1933-1936 - TOWN REPORTS ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Barnstable
Year Ending December 31,' 1933
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TOWN OFFICERS
s 1933
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Selectmen
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w James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1934
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman
Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1936 .
Assessors
James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1934
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Teri 1 expires 1936
Overseers of Public Welfare �.
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1934
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills_ Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1936
Town Clerk
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 19.35
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Town Treasurer
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1935
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Collector of Taxes
William Lovell, Hyannis Term expires 1934
School Committee
James Otis, Hyannisport Term expires 1934
Sarah E. Sears, Hyannis Term expires 1935
Norman E.Williams, Osterville Term expires 1935
Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Stuart F. Scudder, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1936
Superintendent of Schools
Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis
Surveyor of Highways
Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1935
Auditor '
John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1934
Tree Warden
John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1934
Board of Health
Horatio S: Bond, Hyannis Term expires 1934
John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 1935
William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1936
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Registrars of Voters
John V. O'Neil Hyannis
a Clarence M. Chase Hyannis
Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville
p Lester W. Murphy Hyannis
a Park Commissioners
Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1934
Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1235
William F. Jenkins, Nest Barnstable Term expires 1936
Finance Committee
Walter B. Chase, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1934
Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires.1934
Horace S. Parker, Osterville Term expires 1935
Milton H. Crocker, Cotuit Terns expires 1935
J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
Paul M. Swift, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Planning Board
William L. Fitzgerald, Hyannis Term expires 1934
Mary Mortimer, Barnstable Term expires 1935
Mabel K. Baker, Hyannis Term expires 1936
Henry P. Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1937
L. Frank Paine, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1938
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ASSESSORS' REPORT, 1933
Real Estate valuation $21,250,140 00
Tangible Personal valuation 2,283,840 00
Total valuation of
the town $23,533,980 00
APPROPRIATIONS
For town expenses $477,933 00
Overlay for 1929 139 27
Overlay for 1930 1,439 59
State Assessments:
State tax 27,810 00
State Highway tax 516 50
State Auditor's tax 1,150 42
State parks and reservation tax 41 22
Cape Cod Mosquito Control 6,119 47
Improvement of Dyke & Herring
River, Wellfleet 1,257 60
Special State tax:
Old Age Assistance—$2,526 00
County tag 49,011 02
Overlay (of current year) 23,118 24
Total $588,536 33
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS r
Income tax $29,316 79
Corporation taxes 6,472 64
Bank tax 1,995 62
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Motor Vehicle excise 23,744 21
Licenses 3,188 00
Fines 1,045 00
a Grants and gifts 519 50
Special assessments 4 73
General Government 1,020 36
Protection of persons & property 948 97
Health and sanitation 911 42
Highways 8 00
Charities 87282 60
Old Age Assistance 94 01
cSoldiers' Benefits 1.53 00
Schools 1,249 52
Public Service enterprises 1,241 45
Interest on deposit 251 02
Interest on taxes and assessments 7,014 70
Sec. 2—Ch.ap..344—Acts of 1933 11,238 88
Total estimated receipts 98,700 42
Net amount raised by taxation on polls ,
'and property $489,835 91.
Number Old Age Assistance taxes
2,526 cr $1.00 each—$2,526 00
Number of Polls-2,518 c�
$2.00 each $5,036 00
Total valuation--$23,533 980
Tax rate $20.60—Property
tax 484,799 91
u Total of all taxes listed in
Collector's commitment list $489,835 91
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons, partnerships and
corporations assessed:
On real estate 3,517
On personal estate 1,574
Number of male polls assessed 2,518
Value of assessed tangible personal estate:
Stock in trade $153,180 00
Live stock 20,740 00
Machinery 205,050 00
All other tangible personal
estate 1,904,870 00
Total $2,283,840 00
Value of assessed real estate:
Buildings, excluding
land $13,014,040 00
Land excluding build-
ings 8,236,100 00
Total $21,250,140 00
Total valuation of assessed estate,
April 1, 1933 $23,533,980 00
Tax for State, County and Town purposes,
including• overlayings:
On personal property $47,047 00
On real estate 437,752 91
On polls 5,036 00
Total $489,835 91
Rate of total tax per $1,000—$20.60
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Number of horses assessed 63
Number of cows assessed 190
Number of neat cattle, other than cows 124
Number of fowl assessed 790
Number of dwelling houses assessed 3,171
Number of acres of land assessed 33,500
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT
Valuation of personal property assessed $1,500 00
Valuation of real estate assessed 3,550 00
Total December assessment $5,050 00
JAMES F. KENNEY,
CHESTER A. CROCKER,
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
Assessors.
TREASURER'S REPORT
Cash
Jan. 1, 1933, Cash on Expended $1,284,533 67
hand 1 $31,693 66 Balance 21,893 92
Receipts 1,274,733 93
$1,306,427 59 $1,306,427 59
1930 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933, Due the Rec'd from Collector $141 74
Town $202 02 Abatements 297 02
Correction 27 04 Tax Titles 26 60
Refunds 220 54
Overpaid (Surplus) 15 76
$465 36 $465 36
1931 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933 Due the Rec'd from Collector $63,311 43
Town $79,555 04 Abatements 6,782 85
'Refunds 24 14 Tax Titles 6,192 55
Correction 3 00
Balance :3,289 35
$79,579 18 $79,579 18
1932 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933 Due the Rec'd from Collector$110,660 40
Town $168,276 34 Abatements 5,228 66
Refunds 536 47 Tax Titles 8,268 30
Balance 44,655 45
$168,812 81 $168,812 81
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1933 Taxes
Commitments $489,965 92 Rec'd from Collector $341,978 52
Refunds 651 18 Abatements 2,247 25
Balance 146,391 33
$490,617 10 $490,617 10
1930 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933 Due the Abatements $2,613 28
Town $2,741 82 Rec'd from Collector 67 46
Correction 51 79
Balance 9 29
$2,741 82 $2,741 82
1931 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933 Due the Rec'd from Collector $611 15
Town $6,052 46 Balance 5,494 39
Correction 53 08
$6,105 54 $6,105 5-4
1932 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1933 Due the Rec'd from Collector $3,920 40
Town $8,265 67 Abatements 28 18
Additional Commitment 223 68 Balance 4,573 43
Refunds 20 42
Correction 12 24
$8,522 01 $8,522 01
1933 Excise Taxes
Commitment $22,247 21 Cash $14,833 11
Refunds 120 11 Abab@ments 723 13
Balance 6,811 08
$22,367 32 $22,367 32
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1931 Old Age Assistance Tax
Jan. 1; 1933, Due the Rec'd from Collector $110 00
Town $578 00 Ree'd from State 41 00
Correction 10 00 Balance 437 00
$588 00 $588 00
1932 Old Age Assistance Tax
Jan.-1, 1933, Due the Ree'd from Collector $624 00
Town $1,545 00 Balance 921 00
$1,545 00 $1,545 00
1933 Old Age Assistance Tax
Commitment $2,539 00 Rec'd from Collector $1,238 00
Balance 1,301 00
$2,539 00 $2,539 00
Overlay Surplus
Transfer $1,338 11 Jan. 1, 1932, Balance $1,864 20
Balance 552 91 1931 Overlay 26 82
$1,891 02 $1,891 02
T Overlay 1929
Jan, 1, 1933, Balance $139 27 Appropriated, 1933 $139 27
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Overla,%r 1930
Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $1,139 70 Appropriated, 1933 $1,439 59
Abatements 297 02 Correction 23 95
Balance to Overlay
Surplus 26 82
$1,463 54 $1,463 54
Overlay 1931
Abatements $6,782 85 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $6,416 18
Correction 2 00
Balance overdrawn 364 67
$6,782 85 $6,782 85
Overlay 1932
Abatements $5,228 66 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $21,518 31
Balance 16,289 65
$21,518 31 $21,518 31
Overlay 1933
Abatements $2,247 25 Amount of Overlay $23,118 24
Balance 20,870 99
$23,118 24 $23;118 24
Excise Tax Revenue
Abatements $3,364 59 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $17,059, 95
Estimated Receipts 19,291 59 Commitments 22,470 89
Balance 16,888 19 Correction 13 53
$39,544 37 $39,544 37
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Tax Titles
Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $1,283 45 Redeemed in 1933 $2,463 29
Taken in 1933 18,569 53 Balance 17,389 69
$19,852 98 $19,852 98
Tax Title Revenue
Balance $17,389 69 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $1,283 45
Net Credits 16,106 24
$17,389 69 $17,389 69
Accounts Receivable
Jan. 1, 1933,.Balance $14,425 24 Credits for year $32,824 94
Charges for the year 28,747 25 Balance 10,347 55
$43,172 49 $43,172 49
Accounts Receivable Revenue
Net Charges $4,077 69 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $14,425 24
Balance 10,347 55
$14,425 24 $14,425 24-
Revenue Loans
Notes paid $700,000 00 Jan. 1, 1933,
Balance 100,000 00 Balance $200,000 00
Notes issued 600,000 00
$800,000 00 $800,000 00
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State and County Taxes
County. Tax $49,011 02 1933 Revenue $85,906 23
State Tax 27,810 00
Mosquito Control 6,119 47
Herring River Dike 1,257 60
Auditing Municipal
Account 1,150 42
State Highways 516 50
State Parks 41 22
$85,906 23 $85,906 23
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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Debit
1933 Revenue $131,135 53
Interest returned to Tax Collector 44 35
Bank tax returned to State 9 89
$131,189 77
Credits
State Treasurer:
Income tag $33,109 00
Federal Emergency Relief 11,238 89
Corporation taxes 9,596 76
Bank and Trust Co., taxes 894 48
Interest on Corporation taxes 90 60
State Aid 10 00
Loss of taxes, State Forest 4 73
$54,944 46
Excise Taxes:
1930- $67 46
1931 611 15
1932 3,899 98
1933 14,713 00
19,291 59
Licenses:
Beer and liquor $4,744 00
Pedlers and vendors 1,596 00
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Scallop 262 00
Quahaug 242 00
Common victuallers 225 00
Razor fish 174 00
Auto dealers 150 00
Amusement 107 00
Sunday 101 00
Milk 97 50
Inn Holders 85 00
Billiarcl and bowling 28 00
Garbage 26 00
Junk 20 00
Clam 18 00
Lodging House 14 00
Auctioneer 12 00
Alcohol 12 00
Bottling ' 10 00
Beauty parlor 4 00
Employment agency 4 00
Massage 3 00
Eel 2 00
Ice cream 1 00
7,937 50
Fines:
Court 807 85
Jail 15 50
823 35
Privileges:
Oyster grants 606 00
Fish trap 175 00
781 00
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Reimbursements:
Health Dept. 725 72
Moth Dept. 135 00
Police Dept. 5 00
865 72
Sealer of Weights and Measures:
Fees 185 17 185 17
Highway Dept.
Sale of Material 103 75 103 75
Infirmary:
Board 260 00
Sale of Produce 55 61
315 61
Public Welfare Department:
State 15,506 41
Cities and towns 6,475 36
Individuals 10 00
21,991 77
Mothers' Aid:
State $2,070 28
Cities and Towns 267 40
2,337 68
Old Age Assistance:
State $4,892 64
Towns 46 67
4,939 31
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School Department:
Tuition 719 25
Tuition State wards 683 53
English Speaking classes 304 98
Mass. Training school 213 58
Sale of books alid supplies 197 92
Telephone tolls 11 08
Rent 10 00
2,140 34
Interest:
Taxes 12,698 89
Deposits 79 87
12,778 76
Donation acct. bulkhead 1,035 30
Land rent 302 50
House rent , 286 00
Miscellaneous receipts 61 39
Printing and advertising 28 00
Insurance dividend 23 57
Refund killing dogs 17 00
$131,189 77
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Special State Tax Revenue
1933 Revenue $10 00 1931 Old Age Assist-
ance Tax $10 00
Dog Money
Paid County Treasurer $1,340 40 Rec'd from Town
Clerk $1,340 40
1933 Revenue
Appropriations Annual 1933,Taxes $489,965 92
Town Meeting $444,378 00 Estimated Receipts 131,135 53
State and County Old Age Taxes 2,539 00
Taxes 110,603 33 1930 Taxes Overpaid 15 76
Appropriations Special Special State Tax Rev. 10.00
T. M. 33,555 00
Old Age Assist- Appropriation Balances:
ante Tax (State) 2,560 00 Reserve
Veterans' Exemption 12 04 Fund $3,002 74
Federal Emergency Public
Relief Fund Ret. 01 Welfare 2,263 20
Balance to Excess & Sanitation 1,384 97
Deficiency Account 43,784 60 Mothers'
Aid 966 83
Soldiers'
Relief 818 98
Board of
Health 628 99
Land for
Drain 600 00
Unclassified 259 32
State Aid 230 00
Fires 212 27
Shellfish
Const. 171 51
Legal Dept. 168 40
Land Damage 96 50
Cemeteries 94 66
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Old Age
Assistance 79 07
Shellfish
Propn. 74 19
Interest 50 58
Elections 36 80
Trust Fund
Income 21 97
Municipal
Buildings 19 11
Police 18 97
Sealer of
W. & M. 760
Town Clerk
& Treas. 3 27
Libraries 3 23
Schools 2 68
Roads 2 64
Town
Forest 1 15
Finance
Committee 2 00
Free Bed
Fund 1 88
Moth Dept. 1 49
Memorial
Day 60
Planning
Board 47
Park '
Commission 10
$11,226 77
$634,892 98 $634,892 98
Excess and Deficiency Account
'Tax Title Revenue $14,487 45 Jan, 1, 1933, Balance $49,781 64
Error in Taxes 1 91 1933 Revenue 49,784 60
Balance 81,540 17 Tax Titles Redeemed 2,463 28
$96,029 53 $96,029 53
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Selectmen's Department
Salaries $3,249 90 Appropriated $4,827 00
Clerks 1,102 00 Reserve Fund 69 89
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 204 15
Telephone 163 37
Printing and Advertising 122 97
Garage Rent 25 00
Traveling Expense 19 25
Dues to Association 6 00
Fixing Machines 4 25
$4,896 89 $4,896 S9
Assessors' Department
Salaries $3,249 90 Appropriated $5,164 00
Clerical Assistance 1,621 00 Reserve Fund 251 02
Abstract Cards 343 48
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 165 89
Fixing Machines 14 65
Travel 10 00
Printing and Advertising _6 75
Dues to Association 3 00
Telephone 35
$5,415 02 $5,415 02
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Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department
Salary $2,395 00 Appropriated $4,339 00
Clerical Assistance 1,280 00 Reserve Fund 420 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 717 78
Bonds 210 00
'Telephone 59 32
Recording 50 50
'Traveling Expense 20 00
Fixing Machines 13 50
.Printing and Advertising - 5 63
=Dues to Association 4 00
$4,755 73
Xalance to Revenue 3 27
$4,759 00 $4,759 00
Tax Collector's Department
:Salary $2,166 CO Appropriated $6,105 00
Clerical Assistance 1,360 00 Reserve Fund 257 62
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 1,205 15
-Tax Titles 639 80
_Printing and Advertising 283 50
:Bond 410 00
Recording Tax Title Deeds 203 91
"Telephone 62 86
Fixing Machines 20 50
-Traveling Expense 10 30
$6,362 62 $6,362 62
Financial Department
Certifying Notes $60 00 Appropriated $50 00
Reserve Fund 10 00
$60 00 $60 00
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Legal Department
Town Counsel Fees, Appropriated $2,500 W
Charges and Expenses $2,284 80
Printing 46 80
$2,331 60
Balance to Revenue 168 40
$2,500 00 $2,500 00;
Election Department
Election Officers $469 00 Appropriated $1,480 00,
Printing and Advertising 297 00
Registrars of Voters 270 00
Hall Rent 243 00
Broadcasting System 75 00
Posting Warrants, etc. 67 00
Registrars expense 14 50
Repairs to Ballot Boxes 7 70
$1,443 20
Balance to Revenue 36 80
$1,480 00 $1,480 00,
Planning Board
Salary of Engineer $2,999 98 'Appropriated $5,000 w
Salary of Draughtsman 1,313 34
Salary of Clerk 473 36
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 93 08
Surveying 47 50
Telephone 36 59
Traveling Expense 20 68
Dues to Association 15 00
$4,999 53
Balance to Revenue 47
$5,000 00 $5,000 00
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Expenses of Finance Committee
Frinting $148 00 Appropriated $250 00
Clerk 100 00
$248 00
Balance to Revenue 2 00
$250 00 $250 00
Municipal Buildings
Janitor $1,419 00 Appropriated $4,300 00
Labor & Repairs 827 94
Fuel 602 80
Electricity 514 32
Furniture & Equipment 410 16
Janitor's Supplies 297 78
-Water 205 27
Freight 3 62
$4,280 89
Balance to Revenue 19 11
$4,300 00 $4,300 00
Sealing of Weights and Measures
23alary and Car $989 99 Appropriated $1,040 00
Equipment 17 11
'Telephone 9 65
stationery & Postage 8 65
`Traveling Expense 7 00
$1,032 40
Balance to Revenue 7 60
$1,040 00 $1,040 00
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Police Department
Patrolmen $10,266 64 Appropriated $19,000 00a
Traffic Officers 5,088 75 Reserve Fund 1,300 OP
Chief of Police 2,365 00
Automobile of Chief 802 01
Maintenance of Town
Police Car 699 44
Telephone 444 15
Equipment for Men 298 50
Printing, Stationery
and Postage 130 36
Meals for Prisoners 68 35
Labor & Repairs 55 08
Court Fines 49 25
Miscellaneous Expense 13 50
$20,281 03
Balance to Revenue 18 97
$20,300 00 $20,300 00>
Fires
Fire Department Appropriated $2,500- OD'
Services $1,797 33 Reserve Fund 400 00�
Labor on Fires 587 63
Fire Warden 150 00
Trucks & Automobiles 96 77
Apparatus 56 00
$2,687 73
Balance to Revenue 212 27 `
$2,900 00 $2,900 00
Inspection of Wires
Salary & Expense $1,350 00 Appropriated $1,350 OD
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Moth Department
Trucks and Automobiles $1,991 64 Appropriated $6,000 00
Labor $1,822 62
Insecticides 838 06
Superintendent 520 50
Maintenance and Repairs
to Moth Equipment 411 85
Equipment, Hardware and
Tools 260 79
Garage Rent 125 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 19 25
Miscellaneous Expenses • 5 80
Telephone 3 00
$5,998 51
Balance to Revenue 1 49
$6,000 00 $6,000 00
Tree Warden Department
Trucks and Automobiles $76Y 70 Appropriated $2,000 00
Labor 606 40
Superintendent 422 00
Insecticides 164 45
Hardware and Tools 43 57
$1,998 12
Balance to Revenue 1 88
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
Town Forest
Labor $196 50 Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $198 25
Balance to Revenue 1 75
$19S 25 $19S 25
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Shellfish Constable
Salary and Expenses $1,898 49 Appropriated $2,070 M
Balance to Revenue 171 51
$2,070 00 $2,070 00'
Shellfish Propagation
Labor $91 10 Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $246 4&
Traveling Expense 42 28
Supplies 26 63
Telephone 12 25
$172 26
Balance to Revenue 74 19
$246 45 $246 45;
Inspection of Animals
Salary $180 00 Appropriated $180 m
Board of Health
General Expenses: Appropriated $5,900 M
Salary of Agent $600 00
Stationery & Postage 110 12
Expenses of Board of
Health 56 80
Clerical Services 50 00
Lumber Supplies 48 37
Telephone 1 90
Quarantine & Contagious
Diseases:
Medical Attendance 248 00
Hospitals 41 15
Groceries & Provisions 28 70
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Tuberculosis:
Board & Treatment 2,007 24
Vital Statistics:
Births 375 25
Deaths 157 75
Dental Clinic:
Services of Dentist 713 00
Assistant to Dentist 110 00
Supplies 34 05
Laundry 7 57
Other Expenses:
Inspection of Meat,
1933 250 00
Inspection of Meat,
1932 125 00
Clinics 188 50
Expenses for Plumbing
Inspector 115 61
Killing Dog 2 00
$5,271 01
Balance to Revenue 628 99
$5,900 00 $5,900 00
Sanitation
Labor $2,153 24 Appropriated $4,500 00
Horses 430 80
Transportation of
Superintendent 300 00
Collection of Garbage 92 00
Surveying 76 00
Equipment &Supplies 62 99
$3,115 03
Balance to Revenue 1,384 97
$4,500 00 $4,500 00
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Free Bed Fund
Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
HIGHWAYS
Repairs on Roads and Bridges
*Expended $48,563 05 Appropriated $48,500 00
Balance to Revenue 2 64 Checks Returned 65 69
$48,565 69 $48,565 69
Snow and Ice Removal
*Expended $9,247 13 Appropriated $5,500 00
Reserve Fund 3,713 73
Checks Returned 33 40
$9,247 13 $9,247 13
*(For detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of Highways)
Bills Approved at Town Meeting
Service of Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $703 60
Reimbursement, ale Tax
Collector's Department 460 00
Inspection of Animals,
1932 150 00
Surveying School Lot 43 00
$703 00 $703 00
Land for Drainage
Balance to Revenue $600 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1933 $600 00
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Department of Public Welfare
Printing, Stationery and Appropriated $58,300 00
Postage $307 35 Donations 12,197 40
Public Welfare: Checks Returned 78 13
Groceries and Pro- MacGrotty Fund 66 99
visions 27,562. 38
Cash Aid 9,441 90
Rent 5,665 01
Aid by other Cities
and Towns 3,974 55
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 3,558 94
Fuel 3,537 83
Board and Care 2,341 00
Clothing 2,030 37
Salary of Investigator 1,821 05
CWA Projects 1,166-31
State Institutions 760 80
Funeral Expenses 344 65
,Travel Expense of Board 209 65
Transportation 188 48
Grain, Lumber and
Furniture 113 66
Labor 49 80
Water 28 00
Electricity 9 50
Miscellaneous 6 11 -
$63,117 34
Infirmary:
Groceries and Provi-
sions $1,976 48
Fuel.and Light 1,033 67
Salary of Superintendent 960 00
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Repairs and Buildings 274 92
Hay and Grain 259 10
Dry Goods and Clothing 234 92
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 184 27
Household Supplies 129 35
New Livestock 65 00
Telephone 56 85
Garden and Farm
Supplies 36 15
Labor 23 75
Transportation 15 00
Pew Rent 12 00
Freight 52
$5,261 9S
Balance to Revenue 2,263 20
$70,642 52 $70,642 52
Mothers'-Aid
Cash Aid . $3,157 00 Appropriated $5,000 00
Fuel 282 89
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 210 60
Rent 127 50
Labor 101 70
Groceries and Provi-
sions 93 '23
Clothing 33 7-
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 21 50
$4,033 17
Balance to Revenue 966 83
$5,000 00 $5,000 00
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Soldiers' Relief
Cash Aid $3,577 00 Appropriated $7,500 00
Board & Care 1,496 00
Groceries & Provisions 805 94
Fuel 224 10
Rent 195 00
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 169 98
Clothing 157 62
Aid by other Cities
& Towns 42 00
Labor 13 38
$6,681 02
Balance to Revenue 818 98
$7,500 00 $7,500 00
Bureau Old Age Assistance
Cash Aid $15,884 00 Appropriated $17,275 00
Rent 401 00 Checks Returned 12 00
Aid by other Cities
&,,Towns 367 80 ,
Fuel 345 23
Funeral 100 00
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 77 25
Moving 12 00
Clothing 9 50
Groceries 5 90
Stationery & Postage 5 25
' $17,207 93
Balance to Revenue 79 07
$17,287 00
$17,287 00 $17,287 00
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State Aid
Cash Aid $ 70 00 Appropriated $300 00.
Balance to Revenue 230 00
$300 00 $300 00
SCHOOLS
General Expenses: Appropriated $177,000 00
Superintendent's Dog Money 1,336 05
salary $4,849 92 Cobb Fund 373 74
Superintendent's
Clerk 1,699 92
Clerk at High
School 1,116 38
Traveling Expenses
of Superintendent
and Teachers 946 00
Clerk at Training
School 585 00
Telephone 496 78
Printing, Stationery
and Postage 217 29
Insurance 78 47
Truant Officers 61 20
Inspection of Boilers 25 00
Teachers' Conven-
tion Expenses 12 22
School Census 5 10
Miscellaneous
Expenses 50
$10,093 78
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Teachers' Salaries:
Elementary $44,600 75
High 43,154 55
Music and Drawing > 6,990 80
Physical Instructors 6,01$ 00
Manual Training 4,600 00
Evening School 370 81
$105,734 91
Text Books and Supplies
High $4,652 91.
Elementary 2,569 58
Evening 1 10
$7,223 59
Transportation of
Scholars $28,843 00
Insurance on School
Buses 593 40
$29,436 40
Janitors:
Elementary $6,149 84
High 4,499 92
Evening 37 00
$10,686 76
Maintenance of Build-
ings and Grounds:
High:
Repairs $2,592 43
Janitor's Supplies 628 06
Elementary:
Repairs $1,227 24
Janitor's Supplies 243 14
Miscellaneous Expenses 34 01 /
Evening:
Repairs 20 40
$4,745 28
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School Nurse:
Salary $1,650 00
Nurse's Car 300 00
Nurse's Supplies 71 11
$2,021 11
Other Expenses:
Fuel 5,018 29
Electricity 1,443 68
New Equipment 685 51
Water 647 09
Permanent Improvement 500 00
Carting Rubbish and
Ashes 153 69
Furniture and Fixtures 134 61
Diplomas and Gradua-
tion 106 47
Tuition 51 20
Miscellaneous Expenses 15 75
Laundry 8 99
$8,765 28
$178,707 11
Balance to Revenue , 2 68
$178,709 79 $178,709 79
Libraries
Expended for Books as Appropriated $1,000 00
follows:
Hyannis $299 34
Osterville 175 00
Cotuit 147 33
Centerville 125 00
Marstons Mills 100 00
Barnstable 75 08
West Barnstable 75 02
$996 77
Balance to Revenue 3 23
l
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
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Park Commission
Labor $1,035 57 Appropriated $2,300 00
Life Guard 437 00
Curbing at "Chester
Park" Center-
ville 300 00
Equipment 252 96
Water 78 18
Maintenance of
Truck 72 28
Surveying 45 20
Row Boat 25 00
Garage Rent 24 00
Signs for Public
Bath House 10 25
Fertilizer and Loam 10 20
Electricity 9 26
$2,299 90
Balance to Revenue 10
$2,300 00 $2,300 00
Reserve Fund
Transferred to: Appropriated $10,000 00
Snow and Ice Re-
moval $3,713 73
Police Dept. 1,300 00
.Interest 500 00
Town Clerk & Treas.
Dept. 420 00
Fires 400 00
Tax Collector's
Dept. 257 62
Assessors' Dept. 251 02
Trust Fund Income 75 00
Selectmen's Dept. 69 89
Financial Dept. 10 00
- 11 $6,997 26
Balance to Revenue 3,002 74
$10,000 00 $10,000 00
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Unclassified
Insurance $6,673 43 Appropriated $17,000 00
Traffic Signs and Overlay Surplus 1,338 11
Signals 5,509 49 Checks Returned 255 77
Labor at Lewis Bay
Wharf 3,469 47
Printing Town Reports 1,051 00
Labor on Wharves &
other Town Property 784 82
Stenographer at Town
Meeting 271 17
Land Damage 225 00
Surveying 157 52
Printing By-Laws 48 75
Printing and Advertising 48 66
Killing and Burying
Dogs 44 00
Dog Tags 26 25
Harbor ,Master 25 00
$18,334 56
Balance to Revenue 259 32
$18,593 88 $18,593 88
Memorial Day
Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $400 00
Soldiers' Memorial
Association $399 40
Balance to Revenue 60
$400 00 $400 00
Land Damage—County Commissioners Decree
Paid for Land Damage $4,007 50 Balance Jan. 1, 1933 $2,504 00
Balance to Revenue 96 50 Appropriated 11600 00
$4,104 00 $4,104 00
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Care of Cobb Lot
Care of Lot $5 00 Income Cobb Fund $5 00
Cemeteries
Labor $913 72 Appropriated $1,500 00
Fences, Bound Stones,
Etc. 297 34
Surveying 185 28
Loam 9 00
$1,405 34
Balance to Revenue 94 66
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
Interest
Revenue Loans $10,959 42 Appropriated $16,000 00
B. H. S. Addition Loan 4,410 00 Reserve Fund 500 00
High School Loan 1,080 00
$16,449 42
Balance to Revenue 50 58
$16,500 00 $16,500 00
Debt
Loans paid: Appropriated $29,000 00
High School $15,000 00
B. H. S. Addition 14,000 00
G $29,000 00 $29,000 00
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Trust Fund Income
Care Burial Lots $1,368 81 Premium on Bonds $13 00
Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Interest:
Cobb Fund to Schools 373 74 Cemetery Perpetual
Expense on MacGrotty Care Fund 1,302 78
Fund 19 96 Cobb Fund 379 74
MacGrotty Fund to MacGrotty Fund 86 95
Infirmary 66 99 Marston Fund 17 39
Marston Fund to Center- School Fund 7 42
ville Schools 22 50 Withdrawn from
Added to School Fund 7 42 Bank Marston
Fund 5 11
Reserve Fund 75 00
$1,864 42
Balance to Revenue 21 97
$1.886 39 $1,886 39
Trust Funds
Invested: Deposited for Perpet-
D. B. Hallett Fund $3,605 02 ual Care $1,916 44
Cemetery Perpetual Est. of Daniel B.
Care 2,000 00 Hallett, Bequest 3,605 02
Loaned: Withdrawn from Bank
School Fund 100 00 Cemetery Perpet-
ual Care Fund 83 56
School 80 00
School Fund repaid 20 00
$5,105 02 $5,705 02
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SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT
Receipts
Jan. 1, 1933, Cash on hand $31,693 66
1930 Taxes $141 74
1931 Taxes 63,311.43
1932 Taxes 110,660 40
1933 Taxes 341,978 52
$516,092 09
Old Age Assistance Taxes:
1931 $151 00
1932 624 00
1933 1,238 00
2,013 00
Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded:
1932 $20 42
1933 120 11
140 53
Revenue loans 600,000 00
Estimated receipts 131,189 77
Tax Titles redeemed 2,463 29
Donations from School department 12,197 40
Dog Money from County 1,336 05
Trust funds 5,705 02
Trust Fund income 1,811 39
Dog licenses 1,340 40
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Refunds: \
Unclassified Dept. $255 77
Welfare Dept. 78 13
High-\vay Dept. 65 69
Snow Dept. 33 40
Old Age Assistance
Dept. 12 00 444 99
1,274,733 93
$1,306,427 59
Expenditures
Revenue Loans $700,000 00
State and County Taxes 85,906 23
Tax Refunds 1,572 86
Dog Money to County 1,340 40
Old Age Tax to State 2,560 00
Interest returned to Collector 44 35
Returned to State 21 94
Selectmen's Dept. 4,896 89
Assessors' Dept. 5,415 02
Town Clerk and Treasurer's Dept. 4,755 73 ,
Tax Collector's Dept. 6,362 62
Financial Dept. 60 00
Legal 2,331 60
Elections 1,443 20 +
Planning Board 4,999 53
Expenses of Finance Committee 248 00
Municipal Bldgs. 4,280 89
Police 20,281 03
Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,032 40
Fires 2,687 73
Inspection of Wires 1,350 00
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Moth Dept. 5,998 51
Tree Warden 1,998 12
Town Forest 196 50
Shellfish Constable 1,898 49
Shellfish Propagation 172 26
Inspection of Animals 180 00
Board of Health 5,271 01
Free Bed Fund -500 00
Sanitation 3,115 03
Repairs on Roads and Bridges 48,563,05
Snow 9,247 13
Bills approved at Town Meeting 703 00
Department of Public Welfare 68,379 32
Mother's Aid 4,033 17
Soldiers' Relief 6,681 02
Old Age Assistance 17,207 93
State Aid 70 00
' School Department 178,707 11 '
Libraries 996 77
Park Commission 2,299 90
Unclassified Expenses 18,334 56
Memorial Day 399 40
Land Damage 4,007 50
Care Cobb Lot 5 00
Cemeteries 1,405 34
Interest 16,449 42
Debt 29,000 00
Trust Fund Income 1,418 69
Trust Funds 5,705 02
1,284,533 67
Dec. 30, 1933, Balance in treasury 21,893 92
$1,306,427 59
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NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $125,000 00 Notes paid $29,000 00
Balance $96,000 00
$125,000 00 $125,000 00
Notes Payable
New High School, Net Bonded Debt $96,000 00
1934 $12,000 00
B. H. S. Addition:
1934 $14,000 00
1935 14,000 00
1936 14,000 00
1937 14,000 00
1938 14,000 00
1939 14,000 00
84,000 00
$96,000 00 $96,000 00
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TRUST FUNDS
Trust Fund Cash and Securities
Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $55,846 61 Withdrawals $ 77 69
Added to Funds 5,521 46 Balance 61,290 38
$61,368 07 $61,368 07
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance $41,096 87 Jan. 1, 1933,
Balance $39,180 43
Added to Fund 1,916 44
$41,096 87 $41,096 87
Sturgis Fund
Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, 1933,
Balance $4,000 00
Coble Fund
Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1933,
Balance $10,233 00
School Fund
Withdrawn $80 00 Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $211 07
Balance 138 49 Added to Fund 7 42
$218 49' $218 49
Marston Fund
Withdrawn $5 it Jan. 1, 1933, Balance $531 50
Balance 526 39
$531 50 $531 50
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MacGrotty Fund
Balance $1,690 61 Jan. 1, 1933,
Balance $1,690 61
Daniel B. Hallett Fund
Balance $3,605 02 Bequest $3,605 02
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LIST 'OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST
BY THE TOWN
Estate of:
A. C. Adams $125 00
Josiah Ames 75 00
Samuel N. Ames 500 00
Robert Bacon. 500 00
H. H. Baker, Jr. 100 00
H. H. Balser, Sr. 100 00
Luther Balser 150 00
Charles L. Baxter 150 00
Cora W. Baxter 200 00
Adeline F. Bearse 150 00
tlrthur Bearse 100 00
Cordelia S. Bearse 150 00
Elisha B. Bearse 100 00
Flora A. Bearse 125 00
Nelson Bearse 300 00
Richard Bearse 100 00
Eben Bodfish 50 00
William I. Bodfish 100 00
Christina H. Bodge 99 00
Lydia F. Bourne 100 00
Francis T. Bowles 500 00
David Bursley 200 00
Warren Cammett and A. A. Cram 150 00
Allan J. Chase 200 00
Thomas Chatfield 100 00
Augustine F. Childs 150 00
Edward W. Childs 100 00
Samuel H. Childs 200 00
Mercy T. Cobb 100 00
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Adriadne Cornish 100 00
Alexander K. Crocker 200 00
Foster Crocker 108 35
Henry E. Crocker 300 00
James H. Crocker 200 00
Loring and Nathan Crocker 300 00
Sylvia Crocker 400 00
William 0. Crocker 300 00
Amanda Crosby 60 00
Daniel Crosby 200 00
Eleanor Crosby 200 00
Gorham F. Crosby 200 00
Julia Crosby 100 00
Ebenezer Crowell 200 00
Elkanah CroiN701 200 00
Henry L. Davis 200 00
J. A. Davis 300 00
Thomas C. Day 200 00
Jane E. Edson 300 00
Jarvis R. Fish 100 00
Lydia, S. Fish 100 00
Nellie A. Fish 100 00
Harriet. J. Frost 100 00
Ida D. Frost 950 00
David Fuller Z00 00
Herschel Fuller 100 00
Lavina H. Fuller 100 00
Stephen B. Fuller 200 00
Sumner Gorham 100 00
Emma M. Goss 600 00
Franklin B. Goss 300 00
Win. F. F. Goss 300 00
Daniel B. Hallett 100 00
Gorham Hallett 100 00
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Samuel H. Hallett 150 00
Lydia T. Hamblin 100 00
Deborah C. Handy 200 00
Eliza M. Handy 278, 37
James H. Handy 100 00
Hannah Haywood i 100 00
Martha G. Higgins 100 00
Edward B. and Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00
Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00
Josiah Hinckley 200 00
Josiah Hinckley and Abby Hinckley 486 25
Mary C. Hinckley 100 00
Jehiel P. Hodges 150 00
Charlotte Hohn 200 00
Andrew J. Howland 100 00
Edwin T. Howland 103 50
Shadrack N. Howland 300 00
William C. Howland 200 00
Oliver C. Hosie 100 00
Mary E. Huckins 100 00
Charles M. Jones 100 00
F. G. Kelley 150 00
Charles E. Lewis 100 00
Mary E. Lewis 150 00
F. G. Lothrop 200 00
George Lovell 243 17
Cyrenus Lovell 100 00
Hannah Lovell 150 00
Jacob Lovell 50 00
John B. Lovell 150 00
Lizzie E. Lovell 200 00
Medora M. Lovell 100 00
O. D. Lovell 500 00
William S. Lumbert 100 00
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A. D. Makepeace . 500 00
Emma H. Maloney 200 00
Orin H. Mecarta 150 00
James Metevier 200 00
John Munroe 100 00
Hannah E. Nickerson 500 00
John Norris 200 00
Mary M. Nye 150 00
Clorida Parker ,100 00
Harriet S. Parker 100 00
Sarah A. Parker 200 00
William B. Parker 100 00
William H. Parker 200 00
Thomas Pattison 100 00
Harrison G. Phinney 150 00
Howard M. Phinney 1,000 00
Irving B. Phinney ]50 00
Joseph L. Proctor _ 100 00,
Patrick Regan 200 00
Nelson. Rhodehouse 100 00
Oliver H. Sawyer 100 00
Emma A. Scudder 400 00
H. A. Scudder 100 00
Nelson Scudder 200 00
Charles,H. Smith 200 00
Elizabeth A. Smith 200 00
Annie C. Snow 100 00
Fred L. Stimpson 200 00
William W. Sturgis 75 00
Henry Swain 90 00
Timothy Swinerton 100 00
Freeman Taylor 100 00
Susie B. Taylor 100 00
R. M. Waite 300 00
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Robinson Weeks 353 73
`T. V. West 74 50
Hannah Wheeler 200 00
Asenith Whelden 600 00
S. Whelden 200 00
J. R. Wilson 100 00
Herbert W. York 200 00
Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Association 2,475 00
Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Association 12,050 00
L $41,096 87
54
REPORT OF THE AUDIT
April 17, 1933
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Chester A. Crocker, Chairman,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books
and accounts of the town of Barnstable for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1932, made in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form
of a report made to me by Mr. Edward H. Fenton, Chief
Accountant of this Division.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL, 1
Director of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston.
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions I have made an
.audit of the books and accounts of the town of Barnstable
for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1932, and submit the
-following report thereon:
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on
,the books of the several departments, receiving or disburs-
ing money for the town or committing bills for collection,
were examined and compared with the records of the town
treasurer and the accounting officer.
Tbc books and accounts of the accounting officer were
-examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts
were compared with the treasurer's books and with the rec-
ords of the several departments in which charges originated
or money .was collected. The records of disbursements were
,checked with the treasury warrants and with the treasur-
•er's records of payments.
The appropriations and transfers as recorded on the
accounting officer's ledger were checked with the town
clerk's records of town meetings and with the records of
.the finance committee.
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The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was /
taken off, proving the accounts to be in balance, and a bal-
ance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town a&
of December 31, 1932, was prepared and is appended to this.
report.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex-
amined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were
analyzed and compared with the collections as recorded in
the several departments collecting money for the town and
with other sources from which' money was paid into the-
town treasury, while the payments were checked with the
selectmen's warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse
town funds. The cash balance on February 21, 1933, was,
verified by an examination of the certificates of deposit on
hand and a reconciliation of the bank account with a state-
ment furnished by the bank of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were
verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due, the
cancelled securities and coupons being checked and the out-
standing debt being listed and proved.
The cash and securities representing the investment of
the several trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer
were examined and listed. The income was proved and the
disbursements were verified.
The records of tax titles held by the town were checked
with the tax title deeds on file.
The books and accounts of the collector of town and
fire district taxes were examined and checked. The taxes
outstanding at the time of the previous examination were
audited, and all subsequent commitments were verified by
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a comparison with the warrants issued by the board of
assessors for their collection. The recorded collections were
checked with the commitment books, the abatements were
compared with the assessors' records of abatements granted,
the payments to the town and fire district treasurcrs=were
verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and
proved to the accounting officer's ledger.
The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing
notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on
the books as owing money to the town, the replies received
thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
Considerable difficulty was eneoudered in reconciling
the accounts of the collector of.taxes, it having been neces-
sary to cheek all. postings on the commitment books to the
cash book entries. Nurnerous items were found as having
been posted to the commitment books and not entered on
the cash books, entries were found on the cash books which
-were not posted to the commitment books, and errors in the
periodic payments to the treasurer were noted.
The additional time consumed in proving the accounts
,of the collector of taxes materially increased the cost of the
audit.
It is recommended that care be taken in classifying tax
collections and reporting them to the accounting officer, and
that a periodic verification 'of postings to the commitment
books be made in order to locate clerical errors.
Attention is 'called'to Section 2, Chapter. 60, General
laws, which reacts in part as follows:
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. . . .Every collector of taxes shall, office in each weelt
or oftener, pay over to the treasurer all money received by-
him during the preceding week or lesser period on account-
of taxes and interest. . . . . . . .
Interest on overdue payments of taxes should be en-
forced in accordance with the provisions of Section 57,
Chapter 59, and Section 2, Chapter 60-A, General Laws.
A cash discrepancy of $301.29 in the accounts of the
collector of taxes as of February 21, 1933, should be adjust-
ed in his next payments to the town and fire district treas-
urers.
The commitments of departmental accounts receivable-
were examined and the accounts'.outstanding at the time of
the previous examination were audited. The abatements:
were checked with the records of the departments author-
ized to grant abatements, the payments to the treasurer
were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and
proved to the accounting officer's ledger.
The financial accounts of the town clerk were examined,
and checked. The receipts from dog licenses, issued on be=
half of the county, and for sporting and trapping licenses,
the proceeds of which are paid to the State, were checked
with the records of licenses issued. The payments, to the
town, to the county, and to the Division of Fisheries and
Game were verified.
The records of licenses issued by the selectmen were
examined and checked, the payments to the treasurer were
verified, and the cash on hand was counted.
The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures:
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were examined. The recorded receipts were checked with
the records of weights and measures sealed and adjusted,
and the payments to the treasurer were verified.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the available
records of all other departments receiving money for the
town were checked, and the payments to the treasurer were
verified.
The surety bonds filed by the several officials for the
faithful performance of their duties were examined and
found to be in proper form.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the
balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation,of the treas-
urer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the various
town and fire district taxes, tax title and departmental ac-
counts, together with tables showing the condition of the
various trust funds.
During the progress of the audit, co-operation was re
,ceived from the various officials, for which, on behalf of my
assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
EDW RD H. FENTON,
Chief Accountant.
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TOWN CLEFT'S REPORT
ANNUAL TOWS MEETING
March 6 and 7, 1933
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Barn-
stable qual i.fied to vote on town affairs in the different pre-
cincts named in the Warrant for said meeting, for the elec-
tion of officers, etc., on Monday, March 6, 1933, while acting
under the following article:
ARTICLE 1. Moderator for one year; one Selectman for three•
years; one Assessor for three years; one Auditor for one year; one
Surveyor of Highways for unexpired term; two members of School
Committee for three years; one Tree Warden for one year; one
member of Board of Health for three years; one member of Board of
Health for unexpired term; one Park Commissioner for three years;:
one member of Planning Board for five years, and any other officer&
whose names may be.on the official ballot.
The whole number of votes cast was 2,737 which being
assorted.and counted according to law, the result was found
to be as follows:
Moderator (One Year)
Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,062'
Gerard Besse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a
John Bursl.ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
-William P. Saint . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . I
George Burlingaine I
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Selectman (Three Years)
Victor F. Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,231
Howard N. .Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 956
John D. W. Bodfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489
Assessor (Three Years)
"Victor F. Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2249
Howard N. Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 962
John D. W. Bodfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467
A '
Auditor (One Year)
:`John Bursley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9.81
Surveyor of Highways jTnezpired Term)
~Herbert L. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302
Willie C. Rennie 718
Simeon C. Robinson . . .. . . . 197
Everett P. Childs 181
Rufus C. Gorham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Richard A. Macomber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Howard H. Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Thomas A. Whitely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
School Committee (Three Years)
r `Bruce K. Jerauld 1,319
-'Stuart F. Scudder 1,359
Charles E. Doubtfire . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 927
Howard H. Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
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Board of Health (Three Years)
'-William A. Jones 2,089
Katherine Beaman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
George Burlingame I
Board of Health (Unexpired Term)
*Horatio S. Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081 .
William C. Hennessy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748
Alexander Pate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Tree Warden (One Year)
John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,442
Robert F. Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,114
George J. Beaudry . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Park Commissioner (Three Years)
*William F. Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,985
E. Harding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
C. H. Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Planning Board (Five Years)
`Robert F. Cross . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,787
C. W. Megathlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Helen Bayley . 1
W. F. Jenkins . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Ed. Crocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
(*Elected)
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The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre,
March 7th, 1933, at 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon,to act upon the fol-
lowing articles:
THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the Subse
quent Meeting was held at the Hyannis Theatre, Hyannis, on .
Tuesday, March 7, 1933.
The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock A. M.,
by the Town Clerk.
Prayer was then offered by Rev.. John E. Vassar.
The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the result of the
previous day's voting.
The respective officers were ddelared elected.
Mr. Henry A. Ellis was then qualified as Moderator and
took charge of the meeting.
The following list of tellers were appointed and sworn
by the Moderator:
Lawrence L. Sleeper Frederick Bearse
Mrs. Annie B. Bearse William E. Bearse
James A. Woodward Arthur M. Oliver
Eugene H. Savery Everett L. Hosie
William G. Currier James Collins
Mrs. C. Milton Chase Ansel Ryder
Howard G. Lumbert Vernon Bearse
Robert E. French
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ARTICLE 2. To elect all other necessary Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
The 'Town Clerk reported no officers to be elected.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow
money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
in anticipation of,the revenue of the financial year begin-
ning Jan.uar3- 1st, 1933 and to issue a note or notes therefor,
payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred un-
der this vote to be paid from the revenue of said financial
year. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow
money on and after January 1st, 1934, in anticipation of the revenue
of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1934.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
on and after January 1st, 1934 in anticipation of the revenue
of the financial year beginning January 1st, 1934 and to
issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year. Any
clebt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid from the
revenue of said financial year. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen,
in its behalf, to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barn-
stable, from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceed-
ing twenty-five years, for such rentals as, in their opinion will be
for the best interests of the town.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized in the name
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and behalf of the Town to make leases of the Lombard land
in-Vest Barnstable, or any parts of the same, from time to
time in their discretion for terms not exceeding twenty-five
(25) years and for such rentals as they deem expedient for
the best interests of the Town. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 6. To see' if the Town will indemnify the Common-
wealth of .Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade
and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from the
laying out, construction or reconstruction of any State Highway in
the Town during the present year and will authorize the Board of
Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement in behalf of the Town,,
or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted that the Town will indemnify the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for
land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by,
or result from the laying out, construction or reconstruc-
tion of any State Highway in the.Town during the present
year and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an
indemnity agreement in behalf of the Town.
ARTICLE 7. To see what sums of money the Town will raise
and appropriate for the following purposes for the ensuing year:
Payment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's De-
partment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's'De-
partment, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Plan-
ning Board, Municipal Buildings, Legal Department, Moth Depart-
ment, Tree Warden Department, Shellfish Constable, Inspection of
Wires, Sealing of Weights and Measures, Fires, Police Department,
Board of Health, Sanitation, Repairs on Roads and Bridges and
Equipment, Snow and Ice Removal, Mothers' Aid, Soldiers' Relief,
Department of Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, State Aid,
School Department, Reserve Fund, Park Commission, Unclassified
Expenses, Cemeteries, Expenses of the Finance Committee and for
all other Legal Expenses.
It was voted to take up Articles 13 in connection with
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this article and it was voted to fix the salaries as follows:
Selectmen, $1,000.00 each; Assessors, $1,000.00 each; Town
Clerk, $1,000.00; Town Treasurer, $1,250.00; Tax Collector,
$2,000.00 and Surveyor of Highways, $2,435i00.
It was voted that clerks in the Tax Collector's and Town
Clerk and Treasurer's Department be paid direct by the
Town on vouchers presented for work performed.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the following
amounts
Payment of Debt $29,000 00
Interest 1-6,000 00
Financial Department 50 00
Selectmen's Department 4,827 00
Assessors' Department 5,164 00
Town Clerk & Treasurer's Department 4,339 00
Tax Collector's Department 4,455 00
Expenses of Finance Committee 250 00
Election Department 1,480 00
Municipal Buildings 4,300 00
Legal Department 2,000 00
Moth Department 6,000 00
Tree Warden Department 2,000 00
Shellfish Constable 2,070 00
Inspection of Wires 1,350 00
Sealing of Weights & Measures 1,040.00
Fires 2,000 00
Police Department 19,000 00
Board of Health 5,900 00
Sanitation 47500 00
Repairs on Roads and Bridges 40,000 00
Snow & Ice Removal 5,500 00
1ljother.s' Aid 4,500 00
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Soldiers' Relief & Military Aid 4,000 00
Dept. of Public Welfare & Infirmary 45,000 00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance 12,500 00
State Aid 300 00
School Department (Gen. & Voe.) 177,000 00
Reserve Fund 10,000 00
Park Commission 2,300 00
Unclassified Department 17,000 00
Cemeteries 1,500 00
Planning Board 5,000 00
$440,325 00
ARTICLE 8. ,To hear and act upon the reports of the various
town officers, also to hear the report of any committees, and to
take any action in relation thereto.
It was voted to accept the report of the Town officers
as printed.
ARTICLE 9. To receive and act upon the accounts of all per-
sons to whom the Town is indebted.
It was voted to pay the,bill of Nelson Bearse ($43.00)
for survey made of the Centerville School site.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Voted to raise and appropriate,the sum of $400.00 for
observance of Memorial Day to be expended under the
direction of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association.
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ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Fifteen%Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) for the purpose of
buying books for the several Public Libraries in the Town to be
apportioned by a Committee consisting of one person from each
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Precinct to be named by the Moderator or to take any other action
in relation thereto. (By request of John Bursley et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for
the purpose of buying books for the several Public Libraries
in the Town and the following Committee was appointed.
Miss Mary Mortimer
Edward F. Maher
Howard G. Lumbert
Horace S. Parker
Dr. J. Haydn Higgins
Bertram F. Ryder
John Bursley
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the estab-
lishment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital
for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to
be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treat-
ment, in accordance with Section 74, of Chapter 3 of the General
Laws, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be
paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment and
maintenance of a free bed in the hospital for care and treat-
ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of
the Town, and unable to 'pay for such care and treatment.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to fix for the en-
suing year the salaries of the Selectmen at $1,000.00 each; of the
Assessors at $1,000.00 each; of the Town Clerk at $1,000.00; of the
Town Treasurer at $1,000.00; of the Road Surveyor at $2,000.00; of
the Tax Collector at $2,000.00; or to fix any of said salaries at any
other amount; or to fix the salaries of any other elected town
officers at any amount; or to recommend that,the salaries of any
other persons who work for the town shall be reduced according
to the following schedule namely: The first $1,000.00 of any salary
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or wages paid to any person to be exempt from any cut; the.sec-
ond $1,000.00 or part thereof to be cut ten per cent; the third
$1,000.00 or part thereof to be cut twenty per .cent; the fourth
$1,000.00 or part thereof to be cut thirty per cent and the fifth
$1,000.00 or part,thereof to be cut forty per cent, or according to
any other schedule or to take any action in relation thereto and to
act fully thereon. (By request of John D. W. Bodfish, et als).
Taken in connec .ion with Article 7.
Hr. Arthur Curtis of Marstons Mills was elected a Town
Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
ARTICLE 1.5. To see if the Town will authorize the School
Committee to establish and maintain State-aided vocational educa-
tion in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws
and Acts amendatory thereto, or dependent thereon. (By request
of the School Committee).
It was voted to authorize the School Co3nniittee to es-
tablish and maintain State-aided vocational education in
accordance with the provisions of Section 9 of Chapter 74,
General Laws and Acts amendatory thereto.
ARTICLE 16. To see it the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for
tuition to Vocational Schools as provided under Sections 7 and 8,
Chapter 74 of the General Laws, (By request of the School Com-
mittee).
A motion to raise and appropriate $200.00 for this pur-
pose was not. carried. _
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money not exceeding Thirty-Five Hundred Dollars
($3,500.00) for the purchase of three lots of land with necessary
rights of ways thereto, or any part or parts thereof, (same being
described in plan submitted by special town committee at meet-
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ing in Centerville on Friday evening, January 6, 1933) to enlarge
the present location of the Centerville school and to take any
action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request
of Nellie B. Hallett, et als). ..
It was voted to take up Article 1S in connection with
this article and it' as voted to indefinitely postpone both'
articles.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of
the Town for school purposes, two parcels of land in Centerville
described as follows: Parcel A: Bounded northerly by Bumps
River .Road 170 feet more or less; easterly by Una Chadwick,
Russell Starck and Wetmore Savage Co., 720 feet more or less;
southerly by Thomas Soule, Tr., about 30 feet, easterly by Thomas
Soule, Tr., about 90 feet, southerly by Evelyn and Sumner Crosby
297 feet more or less; westerly by land now or formerly of Evelyn
and Sumner Crosby and Ernest Crocker 870 feet more or less, con-
taining 5 acres more or less, the property of Evelyn and Sumner
Crosby. Parcel B: Known as lots No. 19, No. 20 and No. 21 as.
shown on plan of Centerville Estates bounded northerly by Wet-
more Savage Co., 100 feet more or less; easterly by Park Ave. so-
called 300 feet more or less; southerly by Wetmore Savage Co.,
100 feet more or less; westerly by Evelyn and Sumner Crosby
300 feet more or less and containing 30,000 square feet more
or less, the property of Wetmore Savage Co.; and raise and appro-
priate for this' purpose the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars
($8,000.00). (By request of William H. Pratt, et als).
Taken up in connection with Article 17.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to
be used under the direction.of the Town Forest Committe, in care
and planting of the Town Forest, or to take any other action in
relation thereto. (By request of the Town Forest Committee).
Indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will,reimburse William
Lovell, Collector of.Taxes, an amount nct to excead Two Hundred
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and Eighty-Five Dollars $(285.00) for expenses incurred in the Tax
Collector's Department, for clerical help, and to raise and appro-
priate the money therefor, to take any action in relation thereto
and to act fully thereon. (By request of Martha H. Hastings, et
als).
Voted to reimburse William Lovell in the amount of
$285.00 for the purposes as outlined in this article and that
amount was raised and appropriated.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of One Hundred and Seventy-five Dollars ($175.00)
for the purpose of paying for clerical service rendered in the Tax
Collector's Department, to take any action thereto and to act fully
thereon. (By request of Bertha L. Hallett, et als).
It ivas voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$175.00
for the purpose of paying for clerical service rendered in
the Tax Collector's department.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the fol-
lowing By-Law in substitution of Article VII of the present
By-Laws of the Town of Barnstable: i
Section 1. There shall b+e a Finance Committee, consisting
of fifteen members, none of whom shall hold any other town office.
The Committee.shall have one member from each of the villages of
Barnstable, Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville, Cotuit, Marstons Mills,
and West Barnstable, and eight members at large. The term of
service of the members of the Committee shall be three years.
The term of service of five members shall expire each year, and
their successors shall be appointed by the Moderator. No person
shall be eligible for reappointment as a member of the Finance
Committee until a period of at least one year shall have elapsed
from the expiration of his previous term of service.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to
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consider all matters of business included within the articles of the
warrant for every town meeting. The committee, after due con-
sideration, shall report such recommendations as it shall deem
best, concerning all articles in such warrant relating to the appro-
priation of money or which would otherwise occasion an expense
to the town.
Section 3. The Finance Committee shall have authority, at
any time to examine and investigate the books, accounts and
management of any department of the town, and the books and
accounts of the town and of all the officers thereof shall be open
to the inspection of the committee, or of any person authorized to
act for the committee.
Section 4. On or before January 20 of every year, the various
officers, boards or committees in charge of the expenditure of the
money of the town shall transmit to the Finance Committee a
detailed report of their respective expenditures for the previous
year, together with their estimates of each appropriation required
for their respective departments for the current fiscal year; and
the Finance Committee before the aunuai town meeting shall re-
port to the town the estimates of the several departments, and the
recommendations of the Selectmen thereon, together with its own
comments, suggestions and recommendations thereon.
Section 5. The members of the Finance Committee shall
serve without pay for their services; but they may be re-imbursed
for actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties
hereunder.
Section 6. Any member of the Finance Committee absenting
himself from four consecutive meetings of the committee without
rendering an excuse acceptable to the committee shall thereby
cease to be a member thereof. Vacancies occurring in this or in
any other manner shall be reported to the Moderator, and he shall
appoint a member to fill the unexpired term, within a period of
thirty day from notification of the vacancy. (By request of Andrew
Kerr, et als)..
By unanimous vote, this article was not adopted.
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ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will instruct its selectmen
to change from a residential district to a business district a parcel
of land belonging to Chester Bearse, in the village of Centerville,
Barnstable, Mass., lying north of Craigville Beach road and adjoin-
ing same. Said parcel being 80 feet deep and 300 feet on the said
road, being bounded on the west by land of Chester Bearse, on the
east by land of Clara S. Groves, on the north by land of Chester
Bearse and Clara S. Groves and on the south by said road, or
to take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By
request of Chester Bearse, et als).
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of One Thousand Dollars (�1,000.00) for the purpose of
having band concerts in Hyannis during the summer season of
1933. (By request of James A. Woodward, et als).
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will vote to place its ad-
vertising in the various papers published in.the town. (By request
of James A. Woodward, et als). '
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will accept the relocation
of a portion of a town way known as Pleasant Street, in the village
of Hyannis with the boundaries and measurements as reported and
recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 3rd, 1933.
Voted that the relocation of a part of Pleasant street in
the Village of Hyannis, as reported and recommended by
the Selectmen under date of February,3rd, 1933, be accepted
and adopted. .
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will accept the relocation
of a portion of a Town Way known as North Street, in the village
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of Hyannis, with the boundaries and measurements as reported and
recommended by the Selectmen, under date of Feb. 3rd, 1933 and
will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or
eminent domain any lands or interest in lands within the side lines
of said relocation necessary for this purpose.
Voted that Articles 27 and 28 be taken up and consider-
ed together. Voted that the relocation of a portion of North
Street in the. Village of Hyannis, as reported and recom-
mended by the Selectmen under date of. February 3rd, 1933,
be accepted and adopted, and that the Selectmen be author-
ized and instructed in the name and behalf of the Town to
take by purchase or eminent domain any lands or interest in
lands within the relocation and necessary for this purpose
acid that the sum of Twenty (20.00) Dollars be appr()priated
from the Unclassified Department for acquiring the same
by purchase or as damages for the taking of the same by
eminent domain.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for the purpose of acquiring
land or interest in land within the relocation of the Town Way
described in Article 27.
Taken up in connection with Article 27.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Sixteen Hundred Dollars ($1,600.00) for paying land
damages on decrees issued by the County Commissioners.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600 for
these purposes.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will accept a certain bequest
In trust for the benefit of the inmates of the Lombard Home, under
the will of Mary A. Dearborn MacGrotty probabted in the Surro-
gates Court of New York City, May 14, 1907, and will entrust the
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management of the same to the Board of Public Welfare, in accord-
ance with the provisions of said will, or to act otherwise and fully
thereon.
Voted that the Town accept the bequest in trust for the
benefit of the inmates of the Lombard Home tinder the will
of Mary A. Dearborn MacGrotty probated in the Surro-
gate's Court, May 14th, 1907, and that the management of
the same be entrusted to the Board of Public Welfare, ac-
cording to the provisions of said will.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will accept a bequest of
$3,500.00 in trust for the benefit of the poor people of Hyannis, and
for the improvement of streets and woads, under the will of Daniel
Bunker Hallett, late of Boston, and will entrust the management
of the trust estate to the Board of Selectmen until January 1st, 1935,
and after that date will place the same at the disposal of the
,Surveyor of Highways, in accordance with the provisions of said
will, or to act otherwise and fully thereon.
Voted that the bequest of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars
($3500.00) in trust for the benefit of the poor people of
Hyannis and for the improvement of streets and roads under
the will of Daniel Bunker Hallett late of Boston, be accepted
and that the management of said estate be entrusted to the
Board of Selectmen until January 1st, 1935 and after that
date that the same be placed at the disposal of the Surveyor
of Highways, in accordance with the provisions of said
will.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will accept donations of
certain percentages of salaries of teachers and wages of other em-
ployees of the School Board, and will direct such donations to be
added to the appropriations for the Department of. Public Welfare,
and be expended for general welfare purposes under the direction
of the Board of Public Welfare, or to act otherwise and fully
thereon.
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Voted that all donations of percentages of salaries of
teachers and wages of other employees of the School Board_
be accepted, and that all such donations be added to the ap-
propriations for the Public Welfare Department and be ex-
pended for general welfare purposes under the direction of
the Board of Public Welfare.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the fol-
lowing by-law:—
"No person shall go from house to house within the town, beg-
ging or soliciting alms or contributions for any person, cause or
organization without first having secured a permit in writing from
the Chief of Police so to do.
"The Chief of Police may require such person to furnish all
needful information and credentials and if satisfied as to his hon-
esty and the worthiness of his cause, he may then issue such
permit to such person to go from house to house for the purpose
specified."
Voted that the proposed By-Law as stated and contain-
ed in this article be accepted and adopted by the Town.
At the beginning of the afternoon session, Mr.' James
F. Kenney, Selectman, was pleased to introduce the newly
elected Selectman and Assessor, Mr. Victor F. Adams. A
rising vote of thanks.was given Mr. Howard N. Parker, the
retiring Selectman, for his thirty (30) years of faithful ser-
vice to the town. Later in the meeting, a rising vote of
thanks was given the Finance Committee for their services.
The thanks of the meeting and the suhi of Fifty Dollars
($50.00) was extended to the Moderator for his services for
the year and it was voted to raise and appropriate that
amount.
The meeting adjourned at 6:18 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING a
September 1, 1933
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting-
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Hearing Room in the Town Building, Hyannis, Mass., in said
Town on
FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, NEXT
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow-
ing articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, voters of
the Town of Bariistable met at the Town Office Building,
Hyannis, on September 1st, 1933. The meeting was called to
order by the Moderator at 10:00 o'clock A. M., and the
warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Voted that when we adjourn this meeting that it be to
the High School Auditorium on Friday, September Sth at
7:00 o'clock P. M.
Without any further business the meeting adjourned
at 10:20 A. M.
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In accordance with the above vote, voters of the Town
of Barnstable met at the High School Auditorium, Hyannis,
on September 8th and the meeting was called to order by
the Moderator at'7:00 o'clock P. M.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the following:
A sum not to exceed Eighteen Thousand Three Hundred Dol-
lars ($18,300.00) for the Public Welfare Department.
A sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for Moth-
ers with Dependent Children.
A sum not to exceed Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sevelity-
five Dollars ($4,775.00) for Old Age Assistance and a sum not to
exceed Three Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3,500.00) for Sol-
diers' Relief. .
It was voted to raise and appropriate the following
amounts:
Public Welfare Department $13 300 00
Mothers' Aid 500 00
Old Age Assistance Department 4,775 00
Soldiers' Relief 3,500 00
$22,075 00
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars 0500.00) for fire
protection.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
fire protection.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate, or issue its notes, bonds, or scrip for a sum not to exceed
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Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00), said amount to be expended
by the Surveyor of Highways for the purpose of repairing Roads,
Bridges and Sidewalks, or take any action thereto, and to act fully
thereon. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways):
Voted that this article be taken up with Article 1 and
it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8500.00
for the purposes mentioned in this article.
ARTICLE 4. To receive and act upon accounts of all,persons
to whom the Town is indebted. '
Voted to pay the bill of John Bursley of $150.00 for ser-
vices as Inspector of Animals in 1932, and to raise and ap-
propriate this amount.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen to sell such of the hearse houses in.the several cem-
eteries as they deem advisable.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized-to sell or dis-
pose of any or all. of the Town's hearse houses at public or
private sale for such prices and upon such terms as they
may deem expedient or advisable and to execute the neces-
sary bills of sale or deeds of the same in the name and be-
half of the Town: (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen to purchase or take by eminent domain, for the purpose
of enlarging the town dumping ground, a certain parcel of land as
described in a deed from Persis S. Coleman to Jennie W. Fuller,
and recorded in Barnstable County Registry of Deeds, Book 395•,
Page 405, and to vote to raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed
Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) in payment for the same.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to purchase the
parcel of land described in this article and that the sum of
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$200.00 be appropriated from the Sanitation Department to
pay for the same.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
pfiate a sum not to exceed One .Hundred Eighty Dollars ($180.00)
to pay for the services of the Animal Inspector for the year of 1933.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $180.00 to
pay for the services of the Inspector of Animals for the
year 1933.
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the
overlay surplus fund to the Unclassified Department a sum not to
exceed One Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-eight 12ollars and
eleven cents ($1,338.11) to pay for the unforeseen expense incurred
in rebuilding the Town Wharf at the foot of Pleasant Street.
Voted to transfer from the overlay surplus fund to the
Unclassified Department a sum not to exceed $1338.11 to
pay for the unforeseen expense incurred in rebuilding the
Town Wharf at the foot of Pleasant Street .
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Sixteen Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,650.00)
for the Tax Collector's Department and to take any action thereon
or in relation thereto. (By request of the Tax'Collector.)
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1650.00 for
the Tax Collector's Department.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the
Legal Department. (By request of the Town Counsel).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
the Legal Department.
�1.
During the process of the meeting, the following resolu-
tion was adopted:
WHEREAS, an area adjacent to the inner harbor of
Lewis Bay in Hyannis, in the rear of the High School
grounds, extending from the foot of Pine street in the Glen-
mere Development Easterly to Levis Bay, comprising
about forty acres, has been covered or filled in by mud
dredgings taken from the polluted area of said Lewis Bay;
and,
WHEREAS, these mud. dredgings are an obnoxious and
noisome filth caused from the pollution and the decay of
fish and marine growth; and,
WHEREAS, this deposit from these mud dredgings
gives off foul, obnoxious and noisome odors and stenches
which seriously affect the health and well being of the many
residents in and adjacent to this area and is therefor a nui-
sance to the public health of the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the unanimous
consent of the voters of the Town of Barnstable at a Spe=
cial Town Meeting assembled, held on September 8, A. D.
1933 that the Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable be
requested and instructed to take immediate recognition of
these conditions as described herein and declare the same to
be a public nuisance injurious to the health of the commun-
ity and that they take immediate action to abate the same.
Further, that a copy of this resolution together with the
action of the voters of the Town thereon be sent to the
Board of Health by the Town Clerk.
The meeting adjourned at 9:05 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
December 27, 1933
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting:
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Hearing Room, Town Office Building, Hyannis, in said Barnstable,
on
WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER,
next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the
following articles:
In accordance witli the foregoing Warrant, voters of
the Town of Barnstable met at the Town. Office Building,
Hyannis, on December 27th, 1933. The meeting was called
to order by the Moderator at 10 o'clock A. M., and the War-
rant was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from
the excess revenue for 1933 a sum not exceding $25,000.00 for the
purpose of paying the whole or any part of the 1932 Revenue Loan
maturing on December 29, 1933, or take any action in relation .
thereto.
Voted that the Town appropriate from the excess reve-
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nue for 1933 the sum of $25,000.00 for the purpose of pay-
ing the whole or any part of the 1932 Revenue Loan matur-
ing on December 29, 1933. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to refund any or
all of the revenue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of
the year 1933 in accordance with the provisions of Section 17,
Chapter 44, General Laws, any debt so incurred'to be paid from
the revenue of the year 1933.
Voted that the Town authorize the Treasurer, with-the
approval of the Selectmen, to refund any or all of the rev-
enue notes issued in anticipation of the revenue of the year
1933 in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chap-
ter 44, General Laws, any debt so incurred to be paid from
the revenue of the year 1933. (Unanimous).
The meeting was adjourned at 10:03 A. M.
Attest
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS
Births recorded in the Toivn of Barnstable for the year
1933, with the names, parents' residence and Christian name
of parents:
Jan. 3 Robert Allan Baker, Dennisport, Arthur W. and Helena N.
Jan. 4 Marion Josephine Brooks, Hyannis, Harold E. and Bea-
trice.
Jan. 5 (Stillborn).
Jan. 6 James Henry Eldridge, Jr., Chatham, James H. and Ella T.
Jan. 6 Gretchen Petow, Hyannis, Ernest J. and Bessie A.
Jan. 7 Edward Forrest Ashley, Santuit, Edward L. and Lillian B.
Jan. 7 Sally Edna Johnson, Centerville, John H. and Selma.
Jan. 7 (Infant) Nickerson, Hyannis, Alexander and Maude L.
Jan. 8 Julia Anne Morse, Marstons Mills, Herbert E. and Doris M.
Jan. 8 Ellsworth Fenwick Peters, Jr., Mashpee, Ellsworth F..
and Abigail E.
Jan. 10 Joanne Gardner, Osterville, Hallett B. and Doris L.
Jan. 10 Patricia Nightingale, Monument Beach, Harry W. and
Hazel L.
Jan. 15 Ruth Avis Doane, Cotuit, Robert H. and Lillian R.
Jan. 15 Melbourne Stanwood Dorr, Centerville, Melbourne S. and
Mabelle.
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Jan. 16 William Albert Fisn, West Barnstable, Prescott L. and
Rosa J.
Jan. 18 Ruth Ann Pells, Cotuit, Matthew T. and Dorothy E.
.Jan. 19 Lila Ann Davidson, West Barnstable, Emil H. and Ina A.
.Jan. 19 Jean Marie Washington, Hyannis, Arnold L. and Annie L.
..Jan. 22 Joanne Nickerson, Chatham, Willard H. and Nina L.
-Jan. 23 Donald Edward Gibson, Marstons Mills, George A. and
Helen G.
.Jan. 25 James Robert Kelley, Hyannis, Joseph B. and Aleta I.
-Jan. 29 Edward Morton Sherburne, Hyannis, Wilbur E. and Ma-
belle A.
-Jan. 30 Robert David DeGrace, Hyannisport, John and Annette M.
:Feb. 1 Mary Eleanor Sylva, Santuit, Anthony O. and Evelyn I.
"Feb. 4 Viola Grace Naylor, Chatham, Fred J. and Grace E.
:Feb. 5 Lawrence Everett Jillson, Hyannis, Everett J. and Lil-
lian M.
:Feb. 5 Frank Anthony Seaman, Hyannis, Frederick and Gladys.
Feb. 6 David Leland Hinckley, Osterville, Ralph D. and Helen L.
Feb. 6 (Stillborn).
Feb. 7 Alyce Augusta Hagist, Hyannis, George P. and Augusta P.
Teb. 9 Katheryn Newkirk Bates, Osterville, Merton H. and
Katheryn L.
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Feb. 11 Oliver Russell Harding, Centerville, Albert J. and Margar-
et P.
Feb. 11 Ronald Emmett Harding, Centerville, Albert J. and Mar-
garet P.
Feb. 11 Arthur Alfred Smith, Jr., Yarmouthport, Arthur A. and
Jennie W.
Feb. 15 Harold Warren Williams, Jr., Hyannis, Harold W. and
Winifred J.
Feb. 16 Marianne Gorman Roach, Hyannis, David J. and Alice M.
Feb. 16 Gretchen Riedell, Osterville, Carl F. and Ethel F.
Feb. 17 Cornelia Hamblin, Marstons Mills, Forest C. and Marjor-
ie A.
Feb. 18 Shirley Ann Howe, Hyannis, Daniel W. and Gladys I.
Feb. 19 Patricia Ann Peters, Chatham, Charles B. and Gladys R.
Feb. 21 Ruth Louise Perry, Harwich, Joseph and Adeline E.
Feb. 22. June Marion Gorham, Dennisport, Harry C .and Mary D.
Feb. 24 Helen Elizabeth Kah�lin, Centerville, Aate and Annie L.
Feb. 25 Anne Peters, Mashpee, Steven A. and Clara J.
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Feb. 25 Alice Mae Ryder, Cummaquid, Ansel L. and Nathalie M.
Feb. 26 Louise Mary'Lopes, Osterville, Manuel and Mary A.
Mar. 2 Rosemary Lahteine, West Barnstable, John E. and
Anna H.
87
Mar. 3 Bernard Arthur Brady, Sandwich, Bernard and Florence
E.
Mar. 3 Donald Stuart Boyne, West Hyannisport, Albert and Olive.
Mar. 3 Ida Louise Edwards, Centerville, Theodore F. and Mar-
tha E.
Mar. 6 Doris Mary Holmes, Waquoit, Henry P. and Ruby P.
.Mar. 12 Virginia Daniel Campana, West Yarmouth, Anthony J.
and Rachel L.
:Mar. 14 Thomas Joseph Kenneally, Jr., Hyannis, Thomas J. and
Mary B.
Mar. 15 Sally Ann Kellogg, Hyannis, Edward A. and Charlotte A.
:Mar. 16 Jennie Frankle Mitto, Marstons Mills, Frank D. and
Louisa.
Mar. 19 John Russell Baker, West Yarmouth, Stuart E. and Jean
E.
Mar. 25 Joan Eldridge, Hyannis, Charles H. and Edith M.
:Mar. 26 Eileen Patricia Mendes, Hyannis, James and Lena.
.Mar. 23
.Apr. 4 Helen Frances Taylor, Cummaquid, Francis and Helen F.
Apr. 7
Apr. 7 Constance Estelle Rosary, Hyannis, Joseph and Florence.
Apr. 10 Patricia Frances Lobo, Marstons Mills, Louis J. and
Beulah O.
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Apr. 10 Donald Reid Moran, Chatham, Herbert C. and Mildred L.
Apr. 12 Alton Everett Robbins, Jr., Hyannis, Alton E. and Emma
E.
Apr. 13 Robert Irving Doane, Chatham, Francis C. and Susanah P.
Apr. 14 Peter Francis Nelson, Jr., Hyannis, Peter F. and Lil-
lian M.
Apr. 17 Jacquelyn Llewellyn Davies, Barnstable, John L. and
Mattie A.
Apr. 21 Ralph Bearse, South Chatham, Walden F. and Zelma M.
Apr. 25 Lawrence Baptiste, Osterville, John and Lena.
Apr. 26 Albert Bartlett Crocker, Jr., Hyannis, Albert B. and Ida E
Apr. 26 (Stillborn).
Apr. 27 (Stillborn).
_ Apr. 27 Carol Augusta Pierce, Marstons Mills, William B. and
Helen J.
Apr. 29 (Stillborn).
