6,482.87 Abatements refunded 1,361.94 5,120.93 Added to Tax Title account 3,210.48 Outstanding December 31,1936 50,421.67 $308,645.15 Cash collected and paid to Treasurer: Taxes—Moth Assessment—Motor Excise $307,902.94 Interest 3,372.92 Demands —costs 158.53 Total $311,434.39 ELEANOR T.DOWNS, Collector of Taxes. 231 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Cohasset,Mass.,January 25,1937. Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:My report as Sealer of Weights and Measures is as follows : The various weighing and measuring appliances in town have been carefully tested,387 were sealed,37 adj usted and 19 were condemned.The amount of $50.38 was collected as sealing fees and $25 as Transient Ven- dor local license fees,and paid to the Treasurer. I have also re-tested several weighing and measuring appliances,inspected hawkers'and pedlers'licenses, and commodities offered for sale. Respectfully submitted, LOT E.BATES, Sealer. 232 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: I herewith submit the following report: There were a number of young trees planted in dif- ferent parts of the town the past year.The older trees were pruned.All the Elm trees on our Common were fertilized,being badly in need of it.All Elm trees on the roadsides were sprayed at the proper time.All Elm trees on private property that we were asked to spray were sprayed. The amount of three hundred dollars which was appropriated for clearing trees for fire alarm wires was expended and by careful watching,where necessary, we have been able to keep the wires clear of branches, that would interfere and cause trouble to your alarm system. The roadsides have been cleared of brush,as far as possible. I wish to thank the citizens and members of all town departments for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN J.GBASSIE, Tree Warden. 233 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: Having been appointed by your Board as Moth Su- perintendent for the past year,I submit the following report : Creosoting of gypsy moths was carried on during the past winter and some bad colonies were found. These were destroyed,after which we started spraying all roadsides,and private estates that we w^ere asked to spray. There were a large number of fruit trees sprayed during the season,thereby killing the larvae and at the same time perfecting the fruit. The tent caterpillar appeared .last spring in large numbers,and as the hatching season for them is much earlier than that of the gypsy moth,we had to spray much sooner.The webs become so large that by the time we spray for gypsy moths they are very noticeable and unsightly,as perhaps some of you have observed in riding along in other towns. We were confronted with a heavy infestation during the late summer and early fall of the web worm.These nests are similar to those of the tent caterpillar,but 234 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. much larger.These were destroyed particuhirly on the roadsides,and elsewhere as far as possible. I take this opportunity to thank the citizens for their co-operation in this Department. Respectfully submitted, STEPHEN J.GRASSIE, Moth Superintendent. 235 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF COHASSET FIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen : As Chief of the Fire Department I submit the follow- ing report :During the past year the department re- sponded to 46 calls:25 alarms and 21 silent or tele- phone calls. House fires 15 Electric refrigerators .. Chimney fires 7 Fish market Auto truck fires 1 Awning Automobile fires 2 Hotel Out-of-town fires 2 Drowning False alarms 6 Barn Grass fires 4 Shop Cat in tree 1 Flood lights,out -of - Rescue Man in Harbor 1 town 1 Oil burners 2 Engine No.1 responded to 25 alarms and 1 still.En- gine No.2 responded to 10 alarms and 1 still,Engine No.3 responded to 8 alarms and 1 still.Ladder No.1 responded to 25 alarms and 1 still,Chevrolet Forest Truck responded to 23 alarms and 14 stills,and thfe Ford Forest Truck responded to 4 alarms. The department used 5,300 feet of hose,575 feet of ladders,46 pounds of Fyre Freez,7 carbon-tetrochloride bombs and 2^/2 gallons soda and acid chemical.The assessed value of property involved was $120,650.00. Loss paid by insurance '*f2,281.00. 236 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The equipment of the department is in first class con- dition. Tlie merchants of the town arc earnestly requested to remove boxes,papers and rubbish as often as pos- sible and reduce the fire hazard to a minimum. I want to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen for the deep interest in the department,to Chief Pelletier and his officers for their co-operation and assistance and to all others who have volunteered in any way.I also want to thank the officers and members of the fire department for the efficient and able manner in which they have performed their duty. Respectfully submitted, FRANK F.MARTIN,JR., Chief. 237 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. THE 1920 WHITE PUMPING ENGINE Your attention is respectfully called to the following letter received on February 8,1937,which you will find self-explanatory : New England Insurance Exchange 40 Broad Street Boston February 6,1937. Mr.Frank F.Martin Chief of Fire Department Cohasset,Massachusetts Dear Sir: Relative to your request of February 3 to conduct an investigation in regard to the White pumping engine purchased by the town in 1920,we would report that we have made a test of this machine and a study of its present condition.At the speeds which are considered safe to run the motor,we were unable to obtain the rated capacity of the pump at 120 pounds net pump pressure and at 200 pounds net pump pressure the motor over- heated so seriously as to prevent any continued opera- tion at such pressures.Obviously,tests at 250 pounds net pump pressure were not run although the machine should be capable of delivering one-third of its rated capacity at such pressures. The following are our observations of the condition of this machine : 238 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. It is not possible to rim the motor at speeds sufficient to obtain required quantities at required pressures.The motor repeatedly overheated on pressure tests causing the cooling system to boil over with consequent short- circuiting of the ignition.Presumably the oiling sys- tem which is not of a modern type is a contributory cause of this trouble. One of the relief valves on the pump was partly locked in such a position as to form a serious obstruction in one pump discharge outlet. Pump packing leaked badly and the entire pump assembly vibrated excessively on pressure tests. The steering wheel is badly split and has been bound together with tape.The entire steering assembly is weakly supported and apparently unsafe.The front wheels "shimmy"badly,even at ordinary road speeds. There is considerable backlash in the steering wheel and the drag link connecting the steering wheel post and steering knuckle is badly bent. The machine is equipped with two wheel brakes which are not now considered adequate or modern. The entire hose body is sprung and the wheels show weather cracks. In all,this machine which is now 17 years old can be summed up as unsatisfactory and unsafe and hazardous for the men driving and riding upon it,as well as for other persons on the road.Due to its age and condition we would not recommend any attempt to make repairs. We would recommend it be replaced by a modern unit having a capacity of 750 gallons per minute. Very truly yours, P.C.Gharnock, Department Manager, Municipal Protection Department. 239 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen : My report as Forest Warden is as follows:The de- partment responded to 44 grass and wood fires,8 dmnp fires,2 railroad fires,and burned 18 pieces of property which were fire hazards in the town.We were called upon for help out of town once and pumped out 13 cellars. When conditions are dry,a patrol is maintained Sat- urdays,Sundays and holidays.A permit is required by law for fires in the open air,in an incinerator or otherwise,at all times in the year except when snow is on the ground or it is raining. The equipment of this department is in first class condition. Respectfully submitted, FRANK F.MARTIN,JR., Forest Warden. 240 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF WIRE INSPECTOR AND SUPERINTEN- DENT OF FIRE ALARM To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Chief of the Fire Department: Gentlemen:I herewith submit my report as Wire Inspector and Superintendent of Fire Alarm of the Town of Cohasset. During the past year we have not made any changes in electrical wiring.All work has been thoroughly inspected and checked in accordance with the require- ments of the National Code.The fire alarm system is in first class condition.New lines have been extended from Gushing Road to Hill Street and a new fire alarm box has been installed;we also have replaced an old fire alarm box on Border Street. In closing I wish to express my appreciation to the Board of Selectmen,the Chief of the Fire Department, the Electric Light and Power Company,and all Elec- trical contractors for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, HERBERT WILLIAMS,SR., Wire Inspector and Superintendent of Fire Alarm. 