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Home My WebLink Abouttownofcohassetma1944seleCOHASSET TOWN REPORT 1944 ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-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, 1944 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 TOWN OFFICERS 1944 -1945 TOWN RECORDS Elected by Ballot Moderator ROBERT B.JAMES Town Clerk WILLIAM H.MORRIS Term expires March,1947 Selectmen,Assessors and Board of Public Welfare DARIUS W.GILBERT Term expires March,1947 EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT Term expires March,1946 A.FRED PETERSEN Term expires March,1945 Treasurer MAURICE R.NOONAN Term expires March,1946 Collector of Taxes ELEANOR T.DOWNS Term expires March,1946 Constables ROYAL A.BATES JOHN T.KEATING ANTHONY J.ROSANO ELLIOT STODDARD HENRY KENNEDY Tree Warden Highway Surveyor ROSCOE G.PRATT WILLIAM T.BARNES School Committee PERCIVAL N.JAMES Term expires March,1947 MARY C.STODDARD Term expires March,1947 HOWARD BATES Term expires March,1946 ARTHUR CLARK :Term expires March,1946 JOHN L.EMERY Term expires March,1945 BERNADETTE CARNEY SHINE Term expires March,1945 Board of Health EDWARD E.TOWER Term expires March,1947 ABRAHAM J.ANTOINE,JR Term expires March,1946 NATHANIEL HURWITZ Term expires March,1945 Trustees Cohasset Free Public Library ETHEL T.BOWMAN Term expires March,1947 EMILY B.GLEASON Term expires March,1947 OLIVER H.HOWE Term expires March,1947 3 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 FRANCIS S.KEANEY Term expires March,1946 KENNETH D.KETCHUM Term expires March,1946 CHARLES C.WILSON Term expires March,1946 FLORENCE E.BRISTOL Term expires March,1945 GERTRUDE E.EMERY Term expires March,1945 BURGESS C.TOWER Term expires March,1945 Planning Board Vacancy Term expires March,1949 CHARLES STEGMAIER Term expires March,1948 ROBERT A.LEONARD Term expires March,1947 PAUL BLACKMUR Term expires March,1946 Entered Armed Services ELMER H.PRATT appointed Acting Member for unexpired term or until return from Armed Services,whichever may be first. LANGFORD WARREN Term expires March,1945 Town Officers Appointed by Selectmen Town Accountant MALCOLM H.STEVENS Term expires March,1947 Registrars of Voters NORMAN CARD Term expires March,1947 IRA N.PRATT :Term expires March,1946 EDWARD M.FLEMING Term expires March,1945 WILLIAM H.MORRIS,ex-officio Clerk of Board Finance Committee ELMER H.PRATT Term expires March,1947 WILLIAM C.ROGERS Term expires March,1947 ARTHUR O.WOOD Term expires March,1947 RALPH H.CAHOUET Term expires March,1946 Resigned December 1,1944. ARTHUR L.LEHR appointed for unexpired term. JOSEPH J.CURLEY Term expires March,1946 HARRY H.REED Term expires March,1946 RICHARDSON WHITE Term expires March,1945 BURT M.BRISTOL Term expires March,1945 M.JOSEPH SULLIVAN Term expires March,1945 Resigned December 14,1944. ARTHUR SOMERVILLE appointed for unexpired term. Chief of Police under Civil Service HECTOR J.PELLETIER Sergeant under Civil Service EARL R.McARTHUR Resigned November 29,1944 Police Officers under Civil Service JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.BENJAMIN F.CURLEY THOMAS B.KANE JOHN J.ROONEY LOUIS J.SIMEONE 4 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Special Police Officers Assigned to Police Department RALPH S.ENOS JOHN J.FERREIRA JOSEPH M.JASON FRANK E.JASON FREDERICK W.SULLIVAN LOT E.BATES,JR. HERBERT E.MORSE *Resigned August 22,1944 CHARLES T.HAVEN,Instructor in Fire Arms WILLIAM J.E.EDWARDS,Radio Division Special Police Officers 9 EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT Selectman A.FRED PETERSEN Selectman CARLOS A.TANGER Private RICHARDSON WHITE Private STEPHEN H.ROONEY Private THOMAS A.AYERS Private WILLIAM C.WARD Whitney Woods Reservation CHARLES W.VICKERY Cohasset Golf Club HERBERT WILLIAMS Inspector of Wires ALFRED M.SILVIA janitor Town Hall JOSEPH L.OLIVER Fire Chief CLARENCE S.REDDY Deputy Fire Chit* ARTHUR CLARK Deputy Forest Warden IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Sealer Weights and Measures WILLIAM T.BARNES Highway Surveyor RALPH C.BURRELL Harbor Master EDWARD R.JASON Private CHARLES E.BUTMAN Sandy Beach THOMAS S.BROWN,Watchman,Hagerty Boatyard Sealer of Weights and Measures IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Inspector of Wires HERBERT WILLIAMS Public Weighers and Weighers of Coal EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT DOROTHY C.WOOD WALTER C.WHEELWRIGHT SHERWOOD C.AINSLIE WILLIAM H.MORRIS A.FRED PETERSEN Auctioneers AUGUST F.B.PETERSEN W.TORREY LITTLE Measurers of Wood and Bark LOUIS B.C.BAILEY HOWARD BATES IRA N.PRATT JOSEPH A.VALINE Surveyors of Lumber WILLIAM H.ELLSWORTH Harbor Master RALPH C.BURRELL Burial Agent EDWARD R.JASON Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Assistant Harbor Master Town Counsel JOSEPH P.FIGUEIREDO FREDERICK A.THAYER Inspector of Animals DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Chief of Fire Department Forest Warden JOSEPH L.OLIVER JOSEPH L.OLIVER Superintendent of Moth Work *ROSCOE G.PRATT Dog Officers HECTOR J.PELLETIER EARL R.McARTHUR JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.BENJAMIN F.CURLEY THOMAS B.KANE JOHN J.ROONEY LOUIS J.SIMEONE Clam Wardens HECTOR J.PELLETIER EARL R.McARTHUR JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.BENJAMIN F.CURLEY THOMAS B.KANE JOHN J.ROONEY LOUIS J.SIMEONE RALPH C.BURRELL Organization Board of Selectmen EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT,Chairman DARIUS W.GILBERT A.FRED PETERSEN JOSEPH A.DION,JR.,Clerk Organization Board of Assessors DARIUS W.GILBERT,Chairman EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT A.FRED PETERSEN JOSEPH A.DION,JR.,Clerk Organization of Board of Public Welfare EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT,Chairman DARIUS W.GILBERT A.FRED PETERSEN JOSEPH A.DION,JR.,Clerk MARY E.OLIVER,Welfare Agent Organization Bureau of Old Age Assistance EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT,Chairman DARIUS W.GILBERT A.FRED PETERSEN MARY E.OLIVER,Welfare Agent Organization of Planning Board ELMER E.PRATT,Chairman ROBERT ALLEN LEONARD,Secretary LANGFORD WARREN CHARLES STEGMAIER Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Organization Board of Health NATHANIEL HURWITZ,Chairman ABRAHAM J.ANTOINE,JR.,Secretary EDWARD E.TOWER Appointments by Board of Health Inspector of Milk and Vinegar CHARLES E.FRATES Inspector of Slaughtering DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. COMMITTEES Under Article 26,March Meeting 1944 Voted,unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Selectmen appoint a Com- mittee of twelve citizens of Cohasset to study and consider the subject of the erection of a New High School Building with authority to secure plans,specifications and obtain estimates of costs of construction and to investigate and select a suitable site for same;said Committee to re- port with its recommendations at the next Town Meeting. The twelve citizens appointed by the Selectmen are as follows: EDWARD F.WILLCUTT ARTHUR L.CLARK CHARLES L.STEGMAIER JOHN L.EMERY FRANCIS W.HAGERTY WILLIAM H.McGAW ARTHUR SOMERVILLE IRA B.P.STOUGHTON J.W.ERNEST EDWARDS JOHN N.MacNEILL ELLIOT STODDARD E.CLAYTON HYLAND Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT Town of Cohasset REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING HELD MARCH 4,1944 At the Annual Business Meeting held at the Town Hall at 2 o'clock P.M.,March 4,1944,the following Articles were contained in the War- rant and acted upon as recorded: Checkers previously appointed for entrance by the Selectmen and sworn by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 1:20 o'clock P.M.,were Marguerite Barrett,Catherine D.Noonan,Mamie Keegan and Rosilla Trott. Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by Town Clerk Wil- liam H.Morris at 2:45 P.M.,were Henry E.Sweeney and Ziba T. Lapham. The Meeting was opened at 2:46 P.M.,by the Moderator and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the Warrant. Total number of voters present as checked on the incoming voting lists was 224. ARTICLE 1.To choose all town officers not required to be elected by ballot. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to appoint all Town Officers,not re- quired to be elected by ballot. ARTICLE 2.To act upon the reports of the various Town Officers as printed in the annual report for the year 1943. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the reports of the var- ious Town Officers as printed in the annual report for the year 1943 be accepted. ARTICLE 3.What sums of money will the Town raise and appro- priate for operation,salaries and expenses for the following: MOVED:That the subdivisions and sections of this Article be considered,covered and acted upon in one vote;that a temporary in- crease approximating fifteen per cent (15%)over 1941 base pay together with base increases since,in view of the current increase in the cost of living be and hereby is made in the salaries or compensation of its elected public officials and town officers,retroactive to and effective as of January 1,1944,and until the next Annual meeting in 1945,except as restricted to $300.00 in cases of individuals receiving $2,500.00 or more;a similar restricted increase in the case of all appointed officers and positions in all departments retroactive,effective and until said 1945 Annual Meeting as aforesaid being hereby recommended;and therefore that the sum of $286,513.34 be raised and appropriated,$14,600.00 for salaries of elected town officers,the same being so fixed as follows,and $271,853.34 for 8 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 salaries,operation,maintenance and expenses of the various departments and all for the purposes itemized in subdivisions No.1 to No.49 inclus- ive in this Article and contained in the Warrant as follows: Section 1.Moderator,Salary $115.00 Section la.Finance Committee 250.00 Section 2.Selectmen,Salaries: Chairman,1 at $690.00 $690.00 .Members,2 at 345.00 690.00 $1,380.00 Expenses 1,354.00 2,734.00 Section 3.Auditor and Accountant and expenses 2,835.50 Section 4.Treasurer: Salary $2,000.00 Expenses 860.00 2,860.00 Section 5.Collector of Taxes: Salary $1,840.00 Expenses 1,054.60 2,894.60 Section 6.Assessors: Salaries Chairman,1 at $1,610.00 $1,610.00 Members,2 at 690.00 1,380.00 $2,990.00 Expenses 1,081.80 4,071.80 Section 7.Other Finance Offices and Accounts,certification of Notes...10.00 Section 8.Law and Legal Counsel ....1,437.50 Section 9.Town Clerk: Salary $1,035.00 Expenses 894.49 1,929.49 Section 10.Elections,Registrations. and Town Meetings 2,200.75 Section 10a.Engineering,Maintenance 300.00 Section 10b.Engineering,Outlay,As- sessors'Tax Plats,etc 150.00 Section 11.Town Hall 5,046.00 Section 12.Police Department 22,279.33 Section 13.Fire Department 24,082.00 Section 13a.Fire Department -Fire Alarm 2',295l00 Section 14.Fire Department,Hydrant service,also Water for Public Buildings and other uses 10,200.00 9 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Section 15.Inspection of Wires 740.00 Section 16.Sealing of Weights and Measures 459.50 Section 17.Insect Pest Extermina- tion,Moth Suppression 4.980.00 Section 18.Tree Warden,General: Salary $575.00 Expenses 2,125.00 2,700.00 Section 18a.Tree Warden,Special, Clearing Trees for Fire Alarm 300.00 Section 19.Forest Fires '1,055.00 Section 19a.Bounties 50.00 Section 20.Board of Health,General: Salaries,3 members at $230.00 each $690.00 Expenses 1,747.00—2,437.00 Section 21.Inspection of School chil- dren—Dental Dispensary 1,250.00 Section 21a.District Nurse 1,400.00 Section 21b.Oxygen,Supplies,etc,200.00 Section 22.Inspection of Animals 115.00 Section 22a.Inspection of Slaughtering 100.00 Section 22b.Inspection of Milk and Vinegar 193.75 Section 23.Refuse and Garbage Dis- posal,Town Dump 1,895.40 Section 24.Care of Brooks and Streams,draining of Ponds, Straits Pond,James Brook, Cat Dam,etc 1,491.25 Section 25.Highways,General Main- tenance including Tarring Streets: Salary of Highway Surveyor ....$3,000.00 Expenses 25,500.00 28,500.00 Section 26.Highways,Snow and Ice Removel,Sanding Streets 5,555.98 Section 27.Highways,Street Lighting 9,060.00 Section 28.Highways,Street Signs, Fountains and Highways under Selectmen 200.00 10 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Section 29.Highways,Harbor Main- tenance 1,500.00 Section 30.Public Welfare,General Administration j3 I flT'lP^* Chairman,1 at $690.00 $690.00 Members,2 at 230.00 460.00 $1,150.00 Expenses 600.00 1,750.00 Section 30a.Public Welfare,Assistance 5,000.00 Section 30b.Old Age Assistance,Ad- ministration 1,250.00 Section 30bl Old Age Assistance,As- sistance 16,000.00 Section 30c.Aid to Dependent Chil- dren,Administration 250.00 Section 30cl Aid to Dependent Chil- dren,Assistance 3,000.00 Section 32.Soldiers and Sailors Relief 2,500.00 Section 33.Schools,General Main- tenance 79,646.99 Section 33a.Schools,Lunches 6,500.00 Section 34.Libraries,General Main- tenance 6,600.00 Section 35.Town Commons and Parks General 1,000.00 Section 35a.Beechwood Ball Field ....212.50 Section 38.Milliken Field,Main- tenance 700.00 Section 38a.Damage to Persons and Personal Property and Indem- nification 100.00 Section 38b.Pension Fund 1,050.00 Section 39.Memorial Day,Other Le- gal Holidays and Celebrations 450.00 Section 40.Town Reports,Printing, etc 850.00 Section 41.Town Clock 75.00 Section 42.Town Flag 350.00 11 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Section 43.Employers'Liability In- surance not otherwise classi- fied,and other unclassified items 100.00 Section 44.North Cohasset Post Of- fice and Fire Department Bldg.250.00 Section 44a.Bates Building 300.00 Section 45.Town Guild Hall Bldg.1,200.00 Section 45a.Parking Place,Main- tenance 5.00 Section 46.Cemeteries,Maintenance 1,600.00 Section 46a.Cemeteries,Veterans' Graves 350.00 Section 47.Interest on Loans in An- ticipation of Revenue 50.00 Section 48.Interest,General 500.00 Section 49.Loans,Municipal indebt- edness,Bonds or Notes from Revenue 5,000.00 VOTED:By a voice vote,that the previous motion be amended by striking out in the fifteenth line thereof the figures $286,513.34 and inserting in place thereof the figures $286,872.74;by striking out in the fifteenth line thereof the figures $14,660.00 and inserting in place thereof the figures $14,820.00;by striking out in the seventeenth line thereof the figures $271,853.34 and inserting in place thereof the figures $272,052.74 and further by striking out in Section 5 under Collection of Taxes "Salary $1840.00"and inserting in place thereof "Salary $2000." and by striking out in Said Section 5 "Expenses 1054.60"and inserting in place thereof "Expenses $1254.00"the salary as submitted on the bud- get of January 27,1944. VOTED:The motion as amended,in the affirmative,by a voice vote. ARTICLE 4.To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1,1944,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 period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17,Chapter 44,General Laws. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote that the Treasurer,with the approval 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 1,1944,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 period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44,General Laws. 12 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ARTICLE 5.To hear the report of any Committee heretofore chosen and act thereon. There being no committees,this Article was passed over. ARTICLE 6.To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available cash in the treasury a sum not exceeding $25,000.00 for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the ensuing year. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that there be appropriated from available cash in the Treasury for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the ensuing year such sum not exceeding $25,000.00 as the Assessors in their discretion may determine advisable. ARTICLE 7.To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $722.95,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:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $722.95 be and hereby is appropriated from available cash in the Treasury,being the unexpended balance of the Dog Fund received from the County for dog licenses,in accordance with Chapter 140,Section 172 of the General Laws to be expended for the support of the Public Schools. ARTICLE 8.To see if the Town will raise and/or appropriate from Overlay Surplus,or otherwise,the sum of $5,000.00 for the purpose of a Reserve Fund,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $5,000.00 be and hereby is appropriated from Overlay Surplus for the purposes of a Reserve Fund. ARTICLE 9.Will the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $852.84 to pay the following bills of 1943? Engineering,Outlay,Assessors'Tax Plats,etc.$364.03 Town Hall 58.35 Town Hall 37.67 Town Hall 17.50 Town Hall 189.13 Board of Health,General 69.70 Oxygen 47.06 Cemetery Maintenance 53.50 Cemetery Maintenance 15.90 $852.84 VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $805.78 be raised and appropriated to pay the following bills of 1943: Engineering,Outlay,Assessors'Tax Plats,etc.$364.03 Town Hall 58.35 Town Hall 37.67 Town Hall 17.50 Town Hall 189.13 Board of Health,General 69.70 Cemetery Maintenance 53.50 Cemetery Maintenance 15.90 $805.78 13 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ARTICLE 10.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury,a sum of money,not in excess of $5,000.00,for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal investments for savings banks,in order to establish a post-war rehabilitation fund,in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5,Acts of 1943. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $5,000.00 be appropriated from available funds in the Treasury for the purchase of War Bends in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Acts of 1943. ARTICLE 11.To see if the Town will vote to hereafter have all its Constables appointed by the Selectmen and not elected by ballot,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote,that Articles 11,19 and 20 be taken up under one vote. ARTICLE 19.Joseph A.Dion,Jr.,et al.To see if the Town will vote to hereafter elect its Highway Surveyor for the term of three years instead of one year,as at present. ARTICLE 20.Joseph A.Dion,Jr.,et al.To see if the Town will vote to hereafter elect its Tree Warden for the term of three years instead of one year,as at present. VOTED:By a voice vote,that these Articles be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 12.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 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:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $800.00 be raised and appropriated for maintaining,during the ensuing year, the Mosquito Control Works as estimated and certified to by the State Reclamation Board in accordance with Chapter 112,of the Acts of 1931. ARTICLE 13.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for Civilian Defense purposes as provided in Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $2,000.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the purposes of Civilian Defense as provided in Chapter 487 of the Acts of 1941,to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen if they deem it necessary. ARTICLE 14.To see if the Town will vote to close out to Surplus Revenue the following unexpended balances,or act on anything relating thereto : Town Infirmary $209.31 Recreation Field,Lamberts Lane (H.F.Hyde)500.00 VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the following unex- pended balances be closed out to Surplus Revenue: Town Infirmary $209.31 Recreation Field,Lamberts Lane (H.F.Hyde)500.00 and the Town Accountant be instructed accordingly. 14 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ARTICLE 15.To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint any member thereof to the office or position of Animal Inspector and fix the salary of such appointee in accordance with General Laws,Chapter 41,Section 4A,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Board of Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to appoint any member thereof to the office or position of Animal Inspector in accordance with General Laws,Chapter 41,Section 4A,until further vote of the Town revoking said authority and the salary attached to said position is hereby fixed at $115.00 for the ensuing year. ARTICLE 16.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 for the rental for one year of a fire hydrant on Lambert's Lane,near the residence of Doris Ahearn,if water service is made avail- able,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $75.00 be and hereby is appropriated for the rental for one year of a fire hydrant on Lambert's Lane,near the residence of Doris Ahearn,to be expended only if water service is made available,said appropriation not to preju- dice or bind the Town however to any expense towards making service available. ARTICLE 17.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 for the rental for one year of a fire hydrant on Cedar Street,near the residence of Alessandro Fresina,if water service is made available,or act on anything relating thereto. Voted:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $75.00 be and hereby is appropriated for the rental for one year of a fire hydrant on Cedar Street near the residence of Alessandro Fresina,to be expended only if water service is made available;said appropriation not to preju- dice or bind the Town however to any expense towards making the service available. ARTICLE 18.To see if the Town will vote to amend its By-Laws by striking out Article 4,entitled "Selectmen"Section 5 in its entirety and inserting,adopting and substituting in place thereof the following: Section 5.The Selectmen and their successors in office shall have the possession and management of all property purchased or taken for taxes not inconsistent with law or with the right of redemption and may sell at public or private sale any of the property which the Town may have acquired through proceedings based on non-payment of taxes or under proceedings for the sale of lands of low value,and may impose upon the property so sold such restrictions,reservations or conditions as shall seem expedient,and may execute,acknowledge and deliver in the name and under seal of the Town quit-claim deeds or other instruments therefor. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the Town's By-Laws be and hereby are amended by striking out of Article 4,entitled "Selectmen,"Section 5 in its entirety and inserting,adopting and substituting in place thereof the following: Section 5.The Selectmen and their successors in office shall have the possession and management of all property purchased or taken for taxes not inconsistent with law or with the right of redemption and may 15 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 sell at public or private sale any of the property which the Town may have acquired through proceedings based on non-payment of taxes or under proceedings for the sale of lands of low value,and may impose upon the property so sold such restrictions,reservations,or conditions as shall seem expedient,and may execute,acknowledge and deliver in the name and under seal of the Town quit-claim deeds or other instruments therefor. ARTICLE 21.William H.Ellsworth,et al.To see if the Town will vote to sell for $1500 the meadow leased from the Town of Cohasset by John Eltman and Francis W.Hagerty,or act on anything relating thereto.Present right of way to be preserved. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and directed to sign,execute,acknowledge,seal with the Town Seal and deliver in behalf of the Town,a quit-claim deed or other neces- sary instrument or instruments necessary or expedient to convey title to John Eltman and Francis W.Hagerty or their nominees under such terms,conditions,reservations or restrictions as said Selectmen deem fit in their descretion,for the sum of $1500.00,the land together with any in- terest in the buildings thereon,reversionary or otherwise now leased by said Hagerty and Eltman from the Town by Indenture dated March 30, 1938 and bounded generally,Southerly by Border Street,Westerly by Government Island and other land of the Town,Northerly by Cohasset Harbor and Bailey's Creek and Easterly by various owners including Eltman,Bandura,Martin and McGaw. ARTICLE 22.William H.Ellsworth et al.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4138.00 to build a substantial Sea Wall on property leased from the Town by John Eltman and Francis W.Hagerty for the purpose of preventing excessive errosion on foundations of build- ings where Army and Navy aircraft and electronic equipment are manu- factured. VOTED:By a voice vote,that this Article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 23.To see if the Town will vote to accept the bequest of $16,000.00 to it as Trustee,as contained in the will of the late Charles A.Perkins and according to the provisions thereof,for the care,main- tenance,upkeep and repair of the North Cohasset Cemetery,certain lots,walls and gates therein and roads leading thereto,or take any action relative thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Town accept the bequest of $16,000.00 to it as Trustee as contained in the will of the late Charles A.Perkins and according to the provisions thereof. ARTICLE 24.Nathaniel Hurwitz,et al.To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 3A of Chapter 115 of the General Laws,which provides generally that in Town's accepting said Act,no member of the Board of Public Welfare or agent thereof shall act as agent or disbursing officer of the Selectmen for the payment of State or Military Aid or Soldier's Relief. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,to accept the provisions of Section 3A of Chapter 115 of the General Laws. 16 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ARTICLE 25.Frederick G.Roche,et al.Will the Town vote to instruct its School Committee to install and maintain a basket ball court in the Ripley Road School (so called),for the purpose of the High School only,and that the Town vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the above purpose or take any other or further action relative thereto? VOTED:By a voice vote,that the School Committee be respectfully requested to install and maintain a basket ball court in the Ripley Road School (so called)and that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for said purpose,to be expended by said School Committee. ARTICLE 26.Elliot Stoddard,et al.Will the Town instruct the Board of Selectmen to appoint a Committee of twelve citizens of Cohasset to act for the Town in the selection of a New High School Building and a suitable site for the same;said building to "be constructed at the ter- mination of present hostilities;said Committee to submit their plans and recommendations at the next Town Meeting? VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Selectmen appoint a Committee of twelve citizens of Cohasset to study and consider the subject of the erection of a New High School Building with authority to secure plans,specifications and obtain estimates of costs of construction and to investigate and select a suitable site for same;said Committee to report with its recommendations at the next Town Meeting. ARTICLE 27.Elliot Stoddard,et al.Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to secure tentative plans for the construc- tion of the proposed new School Building to be expended under the direction of the School Building Committee or act on anything relating thereto ? VOTED:Unanimously,in the affirmative,by a voice vote. ARTICLE 28.To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the cultivation,propagation and protection of shellfish and/or the reseeding of clam flats within the Town,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote that the sum of $100.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the cultivation,propagation and pro- tection of shellfish and/or the reseeding of clam flats within the Town. VOTED:That this meeting be dissolved at 5:47 o'clock P.M. Total appropriations,less appropriations from free cash and other available funds $293,228.52 Appropriation,from free cash,for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate,whatever the Assessors may deter- mine,not more than 25,000.00 Appropriation,from free cash,for the purchase of War Bonds.5,000.00 Appropriation,Dog Fund for Schools 722.95 Appropriation,Reserve Fund from Overlay Surplus 5,000.00 Total appropriations from all sources $328,951.47 Attest WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 17 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ELECTION OF MARCH 11,1944 The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 5:55 A.M.: Abraham J.Antoine Charles H.Pratt Spencer H.Stoughton Manuel Marks The Town Clerk read the Warrant. Anastasia St.John Elizabeth L.Jerome Nellie DeSantos Florence E.Hill ARTICLE:To cast and/or give in their votes upon the official ballot for the following pfficers:Moderator for one year;Town Clerk for three years;Selectman,Assessor and Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years each;Tree Warden for one year;Highway Sur- veyor 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;One member of the Planning Board for five years and One member of the Planning Board for four years. Polls opened at 6 A.M.Proceeded to vote for Town Officers on the Official Ballot. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H. Morris,at 12 o'clock Noon: George G.Monteiro Mildred Browne Reginald R.Beal William H.Pratt Clara E.Hyland Frances Downs Mary D.Migliaccio Katherine F.Donovan Louise I.Ahearn Ada B.Reed At 6 o'clock P.M.,the Polls were closed.The Ballot Box registered 790,the Ballot Check List had 790 names checked and the Voting Check List had 790 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 790.The following vote was declared: Moderator for One Year Robert B.James 608 Scattering 4 Blanks 178 Town Clerk for Three Years William H.Morris 658 Scattering 4 Blanks 129 Selectman for Three Years Darius W.Gilbert 604 Scattering 3 Blanks 183 Assessors for Three Years Darius W.Gilbert 600 Scattering 2 Blanks 188 Member of Board of Public Welfare for Three Years Darius W.Gilbert 594 Scattering 3 Blank 193 Highway Surveyor for One Year 616 5 169 William T.Barnes Scattering Blanks 18 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Tree Warden for One Year Board of Health for Stephen J.Grassie 276 Three Years Roscoe G.Pratt 489 Edward E.Tower 607 Blanks 25 Scattering 1 Blanks 182 School Committee for Trustees of Cohasset Free Three Years Public Library for Three Hugh Bancroft 170 Years Harriet S.Munro Constance W.Parker 205 198 Mary C.Stoddard 419 Scattering Blanks 3 376 Constables for One Year Royal A.Bates 492 John T.Keating 510 Anthony J.Rosano 409 Elliot Stoddard 28 Henry Kennedy 11 Scattering 81 Blanks 2419 Ethel T.Bowman 473 Emily B.Gleason 455 Oliver H.Howe 496 Scattering 5 Blanks 941 Member of Planning Board for Four Years Charles Stegmaier Scattering Blanks 2 19 769 Member of Planning Board for Five Years Scattering Blanks 25 765 At 8:35 o'clock P.M.,a motion was made and seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY,APRIL 25,1944 The following Election Officers were sworn in by the Town Clerk William H.Morris at 11:55 o'clock A.M. Mildred Browne Florence Hill Spencer H.Stoughton Nellie E.DeSantos Anastasia St.John Charles H.Pratt Abraham J.Antoine The warrant was read by Town Clerk William H.Morris and pro- ceeded to vote upon the Official Ballot. ARTICLE:To bring in their votes to the Primary Officers for the Election of Candidates of Political Parties for the following offices: 7 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party. 7 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Republican Party. 19 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 12 Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party. 12 Alternate Delegates at Large to the National Convention of the Democratic Party. 2 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party,Ninth Congressional District. 2 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Republican Party,Ninth Congressional District. 4 District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party,Ninth Congressional District. 4 Alternate District Delegates to the National Convention of the Democratic Party,Ninth Congressional District. District Members of State Committee (One Man and One Woman)for each political party for the Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District. 20 Members of the Republican Town Committee. 10 Members of the Democratic Town Committee. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 5 o'clock P.M. Mary D.Migliaccio Mary E.Stoddard The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 7 o'clock P.M. Reginald R.Beal George G.Monteiro At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed.The ballot Box registered 70,the Ballot Check List had 70 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 70.The following vote was declared: Republican Party Fifty-six ballots cast DELEGATES-AT-LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Leverett Saltonstall 55 Joseph W.Martin,Jr 49 Sinclair Weeks 49 Louise M.Williams 46 George B.Rowell 46 Margaret A.Green 47 George F.Booth 46 Blanks .54 ALTERNATE DELEGATES-AT-LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Katherine G.Howard 43 Laurence Curtis 42 Doris M.A.Kundig 41 Rosa M.Levis 40 Horace E.Hanford 42 Carolyn L.Purcell 40 J.Edward Lajoie 40 Blanks 104 20 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Ninth Congressional District Joseph F.Francis 46 Robert E.French 44 Blanks 22 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Ninth Congressional District Josephine E.Clark 42 Aurare B.Surprenant 42 Blanks 28 DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Ninth Congressional District George H.Young 12 Blanks 44 STATE COMMITTEE Norfolk and Plymouth District Frederick H.Lutz 29 Josephine E.Clark 30 Blanks 53 TOWN COMMITTEE Bettina G.Bancroft 47 Elizabeth Bristol 47 Norman Card 45 Gilman Churchill 47 Helen S.Collier 47 Darius W.Gilbert 49 Isobel Grassie 46 Robert B.James 49 Nancy B.Knowles 45 Jeanette S.Matteson 45 William H.McGaw 49 Harriet S.Munro 46 Lawrence Petersen 47 Sarah L.Pratt 45 Mary deF.Seymour ! '46 Charles -L.Stegmaier 45 Edward E.Tower 45 Philip L.Towle 46 Rosilla T.Trott 44 Helen A.Higgins 45 Democratic Party Fourteen ballots cast DELEGATESAT-LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION David I.Walsh 12 William J.Foley ,11 Joseph E.Casey 13 James M.Curley 10 William H.Burke,Jr 11 Frank W.Tomasello 11 21 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 John W.McCormack 12 Maurice J.Tobin 10 Joseph B.Ely 10 Margaret M.O'Riordan 10 Charles F.Hurley 9 Mathias LaPierre 8 Blanks 41 ALTERNATE DELEGATES-AT-LARGE TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Elizabeth L.McNamara 8 John Zielinski 8 Joseph K.Zemaitis 8 Joseph H.McDonough 11 Samuel Michelman 8 Charles Kaplan 9 Mary Maliotis .'8 Paul V.McDonough 12 Clementina Langone 10 Silas F.Taylor 8 Bernard J.Killion 10 Catherine Hanifin 9 Blanks 59 DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENTION Ninth Congressional District Helen L.Buckley 11 Louis A.Cordeiro 8 Antonio England 8 Edward C.Peirce 9 Blanks 20 ALTERNATE DISTRICT DELEGATES TO NATIONAL CONVENITON Ninth Congressional District Albert M.Heath 6 Noemi C.Hinkley 6 Henry Landreville 6 Vincent O'Neil 6 Blanks 32 STATE COMMITTEE Norfolk and Plymouth District Edward A.Sheehan 4 Helen L.Buckley 5 Blanks 19 TOWN COMMITTEE Henry E.Sweeney 8 Harry A.Pattison 9 Louise E.Conroy 9 Frank J.Pagliaro 9 Spencer H.Stoughton 8 William H.Morris §10 Louis B.C.Bailey 8 Mary E.Stoddard 5 Scattering 5 Blanks 69 22 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 At 9:45 o'clock P.M.,a motion was made,seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. Attest * WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. STATE PRIMARY,JULY 11,1944 The following Election Officers were sworn in by the Town Clerk William H.Morris,at 12 o'clock noon: Abraham J.Antoine Sr.Spencer H.Stoughton Florence E.Hill Frances Downs Charles H.Pratt Anastasia St.John Elizabeth L.Jerome Mary D.Migliaccio 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 THE COMMON- WEALTH TREASURER AND RECEIVER-GENERAL FOR THIS COMMON- WEALTH AUDITOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THIS COMMONWEALTH SENATOR IN CONGRESS (To fill vacancy)FOR THIS COMMON- WEALTH REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FOR THE NINTH CONGRES- SIONAL DISTRICT COUNCILLOR FOR THE SECOND COUNCILLOR DISTRICT SENATOR FOR THE NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT FOR THE THIRD PLYM- OUTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (2)FOR NORFOLK COUNTY SHERIFF FOR NORFOLK COUNTY VACANCY IN NORFOLK COUNTY —A COUNTY COMMISSIONER Polls opened at 12 o'clock noon.Proceeded to vote for State and County Officers on the Official Ballot. 23 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 The following Tellers were sworn by Town Clerk William H.Morris, at 4 o'clock P.M.: George G.Monteiro Clara E.Hyland Frank Pattison Reginald R.Beal Nellie E.DeSantos Katherine F.Donovan At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed.The Ballot Box registered 660,the Ballot Check List had 660 names checked,the Voting Check List had 660 names checked. Total Number of ballots cast was 660.The following vote was de- clared : Democratic Party Twenty-six ballots cast GOVERNOR Francis X.Hurley of 39 Pond St.,Boston 5 Maurice J.Tobin of 30 Hopkins Rd.,Boston 18 Blanks '3 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR John B.Carr of 91 Prentiss St.,Somerville 8 Alfred P.Farese of 42 Heath St.,Everett Alexander F.Sullivan of 92 Wordsworth St.,Boston 2 John S.Sullivan of 62 June St.,Worcester 6 Blanks 10 SECRETARY John M.Bresnahan of 185 North Common St.,Lynn 8 Margaret M.O'Riordan of 4 Arborway,Boston 7 Blanks 11 TREASURER John E.Hurley of 40 Glenrose Rd.,Boston 11 Francis C.McKenna of 453 Village St.,Medway 1 Michael A.O'Leary of 399 Broadway,Cambridge 3 John F.Welch of 63 Homer St.,Boston 3 Blanks 8 AUDITOR Thomas J.Buckley of 15 Pinckney St.,Boston 2i Blanks 5 ATTORNEY GENERAL John H.Backus of 71 Bonney St.,New Bedford 2 Francis D.Harrigan of 300 Bowdoin St.,Boston 3 Francis E.Kelly of 1184 Morton St.,Boston 8 John M.McDonough of 106 Melville Ave.,Boston 7 Blanks 6 SENATOR IN CONGRESS John H.Corcoran of 25 Garden St.,Cambridge 7 Joseph A.Langone,Jr.,of 190 North St.,Boston Joseph Lee of 43 South Russell St.,Boston 5 Richard M.Russell of 10 Charles River Square,Boston 7 Blanks 7 24 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 CONGRESSMAN —NINTH DISTRICT William McAuliffe of 731 County St.,New Bedford 17 Blanks 9 COUNCILLOR —SECOND DISTRICT Samuel George Thorner of 41 Stratton St.,Boston 16 Blanks 10 SENATOR -NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Theodore S.Luddington of 24 S.Main St.,Randolph 17 Blanks 9 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT THIRD PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Nathaniel Hurwitz 4 Blanks 22 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -NORFOLK COUNTY George D.Cassidy of Exchange St.,Millis 14 Dorothea M.Flynn 1 Blanks 37 SHERIFF -NORFOLK COUNTY William N.Connolly of 643 East Central St.,Franklin 16 Blanks 10 COUNTY COMMISSIONER NORFOLK COUNTY -TO FILL VACANCY Blanks 26 Republican Party Six Hundred Thirty-four ballots cast GOVERNOR Horace T.Cahill of 60 Arborway Drive,Braintree 405 Blanks 229 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Robert F.Bradford of 106 Coolidge Hill,Cambridge 286 Jarvis Hunt of 51 High St.,North Attleborough 71 Rudolph F.King of 163 Exchange St.,Millis 103 Daniel E.McLean of 10 Congress St.,Beverly 5 William H.McMasters of 4 Harvard Rd.,Belmont 13 Blanks 156 SECRETARY Frederick W.Cook of 75 Benton Rd.,Somerville 447 Blanks 187 TREASURER Fred J.Burrell of 41 Washington St.,Medford 222 Laurence Curtis of 15 River St.,Boston 221 Blanks 191 25 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 AUDITOR Frank A.Goodwin of Nelson Ave.,Fairhaven 294 Wallace E.Stearns of 110 Gainsborough St.,Boston 43 Russell A.Wood of 11 Whittier St.,Cambridge 136 Blanks 161 ATTORNEY GENERAL Clarence A.Barnes of 79 Rumford Ave.,Mansfield 306 Charles Fairhurst of 572 Bernardston Rd.,Greenfield 36 James E.Farley of 43 Gardner St.,Peabody 107 Blanks 185 SENATOR IN CONGRESS -TO FILL VACANCY Leverett Saltonstall of 240 Chestnut Hill Rd.,Newton 504 Blanks 130 CONGRESSMAN -NINTH DISTRICT Charles L.Gifford -Barnstable 427 Blanks 207 COUNCILLOR -SECOND DISTRICT Clayton L.Havey of 140 Church St.,Boston 412 Blanks 222 SENATOR -NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Newland H.Holmes of 83 Webb St.,Weymouth 427 Blanks 207 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT THIRD PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Nathaniel Hurwitz of 30 Margin St.,Cohasset 582 Edgar T.Brickett of 30 Green St.,Hingham 15 Gerald E.Bruen of 21 J.St.,Hull 31 M.Lincoln Simpson of Grove St.,Norwell 4 Blanks 2 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -NORFOLK COUNTY Russell T.Bates of 5 Shellton Rd.,Quincy 371 Edward W.Hunt of 59 Front St.,Weymouth 334 Edmund M.Murray of 39 Amherst Rd.,Wellesley 78 Blanks y 485 SHERIFF -NORFOLK COUNTY Samuel H.Wragg of 74 High St.,Needham 435 Blanks 199 COUNTY COMMISSIONER NORFOLK COUNTY -TO FILL VACANCY Frederick A.Leavitt of 166 Tappan St.,Brookline 426 Blanks 208 At 10 o'clock P.M.,a motion was made,seconded and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. Attest: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk 26 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 STATE ELECTION NOVEMBER 7,1944 The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 11:55 A.M. Anastasia St.John Abraham J.Antoine Spencer H.Stoughton Charles H.Pratt Florence E.Hill Elizabeth L.Jerome Mary E.Stoddard Mildred T.Brown 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 for this Commonwealth;Lieutenant Governor for this Commonwealth;Secretary of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth; Treasurer for this Commonwealth;Auditor of the Commonwealth for this Commonwealth;Attorney General for this Commonwealth;Senator in Congress (to fill vacancy)for this Commonwealth;Representative in Congress for the Ninth Congressional District;Councillor for Second Councillor District;Senator for Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial District; Representative in General Court for Third Plymouth Representative Dis- trict;Two County Commissioners for Norfolk County: VACANCY A County Commissioner for Norfolk County And to bring in their votes on the following questions: Questions QUESTION NO.1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide for a Fair,Con- cise Summary,instead of a Description,of Each Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and Each Law submitted to the People,under the Initia- tive and Referendum,and Certain Changes relative to the Filing of Initia- tive Petitions which is further described as follows: — This amendment amends Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution by Striking out section three under the heading "The Initia- tive.II.Initiative Petitions"and inserting in place thereof a new section which provides, — That an initiative petition for a constitutional amendment or a law shall first be signed by ten qualified voters of the Commonwealth and shall be submitted to the Attorney General not later than the first Wednesday of the August before the assembling of the General Court into which it is to be introduced.It may be filed with the Secretary of the Common- wealth if the Attorney General shall certify that the measure and its title are in proper form and that it is not,affirmatively or negatively,substan- tially the same as any measure which has been qualified for submission or submitted to the people at either of the two preceding biennial state elec- tions,and that it contains only subjects not excluded from the popular initiative and which are related or which are mutually dependent. 27 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 The Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent signers. He shall print at the top of each blank a fair,concise summary of the proposed measure as,determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot,together with the names and residences of the first ten signers.All such petitions,with the first ten signatures attached,shall be filed with the Secretary not earlier than the first Wednesday of the September before the assembling of the Leglislature into which they are to be introduced,and the remainder of the required signatures shall be filed not later than the first Wednesday of the following December. Section 3 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum.III.Referendum Petitions."is also amended by striking out the second sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof pro- visions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers of a referendum petition on a law requesting that the operation of such law be suspended subsequent to the first ten signers and shall print at the top of each blank a fair,concise summary of the proposed law as determined by the Attorney General as it will appear upon the ballot,together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. Section 4 of that part of said Article XLVIII under the heading "The Referendum.III.Referendum Petitions,"is also amended by striking out the third sentence of such section and inserting in place thereof provisions that the Secretary shall provide blanks for the use of signers subsequent to the first ten signers of a referendum petition asking for the repeal of an emergency law or of a law which takes effect because the referendum petition does not contain a request for suspension,and shall print at the top of each blank a fair,concise summary of the proposed law as such, summary will appear on the ballot together with the names and residences of the first ten signers. Article XLVIII is further amended by striking out subheading "III. Form of Ballot"and subheading "IV.Information for Voters"under the heading "General Provisions"and inserting in place thereof new sub- headings III and IV,which provide,respectively: III.FORM OF BALLOT A fair,concise summary of each proposed amendment to the Con- stitution and each law submitted to the people,as determined by the Attorney General shall be printed on the ballot.The Secretary shall give each question a number and cause such question,except as other- wise authorized in said article of amendment,to be printed on the ballot in the following form: In the case of an amendment to the constitution:Do you approve of the adoption of an amendment to the constitution summarized below, (here state,in distinctive type,whether approved or disapproved by the general court,and by what voter thereon)?Yes.—No. (Set forth summary here). IV.INFORMATION FOR VOTERS The Secretary shall print and send to each registered voter the full text of every measure to be submitted to the people,together with a copy of the legislative committee's majority and minority reports,with the names of the majority and minority members and a fair,concise summary of the measure as such summary will appear on the ballot,and,in such 28 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 manner as may be provided by law,other arguments for and against the measure,—which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8,1941,re- ceived 201 voters in the affirmative and 2 in the negative,and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12,1943,received 214 voters in the affirmative and 5 in the negative,—be approved? QUESTION NO.2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution to provide that the General Court may prescribe'the terms and conditions under which pardons of offences which are felonies may be granted which is further described as follows: — This article of amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts an- nuls Article VIII of section 1 of Chapter II of Part the Second of the Constitution,which vested the Governor,by and with the advice of the Council,with the full and unrestricted power of pardoning offences of which a person is convicted,except such as persons may be convicted of before the Senate by an impeachment of the House,and adopts a new Article VIII in place thereof. This new Article VIII vests the pardoning power in the Governor,by and with the advice of the Council,by provides further that if the offence to be pardoned is a felony the Legislature shall have power to prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a pardon may be granted. The new Article VIII contains the same provision as the old with relation to the ineffectiveness of pardons granted before a conviction, — which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8,1941,received 199 voters in the affirmative and 1 in the negative,and in a joint session of the two branches held May 12,1943,received 198 voters in the affirmative and in the negative,—be approved? QUESTION NO.3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the constitution restoring Annual Session of the General Court and an Annual Budget which is further described as follows: — This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article LXXII of the Amendments which provided for biennial sessions of the Legislature and a biennial budget,and makes effective those earlier provisions of the Constitution and its Amendments which were annulled or affected by said Article LXXII, — which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8,1941,received 172 voters in the affirmative and 38 in the negative,and in joint session of the two branches held May 12,1943,received 188 voters in the affirmative and 52 in the negative,—be approved? QUESTION NO.4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Shall an amendment to the Constitution providing for Absent Voting by Qualified Voters who by Reason of Physical Disability are unable to vote in Person which is further described as follows: — 29 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 This amendment to the Constitution of Massachusetts annuls Article XLV of the Amendments to the Constitution which related to absentee voting and adopts in its place a new Article XLV which authorizes the Legislature to provide for voting,in the choice of any officer to be elected or upon any question submitted at an election,by qualified voters of the Commonwealth who at the time of such an election are absent from the city or town which they are inhabitants or are unable by reason of physical disability to cast their voters in person, — which proposed amendment was approved by the General Court and in a joint session of the two branches held July 8,1941,received 171 voters in the affirmative and 30 in the negative,and in a joint session of the two branches held May 27,1943,received 184 voters in the affirmative and 61 in the negative,—be approved? QUESTION NO.5 LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE Shall a law described as follows:—This law amends chapter 271 of the General Laws by striking out section 22A,as previously amended,and inserting in place thereof a new section 22A,which provides that conduct- ing or promoting a game of whist or bridge in connection with which prizes are offered to be won by chance,or allowing such a game to be conducted or promoted,shall not authorize the prosecution,arrest or con- viction of any person for such acts under chapter 271 of the General Laws, which deals with crimes against public policy,if the entire proceeds of the charges for admission to such game are donated solely to charitable,civic, educational,fraternal or religious purposes.This new section does not contain,as did the section now stricken out,provisions authorizing the licensing and conducting of the game of beano. — which section was approved by both branches of the General Court by vote not recorded.—be approved? To obtain a full expression of opinion voters should vote on all three of the following questions: — (a)If a voter desires to permit the sale in this city (or town)of any and all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on and off the premises where shold he will vote "Yes"on all three questions. (b)If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bever- ages only to be drunk on and off the premises where sold,he will vote "No" on question one,"Yes"on question two and "No"on question three. (c)If he desires to permit the sale herein of all alcoholic beverages but only in packages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises where sold,he will vote "No"on questions one and two and "Yes"on question three. (d)If he desires to permit the sale herein of wines and malt bev- erages to be drunk on and off the premises where sold and in addition other alcoholic beverages but only in packages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises where sold,he will vote "No"on question one and "Yes" on questions two and htree. (e)If he desires to prohibit the sale herein of any and all alcoholic beverages whether to be drunk on or off the premises where sold,he will vote "No"on all three questions. 30 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 1.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town)for the sale there- in of all alcoholic beverages (whisky,rum,gin,malt beverages,wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? 2.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town)for the sale there- in 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 there- in of all alcoholic beverages in packages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises? The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H. Morris,at 9 A.M.: George G.Monteiro Reginald R.Beal Clara E.Hyland Nellie E.DeSantos Frances Downs Katherine F.Donovan Manuel A.Marks Frank 0.Pattison Mary D.Migliaccio Margaret Maher Louise M.Ahearn At 8 o'clock P.M.,the polls were closed and after completion of the counting the following Officers and Questions received the following num- ber of votes: Ballots cast in person 1,642 Civilian absentee ballots 68 Persons in the armed services registered voters absentee ballots 90 Persons in the armed services not registered voters absentee ballots 32 Federal War ballots 6 Total ballots cast 1,838 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS Dewey and Bricker,Republican 1,169 Roosevelt and Truman,Democratic 634 Teichert and Albaugh,Socialist Labor Party 2 Watson and Johnson,Prohibition Party 2 Blanks 31 GOVERNOR Horace T.Cahill of Braintree,Republican 1,179 Maurice J.Tobin of Boston,Democratic 610 Henning A.Blomen of Cambridge,Socialist Labor Party 2 Guy S.Williams of Worcester,Prohibition 1 Blanks 46 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Robert F.Bradford of Cambridge,Republican 1,240 John B.Carr of Somerville,Democratic 474 Alfred Erickson of Quincy,Prohibition 11 George Leo McGlynn of Springfield,Socialist Labor Party 5 Blanks 108 31 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SECRETARY Frederic W.Cook of Somerville,Republican 1,283 Margaret M.O'Riordan of Boston,Democratic 418 Horace I.Hillis of Saugus,Socialist Labor Party 3 Blanks 134 TREASURER Fred J.Burrell of Medford,Republican 1,059 John E.Hurley of Boston,Democratic 639 Herbert Crabtree of Holyoke,Socialist Labor Party 3 Earle L.Smith of Wellesley,Prohibition 8 Blanks 129 AUDITOR Thomas J.Buckley of Boston,Democratic 585 Frank A.Goodwin of Fairhaven,Republican 1,131 Gote Elvel Palmquist of Boston,Socialist Labor Party 2 Charles E.Vaughan of Brockton,Prohibition 3 Blanks 117 ATTORNEY GENERAL Clarence A.Barnes of Mansfield,Republican 1,202 Francis E.Kelley of Boston,Democratic 505 Fred E.Oelcher of Peabody,Socialist Labor Party 2 Howard B.Rand of Haverhill,Prohibition 4 Blanks .'125 SENATOR IN CONGRESS (To fill vacancy) John H.Corcoran of Cambridge,Democratic 345 Leverett Saltonstall of Newton,Republican 1,410 Bernard G.Kelly of Springfield,Socialist Labor Party 3 E.Tallmadge Root of Somerville,Prohibition Blanks 80 CONGRESSMAN -NINTH DISTRICT Charles L.Gifford of Barnstable,Republican 1,219 William McAuliffe of New Bedford,Democratic 465 Blanks 154 COUNCILLOR -SECOND DISTRICT Clayton L.Havey of Boston,Republican 1,182 Samuel George Thorner of Boston,Democratic 432 Blanks 224 SENATOR -NORFOLK AND PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Newland H.Holmes of Weymouth,Republican 1,224 Theodore S.Luddington of Randolph,Democratic 410 Blanks 204 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT THIRD PLYMOUTH DISTRICT Nathaniel Hurwitz of Cohasset,Republican 1,560 Blanks 278 32 Annual Report.Town of Cohasset,1944 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -NORFOLK COUNTY Russell T.Bates of Quincy,Republican 1,188 George D.Cassidy of Millis,Democratic 441 Edward W.Hunt of Weymouth,Republican 900 Blanks 1,147 SHERIFF -NORFOLK COUNTY William N.Connolly of Franklin,Democratic 478 Samuel H.Wragg of Needham,Republican 1,146 Blanks 214, COUNTY COMMISSIONER -NORFOLK COUNTY (To fill vacancy) Frederick A.Leavitt of Brookline,Republican 1,333 Blanks 505 QUESTION NO.1 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Yes 892 No 101 Blanks 845 QUESTION NO.2 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Yes 490 No 519 Blanks 829 QUESTION NO.3 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Yes 385 No 669 Blanks 784 QUESTION NO.4 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION Yes 894 No 193 Blanks 751 QUESTION NO.5 LAW SUBMITTED UPON REFERENDUM AFTER PASSAGE Yes 741 No 260 Blanks 837 QUESTIONS 1.