Apr. 29 Eleanor Langerer,•Harwichport, Otto W. and Margaret E.
Apr. 30 Maynard Winslow Walker, Eastham, Stanley M. and
Edna M.
May 4 Betsy Hinckley, Hyannis, Wilfred N. and Eunice E.
May 7 Janice May Hamilton, Chatham, Richard B. and Mary M.
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May 8 Julian Leopold Olivia, Osterville, Leopold R. and De-
olinda.
May 9 Jerome Marie Cotter, Osterville, John J. and Mary C.
May 9 David Bangs Curran, Wellfleet, James G. and Mary F.
May 9 Daniel Coombs Frye, Mashpee, Harrison R. and Ethel M.
May 10 Carol Louise Sears, Dennisport, Bartlett F. and Eleanor L.
May 10 Frank Gorham Thacher, 2nd., Hyannis, Hinckley and
Henrietta.
May 12 Marilyn Gray, Yarmouth, Oscar and Elizabeth F.
May 12 Joan Charlotte Howard, Buzzards Bay, Roger A. and Ann.
May 12 Bruce Crowell Peters, Orleans, Joseph L. and Alice G.
May 12 Joseph Edward Tremblay, Osterville, Joseph L. and Marie
D.
May 12 George Robert Roy Whiting, Woods Hole, Joseph R. and
Mildred F.
May 14 Vaino Axel Ahonen, West Barnstable, Axel and Hannah.
May 14 Thomas Oliver Harlow, Cotuit, Oliver and Bridget E.
May 16 Nathalie Joan Foss, Dennisport, Linwood M. and Bessie H.
May 16 Ellen Mary Simpson, Falmouth, Oscar S. and Mary C.
M, ay 17 Sally Catherine White, Yarmouthport, William N. and
Martha E.
May 19 Hersey Garfield Barabe, Hyannis, Ernest and Susy.
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May 19 Don Winslow Cash, Hyannis, Fred W. and Virginia.
May 19 Bradford Chase Low, Newton Highlands, Alfred L. andf
Lillian.
May 20 Anna Neckermann Clarke, Hyannis, Earle L. and Anna A-
May 20 Margaret Hatch Studley, Falmouth, Arthur W. and Ella M.-
May 21 Neil Allan Nightingale, Hyannis, Roy W. and Gertrude L.-
May 22 Mary Elizabeth McCormack, Hyannis, Roy V. and Doro-
thy A.
May 23 Theodore Small, Harwichpert, Lawrence R. and Eleanor_
May 23 Denise Ann Williston, West Yarmouth, Everett S. and_
Gertrude H.
May 26 Carl Wilton Avant Machado, Santuit, George and Theo-
dora E.
May 27 Robert Louis St. Peter, Hyannis, Louis F.'and Dorothea E..
May 29 John Henry Johnson, Jr., West Hyannisport, John H. and:
Adeline.
May 29 Robert Andrews King, East Sandwich., Gordon and Grace:
L.
May 31 (Stillborn).
May 31 Joseph Lawrence White, Santuit, Joseph S. and Lurith G_
June 1 Homer Allen Fish, Cotuit, Preston H. and Beatrice G.
June 6 Frances Marie Silva, Sandwich, Francis J. and Theodora
R.
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June 7 Joyce Linnell, West Harwich, Ellery M. and Ethel M. L.
June 10 William Elliott' Anderson, Centerville, Alfred C. and
Frances.
June 11 Robert Bowen, Hyannis, William C. and Alice W.
June 11 Murray Doane Larkin, Hyannis, Elroy M. and Emma J.
June 15 Calliope Costas Sethares, Hyannis, Costas and Mary C. ,
June 16 Barbara Jean Ellis, Hyannis, .Donald S. and Amy F.
• June 16 Nancy Rowley Higgins, East, Harwich, Albert W. and
Pauline M.
June 19 Marilyn June Foster, Centerville, Andrew F. and Beatrice
L.
June 23 (Stillborn).
June 24 Mary Verna Kennedy, North Harwich, William S. and
Helen B.
June 26 Barbara Claire Smith, Cummaquid, William E. and Nan-
cy A.
June 27 (Infant.) Cash, Mashpee, James E. and Jessie C.
June 27 Evatina Roderick, Marstons Mills, Manuel and Louisa.
June 28 Clark William Souza, Osterville, John B. and Anna J.
.June 29 Robert Anthony Quirk, Sandwich, George E. and Sarah M.
June 30 Carol Berube Crocker, Osterville, Chauncey B. and Mary
A. E.
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June 30 Janet Frances Eddy, Orleans, Herbert A. and Marcella A-
July 6 Dionysia Michael Pazakis, Hyannis, Michael R. and Mary.-
A.
July 7 Cecil Adams Coleman, Jr., Osterville, Cecil A. and Helen El-
July 7 Doris May Souza, Barnstable, Manuel and Isabel.
July 3 James Gleason Kelley, Hyannis, Albion E. and Eleanor I_
July 9 .Julia Rose DaLuz, Centerville, Manuel A. and Rose.
July 10 Jean Lewis Stringer, Osterville, Herbert D. and Jessie.
July 12 Henry Freeman Cash, Yarmouthport, Gerald O. and Olga.
M.
July 12 (Stillborn).
July 13 Ruth Mary Nordquist, Falmouth, Oswald L. and Cecile M_
July 14 Frank Picanso, East Falmouth, Manuel and Mary.
July 16 (Stillborn).
• July 16 (Infant) Warner, Hyannis, Eimer E. and Imelda T.
July 17 Jeanne Douglas, Bournedale, Percy V. and Agnes W.
July 17 Catherine Louis Hatzikon, Falmouth, Louis E. and Ar-
temis L.
July 18 Samuel William Eldridge, Hyannis, Samuel C. and Flor-
ence.
July I8 Susan Leina Lawrence, Falmouth, William G. and Rollis L.
93
July 19 (Stillborn).
July 20 Delainda Julia Perry, Marstons Mills, Benjamin and Mary.
July 20 `Burton Arthur Stevens, Osterville, Burton R. and Eliza-
beth W.
July 21 Onni Erick Selenius, West Barnstable, Viljo and Mary.
July 23 Marion Frances Phinney, Barnstable, Henry M. and Dora
F.
July 25 Anne Morin, West Yarmouth, Francis L. and Myrtle H.
July 26 Henry Houle, 3d., Hyannis, Henry, Jr., and Anna.
July 26 Eliot Swift Lawrence, Hyannis, Chester E. and Mary E.
July 27 Donald Eldredge, Chatham, Nathan E. and Lillian H.
July 29 Kenneth Prince Lovell, Jr., Hyannis, Kenneth P. and
Evelyn C.
July 30 Grace Elinor Tripp, Harwichport, Bernard F. and Elaine.
Aug. 5 Martin Francis Morris, Hyannis, Harold R. and Annie F.
Aug. 6 William Earle Landers, Cctuit, William H. and Eleanor M.
Aug. 10 Mary Violet Gerrior, Cummaquid, Hycinth P. and Mary
E.
Aug. 11 George Allen Bumpus, Hyannis, Everett A. and Marie I.
Aug. 12 Elizabeth Anne Hyde, Hyannis, William H. and Grace A.
Aug. 12 Latitia Ann McWilliams, Sagamore, Lawrence D. and
Helena E.
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Aug. 14 Lamont Raymond Healy, Quincy, Bernard E. and Emelie
M.
Aug. 14 (Stillborn). •
Aug. 15 Neil Higgins Nelson, Provincetown, Clarence M. and
Abbie L.
Aug. 24 Sylvia Joy Bearse, Harwich, Henry W. and Wilhelmina.
Aug 25 Lawrence Michael Cifelli, Jr., West Dennis, Lawrence M.
and Ethel M.
Aug. 25 Patricia Jean Eaton, Hyannis, Orrin J. and Alice A.
Sept. 1 (Stillborn).
Sept. 1. Elliott Gibson Swift, Harwichport, Everett G. and Ethel-
ma S.
Sept. 2 Elizabeth Ann Aalto, Osterville, Nestor A. and Ingrid M.
Sept. 3 Paul Lebel, Osterville, John B. and Anna L.
Sept. 5 Marguerite Helen Cahoon, Pleasant Lake, Archilus H.
and Agnes M.
Sept. 8 Jacquelin Montcalm, Yarmouth, Harold F. and Lillian O.
Sept. 10 (Stillborn).
Sept. 11 Meredith Alma Palmer, Falmouth, Franklin B.~and Mar-
jorie H.
Sept. 12 Beverly Elizabeth McHenry, Hyannis, John T. and Alice
G.
Sept. 13. Russell Burnham Lewis, Jr., Osterville, Russell B. and
Ethel F.
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Sept. 13 Anne Lydia Macomber, Hyannis, Gilbert D. and Alta R.
Sept. 15 Ernestine Mae Peters, Mashpee, William H. and Marion
P.
Sept. 17 Laurianne Handy, Waquoit, John O. and Alma C.
Sept. 18 Kenneth Attaquin Tobey, Mashpee, Eliery S. and Etta F.
Sept. 19 Barbara Ann, Tobey, Falmouth, Thomas R. and Kath-
leen M.
Sept. 20 David Alan Jones, Barnstable, Edmund and Margaret.
Sept. 21 Elizabeth Anna Lima, Hyannis, Samuel T. and gnna M.
Sept. 21 Alfred Ernest Martin, Santuit, AIfred and Julia.
Sept. 22 Oliver William Hallett, Jr., Hyannis,,Oliver W. and Mar-
ion L.
Sept. 23 Jeannette Lauraine Cotell, Hyannis, Lauren E. and Lulu
M.
Sept. 23 Vivian Gertrude Hodgkins, Woods Hole, Harry L. and
Gertrude I.
Sept. 24 Mary Duarte, West Barnstable, Joseph and Louise A.
Sept. 24 Lorraine Ruth Hudson, West Dennis, Carl K. and Ruth
D.
Sept. 27 William James Mansfield, Hyannis, Charles H. and Mary
M.
Sept. 28 Onni Manni, Jr., West Hyannisport, Onni and Florence.
Sept. 28 Charles Herbert Smith, Jr., Hyannis, Charles H. and
Edna A.
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Sept. 29 Franklin Thacher Bassett, South Dennis, Wendell F. and
Alice S.
Oct. 3 Alice Mary Chisholm, Chatham, Duncan S. and Mary A.
Oct. 3 Joan Marie Soucy, Hyannis, Alcibiade J. and Almena E.
Oct. 4 Sheila McGo.ff, Osterville, George C. and Margaret R.
Oct. 5 (Infant), Theus, Dennisport, Russell A. and Ora L. M.
Oct. 8 Albert Terrance Howard, Bourne, Rodney D. and Susan A.
Oct. 10 Robert Davis Hall, Harwich, Gershom D. and Mary E.
Oct. 11 Margaret Frances Cotter, Hyannis, George L. and Ella.
Oct. 12 Anne Jeanette Rogers, Chatham, Charles M. and Norma H.
Oct. 14 Carol Diane Dauphinee, Hyannis, Albert E. and Martha M.
Oct. 15 Marshal Perrin Allen, Osterville, Maurice B. and Vern-
nette L.
Oct. 15 Eben Nicholas Maki, East Sandwich, Nicholas and Olga.
Oct. 17 Charles Clarence White, Mashpee, Edwin L. and'Leona A.
Oct. 18 Albert Henry Barabe, Jr., Hyannis, Albert H. and Mar-
garet M.
Oct. 19 Ellen Therese Sullivan, Hyannis, David H. and Katherine
M.
Oct. 23 Ann Marie Finley, Dennisport, Charles Edward and
Gladys M.
Oct. 26 Walter Lewis Burrows, Jr., Hyannis, Walter L. and Viola.
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Oct. 26 Robert Neil Morin, Hyannis, Milo A. and Gertrude E.
Oct. 29 Hobart Leo Morin, Jr., West Yarmouth, Hobart L. and
Martha A.
Nov. 1 Daniel Nickerson Eldredge, Orleans, Hollis L. and Doro-
thy M. M.
Nov. 2 James McSheffrey, Jr., Hyannis, James and Catherine A.
Nov. 3 Charlotte June Cunningham, Bourne, Elden M. and Ruth.
Nov. 4 Edwin Calvin Marney,Osterville, Fraser A. and Marcha O.
Nov. 7 Jennie Temperence Davidson, Barnstable, Daniel H. and
Elsie.
Nov. 7 Carolyn May Johnson, South Yarmouth, Carl B. and Edna
M.
Nov. 8 Kenneth Avon Washington, Hyannis, Richard L. and
Susie M.
Nov. 13 Donna Marie Benson, Cotuit, Egbert P. E. and Mary E.
Nov. 14 Gerald Bearse Homer, South Yarmouth, Eugene A. and
Gertrude E.
Nov. 16 Robert Evert Baker, Santuit, Evert L. and Bertha M.
Nov. 17 Patricia Anne Snow, Harwichport, Robert-B. and Beverly.
Nov. 19 Beverly Cecelia Jones, Barnstable, Harry L. and Anna.
Nov. 19 Helen Bartolain Wothing, Chatham, Louis B. and Ina B.
Nov. 23 Richard George Gagne, Hyannis,William H. and Myrtle M.
Nov. 24 (Infant) Holmes, Hyannis, William B. and Thelma P.
Nov. 25 Kendrick Nickerson Eldredge, Chatham, Clement K. and
Madeline W.
Nov. 25 Cameron Emery Hutchins, Dennis, Percy C. E. and Clara
L.
Dec. 1 (Stillborn).
Dec. 2 Jane Baxter, Hyannis, Robert L. and Elizabeth.
Dec. 3 Janet Bjerke, Osterville, Sverre and Agnes E.
Dec. 4 Elizabeth Ann Hinckley, Hyannis, Curtis B. and Emily F.
Dec. 11
Dec. 12 Robert Eliot Hinckley, Osterville, Ralph D. and Helen L.
Dec. 13 Carole Ann Baker, Orleans, Horace E. and Catherine E.
Dec. 19 Diane Thacher Young, Orleans,Kenneth T. and Frances P.
Dec. 20 Seward King Reid, Jr., Marstons Mills, Seward K. and
Lillian F.
Dec. 22 Carl Franklin Sherman, Hyannis, Walter H.•and Gladys M.
Dec. 26 Olive Frances Kelley, Monument Beach, Herbert F. and
Dorothy L.
Dec. 28 Sally Ann Coleman, Osterville, Irving F. and Albertina.
Dec. 29 Neil Robert Gray, Hyannis, Angus W. and Irene M.
Dec. 29 Gail Whitman, Bass River, Malcolm D. and Ruth V.
Dec. 31 Robert McLellan Broughton, West Yarmouth, Merton A.
and Marion T.
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MARRIAGES
Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1933:
1932
Feb. 28th John Francis Besse of Onset and Natalie Blossom
Doane of Hyannis.
July 4th Raymond Eldredge of Hyannis and Althea Sears of
Hyannis.
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Jan. 5th Lawrence Cifelli of Yarmouth and Ethel M. Small of
Dennis.
Jan. 13th Albert Goldberg of Chicago, Ill.,•and Hazel L. Beswick
(Doree) of Chicago, Ill.
Jan. 15th Leroy Francis Cotell of Hyannis and Ellen Patricia
Walls of Barnstable.
Jan. 18th Robert L. Hammond of Bourne and Lisa Farham of
Harwich.
Jan. 21st Ernest B. Fritze of Sandwich and Hattie P. Blossom
(Jones) of Osterville.
Jan. 26th Eugene Austin Homer, of South Yarmouth and Ger-
trude Emily Bearse of Hyannis.
Jan. 30th Roy J. Sylvester of Yarmouthport and Alice Frances
Hallett of Barnstable.
Feb. 1st Leonard Ernest Antone Langlois of New Bedford and
Adrienne Delia Lariviere of Hyannis.
Feb. 4th Burton Ryder Stevens of Osterville and Elizabeth Wini-
fred Pierce of Osterville.
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Feb. 6th Ulric Arthur Benoit of Hyannis and Amelia Mildred
Baron of Hyannis.
Feb. Sth Richard Alonzo Stevens of Osterville and Marie A.
Taylor (Armour) of South Boston.
Feb. 20th Bertram Waldo Clapp of Orleans and Ethel Rena New-
combe of Hyannis..
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Feb. 20th George Henry Snow, Jr., of Arlington and Regina Ag-
nes Cavanagh of Watertown.
Feb. 25th John Wilkins Eaton of Osterville and Miriam -Lovell
Ames of Osterville.
Feb. 25th Charles Anthony Hinkle of Osterville and Kathleen
Wentworth Peters of Boston.
Feb. 26th William Henry Hyde of Stoughton and Grace Arlene
Ellis of Hyannis.
Mar. 4th Arthur Joseph Oliver of Hyannis and Susie May Fenn
of Chatham.
Apr. 4th Oliver May Hinckley of Hyannis and Mabel Viola
Brown (Slade) of Hyannis.
Apr. 8th Antone Barboza of Osterville and Georgianna Isabel
Cabral of Santuit.
Apr. 8th Daniel Howes Davidson of Yarmouthport and Elsie
Helen Kittila of West Yarmouth.
Apr. 20th . John Eugene Joseph of Hyannis and Frances Hinckley
of Hyannis.
Apr. 22nd John Grey Hardy of Lewiston, Maine and Julia Gross
Swift of Yarmouthport.
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Apr. 24th John J. Monteiro of Marstons Mills and Kathleen L..
Perry of Marstons Mills.
Apr. 25th John Alexander Reid of Cotuit and Lucretia Jones Bur
lingame of Cotuit.
Apr. 29th. Charles C. Paine of South Yarmouth and Grace D. In-,
man of Brockton.
May 1st Arthur Maurice Wyman of Osterville and Myrtle Ruth
MacKenzie of Osterville.
May 6th Edward Orson Griffin of Marstons Mills and Anne Es-,
ther Wiinikainen of Barnstable.
May 8th Thomas Gorman of Philadelphia, Pa., and Elizabeth
Mary Davis of Bedford, Pa.
May 13th Edward Gleason Cross of Hyannis and Virginia Has-
kins of Hyannis.
May 21st Edwin Gordon Morse of Osterville and Taimi Wellamo
Salminen of New York, N. Y.
May 24th Frank Gomes Fernandes, Jr., of Falmouth and Ruth
Fiances Hammond of Falmouth.
May 31st Leroy Emerson Thomas of Barnstable and Mary Eliza-
beth Phelps of Northboro.
June 3rd Manuel Cabral of Santuit and Lucy Marshall of Santuit.
June 6th Francis Vernon Duchesney of Hyannis and Myrtle Free-
i man Kelley of Barnstable.
June 9th James H. Clifford of Boston and Leona Desrosiers of
Boston.
June 17th Charles Raymond Parker of Cambridge and Elvira Bad-
aracco of Brookline.
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June 18th Harry Stuart Ryder of Cummaquid and Genevieve Stev-
er of Yarmouthport.
June 24th Joseph Webster Small of Osterville and Dorothy Mae
Small of Harwich Center.
June 24th Hugh Moffatt Tait, Jr., of Milford, N. H., and Louise
Brereton Richardson of Goshen, N. H.
July 6th Eino A. Olkkcla of West Yarmouth and Ruth H. Crock-
er of Hyannis.
July 10th R. Wallace Kolb of Philadelphia, Pa., and Ethel Louise
Petinot of New York, N. Y.
July 18th Delbert John Hill of Hyannis and Priscilla Caroline
Hall of Harwich.
July 18th Francis Ellsworth Hughes of Warren, N. H., and Vina
Elizabeth Spence of Chicopee.
July 27th Carl H. Morton of Brewster and Dorothy Lillian Gra-
ham of Brewster.
July 30th Frederick Donald Webb of Needham Heights and Leora
Ethelyn Bennett (Westcott) of Somerville.
Aug. 5th William Sykes, Jr., of Barnstable. and Della Lunetta
Jenkins of Barnstable.
Aug. 7th James A. MacLean of Hyannis and Juliette A. Brunelle
of Hyannis.
Aug.,_12th Charles W. Garland of Sandwich and Maude R. Daven-
port of Sandwich.
Aug. 14th Emil Wilhelm Rodin of Hyannis and Grace Irene Burke
of Springfield.
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Aug. 15th John Bradley of Cotuit and Kathryn Crosby Jones of
Cotuit.
Aug. 16th William M. McInnes of Brookline and E. Frances
Doane (Sears) of Portland, Oregon.
Aug. 26th Louis Renford Adams of Osterville and Ella Louise
Broughton of Hyannis.
Aug. 26th Lars Einar Bylund of Hyannis and Cecile Marguerite
Howland (Taylor) of Hyannis.
Aug. 26th Francis H. Palomaki of Yarmouth and Hilda Harkonen
(Niskanen) of Paris, Maine.
Aug. 28th Lawrence Harmon of Craigville and Mary Agatha Ler-
mond of Craigville.
Aug. 31st Alan V. McGee of New Haven, Conn., and Katharine
Howland of New Haven, Conn.
Sept. 2nd Manuel Souza, Jr., of Osterville and Agnes Soares of `
t Osterville.
Sept. 5th David Elmer Hedwall of Farmington, Conn., and Ag-
nes Galgegian of Hartford, Conn.
Sept. 5th Marion A. Maoris of Hyannis and Miriam Anna Vin-
cent (Simmons) of South Dennis.
Sept. 12th William P. Barnes of West Harwich and Flora Lynch
(Willis) of West Harwich.
Sept. 12th Llewellyn M. Gage of Sandwich and Josephine A. Hox-
ie of Cotuit.
Sept. 12th Raymond R. Stansill of New York, N. Y., and Angie N.
Leland of New York, N. Y.
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Sept. 13th Stanley Martin of Hyannis and Juliette Charlotte La-
Rochelle of Haverhill.
Sept. 14th Antonio Lopes Dias of.Hyannis and Elizabeth Ramos
of Hyannis.
Sept. 15th Horace Manley Crosby, Jr., of Osterville and Viola
Corlotte Maria Jacobson of Lanse, Pa.
Sept. 16th Nicholas Patrick Spits of Hyannis and Lillian Marion
Richmond (Peak) of Hyannis.
Sept. 16th, Arne J. Wahtola of West Barnstable and Hilja Sylvia
Maria Kallinen of Osterville.
Sept. 17th Orrin Allen of Hyannis and Ola Maud Claflin of
Hyannis.
Sept. 19th Albert Grace of Hyannis and Eilzabeth Fernandez of
Hyannis.
Sept. 23rd Arthur Elmer Davis of Falmouth and Mildred Louise
Booth of Hyannis.
Sept. 30th John Peter Cabral of Santuit and Lydia Barboza of
Osterville.
Oct. 1st Francis Alves Enos of Hyannis and Lillian Mae Tate
(Lareau) of Hyannis.
Oct. 2nd Robert B. Hawkes of Hyannis and Mildred Esther Ca-
pen of Boston.
.Oct. 6th Harold Franklin Washburn of Pocassett and Martha
Eleanora Sippola of Hyannis.
Oct. 7th Kenneth Crosby Dottridge of Cotuit and Mary K.
Wheaton of Canada.
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Oct. 7th Elmer Christian Johnson of Centerville and Lydia tac-
kle of Brookline.
Oct. 8th Edward AIfred Joseph Gosselin of Centerville and Mary
Agnes Lyons of Brockton.
Oct. 9th Patrick Francis Kelly of Hyannis and Grace Josephine
Burke of Hyannis.
Oct. 12th Orrin Ansel Fuller of Marstons Mills and Olive Brad-
shaw Coote of Buzzards Bay.
Oct. 18th Larry Taylor of Osterville and Pearl May Ames (Small)
of Lake Worth, Florida.
Oct. 18th Joseph Thomas, Jr., of Hyannis and Elizabeth Barbara
Stewart (Zimmer) of Hyannis.
Oct. 21st William Dillon Buck of Hyannis and Selina Jane Mac-
Millan of Arlington.
Oct. 22nd Harold Walter Shepard of Cotuit and Josephine Cora
Wheaton of Canada.
Oct. 22nd Harry Sobel of Hyannis and Gertrude Robinson of
Hyannis.
Oct. 25th John R. Mullin of Hyannis and Cora Drew of Hyannis.
Oct. 28th Igo William Toabe of Hyannis and Catherine Rose
Bearse of Hyannis.
Nov. 4th Natale Zuccari of Hyannis and Bertha M. Gill of Well-
fleet.
Nov. 11th Louis Perry of Providence, R. I., and Mary A. Sancha
(Souza) of West Barnstable.
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Nov. 11th Axel Bernard Olson of Hyannis and Reliance Elizabeth
Howes of Chatham.
Nov. 16th Lewis W. Millard of Bennington, Vt., and Frances M.
Marshall of Kittery Point, Maine.
Nov. 17th Stanley W. Turner of Cotuit and Edith M. Fox of Dor-
chester.
Nov. 18th Anthony Amaral of Centerville and Lillian Denson of
Sagamore.
Nov. 25th Manuel Henry Marshall of Falmouth and Anne Lucille
Sousa of Osterville.
Nov. 30th James Bernard Horne of Osterville and Jane Elizabeth
Murphy of Osterville.
Dec. 7th Parker Gray Wright of West Barnstable and Edwinna
Delight Blossom of Osterville.
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DEATHS
Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1933:
Jan. 4th Mary Annette Nickerson (Parker), Hyannis, 67 y. 6 m.
7 d.
Jan. 5th (Stillborn).
Jan. 6th Francis P, Evangelista, Franklin, 30 y.
Jan. 7th Eben Quippish, Mashpee, 73 y. 5 m. 28 d.
Jan. 9th Frank Keliher Rich, Centerville, 58 y. 10 m. 22 d.
Jan. 10th (Infant) Nickerson, Hyannis, 3 d.
Jan. 11th Maria A. Joseph (Martins), East Falmouth, 50 y.
Jan. 15th Margaret Theresa Boyne, Centerville, 2 y. 4 m. 26 d.
Jan. 16th August Enos, Santuit, 58 Y. 9 M. 11 d.
Jan. 23rd William E. Cash, Jr., Hyannis, 10 m. 17 d.
Jan. 27th Phebe H. Snow (Howe), Hyannis, 71 y. 3 m. 6 d.
Jan. 28th Herbert F. Studley, West Yarmouth, 72 y. 7 m. 14 d.
Jan. 30th Abbie Robinson (Baker), Hyannis, 69 y. 10 m. 26 d.
Feb. 3rd Henry Pinkney Lamarche, Jr., Sandwich, 4 y. 10 m. 6 d.
Feb. 4th Zebina Howes Jenkins, West Barnstable, 70 y. 18 d.
Feb. 6th (Stillborn).
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Feb. 11th Alder R. Potter, Hyannis, 8 y. 2 m. 8 d.
Feb. 16th Jennie Benoit (Gagnon), Hyannis, 42 y. 3 m. 1 d.
Feb. 19th Cora Hallett Turner (Hallett), Cotuit, 70 y. 16 d.
Feb. 23rd Addie Cahoon (Triffry), West Barnstable, '63 y. 2 m.
Feb. 23rd Jcseph Rogers Murray, Hyannis, 75 y. 1 m. 23 d.
Feb. 28th Mary Parry Whitcomb (Parry), Cotuit, 70 y.
Mar. 2nd Benjamin John Carney, Hyannis, 77 y. 1 m. 15 d.
Mar. 3rd Walter Welsh, Provincetown, 64 y.
Mar. 7th Eliza Scudder Small, Osterville, 71 y. 4 m. 7 d.
Mar. 8th Isaiah Bishop Sherman, West Dennis, 73 y. 10 m. 8 d.
Mar. 9th Thomas W. J. Hunt, Barnstable, 58 y. 6 m. 12 d.
Mar. 12th William A. Coleman, Osterville, 87 y. 7 m: 25 d.
Mar. 13th Robert W. Snow, Hyannis, 83 y. 3 m. 24 d.
Mar. 15th Joseph C. Alberghini, Jr., Hyannis, 4 y. 4 m. 27 d.
Mar. 20th Lizzie Ann Crowell (Baker), Hyannis, 58 y. 1 m.20 d.
Mar. 20th Charles Henry Nye, Hyannis, 80 y. 6 m. 6 d.
Mar. 23rd Cora Augusta Hallett (Parker), Osterville,72 y. 5 m. 4 d.
Mar. 24th George C. Sherburne, Hyannis, 78 y. 27 d.
Mar. 29th Lottie Swaine Hallett (Swaine), Hyannis, 46 y. 4 m. 3 d.
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Mar. 31st Louise F. Hambly (Bartlett), West Barnstable, 71 y.
3 m. 5 d.
Mar. 31st Abbie Lewis Phinney (Snow), Hyannisport, 55 y. 5 m.
2 d.
Apr. 1st A. Hibert Bowser, Centerville, 67 y. 4 m. 23 d.
Apr. 8th Stephen E. Drew, West Hyannisport, 70 Y. 7 m. 25 d.
Apr. 12th Clemence Marie Homer, Barnstable, 77 y. 9 m. 4 d.
Apr. 12th Bridget A. Shields (Crane), Osterville, 64 y. 9 m. 20 d.
Apr. 18th William N. G. Clark, Cotuit, 74 y. 5 m. 5 d.
Apr. 18th Ezra P. Hobson, Cotuit, 72 y. 6 m. 29 d.
Apr. 19th Everette Ellsworth Robinson, Hyannis, 54 y.
Apr. 26th (Stillborn).
Apr. 27th (Stillborn). -
Apr. 27th Harriett L. Kimball (Marston), Cotuit, 82 y. 11 m. 9 d.
Apr. 29th Annie Mildred Baker (Darling), Yarmouthport, 39 y.
7 m. 11 d.
Apr. 29th Sarah P. Blossom (Van Wart), West Barnstable, 73 y.
Apr. 29th John Joseph Farrell, Barnstable, 73 y.
Apr. 29th (Stillborn).
Apr. 30th Braddock W. Childs, Osterville, 76 y. 4 m. 22 d. .
May 1st Eleanor Langerer, Harwichport, 1 d.
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May 4th Stanley Albert Tompkins, Hyannis, 51 y. 10 m. 16 d.
May 5th Leston F. Eldredge, Durham, N. H., 41 y. 5 m. 14 d.
May 5th Bernyl C. Norris, Falmouth, 4 y. 5 m. 26 d.
May 8th Lawrence Baptist, Osterville, 13 d.
May 8th Eunice Augusta Battles (Eldredge), Middleboro, 70 y.
May 10th Emma F. Seaver (Everton), Hyannis, 80 y. 10 m. 20 d.
May 16th Delia Adams Dixon, Barnstable, 84 y.
May 19th John Embroult, Sandwich, 30 y. 8 m. 28 d.
May 19th Annie L. Fisher (Collins), Hyannis, 68 y.
May 28th Bertha H. Smith, Hyannisport, 50 y. 3 m. 26 d.
May 30th Julius Howland, Hyannis, 85 y. 2 m. 20 d.
May 31st (Stillborn).
June 1st Lucy A. Alexander (Hamilton), Hyannis, 87 y.
June 9th. Alice Crocker, Barnstable, 87 y. 1 m. 26 d.
June 10th John Charles Pitta, West Hyannisport, 48 y. 4 m. 20 d.
June 13th Annie M. Eldridge (Maddocks), Hyannis, 76 y. 20 d.
June.13th Miles B. Hamilton, Charleston, S. C., 77 y..2 m. 3 d.
June 17th Nancy Rowley Higgins, East Harwich, 1 d.
June 19th Anna T. Stevens (Thompson), Osterville, 83 y. 9 m. 3 d.
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June 20th Anna R. Easterbrooks (Whipple), St. Petersburg, Fla.,
69 y. 1 m. 6 d.
June 22nd Lucille J. Larson, Harwichport, 26 y. 8 m. 27 d.
June 23rd (Stillborn).
June 24th Raymond Van Iderstine, Dennis, 31 y. 8 d.
June 29th William J. Hallett, Hyannis, 75 y. 3 m. 3 d.
June 29th Mary Katherine Mortimer (Crocker), Barnstable, 84 y.
11 m. 12 d.
June 29th Barbara Claire Smith, Cummaquid, 3 d.
July 6th John Joseph Kennedy, Brookline, 74 y. 7 m. 29 d.
July 7th Frederick John Small, New Rochelle, N. Y., 15 y. 6 d.
July 7th Frederick S. Baxter, West Yarmouth, 70 y. 3 m. 1 d.
July 8th Bernard Shea Horne, Princeton, N. J., 65 y. 9 m. 19 d.
July 8th Margaret Joseph (Far.ia), Osterville, 37 y,
July 8th Harry T. Needham, Centerville, 42 y. 2 m. 19 d.
July 9th Mary Elizabeth Jones (Landers), Osterville, 78 y. 5 in.
1 d.
July 11th Walter Hills Holbrook, Newton, 72 y. 4 m..7 d.
July 12th (Stillborn).
July 15th William A. Wolff, Barnstable, 47 y. 10 m. 1 d.
July 16th (Stillborn).
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July 19th Elmer Ansley, Trenton, N. J., 32 y.
July 19th Mary F. Deegan, Dorchester, 45 y.
July 19th (Stillborn).
July 21st Frederick Riehl, Marstons Mills, 61 y. 5 m. 14 d.
July 26th Ella F. Seannell (Studley), Falmouth, 50 y. 11 m. 10 d.
July 31st Florence Connell, Montclair, N. J., 38 y. 9 m. 14 d.
Aug. 5th Thomas Arthur Caskin, Hyannis, 48 y.
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Aug. 5th Henrietta Cousins (Evans), North Cambridge, 51 y.
Aug. 7th, Frank McCone, Hyannis, 52 y. 7 m. 14 d.
Aug. 13th Eleanor P. Kelley (Ellis), South Yarmouth, 20 y. 9 m.
17 d.
Aug. 14th (Stillborn).
Aug. 14th Elizabeth R. West, Roslindale, 37 y.
Aug. 17th Rosemarie Binda, Hyannis, 36 y. 5 m. 15 d.
Aug. 19th Edward Leverett Ordway, Beverly, 27 y. 11 m. 15 d.
Aug. 20th Lillian Bacon, Hyannis, 26 y. 10 m. 14 d.
Aug. 20th Irene Cassell Stowell (Cassell),Brighton,28 Y. 5 m. 15 d.
Aug. 22nd Mary P. Fowler, Ipswich, 43 y.
Aug. 25th Reliance F. Richards (Freeman), Centerville, 85 y.
6 m. 21 d.
Aug. 28th Frederick Parker, Harwichport, 66 y. 3 m. 3 d.
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Aug. 29th Samuel Jones, Mashpee, 74 y.
Sept. 1st (Stillborn).
Sept. 2nd Herbert Rose, Truro, 19 y. 9 in. 13 d.
Sept. 10th (Stillborn).
Sept. 13th Clara B. Childs (Austin), Centerville, 71 y. 9 m. 2 d.
Sept. 13th Lucy Maude Cousins Harding (Willis), Barnstable,
56 Y. 3 m. 9 d.
Sept. 14th Francis N. Lewis, Centerville, 83 y.
Sept. 17th Roscoe S. Walton, Eastham, 77 y.
Sept. 21st Nelson Harvey Bearse, Osterville, 88 y.9 m.7 d.
Sept. 25th Annie W. Gabeler (Traut), Montclair, N. J., 68 y. 1 m.
22 d.
Sept. 28th Eliza A. Baxter (Holmes), Hyannis, 61 y. 9 m. 17 d.
Sept. 28th James N. Bowes, Hyannis, 58 y. 4 m. 28 d.
Sept. 30th Gedrge S. Taylor, West Yarmouth, 69 y. 5 m. 23 d. w
Oct. 1st A. John Anderson, Hyannis, 56 y.
Oct. 2nd Edgar Bearse, Hyannis, 79 y.
Oct. 5th Eva May Diaon (Cahoon),_Yarmouth, 47 y. 4 m. 10 d.
Oct. 5th Cynthia Levin Handy,Cotuit, 57 y. 4 m. 25 d.
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Oct. 5th Orlando B. Smith, Centerville, 88 y. 9 m. 24 d.
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Oct. 5th (Infant) Theus, Dennisport, 13 hrs.
Oct. 6th James Harvey Jenks, West Dennis, 74 y. 9 m. 15 d.
Oct. 9th Anna L. Smith (Pope), Barnstable, 80 y. 10 m. 25 d.
Oct. 12th Rosamond Gomes (DeGrasse), Osterville, 29 y. 4 m.
Oct. 13th Hazel M. Eldredge (Holeman), Harwich, 35 y. 3 m. 26 d.
Oct. 14th Albert J. Burns, Boston, 23 y.
Oct. 14th Hinckley Thacher, Hyannis, 26 y. 1 m. 23 d.
Oct. 19th Luella C. Nickerson (Sturgis), Cotuit, 54 y. 7 m. 14 d.
Oct. 26th Maria Liisa Kittila (Juusola), West Yarmouth, 76 y.
5 m. 9 d.
Oct. 27th Michael Aylmer, Hyannis, 78 y.
Nov. 2nd Harriet Webber Haugh (Webber), Hyannis, 56 y. 8 m.
29 d.
Nov. 2nd Wendell H. Phillips, West Barnstable, 39 y. 2 m. 2 d.
Nov. 2nd Charles David Russell, Brookline, 54 y. 3 m. 24 d.
Nov. '6th Peter B. Ordway, Hyannis, 54 y. 1 m. 24 d.
Nov. loth Raymond F. Bassett, Harwich, 32 y. 7 m. 13 d.
Nov. 14th Alexander C. Howard, Wellfleet, 86 y.
Nov. 17th Ida L. Hull (Hutchins), Cotuit, 79 y. 10 m. 7 d:
Nov. 21st Thomas Stevens, Hyannis, 65 y. 5 d.
Nov. 24th Delilah O'Brien (Clark), Hyannis, 71 y. 9 d.
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Nov. 25th Isabella Boult, Osterville, 83 y.
Nov. 25th Sallie Smith (Paine), Barnstable, 78 y. 5 m. 17 d.
Nov. 28th Mary Ann Carter (Jenkins), Barnstable, 99 y. 3 m. 4 d.
Nov. 28th Thomas E. Church Johnson, Centerville, 66 y. 10 m.
Nov. 28th George Edward Snow, Hyannis, 63 y. 2 m. 3 d.
Dec. 1st (Stillborn).
Dec. 4th Mary Jane Brundette (Hilton), Cotuit, 82 y. 9 m. 17 d.
Dec. 5th Philip R. Ammidon, Boston, 49 y. 11 d.
Dec. 6th Alfred Masse, New Bedford, 25 y.
Dec. 10th Lucretia M. Proctor (Moo-rhouse), West Barnstable,
80 y. 3 m.
Dec. 12th Albert Arol Naugler, Yarmouth, 1 y. 9 m. 9 d.
Dec. 12th Henry Allen Titus, West Dennis, 52 y. 4 m. 11 d.
Dec. 17th Obed W. Horton, North Eastham, 69 y. 6 m. 16 d.
Dec. 22nd Betsy B. Dottridge (Lumbert), Cotuit, 84 y. 1 m. 22 d.
Dec. 26th Charles W. Lovell, Sandwich, 65 y. 9 m. 22 d.
Dec. 27th Horatio Nelson Perry, Centerville, 60 y. 6 m. 23 d.
Dec. 27th Charles Gomes Rogers, Marstons Mills, 79 y. 8 m. 12 d.
Dec. 29th John G. Taylor,Arlington, 89 y. 1 m. 17 d.
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BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
1932
Nov. 21st Herbert W. York, New York, 68 y.
1933
Jan. 5th Mary P. Titcomb, Holyoke, 80 y. 4 m. 12 d.
Jan. 11th John F. Bell, Braintree, 87 y.,2 m. 26 d.
Feb. 13th Laura Antone, Fall River, 32 y.
Mar. 4th Franklin P. Lewis, Providence, R. I., 70 y.
Apr. 11th Georgia Anna Jones, Falmouth, 89 y. 10 d.
July 26th Arthur G. Hallett, Revere, 58 y. 7 m. 25 d.
Aug. 2nd Ralph Emmons Battison, Burlingame, Calif., 31 y. 1 m.
17 d.
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Aug. 3rd Annie R. Bearse, Rockville Center, N. Y., 75 y. 11 m.
14 d.
Oct. 6th Alice Pooler, North Weymouth, 21 y. 7 m. 8 d.
Oct. 26th Lucy Elmer Baker, Pittston, Maine, 84 y. 10 m. 10 d.
Nov. 18th Edwin Hiller Coffin, Providence, R. I., 66 y. 2 m. 13 d.
Dec. 6th Leonard Hinckley, Jr., Mamaroneck, N. Y., 2 y. 15 d.
Dec. 9th Allan J. Chase, Cambridge, 89 Y. 6 d.
Dec. 10th Edward C. Andrews, Brockton; 78 y. 8 m. 16 d.
Dec. 19th Edwin Cook Lockwood, Dorchester, 90 y.
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JURY LIST, 1934
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January 22d, 1934.
The follo«Ting is the Jury List for 1934:
Henry C. Bacon Retired
,Gorham Bacon Retired
John Banks Gardener
Ralph Bodman Banker
Winthrop D. Bassett Insurance
Frederick L. Bearse Gardener
,Osborne W. Bearse, Senior Carpenter
Nelson Bearse Surveyor
,Gerhard Bleicken Gardener
Frank E. N. Brown Lineman
.boy V. Braley Salesman
Peter Campbell Gardener
-John E. Carter Mechanie
Andrew Carlson Clerk
Karl Chadwick Painter
`Willis G. Crocker Merchant
Ernest Crocker Carpenter
John E. Coleman Painter
Hema.n P. Crocker Retired
Ernest 0. Dottridge, Jr. Carpenter
Albert L. Edson Retired
:Shirley S. Evans Chauffeur
Charles Eldridge Clerk
John H. Eyre Merchant
Leonard Fisk Merchant
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George F. Fuller Clerk
Oliver Harlow Clerk
Charles L. Hamblin Carpenter
Harry L. Holway Blacksmith
Joseph P. Hallett Carpenter
John J. Horne Painter
George 'Garoufes Cafe Proprietor
William H. Goode, Jr. Clerk
Forest M. Hamblin Mason
Seaver Harlow Contractor
Wallie F. Harlow Farmer
William G. Howes Auto Repairing
Albert W. Homer Retired
Russell D. F. Hall Retired
Frederick S. Jenkins Farmer
Harrison E. Kent Garage Proprietor
James Keveney Merchant
Thomas P. Lewis Retired
Aretas AT. Loomis Salesman
Burleigh D. Leonard Mechanic
Lester P. Lovell Carpenter
John McQuade Gardener
Joseph H. Maher Ice Dealer
Thomas Milne Gardener
Harold Morris Clerk
Edwin A. Milk Accountant
James Murphy, Senior Retired
Orlando Marchant Carpenter
Jesse Murray Contractor
Claude Nickerson Fisherman
Fred T. Nickerson Laborer
Ernest B. Norris Contractor
James Otis Retired
Gary W. Pierce Plumber
Heman I. Pierce Barber
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IIoward N. Parker Retired
'Walter Robinson Retired
William P. Saint Insurance
Frederic F. Scudder -Coal Dealer
Albert N. Smith Carpenter
-Herbert A. Smith Carpenter
James Arthur Smith Carpenter
George C. Seabury Farmer
Carl Starck Mechanic
-Harry T. Tobey Merchant
Ralph W. Vroom Mason
'Thomas H. Thompson Retired
Joseph W. Tallman, Jr. Mason
Martin Wirtaneu Carpenter
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Report of
SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES
Town of Barnstable for 1933
Adjusted Sealed Condemned
Platform Scales 5 42 1
Counter Scales 3 24
Spring Scales 3 41 6
Computing Scales 32 2
Druggists' Scales 73
Weights 483 9
Liquid Measures 243 12
Gas Pumps 10 132 3
Gas Meters 7 66 7
Kerosene Pumps 5 65
Oil Pumps 4 68
Quantity Stops 5 ' 316
Yard Sticks 1.5
Personal Weighing 3
Fuel Baskets 2
Cloth Meter 1
42 1606 40
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Licenses Issued:
Transient Vendors 55
Hawkers' & Pedlars' 17
County 9
State 3
Sealing Fees $ 185 17
Transient Vendors 1,375 00
Hawkers' & Pedlars' 221 00
I Conviction-Pedlar, no license.
1 Conviction Unsealed Scale
Respectfully Submitted,
EVERETT L. HOXIE,
Sealer of Weights and Measures
BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Hyannis, Mass., December 31, 1933_
Follo«wing is a brief review of the work of the Barn-
stable County Health Department for 1933.
The situation regarding communicable diseases has.,
been on the whole quite satisfactory. A. number of cases
of anterio-poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) have occurred
in three or four towns. All of these cases were sent t&
hospitals and with one or two exceptions progressed favor-
ably. In some other sections there was a considerable in-
cidence of this disease, and Barnstable ,County was fortu-
nate in having no more than it did.
A certain amount of chicken pox has been reported,,
some of the cases being fairly severe. This disease is im-
portant only from the fact that it must be watched care-
fully so that one may be sure it is chicken pox and not
mild smallpox. Only two cases of smallpox (varioloid�
have occurred in this County in ten years.
Cases of .scarlet fever have been noted from time to>
time, usually very mild. At present there is very little ink
the County.
The apparatus mentioned as used in immunizing against:
diphtheria, in the last report, has been used extensively dur-
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ing this year, clinics having been held throughout. the
County. This work is now carried on yearly as a matter
of routine, and it is gratifying to be able to report that
diphtheria has undoubtedly decreased greatly. To show
the rapidity with which this work can now be done it might
be mentioned that the Health Officer can, for instance,
.arrive in a certain place about 9:30 in the morning, im-
munize some six or seven hundred children, and be able to
leave around noon. The physcians of the County have con-
sistently supported this immunization work in every way.
One case of typhoid fever was reported in the person
of a boy whd had been in-the County about two months.
No other case developed and no carrier has been found.
The Board of Health of the town from which he came stated
that there had been no case of typhoid fever reported for a
long time.
New milk regulations have been presented to the
Boards of Health in conformity with state regulations.
They were discussed at the last meeting of the Cape Cod
Health Bureau Association, and will' be finally considered
at the next meeting. All regular inspections of cattle,
,dairies, food places, etc., have been made as usual.
The-usual talks on health matters, etc., have been given
at meetings of various organizations in the County, and the
regular articles have appeared in local periodicals. The
Health Officer has occasionally attended meetings of State
Health Officers held in Boston, as during the previous year.
Assistant Sanitary Inspector George F. Crocker, Jr., of
the County Health Department, took a short course in sani-
tary inspection and other health work in Amherst. He un-
doubtedly received a considerable amount of benefit from
this instruction.
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Mr. 1-1. S. Dowden, Secretary of the Cape Cod Chain--
ber of Commerce, died during the year. He always con—
sistently supported health work in this County and was
greatly interested in the work.
All regular medical and sanitary inspections, etc., have'
been carried on as usual, and all employees have performed-
their0duties in a most satisfactory manner. The help and
co-operation of all the officials and others is very greatly-
appreciated. The nurses throughout the County have car--
ried on their work in their usual efficient manner.
Every effort will be made during the coming year to.
increase the efficiency,of the work of the County Health
Department, and a considerable program has already beers
outlined for 1934.
Respectfully,
A. P. GOFF, M.D.
County Health Officer-
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Report of
BARNSTABLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1933
Number of arrests; confined at town loch-ups, as fol-
lows:
Arrested by Barnstable police 270
Barnstable police and State police working together 12
Arrests confined for State Police 80
State police and other departments 5
Dennis 6
Harwich 2
Orleans 2
Sandwich 4
Yarmouth 2
Fish & Game Wardens 3
Registry of Motor Vehicle Inspector 1
Total arrests 387
Number of telephone calls received at station 10,593
Number of miles covered by department car 25,782
Number of miles covered by Chief's car 28,221
Number of miles covered by motorcycle "M65" 7,008
Number of miles covered by motorcycle "M448" 1,812
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Number of fingerprints on file, including prints re-
ceived from other departments 4,029
Number of fingerprints taken of persons arrested
locally for felonies 125
Number of persons printed whose prints show them
to have a previous criminal record 63
Persons printed for their own private use 11
War Veterans fingerprinted 6
Number of accidents reported 136
Number of accidents investigated 136
Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 10
Arrests made for other police departments 10
Summons served for other police departments 37
Bicycles found and returned to owners 17
Buildings found open and owners notified 363
Cases of breaking and entering and larceny 27
Cases, investigations and arrests made 14
Cases, investigations made and pending 13
Complaints received 1,233
Complaints investigated 1,233
Cruelty to animals reported 3
Deaths reported to Medical Examiner:
Murder 1
Suicide 2
Accidental 2
Natural Causes 3
Motor Vehicle fatalities 5
Total 13
Defective places in streets and sidewalks reported 15
Defective wiring reported 2
Dogs and cats killed or cared for 47
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Fires discovered and alarm given 1
Dogs reported as vicious and ordered restrained 18
Fires discovered and extinguisbed witb.out alarm given 4 .
Glass in highway removed 11
Injured and sick persons assisted, 26
Insane persons taken to hospital I
Lanterns furnished and placed on dangerous places 25
Lost children returned to parents 10
Last cats and dogs returned to owners 26
Message's delivered 155
Motorists assisted on highways 263
Poles reported as defective 4
Property reported stolen $14,000.00
Stolen property recovered 12,820.00
Number of summer homes inspected semi-monthly
during the months they are vacant 936
Street obstructions removed 5
Sudden deaths investigated 13
Wires reported down and dangerous 2
Warnings to automobile operators 3,311
Water leaks reported 1
Persons killed by automobiles 5
Persons injured by automobiles 65
Persons killed or injured from other causes 12
I ton of pork delivered for welfare department
150 loaves of bread delivered for welfare department
.50 Christmas baskets delivered
Cases investigated for Town Council's office
Over a million and a half cars passed the traffic tower
at the busy intersection of Rain street and Ocean street,
during the past year and it is very gratifying to note that
this traffic was handled in such a manner that there «per( no
accidents noted at the intersection during, the entire year.
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Our courtesy tags issued to out-of-town and out-of-
state-motorists were well received and highly commended
upon, and it is such things as this that makes Barnstable the
"friendly town" that it is.
It was also of interest to note that during the entire
year that motorists tagged for parking regulations and
other town ordinances and given warnings, instead of any
court action being taken, complied with these warnings,
and during the entire year there was only three cases of per
sons being tagged twice for the same offense. This i, or
great interest as it shows that the people of the Cape are co-
operating with the Police department.
Respectfully submitted,
WM. H PRATT,
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Chief of Police.
List of offenses for the year 1933:
Assault with a dangerous weapon 6
Assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder 1
Assault and battery 1.3
Attempted robbery 1
Attempted rape under 16 years 2
Armed robbery 2
Attempted hold-up while armed 1
Attaching plates not issued to Motor Vehicle 2
Alien;possessing firearms 2
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Breaking and entering and larceny in the nightime 18
Breaking and entering and larceny in the daytime 3
Being present where gaming implements were found 1
Breaking and entering and larceny in the night with
intent to commit larceny 2
Capias warrants, violation of parole 12
Concealing leased personal property 1
Conspiring to commit a. crime 2
Drunk 164
Disturbing the peace 18
Entering without breaking in the nightime 2
Evading taxi fare 1
Evading board bill 1
Following fire apparatus too close 1
Failing to keep to 'right of road 2
Failing to obey traffic signals 1
Forgery' 1
Fugitive from justice 1
Held for examination as to sanity 1
Hunting without a license to so do 1
Illegal entry into the United States 2
Illegal possession of firearms 1
Idle and disorderly person 1
Issuing fraudulent check 1
Keeping and exposing intoxicating liquor for sale 12
Keeping a gaming resort 3
Keeping unlicensed dogs 1
Larceny of United States currency less than $100.00 2
Leaving the scene of an accident without making
self known 7
Larceny less than $100.0.0 19
Larceny over $100.00 4
Lewd and lascivious•cohabitation 3
Larceny by fraud 1
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Manslaughter 1
Maintaining and promoting a lottery 9
Manufacturing intoxicating liquor 1
Maintaining a gaming nuisance 3
Misappropriation of automobile 2
Malicious mischief 4
Non-support 7
Neglected child 2
Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor 29
Operating so as to endanger the lives and safety of
the public 19
Operating after revocation of license 2
Operating without license in possession 14
Operating no registration in possession 4
Operating unregistered and uninsured car 2
Operating motor vehicle without lights 1
Operating faster than was_ reasonable and proper 1
Peddling without a license to so do 1
Possession of lottery tickets I
Passing a red light 1
Statutory rape 2
Suspicioys person 4
Selling leased property 1
Trespassing fowl 1
Threats 1
Trespassing 1
Taking seed scallops 1
Unsealed scales 1
Unlicensed dogs 2
Vagrancy 9
Violation of illegitimate child act. 2
Violation of Fish & Game laws 7
Violation of plumbing laws 1
Violation of weekly wage law 1
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
OF THE TOWN OF BARNSTABLE
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
The general condition of the shade trees throughout the
town is very satisfactory. The young shade trees which
have been taken care of and fertilized, seem to have become
well established in most instances, and are growing well. In
the villages of Centerville and West Barnstable the large
shade trees have been pruned as well as the means of de-
partment would allow. It is the plan of this department to
prune the large shade trees in certain villages each year,
thus insuring a reasonably complete job in each village at
least once every three years.
The unusual work of the department which consists of
a general pruning of low, dead, and dangerous branches
has been carried on this year in much the same manner as
the previous year, but to a greater extent.
Due to increased elm beetle infestation. it was necessary
to do considerable more spraying to cover the territory.
This insect seems to have increased considerably in Center-
ville and Barnstable and in certain small areas of the other
villages. In order to control this-pest it is necessary to
spray until about the first of August. As this greatly adds
to the. expense of the department, it is necessary to curtail
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the amount of general work and new planting. As soon as
financial conditions will at all warrant it, a slightly larger
amount should be appropriated to this .department.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Tree Warden.
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REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
For the seventh time the season has arrived for nie to
sum up the situation, as to the natural shellfish of our town,
take account of stock, and make my report.
The business does not vary very much from last year.
Conditions in some parts have been much better, some the
same, some not so good, for instance: The clam situation re-
mains about the same. Quahaugs very much better in every
way. I will give you facts and figures later on in my re-
port. Scallops not so good as to quantity. Prices much bet-
ter. Razor fish a little falling off from last year's total.
The new state statute or recodification of the shellfish
laws which has been under consideration the past two or
three years was passed and became a law in 1933. A great
many changes were made, which when put in force will
make it necessary for your Selectmen to change some of our
town regulations as they have to conform to state laws. The
new statute is very lengthy so only one or two of the changes
will be mentioned here. The state wardens or your Sel-
ectmen have not as yet gotten .just the exact information
of what ,will be done, or ,what changes are necessary. One of
the important changes is in regard to bed certificates, which
anyone holding a town permit to take for commercial pur-
poses, must have. The issuing of these certificates now
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comes under the Department of Conservation instead of the
Department of the Board of Health, as it used to. The
changing from one department to another does not affect us
much, only every person taking for commercial purposes
from any waters must have this bed certificate as well as a
dealers certificate, or not be allowed to sell even in Massa-
chusetts. This makes extra work for some of the wardens,
but will be a good thing as it,will tend to keep seed and
products from undesirable waters out of the market. An-
other change which seems will work out for the good of all
coastal towns, is giving mayors of cities or selectmen of
towns the authority to have something to say in regard to
the taking for family use by citizens of the State of Massa-
chusetts.
In my reports in years gone by I have had a good deal
to say about this state statute. This law is and has been for
years one of the most troublesome ones we have to deal
with. Years ago when all coastal towns had a plentiful sup-
ply and the demand was small, the law allowing any citizen
of Massachusetts to take for family use may have been all
right but now with so many places closed to the public the
demand far beyond the supply and the means of transpor-
tation such that it makes it possible for people to come from
all parts of the state to our shores, it does not seem just that
because Barnstable or any other coastal town has a small
supple that they should have to try to supply the whole
state without having anything to say in the matter. It looks
like "taxation without representation." However, it looks
under the new regulation with the proper vote of the town
that our selectmen will be able to make rules to help the
situation.
Clams
The situation on clams remains about the same. Barn-
1J:)
stable harbor still closed for commercial diggings. There
are a few spots of seed but not what can be called a set. The
fiats remain hard. The thatch in a good many places is
either gone or very scant in growth. The eel grass which
disappeared there four years ago has not come back to any
great extent. The quite heavy ice the first of this winter
plowed up the flats, tore large pieces of marsh bank oft a ri ll.
scattered it around the harbor. This may help put the fiats
in condition for a set of clams. A few permits for commer-
cial purposes were issued for town trade only which brought
a return for the year of about $2500.00.
Quahaugs
The quahattg situation for 1933 has been better than
For any year since any record has been kept. The demand
much better than last year, was very good during the sum-
mer for little necks and cherrystones. Most of the time the
demand exceeded the supply, making the best price for a
number of years. Large ones were not in so big demand un-
til later in the fall at which time the supply that had accum-
ulated during the off season was all disposed of at a very
good price. There was issued in 1933, 141 permits on qua-
hau-s. This is the largest number we have any record of.
There are, I think, three reasons for this extra good season
on quallaugs.
First: Last year there was no demand, no price and
only 27 permits were issued.
Second: In 1929-30 the State law was changed, making
it illegal to take or have in possession seed of any size under
two inches. This has been a big help as most of the small
ones were left to grow and spawn where in years gone by
they were taken and sold.
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Third: Of course the biggest factor entering into the big
increase in our supply was the results of propagation. In
1929, 1930 and 1931 the town appropriated sums of money
for propagation of shellfish, most of which was spent on our
quahaugs.
An area in Lewis Bay, Hyannis was closed August 1929
ttnd planted as follows:
1929 bought and planted 15 bbls. @ $10.00 $150 00
1.930 bought and planted 35 bbls. @ 10.00 350 00
1931 bought and planted 15 bbls. @ 10.00 150 00
1932 transplanted 37 bbl.s. @ 3.00 111 00
1933 transplanted 11 bbls. a 5.00 55 00
Total, 113 barrels $816 00
This area was opened August 1933 and the following
amounts taken up to December 1st. 752 bbls. or about 61/2
times the amount planted bringing a gross return of
$3599.25 or about 41/� times the amount expended. An area
-in Cotuit was closed at the same time and planted as fol-
lows: ,
1929 bought and planted 15 bbls. @ $11.00 $165 00
1930 bought and planted 35 bbls. @ 8.00 280 00
1931 bought and planted 15 bbls. @ 10.00 150 00
Total, 65 barrels $595 00
This area was opened in August 1933 and the follow-
ing amounts token: 484 bbls. or about 71//� times the amount
planted. The gross amount received, $2671.75, about 41/2
times the sum expended. An area in Osterville was closed
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at the same time, the same amounts planted as at Cotuit.
This area did not pay or has not up to the present, did not
seem to grow, a good many still too small to take. From this
area about the same amount was taken as planted being a
return of only half the cost. We still have quite a quantity
on this area as soon as they grow to marketable size.
To sum up:
Total planted and transplanted, all closed areas in
town 243 bbls.
Cost $1,991 00
Totals taken from all-closed areas in town 1,293 bbls.
Total received for same $6,577 65
These results are very pleasing to those engaged in this
project, and should furnish a very good argument for the ,
continuation in the future.
The above figures are just from closed areas.
Total yield from all areas in the town 2,806 bbls.
Total received whole town $12,186.65
Scallops
The scallop business •this season shows a little falling
off from last year. This of course was to be expected as
1932 was the biggest year known in our town for a good
many years. Still, with a reduced supply in 1933, the prices
were much better which made a very satisfactory return
when compared with most other places. This year before
the season began as a result of a petition from the fishermen,
your Selectmen made a regulation allowing five bushels per
man and no more than ten bushels per boat, in place of the
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regular allowance of ten bushels per man. This seems to
have been a very wise move as it tended to conserve the sup-
ply and kept the price at a very good figure. There were is-
sued 131 permits for.the season as compared with 107 for
last season. The figures as I have been able to gather them
show a return up to December first of $18,069.55.
There are a number of places showing quite a quantity
of seed at the end of the season. The seed of this year are
of course the adults for next year, but no one knows just
what a. scallop will do or what effect the unusually cold
weather and ice of this year will have, so it is pretty hard to
do more than guess what next year's supply will be. We
think that regulation of five bushels per man, while an ex-
periment this year should be kept in.force for 1934.
Razor Fish
The razor fish season in our town begins about Novem-
ber to December 1st and continues until April or May, so
my report is for the last part of 1932 and the first three or
four months of 1933. There were 96 permits issued as com-
pared with 104 the season before. Our whole supply is in
Barnstable Harbor. Most of the shipments are used for
codfish bait. The business this season shows a little falling
off from last year. The prices are very low on fish which
tended to bring a smaller demand for our razor fish. Our
supply is not so good as two years ago as most of the high
fish, or those that could be obtained at an ordinary tide-
were dug out. Now the limit (four hods per man) can only
be secured on a fairly low tide. This in a way may be a
good thing as it keeps an over supply out of the market, and
keeps the shipments on orders instead of on commission.
There is quite a quantity of seed, or those too small to take
at present, so it looks as if our supply would be fair for the
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next few years. The total number of permits of all kinds
issued was a little over 400. The total receipts to those hold-
ing these permits are as follows:
Clams $2,500 00
Quahaugs 12,186 65
Scallops 18,069 50
Razor Fish 12,354 00
Total $45,110 15
While this total shows a falling off from last year's to-
tals, we must take into consideration the general condition
of most all other kind of business as a good many show a
much more marked falling off. If we do this it seems to me
our returns show up very favorably. I would like to urge
again as I did earlier in my report to take into considera-
tion the results of propagation, that this project be kept up
on a larger scale if possible.
Of course it is very hard the last few years to file a re-
port on any kind of business and make it sound good if the
true facts are brought out. The public with whom we have
to deal in carrying out the regulations pertaining to our
shellfish show a very fine spirit of co-operation in doing
their part to help keep our natural resources in as good con-
dition as possible,but are very anxious to know just what the
old and new regulations are all about. This condition is a
big change from the conditions which existed seven years
ago when your present warden was just appointed, so it
would seem that our endeavors during the past few years
are generally along the right lines to help those who take .
for commercial purposes as well as those of the state who
take for family use. With all of the different regulations
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and varying conditions, some things will be wrong or un-
just. If you think so just go to your board and I feel very
sure a satisfactory solution for all can be worked out.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE,
Shellfish Constable for the
Town of Barnstable.
January 26, 1934.
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Report of
THE PARK COMMISSION
Your Commission respectfully begs to submit the fol-
lowing report:
As it seemed advisable, during this year of depression,
to request only enough of an appropriation to cover neces-
sary maintenance we have no items of a constructive na-
ture on which to report. By curtailing a few usual expenses
we are glad to say we were able to put a curbing around
the triangular park, in Centerville, at the junction of the
Craigville beach, Hyannis, and Centerville roads=as curb-
ings were under construction, by the road commissioner, on,
adjacent property, it seemed advisable to take advantage of
the opportunity of using the forms for the concrete while
they were at hand. Although this project came to cost a
larger figure than we at first estimated, we feel that the re-
sult has justified the means.
Another unforeseen item which seemed. to necessitate
immediate action, was the collapse of the flag-pole at Monu-
ment square in Centerville. We.felt that this.should be re-
placed in proper order for the Decoration Day observances.
The work of clearing and pruning at Crocker park in
West Barnstable was carried on during the year. About an
acre of pleasantly wooded land is now cleared and available
for picnic parties, for tourists, or any who care to avail
themselves of this privilege.
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The facilities of the public bath house at Craigville
beach were as much enjoyed and appreciated this, its sec-
ond year of establishment, as its first. Due to the extremely
bad weather, especially over many week ends, the number
of people using the building or beach was unquestionably
smaller. We were pleased to note however, an increase in
the number of local residents using this beach. Having been
desirous, first of all, to provide adequate and reasonabl?
bathing facilities for our own townspeople and more per-
manent summer residents, the increase in their number was
very gratifying. We wish to again emphasize the fact that '
we feel that the very adequate personnel at the beach, both
in the building, the life guard, and the member from the
police department in charge of the large parking area, have
much to do with the success of this enterprise. We hope
this year to be allowed enough appropriation for two full-
time life guards. The length of the piece of beach to be
watched and the large number of children as well as adults,
bathing there at all times of the day, make this an almost
impossible task'for one man to cope with adequately—that
it has thus far been done with such success, merits our ap-
preciation.
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During the past months your commission has been proud
and glad to have been able to have been of even slight serv-
ice in cooperating with Mr. Roosevelt's unemployment relief
program. The two projects undertaken were grading and the
hardening of further parking areas at Craigville beach and
the rough grading of the park property at the end of Ocean
street in Hyannis. The latter it seems to us, is a most
worthwhile and interesting undertaking. We feel that,
with an eye to the future, the citizens of Hyannis,' and in-
deed the town in general, should interest themselves keenly
in this project. The natural site is ideal for bathing, boat-
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ing and other athletic activities and can well be made some-
thing our future citizens will point to with pride and pleas-
ure. The work on these two projects allowed the employ-
ment of forty men for about ten weeks.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM F. JENKINS,
FREDERIC F. SCUDDER,
JEAN G. HINKLE,
Park Commissioners.
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PLANNING BOARD ANNUAL REPORT
For the year ending December 31, 1933
To the Citizens of Barnstable:
' In submitting the accompanying report, an effort has
been made to present as concisely as possible a review of the
activities of the year, supplemented by recommendations for
future consideration.
The program of practical economy, adopted at the An-
nual Town Meeting, occasioned a curtailment of working
hours for our office force, with the exception of the engin-
eer's service. We, however, had requests for service, from
practically all departments, far in excess of previous years
and honored the same despite our handicap. Many of our
citizens and property owners availed themselves of the
chance to make use of the Planning Board office for a solu-
tion of their personal problems and were appreciative of the
attention accorded. '
ACTIVITY
Meetings—
Regular and special meetings have been held through-
out the year.
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Projects—
Our office force has been called upon to assist in the pre-
paration of plans required for the securing of allotment of
funds under the C. W. A. program.
Plotting—
No new surveys were attempted during the year, but all
available time devoted to the preparation for printing of
the master plates this year.
RECOMMENDATIONS
We respectfully submit the following recommendations
for serious consideration and approval.
1. Early introduction of a sewage disposal system in the
village of Hyannis, making provision for the servicing of
congested areas in the initial installation; notably Main
Street, Cape Cod Hospital and the Normal and High school
areas.
2. The securing before it is too late of adequate shore
fronts for bathing beach use in the villages.of Cotuit, Oster-
ville, Barnstable and West Barnstable. This should be done
before damages for land takings become prohibitive.
3. The importance of the true value and worth to the
town'of the property east of the town office building if se-
cured for municipal use.
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4. A consolidation of Fire Districts warrants more than
a passing interest, and the merits of such consolidation are
worthy of consideration and study.
5. Negotiations should be continued with the N. Y. N. H.
& H. R. R. Co., towards securing the railroad's right of way.
from Main to Gosnold Streets, as a preliminary step in the
ultimate plan, previously advanced by .the Planning Board,
for traffic relief of South. Ocean and Sea Streets.
6. The Board recommends the adoption of restrictive
measures, by insertion in Town By-Laws, preventing the
erection in the Building Restricted Area of Hyannis of port-
able metal buildings, for commercial or other uses, in lieu
of standard construction.
7. It is again recommended that for the preservation
of life and health and the minimization of fire hazards, a
Building Code be prepared and adopted. The reasons cited
for early adoption outweigh by far the line of reasoning ad-
vanced—just another position created.
8. Early completion of projects started, toward im-
provement of filled area at bulkhead on Ocean Street, and
the Town Park opposite Gosnold Street on Ocean Street,
Hyannis, is recommended.
Your board has this year requested insertion in the
Town Warrant of several articles covering projects that are
worthy of consideration and early action.
We extend our thanks and appreciation for the hearty
interest and support tendered our Board in the past by the
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citizens of our town, and seek your further co-operation and
good-will.
Respectfully submitted,
F. HOWARD HINCKLEY, Chairman,
W. L. FITZGERALD, Vice-Chairman,
L. FRANK PAINE, Secretary,
IU ABEL K. BAKER,
MARY MORTIMER,
HENRY P. LEONARD,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Town of Barnstable Planning Board.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Feb. 1, 1934
To the Selectmen of the ToNvii of Barnstable:
The ordinances and.rules governing installation and in-
spection of electric wiring, as passed at the Annual Town
Meeting 1931, have been a decided move in the right direc-
tion, and have.been a great help in bringing all new wiring
up to present day standards.
As a member of the International Electrical Inspectors'
association, and in my capacity as President of the Massa-'
chusetts Association of Municipal Electrical Inspectors, I
am kept abreast of all the latest developments in the indus-
try and am enabled, by these outside contacts, to maintain
a high standard in my- daily inspections.
The number of inspections made during the past year
was 629, and the miles covered in this work 4,456, which is
a slight increase over the previous ,year.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. DENT,
Inspector of Wires.
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Report of
THE BOARD OF HEALTH
Jan. 1, 1934
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The following is the report of the Board of Health for
the ,year ending 1933.
The following contagious diseases were reported to the
Board for the year:
Scarlet Fever 50
Lerman Measles S
Pneumonia (all types) 9
Erysipelas 1
Influenza 2
Chicken_Pox 1S
-Suppurative Conjunctivitis 1
Dog Bites 28
Whooping Cough 34
Mumps 4
Typhoid Fever 1
Infantile Paralysis 1
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1
The case of infantile paralysis occurred in Hyannis in
a girl 14 years of age. She was sent to St. Luke's Hospital
in New Bedford. It was a well marked case. Prognosis for
recovery, good.
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The epidemic of scarlet fever was quite marked, but
in most cases of a mild nature.
During the ,year four hundred school and pre-school-
children were immunized against diphtheria.
Water Supply
The water supply has been fully adequate to the needs
of the town and frequent tests by the State Health Depart
ment show it to be in excellent condition.
Milk and Dairy Inspections
Mr. George T. Mecarta, our Milk and Sanitary In-
spector, submits the following report for the year:
Dairies inspected 250�
Public sanitary inspections 299�
Inspections on private property '42:
Samples of milk analyzed 242
Sediment tests made 240
Acid test made 5a
Average butter fat 4.2%,
Average bacteria count of raw milk 7500,
Average bacteria count of Pasteurized milk 11235
Cattle given tuberculosis test 462
Herds given tuberculosis test 122
Number of reactors found 12
The Board of Health is very proud of this energetic
man who keeps our dairies and sanitary conditions so
admirable.
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Sanitation
The sanitary conditions of the dump this last year have
lbeen much improved. The garbage and rubbish collectors
1 ave co-operated in ever 3r «a3-, so that has been accomplish-
,ed, thus sailing the town much money.
Dental Clinic
The Board of Health appointed Dr. John A. Burns
school Dentist and the Board wishes to state that lie has
-done his work to the full .satisfaction of the Board.
Mrs. Minnie Lyons has been the Assistant and a very
competent one.
Dr. Burns reports:
Puring the first week of October, 1933, the clinic was
xe-opened for school children of the Town of Barnstable.
1st. To fill teeth, removal of decayed or abscessed
.teeth and roots and any other pathological conditions.
2nd. Instructing the children in care and preservation
-of their teeth.
Examination showed that approximately 7017o needed
attention.
Certificates supplied by the Massachusetts Department
®f Public Health are given to the children after treatment
and their names are placed on the honor roll.
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The great co-operation of children, and parents in this.
work bespeak a happy future.
Report of the Dental Clinic as follows:_
Attendance Dental Clinic 618
Certificates at time of examination 229;
Cleanings 246
Extractions 263
Fillings 941
Operations 158E
Certificates given at clinics 342.
Respectfully,
JOHN H. ANDREWS, M. D.
Secretary of Board of Health
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Report of
THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The degree of infestation of gypsy-moth varies consid-
erably in different sections of the town. In the more thick-
ly settled village areas the gypsy-moth is very well Colder
,control. This is also true of the water front and summer
residential properties with the exception of the Oyster Har-
bor section of Osterville, 'where the work of extermination
has been limited. The sparsely settled outlying districts
:and in particular, large tracts of woodland in the vicinity of
Wequaquet Lake are very badly infested. Limited funds
have made it impossible for this department to cope with the
gypsy-moth in this area, and not enough private work has
been done to hold the pest in check. Under the existing and
Funusua.l conditions pertaining during the spraying season, it
was practically impossible with our nearly worn out equip-
ment to do 'as thorough a job as we would have liked to
:along the main highways which were adjacent to these bad-
fly infested areas. We had five days of rain during the first
eleven spraying days which of course retarded the work
tremendously, as these first days are by far the most import-
ant of the entire season. Considering the extra amount of
,creosoting work which we have been able to do under the
C. W. A. and providing the department is able to purchase
some necessary new equipment I feel very confident of being
able to report much better conditions next year.
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Creosoting during the spring montlis was clone along
the main highways of the town going back from the road
30 to 50 feet.
The spraying work .was begun the last of May an&
continued until the iuiddle of July. As mentioned above,:.
the bad weather was a considerable handicap as was the fre-
quent breakdown and general inefficiency of the equipment_
All trees in the villages and along the highways were spray--
ed at the earliest possible date.
The parasites liberated locally have not survived to a4
sufficient extent to be of any value whatsoever in the exter-
mination work.
A small crew spent about ten days in brown-tail moth.
extermination-and it was found that the greater infestation:
was on the north side of the town, a few being found iix.
Craigville and Santuit.
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New insect pests so far Leave not become much in evi-
dence. The Oriental moth has been practically extermin-
ated and appeared only in two widely separated areas_
There has been no Japanese beetle reported in this town
and apparently they are not likely to gain a foothold locally-
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Moth Superintendent.-
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REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
'To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I submit herewith the third annual report of the Town
,Counsel covering the activities of the Legal Department for
the year ending December 31st, 1933, as required by the
..By-Laws..
By reference to the report of the town counsel for the
.year 1932 as contained in the printed Town Report pp. 162
and 163, it will be seen that on January 1st, 1933 the town
,was a party to fourteen cases then pending in Court. Dur-
ing the year 1933 one of these cases, Barnstable vs. City of
33oston, was settled and the town became a party to two ad-
<ditional cases, so that there are now pending in court fifteen
,eases to which the town is a party.
In the case of Barnstable vs. City of Boston a suit was
'brought in the Boston Municipal Court to recover money ex-
pended by the Public Welfare Department and the special
Qounsel who had charge of the case for us in the Municipal
CCourt succeeded in having judgment entered for the plain-
-tiff on March 24th, 1933 for $869.40, which judgment was
satisfied on March 31st, 1933, and on April 7th, 1933, after
-the deduction of the expenses and fees of the special coun-
-sel, there was paid into the Town Treasury the sum of
$766.80.
