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TOWN OF COHASSET ANNUAL REPORT 1949 3(n ilfm0nam JOHN THOMAS KEATING Born September 23,1869 Died May 30,1949 Served the Town faithfully as a Special Police Officer for many years. Jn il^mortam MRS.HUGH BANCROFT Mrs.Hugh Bancroft loved our community and was a sincere friend and neighbor to all.Her many generosities and contributions for the betterment of Cohasset will always be remembered. 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 1949 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/townofcohassetma1949sele Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN OFFICERS 1949-1950 TOWN RECORDS Elected by Ballot Moderator ROBERT B.JAMES Term expires March,1951 Town Clerk WILLIAM H.MORRIS Term expires March,1950 Selectmen,Assessors and Board of Public Welfare DARIUS W.GILBERT Term expires March,1950 IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Term expires March,1951 EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT ....Term expires March,1952 Treasurer^ MAURICE R.NOONAN Term expires March,1952 Collector of Taxes JOHN H.WINTERS,JR Term expires March,1952 T7'ee Warden ROSCOE G.PRATT Term expires March,1950 Highway Surveyor WILLIAM T.BARNES Term expires March,1951 Constables ROYAL A.BATES JOHN T.KEATING STEPHEN H.ROONEY WILLIAM H.DOWDING RICHARD B.TOWER School Committee GORDON E.FLINT Term expires March,1950 MARY C.STODDARD Term expires March,1950 FRANCIS W.HAGERTY Term expires March,1951 HARRY H.REED,JR Term expires March,1951 DAVID BRUCE McLEAN Term expires March,1952 BERNADETTE CARNEY SHYNE ..Term expires March,1952 Board of Health EDWARD E.TOWER Term expires March,1950 NATHANIEL HURWITZ Term expires March,1951 FRED W.SULLIVAN Term expires March,1952 Trustees of Cohasset Free Public Library ETHEL T.BOWMAN Term expires March,1950 EMILY B.GLEASON Term expires March,1950 LLOYD C.TROTT Term expires March,1950 MAURICE A.BLACKMUR Term expires March,1951 ELEANOR B.CLEMENS Term expires March,1951 GERTRUDE M.EMERY Term expires March,1951 3 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 KENNETH D.KETCHUM Term expires March,1952 WALTER H.LILLARD Term expires March,1952 CHARLES C.WILSON Term expires March,1952 Planning Board NORMAN JAMES Term expires March,1950 ALBERT HABERSTROH Term expires March,1951 ROBERT ALLEN LEONARD Term expires March,1952 SAMUEL BARTOW Term expires March,1953 NATHAN W.BATES Term expires March,1954 TOWN OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN Town Accountant under Civil Service MALCOLM H.STEVENS Registrars of Voters NORMAN CARD Term expires March,1950 LOUISE E.CONROY Term expires March,1951 IRA N.PRATT Term expires March,1952 WILLIAM H.MORRIS,ex-officio Clerk of Board Advisory Committee ELMER H.PRATT Term expires March,1950 ARTHUR 0.WOOD Term expires March,1950 HUGH F.STRAIN Term expires March,1950 EDWIN L.STEELE Term expires March,1951 BURT M.BRISTOL Term expires March,1951 ARTHUR SOMERVILLE Term expires March,1951 IRWIN M.GOLDEN Term expires March,1952 ARTHUR L.LEHR Term expires March,1952 JEROME F.WADSWORTH Term expires March,1952 Board of Water Commissioners A.FRED PETERSEN Term expires March,1951 HOMER SEVERNE Term expires March,1951 BARTLETT TYLER Term expires March,1951 Chief of Police under Civil Service HECTOR J.PELLETIER Sergeant of Police under Civil Service BENJAMIN F.CURLEY Police Officers under Civil Service JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.JOHN J.ROONEY THOMAS B.KANE LOUIS J.SIMEONE RANDOLPH A.FEOLA Special Police Officer under Civil Service JOHN T.KEATING Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Special Police Officers Assigned to Police Department FRANK E.JASON VINCENT F.SINOPOLI RALPH S.ENOS FRANK J.MIGLIACCIO JOHN T.KEATING AUSTIN L.AHEARN,JR. JOHN J.FERREIRA GEORGE D.CARPENTER GEORGE E.HALEY EDWIN A.PETERSON JOHN L.WHEELWRIGHT HERMON J.MAYNARD CARMELO CONTE Special Police Officers REGINALD R.BEAL WARREN W.JONES Private Beechwood Cemetery RICHARDSON WHITE MARTIN GRASSIE Private Cohasset Yacht Club CARLOS A.TANGER ALFRED W.PRATT Private Sealer of Weights and Measures STEPHEN H.ROONEY CHARLES A.MARKS Private Clam Warden CHARLES R.BUTMAN A.FRED PETERSEN Sandy Beach Ass'n Private EDWARD R.JASON FREDERICK W.SULLIVAN Private Private FREDERICK A.THAYER THOMAS S.BROWN Town Counsel Watchman ROBERT B.JAMES ALFRED M.SILVIA Private Custodian Town Hall ARTHUR CLARK JOSEPH L.OLIVER Deputy Forest Warden Fire Chief WILLIAM T.BARNES CLARENCE S.REDDY Highway Surveyor Deputy Fire Chief EDWARD J.ANTOINE HARRY REED,JR. Harbor Master Private BERNARD J.SALVADOR HERBERT WILLIAMS,SR. Asst.Harbor Master Inspector of Wires MANUEL A.MARKS LOUIS B.C.BAILEY Private Private HERBERT E.MORSE Private Sealer of Weights and Measures ALFRED W.PRATT Inspector of Wires HERBERT WILLIAMS,SR. Public Weighers and Weighers of Coal EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT DOROTHY C.WOODWALTERC.WHEELWRIGHT SHERWOOD C.AINSLIE Auctioneers WILLIAM H.MORRIS WILLIAM K.BEAN RICHARD P.BURGESS 5 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Measurers of Wood and Bark HOWARD BATES LOUIS B.C.BAILEY IRA N.PRATT RICHARDSON WHITE Surveyors of Lumber WILLIAM H.ELLSWORTH JOSEPH A.VALINE Burial Agent HERBERT WILLIAMS,JR. Harbor Master Asst.Harbor Master EDWARD J.ANTOINE BERNARD J.SALVADOR Town Counsel Inspector of Animals FREDERICK A.THAYER DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. Chief of Fire Department under Civil Service JOSEPH L.OLIVER Forest Warden Supt.of Moth Work JOSEPH L.OLIVER ROSCOE G.PRATT Director of Veterans'Affairs and Claims EDWARD A.MULVEY Assistant to Director of Veterans'Affairs and Claims MARGUERITE G.BARRETT Fence Viewers JEROME C.LINCOLN ARTHUR F.JAMES ANTHONY R.EMANUELLO Dog Officers HECTOR J.PELLETIER RANDOLPH A.FEOLA JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.BENJAMIN F.CURLEY THOMAS B.KANE JOHN J.ROONEY LOUIS J.SIMEONE Clavi Wardens HECTOR J.PELLETIER BENJAMIN F.CURLEY JAMES J.SULLIVAN,JR.JOHN J.ROONEY RANDOLPH A.FEOLA LOUIS J.SIMEONE BERNARD J.SALVADOR THOMAS B.KANE EDWARD J.ANTOINE CHARLES A.MARKS Organization Board of Selectmen DARIUS W.GILBERT,Chairman IRA B.P.STOUGHTON EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT CHARLES A.MARKS,Clerk Organization Board of Assessors EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT,Chairman DARIUS W.GILBERT IRA B.P.STOUGHTON CHARLES A.MARKS,Clerk Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Organization Board of Public Welfare IRA B.P.STOUGHTON,Chairman EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT DARIUS W.GILBERT MARY E.OLIVER,Welfare Agent under Civil Service Organization Bureau of Old Age Assistance IRA B.P.STOUGHTON,Chairman EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT DARIUS W.GILBERT MARY E.OLIVER,Welfare Agent under Civil Service Organization of Planning Board ALBERT HABERSTROH,Chairman NORMAN JAMES,Secretary SAMUEL BARTOW ROBERT ALLEN LEONARD NATHAN W.BATES Organization Board of Health NATHANIEL HURWITZ,Chairman EDWARD E.TOWER,Secretary FRED W.SULLIVAN Appointments by Board of Health Inspector of Milk and Vinegar CHARLES E.FRATES Inspector of Slaughtering DARIUS W.GILBERT,V.S. COMMITTEES Under Article 6,March Meeting,1945 The following New High School Building Committee made a report of progress,committee to continue in existence. EDWARD F.WILLCUTT HENRY E.SWEENEY ARTHUR L.CLARK ALFRED W.PRATT CHARLES L.STEGMAIER JOHN N.MacNEILL JOHN L.EMERY E.CLAYTON HYLAND FRANCIS W.HAGERTY WILLIAM H.McGAW ARTHUR SOMERVILLE EDWARD A.MULVEY Under Article 20,March Meeting,1945 The following Modern Central Fire Station and Modern Police Station Committee made a report of progress,committee to con- tinue in existence. HAROLD F.BARNES MILTON L.KERR LAWRENCE F.LINCOLN CLARENCE S.REDDY JOSEPH L.OLIVER CHARLES E.HOWE EDWARD R.JASON RICHARD C.THOMPSON BARTLETT TYLER HECTOR J.PELLETIER HOWARD BATES Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Under Article 27,March Meeting,1945 The following Water Investigating Committee to continue in existence. THOMAS F.CULLINEY PHILIP L.TOWLE GILBERT S.TOWER HOMER A.SEVERNE STEWART SANDERS FREDERIC D.MacNEILL ROSCOE E.SHERBROOKE LLOYD W.TROTT ARTHUR SOMERVILLE- Under Article 25,March Meeting,1947 The following Zoning By-Law Committee made a report of progress,committee to continue in existence. PAUL T.LITCHFIELD FREDERICK A.THAYER LLOYD C.TROTT WALTER C.WHEELWRIGHT EDWAJID A.MULVEY A.FRED PETERSEN H.KINGSLEY DURANT ARTHUR L.CLARK JOHN M.DOBBS ROGER B.COULTER CLARENCE S.REDDY HOWARD BATES FREDERICK G.ROCHE JAMES F.COLLINS GEORGE W.BENEDICT,JR.CHARLES J.STENZ BURT M.BRISTOL ARTHUR J.DIXON RUPERT C.LEWIS Under Article 50,March Meeting,1947 The following Town History Committee m.ade a report of progress,and committee to continue in existence. HENRY F.HOWE G.FRANK SARGENT GILBERT S.TOWER WILLIAM H.MORRIS, LAWRENCE B.FLETCHER Associate Member MARTHA ENOS JOHN M.HUNT CHARLES T.HAVEN CHARLOTTE S.TOWER MRS.F.GORDON PATTI-NATHAN BATES SON,Associate Member BERTRAM J.PRATT LUCY B.TREAT Under Article 54,March Meeting,1947 The following Veterans'Project Committee made a report of progress,and committee to continue in existence. RONALD G.BEAL BERTRAM J.PRATT EDWARD A.MULVEY NORMAN CARD EUSTIS A.JAMES Under Article 19,March Meeting,1948 The following Housing of Town Equipment Committee made a report of progress,and committee to continue in existence. HUGH F.STRAIN HECTOR J.PELLETIER IRWIN GOLDEN HENRY E.SWEENEY IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Under Article 26,March Meeting,1949 Voted that the Selectmen appoint a Committee of three citizens to investigate,together with the Planning Board,the matter of 8 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 parking facilities in the center of Town,especially Depot Court, the Town parking space and surrounding area,and the advisability of acquiring land or rights to improve same,said Committee to report with its recommendations at the next Town Meeting. The Committee is as follows: ALBERT HABERSTROH NORMAN JAMES ROBERT ALLEN LEONARD SAMUEL BARTOW NATHAN W.BATES BURT M.BRISTOL A.FRED PETERSEN WILLIAM THOMPSON Under Resolution by John Dean at the Annual March Meeting,1949 The following Committee was appointed by the Selectmen to investigate the conditions of overcrowding at the Ripley Road School and to make recommendations.This committee will report at a Special Town Meeting to be called for the purpose when the committee report is ready. HARRY H.REED,JR.DWIGHT S.SIMPSON GORDON E.FLINT FRANCIS W.HAGERTY BERNADETTE CARNEY MARY C.STODDARD SHYNE DAVID BRUCE McLEAN Under Article 42,March Meeting,1949 Voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee of seven citi- zens,none of whom shall hold any appointive or elective office,to investigate in collaboration with the Planning Board,the matter of Government Island Property,and report at the next Town Meeting. The Committee appointed by Robert B.James,Moderator,is as follows : HENRY F.HOWE LAWRENCE FIGUEIREDO WILLIAM THOMPSON CHARLES L.STEGMAIER THOMAS SILVIA KENDALL D.DOBLE OSBORNE INGRAM Under Article 12,March Meeting,1949 Voted,that the Selectmen appoint a Committee of seven citi- zens to further investigate,or cause to be investigated,the sewage condition existing in the Town,especially such as pertain to James Brook,the center and adjacent sections of the Town and causes of pollution of Cohasset Harbor;that the sum of $3,000 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for such use and to defray the costs and expenses thereof,said Committee to report with recommendations and suitable articles for insertion in the Warrant for and at the next Annual Town Meeting. HOWARD S.REID ARTHUR L.LEHR MILTON L.KERR CLARENCE S.REDDYJOHNP.REARDON E.LAWRENCE PARKERARTHUR0.WOOD Under Article'2 and 3,Special Meeting,November,1949 The following Committee appointed to supervise addition to the Ripley Road School: Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 HARRY H.REED,JR.ROBERT C.JORDAN GORDON E.FLINT FRANCIS W.HAGERTY BERNADETTE GARNEY MARY G.STODDARD SHYNE DAVID BRUGE McLEAN DWIGHT ,S.SIMPSON MRS.DAVID TRUESDALE ANTHONY WHITTEMORE ROGGO FROIO 10 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT Town of Cohasset REPORT OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Held March 5,1949 At the Annual Business Meeting held at the Ripley Road School at 2:00 o'clock p.m.,March 5,1949,the following articles were con- tained in the Warrant and acted upon as recorded : Checkers previously appointed for entrance by the Selectmen and sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 1:00 o'clock p.m., were Mary N.Grassie,Rosilla Trott,Mamie F.Keegan,and Louise S.Jason. The meeting was opened at 2:15 o'clock p.m.by the Moderator and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the call of the meeting. Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 2:17 o'clock p.m.were Henry E.Sweeney,Ziba T.Lapham,Reginald R.Beal,and Charles A.Marks. The Moderator ascertained from the checkers the number of voters present as checked on the incoming voting lists which was 615. 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 required to be elected by ballot. ARTICLE 2.To act upon the reports of the various Town Offi- cers as printed in the annual report for the year 1948. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the reports of the various Town Officers as printed in the annual report for the year 1948 be and hereby are accepted. ARTICLE 3.To hear the report of any committee heretofore chosen and act thereon. The Police and Fire Station Committee reported progress. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Police and Fire Station Committee report be accepted as one of progress and Committee be continued in existence. The Zoning Committee,Transportation Committee and Harbor Dredging Committee reported progress. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that Zoning Commit- tee,Transportation Committee and Harbor Dredging Committee re- ports be accepted and committees be continued. The Town History Committee made a report of progress. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Town History Committee report be accepted as one of progress and the Committee be continued in existence. 11 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 The Veterans'Project Committee made a report of progress. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Veterans' Project Committee report be accepted as one of progress and the Committee be continued. The Housing of Town Equipment Committee made a report of progress. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Housing of Town Equipment Committee report be accepted as one of progress and the Committee be continued. ARTICLE 4.To see what action the Town will take to pro- vide temporary salary or wage increases or bonuses during the en- suing year,or for such longer period as the Town may vote and especially will vote a 10 per cent temporary increase,to compensate for the increased cost of living,or take any action relative thereto. MOVED:That it is the sentiment of this meeting and it is hereby voted that a temporary increase or non-recurring bonus of ten per cent (10%)over 1948 compensation,salaries,and wages be paid to all full-time town employees,officers,and officials in the va- rious departments during the year 1949,retroactive to January 1st and payable in two installments namely with the last payroll in June and at the end of the calendar year. The same is not to be considered a part of the regular compen- sation from which deductions are to be made for the contributory retirement system unless required by law. There shall be excluded from the above School Teachers for whom provision is made in the school budget,the Board of Select- men,Assessors and Board of Public Welfare,and library personnel. The question as to the interpretation of the term full-time as applied to employees and appointees shall be determined by the boards,or heads of departments employing or appointing such em- ployees or appointees with the approval of the Advisory Committee. To meet the cost and expense of such bonus to be incurred here- under,there is hereby raised and appropriated the sum of $8,724.80. Insofar as the legal requirement of the town's fixing compensa- tion of all elected officers is concerned,the same is hereby so fixed in addition to that fixed in Article 5 of this warrant. AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 4. Casual workmen and laborers shall receive $1.00 per hour for their services and the department heads are hereby informed of this sentiment and recommendation. There is hereby appropriated the sum of $3,128.77 to be allo- cated to the various departments to enable the payment of this tem- porary increase which shall be in addition to the appropriation con- tained in the main motion. VOTED :By a Hand vote,to accept this amendment. Yes,312.No,172. VOTED:By a voice vote,that Article 4 be accepted as amended. ARTICLE 5.To see what action the Town will take with respect to fixing the salaries and compensation of its elected officers 12 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 for the ensuing year,retroactive to January 1,and what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for operation,salaries and compensation retroactive to January 1,and expenses for the following : 1.Moderator. la.Advisory Committee, lb.Planning Board. 2.Selectmen. 3.Auditor and Accountant. 4.Treasurer. 5.Collector. 6.Assessors. 7.Other finance Officers and Accounts,certification of notes. 8.Law and Legal Counsel. 9.Town Clerk. 10.Elections,Registrations and Town Meetings. 10a.Engineering,maintenance. 10b.Engineering,outlay assessors'tax plats,etc. 11.Town Hall. 12.Police Department. 13.Fire Department. 13a.Fire Department,Fire Alarm. 14.Fire Department,hydrant service,also for water for public buildings and other uses. 15.Inspection of Wires. 16.Sealing of Weights and Measures. 17.Insect pest extermination,moth suppression. 18.Tree Warden,general. 19.Forest Fires. 19a.Bounties. 20.Board of Health,general —maintenance. 21.Inspection of school children,Dental Dispensary. 21a.District and/or Public Nurse or other nurses,and nursing. 21b.Oxygen and Ambulance Supplies. 22.Inspection of Animals. 22a.Inspection of Slaughtering. 22b.Inspection of Milk and Vinegar. 23.Refuse and garbage disposal.Town Dump. 24.Care of brooks and streams,draining of ponds.Straits Pond, James Brook,Cat Dam,etc. 25.Highways,general maintenance,including tarring streets. 26.Highways,snow and ice removal,sanding streets. 27.Highways,street lighting. 28.Highways,street signs,fountains and highways under Se- lectmen. 29.Highways,harbor maintenance. 30.Public Welfare,General Administration. 30a.Public Welfare,Assistance. 30b.Old Age Assistance,Administration. 30bl.Old Age Assistance,Assistance. 30c.Aid to Dependent Children,Administration. 30cl.Aid to Dependent Children,Assistance. 31.State Aid. 32.Soldiers'Benefit. 13 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 33.Schools,general maintenance. 33a.Schools,lunches. 34.Libraries,general maintenance. 35.Town Commons and Parks,general. 35a.Beechwood Ball Field. 36.Wheelwright Park. 37.Wadleigh Park. 38.Milliken Field,maintenance. 38a.Damage to persons and personal property and indemnification. 38b.Pension Fund. 39.Memorial Day,other legal holidays and celebrations. 40.Town reports,printing,etc. 41.Town Clock. 42.Town Flag. 43.Employers'Liability Insurance,not otherwise classified,and unclassified items. 44.North Cohasset Post Office and Fire Department Building. 44a.Bates Building. 45.Town Guild Hall Building. 45a.Parking Place,maintenance. 46.Cemeteries,maintenance. 46a.Cemeteries,Veterans'Graves. 47.Interest on Loans in anticipation of revenue. 48.Interest,general. 49.Loans,municipal indebtedness,bonds or notes from revenue. 50.Retirement Fund to County System. 51.Municipal Garage. 52.Beechwood School Building. 53.Government Island Real Estate. 54.Street Painting. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the subdivisions and sections of this article be considered,covered and acted upon in one vote;that the sum of $457,353.54 be and hereby is raised and appropriated,$19,044.22 for salaries of elected town officers,the same being fixed as follows for the ensuing year,effective and retro- active to January 1,1949 and until the next Annual Meeting in 1950, and $438,309.32 for salaries,operations,maintenance,and expenses of the various departments,effective and retroactive as aforesaid being recommended in the case of appointed officers and positions in all departments and all for the purposes itemized in subdivisions of No.1 to 54 inclusive of the Article as contained in the Warrant and as follows : Section 1.Moderator,Salary $100.00 Section la.Advisorv Committee ..300.00 Section lb.Planning Board 200.00 Section 2.Selectmen,Salaries Chairm.an,1 at $825.68 $825.68 Member,1 Full Time,Ira B.P. Stoughton,$1,446.16 1,446.16 Member,1 at $446.16 446.16 $2,718.00 Selectmen,Expenses ...2,095.40 4,813.40 14 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Section 3.Auditor and Accountant and Expenses 3,790.00 Section 4.Treasurer Salary 2,700.00 Expenses 1,120.00 Section 5.Collector of Taxes Salary 2,400.00 Expenses 1,717.70 3,820.00 4,117.70 Section 6.Assessors,Salaries Chairman,1 at $1,819.18 1,819.18 Members,2 at $825.66 1,651.32 3,470.50 Expenses 2,587.80 6,058.30 Section 7.Other Finance Offices and accounts,certification of notes 10.00 Section 8.Law and Legal Counsel 3,000.00 Section 9.Town Clerk Salary 1,338.50 Expenses 1,087.50 2,426.00 Section 10.Elections,Registrations and Town Meetings 2,021.48 Section 10a.Engineering,Mainten- ance 500.00 Section 10b.Engineering,Outlay, Assessors'Tax Plats,etc 500.00 Section 11.Town Hall 9,247.50 Section 12.Police Department 31,620.35 Section 13.Fire Department,in- cluding item of $75 for out of state travel 40,682.10 Section 13a.Fire Department,Fire Alarm 3,350.00 Section 14.Fire Dept.Hydrant Service,also for water for public buildings and other uses 10,425.00 Section 15.Inspector of Wires ....1,011.00 Section 16.Sealing of Weights and Measures 651.32 Section 17.Insect Pest Extermina- tion,Moth Suppression 5,350.00 Section 18.Tree Warden,General, including item of $562.25 for Spe- cial,Clearing Trees for Fire Alarm 4,951.05 Tree Warden,Salary 632.50 5,583.55 Section 19.Forest Fires 1,382.00 Section 19a.Bounties 50.00 Section 20.Board of Health,Gen- eral 15 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Salaries,3 Members at $273.24 each 819.72 Expenses 2,448.00 3,267.72 Section 21.Inspection of School Children,Dental Dispensary 1,486.20 Section 21a.District Nurse and Nursing Service 1,900.00 Section 21b.Oxygen and Ambulance Supplies 250.00 Section 22.Inspection of Animals.115.00 Section 22a.Inspection of Slaugh- tering 50.00 Section 22b.Inspection of Milk and Vinegar 260.78 Section 23.Refuse and Garbage Disposal,Town Dump 2,992.20 Section 24.Care of Brooks and Streams,Draining of Ponds,Straits Pond,James Brook,Cat Dam,etc..2,388.27 Section 25.Highways General Maintenance,including tarring streets : Highway Surveyor,salary 3,400.00 Expenses 28,950.00 32,350.00 Section 26.Highways,Snow and Ice Removal,Sanding Streets 10,000.00 Section 27.Highways,Street Lighting 10,040.00 Section 28.H i g h w a y s S t r e e t Signs,Fountains and Highways un- der Selectmen 600.00 Section 29.Highways,Harbor Maintenance 3,124.93 Section 30.Public Welfare,Gen- eral Administration : Chairman,1 at $825.68 825.68 Members,2 at $319.66 639.32 1,465.00 Expenses 349.50 1,814.50 Section 30a.Public Welfare,Assist- ance 9,000.00 Section 30b.Old Age Assistance,Ad- ministration 2,050.00 Section 30bl.Old Age Assistance,As- sistance 27,500.00 Section 30c.Aid to Dependent Chil- dren,Administration 378.00 Section 30cl.Aid to Dependent Chil- dren,Assistance 14,500.00 16 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Section 32.Soldiers'Benefits : Administration 1,249.60 Assistance 6,850.00 Section 33.Schools,General Main- tenance,including item of $100.00 for out of state travel 144,365.29 Section 33a.Schools,Lunches 12,367.00 Section 34.Libraries,General Maintenance 10,200.00 Section 35.Town Commons and Parks,General 2,164.00 Section 35a.Beeehwcod Ball Field .390.00 Section 38.Milliken Field,Mainte- nance 1,462.00 Section 38a.Damage to Persons and Personal Property and Indemnifica- tion 500.00 Section 39.Memorial Day,other legal holidays and celebrations ....750.00 Section 40.Town Reports,print- ing,etc 1,400.00 Section 41.Town Clock .157.00 Section 42.Town Flag 345.00 Section 43.Employers Liability In- surance not otherv*^ise classified and other unclassified items 50,00 Section 44.North Cohasset Post Office and Fire Dept.Building 657.00 Section 44a.Bates Building 387.50 Section 45.Town Guild Hall Build- ing .743.00 Section 45a.Parking Place,Mainte- nance 5.00 Section 46.Cemeteries,M a i n t e - nance 2,351.00 Section 46a.Cemeteries,Veterans' Graves 675.00 Section 47.Interest on Loans in an- ticipation of revenue 100.00 Section 50.Retirement Fund to County System 2,332.85 Section 51.Municipal Garage 225.00 Section 52.Beechwood School Building 45.00 Section 53.Government Island Real Estate 1,475.00 Section 54.Street Painting 1,030.00 ARTICLE 6.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 finan- cial year beginning January 1,1949,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. 17 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 VOTED:By a voice vote,that the Treasurer,with the ap- proval of the Selectmen,be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the finan- cial year beginning January 1,1949,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. ARTICLE 7.Will the Town vote to appropriate the sum of $872.30,this being the sum received from the County for dog li- censes,for schools,as required by Chapter 140,Section 172,of the General Laws? VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $872.30 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. MOVED and voted unanimously to now consider Article 38. ARTICLE 38.To hear and act upon the report of Water In- vestigating Committee appointed under Article 27 of the Warrant for the 1945 Annual Town Meeting and to see if the Town will raise and/or appropriate or provide by borrowing a sufficient sum of money to purchase or complete the purchase from Greenwich Water System,Inc.,of all the outstanding capital stock,common and preferred,of the Cohasset Water Company for the purpose of dissolving and liquidating said Corporation and acquiring by trans- fer all its franchise,corporate property,rights,powers and privi- leges and in accordance with provisions of Chapter 128 of the Acts of 1886 and amendments thereto (including Chapter 489 of the Acts of 1946 and Chapter 519 of the Acts-of 1948)and of Chapter 44 of the General Laws,as amended;authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen,to borrow any or all of said sum,determine how otherwise said money shall be raised,what further or other action the Towm will take with respect to the same, or other or further vote it will pass relative thereto and/or concern- ing prior or other votes of the Town,or with respect to the pur- chase of said property,rights,powers and privileges of said Cohas- set Water Company. VOTED :By a hand vote,that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $367,000.00 to purchase or complete the purchase from Greenwich Water System,Inc.,of all outstanding capital stock, common and preferred,of the Cohasset Water Company for the pur- pose of dissolving and liquidating said Water Company and thus acquiring by transfer all its corporate property,rights,powers and privileges as authorized and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 128 of the Acts of 1886 and amendments thereto (includ- ing Chapter 489 of the Acts of 1946 and Chapter 519 of the Acts of 1948);that the report of said Committee be accepted and said Committee continued with full power and authority to complete said purchase and to take all lawful and legal steps to acquire said property as aforesaid,whether by acquiring and voting said stock, discharging outstanding mortgage bonds,naying interest and pre- 18 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 miums thereon,dissolving and liquidating said Corporation or otherwise,and the appropriation to be expended under their direc- tion ;and that to meet the sad appropriation for any or all of said purposes or authority,the Town Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $367,000.00 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 128 of the Acts of 1886 as amended by Chapter 489 of the Acts of 1946 and of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor,said bonds or notes to be payable in not more than thirty (30)years from their dates or at such earlier times as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine. Said purchase shall be subject to and conditional upon the final approval of the Town's Town Counsel,especially as to matters set forth in the provisions of a contract dated January 29,1949,be- tween the Town and said Greenwich Water System,Inc.,his assent and approval to be a sufficient determination hereunder. Yes,449.No,21. ARTICLE 8.To see if the Town will raise and/or appropriate from Overlay Surplus,or otherwise,the sum of $19,000.00 for the purposes of a Reserve Fund,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $9,177.04 be and hereby is appropriated from overlay surplus and $9,822.96 from available funds in the Treasury,making a total of $19,000.00 for the purpose of a Reserve Fund. MOVED and voted unanimously to now consider Article 21. ARTICLE 21.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury the sum of $20,000 for maintenance,operating expenses and improvement of the Water Department for the ensuing year if,as and when and pro- vided the Water System is acquired by the Town the same to be restored from earnings of the Water Department if and when pos- sible,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :By a voice vote,that there be and hereby is appro- priated from available funds in the treasury the sum of $11,000 for i maintenance,operating expenses and improvement of the Water De-I partment for use in the ensuing year,to be used if,as and when ^- and provided the Water System is acquired by the Town,and the same to be restored from earnings of the Water Department when and as soon as possible. MOVED and voted unanimously to now consider Article 18. ARTICLE 18.To see if the Town will vote to make available water for domestic and fire prevention purposes to the Veterans' housing project or development on Pond Street,Clay Spring Road, so-called,Bayberry Road,so-called,and Tupelo Road,so-called; authorize the execution by the Selectmen of such agreements with the Cohasset Water Company as may be necessary therefor;raise and/or appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury a sufficient sum of money not exceeding $13,000 as may be required for said purpose;otherwise instruct the Selectmen with respect thereto,or take any other or further action in connection therewith. 