One Hundred and Twenty- Second TOWN of HANOVER
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One Hundred and Twenty- Second ANNUAL REPORT of the Officers and Committees of the TOWN OF HANOVER FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1974 One Hundred and Twent!J-Second ANNUAL REPORT of the Officers and Committees of the TOWN OF HANOVER FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31 1974 BRAINTREE GRAPHICS CENTER FORMERLY MODERN BLUE PRINT CO. TOWN OF HANOVER PLYMOUTH COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Twelfth Congressional District GERRY E. STUDDS, Cohasset COUNCILOR Fourth Councilor District PATRICK J. McDONOUGH, Boston STATE SENATOR Norfolk & Plymouth Senatorial District ALLAN R. McKINNON, Weymouth STATE REPRESENTATIVE Second Plymouth District WILLIAM J. FLYNN, JR., Hanover COUNTY COMMISSIONERS JOHN F. FRANEY North Abington EDWARD P. KIRBY Whitman GERARD F. BURKE Brockton Population - 10,499 ( 1971 State Census) -3- TOWN OFFICERS SELECTMEN Howard F. Levings, Chairman Term expires 197 5 Allan A. Carnes Term expires 1976 Francis J. Mitchell Term expires 1977 ASSESSORS *Byron H. Webber, Jr. Term expires 1975 R. Irving Lovell, Chairman Term expires 1976 Dr. Ralph C. Briggs Term expires 1977 **Frederick Bigler, Clerk *Resigned **To Fill Unexpired Term TOWN CLERK John W. Murphy Term expires 1977 TREASURER Dorothy E. Tripp Term expires 1977 TAX COLLECTOR Eleanor S. Blaisdell Term expires 1977 SCHOOL COMMITTEE William F. Chouinard, Chairman Term expires 1976 Earle H. Anderson Term expires 1977 Kenneth R. Lingley Term expires 1976 James M. Wheeler Term expires 1975 Marjorie H. Abbott Term expires 1975 BOARD OF HEALTH Frederick L. Briggs, Chairman Term expires 1975 Albert E. Sullivan, Jr. Term expires 1976 Edward R. Hammond, Jr. Term expires 1977 TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Pearl A. Sapiro, Chairman Term expires 1976 Charles W. Adams Term expires 1977 Virginia R. Edge Term expires 1975 SOUTH SHORE REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMITTEE Valentine F. Harrington Term expires 1976 -5- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS John T. Thomson, Chairman Term expires 1976 Frederick P. Lanzillotta Term expires 1975 S. Franklin Ames Term expires 1977 PLANNING BOARD Turner W. Gilman, Chairman Term expires 1977 John A. Libertine Term expires 1976 Robert L. Kimball Term expires I 975 *Joseph J. Zemotel Term expires 1979 Roger A. Leslie, Sr., Clerk Term expires 1978 **Janet W. O'Brien *Resigned **To Fill Unexpired Term HOUSING AUTHORITY *George A. Savage Term expires 1974 *Frederick C. Smith, Jr. Term expires 1976 Carlos F. Hill, Chairman Term expires 1975 **Jean L. Souther Term expires 1978 Henry P. Chiminiello Term expires 1977 ***Edward S. Amazeen Term expires 1978 ***Susan W. Hillman *Deceased **Resigned . ***To fill unexpired term MODERATOR Elected Annually George H. Lewald OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN TOWN ACCOUNTANT John A. Ashton - Term expires 1977 CONSTABLES Thomas G. Axon Term expires 1975 David G. Zwicker Term expires 1975 DOG OFFICER William M. Mullin -6- FOREST FIRE WARDEN Lawrence E. Slaney BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS Lawrence E. Slaney, Chief Edgar P. Packard, Clerk Wendell D. Blanchard T. Drew Bates Charles L. Inglis Ernest J. Bourque REGISTRARS OF VOTERS John W. Murphy, Clerk Paul H. Kendrigan, Chairman Term expires 1976 Eleanor M. Kimball Term expires 1975 Elizabeth T. Amazeen Term expires 1977 BOARD OF APPEALS James S. Oldham, Chairman Term expires 1977 Kenneth R. Lingley Term expires 1976 James E. Thompson Term expires 1975 Associate Members Ray G. Hill Term expires 1975 Donald F. Grushey Term expires 1976 BUILDING INSPECTOR Paul N. Litchfield Term expires-1975 INSPECTOR OF GAS PIPINGS AND GAS APPLIANCES Robert J. Stewart, Inspector Term expires 1975 Theodore F. Luscinski, Deputy Inspector Term expires 1975 INSPECTOR OF WIRES Robert E. Montgomery, Inspector Term expires 1975 *George W. Fisher, Deputy Inspector Term expires 1975 **Charles C. Pratt *Resigned **To fill unexpired term SURVEYORS OF WOOD, LUMBER AND BARK Amos Gallant Term expires 1975 AGENT FOR THE BURIAL OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND VERERANS' GRAVES OFFICER Edward J. Norcott -7- VETERANS' AGENT Edward J. Norcott SUPERINTENDENT OF INSECT PEST CONTROL AND DUTCH ELM CONTROL Herbert D. Simmons Term expires 1975 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Arthur J. Moran SEALER OF WEIGHTS & MEASURES Henry S. Newcomb CUSTODIAN OF THE TOWN HALL Lewis F. Borne TOWN COUNSEL William J. Flynn, Jr. CIVIL DEFENSE Walter L.. Colby, Director Term expires 197 5 John Thomson, Deputy Director Term expires 197 5 HANOVER COUNCIL FOR THE AGING Henry S. Newcomb, Chairman Harold L. Cox Henry P. Chiminiello *Florence E. Josselyn Grace M. Corkum George A. Termaine, Sr. Dorothy M. Griffin **George H. Rayno *Resigned **To fill unexpired term AGENT, COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE Leander 8. Nichols HANOVER DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIOl.'l