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The list of all the other cases for the year 1933 to whielk
the town is a party is as follows:
1. Bryne vs. Barnstable—Supreme Judicial Court
2. Bowes vs. Barnstable—Supreme Judicial Court
3. Malchman vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
4., Wason vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
5. Kieser vs Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
6. Backus vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
7. Rich et al. Trs. vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior-
Court
8. Backus vs. Barnstable (Equity)—Barnstable Superior
Court
9. Livesley vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
10. Baker vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
11. Bernard L. Paine—Land Court Case #14099
12. Sargent et als—Land Court Case #15101
13. Henry E. Bearse—Land Court Case #15211
14. lAakepeace Bros. Inc.—Land Court Case #15352
15. Oakley vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court
Case .#1 G. M. Bryne Co. vs. Barnstable
This case was argued before the Full Bench of the Su-
preine Court in. May 1932, since which time for some unac-
countable reason no-decision by the Court has been handed
clown. A full and complete history of this case is set out in
the report of the town counsel for the year ending 1931 pp_
180 to 182 inclusive of the Annual Report. The final out-
come of this case is awaited with great interest on account
of the amount of money involved, and it is to be especte(
that the decision of the Court will be rendered without much,
further delay.
157 r,
Case #2 Marcus H. Howes vs. Barnstable
This case was argued before Judge Wait of the Su-
preme Court on April 6th, who afterwards rendered his de-
cision in favor of the Town and ordered the bill in equity to
be dismissed. The plaintiff appealed to the Supreme Judi-
cial Court and this case was argued before this Court on
November loth last, since which time no decision has been
handed down.
Case #3 'Thomas Malchman vs. Barnstable
There is no change in the status of this case, excepting
that negotiations have been carried on looking to an ami-
cable settlement without trial and it may be that the parties
will agree as to the amount of land damages to be awarded
the plaintiff.
Cases #4 to #10 inclusive
These cases, which are petitions for land damages for
various takings are lying dormant and there is no change in
the status of the same from that reported in the Town Re-
port of 1932 at page 164.
Cases #11 and #12 Paine'and Sargent Land Court Cases
There is no change in the status of these two Sandy
Neck cases in the Land Court since the 1932 report. See
p. 164.
158
Case #13 Bearse Land Court Case
This case is still pending and there is no change.in the
status of the same from that reported on p. 165.of the 1932
report.
Case #14 Makepeace Bros. Inc. Land Court Case
This is a petition in the Land Court to register title to
a very large tract of land on Sandy Neck. which includes a
strip of land along the beach 20 rods in width, the title to
which appears to be in the Town of Barnstable. The issue
involved in this case, so far as the town is concerned, is the
same arising in the Paine and Sargent Land Court cases,
and in all probability these cases will be tried together in
due season. In the meantime the town counsel, assisted by
the engineer of the Planning Board, has been engaged in the
investigation of the ancient records and documents and in
collecting the necessary data and evidence, so that the
same may be ready when these cases come up for trial and
the town's claim of title to the beach land may be properly
presented to the Land Court.
Case #15 Agnes D. Oakley vs. Barnstable
This case is a suit against the Town brought in the
Barnstable Superior Court to recover damages for personal
injuries resulting from a fall on the sidewalk on the Main
Street in Hyannis in front of the Colonial building on July
25th, 1931, by reason of an alleged defective condition of
the sidewalk at that spot. The Town denies all liability and
it is proposed to contest the case when the same comes to
trial before a jury.
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During the past year numerous special platters have en-
gaged the attention of the town counsel and he has been
called upon to examine titles, records and ancient docu-
ments and to render formal legal'opinions to the town offi-
cials on various matters, such as preparing rules and regula-
tions for the police department; shellfish rules and regula-
tions, and the prosecution of cases in the First District
Court for violations of the shell fisheries law; the prosecu-
tion of cases in the District Court for violation of the sani-
tary and plumbing regulations for the Board of Health;
claims for damages by reason of injuries to travelers on the
public ways because of alleged defects, the proposed en-
largement of the schoolhouse grounds at Centerville; the
Duck Farm case at Marstons Mills; transient venders licen-
ses; contracts for transportation of school children; zoning
law; the status of the Lombard land at West Barnstable and
leases in connection with the same; the Cobb woodlots and
land at Cobbs Hill, Barnstable owned by the Torun; gaso-
line licenses and licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors;
Board of Health regulations; the appointment of a i.i,harf-
inger for the Pleasant Street ivhar.t, Hyannis; controversy
as to the boundaries of the schoolhouse lot at Marstons
Mills; the boundaries of the high school grounds, Hyannis;
addition to the Town Dump at Marstons Mills; the status of
the Millway at Barnstable adjoining Cobbs Hill; Ocean
Street, Hyannis park land and the boundaries of the same
and questions arising as to drainage, dredging and filling;
tax titles and tax deeds; the sewer project; the collection of
certain excise taxes; arranging the appointment of a Bail
Commissioner; claims against the estates of deceased per-
sons for the Board of Public Welfare; a nuisance at Snow's
Creek in the rear of the schoolhouse grounds arising from
the deposit of spoil from the dredging operations in Lewis
Bay; the obtaining of an additional deed to perfect the ti-
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tle to the Ocean Street Park land; consideration of the ap-
proval of certain Town By-Laws by the Attorney General's
office; the attachment of the wages of officials and employ-
ees of the torn in the hands of the Town Treasurer; the
status of certain Town Nays and private ways .for the Sur-
veyor of Highways; the sale of the Town's hearse-house; a
consideration of matters connected with the activities of
the Planning Board and Park Commissioners; preparing ar-
ticles for the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting at the
request of the Selectmen, School Board, Planning Board and
other town officials.
Apart from the routine work of the town counsel in
connection with the business of, the Legal Department and
in the preparation and trial of cases pending in the courts,
he has had over 250 conferences with officials, attorneys,
witnesses and third persons in relation to the business of
the Legal Department and in this connection has prepared
more than 1.75 letters and documents of various kinds.
The town counsel has no special recommendations to
make at this time other than a suggestion contained in his
last report that the By-Laws of the Town, apart from the
By-Laws of the Legal Department, are crude and wholly
inadequate in many respects and ought to be re-drafted and
submitted to the Town for approval in Town Meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. PAINE,
Town Counsel.
Jan. 1, 1934,
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Report of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
There will probably never again appear in the town of
Barnstable such chaotic conditions as have existed during
the year 1933. Who among us would have predicted, five
years ago, that in 1933 twenty per cent of our total popula-
tion would have to receive, at some time during the year,
aid from town funds, or that laborers would be working
for as little as $1.40 per day, or that seven hundred men
would register.as unemployed in December, thereby form-
ing the largest army of non-workers the town has ever ,
known. No matter how illogical or incomprehensible the
whole economic situation may seem, it ultimately reduces
itself to one paramount problem—unemployment.
The unemployment situation has been particularly
acute locally due to two primary causes. In the. first place
we depend almost entirely for employment upon the sum-
mer people and upon conditions incident to their presence
here in the summer. The depression has been particularly
severe upon this class of people. Their incomes have been
either completely eliminated ,or at least decreased to the
point Where they are no longer able to spend as'prodigally
as they have in the past. As probably at least one-half of
our resident population depend either directly or indirectly
upon these summer visitors as a source of employment, the
effect of this decrease in income is not easily overestimated.
Payrolls to the building trades of contractors and builders
in the vicinity have decreased from fifty to ninety per cent.
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It is only to be expected that a certain proportion of the
people this thrown out of work would find it necessary to
obtain at least a part of their livelihood from public funds.
Another serious cause of local unemployment has been
the so-called real estate boom of a few years ago and its
attending circumstances, and conditions. This unfortunate
occurrence caused a great number of what might be termed
a "floating population" to come here in search of employ-
ment. A great many of them found employment at the
time of their arrival due to the unusual and unnatural
conditions pertaining at the time,but for the most part were
thrown out of work and were unable to find more just as
soon as things became more normal and particularly as soon
as the depression began to manifest itself. These people
have appeared in great numbers on the relief rolls of the
Town and have added greatly to the work of the Board.
In cases where they have not been in town for more than
five years we are reimbursed for whatever aid we render
them, but the money does have to come from our annual
appropriation and makes the expense of the Welfare De-
partment appear larger than it actually is. We were or
will be re-imbursed by other towns and by the state to the
extent 'of $20,446.12 for aid rendered during the year of
1933.
The vast number of unemployed has brought about an
extremely serious situation and a particularly difficult
problem. According to the National re-employment regis-
tration held in connection with the CWA work, approxi-
mately seven hundred men have registered as being un-
employed. As this is about ten per cent of our entire popu-
lation, the danger and scope of the problem may be readily
appreciated. It is not likely nor conceivable that all these
people would have found it necessary to apply to the Wel-
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fare Department for aid had they not-found work with the
CWA, but it is without doubt true that a great many of
them would have had to be so aided and this winter of 1934
would have been far more serious from an unemployment'
point of view than was the previous winter.
It has seemed to me from my short connection with the
work that such unemployed as find it necessary to apply
for aid to the Welfare Department or who reach the condi-
tion where they are no longer able to gain a living for
themselves and their families, should be afforded some sort
of temporary employment with cash re-imbursement in the
place of an actal dole from public funds. A great many
of these persons are in straightened circumstances through
no fault of their own and through conditions beyond their
control.
For the purpose of retaining for them their own self
respect and their faith in-our government they should be
relieved of the necessity of actually receiving aid from
town funds. Such an experiment was tried through an
appropriation to the road department by the special town
meeting of August. At that time $8,500 was appropriated
for the purpose of employing, with the assistance of the
Welfare Department, people from the unemployed to do
various types of desirable work on the roads. These men
were given from this source only as much work as seemed
necessary in each case to keep them supplied with the
necessities of life. This type of relief giving is unquestion-
ably more expensive than'aid rendered direct from the Wel-
fare Department but it has resulted in eliminating from the
relief rolls a great many who would normally be self sup-
porting, thereby keeping up the morale of a great number
of workers who would otherwise be completely discourag-
ed. It has also resulted in the road department getting
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much better results for the money represented than has
been the case where men have .been assigned to the same
department to work out grocery orders. The co-operation
of the Road Department in this.work has been very much
appreciated.by the Board of Public Welfare.
There is only one major.suggestion that I have to make
in connection with this work: If this type of project is
ever again undertaken I would advise that a committee be
appointed to pass on all applications for work by persons
other than those who are actually on the Welfare rolls at
the time of application. This would make it possible for
men to be placed on the job with absolutely no regard for
political preference, and would probably afford an oppor-
tunity for more satisfactory investigation prior to the
actual assignment of a worker to the job.
The fact that the tremendously increased amount of
aid made it necessary for the town to purchase or become
responsible for the purchasing of vast quantities of food
products has presented a problem which has been a very
vexing one to the Board of Public Welfare. During\April,
which was our largest month as far as Welfare expenses
were concerned, we were spending approximately $1,000.00
per week for food. Upon realizing the large quantity of
groceries that we were buying, we naturally wondered
whether there might not be some way in tivhich we might
radically reduce this expense without decreasing the actual
amount of aid given in each individual case. We consider-
ed very seriously and are still considering the advisability
of establishing a complete or at least a partial commissary
department. It would naturally seem upon a mere state-
ment of the amount of groceries consumed weekly that
such a commissary could not help but pay for itself. The
inescapable facts are, however, as the state advises us, that
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,only one of the many towns and cities in Massachusetts
that have attempted this procedure have been successful
in so doing. The establishment of such a department would
entail. the purchase of a truck for making deliveries, and
the employment of an additional competent employee to
handle the commissary. It would unquestionably create a
tremendously increased amount of detail work for our office
to handle. Due to the advent of CWA work we have tem-
porarily abandoned the idea of taking such a step and have
decided in the meantime to try what might be called an
experiment. We have recently turned over to the in-
dependent grocers of the town our entire Welfare grocery
business. It is our hope that we may get from this group a
little more co-operation and a little more direct interest 'in
the Welfare work than has been the case in the past. We
have also hoped that, by thus re-acquainting those receiv-
ing Welfare aid with their. local grocer, they might be in-
duced to continue to trade with him when times became
better, thereby establishing for themselves, against future
unemployment, a certain amount of credit which would be
of benefit to themselves and to the town alike.
Upon 'classifying our food purchases during the late
spring it becaanie evident that we were then purchasing up-
wards of two hundred quarts of milk daily. The average
price of that milk was between fourteen and fifteen cents
a quart. Whereas groceries for the most part could not be
successfully put out to bid for a multitude of reasons it
seemed that the milk business was ideally adapted to such
procedure. In August `ee asked for bids on milk supplied to
the town with the result that the cost was cut almost in
half. There has been consequently a very considerable sav-
ing for the town and had it not been for the decrease in
Welfare aid this winter, the amount saved during.the
166
months of January, February, March and April -\would have
been approximately ten dollars daily.
The problem of providing .shelter for recipients of aid
has also been very perplexing. The matter of rent exceed-
ed $5,000 during the year of 1933 'as will be evident from
the financial record printed elsewhere in this town report.
It goes without saying that the Board of Public Welfare
cannot allow persons to suffer for lack of shelter and it 1ias
had no other choice than to pay rent in a great many cases.
The average monthly rental per family is $15.75. This ex-
pense is one which apparently there is no way of reducing
or escaping save-one, by the town going into the real estate
business. If the epidemic of unemployment should main-
tain its present,proportions for any considerable period, it
would certainly seem a matter of good business ,for' the
town to build on town owned land a large number of houses
for its Welfare people. The cost of these buildings would
be scarcely more than the actual material cost,-as plenty of
Welfare labor would be available. However, if the unem-
ployment situation is to continue as much relieved as dur-
ing the CWA regime, the scheme would be scarcely advis-
able but on the other hand if conditions in any way ap-
proaching those of last winter are to exist and continue for
two or three or.more years, something of the sort should
certainly be done..
Another considerable expense to the Welfare Depart-
ment during the year of 1933 has been that of medical care
and attendance, and hospitalization: Although the town
did obtain, due to the efforts of Mr. Kenney, a considerable
reduction in operation fees, it seemed to the entire Board
that some further concession should be received: At the
time of writing this report it appears likely that an
arrangement may be soon,consummated whereby operating
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expenses and regular doctors' fees will be very consider-'
ably reduced with the result that this type of expense for
the year of 1934 will attain far less formidable proportions
than it did this year.
There is another factor of the added Welfare work
which should be included in this report. That is the
tremendously increased amount of office work that has be-
come necessary during the past two years. Any organiza-
tion or establishment that is spending $75,000 or more per
year must necessarily keep a rather complete record of
these expenditures. Also, of course, there is bound to be a
great deal of detail work connected with handling the Wel-
fare accounts of from two to three hundred families repre-
senting at times more than a thousand people. The
amount by which the work required in the Welfare Depart-
ment has increased can scarcely be appreciated by anyone
not well acquainted with the entire situation. Not the
least of our troubles are the many and varied reports,
financial and otherwise, that are required by the state and
by the Federal government. Some of these reports are ex-
tremely complicated and require a great deal of time to
complete. They have not in themselves been an entirely
insurmountable problem but have simply been an addi-
tional burden to a load which seemed already rather heavy.
Due to the excessive work the department has had to
do, it has been many times impossible to give complete in-
vestigation to all cases. This may have resulted occasion-
ally in our giving aid where it was not entirely needed or
in an amount somewhat in excess of actual requirements.
However, if a few such cases have existed it has been with-
out our knowledge and, we believe, under the conditions,
unavoidable.
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Under the extremely able management of its superin-
tendent, the Lombard Home has had an unusually success-
ful and pleasant year. The home is exceptionally clean,
the food very well prepared, and the atmosphere distinctly
home like. The Town of Barnstable should be proud of its
Home and of the fact that it is able to so well provide for
its charges at so little cost.
This report could not be complete without publicly
paying tribute to the "private welfare department" con-
ducted by Reginald Bolles in Cotuit. Due to Mr. Bolles'
untiring efforts in raising money among his local summer
residents,' and in giving aid to the poor and needy in that
section, the town itself has had to spend practically nothing
in Cotuit (or Santuit) for outside relief. Mr. Bolles has de-
voted not only his time but a very large part of his own in-
come to this work, and he should certainly be accorded the
complete support and approbation of every resident of the
town for his completely unselfish. service.
Before closing I am going to offer a .suggestion which
possibly hasn't much to do with this'particular report, but
which has a good deal to do with each voter's attitude to-
ward, and his confidence in, his town government. Every-
one of us seems.to have a penchant for political criticism,
and no doubt in some cases the criticism is just and honest.
Very often, however, this fault finding exhibits a startling
lack of knowledge of the actual facts in the matter under
discussion. Therefore, without too much hope that it will
do any good, I am offering for what it may be worth a sim-
ple suggestion and remedy. Before you criticise, investi-
gate.
The Welfare statistics printed on the next page will
afford food for thought for those readers who are disposed
to consider them.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
Osterville, Mass., February 14, 1934.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Forest fires in the Town of Barnstable during the year
1933 were less than a year ago.
The work of cleaning-and burning of refuse along the
sides of the road has been responsible for the low number
of fires starting from material thrown from passing auto-
mobiles. The work done by the C. W. A. and Highway
Surveyor of cleaning the trash along the highways will in
my opinion reduce the number of fires started by passing
motorists this corning year.
The area burned over by all the fires was four hundred
and tbirty acres which would appear an increase in acreage
burned but less fires. The worst fire that we had was the
fire starting in Sandwich which came across into our town,
burning about four hundred acres.
The existing conditions of the woodland between the
two towns, Barnstable and Sandwich, is a fire hazard.
There is a lot of dead wood and inflammable material which
should be cleaned up and burned and a fire line made. I
was in hopes that some of the funds of the C. W. A. could
do this but owing to the permits and releases from the dif-
ferent property owners along the boundary lines this had
to be abandoned. If a fire line had been in place this fire
l/l
could not have come across and of course this line would
%work the same with fires from our town.
The other ten fires which burned over an area of thirty
acres were small fires of different origin. This report shows
that although the area burned over is greater than in 1933
there were less fires started.
The forest fire truck and its equipment is stationed at
the Osterville Fire House by permission of the fire district
and is ready for call at any time.
The efficiency of the Town Forest Wardens and the co-
operation of the Fire District Chiefs and their Deputies to
my calls have made this report possible.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Forest Fire Warden,
Town of Barnstable
11_'
Report of
THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Osterville, Mass., February 14, 1934.
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: ,
i
No funds were appropriated for the Town Forest Com-
mittee by the Town and consequently no work was done in
the Town Forest until funds from the C.W. A.,appeared in
November. Since this money has been available twenty
men have been kept at work making fire lines and clearing
land ready to plant-.
The lot on the Barnstable-Hyannis road known.as the
Cobb lot has had a fire line cleared all around it and several
acres cleared ready to plant: This lot contains about twen-
ty acres. '
The Lombard lot located on route thirty-two contain-
ing about fifty acres has had a fire line one hundred feet
wide cleared all around it and several acres cleared, ready
for planting.
A fire line is now being cleared around the Cobb lat
located on the Centerville-West Barnstable road.
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The Town Forest Committee is asking the town-for six
hundred dollars to plant the cleared areas in these three lots
this year. Some twenty-five thousand trees could be plant-
ed to good advantage now.
Respectfully submitted,
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Surveyor of Highways
FOR THE YEAR
1933
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1 BARNSTABLE,
Mass.
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Report of the Road Committee
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Report of
THE SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
I beg to submit my first annual report as your Surveyor
of Highways. It has been a pleasure to serve you during the
past year and I have endeavored to give my best efforts to
successfully carry on the work and to maintain the high
standard of efficiency created by my predecessor. There have
been many problems to consider and I greatly appreciate
the splendid co-operation which I have received from the
Selectmen and all other town officers With whom I have
been associated. In outlining the work for the coining year
there are several things to be considered and recommenda-
tions and suggestions in regard to these have been given to
the Road -and Finance Committee 'for their consideration.
The appropriation made at the annual Town Meeting was
for $40,000.00 and at the Special meeting in September an
additional appropriation of $8,500.00 was made, the object
of which was to give employment to those who would other-
wise have been obliged to ask for aid from the Welfare De-
partment. This arrangement worked out exceedingly well
and much better results were obtained than I at first anti-
cipated and it would seem that, a similar arrangement for
the coming year would be very desirable. A classified state-
ment of the expenditures of each of the above appropria-
tions are as follows, viz
A
f
178
Regular appropriation $40,000 00
Expenditures:
Curbings $619 02
Drains 456 87
Dust Layer 2,725 47
Express, freight, telephone, light and supplies 750 63
Fences 603 96
Grand Island bridge 864 16
Improvement and beautification 867 50
Oiling and resurfacing 1,042 69
Patching 1,697 "86
Payroll and labor 16,805 73
Rent 545 00
Repairs at Town House 93 61
Salary 2,612 48
Sidewalks 1,134 09
Stone, gravel, etc. 1,304 86
Street Cleaning 1,342 60
Tools and Equipment 876 55
Trucks, tractors, etc. 5,537 93
Unclassified 117 50
Total Expenditures $39,998 51
Special appropriation $8,500 00
Amount expended:
Drains $4 40
Express, freight, etc. 441 66
Fences 58 04
Labor 5,195 32
Patching 98 00
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Stone, gravel, etc. 402 90
Tools and equipment 1,132 32
Trucks, tractors, etc. 1,097 77
Unclassified 69 43
Total expenditures $8 499 84
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Appropriation $5,500 00
Amount expended
Labor $3,820 70
Repairs, supplies and new plows 2,361 28
Sidewalk plowing 439 23
Street plowing 2,625 92
Total expenditures { $9 247 13
RECAPITULATION OF EXPENDITURES
Repairs on Roads
Regular appropriation $40,000 00
Special appropriation 8,500 00
Check returned 99
Amount available to spend $48,500 99
Amount expended 48,498 35
Unexpended balance 2 64
$48,500 99
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Snow and Ice Remova]
Amount appropriated $5,500 00
Checks returned 16 00
Cash returned 17 40
Transfer from Reserve Fund 3,713 73
Amount expended $9,247 13
Amount available to spend $9,247 13
In addition to the above unexpended balance of $2.64 .
there has been paid to the Town Treasurer the sum of
$103.75 for material sold during the year making a total
of $106.39 to revert to the Treasury.
Thinking it may be of interest to many to know how
the time of the men and trucks, operated by the Town, has
been spent, I1submit the following, viz:-
Hrs.
Time spent on:
Beautification and improvement 1,476
Brushing roads 4,690
Drains 1,584
Fences 769
Oiling 545
Patching 1,629 .
Sand, gravel, etc. 4,087
Scraping and grading 5,250
Sidewalks 645
Snow 1,589
Tools and equipment 1,394
Sweeping, raking leaves, etc. 681
Unclassified 713
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'The-trucks were driven during the year. 65,430 miles
.Amount of gasoline consumed by trucks, tractors,
graders, etc. 9,749 gals.
..Amount of oil used 278 gals.
Respectfully submitted,
$ERBERT L. THOMAS,
Surveyor of Highways.
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REPORT OF THE.ROAD COMMITTEE ~
The Road Committee has had several meetings and has
inspected the roads and the road work. We find that the
Surveyor has conducted the business of the Town efficiently
and economically.
We have approved the upkeep and maintenance budget
for 1934 as-presented by the Surveyor, also recommenda-
tions for necessary drainage requirements.
C. W. A. work has been done on several roads through-
out the Town in the way of widening, grading and straight-
ening. These roads are of enough importance to warrant
that they be improved. It is possible that the Town may
receive from the State 5017o, from the County 25%, if the
Town will appropriate 25%.' The 50%.from the State is
taken from auto registrations and is a gift. Any money
furnished by the County is taxed back to the County and
apportioned to the towns of the county.
We have approved an appropriation of $9,000 to be
used for the above project, if it can be accomplished under
the above circumstances.
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We do not recommend any other appropriations• for
new construction.
Road Committee,
FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman
CHESTER BEARSE
JESSE MURRAY
CHARLES REID
J. WENDELL HAMLIN
FRED JENKINS
GEORGE C. SEABURY
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
of the
Town of Barnstable
For the Year Ending December 31 ,
1933
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Report of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
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SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
We respectfully submit the following report on the
Public Schools and the Report of the Superintendent of
Schools.
STUART F. SCUDDER,
SARAH E. SEARS,
JAMES OTIS,
NORMAN E. WILLIAMS,
BRUCE K. JERAULD.
January 25, 1934
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Organization of School Committee
Stuart F. Scudder Osterville, Mass..
Term expires 1936
James Otis Hyannisport, Mass..
Term expires 1934
Sarah E. Sears Hyannis, Mass-
Term expires 1935
Norman E. Williams Osterville, Mass_
Term expires 1935
Bruce K. Jerauld i Barnstable, Mass_
Term expires 1936
Chairman—Stuart F. Scudder
Secretary—Dorothy E. Reckendorf
Meetings of the School Committee
The committee meets at the committee rooms, Town
Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in the
school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30'P. NI.
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Executive Officers
Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent
Office, Town Building Tel. 505
Residence, 17 Harbor Bluffs Road, Hyannis Tel. 314-M.
Dorothy E. Reckendorf, Secretary
Residence, 26 Camp Street, Hyannis Tel. 472-J
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Ruth P. Rigby, R. N., School Nurse
Residence, 310 Sea Street, Hyannis
Office hours every school day:
Hyannis Training School-8:30 - 8:50 A. M. Tel. 71
Barnstable High School-9:00 - 9:30 A. M. Tel 6S7-M
Dr. A. P. Goff, School Physician
Residence, 453 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 593
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' School Calendar
1934
Spring Term March 7, 1934 to April 7, 1934
Summer Term May 7, 1934 to June 22, 1934
Fall Term Sept. 5, 1934 to December 21, 1934
School Holidays
New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's
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Penelope V. Kern English Esther O'Harra
Margaret E. Osborne English Edwin G. Milk
Catherine H. Laird Commercial Gertrude Burns
Mabelle M. H. Boody Art Harriett Chase
Karolyn R. Finck Gr. 3 - 4 Ruth L. Dunham
Laura E. Temple Gr. 1 - 2 K. Virginia Adams
Janitors
Barnstable High School—Owen J. Mullaney, Sylvan-Lis Cash,
Charles L. Baker
Hyannis Training School—Carlton L. Taylor
Barnstable Village School—James W. Holmes
West Barnstable School—Ernest Fritze
Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West
Cotuit,School—Henry J. West
Osterville School—Gecil Colenia.n
Centerville School—T. V. West
Attendance Officers
A. Seabury Childs, Cotuit Tel. Osterville 2003
Everett L. Hoxie, Hyannis Tel. Hyannis 387
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SUMMARY 1933
Amount available $178,709 79
Appropriation, repairs,new equip-
ment and permanent
improvement $3,095 68
Appropriation for .support
less repairs 173,904 32
Cobb Fund 373 74
Dog Tax 1,336 05
Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 1.6,575 10
Permanent improvement and
new equipment 1,185 51
Cobb Fund 373 74
Dog Tax - 1,336 .05
Tuition received 1,281 14 1
General School Fund—State 11,872 00
Supplies sold and telephone tolls 209 00
Rent 10 00
English classes for adults—State 304 98
Unexpended balance, December 31st 2 68
Net cost for support of schools from
local.taxation $162,134 69
Total amount raised by local taxation 163,320 20
Net average membership 1,654
Cost per pupil for support in average membership
from local taxation 1933 (does not include
permanent improvement and new equipment) $98 03
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Report of Superintendent of'Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable:
Mrs. Sears and Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted my.second annual report as your
Superintendent of Schools and the forty-third in the series
of-superintendent's reports.
r In this report the work of the year will be briefly re-
viewed and a hasty survey of the school system will be
attempted in order to make clear some of the probems that
are pressing for solution. The immediate needs will then
be summarized and the.report concluded with a study of our
school costs.
The Work of the Year
Face to face with the most dismal period of social un-
rest and financial dislocation in recent 'times, the school
committee sot about developing a, conservative program
for 1933 by securing economies through the only method
that seemed practical, namely by maintaining the school
system but by doing without the things that could be spared
without impairment to the system. The reduction in school
expenditures was secured by the following:
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Abandonment of building program
Abandonment of land purchases
Abandonment of Evening School
Reduction in teaching staff as vacancies occurred
Elimination of financial support of athletics
Contribution of teachers and all employees
Lower prices for fuel and supplies
Miscellaneous economies
Attendance and Enrollment
In spite of adverse conditions the school population
continues to increase. The average membership for the
calendar year 1932 was 1602 while for 1933 it was 1654.
Our percentage of attendance showed some improvement,
being 93.16 in 1932 and 93.53 in 1933.
Course of Study
Considerable work has been done in developing a tleYi-
ble but definite course of study in order to secure more
uniformity in regard to aims and objectives. Meetings have
been held each month affording opportunities for the teach-
ers of each grade to discuss their problems and compare
the progress of their pupils and to acquaint themselves with
the successful methods developed by others. Test records
have been provided for all pupils. Mental tests and achieve-
ment tests have been given in all schools and all pupils have
been classified and charted by the personnel method of Dr.
Allen of Providence. Our pupils should be better graded
and teachers should be enabled to provide better for,the
pupils' individual needs and guidance.
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Health
Fortunately there have been no serious epidemics.
There'were thirty-five cases of Scarlet Fever this year while
in 1932 there were forty-five cases. There were eight cases
of diphtheria in 1931, two in 1932 and none in 1933. The
immunization clinics have proved their worth. The report
of the school nurse reveals the wide scope of her work. In
spite of very evident want and financial distress in many
homes the children almost without exception have been the
last to suffer. The school health record is much better than
last year.
Physical Education
The report of Mr. Bangs, the director of Physical
Education, shows notable changes in this work. While
formerly a fairly large sum of money was expended for the
payment of officials at games, for transportation and sup-
plies, this year this appropriation was eliminated. Athletics
have been almost self-sustaining. The partial enclosure of
the athletic field has-been of some help. The lack of ready
money has cut down the receipts of games but all in all the
school events have been well supported by the townspeople.
The athletic association owes no debts and has a small sur-
plus. By rearrangement of the program it has been possi-
ble to send Miss Nehubian to the elementary schools for
-work with the girls aiid the younger pupils.
Observation and Practice Teaching in Junior High School
At the request of President Herbert Howes of the
State Teachers College, the committee voted to permit
students in the upper class to come to the Junior High
School for observation and practice. This action on the
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part of the committee has been helpful to the college and
to the Cape generally in that it has been a factor in increas-
ing the enrollment and in attracting young men to the col-
lege and in extending and enriching its work. Arrange-
ments of this type are seldom without disadvantages as well
as advantages but in this case while the fullest degree of
co-operation is necessary on both sides it has never been
wanting on the part of the college authorities. The arrange-
ment detracts in no way from the fullest local control and
on the whole has proved practical and of considerable value
as a stimulus to effort and progress in our Junior High
School.
Transportation
A great amount of time and attention is required in
order to keep the transportation system functioning with
any decree of smoothness and efficiency.- More than half
of the pupils travel to and from school in busses. No occu-
pant of a bus has been injured although one pupil was
struck while crossing the str6et by a careless motorist. Fort-
unately the child suffered no noticeably permanent injury.
The faithful and devoted services of the police and trans-
portation agents in their care of the .school children has
made this good record possible. Fourteen vehieles are used
by the schools. One large new bus seating sixty-five pupils
was purchased by Mr. Harris as a replacement. No increase'
in the number of busses has been required nor is it con-.
templated. The cost of transportation has not been re-
duced materially, but the town is receiving much more value
for its money. More pupils are being carried and the
equipment has been greatly improved. By state regulation
busses now are inspected bimonthly. The inspectors praise
highly the equipment.
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The High School
In the high school several important changes have been
made which are described in soiree detail in Mr. Lee's re-
port. In a six year high school it is difficult to make
changes without disturbance to the complicated program.
Some further adjustments must be made but already the
school is adapting itself to the in differences and
needs in a more practical manner. The establishment by
Mr. Lee of a system of traffic guidance and control by the
students has tended to bring an atmosphere of quiet and
study. Some attention has been given to chorus singing
under the direction of Miss Ruth Shepard. Mr. Lee has
been greatly interested in the school assemblies and has suc-
ceeded in securing several distinguished and helpful
speakers.
Vocational Education
By vote of the town meeting the school committee was
permitted to establish vocational education and in Septem-
ber the state department approved the establishment of the
Barnstable High School Household Arts School. Hereafter
,the State and Federal government pay one-half of the
teachers salary and one-half the maintenance charges. The
extension of this type of education to the boys is contem-
plated. An agricultural curriculum with emphasis upon the
care of estates should prove of practical value to many boys
of the school. Such a curriculum has been discussed at' `
length with the state authorities and can be adopted pro-
vided suitable room and some other essential facilities can
be found.
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Cafeteria
The financial condition of the high school cafeteria has
been the cause of much anxiety throughout the year. Un-
der the able management of Miss Edith Bowker a surplus
in cash and equipment was built tip in previous year& suffi-
cient to insure solvency and to allow the cafeteria to oper-
ate for some time at an extremely narrow margin of profit.
During March and April conditions became serious but
since September the volume of safes has increased each
month and the cafeteria seems again to be definitely
successful.
Appointment of Miss Mary Murray
The feNi- changes in the teaching staff are indicated in
the table preceding this report. President Howes' nomina-
tion of Miss Mara, Murray, Principal of the Marstons Mills
School, to a position in the Hyannis Training School is the
first instance on record of such an appointment from the
staff of the Barnstable Schools. This recognition of local
merit is very gratifying to the teachers and the community
• generally.
Retirement of Mrs. Boody
The resignation and retirement of Mrs. Mabelle M. H.
Boody marks the end of many years of successful service in
the schools of Barnstable as a supervisor of drawing and
music. Mrs. Boody's resignation was accepted with deep
regret by the committee.
Mr. Boody Elected Principal Emeritus
In recognition of his great .service to the Barnstable
High School, Mr. Louis M. Boody was unanimously elected
Principal Emeritus.
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Use of School Property
In the belief that the use of school property by local
and civic organizations for worthy purposes was of com-
munity benefit the committee has from time to time granted
its use gratuitously or for a small fee. The committee has
not followed this practice for commercial enterprises or
where such use was in competition with private halls or
property. During the year several athletic clubs and or-
ganizations have used the school playgrounds and fields.
Classes.for the teaching of the Greek and Hebrew languages
have been held in the late afternoon in the Iyanough School
and the high school assembly 'hall has been used by the
Grange and many other civic or semi-civic organizations at
a nominal charge.
Repairs and Improvements
Working under a reduced budget only the most neces-
sary repairs were contemplated. The use of floor oil was
discontinued in all but two of the smaller buildings thus
necessitating a vast amount of cleaning to remove the old
oil with which the floors were saturated and to prepare the
floors for a wag treatment. New floors were laid in one rooYn
at Marstons Mills and two at the Training School. Consid-
erable work was done in repairing roofs and plumbing.
Several improvements were made in the kitchen and cafe-
teria at the high school. The old Masonic Hall was remov-
ed from the grounds of the Barnstable Village School and a
part of the grounds graded to secure a sinall play area. The
exterior,of the high school was painted. The hard work and
friendly co-operation of the school janitors added materially
to the success of the program of repairs.
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C. W. A.
Late in the ,year the possibility of securing funds for
school repairs and improvement projects from the Federal
government under the Civil Works Act became a fact.
Several thousands of dollars were, allotted to the schools.
At the time of this writing (early in January) workmen
have been engaged in painting the exterior of the Cotuit.,
Osterville, Centerville and West Barnstable school build-
ings. New floors have been laid in Marstons Mills and the
Training School. The West Barnstable School has been
almost completely renovated and new brick entrances and
cement walks have been constructed. Major repairs to the
plumbing in the Training School have been completed. The
grounds of the Training School have been regraded -and
covered in part with a coating of Tarvia-Lithic. The east-
ern wall of the high school has been waterproofed and the
interior of this wall has been furred and covered with sheet-
rock and redecorated. Nearly all of the high school walls
have been repointed and workmen are busy with almost
countless small repairs and improvements and in painting
and redecorating the interior. Projects have been approved
for new walks at Osterville, for grading in the rear of the
high school, for rebuilding the fence about two sides of the
high school field, for improvements to the Cotuit playground
and to the grounds and building at Barnstable Village and
for interior painting in the Training School.
Without commenting upon the merits or demerits of
this form of government spending, it is sufficient to say that
these funds have been of tremendous benefit to the schools.
Large sums of money and,many years'of planning would
have been required to secure the improvements that have
already been effected. The men engaged in these projects
have been without exception helpful and industrious and
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have given their best efforts to improve the schools. It is
only proper to express gratitude and appreciation for their
help which in many cases Nvent far beyond the wages they
were paid. The patience, the intelligent intent and genuine
co-operation of the administrator, Selectman Victor F.
Adams, have not only made these projects possible but they
have made their supervision a pleasant task.
Several other projects are awaiting approval. R is to
be hoped that much more can be accomplished, School at-
tendance is required by law of all children of school age.
It is their right to live and work in a clean, healthful, at-
tractive environment. Before the end of the school year
our school buildings, should come much nearer to the ideal
of a proper school home.
Survey of the School System
Parents and citizens have frequently brought to the
attention of the school authorities valuable and welcome in-
formation about conditions and situations and have proved
very helpful in correcting and improving defective features
of the .school system. The schools are always grateful for
these suggestions. Many problems are so self evident and
yet so persistent that it might well be believed that the
school authorities are unaware of their existence and are
doing nothing toward their reinedy. Such is not 1 the case,
however. The defects in the school system are ever the
topic of discussion and their correction the constant aim
from year to year.
Before examining them more closely a brief survey .of
the school system may reveal many of;the strong points and
the successful.efforts. Moreover it is always easier to find
possibilities of improvement when the-whole structure is
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seen in outline. Barnstable's public schools are its largest
enterprise. It is doubtful if on all Cape Cod there is a
single business or industry equal to it in size. The schools
operate eight buildings including the Cape's largest high
school and its largest elementary school. Over seventeen
hundred young people, the most precious part of the town's
population, are sheltered in its schools. Their health and
physical well-being, their intellectual, aesthetic and.inoral
guidance; these are the chief concern of this enterprise;
their welfare and their success the town's sole profit.
With Barnstable'.s nearly seventy-five square miles of
area, the admirable location and spacing of the village
schools present the brighest picture in the present school
system. Their development and improvement offer no for-
midable obstacles. The net work of fine roads have made
.transportation of pupils easy and convenient and the con-
solidation of the Junior High School and Senior High
School grades became inevitable. The fine high school
building with its well developed grounds affords nearly
every facility for a complete and comprehensive program.
In music, art and physical education our work is of high
order. The academic work of our senior high school is im-
proving rapidly. Of our schools as a unit we may be justly
proud but of problems of organization and physical plant
there are still many.
School Problems
Some of the many problems confronting the schools
could be solved by the expenditure of money. Such pro-
blems depend almost altogether upon the willingness and
ability of the taxpayer to provide; the urgency of the times
may prevent or delay their solution. Some others are
capable of solution with time and patience while some are
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age old problems defying solution yet constantly challeng-
ing the attempt.
The Teacher
In any school system the teachers individually and
collectively determine its value and efficiency, they them-
selves affix the stamp of community approval or. dis-
approval. Magnificent buildings, a well planned and organ-
ized program of studies and all the necessities of our educa-
tional system are of little avail without good teachers. In
the Town of Barnstable our teachers are more often
superior than otherwise, but the work of a teacher should
go far beyond the subject and the classroom. Our great
distances and our scattered school population tend to re-
strict the work of the teachers particularly those of the
high school to five short days, thirty hours. At the close
of school the majority of_ the pupils are hurried away and
these valuable contacts are broken. Our greatest need is
for teachers with vision, energy, enthusiasm and ingenuity
determined to cope with these natural handicaps to a fuller
and richer school life. Many of our teachers are seeing be-
yond the narrow confines of the grade and school, are will-
ing to do more than is required, are actually knowing the
home and the community and eager for team work with
parents and fellow teachers for the better understanding
and guidance of the individual.
Building Problems
Although inadequate buildings, wasteful heating,
crowding of 'pupils, transfers and double grades are dis-
tinct problems they are interrelated and are treated as one.
Because of the lack of room in Marstons Mills, Centerville
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and the Training School pupils are shifted about, involving
multiple grades to a room, an additional burden upon trans-
portation and in turn overcrowding other schools. The
patience of the parents of these children has been found
wanting but it often must be sorely tried. The heating
plants in Centerville, West Barnstable and Barnstable Vil-
lage are antiquated and wasteful.
Transportation
The late opening of schools in the morning subtracts
from the best hours of the' day. The change from 9:30 to
9:00 A. M. at the high school is an improvement but fur-
ther changes may entail some hardship for pupils coming
from a distance. The time schedule is bound to the trans-
portation system. Transportation deprives many pupils in
the high school from a full participation in extra-curricula
activities such as the proper preparation of a school news-
paper or school debating. A full discussion of the cost,
management and organization of transportation would re-
quire more space.than is available here. It has occupied the
attention of the committee more than any other subject.
Contracts previously running for three years have been re-
newed for two and one year periods so that all contracts
will eventually terminate at the same time, thus adustment
may be made with justice and equity to all. In a service
where the lives of children and their general safety is
almost constantly at stake, expense is not the most import-
ant consideration but it is still a very important factor.
Large Classes and Study Rooms
In the high school classrooms are small and of nearly
uniform size allowing little or, no flexibility for large or
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small classes. It seems logical to suppose that with increas-
ing maturity and education the pupil should develop more
responsibility and self reliance and should become in-
dependent of the teacher's help and supervision, but for
many years educators have advocated smaller and smaller
classes for high school pupils while primary teachers with
younger children have accustomed themselves to a greater
burden of larger classes. A class of forty first graders is
not considered a hardship for a primary teacher but a class
of equal number in the high school is apt to cause com-
plaint. In Marstons Mills, Osterville •and the Training
School these classes often average nearly fifty per room.
All recent studies .show that high school students of equal
ability do as well or better in large classes. Very large
classes cannot be accommodated in the high school because
of the small rooms. The science room was equipped for
only twenty-four but the addition of one large unit raised
this to a maximum of thirty-four. A strong teacher should
be able to supervise twice as many pupils during a study
period as compared with a regular recitation, but this
potential gain is lost because of the lack of larger halls for
study. The'use of the cafeteria, a portion of the library or
the general science laboratory have been suggested as offer-
ing a way to improve this situation. The furniture neces-
sary would cost less than a teacherl's salary.
Vocational Education
Many hope that the proposed amendment to the
Federal constitution abolishing child labor will not prevail
because of its potential interference with the local and home
control. But the abolition of child labor and the raising
of the age of school attendance are here already in prac-
tice if not in law. Providing education of direct value in
helping the individual in learning to earn a living has be-
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come a very urgent problem with our increasing and more
varied school population.
Junior High School Problems
Critics of the six year secondary, school insist that the
mingling of the younger children with the more mature
reacts to the disadvantage of the younger pupils. Methods
and means for providing a ,sharper division between the
Senior and Junior High School and of providing for a bet-
ter functioning of the distinct features of the Junior High
School, features that have made it successful where it exists
as a separate unit, are being studied as a very real problem
that should be solved without delay.
Playgrounds
The lack of proper play area at Cotuit, Marstons Mills,
Barnstable Village and the Training School are problems
of great importance. The assistance of the CWA workers
should aid materially in developing better facilities.
Needs
Junior High School Toilets: New toilet rooms in the
eastern section of the high school building.
Centerville: Land and a new building in Centerville
or additional land and two new rooms as an addition to the
old building.
Hyannis: Purchase of an adequate plot of land in the
Northwest part of Hyannis now and the erection of a six
room building as soon as possible.
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Cotuit: Development of proper playground.
Barnstable Village Development of, the present
.grounds and acquirement of suitable area nearby. Renova-
tion of old or installation of new heating plant.
School Costs
Net
Appropriation Expenditures Credits Expenditures
1930 $207,864.91 $207.864.91 $14,415.78 $193.449.13
1931 194,714.54 194,714.54 15,539.08 179.175.46
1932 184,822.42 184,798.23 15,277.96 169,520.27
1933 178,709.79 178,707.11 15,389.59 . 163,317.52
Contributions of teachers and employees have been disregarded
Cost Per Pupil
Contributions disregarded
H.S. H.S. J.H. J.H. El. El. Total Total
Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
1930 $267.70 $257.67 $197.88 $187.92 $91.66 $81.70 $143.74 $133.77
1931 211.03 201.27 163.23 153.08 90.90 80.75 127.25 117.10
1932 185.89 176.36 146.12 136.59 84.79 75.25 117.21 105.81
1933 163.94 154.60 138.07 128.77 81.04 71.74 108.04 98.74
Total Gross
cost per pupil
Barnstable ......................................•••.......................••....................................... $10'8.04
Massachusetts Average ....................................................................... 97.86
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From the above it is obvious that Barnstable School
costs are not excessive. The State statistics take no ae.cor.nt
of charges for notes and bonded debt. The payment this
year of $12,000.00 completes the final payment for the high
school. The only bonded school debt remaining is for the
wings added in 1929 which will be retired in 1939.
Many gifts have been made to the schools. Help and
assistance have come from the various departments or the
Town, the Parent-Teacher organizations, the Conimunity
Council, the Young Matron's Club, the Roloson estate, the
Woman's club and the Barnstable Teachers club and others
and from many interested citizens and parents who would
desire their names withheld. The generosity and interest of
these individuals and organizations is especially appreciated
in these times of so much need.
The aims of education are often expressed in plati-
tudes and generalities to which all subscribe but which may
mean much or little according to the point of view. Our
aim has been to encourage or to impose responsibilities small
or large according to the pupil's ability, believing that re-
sponsibilities carried bravely and well fit for the larger re-
sponsibilities of life.
Whatever lias been accomplished during the past
months has been due to this ability of pupils, teachers, pa-
rents, school employees and school committee to bear well
the many heavy responsibilities of a difficult year. To each
of these groups the superintendent wishes to express his
sincere gratitude for their thoughtful co-operation and help.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH R. BARR,
superintendent of Schools.
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Report of the Principal of the Barnstable
High School
Mr. Ralph R. Barr,
Superintendent of Schools,
Hyannis, Mass.
January 9, 1931
Dear Mr. Barr:
Following is my report on the Barnstable High School
and Junior High School for the year ending Deceinber 31,
1933:
Faculty Changes
Last June, four teachers left the services of the school
and three new teachers were engaged during the late spring
and summer. Of the teachers who left, bliss Bern has taken
.a period of rest at her home; Miss Laird returned to her
former position in Whitinsville; Miss Osborne accepted a
position in a Junior High school in Newton and Mr.
Hancock has a position as substitute in the Everett schools.
Of the new teachers, Miss O'Harra came to us as, the
,head of the English Department from the Bridgewater High
school; Miss Burns came from Amesbury, Massachusetts, as
teacher of commercial subjects; Mr. Milk came from the
Mitchell school in Billerica and is in the English depart-
ment.
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On December 1, Mrs. Boody severed her connection
with the school after a long term of service in the high
school and in the elementary schools of Barnstable. As head
of the Art department, Mrs. Boody for many years exercised
a fine influence on the artistic side of the life of the school
and endeared herself to the thousands of young people who
came under her instruction. Her loss will be felt alike.by her
pupils and colleagues. Miss Jones, who had previously been
giving two clays a week.to work in the high school and jun-
ior-high school, has now taken over Mrs. Boody's work and
Miss Harriet Chase, a graduate of the.Vesper George School
of Art in Boston, has taken Miss Jones' work.
New Curricula
For the economical administration of the school, it .
seemed advisable last spirug to revise the curricula. This
revision covered several weeks of conferences with the
teachers of the school and With the Superintendent. The
new curricula were promptly approved by the School Com-
mittee and went into effect at once. The principal changes
may be summarized as follows:
1. Classes in all major subjects, except Economics and
i History, meet five times per week instead of four.
2. Provision for five courses of study in place of the
Business, College and General courses formerly offered.
The present courses are called College, Scientific, Business,
Practical Arts and Household Arts.
3. Greater restriction in the number of elective sub-
jects offered in the various courses especially in the second
year of the College course. It is felt that pupils should have
a wide latitude in selecting the type of course they desire to
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Xnursue but that once the course is chosen, the school, by rea-
�son of its experience, is better qualified than either pupils or
Tnarents to select the subjects that should make up the
,}course. It has been the experience of the school. that pupils
in the College course have made serious blunders in the
choice of their elective subjects and that these blunders
have sometimes delayed the pupils' admission to college an
entire year. The oportunity for such mistakes is very ina-
terial.ly reduced in the revised curricula.
4. Abundant opportunity is given the.. pupil. to change
'his course at the end of the year if lie finds that he has made
:an unwise selection. Changes from `one course to another
during the school year are not feasible.
5. Under the old curricula, a period of nearly all of the
unprepared subjects; such as drawing, shop work, house-
hold arts, etc., counted just as much toward graduation as a
,period in Latin, Matheinatics or Science. Under the new
curricula, unprepared subjects count half as much as pre-
pared subjects. The number of points required for gradu-
ation remains the same as before, seventy-five points, but all
pupils are now obliged to carry a normal amount of work as
a, result of this reduction in credit for -unprepared work.
The resutls secured by the revision of the curricula
,`have been very satisfactory. The changes have brought
about slight economies in administration due to the elimina-
tion of some small classes but most of the economies which
-had been anticipated have been offset by the increased
amount of class work.most pupils must now carry in order
to secure the normal number of credits each year. Minor ad-
justments have still to be made but in general the changes
already effected appear to have been fully justified.
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State-Aided Household Arts Course
The Superintendent of Schools found that it was quite
feasible to arrange the new Household Arts course so as to
meet the requirements .for state-aided courses. After a num-
ber of consultations with the State Department of Educa-
tion, a course was arranged that easily meets the require-
ments of the Commonwealth and provides in a most practi-
cal way for the training of girls in home making and in the
household arts. ' About twenty-eight girls are registered in
this new course in the ninth and tenth grades and the num-
ber seems likely to increase with each succeeding year. Of
all the courses offered by the school, the Houeshold Arts
course seems most certain to fulfill its mission because every
girl is likely to make use of the training imparted in a
course of this character.
State-Aided Course for Boys
Much study has already been given under the direction
of the Superintendent of Schools to the desirability of estab-
lishing a course for boys of grades nine to twelve in various
phases of agriculture and the care of estates. Practical work
in agriculture would be offered in gardening, dairying and
poultry raising through co-operation with Barnstable farm-
ers who are engaged in these activities. Boys who want to
prepare themselves for the management and development of
estates would have practical work in their field through co-
operation with the owners and managers of the many es-
tates located in the town and within easy motoring distance .
of the school. In such a course, the afternoons would be de-
voted to practical work on the farm or on the estate while
the forenoons would be spent at school on related subjects.
A motor vehicle would be necessary to transport the boys
to and from their outside work. A course of this nature may
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he offered in September, 1934, if a sufficient number of boys
express an interest in it. It may not be generally known
that the State pays two-thirds of the salary of a teacher of
agriculure in such a course as that outlined above.
The Eighth-Ninth Grade. Gap
Throughout the eighth grade, pupils have but one sub-
ject to study at. home on any day and they are not accus-
tomed to full study periods in school because no such per-
iods are provided for them. Their only, experience with
study in school then is what they get in the form of super-
vised study Colder the direction of the teacher of the sub-
ject; that is to say they get little training in, or opportun-
ity for, independent study in school.
The moment they enter the ninth grade all this is
changed and the change comes so suddenly that some pupils
find it difficult to adjust themselves to the new situation be-
fore they are hopelessly behind in their ninth grade worl-_
In the ninth grade, pupils have'three or four studies to pre-
pare at home every -day instead of a single subject. In
school, they have one or two study periods every day for
further preparation of their work. It is the opinion of many
minth grade teachers that their pupils would be better pre-
pared for independent study, both in their home work and
in their study periods, if the transition from the eighth to
the ninth grade were less abrupt. With this thought in mind,
I feel that we ought to give earnest consideration to the ad-
visabiliy of providing a few study periods during the week
for independent study on the part of eighth grade pupils iu
the second half of the year and require daily preparation in
two studies instead of one.- The provision for study per..ods
in school time «ould leave the home work for these pipits
just as it stands now.
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Make-Up Day
The making up of work lost by bus pupils t.hrougli ab-
sence has always been a problem .in the school. In previous•
years, pupils Made up such work or received help from
their teachers by individual a.ppointmeiit with the teacher
concerned. This arrangement often made it necessary for
the bus pupils to stay in school for the 4:30 bus on two or-
more clays in order to make up a single absence because dif-
ferent teachers found it convenient to stay for make-up,
work on different days. Early this year, however, it was
agreed that all teachers should stay on -fonday afternoon
for make-up wort: and to help backward pupils. -Monday is,
now generally known, therefore, as make-up day and pupils,
are sure to find every teacher available after school on that
clay. By this plan, bus pupils are enabled to make up all of
their work or get help from all of their teachers on. a single
day although teachers still continue to make appointment%
with pupils for additional clays of the week as occasion;
arises.
Social Life of the School
School dances were held in the year 1932-33 once a
month from .November to .June except in the month of
-larch. The organizations spolisoring the Glances included
the Senior, Junior and Sophoinore classes as swell as they
Dramatic club. For the year 1933-34, four Glances have been
scheduled by the three upper classes and this number is not
likely to be materially increased.
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Dnring January, February and March of 1933, pupil
were given an opportunity to dance in the boys' gyrnna ium
on Friday afternoons from. 3:00 to 4:30 p. in. These infor-
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mal dances proved to be very popular and provided many
pupils with almost their only opportunity to dance under
favorable conditions. Pupils 'of the junior and senior high
school danced at the same time and the music was usually
provided by-a group of high school musicians. These dances
will be continued during the corresponding months of 1934
but the senior high school and the junior high school will
-dance on alternate weeks.
Dramatic and Musical Interests
In the ,year 1932-33, four plays were presented at eve-
ning performances by the senior and junior classes and the
Dramatic club and it is probable that the same number will
be presented this year.
The Alusic department of the school presented four con-
,certs of various types in the high •school auditorium last_
,year and four are again scheduled for this year. These
plays and concerts have all added to the life and spirit of
the school and have done much to establish a permanent in-
terest in music and dramatics on the part of many pupils.
Throughout the year, the high school auditorium is
used by various organizations for musical and dramatic pro-
ductions but it should not be understood that all of these are
thigh school activities. The number of events sponsored by
the high school itself whether musical, dramatic, or social
-does not seem to be excessive.
Exhibition of High School Work
Last June, an exhibition of the work done by pupils of
the junior and senior high schools in the various depart-
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•nients was held in the auditorium and the boys' gymnasium._
The large number of parents who visited,this exhibition and
the interest manifested by the pupils of the entire school tes-
tif3- to the value of such displays. Music for the occasion
was graciously provided by the pupils themselves under the.
direction of the Supervisor of Music, Mr. Griffiths.
School Traffic Squad
In order to facilitate the passing of pupils through:
crowded sections of the corridors and stairways of the-
school., a "Traffic Squad" was organized in September un-
der the supervision of the Athletic Director, Mr. Bangs..
This squad, which is made Lip of boys and girls from the sen-
ior class, has secured a high degree of efficiency and orderli-
ness in the passing of pupils from class to class and is to bee
commended for its achievement.
Janitor Service
The promptnessfand efficiency with which all sorts of
janitor service are provided form one of the outstanding_
characteristics of this department. The building is regularly
kept warm and clean and the cheerful service that is always;
at hand adds greatly to the pleasure and smoothness of the:
management of the school.
In Conclusion
To you, Mr. Barr, to the vice-principals, and to the loy-
al teachers of the senior and junior high school, the thanks
ofthe principal are due for the co-operation and support
that have made the past year such a happy one in.the admin-
istration of the Barnstable IIigh school.
Very truly yours,
ARTHUR LEE.
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Excerpts from. Special Reports
Music
Instrumental. work has grown from a non-existant
quantity five years ago, into a movement of major propor-
tions. Enrollment in all branches of this work is larger
than ever before. A total of more than 500 instrumental-
music pupil-periods is being given per week at present, and
in the High School orchestra of 60 players, the largest in
this part of the state, and the High School Band of 30, the
town has two performing organizations of which to be
proud. The Junior High and grade school orchestras and
lesson-classes, serve as an -adequate training ground for
these higher groups.
The fourth annual Cape Cod Symphony orchestra, and .
Band Festival, with chorus and professional. soloist, is to
take place early in 1934. These yearly musical. events are
the outstanding items upon Cape Cod's musical calendar—
raising the standard of attainment for our boys and girls
continually, and promoting friendly feeling among Cape
communities, extending, as they do, from Wareham to
Provincetown.
Vocal music is showing a continued improvement in
quality. The grade schools are sending better-prepared stu--
dents into the Junior,High school and in turn the Junior
High school is benefited by having classes which. can really
sing and read music, so do not have to waste time in learn-
ing rudiments which should have been taught, and now are,
in grades three and four.
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Report of the School Nurse'
School visits 632
Inspections - 6,481
Exclusions 117
Pediculosis 30
Skin conditions 45
Other causes 42
Home visits 873
First Aid 947
Attendance at Eye Clinic 19
Attendance at Chadwick Clinic 24
Attendance at Mental Clinic 22
Hearing tests with Audiometer 892
Vision Re-tests 242
Diphtheria Immunizations 430
Attendance at Pre-school Clinic 108
Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 1,579
Attendance at Dental Clinic 618
Cleanings 246
Fillings 941
Temporary .507
Permanent 434
Extractions 263
Temporary 255
Permanent 8
Operations 1,580
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22d ,
Contagious diseases:
Scarlet fever 34
Whooping cough 21
German measles 4
Measles 2
Chicken-pox 10
Mumps 2
Infantile paralysis 1
Lobar pneumonia 1
Nose and throat examinations at clinic 24
Tonsil and adenoid operations 13
Examinations at Pocasset T. B. clinic 4
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH P. RIGBY,
School. Nurse.
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Physical Education
Football "B" Squad
Boys between ages of 12 and 16 who are not on regular
varsity squad. '
Must be at least 100 pounds.
Enrollment of squad-46.
Practice daily and play regular game between halves of
varsity home games.
Each boy fully equipped and receiving full time instruc-
tion and supervision.
Elementary Schools Physical Education
All grades following progressive program outlined by
physical director. Each classroom visited weekly by phy-
sical instructor.
In addition a program in tap and folk dancing is being
carried on for the girls in all elementary schools. This work
started September 1933.
High and Junior High Gymnasium Classes
Regular outlined program consisting of:—
Seasonal Sports
Group Games
Gymnastic Dancing
Calisthenics and Tactics
Apparatus Work
Tumbling
Corrective Exercises
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INTRA-MURAL SPORTS 1933
Field Hockey—All girls in grades 9-12. . Twelve teams '
in organized league.
Girls' Basket Ball—Confined to class games during
gymnasium periods.
Boys' Basket Ball-104 boys, grades 8-12 in organized
inter-room league.
Volley Ball-64 boys, grades 9-12 in organized inter-
class league. Winner plays outside team.
Horse Shoes—Tournament during fall season. 24 boys.
Afternoon Sports for Junior High School Girls-20
girls participating. Horse shoe pitching and soft ball base-
ball league.
Girls' Baseball—All girls in grade 9-12. Twelve teams
in organized league.
Girls' Track Meet-20 girls participating.
ALL CAPE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY DAY
120 girls representing Falmouth, Yarmouth, Hyannis,
Orleans and Wellfleet. Entire day program on B. H. S.
Athletic field.
Hygiene and Health
Courses in Hygiene have been transferred from grade
seven to grade nine and meet daily.
ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE
1932 - 1933
Allen, Audrey Field, Harvey, Jr.
Anderson, Arvid Flinkman, Dagmar
Anderson, Maye N. Fuller, Alfred
Barrus, Elinor Greene, David
Bearse, Barbara Groulund, Lillie
Bearse, Marion Hall, Carleton
Bearse, William Harris, Jane
Beaumont, Leo Hazelton, Elizabeth
Blackmer, Vernon Hemmila, Alpo
Burlingame, Adele Hinckley, Marjorie
Burlingame, Harold Hinckley, Miriam
Carter, Phyllis A. Hord, Norman
Chaffin, Mary Howland, Jennie F.
Chase, Robert Huhtanen, Walfrid
Coggeshall, Marion Imberg, Ellen
Coleman, Thomas Imberg, Helen
Corcoran, John Johnson, Harry
Corcoran, Margaret Johnson, Ivar
Crocker, Charles Jones, Nancy
Crocker, Lauchlan, Jr.' Jones, Philip
Crocker, Ruth V: Jones, Thomas
Dixon, Allen Kenney, William
Doane, Stanley Keyes, Orrin
Drew, Kenneth Klimm, Elenore
Drew, William Lagergren, Edwin
Duthie, Ray Lahteine, Edna A.
Fermino, Joseph �� Lahteine, Evelyn
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE
(Continued)
Lahteine, Francis Sinnett, Harvey
Lamminen,Elsie Smith, Helen
Luoto, William Soucy, Raymond
Lus, Joseph Souza, Elizabeth
Lyons, Herbert Sulkala, Kalerva
Maki, Frederick Sylvester, Albert
Maki, Wilho Syriala, Hazel
Makie, Marion E. Syriala, Mildred M.
Makie, Paul Syriala, Paul D.
Marney, Pauline Syriala, Rosa
Matson, I. Florence Thomas, Isabel
Michelson, Ruth Thomas, Lydia
Morin, Clifton Tsiknas, Katherine
Panesis, Louis Tsiknas, William G.
Peters, Lawrence Weigert, Alice
Pukki, Kauko Weigert, Emily
Raymond, Ethel C. Weigert, Dolores
Raymond, Roberta West, Gordon
Reeves, Ronald Wiinikainen, Albert R.
Renkainen, Elsie Williams, Kenneth
Renkainen, Helen Williams, William
Ruska, Elvi K. Williamson, Julia
Ruska, William Willman, Harold
Salo, Carl Willman, Osmo
Scudder, Barbara Winnell, Marjorie
Shaw, Carolyn Wirtanen, Ellsworth .
Shaw, Gifford Wirtanen, Virginia
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MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
June 19, 1933
Name Course
Arnold, Lillian May College
Banks, Diana Sinclair General
Barrus, Edythe Natalie General
Bassett, Balfour Roland Business
Bassett, Emily Bacon College
Bearse, Laurence Weston Business
Benttinen, Arthur Wilbert General
Bismore, Florence Chandler Business
Brogan, Gertrude Margaret College
Campbell, Edna Elizabeth College
Carlin, Marie Louise General
Chaffee, Pauline Harriett General
Chamberlain, Harriet May Business
Crocker, Willis Garfield General
Cross, George Lewis College
DeAdder, Robert Spencer General
Drew, Charlotte May College
Duffin, Florence General
Fermino, Cesar Nansette General
Flinkman, Dagmar Cecilia Business
Fournareis, Nicholas Business
Goode, Robert Joseph Business
Hinckley, Maxine Eleanor Business
Hinckley, Rennie General
Hurley, Frank A. College
Johnson, Bertha Business
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Jones, Warren Francis Business
Joslin, Phoebe College
Klimm, Henry William General �
Krook, Ruth Louise College
Kurra.n, James Ryan Business
Lamminen, Elsie Gladys Business
Lane, Arnold Clifford General
Lebel, Dor's Leona College
Leonard, Perley Elizabeth College
Lovell, Marjorie Shirley College
MacEaclieron, Mary Ellen Business
Maki, Eugene Henry General
Meuse, Ruth Florence General
Molony, Basil Joseph Business
Nickerson, Hazel Barbara Business
Nickerson, Mary Christie Business
O'Neil, Francis Charles College
O'Neil, Violet Mary Business
Pye, Lydia Elizabeth Business
Reavis, Marjorie Elizabeth College
Renka.inen, Elsie O. Business
Richmond, Edward Sherman Business
Ruska, Eh a Irene College
Salo, Martha Esther Business
Sanborn, Katherine Ella College
Shaw, Carolyn Ingalls College`
,Siira, Anne Ellen Business
Sims, Robert Francis College
Smith, Caroline College
Souza, Mary Josephine Business
Tripp, Edward Joseph College
Vroom, Lawrence Makepeace Business
Williams, Henry Leander General
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CLASS OFFICERS
President Robert S. DeAdder
Vice-President Robert J. Goode
Secretary Florence C. Bismore
Treasurer Elua. I. Ruska.
CLASS MOTTO
"Striving to Win"
GRADUATES ENTERING OTHER NSTITUTIONS
Class of 1933
Lillian Arnold Edgewood Park Junior College
Claire Banks Deaconess Hospital
Emily Bassett Colby Junior College
Lawrence Bearse Wentworth Institute
Edna Campbell Hyannis State Teachers College
Willis Crocker Hawley Electrical School
George Cross New Hampton School
Nicholas Fournareis Bentley School of Accounting and
Finance
Phoebe Joslin Beaver College
Arnold Lane New Hampton School
Doris Lebel Regis College
Francis O'Neil Allentown Preparatory School
Ehia Ruska. Hyannis State Teachers College
Carolyn Shaw Bucknell College
Robert Sims Wentworth Institute
Caroline Smith L,isell Junior College
Henry Williams R. C. A. Institute, New York
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INDEX
TownOfficers ..........................................................................................:............................................... 3
Assessors' Report ................................................................................................................................. 6
Treasurer's Report ...................................................................................................I........................ 10
EstimatedReceipts ............................................................................................................... 16
AppropriationAccounts ................................................................................................... 22
Summary ............................................................................................................................................. 41
Expenditures ..............................................................................................._................................ .42
Non-Revenue Accounts ................................................................................................... 44
Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust by the Town ............................................. 49
Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................................ 54
TownClerk's Report ..................................................................................................................... 60
AnnualTown Meeting ......................................................................................................... 63
SpecialTown Meeting ................................................................................................... 77
SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 82
Births ................................................................................................................................................... 84
Marriages .............:............................................................................................................................ 99
Deaths .................................................................................................................................................. 107
JuryList ...................................................................................................................................................... 117
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures ........................................................ 120
Barnstable County Health Department .................................................................. 122
Report of the Police Department ................................................................................. 125
Reportof Tree Warden .............................................._............................................................... 131
Report of Shellfish Constable ............................................................................................. 133
Report of the Park Commission ..................................................................................... 141
Report of Planning Board ............................................._........................................................... 144
Reportof Inspector of Wires ................................................................................................ 148
Board'of Health Report ................._......................................................................................... 149
Reportof Moth Department ..................................................................._...............:.............. 153
Reportof the Town Counsel ................................................................................................ 155
Report of the Board of Public Welfare .................................................................... 161
Reportof Forest Fire Warden ............................................................................................ 170
Report of the Town Forest Committee .................................................................. 172
Report of Surveyor of Highways ......................................................................._........ 175
Report of the Road Committee ........................................................:................................. 182
Report of the School Department .................................................................................... 185
Teachers for School Year 1933-1934 .................................................................. 191
Expenditures by Divisions .......................................................................................... 195
Superintendent's Report ................................................................................................ 197
Principal's Report .............._............................................................................................... 213
Excerpts from Special Reports ........................................................................... 221
Honor Roll for Perfect Attendance ............................................................... 226
Enrollmentby Grades ..................................................._._....................................._....... 228
Membersof Class of 1933 ......................................................................................................... 229
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ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Town Officers
OF THE
Town of Barnstable
Year 'Ending December 31, 1934
a BARNSTABLE,
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MAY A`'
Printed on Cape Cod By F. B. 6� F. P. Goss, Hyannis
TOWN OFFICERS
1934
Selectmen
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons'Mills, Chairman
Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Assessors
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1937
Overseers of Public Welfare
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1935
Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Town Clerk
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1935
Town Treasurer
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1935
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Collector of Taxes
William G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1937
School Committee
Sarah E. Sears, Hyannis Term expires 1935
Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1935
Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Stuart F. Scudder, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1936
Winthrop D. Bassett, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Superintendent of Schools
Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis
Surveyor of Highways
Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1935
Auditor
John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1935
Tree Warden
John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1935
Board of Health
John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 1935
William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Horatio S. Bond, Hyannis Term expires 1937
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Registrars of Voters
John V. O'Neil Hyannis
Clarence M. Chase Hyannis
Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville
Lester W. Murphy Hyannis
Park Commissioners
Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1935
*William F. Jenkins, West Barnstable Term expires 1936
Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1937
Finance Committee
Horace S. Parker, Osterville Term expires'1935
Milton H. Crocker, Cotuit Term expires 1935
J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1936
Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Raymond D. Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Planning Board
*Mary Mortimer, Barnstable Term expires 1935
Calvin D. Crawford, Cotuit Term expires 1935
Mabel K. Baker, Hyannis Term expires 1936
Henry P. Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1937
L. Frank Paine, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1938
*Resigned.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT, 1934
Real Estate valuation $21,451,360 00
Tangible Personal valuation •2,306,060 00
Total valuation of
assessed estate $23,757,420 00
APPROPRIATIONS
For town expenses $606,924 56
Overlay for 1931 730 79
State Assessments:
State Tax 30,900 00
State Auditor's Tax 1,410 65
State Park & Reservation Tax 153 06
Cape Cod Mosquito Control 6,119 47
County Tax 53,464 68
Overlay (of current year) 18,365 89
Total $718,069 10
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax $39,678 91
Corporations Taxes 8,798 04 '
Bank Taxes 895 34
Motor Vehicle Excise 19,291 59
Licenses 7,937 50
Fines 823 35
Grants and Gifts 1,816 30
General government 903 63
Protection of persons and property 140 00
Health and sanitation 725 72
Highways 103 75
Charities 24,645 06
Old Age Assistance 4,939 31
Schools 2,140 34
Public Service Enterprises.
(Water Dept.) 831 03
Interest on deposit' 79 87
Interest on taxes and assessments 12,698 89
Reimbursement, State owned lands 4 82
Federal Emergency Relief Fund 4,070 68
Total estimated receipts $130,524 13
Net amount raised by taxation on polls
and property $587,544 97
Number of.Polls-2,742 a
$2.00 each $5,484 00
Total valuation—$23,757,420.
Tax rate $24.50—Property ,
Tax 582,056 81
Gain account fractional division
of tax rate (to be adjusted
through Overlay Account) 4 16
Total amount of all taxes listed in the
Collector's commitment list for year 1934 $587,544 97
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons, partnerships and
corporations assessed:
On-real estate 3,513
On personal estate 1,163
Number of male polls assessed 2,742
Value of assessed tangible personal estate:
Stock in trade $132,350 00
Live stock 20,210 00
Machinery 193,360 00
All other 1,960,140 00
$2,306,060 00
Value of assessed real estate:
Buildings, excluding
Land $13,219,250 00
Land excluding build-
ings 8,232,110 00
21,451,360 00
Total value of assessed estate,
April 1, 1934 $23,757,420 00
Tax for State, County and Town purposes,
including overlayings:
On personal property $56,499 16
On real estate 525,561 81
On polls 5,484 00
$587,544 97
Rate of total tax per $1,000 $24 50
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Number of horses assessed 53
Number of cows assessed 410
Number of goats assessed 17
Number of neat cattle other than cows 15
Number of dwelling houses 3,224
Number of acres of land assessed 33,500
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT
Valuation of personal property assessed $1,260 00
Valuation of real estate assessed 9,700 00
Total December assessment $10,900 00
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JAMES F. KENNEY,
CHESTER A. CROCKER,
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
Assessors.