241 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. COHASSET JURY LIST July,1936 Name and Occupation Street Beal,Reginald R.,accountant South Main Benedict,George W.,Jr.,broker Atlantic Ave. Binnian,Walter B.,broker Margin Blossoin,Fred C,painter Border Carty,John J.,retired Hull Churchill,Oilman,investment broker Pond Dean,Russell,investment securities Border Fletcher,Lawrence B.,secretary King Fulton,David J.,salesman Beechwood Gagnebin,William B.,engineer North Main Gammons,Donald T.,salesman Highland Ave. James,Rufus A.,Mason Beechwood Jason,Edward R.,taxi owner Summer Jones,Alfred W.,purchasing agent Highland Ave. Keating,Thomas J.,ticket collector James Lane Kerr,Milton L.,automobile dealer Elm Lapham,Ziba T.,plumber Sohier Lchr,Arthur L.,Salesman North Main Grassie,Thomas L.,retired Elm Court Lincoln,Elijah F.,merchant Beechwood Lincoln,Levi T.,contractor Beechwood Litchfield,Paul T.,bank clerk North Main May,William R.,retired South Main Mulcahy,Bernard H.,clerk Pleasant Noonan,Maurice R.,salesman South Main Shedd,Ernest R.,painter Norfolk Road Souther,Edward E.H.,insurance agent Highland Ave. Stoughton,Ira B.P.,milkman Beechwood Silvia,Alfred M.,restaurant proprietor Elm 242 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Sullivan,M.Joseph,electrician Pleasant Sweeney,Henry E.,salesman Bow Tower,Burgess C,insurance agent Ripley Road Tower,Sargent F.,telephone installer Beach Wheelwright,Everett W.,merchant Beechwood Whipple,Stanley C,advertising agent Beach Wilbur,John H.,caretaker North Main Wilson,James,caretaker South Main Wood,Arthur O.,caretaker Jerusalem Road 21:5 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR January,1937. To the Citizens of Cohasset: Herewith is the report of your Highway Surveyor from March 14 to December 31,1936. At the annual town meeting March 7,1936,it was voted to appropriate for General Maintenance,for streets and sidewalks including tarring—'^29,500.00. From January 1 to March 14 my predecessor expended $5,456.33,leaving a balance of $24,043.67. A 11/2-ton truck costing $1,500.00 and a i/o-ton pick- up truck costing $404.00,making a total of $1,904.00, was purchased by my predecessor and were available to the town immediately after the town meeting March 7.The bill for these trucks was paid during my term, and deducted from the above amount,leaving a work- ing balance of $22,139.67. The annual clean-up of -gutters,sidewalks,catch basins —fence repairing,painting,etc.,received the necessary attention.Daily (except Sundays and holi- days)the business center of the town was cleaned and all refuse carried away,prior to 7:00 o'clock A.M. Most all the streets were in a bad condition,many sections of which had very badly deteriorated,all of which necessitated extensive patching. A sizeable section of King Street was scarified,re- shaped,re-surfaced with gravel and two coats of Bar- rett's tarvia-B. 244 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Pleasant Street from railroad track to extreme end of street (excepting a very small portion of hill)was re-constructed;being scarified,re-shaped and 4 inches of 1-inch crushed stone with Barrett's penetrating tar- via-X used,finishing same with seal coat of tarvia-A and sand.This re-construction should last indefinitely with an occasional application of tarvia and sand.A sidewalk was built from railroad track to Gushing Road. Pond Street from King Street to the New Road was re-surfaced in a manner similar to that done on King Street. Joy Place,most of Nichols Avenue and Bow Street were also re-surfaced. Oak Street being in a very bad condition,was scari- fied,re-shaped and repaired with gravel and two liberal coats of tarvia-B. A large section of Jerusalem Road,King Street,Beech- wood Street,Atlantic Avenue,Ripley Road and Margin Street were given an application of tarvia and sand, then dragged;this process is known as re-treading. James Lane,Gushing Road,Summer Street,Border Street,Atlantic Avenue and Sohier Street received a much needed coat of tarvia and sand. On North Main Street from Depot Gorner to middle of hill opposite residence of Mr.Gharles Wheelwright was treated with tarvia-A,V2-inch crushed stone and rolled. Parts of sidewalks on Margin,Brook and North Main Streets were i)ut in first class condition with patching material. 245 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Various grades of tarvia in the amount of 41,343 gal- lons were used on the different streets and sidewalks. New catch basins were built in Joy Place —Hill and Doane Streets,also many of the old catch basins were raised to conform with the correct grade of the re- surfaced streets. All street markings were done under the supervision of your Highway Surveyor,at the direction of the Chief of Police,the cost of which was defrayed from the Selectmen's appropriation. Special Appropriations A new sidewalk was constructed on Border Street from Boat House to the Central Fire Station.About 140 feet of retaining wall opposite the residence of Mr. H.H.Enders was caving into the harbor.It was im- perative that this should be rebuilt.The Finance Com- mittee appreciating the urgency of this repair trans- ferred from their reserve fund sufficient money to meet this expense. Part of Sohier Street opposite Swimming Pool on the Estate of Mrs.Hugh Bancroft to a distance below hill opposite the old residence of Mr.McKenzie,was widened,by removing trees,bushes,embankment,etc., and extending width of street,thereby eliminating a dangerous condition.In this connection may I advise there are several places on our diff'erent streets that present a dangerous hazard and should be corrected, thus assuring more safety to all who may have occasion to traverse these streets. On Church Street,from Beechwood Street,to Scituate line,a new sidewalk was put in. 246 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Your Highway Surveyor desires to acknowledge with thanks and appreciation the co-operation of our Honor- able Board of Selectmen and the various Town Officials. Also to the many citizens who tendered their very help- ful suggestions,as some conditions while small in ap- pearance,may escape the attention of the responsible official,and if brought to his attention can be corrected. With this co-operation satisfactory results can be and are obtained that redound to the benefit and satisfac- tion of all. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM T.BARNES, Highway Surveyor. 247 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH February 1,1937. To the Citizens of Cohasset: Establishment of Pre-School Clinics during the past year rounded out a program of Immunization for the purpose of affording means of protection against Diph- theria among children of the town between the ages of six months and twelve years. Four Clinics were held at the Legion Hall,during the months of May and June for children of pre-school age, forty-nine being innoculated as a preventive measure against the disease.These Clinics were conducted by this Department in conjunction with the Social Service League,Miss M.Alma Cross,Public Health Nurse,and the Town Physicians. It is the belief of the members of this department that the Pre-School Diphtheria Immunization Clinics are of much value,due to the fact that they include children of the age group in which it is estimated that at least 50%of the diphtheria deaths occur. School Clinics Four Diphtheria Immunization Clinics were held at the Ripley Road School during the months of May and June for children of school age,the number of children innoculated being sixty-one.These Clinics were con- ducted by Dr.Oliver H.Howe,School Physician,assisted by Miss Fanny James,School Nurse. 248 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The Clinic for the prevention of Tuberculosis of the Lungs inaugurated last year at the Osgood School was conducted in January by members of the staff of the Norfolk County Hospital.Children in the seventh, ninth and eleventh grades were given the tuberculin test.Children who reacted to the test were X-rayed and examined two weeks later.Observation cases of last year were re-examined and the Clinic,because of the follow-up work on the part of the Public Health Nurse and the Hospital,is deemed of great importance. Well Baby Clinic Daily attendance of the Well Baby Clinic,under the direction of the Social Service League and the Public Health Nurse,averaged a little better than sixteen chil- dren,the total number of visits being 197,and the reg- istration sixty. Communicable diseases reported to the Board of Health during the past year are as follows : Whooping Cough 23 Measles 12 Lobar Pneumonia 11 Dog Bite 7 Scarlet Fever 4 Mumps 3 Tuberculosis 2 Chicken Pox 2 German Measles 1 Milk licenses were issued to twenty-three dealers. Samples of milk were collected periodically and tested 249 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. at Brockton.Inspection of dairies and farms was made at intervals during the year. School Dental Clinic A summary of the service rendered by the School Dental Clinic is as follows: Number of pupils treated 311 Number of Fillings 660 Number of Extractions 205 Number of Cleanings 71 Total operations completed 936 Sixty-one old cars together with 2,448 loads of rubbish were disposed of at the Town Dump in 1936.The Super- intendent of the Town Dump reports a total of 112 calls made during the past year for the purpose of pumping wells,cellars and water-holes. Other than for necessary gate repairs,no money was expended for the maintenance of Straits Pond.Cat Dam,however,necessitated a considerable outlay of funds in an efTort to keep the pond free from marine growth.Maintenance of James Brook was confined largely to response of complaints of clogged conditions of the Brook in various sections of the town.It is esti- mated that much of this work will be necessary this year. Board of Health,General Account,showed an increase in expenditures over the previous years due to the pur- chase of two oxygen tents and a considerable supply of 250 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. oxygen.The tents which are similar to those used by practically every city and town in the State and utilized in pneumonia and other respiratory cases are kept at the Police Station under the direction of the Police De- partment and have been greatly in demand since their acquisition. Respectfully submitted, NATHANIEL HURWITZ,Chairman, ABRAHAM S.ENOS,Secretary, ABRAHAM J.ANTOINE,JR., Board of Health. 