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town)for the sale there- in of all alcoholic beverages (whisky,rum,gin,malt beverages,wines and all other alcoholic beverages)? Yes ,963 No 380 Blanks 495 33 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 2.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town)for the sale there- in of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer,ale and all other malt beverages) ? Yes 978 No 316 Blanks 544 3.Shall licenses be granted in this city (or town)for the sale there- in of all alcoholic beverages,so called,not to be drunk on the premises? Yes 1,046 No 267 Blanks 525 The vote was declared at 2 o'clock A.M. Attest:WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk STATE RECOUNT DECEMBER 11,1944 In accordance with an order issued by Frederic W.Cook,Secretary of the Commonwealth,under the provisions of General Laws,Chapter 54, Section 135,as amended,an Official Recount of votes cast for Attorney General was held today at 8 o'clock P.M.,by the Boad 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 envelopes,ballots were recounted and statistics were as follows: ATTORNEY GENERAL Original Count Clarence A.Barnes 1,202 Francis E.Kelly 505 Fred E.Oelcher 2 Howard B.Rand 4 Blanks 125 Total 1,838 Recount Clarence A.Barnes 1,199 Francis E.Kelly 507 Fred E.Oelcher 2 Howard B.Rand 4 Blanks 126 Total 1,838 NORMAN CARD,Chairman EDWARD M.FLEMING, IRA N.PRATT Attest:WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Clerk Ex-officio, Board of Registrars 34 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CONVENTION OF TOWN CLERKS THIRD PLYMOUTH REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT On the seventeenth day of November,A.D.1944,the Town Clerks of Hingham,Cohasset,Hull and Norwell,said Towns comprising the Third Plymouth Representative District,assembled at the office of the Town Clerk in Hingham at 12 o'clock noon,for the purpose of examining the returns of voters given in and determine who had been elected to repre- sent said District in the General Court,proceeded to canvass said returns and found the ballots given in for the Candidates to be as follows: Hingham Cohasset Hull Norwell Total Nathaniel Hurwitz 3,880 1,560 1,217 878 7,535 Philip P.Patch 1 1 Blanks 748 278 523 192 1,741 Total 4,629 1,838 1,740 1,070 9,277 It appearing that Nathaniel Hurwitz of Margin Street,Cohasset has received a plurality of the votes given in,a certificate of election was issued to him. WILLIAM L.HOWARD,ANDREW F.POPE, Town Clerk of Hingham Town Clerk of Hull WILLIAM H.MORRIS,NELLIE L.SPARRELL, Town Clerk of Cohasset Town Clerk of Norwell VITAL STATISTICS Records of Births,Deaths and Marriages Recorded in 1944 Births Total number of births recorded was one hundred forty-two,of which six were delayed returns and corrections of past years,eighty-five being born in Cohasset and fifty-seven in other cities and towns.Of the one hundred thirty-six born in the year 1944 there were sixty-eight where the parents were residents of other cities and towns.Of the sixty-eight whose parents were residents of Cohasset thirty-two were females and thirty-six were males. Marriages Total number of marriages was forty-eight including those where both parties were non-residents of Cohasset.Thirty marriages were sol- emnized in Cohasset during the current year. Deaths Total number of deaths was sixty-six including residents of Cohasset who died elsewhere and non-residents who died in Cohasset.Of the thirty- six who were residents of Cohasset twenty were females and sixteen were males. 35 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 The principal causes of death were as follows: Hypostatic Pneumonia 3 Cardio Renal Dropsy Cerebral Hemorrhage 8 Accidental Broncho Pneumonia 6 Accidental Drowning Hypertensive Heart Disease 2 Intestinal Obstruction Carcinoma Stomach 2 Heart Disease,Coronary Myocarditis 4 Occlusion Chronic Nephritis and Diabetis Carcinoma of Breast Mellitus 1 Chronic Nephritis Premature Birth 1 i Congenital Heart Stillborn 3 Pneumonia and Pulmonary Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease ....2 Atelectasis Uremia 2 Myocardial Failure Coronary Thrombosis 6 Heart Disease,Accute Pulmon- General Arteriosclerosis 2 ary Edema Carcinoma of the Breast with Heart Disease,Coronary Metastases to the chest 1 Thrombosis Hemorrhagic Broncho Pneumonia 1 Heart Disease,Coronary Pernicious Anemia 1 Sclerosis Drowning,Exhaustion from Acute Myocarditis Overexposure 1 Carcinoma Sigmoid Pulmonary Embolism 3 Carcinoma Pancreas 2 PARENTS,BE SURE TO RECORD THE BIRTH OF YOUR CHILD WITH GIVEN NAME IN FULL "Parents,within forty days after the birth of a child and every house- holder,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." — General Laws,Chapter 46,Section 6. Many times returns are made by Doctors and Hospitals before a child has been named.Make certain your child's name is recorded. SOME OF THE REASONS WHY BIRTHS SHOULD BE RECORDED To establish identity.To prove nationality. To prove legitimacy. To show when the child has a right to enter school. To show when the child has the right to seek employment under the child labor law. To establish the right of inheritance of property. To establish liability to military duty,as well as exemption therefrom. To establish the right to vote. To qualify to hold title to,and to buy and sell real estate. To establish the right to public office. To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into. To make possible statistical studies of the health conditions. 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Saturday,February 5,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names. Tuesday,February 8,1944,at Town Hall,Certifying names on Primary Nomination Papers. Wednesday,February 9,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters. Tuesday,February 15,1944,at Town Hall,Certifying names on Nom- ination Papers. Wednesday,February 23,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters and certifying names on Nomination Papers. Tuesday,February 29,1944,at Town Hall,Certifying Names on Nomination Papers. Wednesday,April 5,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters. Tuesday,April 25,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names and Regis- tration of New Voters. Tuesday,May 2,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names and Reg- istration of New Voters. Tuesday,May 9,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names and Reg- istration of New Voters. Tuesday,May 16,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names and Reg- istration of New Voters. Tuesday,June 6,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names. Wednesday,June 7,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters. Wednesday,June 21,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters. Wednesday,July 5,1944,at Town Hall,Certification of Names. Wednesday,September 20,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters.Correction of Voting Lists. Wednesday,October 4,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters. Wednesday,October 18,1944,at Town Hall,Registration of New Voters.Correction of Voting Lists. Monday,December 11,1944,at Town Hall,Recount of Ballots for the Office of Attorney General of the Commonwealth. Total Registered Voters as of January 1,1944 2074 Total number of persons registered during 1944 340 Total number of persons in Armed Services Registered until six months after the War 60 2474 Total number of names removed from the Voting Lists by reason of death,request,and removal to other Towns during 1944....173 Total January 1,1944 2301 Respectfully submitted, NORMAN CARD,Chairman,EDWARD M.FLEMING, IRA N.PRATT,WILLIAM H.MORRIS,Clerk, Board of Registrars of Voters,Cohasset. 51 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT For Year Ending December 31,1944 January 24,1945. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of Cohasset: I herewith present my annual report in accordance with Section 61, of Chapter 41,of the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws,for the year ending December 31,1944,showing in detail the appropriations, expenditures,and the receipts from each source of income.Also a recapitulation sheet and balance sheet showing the assets and liabilities, debt account,and trust accounts. I hereby certify that I have verified the Treasurer's cash,three times during the year,and reconciled the bank accounts each time,and found them correct which is in accordance with Section 50 of Chapter 41 of the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws. The records of permits and licenses issued by the Selectmen and other departments receiving money for the town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked,the reported payments to the Town Treasurer being compared with the Treasurer's recorded receipts, also the savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the several trust funds in custody of the Town Treasurer.I have further reconciled the accounts of the trust funds in custody of the Trus- tees of the Cohasset Free Public Library and Paul Pratt Memorial Library. I have also included detail payroll expenditures of each Department, together with a detailed report of the total expenditures of the School Department. I wish to take this opportunity to thank all departments for their sincere cooperation this past year. MALCOLM H.STEVENS, Town Accountant. RECEIPTS,EXPENDITURES,APPROPRIATIONS AND TABLES General Revenue TAXES Current Year: Poll $1,712.65 Personal 20,270.94 Real Estate 190,027.47 $212,011.06 Previous Years: Personal $468.72 Real Estate 19,550.77 .20,019.49 52 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 From State: Income Tax $31,809.00 Business Corporation Tax 20,190.50 51,999.50 Tax Title Redemptions 2,289.15 Total for Taxes $286,319.20 LICENSES AND PERMITS Beer,Wines and Liquor $2,525.00 Sunday 3.00 Pasteurization 10.00 Milk 1 1.50 Common Victualler 11.00 Gasoline Registrations 9.00 Revolver 10.50 Hackney and Hackney Operator 5.00 To Possess a Machine Gun .50 Clam 10.50 Junk 30.00 Innholder 2.00 Lodging House 2.00 Oleomargarine 2.00 Auctioneer 4.00 Purchase of Fire Arm .50 Total for Licenses and Permits $2,636.50 FINES Court Fines $122.00 GRANTS AND GIFTS Grants : From Federal Government: Old Age Assistance,Administra- tion $330.85 Old Age Assistance,Assistance _9,926.91 Aid to Dependent Children,Ad- ministration 13.23 Aid to Dependent Children,As- sistance 345.00 School Lunches 1,426.61 $12,042.60 From State: Distribution of Meal Tax $594.88 Tuition,Industrial Schools 78.28 Highway Fund Chap.569 Acts of 1943 10,861.91 11,535.07 From County: Dog Tax 722.95 Total Grants and Gifts $24,300.62 53 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ALL OTHER GENERAL REVENUE $1.88 $313,380.20 Revenue $113.27 5,136.81 Commercial Special Assessments: Privileges : 1943 Motor Vehicle Excise $62.07 5,074.741944MotorVehicleExcise Total Commercial Revenue $5,250.08 DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE General Government: Town Accountant: Reimbursement,Telephone $27.36 Town Treasurer: Reimbursement,Telephone $77.65 Tax Title Releases 57.00 134.65 Tax Collector: Costs 78.95 Town Clerk: Reimbursement,Telephone $27.04 Reimbursement,Postage 6.66 Town Hall: Rental and Lights $5.35 Reimbursement,Telephone .67 Insurance Dividend 31.60 33.70 37.62 Protection of Persons and Property: Police Department: Damage Restitution 3.00 Fire Department: Refilling Fire Extinguishers $5.00 Oxygen Supplies 14.91 19.91 Sealing of Weights and Measures: Sealing Fees 41.58 Bounty: Seal 5.00 54 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Civilian Defense: Reimbursement,Telephone $6.22 Reimbursement,State Guard Uni- forms 92.11 Lights 31.29 129.62 Board of Health,General: Contagious Diseases 28.00 Highways,General: Unearned Insurance Premium 31.68 Public Welfare: Department of Public Welfare: Reimbursement for Relief: From State $502.90 Cities and Towns 88.51 Old Age Assistance: Reimbursement for Relief: From State $9,077.96 Cities and Towns 477.98 591.41 9,555.94 Aid to Dependent Children: Reimbursement for Relief: ,From State 360.79 Schools: Tuitions $687.06 Lights,Ripley Road School 3.00 Telephone,Reimbursements 52.59 Sale of Printing and Supplies 90.12 Lunch Receipts 6,369.91 7,202.68 North Cohasset Post Office Building: Rent 158.00 Total Departmental Revenue $18,439.89 UNCLASSIFIED REVENUE Rents : Parker Avenue Boat Yard $50.00 Gravel Pit 5.00 Pasture at Pond Street 10.00 65.00 Sale of Genealogies 11.00 Sale of Real Estate (Tax Titles in Possession)150.00 Sale of Real Estate—John Eltman and Francis W.Hagerty 1,500.00 Total Unclassified Revenue $1,726.00 55 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 CEMETERIES Sale of Lots and Graves $315.10 Care of Lots and Graves —General 289.11 Care of Lots and Graves—Perpetual 78.76 Total Cemetery Receipts $682.97 INTEREST Taxes : 1943 Personal Tax $8.26 1943 Real Estate Tax 449.40 1944 Poll Tax 1944 Personal Tax ... 1944 Real Estate Tax $.90 4.04 65.44 $.28 3.89 $457.66 70.38 1943 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax.. 1944 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax.. 4.17 Tax Title Redemptions 264.65 Trnst Funds,Parks: Wheelwright Park $300.00 Wadleigh Park 100.00 Billings-Pratt and Robert Charles Billings 43.00 443.00 Charles A.Perkins*Cemetery Fund 80.00 Beechwood Cemetery: Williams Lot 1.50 Post War Rehabilitation Fund: Treasury Bonds 51/53 146.99 Total Interest Receipts $1,468.35 AGENCY—TRUSTS Agency: Dog Licenses $918.40 Sale of Unlicensed Dogs 9.00 Tax Titles,Recordings,Fees,etc...2.12 Perpetual Care,Woodside Cemetery: William H.Ellsworth—Lot 9,Sec- tion E $100.00 Est.of Manuel P.Valine—Lot 83, Section E 100.00 Frank E.Jason—Lot 162,Section E 100.00 Agnes Valine—Lot 103,Section E 100.00 John W.Mulcahy—Lot 165,Sec tion E 100.00 56 $929.52 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Joseph H.Sylvester—Lot 41,Sec- tion E _100.00 Fred C.Blossom—Lots 66 and 79, Section A 150.00 750.00 14,561.93 10.00 16,000.00 Federal Withholding Tax Deductions Trust: John Pratt Fund—Care of Lot,Beechwood Cemetery ..~.-- Charles A.Perkins Cemetery Fund Total Agency and Trust Receipts ...-...^..$32,251.45 REFUNDS Tax Collector—Petty Cash $50.00 35.24 125.55 15.00 23.00 13.00 Harbor—Maintenances Old Age Assistance --.-. Soldiers'and Sailors'Relief MilJiken Field —Maintenance School Department Total Refunds $261.79 Total Receipts for 1944 $373,460.73 RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS Cftnfiral Revenue $313,380.20 Commercial Revenue 5,250.08 Departmental Revenue .18,439.89 Unclassified R«v«niie 1,726.00 Cemfit«ries 682.97 Interest *1,468.35 Agency and Trust 32,251.45 Refunds 261.79 Total Rftrfiipts fnr 1944 $373,460.73 Cash Balance,January 1,1944 ..108,943.09 Total Cash Payments for 1944 $482,403.82 372,234.93 Cash Balance,January 1,1945 $110,168.89 EXPENDITURES General Government MODERATOR Appropriation $115.00 Expenditure : Robert B.James,salary $115.00 57 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 FINANCE COMMITTEE Appropriation $250.00 Expenditures: Sanderson Brothers—2000 Finance Commit- tee Reports $160.00 Dues —Ass'n of Town Finance Committees 10.00 Printing,Stationery and Postage 12.10 Clerical Services: Malcolm H.Stevens $12.50 Joseph A.Dion,Jr.12.50 25.00 $207.10 Balance to Treasury 42.90 $250.00 SELECTMEN Appropriation $2,734.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 1,000.00 tpenditures : Selectmen's Salaries: A.Fred Petersen Darius W.Gilbert $345.00 345.00 345.00 $3,734.00 Everett W.Wheelwright $1,035.00 525.00 Expenses : Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk,salary- Posting Warrants: John T.Keating ...$5.75 17.25RoyalA.Bates i_ 23.00 26.83StationeryandPostage Printing and Advertising Electric Light services at Town Dump Dues—Norfolk County Selectmen's Ass'n Repairs to Typewriter 169.47 11.17 12.00 1.25 Recording fees,etc.,Sale of Land Name Strips for Honor Roll 6.37 38.13 Hurricane —Removing Trees,etc.: Roscoe G.Pratt,Superinten- dent,services Labor (For detail,see end of report ) Repairs to Equipment Hardware supplies $282.90 571.52 24.50 7.85 61.64 5.56 Maintenance of Truck v Miscellaneous 953.97 Balance to Treasury $2,802.19 931.81 $3,734.00 58 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SELECTMEN—MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS Brought Forward from 1943 $2,500.00 Transferred to Selectmen's Account from W.P.A.Proj- ects by vote of Town Meeting,March 10,1943,Article No.16. Expenditures : Contract Painting Town Hall—Summer L. Hopkins $1,225.00 Painter's Bond 9.19 $1,234.19 Balance to 1945 1,265.81 $2,500.00 TOWN ACCOUNTANT Appropriation $2,835.50 Expenditures : Town Accountant,Malcolm H.Stevens,salary $2,500.00 Expenses : Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk,salary $220.00 Stationery and Postage 45.92 Office Supplies 5.71 Telephone (Reimbursed to Town)27.36 Travel Expenses 8.99 Dues —Municipal Finance Offi- cers'Ass'n 5.00 Repairs to Typewriter 3.75 Binding Ledgers 18.40 335.13 $2,835.13 Balance to Treasury .37 $2,835.50 TOWN TREASURER Appropriation $2,860.00 Expenditures: Town Treasurer—Maurice R.Noonan,salary $2,000.00 Expenses Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk,salary $55.00 Tax Title Releases 42.00 Stationery and Postage 192.84 Printing 136.45 Travel Expenses 38.76 Telephone (Reimbursed to Town)77.65 Treasurer's Bond 171.50 Dues —Mass.Collectors'and Treasurers'Ass'n 2.00 59 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 31.70 Bank,Burglary,and Robbery In- surance Maintenance service of Adding Machine 8.80 Repairs to Typewriter 9.50 Recording,Tax Title Fees,etc.—3.67 769.87 $2,769.87 Balance to Treasury 90.13 $2,860.00 TAX COLLECTOR Appropriation $3,254.00 Refund—Petty Cash 50.00 Expenditures : Tax Collector—Eleanor T.Downs,salary ......$2,000.00 Expenses: Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk and Deputy Collector,salary $165.00 William C.Gregory—Deputy Col- lector,services 14.00 Frances Downs —Deputy Collec- tor,services 256.25 Stationery,Postage,Printing,and Advertising 294.38 Bond—Tax Collector .$253.50 Bonds —Deputy Collec- tors 15.00 $3,304.00 268.50 Travel Expenses 121.56 Tax Titles,Recordings,Takings, etc.13.11 Petty Cash 50.00 Dues —Mass.Collectors'and Treasurers'Ass'n 2.00 Robbery Insurance 22.10 Post Office Box Rent 2.40 Maintenance service of Adding Machine 19.10 Binding General Law Book 2.85 All Other 1.85 1,233.10 $3,233.10 Balance to Treasury 7.0.90 $3,304.00 60 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 $2,645.00 ASSESSORS Appropriation $4,071. Expenditures : Salaries: Darius W.Gilbert $1,610.00 Everett W.Wheelwright 690.00 A.Fred Petersen 345.00 Expenses : Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk,salary $675.00 Stationery and Postage 43.21 Travel Expenses 47.86 Dues —Norfolk and Suffolk County Assessors'Ass'n 3.00 Dues —Ass'n of Mass.Assessors 9.00 Abstracting Property Transfers, Postage and Expenses—Ewie F. Dalby 113.29 Maintenance service of Adding Machine 8.80 Repairs to Typewriters 14.25 Binding Books 24.06 Express 1.04 939.51 $3,584.51 Balance to Treasury 487.29 $4,071.80 OTHER FINANCE OFFICES AND ACCOUNTS CERTIFICATION OF NOTES Appropriation $10.00 No Expenditure—Balance to Treasury $10.00 LAW—LEGAL COUNSEL Appropriation $1,437.50 Expenditures : Town Counsel—Frederick A.Thayer,services $1,353.68 Telephone—Frederick A.Thayer .....83.82 $1,437.50 TOWN CLERK Appropriation $1,929.49 Transfer from Reserve Fund 35.00 Expenditures : Town Clerk—William H.Morris—salary $1,035.00 61 $1,964.49 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Expenses: Joseph A.Dion,Jr.—Clerk,salary $460.00 Recording fees—Births,Deaths and Marriages .284.50 Administering Oaths 44.00 Stationery and Postage 49.87 Printing and Advertising 9.75 Telephone (Reimbursed to Town)27.04 Surety Bond 7.50 Binding Vital Statistic Books 28.99 Repairs to Typewriter 7.50 Dues—Mass.Town Clerks'Ass'n..3.00 922.15 $1,957.15 Balance to Overlay Surplus 7.34 $1,964.49 ELECTIONS,REGISTRATIONS AND TOWN MEETINGS Appropriation $2,200.75 Expenditures: Election Officers,services (For detail,see end of report)$813.00 Registrars'Salaries: Norman Card $115.00 Ira N.Pratt 115.00 Edward M.Fleming 115.00 William H.Morris,Clerk ex- officio 115.00 460.00 Expenses: Installation of Voting Booths,etc.32.38 Posting Warrants 15.00 Stationery and Postage 91.75 Printing 536.79 Meals 100.17 Travel Expenses 9.00 Electrical repairs to Voting Booths 10.43 $2,068.52 Balance to Treasury 132.23 $2,200.75 ENGINEERING—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $300.00 Expenditure: William H.Taft—services,Changing Asses- sors'Plans $272.00 Printing Assessors'Plans 18.54 62 $290.54 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Balance to Treasury 9.46 $300.00 ENGINEERING—OUTLAY Appropriation $150.00 No Expenditure—Balance to Treasury $150.00 TOWN HALL Appropriation $5,046.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 422.77 Expenses: Janitors: Alfred M.Silvia—salary $2,080.00 John Kennedy—services 11.50 $5,468.77 $2,091.50 Lights .453.93 Fuel 70441 Repairs 1,097.38 Janitor Supplies 202.51 Insurance 418.05 Employers Liability Insurance 12.49 Ice 13.80 Carting Ashes 50.75 Water 10.50 Boiler Inspection "5.00 Telephones : General $268.06 Treasurer's Office 53.29 Tax Collector's Office 63.94 Janitor's residence,Alfred M.Sil- via 23.16 408.45 $5,468.77 POLICE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $22,279.33 Expenditures : Salaries : Chief,Hector J.Pelletier $3,200.00 Sergeant,Earl R.McArthur 2,307.36 Patrolmen: James J.Sullivan 2,300.00 Benjamin F.Curley 2,300.00 John J.Rooney 2,300.00 Thomas B.Kane 2,300.00 Louis J.Simeone 2,061.87 63 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Special Police,Services: Frank E.Jason 304.83 Ralph S.Enos 288.96 Frederick W.Sullivan 265.99 Herbert E.Morse _304.83 Lot E.Bates,Jr 10.08 Joseph M.Jason 2.88 John J.Ferreira 2.88 $17,949.68 Equipment Maintenance: Equipment for Men $314.94 Radio Repairs and Equipment 149.57 464.51 Fuel .313.90 Lights—Headquarters and Garage 171.21 Maintenance of Building and Grounds: Repairs $84.90 Janitor Supplies 49.09 American Flags 22.00 Care of Grounds 8.50 164.49 Stationery,Printing,and Postage 48.45 Telephones: Headquarters,Coh.0372 $122.84 Headquarters,Coh.0374 75.20 Chief's Residence,Coh.0060 70.56 Box,Coh.0700 52.85 Box,Coh.O703 51.57 373.02 Chief's Expenses 32.00 Dues: Internat'l Ass'n Chief of Police __$10.00 Mass.Chiefs of Police Ass'n 3.00 New England Police Revolver League 11.00 24.00 Repairs to Typewriter 11.00 Meals for Prisoners 27.50 Ammunition 5.60 All Other 35.50 Maintenance of Automobiles: Cruising Cars: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze $666.51 Repairs and Equipment 847.44 Batteries 29.90 Tires,Tubes,and Chains 126.35 Insurance 270.53 64 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Ambulance : Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze Repairs and Equipment _ Battery Tires,Tubes and Chains . Insurance Laundry Work Beacons: Lights . Repairs 38.43 91.60 19.95 5.64 158.59 55.56 $101.75 165.85 Repairs to "No Parking'*Signs Balance to Treasury FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation . Expenditures : Salaries : Chief—Joseph Deputy Chief- Drivers : L.Oliver _ -Clarence S.Reddy Charles C.Philbrook ... C.W.Barron Salvador Lot E.Bates Edward B.Mathewson . Ellery C.S.Sidney James Happenny $2,500.00 750.00 $2,190.00 2,190.00 2,190.00 2,190.00 1,437.49 1,250.00 Relief Drivers . (For detail,see end of report) Call Men (Paid on percentage basis) (For detail,see end of report) Casual Labor (For detail,see end of report) Watchers after Fires (For detail,see end of report) Other Employees Equipment To Carry on Apparatus For Men Other Equipment : First Aid Supplies Refills,Extinguishers,Inhalators, 1 #2617 Grinder $271.13 163.01 $4.49 89.48 26.95 2,310.50 267.60 71.95 $22,270.91 8.42 $22,279.33 $24,082.00 $3,250.00 11,447.49 139.68 4,100.00 36.84 17.28 51.25 434.14 65 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Reflector Buttons 8.12 Repairs to Homelite Generator ....28.27 Index Street Atlas Met.Boston ...17.50 Canvas for Generator 16.21 All Other 87.86 278.88 Hose: 400 feet 2 1/2-inch Double Jacket Hos<e 400.00 Maintenance of Trucks: Repairs and Supplies $566.51 Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze 260.60 204.35Tires,Tubes,and Chains Batteries 103.55 Insurance 230.11 1,365.12 Fuel .....614.84 Lights 310.21 Gas 40.51 Maintenance of Building and Grounds: Repairs $251.87 House Supplies and Furnishings ..90.50 Laundry 48.62 Insurance 213.85 American Flags 24.25 629.09 Telephones: Central Station,Coh.0260 $102.91 Engine No.3 Station,Coh.0582 ....55.56 Engine No.2 Station,Coh.0054-W 44.04 Engine No.2,Coh.O054-R,res. E.J.Fitzpatrick 27.70 Chief's Residence,Coh.041 7-M ....39.66 269.87 Other Expenses: Stationery,Printing,and Postage $86.05 Chief's Expenses 69.82 Dues: Fire Chiefs'Ass'n of Plym- outh Co.$1.00 Fire Chiefs'Ass'n of Mass.3.00 New Eng.,and Interna- tional Fire Chiefs'Ass'n..6.00 Grave Pennants Firemen's Injuries Repairs to Typewriter Dues —National Fire Protection Ass'n Express 10.00 25.00 17.20 11.50 10.00 1.12 66 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 All Other 3.24 oq-Q no $23,619.13 Balance to Treasury 462.87 $24,082.00 FIRE ALARM Appropriation $2,295.00 Expenditures : Fire Alarm and Signal Operator—Herbert - Williams,salary $1,420.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)139.68 Telephone —Herbert Williams'residence 31.49 Tools,Supplies,and Repairs 175.72 Boxes and Wire 15.00 Electrical Supplies 82.09 Insurance—Employer's Liability 10.83 Expenses at Meetings 44.13 Dues —International Municipal Signal Ass'n -5.00 Frei ght 1 .3 6 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze .$70.86 Tires,Tubes,and Chains 29.25 Repairs and Supplies 74.61 Battery 15.95 Insurance 59.76 250.43 Garage Rent 60.00 $2,235.73 Balance to Treasury 59.27 $2,295.00 HYDRANT SERVICE,ETC. Appropriation $10,200.00 Expenditures : Cohasset Water Co.—124 Hydrants @ $75.00 $9,300.00 Hingham Water Co.—12 Hydrants @ $75.00..900.00 $10,200.00 HYDRANT RENTAL—LAMBERT'S LANE Appropriation $75.00 No Expenditure,Balance to 1945 $75.00 67 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 HYDRANT RENTAL—CEDAR STREET Appropriation $75.00 No Expenditure,Balance to 1945 $75.00 INSPECTION OF WIRES Appropriation $740.00 Expenditures : Herbert Williams,Inspector—Salary $690.00 Travel Expenses 25.00 $715.00 Balance to Treasury 25.00 $740.00 SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Appropriation $459.50 Expenditures : Sealer—Ira B.P.Stoughton,salary $287.50 Expenses : Telephone—Ira B.P.Stoughton's residence 26.90 Stationery and Postage 5.00 Travel Expenses 80.00 Insurance on Equipment 10.00 Storage of Tank 10.00 Steel Dies and Matrix 9.13 Dues—Mass.State Sealers'Ass'n 2.00 Expenses at Meeting 13.00 $443.53 Balance to Treasury 15.97 $459.50 INSECT PEST EXTERMINATION,MOTH SUPPRESSION Appropriation $4,980.00 Expenditures: Superintendent,Roscoe G.Pratt, services $1,352.06 Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)2,500.63 $3,852.69 Contract Spraying,Holly Hill Farm _150.00 Printing Notices of Spraying 9.50 Hose —100 feet 1-inch Rubber Hose and Washers 79.90 68 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Spraying Supplies: Lead $333.36 Caseine and Caseinite 120.52 Creosote 15.40 469.28 Hardware and Tools 74.52 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil and Anti-Freeze $153.15 Repairs 61.55 Insurance,Fire,Theft,Property Damage 37.48 Registration Plates 2.00 254.18 Insurance,Employers Liability 41.77 Travel Expenses 2.66 Repairs to Spraying Machine 43.65 First Aid Kit Supplies 1.69 $4,979.84 Balance to Treasury .16 $4,980.00 TREE WARDEN—GENERAL Appropriation $2,700.00 Expenditures: Tree Warden—Roscoe G.Pratt, salary $575.00 Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)1,246.76 $1,821.76 Expenses: Telephone—Roscoe G.Pratt's residence 46.74 Stationery 1.70 Hardware and Equipment 286.17 Creosote 15.43 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze .$88.25 Repairs 157.92 Insurance—Property,Liability and Theft 57.42 Battery 11.75 Registration Plates ,2.00 317.34 Fertilizer 19.80 150 feet %-inch Rubber Hose 58.80 First Aid Kit Supplies 3.56 Rent of Garage 60.00 Travel Expenses 4.60 Dues—Mass.Tree Wardens'and Forester's Ass'n 1.00 69 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 20.29 41.77Employer's Liability Insurance .-. G TREES Balance to Treasury $2,698.96 1.04 $2,700.00 TREE WARDEN—SPECIAL CLEARIN FOR FIRE ALARM $300.00 Expenditures : Superintendent,Roscoe G.Pratt, $96.60 186.92 $283.52 .80 14.97 Labor (For detail,see end of re- port ) Gasoline and Oil for Truck Balance to Treasury $299.29 .71 RES $300.00 FOREST FI $1,055.