19 \ Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that there be and hereby is appropriated from available funds in the treasury the sum of $13,000 for the purpose of making available water for domestic and fire prevention purposes to the Veterans'Housing Project on Pond Street,Clay Spring Road,so-called,Bayberry Road,so-called, and Tupelo Road,so-called;and that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to execute in behalf of the Town such agreements with the Cohasset Water Company or Greenwich Water System, Inc.,as may be necessary for said purpose ;that,if legally possible and approved by the Town Counsel,the sum herein appropriated be added to the cost of acquiring and purchasing the Water Com- pany,all as provided in the vote under Article 38 of the Warrant for this meeting,and the Town Treasurer,with the approval of the Selectmen,be and hereby is authorized to borrow such additional sum as provided under said vote under said Article 38 in the manner therein set forth,and then such additional sum to be returned to Surplus Revenue. ARTICLE 9.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 10.To hear the report of the Committee to investi- gate the matter of a new school and act upon its recommendations or on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the report of progress submitted by the Committee be accepted and that the Com- mittee be continued;and further,that said Committee be authorized and instructed to investigate the feasibility and desirability of altering the existing plans and specifications for the new school to provide for its financing,construction and operation as a "re- gional school"under the provisions of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948,and to seek the advice and assistance of the Superintendent of Schools,the School Committee,and the State School Building Assist- ance Commission in this regard,and to report thereon to the Town. ARTICLE 11.To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $800.00 for the purpose of maintaining during the ensuing year,the mosquito control works as estimated and cer- tified 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 en- suing 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. 20 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ARTICLE 12.To see if the Town will provide for the appoint- ment of a committee to further investigate the sewage conditions existing therein especially such as pertain to James Brook,the center and adjacent sections of the Town and causes of pollution of Cohasset Harbor,with instructions as to duties,report,or recom- mendations,raise and appropriate $3,000 for the use of and to defray expenses thereof,or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Selectmen ap- point a Committee of seven citizens to farther investigate,or cause to be investigated,the sewage conditions existing in the Town,es- pecially such as pertain to James Brook,the center and adjacent sec- tions of the Town and causes of pollution of Cohasset Harbor;that the sum of $3,000 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for such use and to defray the costs and expenses thereof,said Committee to report with recommendations and suitable articles for insertion in the Warrant for and at the next Annual Town Meeting. ARTICLE 13.(Inserted at request of Chief of Fire Depart- ment)To see if the Town v/ili raise and appropriate the sum of $8,850 for the purchase of a new Fire Truck equipped with 500- gallon pump or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED :By a voice vote,that the sum of $8,850 be and herebv is raised and appropriated for the purchase of a new Fire Truck equipped with 500-gallon pump for the Fire Department. ARTICLE 14.(Inserted at request of Chief of Police)To see if the Town vs^ill raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300 towards the purchase and equipping of a new cruising car for the use of the Police Department and authorize the sale,turn-in,or trade,,of the present 1946 cruising car now in use by said Department in con- nection therewith and in part payment therefor,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the sum of $1,300.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated towards the purchase and equip- ping of a new cruising car for the Police Department,and the sale, turn-in,or trade of the present 1946 cruising car in use by the Department in connection therewith and part payment therefor be and hereby is authorized. ARTICLE 15.To see if the Town will vote to accept the gift of conveyance from Harold F.Barnes and Albert E.Bruford,Trus- tees of the Red Gate Trust,of a small strip of land containing 1,065 square feet,approximately 10 feet wide,and 105 feet long, extending from Red Gate Lane to Wheelwright Park,furnishing access to the latter,shown on Plan of Red Gate Lots,by Lewis W. Perkins,Eng'r,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Town accept the gift of conveyance from Harold F.Barnes and Albert E.Bru- ford,Trustees of the Red Gate Trust,of a small strip of land con- taining 1,065 square feet extending from Red Gate Lane to Wheel- wright Park. ARTICLE 16.(Inserted at request of Board of Health)To 21 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000 for the purpose of purchasing and laying above ground approximately 4,000 feet of water pipe from North Main and Cedar Streets to the Town Dump or act on anything relating thereto. MOVED:That the sum of $2,000 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the purpose of purchasing and laying above ground approximately 4,000 feet of water pipe from North Main and Cedar Streets to the Town Dump. Motion defeated by a voice vote. VOTED :By a voice vote,that this matter be referred to the Planning Board and report at the next annual town meeting. ARTICLE 17.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $2,500 or other sufficient sum necessary for maintaining,repairing, improving and constructing ways under the provisions of General Laws,Chapter 90,said sum or any portion thereof,to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County,or both,for this purpose,and to act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :By a voice vote,that the sum of $2,500 be and hereby is raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90,Highway construction and maintenance,and that, in addition,the sum of $7,500 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's and County's share of the cost of the work,the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored,upon their receipt,to unappropriated available funds in the treasury. Resolution by Charles L.Stegmaier RESOLVED:That it is the sentiment of this meeting that a Committee consisting of all former Selectmen,all former Chairmen of Advisory Board and Finance Committees,the Town Moderator and the Town Counsel,be and are appointed to investigate the fol- lowing subjects and to report with its recommendations together with insertion,if necessary,in the Warrant of suitable Articles to act upon and carry out said recommendations at the next Annual Town Meeting: 1.The matter and advisability of having Assessors separated from,and composed of others than those serving as.Select- men. 2.The matter and advisability of adopting a Town Manager form of government. Any vacancy existing in the above Committee due to inability to serve for any reason,including the election of any of said ex- Selectmen to public office,shall be filled by appointment as provided in case of vacancies in a board by Section 11 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. VOTED :By a voice vote,to adopt this resolution. ARTICLE 19.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000 for the construction of a new cem.ent sidewalk 22 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 on the easterly side of South Main Street from property of McGaw to the end of the Bristol Block or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED :By a hand vote,that the sum of $1,000 be and hereby is raised for the construction of a new cement sidewalk on the easterly side of South Main Street from property of William H. McGaw to the end of the Bristol Block on Brook Street,the work to be done under the supervision of and the money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen. Yes,191.No,120. Moved and voted to now^consider Article 28. ARTICLE 28.(Edward P.Malley and others)To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 58A of Chapter 48 of the General Laws (Ter.Ed.)or additions or amendments thereto,which pro- vides for the establishment of the average weekly hours of duty of permanent members of the Fire Department at not exceeding 70, or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :By a hand vote,that this article be indefinitely post- poned. Yes,217.No,138. ARTICLE 20.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800 for the construction of a new float for Cohasset Harbor,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the sum of $1,800 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the construction of a new float for Cohasset Harbor. MOVED and voted unanimously,by a voice vote,at 5:45 p.m., that this meeting be adjourned until Monday,March 7,1949,at 8:15 o'clock p.m. Monday,March 7,1949 The meeting was opened at 8:18 p.m.by the Moderator Robert B.James and the tellers appointed on Saturday were called to the stand. The Moderator ascertained from the checkers the number of voters present,as checked on the incoming voting lists which was 386. ARTICLE 22.(Inserted at request of School Department) To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for repairs,improvements,maintenance and alterations of and at the Osgood School,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $2,880 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for repairs,im- provements and alterations of and to the Osgood School. ARTICLE 23.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300 for the repair,construction,improvement and completion of unfinished work of and at the field house and grand- stand at Milliken Field,or act on anything relating thereto. 23 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 VOTED :Unanimousiy,by a voice vote,that 'the sum of $1,300 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the repair,construc- tion,improvement and completion of unfinished work of and at Milliken Field,its grandstand and field house. ARTICLE 24.(Inserted at request of the Police Department) To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 97A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Ter.Ed.)as inserted by Chapter 595 of the Acts of 1948,which provides generally for the establishment of a Police Department to be under the supervision of a chief of police who shall be in immediate control of property used by said department and of the police officers whom he shall as- sign to their respective duties and who shall obey his orders,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the provisions of Section 97A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws (Ter.Ed.)as inserted by Chap- ter 595 of the Acts of 1948 be and hereby are accepted. ARTICLE 25.(Inserted at request of the Police Department) Will the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,900 to install toilets in the cells at the Police Station to eliminate existing unsani- tary conditions,or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $1,900 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the installation of toilets in the cells at the Police Station. ARTICLE 26.(Inserted at request of the Police Department) To see if the Town will vote to instruct its Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee of three to investigate the matter of parking facilities in the center of Town,especially as concerns Depot_Court, the Town parking space,and surrounding area,the advisability of acquiring land or rights to improve same,if possible,and to report with recomm.endations at the next available Town Meeting,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Selectmen ap- point a Committee of three citizens to investigate,together with the Planning Board,the matter of parking facilities in the center of Town,especially Depot Court,the Town parking space and sur- rounding area,and the advisability of acquiring land or rights to improve same,said Committee to report with its recommendations at the next Town Meeting. Resolution by John Dean RESOLUTION :Since the publication of the recent Town Re- port,in which the School Committee outlines conditions of over- crowding in the Ripley Road School,a petition has been brought to my attention.This petition,already signed by 41 townspeople, points out that at least 80 children will enter kindergarten next September and,presumably,will be promoted to the first grade the follov^^ing year.This represents 100%overcrov/ding. RESOLVED:That it is the sense of this meeting that the selectmen be empowered and are hereby authorized and directed to appoint a committee of seven to investigate the conditions of over- 24 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 crowding at the Ripley Road School and to make recommendations. This committee will report at a special Town Meeting to be called for the purpose when the committee report is ready. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,to adopt this resolu- tion. Resolution by Prescott T.Cumner RESOLUTION —Be it resolved that it is the sentiment of this meeting that the new fire truck,purchase of w^hich was pro- posed under Article XIII of the Town Warrant and was approved at the annual meeting on Saturday,March 5,be garaged at the Beechwocd Station and that the fire truck now at Beechwood be transferred to the North Cohasset Fire Station. Resolution defeated by a voice vote. Resolution by Willard Putnam RESOLVED:That it is the sentiment of this meeting that the Chief consult with Mr,Bartlett Tyler in negotiation for and the purchase of the Fire Truck voted under Article 13 of this War- rant. Resolution defeated by a voice vote. ARTICLE 27.(Thomas A.Hines and others)To see if the Tov/n will vote to elect its Highway Surveyor hereafter for a term of one (1)year instead of three years as at present. VOTED :By a voice vote,that this article be indefinitely post- poned. ARTICLE 29.(Thomas A.Hines and others)To see if the Town will vote to have all Town owned cars and trucks marked with two-inch letters of their various departments. MOTION :To see if the Town will vote to have all to^vTi owned cars and trucks marked Avith three inch letters of the various de- partments,instead of two inches originally written. Motion defeated by a voice vote. ARTICLE 30.(Thomas A.Hines and others)To see if the Town will vote to elect its Tree Warden hereafter for a term of one (1)year instead of three years as at present. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that this article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 31.(George M.Ingram and others)To see if the Town will raise and/or appropriate the sum of $200 or such other sufficient sum of money as is necessary to relocate a hydrant now situated at or near premises numbered 44 Beechwood Street,belong- ing to one Ingram,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $200 be raised and appropriated to relocate a hydrant now situated at or near premises numbered 44 Beechwood Street,belonging to one In- gram. 25 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ARTICLE 32.(Robert A.Leonard and others)Will the Town raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and maintain an Electric Street Light on Bancroft Road,in front of the residence of Robert A.Leonard? VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $75.00 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for the installation and maintenance of an electric street light on Bancroft Road,in front of the residence of Robert A.Leonard. ARTICLE 33.To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from available cash in the treasury a sum not exceeding $20,000 as it may determine for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate for the ensuing year. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that there be appro- priated 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 $20,000.00 as the Assessors in their discretion may de- termine advisable. ARTICLE 34.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,200 for the repainting of the outside of the Town Hall, or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the sum of $1,200 be and hereby is raised and appropriated for repair and renewal of gutters on the Town Hall and the painting of same. ARTICLE 35.To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 4A of Chapter 136 of the General Laws as amended providing for the licensing of bowling alleys,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that this article be indefinitely postponed. ARTICLE 36.To see what action the Town will take with respect to closing any or all of its public offices on any or all Satur- days as provided in Section llOA of Chapter 41 of the General Laws. VOTED:By a voice vote,that all public Town Offices be closed on all Saturdays in the same manner and as permitted by Section 110 A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws,until further vote of the Town. ARTICLE 37.To see if the Town will vote to establish as a Town Way and accept the layout of Mill Lane as laid out by the Selectmen and shown on plan and layout on file in the Town Clerk's Office;authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise such rights,titles and easements in such land as is neces- sary therefor and to accomplish said purpose ;raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money for the purchase or taking thereof and to provide for the construction or improvement of same,or take any other or further action relative thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that this article be indefinitely postponed. At this time,a vote of thanks and appreciation was given Mod- erator Robert B.James for his impartial and splendid manner in conducting this Town Meeting. 26 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ARTICLE 39.To see if the Town will vote to close out to Sur- plus Revenue (Excess and Deficiency Account)the following unex- pended balances,or act on anything relating thereto : Town Hall Repairs $151.35 Moth Suppression —Purchase of Sprayer Machine .30.00 Tree Warden —Purchase Mall Power Chain Saw ...7.80 Removal of Snow —Purchase of Equipment,etc....60.50 Schools —Auditorium Seats at Ripley Road School .1.11 Black Rock Beach Improvement 15.00 Highways —Gulf Mill Bridge Repairs 642.52 Total $908.28 VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that following unex- pended balances be closed out to Surplus Revenue (Excess and De- ficiency Account): Town Hall Repairs $151.35 Moth Suppression —Purchase of Sprayer Machine .30.00 Tree Warden —Purchase Mall Power Chain Saw ..7.80 Removal of Snow —Purchase of Equipment,etc...60.50 Schools —Auditorium Seats at Ripley Road School .1.11 Black Rock Beach Improvement 15.00 Highways —Gulf Mill Bridge Repairs 642.52 Total $908.28 and the Town Accountant be instructed to make transfers accord- ingly. ARTICLE 40.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,996.34 to pay the following unpaid bills of 1948 or act on anything relating thereto : SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Vendor Amount Abington School Department $4.50 A.J.Antoine,3rd 21.30 J.C.Anderson 59.38 F.J.Barnard &Company,Incorporated 27.95 Beaudette &Company,Inc 3.42 Bill's Jenney Service Station 15.50 Cohasset Hardware Company 9.40 City of Boston,School Committee 250.66 Brodhear-Garrett Company 11.20 Brockton Edison Company 315.10 D.S.Campbell 2.75 Call's Drug Store,Inc 6.50 Cohasset Boat Storage &Supply Co 2.50 C.Corkin &Sons,Inc 6.40 Delory Drug 3.98 H.J.Dowd Co.,Inc 47.80 Edward M.Fleming 3.73 Ginn and Company 3.94 J.L.Hammett Company 34.86 D.C.Heath and Company 13.50 27 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Henry Holt and Company 2.05 Hyland &McGaw 89.47 Kerr Motors,Inc 171.66 Levi Lincoln 273.95 Litchfield's Express Co 1.50 Literary Cavalcade 5.00 MacNeill &Clark,Inc 59.01 Earl R.MacArthur 16.20 New England Telephone &Telegraph Company ....24.99 Noble and Noble Publishers,Inc 27.18 Old Colony Gas Company 85.09 Clarence Patrolia 17.26 Prentice-Hall,Inc 3.14 City of Quincy,School Committee 96.12 Reddy's Garage 1.56 A.B.Rider &Associates 72.14 Stephen H.Rooney 5.00 Sanderson Brothers 75.08 Scott,Foresman &Company 2.26 Sports Equipment Center 2.08 Stanley-Winthrop's Incorporated 19.76 The Studio Publications,Inc 2.62 Towle Electrical Company,Inc 8.56 Visual Education Service .83 Well's Publishing Company .75 F.W.Wheelwright &Sons 12.00 Williams Bros.30.00 The H.W.Wilson Company 6.00 The John C.Winston Co 2.95 M.S.Leonard 518.94 Total $2,477.52 SCHOOLS —PLANS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Lewis W.Perkins $104.84 Spaulding-Moss Company 253.80 Total $358.64 REFUSE AND GARBAGE DISPOSAL—TOWN DUMP P.N.James $10.52 MEMORIAL DAY,OTHER LEGAL HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS Williams Bros $5.00 OXYGEN AND AMBULANCE SUPPLIES Reddy's Garage $84.00 Gorham Fire Department Co 8.25 Total $92.25 28 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TREE WARDEN EXPENSES Hyland and McGaw $23.35 Abbott Spray &Farm Equipment Co 29.06 Total $52.41 Total of all unpaid bills $2,996.34 VOTED :By a hand vote,that these bills be paid. Yes,358.No,0. ARTICLE 41.Will the town vote to instruct its officials to make application for,accept or authorize acceptance of an advance of a sufficient sum of money from the Federal Works Agency,Bu- reau of Community Facilities,to be used in investigation of and preparation of plans,specific procedures and other preliminary ac- tion with respect to eliminating pollution of Cohasset Harbor,James Brook and the center of the Town,and especially such as pertain to sewage treatment and general sanitary,storm and drainage system, or act on anything relating thereto? VOTED:By a voice vote,that the Selectmen be and are in- structed to make application for and accept an advance of not more than $3,000 from the Federal Works Agency,Bureau of Community Facilities,to be used in investigation of and preparation of plans, specific procedures and other preliminary action with respect to elim- inating pollution of Cohasset Harbor,James Brook and the center of the Town,and especially such as pertain to sewage treatment and a general sanitary,storm and drainage system,and the appropriation voted under Article 12 not spent if the same can be obtained. ARTICLE 42.To see what action the Town will take,vote it will pass,and instructions it will give relative to retention,disposal, use,repair or improvement of the whole or any part of the land and buildings comprising the Government Island property;what suflft- cient sum of money it will raise and appropriate for any of said purposes or to carry out any vote it may make,or what other or further action (including rescission of any prior vote,)it will take relative thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,to rescind the action taken in 1947 on Article 11. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Moderator appoint a Committee of seven citizens,none of whom shall hold any appointive or elective office,to investigate in collaboration with the Planning Board the matter of Government Island Property and re- port at the next Town Meeting. ARTICLE 43.To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improve- ment,development,maintenance and protection of rivers,harbors, tide waters and fore shores,in accordance with Section 11 of Chap- ter 91 of the General Laws,and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth. VOTED :Unanimously,by a voice vote,that the Town assume 29 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts, for the improvement,development,maintenance and protection of rivers,harbors,tide waters and foreshores,in accordance with Sec- tion 11,Chapter 91 of the General Laws,and that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to execute and deliver a bond of indem- nity therefor to the Commonwealth,provided the Selectmen in their discretion deem it for the benefit of the Towti and upon approval of the Town Counsel. ARTICLE 44.To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to repair,renew or replace the retaining wall at the Cove,furnishing lateral support to the Fire Station,or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote,that there be and hereby is appropriated from the Sale of Real Estate Fund,the sum of $1,'.500.00 for the construction of a retaining wall at the Cove furnishing lateral support to and for the protection of the Fire Sta- tion property. VOTED:Unanimously,by a voice vote at 10:48 p.m.,that this meeting be adjourned. Total appropriations,less appropriations from free cash and other available funds $499,008.45 Article 7.Appropriation,Dog Fund for Schools 872.30 Article 8.Appropriation,Reserve fund from Overlay Surplus 9,177.04 Article 8.Appropriation,Reserve Fund from Available Cash 9,822.96 Article 17.Appropriation,available funds for Chapter 90 Highway construction and maintenance 7,500.00 Article 18.Appropriation,available funds for installa- tion of water for domestic and fire prevention pur- poses in the Veterans'Project 13,000.00 Article 21.Appropriation,available funds,for mainte- nance,operating expenses and improvement of the Water Department 11,000.00 Article 33.Appropriation,available funds for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate 20,000.00 Article 44.Appropriation,from the Sale of Real Estate Fund,for'construction of a retaining wall at the Cove furnishing lateral support to and for the pro- tection of the Fire Station property 1,500.00 Total appropriations from all sources $571,880.75 ATTEST: WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. 30 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT Election of March 12,1949 Town of Cohasset The following Election Officers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 5:55 a.m.: Charles Deegan Elizabeth L.Jerome Elizabeth A.Pratt Alexander Rose Ora H.Pratt Charles R.Jason Ada B.Reed Henry E.Sweeney The Town Clerk read the Warrant. To cast and/or give in their votes upon the official ballot for the following officers:Selectman,Assessor and Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years each;Collector of Taxes for three years;Town Treasurer for three years;Two Members of the School Committee for three years each;Five Constables for one year 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 to cast and/or give in their votes upon the following question: Question.Shall the Town of Cohasset accept Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948 entitled "An Act Authorizing Increases of the Amounts of Pensions Payable to Certain Former Public Employees Who Have Been Retired and to Beneficiaries of Certain Retired Public Employees"? Yes No The Polls opened at 6:00 a.m.Proceeded to vote for Town Offi- cers on the Official Ballot. The following Tellers were sworn in by Town Clerk William H. Morris at 12 o'clock noon: Reginald R.Beal Anthony J.Rosano Manuel A.Marks Mary D.Migliaccio Clarence M.Grassie Grace W.Bowser Mildred T.Browne Marietta F.Lincoln Nellie E.DeSantos Thomas J.Silvia Helena F.Enos Louise I.Ahearn At 6:00 p.m.it was voted to keep the Polls open until 7:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m.the Polls were closed.The Ballot Box registered 1897, the Ballot Check List had 1897 names checked,and the Voting Check List had 1897 names checked. Total number of ballots cast was 1897.The following vote was declared : 31 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Selectman for three years Norman Card 270 Arthur L.Clark 221 Chauncey DelGrosso 67 Harold F.Goodwin 32 Bernard H.Mulcahy 281 Burtram J.Pratt 308 Parker F.Schofield 200 Roy M.Tripp 6 Everett W.Wheelwright .499 Blanks 13 Assessor for three years Norman Card 266 Arthur L.Clark 219 Chauncey DelGrosso 64 Harold F.Goodwin 40 Bernard H.Mulcahy 280 Burtram J.Pratt 315 Parker F.Schofield 193 Roy M.Tripp 7 Everett W.Wheelwright .475 Blanks 38 (Collector of Taxes for three years Eleanor T.Downs 523 John H.Winters,Jr 1310 Blanks 63 Scattering 1 Treasurer for three years Maurice R.Noonan 1580 Blanks 317 School Committee for three years Louis F.Eaton,Jr 541 Leo J.Happenny 457 George S.Jason 475 David Bruce McLean 656 Bernadette Carney Shyne 792 Blanks 873 ConsJiibles for one year Richard P.Barrow 564 Royiil A.Bates 1030 William H.Dowding 685 Stanley W.Hammond 488 Johr f .Keating 1120 Stejsiien H.Rooney 971 Vincent F.Sinopoli 461 Richard B.Tower 787 Blanks 3376 Scattering 3 Board of PubHc Welfare for three years Norman Card 258 Arthur L.Clark 223 Chauncey DelGrosso 63 Harold F.Goodwin 34 Bernard H.Mulcahy 283 Burtram J.Pratt 319 Parker F.Schofield 196 Roy M.Tripp 6 Everett W.Wheelwright .473 Blanks 42 Board of Health for three years Rosemary Maclsaacs 705 Ralph Perroncello 89 Fred W.Sullivan 1024 Blanks 79 Trustees Cohasset Free Public Library for three years Kenneth D.Ketchum ...1255 Walter H.Lillard 1158 Charles C.Wilson 1279 Blanks 1996 Scattering 3 Planning Board for five years Nathan W.Bates 1249 J.Kenneth Vetter 314 Scattering 4 Blanks 330 Question "Shall the Town of Cohasset accept Chapter 588 of the Acts of 1948 entitled 'An Act Autho- rizing Increases of the Amounts of Pensions Payable to Certain Former Public Employees Who Have Been Retired and to Bene- ficiaries of Certain Retired Pub- lic Employes'?" Yes 761 No 623 Blanks 513 32 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 At 11:45 p.m.,a motion was made,seconded,and so voted that this meeting be dissolved. Attest : WILLIAM H.MORRIS, Town Clerk. