ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF DENNIS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1949
Printed on Cape Cod At THE PATRIOT PRESS Hy nun is, Mass.
Town Officials
Selectmen, Assessors, Board of Health, Board of Public Welfare Clarence M. Nickerson, Chairman Term expires 1951 Earle M. Davidson Term expires 1950 Frederick A. Bldridge, Jr. Term expires 1952
Moderator Dean S. Sears
Town Clerk and Treasurer Gerard Chapman
Auditors Alice J. Canfield Pearl M. Crowell
Constables Thomas T. Kelley Benjamin P. Kendriek Lester 0 'Neil
Park Commissioners Alton M. Baker Term expires 1950 Charles P. Wixon Term expires 1951 C. Arthur Hallett Term expires 1952
School Committee Ralph Richardson Term expires 1950 Thomas E. Flynn, Jr. Term expires 1951 George B. Wilbur, M.D. Term expires 1951 Norman A. Hallett Term expires 1952 Linda R. Maloney Term expires 1952
Tree Warden George B. Ellis
Surveyor of Highways Bartlett F. Sears
3 Planning Board Lester O'Neil Term expires 1950 William Sundell Term expires 1952 Benjamin P. Chase Term expires 1953 William E. Crowell Term expires 1953 Everett Bacon Term expires 1954
Cemetery Commissioners Kichard S. Hall Term expires 1950 C. Lovell Goodspeed Term expires 1951 Ena L. Crowell Term expires 1952
Trustees of the Caleb Chase Fund Frank E. Howes Term expires 1951 0. Thomas Murray Term expires 195 9
APPOINTMENTS Bureau of Old Age Assistance Earle M. Davidson, Supervisor Clarence M. Nickerson Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. Madeline M. Galeckie
Public Welfare Investigator Madeline M. Galeckie
Clerk Muriel P. Jacobs
Town Clerk and Treasurer's Clerks Mary J. Perry Christine F. Matteson
Assistant Assessor B. Harriet Foss
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 William J. McHenry Term expires 1950 Malcolm L. Nickerson Term expires 1951 Nathan Crowell Term expires 1952 Chief of Police Benjamin F. Kendrick Sergeant Lester O'Neil Police Officers Marshall B. Cahoon David L. Kelley Carl Fischer Harold S. Blake Special Police Clarence W. Bayles Bartlett F. Sears Mervin H. Sears Fred H. Vincent Orion P. Derick Judah W. Baker Malcolm Nickerson Chester C. Nickerson Benjamin H. Burdon Everett Weinstock Richard S. Hall Madeline M. Galeckie C. Arthur Hallett Rufus Blake Kenneth Nagle Edwin L. Leach Thomas T. Kelley Harold Dixon Gordon A. Barker Thomas E. Kelley Theophilus Smith Norman E. Burnett Donald S. Asdourian Benjamin B. Swift Howard B. Sears John E. O'Hara Frank Bmbler Allen F. Howard Brant Ellis Edwin C. Higgins Theodore Sears Dog Officer Lester O'Neil
Harbor Masters Archie E. Ellis Benjamin Walker
Assistant Harbor Masters George C. Miller Howard B. Sears Burial Agent and Soldiers' Burial Agent Gerard Chapman Milk and Sanitary Inspector 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 Prank E. Howes Fence Viewers Lester O'Neil Lin wood Bobbins Charles A. Hallett
Weighers of Coal and Measurers of Wood and Bark Edmund H. Sears ke0I\ £ Sa!l Gilbert S. Kelley Eiehard S. Hall Measurers of Grain and Weighers of Hay David B. Lane, Jr. Leon T Hall Eiehard S. Hall Prank B. Howes Gilbert S. Kelley Pound Keepers Alvin S. Taylor Thomas T. Kelley Henry C. Maloney William P. Stone Allen F. Howard
6 Field Drivers Alvin S. Taylor Thomas T. Kelley Henry C. Maloney "William P. Stone Allen F. Howard
Dutch Elm Disease Control George B. Ellis Nathan Crowell Freeman G. Thacher
Town Forest Committee Freeman G. Thacher Nathan Crowell George B. Ellis Keeper of Dump Theophilus F. Smith
Board of Appeals Loring J. Churchill Term expires 1950 George E. Foss Term expires 1951 Roland B. Taylor Term expires 1952 Finance Committee William C. Kelley Term expires 1950 Marcus L. Crowell Term expires 1950 Frank E. Howes Term expires 1951 Nathaniel H. Wixon Term expires 1952 "Walter G. Robinson Term expires 1952 Selectmen's Report
To the Citizens of Dennis: Your Board of Selectmen submit the following report for the year 1949. Organization shortly after Town Meeting comprised the same setup as in recent years—Mr. Nickerson, Chair- man; Mr. Bldridge, Clerk; Mr. Davidson, Supervisor of Belief. We hesitate in starting this report to use the same "line" that we have used in 1947 and 1948, namely tremen- dous growth in Town activities, with many new attractions added, but no other alternative exists. , This is perhaps better explained by a short description gathered from statistics: In 1930 the Town Valuation was $3,042,000. In 1949 the Town Valuation was $8,607,905. In 1950 we expect to reach the figure of at least nine and one-quarter million dollars. The exact figures are not yet available. At the present time four major developments, or proj- ects, are under way: Sesuit Harbor jetty; bulkhead and jetty repair work at West Dennis beach; new bridge over Swan Pond River, and the hew Town Office Building. From the records of the Building Inspector, we gather that nearly 500 permits for building have been issued in 1949. As far as we have gone in assessments of new homes, new cottages and dwellings for rental, etc., for 1950 we believe that the new building laws affecting construction, sanitation and other important measures have been kept at a high level. We have no zoning, but from the lack of zoning we feel satisfied with the progress made by the Town Plan- ning Board and other individuals interested in the develop- ment of our Town. NEW FIRE STATION. The new fire station completed in 1949, ideally located on Route 28, is an addition to Town Buildings of which we may all be proud. It houses the Fire Department and Police Department and gives the Town 24- hour service and protection in both departments. NEW TOWN OFFICE BUILDING. On December 7th, 1945, at a Special Town Meeting, it was voted to appoint a committee to work with the Selectmen and report to the Town on the advisability, expense, etc., of erecting a new Town Office Building. At the Annual Meeting, March 8th, 1949, an affirmative vote was finally passed, and at the pres- ent time the building is being rapidly constructed. The committee and architect have had numerous meet- ings recently and all feel very well satisfied with the prog- ress being made by the contractor. It should be ready for occupancy by May of 1950. BASEBALL UNDER LIGHTS. At the Annual Meeting in March, money was appropriated for the purpose of in- stalling lights on the baseball field at the elementary school grounds. Many people were doubtful that this could be done. Mr. Bayles, our popular Fire Chief and Baseball Man- ager, took charge of this work. Under his push and guidance the field was lighted, and was an immediate success, the baseball teams played to capacity crowds, extra bleachers had to be erected, and everything considered, it developed into the most "popular sporting hit" Dennis ever had. Mr. Bayles, his committee, and many willing helpers deserve a great deal of credit and thanks. ROAD LAYOUTS AND COMMON LANDINGS. At the time of writing this report we have petitions for 12 new Road Layouts, or Alterations of existing Town roads. This involves a great deal of work, clerical and other- wise, also considerable expense, but new homes and develop- ments of attractive cottages from a taxation standpoint rate good roads and we feel the property owners should be given this consideration. SHORE EROSION AND HARBORS. The new west jetty at Sesuit Harbor and bulkhead at West Dennis beach are both under construction. A neAv jetty on the Anderson property in Dennis Port has been completed. State, County and Town funds, as far as can be afforded, are not enough in our opinion to push the Sesuit Harbor project as fast as should be done. During the past year an attempt has been made to secure Federal aid. The Selectmen with Mr. Robert McKinnon of the State Division of "Waterways, and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., of Massachusetts appeared before a Senate Committee in Washington on a bill for study of the needs of this measure. We were very graciously received and listened to, and are really optimistic that aid of some nature for Sesuit Harbor will eventually be obtained from the Fed- eral Government. 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 co-operation, and for a year's work well done.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Selectmen of Dennis.
10 Jury List 1950
Baribeault, Norman B. Foreman Blake, Harold S. Retired Brown, Kirkwood B. Antique Dealer Cahoon, Arthur F. Painter Campbell, Lee H. Salesman Crowell, Edward E. Painter Crowell, Peter H. Caretaker Davies, Winslow Retired Dixon, Harold R. Clerk Eldred, Robert G. Antique Dealer Eldredge, Bernard H. Carpenter Ellis, Charles R. Retired Plandreau, Robert L. Retired Horton, Robert W. Salesman Howes, George M. Carpenter Kelley, Thacher T. Retired Kelley, William R. Caretaker Maeker, William W. Retired McHenry, William J. Retired Morgan, Frank E. Retired Nickerson, Willie T. 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, Albert R. Retired Wixon, Charles P. lee Dealer Woodward, Sherman M. Salesman Wordell, Lynden G. Store Manager
11 Assessors' Report and Comparative Statement
1948 1949 Eeal Estate Valuation $7,159,405.00 $7,892,260.00 Tangible Personal Property 634,375.00 715,645.00 $7,793,780.00 $8,607,905.00 1949 Increase in Valuation $814,125.00
APPROPRIATIONS 1948 1949 For Town Expenses $286,333.17 $322,200.90 State Audit of Municipal Accounts 620.70 620.70 State Parks and Reservations 181.59 227.64 Cape Cod Mosquito Control 2,577.93 2,727.82 County Tax 18,070.22 24,143.48 Underestimate of 1948 3,343.07 County Retirement System 236.51 422.00 Veterans Benefits, Chap. 599, Acts 1946 873.60 748.16 Debt Maturing 5,000.00 $308,893.72 $359,433.77
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS •Income Tax $7,739.00 Corporation Taxes 9,940.00 Reimbursements—State-owned Land 7.61 Personal Income Tax, Chap. 198, Acts 1948 13,011.94 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 7,050.00 Licenses 2,900.00 Pines 25-00 Special Assessments 100.00 General Government 350.00 Health and Sanitation 200.00 Charities (other than Fed. Grant for A.D.C.) 3,200.00 Old Age Assistance (other than Fed. Grant) 25,000.00
12 Old Age Meal Tax—Chapter 64B 936.78 Veterans Benefits 300.00 Schools 650.00 Recreation 1,000.00 Interest on Taxes and Assessments 400.00 Gas and Electric Franchise Tax 245.07 Business Corporation Tax, Chap. 198, Acts 1948 2,125.53 Old Age Tax, Chap. 198, Acts 1948 819.69 Additional amount approved by Commissioner 4,047.00
$80,047.62 Overestimate of Previous Year: Mosquito Control $20.42 20.42
$80,068.04
AMOUNTS TO BE TAKEN FROM AVAILABLE FUNDS Approved by Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation Vote of Town Meeting, December 3, 1948 $7,061.00 Vote of Town Meeting, March 8, 1949 62,594.89
$69,655.89 Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation: 1948 1949 Property $233,813.40 $284,060.87 Polls @ $2.00 1,690.00 1,878.00
Total Tax Listed on Collector's List $235,503.40 $285,938.87 Number of Male Polls Assessed 845 939 Tax Rate $30.00 $33.00 Number of Horses Assessed 14 31 Number of Cows Assessed 22 20 Number of Cattle other than Cows 16 13 Number of Fowl Assessed 900 325 Number of Sheep Assessed 13 20 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 9,478 9,452.18 Number of Dwellings Assessed 2,492 2,882 Value of Assessed Real Estate: Buildings exclusive of Land $6,436,515.00 Land exclusive of Buildings 1,455,745.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate $7,892,260.00
13 Value of Assessed Personal Estate: Stock in Trade $45,700.00 Livestock 4,790.00 ' Machinery 242,105.00 Other Tangible Personal Property 423,050.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $715,645.00 Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $8,607,905.00 Tax Committed: On Personal Estate $23,616.29 On Eeal Estate 260,444.58 On Polls 1,880.00 $285,940.87
CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Board of Assessors.
14 Treasurer' Report
Cash on hand January 1, 1949 $139,867.77
GENERAL REVENUE Taxes 1947 $27.17 Taxes 1948 13,607.85 Taxes 1949 262,660.53 276,295.55 Poll Tax 1949 1,434.00 Moth Tax 1948 $47.50 Moth Tax 1949 136.50 184.00 Credit on Tax Titles 146.87 Foreclosure Sale 111.34 Old Age Assistance Meal Tax 1,899.67 Income Tax ' 26,782.74 Corporation Tax 18,342.76 State Land Tax 8.26 Franchise Tax 326.61 Licenses: Pistol $14.00 Milk and Oleo 31.00 Junk 4.00 Commercial Shellfish 505.00 Non-Besident Shellfish 915.00 Lodging House 68.00 Innh older's 110.00 Sunday 185.00 Common Victualler's 40.00 Camp 2.00 Taxi 15.00 Class I Agent 10.00 Cabin 4.00 Liquor 4,325.00 Advertising Liquor Headings 31.69 Cesspool 8.00 Garbage 40.00 Used Car Dealer 5.00 Manufacturer's 5.00 Open Air Theatre 10.00
15 Guest House 5.00 Theatre 20.00 One day Beer 2.00 Peddler's 8.00 Boarding House 5.00 Concession, Thatcher lot 100.00 Pinball Machine 20.00 Gasoline 2.00 Advertising Gasoline Hearings 5.75 6,635.44 Court Fines 60-00 U. S. Grant O. A. A. 33,377.36 TJ. S. Grant A. D. C. 2,132.11 County Dog Fund 469.89 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1947 $3.17 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1948 531.44 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1949 18,602.04 19,136.65 Town Clerk's Fees 558.45 Sale of Materials !-°0 Sealer of Weights and Measures fees 63.90 Bath House Rentals 1,266.42 Highways: .„.„ Road Machinery Receipts 4,fc>y&.dl Chapter 81 and 90 from State 23,310.77 Chapter 90 from County 3,728.93 Reimbursement for Relief: From State I'attoi From Cities and Towns 2,985.37 Health and Sanitation Acct. Rec. 36.00 Veterans' Benefits Acct. Rec. 2,559.17 Aid to Dependent Children: From State 2,224.07 Old Age Assistance: From State 29,072.97 From Cities and Towns 1,186.09 Old Age Recovery 4,893.62
Schools: „n, ,n Tuition of State Wards 781.10 From State on Account of Transportation 10,740.49 From State Vocational Education 33.75 Sale of old school materials 18.15
16 Telephone Calls 1.63 Marine Fisheries 1,100.00 Building Permits 16.2.00 Reimbursement on Jettys 500.00 Sale of Real Estate in Tax Possession 100.00 Departmental Refunds 5,891.49 Interest and Costs on Taxes 539.60 Certificate of Municipal Leins 6.00 Unidentified Cash .50 Water District Expenses Assessing and Collecting Taxes 600.00 Hokums Rock Road hearing advertising 1.7,
AGENCY, TRUST AND INVESTMENT Hannah H. Paddock Trust Fund 11.31 Cemetery Trust Fund, new accounts 500.00 Cemetery Trust Fund Income 387.40 Samuel J. Robbins Trust Fund 30.00 Caleb Chase Fund 65.00 Dog Fund for County 737.80 Withholding Tax Deductions 6,624.40 County Retirement Deductions 1,613.14 Blue Cross Deductions 772.10 District Water Taxes 1947 $24.89 District Water Taxes 1948 2,397.27 District Water Taxes 1949 27,294.97 District Interest and Costs 122.40 Water Lein Account 85.51 29,925.04
$666,618.96 PAYMENTS General Government Moderator: Appropriation $25.00 Sears, Dean S. $25.00 Selectmen's Salaries: Appropriation $7,500.00 Davidson, Earle M. $2,128.75 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 2,299.95 Nickerson, Clarence M. 2,144.35
17 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 182.40 Town of Dennis, Eetirement Fund 373.26 Town of Dennis, "Withholdings 342.40 To Revenue I 28.89
$7,500.00 Selectmen's Department: Appropriation $1,500.00 Transfer 250.00 Transfer 100.00 Baker, "Bill"—Signs $25.50 Barnstable County Selectmen's Association—Dues 6.00 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Repairs 8.00 Bayles, Clarence W.—Envelopes and Postage 106.10 Boston American—Printing 7.60 Boston Law Book Co.— Books 15.00 Cape Cod Compass—Advertising 65.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times— Notices 115.70 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 26.36 Chase, H. Clinton, Capt.— Labor and Supplies 36.75 Christian Science Publishing Society, The—Printing 6.84 Crowell Bros.—Labor and Materials 39.00 Davidson, Earle M.—Expenses 3.00 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expenses 81.99 Fontneau, Earle N. & Son.— Labor and Materials 274.25 Foss, B. Harriet—Salary 10.47 Fruean, E., Jr.—Labor & Materials 186.22 Hallett, C. Arthur—Cleaning Parks 18.25 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 44.19 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 99.21 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 320.24 Kelley, Thomas T.—Delivering Town Reports 12.00 Land Court 15.30
18 Massachusetts Selectmen's Assoc.— Dues 15.00 Miller, George C.—Harbor Master 5.00 New England Road Builders Assoc. 7.20 Nickerson, Chester C.—Delivering Town Reports 13.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Expenses 44.99 Nickerson, W. T.—Repairing Pump 5.30 Patriot Press, The—Printing 17.25 Pickering's Garage—Labor and Materials 12.00 Registry of Deeds—Plans & Recording Deeds 77.41 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 28.00 Rich, Ralph C—Deputy Sheriff 5.95 Sears, Howard B.—Harbor Master 5.00 Servidori, Arthur—Spring & Labor 22.50 Taylor, Elizabeth—Delivering Town Reports 10.00 Walker, Ben—Harbor Master 5.00 Winsor, William A.—Deputy Sheriff 3.75 To Reserve 49.68
$1,850.00 Assessors Department: Appropriation $2,800.00 Transfer 100.00 Association of Massachusetts Assessors—Dues $12.00 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Repairs 8.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. Repairs 18.00 Chapman, Gerard—Express 1.86 • ( Chase, Shirley B.—Abstracts 285.04 Cobb, Dexter—Dog Census 12.00 Davidson, Earle M.—Expenses 189.28 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.— Expenses 93.89 Eldridge, Paul L.—Repairs 3.00 Foss, B. Harriet—Salary 1,241.53
19 Hobbs & Warren Inc.—Supplies 127.62 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 149.13 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 14.80 Kelley, Thatcher T— Checking dogs 24.00 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 17.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Expenses 6.80. Nickerson, Mary A.—Salary 93.85 Sears, Dean S., Register of Deeds—Plans 7.99 Sears, Gwladys M— Salary 326.03 Stoneham Independent, The.— Supplies 3.00 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 12.60 Town of Dennis, Withholdings 189.80 To Reserve 62.78 $2,900.00 Treasurer's Petty Cash: Cash $50.00 Open Balance $50.00 Treasurer's Salary: Appropriation $3,000.00 Chapman, Gerard $2,716.60 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 50.40 Town of Dennis, Withholdings 233.00 $3,000.00 Treasurer's Department: Appropriation ^6'10?'nn Refund J-00 6 00 Transfer ^ n ° - Bayles, C. W.—Stamped Envelopes $405.10 Central Cape Press, Inc., The— Printing $12.00 Chapman, Gerard—Expenses 74.99 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The—Supplies 12-05 Davis, Laurence F.—Services, Tax Titles 270.80 First National Bank of Yarmouth— Box Rent 6-00 Foss, B. Harriet—Typing 109.70
20 Groom, Thomas & Co., Inc.—Suppliies 6.25 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 87.59 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 5.21 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Typing 16.00 LaPond, A. W. & Co.—Tax Bills 264.00 Lovequist, A. Lawrence—Insurance 5.00 Massachusetts Collectors & Treas- urers' Assoe.—Dues 3.00 Matteson, Christine F.—Clerk 1,634.19 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 43.59 Niekerson, Mary A.—Typing 61.30 Obrion, Russell & Co.—Insurance 10.00 Perry, Mary J.—Clerk 2,160.85 Sears, Gwladys M.—Typing 160.32 Tallman, Bradford L.—Repairs and Rent of Typewriter 34.50 Todd Co. Inc., The—Labor and Supplies 209.65 Typewriter Exchange—Repairs 30.00 "Wright, Frederick J.—Deputy Collector 108.00 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 51.00 Town of Dennis, Retirement 98.39 Town of Dennis, Withholdings 231.80 To Revenue 43.30
$6,154.58 Town Clerk's Salary: Appropriation $600.00 Chapman, Gerard—Salary $600.00 Town Clerk's Department: Appropriation $200.00 Barnstable County Typewriter Exchange—Supplies $3.00 Bayles, Clarence W.—Stamped Envelopes 53.58 Massachusetts Town Clerk's Assoc- Dues 4.00 Chapman, Gerard—Postage 2.54 Doane & Beal—Reporting Deaths 8.00 Foss, B. Harriet—-Typing 33.80 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 26.12 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 34.52
21 Sears, Gwladys M.—Typing 3.35 Tallman, Bradford L.—Repairs and Parts 12.97 Town of Dennis, Withholdings 3.70. To Revenue 14.42 $200.00 Out of State Travel: Transfer |227.74 Davidson, Earle M. $75.50 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 75.83 Nickerson, Clarence M. 76.41 $227.74 Auditor's Salaries: Appropriation $45.00 Canfield, Alice J. $20.00 Crowell, Pearle M. 20.00 To Revenue 5.00 $45.00 Finance Committee Expense: Appropriation $100.00 Howes, Frank E. 57.63 To Revenue 42.37 $100.00 Other Finance Accounts: Appropriation $100.00 To Revenue $100.00 Planning Board: Appropriation $200.00 Cape Cod Standard Times—Notices $ 28.20 Chase, Kelley & Sweetser 5.61 Crowell, William E.—Postage and Reg. fees 1.26 Massachusetts Federation of Planning Boards—Dues 12.50 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 22.75 To Revenue 129.68 $200.00
22 Planning Board Zoning Map: Balance January 1, 1949 $115.25 Open Balance $115.25 Law Department: Appropriation $700.00 Armeson, George B. $700.00 Election & Registration: Appropriation $800.00 Barnes, Ernest—Warden $ 9.00 Blake, Rufus—Officer 7.50 Canfield, Alice—Clerk 8.00 Carleton Hall, Treas. of—Rent 6.00 Chapman, Gerard—Delivering Ballot Boxes 3.00 Chase, Edward P.—Warden 9.00 Crowell, Nathan—Registrar 80.00 Dixon, Harold—Officer 7.50 Eaton, Irene—Inspector 8.00 Ellis, Winfred—Warden 9.00 Gilbert, Cora—Inspector 8.00 Hodsdon, Gertrude—Inspector 8.00 Howes, Everett—Warden 9.00 Kelley, David L.—Officer 7.50 Liberty Hall, Treas. of—Rent 6.00 Lovequist, Lawrence—Warden 9.00 Kelley, Thatcher—Clerk 8.00 McDowell, Anna—Clerk 8.00 McDowell, George—Inspector 8.00 McHenry., William J.—Registrar 137.00 Nickerson, Chester C.—Officer 7.50 Nickerson, Malcolm—Registrar 75.00 Nickerson. Mary—Inspector 8.00 Nyberg, Yvette—Clerk 8.00 Patriot Press, The—Printing 60.60 Robie, Ethel—Clerk 8.00 Sears, Howard B.—Inspector 8.00 Jacob Sears Memorial Hall, Treas. of—Rent 6.00 Sears, Mervin—Officer 7.50 Snow, Arthur—Inspector 8.00 Thacher, Freeman—Inspector 8.00 Village Improvement Club Hall, Treas. of—Rent 6.00
23 Wade, Arthur—Inspector 8.00 Whittemore, Ethel—Inspector 8.00 Wixon, Charles P.—Carting Booths 4.00 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 82.25 To Revenue 131.65
$800.00 Bonds and Insurance: Appropriation $3500.00 Clark, G. Carlton $ 20.07 Grace, J. W. Co. 82.50 Horton, Robert W. 477.32 Lovequist, , A. Lawrence 1182.86 Matteson, Lester H. 396.52 Kelley, Robert M. 874.39 Nickerson, Mary A. 351.10 Nickerson, Walter R. 70.54 Trefry, John T. & Co. 44.70 $3500. Municipal Buildings: Appropriation $3,300.00 Cahoon, Ralph M.—Janitor Services $ 29.00 Cape Cod Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc.—Labor and materials 22.26 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 143.90 Chapman, Gerard—Box Rent and supplies 2.77 Chase, Henry-—Labor 7.60 Clough, Edward N.—Janitor 332.50 Crowell Bros.—Painting Dennis Fire Station 390.00 Dennis Water District 12.00 Derick, Orion—Labor 2.54 Eaton, Harry—Labor 13.00 Elland, Herbert—Labor 5.00 Ellis, Brant D.—Fire Station, North Dennis 295.59 Ellis, Winfred C.—Labor and Supplies 9.55 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies 4.15 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Fuel and
24 Materials 77.94 Hall Oil Co.—Fuel 205.61 Harrison, David—Labor .95 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 8.90 Home, H. S. & Co.—Supplies 387.95 Jackson Chairs, Inc.—Chairs 391.88 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Supplies .27 Kelley, Thatcher T.—Labor 6.50 Long, Arthur—Labor 7.60 Matteson, Lester H.—Insurance 54.02 Mercer Hardware—Supplies 5.12 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 308.95 Nickerson, Walter R.—Insurance 47.65 Phillips, Nathan—Janitor Service 3.00 Robbins, Douglas—Labor 7.60 Robertson, A. S.—Labor 80.68 Sears, Curtis—Labor 3.80 Studley, Norman—Labor 21.00 Suburban Gas Corp. 12.50 Tarr, Ralph, Jr.—Labor .95 Vincent, F. H.—Labor 36.62 Town of Dennis, Retirement 17.50 To Revenue 343.15
$3,300.00 Health Department: Appropriation $2,000.00 Baker, Richard—Burying Animal $1.00 Barnstable County Sanatorium 619.50 Chase, Merle—Burying Animal 1.00 Crowell, Albert H. 426.25 General Optical Co. 10.50 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies 5.39 Howes, Frank B.—Inspection of Animals 21.00 Kelley, William H.—Inspection of Animals 20.00 Kenney, Ralph, D.M.D.—Clinics 200.00 Osborne, E. S, M.D. 3.00 Perry, C. R.—Fuel 12.00 Rogers, Edwin—Labor 20.26 Sears, Sylvanus S.—Burying Animal 1.00
25 Squibb, E. R. & Sons—Vaccine 15.42 Taylor, Edward S.—Burying Animal 1.00 Town of Dennis, Retirement 1.14 Town of Dennis, Withholding 1.40 Transfer 500.00 To Revenue 140.14
$2,000.00
Public Nursing: Appropriation $300.00 District Nursing Association $300.00
Sanitation: Appropriation $3,200.00 Budrawieh, Francis—Labor $2.85 Cahoon, Arthur—Bulldozing 130.00 Crowell, Albert H. Labor 214.50 Dearborn, Warren—Labor 7.60 Eaton, Harry—Labor 3.00 Elland, Herbert—Labor 12.35 Poley, Orin—Labor 3.80 Geris, John, Jr.—Labor 3.80 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 19.65 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor and Trucking 157.14 MacKenzie, Charles R.—Salary 755.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Materials 5.00 Pacheco, Gabriel—Labor 3.80 Rogers, Edwin—Cleaning Beach at Dennisport 49.83 Sears, Irving—Bulldozing 35.00 Shea, Richard—Labor 2.85 Smith, Throphilus F.—Salary 1,562.69 Studley, Norman—Labor 13.80 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 1.90 Town of Dennis—Trucks 27.75 Town of Dennis, Retirement 5.67 Town of Dennis, Withholding 150.30 To Revenue 31.72
$3,200.00
26 Repairs, West Dennis Town Hall— Article 26: Appropriation $2,000.00 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies $121.66 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 19.02 Robertson, Alexander S.—Labor 1,844.32 Phillips, Nathan—Janitor Service 15.00 $2,000.00 Protection of Persons and Property Police Department: Appropriation $12,500.00 Refund 43.89 Transfer 2,203.51 American Red Cross, Cape Cod Chapter $8.99 Asdourian, Donald—Services 101.90 Barnstable Patriot, The—Letter- heads 6.50 Bayles, C. W.—Envelopes 17.86 Beckman, C. E. Co.—Radio Tubes 24.14 Blake, Harold A.—Salary 1.00 Cahoon, Marshall E.—Salary 1,494.60 Cape Cod Auto Radiator Works— Repairs 38.00 Central Cape Press, Inc., The— Log Sheets 9.00 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 16.14 Charlbets—Supplies 16.14 Chase Chevrolet Co., Inc.-—Repairs and Service 45.65 Corson, Everett H.—Repairs 11.65 County of Barnstable, Police Radio System—Mileage 11.88 Darley, W. S. & Co.—Supplies 11.40 D'Elia, Arthur J., M.D. 4.00 Dennis Garage—Gas and Repairs 54.07 Dennis Motor Sales-—Gasoline 50.02 Dennisport Mobilgas Station— Gasoline 6.55 Dennisport Tydol Station— Gasoline, Oil and Repairs 90.58 Derick, Orion—Labor and Materials 19.86
27 Dixon, Harold—Special 73.00 Fischer, Carl—Salary 2,031.19 Harwich Police Department— Lockup Fees 24.00 Howard, William A.—Gasoline 13.70 Keander, A. F. L.—Gasoline 2.30 Kelley, David L.—Salary 1.00 Kelley, Eva Mrs.—Meals for Inmates 41.00 Kelley, Thomas T.—Special 17.00 Kendrick, Benjamin F.—Salary 2,467.64 Leach, Edwin L.—Special 416.30 Maxim Motor Co.—Materials 14.36 Mullin, Joseph—Special 352.30 Murray's Service Station— Gasoline, Supplies, Labor 363.64 Nagle, Kenneth—Special 543.56 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 177.49 Nickerson, Malcolm—Special 445.46 O'Harar, John E.—Police Duty 12.50 O'Neil, Lester—Salary 2,366.01 Players Service Station— Gasoline, Oil 38.55 Preston, Vernon L.—Repairs to Cruiser 55.50 Sears, Howard B.—Special 450.80 Sears, Levi M.—Special 300.50 Sears, Mervin—Special 778.40 Sunoco Service Station—Gasoline ' 6.27 Vincent, Frederick—Police Duty 13.00 Weinstock, Everett—Police Duty _ 33.00 West Dennis Garage—Gasoline, Oil, Labor and Materials 147.32 West Dennis Pharmacy—Supplies 18.10 Wilson's Sunoco Service—Gasoline 2.99 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing and Postage 5.15 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 92.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 343.53 Town of Dennis—Withholding 576.20 To Revenue 483.21