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund ,,.400.00 $115.00 608.36 $723.36 130.36 218.94 143.29 3.25 Expenditures : Forest Warden,Joseph L.Oliver, salary Labor—Fighting fires and Carting Hose (For detail,see end of re- port ) $1,455.00 Hose—200 feet 1%-inch Double Hose Jacketed Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze Repairs $43.58 55.15 108.46 11.75 Tires,Tubes B attery Equipment: For Apparatus All Other „.. $26.75 116.54 Expenses at Meetings 70 Annual Report.Town of Cohasset,1944 Dues—Plymouth County Forest Warden's Ass'n 1.00 Forest Fire Patrol: Joseph L.Oliver,services 95.04 $1,315.24 Balance to Overlay Surplus 139.76 $1,455.00 BOUNTIES Appropriation $50.00 Expenditure : Charles Wood—1 Seal $5.00 Balance to Treasury 45.00 $50.00 SHELL FISH CULTIVATION Brought Forward from 1943 $300.00 Appropriation 100.00 No Expenditure,Balance to 1945 $400.00 Expenditures: Ration Board: Secretary,Elliot Stoddard,serv- ices $712.50 Secretary,Marguerite Barrett, services 60.21 Telephone 288.07 Stationery and Postage 352.09 Lights 139.68 Fuel ___.275.49 Advertising 17.50 Office Furniture 81.97 Repairs 177.31 1 Typewriter (2nd hand)25.00 Carting Ashes and Rubbish 69.50 Repairs to Typewriters 5.90 $2,205.22 71 $400.00 CIVILIAN DEFENSE Brought Forward from 1943 $2,945.82 Appropriation 2,000.00 $4,945.82 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Mileage Administration: Services : Eleanor Mnncey $148.00 Marguerite Barrett 37.50 Bernadette Shyne 5.00 Elliot Stoddard 11.50 202.00 Auxiliary Firemen: Unloading Four Portable Pumps 47.50 Defense Center: Telephone $133.82 All Other 14.21 Salvage Committee: Printing,Stationery $40.00 All Other 8.29 148.03 48.29 State Guard: Carpentering Repairs 120.00 Miscellaneous : Bond covering Property Officer in favor of U.S.Office of Civilian Defense 5.00 $2,776.04 Balance to 1945 2,169.78 $4,945.82 BOARD OF HEALTH—GENERAL Appropriation $2,437.00 Expenditures : Salaries : Nathaniel M.Hurwitz $230.00 Abraham J.Antoine,Jr.230.00 Edward E.Tower 119.99 Doris G.Tower 91.01 $671.00 Expenses : Travel and Transportation 120.00 Stationery,Postage,and Supplies 32.66 Telephones: N.M.Hurwitz,residence $60.00 A.J.Antoine,Jr.,residence _36.00 Walter P.Bates,residence ... . 26.59 Doris G.Tower,residence 15.00 137.59 72 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Vital Statistics: Births Deaths $19.50 11.75 31.25 Baby Clinic: Stewart H.Clifford, services M.D., $300.00 20.00LaundryandSupplies- 320.00 Contagious Diseases: Medical Attendance Hospitals $52.00 870.50 3.54Medicines 926.04 17.00BuryingAnimals Storing Serum 25.00 Immunization Clinic 107.30 Ash Barrels — - 18,45 Labor—Charles R.Stoddard ,services 5.75 $2,412.04 Balance to Treasury 24.96 $2,437.00 TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL—BRAINTREE Appropriation from Revenue of 1944 $3,527.47 Paid Treasurer of Norfolk County $3,527.47 INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DENTAL DISPENSARY Appropriation $1,250.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 45.00 Expenditures : Dentist—John D.Corrigan,D.D.S.,salary ...$1,150.00 Dental Supplies 126.06 Index Cards 8.50 Electrical Repairs 4.35 $1,295.00 $1,288.91 Balance to Overlay Surplus 6.09 $1,295.00 DISTRICT NURSE Appropriation $1,400.00 Expenditure : Mrs.Rosemary Maclsaacs,R.N.,services $1,400.00 73 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 OXYGEN,SUPPLIES,ETC. Appropriation $200.00 Expenditure: Supplies and Express $197.86 Balance to Treasury 2.14 $200.00 INSPECTION OF ANIMALS Appropriation $115.00 Expenditure : Inspector,Darius W.Gilbert,V.S.,salary .$115.00 INSPECTION OF SLAUGHTERING Appropriation $100.00 Expenditure : Inspector,Darius W.Gilbert,V.S.,salary _$100.00 INSPECTION OF MILK AND VINEGAR Appropriation $193.75 Expenditures: Milk Inspector—Charles E.Frates,salary $143.75 Stationery and Office Supplies 16.25 Travel Expenses 15.00 Chemical Analysis—George E.Boiling 13.00 $188.00 Balance to Treasury 5.75 $193.75 REFUSE AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL—TOWN DUMP Appropriation $1,895.40 Expenditures : Superintendent—Charles R.Stoddard,salary $1,560.00 Superintendent—Charles R.Stoddard,vaca- tion salary 30.00 Telephone—Charles R.Stoddard's residence 22.70 Maintenance of Truck: Repairs $71.50 Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze 99.06 Tires 16.09 Registration Plates 2.00 Insurance,Liability,Fire,and Theft 33.96 222.61 74 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Employers Liability Insurance on $1,500 45.26 Hardware Supplies and Equipment 12.50 $1,893.07 Balance to Treasury 2.33 $1,895.40 PURCHASE OF TOWN DUMP AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSES Brought Forward from 1943 $44.00 Expenditures : Blasting Water Hole $10.00 Paint and Hardware Supplies 21.33 Labor—Fred Mitchell,services 12.00 $43.33 Balance to 1945 .67 $44.00 CARE OF BROOKS AND STREAMS,DRAINING OF PONDS JAMES BROOK,STRAITS POND,CAT DAM,ETC. Appropriation $1,491.25 Transfer from Reserve Fund 22.70 Expenditures : James Brook: Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)$258.75 Carlos A.Tanger,Care of Gates.-86.25 Repairs to Gate 37.50 Hardware Supplies 21.95 Rubber Boots 22.50 Disinfectants 22.50 Storage of Boat and Equipment ..12.00 Travel Expenses 35.00 Gasoline and Oil for Truck 8.80 $1,513.95 $505.25 Straits Pond: Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)$258.76 Trucks (For detail,see end of re- port)64.00 Lumber 5.76 Rakes 2.55 Fitzpatrick &Happenny,Care of Gates ....__,172.50 75 503.57 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Cat Dam: Arthur O.Wood,Care of Gates 86.25 Border Street: Labor (For detail,see end of report)20.13. North Main Street Ditch: Labor (For detail,see end of report)5.76 Disposal of Whale: Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)$109.25 Blasting 100.00 Lumber and Supplies 10.90 220.15 Disposal of Fish: Labor (For detail,see end of report)8.00 Care of Other Gates and Streams: Spring and Main Street,Frank J.Migliaccio 11.50 Pleasant Street,Coal Shed—William E.Til- den 28.75 Treat's Pond—A.J.Antoine,Sr.28.75 Valine's Meadow—Charles R.Jason 11.50 Margin Street—Ellery C.S.Sidney 28.75 Employers Liability Insurance 55.59 $1,513.95 ERADICATION OF MOSQUITOES Appropriation :$800.00 Expenditure: Comm.of Mass.,State Reclamation Board ___$800.00 HIGHWAYS,GENERAL MAINTENANCE INCLUDING TARRING STREETS Appropriation .$28,500.00 Expenditures : Highway Surveyor,William T.Barnes,salary-$3,000.00 Expenses: Pay Rolls (For detail,see end of report) Labor $11,757.88 Trucks 1,544.00 Broken Stone and Gravel $459.74 Loam Fill Sand 36.50 3.00 306.50 13,301.88 805.74 76 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Tarvia : Trimount Bituminous Products Co.,39,818 gallons $4,624.09 Bradford Weston Inc.,241 8/10 Tons of Bituminous Concrete 1,273.92 5,898.01 Equipment and Repairs 1,019.16 Maintenance of Trucks: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze $1,091.70 Repairs 916.73 Tires,Tubes,Chains 620.92 Batteries 56.00 Insurance 154.72 Registration Plates 12.00 2,852.07 Employer's Liability Insurance on $18,500 580.72 Telephone—William T.Barnes,residence 39.85 Electric Lights 9.00 Water Service 4.00 Cement,Lime,and Culverts 57.40 Lumber 78.42 Paint and Oil 354.40 Blacksmithing .88.33 Florist Work on Small Parks and Fountains—.15.75 Repairs to Small Roller 394.31 Express .60 $28,499.64 Balance to Treasury .36 $28,500.00 HIGHWAYS—GENERAL—PURCHASE OF TRUCK Brought Forward from 1943 $2,436.18 Expenditure : Ford Truck—Model 29U-88,Chassis and Cab complete with One 9'Reversible Plow and 2 yd.Dump Body $2,436.18 HIGHWAYS—SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL,SANDING STREETS Appropriation $5,555.98 Transfer from Reserve Fund 1,500.00 $7,055.98 Expenditures : Payrolls (For detail,see end of report) Labor $3,090.44 Trucks and Teams 2,941.63 $6,032.07 New Plows and Equipment 128.96 Repairs to Plows 14.50 77 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Maintenance of Trucks and Tractor: Gasoline,Oil,Anti-Freeze $158.12 Repairs __•356.21 Chains and Repairs 54.75 569.08 Tools and Equipment 47.28 Sand (222 Loads)122.50 Employers Liability Insurance on $8,000 118.08 Lumber 7.48 Plumbing Repairs 5.80 $7,045.75 Balance to Overlay Surplus 10.23 $7,055.98 HIGHWAYS—STREET LIGHTING Appropriation $9,060.00 Expenditures: Brockton Edison Co.—For Street Lighting in- cluding 406—100 cp.,20—250 cp.,26—600 c.p.,2 —600 cp.,1 —100 w.,Semi-Orna.,1 — 250 cp.$8,868.36 Beacons,Corners of Route 3A —Sohier and Beechwood Streets 47.20 $8,915.56 Balance to Treasury 144.44 $9,060.00 HIGHWAYS—STREET SIGNS,FOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAYS UNDER SELECTMEN Appropriation $200.00 Expenditures: Street Signs: Labor (For detail,see end of report)$110.30 Paint,Oil,and Supplies 7.00 Repairs 17.50 $134.80 Balance to Treasury 65.20 $200.00 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR MAINTENANCE Appropriation $1,500.00 Refund 35.24 $1,535.24 78 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Expenditures: Harbor Master—Ralph C.Burrell,salary $115.00 Assistant Harbor Master —Joseph P.Figuei- redo,salary 57.50 Labor (For detail,see end of report)1,170.12 Equipment and Supplies 38.32 Barrels (20)57.60 Lumber 13.09 Paint and Oil 42.90 Employers'Liability Insurance 39.52 $1,534.05 Balance to Treasury 1.19 $1,535.24 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR DREDGING Brought Forward from 1943 $5,000.00 No Expenditure,Balance to 1945 $5,000.00 PUBLIC WELFARE—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—SALARIES Appropriation $1,150.00 Expenditures: Salaries: Everett W.Wheelwright $690.00 A.Fred Petersen 115.00 Darius W.Gilbert 230.00 $1,035.00 Balance to Treasury 115.00 $1,150.00 PUBLIC WELFARE—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—EXPENSES Appropriation $600.00 Expenditures: Clerk—Joseph A.Dion,Jr.,salary $220.00 Welfare Agent—Mary E.Oliver,salary 191.70 Travel Expenses 68.89 Printing,Stationery,and Postage 27.7,2 Dues: Mass.Ass'n of Relief Officers $2.00 Mass.Welfare Agents'Ass'n 1.00 3.00 1944 Social Service Index .10.50 Service of Writ 5.50 Repairs to Typewriter 3.75 $531.06 Balance to Treasury 68.94 $600.00 79 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 PUBLIC WELFARE—ASSISTANCE Appropriation $5,000.00 Expenditures: Groceries and Provisions $62.50 Fuel—Oil and Coal .-_55.25 Board and Care -619.00 Medical Care 203.89 Cash Grants to Individuals 536.00 Rents ---80.00 Shoes 4.50 Funeral 125.00 Relief,Other Cities and Towns 298.48 $1,984.62 Balance to Treasury 3,015.38 $5,000.00 TOWN INFIRMARY Brought Forward from 1943 $209.31 Transferred to Surplus Revenue,Vote of Town Meeting,March 4,1944,Article No.14 $209.31 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE—ADMINISTRATION Appropriation $1,250.00 Receipts from Government 330.85 Expenditures: Welfare Agent—Mary E.Oliver,salary $1,296.60 Stationery and Postage 12.00 Notarizing Papers 1.00 Travel Expenses 7 26.15 $1,580.85 $1,335.75 Balance to Treasury 245.10 $1,580.85 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE—ASSISTANCE Appropriation $16,000.00 Receipts from Government 9,926.91 Refunds 125.55 $26,052.46 Expenditures : Cash Grants to Individuals $22,743.52 80 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Relief,Other Cities 188.20 Relief,Other Towns 194.16 $23,125.88 Balance to Treasury 2,926.58 $26,052.46 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN—ADMINISTRATION Appropriation ....$250.00 Receipts from Government _.,.13.23 Expenditures : Welfare Agent—Mary E.Oliver,salary $191.70 Travel Expenses 11.10 $263.23 $202.80 Balance to Treasury 60.43 $263.23 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN—ASSISTANCE Appropriation .$3,000.00 Receipts from Government 345.00 Expenditures: Cash Grants to Individuals $1,418.55 $3,345.00 Balance to Treasury 1,926.45 $3,345.00 SOLDIERS'AND SAILORS'RELIEF Appropriation Refund $2,500.00 15.00 Expenditures: Printing and Stationery $7.69 Cash Grants to Individuals 120.00 $2,515.00 $127.69 Balance to Treasury .....2,387.31 $2,515.00 81 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Schools and Libraries SCHOOLS—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Appropriation $79,646.99. Refund _'13.00 Dog Fund,Voted by Town 722.95 $80,382.94 Expenditures (For detail,see end of report): School Committee,Expenses: Financial Secretary,salary $115.00 Miscellaneous 15.89 $130.89 General : Superintendent,salary $1,900.00 Teachers'Retirement Fund — Chapter 419,Acts of 1943 65.00 Clerical Work 976.50 Attendance Officer,salary 100.00 Printing,Postage,and Stationery . 35.04 Travel Expenses 73.99 3,150.53 Telephones : Osgood School,Coh.0290 $102.15 Ripley Road School,Coh.0540 ....68.70 Ripley Road School,Coh.0452 ._.56.11 Harry O.Wood's residence,Coh. 0471-R (Reimbursed to Town)25.48 John S.Sladen's residence,Coh. 0653-W (Reimbursed to Town)24.94 All Other 1.45 278.83 Teachers'Salaries: High $20,401.51 Elementary 32,738.88 53,140.39 Text and Reference Books: High $333.21 Elementary 583.36 916.57 Supplies,including Heat for Cooking: High $1,954.95 Elementary 1,778.15 3,733.10 Libraries: Books 45.72 Tuitions: Trade Schools,Vocational 17.31 82 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Transportation: High $2,226.92 Elementary 3,948.26 6,175.18 Janitor Services: High $1,208.98 Elementary 3,760.25 Lights: High Elementary Fuel: High Elementary Maintenance of Buildings: Repairs: High Elementary Janitor's Supplies: High Elementary ... Grounds : High Elementary Furniture and Furnishings: High Elementary $271.09 492.93 $626.99 1,307.38 $546.17 1,407.22 $109.29 357.84 $29.25 60.65 $52.00 54.85 New Equipment Diplomas and Graduation Exercises Insurance Liability and Compensation Insurance Cartage and Express Health Balance to Treasury 4,969.23 764.02 1,934.37 1,953.39 467.13 89.90 106.85 371.78 134.00 362.00 25.29 37.85 1,256.98 $80,061.31 321.63 $80,382.94 SCHOOL LUNCHES Appropriation Transfer from Reserve Fund Receipts from Government . 83 $6,500.00 816.00 1,426.61 $8,742.61 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Expenditures: Salaries (For detail,see end of report)$2,130.00 Supplies 6,601.18 $8,731.18 Balance to Overlay Surplus 11.43 $8,742.61 SCHOOLS—BASKET BALL COURT Appropriation $2,000.00 Expenditures: Plumbing $396.00 Electrical Work 355.25 Painting :289.88 Carpentering .-_470.64 Lumber 67.10 Express 1.26 $1,580.13 Balance Carried Forward to 1945 419.87 $2,000.00 SCHOOLS—PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS,ESTIMATES FOR ERECTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Appropriation $500.00 No Expenditure—Balance Carried Forward to 1945 $500.00 LIBRARIES—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Appropriation $6,600.00 Expenditures : Paul Pratt Memorial Library: Rev.Fred V.Stanley,Treasurer_..$6,133.56 Telephone —Paul Pratt Memorial Library 34.40 Telephone —Beechwood Branch Library 32.04 $6,200.00 Nantasket Library: James A.Brickett,Treasurer 400.00 $6,600.00 84 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Recreation and Unclassified TOWN COMMONS AND PARKS—GENERAL Appropriation ....$1,000.00 Interest received from Robert Charles Billings Fund 23.00 Interest received from Billings-Pratt Fund 20.00 Expenditures : Town Common: Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)$91.76 Insurance —Employers'Liability on $1,500 22.26 Sharpening Lawn Mowers 8.50 Repairs to Equipment 2.00 Supplies 3.40 $1,043.00 Small Parks: Labor (For detail,see end of re- port)$416.99 Sharpening Lawn Mower 2.50 $127.92 419.49 Billings-Pratt Park: Labor and Truck (For detail,see end of re- port )33.25 $580.66 Balance to Treasury 462.34 $1,043.00 BEECHWOOD BALL FIELD Appropriation $212.50 Expenditures Labor (For detail,see end of report)$34.50 Sharpening Power Mower 15.00 $49.50 Balance to Treasurer 163.00 $212.50 TOWN COMMON POND EDITH M.BATES FUND Brought Forward from 1943 $90.23 No Expenditure,Balance to 1945 $90.23 85 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 RECREATION FIELD—LAMBERT'S LANE (H.F.HYDE) Brought Forward from 1943 $500.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue,by Vote of Town Meeting,March 4,1944,Article No.14 ..$500.00 WHEELWRIGHT PARK Brought Forward from 1943 $530.08 Interest Received in 1944 300.00 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)$40.26 Balance to 1945 789.82 $830.08 $830.08 WADLEIGH PARK Brought Forward from 1943 $174.01 Interest Received in 1944 100.00 Expenditures Anthony Emanuello —Care of Park $40.00 Sharpening and Repairing Lawn Mower 3.15 $43.15 Balance to 1945 230.86 $274.01 $15.60 Balance Carried Forward to 1945 64.40 $80.00 86 $274.01 PERKINS'CEMETERY FUND Interest Received in 1944 _$80.00 Expenditures: Care of Cemetery —James D.Bates,services $12.50 Water Service 3.10 MILLIKEN FIELD—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $700.00 Refunds 23.00 $723.00 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Expenditures: Superintendent,Joseph M.Sullivan,salary.-$115.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)424.74 Gasoline,Oil,for Power Mower 12.70 Plumbing Repairs 20.19 1 Set Bases 14.50 Repairing and Sharpening Mowers 28.00 Fertilizer 48.00 Lime 1 5 .3 Paint and Oil 12.55 Hardwood and Lumber Supplies 3.12 Grass Seed 1.35. $695.45 Balance to Treasury 27.55 $723.00 DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INDEMNIFICATION Appropriation —$100.00 Expenditure Repairs to Automobile—E.Larscy $12.00 Balance to Treasury 88.00 $100.00 PENSION FUND Appropriation -$1,050.00 Expenditure : Frank Jason,Retired $1,050.00 MEMORIAL DAY,OTHER LEGAL HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS Appropriation '$450.00 Expenditures: Memorial Day: 2 Gross American Flags $34.00 Collation Supplies 108.25 Band Services—Flotilla 1-601 200.00 Floral Wreaths and Plants 51.25 Stationery and Printing 14.25 All Other 5.00 $412.75 Balance to Treasury .37.25 $450.00 87 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 TOWN REPORTS,PRINTING,ETC. Appropriation __.—$850.00 Expenditures: Sanderson Bros.—Printing 1200 Town Re- ports $551.23 Delivering Town Reports 17.28 Stationery Supplies 8.68 Printing Vouchers and Pay Roll Sheets 66.25 $643.44 Balance to Treasury 206.56 $850.00 TOWN CLOCK Appropriation $75.00 Expenditures : Care of Clock—Nelson C.Pratt,services _____$48.30 Repairs 22.00 Insurance—Employers'Liability on $1,000 3.57 $73.87 Balance to Treasury 1.13 $75.00 TOWN FLAG Appropriation $350.00 Expenditures : Care of Flag—Nelson C.Pratt,services $193.16 3 American Flags 51.43 Repairs to Flags 2.00 Furnishing Halyards 25.00 Express .40 $271.99 Balance to Treasury 78.01 $350.00 EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY INSURANCE NOT OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED,AND OTHER UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS Appropriation $100.00 Expenditures Loss Constant $5.00 Public Liability Insurance—Bates Building..10.00 Insurance—$2,500,Bates Building 12.64 $27.64 Balance to Treasury 72.36 $100.00 88 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Enterprises and Cemeteries PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES NORTH COHASSET POST OFFICE BUILDING AND FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING Appropriation $250.00 Expenditure : Water Service $4.20 Balance to Treasury 245.80 $250.00 BATES BUILDING Appropriation $300.00 Expenditures: Painting $134.69 Carpentering 26.33 Electrical Repairs 9.13 Plumbing Repairs ....-22.00 $192.15 Balance to Treasury 107.85 $300.00 TOWN GUILD HALL BUILDING Appropriation $1,200.00 Expenditures : Janitors Services: Robert Purslow $4.25 Henry Purslow 15.50 Kenneth Lehr Carlos A.Tanger Lot E.Bates Charles C.Philbrook 38.75 53.20 75.00 75.00 William H.McArthur,Jr.146.97 Fuel Repairs Janitor's Supplies Water Service 2 American Flags Balance to Treasury $408.67 370.87 126.14 3.75 23.00 7.50 $939.93 260.07 $1,200.00 PARKING PLACE—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $5.00 Expenditure : N.Y.,N.H.&H.R.R.Co.—Rent,1 Year....$5.00 89 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 FISHWAY AT BOUND BROOK Brought Forward from 1943 $56.45 No Expenditure,Balance Carried Forward to 1945 $56.45 CEMETERIES—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $1,600.00 Expenditures: Superintendent —George A.Henry,services _$1,256.42 Labor (For detail,see end of report)86.26 Writing Cemetery Deeds 15.50 Postage 11.00 Sharpening and Repairing Lawn Mowers 12.20 1 Ton Melorganite 65.00 Employers'Liability Insurance 4.38 Telephone —George A.Henry's residence 23.00 Electric Light Service 9.00 Mowing and Removing Hay 20.C0 Lawn Seed 12.35 Loam 8.00 Insurance—$600 on Building and Contents for 3 Years 21.77 Hardware Supplies 24.85 Repairs to Pump 10.00 $1,579.73 Balance to Treasury 20.27 $1,600.00 CEMETERIES—VETERANS'GRAVES Appropriation $350.00 Expenditures : Philip L.Towle,Treasurer—Cohasset Cen- tral Cemetery $218.04 Bernard Lawrence —Woodside Cemetery 50.00 Joseph A.Gonsalves—Beechwood Cemetery 75.00 $343.04 Balance to Treasury 6.96 $350.00 CEMETERY—IMPROVEMENT,ENLARGEMENT,ETC. Brought Forward from 1943 $114.53 No Expenditure,Balance Carried Forward to 1945 $114.53 90 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Interest and Municipal Indebtedness INTEREST ON LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE Appropriation — : $50.00 No Expenditure,Balance to Treasury $50.00 INTEREST—GENERAL Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures: Rockland Trust Company—Interest on Notes 98 to 112 Inclusive Due April 1,1944 $300.00 Rockland Trust Company—Interest on Notes 103 to 112 Inclusive Due October 1,1944 _200.00 $500.00 LOANS,MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS,BONDS OR NOTES FROM REVENUE Appropriation $5,000.00 Expenditure: Rockland Trust Company—Notes 98 to 102 Inclusive Due April 1,1944 $5,000.00 W.P.A.FEDERAL PROJECTS,ETC. Brought Forward from 1943 $3,284.02 No Expenditure,Balance Carried Forward to 1945 $3,284.02 UNPAID BILLS FOR 1943 Appropriation $805.78 Expenditures: Engineering,Outlay: Lewis W.Perkins—Engineering $364.03 Town Hall: Repairs $226.80 Carting Ashes 58.35 Water 17.50 302.65 Board of Health,General: Hospital Care 69.70 Cemeteries —Maintenance : Repairing Town Tomb at Central Cemetery 69.40 $805.78 91 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 WAR BONDS Appropriated From Surplus Revenue $5,000.00 Expenditure: 2 Treasury Bonds 1952/54 $5,000.00 AGENCY Appropriation,State and County Taxes: State : General $18,997.00 State Parks and Reservations 249.14 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 358.70 Nantasket Beach Maintenance 188.77 $19,793.61 County: County Tax $11,106.84 County Treasurer—Dog Licenses-906.40 County Treasurer—Sale of Unli- censed Dogs 9.00 12,022.24 Tax Title Agency: Norfolk County Registry of Deeds 2.12 Federal Withheld Tax Deductions: Rockland Trust Company 14,556.43 $46,374.40 TRUST Expenditures: Beechwood Cemetery Corp.—Care of John and Aaron Pratt's Lot $10.00 Levi T.Lincoln,Treasurer—Interest on Williams'Lot 1.50 Cemetery (Woodside),Perpetual Care: Cohasset Savings Bank: William H.Ellsworth—Lot 9,Section E ....$100.00 Estate of Manuel P.Valine—Lot 83,Sec- tion E 100.00 Frank E.Jason—Lot 162,Section E 100.00 Agnes E.Valine—Lot 103,Section E 100.00 Joseph H.Sylvester—Lot 41,Section E _100.00 4 John W.Mulcahy—Lot 165,Section E 100.00 Fred C.Blossom—Lots 66 and 79,Sec- tion A 150.00 750.00 Charles A.Perkins'Cemetery Fund: Cohasset Savings Bank 16,000.00 Post War Rehabilitation Fund: Interest Received and Transferred to Proper Fund 146.99 Tailings —Unclaimed Check .25 $16,908.74 92 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REFUNDS Poll Tax: 1944 $2.00 Personal Tax: 1944 4.80 Real Estate Tax: 1942 _____$977.40 1,131.00 140.40 1943 --. 1944 2,248.80 49.36 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax: 1944 ._ Federal Withheld Tax 5.50 Overpayments : Poll Tax—1944 $2.65 6.00 4.72 Personal Tax—1944 Interest—1944 13.37 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1944 $2,323.83 $372,234.93 RESERVE FUND Appropriated from Reserve Fund—Overlay Surplus Transfers made to the following Accounts: Account 2—Selectmen—Expenses $1,000.00 422.77 400.00 22.70 1,500.00 896.00 $5,000.00 Account 11 —Town Hall Account 19—Forest Fires _—_ Account 21—Dental Dispensary Account 26—Removal of Snow,etc. Account 33a —School Lunches Sur-Balance to Reserve Fund—Overlay plus ... $4,241.47 758.53 $5,000.00 93 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 o ©ir ©CO o i— i NO no o Tf IO tr-~1— 1 1/3 1— H «te CO co (TO CM HW < ou fao o w PQ S wQ H X) WU < enH « Q w H i— i h-l pq < w a a o he «-, c o o (J o 'ofl c Q CNI no «o CO CO c^•<* OnO O "* CO CO ON NO t—CN1 io wiftoa ©on CSI -~i— 4 O Tj< H c£U CU H c,— s s«I— I c ,2 « oa o o J2 u <' "is p-£> fl CO «5 «5"fur 2 «g.S 2 =c o «£ n,©«- Q,C8 t» £4J S HQcn I ? 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C3 u a 0) 1-3 .g O o «* 3 oHH ^' a i > s Q ^-«'o H o oHS o B -*^M -. --H .S « I— H © "T3 3 3 s ^3 Is ^3©©c o o o ^o pq H3 ao ft Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Trust Funds as of January 1,1945 Arthur N.Milliken Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $1,737.33 Dividends earned in 1944 34.91 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $1,772.24 PARKS Robert Charles Billings Fund: On Hand,January 1,1944 $1,150.00 Dividends earned in 1944 23.00 $1,173.00 Received by Town in 1944 23.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $1,150.00 Billings-Pratt Park Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $1,000.00 Dividends earned in 1944 20.00 $1,020.00 Received by Town in 1944 20.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $1,000.00 H.W.Wadleigh Park: On hand,January 1,1944 $5,000.00 Dividends earned in 1944 100.00 $5,100.00 Received by Town in 1944 100.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $5,000.00 Wheelwright Park Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $15,000.00 Dividends earned in 1944 300.00 $15,300.00 Received by Town in 1944 300.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $15,000.00 Edward M.Bates Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $1,726.13 Dividends earned in 1944 34.69 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $1,760.82 103 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SCHOOLS Ripley Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $1,136.31 Dividends earned in 1944 22.83 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $1,159.14 James W.Nichols Fund: On hand,January 1,1944 $2,233.99 Dividends earned in 1944 44.89 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $2,278.88 POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND On hand,January 1,1944 $5,000.00 Purchase of 2%Treasury Bonds 1952/54 by vote at Town Meeting,March 4,1944,Article #10....5,000.00 $10,000.00 Dividends earned in 1944 147.24 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 $10,147.24 Perpetual Care —Cemetery Lots WOODSIDE CEMETERY On hand,January 1,1944 at Cohasset Savings Bank $3,890.93 Lots added in 1944: William H.Ellsworth—Lot 9,Section E 100.00 Estate of Manuel P.Valine—Lot 83,Sec.E...100.00 Frank E.Jason—Lot 162,Sec.E 100.00 Agnes Valine—Lot 103,Sec.E 100.00 John W.Mulcahy—Lot 165,Sec.E 100.00 Joseph H.Sylvester—Lot 41,Sec.E 100.00 Fred C.Blossom—Lots 66 and 79,Sec.A ......150.00 $4,640.93 Dividends earned in 1944 77.72 $4,718.65 Received by Town and Credited to Cemetery for Perpetual Care of Lots and Graves 77.22 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 at Co- hasset Savings Bank $4,641.43 'On hand,January 1,1944 at Rockland Trust Com- pany $102.19 Dividends earned in 1944 1.54 $103.73 104 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Received by Town and Credited to Cemetery for Perpetual Care of Lots and Graves 1.54 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 Rock- land Trust Company $102.19 BEECHWOOD CEMETERY Thomas and Almira Williams: On hand,January 1,1944 at Cohasset Savings Bank $75.00 Dividends earned in 1944 1.50 $76.50 Received by Town and Credited to Lot for Perpetual Care 1.50 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 at Co- hasset Savings Bank $75.00 John Pratt: On hand,January 1,1944 at Cohasset Savings Bank $237.57 Dividends earned in 1944 4.66 $242.23 Received by Town and Credited to Lot for Perpetual Care 10.00 $232.23 NORTH COHASSET CEMETERY Charles A.Perkins Cemetery Fund: Deposited at Cohasset Savings Bank,March 30,1944 $16,000.00 Dividends earned in 1944 80.00 $16,080.00 Received by Town in 1944 80.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1945 at Co- hasset Savings Bank $16,000.00 105 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944- DETAILS FROM PAYROLLS,1944 Selectmen —Removing Trees —Hurricane Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Ainslie,Alfred M. Andrews,Carlton W. Cook,Carmen Cortez,Harold E. Damon,George E*. Eastman,Reynolds Francis,William Gonsalves,Alfred J., Jason,William Jones,Warren Keefe,Robert W. Lincoln,Jerome C. Jr. $39.54 122.21 2.88 77.63 74.76 8.63 6.47 36.67 10.07 5.75 34.50 7.19 Litchfield,William A.7.19 Mandel,Richard E.2.88 Ritter,Angus N.5.75 Sargent,Chester H.5.75 Sargent,Edgar S.or Edgar C.60.39 Sargent,Richard J.37.38 Silvia,Manuel P.11.50 Smith,Charles J.5.75 Wheelwright,John L.8.63 $571.52 Election Officers Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Ahearn,Louise I.