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Held Novemljer 21,1949 At the Special Business Meeting held at the Ripley Road School at 8:00 p.m.,November 21,1949,the following articles were contained in the Warrant and acted upon as recorded : Checkers previously appointed for entrance by the Selectmen and sworn in by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 7:00 p.m.,were Mary N.Grassie,Rosilla Trott,Louise S.Jason,and Helena F.Enos. The meeting was opened at 8:15 p.m.by the Moderator and the Town Clerk proceeded to read the call of the meeting. Tellers appointed by the Moderator and sworn by Town Clerk William H.Morris at 8:17 p.m.were Reginald R.Real,Ziba T. Lapham,Charles A.Marks,and Henry E.Sweeney. The Moderator ascertained from the checkers the number of voters present as checked on the incoming voting lists w^as 637. ARTICLE 1.To see if the Town will raise or appropriate from available funds the sum of $10,000 or such other sufficient sum of money as may be necessary to acquire by purchase,taking or other- wise for municipal purposes,highways,utilitarian,parking or otherwise,land of the New York,New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Company consisting of Depot Court,so-called,extending to and including the southerly end of Ripley Road,the easterly end of Pleasant Street,the passageway leading from the easterly end of James Lane to Pleasant Street,and a certain area approximately 31,926 square feet,adjacent to the Town Parking Lot and the Rail- road Station,all as more particularly shown on plan on file with the Town Clerk entitled "Plan showing Proposed New Ways at the Co- hasset Station Grounds,dated October 31,1949,Lewis W.Perkins, Engineer,"or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED:By a hand vote,that there be and hereby is appro- priated from available funds in the treasury the sum of $10,000 for the purpose of acquiring by purchase,for highway purposes,land consisting of Depot Court so-called,extending to and including the southerly end of Ripley Road containing about 28,748 sq.feet,the easterly end of Pleasant Street and the passageway leading from the easterly end of James Lane to Pleasant Street of about 7,486 sq. feet and also,for municipal,utilitarian or parking purposes a cer- tain area consisting of approximately 31,326 sq.feet adjacent to the tow^n parking lot all as more particularly shown on plan filed with the Town Clerk entitled,"Plan showing proposed new ways at 33 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 the Cohasset Station grounds,dated October 31,1949,Lewis W. Perkins,Engineer";and that the Selectmen be and hereby are au- thorized to acquire said land for said purposes providing title to the same is satisfactory to the Selectmen and the Town Counsel. Yes,462.No,4. ARTICLE 2.To hear and act upon the report of the Com- mittee appointed under Resolution adopted at the 1949 Annual Meeting to investigate the conditions of overcrowding at the Ripley Road School and to see if the Town will raise or appropriate by borrowing or from available funds the sum of $96,266 or such other sufficient sum more or less as may be necessary for construction of a five-room addition,connected to,with and in the rear of the grade schoolhouse situated on Ripley Road,increasing the floor space thereof and for the original equipping and furnishing of such addi- tion,and authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Select- men to borrow any or all of said sum ;determine how otherwise said money shall be raised or appropriated;appoint a Committee to supervise said construction with full authority to secure plans and otherwise contract for and in behalf of the Town in all rnatters nec- essary to accomplish the same,or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED:By a hand vote,that there be raised and appro- priated the sum of $96,266 for the purpose of constructing a five- room addition connected to,with and in the rear of the grade school- house situated on Ripley Road to increase the floor space thereof and for the original equipping and furnishing of said addition;and to meet said appropriation that there be raised and appropriated from available funds in the treasury the sum of $6,266 and that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $90,000 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor;said bonds or notes to be payable in accord- ance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof,so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years;and further that a committee consisting of the school committee,together with Mrs. David Truesdale,Mr.Anthony Whittemore,Rocco Froio and Mr. Robert C.Jordan be and hereby are appointed to supervise the con- struction of said building and the furnishing and equipping of same with full power and authority to secure and select plans,employ an architect,award contracts and otherwise accomplish the construc- tion,furnishing and equipping of said additional building. Yes,402.No,93. ARTICLE 3.To hear and act upon the report of the Committee appointed under Resolution adopted at the 1949 Annual Meeting to investigate the conditions of overcrowding at the Ripley Road School and to see if the Town will raise or appropriate by borrow- ing,from available funds or otherwise,the sum of $22,000 or such other sufficient sum more or less as may be necessary for remodeling, constructing,or making extraordinary repairs,including changes to the heating and ventilating system of the grade schoolhouse situated on Ripley Road,to appoint a Committee to supervise said construction with full authority to contract for and in behalf of the 34 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Town in all matters necessary to accomplish the same,or take any other action relative thereto. VOTED:By a voice vote,that the sum of $22,000 be and hereby is raised and appropriated from available funds in the treas- ury for the purpose of remodelling,constructing and making ex- traordinary repairs including changes to the heating and ventilating system of the grade schoolhouse situated on Ripley Road,and fur- ther that a committee consisting of the school committee,together with Mrs.David Truesdale,Mr.Anthony Whittemore,Rocco Froio and Mr.Robert C.Jordan be an dhereby are appointed to supervise the construction,remodelling and repair thereof including changes to the heating and ventilating system with full power and authority to secure and select plans,employ an architect,award contracts and otherwise contract for and in behalf of the Town in all matters necessary to accomplish the same. ARTICLE 4.To hear and act upon the report of the New School Building Committee,appointed under Article 26 of the War- rant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1944 to investigate the mat- ter of a new school,and to see if the Town will raise and appro- priate by borrowing or from available funds the sum of $1,000,000 or such other sufficient sum more or less as may be necessary for the purposes of constructing a New School Building to be located on the Town Farm site,so-called,and for the original equipping and furnishing of said building;authorize the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow any or all of said sum;deter- mine how otherwise said money shall be raised or appropriated;ap- point a Committee to supervise said construction with full authority to contract for and in behalf of the Tow^n in all matters necessary to accomplish the same,or take any other action relative thereto. Committee report,read by Mr.Willcutt: Mr.Moderator and Ladies and Gentlemen: I am starting with a short resume of the work of the New Schoolhouse Committee. On June 2nd,1944,the Selectmen appointed a New School House Committee to select site,secure plans,specifications and ob- tain estimates.Five hundred dollars ($500)was voted to secure tentative plans. The Committee's first job was to find a suitable site,and in this connection we employed a recognized consultant in school houses and schoolhouse sites,Mr.John Nichols.After much time and study we decided on the Town Farm land on Pond Street, which site was later accepted by the vote of the Town. No money being available to select and employ an architect to draw up plans and specifications for the proposed New High School Building we could do nothing.Later however the Federal Government set up the Federal Works Agency Bureau to help towns in financing preparation of plans,working drawings,etc., preliminary to construction of new school buildings.This Bureau granted this town for this purpose,$17,200 and the town voted in 1947 to accept or authorize acceptance of this $17,200. We received one-half of this money,the remaining one-half 35 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 to be given us when plans and specifications and working drawings were completed and accepted by the Government Bureau. We then proceeded after much study and deliberation to select Mr.Edgar T.P.Walker of Hingham and Boston as our architect and Messrs.Sibley and John Nichols of West Hartford,Conn.,as consultants,and a contract was signed with them on November 15, 1947.They started their studies and sketches resulting in a set of working drawings and specifications which v>^ere approved by our Committee,Mr.William Ripley and the Federal Bureau.These drav/ings and specifications were completed the latter part of 1948 and w^e advertised for bids in January 1949.Bids to be received and opened February 11,1949.We hoped to have a complete pic- ture to present at the March 1949 Town Meeting.Our Town Counsel,Mr.Thayer,informed us that there would be little likeli- hood that the Town would be able to vote an appropriation for the proposed High school due to the fact that the State Senate had not organized and therefor would not legislate the increase neces- sary in the Town's borrowing capacity.We asked for this in December,1948.We got it in April,1949,$800,000 in excess of the legal debt limit. Then at the March 1949 Town Meeting it was voted that "New Schoolhouse Committee be authorized and instructed to investigate the feasibility and desirability of altering the existing plans and specifications for the new school to provide for its financing,con- struction and operation as a "'regional school"under the provisions of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948,and to seek the advice and assistance of the Superintendent of Schools,the School Committee and the State School Building Assistance Commission in this regard to the tov>7n." THIS IS OUR REPORT IN REGARD TO REGIONAL SCHOOLS Several of our Committee and Mr.Ripley attended a meeting at Hull on May 9,1949 with a Committee from Hingham and Hull to hear Mr.John Marshall,the administrator of the State School Building Assistance Commission,speak on the subject of Regional Schools.* Later,we attended another meeting at Hingham with the same Committees,but at neither meeting did any committee commit themselves either for or against regional schools. Messrs.Walker,Ripley,Mulvey and myself later drove down to West Hartford,Connecticut,to see Messrs.Sibley and Nichols, hoping to get some information and costs on Regional Schools but found out that very few high schools had been built and no regional schools had been built since the war and the data required was just not to be had. We talked with various towns south of Cohasset but could not find interest in regional schools.We discussed the matter at length with a member of the Marshfield School Committee who also had made a study by getting the sentiment of the surrounding towns in his locality and in no case could he get any interest. If the Town votes for a Regional School it would mean: 1.The site on Pond Street would not be large enough. 36 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 2.We would lose the present playground for the use of the school children.($26,399.) 3.We would have only a proportional representation of the management of the school. 4.The school would be on a site yet to be determined. 5.Our present plans are for a Senior and Junior High School which takes care of the seventh and eighth grades and a regional school would be strictly a high school,and other towns having Junior schools would not participate in the cost of a Junior school as a part of a high school,with the result that Cohasset would have to build a separate Junior school for this seventh and eighth grades. 6.A new regional school committee would have to be appointed to meet with similar comm.ittees from other towns to start as we did June 2nd,1944,and probably would delay the starting of a regional school for four or five years,while if the town should vote to go ahead with the school we have planned we could start without delay. No Regional High Schools have been built in Massachusetts, and very few high schools since the war. Hull is building all-year-round houses and changing over summer houses to winter houses so fast that it is safe to assume that in the next ten years Hull pupils would overcrowd any Regional School that Cohasset might consider for its 380 pupils. Letter written by John E.Nichols to Mr.Edward Wilicutt, Chairman,School Building Committee: "I'm sorry to have been so long in writing.However,it w^as not until Friday evening that I had a chance to meet and talk with John Marshall and his assistant.This I did Avhen they were here with the other school building officials (State)of New England.We all had dinner together and I brought up the subject openly for the consideration of the whole group —eight in all including me.This gave me a chance to approach the subject objectively as a problem of interest to them all,and in a way that would lend me the disinterested support of others.No conclusions were reached,of course,but certainly John Marshall had a chance to see the other side of the proposal to form a regional high school district including Hingham,Cohasset and Hull.John Marshall, himself,brought up the point raised in paragraph 7 of the attached comments. Of course,Marshall is quite properly looking at the problem also in terms of the advantages to the children of Hull.In the Cohasset-Hull combination alone these are considerable." PROPOSED FOUR-YEAR REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INVOLVING COHASSET,HINGHAM AND HULL ADVANTAGES: 1.The regional high school building,accommodating about 1200 pupils,if skillfully designed could: a.Cost less per pupil to build. 37 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 b.Make available more elaborate and highly specialized facili- ties. c.And thus make possible a more varied program of studies and extra curricular activities than would be feasible in a smaller high school. DISADVANTAGES: 1.The proposed regional high school would not include grades 7 and 8.The Ripley Road School will not be able to accommodate them,nor is it possible to build an addition there to accommodate them.Therefore,besides paying for its share of the regional high school and also an addition to the Ripley Road School for increased elementary enrollments,Cohasset would have to construct a separate new school building for grades 7 and 8. 2.Such a 7th and 8th grade building,designed to accommo- date only about 130 pupils,is not large enough to make practical the inclusion of special facilities for science,exploratory shop work, introductory homemaking,art,music,physical education,etc.,which the intermediate grades need for a modern program of education—and whic?i they would have if Cohasset were to build a six-year high school as originally planned.In this respect a regional high school would represent a definite step backwards educationally. 3.It can safely be assumed that the regional high school building would be situated in the Town of Hingham since more than half of the pupils would come from there.With the building so located a.Practically 100%of Cohasset's high school pupils would have to be transported,at a corresponding increase in trans- portation costs, b.And pupils would have to leave home earlier in the morning and return later in the afternoon at considerable incon- venience to themselves and their families. 4.Being dependent on public transportation to reach their homes after school,Cohasset's pupils would be at a considerable disadvantage in attempting to engage in extra-curricular acti\ities that require them to remain after school hours or return in the evening —athletics,sports,dramatics,school publications,club ac- tivities,rehearsals,etc. 5.Cohasset needs a Town auditorium just as it needs a school auditorium.It needs a gymnasium which the community can use. It needs the facilities that a high school normally provides for its own social,political,civic and recreational purposes.To locate the building in Hingham would be to reduce greatly or completely destroy its usefulness to Cohasset as a community facility. 6.Hingham has more pupils than Cohasset and Hull combined. Under tlie circumstances it w^ould be difficult or impossible to pre- vent the domination of the regional high school organization by Hingham.Such domination could only work to the disadvantage of Cohasset's and Hull's interests when inevitably their interests failed to coincide with Hingham's. 7.The total regional high school enrollment has been esti- mated at 1200 in ten years.There is evidence that this estimate is 38 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 low,and that in fifteen or so years the enrollment might reach as much as 1800 pupils.Whereas there are probable advantages in a school of 1000 as compared with one of 250,there are very definite disadvantages in a school as large as 1500 to 1800. In schools of this size not only do many of the savings in first cost,operation and maintenance disappear,but the pupil runs the risk of losing his identity as an individual amid the complexi- ties of organization and administration that inevitably arise. 8.Finally,Cohasset's need for space and improved facilities is here and now.Especially in the Ripley Road School the situa- tion is serious.Delay in meeting the situation cannot be tolerated by the Town much longer.However,the looseness of Massachu- setts'laws regarding the establishment of regional high school districts and the difficulties of three towns reaching an agreement and then acting on that agreement can only result in a long delay in meeting Cohasset's school needs. End of report. At our meeting of July 21,1949,with ten of the twelve mem- bers present and Mr.Ripley,Mr.Walker,architect,and Mr.John Nichols,our consultant,we discussed regional schools for four hours and all of our committee present voted against a regional school. Members present at this meeting were :Messrs.Mulvey,Hyland, Pratt,Somerville,Stegmaier,MacNeill,Clark,Hagerty,Sweeney, and Willcutt. Now to get back to the New High School: We have submitted two elevations,the first of which marked "A"is the Colonial design,decided by the committee to be the best type of building architecturally to fit the community and because of its being economical in upkeep and in heating.It was our thought that the Town would prefer this type of building, for similar buildings were built or are being built in Scituate, Hingham and Hull.We also learned that modernistic plans were submitted by the Duxbury Schoolhouse Committee and they were rejected by the town. When the Scituate High School was first constructed it had a flat roof.A few years after its construction it was changed to a pitched roof.These were factors influencing the committee some- what for the Colonial design. After discussing the matter with the Advisory Board and with the Tax Payers Association,both of these groups favored the flat roof,or modernistic type of building due to the saving in construction costs and better lighting because of the increase in the amount of glass used.The floor plan,however,of both build- ings is the same. To summarize it.Elevation "C",or the modernistic type would be a building at less cost with the possibility of better lighting. On the other hand the upkeep would be greater over a period of years,for the guaranteed life of a tar and gravel roof is only twenty years,while slate would last indefinitely.We were informed by the heating experts that we could figure on the modernistic 39 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 type of building for 10%greater fuel costs and 10 9r greater installation costs. However,in view of the apparent greater interest in the flat roof modernistic type of building your Committee decided to present for your consideration this plan. MOVED:That the report of the new school building com- mittee appointed under Article 26 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1944 be accepted and its recommendations sub- mitted to this meeting adopted,and that there be and hereby is raised and appropriated the sum of S921,000 for the purpose of constructing a new school building of modern design with audi- torium and gymnasium to be located on the Town Farm site so- called,and for the original equipping and furnishing of said build- ing and to meet said appropriation there be and hereby in appro- priated from available funds in the treasury the sum of $3,000; and that the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of 8918,000 and issue bonds or notes of the Town therefor,payable in not more than twenty years.$800,000 of the loan hereby authorized to be under and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 224 of the Acts of 1949 and $118,000 under and in accordance vdth Chapter 44 of the General Laws and acts in addition thereto or amendment thereof,and further that a committee consisting of said new school building committee together with the members of the school com- mittee be and hereby are appointed to supervise the construction of said building and the furnishing and equipping of same with full authority and power to secure and select plans,employ an architect,award contracts and otherwise contract for and in behalf of the Town in all matters necesnary to accom.plish the construc- tion,furnishing and equipping of said building. Amendment to Article 4. MOVED and defeated by a voice vote that $786,531 be in- serted in place of $921,000,eliminating the auditorium. Amendment to Article 4. MOVED and defeated by a voice vote unanimously that $1,000,000 be inserted in place of $921,000 to provide for an audi- torium seating 800 people. VOTED bv a hand vote to accept article 4 as presented. Yes,362.No,93. ARTICLE 5.To see if the Town w411 vote to accept the provisions of Sections 32 to 47 inclusive of Chapter 147 of the General Laws and amendments thereto which would permit licensed boxing matches to be held in the Town as therein provided or act on anything relating thereto. VOTED,unanimously by a voice vote,that this article be indefinitely postponed. VOTED,unanimously by a voice vote at 11:85 p.m.,that this meeting be adjourned. Attest : WILLIAM H.MORRIS. Town Clerk. 40 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 VITAL STATISTICS Records of Births,Marriages and Deaths Recorded in 1949 Births Total number of births recorded was ninety-eight,of which three were delayed returns and corrections of past years,thirty- seven being born in Cohasset and fifty-eight in other cities and towns.Of the ninety-five born in the year 1949,there were thirty where the parents were residents of other cities and towns.Of the sixty-five whose parents were residents of Cohasset,twenty- eight were males and thirty-seven were females. Marriages Total number of marriages was fifty-six including those where both parties were non-residents of Cohasset.Thirty-one marriages were solemnized in Cohasset during the current year. Deaths Total number of deaths was sixty-eight including residents of Cohasset who died elsewhere and non-residents who died in Cohasset. Of the fifty-one who were residents of Cohasset,twenty-eight were males and twenty-three were females. The principal causes of death were as follows: Pernicious Anemia 1 Cerebral Hemorrhage,spon- Duodenal Ulcer Ruptured ..1 taneous due to arterial Stillborn 2 hypertension,by natural Premature Birth 1 causes 1 Carcinoma of Colon 1 Carcinoma of Intestines ....1 Broncho Pneumonia 3 Hypostatic Pneumonia,Cere- Cerebral Edema 1 bral Hemorrhage,Frac- Cerebral Thrombosis 2 ture Right Hip from fall Gastric Hemorrhage 1 at home 1 Prematurity Intrankerine Cardial Decompensation ...1 Asphyxia 1 Cerebral Hemorrhage 10 Valvular Heart Decompensa-Arterio Sclerotic Heart Dis- tion 1 ease 3 -r>.rr -,Coronary Thrombosis 5BramTumor1HypertensiveHeartDisease3 Metastatic Carcinoma from Fracture of the Right Femur, Carcinoma of stomach and sustained in a fall,Bron- lungs 1 cho Pneumonia,terminal .1 4i Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Virus Infection of Throat ..1 Metastatic Cancer of Liver. Hypertensive Heart Disease Generalized Arterio Sclerosis with congestive failure ...1 Carcinoma of Stomach,me- Acute Cardiac Failure 1 tastesis Coronary Sclerosis 1 Uremia Coronary Insufficiency due to PT-PTYinfnrifTr old infarct in heart with prematurity anaurysmal dilation (sud-Coronary Occlusion den death)1 Cirrhosis of the Liver Leukemia 1 Myocarditis 4 Coronary occlusion,sudden Carcinoma of Prostate 2 death by natural causes •1 *,.,.„ Metastatic Carcinoma of Arteriosclerosis 2 Breast to bones and lungs . 1 Chronic Myocarditis 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 householder,within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the Clerk of the Town where such child is born."—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 re- corded. 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 laws. 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. Your co-operation to the end that all births may be properly recorded will be greatly appreciated. 42 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ON o u •-5 ow 'uo ^?^.c Cm a» § 09 If u w ^^-.X! j^'gj r^CC o)«2 52 c Ct3 S^ .c3 .C O S o ;3 Oi J5 OJ O be U >i Of r<<D O o)o oj PS ci w -^rrt >-'i~<uy tH T—I 1—I T—l (M (M C<1 § f^'S =^2 .2 ||b 5 2 ^ -a;l^' C g C8 ^-^HH '73 OS rt <D ^^fe Ah' CI fH S ^^9^2 C S o ^ M O f-j :3 c«^ u^o M ^O) co 2 0) ^o5eQ 5 o P k-j W O) .C ^03 03 cS '^1—I 1-1 tH (N (M (N OS "'la"C Ti O)<1>i^S T-^-^(M CO LO r-l r-;C<1 (M (M 43 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ON OS od o H CO o ^a;cs .o c^ 03 <C- c3 :ri c« .o ^w 5 S !=:S o ft SO G O^^g ?:OS M 03^a)^S2 cu^:3 w o 2 -S §^W QpQb <^C3 M o|>H ^^Qi ^>=^ S ^s:^ TO -^O ^^O KS C O W <D ,— 1 ^cO0).•-- 5h o)>i ?-i i^:2 '^Ed <i^S <i^S PS c3 S (73 ?:"^ ..C3 .as • CO CO .K •W Z M !>O '-5 1>- OS m ^bx)o 0^c^ ^M_^o c S _-c«f=^>j^c3 o >.£CO '^.S O 03 Q^3 >j S<l (M '^O (M ^ (S3 1-f (M (M CO d)O TO "^ 5_i .03 C i^•13 §^^§ ft,—I cS oS (1) rii^(33 —I —<M o^ -1-5 (D m <x> >c '^ ^^^ TO -(J "T" g 2^to CX)Cl cooo g 44 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ^IT iz^r^;.^^^ •^"r ^ss 03 -^^>>^^ 1h bi:; o C o O J ^"3;- ^^^^o C ^cu P^H c c 5 fl o o QJ C«C« C •. .rr>r— I a CvS rH O (y N!O o b> S c3 1) c^. -'^ .^^f^ 1^c^C OJ C <D OJ O r^ OS >-w CD b^^3 s ^M -^ C C3 >CS 'Tl C3 5S c ^ >1 CS oy«2 O a 2:o -73 .S o C -^3 a;w o <:;^a;s ^ r::j -tj^C >5 cjMGQ 03-2 H^^>?0^fe'P=£i^^ (N ^-^00 >5T-ICOcO?DOO^LOiOO •-3 M p. p^ ^bJO ^C 03 a- 1 rt ^-^CU ><•: ^c ^ •^^'^ 53 S F^ O 3J oj Qfficq o o ^O c .Sex :3 c o S 1-3 1-3 0)3 03 O"^ -^^03 I"- 0)C biOC« OS M XiO Q)^_^ K-1 >i M !« § §'^ ^ fe :3 -CH 2 S3 &jn Ci O Cq (M OO (M LO 00 O^—I -H 1-1 rH <>q (M (M -M C OS ft 45 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o On >^ H g IIIH re T.?O CTi CT: T-H rH <M CM (M 3:L-t 00 1-1 tH <M (M CC M "5 r_-i •"!ry^<~*r— C3 C fn c ..•^ -o S ^a;S g I—I gf C3 ji C o oO"^ I '^^ O P3 N' s >' o GO 0)^bo <u -§§§ IP C IS I OS ^CO CO c^g COCOtM 46 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o I PCS H e«beg as o;:^ ^^'^ C S o) >^S <i^Jrt S ?^ "Si^ •c^ CT!CS Z :^ o JCM\.— ( <» u g u o tf ^ tf ou Q^^^ a 5^u e H Qs tf 2u tf » tf bu CQ H s o ^ Z.o **-.^o X ^ H g p:!> ^-s 02 ^0} N '3 'S o JQ""-^ c >v^. e«w -(J 03 ^3J t >> $-1 ;h CS nj ^ g' +3 *?^rt OS i4w^TS>73 73 § fH T3 ^o oj^'3 c ;^si:^ ai o 0)W Q M g --} J o w 0) ? 03 o § 1 .Si 3 «•^t-i LO t- (M <U "^ -s r}<^Ci rO a>OJ u T— 1 o (M tH u Oi tH ^ ^ tH a rH C3 s S 47 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ON <fH «H P^o o P. % 01 4^C '§W c s ^C 5 m 3 «4H o H Q O 1 c ^.^Xfl r^.^1; > m to 7J 02 "4j 0) < > OS Cm > a; ^ ^6 J. S3 gO r2 o c3 ;3 > o > 0^ > X.O >>Q > >> be o £ a; 0)of a; If. ir. 0) VI OSXCX^ Ci^ 02 OS 2; X.^X ^ o s O m o ^9 o o <<< H Pi O < Q^ -M -M ^4J^ -^0)O)S a>;f ^m mx VI p !>k3 c3 to (^r o c o.t:©r^o ueu o^ O to SO p.^ p^ X o c3 i^00 (M 03 oh 0)0)Oi 0> 73 5 j/2 j^CO 7} CO X 73 to 73 73 ^c r;;^o o o ^o P- >6 o o» 73 73 73 73 03 03 T3 4J 03 ^ JZ to o O 2 :3.b Q)<V P :3 O P^U O'K U2UJ CvS o «5 ^S c xs h^x;c« <^^^a; a O ell wis 01s . 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De C. Wi Leish c3 ws 03 s ^1 mas rles ntin o ^ 6^' 1.1 tby Rev. Fre by Town Cle !e William M. O ^s O 03 0)d d ^ > >>y Rev. Q Rev. Joh y Rev. T y Rev. C y Rev. Q > 3 >x x x -M -M -t^^^ 53 §^(i>a»w ^M >5 S ^^>J >. cd Oi w ce a»M 72 O M JB M X x 1 SPh 2 30h rt C3 C add 4f X -tf rC X •::^X X 3 1—1 5J o'C o o ^o o o s 1 02 Om o o o»O O O w w 4J -M ^-M -M -p 4J -M -U -M -M <<1<1 <<:<<<<<< fH pc; ^u >H "i ^ u !»o n-,-t-*-M -)J +J 4^^+i +:> set ehe set [Out set +J _2^CD 0)0)a,D (U a»01 ^0) ffl "t^W 03 OT M >) 3^ M CC OT >j M r§ C3 M M CC CC O M M M O M "t::;M H M M MpCH13acSeS03ce8c3c«C ^eS-f c«£o3 a ,__a bl ec .t^X ^X ,=!•::3 M^^^^•S X 3 x:c <»y o o o o ;^O O O O O P o o--! tf Q^MOOOOO*pqo 000*ffiuSO!^0 o Koffi ob c/^uo . <s n'«1-3 1 John K. Johnson Madeline Mears Howard B. Eastman Esther Belle Newell Leroy A. Legasey, Jr. Barbara B. Reddy (Ba James F. Higgins Jean F. Anderson Richard Purslow Jean Wanda Reid Robert Galen Stidstone Evelyn V. Tikkamen Philip G. Murray Mary Jeanette Hurwit: Harry Norman Bloomfiel Esther M. Thayer William Paul Luscombe, Helen Tower William R. Figueiredo Diane Lee Willis Austin E. Studley Esther Raccuia «s 0) ;3 J3 O)X C)bH <^^tr-t--If CO CO O LC o O (M LO r^T-1 tH (M C^ft tH (M Ct t^^<02 O 51 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o ON ON 1 1 .2^ 'a;% C3 h:i ^P^O m d %SQ>72 c xJ tj a»s c3 CD ks M •1— ( 5 £ o •-5 ^ >>a P^ >>> a; P^ >5 4-3 m >5 xn CD S OS c«OC ^+^,r:r^fi o "o O o umOO£pq ;i^ a> T5 o be^ g ^ d d d 'S C3 3 Q 2 >> IIh p^ >>>>i 0)^^ p^s ^. >i cS III-O ^m bfi C3 "—I c ^s .1— 1 owwO <<<<<^<< < H O Q^ Vj -(J -(J -M "3 O)(U (D Y,m m VI ^m m u^ -^a d <:i oj o O O <u o <^§0^.5 c3 't'f,03 bX)c3 o O M O-^O ?Hap:oWopq o rH«<H CD in '1^P3 -2^ 03^d ^S :3 -^T^rSHO^n .S OJ j.J offi O w:^C/2 -M 2 o (^pq § <i> P5 '?f^ ^C M ^biOg CD fi _5 ^-M p^ CO eg (D r, M TO ^M SPh S =^M O •^CD H '^c • •1 o 5h (D C^> whS-B^ ra c C ^^^J! P^ 52 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 OS pel -si c3 ^zn m ^C3^ o 4-> >5 r^O)M *^2 ?^ is tH o 00 O ^o fl CO Ci 0)C3 M ?^:3 S3 00 O rH CO Ci o o th t^CO C5 fH ft K4 00 o C<1 CO P3 >> ^o <^ PhOO .1-1 2 o to t-1-1 LO CO C5 Q St:^ ^^• o 03 ;3 ^^r^^pq o O +J lJ ?H a; Q 03 <^' p>K 03 gKK fi i^M >i ?H CU g CD ^CU o r^03 L 13 O t3 m 1^u c/2 o ^tj t>hi; OOOOt-!^'2COi-lCO rH C<J T— I rHOOaSLOt-OOO (M 00 O 00 !-0 =:;iH O iO t-t:-s>-1-LO ^t- o w s .O «2 i-i c-i 3 H <3J S g<i^^H:]OPHfe t-CO 00 C^CJ Cv!CVi rH r-l tH rH 03 C^l g QJ 03 ^^-O ^^^^CfV] 03 i^ T3 !«OfeO c^ C/2 M </2 ±o :3 ^g o3 rt !>5 C c^ mil t>00 CO o CO tH LO o o LO t-LO n CTi 00 LO 00 t- '-'X 03 S «^=«^ ?H fi g JUJ ?H ^03 o '^T "^ <1 rt'CO CO 53 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o ON ON Pi< ;^ H o ffi < CQ o CO §^<:^ O 5^y ««O 'C (I) -^3 ^O ^ C3 O -C O o o cc o o c- o o o o 00 ^tH t-UO O t:-?£tr-CD 00 fc_t T-H tH(M CO as O ,£3 0)'-I -u C 0)eS r/:S es +j X ^ 00 oc 00 CO 2 'o < 03 Co;C ^^<D OS ^ -M-S 15^o CQ eg 03 C <U o 'o (S3 2 c3 «s ^ &£ CJ CIhwX^c« PLh P «s « x^^C IT<c« OU O M S O M O o o o o Ci Ci Ci '^o 1—3 t— 3 O 00 CD 'Tf O '-• ^D 00 CD LTt 00 00 ''t t^ ,u -I >5 ai c o <y ,w ^^^£^ ||||.£ C CSX 03^ §O O S S CQ M >""I—I ^^ 00 O "^o «o tH (M N 00 -^T—I O Tj« 00 tH OS iH 'Tji CD CD t-00 t- bfi ci:)CD ;— ; ^o ^3 2^ c3 2 S =^.^ .,->^^j T^f^ ^,-t Tji 00 OS 1-1 <1 "^ 54 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 V IS o I 113H Q IMO •Is OS li o 2^3 M o3o •'3 "T3 :«3 'o ^C ^ pb(i C o as CCd pq os'^ H :^ c«bJ cS 5S OS p ^^ C fl 0) tfW S ^oMO ooo O 00 00 t> m O 4J I— 1 I.S IK5T3 _,OJ <1>^^ ^M o ai w aJ o o o oOUWOM '^t-CO C5 00 coo^i o^00 tr- 0)S g OS o fH fH 03 tH (M 05 00 CO 00 <^ 03 fH fio OS O 73 fH O) >—'Co 03 M I— I 0)O) ;^* +3 fH <x>Ph O O fH Plh o fH OS < ^.