251 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF COHASSET POLICE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report for the Pohce Depart- ment of the Town of Cohasset,for the year ending December 31,1936. OFFICIAL ROSTER OF THE DEPARTMENT Chief of Police,Hector J.Pelletier Sergeant,Frank Jason Patrolmen John Fleming James J.Sullivan Benjamin F.Curley John J.Rooney Earl R.McArthur Special Officers John T.Keating Spencer H.Stoughton Henry B.Kennedy Frank E.Jason John J.Ferreira Edward B.Mathewson Joseph A.Dion,Jr.Ralph S.Enos Louis Simeone John H.Winters,Jr. 252 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. ARREST REPORT Male Female Total Assault and battery 5 5 Assault by means of a dangerous weapon 1 1 Assault with intent to rob 2 2 Breaking and entering in the day time and larceny 2 2 Breaking and entering in the night time and larceny 4 4 Breaking and entering in the night time with intent to commit larceny 2 2 Carrying a pistol without a permit 1 1 Concealing leased property 12 3 Conspiracy to commit larceny 18 18 Desertion of wife and minor children .1 Disturbing the peace 1 Drunk 64 3 Insane 13 4 Larceny 23 23 Neglect of wife and minor children 1 Non-payment of wages 1 Operating a motor vehicle after revoca- tion of license 1 Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor 6 1 Befusing to show license to operate a motor vehicle to police officer 1 Short lobsters in possession 2 Trespassing 1 Using a motor vehicle without authority 1 Violation of Barbering Law 1 Violation of Collection Agency Law .8 8 Violation of parole 1 1 253 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Violation of probation 1 Total fines,$950.00 150 10 160 Disposition of Cases Arrested for other departments 5 Continued for disposition 1 Dismissed for want of prosecution 24 Filed by Court 35 Fined 15 Not guilty 1 Probation 18 Released Chapter 135 General Laws 45 Sentenced to institutions 6 Suspended sentence 8 Turned over to Probation Officer 1 Turned over to Parole Officer 1 SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY DEPARTMENT Accidents investigated,automobiles —74;gun fire —1. Animals killed request of owners —8. Attempted suicide —2. Buildings found open and locked by police—62. Calls for inhalator —10. Cars stopped for auto violations and warned —71. Cars tagged for improper parking—64. Complaints received at headquarters —1,935. Defects in street reported —9. Duty calls from boxes —2,934. Fatal accidents,automobile—1 ;drowning—1. Fire alarms answered —24. Hackney carriage licenses issued —5. Hackney operator licenses issued—8. Sick or injured taken to hospital in police car—7. 254 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Licenses and Registrations suspended —50. Mileage of ambulance —2,736. Mileage of motor cycles—2,478. Mileage of police car —33,271. Missing persons reported —1. Motorist assisted —29. Permits to purchase firearms issued —3. Permits to solicit funds issued—7. Persons found dead —1. Persons transported in ambulance,male —43;female — 67;total—110. Oxygen tent calls —20. Number of days oxygen tents used —126. Radio messages sent out by this station—4,036. Rescued from drowning —^1. Restitution made in cases —$115.90. Revolver permits issued —28. Special attention requested by owners of unoccupied houses —37. Stolen property recovered by department —'$2,005.00. Street lights reported out—^138. Summer homes inspected weekly (winter months)—130. Summonses served for other police departments —108. WPA workers notified to report to work—157. May I express my appreciation to your Honorable Hoard and all the people of the Town of Gohasset for their hearty co-operation,and assure your Board and the people of Gohasset that the Police Departinent will constantly do their utmost to protect the people of Go- hasset and their property. Respectfully submitted, HEGTOR J.PELLETIER, Chief of Police. 255 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. vo rn oo U< < a. X XC-:3 c fe 3 __fc CO Xh >. Jj j; ^X X > o V V C E X >.jj ^fc '^>^^'cu 'a __>^Ti .2 s S c ^^ rj 0 c -=_Z Ti 7. VO Tf-r~-10 vo r?10 VO CO l>r-l ^CO VO rH «^."Z, LO CO CO d d LO 10 CO ^CO d —LO 0^t^t^CO CSI vo t^~^5 CN Z cjOCOuoLOt>CO CO CN ^ ^^^-.,-^^l-H CO <#ON CO ^uo CO rr ^Cs)uO \n CO On ^§.uO VO VO LO CO L'^. 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To the Citizens of Cohasset: The greatest problem of today is the care of the unemployed.The WPA funds have taken care of this to some extent,but have been reduced considerably. Our unemployment list does not decrease,therefore the town has to provide more or less work. Once again we call your attention to the necessity of careful appropriations.Our revenue from real estate does not increase and any great increase in ap- propriations will appear in the tax rate. We wdsh to thank the other departments and the citizens of the town for their co-operation. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM H.MaGAW, DARIUS W.GILRERT, EUGENE N.TOWER, Board of Selectmen of Cohasset. 257 ANNUAL REPORT.TOWN OF COHASSET.1936. REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS The Assessors of the Town of Cohasset submit their report for 1936. Total valuation 1935 .1^10,287,667.00 Total valuation January 1936 .^0,256,330.00 December assessment 1936 22,937.00 Total valuation 1936 -1^10,279,267.00 Decrease in valuation 1936 1^8,400.00 Town Grant,xVnnual Town Meeting (in- cluding appropriations from available funds deducted belowO -$312,027.54 State Tax $14,200.00 Met.Parks,Sinking Fund 71.30 Met.Parks,Nantasket Main- tenance 235.30 Auditing Municipal Accounts 346.74 State Parks and Reservations 113.53 Veterans'Exemptions 24.08 14,990.95 County Tax 8,549.19 Tuberculosis Hospital 2,868.68 Overlay (1933).1^266.77 (Jverlay (current year)11,721.67 11,988.44 $350,424.80 258 I ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Estimated Receipts Income Tax $14,181.80 Corporation Taxes 2,031.30 Race Track Distribution 568.00 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes 9,000.00 Licenses 1,760.00 Special Assessments (Moth)50.00 General Government 1,140.00 Protection of Persons and Property 510.00 Health and Sanitation 50.00 Charities 3,530.00 Old Age Assistance: State $2,600.00 Scituate 273.84 2,873.84 Soldiers'Benefit,Military Aid 200.00 Schools 2,500.00 Public Service Enterprise, North Cohasset Post Office Building 158.00 Cemeteries 260.00 Interest on taxes and assess- ments 4,000.00 Inspection —Sealer,etc 40.00 T'/^fol T^'o ti T"*!o to /"I Rc^r^oiT^tc 42,825.94 $307,571.86 Available funds,voted at Town Meeting,to be used : Article 3,Section 50,Re- serve Fund 7,000.00 Article 12,School Addi- tion 2,500.00 259 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Article 32,Dog Fund for Schools 567.61 Available funds deducted 10,067.61 Net amount raised by taxa- tion on Polls and Property $297,504.25 Number of Polls,1,061 at $2.00 $2,122.00 Total Valuation,$10,256,330 at $28.80 295,382.30 $297,504.30 Loss on account of fractional division of Tax Rate (ad- justed through Overlay Account).05 Total amount of taxes listed in Collectors'Commitment list,except Motor Vehicle Excise Warrants $297,504.25 Amount Motor Vehicle Ex- cise Warrants $10,448.31 Number of Persons,Partnerships and Corporations assessed 1,589 Number of assessed Polls 1,061 Number of horses assessed 62 Number of cows assessed 197 Number of sheep assessed 1 Number of Neat cattle assessed 62 260 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Number of swine assessed Number of dwelling houses assessed Number of fow4 assessed Number of acres of land assessed 6 1,008 1,345 5,124 Abatements of Taxes During the Year 1936 On 1934 Assessments Poll $.00 Personal Real Estate Motor Vehicle . On 4.96 1,104.90 10.04 Poll 1935 Assessments $24.00 Personal Real Estate Motor Vehicle 5.94 2,130.56 117.33 On Poll 1 936 Assessments $36.00 Personal Real Estate 64.80 6,146.64 Motor Vehicle 605.91 $1,119.90 2,277.83 6,853.35 Respectfully submitted, DARIUS W.GILBERT, WILLIAM H.McGAW, EUGENE N.TOWER, Assessors of Cohasset. 261 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE There has been an increased demand for relief during tlie past year.Between W.P.A.Projects men were retired for a considerable time,some never being re- called,thus increasing the Welfare expenditures.In January Cohasset's W.P.A.quota was seventy,decreas- ing during the summer months,the year closing with less than half the men working.There is hope some of those retired will be re-employed,but it is feared that quotas will be gradually decreased during the com- ing year.The Town will then be obliged to bear this additional burden.During the late months of the year exhaustion of other department funds has caused in- creased relief expenditures by the Welfare Department. All recipients of aid who were able-bodied have been required to work and instead of being paid in cash. Welfare orders for food,fuel and rent have been issued. Actual constructive work has therefore been accom- plished,as follows: A stone retaining wall has been constructed at the rear of the Central Fire Station,Border Street,the stone being gathered from various town-owned properties. This was a necessary accomplishment,thus saving an appropriation for this purpose in the near future. Approximately fifty cords of wood were cut on town land,adjoining Woodside Cemetery,clearing the land, and the wood was distributed as evenly as possible among the needy.This relieved the department to some extent.The town truck was used for distribution. 