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Cash
Jan. 1, 1934, Cash on Expended $1,265,342 41
hand $21,893 92 Balance 24,317 96
Receipts 1,267,766 45
$,1,289,660 37 $1,289,660 37
1931 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Ree'd from Collector $519 05
town , $3,289 35 Tax Titles 112 90
*Net corrections, ' 76 30 Abated 2,766 70
giefunds 33 00
$3,399 65 $3,398 65
1932 Taxes
Jan, 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from Collector $36,448 39
town $44,655 45 *Net corrections 53 .70
Refunds, 44 54 Tax Titles 3,112 12
Abatements 4,885 38
Balance 200 40
$44,699 99 $44,699 99
1933 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the - Rec'd from Collector $101,450 57
town $146;391 33 Abated 3,447 80
*Net corrections 79 37 Tax Titles 6,358 43
Refunds 388' 78 Balance 35,602 68
$.J",85.9 48 $146,859 48
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1934 Taxes
Commitments $587,844 02 Rec'd from Collector $413,536 58
Refunds 520 79 Abated 4,429 20
Balance 170,399 03
$588,364 81 $588,364 81
1931 Old Age Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from the State $277 00
town $437 00 Rec'd from Collector 17 00
*Net corrections 45 00 Abated 190 00
Refunds 2 00
$484 OJ $484 00
1932 Old Age Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from the State $242 00
town $921 00 Rec'd from Collector 205 90
*Net corrections 49 Abated 473 59
$921 49 ,3Ml 49
1933 Old Age Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the
town $1,301 00 Rec'd from Collector $276 30
*Net correction 1 00 Balance 1,025 70
$1,302 00 $1,302 00
1930 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Abated $41 99.
town ' $9 29
*Net corrections 32 70
$41 99 $41 99
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1931 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from Collector $228 13
town $5,494 39 Abated 5,278 30
*Net corrections 12 04
$5,506 43 $5,506 43
1932 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from Collector $716 88
town $4,573 43 *Net corrections 6 58
Abated, 31849 97
$4,573 43 $4,573 43
1933 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1934, Due the Rec'd from Collector $1,556 23
town $6,811 08 Abated 30 14
Commitment 117 51 Balance 5,378 49
*Net corrections 25 54
Refunds 10 73
$6,964 86 $6,964 86
1934 Excise Taxes
Commitments $22,116 34 Rec'd from Collector $18,402 98
Refunds 371 61 Abated 957 70
Balance 3,127 27
$22,487 95 $22,487 95
Overlay Surplus
Dec. 31, 1934, Balance $552 91 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $552 91
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1931 Overlay _
Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $364 67 Appropriated in 1934 730 79
Abatements 2,766 70 *Net corrections 32 30
Balance (overdrawn) 2,368 28
$3,131 37 $3,131 37
1932 Overlay
Abatements $4,885 38 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $16,289 65
Balance 11,406 27 *Net corrections 2 00
$16,291 65 $16,261 65
1933 Overlay
Abatements $3,447 80 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $20,870 99
*Net corrections 30 00
Balance 17,393 19
$20,870 99 $20,870 99
1934 Overlay
Abatements $4,429 20 Appropriated $18,365 89
Balance 13,936 69
$18,365 89 $18,365 89
M. V. Excise Tax Revenue
Abatements $10,158 10 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $16,888 19
Estimated receipts 20,496 52 Commitments 22,233 85
Balance 8,505 76 *Net corrections 38 34
$39,160 38 $39,160 33
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Tax Titles
Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $17,389 69 Redeemed in 1934 $11,697 97
Taken in 1934 7,204 07 Adjustment 10 55
Taxes added 4,765 23 Balance 17,704 77
*Net corrections 54 30
$29,413 29 $29,413 29
Tax Title Revenue
Balance $17,704 77 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $17,389 69
Net credits 315 08
$17,704 77 $17,704 77
Accounts Receivable
Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $10,347 55 Credits for year $25,187 93
Charges for the year 24,670 30 Balance 9,829 92
$35,017 85 $35,017 85
Departmental Revenue
Net charges $517 63 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $10,347 55
Balance 9,829 92
$10,347 55 $10,347 55
Revenue Loans
Notes paid $550,000 00 .Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $100,000 00
Balance 100,000 00 Notes issued 550,000 00
$650,000 0.0 4650,000 00
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State and County Taxes
County Tax $53,464 68 1934 Revenue $92,047 86
State Tax 30,900 00
Mosquito Control 6,119 47
Auditing 1,410 65
State Parks 153 06
$92,047 86 $92,047 86
Special State Tax—Old Age Assistance
Due Town for Due State $40 00
abatements $663 59 Balance 623 59
$663 59 $663 59
Tax Overpayment Account -
Paid Tax Collector 59 20 Overpayments $96 77
Balance to revenue 37 57
$96 77 .$96 77
Shellfish License Account
Balance $312 00 Rec'd from Oyster
Grants $312 00
Dog Money
Paid County Treasurer $1,293 80 Rec'd from Town Clerk $1,293 80
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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Debits
1934 Revenue $122,308 40
Welfare Bill Overpaid 18 25
Bounty on,Wild Cat 10 00
Interest on Taxes overpaid 2 90
$122,339 55
Credits
State Treasurer:
Income Taxes $37,454 80
Corporation Taxes 9,754 46
Bank & Trust Co., taxes 1,685 11
Federal Emergency Relief 4,070 68
Loss of Taxes, State Forest 4 82
$52,969 87
Excise Taxes
1931 228 13
1932 716 88
1933 1,520 14
1934 18,031 37
20,496 52
Licenses:
Beer & liquor $5,220 00
Pedlers. and vendors 1,070 00
Common victuallers 235 00
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Scallop 182 00
Razor Fish 166 00
Auto Dealers 150 00
Inn Holders 100 00
Quahaug 94 00
Amusement 92 00
Sunday 72 00
Milk 41 50
Billiard and Bowling 40 00
Garbage 32 00
Alcohol 20 00
Clam 16 00
Auctioneer 10 00
Lodging-house 10 00
Junk 10 00
Beauty Parlor 7 00
Massage 7 00
Eel - 4 00
Ice Cream 2 00
Oleo 1 00
7,581 50
Fines:
Court \ $1,152 10
Jail 94 50
1,246 60
Privileges:
Oyster'Grants 153 00
Fish Traps 100 00
253 00
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Reimbursements:
Health Department 920 00
Moth Department 11 50
931 50
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Fees 79 22
Highway Department:
Sale of material 148 97
Infirmary:
Board 420 00
Sale of Produce 44 76
464 76
Public Welfare Department:
State $11,738 69
Cities and Towns 4,436 49
Individuals 199 00
16,374 18
Mothers' Aid:
State 455 78
Cities and Towns 250 35
706 13
Soldiers' Benefits:
State Aid 60 00
Veterans Exemption 29 15
89 15
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Old Age Assistance:
State and Towns 6,425 Z6
School Department:
Tuition 826 25
Tuition—State Wards 323 49
Mass. Training School_ 272 00
Sale of books and supplies 156 60
Rent 89 00
Industrial School 24 00
Telephone tolls 3 57
1,694 91
Interest:
Taxes 11,413 42
Tax Titles Redeemed 713 30
12,126 72
Land Rent 332 50
House Rent 271 30
Miscellaneous Receipts 78 16
Printing & Advertising 26 25
Insurance Dividend 23 05
Sale of Building 10 00
Bounty Refunded 10 00
$122,339 55
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1934 Revenue
Appropriations Annual 1934 Warrant $587,844 02
Town Meeting $536,724 56 Estimated receipts 122,308 40
Appropriations Special Appropriation Balances:
Town Meeting 70,200 00 Financial Dept. $16 00
State and County Election Dept. 101 78
Taxes 92,047 86 Forest Fires 615 38
1934 Overlay 18,365 89 Sealer W. & M. 11 45
1931 Overlay 730 79 Moth Dept. 24
Penalty for not making Tree Warden 3 61
return 10 00 Selectmen's
Bank Tax returned 4 88 Dept. 123 53
Balance to Excess and Assessors'
Deficiency Acet. 4,545 97 Dept. 11 53
Town Clerk and
Treasurer 13 23
Tax Collector 250 12
Municipal Bldg. 47 56
Shellfish Const. 112 76
Town Game
Warden 100 00
Town Forest 2 64
Board of
Health 787 31
Sanitation 289 90
Road Repairs 1 28
Snow Removal $1
Widening Main
Street 3 64
Old Age Asst. 789 92
State Aid 70 00
Libraries 1 69
Overpayments on ,
- - old taxes 37 57
Park Commission 3 66
Unclassified
Dept. 2,300 27
Planning Board 59 45
Memorial Day 1 86
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Hall Rent
S. W. V. 12 50 .
Recreation
Comm.. 1 52
Cemeteries 58 82
Interest 3,064 86
Reserve Fund 3,583 14
12,447 52
$722,629 95 $722,629 95
Excess and Deficiency Account
"Tax Title Revenue $9,583 45 Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $81,540 17
Fire Taxes 1,340 65 Tax Titles Redeemed 11,697 97
:Refunds 2 14 1934 Revenue 4,545 97
_Balance 86,893 52 *Net corrections 35 65
$97,819 76 $97,819 76
*By direction of the State Examiners these corrections were
ffiade to adjust errors in the Tax Collector's Department in the
year 1933.
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Selectmen's Department
Salaries, $3,874 98 Appropriated $5,766 00
Clerks 1,209 50
Telephone 216 34
Printing and Advertising 100 25
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 98 02
Traveling Expense 73 35
Fixing Machines 47 50
Petition Bonds 9 00
Setting Bound Stones - 7 50
Recording Deeds 3 03
Dues to Association 3 00
$5,642 47
Balance to Revenue 123 53
$5,766 00 $5,766 00
Assessors' Department
Salaries $3,874 98 Appropriated $6,500 00
Clerks 1,869 00
Abstract Cards 319 11
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies - 273 81
Traveling Expense 85 11
Fixing Machines 29 20
Printing and Advertising 28 50
Dues to Association 8 00
Express 76
$6,488 47
Balance to Revenue 11 53
$6,500 00 $6,500 00
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'Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department
Salary $2,625 00 Appropriated $5,229 00
Clerical Assistance 1,299 84
:Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 873 06
-Bonds 222 50
'Telephone 86 71
Recording 54 50
"Traveling Expense 36 25
-Printing and Advertising 6 00
_`Fixing Machines 5 75
-Dues to Association 4 00
Express 2 16
$5,215 77
Balance to Revenue 13 23
$5,229 00 $5,229 00
Tax Collector's Department
Salary $2,133 32 Appropriated $6,535 30
Clerical Assistance 1,672 00
;Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 1,087 73
"Tax Title Expense 781 88
-.Bond 435 00
:Printing and Advertising 75 50
"Telephone 43 60
"Traveling Expense 34 15
Repairing Machines 22 00
$6,285 18
Balance to Revenue 250 12
$6,535 30 $6,535 30
Financial Department
:Certifying Notes $44 00 Appropriated $60 00
_.Balance to Revenue 16 00
$60 00 $60 00
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Legal Department
Grand Island Bridge Appropriated $27,500 00 ,
Case $23,656 65
Town Counsel Fees,
Charges and Expenses 2,984 70
"Handy" Case 800 00
Witness Fees 58 65
$27,506 00 $27,500 00
Election Department
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Election Officers $895 00 Appropriated $2,520 00
Printing and Advertising 631 32
Hall Rent 354 00
Registrars of Voters 270 00
Posting Warrants, etc. 95 00
Broadcasting System 75 00
Votometers 48 00'
Registrars Expenses 27 80
Labor and Repairs 19 00
Postage and Supplies 3 10
$2,418 22
Balance to Revenue 101 78
$2,520 00 $2,520 00
Moderator
Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $50 00
Expenses of Finance Committee
Printing $165 00 Appropriated $250 00
Clerk 100 00 Reserve Fund 15 00.
$265 00 $265 00
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Planning Board
Salary of Engineer $3,249 97 Appropriated $6,000 00
Salary of Draughtsman 1,580 00
Salary of Clerk 606 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 320 23
Traveling Expenses 76 41
Surveying 57 90
Telephone 35 04
Dues to Association 15 00
$5,940 55
Balance to Revenue 59 45
$6,000 00 $6,000 00.
Municipal Buildings
Janitor $1,404 00 Appropriated $4,784 00
Labor and Repairs 1,066 19
Fuel 567 70
• Electricity 526 79
Furniture and Equipment 430 25
Janitor's Supplies 348 92
Water 191 35
Lumber and Materials 180 18
:Shrubs 18 00
Express 3 06
$4,736 44
Balance to Revenue 47 56
$4,784 00 $4,784 00
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Police Department
Patrolmen $10,964 78 Appropriated $23,845 0(�
Traffic Officers 7,633 15 Reserve Fund 936'32
Chief of Police 2,340 00
Maintenance of Town
Police Car 1,014 27
Automobile of Chief 783 32
Equipment for Men 587 67
Telephone 490 65
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 1 454 51
Purchase of Police Car 325 00
Meals for Prisoners 95 45
Services of Matron 45 50
Labor and Repairs 40 83
Miscellaneous Expenses . 6 18
$24,781 32 $24,781 3t
Fires
Fire Department Appropriated $1,500 00=
Services $1,521 14 Reserve Fund 97 40�
Labor 42 00 Check Returned 50z
Equipment 23 86
Truck 5 40
Food 3 50
Inspection of Oil Burner 2 00
$1,597 90 $1,597 901
Forest Fires
Labor $500 10 Appropriated $1,500 00}1
Care and Repairs on Check Returned 3 ft
Equipment 222 52
Forest Fire Warden 150 00
Miscellaneous Expenses 15 00
$887 62
Balance to Revenue 615 38
$1,503 00 $1,503 00
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Inspection of Wires
Salary and Expenses $1,350 00 Appropriated $1,350 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary and Car $990 00 Appropriated $1,050 00
New Equipment 36 17
Repairs to Equipment 12 38
$1,038 55
' Balance to Revenue 11 45
$1,050 00 $1,050 00
Moth Work
New Equipment $2,009 00 Appropriated $8,675 00
Labor 1,870 05
`Trucks and Automo-
biles 1,795 25
Insecticides 1,551 43
Repairs to Equipment
and Trucks 486 23
Superintendent 474 00
-Federal Projects 273 00
Rent 125 00
Hardware and Tools 90 80
$8,674 76
Balance to Revenue 24
$8,675 00 $8,675 00
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Tree Warden Department
Labor $856 20 Appropriated $2,500 M
Trucks and Automobiles 738 00
Superintendent 406 50
Trees 218 25
Insecticides 155 12
Fertilizer 86 80
Tools and' Hardware 35 52
$2,496 39
Balance to Revenue 3 61
$2,500 00 $2,500 M
Shellfish Constable
Salary and Car $1,800 00 Appropriated $2,000 0(;
Expenses 87 24
$1,887 24
Balance to Revenue 112 76
$2,000 00 $2,000 0(�
Shellfish Propagation
Shellfish for Planting $1,050 00 Appropriated $2,000 00>
Labor 249 50
Use of Boat 121 00
Traveling Expenses 100 00
Equipment and Supplies 80 60
Telephone 26 35
$1,627 45
Balance, Dec. 31, 1924 372 55
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
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Town Forest
Labor $497 36 Appropirated $500.00
Balance to Revenue 2 64
$500 00 $500 00
Harbor Masters
Salaries $e100 00 Appropriated $100 00
Inspection of Animals
Salary $180 00 Appropriated $180 00
Town Game Warden
Salary $100 00 Appropriated $200 00
Balance to Revenue 100 00
$200 00 $200 00
Free Bed Fund
Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Sanitation
Labor $1,803 10 Appropriated $3,000 00
Horses 407 00
Transportation of
Superintendent' 300 00
Land for Town Dump 200 00
$2,710 10
Balance to Revenue 28990
$3,000 00 $3,000 00
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Board of Health j
General Expenses: Appropriated $5,210 00
Salary of Agent $600 00
Expenses of Board of
Health 50 00
Stationery, Post-
age and Supplies 27 82
Miscellaneous Expenses 5 20
Quarantine and Contag-
ious Diseases:
Medical Attendance 198 00
Aid by other
Cities and Towns 109 95,
Hospitals 65 75
Drugs and Medicines 56 44
Tuberculosis:
Board and Treat-
ment 1,421 50
Transportation 38 25
Vital Statistics:
Births 375 75
Deaths 158 75
Dental Clinic:
Services of Dentist 585 00
Assistant to Dentist 110 00
Dental Supplies 78 31
Laundry 3 42'
Other Expenses:
Inspection of Slaugh
tering 250 00
Clinics 180 00
Expenses on Animals 40 25
Disposal of Garbage 37 50
Expenses of Plumb-
ing Inspector 30 80
$4,422 69
Balance to Revenue 787 31
0,210 00 $5,210 00
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HIGHWAYS
Repairs on Roads and Bridges
*Expended $59,051 26 Appropriated $b9.,000 00
Balance to Revenue ' 1 28 Check Returned 52 54
$59,052 54 $59,052 54
Snow and Ice Removal
*Expended $10,026 48 Appropriated $10,000 00
Balance to Revenue 31 Checks Returned 26 79
$10,026 79 $10,026 79
Mixed-in-Place Roads
*Expended $19,438 70 Appropriated $9,000 00
Balance, Dec. 31, Received from State 8,297 30
1934 2,007 24 Received from County 4,148 64
$21,445 94 $21,445 94
Widening Main Street, Hyannis
*Expended $2,696 36 Appropriated $2,700 00
Balance to Revenue 3 64
$2,700 00 $2,700 00
Repairs to Grand Island Bridge
*Expended $1,521 26 Appropriated $2,500 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1934 978 74
$29500 00 \ $2,500 00
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Hillside Cemetery Road
*Expended $1,000 00 Appropriated $1,000 00
(*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of
Highways.) i
CHARITIES, AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Department of Public Welfare
Stationery, Postage Appropriated $71,000 00
and Supplies $406 64 Donations •11,033 01
Public Welfare: Reserve Fund 3,401 85 _
Groceries. and Pro- Checks Returned 400 56
visions $25,521 53 MacGrotty Fund 128 87
Cash Aid 11,418 97 Hallett Fund 54 08
Fuel 8,099 16
Medicine and Medical
attendance 7,234 58
Rent 7,228 53
Clothing 4,845 40
Board and Care 4,699 33
Salaries of Clerks 2,596 82
Federal Projects 2,540 25
Aid by other
Cities and Towns 1,918 12
State Institutions 1,349 21
Funeral Expenses 711 62
Traveling Expense
of Board 266 33
Transportation 291 18
Labor and Repairs 219 89
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33,
Furniture 115 35
Fertilizer 114.60
Carting 79 .53
Grain 52 20
Bags for Provisions 49 73
Laundry 47 73
Water 31 00
Telephone 18 97
Electricity 18 22
Miscellaneous Ex-
penses 15 95
$79,884 84
Infirmary:
Groceries and Pro <
visions $2,143 86
Salary of Superin-
tendent 1,050 00
Fuel and Light 1,025 56
Repairs and Build-
ings 805 77
Dry Goods and Cloth-
ing 331 52
Medicine and-Medical
Attendance 235 55
Hay and Grain 220 59
Household Supplies 116 55
Funeral Expense 68 00
Telephone 53 05
Transportation 25 00
Fertilizer 14 75
y Stationery and Postage 14 65
Pew Rent 12 00
Animal Expense 10 00
Express 6 68
$6,133 53
$86,018 37 $86,018 37
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Mothers' Aid
Cash Aid $2,635 00 Appropriated $2,600 00
Fuel 246 76 Reserve Fund 803 91
'Medicine and Medical
Attendance 214 86
Rent 147 00
Groceries and Pro-
visions 104 96
Clothing 51 33
Miscellaneous Expenses 4 00
$3,403 91 $3,403 91 .
Soldiers' Relief
Cash Aid $2,919 50 Appropriated $5,120 00
Board and Care 1,070 00 Reserve Fund 1,084 58
Groceries and Pro- Check Returned 7 00
visions 1,056 20
Clothing -295 54
Fuel 289 75
Medicine and .Medical
Attendance 266 84
Rent 237 25
Burial Expense 66 00
Miscellaneous Expense 10 50
$6,211 58 $6,211 58
State Aid
Cash Aid $30 00 Appropriated $100 00
Balance to Revenue 70 00
$100 00 $100 00
Old Age Assistance
Cash Aid $17,354 66 Appropriated $20,500 00
Fuel 857 87 Check Returned 12 00
Rent 574 00
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Aid by other
Cities and Towns 356 73
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 247 27
Board and Care 107 00
Funeral Expense 100 00
Clothing 45 83
Transportation 25 61
Repairs 23 36
Furniture 15 00
Water 9 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 1 5 75
$19,722 08
Balance to Revenue 789 92
$20,512 00 $20,512 00
School Department*.
Salaries of Appropriated $182,013 76
Teachers $106,915 71 Dog Money 1,161 71
Transportation 28,692 60 Cobb Fund 373 1 6
General Expenses 19,939 41
Janitors 10,822 67
Maintenance of Build-
ings and Grounds 10,148 54
Text Books and
Supplies 7,029 70
$183,548 63 $183,548 63
• (*For detail of Expenditures, see Report of the School Department)
Centerville School Lot
Paid for Land $2,200 00 Appropriated $2,200 00
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Libraries
Expended for Books Appropriated $1,000 00
as follows:
Hyannis $300 00
Osterville 1115 00
Cotuit 149 06
Centerville 125 00
Marstons Mills 99 25
Barnstable 75 00
West Barnstable 75 00
$998 91
Balance to Revenue 1 69
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
Park Commission
Labor $1,654 64 Appropriated $3,100 00
Life Guard 707 00
Maintenance of Truck 290 43
Curbing 124 c00
Hardware and Tools 99 51
Water '87 63
Equipment 71 03
Rent 48 00
Shrubs, Trees and Loam 14 10
$3,096 34
Balance to Revenue 3 66
$3,100 00 $3,100 00
Memorial Day
Expended by Barn- Appropriated $400 00
stable Soldiers' Mem-
orial Association $398 14
Balance to Revenue 1 86
$400 00 $400 00
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Reserve Fund
Transferred to: Appropriated $10,000 00
Public Welfare
Dept. $3,401 85
Soldiers' Relief 1,034 53
Police Dept. 936 32
Mothers' Aid 803 91
Fires 97 40
Trust Fund Income 74 68
Expenses of Finance
Committee 15 00
Refund on Licenses 3 12
$6,416 86
Balance to Revenue 3,583 14
$10,000 00 $10,000 00
Unclassified
Traffic Signs and Appropriated $15,000 00
Signals $5,902 27 Checks Returned 139 60
Insurance 4,290 94
Printing Town Reports 1,189 00
Labor on Wharves and
other Town Property 1,021 48
Surveying 194 72
Stenographer at Town
Meeting 180 92
Dog Tags 22 00
Killing and Burying
Dogs 22 00
Printing and Adver-
tising 16 00
$12,839 33
Balance to Revenue 2,300 27
$15,139 60 $15,139 60
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Hall Rent—Spanish War Veterans
Expended for Rent $87 50 Appropriated $100 00
Balance to Revenue 12 50
$100 00 $100 00
Land Damage—County Commissioners' Decree
Paid for Land
• Damage $4,471 50 Appropriated $4,471 50
Land_ Damage Wianno
Paid.for Land Damage $5.00. Appropriated $5 00
Band Concerts
Paid Osterville Silver Appropriated $500 00
Band $500 00
Recreation Committee
Barnstable Baseball Appropriated $3,000 00
Association $2,400 00
Cotuit Athletic
Association 200 00
Hyannis Athletic
Association 199 59
Osterville Athletic
Association 198 89
$2,998 48
Balance to Revenue 1 52
$3,000 00 $3,000 00
Dredging West Bay and Cot.uit Harbor
Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $5,750 00
of Massachusetts $5,750 00
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Cotuit Wharf
Balance, Dec. 31, 1934 $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Refund on Licenses
Amount Refunded $303 12 Appropriated $300 00
Reserve Fund 3 12
$303 12 $303 12
Bounty on Seals
Paid for Bounty $335 00 Received from State $335 00
Burning Right of Way
Expended for Labor $336 25 Received from N. Y., /
N. H. & H.R. R. Co. $336 25
Federal Projects
Materials $27,915 83 Appropriated $3.4,000 00
Labor 5,079 84 Checks Returned 119 86
Sewing Materials 165 25
Medical Expenses 161 90
Food Distribution 153 23
Traveling Expenses 133 92
Clerical Expense 110 56
Rent 105 00
Telephone 58 18
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 33 10
Freight and Express 18 52
$33,935 33
Balance, Dec. 31, 1934 184 53
$34,119 86 $34,119 86
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Care Cobb Lot
,Care of Lot $5 00 Income Cobb Fund $5 00
Cemeteries
;Labor $1,229 53 Appropriated $1,500 00
Trees, Shrubs, etc. 178 25
Tools 20 80
Surveying 12 60
$1,441 1S
Balance to Revenue 58 82
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
Interest
` Revenue Loans $6,935.•14 . Appropriated $14,260 00
B. H. S. Addition 3,7S0 00
B. H. S. 480 00
Balance to Revenue 3,064 86
$14,260 00 $14,260 00
Debt
Loans paid: Appropriated $26,000 00
B. H. S. Addition $14,000 00 B. H. S. 12,000 00
$26,000 00 $26,000 00
Trust Funds
School Fund Loan $100 00 Deposited for Perpetual
Invested 517 02 Care $517 02
Withdrawn from School
Fund 100 00
$617 0;: $617 02
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Trust Fund Income
Care Burial Lots $1,418 76 Income:
Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Perpetual Care Fund $1,344 08
Cobb Fund to Schools 373 16 Cobb Fund 378 16
Sturgis Fund (expend- - McGrotty Fund 128 87
ed by Selectmen) 120 00 Sturgis Fund 120 00
McGrotty Fund to In- D. B. Hallett Fund 54 08
firmary) 128 87 Marston Fund 15 90
D. B. Hallett Fund Schools 4 17
(to Public Welfare) 54 08 Marston (withdrawn
Marston Fund (Cen- from bank) 6 60
terville School) 22 50 Reserve Fund 74 68
Added to School
Fund 4 17
$2,126 54 $2,126 54
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SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT
Receipts
Jan. 1, 1934, Cash on hand $21,893 92
1931 Taxes $519 05
1932 Taxes 36,448 39
1933 Taxes 101,450 57
1934 Taxes 413,536 58
$551,954 .59
Old Age Assistance Taxes:
1931 294 00
1932 447 90
1933 276 30
1,018 20
Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded:
1933 36 09
1934 371 61
407 70
Revenue Loans 550,000 00
Estimated Receipts 122,339 55
Tax Titles Redeemed 11,697 97
Shellfish License Account 312 00
Dog Licenses 1,293 80
State—Mixed in Place Roads 8,297 30
County—Mixed in Place Roads 4,148 64
Donations from School Employees 11,033 01
Dog Money from County 1,161 71
Bounty on Seals from State 335 00
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N. Y., N. H. & H: R. R.—
Burning R. of W. 336 25
Trust Fund Income 2,051 86
Trust Funds 617 02 '
Refunds:
Public Welfare $400 56
Unclassified 139 60
C. W. A. Projects 119 86
Road Repairs 52 54
Snow 26 79
Old Age Assistance 12 00
Soldiers' Relief 7 00
Fires 3 50
761 85
17267,766 45
$1,289,660 37
Expenditures
Revenue Loans $550,000 00
State and County Taxes 92,047 86
Tax and Interest on Refunds 1,373 59
Dog Taxes to County 1,293 80
Tax overpayments 59 20
Bounty on Wild Cat 10 00
Welfare bill overpaid 18 25
Fire Taxes to Districts 1,340 65
Penalty for not making return 10 00
Bank tax returned 4 88
Selectmen's Dept. 5,642 47
Assessors' Dept. 6,488 47
Town Clerk and Treasurer's Dept. 5,215 77
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Tax Collector's Dept. 6,285 18
Financial Dept. 44 00
.Legal Dept. 27,500 00
Election 2,418 22
,Municipal Bldgs. 4,736 44
Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00
Moderator 50 00
Police Dept. 24,781 32
Fires 1,597 90
Forest Fires 887 62
Inspection of Wires 1,350 00
Sealing of Weights and Measures 1,038 55
Moth Dept. 8,674 76
Tree Warden Dept. 2,496 39
Shellfish Constable 1,887 24
Harbor Masters 100 00
Inspector of Animals 180 00
Town Game Warden 100 00
Town Forest 497 36
Board of Health 4,422 69
Sanitation 2,710 10
Free Bed Fund 500 00
Repairs on Roads and Bridges 59,051 26
Snow Removal 10,026 48
Mixed- in Place Roads 19,438 70
Widening Main Street 2,696 36
Repairs to Grand Island Bridge 1,521 26
-Hillside Cemetery Road- 1,000 00
-Dept. of Public Welfare 86,018 37
Mothers' Aid 3,403 91
:Soldiers' Relief 6,211 58
'Old Age Assistance 19,722 08
State Aid 30 00
School Dept. 183,548 63
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Libraries 998 31
` Centerville School Lot 2,200 00
Park Commission 3,096 34
Unclassified 12,839 33
Planning Board 5,940.55
Memorial Day 398 14 .
Hall Rent—S. W. Veterans 87 50
Land Damage—County Comm. Decree 4,471 50
Recreation Committee 2,998 48
Band Concerts 500 00
Shellfish Propagation 1,627 45
Land Damage—Wianno 5 00
Refunds on Licenses 303 12
Dredging Cotuit and West Bay 5,750 00
Bounty on Seals 335 00
Burning R. R. Right of way 336 .25
Federal Projects 33,935 33
Care Cobb Lot 5 00
Cemeteries 1,441 18
Interest 11,195 14
Debt 26000 00
Trust Fund Income 1,565 43
Trust Funds 617 02
$1,265,342 41
Dec. 30, 1934, Balance in Treasury 24,317 96
$1,289,660 37
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NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
Jan, 1, 1934, Balance $96,000 00 Notes paid $26,000 00
Balance 70,000 00
$96,000 00 $96,000 00
Notes Payable
Barnstable High School Net Bonded Debt $70,000 00
Addition:
1935 $14,000 00
1936 14,000 00
1937 14,000 00
1938 14,000 00
1939 14,000 00
$70,000 00
$.70,000 00 $70,000 00
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TRUST FUNDS
Trust Fund Cash and Securities
Jan. 1, 1934, Balance $61,290 38 Withdrawals $ 106 60
Added to Funds 2,221 19 Balance 63,404 97
$63,511 57 $63,511 57
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance $41,613 89 Jan. 1, Balance $41,096 87
Added to Fund 517 02
$41,613 89 $41,613 89
Cobb Fund
Balance $10,233 00 Jan, 1, Balance $10,233 00
Sturgis Fund
Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, Balance $4,000 00
School Fund
Loaned $ 100 00 Jan. 1, Balance $ 138 49
Balance 1,742 66 Students' Notes
Added 1,700 00
Income Added 4 17
$1,842 66 $1,842 66
Marston Fund
Withdrawn $ 6 60 Jan. 1, Balance $526 39
Balance 519 79
$526 39 $526 39
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McGrotty Fund k
Balance $1,690 61 Jan. 1, Balance $1,690 61
Daniel B. Hallett Fund
Balance $3,605 02 Jan. 1, Balance $3,605 02
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LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST
BY THE TOWN.
Estate of:
A. C. Adams $125 00
Josiah Ames 75 00
Samuel N. Ames 500 00
Robert Bacon 500 00
H. H. Baker, Jr. 100 00
H. H. Baker, Sr. 100 00
Luther Barker 150 00
Charles L. Baxter 150 00
Cora W. Baxter 200 00
Adeline F. Bearse 150 00
Arthur Bearse 100 00
Cordelia S. Bearse 150 00
Elisha B. Bearse. 100 00
Flora A. Bearse 125 00 =�
Nelson Bearse 300 00
Richard Bearse 100 00
Eben Bodfish 50 00
William I. Bodfish 100 00
Christina H. Bodge 99 00
Isabella C. Boult 150 00
Lydia F. Bourne 100 00
Francis T. Bowles 500 00
David Bursley 200 00
Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150 00
Allan J. Chase 200 00
Thomas Chatfield 100 00
Au.-ustine F. Childs 150 00
Edward W. Childs 100 00
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Samuel H. Childs 200 00
Mercy T. Cobb. 100 00
Adriadne Cornish 100 00
Alexander K. Crocker 200 00
Foster Crocker 108 35
Henry E. Crocker 300 00
James H. Crocker 200 00
Loring & Nathan Crocker 300 00
Sylvia Crocker 400 00
William 0. Crocker 300 00
Amanda Crosby 60 00
Daniel Crosby 200 00
Eleanor Crosby 200 00
Gorham F. Crosby 200 00
Julia Crosby 100 00
Ebenezer Crowell 200 00
Elkanah Crowell 200 00
Henry L. Davis 200 00
J. A. Davis 300 00
Thomas C. Day 200 00
Jane E. Edson 300. 00
Jarvis R. Fish 100 00
Lydia S. Fish 100 00
Nellie A. Fish 100 00
Harriet J. Frost 100 00
Ida D. Frost 950 00
David Fuller 200 00
Herschel Fuller 100 00
Lavina H. Fuller 100 00
Stephen B. Fuller 200 00
Nellie E. Gibby 50 00
Sumner Gorham 100 00
Emma M, Goss 600 00
Franklin B. Goss 300 00
Wm. F. M. Goss 300 00
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Daniel. B. Hallett 100 00
-Gorham Hallett 100 00
Samuel H. Hallett 150 00
-Lydia T. Hamblin 100 00
_Deborah C. Handy 200 00
Eliza M. Handy 278 37
.James H. Handy 100 00
Hannah Haywood 100 00
_.Martha G. Higgins 100 00
Edward B. & Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00
-Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00
Josiah Hinckley 200 00
Josiah Hinckley &Abby Hinckley 503 27
.:Mary C. Hinckley 100 00
Jehiel P. Hodges 150 00
-Charlotte Holm _ 200 00
Andrew J. Howland 100 00
Edwin T. Howland 103 50
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-Shadrack N. Howland 300 00
William C. Howland 200100
Oliver C. Hoxie 100 00
-Mary E. Huckins 100 00
,Charles M. Jones 100 00
F. G. Kelley 150 00
Charles E. Lewis 100 00
-Mary E. Lewis 150 00
F. G. Lothrop 200 00
Edward W. Lovell 200 00
'George Lovell 243 1.7
Tyrenus Lovell 100 00
Hannah Lovell 150 00 -
-Jacob Lovell 50 00
John B. Lovell' 150 00
-Lizzie E. Lovell 200 00
Medora M: Lovell 100 00
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0. D. Lovell 500 00
William S. Lumbert 100 00
A. D. Makepeace 500 00
Emma H. Maloney 200 00
Orin H. Mecarta 150 00
James Metevier 200 00
John Munroe 100 00
Hannah E. Nickerson 500 00
John Norris 200 00
Mary M. Nye 150 00
Clorida Parker 100 00
Harriet S. Parker 100 00
Sarah A. Parker 200 00
William B. Parker 100 00
William H. Parker 200 00
Thomas Pattison 100 00
Harrison G. Phinney 150 00
Howard M. Phinney 1,000 00
Irving B. Phinney 150 00
Joseph L. Proctor 100 00
Patrick Regan 200 00
Nelson Rhodehouse 100 00
Oliver H. Sawyer 100 00
Emma A. Scudder 400 00
H. A. Scudder 100 00
Nelson Scudder 200 00
Charles H. Smith 200 00
Elizabeth A. Smith 200 00
Annie C. Snow 100 00
Fred L. Stimpson 200 00
William W. Sturgis 75 00
Henry Swain 90 00
Timothy Swinerton 100 00
Freeman Taylor 100 00
Susie E. Taylor 100 00
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a'R. M. Waite 300 00
Robinson Weeks 353 73
`T. V. West 74 50
Hannah Wheeler 200 00
._Asenith Whelden 600 00
`.S. Whelden 200 00
-J. R. Wilson 100 00
Herbert W. York 200 00
-Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Association 2,475 00
..:Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Association 12,150 00
$41,613 89
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REPORT OF THE, AUDIT
April 11, 1934
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Chester A. Crocker, Chairman,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books
and accounts of the town of Barnstable for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1933, and a subsequent examination of
the accounts of the collector of taxes for the period from
January-1 to March 15, 1934, made in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws. This is in
the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine,
Chief Accountant of this Division.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
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 Barnstable for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 1933, and in addition have made a sub-
sequent examination of the accounts of the collector of tax-,'
es for the p riod from January 1 to March 15, 1934, prepar-
atory to a recommitment of taxes to a new'collector. The
following report is submitted thereon,:
The financial transactions of the town, as recorded on
the books of the several.departments receiving or disburs-
ing money for the town or committing bills for collection,
were examined and compared with the records of the town
treasurer and the accounting officer.
The books and accounts of the accounting officer were
examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts
were compared with the treasurer's books and with the rec-
ords of the several departments in which charges originat-,
ed or money was collected. The records of disbursements
were checked with the treasury warrants "and with the
treasurer's records of payments.
The appropriations and transfers as recorded on the
accounting officer's ledger were checked with the town
clerk's records of financial votes and with the records of
the finance committee.
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The ledger accounts were analyzed, a trial balance was,
taken off, _proving the accounts to be in balance, and a bal-
ance sheet, showing the financial condition of the town a&
of December 31, 1933, was prepared and is attached to this-
report. '
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex—
amined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were-
analyzed and compared with the records of the several de-
partments collecting-,,money for the,town and with other-
sources from which money was paid into the town treasury,-
while the payments were checked with the selectmen's war-
rants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The-
cash balance on January 15, 1934, was verified by a recon-
ciliation of the bank account with a statement furnished by
the bank of deposit.
The payments on account of debt and interest were-
verified by a comparison with the amounts falling due and
the outstanding debt was listed and proved.
The cash and securities representing the investments of
the several trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were
examined and listed. The income was proved and the dis-
bursements were verified.
The records of tax titles in the custody of the towm
treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The tax ti-
tles on hand, the tax titles redeemed during the period an..
dited, and all subsequent additions to the tax title account
were listed: in detail. A-schedule showing a summary o:'
the,tax title account is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the collector of town and fire-
district taxes were examined and checked in detail. The
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taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination
were audited, and all subsequent commitments were veri-
fied by a comparison with the warrants issued by the as-
sessors for their collection. The abatements were checked
with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the re-
,corded collections were checked with the commitment
books, the payments to. the town and fire district treasurers
were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and
reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger.
The outstanding accounts were further verified by
availing notices to a number of persons whose names ap-
-peared on the books as owing money to the town, and from
the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed,
are correct.
A list of the outstanding town and district taxes as of
March 1.5, 1934, was taken by the newly elected collector at
the completion of the audit, and the total amount outstand-
ing on each of the several levies was given to the assessors
for use in preparing the recommitment warrants.
Considerable detailed checking was necessary in order
to reconcile the tax accounts, and this procedure consuined
additional time and delayed the progress,of the audit.
It is recommended that a verification of postings to the
,commitment books be made by the collector periodically in
order to locate clerical errors, and that payments by the col-
,lector to the treasurer be made weekly, in accordance with
.section 2, Chapter 60, General Laws.
The commitments of departmental accounts receivable
were examined and checked in detail. The commitments
were listed, the abatements were checked, the payments to
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the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts
were listed. - -
It is recommended that a determined effort be made to:
secure prompt collection of 'all outstanding departmental.
accounts receivable which are overdue.
The books and records of the town clerk were examined,
and checked in detail. The receipts on account of dog and.
sporting licenses issued were checked with the stubs on_
file, and the payments to the State and county were coin--
pared with the receipts in the hands of the town clerk. The
each on hand on January 22, 1934, was verified by an actual:
count.
The records of licenses issued by the selectmen were,
examined and checked The payments to the treasurer were.
conippred with the treasurer's cash book and the cash on
hand was verified.
The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures
%vere examined and checked, the recorded receipts being
compared with the payments to the treasurer.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the avail- Y
able records of all other departments receiving money for
the town were checked, and the payments to the treasurer
were verified.
The surety bonds filed by the several officials for the,
faithful performance of their duties were examined and
found to be in proper form.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the
balance sheet, schedules showing a reconciliation of the
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treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the vari-
ous town and fire district taxes, tables relative to depart-
mental accounts, together with schedules showing the trust,
fund transactions.
For the co-operation received from the various town
officials during the progress of th•e audit, I wish, on behalf
of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Chief Accountant.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 5 and 6, 1934
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Barn-
stable qualified to vote on town affairs in the different pre-
cincts named in the Warrant for said meeting, for the
election of officers, etc., on Monday, March 5, 1934, while
acting under the following article:
ARTICLE 1. Moderator for one year; one Selectman for three
years; one Assessor for three years; one Auditor for one year; one
Member of School Committee for three years; one Tree Warden for
one year; one Member of Board of Health for three years; one Tax
Collector for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years;
one Member of Planning Board for five years,.and any other,offi-
cers whose names may be on the official ballot, and to vote on the
following questions:,
1. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein
of all alcoholic beverages (whisky, rum, gin, malt beverages, wines
and all other alcoholic beverages)?
2. Shall licenses be granted in this town for the sale therein
of wines and malt beverages (wines and beer, ale and all other
malt beverages)?
The whole number of votes cast was 2,958 which being
assorted and counted according to law, the result was found
to be as follows:
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Moderator (One Year)
*Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2108
Edward M. Harding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mae West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Gerard Besse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Preston Cobb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Selectman (Three, Years)
*James-F. Kenney ' . . . . . 1487
William Lovell . . .. .. .
. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,261
John D. W. Bodfish 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . 113
Chester P. Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Assessor (Three Years)
*James F. Kenney 1,449
William Lovell . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,212
John D. W. Bodfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Chester P. Jordan . . . .. . .. .. . .... . ... .. . ... . .. . . 69
Tax Collector (Three Years)
`William G. Howes 1,093
Vincent D. O;Neil 523
Mansfield I. Crocker '. . . . 481
Chester A. Murray . . . 428
Harold W. Sears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Florence A. Studley . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 29
Auditor (One Year)
*John Bursley . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 2,144
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School,Committee (Three Years)
*Winthrop D. Bassett .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,269
John R. Dodge '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . 838
,Robert E. French ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... .. . . . . . . . 678
Board of Health (Three Years)
*Horatio S. Bond . . . . . . 2,069
Tree Warden (One Year)
*John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,575
Edward 0. Griffin . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .. •1;247
:Robert Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2
Park Commissioner (Three Years)
*Jean G. Hinkle . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . .... . .. . . . . 2,131
Planning Board (Five Years)
`Ralph H. Bodman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,334
William Raymond Smith . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864
Question No. 1
*Yes . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . 1,759
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . . . . 642
Question No. 2
*Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 1,803
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
(*Elected)
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THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING
The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre,
in Hyannis, on March 6th, 1934, at 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon, to
act upon the following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the Subse-
quent Meeting was held at the Hyannis Theatre, Hyannis,
on Tuesday, March 6, 1934.
The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock A. M.,
by the Town Clerk.
Prayer was then offered by Rev. Thomas E. Pardue.
The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the result of the
previous day's voting.
The respective officers were declared elected.
Mr. Henry A: Ellis was then qualified as Moderator and.
took charge of the meeting.
The following list of tellers were appointed and sworn
by the Moderator:
Robert E. French Clarence A. Crowell
Harold Morris James H. Collins
Peter A. Nese John F. Shields
Roy V. McCormack Mrs. Maud Elliot
William G. Currier Burleigh Savery
Fred Bearse Mrs. C. Milton Chase
Mrs. Annie B. Bearse E. Joslin Whitney
Everett L. Hoxie
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ARTICLE 2. To elect all other necessary Town Officers for
the ensuing year.
The Town Clerk reported no officers to be elected.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow
money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin-
ning January 1st, 1934, and to issue a note or notes there--
for, payable within one year. Any debt or debts incurred
under this vote to be paid from the revenue of said finan-
cial year. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow
money on and after January 1st, 1935, in anticipation of the revenue
of the financial year beginning Jan. 1, 1935.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
on and after, January 1st, 1935, in anticipation of the
revenue of the. financial year beginning January 1st, 1935,
and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one
year. Any debt or debts incurred under this vote to be paid
from the revenue of said financial year. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen,
in its behalf, to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barn-
stable, from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceed-
ing twenty-five years, for such rentals as, in their opinion, will be
for the best interests of the Town.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized in the naive and
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behalf of the Town to make leases of the Lombard land in
West Barnstable, or any parts of the same, from time to
time, in their discretion, for terms not exceeding twenty-
five (25) years and for.such rentals as they deem expedient
for the best interests of the Town. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will indemnify the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade
and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from, the
laying out, construction or reconstruction of any State Highway in
the Town during the present year and will authorize the Board of
Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement in behalf of the Town,
or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted that the Town will indemnify the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade
and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result
from, .the laying out, construction, or reconstruction of any
State Highway in the Town during the present year and
will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity
agreement in belialf of the Town.
ARTICLE 7. To see what sums the town will vote to fix the
salaries of the following elected town officials: Selectmen, Asses-
sors, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Surveyor of
Highways, Tree Warden, Moderator.
It was voted to fix the salaries of the Town Officials as
follows: Selectmen, $1,350.00 each; Assessors, $1,350.00
each; Town Clerk, $1,350.00; Town Treasurer, $1,350.00;
Tax Collector, $2,160.00; Surveyor of Highways, $3,000.00,
not including transportation; Moderator $50.00; Tree War-
den, 75 cents per hour.worked.
ARTICLE 8. To see what sums of money the Town will raise
and appropriate for the following purposes for the ensuing year:
Payment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's De-
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partment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's De-
partment, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Plan- ,
wing Board, 'Municipal Buildings, Legal Department, Moth Depart-
ment, Tree Warden Department, Shellfish Constable, Inspection of
Wires, Sealing of Weights and Measures, Forest Fires, Fires
(other than Forest), Police Department, Board of Health, Sanita-
tion, Inspector of Animals, Repairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow
and Ice Removal, Mothers' Aid, Soldiers' Relief, Department of
Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, State Aid, School Department.,
Reserve Fund, Park Commission, Unclassifiel Expenses, Cemeter-
ies, Expenses of the Finance Committee, Moderator and for all
other Legal Expenses.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the following
amounts:
Payment of Debt $26,000 00
Interest 14,260 00
Financial Department 60 00
Selectmen's Department 5,766 00
Assessors' Department 6,500 00
Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department 5,229 00
Tax Collector's Department 6,535 30
Expenses of Finance Committee 250 00
Election Department 2,520 00
Municipal Buildings 4,784 00
Legal Department 2,500 00
Moth Department 8,675 00
Tree Warden Department 12,500 00
Shellfish Constable 2,000 00
Insppetion of Wires 1,350 00
Sealing of Weights and Measures 1,050 00
Fires 1,500 00
Forest Fires 1,500 00
Police Department 23,845 00
Board of Health 5,210 00
• Sanitation 3,000 00
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Equipment and Repairs on Roads and Bridges 51,000 00
Snow and Ice Removal 5,000 00
Mothers' Aid 2,600 00
Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 4,420 00
Department of Public Welfare and Infirmary 50,000 00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance 20,500 00
State Aid 100 00
Reserve Fund 10,000 00,
Park Commission 3,100 00
School Department 180,51.3 76
Unclassified Department 15,000 00
Cemeteries 1,500 00
Planning Board 6,000 00
Animal Inspector 180 00
Moderator 50 00
$474,998 06
ARTICLE 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the various
town officers, also to hear the report of any committees, and to take
any action in relation thereto.
It was voted to accept the report of the Town Officers
as printed.
ARTICLE 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all
persons to whom the Town is indebted.
There were no bills presented.
ARTICLE 11. To see 'if the Town will raise and,appropriate
a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 00 for
the observance of Memorial Day to be expended under the
direction of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association:
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ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of
buying books for the several Public Libraries in the Town to be
apportioned by a committee consisting of one person from each
precinct to be named by the Moderator or to take any action in
relation thereto. (By request of John Bursley, et als). '
Voted to raise and appropriate the stun of $1,000 00 for
the purpose of buying books for the several Public Libraries
in.the Town and the following Committee was appointed:
Miss Mary Mortimer
Edward F. Maher
Howard G. Lumbert
Horace S. Parker
Dr. J. Haydn Higgins
Bertram F. Ryder
John Barsley
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ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for tha estab-
lishment and maintenance of.a free tied in the Cape Cod Hospital
for the care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to
be residents of the town and unable to pay for such care and treat-
ment, in accordance with Section 74, of,Chapter 3 of the General
Laws, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum,of $500.00 to
be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment and
maintenance of a free.bed in the hospital for care and treat-
ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of
.the Town, and unable to pay for such care and treatment.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will elect a Town Director
for the Cape Cod Extension Service as provided in Chapter 128 of
the General Laws of Massachusetts. (By request of Cape Cod Ex-
tension Service).
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Mr. Arthur Curtis of Marstons Mills was elected a
Town Director .for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will accept donations of
certain percentages of salaries of teachers and wages of other em-
ployees of the School Board, and will direct such donations to be
added to the appropriations for the Department of Public Welfare,
and be expended for general welfare purposes under the direction
of the Board of Public Welfare, or to act otherwise and fully there-
on.
Voted that ail donations of percentages of salaries of
teachers and wages of other employees of the School Board
be accepted, and that all .such donations be added to the
appropriations for the Public Welfare Department and be
expended for general welfare purposes under the direction
of the Board of Public Welfare.
ARTICLE M To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for Hall
Rental of,Camp 72 United Spanish War Veterans or take any action
in relation thereto and act fully thereon. (By request of Charles F.
Bruen, et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for
Hall. Rental of Camp 72 United Spanish War Veterans.
ARTICLE 17, To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property which the
+ Town may acquire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles or take any
action in relation thereto and act fully thereon.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to sell by pri-
vate or public Sale any property which the Town may ac-
quire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Four Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-one Dollars and
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Fifty Cents ($4,471.50) for paying land damages on decrees issued
by the County Commissioners.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,471.50 for
_purposes of paying land damages on decrees issued by the
County Commissioners.
ARTICLE 19. Torsee if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum of money not to exceed Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00) as provided in Chapter 382 of the Acts of 1924 or to take
any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to
.be expended in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
:382 of the Acts of 1924 and the following commitcee was
;appointed:
Walter D. Baker
Seth D2. Crocker
Harry Lane
Everett F. Fuller
Roy V. McCormack
The vote under this article was "Yes-456" and "No-
17".
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.04 for the purpose
of enlarging the Town Wharf at Cotuit. (By request of A. S. Childs
et al).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
the purpose of enlarging the Town Wharf at Cotuit.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the benefit
of the Osterville Silver Band to help defray expenses of outdoor.
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concerts during the coming season and to take any action in rela-
tion thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of Harold Cros-
by et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
the purposes mentioned in this article to be expended by
the following Committee who were appointed by the Moder-
ator:
Harold Crosby
Walter I. Fuller
Wilton B. Crosby
It was unanimously voted to grant the privilege of the
floor to Forris W. Norris to address the meeting on the
Cape Cod Advancement Plan.
The meeting adjourned until one o'clock P. M.
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to build a Memor-
ial Building under the provisions of the General Laws, Chapter 40,
Section 5, Par. 12, and Acts in amendment thereof and in addition
thereto, and determine the location of the same and for this pur-
pose will authorize the Selectmen in behalf of the Town to apply
for, accept and use any grant or loan of Federal funds under the,
provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act, and will raise
or borrow and appropriate a sum not exceeding $225,000.00 under
the provisions of St. 1933 c. 366, and all other laws in.amendment
thereof or in addition thereto. On petition of Chas. F. Bruen and
twelve others).
It was voted to refer this matter to the following Com-
mittee to make a report at the next annual Town Meeting.
The following Committee was appointed:
Walter B. Chase
Ralph H. Bodman
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Harvey Field
Alexander Pate -
Thomas 11/ilne
Charles F. Bruen
Albert J. Bowser
Andrew Kerr
Chester A. Crocker
James F. Kenney
Victor F. Adams
ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a, sum not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00), providing
the County of Barnstable will contribute a like amount, providing
also that the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will con-
tribute under "Chapter 90" of the General Laws, for the purpose
of laying "mix in place" roads on the following locations as ap-
proved by the Department of Public Works. Shoot Flying Hill
Road, Santuit-Newtown Road, Seth Hinckley Road and Phinney's
Lane. (By request of the.Road Surveyor.)
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $9,000.00
for the purposes of laying "mix in place" roads as specified
in this article provided the County of Barnstable will con-
tribute a like amount, providing also that the Massachusetts
Department of Public Works will contribute under "Chap-
ter 90" of the General Laws.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of Three Thousand Three Hundred Forty-one
Dollars ($3,341.00) for the purpose of moving buildings, grading,
filling, building new road, fencing and draining the road in Barn-
stable known as "Millway," as ordered by the County Commission-
ers or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon,
(By request of the Surveyor of Highways.)
Indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars $350.00) for the
purpose of laying a drain from the corner of North Street in the
village of Hyannis, across the property of William Washington to
the swamp, or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully
thereon. (By request of Surveyor of Highways.)
It was voted to take up Articles.25, 26, 27, 28 and 30
together. Voted that it was the sentiment of this meeting
that these drains be built with funds provided for CWA
work.
ARTICLE 26. To see if,the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding Five Thousand.Dollars ($5,000.00) to be
used for the purpose of laying a drain from Park Square to
Lewis Bay in the village of Hyannis, or take any action in relation
thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of the Surveyor of
Highways.)
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to be
used for the purpose of laying a drain from Chase Street to Sher-
man Square in the village of Hyannis or take any action in relation
thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of Surveyor of High-
ways.)
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
• priate a sum not exceeding One Thousand Four Hundred Dollars,
($1,400.00) to be used for the purpose of laying a drain from Winter
Street through Louis Street to a point near Grange Hall in the vil-
lage of Hyannis or take any action in relation thereto and to act
fully thereon. (By request of Surveyor of Highways.)
Taken up in connection with Article 25.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-
five Dollars ($1,835.00) for the purpose of resurfacing with bitumin-
ous asphalt Crocker Street in the village of Hyannis, or take any
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'tcetion in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By yequest of.
purveyor of Highway.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) for the
purpose of laying a drain from Ocean View Avenue through the
land of C. D. Crawford, in the village of Cotuit or take any action
in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of Surveyor
of $ighways.)
Taken'up in connection with Article 25.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise,and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00) for the purpose of repairing Grand Island Bridge in the
village of Osterville as recommended by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, Department of Public Works, or take any action in
relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of Surveyor
of Highways.)
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Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 for
the purpose of repairing this bridge.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be
used under the direction of the Town Forest Committee in care
and planting of the town forest; or to take any other action in
relation thereto. (By request of the Town Forest Committee.)
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to
be expended under the direction of the Town Forest Com-
mittee.
ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding Twenty-seven Hundred Dollars ($2,700.00) for
the Highway Department, for the purpose of widening, resurfacing
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and-curbing :the north side of Main Street in Hyannis village, be-
tween the southeast corner of the Maud. C. Elliot land, and the
southwest corner of the land of the Public Utilities Block. (At the
request of the Planning Board.)
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,700.00 for
the purpose of widening, resurfacing and durbing the north
side of Main Street, in Hyannis mentioned in this article
with the provision that the trees be removed.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen
as the Board of Sewer Commissioners, to purchase for the Town
not more than 50 acres of woodland at or near the northwest part
of Hyannis village, for sewage filter beds and sewer purposes, and
will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dol-
lars ($500.00) for this purpose. (At the request of the Planning
Board.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will request the Selectmen
to lay out a broad Town Way from Main Street, Hyannis, northerly
through the easterly side of Hallett Field, so-called, crossing North
Street through the land of Fred M. Weber and Mrs. James.& Baxter
to the Old Sandwich Road, and in this connection to make a broad
widening of High School Avenue from Main Street to South Street.
(At the request of the Planning Board.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to hire or lease the "Hallett Field", so-called,. in
Hyannis Village, for one or more years, for the purpose of providing
a parking place to relieve congestion of traffic in public ways and
will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $250.00,for this
purpose, such parking place to be in the care and control of the
Selectmen with authority to make rules and regulations concerning
the use of the same. (At the request of the Planning Board.
Indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) to
be expended under the direction of the local Civil Works Admin-
istrator for the purpose of paying for material and equipment to be
used in connection with civil works projects approved by the Mass-
achusetts Civil Works Administration. (By request of the Select-
men.)
Voted to raise and appropriate-the sum of $25,000.00 to
be expended under the direction of the Local Civil Works
Administrator as specified in this article.
ARTICLE 33. Assistant Assessors. To see if the Town will
vote to accept the provisions of Section 25-A of Chapter 41 of the
General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, 1932.
This article was not adopted.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to take by purchase or by eminent domain, in behalf
of the Town for the enlargement of the grounds of the Centervilla
schoolhouse lot, one or both parcels of land in the village of Cen-
terville, bounded on the east by the present schoolhouse lot, on
the south by land of Lillian M. Johnson and Alma C. Danielson, on
the west-by land of May L. Wheeler, on the north by said Wheeler's
land and land of Marion S. Goodlatte, again on the east and again
on the north by land of John N. Alexander, and being parcels A
and B as shown on a plan compiled by the Planning Board en-
titled "Plan showing proposed addition to the Centerville School-
house Grounds," and for this purpose will raise or borrow and
appropriate a sum not exceeding Twenty-five Hundred Dollars
($2,500.00). (By request of the School Committee.)
Voted that the Town authorize and instruct the Select-
men to take by purchase or by eminent domain, in behalf of
the Town, for the enlargement of the grounds of the Center-
ville school-house lot, a portion of the land in Parcel A as
shown on a plan filed with the Town Clerk and that the suns
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of $2,200.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose.
(Unanimous).
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to take by purchase or by eminent domain, in behalf
of the Town, for school purposes and for the location and erection
of a schoolhouse thereon, one or both parcels of land in the village
of Hyannis, bounded on the east liy land of the estate of Lila I..
Canet, on the south by land of James Murphy, on the west and
again on the south by land of Henry C. Bacon, again on the west
by land of Ernest S. Bradford and others and on the northwest by
the registered land of Frederick W. Cook, and being Parcels A and
B as shown on a plan compiled by the Planning Board entitled
"Plan showing Land for School Grounds at Site of New Schoolhouse
in Hyannis Village," and for this purpose will raise or borrow and
appropriate.a sum not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000,-
00). (By request of the School Committee.)
Voted that a Committee of five be appointed by the
Moderator to bring in recommendations to-the•next annual
Town Meeting as to the purchase of land for school purpos-
es in the village of Hyannis.
The following committee was appointed:
Mrs. Gladys Besse
Robert E. French
Fred L. Hull
Winthrop D. Bassett
Ralph H. Bodman
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen to purchase land from the Chase heirs for the purpose
of enlarging the old Methodist Cemetery in the village of Barn-
stable.
Voted to take up Articles 41 and 42 together.
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Voted that a Committee of three be appointed to report
at the next annual Town Meeting in regard to the purchase
of land for cemetery purposes in the village of Barnstable.
The following Committee was appointed:.
Marcus N. Harris
William A. Jones
Ensign C. Jerauld
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for the
purpose of purchasing the land proposed in Article No. 41.
Taken up in connection with Article 41.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to request the
Surveyor of Highways to place the captured German Howitzer,
owned by the Town of Barnstable, within the Highway bounds at
the intersection of Main Street, Park Street, Lewis Bay Road and
Camp Street, known as `Park Square," and to appropriate a sum
,not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for the purpose
of erecting a suitable base for the said German Howitzer and to
take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By re-
quest of Barnstable Post No. 206 American Legion).
Voted that the Surveyor of Highways be requested to
place the German Howitzer in Park Square and that a suit-
able base be erected for the, same without any appropria-
tion.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will authorize the Select-
men, from time to time, to declare a close season for any and all
kinds of shellfish for not more than three years in the waters, flats
or creeks within the town and to plant, grow and protect shellfish
in such waters, flats or creeks, and will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for the culti-
vation, propagation and protection of such shellfish, under the pro-
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visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 55, as amended by
Acts of 1933, Chapter 329, and all other acts in amendment thereof
or in relation. thereto. (The appropriation of the money requires
a. two-thirds vote).
Voted to raise and appropriate the suns of $2,000.00 for
the cultivation, propagation and protection of shellfish un-
der the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section
55, as amended b3- Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and all other
acts in amendment thereof. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen.
to control, regulate or prohibit the taking of eels and any or all
kinds of shellfish and seaworms within the town, under the pro-
visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section -48, as amended by
or in relation thereto.
in relation thereto.
Voted to adopt this article.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will instruct the Selectmen
to grant licenses to inhabitants, firms or corporations for periods
not exceeding fifteen years, to plant, grow and dig shellfish and to
plant shells for catching shellfish seed on specified areas within
tide waters, under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 130,
Section 57, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329, and all other
acts in amendment thereof and in relation thereto.
Voted to adopt this article.
• ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for
the purpose of hardening with asphalt the road into and through
the Hillside Cemetery in the Village of Osterville. (By request of
Ellen W. Scudder et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the swn of $1,000.00 for
the purposes mentioned in this article.
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ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Five Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty
Dollars $(5,750.00) for the purpose of dredging the channels at the
entrances of Cotuit Harbor and West Bay, provided that the Com-
monwealth through the Department of Public Works appropriates
an additional sum sufficient for the proper performance of the work.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,750.00
for the purpose of dredging the channels at the entrances
of Cotuit IIarbor and West Bay, provided that the Com-
monwealth through the Department of Public Works ap-
propriates an additional sum sufficient for the proper per-
formance of the work.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a
Town Way at the head of Eel River, so-called, in Wianno, with the
boundaries and measurements as reported and recorded by the
Selectmen under date of'Feb. 24, 1934.
Voted'to accept the report of the Selectmen as to the
lay-out of this road. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Five Dollars $(5.00) for the purpose of acquiring land,
or interest in land, within the layout of the town way described in
Article No. 49.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5.00 for
this purpose.
ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not to exceed One Hundred Dollars. ($100.00) for the purpose
of paying for the services of harbor master and assistant harbor
masters. (By request of the Selectmen).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for
this purpose.
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ARTICLE 52.E To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to pay
for the services of a Town Game Warden, said Warden to be
appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation in accordance with
the provisions of General Laws Chapter 21, Section 7.
Voted to raise and .appropriate the sum of $200.00 for
this purpose.
ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00.) for the
purpose of making pro ra.ta rebates on alcoholic beverage licenses
(3.2 per cent) issued under Chapter 120 Acts of 1933, and sur-
rendered prior to expiration.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for
this purpose.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to direct the
Selectmen, (or;Moderator) to appoint a committee of three or more
citizens to co-operate with the Massachusettts Forest and Park
Association in the detection and eradication of the Dutch Elm
disease.
Voted that a committee of three be appointed by the
Moderator to co-operate with the Massachusetts Forest and
Park Association in the detection and eradication of the
Dutch Elm disease.
The following Committee was appointed:
Andrew Kerr
Robert F. Cross
John F. Shields
It was unanimously voted that the Town Clerk be in-
structed to send a letter to Mr. John Bursley expressing the
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sympathy of the voters present and their regret that he was
unable to be present at this meeting.
ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to distribute its
advertising equitably in all the local newspapers published in Barn-
stable. (By request of Forris W. NoTris and others).
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to entrust the care
and control of the Town's land in Hyannis Village, bounded West
by Ocean Street, North by William A. Baldwin's land, East by the
Inner Cove of Lewis Bay, and South by other land of said Baldwin,
to the Board of Park Commissioners or to some other board or
officials, and will designate or prescribe the municipal or other
purposes for which this land may be used and to which it is to be
devoted.
Voted that the town's land referred to in this article be
devoted to Park purposes, and be intrusted to the care and
control of the Board of Park Commissioners with authority
to make rules and regulations for the use and management
thereof.
Unanimous consent was granted to Mr. Andrew Kerr to '
present the following resolution which was adopted:
"Resolved that the Selectmen be requested to investi-
gate what action. will be necessary for the town to transfer
the Cobb lot, so-called, bordering on Route 28 (State High-
way), from its present status as a woodlot for the poor to
other municipal purposes: and report to a subsequent Town
Meeting."
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
$(25,000.00) to be expended under the direction of the Local Civil
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Works Administrator, with the approval of the Selectmen, for the
purpose of paying for labor, materials, and equipment on the
various work relief projects that have been or may be disallowed
-by the Massachusetts Civil Works Administration, or take any other
action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of
the Selectmen).
Indefinitely postponed.
The meeting adjourned at 3:58 P. Al.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
July 6, 1934
The Commonwealth of Massachusettts
k
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable in the
County of Barnstable. Greeting.
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High school auditorium, High School Road, Hyannis,
in said Barnstable, on
FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF JULY, NEXT
at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the fol-
lowing articles:—
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about
thirty (30) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the
High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on July 6th, 1934. The
meeting was called to order by the Moderator at 8 o'clock
P. M., and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) for the
Legal Department for paying judgments, costs,,charges and ex-
penses of litigation in suits to which the Town is a party, and
particularly the Grand Island Bridge case.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
$25,000.00 for the purposes stated forth in this article.
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ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars ($9,000.00) to be ex-
;.pended under the direction of the Local Federal Emergency Relief
_Administrator for the purpose of paying for material and equipment
-to be used in connection with F.E.R.A, projects approved by the
Massachusetts Federal Emergency Relief Administration. (By re-
-quest of the Selectmen).
It was voted to.raise and appropriate the sum of
$9,000.00 to be expended under the direction of the Local
Federal Emergency Relief Administrator for the purpose
,of paying for material and equipment to be used in connec-
tion with F. E. R. A. projects approved by the M.assachu-
•-setts Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not to exceed Twenty-one Thousand Dollars ($21,000.00) for
the Public Welfare 'Department, and a sum not to exceed Seven
Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for Soldiers' Relief.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
$'21,000.00 for the Public Welfare Department and the sum
of $700.00 for Soldiers' Relief.
The meeting adjourned at 8:17 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CI3ASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
August 17, 1934
Commonwealth of Massachusettts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting:
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 in Town affairs, to meet-at the
High School Auditorium, Barnstable High School, Hyannis, in said.
Barnstable on
FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST,
next at.8:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there to .act on the
following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about
twenty-five (25) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at
the High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on August 17th,
1934. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at
8 o'clock P. M. and the warrant was read by the Town
Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for
snow and ice removal, or take any action in relation thereto and to
act fully thereon. (By request of the Road Surveyor).
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
$5,000.00 for Snow and Ice Removal.
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ARTICLE Z. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not to exceed Eight Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
($8,500.00) for repairs on roads and bridges, or take any action in
relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of the Road
Surveyor).
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
$8,000.00 for Repairs on Roads and Bridges.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) for the
School Department to provide an adequate heating plant for, the
schoolhouse in Barnstable Village. (By request of the School Com-
mnittee).
It was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of
41,500.00 for the School Department for the purposes set
forth in this article.
.The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS
Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year
1934, with the names, parents' residence and Christian name-
of parents:
Jan. 2 Irene Barbara Baker, Chatham, Albert H. and Mary A..
Jan. 3 John Bradley, 3rd, Cotuit, John, Jr., and Kathryn C.
Jan. 3 Elizabeth Jane Hibbard, Osterville, Raymond W. and'.
Gladys W.
Jan. 3 Quentin Guild Kraft, Cotuit, Walter R. and Ruth E.
Jan. 7 Janet Ann Griffin, Marstons Mills, Edward 0. and Ann Er
Jan. 9 Margaret Laura Pickering, West Dennis, Maurice D. an&
Laura D.
Jan. 11 (Infant) Daniel, Osterville, Joseph M. and Marion A.
Jan. 15 James Phillip Rich, Eastham, Albion F., Jr., and Chris-
tine E.
Jan. 17 Joyce Cornelia Carlson, Hyannis, Frank N. and Dorothy R.-
Jan. 13 Constance Marie Pells, Hyannis, Clifton E. and Jennie.:
Jan. 20 John James Monteiro, Marstons Mills, John A. and Kath-
erine.
Jan. 20 Ada May,Rogers, West Dennis, Harold A. and Ruth L_
Jan. 22 Norma Elvira Young, Hyannis, Charles E. and Saimi M.
Jan. 22 Bruce Charles Young, Harwichport, Fred T. and Linnie R_
Jan. 25
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•Jan. 26 Joanne Ashley Chase,Wbst Chatham,James L.and Anne E.
Jan. 27 John Francis Aylmer, Hyannis, John J. and Vina.
Jan. 27 (Infant) Dorr, Centerville, Melbourne S. and Maybelle.
Jan. 27 Raymond Elmer Hostetter, Jr., Osterville, Raymond E.
and Winnifred F.
Jan. 27 Joyce Carole Young, East Orleans, Charles E. and Anna W.
Jan. 30 John Edward Brooks, Jr., Hyannis, John E. and Isabel E.
Feb. 2 Betsy May Nickerson, East Harwich, Ephraim G. and
Elizabeth.
Feb. 3 Priscilla Snow, Dennisport, Lathiel T. and Pearle M.
Feb. 7 Bradford Newell Bumpus, Barnstable, Albert G. and Mil-
dred.
Feb. 8 James Clayton Burke, Forestdale, Harold L. and Bertha M.
Feb. 14 Betsy Ann Eaton, Osterville, John W. and Miriam L.
Feb. 15 William Roland Beaumont, Osterville, Alphonse J. and
Margaret-M.
Feb. 15 Philbert Myron Roderick, Provincetown, Joseph C. and
Justine M.
Feb. 17 Joan Amelia McElhaney, Hyannis, Lenn and Ora.
Feb. 17 Jean Marie McElhaney, Hyannis, Lenn and Ora.
.Feb. 17 Martha Janet Schultz, Hyannis, Carl F. and Janet A.
Feb. 21 Donald Ward Nickulas, Barnstable,William V.and Ruth M.
Q?
Feb. 22 Betsey Ann Pond, Orleans, Everett V. and Doris A.
Feb. 22 Martha Helen McDonough,Osterville,Michael J. and Anna_
Feb. 25 Alfred Lovell Grace, Hyannis, Albert L. and Elizabeth R_
Feb. 25 Rose Louise Perry, West Barnstable, Louis and Mary.
Feb. 27 Anna Pearl Cobb, West Yarmouth, Edward B. and Al-
thea J.
Mar. 1 Mary Louise Clarke, Hyannis, Frank A. Jr.,-and Louise 1_
Mar. 3 Lois Arlene Eckstrom, Hyannis, Eldon S. and Ada M. L_
Mar. 3 Edwina Wheeler, Osterville, Harland C. and Elise F.
Mar. 6 Barbara Ann Barros, West Bridgewater, Jorn S. and:
Miriam F.
Mar. 6 Robert William Burke, Hyannis, James F. and Lida P.
Mar. 6 Alfred Ernest Rodoalph, North Dennis, John and Sarah_.
Mar. 6 William Wallace Rose, West Barnstable; Manuel J. and.
Lillian R.
Mar. 8 Mildred Ann Benoit, Hyannis, Ulric A. and Amelia M.
Mar. 13 Beatrice Loretta Bergren, Hyannis, Elmer G. and Mary G...
Mar..,13 Elizabeth Louise Bergren, Hyannis, Elmer.G. and Mary G. 1
Mar. 17 Patricia Nancy Mann, Hyannis, Harold A.and Christine C,
Mar. 19 Nancy Jane Crowell, East Dennis, Marcus L. and Jane E.
Mar. 20 Joseph Michael O'Brien, Centerville, Stephen B. and Mar-
garet M.
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Mar. 21 Avelino Joseph Dutra, West Barnstable, Avelino and
Mary A.
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Mar. 22 (Stillborn).
Mar. 22 Frederick Merrill Hodge, Jr., Hyannis, Frederick M. and
Persis G.
Mar. 23 Edward Souza, Jr., Barnstable, Edward and Phoebe L.
Mar. 25 Richard Edwin Rodin, Hyannis, Emil W. and Grace I.
Mar. 26 Ralph David Ojala, Barnstable, Waino A. and Martha A.
Mar. 30 Margaret Innocence Zuccari, Hyannis, Natale sand Ber-
tha M.
Apr. 4 Christopher James Allaire, Wareham, James N. and Es-
lie M.
Apr. 4 Neil Howard Whiteley, Osterville, Elmer S. and Florence
M. W.
Apr. 5 Ruth Edith Kittila, Centerville, Andrew and Elsie.
Apr. 6 John Birdsall Hopkins, Harwichport, Charles L. and
Esther V.
Apr. 6 George Vernon Johnson, 3rd., North Harwich, George V.,
Jr., and Myra L.
• Apr. 7 Thomas Sears Dexter, East Dennis, Walter E. and Vel-
ma C.
Apr. 7 John Peter Stenroos, East Sandwich, Viljo J. and Jen-
nie L.
Apr. 9 Philip Francis St. Peter, Jr., Bags River, Philip F. and
Pearle F.
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Apr. 10 William Auselm Korpela, Jr., Hyannis, William A. and
Fannie A. '
Apr. 10 Suzan Esther Thomas, Barnstable, Leroy E. and Mary E.
Apr. 11 Charles Aquiar, Craigville, Antone 'M. and Gladys.
Apr. 13 Charles Lopes, South Dennis, Dennis and Mary.
Apr. 16 Marie Allison Cummings, West Harwich, James A. and
Bernice M.
Apr. 20 Richard Ray Bearse, Hyannis, Ray H. and Rebecca H.
Apr. 27 (Stillborn .
May 1 Betty Joan Bearse, Chatham, Elisha H., 3rd. and Evelyn M.
May 3 William Del Duchesney, Hyannis, Charles and Gertrude.
May 3 Josephine Belle Morse, South Yarmouth, Joseph E. and
Eva B.
May 4 Jackson Maurice Rice, Jr., Hyannis, Jackson M. and Lil-
lian B.
May 5 Mary Lee Wentworth, Buzzards Bay, Fred A. and Ber-
nice R.
May 7 James Arlen Griffin, North Chatham, Alexander W. and
Elizabeth A.
May 8 Martha Joanne Kittila, West Yarmouth, David J. and
Saima D.
May 10 Charles Godfrey Smith, Hyannisport, John B. and Marion
G. -
May 11 Carroll Leonard Ellis, Dennisport, Wilfred A.-and•Agnes A.
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May 14 Roxanne Gifford, Cotuit, Milton F. and Avis L.
May 15 Charles Edward Bowen, Centerville, Norman P. and
Josephine.M.
May 16 (Infant) Hart, Hyannis, Walter V. and Marie M.
May 16 Sandra Maxine Hasckel, Hyannis, David and Dora G.
May 19 Betty Ann Parker, Chatham, George A. and Helen A.
May 21
May 21 Richard P. Upham, Jr., Chatham, Richard P. and Eliza-
beth S.
May 23 Barbara Natalie Defresne, Osterville, Francis H. and
Natalie W.
May 24 Richard Baptiste, Osterville, John and Lena.
May 25 Valerie Koskela., Bourne, Aarne E. and Margaret.
May 31
June 1 Mary Effie McLean, Hyannis, Norman and Christine.
June 2 Diane Faye Hinckley, West Yarmouth, Ira L. and Muriel.
June 2 Hamilton Jay Whiting, Sagamore, Herman S. and Cora A.
June 3 Agnes Elizabeth Ritter,Hyannis, Clarence R. and Florence.
June 4 (Stillborn).`
June 4 Janice Perry, Osterville, George and Loretta. ,
June 5 Nancy Ann Carlson, Osterville, John and Ruth.
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June 5 Prudence Thacher, Hyannis, Hinckley and Henrietta.
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June 8
June 9 Janet Ann Hay Reid, Osterville, Ray B. and Ruth.
June 10 June Ellen Cabral, Santuit, Manuel P. and Lucy.
June 12 David Eugene Fulcher, Orleans, Clarence E. and Grace E.
June 15 Edwin James Pina, Jr., Marstons Mills, Edwin J. and
Mary R.
June 16 Lila Ruth Nickerson, Yarmouthport, William F. and
Evelyn R.
June 17 John Earl Josaph, Hyannis, John E. and Frances.
r
June 24 Paul Carter McManus, Centerville, Paul D. and Dorothy C.
June 26 John Morley Baker, West Yarmouth, Morley E. and Laura
S. S.
June 27 (Stillborn)
June 27 Donald Gray Wright, West Barnstable, Parker G. and
Edwina D.
• June 30 Herbert Faunce Rowley,Harwichport, Harold F. and Olive.
W
July 1 Walter Charles Selenius, West Barnstable,Viljo and Mary.
July 5 Elizabeth Carol Baker, Chatham, Walter L. and Julia E.
July 5 Mary Anne Steele, East Dennis,Andrew C. and Isabelle M.
July 6 Orrin Nathan Allen, Jr., Hyannis, Orrin N. and Ola M.
97
July 7 Barbara Jean Gibson, :Marstons Mills, George A. and
Helene G.
July 9 Bruce Webster Eldredge, Chatham, Desmond S. and Bar.
bara.
July 10 Mildred Faith Wheldon, Yarmouth, Frank E. and -Millie E.
July 11 Charles Thomas Doherty, East Pepperell, Charles E. and
Mary.
July 13 Martha Hansberry, Osterville, James J. and Mary A.
July 14 John Andrew FitzSimon, Jr.,Hyannis,John A.and Flora C.
July 14 Cynthia Lois Holmes, Harwichport, Theron C. and
Gladys M.
July 17 Joan Coggeshall, Hyannis, Chester E. and Cora O.
July 17 Louise Enos Perry, Jr., Provincetown, Louis E. and
Mary M.
July 18 Janet Marie Cross, Osterville, Richard A. and Alice M.
July 20 Thomas Kahelin, Centerville, Richard and Elsie M.
July 22 Odessa Constance Chase, Chatham, Victor F. and Con.
stance.
July 23 Carol Ann Lahteine, West Barnstable, John E. and Anne.
July 23 Anne Elizabeth Warren, Hyannis, Gordon P. and Char-
- lotte 'M.
July 24 (Infant) Totten, North Attleboro, Albert P. and Mary.
July 26 Rosalie Daluz, Centerville, Manuel and Rose.
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July 26 Ruth Charlotte Goodall, Cotuit, Cecil B. and Hazel M.
July 27 Lois Clark Brown, Barnstable, Sumner J. and Eunice.
