Town of Dennis

ANNUAL REPORTS

OF THE

TOWN OFFICERS OF DENNIS

FOE THE YEAR ENDING

DECEMBER 31, 1950

PRINTED BY THE PATRIOT PRESS HYANNIS. MASS.

Town Officials

Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare Clarence M. Nickerson, Chairman Term expires 1951 Earle M. Davidson Term expires 1953 Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. Term expires 1952

Moderator Dean S. Sears

Town Clerk and Treasurer Gerard Chapman

Auditors Alice J. Canfield Pearl M. Crowell Roger F. Sampson

Constables Thomas T. Kelley Benjamin F. Kendrick Lester O'Neil

Park Commissioners Charles P. Wixon Term expires 1951 C. Arthur Hallett Term expires 1952 Edward A. Crowell Term expires 1953

School Committee •Thomas E. Flvnn, Jr. Term expires 1951 Albert H. Crowell Term expires 1951 George D. Wilbur, Chairman Term expires 1951 Norman A. Hallett Term expires 1952 Linda R. Maloney Term expires 1952 Ralph H. Richardson Term expires 1953

Tree Warden George B. Ellis

Surveyor of Highways Bartlett F. Sears Planning Board William Sundell Term expires 1952 Benjamin P. Chase Term expires 1953 William E. Crowell Term expires 1953 Everett Bacon Term expires 1954 Sumner S. Howes Term expires 1955 Cemetery Commissioners C. Lovell Goodspeed Term expires 1951 Ena L. Crowell Term expires 1952 Edward A. Crowell Term expires 1953 Trustees of the Caleb Chase Fund Frank E. Howes Term expires 1951 O. Thomas Murray Term expires 1952 Arthur Wade Term expires 1953 ^Resigned

APPOINTMENTS Bureau of Old Age Assistance Earle M. Davidson Clarence M. Nickerson Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. Madeline M. Galeekie Public Welfare Investigator Madeline M. Galeckie Clerk *Muriel P. Jacobs Elizabeth R. Kaull Town Clerk and Treasurer's Clerks Mary J. Perry Christine F. Matteson Assistant Assessor B. Harriet Foss Town Counsel George E. Armeson Veterans' Agent Andrew E. Mitchell Inspector of Wires Harry E. Robinson Inspector of Buildings Frederick A. Eldredge Forest Warden Clarence W. Bayles Fire Chief Clarence W. Bayles Moth Superintendent George B. Ellis Sealer of Weights and Measures Thomas S. Howes Shellfish Constable Thomas T. Kelley Registrars of Voters Malcolm L. Nickerson Term expires 1951 Nathan Crowell Term expires 1952 William J. McHenry Term expires 1953 Chief of Police Benjamin F. Kendrick Deputy Chief of Police Marshall E. Cahoon Patrolmen *Carl J. Fischer Kenneth C. Nagle *Joseph Mullin Special Police Clarence W. Bayles Edwin L. Leach Mervin H. Sears Harold Dixon Orion P. Derick Norman E. Hallett Malcolm Nickerson Benjamin B. Swift Richard S. Hall John E. O'Hara C. Arthur Hallett Frank Embler Gordon A. Barker Frederick Sargent Thomas T. Kelley Theodore Sears Theophilus Smith Brant D. Ellis Donald S. Asdourian Edwin C. Higgins Howard B. Sears Harold S. Blake Bartlett F. Sears David L. Kelley Fred H. Vincent Robert A. Cummings Chester C. Nickerson Ethel M. Chase Everett Weinstock Carl J. Fischer Madeline M. Galeckie Benjamin Burdon Rufus Blake David P. Jones Dog Officer Marshall E. Cahoon

Harbor Masters Archie R. Ellis Benjamin "Walker George C. Miller Howard B. Sears

Assistant Harbor Master Edwin L. Leach

Burial Agent and Soldiers' Burial Agent Gerard Chapman

Sanitary Inspector and Collector of Milk Samples George F. Crocker

Assistant Sanitary Inspector and Collector of Milk Samples Ernest C. Eldredge

County Health Agent Dr. Fred L. Moore

Inspector of Slaughtering "William H. Kelley Frank E. Howes

Inspector of Animals "William H. Kelley Frank E. Howes

Fence Viewers Lester 0'Neil Linwood Robbins Charles A. Hallett

Weighers of Coal and Measurers of Wood and Bark Edmund H. Sears Richard S. Hall Gilbert S. Kelley Leon T. Hall

Measurers of Grain and Weighers of Hay David B. Lane, Jr. Leon T. Hall Frank B. Howes Richard S. Hall Gilbert S. Kelley

Pound Keepers Alvin S. Taylor Thomas T. Kelley William P. Stone Henry C. Maloney Allen F. Howard

6 Field Drivers Alvin S. Taylor Thomas T. Kellev Allen F. Howard Henrv C. Maloney William P. Stone

Dutch Elm Disease Control George B. Ellis Nathan Crowell Freeman G. Thaeher

Town Forest Committee Freeman G. Thaeher George B. Ellis Nathan Crowell

Keeper of Dump Theophilus F. Smith Board of Appeals George R. Foss Term expires 1951 Roland B. Taylor Term expires 1952 Loring J. Churchill Term expires 1953

Finance Committee Frank E. Howes Term expires 1951 Nathaniel H. "Wixon Term expires 1952 Walter G. Robinson Term expires 1952 Alfred C. Kelley Term expires 1953 Warren R. Sargent Term expires 1953

*Resigned Selectmen's Report

To the Citizens of Dennis: Your Board of Selectmen submit the following report for the year 1950. Organization shortly after Town Meeting comprised the same setup as in recent years—Mr. Nickerson, Chairman; Mr. Eldridge, Clerk; Mr. Davidson, Supervisor of Relief. In our report for 1949 we were able to state that the Town activities, growth, etc., show the same increase practically as reported the previous year. This holds true .for our report for 1950, but we are sorry to say that from our recent observations and travelling around town assessing new property, and so on, that the building development has practically ceased. We do not wish to be pessimistic, but we may as well face the facts. This means that it behooves us to be very careful and economical during the coming year. The Finance Committee feel this way and the Board of Selectmen surely do also. ROADS AND COMMON LANDINGS. Roads and Com- mon Landings were laid out in 1950 to the large total of thirteen. This year we are only petitioning for four roads and one common landing. SANITATION AND DUMPING GROUNDS. This important work has shown an increase and growth in the past two or three years which is really remarkable. But we are glad to say that the public apparently realizes the impor- tance of patronizing the central town dump. Very little trou- ble has been caused by the thoughtless person who in the past has been prone to dump anywhere on roadsides or private property. Mr. Kelley's work as a volunteer agent, help- ing the Board of Health, has apparently paid off with good interest. NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING. We are happy to say that late in August we were able to move into the New Town Office Building. It was a much more simple job to do this than we had anticipated. The new building has proven very satisfactory and outside of a few minor changes, which it has been necessary to make, everything is very pleasing to us all. "We have had many reports from different people who have visited us that have been satisfactory and complimen- tary and we take great pleasure at this particular time in thanking the public and other members of the Building Com- mittee, and the architect, Mr. Gaffney, and the builder, Seth R. Nickerson, who is really an old Dennis man. It is planned to have open house some time in the Spring, after the landscaping is finished. BEACH PROPERTY. We are very glad to report that the Town has finally acquired all of the beach frontage extending from Loring Avenue to Bass River with the exception of the Kennedy parcel. This property comprises a beach frontage of practically a mile and we feel that regardless of the expense incurred, it was a real bargain for the Town. CIVIL DEFENSE. In September, the Civil Defense program was put into effect. "VVe were ordered to appoint a Di- rector and feel that we were fortunate in acquiring the services of Robert C. Eldred. This has gradually grown into a very important measure which requires a lot of exacting work and detail. Mr. Eldred has a report elsewhere in this book which we hope you will all read. Detailed reports from the various Town Departments appear elsewhere in this book and we wish to thank and con- gratulate all department heads and other employees for their interest and cooperation, and for a year's work well done.

Respectfully submitted,

CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Selectmen of Dennis. Jury List 1951

Blake, Harold S. Retired Brown, Kirkwood B. Antique Dealer Campbell, Lee PI. Salesman Crowell. Edward E. Painter Curtis, Fred H. Camp Operator Davies, Winslow Retired Dickey, Frank C. Carpenter Dixon, Harold R. Clerk Drysdale, Alfred H. Retired Eldredge, Bernard H. Carpenter Foley, Charles M. Chef Glendon, Hubert A. Real Estate Goodspeed, Edgar W. Retired Horton, Eobert W. Salesman Howes, Julius C. Clerk Howes, Thomas S. Carpenter Kelley, Thacher T. Retired Kelley, William R. Caretaker Morgan, Frank E. Retired Nickerson, Willie T. Carpenter O'Neil, Lester Retired Pareseau, Ernest A. Carpenter Pate, Cloyd H. Salesman Rogers, Leon Painter Ryder, William S. Musician Sears, Edward A. Retired Stone, William P. Farmer Thacher, Freeman G. Painter Wade, Arthur F. Retired Wixon, Charles P. Ice Dealer Woodward, Sherman M. Salesman Wordell, Lvnden G. Store Manager

10 Assessors' Report And Comparative Statement

1949 1950 Real Estate Valuation $7,892,260.00 $8,708,790.00 Tangible Personal Property 715,645.00 799,060.00 $8,607,905.00 $9,507,850.00 1950 Increase in Valuation $899,945.00 APPROPRIATIONS 1949 1950 For Town Expenses $322,200.90 $405,937.95 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 620.70 862.67 Underestimate of 1949 State Parks and Reservations 227.64 292.68 Cape Cod Mosquito Control 2,727.82 3,012.28 County Retirement System 422.00 435.43 Veterans Benefits, Chap. 599, Acts 1946 748.16 748.16 Debt Maturing 5,000.00 5,000.00 $331,947.22 $416,289.17 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Income Tax $17,611.61 Reimbursements—State-owned Land 17.09 Old Age Tax—Chap. 64B, S. 10 747.99 Chapter 804, Acts of 1949 395.75 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 10,602.00 Licenses 3,900.00 Fines 50.00 Special Assessments 100.00 General Government 350.00 Health and Sanitation 250.00 Charities (other than Fed. Grant for A. D. C.) 3,900.00 Old Age Assistance (other than Fed. Grant) 26,000.00 Veterans Benefits 1,500.00 Schools (Funds from Income Tax not to be included) 780.00 Recreation 1,200.00 Public Service Enterprises 500.00 Interest 450.00

11 Gas and Electric Franchise Tax 326.61 Business Corporations Tax 18 736 65 Old Age Tax (Acts 1949, Chap. 307 l',032.95

$88,450.65 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 391.74

$88,058.91

AMOUNTS TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS Approved by Commission of Corporations and Taxation Vote of Town Meeting, August 5, 1949 $2,500.00 Vote of Town Meeting, August 19, 1949 900.48 Vote of Town Meeting, November 25, 1949 6,025.00 Vote of Town Meeting, April 3, 1950 58.434.69

$67,860.17 Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation : 1949 1950 Property $284,060.87 $361,298.30 Polls @ $2.00 1,878.00 1,886.00

Total Tax Listed on Collector's List $285,938.87 $363,184.30 Number of Male Polls Assessed 939 943 Tax Rate $33.00 $38.00 Number of Horses Assessed 31 12 Number of Cows Assessed 20 22 Number of Cattle other than Cows 13 6 Number of Fowl Assessed 325 375 Number of Sheep Assessed 20 13 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 9,452.18 9,168.25 Number of Dwellings Assessed 2,882 3,307 Value of Assessed Real Estate: Buildings exclusive of Land $7,163,115.00 Land exclusive of Buildings 1 545 675.00

Total Value of Assessed Real Estate $8,708,790.00 Value of Assessed Personal Estate: Stock in Trade $61,000.00 Livestock 2,860.00 Machinery 286,700.00 Other Tangible Personal Property 448,500.00 Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $799,060.00

12 Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $9,507,850.00 Tax Committed: On Personal Estate $30,364.28 On Eeal Estate 330,934.02 On Polls 1,886.00

$363,184.30

CLAKENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Board of Assessors.

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14 Treasurer's Report

Cash on hand January 1, 1950 $162,053.62 GENERAL REVENUE Taxes 1948 $1.65 Taxes 1949 18,116.21 Taxes 1950 334,609.24 352,727.10 Poll Taxes 1949 6.00 Poll Taxes 1950 1,398.00 Moth Tax 1949 32.50 Moth Tax 1950 91.50 Credit on Tax Titles 218.25 Old Age Assistance Meal Tax 1,747.67 Income Tax 14,925.75 Corporation Tax 11,933.25 State Land Tax 14.50 Licenses: Milk $.50 Junk 4.00 Pistol 15.00 Commercial Shellfish 155.00 Non-Resident Shellfish 690.00 Innholder's 143.00 Sunday 140.00 Common Victualler's 150.00 One Day Beer 1.00 Camp 3.50 Lodging House 72.00 Cesspool Cleaning 8.00 Liquor 4,875.00 Advertising Liquor Hearings 41.25 Garbage 50.00 Used Car Dealer's 10.00 Peddler's 48.00 Class I Agents License 5.00 Taxi 10.00 Theatre 40.00 Amusement 30.00 Pinball Machine 20.00 Fish Wire 180.00 Auctioneer's Permit 5.00 Second Class Taxi 10.00 6,706.25 15 U. S. Grant 0. A. A. 35,184.93 U. S. Grant A. D. C. 3,990.84 County Dog Fund 609.69 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1949 994.50 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1950 23,658.71 Town Clerk's Fees 590.70 Tailings 215.86 Sealer of Weights and Measures fees 147.79 Bath House Rentals 1,359.05 Sale of Cemetery Lots 210.00 Sale of Fire Truck 130.00 Highways: Road Machinery Receipts 3,368.28 Chapter 81 and 90 from State 26,512.61 Chapter 90 from County 4,367.46 Reimbursement for Relief: From State 2,676.20 From Cities and Towns 3,131.09 Health and Sanitation Aect. Ree. 759.20 Veterans' Benefits Acct. Rec. 2,933.59 From Individuals 121.36 Aid to Dependent Children: From State 2,866.26 Old Age Assistance: From State 44,530.62 From Cities and Towns 1,594.23 Schools: Tuition of State Wards 522.12 From State on Account of Transportation 10,348.08 From State Vocational Education 20.95 Cafeteria Receipts 4,012.99 Telephone Call -35 Reimbursement on Jettys 500.00 Marine Fisheries 550.00 Building Permits 555.00 Departmental Refunds 4,572.02 Interest and Costs on Taxes 622.05 Certificates of Municipal Liens 22.00 Water District Expenses Assessing and Collecting Taxes 600.00 Sale of Bonds, School Addition Loan 275,000.00 Premium on School Loan 2,527.25 Interest on School Loan 213.90

16 AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Hannah H. Paddock Trust Fund 11.31 Cemetery Trust Fund, New Accounts 400.00 Cemetery Trust Fund, Income Used 384.60 Samuel J. Robbins Trust Fund 30.00 Dog Fund for County 662.60 Withholding Tax Deductions 7,840.09 County Retirement Deductions 1,976.16 Blue Cross deductions 755.90 District Water Taxes 1948 $10.23 District Water Taxes 1949 2,427.34 District Water Taxes 1950 29,840.69 District Interest and Costs 115.60 Water Lien Account 44.79 32,438.65

$1,056,373.38

PAYMENTS General Government Moderator : Appropriation $25.00 Sears, Dean S. $25.00 Selectmen's Salaries: Appropriation $8,250.00 Davidson, Barle M. $2,328.30 Frederick A. Bldridge, Jr. 2,536.30 Clarence M. Nickerson 2,340.00 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 186.30 Town of Dennis, Retirement Fund 411.90 Town of Dennis, Withholdings 447.20 $8,250.00 Selectmen's Department: Appropriation $2,500.00 Baker, "Bill"—Signs $28.50 Barnstable County Selectmen's Association—Dues 6.00 Bayles, Clarence W.— Envelopes and Postage 181.86 Boston Law Book Co.—Books 60.00 Cape Cod Compass—Advertising 65.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times—Notices 122.50

17 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 44.80 Chapman, Gerard—Postage .30 Cobb, Dexter—Listing animals 8.00 Commissioner of Public Safety .70 Davidson, Earle M.—Expenses 16.40 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 6.75 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 5.00 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expenses 82.66 Ellis, George B.—Truck and Labor 24.00 Fern, Daniel J.—Lawyer's Fees 20.00 Fruean, E., Jr.—Labor and Repairs 7.00 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor and Truck 154.51 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 20.30 Hopkins, Alfred H.—Repairs 15.00 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 228.08 Jacobs, Murial P.—Salary and Postage 71.16 Land Court 21.40 Lawvers Co-operative Publishing Co. 26.00 Leach, Edwin—Harbor Master 5.00 Massachusetts Selectmen's Asso- ciation—Dues 15.00 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 15.13 Miller, George C.—Harbor Master 5.00 New England Telephone & Tel- egraph Co. 143.84 New York, New Haven & Hart- ford R. R. Co. 11.29 Nickerson, Chester C.—Delivering Town Reports 13.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Expenses 12.55 Nickerson, W. T.—Labor and material 3.60 Pareseau, E. A.—Labor 537.80 Railway Express Agency 3.80 Sears, Bartlett F.—Labor 20.00 Sears, Dean S., Register of Deeds— Plans and Postage 202.25 Sears, Howard B.—Harbor Master 5.00 Sears, Mervin—Delivering Town Reports 12.00

18 White, Harold—Labor 7.00 Taylor, Elizabeth—Delivering Town Reports 15.00 Walker, Benjamin—Harbor Master 5.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund .25 To Revenue 251.57

$2,500.00 Out of State Travel: Transfer $128.78 Armeson, George B. $42.65 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 86.13

$128.78 Treasurer's Salary: Appropriation $3,300.00 Chapman, Gerard $2,929.80 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 54.30 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 315.90

$3,300.00 reasurer's Department: Appropriation $7,000.00 Refund 1.00 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Overhauling machines $47.50 Barnstable Registry of Deeds— Recording Tax Takings 6.06 Bayles, C. W.—Envelopes 261.66 Central Cape Press, Inc.— Advertising 30.00 Chapman, Gerard—Expenses 75.90 Commonwealth of Massachusetts— Supplies 36.72 First National Bank of Yarmouth, The—Safe Rent 5.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Supplies .70 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 97.60 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 745.39 Hudon, Vierma—Salary 28.75 Jacobs, Murial P.—Salary 8.00 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 115.76

19 LaFond, A. W. & Co.—Tax Bills 287.80 Lovequist, A. Lawrence— Insurance 59.00 Massachusetts Collector & Treas- urer's Association—Dues 5.00 Matteson, Christine F.—Clerk 1,796.57 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 59.38 New England States & Municipal Finance Officers Association— Dues 1.00 New England Telephone & Tel- egraph Co. 56.38 Obrion, Russell & Co.—Insurance 5.00 Perrv, Mary J.—Clerk 2,290.65 Sears, Gwladys M.—Salary 91.33 Tallman, B. L., Inc.—Rent of Typewriter 6.00 Todd Co., Inc., The—Service and Supplies 200.55 "Wright, Frederick J.— Deputy Collector 85.00 Young, Lorraine F.—Typing 7.00 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 66.20 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 198.54 Town of Dennis—"Withholdings 316.70 To Revenue 9.86 $7,001.00

Assessors Department: Appropriation $3,300.00 Transfer 400.00 Association of Massachusetts Assessors—Dues $9.00 Chapman, Gerard—Express .99 Chase, Shirlev B.—Abstracts and Postage 280.90 Davidson, Earle M.—Expenses 95.01 Dixon, Harold R.—Listing dogs 10.00 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expenses 60.45 Foss, B. Harriet—Clerk 1,790.18 Hobbs & "Warren, Inc.—Supplies 111.33 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 483.71

20 Kelley, Thatcher T.—Listing dogs 18.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Expenses 37.37 Sears, Dean S., Register of Deeds— Plans 2.54 Sears, Gwladys M.—Typing 246.27 Stoneham Independent, The—■ Supplies 2.00 Tallman, B. L., Inc.—Repairs 14.75 Underwood Corporation—Supplies 225.00 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 8.40 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 15.93 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 260.80 To Reserve Fund 27.37 $3,700.00 Town Clerk's Salary: Appropriation $660.00 Chapman, Gerard—Salary $660.00 Town Clerk's Department: Appropriation $200.00 Chapman, Gerard—Expense and Postage $19.66 Doane & Beal 7.00 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 7.84 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 66.55 Massachusetts Town Clerk's Association—Dues 5.00 Foss, B. Harriet—Typing 30.00 Sears, Gwladys M.—Typing 42.34 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 1.81 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 19.80 $200.00 Auditor's Salaries: Appropriation $60.00 Canfield, Alice $20.00 Crowell, Pearl M. 20.00 To Revenue 20.00 $60.00 Finance Committee Expense: Appropriation $100.00

21 Howes, Frank E. $76.23 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 3.75 To Eevenue 20.02

$100.00 Other Finance Accounts: Appropriation $100.00 To Revenue $100.00 Planning Board: Appropriation $200.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times— Advertising $27.00 Chase, Kelley & Sweetser— Services 7.00 Massachusetts Federation of Planning 12.50 To Revenue 153.50 $200.00 Planning Board Zoning Map: Balance, January 1, 1950 $115.25 Open Balance $115.25 Law Department: Appropriation $1,000.00 Armeson, George B. $1,000.00 Election & Registration: Appropriation $1,900.00 Barnes, Ernest—Warden $27.00 Blake, Rufus—Officer 22.50 Burnett, Norman—Inspector 8.00 Canfield, Alice—Clerk 24.00 Chapman, Gerard—Delivering ballot boxes, postage 6.30 Chapman, Robert F.—Inspector 8.00 Chase, Edward P.—Warden 27.00 Crowell, Nathan—Registrar 70.00 Dixon, Harold—Officer 22.50 Eaton, Irene—Inspector 24.00 Ellis, Winfred—Warden 27.00 Foley, Charles—Inspector 16.00 Gilbert, Cora—Inspector 8.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Supplies .50

09 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 15.09 Hodsdon, Gertrude—Inspector 24.00 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 45.40 Howes, Everett—Warden 27.00 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Typing 42.25 Kelley, Thatcher T.—Clerk 24.00 Lovequist, Lawrence—Warden 18.00 McDowell, Anna—Clerk 24.00 McHenry, William J.—Registrar 127.00 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 1.00 Nickerson, Chester—Officer 22.50 Nickerson, Malcolm L.—Registrar 65.00 Nickerson, Malcolm—Warden 9.00 Nickerson, Mary—Inspector 24.00 Nyberg, Yvette—Clerk 24.00 Patriot Press, The—Printing 60.50 Robie, Ethel—Clerk 24.00 Salisbury, Grace—Inspector 8.00 Sears, Edward A.—Officer 7.50 Sears, Gwladys M.—Typing 49.05 Sears, Howard B.—Inspector 24.00 Sears, Mervin—Officer 15.00 Snow, Arthur S.—Inspector 24.00 Thacher, Freeman—Inspector 24.00 Treasurer, Carlton Hall 18.00 Treasurer, Jacob Sears Memorial Hall 18.00 Treasurer Liberty Hall 12.00 Treasurer, Village Improvement Club Hall 18.00 Vincent, Fred—Officer 22.50 Wade, Arthur—Inspector 24.00 Whittemore, Ethel—Inspector 16.00 Wixon, Charles P.—Carting Booths 14.00 Wixon, Charles P.—Inspector 8.00 Wright & Potter Printing Co.—• Supplies 12.88 Yarmouth Register, The— Printing 159.25 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 5.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 4.35 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 22.10

23 To Revenue 526.33

$1,900.00 Bonds and Insurance: Refund $42.00 Appropriation 4,500.00 Clark, G. Carlton $24.06 Horton, Robert W. 448.35 Kelley, Robert M. 1,490.54 Lovequist, A. Lawrence 1,159.92 Matteson, Lester H. 1,146.53 Nickerson, Walter R. 126.60 Wixon, Thelma B. 146.00

$4,542.00 Municipal Buildings: Appropriation $6,000.00 Transfer 1.06 Refund 20.14 Cahoon, Arthur—Labor $3.75 Canham, George H.—Labor 7.40 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co.—Labor 42.60 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 172.24 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 122.78 Chapman, Gerard—Box rent, Express and Supplies 8.67 Clough, Edward N.—Salary 270.94 Crowell Bros.—Trucking 49.35 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 11.55 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 13.65 Dennis Water District 208.53 Derick Electric—Labor and Materials 87.79 Eaton, Harry—Labor 21.60 Eldridge, William—Labor 3.15 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 3.15 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies .65 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Supplies 276.19 Hall Oil Co.—Fuel 718.18 Halsil Products Co.—Supplies 48.80 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 63.25 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 330.62

24 Horton, Robert W.—Insurance 84.50 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Supplies .35 Johnson, Charles E.—Labor and Material 36.52 Leach, Edwin L.—Janitor 651.00 Lombard, Charles J.—Material 27.00 Long, Arthur—Labor 215.87 Lovequist, A. Lawrence- Insurance 246.10 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 4.73 Matteson, Lester H.—Insurance 359.36 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 262.56 New York, New Haven & Hart- ford R. R. Co. 1.94 Nickerson, Walter R.—Insurance 144.17 Perry, Charles—Labor 11.55 Perry, Eugene—Labor 18.90 Perry, Mary J.—Supplies .70 Phillips, Nate W.—Janitor service 15.00 Silva, Cezar—Labor 12.60 Stone, John M. & Co.—Supplies 67.50 Studley, Norman—Labor 11.00 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 8.40 Vincent, P. H.—Labor 15.62 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 8.40 West, Robert E. J.—Loud- speaker system 10.00 White, Harold—Labor 18.65 Whittemore, Earle—Labor 8.40 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 15.31 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 33.70 To Revenue 1,266.53 $6,021.20 Health Department: Appropriation $2,000.00 Transfer 863.00 Barnstable County Sanatorium $924.00 Cahoon, Marshall—Burying animals 2.00 Cambridge; City of 155.00 Crowell, Albert H.—Labor 7.00

25 Doane & Beal 150.DD Eaton, Harry—Labor 1.10 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expense 1.50 Elland, Herbert—Labor 1.10 Fall River, City of 363.15 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials .48 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor 317.00 Howes, Frank E.—Inspection of animals 20.00 Kelley, William H.—Posting notices 2.00 Kelley, William H.—Inspection of animals 20.25 Kenney, Ralph, D.M.D.—Clinics 150.00 Mayo, Ralph R. 40.00 Moore, James S.—Burying animal 1.00 North Reading State Sanatorium 482.00 Sears, Howard—Loader 4.00 Shea, Richard—Burying animal 1.00 Wixon, Charles P.—Labor 121.80 Town of Dennis—Trucks 3.25 To Reserve 95.37 $2,863.00 Public Nursing: Appropriation $300.00 District Nursing Association $300.00 Sanitation: Appropriation $3,300.00 Transfer 550.00 Cahoon, Arthur—Labor and truck $14.00 Cotell, Wallace—Salary 784.14 Crowell, Albert H.-—Labor 904.00 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 8.40 Eaton, Harry—Labor 12.10 Eldridge, William—Labor 8.40 Elland, Herbert—Labor 4.40 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor 152.38 Perry, Charles—Labor 10.95 Perry, Chester R.—Fuel 12.00 Perry, Eugene—Labor 4.20 Sears, Howard—Loader 28.00

26 Smith, Theophilus P.—Salary 1,768.10 Studley, Norman—Labor 3.30 Whittemore, Barle—Labor 4.20 Town of Dennis—Trucks 20.75 Town of Dennis—"Withholding 81.90 To Reserve 28.78 $3,850.00 PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY Police Department: Appropriation $17,000.00 Asdourian, Donald—Services $106.00 Atwood's Garage—Materials 13.10 Barnstable Police Radio System 15.42 Beckman, C. E. Co.—Materials 10.97 Bill's Tydol Service—Gasoline 2.04 Blake, Harold—Supplies 6.00 Brown & Brown, Inc.—Labor . 23.65 Cahoon, Marshall—Salary 2,369.52 Cape Cod Marine Mart—Supplies 10.00 Cape Cod Heating & Plumbing Co., Inc.—Materials 1.66 Central Cape Press, Inc., The— Printing 34.00 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 12.00 Crowell, Albert H.—Labor 6.00 Dennis Garage—Gas and Repairs 87.41 Dennisport Mobil Service—Gasoline 1.85 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline 24.54 Dennisport Pharmacy—Supplies 8.83 Dennisport Tydol Station—Gas- oline, labor and supplies 246.02 Derick Electric—Supplies 1.13 Dixon, Harold—Special 103.70 Parrar Co.—Supplies 62.85 Fischer, Carl—Salary 1,929.18 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies 1.13 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Supplies 3.75 Harwich, Town of—Lockup Pee 1.00 Henderson, Robert P.—Supplies 13.96 Howard, William A.—Gasoline 29.91 Kelley, Eva, Mrs.—Meal for Inmate 1.00 Kelley, Thomas—Special 8.00

27 Kendriek, Benjamin—Salary 2,752.10 Leach, Edwin—Special 141.00 Maxim Motor Co.—Supplies 23.71 McKenney, Donald F.—Gasoline 30.55 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Overhaul typewriter 22.50 Michelson & Field—Material and repairs 23.45 Motorola, Inc. 171.48 Mullin, Joseph, Jr.—Salary 656.99 Murray's Service Station— Gasoline and supplies 476.34 Nagle, Kenneth C.—Salary 1.822.69 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 247.74 Nickerson, Malcolm—Salary 1,094.29 O'Hara, John E.—Special 15.00 O'Neil, Lester—Salary 495.82 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc. Labor and Material 72.48 Player's Pharmacy, The—Supplies 6.48 Player's Service Station— Gasoline and oil 103.38 Preston's Auto Body Shop—Repairs 53.90 Sears, Howard B.—Special 476.40 Sears, Mervin—Salary 1,222.04 Siira, Leslie F.—Gasoline & oil 42.43 Swift, Benjamin—Special 298.00 Stop & Shop—Supplies 6.08 Vincent, Frederick—Police Duty 20.50 West Dennis Garage—Gasoline, oil & labor 180.49 West Dennis Pharmacy—Supplies 1.00 West, Robert E. J. * 2.15 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 9.50 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 65.30 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 462.85 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 676.60 To Revenue 192.14 $17,000.00 Radio for Police- Article 50: Appropriation $1,400.00 Derick Electric- -Labor and material $179.48