262 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The partially burned blacksmith shop,on the recently acquired Kane property,was taken down and the loca- tion graded with gravel from the town gravel pit,sav- ing a necessary appropriation. A 650-foot roadway is now under construction by the Welfare Department,at the Woodside Cemetery,the same being an extension of present roads as laid out on cemetery plans.As lots in the forward portion of the cemetery are being purchased rapidly,construction of roads in this location is necessary,therefore by having these roads built at this time we are keeping the Welfare recipients busy and will save asking for an extra appro- priation for the Woodside Cemetery. At present a new stone wall is being constructed along James Brook,at the Cove,and when the work is finished we feel that it will show an improvement over present conditions. Other constructive work will be accomplished if and when possible,suggestions will be appreeiated. The several cases boarded out in past years have been continued in the same manner. Where possible,mothers with dependent children were changed to Mother's Aid,thus receiving a reim- bursement from the Federal Government of one-third actual cash payments,which is not reimbursed on ordi- nary welfare. There has been considerable work on cases aided in this town,with possible settlements elsewhere,as well as cases being aided by other towns with possible settle- ments in Cohasset.These were investigated as far as possible,the Town Counsel being called for many deci- sions.The denial of one case,or the establishment of 263 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. one case in another town,saving the town thousands of dollars in the course of a few years.Constant investi- gations and re-visits have been made throughout the year and aid has been decreased,increased or ceased as circumstances warranted. The following is a detailed report of cases and persons aided by the department,based on and as per date of payments,in 1936 : Cases Persons January 65 264 February 67 288 March 81 327 April 69 278 May 56 236 June 46 188 July 45 180 August 48 194 September 48 186 October 43 162 November 45 183 December 73 278 For a complete report of expenditures of this depart- ment we refer you to the Accountant's report,from which you will note that Hospitalization,Doctor's fees. Medicinal requirements,Food and Fuel consume a major portion of the appropriation. We wish to thank all with whom this department has come in contact for their co-operation during the year. EUGENE N.TOWER,Chairman, WILLIAM H.McGAW, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Board of Public Welfare. 264 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF BOARD OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE This department has increased 100%during the past year,there being twenty cases during the first part of the year and more than forty during the latter part of the year. The increase was chietly due to decreased age quali- fications,from seventy years to sixty-five years,com- mencing September 1,1936. Under the new system the Federal Government reim- burses one-half of cash paid up to a stipulated amount, the State reimburses two-thirds of the balance,the town paying only a small portion. Welfare recipients where eligible were transferred to this class of assistance. As Federal reimbursements are made on a cash basis only,amounts to recipients are budgeted to take care of every household need. In December the State informed the Board that under new regulations one of the three members of the Old Age Assistance Board must not be on the Welfare Board. Therefore,Dr.Gilbert resigned as a member and Miss Mary E.Oliver was appointed. EUGENE N.TOWER,Chairman, WILLIAM H.McGAW, MARY E.OLIVER, Board of Old Age Assistance. 265 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY Statement of Income and Expenses Cr. To Payments in 1936: Purchase of Books $548.11 Treasurer's Bond 12.50 Rent Safe Deposit Box 11.00 New Ledger and Cash Book 8.25 Support of Paul Pratt Memorial Library 395.00 Accrued Interest 16.46 Transfer to Principal 99.12 Cash Balance December 31,1936: New England Trust Company 460.87 Cohasset Savings Bank 906.80 Total if2,458.11 Dr. To Receipts in 1936: Income from Investments $1,100.44 Savings Bank Interest 84.40 Cash Balance January 1,1936 1,273.27 Total $2,458.11 Schedule of Invested Funds Bonds $2,000.00 Ellicott Square Co.1st 5s ext.1940. 1,000.00 Indianapolis Power &Light Co.5s 1957. 266 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. 1,500.00 New York Central R.R.ref.&imp.5s 2013. 2,000.00 Butte,Anaconda &Pacific R.R.1st 5s 1944. 2,000.00 Virginian Rwy.Co.1st lien &ref.S^s 1966. 1,000.00 Southern Pacific R.R.ref.4s 1955. 1,000.00 Indiana General Service Go.1st 5s 1948. 1,000.00 Indiana Service Corp.1st 5s 1950. 2,000.00 Union Pacific R.R.1st 4s 1947. 1,500.00 Nortliern Pacific Rwy.ref.&imp.6s 2047. 1,000.00 Pacific Tel.&Tel.Co.1st &coll.tr.5s 1937. 1,000.00 Postal Telegraph &Cable Co.coll.tr.5s 1953. Certificate of Deposit,$1,000 Int.Match Co.5s. $17,000.00 Savings Banks 1,050.00 Deposit Hingham Institution for Savings. 1,000,00 Deposit East Weymouth Savings Bank. 1,298.81 Deposit Quincy Savings Bank. 5,332.85 Deposit Cohasset Savings Bank. $25,681.66 Respectfully submitted, KENNETH D.KETCHUM, January 1,1937.Treasurer, We have examined the foregoing account and find it correctly cast and properly vouched.We have also examined the securities in which the funds of the Library are invested,as shown by the foregoing schedule. OLIVER H.HOWE, BURGESS C.TOWER, January 27,1937.Auditors. 267 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY The Directors present herewith their annual report for the year ending December 31,1936. It is gratifying to the Directors to report again an in- crease in the circuhition of books during the past year and a very evident increase of public interest in the general activities of the Library. Miss Margaret Rathbone,who had served most effi- ciently as Assistant Librarian for two years,resigned her position in June and Miss Jean E.Meyer was ap- pointed to succeed Miss Rathbone,on September first, 1936. The Directors have endeavored to keep the latest books,both fiction and non-fiction,available to all bor- rowers and wish to acknowledge,with thanks,the gifts of books and magazines from many friends. The reports of the Treasurer of the Board and the Librarian,showing details of expense,receipts and operation,are subjoined. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK J.GAILD,President, FRED V.STANLEY,Treasurer, EDWIN OTIS,Clerk, WILLIAM II.McGAW, HERBERT L.BROWN, DONALD T.GAMMONS, FREDERICK HINCHLIFFE. 268 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY Statement of Receipts and Expenditures EXPENDITURES FOR 1936 For books,magazines and bindings -$1,226.15 For express,telephones and other items 111.34 For heating and lighting 609.44 For insurance 191.78 For postage,printing and stationery 82.74 For rent,Beechwood Branch 250.00 For repairs and maintenance 417.45 For salaries 3,703.39 For suj^plies 110.15 Total Expenditures $6,702.44 Balance,January 1,1937,on deposit in Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company 1,153.44 $7,855.88 RECEIPTS FOR 1936 Balance,January 1,1936,on deposit in Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company $1,143.36 Income from investments: Cohasset Free Public Library,un- restricted funds 395.00 Cohasset Savings Bank,dividends 23.70 Birmingham Terminal Company, dividends 40.00 Florida Power Company,dividends 80.36 269 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Monmouth Consolidated Water Company,dividends 100.00 Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.,dividends 90.00 Ohio Electric Power Company,div- idends 25.00 J.T.Phelps &Co.,insurance divi- dend 1.35 West Virginia Water Service Com- pany,dividends 111.38 Winter Hill Co-operative Bank, dividends 70.00 Fines,fees,etc.,at Library 475.73 Town of Cohasset,appropriation for Library 5,300.00 Total Receipts $7,855.88 SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS Cohasset Savings Bank $468.55 Bethlehem Steel Corp.,bonds 2,000.00 Birmingham Terminal Co.,bond 1,000.00 Monmouth Consolidated Water Co.,bonds 2,000.00 Ohio Electric Power Co.,bond 500.00 Public Service Co.of New Hamp- shire,bond 1,000.00 Southern Natural Gas Co.,bonds 2,000.00 Winter Hill Co-operative Bank,10 shares 2,000.00 Total Investments $10,968.55 Respectfully submitted, FRED V.STANLEY, December 31,1936.Treasurer. 270 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. We have examined the foregoing account and find it correctly cast and properly vouched.We have also examined the securities in which the funds of the Li- brary are invested as shown by the foregoing schedule. OLIVER H.HOWE, CHARLES W.GAMMONS, January 19,1937.Auditors. 