$14,747.40
28 Police Cruiser—Article 31: Balance January 1, 1949 $48.05 Transfer to Surplus Revenue $48.05 New Police Cruiser—Article 46: Appropriation $600.00 Chase Chevrolet Co., Inc. $557.65 Hart, Walter W.—Lettering Cruiser 40.00 Open Balance 2.35 $600.00 Fire Department: Appropriation $5,150.00 Transfer 130.16 Asdourian, Donald—Fireman $45.00 Babineau, Leo—Fireman 54.00 Bacon, Paul—Fireman 49.00 Baker, "Bill"—Signs 3.00 Barker, Gordon—Fireman and Janitor 265.65 Bayles, C. W.—Chief 1,133.32 Bayles, C. W.—Expense 30.75 Bearse, Edgar, Jr.—Fireman 9.00 Bradford's Hardware Store— Supplies 3.00 Braley, Charles S., Jr.—Repairs 7.00 Burnett, Norman—Fireman 12.00 Canham, George H.—Stock 3.90 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 385.73 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 6.03 Chase Chevrolet Co., Inc.—- Repairs 17.98 Chick, Leslie—Fireman 42.50 Clapp, Herbert J., Jr. 1.00 Cobb, Dexter 3.80 Corey, Madaline S. 1.50 Crowell, Albert—Fireman 62.00 Crowell, Edward—Fireman 31.55 Crowell, Ernest—Fireman 9.00 Crowell, Joshua—Fireman and Janitor 174.65 Crowell, Marcus—Fireman 14.50 Crowell, Robert—Fireman 34.50 Crowell, William—Fireman 4.00 29 Dennis Garage—Gasoline, Labor and Materials 147.69 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline 1-60 Dennis Water District 38.00 Derick, James—Fireman 12.00 Derick, Orion—Fireman 39.00 Derick, Orion—Supplies 4.27 Baton, Earl—Fireman ' 33.00 Baton, Wesley—Fireman 28.00 Bgan, Thomas 1-00 Eldredge, Kenneth—Fireman 35.00 Ellis, Brant—Fireman 17.00 Ellis, Lawrence S.—Fireman 2.00 Embler, Frank—Fireman 10.50 Farrar Company—Supplies 16.85 Flynn, Thomas 30.00 Fratus, William L. 1-50 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies 2.82 Gorham, William M. 1-50 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Fuel and Supplies 141.28 Hall Oil Co.—Fuel 596.15 Harriman, Fred, Jr.—Fireman 4.00 Hersey, Ray—Fireman 42.00 Higgins, Frances A. 2.00 Howes, Anson—Fireman 41.00 Howes, David—Fireman 2.00 Howes, Everett—Fireman 36.50 Howes, James—Fireman 38.00 Howes, Milton—Fireman 8.00 Howes, Richard—Fireman 2.00 Howes, Sumner—Fireman 18.00 Hunter's Service Station— Parts and Repairs 7.40 Hurley, Henry W.—Fireman 2.00 Johnson, Charles—Fireman 21.20 Johnson, Norman,—Fireman 37.00 Kelley, William C—Fireman 22.00 Knowles, George D—Fireman 2.00 Lovequist, Lawrence—Fireman 20.00 Matteson, Lester H.—Fireman 21.00 Maxim Motor Co.—Supplies and Repairs 14.85
30 McCarthy, Justin A. Co.—Repairs and Materials 283.38 McKenney, Leland 1.00 Mercer Hardware—Supplies 1.08 Mullan, Joseph—Fireman 20.00 Murray, O. Thomas—Fireman 71.50 Murray's Service Station—Gasoline, Repairs, Supplies 204.79 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 114 26 N. Y., N. H. & Hartford R. R.— Freight 3.26 Norgeot, Gaston—Fireman 2.00 Nyberg, Roy—Fireman 16.50 O'Hara, John B.—Supplies 15.00 Ostby, Audrey 1.00 Perry, Manfred—Fireman 4.00 Redman, Edwin 1.00 Rice, Hayes—Fireman 42.00 Robbins, Linwood—Fireman 44.00 Robertson Auto Service, Inc.— Labor g 00 Salisbury, Edward—Fireman 14.50 Schofield, Wilfred—Fireman 34.50 Sears, Arthur—Fireman 2.00 Sears, Mervin—Fireman 2.00 Spiers, James—Fireman 20.00 Studley, Harvey 1.00 Sullivan, John—Fireman 43.00 Surprise, William R. 2.50 Sylver, Richard—Fireman 16.50 Thacher, Freeman—Fireman 55.00 Thayer, Sheldon 1.50 Vincent, Fred—Fireman 86.00 Vincent, Fred—Repairs 19.69 Walker, Daniel—Fireman 35.00 Walker, Joseph—Fireman 32.50 Weinstock, Everett—Fireman 45.00 West Dennis Garage—Labor and Material 5 95 West Dennis Pharmacy—Supplies 4^98 White, Fred—Fireman 41.00 White, James—Fireman 22.00 Whitehead, Albert l.Oo
31 Whittemore, Dana—Fireman 1.00 Wixon, Stewart—Fireman 38.00 Yarmouth Register, The—Printing 10.45 Town of Dennis—Retirement 7.95 $5,280.16 Pickup Truck, Fire Dept.— Article 32: Balance, January 1, 1949 $8.75 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $8.75 Fire Pumper, Article 26: Balance, January 1, 1949 $54.93 Maxim Motor Co. $23.11 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 18.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue 13.82 $54.93 New Fire Station—Article #27: Balance, January 1, 1949 $15,997.75 Refund 23.00 Andrews & Pierce, Inc. $7.44 Canham, George H. 279.54 Cape Cod Standard-Times 6.00 Chamberlain Hardware 110.58 Crowell, Albert H. 104.88 Crowell Bros. 2,394.00 Derick, Orion 267.49 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 272.84 Jackson Chairs, Inc. 305.31 Jones, McDuffee & Stratton 220.65 Kelley, D. N. & Son, Inc. 16.38 LeBaron, R. W., Inc. 1,487.00 Maxim Motor Co. 46.10 McCarthy, Justin A., Co. 82.16 McGann, T. F. & Sons, Co. 96.00 Mid-Cape Nurseries 100.00 Motorola Inc. 231.00 Nickerson, H. Edmond . 50.00 Nickerson, Mary A., Insurance Agency 214.00 Riordan Furniture Co. 32.26 Sears Hardware 6.64
32 Thurston, Herbert 0. 28.00 "Wilkey, R. O. 8,125.86 Open Balance 1,536.62 $16,020.75 New Fire Alarm System, Article 32: Appropriation $2,500.00 Cape Cod Plumbing and Heating Co. $126.79 Commissioner of Public Safety 6.00 Derick, Orion 150.11 Gamewell Co., The 1,972.02 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 6.22 Sylvia, Jack 10.00 Wilkey, R. O. 103.17 Open Balance 125.69 $2,500.00
Hose, Fire Station—Article 64: Balance, January 1, 1949 $82.86 McCarthy, Justin A., Co. $75.24 Transferred to Surplus Revenue 7.62 $82.86 Fire Patrol: Balance, January 1, 1949 $70.75 Appropriation 329.25 Open Balance $400.00 New Fire Station Loan: Balance, January 1, 1949 $45,000.00 Second National Bank of Boston $5,000.00 Balance 40,000.00 $45,000.00 Premium on Fire Station Loan: Received from Robert Hawkins and Co. $417.00 Open Balance $417.00 Inspection of Wires: Appropriation $1,500.00 Transfer H-00
33 Patriot Press, Inc.—Printing $11.00 Robinson, H. E.—Services 1,500.00
$1,511.00 Inspection of Buildings: Appropriation $1,200.00 Transfer 8.51 Eldredge, Frederick A., Sr.—■ Services $1,108.32 Patriot Press, Inc.—Permits 13.85 Cape Cod Standard-Times—Notices 28.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement 58.34
$1,208.51 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Appropriation $500.00 Hobbs & Warren, Inc.—Supplies $6.62 Howes, T. Sherbourne—Salary 468.71 Town of Dennis—-Retirement 24.67
$500.00 Moth Department: Appropriation $3,300.00 Refund 30.70 Chase, Linwood—Labor $15.50 Dearborn, Forrest—Labor 179.34 Ellis, George B.—Labor 516.00 Ellis, George B.—Truck 580.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 5.60 Maker, Charles—Labor 8.00 Murray's Service Station— Gasoline and Oil 18.46 Ramsey, H. L.—Material for Aerial Spraying 1,136.00 Sears, John G. & Sons—Materials 105.42 White, Harold—-Labor 486.62 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 44.00 Town of Dennis, Retirement 40.74 Town of Dennis, Withholding 92.20 To Revenue 102.82
$3,330.70
34 Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle: Appropriation $800.00 Chase, Linwood—Labor $29.10 Dearborn, Forrest—Labor 79.30 Ellis, George B.—Labor 143.80 Ellis, George B.—Truck 148.00 Maeker, Charles—Labor 12.00 Murray's Service Station—Gasoline 4.28 White, Harold—Labor 124.70 Town of Dennis, Retirement 11.80 Town of Dennis, Withholding 27.30 To Revenue 219.72 $800.00 Tree Warden's Salary: Appropriation $200.00 Ellis, George B. $200.00 Tree Warden's Department: Appropriation $500.00 Dearborn, Forrest—Labor $69.40 Ellis, George B.—Truck 80.00 Ellis, George B.—Saws Sharpened 3.50 Greenleaf, Alvin 3.00 Mercer Hardware—Supplies 4.50 Pickering's Garage—Labor and Welding 3.75 Sears, John G. & Sons 223.25 Vincent, F. H.—Repairs 2.00 White, Harold—Labor 69.40 Town of Dennis, Retirement 7.20 Town of Dennis, Withholding 14.00 To Revenue 20.00
$500.00 Forest Fires: Appropriation: $500.00 Asdourian, Donald $6.00 Babineau, Leo 12.00 Bacon, Paul 12.00 Barker, Gordon 12.35 Crowell, Albert 8.00 Crowell, Edward 2.00 Crowell, Joshua 11.87 Crowell, Robert 4.00 Derick, James 4.00 Derick, Orion 4.00 Baton, Earl 10.00 Baton, Wesley 6.00 Eldredge, Kenneth 8.00 Flynn, Thomas 10.00 Hersey, Raymond 6.00 Johnson, Norman 4.00 Kelley, William 2.00 Lovequist, Lawrence 4.00 Mullan, Joseph 2.00 Murray, Thomas 18.50 . Robbins, Linwood 10.00 Spiers, James 2.00 Sullivan, John 10.00 Thacher, Freeman 6.00 Vincent, Fred 8.00 Weinstock, Everett 8.00 White, Fred 2.00 White, James 4.00 Wixon, Stewart 8.00 Town of Dennis, Retirement 1.28 To Revenue 294.00 $500.00 Town Forest: Balance, January 1,1949 $12.50 Open Balance $12.50 Shellfish Department: Balance, January 1, 1949 $265.61 Appropriation 3,000.00 Blount Seafood Corp.—Seed $600.00 Boat Shop, The—Motor 46.55 Bottero, Renato—Labor 26.10 Churbuck, Clifford—Seed 300.00 Fasulo, Rudolph—Labor 3.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 6.22 Kelley, Thomas' T.—Salary 1,894.64 Mainini, Leo—Labor 5.40 Meserve, H. M. Co.—Supplies 5.95 Sears Hardware—Anchor 10.75
36 Yarmouth Register, The— Advertising and Printing 78.60 Town of Dennis, Blue Cross 50.40 Town of Dennis, Retirement 109.26 Town of Dennis, Withholding 127.00 Open Balance 1-74 $3,265.61 Fish and Game Conservation: Balance, January 1, 1949 $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 West Dennis Methodist Church, Treas. 125.00 Wesleyan Methodist Church, Treas. 125.00 $500.00 Scargo Lake Drain: Balance, January 1, 1949 $8.15 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $8.15 Bass River Buoys: Appropriation $75.00 Leach, Edwin L. $75.00 Highways—General: Appropriation $3,500.00 Refund 15.00 Bassett, Linwood—Labor $1.80 Berry, Walter—Labor 12.83 Bradford's Hardware Store— Supplies 1.35 Brough, Thomas—Labor 14.40 Budrawich, Francis—-Labor 27.39 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 15.42 Central Cape Press, Inc., The— Printing 5.00
37 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 87.20 Charlbet's—Supplies 8.15 Chase, Frank—Labor 18.15 Chase, Henry—Labor 16.15 Chase, Linwood—Labor 24.30 Cobb, Dexter—Labor 226.51 Crosby, John F.—Hardening 38.00 Crowell, Albert—Loader 15.26 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 7.60 Cummings, Robert—Labor 28.50 Dearborn, "Warren—Labor 35.15 Dennis Machine Shop—Sharpening Blades 1.50 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline 15.45 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— Supplies and Materials 102.00 Eaton, Harry—Labor 248.70 Elland, Herbert—Labor 71.40 Gannon, Raymond—Labor 18.00 Gay, Horace—Labor 10.32 Geris, John, Jr.—Labor 90.60 German, A. F. Co., Inc.—Materials 8.95 Gomes, John—Labor 7.60 Hall, Harry—Labor 10.45 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Supplies and Materials 134.64 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 16.21 Howard, Allen—Labor 46.50 Hudson, W. B.—Grease Gun 10.00 Kelley, Aaron—Labor 60.51 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 90.84 Lane, David 16.00 Lawrence, Frederick V., Inc. 124.03 Long, Arthur—Labor 21.60 Mercer, Victor W.—Supplies 123.86 Moody, George—Filing Saws 3.50 Nemasket Transportation Co. 17.05 New England Telephone & Tel- egraph Co. 54.72 O'Neil, Bernard—-Labor 84.09 Perry, Chester—Truck 15.00 Pickering's Garage—Material and Labor 5.00 Player's Pharmacy, The.—Supplies .74
38 Rogers, Edwin—Labor 383.51 Sears, Bartlett P.—Expense 15.23 Sears, Carol 2.85 Sears, Curtis—Labor » 117.47 Sears, Irving—Labor 153.99 Shea, Richard—Labor 11.00 Shiveriek, Paul—Labor 4.75 Shiverick, Obed—Labor 12.00 Snow, Elmer—Labor 2.38 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 93.16 Studley, Norman—Labor 182.50 Sylver, Leon—Labor 4.75 Taylor, Edward—Labor 93.60 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 69.00 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 27.56 White, Harold—Labor 28.81 Whittemore, Earl—Labor 25.25 Town of Dennis—Pickup 6.00 Town of Dennis—Trucks 125.75 Town of Dennis—Retirement 74.72 Town of Dennis—Withholding 88.30
$3,515.00 Highway Surveyor: Appropriation $2,800.00 Sears, Bartlett P.—Salary $2,568.45 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 88.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 139.69 To Revenue 3.86
$2,800.00 Highways—Chapter 81: Appropriation $10,125.00 Transfer 20,250.00 Refunds 1,288.48 Barrett Division, The—Materials $2,955.42 Bearse, Edgar, 3rd—Hardening 52.80 Berry, Walter—Labor 374.15 Budrawich, Francis—Labor 332.95 Cahoon, Arthur—Bulldozer and Truck 164.50 Chase, Prank—Labor 310.00 Chase, Henry—Labor 139.55
39 Chase, Linwood—Labor 43.05 Clifford, Edward—Labor 156.88 Concrete Products Co., The— Catch Basin 26.00 Crowell, Albert—Truck, Loader, Mowing, Tractor 699.00 Crowell Bros.—Truck 806.65 Crowell, Ernest—Sand 156.90 Crowell, Gordon—Labor 332.12 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 443.17 Dearborn, Warren—Labor 286.16 Dennis Machine Shop—Materials 12.75 Dyar Sales & Machine Co.— Materials 43.50 Eaton, Harry—Labor 974.40 Eaton, Thatcher—Labor 206.11 Elland, Herbert—Labor 648.24 Ellis, George B— Truck 132.60 Foley, Orin—Labor 122.28 Gannon, Raymond—Labor 277.47 Gay, Horace—Labor 13.38 Geris, John, Jr.—Labor 120.63 Gibbs, Francis—Labor 15.20 Gibbs, Wilbur—Labor 22.80 Gomes, Frank—Labor and Truck 183.38 Gomes, John—Labor 53.30 Gonsalves, John—Labor 12.66 Gonsalves, Louis—Labor 33.10 Gray, Joseph—Labor 21.40 Gunnery, Thomas—Labor 58.60 Hall, Harry—Labor 160.05 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 6.60 Hallett, C. Arthur 175.00 Halloran, W. J. 496.99 Hamilton, Donald—Labor 7.60 Harriman, Fred—Truck 157.95 Harrison, David—Labor 134.03 Hersey, Raymond—Labor 2.85 Hollis, Myles, Jr.—Labor 36.10 Holmes, Leland 44.70 Homer, Gorham—Loader 20.00 Howard, Allen—Truck 345.00 Howes, Anson—Truck 20.00 Howes, Hannah—Fill and Hardening 10.00
40 Jones, William A.—Use of Crane 27.00 Kelley, Aaron—Labor 79.76 Kelley, Howard—Labor 12.35 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 166.16 Lane, David—Loader and Truck 142.00 Lawrence, F. V.—Cold Mix 50.76 Lincoln, Mary—Sand and Fill 52.00 Linnell, Lloyd—Labor 63.18 Lombardi, John-—Truck 125.35 Long, Arthur—Labor 45.60 Long, Harry—Truck 31.20 Lukon, Inc.—Weed Toxin 263.05 Martin, Charles—Labor 51.10 Metcalf, Ernest—Labor 9.50 Monterio, Joseph—Labor 15.20 New England Metal Culvert Co.— Materials 210.00 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 43.40 Pacheco, Gabriel—Labor 38.00 Perry, Chester—Truck 623.08 Rhode Island Concrete Pipe Co.— Pipe 69.60 Bobbins, Douglas—Labor 38.00 Sears, Bartlett F.—Grader and Tractor 229.25 Sears, Curtis—Labor 183.42 Sears, George—Mason 2.00 Sears, Irving—Truck and Bulldozer 1,332.89 Sears, Roger—Labor 30.40 Cervidori, Secondo—Labor 25.35 Shea, Richard—Labor 178.33 Shiverick, Obed—Sand and Hardening 15.60 Shiverick, Paul—Labor 20.43 Silva, Cezar—Labor 138.40 Snow, Elmer—Labor 82.23 Snow, Lathiel—Labor 22.80 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 8,464.32 Studley, Norman—Labor 853.71 Sylver, Leon—Labor 20.43 Tarr, Clifford—Labor 22.40 Tarr, Ralph, Jr. 50.83 Taylor, Edward—Labor 257.15 41 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 595.49 Todd, Alexander 5.50 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 497.84 White, Harold—Labor 374.53 Whittemore, Earl—Labor 486.86 Town of Dennis—Grader 1,055.75 Town of Dennis—Trucks and Loader 1,857.76 Town of Dennis—Eetirement Fund 200.46 Town of Dennis—Withholding 654.70 To Kevenue -39 $31,663.48 Highways Chapter 90 (1948): Balance, January 1,1949 $9,973.71 Jones, William A., Inc. $9,307.50 State Prison—Frames and Grates 82.00 To Eevenue 584.21 $9,973.71 Highways Chapter 90 (1949): Appropriation $5,000.00 Transfer 15,000.00 Phillips-Jeffries Co., Inc. $7,575.21 State Prison 112.00 Open Balance 12,312.79 $20,000.00 New Truck Account: Balance, January 1, 1949 $334.13 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $334.13 Snow Fences, Article #56 (1948): Balance, January 1, 1949 $20.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Snow Fence $20.00 Snow Removal: Appropriation $5,000.00 Babineau, Norman—Labor $17.10 Bassett, Linwood—Labor 7.65 Brough, Allen—Labor 5.40 Carpenter Manufacturing Co.— Materials 36.56 Chase, Frank—Labor 25.25 Chase, Herbert C—Truck 61.25
42 Chase, Joshua—Labor 7.20 Chase, Linwood—Labor 37.50 Chase, Merle—Labor 19.80 Chase, Walter—Truck 37.50 Crocker, Albert—Labor 13.14 Crowell, Albert—Loader, Truck and Labor 401.00 Crowell Bros.—Plow, Truck and Labor 441.50 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 1.90 Dearborn, Warren—Labor 32.30 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— Materials 619.53 Eaton, Harry—Labor 128.20 Elland, Herbert—Labor 58.58 Ellis, James—Labor 5.40 Ellis, Lincoln—Labor 8.00 Ellis, Stewart, Jr.—Labor 10.80 Foley, Charles—Labor 7.20 Gannon, Raymond—Labor 34.98 Gay, Horace—Labor 31.51 Geris, John Jr.—Labor , 34.20 Gomes, Prank—Labor 6.84 Gomes, Jack—Labor 7.20 Gomes, John—Labor 21.10 Gomes, J. J.—Truck 45.35 Gunnery, Thomas—Labor 13.05 Hall, Harry—Labor 10.80 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 18.58 Hallett, C. Arthur—Truck and Loader 287.65 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor 18.87 Harriman, Fred Jr.—Labor 18.00 Hawes, Warren—Labor 2.70 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 2.68 Howard, Allen—Truck 5.00 Howes, Anson—Truck and Labor 35.18 Howes, James—Labor 20.00 Howes, Nathan-—Labor 13.50 Howes, Robert—Labor 8.10 Kelley, George—Labor 7.20 Kelley, Richard—Labor 20.70 Kelley, Sidney—Labor 17.10 Kendrick, Robert—Labor 6:30
43 King, Arthur—Labor 4.50 Lane, David—Loader 48.00 Long, Arthur—Labor 81.10 Long, Harry—Labor 4.50 MacRoberts, Richard—Labor 13.15 MacRoberts, Robert—Labor 7.20 MacRoberts, Stanley—Labor 7.20 McAlpine, Mary—Supplies 67.20 McLaughlin, Paul—Labor 14.40 Mercer, Victor W.—Supplies 5.85 Metcalf, Ernest—Labor 5.70 Newlands, Norman—Labor 7.20 Pappas, Donald—Labor 5.40 Perry, Charles—Truck 29.75 Perry, Chester—Truck 36.10 Perry, Tony—Labor 21.60 Pickering's Garage—Material and Repairs 2.46 Reed, Howard—Labor 9.00 Sanborn, Clement—Labor 5.85 Sears, Curtis—Labor 77.30 Sears, Howard—Labor 42.10 Sears, Irving—Truck 310.00 Sears, Mervin—Labor 19.20 Sears, Roger—Labor 32.70 Servidori, Robert—Labor 69.20 Shea, Richard—Labor 24.75 Shiverick, Paul—Labor 12.07 Snow, Arthur—Labor 12.60 Studley, Norman—Labor 153.71 Sylver, Leon—Labor 19.63 Taylor, Edward—Labor 31.52 Taylor, Zenas—Labor 28.03 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 29.45 Weeks, Charles—Labor 25.20 White, Harold—Labor 37.71 Whitney, Charles—Labor 10.80 Town of Dennis—Grader 50.00 Town of Dennis—Trucks 210.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 18.68 Town of Dennis—Withholding 18.20 To Revenue 721.14
$5,000.00
44 Street Lights: Appropriation $9,000.00 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. $7,863.93 To Revenue 1,136.07 $9,000.00 Street Signs: Appropriation $500.00 Adams, Proctor E.—Signs $4.50 Baker, "Bill"—Signs 14.50 Berry, Walter—Labor 3.80 Budrawich, Francis 1.90 Cummings, Robert—Labor 17.00 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— ! Sign Posts 157.50 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 32.84 Nemasket Transportation Co. 7.42 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 249.64 Silva, Cezar—Labor 3.80 Town of Dennis—Withholding 7.10
$500.00 Bridges: Appropriation $250.00 Berry, Walter—Labor $7.60 Budrawich, Francis—Labor 7.60 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 14.10 Chase, Henry—Labor 1.90 Crowell, Albert—Loader 12.74 Dearborn, Forest—Labor 11.88 Eaton, Harry—Labor 17.80 Eaton, Thatcher—Labor 6.18 Elland, Herbert—Labor 17.60 Gonsalves, John—Labor 7.60 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 52.08 Harrison, David—Labor 4.28 O'Neil, Bernard—Labor 11.40 Perry, Chester—Labor 10.00 Studley, Norman—Labor 21.00 Tarr, Ralph, Jr.—Labor 11.88 Taylor, Edward—Labor 3.80 Vincent, Joseph—Labor 4.28 White, Harold—Labor 11.88
45 Town of Dennis—Truck 2.00 Town of Dennis—Betirement 2.20 Town of Dennis—Withholding 10.20 $250.00 Road Machinery: Appropriation $3,000.00 Transfer 500.00 Transfer 22.88 Baker, Warren C—Crane Work $15.00 Brewster Garage—Material and Labor 20.70 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 1.90 Chase Chevrolet Co.—Repairs 6.70 Conant Machine & Steel Co.— Materials 22.58 Crowell, Fred W.—Use of Crane 15.00 Dennis Garage—Gasoline 187.76 Dennis Machine Shop—Materials and Labor 38.30 Dennis Motor Sales—Gasoline, Oil, Labor 251.16 DennisPort Mobilgas Station— Gasoline, Oil, Repairs 152.99 DennisPort Shell Service—Gasoline 8.79 DennisPort Tydol Station—Gasoline, Oil, Repairs 285.60 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co.— Materials and Repairs 735.55 Baton, Harry—Labor 8.00 Gar Wood Industries, Inc.— Materials and Labor 72.15 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 5.69 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 7.29 Holland, Richard—Labor 8.00 Holmes Bros.—Fuel Oil 5.68 Howard, W. A.—Gasoline, Supplies 60.23 Hunter's Service Station- Materials and Labor 29.00 International Harvester Co.— Materials and Labor 39.27 Keander, A. F. L.—Gasoline and Oil 157.33 Kelley, Gilbert S.—Fuel Oil 103.24 Long, Arthur—Materials 1-50
46 Mercer, Victor W.—Materials .70 Murray's Service Station- Gasoline, Oil and Eepairs 421.61 Nemasket Transportation Co., Inc. 2.55 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc.— Eepairs 213.56 Pickering's Garage—Materials and Labor 284.61 Players Service Station—Gasoline and Oil 77.36 Preston's Auto Body Shop—Repairing 1.50 Robertson Auto Service, Inc.—Repairs 9.20 Ross, Herman A.—Repairs 4.50 Sears, Bartlett F.—Registration 6.00 Shell Service Station—Gasoline 2.77 Stackhouse, G. A.—Repairs and Parts 60.35 Studley, Norman—Labor and Expense 19.00 Sunoco Service Station—Gasoline 10.68 Taylor, Edward—Labor 31.88 West Dennis Garage—Gasoline, Oil and Materials 115.57 Wilson's, G. W— Gasoline 21.64
$3,522.88 Repairs to New International Dump Truck: Balance, January 1, 1949 $408 99 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc.— Repairs $297.19 Transferred to Surplus Revenue 111.80
$408.99 New Sand Loader, Article #57: Transfer for Road Machinery Fund $700.00 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. $700.00 Common Landing, Luscombe Property, Article #33: Balance, January 1, 1949 $10 00 Open Balance $10.00 Common Landing, Nobscussett Road, Article #34: Balance, January 1, 1949 $10 00 Open Balance $10.00
47 Nobscussett Harbor: Balance, January 1, 1949 $101.00 Cahoon, Arthur F —Bulldozing $101.00 Corporation Harbor: Balance, January 1, 1949 $55.00 Cahoon, Arthur F.—Bulldozing $49.00 Open Balance 6.00 $55.00
Corporation Beach Parking Space: Balance, January 1, 1949 $1.13 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $1.13
CHARITIES AND VETERANS' SERVICES Public Welfare: Appropriation $10,000.00 50.00 Refunds 3,500.00 Transfer General Administration: Armeson, George B. $1.00 Barnstable County Welfare Association—Dues 3.00 Davidson, Barle M —Expense 8.25 Bldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 7.02 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Expense 4.10 Salary 215.20 Travel 35.20 Greater Boston Community Council—Dues 5.50 Hobbs and Warren, Inc.—Supplies 12.80 Home, H. S. and Co.—Supplies 32.05 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Postage and Expense 22.64 Salary 194.43 Massachusetts Conference of Social Work—Registration 6.50 Meserve, H. M. and Co.—Supplies 19.87 Moore, John C. Corp.—Supplies 1.41 New England Tel. and Tel. Co- Service 31.90 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Expense 2.00
48 Patriot Press, The—Supplies 6.95 Southeastern Mass. Public Assis- tance Association—Dues 2.00 Board 3,953.53 Cash 2,741.85 Clothing: Chase, Ann 23.05 Orleans Dry Goods Store 4.25 Small, Z. H. and Company 204.65 Fuel: Buzzards Bay Gas Company 15.50 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 237.93 Hall Oil Company 20.95 Hallett, C. Arthur 10.00 Kelley, Gilbert S. 70.00 Murray's Fuel Oil Service 53.48 T uneral i Doane and Beal 350.00 Groceries: Bayles, Clarence W. 15.00 Davidson, Earle M. 65.45 Dennis Public Market 382.45 Goodspeed, C. L. 24.00 McAlpine's Store 744.90 Smith's Market 216.00 Sears, Freeman T. 106.92 Hospital: Cape Cod Hospital 30.00 Medical: Boyle, J. T., M.D. 8.00 Britton, Lee, M.D. 116.00 D'Elia, Arthur J., M.D. 79.00 Dennis Port Pharmacy 68.77 Dumont's Pharmacy 5.00 Lincoln, Ward C. 15.50 Nickerson, John P., M.D. 164.55 Osborne, E. S., M.D. 47.00 Players Pharmacy, The 7.53 Pobirs, L. J., M.D. 25.00 Rice, Jackson M., M.D. 13.00 Rowley, Harold F., M.D. 3.00 Small, Harry P., D.M.D. 68.50 Smith Mills Pharmacy 29.06 West Dennis Pharmacy 17.59
49 Milk: Hood, H. P. and Sons 31.20 Whiting Milk Company 41.61 Ice: Wixon, Charles P. 20.90 Repairs: Castonguay, Florence 17.00 Mercer's Hardware 1.35 Mercer, Vernon F. v 6.00 Other Town Aid: Barnstable, Town of 1,241.00 Mashpee, Town of 200.00 Middleborough, Town of 635.97 Rent 681.05 To Overlay Reserve 124.69 $13,550.00 Aid to Dependent Children: Appropriation $6,500.00 Payrolls $4,787.15 To Revenue 1,712.85 $6,500.00 Aid to Dependent Children Adm.: Appropriation $1,200.00 Bldridge, Frederick A., Jr.—Expense $1.52 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary 235.40 Hobbs and Warren, Inc.—Supplies .63 Jacobs, Muriel P. 410.40 Meserve, H. M. and Company— Supplies 2.75 Moore, John C, Corp.—Supplies 1.41 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 203.30 To Revenue Account 344.59 $1,200.00 Federal Aid to Dependent Children: Balance January 1, 1949 $308.25 Received United States Grants 2,132.11 Refund 58.85 Payrolls $1,854.98 Transfer 455.19 Open Balance 189.04 $2,499.21
50 Federal Aid to Dependent Children, Adm.: Balance January 1, 1949 $6.39 Received United States Grant 455.19 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary $80.80 Travel 1.44 New England Tel. and Tel. Co. 2.95 Hobbs and Warren, Inc.—Supplies 1.82 Open Balance 374.57
$461.58 Old Age Assistance: Appropriation $50,000.00 Refunds 415.05 Galeckie, Madeline M.—Salary $218.1.2 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 308.29 Other Town Aid 929.38 Payrolls 47,535.11 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 22.00 Town of Dennis,—Withholdings 27.20 To Revenue Account 1,374.95
$50,415.05 Old Age Assistance, Adm.: Appropriation $1,400.00 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. $1.52 Galeckie, Madeline M.-—Salary 546.84 Travel 11.80 Hobbs and Warren Inc.—Suppliesi 2.21 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Salary 596.52 Meserve, H. M. Co. 13.39 Moore, John C, Corp. 1.41 New England Tel. and Tel. Co. 5.55 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 44.00 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 53.60 Transfer 123.16 $1,400.00 Federal Old Age Assistance: Open Balance as of January 1, 1949 $1,945.90 Received United States Grant 33,'l26.72 Refunds '203.80 Payrolls $31,171.16