28 Motorola, Inc. 1,220.52

$1,400.00 New Police Cruiser—Article 46: Balance, January 1, 1950 $2.35 Transfer to Surplus Revenue $2.35 Fire Department Appropriation $7,300.00 Asdourian, Donald—Fireman $22.85 Babineau, Leo—Fireman 87.20 Bacon, Paul—Fireman 53.10 Barker, Gordon—Fireman and Janitor 251.93 Bayles, C. W.—Chief 1,320.00 Bayles, C. W.—Expense 69.86 Bearse, Edgar—Fireman 10.00 Bohlin, Doris I.—Blanket 7.04 Braley, Charles S., Jr.—Repairs 17.25 Burnett, Norman—Fireman 1.90 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.—Material 28.40 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 490.10 Chamberlain Hardware—Material 3.94 Chick, Leslie—Fireman 13.80 Clapp, Herbert—Fireman 2.00 Clough, Edward—Labor 2.25 Coulson, Kenneth F.—Fireman 1.00 Crowell, Albert—Fireman 19.95 Crowell, Edward—Fireman 17.20 Crowell, Ernest—Fireman 12.80 Crowell, Joshua—Fireman and janitor 214.59 Crowell, Marcus—Fireman 6.60 Crowell, Robert—Fireman 40.30 Dennis Garage—Gasoline, labor and material 51.73 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline 6.08 Dennis Water District 43.03 Derick Electric—Material and labor 62.47 Derick, James—Fireman 37.40 Derick, Orin—Fireman 56.80 Eaton, Earle—Fireman 14.10

29 Eaton, Wesley—Fireman 46.90 Eldredge, B. H.—Fireman 2.00 Eldredge, Kenneth—Fireman 55.50 Ellis, Brant—Fireman and labor 147.71 Farrar Co.—Material 7.72 Fischer, Carl—Fireman 2.09 Flynn, Thomas—Fireman 4.00 Fyr-Fyter Co., The—Supplies 20.31 German, A. F. Co., Inc. 5.05 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material 100.28 Hall Oil Co.—Fuel 482.82 Hallett, Norman—Fireman 4.40 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies .35 Hersey, Raymond—Fireman 62.10 Howes, Anson—Fireman 29.85 Howes, David—Fireman 5.40 Howes, Everett—Fireman 23.25 Howes, James—Fireman 27.30 Howes, Milton—Fireman 8.60 Howes, Richard—Fireman 5.50 Howes, T. Sherbourne—Fireman 7.12 Howes, Sumner—Fireman 25.65 Howes, Warren—Fireman 4.40 Johnson, Charles—Fireman 9.70 Johnson, Norman—Fireman 31.70 Kelley, William—Fireman 19.80 Leonard, J. M. & Son, Inc.— Installing pump 225.00 Lovequist, A. Lawrence— Fireman 30.40 Matteson, Lester—Fireman 27.85 Maxim Motor Co.—Supplies 509.70 McCarthy, Justin A. Co.— Repairs and materials 190.70 Mullan, Joseph Fireman 13.00 Murray's Service Station— Gasoline, supplies, tires 1,024.25 Murray, Thomas—Fireman 75.90 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 204.95 Nyberg, Roy—Fireman 11.35 Ostby, Audrey—Fireman 2.00 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc.— Material 1.45 Perry, Charles—Labor 1.00 Perry, Manfred—Fireman 2.00

30 Perry, Tony—Labor 1.00 Player's Pharmacy, The— Supplies 4.45 Postman, A. L. Co.— Material 13.86 Preston's Auto Body Shop— Eepairs 24.10 Robbins, Linwood—Fireman 51.50 Robertson-Auto Service, Inc.— Repairs 47.90 Salisbury, Edward—Fireman 10.60 Schofield, Wilfred—Fireman 34.25 Spiers, James—Fireman 25.10 Sudbury Laboratory 25.00 Sullivan, John—Fireman 69.05 Surprise, William—Fireman 1.00 Sylver, Richard—Fireman 5.30 Thacher, Freeman—Fireman 36.80 Thayer, Sheldon—Fireman 2.00 Valpey Crystal Corp.—Supplies 13.68 Vincent, F. H.—Fireman, labor and material 191.40 Walker, Daniel—Fireman 22.70 Walker, Joseph—Fireman 20.50 Weinstock, Everett—Fireman 47.25 West Dennis Pharmacy—Supplies 9.25 West, Robert E. J.—Supplies 2.15 White, Fred—Fireman 46.75 White, James—Fireman 49.45 Williams, W.—Fireman 2.00 Wixon, Stuart—Fireman 60.10 Wood, Norman—Fireman 1.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 25.17 Yarmouth Register, The— Printing 6.25 To Revenue 25.72

$7,300.00

New Fire Station—Article 27: Balance, January 1, 1950 $1,536.62 Canham, George H.-—Labor and material $19.54 Hall, Leon W., Inc. Materials 385.29

31 Sousa, Joseph P.—Labor and material 37.96 Vincent, P. H.—Labor and material 68.12 Wilkey, R. 0. 373.18 Open Balance 652.53 $1,536.62 Premium on Fire Station Loan: Balance, January 1, 1950 $417.00 Second National Bank of Boston $417.00 New Fire Alarm System—Article 32: Balance, January 1, 1950 $125.69 Derick Electric—Supplies and labor $54.61 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.—Labor and stock 10.71 Open Balance 60.37 $125.69 New Fire Truck—Article 64: Appropriation $5,500.00 Baxter Transport, Inc. $8.27 Bayles, C. W. 30.00 Burstein-Applebee Co. 94.86 Derick Electric 35.74 Farrar Company 2,511.00 McCarthy, Justin A. Co. 169.43 Robertson Auto Service Inc. 2,149.00 Maxim Motor Co. 500.00 Open Balance 1-70 $5,500.00

Fire Patrol: Balance, January 1, 1950 $400.00 Open Balance $400.00 Maturing Debt (Fire Station Loan): Appropriation $5,000.00 Second National Bank of Boston $4,583.00 To Revenue 417.00 $5,000.00

32 Inspection of Wires: Appropriation $2,000.00 Robinson, H. B.—Services $1,975.00 Patriot Press, The—Supplies 11.25 To Revenue 13.75 $2,000.00 Inspection of Buildings: Appropriation $1,500.00 Transfer 5.65 Cape Cod Standard-Times— Advertising $10.00 Eldredge, Frederick A., Sr.— Services 1,395.20 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 7.65 Patriot Press, The—Printing 13.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 73.80 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 6.00 $1,505.65 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Appropriation $550.00 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies $23.42 Howes, T. Sherbourne—Salary 500.25 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 26.33 $550.00 Moth Department: Appropriation $2,500.00 Transfer 13.43 Dearborn, Forest—Labor $415.10 Ellis, George B.—Labor 572.40 Ellis, George B.—Truck 636.00 Murray's Service Station— Gasoline and oil 22.18 Pickering's Garage—Labor 6.00 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 5.00 Sears, John G. & Sons— Supplies 96.25 White, Harold—Labor 536.80 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 38.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 55.40

33 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 129.80 $2,513.43 Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle: Appropriation $800.00 Dearborn, Forest—Labor $169.50 Ellis, George B.—Labor 183.50 Ellis, George B.—Truck 200.00 White, Harold—Labor 169.50 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 5.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 20.00 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 52.00 $800.00 Tree Warden's Salary Appropriation $200.00 Ellis, George B. $200.00 Tree Warden's Expense: Appropriation $500.00 Dearborn, Forest—Labor $66.85 Ellis, George B.—Truck 73.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 2.75 Mercer Hardware—Materials 5.75 Sears, John G. & Son—Materials 245.90 Vincent, F. H.—Labor and Material 22.95 White, Harold—Labor 65.35 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 5.30 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 8.50 To Revenue 3.65 $500.00 Forest Fires: Appropriation $500.00 Babineau, Leo $6.60 Bacon, Paul 6.60 Barker, Gordon 4.18 Crowell, Edward 4.40 Crowell, Ernest 2.20 Crowell, Joshua 3.13 Crowell, Robert 4.40 Derick, James 2.20 Derick, Orin 2.20

34 Baton, "Wesley 2.20 Eldredge, Kenneth 2.20 Ellis, Brant 2.20 Hersey, Ray 4.40 Howes, Anson 2.20 Howes, Everett 3.30 Howes, James 2.20 Howes, Milton 2.20 Howes, Sumner 2.20 Johnson, Charles 2.20 Johnson, Norman 4.40 Kelley, William 4.40 Lovequist, A. Lawrence 4.40 Murray, Thomas 6.60 Nyberg, Roy 18.70 Robbins, Linwood 6.60 Salisbury, Edward 2.20 Schofield, Wilfred 18.70 Spiers, James 2.20 Sullivan, John 8.80 Vincent, Fred 8.80 Walker, Daniel 2.20 Walker, Joseph 2.20 Weinstock, Everett 6.60 White, Fred 2.20 White, James 4.40 Wixon, Stuart 6.60 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund .39 To Revenue 328.40 $500.00 Town Forest: Balance, January 1, 1950 $12.50 Open Balance $12.50 Shellfish Department: Balance, January 1, 1950 $1.74 Appropriation 4,000.00 Cahoon, Clifford—Labor $11.00 Cahoon, Ralph—Labor 4.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 8.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc-—Material 5.25 Kelley, Thomas T.—-Salary 2,119.23 Mallowes, Howard Li. Seed 100.55

35 Marshall, William—Labor 5.00 Swansea Boat Yard—Seed _ 1,300.00 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 75.25 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 54.30 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 123.82 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 179.40 Open Balance 15.94 $4,001.74 Fish & Game Conservation: Balance, January 1, 1950 $166.10 Open Balance $166.10 Tower Clocks: Appropriation $500.00 Dennis Union Religious Society, Treas. $125.00 South Dennis Congregational Church, Treas. 125.00 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Treas. 125.00 West Dennis Methodist Church, Treas. 125.00 $500.00 Repairs, West Dennis Clock—Article 25: Appropriation 5750.00 Open Balance $750.00 Bass River Buoys—Article 23: Appropriation $175.00 Crosby Yacht Building & Storage Co., Inc. $47.72 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material 5.66 Leach, Edwin L.—Labor and Material 86.60 Pickering's Garage—Labor 18.55 Open Balance 16.47 $175.00 Upkeep of Buoys—Article 24: Appropriation $50.00 Leach, Edwin L.—Labor $50.00

36 Highways—General: Appropriation $3,500.00 Transfer 742.73 Transfer 165.79 Appleton Hardware—Materials $26.60 Bearse, Edgar, 2nd—Hardening 5.00 Cahoon, Arthur—Labor 21.60 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 17.30 Central Cape Press, Inc., The— Supplies • 6.50 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 15.37 Clifford, Edward—Labor 8.40 Cobb, Dexter—Labor 334.67 Crowell, Albert—Loader 41.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 42.34 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 20.42 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 10.50 Dennisport Pharmacy—Supplies .49 Dennis Water District 12.50 Eaton, Harry—Labor 196.90 Eaton, Thatcher 8.40 Elland, Herbert—Labor 20.50 Ellis, Lloyd—Labor 5.50 Gibbs, Francis—Labor 8.40 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 51.45 Gray, Joseph—Labor 13.65 Hall, Harry—Labor 8.40 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 258.60 Harrison, David—Labor 4.20 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 10.42 Jones Construction Co.—Equipment and Labor 157.60 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 91.14 Lawrence, Frederick V., Inc.— Material 141.84 Linnell, William—Labor 28.65 Lombard, Charles J.—Material 10.00 Long, Arthur—Labor 145.05 Lopes, Nathan—Labor 2.10 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 35.70 Nemasket Transportation Co., Inc. 14.14 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 95.94 Perry, Charles—Labor 12.60 Perry, Eugene—Labor 27.70 Preston Auto Body Shop—Labor 2.50

37 Eogers, Edwin—Labor 497.40 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 112.00 Sears, Bartlett—Expense 12.65 Sears, Curtis—Labor 78.91 Sears, Howard—Labor and Loader 368.50 Siira, Leslie F.—Gasoline and oil 2.36 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.—Material 742.73 Studley, Norman—Labor 212.26 Tarr, Clifford—Labor 16.80 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 91.50' Vincent, F. H.—Labor 2.50 Vincent, Joseph 97.65 White, Harold—Labor 18.84 Whittemore, Earl—Labor 8.40 Town of Dennis—Trucks 63.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 82.95 Town of Dennis Withholdings 85.50

$4,408.52 Highway Surveyor: Appropriation $3,000.00 Sears, Bartlett F.—Salary $2,762.21 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 88.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 149.79

$3,000.00 Highways—Chapter 81: Appropriation $10,125.00 Transfer 22,275.00 American Bitumuls Co. $347.50 Barrett Division 517.10 Bearse, Edgar, 3rd—Labor 11.40 Cahoon, Arthur—Bulldozer, truck and labor 1,230.60 Cahoon, Marshall—Bulldozer 96.00 Cahoon, Sherwood—Labor 145.55 Chase, Frank—Labor 7.80 Clifford, Edward—Labor 41.80 Cobb, Dexter—Labor 47.88 Connors, Leo—Labor 196.88 Cottell, Wallace—Labor 29.40 Crowell, Albert—Loader, truck and labor 267.50

38 Crowell Bros.—Bulldozer and and truck 274.00 Crowell, Ernest—Sand 162.60 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 106.21 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 421.12 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 827.33 Eaton, Harry—Labor 1,083.30 Eaton, Thatcher—Labor 432.98 Eaton, Wesley—Labor 148.98 Eldridge, William—-Labor 443.18 Elland, Herbert—Labor 736.75 Ellis, George—Truck 45.00 Ellis, Lloyd—Labor 34.65 Gannon, Raymond—Labor 22.04 Gibbs, Francis—Labor 113.40 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 847.88 Gray, Joseph—Labor 38.90 Hall, Harry—Labor 157.00 Hall, Leon, Inc.—-Material 55.36 Hallett, Norman 7.50 Harriman, Fred—Tractor and labor 133.50 Harrison, David—Labor 18.25 Hefler, Joseph—Hardening 58.65 Higgins, Reginald—Loader 64.00 Hollis, Robert—-Labor 16.30 Howard, Allen—Truck 375.76 Howes, Anson—Truck 223.12 Kelley, Howard, Jr.—Labor 32.90 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 264.29 Lane, David—Truck 29.00 Linnell, William—Labor 210.90 Lombard, John—Loam 10.00 Long, Arthur—Labor 286.65 Lopes, Nathan—Labor 76.95 Lukon, Inc. 486.73 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 520.90 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 52.00 Perry, Charles—Labor and truck 732.75 Perry, Chester—Truck 445.28 Perry, Eugene—Labor 573.83 Rogers, Edwin—Labor 30.52 Sears, Bartlett—Grader and tractor 1,512.00 Sears, Curtis—Labor 169.85 39 Sears, Howard—Loader 1,636.95 Sears, Irving—Bulldozer, truck and hardening 948.00 Seindenberg, Jean—Labor 26.90 Silva, Cezar—Labor 428.60 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.—Material 7,361.93 State Prison—Sign 20.25 Studley, Norman—Labor 618.87 Tarr, Clifford—Labor 94.30 Tarr, Ralph, Jr.—Labor 8.40 Taylor, Eenas—Labor 1,161.81 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 523.13 White, Harold—Labor 210.41 Whittemore, Earle—Labor 732.70 Town of Dennis—Grader, loader and trucks 2,568.25 Town of Dennis-—Retirement Fund 117.37 Town of Dennis—Withholding 709.20 To Revenue 11.21 $32,400.00 Highways—Chapter 90 (1949): Balance, January 1, 1950 $12,312.79 Refunds 3,828.97 Baker, Edward J. Co. $506.02 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. .56 Collector of Internal Revenue 624.55 Daniel O'Connell's & Sons 1.49 Dennis Mahonev & Sons 256.00 Derick Electric* Co. 10.50 Fontneau, E. W. 387.50 Forges Contractors, Inc. 392.70 Hall, Leon W., Ine 1,931.14 Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co, 506.02 Hyannis Welding Service 21.22 Jones, William A., Inc. 2,097.47 Kilco Industries 37.78 Lawrence, Frederick V. Co. 4,028.91 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 16.29 Nickerson, John W. 11.41 Perrin Seaman's Inc. 50.90 Phillips-Jeffries Co., Inc. 4,043.91 State Prison 60.00 Suburban Gas Corp 4.10

40 Truscon Steel Co. 647.34 Turner & Breivogal 100.83 Warner, Eoland T. 34.56 Open Balance 470.56 $16,141.76 Highways—Chapter 90 (1950): Appropriation $3,000.00 Transfer 9,000.00 Boston Post, The—Advertising $7.65 Jones, William A., Inc.—Labor 3,418.70 LeBaron Foundry, E. L. Co.— Material 167.40 New England Road Builders Association—Advertising 7.20 Standard-Times—Advertising 4.29 Open Balance 8,394.76 $12,000.00 Snow Removal: Appropriation $3,000.00 Bassett, Linwood—Labor $8.40 Brough, Allen—Labor 1.05 Cahoon, Arthur—Labor and truck 73.00 Crabe, Raymond—Labor 14.70 Crowell, Albert—Labor and trucks 245.40 Crowell, Bros.—Labor and trucks 320.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 13.92 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 38.42 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 16.80 Dennis, Machine Shop—Labor 11.80 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— Materials 208.20 Eaton, Harry—Labor 113.10 Eaton, Thatcher—Labor 15.60 Eaton, Wesley—Labor 25.80 Eldridge, William—Labor 7.20 Elland, Herbert—Labor 37.30 Ellis, Constance—Labor 2.10 Ellis, James—Labor 3.80 Gannon, Raymond—Labor 1.00 Gibbs, Francis—Labor 12.60 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 63.98

41 Grant, Frederick—Labor .95 Gunnery, Thomas—Labor 8.40 Hallett, Arthur—Labor, truck and loader 196.50 Howes, Anson—Labor and truck 87.50 Howes, David—Labor 4.50 Howes, James—Labor 33.00 Howes, Richard—Labor 3.00 Kelley, Howard, Jr.—Labor 8.40 Kelley, Isaiah—Labor 5.25 Kelley, Thomas—Labor 5.68 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 25.51 Leyton, Theophilus, Jr.—Labor 3.00 Long Arthur—Labor 32.00 McAlpine's Grocery—Supplies 60.00 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 7.55 Newlands, Norman—Labor 2.85 Perry, Charles—Labor & truck 54.50 Perry, Chester—Truck 18.00 Perry, Eugene—Labor 63.32 Perrv, Jack—Labor 16.10 Perry, Tony—Labor 8.40 Rogers, William—Labor 4.20 Sears, Curtis—Labor 55.01 Sears, Howard—Loader and labor 43.15 Sears, Irving—Labor and truck 37.35 Sears, Mary E.—Labor 2.10 Sears, Roger—Labor 29.75 Shea, Richard—Labor 36.80 Smith, Arthur—Plow 10.50 Studley, Norman—Labor 141.61 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 60.62 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 27.40 White, Harold—Labor 32.26 Whittemore, Earle—Labor 13.70 Town of Dennis—Trucks • 157.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 23.76 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 40.00 To Revenue 406.21 $3,000.00 Street Lights: Appropriation $9,000.00 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. $8,923.04

42 To Revenue 76.96 $9,000.00 ,reet Signs: Appropriation $1,000.00 Baker, Bill—Signs $5.50 Chase, Frank—Labor 14.70 Connors, Leo—Labor 8.40 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 16.80 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 17.85 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. 24.60 Eaton, Harry—Labor 45.80 Elland, Herbert—Labor 17.20 Ellis, Winfred C.—Labor and supplies 16.94 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 32.34 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material 38.01 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 16.80 Long, Arthur—Labor 3.15 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 16.80 Perry, Eugene—Labor 214.26 Silva, Cezar—Labor 3.15 Studley, Norman—Labor 24.36 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 29.40 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 8.40 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 4.00 Town of Dennis—Trucks 9.25 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 6.09 Town of Dennis—Withholdings .20 Open Balance 426.00 $1,000.00 Bridges: Appropriation $250.00 Bassett, Linwood—Labor $29.90 Brown, Allen—Labor 16.80 Eaton, Harry—Labor 74.00 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 37.80 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material .64 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 25.20 Perry, Eugene—Labor 33.60 Sears, Curtis—Labor 3.99 Studley, Norman—Labor 11.70

43 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 2.31 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 11.90 To Revenue 2.16

$250.00 Road Machinery Account: Appropriation $3,000.00 Refund 14.13 Transfer 315.90 Andrew & Pierce, Inc.—Material $1.35 Appleton Hardware—Material 3.91 Bill's Tydol Station—Gasoline and supplies 25.55 Bill & Dicks—Gasoline 18.73 Cape Cod Oil Co.—Oil 50.76 Chase Chevrolet Co., Inc.—Supplies 4.45 Conant Machine & Steel Co.— Material 7.49 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 8.40 Dennis Garage—Labor, material, gasoline and oil 121.03 Dennis Machine Shop—Labor and material 113.10 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline and oil 257.73 Dennisport Garage—Gasoline and supplies 7.09 Dennisport Mobil Service—Gasoline and supplies 80.74 Dennisport Shell Service—Gasoline 39.91 Dennisport Tydol Station—Gas, supplies and oil 239.83 Dick's Amoco Station—Gasoline and oil 22.78 Don's Inc.—Material 1.89 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— Material 813.92 Eaton, Harry—Labor 17.60 Gannon, Raymond M.—Labor and material 16.50 German, A. F. Co., Inc. 7.00 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 58.80 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material 36.64 Hall Oil Company—Fuel 18.11

44 Harriman, F. M.—Labor 4.00 Harwich Machine Shop—Labor 8.50 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 39.74 Howard, W. A.—Gasoline and Prestone 53.39 Keander, A. F. L.—Gasoline 171.38 Kelley, Gilbert S.—Fuel 116.65 Long, Arthur—Labor 25.20 Moody, George M.—Labor 2.25 McKenney, Donald F.—Gasoline and supplies 33.15 Murray's Service Station—Gasoline, oil and supplies 199.12 Nemasket Transportation Co. 2.44 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 1.01 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc.— Repairs 263.51 Perry, Eugene—Labor 8.40 Pickering's Garage—Labor and material 7.50 Player's Service Station—Gasoline and oil 110.30 Preston's Auto Body Shop—Labor and material 6.50 Reed, Charles B.—Supplies 14.40 Sears, Arthur—Fuel 14.87 Sears, Auto Sales—Gasoline 3.90 Sears, Bartlett—Registration 6.00 Shell Service Station—Gasoline and oil 16.34 Siira, Leslie F.—Gasoline 52.32 Stackhouse, G. A. Repairs to Grader 42.25 Sunoco Service Station—Gasoline and oil 26.82 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 4.20 West Dennis Garage—Gasoline, oil, supplies and labor 82.64 West Harwich Service Station— Labor and road service 3.50 Whittemore, Earl—Labor 33.60 Wilson's Sunoco Service—Gasoline 2.56 To Revenue .28

$3,330.03

45 Sand Spreaders—Article 41: Transfer $550.00 Transfer 200.00 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. $550.00 Open Balance 200.00 $750.00 Common Landing, Luscombe Property— Article 33: Balance, January 1, 1950 $10.00 Open Balance $10.00 Common Landing, Nobscussett Road— Article 34: Balance, January 1, 1950 $10.00 Open Balance $10.00 Corporation Harbor: Balance, January 1, 1950 $6.00 Open Balance $6.00

CHARITIES AND VETERANS' SERVICES Public Welfare: Appropriation $17,000.00 Refunds 3.30 Transfer 341.70 General Administration: American Public Welfare Association—Dues $15.00 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Repair 5.00 Barnstable County "Welfare Association—Dues 3.00 Bayles, Clarence—Envelopes 158.82 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 1.00 Davidson, Earle M.—Expense 3.75 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expense 3.75 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary 229.46 Expense 11.72 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 9.41 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 97.30 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 168.95 Expense 21.49

46 Postage 2.92 Kaull, Elizabeth E.—Salary 41.04 Meserve, H. M. & Co.—Supplies 24.60 New England Tel. and Tel. Co.— Service 89.53 Niekerson, Clarence M.—Expense 3.75 Sound Recorder Co.—Equipment 326.00 Board 2,145.24 Cash 3,562.15 Clothing: Clark, Anne Chase 52.08 Leen's Shoe Store 12.70 Walter Morris Shoe Co. 6.50 New Bedford Steam Dye House 5.40 Small, Z. H. & Company 144.28 Fuel: Hall, Leon W., Inc. 185.95 Hallett, C. Arthur 12.00 Holmes Bros. 12.00 Kelley, Gilbert S. 12.00 Murray's Fuel Oil Service 98.68 Funeral: Doane and Beal 150.00 Groceries: Davidson, Earle M. 41.04 Dennis Public Market 132.00 McAlpine's Store 1,071.95 Hospital: Cape Cod Hospital 467.75 Massachusetts General Hospital 521.63 Barnstable County Sanatorium 1,865.00 Medical: Bourne, George C, M. D. 50.00 Boyle, J. T., M. D. 40.00 Britton, Lee, M. D. 56.00 Chute, James L., M. D. 50.00 D'Elia, Arthur J., M. D. 438.00 Dennisport Pharmacy 126.37 Dumont's Pharmacy 6.00 Higgins, Donald E., M. D. 146.50 Hunt, Sheldon L., M. D. 108.50 Lincoln, Ward C, Dr. 40.00 Niekerson, John P., M. D., Estate of 12.75 Osborne, E. S., M. D. 11.00 47 Players Pharmacy, The 10.00 Smith, H. N., D. D. S. 70.00 Thatcher, Lyndon H., M. D. 38.00 West Dennis Pharmacv 50.52 Milk: Whiting Milk Company 21.22 Ice: Wixon, Charles P. 31.14 Rent 634.1? Transportation: Davidson, Earle M. 9.00 Kelley, Thomas E. 23.30 Nagle, Kenneth 16.60 O'Neil, Lester 23.(1,") Other Town Aid: Barnstable, Town of 1,118.00 Chatham, Town of 368.00 Harwich, Town of 130.30 Middleboro, Town of 636.38 Yarmouth, Town of 47.70 Town of Dennis—Withholding 2.40 To Revenue 1,315.31 $17,345.00 Aid to Dependent Children: Appropriation $6,500.00 Transfer 1,100.00 Payrolls $7,600.00 Aid to Dependent Children Adm.: Appropriation $1,200.00 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary $95.36 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 125.56 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 15.03 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 36.90 To Revenue Account 927.15 $1,200.00 Federal Aid to Dependent Children: Balance January 1, 1950 $189.04 Received United States Grants 3,608.98 Payrolls $3,160.13 Open Balance 637.89 $3,798.02

48 Federal Aid to Dependent Children, Adm.: Balance January 1, 1950 $374.57 Received United States Grant 381.86 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Overhaul and repair $13.00 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary 132.26 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 131.50 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 68.68 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 15.03 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. .95 Sound Recorder Co.—Equipment 126.00 Open Balance 269.01 $756.43 Old Age Assistance: Appropriation $60,000.00 Refunds 171.42 Bourne, Town of $49.18 Brewster, Town of 51.74 Harwich, Town of 173.58 Medway, Town of 99.20 New Bedford, City of 180.02 Sandwich, Town of 106.81 Yarmouth, Town of 437.57 Payrolls 58,729.04 To Revenue Account 344.28

$60,171.42 Old Age Assistance, Adm.: Appropriation $2,000.0:) Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary $649.10 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 635.11 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 51.48 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 66.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement 15.03 Town of Dennis—Withholding 297.50 To Revenue Account 285.78 $2,000.00 Federal Old Age Assistance: Open Balance as of Januarv 1, 1950 $4,105.26 Received United States Grant 36,501.91 Refunds 260.80 49 Payrolls $35,905.62 Open Balance 4,962.35 $40,867.97

Federal Old Age Assistance, Adm.: Balance as of January 1, 1950 $1,598.88 Received United States Grant 1,714.07 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Repair $13.00 Davidson, Earle M.—Expense 4.40 Division of Vital Statistics— Search of Records .50 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expense 15.40 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary 894.12 Travel 145.44 Expense 98.08 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 15.45 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 180.45 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 599.32 Expense 31.50 Kaull, Elizabeth R.—Salary 120.51 Massachusetts Community Organization Service 5.00 Meserve, H. M. & Co.—Supplies 192.25 New England Tel. & Tel. Co.— Service 33.95 Sound Recorder Co.—Equipment and service 213.10 United Community Services of Metropolitan Boston—Social Service Index 10.00 Town of Dennis—Withholding 9.90 Open Balance 730.58 $3,312.95

Hospital Account: Appropriation $500.00 Cape Cod Hospital $158.30 Transfer 341.70 $500.00

50 Veterans' Services: Appropriation $5,500.00 Barnstable, County of, Photostats $3.01 Cash 3,312.60 Fuel: Hall, Leon W., Inc. 12.50 Murray's Fuel Oil Service 28.50 Walker, Alton E. 3.65 Williams, C. L. 7.00 Funeral: Doane & Beal 148.00 Groceries: First National Stores 65.00 McAlpine's Store 32.00 Stop & Shop 15.00 Medical: Barnstable County Sanatorium 56.00 Beale, Samuel M., M. D. 20.00 Britton, Lee, M. D. 4.00 Butterfield, P. M., M. D. 3.00 Cape Cod Hospital 250.00 Chute, James L., M. D. 65.00 D'Elia, Arthur J., M. D. 19.00 Dennisport Pharmacy 66.30 Hunt, Sheldon L., M. D. 4.00 Leadbetter, W. F., M. D. 60.00 Niles, John 0., M. D. 21.00 Osborne, E. S., M. D. 4.00 Players Pharmacy, The 52.00 Pyne, Henry W., 0. D. 15.00 Rowley, Harold F., M. D. 15.00 St. Luke's Hospital 250.00 Simpson, Oscar S., M. D. 10.00 Smith, H. N., Dr. 64.00 Watts, R. D., M. D. 11.00 Webster, Earle H., M. D. 20.00 Transportation: Mitchell, A. Earle—Expense 7.00 Sears, Mrs. Eleanor 10.00 Thomas, J. Harold—Ambulance Service 35.25 To Revenue Account 811.19 $5,500.00

51 Ezra H. Baker School Cafeteria: Received from J. Robert Dunn, Principal $4,012.99 Bolton, Smart Co., Inc. $482.54 Chamberlain Hardware 9.88 Cole, B. R. 146.25 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 4.45 Friendly Acres Farms 39.92 Guisti Baking Co. 92.79 Hall, E. C. Co. 447.41 Homer. Gertrude B. 5.00 Hood, H. P. & Sons 1,066.91 Howland Linen .Supply Co. 11.70 Jones, MeDuffee & Stratton 240.08 Leggett, Francis H. & Co. 112.90 Marshall, Louise 248.50 Nemasket Transportation 19.12 Plastic Tag & Trade Check Co. 30.83 Ryder Farm 8.60 Sexton, John & Co. 103.19 Stitch-in-Time, Inc. 13.76 Sunshine Biscuit, Inc. 15.19 Tallman, B. L., Inc. 2.20 Waltons 24.75 West Dennis Market 121.46 Open Balance 765.56 • $4,012.99 School Department: Refunds $5.74 Appropriation 90,000.00 Appropriation 609.69 Acme Laundry Co., Inc. $1.20 Aborn Chemical Industries 9.25 Allyn & Bacon 32.33 American Book Co. 172.51 A.scher, Emil, Inc. 5.56 Association Films, Inc. 7.90 Babb, Edward E. Co. 46.57 Bates Store 1.89 Beuttel, R. M. 2.50 Boston Janitors Supply Co. 4.42 Boston University 32.50 Bradford's Hardware 58.82 Brulin & Co. 693.95