^O fH^^-^^OJHW w m C«fH 0< O Ci 00 000 cC 0^ +3 +3 is O 0)o> t-<M '^ c3 boo03 d 4-3 HH o CO o (M CO w > co4J •S OJ 0-2 C PQ d fH ^ 55 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o ON H O XH< ^CC X 72 'C II •^o S ,^ 3 c^ ^^^ K »~5 O O' tv o o; o CC O 7-:o t-L- C<1 C?C<1 t-^r-^ C 'r^•c S ^QJ 5h^ ^t?^0) ^^^ ^.2t^PlH sss c Fra ret Will >K C3 3^^^< O '^^CX) (M(M C<1 OJ .'^M >.c m q;>»5Hp^ Vt <y <D P Cs wX "^c«c3 S c cC T3 i^c o Of a» ^^^o w p^^a>a>ao - »g c:c c«;:^^S c 9 ^^ ^ ^'ex C .^O;O rr*W O OS o XX3 O _C^O >.1 X Q >-t^"^ 0)01 Pc^CC ffi N c•— 1 'I J w ^ >^.2 03 ^^.. c^i c;o '..^^ o >i o be be 56 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 BOARD OF REGISTRARS REPORT Meetings Held in 1949 Thursday,January 27,1949,at Town Hall,7:30 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.,Registration of New Voters. Saturday,February 5,1949,at Town Hall,7:30 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.,Registration of New Voters and Certification of Names on Nomination Papers. Saturday,February 12,1949,at Town Hall,12 noon to 10:00 p.m.,Registration of New Voters and Certification of Names on Nomination Papers. Wednesday,May 4,1949,at Town Hall,Correcting Voting List. Wednesday,May 18,1949,at Town Hall,Correcting Voting List. Wednesday,June 15,1949,at Town Hall,Correcting Voting List. Wednesday,June 22,1949,at Town Hall,Correcting Voting List. Total number of Registered Voters as of January 1,1949 ...2345 Total number of Persons Registered during 1949 116 Total 2461 Total number of names removed from the Voting List by rea- son of death,request,and removal to other towns during 1949 148 Total number of Registered Voters as of January 1,1950 2313 Respectfully submitted, NORMAN CARD,Chairman IRA N.PRATT LOUISE E.CONROY WILLIAM H.MORRIS,Clerk Board of Registrars of Voters. 57 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT For Year Ending December 31,1949 January 31,1950. To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of Cohasset: I herewith present my annual report in accordance with Sec- tion 61,of Chapter 41,of the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws,for the year ending December 31,1949,showing in detail the appropriations,expenditures,and the receipts from each source of income.Also a recapitulation sheet and a balance sheet show- ing the assets and liabilities and trust accounts. 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 pay- ments to the Town Treasurer being compared with the Treasurer's recorded receipts,also the savings bank books and securities repre- senting 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 Trustees of the Cohasset Free Public Library and Paul Pratt Memorial Library. I hereby certify that I have verified the Treasurer's cash dur- ing the year,and reconciled the bank accounts,and found them correct,which is in accordance with Section 50 of Chapter 41,of the Tercentenary Edition of the General Laws.Also certify that during the year,made a complete audit of the books and accounts of the Tax Collector,and found them correct. You will also find at the end of the report,detail payroll expenditures of each department.You will find detail of salaries reported by the Paul Pratt Memorial Library in their report. Again,you will notice that the Town is free of debt. 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 $2,148.00 Personal 40,886.43 Real Estate 341,754.15 $384,788.58 58 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Previous Years : Poll $42.00 Personal 1,172.26 Real Estate 19,376.68 20,590.94 From State : Income $48,655.42 Business Corporation 54,135.79 Public Service Corporation .1,616.29 104,407.50 Total for Taxes $509,787.02 LICENSES AND PERMITS Beer,Wines,and Liquor $2,600.00 Sunday 8.00 Pasteurization 10.00 Milk 14.00 Common Victualler 13.00 Gasoline Registration 9.50 Revolver 19.00 Hackney Operator 9.00 Hackney Badge 7.00 Junk 40.00 Inn Holder 3.00 Oleomargarine 5.00 Auctioneer 4.00 Purchase of Fire Arm .50 Sunday Amusement 3.00 Sell,Rent,or Lease Fire Arms 2.00 Selling Second Hand Motor Vehicles 60.00 Slaughtering 1.00 Possess Machine Gun .50 Lodging House 3.00 Hackney 2.00 Camp .50 Automatic Amusement 11.67 Total Licenses and Permits $2,825.67 FINES Court Fines $277.00 GRANTS AND GIFTS Grants : From Federal Government : Old Age Assistance,Ad- istration $1,455.71 Old Age Assistance,Assist- ance 16,937.91 Aid to Dependent Children, Administration 529.87 Aid to Dependent Children, Assistance 4,661.30 59 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 School Lunches 2,521.30 Schools —Advance for the purpose of a Plan Prep- aration for construction of a School Building ...8,600.00 $34,706.09 From State; Marine Fisheries $250.00 Distribution of Meal Tax.970.18 Department of Education.7,297.14 8,517.32 From County: Dog Fund 872.30 Total Grants and Gifts $44,095.71 Total General Revenue $556,985.40 COMMERCIAL REVENUE Privileges : 1948 Motor Vehicle Excise $1,469.51 1949 Motor Vehicle Excise 21,038.46 Total Commercial Revenue $22,507.97 DEPARTMENTAL REVENUE General Government : Selectmen : Reimbursement Telephones $71.81 Town Accountant : Reimbursement Telephone 11.07 Town Treasurer : Reimbursement Telephone 14.59 Tax Collector ; Costs 2.80 Town Clerk : Reimbursement Telephone 40.71 Town Hall : Rental and Lights $1,188.90 Insurance Dividend 23.14 1,212.04 Protection of Persons and Property: Police Department Sale of Used Tires $5.00 Restitution 3.00 8.00 Fire Department: Refilling Fire Extinguish- ers $5.25 Insurance Dividend 20.00 25.25 Fire Alarm : Un earned Compensation Insurance Premium ....66.48 60 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Sealer of Weights and Measures : Sealer Fees 73.65 Insect Pest Extermination: Un earned Compensation Insurance Premium ....36.97 Tree Warden Department : Un earned Compensation Insurance Premium ....36.97 Bounties : Three Seal 15.00 Board of Health : Board of Health.General : Refund Vital Statistics fee .25 Refuse and Garbage Dis- posal —Town Dump : Insurance Claim 13.15 Highways,General : Highways : Joint Maintenance—Chap. 90 G.L.State $11,256.09 Joint Maintenance—Chap. 90 G.L.County 5,623.03 Un earned Compensation Insurance Premium ....178.60 1 7 n^7 79 Removal of Snow : Plowing Services 84.00 Public Welfare : Department of Public Welfare: From State 340.20 Aid to Dependent Children : From State 4,653.92 Old Age Assistance : From State $16,152.03 From Cities and Towns ..199.92 16,351.95 Soldiers'Benefits: From State 2,958.86 Schools : Tuitions $2,144.80 Sale of Printing and Supplies 89.45 Lunches 7,390.81 Reimbursement Telephones .50.45 From State: Vocational Educa- tional $497.60 Transportation and Temporary Aid .186.37 683.97 Insurance Claim 5.00 $10,364.48 Bates Building : Rent 165.00 61 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 North Cohasset Post Office Bldg. : Rent $402.00 Water Service 1.98 403.98 Government Island Real Estate: Rent 920.00 Total Departmental Revenue $54,928.85 UNCLASSIFIED REVENUE Sale of Genealogies $13.00 Sale of Real Estate —Veterans'Housing Project 860.00 Total Unclassified Revenue $873.00 CEMETERIES Sale of Lots and Graves $268.15 Care of Lots and Graves 283.41 Total Cemetery Revenue $551.56 INTEREST 1947 Taxes $3.02 1948 Taxes 482.48 1949 Taxes 229.74 $715.24 Deposits on Demand 11.64 Trust Funds—Parks: Wheelwright Park $300.00 Wadleigh Park 100.00 Billings -Pratt and Robert Charles Billings Park 43.00 443.00 Cemeteries : Woodside Cemetery: Care of Lots and Graves, Perpetual Care $152.28 Beechwood Cemetery: Williams'Lot —Perpetual Care 1.50 153.78 Total Interest Receipts $1,323.66 TEMPORARY LOANS—ANTICIPATION BOND ISSUE Second National Bank of Boston $367,000.00 AGENCY—TRUSTS Agency : Dog Licenses—Due County $1,054.55 Liquor License Applications Advertising 66.00 62 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Federal Withheld Tax Deductions 14,974.77 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Deductions ....2,954.78 Retirement Deductions 4,985.38 Veterans'Housing Project—Recordings, etc 42.78 Trusts : Perpetual Care—Woodside Cemetery 575.00 James W.Nichols School Prize Fund 65.00 John Pratt Cemetery Care Fund—Trans- fer 10.00 Arthur N.Milliken Recreation Fund — Transfer 1,673.13 Charles A.Perkins'Cemetery Fund — Transfer 166.84 Total Trust and Agencies $26,568.23 REFUNDS Tax Collector—Petty Cash $50.00 Soldiers'Benefits Assistance 3.00 Public Welfare Assistance 38.25 Old Age Assistance,Assistance 37.10 Total Refunds $128.35 TOTAL RECEIPTS FOR 1949 $1,030,867.02 RECAPITULATION OF RECEIPTS General Revenue $556,985.40 Commercial Revenue 22,507.97 Departmental Revenue 54,928.85 Unclassified Revenue 873.00 Cemeteries 551.56 Interests 1,323.66 Agencies and Trusts 26,568.23 Refunds 128.35 Temporary Loans—Anticipation Bond Issue 367,000.00 $1,030,867.02 Cash Balance,January 1,1949 189,759.54 $1,220,626.56 Total Payments for 1949 879,081.30 Cash Balance,January 1,1950 $341,545.26 Expenditures General Government MODERATOR Appropriation $100.00 Expenditure : Robert B.James,Salary $100.00 63 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADDroDriation $300.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund ..188.60 $488.60 Expenditures : Clerical Services : Charles A.Marks,services $30.00 Mary M.Mulvey,services .20.00 Malcolm H.Stevens,serv- ices 50.00 $100.00 Sanderson Brothers —Printing 2,300 Ad- visory Committee reports 173.24 Stationery and Postage 74.36 Mimeographing 105.00 Travel Expenses 10.85 Dues —Association of Town Finance Committees 10.00 $473.45 Balance to Overlay Surplus 15.15 $488.60 PLANNING BOARD Appropriation $200.00 Expenditures: Clerical Services —Mary B.James,serv- ices $25.00 Stationery Supplies 27.53 Maps 100.00 Dues —Mass.Federation of Planning Boards 12.50 $165.03 Balance to Revenue 34.97 $200.00 ZONING BY-LAW COMMITTEE EXPENSES Brought forward from 1948 $249.70 No Expenditures,balance carried forward to 1950 $249.70 SELECTMEN —SALARIES Appropriation $2,718.00 Expenditures: Charles L.Stegmaier $137.60 Darius W.Gilbert 751.14 64 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Ira B.P.Stoughton 1,446.16 Everett W.Wheelwright 383.10 $2,718.00 SELECTMEN —EXPENSES Appropriation $2,095.40 Expenditures : Charles A.Marks,Clerk —salary $683.40 Posting Warrants : John T.Keating,services.$7.20 Royal A.Bates,services ..8.00 15.20 Stationery and Postage 34.06 Printing and Advertising 158.35 Travel Expenses 143.03 Telephones: Charles L.Stegmaier,res. (reimbursed to Town).$47.78 Ira B.P.Stoughton,res. (reimbursed to Town).15.04 Dues: Mass.Selectmen Ass'n .. . $25.00 Norfolk County Selectmen's Association 6.00 62.82 31.00 Examination of title of Town owned land 75.00 Honor Roll : Roll Flags $23.46 Repairs 24.55 48.01 Clam Signs 18.90 1 Royal Typewriter #4061315 121.13 Liability Insurance 7.80 $1,398.70 Balance to Revenue 696.70 $2,095.40 SELECTMEN —OLD COLONY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE EXPENSES Brought forward from 1948 $50.00 No Expenditure,balance carried forward to 1950 ;. . $50.00 TOWN ACCOUNTANT Appropriation $3,790,00 Expenditures: Town Accountant —Malcolm H.Stevens, salary $3,100.00 Stationery and Postage 95.98 65 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Printing and Advertising 72.50 Telephone (reimbursed to Town)11.07 Travel Expenses 41.07 Dues: Municipal Finance Officers' Association $10.00 Mass.Municipal Auditors and Accountants'Ass'n.3.00 13.00 Binding Ledgers 27.96 Repairs to Typewriter 2.00 Burroughs Adding Machine —Serial A-936988 292.50 Royal Typewriter #4059895 131.75 $3,787.83 balance to Revenue 2.1 7 $3,790.00 TOWN TREASURER—SALARY Appropriation $2,700.00 Expenditure : Maurice R.Noonan,Town Treasurer ...$2,700.00 TOWN TREASURER —EXPENSES Appropriation $1,120.00 Expenditures: Stationery,Postage and Office Supplies .$320.71 Telephone (reimbursed to the Town).. . 14.59 Travel Expenses 52.62 Printing 227.15 Surety Bonds 238.50 Dues : Mass.Collectors and Treas- urers'Association $1.00 Municipal Finance Officers' Association 10.00 11.00 Maintenance service of adding machine .13.50 Bank,Burglary and Robbery Insurance .57.30 Tax Title Recordings,Affidavits 6.12 Recondition Typewriter and Stand ....74.87 $1,016.36 Balance to Revenue 103.64 $1,120.00 TAX COLLECTOR —SALARY Appropriation $2,400.00 Expenditure : John H.Winters,Jr.,Tax Collector $2,400.00 66 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TAX COLLECTOR —EXPENSES Appropriation $1,717.70 Refund —Petty Cash 50.00 Expenditures : Harry R.Pratt,Deputy Col- lector,services $132.00 William C.Gregory,Deputy Collector,services 4.00 Charles A.Marks,Clerk, services 52.92 Ruth G.Winters,Clerk,serv- ices 207.20 $1,767.70 $396.12 Stationery and Postage 367.40 Printing and Advertising 103.45 Surety Bonds 324.25 Travel Expenses 24.12 Petty Cash 50.00 Dues —Mass.Collectors and Treasurers' Association 1.00 Bank,Robbery and Burglary Insurance 27.70 Royal Typewriter #4007198 and Cover .133.25 Maintenance Service of Adding Machine 19.10 $1,446.39 Balance to Revenue 321.31 $1,767.70 ASSESSORS —SALARIES Appropriation $3,470.50 Expenditures: Darius W.Gilbert $1,016.06 Everett W.Wheelwright 1,468.32 Charles L.Stegmaier 160.46 Ira B.P.Stoughton 825.66 $3,470.50 ASSESSORS —EXPENSES Appropriation $2,587.80 Expenditures : Charles A.Marks,Clerk —salary $2,022.42 Photostatic Copies of Real Estate Trans- fers 93.90 Stationery and Postage 138.27 Printing and Advertising 9.25 Travel Expenses 61.31 Dues —Association of Mass.Assessors .6.00 67 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Maintenance service of Adding Machine.16.80 Banker and Tradesman 14.00 Appraisal services —William Apperson Gardner 15.00 Binding Books 30.15 $2,407.10 Balance to Revenue 180.70 $2,587.80 OTHER FINANCE OFFICERS AND ACCOUNTS CERTIFICATION OF NOTES Appropriation $10.00 Expenditure : Commonwealth of Mass.—Certification of notes $2.00 Balance to Revenue 8.00 $10.00 LAW AND LEGAL COUNSEL Appropriation $8,000.00 Expenditures: Town Counsel —Frederick A.Thayer, services $2,874.16 Telephone —Frederick A.Thayer's resi- dence ..125.84 $3,000.00 TOWN CLERK SALARY Appropriation $1,338.50 Expenditure : William H.Morris,Town Clerk $1,338.50 TOWN CLERK —EXPENSES Expenditures: Appropriation $1,087.50 Charles A.Marks,Clerk, services $49.50 Margaret V.Marks,Clerk, services 249.00 $298.50 Recording Fees —Births,Deaths,Mar- riages 389.00 Administering Oaths 31.00 Stationery and Postage 77.16 68 Annual Report,Town of Gohasset,1949 Printing and Advertising 34.94 Telephone (reimbursed to the Town)...44.56 Surety Bond 7.50 1 Royal Typewriter #4061844 106.25 1949 Massachusetts Laws Index 2.00 Dues : Mass.Town Clerk's Ass'n $3.00 Nat'l Inst,of Munic.Clerks 10.00 13.00 Binding Books 51.00 $1,054.91 Balance to Revenue 32.59 $1,087.50 ELECTIONS,REGISTRATIONS AND TOWN MEETINGS Appropriation $2,021.48 Transfer from Reserve Fund 162.87 Expenditures : Election Officers (For detail,see end of ,\report)$360.25 Registrars'Salaries: Norman Card $136.62 Louise M.Conroy 136.62 Ira N.Pratt 136.62 William H.Morris,Clerk ex-officio 136.62 •546.48 Stationery and Postage 110.80 Printing and Advertising 592.43 Meals 51.75 Janitors'Services: Abraham J.Antoine,Jr....$18.00 William H.McArthur,Jr.18.00 Alfred M.Silvia 10.00 Haskell F.Steele 8.00 54.00 Loud Speaker —Herbert Williams,Sr., services 4.50 Transporting Election Materials 10.00 Rental of Chairs 113.20 Repairs to Booths 37.74 Travel Expenses 6.30 Loud Speaker system complete 226.90 Rental of Public Address system at An- nual Town Meeting 70.00 $2,184.35 $2,184.35 ENGINEERING —MAINTENANCE Appropriation $500.00 69 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Expenditures : William H.Taft —Services,Changing Assessors'Plats $420.00 Stationery Supplies 33.35 $453.35 Balance to Revenue 46:65 $500.00 ENGINEERING —OUTLAY Appropriation $500.00 Expenditures : Lewis W.Perkins —Engineering serv- ices $460.25 Balance to Revenue 39.75 $500.00 TOWN HALL Appropriation $9,247.50 Transfer from Reserve Fund 500.00 $9,747.50 Expenditures: Alfred M.Silvia —Custo- dian,salary $2,500.00 Haskell F.Steele,services . . 21.60 John L.Wheelwright,serv- ices 4.00 Roscoe A.Bowser,services .48.07 Arthur F.James,services ..8.00 $2,581.67 Fuel 1,300.22 Lights 803.13 Janitor Supplies 460.81 Repairs 1,982.31 Insurance 1,684.62 Telephones : General,Coh.4-0354 $343.41 General,Coh.4-0228 129.87 Town Treasurer's Office,Coh. 4-0341 74.32 Tax Collector's Office,Coh. 4-0611 101.28 Alfred M.Silvia's Res., Coh.4-0500 34.00 682.88 Office Furniture 68.15 Carting Rubbish 8.00 Liability Insurance 48.24 Ice ^16.98 70 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Water 10.00 Grounds 10.00 All Other 10.00 $9,667.01 Balance to Overlay Surplus 80.49 $9,747.50 TOWN HALL—REPAIRS Appropriation $1,200.00 Expenditures : Conductor gutters,repairs $339.05 Carried Forward to 1950 860.95 $1,200.00 TOWN HALL —REPAIRS Brought Forward from 1948 $151.35 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 5, 1949,Article 39 $151.35 POLICE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $31,620.35 Expenditures : Chief ,Hector J.Pelletier .$3,600.00 Sergeant,Benjamin F. Curley 3,100.00 Patrolmen : James J.Sullivan 2,700.00 John J.Rooney 2,700.00 Thomas B.Kane 2,700.00 Louis J.Simeone 2,700.00 Randolph A.Feola 2,625.00 Special Police : Austin L.Ahearn,Jr...4.50 Carmello Conte 267.81 Ralph S.Enos 54.90 John J.Ferreira 58.05 George E.Haley 43.65 Frank E.Jason 70.20 Herman J.Maynard .. . 27.00 Frank J.Migliaccio 203.85 Edwin A.Peterson 144.90 Vincent F.Sinopli 102.15 John L.Wheelwright . . 21.15 Special Traffic Duty: John L.Wheelwright .. . 652.80 $21,775.96 Other Employees : Rosalie Conte —Clerk, services 1,566.00 71 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Equipment Maintenance: Equipment for Men $479.17 Radio Repairs and Equip- ment 1,363.56 Fuel ...! Lights Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds: Repairs $459.51 Janitor Supplies .........96.70 American Flags 11.50 Printing,Stationery and Postage Telephones : Headquarters—Coh.4-1000 $285.07 Box —Coh.4-0700 84.92 Box—Coh.4-0705 82.03 Chief's Residence —Coh. 4-0060 97.73 Chief's Expenses Dues: Mass.Chiefs of Police As- sociation $5.00 International Ass'n Chiefs of Police 10.00 New England Police Revol- ver League 10.00 Eastern States Police Ra- dio League 5.00 New England Ass'n Chiefs of Police,Inc 5.00 Office Equipment Repairs to Typewriter First Aid Medical Examination Signs: Signs $157.65 Repairs to Signs 194.90 Beacons : Electric Service $134.74 Electrical Repairs 277.30 Meals for Prisoners Ammunition Maintenance of Police Cars and Ambu- lance : Gasoline,Oil,Anti-freeze $1,125.27 Repairs and Equipment ..1,548.55 Tires,Tubes,and Chains .242.20 Batteries 134.40 72 1,842.73 426.53 209.62 567.71 200.07 549.75 50.00 35.00 185.50 7.10 .70 10.00 352.55 412.04 47.95 8.70 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Insurance 277.64 Laundry Work 43.00 ,371.06 $31,618.97 Balance to Revenue 1.38 $31 .620.35 POLICE DEPARTMENT —PURCHASE OF A NEW CRUISING CAR Appropriation $1,300.00 Expenditure : 1949 Super Ford Fordor —Model 98 BA $1.300.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT—INSTALLATION OF TOILETS Appropriation $1,900.00 Expenditures : Architect services $100.00 On account of Plumbing Contract 1,190.00 SI 290 00 Carried Forward to 1950 610.00 $1,900.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT Appropriation $40,607.10 Expenditures: CJ ol «-pipe;• Chief,Joseph L.Oliver ...$3,150.00 Deputy Chief,Clarence S. Reddv 945.00 $4,095.00 Drivers : Lot E.Bates $66.72 Frederick N.Edwards .2,700.00 Edward B.Matthewson.2,700.00 James Happenny 2,500.00 Cornelius J.O'Brien, Captain 2,900.00 •Charles G.Philbrook ...2,700.00 Ellery C.S.Sidney 2,700.00 Walter C.Wheelwright.2,700.00 Emergency or Provisional Drivers : Charles Piepenbrink ...$2,500.00 Thomas W.Hernan,Jr..2,434.78 18,966.72 4,934.78 Relief Drivers : (For detail,see end of report)53.00 Call Men (paid on percentage basis) (For detail,see end of report)4,343.75 73 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Other Employees : (For detail,see end of report)58.00 Watchers after Fires : (For detail,see end of report)12.00 Equipment : Apparatus $251.74 Hose 435.00 Equipment for Men 313.55 Refilling Extinguishers .. . 55.28 Oxygen Breathing Masks (4)593.63 Repairs—#8-40 Pump ..84.95 All Other 66.67 Maintenance of Trucks and Chief Repairs and Equipment . . Gasoline,Oil,Anti-freeze Tires,Tubes,and Chains . Batteries ... s Car: $546.94 401.88 179.55 120.70 356.20Insurance $1,605.27 1,122.68 934.44 Maintenance of Buildings and Grounds: Repairs $413.83 Laundry .99.60 Janitor and House Supplies 393.96 Insurance 159.23 First Aid Supplies 4.01 Grounds 52.05 Fuel Lights 368.87 Stationery,Printing and Postage Telephones : Central Station —Coh. 4-0260 Central Station —Coh. 4-0214 $119.95 102.09 41.97 66.98 84.34 86.04 130.33 Engine #2 Station —Coh. 4-0054-R Engine #2 Station—Coh. 4-0054-W Engine #3 Station —Coh. 4-0582 Chief's residence —Coh. 4-0417 .f>01 .37 Chief's Expenses Dues: Nat'l Fire Protection As- sociation $12.50 3.00 3.00 58.85 New England Associa- tion of Fire Chiefs ... Fire Chiefs'Club of Mas- sachusetts 74 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Internat'l Association of Fire Chiefs 6.00 24.50 Office Equipment 127.37 $39,137.75 Balance to Revenue 1,469.35 $40,607.10 FIRE DEPARTMENT —FIRE ALARM Appropriation $3,395.00 Expenditures : Fire Alarm and Signal Operator,Herbert Williams,Sr.,salary $1,750.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report).,.532.25 Telephone —Herbert Williams,Sr.,resi- dence 40.36 Tools,Supplies and Repairs 25.54 Boxes and Wires 322.79 Electrical Equipment 325.46 Employers Liability Insurance 83.20 Maintenance of Truck : Gasoline,Oil,Anti-freeze $45.80 Tire and Tube 37.05 . Repairs 37.69 Battery 26.95 Insurance 64.21 211.70 Rent of Garage 60.00 Dues —New England International Mu- nicipal Signal Association 5.00 Expenses at Meetings 12.35 $3,368.65 Balance to Revenue 26.35 $3,395.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT—OUT OF STATE TRAVEL Appropriation $75.00 Expenditure: Travel Expenses $65.60 Balance to Revenue 9.40 $75.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT—PURCHASE OF A NEW FIRE TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH 500 GALLON PUMP Appropriation $8,850.00 No Expenditure—Balance carried forward to 1950 $8,850.00 75 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 HYDRANT SERVICE,ETC. Appropriation $10,425.00 Expenditures : Cohasset Water Company, service $9,375.00 Hingham Water Company, service 900.00 $10,275.00 Balance to Revenue 150.00 $10,425.00 HYDRANT RENTAL—LAMBERT'S LANE Brought forward from 1948 $75.00 No Expenditure—Balance carried forward to 1950 $75.00 HYDRANT RENTAL—CEDAR STREET Brought forward from 1948 $75.00 No Expenditure—Balance carried forward to 1950 $75.00 HYDRANT RENTALS—KING STREET AND CHIEF JUSTICE CUSHING HIGHWAY Brought forward from 1948 $193.75 No Expenditure—Balance carried forward to 1950 $193.75 HYDRANT RENTALS—FIVE HYDRANTS Brought forward from 1948 $375.00 Expenditure : Cohasset Water Company—service $125.00 Balance carried forward to 1950 250.00 $375.00 HYDRANT RELOCATION—BEECHWOOD STREET Appropriation $200.00 Expenditure: Cohasset Water Company—services $200.00 INSPECTION OF WIRES Appropriation $1,011.00 Expenditures : Inspector—Herbert Williams Sr.,salary $811.00 Travel Allowance 100.00 Postage 10.00 Voltage Tester 15.44 $936.44 Balance to Revenue 74.56 $1,011.00 76 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SEALING OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Appropriation $651.32 Expenditures : Sealer—Alfred W.Pratt,Salary $341.54 Travel Allo^'ance 80.00 Storage of Tank 10.00 Telephone—Alfred W.Pratt's residence 36.24 Insurance on Equipment 56.G3 Supplies and Equipment 42.46 $5G6.87 Balance to Revenue 84.45 $651.32 INSECT PEST EXTERMINATION—MOTH SUPPRESSION Appropriation $5,588.00 Expenditures : Superintendent—Roscoe G.Pratt, Salary $2,080.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)2,308.80 $4,388.80 Insecticide 283.23 Hardware and Tools 155.41 Maintenance of Trucks: Repairs $53.05 Gasoline,Oil,Anti-f reeze .136.31 Tires,Tubes,and Chains .99.68 Registration fee 2.00 Insurance 37.73 328 77 Rent of Garage 84.00 Electric service 25.55 Employers Liability Insurance 166.60 Hose—300 feet,^/^-in.High Pressure Hose 155.00 $5,587.36 Balance to Revenue .64 $5,588.00 MOTH SUPPRESSION—PURCHASE OF SPRAYER MACHINE Brought forward from 1948 $30.00 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12,1949,Article 39 $30.00 77 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TREE WARDEN—SALARY Appropriation $632.50 Expenditure:^^««^« Roscoe G.Pratt,Tree Warden $632.50 TREE WARDEN—EXPENSES Appropriation $4,638.80 Transfer from Reserve Fund 167.75 $4,806.55 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)..$2,988.15 Telephone—Roscoe G.Pratt's residence 72.50 Hardware and Tools 508.01 Maintenance of Trucks: Repairs and Equipment...$281.86 Tires,Tubes,and Chains ,42.85 Batteries 98.80 Registration fees 4.00 Gasoline,Oil,and Anti-freeze 234.29 Insurance 135.53 797.33 Rent of Garage 60.00 Insecticide 43.79 Employers Liability Insurance 166.60 Electrical repairs 125.79 Tree Food 8.01 Lumber 19.24 Expenses at Meetings 15.00 Dues —Mass.Tree Wardens and Forest- ers'Association 2.00 $4,806.42 Balance to Overlay and Surplus .13 $4,806.55 TREE WARDEN SPECIAI^-CLEARING TREES FOR FIRE ALARM Appropriation $620.52 Expenditures : Superintendent—Roscoe G.Pratt, services $144.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)424.00 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil.and Anti-freeze $39.60 Repairs 12.85 52.45 $620.45 78 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Balance to Revenue .07 $620.52 TREE WARDEN—PURCHASE MALL POWER CHAIN SAW Brought forward from 1948 $7.80 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12, 1949,Article 39 $7^80 FOREST FIRES Appropriation *$1,432.00 Expenditures : Forest Warden—Joseph L.Oliver,Salary $150.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)600.00 Forest Fire Patrol: Joseph L.Oliver,services $135.00 Charles R.Stover,services 22.00 157.00 Expenses at Meetings 7.75 Maintenance of Truck: Repairs $115.40 Gasoline,Oil,and Anti-freeze 83.53 Insurance 4.41 203.34 1—Kenco Pump No.P-109-A 71.53 Repairs to Pump 52.95 Equipment and Supplies 88.23 Hose 97.85 $1,428.65 Balance to Revenue 3.35 $1,432.00 BOUNTIES Appropriation $50.00 Expenditures : Seals (4)$20.00 Balance to Revenue 30.00 $50.00 SHELL FISH CULTIVATION Brought forward from 1948 $400.00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts—Grant 250.00 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)....$100.00 Seed Clams (49%bushels)173.25 $273.25 79 $650.00 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Balance carried forward to 1950 376.75 $650.00 BOARD OF HEALTH GENERAL—SALARIES Appropriation $819.72 Expenditures : N.M.Hurwitz $273.24 Frederick W.Sullivan -273.24 Edward E.Tower 273.24 S819.72 BOARD OF HEALTH GENERAL—EXPENSES Appropriation $2,448.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 410.50 Expenditures : Stationery and Postage $10.29 Printing and Advertising 22.50 Telephones : N.W.Hurwitz,residence $48.00 Frederick W.Sullivan,- residence 36.00 Edward E.Tower, residence 36.00 120.00 $2,858.50 Travel Allowances 175.00 Contagious Diseases—Hospitals 1,435.50 Storing Serum 25.00 Vital Statistics: Births $8.50 Deaths 11.00 Baby Clinic: Stewart H.Clifford,M.D., Services $420.00 John P.Hubbell,Jr.,M.D., 19.50 Services 420.00 Supplies 20.43 Laundry 20.00 880.43 12.83 92.56 48.00 Disinfectants Immunization Clinic Storage of Equipment Supplies 2.50 Balance to Overlay Surplus $2,844.11 14.39 ^ $2,858.50 80 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAI^BRAINTREE,MASS. Appropriation from Revenue $5,3'61.27 Expenditure : Treasurer of Norfolk County $5,361.27 INSPECTION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN DENTAL DISPENSARY Appropriation $1,486.20 Expenditures : Dentist—William G.Matteson Jr.,Salary $1,366.20 Dental Supplies 94.85 $1,461.05 Balance to Revenue 25.15 $1,486.20 DISTRICT NURSE AND NURSING SERVICES Appropriation $1,900.00 Expenditure : Cohasset Social Service League,Inc., services $1,900.00 OXYGEN AND AMBULANCE SUPPLIES Appropriation $250.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 115.00 $365.00 Expenditures : Oxygen Supplies $169.25 Ambulance Supplies 189.28 $358.53 Balance to Overlay Surplus 6.47 $365.00 INSPECTION OF ANIMALS Appropriation $115.00 Expenditure : Inspector—Darius W.Gilbert,V.S.,Sala ry $115.00 INSPECTION OF ,SLAUGHTERING Appropriation $50.00 Expenditure: Inspector—Darius W.Gilbert,V.S.,Salary $50.00 INSPECTION OF MILK AND VINEGAR Appropriation $260.78 Expenditure: Milk Inspector—Charles E.Frates,Salary $170.78 81 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Telephone—Charles E.Frates'residence 10.00 Travel Allowance 20.00 Stationery Supplies 18.90 Chemical Analysis 21.00 $240.68 Balance to Revenue 20.10 $260.78 REFUSE AND GARBAGE DISPOSALr—TOWN DUMP Appropriation $2,992.20 Expenditures : Superintendent —Charles R.Stoddard, Salary $1,915.68 Vacation Period—Charles J.McAuliffe, services 73.68 Labor (For detail,see end of report)....20.00 Telephone—Charles R.Stoddard's resi- dence 34.91 Equipment 20.82 Maintenance of Truck: Gasoline,Oil,and Anti- freeze $105.24 Repairs 43.60 Insurance 72.60 221.44 Employers Liability Insurance 68.94 Road Improvement—Bull Dozer,Trucks, and Gravel 217.00 Burying Animals 13.50 Repairs to Pump 157.56 Electric Service 19.38 Insurance on Building and Equipment...30.80 Painting Signs 6.25 75 ft.,6 ft.Chain Link Fence installed 175.00 $2,974.96 Balance to Revenue 17.24 $2,992.20 CARE OF BROOKS AND STREAMS,DRAINING OF PONDS, JAMES BROOK,STRAITS POND,CAT DAM,ETC. Appropriation $2,468.27 Expenditures : James Brook and Streams: Labor (For detail,see end of report)$1,048.40 Carol A.Tanger —Care of Gate 102.47 Employers Liability In- surance 61.35 82 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Supplies 3.01 $1,215.23 Straits Pond: Fitzpatrick and Happenny—Care of Gates 204.93 Cat Dam: Thomas S.Brown —Care of Gates $102.47 Mason and Carpenter re- pairs 746.14 848.61 Care of Other Gates and Streams: Spring and Main Street — Frank J.Migliaccio $14.40 Pleasant Street —Coal shed—William E.Tilden 36.00 Treat's Pond —Abraham J,Antoine Jr 36.00 Margin Street —Ellery C. S.Sidney 36.00 Valine's Meadow—Charles R.Jason 27.00 Off Atlantic Avenue —Jo- seph Barrow 50.00 199.40 $2,468.17 Balance to Revenue .10 $2,468.27 ERADICATION OF MOSQUITOES Appropriation $800.00 Expenditure: Commonwealth of Massachusetts—^State Reclamation Board $800.00 JAMES BROOK—INVESTIGATE SEWAGE CONDITION Appropriation $3,000.00 No Expenditure,Balance carried forward to 1950 $3,000.00 HIGHWAYS GENERAL—SALARY Appropriation $3,400.00 Expenditure : Highway Surveyor—William T.Barnes $3,400.00 HIGHWAYS GENERAL—MAINTENANCE INCLUDING TARRING STREETS Appropriation $30,250.00 Expenditures: Pay Rolls:(For detail,see end of report) 83 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Labor $9,667.00 Trucks 2,074.00 $11,741.00 Telephone—William T.Barnes'residence 142.85 Broken Stone,Gravel,etc 2,017.82 Equipment and Repairs 1,407.51 Tarvia and Bituminous Concrete: Trimount Bituminous Products: 41,766 gallons Tar $6,487.68 Bradford Weston,Inc. : 258.8 tons Bituminous Concrete 1,361.87 7,849.55 Blasting and Ledge Work 674.10 Rental of Grader and Roller 160.00 Two tons Calcium Chloride 78.00 Floral work for Fountains 16.50 Maintenance of Trucks,Tractor and Roller: Repairs and Equipment....