271 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY,COHASSET,MASS. To the Board of Directors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library: "Like the church and school the pubHc Hbrary is now an integral and essential part of the community;like them its growth is the result of a series of cause and effect,of stimulus and responses,of action and re- action." "The future of libraries must be considered in terms of changes and growth which may be anticipated not only in the community but also in the region as a whole." I submit to you,herewith,the annual report of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library for the year 1936. The activities of a library cannot be measured by figures alone,however necessary and enlightening these statistics may be,for there is the side of service to the community,which is a fundamental reason for the library's existence,to be considered.There is a con- sciousness of this service when citizens come to the li- brary seeking information on various subjects;desiring books and borrowing them for study or for recreational purposes;to read the magazines,or,perhaps,simply to enjoy the exhibitions which it has been the good for- tune of the library to be able to offer them,—and there are visions of service in many ways wliich may be made possible in the future. I wish to acknowledge,herein,my appreciation of the efficient assistance of Miss Rathbone,who,after two years'service,resigned her position to take up new 272 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. work.With your appointment of Miss Jean E.Meyer as her successor,you have given me,as an assistant,a young woman of ability,who has entered upon her duties with enthusiasm and whose helpfuhiess I grate- fully recognize. Throughout the year new books,recommended by members of the Book Committee,have been added to the library every month and gifts of books and maga- zines have been received. At intervals through the summer,members of the Cohasset Garden Club have provided flowers,whose beauty and arrangement received many comments of appreciation.To the Cohasset Garden Club we are also indebted for a gift of "The Garden Dictionary,"the last word in information concerning flow^ers and gardening. A generous response was made to a call of the Ameri- can Merchant Marine Library for books and magazines, and a very satisfactory contribution was sent them. As you already know%exhibitions have been held dur- ing the year but as a matter of record and as a way of expressing our thanks to those who made it possible for us to enjoy them,I would like to mention the exhibition of children's portraits by Mrs.David Allen Reed;of Bermuda watercolor paintings by Mr.George F.New- ton;of oil paintings by Mrs.Charles S.Alden.There should also be mentioned the artistic photographs by Gar-Mon;the Japanese prints from the Shima Art Com- pany and the booklets and pamphlets of general infor- mation which were shown by the Massachusetts Savings Bank Life Insurance Company. Book Week,Nov.15 to 21,was observed in much the same way as usual with many new books on display 273 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. in the Children's Room,where decorations in the form of so-called "balloons,"showing the colorful jackets of these books,called further attention to them.For the first time,the library was open on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock,November 15,so that it was felt the celebration was properly begun !Again we were given the use of a window of the Cohasset Hardware Com- pany.Here were displayed new books for adults,and a few children's books which had just been published, with,by way of contrast,books read by children of the past eight or nine decades.As authors,illustrators and publishers are co-operating today,as.never before,to produce books attractive in every way for children,this contrast between the old and new was interesting. At Christmas time,the tree,with its bright lights and ornaments;the garlands,wreaths and other greens, gave the library a festive air and books with Christmas tales and customs were at hand for the children.One of the phases of work with children at this time of year, as well as at other times,is the story-telling hour.I regret that lack of time for preparation for this has pre- vented us from having any. Through the school year ending last June not as great an interest in reading for certificates had been shown,as there has been since September.New lists have been printed by the Division of Public Libraries (of the De- partment of Education),wiiich include many new titles. The children have been given a wider choice and have had a greater incentive for reading.I am deeply grate- ful to the teachers for their help in this work,for it is invaluable. The new book case which you have recently provided for the rotunda has proved to be of great value and 274 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. many have spoken of its convenience.Many people who do not have time to browse among the shelves,fre- quently find something of interest among these books, for it is intended that a varied assortment of subjects shall be found there.The additional shelving in the Children's Room and at the Beechwood Branch Library has relieved the crowded condition of the shelves. Book Stock The same method of arriving at the number of vol- umes in the library has been used this year as has been done for the past two years,—a count of volumes as represented by the shelf-list cards.While in this way, there may be a possibility of errors,each year reveals fewer discrepancies and it is hoped that eventually an accurate count may be made.It appears that there are in the library this year 21,827 volumes;20,305 of which are at the main library and 1,522 at the Branch library. Most of them are in good condition,and,with a few exceptions,all are available for lending.Of the 1040 volumes added,747 were by purchase;49 by replace- ment and binding;244 by gift.As a weeding out of the old books is advisable each year,and as each inven- tory shows,unfortunately,the mysterious disappear- ance of some books,there always has to be a withdrawal record;this year 186 volumes were withdrawn.Among the books at the Beechwood Branch library there are many which are of little value today and should be withdrawn to give place to the more readable books recently published,for space there is limited.It is my hope that during the coming year these may be replaced, in some measure. 275 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Use of Library At the beginning of the year new registration cards were put into use and from these a very fair estimate of the proportion of registered borrowers who are mak- ing continued use of the library can be made.The reg- istration figures of the year were 1561 and I am reason- ably sure that from 70 to 75%of these persons have been into the main library and its branch during the year.It is much better to have an active list than one less active,with a higher number of registrations,so that withdrawals are necessary each year.This year the withdrawals (316)almost equal the new registra- tions and re-registrations (327)but with this difference of eleven,the registration figures advance to 1572 for ^he new year. The circulation of books for 1936 was 41,187,an in- crease of 649 over that of the previous year;35,689 were borrowed from the main library and 5,498 from its branch. It may be of interest,at this point,to make a slight comparison with the circulation of a few years ago, — of 1926.I have chosen that year for it was at that time that the restriction of two books,only,to an individual was removed,and by using a different charging system, an unrestricted number of books was made possible. With this change,however,there was a slight drop in the circulation for that year,but the following year it increased,and,wath the exception of 1929,there has been a constant increase each year since.The circula- tion in 1926 was 23,318 or 8 books per capita (census figures,2913);in 1936 it was 41,187,or 12 books per capita (census figures,3418),—an increase in volumes of 76%. 276 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. With changing times there is a changing demand for books.While biography,travel and literature have always been,and will continue to be,in demand,there is a decided increase in the popularity of books of psychology,religion and the social sciences.There is a greater demand for non-fiction as a whole which will be seen by comparing the following figures which are given for adult non-fiction only.In 1926 of the total number of volumes borrowed,4,772,or 28%,were non- fiction;in 1936,11,642 volumes^or 38%. The increased use of books and magazines necessarily means more time required in handling them;more wear and tear,resulting in more time needed for repairing, or greater expense for re-binding,and more expense for supplies.However,this is as it should be,—^for as the value of the library to the community is recognized, there is a proportionate growth in its needs and to in- sure its service in fullest measure,adequate facilities are necessary. Library meetings have been attended whenever pos- sible,and as association with groups of like-minded persons is always stimulating,so attendance at these meetings of the Massachusetts Library Association;the Old Colony Club;the Round Table of Children's Libra- rians create a consciousness of being a part of a large whole and the desire for further service. Acknowledgment of gifts of books and magazines is made herein and thanks are extended to :Miss Marion W.Maclntyre;Mrs.Charles C.Wilson;Mrs.Edward H.Schott;Mrs.A.O.Barker;Miss Annie N.Keene;Miss Clare Benedict (of Basle,Switzerland);Dr.George G. Sears;Mr.Fred W.Rust;Dr.James J.Walsh;Mr.Bruce McLean ;Est.of A.N.Milliken;Minot's Light;Dr.George 277 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. A.Slocombe;Mr.James W.Doyle;Mr.Paul Blackmur; Mr.Alfred W.Jones;Mrs.Sherman R.Thayer;Mrs. John Richardson;Robert V.Collier,Jr.;Cohasset Woman's Club;Cohasset Garden Club;Town of Cohas- set and various publishing houses. I extend to you my appreciation for the many things you have made it possible to have and to do to make this year a profitable one and I sincerely thank Miss Meyer,Mr.Butman,Mr.Loughman and the townspeople who have demonstrated their interest in the library by their co-operation. CHARLOTTE S.TOWER, Librarian. Cohasset,Mass.,Jan.20,1937. 