Philip T. Frank, Chairman Term expires 1977 John E. Craft Term expires 1977 Carol Monaghan Term expires 1976 William C. McKnight Term expires 1977 HANOVER CONSERVATION COMMISSION Donald J. Rogers, Chairman Term expires 1976 Leander B. Nichols Term expires 1977 Edgar P. Packard Term expires 1975 -8- Richard E. Bradford, Vice Chairman Term expires 1975 Katherine R. Townsend Term expires 1977 Marjorie H. Abott, Clerk Term expires 1977 Richard H. Laskey Term expires 1976 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION CENTER COMMITTEE Robert P. Coburn, Chairman Term expires 1976 John Thomson Term expires 1977 Henry S. Newcomb Term expires 1975 PERSONNEL BOARD David W. Luce, Chairman Term expires 1977 James 0. Stone Term expires 1975 Catharine B. Hall Term expires 1976 J. Richard Nielsen Term expires 1976 Wilford W. d'Entremont Term' expires 1976 John E. Hoadley Term expires 1976 John H. Kelleher Term expires 1<J--77 INSURANCE ADVISORY BOARD Donald B. Virtue, Chairman John A. Ashton Everett M. Stoddard Thelma L. Shaw Dorothy E. Tripp APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING Robert J. Stewart, Inspector Theodore F. Luscinski, Assistant Inspector AGENT FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH Arthu~ J. Moran ASSISTANT AGENT FOR THE BOARD OF HEALTH Ralph C. Packard MILK INSPECTOR Arthur J. Moran BOARD OF HEALTH NURSE Elizabeth G. Staples APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT Allen W. Hanson -9- SUPERVISOR - HIGHWAY DIVISION Herbert D. Simmons SUPERVISOR - WATER DIVISION Philip C. Beal SUPERVISOR - CEMETERY DIVISION Theodore R. Thompson APPOINTMENTS BY THE MODERATOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE Willis M. Partridge, Jr., Chairman Term expires 1975 David G. Nagle, Jr. Term expires 1977 J. Richard Nielsen Term expires 1975 Barbara A. Savage, aerk Term expires 1975 William C. Diniak Term expires 1977 Lois P. Heim Term expires 1976 Edmund D. Flaherty Term expires 1976 Richard H. Daley Term expires 1977 *Cary P. Clark Term expires 1976 **Donald E. Morrison *Resigned **To fill unexpired term PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE John W. MacDougall, Jr., Chairman Term expires 1976 James M. Wheeler Term expires 1975 Harold S. Smith Term expires 197 5 Diana Morris Term expires 1977 Gene G. Macomber Term expires 1976 George R. Babineau Term expires 1977 -10- REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN To the Citizens of Hanover: We respectfully submit the one hundred and twenty-second Annual Report of the Officers and Committees of the Town of Hanover for the year ended December 31, 1974. The year 1974 saw a continuation of the fuel crisis with its resultant high costs. Added to that was the continuing spiral upward of food, clothing and other items that have strained the weekly pay check to the point where savings were called upon. Your Board has concerned itself with these problems and has used every avenue. available to it to try and minimize the effect to the citizens of Hanover. Each year we see new legislation being proposed which not only continually erodes "Home Rule" but requires compliance without funding. Our complaints are loud and continuous to see that our interests are protected. The Board meets on each Monday evening and the first and third Wednesday evenings of the month. Many special meetings are held to investigate complaints, to conduct Public Hearings and to exchange information between departments. We continue to pursue all avenues to improve Public Safety, both in the home and on the highway. We urge all citizens to attend Public Hearings, Meetings of Committees and to exercise your right to be heard on discussions involving Town, State and Federal Government regulations. Howard F. Levings Allan A. Carnes Francis J. Mitchell Selectmen of Hanover _REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK To the Citizens of Hanover: This being my first year in office I wish to thank all Town Officials and Citizens for their help in making the transition as smooth as possible. It has been a busy year with the Primary and State Elections and the many changes in the Election Laws. The major changes were the formation of the Office of Director of Campaign and Political Finance and later the acceptance of Question "5" on the November ballot. These changes will affect all office holders and office seekers in the state. Anyone involved in the local phase should contact this office for proper reporting forms. -11 - We receive many calls regarding outside activities in the Town. Citizens wishing to leave information in this office regarding activities may do so. · Town Clerk receipts for the calendar year 1974 were as follows: Marriage Intentions 352.00 Mortgage Recordings and Terminations 918.00 Vital Statistics 369.18 Pole Locations 57.25 Business Certificates 62.00 Gas Permit Renewals 37.00 Federal Liens 129.00 Town Publications 338.20 Raffle Permits 70.00 Board of Appeal Filings 665.00 Photo Copies 6.00 Voting Lists 19.20 Dog Licenses 4,426.90 Fish and Game Licenses 4,246.25