51 Open Balance 4,105.26 $35,276.42 Federal Old Age Assistance, Adm.: Balance January 1, 1949 $348.51 Eeceived United States Grant 1,996.77 Transfer 123.16 Barnstable County Typewriter Exch . $8.00 Galeekie, Madeline M.—Expense 72.70 Salary 527.50 Travel 85.88 Gardinier, Lawrence R.—Fees 4.00 Hobbs and Warren, Inc.—Supplies 14.98 Home, H. S. and Co.-—Supplies 7.24 Jacobs, Muriel P.—Travel 31.16 Supplies 2.97 Moore, John C, Corp.—Supplies 6.30 New England Tel. and Tel. Co. 51.25 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 4.00 Transfer 53.58 Open Balance 1,598.88 $2,468.44 Hospital Account: Appropriation $500.00 Cape Cod Hospital $258.25 t To Revenue Account 241.75 $500.00 Veterans' Services: Appropriation $3,000.00 Transfer 800.00 Transfer 500.00 Refunds 127.50 Barnstable, Town of—Photostats $39.07 Burgess, Kathryn, Sec. and Treas., Cape and Islands Vet. Service- Dues 4.00 Davidson, Earle M.—Expense 6.06 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr.—Dues 2.00 Mitchell, A. Earle—Expenses 17.00 Nickerson, Clarence M.—Dues 2.35 Cash 3,098.71 52 Fuel: Hall, Leon Inc. 37.67 Murray's Service Station 34.88 Phinney, E. Henry 24.50 Groceries: A. & P. Tea Company 55.00 Dennis Public Market 55.85 First National Store 40.00 Goodspeed, C. L. 6.80 Hood, H. P. and Sons—Milk 10.20 McAlpine, Thomas 15.00 Nation Wide Store 10.00 Stop and Shop Inc. 65.00 West Dennis Market 10.00 Clothing: Leen's 5.95 Funeral: Doane, Beal and Ames 148.00 Medical : Butterfield, P. M., M.D. 6.00 Cape Cod Hospital 23.00 Currier, Charles A., M.D. 27.00 Dennis Port Pharmacy 23.31 Dumont's Pharmacy 7.35 Niles, John 0., M.D. 5.00 Osborne, E. S., M.D. 5.44 Player's Pharmacy, The 48.00 Pratt, Joseph H., M.D. 38.24 Pyne, Henry W., O.D. 30.00 Eobinson, Joseph, M.D. 85.00 Rowley, Harold F., M.D. 15.00 Staples, B. P., M.D. 15.00 Woodruff, L. M., M.D. 15.00 To Revenue Account 396.12
$4,427.50 School Department: Appropriation $91,000.00 Appropriation 469.89 Refunds 241.71 Aborn Chemical Co. $4.25 Acme Laundry Co. 34.34 Allen, Jane C. 16.75 American Book Co. 5.93 53 Ascher, Emil, Inc. 8.74 Beekley-Cardy Co. 41.95 Benton Eeview Publishing Co. 11.02 Birchard, C. C. & Co. 6.17 Boesse, Marilyn 11.10 Boston Janitors Supply Co. 32.47 Boston University 71.94 Bradford's Hardware Store 112.75 Brulin & Co., Inc. 361.80 Buzzards Bay Gas Co. 118.99 Canham, George H. 45.01 Cape Cod Overland Express 1-24 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co. 619.06 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 574.40 Chamberlain Hardware 87.66 Chase Brass & Copper Co. 9.12 Colby Photo Supply 956.42 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3.50 Continental Press, The 1.08 DeMambro Distributors, Inc. 1,015.00 Dennis Garage 1-25 Dennis Water District 102.48 Derick Electric Co. 100.10 District Nursing Association 294.30 Dolge, C. B. Co., The 123.55 Drum, Grace E. 18.00 Dunn, J. Robert 12.85 Eastern Shade & Screen 21.30 Educators Progress Service 4.50 Pandel, Bert 6.13 Fruean, E., Jr. 1.69 Ginn & Co. 294.75 Gledhill Bros., Inc. 442.91 Gosselin Radio Shoppe, Ed 6.61 Giinnery, Edgar J. 1,490.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 83.14 Hammett, J. L. Co. 2.44 Henderson, Robert F. 4.19 Hill, Geraldine L. 8.50 Hinckley, John & Son Co. 133.55 Hopkins Co., The 98.00 Houghton-Mifflin Co. 166.29 Howes, Hermon E., Dr. 445.00 Hunter's Service Station 40.75
54 Johnson, Charles E. 5.36 Jones, McDuffee & Stratton 1,030.30 Kelley, Gilbert S. 1,887.04 Kelley, Wilbur, Ticket Agent 87.00 Kendrick, Benjamin F. 25.00 Kenney's Sport Shop 88.90 Kenyon, Alfred R. 209.94 Kidde, Walter & Co., Inc. 342.00 Lorainia's Toy & Book Shop 10.08 MacEnerney, A. 25.31 Maico Boston Co. 98.34 Mainco Trading Co. 4,798.52 Marshall, Charles W. 26.63 Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board 1,706.51 Mayhew, Agency, The 28.55 McCormack-Mathers Publishing Co. 47.89 Merrill, Charles Co., Inc. 10.24 Meserve, H. M. Co. 23.60 Millers Palls Co. .27 Munroe, D. F. Co. 120.60 Music Publishers Holding Corp. 6.40 New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. 234.17 Owen, F. A. Publishing Co. 18.00 Payrolls (See School Report) 45,251.32 Pepper, J. W. & Son, Inc. 3.75 Phillips Music Center .54 Phillips Paper Co. 17.65 Princeton Film Center, The 1.84 Querze, Adolfo 80.00 Railway Express Agency 3.00 Rinehart, W. L. 420.00 Scott, Foresman & Co. 638.82 Silver Burdett Co. 127.57 Singer, L. W. Co. 22.91 Standard Duplicating Machines Agency 94.21 Standard Electric Time Co. 33.40 Suburban Gas Corp. 16.00 Thacher, Freeman 4.00 Tottle & Son 4.25 Wallpaper Shoppe, The 1.55 Webster, Edward M. 9.00 55 Webster Publishing Co. 7.83 West Dennis Pharmacy 14.04 West, Robert E. J. 1.50 White, Carl L. 455.00 World Book Co. 71.66 Wright & Potter Printing Co. 12.13 Yarmouth Register, The 76.80 Yarmouth, Town of 21,792.60 Young, Fred T. 22.19 Town of Dennis—Blue Cross 134.80 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 35.47 Town of Dennis—Withholding 3,285.80 To Revenue 188.35 $91,711.60 Vocational Schools: Appropriation $100.00 Transfer \ 5.90 Barnstable, Town of $91.50 Eastham, Town of 14.40 $105.90 School Committee: Appropriation $500.00 Plynn, Thomas E. $100.00 Hallett, Norman A. 100.00 Maloney, Linda R. 100.00 Richardson, Ralph H. 100.00 Wilbur, George B., M.D. 100.00 $500.00 Ezra H. Baker School, Article #35: Appropriation $500.00 Barnicoat, F. & Son—Marble Sign $146.00 Open Balance 354.00 $500.00 Plans and Specifications, School Addition— Article #41: Balance, January 1, 1949 $250.00 Open Balance $250.00 56 New School Plans, Article #25: Appropriation $1,500.00 Open Balance $1,500.00 Libraries: Appropriation $1,500.00 Dennis Memorial Library, Treas. $300.00 Chase Public Library, Treas. 300.00 Jacob Sears Memorial Library, Treas. 300.00 South Dennis Library, Treas. 300.00 West Dennis Library, Treas. 300.00
$1,500.00 Parks and Bath Houses: Appropriation $3,500.00 Transfer 565.17 Refund 12.62 Allen Harbor Marine Service— Repairs $1.55 Baker, "Bill"—Signs 32.00 Baker, David A.—Labor Cleaning Beach 55.00 Baker, Richard C.—Truck and Labor 11.00 Baker, Warren C.—Bulldozer and Operator 130.13 Baker, Winthrop—Labor 130.00 Baribeault, Norman—Collecting Refuse 12.00 Cahoon, Arthur F. 37.50 Cape Cod Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc. 31.68 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 57.84 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies 39.91 Chase, H. Clinton—Salary 410.99 Crowell Bros.—Labor 114.40 Davidson, E. M.—Supplies 2.38 Dennisport Pharmacy—Supplies .78 Dixon, Harold—Salary 442.41 Ellis, Brant D— Labor 26.25 Fischer, Carl J.—Labor $32.20 Fontneau, Earle N. & Son.— Launching and Painting Floats 387.00 Fruean, E., Jr.—Supplies 3.15 Gonsalves, John, Jr.—Labor 29.50
57 Goodspeed, C. L.—Supplies 14.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 57.87 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor and Truck 169.88 Hegner, George, Jr.—Salary 287.20 Henderson, Robert F.—Supplies 6.64 Hinckley, John & Son Co.—Materials 6.50 Hudon, Arthur J.—Labor and Materials 112.97 Mason, Joseph—Salary 232.37 MeHenry, William J.—Salary 457.17 Mercer, Victor W.—Supplies 65.96 Pelletier, Edmund—Labor 17.50 Ship Shops, Inc.—Materials 1.50 Taylor, Roland B.—Repairs 35.15 West Dennis Marine Co.—Materials 7.11 Wileox, Paul, Jr.—Salary 287.20 Wixon, Charles P.—Labor 142^50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 14.57 Town of Dennis—Withholding 172.30 To Reserve 1-73 $4,077.79 Other Necessary Expense: Appropriation $100.00 Cape Cod Standard-Times $2.00 Crowell, Albert H. 16.25 Hallett, C. Arthur 21.25 Niekerson, W. T. 2.00 Welch, Arthur J. 20.00 To Revenue 38.50 $100.00 Erosion: Balance, January 1, 1949 $150.00 Transfer to Surplus Revenue $150.00 Town Reports: Appropriation $995.00 Patriot Press, The $995.00 Unpaid Bills, Article #5: Transfer $875.48 Kelley, Robert M. Insurance Agency $623.96 58 Rhode Island Roofing Co. 251.52
$875.48 Unpaid Bills: Appropriation $390.53 Barnstable County Sanatorium $108.00 Broadway Stationery Co. 10.00 Canham, George H. 9.95 Cape Cod Hospital 59.75 Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. 1.18 Dennis Motor Sales 62.01 Dennisport Mobilgas Station 3.41 Dennisport Pharmacy 2.50 Henderson, Robert F. 7.50 Howes, Herman B., M.D. 50.00 Keander, A. F. L. 23.98 Miller, George C. 5.00 Murray's Service Station 16.30 New England Telephone & Tel- egraph Co. 15.55 Packard Cape Cod Motors, Inc. 10.40 Sears, Edmund H. 5.00
$390.53 Reserve Fund: Transfer $5,000.00 Transfer (Unexpended Balances) ' 114.19 Transfer $4,985.04 To Overlay Reserve 129.15
$5,114.19 Memorial Day: Appropriation $75.00 Yarmouth Greenhouses $75.00 Town Office Committee Expense, Article #20: Balance, January 1, 1949 $80.85 Transfer 200.00 Earle M. Davidson $16.50 Eldridge, Frederick A., Jr. 16.50 Jacobs, Muriel P.—-Typing 5.00 Nickerson, Clarence M. 17.54 Open Balance 225.31
$280.85 59 Construction of Town Office Building, Article #20: Balance January 1,1949 $35,000.00 Appropriation o'nnniS Transfer 3,000.00 Transfer 20,000.00 Dennis Water District $73.60 Evening and Sunday Standard- Times The 4.29 Gaffney,' "Walter M. 2,275.00 Nickerson, S. R., Inc. 14,500.00 Open Balance 43,147.11 $60,000.00 Repairs, Parking Area, Article #22: Balance, January 1, 1949 $1-05 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $1.05 Sea St. Parking Area, Article #48: Balance, January 1, 1949 $3- 60 Engineering and Surveying, Article #23: Balance, January 1, 1949 $436.07 Chase, Kelly & Sweetser $436.07 Chase Garden River, Article #44: Balance, January 1, 1949 $1.60 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $1.60 Corporation Beach Parking Area, Article #45: Balance, January 1, 1949 $4.76 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $4.76 Painting Bathhouses, Article #47: Balance, January 1, 1949 $134.90 Ellis, Brant D. $3.20 Open Balance 131.70 $134.90 Repairs, Ginn Lot Parking Area, Article #48: Balance, January 1, 1949 $465.00 Lane, David B., Jr. $425.00 Open Balance * 40.00 $465.00 Life Guards, Article #50: Balance, January 1, 1949 $370.07 Hegner, George, Jr.—Salary $102.89 Mason, Joseph—Salary 112.96 Wilcox, Paul, Jr.—Salary 113.41 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 5.71 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 35.10 $370.07 Memorial Day, Article #60: Balance, January 1, 1949 $413.75 Open Balance $413.75 Bleachers, Article #63: Balance, January 1, 1949 $134.20 Chamberlain Hardware—Supplies $4.68 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 129.52 $134.20 61 Sidewjalk, Dennisport, Article #72: Balance, January 1, 1949 $535.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $535.00 Sidewalk, East Dennis, Article #73: Balance, January 1, 1949 $185.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $185.00 Sidewalk, Ferry St., Article #74: Balance, January 1, 1949 $.32 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $.32 Hokum's Rock Road, Article #88: Balance, January 1, 1949 $11.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $11.00 Swan River Road, West Dennis, Article #91: Balance, January 1, 1949 $29.70 Transferred to Surplus Revenue $29.70 Scarsdale Road Layout, Article #92: Balance, January 1, 1949 v $6.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue « $6.00 Repairs, Scargo Hill Observatory, Article #97: Balance, January 1, 1949 $79.68 Ellis, Brant D.—Labor and Material $32.00 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor and Trucking 47.68 $79.68 Protection of Shores, Article #21: Appropriation $500.00 Open Balance $500.00 Engineering or Surveying, Article #23: Appropriation $1,500.00 Transfer 20.68 Chase, Kelly & Sweetser $1,520.68 Chase Garden River, Article #28: Appropriation ' $100.00 Hallett, C. Arthur—Labor $50.00 Open Balance 50.00 $100.00 62 Widening Main St., West Dennis, Article #29: Appropriation $2,800.00 Bradford, Clara $158.93 Crowell, Albert H. 23.00 West Dennis Community Church 732.69 Open Balance 1,885.38 $2,800.00 Channel Buoys, Bass River, Article #30 : Appropriation $150.00 Transfer 43.00 Allen Harbor Marine Service— Materials $69.00 Leach, Edwin L. 124.00 $193.00 Sesuit Harbor, Article #34: Appropriation $10,000.00 Division of Waterways, State of Massachusetts i $10,000.00 Improvements to Mary Thatcher Lot, Article #36: Appropriation $3,000.00 Canhan, George H.—Labor and Stock $157.32 Ellis, Alden L.—Labor 373.00 Ellis, Winfred C—Labor 732.00 Hall, Leon W., Inc.—Materials 615.18 Nickerson, W. T.—Labor and Stock 725.88 Hallett, C. Arthur—Tractor, Grading, Labor 288.25 Open Balance 108.37 $3,000.00 Fisk St. Sidewalk, Article #41: Appropriation $2,000.00 Brown, K. B.—Inspection $70.00 Crowell Bros. 1,928.60 Open Balance 1.40 $2,000.00 63 Sidewalk between South and Hall Streets, Article #42: Appropriation $325.00 Brown, K. B.—Inspection $20.00 Lawrence, Frederick J., Inc. 190.30 Open Balance 114.70 $325.00 Parking Area and Common Landings, Article #49: Appropriation $2,000.00 Brown, Allen $3.60 Cahoon, Arthur F. 30.00 Chase, Linwood 7.20 dwell, Albert H. 265.38 Crowell Bros. 1,228.00 Dearborn, Forrest 23.75 Baton, Harry 9.50 Ellis, George B. 31.00 Ellis, George B. and Truck 31.00 Hallett, C. Arthur 85.25 Hallett, Douglas 10.70 Johnson, Frank 10.40 Kelley, Sidney 7.20 Lukon, Inc. 41.81 Sears, Curtis* 7.20 Sears, Irving 24.00 Studley, Norman 9.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund .50 White, Harold 23.75 Open Balance 150.26 $2,000.00 Parking Area, Sea St., East Dennis, Article #50: Appropriation $300.00 Hallett, C. Arthur $128.00 Halloran, W. J. 167.81 Open Balance 4.19 . , * 300.00 Bulkhead, West Dennis Beach, Article #51: Appropriation $3,000.00 Baker, Warren C. $16.87 64 Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Waterways 2,000.00 Crosby, John P. 51.00 Dearborn, Forest 8.44 Baton, Harry 2.00 Howard, Allen F. and Truck 24.00 Jones, William A. 141.25 Lane, David and Loader 250.00 Perry, Chester and Truck 90.00 Sears, Irving and Truck 90.00 Shiverick, Obed 21.00 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 144.00 Studley, Norman 25.50 Taylor, Edward 44.86 Vincent, Joseph 3.80 Town of Dennis—Grader 20.00 Town of Dennis—Truck 5.00 Town of Dennis—Truck 2.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 4.88 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 8.90 $3,000.00 Parking1 Space, Bay View Town Beach, Article #52: Appropriation $400.00 Cahoon, Arthur F. $186.00 Halloran, W. J. 183.92 Open Balance 30.08 $400.00 Parking Area, Sea St., Dennisport, Article #54: Appropriation $2,000.00 Chase, Henry $7.60 Chase, Linwood 15.68 Crowell, A. H. 14.00 Crowell, Ernest 17.00 Hall, Harry 7.60 Halloran, W. J. 559.51 Lane, David 210.00 Perry, Chester 32.00 Sears, Bartlett F. 75.00 Sears, Curtis 19.48 65 Sears, Irving 80.00 Shea, Richard 3.80 Shiveriek, Obed 27.00 Silva, Cezar 39.90 Studley, Norman 16.00 Taylor, Edward 50.00 Whittemore, Earle 15.20 Wixon, C. P. 488.60 Town of Dennis—Grader and Truck 232.00 Open Balance 89.63 $2,000.00 Parking Area, Raycroft Parkway and Beach, Article #55: Appropriation $200.00 Mortati, Andrew $200.00 Northern Ave., Dennisport, Article #64: Appropriation $300.00 Chase, Henry $26.60 Eaton, Harry 20.00 Lane, David—Loader 56.00 Sears, Irving 24.00 Shiveriek, Obed 7.50 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 80.15 Studley, Norman 14.00 Taylor, Edward 3.75 Town of Dennis—Truck 53.00 Town of Dennis—Grader 15.00 $300.00 Mayfair Road, Article #66: Appropriation $2,000.00 Chase, Henry $67.35 Chase, Linwood 69.45 Crowell, Albert 200.50 Dearborn, Warren 41.33 Eaton, Harry 112.40 Elland, Herbert 54.88 Gay, Horace 7.20 Gibbs, Francis 7.60 Gibbs, Wilbur 7.60 Gomes, Prank and Truck 19.50 66 Gonsalves, Louis. 9.50 Hall, Harry 31.73 Harrison, David 4.75 Kelley, Aaron 10.80 Kelley, Howard 50.25 Lane, David 111.00 Long, Arthur 7.60 Perry, Chester and Truck 66.30 Perry, Tony 31.00 Bobbins, Douglas 6.90 Sears, Curtis 80.81 Sears, Irving and Truck 109.20 Sears, Roger 41.33 Shea, Richard 46.55 Shiverick, Obed ' 20.00 Studley, Norman 109.60 Silva, Cezar 11.40 Tarr, Ralph, Jr. 8.55 Taylor, Edward 79.51 Vincent, Joseph 10.00 Whittemore, Earl 61.28 Town of Dennis—Grader 262.50 Town of Dennis—Truck 166.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement Fund 15.46 Town of Dennis—Withholding 57.50 Open Balance 2.67 $2,000.00 Patriotic Exercises, V.P.W., Article #68: Appropriation $500.00 Chatham Band $125.00 Estey, F. G. 45.00 Veterans of Foreign Wars 22.50 Village Improvement Club, The 267.50 Open Balance 40.00 $500.00 Amusements, Article #69: Appropriation $500.00 Kenney 's Sport Shop $492.05 Open Balance 7.95 $500.00 67 Baseball Lights, Article #70: Appropriation $2,500.00 Atlantic Equipment Co. $1,400.00 Canham, George H. 744.14 Chamberlain Hardware 1.34 Crowell Bros. 68.75 Derick, Orion 121.10 Dyer Electrical Co. 9.60 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 10.40 Henderson, Robert F. 2.45 Mercer Hardware 4.85 Murray's Service Station 17.50 Pickering's Garage 11.45 Open Balance 108.42 $2,500.00 Gas Masks, Article #71: Appropriation $800.00 McCarthy, Justin A. $791.24 Open Balance 8.76 $800.00 Painting Dennis Bathhouse, Article #72: Appropriation $400.00 Ellis, Brant D. $116.32 Open Balance 283.68 $400.00 Repairs, Scargo Hill Observatory, Article #73: Appropriation $500.00 Ellis, Brant D. $344.87 Hallett, C. Arthur 154.82 Open Balance .31 $500.00 Catch Basins, Uncle Barney's Eoad and Uncle Freeman's Eoad, Article #74: Appropriation $200.00 Chase, Linwood $7.20 Concrete Products, The 54.00 Eaton, Harry 7.60 Gay, Horace 7.20 68 Kelley, Aaron 7.20 Sears, Curtis 7.20 State Prison 76.00 Studley, Norman 7.60 Open Balance 26.00 $200.00 Catch Basin, "Sandy Bottom," Article #75: Appropriation $600.00 Refund 5.75 Concrete Products Co., The $104.00 Dearborn, Forest 22.80 Dyar Sales & Machinery Co. 159.80 Eaton, Harry 24.00 Elland, Herbert 18.00 Geris, John, Jr. 21.40 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 1.90 Kelley, Sidney 18.05 Nemasket Transportation Co. 11.32 Sears, Curtis 7.60 State Prison 84.00 Studley, Norman 34.80 Taylor, Edward 7.60 Vincent, Joseph 34.20 White, Harold 30.40 Town of Dennis—Truck 16.00 Town of Dennis—Retirement 2.15 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 2.40 Open Balance 5.33 $605.75 Insurance for Police Officers, Article #78: Appropriation $176.00 Lovequist, A. Lawrence $176.00 Land Taking-, Wade's Way, Article #93: Appropriation $60.00 Clarke, Muriel L. $1.00 Clifford, Edward 3.80 Coppola, Ralph H. 1.00 DelVecchio, Domenieo 1.00 Fife, George , 1.00 Fratonio, Antonio 1.00 69 Germani, Salvatore 1.00 Gunnery, Thomas 3.80 Haskins, Malcolm H., et al 1.00 McCaffrey, James H., Jr., et ux 1.00 Stevens, Harry E. 1.00 Studley, Norman 3.00 Taylor, Zenas 4.00 York, Ruth A., et ux 1.00 Open Balance 35.40 $60.00 Land Taking, Treasure Bay, Article #95: Appropriation $15.00 Byrne, Louis A. 5.00 Open Balance 10.00 $15.00 Land Taking, Indian Trail, Article #9&: Appropriation $75.00 Broadhue, Elizabeth W. ■ $1.00 Built, Albert B., et ux 1.00 Byrne, Louis A. 1.00 Canzano, Edward S., et ux 1.00 Charnley, Prank, et ux 1.00 Collins, Alice L. 1.00 Crabe, Raymond F., et ux 1.00 Dahl, Norman, et al 1.00 Dudemaine, Eugene R., et ux 1.00 Galeckie, Madeline M. 1.00 Hazelhurst, James H., et al 1.00 Lindroth, John E., et al 1.00 Longworth, James W., et ux 1.00 Meara, Robert D. 1.00 McGuinn, Mary L. 1.00 Nickerson, Clarence M. 1.00 Riodan, Margaret N. 1.00 Sproul, M. James, et al 1.00 Taylor, Edward 7.50 Trainer, Walter A., et ux 1.00 Walsford, William O, et ux 1.00 White, Mary J. 1.00 Wollaston Boulevard Bowladrome, Inc. l.Olf 70 Town of Dennis—Grader 30.00 Open Balance 15.50 $75.00 Hokum Rock Road, Article #1: Transfer $25.00 Bayles, Clarence W. $3.00 Bosworth, Chester J. 1.00 Byrne, Louis A. 1.00 Chapman, Gerard 1.00 Crowell, Marcus L. 1.00 Crowell, Seth 1.00 Town of Dennis 2.00 Eldridge, Bernard 1.00 Goodspeed, Emily S. (Sears) 1.00 Hall, Eben G. 1.00 Matthews, E. Gertrude 1.00 Nickerson, Doris 1.00 Owners Unknown 5.00 Phillips, U. G. 1.00 Sears, Leslie 1.00 Segrini, Louis 2.00 Stone, "William P. 1.00 $25.00 Scarsdale Road: Transfer $2,500.00 Crowell Bros. $2,400.00 Open Balance 100.00 $2,500.00 Cemeteries: Appropriation $1,200.00 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co. $9.79 Chase, Linwood 8.00 Crowell, Albert H. 104.88 Crowell Bros. 55.60 Crowell, Gordon 56.00 Dennis Machine Shop 6.02 Eaton, Thatcher 8.00 Elland, Herbert 8.00 Goodspeed, C. L. 9.05 71 Greenleai, Josiah 5.85 Hallett, C. Arthur 352.50 Lopes, Charles 64.00 Lopes, Nathan 24.00 Pickering's Garage 7.50 Sears, Dean S. 3.03 Shea, Eiehard 8.00 Simkin, G. A. 111.50 Hall, Leon W., Inc. 5.00 Sears, Curtis 32.00 Taylor, Roland B. 42.00 To Revenue 279.28 $1,200.00 Cemetery Commissioners: ^ Appropriation $75.00 Crowell, Ena L. $25.00 Goodspeed, C. Lovell 25.00 Hall, Richard S. 25.00 $75.00 Enlargement of Town Cemetery at Dennis, Article #43: Appropriation $50.00 Open Balance $50.00 Purchase of Land for West Dennis Cemetery, Article #1: Appropriation $350.00 Casey, William F., et ux $350.00 Interest: Appropriation $1,000.00 Second National Bank of Boston $900.00 To Revenue 100.00 $1,000.00 Tailings: Balance, January 1, 1949 $341.74 Parmenter, Fred A. $1.00 Transferred to Surplus Revenue 212.70 Open Balance 128.04 $341.74 72 Marine Fisheries: Balance, January 1, 1949 $75.00 Eeceived Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1,100.00 Dexter, Edward K. $69.00 Ellis, Leroy P. 500.00 Kelley, Thomas T. 37.68 Meserve, H. M. Co. 2.75 Perry, Joseph 10.00 Yarmouth Register, The 5.50 Town of Dennis—Retirement 2.12 Town of Dennis—Withholdings 2.50 Open Balance 545.45 $1,175.00 Unidentified Cash: Balance, January 1, 1949 $8.92 First National Bank of Yarmouth .50 Horace Gay or Town of Dennis $2.00 Open Balance 7.42 $9.42 Agency: County Dog Fund $737.80 County Tax 26,151.86 County Retirement 422.00 C. C. Mosquito Control 2,727.82 State Parks and Reservations 322.06 State Auditing 228.96 Hannah H. Paddock Fund 11.31 Cemetery Trust Fund 887.40 Samuel J. Robbins, School Fund 30.00 Caleb Chase Fund 65.00 Veterans' Benefits, Chapter 599, Acts of 1946 748.16 Refunds 1,446.17 Withholding Deductions 6,625.60 Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc.— Blue Cross Deductions _ _ 772.10 Barnstable County Retirement Association— Retirement Deductions 1,613.14 Dennis Water District Receipts 29,868.35 73 RECAPITULATION Account of Gerard Chapman, Treasurer: January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949 Cash on hand January 1, 1949 $139,867.77 Cash Eeceipts January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949 526,751.19 $666,618.96 Cash Payments January 1,1949 to December 31, 1949 $504,565.34 Cash Balance December 31, 1949 162,053.62 $666,618.96 74 O Q I-I 02 En < 03 O t> C5 •* Ci 1 1-1 CO T-l p o ■s PHO ■4-S +=r—1 si! e> ejn o> o^ C age of r-3 ° pqrH OS i TH -rt 05 43 & S5 cc .* PQ eS CM « 2 0> 02 0? rH ments O o g s lected ■ee- TtKDN co m CM oow GO t-00 0) © w P^PH W +^ "S t^cooocicnoitr-cooGoqsb-c-ooooo-ja-j 1—< -*^^^*rt<-*^-*-*-*-*-*rhTfti2^ijji I—IrHi—ItHi—IT—IrHrHrHrHrHrHrHi— irHi—If-l OJ 35 a> 03 H GO <3\ 1^^S§ rHt- PH • incoHto ■OOriOt- ; ''10to aj ^ o ft oS o 0} ^H &G fl o O00CO ooio>* rH H -+n as aj w OJ as O o » 2 2 2 2 -OOOOOOOOOOOOOOLOOO UJ -u oooo -ooLoopoopLOLOotcmoc^oo 05 % LS SO. ^ ' "* !M«WWW*NI>«WMe5WM'NM'l> 6' a, NtOtOffi •COCvlCOCieOlOi—l"tflOClCT5rH!rOCOr-lr-(r-llO -H r^ O d t~- GO •TtHt^OlCTtOtOCOtDOOMCOTtiHCOCOlO^ .£; S co «> -# TJH ! 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The causes of alarms were as follows: Cigarettes in houses 3 Drowning 2 Cat in tree 1 Children 2 Chimney 2 Incendiary 10 Incinerator 3 Electric 1 Electric Motor 3 Defective flue 2 Permits 8 Gas 1 Gasoline in house 1 Hot ashes 1 Cigarettes in woods 3 Lost Child 1 Auto 5 Blow torch 1 Oil Burners 8 Dump 1 Burning without Permit 9 Needless 2 Woods unknown 7 Out of Town 4 74 Permits issued: Gas Installations and Storage: 270 Oil Installations and Storage: 187 Calls for each month of year: January 3 July 29 February 1 August 8 March 3 September 5 April 4 October 3 May 5 November 6 June 6 December 1 74 Calls for each Village: Dennis 11 Dennis Port 20 East Dennis 15 Out of Town 4 South Dennis 11 Station No. 1 2 "West Dennis 11 Station Manned 86 The Fire and Police Department combined in 1949 as a central emergency station, all emergency calls received at a central desk, equipped with radio and telephone. This has greatly benefited Department No. 1 in being able to respond to fires in much less time. With the two Departments com- bining in this work, it is being done for about one-hal$ the expense to the taxpayer as it would be if done separately. I recommend this year for the Town to replace Truck #2, Station #2, with a new apparatus. This truck is 16 years old, equipped with mechanical brakes and too worn out to do the work required of it. I also recommend the re- placement of new tires on Truck #3, Station #1. These tires are 14 years old and should be changed, for safety. This truck needs replacement of the power pump,—the one on now has been used for 14 years and is well worn. The cooperation and assistance given by the Select- men, Police Department, other Town Officials and Citizens of the Town of Dennis is acknowledged and greatly appre- ciated by the Fire Department. CLARENCE W. BAYLES, Fire Chief. 87 Report of Dennis Police Department To tiie Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: I present herewith the report of the Dennis Police De- partment beginning January 1, 1949, and ending December 31, 1949, being the ninth annual report of the Department. Total number of persons arrested 33 Operating under influence of liquor 7 Drunkenness 18 Vagrancy 1 Violation of Section 104, Chapter 266 of General Laws 1 Operating to endanger 4 Non-support 1 Breaks investigated 41 Non-payment of wages 1 Assisting out-of-town police in making arrest 6 Court cases 30 Lost horses located 2 Dog complaints investigated 108 Animals killed by automobiles 7 Police service requested, weddings, funerals, and others 39 Commitments to House of Correction 7 Complaints received and investigated 463 Summons served for out-of-town police 13 Automobile accidents investigated 66 Local fires attended 45 Commitments to Taunton Hospital 3 Missing boats located 7 Lost dogs located 16 Missing persons reported and located 36 Stolen bicycles recovered 7 Automobile transfers 180 House breaks investigated 41 Dogs restrained 12 Peeping Toms investigated 12 Lockup releases 1 Persons taken to Cape Cod Hospital 5 Posting town notices 33 Auctions 11 Searching for persons in disabled boats 4 Persons taken home—liquor cases 9 Death and other messages delivered 79 Miles traveled in cruiser 33,734 Buildings escorted through town 15 Traffic at ball games 22 Juvenile apprehension malicious destruction of property—cases not prosecuted—restitution made 41 Deer hit by automobile 3 Persons located for out-of-town police 22 Assisting ambulance cases 5 Escorting ambulance through town 3 Persons taken to doctors 3 Escorted convoys through town 6 Value of lost or stolen property recovered $3,167.00 Cars taken away by wrecker 12 Persons drowned 1 Telephone calls 2,587 Radio calls sent and received 5,751 Check on rubbish on side of highway 15 Hit-and-run causing property damage 7 Medical examiner called 2 Undertaker called 2 Closed cottages inspected 1,800 Doors found unlocked 20 Garage doors open 2 House windows open 15 House windows broken 68 House keys found in doors 1 Lights found burning in cottages 3 House windows found unlocked 32 Store doors found unlocked 1 Garage doors found unlocked 3 Doors open 8 Cellar windows open 6 Cellar door open 1 Outside light broken 1 Bulkhead unlocked 4 Water running in bathroom 1 Persons notified by phone, mail, or caretaker 47 89 The cooperation of the town Selectmen, citizens of Dennis, Police Departments of other towns, State Police, Identification Officer, and the Barnstable Radio System is hereby gratefully acknowledged. Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN F. KBNDRICK, Chief of Police. Approved by the Police Commissioners ■ David L. Kelley Harold S. Blake 90 Report of the Shellfish Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: The shellfish industry for 1949 was excellent due largely to the fact that there was an extra large crop of scallops. The outlook for 1950 is also very promising. Approximately $44,000 worth of shellfish was taken in 1949. Permits were issued as follows: 103 commercial per- mits, 914 non-resident and 410 resident family use permits, and 10 eel pot permits. The town planted 212 bushels of quahogs and 100 bush- els of oysters during the year. As your Shellfish Constable, I would recommend that the shellfish appropriation be increased. 