$2,009.99 Gasoline,Oil,and Anti- freeze 1,358.02 Tires,Tubes,and Chains..1,087.38 Batteries 71.60 Insurance 342.04 Registration Fees 12.00 4,881.03 Sand 102.98 Cement,Lime,and Culverts 353.85 Lumber 294.36 Paint and Oil 84.18 Employers Liability Insurance 445.20 $30,248.93 Balance to Revenue 1.07 $30,250.00 HIGHWAYS GENERAI^-CHAPTER 90 GENERAL LAWS Appropriation $10,000.00 Brought forward from 1948 20,000.00 $30,000.00 Expenditures : Border Street Construction: William P.Capone—Contractor's con- tract $26,836.35 William P.Capone—Replacing hedge and fence 382.61 William P.Capone—Extra—Sidewalk Construction 382.80 Paint and Oil 40.17 Rail Posts 68.25 84 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Frames and Grates 126.00 $27,836.18 Carried forward to 1950 2,163.82 $30,000.00 HIGHWAYS—GULF MILL BRIDGE REPAIRS Brought forward from 1948 $642.52 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by- vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12,1949,Article 39 $642.52 HIGHWAYS—SIDEWALK AT SOUTH MAIN STREET Appropriation $1,000.00 Expenditure : Louis C.Bailey—Construction Contract $895.57 Balance carried forward to 1950 104.43 $1,000.00 HIGHWAYS—SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL,SANDING STREETS Appropriation $10,500.00 Expenditures : Pay Rolls:(For detail,see end of report) Labor $2,964.10 Trucks and Tractors 2,652.00 $5,616.10 Tools and Equipment 582.80 Sand 391.35 Rock ,Salt 144.00 New Plows 1,157.00 Repairs to Plows 462.29 Employers Liability Insurance 421.20 Maintenance of Trucks and Tractor: Repairs $897.02 Gasoline,Oil,and Anti- freeze 326.35 Tires,Tubes,and Chains 46.65 Insurance 449.41 1,719.43 $10,494.17 Balance to Revenue 5.83 $10,500.00 HIGHWAYS—REMOVAL OF SNOW EQUIPMENT Brought forward from 1948 $60.50 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12, 1949,Article 39 $60.50 85 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 HIGHWAYS—STREET LIGHTING Appropriation $10,040.00 Expenditures : Brockton Edison Co.—For Street Light- ing including 426—100 Cp.,21—250 Cp.,28—600 Semi-Orna,2—600 Cp. White Way,3—250 Cp.Semi-Orna, 4_300 Watt (Floodlights),3—400 Cp. Semi-Orna,5—75 Watts $9,678.70 Beacons—Corners of Route 3A-Sohier and Beechwood Street 48.00 $9,726.70 Balance to Revenue 313.30 $10,040.00 HIGHWAYS-^STREET LIGHT—BANCROFT ROAD Appropriation $75.00 Expenditure: Brockton Edison Co.—Light service $3.03 Balance carried forw^ard to 1950 71.97 $75.00 HIGHWAYS—STREET SIGNS,FOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAYS UNDER SELECTMEN Appropriation $600.00 Expenditures : Signs : Repairs $209.35 New Signs 33.00 $242.35 Balance to Revenue 357.65 $600.00 HIGHWAYS—STREET PAINTING Appropriation $1,075.00 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of Report)..$126.00 Paint 32.70 Supplies 15.85 Gasoline and Oil 2.33 $176.88 Balance to Revenue 898.12 $1,075.00 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR MAINTENANCE Appropriation $3,239.93 86 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Expenditures : Harbor Master —Edward J.Antoine, Salary $136.62 Assistant Harbor Master —Bernard J. Salvador,Salary 68.31 Labor (For detail,see end of report)....1,334.40 Equipment and Supplies 241.59 Repairs to Equipment 176.54 Barrels 84.12 Lumber 30.44 Paint 99.71 .Employers Liability Insurance 80.40 Use of Wrecker 17.00 Printing and Advertising 31.00 $2,300.13 Balance to Revenue 939.80 $3,239.93 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR DREDGING Brought forward from 1948 $15,000.00 No Expenditure,Balance carried forward to 1950 $15,000.00 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FLOAT Appropriation „$1,800.00 Expenditure: 1 —40 ft.x 18 ft.Float and Gangway complete $975.00 Balance carried forward to 1950 825.00 $1,800.00 HIGHWAYS—HARBOR—REPAIRS TO RETAINING WALL NEAR FIRE STATION Appropriation $1,500.00 Expenditure : Trucking and Fill $272.00 Labor—Warren W.Jones,services 20.00 William P.Capone —Construction of Wall and Fill 952.20 $1,244.20 Balance carried forward to 1950 255.80 $1,500.00 PUBLIC WELFARE—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—SALARIES Appropriation $1,465.00 87 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Expenditures : Ira B.P.Stoughton $825.68 Darius W.Gilbert 319.66 Everett W.Wheelwright 248.28 Charles L.Stegmaier 71.38 $1,465.00 PUBLIC WELFARE—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION—EXPENSES Appropriation $349.50 Expenditures: Salaries: Welfare Agent—Mary E. Oliver $194.42 Clerk—Charles A.Marks 12.96 $207.38 Stationery and Postage 71.69 Travel Expenses 46.36 1949 Social Service Index 10.50 Dues: Mass.Association of Relief Officers $2.00 Mass.Conference of Social Work 3.00 5.00 $340.93 Balance to Revenue 8.57 $349.50 PUBLIC WELFARE—ASSISTANCE Appropriation $9,000.00 Refund 38.25 $9,038.25 Expenditures : Groceries and Provisions $1,219.86 Fuel and Oil 99.92 Board and Care 58.90 Medicine and Medical Attendance ..'728.91 Cash Grants to Individuals 3,106.90 Relief: State $873.91 Towns 1,519.63 2,393.54 Shoes and Clothing 38.37 Rents 73.77 Lights 11.86 $7,732.03 88 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Balance to Revenue 1,306.22 $9,038.25 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE—ADMINISTRATION Appropriation $2,050.00 Receipts from Federal Government 1,455.71 Expenditures : Welfare Agent—Mary E.Oliver—Sal- ary $1,944.40 Stationery and Postage and Supplies ...70.60 Travel Expenses 61.57 Office Equipment 164.95 Maintenance service of Adding Machine 13.50 Entry Fee—Clerk of Norfolk Superior Court 3.00 $3,505.71 $2,258.02 Balance to Revenue 1,247.69 $3,505.71 OLD AGE ASSISTANCE—ASSISTANCE Appropriation $27,500.00 Receipts from Federal Government 16,937.91 Refund 37.10 Expenditures : Cash Grants to Individuals $41,800.49 Relief: Cities $83.10 Towns 64.99 148.09 $44,475.01 $41,948.58 Balance to Revenue 2,526.43 $44,475.01 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN—ADMINISTRATION Appropriation $378.00 Brought forward from 1948 172.35 Receipts from Federal Government 529.87 $1,080.22 Expenditures: Welfare Agent—Mary E.Oliver,Salary $389.18 Travel Expenses 25.08 $414.26 89 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Balance to Revenue 378.00 Carried forward to 1950 287.96 $1,080.22 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN—ASSISTANCE Brought forward from 1948 $330.45 Appropriation 14,500.00 Receipts from Federal Government 4,661.30 $19,491.75 Expenditure: Cash Grants to Individuals $15,750.72 Balance to Revenue 3,428.93 Carried forward to 1950 312.10 $19,491.75 SOLDIERS'BENEFITS—ADMINISTRATION Appropriation $1,249.60 Expenditures : Director —Edward A.Mulvey,Salary....$540.00 Clerk—Marguerite Barrett,Salary 561.60 Stationery and Postage "10.59 Telephone —Edward A.Mulvey's resi- dence 48.00 Travel Expenses 12.60 $1,172.79 Balance to Revenue 76.81 $1,249.60 SOLDIERS'BENEFITS—ASSISTANCE Appropriation $6,850.00 Refund 3.00 $6,853.00 Expenditures : Cash Grants to Individuals $4,505.75 Fuel 98.40 Groceries and Provisions 252.64 Medicine and Medical Attendance 6.68 Funeral 148.00 Burial Agent Fees 2.00 Shoes and Clothing 26.79 $5,040.26 Balance to Revenue 1,812.74 $6,853.00 90 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES SCHOOLS—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Appropriation $144,265.29 Dog Fund—Voted by Town 872.30 $145,137.59 Expenditures : School Committee: Travel Expenses $17.65 Advertising 7.20 Dues —Mass.Ass'n of School Committees ....10.00 The National Education Ass'n Year Book 4.16 $39.01 General : Superintendent—William Ripley,Jr.,Salary $2,600.00 Clerical Services — Mary M.Mulvey,Salary 1,562.66 Attendance Officer —Hec- tor J.Pelletier,Salary...100.00 Printing,Stationery,and Postage 438.65 Travel Expenses 196.83 Superintendent Expenses..34.75 4,932.89 Telephones : Osgood School —Cohasset 4-0290 $153.80 Ripley Road School —Co- hasset 4-0540 96.34 William Ripley,Jr's.resi- dence,Coh.4-0232 (re- imbursed to the Town)37.65 John S.Sladen's residence —Coh.4-0633-W (reim- bursed to the Town)...9.82 297.61 Teachers'Salaries:(For detail,see end of report) High $31,655.00 Elementary 55,639.34 87,294.34 Text and Reference Books: High $924.20 Elementary 1,061.20 1,985.40 Supplies : High $3,845.22 Elementary 3,576.71 7,421.93 Libraries 18.70 Transportation:(For payrolls,see end of report) 91 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 High $3,456.03 Elementary 7,055.22 10,511.25 Janitor Services:(For detail,see end of report) High $1,532.30 Elementary 5,468.35 Lights : High $519.37 Elementary 1,231.38 Fuel: High $1,365.68 Elementary 2,950.55 Repairs : High $1,406.36 Elementary 8,685.91 Janitor Supplies: High $341.76 Elementary 788.58 Grounds: High :$67.82 Elementary 547.43 7,000.65 1,750.75 4,316.23 10,092.27 1,130.34 615.25 Furniture: High $380.72 Elementary 441.86 822.58 New Equipment 1,238.62 Diplomas and Graduation Exercises 171.50 Insurance 1,697.66 Employers Liability Insurance 78.39 Cartage 20.00 Health:(For payroll,see end of report)2,751.10 Tuition—Trade Schools—Vocational 929.62 $145,116.09 Balance to Revenue 21.50 $145,137.59 SCHOOLS—LUNCHES Appropriation $12,367.00 Receipts from Federal Government 2,521.30 $14,888.30 Expenditures : Salaries (For detail,see end of report)$3,880.50 92 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Lunch supplies 10,998.97 $14,879.47 Balance to Revenue 8.83 $14,888.30 SCHOOLS—OUT OF STATE TRAVEL Appropriation $100.00 Expenditure : Travel Expenses $99.78 Balance to Revenue .22 $100.00 SCHOOLS —ADVANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLAN PREPARATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Brought forward from 1948 $4,376.65 Received from Federal Government 8,600.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 49.20 $13,025.85 Expenditures : Edgar T.P.Walker,Architect—Profes- sional Architectural services $12,484.35 Advertising 49.20 Raymond Concrete Pipe Co.—Making 6 Earth Borings and 10 Trials 492.30 $13,025.85 SCHOOLS—OSGOOD SCHOOL REPAIRS,AND IMPROVEMENTS Appropriation $2,880.00 Expenditures : Repairs : Plumbing $1,132.99 Mason 213.50 Carpenter 250.36 Electrical 38.91 Sprinkler 562.00 Painting 245.00 Roof 360.00 Furniture 71.15 $2,873.91 Balance carried forward to 1950 .6.09 $2,880.00 93 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SCHOOLS—RIPLEY ROAD SCHOOL AUDITORIUM SEATS Brought forward from 1948 $1.11 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12, 1949,Article 39 $1.11 SCHOOLS—RIPLEY ROAD SCHOOL ADDITION Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency at Special Town Meeting,November 21,1949 $6,266.00 Expenditures : Lewis W.Perkins—Engineering services $35.24 Edgar T.P.Walker—Architect services 2,000.00 $2,035.24 Balance carried forward to 1950 4,230.76 $6,266.00 SCHOOLS—RIPLEY ROAD SCHOOL HEATING AND VENTILATING Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency at Special Tov/n Meeting,November 21,1949 $22,000.00 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 _$22,000.00 SCHOOLS—CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency at Special Town Meeting,November 21,1949 $3,000.00 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 $3,000.00 LIBRARIES—GENERAL MAINTENANCE Appropriation $10,200.00 Expenditures : Paul Pratt Memorial Library: Rev.Fred V.Stanley, Treasurer $9,490.89 Telephone—Paul Pratt Memorial Library 61.84 Telephone—Beechwood Branch Library 47.27 $9,600.00 Nantasket Library: Arthur L.Clark,Treasurer 600.00 $10,200.00 RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED TOWN COMMONS AND PARKS—GENERAL Appropriation $2,294.00 Interest received from Robert Charles Billings Fund...23.00 Interest received from Billings-Pratt Fund 20.00 $2,337.00 94 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Expenditures : Town Commons: Labor (For detail,see end of report)$1,272.00 Employers Liability Insur- ance 25.12 Equipment and Supplies..44.99 Gasoline and Oil for Power Mowers 12.50 Repairs to Mowers 90.31 Plumbing repairs at Pond 13.00 $1,457.92 Small Parks: Labor (For detail,see end of report)$864.00 Repairs to Mowers 6.50 870.50 Billings-Pratt Park: Mowing Grass—Samuel J.Scott, services 7.00 $2,335.42 Balance to Revenue 1.58 $2,337.00 BEECHWOOD BALL FIELD Appropriation $420.00 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)....$356.50 Carpenter repairs 16.39 Plumbing repairs 21.15 Employers Liability Insurance 7.00 $401.04 Balance to Revenue 18.96 $420.00 TOWN COMMON POND EDITH M.BATES TRUST FUND INCOME Brought forward from 1948 $2.99 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 $2.99 WHEELWRIGHT PARK TRUST FUND INCOME Brought forward from 1948 $265.93 Interest received during 1949 300.00 $565.93 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)..$182.20 95 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Hardware supplies 10.10 $192.30 Balance carried forward to 1950 373.63 $565.93 WADLEIGH PARK TRUST FUND INCOME Brought forward from 1948 $158.51 Interest received during 1949 100.00 $258.51 Expenditure : Mowing Grass—Samuel J.Scott,services $64.50 Balance carried forward to 1950 194.01 $258.51 PERKINS'CEMETERY TRUST FUND INCOME Brought forward from 1948 $18.59 Transferred from Fund 166.84 $185.43 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)...$14.00 Mowing Grass—Samuel J.Scott,services 146.50 Water service 9.27 Plumbing service «7.00 $176.77 Balance carried forward to 1950 8.66 $185.43 CEDAR STREET CEMETERY TRUST FUND INCOME PERPETUAL CARE Brought forward from 1948 $1.46 No Expenditure,Balance carried forward to 1950 $1.46 MILLIKEN FIELD—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $1,527.00 Expenditures : Superintendent—Joseph M.Sullivan, Salary $250.00 Labor (For detail,see end of report)....774.00 Employers Liability Insurance 25.13 Repairs to Mowers 47.00 Gasoline and Oil for Mowers 8.67 Supplies and Equipment 115.73 96 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Trucking Rotten Rock and Kelp 67.00 Plumbing repairs 93.22 Tennis Court expenses 56.00 $1,436.75 Balance to Revenue 90.25 $1,527.00 MILLIKEN FIELD—IMPROVEMENT Brought forward from 1948 $1,308.52 Transfer from Arthur N.Milliken Recreation Fund 1,673.13 Appropriation 1,300.00 Expenditures : Charles W.Frates—Mason Contract $2,990.00 Repairs to Bleachers 71.30 Plumbing repairs at Field House 653.73 Carpenter repairs at Field House 182.37 $4,281.65 :..$3,897.40 Balance to Revenue 384.25 $4,281.65 DAMAGE TO PERSONS AND PERSONAL PROPERTY AND INDEMNIFICATION Appropriation $500.00 No Expenditure,Balance to Revenue.......$500.00 BLACK ROCK BEACH IMPROVEMENT Brought forward from 1948 $15.00 Transferred to Excess and Deficiency,by vote at Annual Town Meeting,March 12, 1949,Article 39 $15.00 NORTH COHASSET PLAYGROUND CONSTRUCTION Brought forward from 1948 $287.00 No Expenditure,Balance carried forward to 1950 $287.00 MEMORIAL DAY AND OTHER LEGAL HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS Appropriation .....^^$750.00 Expenditures:I;v Memorial Day: Band .Services $275.00 Collations 96.94 Wreaths and Flower Dec- orations .136.00 Postage and Printing 33.00 -.$540.94 97 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Christmas Celebration: Labor (For detail,see end of report)$108.00 Electrical Supplies 65.56 Electric service 32.00 205.56 $746.50 Balance to Revenue 3.50 $750.00 TOWN HISTORY COMMITTEE EXPENSES Brought forward from 1948 $894.25 Expenditures : Bertram J.Pratt,services preparing Chapter $100.00 Stationery supplies 8.00 $108.00 Balance carried forward to 1950 786.25 $894.25 TOWN REPORTS Appropriation $1,400.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 22.85 $1,422.85 Expenditures : Printing 1200 Town Reports—Sanderson Bros $1,380.80 Delivering Town Reports 34.00 Advertising and Postage 6.25 Travel Expenses 1.80 $1,422.85 TOWN CLOCK Appropriation $157.00 Expenditures : Care of Town Clock—Nelson C.Pratt, services $70.20 Employers'Liability Insurance 5.10 $75.30 Balance to Revenue 81.70 $157.00 98 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN FLAG Appropriation $345.00 Expenditures : Care of Town Flag—Nelson C.Pratt, services $238.92 Installing new Halyards 40.80 $279.72 Balance to Revenue 65.28 $345.00 UNCLASSIFIED ITEMS Appropriation $50.00 Expenditure: Loss Constant Insurance $5.00 Cover for Waterhole 6.00 $11.00 Balance to Revenue 39.00 $50.00 ENTERPRISES AND CEMETERIES PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES NORTH COHASSET POST OFFICE BUILDING AND FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING Appropriation $657.00 Expenditures : Repairs $369.39 Janitor Supplies 6.00 Insurance 157.30 Water service 13.20 $545.89 Balance to Revenue 111.11 $657.00 BATES BUILDING Appropriation $387.50 Expenditures : Repairs $189.95 Insurance 32.00 Fuel 26.60 $248.55 Balance to Revenue 138.95 $387.50 99 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 MUNICIPAL GARAGE Appropriation $225.00 Expenditures : Light service $26.79 Insurance 47.50 $74.29 Balance to Revenue 150.71 $225.00 BEECHWOOD SCHOOL BUILDING Appropriation $45.00 Expenditure : Insurance $12.20 Balance to Revenue 32.80 $45.00 GOVERNMENT ISLAND REAL ESTATE Brought forward from 1948 $60.39 Appropriation 1,487.50 $1,547.89 Expenditures : Labor (For detail,see end of report)....$88.00 Insurance 141.90 Repairs 804.85 Use of Wrecker 15.00 Road Improvement 125.00 Beach Improvement 165.00 $1,339.75 Balance to Revenue 208.14 $1,547.89 GUILD HALL BUILDING Appropriation $743.00 Expenditures: Repairs $212.45 Janitor supplies 21.13 Fuel 325.04 Water service 23.00 $581.62 Balance to Revenue 161.38 $743.00 100 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 PARKING PLACE MAINTENANCE Appropriation $5.00 Expenditure : N.Y.,N.H.&H,R,R.Co.—Rent 1 year $5.00 COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION OF WATER SYSTEM Brought forward from 1948 $3,031.30 Expenditures: Clerical services—Margaret A.Diviney $8.00 Engineering services — Metcalf &Eddy $1,961.98 Engineering services — Lewis W.Perkins 110.79—2,072.77 Advertising 12.00 Stationery and Postage 17.50 C.P.A.Professional services—C.Carter Billins 335.00 Copies of Takings,Plans and Deeds 37.42 $2,482.69 Balance carried forward to 1950 548.61 $3,031.30 VETERANS'HOUSING PROJECT—POND STREET Brought forward from 1948 .$10,374.07 Expenditures: Registry of Deeds—Copies of deeds $9.93 Advertising 16.30 Engineering services—Lewis W.Perkins 409.31 Road Construction 9,859.59 $10,295.13 Balance carried forward to 1950 78.94 $10,374.07 VETERANS'HOUSING PROJECT—INSTALLATION OF WATER SYSTEM Appropriation $13,000.00 Expenditures: Engineering services—Lewis W.Perkins $39.00 Installation of Water Mains 5,100.00 Water Main Pipe 4,096.74 Water Main Fittings 1,438.37 Hydrants (4)440.00 Hydrant Service—Cohasset Water Co 150.00 Plumbing Supplies 168.12 101 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Plumbing Repairs 13.75 $11,445.98 Balance carried forward to 1950 1,554.02 $13,000.00 RETIREMENT FUND—TO COUNTY SYSTEM Appropriation $2,332.85 Expenditure : Treasurer —Norfolk County Retirement Board $2,332.85 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES—BONUS Appropriation $8,724.80 Expenditures : Selectmen : Charles A.Marks $57.50 Town Accountant: Malcolm H.Stevens 310.00 Town Treasurer: Maurice R.Noonan 270.00 Tax Collector: John H.Winters,Jr 240.00 Assessors : Charles A.Marks 172.50 Town Clerk: William H.Morris 133.85 Town Hall: Alfred M.Silvia 250.00 Police Department: Hector J.Pelletier $360.00 Benjamin F.Curley 310.00 James M.Sullivan 270.00 John J.Roonev 270.00 Thomas B.Kane 270.00 Louis J.Simeone 270.00 Randolph F.Feola 252.50 Rosalie Conte 156.00 2,158.50 Fire Department: Joseph L.Oliver $315.00 Frederick N.Edwards 250.00 Edward B.Matthewson ....270.00 Cornelius J.O'Brien 290.00 Charles C.Philbrook 270.00 Ellerv C.S.Sidney 270.00 Walter C.Wheelwright,Jr.250.00 Thomas W.Hernan,Jr 250.00 Charles Piepenbrink 250.00 2,415.00 102 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Fire Alarm: Herbert Williams,Sr 175.00 Wire Inspector: Herbert Williams,Sr 81.10 Moth Suppression: Roscoe G.Pratt 208.00 Refuse and Garbage Disposal—Town Dump: Charles R.Stoddard 195.25 Highways,General—Salary : William T.Barnes 340.00 Public Welfare Expense: Mary E.Oliver 23.00 Old Age Assistance Administration: Mary E.Oliver 195.00 Aid to Dependent Children: Mary E.Oliver 34.80 School Department: Mary M.Mulvey $176.80 Fannie James 132.00 Abraham J.Antoine,Jr 234.00 William H.McArthur 260.00 John S.Sladen 280.80 1,083.60 School Lunches: Lillian Enos $126.70 Mary Enos 163.00 Mary Migliaccio 92.00 381.70 $8,724.80 WATER DEPARTMENT—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $11,000.00 Expenditures : Administration : Office Equipment $579.80 Surety Bond 75.00 Postage and Printing 220.75 $875.55 Workman's Public Liability Insurance...363.50 Equipment 294.74 Pipe Fittings 271.48 Pipe 220.18 Hydrants (2—No.90)271.60 Paint 266.00 $2,563.05 Balance to Revenue 8,436.95 $11,000.00 103 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 PURCHASE OF LAND—SO CALLED DEPOT COURT,ETC. Appropriated from Excess and Deficiency at Special Town Meeting,November 21,1949 $10,000.00 No Expenditure,carried forward to 1950 $10,000.00 CEMETERIES—MAINTENANCE Appropriation $2,531.00 Expenditures: Superintendent—Charles E.Henry, services ..$l,808.o2 Labor (For detail,see end of report)224.00 Telephone—Charles E.Henry's residence 53.68 Electric service ...,..,......,.....,....,9.52 Repairs to Mowers 41.75 Stationery and Postage 14.67 Tools and Equipment :....".,36.36 Gasoline and Oil for Mowers 7.00 Loam :36.00 Employers Liability Insurance 24.80 Plumbing repairs ;8.95 Lawn Seed and Fertilizer '::•.:•.:,:.:.40.40 Travel Expense 3.26 Repairs to Town Receiving Tomb 59.97 $2,368.88 Balance to Revenue 162.12 $2,531.00 CEMETERIES—VETERANS'GRAVES Appropriation ....;..:....^.................$705.00 Expenditures : 'Cohasset Central Cemetery: Philip L.Towle,Treasurer $375.00 Woodside Cemetery: George T.Bowser,services 70.00 Beechwood Cemetery: Warren W.Jones,services $256.00 Supplies 2.50 258.50 $703.50 Balance to Revenue 1.50 $705.00 IMPROVEMENT EMBELLISHMENT AND ENLARGEMENT OF WOODSIDE CEMETERY Brought forward from 1948 $114.53 No expenditure.Carried forward to 1950 $114.53 104 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 CEMETERY—PERPETUAL CARE OF WOODSIDE CEMETERY Interest Received from Perpetual Care Funds $152.28 Expenditure: Charles E.Henry,services $152.88 INTEREST AND MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS INTEREST ON LOANS IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE Appropriation $100.00 No Expenditure,Balance to Revenue $100.00 LAND COURT PROCEEDING EXPENSES COHASSET HARBOR Brought forward from 1948 $325.00 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 $325.00 LAND COURT PROCEEDING EXPENSES KING STREET Brought forward from 1948 $200.00 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 $200.00 LAND COURT PROCEEDING EXPENSES BEECHWOOD SCHOOL Brought forward from 1948 $200.00 No Expenditure,Carried forward to 1950 $200.00 .UNPAID BILLS FOR 1948 Appropriation $2,996.34 Expenditures : Tree Warden Expenses: Lumber $23.35 Eouipment 29.06 $52.41 Oxygen and Ambulance Supplies: Oxygen Regulators (2)....$84.00 Refilling Inhalators 8.25 92.25 Refuse and Garbage Disposal—Town Dump: Gasoline and Oil 10.52 Memorial Day,Other Legal Holidays and Celebrations: Trucking Platforms 5.00 Schools—Plans for a New High School Building : .Engineering Services $104.84 Blue Printing 253.80 358.64 Schools—General Maintenance : Telephone 24.99 105 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Supplies : High $107.22 Elementary 205.70 312.92 Text and Reference Books: Elementary 31.38 Transportation : High $191.47 Elementary 62.45 Lights : High $210.06 Elementary 105.04 253.92 315.10 Health 3.98 Fuel: High $60.76 Elementary 83.71 Repairs : High $362.31 Elementary 640.12 144.47 1,002.43 Janitor's Supplies Elementary 17.05 Cartage 20.00 Tuition—Trade Schools—Vocational 351.28 2,477.52 $2,996.34 TEMPORARY LOANS—ANTICIPATING BOND ISSUES Received from Second National Bank of Boston $367,000.00 Expenditure : Greenwich Water System,Inc.,Part payment purchase of Cohasset Water Company $261,390.80 Balance carried forward to 1950 105,609.20 $367,000.00 AGENCY Appropriation,State and County Taxes: State: State Parks and Reservations $691.95 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 326.69 Nantasket Beach Maintenance 168.67 County : County Tax $16,122.91 County Treasurer—Dog Licenses 1,051.80 106 $1,187.31 17,174.71 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Deductions : Federal Withheld Taxes $14,974.77 Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2,965.78 Retirement 4,985.18 22,925.73 Liquor License Application Advertising 63.00 Veterans'Housing Project—Recordings,etc 39.72 Total Agency .^$41,390.47 TRUSTS Cemetery (Woodside)Perpetual Care $575.00 Schools—^Scholarship (Nichols'Fund)65.00 Levi T.Lincoln,Treasurer—Beech wood Cemetery: Interest on Williams'Lot $1.50 Transfer on John Pratt Lot 10.00 11.50 Total Trusts $651.50 REFUNDS Poll Taxes: 1949 $2.00 Personal Taxes: 1948 53.62 Real Estate: 1947 $532.00 1948 908.12 1949 997.42 2,437.54 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: 1948 $66.09 1949 353.89 419.98 Overpayment—1949 Personal Tax 20.09 Veterans'Project—^Sale of Real Estate 560.00 Liquor License Application Advertising 3.00 Sunday Amusement Licenses 6.00 Revolver License—Revoked .50 Adjusted Pay Roll Check .20 $3,502.93 TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR 1949...$879,081.30 RESERVE FUND Appropriation $19,000.00 Transfers made to the following Accounts : Account lA—Advisory Committee $188.60 107 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Account 10—Elections,Registrations, and Town Meetings 162.87 Account 11—Town Hall 500.00 Account 18 —Tree Warden Expenses ....167.75 Account 20—Board of Health,General—Expenses 410.50 Account 21B —Oxygen and Ambulance Supplies 115.00 Account 33C —Schools —Advance for the purpose of plan preparation for con- struction of a High School Building....49.20 Account 40—Town Reports 22.85 $1,616.77 Balance to Reserve Fund—Overlay Surplus 17,383.23 $19,000.00 108 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 o —o o o o 00 >0 p p CN Ov v6 SO o o cs >o 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i«i c £^^J (U JJ ^: o <^ =)H^ Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Trust Funds in Custody of Town Treasurer as of January 1,1950 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS Arthur N.Milliken Recreation Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $1,706.75 Dividends earned in 1949 17.56 $1,724.31 Received by Town in 1949 and credited to Milliken Field Improvement Ac- count 1,673.13 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 $51.18 Robert Charles Billings Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $1,150.00 Dividends earned in 1949 ...:23.00 $1,173.00 Received by the Town in 1949 and cred- ited to Town Commons and Parks — General Account 23.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ....$1,150.00 Billings-Pratt Park Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $1,000.00 Dividends earned in 1949 20.00 $1,020.00 Received by the Town in 1949 and cred- ited to Town Commons and Parks — General Account 20.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ....$1,000.00 H.W.Wadleigh Park: On hand,January 1,1949 $5,000.00 Dividends earned in 1949 100.00 $5,100.00 Received by the Town in 1949 and cred- ited to Wadleigh Park Trust Fund Income Account 100.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ....$5,000.00 Wheelwright Park Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $15,000.00 Dividends earned in 1949 300.00 $15,300.00 121 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Received by the Town in 1949 and cred- ited to Wheelwright Park Trust Fund Income Account 300.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ...$15,000.00 Edith M.Bates Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $1,179.23 Dividends earned in 1949 23.70 Balance on hand,January 1,1950...$1,202.93 SCHOOLS Ripley Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $1,255.15 Dividends earned in 1949 25.22 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ....$1,280.37 James W.Nichols School Prize Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 $2,196.35 Dividends earned in 1949 43.49 $2,239.84 Received by the Town in 1949 and cred- ited to James W.Nichols School Prize Fund Trust Fund Income Account 65.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 ....$2,174.84 POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND On hand,January 1,1949 $331.11 Dividends earned in 1950 6.14 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 $337.25 PERPETUAL CARE —CEMETERY LOTS On hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset Savings Bank $7,491.59 Lots added in 1949 : Mrs.Delia Daley—Lot 52 Section E 100.00 Mrs.Margaret Levangie—Lot 143 Sec- tion E 100.00 Dr.A.B.Surhland—Lot 83 Sction F (South)75.00 Estate of Eben James—Lot 9 Section E 100.00 Mrs.Helen M..Studley—Lot 6 Section F 100.00 Mary Silvia—Lot 136 Section A 50.00 Charles E.Frates—Lot 49,Section D...50.00 $8,066.59 122 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Received by the Town and Credited to Cemetery Perpetual Care Trust Fund Income Account 150.74 $7,915.85 Dividends earned during 1949 150.08 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 at Cohasset Savings Bank $8,065.93 On hand January 1,1949 at Rockand Trust Company $102.19 Dividends earned in 1949 1.54 $103.73 Received by the Town and Credited to Cem- etery Perpetual Care Trust Fund Income 1.54 On hand,January 1,1950 at Rockland Trust Company $102.19 BEECHWOOD CEMETERY Thomas and Almira Williams: On hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset Savings Bank $75.00 Dividends earned in 1949 1.50 $76.50 Paid to Levi T.Lincoln,Treasurer,in 1949 1.50 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 at Cohasset Savings Bank $75.00 John Pratt: On hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset Savings Bank $241.13 Dividends earned in 1949 4.84 $245.97 Paid to Levi T.Lincoln,Treasurer,in 1949 10.00 Balance on hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset Savings Bank $235.97 On hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset Sav- CEDAR STREET CEMETERY ings Bank $1,051.01 Dividends earned in 1949 21.12 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 at Cohasset Savings Bank $1,072.13 123 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 NORTH COHASSET CEMETERY Charles A.Perkins Cemetery Fund: On hand,January 1,1949 at Cohasset ^Savings Bank $16,684.36 Dividends earned in 1949 333.68 $17,018.04 Received by the Town and credited to Charles A.Perkins Cemetery Trust Fund Income Account 166.84 Balance on hand,January 1,1950 at Cohasset Savings Bank $16,851.20 124 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 DETAILS FROM PAYROLL 1949 Election Officers Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ahearn,Louise I. Beal,Reginald R. Bowser,Grace W. Browne,Mildred T. Deegan,Charles DeSantos,Nellie E. Enos,Helena F. Grassie,Clarence M. Grassie,Mary N. Jason,Charles R. Jason,Louise S. Jerome,Elizabeth L. Keegan,Mamie F. $11.75 Lapham,Thaxter Z. 21.75 Lincoln,Marietta F. 14.75 Marks,Charles A. 11.75 Marks,Manuel A. 17.75 Migliaccio,Mary D. 11.75 Pratt,Ora H. 16.25 Reed,Ada B. 11.75 Rosano,Anthony J. 13.00 Rose,Alexander 17.75 Silvia,Thomas J. 13.00 Sweeney,Henry E. 17.75 Trott,Rosilla W. 8.50 Fire Department CALL MEN 10.00 11.75 10.00 11.75 11.75 17.75 17.75 11.75 17.75 11.75 27.75 13.00 $360.25 Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Antoine,Abraham J.