52 Buzzards Bav Gas Co. 98.37 Cape Cod Standard-Times 18.55 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 814.55 Chamberlain Hardware 218.50 Colby Photo Supply 40.50 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 40.54 Continental, The 9.25 Crowell, Albert H. 426.50 Cullum, A. Douglas 26.75 Dennis Water District 107.55 Department of Education, Office of Radio 4.00 Derick Electric 180.04 District Nursing Association 392.40 Dolge, C. B. Co. 60.13 Field Enterprises, Inc. 1.25 Fischer, Carl, Inc. 9.20 Ginn & Co. 33.92 Gledhill Bros., Inc. 26.70 Graphic School Supply, Inc. 5.02 Gunnery, Edgar J. 285.37 Hall, E*. C. Co. 5.75 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 181.63 Hammett, J. L. Co. 23.44 Heath, D. C. & Co. 16.87 Henderson, Robert F. 10.80 Hill, Geraldine L. 20.00 Hinckley, John & Son Co. 42.98 Holmes, Clarence G. 50.00 Houghton-Mifflin Co. 166.09 Howes, Hermon, Dr. 330.00 Johnson, Charles E. 22.96 Jones, McDuffee & Stratton 18.57 Kelley, Gilbert S. 2,912.29 Kelley, Robert M., Insurance 1.97 Kendrick, Benjamin F. 25.00 Kenney's Sport Shop 86.90 Kenyon, Alfred R. 305.46 Lawrence, Frederick V., Inc. 57.50 Lincoln, Fred 36.50 Lorania's Toy & Book Shop 13.35 MacBain, H. R. 11.31 Mainco Trading Co. 947.17 Marshall, Louise Mrs. 10.00

53 Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board 1,827.06 McCormiek-Mathers Publishing Co. 43.98 McKeon, Ann K. 62.00 Meserve, H. M. Co. 2.50 Muir, Gilbert 20.00 Munroe, D. F. Co. 133.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 248.65 Newsmap of the Week, Inc. 16.50 Owen, F. A. Publishing Co. 14.50 Payrolls (See School Report) 52,220.73 Phillips Paper Co. 29.33 Querze, Adolfo 9.00 Rinehart, W. L. 400.00 Row, Peterson & Co. 464.87 Rubank, Inc. 12.66 Scott, Foresman & Co. 118.59 Sears, John G. & Sons 91.00 Singer, L. W. Co., Inc. 66.90 Standard Duplicating Machines 59.97 Stitch-in-Time, Inc. 24.04 Suburban Gas Corp. 6.00 Tottle & Son, Inc. 2.75 Walker, Alton E. 5.00 Webster, Edward M. 44.30 Webster Publishing Co. 14.04 West Dennis Pharmacy 2.40 West, Robert E. J. 36.50 White. Carl L. 325.50 World Book Co. 15.09 Yarmouth Greenhouses 10.00 Yarmouth Register, The 78.70 Yarmouth, Town of 20,859.07 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 117.60 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 119.69 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 3.781.69 To Revenue 166.79 $90,615.43 New School Addition—Article 27: Appropriation $15,000.00 Transfer from sale of Baker jjroperty 1,916.75 Transfer for Surplus Revenue 8,083.25 Transfer from Surplus Revenue 15,000.00

54 Received from Second National Bank of Boston 275,000.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times $25.50 Clapp, Victor 1,374.90 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 10.35 Foran, F. A. Co. 240.00 Gaffney, Walter M. 12,934.66 Gainey 's Construction Newsletter 14.10 Grande & Sons, Inc. 74,946.46 Horton, Robert W. 59.00 Lovequist, A. Lawrence 160.00 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 49.10 Open Balance 225,185.93 $315,000.00 Premium Account on School House Loan: Received from Second National Bank of Boston $2,527.25 Second National Bank of Boston $773.69 Open Balance 1,753.56 $2,527.25 Interest (School House Loan): Received Second National Bank of Boston $213.90 Close out to Estimated Receipts $213.90 Repairs to School Building—Article 32: Appropriation $7,000.00 Grayson, D. D. $55.00 Gunnery, Edgar J. 214.36 Hopkins Company, Inc., The 3,960.00 Open Balance 2,770.64 $7,000.00 Vocational Schools: Transfer from Reserve Fund $105.00 Transfer from Reserve Fund 118.40 Barnstable, Town of $223.40 Vocational Schools—Article 33: Appropriation $300.00 Barnstable, Town of $72.00 Open Balance - 228.00 $300.00

oo School Committee: Appropriation $500.00 Crowell, Albert H. $58.33 Flynn, Thomas E. J. 41.67 Hallett, Norman A. 100.00 Maloney, Linda R. 100.00 Richardson, Ralph 100.00 Wilbur, George B. 100.00

$500.00 Ezra H. Baker School—Article 35: Balance, January 1, 1950 $354.00 Transfer to Surplus Revenue $354.00 Plans and Specifications, School Addition— Article 41: Balance, January 1, 1950 $250.00 Open Balance $250.00 New School Plans—Article 25: Balance, January 1, 1950 $1,500.00 Barnstable, County of $12.92 Beal, J. William Sons 1,200.00 Schofield, W. E. 4.94 Treas., Carlton Hall 4.00 Yarmouth Register, The 66.00 Open Balance 212.14 $1,500.00 Libraries: $2,000.00 Dennis Memorial Library, Treas. $500.00 Jacob Sears Memorial, Treas. 500.00 South Dennis Library, Treas. 500.00 West Dennis Library, Treas. 500.00 $2,000.00 Chase Public Library: $500.00 Chase Public Library, Treas. $500.00 Parks and Bath Houses: Appropriation $5,000.00 Transfer 350.00 Baker, Bill—Signs $8.00 Baker, Winthrop—Labor 94.50

56 Cahoon, Arthur—Labor 2.50 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.—Labor and material 89.49 Cape Cod Standard-Times— Advertising 5-50 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 43.96 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 22.86 Chase, H. Clinton—Salary 445.72 Crowell, Albert—Labor 170.00 Crowell Bros.—Labor 327.80 Crowell, Priscilla—Salary 340.23 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 2.63 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 2.63 Dennis Garage—Labor 7.50 Dennisport Pharmacy—Supplies 5.79 Dixon, Harold—Salary 451.86 Dupee, Allan L.—Labor 125.00 Eaton, Harry—Labor 4.95 Edwards, C. G. & Co.—Materials 546.68 Elland, Herbert—Labor 2.20 Ellis, Brant D.—Labor 11.00 Fontneau, Earle N.—Labor 50.00 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies 6.12 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 89.27 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor 226.51 Healey, James—Labor 10.00 Hudon, Arthur J.—Labor and material 119.75 Johsonson, Roland H.—Salary 365.58 King, George, Jr.—Labor 12.00 McHenry, William J.—Salary 475.88 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 4.20 Nemasket Transportation Co. 7.98 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 27.16 Perry, Charles—Labor 4.20 Rogers, Edwin—Labor 23.10 Sears, Bartlett—Material 82.20 Sears, Irving—Labor 4.50 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 67.12 Stone,' William P.—Stone 7.50 West Dennis Pharmacy—Supplies 8.62 Whittemore, Earle—Labor 2.63 Wilcox, Paul, Jr.—Salary 370.42 Wixon, Charles P.—Labor 366.50 Wright, L. Madlyn—Labor 45.95

57 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 219.90 To Reserve 37.88 To Revenue 4.23 $5,350.00 Other Necessary Expense: Appropriation $100.00 Eldred, Robert $14.18 Gardner, Clinton 62.00 To Revenue 23.82 $100.00 Memorial Day: Appropriation $100 ,)0 Appleton Hardware $55.00 Griffin, Edward O. 45.00

$100.00 Dennisport V. P. W.: Appropriation $500.00 Bates Store $33.35 Chatham Band 125.00 Village Improvement Club, Inc. 288.00 To Revenue 53.65 $500.00 Defense: Transfer from Reserve Fund $200.00 Bayles, Clarence W.—Envelopes $23.58 Davis Co.—Materials 81.70 Eldred, Robert C—Salary 40.00 Schofield, Louise, Clerk 5.00 Open Balance 49.72 $200.00 Town Reports: Appropriation $1034.00 Patriot Press, The $1,034.00 Unpaid Bills: Appropriation $1,471.95 Baker, Richard C. $7.50

58 Board of Public "Welfare, Brewster 199.86 Boyle, J. T., M. D. 26.00 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 757.82 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 208.00 Crowell Bros. 96.40 Ellis, Brant 3.50 Frank L. Horgan & J. W. Grace— Insurance 69.39 Hallett, C. Arthur $30.00 Players Service Station 2.00 Meserve, H. M. Co. 3.70 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 33.70 West Dennis Garage 20.44 West Dennis Pharmacy 6.14 Wixon, Charles P. 7.50 $1,471.95 Eeserve Fund: Transfer $6,000.00 Transfer (Unexpended Balances) 189.40 Transfer $5,258.68 To Overlay Surplus $930.72 $6,189.40 Town Office Committee Expense— Article 20: Balance, January 1, 1950 $225.31 Open Balance $225.31 Construction of Town Office Building Article 20 (1947): Balance, January 1, 1950 $43,147.11 Brewer, F. A. Co. $63.75 Calley, Henderson & Stewart, Inc. 2,747.00 Cannons, Inc. 4,635.25 Cape Cod Standard-Times 1.50 Chamberlain Co. 116.09 Crowell Bros. 7.40 Dennis Water District 50.00 Foran, F. A. Co. 57.33 Fuller Electric Co. 2,351.23 Gaffney, Walter M. 566.19 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 640.00 Hall, Willard A. 173.25

59 Home, H. S. Co. 94.75 Jones Construction Co. 81.25 Masaschi, Louis A. 270.00 Mosler Safe Co., The 1,441.50 Nemasket Transportation Co.., Inc. 11.48 Nickerson, S. R., Inc. 25,096.00 Thurston, Herbert 0. 80.00 Wilmot, James J. 2,890.00 Open Balance 1,773.14

$43,147.11 Drainage, Plashes, Dennisport— Article 56: Balance, January 1, 1950 $853.53 Open Balance $853.53 Painting Bath Houses—Article 47: Balance, January 1, 1950 $131.70 Transfer to Surplus Revenue $131.70 Repairs, Ginn Lot Parking Area,— Article 48: Balance, January 1, 1950 $40.00 Open Balance $40.00 Memorial Day—Article 60: Balance, January 1, 1950 $413.75 Appleton Hardware $1.00 Cape Cod Floral Supply 4.50 Open Balance 408.25

$413.75 Protection of Shores—Article 21: Balance, January 1, 1950 $500.00 Department of Public Works, Division of Waterways $500.00 Engineering & Surveying: Appropriation $2,500.00 Chase, Kelly & Sweetser $1,425.67 Prue, Wilfred E. 30.00 Open Balance 1,044.33 $2,500.00

60 Chase Garden River—Article 28: Balance, January 1, 1950 $50.00 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor $50.00 Widening West Dennis Street— Article 29: Balance, January 1, 1950 $1,885.38 Open Balance $1,885.38 Improvements to Mary Thatcher Lot— Article 36: Balance, January 1, 1950 $108.37 Dennis Water District $108.37 Fisk St. Sidewalk—Article 41: Balance, January 1, 1950 $1.40 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $1.40 Sidewalk between South and Hall Streets— Article 42: Balance, January 1, 1950 $114.70 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $114.70 Parking Areas and Common Landings— Article 49: Balance, January 1, 1950 $150.26 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor and hardening $20.26 Crowell, Albert H.—Labor 130.00

$150.26 Parking Area, Sea St., East Dennis— Article 50: Balance, January 1, 1950 $4.19 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $4.19 Parking Space, Bay View Town Beach— Article 52: Balance, January 1, 1950 $30.08 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $30.08 Parking Area, Sea St., Dennisport— Article 54: Balance, January 1, 1950 $89.63 Open Balance $89.63

61 Mayfair Road—Article 66: Balance, January 1, 1950 $2.67 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $2.67 Patriotic Exercises, V. F. W.— Article 68: Balance, January 1, 1950 $40.00 Village Improvement Club, Inc. $40.00 Amusements—Article 69: Balance, January 1, 1950 $7-95 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $7.95 Baseball Lights—Article 70: Balance, January 1, 1950 $108.42 Canham, George H — Labor $65.94 Chamberlain Hardware—Material 2.03 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material 28.41 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 3.66 Murray's Service Station—Supplies 8.38 $108.42 Gas Masks—Article 71: Balance, January 1, 1950 $8.76 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $8.76 Painting Dennis Bathhouse— Article 72: Balance, January 1, 1950 $283.68 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Material $53.52 Ellis, Winfred—Labor and material 152.50 Open Balance 77.66 $283.68 Repairs, Scargo Hill Observatory— Article 73: Balance, January 1,1950 $.31 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $.31 Catch Basins, Uncle Barney's Road and Uncle Freeman's—Article 74: Balance, January 1, 1950 $26.00 Open Balance $26.00 Catch Basin, "Sandy Bottom"— Article 75:

62 Balance, January 1, 1950 $5.33 Transferred to Surplus Eevenue $5.33 Land Taking, Wade's Way—Article 93: Balance, January 1, 1950 $35.40 Open Balance $35.40 Land Taking, Treasure Bay—Article 95: Balance, January 1, 1950 $10.00 Open Balance $10.00 Land Taking, Indian Trail—Article 96: Balance, January 1, 1950 $15.50 Open Balance $15.50 Scarsdale Road: Balance, January 1, 1950 $100.00 Jones, Allan—Engineering services $100.00 Shore Protection—Article 20: Appropriation $1,500.00 Refund 500.00 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Waterways $500.00 Open Balance 1,500.00

$2,000.00 Nobscussett Point Protection—Article 34: Appropriation $2,000.00 Open Balance $2,000.00 Corporation Harbor—Article 35: Appropriation $1,000.00 Lawrence, Frederick V., Inc. $1,000.00 Assessors' Maps: Appropriation $1,000.00 Open Balance $1,000.00 New Town Office Grounds—Article 37: Appropriation $6,000.00 Crowell Bros. $3,413.60 Open Balance 2,586.40

$6,000.00 Brushing Highways—Article 43: Appropriation $1,000.00 Open Balance $1,000.00

63 Improvement of Bain Road, Beaton Road and Bayberry Lane—Article 45: Appropriation $100.00 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor $4.20 Eaton, Harry—Labor 8.80 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 3.15 Gray, Joseph—Labor 3.15 Long, Arthur—Labor 4.20 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 35.00 Sears, Howard—Loader 32.00 Studley, Norman O., Labor 8.80 Open Balance -7" $100.00 Lone Tree Road—Article 46: Appropriation $1,000.00 Calioon, Arthur—Labor and truck $23.00 Crowell Bros. 32.00 Crowell, Ernest—Sand 3.00 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 11.55 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 17.85 Eaton, Harry—Labor 16.50 Eaton, Thatcher—Labor 4.20 Eldridge, William—Labor 9.98 Elland, Herbert—Labor 26.40 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 36.75 Howard, Allen—Truck 24.75 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 7.98 Long, Arthur—Labor 15.75 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 29.40 Perry, Charles—Labor 36.75 Perrj\ Chester—Truck 27.00 Perry, Eugene—Labor 15.75 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 56.00 Sears, Bartlett—Tractor 15.00 Sears, Irving—Bulldozer 75.00 Silva, Cezar—Labor 7.35 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 387.21 Studley, Norman—Labor 22.50 Taylor, Zenas 8.40 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 29.40 Whittemore, Earl—Labor 11.55 Town of Dennis—Broom, loader and trucks 47.00 64 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund .42 Open Balance 1.56 $1,000.00 Indian Trail—Article 47: Ax^propriation $500.00 Ciwell, Ernest—Sand $10.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 8.40 Eaton, Harry—Labor 15.95 Hall, Harry—Labor 3.15 Howard, Allen—Labor 31.25 Kellev, Howard—Labor 18.90 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 8.40 Perry, Charles—Labor 22.90 Sears, Howard—Labor and loader 70.60 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 184.00 Studley, Norman—Labor 42.27 Town of Dennis—Trucks and grader 76.88 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 1.68 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 3.70 Open Balance 1.92 $500.00 Pleasant St.—Article 48: Appropriation $3,000.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times $3.50 Crowell Bros. $2,710.00 Jones, Allan F. 75.00 Open Balance 211.50 $3,000.00 Scarsdale Road—Article 49: Appropriation $2,000.00 Canham, George H. $58.86 Crowell Bros. 1,825.00 Jones, Allan F. 75.00 Open Balance 41.14 $2,000.00 Fence, Town Hall—Article 54: Appropriation $400.00 Robertson, A. S. $400.00

65 Fisk Street Sidewalk—Article 55: Appropriation $150.00 Open Balance $150.00 West Dennis Sidewalk—Article 57: Appropriation $3,000.00 Open Balance $3,000.00 Telegraph Road Sidewalk—Article 58: Appropriation $500.00 Open Balance $500.00 Dennis Sidewalk—Article 59: Appropriation $500.00 Crowell Bros. $500.00 Dennis Sidewalk—Article 60: Appropriation $2,000.00 Brown, K. B. $42.00 Crowell Bros. 1,015.00 Open Balance 943.00 $2,000.00 Repairs to Bail Field—Article 61: Appropriation $500.00 Crowell, Albert H. $200.00 Open Balance 300.00 $500.00 Baseball Lights—Article 62: Appropriation $2,500.00 Canham, George H. $.53 Chase, William '37.50 Coffin, Henry R. Co., Inc. 995.38 Crowell, Fred 78.00 Derick, Orin 215.66 Eaton, Wesley 12.00 Granite City Electric Supply Co. 48.20 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 112.32 Henderson, Robert F. 3.66 Hunter & Cobb 19.62 King, Richard 12.00 Loraine, William P. 18.00 Mendell Electric Supply Co., Inc. 704.85 Nemasket Transportation Co., Inc. 2.44

66 Pate, Bird 15.00 Vincent, Fred 10.50 Wixon, Stuart 6.00 Open Balance 208.34 $2,500.00 Repairs, Parking Areas and Common Landings—Article 66: Appropriation $2,000.00 Crowell, Albert H. $733.00 Hallett, C. Arthur 237.49 Howes, Anson H. 20.00 Open Balance 1,009.51 $2,000.00 West Dennis Bathhouse—Article 67: Appropriation $4,000.00 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co. $15.00 Pareseau, B. A. 3,985.00

$4,000.00 Telephone, Dennis Bathhouse— Article 68: Appropriation $100.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. $21.50 Open Balance 78.50

$100.00 Parking Space, West Dennis Bathhouse— Article 69: Appropriation $1,000.00 Crowell Bros. $950.00 Open Balance 50.00

$1,000.00 Sign at Parkway—Article 71: Appropriation $25.00 Open Balance $25.00 Raycroft Parkway—Article 72: Appropriation $500.00 Crowell Bros. $448.00

67 Open Balance 52.00 $500.00 Repair or Replace Town-owned Rafts— Article 73: Appropriation $1,500.00 Ellis, Winfred C. $13.75 Pareseau, E. A. 1,000.00 Open Balance 486.25 $1,500.00 Repairs, Corporation Beach Raft— Article 74: Appropriation $240.00 Ellis, "Winfred C. $240.00 Repairs, Scargo Hill—Article 75: Appropriation $400.00 Hallett, C. Arthur $30.50 Open Balance 369.50

$400.00 Stephen Phillips Rock—Article 76: Appropriation $400.00 Lawrence, Frederick V., Inc. $400.00 Repairs to Building and Parking Area, Dennis—Article 77: Appropriation $450.00 Open Balance $450.00 Lighthouse Road Property—Article 83: Appropriation $1.00 Davis, Charles Henry $1.00 Pond St., Dennis—Article 92: Appropriation $125.00 Baker, Arthur H. and Dorothy H. $1.00 Bush, Arthur J. and Lucretia 1.00 Carlson, Otto P. and Hulda D. 1.00 Casey, Catherine E. 1.00 Casey, Leo F., Jr. 1.00 Daffinee, Richard W. 1.00 Gibbs, Wilbur 31.92 Gomes, Isabelle 5.00

68 Howes, Hannah 10.00 Johnson, Axel 1.00 Keefe, Thomas P. and Beatrice B. 1.00 Kelley, Sidney 16.80 Libby, Mary 1.00 Sears, Curtis 28.22 Shaw, Newton W. and Frances E. 1.00 Sjodin, Carl E. 1.00 Sjodin, Israel G. and Ruth 1.00 Sjodin, John 1.00 Smith, Eldridge W. and Anna G. 1.00 Sproul, M. James 1.00 Sproul, Stanley E. 1.00 Warr, James C. and Marian A. 1.00 Welchin, Mary E. and Teresa R. 1.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 3.36 Town of Dennis—Withholding 3.70 Open Balance 8.00 $125.00 Cliff St.—Article 93: Appropriation $120.00 Crabe, Raymond $16.80 Cunningham, Charles B. and Jessie 1.00 Daffinee, Richard W. 1.00 Dufee, Walter B. 1.00 Eaton, Harry 29.05 Kelley, Sidney 15.12 Sjodin, Clifford 1.00 Sjodin, John 1.00 Sjodin, Roy G. and Sylvia O. 1.00 Taylor, Zenas 31.92 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 3.36 Town of Dennis—Withholding 1.40 Open Balance 16.35 $120.00 Madison Road—Article 94: Appropriation $31.00 Crabe, Raymond $15.40 Eaton, Harry 3.30 Ferrari, Charles A. and Olga 1.00 Keefe, Thomas P. and Beatrice B. 1.00

69 Sjodin, John 1.00 Studley, Norman 4.20 Warr, James C. and Marian A. 1.00 Town of Dennis—Withholding 1.40 Open Balance 2.70 $31.00

Pilgrim Road—Article 95: Appropriation $513.00 Ahlstrom, Virginia T. 1.00 Chick, Leslie M. 1.00 Clapp, Victor T. 1.00 Davis, Florence H. 1.00 Eaton, Harry—Laborer 13.20 Elland, Herbert—Labor 31.10 Ellis, Brant D. 1.00 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 8.40 Hall, Harry—Labor 35.15 Howard, Allen—Truck 18.00 Kelley, Sidney—Labor . 12.18 Linnell, William—Labor 4.20 Long, Arthur—Labor 16.80 Luscombe, Lunnette 1.00 McKinnie, Adele and Whiley, Priscilla L. 1.00 Murray, Marjorie E. 1.00 Perry, Eugene—Labor 44.92 Pierce, Margaret 1.00 Pomeroy, Prank L. and Maude N. 1.00 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 84.00 Sears, Curtis—Labor 4.20 Sears, Howard—Loader and labor 20.20 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company 135.35 Studley, Norman—Labor 4.40 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 10.80 Thornton, Mary 1.00 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 8.40 Town of Dennis—Trucks 21.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 2.10 Town of Dennis—-Withholding 7.80 Open Balance 19.80 $513.00

70 Paul Street—Article 96: Appropriation $215.00 Batting, Kenneth M. and Aliene H. $1.00 Baxter, Paul F. and Frances B. 1.00 Bearse, Edgar, 3rd—Hardening 10.00 Berkeley, Ludlow and Helen 1.00 Davidson, Donald K. and Amelia T. 1.00 Baton, Harry—Labor 4.40 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 8.40 Long, Arthur—Labor 8.40 Marsh," Urania H. 1.00 McDowell, Paul and Shirley C. 1.00 McDowell, Walter F. 1.00 McGuire, Thomas J. 1.00 Plunkett, William K. and Hazel H. 1.00 Potts, Anne M. 1.00 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 38.50 Sears, Curtis—Labor 11.55 Sears, Howard—Loader 28.00 Sliker, Meta H. 1.00 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company 43.77 Studley, Norman—Labor 6.60 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 2.50 Town of Dennis—Grader 37.88 Thulin, Tyra 1.00 Open Balance 3.00

$215.00

Peter Road—Article 97: Appropriation $57.00 Capper, J. Linwood and Kuth C. $1.00 Kearns, Mary V. 1.00 McDowell, Walter F. 1.00 Olsen, Henry M. and Gertrude 1.00 Socony-Vacuum Oil Company 50.00 Parks, Blake A. and Florence 1.00 Open Balance 2.00

$57.00

Old Wharf Road—Article 98: Appropriation $50.00 Reagan, Alice G. $50.00

71 Northern Avenue—Article 99: Appropriation $310.00 Baker, William E. $1.00 Crowell, Ernest—Hardening 5.00 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 8.40 Eaton, Harry—Labor 13.20 Floren, Alton 1.00 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 8.40 Glendon, Hubert A. 1.00 Gray, Joseph—Labor 8.40 Howard, Allen F.—Truck 18.00 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 16.80 Linnell, William—Labor 16.20 Long, Arthur—Labor 12.60 Owners unknown 1.00 Perry, Chester—Truck 17.20 Peterson, Elmer J. 1.00 Sears, Curtis—Labor 8.40 Sears, Howard—Loader 40.00 Sears, Irving—Bulldozer 40.00 Silva, Cezar—Labor 4.20 Studley, Norman—Labor 8.80 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 8.40 Walsh, Augustine F. 1.00 Whittemore, Earle 8.40 Williams, Ellis G., et ux 1.00 Town of Dennis—Grader 57.50 Open Balance 3.10

$310.00 Ocean Street—Article 100: Appropriation $450.00 Akerley, Edward H. " Jeanette Florence E. $1.00 Barnard, John E., Jr., and Nannette L. 1.00 Breen, Thomas E. and Mary E. 1.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 2.94 Damon, Ruth L. 1.00 Dearborn, Leslie—Labor 12.60 Eaton, Harry 3.50 Elland, Herbert—Labor 2.30 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 8.40 Gray, Joseph—Labor 5.30 Howard, Allen—Truck 54.00 Howes, William L. 1.00 Hughes, Phyllis A. 1.00 Kelley, Annie I. 1.00 Kelley, Edward I. 1.00 Kelley, Gordon F. 1.00 Kelley, Nannette E. (Barnard) 1.00 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 6.30 Langton, Ernest P. and Kelley, Annie L. 1.00 Long, Arthur—Labor 27.40 Lopes, Nathan—Labor 7.90 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 29.70 Murray, Nora L., Heirs of 1.00 Perry, Eugene—Labor 30.80 Rahn, Charles P. and Mildred E. 1.00 Robbins, Sarah E. 1.00 Sears, Bartlett—Grader 28.00 Sears, Curtis—Labor 5.89 Sears, Howard—Loader 96.00 Silva, Cezar—Labor 4.70 Smith, Homer and Johanna 1.00 Studley, Norman—Labor 6.97 Tenney, Albert W. 1.00 Tripp, Flora E. 1.00 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 10.80 Walsh, Arthur M. and Grace M. 1.00 Walsh, William F. and Winnifred G. 1.00 Whittemore, Earle—Labor 5.90 Williams, Charles O. and Anna M. 1.00 Town of Dennis—Truck 16.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement 7.10 Town of Dennis—Withholding 27.50 Open Balance 30.00

$450.00 Beaton Road—Article 101 Appropriation $50.00 Anderson, Clarence O. and Ruby $1.00 Blechstein, Albert A. * 1.00 Blechstein, Arthur F. and Katherine C. 1.00 Butler, George D. and M. Grace 1.00 Church, Nelson R. et al Trs. 1.00 Corbett, Alexander W. and Margaret J. 1.00

73 Doolittle, Clyde B. and Grace B. 1.00 Duggan, Daniel J. and M. Irene 1.00 Englert, Martha M. 1.00 Farr, Gordon W. and Hazel I. 1.00 Grace, Gertrude C. 1.00 Grisdale, John H. and Thomas I. 1.00 Harlow Realty Company 1.00 Hubbard, William A. and Mary P. 1.00 Johnson, Charles W. and Catherine M. 1.00 Sampson, Eoger F. 1.00 Schmatzer, Karl H. and Anna B. 1.00 Spriggs, James Roger 1.00 Svlvia, Joseph W. and June E. 1.00 Wright, Walter E. and Lillian C. 1.00 Open Balance 30.00 $50.00 Bain Road—Article 102: Appropriation $50.00 Anderson, Clarence O. and Ruby $1.00 Anderson, John A. and Nancy E. 1.00 Bain, James D. 1.00 Coggon, William B. and Grace E. 1.00 Comlev, John R., Jr. and Freda B. 1.00 Connolly, Mary M. 1.00 Corbett, Alexander W. and Margaret J. 1.00 Casev, Leo J. and Margaret M. 1.00 Doolittle, Clyde B. and Grace B. 1.00 Doonan, Owen P. 1.00 Eden, John W. and Charlotte M. 1.00 Ellis, Wilfred A. and Agnes A. 1.00 Farr, Gordon W. and Hazel I. 1.00 Flaherty, Lorretta Baker 1.00 Gait, Robert W. 1.00 Greene, Charles W. and Ruth W. 1.00 Gullett, Paul C. and Carol R. 1.00 Hamilton, Mae E. 1.00 Hess, Fred E. and Helen B. 1.00 Hinckley, Owen and Miriam E. 1.00 Hinds, Arthur et al 1.00 Kelle, Arthur C. and Clara B. LOO Kendrick, Philip E. and Geraldine 1.00 Murphy, John T. 1.00