278 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: January 1,1937. Gentlemen: The Harbor Master begs to submit this annual report : I suggest as of last year an increase in appropriation to cover cost of new passenger float and commercial runway,which are necessary,the present float and run- way being in very poor condition. jWe had many large boats in our harbor this past summer and it necessitated careful planning to accom- modate these boats at one time in such a small harbor. Thanking the fishermen and yachtsmen for their co- operation and support. Respectfully, JOSEPH J.GRASSIE, Harbor Master. 279 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31 1936 Sanderson Brothers North Abington,Massachusetts ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mrs.Lois Wheelwright Term expires 1938 Malcolm H.Stevens Term expires 1938 John Bates Term expires 1937 Sargent Tower Term expires 1937 John Gillis Term expires 1939 Walter C.Wheelwright Term expires 1939 Organization John Bates Chairman James W.Doyle Secretary Edward L.Stevens Financial Secretary Committee on Buildings Mr.Bates,Mr.Stevens,Mr.Tower,Mr.Gillis Mr.Wheelwright Committee on Hygiene Mrs.Lois Wheelwright Regular Meeting of Committee First Monday of each month at 7.45 P.M. Superintendent of Schools James W.Doyle,Coh.290,540,538-R 9 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. School Physician Dr.Oliver H.Howe,Coh.0014 School Nurse Fannie James,Coh.0418-R Supervisor of Attendance Hector J.Pelletier,Coh.0372 and 0060 School Dentist Dr.N.F.McClure,President 1154 Janitor—Osgood School Louis Mulvey,Coh.0290 and 0132-R Janitor—Ripley Road School Thomas A.Stevens,Coh.0540 and 0469-W ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. School Calendar 1936-1937 School opens Wednesday,Sept.9 Armistice Day Wednesday,Nov.11 Thanksgiving Recess Wednesday,Nov.25 Christmas Recess Wednesday,Dec.23 Including January 1 Recess Friday,Feb.19 Including Friday,Feb.26 Good Friday Friday,March 26 Recess April 16 Including Friday,Apr.13 Graduation Friday,June 18 Schools will reopen September ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. TEACHING STAFF,1936-1937 Osgood School Year Elected James W.Doyle,Principal and Superintendent William Ripley,Jr.,science,math. Burditt W.Collins,social science Marion C.Chandler,French,math. Marjorie Fay,English Florence.Reed,Latin,history,English Ruth M.Glines,commercial Eva M.Burbine,language Mary Terry,arithmetic,language Otis Jason,history Boston University Brown University Middlebury College Mt.Holyoke College Radcliffe College Univ.of New Hampshire Plymouth Normal Truro Normal Bridgewater Normal Middlebury College Special Teachers Max H.Meyer,manual training Columbia University Florence E.Kraus,drawing Penn.State Normal Helen C.Welch,domestic science Framingham Normal Frederick A.Taylor,music Northampton Institute of Music Pedagogy Ripley Road School Hejen L.Browne,Principal,grade 4 Marion R.Sullivan,grade 6 Verda F,Dunn,grade 6 Gwendolyn A.Cleverly,grade 5 Geraldine Thiessen,grade 5 Evangeline DeLorme,grade 4 Marguerite Ripley,ungrade,d class Elaine G.Wing,grade 3 Katherine Walsh,grade 2 Erma Lewis,grades 2 and 3 Helen Foye,grade 1 Kathleen Shields,grade 1 Kathleen McMahon,kindergarten 1921 1926 1931 1910 1935 1929 1929 1930 1925 1932 1918 1914 1919 1924 Bridgewater Normal 1921 Boston University 1931 Bridgewater Normal 1934 Bridgewater Normal 1930 Plattsburg Normal and Boston University 1934 Lowell Normal 1929 Emerson College Toronto Normal 1929 Fitchburg Normal State Teachers'College, Bemidgi,Minn.1935 State Teachers'College, Bridgewater,Mass.1935 State Teachers'College, Hyannis,Mass.1935 Perry Normal 1915 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE We submit the reports of the school department.The report of the superintendent of schools,principals and supervisors should be carefully read as they give a de- tailed account of what your schools are doing. Our expenditures for 1936 and our budget for 1937 are contained in the superintendent's report. Respectfully submitted, COHASSET SCHOOL COMMITTEE. ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Mrs.Wheelwright and Gentlemen: During the year 1936,we have added to the physical equipment of our school system as follows : The Manual Training and Printing Department which is housed in the small building on the Osgood School grounds was enlarged by the addition of a machine room.This added space was felt to be desirable be- cause hitherto the machinery used in woodwork has been housed in the basement of the Osgood School.The handsaw and circular saw^have been placed in the en- larged shop and to the equipment has been added a shaper and an electric floor drill with mortise and dovetail attachments.The enlargement made neces- sary a larger heating plant,and a hot air system with fuel oil burner was installed in the basement of the addition.The heating plant has proven eminently satisfactory,and the enlarged floor space with the ma- chines immediately available makes for ease in super- vision and greater efficiency.The entire work was done through the appropriation of $2,500.00 from the un- expended balance remaining after the completion of the Ripley Road School addition,plus approximately $800.00 from the 1936 school appropriation. The hall in the Osgood School building has been im- proved in various ways.The floor has been treated, and recreational equipment installed.Classes for boys ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. in boxing,calisthenics,table tennis,and badminton are planned this winter in the hall.The girls have an opportunity to play basketball,table tennis,and take calisthenics,but I feel that they will not be able to derive full benefit and pleasure from the physical activi- ties until we devise some way of installing showers for them upstairs. During the past year,the school equipped and super- vised two baseball teams,two football teams and a very successful track team.The details of the athletics for boys will be found in Mr.Ripley's report. This year,the school was unable to make a contract for the "Chronicles of America,"the Yale University films,but we are continuing to show forty Eastman teaching films during the year with additional films rented as needed.The State Department of Education supplies our films for a very modest rental fee. Teachers Miss Katherine Walsh was employed to fill the vacancy left in January by the resignation of Miss Ruperta Skelton. The opportunity class in the Ripley Road building was continued this September,although only nine pupils were eligible at the beginning of the school year. Mrs.Marguerite Ripley was elected to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Miss Mary Hillis. Repairs The condition of the Osgood School and the Manual Training building is excellent at the present time.The 8 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. floors and walls of the Osgood School have been re- paired and replaced where needed and other minor improvements leave the building at the beginning of this year in splendid condition. Faulty construction in the Ripley Road building will make expensive repairs necessary to prevent further damage from the entrance of moisture.A new drive- way has improved the appearance of the Osgood School grounds. Activities A play,entitled "Skidding,"was very successfully produced under the direction of Miss Marjorie Fay of the English Department. The School Bus has been made available to take school people to Boston to see plays connected with the History and English work being done.In such cases,the theater generally grants very reasonable rjates. A group visited the Pioneer Village in Salem,and the House of Seven Gables under school supervision. It is the intention of the School Department to bring in as frequently as possible,lecturers who have some- thing valuable and interesting to give. This fall.Post Graduate boys assisted greatly in the arrangement of a projection room for the showing of classroom films.The room at present is equipped with a motion picture projector,a micro-projector for the showing of microscopic plant and animal life,and ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. a lantern slide projector.I believe that very few of the smaller schools are as fortunate as we in possess- ing such equipment. I wish to thank the Committee,School Staff,and the pupils for the kind of co-operation that makes it a pleasure to be in school work. Respectfully submitted, JAMES W.DOYLE, Superintendent. 