$25.50 Antoine,Abraham J.or Abraham J.Sr.54.25 Barrett,Marguerite 4.25 Beal,Reginald R.34.25 Browne,Mildred 32.25 Card,Norman 8.00 DeSantos,Nellie 47.25 Donovan,Katherine F.34.25 Downs,Frances 35.50 Fleming,Edward M.8.00 Hill,Florence E.54.25 Hyland,Clara E.31.50 Jerome,Elizabeth L.44.50 Keegan,Mamie 4.25 Lapham,Ziba T.3.00 Maher,Margaret Marks,Manuel Migliaccio,Mary D. Monteiro,George G. Noonan,Catherine D. Pattison,Frank O. Pratt,Charles H. Pratt,William H. Reed,Ada B. St.John,Anastasia Stoughton,Spencer H. Stoddard,Mary E. Sweeney,Henry E. Trott,Rosilla 17.00 31.50 40.25 34.25 4.25 23.00 54.25 8.50 8.50 54.25 54.25 24.75 3.00 4.25 $783.00 Fire Department CALL FIREMEN Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Antoine,Abraham J.,Jr.$126.58 Antoine,Edward J.94.03 Burke,William F.,Captain 90.10 Carty,John J.57.86 Clark,Arthur L.,Captain 90.10 Culliney,Thomas F.54.25 Dion,Joseph A.,Jr.162.75 Donovan,Joseph H.7.33 Dyment,John,Lieut.86.80 Edwards,Ernest,Lieut.28.93 Enianuello,Anthony 47.01 Fitzpatrick,Edward J.177.21 Frates,Alfred E.79.56 Frates,Charles E.39.78 Frates,Charles W.,Lieut.75.95 Freeman,Austin 79.56 Gonsalves,Anthony M.,Capt.53.93 Kelly,Benjamin L.39.78 106 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 James,Ezekiel James,Rufus A. Leonard,Richard F. Lincoln,Jerome C. Lincoln,Lawrence F.,Lieut. Malley,E.Parker,Capt. McArthur,William H.,Jr. McAuliffe,William F. McLean,Edwin A. Oliver,Manuel F. Pagliaro,Stephen Poland,Walter M. Rooney,Stephen H. Salvador,Bernard J. WATCHERS AFTER FIRES Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls 148.28 Salvador,Louis E.25.31 90.41 Silvia,Joseph A.166.36 166.36 Silvia,Joseph M.130.20 75.95 Somerville,Arthur 32.55 86.80 Stevens,Malcolm 180.83 108.18 Stoughton,Ira B.P.122.96 97.65 Stover,Charles R.148.28 21.70 Studley,Ralph R.75.95 86.80 Wheelwright,Walter C,Jr.188.06 159.13 Wheelwright,Frank S.177.21 50.63 Sidney,Ellery C.61.48 162.75 25.31 119.35 »4,100.00 Culliney,Thomas Freeman,Austin Gonsalves,Anthony Salvador,Bernard J. Silvia,Joseph M. M. $1.44 1.44 2.88 2.88 4.32 Stover,Charles R. Wheelwright,Frank S. 2.88 1.44 $17.28 HOUSEMEN Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Emery,John Wood,Ralph L. $46.25 5.00 RELIEF DRIVERS Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Stover,Charles R.Oliver,Manuel F. Sidney,Ellery C. $73.44 3.60 $51.25 62.64 CASUAL LABOR Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Salvador,C.W.Barron $2.88 Sidney,Ellery C.2.16 Stover,Charles R.2.88 Wheelwright,Frank S.2.88 Wheelwright,John 11.52 Wheelwright,Walter C,Jr. Williams,Herbert $139.68 11.64 2.88 $36.84 Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Cook,Hyle $1.50 Wheelwright,John 2.88 Edwards,Ernest 28.50 Williams,Charles 2.25 Grassie,Stephen J.7.92 Sidney,Ellery C.S.2.88 Malley,E.Parker 14.25 Mitchell,Fred Sullivan,M.Joseph 37.50 42.00 $139.68 107 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Insect Pest Extermination —Moth Suppression Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Andrews,Carleton W.or M. Andrews,Joseph M. Barrows,Joseph M. Bruno,Ralph Cadose,Foster Carey,Frances P. Carty,John J. Connery,John Damon,George L. DeMello,Frances Denithorne,James Fitzpatrick,Edward J. Gonsalves,Alfred J.,Jr. Grassie,John S. Grassie,Manuel L. Hill,Harold E. James,Douglas James,John F. Jones,Warren Keating,Henry F. Keating,James M. Kennedy,John Kimball,Edmund F. LaRosa,Alphonso P. LaRosa,Sebastian Laugelli,Joseph Tree Warden,General Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Andrews,Carleton M.or W. Andrews,Joseph M. Bruno,Ralph Cortez,Harold E. DeMello,Francis Eastman,Henry R. Gonsalves,Alfred J.,Jr. Grassie,Manuel L. Hernan,Thomas W. James,Douglas C. Jones,Warren Kennedy,John Laugelli,Joseph LeClair,Norman R. MacMahon,Thomas F. Martin,William Tree Warden,Special,Clearing Trees for Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Andrews,Carlton W.$80.51 Figueiredo,William 2.88 Litchfield,Edmund 5.75 1434.16 LeClair,Norman R.188.69 40.26 Lincoln,Harry W.23.00 11.50 Lincoln,Jerome C.14.38 17.25 Litchfield,Edison 8.63 74.75 Litchfield,Edmund 11.50 240.43 Litchfield,William A.28.75 17.25 Lyons,Michael 46.00 25.88 Mello,Antonio 11.50 11.50 Monk,Horace W.106.38 63.25 Nardo,James 11.50 8.63 Perry,Frank 5.75 23.00 Polito,Frank 5.75 17.25 Powers,William J.25.88 74.75 Pratt,Charles H.69.00 28.75 Rooney,John J.179.30 5.75 Salvador,Bernard 11.50 11.50 Sargent,Chester C.or H.194.07 136.93 Sargent,Edgar S.8.63 23.00 Sargent,Richard J.17.25 100.63 Silvia,Joseph M.11.50 46.00 Smith,George H.5.75 17.25 Wheelwright,John L.11.50 11.50 White,Charles A.17.25 5.75 5.75 34.50 $2,500.63 $419.81 Maynard,Hermon 5.75 11.50 McNeil,Charles 5.75 11.50 Monk,Horace W.23.00 74.70 Murphy,Garret 0.15.82 5.75 Nardo,James 54.63 2.88 Perry,Frank 69.00 80.51 Pratt,Charles 11.50 5.75 Rooney John J.7.55 23.00 Rooney,Peter J.5.75 11.50 Rooney,Robert N.12.94 51.75 Sargent,Chester H.117.88 17.25 Sargent,Richard J.74.76 5.75 Silvia,Joseph M.17.25 86.27 8.63 8.63 $1,246.76 Sargent,Richard J. Williams,Herbert 66.14 25.89 Pratt,Charles 5.75 $186.92 108 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Agnew,Dwight Ainslie,Sherwood,Jr. Antoine,Abraham J.,Jr. Bancroft,Hugh Barrett,James Barrows,Robert Bates,Lot E. Bates,Lot E.,Jr. Burke,William F. Burrell,Ralph Carty,John Clark,Arthur Colameco,John Conte,Carmello Conte,Vito Culliney,Thomas F. Dion,Joseph A.,Jr. Dixon,Arthur Drake,William Dyment,John Eastman,Reynold Edwards,Ernest Faria,Edward Fitzpatrick,Edward Figueiredo,Lawrence A. Figueiredo,Robert Figueiredo,William Figueiredo,Joseph,Jr. Figueiredo,Louis,Jr. Frates,Charles W. Freeman,Austin Gardner,Fred Goodwin,William Green,Daniel Happenny,James Hernan,Donald Higgins,Earl,Jr. Hines,Robert James,Ezekiel James,Norman James,Rufus James,William Jason,William Jednick,George Jerome,Thomas Kelley,Benjamin Kelley,Robert Kelly,Joseph Kelly,William,Jr.or Kelley Lawrence,Leonard LeClair,Norman Lehr,Kenneth Forest Fires as they appeared on the Pay Rolls $1.44 Leonard,Richard 10.80 .72 Lincoln,Jerome 2.16 10.80 Logan,Edward .72 .72 MacLean,or McLean,Edwin 2.16 15.12 MacLean,Frederick .72 .72 Malley,E.Parker 1.44 12.24 Maree,Robert 1.44 .72 Marsh,Russell 2.16 7.20 Mathewson,Edward .72 1.44 McArthur,William H.2.16 1.44 McAuliffe,William F..72 7.20 McNamara,George 1.44 1.44 Migliaccio,Frank 8.64 .72 Muncey,Peter .72 .72 Oliver,Joseph L.72.00 9.36 Oliver,Manuel F.3.60 3.60 Pape,Charles F..72 .72 Pape,Fred .72 .72 Pattison,Frank 8.64 7.20 Pfaffmann,John .72 .72 Pagliaro,Stephen 1.44 1.44 Philbrook,Charles C.29.52 1.44 Piepenbrink,Charles 16.52 6.48 Poland,Richard 4.32 1.44 Poland,Walter 11.52 5.04 Pratt,Nelson,Jr..72 4.32 Priest,Alton 1.44 3.60 Purslow,Henry .72 3.60 Reddy,Clarence S.7.92 .72 Rines,Kenneth .72 2.16 Rooney,Robert .72 1.44 Rooney,Stephen H..72 .72 Salvador,Bernard J..72 14.40 Salvador,Barron .72 2.88 Salvador,C.W.Barron 7.20 .72 Salvador,Joseph .72 .72 Salvador,Manuel E.3.60 1.44 Sargent,Edgar .72 10.80 Sidney,Ellery C.S.17.28 1.44 Signorelli,Vito .72 2.16 Signorelli,William .72 7.92 Silvia,Joseph A.4.32 2.16 Silvia,Joseph M.6.48 .72 Smith,George 2.16 7.20 Stevens,Malcolm H.19.44 2.16 Stoddard,Roger .72 7.92 Stoughton,Ira B.P.2.16 7.20 Stover,Charles R.24.48 7.92 Stover,James .72 1.44 Stover,William .72 1.44 Stover,William,Jr.14.40 2.16 Studley,Ralph 2.88 109 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Sullivan,Richard .72 Wheelwright,John 10.08 Sullivan,William .72 Wheelwright,Walter C,Jr.12.24 Tanger,George 18.72 Williams,Herbert 33.12 Tripp,Roy .72 Wilson,James 2.16 Valine,Myles 2.16 Wood,Charles 2.16 Wheelwright,Frank or Frank S.15.84 $608.36 Care of Brooks and Streams,Draining of Ponds, Straits'Pond,James Brook,Cat Dam,etc. Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Bates,Walter Cadose,Foster Carey,Francis P. Carty,John J. Cortez,Harold Figueiredo,Antoine Grassie,Ernest Grassie,John S. Grassie,Stephen Grassie,Thomas F. Hernan,Donald W. Hernan,Thomas W. Jones,Warren W. Keating,Henry F. Kennedy,John Lincoln,Harry Maynard,Herman Monk,Horace W. $5.75 Murphy,Garrett 11.50 28.75 Pace,Guiseppi 5.75 2.00 Pratt,Charles H.5.75 5.75 Ritter,Angus 63.25 5.75 Ritter,Harry 27.32 46.00 Ritter,John 34.50 46.00 Rooney,John William 5.75 69.00 Rooney,Robert 1.44 17.25 Rosano,Joseph,truck 5.75 and labor 115.75 5.75 Silvia,Joseph M.17.25 11.50 Stoddard,Charles R.13.51 8.63 Tanger,Carlos or Carlos A.17.25 7.75 Tanger,George 34.50 17.25 Williams,Charles H.,Jr.51.75 23.00 11.50 2.00 $724.65 Highways,General Maintenance,Including Tarring Streets Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Antoine,George $5.75 James,John F.270.28 Bailey,Louis C,truck 16.00 Jones,Warren W.991.93 Bates,Royal A.152.40 Keating,Henry F.339.27 Cadose,Foster 879.77 Keefe,Robert 100.63 Connery,John 57.50 Kennedy,John '97.76 Damon,George L.74.77 Laflamme,H.M.5.75 Davis,Edward N.34.50 Lagrattaria,Frank 11.50 DeMello,Francis 799.28 Laugelli,Joseph 94.88 Denithprne,James 445.66 LeClair,Norman 17.25 Faria,Edward 11.50 Lincoln,Harry W.112.13 Ferguson,Robert 2.88 Litchfield,Edison 235.76 Fitzpatrick,Edward 5.75 Litchfield,William A.5.75 Frates,Joseph E.5.75 Marks,Manuel 11.50 Grassie,Edward F.667.03 Martin,William J.143.76 Grassie,Manuel 287.51 Maynard,Hermon 25.88 Grassie,Thomas F.241.50 McNeil,Charles 5.75 Hernan,Donald 66.13 Mitchell,Francis 5.75 Hill,Harold 1.44 Mitchell,Fred 97.77 110 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Monk,Horace W.782.05 Nunes,Frank 414.00 Oliver,Robert 5.75 Pape,H.S.,truck 516.00 Powers,William J.1,029.29 Pratt,Charles H.370.88 Ritter,Angus 23.00 Ritter,Harry 11.50 Rooney,John J.17.25 Rosano,Frank 25.88 Rosano,Joseph W.,truck and labor 608.50 Rosano,Rocco 5.75 Sestito,Antonio 11.51 Sestito,V.V.336.00 Silvia,Clarence P.43.13 Silvia,Joseph M.,truck 240.00 Silvia,Manuel P.396.77 Smith,Charles J.876.89 Souther,Donald 169.64 Sweeney,Donald 5.75 Sweeney,James M.28.75 Valine,Miles or Myles 43.13 Williams,Charles H.,Jr.135.13 Williams,Samuel H.876.91 $13,301.88 Highways,Snow and Ice Removal,Sanding Streets Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Dunlap,George,horses and men 20.13 Emanuello,Anthony 5.75 Esposito,William 5.75 Faria,Edward 11.50 Feola,Pasquale,ploughing 220.00 Ferguson,Robert 2.88 Figueiredo,Ralph 17.25 Figueiredo,Richard 28.75 Figueiredo,Robert 11.50 Fisueiredo,William or William R.37.38 Francis William 14.38 Fritz,Burpee E.5.75 Gardner,Fred or Frederick 11.50 Gonsalves,Alfred J.,Jr.31.63 Gonsalves,Joseph A.17.25 Graham,Winthrop,Jr.2.88 Grassie,Edward F.68.50 Grassie,Ernest A.14.38 Grassie,John S.31.63 Grassie,Manuel 37.38 Grassie,Thomas F.5.75 Gunville,Francis 5.75 Henry,Charles E.5.75 Hernan,Donald 14.38 Hill,Harold 2.88 Hines,Robert 12.94 Ingram,George M.11.50 Jacobson,Michael 11.50 Jacome,Edward P.5.75 James,Douglas 11.50 James,Ezekiel 11.50 James,Norman or Nor- man F.40.25 James,William (B'wood St.)8.63 Jason,Charles E.17.25 Ainslie,Sherwood,Jr.S5.75 Andrews,Manuel 11.50 Antoine,George 11.50 Bailey,Louis C,trucks and ploughing 316.00 Bancroft,Hugh,Jr.2.88 Barnes,John T.,2nd 51.76 Barnes,William T.,horses and men and tractor 448.75 Barnes,William T.,Jr.71.88 Barrett,James 11.50 Barrow,Edward 28.75 Barrow,Joseph 57.50 Barrow,Robert 14.38 Bates,Edwin P.17.25 Bates,Howard,horses and men 109.25 Bates,John S.2.88 Blackman,W.R.5.75 Brasill,Clarence S.23.00 Brown,Herbert or Herbert L ,.11.50 Bufalo,Gaetano 11.50 Butman,Charles E.or Jr.23.00 Cadose,Foster 71.88 Campbell,Eunice E.11.50 Collier,Robert 7.19 Collins,James F.,Jr.2.88 Connery,John 23.00 Conte,Charles 20.13 Conte,Vito 5.75 Cook,Carmen 5.75 Dalby,Alice M.11.50 DeMello,Francis 23.00 DeMello,Joseph 11.50 Denithorne,James 40.25 Dixon,Arthur 11.50 Donham,Whitney 5.75 111 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Jednick,George 8.63 Furslow,Henry 5.75 Jones,Warren W.28.76 Purslow,Richard 5.75 Kearns,Oliver 5.75 Reid,William J.11.51 Keating,Henry F.14.38 Ring,Arthur 20.13 Keating,John T.5.75 Ritter,John 17.25 Keith or Keefe,Robert 34.50 Rooney,John J.5.75 Keegan,Ralph E.,Jr.14.38 Rooney,John W.20.13 Kelley,Robert 8.63 Rooney,Peter J.,truck 16.00 Kelley,William 5.75 Rooney,Robert N.5.75 Kennedy,Charles H.48.88 Rosano,Frank,Jr.14.38 Kennedy,John 46.01 Rosano,Joseph W.,truck Kearns,Oliver 5.75 and ploughing 272.00 Kimball,John H.5.75 Rosano,Rocco 46.01 Laflamme,H.M.74.76 Rowe,Arthur 5.75 Lagrotterio,Frank 5.75 Salvador,Bernard or Bernard Laugelli,Joseph 77.63 J.86.25 Laugelli,Rocco 43.13 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr.11.50 Lawrence,Bernard 11.50 Salvador,Joseph 20.13 Le Clair,Norman 17.25 Salvador,Manuel 43.13 Leonard,Richard 11.50 Sargent,Clifton 11.50 Lincoln,Harry W.5.75 Sargent,Herbert C.5.75 Lincoln,Jerome or Sargent,Richard 15.82 Jerome C.5.75 Sestito,V.V.,truck 72.00 Lincoln,Lawrence F.5.75 Sidney,Ellery C.5.75 Litchfield,Elwood F.5.75 Signorelli,Vito 17.25 Litchfield,Edison A.11.50 Signorelli,William or Loppes,Eugene 11.50 William C.17.25 Maree,Robert 14.38 Silvia,Clarence 11.50 Marks,Manuel or Manuel A.11.50 S.lvia,Joseph A.12.94 Maynard,Hermon 23.00 Silvia,Joseph M.,truck 136.00 McArthur,James 5.75 Silvia,Manuel P.80.50 McArthur,William 5.75 Smith,Charles J.80.50 McNeil,Charles 27.32 Souther,David,Jr.,plough- McSweeney,Edward 11.50 ing 128.00 Meehan,James 11.50 Souther,Donald 31.63 Meehan,Joseph 2.88 Souther,Nathan 20.13 Mello,Antonio 43.13 Stoddard,Charles R.5.75 Merritt,Herbert 23.00 Stoddard,Roger 8.63 Mitchell,Francis 20.13 Stoughton,Ira,Jr.2.88 Mitchell,Joseph 69.00 Stover,Charles R.,truck Monk,Horace W.17.25 and ploughing 200.00 Monteiro,George 5.75 Souther,Kenneth 8.63 Morse,Herbert E.,Jr.23.00 Strickland,Chauncy A.11.50 Nardo,Vito 8.63 Stover,James E.12.94 Neagle,Charles 5.75 Sullivan,Frederick 11.50 Pape,Charles F.17.25 Sweeney,Donald 5.75 Pape,H.S.,truck and Sweeney,James 2.88 ploughing 312.00 Sweeney,John 14.38 Pape,Robert or Robert S.17.25 Tilden,William E.28.75 Patrolia,Charles 5.75 Tripp,Roy 12.94 Pattison,Harry A.5.75 Tumey,Philip 5.75 Perry,Frank 5.75 Valine,George P.11.50 Petersen,Lawrence 5.75 Varano,Bruno,truck 32.00 Polito,James 21.57 Wheelwright,Frank W.5.75 Powers,William J.63.25 Wheelwright,John or Pratt,Charles H.34.50 John W.5.75 112 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Wheelwright,Walter,horses and men 57.50 White,George W.11.50 White,Richardson,truck and tractor 586.00 Williams Bros.,truck 16.00 Williams,Charles H.,Jr.28.75 Williams,Samuel H.83.38 Wood,Charles 2.88 Wood,Harry O.17.25 $6,032.07 Highways,Harbor Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Burdick,William Burrell,Ralph C. Desrocher,John C. Figueiredo,Joseph P. Figueiredo,Richard A. Grassie,Joseph J. Mitchell,Fred Priest,Alton J. Salvador,Bernard J. $28.75 Silvia,Joseph M.11.50 793.50 Stone,Edwin A.11.50 5.75 Stover,Charles R.11.50 23.00 Tanger,Charles 5.75 5.75 Tanger,George M.25.87 120.75 Valine,Myles P.5.75 57.50 57.50 5.75 $1,170.12 Schools —Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls School Committee,Expenses: Financial Secretary: Stevens,Malcolm H.,salary $115.00 Miscellaneous: National Ass'n of Secondary Principals 3.94 National Education Ass'n 3.45 N.Y.State Teachers'Ass'n 2.00 Ripley,William,Jr.,dues 6.50 $130.89 General: Superintendent: Ripley,William,Jr., salary $1,900.00 Teachers'Retirement Fund, paid direct for James W. Doyle,Chapter 419,Acts of 1943 65.00 Clerical Work: McCarthy,Anna D. Mulvey,Mary Wheelwright,Jean E. Attendance Officer: Pelletier,Hector J. Printing,Postage and 192.50 2.50 781.50 100.00 Stationery: James,Fanny E. Ripley,William,Jr. Traveling Expenses: Ripley,William,Jr. 15.61 19.43 73.99 $3,150.53 Telephones : New Eng.Tel.&Tel.Co.$277.38 Ripley,William,Jr.1.45 $278.83 Teachers',Salaries: High and Elementary: Ayres,Florence C.$1,272.50 Bates,Dorothy B.17.25 Bates,Margaret W.421.00 Bates,Nathan W.2,520.00 Burbank,Elsie M.600.00 Burke,Frances 540.00 Bernhart,Lt.J.W.15.00 Cassani,Louis 10.00 Chandler,Marion C.40.25 Cleverly,Gwendolyn 1,832.50 Cogan,Joseph 6.00 Collins,Burditt W.2,740.00 Cronin,William 5.00 Dunn,Robert 5.00 113 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Ericsson.Lydia B.1,311.25 Fay.Marjorie 2.112.50 Frederic.Helen 600.00 Harden.Christie C.844.44 Hudson.Helen L.2,300.00 James,Hazel F.28.75 Kennedy,Elinor 540.00 Kraus,Florence E.2,127.50 Lenehan,Marion 1,555.13 Leonard,Laura A.1.815.00 Lohrer,Martin R.1,557.50 Maloney,Muriel J.1,350.44 Matheson,Murdock S.2,520.00 McMahon,Kathleen 1,832.50 Meyer,Max H.2,600.00 Nelson.Mildred E.2,060.00 O'Rourke,George 32.00 Reed,Florence E.2,127.50 Rinebart Functional Hand writing 200.00 Ripley,William,Jr.1,900.00 Rose,Frances G.560.00 Rowe,Ellen 560.00 Sullivan,Marion R.1.852.50 Taylor,Frederick A.1.207.50 Terry.Helen W.1,615.00 Terry,Mary 1,940.00 Thiesen.Geraldine R.1,099.56 Welch,Helen C.1,955.00 Winslow,Louise A.982.14 Woods,Dorothy F.810.00 Woodward,Jeanette C.844.44 3 52,865,15 Teachers'Retirement Fund added to above,paid direct, Chapter 419,Acts of 1943: Dovle,James W.S65.00 Jason.Otis R.138.13 Jellison,Ruth 39.63 O'Brien,Joseph F.16.95 Rohde.Eleanor 15.23 853,140.39 Teachers'Retirement Fund deduct- ed from above salaries:82,436.86 Text and Reference Books: High and Elementary: American Book Company 873.96 American Technical Society 11.93 Barnard,F.J.&Company 77.97 Bruce Publishing Company 3.66 Cadmus Books 3.78 Dutton,E.P.&Company 3.04 Fay,Marjorie 4.90 Frontier Press Company 7.13 Ginn and Company 231.75 Harcourt Brace &Company 42.53 Heath,D.C.&Company 35.04 Holt,Henry &Company 63.20 Homeyer,Charles W.&Co., Inc.21.75 Houghton Mifflin Company 1.20 International Textbook Com- pany 1.20 Laidlow Brothers 7.62 Merriam,G.&Co.5.99 Noble &Noble Publishers, Inc.29.82 Owen,F.A.Publishing Company 1.00 Paul Pratt Memorial Library 1.67 Scribners,Charles Sons 8.44 Silver Burdett Company 2.36 Singer,L.W.Company 87.94 The MacMillan Company 70.25 The Manual Arts Press 2.04 The Old Corner Book Store 1.13 Toothaker,O.H.19.10 Van Nostrand,D.Company, Inc.1.54 Webster Publishing Com- pany 12.54 Winston,John C.Company 20.33 World Book Company 1.18 Ripley,William,Jr.2.00 Wiley,John &Sons 1.30 $916.57 Supplies,including Heat tor Cooking: High and Elementary: American Type Founders Sales Corp.$6.10 American Technical Society 4.72 Bandette &Company,Inc.203.25 Beckley-Cardv Company 20.00 Bills'Service Station .92 Boston Automobile Club 2.10 Boston Music Company 9.36 Brine,James W.Co.,Inc.267.19 Bristol,Elizabeth 8.76 Brockton Edison Company 634.02 Bureau of Publications 1.24 Calls'Drug Store,Inc.3.90 Carter,Rice and Company 16.13 Central Scientific Company 79.88 114 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Cheever,John S.Co.,Inc. Civic Educational Service .14 .00 Cohasset Hardware Company 47.82 .52 .92 .00 .90 .64 .98 Cohasset News Company Co-operative Test Service Copy Papers,Inc. Delory Drug Dick,A.B.Company Dowd,H.J.Company,Inc. DuPont DeNemours,E.I. &Company Eastman Kodak Stores,Inc. Farnham,Chester E.Com- 2.] 32. 1. 33. 18. 2l! 16. pany 115, Fleming,Edward M.83, General Electric Company 2, Ginn and Company 30 Hagerty Company 7, Hammett,J.L.Company 737, Heath,D.C.Company 29, Hingham Journal 7 Hormeyer,C.W.&Co.,Inc.14, Horn,H.S.&Company 238 Horner,William M.1 Holt,Henry and Company 5 Houghton Mifflin Company Hunt,John M.2 Hunter,J.B.Company,Inc.29 Kearns,Thomas H.Elec- trical Supply 17 Kimball,George C.&Sons 128 Litchfield's Express Com- pany 12 Monteiro Tailoring Company 60 McCormick-Mathers Pub. Company 1.44 McKinley Publishing Com- pany 2.00 McLauthlin,George T.Com- pany 1.29 McMahon,Kathleen 8.90 National Ass'n of Secondary School Principals .96 New York Herald Tribune 1.75 Noble &Noble Publishers Inc.6.54 Old Colony Gas Company 12.46 Oxford Book Company 19.94 Partridge,Horace 71.66 Railway Express Agency 2.80 Rand McNally &Company 35.60 Reddy's Battery &Repair Shop 2.94 Ripley,William,Jr.2.00 Royal Typewriter Company 19.50 Senior Scholastic 65.00 Science Research Associates 112.12 Scribners,Charles Sons 7.33 Sheldon,E.H.&Company 4.45 Simonds Saw and Steel Com- pany 4.70 Sister Mary Gonzaga 7.66 South Shore Cleansers 12.60 The Gregg Publishing Com- pany 2.55 The MacMillan Company 73.69 The Palmer Company 8.84 The Perfection Form Com- pany 2.06 The Welch Company,Inc.92.00 Toothaker,O.H.49.23 Visual Educational Service, Inc.2.75 Winde McCormick &Chapin 90.90 World Book Company 21.84 Young American 11.10 $3,733.10 Libraries: Books: Harper &Brothers $2.60 The MacMillan Company 2.32 United Public Service 30.55 University of Chicago 2.25 Wetman,Ralph E.8.00 $45.72 Tuitions : City of Boston $17.31 Transportation : High and Elementary: Ayres,Florence C.$24.84 Barnes,Harold F.58.22 Collins,Burditt W.31.26 Jason,Edward R.2,200.00 Lohrer,Martin 1.80 Matheson,Murdock S.38.76 Morse,Herbert E.,Jr.8.94 Ripley,William,Jr.5.34 Ruiter Motor Sales,Inc.335.52 Wheelwright,F.W.&Sons 2,200.00 Wood,Harry O.1,270.50 Janitor Services: High and Elementary: Malone,Francis $6,175.18 $20.13 115 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 McArthur,William H. Sladen,John E. Wood,Harry 0. Jr.1,923.00 2,289.60 736.50 $4,969.23 Lights: High and Elementary: Brockton Edison Company $764.02 Fuel: High and Elementary: Anderson,J.C,2,030 gal.$173.70 Bates,Howard,wood 12.00 Lincoln Bros.Coal Company, 2500 lbs.hard,181 tons 1750 lbs.soft 1,748.67 $1,934.37 Maintenance of Buildings, Repairs: High and Elementary: Bates,Walter P.$8.00 Brockton Edison Company 12.50 Cohasset Hardware Com- pany 20.85 Commonwealth of Mass.7.00 Dolge,C.B.Company 45.50 Electric Time Co.,Inc.34.00 Fleming,Edward M.2.30 Flint,George W.507.88 Hammett,J.L.&Company 35.03 Hyland &McGaw 193.11 Johnson,S.C.&Son,Inc.16.80 Leonard,M.S.401.65 Lincoln,Levi T.80.11 Metcalf,H.C.7.50 Reddy's Battery &Repair Shop 27.60 MacNeill,John N.106.03 Rooney,Stephen H.11.00 Royal Typewriter Co.10.00 Sargent,George F.,Jr.41.78 Singer Sewing Machine Co.28.18 Towle,Philip L.343.89 York Safe and Lock Co.12.70 $1,953.39 Janitors'Supplies: High and Elementary: Cheever,John S.Company, Inc.$25.09 Cohasset Hardware Company 42.83 Cutler,Wood &Sanderson Co.4.90 Detroit Surfacing Machine Co.89.82 Dolge,C.B.Company 15.10 Dowd,H.J.Company,Inc.,139.10 First National Stores,Inc.2.90 Fleming,Edward M.22.39 Hammett,J.L.Company 5.21 Heaney Manufacturing Co.25.00 Reddy's Battery &Repair Shop 18.20 Reliable Chemical Products Co.38.49 Waterman,Charles A.& Company 38.10 $467.13 Maintenance of Grounds: High and Elementary: Barnes,William T.$40.00 Mitchell,Fred 16.00 Mitchell,George F.22.50 Patrolia,Clarence 11.40 $89.90 Furniture and Furnishings: High and Elementary: Hammett,J.L.Company $106.85 Diplomas and Graduation Exercises : Hingham Journal Scully,John Sestito's Greenhouses Williams Brothers Insurance : Barnes,Harold F. $15.00 25.00 70.00 24.00 $134.00 $362.00 Liability and Compensation Insurance : Lord,Elmer A.&Company $25.29 Cartage,Express,etc.: McKee's Express $.50 Railway Express Agency .35 Williams Brothers 37.00 $37.85 116 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Health: Delory Drug $37.09 Hinchliffe,Frederick,M.D.390.00 James,Fanny E.829.89 $1,256.98 New Equipment: Hammett,J.L.Company $371.78 $80,061.31 Schools —Lunches Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Central Market $894.06 Cohasset Hardware Com- pany 12.15 Commonwealth of Mass.1.50 Dowd,H.J.Company,Inc.146.60 Drake Bakeries 15.36 Enos,Lillian 940.00 Enos,Mary 1,190.00 First National Stores, Inc.1,147.20 Hathaway Bakeries,Inc.274.79 H.J.Heinz Company 923.28 Hunt Potato Chip Company 184.00 Levin,S.M.Company 6.59 Loose Wiles Biscuit Com- pany 320.59 McKee's Express 2.50 National Biscuit Company 258.82 Plymouth Rock Ice Cream Co.1,150.43 Wheelwright,F.W.& Sons 1,263.31 $8,731.18 Installation and Maintenance of Basket Ball Court, Ripley Road School Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Plumbing:Carpentering : Patrolia,Clarence $80.00 Lincoln,Levi T.$470.64 MacNeiJ 1 .John N.316.00 Lumber: Electrict 'Work : $396.00 Kimball,George C.&Sons Co.$67.10 Towle,Ph^ip L.$355.25 Express : Painting : Ripley,William,Jr.$1.26 Dolge,C.B.Company $142.70 Flint,George W.147.18 $289.88 $1,580.13 Town Commons and Parks Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Eastman,Reynold or Henry R.,labor and truck $27.50 Gonsalves,Alfred J.,Jr.14.38 Hernan,Donald C.5.75 Nunes,Frank V.416.99 Sullivan,M.Joseph Wheelwright,John L. 63.00 14.38 $542.00 117 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Beechwood Ball Field Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Eastman,Reynold $11.50 Wheelwright,John L.11.50 Gonsalves,Alfred J.,Jr.5.75 Hernan,Donald C.5.75 $34.50 Wheelwright Park Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Kennedy,John $20.13 Perry,Frank 20.13 $40.26 Milliken Field,Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Conte,Carmello Conte,Vito Jason,Frank E. Keating,Henry F. Keating,James M. $2.88 11.52 5.75 23.00 299.00 Mitchell,Fred,Rolling Sullivan,Frederick W. Sullivan,Fred 15.00 53.20 14.39 $424.74 Cemeteries,Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls Damon,George L.$17.25 Martin,William J.11.50 Davis,Edward N.48.88 Keefe,Robert 8.63 $86.26 STATE AUDIT THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Corporations and Taxation Division of Accounts State House,Boston 33 February 1,1945. To the Board of Selectmen Mr.Everett W.Wheelwright,Chairman Cohasset,Massachusetts Gentlemen : I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Cohasset for the year ending December 31,1944,made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44,General Laws.This 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, TNW:FC Director of Accounts. 118 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Mr.Theodore N.Waddell Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House,Boston In accordance with your instructions,I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Cohasset for the year ending Decem- ber 31,1944,the following report being submitted thereon: The records of financial transactions of the several departments re- ceiving or disbursing money for the town,or committing bills for collec- tion,were examined and checked for the period of the audit. The books and accounts in the town accountant's office were exam- ined and checked in detail.The recorded receipts were verified by comparison with the treasurer's books and with the records of the several departments making the original charges.The disbursements as re- corded were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the treas- urer to disburse town funds and with the payments as shown by the treasurer's books. The appropriations and transfers as shown by the records of the town clerk and the finance committee were checked to the accountant's ledger.The ledger accounts were analyzed and a balance sheet,which is appended to this report,was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31,1944.An examination of this balance sheet indicates that the town is in very good financial condition. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked.The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records of the various departments making payments to the treasurer, while the payments by the treasurer were checked with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The treasurer's cash balance on January 18,1945,was proved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by verification of the cash in the office. The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were veri- fied by comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file. The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the several trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer,the treasurer of the trustees of the Cohasset Free Public Li- brary,and the treasurer of the trustees of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library were examined and listed.The cash balances were verified,the income and disbursements were proved,and the transfers to the town were compared with the treasurer's recorded receipts. The records of tax titles on hand were examined and listed,the amounts transferred from the tax levies to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records,the redemptions were verified,and the tax titles on hand were listed and proved. 