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Annual Report DENNIS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OF DENNIS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1974 Cover: National American Revolution Bicentennial Administration logo signifying selection of Dennis as a designated official National Bicentennial Community after application of the Dennis Bicentennial Commission was accepted. (November 21, 1974). Photo: 1974 Dennis Board of Selectmen: L to r. Carroll V. Murdock, Henry C. Boles, Joseph A. Merchant, Henry Kelley II, Donald W. Moncevicz. Picture taken at Carleton Hall, Dennis, on the occasion of the presentation of the plaque for the Dennis Bicentennial Commission's historical marker on the boulder located on the old Militia Training Field in Dennis next to The Village Green. (August 30, 1974). Photographer: John C. Kerr Photograph and Cover Design courtesy of: The Dennis Bicentennial Commission, Miss Ann Treat Reynolds, chairlady. Printed on Cape Cod The Patriot Press Hyannis TOWN OFFICERS ELECTED Selectmen Elisabeth Merchant (1978) State appointed (elected for three years) Patrick Pattern, 1975 Joseph A. Merchant, Chairman (1975) (deceased) Henry Kelley II (1977) Dennis School Committee Carroll,V. Murdock (1975) Henry C. Boles (1976) (elected for three years) William C. Snowden III (1974) Judith G. Swanson, Chairman (1975) term expired John W. Francis (1975) Donald W. Moncevicz (1977) William E. Crowell, Jr. (1976) Margaret M. Mathews (1977) Moderator Gail H. Bickford (1977) (elected for three years) Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School Peter L. McDowell (1977) Committee Town Clerk. Treasurer and TaxJTojllector (elected for three years) (elected for three years) 4-members from Dennis Norah H. Creighton (1976) 4-members from Yarmouth Dennis: Caleb Chase Fund Trustees Alice C. Hofmann, Chairman (1975) (elected for three years) Elinor Slade (1976) O. Thomas Murray (1976) Warren Nelson (1977) Clarence W. Bayles (1975) Dean B. Yount (Col.) (1977) Dean S. Sears (1977) (appointed for two years) 1-member from Dennis Cemetery Commissioners 1-member from Yarmouth (elected for three years) Dennis: Joseph H. Manning (1975) Margaret M. Mathews (1975) Alton L. Robbins (1976) Park Commissioners William Angell (1977) (elected for three years) Paul W. Sharpless (1975) Constables Peter J. Nyberg (1976) (elected for three years) David E. Johnson (1974) term expired Richard S. Brooke (1977) Walter B. Hofmann (1977) Paul Hallett (1977) Thomas T. Kelley (1974) deceased Planning Board David A. Ellis (1977) (elected for five years) S. Quincy Newcomb (1974) Dennis Housing Authority term expired (elected for five years) Charles F. Crowell (1975) Charles W. Vaughan (1975) Lee Frankl (1978) George A. Bullock (1978) resigned Clifton R. Ellis (1976) Raymond R. Robert (1976) David A. Ellis, Chairman (1977) Howard M. Howland (1977) Constance Bechard (1979) Page 3 Recreation Commission Surveyor of Highways (elected for three years) (elected for three years) Warren A. Nelson (1975) ' Robert E. Crowell (1975) Beverly Chapman (1974) term expired Richard M. Wainwright (1974) Tree Warden term expired (elected for three years) Gerald D. Sullivan (1976) resigned Alton L. Robbins (1975) P.T. Wolf (1976) Gregory M. Crowell (1977) Arnold F. Lett. Jr. (1975) Robert W. Porteus, Chmn. (1975) John L. Kuhn, Jr. (1975) Paul J. Carter (1977) MODERATOR APPOINTED Cape Cod Regional Technical High Occupancy Study Committee School Committee (appointed for indefinite term) Peter J. Nyberg (1975) Robert w- Stone- Chairman Garrett F. Sheehan (1977) Robert Bri8gs William J. Manning Mrs. Hazel Snyder Gary E. Bishop Finance Committee james B. Merchant (appointed for five years) Mrs. Dorothy Merrill William E. Crowell, Chairman (1975) Mrs. Helen Mullins Henry H. Holden (1976) Newton C.J. Wollter (resigned) Edward A. Crowell (1977) John P. Best, Jr. George Geisel (1977) Robert W. Stone (1976) School Building Study Committee Judge Robert A. Welsh, Sr. (1975) Garrett F. Sheehan Robert C. Treadwell (1976) Kenneth V. Rosenlund Paul Hallock William E. Crowell, Jr. Government Study Committee Lo'uis Carrier (appointed for indefinite terms) Mrs- Michael Dubin Joseph A. Merchant (deceased) Mrs- William Kenney Kirkwood B. Brown (resigned) Gerald McCarthy Pauline Craig (resigned) Joel Crowell School Needs Committee Robert A. Cummings, Jr. (resigned) (appointed for indefinite term) Cornelius Donovan Margaret M. Mathews, Chairman Henry Kelley II Garrett F. Sheehan Robert E. Sheehan Mrs. Judith Dubin Mrs. Kenneth Snyder, Chairman David A. Ellis Boyd Stewart George H. Canham Page 4 Sesuit Harbor Study Committee (appointed for indefinite term) William E. Crowell Benjamin L. Richardson Frank H. Eastman. Jr.. Chairman Emil H. Mueller Richard Buck Roger H. Maloney David L. Howes Charles Vaughan SELECTMEN APPOINTED TOWN HALL , _ . Executive Secretary Department Assessor s Department .: 1 - . ± . „ ' > (appointed for indefinite terms) (appointed for one year) r~ . x« v„. „ PPChar,s H Knox. Jr.. Deputy Assesso, Theodore M.