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. 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. 91 Report of Board of Public Welfare To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: In looking back over the year 1949 and facing the new year of 1950, attention should be directed to the increasing expenditures of the Public Assistance program. The higher rates charged by hospitals, rest homes, san- atoriums and infirmaries made deep inroads into our appro- priation causing an impasse that had to be bridged. Standards of assistance have been increased to meet the needs of the people. A new item called "Leisure-time activi- ties" has been added to the payments made to Old Age Assis- tance clients in the amount of $4 monthly. In the course of a year this figure alone means that an additional $5,000 must be appropriated over and above the usual budgeted items. True, we receive reimbursements from State, Federal and other towns and cities, but, with the exception of Fed- eral, this is turned back into the general revenue of the town and is not again available for the use of this department. Every year the sums of money appropriated for eacli category are generally exhausted before the end of the year, making it necessary to request a transfer. In the past few months there has been a startling in- crease in Public Welfare and Aid to Dependent Children applications. If we read the handwriting on the wall, we must realize that this Annual Town Meeting is the time to appropriate a sufficiently adequate working capital in order to avoid the red tape of transfers and special town meetings. The cooperation of my Clerk, Mrs. Jacobs, and the Board of Public Welfare for the past year is deeply appreciated. Respectfully submitted, MADELINE M. GALECKIE, Social Worker. 92 TABLE OP OLD AGE ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES No. Average Month Cases Expenditures Per Case January 101 $6,458.63 $63.95 February 101 6,223.97 61.62 March 101 6,698.83 66.32 April 99 6,416.59 64.82 May 96 6,510.08 67.81 June 97 6,507.21 67.08 July 95 6,118.19 64.40 August 95 6,252.29 65.81 September 94 6,128.95 65.20 October 100 7,133.68 71.34 November 103 6,394.00 62.07 December 98 7,159.32 73.05 $78,001.74 SUMMARY OF OASES Number of Cases as of December 31, 1948 101 NeV Cases Aided in 1949 12 113 Deceased during 1949 8 Removed from town 3 Aid ceased 4 15 15 Active Cases December 31, 1949 98 Dennis Settlement Cases 73 Cases Settled in other Cities and Towns 9 No Settlement Cases 16 98 Applications pending at end of fiscal year 93 TABLE OF AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN No. No. Month Cases Children Amount Average January 5 11 $518.49 $103.70 February 5 11 594.66 118.94 March 5 11 582.99 116.60 April 6 12 637.45 106.24 May 5 11 552.21 110.44 June 5 11 441.75 88.35 July 4 8 406.70 101.68 August 4 9 411.20 102.80 September 4 9 433.26 108.31 October 6 14 560.65 93.44 November 7 15 647.50 92.50 December 8 18 796.42 99.55 $6,583.29 TABLE OF PU:BLIC WELF ARE DIRECI' AID State Local and Expendi- Month i Cases i Other Towns tures January 4 14 $ 560.11 February 4 15 674.95 March 4 11 970.50 April 4 12 774.12 May 4 13 877.53 June 3 10 551.14 July 3 13 734.28 August 3 13 2,111.96 656.66 September 3 ! 16 October 3 15 1,243.11 November 3 14 865.90 December 4 16 1,654.85 $11,675.11 CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Board of Public Welfare. 94 Report of The Sealer of Weights and Measures Scales sealed 73 Personal weighing machines 7 Prescription 2 Avoirdupois weights 34 Apothecary weights 31 Metric weights 35 Vehicle tanks 4 Liquid measures 17 Meters 3 Gasoline pumps 34 Gasoline pumps not sealed 1 Oil measuring pumps 6 Oil measuring pumps not sealed 9 Kerosene pumps 7 Grease devices 10 Yard sticks 12 Total amount received $66.79, which has been turned in to the Town Treasurer. THOMAS S. HOWES, Sealer. 95 Report of the Building Inspector To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year 1949. During the past year I have issued 495 permits and made approximately 1,000 inspections. All those to whom permits have been granted have complied with the regula- tions. There were four applications which were denied. Since July 19, 1949 when a charge of $1.00 for each permit became effective, I have granted 202 permits and $202.00 has been paid the Town Treasurer. Permits issued as follows: Dennisport 319 Dennis 74 West Dennis 59 South Dennis 25 East Dennis 18 Thanking the Selectmen, Board of Appeals and the public for their cooperation. Eespectfully submitted, FREDERICK A. ELDREDGE, Building Inspector. 96 Report of Inspector of Wires To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Inspector of Wires for the year 1949: Four hundred and forty-six (446) permits have been issued to the Cape and Vineyard Electric Company to attach wires to buildings; many of these services are due to changes for increased capacity. Since the adoption of the By-Law requirng all persons to take out a permit in writing before installing wires, two thousand seven hundred forty-six (2,746) permits have been issued. This ordinance has become very effective since it brings the Inspector in contact with all work, old and new. The outlook for 1950 is for a more extensive building program than for 1949. Thanking the Selectmen and the public for their co- operation. Eespeetfully submitted, H. E. EOBINSON, Inspector of Wires. *'*Kindly notice the following- 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 build- ing, without first notifying the Inspector of Wires, in writ- ing, of the proposed installation. 2. Whoever violates this By-Law, shall be subject to a fine of not more than twenty dollars. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy. > Boston, Mass., April 2, 1946. The foregoing By-Law is hereby approved. (Signed), CLARENCE A. BARNES, Attorney General. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, _ Town Clerk of Dennis. 97 Department of Veterans' Services District Board: Selectmen Chester A. Crocker, Barn- stable; Richard B. Taylor, Yarmouth, and Clarence M. Nickerson, Dennis. Director, A. Barle Mitchell. In as few words as possible this department would like to report that it is still carrying on as originally set-up in 1947 by the combined Boards of Selectmen for the three Towns of Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis. In the field of rehabilitation, services and information needed for education, on the job training, bonuses, loans, etc., actual contacts in so far as numbers is concerned have fallen off but the type of contact has increased the amount of work needed to complete the individual request at hand, with also insurance, compensation and pension requests showing a marked increase. The Federal Contact Office across the street was re- cently closed but through the approval and co-operation of the District Board, this office now provides facilities for a representative from the New Bedford Veterans Adminis- tration Office on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Up to the time of writing this brief report, this itinerant service seems to be proving very satis- factory to all concerned. For the services required for the relief and assistance to veterans and their dependents, the expenses for same has, very fortunately so far, not increased in any greater propor- tion than that for other categories of social welfare. This office is for the help of any veteran of any war living in our district and for his dependents and is open daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Whatever the problem of the veteran, if we clo not know the answer at the moment, we at least do know where to And it and will continue to do so as promptly as possible. A. EARLB MITCHELL, Veterans' Agent, Town of Dennis. January 15,1950. Room 11, Town Office Building, Hyannis P.O. Box 686, Tel. Hyannis 688. 98 Report of The Law Department The Town Counsel has been called into many hearings and discussions during the year, to give advice and counsel as to the course to be taken by the Town or its agents or servants in specific cases. No suits have been brought against the Town during 1949 but the year found the Town involved in two cases. One was a bill in equity, instigated by the Selectmen, to clear the connection of the Wire Inspector with the Barn- stable County Retirement Association, Avhich matter was successfully concluded so that the Wire Inspector may re- main on the job so long as the Selectmen decide. The other matter is a suit by the Town against, the City of Boston to recover Welfare aid for a person which the Board of Wel- fare claims is a Boston "settled case." This is pending in the Superior Court at Boston. Two cases of welfare claims by the Town were termi- nated by settlements by the estates of deceased persons on welfare, without recourse to suit. There are no suits or actions now pending against the Town. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. ARMESON, Town Counsel. 99 Annual Report of The Planning Board The Planning Board has held regular meetings at the Town Office Building during 1949. During the latter part of the year various proposals for articles for the 1950 Town Warrant were suggested. These were studied and suitable suggestions were incorporated in articles for the Warrant. The matter of soil stripping is still being studied by the Board, as this report is being prepared. A number of sub-division plans were submitted to the Board for approval. After consideration, and some minor changes, the Board approved of all of them, and placed the seal of approval on them, so that they might be recorded by the property owners at the Registry of Deeds. The Board proposes, during the coming year, to make a study of the future needs of the Town, including a compre- hensive listing of existing and proposed betterments, in- cluding beaches, common landings, roads, parking areas, etc. The Board holds regular meetings at the Town Office Building on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, com- mencing at 8 P. M. A cordial invitation is extended to all residents of the Town to attend these meetings and to offer suggestions which might assist the Board in planning to meet future developments. The Planning Board would like to thank the people of the Town for their cooperation and consideration during the past year. The Planning Board of the Town of Dennis BENJAMIN B. CHASE, Chairman AVILLIAM E. CROWELL EVERETT C. BACON WILLIAM B. SUNDELL 100 Report of Dennis Fire Station Committee Article 27—1948 Fire Station and Land Appropriation $38,500.00 Appropriation 1,500.00 Appropriation 10,000.00 Refund 23.00 $50,023.00 Louis A. Bvrne—Land $1,500.00 Walter M.*Gaffiney 2,600.00 R. 0. Wilkey, Contractor 37,145.86 Landscaping and Ramps 2,598.88 Fire Signals and Materials 1,487.00 Dennis Water District, Installation and Materials 168.50 Insurance 445.50 Fuel 128.25 Advertising 12.00 Supplies, Labor, Material 2,400.39 $48,486.38 Open Balance 1,536.62 $50,023.00 Submitted by: DENNIS FIRE STATION COMMITTEE Richard S. Hall, Chairman 101 Town Clerk's Report Record of the Doings of the Annual Town Meeting Held March 7, 8, 1949 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 result to be as follows: Total Vote Cast: 1116 Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. Prec. Total 12 3 4 5 Moderator for one year *Dean S. Sears 955 173 78 388 190 126 William Kelley 1 1 Blanks 100 20 10 60 53 17 Town Clerk for one year *Gerard Chapman 987 186 83 389 201 128 Blanks 129 7 5 59 42 16 Treasurer for one year *Gerard Chapman 967 179 83 382 197 126 Blanks 149 14 5 66 46 18 Selectman for one year ♦Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. 956 171 76 407 178 124 David Lane, Jr. 2 2 Blanks 158 22 12 41 65 18 102 Auditors for one vear * Alice H. Canfield 822 129 64 329 185 115 *Pearl M. Crowell 786 128 59 293 192 114 Rebecca Monroe 15 3 4 8 Roger Sampson 15 15 Mary Nickersou 13 13 Scattering 54 Blanks 1643 Constables for one year *Thomas T. Kelley 579 157 72 190 78 82 *Benjamin F. Kendrick 590 98 66 280 79 67 *Lester O'Neil 724 121 50 283 179 91 Albert Bucher 23 23 Everett L. Weinstock 447 65 39 147 132 64 Ben Burden 1 1 Blanks 982 138 35 421 261 127 Park Commissioner for three years *C. Arthur Hallett 676 93 133 231 71 148 Anson H. Howes 289 '42 16 125 77 29 John Praher 1 1 Blanks 150 3 1 91 33 22 School Committee for three years Bertha L. Chase 373 23 12 215 74 49 *Norman A. Hallett 614 154 68 160 145 87 Barbara M. Howes 241 89 41 42 50 13 *Linda R. Maloney 475 22 15 268 104 66 Blanks 529 98 40 211 113 67 Tree "Warden for one year *George B. Ellis 931 156 77 392 188 118 John Perry 1 1 Blanks 184 37 11 56 55 25 Surveyor of Highways i for one year Norman E. Baribealth 290 17 25 93 102 53 Arthur P. Cahoon 198 124 28 22 17 7 *Bartlett P. Sears 606 49 34 325 115 83 Blanks 22 3 1 8 9 1 Planning Board for four years ♦William E. Crowell 830 174 67 303 175 111 Blanks 286 19 21 145 68 33 103 Planning Board for five years *Everett C. Bacon 825 139 63 315 185 123 Blanks 291 54 25 133 58 21 *Elected SUBSEQUENT MEETING In accordance with the warrant, the subsequent meet- ing was held in the Town Hall on Tuesday, March 8, 1949. The meeting was called to order at 9 :06 o 'clock A. M. by the Town Clerk who proceeded to read the warrant, and after reading the call, on motion of William Kelley, 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 Town Clerk for one year Gerard Chapman Treasurer for one year Gerard Chapman Selectman for three years Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr. Auditors for one year Alice J. Canfield Pearl M. Crowell Constables for one year Thomas T. Kelley Benjamin P. Kendrick Lester O'Neil Park Commissioner for C. Arthur Hallett three years School Committee for Norman A. Hallett three years Linda B. Maloney Tree Warden for one year George B. Ellis Highway Siirveyor for Bartlett P. Sears one year Planning Board for William E. Crowell four years Planning Board for Everett C. Bacon five years 104 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 Earle M. Davidson, the Town Clerk was in- structed to cast one ballot for 0. Thomas Murray for Trus- tee of the Caleb Chase fund for the term of three years and he was declared1 elected. Unanimously voted. Earle David- son made motion that all other necessary officers and com- mittees be appointed by the Selectmen. Article 3. To elect one Cemetery Commissioner, by bal- lot, for the term of three years. Motion of Earle M. Davidson, the Town Clerk was in- structed to cast one ballot for Ena L. Crowell for Cemetery Commissioner for a term of three years and she was de- clared elected. Unanimously 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, 1949, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.:—"That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and here- by is authorized to borrow from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1949, 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 year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws." Unanimously voted. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the Town Officers as printed. Motion of Nathaniel "Wixon that the report of the Town Officers be accepted as printed .with the exception of printer's errors, etc. Unanimously vote. Article 6. To hear the report of any outstanding com- mittees and act thereon. Nathaniel Wixon spoke on the New Fire Station which 105 was not quite completed, but the money which had been spent to date could be found in the report in the Town Book. Wilfred Schofield gave the following report on the Dennis School System: 'Mr. Moderator: Under Article 41 of the Warrant, for the Town Meeting of 1948, it was voted to appoint a committee "to study the needs of the Dennis School System." Appointed to this committee were: Everett Bacon, South Dennis; Edgar Gunnery, Dennisport; Everett Wein- stock, West Dennis; Carroll Seward, East Dennis and Wil fred Schofield, Dennis. The committee met for the first time on May 24, 1948. This meeting was given over to organizing and finding out as nearly as possible what was expected of the committee. At this time Mr. Gunnery was selected Secretary and Mr. Schofield, Chairman. Since May, the committee has held ten meetings. Of these, some have been held with the School Committee, some with the Selectmen, some alone, and some with a similar group from Yarmouth. Mr. Kenyon, Superintendent of Schools, has been present at many of these meetings and his knowledge of the situation in which the schools find themselves and his suggestions toward a solution have been very helpful. The School Committee originally suggested that a com- bination gymnasium and auditorium be built. Crowded con- ditions of the school itself, however, now make additional schoolrooms a necessity. The committee feels that the gymnasium-auditorium would give the children a place to have the supervised exer- cise and recreation which is recognized as a primary need in modern education. Under present conditions, the children have to spend their pent-up energy during recess and lunch hour in cafeteria and classrooms. Since upper and lower grades have different recess periods, the resulting noise must be kept at a minimum. Curtailment of noise is well nigh im- possible, puts an added burden on our teachers, and is rather bad for discipline. A gymnasium-auditorium could very well 106 be used for school dramatics and music as well as other extra-curricular activities. It would also provide a place f or graduation exercises, town meetings, and gatherings of the Parent-Teachers Association, Taxpayers Association, and other groups. As for the crowded conditions in the school itself; The present school was first used in 1930, when the total enroll- ment was 205. Since then it has gone as high as 267 and as low as 201. The present enrollment is 275. In 1930 the first grade had 37 students. This figure has gone as high as 54 and as low as 20. It is now 41. In the upper grades, one teacher can handle 35 children, or even more; but in the lower grades, especially the first, pupils are facing fd,r the first time the idea of going to school and learning with a group. The smaller this group can be, the more quickly the child becomes orientedi to the new scheme of things and the more readily he learns the basic teachings without which his entire education is seriously handicapped. With a small group, a teacher can give more individual attention which is essential to start some of the children off on the right foot. Educators agree that 35 students should be maximum for the first four grades. This year, and from all indica- tions for at least 2 or 3 years to come, w 107 If the committee may presume upon the voters to the extent of making a recommendation, may it suggest that the work be continued, either by the same committee or by another, and that they be authorized to obtain plans and estimates to be presented at a special meeting within the next four months." Respectfully submitted, Wilfred Schofield 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 Department, Assessors' Department, other Finance Officers and Accounts, Finance Committee Expenses, Law Department, Town Clerk's Department, Election Department, and Registra- tion, Town Office and other Town Buildings, Police Depart- ment, 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 Dependent 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, Planning Board, Vocational Schools, Support of the Schools, Bonds and Insurance, and any other neces- sarry charges arising in this town or otherwise provide. It was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: BUDGET FOE 1949 Selectmen's Department $1,500.00 Treasurer's Department 6,100.00 Assessor's Department 2,800.00 Other Finance Accounts 100.00 Finance Comimittee Expense 100.00 Law Department 700.00 Town Clerk's Department 200.00 Election and Registration 800.00 Planning Board 200.00 108 Town Buildings 3,300.00 Police Department 12,500.00 Fire Department 5,150.00 Inspection of Wires 1,500.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 500.00 Moth Department 3,300.00 Inspection of Buildings 1,200.00 Tree Warden 500.00 Forest Fires 500.00 Health Department 2,000.00 Public Nursing 300.00 Sanitation 3,200.00 Highways General 3,500.00 Bridges 250.00 Snow Removal 5,000.00 Road Machinery 3,000.00 Street Lights 9,000.00 Street Signs 500.00 Public Welfare 10,000.00 Aid to Dependent Children 6,500.00 Aid to Dependent Children Adm. 1,200.00 Old Age Assistance 50,000.00 Old Age Assistance Adm. 1,400.00 Veterans' Benefits 3,000.00 Memorial Day 75.00 Other Necessary Expense 100.00 Park Department and Bath Houses 3,500.00 Tower Clocks 500.00 Cemeteries 1,200.00 Interest 1,000.00 Schools 91,000.00 Bonds and Insurance 3,500.00 Town Reports 995.00 Vocational Schools 100.00 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, Moder- ator, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Auditors, Constables, Park Commissioners, School Committee, Tree Warden, Sur- veyor of Highways, Planning Board, Cemetery Commission- 109 ers, Trustees of the Caleb Chase Fund, and raise and appro- priate a sum of money therefor. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that the recommenda- tion of the Finance Committee be accepted and that the fol- lowing sums of money be raised and appropriated:—Lin- wood Robbins made amendment to the motion that the salaries of the Surveyor of Roads be $2800.00 instead of $2500.00 and the Tree Warden be $200.00 instead of $150.00 Amendment was accepted by Mr. Nickerson. For Moderator $ 25.00 Selectmen $2500. each Total for three members 7,500.00 Town Clerk 600.00 Town Treasurer 3,000.00 Auditor $15 each—total for three members 45.00 School Committee, $100 each—total for five members 500.00 Tree Warden 200.00 Surveyor of Highways 2,800.00 Cemetery Commissioners $25 each— total for three members 75.00 Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer to act as Collector of Taxes. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the article be accepted. Voted. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the protection and propagation of shellfish for the ensuing year. Motion of William Crowell that the sum of $3000.00 be raised and appropriated for the protection and propagation of shellfish for the ensuing year. Voted. Article 11. To see if the Town will choose a Town Di- rector for the Cape Cod Extension Service as provided in Chapter 128 of the General Laws. Motion of Marcus Crowell that L. Stanford Altpeter be chosen to serve as Town Director for the Cape Cod Ex- tension Service as provided in Chapter 128 of the General Laws. Voted. 110 Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $469.89, which is the amount of the County Dog Fund received, for expenses of schools for the current year. Motion of William Crowell that the sum of $469.89 be appropriated to help defray the expenses of the schools for the current year. Voted. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate $1200.00, for the support and maintenance of Public Libraries and Library Service, in the Town of Dennis. Motion of Frank B. Howes that this article be accepted and that the sum of $1200.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose stated in the article. Voted. Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for the support of the Chase Pub- lic Library in the Town of Harwich. Motion of Frank E. Howes that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the support of the Chase Public Library m the Town of Harwich. Voted, Article 15. To see if the Town will vote and appro- priate 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 per- sons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accord- ance with Section 74, Chapter 111 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 Earle M. Davidson 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 Select- men to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Section 74, Chapter 111, 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. Voted. Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 111 appropriate the sum of $800.00 to be expended for the spray- ing and suppression of the Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle. Motion of Linwood Bobbins that this article be accepted and that the sum of $800.00 be raised and appropriated for spraying and- suppression of the Dutch Elm Leaf Beetle. Voted. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate to the Eeserve Fund, a sum of money to be transferred from Overlay Surplus and transferred to the Reserve Fund. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that the siim of $5000.00 be taken from Overlay Surplus and transferred to the Re- serve Fund. Voted. Article 18. 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. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that the sum of $75.00 be raised and appropriated for the care and upkeep of the Bass River channel buoys on the Dennis side. 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 81 High- ways, or take any other action in relation thereto. Motion of Clarence Nickerson: "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 $18,225.00 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 un- appropriated available funds in the treasury." Voted. Article 20. 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 Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr.: "I hereby move that the sum of $5000.00 be raised and appropriated to meet 112 the. Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway con- struction, and that in addition, the sum of $15,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's share and County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury." Voted. Article 21. 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 en- acted in 1941, and any new legislation pertaining to Erosion. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 22. 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 wo^k to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, development, mainte- nance, 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 Clarence Nickerson that this article be ac- cepted as read. Voted. April 23. 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 William Crowell that the sum of $1500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 113 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 20 of the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting held March 4, 1947, for the purposes as voted, namely: the construction, originally equipping and furnishing a New Town Office Building, to determine whether the money shall be provided for by bor- rowing, by taxation, or by transfer from available funds in the treasury. The same Building Committee to continue as provided in the vote as recorded, to supervise, direct and control said building until its completion; and to defray the expenses of said Committee, there be transferred from the excess and deficiency account, the sum of $200.00 (two hundred dollars) to be used in addition to and in con- junction with any balance remaining of the amount voted for such purpose in 1947. Motion of Clarence Nickerson: " T move that the article be accepted and that $25,000.00 be raised and appropriated, and of this amount $20,000.00 be transferred from the Sur- plus Revenue, $3,000.00 be transferred from the Real Estate Fund, and $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated by taxation; and that to defray the expenses of the Committee, there be transferred from the excess and deficiency fund, $200.00 to be used in addition to and in conjunction with any balance remaining from the 1947 appropriation for such purpose." Voted. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build and equip a much- needed addition to the present, Consolidated School at South Dennis, and to determine whether the money is to be pro- vided for by borrowing or by taxation. Motion of Wilfred Schofield and amended by William Kelley and Nathaniel Wixon that a committee be appointed and that they be authorized to obtain plans and specifica- tions for additions to the Consolidated School, and that the sum of $1500.00 be raised and appropriated for that pur- pose. Also that the committee be instructed to report at the next Annual Town Meeting. Voted. Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of eight thousand dollars ($8,000.00) 114 to recondition our present town meeting building in West Dennis. Motion of Marcus Crowe] I that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated to recondition our present town meeting building in West Dennis. Voted. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $329.25 to be added to funds now available for Fire Patrol work within the Town of Dennis. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $329.25 be raised and appropriated to be added to funds now avail- able for Fire Patrol Work within the Town of Dennis. Voted. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the clearing and im- provement of Chase Garden River in the village of Dennis. Motion of Barle M. Davidson to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the clearing and improvement, of Chase Garden River in the village of Dennis. Voted. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to widen Main Street or Route 28 through the business district in West Dennis. Motion of EarJe M. Davidson that the sum of $2800.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of widening Main Street or Route 28 through the business district in West Dennis. Voted. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to be used with a like amount from the Town of Yarmouth, to purchase, install and main- tain Channel Buoys in Bass River, said buoys to mark the area between the bridge at Route 28 and the bridge at High Bank Road. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that the sum of $150.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose as stated in the article. Voted. Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to elect tie 115 Finance Committee by ballot at the next annual town elec- tion, similar to the Selectmen. Motion of William Crowell that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed of gift from J. Homer Sears et al, for a parcel of land in Dennis described as follows: On the North and Bast by a Shore Road, on the South by the Island Creek so called, and on the West by the center line of Sesuit Creek. Con- taining an area of 14,000 square feet more or less. Motion of George Armeson to accept a deed of gift from J. Homer Sears et al and described in the article. Voted. Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept a deed from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Town of Dennis, to a parcel of land known as Parcel No. 4 on a plan entitled "Town of Dennis, Hokum Rock Road as laid out by the Selectmen January 19, 1948." Motion of George Armeson that the article be accepted. Voted. Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing a breakwater and other harbor improvements in Sesuit Har- bor, said money to be used together with those which may be contributed by private subscription, the funds which may be allocated by the County of Barnstable and the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts. Motion of Earle M. Davidson: "I move that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to be used for Jetty construction at Sesuit Harbor in East Dennis; with any funds that may be allocated by the State and County or raised by private subscription." Voted. Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to recognize the Ezra H. Baker gift of land to the Town for school pur- poses by naming the Elementary School and any addition thereto "The Ezra H. Baker School" and to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for a suitable memorial therefor. 116 Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Amendment to this motion by Nathaniel Wixon that a com- mittee of five be appointed, one from each precinct, appoint- ed by the Moderator. Voted. Meeting was adjourned at 12:05 P.M. on motion of Brant D. Ellis. Meeting re-opened at 1:24 P.M. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to be used under the direction of the Selectmen to improve the Mary Thacher lot at Corporation Beach, and the building thereon. Motion of William E. Crowell that the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to acquire by purchase or eminent domain the lands bounded as follows: On the North by the Weir Creek, Old Field Bend and Bass River; on the East by Loring Avenue; on the South by the low water mark of Nantueket Sound; on the West by the main chan- nel of Bass River. Said taking to be for the purposes of a public bathing beach. Motion of George Armeson: "That the Moderator ap- point a committee of three to work with the Selectmen, and that the said committee shall investigate the advisability of the action proposed by Article 37 and report its findings to the next annual Town Meeting, and also propose any article or articles for action of the Town at said meeting. Voted. Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to acquire by purchase or by eminent domain a certain tract of land extending from low water mark to 300 feet northerly, more or less, above high woater mark and bounded Easterly by the Westerly side line of South Village Road and Westerly by the Easterly side line of Trotting Park Road, the land to be used for the purpose of public bathing and to place said land under the control of the Selectmen. 117 Motion of George Armeson that the Town refer the subject matter of Article 38 to the committee to be appoint- ed under Article 37. Voted. Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to change the hours of voting in the Town of Dennis from 7 A.M. to 1 P.M. to 12 noon to 8 P.M. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $146.00 for the purpose of protect- ing the town's interest in the continuance of Railroad Transportation facilities, and to appoint a Committee of not less than three members with authority to approve the disbursement of such funds, said Committee to be appointed by the Moderator. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to build a sidewalk in the town of West Dennis on the east side of Pisk Street from Route 28 to South to Main Street. Motion of Arthur Wade that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to ■ improve the sidewalk iv. Dennisport, between South Street and Hall Street by putting in curb where needed and surface treating with hot mix. Motion of Bartlett F. Sears that the sum of $325.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase, or for re- questing the County Commissioners to take by eminent domain, a certain tract of land described as follows: Bound- ed on the North by the lands, of the Dennis Union Church 118 and the Town of Dennis; on the Bast by the Old Bass River Eoad; on the South by land of Herbert Schwartz; on the West by land of the Town of Dennis which is used for a cemetery. The purpose of this purchase or taking is to en- large the present Town Cemetery. Motion of William Kelley that the sum of $50.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase, or requesting the County Commissioners to take by eminent domain, a cer- tain tract of land described as follows: Bounded on the North by the lands of the Dennis Union Church and the Town of Dennis; on the East by the Old Bass River Road; on the South by land of Herbert Schwartz; on the West by land of the Town of Dennis which is used for a cemetery. The purpose of this purchase or taking is to enlarge the present, Town Cemetery. Voted. Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the land described in the preceding article to be used for cemetery purposes, and to place the direction and control of the said land under the Cemetery Commissioners. Motion of William E. Crowell to accept the article as read. Voted . Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of clearing underbrush from the land described in the second preceding article. Motion of Marcus Crowell to indefinitely postpone. Voted. Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new Police Cruiser and to trade in, as part of the purchase price thereof, the present cruiser. Motion of Gordon Barker that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchasing of a new cruiser. Voted. Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase a Pickup Truck for the Shellfish Department. 119 Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be in- definitely postponed- Voted. Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three to confer with the Tree "Warden and the Selectmen, as to the advisability of planting trees along the streets of the town: the same committee to report to the next annual town meeting as to location and number of trees deemed adequate and prepare and present any arti- cles for the annual meeting warrant to provide monies for the same. The said committee to be appointed by the Moderator. Motion by L. Stanford Altpeter that this article be accepted as read and that a committee be appointed by the Moderator. Voted. SPECIAL TOWN MEETING was opened at 2 o'clock P.M. to take up the following article. Article 1. That the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the purchase of a tract of land bounded on the North by land of William Casey, 65 feet, more or less; on the East by land of Sarah G. Gill, 300 feet, more or less; on the South by land of Edgar T. White and others, 40 feet more or less, and on the West by the Cemetery of the Town of Dennis, 300 feet, more or less. Containing approxi- mately 15,600 square feet. That the control of the said land be vested in the Cemetery Commissioners to be used for ceme- tery purposes. Motion of George Armeson "that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the purchase of a tract of land bounded on the North by land of William Casey, 65 feet, more or less; on the East, by land of Sarah G .Gill, 300 feet, more or less; on the South by land of Edgar T. White and others, 40 feet, more or less, and on the West by the Cemetery of the Town of Dennis, 300 feet, more or less. Containing approximately 15,600 square feet. That the control of the said land be vested in the Cemetery Commis- sioners to be used for cemetery purposes. Voted. Motion of Marcus Crowell to adjourn Special Town Meeting at 2:06 P.M. and to take up Article 49 of the An- nual Town Meeting. 120 Article 49. 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 designating the same. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to improve the parking area near the beach end of Sea Street, East Dennis. Motion of Earle M. Davidson that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate sufficient funds to improve the parking area and road, also to erect a suitable plank bulkhead at the West Dennis beach beginning at the west of the bathhouse and extending westerly to Loring Avenue, or take any action thereto. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., that the sum of $3,000.00 be raised and appropriated, $2,000.00 to be used with the County and State funds for the erection of a stone hip, so-called, and $1,000.00 to be used for repairs to the parking area and beach improvements. Voted. Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to resurface the present park- ing space at Bay View Town Beach in Dennis. Motion of Charles Foley that the sum of $400.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 to further improve the surface, and install a reeinforced concrete bumper, in the east and southerly sides of the Dennisport Parking area known as the Ginn Lot, or take any further action thereon, 121 Motion by Nathaniel Wixon that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Motion was lost. Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to resurface and improve the parking area at Sea Street Beach, Dennisport, or take any further action thereon. Motion of Linwood Robbins to accept the article and raise and appropriate $2,000.00 for the purpose. Amended by Nathaniel Wixon and accepted by Linwood Robbins to do only a portion of the beach. Voted. Article 55. To see if the Town will vote to raise '«nd appropriate a sum of money to improve the parking area and beach at Dennisport, known as Raycroft Parkway and Beach. Motion of Linwood Robbins that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 56. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one dump truck complete for the Highway Department, to trade in the 1945 International now owned by the Town and raise and appropriate or transfer the necessary balance from available money in the Road Machinery Fund, or take any other necessary action relative thereto. Motion made by Bartlett F. Sears to indefinitely post- pone. Voted. Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or take from the Road Machinery Fund a sum of money to purchase a new Sand Loader, belt conveyor type, and to dispose of the present owned loader by trade-in or by sale. Motion by Bartlett F. Sears to transfer $700.00 from the Road Machinery Fund to carry out the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 58. To see if the Town will vote to trade the three small sand spreaders now used for ice and snow for two later 122 and newer type spreaders, and to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay the difference in cost. Motion of Bartlett F. Sears to indefinitely postpone. Voted. Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to purchase one front end loader for the Highway Department, to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds for same. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue, as a town way, a foot path opposite the Congregational Church, in South Dennis, leading over a foot bridge. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 61. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office of the Surveyor of Highways from the present one year term to a three year term. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office of the Tree Warden from one to three years. Motion of Nathaniel "Wixon that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 63. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to harden and improve Scarsdrle Road in the Village of Dennis. Motion of Earle M. Davidson that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Motion lost. Reconsidered and motion lost. Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to harden and improve Northern Avenue in Dennisport. Motion of William Kelley that the sum of $300.00 be 123 raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. A Yes and No vote was made: Yes—131. No—41. Motion carried. Article 65. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money to improve the road and common landing place leading from Depot Street westerly and known as Otis Kelley Koad. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 66. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money to improve and resur- face that section of Queen Ann Road, also known as Mayf air Road, in South Dennis, from Old Bass River Road westerly to Follins Bay Road. Motion of Ernest Pareseau that the sum of $2,500.00 be raised and appropriated to improve the road. Amend- ment made by William Kelley and accepted by Pareseau that the sum of $2,000.00 be raised and appropriated. Voted. Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the fol- lowing changes or additions to the Building and Fire Pre- vention By-Laws, and take any action relative thereto: Section 3. This section to be amended by inserting after the words together with the following: "location of cess- pool or septic tank and water supplies on proposed lot and adjacent lots, and" so as to read: "Applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a plan of the lot showing the actual dimensions of the lot and the exact location and size of building structures to be erected, together with location of cesspool or septic tank and water supplies on proposed lot and adjacent lots, and streets and alleys on and adjacent to the lot. A record of such appli- cations and plans shall be kept on file in the office of the Building Inspector." Section 4. Paragraph 2 shall be stricken out and the fol- lowing substituted in its place, so as to read: "Paragraph 2. All buildings shall be ten (10) feet from property lines and all buildings intended for human habita- 124 tion shall be at least twenty (20) feet from existing dwell- ings." Section 5. Paragraph 1. To the last sentence there shall be added the following, "or be constructed of 8" masonry," so as to read: "All chimneys shall have a terra cotta flue lining and the front walls of fireplaces may be of 4" masonry instead of 8" masonry." A new paragraph shall be added ■ after Paragraph 1, which shall be entitled Paragraph 1A, reading as follows: "Paragraph 1A. Adequate iron mantel bars or masonry arches shall be used over all fireplace or grate openings. All jambs and the backs of all fireplaces, range or grate openings shall be at least 8" thick, except self forming metal fire- places, may have 4" masonry walls. No hearth shall be laid on any wood or any combustible material. All framing shall be at least 2" from any chimney and all boarding shall be at least 1" from chimney." Section 7. This section shall be stricken out and the fol- lowing new section substituted therefor: "All foundations to be of continuous masonry wall, exclusive of window or access openings excepting all piers, which shall also have masonry footings and walls." Section 8. This section shall be stricken out and the fol- lowing new section substituted therefor: "Section 8. No building permit will be issued if the construction will constitute a hazard." After Section 8 a new Section shall be inserted, entitled "Section 8A" which shall read as follows: "Section 8A—Sewage Par. 1—A cesspool or other means of sewage disposal may be constructed only after a permit is secured from the Building Inspector subject to the rules of the Board of Health. Par. 2—Cesspools shall be of approved septic tank or masonry construction with iron or masonry covers. Par. 3—No burnt clay tile pipe of any description or composition pipe shall be used within or under a building to 125 conduct sewage or waste from plumbing fixtures. par- 4—Sewage disposal system shall not be covered until approved by the Building Inspector." Section 11. This Section is stricken out and the following new section substituted therefor. "Section 11—Board of Appeals Par. 1—A Board of Appeals is hereby established, to consist of three members to be appointed by the Selectmen. All members shall be residents of the Town of Dennis. The appointments first made shall be for 1, 2, and 3 years re- spectively, so that the term of one member shall expire each year. All subsequent appointments shall be for the term of three years. Vacancies shall be filled by the Board of Select- men for the unexpired term. No member shall act in any case in which he is interested and in case any member is so dis- qualified, the remaining members shall designate a substi- tute. Every decision of the board shall be in writing and shall require the assent of at least two members, and shall be a matter of public record. par- 2—Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Building Inspector to issue a permit under the provision of the By-Law, or by a decision of the Building Inspector made under the provision of the By-Law, may appeal to the Board of Appeals. The Board of Appeals shall hold a public hear- ing thereon, and render a decision. They may make rules for such hearings, and shall notify abutting owners and all holders of real estate who might be affected, in writing. Par. 3—No approval shall be granted by the Board of Appeals without considering the effects upon the neighbor- hood and the Town. If a permit would result in substantial injury, it shall be refused.'' After Section 13 there shall be added a new Section, known as "Section 14," which reads as follows: "Section 14—-Fees The fee for each permit shall be $1.00." Motion of Nathaniel Wixon to accept article as printed. William Crowell made amendment to make a few minor changes as follows: Section 5. Par. 1—"All chimneys shall have a terra 126 cotta flue lining and the front walls of fireplaces may be 4 /r masonry instead of 8" masonry." -Section?. All foundations to be on continuous masonry wall, exclusive of window or access openings excepting all piers, which shall also have masonry footings and walls " Motion carried. Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $500.00 for heat, rent and replacement of equipment, and Memorial iray^o0ther Patriotic Exercises for V. F. W., Dennisport, Motion of Earle M. Davidson that, the sum of $500 00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article Voted. Article 69. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be used for amusements of a public character in accordance with Chapter 10, Acts of Motion of Clarence Bayles that the sum of $500 00 be raised and appropriated and that it be used for the baseball team of Dennis. Voted. Article 70. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to erect lights on the Baseball * leld at the Dennis Consolidated School. Motion of Clarence Bayles that the sum of $2,500 00 be raised and appropriated to erect lights on the Baseball *ield at the Dennis Consolidated School. Voted1. Article 71. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to purchase necessary equipment to comply with Chapter 337, Acts of 1948. _ Motion of Clarence Bayles that the sum of $800 00 be Voted aPPr°Priated for the purpose of the article. Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- 127 propriate a sufficient sum of money to paint and repair the Town-owned bathhouse at Dennis. Motion of Barle M. Davidson that the sum of $400.00 he raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 73 To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1400.00 to make necessary repairs to the stairs and platform of the Scargo Hill Observatory, also to clear and improve the park adjacent to the lower. Motion of Barle M. Davidson that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 74 To see if the Town will vote to install two Mtoh basins one in front of Mr. Frank Sheehy's home on Ferry Si S one at the junction of Uncle Barney's Road and Uncle Freeman Road leading to Bass River. Motion of Bartlett F. Sears that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 75 To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to install a catch basin and drain on Old Bass River Road, South Dennis, at the foot of the hill a? what is known as "Sandy Bottom," or take any other action thereon. Motion of Gordon Barker that the sum of $600.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 76 To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to install a catch basin on the north side of Seaside Avenue opposite property of Manfred Perry, with a drain leading to a place where it will not dam- age any land by washing. Motion of James Howes that the sum of $200.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Motion lost. 128 Article 77. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the School Committee to insure the school janitor under the pro- visions of the Workmen's Compensation Act. Motion of L. Stanford Altpeter to accept the article as printed. Voted. Article 78. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to provide insurance protection for its Police Officers and Special Police, while on active duty. Motion of Prank E. Howes that, the sum of $176.00 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 79. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain street lights on Fish House Road in South Dennis. Motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., that this article be indefinitely postponed. Voted. Article 80. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light, said light to be located at the cor- ner of Shad Hole Road and Old Wharf Road, Dennisport. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 81. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain six street lights on Sea Street in East Dennis from North Street to the shore. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain two street lights on Old Wharf Road, Dennisport. One to be located near the residence of Ray W. Grindell, and the other at the corner of Old 'Wharf Road and Lower County. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 83. To see if the Town will vote to install and 129 maintain one street light on Seargo Hill Eoad, to be located near residence of Mrs. Eva Jane Cash. Motion of William Kelley that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 84. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the installation and mainte- nance of two street lights to be located on Horsefoot Path, Dennis. Motion of William Kelley that one street light only be accepted. Voted. Article 85. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain street lights on poles No. 18 and 15% on Depot Street, and pole No. 3 on Smith Street in Dennisport. Motion of William Kelley that four street lights be accepted. Voted. Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain street lights on Telegraph Road in Dennisport, be- tween the residence of Arthur Long and Bird Pate. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 87. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Old Wharf Road, to be located near the residence of Fred Curtis. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 88. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Sea Street to be located near the Barrett Property, Dennisport. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 89. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light at the Sea Street parking area in Dennisport—said light to be placed on pole No. 56. 130 Motion of "William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. Voted. Article 90. To see if the Town will vote that two lights be installed and maintained on Route 134, one on the third pole from Route 6 and the other on the hill near the Water Tower. Motion of William Kelley that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 91. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light in front of the home of Adelaide Hayden, Sesuit Road, Dennis. Motion of William Kelley that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 92. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Mill Street, Dennisport, to be located on pole No. 2. Motion of William Kelley that this article be accepted as read. 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 Wade's Way leading from Horsefoot Path over lands of Ralph H. Coppola and others to Taunton Avenue, as re- ported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, 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 ap- propriate the sum of $60.00, $10.00 to be used for land taking and $50.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Earle M.. Davidson: "1 hereby move that the layout of a Town way in Dennis Village known as Wade's Way, extending from Horsefoot Path over lands of Ralph H. Coppola and others to Taunton Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26 1949, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the 131 lines of said layout for said Town Way, and for this pur- pose will raise and appropriate the sum of $10.00, and that $50.00 be raised and appropriated 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 Coolidge Way, leading from Horsefoot Path over lands ot Ralph H. Coppola and others to Taunton Avenue, as re- ported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, 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 ap- propriate the sum of $62.00, $12.00 to be used for land taking and $50.