July 27 Avy May Morse, Osterville, Edwin G. and Taimi W.
July 27 Don Lionel Pierce, Osterville, Lionel A. and Ruth E.
July 28 Eleanor Irene Edwards, Centerville, Theodore F. and
Martha E.
July 28 Kenneth Francis Hearn, Jr., Hyannis, Kenneth F. and
Eunice I.
July 30 Phyllis Lorraine Kelley, Dennisport, Wellington L. and
Edith E.
July 30 John Francis Shields, Jr., Osterville, John F. and Marie H.
Aug. 1 Everett William Robie, South Chatham, Charles W. and
Phyllis M.
Aug. 1 Edrick Becker Sauer, South Harwich, John L. and Mar-
garetha.
Aug. 3 Martin Michael Walsh, Centerville, Edwin A. and Anne.
Aug. 4
Aug. 8 Vernon Ashley Thomas, Sagamore, Randolph S. and
Edith G.
Aug. 9 (Infant) Lawrence, Huntington, W. V., Samuel C. and
• Margaret E.
Aug. 10 Richard Leslie Brown, West Dennis, Leslie M. and Lil-
lian E.
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Aug. 12 Stanley Merton Crosby, Jr., Centerville, Stanley M. and
• Dorothy L.
Aug. 13 (Infant Garrett, West Medford, Maurice F. and Edna J.
Aug. 14 (Stillborn).`/
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Aug. 15 Lois Ann Meserve, Yarmouthport, Bradley I. and Mary J.
Aug. 16 Barbara Joan Anderson,Centerville, Alfred C.and Frances.
Aug. 16 Archer Stanley Nickerson, West Chatham, Archer E. and
Dorothy C.
Aug. 16 Nestor George Silva, Sandwich, Francis J.and Theodora R.
Aug. 19 Lillian Elizabeth Amaral, Centerville, Anthony H. and
Lillian E.
Aug. 19 June Christine Chase, Hyannis, Carlton W. and Vivian M.
Aug. 20 Marilyn Small, Scarsdale, N. Y., Robert P. and Madelyn A.
Aug. 21 Mary Christine Manamon, Bourne, Frederick G. and
Maude F.
Aug. 22 Edward Thomas Richard Landers, Cotuit, Edward E. and
Frieda H.
Aug.23 Gilhermina Aguiar Couto, Marstons Mills, Manuel B. and
Emilinda A.
Aug. 23 William Manning Jones, Jr., Barnstable, William M. and
Virginia A.
Aug. 24 Jean Marie Lamborghini, Sagamore, Crester and Malvin&.
Aug. 26 (Stillborn).✓
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Aug. 27 Elinor Emma Landers, Cotuit, William H. and Elinor M.
Aug. 27 (Stillborn).
Aug. 27 Richard Webster Small, Osterville, J. Webster and Doro-
thy M.
Aug. 28 Charles Austin Hinckley, West Yarmouth, Everett H., Jr.,
and Dorothy.
Sept. 7 Eva Loretta Enman, Hyannis, Edward T. and Alice E.
Sept. 7 Leonardo George Vigiliano, West Dennis, Felix and
Margaret.
Sept. 8 Mary Louise Ellis, Barnstable, Otis and Mary.
Sept. 8 Albert Joseph Peters, Santuit, Albert W. and Mary E.
Sept. 9 Judith Rochelle Martin, Falmouth, Stanley and Juliette C.
Sept. 10 William Francis Childs,Centerville, Joseph F.and Mary E.
Sept. 10 Peggy Lou Ryder, Barnstable, Ansel L. and Nathalie M.
Sept. 12 Richard Crowell Pierce,Hyannis,George L. and Pauline H. .
Sept. 25 Eileen Sousa, Osterville, Manuel, Jr., and Agnes.
Sept. 17 Janet Ann Duchesuey, Barnstable, Francis V. and Myrtle.
Sept. 21 Eleanor Cabral Barboza, Santuit, Antone and Georgi.
anna I.
Sept. 21 Donald Edward Ellis, Sandwich, Edward M. and.Mary G.
Sept. 22 (Stillborn).
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Sept. 23 Donald John Johnson, West Barnstable, Eino J. and
• Edith E.
Sept. 26 Bonnie Jean Eldredge, Osterville,'C. Mervyn,and Gen.
ieve A.
Sept. 26 Jean Sanda Johnson, Centerville, Elmer C. and Lydia.
Sept. 26 George Lewis Perry, Centerville, Leslie A. and Amanda J.
Sept. 26 Earl S. Raymond, Jr., Buzzards Bay, Earl S. and Ruth B.
Sept. 27 Briah Kerr Connor, Jr., Hyannis, Briah K. and Louise.
Sept. 27 Joan Ellina Crosby, Osterville, Horace M., Jr. and Viola
C. M.
Oct. 3 Beverly Helen Robsham, Bass River, Rolf V. and Helen.
Oct. 3 Paul Ronald Thomas, West Barnstable, Joseph and Lempi.
Oct. 7 (Stillborn):
Oct. 8 Constance Ann Lamprey, Hyannis, Harold E. and Olive F.
Oct. 9 Constance Ann Olkkola, Hyannis, Eino A. and Ruth H.
Oct. 10 Virginia Louise Pearson, West Yarmouth, Arthur R. and
Mary.
Oct. 14 Rodney Gilbert Howard,Sagamore,Rodney D. and Susan A.
Oct. 14 Shirley Jeanne Sylva, Chatham, Edward S. and Priscilla S.
Oct. 16 Patricia Ann Medeiros, Santuit, Antone S. and Mary.'
Oct. 16 Robert Alan Parker, Jr., 'Marstons Mills, Robert A. and
Jean L.
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Oct. 18 Constance Condinho, Cotuit, Gil and Zulmeida.
Oct. 18 - Edward Herbert Jason, Hyannis, Herbert J. and Alma E.
Oct. 22 Constance Adelaide Bacon, Hyannis, Herbert O., Jr., and
Valma S. H.
Oct. 22 Betty Lee Griffin, Marstons Mills, Artemas G. and Ger-
trude L.
Oct. 25 Edwin Knowles Grant, Jr., Harwich Center, Edwin K. and
Eliza J.
Oct. 25 William Francis McIntyre, Jr., Hyannis, William F. and
Emily.
Nov. 2 Theodore William Nickerson, Cotuit, William A. and
Marie B.
Nov. 3 Francis Ray Fermin.o, Mashpee, Peter J. and Hazel W.
Nov. 3 Joseph John Milliken, 3rd., Sandwich, Joseph J. and Ab-
bie W.
Nov. 4 George Auburn Pratt, Santuit, Ralph A. and. Anne E.
Nov. 5 Mary Lucy Haskell, Sagamore, Ernest B. and Margaret D.
Nov. 8 Jean Marie Coleman, Hyannis, H. Wesley and Evelyn M.
Nov. 8 Jar_ice Mary Harrington, Hatch ille, Elisco T. and Beu-
lah M.
Nov. 9 Richard Ernest Cifelli, South Yarmouth, Lawrence and
Ethel M.
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Nov. 11 Roy Benjamin Bronsdon, Jr., Osterville, Roy B. and Mar-
joria I.
Nov. 13 Russell Robinson Leonard, Falmouth, George A. and
Ella M.
Nov. 13 Norman Louis White, Santuit, Joseph S. and Lurith G.
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Nov. 15 (Stillborn).
Nov. 18 Donald Edward Barabe, Hyannis, Albert and Margaret.
Nov. 18 Lewis Sherman Megathlin, Harwichport, Robert B. and
Vivian R.
Nov. 22 Robert Sturgis Behlman, Cotuit, William S. and Olive M.
Nov. 22 Adell Morin, West Yarmouth, Hobert L. and Martha A.
Nov..23, Jean Arline Frotten, East Orleans, Isaac L. and Fran-
ces M.
Nov."24 June Phyllis Pierce, Hyannis, David H. and Evelyn E.
Nov. 26- John Culver Deware, Hyannis, Bertram E. and Eliza-
beth C.
Nov. 26 Rodney Gould Eldredge, Jr., South Chatham, Rodney G.
and Emma B.
Nov. 28 Marilyn Claire Perry, Centerville, Raymond C. and Evet-
ta B.
Nov. 29 Joan Rose Johnson, West Barnstable, Vaino and Ina.
Dec. 2 Muriel Bethene Sollows, West Yarmouth, Karl L. and
Bethene M.
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Dec. 5 (Infant) Drinkwater, Hyannisport, Harry C. and S. Helen.
Dec. 6 Margaret Louise Ames, Osterville, Walcott and Joseph-
ine M.
Dec. 6 Janet Elizabeth Bazzinotti, Sandwich, Walter A. and
Elizabeth N.
Dec. 6 Alice Eldridge Murphy, Hyannis, William D. and Carrie L.
Dec. 9 Fran Belyea Varnum, Hyannis, Francis B. and Leora R.
Dec. 10 Elizabeth Ann Walsh, Osterville, Joseph F. and Eliza-
beth M.
Dec. 11 John Henry. Golden, West Barnstable, James W. and
Mildred.
Dec. 11 Constance Sophie Souza, Barnstable, Manuel and Isabelle.
Dec. 13 Donald Franklin Nickerson, Chathamport, George W. and
Norma E.
Dec. 14 Barbara Aileen Boynton, West Dennis, Earl D. and Helen
G.
Dec. 14 Cynthia Charlotte Lobo, Cotuit, Louis J. and Beulah V.
Dec. 15
Dec. 21 Mary La.urentine Araujo, East Falmouth, John, Jr., and
Mary.
Dec. 24 Virginia Helen Cabral, Santuit, John P. and Lydia.
Dec. 24 Norman Chandler Caswell, Jr., Hyannis, Norman C. and
Elsie E.
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Dec. 24 Annette Chilton Dodge, Dennisport, E. Donald and Ger-
trude A.
Dec.-24 Anne Slavin, Hyannis, Richard F. and Amy C.
Dec. 25 Virginia Jey Balboni, Sandwich, Albert and Edith N.
Dec. 25
Dec. 25 Donald Albert MacLean, West Dennis, James A. and
Juliette.
Dec. 27 (Infa.nt) Eldred, Falmouth, Charles L. and Florence M.
Dec. 30 Margaret Ann Kelly, Hyannis, Patrick F. and Grace J.
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MARRIAGES
M rriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1934:
1933.
Nov. 26th John Trueman Pickett of Kingston, N. Y., and Evelyn
Linette Inman of Foxboro.
1934.
Jan. 7th James Francis Campbell of Hyannis and Cleone Chase
of Hyannis. '
Jan. 11th James A. O'Brien of Hyannis and Marion Louis Baker
of North Chatham.
Jan. 27th Kenneth Francis Hearn of Hyannis and Eunice Isabel
Rogers of North Truro.
Feb. loth John Gilbert Lewis of Osterville and Martha Frances
Connolly of Osterville.
Feb. 12th Edwin James Pina of Marstons .Mills and Mary Rosa.
Perry of iMarstons Mills.
Feb. 15th Herbert O. Bacon, Jr.,,of Hyannis and Valma S. H.
Rosanen of Norwood.
Mar. 1st William James Pierce of Provincetown and Dorothy
Frances Avilla of Provincetown.
Mar. 3rd William M. Jones of Barnstable and Virginia Macaulay
of Medford.
Mar. 15th Geoffrey E. Warburton of Harwich and Mary E. Snow-
den of Yarmouth.
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Mar. 24th Harold Leslie Freeman of Orleans and Bessie Hinckley
of Barnstable.
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Mar. 30th Antone Nunes Aquair of Hyannis and Gladys Emma
Cotell of Hyannis.
Apr. 3rd William Francis McIntyre of Hyannis and Emily Lager-
gren of Osterville.
Apr. 14th Arthur F. Cahoon of Dennis and Flora M. McCabe of
Hyannis.
Apr. 19th Arthur Stanley Cobb of Hyannis and Gladys Any
Sturkes of Cambridge.
Apr. 21st Francis Albert Clarke of Stoneham and Mary Page
Bickum of Melrose.
Apr. 21st Donald I. Stalker of West Haiwich and Hazel L. Wood-
bury of Hyannis.
May 13th Albert Natalino of Everett and Jacqueline Fletcher of:
Boston.
Way 14th Melville Fulton Dixon of Barnstable and Katharyn Hal-
let of Barnstable.
May 15th Eino John Johnson of West Barnstable and Edith.
Elvira Maki of Hyannis.
May 15 George Johnson of West Barnstable and Signe 'Maki of.
Wareham.
May 20th Russell Frederick Syriala of West Barnstable and Edith
S. Luomala of West Barnstable.
May 22nd Joseph R. Barrett of Chicago, Ill., and Edith L. Crocker
of Hyannis.
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May 27th Cecil Elwood Chambers of Hyannis and Hilda Victoria
Peterson of East Weymouth.
May 28th John Francis Brady of Marstons Mills and Helm! H. W.
Bergstrom (Wiinikainen) of Barnstable.
June 7th John W. Richard of Hyannis and Hilda M. E. Martin
of Hyannis.
June 9th Sidney Day French of Hyannis and Rose Grace Vin-
cent of Hyannis.
June loth Joseph Francis Dugas of Barnstable and .Mary Sabine
Rose Theriault of Cambridge.
June 14th Paul Stetson Anderson of Hyannis and Helena Stewart
Alexander Pate of Hyannis.
June 16th Norman Sidney Spafford of Hyannis and Bertha Made-
line Armitage of Buzzards Bay.
June 22nd Kenneth E. Nighman of Boston and Marion Ransom of
Hyannis.
June 26th Louis Bearse of Hyannis and Madelyn Pina of Fal-
mouth.
June 27th Charles Bernard McMullen of Hyannis and Pearl Ed-
wina. Dewsna.p of Hyannis.
June 30th William Atherton Thew of Marstons Mills and Gertrude
Clara Pierce.of Marstons Mills.-
June 30th John William VanDerzee of Cornwall, N. Y., and
Thelma Geraldine Spangler of Stoneham.
July 1st George Hudson Boody of New York, N. Y., and Pauline
Louise Bradbury of Hyannis.
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July 2nd Larry E. Davis of Malden and Cora M. Bailey of Hous-
ton, Texas.
July 3rd George H. Brockelbank of Newark, N. J., and Muriel
O'Brien of:Montclair, N.J.
July 3rd Horace Parker of Scarsdale, N. Y., and Dorothy Ash-
brooke (Wallace) of Scarsdale, N. Y.
July 6th Frank E. Arthur of Boston and Angie Thacher (Clif-
ford) of Hyannis.
July 7th William Lester Ainslie of Springfield and Muriel Fran-
ces Cahoon of Centerville.
July 7th Albert Balboni of Sandwich and Edythe Natalie Barrus
of Barnstable.
July 7th Peter Pineo Jenkins of Malden and Rowena R. Ben-
jamin of Los Angeles, California.
July 7th Eugene Charles P.adberg of Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.,
and Irene Palmer of-Hasbrouck Heights, N. J.
July loth John Howland Crocker of Barnstable and Mary Eliza-
beth Hinckley of Hyannis.
July filth Manuel Robello of Cotuit and Margareth Bozzay of Caf-
\ well, N, J.
July 16th Randolph G. Pyle of Akron, Ohio, and Jean Griffiths.of
Akron, Ohio.
July 18th Fred Raymond Draper of Dover, N. H., and Anne Imley
.Sipple of Hyannisport.
July 20th Edward D. DeLamater of Baltimore, Md., and Arlene C.
Johnson of Portland, Me.
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July 28th John Barboza of Osterville and Louise Mello of Fair-
haven.
July 28th Ralph Davis Brown of Harwich and Ina Mae Dudley
(Cahoon) of Chatham.
July 28th Malcolm P. Chase of Hyannis and Mary Isabel Brewer.
of Woburn.
July 28th Homer C. Watson of Pontiac, Mich., and Helen V.
Pauline of Farmington, 'Mich.
July 31st Arthur Surette of Osterville and Marie LeBlanc of
Hyannis.
Aug. 11th Malcolm Easterbrook Ryder of Cotuit and Katharine
Keene Higgins of Marstons Mills.
Aug. 14th William Louis Mihos of Brockton and Lillian Mary
Louise Berry of Brockton.
Aug. 14th George Smithson of Hyannis and Tina Frances Balboni
of West Yarmouth.
Aug. 16th Edgar E. Caron of Sandwich and Anna Louise Thomas
of Barnstable.
Aug. 20th Anthony Thomas of West Barnstable and Arlene Mc-
Intyre of Hyannis.
Aug. 23rd Paul Sumner Lorrett of Hyannis and Arlene Louise
Johnson of Hyannis.
Sept. 1st Clayton R. Johnson of Hyannis and Agnes Louise Kil-
grew of Whitman.
Sept. 1st Frank Roderguies, Mello of New Bedford and Elsie
Nursement Maderos of Marstons Mills.
fix
Sept. 2nd Carlton W. Kelley of Barnstable and Isabel H. Hughes
of Somerville.
Sept. 3rd Harold H. Bradley of Montclair, N. J., and Helen H.
Miller (Huffman) of Montclair, N. J.
Sept. 3rd Antone Oliver, Jr., of Falmouth and Christine Medeiros
of Cotuit.
Sept. 3rd Leslie Baxter Ryder of Barnstable and Ruth Dawes
Fahnley of Arlington.
Sept. 8th Robert SpitzmiIler of Buffalo, N. Y., and Margaret Ruth.
Chapman of Centerville.
Sept. 10th Raphael Charles Perry of Provincetown and Agnes
Margaret Chase of Barnstable.
Sept. 13th Nelson B. Marchant of Hyannisport and Helen Jackson
of Verona, Pa.
Sept. 15th Charles Edward Goode of Hyannis and Minnie Blake
Childs of Hyannis.
Sept. 16th Elwin Warren Coombs of Middleboro and Empi Marie
Hill of Hyannis.
Sept. 20th Walter Matthew Krook of West Barnstable and Viano
Vellama Prittinen of Sandwich.
Sept. 29th Parker Sears of Hyannis and Doris C. Winnell (Cotton)
of Hyannis.
Oct. 1st Coffin Francis Woodbury of Hyannis and Shirley
Theresa Collins of Hyannis.
Oct. filth Donal Doward Lawrence of Falmouth and Ethel Louise
Eisner of South Easton.
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Oct. 12th Sherman Hinman Forbes of Arlington and Annabel
Otis of New York City. y
Oct. 13th Allison Fisher of Falmouth and.Alice Fisher (McDor-
mott) of Hyannis.
Oct. 16th Kenneth S. Jones of Osterville and Anna Pumpur of
West Barnstable.
Oct. 18th Wilbert J. Marsh of West.Hyannisport and Harriet M.
Chamberlain of Hyannis.
Oct. 19th O. David W. Sampson of South Yarmouth and Olive
Bugbee of Hyannis.
Oct. 20th Theodore Gardner of New York, N. Y., and'Mary Eliza-
beth Johnson of Hackensack, N. J.
Oct. 24th Toivo Matthew Leeman of West Barnstable and Lillian
Violet Piekainen of West Yarmouth.
Oct. 25th Elmer A. E. Richards of Hyannis and Jennie S. Polto
of Barnstable.
Oct. 27th. James S. Goff of Hyannis and Evelyn C. Williams of
Osterville.
Nov. 5th Robert Reddington Hamblin of Cotuit and Ernestine
Thelma Miller of Lyndonville, Vt.
Nov. '11th Shirley Marston of Hyannis and Maude Louisa Reiley
(Otis) of Harwichport:
Nov. 14th John H. Aittaniemi of West Barnstable and.Irene E.
Hughes of West Barnstable.
Nov. 17th Albert Reposa of Santuit and Adelaide Sylvia of East
Falmouth.
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Nov. 17th Francis Baker Washburn of South Weymouth and
Pansy .Minnie Finney of Wollaston.
Nov. 18th Peter Panesis of Hyannis and Helen Smynois of Pea-
body.
Nov. 29th James A. Verner of Osterville and Rae A. Bodge of
Dedham.
Dec. 9th Ruben Carlson of West Barnstable and Lempi Hamm,er-
strom (Karvbnen) of West Barnstable.
Dec. Frederic Dexter Conant of West Barnstable and Ruth Louisa
' Krook of West Barnstable.
Dec. 29th William Frederick Cook of Hyannis and Barbara Eliza-
beth Davis of Watertown,
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DEATHS
Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1934:
Jan. 12th Jennie Cabral, Centerville, 14 y. 4 m. 24 d.
Jan. 12th Ellen F. Spooner (Crocker), Osterville, 82, y. 7 m. 17 d. \
Jan. 13th Elvin Deal Winchell, Cummaq.uid, 57 y. 7 m. 29 d.
Jan. 14th Francis B. Ashe, Hyannis, 52 y. 11 m. 30 d.
Jan. 14th Florence I. Bowker (Drake), Hyannis, 77 y. 3 m.
Jan. 15th (Infant) Daniel, Osterville, 4 d.
Jan. 15th Lucy Ellis (Ellis), Brewster, 87 y. 7 m.
Jan. 15th Horace F. Phinney, Centerville, 83 y. 3 m. 17 d.
Jan. 16th Rosa D. Frazier (Botellio), Santuit, 52 y.
Jan. 21st Annie Kari (Karkinen), Centerville, 60 y.
Jan. 22nd Irene F. Crocker (Taylor), West Barnstable, 72 y, 6 m.
10 d.
Jan. 28th (Infant) Dorr, Centerville, 23 hrs.
Feb. 4th Ensign E. Rogers, Dennisport, 47 y. 6 m. 28 d.
Feb. 8th George P. Matthews, Yarmouthport, 84 y. 6 m. 7 d.
Feb. 11th Mary L. Bitgood (McVey), Provincetown, 44 y. 9 m.
Feb. 11th Frank G. Nickerson, Yarmouth, 61 y, 5 m. 10 d.
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Feb. 11th Gilman L. Ramsdell, Chatham, 31 y. 10 m. 25 d.
Feb. 14th Isaiah W. Long, Dennisport, 71 y. 9 m. 26 d.
Feb. 15th Carl Vernon Bassett, East Harwich, 3 y. 10 m. 20 d.
Feb. 22nd Rufina Fernandes (Fernandes), 54 y.
Feb. 24th George Drody, Barnstable, 79 y. 16 d.
Feb. 24th Sarah Fuller (Crocker), Hyannis, 58 y. 6 m. 5 d.
Feb. 24th Louis Perry, West Barnstable, 38 y.
Feb. 27th Stanley H. Eldredge, Chatham, 18 y. 7 m. 4 d.
Mar. 3rd Armand Alves, Osterville, 10 m. 2 d.
Mar. 3rd Julia G. Hallett (Hinckley), Hyannis, 81 y. 5 m. 22 d.
Mar. 5th Sylvanus Arthur Cahoon, North Harwich,52 y. 5 m. 12 d.
Mar. 6th Edwin F., Jones, Cotuit, 65 Y. 11 m. 18 d.
Mar. 7th Ulysses Grant Hinckley, Osterville, 67 y. 2 m. 7 d.
Mar. loth Thomas P. Hines, Hyannis, 68 y. 3 m. 16 d.
Mar. loth Frances Barbara Weber, Wrentham, 18 y. 8 m. 29 d.
Mar. 12th David Perry Fuller, Falmouth, 61 y. 2 m. 19 d.
Mar. 16th Thomas H. Thompson, Centerville, 61 y. 1 m. 2 d.
Mar. 17th Thomas Baker, Hyannis, 1 y..6 m.
Mar. 1.7th Tuna M. Baker (Johnson), Hyannis, 34 y. 10 m. 30 d.
Mar. 22nd Stillborn.
116
Mar. 22nd Susan A. Crocker, Santuit, 88 y. 9 m. 18 d.
Mar. 22nd Lydia D. White (Childs), West Hyannisport, 79 y. 4 M. `
19 d.
Mar. 30th Nettie F. Knowles (Walker), Eastham, 69.y. 9 m. 13 d.
Mar. 31st Lillie Bixby (Hallett), Hyannis, 74 y. 3 m. 27 d.
Apr. 1st David Hungista, Barnstaple, 73 y.
Apr. 4th Arthur Gray Stone, West Dennis, 39 y. 7 m. 6 d.
Apr. 6th Marietta I. Hammond (Small), Centerville, 86 y. 4 m.
22 d.
Apr. 7th Don Winslow Cash, Hyannis, 10 m. 18 d.
Apr. 8th Robert Patterson Murray, Hyannis, 77 y. 9 m. 29 d.
Apr. 12th Susan I. Baker (Hamblin), Hyannis, 79 y. 8 m. 14 d.
• Apr. 23rd Mary M. Girardin (McInnis), Cap6 Breton, N. S., 29 y.
8 m. 26 d.
Apr. 24th Attaresta Robbins Johnson (Robbins), Osterville, 85 y.
8 m. 1 d.
Apr. 24th Arvesta E. Lowe, Cotuit, 78 y.
Apr. 25th Charles Aquiar, Craigville, 14 d.
Apr. 27th (Stillborn).
Apr. 28th Curtis Bayden Bearse, Hyannis, 25 y. 8 m. 29 d.
May 1st Susie May Clark, South Yarmouth, 40 y. 8 m. 15 d.
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Way 4th Elizabeth G. Eagleston (Laud)_, Hyannis, 68 y.
May 6th Selina Violet Cash (McCauley), Hyannis, 39 y. 8 m. 25 d.
_May 8th Adin N. Chase, Dennisport, 80 y. 7 m. 20 d.
.May 9th Everett Churchill Alley, Osterville, 66 y. 9 m. 22 d.
-Way 12th 'Helen Ruska.(Mictanen), Barnstable, 76 y. 3 m. 14 d.
:.allay 14th Flora A. Bloomer (Howes), Chatham, 69 y. 11 m. 1 d.
=Way 16th (Infant) Hart, Hyannis, 5 hrs.
,Way 19th Abby Carney (Phinney), Hyannisport, 84 y.
May 25th Temperance S. Jones, Barnstable, 86 y. 10 m. 7 d.
:May 30th George Lewis Roderick,West Falmouth, 27 y. 10 m. 14 d.
.June 1st Alma L: Keene (Hallett), Hyannis, 79 y. 7 m. 5 d.
.,June 4th (Stillborn).
-June 5th Ruth E. Hinckley (Lewis), Hyannis, 38 y. 2 m. 2 d.
-June 6th Hiram E. Baker, West Falmouth, 70 y. 3 m. 28 d.
-June 6th William Dana Freeman, North Falmouth, 61 y. 2 m. 13 d.
-June 8th Robert Winsor Lovell, Osterville, 23 y. 6 m. 8 d.
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-June 10th Henry P. Mayo, West Barnstable, 53 y.
.June 11th Annie E. Tyback, Sandwich, 19 y. 7 d.
-June 18th Avie Louise Barry (Worth), Craigville, 69 y. 2 m. 2 d.
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June 19th Kennett F. Burnes,.Cotuit, 20 y. 1 m. 5 d.
June 21st Frank J. Johnson, Hyannis, 46 y. S m. 19 d. ,
June 22nd Alva J: LeBlanc, West Yarmouth, 13 y. 2 m. 16d.
June 22nd Catherine Saudstadt (Reardon), Brewster, 64 y. 13 d'..
June 23rd May L. Morrill, Wellfleet, 60 y.
June 27th (Stillborn).
June 28th Walter Loring Benson, Yarmouth, 76 y.
June 28th John Binda, Falmouth, 48 y. 23 d.
June 28th Harold R. Wheeler, Harwichport, 43 y. 5 m. 5 d.
June 29th Kenneth A. Haskall, Harwich 53 y.
June 29th Edward J. McDonald, Newtonville, 20 y. 17 d.
June 29th Ray M. VanArsdale, Newton, 45 y. 1 in. 29 d.
July 5th Mary E. Cobb, Hyannis, 15 y. 5 m. 18 d.
July 6th Thomas J. Murphy, Cambridge, 60 y.
July 7th David French, South Dennis, 19 y. 7 m. 20 d.
July Sth Frances L. Snow (Harvey), Hyannis, 60 y. 8 m. 19 d.
July loth Kate M. Schwietering, New York,N. Y., 83 y. 8 m. 21 d.
July 15th 1Elisha B. Bearse, Centerville, 81 y. 4 m. 1 d.
July 16th Victor H. Nickerson, Cotuit, 76 y. 3 m. 19 d.
119
..July 16th William James Wilson, Chatham, 85 y. 5 m. 15 d.
,July 16th Mary Woodall (Swift), Barnstable, 86 y. 9 m. 24 d.
,July 18th (Infant) Coggeshall, Hyannis.
'July 18th Edna Betsy Smith, Norwalk, Conn., 43 y. 10 m. 5 d.
.,,July 21st Francis Hamilton, East Providence, R. I., 69 y. 10 m.
11 d.
.:July 21st Elizabeth E. Kelley (Nickerson), Centerville, 83 y. 4 m.
4 d.
-July 23rd Sophie C. Bearse (Doane), Centerville, 74 y. 9 m.
-July 24th (Infant) Totten, North Attleboro, 7 hrs.
-July 25th Robert Holmes, Clayton, Mo., 60 y. 4 m. 3 d.
.July 27th Albert Joseph Favier, 1Vlonument Beach, 59 y. 2 m. 10 d.
.July 28th Harriet Irene Brown, 'Vest Orange, N. J., 53 y. 4 m.
30 d.
-.July 28th Antone Sylvia, Santuit, 8 y. 7 m. 8 d.
_..Aug. 2nd Sarah Frances Hartwell (Hinckley), Barnstable, 86 y.
3 m. 4 d.
Aug. 3rd Katherine F. Maher (Torney), Hyannis, 71 y.
.Aug. 4th (Infant) Studley, Pittsfield, 16 hrs.
Aug. 7th Rose A. Deshon (Rousseau), Osterville 44 y.
.Aug. 9th (Infant) Lawrence, Huntington, W. V., 6 hrs.
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Aug. 12th Delia M. Bearse (Snow), Hyannis, 85 y. 8 m. 2 d.
Aug. 13th Jack Franklin Garrett, West Medford, 4 hrs.
Aug. 14th (Stillborn).
Aug. 19th Elsie Effie Lahti (Duminen), West Barnstable, 41 y.
11 m.
Aug. 22nd Sarah C. Orcutt (Cash), Cotuit, 57 y. 11 m. 25 d.
Aug. 26th George Lewis Hamblin, Marstons Mills, 73 y. 9 m. 2 d.
Aug. 26th Gail Marie Patrick, Boston, 1 y. 7 m. 24 d.
Aug. 26th (Stillborn).
Aug. 26th Theresa DeNormandie Worcester (DeNormandie), Do-
ver, 31 y. 9 m. 23 d.
Aug. 27th (Stilllborn).
Aug. 28th Emery E. Beaver, Cataumet, 21 y. 4 m. 4 d.
Aug. 28th Phoebe Hodge (Isoire), Claremont, N. H., 68 y. 10 rIL
10 d.
Aug. 29th Emma Susannah Hyttinen (Eskelinen), Sandwich, 50 Y.
10 m. 13 d.
Sept. 2nd Noah Curtis, Winthrop, 69 y. 9 m. 29 d.
Sept.. 2nd Jennie Maria Nickerson (Gurney), Cotuit, 77 y. 4 m.
22'd.
Sept. 15th Albert C. Chase, Dennisport, 55 y. 1 m. 16 d.
Sept. 19th Frank K. Warriner, Falmouth, 64 y. 1 m. 26 d.
121
Sept. 22nd (Stillborn).
Sept. 23rd Mary Wingate Lloyd (Wingate), Cotuit, 66 y. 3 m. 20 d.
Sept. 23rd Albert B. Starck, Centerville, 25 y. 6 m. 29 d.
Sept. 23rd Manuel L. Sylvester, Santuit, 57 y. 10 m. 22 d.
Sept. 25th Henry Ward Abbot, Yarmouthport, 72 y. 3 in. 2 d.
Sept. 25th Ralph Linwood Beals, Hyannis, 47 y. 3 m. 21 d.
Sept. 25th Annie B. Hinckley, Barnstable, 81 y. 9 d.
Sept. 26th Elizabeth B. Ballou (Broughton), Norfolk,Va., 87 Y.
3 m. 23 d.
,Oct. 1st Thomas Maitland Jones, Centerville, 53 y, 5 m. 14 d.
,Oct. 7th (Stillborn).
(Oct. 9th Clara Isabel Blake (Dunbar), Sandwich, 62 y. 4 m. 9 d.
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®ct. 10th Artemas W. Cahoon, Barnstable, 72 y. 17 d.
Oct. 12th ' Marian Crocker (MacLeod), Hyannis, 73 y. 4 m. 8 d.
Qct. 13th Winthrop N. Bassett, Brewster, 36 y. 11 M. 11 d.
P 4Dct. 16th Mary H. Bearse, Osterville, 63 y.
act. 18th Ellen Bruen Dignan (Lougue), Centerville, 73 y.
qOct. 19th Elliott R. Carpenter, Cotuit, 69 y. 5 m. 25 d.
Nov. 5th Sarah Lyons (Hilliard), West Hyannisport, 76 y. 8 m.
1 d.
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Nov. 6th Agnes L. Carleton (Arsenault),Hyannis, 64 y. 4 m. 26 di_
Nov. 6th Vera Lavon Thomas, Alexandria, Ind.; 16 y. 2 m. 20 dL
Nov. 15th Lot Crocker, Hyannis, 73 y.
Nov. 15th Cyrus B. Jones, Marstons Mills, 69 y. 4 m. 26 d.
Nov. 15th (Stillborn).
Nov. 171h Frank Elliot Crocker, Centerville, 66 y. 6 m.
Nov. 17th (Infant) German!, Osterville, 2 d.
Nov. 17th Charles H. Philbrook, Sandwich, 60 y. 10 m. 17 d_
Nov. 18th Gideon Gomes, Osterville, 76 y.
Nov. 19th Matilda Hill (Latvata), West Yarmouth, 54 y. 18 d_
Nov. 22nd Herbert Lovell, Barnstable, 78 y. 1 d.
Nov. 27th Josiah Mason Fiske, Osterville, 64,y. 8 m. 16 d.
Nov. 28th Joshua Albert Chase, Hyannis, 77 y. 4 m. 29 d.
Dec. 1st Milton Francis Gifford, Cotuit, 42 y. 5 m. 1 d.
Dec. 5th, Robert Holmes Drinkwater, Hyannisport, 15 hrs.
Dec. 6th Elizabeth N. Bazzinotti (Gosling), Sandwich, 30 y. 10 M. "
6 d.
Dec. 6th Helen Pearson Conant, Somerville, 64 y. 25 d.
Dec. 8th ,Beulah C. Hatch, West Barnstable, 48 y. 11 m. 23 d_
Dec. 11th Alexander Grundy, Falmouth, 68 y. 14 d.
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.Dec. 15th Carleton Curtis Hallett, 'Marstons Mills, 70 y. 3 m. 10 d.
Dec. 16th James Apjohn, West Yarmouth,'58 y. 9 m. 26 d.
Dec. 17th Anna D. Baker (Sears), West Harwich,77 y. 9 m. 2 d.
Dec. 18th Laura D. Lovejoy (Lewis), Sandwich, 60 y.
Dec..19th Rose E. Tobin, Falmouth, 84 y. 8 m. 27 d.
Dec. 22nd Shirley Louise Childs, Hyannis, 6 m, 14 d.
Dec. 26th James Arvin Fish, Cotuit, 87 y. 6 in. 6 d.
:Dec. 27th (Infant) Eldred, Falmouth, 15 hrs.
Dec. 29th Manuel L. Barboza, Falmouth, 34 y.
Dec. 29th Mae Emma Hart (Ellis), Hyannis, 57 y. 9 m. 23 d.
Dec. 29th Joseph Franklin Nickerson, Hyannis, 99 y. 11 m. 8 d.
Dec. 30th Harry Franklin Lumbert, Centerville, 67 y. 10 d.
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BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
1934.
Jan. 8th Herbert A. Weeks, Brockton, 76 y.
Jan. 20th Lillian C. Basset (Baker), Somerville, 71 y. 11 m. 3 d�
Feb. 16th Lillie Florence DeWitt, Chicago, Ill., 76 y. 2 m.4 d.
Mar. 19th Burchard V. Kelley, Schenectady, N. Y., 54 y. 9 m. 7 dk
Mar. 23rd Edythe Marshall, New York, 56 y.
May Sth Lot Hawes,New Bedford, 78 y.
Aug. 12th Leslie Perkins Hobson, Mashpee, 50 y. 29 d.
Aug. 23rd ,Merrill B. Small, Ashbury Park, N. J., 45 y. 5 m. 28 d-
Sept. 27th George H. Guest, Brookline, 72 y. 11 m. 23 d.
Oct. 9th Eunice Maria Scudder, Boston, 88 y. 1 m.
Nov. 16th Thankful Hamblin Ames, Brookline, 87 y. 10 m. 22 d�-
Nov. 19th Susan O. Goodspeed, Bristol, Conn., 87 y. 5 m. 26 d_
Dec. 14th Gertrude H. Lewis, Fort Myers, Fla., 72 y.
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JURY LIST, 1935
The following is the Jury List for 1935:
Victor H. Anderson Cooper
Theron Apollonio Retired
Edward L., Ashley Mason
John Banks Gardener
Roswell F. Bassett Surveyor
Merton H. Bates Painter
Nelson Bearse Surveyor
Sea.bury W. Bearse Contractor
William R. Blagden Clerk-
Gerhard Bleicken Gardener
Ralph H. Bodman Banker
John Bradley r Salesman
Walter E. Brewer Clerk
Frank E. N. Brown Lineman '
Adrian 'Chadwick Carpenter
Allen Chadwick ,Carpenter
Ronald A. Chesbro Clerk
Leo A. Childs Mason
Frederic D. Conant Gardener
a Stephen B. Crellin Farmer
Harvey F. Crocker Carpenter
Willis G. Crocker, Sr. Carpenter
Ralph W. Crosby Boat Builder
Samuel C. Crosby Cook
Ernest O. Dottridge, Jr. Carpenter
Charles Eldridge Salesman
Calvin H. Fuller Painter
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George F. Fuller Clerk
George Garoufes Cafe Proprietor
Henry A. Gilman Carpenter
Albert Grauer Manager
Delton C. Hall Sailor
Russell D. F. Hall Retired
Clinton F. Hallett Railroad
Seth E. Hamblin Carpenter
James J. Hansberry Chauffeur
Abbott F. L. Harlow Carpenter
Oliver Harlow Clerk
Henry M. Haugh Hotel Proprietor
Harry L. Holway Blacksmith
John J. Horne Painter
Everett L. IIoxie Florist
John R. Huggard Fisherman
James Keveney Merchant.
Joseph Keveney Painter
Bertil L. Lagergren Gardener
Burleigh D. Leonard Mechanic
Edmund H. Lewis Carpenter
Thomas P. Lewis Retired
Charles.N. Libby Truckman
Howard G, Lumbert Carpenter
Francis J. Lyons Retired
Max Malchman Merchant "
Orlando W. Mare.hant Carpenter
Roy V. McCormack Salesman
Manuel B. Medeiros Laborer
Edwin A. Milk Accountant
James Murphy, Sr. Retired
Stephen B. O'Brien Florist
L. Frank Paine Architect
Bertram M. Parker Carpenter
Harry H. Pollard Carpenter
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Carl F. Riedell Plumber
Frederic F. Scudder Merchant
Walter C. Scudder Merchant
Benjamin Sears Merchant
Frederick E. Sherman Merchant
Henry L. Sherman Mason
Walter Sherman Mason
Herbert L. Snow Clerk
Carl W. Starck Mechanic
Clarence E. Stevens Merchant
Joseph W. Tallman, Jr. Mason
Norman W. Taylor Plumber
Harry W. Tobey Merchant
Norman E. Williams Plumber
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
'FOR THE YEAR ENDING DEC. 31, 1934
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to herewith submit the annual report
of the conditions and doings of the Police Department ff)r
the year ending December 31, 1934.
Number of arrests confined to the lock-up during
the year 562
Arrests increased 1934 over 1933 175
Arrests by months 1934 - 1933
January 40 19
February 29 44
March 22 19
April 29 20
May 44 40
June 71 28
July 77 53 ,
August 77 45
September 48 34
October . 47 26
November 46 44
December 32 15
562 387
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Arrests confined to lock-up divided as follows:
1934 1933
Barnstable Police 413 270
Barnstable & State Police working together 35 12
State Police 84 80
Other,departments 30 25
Nativity of prisoners arrested in 1934:
Albania 1
Azores 2
Cape Verde Islands 14
Canada 6
China 1
Denmark 1
England 1
Finland 11
Germany 2
Greece 4
Ireland 11
Italy 2
Japan 1
Latvia 1
Nova Scotia 2
Norway 2
Poland 2
Portugal 1
Prince Edward Island 1
Ru Asia 1
Scotland _ 3
Sweden 2
United States - 486
1.30
List of offenses for which arrests were made:
1934 1933
Adultery 1 0 ,
Accessory to Breaking and Entering
and Larceny 2 0
Alien Possessing Firearms 4 2
Allowing Improper Person to Operate
Motor Vehicle 1 0
Assault with -a dangerous weapon 2 6
Assault & Battery 18 13
Assault with intent to Rape 3 2
Attempted Assault with a dangerous weapon 1 0
Assault upon a Police Officer 1 0
Attempted Breaking & Entering & Larceny
in the nighttime 1 0
Breaking & Entering & Larceny--Nighttime 5 18
Breaking and Entering & Larceny—Daytime 3 3
Breaking & Entering in the nighttime with
intent to commit larceny 3 2
Capias Warrants—Violation of Parole 8 12
Drunk 310 164
Disturbing the.Peace 31 30
Desertion of Minor Child 1 0
Default Warrant for Superior Court 1 0
Evading Board Bill 1 1
Fishing without a license so to do 1 0
Fornication 2 0
Forgery o 2 1
Failing to stop on signal of Police Officer 1 0
Fugitive from Justice 2 1
Failing to keep to the right of road 1 2
Gaming on the Lord's Day 2 0
Hunting without a, license so to do 3 1
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Indecent Exposure 2 0
Interfering with a Police Officer in the per-
formance of his duty 1 0
Illegitimate Child Act Violations 2 2
Keeping and Exposing Liquor for sale 3 12
Larceny over $100.00 1 4
Larceny under $100.00 25 19
Leaving the scene of accident 5 7
Larceny of Auto 2 0
Lewd & Lascivious Person 1 0
Lottery Laws Violations 9 10
Murder 1 0
Maintaining Public Entertainment on the
, Lord's Day 1 0
Non-support of Illegitimate Child 1 0
Non-support of Wife and Children 15 7
Neglect of minor children 1 0
Neglected Child 12 2
Operating under the influence of
intoxicating liquor 56 29
Operating so as to endanger 14 19.
Operating without a license so to do 21 14
Operating without a registration 6 4
Operating after revocation of license 3 2
Operating an unregistered and uninsured car 1 2
Possessing Obscene Literature 1 0
Peddling without a license so to do 8 1
Passing a Red Light 2 1
Possessing Short Lobsters 1 0
Perjury 1 0
Suspicious Person 7 4
Stubborn Child 5 0
Speeding, 5 0
Trespassing 1 1
Unsealed Scales 1 2
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Unlawful appropriation of auto 1 0
Va.o:rancy 5 g
Violation of Parkin;Regulations 1 0
Violation of Plumbing Laws 1 1
Violation of Fish & Game Laws 11 7
Violation of Weekly Wage Laws 5 1
Violation of Town By-Laws 3 0
1934 1933
Number of telephone calls received at
station 13,432 10,593
Miles covered by department's car 47,684 25,782
Miles covered'by Chief's car 36,749 28,221
Miles covered by motorcycles 19,732 8,820
Number of fingerprints on file, including
prints received from other departments 6,381 4,029
Number of persons arrested for felonies
fingerprinted 75 125
Persons' fingerprints for their own private use 23 11
War Veterans fingerprinted 11 6
Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 4 10
Arrests made for other police departments 10 10
Summons served for other police departments 52 37
Bicycles found and returned to owners 13 17
Buildings found open and owners notified_ 359 36.3
Complaints received 1,627 1,233
Complaints investigated 1,627 1,233
Deaths reported to Medical Examiner:
1934 1933
Murder 1 1
Suicide 1 2
Natural causes i 3
Motor Vehicles fa6lities 5 5
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1934 1933
Defective places in streets and sidewalks
reported 17 15
Defective wiring reported 2 2
Dogs or cats killed or taken care of 71 47
Fires discovered and alarm given 1 1
Fires extinguished without alarm given 2 4
Dogs reported as vicious and ordered restrained 46 18
Glass on highway removed 9 11
Injured and sick persons assisted 31 26
Lanterns furnished and placed on dangerous
places 70 25
Lost children returned to parents 6 10
Lost persons found 2 0
Lost cats and dogs returned to owners 18 26
Messages delivered 157 155
Motorists assisted on highways 317 263
Poles reported as defective 3 4
Number of summer homes inspected semi-
monthly during months they are vacant 963 936
Street obstruction removed 11 5
Wires reported down and dangerous 12 2
Warnings to automobile operators 3,582 3,311
Water leaks reported 4 1
Motor Vehicle transfers filed 320
Boats reported stolen and recovered 8 7
Runaway Children returned to parents 4 0
Number of Automobile accidents reported 156 136
Number of Automobile accidents covered 156 136
Automobile accident causes as follows:
Automobile vs. Automobile-90
Automobile vs. fixed object-40
Auto vs. Pedestrian-22
Auto Vs. Bicycle-3
Auto vs. Wagon-1
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1934 1933
Persons killed by automobiles 5 5
Persons injured by automobiles 84 65
In the last few months I have had installed in the base-
ment of the Town Building a target range, so as to increase
the efficiency of the department, and to assist all officers in
becoming expert with the pistol. The result has been very
pleasing to me. The department has five officers who have
qualified as pistol experts, which means that they must
score better than 255 out of a possible 300 with the service
revolver that is assigned to them. Five officers also have
qualified as pistol sharpshooters; that is they have scored
better than 234 out of a possible 300._ Other officers are
ready to qualify at present.
It is my aim to have every man on the department thor-
oughly familiar with firearms and the use of them, so that if
the occasion arises in which an officer is forced to use his re-
volver he can do so efficiently.
,In submitting my,annual report I feel justified in stat-
ing that the department has done exceptionally good work
during the year. I am pleased to say that our records show
about all the important cases have been cleaned up, and all
other serious violations of .the law have been persistently
prosecuted for the benefit of the town.
The discipline of, the department has been very good
this year. The officers have performed their work in an effi-
cient manner as our .reports show. However, the success we
have had in the past year in maintaining law and order is
due in a large measure to the fact that the greatest number
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of our people are law-abiding citizens. I am pleased to say
that Barnstable has passed through another year with a
very good record. The work of the department has mater-
ially increased the past year and the men have been work-
ing many extra hours without any extra compensation for
the same.
In conclusion I wish to state that every possible means
under my command are being used in the prevention of
crime. Constant patrolling of the town day and night; keep-
ing track of different cars and numbers and memorizing of
same; observance of all persons not known to us; and per-
sons who have no visible means of support; constant watch
of all persons whom we have reason to believe have criminal
tendencies; and all other things that go towards the stop-
ping of crime. I feel that the careful manner in which this
work of crime prevention has been carried out is very sat-
isfactory, and has without a doubt brought results.
The department is the servant of the people and it is
our desire to give the town and its people every protection.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. PRATT,
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
There has been a small amount of new construction in
this town the past year, but alterations of old wiring and
new and larger service for the use of electricity have in-
creased, making the work of the Inspector practically the
same.
I have had the location of primary cables, where they
cross highways underground to transformers in vaults or on
poles in various parts of the town placed on file with the
Town Clerk.
Refering to the high voltage cable laid underground
at the Cape Cod airport at Marstons ➢Mills; the voltage on
this cable has been reduced by the Cape & Vineyard Elec-
tric Co., to 550 volts.,Although the possibility of an acci-
dent was very remote with 2,300 volts (as warning signs
had been placed over cable), this department is apprecia-
tive for the change because with 550 volts the possibility of
trouble is practically eliminated.
The number of_inspections made during the past year
was 635 and miles traveled in this work were 4,900.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. KENT,
Wire Inspector.
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
Hyannis, Mass., December 31, 1934.
The following is a brief report of the Barnstable Coun-
ty Health Department for the year 1934.
The situation regarding communicable disease has been.
satisfactory. Only one mild case of diphtheria has been re-
ported,—a non-immunized pre-school child. One case of ty-
phoid fever occurred, apparently having no connection with
the County. Two cases of this disease were, reported as
having occurred in the non-resident family of the patient
during previous years, but as yet no carrier has been loca-
ted. A certain amount of measles and whooping cough has
occurred, as has been the case throughout the Country.
The regular meetings of the Southeastern Association
of Boards of Health, the Cape Cod Health Bureau Associ-
ation, the Barnstable District Medical Society, and the
Nurse's Association have been held in the County. Dr. Hen-
ry D. Chadwick, Commissioner of Public Health, spoke at
'the Spring meeting of the Southeastern Association of
Boards of Health on the subject of communicable diseases,
including tuberculosis. The Chadwick Tuberculosis Clinics
have been successfully conducted throughout the County
during the year. Dr. David Zacks, of the State Health De-
partment spoke at the Fall meeting of this association. Mrs.
Eleanor McCarthy spoke at the Fall meeting of the Cape
Cod Health Bureau Association on dental hygiene, and Mrs:=
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Helen Sheehan of the New York State Health Department
spoke at the nurses' meeting held at Harwichport. The
Health Officer has as usual talked at various meetings, clubs
etc., and has attended the Health Officer's meetings in Bos-
ton on various occasions.
. All of the regular clinics, including diphtheria immuni-
zation, dental, pre-school etc., have been held as usual. Tox-
oid is now being given to all children under ten years of
age in the diphtheria immunization clinics as it is believed
that quicker and greater immunity with less reaction is ob-
tained., It has now been possible to arrange dental clinics
in all towns of the County.
A large number of inspections of food places, dairies,
etc., have been made and the regular testing of the cattle
in the County has been done. A good many dog bites have
been reported, and in several cases anti-rabic treatment has
been recommended.
The fleet was in Provincetown during the summer and
the authorities there deserve credit for the efficient manner
in which the large number of visitors was handled, both as
regards sanitary and other matters. Very few complaints
were received and were all immediately attended to.
During this year it has been necessary for Sanitary
Inspector George T. Mecarta to resign from the County,
Health Department on account of poor Health. Sanitary In-
spector Mecarta has been a most faithful and efficient em-
ployee of the County Health department for many years
and deserves great credit for his work. He has always been
an excellent and faithful inspector. Assistant Sanitary In-
spector George F. Crocker., Jr., has been promoted to the
position of Sanitary Inspector and Alton L. Robbins ap-
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pointed Assistant Sanitary Inspector, to the position vaca-
ted by Mr. Crocker.
All of the regular work, including sanitary and other
inspections has been carried on as usual, and all employees
have performed their duties in an efficient manner. The co-
operation of all officials has left nothing to be desired and
the physicians of the County have assisted the work in
every way as always. One meeting of the District Medical
Society was a health meeting and various matters regard-
ing regulations etc., were the subject of discussion. The
nurses of the County have carried on their work in their us-
ual efficient manner and all local periodicals and others
have as usual always been most helpful in publishing all
health matter submitted. All of this is greatly appreciated
by the Health Officer, as without full co-operation of the
communities little can be accomplished in health work.
A program of work, including inspections, clinics, etc.,
has been arranged for the coming year and every effort will
be made to carry on the work in an effective manner.
Respectfully, '
A. P. GOFF, M. D.,
County Health Officer.
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REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
To the Citizens of the.Town of Barnstable:
At this time I respectfully submit this my eighth annu-
al report as your Shellfish Constable.
The year'1934 or that part of it since June has been the
busiest since I have served you as Warden. Not only the
regular average duties of the department have been looked
after as best I could but in addition have been the different
parts of the E. R. A. projects all under. the head of Propa-
tion and Protection, employing most of the time of
eight or ten men for which I have had to plan, keep the
time and send in the payroll once a week. Some parts of the
Propagation and Protection Plans are finished as far as the
work goes, some are still under way, some are planned for
or being planned for and not yet started, so I can at this
time only tell you what has been done and perhaps what we
hope the results will be, also what we hope to do along this
line during the months to come.
Of course, all this work so far has been done on the
north side. Barnstable Harbor has been closed for clam-
ming for commercial purposes for four years. During this
time we have from time to time expended small sums of
money for seed clams and tried to get a new set but up to
this year we seemed not to have succeeded. Since May or
June on different areas in the harbor all the way from the
Yarmouth line to Jackson's Island at the mouth of Seorton
Creek as the men employed on the different E. R. A. pro-
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ject.s have patrolled the flats and creeks, we have found and
are still finding areas that cover from one or two to many
acres that'are heavily seeded with clams. Some of this set
must have come in in 1933 and a few places in 1932 but did
not show up or was not discovered until this year. I tried
at first as these areas began to show up to keep track so as
to give some idea as to acreage but the places that have
seeded are spreading so fast and so many ilew ones appear-
ing that at this time it would be largely guess work to try
and give you anywhere near the correct acreage.
Barnstable Harbor has been in the past as you know
the clam territory of our town and as I have tried to tell
you in my previous reports for some known and some un-
known reasons during the last few years has become (as
far as clams are concerned) depleted so in 1930 was-closed
for commercial taking. It seems to me that the known rea-
sons or one of them that contributed to this depletion was
over fishing. The unknown causes are several. 'Along in
1928 and 1929 some very marked changes began to take
place in the harbor, on the flats and creeks. The eel grass
began to disappear and where the areas were soft and oozy
they became hard and barren. After about three years the
eel grass had all disappeared. This condition existed not
only here but all over the world. After an extensive study
by some of the leading scientists, they tell us this destruc-
tion was caused by a disease. During the last two years it
seems to be coming back in some places but about half of it
in Barnstable as it comes back still has the disease, so it
starts up in the spring and by fall dies out again, some of
it stays and seems'to be growing.
About this time, too, a lot of the thatch on the marsh
banks and islands died out some places about half and
others it disappeared altogether, what was left was short
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and stubby. There did not seem to be much improvement
as to thatch until 1933, then there was a very marked
change for the better as the size and depleted areas began
to improve and the year 1934 has shown a still greater im-
provement as more than half the areas that had died out
had come back and some as high as four and one-half feet,
something we have not seen for five years. This return of-
the thatch is a very good sign as it seems to be on or near
the thatch islands or bunches of thatch on the flats that the
clams seem to seed in and stay. It does not seem to make
so much difference as far as clam seed goes as to eel grass
but on the North side at the disappearance of the eel grass
the scallops all disappeared where in years gone by with
eel grass we found thousands of bushels. It would seem
that the causes of over fishing in the past and the very
marked change in the condition of the flats, creeks and
thatch islands might account in a large measure for the con-
dition of depletion and no new set on these areas during the
last few years. Also the winters of 1933 and 1934 with the
tremendous amount of ice seems to have plowed up the
flats, taken some of the sour, slimy impurities out of the
sand and left them in better condition to receive and hold a
new set:. At any rate the history of the harbor in years
gone by seems to have been that the big sets we have had
usually followed just such a winter of ice and cold as we
have had. It looks as if history were repeating itself and
Barnstable Harbor is in for a fairly good set on most.of the
areas where clams ever grow. Of course, in the last six or
eight years we have had at the beginning of the season a
number of places of quite good set but by fall all gone.
Since I have been your warden we never have had so much
in area or size. Some of this set are on their second year
and from talking with those who have worked in the harbor.
for years and seen set come and go, also come and stay, it
would seem that there is pretty good reason to hope that
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our present set or a good part of it will stay and in a year
• or two yield a supply to the citizens of the town that will be
something we have not had for years.
At this time let me emphasize the need of regulations
and means of enforcing same that the waste of former
years shall not be repeated.
At the beginning of 1934 with not much set in sight
and with the help offered,by the State and Government• it
seemed advisable to purchase and plant some seed clams.
This project was started the very last of June and finished
July 23rd. We bought and planted on the East end of
Sand Island 500 barrels of seed one and two years old,
varying in size from one to one and one-half and two inches
and numbering about 15,000 to the barrel. The weather at
this time was pretty warm and the transportation of small
seed at such time is risky. It was almost all done in the night
,with someone on both ends of the route to take good care of
the clams, so it seems that our venture was a success. At
present the clams planted are alive and have in the short
time since planting shown wonderful growth and should in
the near future furnish a supply for our summer trade
while we are waiting for our own natural supply to mature.
On this seeding project the town bought the clams, all
supplies and equipment also, labor on horseshoe crabs dur-
ing the time of planting. The State paid for transportation,
the E. R. A. furnished labor so by this method the cost to
the town was very small so the return from this project to
the citizens should be very good.
After the completion of this reseeding project and on
other areas of natural set we have from time to time°discov-
ered in the harbor up until about November 1st we have had
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a fight on our hands to. keep the horseshoe crabs and
cockles from destroying what we had planted and what
natural set we had. For this work we have had an allot-
ment froin the E. R. A. each month. The .work has extend-
ed all over the Harbor where during this period over 9,000
horseshoe crabs and more than 300,000 cockles were des-
troyed. Also on these projects we have transplanted from
areas where the seed was too thick to other flats over 250
buckets of large seed clams. At present the project of
transplanting has been discontinued on account of'the cold
so that we are now working on E. R. A. allotment with a
reduced number of men patrolling the areas of small set and
trying to protect same by shooting gulls, on special permit,-
issued by the State Board of Conservation. This part of the
E. R. A. project has just started so I can tell you very little
about it. On areas where the seed is very small and near
the surface the destruction by gulls and sea fowl is very
great at this season of the year. Our permits at present
only allow the shooting of gulls but as the season advances
if it appears necessary, other sea fowl will have to be in-
cluded.
We should however (unless something out of the or-
dinary happens) have areas in the harbor where a good sup-
ply for town trade for the summer of 1935 will be available.
When I say good supply.I mean good in quantity as you
know Barnstable clams are well known for their quality. It
should not be necessary for any of our town merchants to
have to advertise for sale, Barnstable clams that come from
Pine Point.
With these conditions existing and a good prospect for
the future, no doubt your Board of Selectmen will'see to it
that proper regulations are made and enforced so that our
product may not be wasted but harvested to the best ad-
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-vantage to those engaged in the taking as well as those who
depend on these shellfish as part of their summer business.
A few permits for taking of clams for town trade were
dssued from time to time in other sections of the town other
athan Barnstable but as the amounts taken were small, no at-
-tempt on my part (other than careful estimates) has been
ode to beep track of this part of the industry. Nineteen
.Vermits issued with probably about $600 worth taken.
The quahaug situation is very much different than last
:year as to permits issued and amount received. While the
.average price per bushel remains about the same, the situa-
etion as to supply is much the same. During the summer of
-1933 we had several areas in the town that liad been closed
_-,for a number of years for propagation purposes where some
oseed had been.purchased and planted. These areas were
,opened up for commercial fishing in August 1933 so for a
-short time two of these areas Hyannis and Cotuit were busy
daces as everyone who could Gwent quahauging, 141 per-
mits were issued for 1933 and 1934. I gave you in my last
..year's report the amounts expended over the years of closed
.season, also the returns for fishing upoi1 the opening in 1933.
"This year with just average fishing on most of the beds,
-with the demand at times not too good and a great many of
-the usual. fishermen having B. R. A. jobs the number of per-
:-nits issued was only 51. The amount of quahaugs taken
::riot quite half that of the year before.
It seemed advisable with the aid of the State Board of
conservation during the summer to buy some seed and
�closeethese areas again for propagation purposes. This plan
-went forward until about November 15, then for some un-
known reason it went wrong, so the project was not carried
4hrough as'after that it was too late to try and handle the
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seed on account of cold weather. We expect to take up this
plan again this coming season. The quahaug industry from
a commercial standpoint yielded 6,124 bushels of all sizes
taken for which was received $7,951.00.
The scallop business for the.season October 1934 from
a financial standpoint is the smallest it has been for a num-
ber of years, in fact since any record has been kept. A
number of things may be the cause for this unusually
short supply and by the way this. short supply is not con-
fined to the Town of Barnstable. Of course, I have no fig-
ures on the other towns but feel very sure the shortage was
pretty general in most of the coastal towns. Some towns
had no supply at all and after a few days' trying, fishing
was given up altogether. It would seem to me that two of
the reasons for this unusual shortage that stand out most
prominently are the continued absence of eel grass on our
shores where the scallop usually comes in and beds in the
fall as the water begins to cool off. The unusually cold
weather of 1933 and 1934 with its tremendous amount of ice
and anchor frost hurt. Scallops will not stand too much cold
and no shellfish can stand anchor frost. Last winter we had
plenty of both. At the end of the 1933 season there seemed
to be in a number of places good quantities of seed, no
doubt many were winter killed. At the .present time on
many areas in our town there are large quantities of seed
which should be the adults and spawners of next season,
many of these seed are unusually large and many as to size
of shells are larger than the adult shell was October 1, 1934.
According to the State Regulations, a scallop regardless of
the. shell sizes that does not show a raised ring of annual
growth line is not an adult, has not spawned and cannot be
taken or sold. A great deal-of trouble and many court ,
cases have resulted from this year's unusually large sized
scallop seed. In this and many towns, much trouble is be-
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ing experienced in dealing with the situation. It may be
before April 1 the Selectmen may deem it necessary to close
many of these areas. As the seed of this year are the adults
and spawners of next year and one taken may mean thous-
ands'where when an adult is taken it only means one.
There were 100 permits issued for scallops in 1934
which produced $5,363.00 about one-third of the 1933
amount and about one-fifth of the 1932.
The Razor Fish business for the season in spite of three
weeks of ice when not a man got off the shore shows an in-
crease over the season before. The demand was good dur-
ing the whole season, which started a little earlier than us-
ual and kept up much later. Some orders were filled as late
as June which is very unusual. With the continued good de-
mand hardly any were shipped on commission but all on or-
ders at a price of $1.25 per bucket. The supply seems to be
about the same and on good tides the limit is usually se-
cured. There seems to be plenty of set or small ones on
most of the flats where Razors are usually found, so it
would seem that the outlook for our supply for the next
few years is very good.
The number of permits for,Razor Fish issued for the
season was 83 for which we received 13,250 hods or $16,-
562.00 as against 96 permits. 12,354 hods and $12,354.00 for
the season before.
To sum up the shellfish situation as a whole from a
commercial standpoint is as follows:
\ Clam Permits 19 Amount received $600.00
Quahaug permits 51 Amount received 7,951.00
Scallop permits 100 Amount received 5,363.00
Razor Fish 83 Amount received 16,562.00
Total permits 253 Total received $30,476.00
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These totals are not of course as large as in some sea-
sons. One reason for the falling off in total of permits is-
sued is that many of the usual fishermen have had work on
the C. W. A., and E. R. A. projects during the season. The
total receipts are smaller, largely. on account of the large
decrease in the receipts for scallops. Calling your. atten-
tion to the above figures, 253 have used permits for part
time work and many of this number did not register for-
E. R. A. It. would seem that in spite of this falling off and
with the prospect for the next few seasons very good for
an additional income from clams in Barnstable Harbor that
the voters of the town should consider very carefully the,
care of the shellfish industry for the future. It is true the
State and Government have helped us much during the past
year. They may continue to do so this year if they do all,
well and good, but if they do not the town should see to it
that proper methods are adopted to meet the needs of the-
propagation and protection of the natural shellfish of the-
town.
I have tried to give you a fair and true picture of the
situation as it is at present and anything at anytime that is
not clear or properly understood, your Board of Selectmen,
or myself will be more than glad to try to explain. Any
plan or suggestion from anyone will be gladly received as it
seems to me that the situation should be handled very care-
fully during the next few years.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE,
Shellfish Warden, Town of Barnstable.
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Your Inspector of Animals, assisted by Harry W. Jen-
kins has during the year 1934 per order of the local health
officers examined and reported 36 dog bites; examin.ed and
reported one cat bite. Per order of the Massachusetts Divi-
sion of Livestock Disease control have examined 18 stables.
Examined per order, packing hay imported from China
one, case; quarantine of cows brought in without permit,
one. Checked up on 27 cows brought in with permit.
In addition have spent two days with the State Veteri-
narian applying the T. B. test, and six days making the
annual inspection when we found 354 cows; 131 young cat-
tle; 11 bulls; 25 goats; 8 sheep; 18 swine.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN BURSLEY.
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Report of '
THE PARK COMMISSION
Gentlemen:
Your commission respectfully begs to submit the fol-
lowing report:
The activities of the past year have been much the
same as those of the two years preceding. With a neces-
sarily limited amount of money to spend, during these diffi-
cult times, your commission has tried to concentrate their-
work as much as possible. We have planned to keep up the;
various parks and other property in our charge so that
there would be no actual deterioration and yet keep the
cost, to the town down to as low a figure as possible. .
We felt where the safety of human life was concerned,
however, economy should not be the prime factor and we
were glad to have been able to persuade the voters at the
last, town meeting that it was essential that we should em-
ploy two life guards at the town beach at Craigville and that
two rafts were almost equally necessary. We feel that the
bath house, again in the able hands of Benjamin Ferguson
was run to the satisfaction of a very large majority of
those using it. We felt equally satisfied with the vigilant
'care of the two life guards and consider ourselves fortunate
in securing the services of two people so well fitted to fill
these positions.
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An attempt was made to do some planting around the
tbath house and in the circle in front. This is, of course, a
-very difficult problem on a piece of land so directly on the
-water—all soil has to be carted in and the constant blowing
-of the salt wind, and so much sand, is a hard thing to cope
-with.
Your commission has been favored with the best of co-
,�operation from those in charge of the various welfare pro-
jects. A number of. men on the welfare lists have been em-
-ployed in the maintenance of parks and beaches through.-
,,out the year. These men have worked under the direction
-of Mr. Percy Robbins whose unflagging interest and pains-
-:taking care are of the greatest service to this commission,
:and, we feel, to the town.
The two junior members of the commission wish, at
-this time, to express their very deep regret at the resigna-
lion, due to ill health, of their senior member, Mr. William
Jenkins, of West Barnstable. No one who has not worked
-with him could appreciate his wide vision, his unfailing zeal
3n behalf of the town and his kind and understanding co-
,operation in all the projects ever undertaken by the Park
Commission. His place will. be difficult to fill.
With no radical financial change in view, your com-
anission plans to continue their activities on the same lines
in the ensuing year. They -Nish to express their deep a.p-
-preciation of your loyalty in the past and to trust that they
..may count on the same co-operation in the year to come.
FREDERIC F. SCUDDER,
JEAN G. HINKLE,
WILLIAM F. JENKINS,
Park Commissioners.
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REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
The Planning Board respectfully submits its annual re-
port for the year ending December 31, 1934, and in con-
formance with regulation makes its recommendations •for
municipal improvements.
The projects herein recommended have a special signi-
ficance in the orderly advancement of the progress and bet-
terment of the town, and should at the same time attract and
hold the attention of every citizen interested in the wel-
fare and improvement of our town.
Early in the year, Miss Mary Mortimer tendered her
resignation to the Board of Selectmen, as a member of the,
Planning board. At a meeting held with the Selectmen and'
the remaining members of the Planning Board, the vacancy
so created was filled by the appointment of Mr. Calvin D.
Crawford of Cotuit, to fill the unexpired term.
Regular meetings have been held during the year, and
intensive study made of the most pressing needs for im-
provement of conditions throughout the town.
The value of our office force as an aid and adjunct to
the other operating units of the town was very forcibly
demonstrated during the most trying year of the town's ex-
istence.
In order to expedite the build-up of C. W. A. and
E. R. A. projects that would furnish work for our unemploy
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ed citizens, we gladly co-operated in the preparation of
plans and estimates required by Federal authorities.
Practically every department in the municipal organi-
zation of the town had more or less contact with our office
for service, and in defense of actions brought against the
town, the necessary documentary evidence and plans had
to be furnished.
Despite all these demands, the plotting of the town
continued unabated with completion of Cotuit area, Oster-
ville, Centerville south of the main highway, the village of
Hyannis in its entirety, woodland area east of the Yar-
mouth line to Cummaquid and westerly into the village of
Barnstable. From time to time we are called upon to co'm-
ple'te isolated areas, for assessment purposes, that later will
be tied in to the co-ordinated system. Much time had to be
given to the study of Sandy Neck titles and holdings on
account of filing an answer against a Land Court petition i
for registration of certain areas. This to protect the town's
interests on Sandy Neck.
During the year the Board coneen.trated its activity on
such problems of betterments as were deem6ld to be of pri-
mary importance. The crying need for th(; installation of
a sewage disposal system in the village of IV,annis was giv-
en first consideration with the result th4- the Planning
Board requested the Board of Selectmen toltake such meas-
ures, as they in their judgment thought proper, for a fur-
ther study of the problem and for definite action by the citi-
zens at the Annual Town Meeting in Marelz 1935.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Selecting from the many problems studied and dis—
cussed during the past year, at the meetings of your Board,
it commends to the attention of our citizens and to the pro--
per officials as well v�ho have formed the fortunate habit of-
following with interested attention the development of our.-
town, the following projects:
1. Sewage disposal system in Hyannis as above 'men—
tioned.
2. The acquisition of the property east of and adjoin-
ing the Town Office Building for municipal uses. The land
in question can very properly be used as a parking area
during the summer season and afford relief to congestion of"
traffic at this `end of the village. Its proximity to police-
headquarters obviates the necessity of extra police to cover-
the area and therefore affects a saving on this score. Fur-
ther use might be made of the property, temporarily, by-
remodeling a 'portion of the building standing on the pro—
perty, under an E. R. A. project in order to provide ade--
qua.te sanitary quarters for persons under arrest, and await--
ing arraigninei:it. At present it is absolutely impossible to>
legally and properly care for females, held for infractions.
ofthe law, in ou.r lock-up. It is known. that such cases have-
to be transported to Wareham until trial and commitment.
or release. f
3. For several years now, your Board has advocated!
and recommended the laying down of ,a highway front.
Main Street, Hysannis, on the west side of the Baptist:
Church, and exteinding northerly to meet the highway-
known as the Old`Sandwich Road. As time goes on it be-
comes more apparent than ever that this highway is vitally-
needed and should¢be laid down and constructed.
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4. Negotiations should again be entered into with the
J\7. Y. N. H. &H. R. R., Company for the purpose of securing
for the town the 0. C. R. R. right of way from Main Street
to Gosnold Street in Hyannis.
5. Consolidation of the various Fire Districts into a
town unit is another project that has been on the Planning
Board program for some tune. The recent installation of
.a Water System in the village of Barnstable, brings to
mind more forcibly the crying need for the introduction of
like systems in the villages of Centerville, Osterville and Co-
.tuit, and the Board recommends that a committee of inter-
,ested citizens from the various districts meet with the Pla.n-
ming Board to devise ways and means of properly studying
the matter in order that the citizens of the town may be en-
lightened as to the advantages of consolidation.
6. The Board recommends to the Board of Selectmen to
consider the advisability of fencing off the Town Landing
at the westerly end of Craigville Beach and devoting- that
area, under proper regulation, to the use of the citizens of
the town for a bathing beach. Further, that a Town Land-
ing be laid down at some suitable point on the easterly side
6of Wequaquet Lake.
7. It is recommended that a wharf be built at the Town
Banding in Osterville at Bridge Street to furnish the iieces-
lary landing facilities for the owners of boats devoted
<either to pleasure or business. No public landing with such
-wharf is at present available for the citizens of this section
�of the town.. It"is again recommended that a Town Land-
ing be established at the end of Wianno Avenue bordering
on the Sound, «,hich at the same time will afford a bathing
-beach for the people of this section.
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8. The village of Cotuit should be given consideration
in the matter of establishing a park on some suitable site
in the center of the village, with an outlook on the Bay, and
your Board so recommends.
9. The villages of Barnstable and Nest Barnstable have
no adequate bathing beach facilities, therefore, provision
should be made to secure the necessary properties for this
purpose. The selection of suitable sites could very properly
be suggested by the inhabitants of these villages. In order
that the people of the West end can avail themselves-of the
facilities afforded at Sandy Neck, the County Commission-
ers should be petitioned to rebuild the County Road leading
to the Neck and thereon to its present ,terminus, with a
turning section constructed at the end of the layout.
10. It is strongly recommended that a Building Code be
adopted by the'Town at an early date and that those that
are vitally interested in the matter, meet with the Planning
Board to set up such rules and regulations as will best suit
the needs of the town.
11. The Board recommends that the Park Commission-
ers be granted such sums of money as will cover the ex-
pense of providing a landing stage at the bulk-head park on
Ocean Street, Hyannis and for such other improvements as
are required to complete the project.
12. The tri-centenial anniversary of the founding of the
Town of Barnstable is fast approaching, and if we are to
follow, out the desires and hopes of the men who had in
charge the arrangements for the two hundredth anniver-
sary celebration and who deplored the fact that a sufficient
amount of historical matter was not available at that time,
who then prepared the record of the doings of that partic-
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ular celebration and left this message for us: ".Let it be
our care that a third Centennial shall not be without such a
-document, establishing, as we believe this little pamphlet
-is destined to do, a precedent for all coming time, and going
Iorth, with the force of a decree to posterity "in no case to
het that clay pass without solemnity, but to celebrate, in
every hundredth year, the third day of that ninth month
called September."
Barnstable citizens of this present age will not fail to
:heed the "decree" handed down to them. Much work of a
research nature will have to be undertaken to build up the
Listory of our town, the work will occupy a considerable
length of time, but if started now, much can be aceomplish-
�ed in this direction., and the handicaps that were encounter-
�ed by the men of old can be surmounted, if tinge is taken
lby the fore-lock.
The Planning Board recommends the appointment of a
committee of such persons who are willing to devote their
time to gather together all available historical matter rela-
tive to our town, and that a small appropriation be made to
cover clerical service and incidental travel expense to the
Megistry of Deeds in Plymouth, at Barnstable, to the Arch-
-ives and Courts at Boston. The personnel of the Committee
:to serve without pay.
In conclusion, the members of the Planning Board wish
to express to their fellow officers and to the citizens of
Barnstable their thanks for the confidence and trust re-
,posed in the Planning Board during the past year, and
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spurred on by this confidence hope to perform greater ser-
vice in the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman,
RALPH H. BODTAAN, Vice Chairman,
L. FRANK PAINE, Secretary,
MABEL K. BAKER,
F. HOWARD HINCKLEY,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
HENRY P. LEONARD.