74 O'Keefe, William B. and Gladys V. 1.00 Quinn, J. Leo and Mary E. 1.00 Rodriguez, Earle B. 1.00 Sampson, Joseph E. and Mary I, and Robert B. 1.00 Sampson, Roger F. 1.00 Sampson, Roger F. and Doris E. 1.00 Slattery, Joseph H. and Catherine J. 1.00 White, Edward, Jr. and Jean 1.00 Ziegler, Wilbur C. and Marion 1.00 Open Balance 17.00 $50.00 Bayberry Lane—Article 103: Appropriation $8.00 Corbett, Alexander W. and Margaret Jane $1.00 Englert, Martha M. 1.00 Fox, Vernald W. and Olive M. 1.00 Lawton, John et al 1.00 Williams, William E. and Lillian E. 1.00 Open Balance 3.00 $8.00 Lighthouse Road—Article 104: Appropriation $101.00 Crowell, Gordon—Labor $8.40 Eaton, Harry—Labor 8.80 Long, Arthur—Labor 8.40 Perry, Eugene—Labor 8.40 Sears, Howard—Loader 16.00 Stone, Robert W. and Mary P. 1.00 Studley, Norman—Labor 8.80 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 8.40 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 8.40 Town of Dennis—Trucks 13.00 Open Balance 11.40 $101.00 West Dennis Beach—Article 1: Appropriation $15,000.00 Transfer 10,000.00 Davis, Charles H. $25,000.00 . 75 West Dennis Beach—Article 1: (Special Town Meeting) Transfer $5,000.00 Gleason, Hattie C. $2,000.00 Knapp, James E. 2,000.00 Owners unknown 1,000.00 $5,000.00 Cemeteries: Appropriation $1,200.00 Babineau, Norman $23.10 Brown, Allen 25.20 Cape Cod Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.—Labor and material 7.70 Crowell, Albert H. 116.50 Crowell Bros., Inc. 104.20 Crowell, Gordon 34.65 Crowell, Peter H. 14.70 Dennis Machine Shop 7.60 Dennis Water District 30.00 Greenleaf, Josiah 71.00 Goodspeed, C. L. 7.77 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 32.45 Hallett, C. Arthur 394.38 Howes, Frank B. 3.00 Kelley, Richard 74.54 Loud, Hermon S. J. 13.50 Megathlin, W P. 8.40 Pickering's Garage 10.85 Ryder, Irving 21.00 Wood, Roger 89.79 To Revenue 109.67 $1,200.00 Cemetery Commissioners: Appropriation $90.00 Crowell, Edward A. $30.00 Crowell, Ena L. 30.00 Goodspeed, C. Lovell 30.00 $90.00 Enlargement Town Cemetery, Dennis, Article 43: Balance, January 1, 1950 $50.00 Open Balance $50.00

76 West Dennis Cemetery—Article 78: Appropriation $1,000.00 Chase, Kelly and Sweetser $93.60 Crowell, Ena L. 18.90 Ryder, Irving A. 29.93 Open Balance 857.57 $1,000.00

Homer Cemetery—Article 79: Appropriation $300.00 Hallett, C. Arthur $177.00 Howes, Frank B. 102.48 Open Balance 20.52

$300.00

Swan Lake Cemetery—Article 80: Appropriation $1.00 Open Balance $1.00

Repairs Swan Lake Cemetery- Article 81: Appropriation $500.00 Crowell Bros. $500.00

Interest: Appropriation $2,000.00 Second National Bank of Boston $800.00 To Revenue 1,200.00

$2,000.00

Tailings: Balance, January 1, 1950 $128.04 Checks charged off 215.8G Bosworth, Chester J. $1.00 Crowell, Nathan 80.00 Eldridge, Bernard C. 1.00 Ellis, Ella B. 8.55 Howard, George 1.00 Segrini, Louis A. 2.00 Tripp, Nathaniel 29.00

77 Open Balance 221.35 $343.90 Marine Fisheries: Balance, January 1, 1950 $545.45 Received Commonwealth of Massachusetts 550.00 Cahoon, Clifford $44.00 Crooked River, Inc. 300.00 Lucas, Bert 34.00 Mallowes, Howard L. 691.45 Pacheco, Gabriel 10.00 Smith, Lawrence 10.00 West, Harold 6.00 $1,095.45 Unidentified Cash: Balance, January 1, 1950 $7.42 Open Balance $7.42 Treasurer's Petty Cash: Cash $50.00 Open Balance $50.00 Agency: County Dog Fund $662.63 County Tax 23,777.49 County Retirement 435.43 C. C. Mosquito Control 3,012.77 State Parks and Reservations 387.23 State Auditing 862.67 Hannah H. Paddock Fund 1131 Cemetery Trust Fund 784.60 Samuel J. Robbins School Fund 30.00 Caleb Chase Fund 40.00 Veterans' Benefits, Chapter 599, Acts of 1946 748.16 Refunds 2,086.72 Withholding Deductions 7,840.09 Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc.— Blue Cross Deductions 755.90 Barnstable County Retirement Association— Retirement Deductions 1,976.16 Dennis Water District Receipts 31,533.90

78 RECAPITULATION

Account of Gerard Chapman, Treasurer January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1950 Cash on hand January 1, 1950 $162,053.62 Cash Receipts January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1950 894,319.76

$1,056,373.38

Cash Payments January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1950 $682,347.68 Cash Balance December 31, 1950 374 025.70

$1,056,373.38

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~~90 Report of Dennis Fire Department~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I hereby submit my report for the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1950. The Department responded to 66 alarms excluding calls for smokes discovered by the Fire Towers. The fire loss to property, excluding grass and woodlands, was approximately $166,805.00. The causes of alarms were as follows: Chimney 8 Accidents 1 Oil Stove 2 Drowning 3 Permit 2 Electrocution 1 Incinerator 2 Dump Incendiary 7 Electric Motor 2 Gas 1 Unknown 9 Auto 2 Eoadside 4 Asphixiation 1 Incendiary 6 Hot Ashes 2 Children 6 Fireplace Defective 1 Railroad 1 Cigarette 2 Needless 1 Roast in Oven 1 False 2 Out of Town 5 66 Permits issued: Gas Installations and Stoi■ age 238 Oil Installations and Storage 194 Calls for each month of year: January 1 July 16 February 1 August 8 March 6 September 4 April 5 October 6 May P November 2 June 7 December 4 66 Calls for each Village Dennis V Falmouth 1 Bast Dennis 3 Harwich 2 West Dennis 15 Barnstable 1

91 South Dennis 20 Chatham Dennisport 22 66 With the declaration of an emergency by the Federal and State Governments, the Department's personnel and auxiliary will be ready for any duties called on them to perform. The trucks and equipment of the Department are in good condition and with some additions made by the Civilian Defense, the Dennis Fire Department will be ready for any eventuality. The cooperation and assistance given by the Selectmen, Police Department, other Town Officials and Citizens of the Town of Dennis is acknowledged and greatly appreciated by the Fire Department.

~~CLAKENCE W. BAYLES, Fire Chief.~~

~~92 Report of Dennis Police Department~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: I present herewith the report of the Dennis Police De- partment beginning January 1st, 1950 and ending December 31st, 1950, being the tenth annual report of the Department Total number of persons arrested 21 Operating under the influence of liquor 5 Drunkenness 7 Operating to endanger 5 Non-support 3 Operating after license suspended 1 Court cases 16 Lock-up releases 5 Breaks investigated 41 Assisting out-of-town police in making arrests 3 Dog complaints investigated 95 Animals killed by automobiles 15 Police service requested at weddings, funerals, etc. 21 Commitments to House of Correction 3 Complaints received and investigated 459 Summons served for out-of-town police 19 Local fires attended 42 Commitments to Taunton Hospital 1 Missing boats located 10 Automobile accidents investigated 36 Lost dogs located 22 Missing persons reported and located 16 Stolen bicycles recovered 6 Automobile transfers 223 House breaks investigated 38 Dogs restrained 10 Peeping Tom's investigated 20 Hurricanes, special duty 1 Persons taken to Cape Cod Hospital 18 Posting Town notices 30 Auctions attended, Police duty 15

93 Searching for persons in disabled boats 7 Persons taken home-—Liquor cases 11 Death and other messages delivered 132 Miles traveled in cruiser 38,547 Buildings' escorted through Town 23 Traffic at Ball Games 21 Stores and gas stations found unlocked 13 Juvenile apprehension malicious destruction of property—cases not prosecuted, restitution 39 Deer hit by automobiles 4 Persons taken to doctors 15 Escorting ambulance through Town 4 Assisting ambulance cases 8 Value of lost or stolen property recovered $4,100.00 Cars taken away by wrecker 11 Persons drowned 2 Telephone calls 3,306 Radio calls sent and received 10,985 Check on rubbish on side of highways 21 Hit and run causing property damage 3 Medical examiner called 4 Undertaker called 4 Dances attended, Police services 14 Sick children taken home from school 4 Closed cottages inspected 1,893 Doors found unlocked 16 Garage doors open 2 House windows open 6 House keys found in doors 2 Lights found burning in cottages 1 House windows found unlocked 43 Garage doors found unlocked 10 Doors found open 1 Persons notified by phone, mail or caretakers 52 Motor running in cottage 1 Cellar doors unlocked 2 House windows broken 4 The cooperation of the Town Selectmen, citizens of Den- nis, Police Departments of other Towns, State Police, Iden- tification Officers and Barnstable Radio System is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN F. KENDRICK. Chief of Police.

~~94 Report of the Shellfish Department~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: The shellfish industry for 1950 was fair. The reason for this was the lack of scallops and soft shell clams. The year 1951 looks very promising as we have a good set of scallop seed. Approximately $23,600 worth of shellfish was taken during 1950, and the department planted 732 bushels of shellfish throughout the year. As your shellfish constable, I recommend that the appropriation be largely increased this year.

~~Shellfish For Family Use Shellfish may be taken on Tuesdays or Saturdays in the amount of one twelve-quart pail weekly by first obtaining a permit. All permits expire March 31st of each year.~~

~~In closing, I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and the inhabitants and voters of the Town of Dennis for their cooperation.~~

~~Respectfully submitted,~~

~~THOMAS T. KBLLBY, Shellfish Constable.~~

~~95 Report of the Board of Public Welfare~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: In my report of last year, I stressed the point of sufficient working capital needed to carry out the Social Security Law. Again this year we are faced with the need for a still larger appropriation, due to the ever-growing assistance program. In comparing the case load of 1950 with that of 1949, we note a 7.8% increase on Old Age Assistance and an approxi- mate 48% increase on Aid to Dependent Children. In order to conform with the Standards of Assistance in meeting the needs of the people we must appropriate an amount sufficiently adequate according to the picture presented. In addition we must also look ahead in 1951 and con- sider how the revised Chapter 118A referendum, favorably voted on in the November election by the people, will affect our financial status. The lowering of the age limit, increased equity in real estate, eligibility of aliens, seventy-five dollar minimum and abolishment of contributions by legally liable relatives will necessitate another appropriation or transfer of 25% more than already proposed at this time, provided the referendum is still in effect on June 1st. Visits and investigations on Old Age Assistance amount- ed to a total of 237, Aid to Dependent Children 62, and Gen- eral Relief, 134. Respectfully submitted,

~~MADELINE M. GALECKIE, Social Worker.~~

9G TABLE OP OLD AGE ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES No. Average Mouth Cases Expenditures Per Case January 101 $7,177.79 $71.07 February 106 8,296.15 78.27 March 107 7,331.38 68.52 April 107 8,505.21 79.49 May 105 7,549.79 71.90 June 105 7,324.39 69.76 July 104 7,792.46 74.93 August 107 8,087.46 75.58 September 108 8,003.98 74.11 October 108 7,771.80 71.96 November 109 7,747.38 71.08 December 110 8,439.30 76.72 $94,027.09

~~SUMMARY OF CASES Number of CJ ases as of December 31, 1949 98 New Cases Aided in 1950 29~~

~~127 Deceased during 1950 11 Removed from town 2 Aid ceased 4~~

~~17 17 Active Cases December 31, 1950 110 Dennis Settlement Cases 75 Cases Settled in Other Cities and ToAvns 16 No Settlement Cases 19~~

110 Applications pending at end of fiscal year 1 Paid to Other■ Cities and Towns $1,705.67 94,027.09 Total Expenditure $95,732.76 TABLE OF AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN No. No. Month Cases Children Amount Average January 8 18 $736.50 $92.06 February 8 18 796.84 99.60 March 9 19 896.45 99.60 April 9 19 870.18 96.69 May 10 20 883.80 88.38 June 11 21 1,159.20 • 105.38 July 9 15 786.35 87.37 August 8 14 840.60 105.08 September 9 16 900.30 100.03 October 9 17 833.60 92.62 November 10 18 928.13 92.81 December 11 21 1,128.18 102.56 $10,760.13

TABLE OF PUBLIC WELFARE DIRECT AID State Local and Expendi- Month Cases Other Towns tures January 4 14 $544.67 February 4 17 1,189.74 March 4 15 895.51 April 4 14 1,073.47 May 4 15 1,830.35 June 3 14 1,316.87 July 2 15 1,024.24 August 3 15 1,570.20 September 2 11 724.39 October 2 11 1,192.8] November 2 12 665.46 December 2 14 1,732.98 $13,760.69

~~CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Board of Public "Welfare.~~

~~98 Report of The Sealer of Weights and Measures~~

Scales sealed (over 10,000 lbs.) 2 Scales sealed (100 to 5000 lbs.) 23 Scales sealed (under 100 lbs.) 64 Weights sealed 134 Yard sticks sealed 9 Tapes sealed 2 Liquid measures sealed (under one gal.) 7 Liquid measures sealed (over one gal.) 3 Meters sealed (under one inch) 42 Meters not sealed (under one inch) 2 Vehicle tanks sealed 4 Kerosene, oil or grease pumps sealed 20 Kerosene, oil or grease pumps not sealed 7 Total amount received $140.95 which has been turned in to the Town Treasurer.

~~THOMAS S. HOWES, Sealer.~~

~~99 Report of Inspector of Buildings~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year 1950. During- the year, 536 permits were issued and I have made approximately 1500 inspections. Eleven requests for permits were denied during the past year—a hearing was held on each denial and the Board of Appeals granted nine variances. I have collected and turned in to the Town Treasurer $536.00. The following table shows the allocation of permits issued:

Altera- tions All Dwell- Cot- Garages and Other ings tages Addi- Build- tions ings Total Dennisport 69 78 10 69 13 239 West Dennis 23 47 3 20 4 97 South Dennis 4 25 6 9 3 47 Dennis 21 31 3 34 7 96 East Dennis 25 17 1 11 3 57 Totals 142 198 23 143 30 536 Thanking the Selectmen, Board of Appeals and the public for their cooperation,

~~Respectfully submitted,~~

~~FREDERICK A. ELDREDGE, Building Inspector.~~

~~1C0 Report of Inspector of Wires~~

To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Wires for the year 1950. Five hundred and eleven (511) permits have been issued to the Cape and Vineyard Electric Company to attacli wires to building's; many of these services are due to changes for increased capacity. Since the adoption of the By-Law requiring all persons to take out a permit in writing before installing wires, three thousand, five hundred seventy (3,570) permits have been issued. This ordinance has become very effective since it brings the Inspector in contact with all work, old and new. The year 1950 will not be duplicated on account of Gov- ernment restrictions on building materials. Thanking the Selectmen and the public for their cooperation, Respectfidly submitted, H. E. ROBINSON, Inspector of Wires. ELECTRICAL ORDINANCE, TOWN OF DENNIS Article VIII. Wire Inspection By-Laws adopted by the Town of Dennis, March 5, 1946. 1. No person shall install wires, conduits, apparatus, fixtures, or other appliances for carrying or using electricity for light, heat, or power within, or connected to any building, without first notifying the Inspector of Wires, in writing, of the proposed installation. 2. Whoever violates this By-Law, shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty dollars. Boston, Mass., April 2, 1946. The foregoing By-Law is hereby approved. (Signed) CLARENCE A. BARNES, Attorney General. I herebv certify the foregoing to be a true copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk of Dennis.

~~101 Report of The Director of Civil Defense~~

In accordance with Chapter 639 of the Acts of 1950, the Selectmen appointed me to the post of Director of Civil Defense on September 8, 1950. On December 21, 1950, it became apparent that a department of Civil Defense should be established in the Town Office. The state of emergency declared by the President and the Governor made this action necessary. Five citizens, representing the five villages, were appointed by the Selectmen to act as an advisory council for the Director. Dennis, Norman A. Hallett; East Dennis, Alfred H. Drysdale; Dennisport, George E. Armeson; West Dennis, Kirkwood B. Brown; South Dennis, Eichard S. Hall. Clinton G. Gardner of East Dennis was appointed Dep- uty Director. He has established, under the direction of the Air Force, an observation post for the aircraft warning net. This post has been located in the Dennis Fire Tower. Mrs. Louise Schofield was appointed executive secretary and has been of immeasurable assistance in the office. A study of the situation made it apparent that our problem revolved around: 1. Preparation of the Fire Department for all emer- gencies, and the training of fifteen to twenty auxiliary fire- men. 2. Preparation of the Police Department for all emer- gencies, and the training of fifteen to twenty auxiliary police- men. 3. Making a survey of our housing facilities so that we will be prepared for the possible reception of evacuees from critical areas. A study of the situation in England during "World War II leads us to believe that special emphasis should be placed on the handling of evacuated children. 4. Establishing a division of the air force aircraft warn-

102 ing net and providing a personnel of one hundred for observation duty. 5. Preparation of a coordinated plan for the reception of evacuees. 6. Preparation of a coordinated plan for sending a part of our fire and police equipment to other areas in case of emergency. Mr. Bayles has initiated a series of courses in first aid training for the male civil defense personnel. Mrs. Laura Alexander is preparing to institute a series of courses in first aid for women. Civil Defense Staff Robert C. Eldred, Director Clinton G. Gardner, Deputy Director and Chief Ob- server, Aircraft Warning Net Louise W. Schofield, Executive Secretary Benjamin F. Kendrick, Chief of Police Clarence W. Bayles, Chief of Fire Department Philip Dubin, Coordinator and Chairman of the Welfare Board Sherman Woodward, Chairman of Reception of Evacuees Victor Clapp, Evacuee Housing Expediter Dr. Lyndon H. Thatcher, Chairman Medical and Health Division Alexander W. Pinel, Chairman of Transportation Robert E. West, Chairman of Communications Gordon A. Barker, Chairman of Utilities Due to the unselfish and public-spirited attitude of the citizens of Dennis, which made itself evident from the large number of volunteers who responded to the Civil Defense questionnaire, all phases of Civil Defense in the Town of Dennis are progressing rapidly.

~~Respectfully submitted,~~

~~ROBERT C. ELDRED, Director of Civil Defense.~~

~~103 Department of Veterans' Services~~

District Board—Selectmen: Victor P. Adams, Barn- stable; Richard B. Taylor, Yarmouth; Clarence M. Nickerson, Dennis; and A. Earle Mitchell, Director. As the x-ecall to active duty of World War II veterans and further inductions of men under Selective Service continues to eventually make more veterans it does not seem amiss at this time to restate the purposes of this department together with some of its activities as provided by our State laws. As the name of the department implies, we primarily give service to all resident veterans of all wars in the District by supplying information and executing government forms as needed including notarization at no charge in reply to their questions about education, loans, job training, housing, compensation, pensions, insurance, hospital and domiciliary care, burials, grave markers and death claims. The Director has been most fortunate since the opening of this office in having received the unpaid assistance of a group of advisors by their additional service to individual cases when same required special attention, so it seems only fair at this time to publicly recognize these gentlemen by entering their names in this report together with their experienced fields of service. Education and On-the-Job Training, Theodore W. Glover, Jr., Hyannis; Employment and Re-employment, James A. Delay, Hyannis; Vocational Rehabilitation, William E. King, New Bedford; Marital Matters and Spiritual Readjustments, Carl F. Sclmltz, D.D., Rev. Edward C. Duffy, Rev. E. Gage Hotaling, all of Hyan- nis; Legal Questions and Referrals, Kenneth E. Wilson, Hy- annis, A. Harold Castonguay, West Yarmouth; Housing, Norman C. Nagle, Cotuit; G. I. Loans and Guarantee, Earl R. Greene, South Yarmouth; Social Security Status and Eligibility, Wilbert P. C. Davis of New Bedford Field Office; Veterans Administration Affairs in its many complicated classifications by Ezra Jones Swift of New Bedford, who is at present available in this offiee on the first and third Thurs- day of each month from 10 to 2:30 p.m. for consultation with any and all Cape Veterans. His hours with us remain the same but number of trips have been cut from two days a

104 week as originally started a year ago to present two days a month and we sincerely hope at least these remain to permit him to continue his first hand and direct service to the individual veterans and dependents who call here for his sincere and appreciated advice. In the Medical Field and Hospitalization, which more or less overlaps from SERVICES into our secondary purpose of BENEFITS upon which I will give more details later, I have yet to find a single doctor unwilling to co-operate in render- ing statements of physical condition and the filling in of various V. A. Forms required from time to time, so due credit to all Cape doctors should be shown here and now for their extra service to Veterans, and I feel sure that all of them will concur in extending our mutual compliments to the Senior Medical Officer in the New Bedford V. A. Office, Dr. John Belsky, who has somehow always managed to find a hospital bed for an eligible Cape veteran, whether requested by this office or the local doctor himself on sometimes a very short notice. In addition to service rendered in the above named categories, requests of many other kinds, personal and otherwise have been handled directly or by referral to other individuals qualified on the matter concerned. Our secondary purpose, also a service more or less but goes by a different name is carried out for each town individually and is known as VETERANS' BENEFITS DEPARTMENT Local Board—Selectmen: Clarence M. Nickerson, Earle M. Davidson, Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.; and A. Earle Mitchell, Veterans' Agent. Acting under State laws, which is closely supervised by Commissioner Henry V. O'Day, worthy Veterans and their dependents, including parents in some instances, are given financial aid and assistance according to their need within the budgets suggested by the State Department of Veterans' Services. All recommendations of the local agent are office checked by the Commissioner's agent and assistant, Mr. Carroll Hardy, known as an Authorizer, and are further investigated at home of each applicant by Mr. Philip E. Carey, known as a State Investigator. All of the above mentioned with the Commissioner especially have been most cooperative in the handling of the various cases brought to our attention either by the Selectmen or the Veterans themselves.

105 To make application for aid is quite simple but strict, first requirement being presentation of Honorable Discharge or Photo-Copy of same from one of the Armed Services during War Time, and being at present time worthy to the ex- tent of not being on probation or under order from any Court or addicted to voluntary idleness or intemperate habits. Need is then shown from facts given upon application forms available in this office and completed with our helix While the description of this part of our services might sound brief, it does take the majority of our time due to present economic conditions and the recall of reservists and induc- tion of new men into the Armed Services under the present tension, better known now as the "Korean Situation,'' whose wives and children can and do apply for State assistance called War Allowance payable by us after approval by State Department until receipt of Government Allotments by said applicants. It is hoped by all officially concerned with funds available for Veterans' Benefits that this phase of our work does not reach the stage as often cited in the storv "The Tail of the Dog." In closing may I quote lettering on our office door which is at present Room 11, Town Office Building, Hyamiis. Tel- ephone 688. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION OFFICER here 1st & 3d Thursdavs onlv 10:00 to 2:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES open daily, 9-12 & 1-4 except Sat., Sun. & Holidays When closed, emergency cases may telephone Mr. Mitchell at Hyannis 15*79.

~~Sincerely yours,~~

~~A. EARLE MITCHELL, Director and Agent.~~

~~106 Report of the Law Department~~

The services of the Law Department have been requested by many departments of the Town during the past year, covering most of the Town's activities. No suits have been brought against the Town during 1950. One case against the City of Boston is pending in Superior Court in Boston, brought over from last year. One matter, acutely affecting the Towns and Cities, is the Civil Defense Act passed July 20, 1950. This Act has brought before us a constant stream of new responsibilities with regard to Civil Defense. The act now makes the appointment of a working organization mandatory. Heretofore this has been the voluntary action of our citizens. The act is broad in scope and far reaching in its powers. The day after President Truman declared a National state of emergency, the Governor of the Commonwealth also declared a state of emergency under the Civil Defense Act. As far as the Town of Dennis is concerned, this law department feels that Civil Defense matters are proceeding in a satisfactory manner, which will make possible an absence of the misuse of the near dictatorial powers granted in the Defense Act.

~~Respectfully submitted,~~

~~GEORGE E. ARMESON, Town Counsel.~~

~~107 Report of the Planning Board~~

The Planning Board has held regular meetings at the Town Office Building during 1950. A number of sub-division plans were submitted to the Board for consideration. After hearings and making of any necessary changes, the seal of approval was placed on all of them, so that the property owners might record them at the Registry of Deeds. The Board is continuing its study of the future needs of the Town. Information is now being secured concerning the proposed route of the Mid-Cape Highway through the town, so that plans may be made for proper connecting roads and any other public areas which may be required. At a meeting held during the latter part of the year a delegation from the Garden Club of West Dennis presented three petitions asking that an Article be placed in the War- rant providing that two sections of West Dennis, and one section of South Dennis be restricted to residential use. The Board cooperated in the writing of the necessary proposed By-Law and three public hearings were held in different areas of the Town, in accordance with the statutory provisions. The proposed By-Law, with the modifications adopted, will appear in the 1951 Dennis Annual Town Meeting War- rant. Suggestions have been made concerning other areas to be restricted, and the Board will entertain any petitions to this end which may be presented to it by interested voters. The Board has recently changed its meeting dates. Regular meetings are now held at the Town Office Building on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, at 8 P. M. A cor- dial invitation is extended to all residents to attend these meetings, and to offer suggestions to assist the Board. The Planning Board would like to thank the people of the Town for the courtesy and cooperation that has been extended to it during the past year. THE PLANNING BOARD of the Town of Dennis BENJAMIN P. CHASE, Chairman EVERETT C. BACON WILLIAM B. STJNDELL WILLIAM E. CROWELL SUMNER S. HOWES

~~108 Town Clerk's Report~~

RECORD OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Record of the Doings of the Annual Town Meeting Held March 6, 7, 1950 Agreeable to the Warrant, the inhabitants of Dennis qualified to vote in elections met at the various precincts and in the following places: Precinct 1. Carleton Hall, Everett G. Howes, Warden. Precinct 2. Jacob Sears Memorial Hall, Winfred Ellis, Warden. Precinct 3. Village Improvement Club Hall, Edward P. Chase, Warden. Precinct 4. Town Hall, Lawrence Lovequist, Warden. Precinct 5. Liberty Hall, Ernest N. Barnes, Warden. The Polls were declared open at 7:00 o'clock A. M. in each precinct and declared closed at 1:00 o'clock P. M. The wardens of each precinct brought the votes of their precinct to the Town Office and the Registrars of Voters found the results to be as follows: Total Vote Cast: 1180. MODERATOR for one year Pre. Pre. Pre. Pre. Pre. Total 1 2 3 4 5 William F. Casey 29 16 40 117 21 223 David B. Lane 62 9 207 38 24 340 George M. Marceline 12 1 33 9 17 72 *Dean S. Sears 112 81 149 82 72 496 Blanks 19 3 18 7 2 49 TOWN CLERK for one vear *Gerard Chapman 219 104 394 224 124 1065 Blanks 15 6 53 29 12 115 TREASURER for one year *Gerard Chapman 212 102 381 226 124 1045 Blanks 22 8 66 27 12 135 SELECTMEN for one year *Earle M. Davidson 124 73 260 145 89 691 Brant D. Ellis 106 34 169 104 45 458 Blanks 4 3 18 4 2 31

109 AUDITORS for one year * Alice J. Canfield 165 83 305 201 119 873 *Pearl M. Crowell 165 84 317 212 108 886 *Roger Sampson 15 15 Mary Nickerson 9 9 Scattering 11 4 6 20 10 51 Blanks 361 159 698 326 162 1706 CONSTABLES for one year *Thomas T. Kelley 194 96 273 146 106 815 *Benjamin F. Kendrick 153 91 355 152 105 856 *Lester O'Neil 178 91 304 211 100 884 Blanks 177 52 409 250 97 985 PARK COMMISSIONER for three years •Edward A. Crowell 187 93 362 206 122 970 Blanks 47 17 85 47 14 210 SCHOOL COMMITTEE for three years *Ralph Richardson 103 99 343 200 116 951 Blanks 41 11 104 53 20 229 TREE WARDEN for one year *George B. Ellis 197 92 366 199 117 971 Blanks 37 18 81 54 19 209 SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS Norman E. Baribeault 92 58 136 124 70 480 ♦Bartlett F. Sears 117 42 295 108 61 623 Blanks 25 10 16 21 5 77 PLANNING BOARD *Sumner S. Howes 193 91 301 135 86 806 A. Rohn 74 74 Blanks 41 19 146 44 50 300 QUESTION Shall the Town vote to have its Selectmen appoint a Superintendent of Streets Yes 93 61 158 108 65 485 *No 118 35 225 115 60 553 Blanks 23 14 64 30 11 142

~~^Elected~~

110 SUBSEQUENT MEETING In accordance with the warrant, the subsequent meeting was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, March 7, 1950. The meeting was called to order at 9:10 o'clock A. M. by the Town Clerk who proceeded to read the Warrant, and after reading the call, on motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., it was voted to dispense with the reading of the balance of the Warrant. Dean S. Sears was sworn in as Moderator before Gerard Chapman, Town Clerk. He then took over the meeting.

Article 1. To hear the report of the election of Town officers elected upon the official ballot. Moderator for one year Dean S. Sears t Town Clerk for one year Gerard Chapman Treasurer for one year Gerard Chapman Selectmen for three years Earle M. Davidson Auditors for one year Alice J. Canfield Pearl M. Crowell Roger Sampson Constables for one year Thomas T. Kelley Benjamin F. Kendrick Lester O'Neil Park Commission for three years Edward A. Crowell School Committee for three years Ralph H. Richardson Tree Warden for one year " George B. Ellis Surveyor of Highways for one year Bartlett F. Sears Planning Board for five years Sumner S. Howes

Article 2. To choose one Trustee of the Caleb Chase Fund for the term of three years, and all other necessary officers and committees. Motion of Frank E. Howes that Arthur Wade of West Dennis be chosen as Trustee of the Caleb Chase Fund for the term of three years. Voted.

~~Article 3. To elect one Cemetery Commissioner, by ballot, for the term of three years. Motion of Richard S. Hall, the Town Clerk was instructed to cast one ballot for Edward A. Crowell for Cem-~~

~~111 etery Commissioner for a term of three years and lie was declared elected. Voted.~~

Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen. to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950. and to issue a note or notes therefore, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17. Chapter 44, General Laws. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.:—'' That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1950. and to issue a note or notes therefor payable in one year and to renew any notes that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, ' General Laws." Voted.

~~Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Town Officers as printed. Motion of L. Stanford Altpeter that the report of the Town Officers be accepted as printed. Voted.~~

Article 6. To hear the report of any outstanding committees and act thereon. Nathaniel Wixon reported on the Town Office building and referred to the Town report. The Fire Station was reported on by Kichard S. Hall, who also referred to Town report. Gerard Chapman reported on the Ezra II. Baker committee and requested that the committee be discharged. So voted. William E. Crowell reported for Harry Bickford on the Beach committee. Report accepted.