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 95 To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Common Landing Place on Lot 29 in a develop- ment known as Treasure Bay, Dennisport, on the shores ot Swan Pond as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, and will authorize the Se- lectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, m behalf ot 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 William Kelley: "1 hereby move that the lay-' out of a Common Landing place on Lot, 29 in a develop- ment known as Treasure' Bay on the shores of Swan Pond in the village of Dennisport, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, be accept- ed That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to take bv purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said lay- out for a Common landing place and that the sum of. $5.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose, and that $10.00 be raised and appropriated for improving said Common Landing Place." Voted. 132 Article 96. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in Dennisport known as Indian Trail leading from Upper County Road over lands of Louis A. Byrne and others in a circular direction back to Indian Trail, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26,1949, 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 ap- propriate the sum of $75.00; $25.00 to be used for land taking and $50.00 for improving said Town Way. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon: "I hereby move that the layout of a Town WTay in the village of Dennisport known as Indian Trail extending from Upper County Road over lands of Louis A. Byrne and others in a circular direction and back to Indian Trail as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed 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 appro- priate the sum of seventy-five ($75.00); twenty-five ($25.00) to be used for land taking and fifty ($50.00) for improving said Town way." Voted. Article 97. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in Dennisport known as Indian Chief Trail, leading from Indian Trail northerly over lands of Louis A. Byrne and others to Indian Trail, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or in- terests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-five dollars ($55.00); five dollars ($5.00) to be used for land taking and fifty dollars ($50.00) for improv- ing said Town Way. Motion of Nathaniel Wixon that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 98. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in Dennisport known as Indian Corn 133 Trail, leading from Indian Trail over lands of Louis A. Byrne to Indian Mound Trail as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, and will author- ize 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 pur- pose will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-one dollars ($51.00). One dollar ($1.00) to be used for land taking and fifty dollars ($50.00) for improving said Town "Way. Motion of William Kelley that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 99. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in Dennisport known as Indian Mound Trail, leading from Indian Chief Trail over lands of Louis A. Byrne and others to Indian Trail as reported and recom- mended by the Selectmen under date of January 26, 1949, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town, the lands or inter- ests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty-four dollars ($54.00). Four dollars ($4.00) to be used for land taking and fifty dollars ($50.00) for im- proving said Town Way. Motion of Marcus Crowell that this article be indefinite- ly postponed. Voted. Article 100. To see if the Town will vote to adopt Sec- tion 38A of Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended by Chap- ter 197 of the Acts of 1948. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 101. To see if the Town will vote to provide that the Collector of Taxes shall collect under the title of Town Collector all accounts due the Town. Motion of Clarence Nickerson that this article be in- definitely postponed. Voted. Article 102. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for meeting bills of prior years of 134 the following departments as provided by Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941: Health Department $108.00 Selectmen's Department 11.18 Road Machinery 111.96 Highway General 10.00 Police Department 4.14 Public Welfare 110.40 Municipal Buildings 24.85 Planning Board 10.00 $390.53 Motion of Marcus Crowel] that the sum of $390.53 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of the article. Voted. Article 103. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the unexpended balances of the following accounts to Surplus Revenue: Article 33, Town Meeting 1941— Corporation Beach Parking Space $ 1.13 Article 19, Town Meeting 1942— Erosion 150.00 Article 27, Town Meeting 1944— Scargo Lake Drain 8.15 Article 7, Special Town Meeting 1945— New Truck Account 334.13 Article 2, Special Town Meeting 1946— . Repair International Truck 111.80 Article 26, Tovra Meeting 1946— 500 Gallon Pumper 13.82 Article 27, Town Meeting 1947— Parking Area 1.05 Article 48, Town Meeting 1947— Sea Street Parking Area 3.00 Article 50, Town Meeting 1947— Clearing School Yard 4.50 Article 60, Town Meeting 1947— Sidewalk Upper County Bridge 1,500 00 Article 74, Town Meeting 1947— Stephen Phillips' Road Layout 2.00 Article 31, Town Meeting 1947— Police Cruiser 48.05 135 Article 32, Town Meeting 1947— Fire Pickup Truck 8.75 Article 44, Town Meeting 1948— Chase Garden River 1-60 Article 45, Town Meeting 1948—: Corporation Beach Parking Area 4.76 Article 64, Town Meeting 1948— Fire Hose 7-62 Article 77, Town Meeting 1948— Dennisport Sidewalk 535.00 Article 73, Town Meeting 1948— East Dennis Sidewalk 185.00 Article 74, Town Meeting 1948— Ferry Street Sidewalk -32 Article 88, Town Meeting 1948— •Layout Hokum Kock Road 11.00 Article 91, Town Meeting 1948— Swa,n Pond River Road 29.70 Article 92, Town Meeting 1948— Layout Scarsdale Road 6.00 Motion of George Armeson that this article be accepted as read to transfer the unexpended balances to Surplus Revenue. Voted. Motion of Benjamin Chase that meeting be adjourned at 3:55 P.M. A True Copy ATTEST: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk 136 RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD JULY 22, 1949 Special Town Meeting called to order by Moderator, Dean S. Sears, at 8:25 P.M. Call of the meeting read by the Moderator. Moderator appointed the following tellers: William Crowell, Thomas Kelley and Sherman Woodward. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of that part of a Town Way in Dennis, known as the easterly portion of Hokum Rock Road, leading from Route 134 westerly over lands of Louis Segrini and others to the east end of the westerly portion of Hokum Rock Road which was laid out by the Selectmen on January 19, 1948 and ac- cepted by the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held March 2, 1948, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town, the layout, for said Town way, and for this purpose will raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, the sum of $25.00 to be used for land taking. Motion of Clarence M. Nickerson that the layout of that part of a Town Way in Bast Dennis known as Hokum Rock Road leading from Route 134 westerly over lands of Louis Segrini and others to the east end of the westerly por- tion of Hokum Rock Road which was laid out by the Select- men on January 19, 1948, be accepted. That the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the land within the lines of said layout for said Town Way and for this purpose will transfer from available funds the sum of $25.00. 52 voted in the affirmative, 1 in the negative. The motion was declared carried. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money to harden and improve Scarsdale Road in the village of Dennis. Moved by Wilfred Schofield that $2500. be appropriated from available funds in the Treasury to harden and im- prove Scarsdale Road in the village of Dennis. Amended by William Crowell that the work be done under the super- vision of the Selectmen. 34 voted in the affirmative and 2 in the negative. The motion was declared carried. 137 Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the Treasury the sum of $500.00 to be used on Nobscussett Avenue, Moved by Nathaniel Wixon that $200.00 be appropri- ated from available funds in the Treasury for the improve- ment of Nobscussett Avenue. 24 voted in the affirmative. None in the negative. Motion declared unanimously carried. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the Treasury the sum of $390.00 to reimburse Bartlett F. Sears for ex- penses incurred in recent court investigation. Moved by George B. Armeson that this article be in- definitely postponed. 26 voted in the affirmative and 25 voted in the negative. Vote was doubted and again taken. 24 voting in the affirmative and 25 in the negative. The motion was declared lost. Then moved by Bartlett F. Sears that $390.00 be appropriated from available funds in the Treasury to reimburse Bartlett F. Sears for expenses in- curred in recent court investigation. 24 voted in the affirm- ative and 23 in the negative. Motion was declared carried. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds in the Treasury a sum of money for meeting bills of prior years of the fol- lowing departments as provided by Chapter 179 of the Acts of. 1941: Highway Department $623.96 School Department 251.52 $875.48 Moved by Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., that $875.48 be appropriated from available funds in the Treasury for meet- ing bills of prior years as follows: Highway Department $623.96 School Department 251.52 $875.48 44 voted in the affirmative and none in the negative. Motion was declared unanimously carried. Meeting adjoured at 9:30 P.M. A true copy ATTEST: GERARD CHAPMAN Town Clerk. 138 RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING HELD NOVEMBER 21, 1949 A Special Town Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Dean S. Sears, at 8:05 P.M., who read the War- rant for meeting: Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, or transfer from the overlay surplus, a sum of money for the Department of Public "Welfare. On motion of Clarence M. Nickerson that the sum of $1500. be transferred from Overlay Surplus to Public Wel- fare. Uanimously voted. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury a sum of money for the Police Department. On motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., it was voteyi to transfer $2000. from unexpended available funds in the treasury to the Police Department. Unanimously voted. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $500. from the unexpended balance of the Health Department appropriation of 1949 to Veterans' Benefits. On motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., it was voted to transfer $500. from the unexpended balance in the Health Department to the Account of Veterans' P>enefits. Unani- mously voted. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, the sum of $2,025. for Chapter 81— Highways, in accordance witli the provisions of Chapter 706, Acts of 1949. On motion of Frederick A. Eldridge, Jr., it was voted to transfer $2025. from unexpended available funds in the Treasury to the account of Chapter 81—Highways in ac- cordance with the provisions of Chapter 706 Acts of 194S). Unanimously voted. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize its Selectmen to convey the Mary Rose property to Eugene 139 Sylvia, thereby confirming a deed given by the Selectmen November 10, 1939. On" motion of Clarence M. Nickerson, it was voted to accept, the provisions of this article and to authorize the Selectmen to convey the Mary Rose property to Eugene Sylvia, thereby confirming a deed given by the Selectmen, November 10, 1949. Unanimously voted. Voted to adjourn at 8:12 P.M. A true Copy. ATTEST: GERARD CHAPMAN Town Clerk. 140 BIRTHS REGISTERED IN DENNIS Births recorded in the Town of Dennis for the year 1949 with the name of child, name of parents, and maiden name of mother. 1949 January: 14 Katherine Josephine Stroh; Frank Julius Stroh and Dorothy Lichti—Stroh 18 Robert Clifton Bassett; Norman Linwood Bassett and Gladys Lillian Clark—Bassett 18 Ronald James Chase; Alton Vernon Chase and Roberta Mar- guerite Oliver—Chase 24 David Powers Jones, Jr.; David Powers Jones and Josephine Paula Pyska—Jones February: 13 David Roland Gibbs; Chester Wilbur Gibbs and Edna Eliza- beth Wood—Gibbs 14 Leo Martin Connors, Jr.; Leo Martin Connors and Dorothy Mae Harriman—Connors March: 3 John Hall Schofleld; Wilfred Ernest Schofield and Louise Crowell Westwood—Schofield 3 Cheryl Ann White; Frederick Stanley White and Lois Alfreda Nickerson—White 7 Alma Jane Clanny; David Thompson Clanny and Florence Arnold Sellars—Clanny 8 Elaine Coombs: Lee Howard Coombs and Dorene Annette Prentiss—Coombs 10 Robert John Lopes; John Lopes and Epiphania Agnes Leyton —Lopes 13 Stillborn 13 Paula Jane White; Thomas White and Lorraine Virginia Wood—White 16 Deborah Jane Ellis; Laurence Freeman Ellis and Jane Roper —Ellis 25 Diane Linda Kelley; Gilbert Sears Kelley and Mary Bernadine Jack—Kelly 25 Sandra Joan Parmenter; George Edward Parmenter and Doris King Howes—Parmenter 28 David Lawrence Kelley; Phillip Lawrence Kelley and Ida Geneva Eldredge>—Kelley 141 April: 9 Paul Dexter Grindell; Wilbur Lewis Grindell and Dorothy Winship Woodard—Grindell May 9 Gordon Douglas Robb; Richard VanCorr Robb and Jane Wilcox—Robb 13 Joy Bauphinais; Alfred Stanley Dauphinais and Nancy Chase —Dauphinais 16 Valarie Manuela Prada; Manuel Martin Prada and Klara Theodora Kasper—Prada 17 Linda Ann Sylver; Norman Shiverick Sylver and Alice Gwen- dolyn Baker—Sylver 24 Raymond Edward Hersey; Raymond Steele Hersey and Ella Freeman Cash—Hersey June: 8 John F. Martin; John F. Martin and Kathleen V. Boylen— Martin 8 (Male) Sylvia; Eugene Sylvia, Jr. and Gertrude Galvin— Sylvia 8 (Male) Sylvia; Eugene Sylvia, Jr. and Gertrude Galvin— Sylvia 13 Rozanne Mae Rocheteau; William Carlos Rocheteau and Sannie Eva Fernandes—Rocheteau 17 Karen Sue Murdock; Carroll Vaughn Murdock and Barbara Jeanne Thomas July: 8 Norma Louise Blackmer; Vernon Lynn Blackmer and Ger- aldine Edith Kingston—Blackmer 12 Constance Cummings; Robert Arthur Cummings and Carol Chase—Cummings 15 Robinson Hart; Arch Dixon Hart and Barbara Carpenter Wicks—Hart 20 Deborah Gates Clapp; Victor Twining Clapp and Grace Eliza- beth Zahn—Clapp 20 Kenneth Hall Foster; Kenneth Foster and Priscilla Elizabeth Hall—Foster 22 Stephen Thomas Estey; Franklyn Gardner Estey and Priscilla Deane Sweetser—Estey 25 Marcia Evelyn Gould; Elgin Charles Gould and Evelyn Bertha Stanford—Gould 142 August: 1 Daniel George Woodman; George F. Woodman, Jr. and Nata- lie Hawes Wixon—Woodman 10 Wayne Adams; Proctor Eldridge Adams, Jr. and Geraldin Louise Smith—Adams 13 (Male) White; Edward White, Jr. and Jean Arey—White 13 (Male) White; Edward White, Jr. and Jean Arey—White 13 (Male) White; Edward White, Jr. and Jean Arey—White 16 Sterling Remig Kelley; Alfred C. Kelley and Janice C. Remig —Kelley 20 Stillborn 24 Sidney Charles Shaw; Percy Cyril Shaw and Winifred Mary Walke—Shaw September: 20 Edward Alan Burt; John Holland Burt, Jr. and Louise Phelps Gates—Burt 25 (Female) Quirk; James H. Quirk and Joanne E. McBride— Quirk 26 Edwin Harold Orton; Edwin Harold Orton and Marjorie Eleanor Chase—Orton 26 Melvin Thomas Orton, Jr.; Melvin Thomas Orton and Bertha Priscilla Martin—Orton 28 William Anthony Colby; Philip Newton Colby and Ruth Westwood—Colby 30 Stewart Russell Sylvia; Augustus Eugene Sylvia and Lena Priscilla Fernandes October: 5 Edward Joseph Long; Charles C. Long and Stella E Arse- nault—Long 6 Lee Warren Pareseau; Warren E. Pareseau and Marion L Crowell—Pareseau 22 Charlene Whittemore; Carlton Edward Whittemore and Mary Louise Robbins—Whittemore November: 1 George Washington Wilson, Jr.; George Washington Wilson and Mary Botelho Rocha—Wilson 9 Paul Edward Lecomte; Jules Edward Lecomte and Mary Elizabeth Byrne—Lecomte 143 December: 18 Karen Lee Paoheco; Gabriel Bento Pacheco and Irene Helen Perry—Pacheco 23 William Wendell Eldridge; Wendell Paul Bldridge and Sharon Odell Hoke—Eldridge 26 Patricia Ann Davenport; Paul Henry Davenport and Clara Elnora Linnell—Davenport MARRIAGES RECORDED IN DENNIS For the Year 1949 Jail * Btenry Clinton Sears of Dennis and Marie Theresa Morin of Fall River Feb rU 7 Earl Torrey of Dennis and Emma L. Mitchell of Dennis M26°hLawrence J. Smith of Boston and Natalie A. Perry of Dennis AP3":Earle Howard Foss of Dennis and Marjorie Adams Jackson of Yarmouth 23 Amos J. Leyton of Dennis and Rose Souza of New Bedfoid W12: Eugene Sylvia, Jr. of Dennis and Gertrude Galvin of Harwich 30 Etaer Nathan Grindell of Dennis and Mable Gertrude Kimball of Dennis JUlT Roger Allen Wilkey of Dennis and Jean Marie Washington of Barnstable . 25 Robert Ernest Crowell of Dennis and Priscilla W. Baldwin of Harwich 10 Bowdoin Barnes of Bourne and Caroline Busehmann of Lew- iston, Maine 17 Carl E. Harr of Dennis and Anne Trefry of Beverly 144 July: 29 Douglas Earle Robbins of Dennis and Jean Arthur of Harwich 29 Miles Hollis, Jr. of Dennis and Muriel E. Sears of Barnstable August: 4 Harry William Holl of New York, N. Y., and Mirande Roxanne Geissbuhler of Dennis 12 Zade Morgan Cochran of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hazel Dorothy Jackson of Dennis 14 Henry Silva, Jr. of Stoughton and Helen Julia Murphy of Brockton 22 Rochel A. Bland of Dennis and Dorothy Ann Riley of Hyannis 27 Robert William Kellogg of Katonah, N. Y., and Marge Alice Steele of Newton 30 John G. Holbrook of Yarmouth and Marguerite J. Speirs of Dennis September: 9 Ernest C. Black of Dennis and Nancy P. Snow of Wallingford, Pa. 24 Samuel Arsenault of Dennis and Constance Hilbert of Har- wich October: 5 William Cash, Jr. of Dennis and Edith Marion Trott of Dennis 15 Elmer Irving Snow' "f Dennis and Virginia Marcia Ellis of Dennis 16 Harry Oscar Hellberg of Barnstable and Claire Mildred Naylor of Dennis 22 Raymond P. Mello of Dennis and H. Beverly Reed of Dennis 29 Gerald S. Brailey of Dennis and Leola R. Erskine of Palmouth November: 12 William H. Bishop of Dennis and Phyllis P. Taranti of Med- ford December: 3 Joaquin Joseph Gomes of Dennis and Jennie Priscilla Pena of Harwich 24 Gino E. Sita of Providence, R. I., and Elizabeth Sicard Locke of Dennis 25 Edwin S. Taylor of Dennis and Minnie P. Mulla of Dennis 145 DEATHS RECORDED IN DENNIS During the Year 1949 / February: Age- -Years Mos. Days 13 Janice Eastman 1 13 18 Miguel deLuz Montiero 68 5 20 23 Albert Lester Wade 79 3 March: 12 Arthur Porter Archibald 76 2 26 19 Prank E. Babcock 78 5 7 24 Elizabeth Wood 79 3 13 27 Frank Charnley 54 11 27 Caroline T. Snow 90 5 29 31 Joseph A. Shea 85 25 April 7 Phoebe L. Rogers 72 3 28 17 William Henry Cullen 77 5 5 18 Prancetta LeMonier Nash 86 11 20 19 Ralph M. Cahoon 61 7 16 21 Marie Ellen Atkins 66 ; 8 4 May: 18 Albert Ewin Meek 86 10 28 23 Joseph Joaquim Gomes 74 9 5 June: 8 (Male) Sylvia 3 hrs. , 4 min. 9 (Male) Sylvia 14 hrs.32min. 26 Ina May Kelley 67 July: 3 Kathleen Marion Morin 22 4 5 13 Lucille May Pushor 1 15 16 Leo F. Baldwin, Sr. 57 5 7 18 Axel Sjoberg 82 3 22 August: 13 (Male) White 3 hrs. 49 min. 13 (Male) White 3 hrs. 47 min. 13 (Male) White 3 hrs. 30 min. 22 William Brewster Thatcher 71 5 12 24 Mary Elizabeth Linnell 59 7 14 24 George Leslie Sleeper 76 8 20 26 Ada Davis Francis 90 1 1 146 26 Maggie Monroe 78 2 1 26 Ezra F. Chase 51 9 10 28 Clarice Graham Sears 47 6 8 28 Josephine Marie Schweinler • 78 9 26 September: 9 Ida M. Coote 90 1 10 15 Phebe Eva Martin 77 8 21 20 Mary Catherine Richards Nickerson 91 2 23 Jennie Silva Perry 58 11 25 23 Nellie C. Nickerson 81 8 29 Hayes Clark Rice 70 7 30 October: 20 John Pierson Case 83 1 12 23 Martha Freeman Chase 92 8 27 24 Seth Crowell 77 7 12 24 Doris Brierly 27 November: 4 Charlene Whittemore 11 7 George Knyvet Howes 92 4 25 7 George E. Swift 88 10 9 David Roland Gibbs 8 27 12 John Elmer Baxter 84 7 18 18 Charles Robert MacKenzie 77 1 15 25 Thomas E. Allen 76 December: 10 Joshua Clarence Eldredge 87 14 Charles Edward Finley 49 6 5 16 Richard E. B. Phillips 20 21 Annabelle (Graham) King 67 19 Brought to Dennis for Burial Date of Death Name Burial at 1949 January 21 Martha Howes Dennis February Rebecca M. B. Williams West Dennis William Lowell Clarke Dennis March 1 Frederick E. Allen South Dennis 22 John F. Foster West Dennis 31 Susan Baker Crowell West Dennis 147 April 5 Carleton R. Chalke West Dennis May 4 Mertis B. Herrick South Dennis 20 Etta E. Sears East Dennis 24 Eugene Wright West Dennis 25 Carrie L. Day East Dennis 26 Lilla B. Henderson South Dennis August 4 Mrs. Nellie Crowell Dennisport September 30 Annie Laurie Bearse Dennisport October 18 Louise (Folger) Hedge East Dennis November 10 Edwin Dexter Robbins Dennisport 17 Alice Mary Eldridge South Dennis 20 Kenneth Leon Massa Dennis 22 Ann Louise Dunlop South Dennis Died in Service: Ernest E. Sears Dennisport Capt. Otis W. Crocker South Dennis TOWN CLERK PEES State License Fees $ 72.50 Certified Copies 18.75 Recording Pees 305.50 Dog License Pees 59.20 Marriage Licenses 56.00 Gas License Pees 29.00 Sale of Voting Lists 2.50 Business Registration 5.00 Auctioneer's Licenses 10.00 $558.45 28 Marriage Licenses issued 126 Pishing Licenses 130 Hunting Licenses 29 Sporting Licenses 5 Trapping Licenses 5 Auctioneer's Licenses 165 Male Dogs Licensed 42 Female Dogs Licensed 86 Spayed Dogs Licensed 3 Kennel Licenses 148 Statement of the Auditors Dennis, Mass., January 26, 1950. We, the undersigned Auditors of the Town of Dennis have examined the accounts of the Town Officers from Jan- uary 1, 1949, to January 1, 1950, and find them correct ac- cording to the vouchers including Trust Funds in the hands of the Treasurer, Gerard Chapman, find the balances includ- ing overlay reserve fund of One Hundred Sixty-two Thou- sand, Fifty-three and 62/100 Dollars ($162,053.62) and Trust Funds Thirty-five Thousand, Five Hundred Seventy-five and 35/100 Dollars ($35,575.35). PEARL M. CROWELL, ALICE J. CANFIELD, Auditors. 149 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 December 31, 1949, 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: As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Dennis for the year ending December 31, 1949, the following report being submitted thereon: The records of financial transactions of the several de- partments receiving or disbursing money for the town, or committing bills for collections, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and records of the accounting officer. The accounting officer's ledger was analyzed, the re- corded receipts being checked with the treasurer's books and the payments being compared with the warrants authorizing them and with the treasurer's records of payments. The appropriation accounts were checked with the town clerk's records of town meeting proceedings, and the recorded trans- 150 fers from the reserve fund were verified by comparison with the records of the finance committee. The necessary adjusting entries resulting from the audit were made, a trial balance was taken off, proving the ac- counts to be in balance, and a balance sheet, which is ap- pended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1949. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked. The footings of the cash book were proved, and the recorded receipts were analyzed and com- pared with the accounting officer's books and with the rec- ords of the departments making payments to the treasurer. The payments as recorded were checked with the warrants issued by the selectmen authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The treasurer's cash balance on December 31, 1949 was proved by actual count of the cash in the office, and by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks in which town funds are deposited. The records of tax titles and tax possessions were ex- amined and checked. The amounts transferred from the town and district tax levy of 1948 were reconciled with the collector's accounts, the tax titles redeemed and tax posses- sions sold were compared with the treasurer's reported re- ceipts, and the tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed and reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger. 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 treasurer's re- corded receipts. The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked. The town and district taxes, motor vehicles and trailer excise, and moth assessments outstanding according to the previous examination, as well as all subse- quent commitment lists, were audited and proved. The re- corded collections were compared with the payments to the town and district treasurers as shown by the treasurer's cash books, the abatements- as recorded were checked with the records of the assessors, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The records of departmental accounts receivable were m 151 examined and checked. The commitments were added, the payments to the treasurer were compared with the treas- urer's and the accounting officer's books, and the outstand- ing accounts were listed and proved. Verification of the outstanding tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, moth assessment, and departmental accounts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and water district, the replies received thereto indi- cating that the accounts, as listed, are correct. The financial accounts of the town clerk were examined. The records of dog and sporting licenses issued and of mis- cellaneous receipts collected were checked, the payments to the town and the State being verified. The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form. It is recommended that all receipts from bathhouse ren- tals be paid into the town treasury, as required by Section 53, Chapter 44, General Laws, and that payments for ex- penses be paid from an appropriation provided by town meeting vote. In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the town or com- mitting bills for collection were examined and checked in detail. 