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Report of Barnstable Baseball Association
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1934
RECEIPTS
Membership and dues $65 f 00
Advertising 194 05
Donations 354 00
Pledges 50 00
Collections at Hyannis games 768 91
Collections at Osterville games 709 17
Rent for car spaces at Hyannis 30 00
Rent for car spaces at Osterville 20 00
Sale of season tickets " 84 00
Town Appropriation 2,400 00
Total $4,675 13
DISBURSEMENTS
League Umpire assessment $170 00
Printing and postage 58 50
Rent of Hallett's field 100 00
Baseball uniforms 130 08
Bats and bases etc. 84 75
Grading and preparing two parks 150 00
Incorporation expenses 31 12
Grandstand and backstop 394 74
Transportation and meals—Navy team 69 80
Donation to Cape Cod Hospital 30 66
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Miscellaneous 17 2T
Baseballs-14 dozen 177 50)
Board and rooms-13 men for ten weeks 1,458 29-
Players, ten weeks 1,500 00r,
Team disability expense 100 001
Two ground keepers 50 Oa)
Gasoline 50 OQ+
Signs and posts 6 OGi
Catchers' paraphernalia 6 30',
Entrance sign 11 M
Home Plate 7 66,
Official scorer 23 00r+
Telephone and telegraph 10 OOa
One-half gate receipts to Falmouth 34 1$-
Bank.tax (July 4th game) 2 8&.
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$4,673 73'
_ Balance in bank 1 404
$4,675 11
SETH Al. CROCKER,
Treasurer
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
I take pleasure in presenting my second annual report
as your Surveyor of Highways. Many problems have arisen
during the past year and it has been necessary to expend
much more on several items than was estimated at the be-
ginning of the year. It required a vast amount of patching
in the early spring due to the condition/of the roads caused
by the extereniely severe,winter. It has required practical-
ly the entire time of one truck and its crew together with
the use of tractor, graders, etc., to properly carry on the
work of the E. R.A. projects. It was necessary to purchase
a new truck and grader during the year in order that the
equipment would be sufficient to meet the demands. There
is, as usual, much that should'be done during the coming
year and estimates and recommendations for this work
have been submitted to the Finance committee for their
consideration and it will depend upon their recommenda-
tions and.the attitude of the voters at the coming Town
Meeting as to how much of this work can be accomplished.
It has been a pleasure for me to serve the town as Surveyor
of Highways and I wish to thank all the officers and com-
mittees of the town with whom I have been associated for
,the splendid co-operation I have reecived from them. I sub-
mit below a classified statement of the expenditures that
have been made during the year, as follows:
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REPAIRS ON ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC.
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $51,000 00
Appropriation at special Town Meeting 8,000 00
Freight refund 52 54
Amount available $59,052 54
Expenditures
Curbings $378 45
Drainage 454 02
Dust layer 2,055 07
Express, freight, telephone, etc. 1,822 01
Fences 745 94
Grand Island Bridge and Tender 885 55
Improvement and Beautification 699 50.
Patching 3,350 76
Payroll and labor 17,960 26
Rent 315 00
Salary 2,905 84
Sealcoat 7,180 95
Sidewalks 1,441 59
Stone, Gravel, Cinders, etc. 3,333 24
Street Cleaning 1,232 40
Tools and Equipment 1,498 92
Trucks, Tractors, Graders, etc. 12,697 97
Unclassified 93 79
Total expenditures $59,051 26
Unexpended balance 1 28,
$59,052 54
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SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $5,000 00
Appropriation at special Town Meeting 5,000 00
Checks returned 26 79
Amount available $10,026 79
Expenditures
Labor $6,369 59
Plows and Equipment 1,099 56
Sidewalk Plowing 306 96
Street Plowing 2,250 37
Total expenditures $10,026 48
Unexpended balance 31
$10,026 79
In addition to the above unexpended balances amount-
ing to $1.59, there has been paid to the Town Treasurer the
sum of $148.97 for material sold during the year, making a
total of $150.56 to revert to the Treasury. It may be of in-
terest to many to know how the time of the men with the
trucks, operated by the town, has been spent and for their
information, I submit the following schedule, viz:
Beautification and Improvement 1,222 hours
Brushing Roads 874 hours
Drains 2,234 hours
Fences - 142 hours
Oiling and Sealcoat 1,459 hours
Patching & Widening 4,303 hours
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Sand, stone, gravel, etc. 7,477 hours
Scraping & Grading 3,762 hours
Sidewalks 553 hours
Tools & Equipment 1,289 hours
Snow 2,197 hours
Sweeping 1,829 hours
Unclassified 57 hours
The trucks were driven during the year 84,650 miles
Amount of gasoline consumed by trucks, tractors,
graders, etc. 12,645 gallons
Amount of oil consumed 3453/4 gallons
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT L. THOMAS,
Surveyor of Highways.
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Report of the. Road Committee
The Road committee has had several meetings and have
inspected the roads and the road work. We find that the
surveyor has conducted the business of the town efficiently
and economically. We have approved the upkeep and
maintenance budget for 1935 as presented by the Surveyor
of Highways.
Several roads started last year under Chapter 90,.where-
by the State supplies 50%, the County 25% and the town
25% and other projects in which the State is interested may
be finished for an appropriation by the town of $9,000.00.
The Road committee recommends this appropriation.
A worthy project which has been contemplated for the
last five years on Sea View Avenue at the head of Eel Riv-
er, Wianno, the land for which has been taken, is recom-
mended at an expense of$5,000.00.
We also recommend the following appropriations:
$4,650.00 to be spent at West Barnstable on Maple and
Cedar Streets, most of this section is used by the school bus
and is necessary to make it possible for the transportation
of school children. $1,100.00 to be spent on Cross and Sea
Streets at Highground, Cotuit in order to complete the cir-
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cuit. $850.00 to be spent on Church Street, West Barnsta-
ble.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman,
CHESTER BEARSE,
JESSE MURRAY,
CHARLES REID,
J. WENDELL HAMLIN,
FRED JENKINS,
GEORGE C. SEABURY,
Road Committee.
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• BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The following is the report of the Board of Health
for the year ending 1934.
The following contagious diseases were reportd for the
year:
Dog Bites 34
Chicken Pox 6
Pneumonia 11
German Measles 3
Scarlet Fever 3
Whooping Cough 34
Diphl heria 3
Tuberculosis 3
Measles 370
During the Spring of 1934 an epidemic of measles ap-
peared in the town. This disease is very hard to check on
account of the similarity which it shows to an ordinary cold,
and it is frequently almost impossible of recognition until
a rash appears.
Several cases of whooping cough were reported
throughout the town but on the whole appeared to be mild.
There were more dog bites reported than during the
previous year. The State requires that all dog bites be re
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ported, and recommends that all bites on face or head be
treated. Of these 24 cases about one-third received the anti-
rabic treatment, and so far as known there were no serious
results.
Clinics
During the past year we have continued the dental
clinics weekly under the splendid supervision of Dr. Burns,
his assistant, Miss Seabury, and Miss Rigby, the school
nurse.
Dental examinations were given th'e school children
upon the re-opening of schools in September and results
noted were gratifying. The children are interested in the
care of their teeth and appreciate the treatment given them.
The Board wishes also to express its appreciation for
the help and cooperation of the School Department in this
work.
Certificates at time of examination 337
Certificates following work at clinic 51i3
Cleanings 495
Fillings 380
Temporary 105 y
Permanent 275
Extractions 44G
Temporary 437
Permanent 7
Operations 1,248
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During the year a diphtheria immunization clinic was
held at the High School, under the direction of Dr. Goff
and Miss Rigby for all children whose parents requested this
treatment. About 400 school and pre-school children were
immunized against diphtheria.
The first. Thursday afternoon of each month a Well
Baby Clinic and Conference is held in the Town Building
under the auspices of the District Nursing Association.
Tuberculosis clinics have been held each month at the
Cape Cod Hospital, with Dr. Wagner in charge.
Tonsil and adenoid clinics have been held also at the
Cape Cod Hospital with Dr. Johnson in charge, for those
unable to have it done through their family physician.
Milk and Dairy Inspection
The tuberculin testing of cattle was carried out through
the year with 492 cattle receiving the test, with ten reactors.
It is very gratifying to know that the number of reactors
found each year is less than the previous year. The dairies
and milk supply rooms are also being put into better condi-
tion, thus complying with the State requirements.
d All these improvements could not have been accomplish-
ed without the cooperation of the Milk Inspectors and dairy .
owners.
During the year it ivas necessary for Milk Inspector
George T. Mecarta to resign on account of poor. health. Mr.
Meca.rta deserves great credit for the efficient service he
always gave to this work. Mr. George F. Crocker, Jr., As--
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sistant Sanitary Inspector, was appointed to his place, and
has' very ably carried on the work. -
A report of the work for the year is:
Dairies 320
Public sanitary inspections 402
Private property inspections 60
Samples of milk analyzed. 265
Sediment tests 204
Acidity test 20
Average fat 4.30%
Average bacteria count, raw 9,000
Average bacteria count, pasteurized 14,000
Cattle tuberculin tested 492
Number of reactors 10
Sanitation
The sanitary condition at the,dump this year has been
,excellent. Mr. Fish has had the cooperation of all users;
thus enabling him to keep the dump in good condition.
There are occasionally some who prefer to use the sides of
the road and woods for garbage and rubbish disposal, but
it is hoped that as time goes on, this will be stopped, and
.all such refuse, etc., be carried to the dump.
Hyannis Sewage Disposal
Once again we call to the attention of the voters the
matter of sewage disposal for. Hyannis. The question of cess-
pools and septic tanks is getting to be an impossible means
of sewage disposal in such a congested area as Hyannis,
therefore we ask the Town to give this matter careful con-
sideration.
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Water Supply
The general health of the community and the.absence
of epidemics traceable to our water supply speaks admirably
for its purity.
Inspector of Slaughtering
During the year 1934 there was quite a noticeable in-
crease in the work as compared with the twelve months of
last year—approximately 43% over the previous twelve
months.
Inspector of Plumbing'
After many years of faithful service as Plumbing In-
spector to the Town of Barnstable, Mr. Henry Phillips tend-
ered his resignation to the Board. Mr. Phillips has always
been very faithful in his work.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. ANDREWS, M.D., Secretary,
Board of Health, Town of Barnstable.
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Report of.
SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES
Not Coii-
Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned
Platform Scales. over
5,000 lbs. 1
Platform Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 9 12 1
Counter Scales under 100 lbs. 3 5
Beam Scales under 100 tbs. 2 4 2
Spring Scales under 100 Its. 12 32 2 7
Computing Scales under
100 tbs. 10 22 1
Personal Weighing 2 3
Prescription Scales 1
Avoirdupois Weights 16 74
Apothecary Weights 12
Vehicle Tanks 13
Liquid Measures 34 3
Oil Jars 48
Dry Measures 5
Gasoline Measuring Pumps 20 29 6
Gasoline Measuring Meters 3 23 1
!Kerosene Measuring Pumps 1 5 1
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Oil Measuring Pumps 3 35
Molasses Pumps 1
Quantity Measures on Pumps 21 49
Yard Sticks 7
Vendors' and Pedlers' Licenses $1,070 00
1 Sealing and Adjusting Fees $79 22
8 Arrests-7 Convictions-1 Not Guilty.
ROY V. McCORMACK,
Sealer.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The improvement in this report over the year 1933
should be credited to the work done by the Federal Emer-
gency Relief Administration funds, along the highways
which reduced the fires starting from the roads. Water
holes have also been constructed where passible for use in
forest fires.
In past years most of our fires originated along the
highways and this work has shown the advantage of clean
road margins., The condition of the woodlands still remains
the same fire hazard as in the past years which during a dry
season with the dead wood, inflammable material lying on
the ground, is nothing more than a fire trap.
I still maintain if fire lines could be placed throughout .
the town and along the town border the fire menace would
be lessened greatly.
Of the thirty-six fires we had last year twelve burned
woodland covering about forty acres. The two largest fires,
one at the Hyannis Airport and one at the Mashpee line,
burned over brush land. The rest of the fires were small.
and did not cause much damage.
The Town owns a forest fire truck, which is equipped
with two thousand feet of hose, water cans, and a pump
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which operates from the engine. This truck and equipment
is kept at the Osterville fire house.
I want to thank the Town Forest Wardens, the Fire
District Chiefs and their deputies for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Forest Fire Warden,
Town of Barnstable_
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Report of '
THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable.
The Town Forest Committee has continued the work of
clearing and planting the Town Forest lots which were do- 4
nated to the town years ago and known as the Cobb'and
Lombard lots.
The funds given by the Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration were used to good advantage clearing several
acres ready to plant.
The Cobb lot located on the road leading from Hyan-
nis to Barnstable, which the Town Forest Committee has
set aside as the school children's lot,-has a fire line cleared
around it. It is planned that the school children each year
plant trees on this site. On this lot it is the purpose of the
committee to plant three thousand red pine this season.
The Lombard lot, on Route 132 has about thiriy acres
cleared by the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
Planting was done on the lot where plants had failed to
grow.
The lot on the Centerville road was brushed out and re-
planted. In all we planted about twenty'-five thousand
three-year old trees consisting of red and white pine.
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The Town Forest committee is asking for five hundred
dollars to do the planting this year.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
E. JOSLIN WHITNEY,
M - .
WILLIAM JENKINS,
Town Forest Committee.
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
To the Cititzens of the Town of Barnstable:
In tendering this, my third annual report to the citi-
zens of the town of Barnstable, this department wishes first
of all to express its sincere appreciation of the hearty co-
operation it has received-from all the other town depart-
ments with which it has come in contact. This has made
the work not only more pleasant but more efficient and ef-
fective.
The large shade trees in the villages of Centerville,
West Barnstable, Cotuit and Osterville are, generally speak-
ing in good condition. This year it will be necessary to do
some pruning work on the shade trees in the villages of
Hyannis and Barnstable. This work will be done during
the course of the usual spring pruning carrying out the
plan of the department as described in the last annual re-
port. Whereas a few of the small trees, planted several
years ago on Route 132, had grown reasonably well due to
previous attention, the greater part of them had failed to
become well established because of the poor quality of the
earth. This condition has been remedied during the past
year by the addition of new soil and fertilizer. With the
proper care these trees should show a vigorous growth dur-
ing the next two years. One hundred additional trees were
purchased this year. These were used largely for replace-
ment purposes, it being only natural that some of the thous-
and or more young trees planted during the last ten years
should fail to survive.
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The necessity of removing storm broken trees from the
highways has caused this department to answer three night
calls. Several trees which were badly damaged by moth
have been removed. The usual work of the department
which consists of a general pruning of low, dead, and dan-
gerous branches has been carried on this year in much the
same manner as previously.
It gives us great satisfaction to note that our efforts to
control the Elm Beetle have thus far been very successful.
With the new sprayer borrowed from the Moth department
the badly infested areas.were thoroughly sprayed which
checked greatly the spread of this dangerous pest. This
spraying which must be continued from the middle of June
until the first of August is an item of considerable expense
to this department.
There has been no report of the Dutch Elm disease in
this state up to the present time but we are constantly
watching the elms in order that any possibility in this direc-.
ion may not be overlooked.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Tree Warden.
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Report of '
THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Our second year of moth work has resulted in a reduc-
tion of infestation in the areas about the villages and along
the main highways between them. There has been a very
noticeable improvement in the condition of the roadside
trees, there being a total of less than a mile of complete de-
foliation in the entire town. As a whole the gypsy moth
was well under control in the summer residential section.
This was especially noticable in such areas as Oyster Har-
bors in Osterville where moths were so prevalent the prev-
ious year.
Large tracts of woodland between villages and around
cranberry bogs are still very badly .infested, it being im-
possible with our limited funds to do much work other than
along the roads. During the winter months twenty to thir-
ty C. W. A. men have been creosoting a strip one hundred
yards wide along the highways bordering these areas.
Creosoting last spring was done along the hardened streets
in all the villages, the woodlands having been previously `
done with C. W. A. labor. This work will be a great help
in preserving the roadside trees and confining the infesta-
tion to smaller areas.
Two new spraying machines of the latest type were
purchased in the spring'of 1934. These new sprayers were
a big factor in keeping the gypsy moth under control. Be-
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Ong especially designed for highway work, they are capable
,under ordinary conditions of spraying a strip one hundred
-to one hundred and fifty feet wide on each side of the high-
way. This makes a protective strip wide enough to pre-
=:serve the natural beauty of our roadsides.
The spraying work was begun the last of May and con-
,tinued until the middle of July. Five sprayers were used
-for this work. Largely due to the addition of the two.new
sprayers the efficiency of the department was increased at
1-least fifty per cent.
With funds furnished by the State Brown Tail Moth
.Project, two crews from the local C. W. A. office, each con-
sisting of eight men and a foreman, worked for ten weeks
,destroying brown tail moth nests. During these ten weeks
:all the areas about the villages and nearly all the outlying
,.districts including parts of Sandy Neck were thoroughly
-scouted. This work if followed up closely the nest few
years would practically exterminate the brown tail moth in
:this section.
A colony of Forest Tent Caterpillars was reported.
'These were promptly sprayed and exterminated. The Orien-
.tal Moth is evident in only a small area and is well Linder
control. Having the trees well sprayed each year leaves
Tittle possibility of new insects beconning' established. A
few cases of Leaf Scorch have been reported on the oaks.
'This can be controlled by spraying but its development and
_spread are largely dependent upon favorable climatic con-
-litions.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Moth Superintendent.
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Report of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The year of 1935 has been another period of extreme
activity for the Welfare Department. As the depression
commences its sixth year, more and more people are facing
unemployment and an ever increasing number of our citi-
zens are using up their last bit of savings, resources and
credit, built up during the years of prosperity, and are forc-
ed as a last resort, to apply for aid from public funds.
Contrary to popular .belief, these people for the most
part distinctly prefer work to charity. Likewise, despite
the discordant voices of some of that certain few to whom
prosperity has been an open road, who have had but,little
work to do themselves, who• have not felt the pinch of pov-
erty or the despair of facing creditors with aii empty poc-
ketbook, we openly maintain that with proper supervision
these men can and will work in the majority of cases as well
as those "from the city" or anywhere else. There are, and
there always will be some who are, in the slang of today,
"chiselers"—always dissatisfied. with what they get, al-
ways trying to get more, always afraid some one will re-
ceive something that they have not received, or benefit by i
some consideration by which they have not benefited: For
these none of us have much sympathy, but for their wives
and small children we must provide.
Conditions today are vastly different than they were
seven or eight years ago and unless one has been in direct
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econtact in some way with the unemployment situation, he
-1s apt to look at the plight of the non-worker today in the
terms of 1927 or '28, when, generally speaking, jobs or
..means of existence were open to those who strove earnestly
-to find them. Before criticizing today's unfortunate un-
aemployed too harshly, consider the following facts:
1. Aside from a few "odd jobs" there are practically
=uo unfilled.positions of any kind. This is bound to be true
-with several hundred men looking daily for employment.
2. "Quahauging "clamming" and razorfishing",
"through a combination of scarcity and low price, furnish a
meagre living to only a very few at the present time, and to
`those only during temporary periods of exceptionally favor-
able conditions, whereas before the depression a hundred or
:more workers obtained a good living from shellfishing, and
,countless others resorted to it for temporary employment or
3. Fuel, in the nature of dead standing wood, which
;could be had for the asking a short time ago has now prac-
Aically disappeared.
4. There is scarcely any type of farming, to which the
-soil of Cape Cod is adapted that has been even reasonably
profitable in the past feij- years, especially now that fresh
'vegetables and small fruits are available at reasonable price
long before the local season.
5. The failure of the cranberry crop during the past
'-season took away from hundreds of pickers the greater part
,of this important source of income.
6. The CWA last winter employed on the average,
through the strenuous efforts of the local board, approxi-
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mately 550 persons. This year, since all ERA donations
have been put on a strict allotment basis, figured on the
town or city's welfare load and financial rating, it has been
possible to employ only about 160 persons. In other words,
400 families that received this type of work last year are
this year unemployed.
There are many other causes contributing to the Wel-
fare recipient's inability to support himself, but fair
thinking will in most cases absolve him from harsh criti-
cism for his predicament.
All of the foregoing should not be construed to mean
that we are entirely satisfied with the attitude of those re-
ceiving aid. The one great menacing danger of ERA work
and the distribution of ERA commodities is the attitude it
breeds in many recipients, namely—"the world owes me a
living,"—"others are getting it, why shouldn't I." This
attitude strikes at the fundamentals of character and at the
foundations of society. The man who adopts this attitude
fails to recognize that the aid he receives comes from his
friends' and neighbors' pocketbooks. The world owes him
a living only to the extent that these same friends and
neighbors—the taxpayers, are willing to contribute to his
support. Any humanitarian community is glad to do this
provided the welfare recipient himself is willing to co-oper-
ate by confining his requests to those things which he actu-
ally needs, and comes to the realization that getting from
tho Welfare department a ton of coal which he can reason-
ably get along without is as dishonest as actually stealing it
from his neighbor's bin. This "chiseling" is something
which the Welfare Department has to frequently combat in
people who have previously had sufficient pride to limit
their requests to actual necessities, and we face the well
nigh impossible task of overthrowing this dangerous condi-
tion.
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As our Welfare load has increased from slightly over
one hundred cases to well over three hundred as this report
goes to press, it has become increasingly apparent to us that
the only justification for our present huge welfare expendi-
tures is adequate investigation, which with only one investi-
gator is absolutely impossible. The State department has
bong advised that an investigator should be hired for each
75 to 100 cases. Such workers they contend will easily save
their salaries., Therefore, Abell realizing our inability to ad-
aninister aid on such a large scale without at least one more
investigator, we are taking the necessary steps to provide
more and better investigation. We are also making neces-
:nary changes and improvements in our bookkeeping system
to more accurately account for our increased expenditures.
There is one other matter we would like to take up be-
fore closing this report, namely the amount of work re-
•,quired on Welfare orders. When'the Welfare Department
first insisted on Welfare recipients working out welfare
dips their work was credited against these slips at the rate
�of $4.00 daily. It seemed to us that this bred in some of
the lazier recipients too much contentment with the neces-
�sity of «corking only two or three days for enough to "get
by" on. We therefore reduced the rate of credit again;t
orders to$2.00 per day. We felt that the recipient who pr-j=
R)erly appreciatd the help he was receiving would gladly
work any number of days to provide the necessities for hint-
self and his family. We found this to be true. We also fa':.t
-that those who were inclined to "lay back" would be much
more ambitious in attempting to find outside work and re-
-fuse unnecessary aid if, for instance, they had to work 9 ve
days per week instead of two and one-half. Again our an-
ticipations were realized. Not only did some really look
for more lucrative jobs, but a few actually returned gro-
cery orders when they found that $2.00 per day was the
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rate for credit against them. It was not our intention irr..
making this ruling to cause unnecessary or unreasonable-
hardship to anyone. No one has been forced to work wha9
was unable to do so. We have not knowingly discriminated.
against anyone, but have treated all welfare applicants as,
equitably, fairly and decently as has been humanly possi-
ble. Anyone in touch with Welfare conditions in this town,
is well aware that no'one suffers from lack of food, clothing,
or shelter unless through his own choice.
In closing this, our second annual report to the citizens:,
of Barnstable, we take this opportunity of assuring yoiz
that with two hectic years of Welfare experience, and with
no further ERA administrative responsibilities to usurp our-
time, we look forward with confidence to the ability of. the, .
Welfare Department to handle, with fairness to both thew
Welfare Recipient and the Taxpayer, the problems of 1935_
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
In making our report for 1934 ending December 31stp,
we are glad to say that 1934 has been the, most harmonious
year that %ve ever had the pleasure to enjoy since serving:
as the Board of Assessors, because of the spirit of co-opera-
tion which prevails throughout this office building, from
the janitor to the highest official in the building. Where har-
mony prevails, service is sure to be a success. The Assess-
ors have in every possible way rendered whatever help to-
the Tax Collector they could, and he in turn has done like-
wise. So, also, has the Town Clerk and Treasurer offered
his advice and assistance when required. Many times we-
have to call'on the Planning Board engineer and staff who=
seemed to be ever ready to assist our Board whenever their-
services were required.
And so,fellow citizens, while we realize the task which is.
ever before us,'we know that by working under such favor-
able conditions that we will ultimately succeed in our work..
Real estate in Massachusetts has always borne the larg ,
er burden of taxes, likewise it is the same in the Town of
Barnstable. You all know that money borrowed in antici-
pation of taxes must be repaid.from taxes collected from:
real estate assessments, and of course the Collector of Taxes.
must be ever mindful of the fact that through his office must
come the necessary revenue to allow the Treasurer to take-
care of bonds or notes which must be paid, that the credit of"
our town may be maintained. Therefore, he has to use every-
method available to bring results, and we, the Assessors,
have confidence that he will succeed if all will help him_
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Conditions have made extra work for him as well as for_
the Assessors, because of so many delinquent taxpayers. A
few years ago it was seldom that a tax title sale was heard
of, but now it has increased so that as you have noticed in
the local papers, large numbers of parcels of real estate
have to be sold at a tax title sale.in order for the Collector
to be protected against a loss of lien. In 1933 the legislature
passed an act enlarging the borrowing capacity of towns
and cities to the extent of the amount of taxes tied up in
tax title accounts held by the town. This means that more
than ever before the Collector and Board of Assessors must
co-operate in their work.
To hold a tax title sale the Collector must have a
true description of the property in order that the sale may
be valid, and on the demand of the Collector, this work
must be done promptly by the Assessors so that the Collec-
tor may not be delayed in holding his. sales. We have spok-
en in regard to tax titles to show you the work which de-
volves upon the Assessors that the Collector may do his work
promptly. With all the assistance rendered in the asses-
sor's office to those who may require it besides preparing our
regular tax lists and.commitments, we have plenty to do.
For 1934 our commitments totaled $587,544.9 7. This. meant
for our office about ten weeks writing up the regular tax
lists, the four fire district books, the commitments. and the
tax computations. .This work was completed the last week
in August. Thirty-nine clays were required in writing up
real estate and personal property valuation lists for 1934.
There were.six commitments of motor vehicle excise taxes .
on three thousand eight hundred and one cars and trucks
assessed for 1934. The valuation of these cars totaled
$847,400.00, and the'tax on same was $22,111.34. We men-
tion this work to give you a little idea of what is required
of the Assessing Department of your town to meet the ap-
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propriations of$587,544.97. We appreciate the fact that we
are here to do this work, and we want to do it in the most `
efficient manner possible. To give the tax payer the best
of service we want to commit to the Collector of Taxes each
parcel of property separately so that when the bills are re-
ceived, he will know what each parcel is assessed for with-
out having to come to, or write in to the office for explana-
tion of same.. It can be done now if we had the time, but
you all know that the assessing day, which heretofore was
April 1st, has been advanced to January 1st this year,
thereby advancing our work three months, and we are call-
ing your at to the fact that we are of the opinion
that we should have that bookkeeping machine which we
came before you last year and asked for.
We, the Assessors, hope that you have confidence in
our desire to give you prompt service, and we ask you to
consider favorably the purchase of the above mentioned
machine, the cost of which will be a very small considera-
tion compared with the efficiency and better service we can
render to you, the Taxpayer. Many requests are received
for detailed information and split bills, thus making much
extra work for the Collector. If we have the machine it
would mean that instead of sending out approximately
4,000 tax bills as in the past few years, there would be about
6,000 bills. These bills would be made out at the same time
that the valuation list and commitment of taxes are made
out, thus saving the Collector the extra time and work re-
quired in making out the tax bills, which is really a dupli-
cation of the work already done in the Assessors' office.
JAMES F. KENNEY,
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Chairman of Assessors of Barnstable.
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Report of
THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Supplementing the financial statements of the various
appropriation accounts with which the selectmen are direct-
ly concerned, the board in this town has never to my know-
ledge attempted to submit a report in narrative form.
To try to do so by even partially commenting on each
of the innumerable activities for which the Selectmen are
responsible, would take up far too much room in this book,
and we shall not attempt to do it. I3owever, in these un-
usual and troublesome tunes perhaps a few comments will
justify the space.used.
We hope that every thoughtful citizen will carefully
read our public welfare .report prepared by Mr. Adams, and
fully subscribed to by Mr. Kenney and myself; also the re-
port of your well organized and-very efficient police depart-
ment, and all the other reports prepared by the heads of de-
partments who are appointed by us.
We especially commend to your attention the report of
the Town Counsel. Even a casual perusal of this will con-
vince the reader that town officials can no longer carry on
the town's business in the lax and careless manner they did
years ago. In their dealings where large sums of money,
valuable property, or contracts are involved it is of vital im-
portance that town officials proceed with great caution, that
they may be sure they are thoroughly informed as to the
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law, and that they be especially careful in choosing experts
to prepare their plans and estimates.
We are no longer a small rural community where the
public requirements are few and simple. The people have
become government conscious and the acts of the select-
men are no longer considered as good as law and unassail-
able. We now have to do, on. a smaller scale, almost every-
thing a large city has to do. The demands of the people for
public service are many and the laws complex. Unless
things are done in an orderly manner and in strict accord-
ance with law, we are apt to find ourselves involved in cost-
ly law suits which might have been easily avoided, had the
officials been wise enough to seek the proper advice andas-
sistance before going ahead.
Experience should have taught us, as voters, to be ap-
prehensive .in town meeting, when proposals are made to
appoint committees to act as agents of the town, with res-
ponsibility in matters involving important policies or large
expenditures of money. The regularly elected (or appoint-
ed) and sworn town officers should do this work. By vir-
tue of their positions as public officials they can much more
easily be held responsible for their actions than can an un-
paid, possibly disinterested committee appointed by the
moderator.
In passing, the writer feels that he would be lax and
ungrateful indeed if he did not record his appreciation of
the work the Planning Board has done, and is still doing,
for the town. Looking back over my six years in this office,
and reflecting on my experiences, I can see how it would
have been far more difficult, expensive and generally un-
satisfactory to have had to carry on without their valuable
assistance. The Planning Board was set up in this town
none too soon.
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The town as a political unit, and as a corporate body is
comparable to an old square rigged ship, in that there are
a great many sails, ropes, and much rigging, the purposes
of which must be well learned by the crew before the ship
can be efficiently worked across the 'seas with profit to the
owners, and in stormy times like,these she does not steer
very well. The Selectmen and other officials may be liken-
ed to the crew taking their orders from the people through
their legislative bodies at the State House and in Town
Meeting assembled.
As we interpret local public opinion, and as we hear
our orders through the roar and tumult of the storm of
economic'stress, they are, "steady as she goes," and we are
doing our best to hold the ship on her course, "steady as•
she goes."
Respectfully,
CHESTER A. CROCKER,
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I submit herewith the fourth annual report of the Town
Counsel covering the activities of the legal department for
the year ending December 31st, 1934 as required by the
by-laws.
By reference to the report of the town counsel for the
year 1933, it will be seen that on January 1st, 1934'the town
was a party to fifteen cases then pending in Court. During
the year 1934 five of these cases were disposed of and the
town became a party to one additional case, so that there
are now pending in court eleven cases to which the town is
a party.
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The five cases disposed of in 1934 are as follows:
1. Bryne vs. Barnstable—Supreme Judicial Court
2. Howes vs. Barnstable—Supreme Judicial Court
3. Malchman vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
4. Bearse vs. Barnstable—Land Court No'. 15211
h. Oakley vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
1. G. M. Bryne vs. Barnstable. The previous history of
this case was set out at some lenzn
gth in the last three annual
reports of the town counsel by reference to which it will
be seen, that after a three weeks trial in the Superior Court
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at Boston in October 1930, the jury brought in a verdict
against the town for $21,414. which was cut to $14,549.36
by order of the court, after which it went to the Supreme
court on exceptions and was argued before the full bench
in May 1932.
It was not until May 31st, 1934 that the full bench
handed down its decision overruling the defendants excep-
tions, whereupon judgment on the verdict of$14,549.36, plus
interest accruing in the meantime and costs, was entered
in favor of the plaintiff and execution issued against the
town as of June 11th, 1934 for the total sum of $17,942.32.
This necessitated the calling of a special town meeting
held July 6th, at which the town raised and appropriated
$18,032.04 to pay the execution (which carried interest at
6 jo from June 11th) and also $5,624.61 to pay the balance
of the bill of Hurlburt, Jones & Hall, the special attorneys
whom the town had employed to defend the case when suit
was first brought in May 1913.
The building of the Grand Island Bridge in the years
1911 and 1912, and the ensuing litigation lasting twenty
years and ending in a final decision against the town has
been a very costly affair. So far as the town is concerned,
it all came about by reason of one short, simple and not
unusual vote passed at the annual meeting in March 1911
reading as follows
"Voted unanimously to issue notes, bonds or
Script to the town for $14,000. for the purpose of
building a concrete bridge in the village of Oster-
ville known as the Grand Island Bridge, and that a
committee of three be appointed to act with the
Surveyors of Highways in building said bridge."
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The committee made a written contract with the plain-
tiff to build this bridge for $12,750. but a controversy arose
between the engineer and contractor over the plans for the
draw, as a result of which the plans were changed, extra
work was required, delays occurred and no compromise be-
ing possible the inevitable law suit followed that has now
come to this very unsatisfactory and inglorious end.
It has been the contention of the town's special counsel
throughout this controversy that the the town's liability was
limited to the amount appropriated b3 the vote, namely
$14,000. and that the terms of the written contract had not
been varied by the committee, but the jury by its verdict,
having found "that the committee gave the plaintiff oral
instructions to make changes in the plans and specification
and promised that the town would pay for the same," the
Supreme Court decided that the town must pay and that the
vote as passed did not limit the town's liability.
In its decision, the Court states the law as follows:
"The vote of the town on March 7, 1911, `that
a. committee of three be appointed to act with the
surveyors of highways in building said bridge, and
the appointment of three persons in accordance
therewith, constituted the persons so appointed, to-
gether with the surveyors of highways, a committee .
to act as agent of the town for the purpose of build-
ing the bridge. Though the bridge committee so
constituted was not expressly authorized to make
contracts for building the bridge, the vote author-
izing the building of the bridge carried with it `an
implied authority to make the necessary contracts
for that purpose'. . . The vote of the town on March
7, 1911, did 'not limit-the amount to be expended
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by the bridge committee to the amount therein re-
ferred to. There was. no such express restriction of
cost to a specified amount as in Nelson v. George-
town, 190 Mass. 225, and in.Vinal v. Nahant, 232
Mass. 412, 420-421. The vote dealt with two dis-
tinct matters, (a) raising money by issuing `notes,
bonds or script of-the Town for $14,000. for build-
ding the bridge, and (b) authorizing agents of the
town to build such bridge.But it is not implied that
the amount of money authorized to be raised in this
manner under the first part of the vote is the limit
of authorized expenditure under the second part of
the vote. . . . A town cannot escape liability under
a contract made by failing to make a sufficient
appropriation to meet the requirements thereof.
And no statute in force during the period here in
question. prohibited the bridge committee, acting
within the terms of the votes of the town, from
incurring liability in excess of the amounts appro-
priated (or. borrowed) for building the bridge. . . . j
Here there was evidence warranting a finding that
the bridge committee gave the plaintiff oral instruc-
tions to make changes in the work described in the
plans and specifications without written orders of
the engineer, as required by art. 5 of the written
contract, and promised that the�to-vvn would pay
the additional cost of such work, and a finding that
oral orders were given by the engineer and carried
out by the plaintiff. The doing of such work would
constitute sufficient consideration for a modification
by oral agreement of the written contract. . . . The
bridge committee was authorized by the town to
modify the written contract by an oral agreement
to the extent at least of substituting oral for writ-
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ten orders for changes in the work. . . . Here the
authority of the bridge committee was not limited
to contracting for building the bridge either by a
single contract for the whole work or by several
contracts. This committee was authorized to build
the bridge and impliedly to make any necessary
contracts for that purpose. . . . There is nothing in
the vote of the town authorizing the committee to
build the bridge which raises an implication that
the power of such committee did not extend to
modifications of the contract which were reason-
ably adapted to the exercise of the .powers confer-
red by the town on the committee. . . .It cannot be
said as matter of law that a modification of the
written contract so as to authorize the performance
of extra work upon oral orders of the engineer
when written orders were not required by statute
or by vote of the town. . . .was not reasonably
adapted to the exercise of the powers conferred
on the bridge committee."
After passing the original vote in March 1911 the town
did not and could not legally take any action to escape its
liability to:the plaintiff, arising under his contract with the
committee, and it could content itself only with making
special. appropriations from time to time, to pay damages
and the expenses of this litigation.
The following special appropriations have been made:
March 1911 Original appropriation $14,000 00
July 1913 Additional appropriation 3,250 00
July 1934 Appropriation to pay judgment 18,032 04
July 1934 Appropriation for bal. of att'ys' bill 5,624 61
Total special appropriations $40,906 65
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In addition to this $3,300 was paid from the annual ap-
propriations for the legal department since 1930, for ex-
penses in the Superior and Supreme Court, and it is
estimated that at least $10,000. have been paid by the town
for fees and expenses in connection with the earlier litiga-
tion and the very lengthy hearings before the auditor.
Thus it will be seen that this bridge, now twenty-two
years old, contracted for at $12,750. in the first instance,
has cost the town approximately $55,000. A fair charge for
the bridge as built was $15,000. so that the town has paid
out $40,000. for which it received nothing in return other
than some costly experience.
A town has a dual capacity. As a municipality it exer-
ercises functions of government by and through its elective
officers who are public officials and not agents of the town.
The repair and rebuilding of roads and bridges are govern-
mental activities properly entrusted to its surveyors of
highways and for whose doings it is not generally responsi-
ble beyond the appropriations made for these purposes. On
the other hand a town is a corporation and exercises various
functions, not governmental, but-wholly for the ease and
convenience of its inhabitants, by and through committees
or officers who are its agents and for whose acts it is usually
responsible in such cases.
The great mistake of the town was made when it elect-
ed to entrust the building of the bridge to a committee,
who were its agents and for whose acts it was responsible,
instead of entrusting this governmental function to the sur-
veyors of highways, its public officials, for whose doirigs it
would not have been liable beyond the amount appropriated.
It follows therefore from the town's costly experience in
this case that it should not appoint committees to build its
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public buildings, bridges, or roads, but should more proper-
ly entrust such matters to its duly elected and appointive
officials who are sworn to the performance of their duties,
who keep records of their proceedings and who are bound
to act within the law.
At this time the town counsel repeats what he said in
his 1931 report of this cause, namely:
i
The first case on the list of the Bryne Com-
pany against the town because of the amount of
money at stake, is by far the most serious litigation
in which the town finds itself involved, but what-
. ever,its final outcome, it ought to teach us a very
profitable lesson and that is, that in the building of
our public buildings and in other important con-
struction undertakings, we should employ archi-
tects and engineers of the very highest standing,
and contractors of repute and integrity, and that
we invite trouble and disaster for the town when
we entrust these importaiftt undertakings to less re-
sponsible parties."
2. Howes vs. Barnstable. The previous history of this case is
set forth in the reports of 1931, 1932 and 1933, reading in
part as follows:
"This case is of much importance not only be-
cause of the large damages claimed but also by
reae.on of its far-reaching effect upon the shellfish
industry, provided the plaintiff is able to sustain
his contentions. The final outcome of this case is
awaited with interest in all the other towns in
Barnstable County, where the shellfish industry is
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of importance. This case was argued before Judge
Wait of the Supreme Court on April 6th, -who after-
wards rendered his decision in favor of the Town
and ordered the bill in equity to be dismissed. The
plaintiff appealed to the 'Supreme Judicial Court
and this case was argued before this court on Nov-
ember loth last, since which time no decision has
been handed down."
We are now pleased to report that the Supreme Court,
by its decision handed down Feb. 15th, 1933, sustained the
contentions of the defendant and ordered the decision of
Judge Wait to be affirmed and the bill dismissed, which.is
no inconsiderable victory for the town.
3. Malchman vs. Barnstable. It will be recalled that this
was a very troublesome land damage case, arising by rea-
son of the set-back lines at the corner of Main and School
Street, Cotuit. After some negotiation the Selectmen were
able to effect a very satisfactory full settlement for the sum
_ of $800, without risking a trial before a jury. This amount
was raised at the special meeting in July 1933 and was paid
to the plaintiff thus ending this matter.
41 Bearse vs. Barnstable. This was a petition to the Land
Court to register title to land in Centerville, to which the.
_ town became a party respondent by reason of its interest
in the status of an open way, used for many years as a short-
cut from the Main Street to the road back of the soldiers'
monument. The controversy was finally settled during the
year by a decree of the Land Court establishing the south
boundary of the land on a "Public way twenty feet in
width" which was a satisfactory outcome in accord with
the town's contention.
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b. 0akley vs. Barnstable. This was G. suit against the town
to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a
fall on the sidewalk on.Main Street, I3yann.is in front of the
Colonial Building in July, 1931, because of an alleged defect
in the sidewalk. The Selectmen refused to settle the claim
and the case went to trial before a jury at the April term
of the Superior Court in 1934. The jury returned a verdict
for the town. The favorable outcome of this case was due in
a large measure to the very prompt and efficient work of the
Police Department in obtaining the evidence and data as
to the accident shortly after it occurred, and to its services
in the preparation and trial of the case.
A list of all other cases pending in the courts, to which
the town is now a party, is as follows:
1. Wason vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
2. Kieser vs. Barnsable—Superior Court
3. Backus is. Barnstable—Superior Court
4. Rich et al, Trustees vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
5. Backus vs. Barnstable—Superior Court (Eq.)
6. Livesley vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
7. Baker'vs. Barnstable—Superior Court.
.S. Bernard L.Paine vs. Barnstable—Land Court No. 14099
t9. Sargent et al vs. Barnstable—Land Court No. 15101
10. Makepeace Bros., Inc., vs. Barnstable—Land Court No.
15352
11. Panesis.vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
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Cases 1 to 4 inclusive are petitions for the assessment
of land damages by a jury, by reason of the establishment
of the set back lines on Ocean Street, Hyannis, and case 5
is a. bill in Equity involving the validity of the proceedings
establishing this set back line. These cases have been pend-
ing since April, 1930 and are to be classed as inactive.
The same situation exists as to the cases 6 and 7 which
the also petitions for damages by reason of takings for a
drainage outlet into Lewis Bay on the' south side of South
Street, Hyannis in 1926.
Cases 8 and 9 are petitions to the Land Court to register
title to land on Sandy Neck. The town is a party by reason
of its claim of title to the entire frontage on Cape Cod Bay,
twenty rods in width. These two cases are inactive but the
final outcome so far as the town is concerned, will rest upon
the decision of case No. 10 where the status of the twenty-
rod strip is in issue.
10. Makepeace Bros., Inc. vs. Barnstable. This is a petition
to the Land Court to register the title to some seven hun-
dred acres of land on Sandy Neck, comprising substantially
the east half of the Neck, (excepting the area on which
stands the lighthouse and a group of cottages) with a shore
frontage on Cape Cod Bay nearly three miles long. The
town's claim of title to the entire frontage on Cape Cod Bay,
twenty rods in width, is directly in issue in this case. It
came to trial before Judge Charles T. Davis of the Land
Court on June 4th, 1934, lasting nearly two weeks and
being tried first at Barnstable and later in Boston. Later the
voluminous documentary evidence and plans presented at
the trial were compiled and submitted to the judge, together
with many special requests for rulinb of law, with elaborate
briefs by both parties.
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The Legal Department was engaged for several months
previous to the trial in compiling the records and documents
and assembling the plans and evidence necessary for a prop-
er presentation of the to«-n's contention. In the preparation
and trial of the case, the research work of the engineer of
the Planning board was invaluable, and made it possible
for the case to be tried at a very trivial extra expense to the
town. Judge Davis has had this case under advisement since
last August, and his delay in handing down his decision is
due, no doubt, to the careful consideration he is giving to
the great mass of evidence, .principally documentary, and
the intricate problems of law confronting him. As the final
outcome is of great importance to the town, his decision is
awaited with interest.
11. Panesis vs. Barnstable. This is the only new case in
Court, to which the town is a party, arising during the year.
1934. At the annual town meeting in March 1932, the town
raised and appropriated $21,750 as its contribution towards
the cost of dredging and improving the Inner Bay at Hyan-
nis and the money. vas paid into the State Treasury as re-
quired by law.
The dredging operations were carried on by a. contrac-
tor employed by the Department of Public Works in the
winter of 1932-1933 during the course of which; the plain-
tiff's cellar was flooded by the backing .up of water when
the spoil from the suction dredge was deposited behind a
dyke at the north end of the bay, in the vicinity of his land.
Although this work was done by the State authorities, the
plaintiff seeks to hold the town liable and brought suit in
the Superior Court in January 1934.
The case was referred to Heman A. Harding, Esq., as
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Auditor, to report the facts to the Court. Hearings were
held and a view taken by him the latter part of August,
since which time he has had the matter under advisement.
After the report on the facts is filed in Court by the Audi-
tor, the case will be in order for a hearing on the law in the
Superior Court.
Apart from the cases in Court, during the past year
numerous special matters have engaged the attention of the
town counsel and he has. been called upon to examine titles
and records and to draft numerous documents and to render
formal legal opinions to the town officials on various mat-
ters, such as shellfish rules and regulations; the prosecution
of cases in the District Court for violation of the sanitary
and plumbing regulations for the Board of Health; claims
for damages by reason of injuries to travelers'on the pub-
lie ways by reason of alleged defects; the proposed enlarge-
ment of the schoolhouse grounds at Centerville; contracts
for transportation of school children; the Cobb woodlots
and land at Cobbs Hill, Barnstable, owned by the Town;
Board of Health regulations; controversy as to the bound-
aries of the schoolhouse lot at Marstons Mills; the bound-
aries of the high school grounds, Hyannis; addition to the
Town Dump at Marstons Mills; claims against the estates
of deceased persons for the Board of Public Welfare; a
nuisance at Snows Creek, Hyannis, in the rear of the school-
house grounds arising from the deposit of spoil from the
dredging operations in Lewis Bay; relocation of Sea View
Avenue at Wianno; status of Cotuit wharf; town's liability
for injuries to C.W.A. workers; special bequest under the
will of the late Thomas Thompson; underground cables in
public ways; licenses to lay water pipes for Barnstable Fire
District; enlargement of Lothrop Cemetery grounds in
Barnstable; and preparing articles for the warrant for the
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.annual and Special Town Meetings at the request of the '
Selectmen, School Board, Planning Board and other town
officials.
In the routine of the Legal Department for the year
1934, the town counsel has prepared and written more than
250 letters and documents and has had more than 275 con-
ferences with town officers and third parties.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. PAINE,
Town Counsel.
January 1st, 1935.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of the To«n of Barnstable:
We respectfully submit the following report on the
Public Schools and the Report of the Superintendent of
Schools.
STUART F. SCUDDER,
SARAH E. SEARS,
NORMAN E. WILLIAMS,
BRUCE K. JERAULD,
WINTROHP D. BASSETT.
January 18, 1935.
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Organization of School Committee
Stuart F. Scudder - Osterville, Mass.
Term expires 1936
Sarah E. Sears Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1935
Norman E. Williams Osterville, Mass.
Term expires 1935
Bruce K. Jerauld Barnstable, Mass.
Term expires 1936
Winthrop D. Bassett. Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1937
Chairman—Stuart F. Scudder
Secretary—Dorothy E. Rechendorf-
Meetings of the School Committee
The committee meets at the committee rooms, Town
Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in the
school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30 P. M.
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Executive Officers
Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent
Office, Town Building, Hyannis Tel. 505
Residence, 17 Harbor Bluffs Road, Hyannis Tel. 314-M
Dorothy E. Reckendorf, Secretary
Residence, 26 Camp Street, Hyannis Tel..472-J
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Ruth P. Rigby, R. N.,�School Nurse
Residence, 310 Sea Street, Hyannis Tel. 279-W
Office hours every school day:
Hyannis Training School: 8:30 to 8:50 A. M. Tel. 71
Barnstable High School.: 9:00 to 9:30 A. M. Tel. 687-M
Dr. A. P. Goff, School Physician
Residence, 453 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 593
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School Calendar
1935
Spring Term March 6, 1935 to April 26, 1935
Summer Term May 6, 1935 to June 21, 1935
Fall Term Sept.. 4, 1935 to December 20, 1935
School Holidays
New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's
Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Armistice Day, i
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Changes in the Teaching Force
Resigned Subject or Grade Appointed
Arthur Lee Principal, Barn- Melvin C. Knight
stable High
Edith Bowker Cafeteria, House- Marjorie E. Long
hold Arts
Pearl Dewsnap Science Briah K. Connor
Agriculture Jesse A. Taft
Ruth G. Shepard Vocal Music Warren S. Freeman
Grades 3-4 Cotuit Florence E. Handy
Mrs. Ethel C. Penniman was transferred from grades
3-4 Cotuit to the same grades in the new room in the Cen-
terville school.
Janitors
Barnstable High School—Owen.J. Mullaney, Sylvanus Cash,
Charles L. Baker
Hyannis Training School—Carlton L. Taylor.
Barnstable Village School—James W. Holmes
West Barnstable School—Ernest Fritze
Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West
Cotuit School-Henry J. West
Osterville School—Cecil Coleman
Centerville School—Prescott Fish
112r. Theodore V. West after forty years of faithful ser-
vice as the janitor of the Centerville school resigned at the '
age of 82 years and was succeeded by Prescott Fish.
Attendance Officers
A. Seabury Childs, Cotuit Tel. Osterville 2003
Everett L. Hozie, Cotuit Tel. Osterville 723
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SUMMARY 1934
Amount available $183,548 6a
Appropriation, March 1934 $180,513 76
,Barnstable Village heating,
special town meeting 1500 00
Dog Tax 11161 71
Cobb Fund 373 16
Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 15,401 39+
Permanent improvement and new
equipment 692 77
Dog Tax 1,161 71
Cobb Fund 373 16
Tuition received 1,435 78
General School Fund—State 11,456 00
Supplies sold and telephone tolls 160 17
High School Rental 89 00
New Bedford Vocational School 32 80
Net cost .for support of schools from
local taxation $168,147 21
Total amount raised by local taxation 168,840 0-1
Net average membership 1,639 .
Cost per pupil for support in average membership
from local taxation 1934 (does not include
permanent improvement and new equipment) $102 65
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° Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable:
Mrs. Sears and Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted my third annual report as
your Superintendent of Schools and the forty-fifth in the
series of superintendent's reports.
Enrollment and Attendance
The phenomenal growth of the decade of 1920-1930 has
abated. During the past year there has been no marked in-
crease in school enrollment. The prevalence of children's
diseases particularly measles' affected the percentage of
school attendance bringing the average clojvn from 93.53 in
1933 to.92.64 in 1934. The average for the four months,
September to December of 1934 was 95.29.
Health and Physical Education
The report of the school nurse shows the large number
of clinics conducted.by the schools during the year. The de-
crease in the number of cases of. preventable diseases is a
partial gauge of their value. Therelwere eight cases of diph-
theria in 1931, two in 1932, none in 1933 and none in 1934.
There were forty-five cases of scarlet fever in 1932, thirty-
five in 1933 and four in 1934. Unfortunately there is little
that can be done regarding immunization from measles and
scarlet fever at the present time. The rigid enforcement of
quarantine regulations is necessary if these rather serious
diseases are to be controlled.
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The careful measurement of growth through the peri-
odical charting of heights and weights, the frequent inspec-
tions, the methodical teaching of health habits, cleanliness,
sanitation and proper diet are the routine work of the teach-
ers and the school nurse. The results are not spectacular-
but our health record improves from year to year.
The Board of Health has maintained the school dental
clinic since 1922. Dr. John A. Burns, D. D. S., has had direct_ '
charge of this work for the past two years. It is doubtful_
if there is any other single service that is more gratefully-
appreciated.
The physical education program continues to grow..
The past year has been very successful from the point of
view of victories and records. Financially also there has-
been improvement. Our athletics are rapidly becoming self-
supporting. Through the work of the E. R. A., the high
school field has been enclosed, the grove in the rear'of the
football bleachers has been cleared, much grading has beet
done, several tennis'courts are partially built and improved'
playground facilities provided in Cotuit, Barnstable Vil-
lage, Centerville and the Training School.
It is unnecessary to emphasize the importance of
health and the work of the school in physical education. Ina
group work we have been very successful, our poorest work:
is with the individual pupil especially in the high school
We need to give more and more attention to correctional:
work for the boy or girl with physical defects. In order to,
conduct this work successfully a much more thorough and:
detailed physical examination of all pupils will be neces-
sary. It is to be hoped that substantial progress can be re-
ported soon in this very- important department.
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Changes in the Teaching Staff
s
The enlargement of the Centerville School necessitated
an additional teacher. The position was filled by the elec-
tion of Miss Florence E. Handy of Santuit who for some
time has taught in the Demonstration School at Smith Col-
lege, Northampton, Mass. Later Mrs. Penniman of Hyan-
nisport was transferred to the Centerville position and Miss
Handy was assigned to Cotuit, thus shortening the distance
of travel for both.
Miss Marjorie E. Long of Bourne, Mass., and a gradu-
ate of Framingham Teachers College comes to us from the
Provincetown High school succeeding Miss Edith Bowker
who resigned to accept'a position as dietician at Radcliffe
College.
Mr. Warren S. Freeman, a graduate of Boston Univer-
sity with a degree in Music, succeeds Miss Ruth G. Shep-
ard. Mr. Freeman comes from Haverhill where he has
served for some time as director of music.
Mr. Briah K. Connor of Barnstable, a graduate of Bow-
doin and for several years a teacher in the high school at
Presque Isle, Maine, fills the science position made vacant
by the marriage of Miss Pearl E. Dewsnap.
Mr. Jesse A. Taft, a graduate of Massachusetts State
College, comes to the high school as head of the newly es-
tablished agricultural department from a similar position in
Shelburne Falls, Mass.
Mr. Melvin C. Knight, a graduate of Bates College with
the degree of A. At., in Education from Harvard, the new
principal of the high school, comes to us from Leicester,
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Mass., where he has served for several years in a combina-
tion position as superintendent of schools and principal of
the high school. Mr. Knight began his career as a superin-
tendent of rural schools in Maine, becoming principal of .
the Rockland, Maine high school soon after graduating
from college. After completing a year of graduate study
at M. I. T., he served as head of t•he department of physics
at the high school at Salem, Mass., Director of Science for
New Haven, Conn., and for five years as sub-master of the
Dedham High school. His familiarity with both elementary
and secondary education fits him to cope with the peculiar
problems of our six year high school.
Work of the High School
Room was made for the agricultural ,department and
by the exercise of considerable ingenuity in program ar
rangemen.t, the work of the school was continued without
other increase in the number of teachers. By using the
cafeteria as a, large study hall and by rearrangement of
desks in a number .of rooms many hardships of overcrowd-
ing have been overcome, but many classes have been ex-
tremely large and the teachers have cared for a greater pu-
pil load than formerly. With the graduation of the pres-
ent small senior class nest year's enrollment at the high .
school seems certain to show a marked increase, probably
requiring at least one additional teacher.
Preparation for College
That the number of our high school graduates enter-
ing colleges and other institutions has not decreased but has
continued steadily even with some small increase in num-
bers in this difficult period, that they have made and are
still making very creditable records is a. source of some
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pride and gratification to their teachers and their school.
It is the fixed purpose to continue this very valuable work
of the secondary school in preparation for college in as thor-
ough and as efficient manner as possible.
The bright hopes developed by the terms of the Thomp-
son will for financial aid. to Barnstable High School gradu-
ates have not been fulfilled, the value of the estate being in-
sufficient to carry out these plans. The need of scholar-
ships and financial aid for students is evident. Whole-
hearted community effort should be awakened to ,°this
worthwhile cause.
Notational Education
The number of high school graduates attending college
is so small in proportion to the total number of graduates
that the high school. education of this overwhelmingly
large non-college group becomes increasingly important.
The school has rightly emphasized its objectives in attempt-
ing to promote the growth of ethical character, citizenship
and social co-operation but has been too prone to ignore its
duty in vocational training. One of the most practical prob-
lems of the high school today is how best to prepare its
students not only for honest, wholesome living but for just
a plain honest livelihood. '
The school controls the boy or girl for only a small
fraction of his early life, not more than thirty-five hours of
the one hundred and sixty-eight hours of each of the forty
weeks if he has perfect attendance. The school cannot take
all of the credit if the student becomes an honest citizen.
The home, the parents, the church and the outside environ-
ment of the youth probable play the major share in ebarac-
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ter making. The young person may have the highest char-
acter, the most lofty ideals, the most glowing health and
still be a liability to his home and to his town if he has not
learned to provide for'himself and to secure some profitable
employment. The young man or woman can justly censure
his school if he has been denied an opportunity to learn
something about his own abilities and a proper way to use
them.
Every effort has been made to increase the opportun-
ities,for vocational studies. The commercial curriculum has
been maintained and strengthened. It is our most import-
ant high school department in point of numbers.
Vocational household arts was established in 1933. It
provides exceptional opportunities for girls who contem-
plate homes of their own and the care of children. It is al-
most basic for a career as dietician, nurse, or lunch room
manager: It provides valuable instruction in clothing, in-
terior design and decoration and even in home nursing. The
liberal aid supplied by the state and federal government for
this type of instruction shows reimbursement to the town
for,1935 to the extent of $1,423.87.
In September an agricultural curriculum was estab-
lished. Under the terms of this arrangement the state and
federal government pay two-thirds of the instructor's salary
although in this instance as in the case of the household
arts, payment is delayed for an interval of one full year.
The wide scope of this type of education offers such a vari-
ety of direct and practical avenues to profitable employ- .
ment that it should prove attractive to the ambitious stu-
dent. It should be borne in mind that the successful student
in his curriculum may,enter a similar course at the Massa-
chusetts State College as may the girl in household arts en-
ter Framingham Teachers College.
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Village Schools
The wisdom of the founders and early settlers of the-
town in providing schools and school sites in each of the
separate villages has often been commented upon in these
reports. It is doubtful if there are more than a half dozen
permanent homes located more than two miles from' an ele-
mentary school. Suggested consolidations of. Barnstable
and West Barnstable, West Hyannis and Centerville and
others have been definitely abandoned and a steadfast poli-
cy of maintaining and developing each village as a com—
plete elementary unit has been followed without deviation.
Each year we approach nearer the ideal of safe, clean, com-
modious, beautiful school homes for our children. Such
schools should prove good business investments for the
town in that they tend to prolong the stay of summer resi-
dents on the Cape in many cases even making permanent
residence possible. September, October and November are
ideal months on Cape Cod. The summer resident should
know that his children may remain in the Barnstable
schools for as long as he may desire without losing ground.
We have no poorly trained and inexperienced teachers. A
glance at the teacher directory reveals an unusual amount
of graduate study. Many of our teachers have had consi&
erable experience in city schools. Our teaching staff com-
pares favorably in training and experience with teachers
in the most progressive city schools. Improving the appear-
ance of our grounds and buildings will tend to make these
facts more convincing.
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E. R. A.
In conforming with this policy the village schools have
been repaired'and modernized in large part with E. R. A.
labor. A partial list of repairs and improvements which
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have been made since December 15, 1933 follows:
Barnstable High School:
Waterproofing exterior walls
Lockers in commercial room
Book compartments in typewriter tables
Covering of pipes in cafeteria
Painting exterior, fire escapes, caulking, ventilators on
roof
Painting interior, corridors, rooms, burlap
Teachers room
New compressor
New cupboards and lockers, janitors' room
• Shelves for musical instruments
Painting assembly room
Floors
Repairs in chemistry room
Exterior basement walls covered with asphalt
Grounds
Fence
Fire' escape, Mr. Glover and Mr. Mitron
New cupboards and closets in kitchen
Hyannis Training School:
Yard
Trees
Fence, front and side
Vestibules
Steel ceilings
New floor in boiler room, new closet
Office
Blackboards lowered and new molding
Bulletin boards
Display boards
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Painting of interior
Shelves, closets
Repairs to roof
Painting of exterior woodwork
Wardrobes
Plumbing
New floors
Painting of basements
New ceiling in basements
Barnstable Village School:
Heating plant
Stairs
Curb and watering trough
Parapet wall
Paint
Windows
Blackboards
Doors
Grading of grounds
Fence
Shrubbery a
West Barnstable School: i
Steps
Windows
Painting interior and exterior
Chimney ! • .
Walks
Playground
New floor in hall
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Marstons Mills School:
Painting interior and exterior
New closet
New floors, entire building
Cotuit School:
Playground in rear
Rustic stairs
Painting interior and exterior and fence
Bulletin and display boards
Osterville School:
Walks
Basement playrooms
New floor in boiler room
Painting-interior and exterior
Centerville School:
By vote of the town ineeting in March 1934 an appro-
priation for the purchase of materials was made in order to
co-operate with the federal plan of emergency relief. Plans
for .an addition of two rooms, a large basement playroom,
a colonaded entrance, Dell, heating, plumbing and lighting
for the Centerville school had been drawn by the architect,
DIr. L. Frank Paine, and approved.by the school committee.
These plans were approved by Mr. Victor Adams, Select-
man, and then local administrator for the K R. A. Work
was begun almost immediately, materials were purchased
with money from the appropriation mentioned and the work
was- completed sufficiently to allow the opening of the
school on the usual day in September. The land in the rear
of the school purchased from Mr. Alexander by the town in
April has been graded and fenced. A ne«v,driveway, walks
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and grading have made the new building very accessible
and attractive. The town owes a debt of gratitude to Mr.
Paine for a beautifully designed and sturdily constructed
building and to the many men who have put their best ef-
forts into its construction. Above all Mr. Adams, with his
wise management, industry and patience has. made this
school project a success.
Needs
Our school buildings are probably in better condition
than ever before but several major repairs are 'still needed.
The following are listed without attaching special signifi-
eance to their order.
1. A new heating plant at Nest Barnstable
2. New toilet facilities for Barnstable Village
3. Additional toilet facilities at the high school
4. Either the hardening or preferably the loaming and
seeding of the playground at Cotuit
5. An additional room or rooms at Marstons Mills
6. At least two new classrooms to relieve the Training
School
7. Hardening the surface of the upper grounds at
Barnstable Village together with. additional play-
° ground area
8. Turf for girls' hockey field and the football field at
the high school
9. Weather-stripping, Barnstable Village school and
high school
10. Hardening of upper tennis court at high school
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The relief of overcrowding at Marstons Mills and the
Hyanis Training school seem to be the most urgent build-
ing problems. An additional room or two added to Mar-
stons Mills would vastly improve that building and at the'
same time remedy conditions at Osterville and Cotuit by
providing school rooms for the Ma.rstons Mills pupils now
transported to those schools.
Regarding the overcrowding of the Training school at
least two remedies are possible. One plan calls for the
construction of a new elementary school on land either pur-
chased or donated in the western or northwestern part .of
Hyannis. Another plan calls for an addition to the Train-
ing School and the improvement of the play area by using
the land now owned by the town between the school and
South street and the purchase of the adjoining lot. The lat-
ter plan merits consideration for several reasons:
1. Entrance to the Training School for cars and busses
on South street would seem to increase the safety of chil-
dren and tend to relieve the congestion on Ocean Street.
2. With an enrollment of more than four hundred pu-
pils, twelve grades must be maintained in ten rooms necessi-
tating at least two double grade rooms which often contain
more than forty-five pupils. The addition of two rooms
would provide not only increased capacity but a more effi-
cient organization in that there would be a single grade for
each room and each teacher.
3. One large building as compared with two separate
buildings should provide economies in administration, heat-
ing, janitorial care and maintenance.
In the absence of plans and estimates there would
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seem to be little advantage in one plan over the other, as far
as construction costs are concerned. The report of the spe-
cial committee appointed at the town meeting in March to
select a site for a school is awaited with great interest.
F. E. R. A.
Through the use of federal funds many unemployed
teachers have been provided with work within the.various
school buildings. A fine recreational program including a
basketball league, a volley ball league, and classes in physi-
cal education for men and women has been conducted by
Mr. Cornelius J. Fair in the high school. A somewhat Simi-
lar program in Cotuit has been directed by Mr. John Brad-
ley. Classes in history, economics and mathematics have
also been held in Marstons Mills and Hyannis. Nursery
schools have been established in Hyannis, Osterville, Cotuit
and Centerville.
Cape Cod Educational Foundation
The Cape Cod Educational Foundation,a philanthropic
organization staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers, has
used the Hyannis Training School and the High school giv-
ing instruction in a variety of practical subjects to nearly
two hundred earnest adult students.
The use of the school athletic fields during the sum-
mer and the use of school buildings during the evenings in-
volve small additional, expenses but such uses conform to
the settled policy of the school committee to foster whole-
some educational and recreational. activities for the whole
community. \
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Costs
School costs have increased slightly as compared with
last year. This increase is due to increasing cost of mater-
ials, to the large sum spent for repairs, $10,215.68 as com-
pared to $4,193.98 in 1933; to the additional teacher employ-
ed in Centerville and to establishment of agriculture, two-
thirds of the cost of which will be returned in 1936.
The final payments for the addition to the Hyannis
Training School and for the High School were made in 1933
and 1934 respectively.' The only school debt remaining, in
fact the only debt of thq town, is for the High School
wings, payments for which will cease in 1939. Where until
1933 these annual payments were $36,000, they are now but
$14,000—a decrease of $22,000 per year.
Gifts
Two artists are now busily engaged in painting large
pictures to adorn the walls of the cafeteria at the High
School and the assembly room in Centerville.
Grateful acknowledgement is made of the gift of sever-
al evergreen trees for the lawn at the High School by the
class of 1934, of two fine elms for the lawn a6 Osterville by
Tree Warden John F. Shields and three hundred young
Japanese Black Pine for Barnstable Village by Mr. Lincoln
Crowell of the Shawmee State Forest.
Many other gifts have been made to the schools and we
are deeply indebted to the various departments of the town
for their help and co-operation. The same may be said for
the Parent-Teacher Associations, Community Council, Ki-
wanis Club, Rotary Club, Woman's Club, Young Matron's
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Club, Wide Awake Club, Roloson Estate, the White Estate.
and the Barnstable Teachers Club.
The help of the committee'from the Barnstable Parent-
Teacher Association under the chairmanship of Mrs. Gerard
Besse who managed the school circus and pet stock show,
thus enabling the children to enjoy the many gifts of play-
ground apparatus, will not soon be forgotten.
In spite of dismal financial conditions the schools have_
had the whole-hearted and very generous support of the
whole community. If there have been some steps of for-
ward progress it is wholly due to this very fine community
spirit and the understanding and hard work of the school
committee, teachers and employees, to all of whom the su-
perintendent wishes to express his thanks and gratitude.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH R. BARR,
Superintendent of Schools.
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Report of Nigh School Principal
Mr. Ralph R. Barr,
Superintendent of Schools,
Hyannis, Mass.
My dear Mr. Barr:
I take pleasure in presenting to you my report as prin-
cipal of the Barnstable High school.
Enrollment
The total. membership of the Barnstable High school'at
the close of 1.934 is 731 pupils distributed as follows:
Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total
Boys ' 80 87 54 58 57 33 5 380
Girls 73 57 66 66 51 33 5 351
Total 159 144 120 124 108 66 10 731
In addition to the above, there are forty-three un-
graded pupils enrolled in the Iyanough annex.
Curricula
In September, a. new course of study in Vocational
Agriculture was added to the five courses formerly offered.
The Vocational Agricultural Department of our school was
organized under the same general principles which apply to
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vocational education throughout the state. Half of the pu-
pil's time is given to general education and half to practi-
cal work in the special field.
Vocational Agriculture
The Agricultural course for boys under the direction of
Jesse A. Taft opened with an enrollment of thirteen pupils.
For the most part, this group consisted of boys who are
either living on farms, or who are engaged during the sum-
mer on local estates.
The principal purpose of this four-year course of voca-
tional agricultural education is training for useful employ-
ment in agricultural pursuits. It is designed to meet the
needs of pupils over fourteen years of age. Every oppor-
tunity is taken for worthwhile field trips which call for the
development of certain skills, knowledge of facts and prin-
ciples, habits of mind, and points of view necessary to effi-
ciency and happiness on the part of the farmer.
Each boy in the department must either undertake an
ownership project approved by his parents and instructor,
or in the case where home facilities for carrying out a pro-
ject are lacking, a minimum requirement of at least six
months a year of supervised farm practice must be met. All
the pupil's production farm. work which forms the part of
the school course is systematically supervised in the sum-
mer as well as during the school year.
The department was represented by teams in milk,
poultry, ornamental horticulture, vegetable and livestock
judging at the Brockton Fair, Interscholastic contests at
Amherst and at the Boston Poultry Show. In all of the
above contests, the boys made creditable showings despite
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the fact that the,boys were competin with teams of great-
er experience.
Arrangements-have been made with the Cape Cod. Auto
Company for a. practical auto mechanic course for a period
of eight weeks during the winter months. This offers an op-
portunity for the older boys to make small repairs on their
farm machines including trucks, tractors, gas engines, and
the family car.
It is hoped that in the future, proper arrangements
can be made to conduct a farm shop for the younger boys
in a near-by shop until a farm shop can be organized as part
of the agricultural department. At the present time these,
boys are handicapped attempting to accomplish the building
of project equipment. It is felt that the farm shop a.s.organ-
ized in most departments has an important place in training
agriculture boys for it enables them to construct poultry
hoppers, water stands, range shelters and numerous other
farm equipment necessary for carrying out their projects.
Realizing the short time the department has been oper-
ating, it is felt that the results have been gratifying. It
seems that the department has a real nucleus of farm boys
for the justification of maintenance of a straight VocaLional
Agricultural Department. It remains to build up further
working relations with owners of small places and superin-
tendents of larger ones where men are hired for ornamental
gardening work, and where future openings for placement
of our Agricultural Department graduates may be found.
Agricultural Department—Plan of Instruction
Practical work and classroom studies in agricultural
and related fields 3 periods daily, 21/2 hours.
Regular class work in high school 3 periods daily, 21/2
hours.
Agriculture 50% High School Studies 50%
Grades 9 and 10 Time Grade 9 Per Week
Agricultural Survey 10% Per- Per-
Home Project: 30 jo iods cent
Choice of: `English 5 257o'
Vegetable gar- *Business Train-
dening ing 5 2576
Poultry raising Study in school 5
or both Grade 10
*English 5 257o
Farm-shop and 'Biology 5 25O1c
repair work 10% Study in school 5
Grades 11 and 12 Grade 11
Agricultural Survey 10% --English 5 25To
Home Project: 30% Chemistry 5 25%
Choice of: Study in school 5
Vegetable gar-
dening
Fruit raising
Poultry raising Grade 12
Dairying 'English 5 25%
Floriculture *U. S. History &
Estate Manage- Civics 5 257o'
ment Study in school 5
Within the time
and capacity of
the instructor
Farm-shop and auto-
motive repair work 10% *Prepared study
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Study Hall Pupils
The Barnstable High school does not have a single
study room of sufficient capacity to accommodate all of the
study pupils in any one period. In the past, it has been nee-
eessary to place most of these study pupils in the back of
recitation rooms. The use of recitation rooms for purposes
of study causes continual complaints from the pupils that
they cannot study properly under such conditions. Dis-
tractions necessarily occur when some pupils are trying to
study while others are reciting. From the other angle, the
teacher should be free to give all her time to the recitation
pupils. We have been able to overcome this obstacle to a
great extent by adding sixty tablet armchairs to the lunch
room and by using the lunch room four periods each day
as a study hall. A large number of pupils are now able to
study in this room under the direction of a single teacher.
With a few changes, the lunch room will make an ideal gen-
eral-study hall and our study pupil problem will be solved.
Regularity of Attendance
Too many students are absent or tardy from school.
Attendance is the regularity and punctuality with which
the student keeps all his engagements. Students cannot
maintain a satisfactory standard of work if allowed to tab-
sent themselves frequently. .Regularity in attendance is an
important factor in school success. If the student develops
habits of punctuality while in school, one can be sure he'
will retain them after graduation. The value of punctual-
ity should be impressed upon the pupil and the earnest co-
operation of the home is desired in this undertaking.
Activities
The extra-curricular activities although limited, con-
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tinue as usual and are highly appreciated by the students.
We should expand and enrich our activity program. The
extra time and energy spent in these activities should help
to give a better rounded education to the pupil.
Athletics
Since my arrival in the Town of Barnstable, I have
been impressed with the high grade of.tlie athletic teams
both in actual record and in the enrollment on the squads.
The football team passed through an unusually successful
season and the girls' hockey team maintained an excellent
record. The basket ball teams are on their way to establish
a record equally as good.
School Publications
Our new junior and senior publications offer many op-
portunities to the pupils. They are very worthwhile activi-
ties. They should prove successful in training in practical
composition and in inspiration for creative work on the
part of each student.
Music
Choral music was extended to grade ten last Septem-
ber and is attaining high standards at present. This week
the choral music has been made available through grades
eleven and twelve with extremely gratifying response from
the student group. Part singing is constantly improving in
grades seven and eight and the Music, History and Appreci-
ation course is rapidly leading to the foundation of a possi-
ble harmony course. We have every reason to be proud of
our instrumental music second to none in the vicinity of
Cape Cod.
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Needs
The following are considered by the writer the major
needs of the school:
1. The toilet facilities for the whole school are inade-
quate, and those in the Iyanough Annex should be relocated.
It is urgent that additional lavatories be provided for
grades seven, eight and nine on the three floors at the east
end of the building.
2. The lunch room is not large enough to accommodate
the students in a double lunch period.
The lunch room floor should be covered with linoleum
and enough tables and chairs provided to make it an ideal
place to study as well as to eat.
3. The Junior High School idea should be more fully de-
veloped in grades seven, eight and nine.
4. One of the serious defects in our six-year organiza-
tion is-the lack of an adequate guidance program.
5. A revision of the courses of study should be made in
the social studies and in science for grades seven, eight and
nine.
G. The major subjects in the social studies field in
grades ten, eleven and twelve should meet five times per
week instead of four.
7. The windows in the lunch room, library, biology and
drawing rooms should be weather-stripped.
8. All the pupil desk tops should be resurfaced.
9. The burlap covering on the corridor walls is in need
of a protective coating.
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10. The painting of the basement corridor floors would
promote greater cleanliness.
11. The library equipment is excellent but the number
of books is meager. Many new books should be provided.
12. The Iyanough building should be made an integral
Part of the unit by establishing telephone, bell and water
service.
13. Ajfine start has been made toward the development
of our practical arts programs for both boys and girls. It is
to be hoped that support will warrant the further enrich-
ment of this very valuable and practical program.
14. Encouragement will be given in developing on the
part of the students and teachers an active interest in the
improving and equipping of the school through their own
efforts. The acquirement of books, pictures, instruments,
visual aids, apparatus, etc., should not be wholly the bur-
den of the taxpayer. Things that are earned by the hard
work of the students are more highly valued and appreci-
ated than those secured through the usual channels of tax-
ation.
15. Much bf the auditorium-gymnasium equipment is in
need of special room protection many times during the year.
An apparatus room adjacent to the gymnasium would be a.
splendid investment for the town.
16. Attention should be given to the needs of the pupils
in the fields of public speaking and oral English.
17. Many improvements have been made in the school
grounds. The lack of a unified plan prevents the systematic
developing and beautifying of the athletic fields and the
immediate surroundings of the building.
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In conclusion, may I say that it is a pleasure to be asso-
ciated with the boys and girls of Barnstable High School.