~~Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Moderator, Selectmen's Department, Auditing Department, Treasurer's Depart-~~

112 ment, Assessors' Department, other Finance Officers and Accounts, Finance Committee Expenses, Law Department, Town Clerk's Department, Election and Registration Depart- ment, Town Office and other Town Buildings, Police De- partment, Fire Department, Inspection of Wires, Inspection of Buildings, Sealer's Department, Moth Suppression, Tree Warden, Forest Fires, Health Department, Public Nursing, Sanitation including Dumping Grounds, Highway Depart- ment, Bridges, Snow Removal, Street Lights, Street Signs, Public Welfare, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to Depend- ent Children Administration, Veterans' Services, Old Age Assistance, Old Age Assistance Administration, Parks, Bath Houses, Tower Clocks, Cemeteries, Interest, Town Reports, Road Machinery Account, Memorial Day Observance, Plan- ning Board, Vocational Schools, Support of the Schools, Bonds and Insurance, and any other necessary charges arising in this town or otherwise provide. It was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: Budget for 1950 Selectmen's Department $2,500.00 Treasurer's Department 7,000.00 Assessors' Department 3,300.00 Other Finance Accounts 100.00 Finance Committee Expense 100.00 Law Department 1,000.00 Town Clerk's Department 200.00 Election and Registration 1,900.00 Planning Board 200.00 Town Buildings 6,000.00 Police Department 17,000.00 Fire Department 7,300.00 Inspection of Wires 2,000.00 Inspection of Buildings 1,500.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 550.00 Moth Department 2,500.00 Tree Warden 500.00 Forest Fires 500.00 Health Department 2,000.00 Public Nursing 300.00 Sanitation 3,300.00 Bonds and Insurance 4,500.00 Highways General 3,500.00 Bridges 250.00 113 Snow Removal 3,000.00 Road Machinery Fund 3,000.00 Street Signs 1,000.00 Public Welfare 17,000.00 Aid to Dependent Children 6^500.00 Aid to Dependent Children, Adm. 1,200.00 Old Age Assistance 60,000.00 Old Age Assistance, Adm. 2,000.00 Veterans' Benefits 5,500.00 Memorial Day 100.00 Dennisport V. F. W. 500.00 Town Reports 1,034.00 Other Necessary Expense 100.00 Parks and Bathhouses 5,000.00 Tower Clocks 500.00 Street Lights 9,000.00 Cemeteries 1,200.00 Interest 2,000.00 Schools 90,000.00

Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws as amended. Elective officers are as follows: Selectmen, Mod- erator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Auditors, Constables, Park Commissioners, School Committee, Tree Warden, Sur- veyor of Highways, Planning Board, Cemetery Commis- sioners, Trustees of the Caleb Chase Fund, and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor. The tellers appointed by the Moderator were Sumner S. Howes, O. Thomas Murray, Isaac Merchant and Edward Clough. Motion of Clarence M. Nickerson "That the recommen- dation of the Finance Committee be accepted as provided by Section 108, Chapter 41, General Laws as amended and to be paid retroactive to January 1, 1950." Moderator $25.00 Selectmen 2,750.00 each for 3 members Town Clerk and Treasurer 3,960.00 Auditors 20.00 each for 3 members 114 School Committee 100.00 each for 5 members Tree Warden 200.00 Surveyor of Highways 3,000.00 Cemetery Commissioners 30.00 each for 3 members Yes and No count was taken by the tellers, Yes 128 and No 93. Motion was carried.

~~Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to act as Collector of Taxes. Motion of Earle M. Davidson that this article be accepted as read. Voted.~~

Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the protection and propagation of shellfish for the ensuing year. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $4000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article, $2475.00 for protection and $1525.00 for propagation. Voted.

Article 11. To see if the Town will choose a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service as provided in Chapter 128 of the General Laws. Motion of L. Stanford Altpeter that George Canham be chosen for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $609.69, which is the amount of the County Dog Fund received, for expenses of schools for the current year. Motion of Dr. George Wilbur that $609.69 be appropriated, which is the amount of the County Dog Fund, to the School account for the current year. Voted.

Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $2000.00, for the support and maintenance of Public Libraries and Library Service, in the Town of Dennis. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated to carry out the article. Voted.

115 Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the support of the Chase Pub- lic Library in the Town of Harwich. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated to carry out the article. Voted.

Article 15. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the hospital for care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Section 74, Chapter HI of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 72, Acts of 1941, or take any action in relation thereto, and act fully thereon. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.: "That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the hospital for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment in accordance with Section 74, Chapter III of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 72^ Acts of 1941, but no payment shall be made except where persons have been certified by the Selectmen.'' Amended by Nathaniel Wixon and accepted by Mr. Eldridge that the balance be given to the hospital. Voted.

Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to be expended for the spraying and suppression of the Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle. Motion of L. Stanford Altpeter that this article be accepted and that the sum of $800.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate to the Reserve Fund, a sum of money to be transferred from the Overlay Surplus. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be accepted and that the sum of $6000.00 be transferred from the Over- lay Surplus to the Reserve Fund. Voted.

116 Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any other action in relation thereto. Motion of Barle M. Davidson: "I hereby move that the sum of $10,125.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 81 Highways, and that in addition, the sum of $22,275.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State to be restored, upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury." Voted.

Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 High- way construction, or take any action in relation thereto. Motion of Barle M. Davidson: "I hereby move that the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway construction, and that in addition, the sum of $9000.00 be transferred from unappropriated funds in the treasury to meet the State's share and County's share of the cost of the work, th- reimbursements from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury." Voted.

Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used with a like amount that may be contributed by land owners on the waterfront in the Town of Dennis for the protection of shores,—these moneys to be expended in conjunction with any moneys that may be received from the State and County under the Erosion Act, Chapter 275, Acts of 1933, as amended or enacted in 1941, and any new legislation pertaining to Erosion. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. that this article be accepted and that the sum of $1500.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

~~Article 21. To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the~~

117 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 Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Common- wealth. Motion of George Armeson that this article be accepted as read. Voted.

Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money as a special appropriation for engineering or surveying. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $2500.00 be raised and appropriated as a special appropriation for engineering and surveying. Voted.

Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase new buoys, for the Dennis side of Bass River Channel below Route 28 and for the car? and upkeep of the same. M< tion of Clarence M. Nickerson that the sum of $175.00 be rais?d and appropriated for purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used with a like amount from the Town of Yarmouth for the care and upkeep of center channel buoys in Bass River to mark the area between the bridge at Route 28 and the bridge at High Bank road. Motion of Clarence M. Nickerson that the sum of $50.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($750.00) to effect necessary repairs to the public clock located in the tower of the West Dennis Community Church. Motion of Brant Ellis that the sum of $750.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

118 Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to approve the appointment of a new School Building Committee for the purpose of continuing the study of the needs of the Town for additional school space; that the present building committee be discharged of further duties, and their good work be properly acknowledged; that the new Committee be em- powered to employ an architect for the purposes of obtaining suitable plans and drawings and incur other necessary expenses in connection therewith; that the sum of $4000.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of this new Com- mittee in the discharge of its duties; that the new committee bring in to a future Town Meeting, either special or annual, their report, together with an article or articles for the consideration of the voters of Dennis; that the said new committee be constituted as follows: 2 members from the School Committee, the Principal, the Superintendent, 2 members from the Finance Committee and 5 members from the Parent Teachers Association one member to be from each village. No action was taken on this article.

Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build and equip an addition or additions to the Ezra H. Baker School at South Dennis, and to determine whether the money is to be provided for by borrowing or by taxation. Motion of Dr. George Wilbur: "That the sum not exceeding $300,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of building and equipping an addition or additions to the Ezra H. Baker School, and to meet said appropriation there be raised in the levy of the current year the sum of $15,000.00, that there be transferred from the Sale of Baker Property account the sum of $1916.75, that there be transferred from available funds in the treasury the sum of $8,083.25, and that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow $275,000 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore, payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws, so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than 20 years from the date of issue of the first bond or note or at such earlier time as the Treasurer and Selectmen may determine. The money expended to be under the direction of a Building Committee consisting of nine members, one member

119 to be from each precinct (two of these to be builders), two Selectmen and two members of the School Committee. A Yes and No vote was taken with the results, Yes 241 and No 5 and the motion was carried.

Article 28. To see if the Town will authorize a desig- nated individual to be the authorized representative of the Town of Dennis in connection with the filing of an application for advance for plan preparation for non-Federal public works, in connection with the proposed addition to the school. Motion of "William E. Crowell that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 29. To see if the Town will authorize the new School Building Committee to accept the Government's offer of an advance of a loan to apply toward the preparation of plans of a new school addition. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 30. To see if the Town will authorize the new School Building Committee to enter into a contract for the necessary architectural or engineering services in connection with the proposed school addition. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 31. To see if the Town will authorize the new School Building Committee to approve the final plans and specifications of the proposed addition to the school. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 32. To see what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to waterproof and repair water damage to the Ezra Baker School, and any other necessary repairs. Motion of Dr. George Wilbur that the sum of $5000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article, but amended by Thomas Flynn to make the amount to be

~~120 raised and appropriated $7000. Amendment accepted. Voted.~~

Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain State-aided vocational education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74 General Laws and Acts amendatory thereto or dependent thereon, and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money therefor. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.: "I hereby move that the Town authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain State-aided vocational education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws, an -l Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon, and further raise and appropriate the amount of $300.00 therefor. Voted.

Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 to be used with a like amount from the County, and with $4000.00 from the State as mentioned in House Bill No. 183, for shore protection in the vicinity of Nobscussett Point. Motion of Earle M. Davidson that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated to be used with a like amount from the County, and with $4000.00 from the State as mentioned in House Bill No. 183, for shore protection in the vicinity of Nobscussett Point. Voted.

~~Special Town Meeting was opened at 11:05 o'clock A. M. to take up the following article.~~

Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money to acquire by purchase or eminent domain the lands bounded as follows: On the north V the "Weir Creek, Old Field Bend and Bass River; on the East by Loring Avenue; on the South by the low water mark of Nantucket Sound; on the West by the Main Channel of Bass River. Said purchase or taking to be for the purpose of a public bathing beach. Motion of George Armeson that the sum of $15,000.00 be raised and appropriated and that $10,000.00 be transferred from Surplus Revenue for the purpose of taking by eminent domain, such portions of the area covered by the Special

121 Town Meeting article, as the Selectmen deem advisable. Said taking to be used for the purpose of a public bathing beach. Amendment by Nathaniel Wixon that a committee of 5 be appointed by the Moderator to work with the Selectmen and report with in 10 days, as to the value of this propertv. A Yes and No count was taken, Yes : 250 and No : 0. Voted." Motion of Marcus Crowell to adjourn Special Tom: Meeting at 11:40 o'clock A. M.

Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for the improvement of Corporation harbor by removal of sand from the basin and channel by power shovel, the money to be expended at the discretion of the Selectmen. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article Voted.

Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 to be expended at the discretion of the Selectmen during the coming year for surveying and drawing of assessor's maps of taxable property within the town. Motion of Clarence M. Nickerson that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated to be used from Oak Street to Glendon Road. Amendment made by L. Stanford Altpeter that the Moderator appoint a committee of 3 to study the needs of the Town for assessors' maps and report at next town meeting. A Yes and No count was taken, Yes 203 and No 0. Voted.

Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the treasury a sum of money to landscape and seed the grounds and harden with a suitable material the drives, walks and parking areas of the new Town Office Building and any other necessary expenditures pertaining thereto. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $6000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

~~Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to deny the acceptance of any and all articles to~~

~~122 be acted upon in any special Town Meeting which necessi- tates the borrowing of money or moneys by a loan. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.~~

Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to strike out of Article 23 as accepted by a vote of the Annual Town Meet- ing, March 8, 1932, the words "Road Machinery Account" and substitute in place thereof the words "Road Machinery Fund." Motion of George Armeson that this article be accepted as read. Voted.

Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to strike out of Article 24 as accepted by a vote of the Annual Town Meet- ing, March 8, 1932, the words, "Road Machinery Fund" and substitute in place thereof the words "Road Machinery Ac- count." Motion of George Armeson that this article be accepted as printed. Voted.

Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to purchase two new sand spreaders, to trade in the old ones and raise and appropriate or take from the Road Machinery Fund the sum of $550.00. Motion of Bartlett F. Sears that the sum of $550.00 be taken from the Road Machinery Account for the purpose oi purchasing two new sand spreaders. Voted.

Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one new motor grader for the Highway Department, to trade in the present owned grader as part payment and take the balance from Road Machinery Fund. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

~~Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00, to be used as an open account for brushing the highways. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $1000.00 be~~

~~123 raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.~~

Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one new dump truck complete for the Highway Department to trade in the present owned K-7 as part payment and the balance to be taken from the Road Machinery Fund. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon to be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to xaise and appropriate a sum of money to harden and improve Bain Road, Beaton Road and Bayberry Lane in Dennis Port. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate two thousand dollars ($2000.00) to repair Lone Tree Road in Dennis Port, with a layer method. Motion of Isaac Merchant that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated to repair Lone Tree Road in Dennis Port, Voted.

Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of improving and hardening Indian Trail, Dennis Port. Motion of Marcus Crowell that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of improving and hardening Indian Trail, Dennis Port. Voted.

Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to resurface and repair Pleas- ant Street in Dennis Port and install the necessary catch basins to adequately drain the same. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

~~Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 to harden and improve Scarsdale Road in the Village of Dennis.~~

~~124 Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.~~

Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars ($1400.00), to purchase Frequency Modulation Eadio equipment for the Police Department, to comply with Federal Communication Com- mission requirements. Make of equipment to be determined after satisfactory tests have been made or take any other necessary action. Motion of Lester O'Neil that this article be accepted and that the sum of $1400.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sec- tion 97A, Chapter 41 of the General Laws which reads: "In any Town which accepts this section there shall be a police department established by the Selectmen, and such department shall be under the supervision of an officer to be known as Chief of Police. The Selectmen of any such Town shall appoint a Chief of Police, and such other officers as they deem necessary, and fix their compensation, not exceeding, in the aggregate, the annual appropriation therefor. In any such Town in which such appointments are not subject to Chapter Thirty-One, they shall be made annually and the Selectmen may remove such chief or other officers for cause at any time after a hearing. The Chief of Police in any such Town shall from time to time make suitable regulations gov- erning the police department, and the officers thereof, subject to the approval of the Selectmen; provided, that such regulations shall become effective without such approval upon the failure of the Selectmen to take action thereon within thirty days after they have been submitted to them by the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police in any such town shall be in immediate control of all town property used by the department, and of the police officers, whom he shall assign to their respective duties and who shall obey his orders. Section ninety-seven shall not apply in any town which accepts the provisions of this section. Acceptance of the provisions of this section shall be by a vote at an Annual Town Meeting." Motion of Lester O'Neil that this article be accepted as printed. Voted.

125 Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of South Mam Street, "West Dennis to Lower County Extension or any other suitable name. Motion of William E. Crowell that the name of South Main Street, West Dennis, be changed to Lower County Road. Motion lost.

Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to put a curbing on the School Street sidewalk in front of the Town Hall in West Dennis. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to repair the fence around the Town Hall lot at West Dennis, also to replace the same type of fence on the School Street side of the lot. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to complete the sidewalk on the east side of Pisk Street, West Dennis, extending from a point now the residence of Grace H. Young to a point beyond the driveway of Esther L. Holt, and to widen Pisk Street in this area on the west side of the street. Sidewalk not to be constructed unless the street is to be widened. Motion of Gordon Barker that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated to continue existing sidewalk providing no damage is done to the existing trees. Voted.

Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to improve the sidewalk in Dennis Port on the south side, Main Street, between Sea Street and Depot Street, by treating surface with hot mix. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

~~Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the~~

126 south side of State Highway from Swan River westerly to the property of Laura Davis. Motion of Robert Crowell that this article be accepted and the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated. Yes and No vote taken, Yes: 129 and No: 20. Motion carried.

Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the easterly side of Telegraph Road from Route 28 extending northerly to Upper County Road, Dennis Port. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be accepted and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00, to be used at the direction of the Selectmen for the construction of a sidewalk on Main Street, Dennis, commencing at Arthur Hallett's driveway and extending westerly to Nobscussett Road. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 to be used at the direction of the Selectmen for the construction of a sidewalk on Main Street m Dennis, commencing at the intersection with Cor- poration Road and extending easterly in the direction of Elm Street. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $2000 be raised and appropriated Voted.

Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used to improve the ball field at the Ezra Baker School. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropri ated. Voted.

~~Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and~~

127 appropriate a sum of money to be used to improve the lighting system at the Ezra Baker School Ball Field. Motion of Isaac Merchant that this article be accepted and that the sum of $2500 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the Electric Generators which were used for night baseball and the money received to be returned to surplus revenue. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon to accept the article and authorize the Selectmen to sell the Generators and other unneeded equipment, money received to be returned to Sur- plus Revenue. Voted.

Article 64. To see if the Town will vote-to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new Fire Truck to replace the G.M.C. Truck #2, Station #2. Motion of Clarence Bayles that the sum of $5500.00 be raised and appropriated for purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the G.M.C. Fire Truck now stationed in Dennis. Motion of Clarence Bayles that this article be accepted and the Selectmen be authorized to sell the Fire Truck. Voted.

Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and improvement of the parking areas and the Common Landings in the Town, which are under the control of the Selectmen, and also to provide for the erection and maintenance of signs designat- ing the same. Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $2000.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted. Article 67. To see if the Town will vote, to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to enlarge the bathhouse at the West Dennis public beach at the easterly end by approximately one-half its present size to provide fifteen more lockers.

~~128 Motion of Arnold Smith that the sum of $4000.00 be raised and appropriated for an addition to the West Dennis bathhouse and shall be under the supervision of the Park Committee. Voted.~~

Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and maintain a telephone for emergency purposes during the summer season at all the Dennis public bath-houses. Motion of Everett "Weinstock that this article be accepted and that the sum of $100.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to establish a parking area on the Town-owned land, on the North side of the Town Way, at the West Dennis beach. Said area to be filled as may be necessary and appropriately hardened. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be accepted and that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to provide a traffic officer for week-ends and holidays at the West Den- nis public beach and that a sufficient sum of money be provided in the Police appropriation for this purpose. Motion of George Armeson that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 71. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of the so-called Raycroft Parkway to Parkway, and erect a sign at corner of Old Wharf Road. To raise and appropriate a sum of money for same. Motion of George Armeson that the sum of $25.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Amendment by Linwood Robbins that the name remain the same, Raycroft Parkway. Voted.

~~Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to improve the Parking area and beach at Dennis Port, known as Raycroft Parkway.~~

~~129 Motion of George Armeson that the article be accepted and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.~~

Article 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to repair or replace town-owned rafts. Motion of George Armeson that this article be accepted and that the sum of $1500.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted.

Article 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $240.00, to repair the beach rafts in use in the Town of Dennis. Motion of William E. dwell that the sum of $240.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to harden the parking area and for other improvements at the Scargo Hill Observatory. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 to move stone from Stephen Phillips Road to be used in reinforcing the bulkhead at Cor- poration Beach and building a barrier at Scargo Hill. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 77. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00 for general repairs to the building, and hardening with oil the parking area at the bathhouse at Dennis. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $450.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

~~Article 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), to be used to clear, survey the land and relocate the fence~~

130 around the property purchased at the last Town Meeting as an addition to the West Dennis Cemetery. Motion of Ena Crowell that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article and the money to be spent under the direction of the Cemetery Commissioners. Voted.

Article 79. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of repairing the fences and clearing the grounds of brush, etc., of the "Homer" Cemetery, so-called; situated in the village of East Dennis, the work to be done under the direction of the Cemetery Commissioners, as provided in Section 16 of Chapter 114 of the General Law, (Tercentenary Edition) and as further provided by Section 18 of said Chapter. Motion of Marcus Crowell that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 80. To see if the Town will vote to acquire bv purchase or eminent domain from the Swan Lake Cemetery Association for use as a town cemetery, a parcel of land on the East side of Depot Street, Dennis Port, described as follows : Beginning at a stone and chipped tree on the South- west corner of the premises on range of land of Smith R Kelley and a Town Road running North and South; thence Easterly along range of Smith R. Kelley and an old ditch (319) feet to range of land of Smith R. Kelley; thence Northerly along range of land of Smith R. Kelley and an old ditch (253) feet to land of Caroline E. Nevins; thence West- erly along the range of land of Caroline E. Nevins, 332 feet to the Town Road, and thence Southerly along the'range of the Town Road 319 feet to place of beginning. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon: "That the Town acquire bv purchase from the Swan Lake Cemeterv Association for use as a cemetery, a parcel of land on the East side of Depot Street, Dennis Port, described as follows: Beginning at a stone and chipped tree on the Southwest corner of the°prem lses on range of land of Smith R, Kelley and a Town Road running North and South; thence Easterlv along range of Smith R. Kelley and an old ditch (319) feet to range of land of Smith R. Kelley; thence Northerly along range of land of

131 Smith R. Kelley and an old ditch (253) feet to land of Caro- line E. Nevins; thence "Westerly along the range of land of Caroline B. Nevins, 332 feet to the Town Road, and thence Southerly along the range of the Town Road 319 feet to place of beginning. The sum of $1.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of same." Voted.

Article 81. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to clear the new Swan Lake Cemetery Lot. Motion of George Armeson that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for purpose of the article. Voted.

Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to request its Selectmen to petition the Legislature to enact proper legislation whereby the use of certain portions of the public beach may be restricted to the inhabitants of Dennis, their guests and seasonal residents. Motion of George Armeson to accept article. Motion lost. Motion of George Armeson that meeting adjourn 12 o'clock noon. Meeting reopened at 1 o'clock P. M.

Article 83. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain any interest the Town does not now own in land bounded on the East by Lighthouse Road, on the South by Lighthouse Road, on the West by Loring Avenue and on the North by Charles Henry Davis. Motion of George Armeson that the sum of $1.00 be raised and appropriated to acquire by purchase, land described in the article. Voted.

Article 84. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Fish House Road, South Dennis, to be located near the residence of Robert E. Crowell. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the lights where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted. Article 85. To see if the Town will vote to install and

132 maintain two street lights on Ferncliff Road, to be located on Pole #6 and at the corner of Arborway. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the lights where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted.

Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation and maintenance of one street light located on Black Flats Road, Pole #179/6, near the home of Rose Stocchetti. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the light; where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted.

Article 87. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to erect lights on Sesuit Road and Harbor Road, East Dennis. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the lights where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted.

Article 88. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Old Wharf Road, Dennis Port, in front of the cottage owned by George Racine to be located on Pole #38. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the lights where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted.

Article 89. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain two street lights on Lower County Road in Dennis Port. One to be located opposite Bain Road, the other opposite Beaton Road. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept provisions of the article and the Selectmen be instructed to place the lights where needed, money to be used from Street Light appropriation. Voted.

133 Article 90. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-laws relating to regulation of removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel, as provided by Chapter 40 of the Gen- eral Laws as amended by Chapter 98 of the Acts of 1949, and take any action relative thereto :

EARTH REMOVAL BY-LAW Town of Dennis Section I Par. 1. The removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel from any parcel of land not in public use in the Town of Dennis, except as hereinafter provided, shall be allowed only after a written permit therefor is obtained from the Board of Select- men after a public hearing of which due notice is given. Par. 2. No permit shall be required for the continuous operation on any parcel of a sand or gravel pit in operation at the time this by-law is adopted, provided such operation is not thereafter discontinued for more than one year; and no permit shall be required for the removal of soil, loam, sand or gravel from any parcel of land when incidental to and in connection with the construction of a building on the parcel. Par. 3. In issuing a permit under this by-law, the Board of Selectmen may impose such conditions not specifically provided for herein as it may deem necessary for the adequate protection of the neighborhood and the town. Any conditions imposed by the Board shall be attached to and make a part of the permit. The Board may, in its discretion, require a bond, certified check or other security for compliance with said conditions or as evidence of good faith as to the completion of any proposed construction. The Board may, after a public hearing on proof of violation of any condition, revoke any permits so issued. No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this by-law for a period of more than three years. Section II—Removal of Sand and Gravel Par. 1. Sand and gravel may be removed from any parcel of land, except within 300 feet of a street or way, and the Board shall issue a permit therefor provided, however, that the Board shall impose such reasonable conditions as to the disposition of top soil and the re-establishment of ground levels and grades as it may deem necessary.

134 Section III—Removal of Soil or Loam Par. 1. Soil or loam may be removed from any parcel of land within such parcel determined by the Board to be un- suited to agricultural use, and the Board may issue a permit for such removal; provided, however, that the Board shall in making such decision, obtain the recommendations of the appropriate Soil District Supervisor and the County Exten- sion Director or Agent, or their successors, and their recommendations shall be made a part of the records of the Board. In issuing a permit, the Board may impose reasonable conditions as to the re-establishment of ground levels and grades. Par. 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of the above, the Board may issue a permit for the removal of soil or loam from any parcel of land in the Town where such removal is necessarily incidental to and in connection with the construction of a road or other facility involving a permanent change in the use of the land. The Board shall issue no permit unless it is reasonably satisfied that the construction will be completed and evidence thereof shall be made part of the records of the Board. Section IV—Removal within 300 Feet of Streets Par. 1. Soil, loam, sand or gravel may be removed from any parcel of land within such parcel lying within 300 feet of any street or way, provided a permit therefor has been issued by the Board after satisfactory evidpnce that such removal will not be seriously detrimental or injurious to the neighborhood; provided further that the Board shall impose reasonable conditions as to the method of removal, the re- establishment of ground levels and grades and the planting of the area to suitable cover, as it may deem necessary. Re- moval of soil or loam under authority of this section shall be further subject to the provisions of Section III. Section V—Penalty Par. 1. Whoever violates the provisions of any of these regulations shall be subject to a fine of not exceeding Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Motion of David Lane that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 91. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Common Landing Place at the end of Madison Road in a development known as Flax Pond Colony, on the shores of Flax Pond, Dennis, as reported and recommended

13.5 by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said Common Landing Place, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $15.00; five dollars to be used for land taking, and $10.00 for improving said Common Landing Place. Motion of M. James Sproul that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted.

Article 92. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Pond Street, leading from Yarmouth Road over lands of M. James Sprowl and others, to Madison Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town "Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00; $25.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Earle M. Davidson: " I hereby move that the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Pond Street, leading from Yarmouth Road over lands of M. James Sproul and others, to Madison Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00; $25.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

Article 93. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Cliff Street, and extending from Pond Street over lands of John Sjodin and others, northerly and easterly to Madison Road as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under Date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will

136 raise and appropriate the sum of $120.00; $20.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Earle M. Davidson: "I hereby move that the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Cliff Street, and extending from Pond Street over lands of John Sjodin and others, northerly and easterly to Madison Road as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $120.00; $20.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

Article 94. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Madison Road and extending from the northerly end of the Common Landing Place on Flax Pond northerly over lands of John Sjodin and others, to the westerly end of Cliff Street, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Select- men to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $31.00; $6.00 to be used for land taking and $25.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Earle M. Davidson: "I hereby move that the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Madison Road and extending from the northerly end of the Common Landing Place on Flax Pond northerly over lands of John Sjodin and others, to the westerly end of Cliff Street, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $31.00; $6.00 to. be used for land taking and $25.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

~~Article 95. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as~~

137 Pilgrim Koad and extending- northerly from Whig Street over lands of Brant D. Ellis and others, to McDougal Road and Nobscusset Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $513.00; $13.00 to be used for land taking and $500.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that rlie Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Pilgrim Koad and extending northerly from Whig Street over lands of Brant D. Ellis and others, to McDougal Road and Xobscusset Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February u\ 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum' of $513.00; $13.00 to be used for land taking and $500.00 for improving said Town Way.'' Voted.

Article 96. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Paul Street, and extending northerly and easterly from Route 6, Dennis, over lands of Walter F. McDowell and others, to a Town owned parking area on the west side of Dr. Lord's Road, as reported and recommended by the Select- men under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $215.00; $15.00 to be used for land taking and $200.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Paul Street, and extending northerly and easterly from Route 6, Dennis, over lands of Walter F. Mc- Dowell and others, to a Town owned parking area on the west side of Dr. Lord's Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6,1950, be accepted.

138 That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $215.00; $15.00 for land taking and $200.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

Article 97. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Peter Road, and extending westerly from Paul Street, Den- nis, over lands of Walter F. McDowell and others, a distance of 350 feet to land of Esther M. Howes et al, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $57.00; $7.00 to be used for land taking and $50.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Peter Road, and extending Westerly from Paul Street, Dennis, over lands of Walter F. McDowell and others, a distance of 350 feet to land of Esther W. Howes et al, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $57.00; $7.00 to be used for land taking and $50.00 for improving said Town Wav." Voted.

Article 98. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Alteration of a Town Way in Dennis Port known as Old Wharf Road extending from Depot Street westerly over lands of Alice G. Reagon and others, to Lower County Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen unde,r date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the land or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for land taking.

139 Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.: "I hereby move that the alteration of the layout of a Town Way in Dennis Port known as Old Wharf Koad extending from Depot Street westerly over lands of Alice G. Reagon and others, to Lower County Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950 be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the land or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for land taking." Voted.

Article 99. To see if the Town will vote to accept the additional layout of a Town Way in Dennis Port known as Northern Avenue and extending northerly from the present layout of Northern Avenue over lands of Augustine F. Walsh and others, a distance of approximately 500 feet to lands of owners unknown as reported and recommended by the Se- lectmen under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $310.00; $10.00 to be used for land taking and $300.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.: "I hereby move that the Town accept the additional layout of a Town Way in Dennis Port known as Northern Avenue and extending northerly from the present layout of Northern Avenue over lands of Augustine F. Walsh and others, a distance of approximately 500 feet to lands of owners unknown as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $310.00; $10.00 to be used for land taking and $300.00 for improving Town Way." Voted.

Article 100. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Dennis Port known as Ocean Drive, and extending over lands of Annie I. Kelley and others, from Old Wharf Road, northerly to Lower County Road as reported and recommended by the Select-

140 men under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00; $50.00 to be used for land taking and $400.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Dennis Port known as Ocean Drive and extending over lands of Annie I. Kelley and others, from Old Wharf Road, northerly to Lower County Road as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00; $50.00 to be used for land taking and $400.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

Article 101. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Beaton Road, and extending over lands of Clarence O. Anderson and others from Lower County Road southerly to Old Wharf Road as reported and recommended by the Se- lectmen under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used for land taking. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that tin Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Beaton Road, and extending over lands of Clarence O. Anderson and others from Lower County Road southerly to Old Wharf Road as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used for land taking " Voted.

141 Article 102. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town "Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Bain Road and extending over lands of Roger F. Sampson and others from Lower County Road, southerly and westerly to the easterly end of Bayberry Lane, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used for land taking. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the Town accept the layout of a Town "Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Bain Road and extending over lands of Roger F. Sampson and others from Lower County Road, southerly and westerly to the easterly end of Bayberry Lane, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used for land taking." Voted.

Article 103. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Bayberry Lane and extending over lands of Alexander W. Corbett and others from the southerly end of Bain Road to Beaton Road, as reported and recommended by the Select- men under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize th e Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lauds or interests in the lands within thee lines of said layout, for said Town "Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $8.00 to be used for land taking. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the Town accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis Port known as Bayberry Lane and extending over lands of Alexander W. Corbett and others from the South- erly end of Bain Road to Beaton Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950 be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the

~~142 lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $8.00 to be used for land taking." Voted.~~

Article 104. To see if the Town will vot* to accept the Alteration of a Town Way in West Dennis known as Light House Road extending southerly from Lower County Road over lands of Robert W. Stone and others to Loring Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $101.00; $1.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of George Armeson: "I hereby move that the alteration of a Town Way in West Dennis known as Li "lit House Road extending southerly from Lower County Road over lands of Robert W. Stone and others to Loring Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $101.00; $100 to be>e used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way." Voted.