$170.72 Antoine,Edward J.128.04 Burke,William F.,Capt.155.41 Clark,Arthur L.120.49 Culliney,Thomas F.77.60 Dyment,John 190.12 Emanuello,Anthony R.44.08 Fitzpatrick,Edward J.194.00 Frates,Alfred E.97.00 Frates,Charles W.159.08 Freeman,Austin L.143.56 James,Ezekiel 155.20 James,Rufus A.190.12 Leonard,Richard F.170.72 Lincoln,Jerome C.120.28 Lincoln,Lawrence F.124.16 Malley,Edward P.,Capt.178.69 MacArthur,William H. McAuliffe,William F. McLean,Edwin Oliver,Manuel F. Pagliaro,Stephen Poland,William E. Reddy,Clarence S.,Jr. Salvador,Bernard J. Salvador,Louis J. Silvia,Joseph A. Somerville,Arthur Stevens,Malcolm H. Stover,Charles R. Studley,Ralph R. Wheelwright,Frank S. Williams,Herbert,Jr. 100.88 186.24 97.00 159.08 112.52 162.96 77.60 151.32 73.72 155.20 100.88 178.48 104.76 85.36 100.88 77.60 $4,343.75 RELIEF DRIVERS Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Oliver,Manuel F.$35.00 Stover,Charles R.18.00 $53.00 WATCHERS AFTER FIRES Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Studley,RalphDyment,John MacLean,Edwin $3.00 3.00 6.00 $12.00 125 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 OTHER EMPLOYEES Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Burdick,William $7.00 Emery,John 51.00 $58.00 Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Malley,Edward P.$266.00 Sullivan,Michael J.3.80 McLaughlin,John Mitchell,Fred A. 5.00 194.95 Wheelwright,Everett W., Jr.62.50 $532.25 Insect Pest Extermination —Moth Suppression Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,Donald Almeida,Joseph W. Andrews,Carlton W. Barrows,Antonio D. Barrows,Fred E. Barrows,Richard Bresnahan,James F. Cadose,Foster Davenport,John Eastman,Henry Esposito,Joseph,Jr. Ferreira,Robert Figueiredo,Lawrence Figueiredo,William Froio,Ralph Grassie,Ernest A. Grassie,George L. Grassie,John S. Grassie,Joseph F. Grassie,Patrick Grassie,Stephen J. Hammond,Stanley W. Hernan,Donald Hetue,Harry A. $48.00 Hetue,Harry A.,Jr.8.00 24.00 Humes,Frank 16.00 557.60 Keating,James M.14.40 32.00 Keating,John T.14.40 32.00 Kennedy,Charles H.8.00 7.20 Kholmeyer,George W.32.00 8.00 McLaughlin,John F.20.00 40.00 McLaughlin,William C.16.00 8.00 McNeil,Vincent 7.20 61.60 Meallo,Joseph 25.20 32.00 Nardo,Salvatore 7.20 16.00 Nardo,Vincent 16.00 8.00 Page,Ernest W.8.00 43.20 Pierce,Charles L.36.00 25.20 Pierce,Chester W.24.00 40.00 Ryan,Richard 16.00 124.00 Salvador,Frank A.18.00 40.00 Sargent,Clifton F.555.60 16.00 Sargent,Richard 7.20 24.00 Silvia,Manuel P.32.00 40.00 Sorrentino,Louis 41.20 24.00 Varano,Bruno 32.40 7.20 Wheelwright,John L.80.00 16.00 _ $2,308.80 Tree Warden,General Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Almeida,Joseph W. Andrews,Carlton W. Barrows,Richard Dean,Daniel E. Eastman,Henry R. Ferreira,Albert Figueiredo,Lawrence Figueiredo,William Grassie,Albert E. Grassie,Albert $96.00 Grassie,Ernest A.8.00 810.00 Grassie,George L.16.00 18.00 Grassie,Joseph F.8.00 16.00 Grassie,Stephen J.8.00 84.00 Hammond,Stanley W.16.00 8.00 Hartney Tree Surgeons 454.75 24.00 Henry,Charles E.7.20 84.40 Hernan.Donald C.93.20 14.40 Hetue,Harry A.,Jr.16.00 16.00 Humes,Frank 16.00 126 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 James,William 16.00 Jones,Warren W.16.00 McLaughlin,John L.20.00 Nardo,Salvatore,Jr.16.00 Nardo,Samuel 7.20 Nardo,Vincent 64.00 Page,Ernest W.168.00 Pierce,Charles L.16.00 Pratt,Ida N.16.00 Rooney,Robert N.8.00 Sargent,Clifton F.748.40 Sargent,Edgar S.3.60 Sweeney,Edward J.,Jr.18.00 Wheelwright,John L.57.00 $2,988.15 Tree Warden,Special,Clearing Trees for Fire Alarm Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,Donald F.$20.00 Andrews,Carlton W.112.00 Eastman,Henry R.32.00 Ferreira,Albert 116.00 Figueiredo,William 44.00 Grassie,Joseph F.12.00 Jones,Ashley F.24.00 Sargent,Clifton F.24.00 Sargent,Raymond 40.00 $424.00 Shell Fish Cultivation Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Antoine,Edward J.$12.00 Burrell,Ralph C.6.00 Jason,Charles R.6.00 Malley,Edward P.20.00 Oliver,Robert M.18.00 Stover,James E.12.00 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr.8.00 Salvador,Bernard J.18.00 $100.00 Forest Fires Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslee,Donald $6.00 Andrews,Carlton,Jr.1.00 Andrews,Gilbert 1.00 Antoine,Abraham J.14.00 Barrows,Edward 2.00 Barrows,Robert 1.00 Blanchon,John 4.00 Burke,William F.3.00 Casey,George 4.00 Carpenter,Donald 18.00 Charleston,Richard 4.00 Charleston,Russell 4.00 Davenport,John,Jr.9.00 Edwards,Frederick N.43.00 Faria,Edward 1.00 Figueiredo,Lawrence 3.00 Fitzpatrick,Edward 2.00 Frates,Alfred E.3.00 Frates,Charles W.1.00 Freeman,Austin 3.00 Froio,James 4.00 Haley,George E.2.00 Happenny,Leo J.1.00 Henry,Gordan 3.00 Hernan,Thomas W.,Jr.23.00 Hernan,Robert 6.00 James,Philip 22.00 James,Rufus A.7.00 James,William 13.00 Jenkins,Frederick 2.00 Kelley,William 1.00 Lagrotterio,Carlo 9.00 Lagrotterio,James 10.00 Laugelli,Joseph,Jr.13.00 Laugelli,Peter 7.00 Mathewson,Edward 6.00 Malley,Edward P.7.00 McAuliffe,Charles J.7.00 McLellan,William J.5.00 McPherson,John 16.00 Mitchel,Russell 8.00 O'Brien,Cornelius J.17.00 Oliver,Joseph L.46.00 Pattison,Frank 0.80.00 Philbrook,Charles 4.00 Piepenbrink,Charles 29.00 Piepenbrink,Frederick 1.00 Pina,Joseph 6.00 127 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Reddy,Clarence S.3.00 Stevens,Malcolm H.3.00 Richards,Lvman 1.00 Stoddard,Elmer 8.00 Russell,William,Jr.3.00 Stover,Charles R.11.00 Salvador,Barron 2.00 Studley,Ralph 4.00 Salvador,Bernard J.3.00 Valine,Myles P.22.00 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr .3.00 Wheelwright,Frank 15.00 Salvador,Frank A.3.00 Wheelwright,Walter C, Salvador,Manuel 3.00 Jr.16.00 Sargent,Arthur 1.00 Williams,Herbert 6.00 Sargent,Raymond 7.00 Winsor,Chris 3.00 Silvia,Joseph A.1.00 — $600.00 Refuse and Garbage Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Figueiredo,Lawrence $8.00 Litchfield,Edward 12.00 $20.00 Care of Brooks and Streams,Draining of Ponds Straits Pond,James Brook,Cat Dam,Etc. Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,John $32.00 Lincoln,Lawrence F.4.00 Ainslie,Robert 36.00 McMahon,Clarence R.16.00 Andrews.Carlton W.52.00 Migliaccio,Frank J.28.00 Bates,J.Lewis 16.00 Mitchell,Fred 24.00 Bates,Royal A.172.00 Pierce,Chester L.37.60 Cadose,Foster A.116.00 Pierce,Chester W.40.00 Faria,Edward F.56.00 Richards,Lyman 8.00 Grassie,John S.16.00 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr.14.40 Grassie,Joseph 14.40 Salvador,Frank J.8.00 Grassie,Paul A.56.00 Sargent,Clifton F.5.00 Grassie,Patrick 14.40 Silvia,Joseph M.14.40 Henry,Charles E.12.20 Silvia,Manuel P.60.00 Hernan,Robert 4.00 Stoddard,Charles R.99.20 Jones,Warren W.32.00 Sullivan,George E.24.00 Kennedy,Charles H.14.40 Sulivan,M.Joseph 8.00 Kennedv,John 14.40 — $1,048.40 Highways,General Expenses Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls (LABOR) Ainslie,Donald F.$56.00 Blair,Harry D.56.00 Andrews,Joseph M.240.00 Bufalo,Gaetano 16.00 Babbitt,Cecil 12.00 Casey,George E.24.00 Barnes,John T.316.00 Connery,John 96.00 Barnes,William T.,Jr.284.00 Conte,Vito 408.00 Barrow,Antonio 12.00 Coyne,Philip W.1,252.00 Barrow,Fred E.12.00 Davenport,John J.72.00 Bean,Clarence F.28.00 Davis,Edward N.296.00 128 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Deegan,Charles J.8.00 Dowding,William H.80.00 Downs,Frances 8.00 Eastman,Henry R. . 12.00 Edwards,William 16.00 Enos,William D.16.00 Ferreira,Albert 8.00 Ferreira,Gerald 4.00 Figueiredo,Ralph A.16.00 Figueiredo,Robert 16.00 Figueiredo,William 16.00 Grassie,Ernest A.8.00 Grassie,Paul A.292.00 James,William 8.00 Jason,Kenneth R.24.00 Jones,Ashley F.24.00 Jones,Warren W.228.00 Kelley,Donald L.24.00 Kennedy,John 172.00 Laflamme,H.M.80.00 LeClair,Norman R.120.00 Litchfield,Albert L.4.00 Litchfield,Edward L.912.00 Loverin,George B.80.00 Maree,Robert E.80.00 McAuliffe,Charles 1,372.00 McAuliffe,William F.16.00 McLaughlin,John F.104.00 McLaughlin,William G.8.00 McNeil,Joseph R.16.00 Meallo,Joseph 8.00 Migliaccio,Frank J.8.00 Mitchell,Fred 48.00 Oliver,Robert M.40.00 Pape,Charles F.72.00 Pierce,Charles L.96.00 Pierce,Chester W.48.00 Ritter,Harry H.124.00 Rooney,Robert N.11.00 Salvador,Clarence B.16.00 Sargent,Chester H.8.00 Sestito,Antonio 16.00 Silvia,Joseph M.172.00 Silvia,Manuel P.1,208.00 Sorrento,Louis 36.00 Studley,Ralph R.16.00 Sullivan,Frederick L.104.00 Sweeney,James M.24.00 Tilden,William E.8.00 Tower,Richard B.260.00 Trapp,Kenneth 16.00 Valine,Myles P.8.00 Wilbur,Leonard A.40.00 Williams,Chas.H.,Jr.328.00 $9,667.00 Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Barnes,William T.,Jr. Eastman,Henry R. Feola,H.N. Gonsalves,Peter MacLean,Frank Pape,H.S. Rooney,Robert (TRUCKS) $16.00 240.00 208.00 168.00 192.00 224.00 160.00 Rosano,Joseph W.(Bull- dozer)150.00 Rosano,Joseph 308.00 Rosano,Rocco 104.00 Sestito,V.V.192.00 Varano,Bruno 112.00 $2,074.00 Highways,Snow and Ice Removal,Sanding Streets Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,Alfred Ainslie,Donald F. Andrews,Carlton W. Antoine,Abraham J., Barnes,John T. Brown,Herbert Conroy,Joseph S. Coyne,Philip W. (LABOR) $30.70 Davenport,John J.3.60 74.50 Deegan,Charles J.88.00 45.10 Dowding,William H.62.00 3rd 46.20 Dunn,George 14.40 66.40 Eastman,Henry R.14.40 3.60 Esposito,Joseph 7.20 3.60 Faria,Edward F.10.80 406.80 Ferreira,Gerald 7.20 129 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Fitzpatrick,Edward J. Grassie,George L. Grassie,John S, Happenny,Leo J. Hernan,Donald C. Hernan,Thomas W.,Jr. Higgins,Earl W.,Jr. Higgins,Earl W. Hines,Robert James,Norman F. Jason,Charles R. Jason,Herbert L. Jerome,Thomas L. Jones,Ashley F. Kelley,Donald L. Kennedy,Donald B. Kohlmeyer,George W. Laflamme,H.M. Laugelli,Joseph,Jr. Laugelli,Joseph LeClair,Hadley R. LaRossa,Anthony LaRossa,Joseph LaRossa,Sebastian Luker,Clarence W. Maree,Robert E. McAuliffe,Charles J. McAuliffe,William F. 43.20 McPherson,John W.7.20 8.10 Meallo,Joseph 14.40 14.40 Mitchell,Francis 3.60 27.00 Mitchell,Russell 10.80 7.00 Muncey,Peter 7.20 4.50 Nardo,Joseph 7.20 15.20 Nardo,Samuel 3,60 8.00 Rape,Charles F.73.60 4.00 Rape,Robert S.90.80 4.50 Pierce,Chester L.7.20 8.00 Richards,Lyman 3.60 32.40 Rosano,Anthony J.31.60 18.00 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr.113.40 4.00 Salvador,Frank A.4.00 14.40 Sargent,Raymond 18.00 7.20 Sargent,Richard C.44.20 37.20 Silvia,Harry 14.40 63.20 Silvia,Manuel P.473.80 16.00 Silvia,Matthew L.7.20 21.60 Sommerville,Wesley 4.00 7.20 Souther,Nathan 31.80 7.20 Sninzola,Samuel J.72.00 7.20 Stover,William 13.50 7.20 Studlev,Clifford E.21.60 10.80 Studley,Ralph R.8.00 32.40 Tumey,Philip D.36.00 480.60 Wheelwright,John L.39.20 7.20 $2,964.10 Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls (TRUCKS) Barnes,William T., tractor $376.00 Barnes,William T.,Jr., tractor 296.00 Eastman ,Henry R.,plow 176.00 Eastman,Henr^-R.24.00 Feola,H.N.,plow 148.00 Happenny,Leo J.,plow 64.00 MacLean,Walter E.,plow 96.00 MacLean,Walter E.8.00 Mitchell,Joseph,plow 192.00 Rape,H.S.,plow 232.00 Poland,William,plow Rosano,Joseph W.,plow Sargent,Clifton F., tractor Souther,Kenneth,plow Stoughton,Ira B.P.,Jr., tractor Stover,Charles R.,plow Williams,Samuel H., tractor Varano,Bruno 136.00 156.00 160.00 228.00 184.00 96.00 32.00 48.00 $2,652.00 Street Painting Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Williams,Herbert,Sr.50.00Bates,Royal A. Pierce,Chester W. $50.00 26.00 $126.00 130 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Highways,Harbor Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Antoine,Edward J.$532.00 Brown,Thomas S.14.40 Burrell,Ralph C.6.00 Butman,Charles E.,Jr.12.00 Figueiredo,Lawrence A.36.00 Figueiredo,Ralph A.60.00 Grassie,George L.56.00 Grassie,Joseph F.14.00 Higgins,Earl W.6.00 Jason,Herbert L.6.00 Jason,Kenneth R.6.00 Jason,Charles R.44.00 Malley,Edward P.82.00 McArthur,Earl R.,Jr.2.00 Oliver,Robert M.58.00 Salvador,Bernard J.,Jr.66.00 Salvador,Bernard J.242.00 Salvador,Frank J.,Jr.20.00 Salvador,Manuel E.8.00 Stover,James E.12.00 Valine,Myles P.48.00 Wood,Charles 4.00 $1,334.40 Schools —Maintenance TEACHERS Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Akers,Eleanor E.$880.00 Ayers,Florence C.2,640.00 Barry,Jean 829.50 Bates,Margaret 35.00 Bates,Nathan W.2,200.00 Beal,Mildred 1,160.00 Chamberlain,Earl A.2,940.00 Collins,Beatrice E.2,280.00 Collins,Burditt W.2,340.00 Comnwlth.of Mass.36.00 Condito,Norma 840.00 Cronin,Kathryn C.1,440.00 Curley,Mary E.100.00 D'Antuono,Anthony 970.00 Daniels,Rita 3.00 Dixon,Alice G.2,480.00 Donovan,Mary K.56.00 Dorr,Everett WJ 1,080.00 Ericsson,Lydia B.224.00 Fay,Marjorie 3,040.00 Fields,Ruby K.1,490.00 Hall,Dorothy 7.00 Harris,J.Edward,Jr.1,280.00 Hudson,Helen L.3,440.00 Hurd,Harriet L.2,140.00 Jason,Josephine (referee)6.00 Kelland,Mary E.1,185.00 Kennedy,Elinor W.2,340.00 Kraus,Florence E.3,040.00 Lent,Rachel 77.00 Leonard,Laura A.2,940.00 Levenseller,Dorothy E.1,560.00 Libby,Frank H.2,840.00 Mass.Audubon Society, Inc.300.00 Mulvey,Mary M.309.34 McKee,John F.,Jr.(um- pire)25.00 McMahon,Kathleen 3,040.00 McNeil,Donald 3,440.00 Neften,Nellie 75.00 Nelson,Mildred E.2,990.00 O'Sullivan,Jane E.1,440.00 Ramsay,Ruby K.1,450.00 Reed,Florence E.^3,080.00 Rinehart Handwriting System 632.50 Ripley,William,Jr.2,700.00 Russell,Charles H.3,500.00 School Assembly Service 90.00 Stoddard,Barbara 7.00 Strother,H.Dana 5.00 Sullivan,M.Joseph 12.00 Sullivan,Marion R.2,840.00 Terry,Helen 2,740.00 Terry,Mary 2,940.00 Terry,Rosamond 2,680.00 Welch,Helen C.2,840.00 Young,Gertrude E.2,240.00 $87,294.34 131 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 JANITORS Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,John $67.15 Guerra,Thomas 1.15 Ainslie,Robert 1.15 McArthur,Wm.H.,Jr.1,604.00 Antoine,Abraham J.2,348.00 Pratt,Nelson C,Jr.50.40 Capone,Noel 39.55 Sladen,John E.2,873.00 Comnwlth.of Mass.15.00 Dion,Paul 1.25 $7,000.65 TRANSPORTATION Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Cappuccio,Joseph $13.00 McArthur,Wm.H.,Jr.1,076.00 $1,089.00 Schools —Lunches Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Enos,Lillian $1,267.00 Morris,Marv 31.50 Enos,Mary 1,630.00 Migliaccio,Mary 952.00 $3,880.50 SCHOOL—HEALTH Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Pay Rolls. Fannie James $1,320.00 Marion S.Fernarld,M.D 1,220.00 Howard S.Reid,M.D 10.00 Edward H.Schott,M.D 20.00 $2,570.00 Town Commons and Parks Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls James,Arthur F.$1,272.00 Kennedy,Charles H.192.00 Jerome,Thomas L.260.00 Oliver,John J.356.00 Jones,Warren W.56.00 $2,136.00 Beechwood Ball Field Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Dolan,James E.$7.50 Scott,Samuel J.133.00 Jones,Warren W.216.00 $356.50 Wheelwright Park Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Ainslie,Donald F.$18.00 McPherson,John W.18.00 Andrews,Carlton W.3.60 Mitchell,Fred 14.40 Bates,Royal A.38.40 Pierce,Chester W.46.80 Grassie,Joseph F.7.20 Rosano,Francis J.12.60 Grassie,Patrick 7.20 Lincoln,Harry W.16.00 $182.20 132 $16.00 Sargent,Clifton F.16.00 16.00 Silvia,Manual R.10.00 446.00 Sullivan,Frederick L.142.00 20.00 Wilbur,Leonard A.20.00 6.00 Williams,Charles H.,Jr.16.00 66.00 _ Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Milliken Field,Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Andrews,Carlton W. Haley,George E. Keating,James M. LaFlamme,H.M. Maree,Robert E. Ritter,Harry H. $774.00 Memorial Day and Other Celebrations Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Malley,E.Parker $48.00 Williams,Herbert,Sr.52.00 Mitchell,Fred 8.00 $108.00 Government Island Real Estate Engineering,Etc. Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Payrolls Antoine,Edward J.$20.00 Oliver,Robert M.12.00 Grassie,Martin G.4.00 Salvador,Bernard J.8.00 Jason,Charles R.28.00 Salvador,Manuel E.4.00 Malley,Edward P.12.00 $88.00 Cemeteries,Maintenance Names and Amounts as they appeared on the Palrolls Bowser,George T.$80.00 Grassie,Patrick 44.00 Bowser,Roscoe A.48.00 Damon,George L.52.00 $224.00 133 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1949 Balance in treasury January 1,1949 $189,759.54 Received from Collector of Taxes $428,605.53 Received from all other sources 602,261.49 Total Receipts ..$1,030,867.02 $1,030,867.02 $1,220,626.56 Paid Selectmen's Warrants No.1 to 89 inclusive ...879,081.30 Balance on Hand December 31,1949 ..$341,545.26 (Details of receipts and expenditures are contained in Town Accountant's Report) RECONCILIATION OF CASH December 31,1949 Rockland Trust Company $122,389.51 Outstanding checks ....;...:.....37,068.45 $85,321.06 80,192.14 105,609.20 Day Trust Company of Boston 50,000.00 Cash and checks on hand (in office).20,422.86 Rockland-Atlas Nat'l Bank of Boston .$80,685.90 Outstanding checks 493.76 Second National Bank of Boston $367,000.00 Outstanding checks 261,390.80 $341,545.26 Respectfully submitted, MAURICE R.NOONAN, Town Treasurer. REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES 1947 1947 Real Estate Tax Abatements in 1949 $532.00 Refunds on 1947 Real Estate Tax Abatements in 1949 ....532.00 Outstanding Personal Property and Motor Excise Jan- uarv 1,1949 $127.82 Collected $115.00 Abated 12.82 $127.82 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 1948 Outstanding Real Estate,Personal Prop- erty,Poll Taxes and Motor Excise Jan- uary 1,1949 $23,637.93 1948 Motor Excise committed to Collector in 1949 553.25 1949 Real Estate Tax reported as 1948 85.80 1948 Real Estate,Personal Property and Poll Taxes and Motor Excise collected and turned over to the Treasurer $21,945.45 Abated $1,048.81 Refunds on abatements 1,027.83 20.98 Outstanding Dec.31,1949 2,310.55 $24,276.98 $24,276.98 1949 Total 1949 taxes and Motor Excise committed to Col- lector in 1949 $440,054.56 Real Estate,Personal Property and Poll Taxes and Motor Excise collected and turned over to the Treasurer in 1949 $405,827.04 1949 Real Estate Tax reported as 1948 Real Estate Tax 85.80 Abatements $5,089.58 Refunds Abts 1,373.41 3,716.17 Certified to Tax Title Account 13.65 Outstanding Dec.31,1949 30,411.90 $440,054.56 Total cash collected and paid to Treasurer : Taxes and Motor Excise $427,887.49 Interest 715.24 Costs 2.80 $428,605.53 JOHN H.WINTERS,JR., Collector of Taxes 135 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 COHASSET REVISED JURY LIST July 1949 Ackerson,Percy L.,Carpenter 187 Beechwood Street Blossom,Irving C,Painter 139 Border Street Browne,Minot A.,Machinist 3 North Main Street Buckley,Ambrose J.,Repairman 37 Gushing Road Curley,Joseph J.,Insurance 41 Sohier Street DeSantis,Frank C,Real Estate ..260 Forest Avenue Dunn,James T.,Salesman 30 King Street Enos,Ralph S.,Carpenter 11 Beechwood Street Fisher,Frank E.,Clerk 417 Beechwood Street Fulton,David J.,Carpenter 255 Beechwood Street Good,Frederick L.,Jr.,Insurance 375 Jerusalem Road Graham,Winthrop L.,Treasurer 19A Highland Avenue Grassie,Edward T.,Taximan 35 Elm Court Gunville,Francis D.,Machinist 55 Pleasant Street Happenny,Leo J.,Builder 179 Hull Street Higgins,Earle W.,Machinist 9 Ash Street Hodgkins,Chester D 109 Border Street Ingram,Osborne F.,Journalist 274 Beechwood Street James,Percival N.,Manager 182 Pond Street Jason,Charles R.,Painter 40 Stockbridge Street Jason,Frank E.,Gardener ........;49 Gushing Road Keegan,Ralph E.,Gardener 29 Gushing Road LaFlame,H.Monty,Steel Worker 336 North Main Street LaRosa,Sebastian J.,Barber 241 Hull Street Leonard,Robert A.,Plumber 84 Elm Street McLean,David Bruce,Manufacturer 18 Elm Court Mealy,E.Robert,Carpenter 39 Beechwood Street Ogden,F.Foxon,Chemical Engineer 1 Highland Avenue O'Quin,Robert B.,Machinist 16 Hill Street Page,Ernest W.,Milkman 32 Doane Street Parker,E.Lawrence,Jr.,Salesman 249 South Main Street Patrolia,Clarence,Plumber 45 Norfolk Road Peavey,Lester F.,Naval Patrol 107 Sohier Street Reddy,Clarence S.,Jr.,Merchant 6 Black Horse Lane Reid,William J.,Salesman 23 Stockbridge Street Reynolds,Darius D.,Ordnance 129 Hull Street Rhodes,John J.,Sheet Metal Worker 56 Spring Street Salvador,Bernard J.,Fisherman 32 Elm Court Sanders,Stewart,Merchant 70 Black Horse Lane Schofield,Parker F.,Aviator 429 King Street Scott,Norman E.,Executive 22 Bancroft Road Shapiro,Victor,Carpenter 580 Jerusalem Road Simpson,Dwight S.,Naval Architect 36 Sohier Street Sweeney,Henry E.,Retired 24 Bow .Street Thompson,William,Retired Army 6 Todd Road Tilden,William E.,Laborer 31 Pleasant Street Tower,Gilbert S.,Engineer 35 North Main Street White,Frederic P.,Manager 270 Jerusalem Road Wood,Arthur 0.,Carpenter 151 Beach Street Williams,Herbert,Jr.,Manager 48 Stockbridge Street 136 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF COHASSET POLICE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Gentlemen : In compliance with the provisions of Article 3,Section 3 of the By-Laws,I have the honor to submit a report of the work of the Cohasset Police Department for the year ending December 31,1949. OflScial Roster of the Department CHIEF Hector J.Pelletier SERGEANT Benjamin F.Cur ley PATROLMEN James J..Sullivan Thomas B.Kane John J.Rooney Louis J.Simeone Randolph A.Feola CLERK Rosalie Conte SPECIAL OFFICERS Frank E.Jason Austin L.Aheam,Jr. Ralph S.Enos George E.Haley John J.Ferreira Hermon J.Maynard Edwin A.Peterson Carmelo Conte Frank J.Migliaccio John L.Wheelwright Vincent E.Sinopoli ARREST REPORT Males Females Total Attempting to burn the dwelling of another in the nighttime 1 1 Bastardy 1 1 Collecting junk without a license 1 1 Default 1 1 2 Disturbing the peace 2 2 Drunkenness 46 1 47 Engaging in the business of selling motor fuel at retail without first procuring a li- cense 1 1 Falsely swearing in making a statement re- quired under Section 20 of Chapter 207 of the General Laws 1 1 Larceny 4 1 5 Neglect of minor children 2 2 Non-support of wife and minor child 1 1 Operating a motor vehicle so lives and safe- ty might be endangered 1 1 137 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Males Females Total Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor 6 1 7 Polygamy 1 1 Profanity 1 1 Rape 1 1 Surrender by surety 1 1 2 Violation of Parking Laws,Chapter 90,Sec- tion 20A 18 2 20 Violation of probation 2 2 Total 92 7 99 DISPOSITION OF CASES Arrested on warrant 16 Arrested without warrant 59 Summoned by Court 24 Released,Chapter 135,General Laws 33 Held for Trial 39 Guilty 30 Not Guilty 3 Filed by order of the Court 7 Dismissed for want of prosecution 1 Suspended sentence and probation 2 Turned over to other police departments 3 Sentenced to institutions 5 Parking violations,Chapter 90,Section 20A,filed with the court 20 Residents 43 Non-residents 56 Continued for disposition or pending 7 No probable cause 1 SUMMARY OF WORK DONE BY THE DEPARTMENT Accidents investigated,automobiles 139 Automobile violations referred to the Registry of Motor Vehicles 83 Buildings found open and locked by police 171 Calls for inhalator 9 Cars stopped for violations and warned 126 Cars tagged for improper parking 611 Complaints received at Headquarters and investigated by Department 2150 Defects in streets reported to Highway Department 65 Dogs injured by automobiles 12 Dogs killed by automobiles 7 Duty calls from boxes 1381 Fire alarms answered 67 General orders issued to Department 28 Hackney licenses issued 5 Hackney operator licenses issued 10 Investigations made for Selectmen on dog complaints 3 Licenses suspended for improper operation of motor vehicles 48 Machine gun permits issued 1 138 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Mileage of ambulance 4368 Mileage of patrol cars 44782 Motorists assisted 102 Number of days spent in court by officers 99 Owners of dogs listed 417 Oxygen calls 23 Parking permits issued to Cohasset residents for parking area at Sandy Beach 1191 Parking permits issued (temporary guests)for parking area at Sandy Beach 1252 Permits to purchase firearms issued 1 Permits to solicit funds issued 6 Permits to work on Lord's Day issued 26 Permits to carry firearms issued 37 Persons listed by Police Department,Chapter 440,Acts of 1938: Males 1224 Females 1372 Total 2597 Persons transported in ambulance 121 Persons transported to hospitals and doctors'offices in police cars 32 Radio messages sent out by this station 2794 Restitution made in cases (court order)$136. Special attention requested by owners of unoccupied houses 31 Special police details 388 Street lights reported out to Brockton Edison Company 419 Stolen property recovered by Department,valued at $690.15 Sudden deaths investigated 2 Summer homes inspected (number of inspections)1240 Summonses served for other departments 122 Total fines $1,200. AMBULANCE During the year the ambulance responded to convey sick and injured persons to the following places: Massachusetts General Hospital —Boston 11 Massachusetts Memorial Hospital —Boston 8 South Shore Hospital —Weymouth 59 Osteopathic Hospital —Boston 5 Children's Hospital —Boston 1 Forcier Convalescent Home —Weymouth 2 Cohasset Private Hospital —Cohasset 2 One home to another —Cohasset 1 Boston Lying-in Hospital —Boston 3 Moore Hospital —Brockton 1 Baker Memorial Hospital —Boston 2 Harley Hospital —Dorchester 1 Hanson State Hospital to Braintree Hospital 1 Medfield State Hospital —Medfield 2 Boston City Hospital —Boston 1 Stetson Hall,Hanover,to Phillips House,Boston 1 New England Baptist Hospital —Boston 1 Phillips House,Boston,to Braintree Manor 1 139 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary —Boston 1 Peter Bent Brigham Hospital —Boston 1 Doctor's office —Quincy 1 Glenside Hospital —Jamaica Plain 1 Beatrice Healey Convalescent Home —Weymouth 2 South Shore Hospital,Weymouth,to Mt.Auburn Hospital, Cambridge 1 Mt.Auburn Hospital —Cambridge 2 Braintree Manor to South Shore Hospital —Weymouth 2 Phaneuf Hospital —Brockton 1 New England Hospital for Women —Boston 1 Bournewood Hospital —Brookline 1 St.Marie's Hospital —Cambridge 1 Palmer Memorial Hospital —Boston 2 St.Elizabeth's Hospital —Boston 1 Total 121 Mileage of ambulance for the year 4368 Number of hours officers assigned to ambulance 406 May I express to your Honorable Board and to the people of Cohasset my sincere appreciation of the constant support you have extended to me. 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 1949. Total Valuation 1948 $10,129,908.00 Total Valuation 1949 10,546,239.00 Increase in Valuation $416,331.00 Plus Omitted Assessments 10,700.00 Total Increase $427,031.00 Town Grant,Annual Town Meeting (Including appro- priations from available funds,deducted below)...$551,880.75 State Tax and Assessments: State Parks and Reservations $489.09 State Audit of Municipal Accounts .. . 193.38 Nantasket Beach Maintenance 297.92 980.39 Underestimates of 1948 : State Parks and Reservations $67.08 Nantasket Beach Maintenance 38.87 105.95 140 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 County Tax and Assessments : County Tax $14,304.14 Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment ...5,108.34 19,412.48 Underestimates of 1948 : County Tax $861.18 Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment ....852.54 1,713.72 Overlay of current year 10,000.00 $584,093.29 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND AVAILABLE FUNDS Income Tax $35,083.21 Corporation Taxes (27,189.93 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 15,000.00 Licenses 2,500.00 General Government 1,000.00 Fines 100.00 Protection of Persons and Property 100.00 Health and Sanitation 150.00 Charities (other than federal grants for aid to dependent children 1,000.00 Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants)11,560.07 Old Age Tax (Meals),General Laws,Chap- ter 64B,10 817.52 Veterans'Benefits 750.00 Schools (Funds from Income Tax not to be included)9,000.00 Public Service Enterprises (such as Water Department,etc.)475.00 Cemeteries (other than trust funds and sale of lots)200.00 Interest on Taxes and Assessments 350.00 Gas and Electric Franchise Taxes 1,626.82 Total Estimated Receipts $106,902.55 Available Funds,Voted at Town Meeting,to be used: Article 7.Dog Fund for Schools $872.30 Article 8.Reserve Fund from Overlay Surplus 9,177.04 Article 8.Reserve Fund from Avail- able Cash 9,822.96 Article 17.Available funds for Chapter 90 Highway Construction and Maintenance 7,500.00 Article 18.Available funds for install- ation of water for domestic and fire prevention purposes in the Veter- ans'Project 13,000.00 141 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Article 21.Available funds for main- tenance,operating expenses,and improvement of the Water Depart- ment 11,000.00 Article 33.Available funds for the use of the Assessors in fixing the tax rate 10,500.00 Article 44.From the Sale of Eeal Es- tate Fund,for construction of a retaining wall at the Cove fur- nishing lateral support to and for the protection of Fire Station prop- erty 1,500.00 Total Available Funds $63,872.30 Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $170,274.85 Net Amount to be raised by taxation on polls and property $413,818.44 Number of Polls,1257 (S)$2.00 $2,514.00 Total Valuation,Personal $1,113,352.00 @ $39.00 43,420.73 Total Valuation,Real $9,432,887.00 @ $39.00 367,882.59 Gain on account of fractional divisions of tax rate 1.12 Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $413,818.44 Omitted Assessments 413.30 Total Amount of Taxes Listed In Collector's Commit- ment List except Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Warrants $414,231.74 Amount of Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Warrants 25,820.82 Number of Persons Assessed 1,790 Number of Polls Assessed 1,257 Number of Horses Assessed 21 Number of Cows Assessed 108 Number of Bulls Assessed 2 Number of Yearlings Assessed 17 Number of Swine Assessed 20 Number of Sheep Assessed 12 Number of Fowl Assessed 3,160 All Others 34 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 4,400 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 1,170 ABATEMENT OF TAXES DURING THE YEAR 1949 Levy of the Year 1947 Real Estate $532.00 Levy of the Year 1948 Personal $53.62 Real Estate 910.07 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 85.12 142 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Levy of the Year 1949 Poll $228.a0 Personal 440.70 Real Estate 3,456.05 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 964.83 Respectfully submitted, EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT DARIUS W.GILBERT IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Board of Assessors. REPORT OF COHASSET FIRE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Gentlemen : I hereby submit my report of the Fire and Forest Fire Depart- ments for the year ending December 31,1949. FIRE ALARMS AND FIRE LOSSES Bell Alarms 69 Still Alarms 84 Total 153 Buildings 26 Automobiles 4 Brush and Grass 61 Mutual Aid 11 Miscellaneous calls 24 Burning brush 1 Dump 15 Wood Pile 1 Needless 5 Boat 1 False 4 Total 153 VALUE OF BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS Buildings $102,950.00 Contents 69,650.00 $172,600.00 Automobiles 1,175.00 Total $173,775.00 INSURANCE PAID Buildings $4,137.56 Contents $3,647.95 $7,783.51 Total insurance paid 7,783.51 Total uninsured loss .00 Total loss insured and uninsured $7,783.51 143 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 TRUCKS Repairs have been made on all trucks during the past year. As the Town voted to purchase a new truck to replace Engine No.2,only minor repairs were made on this truck.I wish to report that at present all trucks are in good condition. INSPECTIONS A great many hours must be devoted to the inspection of oil burners,liquefied gas,and buildings.During the past year,127 permits were issued for the installation or alteration of oil burners, 11 for liquefied gas,32 for blasting,196 for the storage of fuel or range oil,and 16 for the storage of liquefied gas.A permit is required for the storage of fuel and range oil,and for the storage of liquefied gas. FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT During the year,905 permits were issued for open air fires. Since the past year was very dry,the Department was called upon to extinguish many small fires.The Town was patrolled during the dry periods.A permit is required to burn in the open except when the ground is covered with snow. RECOMMENDATIONS I recommend that the following water mains be connected to insure better protection to property owners: 1.the water main on Pond Street which ends near the state road be extended to connect at King Street. 