I consider the general atmosphere of the school good. It
must become excellent. Closer attention will be paid to the
requirements of the pupils and 0 the general bolstering up
of morale everywhere observable.
r
Finally, I wish to express my deep gratitude to the
school personnel and to the boys and girls for their splen-
did support and to thank you and the School Committee for
the courtesy and co-operation extended me.
Respectfully submitted,
MELVIN C. KNIGHT.
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Excerpts from Special Reports
Music
The year 1934 has seen standards of musical education
upheld.in our schools. Several progressive steps have been
made, resulting in closer co-operation between the grades
and Junior High School, and thanks to the interest of our
new principal, Mr. Knight, a program of choral music now
carrying through the tenth grade, with possibility of fur-
ther expansion.
A new stimulus is apparent in instrumental work.
Classes of beginners are much larger this year, and piano in-
struction has been added in some of the grade schools. The
smaller groups of the last two years are now entering jun-
ior high forming classes of ideal size. Barnstable was re-
presented in the New England Music Festival of 1934 at
Hampton, N. H., by five players, and, of course, the Cape
Cod Symphony carries on. Players graduated from Barn-
stable high school are attaining musical prominence in the
schools and colleges to which they have gone.
Report of the School Nurse
School visits 720
Inspections 5,221
Exclusions 199
Pediculosis 35
Skin conditions 47
Throat conditions 15
Symp. of contagious disease 102
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Home visits 1,086
First Aid 991
Hearing tests with Audiometer 398
Vision Re-tests 182
Attendance at Toxin-Anti toxin clinic 289
T. & A. Operations 28
Attendance at Eye Clinic 23
r Examined at Eye Clinic 14
T. B. Clinic at Cape Cod Hospital ' 15
To Pocasset$Sanatorium for examination 4
To Wrentham State School for examination 3
Attendance at Dental Clinic 633
Dental examinations in class rooms 800
Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 1,587
Class room talks 167
Notices to parents 1,488
Result of inspection 224
Eye Clinic 48
T. B. Clinic 5
Dental clinic 450
Chadwick clinic 225
Medical 170
Toxin anti-toxin clinic 340
Others 26
Pre-school clinic attendance 135
To Summer Camp at Pocasset 9
Attendance at Chadwick Clinic 182
Von Pirquet tests 157
Von Pirquet positives 17
Chest X-rays 27
Physical Exams 25
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Consultations 329
Teachers 39
Parents 120
Pupils 103
Others 67
Contagious cases 276
Whooping cough 14
Chicken pox 7
Measles 250
Lobar Pneumonia 1
Scarlet fever 4
Dental Clinic report:
Certificates at time of examination 337
Certificates following work at clinic 515
Cleanings 495
Fillings 380
Temporary 105
Permanent 275
Extractions 446
Temporary 439
Permanent 7
Operations 1,321
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH P. RIGBY,
School Nurse.
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Physical Education
Organization of Personnel
At present the department is orbanized as follows:
W. P. Bangs—Director of Physical Education
Head football coach.
Track coach
Gymnasium instructor for boys grades 10, 11, 12
Intramural basketball
Intramural volley ball
Instructor in hygiene
Vernon.B. Bearse—Instructor of Physical Education
Coach basketball
Coach baseball »
Assistant coach football
Gymnasium instructor for boys grades 7, 8, 9
Elementary school supervisor
Instructor. in hygiene
Katherine M. Nehubian—Instructor of Physical Education
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Coach of girls' athleties, both varsity and intramural
Gymnasium instructor for girls in junior and senior
high school
Elementary school supervisor
Briah K. Connor—Assistant coach football
Aside from the above arrangement is the usual allot-
ment of supervision of study periods.
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During the spring of 1934 the supervision of grade
school work «vas divided between Mr: Bangs, Mr. Bearse,
:and Miss Nehubian, but upon the beginning of the school
.;year in. September, 1934, Mr. Bangs was assigned entirely
'to the high school, with Mr. Bearse and Miss Nehubian cov-
vering the village schools. A regular graded program of,
,calisthenics, games and dances constitutes the program and
,each class is visited weekly by the supervisor.
An unusually good year was enjoyed in athletics with
championships in girls' basketball and field hockey, in foot-
,ball and track and a tie for championship in boys' basket-
ball. More and more boys and girls are becoming interest-
ed and are competing for varsity positions. Mr. Connor, a
new member of the science department, was this year added
-to the football coaching staff.
Following is a record of the various varsity teams:
No.Partici- Gaines Games Meets Meets
pating Won Lost Tied Won Lost
Girls' Basketball 28 10 1
(Cape Championship)
Boys' Basketball 25 14 1
(Tie with Prov. C. C.)
Baseball 25 4 5
'Track—Boys 52 1 3
< Girls' Field Hockey 34 1 1 3
-Football 80 8 1 1
Jntramur.al Sports:
Field Hockey-64 girls playing in inter-class games.
Girls' Basketball-60 girls playing_ in an inter-class
4eague.
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Boys' Basketball-104 boys in organized inter-room
league. One division consisting of grade 8 and the other
grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Volley Ball: 70 boys playing in an organized interroom
league. The faculty was also represented.
Barnstable High, school, faculty and winners of inter-
class series met respective teams from Yarmouth High
School.
Afternoon sports for Junior High School boys and girls:
Girls' Soft Ball League-50 participating.
Girls' Track-25 participating.
Tennis-10 participating
Football—To answer the needs of those boys not ready
for varsity competition the "B" squad was con-
tinued. There were 35 boys enrolled and playing
football daily under the coaching of Mr. Bearse.
These boys were examined medically, properly
equipped, and have been learning football funda-
mentals. No outside games were played, but teams
of the squad played against each other between
the halves of the home varsity games.
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Hygiene
Courses in Hygiene during the school year of 1933 and
1934 were held daily in the ninth grade with Mr. Bangs as
instructor. The courses covered elementary anatomy, phy-
siology and hygiene and were featured by a series of lec-
tures by citizens prominent in the various fields of health.
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Finger Printing—David Sullivan
Care of Teeth—Dr. Robert Baxter
Posture—Dr. Albion Rice
Digestion—Dr. Charles Harris
Care of Eyes—Dr. Harold Hinckley
\ Muscles and Exercise—Dr. Paul Henson
Dairy Sanitation—George Crocker (County Milk In-
spector)
Town Sanitation—Mr. Horatio Bond (Chairman, Board
of Health)
Communicable Diseases—Dr. A. P. Goff (County
Health Officer)
Mosquito Control—Dr. Lewis C. Weeks
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE=•
1933 - 1934
Bassett, Muriel Lagergren, Edward
Bearse, Barbara Lagergren, Stuart
Boyne, Emma Leonard, Willis
Chaffin, Mary Long, Frances
Coffin, Geraldine Maki, Thomas
Coggeshall, Chester Milne, Edward
DeGrace, Leander Milne, Esther
Dixon, Russell Monteiro, Samuel
Dunham, Jean Mott, Robert _
Frazier, Dorothy Panesis, Angelo
George, Harold Reavis, Harriet
Gilman, Elizabeth Reid, Donald
Greene, David Ruska, William
Gronlund, Lillie Salo, Bertha
Hansell, Mary Siira, Leslie
Harju, Herbert Smith, Freeman
Harrie., Jane Stasinakis, Catherine a
Haskins, Richard Syriala, Hazel
Hemmila, Toini Syriala, Paul
Huhatnen, Walfrid Syriala, Rosa
Imberg, Ellen Tsiknas, William
Imberg, Esther Wiinikainen, Albert
Jones, Warren Willman, Harold
Jones, William Willman, Osmo
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MEMBERS OF THE GRADUATING CLASS
June 19, 1934
Arvid Ruben Anderson Norman William McClure
Evelyn Rosalind Bassett William Francis McIntyre
Barbara Jeanette Bea.rse' Grace Margaret McKay
William'Amasa Bearse Jean McKenzie
Velma Louise Behlman Virginia Cook McLane
Alice Virginia Bennett Evelyn Merrow M�,serve'
Theodore Howard Benttinen John Moda
Pearl May Bodfish Paul Crosby Murray
John Jerome Bowes Alfred Luther Nickerson
Harold Nelson Burlingame Toivo William Niemisto
June Burlingame Robert Edward O'Neil
Martha Ann Bystrom Mary Otis
Laurence Joseph Cahoon Reva Augusta Pells
William Francis Childs Irving Ivar Pelton
Clara Parker Crocker Thelma Petow
Clarence Waldo Crosby Barnard Bryant Pierce
Edward D. Doudican Roberta Raymond
Elva Marguerite Ellis Donald H. Reid
Ethelind Doris Fay Elspeth Hay Reid
Donald Harvey Field Frances Elizabeth Rosa
Earle Clifton Fratus Ellen Selma Ruslia
Walter Irving Fuller, Jr. Carleton L Ryder
Bradford Gardner Elma Salmi
Cecil Brown Hammond Bertha Salo
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David Kingman Hender•or Violet Elizabeth Siira
Eleanor Sivra Hill Milton T. Simpson
B. Kempton Jerauld, Jr. Darold Francis Stap,as
Lester Allen Jones Elsa Marie Starck
Mildred Louise Jones Inga Lill Starck
Persis Goodspeed Jones Allen A. Sundelin
Robert Leland Jones Joseph B. Sutherland
Eino Kahelin Althea Andker Teren
Edna Elva Lannquist Thad Keith Tobey
Ethel Elizabeth Leeman Earle William White
Jean Thelma Lug Saunie Whitney
Herbert Wendell Lyons Barbara Williams
Florence Ann MaeEacheron Norma Isabel Williams
William Gladstone Maud Helen Virginia WirtanPn
William E. Wright
CLASS OFFICERS
President Robert E.•O'Neil
Vice.President Thad K. Tobey
Secretary Clara P. Crocker
Trea.sr.rer William A. Bearse
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CLASS MOTTO '
"Build for character, not for faihe"
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GRADUATES ENTERING OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Class of 1934
Arvid Anderson George Washington University'
Pearl Bodfish Hyannis State Teachers College
Persis Jones _ Bryant and Stratton, Boston
Mary Otis Edgeivood Park Junior College
Donald Reid Suffolk Law School, Boston
Elspeth Reid Bryant and Stratton, Boston
Frances Rosa Katherine Gibbs Secretarial. School
Ellen Ruska Bryant and Stratton, Providence
Bertha Salo Hyannis State Teachers College
Inga Starck Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School
Thad Tobey Brown University
INDEX
TownOfficers ........................................................................................................................................... 3
4 Assessors' Report ............................................................................................................ 6 and 188
Treasurer's Report ........................................................................................................................... 10
EstimatedReceipts ............................................................................................................... 16
AppropriationAccounts ................................................................................................... 22
Summaryof Cash Account .......................................................................................... 42
Non-Revenue Account ...................................................................................................... 46
TrustFunds .................................................................................................................................... 47
Town,of Barnstable ,Balance,Sheet .................................................................. 49
List of Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust ................................................... 51
Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................................ 56
TownClerk's Report ..................................................................................................................... 62
AnnualTown Meeting ....................................................................................................... 62-
SubsequentMeeting ............................................................................................................ 65
SpecialTown Meeting .......................................................................:.............................. 86
SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 88
Births ................................................................................................................................................... 90
Marriages .......................................................................................................................................... 106
Deaths .................................................................................................................................................. 114
JuryList ...................................................................................................................................................... 125
Reportof Police Department ................................................................................................ 128
/ Report of Inspector of Wires ............................................................................................. 136
Barnstable County Health Department .................................................................. 137
Report of Shellfish Constable ............................................................................................. 140
Report of Inspector of Animals ....................................................................................... 149
Report of the Park Commission ....................................................................................... 150
Reportof Planning Board ......................................................................................................... 152
Report of Barnstable Baseball Association ......................................................... 159
Report of Highway Surveyor ............................................................................................. 161
Report of the Road Commmittee. ......:............................................................................. 165
Boardof Health Report ............................................................................................................ 167
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures 172
Reportof Forest Fire Warden .......................................................................................... 174
Report of Town Forest Committee .............................................................................. 176
Reportof Tree Warden ............................................................................................................... 178
Reportof Moth Department ................................................................................................... 180
Report of Board of Public Welfare ........................................................................... 182
Report of the Board of Selectmen .............................................................................. 191
Report of the Town Counsel ................................................................................................ 194
Report of the School Department ............................................................................... 207
Report of the School Committee ........................................................................ 209
Teachers for School Year 1934-1935 ........................:...................................... 213
Expendituresby Divisions .......................................................................................... 217
Summary1934 ..........................................:................................................................................... 218
Report of Superintendent of Schools ............................................................... 219
High School Principal's Report .......................................................................... 234
Excerpts from Special Reports .............................................................................. 243
Honor Roll for Perfect Attendance .................................................................. 250
Enrollmentby Grades ...................................................................................................... 251
Membersof Class of 1934 ............................................................................................. 252
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
Town Officers
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Year Ending December 31, 1935
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Printed on Cape Cod By F. B. &I F. P. Coss, Hyannis
TOWN OFFICERS
1935
Selectmen
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires A7
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman
Term expires 1938
Assessors
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires' 1937
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1938
Overseers of Public Welfaxe
Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman
Term expires 1936
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1938
Town Clerk
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Town Treasurer
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1938
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Collector of Taxes
William G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1937
School Committee
Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Stuart F. Scudder, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1936
Winthrop D. Bassett, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1938
John R. Dodge, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Superintendent of Schools
Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis
Surveyor of Highways
Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Auditor
John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1936
Tree Warden
John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1936
Board of Health
William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1936
Ralph H. Bodman, Hyannis Term expires 1936
*Horatio S. Bond, Hyannis Term expires 1937
John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 1938
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Registrars of Voters
John V. O'Neil Hyannis
Clarence M. Chase Hyannis
Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville
Lester W. Murphy Hyannis
Park Commissioners
Charles H. Reid, Marstons Mills Term expires 1936
Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1937
Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis, Chairman
Term expires 1938
Finance Committee
J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1936
Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis Term expires 1936
Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Raymond D. Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1937
Jesse Murray, Osterville Term expires 1938
Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1938
Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1938
Planning Board
Mabel K. Baker, Hyannis Term expires 1936
Henry P. Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1936
F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1937
L. Frank Paine, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1938
Calvin D. Crawford, Cotuit, Chairman Term expires 1938
Ralph H. Bodman, Hyannis Term expires 1939
*Resigned
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ASSESSORS' REPORT, 1935
.Real Estate valuation $21,286,610 00
Tangible Personal valuation 2,318,420 00
Total valuation of
assessed estate $23,605,030 00
APPROPRIATIONS
For town expenses $629,376 50
Overlay for 1931 2,368 28
,Old Age Assistance tax abated 663 59
State.Assessments:
State Tax 32,700 00
State Auditor's Tax 7 92
Cape Cod Mosquito Control 6,072 15
State Park & Reservation Tax 251 14
County Tax 55,825 42
Overlay (of current year) 17,878 59
Total $745,143 59
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax $32,144 28
Corporation Taxes 8,347 93
Race Track Distribution 1,635 00
Motor Vehicle Excise 20,496 52
Licenses 7,581 50
Fines 1,246 60
Special Assessments 253 00
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General Government 751 26
Protection of Persons and Property . 90 72
Health and Sanitation 920 00
Highways 148 97
Charities 17,545 07
Old Age Assistance 6,425 26
Soldiers' Benefits 89 15
Schools 1,694 91
Interest on Taxes and Assessments 12,126 72
Reimbursement (State owned lands) 5 00
Total Estimated Receipts $111,501 89
Net amount raised by taxation on polls
and property $633,641 70
Number of Polls-2,874 @
$2.00 each $5,748 00
Total valuation—$23,605,030.00
Tax rate—$26.60—Property
tax 627,893 70
Total amount of all taxes listed
in the Collector's commit-
ment list for 1935 $633,641 70
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons, partnerships and
corporations assessed:
On real estate 3,852
On personal estate 1,286
Number of male polls assessed 2,874
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Value of assessed tangible personal estate:
Stock in trade $158,830 00
Live stock 19,360 00
Machinery .246,940 00
All other 1,893,290 00
Total $2;318,420 00
Value of assessed Real Estate:
Buildings, excluding
land $13,120,780 00
Land, excluding build-
ings 8,165,830 00.
Total $21,286,610 00
Total value of assessed estate,
Jan. 1, 1935 $23,605,030 00
Tax for town, county and state pur-
poses, including overlayirigs:
On personal property $61,669 88
On real estate 566,223 82
On polls 5,748 00
Total .$633,641 70
Rate of total tax per $1,000—$26.60
Number of horses assessed 43
Number of cows assessed 323
Number of neat cattle other than cows 117
Dwelling houses 3,420
Number of acres of land assessed 33,500
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DECEMBER ASSESSMENT
Personal property assessed $12,850 00
Real estate assessed 12,600 00
$25,450 00
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Number of automobiles assessed 3,920
Valuation $855,490 00
Tax $21,605 17
JAMES F. KENNEY,
CHESTER A. CROCKER,
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
Assessors:
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Cash
Jan. 1, 1935, Cash on Expended $1,162,258 62
hand $24,317 96 Balance 23,408 06
Receipts 1,161,348 72
$1,185,666 68 $1,185-1666 68
1931 Taxes
Re-committed $20 40 Tax Titles $20 40
1932 Taxes
Jan. 1,.1935, Due the Rec'd from Collector $8 00
Town $200 40 Tax Titles 199 20
Re-committed 19 20 Abated 10 00
Adjustment 2 40
$219 60 $219 60
1933 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1935, Due the Rec'd from Collector $18,375 49
town $35,602 68 Tax Titles 4,772 78
Re-Committed 16 48 Abated 12,318 49
Adjustment 50 61 Balance 203 01
$35,669 77 $35,669 77
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1934 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1935, Due the Rec'd from Collector $133,622 94
town $170,399 03 Tax Titles 12,809 35
Cash Refunds 368 73 Abated 7,769 62
Re-Committed 19 60 Balance 16,587 47
Adjustment 2 02
$170,789 38 $170,789 38
1935 Taxes
Commitments $634,326 67 Rec'd from Collector $480,844 09
Refunds 585 54 Tax Titles 9,117 15
Abated 6,148 61
Refund Repaid 3 99
Balance 138,798 37
$634,912 21 $634,912 21
1933 Old Age Taxes
Jan. 1, 1935, Due the Rec'd from Collector $486 70
town $1,025 70 Abated 545 00
$1,025 70 $1,025 70
1933 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $5,3.78 49� Rec'd from Collector $2,680 82
Refund 2 12 Abated 2,256 :75
Balance 443 04
$5,380 61 $5,380 61
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1934 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $3,127 27 Rec'd from Collector $1,611 84
Auditor's Adjustment 6 76 Abated 51 38
Refund 35 93 Balance 1,506 74
$3,169 96 $3,169 96
1935 Excise Taxes
Commitments $21,605 17 Rec'd from Collector $17,673 19
Refunds 265 69 Abated 905 67
Balance 3,292 00
$21,870 86 $21,870 86
Overlay Surplus
Transfers Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $552 91
Federal Projects $10,000 00 1932 Overlay 11,364 27
Cotuit Wharf 4,300 00 1933 Overlay 4,882 82
Highways and Bridges 1,500 00
Legal Department 1,000 00
$16,800 00 $16,800 00
1931 Overlay
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $2,368 28 Appropriated 1935 $2,368 28
1932 Overlay
Overlay Surplus $11,364 27 Jan. 1, 1935,~Balance"$11,406 27
Adjustments 32 00
Abatements 10 00
$11,406 27 $11,406 27
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1933 Overlay
Abatements $12,318 49 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $17,393 19
Overlay Surplus 4,882 82 Adjustment 32 00
Balance 223 88
$17,425 19 $17,425 19
1934 Overlay
Abatements $7,769 62 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $13,936 69
Balance 6,169 07 Adjustment 2 00
$13,938 69 $13,938 69
1935 Overlay
Abatements $6,148 61 Appropriated $17,878 59
Balance 11,729 98
$17,878 59 $17,878 59
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue
Estimated Receipts $21,662 11 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $8,505 76
Abatements 3,213 80 Commitments 21,605 17
Balance 5,241 78 Adjustment 6 76
$30,117 69 $30,117 69.
Tag Titles
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $17,704 77 Redeemed $14,112 92
Added in 1935 31,445 15 Adjustment 44 05
Balance 34,992 95
$49,149 92 $49,149 92.:.
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Tag Title Revenue
Balance $34,992 95 Jan. 1, 1935 Balance $17,704 77
Net Credits 17,288 18
$34,992 95 $34,992 95
Accounts Receivable
Jan. 1, 1935 Due the Paid in 1935 $29,658 56
town $9,829 92 Adjustment 62 39
Charged in 1936 34,734 04 Balance 14,843 01
$44,563 96 $44,563 96
Departmental Revenue
Balance $14,843 01 Jan. 1, 1935 Balance $9,829 92
Net Credits 5,013 09
$14,843 01 $14,843 01
Revenue Loans
Notes Paid $375,000 00 Jan. 1, 1935 Balance $100,000 00
Balance 50,000 00 Notes issued $325,000 00
$425,000 00 $425,000 00
Loans Authorized
Sewerage System $125,000 00 Balance $125,000 00
State and County Taxes
County Tax $55,825 42 1935 Revenue $94,856 63
State Tax 32,700 00
Mosquito Control 6,072 15
State Parks .2511 .14
Auditing
$94,856 63 $94,856 63
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Old Age Tax Abated
Transferred to account $663 59 1935 Revenue $663 59
Abated in 1935 545 00 Balance $545 00
$1,208 59 $1,208 59
Special State Tag—Old Age Assistance
Jan. 1, 1935 Balance $623 59 Transferred $663 59
Balance to revenue 40 00
$663 59 $663 59
Dog Money
Paid County Treasurer $1,379 00 Rec'd from Town Clerk$1,379 00
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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Debits
1935 Revenue $130,928 03
Credits
State Treasurer:
Income Tax $40,909 54
Corporation Taxes 8,115 57
Race Track Distribution 1,144 50
Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6 28
$50,175 89
Excise Taxes:
1933 Net $2,678 70
1934 Net 1,575 91
1935 Net 17,407 50
$21,662 11
Licenses:
Beer and liquor $7,053 00
Pedlers and Vendors 2,407 00
Clam 268 00
Scallop 196 00
Common Victuallers 185 16
Auto Dealers 175 00
Plumbing Permits 183 00
Inn Holders 73 42
Sunday 63 00
Amusement 62 00
Quahaug 58 00
Razor Fish 48 00
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Billiard and Bowling 40 00
Milk 39 50
Garbage 30 00
Beauty Parlor 16 00
Auctioneer 14 00
Oleo 14 00
Junk 10 00
Ice Cream 10 00
Pasteurization 10 00
Lodging House 10 00
Alcohol 9 00
Employment Agency 8 00
Eel 2 00
Massage 1 00
$10,985 08
Fines:
Court $5,792 30
Jail 276 50
$6,608 80
Privileges:
Fish Traps 100 00
Reimbursements:
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Sealing Fees 308 76
Health Department
State $22 14
County 49 02
Killing Dogs 24 00
$95 16
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Highway Department:
Sale of Material 35 70
Use of Tractor 20 00
Refund 31
56 01
Infirmary:
Board 280 00
Sale of Produce 31 38
311 38
Public Welfare Department:
State 13,211 69
Cities and Towns 4,057 50
Individuals 506 47
17,775 66
Mothers' Aid-:
State 1,356 96
Old Age Assistance:
State 7,119 68
Cities & Towns 1,350 66
8,470 34
Soldiers Benefits:
Military Aid 15 00
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School Department:
Vocational Education 1,456 67
Tuition State Wards 557 40
Other Tuition 251 96
Sale of Books and Supplies 237 94
Rent of Auditorium 83 00
Mass. Training School 82 38
Telephone Tolls 11 53
2,680 88
Cemeteries:
Sale of Lots 20 00
Interest:
Taxes 9,809 89
Tax Titles Redeemed 425 46
10,235 35
Tax Demands 300 21
Land Rent 287 50
House Rent 272 00
Miscellaneous Receipts 105 14
Sale of Safe 10 00
Sale of Voting Lists 7 00
Total Credits $130,928 03
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1935 Revenue
Appropriations, Annual 1935 Warrant $633,641 70
Town Meeting $618,376 50 Estimated Receipts 130,928 03
Special Town Meetings 6,000 00 December
State and County Assessments 684 97
Taxes 94,856 63 Old Age Assess-
1931 Overlay 2,368 28 ment Tax 40 00
1935 Overlay 17,878 59 Appropriation Balances:
Old Age Tax Abated 663 59 Assessors'
Trust Fund, Income 235 65 Dept. $35 86
Balance to Excess and Town Clerk and
Deficiency Acct. 32,920 75 Treas. Dept. 10 00
Tax. Coll. Dept. 197 86
Financial Dept. 122 00
Legal Dept. 132 81
Election Dept. 8 15
Police Dept. 4 11
Sealer of Weights
and Measures 2 54
Moth Department 10
Tree Warden 06
Shellfish
Constable 200 00
Inspector of
Buildings 50 00
Shellfish License
Account 477 00
Game Warden 33 40
Town Forest 04
Squaw Island
Beach Jetty 150 00
Board of
Health 125 47
Sanitation 153 00
Highways and
Bridges 62
Snow 5 01
Grand Island
Bridge 2 16
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New Roads 6 01
Sidewalks 1 82
Sidewalks,
Hyannis 31
Dept. Public
Welfare 88 "
Mothers' Aid 2 17
Soldiers' Relief 17 15
Ald Age
Assistance 436 28
State Aid 160 00
Libraries 1 97
Park Commission 91
Unclassified 16 57
Planning Board 15 42
Armistice Day 100 00
Rent for S. W.
Veterans 119 00
Parker Lombard
Boulder 40 00
Cemeteries •51 47
Interest 5,325 14
8,005 29
$773,299 99 $773,299 99
Excess and Deficiency Account
Tax Title Revenue $26,918 88 Jan. 1, 1935 Balance $86,893 52
Transfers: Tax Titles Redeemed 14,112 92
Hyannis Airport 23,300 00 d 1935 Revenue 32,920 75
Public Welfare 8,000 00 Taxes recommitted 75 68
Sewerage System 2,600 00 Adjustments 48 23
Municipal Buildings 1,050 00
Board of Health 1,000 00
Assessors' Dept. 500 00
Mothers' Aid 300 00
Fire Taxes to Districts 1,083 46
Balance 69,298 76
$134,051 10 $134,051 10
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Selectmen's Department
Salaries $4,050 00 Appropriated $5,850 00
Clerk 1,277 50 Reserve Fund 88 37
Telephone 234 82
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 205 77
Traveling Expenses 102 00
Fixing Machines 45 20
Recording Deeds 8 60
Printing and
Advertising 8 00
Dues to Association 6 00
Express 48
$5,938 37 $5,938 37
Assessors' Department
Salaries $4,050 00 Appropriated $7,025 00
Clerical Assistance 2,082 00 Excess and Deficiency 500 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 800 78
Abstract Cards 356 75
Traveling Expense 99 25
Printing and Advertising 50 00
Rent of Machines 25 00
Binding Books 10 00
Telephone 7 84
Express 7 52
$7,489 14
Balance to Revenue 35 86
$7,525 00 $7,525 00,
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Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department
Salary $2,700 00 Appropriated $6,000 00
Clerical Assistance 1,800 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 1,070 78
Bonds 238 50
'Telephone 65 35
Fixing Machines 45 25
Returns to the State 48 50
'Traveling Expense 9 05
Printing and Advertising . 6 57
Dues to Association 6 00
$5,990 00
Balance to Revenue 10 00
$6,000 00 $6,000 00
Tax Collector's Department
Salary $2,160 00 Appropriated $7,577 00
Clerical Assistance 1,998 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 1,717 05
Tax Title Expense 922 30
Bond 629 25
Telephone 52 54
$7,379 14
Balance .to Revenue 197 86
$7,577 00 $7,577 00
Financial Department
certifying Notes $28 00 Appropriated $150 00
_Balance to Revenue 122 00
$150 00 $150 00
24
Legal Department
Town Counsel $3,000 00 Appropriated $3,500 00
Printing Proprietors' Overlay Surplus 1,000 00
records 988 99
Expenses in Makepeace
Case 260 90
Traveling Expense 96 00
Telephone 8 80
Clerical Assistance 7 00
Stationery and Postage 5 50
$4,367 19
Balance to Revenue 132 81
$4,500 00 $4,500 00
Election Department
Election of Officers $272 00 Appropriated $1,250 00
Registrars of Voters 270 00 Reserve Fund 50 00
Printing and Advertising 232 63
Hall, Rent 202 00
Equipment, Stationery
and Postage 149 00
Broadcasting System 75 00
Posting Warrants, etc. 52 00
Labor 20 25
Registrars Expenses 15 20
Telephone 3 77
$1,291 85
Balance .to Revenue 8 15
$1,300 00 $1,300 00
Expenses of Finance Committee
Printing $165 00 Appropriated $265 00
Clerk 100 00
$265 00 $265 00
25
Moderator
Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $50 00
Planning Board
Salary of Engineer $3,382 08 Appropriated $6,000 00
Salary of Draughtsman 1,820 00
Salary of Clerk 600 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 66 56
Traveling Expenses 62 00
Telephone 37 54
Dues to Association 15 00
Express 1 40
$5,984 58
Balance to Revenue 15 42
$6,000 00 $6,000 00
Municipal Buildings
Labor and Repairs $1,796 97 Appropriated $4,719 00
Janitor 1,404 00 Excess and Deficiency 1,050 00
Fuel 694 23
Electricity 439 00
Attendant 369 00
Furniture and Equipment 329 55
Janitor's Supplies 292 96
Water 260 88.
Removal of Rubbish 177 40
Express and Freight 5 01
$5,769 00 $5,769 00
26
Police Department
Patrolmen $21,298 57 Appropriated $25,000 00
Chief of Police 2,340 00 Reserve Fund 3,000 00
Maintenance of Police Refund 108 00�
Car 1,537 74
Automobile of Chief 888 00
Equipment for Men 597 35
Telephone 544 93
Purchase of Police Car 340 00
Printing, Stationery and
Postage 224 71
Meals for Prisoners 93 05
Services of Matron 90 10
House Inspection 86 04
Labor and Repairs 44 30
Medical Expense 16 40
Express 2 70
$28,103 89
Balance to Revenue 4 11
$28,108 00 $28,108 00
Fires
Fire Department Appropriated $1,500 00
Services $1,178 75 Reserve Fund 17 75
Labor 336 00
Inspection of Oil Burner 3 00
$1,517 75 $1,517 75
27
Forest Fires
Labor $768 09 Appropriated $1,000 00
Fire Dept. Services 481 00 Reserve Fund 1,008 61
Care and Repairs on
Equipment 353 73
New Equipment 218 79
Fire Warden 150 00
Trucks 37 00
$2,008 61 $2,008 61
Inspection of Wires
Salary and Expenses $1,350 00 Appropriated $1,350 00
Town Game Warden
Salary and Expenses $166 60 Appropriated $200 00
Balance to Revenue 33 40
$200 00 $200 00
Building Inspector
Salary and Expenses $250 00 Appropriated $300 00
Balance to Revenue 50 00
$300 00 $300 00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary and Car $990 00 'Appropriated $1,050 00
Equipment 36 88
Stationery and Postage 19 50
Express 1 08
$1,047 46
Balance to Revenue 2 54
$1,050 00 $1,050 00
28
Moth Work
Insecticides $1,967 82 Appropriated $8,400 00
Trucks and Auto-
mobiles 1,948 90
Labor 1,635 15
New Equipment 1,188 96
Superintendent 633 00
Repairs to Equipment
and Trucks 444 84
Lumber, Hardware and
Tools 403 79
Rent 125 00
Stationery, Postage and
Supplies 50 25
Express 2 19
8,399 90
Balance to Revenue 10
$8,400 00 $8,400 00
Tree Warden Department
Labor $828 70 Appropriated $2,500 00
Trucks and Automobiles 727 50
Superintendent 504 00
Insecticides 177 24
Fertilizer and Loam 109 50
Trees 100 00
Hardware and Tools 51 71
Express 1 29
2,499 94
Balance to Revenue 06
$2,500 00 $2,500 00
29
Town Forest
Labor $499 96 Appropriated $500 00
Balance to Revenue 04
$500 00 $500 00
Shellfish Constable
Salary and Car $1,800 00 Appropriated $2,000 00
Balance to Revenue 200 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
Shellfish Propagation
Labor $582 15 Balance, Jan. 1, 1935 $372 55
Tools and Equipment 549 68 Appropriated 1,600 00
Traveling .Expenses 340 82
Telephone 32 95
Printing and Advertising 10 00
Hunting Licenses 8 00
Freight and Express 7 56
Use of Boat 6 00
Stationery and Supplies 3 45
1,540 61
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 431 94
$1,972 55 $1,972 55
Shellfish License Account
Balance to Revenue $477 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1935 $312 00
Received for Oyster
Grants 165 00
$477 00 $477 00
30
Harbor Masters
Salaries $100 00 Appropriated $100 00
Inspection of Animals
Salary $180 00 Appropriated $180 00
Ocean Street Park
Float for Lewis Bay
Harbor $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Hyannisport Jetty
Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $14,400 00
of Mass. $18,000 00 Donations 3,600 00
$18,000 00 $18,000 00
Squaw Island Jetty
Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $1,500 00
of Mass. $1,350 00
Balance to Revenue 150 00
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
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Board of Health
General Expenses: Appropriated $5,800 00
Salary of Agent $550 00 Excess and Deficiency 1,000 00
Expenses of Board
of Health 50 00
Printing and Advertising 75 75
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 55 00
Labor 15 00
Quarantine and Con-
tagious Diseases:
Medical Attendance 872 00 .
Transportation of
Patients 71 58
Hospitals 28 00
State Infirmary 12 28
Drugs and Medicines 7 50
Groceries and
Provisions 4 87
,ruberculosis:
Board and Treatment 2,254 30
Vital Statistics:
Births 383 75
Deaths 131 50
Dental Clinic:
Services of Dentist 525 00
Assistant to Dentist 116 00
Dental Supplies 43 30
Laundry 3 76
Other Expenses:
Inspector of Plumbing 1,049 94
Inspection of
Slaughtering 200 00
Clinics 180 00
Disposal of Garbage 37 50
Expense on Animals 7 50
$6,674 53
Balance to Revenue 125 47
$6,800 00 $6,800 00
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Free Bed Fund
Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Sewer Commissioners
Report on Sewerage Appropriated $3,000 00
System $1,500 00
Surveying 570 40
Traveling Expenses 192 60
Labor 144 75
Trucks 72 00
Stationery and Supplies. 26 06
Recording Deed 2 33
$2,508 14
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 491 86
$3,000 00 $3,000 00
Sanitation
Labor $2,188 20 Appropriated $32000 00
Horses 383 80
Transportation of
Superintendent 275 00
$2,847 00
Balance to Revenue 153 00
$3,000 00 $3,000 00
Land for Sewerage
Paid for Land $368 10 Appropriated $1,000 00
Surveying 59 00
Postage 3 00
$430 10
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 569 90
$1,000 00 $1,000 00
33
Sewerage System
Balance, Dec. 1, 1935 $127,600 00 Excess and Deficiency $2,600 00
Loan Authorized $125,000 00
$127,600 00 $127,600 00
HIGHWAYS
Repairs on Roads and Bridges
*Expended $63,055 79 Appropriated $61,350 00,
Balance to Revenue 62 Overlay Surplus 1,500 00
Refunds 119 41
Donation 87 00
$63,056 41 $63,056 41
Snow and Ice Removal
*Expended $15,079 99 Appropriated $15,000 00
Balance to Revenue 5 01 Refunds 85 00
$15,085 00 $15,085 00
Repairs to Grand Island Bridge
*Expended $976 58• Balance, Jan. 1, 1935 $978 74
Balance to Revenue 2 16
$978 74 $978 74
34
Mix-in Place Roads, Chapter 90
-*Expended $41,942 42 Balance, Jan, 1, 1935 $2,007 24
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 1,601 06 Received from State 21,690 82
Received from County 10,845 42
Appropriated 9,000 00
$43,543 48 $43,543 48
New Construction.
*Expended $11,593 99 Appropriated $11,600 00
Balance to Revenue 6 01
$11,600 00 $11,600 00
Sidewalks, Chapter 464
*Expended $3,701 55 Received from State $5,668 23
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 1,966 68
$5,668 23 $5,668 23
Sidewalks
*Expended $9,998 18 Appropriated $10,000 00
Balance to Revenue 1 82
$10,000 00 $10,000 00
Hyannis Sidewalks
*Expended $3,644 51 Hallett Legacy $3,605 02
Balance to Revenue 31 . Donation 39 80
$3,644 82 $3,644 82
(*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of
Highways).
35
CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Department of Public Welfare
Operating Expenses: Appropriated $98,000 00
Excess and Deficiency 8,000 00
Investigators of Pub- MacGrotty Fund 126 4f
lic Welfare $3,001 80 Investigator of Fed- Checks Returned 116 20
Hallett Fund 90 69
eral Projects 1,300 00 Refunds 76 04
Clerical Assistance 1,262 21 Donation 7 00
Commodity Assistant 988 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 522 00
$7,074 01
Public Welfare:
Groceries and Pro-
visions $25,881 68 .
Cash Aid 219533 50
Medicine and Medi-
cal Attendance 11,544 95
Fuel 9,399 37
Rent 8,440 78
Board and Care 5,034 86
Clothing 4,694 19
Aid by other Cities
and Towns 2,647 96
State Institutions 943 14
Funeral Expenses 738 93
Labor and Repairs 731 79
Transportation 483 41
Federal Projects 403 28
Fertilizer 234 87
Traveling Expense of
Board and Investi-
gator 133 92
36
Bags for Provisions 89 54
Furniture 68 34
Telephone 67 20
Grain 64 16
Laundry 57 52
Water 28 00
Electricity 20 64
Miscellaneous Expenses 8 81
93,250 84
Infirmary:
Groceries and Pro-
visions $2,244 06
Superintendent 1,080 00
Fuel and Light 916 76
Repairs and Buildings 765 96
Dry Goods and Cloth-
ing 474 09
Hay and Grain 207 39
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 177 74
Household Supplies 120 19
Telephone 55 00
Animal Expenses 24 00
Pew Rent 12 00
Insurance 11 37
Postage and Supplies 2 05
6,090 61
operating Expenses 7,074 01
Public Welfare 93,250 84
Infirmary 6,090 61
106,415 46
Balance to Revenue 88
$106,416 34 $i06,416 34
37
Mother's Aid
Cash Aid $4,596 50 Appropriated $4,500 00
Rent 1,003 50 Reserve Fund 2,795 27
Fuel 547 42 Excess and Deficiency 300 00
Medicine and Medical
Attendance 544 78
Labor and Repairs 375 80
Groceries 319 96
Clothing 191 76
Miscellaneous Expenses 13 38
7,593 10
Balance to Revenue 2 17
$7,595 27 $7,595 27
Old Age Assistance
Cash Aid $18,495 00 Appropriated $22,000 00
Medicine and Medical Reserve Fund 3,000 00
Attendance 1,592 54 Checks Returned 14 00
Clothing 1,486 19
Fuel 1,364 17
Aid by Other Cities
and Towns 641 05
Rent 634 44
Funeral Expense 290 00
Groceries 41 83
Labor 19 50
Furniture 13 00
$24,577 72
Balance to Revenue 436 28
$25,014 00 $25,014 00
38
Soldiers' Relief
Cash Aid $4,827 00 Appropriated $7,500 00
Groceries and Reserve Fund 2,000 00
Provisions 1,529 49 Checks Returned 40 00
Board and Care 1,040 00
Medicine and Medical
.Attendance 791 25
Fuel 556 46
Rent 430 32
Clothing. 262 28
Military Aid 50 00
Funeral Expenses 24 00
Veteran's Exemption 7 17
Miscellaneous Expenses 4 88
$9,522 85
Balance to Revenue 17 15
$9,540 00 $9,540 00
State slid
Cash Aid 40 00 Appropriated $200 00
Balance to Revenue 160 00
$200 00 $200 00
Federal Projects
Trucks and Drivers $8,024 39 Balance, Jan. 1, 1935 $184 53
Materials 4,038 28 Appropriated 12,000 00
Sidewalk Project 975 57 Overlay Surplus 10,000 00
Canning Project 770 68 Refunds 104 78
Sewing Project 638 50 Check Returned 2 38
Office Rent 625 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 516 01 ,
Federal Housing Project 386 73
39
Transportation of Tools 233 50
Playground Project 172 05
Mosquito Project 167 70
Medical Expense 161 08
Telephone 74 31
Traveling Expense 20 00
Miscellaneous Expenses 13 74
Express and Freight 10 00
Electricity 5 37
$16,832 91
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 5,458 78
$22,291 69 $22,291 69
School Department*
Salaries of Teachers $109,727 64 Appropriated $189,650 00
Transportation 29,169 72 Dog Money 1,161 75
General Expenses 19,476 81 Donations 371 20
Janitors 11,152 39 Cobb Fund 302 00
Maintenance of Build- Smith-Hughes Fund 214 80
ings and Grounds 11,735 31 Check Returned 4 44
Text Books and
Supplies 8,449 26
School Nurse's
Expenses 1,993 06
$191;704 19 $191,704 19
(*For detail of expenditures, see Report of the School Department.)
Libraries
Expended for Books as Appropriated $1,000 00
follows: Refund 75
Hyannis $299 43
Osterville 175 75
Cotuit 150 00
Centerville 125 00
40
Marstons Mills 100 00
Barnstable 75 00
West Barnstable 73 60
$998 78
Balance to Revenue 1 97
$1,000 75 $1,000 75
Park Commission
Labor $1,931 56 Appropriated $3,100 00
Life Guards 922 00 Reserve Fund 440 00
Plants, Trees and Checks Returned 25 00
Fertilizer 257 40
Maintenance of Truck 198 80
Equipment 146 05
Water 68 28
Rent of Garage 24 00
Truck Hire 16 00
$3,564 09
Balance to Revenue 91
$3,565 00 $3,565 00
Unclassified
Traffic Signs and Appropriated $14,618 00
Signals $6,984 49 Reserve Fund 2,600 00
Insurance 6,656 77 Refund on Insurance 12 75
Printing Town Reports 1,286 00
Labor on Wharves and
Other Town Property 922 56
Surveying 529 15
Stenographer at Town
Meeting 349 08
Census 317 00
Printing By-Laws 114 88
41
Miscellaneous Expenses 30 25
Killing Dogs 24 00
$17,214 18
Balance to Revenue 16 57
$17,230 75 17,230 75
Reserve Fund
Transferred to: Appropriated $15,000 00
Police Department $3,000 00
Old Age Assistance 3,000 00
Mothers' Aid 2,795 27
Unclassified
Department 2,600 00
Soldiers' Relief 2,000 00
Forest Fires 1,008 61
Park Commission 440 00
Selectmen's
Department 88 37
Election Department 50 00
Fires 17 75
$15,000 00 $15,000 00
Memorial Day
Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $400 00
Soldiers' Memorial
Association $400 00
Armistice Day
Balance to Revenue $100 00 Appropriated $100 00
42
Hall Rent—Spanish War Veterans
Expended for Rent $31 00 Appropriated $150 00
:Balance to Revenue 119 00
$150 00 $150 00
Land Damage—County Commissioners' Decree
Paid for Land Damage $1,692 50 Appropriated $1,692 50
Recreation Committee
Barnstable Baseball Appropriated $3,000 00
Association $2,627 57
Cotuit Athletic
Association 125 00
05terville Athletic
Association 124 58
Hyannis Athletic
Association 122 85
$3,000 00 $3,000 00
Tercentenary Committee
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 $200 00 Appropriated: $200 00
Cotuit Wharf
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 $4,800 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1935 $500 00
Overlay Surplus 4,300 00
$4,800 00 $4,800 00
43
Parker Lombard Boulder
Boulder and Marker $160 00 Appropriated $200 00
Balance to Revenue 40 00
$200 00 , $200 00
:.
Hyannis Airport
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 $23,300 00 Excess and Deficiency $23,300 00
Cemeteries
Labor $994 58 Appropriated $1,500 00
Lumber, Tools and
Equipment 337 41
Fertilizer, Loam and
Seed 114 50
Repairs to Equipment 17 04
$1,463 53
Balance to Revenue 51 47 Check Returned 15 00
$12515 00 $1,515 00
Care of Cobb Lot
Care of Lot $5 00 Income Cobb Fund $5 00
Land for Barnstable Cemetery
Balance, Dec. 31, 1935 $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Improvement of Barnstable Cemetery
' Balance, Dec. 81, 1935 $200 00 Appropriated $200 00
44
Interest
B. H. S. Addition $3,150 00 Appropriated $10,150 00
Revenue Loan 1,674 86
$4,824 86
Balance to Revenue 5,325 14
$10,150 00 $10,150 00
Debt
Loans Paid: Appropriated $14,000 00
B. H. S. Addition $14,000 00
Trust Fund Income
Care Burial Lots $1,452 43 Income:
Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Perpetual Care Fund $1,216 78
Cobb Fund to Schools 302 00 Cobb Fund 307 00
Sturgis Fund (expended MacGrotty Fund 126 41
by Selectmen) 120 00 Sturgis Fund 120 00
MacGrotty Fund (income Hallett Fund 90 69
to Infirmary) 126 41 Marston Fund 13 07
Hallett Fund (to Public School Fund 1 17
Welfare) 90 69 Marston Fund
Marston Fund (Center- (withdrawn) 9 43
ville School) 22 50 1935•Revenue 235 65
Added to School Fund 1 17
$2,120 20 $2,120 20
Trust Funds
School Fund Loan $50 00 Deposited for Perpetual
Invested 5,770 48 Care $1,418 21
Bonds Matured 4,300 00
Stock Sold (MacGrotty) 2 27
School Fund Loan Paid 100 00
$5,820 48 $5,820 48
45
SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT
Receipts
Jan. 1, 1935 Cash on hand $21,317 96 w
1932 Taxes 8 00
1933 Taxes 18,375 49
1934 Taxes 133,622 94
1935 Taxes 480,844 09
$632,850 52
Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded:
1933 2 12
1934 35 93
1935 265 69
303 74
1933 Old Age Assistance Tax 480 70
1935 Tax refund returned 3 99
Revenue Loans 325,000 00
Estimated Receipts 130,928 03
Dog Licenses 1,379 00
Tax Titles redeemed 14,112•'92
State—Chapter 90 Roads 21,690 82
County—Chapter 90 Roads 10,845 42
State--Chapter 464 Sidewalks 5,668 23
Daniel B. Hallett Legacy 3,605- 02
r Donations—Acet. Hyannisport Jetty 3,600 00
Dog Money from County 1,161 75
Smith—Hughes Fund—Schools 214 80 .
Donation from Teachers, et als 371 20
State—Bounty on Seals 405 00
Trust Fund Income 1,884 55.
Trust Funds 5,820 .48
Oyster Grants 165 00
46
Refunds
Highways 206 41
Public Welfare 199 24
Police 108 00
Federal Projects 107 16
Snow 85 00
Soldiers' Relief 40 00
Sidewalks 39 80
Park Commission 25 00
Cemeteries 15 00
Old Age Assistance 14 00
Unclassified 12 75
Schools 4 44
Libraries 75
857 55
1,161,348 72
$1,185,666 68
Expenditures
Revenue Loam $375,000 00
State and County Taxes 94,856 63
Taxes refunded 1,258 01
Dog Money to County 1,379 00
Fire Taxes to Districts 1,083 46
- Selectmen's Department 5,938 37
Assessors' Department 7-1489 14
Town Clerk &Treasurer's Dept. 5,990 00
- Tax Collector as''D,ept. 7,379 14
Financial Dept: 28 00
Legal Dept. 4;367 19
Election Dept::: 1,291 85
Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00,
47
Moderator 50."00
Planning Board 5,984,5S
Municipal Buildings 5,769 00
Police Dept. 28,103 89 .
Fires 1,517 75:
Forest Fires 2,0.08 61., ,
Inspection of Wires 11350 00
Town Game Warden 166 60
Building Inspector 250"00=
Sealer of Weights & Measures 1,047 46
Moth Work 8,399-90
Tree Warden 2,499 94
Town Forest 499 96
Shellfish Constable 1,800 00
Harbor Masters 100 00
Inspection of,Animals ISO 00
Ocean Street Park 500 00
Hyannisport Jetty 18,000 00
Squaw's Island Jetty 1,350 00
Board of Health 67674 53
Sanitation 2,847 00
Free Bed Fund 500 00
Sewer Commissioners 2,508 14
Land for Sewerage 430 10
Repairs on Roads and Bridges 63,055 79,
Snow and Ice Removal 15,079 99
Repairs to Grand Island Bridge 976 58
Chapter 90—Roads 41,942 42
New Construction 11,593 99
Sidewalks—Chapter 464 3,701 55
Sidewalks 9,998 18
Sidewalks—Hyannis 3,644 51
.Dept. Public Welfare 106,415 46
Mothers' Aid 7,593 10
48
Old Age Assistance 24,577 72 '
Soldiers' Relief 9,522 85
State Aid 40 00
Federal Projects 16,832 91
School Dept. 191,704 19
Libraries 998 78
Park Commission 3,564 09
Unclassified 17,214 18
Memorial Day 400 00
Hall Rent—S. W. V. 31 00
Land Damage—County Comm. Decrees 1,692 50
Recreation Committee 3,000 00
Shellfish Propagation 1,540 61
Bounty on Seals 405 00
Parker Lombard Boulder 160 00
Cemeteries 1,463 53
Care Cobb Lot 5 00
Interest 4,824 86
Debt 14,000 00
Trust Fund Income 1,596 10
Trust Funds 5,820 48
$1,162,258 62
Balance in Treasury—Dec. 31, 1935 23,408 06
$1,185,666 68
49
NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $70,000 00 Notes paid $14,000 00
Balance 56,000 00
$70,000 00 $70,000 00
Notes Payable
Barnstable High School Net Bonded Debt $56,000 00
Addition:
1936 $14,000 00
1937 14,000 00
1938 14,000 00
1939 14,000 00
$56,000 00
$56,000 00 $56,000 00
50
TRUST FUNDS
Trust Fund Cash and Securities
Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $63,404 97 Withdrawals $3,714 45
Added to Funds 1,621 65 Balance 61,312 17
$65,026 62 $65,026 62
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance $43;032 10 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $41,613 89
Added to Fund 1,418 21
$43,032 10 $43,032 10
Cobb Fund
Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $16,233 00
Sturgis Fund
Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $4,000 00
School Fund
Students Note With- Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $1,742 66
drawn $100 00 Students notes added 150 00
Loaned 50 00 Loan paid 100 00
Balance 1,843 83 Income added 1 17
$1,993 83 $1,993 83
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Marston Fund
Withdrawn $9 ,43 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $519 79
Balance 510 36
$519 79 $519 79
MacGrotty Fund
Balance $1,692 88 Jan. 1,'1935, Balance $1,690 61
Added to fund 2 27
$1,692 88 $1,692 88
Daniel B. Hallett Fund
Withdrawn $3,605 02 Jan. 1, 1935, Balance $3,605 02
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LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST
BY THE TOWN
Estate of:
A. C. Ames $125 00
Josiah Ames 75 00
Samuel N. Ames 500 00
Robert:Bacon 500 00
H. H. Baker, Jr. 100 00
H. H. Baker, Sr. 100 00
Luther Baker 150 00
Charles L. Baxter 150 00
Cora W.- Baxter 200 00
Adeline F. Bearse 150 00
Arthur Bearse 100 00
Cordelia S. Bearse 150 00
Elisha B. Bearse 100 00
Flora A. Bearse 125 00
Nelson Bearse 300 00
Richard Bearse 100 00
Eben Bodfish 50 00
William I. Bodfish 100 00
Christina H. Bodge 99 00
Isabella C. Boult 150 00
Lydia F. Bourne 100 00
Francis T. Bowles 500 00
David Bursley 200 00
Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150 00
Allan J. Chase 200 00
Thomas Chatfield 100 00
Augustine F. Childs 150 00
Edward W. Childs 100 00
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Samuel H. Childs 200 00
Hittie L. Cobb 500 00
Mercy T. Cobb 100 00
Adriadne Cornish 100 00
Alexander K. Crocker 200 00
Benjamin F. Crocker 100 00
Foster Crocker 108 35
Henry E. Crocker 300 00
Isaiah Crocker 100 00
James H. Crocker 200 00
Loring & Nathan Crocker 300 00
Oliver H. Crocker 100 00
Sylvia Crocker 400 00
William 0. Crocker 300 00
Amanda Crosby 60 00
Daniel Crosby 200 00
Eleanor Crosby 200 00
Gorham F. Crosby 200 00
Julia Crosby 100 00
Ebenezer Crowell 200 00
Elkanah Crowell 200 00
Henry L. Davis 200 00
J. A. Davis 300 00
Thomas C. Day 200 00
Jane E. Edson '300 00
Jarvis R. Fish 100 00
Lydia S. Fish 100 00
Nellie A. Fish 100 00
Harriet J. Frost 100 00
Ida D. Frost 950 00
David Fuller 200 00
Herschel Fuller 100 00
Lavina H. Fuller 100 00
Stephen B. Fuller 200 00
Nellie E. Gibby 50 00
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Sumner Gorham 100 00
Emma M. Goss 600 00
Franklin B. Goss 300 00
William F. M. Goss 300 00
Daniel B. Hallett 100 00
Gorham Hallett 100 00
Samuel H. Hallett 150 00
Lydia T. Hamblin 100 00
Deborah C. Handy 200 00
Eliza M. Handy 278.37
James H. Handy 100 00
Hannah Haywood 100 00
Martha G. Higgins 100 00
Edward B. and Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00
Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00
Josiah Hinckley 200 00
Josiah Hinckley & Abby Hinckley 521 48
Mary C. Hinckley 100 00
Jehiel P. Hodges 150 00
Charlotte Holm 200 00
Andrew J. Howland 100 00
Edwin T. Howland 103 50
Shadrack N: Howland 300 00
William C. Howland 200 00
Oliver C. Hoxie 100 00
Emma H. Huckins 100 00
Mary E. Huckins 100 00
Charles M. Jones 100 00
F. G. Kelley 150 00
Orrin R. Kelley 100 00
Charles E. Lewis 100 00
Gertrude H. Lewis 200 00
Mary E. Lewis 150 00
F. G. Lothrop 200 00
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Cyrenus Lovell 100 00
Edgar W. Lovell 200 00
George Lovell 243 17
Hannah Lovell 150 00
Jacob Lovell 50 00
John B. Lovell 150 00
Lizzie E. Lovell 200 00
Medora M. Lovell 100 00
O. D. Lovell 500 00
A. D. Ma.kepeace 500 00
Emma H. Maloney 200 00
Orin H. Mecarta 150 00
James Metevier 200 00
John Munroe 100 00
Hannah E. Nickerson 500 00
John Norris 200 00
-Mary M. Nye 150 00
Clorida Parker 100 00
Harriet S. Parker 100 00
Sarah A. Parker 200 00
William B. Parker 100 00
William H. Parker 200 00
Thomas Pattison 100 00
Harrison G. Phinney 150 00
Howard M. Phinney 1,000 00
Irving B. Phinney 150 00
Joseph L. Proctor 100 00
Patrick Regan 200 00
Nelson Rhodehouse 100 00
Oliver H. Sawyer 100 00
Emma A. Scudder 400 00
H. A. Scudder 100 00
Nelson Scudder 200 00
Charles H. Smith 200 00
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Elizabeth A. Smith 200 00
Annie C. Snow 100 00
Edward Spooner 100 00
Fred L. Stimpson 200 00
William W. Sturgis 75 00
Henry Swain 90 00
Timothy Swinerton 100 00
Freeman Taylor 100 00
Susie E. Taylor 100 00
R. M. Waite 300 00
Robinson Weeks 353 73
T. V. West 74 50
Hannah Wheeler 200 00
Asenith Whelden 600 00
S. Whelden 200 00,
J. R. Wilson 100 00
Herbert W. York 200 00
Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Association 2,475 00
Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Association 12,350 00
$43,032 10
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT
March 22, 1935
To the Board of Selectmen,
Mr. Chester A. Crocker, Chairman,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of.an audit of the books
and accounts of the town of Barnstable for the year ending
December 31, 1934, made in accordance with the :provisions
of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a re-
port to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of
Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
Director of Accounts,
Department of Corporations and Taxation,
State House, Boston.
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an
audit of the general accounts of the town of Barnstable for
the year ending December 31, 1934, and of the accounts of
the collector of town and fire district taxes for the period
from March 16, 1934, the date of the previous audit, to the
end of the fiscal year 1934, and submit the following report
thereon:
The books and accounts of the accounting officer were
examined and checked with the treasurer's books and with
the records of the several departments collecting money for
the town.
The appropriations as entered in the ledger were
checked with the town clerk's record of appropriations
voted by the town. The ledger accounts were analyzed, the
necessary adjusting entries were made, and a balance sheet,
which is appended to this report, was prepared showing
the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1934.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex-
amined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed
and compared with the records in the several departments
collecting money for the town and with the other sources
from which money was paid into the town treasury, while
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the payments were checked with the selectmen's warrants
authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The cash bal-
ance on February 6, 1935, was verified by a count of the
cash in the office and by a_reconciliation of the bank ac-
count with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The payments of maturing debt and interest were
proved with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled
securities on file.
The savings bank books and securities representing the
trust fund investments in the custody of the treasurer were
examined and listed. The income was proved and the trans-
fers to the town were checked with the receipts as entered
in the treasurer's cash book.
The books and accounts of the collector of town and
fire district taxes were examined and checked. The recom-
mitments and subsequent commitments were verified _by .a
comparison with the warrants issued by the assessors for
their collection, the abatements as recorded were checked
with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the pay-
ments to the town and fire district treasurers were verified,
and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled
with the accounting officer's ledger.
The outstanding accounts were verified by mailing no-
tices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the
books as owing money to the town, the replies received
thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The tax titles taken by the town since the previous au-
dit, as well as all subsequent additions to the tax title ac-
count, were listed and reconciled with the accounting offi-
cer's ledger.
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The town clerk's records of sporting and dog licenses
were examined and checked. The payments to the State
were verified by a comparison with the receipts on file, and
the payments to the town treasurer were compared with the
treasurer's cash book. '
The accounts of the health, public welfare, and school
departments, as well as of all other departments collecting
money for the town or committing bills for.collection, were
examined, checked, and reconciled with the treasurer's and
the accounting officer's books.
The accounting officer should be notified promptly of
all departmental bills sent out-for collection in order that
such charges may be set up on his ledger arid"receipts-ap-
plied thereto when received.
It was noted that various uncollected departmental ac-
counts are of several years' standing. A determined effort
should be made to collect these bills, but if it is found that
they are uncollectible, they should be abated by the de-
partments in which the charges originated.
Provision should be made by the assessors for a defi-
cit of $2,368.28 in the 1931 overlay account and for the sum
of $663.59 which represents the amount of old age assist-
ance tax abatements granted during 1934.
The surety bonds of the treasurer, collector, and town
clerk for the faithful performance of their duties were ex-
amined and found to be in proper form.
In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to
this report, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasur-
er's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, tax title,
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and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the'
trust fund transactions.
For the co-operation extended by the various town offi-
cials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of
my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
January 18, 1935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable. Greeting.
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High School auditorium, Hyannis, in said town on
FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF J!ANUARY, NEXT
at 7:30 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the fol-
lowing articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about one
hundred seventy-five (175) voters of the Town of Barn-
stable met at the High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on Janu-
ary 18, 1935. The meeting was called to order by the Mod-
erator at 7:30 o'clock P. M., and the warrant was read by
the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) for the pur-
chase of materials and equipment to be used in connection with
the projects and work of the local Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
ministration. (By the selectmen).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for
the purposes mentioned in this article.
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ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate -
a sum not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars, ($3,000.00) for .the
purposes of enabling the Selectmen, acting as a Board of Sewer
Commissioners, to make further studies, surveys and plans for a -
system of sewers in the village of Hyannis. (By request of the —
Planning Board).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000.00 for
the purposes stated in this article.
ARTICLE 3. To see if*the Town will authorize and instruct
the selectmen, acting as the Board of Sewer Commissioners, to
purchase, for sewage disposal purposes, the whole or any part of
a triangular shaped parcel of land near the village of Hyannis,
bounded on the east by Bearse's Way, so-called, on the south b(y
the Route No. 28, State Highway, and on the west by Pitcher's
Way, and will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding One -
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for this purpose. (By request of the
Planning Board).
A motion to postpone this article to the Annual Town
Meeting -vas not carried and the following vote was passed.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed
to purchase for the Town, the whole or any part of the par-
cel described in this article, provided they first secure the
approval of the Department of Public Health that any land
so purchased may be used for sewage disposal purposes,
and that the sum of $1000.00 be raised and appropriated for
the purchase of this land.
ARTICLE 4. Shall the operation of Section 105-B of Chapter
131 of the General Laws requiring for the taking of fur-bearing
animals, the use of traps that kill at once or take such animals
alive unharmed, be suspended within this town? (Upon petition
of 25 registered voters).
No action taken.
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.The meeting was adjourned at 9:21 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 4 and 5, 1935
At .a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Barn-
stable qualified to vote on town affairs in the different pre-
cincts named in the Warrant for said meeting, for the elec-
tion of officers, etc., on Monday, March 4, 1935, while acting
under the following article:
ARTICLE 1. Moderator for one year; one Selectman for
three years; one Assessor for three years; one Auditor for one
year; one Town Clerk for three years; one Town Treasurer for
three years; two Members of School Committee for three years;
one Surveyor of Highways for three years; one Tree Warden for
one year; one Member of Board of Health for three years; one
Park Commissioner for three years; one Park Commissioner for
one year (unexpired term); one (Member of Planning Board for
five years, and any other officers whose names may be on the
official ballot,'and to vote on the following question:
1. On the question of suspending the operation of the steel
trap law under the provisions of Chapter 275, Acts of 1934.
The whole number of votes cast was 3,138 which being
assorted and counted according to law, the result was
found to be as follows:
Moderator (One Year)
*Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . 2,440
Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. .. . 5
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Selectman (Three Years)
'Chester A. Crocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,541
William Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,516
Assessor (Three Years)
*Chester A. Crocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,518
William Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,499
Town Clerk (Three Years)
Clarence M. Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,568
Town Treasurer (Three Years)
"Clarence M. Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . 2,498
Surveyor of Highways (Three Years)
*Herbert L. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,550
J. Milton Leonard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Auditor (One Year)
*John Bursley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,399
School Committee (Three Years)
*Norman E. Williams 1,732
*John R. Dodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,255
Sarah Ethel Sears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . 1,228
Gladys P. Swift . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,016
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Board of Health (Three Years)
*Dr. John H. Andrews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,352
Tree Warden (One Year)
'John F. Shields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,745
Edward O. Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,215
Jordan Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Park Commissioner (Unexpired Term)
*Charles H. Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,383
Charles E. Doubtfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802
James H. Collins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Edward S. Gomes . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Manuel C. Medeiros, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Park Commissioner (Three Years)
*Frederic F. Scudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2,370
Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Planning Board (Five Years)
*Calvin D. Crawford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,1.10
Question No. 1
'No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917
(*Elected)
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•THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING
The subsequent meeting will be held in the Hyannis Theatre,
in Hyannis, on March 5th, 1935, at 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon,
to act upon the following. articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the Subse-
quent Meeting was held at the Hyannis Theatre, Hyannis,
on Tuesday, March 5, 1935.
The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock A. Al.,
by the Town Clerk. Prayer was offered by Rev. Raymond
W. Hibbard. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the
result of the previous day's voting.
The respective officers were declared elected.
Mr. Henry A. Ellis was then qualified by the Town
Clerk as Moderator and took charge of the meeting.
The following list of tellers were appointed and sworn
by the Moderator:
Robert E. French Clarence A. Crowell
Emil Rodin Henry L. Murphy
Nicholas Sethares Milo A. Morin
Charles Griffin Clarence Brooks
Samuel Goffin Leon G. Savery
Anthony George Robert Doane
Anthony Botello Joseph Barry
Anthony Sylvia Edward Souza
Nathan Finklestein
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ARTICLE 2. To choose all other necessary town officers for
the ensuing year.
The Town Clerk reports no officers to be elected.
ARTICLE 3. To see 'if the town will 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, 1935, and to issue its note or notes therefor,
payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes issued
for a period of less than one year, under the provisions of Gen.
Laws, Ter. Ed. c. 44 s. 17.
Voted that the town treasurer, with the approval of
the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fi-
nancial year beginning January 1, 1935 and to issue a note
or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew
any notes or notes as may be given for a period of less than
one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, Gener=
al Laws. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 4. To see if the town will authorize the Town
Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money
on and after January 1st, 1936, in anticipation .of the revenue of
the financial year beginning January 1st, 1936.
Voted that the town treasurer, with the approval of
the selectmen, be and.hereby is authorized to borrow money
from time to time in anticipation of the revenue .of the fi-
nancial year beginning January 1, 1936, 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, Gener-
al Laws. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 5. To see if the town will authorize the Select-
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men, in its behalf, to make leases of the Lombard land in West
Barnstable, from time-to.time.in-their discretion, for terms not ex-
ceeding twenty-five years, for such rentals as, in their opinion,
.will be for the best interests of the Town.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized in the name
and behalf of the Town to make leases of the Lombard land
in West Barnstable, or any parts of the same, from time(i to
time, in their discretion, for terms not exceeding tweny-
five ,years and for such rentals as they may consider to be
for the best interests of the Town.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the town will indemnify the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade
and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from,
the laying out, construction or reconstruction of any State High-
way in the town during the present year and will authorize the
Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity agreement in behalf of
the town, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted that the Town indemnify the Commonwealth
against all claims for land, grade and drainage damages
caused by, or resulting from, the laying out, construction,
or reconstruction of State Highways in the Town during
the present year and that the Board of Selectmen be author-
ized to execute the indemnity agreements in behalf of the
Town.
ARTICLE 7. To see what salaries the town will vote to pay
the following elective town officers:—Selectmen, Assessors, Town
Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Surveyor of Highways, Tree
Warden, Moderator.
Voted that the salaries of the Elective Town Officials
be fixed as follows:
Selectmen, $1,350.00 each; Assessors, 1,350.00 each;
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Town Treasurer, 1,350.00; Town Clerk, 1,350.00; Tax Col-'
lector, 2,160.00; Surveyor of Highways, 3,000.00 (not in-'
eluding transportation) ; Moderator, $50.00; Tree Warden,
75 cents per hour worked.
ARTICLE 8. To see what sums of money the town will raise
and appropriate for the following purposes for the ensuing year:
Payment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's De-'
partment, Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department, Tax Collector's `
Department, Election Department, Planning Board, Municipal Build '
ings,Legal Department,Moth Department,Tree Warden Department,
Shellfish Constable, Inspection of Wires, Inspection of Buildings,
Sealing of Weights and Measures, Forest Fires, Fires (otller.than
forest),Police Department,Board of Health, Sanitation, Inspector of
Animals, Repairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow and Ice Removal,
Mothers' Aid, Soldiers' Relief, Department of Public Welfare, Old
Age Assistance, State Aid, School Department, Reserve Fund, Park
Commission, Unclassified Expenses, Cemeteries, Expenses of the
Finance Committee, Moderator and for all other Legal Expenses.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the following
amounts:
Payment of Debt $14,000 00,
Interest 10,150 00,
Financial Department 150 00,
Selectmen's Department 5,850 00
Assessors' Department 7,025 00
Town Clerk & Treasurer's Department 67000 00
Tax Collector's Department 7,577 00
Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00-
Election Department 1,250 '00
Municipal-Buildings 4,719 00
Legal Department 3,500 00
Moth Department 8,400. 00,
Tree Warden Department 2,500 00,
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Shellfish.Constable 2,000 00
Inspection of Wires' 1,350 00
Sealing.of Weights& Measures 1,050,00
Fires 1,500 00
Forest Fires 1,000 00
Police Department- 25,000 00
Board of Health 5,800-00
Sanitation 3,000 00
Equipment & 'Repairs on Roads and Bridges 61,350 00
Snow and Ice Removal 151000 00
Mothers' Aid 4,500.00
Soldiers' Relief & Military Aid 7,500 00'
Department of Public Welfare & Infirmary 98-,000 00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance 22,000 00
State Aid 200 00
Reserve Fund 15,000 00
Park Commission 3,100 00
School Department 189,650 00
Unclassified Department 14,618 00
Cemeteries 1,500 00
Planning Board 6,000 00
Inspector of,Animals 180 00
Moderator 50 00
Inspector of Buildings 300 00
$551,034 00
At this time, the following resolutions were unani-
mously, adopted:
' Resolutions re: WILLIAM F. JENKINS
"WHEREAS William F. Jenkins of West Barnstable; be- -
cause of advancing years has deemed'it best to,resign from
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the Board of.Park Commissioners of the- Town_ of Barnsta-
ble;,,
AND-WHEREAS he has served,continuously on that Board
from the time of its institution in- Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty, when he was chosen to be a member of it together
with Samuel W. Hallett of Hyannis and 'Benjamin F..
Sears of Cotuit, both now deceased;
AND WHEREAS"he has discharged the duties of this pub-
lic trust faithfully and efficiently and with undoubted hon-
esty and a purpose single to the common good.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED-that we, the citi-
zens of the Town of Barnstable,.in Town Meeting assem-
bled, this fifth day of.March A. D. Nineteen Hundred and
Thirty Five, thus publicly express our appreciation-for his
good,work+ so well done and for the high standard of pub-
lic and private honor which he has exemplified in his life
and service."
ARTICLE 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town.
Officers and special or standing Committees.
Voted to accept the report of the Town Officers as.
`printed.
The Planning Board reported on park lands which re-
port was accepted and placed on file.
Mr. Andrew'gerr, Chairman of the Committee-to re-
port on the Dutch Elm Disease made a verbal report.
Mr.
'Chester A. Crocker', Chairman of the Committee on.
the Memorial Hall-asked'to have their report deferred-and.
it was voted that the,Committee be continued
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Mrs. Gladys B. Besse, Chairman of the Committee on
procuring school land made a report which is placed on file.
ARTICLE 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all
persons to whom the Town may be indebted.
There were no bills presented.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will raise..and,appropriate
a sum of money for-the pr-opersobservanew,of,Memorial"Day.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for
the observance of Memorial Day to be expended under the
auspices of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association.
ARTICLE 12. To see -if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money for the proper observance of Armistice Day. (By
request of Barnstable Post No. 206, American Legion).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for
the.proper observance of Armistice Day to be expended un-
der the auspices of the American Legion, Barnstable Post,
No. .206.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
.a sum not exceeding $150.00 for quarters for the United Spanish
War Veterans Cape Cod Camp, No. 72, as provided in Gen. Laws
Ter.Ed. c.40 s. 9A. (By request of Charles W. Hallett et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to
provide quarters for the United Spanish War Veterans
Cape Cod Camp, No. 72.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
a sum.not exceeding $1,500.00 for the.purpose of buying books for
the several Public Libraries in the town to be apportioned by a
committee consisting, of onet person: from.each precinct to be
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named by the Moderator or to take any action in relation thereto.
(By request of John Bursley et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for
the purpose of buying books for the several Public Librar-
ies in the Town and the following committee was appoint-
ed:
Miss Mary Mortimer
Edward F. Maher
Howard G. Lumbert
Horace S. Parker
Dr. J. Haydn Higgins
Bertram F. Ryder
John Bursley
.-A-.TICL•E 15. To-see�if-the town will raise and mjVraprfate .. .
a sum not exceeding $500.00 for the establishment and mainten-
ance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital for the care and treat-
ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of.the
town'and unable to pay fbT-"such"care'°arid",triFatmelnt;=-under the
provisions of Gen. Laws, Ter. Ed. c. 111, s. 74.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be
paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment and
maintenance of a free bed in the hospital for care and treat-
ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents
of the Town, and unable to pay for such care and treatment.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will choose a Town Director
for the Cape Cod Extension Service to serve for the term of one
year, under the provisions of Gen. Laws Ted. Ed. c. 128, s. 41. (By
request of the Cape Cod Extension Service).
Mr. Leslie B. Ryder of Barnstable'was elected a Town
Director for the Cape'Cod Extension Service.
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ARTICLE 17. To see if,the town will. raise and appropriate
$1,692.50 for the payment of land damages as ordered.and decreed
by the Board of County Commissioners.
Voted to raise and.appropriate the sum of $1,692.50
for the'payment of land damages as.ordered and decreed
by the County Commissioners.
ARTICLE 18. To see;if the town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding $3,060.00 under the provisions of the Acts of
1924, c. 382 or take any action ip_ relation thereto and to act fully
thereon. (By request of the Town Recreation Committee appoint-
ed at the Annual Town Meeting 1934).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for
Baseball and Football to be expended under the auspices of
the Town Recreation Committee to be appointed by the
Moderator.
The vote under. this article was "Yes-563" and
"No-3."
The following Committee was appointed.:
Walter D. Baker
Seth M.'Crocker
Everett F. Fuller
Harry Lane
Roy V. McCormack
It was voted that the Town Clerk be instructed to send
a letter of sympathy to Mr. J. Milton Leonard of Osterville
expressing,regret that he was unable to be present at this
Town Meeting and hoping for his speedy recovery.
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ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $9,000.00 to be expended by the Surveyor of
Highways, provided the County of Barnstable will contribute a
like amount and provided also that the Department of Public
Works will contribute, under Gen. Laws Ter. Ed. c. 90, for the
purpose of laying "mixed in place" roads on the following loca-
tions: Santuit-Newtown Road, and Shoot Flying Hill Road and
to hone and seal coat with pea stone Route 132, from West Barn-
stable to the traffic circle in Hyannis. (By request of the Road
Committee).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $9,000.00 to
be expended by the Surveyor of Highways, provided the
County of Barnstable will. contribute a like amount and
provided also that the Department of Public Works will con-
tribute, under General Laws, Tercentenary Edition, Chapter
90, for the purpose of laying "mixed in place" roads on
the following locations: Santuit-Newtown Road, and Shoot
Flying Hill-Road and to hone and seal coat with pea stone
Route 132, from West Barnstable to the traffic circle in
Hyannis.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will raise or borrow on its
notes or bonds and appropriate a sum not exceeding $11,600.00 as
recommended by the Road Committee, to be expended by the
Surveyor of Highways approximately as follows:
(1.) Sea View Avenue, Wianno, $5,000.00; (2) Maple and Cedar
Streets, West Barnstable, $4,650.00; (3) Cross Street and Sea
Streets, Cotuit Highground, $1,100.00.; (4) Church Street, West
Barnstable, $850.00. (By request of the Road Committee).
Voted-to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,600.00 to
be expended by the Surveyor of Highways approximately
as follows
1.'Sea"View Avenue, Wianno $5,0'00 00 '"'
80..