119 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail.The taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitment lists were audited and reconciled with the warrants of the assessors committing the taxes for collection.The payments to the treasurer by the collector were checked to the treasurer's and the accountant's books,the abatements were com- pared with the assessors'records of abatements granted,and the outstand- ing accounts were listed and reconciled with the respective ledger accounts. The departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination were audited and the subsequent charges were proved.The reported payments to the treasurer were verified,and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The outstanding tax and departmental accounts were verified by mailing 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 accounts,as listed,are correct. The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen,the town clerk,and the police and health departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified. The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form. In addition to the departments mentioned,the books and accounts of the sealer of weights and measures and the school department were examined and 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 treasurer's and the tax collector's cash, summaries of the tax,assessment,tax title,and departmental accounts,as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and investment funds. While engaged in making the audit,cooperation was received from all the town officials,for which,on behalf of my assistants and for myself,I wish to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B.DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts. HBD:FC 120 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1944 Balance in treasury January 1,1944 $108,943.09 Received from Collector of Taxes $237,891.79 Received from all other sources 135,568.94 Total Receipts 3 73,460.73 $482,403.82 Paid Selectmen's Warrants Nos.1 to 80 inclusive 372,234.93 Balance on hand December 31,1944 $110,168.89 (Details of Receipts and Expenditures are contained in Town Ac- countant's Report.) RECONCILIATION OF CASH December 31,1944 Rockland Trust Company $91,753.43 Outstanding checks .17,509.04 $74,244.39 Webster &Atlas National Bank of Boston $30,003.05 Outstanding checks 227.22 29,775.83 Cash and checks on hond (in office 6,148.67 $110,168.89 Respectfully submitted, MAURICE R.NOONAN, Treasurer. 121 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1942 Real Estate: Abatements in 1944 $977.40 Abatements after payment—refunded 977.40 1943 Personal—Real Estate—Motor Vehicle Excise Outstanding December 31,1943 $20,198.88 Warrant 1/10/1944 Motor Vehicle Excise __48.28 Collected and paid to Treasurer: Property taxes $20,019.49 Motor Vehicle Excise 62.07 Abatements $1,248.24 Abatements—refunded 1,131.00 117.24 Added to Tax Title 48.36 1944 Commitments as per warrants: Poll—Personal—Real Estate $231,786.67 Moth Assessment 121.27 Motor Vehicle Excise 5,272.11 Collected and paid to Treasurer: — Poll—Personal—Real Estate $212,011.06 Overpayment refunds: Poll Personal $2.65 6.00 a 65 $212,002.41 113.27MothAssessment Motnr Vehicle Excise 5,074.74 Abatements $2,133.98 Abatements refunded -....._.196.56 $1,937.42 19.56AddedtoTaxTitle Outstanding December 31,1944 18,032.65 $20,247.16 $20,247.16 $237,180.05 $237,180.05 12.2 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Total cash collected and paid to Treasurer : Property taxes,motor vehicle excise and moth assessment $237,280.63 Interest 532.21 Costs 78.95 Total $23 7,891.79 ELEANOR T.DOWNS, Collector of Taxes. COHASSET REVISED JURY LIST July,1944 Name and Occupation Street Baldwin,Thomas T.,trustee Beach Bates,John,salesman Stevens Lane Brennock,Joseph R.,railroad clerk Margin Court Carlander,Conrad W.,blacksmith Beechwood Cook,Harry F.,clerk Bow Faulkner,Thomas F.,chauffeur Parker Avenue Gelinas,Ralph J.,sales manager Atlantic Avenue Grassie,John S.,insurance Border Howe,Charles E.,manager Spring Hunt,C.Raymond,lobster fisherman Atlantic Avenue Ingram,George M.,meat cutter Beechwood James,Arthur F.,gardener Pond James,Dean K.,lumber 1 North Main Jason,Edward R.,chauffeur Summer Kelley,William J.,insurance North Main Lapham,Ziba T.,plumber Sohier MacNeill,Frederick D.,plumber North Main Manahan,Paul R.,retired Beechwood Manheimer,Arthur,watch distributer Forest Avenue McArthur,James R.,shipper Red Gate Lane Mulhern,Frederick M.,electrician Pleasant Mulcahy,Bernard H.,clerk Pond 123 Annual Report,Town of Coh asset,1944 Piepenbrink,Clarence,salesman North Main Poland.Walter ML,mechanic Oak Pratt.Charles H.,laborer Beechwood Rooney.Peter J«truckman Oak Scripture.Ralph E..manufacturer ..Elm Stoddard.Charles R..attendant Doane Strain,Hugh F.,inspector King Sullivan.Fred W..insurance ___Norfolk Road Thompson,Richard C,engineer Stevens Lane Todd.Albert W.,merchant _Jerusalem Road Tower,Burgess C,insurance agent Ripley Road Tower.Russell B.,merchant Beach Towle.Odin,laborer South Main Treat,Robert,realtor Ripley Road Trott,Lloyd C,real estate _South Main Tubman,George D.,laborer Beechwood Tuckerman.J.Willard,insurance agent Atlantic Avenue Tyler,Bartlett,municipal bonds Atlantic Avenue Miller,John ML,florist South Main Vedeler,Georg T~insurance Pond Wadsworth,Jerome F.,clerk Tower Lane Wales,Guilbert Q.,salesman .Atlantic Avenue Wigrnore,William C,mechanic .North Main Wheelwright,Josiah,electrical contractor __Sohier Whittemore,J.Philip,carpenter Beechwood Williams,Herbert,wire inspector King Wilson,James,gardener South Main Wood,Arthur 0.,woodworker Jerusalem Road REPORT OF COHASSET POLICE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report for the Police Department of the Town of Cohasset for the year ending December 31,1944. Official Roster of the Department Chief of Police,Hector J.Pelletier *Sergeant,Earl R.Mc Arthur •Resigned November 29,1944 PATROLMEN Benjamin F.Curley James J.Sullivan Thomas B.Kane John J.Rooney Louis J.Simeone 124 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SPECIAL OFFICERS John T.Keating Spencer H.Stoughton Frank E.Jason Ralph S.Enos John J.Ferreira Frederick W.Sullivan Herbert E.Morse Lot E.Bates,Jr. *Joseph M.Jason *Resigned August 22,1944. AUXILIARY POLICE Robert B.James,Captain Lawrence Petersen,Sergeant Patrolmen Bernard Mulcahy George T.Bowser William G.Bradbury Ernest L.Parker,Jr. Harold Brown Daniel S.Campbell Arnold Peterson Frank J.Migliaccio Milton J.Rogers Lloyd C.Trott Ralph Williams Martin Grassie Frederick Grassie Donald T.Gammons Herbert Dion James F.Collins S.Stanley Pratt William O'Hearn Edward Jacome Anthony Rosano Arrest Report Male Female Total Abandonment of minor children — Assault and Battery 2 Delinquent child 2 Drunk 42 Going away after causing personal injury and property damage 1 Idle and disorderly 2 Larceny 4 Neglect of minor child 1 Non-payment of wages — Non-support 1 Operating a motor vehicle while under the influ- ence of liquor 5 Operating a motor vehicle without being licensed as required by law 1 Threat to assault — Summoned to show cause for larceny 2 Suspicious person 1 Using a motor vehicle without authority 4 Violation of Chapter 272,Section 35 2 Violation of Common Carrier Law 2 Violation of parole — Violation of probation 2 Wilful and malicious injury to property 2 Total 76 10 86 125 1 1 2 2 2 44 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 2 2 1 1 2 4 2 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Disposition of Cases Arrested on warrant,18 ;arrested without warrant,59 ;summoned by Court,9;released Chapter 135,General Laws,35;non-residents,43;held for trial,43;guilty,43;not guilty,0;filed by order of the Court,9; suspended sentence and probation,8;sentenced to institutions,7;dis- missed for want of prosecution,8;turned over to Lancaster School for Girls,1 ;turned over to military authorities,3 ;arrested for other depart- ments,4. Summary of Work Done by the Department For the Year Ending December 31st,1944 Accidents investigated,automobiles 51 Accidental shooting 1 Attempted suicide 1 Buildings found open and locked by police 125 Calls for inhalator 6 Cars stopped for violations and warned .223 Cars tagged for improper parking 60 Complaints received at Headquarters 2,616 Defects in street reported to Highway Department 22 Dogs injured by automobiles 9 Dogs killed by automobiles 4 Drowning 1 Duty calls from boxes 1,349 Fire alarms answered 43 General orders issued to department 21 Hackney licenses issued 2 Hackney operators'licenses issued 3 Insane persons committed to institutions 7 Licenses suspended for improper operation 18 Lost property recovered,valued at $245.00 Machine gun permits issued 1 Mileage of Ambulance 3,399 Mileage of cruising cars 43,910 Motorists assisted 71 Number of days spent in Court by officers 100 Number of persons extradited 3 Oxygen tent calls '.37 Permits to purchase firearms issued 1 Permits to solicit funds issued 6 Permits to work on Lord's Day issued 5 Persons listed by Police Department,Chapter 440,Acts of 1938 Males 1,171 Females 1,256 Total 2,427 Persons transported in ambulance 103 Persons transported to hospital and doctors'offices in police cars 22 Radio messages sent out by this station 2,368 Restitution made in cases $488.25 Revolver permits issued 22 Special attention requested by owners of unoccupied house 45 126 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Street lights reported out 235 Stolen property recovered $266.50 Summer houses inspected 400 Summonses served 35 Total fines $635.00 Conclusion To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the People of Cohasset I want to express my appreciation for the splendid co-operation given me in the past year. Respectfully submitted, HECTOR J.PELLETIER, Chief of Police. REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS To the Citizens of Cohasset: The Assessors of the Town of Cohasset submit their report for 1944: Total valuation 1943 $9,645,440.00 Total valuation 1944 9,542,678.00 Decrease in valuation (less $12,850.)$102,762.00 (December assessment) Town Grant,Annual Town meeting (including appropria- tions from available funds,deducted below)$303,951.47 State Tax and Assessments: State Tax $18,997.00 State Parks and Reservations 249.14 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 358.70 Nantasket Beach Maintenance 188.77 19,793.61 Underestimate of 1943: Nantasket Beach Maintenance 20.65 County Tax and Assessments: County Tax $11,106.84 Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 3,527.47 14,634.31 Underestimate of 1943: County Tax 1,120.48 Overlay of current year 5,865.95 Gross Amount to be raised $345,386.47 127 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax $27,609.98 Corporations Taxes 14,120.12 Gasoline Tax under Acts of 1943,Chapter 569 10,861.91 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 5,500.00 Licenses 2,000.00 Fines 100.00 General Government 250.00 Protection of Persons and Property 50.00 Charities (other than Federal Grants for aid to dependent children)1,100.00 Old Age Assistance (other than Federal Grants)9,000.00 Old Age Tax (Meals),General Laws,Chapter 64B 500.50 Schools 6,000.00 Public Service Enterprise,No.Cohasset Post Office Building 158.00 Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)350.OO Interest (on taxes and assessments)500.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 35.00 Civilian Defense 50.00 Total Estimates Receipts $78,185.56 Overestimates of previous year,to be used as available funds: State Parks and Reservations 7.69 Available Funds,Voted at Town Meeting,to be used: Article 6.Use of Assessors in fixing tax rate $25,000.00 Article 7.Dog Fund for Schools 722.95 Article 8.Reserve Fund from Overlay Sur- plus 5,000.00 Article 10.Purchase of War Bonds 5,000.00 Total Available Funds $35,730.64 Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds _$113,916.20 Net Amount to be raised by taxation of Polls and Property $231,470.27 Number of Polls,1,223 @ $2.00 $2,446.00 Total valuation,Personal $858,718 @ $24.00 20,609.23 Total valuation,Real $8,683,960 @ $24.00 208,415.04 $231,470.27 December Assessment 308.40 Total Amount of taxes listed in Collector's Commitment List, except Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Warrants $231,778.67 128 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Amount of Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $5,292.11 Number of Persons Assessed .1,340 Number of Polls Assessed 1,223 Number of Horses Assessed 52 Number of Cows Assessed 120 Number of Bulls Assessed 1 Number of Oxen Assessed 2 Number of Yearlings Assessed 10 Number of Swine Assessed 45 Number of Sheep Assessed 12 Number of Fowl Assessed 3,485 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 4,397 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 1,089 ABATEMENTS OF TAXES DURING THE YEAR 1944 Levy of the Year 1942 Real Estate $9 7 7.40 Levy of the Year 1943 Real Estate Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1,242.24 6.00 Levy of the Year 1944 Real Estate $2,225.64 _-$1,264.80 Personal .11.12 Polls 746.00 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 112.06 Respectfully submitted, DARIUS W.GILBERT, EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT, Board of Assessors. REPORT OF COHASSET FIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen. Gentlemen : I herewith submit my report for the Fire and Forest Fire Depart- ments for the year ending December 31,1944. FIRE ALARMS AND FIRE LOSSES Bell Alarms 54 Still Alarms J 7 7 Total 131 129 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Fires in Buildings 13 Automobiles 5 Dump,Brush,Grass 67 Miscellaneous Fires 17 Miscellaneous Calls 4 Needless Calls 6 Mutual Aid 10 Inhalator Calls 3 False Alarms 6 Total 131 VALUE OF BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS Buildings $143,700.00—Contents *$77,200,00 $220,900.00 Automobiles $4,100.00 4,100.00 Total $225,000.00 *Estimated INSURANCE PAID Buildings $4,575.00—Contents $825.00 $5,400.00 Total Insurance Paid :.$5,400.00 Total Uninsured Loss 650.00 Total Loss Insured and Uninsured $6,050.00 APPARATUS RESPONDING Engine 1 47 Engine 2 .22 Engine 3 -....32 Squad 55 Ladder 44 Forest ~54 APPARATUS Station Manufacturer Capacity Tank Purchased 1 Pump and Hose Maxim 750 150 1938 Ladder Truck White 125 1926 Squad Chevrolet 125 1931 Forest Truck Ford 150 1935 Chiefs Car Ford 1941 2 Pump and Hose White 350 70 1925 3 Pump and Hose American LaFrance 300 180 1928 Fire Alarm Truck Ford 1940 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $24,082.00 Expenditures 23,619.13 Balance to Treasury $462.87 130 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 FIRE ALARM Appropriation $2,295.00 Expenditures 2,235.73 Balance to Treasury $59.27 FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $1,055 .00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 400.00 $1,455.00 Expenditures 1,315.24 Balance to Overlay Surplus $139.76 CONDITION OF APPARATUS All trucks have been put in first class condition during the past year and as these trucks have been in commission many years the cost of their upkeep becomes greater each year. INSPECTIONS Inspections have been made quite frequently of all business and public buildings.During the year many oil burners were installed and a careful inspection was made in each case. FIRE ALARM During the year many poles were replaced,by the light company, and it was necessary to transfer the fire alarm wires in many cases. At present there are still a few old type boxes in use and these should be replaced as soon as possible with the new type Peerless box. FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT The expense of extinguishing fires during the extreme drought of the past summer was much larger than usual,caused by the fires getting into the ground.The citizens have co-operated very well with this De- partment in regard to applying for permits to burn in the open.There were 522 permits issued during the year. RECOMMENDATIONS I would,respectfully,recommend for your consideration the follow- ing for the Fire Department: 1.A committee to be appointed to select a suitable site for a Cen- tral Fire Station to be constructed at the termination of present hostili- ties;said committee to submit their plans and recommendations at the next Town Meeting. 2.The present 19-year-old ladder truck be replaced with a new Aerial Ladder Truck. 3.The salary of a fireman be equal to that of a policeman. 131 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 In concluding my report,I wish to extend my thanks to the Honor- able Board of Selectmen and the Heads of Town Departments for their co-operation and assistance. To the officers and members of this Department,I wish to express my sincere thanks for their services and co-operation on all occasions during the year. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH L.OLIVER, Chief of Fire Department. Forest Warden. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: The routine business of the town has been completed with the usual harmony of the board and co-operation of the various departments. Although the Civilian Defense program has not been so active,dur- ing the past year,due to the fact that practice blackouts have been dis- continued,through the Fire Department,the Defense Center has been manned every hour of the day so that in the event of an emergency the main Defense Center can quickly be manned and mobilization of the various agencies can be accomplished in a very short time. The board has attended meetings of the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association and all other meetings which were of interest to the town. The building known as the "Bates Building"was painted downstairs and the cellar stairs were repaired thus rendering the entire building in good condition. The Town Hall was painted with two coats of lead and oil,on the outside,and the slate roof and gutters were repaired.The inside of the hall,more particularly the upper floor,where the offices are located, should be painted and the ceilings whitened. A woodland tax possession property,that was within the Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot Annex taking,was settled for an amount in excess of the cost of possession,thereby adding to the Sale of Real Estate Fund. As was stated in the Selectmen's report of 1943,new plastic name strips were obtained for the Honor Roll but even this type of strip is not completely satisfactory as it has a tendency to warp.With few ex- ceptions a complete list of persons in the Armed Services is contained on the Roll and anyone with knowledge of a name being omitted is invited to notify the Town Clerk's Office.A strip will be ordered immediately. Respectfully submitted, EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Selectmen of Cohasset. 132 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH To the Voters of Cohasset: — Diphtheria Immunization Clinics held each year for pre-school and school children were combined this year for the first time in a Diph- theria-Whooping Cough immunization program.Combination type serum were purchased by the Board and a normal charge was assessed the parents of the children who were inoculated.Statistics as to the num- ber of children immunized will be found in the District Nurse's report. The Monthly Well Baby Clinics held each month under the super- vision of the Social Service League are proving to be as popular and beneficial as ever.Further detail in regard to this is incorporated in the report of that organization which follows. There were no School Tuberculin Clinics by the Norfolk County Hospital.At the request of the School Committee,however,this De- partment conducted a Tubercular Test Clinic,using for the first time the Patch Method.There were no positive reactions found among the school children examined. Contagious diseases reported last year were as follows: Measles 35 Chicken Pox 6 Scarlet Fever 2 Mumps 6 German Measles 10 Whooping Cough 8 Dog Bite 14 Pneumonia,Lobar 3 The maintenance of brooks,ponds,streams,repair of flood-gates, deodorizing of catch-basins,etc.,were carried on as in the past. Two problems developed early in the year when a sixty-foot whale and a twelve-foot black fish were washed ashore in the confines of the Town.The latter,weighing in the vicinity of a few tons,proved to be a minor one and was disposed of by digging a deep trench in the sand alongside the carcass and then rolling it into the excavation for subse- quent burial. The whale,which was estimated as weighing in the vicinity of twenty-five tons,was finally disposed of by a combination of dynamiting and cutting of the carcass.The Town was fortunate indeed in having men who were willing to brave the rigors of the weather of last January to assist in disposing of what might well have become a nuisance of con- siderable magnitude. Dairies were inspected at frequent intervals and samples of milk re- tailed throughout the Town were collected and analyzed by the Milk Inspector whose work during the past year has been highly commend- able The duties of the Superintendent of the Town Dump were manifold this year.In addition to his work at the Town Dump,the usual collec- 133 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 tion of rubbish was carried on,contaminated wells cleaned and flooded cellars pumped,the latter in many cases preventing damage to heating systems.He has also cooperated with the Town Salvage Committee in the collection of valuable material needed for the war effort. Facilities have been made available by the opening of the Cohasset Community Center for not only quarters for the District Nurse but also for the Well Baby Clinics,Immunization Clinics,etc.,which heretofore had been held in the limited quarters of the Legion Hall,school rooms, etc.These facilities are expected to do much in enhancing the work of this Department in the promotion of public health. Report of the School Dental Clinic and District Nurse follows: — REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC January 1,1945. Cleanings 218 Fillings and Treatments 407 Restoration of Permanent Teeth 305 Restoration of Deciduous Teeth 102 Extractions 188 Permanent Teeth 14 Deciduous Teeth 174 JOHN D.CORRIGAN,D.D.S. SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE RED CROSS NURSING SERVICE Cases Visits 1944 1943 1944 1943 MATERNITY Antepartum 40 17 108 146 Postpartum 35 15 85 110 MORBIDITY Non-communicable (bedside car e J Acute communicable Tuberculosis 134 76 86 1,472 1,047 16 19 41 44 9 10 33 32 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 HEALTH SERVICES Crippled Children's Serv.4 — Newborn 30 11 Infant 73 38 Preschool 139 99 School 18 23 Adult 73 33 Immunization check-up 78 17 Social Service 10 8 UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE Field visits to cases not found or not home TOTAL 701 376 Type of Payment Cases Social Service League 75 Pay (full fee)77 Pay (part -payment)9 Board of Health 503 Old Age Assistance 17 John Hancock Insurance Co.8 Metropolitan Insurance Co.12 TOTAL 701 9 — 98 89 382 379 507 596 108 97 311 225 107 48 27 25 108 129 3,396 2,920 Visits 1944 1943 419 547 566 483 87 1,815 1,587 217 186 128 89 164 28 3,396 2,920 The Board of Health is charged for visits of Health Supervision to Newborns,Infants,Preschool children,School children,Adults;for the visits made in relation to the Immunization clinic;for health super- vision in acute communicable disease and Tuberculosis;and for visits made to antepartum and postpartum patients. A charge is made of $1.00 per hour visit to patients requiring bed- side care.The fee is reduced for those patients who cannot pay the en- tire cost,and is made free for those who cannot pay. Visits made to Old Age Assistance patients are charged to Old Age Assistance. Patients who have policies with the John Hancock Insurance Com- pany and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (some types)are entitled to nursing care. All other visits are charged to the Social Service League. The Nursing Service tries to serve all residents of Cohasset,and in- vites anyone who wishes help to call on the nurse. In January,1944,two girls from Cohasset families were admitted to Tuberculosis Sanatoria.The family contacts examined were healthy.The 135 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Nursing Committee decided that we should have some education regard- ing Tuberculosis,so that more people in the community would know about the prevention and care of Tuberculosis. Pamphlets on Tuberculosis were enclosed in each group of library books going out of the Paul Pratt Library over a two-week period.Three different pamphlets on Tuberculosis were left at the grocery stores to be picked up by anyone interested.There was a poster display of Tuberculosis in the office window,and the same display was set up in the library for three weeks.An article on Tuberculosis appeared in the Cottager. It was an interesting coincidence that the school physician did the patch test for Tuberculosis on the boys and girls in the ninth and eleventh grades and not one of them reacted positively. Six students received their certificates in Home Nursing.Another class was organized in the fall which is still in session. For the past several years Mr.McGaw has permitted the Home Nurs- ing classes to be held in his home.We are grateful to Mr.McGaw for his past generosity.Since the fall the Home Nursing classes have been held at the Community Center.We wish to publicly thank Miss Edna Gault for the bed which we use in the classes for demonstrations. Under Mrs.Edward Tenny's direction a campaign of publicity for the nursing service was carried out.Cards were sent out to all the families in Cohasset informing them of the various aspects of the nursing service,and pamphlets containing the facts regarding the nurs- ing services were printed and left at the two drug stores to be put in with each prescription wrapped up.A weekly article written by a mem- ber of the Nursing Committee appeared in the Cottager,the weekly newspaper,on some phase of the nursing service.We felt that we had reached some new people in the community through one or the other of these methods. In March,1944,a new policy went into effect permitting the nurse to visit Communicable disease patients to give bedside care as well as to instruct the family in the care of the disease,provided that this was the last visit of the day. Ninety-seven families were contacted regarding the Immunization Clinic held in the Spring. 27 children received 3 injections of Whooping Cough and Diphtheria combined. 1 child received 3 injections of Diphtheria Toxoid. 2 children received 2 injections of Whooping Cough and Diphtheria Combined. 1 child received 2 injections of Diphtheria Toxoid. 33 children had,or will have the injections from private physicians. 19 families had moved from Cohasset. 14 children did not attend clinic or private physician. 136 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 At this clinic,held by the Board of Health,Whooping Cough im- munization was combined with the Diphtheria immunization for the first time.A charge of $1.00 was made for the three injections to cover the cost of material.The clinic was held at the Red Cross rooms,and Mr. Ripley kindly allowed us the school bus (Mr.Wood driving)to trans- port the patients from Beechwood,which was a great assistance. Cohasset became a member of the Greater Boston Community Fund, and statistics regarding the nursing service were submitted to the Com- munity Fund. In September the office was moved from 83 So.Main Street to the present location in the Community Center.We have a large,bright, airy room situated on the second floor overlooking the harbor.Mr. Little and Mr.Pederson generously gave their time to painting the walls of both the office and the adjoining room that we use for the Well Child Conference.Mrs.Ebbett sewed the curtains for the office,and Mrs.D. Merritt donated the curtains for the adjoining room.The Nursing Com- mittee all assisted in arranging the furniture,etc.Mr.Quinn,the care- taker at the Community Center,was very helpful.We are now com- pletely settled,and happily at work in our new office. WELL CHILD CONFERENCE was held on the first Tuesday of every month with Dr.Steward Clifford,visiting pediatrician.Up until September this conference was held at the Ripley Road School,and the personnel there have always been very cooperative.When we moved to the Community Center we were able to transfer the meeting to a room there which has a complete examining room.With our present facilities we are able to offer more efficient service. The WELL CHILD CONFERENCE was originally called the Well Baby Clinic.The name was changed to remind mothers that (1)all children from infancy to school age will be admitted,and (2)Confer- ence is substituted for Clinic because a clinic is for the sick who need to regain health,whereas a conference is for well children to insure their continued good health. All Cohasset residents are invited to use this service given by the Board of Health. A total of 252 babies and children were enrolled;that is 174 infants and 78 children over the age of one year.There were 38 infants admitted and 37 preschool children (over the age of one year)for the year. In September Mrs.Edward Tenny resigned as chairman of the Nurs- ing Committee because her family moved out of town.She was a level- headed chairman and we miss her personally as well as officially. Mrs..Paul Blackmur became chairman of the Nursing Committee and has generously given much time and effort to the nursing problems. 