Article 105. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for meeting bills of prior years of the following departments as provided bv Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941: Treasurer's Department $ 3.79 Police Department 42 04 Fire Department 48 52 Street Lights 721 40 Board of Health 208 00 Public Welfare 225 86 Parks and Bathhouses 222 43

~~$1,471.95 Motion of William E. Crowell that this article be accepted. Voted.~~

143 .Article 106. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the unexpended balances of the following accounts to Surplus Revenue: New Police Cruiser— March 8, 1949—Article 46 $ 2.35 Amusements— March 8, 1949—Article 69 7.95 "Ezra H. Baker School"— March 8, 1949—Article 35 354.00 Painting Bathhouses— March 2, 1948—Article 47 131.70 Fisk Street Sidewalk— March 8, 1949—Article 41 1-40 Sidewalk, between South and Hall Sts., Dennis Port— March 8, 1949—Article 42 114.70 Parking Area, Sea St., East Dennis March 8, 1949—Article 50 4.19 Parking Space, Bay View, Town Beach- March 8, 1949—Article 52 30.08 Mayfair Road— March 8, 1949—Article 66 2.67 Gas Masks— March 8, 1949—Article 71 8.76 Repairs, Scargo Hill Observatory- March 8, 1949—Article 73 .31 Catch Basin, Sandy Bottom- March 8, 1949—Article 75 5.33 Motion of William E. Crowell that article be accepted and that the unexpended balances be transferred to Surplus Revenue. Voted. Motion of William E. Crowell that meeting adjourn at 5:30 P. M.

~~A True Copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk.~~

144 RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Held May 26,1950 A Special Town Meeting was called to order at 8 P. M. by the Moderator, Dean S. Sears, who proceeded to read the Warrant. The Moderator appointed as tellers: Henry Garfield, Thomas T. Kelley and Lester O'Neil. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money to acquire by purchase or eminent domain, such portion of the land which the Town does not now own in the area bounded as follows : On the North by Weir Creek, so called; on the East by a Town Way known a*s Loring Avenue; on the South by the waters of*Nantuckei Sound and on the West by the land of Augustus A. Ken- nedy. Said purchase or taking to be for the purposes of a public bathing beach. Moved by Clarence M. Nickerson that the sum of $5000.00 be transferred from the Surplus Revenue account for the purpose of the following:—$2000.00 for the purchase of a parcel of land now owned by James E. Knapp (formerly the Chase parcel), $2000.00 for the purpose of taking bv eminent domain three adjoining parcels of land owned by Hattie C. Gleason and $1000.00 for the purpose of taking bv eminent domain a parcel of land from Owners Unknown. Fifty-one voted in the affirmative, none in the negative. The Moderator declared the motion carried. Article 2. To see if the Town will favor requesting its Selectmen to grant an easement to Augustus A. Kennedy for the purpose of extending a private water line from the water main on Lighthouse Road to the land of said Kennedy on West Dennis Beach. Moved by George E. Armeson that the Town request its Selectmen to grant an easement to Augustus A. Kennedy for the purpose of extending a private water line on Lighthouse Road to the land of said Kennedy on West Dennis Beach. Motion was lost. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 P. M. A True Copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk.

~~145 RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING Held September 8, 1950~~

~~A Special Town Meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M. by Town Moderator Dean S Sears, who proceeded to read the Warrant. Tellers appointed: H. Clinton Chase, Benjamin F. Chase and Gordon Barker.~~

Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money which was voted by the Town while acting under Article 27 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held March 7, 1950, for the purpose as voted, namely—for building and equipping an addition or additions to the Ezra H. Baker School,—determine whether the money shall be provided for by borrowing, by taxation or by transfer from available funds in the Treasury. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. that this article be accepted as read and that the sum of $15,000.00 be transferred from available funds in the Treasury to be used in conjunction with and in addition to the money which was voted by the Town while acting under Article 27 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held March 7, 1950 for the purpose as voted, namely—for building and equipping an addition or additions to the Ezra Baker School. After a lengthy discussion a rising vote was taken, 44 voting in the affirmative, none in the negative. The Moder- ator declared the vote unanimous in the affirmative. Meeting adjourned at 9:10 P. M.

~~A True Copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk.~~

~~146 RECORD OF STATE ELECTION HELD NOV. 7, 1950~~

The Inhabitants of Dennis qualified to vote in elections met at the following voting places: Precinct 1. Carleton Hall, Dennis. Precinct 2. Jacob Sears Memorial Hall, East Dennis. Precinct 3. V. I. C. Hall, Dennisport. Precinct 4. Town Hall, West Dennis. Precinct 5. Town Office, South Dennis. The polls were declared open at 7:00 o'clock A. M. in each precinct and closed at 1:00 o'clock P. M. The wardens of each precinct brought the results of the voting to the Town Clerk who found the following results: Total Vote Cast—1349. Pre. Pre. Pre. Pre. Pre. Total 12 3 4 5 GOVERNOR Paul A. Dever 43 23 105 39 33 243 Arthur W. Coolidge 170 107 438 241 127 1083 Horace I. Hillis 2 11 4 Mark R. Shaw 1 12 Blanks 1 1 7 7 1 17 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 LT. GOVERNOR Charles P. Jeff Sullivan 34 18 108 33 26 219 Laurence Curtis 175 107 425 250 131 1088 Lawrence Gilfedder 2 4 118 Blanks 4 6 15 5 4 34 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 SECRETARY Edward J. Cronin 29 14 115 34 30 222 Russell A. Wood 170 107 410 240 125 1052 Ellsworth J. M. Dickson 4 3 3 1 2 13 Fred M. Ingersoll 1 2 1 4 Blanks 11 7 22 13 5 58 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 TREASURER John E. Hurley 39 19 130 50 36 274 Fred J. Burrell 161 103 394 223 120 1001 Henning A. Blomen 2 3 2 7

147 Harold J. Ireland 6 1 1 8 Blanks 7 8 24 14 6 59 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 AUDITOR Thomas J. Buckley 44 18 136 44 36 278 William G. Andrew 161 104 385 228 118 996 Robert A. Simmons 1 2 3 Francis A. Votano 1 2 1 4 Blanks 9 9 28 15 7 68 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 ATTORNEY GENERAL Francis E. Kelly 36 18 116 36 31 237 Frederick Ayer, Jr. 169 107 386 237 123 1022 Anthony Martin 2 4 2 1 9 Howard B. Rand Blanks 8 6 46 14 7 81 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 CONGRESSMAN Donald W. Nicholson 177 119 457 251 138 1142 August J. Cormier 30 5 66 23 18 142 Grace Farnsworth Luder 2 4 8 Blanks 8 5 27 11 6 57 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 COUNCILLOR Joseph P. Clark, Jr. 39 11 114 64 31 259 William Davis 159 107 403 206 119 994 Blanks 17 13 35 19 12 96 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 SENATOR Edward C. Stone 173 117 443 239 134 1106 Priscilla P. Hills 34 10 89 42 22 197 Blanks 8 4 20 8 6 46 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT Oscar J. Cahoon 180 124 457 253 142 1156 John C. Snow 22 4 73 26 15 140 Blanks 13 3 22 10 5 53 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 DISTRICT ATTORNEY Maurice M. Lvons 163 91 442 230 130 1056 Blanks " 51 40 110 59 31 291 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349

148 COUNTY COMMISSIONER Walter R. Nickerson 189 123 481 270 147 1210 Irving S. Rogers 11 2 41 8 9 71 Blanks 15 6 30 11 6 68 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 SHERIFF Donald P. Tulloeh 179 119 439 215 131 1083 Anthony R. Francis 12 3 46 16 14 91 Anthony P. Tarvers 13 6 39 39 11 108 Blanks 11 3 28 19 6 67 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 1 Yes 125 81 318 176 99 799 No 42 16 67 38 34 197 Blanks 48 34 167 75 29 353 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 2 Yes 112 71 293 161 85 722 No 55 29 95 51 44 274 Blanks 48 31 164 77 33 353 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 3 Yes 66 35 222 88 48 459 No • 119 75 228 152 90 664 Blanks 30 21 102 49 24 226 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 4 Yes 43 25 147 57 29 301 No 136 84 306 181 113 820 Blanks 36 22 99 51 20 228 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 5 Yes 10 0 13 4 6 33 No 193 125 515 264 152 1249 Blanks 12 6 24 21 4 67 Total , 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 6 A. Yes 71 34 217 84 47 453 No 107 73 245 154 90 669 Blanks 37 24 90 51 25 227 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349

149 B. Yes 54 30 186 68 39 377 No 106 72 252 156 89 675 Blanks 55 29 114 65 34 297 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 7 A. Yes 139 54 294 126 86 699 No 53 52 191 122 61 479 Blanks 23 25 67 41 15 171 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 B. Yes 127 51 288 117 79 662 No 49 47 173 114 59 442 Blanks 39 33 91 58 24 245 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 C. Yes 140 71 316 131 96 754 No 45 36 169 112 49 411 Blanks 30 24 67 46 17 184 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349 QUESTION NO. 8 Yes 66 44 207 78 51 446 No 92 38 178 107 69 484 Blanks 57 49 167 104 42 419 Total 215 131 552 289 162 1349

~~Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk.~~

~~150 BIRTHS REGISTERED IN DENNIS Births recorded in the Town of Dennis for the year 1950 with the name of child, name of parents, and maiden name of mother.~~

1950 February: 1 Peggy Lianne McDaniel; Joseph Bernard McDaniel and Mae Lenora Fielding—McDaniel 4 Cynthia Jean Burgstaller; Eugen Franz Burgstaller and Vir- ginia Saywood—Burgstaller 14 Pamela Susan Dunford; Edward James Dunford and Madeline Phyllis Bearse—Dunford

March: 14 Anthony Zagresky, Jr.; Anthony Zagresky and Helen Mar- garet Belinc—Zagresky 14 Lincoln Henry Ellis, Jr.; Lincoln Henry Ellis and Margaret Virginia Gagner—Ellis 22 Denyce Williams; Earle Parker Williams, Jr. and Dorothy May Taylor—Williams 30 Marcia Jean Murphy; Edward Joseph Murphy and Jean Erica Wrigley—Murphy

April: 3 Elaine Christine Black; Ernest Clinton Black and Nancy Fos- ter Snow—Black 23 Cynthia Sproul; Stanley Edwin Sproul and Faye Josephine Winter—Sproul 24 Joel Goodspeed Crowell; Joshua Crowell and Elinor Wonson Goodspeed—Crowell 29 Ruth Frances Eastman; Ernest Raymond Eastman, Jr. and Priscilla Janice Mullin—Eastman

May: 1 Richard Winship Sylver; Richard Douglas Sylver and Lois Winship Loud—Sylver 10 Dwight Frederick Wood; Norman E. Wood and Theresa Mon- teiro—Wood 11 David Andrew Cochran; Zade Morgan Cochran and Hazel Dorothy Dickey—Cochran 13 Stanley Wayne Pate; Cloyde Horace Pate and Dorothy Louise Wilson—Pate 15 David Conant Wiley; Joseph Franklin Wiley and Beverly Arlene Sherwood—Wiley

151 20 Christine Marie Bohlin; William E. Bohlin and Doris E. Benson—Bohlin 24 Female Ryan; James Gerard Ryan and Mary Georgina Porter —Ryan 24 Female Ryan; James Gerard Ryan and Mary Georgina Porter —Ryan

June: 3 Jeffrey Francis Sampson; Roger Francis Sampson and Doris Elsie Damon—Sampson 9 Kristie Lynn Daffinee; Richard Warren Daffinee and Beverly Ann Oliver Daffinee. 16 Sandra Lee Pareseau; Kenneth Norman Pareseau and Thelma Jane Burgess—Pareseau 17 Theresa Marie Babineau; Leo Edgar Babineau and Jeannette Marie Arsenault—Babineau 18 Bruce Arthur Caswell; Richard Hartwell Caswell and Louise Neri—Caswell 21 Patricia Lee Sylvia; Eugene Sylvia, Jr. and Gertrude Galvin— Sylvia 24 Carol Ann Rocheteau; William Carlos Rocheteau and Sannie Eva Fernandes—Rocheteau

~~July: 29 Janice Lynn Wixon; Stuart Allen Wixon and Jean Gertrude Arnts—Wixon~~

August: 4 David Leeds Clark; Admont G. Clark and Ruth Francis— Clark 9 Julia Elizabeth Monteiro; Joseph daLuz Monteiro and Grayce Matilda Kennedy—Monteiro 12 Deborah Ann Bonney; Edward W. Bonney and Phyllis S. DeForest—Bonney 19 Marietta Joyce Gomes; Joaquim Joseph Gomes and Jennie Priscilla Pena—Gomes 21 John Ellsworth Dean; Winthrop David Dean and Dorothy Thatcher Newcomb—Dean 22 Ronald Scott Gay; Horace Foster Gay and Dorothy Ann Sylver—Gay 22 Cynthia Ann Higgins; Edwin Curtis Higgins, Jr. and Eunice Lillian Long—Higgins

~~September: 6 Dennis Joseph Kendrick; Charles Edwin Kendrick, Jr. and Josephine Vostateh—Kendrick~~

~~152 23 Sandra Osborne Crowell; Edward Alton Crowell and Con- stance Webber Sherman—Crowell~~

October: 2 Roger Everett Sears; Roger Gorham Sears and Ada Ells- worth Ellis—Sears 6 Male Eaton; Earl L. Eaton and Nancy D. Lee—Eaton 10 Ann Marie Savery; Chester Arthur Savery and Mary Ann O'Neil—Savery 10 William Brewster Thatcher, 3rd; Lyndon H. Thatcher and Anne Hall—Thatcher 13 Robert Steven Gibbs; Chester Wilbur Gibbs and Edna Eliza- beth Wood—Gibbs 14 Robert Raymond Servidori; Robert B. Servidori and Evelyn N. Van Iderstine—Servidori 14 Steven Wade Whittemore; Carlton E. Whittemore and Mary L. Robbins—Whittemore 20 William Douglas Sears; Irving Sears and Carolyn Luella Beales—Sears 24 Garry George Rose; Everett W. Rose and Dorothy J. Her- ridge—Rose 25 Thomas Edward Johnson; Frederick Edward Johnson and Rose M. Sears—Johnson

~~December 26 Alan LeRoy Dearborn; Leslie Augustus Dearborn and Cora Louise Merchant—Dearborn 29 Patricia Ann Preston; Edward Walter Preston and Ruth Charlotte Anderson—Preston~~

~~MARRIAGES RECORDED IN DENNIS For the Year 1950~~

~~January: 7 Ernest A. Cash of West Yarmouth and Grace A. Sears Black of Dennis~~

~~March: 8 Oliver Suhonen of Hyannis and Dorothy Hastie of Dennis~~

153 April: 15 Edmund R. Pelletier of Dennis and Elizabeth Anne Baker of Dennis 22 George Cockerill Walsh of Yonkers, N. Y., and Marjorie Euphemia Murray of Dennis 30 Henry Joseph Arseneaux, Jr. of South Yarmouth and Ruth Alice Crowell of Dennis

May: 6 Robert Sullivan of South Yarmouth and Nancy Stone of Dennis 13 Allen Brown of Dennis and Emma Louise Kelley of Dennis 21 Edward Alton Crowell of Dennis and Constance Webber Sher- man of Needham 30 Wellington Louis Kelley of Dennis and Iola Merchant of Har- wich

~~June: 9 O. Thomas Murray of Dennis and Muriel H. Small of Dennis 11 John H. Elland of Dennis and Ethel M. Tripp of Dennis 24 Elwyn C. Weld of Greenfield, Mass., and Evelyn B. Gould of Dennis~~

~~July: 8 Wilfred J. Roux of Dennis and Nora Marie Roux of Dennis 9 Robert F. Boesse of Yarmouth and Jeannette L. Gannon of Dennis~~

August: 12 Clarence G. Chase, Jr. of Dennis and Alice Margaret Proto- papas of Dennis 13 David Roy Hall of Dennis and Greta Mae Sundell of Dennis 18 Joseph J. Gomes, Jr. of Dennis and Sarah B. Meads of Harwich 19 Richard Lee Whiteheah of Altoona, Pa., and Shirley Fritz of Wyckoff, N. J. 26 Ralph Mailman Baker of Santuit, Mass., and Harriet Priscilla Harriman of Dennis 28 Isadore Muschel of New York, N. Y., and Sara Lovelace Beall of Dennis 29 David Michael Levitt of New York, N. Y., and June Estelle Whelden of Dennis

~~September: 2 Joseph Monte of New York, N. Y., and Cecelia Leyton of Dennis~~

154 16 David E. Bemis of Dennis and Ella Mae Heald of Dennis 16 Richard D. Sears of Dennis and Judith Quincy of West Rox- bury, Mass. 25 Dinsmore Donald Eastman of Dennis and Margaret Esther Leach of Dennis 30 Frederick Albert Bauer of West Harwich and Nathalie Joan Foss of Dennis

~~October: 2 Herbert C. Chase, Jr., of Dennis and Frances Jane Kelley of Dennis 5 Ivy William Burks of Dennis and Louise Helen Bellows of Dennis~~

~~December: 25 George D. Snow of Dennis and Grace M. Horton Foster of Dennis~~

~~DEATHS RECORDED IN DENNIS During the Year 1950~~

~~Age—Years Mos. Days January: 14 Lena Crowell 86 4 21 17 Stanley Woodvine Wilson 56 11 1 18 Elisha Brown Snow 92 3 9~~

~~February: 2 Benjamin F. Hall 78 3 11 2 Nellie M. Crowell 86 4 7 16 Beda Victoria Stenberg 66 20 George L. McDowell 64 9 18 21 Lydia Ann Turner 95 10 6~~

~~March 14 Ida Wisewell Crowell 93 11 5 16 Frances Madden Hennessy 62 1 1 18 Annie Elizabeth Flandreau 65 8 15 18 Adelia Capron Linnell 90 11 30 27 Wilbur Vincent 59 1~~

~~155 April 2 Ida Martin Mclntyre 42 3 12 6 Harold A. Kelley 56 8 Donald Graham Clark 61 7 23 20 Lewis Joseph Gonsalves 16 25 Edwin Atkinson Bayles 74 4 24 28 George Baker Hallett 79 11 4~~

~~May: 16 Horace P. B. Enos 19 Addie Emma Hall 89 7 22 21 Joseph Allen Gray 53 8 22 22 Thomas Frederick Hayes 22 29~~

~~June: 8 Caroline L. Rogers 91 2 11 19 Frank H. Nickerson 86 8 24 24 Blanche Tillinghast 76 OO 29 Elizabeth Cole 80 6 13~~

~~July: 4 Ethel James Todd 64 5 11 Anna E. Rock 64 12 Chester Cawthorne Derby 70 2 16 25 Alexina LeClaire Weir 78 11 18 29 Olive Smith Blair 67 23 29 Gilbert Thomas 23~~

~~August: 4 James D. Smart 68 6 6 11 Helen Frances Holland 78 8 9 17 Joseph Edward Patterson 76 7 1 24 Mary J. Divver 71~~

~~September: 8 Charlotte A. Jenkins 92 1 20 9 Hattie J. Capron 83 11 10 Bertram Hamant Smith 71 1~~

~~October: 7 Andrew Lewis McAnistan 78 10 9 8 William R. Voss 78 ir 11 Lillian May Long 73 7 18 16 Ruby Randall Bassett 55 2 22~~

~~156 24 John Carstairs 89 5 25 30 Annie Grace Small 69 5 10~~

~~November: 1 Horace W. Eldridge 91 3 5 3 Agnes Howes Brigham 66 4 C 4 Herbert Wesley Chase 77 3 15~~

~~December: 6 Chester Francis Hills 77 6 1 20 Edwin Warren Higgins 74 12 25 Francis Edward Gates 76 3 25 26 Ethel May Gray~~

~~BROUGHT TO DENNIS FOR BURIAL~~

~~Date of Death Name Burial at 1950~~

~~January: 17 Clementine F. Kelley Dennis~~

~~February: 2 Nellie M. Crowell Dennis 21 Mildred H. Chapman Dennis 27 Frank C. Kelley Dennis~~

~~March: 15 William B. Enos Dennis 18 Arvalla H. Smith Dennis 21 Blanche E. Thatcher Denr s 29 Wilbur Vincent Dennis~~

~~May: 9 Theodore L. Stoddard, Sr. Dennis~~

~~July: 9 Frederick N. Nickerson Dennis 28 Eliza D. Howes Dennis~~

~~August: 14 William F. McAllister Dennis~~

~~157 October: 26 Henry Nickerson Thacher Dennis~~

~~November 6 Richard C. Smith Dennis 6 Hattie M. Allard Dennis~~

~~December: 23 Richard H. Ellis Dennis~~

~~TOWN CLERK FEES~~

State License Fees $86.50 Dog License Fees 57.20 Recording Fees 340.00 Copies and Certificates 12.25 Marriage Licenses 58.00 Gas Permits 26.00 Auctioneer's Licenses 4.00 Business Registration 4.50 Voting Lists 1.25 Oleo Licenses 1.00 590.70

29 Marriage Licenses 2 Auctioneer's Licenses 132 Fishing Licenses 163 Male Dogs Licensed 154 Hunting Licenses 40 Female Dogs Licensed 53 Sporting Licenses 82 Spayed Dogs Licensed 7 Trapping Licenses 1 Kennel License

~~158 STATEMENT OP THE AUDITORS~~

~~Dennis, Mass., January 24, 1951~~

We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Dennis have examined the accounts of the Town Officers from Jan- uary 1, 1950, to January 1, 1951, and find them correct according to the vouchers including Trust Funds in the hands of the Treasurer, Gerard Chapman, find the balances including overlav reserve fund of Three Hundred Seventy-four Thousand, Twenty-five and 70/100 Dollars ($374,025.70) and Trust Funds, Thirty-six Thousand, Three Hundred Eighty- one and 27/100 Dollars ($36,381.27).

~~PEARL M. CROWELL, ALICE J. CANFIELD, Auditors.~~

~~159 Report of State Audit~~

To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Clarence M. Nickerson, Chairman Dennis, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Dennis for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1950, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG, Director of Accounts.

Mr. Francis X. Lang . Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston Sir: In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Dennis for the year ending December 31, 1950, the following report being submitted thereon: The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked and verified by comparison with the books of the treasurer and the accounting officer. The books and accounts of the accounting officer were examined and checked with the treasurer's books and with the records in the several departments. The receipts, as recorded, were checked with the treasurer's cash book and the payments were compared with the warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. 160 The ledger was analyzed, the appropriations and loan authorizations were compared with the town clerk's records, the recorded transfers were checked with those authorized by the town and the finance committee, and a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1950 was prepared and is appended to this report. It is recommended that no bill or payroll be placed on the warrant for payment unless it is fully itemized, properly approved, and supported by receipted vouchers whenever possible. All vouchers and payrolls should be sufficiently itemized to enable the accounting officer to determine the correctness of the charges. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were checked with the records in the several departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money had been paid into the town treasury, while the recorded payments were checked with the warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The cash book footings were proved, and the cash balance on December 31, 1950 was verified by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office. The payments on account of debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due with the cancelled securities on file. The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved and the withdrawals were checked with the receipts as shown in the treasurer's cash book. The tax titles and tax possessions on hand were examined and listed. The amounts transferred from the several town and district tax levies to the tax title account were proved, the tax titles redeemed and tax possessions sold were verified, and the tax titles and tax possessions as listed were reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger. The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked. The town district taxes, motor vehicle and trailer excise, and moth assessments outstanding at the time

161 of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and checked to the warrants for their collection. The payments to the town and district treasurers were checked to the treasurer's cash book, the recorded abatements were compared with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked. The reported payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash book, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The outstanding tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, moth assessments, and departmental accounts were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names ap- peared on the books as owing money to the town and district, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct. The financial records of the town clerk were examined for dog and sporting licenses issued, as well as for miscellaneous licenses and receipts. The payments to the State were compared with the receipts on file and the payments to the town treasurer were checked with the treasurer's recorded receipts. The surety bonds of the officials required by law to fur- nish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form. It is recommended that the park commissioners keep a detailed cash book record of receipts from bathhouses. The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures, as well as of all departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked, and reconciled with the treasurer's and the accounting officer's books. Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, moth assessment, tax title, tax possession, and departmental accounts, together with tables showing the condition and trans- action of the trust funds.

~~]62 For the cooperation extended by the town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assist- ants and for myself, to express appreciation.~~

~~Respectfully submitted,~~

~~HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts.~~

RECONCILIATION OF TREASURER'S CASH Balance January 1, 1950 $162,053.62 Receipts 894,319.76 $1,056,373.38 Payments $682,347.68 Balance December 31, 1950: Cash on hand, verified $6,022.68 The First National Bank of Yarmouth 149,185.63 The Hyannis Trust Company, per statement and check book 62,813.54 The Second National Bank of Boston, per statement and check book 156,001.86 Cash variation December 31, 1950 1.99 374,025.70 $1,056,373.38

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF YARMOUTH Balance December 31, 1950, per statement $179,096.16 Balance December 31, 1950, per check register $149,185.63 Outstanding checks December 31, 1950, per list 29,910.53 $179,096.16

~~163 TREASURER'S PETTY CASH Petty Cash Advance $50.00 Cash in office December 31, 1950, verified $50.00~~

~~REAL ESTATE TAXES—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $75.00 Payments to treasurer 1950 $1.65 Transfers to tax titles 1950 73.35 $75.00~~

~~POLL TAXES—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $6.00 Payments to treasurer 1950 $6.00~~

~~PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $1,217.86 Payments to treasurer $1,130.41 Abatements 61.88 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 25.57 $1,217.86~~

REAL ESTATE TAXES—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $17,406.34 Payments to treasurer $16,985.80 Abatements 154.14 Transfers to tax titles 64.13 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 202.27 $17,406.34

POLL TAXES—1950 Commitments per warrants, $1,898.00 Abatements and payments refunded, 6.00 $1,904.00 Payments to treasurer $1,398.00 Abatements 502.00 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 4.00 $1,904.00

164 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES—1950 Commitments per warrants $30,411.78 Refunds 77.90 $30,489.68 Payments to treasurer $28,181.94 Abatements 478.80 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 1,828.94 $30,489.6"

REAL ESTATE TAXES—1950 Commitment per warrants $331,189.57 Refunds 1,279.07 $332,468.64 Payments to treasurer $306,427.30 Abatements 5,159.34 Transfers to tax titles 148.96 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 20,733.04 $332,468.64

~~MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $13.11 Abatements 1950 $13.11~~

MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $1,024.31 Commitment per warrants 160.28 $1,184.59 Payments to treasurer $994.50 Abatements 148.18 Outstanding December 31,1950, per list 41.91 $1,184.59

~~MOTOR VEHICLE and TRAILER EXCISE—1950 Commitment per warrants $25,892.46 Refunds 709.52 $26,601.98 Payments to treasurer $23,658.71 Abatements 1,381.51~~

~~165 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 1,561.76 $26,601.98~~

~~MOTH ASSESSMENTS—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $32.50 Payments to treasurer 1950 $32.50~~

~~MOTH ASSESSMENTS—1950 Commitment per warrant $107.50 Payments to treasurer $91.50 Abatements 7.00 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 9.00 $107.5'»~~

INTEREST Collections 1950: Taxes and assessments: Levy of 1949 $302.23 Levy of 1950 47.35 Motor vehicle and trailer excise: Levy of 1949 2.15 Levy of 1950 .97 $352.70 Payments to treasurer 1950 $352.70

~~COSTS Collections 1950: Taxes and assessments: Levy of 1949 $76.10 Levy of 1950 84.10 Motor vehicle and trailer excise: Levy of 1949 38.05 Levy of 1950 61.15 $259.4') Payments to treasurer 1950 $259.4~~

~~DENNIS WATER DISTRICT Personal Property Taxes—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $.88 Payments to treasurer 1950 $.88~~

~~166 Real Estate Taxes—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1950 __ $9.57 Payments to treasurer 1950 $9.35 Transfers to tax titles 1950 .22 $9.57~~

~~Personal Property Taxes—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $137.04 Payments to treasurer $127.47 Abatements 5.72 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 3.85 $137.0-'-~~

Real Estate Taxes—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $2,414.31 Overpayment to collector refunded .20 $2,414.51 Payments to treasurer $2,299.87 Abatements 63.71 Transfers to tax titles .66 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 50.27 $2,414.51

Personal Property Taxes—1950 Commitment per warrant $3,030.88 Abatement and payment refunded .88 $3,031.76 Payments to treasurer $2,809.21 Abatements 70.40 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 152.15 $3,031.76

~~Real Estate Taxes—1950 Commitment per warrants $29,595.24 Abatements and payments refunded 10.15 $29,605.39 Payments to treasurer $27,031.48 Abatements 121.70~~

~~167 Transfers to tax titles 10.12 Outstanding December 31, 1950, per list 2,442.09 $29,605.39~~

~~Water Liens Added to Taxes—1949 Outstanding January 1, 1950 $44.79 Payments to treasurer 1950 $44^79~~

~~Interests and Costs Collections 1950: Levy of 1948 $.72 Levy of 1949 92.37 Levy of 1950 22.51 $115.60 Payments to treasurer 1950 $115.60~~

TAX TITLES Balance, January 1, 1950 $1,219.05 Overpayment to treasurer refunded 3.00 Transfers to tax titles: Taxes 1948 $73.35 Taxes 1949 64.13 Taxes 1950 148.96 District taxes 1948 .22 District taxes 1949 .66 District Taxes 1950 10.12 Interest and costs 61.16 358.60 $1,580.65 Payments to treasurer $168.25 Tax Titles foreclosed not reported 10.88 Balance December 31, 1950, per list 1,401.52 $1,580.65

~~TAX POSSESSIONS Balance, January 1, 1950 $1,176.55~~

168 Tax Titles foreclosed not reported 10.88 Selling price in excess of book value of tax possessions 20.86 $1,208.29 Payments to treasurer $50.00 Tax possessions reserved for use of town per vote of town meeting of March 2, 1943 396.36 Balance December 31, 1950, per list 761.93 $1,208.29