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, as well as tables showing the condition and trans- actions of the trust funds. While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was received from the officials of the town, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appre- ciation. Eespectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts. 152 HEAL ESTATE TAXES—1947 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $42.83 Payments to treasurer 1949 $27.17 Abatements 1949 15.66 $42.83 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES—1948 Outstanding January 1,1949 $868.75 Payments to treasurer 1949 $835.50 Abatements 1949 33.25 $868.75 REAL ESTATE TAXES—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $12,925.83 Overpayment to collector refunded 3.00 $12,928.83 Payments to treasurer $12,754.53 Abatements 99.30 Outstanding December 31,1949, per list 75.00 $12,928.83 POLL TAXES—1949 Commitment per warrants $1,886.00 Payments to treasurer $1,434.00 Abatements 446.00 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 6.00 $1,886.00 PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES—1949 Commitment per warrant $23,616.29 Abatements and payments and over- payments refunded 56.10 Commitment list in excess of warrant .01 $23,672.40 Payments to treasurer $22,110.83 Abatements 343.71 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 1,217.86 $23,672.40 153 REAL ESTATE TAXES—1949 Commitment per warrants $260,788.11 Abatements and payments and over- payments refunded 705.37 $261,493.48 Payments to treasurer $240,549.70 Abatements 3,421.12 Transfers to tax titles 116.32 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 17,406.34 $261,493.48 MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE—1947 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $3.17 Payments to treasurer 1949 $3-17 MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $414.83 Commitment per Avarrant 207.01 Overpayment to collector refunded 2.00 $623.84 Payments to treasurer $531.44 Abatements 79.29 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 13.11 $623.84 MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAILER EXCISE—1949 Commitments per warrants $20,253.71 Abatements and payments refunded 593.19 $20,846.90 Payments to treasurer $18,602.04 Abatements 1,220.55 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 1,024.31 $20,846.90 MOTH ASSESSMENT—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $45.50 Overpayment to collector refunded 1949 2.00 $47.50 Payments to treasurer 1949 $47.50 154 MOTH ASSESSMENTS—1949 Commitment per warrant, $169.00 Payments to treasurer $136.50 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 32.50 $169.00 INTEREST AND COSTS Interest Costs Collection 1949: Taxes and assessments: Levy of 1947 $ 1.07 $ .35 Levy of 1948 237.59 66.05 Levy of 1949 50.82 91.45 Motor vehicle and trailer excise: Levy of 1947 .13 .85 Levy of 1948 1.55 15.20 Levy of 1949 .60 61.10 $291.76 $235.00 Payments to treasurer 1949 $291.76 $235.00 DENNIS WATER DISTRICT Personal Property Taxes—1947 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $3.10 Payments to district treasurer 1949 $2.02 Abatements 1949 1.08 $3.10 Real Estate Taxes—1947 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $24.76 Payments to district treasurer 1949 $22.87 Abatements 1949 1.89 $24.76 Personal Property Taxes—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $115.17 Payments to district treasurer $110.11 Abatements 4.18 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list .88 $115.17 155 Real Estate Taxes—1948 Outstanding January 1, 1949 $2,427.78 Abatement and payment and over- payment refunded -99 $2,428.77 Payments to district treasurer $2,304.98 Abatements 114.22 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 9.57 $2,428.77 Personal Property Taxes—1949 Commitment per warrant $2,716.30 Abatements and payments refunded 8.36 $2,724.66 Payments to district treasurer $2,546.70 Abatements 40.92 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 137.04 $2,724.66 Real Estate Taxes—1949 Commitment per warrants, $27,413.50 Abatements and payments and over- payments refunded. 68.98 $27,482.48 Payments to district treasurer $24,748.27 Abatements 310.33 Transfers to tax titles 9.57 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 2,414.31 $27,482.48 Water Liens Added to Taxes—1949 Commitment per warrant $130.30 Payment to district treasurer $85.51 Outstanding December 31, 1949, per list 44.79 $130.30 Interest and Costs Collections 1949 $123.30 Payments to district treasurer, 1949 $123.30 156 TAX TITLES Balance January 1, 1949 $1,292.95 Transferred to tax titles: Taxes 1949 $116.32 District taxes 1949 9.57 125.89 Overpayment to treasurer to be refunded 3.00 $1,421.84 Payments to treasurer $199.79 Balance December 31, 1949, per list 1,222.05 $1,421.84 TAX POSSESSIONS Balance January 1, 1949 $1,210.23 Selling price in excess of book value 66.32 $1,276.55 Payments to treasurer $100.00 Balance December 31, 1949 per list 1,176.55 $1,276.55 157 H tO M W N CM t- "^ ^ "* O) CO 00 IQ to (M H W ^ OO o o o a u o S- TJ Q Pi .a '3 CO s "3 CD .2* QJ O o *0 02 a? 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Wilbur, Chairman Term expires in 1951 Thomas Plynn, West Dennis Term expires in 1951 Mrs. Linda Maloney, Dennisport Term expires in 1952 Norman A. Hallett, Dennis Term expires in 1952 Ralph H. 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 Marilyn Boesse Residence: South Yarmouth School Physician Dr. Hermon E. Howes, M.D., South Yarmouth Tel. Hy. 1103-M School Nurse District Nursing Association Tel. Hy. 431 Address: 349 Main Street, Hyannis, Massachusetts Supervisor of Attendance Benjamin Eendrick Tel. Har. 534M-1 Address: Dennisport, Massachusetts 162 SCHOOL CALENDAR Winter term began Tuesday, January 3, 1950 and closes Friday, February 17, 1950 Early Spring term begins Monday, February 27, 1950 and closes Friday, April 14, 1950 Late Spring term begins Monday, April 24, 1950, and for grades 1 to 6 inclusive, the term ends Friday, June 9, 1950; for grades 7 to 12 inclusive, the term ends Friday, June 16, 1950 Fall term for all grades begins Wednesday, September 6, 1950, and closes Friday, December 22, 1950 Winter term begins Tuesday, January 2, 1951 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, Mass- achusetts, 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, 1949. 163 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS I herewith submit my fourth report as Superintendent of Schools and the fifty-eighth report in the series of annual reports by the union superintendent of schools of Dennis, Brewster, and Yarmouth. School Housing Problem The Dennis school needs additional space for an ex- panded physical education program, a general place for assembly, and additional class room space. This shortage of space is not a condition peculiar to Dennis, but one that exists in nearly every town in the Commonwealth. The chil- dren of Dennis are deserving of the same privileges that other towns provide for their children. This problem of expansion can be solved and the desired addition obtained at a reasonable cost to the town. Repairs The painting program was continued with the boiler room, janitor's room and toilets being painted. The hot water heater in the basement was replaced by an automatic heater that will furnish an adequate amount of hot water for the cafeteria. Several leaks that developed on the roof during the course of the year were repaired. j All other minor repairs were made as needed. Needed Repairs The outside of the building should be waterproofed, to stop further water damage to the interior of the building. The wooden trim should also be painted this coming year. Classrooms throughout the building should be repainted and equipped with shades. Audio-Visual Equipment The Dennis school is now equipped with an inter-com- munication system, which makes it possible for the children 164 to have made available to them the best of radio programs and transcription records furnished by the State Department of Education. A film strip projector, a Viewmaster projector and a delineoscope were added to the visual aids equipment of the school. A tape recorder also was added to the audio equipment. Conclusion I wish to thank the Dennis School Committee, the fac- ulty of the Ezra H. Baker School, and the many people of the Town for their cooperation and support this past year. Respectfully submitted, ALFRED R. KENYON, Superintendent of Schools. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OP THE EZRA H. BAKER SCHOOL Mr. Alfred R. Kenyon Superintendent of Schools Dear Sir: I present herewith my sixth report as principal of the Ezra H. Baker School. School Problems In previous reports I have mentioned annually the great turn-over of teachers at Dennis and the fact that salaries here are below those of neighboring towns. Teacher changes continue, and since this condition is directly related to the matter of salaries, it would appear that higher salaries should be given serious consideration this year. We have felt the loss of our coaching teacher and the work that was done to help pupils to learn at their educational level. It is hoped that in planning an addition to the building room will 165 be included for pupils needing special help and a teacher pro- vided who is qualified to give such help adequately. We have found it necessary to operate two second grades this year in addition to the two first grades in opera- tion last year. If we had room, there would be two third and two fourth grades. Obviously, by next year we should have two fifth grades, and in a very few years two rooms, at least, will be needed for each of the eight grades for effective teaching. The teachers and pupils are doing a heroic job under very crowded conditions. We could go on telling of the need for more working space, the need to improve the school grounds, but we feel that the citizens are waiting to vote to give the children a better opportunity to learn and play. Graduation The graduation last June took place at the Cape Cinema, a beautiful and dignified setting to display the abilities of the speakers to the best advantage, as well as to provide a large audience with comfort and pleasure. We wish to thank the management here for permission to use the building and for assurance that we may continue to have it in the future for the same purpose. Open House Our Open House project each year for the benefit of the parents continues to be successful. Parents and teachers find such an occasion most helpful in furthering the desire of the school to learn everything possible about the children. We do welcome parents' visits to the school at all times. Cafeteria The school cafeteria is being used for many purposes other than preparation and serving of school lunches, due to lack of space for other activities. The orchestra rehearses here, as do the singing groups. Assemblies are held, moving pictures shown, and physical education and sewing classess taught in the cafeteria. It is used after school hours for meetings of the Brownies, the Girl Scouts, the Boy Scouts, the Parent-Teacher Association, occasionally for the Teach- ers' Club, and for the Building Committee meetings. Use of the room after school by various clubs, committees, and other groups is a step in the right direction, but the pupils' occupa- tion of it while the food is being prepared is not according to the best health practices. 166 Under the management of Mrs. Homer, who also assists Mrs. Nickerson in preparing the food, the lunch program serves more than 40,000 meals during the school year. The cafeteria purchased four new gas stoves which help in the kitchen and are used in the cooking classes. We also bought a new gas-operated warming table. The School Department is providing us with a modern dishwasher. We feel that our equipment will measure up well with that of any school cafeteria, regardless of its size. Our greatest problem here is the necessity of feeding the children in three shifts, the first group beginning to eat at 11:20 and the last at 12:30. The eighth grade pupils assist the two workers during the noon hour because it is impossible for two people to do the serving in addition to the preparation of the food. While this is good experience for the pupils, it is taking too much time from the academic work, now that the luncheon period is so long. Audio-Visual Aids The entire building is now controlled directly from the office with an inter-room communication system. This ma- chine provides many services. Every room, or one room, can be given directions or information. In case of emergency it is well worth the cost for that reason alone, especially where our rooms are so overcrowded and we have about sixty small second-graders housed on the second floor. In addi- tion, it makes for more effective supervision by the superin- tendent and principal and provides for relaying radio pro- grams, recordings, and other presentations to all or any of the rooms. The school is also equipped with motion pictures, film- strips, recordings, a radio, two types of view master, an opaque projector, and a tape recorder. In other words, we now have the best audio-visual aid material that can be ob- tained. Almost all of these machines can be used in the class-rooms, and they are being used to correlate the printed page with pictures, speeches, and other recordings relative to the subjects under consideration. Parent-Teacher Association A report of this kind would not be complete without mentioning the outstanding work the P.-T.A is doing for the pupils of the school. Its objectives, are the improvement of 167 the educational facilities of the school and the understand- ing of the educational philosophy of the school, which is ef- fective teaching based upon all possible knowledge of the pupils' backgrounds and of their capabilities. Last year the organization raised money to take the graduating class on a trip to historic Boston, paying every expense. It has pur- chased records for the school and given a beautiful Christ- mas tree complete with decorations. Several prizes, in the case of last year's class, collegiate dictionaries, were given as an encouragement to education. We feel that the parents through their organization stand firmly with the school in what we are trying to do for their children. Generous contributions to the free lunch fund and for prizes at graduation have been received and are gratefully acknowledged. May I thank you and the School Committee; for your interest in making the Ezra H. Baker School yearly a more successful school Cordially yours, J. EOBERT DUNN, Principal. January 16, 1950. REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL OP THE JOHN SIMPKINS SCHOOL Mr. Alfred K. Kenyon Superintendent of Schools Yarmouth, Massachusetts Dear Sir: I am pleased to submit my annual report as principal of the John Simpkins School. Commencement and Awards Fifty-five members of the class of 1949 received their diplomas from Alberto W. Small, chairman of the school 168 committee, at the annual graduation, held at the Cape Play- house in Dennis on June 14, 1949. Baccalaureate Services were conducted by candle-light in the auditorium on Sun- day, June 12, by the Eev. Adam J. Schutz, Jr., and Class Day was observed on the school lawn June 13, favored by fine weather. At the Commencement exercises, Dr. William E. Brooks of Orleans spoke effectively with the following awards made by the principal: Ann Castonguay Memorial Fund Howard B. Monroe, Jr., West Yarmouth, $200 Teachers' Club Scholarships Margaret E. Leach, South Dennis, $100 Elizabeth F. Baker, Bass River, $50 South Yarmouth Woman's Club, English awards Flora I. Lane, Dennisport, $10 James S. Todd, South Yarmouth, $10 South Yarmouth Mothers' Club awards of $5 each in Household Arts and Mechanic Arts to Lillian E. Harju of West Yarmouth and Allen T. Schauwecker of Yarmouth. The Samuel Bobbins Improvement Prizes of $10 each Jean L. Sears of Dennis William MacRoberts of Dennisport E. D. West Improvement Prizes of $10 each Jane E. Thacher of Yarmouth Corham P. Homer, Jr. of Bass River Balfour Loyalty Scholarship and Achievement Award James S. Todd, South Yarmouth Gertrude Lawrence Dramatic Award Winthrop V. Wilbur, Jr., West Yarmouth Richard Aldrich Dramatic Award Elizabeth Sue Jason of West Yarmouth Weyar Matrons Nursing School Scholarship of $50 Flora 1. Lane of Dennisport 169 Good Citizen Award Elizabeth F. Baker, Bass River Becker College Commercial Key Milton A. Smith, Yarmouth Port Bausch and Lomb Science Award and Readers Digest Subscription Margaret E. Leach, South Dennis Of the fifty-five graduates, all who sought admission to colleges have been admitted to the schools of their choice as follows: Emmanuel, Regent, Bridgewater and Fitchburg State Teachers Colleges, University of Massachusetts, Brown, Harvard, and the Maritime Academy. Of the remaining graduates, one is in training as a nurse and two are in the armed services. The balance of the class is regularly em- ployed in various occupations. Four members of the group are now married. Curriculum and Faculty The high school enrollment by classes for the present school year is as follows: Algebra I 40 Latin I 24 Algebra II 7 Latin II 14 Art 38 Mechanical Arts 77 Biology 54 Office Practice 16 Bookkeeping 19 Physical Ed.—Boys 91 Civics 75 Physical Ed.—Girls 121 Economics & Sociology 21 Physics 16 Economic Geography 18 Plane Geometry 34 English I 74 Problems of Democracy 51 English II 65 Senior Science 20 English III 44 Solid Geometry & Trig. 10 English IV 54 Spanish I 8 French I 25 Spanish II 7 French II 7 Stenography I 15 French III s 6 Stenography II 13 General Mathematics 36 Typewriting I 35 General Science 45 Typewriting II 14 Household Arts 14 U. S. History 42 Introductory Business 14 World History 20 170 The foreign language department has been measurably strengthened by the work of Mrs. Sita in French and Span- ish who replaced Miss Honney, resigned, and by Miss El- eanor McCain, who now teaches Latin. Miss McCain has also strengthened the commercial department, assisting Miss Priscilla Tinkham, department head. For the first time, pupils other than regular commercial majors, are permitted to receive training in typewriting or bookkeeping if de- sired, thus enriching the curriculum. Student Activities Following is a report of all funds of the Student Activities Association for the past year: Account Balance Received Paid out Balance 1/1/49 1/1/50 Athletics $355.56 $1,160.48 $1,224.66 $291.38 "Cheerleaders" 2.25 104.23 94.37 12.11 Dolphin 39.70 30.26 18.48 51.48 Dramatic Club 31.23 31.23 Glee Club 114.88 114.88 Student Activities 'n 341.29 1,054.90 1,178.94 217.25 Student Council -28.46 64.12 2.21 33.45 Tri Hi 10.57 10.57 $867.02 $2,413.99 $2,518.66 $762.35 The various school activities have been carried on with increased interest and with each activity showing a. com- fortable financial balance, the Student Council having re- moved its deficit this year. It should be emphasized that the athletic program is greatly indebted to the school de- partment for its continued, generous support. Athletics present the school's greatest financial burden and only with this complete co-operation could the program be carried on so extensively. Income from athletics has reached a more or less static 171 condition because of the limited seating capacity of the gym- nasium. Interest in athletics here has now grown to a point where income from basketball alone might be expected to support the entire activity program if adequate facilities were available. The first of the new series of professional assemblies, mentioned in last year's report, has been held and these promise rich experiences for the students. The school is pleased to be the first in this area to offer these educational and entertaining programs. Cafeteria Pood costs have remained at the same high level, which with the greatly increased enrollment, has resulted in a substantial increase in operating costs. However, in spite of a reduction in the government subsidy, efficient manage- ment has resulted in a small profit for the year. The finan- cial statement, as furnished by Mrs. Keveney, follows: Cash Receipts $14,580.60 Federal Subsidy 2,730.21 Total Receipts $15,855.35 Operating Expenses 15,069.07 Net Profit $367.19 Because of the extremely crowded conditions in the cafeteria this year, it has been necessary to feed from 60 to 100 elementary pupils daily in the gymnasium. Those who bring part or all of their lunch from home are handled in this way. Mrs. Hill has voluntarily supervised this work, with some pupil-assistance, greatly relieving the serious congestion. School Equipment It is felt that this school is now second to none in the 172 important matter of visual and audio aids to education. Last year's report emphasized the extent of materials available to the teachers for supplementary work. This year it is most gratifying to report the installation of a two-way in- ter-communicating system throughout the entire building by the school department. This permits the broadcast of either radio or recorded programs separately or simul- taneously to any or all rooms. All bulletins and announce- ments may now be sent to one or all rooms directly from the office. Inter-communication is established between ev- ery classroom in the building as well as to the cafeteria, gymnasium, auditorium, corridors, and boiler room. In this way the administration of the entire building, for the first time, is centralized at one point, the office. In addition, the system includes a public address system in the auditorium suitable for town meetings and large school gatherings, eliminating the need for renting a P. A. system. Recommendations It is reasonable to assume that the next school year will see relief of the present intolerably crowded conditions as they now exist in the building for both pupils and teach- ers. With the elementary grades, for the first time in re- cent years, adequately housed in the new building, it is hoped that the present building may be altered to provide an adequate six-year high school which should serve the community for many years. It is suggested that the cafe- teria be enlarged by redesigning the present so-called sew- ing room as a new kitchen, thus releasing the present kitchen for added cafeteria space. It is further recommended that two rooms on the second floor be transformed into an ade- quate study hall, permitting the present library to be used for its intended purpose. It is also proposed that two rooms on the first floor be combined and equipped to provide proper facilities for the household arts department, now virtually abandoned. 173 With these proposals realized, there would remain only the problem of added gymnasium facilities, which with the constantly increasing interest in athletics, becomes the im- mediate problem. In closing may I express to you, as superintendent, to the school committee, and to the faculty my sincere appre- ciation for the continued cooperation and support which I have received. Eespectfully submitted, Norman B. Dinsmore, Principal VOCAL MUSIC SUPERVISOR'S REPORT Dear Sir: I herewith submit my sixth annual report as vocal music supervisor in the towns of Yarmouth and Dennis. As in the past, we are continuing our correlation of singing, listening, rhythmic response, creating and environ- ment in our music program. This sequence of activities, endeavors, and learnings is designed to promote compre- hensive and rounded musical growth. The music program is not stereotyped, although most emphatically orderly and is planned for the musical growth of human beings. The elementary school participated in the annual June Festival, the vocal and physical education departments combining their programs in both Dennis and Yarmouth. The Junior High School of the John Simpkins School presented a minstrel show for the Parent-Teachers Associa- tion last spring, which was well received. The Glee Club of the Yarmouth High School presented 174 their vocal numbers in Osterville last April for the annual Spring Music Festival of Cape Cod. The Glee Club and the eighth grade of the Ezra Baker School, Dennis, presented a combined program with the English department for the May meeting of the Dennis Parent-Teachers' Association. As the year closed, a cantata, "They Followed a Star", was given by the Glee Club, assisted by members of the English Department, who took parts in the tableaus. The Glee Club is comprised of one hundred ten members. The enrollment this year has doubled and this I am pleased to note. The vocal department of the John Simpkins School has benefited by the sound recorder purchased for the school. It has provided one of the finest means of motivation that I know of. But there is more to the idea of using recording equipment at school rehearsals than motivation. There is the matter of the learning process itself. Recording has improved that process and quickened it—also made it more effective. The recorder has provided a good method for improving group intonation. Microphones are brutally frank. When the group hears the play-back, the students listen to their own parts and discover their own mistakes. The student is learning inde- pendence and, in effect, teaching himself. Respectfully submitted, GRACE E. DRUM Vocal Music Supervisor Dec. 30, 1949 REPORT OF THE SCHOOL PHYSICIAN During the 1949 school year, all the routine physical examinations have been taken care of. These include ex- 175 animations of Hie heart, throat, feet, weight, etc., as well as 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, Sat- urdays and other times when school is not in session. This is done in compliance with the General Laws Relating to Education, 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, stat- ing 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 di- sease, who have not secured from their family physicians 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 ab- 176 sent on account of such infection or exposure, he shall immediately be referred to a school physician for examina- tion and, if it is found by such physician, upon such exam- ination, that such danger has passed, he may remain at school." Cooperation on the part of the school nurse, the super- intendent of schools, teachers and parents has been excel- lent. Respectfully submitted, HERMON E. HOWES School Physician SCHOOL NURSE'S REPORT To the Dennis School Department: The statistical report of the school nursing work in Dennis gives in figures the scope and accomplishments of our work in the school during the past year. The number of school visits fails to indicate the amount of time consumed, as what is counted as one visit may mean half a day or even a whole day spent in school work. Records must be kept and they, too, are time consum- ing. Most of this clerical work is done at our general office in Hyannis and does not appear in figures in a statistical report. Assisting the school physician with the annual health examinations is a major part of our work. Notices regard- ing defects must be sent home or a home call made, some- times both, and advice given as to ways and means of cor- recting defects. The annual eye clinic for the school children was held in January. Later in the year we had dental clinics and toxoid clinics. 177 Iii October we assisted the personnel of the Bamstable County Sanitorium in giving the Mantoux test for tuber- culosis to pupils in grades nine to twelve inclusive. This was followed by chest X-rays for the positive reactors, con- tacts, and the adult personnel of the school. This included the teachers, food handlers, etc. To our co-workers and the parents of this community we extend our appreciation for their co-operation and under- standing. The statistical report of our work follows: Statistical Report of 1949 School visits 55 Inspections: Classroom 181 Individual 648 Pupils weighed 478 Health examinations by Physician 203 Exclusions 3 First-aid treatments 1 Hearing test with Audiometer 32 Consultations : Teachers 247 Principal 24 Superintendent 1 Home visits: Number of homes 77 Number of children 85 Attendance at clinics: Dental 92 Eye 14 Pre-school 25 Toxoid 72 Respectfully submitted DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION of Barnstable, Yarmouth and Dennis MARGARET J. COOPER, R. N., Supervising Nurse. 