137 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 In November Miss Martha Grange organized a new committee for the purpose of giving assistance in homes where there is illness incapaci- tating the homemaker.Miss Grange does not expect these women to care for the patient,but rather to set the house to rights,do the tasks necessary to keep the home running,and possibly to care for small chil- dren.We have already utilized the help of this committee,once inj hav- ing the laundry done for three consecutive weeks,and again in a home with three small children with a mother ill in bed. During the year we arranged for children to attend the Child Guidance Clinic,under the State Department of Health,held in Quincy. This clinic helps mothers to solve the everyday problems of the normal child which if allowed to develop might seriously handicap the child. A Speech Clinic,under the direction of the State Dept.of Health,is held once a month in Brockton.We have arranged for three children to be seen there monthly,and they have made good progress in correct- ing their speech defects.Two other children were examined by Miss Smith,the teacher,but they have moved from town and are being fol- lowed up in their new home. There are so many people who have contributed to the nursing serv- ice with either time,effort,or advice that it is difficult to give them all their proper thanks.But I want to express my appreciation to Mrs. Richardson White,president of the Social Service League,to the Board of the Social Service League,to my Nursing Activities Committee,to Mr.Hurwitz,chairman of the Board of Health,to the Red Cross for their cooperation (especially the staff assistants for the typing,and the Motor Corps for all the driving of patients) . Miss Weir has continued to be a good friend and a cooperative co- worker.It is a pleasure to work with her. I have enjoyed the work here during the past year and hope that in 1945 we will do an even better job. Respectfully submitted, (Mrs.)ROSEMARY MacISAACS,R.N. Nursing Activities Committee:Mrs.Paul Blackmur,chairman;Mrs. William Russell,secretary;Mrs.John Shyne,Mrs.Langford Warren, Mrs.Louis O'Malley,Mrs.Joseph Humphreys,Mrs.George W.Mealy. 138 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 During the year patients attended clinics out of town as follows: M.C.to By Vol- Driven and unteer Arrange by From By Plus own R.C.M.C.Train Train Nurse Train Trans. Mass.Gen.Hosp....35 13 5 —6 — Children's Hosp..3 ———1 3 Private Physician, Boston ____3 ————— Boston Psycho- pathic ———2 —— Boston Lying-in Hospital —1 ———— State House for cit- izen papers 1 ————— Artificial Leg Co., Boston 5 ————— Norfolk County Tbc.Sanatorium, Braintree 12 ————5 Brockton Private Hosp.1 ——1 —— Brockton Hospital Speech Clinic (state)3 ——6 —— (Itrip)(2 trips) Child Guidance Clinic,Quincy __2 1 ———4 Private physician, Cohasset 2 ————— 67 15 5 9 7 12 Number of trips made to Boston: 20 trips made by Red Cross Motor Corps. 13 trips to and from train by Red Cross Motor Corps or nurse. 6 trips made by volunteers;patients returned home by train. Number of trips to Norfolk County Tuberculosis Sanatorium: 3 trips by Red Cross Motor Corps. 3 trips where patients provided their own transportation. Number of trips to Brockton: 2 trips by Red Cross Motor Corps. 3 trips by nurse. The Red Cross Motor Corps drove patients for the Well Child Con- ference once a month,and drove patients who needed transportation for the four meetings of the Immunization Clinic held in the Spring. The Social Service League has recently organized a transportation committee who will take care of the transportation for the Well Child Conference,and any other driving in Cohasset. 139 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE To the Citizens of Cohasset: * During the year ten cases consisting of seven single persons and three families were aided under General Relief.Seven of the cases were aided for a short period of time,due to illness and other reasons,and the other three cases were aided continuously through the year.These three cases,elderly people,are not eligible for Old Age Assistance be- cause of citizenship requirement,and were the only cases receiving General Relief on December 31,1944. AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN One case,widow with three children,was aided continuously through the year,and one case,woman with five children,was aided for three months,during absence of her husband,making total of two cases aided under this catagory. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE There were fifty-five cases aided under Old Age Assistance during the year.On January 1,1944,there were forty-eight active cases.Seven new cases were added and twelve closed during the year,leaving total of forty-three active cases on December 31,1944.The twelve cases were closed for the following reasons: Death 8 Moved out of town 1 Self-supporting and supported by children 3 War activities continue to show their effect on the relief load and the number of cases receiving assistance has decreased gradually.Several former recipients of Old Age Assistance,who normally would be consid- ered unemployable,are working in defense plants,and in some cases the children of former Old Age Assistance recipients are contributing to the support of their parents,according to the law.However,if the bills to be presented before the Legislature this year are passed,such as eliminating the citizenship requirement and repealing the law which re- quires children to contribute to the support of their parents,there un- doubtedly will be an increase in applications for Old Age Assistance. The District Nurse reports a total of 217 visits to 11 Old Age As- sistance cases.Of the total 217 visits 209 were for bedside care and 8 for health supervision. We wish to thank all for their cooperation during the year. Please refer to Accountant's Report for financial detail. Respectfully submitted, EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT, DARIUS W.GILBERT, Board of Public Welfare. Bureau of Old Age Assistance. 140 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES January 25th,1945. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Cohasset,Massachusetts. Dear Sirs: — My report,as Sealer of Weights and Measures,for the year 1944,is as follows: The various weighing and measuring appliances have been carefully tested.223 were sealed,13 were adjusted,1 not sealed and 1 condemned. The amount of $41.58 for sealing fees was collected and paid to the Town Treasurer. Respectfully submitted, IRA B.P.STOUGHTON, Sealer of Weights and Measures. REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR January 26,1945. To the Citizens of Cohasset: The annual report of your Highway Surveyor,for year ending De- cember 31,1944,varies little from those submitted in other years. We used 39,818 gallons of tarvia.The streets that were tarred and sanded:Church,Doane,Beechwood,King,Pond,Cedar,Cushing Road, Oak,Ash,Short,Norfolk Road,Pleasant and Smith. A few trees and many branches that were felled by the hurricane,on various streets,received immediate attention and debris carried away.A thorough coat of aluminum paint was applied to Cunningham's Bridge thus assuring its preservation,as well as enhancing its appearance.This should be frequently done,as its exposure to salt air makes it necessary. To the citizens who have given me helpful suggestions and likewise to our Town Officials for their generous co-operation,I am most grateful. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM T.BARNES, Highway Surveyor. 141 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: During the past year the Tree Department has been called upon for an extraordinary amount of work in the preservation of shade and orna- mental trees. Pruning and surgery,it is very evident,will be more than necessary in the year 1945.Due to damage caused by the September hurricane there are many trees of importance to be saved,by trimming,repairing and tree surgery methods;also much cleaning up of broken and split limbs,with some trees to be removed.Several large dead and destroyed trees have been removed.Replacement of trees,that have and will be removed,is desirable. There are many trees being destroyed by poison ivy.These should receive attention immediately.Many cases of ivy poison to persons have also been called to my attention,during the past year. By virtue of my office,as Tree Warden,I was appointed Superin- tendent of Moth Suppression,for the town,by the Board of Selectmen. The work of the two departments dovetail with one another.For best results,I recommend that a new sprayer,of the proper type,be pur- chased,for the Tree Department,which can also be used as an auxiliary to the large sprayer we now have for the suppression of moths.This smaller machine can be used to kill poison ivy on trees and along the highways. I am compiling a tree survey which,when completed,will contain statistics of all shade trees,in the town,under my jurisdiction,together with their condition,location and size and through this survey will be able to ascertain the approximate values of these trees to the town. In conclusion,I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the heads and personnel of all departments,particularly the Highway Department for their co-operation during the extreme emergency caused by the hur- ricane and throughout the year. Respectfully submitted, ROSCOE G.PRATT, Tree Warden. REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Following my appointment as Moth Superintendent,a successful program of insect control was carried out,with some changes in routine. The Gypsy Moth continues to be a major problem,due to the in- festation in areas beyond my jurisdiction.Two bad colonies were found, in the town,and only after hard fighting were these colonies held in their original areas.Contributing factors,in any well set up program of moth control,are many and varied. 142 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 The Dutch Elm Disease has now alarmed many Moth Superinten- dents.Besides the actual work of detection and eradication,research for both the fungus and its carriers has given us facts which will be invalu- able in future control efforts.It is apparent that lack of money and shortage of labor will of necessity curtail this work and for this reason the burden of defending our elms will fall upon owners as well as the town.A campaign of public education should be initiated. Another threat is the JAPANESE BEETLE,which is voracious,li- bidinous and prolific and is marching and eating its way across the United States;destroying $7,000,009.00 worth of plant life every year. The Japanese Beetle,unlike the Japanese,is guileless.Watch for this insect.It is small,its legs and head are green,its wings brown,with white spots on side of body,lower part.The white spots are ornamental. Spraying of the past year was very well done,44,800 gallons of spray material being used;formulas of mix being changed to coincide with infestations and size of insects and other feeding pests. I wish to thank the Honorable Board for their fine co-operation and many helpful suggestions. Respectfully submitted, ROSCOE G.PRATT, Moth Superintendent. COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR 1944 Cr. To payments in 1944: Purchase of books $449.92 Treasurer's bond premium .12.50 Rent safe deposit box 12.00 Fire insurance premium on books 140.40 New England Trust Co.,service charges 1.67 Support of Paul Pratt Memorial Library .....200.00 Transferred to principal of Stoddard Fund ....46.00 Transferred to principal of Florence N.Bates Fund 4,740.63 Cash bal.N.E.Trust Co.,Dec.31st,1944 .60.36 Cohasset Savings Bank,Dec.31st,1944 406.80 Dr. To receipts in 1944: Income from investments $480.94 Savings bank interest 303.05 Liquidating dividend Int.Mtch.Real Co.Ltd.46.00 Florence N.Bates bequest 4,740.63 Cash bal.N.E.Trust Co.,Jan.1st,1944 92.86 Cohasset Savings Bank,Jan.1st,1944 406.80 $6,070.28 $6,070.28 Respectfully submitted, January 8th,1945.KENNETH D.KETCHUM,Treasurer. 143 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SCHEDULE OF INVESTED FUNDS AND SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS December 31,1944 Bonds (Face Value) $1,000—Southern Pacific R.R.ref.4's—1955 1,500—New York Central R.R.ref.&imp.5's—2013 1,500—Northern Pacific Rwy.ref.&imp.6's—2047 1,000—Great Northern Rwy.gen.mtg.3%V-1967 7,500—U.S.Gov't Series "G"— 2 1/2 's—1956 2,000—Ellicott Square Co.1st 5's—Extended by agreement. $14,500 Shares 20 shares—First National Bank of Boston 2 shares—International Match Realization Co.Ltd. 3 shares —Ellicott Square Co.pref. Savings Bank $5,991.35—Cohasset Savings Bank 2,090.00 —Hingham Institution for Savings 4,146.82 —East Weymouth Savings Bank 3,578.63—Quincy Savings Bank $15,806.80 Respectfully submitted, January 8th,1945.KENNETH D.KETCHUM,Treasurer. PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY In Account with Fred V.Stanley,Treasurer Cr. By Payments for 1944 For books,magazines and bindings $989.64 For heating and lighting 597.60 For insurance 184.17 For postage,printing and stationery 93.22 For rent,Beechwood Branch 250.OO For repairs and maintenance 408.72 For salaries 4,393.55 For supplies 70.54 For telephones and miscellaneous 119.20 Total expenditures $7,106.64 Balance,Granite Trust Company,Jan.1,1945 1,553.42 $8,660.06 144 Annual Report,Town of Coh asset,1944 Dr. To Receipts for 1944 Balance,Granite Trust Company,Jan.1,1944 $1,245.10 Income from investments 407.77 Income from unrestricted funds,Cohasset Free Public Library 200.00 Town of Cohasset,appropriation for Library 6,200.00 Fines,fees,etc.,at Library 607.19 Total receipts $8,660.06 Schedule of Invested Funds $1,000.00 Birmingham Terminal Co.bond,1st 4's,1957 2,000.00 Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates bonds,1st 4's,1956 2,000.00 Iowa Southern Utilities Co.bonds,1st 4's,1970 1,500.00 Penn Central Light &Power Co.bonds,1st 4y2 s,197.7 2,000.00 Central Power &Light Co.bonds,1st 3%'s,1973 2,000.00 Winter Hill Federal Bank Shares,2 per cent 653.07 Cohasset Savings Bank $11,153.07 Respectfully submitted, FRED V.STANLEY, Treasurer. REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Board of Directors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library: Inasmuch as the work of the library and its service to the people of Cohasset have been carried on along the usual lines during the past year,I shall make as brief a report as possible. Once again,after a little more than three years,I record,with regret, the resignation of an Assistant.Mrs.Arthur O.Wood,Jr.,who came to us in 1941 as Miss Dorothy F.Merrill,left us October first.She came as general Assistant,but,since she had been trained in work with children, it seemed an opportune time to establish our Children's Room more as a unit than it had been heretofore.Having made this beginning,I hope it may continue. To do this successfully,however,a second Assistant,even one giving only part-time,is needed,so that at all times there may be one person in attendance at the main desk and one in the Children's Room.In this way better service may be given to both the adult and to the child.Su- pervision in the Children's Room is advisable and if the young child is taught properly the use of the library the knowledge will stand him or her in good stead when High School years are reached. 145 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 During the year there have been more requests than usual for books which have been borrowed through the Inter-library loan and we have been of some help in a similar way to the Hingham Public Library. Before the summer's drought made havoc with the gardens,mem- bers of the Amateur Garden Club provided flowers for the library and on two special occasions we are indebted to Mr.and Mrs.Daun and to Mr.Sestito. While there were more "weeks"than we could observe,we did cele- brate in a manner fitting to each,China Book Week;Russia Book Week and Children's Book Week,in March,May and November respectively, and the Christmas season.We have also taken a small part in the Massachusetts Victory Book Campaign;in the nation-wide nutrition cam- paign sponsored by the War Food Administration and in the Sixth War Bond drive. In co-operation with the Activities Committee of the Community Center,which arranged a series of story hours for the winter months,the children meet at the library every Saturday morning. The annual visit of the Grades with their teachers were made during Children's Book Week,when the new books were enjoyed and a demand for them later was created through the stories which Mrs.Cooney told. I am glad to report that,after a lapse of four or five years,the teachers and pupils of the fourth,fifth and sixth Grades are again inter- ested in reading from the State lists,—this means that for every five books a child reads from this list and reports upon correctly,a certificate is awarded,until twenty books shall have been so read,when an Honor certificate is won. The monthly deposits of books to the Ripley Road School continue to be sent.For the Grades mentioned above these are selected from the State lists and to the others we try to send entertaining and instructive books,filling,whenever possible,the special request of a teacher. BOOK STOCK The number of books in the library,including 1857 at the Beech- wood Branch Library,is 27,306,—a net increase of 834,since 905 volumes were added and 71 withdrawn.When books are withdrawn,they are definitely unfitted for further circulation,they have outlived their use- fulness,or,having been lost,they must be considered withdrawn.Many of the 86 volumes which were sent to the Beechwood Branch were dupli- cates of those in the Main library which had had a good circulation and so were considered to be of more use there than some of their old books, which will eventually be removed from the shelves. Fewer books have been sent to the bindery,for,with higher costs, I have felt that only the more worthwhile books should be sent,and these do not collect quickly.Through the help of Mrs.Dwinnells many have been nicely repaired so that they will give longer service. USE OF LIBRARY Wind and weather have permitted the Main Library to be open every day,with the exception of Sundays and legal holidays.Insufficient heat 146 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 has caused Miss Stoddard to lose a few afternoons,but she has been able to be on duty for the evening hours.The recent installation of an oil burner in the building will be most helpful to her. The second three-month period of opening the library on Friday evenings was no more successful than the first three-month period,since only a few availed themselves of the opportunity.Under normal condi- tions and with sufficient help the evening hours might be resumed,but until that time comes it seems more desirable to continue the morning opening,which I know from various comments has met with approval. For the third year the re-issuing of cards has been continued,but at the close of this year all numbers remaining unused are to be made available for new applications and registrations.Through the year 306 names have been added to our files and 102 have been withdrawn.The registration file on December 31 showed 1511 names,of which 1032 adult and 327 juvenile are at the Main library and 127 adult and 25 juvenile at the Beechwood Branch.44 transfers of young people who have be- come fifteen years old during the year were made from the juvenile to the adult file.Pre-school children who are not yet able to write their own name use the mother's number when borrowing books. The circulation of books for the year was 40,276 volumes,an in- crease of 2,468 over that of 1943.At the Main library 36,119 volumes (an increase of 2,014)have been borrowed and at the Beechwood Branch 4,157 (an increase of 454 volumes). It has been the custom to mention by name those to whom the library is indebted for gifts,but may I this year simply extend to them our sincere thanks and appreciation for their gifts and in the January Bulletin of New Books,shortly to be printed,give the list of donors and of those who have shown their interest in other ways? For all the assistance which has been given me by Mrs.Wood,Mrs. Cooney,Mrs.Dwinnells,Mr.Butman and the part-time helpers I am very grateful.I know that you,as a Board and individually,will aid me in every way possible and I thank you for your support. CHARLOTTE S.TOWER, Librarian. 147 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE Town of Cohasset MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31, 1944 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Mrs.Mary Stoddard Term Expires 1947 Percival N.James Term Expires 1947 Howard Bates Term Expires 1946 Arthur Clark Term Expires 1946 Mrs.Bernadette Shyne Term Expires 1945 John Emery Term Expires 1945 Organization John Emery Chairman Mrs.B erna dette Shyne Secretary Malcolm H.Stevens Financial Secretary Committee on Buildings Mr.Bates 'Mrs.Stoddard Mr.Clark Mr.Emery Mrs.Shyne Mr.James Committee on Hygiene Mrs.Mary Stoddard Mrs.Bernadette Shyne Regular Meeting of Committee Second Monday of each month,7:45 P.M. Superintendent of Schools William Ripley,Jr.Con.0290,0540 School Physician Dr.Frederick Hinchliffe,Coh.0138 School Nurse Fannie James,Coh.0418-R School Dentist Dr.John Corrigan,Coh.0018 Supervisor of Attendance Hector J.Pelletier,Coh.0372 and 0060 Janitor —Osgood School John E.Sladen,Coh.0620-W Janitor —Ripley Road School William H.McArthur,Jr.,Coh.0612-M and Coh.0540 150 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 SCHOOL CALENDAR —1944 -1945 Schools open Wednesday,Sept.6,1944 Columbus Day Thursday,October 12,1944 Thanksgiving Recess Starts at noon Wednesday,Nov.22 Schools re-open Monday,Nov.27,1944 Christmas Recess Starts at noon Friday,Dec.22 Schools re-open Wednesday,January 3,1945 Winter Recess Monday,Feb.19 —Friday,Feb.23 Good Friday March 30,1945 Spring Recess Monday,April 16 —Friday,April 20 Memorial Day Tuesday,May 30,1945 Schools Close :_Friday,June 15,1945 High School Graduation Monday,June 18,1945 Schools re-open Wednesday,Sept.5,1945 TEACHING STAFF Osgood School Elected William Ripley,Jr.,Principal and Superintendent 1926 Burditt W.Collins,Social Science 1931 Nathan W.Bates,Mechanics,Math.1942 Murdock S.Matheson,Science,Math.1942 Marjorie Fay,English 1935 Florence E.Reed,Latin,French 1929 Mildred E.Nelson,Commercial 1938 Laura A.Leonard,English .'.1937 Mary Terry,Arithmetic,English 1925 Marion R.Sullivan,English,History 1931 Martin R.Lohrer,History,Geography 1943 Ripley Road School Helen L.Hudson,Principal 1921 Marion Lenehan,Grade 6 1944 Frances Burke,Grades 5 and 6 1944 Gwendolyn Cleverly,Grade 5 1930 Elsie M.Burbank,Grade 4 1944 Muriel J.Maloney,Grade 4 1943 Helen W.Terry,Grade 3 1943 Lydia B.Ericsson,Grades 2 and 3 1944 Elinor W.Kennedy,Grade 2 1944 Ellen Rowe,Grade 1 1944 Helen Frederic,Grade 1 1944 Kathleen McMahon,Kindergarten 1915 Special Teachers Max H.Meyer,Manual Training 1918 Florence E.Kraus,Drawing 1914 Helen C.Welch,Domestic Science 1919 Florence C.Ayers,Physical Education 1940 Frederick A.Taylor,Music 1924 151 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 INFORMATION RELATIVE TO TEACHERS Leaves of Absence for Military Service James W.Doyle,U.S.Army Otis R.Jason,U.S.Army Joseph O'Brien,U.S.Army Ruth H.Jellison,U.S.Navy Eleanor M.Rohde,U.S.Marines Louise A.Winslow,U.S.Navy Superintendent of Schools Principal of Osgood School Social Science Teacher,Osgood School Substitute Teacher,Osgood School Grades 5-6,Ripley Road School Grades 2-3,Ripley Road School Grade 1,Ripley Road School Resignations Christie C.Hayden Dorothy F.Woods Mary J.Kelley Geraldine L.Thiesen Catherine T.Heaney Frances G.Rose Jeanette C.Woodward Grades 5 and 6,Ripley Road School Grade 4,Ripley Road School Grades 2 and 3,Ripley Road School Grade 2,Ripley Road School Grade 1,Ripley Road School Grade 1,Ripley Road School Remedial Reading,Ripley Road School Appointments Helen Frederic Ellen Rowe Elinor W.Kennedy,Substitute Lydia B.Ericsson,Substitute Elsie M.Burbank Frances Burke Marion Lenehan,Substitute Grade 1,Ripley Road School Grade 1,Ripley Road School Grade 2,Ripley Road School Grades 2 and 3,Ripley Road School Grade 4,Ripley Road School Grades 5 and 6,Ripley Road School Grade 6,Ripley Road School ENTRANCE AGE REGULATIONS A child desiring to enter Kindergarten in September must be four years and ten months of age,on or before the day school opens for the fall session.A child must be five years and ten months of age,on or before the day school opens for the fall session,to enter the first grade. Pupils born in towns other than Cohasset must present a birth certificate for admission to the Kindergarten or the first grade. 152 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE To the Citizens of Cohasset: For the past several years the Cohasset School Committee has had to devote considerable time to the discussion of repairs at the Osgood School and we look forward to the day when Cohasset will have a new school.Built at a cost of approximately $32,000 in 1891,this sturdy old building has served generations of students well indeed,but it has now come to the point where too much of our Superintendent's time is used in keeping the structure in running condition.We have endeavored to make only the very necessary repairs,much of it patch work,but even these repairs are a constant source of expense to the town and annoyance to the Superintendent,janitor and teachers,alike. The Ripley Road School,while in general quite satisfactory,also has its limitations.The lunch room problem demands attention.As soon as practical after the war,steps should be taken to enlarge the kitchen and provide a suitable eating place for the youngsters.Adequately equipped to care for seventy-five,we find that over two hundred children are served each day. Your Committee advocates the insulation of the "cap"on the Ripley Road building.Although the expense involves an expenditure of not over $3000,this insulation should provide a more even temperature throughout the building and more comfort for the children and teachers. At present we find that a vast area over the class rooms and auditorium is being heated and this situation will be eliminated with the consequent savings in fuel. The use of the auditorium for school basket ball has worked out in a satisfactory manner to the gratification of players and spectators. Because of the increased cost of repairs,supplies and equipment and the increase in teachers'salaries,the school budget shows an increase over the past year but we believe that this is the absolute minimum re- quirements for the results obtained. In order to obtain an adequate teaching staff with as few replace- ments as possible,we have established a maximum of salaries commen- surate with present economic conditions.Each year since 1941 it has become increasingly difficult to obtain elementary teachers.We believe that our present set-up affords attractive inducements so that in normal times we may be able to maintain an excellent standard of instructors. The reports of the Superintendent of Schools,the Principal of the Ripley Road School,Supervisors and Directors present vital facts relat- ing to our schools.We recommend these reports for your study and consideration. We wish to record our appreciation of the excellent work and un- tiring efforts of your superintendents,teachers and other employees dur- ing the past year. Respectfully submitted, COHASSET SCHOOL COMMITTEE. 