10 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. COHASSET SCHOOL DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES AND BUDGET Schools Appropriations,Maintenance,including $72,391 .53 Vocational Education 567.61 Dog Fund (voted by town)47.24 Refunds $73,006.38 Credits : From State—Account teachers $5,280.00 Dog Tax from County,as above 567.61 Receipts 3,031.79 $8,879.40 Expended from Local Taxation $63,958.28 Expended 1936 School Committee,Sect $105.00 Superintendent's salary 1,700.05 Supervisor of Attend 100.00 Stationery,etc 34.70 Traveling expenses 130.20 Clerical work 61.75 Telephones 167.70 Salaries,High 14,963.59 Salaries,Elem 28,224.60 Books,High 382.68 Books,Elem 655.78 Supplies,High,including heat for cooking 1,483.81 Supplies,Elem 1,494.91 11 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Library 231.19 Transportation,High 1,099.95 Transportation,Elem 4,013.93 Janitors,High 985.00 Janitors,Elem 3,502.50 Light,Power,High and Elem 607.72 Fuel,High 533.37 Fuel,Elem 850.16 Repairs,High 800.87 Repairs,Elem 2,325.75 Janitor's Supplies,High 277.58 Janitor's Supplies,Elem.510.80 Miscellaneous 19.75 Graduation 48.50 Health 1,006.47 Insurance 778.20 Lunch 4,658.79 Carting 8.50 All others.High 216.30 All others,Elem 655.82 Expended $72,635.92 Vocational Education 201.76 Balance to Treasury 168.70 $73,006.38 Appropriated from Bond Issue for addition to Manual Training building $2,500.00 Expended $2,500.00 Budget 1937 School Committee $125.00 Superintendent 1,700.00 Expenses of Superintendent 123.00 12 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Supervisor of Attendance 100.00 Stationer}^and Postage 30.00 Telephones 200.00 Clerical Work 100.00 Salaries 44,100.00 Books,High 400.00 Libraries 100.00 Supplies,High 800.00 Books,Elem 600.00 Supplies,Elem 1,500.00 Transportation,High and Elem.5,000.00 Janitors 4,450.00 Lights and Power,High 200.00 Lights and Power,Elem 600.00 Fuel,High 500.00 Fuel,Elem 1,300.00 Repairs,High 700.00 Janitor Supplies,High 200.00 Miscellaneous,High 100.00 Repairs,Elem 900.00 Janitor Supplies,Elem,300.00 Miscellaneous,Elem 300.00 Furniture,High 50.00 Furniture,Elem.50.00 Exercises,High 50.00 Miscellaneous Printing 30.00 Health 900.00 Insurance 1,200.00 Lunch Rooms 5,000.00 Tuition,Vocational 300.00 $72,010.00 13 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF PRINCIPAL OF RIPLEY ROAD SCHOOL Mr.James W.Doyle, Superintendent of Schools. Dear Sir: The good health of our pupils,excellent attendance and the continued and increased co-operation of the parents have resulted in a year of gratifying achieve- ment at the Ripley Road School. The excellent attendance is due to the fact that we have had no epidemic of children's diseases during the past year.In spite of the many common colds which are responsible for more absences than all other reasons combined,we have had a very high percent of attendance.I am happy to be able to report this, as irregularity of attendance is one of the greatest sources of interruption in the continuity of the progress of the individual pupil and seriously interferes with the regular class-room instruction.Lessons which are missed must be taught again,extra and additional ex- planations must be made which delay the regular pro- gram. Conscious of the damaging effects which the many colds have upon attendance and progress,we teach during our health periods the reasons for them and ways to avoid them.Children can and will do much to keep themselves well if they understand how to protect themselves from the diseases which are com- mon among them.The aim of our health work is to improve pupil attendance without injustice to or inter- ference with parents. 14 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Milk or cocoa continues to be given to many children, including all underweights.For several months fruit juices or tomato juice have been furnished for certain pupils who seem to need them by the Women's Club. More parents than ever before have called to see us during the past year in regard to their children's work or report card marks.We are always glad to see these parents and plans to help their children are discussed. The reason for low marks are explained and often these marks improve when the pupil,teacher and parent work together,understanding the problems to be over- come.Although very little home work is required in the lower grades and is seldom given except upon a parent's request,certain pupils need and benefit by some home study.Several hours every week are used by teachers in helping pupils who are having difficulty with their work.Occasionally,in spite of the efforts of pupils,teachers and parents,it is necessary that children repeat a grade because the work of that grade is beyond their ability and comprehension at that par- ticular time.This seems regretable but it often proves to be a blessing in disguise as many times pupils be- come better adjusted and school becomes a pleasure rather than a source of worry because of the repetition. Since September,the part of the fourth grade which I teach has been combined with a small fifth grade for a part of each day.This has given me more time to devote to administration and supervision.By fol- lowing a daily progi^am as closely as possible and dele- gating many tasks to the various teachers,I feel that a very satisfactory schedule has been arranged.Teach- ers are responsible for playground and basement super- vision,lunch room assistance and bus duties.The ad- 15 AfiNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET.1936. vancement and weifair ui :hr in(ii\idual pupil being my most important obligation,time for the performance of this duty has a definite place on my program. In closing,I wish to express my sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistance received throughout the year from all branches of our school department. Respectfully submitted, HELEN L.BROWN. Hi ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mr.James W.Doyle,Superintendent : Track,baseball and football were the organized sports which the boys of the Osgood School participated in during the past year.The school physician passes upon the physical fitness of the boys at the beginning of each season. The number of boys participating in these sports was as follows : High School baseball 24 Junior High baseball 25 High School track 14 High School football 22 Junior High football 20 The squads were coached by the men teachers as follows : Mr.Collins High School football and track Mr.Jason Junior football and baseball Mr.Ripley High School baseball The aim of this program of extra curricular activities is to provide clean healthy sport for all the boys who can be interested in it.In contests with other schools all of the squads were extremely successful.The High School baseball team won 9 out of 12 games,and the Junior team 6 out of 9 games.The High School foot- ball team won 3,tied 2 and lost 2,while the Junior team won 2,tied 1 and lost 2. 17 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. The track team continues to do remarkably well in competition with schools of greater enrollment.The team was first in a dual meet w ith Easton,a South Shore League meet,a quadrangular meet at Abington and in B class of the Southeastern Massachusetts meet at Brockton.The team placed second at the Weymouth interscholastic meet. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM RIPLEY.JR., Director of Athletics. 18 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF ART Mr.James W.Doyle, Superintendent of Schools. Dear Sir: The report of the Art Department is hereby sub- mitted.The schedule of classes remains unchanged, one and one-half days being devoted to teaching and supervision in the Ripley Road School,and the re- mainder to the Junior High and High School classes. Eighty-four High School students are enrolled in free- hand drawing classes,and forty take mechanical drawing. Life can be so much fuller and richer because of a love for art.If we would have our children care for art we must give them the opportunity to see and know about beautiful things,as well as a chance to express themselves.To enjoy a full appreciation,we must have as a background some knowledge concerning the be- ginnings of art and of its development through the ages. Therefore in our High School classes it seems wise to divide the time between work in art appreciation and in practice drawing,since it is not possible in our sys- tem to have classes in which all of the time is devoted to a study of appreciation. In November,following a short course in the history of early painting,the Junior art class made a trip to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.For most of the class it was the first visit there,so we toured the gal- leries,having lunch at the Museum restaurant. 19 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. A particular phase of the work which has been en- tered into with the greatest enthusiasm by the High School art classes is the block printing of Christmas cards.Each student designs his own block,and last year thirteen hundred satisfactory prints were made. The cover for our school annual,"The Piper,"is chosen from a number of designs submitted by various stu- dents,and is block printed.This year's block was de- signed and cut by Donald Sladen. On June ninth an exhibit of the work of the Junior High and High School art classes was held in the Osgood School in connection with exhibits of the Home Econo- mics and Industrial Arts departments. The co-operation of the primary teachers and their principal,of the members of the School Committee, and of the Superintendent is greatly appreciated. Respectfully submitted, FLORENCE E.KRAUS, Supervisor of Art. January 1,1937. 