178 EXERCISES OF GRADUATION EZRA H. BAKER SCHOOL The Cape Cinema Thursday, June 9, 1949 3:30 P.M. Selections by School Orchestra Mr. Adolpho Querze, Director March Triumphale W. D. McCaughey Golden Hours Romance G. W. Curren Favorite Melodies Selected Processional—Pomp and Circumstance Miss Grace E. Drum, Pianist and Director of Vocal Music Invocation Alfred Ray Atwood, M.A., D.D. Pastor of the Bast Dennis Wesleyan Methodist Church Class Hymn—"Follow the Gleam" Welcome Address—Kelvin Matteson, Class President Selection—An Irish Lullaby Shannon-MacLean Essays—"Our Responsibilities" Elizabeth Hall Annette Levesque Joan Altpeter Michael Dubin Mary Walsh Richard Buck Selections by the School Orchestra Chung Ling R. A. Williams Little Buttercup A. Sullivan Salute to the Colors E. J. Conway Essays—"Our Attitudes" Florence Anderson Charles Marshall Edna Kelley Nancy Wordell Richard Small Barbara Kelley Enid Bassett Selection—The Bells of St. Mary's Adams 179 Essays, Class Motto—"Deeds Not Words" Peter Kenney Patricia Gunnery Roger Maloney "Our Ideals" Cynthia Crowell Poems Related to Our Ideals Opportunity Edward Rowland Sill Abby Bearse Opportunity John James Ingalls Robert Sears Work Henry Van Dyke Sally Sears Work. A Song of Triumph Angela Morgan The Thinker Benton Braley Wilma Marshall Polonius' Advice to His Son William Shakespeare Shirley Bowe Presentations 1. Class Gift 2. Penmanship Certificates 3. Library Certificates American Legion Award to Richard Webster Small Samuel J. Robbins Awards to Josephine Mae Perry and Allen Stenson Brough West Dennis Thursday Evening Circle Awards to Annette Adrienne Levesque and Peter Joseph Kenney Parent-Teacher Association Awards to Florence Eleanor Anderson and Nancy Patricia Wordell Veterans of Foreign Wars Awards to Joan Barbara Altpeter — Cynthia Crowell — Patricia Anne Gunnery ■— Elizabeth lone Hall Ezra II. Baker School Dedication Rev. George E. Armeson, LL.D. Pastor of the Latter Day Saints Church, Dennisport Awarding of Diplomas Mrs. H. Carlton Maloney Class Song Words by Barbara Kelley and Annette Levesque The National Anthem Benediction—Alfred Ray Atwood, M.A., D.D. Recessional 180 Graduating Class—1949 Class Adviser—Mrs. J. Kobert Dunn **Joan Barbara Altpeter Frederick Wallace Lincoln **Florence Eleanor Anderson Stanley MacRoberts *Bnid Thacher Bassett Roger Henry Maloney Abby Louise Bearse Charles William Marshall *Shirley Jane Bowe Wilma Maxine Marshall Allen Stenson Brough Kelvin Lester Herbert Richard Daniel Buck Matteson, President John Alvin Cahoon Josephine Mae Perry Richard Ernest Cifelli Ruth Louise Perry * Cynthia Crowell Alfred Ernest Rodoalph Michael Dubin Clement Walker Sanborn ♦Patricia Anne Gunnery Albert Frederic Martin **Elizabeth lone Hall Schenkelberger Lorraine Ruth Hudson *Robert Arthur Sears *Barbara Joyce Kelley Sally Annette Sears *Edna May Kelley *Richard Webster Small *Peter Joseph Kenney June Frances Snow *Annette Adrienne Marie *Mary Anne Walsh Hermine Levesque *Nancy Patricia Wordell Class Marshals, Robert Larson and Joseph Smith—Grade 7 **High Honor Student *Honor Student Yarmouth High School GRADUATION EXERCISES Class of 1949 Tuesday, June 14, 1949 - Cape Playhouse - Eight o'clock PKOGKAM Theme - "Education" Processional (audience seated) Band Invocation Eev. Adam J. Schutz, Jr. The Star Spangled Banner Audience 181 Salutatory - "Education, Our Problem" Flora I. Lane "Come To The Fair" Salter Senior Class Valedictory - "Our Heritage" Margaret E. Leach Graduation Address Dr. William E. Brooks "Over The Rainbow" Arlen Senior Class Presentation of Awards Principal Norman B. Dinsmore Presentation of Diplomas Alberto W. Small, Chairman Yarmouth School Board Ode Senior Class Benediction Rev. Adam J. Schutz, Jr. Vocal Music Grace E. Drum, Director Band Adolfo Querze, Director — CLASS ODE — Words by Theophilus N. Leyton, Jr. Tune: "Gaudeamus Igitur" We are leaving Yarmouth High, In this scene of sad adieu So our thoughts we'll now Beams the light we caught from express; you. We will always thankful be May it chart the vast unknown, For our cherished memories. As we start our lives anew. Chorus Now we thank you for that light, Which will lead to happiness. Hail, all hail, to dear Yarmouth High, Hail, all hail, to dear Yarmouth High. — CLASS OFFICERS — President James S. Todd Vice-President Winthrop V. Wilbur, Jr. Secretary Jeanne M. Levesque Treasurer Margaret E. Leach — CLASS MOTTO — "We have crossed the bay; the ocean lies before us." Class Colors Class Flower Royal Blue and Gold Yellow Rose 182 CLASS OF 1949 Elizabeth Anne Baker *Flora Isabel Lane *Elizabeth Frances Baker *Margaret Esther Leach Darrel Eobert Bates *Jeanne Marie Adrienne Levesque Alice-Jean Bearse Theophilus Neves Leyton, Jr. Marcelline Anne Cassen William MacRoberts Harold Irving Dayton *Howard Barnes Monroe, Jr. Bruce Morris DeSilver *Richard "William Morgan Greta Suzanne Doane Norman Edward Newlands Beverly Anne Eldridge Anna Perry Chrysella Ellis Anthony Perry Harold Neil Ellis Myrtle Elizabeth Poole Stuart Ellis, Jr. Joseph Henry Powers Herbert Anthony Emrieh Howard Stephen Reed Elizabeth Helen Fruean Allen Thacher Sehauwecker Jeannette Lina Gannon Jean Louise Sears Mark Dana Gilbert Avis Ellen Small Vernon Carlyle Guild Lawrence Malcolm Smith Lillian Estelle Harju Milton Adrian Smith Frederick Lancelot Harriman, Jr *Mary Eugenia Sylvia Mary-Helen Hills Jane Edson Thacher Gorham Parker Homer, Jr. Melvin Rae Thacher *Elizabeth Sue Jason *James Stiles Todd Pearl Marie Johnson John Howland Tripp Elizabeth Dorothy Keaveney Elizabeth Louene Wain Clement Rogers Kelley *Winthrop Vernon Wilbur, Jr. Frances Jane Kelley Everett Sanford Williston, Jr. Eichard Gilbert Kelley Betty Louise Wood Ronald Harry Kimball Class Marshals Morris I. Johnson, Jr. '50 Robert W. Kendrick '50 *Members National Honor Soeiety 183 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT December 31, 1949 Grades Port East North South West Total; I 28 4 6 6 8 52 II 24 2 8 5 8 47 III 17 0 10 9 7 43 IV 21 1 8 3 2 35 V 16 1 6 4 7 34 VI 11 2 5 4 6 28 VII 12 4 3 6 9 34 VIII 12 0 5 4 8 29 Elemen- ——- tary total 141 14 51 41 55 302 DENNIS PUPILS AT YARMOUTH SCHOOL Grades North South West Port Totals IX 13 6 4 14 37 X 10 7 4 8 29 XI 1 1 3 12 17 XII 6 3 5 9 23 High School total 30 17 16 43 106 Grand total: 408 184 CO Tf 3 60 a SH 0 a oT 0 02 >> '02 3 CD 0) £ iz; 2 « O OS 0> 60 '3 cS O *02 CD >- O) P CD OS 02 w >> > 0) a u >> 02 PS P O M> to 0 O '3 "3 if 0) a) O m OS 02 O 02 •1-4 P a 0 M K 0 > a a pq u '02 a u o 02 « 02 a> C« CD +3 U2 02 ft a .9 O ft 1—t OJD •0 0 O "3 0 O w CD 0 O 0 0 a si a I '3 ■a 0 0 EH 02 ■a JS s-< ~o V .d .d 0 0) a O 0 CD CD 03 0 0 m w "o 03 02 02 CO 0 CB 03 © J5» 0 0 60 3 & <3 ■a O a h 03 Jj o a ~£ •a ® 02 a X a M O CD ti N 3 a 3 o iU 3 C3 ^ CD 0) Q iU ^ H Q 3 5J H 03 0 d 4-t 02 03 J3 © S J-! •-* O 0 0) O 03 >■ m cfi w 73 a ^o Teachers Total number of teachers in the public school full time 12 Total number of teachers in the public school, part time 5 Total number of college graduates: Male 4 Female 6 10 Total number of other teachers: Male 1 Female 6 7 Average membership of public school, school year 1948-49 260 Average dailv attendance of public school, school year 1948-49 236 Aggregate attendance of public school, school year 1948-49 40,213 Average number of days school was in session, school year 1948-49 170 Cost of Schools The net local taxation cost for schools for the: year end- ing December 31,1949 was: Expended $91,281.54 Income: Mass. School Fund, Part I $3,920.74 Transportation 10,740.49 State Wards 572.41 City Wards 208.69 Sale of supplies 18.15 15,460.48 Net local taxation cost $75,821.06 186 MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE October 1 ,1£149 Age BOYS: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Totals Grade 1 5 26 2 33 2 2 16 3 2 23 3 2 13 7. 22 4 1 1 9 7 2 20 5 2 8 3 2 15 6 9 3 12 7 6 2 4 12 8 1 2 7 5 15 Totals 5 28 21 17 20 15 14 12 4 11 5 152 Age GIRLS: 5 6 7 8 9 10 U 12 13 14 15 16 Totals Grade 1 4 18 22 2 5 13 2 1 21 3 5 12 1 1 19 4 5 8 2 1 16 5 2 13 1 16 6 4 9 1 1 15 7 6 11 1 1 19 8 1 1 4 5 1 12 Totals 4 23 18 19 9 10 29 14 3 5 5 1 140 Tota 1: 292 SCHOOL CENSUS ENUMERATION Number of Minors in the Town Ages 5-7 Ages 7-14 Ages 14-16 Boys 50 78 44 Girls 42 106 38 Totals: 92 184 82 Distribution of above minors:minors In public school 60 184 81 In private school 0 0 1 Not enrolled in any school 32 Totals: 92 184 82 187 DENNIS SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1949 Appropriation $91,469.89 School Expenditures Teachers' Salaries: J. Eobert Dunn $3,676.47 Harold D. Gibbs 2,257.38 Ada A. Bassett 2,536.72 Susan P. McHenry 2,536.72 Mariva L. Bruce 1,686.72 Mae G. Freeman 2,536.72 M. Margaret Palmer 1,465.60 Elinor W. Dunn 1,465.60 Esther W. Howes 2,315.60 Elizabeth S. Loeke 1,380.00 Gertrude B. Homer 2,255.42 Elizabeth Hudson 1,474.98 Grace E. Drum 1,112.99 Jane C. Allen 742.75 Geraldine L. Hill 520.60 Edward M. Webster 324.79 Adolfo Querze 370.85 Irene Dumican 884.95 Paul R. Eckley 751.95 Flo Ann Stacy 784.75 Eva P. Howard 784.75 Katharine H. Wilde 784.75 Gladys Grayson 98.00 Bertha L. Chase 7.00 $32,756.06 Rinehart Handwriting System 420.00 $33,176.06 Office Salaries: Superintendent and Secretary Alfred R. Kenyon $1,611.90 Marilyn Boesse 567.83 $2,179.73 Janitors' Salaries Francis T. Leonard $683.86 Norman Burnett 1,598.00 $2,281.86 188 Cafeteria Salaries Louise Nickerson $1,109.56 Transportation Salaries Brant D. Ellis $2,111.28 Prank M. Bmbler 2,111.28 Allen F. Howard 2,198.10 Edwin C. Higgins 2,312.38 Theodore H. Sears 3,353.65 $12,086.69 Other School Expenses Cape & Vineyard Electric Co. $574.40 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 234.17 Buzzards Bay Gas Company 118.99 Mainco Trading Company 4,798.52 Acme Laundry Company 34.34 D. P. Monroe Company 120.60 Leon W. Hall, Inc. 83.14 John Hinckley & Son Co. 133.55 J. Eobert Dunn 12.85 Scott, Poresman and Company 638.82 Houghton-Mifflin Company 166.29 World Book Company 71.66 Benton Eeview Publishing Company 11.02 Bert Fandel Music Company 6.13 Lorania's Toy and Book Shop 10.08 American Book Company 5.93 McCormick-Mathers Publishing Company 47.89 C. C. Birchard and Company 6.17 Continental Press 1.08 Silver Burdett Company 127.57 Charles E. Merrill Company 10.24 J. Pepper and Son 3.75 Webster Publishing Company 7.83 Ginn and Company 294.75 Ed Gosselin Radio Shop 6.61 Emil Ascher, Inc. 8.74 Phillips Music Center .54 Educators' Progress Service 4.50 P. A. Owen Publishing Company 9.00 Music Publishing Holders Corporation 6.40 189 Gledhill Brothers, Inc. 442.91 Boston University 71.94 Standard Duplicating Machines 54.14 West Dennis Pharmacy 14.04 Dr. Hermon B. Howes 445.00 District Nursing Association 294.30 Hunter's Service Station 40.75 Maico Boston Company 98.34 Jones, McDuffee & Stratton 1,030.30 Gilbert S. Kelley 1,887.04 Chamberlain's Hardware 87.66 C. B. Dolge Company 123.55 Cape Cod Plumbing & Heating Co. 609.14 Tottle and Son 4.25 Edgar J. Gunnery 1,490.00 A. MacBnerney 25.31 L. W. Singer Company 22.91 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 3.50 Robert P. Henderson 4.19 Boston Janitors' Supply Company 32.47 J. L. Hammett Company 2.44 Dennis Water District 102.48 H. M. Meserve Company 23.60 Bradford's HardAvare 112.75 W. L. Rinehart 420.00 Beckley-Cardy Company 41.95 Walter Kidde and Company 166.00 Suburban Gas Corporation 16.00 Yarmouth Register 76.80 Kenney's Sport Shop 88.90 Carl L. White 455.00 Standard Electric Time Company 33.40 Hopkins Company 98.00 DeMambro Distributors 1,015.00 Wilbur Kelley 87.00 Eastern Shade and Screen 21.30 Robert E. J. West 1.50 Derick Electric 100.10 Railway Express Agency 3.00 George H. Canham 45.01 Phillips Paper Company 17.65 Colby's Photo Supply 956.42 Wright & Potter Printing Company 12.13 Wallpaper Shoppe 1.55 190 Charles W. Marshall 26.63 Charles E. Johnson 5.36 Freeman Thacher 4.00 Fred T. Young, Jr. 22.19 The Mayhew Agency 28.55 Chase Brass and Copper Company 4.56 E. Fruean, Jr. 1.69 Dennis Garage 1.25 Millers Falls Company .27 Benjamin Kendriek 25.00 Alfred R. Kenyon 209.94 Marilyn Boesse 11.10 Town of Yarmouth, Massachusetts 21,792.60 Aborn Chemical Industries 4.25 Princeton Film Center .92 Brulin and Company 361.80 Jane C. Allen 16.75 Geraldine L. Hill 8.50 Edward M. Webster 9.00 Grace E. Drum 18.00 Adolfo Querze 80.00 $91,281.54 Balance, December 31,1949 $188.35 191 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Expended Needed Items in 1949 for 1950 GENERAL CONTROL Superintendent's and Secretary's Salaries $2,179.73 $2,300.00 Office Expenses 320.54 600.00. INSTRUCTION Teachers' Salaries 33,176.06 36,200.00 Textbooks 1,390.41 1,050.00 Supplies 2,493.65 1,500.00 Supervisors' Travel 132.25 300.00 OPERATION Janitor's Salary 2,281.86 2,444.00 Cafeteria Salary 1,109.56 1,200.00 Fuel 1,887.04 2,000.00 Miscellaneous 1,384.25 1,200.00 MAINTENANCE Repairs and Replacement 2,786.54 2,000.00 OUTLAY New Equipment _ 6,942.83 1,000.00 Grounds and Buildings AUXILIARY AGENCIES Transportation 12,628.69 15,000.00 Health 753.34 1,000.00 Tuition 21,792.60 23,400.00 Sundries 22.19 200.00 $91,281.54 $91,394.00 192 Dennis Annual Town Meeting Warrant Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable, ss. To Benjamin F. Kendrick, 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: Carleton Hall, Dennis Jacob Sears Memorial Hall, East Dennis Village Improvement Club Hall, Dennis Port Town Hall, West Dennis Liberty Hall, South Dennis on MONDAY, the 6th 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; one member of the Planning Board for five years; one member of the Planning Board for fotir years; also to vote on the following question: —Shall the Town vote to have its Selectmen appoint a Su- perintendent of Streets? 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 7th day of March next, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles: 193 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 bal- lot, 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, 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. 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 com- mittees and act thereon. 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- ment, Assessors' Department, other Finance Officers and Accounts, Finance Committee Expenses, Law Department, Town Clerk's Department, Election Department, and Regis- tration, 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, 194 Bonds and Insurance, and any other necessary charges arising in this town or otherwise provide. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the town as pro- vided 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. 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 propa- gation of shellfish for the ensuing year. 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. 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. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate $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 appro- priate the sum of $500.00 for the support of the Chase Pub- lic Library in the Town of Harwich. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote and appro- priate 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 per- sons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accord- 195 ance with Section 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. 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 High- way 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 Massachusetts for the improvement, development, main- tenance, 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. 196 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 to purchase new buoys, for the Dennis side of Bass River Channel below Route 28 and for the care and upkeep of the same. 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 cen- ter 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 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. 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 com- mittee be discharged of further duties, and their good work be properly acknoAvledged; that the new Committee be em- powered to employ an architect for the purposes of obtain- ing 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 commit- tee 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 mem- bers from the Finance Committee and 5 members from the Parent Teachers Association one member to be from each village. 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, 197 and to determine whether the money is to be provided for by borrowing or by taxation. 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 appli- cation for advance for plan preparation for non-Federai public works, in connection with the proposed addition to the school. 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 prepara- tion of plans of a new school addition. 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 con- nection with the proposed school addition. Article 31. To see if the ToAvn will authorize the new School Building Committee to approve the final plans and specifications of the proposed addition to the school. Article 32. To see what sum of money the- Town will raise and appropriate to waterproof and repair water dam- age to the Ezra Baker School, and any other necessary repairs. 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. 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. Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 198 appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for the improvement of Corporation harbor by removal of sand from the basin and channel by poAver shovel, the money to be expended at the discretion of the Selectmen. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 to be expended at the dis- cretion of the Selectmen during the coming year for survey- ing and drawing of assessor's maps of taxable property within the town. 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. Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to deny the acceptance of any and all articles to be acted upon in any special Town Meeting which necessi- tates the borrowing of money or moneys by a loan. 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." 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." 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. 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 bal- ance from Road Machinery Fund. 199 Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00, to be used as an open ac- count for brushing the highways. 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 Eoad Machinery Fund. Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to harden and improve Bain Boad, Beaton Road and Bayberry Lane in Dennis Port. 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. 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. 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. 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. Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars ($1400.00), to pur- chase Frequency Modulation Radio 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. 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 depart- ment shall be under the supervision of an officer to be known 200 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, sub- ject 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 Avithin 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." Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of South Main Street, West Dennis to Lower County Extension or any other suitable name. 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. 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. 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 Fisk 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 Fisk Street in this area on the west side of the street. Sidewalk not to be con- structed unless the street is to be widened. 201 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. Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to construct a sidewalk on the south side of State Highway from Swan River westerly to the property of Laura Davis. 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. Article 59. To see if Xhe 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. 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 in Dennis, commencing at the intersection with Cor- poration Road and extending easterly in the direction of Elm Street. 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. Article 62. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used to improve the light- ing system at the Ezra Baker School Ball Field. 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. Article 64. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 202 appropriate a sum of money to purchase a new Fire Truck to replace the G.M.C. Truck #2, Station #2. 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. 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. Article 67. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to enlarge the bath- house at the West Dennis public beach at the easterly end by approximately one-half its present size to provide fifteen more lockers. Article 68. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install and main- tain a telephone for emergency purposes during the summer season at all the Dennis public bath-houses. 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. 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 pro- vided in the Police appropriation for this purpose. 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. Article 72. To see if the Town will vote to raise and 208 appropriate a sum of money to improve the Parking area and beach at Dennis Port, known as Raycroft Parkway. Article 73. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to repair or replace town-owned rafts. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 around the property purchased at the last Town Meeting as an addition to the "West Dennis Cemetery. 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. Article 80. To see if the Town will vote to acquire by purchase or eminent domain from the' Swan Lake Cemetery 204 Association for use as a town cemetery, a parcel of land on the Bast side of Depot Street, Dennis Port, described as fol- lows: Beginning at a stone and chipped tree on the South- west corner of the premises on range of land of Smith E. 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. 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. Article 82. To see if the Town will vote to request its Selectmen to petition the Legislature to enact proper legisla- tion whereby the use of certain portions of the public beach may be restricted to the inhabitants of Dennis, their guests and seasonal residents. 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. Article 84. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain one street light on Pish House Road, South Dennis, to be located near the residence of Robert E. Crowell. Article 85. To see if the Town will vote to install and maintain two street lights on Ferncliff Road, to be located on Pole #6 and at the corner of Arborway. Article 86. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation and mainte- nance of one street light located on Black Flats Road, Pole #179/6, near the home of Rose Stocchetti. 205 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. 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. 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 oppo- site Beaton Road. 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 ade- quate 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 com- pliance 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 con- dition, 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. 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 recom- mendations shall be made a part of the records of the Board. In issuing a permit, the Board may impose reasonable con- ditions 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 construc- tion of a road or other facility involving a permanent change in the use of the land. The Board shall issue no permit un- less 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 207 issued by the Board after satisfactory evidence 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 he 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. 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 by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent do- main, in behalf of the Town, the lands or interests m 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 im- proving said Common Landing Place. 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 in- terests 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. 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 Siodin and others, northerly and easterly to Madison Road as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under 208 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 $120.00; $20.00 to be used for land taking and $100.00 for improving said Town Way. 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 un- der 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. Article 95. To see if the Town will vote to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Dennis known as Pilgrim Road and extending northerly from Whig Street over lands of Brant D. Ellis and others, to McDouga] Road and Nobseusset Avenue, as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 6, 1950, and will au- thorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent do- main, 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. 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 oth- ers, 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 pur- 209 pose 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. 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 inter- ests 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. 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 6. Reagon and others, to Lower County 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 land or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this purpose will raise and ap- propriate the sum of $50.00 for land taking. 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 pur- pose 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. Article 100. To see if the Town will vote to accept the 210 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 Eoad, northerly to Lower County Road as reported and recommended by the Select- 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. 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 pur- pose will raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 to be used for land taking. 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 recom- mended by the Selectmen under date of February 13, 1950, and will authorize the Selectmen to take by purchase or emi- nent 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. 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 the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf 211 of the Town, the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout, for said Town Way, and for this pur- pose will raise and appropriate the sum of $8.00 to be used for land taking. Article 104. To see if the Town will vote 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. 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 by Chapter 179 of the Acts of 1941: Treasurer's Department $ 3.70 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 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 47 131.70 212 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., Bast 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 And you are hereby directed to serve this Warrant, by causing attested copies there of 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 Twenty-seventh day of January, in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty. CLARENCE M. NICKERSON, EARLE M. DAVIDSON, FREDERICK A. ELDRIDGE, JR., Selectmen of Dennis. A true copy. Attest: GERARD CHAPMAN, Town Clerk. 213 INDEX Assessors' Report 12 Audit, Eeport of State 150 Audit, Report of Town 149 Building Inspector's Report 96 Department of Veterans' Services 98 Fire Chief's Report 86 Fire Station Committee, Report of 101 Jury List 11 Law Department, Report of the 99 Planning Board, Annual Report of the 100 Police Department, Report of 88 Public Welfare, Report of Board of 92 School Report 161 Calendar 163 Costs 186 Enrollment 184 Financial R eport 188 Financial Statement 192 Graduation, Ezra H. Baker School 179 Graduation, Yarmouth 181 Officers 162 Summary of Statistics 186 Superintendent's Report 164 Teachers, List of 185 Sealer of Weights and Measures 95 Selectmen's Report 8 Shellfish Constable's Report 91 Town Clerk's Report 102 Annual Town Meeting and Election, 1949 102 Special Town Meetings 137 Births, Marriages and Deaths 141 Town Clerk Fees 148 Town Officials 3 Appointments 4 Treasurer's Report 15 Balance Sheet 82 Trust Funds 76 Summary of Taxes Outstanding 75 Warrant for 1950 193 Wire Inspector's Report 97