153 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the School Committee and Citizens of Cohasset: Public education is always one of the chief concerns of an American community.Opinions about the details of a local educational system always are varied,but there are certain fundamental principles which meet with general agreement.Three basic principles which are usually acceptable are:(1)that every community should offer a well balanced educational program,based upon the need of its youth;(2)that schools are so necessary to boys and girls and to the state that all youth should have benefit of their services;(3)that the schools should be adequately staffed by competent classroom teachers who should receive compensa- tion sufficient to live as respected members of the community.The fore- going statements were among some published in the report "Planning for American Youth"by the National Association of Secondary School Prin- cipals. We are continually trying to balance our program as opportunity offers and to adjust it to the needs of our students.The most obvious need among certain of the students in our school at present is effective pre-induction training for all boys sixteen years of age or over.The type of training which can be offered has been outlined and recom- mended jointly by the United States Office of Education and the War Department.Courses already offered have been adapted,and new courses of study incorporated into the curriculum to cover as much of this mate- rial as seems feasible.One course which meets one period every day in- cludes a variety of subjects;for example,map reading,pre-driver train- ing,first aid,health and sanitation,code practice,information relative to all branches of the service,and a consideration of the principles for which we are fighting.The class in practical physics follows the outline of two recommended courses —fundamentals of machines and fundamen- tals of electricity.The fundamentals of shopwork are covered by our classes in the shop and in mechanics. We are deficient in one important pre-induction item —namely phy- sical education.Lack of facilities and personnel have prevented anything along this line.The athletic program is some help,but it normally only supplements a well rounded physical education program.Many of our traditional subjects can be adapted to pre-induction requirements.For example,the Army stresses the ability to use the English language—to write it,to speak it,to read it and to understand it.That is something the importance of which the school has always emphasized.We feel that we are doing much of the recommended pre-induction work for our boys. Some of them have written their appreciation of it since entering the service. The School Committee's request for an educational survey by the State Department of Education is in line with the proper procedure when a building program is contemplated.Before architects'drawings are made,costs estimated,or sites selected,it is wise to take stock of the edu- cational program which the building is to house.The thoughtful citizen of our community,whether his children are in our schools or not,will 154 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 recognize the importance of our schools to his community.Democracy is perpetuated by education,and it just cannot function efficiently with an ignorant citizenry.Spotty interest in picayune details will not suffice —a broad,intelligent interest and cooperation by all citizens is solicited, that we may realize all the possibilities of a system of public education to a community. The present enrollment in Teachers'Colleges in Massachusetts has shown a 43%decrease from the normal.There is a shortage of teachers generally throughout the country.Studies indicate that the principal reason for it is that industry has attracted teachers through payment of larger salaries.It would seem reasonable to consider our own situation, and the possibility of (1)paying salaries necessary to keep and attract the teachers we desire;(2)to standardize a salary schedule with maxi- mum and step raises which Will induce teachers to consider teaching in Cohasset rather permanent;and (3)to recognize and reward professional training and advancement.I quote from the New Jersey Educational Re- view:"A strong and vital America can be built only by attracting a fair percentage of high-grade,intelligent youth into the teaching pro- fession.Society cannot survive on a program of education that takes only what is left over after the cream of youth is drawn into more attractive fields of human endeavor."We have,at present,a fine group of teachers who are interested in our boys and girls,and I hope that we may keep them. Space does not permit comment on all the phases of our work.I do wish to comment on a few items.A new emphasis has been placed on penmanship throughout the system,under the supervision of Mr.W.L. Rinehart.Mr.Rinehart's functional handwriting system has won consid- erable commendation throughout the state.His supervision started in September,and thus far the results have been very encouraging. The purchase of a sound motion picture machine puts us in a posi- tion to build up our visual education program.We now have available projectors for motion pictures,film strips,and stereopticon slides. The girls'physical education program,under Miss Ayers,has been supplemented by interscholastic programs in field hockey,basketball and softball. Mr.Frederick A.Taylor,supervisor of music,has prepared a "Course of Study in Music"which has been put in booklet form.The booklets were mimeographed by students under the supervision of Miss Nelson, and the cover designed by the Art department.This was produced, primarily,as a guide for classroom teachers,but copies are available for loan to interested citizens.It is a comprehensive outline of the music taught in our school system and the philosophy behind it. The remedial reading course in the Ripley Road school,under the direction of Miss Woodward made excellent progress.Unfortunately,we have been unable to fill that position since her resignation.I hope to secure a teacher trained in this field soon. The basketball court has been completed at the Ripley Road school. It compares favorably with any court in our vicinity.Preparation of the hall for basketball included:(1)sanding,repairing and surfacing the floor;(2)the installation and painting of backboards;(3)the painting 155 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 of the court on the floor;(4)shower bath units and heat for the girls' dressing room;(5)protection of all glass;(6)installation of light fix- tures and guards;and (7)closet space for equipment storage. The business at our lunchrooms increased unexpectedly,and at the Ripley Road school taxed our limited facilities.It is planned to buy more equipment and provide a part-time helper.Our participation in the Commodities Distribution program financed by the Federal Govern- ment enabled us to maintain a well-balanced meal,at a minimum cost to the pupil.The increased business and federal aid have,together,made it possible for the lunchrooms to show their smallest deficit in years. I believe that new equipment should be added,as available,for ex- tension of our practical shopwork program.We have asked for some money for that purpose in our budget.The success of the Army in the field of practical education has implications for education—in war or peace. The complete financial report of the school department is to be found on pages 82,83,84 of the town report.A summary showing the net cost to town follows: SCHOOLS—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Expenditures for 1944 $80,061.31 Reimbursements and receipts: Tuition $843.62 Telephones 52.59 Sale of printing and supplies 90.12 State reimbursement on teachers'salaries 5,590.00 Lights,Ripley Road School 3.00 6,579.33 Net Cost to Town $73,481.98 SCHOOL LUNCHES Expenditures $8,731.18 Receipts: Sale of lunches $6,369.91 Federal Aid 1,426.61 7,796.52 Net Cost to Town $934.66 With deep appreciation for your sympathetic attitude and earnest co-operation,this report is respectfully submitted. WILLIAM RIPLEY,JR., Acting Superintendent. 156 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE RIPLEY ROAD SCHOOL Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: In spite of many changes in our teaching staff,several of which oc- curred during the school year,I feel that the past year was one of progress,and achievement at the Ripley Road School.It was not easy to complete the required work in grades where we had two,and in one case three different teachers,but because you were fortunate in getting teach- ers to fill the many vacancies,who are experienced and capable,our program has continued smoothly and satisfactorily. We followed the same general plan of work which we outlined last year,with the exception of penmanship.Writing,like art and music, requires expert planning and supervision,so in September Mr.W.L. Rinehart became our penmanship supervisor.He plans the work for each grade,visits the classrooms once a month to teach a lesson and to check each pupil's progress.In order to improve in writing,a child must have a very earnest desire to do so,and I believe that the motiva- tion of Mr.Rinehart's program creates this desire,and better writing is the result. The work which was done,until last September,by a special read- ing teacher has been carried on in a necessarily limited manner by the class-room teachers.There are always a few pupils in every grade who require very special help because of reading disabilities.They need more attention,more reading,more drill than a regular teacher can possibly give them.In spite of careful grouping,extra help,and sincere effort of pupils and teachers,their progress is very slow.These pupils need the help of a special teacher who can diagnose their difficulties,and provide a particular method of instruction for each of them. Nutrition has been,and is continuing to be emphasized in our health work.The necessity of proper nutrition is perhaps more important today than ever before,and the interest in physical fitness throughout the nation serves to motivate the study of nutrition in the classrooms.We hope,by this program,to help our children form good habits of food selection,to understand the value of right kinds of food to proper growth, and to acquire a favorable attitude toward these foods.We hope to accomplish these objectives through cooperation with the parents — school and home working together for the welfare of the children. We serve hundreds of lunches each week to Cohasset children,so have an opportunity to check the result of our efforts by observing the lunches which they choose.Occasionally,a teacher suggests or insists that a change be made in a pupil's choice,explaining why,and thus,put- ting classroom teaching into practice. Miss Mary Enos does a splendid job,planning and preparing nour- ishing meals for more than a hundred children every day.The task of serving so many lunches is increased because of some undesirable physi- 157 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 cal conditions.Our kitchen is too small.It lacks storage room and work- ing space,and there is no direct way of heating it.We have no real lunch- room,and class-rooms are being used as eating places.Your plan to equip one room with tables and benches will help this condition,but we hope that soon after the war,we shall have a real,large lunch room,and a well-equipped kitchen at the Ripley Road School. Respectfully yours, HELEN L.HUDSON, Principal. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Cohasset,Massachusetts Dear Sir: As Director of Guidance,I reported to you,in 1942 and 1943,the purpose of such an office in our school system,and a rather complete testing schedule which we had arranged at that time. For four years now,we have been working on a plan of coordinating various records and thoughts so that we could best aid our young people in preparing for their future.Many of our peacetime aims have been upset by the present world chaos.The absolute necessity of preparing young men and women for the war effort in the armed services or on the industrial front have taken precedence over peacetime aims. Today,students are moving into a world increasingly filled with older people.A declining birth rate,more effective medical care,and restrictive immigration combine to advance the average age of the total population.Furthermore,industrial and economic changes have pro- duced a different pattern and distribution of jobs,decreasing the propor- tions in traditional jobs while increasing the semi-skilled,clerical,and distributive jobs.Student mortality and withdrawal rates in grades nine through twelve,averaging about 45 per cent in the country at large,in- dicate that less than one half of the ninth grade students complete the education they start.In Cohasset,as in the other towns of the nation,we find this to be true.Especially in regard to our young men,who,having attained the age of eighteen,have no choice but to enlist in the armed services.Many of these young men,in order to get the branch of service that they prefer,find they must leave high school and be inducted pre- vious to their eighteenth birthday. In order to make these boys more conscious of the part they each may have to play in this war and to help them with any problems that they may be facing at this time,we have for the second year now con- ducted a Pre-Induction class.Last year,this class met one period a week;this year,the class has met one period each day.This,as well as other "war effort"courses,which we offer at the present time,has changed our curriculum somewhat.Any modern high school curriculum in order to be effective must be ready for change at any time that it 158 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 seems proper for the best interests of the majority of the pupils,and at times,even,for the not less important minority.In this field,I feel that our school has kept up with the times in an excellent manner.Our testing program is the same this year as last.Having decided upon a fairly conclusive set of tests which cover quite admirably the educa- tional background,aptitudes,and attitudes of each student,we feel a change of our program at the present time unnecessary.This testing program was given at some length in my report to you in 1944.Briefly, however,our program consists of,first,the Kuder Preference Record, which gives a fairly accurate profile of a student's preferred studies in the following fields:1.Scientific.2.Computational.3.Musical.4.Ar- tistic.5.Literary.6.Social Service.7.Persuasive;second,the Iowa Tests of Educational Development which cover nine important points of education : 1.Understanding of Basic Social Concepts 2.Background in the Natural Sciences 3.Correctness in writing 4.Ability to do quantitative thinking 5.Ability to interpret Reading Materials in the Social Studies 6.Ability to interpret Reading Materials in the Natural Sciences 7.Ability to interpret Literary Materials 8.General Vocabulary 9.Use of Sources of Information and third,The American Council on Education's Psychological Exami- nation which interprets the pupil's ability in relation to others in his class both in Cohasset and in other high schools of the nation. Beyond this group of tests mentioned above,we also have a Purdue Peg Board for measuring finger dexterity and a complete set of occu- pational tests which we can give to individuals from whom we might require further expression. The information which we receive from our testing program added to the pupil's educational achievement in school,and what we know of the pupil's social and economic life,gives us a fairly good yardstick by which we can measure his ability and assist him by conference,to get the most possible benefit from his school. Sincerely yours, BURDITT W.COLLINS, Director of Guidance. January 15,1945 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ART Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Cohasset,Massachusetts Dear Sir: The annual report of the Art Department for 1944 is hereby sub- mitted. 159 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 This department misses its upper class young men who have left us to join the armed forces,but is cheered greatly by the reports brought back that their training in mechanical and in free-hand drawing has been helpful toward getting that stripe,or in the regular line of duty with its many and unexpected requirements.The remark,"I wish I had managed to get in more drawing when I was in high school"has become fairly familiar. Because of the fact that the junior and senior drawing classes are composed entirely of girls,we are fitting in some courses which are of special interest and value to the future homemakers. The stress of war time and the ever-increasing number of out-of- school activities are taking their toll upon the amount of after-school time that students may devote to the job of turning out finished productions in art.After the pupil has paid his after-school debts to the major sub- jects,there is no time left for art.Two periods a week are all that we can expect from a high school schedule,but they are not enough to do many outstanding pieces of work in a school year. An exhibit was displayed at the Osgood School in the spring,in connection with a Parent-Teachers'meeting. We are grateful to Mrs.Hudson and to the teachers of the Ripley Road School for carrying out our program in a creditable manner.Those teachers who do not teach drawing are helpful in other ways. To you,and to the members of the school committee we wish to express sincere thanks for encouragement and understanding. Respectfully submitted, FLORENCE E.KRAUS. January 15,1945 REPORT OF THE HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Cohasset,Massachusetts Dear Sir: A brief report of the Home Economics Department for the past year is submitted for your approval and acceptance.The same general pro- gram has been followed as in previous years,with a few necessary changes. It is no longer considered a mark of distinction to be unable to use one's hands for constructive work;the present day world needs men and women who are not afraid of work and who can spend money wisely and receive value therefor.In olden days "chores"about the house provided this experience for boys and girls;at the present time they are often re- quired to do too little work and this knowledge and training must be received through the schools. 160 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 In the cooking department is taught simple cooking,the ability to follow a recipe accurately,the preparation and serving of foods in an attractive manner,efficiency and economy in handling food materials and by what foods the body requirements are best supplied to give opti- mum health. In the sewing course is taught the making and use of common stitches,the use of patterns,the use of the sewing machine and the application of this knowledge in the construction of simple garments. This course also includes the care and repair of clothing,patching and darning of various kinds;this knowledge is essential in these days when the cost of clothing is high and the quality is poor. One of the best ways to keep the people of any nation healthy is by eating the right kind of foods in the right amounts.After their early start from home and a morning of school work young people need an adequate lunch,preferably,a hot one.We have been able to keep our lunch room prices at the same level as previous years without lowering the standard of the foods served.This was possible because the govern- ment reimbursed us for part of a student's lunch. In closing I wish to express my appreciation to you and the School Committee for the cooperation and help which this department has re- ceived from you. Respectfully submitted, HELEN C.WELCH. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT Mr.William Ripley,Jr., Superintendent of Schools, Cohasset,Mass. Dear Sir: I submit to you herewith my report of the Industrial Arts Depart- ment for the year 1944. It is generally agreed that the job of the schools in these times is to educate our children for effective effort in the war and also in the coming peace.The personnel of the Army and Navy is largely made up of specialists:Sixty-three out of every hundred men in the service are trained for special work. The courses in our shops have continued,therefore,as far as pos- sible,to be of the pre-induction type.A record is kept of each boy's progress,which goes with him into the service and points to the branch for which he is most fitted and partly trained. We have not lost sight of the needs of the peace-time economy which we hope will soon be here,and have stressed shop-work as prevocational training,as well as for general culture. The boys and some of the girls have made many useful projects for the home and general use.Boys of 8-A again elected the printing course, 161 Annual Report,Town of Gohasset,1944 which includes briefly the following:Study of various kinds of type, proofing,use of layout and balance,elementary display,imposition of single and double forms,two or more color work,press work and care of press,paper stock figuring and cutting. At the request of the Cohasset Red Cross,the boys have made 18 bed writing boards and 30 ash tray stands. It is predicted that there will be sixty million jobs in the coming peace-time economy.Whether Cohasset boys and girls will have their share of those jobs will depend largely on bow completely we train them for their life work.As a nation we have paid considerable lip service to the ideal of equal opportunity for education.To date,only the large cities and some of the large towns have made a beginning toward that ideal by providing trade schools,for a limited number.I believe that in the near future labor unions will demand equal opportunity for educa- tion for all classes,and we know that through the numbers of their con- stituents they can achieve their objective.In planning for a new High School it may be well to give consideration to this matter.The old High School building could be used as a trade school for Cohasset and nearby towns. Respectfully submitted, M.H.MEYER. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Cohasset,Massachusetts Dear Mr.Ripley: In submitting my annual report,I wish to express my appreciation to all who assisted in the publication of the Course of Study in Music. Miss Nelson,Shirley Dixon and others did a fine piece of work in mimeo- graphing it.Mary Lou Dobbs designed an attractive cover,and after it was bound by the Hingham Journal,it made an interesting volume for teachers'use.I will be happy to distribute a limited number of copies to those who may be interested. The Senior and Junior High School choruses gave their annual Christmas Concert for the Parent-Teacher meeting in December. The following,from the pen of John Walcot,might be the central theme of our efforts in music education: "You cannot make,my Lord,I fear, A velvet purse of a sow's ear." No,but we can try.And if,perchance,it is the destiny of a sow's ear to become a velvet purse,it is nearer the attainment of its eternal status because of our efforts. Perhaps we cannot raise the musical thought from the level of the so-called popular song to an appreciation of the highest musical thought, but we can try;and the level of music appreciation is raised somewhat by virtue of the effort. 162 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 Humans best appreciate that in which they have some skill.The boy or girl who learns to read music,to accurately reproduce the tones of music is equipped to advance to a high standard of musical thought. Therefore,our aim is to try to give each student an acquaintance with the technique of music,and music reading ability;thereby providing the necessary factor in raising the level of musical taste. Then,even if we cannot bring every boy or girl to the heights of music,their level of musical thinking has been raised by holding to a high purpose. My thanks to all our teachers for a splendid spirit of cooperation. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK A.TAYLOR. REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: One of the major aims of education has always been physical fitness. Now,as never before,in preparing our boys for the Service,it seems imperative that we should do as much along these lines as possible.We would like to do more than our present educational facilities allow.Al- though the girls have benefit of gymnasium work during the school day, the boys have had to be satisfied with extra-curricular sports in Cohasset, for many years.Baseball and track have been offered during the spring, football in the fall,and basketball during the winter months.These sports have been made attractive enough so that almost every boy who can give the time for practice afternoons has had the benefit of this ex- ercise. No boy is allowed to take part in a competitive sport who has not first been examined by the school physician,and found to be physically fit.Neither may any boy participate in athletics whose scholarship is not satisfactory.Physical accident insurance is also carried by all of the high school boys who take part in intra-mural sports.This insurance is operated on a non-profit basis by the New England High School Prin- cipals'Association,and although it does not take care of all doctors' bills,it does cover any sprains or breaks that might be incurred during practice or during a game. Sometime during the late Spring,we plan to have another Track and Field Day at Milliken Field.Last year,we invited the boys and girls from the other seven schools in the South Shore League to participate. They came at 1:00 P.M.,brought their lunches,and bought soft drinks on the field.Then followed one of the best intra-mural sporting after- noons our schools had yet experienced.Plenty of ribbons for prizes sent every school home with some trophies of the event. While the girls'physical education program is under the capable supervision of Miss Ayers,the boys'athletics have been coached by 163 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 various members of the faculty this year,as in the past.Below is a list of the coaches,and the sports which they direct. High School Baseball—Mr.Matheson High School Football—Mr.Ripley and Mr.Collins High School Basketball—Mr.Matheson Junior High Baseball—Mr.Lohrer Junior High Football —Mr.Lohrer Junior High Basketball—Mr.Matheson Track and Field Meet—Mr.Bates Physical education programs are conducted as a contributing factor to basic educational objectives,some of these being the use of leisure time,the building of ethical character,and the producing of mental alertness,as well,of course,as providing healthy,extra-curricular fun for the youngsters'spare time. Respectfully submitted, BURDITT W.COLLINS. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: I hereby submit my report on the Physical Education program for the past year. At the Ripley Road School,the classes are organized so that each class has one period a week which is devoted to posture.Throughout the entire school system,individual attention is given to posture.On the surface,it might appear that over-emphasis is being placed on posture defects.However,1 believe that once the ground work is laid in this field,and as soon as the entire school is posture conscious,it will be easier and wiser to inculcate it in the games,skills,and exercises which are aimed to correct these defects. The girls at the Osgood School have responded enthusiastically to the teams organized in softball,field hockey,and basketball.For the second consecutive year,our girls were awarded the South Shore cham- pionship in softball.Nine field hockey games were played,and our girls made a very creditable showing by winning seven games. Games,skills,fundamental and advanced gymnastics,marching tac- tics,and folk dancing are included in class work.The advanced groups are taught the fundamentals of badminton,softball,hockey,and basket- ball in class. In conclusion,I wish to thank you and the school committee for your interest and co-operation. Respectfully submitted, FLORENCE C.AYERS. 164 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1944 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: During the school year 194445,the usual pre-school and school ex- aminations were made.Special examinations were made on football, basketball and candidates for various athletic activities. Contagious disease remained at a minimum. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK HINCHLIFFE,M.D. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE Mr.William Ripley,Jr. Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: Number of pupils taken home during school hours for illness or accident 79 Number of home visits pertaining to absence and health of pupils 73 Number of home visits for Pre-School Clinic 40 Pupils taken to Doctor's Office 1 A pre-school clinic was held on June 7,1944;thirty-five children attended.Each child was given a physical examination by the school physician,and the teeth were examined by the school dentist.At this time,a pupil's physical record card is started,his weight and height are recorded,and a record is made of any diseases which the child has pre- viously had;also,whether or not he has been vaccinated or immunized to diphtheria.Hearing and vision tests are also recorded.These physical record cards are kept for the pupil throughout his school life,and if he moves to another town,this card is sent with the transfer card. There is one whole day,and one half-day of dentistry each week for all pupils whose parents give permission. Health habits are taught in all the rooms of the Ripley Road School, and cleanliness of body,teeth,hair and nails are stressed.The need for good posture,proper amount of sleep and wholesome food are also em- phasized.The classroom seats are adjusted from time to time for the comfort of the pupils.Miss Ayers has special classes for corrective exer- cises,and an improvement in posture was noted this year by the school physician. All teachers are most co-operative in the health work of the school. Respectfully submitted, FANNY E.JAMES, School Nurse. 165 Annual Report,Tovm of Cohasset,1944 i r 5 w OH o zo HP H CD Q Q o ^5 HMNMHO i—I !i C<l CO IMNOCONM I i I !i Mill Mill i I I I i MM! ^i rH ;cq <M t-o\co Tt I I I «O\H00irt i—i !Tj«e<ivOfCt~-'<*ersf-H «S|T*V©-»rj<ON CO CO I It* I IS I 13 I IS !!HNNHO\cO« <M !irt >0 <M r->rj<UO ! 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