2.the main on Norfolk Road be extended to connect to the main on Bancroft Road. 3.the mains on Hill and Ash Streets be extended to connect to Norfolk Road. 4.the main on Sohier Street which ends at the Bancroft estate be extended to the main on King Street near the home of Kenneth Ketchum. I recommend that the hours of the permanent firemen be reduced from 84 hours a week to 70 hours a week.Cohasset is one of the very few towns in the state that require permanent fire- men to be on duty so many hours a week. APPRECIATION In concluding my report,I wish to extend my thanks to the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the heads of the Town De- partments for their cooperation and assistance. To the officers and members of this Department,I wish to express my sincere thanks for their services and cooperation on all occasions during the year. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH L.OLIVER, Chief of Fire Department. Forest Warden 144 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH To the Voters of Cohasset : The extraordinary dry summer of last year afforded this Board an excellent opportunity to improve the conditions of the network of brooks and streams that empty into the harbor and which pro- vides drainage of surface water of the town.The dry beds of the waterways enabled men to work in safety,filling and excavating wherever needed for levelling purposes and also for straightening and widening the courses of the streams. Straits Pond was comparatively free from the fungus growth which is the source of much complaint during the summer months because of its disagreeable odor and unsightly appearance and there- fore required a minimum of maintenance.Cat Dam,however,and particularly the lagoon in rear of Nichols Avenue,for the second consecutive year provided a nuisance in the form of dense algae growth that necessitated considerable dragging in an effort to alleviate the condition.It is anticipated if this condition continues to exist each year,that a large portion of funds allocated for brooks and streams will have to be spent in this particular area,inasmuch as this section has developed to a great extent as far as dwellings are concerned during the past few years. Funds allocated for improvement of the Town Dump were spent for gravel fill,bulldozer and wire fence,and despite the expenditure of funds for the former,the road at times was in deplorable condi- tion.The Board feels that it would be far more practical and eco- nomical if the road leading into the dump was paved. The Immunization and Well Baby Clinic established about eight- een years ago is one of the most important functions of the Board of Health.The number of diphtheria cases reported since its incep- tion has been practically negligible.Also since the incorporation of whooping cough immunization a few years ago,the number of cases of this disease reported has diminished to a marked degree. A new clinic to supplement the former Well Baby Clinic which was held once a month,was added last year.This clinic with Dr. Hubbell of Boston,assistant to Dr.Clifford,in attendance,is held on the third Tuesday of each month for Pre-School Children.The additional clinic was made necessary because of the large number of children which attended the monthly clinic at which Dr.Clifford is in attendance and is now conducted on the first Tuesday of each month for infants. This arrangement has proved beneficial to mothers and children who attend the clinics.Prior to the addition of the second clinic,an average of twenty or more children together with their mothers at- tended the single monthly clinic,resulting in over-crowding,long periods of waiting and considerable strain on the attending physi- cian. The clinics,a service of the Town,are conducted under the supervision of the Social Service League and the District Nurses. The members of the Board of Health desire at this time to express their appreciation to the members of that splendid organization who 145 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 give so generously of their time in providing transportation,compil- ing records,etc.,and also to the District Nurses,Mrs.Olive Wheeler and Miss Agnes Weir,for their efficient services at these clinics. The number of contagious diseases reported last year were as follows : Chicken Pox 10 German Measles 45 Measles 45 Mumps 77 Anterior Poliomyelitis 2 Scarlet Fever 2 Whooping Cough 1 Dog Bites 11 Total 193 Mr.Charles E.Frates,Milk Inspector,in addition to his duties of inspecting dairy farms,collected on several occasions samples of all milk and cream delivered in Cohasset.These were analyzed and in every instance found safe for consumption. The report of the School Dentist and District Nurses follow. NATHANIEL HURWITZ,Chairman EDWARD TOWER,Secretary FRED SULLIVAN REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTIST To the Board of Health: Gentlemen : The following report of the various dental operations at the Ripley Road School Dental Clinic is submitted for the period from January 1,1949 to December 31,1949. Restorations Permanent Silver (with and without cement bases).,708 Synthetic Porcelain 49 Anodyne Treatment filling 26 Red Copper Cement 8 Extractions Deciduous Teeth -.153 Permanent Teeth 12 Examinations Athletic Insurance 9 Routine (without treatment)30 Pre-school clinic 62 Prophylactic treatments 177 Gum Treatments 2 146 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 The regular clinic routine was maintained with the usual emphasis on the elimination of rampant decay.It might be well to note the low rate of permanent teeth extracted,thus showing the importance of dental care,guidance and education throughout the early years of a child's life.The results speak for themselves. Dental visual education was introduced this year.A dental film which portrayed simple,yet important steps in regard to the oral health of school children was shown.It gave a clear picture of the proper diet and correct tooth brushing technique as well as other features of oral hygiene,and it was presented in such a way that many have not forgotten its message. Fluorine therapy was still maintained,with each child receiving three treatments throughout the year. I want to express my appreciation to Mrs.Hudson and Miss James for their assistance many times while the clinic was in session. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM G.MATTESON,D.M.D. REPORT OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE LEAGUE Board of Health, Cohasset,Massachusetts Gentlemen : I herewith submit a report of the work accomplished by the Public Health Nurses of the Social Service League of Cohasset,Inc., for the Cohasset Board of Health from January 1,1949 to Decem- ber 31,1949. Statistical Report Cases Visits Antepartum 52 186 Postpartum 44 44 Acute Communicable Disease 142 266 Other Communicable Disease 1 2 Cripple Children Service 8 17 Health Supervision Newborn 86 75 Infant 86 345 Preschool 205 910 Immunization 132 169 Tuberculosis 18 74 Unclassified ....113 Totals 724 2,201 During the year,one hundred and thirty-two (132)hours of nursing time was spent in clinics. 147 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Immunization Clinics,2.Three hours each clinic,1 nurse attending. Immunization Clinics,3.Three hours each clinic,2 nurses attending. Well Baby Conference,4.Four hours each clinic,1 nurse attending. Well Child Conference,12.Four hours each clinic,1 nurse attending. Norfolk County Hospital,0.P.D.,4 trips. Three hours each clinic,1 nurse attending. Clinic time is not included in this report under "Visits"and does not appear later in the report under any other heading. IMMUNIZATION CLINICS Five immunization clinics were held between February 28,1949 and May 25,1949 with Dr.Marion Fernald officiating physician. Immunization Completed at Local Clinics 10 children received Diphtheria toxoid boosters,1 injection 1 child received Pertussis toxoid booster,1 injection 1 child received Pertussis toxoid booster,3 injections 23 children received Combined Pertussis and Diphtheria toxoid, 3 injections 85 children received Diphtheria toxoid boosters,1 injection Incoviplete Iiwrnunization 5 children received combined Pertussis and Diphtheria toxoid, 1 injection 2 children received combined Pertussis and Diphtheria toxoid, 2 injections Total number of cases at local clinic,127.Total number treat- ments,182. Total number of cases checked by nurses,132.Total number of visits,169. Four (4)children were denied any type of immunization. Four (4)children with partial immunization in 1948 were de- nied booster injections in 1949. Children checked during round-up and found to have had treat- ment by private physicians: Triple immunization 25 Combined immunization 1 Triple immunization booster 14 Combined immunization booster 9 Diphtheria immunization booster 2 51 TUBERCULOSIS STATUS —DECEMBER 31,1949 Known active cases 5 Nev7 cases (active)1949 1 Contacts with active cases,examined and found negative 15 Suspicious of Tuberculosis,examined.X-rayed and proved neg- ative 3 New contacts moved in from other areas 2 The application of the Patch Test to all children between the ages of nine months and five years was inaugurated in January 1949 for all children attending our Well Baby and Well Child Conferences 148 Annual Report,Town of Coh asset,1949 who had not been previously tested.This added service was made possible by the Cohasset Board of Health.One hundred and thirty- five (135)Patch tests have been applied during the year.One hun- dred and thirty-two (132)patients had negative reactions and three (3)had positive reaction.These three patients had chest X-rays at Norfolk County Hospital and all reports were negative of tuberculosis. WELL CHILDREN CONFERENCES The Well Baby Conference is held at the Community Center on the first Tuesday of each month with Dr.Stewart Clifford visiting pediatrician.This is a free service to all babies of Cohasset up to two years of age. 1949 New Revisit Infant 75 183 Total visits 1949,265 Over one year 25 32 Total visits 1948,273 Due to the number of babies attending these conferences and the crowded conditions which prevail in the conference waiting rooms, it has become necessary to put these conferences on a semi-appoint- ment basis.Appointments may be made by calling the nurses'office—Cohasset 4-0771,between 8:30-9:00 a.m.or 1:00-2:00 p.m.daily except Sunday.The plan will be effective at the January 1950 con- ference. The Well Child Conference has been held on the third Tuesday of each month with Dr.John Hubbell visiting pediatrician.One hun- dred and forty-eight (148)visits have been made to this conference by children between the ages of two and five years during 1949.One hundred and two (102)visits w^ere made during 1948. Seven (7)children have been referred to their family physician from the Well Baby Conference for medical or surgical conditions. Four (4)of the babies were recommended for hospital or clinic care. Fifteen (15)children have been referred to their family physi- cian from the Well Child Conference for treatment and eleven (11) of these children v/ere recommended for hospital or clinic care.Four (4)children needed dental attention.Corrective measures have been recommended through the Well Child Conference for minor physical defects for twenty-one (21)children. All transportation to the Children's Conferences has been effi- ciently handled by the Conference Transportation Chairmen and their committee of volunteer drivers. The American Red Cross Motor Corps,Miss E.Light,Chair- man,has given faithful and willing service to the Nursing Service. Many trips have been made to clinics and hospitals with patients needing treatment who had no means of transportation. The Social Service League,through its Welfare Committee,has given aid and made small loans to patients who were financially unable to care for their own clinic expenses. 149 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Mrs.M.Parker,nutritionist,has been present at all Well Chil- dren Conferences to discuss nutritional problems with the mothers. In May,the local Board of Health issued new regulations per- taining to isolation and quarantine periods of the more common communicable diseases.At the request of the Chairman of the Board of Health,the full time nurse personally delivered copies to the schools and each doctor in town to call attention to the changes in regulations. In co-operation with the Norfolk County Chapter of the Na- tional Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,a window displaj^was prepared by Mrs.VanBuskirk.This display gave some general information on Infantile Paralysis and remained in a local store window during August and September.The exhibit was supple- mented by literature distributed by the nurses as they made their rounds about town. For the past year the State Department of Public Health,Divi- sion of Maternal and Child Health,has been issuing a monthly pre- natal and postnatal letter series.Letters have been requested for a number of our patients.Mothers who have been asked for their opinion as to the value of these letters have unanimously expressed their approval of the service. The services of Mrs.Wright,Medical Social Worker,and Mrs. Parkes,Nutritionist,of the Social Service League have been so- licited whenever required. Due to the close co-operation between the Board of Health, Department of Aid to Dependent Children and the Social Service League it is possible to offer the citizens of Cohasset an enviable health service program. Respectfully submitted, OLIVE WHEELER.R.N. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE AND AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN To the Citizens of Cohasset: We give below the number of cases aided during the year. Department of Public Welfare 1949—23 1948—17 Bureau of Old Age Assistance 1949—60 1948—51 Aid to Dependent Children 1949—13 1948—11 On December 31,1949,there were 55 active Old Age Assistance cases,11 active Aid to Dependent Children cases and 11 active General Relief cases,total 77 cases. 150 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 On December 31,1948,there were 45 active Old Age Assistance cases,10 active Aid to Dependent Children cases and 5 active General Relief cases,total 60 cases. There has been a gradual increase in the case load and an increased amount of clerical work in this Department.In addition to keeping personnel records and necessary data to establish cost allocations,we now have to prepare and present our administrative claims for Federal matching funds on a quarterly rather than a semi-annual basis.There has also been a revision in the prepa- ration of the summary claims and payrolls which are submitted to the State Department each month for Federal and State match- ing for assistance grants.The budget standards have been revised and amended by the inclusion of the cost of living increase and also the item of "Leisure Time Activities"grant.Case records must be kept,with supporting data,and home visits must be made periodically and recorded. The nvirsing visits made by the Public Health nurses were as follows: Department of Public Welfare Bureau of Old Age Assistance 1949 Cases Visits 1 1948 8 Cases Visits 8 1949 21 Cases Visits 7 1948 83 Cases Visits 6 1949 77 Cases Visits 1 1 Aid to Dependent Children 1948 Cases Visits none We wish to thank all who assisted and cooperated with this Department. Please refer to the Accountant's report for financial detail. Respectfully submitted, I.B.P.STOUGHTON,Chairman, DARIUS W.GILBERT, EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT, Board of Public Welfare Bureau of Old Age Assistance Aid to Dependent Children. 151 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD To the Citizens of Cohasset: On the first Tuesday of each month during the year 1949,the Planning Board held its regular meetings. The Board held several joint meetings with the Board of Health and the Chief of the Fire Department concerning the water for fire protection at the Town Dump. There were joint meetings with the Government Island Com- mittee. The Board also held several special meetings in regard to sub- divisions in the Town. We have purchased an aerial photograph of the Tow^n which is available to all Town Departments and all citizens. We feel that the land purchased by the Towti from the Railroad should be used only after careful planning for its best advantages for Town purposes. The Planning Board recommends that when the new high school is built,the Osgood School should not be allowed to remain as an eyesore,but should be promptly removed from this site,the hole be filled in and the land be kept or disposed of only after very cau- tious consideration. Necessary changes to bring up to date the sub-division regula- tions were made by the Board this year. The members of the Planning Board would like to take this opportunity to express their thanks and appreciation for the co- operation received from the various Town Departments and Com- mittees during the last year. ALBERT HABERSTROH,Chairman NORMAN F.JAMES,Secretarv SAMUEL BARTOW NATHAN BATES ROBERT LEONARD REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR To the Citizens of Cohasset: Your Highway Surveyor reports for year ending December 31, 1949 but little variation from preceding years.The spring street cleaning was attended to early in the season,followed by neces- sary street repairs.Many fences were replaced and painted. After Labor Day the following streets were tarred and sanded: Church,Doane,Beechwood,.Todd Road,Pond,Pleasant,Ash,Oak, North Main by Whitney Crossing,Atlantic Avenue,Forest Avenue, Jerusalem Road.A total of 41,766 gallons of tar was used.Late in the fall most all hills received a coat of tar,covered with %" crushed stone;it is obvious why this was done;(while a bit costly) 152 Annual Report,Town ^of Cohasset,1949 it contributes to greater safety and has evoked much favorable comment. Work started on the removal of ledge on top of Steep Rock Hill on Jerusalem Road near entrance to Bow Street;here existing conditions made travel extremely hazardous as many of our citizens are v/ell aware.Weather permitting,the work will be completed at an early date. On Border Street,a short distance from Scituate line to the Bridge was widened —tons of the high ledge blasted and removed. (A long delayed,yet much needed improvement.)This work done under Chapter 90 of the General Laws.The contract let by Public Works Dept,of the State,and so supervised,this invariably being the procedure.A large ledge at head of hill on Jerusalem Road near Miss Muriel Crocker's residence was blasted.The removal of same to be done early next year.This location,which is very narrow, will be widened and visibility greatly improved. For the cooperation of our Town Officials and many helpful sug- gestions from some of our very good citizens,I wish to acknowledge my genuine appreciation. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM T.BARNES, Highway Surveyor. REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY In August Rev.Roscoe Trueblood,then serving as our chairman, accepted a call from a parish in Seattle,Washington.During his four years in Cohasset his quietly persuasive wisdom was much appreciated by the other Directors. In early summer our Assistant Librarian was necessarily absent for an extended period of time.When it became apparent that her return would be unlikely the Board appointed Mrs.Joseph Wood as her successor. During the summer months when the Library was without the services of a regular Assistant Librarian Mrs.Heywood devoted an unusual amount of extra time to the Library.The Directors think it well that this service be publicly acknowledged. Detailed reports from the Librarian and the Treasurer are appended herewith. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM RIPLEY,JR.,Chairman REV.FRED V.STANLEY REV.QUENTIN LEISHER DR.DARIUS W.GILBERT ROLAND D.EARLE DONALD T.GAMMONS,Clerk 153 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY In account with Fred V.Stanley,Treasurer Cr. By pa\Tnents for 1949 For books,magazines and binding $1,188.12 For heating and lighting 717.64 For insurance 74.35 Postage,printing and stationery 60.13 For rent,Beechwood Branch 250.00 For repairs and maintenance 2,249.98 Supplies 146.72 For telephones 109.11 For miscellaneous items 71.28 For salaries : Librarian,Sara E.HejnA^ood $2,700.00 Librarian,Sara E.Heywood,overtime 157.25 Assistants : Virginia Oakman 1,071.12 Evebm B.Wood 543.13 Florence L.Chadbourne 281.10 Mary A.Stoddard 350.00 Janitor,Charles E.Butman 720.00 Treasurer,Fred V.Stanley 136.60 Helpers (paid by the hour)379.00 6,338.20 Total payments $11,205.53 Balance,January 1,1950,in Granite Trust Company...148.85 $11,354.38 Dr. To receipts for 1949 Balance January 1,1949 in Granite Trust Company $756.10 Town Appropriation 9,600.00 Income from investments 308.36 Income unrestricted funds,Cohasset Free Public Library 225.00 Fines,fees,etc.,at Library 464.92 $11,354.38 SCHEDULE OF INVESTED FUNDS $2,000.00 American Tel.&Tel.Company Bonds 2%'s 1980 1,000.00 American Tel.&Tel.Company Bonds 2%'s 1985 1,000.00 Birmingham Terminal Company Bond 4's 1957 2,000.00 Eastern Fuel &Gas Associates Bonds 1st 3 1977 2,000.00 Central Power &Light Company Bonds 1st 3y2's 1973 2,000.00 Winter Hill Federal Bank Shares,2 per cent 727.42 Cohasset Savings Bank Respectfully submitted, FRED V.STANLEY, Treasurer 154 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE PAUL PRATT MEMORIAL LIBRARY To the Directors of the Paul Pratt Memorial Library: The year 1949 has shown a general increase in the use of the Library.The summer months were very busy —the month of August alone showing a circulation of over 4,000.During the sum- mer months we called upon the Division of Public Libraries to secure books for study and research not available in our own Library.This is a service we use continually,but requests were particularly heavy during July and August. The post of Assistant Librarian has changed hands and is now occupied by Mrs.Joseph Wood of Hingham who,some years ago, had charge of the North Cohasset Library.Miss Mary Stoddard, Librarian of the Beechwood Branch,suffered an injury last winter. She was absent from the Library for some months,and Mrs.Lester Chadbourne of Scituate took charge during this period. The monthly deposit of books to the school children at the Ripley Road School has continued as in other years and,in addi- tion,the Library is sending a deposit to the High School.This started out as a small deposit,but is increasing steadily to keep pace with the demands of the students.Miss Faye has co-operated with the Library in instituting this service,and it is with a great deal of satisfaction that we have noted the increasing interest among the students. The story-hour for small children was resumed on December 10th and shows promise of being popular.The usual bookweek celebration was held and enjoyed by all.During this week the Rev. Charles Wilson gave a book review for the adults.Classes in Library instruction will be held for the 5th grade as in the past two years.These classes have proved to be of value in teaching children the use of the Library. A great deal of interest was shown in the display of Shadow Boxes depicting scenes of historic Cohasset.These boxes were loaned to the Library by the Carnival committee.Mr.Leon Chaf- fee's exhibition of Vermont etchings was another highlight of the summer season.The members of the Amateur Garden Club had many lovely floral arrangements in the Library in spite of the pro- tracted drought. In looking over the accessions for the year,it is evident that a well rounded selection of books has been made,diversified in interest and many of permanent value. Gifts were received from the following:Mr.Norman E.Scott, Mrs.Percy M.Hendrie,Miss Charlotte Fox,Dr.Charles J.White, Mr.Bruce McLean,Mrs.Samuel Adams,Mr.H.Howkins,Mrs. Josephine Hagerty and Mrs.R.B.Williams. The following statistics for the year are a good index of the Library's general usefulness.These include the Beechwood Branch. 155 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Adult circulation for the year 1949 28,303 Juvenile circulation for the year 1949 14,880 Total circulation for the year 1949 43,183 New registrations for the year 1949 260 Books added to the Library for the year 1949 774 Books withdrawn from Library for the year 1949 267 In closing,may I extend my thanks to the Directors and Trus- tees for their continued co-operation and help,to my Assistant, Mrs.Wood,and to the Library pages,Jo-Anne Kloppenburg and Nancy Ericsson. Respectfully submitted, SARAH E.HEYWOOD, Librarian. COHASSET FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS 1949 RECEIPTS Dr. Income from Investments $518.18 Savings Bank Interest 471.92 Liq.Div.Int.Match Real Co.Ltd..78 Sale 6 Shares Swedish Match B,net 26.83 Called 2M.Ellicott Sq.Co.Bonds at 102...2,040.00 Cash New England Trust Co.,Jan.1,1949 333.06 Cohasset Savings Bank,Jan.1,1949 406.80 PAYMENTS Cr. Purchase of Books $674.65 Rent Safe Deposit Box 12.00 Service Charges N.E.Trust Co 1.61 Premium,3 years,Treasurer's Bond 31.25 Support Paul Pratt Memorial Library 225.00 Premium Fire Insurance 116.06 Purchase 20 shares First National Bank,Boston 960.00 Purchase 10 shares Rockland Atlas National Bank 550.00 Transfer to Principal Wadleigh Fund 60.00 Transfer to Principal General Fund 470.00 Transfer to Principal Stoddard Fund 27.61 Cash New England Trust Co.,Dec.31,1949 262.59 Cohasset Savings Bank,Dec.31,1949 406.80 $3,797.57 $3,797.57 Respectfully submitted, KENNETH D.KETCHUM, January 9,1950.Treasurer. 156 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SCHEDULE OF INVESTED FUNDS AND SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS December 31,1949 Bonds {Face Value) 1500.New York Central R.R.ref.and auf.5's—Z013 7500.U.S.Government Series "Y"2 1/2 's—1956 5000.U.S.Government ^Series "T"2l^'s—1957 $14,000 Shares 20 Shares First National Bank of Boston at 48%973.50 20 Shares First National Bank of Boston at 48 960.00 10 Shares Rockland Atlas National Bank at 55 550.00 3.Ellicott Square Co.pref. Savings Banks $9,820.35 Cohasset Savings Bank 4,146.82 East Weymouth Savings Bank 2,560.00 Hingham Institution for Savings 3,606.24 Quincy Savings Bank $20,133.41 Respectfully submitted, KENNETH D.KETCHUM, January 9,1950.Treasurer. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TOWN HISTORY To the Honorable Board of Selectmen : Cohasset,Massachusetts. Gentlemen : Your Committee on Town History appointed in March 1949 have continued during 1949 the work of assembling information about the history of Cohasset during the past fifty years for the projected new volume of the Narrative History of Cohasset.In June 1949 the Committee agreed unanimously in choosing Burtram Pratt,already a member of the Committee,as author to write the new volume.At the time when this agreement was reached,Mr. Pratt presented an excellent four-page chapter outline under the following eight chapter headings : Chapter I The Turn of the Century. Chapter II An Expanding Town. Chapter III The Imnact of Science and Invention. Chapter IV World War I. Chapter V The Twenties. 157 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Chapter VI The Depression and the New Deal. Chapter VII World War II. Chapter VIII The Atomic Age. Mr.Pratt has now produced in first draft two of these chapters and the manuscript is well on its way toward accomplishment.As the manuscript for each chapter is produced,it is read and dis- cussed before a meeting of the Committee.Inevitably the author's need for further information requires added work by the Committee in securing new historical information.Questionnaires are being prepared at present to be sent to veterans of World War II in order to record their war service records. This is a report of progress.As originally projected,this undertaking was considered to require four to five years for com- pletion.It seems possible now that the manuscript may be ready in less than four years. The expenses of the Committee on Town History for 1949 were as follows: Postage and Mailing $8.00 To Burtram Pratt,First Pa^Tnent as Author 100.00 $108.00 The balance left of the appropriation is $786.00. Respectfully submitted, HENRY F.HOWE,Chairman. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: The administration of the Town's business under the jurisdic- tion of the Board of Selectmen has been carried out -^vith the usual harmonj'-of the Board and co-operation of the various departments, and the town is in very sound financial condition. The Board has made several improvements,including repairs to the retaining wall adjacent to the Central Fire Station,the wharf, the grounds and the buildings at Government Island,straightening Whitney's Crossing,repainting the North Cohasset Post Office,and eliminating a dangerous condition on Jerusalem Road near Bow Street by removing a section of ledge. One third of the clam flats were seeded and the Board plans to reseed the balance in 1950. In closing,we urge your attendance at the Annual Town Meet- ing and respectfully request your co-operation in maintaining econ- omy without impairing the efficiency and high standard of the Town. Respectfully submitted, DARIUS W.GILBERT EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT IRA B.P.STOUGHTON Board of Selectmen 158 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF HARBOR MASTER To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Cohasset,Mass. Gentlemen : This year we have again had an increase in both yachting and fishing.This increase continues each year and I look for another large increase in the lobster fishing industry next year which will call for an additional twelve or more mooring spaces. Cohasset Harbor in its present condition cannot accommodate this steady increase,owing to the lack of dredging.The harbor con- tinues to fill in,causing us to lose mooring space.Every effort pos- sible should be made to get the dredging accomplished. Our channel at low water now has less than two feet of water, making it a hardship and a hazard to enter or leave the harbor, except at flood tide. I feel that the town should appropriate an additional amount of money to be added to what we now have in order that the dredging can be properly done when it is started.It has been so long since the original start,that the amount as it now stands will not do a proper job. In closing,I wish to thank you gentlemen for your full co-opera- tion.I also thank the fishermen and yachtsmen for their cooperation. Respectfully submitted, EDWARD J.ANTOINE, Harbor Master REPORT OF THE WATER INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE I'o the Citizens of Cohasset : As you all know the water property now belongs to the Town and to bring you up to date from last year's report a brief review of the events leading up to the acquisition next follows : After the Town Meeting when you voted $367,000 of bonds for the purchase of the water company application was made by the Town Counsel to the Federal Income Tax Commissioner in Washington,D.C,for a tax exemption agreement stating that there are no recognizable income taxes payable either by the water com- pany or the Town as a result of the transaction.This agreement also had to be signed by the Secretary of the Treasury and it was not until Fall that the agreement had all of the necessary signa- tures. 159 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 The closing was held on December 30,1949,at the offices of the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company.At the closing the Town paid $261,390.80 to the Greenwich Water System,Inc.,in full payment for the stock and notes of the Greenwich Water Sys- tem.To this sum must be added principal and Interest on the bonds to be redeemed $103,500,a total of $364,890.80.Closing ad- justments assumed by the Town and offset by uncollected bills total about $700.As can be seen,however,the actual price for the property was a little under $365,000. Purchase of the stock brought v/ith it all of the rights,prop- erty,franchises,privileges and equipment of the water company and the property is now being operated by the Town under the supervision of three Water Commissiorers appointed by the Select- men., This Committee was organized after the 1945 Town Meeting. The vote for the purchase of the water company was passed at the 1946 Town Meeting and it has taken three years and nine months to carry out the vote of the Town.Your Committee believes the Town will never regret the acquisition of this property and that the future will prove it of lasting benefit. This Committee has accomplished the purpose for which it was organized and now prays to be discharged. Respectfully submitted, HOMER A.SEVERNE,Chairman FREDERIC D.MacNEILL,Secretary T.GILMAN CHURCHILL THOMAS F.CULLINEY DARIUS W.GILBERT STEWART SANDERS ROSCOE E.SHERBROOKE ARTHUR SOMERVILLE IRA B.P.STOUGHTON GILBERT S.TOWER PHILIP L.TOWLE EVERETT W.WHEELWRIGHT 160 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT February 1,1950 On December 24,1949,the Selectmen appointed three Water Commissioners as provided by the Legislature Act. Shortly after appointment the Commissioners made provision for acquiring suitable quarters and engaged additional personnel made necessary by the impending acquisition by the Town of the water property on December 30,1949.This was done in order that the business could continue with a minimum of discomfort to con- sumers. After the purchase it became immediately apparent that a number of things could be done to improve the services and the system greatly.During the period of litigation after the 1946 vote the private company naturally did little in the way of additions and betterments and therefore the Com.missioners have placed in the Town Warrant an Article for an appropriation of money pref- erably by bonding for a number of different improvements to the system.The improvements are next briefly described. 1.The installation of 1,580 feet of 8-inch pipeline on Jerusa- lem Road in the Rice Island-Bow Street vicinity.This pipe will replace the present pipe which runs through marsh and has always been a headache to the water company.Last year one break in this section of the marsh cost $800 to repair.Inasmuch as the Town Surveyor is now widening the road and blasting the ledge in this area it appears to be an excellent time to work with the Surveyor and thus get the job done more cheaply than if it were scheduled for some other time. 2.The installation of about 1,215 feet of 8-inch pipe on Ban- croft and Norfolk Roads thus making a loop on Lincoln Hillside. This will improve the flow of water on the whole hill side and greatly strengthen the fire protection in this section. 3.The installation of 600 feet of 8-inch line on Hill Street connecting Norfolk Road and Ash Street carrying further the fire protection of Lincoln Hillside and also abandoning an old 1^/4 -inch line on a portion of Hill Street which is inadequate for the present demands. 4.The installation of a 12-inch line southerly from the reser- voir to connect with Pond Street serving en route the new school a distance of approximately 1,400 feet.The present fire protection is inadequate and the line can be installed at a cost of about 1% of the cost of the new school and will reduce its fire insurance rates, provide an adequate supply of water in case of failure of the sprinkler system in the school,improve the flow of water in the new veterans'development and the Pond Street area and improve fire protection for the whole Town. These four projects also call for the installation of four new hydrants:one each on Jerusalem Road,Bancroft Road,Hill Street and near the school. 161 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 5.It is proposed to conduct a seismographic survey in the Whitney Woods area where we believe it may be possible to locate a water supply which at maximum hopes could supply the Town all of the year or possibly half the year at a minimum.Water from the present supply is expensive to treat and any move we can make to find a supply which does not require as expensive treatment would if successful be money in the pockets of the Water Depart- ment.These locations have never been seriously considered by the former owners of the Water Company,and we believe this is well worth investigating.Some conversation has been held with the Rev.Daniel Linehan,S.J.,one of the noted seismologists in the country,and after inspection this gentleman advises that a survey would be justified and that in his opinion the expense would not be great.We believe it is imperative that this survey be carried out; it will cost little compared to what will be connected with it. 6.One way of preserving more of our present water supply is by the erection of a spillway type dam in Bound Brook.This would retain water in Lily Pond that now runs out into the Atlantic Ocean and would prevent the pond from dropping to the low level of last summer. None of these particular projects are expensive in itself.Two of them occasionally are of circumstances which are beyond our control.The widening of Jerusalem Road,and the erection of the new high school.In a long run the whole Town would benefit if these are carried through completion. Respectfully submitted, HOMER A.SEVERNE,Chairman BARTLETT TYLER A.FREDERICK PETERSEN Board of Water Commissioners. 162 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN OF COHASSET MASSACHUSETTS For the Year Ending December 31 1949 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Gordon E.Flint Term expires 1950 Mrs.Mary C.Stoddard Term expires 1950 Harry H.Reed,Jr.,Chairman Term expires 1951 Francis W.Hagerty Term expires 1951 Mrs.Bernadette Shyne Term expires 1952 D.Bruce McLean,Secretary Term expires 1952 Regular Meeting of Committee The second Monday of each month at 8:00 P.M.,at Osgood School Superintendent of Schools William Ripley,Jr.,Office Co.4-0290,Residence Co.4-0232 Secretary to the Superintendent Mary M.Mulvey,Office Co.4-0290,Residence Co.4-0068 School Physician Dr.Marion S.Fernald,Co.4-1011 School Nurse Fanny James,Co.4-0540,Co.4-418-R School Dentist Dr.William G.Matteson,Jr.,Co.4-0064-M Janitor —Osgood School John E.Sladen,Co.4-0290,Co.4-0620-W Janitors —Ripley Road School William H.McArthur,Jr.,Co.4-0540,Co.4-0612-M Abraham Antoine,Co.4-0540,Co.4-0288 TELEPHONES Osgood School Co.4-0290 Ripley Road School Co.4-0540 164 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 SCHOOL CALENDAR —1949-1950 FALL TERM Begins Wednesday,September 7,1949,sixteen weeks;ends Friday,December 23,1949. WINTER TERM Begins Tuesday,January 3,1950,seven weeks;ends Friday, February 17,1950. SPRING TERM Begins Monday,February 27,1950,seven weeks;ends Friday, April 14,1950. SUMMER TERM Begins Monday,April 24,1950,eight weeks for elementary grades;ends June 16,1950.Term for high school continues until school year contains 180 days. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Thursday,June 15,1950 at 8:00 P.M. FALL TERM Begins Wednesday,September 6,1950,sixteen weeks;ends Friday,December 22,1950. 1950 HOLIDAYS Good Friday,April 7,1950 Memorial Day,May 30,1950 Columbus Day,October 12,1950 Thanksgiving Recess,Wednesday,November 22 (School closes at noon for the remainder of the Week). INFORMATION RELATIVE TO PUPIL ENROLLMENT A child desiring to enter Kindergarten in September must be four years and ten months of age on or before September 10.A child must be five years and ten months of age on or before Sep- tember 10 to enter the first grade.Pupils must present a certi- ficate of vaccination and if born in towns other than Cohasset, they must present a birth certificate for initial admission to the Cohasset Public Schools. 165 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE To the Citizens of Cohasset: During the year your School Committee has held 23 meet- ings.This is almost twice as many as are ordinarily called for. We have during the past year endeavored to see that your schools were operated as economically as possible and with a max- imum of efficiency,while giving the children of Cohasset a sound education. In spite of the over crowded conditions at the Ripley Road School and the general condition of the Osgood School,the edu- cation offered in the Cohasset Public Schools compares favorably with the leading school systems in the state.Our students upon graduation,if they so desire,are readily accepted into the lead- ing colleges in this part of the country. In order that there may not be repetition,we urge you to read carefully the report of the Superintendent of Schools con- tained herein.It is under his direction that the policies laid down by the School Committee are carried out. We,however,report to you generally under the following headings : General Supervision: During the past year the Committee adopted rules and regu- lations by which your schools are governed.They cover the fol- lowing : 1.School Committee (the rules for school committes are governed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). 2.General school regulations. 8.General duties of the Superintendent of Schools. 4.General duties of the Principals. 5.Teachers. 6.Salary schedules,etc. 7.General regulations covering pupils. 8.General regulations covering janitors. 9.Supervision of attendance. 10.Lunchroom employees. 11.School physician and nurses. 12.General health regulations. 13.Transportation of pupils. An agreement was reached with the local Board of Health pertaining to the general regulations to be followed relative to the amount of time of quarantine for communicable diseases. A set of separate regulations was adopted for use of the school nurse in carrying out her duties. 166 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Maintenance of Buildings: Ripley Road School:A program of interior painting was carried out.Three classrooms and the upper hall in the back wing were painted.The lines on the basketball court and the princi- pal's office were also painted. Several broken places in the plastered walls and ceilings were repaired. The exterior woodwork was given two coats of paint,and all of the windows were repaired where needed. Half of the brick work was repointed and given two coats of waterproofing. The weatherstripping program is complete. Osgood School:General maintenance was carried on in this building.Only necessary repairs were made as a new high school is anticipated in the immediate future.The boys'toilet room was given a coat of paint as was one room on the third floor.The room on the third floor has been set up for the use of the school physician and nurse. Insurance Coverage:The insurance coverage of the school buildings was increased as follows: Ripley Road School increased by $90,000.00 Osgood School increased by 50,000.00 Industrial Arts building increased by 2,000.00 New Buildings:Plans and specifications for a five-room addition to the Ripley Road School and the remodeling of the present heating plant have been prepared and the bids will be opened and read on January 20,1950. The construction and alteration to this school plant will be carried out expeditiously in order that the much-needed room will be available for the fall term of 1950. We believe that this school plant will be functional in every way and,of course,the overcrowding will be eliminated;thereby allowing the boys and girls to attain the fundamental require- ments,many of which they are missing in our over crowded class- rooms. This school plant will also become more efficient to operate. Plans for a new Junior-Senior High School are also being prepared. Cost of School Operation :The total appropriation for schools in 1949 was $149,073.60. The total reimbursement to the Town was $19,964.41,thus making a new cost to the Town for schools of $129,109.19. The total amount to be asked for in 1950 will be $142,002.74. The anticipated reimbursement to the Town for 1950 is $17,000.00, 167 which will make the net cost to the Town for schools $125,002.74. The per capita cost of your schools is in line with or below other comparable towns. In closing our report,we wish to thank the Superintendent of Schools for his splendid cooperation during the past year in carrying out the policies of the School Committee,and for his tireless efforts as the executive officer of the Committee.We also wish to thank the teachers and others in the employ of the School Department for the manner in which they have discharged their duties this past year. To the Citizens of Cohasset,we thank you for the provision you have made in providing funds for a new Junior-Senior High School as well as the addition to the Ripley Road School.We are sure you will look upon these two projects with pride in the years to come. Respectfully submitted, HARRY H.REED,JR. Chairman,School Committee. REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT To the School Committee and Citizens of Cohasset: The teaching and administrative staffs for the schools are as follows : Ripley Road School—Grades 1-6 Year Elected Helen L.Hudson,Principal,Grade 4 1921 Kathleen McMahon,Kindergarten 1915 Rosamond Terry,Grade 1 1946 Harriet L.Hurd,Grade 1 1947 Norma Condito,Grade 1 1949 Elinor W.Kennedy,Grade 2 1944 Gertrude E.Young,Grade 2 1948 Helen W.Terry,Grade 3 1943 Alice G.Dixon,Grades 3 and 4 1946 Jean A,Barry,Grade 4 1949 Eleanor Akers,Grade 5 1949 Beatrice E.Collins,Grades 5 and 6 1946 Mildred Beal,Grade 6 1949 Ruby K,Field,Reading Supervisor 1948 Audubon Society Lecturer 1945 The Osgood School—Grades 7-12 Anthony D'Antuono,Mathematics,Science 1949 Everett W.Dorr,Social Studies,Physical Education 1949 Marjorie Fay,English 1937 J.Edward Harris,Jr.,Social Studies 1949 Laura A.Leonard,English 1937 Frank H.Libby,Science,Mathematics 1947 Donald McNeil,Science,Mathematics 1945 168 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Mildred E.Nelson,Commercial 1938 Florence Reed,Latin,French,Spanish 1929 William Ripley,Jr.,Principal 1926 Charles H.Russell,General Shop 1946 Marion R.Sullivan,English,Latin,French 1931 Mary Terry,Mathematics,English 1925 Helen C.Welch,Home Economics 1919 Teachers Assigned to Both Buildings Florence C.Ayers,Physical Education 1940 Florence E.Kraus,Art 1914 Earl A.Chamberlain,Music 1947 W.L.Rinehart and Associates,Penmanship 1944 Resignations During 1949 Mary E.Kelland,Grade 4 June,1949 Kathryn Cronin,Grade 6 June,1949 Dorothy Levenseller,Grade 6 June,1949 Nathan W.Bates,High School June,1949 Burditt W.Collins,High School June,1949 Jane E.O'Sullivan,High School June,1949 Many teachers have been enrolled in courses designed for professional improvement.The following indicates the number of teachers enrolled,the title of the course,and the institution giving the course: 1 Human Relations in the Classroom Boston University 1 Speech Correction Methods Boston University 2 Teaching the Slow Learning Child in Regular Classrooms Boston University 1 Psychology of Learning Boston University 1 Measurements and Evaluation in the Elementary School Boston University 1 Improvement of Reading Boston University 1 Introduction to the Science of Linguistics Boston University 1 Current Problems in Physical Educa- tion and Recreation Boston University 6 Human Relations in the Classroom Harvard,Boston University Exten- sion 2 Improvement of Reading Skills Harvard,Boston University Exten- sion In January a course in Driver Training with "behind-the- wheel"instruction was introduced.A car was made available through the courtesy of Kerr Motors.The Registry of Motor Vehicles Office co-ordinated the planning of this course given by the three towns of Marshfield,Scituate and Cohasset.Mr.Nathan Bates conducted the course until June,and it was continued in the fall by Mr.D'Antuono.Both instructors had special training for this type of work. 169 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 A limited program of physical education has been added for 7th and 8th grade boys under the supervision of Mr.Dorr.A formal class in Health has been required of all 7th grade pupils. Classes in Health and Physical Education will be greatly ex- panded when the facilities of the new school are available. Information in detail in regard to the work carried on in our schools,elementary or high,will be furnished gladly by the prin- cipals and teachers.A visit to the school where the facilities,the personnel,and the activities can be seen at first hand is solicited by your Superintendent.It is the only sure means whereby those who prefer facts can secure satisfaction. The pupils who graduated last year and who are continuing their education are distributed as follows:Stonehill College 1, Northeastern University 3,University of Massachusetts 2,Bos- ton University 1,Rhode Island School of Design 1,Baptist Hos- pital Nursing School 1.Two have entered the United States Navy, and eleven have entered employment. The music program in the schools is developing as outlined in previous reports.The band,consisting of 33 members,has appeared in public at the Spring Music Conference,the Mem- orial Day Parade,the Cohasset Carnival,and at school football games.It has been found necessary and pracical to limit the band's public appearances to the period of the school year.There are 35 pupils enrolled in instrumental classes. The new High School Buiding authorized by the vote of the Town was the long delayed recognition of the need of a modern building to house a modern school program. The addition to the Ripley Road School should be completed in time to avoid serious overcrowding.The 12 o'clock session of the kindergarten which was such an inconvenience to mothers will be abolished.The provisions of adequate facilities for the remedial program will help tremendously. The installation of a new heating plant will prove beneficial in many ways.It should give more satisfactory heat,be more economical,and release the janitors for more cleaning time. The total enrollment this year in the Ripley Road School is 27 more than last year and should increase in 1950. I am anxious that your Committee or our citizens secure all the information which they desire about our schools.This report is abbreviated at the request of the Selectmen for economy in printing costs.Do not hesitate to seek any additional infor- mation you desire. The actual cost of the schools for the past year : * General control $5,446.31 Salaries for instruction 87,304.34 Textbooks 2,096.22 Classroom supplies 7,306.11 Libraries 18.70 Tuition to vocational schools 929.62 Transportation 10,511.25 170 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 Operation of buildings 15,134.02 Repairs to buildings and equipment 13,.364.03 Health . 2,832.45 Insurance 1,776.05 New Equipment 2,183.00 Graduation expenses 171.50 Total $149,073.60 *Figures include 10%temporary bonus given non-teaching personnel. Receipts: Commonwealth of Massachusetts for teachers'salaries $9,935.42 Commonwealth of Massachusetts for trans- portation 7,297.14 Commonwealth of Massachusetts for vocational tuition 497.60 Tuition 2,144.80 Revenue from industrial arts 89.45 Total $19,964.41 NET COST TO TOWN $129,109.19 The cost of the lunchroom program:* Expenditures $14,172.55 Receipts Sale of lunches $6,954.81 Federal grants 2,810.47 NET COST TO TOWN $4,407.27 *Figures include 10%bonus granted to town employees. I wish to call attention to the amount of hard work rendered by your Committee this past year.I think the following quota- tion from a speech of Willard E.Goslin,President of the Ameri- can Association of School Administrators applies: "Now,I have sometimes said—after a good many years in this business^—that it is a little hard to tell why anyone would be will- ing to be a school board member in America.They are apt to get a steady stream of criticism and complaints,punctuated only rarely with some commendation for the contributions which they make to America and its school system. "On the other hand,when one looks around an American community to try to identify an area of civic responsibility,an avenue through which an individual can contribute the most to the welfare of his community,his state,and his nation,I doubt if there can be identified in America an opportunity for service that outranks the opportunity for laymen to serve as members of boards of education in this country as we are constituted at the present time." Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM RIPLEY,JR., Superintendent of Schools. 171 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 00 ^ TH00t-Tt<C<IC0C0lOr}*CDC0Oc<It-lO00"^(N00i0t^>OlCl0O«0' COCO'^COCOCOC<IC<lC<ICaC<lOac<IC<Jr-lTHC<JC<lTH^C<lTHTHiHTHrH ON OS OH O o H ;^ SH 3 Q O a o S I ^I CO I SI *l CO I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 r-"^ I CC LO O O i-H T-( I ^1-1 o c<r CO CO om I CO 1^ I IS COC^W-rlHrHOi-IC^l cq tH IlO CO CO00(M C<l^-rJ<,-|i—li—li-l(M tH tH tHtHCOIOOCOIOIOtH CO iH rH O Tj«I t^-^CO 1-1 tH CO tH t--^C<l "^ >0 C<J -^CO CO (M tH(M CX)CO lO Oc<I iH (MCO 05 t- CO (M I II I I "ss ri 1 1 1 1 1 ^I- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I i I CO I CO 1 1 15 I ^ I r Q4 a> W 1 CO CO rH 1 t>ta 1 CO "Bi 1 (-r>:3 1 CO til i rH 1 § ^ffi 172 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN The aim of the past year's work in the schools has been fol- low-up of pupils found to have physical handicaps.Routine ex- aminations have been held.These are of little use unless there is cooperation of the parents to remedy defects.Progress has been made in most cases. Every child was given a hearing test with the standard audio- meter loaned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Very few cases of deafness were found due to advances in the treatment of ear abcesses made in recent years. A new outfit for carrying out the vision test will be purchased and used during 1950,because the borrowed equipment was found not satisfactory. A set of rules for the guidance of the school nurse or teachers helping with First Aid has been prepared and posted in both schools. A new health course has been started in the seventh grade, using textbooks suitable for that age group. Miss Florence Ayers has been appointed Guidance Teacher for the Osgood School and she reports to the Physician all cases needing individual conferences. Contagious disease was rare in the schools,limited to a few cases of mumps,measles and chicken pox.Certificates for release from quarantine have been printed and given to each physician in Cohasset. Through the efforts of the School Committee,a Health Room has been provided in the Osgood School and adequately equipped for all emergencies. Respectfully submitted, MARION S.FERNALD,M.D. REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE Number of pupils taken home during school hours for illness or accident 169 Number of home visits pertaining to absence or health of pupils 54 Number of home visits for pre-school clinic 47 Number of pupils given chest x-ray 27 Number of personnel given chest x-ray 8 (No active cases shown by x-ray) Respectfully submitted, FANNY JAMES, School Nurse. 173 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 GRADUATING CLASS,1949 Clare Marie Antoine *James Francis Barrett Jean Marie Barrow Dorothea Brown Herbert Lincoln Brown *Dorothy May Butman Edward Thomas Curley Eita Margaret Daniels John Barnes Dobbs Donald T.Heywood Norman F.Knight Margarete Agnes Elizabeth koehler Annie Louise Litchfield Marjorie Ann Mc Arthur Eileen Mello Ruth Elizabeth Pipher Nelson C.Pratt,Jr. William Ripley,III *Fred Gifford Russell Grace Shapiro *Francis Carney Shyne Edward Joseph Sweeney,Jr. *James Walter Sweeney David Hight Wads worth *Member of the National Honor Society Valedictorian :Donald T.Heywood Salutatorian :Dorothy M.Butman 114 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 GRADUATION EXERCISES OF THE COHASSET HIGH SCHOOL e¥ Ripley Road School Auditorium,June 16,1949 Lake Hamilton Waltz Chenette Choral DeLamater Pomp and Circumstance Elgar Cohasset High School Band Invocation Rev.Thomas Devlin "My country 'tis of thee"Thesaurus Musicus Ensemble and Audience Address of Welcome Francis C.Shyne "Drink to me only with thine eyes"Traditional "When the foeman bares his steel"Gilbert &Sullivan High School Chorus Essay: Donald Heywood Integer Vitae F lemming Osgood School Brass Choir Awards Presentation of Speaker Dorothy Butman Address William J.O'Keefe Presentation of Diplomas Harry Reed,Jr. Class Song Tune:The Ash Grove Graduating Class The National Anthem J.S.Smith Ensemble and Audience Recessional:Pomp and Circumstance Elgar Cohasset High School Band 175 Annual Report,Town of Coh\sset,1949 REPORT OF MOTH SUPERINTENDENT To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and to the Citizens of Cohasset: A word on Dutch Elm Disease: It is here;forty-eight cases of Dutch Elm in Cohasset.If our Elms are to be saved;if we are not to lose much of the beauty which is so characteristic of Cohasset,we must not slacken the struggle.The least neglect may destroy the last chance of bringing this alien enemy under control and send our Elms into extinction. Lost because too little came too late.We cut appropriations for fighting the Gypsy Moth when it was practically exterminated only to let it get established and become a permanent burden.Con- stant watch must be maintained over the Town for advanced infec- tion of the Dutch Elm Disease.The spores of the fungus are carried ahead of the main line of the infection by the Scolyties Beetles,like paratroopers. Now that the disease is in Cohasset,we must fight harder in our own back yard.Therefore,I solicit the help of all interested citizens and groups of the Town.Help carry out the advance pro- gram and planning to try and lessen the loss of our Elms.For detailed expenditures,see Town Accountant's Report. Respectfully, ROSCOE G.PRATT, Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden. 176 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 WATCH FOR THESE SYMPTOMS AND CALL YOUR TREE WARDEN THE DUTCH ELM DISEASE A —Diseased American elm with wilted leaves,defoliated branches and staghead. B —Section of small branch with brown discoloration in the current annual ring. C—Egg gallery and larval tunnels of Scolytus multisriatus,the princi- pal carrier. 177 Annual Report,Town of Cohasset,1949 REPORT OF TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of Cohasset: I give you my report in brief,as Tree Warden of the Town of Cohasset.This department functioned this year as in previous years with the best interest of the people of Cohasset as our goal. The work was somewhat more varied than in previous years,but by experience,it was accomplished with minimum of waste and maximum of efficiency. As usual dead trees,limbs,large branches and sidewalk ob- structions received our attention,many treated and many removed. There has been special care taken of old trees,pruning,treating of same.There are many more to be treated and this method should be continued each year. There are a number of trees that die owing to elements and disease with which they have to contend,such as poison ivy growth extending many feet up the tree trunks.One hundred and thirty- four trees were relieved of this menace this year,by cutting a ten- inch girdle ol the ivy around the stem of the tree,breast high, and spraying from girdle to the roots or ground with weed and poison ivy spray (E.W.T.)2-4-D No.40.Although ivy insecticides must be handled scientifically to prevent other damage,the results are more than gratifying. It is my belief that this poison ivy situation will cause much trouble and uncomfortable situations,if program is not carried on.There are many items such as this,which makes our tree and moth program varied,and with more expense or cost.Fourteen trees have been removed. It has been my pleasure to accept many valuable suggestions from interested citizens and your Honorable Board of Selectmen. Respectfully, ROSCOE G.PRATT, Tree Warden. 178 I