^elson^ B.r. HarrietIT ■ i Foss,r- AssistantA ■ * ,. AssessorA ,„„. ""'Robert * C. Lawton. Jr.. Assistant (1975) Fence Viewer Board of Health (appointed for one year) Wesley B. Eaton (1975) (appointed for one year) Ira R. Thacher (1975) Theodore A. Dumas (1975) Jeffrey Pitts. Special Agent (1975) Legal Department Carlton Whittemore, Special Agent (1975) (appointed for one year) Leon F. Tyler, Insp. of Animals & Robert E. O'Neil (1975) Slaughtering (1975) Moth Superintendent & Dutch Elm Buildings & Sign Inspector Disease Control (appointed for one year) (appointed for one year) Roland B. Taylor (1975) Alton L. Robbins (1975) David Nichols. Asst. Inspector (1975) Plumbing & Gas Inspector- Deputy Burial Agent Inspector of Buildings & Signs (appointed for one year) Norah H. Creighton (1975) (appointed for one year) Joseph P. Sousa (1975) Caretaker of Veteran's Graves Joseph D. Colonna. Assistant (1975) (appointed for one year) Registrar of Voters Alton L. Robbins (1975) (appointed for three years) James Daly (1976) Dog Officer Josephine Rogers (1977) (appointed for one year) Martha Barr (1975) deceased Leon F. Tyler (1975) Linwood Foss (1975) Engineering Department Shellfish Department (appointed for one year) (appointed for one year) Ira R. Thacher, Jr., Registered Land Wesley B. Eaton, Constable (1977) Surveyor (1975) William M. Marshall, Assistant (1975) David S. Nichols (1974) resigned Morris I. Johnson (Yarmouth) (1975) Richard P. Wheatley (1975) Warren W. Baker. Assistant (1975) Richard L. Taylor (1975) Stuart Ellis, Assistant (1975) Page 5 Veteran's Agent. Director of Veteran's Wiring inspector Services & Veteran's Burial Agent (appointed for one year) (appointed for one year) James B. Hazeiton (1974) resigned Charles Cross (1975) George H. Canham Deputy (1975) Orion P. Derick (1975) Weighers (appointed for one year) Edward Crowell (1975) Kenneth B. Blakeley (1975) Mrs. Mildred Kelley (1975) SELECTMEN APPOINTED COMMITTEES BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Ad Hoc Committee Bicentennial Commission (appointed for indefinite term) (appointed for indefinite terms) Henry C. Boles. Board of Health Miss Ann Treat Reynolds. Chairman Theodore Gardner, Conservation Mr. Roland Barker Lee Frankl, Planning Mr. William Jeremiah Burke Mrs. Gerald Noxon. Citizen Mr. James J. Coogan, Jr. Dwight Hollister, Citizen Mr. Joshua Crowell Appeals Board Mrs. Hazel Smith Kerr Mrs. Suzanne D. Lawton (appointed for 5 year term) Mr. Harold A. Thompson Henry J. Skelly, Chairman (1977) Mr. Louis Cataldo (ex-officio) Stafford I. Burrell. Clerk (1978) Dr. John Carroll (1975) Board of Health Advisory Committee Charles Flinkstrom (1979) Arthur Lohr (1976) (appointed for indefinite terms) Associate Members Constance Bechard Arthur Bickford (appointed for 1 year) John Francis J. David Spruill (1975) Stetson Hall Constance Bechard (1975) resigned Susan Klein James Baldwin (1975) Donald Moncevicz Silas E. Stowe (1975) Allan Perry Adams Kaminskas (1975) Paris Sterrett Beach Operations Committee Garfield Toolas (appointed for one year) Alternates Alan R. Collette (1975) Robert Creeden Nancy Sears, Chairman (1975) Mary Rose Griffin Robert C. Lawton. Jr. (1975) ex-officio Franklyn Estey (1975) ex-officio Building Code Review Committee Robert Crowell (1975) ex-offieio (appointed for one year) Mary Baldwin (1975) Lt. Richard Thomas, Chairman (1975) Dorothea Darling (1975) Henry C. Boles (1975) George Kelley (1975) Joseph A. Merchant (1975) Russ Kelsey (1975) Willington Bingham (1974) Curt Livingston (1975) tsrm expired Robert Taylor (1975) Charles Chamberlain (1975) Sub-Committee Peter McDowell (1975) E. Theodore Gardner (1975) Donald Moncevicz (1974) resigned Olga J. Noxon (1975) Richard P. Wheatley (1975) ex-officio Allan Perry (1975) Page 6 Cablevision Advisory Committee Civil Defense Advisory Committee (appointed for one year) (appointed for one year) Dr. Gerald Noxon, Chairman (1975) Robert S. Hersey. Fire Chief (1975) Charles F. Slocomb (1975) Walter S. Morley, Principal (1975) Joseph Daigle resigned Patrick J. Padden, Chairman (1975) Irwin Bierhans (1975) Roland S. Taylor (1975) Harold T. McDermott resigned Earle H. Whittemore, Jr. (1975) Edward Darling (1975) deceased Charles F. Crowell (1975) Louis Cataldo, Police Chief (1975) Cape Cod Planning & Economic Paul Hallett (1975) Earle H. Whittemore (1974) Development Commission term expired (appointed for three year term) Roland S. Taylor, Building Inspector Lee Frankl, Chairman (1976) (1975) S. Quincy Newcomb (1976) Community Services Advisory Board Cape Cod Regional Transit Advisory (appointed for one year) Board Susan F. Klein,
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