20 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC Mr.James W.Doyle,Superintendent, Cohasset Public Schools. My dear Mr.Doyle: For the annual town report I wish to outline the extent of our music work in the Cohasset schools. Singing Our aim is to encourage every child to participate in music.The first and natural approach is through singing.Singing serves as a means of teaching tone, time and other fundamentals of music.Special em- phasis is placed on independent music reading,and tone quality. Material used consists of the eight book course of the music education series published by Ginn and Co. The high school has two choral groups.A general chorus of one hundred voices and a glee club of thirty- five voices.These groups study a choral cantata and octavo music of high standard.Glee club and chorus meet one period weekly. Instrumental Instrumental instruction is offered pupils in class or private lessons at reasonable cost.Mr.Donald Leach teaches trumpet and drum.Mrs.LeCain teaches violin. Both instructors have been members of the music faculty for several years and give loyal,dependable service. 21 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Mrs.LeCain,our violin teacher,has requested a year's leave of absence.I expect her return in the fall. The opportunity to study trumpet or violin is an unusual one.I hope more of our pupils will register for this study. Music Appreciation The only true appreciation is thorough participation. Radio or other apparatus has little or no stimulus to active participation.To enable our pupils to see and hear actual instruments,the WPA orchestras will give a series of concerts at the school. To encourage discriminating listening a music mem- ory contest is held each year.Pupils learn to identify forty compositions of the best in music literature.In the spring an examination or contest is held.All stu- dents identifying every selection and composer are awarded a Music Memory pin. Public Demonstrations Public demonstrations are given yearly:An operetta by pupils of the Ripley Road School,and a spring con- cert by the high school chorus and glee club. Scholarship I am grateful for a schohu'ship given by the Cohasset Woman's Club.At this writing this scholarship has not been awarded.Four high school students are to compete for this scholarship. 22 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Supervision The time given to supervision and instruction is as follows:Grades,once a week—^all rooms;Junior High School,four periods weekly;High School Chorus,Glee Club,Orchestra,one period weekly. Revenue From Operetta $68.71 Expended : Stage additions $25.00 For emergency tuning of piano and other small ex- penses 5.00 30.00 Balance on hand $38.71 A Recommendation In a few instances pupils in grades seven and eight bring a note from home requesting that they be excused from music.Unless a pupil is a monotone or an in- curable disciplinary problem,I am not willing to grant any request for the discontinuance of music.Our music courses are so designed that a pupil who is encouraged at home will find something that they can do in music. Any music activity,no matter how^small,is profitable. About twenty-five percent of our high school pupils do not take our chorus work.This is a very small percentage compared to other school systems.The 23 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. fact that we have one hundred pupils in our chorus out of a school membership of approximately one hun- dred and twenty-five is most encouraging.I therefore request all our parents to avoid at any time encourag- ing pupils to discontinue their music study. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK A.TAYLOR, Supervisor of Music. January 22,1937. 24 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE To Siipi.of Schools,Cohasset: No.of pupils taken home during school hours for illness 43 No.of pupils with slight hearing defect 2 No.of pupils with defective vision 17 No.of pupils below average w^eight 28 No.of pupils underw^eight 9 No.of pupils excluded from school for impetigo 4 No.of pupils excluded from school for ring worm 2 No.of pupils excluded from school for scabies 1 No.of pupils with enlarged tonsils or nasal obstruc- tion 5 No.of pupils receiving Toxoid against diphtheria 61 No.of pupils (Osgood School)grades 7,9 and 11 given Tuberculin Test by Norfolk County Phy- sician 40 No.reacting to test No.X-rayed (repeats from 1935)14 Active cases of T.B No.of children taken to office of School Physician for professional advice 17 Children coming to school with sores are taken to Dr.O.H.Howe and he determines whether or not the child be excluded from school.Extra duties are re- quired of the School Nurse since State and County are interested in the Public Schools.Eleven house visits were made in connection with the County T.B.Clinic. At the request of Dr.Clark,State Psychiatrist,I visited the homes of nine families for physical history or re- tarded children.In addition to the above mentioned I assisted the School Physician with Physical Examina- 25 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. tion of all pupils and the care of Physical Record Cards. I also rendered first aid for conditions arising during school hours and on school property only.Investigating unexplained school absences over a period of several days is part of the daily work. The pupils are weighed twice each year and those underweight or under County Supervision are weighed quarterly. Milk and cocoa are given to the underweight chil- (h^en from November until the close of the school year. All branches of School Nursing are checked annually by the State Supervisor. Respectfully submitted, FANNY E.JAMES, School Nurse, 26 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. W C^(N CO vO O CV| iTi CO VO <—I rH 1/5 00 ^CO On rf<csj (M I S^ I—f CO LO CO CO '* I ^s VO r— 1 ^t:^^(N lO ^^iH VO '- -^^VO S CO rH CO OS ^1— 1 1— 1 <M 1/5 ?^ 1— ( r— ( 00 1— 1 00 ^^(M N^ rH t? I ^ o ^mvot^ooovOrHCsico^irtNOt^ooov 27 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL Course of Studies,1936-1937 FIRST YEAR Algebra I Latin I English Biology DraAving,Free Hand Drawing,Mechanical Music Business Practice English Science Shop Drawing,Free Hand Drawing,Me.chanical Domestic Science Music SECOND \TAR Geometry P^ Latin II French I English European History I Drawing,Free Hand Drawing,Mechanical Typing Bookkeeping Commercial Geography English European History-I Drawing,Free Hand Drawing,Mechanical Shop Domestic Science French I THIRD YEAR Algebra II Chemistry and Physics Alternate years English Latin III French II European History II Problems of American Democracy Drawing,Free Hand Drawing,Mechanical Typing Shorthand English French European History II Problems of American Dejnocracy Drawing,Free Hand Drawing,Mechanical 28 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. FOURTH YEAR Latin IV Shorthand French III Typing English English Chemistry and Physics History,American Alternate yqars Drawing History,American Economics and Sociology Drawing Economics and Sociology Music optional—2 periods Violin or Cornet optional 29 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. GRADUATION EXERCISES Class 1936 Cohasset High School Processional :Pomp and Circumstance Elgar Jean Bates,'36 Invocation Rev.John W.Annas Address of Welcome Herbert Towle,'36 Cantata :The Village Blacksmith Noyes Chorus Essay Thelma Goodwin,'36 Sonata Pathetique 1st Movement Beethoven Jean Bates,'36 I Saw A Ship Noble Cain Glee Club Baritone Solos :Pale Moon Captain Mac Frederick Knight Logan Herbert Towle,'36 Essay Dorothea Oliver,'36 30 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. Trumpet Duet Losey Eleanor Fulton,'37 Burtram Pratt,'37 Great and Marvelous Gaul Glee Club Presentation of Diplomas Mr.John Bates,Chairman of School Committee America,the Beautiful Ward Chorus and Audience Recessional 31 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. GRADUATING CLASS,1936 Barbara Adelaide Ahearii Henry Wilbur Ainslie Jean Katherine Bates David Wallace Brown Vincent George DeVito Herbert Edward Dion Thelma Lorena Goodwin Yvonne Hetue Vera May James Pauline Agatha Keating Donald Russell LeClair Charles Marks Albert Louis Morris William Ward Nason Dorothea Evelyn Oliver Lawrence Peterson Clarence Seymour Reddy,Jr. Vivian Risser Charlotte Souther Helen Louise Stone Welthea Graves Stoughton Herbert Russell Towle Herbert Charles Williams,Jr. Dorothy Clara Wood John William Riley 32 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. FRESHMAN CLASS,1936 Bailey,Louis Bowdoin,Suzanne Browne,Frank Cappuccio,Joseph Cunningham,John Cunningham,Patricia Curtis,John Curtis,Mary DeMello,Joseph Gonsalves,Lorraine Fisher,Edward James,Margaret Jason,Frances Kelly,Mary LeClair,Walter Litchfield,Alfred Lutz,Mary MacMillan,Constance Malone,Francis Mello,Ida Noonan,Nancy Pratt,Pauline Prendergast,Eugene Reynolds,William Souther,Ethel Souther,Louis Stoddard,Mildred Stoddard,Olive Tilden,Fred Thompson,Richard Tobey,Gwendolyn Valine,Harriet 33 ANNUAL REPORT,TOWN OF COHASSET,1936. REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN For the past two years a more complete physical examination has been made of all pupils,partly by state examiners,but mainly by the school physician. More detailed examinations have been made of the football and other athletic teams.A complete record is now kept of the annual examinations,from the kin- dergarten through the high school.The undertaking is well worth the time involved,as testified by the fine degree of health of the pupils. With thanks for the co-operation of the Committee, Superintendent,teachers and the school nurse. Respectfully submitted, OLIVER H.HOWE,M.D., School Physician. 34 1