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ANNUAL
SCHOOL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF DENNIS
MASSACHUSETTS
For the Year Ending
December 31, 1950 SCHOOL OFFICERS
School Committee Dr. George B. Wilbur, Chairman Term expires in 1951 Albert H. Crowell, West Dennis Term expires in 1951 Mrs. Linda Maloney, Dennisport Term expires in 1952 Norman A. Hallett, Dennis Term expires in 1952 Ralph IT. Richardson, East Dennis Term expires in 1952
Superintendent of Schools Alfred R. Kenyon Office: John Simpkins School, Bass River Tel. Hy. 1465-M Residence : Colonial Acres, West Yarmouth Tel. Hy. 625-R
Secretary to the Superintendent Alice L. Chiasson Residence: Dennisport
School Physician Dr. Herman E. Howes, M.D., South Yarmouth Tel. Hv. 1103-M
School Nurse District Nursing Association Tel. Hy. 431
Supervisor of Attendance Benjamin Kendrick Tel. Har. 534-M-l Address: Dennisport, Massachusetts
174 SCHOOL CALENDAR "Winter term began Tuesday, January 2, 1951, and closes Friday, February 16, 1951. Early Spring term begins Monday, February 26, 1951 and closes Friday, April 13, 1951. Late Spring term begins Monday, April 23, 1951, and for grades 1 to 6 inclusive, the term ends Friday, June 15, 1951; for grades 7 to 12 inclusive, the term ends Fri- day, June 22, 1951. Fall term for all grades begins Wednesday, September 5, 1951, and closes Friday, December 21, 1951. Winter term begins Wednesday, January 2, 1952.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN MASSACHUSETTS New Year's Day, January 1. Washington's Birthday, February 22. Patriot's Day, April 19. Memorial Day, May 30. Independence Day, July 4. Labor Day, first Monday in September. Columbus Day, October 12. Armistice Day, November 11. Thanksgiving Day, last Thursday in November. Christmas Day, December 25. Notes: Lincoln's birthday, February 12, is not a legal holiday in Massachusetts. On Wednesday before Thanksgiving, school will close at noon until the following Monday morning.
At a meeting of the School Committee of Dennis, Massachusetts, it was voted to adopt the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools as the annual report of the School Committee for the year ending December 31 1950.
175 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
I herewith submit my fifth report as Superintendent, of Schools and the fifty-ninth report in the series of annual reports of the Union Superintendent of Schools of Dennis, Yarmouth and Brewster. SCHOOL HOUSING Opening day, September 6, 1950, found a record number of young people crowded into the classrooms of the Ezra Baker School. However, with the completion of the additions to the school this condition will be corrected. The additional space will also allow for a fuller and expanded program of work in the school. EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS Atmosphere Seats and desks should be movable and the teacher should never insist on silence for its own sake. When necessary, the room can be as noisy as a busy shop. It can be decorated with examples of the creative work of the pupils. The teacher may mingle freely with the children. She is looked on as a guide and counsellor rather than a police- man. Children and teacher work and play cooperatively. The classroom is a miniature democracy. Lessons All subjects are taught, but they are often so integrated that, the child does not realize at any one time that he is learning any particular subject. He will measure a piece of wood for the puppet stage the class is building, for example, and not realize he is learning arithmetic. The idea is to teach the child—not the subject. The teacher guides the pupil in learning at his own rate. Learning Learning is based on living. The school provides the child with concrete experiences—like visits to a plane- tarium to help him see the usefulness of what he is going to learn. Pacts are not handed down from above, but come from his friend, the teacher, as answers to real questions. Concepts and attitudes, rather than isolated facts, are taught making learning an exciting new experience.
176 Aims School life is not studying and tests, but serious, en- joyable work and play. Instead of grading a child, the ten- dency is to diagnose his difficulties and give him needed help. There are no arbitrary standards for all children to meet. Rather, each child progresses according to his ability. While there is room in the program for self expression, the ideal pupil is one who has best learned to live and work within a group. Community The community is part of the school. The school-parent relationship is important and cooperative, the school be- lieving that the educative process doesn't stop at three o'clock, but is continuous. Classes go right into the community, visit local enterprises and discuss community problems. School, parents and community are integrated. SPACE ELEMENTS Instruction (a) Classrooms (b) Auditorium (c) Gymnasium (d) Library (e) Workshop (f) Any other rooms where children are taught. Instruction (a) Classrooms (1) Formal desk and chair arrangement—10 sq. feet per child (2) Closed circular arrangement—16 sq. feet per pupil (3) Open circular arrangement—25 sq. feet per pupil (4) Allowing for projects, each room should allow for 35 sq. feet per pupil. (b) Auditorium (c) Gymnasium (d) Library (e) Workshop (f) Any other rooms where children are taught. Administration (a) Principal (b) Secretary
177 (c) Faculty lounge (a) desirable to have loekers (b) rest room (e) comfortable chairs (d) Health clinic (a) Minimum equipment (1) lavatory (2) cabinet for medical supplies and instruments (3 record files (4) small bed or cot INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON ARCHITECTURE Education Architecture 1. Courses of study never re- 1. Classrooms designed for flex- garded as finished pro- ibility. Structure designed cedures. Always revised to for future expansion—use of meet arising needs. movable additions. 2. Children aided in developing 2. Nook or corner in classroom their abilities and interests. for individual instruction. 3. Teaching carried on through 3. Classroom flexible to permit large units of work—a corel- building a play house, operation of many subjects, as ating a model grocery store, in the study of arithmetic, building a train, or making spelling, reading, art, etc., a model village — classroom based on community life. workshop recommended. 4. Children taught to work to- 4. Classroom unit permits chil- gether to develop a spirit of dren to work in groups— cooperation. movable furniture used. 5. Activities and experiences 5. Provsion made for space for encouraged which emphasize singing and dancing—shops creative arts — courses of near or adjoining each class- study include art, music room. Storage for equipment shop work, etc. and materials. 6. Collection of originial ma- 6. Exhibit space provided for terial used in class work. original projects in classroom. 7. Use of reference books in- 7. Provision made for book cluded in class assignments. shelves and periodical racks in every classroom. S. Gathering information on the 8. Bulletin board space provid- local community, related to ed for local news clippings— class problems. storage for scrap books and literature on community life. 9. Study of nature and science 9. Space provided for museums, taught by using local en- acquarium collections, etc., vironment. in classroom or special room.
178 10. Home, church and commun- 10. Conference rooms provided ity integreted by school— for parents—meeting rooms education of the adults as for parents, teachers' associ- well as the child. ations, neighborhood culture programs, night school. 11. Mathematical problems tak- 11. Flower gardens, vegetable en from the experiences and gardens and school ground environment of the children. landscape laid out by students to teach them arithmetic. 12. Students encouraged to par- 12. Classroom cleared of furni- ticipate in most forms of mu- ture—attention given to floor sic such as singing, instru- construction — special rooms mental, folk dancing, rhythm used. band, etc. 13. Health and physical devel- 13. Small health clinics essential opment of the child given im- for most schools, storage for portance as well as the men- records, medical supplies, tal development. sight-saving classrooms. 14. Extra-curricular activities, as 14. Meeting place of their organ- scout work, student govern- izations provided in special ment, safety clubs, bicycle rooms, gymnasium, auditor- clubs, etc., encouraged. ium, classroom, etc. 15. Children encouraged to par- 15. Classrooms made flexible ticipate in some form of dra- for some forms of dramatics matics, either before the —seats and chairs detached class or student body—stud- and movable—furniture and ents conduct assembly pro- equipment on stage of audi- grams. torium adapted to the scale of the child. 16. Flexible schedules provide 16. Classrooms insulated from activity programs as the outside disturbances — while need arises—no fixed sched- one class is having rhythm ule of classes. drills an adjacent class may be having a quiet study period. 17. Visual education as a teach- 17. Classrooms designed for ing medium—movies, slides, movies, auditorium designed large maps and charts used. for sound pictures, special rooms used, storage for charts, maps, projectors. 18. Radio used through educa- 18. Speaker or individual radios tional programs, such as used in each classroom— School of the Air and others. classrooms designed for clear audibility. 19. Phonographs used for mu- 19. Phonograph used in each sic appreciation, language room, or portable equipment. arts, rhythm skills, etc. Storage space for records. 179 TEACHER CHANGES School opened with the following teachers being appointed to the system for the first time: Mr. Harold Howes Grade 8 Mr. Edward Shaw Shop and Grade 7 Miss Nancy Namaksy Music, Grades 7 and 8 Miss Rilma Lifts Grade 3 The resignation of Miss Grace Drum and the untimely death of Mr. Adolpho Querze left two positions in the music department to be filled. Miss Namaksy, a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, was engaged to fill both positions. Mr. Edward Shaw, a graduate of Colodaro State Teachers' College, was hired to teach shop and grade subjects. Mr. Harold Howes, a graduate of Bridgewater Teach- ers' College, was appointed to fill the position left, vacant by the resjgnation of Mr. Paul Eckley. Miss Rilma Lifts, a graduate of Johnson State Teach- ers' College, Vermont, was engaged to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Katherine Wilde.
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS Repairs to the building this past year included the following: 1. The interior painting program was continued. 2. The exterior of the building was waterproofed. 3. All minor repairs were made throughout the building.
TRANSPORTATION New bus contracts were awarded to the low bidders: Mr. Edwin Biggins, Mr. Fred Sargent, Mr. Frank Embler, Mr. Brant Ellis. Four new Dodge buses are now in operation.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE The Manual Arts Department in the high school is cooperating with the local defense program by turning out material requested by the local committee.
180 CONCLUSION I wish to express my appreciation to the personnel of the Dennis Town Office and the Dennis School Committee, the faculty and all who have worked to make this past year a success.
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED R. KENYON, Superintendent of Schools.
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF THE EZRA H. BAKER SCHOOL
Mr. Alfred R. Kenyon Superintendent of Schools Bass River, Mass. Dear Sir: I present herewith my seventh report as principal of the Ezra H. Baker School.
PERSONNEL Of the five new teachers appointed for the school year 1950-1951, two were added to the staff and three were replacements ; a somewhat better record than for the past several years. A constantly shifting faculty indicates weakness in a school system. The shortage of well-trained experienced teachers has been sufficiently publicized, as has the fact that towns willing to pay for them are choosing the better young teachers from towns with lower salaries. Brick and mortar do not make a school; the personnel determines how effective the system will be. One grave disadvantage of teacher changes is the orientation of the new teacher to the school. This process takes at least one year and consumes far too much of the principal's time in supervising it, frequently at the expense of teachers of longer periods of service. Al- though the principal has no responsibility for choosing the faculty, upon him rests the duty of developing the abilities of new members, for certainly he must assume the respon-
181 sibility for the quality of instruction in the school. I hope that we shall not continue to lose able teachers to neighbor- ing towns because of salary differences.
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT When school opened in September, we found ourselves surrounded by construction. The most important educational development in the Town of Dennis since 1930 was unfolding. To the citizens of Dennis we offer gratitude for their realiz- ation of the dangers of overcrowding a school and for their action in removing such dangers. We trust that the additional space will aecomodate our needs and that our school will not find itself in the position of many newly built schools, with overcrowding evident when the doors opened. I should like to thank the teachers, the janitor, the pupils, and the representatives of the contractor for the cooperation in caring for the safety of the children while the two wings are being erected. To carry on the work of a school under these conditions requires constant vigil, and there can be no relaxation until the construction is completed. This particular problem serves to accent the management problems in general, and it may be well to state here that schedules are revised constantly to operate the school with efficiency as construction progresses. As always, the principal must be alert to better methods of teaching, new materials available, the requirement of reports from teachers regarding accomp- lishment and progress, and analysis and evaluation of such reports. Conditions of the existing building must be studied and changes made necessary. Plans are already being made for the use of the new units. The operation of the cafeteria, a constantly growing small business, is closely supervised. As the only full-time representative of the School Depart- ment in the town, problems connected with school are brought to the office of the principal daily from outside. School conditions are never static, but with the country in a state of emergency, the school expects still greater responsibilities.
TESTING Standardized tests are given every year in all grades, principally so that the teachers may take care of the individual needs as revealed by such tests. The results reveal that our school is, in general, above the average in achievement.
182 HEALTH In accordance with the Massachusetts State Law, each child has had a physical examination by the school physician. Although considerable time is spent on these examinations, they are far from effective. A movement has been initiated to change the physical examination as it is now conducted, to a complete health examination with the parents in attendance. Sight and hearing tests have been given by Mrs. Hill, the physical education teacher. The school dental clinic continues to function under the direction of Dr. Kin- ney, although with the increased enrollment the time alloted to it is insufficient. As in the past, we enjoy the invaluable weekly service and advice of Mrs. Kane, the school nurse. With the completion of the new building, it is hoped that a trained person may be provided to conduct the health and physical education programs throughout the school. A beginning has been made in this direction for the older boys, but a woman is needed for the younger boys and for the girls. At present Mrs. Hill comes to us one day a week to do what should be done every day. I do hope to see an adequate physical education and health program. It is vital to the individual and to the country that our people have good health.
PROGRAM EXPANSION We now have two divisions of the first, second and third grades. The average number in each division is now twenty-five pupils. If we had more space, we should have divided grades four, five and six this year, also. Manual Training and Home Economics begin in the fifth grade now rather than in the seventh grade as in former years. We expect in the future to plan for more time in these subjects because the results in the limited time we have made available have proved so satisfactory. The school has contracted with the Audubon Society to teach nature study in the sixth grade. An undertaking of our surroundings not only gives us pleasure but also makes us realize the need for conservation. The society sends us a trained teacher every two weeks. He brings specimens pictures slides, and moving pictures. He plans two field trips before the end of the year. The pupils are so thoroughly interested and appear to be learning so much
183 that I hope this subject will be a regular part of our program in the future. We have introduced Row, Peterson's reading system into the first grade this year, with confidence that it is providing a better chance for developing each child's ability. Previously, teachers have tried to meet the requirements of the three generally recognized groups of the superior, the so-called average, and the immature children, by teaching them in small, fairly homogeneous groups with the first group reading much material and reading it fast, the second group a moderate amount of material at a moderate rate of speed, and the third group less material very slowly. Although this method has much to recommend it, Row, Peterson's system goes further by setting forth a different method of presenting the material to each group, or in other words, a different method of teaching each group. We shall extend this series of books to the second grade next year. The slowly expanding visual aid program will be ac- celerated next year when facilities are improved. We owe thanks to the Central Cape Kiwanis Club for their interest in providing the March of Time film each week for the upper grades. We are enjoying a high degree of success in handwriting achievement. The Rinehart system is a functional one, stressing good posture and insisting that the child hold his pencil so that he can see what he is writing. Contrary to older systems of handwriting the pupil uses his fingers for making the small letters, his arm for capital letters, and a free lateral slide between letters. No time is spent on arm exercises, but all practice involves the formation of letters. The supervisor informs me that the Ezra H. Baker School is one of the outstanding schools in producing good penmanship. I feel that the money spent for this instruction is an excellent investment.
CAFETERIA More than a thousand meals each week are served now at the cafeteria. To maintain quality and quantity of food, the price for each complete meal has been increased from twenty to twenty-five cents. When, or if, we can lower the price, we shall do so. We are fortunate to have so efficient a cafeteria manager as Mrs. Gertrude Homer, and
184 fortunate, too, in keeping Mrs. Louise Nickerson, the cook who has been with us for so many years. Mrs. Marshall has been added on a part-time basis to help in the kitchen. Free lunches have been made possible again this year by the generous gifts of the Police and Fire Departments and by the Thursday Evening Circle.
PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION The Parent-Teacher Association continues its good work of coordinating the interest of the home and the school in the children. Through the efforts of its members we are building a desirable home and school relationship. I should like to mention the fact that the Association sponsors the annual class trip for the eighth grade, subscribes to the Youth Reeord-of-the-Month Club, and buys the Junior Library Guild Books for the school. The organization is strong* its work has been constructive; its efforts to cement school and home relationships is appreciated by the teachers and the principal.
CONCLUSION I assume that parents of the pupils of the school read this report. Therefore, I should like to submit for their consideration these questions and answers which I have found in my reading and which I think may interest them since they are the sort of thing I am asked often. 1. Can students learn anything if only they try hard enough ? Answer: Sheer effort—blind and undirected—does not result in learning. It is even true occasionally that a learner may not progress because he tries too hard and becomes so upset emotionally that he can- not do so well as if he were motivated more moderately 2. Do students learn by repetition? Answer: Learning takes place during repetition only when other essentials such as interests, meaning, relatedness, and direction toward a goal are also present. 3. Do students learn by their mistakes? Answer: We learn by our successes better than we
185 learn by our mistakes. For learning to take place, there must be at least one successful performance for the learning (with another successful performance required if we wish to test the learning). The suggestion made by psychologists that we speak of trial-and-success learning instead of trial-and-error learning has merit. May I thank you, Mr. Kenyon, for consistent interest in our work, considerate attention to our problems, and constructive advice during the past year, as during all the years of our pleasant association.
Eespectfully submitted,
J. KOBBRT DUNN, Principal.
REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
Mr. Alfred R. Kenyon Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: I am pleased to submit my annual report as principal of Yarmouth High School.
Commencement and Awards Diplomas were presented to the fifty-five members of the Class of 1950 by chairman, Alberto W. Small, at impressive exercises in the Cape Playhouse on June 13, 1950. Class Day was held as usual on the school lawn on June 12 and the candle-light Baccalaureate Service was conducted in the school auditorium on Sunday, June 11 by the Rev. Willard A. Page of West Dennis. At the Commencement exercises the Rev. Lex King Souter of Fall River gave an inspired address which received favorable comment. Awards were made as follows by the principal.
186 Ann Castonguay Memorial Fund Patience B. Johnson, West Dennis, $200. Teachers' Club Scholarships Alstine F. Salter, Bass River, $100. 0. Charles Street, East Dennis, $50. South Yarmouth Woman's Club, English Awards Beverly A. Robie, West Dennis, $10. O. Charles Street, East, Dennis, $10. South Yarmouth Mothers' Club Awards of $5.00 each in Household Arts and Mechanic Arts: Janice L. Cash, Yarmouth Lloyd M. Sherwood, West Yarmouth The Samuel Eobbins Improvement Prizes of $10.00 each Jacquelyn McAlpine, Dennisport Paul P. McLaughlin, Dennisport E. D. West Improvement Prizes of $10.00 each Dorothy A, Tripp, West Yarmouth Arthur F. Clark, Yarmouth Balfour Loyalty Scholarship and Achievement Award Beverly A. Eobie, West Dennis Gertrude Lawrence Dramatic Award Russell H. Anthony, Yarmouth Port Eichard Aldrich Dramatic Award Frances H. Baker, West Dennis Weyar Matrons Nursing School Scholarship of $50. Beverly A. Eobie, West Dennis Ladies Aid Society of Dennis Scholarship of $50. Henry E. Howes, Dennis Oscar L. Garland Mathematics Award of $25.00 Mary E. Sears, East Dennis Good Citizen Award Alstine F. Salter, Bass River Becker College Commercial Key Marian E. Foss, Dennisport Bausch and Lomb Science Award Alstine F. Salter, Bass River Eeaders Literary Digest Subscription Beverly A. Eobie, West Dennis Of the fifty-five graduates, twenty-three have continued their education at the following schools and colleges: Northeastern University, University of Massachusetts, Dean Academy, Southern Technical Institute, Riverdale Prep., Simmons College, Maritime Academy, Edgewood Park, Amherst College, Lasell, Cape Cod Secretarial School,
187 Franklin Institute, Meredith College, Kathleen Dell, Mt. Ida Junior College, Salem Teachers College, Fay School, and Fisher School. Three others are in nurses training schools and two boys are attending a professional baseball school. The remaining graduates are employed in various capacities with three members of the class married. This record of nearly 50 per cent of the graduates continuing their education is impressive.
Kegistration by Classes The high school enrollment by classes for the current year is as follows: Algebra I 25 Latin I 16 Algebra II 27 Latin II 17 Art 37 Mechanical Arts 74 Biology 55 Office Practice 15 Bookkeeping 15 Physical Ed.—Bovs 138 Civics 57 Physical Ed.—Girls 173 Economics & Sociology 12 Physical Science 10 Economic Geography 28 Plane Geometry 36 English I * 56 Problems of Democracy 33 English II 79 Solid Geometry & Trig". 2 English III 60 Spanish I 13 English IV 41 Spanish II 7 French I 36 Stenography I 16 French II 19 Stenography II 11 French III 4 Typewriting I 22 General Mathematics 36 Typewriting II 15 General Science 47 U. S. History 57 General Typewriting 8 World History 33 Introductory Business 23
Student Activities Following is a report of all funds of the Student Activi- ties Association for the past year : Balance Balance Account 1/1/50 Received Paid Out 1/1/51 Athletics $291.38 *$1,025.97 $1,317.35 $ "Cheleaders" 12.11 4.51 16.62 Dolphin 51.48 51.48 Dramatic Club 31.23 31.23
188 Glee Club 114.88 42.13 157.01 Student Activities Association 217.25 1,437.47 1,446.83 207.89 Student Council 33.45 33.45 Tri-Hi 10.57 10.57 $762.35 $2,510.08 $2,774.75 $497.68 *Receipts to October 20 only. Receipts totaling $738.90 additional have been turned over to the Yarmouth Town Treasurer through December 30. (See below.) There is one most important change in handling school funds that should be made clear to all who may be interested. By an act of the Massachusetts legislature, all school athletic funds, as of October 20, 1950, are to be turned over to the Town Treasurer and all expenses pertaining to school athletics are to be paid through that office. This accounts for the fact that the athletic balance in the above account is now closed out. All future statements regarding the condition of the athletic account will be found as a part of the Town Treasurer's statement. Whereas the income from athletic contests is insufficient to adequately support the athletic program, provision is made by the legislative act for the town to appropriate sufficient funds to maintain the program.
The Cafeteria Likewise the State Legislature has enacted a law that all school cafeteria funds be paid into and disbursed by the Town Treasurer's office. This practice has been in effect in Yarmouth for the past few years and consequently necessi- tated no change in policy. However, provision is again made for a town appropriation to cover labor costs which have been a burden in the past. As in the case of school athletics, a statement of the cafeteria finances may be found as a part of the Town Treas- urer's report.
Transition The completion of the new Elementary School in time for the September opening marked a new era in education
189 for Yarmouth pupils of all ages and for Dennis pupils at the high school level. The pupils are now segregated into their proper age groups with obvious benefits to both groups. The congested conditions of recent years have been erased and one needs only to visit either building to observe the benefits to the entire system. Being concerned directly with the high school group, it is gratifying to report that the school now functions as a six- year high school unit. Some of the benefits derived from the change may be of interest. 1. The auditorium is no longer in use as a class room. 2. The library is no longer a home room and study hall, but a vital part of the school. Miss Silva, state librarian, has come to the school on several occasions and is working with Mrs. Garland, school librarian, to create a model school library. This objective is receiving the complete support of the school department. 3. Adequate study hall space is now available on the first floor. 4. The laboratory is used only for science classes for the first time. 5. New furniture has replaced all elementary furniture. 6. The high school has overflowed and completely taken over the former elementary rooms and is for the first time in recent years adequately housed. The most important change made possible by the transition is in the daily schedule of classes. All classes now meet for a minimum of 55 minutes as against 40 minutes formerly. These classes meet in a rotating schedule so that no class meets at the same hour from day to day. This eliminates the drudgery of the former routine and at the same time gives both teacher and pupil the benefit of the added teaching time of longer classes. A teacher meets each class for a total of 220 minutes each week as compared to 200 minutes formerly, although meeting each class only four times a week instead of five as before. Both pupils and teachers unanimously report that the 190 day seems shorter and the program consequently more inter- esting. This new schedule has resulted in more classroom teaching time in the same length of school days. Of course, progress in the direction indicated above has been possible only because of the separation of the elementary and secondary groups. For every such advantage to the secondary school pupils, there have been corresponding ad- vantages at the elementary school level.
Recommendations In spite of the progress made there still remain problems to be confronted. Because Home Economics has been dropped from the program for lack of facilities, it is hoped that provision will be made to restore this important course to the program just as soon as is feasible. Likewise the very vital shop program for boys is badly in need of expanded facilities. With the accepted emphasis being placed on vocational education today, the local answer to the problem is probably a separate small building to house both projects. The growth in athletic activity continues to place greater demands on increased gymnasium facilities. It is hoped that careful consideration will be given to the proposed plan for expansion of these facilities. In closing, may I express my sincere appreciation to you and the school committee and to my associates for their continued cooperation. Respectfully submitted, NORMAN B. DINSMORE, Principal.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN During the 1950 school year, all the routine physical examinations have been taken care of. These include examinations of the heart, throat, feet, weight, etc., as well as
191 thorough examinations of pupils participating in school athletics. Any physical defect found or special problem needing medical attention has been reported to the parents. Many of these reports to parents have been followed up by home visits. A large number of health examinations have been given throughout the year to pupils between the ages of 14-16 who have been desirous of working after school hours, Satur- days and other times when school is not in session. This is done in compliance with the General Laws Relating to Educa- tion, Chapter 149, Section 87, (3) which states that a certificate must be signed by a "school or family physician, or by a physician appointed by the school committee," stating that the child has been thoroughly examined by said physician, and in his opinion is in sufficiently sound health and physically able to perform the work which the child intends to do. The majority of these examinations were given during the summer months. Emergency calls for accidents occurring while school was in session and requiring medical attention have been answered and taken care of as soon as possible. Numerous examinations have been made of children returning to school, after absence due to a contagious disease, who have not secured from their family physician or the Board of Health the certificate of health required by State law as set forth in Chapter 71, Section 55 of the General Laws Relating to Education which says, in part, that "A child returning to school after having been absent on account of infection or exposure to a contagious disease shall present a certificate from the Board of Health or its duly appointed agent that the danger of conveying such disease has passed; provided, that if such a child returns to school without such a certificate after having been absent on account of such infection or exposure, he shall immediately be referred to a school physician for examination, and, if it is found by such physician, upon such examination, that such danger has passed, he may remain at school." Cooperation on the part of the school nurse, the superintendent of schools, teachers and parents has been excellent. Respectfully submitted, HERMON E. HOWES, School Physician.
192 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE To the Dennis School Department: The program of the School Health Department appears to have been along the same lines as in previous years. Our usual routine work has been carried on including inspection of classrooms as a whole, and individual inspections to prevent undesirable conditions, consultations with teachers, pupils and parents to improve health habits and sanitation. Pupils have been weighed and tests given for vision and hearing. We have assisted the school physician with the annual health examinations and the follow-up work in notifying parents of defects found by the physician. The nurse has assisted at Dental clinics and the Eye clinic, Fluorine treatments were given to specific age groups by the County Health Department. Other clinics available are the Crippled Children's clinic and the Chest clinic— each of which is held monthly at the Cape Cod Hospital. To all our co-workers in the school we wish to express our appreciation for their cooxieration. The statistical report of our work follows: School visits 47 Inspections: Classroom 24 Individual 948 Health Inventory by Physician 411 First-aid treatments 2 Number of children weighed 484 Conferences: Teachers 221 Principal 12 Parents 2 Pupils 41 Vision tests 25 Exclusions 12 Home visits 65 Clinic attendance: Eye 10 Dental 84 Fluorine treatments 140 Respectfully submitted, DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION of Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis MARGARET J. COOPER, R. N., Supervising Nurse.
193 EXERCISES OF GRADUATION EZRA H. BAKER SCHOOL The Cape Cinema Thursday, June 8, 1950—3 :00 P. M. PROGRAM Selections by School Orchestra Theme from the Surprise Symphony—Joseph Hayden Onward, Christian Soldiers—Arthur Sullivan An Old Legend—P. Tschaikowsky Merry Widow Waltz—Frank Lehar Processional—Pomp and Curcumstance Miss Flo Ann Stacy, Pianist Invocation Rev. Mr. Watson Wordsworth • Minister of the Congregational Church South Dennis Class Hymn Vocal Solo—Home Mary Esther Sears Essays—"Our Studies—A Preparation for Living" History Marylyn Eldridge Geography Helen Eaton Science and Mathematics Charles Crowell English and Literature Hilary Kaull Art and Music Carolyn Kelley Cooking and Sewing Rosemarie Sanborn Manual and Physical Training Robert Larson Vocal Solo—Summertime Rachel Wilkey Presentations 1. Class Gift 2. Penmanship Certificates 3. Library Certificates 4. American Legion Award 5. Samuel J. Robbins Award 6. West Dennis Thursday Evening Circle For two Most Versatile Students 7. Parent-Teacher Association Awards For the Highest Scholarship For the Most Improvement in Scholarship in the Current School Year 8. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9813—Dennis Service Awards
194 Selections by School Orchestra Little Annie Rooney E. Nolan Daisy Bell H. Dacre Southern Skies Emil Ascher Flying Ace March Rossario Bourdan Address to the Graduating Class Rev. Mr. Robert C. Dodds Minister of the Dennis Union Church Awarding of Diplomas Class Song Words by Donna Garvin and Rachel "Wilkey The National Anthem Benediction—Rev. Mr. Robert C. Dodds Recessional Reception to Graduates in the Foyer Graduating Class —1950 Class Marshals, William Cifelli and Janet Willette Class of 1951 Shirley Anderson Walter Arsenault Theresa Cummings Linwood Bassett Helen Baton* Charles Franklin Chase Marylyn Eldridge Charles Prances Crowell** Donna Gaily G-arvin David Garvin Hilary Kaull** Donald Garvin Carolyn Kelley* Robert Lowell Larson* Josephine O'Neil William Brooks Moseley Cynthia Naomi Robbins John Perry Rosemarie Dolores Sanborn* Donald Protopappas June Elizabeth Sears Stephen M. Reed Mary Esther Sears Joseph Smith Rachel E. Wilkey Cliffod Tarr Frank Whiting **High Honor Student ♦Honor Student YARMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1950 COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES Tuesday, June 13, 1950 Cape Playhouse — Eight O 'clock PROGRAM Theme—"China in the Modern World' Processional Band Invocation Rev. Willard A. Page
195 The Star Spangled Banner Audience Salutatory '' Chiang Kai-Shek vs. Mao Tze-Tung'' Patience E. Johnsen "Prayer" Humperdinck Senior Class Valedictory "China Today" Beverly A. Eobie Commencement Address Rev. Lex King Souter "In the Garden of My Heart" Ball Margery A. Heron Presentation of Awards Principal Norman B. Dinsmore Presentation of Diplomas Alberto W. Small, Chairman Yarmouth School Board Ode Senior Class Benediction Rev. Willard A. Page Director of Music—Martha A. Loven
CLASS ODE Words by Danis E. O'Neil Tune: "Absent" Yarmouth today we say our Our voices join to sing of last good-bye teachers dear The lovely past is now Whose guiding hands and hearts forever gone, have led us on. The future still is ours Their patient love, their word and hopes are high through all the years, Praises to Yarmouth, Mem'ries of Yarmouth Praises to Yarmouth High. Mem'ries of Yarmouth High. Within these walls, we've had four years of gain. And happy days we never shall forget. Kind thoughts of school and friends will ere remain. Farewell, dear Yarmouth, Farewell, dear Yarmouth High.
CLASS OFFICERS President, O. Charles Street Vice-President, Morris I. Johnson, Jr. Secretary, Jatience E. Johnsen Treasurer, Alstine F. Salter
196 CLASS MOTTO 'The Past forever gone, The Future still our own. Class Colors Class Flower Maroon and White Carnation
Class of 1950 Russell Hallet Anthony Barbara Ann Kelley Ellen Beverley Barnicoat George Frederick James Kelley Norman Richard Babineau Robert Wordell Kendrick Prances Hattie Baker Alfred Richard Kenyon, Jr. Muriel Jean Baker Jacquelyn McAlpine John Gerhardt Bestgen Paul Picazio McLaughlin Helen Elizabeth Boesse Helene Frances Morin Gian Renato Bottero Danis Erdine O'Neil *Chalotte Carol Bullock Janet Clair Pearson Janice Lorraine Cash Terttu Mirjam Raiskio Arthur Frederick Clark * Beverly Anne Robie Neil Alan Dauphinee Earl Payson Ryder James Henry Ellis *Alstine Fay Salter Joyce Mae Ellis Marie Alice Sears Marian Emily Foss *Mary Eleanor Sears John William Gilbert Lloyd Mansfield Sherwood Francisco Joseph Gomes Betty June Shontell John Gonsolves, Jr. Patricia Ann Shontell Richard Bryant Graham Elizabeth Ann Smith Dorothy Elizabeth Hallett Priscilla Snowden Margery Ann Heron Barbara Marie Spencer Charles Kent Hills Oswald Charles Street Nancy Ann Holmes *OIive Baker Thacher Henry Ellsworth Howes Barbara Ann Tomlinson Stephen Hopkins Howes, Jr. Dorothy Arlene Tripp *Charline Velma Jacobs Ruth Ann Usher ♦Patience Elizabeth Johnsen Sara Belle Weston Morris Irving Johnson, Jr.
CLASS MARSHALS H. Freeman Cash, '51 E. Thomas Gunnery, '51 ♦Member National Honor Society
197 DENNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
As of December 31, 1950
Grades 'ort East North South West Totals
I 26 6 6 4 8 50 II 22 4 9 5 8 48 III 24 2 5 6 8 45 IV 17 1 6 4 7 35 V 19 0 7 4 3 33 VI 19 3 4 2 5 33 VII 11 2 5 4 7 29 VIII 12 5 3 5 9 34 150 23 45 34 55 307
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~~Teachers~~
Total number of teachers in the public school full time 14 Total number of teachers in the public school part time 2 Total number of college graduates: Male 4 Female 10 14 Total number of other teachers: Male 0 Female 2 2
~~Cost of Schools~~
~~The net local taxation cost for schools for the year ending December 31, 1950 was:~~
~~Expended $90,448.64 Income: Mass. School Fund, Part I $3,920.75 Transportation 10,348.08 State Wards 522.12 14,790.95~~
~~Net local taxation cost $75,657.69~~
200 MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE October 1, 1950 Boys: Age 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Ttl. Grade 1 16 6 25 2 6 17 l 24 3 4 14 2 24 4 l 11 18 5 1 7 2 18 6 9 3 3 17 7 5 4 3 12 1 7 2 4 14 Totals 8 22 27 16 14 20 16 11 14 152
Girls: Grade 1 12 7 21 2 5 12 2 19 3 11 2 21 4 5 10 1 1 17 5 4 11 2 16 6 3 14 1 18 7 11 3 17 8 7 11 20 Totals 17 27 17 16 15 17 19 14 149 SCHOOL CENSUS ENUMERATION Number of Minors in the Town Ages 5-7 Ages 7-16 Boys 41 148 Girls 33 162
~~Totals 74 310 Distribution of above minors : In public school 44 309 Not enrolled in any school 30 1 Totals 74 310~~
~~201 DENNIS SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1950~~
Appropriation $90,448.64 SCHOOL EXPENDITURES Teachers' Salaries: J. Robert Dunn $3,700.00 Jane C. Allen 565.25 Ada A. Bassett 2,600.00 Grace E. Drum 236.89 Irene T. Dumican 2,365.43 Paul R. Eckley 1,548.05 Mae G. Freeman 2,600.00 Harold D. Gibbs 1,682.62 Geraldine L. Hill 566.52 Gertrude B. Homer 2,432.63 Eva P. Howard 2,432.63 Esther W. Howes 2,600.00 Harold D. Howes 1,105.00 Rilma Litts 784.75 Susan P. McHenry 2,600.00 Nancy Namaksy 784.75 Fiorina Potvin 684.54 Adolfo Querze 269.15 John H. Rackow 245.30 Edward Shaw 784.75 Flo Ann Stacy 2,432.63 Edward M. Webster 242.20 Katharine H. Wilde 1,615.25 Gladys Grayson 154.00 Helen Bulman 21.00 Clifford Lindahl 87.00 Helen Vial 49.00 Barbara Howes 7.00 35,196.34 Rinehart Handwriting System 400.00
~~$35,596.34 Office Salaries: Superintendent and Secretary Alfred R. Kenyon $1,650.00 Marilyn Boesse 197.29 Kathryn L. Billman 241.14~~
202 Alice L. Chiasson 176.08 $2,264.51 Janitors' Salaries Norman Burnett $1,832.84 Roger Wood 355.60 Wilfred Schofield 306.00 Louise Marshall 10.00 $2,504.44 Cafeteria Salaries Louise Nickerson $1,317.62 Transportation Salaries Brant D. Ellis 3,326.60 Frank M. Embler 3,320.23 Allen P. Howard 1,702.75 Edwin C. Higgins 3,402.40 Theodore H. Sears 3,400.06 Fred Sargent 1,641.78 Carl L. White 325.50 $17,119.32
Other School Expenses Aborn Chemical Company $ 9.25 Acme Laundry 1.20 Allyn & Bacon 32.33 American Book Company 172.51 Emil Ascher, Inc. 5.56 Association Films 7.90 Edward E. Babb Company 46.57 Bates Store 1.89 R. M. Beuttel 2.50 Boston Janitors' Supply Company 4.42 Boston University 32.50 Bradford's Hardware 58.82 Brulin & Company 693.95 Buzzards Bay Gas Company 98.37 Cape Cod Standard-Times 18.55 Cape & Vineyard Electric Company 814.55 Chamberlain Hardware 218.50 Colby Photo Supply 40.50 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 40.54 The Continental 9.25
203 A. H. Crowell 426.50 A. Douglas Cullum 26.75 Dennis Water District 107.55 Derick Electric 180.04 District Nursing Association 392.40 C. B. Dolge 60.13 Field Enterprises 1.25 Carl Fischer, Inc. 9.20 G-inn & Company 33.92 G-ledhill Bros. 26.70 Graphic School Supply, Inc. 5.02 Edgar J. Gunnery 285.37 E. C. Hall 5.75 Leon W. Hall 181.67 J. L. Hammett Company 23.44 D. C. Heath 16.87 Robert F. Henderson Supply 10.80 Geraldine Hill 20.00 John Hinekley & Son 42.98 Clarence G. Holmes 50.00 Houghton Mifflin Company 166.09 Dr. Hermon E. Howes ' 330.00 Charles E. Johnson 22.96 Jones McDuft'ee & Stratton 18.90 Kenney's Sport Shop 86.90 Alfred R, Kenvon 305.46 Gilbert S. Kelley 2.912.29 Robert M. Kelley, Insurance 1.97 Benjamin Kendrick 25.00 Frederick V. Lawrence, Inc. 57.50 Fred Lincoln 36.50 Lorania's Toy & Book Shop 13.35 H. R, MacBain 11.31 Mainco Trading Company 947.17 McCormick-Mathers 43.98 Ann McKeon 62.00 H. M. Meserve Company 2.50 Gilbert Muir 20.00 D. F. Munroe Company 133.00 New England Tel. & Tel. Company 248.65 News Map o,' the Week 16.50 F. A. Owen Publishing Company 14.50 Phillips Paper Company 29.33 Adolfo Querze * 9.00
204 Row, Peterson & Company 464.87 Rubank, Inc. 12.66 Scott, Foresman 118.59 John II. Sears & Son 91.00 L. W. Singer 66.90 Standard Duplicating Machines Agency 59.97 Stitch-In-Time 24.04 Suburban Gas Corp. 6.00 Tottle & Son, Inc. 2.75 Division of University Extension 4.00 Alton E. Walker 5.00 Edward M. Webster 44.30 Robert E. J. West "~ 36.50 West Dennis Pharmacy 2.40 World Book Company 15.09 Yarmouth Register 78.70 Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts ; 20,859.07 Yarmouth Greenhouses 10.00 $31,646.41 il Expenditures $90,448.64 Balance December 31, 1950 $166.79
~~205 FINANCIAL STATEMENT~~
Expended Needed Items in 1950 for 1951 GENERAL CONTROL .Superintendent's and Secretary's Salaries $2,045.35 $ 2,500.00 Office Expenses 639.11 750.00 INSTRUCTION Teachers' Salaries 35,596.34 43,780.00 Textbooks 715.54 1,200.00 Supplies - 2,636.74 1,700.00 Supervisor's Travel 25.50 300.00 OPERATION Cafeteria Salaries 1,317.62 Janitor's Salaries 2,504.44 4,500.00 Fuel 2,640.14 2,800.00 Miscellaneous 1,793.34 1,500.00 MAINTENANCE Repairs and Replacements 909.87 1,000.00 OUTLAY New Equipment 538.89 1,000.00 Grounds and Buildings 173.50 250.00 AUXILIARY AGENCIES Transportation 17,119.32 20,000.00 Health 765.80 1,900.00 Tuition 20,859.07 27,500.00 Sundries 168.07 200.00 $90,448.64 $110,880.00 Special Articles: Cafeteria $2,000.00 Building Repairs 7,000.00
~~206 Dennis Annual Town Meeting Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts~~
Barnstable, ss. To Benjamin F. Kendriek, in the Town of Dennis. Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the several precincts in said Town at the following places: Dennis, Carleton Hall Bast Dennis, Jacob Sears Memorial Hall Dennis Port, Village Improvement Club Hall West Dennis, Town Hall South Dennis, Town Office on MONDAY, the 5th day of March next at 7:00 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to vote for the election of the following named officers: Moderator for one year; Town Clerk for one year; Town Treasurer for one year; one Selectman, for three years ; three Auditors for one year; three Constables for one year; one Park Commissioner for three years; two members of School Committee for three years; one Tree Warden for one year; one Surveyor of Highways for one year. And to vote upon any other matters which may appear on the official ballot. The polls will be open at 7:00 o'clock A.M., and shall be closed at 1:00 o'clock P.M. And also in the name of the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall in West Dennis in said Town on TUESDAY, the 6th day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles:
~~207 Article 1. To hear the report of the election of Town Officers elected upon the official ballot.~~
Article 2. To choose one Trustee of the Caleb Chase Fund for the term of three years, and all other necessary officers and committees. Article 3. To elect one Cemetery Commissioner, by ballot, for the term of three years. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951, 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 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Town Officers as printed. Article 6. To hear the report of any outstanding committees and act thereon. Article 7. To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Moderator, Selectmen's Depart- ment, Auditing Department, Treasurer's Department, Asses- sors' Department, other Finance Officers and Accounts, Finance Committee Expenses, Law Department, Town Clerk's Department, Election Department and Registration, Town Office and other Town Buildings, Police Department, Fire Department, Inspection of Wires, Inspection of Build- ings, Sealer's Department, Moth Suppression, Tree Warden. Forest Fires, Health Department, Public Nursing, Sanitation including Dumping Grounds, Highway Department, Bridges, Snow Removal, Street Lights, Street Signs, Public Welfare, Aid to Dependent Children, Aid to Dependent Children Ad- ministration, Veterans' Services, Old Age Assistance, Old Age Assistance Administration, Parks, Bathhouses, Tower Clocks, Cemeteries, Interest, Town Reports, Road Machinery Account, Memorial Day Observance, Planning Board, Voca- tional Schools, support of the Schools, Bonds and Insurance, and any other necessary charges arising in this town or otherwise provide. 208 Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws as amended. Elective officers are as follows: Selectmen, Moderator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Auditors, Constables, Park Commissioners, School Committee, Tree Warden, Surveyor of Highways, Planning Board, Cemetery Commissioners, Trustees of the Caleb Chase Fund, and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor.
~~Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to act as Collector of Taxes.~~
~~Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the protection and propagation of shellfish for the ensuing year.~~
~~Article 11. To see if the Town will choose a Town Direc- tor for the Cape Cod Extension Service as provided in Chap- ter 128 of the General Laws.~~
~~Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $473.56 which is the amount, of the County Dog Fund received, for expenses of schools for the current year.~~
~~Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $2000.00 for the support and maintenance of Public Libraries and Library Service, in the Town of Dennis.~~
~~Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the support of the Chase Public Li- brary in the Town of Harwich.~~
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the hospital for care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Sec- tion 74, Chapter III of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 72, Acts of 1941, or take any action in relation thereto, and act fully thereon.
~~209 Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 to be expended for the spraying and suppression of the Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle.~~
~~Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate to the Reserve Fund, a sum of money to be transferred from the Overlay Surplus.~~
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used with a like amount that may be contributed by land owners on the waterfront in the Town of Dennis for the protection of shores,—these moneys to be expended in conjunction with any moneys that may be received from the State and County under the Erosion Act. Chapter 275, Acts of 1933, as amended or enacted in 1941, and any new legislation pertaining to Erosion.
Article 21. 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 Massachu- setts for the improvement, development, maintenance, and protection of rivers, harbors, tide waters and foreshores, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.
~~Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money as a special appropriation for engineering or surveying.~~
~~Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and upkeep of the Bass River channel buoys on the Dennis side.~~
210 Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $65.00 to be used with a like amount from the Town of Yarmouth for the care and upkeep of center channel buoys in Bass River to mark the area between the bridge at Route 28 and the bridge at High Bank Road.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money to landscape the grounds; harden with a suitable material the drives, walks and parking areas; also to equip the classrooms and multi-purpose room of the new additions to the Ezra Baker School, and for any other necessary expenditure relative to the completion of the School project.
~~Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the transfer of the balance of the School Loan Account to the current year's school loan note account.~~
~~Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the maintenance and operation of the School Cafeteria.~~
Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of altering, repairing and replacing the kitchen and equipment in the Ezra Baker School and any other necessary repairs.
~~Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to provide adequate lighting facilities in the Ezra Baker School.~~
~~Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to continue the state-aided vocational education classes.~~
~~Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to complete the landscaping and parking area at the new Town Office.~~
~~Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to elect five Con- stables to act for the Town instead of three.~~
~~Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to amend the~~
211 Town of Dennis By-Laws, Article II—Finance Committee, as follows: The land paragraph of Section I is hereby amended by striking out the word "appointed" and substituting in place thereof the word "elected" so that said last paragraph shall read as follows:—"The said committee shall consist of five persons to be elected as provided in the following section." Section II of said Article II is hereby amended by striking out the whole section and substituting the following:— "The members of the finance committee shall be elected annually by ballot at the Annual Town Meeting." Section III is hereby amended by striking out the whole section and substituting therefor the following:—"Section III—Whenever a vacancy occurs in said committee, said vacancy shall be filled by said committee by the appointment of a person to serve until the close of the next Annual Town Meeting."
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken under Article 58 of the Town Meeting of March 5th, 1940, whereby it was voted that all street and directional signs in the future be made of uniform size and style and that these signs be painted white with black letters, with mouldings around them, like the old-fashioned signs.
~~Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to allow dredging of scallops in Bass River by outboard motor boats using one dredge only. Dredge not to exceed 3 ft. in width.~~
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Hokum Rock Road. Article 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money, or transfer from other funds, to harden and improve Ocean Drive in Dennisport, from Old Wharf Road to Lower County Road.
~~Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new Police Cruiser.~~
~~Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap-~~
~~212 propriate a sum of money to piirchase a new Police Cruiser and to trade in, as part of the purchase price thereof, the present Cruiser.~~
~~Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to sell the present owned road machinery with the exception of one dump truck.~~
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one new dump truck complete, for use of the Highway Depart- ment, to trade in the 1945 International truck and to transfer from the road machinery fund the necessary balance.
Article 42. To see if the Town will transfer from the Road Machinery Fund the sum of ten hundred and fifty dollars ($1050.00) for repairs to be done on the Town-owned grader, and one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) to purchase one new broom refill for the Town-owned sweeper.
~~Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise a sum of money to be used as an open account for brushing the highways.~~
~~Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Civil Defense.~~
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and improvement of the parking areas, Common Landings and public beaches in the Town which are under the control of the Selectmen.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to rescind action taken at a previous meeting whereby it was voted to place the care of Raycroft Beach, so called, in the hands of the Park Commissioners, and now place the care of the same beach in the charge of the Selectmen.
~~Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to raise bathhouse level with present parking area, and grade same, at Sea Street, Dennis- port.~~
~~Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap-~~
~~213 propriate a sum of money to enlarge and harden parkin"' area in back of Sea Street bathhouse, Dennisport.~~
~~Article 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to repair the bank at foot of Ray- croft Parkway, so called, in Dennisport.~~
~~Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to enact the following zoning by-law:~~
TOWN OF DENNIS—ZONING B\r-LAW A by-law to promote the health, safety, convenience, morals and welfare of the inhabitants in certain districts of the Town by regulating the use and construction of buildings and premises therein. 1. Classes of District. The Town of Dennis is hereby divided as shown on the zoning map dated January 29, 1951 and filed with the Town Clerk, into two classes of district, residential districts and unrestricted districts. 2. Unrestricted Districts. This shall include all parts of the town not described in paragraph #3, as being residential, and shall be subject to change, as hereinafter provided. 3. Residential Districts. The following districts shall be restricted to residential use only, subject to change, as hereinafter provided. Zone A. An area in Precinct #4 (West Dennis) starting at Bass River at a point 200 feet northerly from the State Highway, thence running easterly parallel to the State High- way to Church Street, thence running easterly to a point at right angles to the southerly end of Little Cove, thence running northerly by the said perpendicular line of Little Cove, thence running by the line of the Little Cove, Grand Cove, and Bass River to the point of beginning. Zone B. An area in Precinct #4 (West Dennis) beginning at a point in Bass River at the end of Ferry Street, thence running easterly by Ferry Street across Loring Ave- nue and 150 feet beyond, thence southerly along a line located 150 feet easterly of Loring Avenue across Pond Street and 150 feet beyond, thence easterly along a line 150 feet southerly of Pond Street across Fisk Street and 150 feet beyond, thence southerly by a line 150 feet easterly of Fisk
214 Street to the Herring Brook, so called, thence westerly as the brook runs to Bass River, thence northerly by Bass River to the point of beginning. In connection with lines described as running parallel to Loring Avenue, Pond Street and Fisk Street, it is the inten- tion that the lines shall' follow the back lines of the lots facing on the respective streets named, wherever the said lot lines are within fifty feet of the lines described. Zone C. An area in Precincts #4 and #5 (South Den- nis) beginning at Grand Cove at the creek leading out of Fresh Pond, thence easterly and northerly by the creek crossing the East-West Dennis Road to Fresh Pond, thence by the westerly side of Fresh Pond to the northernmost point thereof, thence running in a northwesterly direction to the intersection of the East and West Dennis Road and Duck Pond Road, so called, thence running northerly on a line parallel with and 200 feet east of the East and West Dennis Road to High Bank Road, thence westerly to Bass River, thence southerly by Bass River and easterly by Grand Cove to the point of beginning. 4. Unrestricted District Uses. This shall include any use which is permitted in a residential district, and also any other use, either business or industrial, which is legal, proper, and not otherwise regulated or forbidden. 5. Residential District Uses. In a residential district no building or premises shall be used for any purpose except a. Detached one or two family dwelling. b. The taking of boarders or leasing of rooms by a family resident in the dwelling. c. Church. d. Educational use. e. Farm or garden. f. Municipal recreational use. g. Private club not conducted for profit. h. The handling and selling of fish caught by a resident living on the premises and sold by a resident on the premises. i. Doctor's office, dentist's office, lawyer's office or other professional use. j. The office of a real estate broker, or of a beauty parlor if the latter is in a residence. k. Accessory use on the same lot with and cus-
215 tomarily incident to any of the above permitted uses and not detrimental to a residential neighborhood, the term "accessory use" shall not include 1. Signs, excepting those pertaining to the lease, sale or use of a lot or building on which placed, and not exceeding a total area of 12 square feet; on a lot occupied by a dwelling there shall be not more than two such signs pertaining to the use thereof, or bearing the name and occupation of the occupant or occupants, and no such sign shall exceed 4 square feet in area. 1. Boat building, storage, maintenance, and marine maintenance in general including storage and sale of marine fuels, providing that none of these activities may be carried on less than 20 feet from a property line. m. Carpenters, masons, mechanics and machine shops, or other work-shops operated by a resident or residents on the premises without hired employees. n. Nursery or greenhouse business and sale of products therefrom. o. Farm, orchard, truck-garden, cranberry bog or other similar agricultural enterprise operated by a resident or residents on the premises and the sale of products therefrom by the said resident or residents. p. The manufacture and sale of goods in the nature of home-industries, where the goods are manu- factured on the premises by a resident or residents thereon, and displayed for sale by a resident or residents on the premises on portable stands, or racks, or similar devices, only. 6. Non-Conforming Uses. a. Continuation of Non-Conforming Uses. Any law- ful building or use of a building or premises or part thereof at the time this by-law or any amendment thereto is adopted may be continued although such building or use does not conform to the provisions thereof, provided such use has not been discontinued for a period of three years. b. Change or Extension of Non-Conforming Uses. The Board of Appeals may permit any non-con-
216 forming use to be changed to any specified use not substantially different in character or more detrimental or objectionable to a neighborhood. 7. Size of Building Lots. No dwelling shall be erected in any residential district on a lot containing less than 7500 square feet, nor shall any sub-division of land be made which shall contain any lot less than 7500 square feet in area; provided that one dwelling may be erected on any lot, which, at the time this by-law is adopted, either is separately owned or is shown on a recorded plan of lots. 8. Enforcement. a. This by-law shall be enforced by the Building Inspector. b. Board of Appeals. There shall be a Board of Ap- peals of 5 members, appointed by the Selectmen as provided in Sec. 30 of Chap. 40, the General Laws as amended, which shall act on all matters within its jurisdiction under these by-laws. Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Building Inspector to issue a permit for building under the provisions of these by-laws, may appeal to the Board of Appeals by tiling with the Select- men and the Board of Appeals a notice of appeal in accordance with the aforesaid section of the General Laws. The Board of Appeals may authorize upon appeal a variance from the 'terms of these by-laws with respect to a particular parcel of land where owing to conditions peculiar to the parcel a literal enforcement of these by-laws would involve substantial practical difficulty and hardship. In granting such a variance due' consideration shall be given to promoting the public good and no variance shall be granted which will have a substantially detrimental effect upon the neighborhood. In any case where the inter- pretation of these by-laws is not clearly obvious, the Building Inspector is authorized and directed to submit to the Board of Appeals for expression of opinion before issuing a ruling on such a case. 9. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this by-law shall be fined not more than $25.00 for each
217 offense. Each day that such violation continues shall consti- tute a separate offense. 10. Validity. The invalidity of any section or provision of this by-law shall not invalidate any other section or provision hereof.
Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to widen and straighten the Town road now known as Bass River Road between its intersection with Route 134 in South Dennis and its intersection with Route 6 in Dennis.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen during the coming year for surveying and drawing of Assessors' maps of taxable property within the Town.
Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000 for the erection of a suitable barrier at the easterly side of Sesuit Creek, East Dennis, near the former site of the cold storage building, to prevent sand erosion and the filling in of the harbor channel with sand.
Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $750 to be used either in conjunction with the funds of the State and County, or otherwise, for shore or harbor protection in the vicinity of Nobscussett Point.
Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money, enough to complete the sidewalk on the east side of Fisk Street, West Dennis, extending from a point near the residence of Grace H. Young, to a point beyond the driveway of Esther L. Holt, and to widen all of Fisk Street, on the west side from the corner down, taking off the dangerous curve and making the street the right width, that it should be. The sidewalk not to be constructed unless the street is to be widened.
~~Article 56. To see if the Town will vote and appropriate a sum of money for use of the Dennis Clippers Baseball Team.~~
218 Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to convey as a gift, without consideration, a parcel of land, owned by the Town, to Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon, said land described as follows: Bounded northerly by Center Street; easterly by land of Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon; southerly by land of the Town and westerly by land of the Town.
Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to receive a gift of land from Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon bounded as follows: Northerly by land of Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon, 138 feet +; easterly, southerly and westerly by land of the Town, 93 feet +, 155 feet +, and 102 feet + respectively.
Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the removal and replanting of trees from the land that Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon are conveying to the Town, on land conveyed to the said Bacons by the Town.
~~Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the erection of a fence along the line of Everett C. Bacon and Lucy M. Bacon and the school playground.~~
~~Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to permit the Town of Dennis to receive and administer the property of the South Dennis Cemetery Corporation in said Town.~~
Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to increase the number of Cemetery Commissioners from a Board of Three to a Board of Four in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 41, Section 2. Said increase to be effective 1952.
~~Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to lay out the Swan Lake Cemeterv lot.~~
~~Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500 to clear and improve the new area of the Dennis Cemetery.~~
~~219 Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of erecting a fence around the new area of the Dennis Cemetery.~~
Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to erect a fence on Route 134 at the junction of Duck Pond Road. Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a Panel Truck for the Fire Department for emergency equipment. Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase, equip and maintain an ambulance. Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for a curbing from Pond Street to the property of H. E. Robinson, in front of the town meeting building, in West Dennis. Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Dennis to convey to Cor- inne M. Crehan, the triangular parcel of land directly in front of, and contiguous with, the property presently owned by the said Corinne M. Crehan situated on Main Street, Dennis. Article 71. To see if the Town will vote to convey to "Dennis Post #9813, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Inc." the parcel of land owned by the Town on the easterly side of Shad Hole Road, bounded as follows : Northerly by land now or formerly of Pedro F. Cruz, 111.28 feet; easterly by land now or formerly of Kelley, O'Leary et al, 764 feet; southwesterly by Shad Hole Road, 150.56 feet; westerly by land now or formerly of Mercer, 669 feet. Being land shown on a plan of land entitled "Plan of land in Dennisport, Mass., as surveyed for the Town of Dennis, December 27, 1950, Chase, Kelly & Sweetser, Engineers and Surveyors, Dennisport, Mass." This land if to be used under the direction of the Cor- poration for Veteran's organizations in the Town of Dennis. It shall be a condition of the conveyance that if and/or when the land is no longer used for Veteran's purposes, the title shall revert to the Town.
220 Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell or give the shed in the rear of the old town office building to the Dennis Water District or take any other necessary action.
~~Article 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) for the clearing and improvement of Chase Garden River in the Village of Dennis.~~
Article 74. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install the necessary catch basin to adequately drain Church Street in front of the residence of Miss Flora Baker, in West Dennis.
~~Article 75. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a catch basin on Beach Hills Road in front of property owned by Marion Halbritter et al.~~
~~Article 76. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install a catch basin on the northeast corner of Ferncliff Road and Fenway Road, Den- nisport.~~
Article 77. To see if the Town will install and maintain a street light on the pole in front of A. Vernon Chase' residence on the east side of Telegraph Road, Dennisport. Article 78. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain a street light on Depot Street, on Pole #37, located between Main Street and South Street in Dennisport. Article 79. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Pole #32 at the corner of Shad Hole Road and Oak Street, Dennisport. Article 80. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Cove Road, West Dennis, on Pole #15.
~~Article 81. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the maintenance of street lights all night. Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue~~
~~221 the rights of the public in and to a way across the land of Sylvia Megathlin, which way runs from Sea Street southeasterly to Lower County Road.~~
Article 83. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of East Dennis known as Sesuit Road, and extending southwesterly from Cape Cod Bay over lands of Cora Howes, Charles Nichols, Margaret Walsh, Avard Craig, William P. Stone and others, to Stephen Phillips Road as reported and recommended by the Select- men under date of January 9, 1951 and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $110.00; $10.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said way.
Article 84. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of East Dennis known as Highland Road and extending southeasterly from Stephen Phillips Road over lands of Dennis King, Gladys Pierce, Elmer F. Curtis, Jane A. Porsell, B. J. O. Vander Hoeven, Sherman Gleason, Mrs. John A. Barrington, Margaret Walsh and others to the land of Florence Leesman, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 9, 1951, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $118.00; $18.00 to be used for landtaking and $100 for improving said way.
Article 85. To see if the Town will vote to accept the alteration of a Town Way in the Village of East Dennis known as Paddock's Path extending southerly and southeasterly from Route Six over lands of Wilfred E. Prue, Arnold Geissbuhler and Owners Unknown to Scargo Hill Road, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1951, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the' lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $505.00; $5.00 to be used for land taking and $500.00 for improving said way. Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Common Landing Place at a point easterly of Lot 13 and westerly of Lot 14, Land Court Case #11274, on the north side of Harbor Road, East Dennis, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 9, 1951, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said Common Landing Place, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $10.00 for land taking.
Article 87. To see if the Town will vote to accept th^ provisions of Section 38A of Chapter 41, which authorizes the Collector of Taxes to be the Collector of Accounts and to pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.
~~Article 88. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the unexpended balance of Article 37 of Town Meeting, March 7, 1950 to the New Town Office Account, Article 20 of Town Meeting, March 4, 1947.~~
Article 89. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for meeting bills of prior years of the following departments as provided by Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941 : Selectmen's Department $48.00 Treasurer's Department 16^50 Police Department 21.96 Fire Department 12.40 Highways General 10.20 Road Machinery 37 50 Public Welfare 58^00
$204.56 Article 90. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the unexpended balances of the following accounts to Surplus Revenue: New Fire Truck— Article 64, March 7, 1950 $1.70 Common Landing, Luscombe Property Article 33, March 7, 1950 10 00 Common Land, Nobscussett Road— Article 34, March 7, 1950 10.00
223 Plans and Specifications, School Addition—Article 41, March 2, 1948 250.00 Corporation Harbor— Article 35, March 7, 1950 6.00 Catch Basins, Uncle Barney's Road and Uncle Freeman's Road— Article 74, March 8, 1949 26.00 Land Taking, Wade's Way— Article 93, March 8, 1949 35.40 Land Taking, Treasure Bay— Article 95, March 8, 1949 10.00 Land Taking, Indian Trail— Article 96, March 8, 1949 15.5.0 Improvement of Bain Road, Beaten Road, Bavberry Lane— Article 45, March 7, 1950 -70 Lone Tree Road—Article 46, March 7, 1950 1.56 Indian Trail—Article 47, March 7, 1950 1.92 Madison Road—Article 94, March 7, 1950 2.70 Paul Street—Article 96, March 7, 1950 3.00 Peter Road—Article 97, March 7, 1950 2.00 Lighthouse Road—Article 104, March 7, 1950 11.40 Swan Lake Cemetery— Article 80, March 7, 1950 1-00 And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant, by causing attested copies thereof to be posted in each of the Post Offices in the Town and at the store of D. H. Sears on Quivet Neck, seven days at least, before the time of said meeting. Hereof fail not and make due return of the Warrant to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting. Given under our hands this thirty-first day of January, in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-one.
~~CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Selectmen of Dennis.~~
~~A True Copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk.~~
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