.2. Maple and.Cedar Streets, West Barnstable 4,650 00
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3. Cross Street and Sea Streets, Cotuit
Highground 1,100 00
4. Church Street, West Barnstable 850 00
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
not more than $10,000.00 to be expended by the Surveyor of High-
ways for the construction of sidewalks. (By request of the Sur-
veyor of Highways).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00
to be expended by the Surveyor of Highways for sidewalks.
The vote under this article was "Yes-503" and
"No-131."
ARTICLE 22. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen.
to purchase for the town, for not more than $1,000.00, a suitable
tract of land on the north side of the Public Way called Route 28,
between Bearse's Way and Elliott's Flower Shop, for a Municipal
Recreational Area, and that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated
for this purpose. (By request of the Barnstable Baseball Associa-
tion, Inc.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 23. To see if the town will instruct the Mederator
to appoint a committee of seven persons, one from each precinct,
to act with the Planning Board as a Joint Committee to consider
the advisability of establishing a Limited Town Meeting form of
.government for this town, and that such Joint Committee report
its findings and recommendations to the next Annual Meeting. (By
-request of the Planning Board).
Voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Commit-
tee of seven persons, one from each.precinct, to act with
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the Planning Board as a Joint Committee to consider the
advisability of-establishing a Limited Town Meeting form
of government for this town, and that such Joint Commit-
tee-report its"findings .and recommendations_ _to the next
Annual Meeting.
The Moderator-.appointed the-following committee: .
F. Howard Hinckley
Harry Miller
C. Sumner Morrill
Walter Wannie
Edward J. Gould, Jr.
Lauchlan 4. Crocker
Bertram F. Ryder.
ARTICLE 24. To see. if the town will instruct the Moderator
to appoint a committee of five to confer and advise with the Plan-
ning. Board in the formulation of a simplified Building Code for
presentation to the next Annual Meeting. (By request of the
Planning Board).
Voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Commit-
tee of five to confer and advise with the Planning Board in
the formulation of a simplified Building Code for presenta-
tion to the next Annual. Meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee:
E. Joslin Whitney
Joseph W. Tallman, Jr.
Seth R. Nickerson
Alexander Pate
Seabury Bearse
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ARTICLE 25. To see if the town will instruct the Mederator
to appoint a committee of five persons to consider the advisability
of consolidating the several Fire Districts into a single town unit
and to report its findings and recommendations to the neat Annual
Meeting. (By request of the Planning Board).
Voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Commit-
tee of five persons to consider the advisability of consoli-
dating the several Fire Districts into a single town unit and
to report its findings and recommendations to the next
Annual Meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee:
Frederic F. Scudder
Frank G. Thacher
Frederic 'S. Kent
Bernard Ames
Ezra J. Gifford
ARTICLE 26. To see if the town will instruct the Moderator
to appoint a committee of seven townspeople to consider plans and
methods for a proper observance of the Town's Tercentenary
Anniversary in the year 1939, and to report its recommendations
to the neat Annual Meeting. (By request of the Planning Board).
Voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Commit-
tee of ten townspeople to consider plans and methods for a
proper observance of the Town's Tercentenary Anniver-
sary in the year 1939, and to report its recommendations to
the next Annual Meeting.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee:
Charles C. Paine
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James F.- McLaughlin
.Elizabeth Jenkins
Evelyn Crosby
Gladys P. Swift
Thomas Otis
Reginald F. Bolles
M. Geneive Leonard
Elizabeth C. Nye '
Ora A. Hinckley
At this "time, Mr. John'Bursley of West Barnstable
took the floor to thank the Town for the vote of sympathy
which was,passed at, the last ,Annual Town Meeting, also
for the .very many personal letters he had received during
his illness.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the town will raise 'and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $500.00 for the use of the committee appoint-
ed under the preceding article for• clerical assistance and in-
cidental charges in obtaining and compiling, available documents,
records and data relative to the town's history, in preparation for
the Tercentenary Anniversary. (By request of the. Planning
Board).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for
the use of the Committee appointed under the preceding
article for clerical assistance and incidental charges in ob-
taining and compiling .available documents, records and
data relative to the town's history, in preparation for the
Tercentenary Anniversary.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to purchase, for the purpose of making a public
parking space, the property on the south side of Main Street, Hyan-
nis, known as, the.Hyannis Arms. or .the Ferguson Hotel property,
said.land containing about one acre. -
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Voted to take up Articles 28, 29 and 30 together. A mo-
tion to appropriate $35,000.00 for the purchase of this pro-
perty, $7,000.00 to be raised this year and $28,000.00 to be
borrowed, was not carried, the vote being "Yes-28" and
"No-905."
ARTICLE 29. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $35,000.00 for the purpose of acquiring the
land described in Article No. 28.
Taken up in connection with Article 28.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the town will vote to raise, by bor•
rowing on its notes or bonds, a sum not exceeding $35,000.00 and
appropriate the proceeds of same for the purchase of the property
described in Article No. 28.
Taken up in connection with Article 28.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to purchase for not more than $25,000.00 in behalf
of the town, for municipal purposes, that parcel of land, with
buildings thereon, in the village of Hyannis, bounded as follows:
North by Main Street, east and south by land of the Common-
wealth and west by land of the town and the Commonwealth.
Voted to take up Articles 31 and 32 together, and a
motion to purchase this property for $25,000.00 was not
carried.
-ARTICLE 32. To see if the town will raise, or borrow on its ,
notes or bonds, and appropriate a sum not exceeding $25,000.00 to
acquire the land described in the preceding. Article No. 31.
Taken:up in connection with Article 31.
ARTICLE 33. To 'see'if the town will vote to raise and ap-
propriate a sum not exceeding $1;000.00 for the .purpose of con-
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strutting landing stages at the Ocean Street Park bulkhead for
the safety and convenience of all yachtsmen. (By request of
Frederic F. Scudder and others).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
the purpose of constructing landing stages at the Ocean
Street Park bulkhead for the safety-and convenience of all
yachtsmen.
ARTICLE 34. To see if the-town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding $500.00 to be used under the direction
of the Town Forest Committee for care and planting of the town
forest or to take any other action in relation thereto. (By request
of the Town Forest Committee).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to
be expended under the auspices of the Town Forest Com-
mittee for care and planting of the Town Forest.
ARTICLE 35. To see if the town will authorize and instruct
the Board of Selectmen to.purchase in behalf of the town for the
enlargement of the Lothrop Cemetery in the Village of Barnstable,
and for cemetery purposes, a parcel of -land lying between the
present cemetery grounds and the Railroad Location of the N..Y.
N. H. & H. Railroad Co. Lessee, containing about 1.41 acres as
shown on a plan submitted by the Special Committee appointed
at the last Annual Meeting entitled "South Section, Lothrop Hill,
Barnstable, Mass.," and will raise and appropriate for this pur-
pose a sum not exceeding $500.00. (By request of the Special
Cemetery Committee).
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed
to purchase the land described in this article for not more
than $500.00 for the enlargement of the grounds of the
Lothrop Cemetery and that the sum of $500.00 be raised
-and appropriated for this purpose.
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A,R.TICLE 36.- To see.if the .town .will raise; and appropriate
A sum not exceeding $200.0:0 to be expended by the Board of Select-
men for the improvement of the parcel of land to be purchasled
for cemetery purposes under the preceding article. (By request
of the Special Cemetery Committee).
:Voted to raise and appropriate the sum-.of. $200.00 to
:be expended by the Board of Selectmen for the �improve=
ment of the parcel of land to be purchased for cemetery
purposes under the preceding article.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding -$18;000.00 provided the Common-
wealth, through the Department of 'Public-Works, will contribute
an equal amount for the purpose of closing the gap between the
United States Government 'breakwater and the town jetty in
Hy:annisport, to be expended under the direction and supervision
of the Department of Public Works.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $14,400.00
for the purposes specified in this article to be paid to the
State Treasurer under the provisions of General Laws Chap-
ter 91, provided the Department of Public Works contibute
'the sum of $18,000.00 and third,parties contribute $3,600.00
towards the total cost of this project.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $1,500.00 provided the County of Barnstable
will 'contribute an equal amount and that 'the Commonwealth
`through the Department of Public Works, will contribute the sum
of $3,000.00 for the purpose of constructing stone jetties' on the
Hyannisport beach leading to Squaw Island, in order that the town
road may be saved from destruction by erosion, to be expended
under the direction and supervision of'the Department of Public
Works.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$1,500.00 to
be paid to the State Treasurer,under the provisions of.Gen
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eral Laws, Chapter 91, provided the County of Barnstable
will contribute a like amount, and provided that the De-
partment of Public Works will contribute not less than
$3,000.00 for the purposes stated in this article.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the town will raise.and 'appropriate
a sum not exceeding $200.00 as the annual compensation for a
Town Fish and Game Warden to be' appointed by the Commissioner
of Conservation under the provisions of Gen. Laws Ter. Ed. c. 21
s. 7.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for
the annual compensation of a Town Fish and Game War-
den to be appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation
under the provisions of General Laws, Tercentenary Edi-
tion, Chapter 21, Section 7.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
not more than $1,600.00 for the cultivation, propagation and pro-
tection of shellfish, under the provisions of Gen. Laws c. 130 s. 55
as amended by Acts of 1933 c. 329 and other acts in amendment
thereof or in addition thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for
the cultivation, propagation and protection of shellfish un-
der the provisions of General Laws,. Chapter 130, Section
55, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and all other
• acts in amendment thereof. (Unanimous.)
ARTICLE 41. To see if the town will raise and appropriate
not more than $100.00 for the compensation of Harbor Masters
and Assistant Harbor Masters for the current year.
,.Voted to raise.and appropriate,the sum ,of $100.00
for the compensation of Harbor Masters and Assistant Har- `
bor Masters for.-the current year:
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ARTICLE 42. To see if the town will authorize and instruct
the Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than ($5,000.00)
Five Thousand Dollars, or take by right of eminent domain, in be-
half of the town for the enlargement of the grounds of the Train-
ing School in Hyannis, a tract of land bounded on the south by
South Street, there measuring 100.15 feet, on the west by the
town's land, there measuring 153.74 feet, on the north by the Train-
ing School grounds, there measuring 74.82 feet, on the east by
land of Maloney and Pearlstein, there measuring 167.73 feet, and
will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $5,000.00 for this
purpose. (By request of the Special Committee on Purchase of
Land for School Purposes in Hyannis).
Voted to take up Articles 42, 43 and 44 together. A
motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the
purposes stated in Article 42 was lost, the vote being,
"Yes-128" and "No-223." Articles 43 and 44 were in=
definitely postponed.
ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than Fifty-five
Hundred Dollars ($5,500), or take by right of eminent domain, in
behalf of the Town for the enlargement of the grounds of the
Training School in Hyannis, a tract of land bounded on the north
by the present school grounds; on the east by Ocean Street, and
on the south and west by the Pearlstein land, and will raise and
appropriate not more than Fifty-five Hundred Dollars ($5,500) for
this purpose. (By request of the Special Committee on Purchase of
Land for School Purposes in Hyannis.)
Taken up in connection with Article 42.
Article 44. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than Seventy-five
Hundred Dollars ($7,500), or take by right of eminent domain, in
behalf of the Town for the enlargement of the grounds of the Train-
ing School in Hyannis,a tract of land bounded on the east by Ocean
Street, there measuring 82.65 feet; on the south by South Street,
there measuring 81.16 feet; on the west by land of Pearlstein,
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there measuring 68.92 feet; and on the north by land of-Maloney,
there measuring 81.60 feet; and will raise and appropriate-a sum
not exceeding Seventy-five Hundred Dollars ($7,500) for this pur-
pose. (By request of the Special Committee on Purchase of Land
for School Purposes in Hyannis.)
Taken up in connection with Article 42.
ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.), to be expended by
the Board of Selectmen to pay for material, equipment or services
in connection with Federal Emergency Relief Projects.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00
to be expended by the Board of Selectmen to pay for mater-
ial, equipment or services in connection with Federal Emer-
gency Relief Propects.
ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote:
(a) To borrow a sum not exceeding $240,000, to issue its notes
or bonds therefor, and to appropriate the same for the layout and
construction of a system of sewerage and sewage disposal in Pre-
cinct Three, by the Board of Sewer Commissioners, under the
provisions of the Acts of 1931, c. 274:—
(b) To fix the period of the foregoing loan not exceeding
twenty years, and the annual payments to be made on the same:—
(c) To determine what proportion of the cost of said system
of sewerage and sewage disposal the Town shall pay, not less than
one-fourth of the whole cost--
(d) To determine by what method, permitted by general laws
or otherwise, the remaining portion of said costs shall be provided
for:—
(e) To determine what method of sewer assessments, permitted
by general laws or otherwise, the Town will adopt, or avail itself
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of to provide for the.payment of the.remaining portion of the cost
of same:—
(f) To duthorize the Board of Selectmen to petition the Feder-
al Government for a grant or loan of money to the Town, under
the National Recovery Act or other and similar Federal Acts, for
the puYpose of constructing and installing said system of sewers
and sewerage disposal and to accept and use any such grant or
loan in behalf of the Town: and—
(g) To take such other and further action in the premises as
may be necessary or advisable for the installation of said system
of sewers and sewage disposal in Precinct Three and for the pay-
ment of the cost of the same.
It was voted to recommit this matter to the Committee
with instructions to report at the next Annual Town Meet-
ing unless they are notified that the Government will pay at ,
least 50To of the entire cost of the project.
At this time, the following resolution was unanimously
accepted:
"BE IT RESOLVED, by the voters of the Town of Barn-
stable assembled in Town Meeting, that we greatly regret
the inability of Mr. Andrew W. Lawrence to be present at
this Town Meeting because of illness, and that his sound
judgment and cheery wit is missed by all and that this
Town Meeting, wishes for him a speedy recovery and his
presence at many more town meetings."
ARTICLE 47. To see if the.Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $200. for a boulder bearing a suitable inscription plate,
at the grave of the late Parker Lombard in the West Barnstable:
cemetery. (By request of John Bursley et als.)
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Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for
a boulder bearing a suitable inscription plate at the grave of
the late Parker Lombard in the West Barnstable Cemetery.
ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to pay those who
have received aid through the Department of Public Welfare, and
who have performed work in return therefor, the difference between
what they have been allowed for such work and the regular wages
paid for similar work .in the other departments and raise and
appropriate such sum of money as may be required therefor, or
take any action in relation thereto, and act fully thereon. (By re-
oquest of John D. W. Bodfish et als.)
A motion to raise and appropriate $100.00 for the pur-
poses mentioned in this article was not carried.
ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to place its adver-
tising in both local newspapers. (By request of Thomas Montague
et als.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will accept the offer of Messrs.
Otis and Paine to deed to the Town for school purposes, a tract
of land on the west side of Bearse's Way and adjoining Crooked
Pond (so-called), at or near the village of Hyannis, as shown on
a plan of the same made by the engineer of the Planning Board.
(By request of the School Committee.)
Voted to accept the offer of Messrs. Otis and Paine to
deed to the town for school purposes, a tract of land on the
west side of Bearse's Way and adjoining Crooked Pond
(so-called), at or near the village of Hyannis, as shown on a
plan of the same made by the Engineer of the Planning
Board.
The vote under this article was "Yes-134" and
Nb-74."
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ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue a
portion of the southerly end of Mary Dunn's Road as shown and
delineated on a plan in the Town Clerk's office described as fol-
lows: Beginning at a point in westerly line of said Mary Dunn's
Road, said point being the northeasterly corner of the land of Mary
Cash, thence in the same course as the northerly line of said Mary
Casho property. projected e-ast'erly to the easterly line of said Mary
Dunn's Road; thence southerly to terminus of said road, thence
westerly to the westerly side line of said Mary Dunn's Road, thence
northerly to the point of beginning. (By Maurice Sullivan and nine
others.)
Voted that all that part of the southerly end of Mary
Dunn's Road as shown and delineated on a plan in the
Town Clerk's office and described in this article, be and
hereby is discontinued as a town way. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 52. To see what action the Town will take to estab-
lish a quorum for Special Town Meetings or take any action in
relation thereto. (By request of Gladys P. Swift et als).
Voted that two hundred (200) voters be constituted a
quorum for Special Town Meetings.
ARTICLE 53. To see what action the Town will take in pro-
hibiting all persons who are not legal voters of the Town of Barn-
stable from entering upon the main floor of the Town Meeting. (By
request of Gladys P. Swift et als.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to elect, at the
next annual town meeting, a board of three sewer commissioners;
one for one year, one for two years, and one for three years and
thereafter at each annual town meeting, one member to serve three
years and until his successor is qualified.
Indefinitely postponed.
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ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will adopt the following by-
laws relative to the Board of Health:
BOARD OF HEALTH
Section 1. The Board of Health shall annually in March elect
one of its members as Chairman of the Board.
Section 2. The Board shall appoint one of its members as Clerk
or Secretary of the Board, who shall keep an accurate record of
the meetings, votes, orders and doings of the Board.
Section 3. The Selectmen shall provide a suitable office for the
Board of Health in the Town Office Building and all books, records
and documents pertaining to the doings of the Board, properly in-
dexed shall be kept on file in said office for convenient inspection
by the town officials and the Board's successors in office. (By re-
quest of the Board of Health.)
Voted that the proposed By-Laws relative to the Board
of Health enumerated and set out in this article be adopted
by the Town. The vote under this article being "Yes—Sl"
and "No-14."
ARTICLE 56. To see if.the Town will adopt the following Town
Ordinance relative to plumbing under the provisions of General
Laws Tercentenary Edition, Chapter 142, Section 13, and Acts in
amendment thereof or in addition thereto.
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PLUMBING
Section 1. The Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable,
hereinafter called the "Board," is hereby authorized to make suit-
able and reasonable rules and regulations, to take effect when
filed with the Town Clerk and after publication for three successive
weeks in a newspaper published in the Town, relative to the mate-
rials, installation, construction, alteration and inspection of plumb-
ing, for or within buildings in this Town, by means of which waste
water or sewerage is carried.
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Section 2. No person shall use, operate or maintain defective,
unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous plumbing systems, fixtures or ap-
pliances by •or through which waste water or sewage is carried
from or within buildings, and the Board may cause the water sup-
ply to be shut off from the premises of any owner or occupant who
fails to remedy such defective, unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous
plumbing systems, fixtures or appliances within a reasonable time
after notice from the Board.
Section 3. No plumbing work shall be done, except to repair
leaks and to turn on or shut off the water supply and drainage
system for a single family dwelling, without a permit for the same
having first been obtained from the Board.
Section 4. The Board may require plans and specifications to
be submitted before issuing a permit for plumbing work and may
require the payment of a fee not exceeding $1.00 for such permit.
Section 5. No plumbing work or plumbing system, through or
by which waste water or sewage is carried, shall be installed, con-
structed, or altered nor shall any plumbing materials be used in
any building unless same are in accordance with plans or specifica-
tions approved by the Board.
Section 6. No system of plumbing, by or through which waste
water or sewage is carried, shall be operated or used unless and
until the same has been approved by the Board after completion of
the work of installation, construction or alteration of the same.
Section 7. The Board annually in March shall appoint an In-
spector of Plumbing to hold office for the term of one year, from
the first day of April following, and until his successor is appointed
and qualified, unless sooner removed for cause after notice and
hearing.•
Section 8. Such inspector shall be a practical plumber of five
years' experience and shall hold a master plumber's license, and
his salary or compensation shall be fixed by the Board, with the
approval of the Selectmen, and shall be paid by the Town from the
appropriations for the Board of Health Department, and no other
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fees or compensation for the.performance of his duties as such in-
spector shall be allowed or paid to him.
Section 9. Such inspector shall inspect all plumbing in the
Town and shall report to the Board all violations of any law, ordi-
nance, rule or,regulation relative to plumbing, and he -shall at all
times be subject to the orders of the Board. (By request of the
Board of Health.)
Voted that the following ordinance relative to plumb-
ing and the sections thereof be adopted by the Town:
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PLUMBING
Section 1. The Board of Health of the Town of Barn-
stable, hereinafter called the `Board," is hereby authorized
to make suitable and reasonable rules and regulations, to
take effect when filed with the Town Clerk and after publi-
cation for three successive weeks in a newspaper published
in the Town, relative to the materials, installation, con-
struction, alteration and inspection of plumbing, for or
within buildings in this Town, by means of which waste
water or sewage is carried.
Section 2. No person shall use, operate or maintain de-
fective, unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous plumbing systems,
fixtures or appliances by or through which waste water or
sewage is carried from or within buildings, and the Board
b may cause the water supply to be.shut.off,from the premises
of any owner or occupant who fails to remedy such de-
fective, unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous plumbing systems,
fixtures or appliances within a reasonable time after notice
from the Board.
Section 3. No plumbing work shall be done, except to
repair leaks and to turn on or shut off the water supply and
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drainage system for a single family dwelling, without a per-
mit for the same having first been obtained`from the Board.
Section 4. The Board may require plans and specifica-
tions to be submitted before issuing a permit for plumbing
work and may require the payment of a fee not exceeding
$1.00 for such permit.
Section 5. No plumbing work or plumbing system,
through or by which waste water or sewage is carried, shall
be installed, constructed or altered nor shall any plumbing
materials be used in any building unless same are in accord-
ance with plans or specifications approved by the Board.
Section 6. No system of plumbing, by or through which
waste water or sewage is carried, shall be operated or used
unless and until the same has been approved by the Board
after completion of the work of installation, construction
or alteration of the same.
Section 7. The Board annually in March, shall appoint
an Inspector of Plumbing to hold office for the term of one
year, from the first day of April following, and until his
successor is appointed and qualified, unless sooner removed
for cause after notice and hearing.
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Section 8. Such inspector shall be a practical plumber
of five years' experience and his salary or compensation .
shall be fixed by the Board, with the approval of the Select-
men, and shall be paid by the Town from the appropriations
for the Board of Health Department, and no other fees or
compensation for the performance of his duties as such in-
spector shall be allowed or paid to him.
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Section 9. Such inspector shall inspect all plumbing in
the town and shall report to the Board all violations of any
law, ordinance, rule or regulation relative to plumbing, and
he shall at all times be subject to the orders of the Board.
(Unanimous).
ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to amend the by-
law adopted at the annual meeting March 4th, 1924, reading as fol-
lows:—
"The Town shall have a Finance Committee whose duty shall
be to consider any or all municipal questions for the purpose of
making reports or recommendations to the Town, as provided by
Chapter 388 of the Acts of 1923" by striking out the same and
inserting and adopting in place thereof, under the provisions of
General Laws Chapter 39, Section 16 and Acts in amendment thereof
and in addition thereto, the following By-Laws Relative to a Fi-
nance Committee.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen, when these by-laws become
effective shall appoint a Finance Committee of nine members to
serve without pay and to hold office, three for one year, three for
two years and three for three years, from April 1st, 1935 and until
their successors take office, and thereafter annually in March shall
appoint three members to serve for three years from April 1st
following and until their successors take office.
Section 2. The Finance Committee, at its first meeting and
thereafterwards annually in January of each year, shall elect by
ballot one of its members as Chairman of the Committee to hold
office until January first next following.
Section 3. No person holding an elective or appointive office in
the town shall serve on the Finance Committee or be eligible to
appointment thereto.
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Section 4. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the membership of
the Committee, by reason of death, resignation, inability to act,
removal from town, or election or appointment to another town
office, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment of the Selectmen
for the remainder of the term.
Section 5. The Committee, at its first meeting, and thereafter-
wards annually in January of each year shall elect by ballot, one of
its members to act as the Clerk of the Committee, who shall keep
an accurate record of the meetings, votes, proceedings and recom-
mendations of the Committee. Such records shall belong to the
town and shall be kept at the Town Office Building. The Clerk shall
be paid such salary or compensation for his services as the Com-
mittee may determine, when approved by vote of the town.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to
consider and act upon all articles in town warrants calling for
appropriations of money or the expenditures or investments of the
town funds and it shall make written reports and recommendations
to the town meetings relative to the same.
Section 7. The Committee shall consider and act upon the an-
nual estimates, submitted by the town officials for the appropria-
tions for the departments, shall prepare a budget and shall report
the same with its explanations, proposals and specific recommenda-
tions as to all appropriations to be voted upon by the town.
Section 8. The Committee may hold public hearings. It may re-
quire the aTtendance before it of any elective or appointive official.
who is entrusted with the expenditure of money or has authority
to engage the town in any contractual obligations, and interrogate
him and require him to produce before it all books, records and
documents in his custody, relating to any financial transaction to
which the town is a party or by which it may become obligated.
Section 9. Regular meetings of the Committee shall be held
at least twice in January and twice in February. of each year on
days to be determined by rules or vote of the Committee. Special
meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at the re-
quest of the Selectmen and seven members shall constitute a quor-
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um for the transaction of business, at any regular or. special meet-
ing, and for the making of recommendations to the town.
Section 10. The Finance Committee shall perform all duties
required by statute, by these by-laws and by vote of the town,
and it shall submit its annual report, with its recommendations, to
the Selectmen for publication in the town report.
Voted that the By-Law adopted at the Annual Meeting
in March, 1924 be amended by striking out the same and sub-
stituting and adopting in place thereof,the By-Laws relative
to a Finance Commission and the several sections of the
same reading as follows:
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen, when these by-laws
become effective shall appoint a Finance Committee of nine
members to serve without pay and to hold office, three for
one year, three for two years and three for three years,
from April lst, 1935, and until their successors take office,
and thereafter annually in March shall appoint three mem-
bers to serve for three years from April first following and
until their successors take office.
Section 2. The Finance Committee, at its first meeting
and thereafterwards annually in April of each year, shall
elect by ballot one of its members as Chairman of the Com-
mittee to hold office until April first next following.
Section 3. No person holding an elective or appointive
office in the town shall serve on the Finance Committee or
be eligible to appointment thereto.
Section 4. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the member-
ship of the Committee, by reason of death, resignation, in-
ability to act, removal from town, or election or appoint-
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ment to another town office, the vacancy shall be filled by
appointment of the Selectmen for the remainder of the
term.
Section 5. The Committee, at its first meeting, and
thereafterwards annually in April of each year shall elect
by ballot, one of its members to act as the Clerk of the Com-
mittee, who shall keep an accurate record of the meetings,
votes, proceedings and recommendations of the Committee.
Such records shall belong to the town and shall be kept at
the Town Office Building. The Clerk shall be paid such sal-
ary or compensation for his services, as the Committee may
determine, when approved by vote of the town.
Section 6. It"shall be the duty of the Finance Commit-
tee to consider and act upon all articles in town warrants
calling for appropriations of money or the expenditures or
investments of the town funds and it shall make written re-
ports and recommendations to the town meetings relative to
the same.
Section 7. The Committee shall consider and act upon
the annual estimates, submitted by the town officials for the
appropriations for the departments, shall prepare a budget
and shall report the same with its explanations, proposals
and specific recommendations as to all appropriations to be
voted upon by the Town.
Section S. The Committee may hold public hearings. It
may require the attendance before it of any elective or ap-
pointive official, who is entrusted with the expenditure of
money or has authority to engage the town in any contrac-
tual obligation, and interrogate him and require him.to pro-
duce before it all books, records and documents in his cus-
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tody, relating to any financial transaction to which the town
is a party or by which it may become obligated.
Section 9. Regular meetings of the Committee shall. be
held at least twice in January and twice in February of each
year on days to be determined by rules or vote of the Com-
mittee. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the
Chairman and at the request of the Selectmen and five mem-
bers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi-
ness, at any regular or special meeting, and for the making
of recommendations to the town.
Section 10. The Finance Committee shall perform all
duties required by statute, by these by-laws and by vote of
the town, and it shall submit its annual report, with its rec-
ommendations, to the Selectmen for publication in the re-
port of the Finance Committee. (Unanimous).
The meeting was adjourned at 12 o'clock midnight.
Attest:
C. Al. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
April 22, 1935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To. either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, cGreeting:
rn 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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, Mass., in said Town,
on.
MONDAY, THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF APRIL
next, at 8:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the
following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about four
hundred and fifty (450) voters of the Town of Barnstable
met at the High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on April 22,
1935. The meeting was called to order. at 8 o'clock p.m.
by the Moderator and the warrant was read by the Town
Clerk.
The following tellers were appointed:
Henry Murphy
T. Walter Wannie
Harry T. Drew
Sherman B. Studley
Frank A. Clarke
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Hyman Burman
George Garoufes
John D. MacFarlane
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing a system of
main drains and common sewers in the village of Hyannis, deter-
mine how the money shall be raised or take any action relating
thereto.(By request of William A. Jones,chairman,Board of Health).
Voted that there be raised and appropriated the sum
of $95,000.00 for the purpose of constructing a system of
main drains and common sewers in the village of Hyannis;
and to meet said appropriation that the sum of $5,000.00 be
included in the tax levy of the current year and that the
treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, be and here-
by is authorized to borrow $90,000.00 and to issue bonds or
notes of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be pay-
able in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, Gener-
al Laws. The whole loan shall be paid in not more than.20
years or at such earlier period as may be determined by the
treasurer with the approval of the selectmen. Provided that.
no sum so raised and appropriated be used or no money
borrowed unless the sum of $100,000.00 be obtained from
the Federal Government for the construction of a filter bed
sewage disposal system.
The vote under this motion was "Yes-274" and "No
—129."
A previous motion under this article to raise and appro-
priate the sum of$100,000.00 was not carried, the vote be-
ing "Yes-244" and "No-133."
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum of money for the purchase of equipment for the re-
moval of offal or take any action relating thereto. (By request of
William A. Jones, chairman, Board of Health.)
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A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000.00
to purchase equipment for the removal and disposal of offal
was not carried.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Board of Health to make rules and regulations for the removal
and disposal of offal, raise and appropriate money therefor, or
take any action in relation thereto. (By request of William A. Jones,
chairman, Board of Health.)
Indefinitely postponed.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Board of Sewer Commissioners to take by eminent domain for sew-
age disposal purposes all or any part of the triangular parcel of
land near the village of Hyannis, bounded on the south by Route
28 or the Falmouth cut-off, so-called, west by Pitcher's Way and
north by Bearse's Way, and will raise and appropriate not more
than $1,000. for this purpose.
Voted that the Board of Sewer Commissioners be au-
thorized and instructed to take for sewage disposal pur-
poses the triangular parcel of land near the village of Hyan-
nis, bounded on the south by Route 28, or the Falmouth cut
off, so called, westerly by Pitcher's Way and northerly by
Bearse's Way and that the town appropriate the sum of
$915.00 from the money raised at the Special Town Meeting
on January 18, 1935, while acting under Article 3. (Unani-
mous).
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Selectmen to purchase, for the purpose of making a public parking
place, property on the north side of North Street, Hyannis, owned
by Mary E. Brown and containing approximately two acres. (By
request of Henry L. Murphy and 137 other voters.)
•Voted to take up Articles 5 and 6 together. A motion
to indefinitely postpone these articles was not carried. A
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motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,500.00 was
not carried, the vote being "Yes-99" and "No-181."
It was then voted that a committee of three be appoint-
ed by the Moderator to act with the Planning Board for the
purposes of investigating the parking situation and report
at the next Annual Town Meeting.
The following Committee was appointed:
George H. Mellen
Roy V. McCormack
Walter D. Baker
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding $15,000 for the purpose of acquiring the land
described in Article 5. (By request of Henry L. Murphy and 137
other voters.)
Taken up in connection with Article 5.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum not exceeding four hundred fifty dollars ($450.) to
defray the traveling expenses of the Inspector of Wires, or tape
any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. (By request
of John R. Dodge and 109 other voters.)
A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00
for the purposes mentioned in this article was not carried.
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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',PECIAL TOWN MEETING
October 4, 1935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To. either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting:
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Hearing Room of the Town Office Building, Hyannis, Mass., in said
Town on
FRIDAY, THE FOUTH DAY OF OCTOBER
next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the
following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about twen-
ty-five (25) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the
Town Office Building, Hyannis, on October 4, 1935. The
meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock A. M., by the
Moderator and the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of
$9,000., that was raised and appropriated under Article 49 at the
last annual town meeting for the repair and reconstruction of the
Santuit-Newtown Road, Shoot Flying Hill Road, and Route 132 to
the Traffic Circle at Hyannis under General Laws Chapter 90.
Voted to appropriate the sum of $9,000.00 that was
raised and appropriated under Article 19 at the last annual
town meeting for the repair and reconstruction of the San-
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tuit-Newtown Road, Shoot-Flying Hill Road, and Route 132
to the Traffic Circle at Hyannis under General Laws, Chap-
ter 90. (Unanimoaus).
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will transfer $4,300. from the
overlay surplus to the Cotuit Wharf appropriation for the emer-
gency repair and reconstruction of the Town's wharf at Cotuit.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be authorized and in-
structed to transfer the sum of $4,300.00 from the Overlay
Surplus to the Cotuit Wharf appropriation for the emer-
gency repair and reconstruction of the town's wharf at
Cotuit.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will transfer $1,000.00 from
the overlay surplus to the Legal Department for unforeseen ex-
penses of printing and in connection with litigation to which.the
Town is a party.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be authorized and in-
structed to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 from the Overlay
Surplus to the Legal Department for unforeseen expenses of
printing and in connection with litigation to which the town
is a party.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the 'Town will transfer $10,000. from the
overlay surplus to the Federal Projects Appropriation to be expend-
ed for material, equipment or services in connection with projects
of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration or Work Progress
Administration.
Voted that the Town Treasurer be authorized and in-
structed to transfer the sum of $10,000 from the Overlay
Surplus to the Federal Projects appropriation to be expend-
ed for material, equipment or services in connection with.
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projects of the Federal Emergncy Relief Administration or
Work Projects Administration.
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The meeting adjourned at 10:10 A. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
December 6, 1935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting:
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
Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, Mass., in said Town
on
FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF DECEMBER
next, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the
following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about two
hundred and.twenty-five (225) voters of the Town of Barn-
stable met at the Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hy-
annis, on December 6, 1935. The meeting was called to or-
der at 8 o'clock P. M., by the Moderator and the Warrant
was read by the Town Clerk.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will appropriate $500.00 from
the excess and deficiency account for the Assessors Department.
Voted to appropriate the sum of $500.00 from the Ex-
cess and Deficiency Account for the Assessors' Department.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will transfer $1,500.00 from
the overlay surplus to the Road Department to meet the unforeseen
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expense incurred as a result of recent erosion damage at Squaw
Island Road.
Voted to transfer the sum of $1,500.00 from the Over-
lay Surplus to the Road Department to meet the unforseen
expense incurred as a result of recent erosion damage at
Squaw Island Road.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will appropriate $8,000.00 from
the excess and deficiency account for the Public Welfare Depart-
ment.
Voted'to appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 from the Ex-
cess and Deficiency Account for the Public Welfare Depart-
ment.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will appropriate $300.00 from
the excess and deficiency account for the Mothers Aid Department.
Voted to appropriate the sum of $300.00 from the Ex-
cess and Deficiency Account for the Mothers' Aid Depart-
ment.
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town-will appropriate $1,050.00 from
the excess and deficiency account for the Municipal Building ac-
count'for the purpose of providing suitable rooms for the Public
Welfare Department in the basement of the town office building.
Voted to appropriate the sum of $1,050.00 from the Ex-
cess and.Deficiency Account for the Municipal Building Ac-
count for the.purpose of providing suitable rooms for the
Public Welfare Department in the basement of the town
office.building.
ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will accept a deed of gift from
the Hyannis.Playground Society of a small parcel of land on the
-south side of South"Street in Hyannis adjoining the location of the
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N. Y. N. H. & H. Railway Co., lessee, and to determine to what use
the land may be devoted.
Voted that the.Selectmen, in behalf of the Town, be au-
thorized to accept the deed of gift from the Hyannis Play-
ground Society dated Dec. 6, 1935 of the land described in
this article and that it be used for playground and school
purposes under the care and control of the School Commit-
tee. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will accept the deed of gift
of a small parcel of land adjoining the High School grounds in
Hyannis from the Hyannis Playground Society dated October 1st,
1935 and to determine to what use the land may be devoted.
Voted that the Selectmen, in behalf of the town, be au-
thorized to accept the deed of gift from the Hyannis Play-
ground Society dated Oct. 1, 1935 of the land described in
this Article and that it be used for the enlargement of the
High School grounds and for school purposes under the
care and control of the School Committee. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct
the Selectmen to purchase, for the purpose of a public airport, the
property on the westerly side of Mary Dunn Road known as the
Hyannis Airport, containing about 68 acres, and also for the same
purpose two adjoining parcels of land, the first belonging to Charles
C. Paine et als, containing about one acre, and the second belonging
to Charles W. Megathlin et als, containing about five acres, pro-
vided the Federal Government will agree to expend not less than
$40,000.00 toward the improvement of the same as an airport.
All the above described land being shown on a plan on file in
the Selectmen's office. (By petition of 200 registered voters.)
It was voted to take up Articles 8 and 9 together.
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Voted that the Selectmen, in behalf of the town, be au-
thorized and instructed to purchase the property described
in Article 8 for a public airport and that the sum of $23,-
300.00 be appropriated from the Excess and Deficiency Ac-
count for this purpose, provided the Federal Government
will expend at least $40,000.00 for the improvement of this
airport. (Unanimous).
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to borrow, or to
appropriate from the excess and deficiency account, not more than
$17,300.00 and also appropriate from said excess and deficiency
account not more than $6,000.00 for the purchase of the property
described in Article 8. (By petition of 200 registered voters.)
Taken up in connection with Article 8.
The meting adjourned at 10:35 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
December 23, 1935
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable, in the
County of Barnstable, Greeting:
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, Mass., in said Town
on
MONDAY, THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER
next, at 8:00 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the
following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about one
hundred and twenty-five (125) voters of the Town of Barn-
stable met at the Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hy-
annis, on December 23, 1935. The meeting was called to
order at 8 o'clock P. M., by the Moderator and the War-
rant was read by the Town Clerk.
The following tellers were appointed:
James Woodward
Frederic F. Scudder
Henry L. Murphy
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ARTICLE 1.•To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
priate a sum of money for the purpose of financing the construction
of a sewage system of main drains and common sewers and sew-
age treatment plant to serve that part of the Town of Barnstable
known as the village of Hyannis and authorize and direct the select-
men to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carrying out such
project, a Federal grant of money pursuant to the Emergency Re-
lief Appropriation Act of 1935; and authorize the Selectmen, acting
as Sewer Commissioners, to construct said project and contract
with respect thereto; and authorize the Treasurer, with the ap-
proval of the Selectmen, to borrow such sums as may be necessary
to meet any appropriation made; or take any action relative
thereto.
Voted:—
(1) That the Selectmen, in behalf of the Town, be author-
ized and instructed to accept the offer of the Federal Emer-
gency Administration of Public Works under date of De-
cember 6th, 1935, to aid in financing the construction of a
Sewerage System and sewage treatment plant to serve that,
part of the Town of Barnstable, known as the Village of
Hyannis, (hereinafter called the "Project") by a grant of
45 per cent of the cost of the Project upon completion,.as
determined by the Federal Emergency Administration of
Public Works; but not exceeding $104,400.00:
(2) That the Selectmen, as Sewer Commissioners, be and are
hereby authorized to proceed with the construction of said
Project and enter into all necessary and proper contracts
and agreements in respect thereto, all subject to applicable
Federal regulations and in accordance with the laws and
statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in such case
made and provided
(3) That, for the Purpose of Financing the Project and to
enable the Town to secure the benefit of the Emergency Re-
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lief Appropriation Act of 1935, there be raised and appro-
priated the sum of $232,000.00 as the total estimated cost of
the same:
(4) That the Selectmen be and are hereby authorized and
directed to accept on behalf of the Town, for use in carrying
out such Project, a Federal Grant of money pursuant to the
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935:—
(5) That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen,
be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $125,000.-
00 and to issue the notes or bonds of the Town therefor, un-
der authority of and in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935, said bonds or notes to be
payable in not more than 20 years at such term and maxi-
mum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Emergency Fi-
nance Board:—
(6) That $2,600.00 for the Project be taken from the excess
and deficiency account:—
(7) That all moneys received by way of grant from the
Federal Government on account of this Project shall be ap-
plied first to meet the cost of construction thereof .(includ-
ing preliminary expenses) and any balance shall be applied
to the payment of,the loan herein authorized:—
(8) That the Town bear 25 per cent of the total cost of the
project:
(9) That 30 per cent of the total cost of the project be borne
by the owners of the land within the territory served, to be
assessed by the Sewer Commissioners according to the,
frontage of such land on any way in which a sewer is con-
structed, at a fixed uniform rate:—and
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(10) That the Selectmen, the Treasurer and the Sewer Com-
missioners be and are hereby authorized to do all other acts
and things necessary or convenient for obtaining said grant,
for making said loan, and for the construction of said Pro-
ject.
The vote under this article was "Yes-107" and "No
—0."
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will appropriate $1,000.00 from
the excess and deficiency account for the Board of Health Depart-
ment.
Voted to appropriate $1,000.00 from the Excess and
Deficiency Account for the Board of Health Department.
The meeting adjourned at 9 o'clock P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS
Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year
1935, with the names, parents' residence and christian name
of parents:
Jan. 1 Sally Silvia, Monument Beach, Joseph S. and Madeline A.
Jan. 1 Francis Edwin Toolas, Sandwich, Ansel and Lucille M.
Jan. 3 Frederick Carleton Benson, West Barnstable, Egbert P.
E. and Mary E.
Jan. 3 Thomas Wallace Hadley, Marstons Mills, Lloyd R. and
Ruth A.
Jan, 5 John Edward Chambers, Hyannis, Cecil E. and Hilda V.
Jan. 5 Ethel Jean Nickerson, Chatham, Roger M. and Gladys V.
Jan. 5 Emerson Howard Strange, Falmouth, Ellis E. and Avis A.
Jan. 5 Lee Henry Winchell, Barnstable, Alfred L. and Lillian.
Jan. 6 Leslie Reid, Cotuit, John A. and Lucretia J.
Jan. 6 Taylor Weeman, Harwichport, John E. and Rhoda.
Jan. 7 Charles Merton Bates, Osterville, Merton H. and Kath-
ryn L.
Jan. 7 Henry Adams Hoxie, Forestdale,Ralph W.and Chrisssie E.
Jan. 8 John George Richard, Hyannis, John W. and Hilda M. E.
Jan. 10 Paul Richard Soucy, Hyannis, Alcibiade J. and Almena E.
i1a
Jan. 10
Jan. 12 Claire Marie Davidson, West Barnsable, Emil H. and
Ina A.
Jan. 12 Robert Victor Leeman, West Barnstable, Carl H. and
Emma.
Jan. 13 Diane Gail Stevenson, Chatham, John D. and Muriel M.
Jan. 15 (Stillborn).
Jan. 15 Nancy Lettie Stearns, Hyannis, Royce C. and Cecelia.
Jan. 18 Benjamin Earl Hudson, Bass River, Earl K. and Ruth D.
Jan. 25 James Wesley Small, Chatham, Wesley V. and Jeannette.
Jan. 26 Corinne Elizabeth Hord, Marstons Mills, Hilding S. and
Hannah T.
Jan. 26 Shirley Ann Imberg, Hyannis, N. George and Ida P.
Jan. 26 Alfred Joseph S. Peter, Jr.,Hyannis, Alfred J. and Hazel T.
Jan. 28 Gregory Lee Tallman, Osterville, Leonard and Charlotte.
Jan. 29 Mary Anita Childs, Centerville, John W. and Gertrude R.
Jan. 29 Barbara Ann Gomes, Hyannis, Henry and Mary.
Feb. 1 James Howard Pells, Cotuit, Matthew F. and Dorothy E.
Feb. 2 William Loring Crocker, Brighton, John H. and Mary E.
Feb. 6 Joan Elizabeth Chase, Hyannis, Walter F. and Flora E.
Feb.. 8 Leighton Scheffy, Hyannis, Carl and Anne B.
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:Feb. 9 Robert Copeland French, Hyannis, Sidney D. and Rose G.
Feb. 11 Carol Frances Hart, Dennisport, James F. and Julia A.
Feb. 14 Leonard Edwin Bearse, West Yarmouth, Edwin H. and
Susan.
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Feb. 16 Frank Melville Jefferson, Jr., Forestdale, Frank M. and
Alzara E.
Feb. 17 Carl Thomas Luoto, Centerville, Hugo M. and Agnes E.
Feb. 21
Feb. 22 George Houle, Hyannis, Henry and Anna.
Feb. 25 Josephine Anna Francis, Hyannis, Joseph L. and Mary N.
Feb. 26 (Stillborn).
Feb. 26 (Infant) Thomas, Hyannis, Anthony and Arlene L.
Feb. 27 William Coleman Gifford, Santuit, Lorenzo T., Jr., and
Elizabeth D.
Feb. 28 Ellen Christell Nickerson, Harwichport, Clifton F. and
Lillian C.
Mar. 7 Wilson Libby Brooks, Barnstable, Garland G. and Ruth.
Mar. 7 (Infant) Taft, Centerville, Jessie O. and Louise E.
Mar. 8 Frederick Leo Youngren, East Harwich, A. Leo and
Ruth W.
Mar. 9 Joan Claire Prada, Hyannis, Joseph R. and Della.
Mar. 10 Harriett Esther Pierce, Marstons Mills,-William B. and
Helen J.
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Mar. 12 Alice Shirley Baker, Chatham, Albert H. and Mary A.
Mar. 15 William Clement Eldredge, Chatham, Clement K. and
Madeline W. .
Mar. 16 Marice Ann Cobb, Hyannis, Henry A. and Ella M.
Mar. 19 James Albert Alger, 3rd, Falmouth, James A. and Julia E.
Mar. 19 Shirley Ann Holmes, Hyannis, Theodore L. and Clara P.
Mar. 20 Daniel Howes Davidson, Jr., Yarmouthport, Daniel H. and
Elsie H.
Mar. 20 Martha Crowell Gibbs, Sagamore, William C. and Anna L.
Mar. 24 Robert Carl Smithson,West Yarmouth, George and Tina F.
Mar. 25 Mary Morin, West Yarmouth, Francis L. and Myrtle H.
Mar. 27 John Monroe Pafford, Falmouth, James M. and Hildur E.
Mar. 27 Janet Hazel Eldredge, West Yarmouth, Eugene H. and
Irma.
Mar. 30 Scott James Elliott, Osterville,.W. Scott and Eileen G.
Apr. 1 Vincent Milton Hostetter, Osterville, Raymond E. and
Winnifred.
Apr. 3 Winslow Grey Sheldon, Falmouth, Kenneth P. and Lou-
ise C.
Apr. 8 John Reid, Hyannis, Thomas and Helena.
Apr. 9 George Woodward Perry, Orleans, George E. and Ruth E.
Apr. 10 Henry Maurice Burke, Forestdale, Henry M. and Pauline.
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Apr. 10 John Joseph Winsler, Cummaquid, Joseph J. and Lillian.
Apr. 11 John Alfred Aalto, Marstons Mills, N. Armas and Ingrid M.
Apr. 11 Avis Mae Chase, West Chatham, James L. and Anne E.
Apr. 13 Beverly Ann Perry, West Yarmouth, Sherman L. and
Mildred A.
Apr. 14 Robert Edward McKinnon, Hyannis, Edward A. and
Ruth A.
Apr. 15 Albert Rosetto Pazakis, Hyannis, Michael R. and Al-
berta M.
Apr. 16 Charles Edward Bowen, Hyannis, William C. M. and
Alice.
Apr. 17 Patricia Eldredge, Chatham, Nathan E. and Lillian H.
Apr. 18 Jane Charlotte Walley, Hyannis, Harold E. and Mary L.
Apr. 18 (Infant) Jansen, Hatchville, Halmar and Betty P.
Apr. 22 Elizabeth Anne Hall, Osterville, Delton C. and Anne R.
Apr. 24 Robert Bruce Eldredge, Chatham, Edmund C. and Anna C.
Apr. 25 Lawrence Francis Nickerson, Harwich, Lawrence F. and
Ruth M.
Apr. 26 Ann Victorine Goode, Hyannis, Charles E. and Mary B.
Apr. 26 (Infant) Hammond, West Harwich, Robert L. and Lisa.
Apr. 26 Patricia Richards, Hyannis, Adolph O. and Alexandria B.
Apr. 29 Robert Otto Davidson, West Barnstable, Eino V. and
Ellen E.
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Apr. 29 Shirley Ann Kelley, South Yarmouth, Clement H. and
Dorothy R.
Apr. 30 Gerard Charles Devlin, Chatham, Frederick A. and Lil-
lian L.
Apr. 30 (Infant) Nickulas, West Barnstable, William V. and
Ruth M.
May 3 John Edward Alberghini, Hyannis, Joseph C. and Alma M
May 3 Howard Winfield Drinkwater, Sandwich, Harry W. Jr.,
and Adelaide L.
May 5 Kathleen Marie Sullivan, Hyannis, David H. and Kather-
ine M.
May 11 Donald Fay Howes, Barnstable, Stephen H. and Joseph-
ine K.
May 11 George Wiliam Rowe, Jr.,Hyannis,George W. and Alice L.
May 13 Merle George Thompson, Hyannis, Merle A. and Bertha E.
May 16 Shirley Agnes O'Brian, Hyannis, John J. and Elizabeth M.
May 16 Sheila Marie O'Brian, Hyannis, John J. and Elizabeth M.
May 17 Nancy Alice Ryder, Chatham, David F. and Alice.
May 18 Richard Wendall Doane, Chatham, Merrill T. and Joseph-
ine T.
May i8 Etta Beatrice Robbins, Centerville, Percy B. and Sarah P.
May 20
May 22 (Stillborn).
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May 22 Judith Ellen Turner, Cotuit, Stanley and Edith M.
May 29 Lawrence Walter Coggeshall, Hyannis, Stuart and Alice.
June 2 Ann Martena McLean, Hyannis, Norman and Christina.
June 2 Elizabeth Ellen Meara, Woods Hole, Michael and Elsie M.
June 4 Cynthia Harris Maki, Hyannis, Carl V. and Eleanor K.
June 10 Donald Francis Fulcher,Orleans,Clarence E. and Grace E.
June 11 Helen Elizabeth George, Barnstable, Anthony and Helen.
June 11 Henry William White, Mashpee, Edwin L. and Leona A.
June 12 Harriet Elizabeth Cobb, West Yarmouth, Edward B. and
Althea J.
June 12
June 12 Lester Theodore Poole, South Yarmouth, William H. and
Winifred D.
June 17 Charles Robinson Lee, Harwichport, William D. and Alice.
June 18 Robie Boyd Lawrence, Hyannis, Donald D. and Ethel L.
June 21 Jack Perry, South Dennis, John M. and Jennie S.
June 22 Judith Lagergren, Centerville, Harold V. and Cynthia H.
June 23 Kenneth Stanley Grace, Hyannis, Albert L. and Eliza-
beth R.
.June 23 Peter Michael Pendergast, Centerville, John J. and Sylvia.
June 27 Shirley Jane Anderson, West Yarmouth, Eugene and
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June 29 Barbara Jean Madden, Hyannis, William H. and Mary A.
July 1 Robert Albert Repose, Santuit, Albert B. and Adelaide B.
July 1 Edward Paul Scott, Yarmouth, Harold L. and Louise M.
July 4 Mary Elizabeth Corey, Hyannis,Harry M. and Elizabeth M.
July 5 Catherine Alice Cotell, Hyannis; Lauren E. and Lulu.
July 6 Robert Frederick Cary, .Barnstable, Robert O. and Grace H.
July 7 Norman Hilane Caron, Sagamore, Norman H. and Lena A.
July 7 Anne Marie Roncarati, Sandwich, George F. and Kath-
arine A.
July 9 Elizabeth Joyce Purdy, Sandwich, Douglas L. and Eliza-
beth M.
July 10 (Infant) Baarens, Clifton, N. J., Henry S. and Margaret S.
July 11 Cora Mae Eldredge, Chatham, William E., Jr., and Hes-
ter C.
July 12 Mary Elizabeth Eaton, Hyannis, Howard M. and Claire I.
July 14 Gertrude Blanche Johnson, South Chatham, Frederick E.
and Mildred.
July 16 Shirley Marie Lewis, Osterville, John G. and Martha F.
July 22 Frances Ruth Chase, Harwich Center, Albert E. and
Elizabeth M.
July 23 Stanley Curtis Donnell, Orleans, Lawrence A. and Nellie-
July 23 Colin John Woodbury, Hyannis, Colin F. and Shirley.
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July 24 Jean Barbara Cope, South Yarmouth, Philip H. and Gene-
vieve A.
July 25 (Stillborn).
July 25 Matthew Milton Rosary, Hyannis, Joseph and Florence V.
July 26 (Stillborn).
July 28 Richard Philip Perry, Centerville, Manuel and Marie R.
Aug. 3 Anna Belle Kelley, Barnstable, Carlton W. and Isabelle.
Aug. 4 Jane Morrow, Barnstable, B. Harlow and Mabel.
Aug. 5 Louise Frances McDonough, Osterville, Michael J. and
Anna.
Aug. 6 Robert William Warren, Hyannis, Gordon P. and Char-
lotte M.
Aug. 6 Priscilla Violet Washington, Hyannis, Arnold L. and
Annie L.
Aug. 7 Marlene Joyce Bassett, West Chatham, Lester H. and
Lillian M.
Aug. 7 Lawrence Vernon Brown, West Dennis, Leslie M. and
Lillian E.
Aug. 7 John McGregor Stevenson, .Chatham, Donald M. and
Marjorie F.
Aug. 9 Robert Harold Rowley, Harwichport, Harold F. and Olive.
Aug. 10 Richard Davis Baker, Falmouth, Roy W. and Ruth M.
Aug. 10 Antonio Joseph Fonseca, Hyannis, Joseph M. and Maria E.
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Aug. 12 Myles Norris Aylmer, Hyannis, John J. and Vina M.
Aug. 13 James Reed Burnham, Hyannis, Harold J. and Irene F.
Aug. 13 Joan Carton, Hyannis, John J. and Margaret A.
Aug. 13 Joan Marie Lewis, Sandwich, Floyd H. and Florence V.
Aug. 13 Jane Evelyn Tuttle, Chatham, Harold and Harriet E.
Aug. 14 Charles Franklin Chase, Dennisport, Lawrence D. and
Helen R.
Aug. 18 Arthur Kenneth Marney, Osterville, Fraser A. and Mar-
tha O.
Aug. 21 Bruce Merritt Barstow, Falmouth, Alvah M. and Miriam.
Aug. 21 Jane Elizabeth Brooks, Hyannis, John E. and Isabel.
Aug. 21 Raymond Hovling Pierce, Marstons Mills, Lionel A. and
Ruth E.
Aug. 22 Kenneth.Robert Bloomer, Chatham, Arthur B. and Gene-
vieve W.
Aug. 22 Sara Polly Sears, Hyannis, Parker and Doris.
Aug. 22 Barbara Joan Sears, West Barnstable, William H. and
Mareelle.
Aug. 26 Sally Annette Sears, Dennisport, George B. and Myra C.
Aug. 27 Sally Ann Greene, Barnstable, Kenneth D. and Mamie S.
Aug. 28 Janice Charlotte Cotell, Hyannis, Leroy and Ellen.
Aug. 28
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Aug. 28 Harold Gaze Mann, 3rd, Sandwich, Harold G., Jr., and
Frances.
Aug. 29 David Chase Campbell, Hyannis, James F. and Cleone.
Aug. 31 Lewis Andrew Clark, Jr., Dennisport, Lewis A. and
Dorothy.
Sept. 1 Sheila McManus, Centerville, Paul D. and Dorothy C.
Sept. 3 Joan Burgess Dufur, Falmouth, William S. and Barbara.
Sept. 3 Helen Winifred McGinn, Chatham, Harold J. and Flor-
ence E.
Sept. 5 Janet Ruth Hodgkins, Woods Hole, Harry L. and Ger-
trude I.
Sept. 5 Joan Marie Labelle, Hyannis, Frank X. and Marie E.
Sept. 7 Thomas Earle Baker, Harwichport, Arthur W. and
Helena N.
Sept. 7 Donald Wayne Larkin, Hyannis, Elroy and Emma I.
Sept. 9 Gladys Marie Barboza, Santuit, Antone and Georgianna I.
Sept. 9 Barbara Blake Bearse, Hyannis, Louis E. and Madelyn.
Sept. 12 Joyce Mildred Robbins, West Chatham, Royce M. and
Dorothy G.
Sept. 13 Patricia Joy Burgess, Waquoit, Gordon F. and Emily F.
Sept. 14 Earl Theophil Wilcox, West Yarmouth, Homer G. and
Blanche.
Sept. 16 Lois Hallett, Bass River, Oliver W. and Marion L.
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Sept. 18 Polly Louise Marchant, Hyannisport, Nelson B. and
Helen L.
Sept. 18 Earl Sitter, Jr., Chatham, Earl and Hesper J.
Sept. 20 Kalliope Garoufes, Hyannis, George P. and Nora G.
Sept. 23 Genevieve Natalie Daluz, Centerville, Manuel and Rose.
Sept. 25 Barbara Baker, Centerville, Stuart E. and Jean E.
Sept. 28 Betty Louise Stanford, Harwich, H. Donald and Eliza-
beth E.
Oct. 3 Elizabeth Ione Hall, South Dennis, Leon T. and Ethel M.
Oct. 4 Philip Francis Clarkin, Woods Hole, John P. and Antoin-
ette K.
Oct. 5 George Joseph Gauvin, Hyannis, Albert L. and Dehlia.
Oct. 7 Robert Estes Delano, Jr., West Dennis, Robert E. and
Barbara N.
Oct. 7 Katherine Joan Roderick, Hyannis, Alfred and Rita.
Oct. 13 Hugh Basil Ellis, Dennisport, Wilfred A. and Agnes A.
Oct. 13 Kim Frances McGann, Hyannis, Frank B. and Loretta E.
Oct. 15 (Stillborn).
Oct. 15 Elwood Herbert Nickerson, West Chatham, Archie E. and
Dorothy C.
Oct. 16 Charlotte.Riedell, Osterville, Carl F. and Ethel F.
Oct. 18 .Martha Lincoln Allen, Dennis,.Winslow L. and Marjorie C.
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Oct. 18 William Leo Walsh, Centerville, Edwin A. and Anne.
Oct. 19 Arthur Edward Cook, Hyannis, William F. and Barbara E.
Oct. 22 Carl Jack Gronlund, Hatchville, Karl and Margaret G.
Oct. 23 Richard Omsbee Besse, Onset, Omsbee R. and Annie W.
Oct. 23 Anthony Sylvester Sylvia, Santuit, Anthony O. and Eve-
lyn I.
Oct. 26 Russell Brown Ryder, .Barnstable, Ansel L. and Natha-
lie M.
Oct. 27 Norma Lorraine Tobey, Hyannis, Lawrence and Mary.
Oct. 28 (Stillborn).
Oct. 31 Raymond Hallett, Jr., Cummaquid, Raymond and Bertha E.
Oct. 31 Judith Marcia Holmes, Harwich, Norman E. and Mar-
guerite C.
Nov. 4 Theodore Vernon Cash, Hyannis, Fred W. and Virgina.
Nov. 4 Donald Francis Wilde, Woods Hole, Phillips B. and
Alice M.
Nov. 6 Laurie Campbell, Cotuit, Ira L. and Ethel.
Nov. 6 Wiano Olga Maki, East Sandwich, Nicholas and Olga K.
Nov. 7 Bertha Jean Pellan, Hyannis, Louis and Cecile.
Nov. 8 Cynthia Florence Carragher, Falmouth, Michael and Mil-
dred.
Nov. 10 Francis Armand Richard, Hyannis, John W. and Hilda M.
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Nov. 11 (Sillborn).
Nov. 11 Carolyn Judith Holmes, Waquoit, Henry P. and Ruby P.
Nov. 13 Diane Hopkins Coe, Forestdale, John A. and Winifred.
Nov. 14 John Francis Brady, Jr., Sandwich, John F. and Helmi H.
Nov. 14 Franz Cahoon, Osterville, Ralph E. and Martha.
Nov. 14 Lucille Margaret Kelley, Truro, John J. and Lucy M.
Nov. 15 Deborah West Howes, Provincetown, Luther H. and
Barbara.
Nov. 19 Eugene Austin Homer, Jr., South Yarmouth, Eugene A.
and Gertrude E.
Nov. 26 John Joseph O'Brien, Bass River, Joseph A. and Mary J.
Nov. 28 Shirley Ann Joseph, Hyannis, John E. and Frances.
Dec. 2 Anthony Amaral, Jr., West Barnstable, Anthony and Lil-
lian.
Dec. 3 Mary Augusta Lewis, Osterville, Walter N. and Maude W.
Dec. 5 Jacquelin Beryl Smith, East Harwich, Willard G. and
Marion E.
Dec. 6 (Stillborn).
Dec. 6 Barbara Jane Williams, Hyannisport, John J. and Lura H. ,
Dec. 8 Sally Ann Dixon, Centerville, Melville F. and Katherine.
Dec. 9 Gail Roberta Campana, Osterville,Anthony J.and Rachel L.
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Dec. 9 Manuel Roderick, Jr., Marstons Mills, Manuel and Louise.
Dec. 10 Barbara Frances Harju, West Barnstable, Weikko M. and
Frances.
Dec. 11 Lois Ann Higgins, Orleans, William M. and Helen S.
Dec. 11 Josephine Gladys O'Neil, West Dennis, I. Bernard and
Ruth.
Dec. 12 Everett Lewis Smith, Jr., West Chatham, Everett L. and
Abby M.
Dec. 13 Jon Richard Jorgensen, Brewster, Kenneth E. and Flora I.
Dec. 14 Beverly Ann Vincent, Hyannis, Raymond E. and Ger-
trude L.
Dec. 16
Dec. 17 Janice Page Caswell, Hyannis, Norman C. and Elsie E.
Dec. 19 Carolyn Kelley, South Dennis, William C. and Gladys M.
Dec. 20 Dennis Francis Duggan, Harwichport, Timothy and Mary.
Dec. 21 Mary Belle Barker, West Yarmouth, John S. and Wilma I.
Dec. 21 Barbara Joyce Kelley, Dennisport, Gilbert S. and Mary B.
Dec. 22 Natalie Louise Radcliffe, Falmouth, John and Louise.
Dec. 22 Janet Coleman Ryder, Barnstable, Frank C. and Pearl L.
Dec. 23 Paul Thomas Norton, Hyannis, Thomas P. and Alice H.
Dec. 25 George Runnels, Jr., Hyannis, George and Agnes.
Dec. 28 Charlotte Ora King, Forestdale, Gordon and Grace L.
Dec. 30 James Anthony Verner,Jr., Osterville, James A. and Rae A.
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MARRIAGES
Marriages recorded in the Torn of Barnstable for the
year 1935:
1934
Oct. 23 George Garoufes of Hyannis and Nora Hunt of Hyannis.
1935
Jan. 1 W. Raymond Sherman of Rochester, N. Y., and Vera'Ane
M. Bradley of Rochester, N. Y.
Jan. 2 Theodore LeRoy Holmes of Hyannis and Clara Parker
Crocker of Hyannis.
Jan. 6 Arthur Sears of Dennis and Gladys Sylver of Dennis.
Jan. 26 Simeon Atwood of Wellfleet and Alta Hilton Atwood
(Hamblet) of Orleans.
Feb. 10 John Rogers Foss of Stoneham and Ruth Helen Martin of
Stoneham.
Feb. 22 John Christian Bearse of Hyannis and AIice Hendrickson
Logan (Lawn) of Hyannis.
Feb. 27 Howard Francis Eaton of Hyannis and Claire Eileen
Davenport of Hyannis.
Mar. 2 Frank Ferreira of Santuit and Mary Jose Soares (De-
Mello) of New Bedford.
Max. 2 Harry W. Robinson of Hyannis and Mabel E. Boyers
(Ellis) of Brookline.
Mar. 5 Leo E. Cayonette of Hyannis and Marie Mildred Mastatai
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Mar. 7 Roscoe Howard Thomas of Barnstable and Mary Joseph
ine Souza of Osterville.
Mar. 24 John Williams of Hyannis and Lura Hazel Pierce (Hall)
of Hyannis. `
Apr. 1 Weikko Matthew Harju of West Barnstable and Frances
Pirttinen of Sandwich.
Apr. 3 Sumner Sheldon Howes of Dennis and Dorothy Ernestine
Baker of Dennis.
Apr. 13 Joseph A. Bourque of Hyannis and Eleanor M. Rourke of
Hyannis.
Apr. 14 Toivo Koski of Centerville and Millicent Catherine Downes
of Hyannis.
Apr. 17 Theodore Frothingham of Bass River and Nanneen P.
Rebori of Chicago, Ill.
Apr. 20 Harlow B. Morrow of Sandwich and Mabel Thomas of
Barnstable.
Apr. 29 Stuart E. Coggeshall of Hyannis and Alice G. Vincent of
Hyannis.
May 12 James F. Pendergast of Centerville and Evelyn J. Gustaf-
son of Westfield.
May 23 Frederick Lee Littlefield, Jr., of Sagamore and Ruth Eliza-
beth Lovequist of Centerville.
May 24 Leon Eugene Plaud of Hyannis and Agathe Tisdelle of
New Bedford.
May 25 Felix Mayblom of Seattle, Wash., and Miriam Sundelin of
West Barnstable.
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May 29 Clinton Cahoon of West Yarmouth and Hazel Franklin
Smith of Hyannis.
June 1 Clarence Franklin Chase of Barnstable and Florence
Marion Cole of Newton.
June 1 Warren P. Clark of Malden and Margaret vonRoshner
Ford of Osterville.
June 1 Warren S. Freeman of Hyannis and Phyllis Jane Brown
of Santa Monica, California.
June 7 Frederick Allan Walker of Hyannis and Ethelind Doris
Fay of Hyannis.
June 8 Leonard Joseph Perry of Falmouth and Celia Alvina
Davidson of Osterville.
June 20 Francis Earl Walls of Barnstable and Myrtle Dinsmore
Martin of West Harwich.
June 22 Raymond Charles Helbig of Greenfield and Beatrice Ger-
trude Craig of Greenfield.
June 22 John Caton Medeiros of Marstons Mills and Geraldine
Elizabeth Phinney of Hyannis.
June 25 William Skinner Kilborne of New York, N. Y., and Eliza-
beth Briggs of Lexington.
June 27 Philip Francis Steere of Centerville and Ruth Esther
Faulds of West Barnstable.
June 29 Charles Leo Hughes of Warren, R. I., and Madeline Grace
Murphy of Hyannis.
June 30 Powers McClean of Augusta, Me., and Marjorie Bell
Avery of Brockton.
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July 5 Frank Austin Tabor of Falmouth and Averil May Williams
(Anson) of Falmouth.
July 5 William Edward Walker of Montreal, Canada, and Edith
Elizabeth Stanley of Montreal, Canada.
July 6 Robert Touhail of Bronx, N..Y., and Ruth Lichter of New
York, N. Y.
July 6 Lawrence Rogers of Marstons Mills and Christine Repose
of Santuit.
July 7 Benjamin Grace, Jr., of Hyannis and Mary Ann Monteiro
of Osterville.
July 7 William E. Kelley of Hyannis .and Katie M. Kelley
(Eldridge) of Hyannis.
July 15 Nathan Langsam of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Annette Kwestel
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
July 20 Richard A. Rouvellat of Allston and Louise G. Thomas of
Allston.
July 21 Ernest Arthur Hoxie of Cotuit and Catherine Manning of
Cotuit.
July 27 Ernst Halberstadt of Hyannis and Luba Hershman of Hy-
annis.
July 28 Barnard Bryant Pierce of Osterville and Madeline Ger-
trude Connolly of Osterville.
Aug. 3 James Christopher Marsh of Hyannis and Bertha Chase
of South Yarmouth.
Aug. 3 Leaman R. Wentzel of Dorchester and Jennie M. Hubbard
(Kenney) of South Yarmouth.
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Aug. 5 Lee A. Ault of Cincinnati, Ohio and Dorothy P. Smith of
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Aug. 7 Guy Hercules Brightman of West Yarmouth and Char-
lotte May Drew of Hyannis.
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Aug. 10 Joseph Edward Carbonell, Jr., of Boston and Virginia
Drew Cannon of Hyannis.
Aug. 17 Christian Randolph Binner of Oceanside, L. I., N. Y., and
Hope Elliot Chase of Hyannis.
Aug. 25 Willis Whitney Sherman of Wellesley and Ottilie Bryer
Drew (Bryer) of Hyannis.
Aug. 28 Theodore P. Huffman of Newark, N. J., and Maude W.
Clinton (Wright) of Barnstable.
Aug. 31 Joseph Wilfred Burke of Hyannis and Lena Franklin
Bradshaw of Hyannis.
Aug. 31 Arthur Davidson Calfee of St. Louis, Mo., and Lydia Joy
Draper of Boston.
Aug. 31 William J. Sutton of Hyannis and Margaret Salmon of
Lawrence.
Aug. 31 Henry Donald White of Hanson and Alice Gertrude Snow
of Brockton.
Sept. 7 Robert Edward Haskins of Hyannis and Sylvia Elizabeth
Taber of Hyannis.
Sept.. 12 Harold Franklin Hinckley of Hyannis and Ida B. F. Booth
of Hyannis.
Sept. 14 Kaarlo William Aittaniemi of West Barnstable and Hazel
Burgess Lapha.m of Marstons Mills.
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Sept. 14 LeBaron R. Barker, Jr., of Boston and Leslie Greenough
of Brookline.
Sept. 20 Roswell Fearing Bassett of Hyannis and Alice Rathbone
of Palmer.
Sept. 20 Claude S. Nickerson, Jr., of Cotuit and Myrtle S. LaFond
(Savery) of Cotuit.
Sept. 21 Theodore Everett Carter of Middleboro and Helen Evelyn
Rogers of Middleboro.
Sept. 21 Richard Prentiss Coville of Barnstable and Erdine War-
ren Hinckley of Somerville.
Sept. 21 Bradford Lee Tallman of Osterville and Elva Marguerite
Ellis of Hyannis.
Sept. 22 Edmund B. Craney of Butte, Montana and Barbara R.
Sprague of Osterville.
Sept. 22 Horace Thomas Gifford of Mashpee and Evelyn William
Phillips of Mashpee.
Sept. 23 Richard Wallace Soule of Hyannis and Marcia Katherine
Rowe of Centerville.
Sept. 26 Donald Harris Grant of Barnstable and Mary S. Polto
of Barnstable.
Sept. 28 Edbon Rodriques Rogers of Santuit and .Mary Lucy
Amaral of Teaticket.
Sept. 29 Winfred R. Jacobs of Centerville and Muriel Phyllis
Young of Dennisport.
Sept. 30 James P. Gavone of Sandwich and Gladys L. O'Toole.,of
Sandwich.
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Sept. 30 Thomas Patrick Norton of Salem and Alice Henderson
Sylvester (Coleman) of Hyannis.
Oct. 3 Henry M. Haugh of Hyannis and Elsie M. Barker (Holder)
. of Webster.
Oct. 9 Donald Caplinger McMillan of Barnstable and Katharine
Spring*of Braintree.
Oct. 13 Melvin Weston Fuller of Osterville and Virginia Cook
McLane of Osterville.
Oct. 19 John Norman Lawrence of Concord and Helen Gertrude
Clubb of Concord.
Oct. 27 Charles Burton Baxter of Hyannis and Alda Mary Jacobs
of Hudson.
Oct. 31 Thomas E. Dion of West Barnstable and Vivian Sophia
Howatt of Barnstable.
Nov. 7 Robert Maxim Whitcomb of Wareham and Barbara Tall-
man of Hyannis.
Nov. 9 John R. Botella of Osterville and Isabel M. Repose of
Santuit.
Nov. 11 Henry -William Klimm, Jr., of Hyannis and Edna ,Elva
Lanquist of Hyannis.
Nov. 21 William Oscar Johnson of Centerville and Madelaine Lu-
cille Dumont of Harwich.
Dec. 7 Albert Francis Dykeman of Hyannis and Claire Martin
Mailhot (Martin) of Hyannis.
Dec. 7 Joseph Andrew Eldridge of Osterville and Ethel Margaret
Peterson of Worcester.
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Dec. 7 Chester Everett Marchant, Jr., of Hyannis and Evelyn
Bernice Chase of West Harwich.
Dec. 31 Norman L. Scott of Andover and Beatrice (Marnock)
Barry of Weymouth.
DEATHS
Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1935:
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Jan. 2 James F. Moynihan, Harwichport, 69 y.
Jan. 3 Owen Bliss Lewis, Osterville, 67 y. 28 d.
Jan. 4 Theodore W. Crosby, Centerville, 86 y. 18 d.
Jan. 8 Nancy H. Crocker (Lapham), Centerville, 75 y. 6 m. 19 d.
Jan. 8 Carl Alfred Nelson, Osterville, 58 y. 3 m. 3 d.
Jan. 9 Addie Jane Harrington (Eaton), Centerville, 72 y. 11 m.
30 d.
Jan. 10 Nymphas Baxter, Hyannis, 89 y. 4 m. 14 d.
Jan. 10 Eliza Jones, Barnstable, 87 y. 10 m. 30 d.
Jan. 11 Harriett Ranfield King (Frost), Hyannis, 66 y.
Jan. 13 Frank Ferreira, Provincetown, 8 y. 6 m. 8 d.
Jan. 13 John George Richard, Hyannis, 4 d.
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Jan. 15 (Stillborn).
Jan. 18 Anthony G. White, Barnstable, 56 y. 9 m. 1 d.
Jan. 21 Donald Anthony Roza, East Sandwich, 3 y. 2 m. 6 d.
Feb. 3 Curtis Edward Randall, Hyannis, 1 m. 24 d.
Feb. 6 Lucy Jenkins Jones (Cobb), Marstons Mills, 98 y. 4 m.
27 d.
Feb. 7 Mary M. Backus, West Barnstable, 88 y. 1 m. 12 d.
Feb. 7 George H. Cash, Hyannis, 84 y. 8 m. 24 d.
Feb. 9 Manuel Viera Silva, Sandwich, 70 y. 8 m. 9 d.
Feb. it Juliet F. Bates (Phinney), Barnstable, 94 y. 2 m. 12 d.
Feb. 13 Anna Duarte, Santuit, 64 y.
Feb. 13 Alexander Hinckley, West Barnstable, 91 y. 3 m.110 d.
Feb. 15 Josephine Eliza Thorndike, Hyannis, 79 y. 6 m.
Feb. 17 Sarah Elizabeth Hunt (Sibley), Bourne, 47 y. 5 m. 19 d.
Feb. 22 Reginald Clifton Pease, Hyannis, 9 m. 1 d.
Feb. 26 (Stillborn).
Feb. 26 Ida May Jacobs (Jacobs), Centerville, 75 y. 6 m. 14 d.
Mar. 1 Rosa Pina (Rose), Falmouth, 51 y.
Mar. 2 Albert Joseph Peters, Santuit, 5 m. 24 d.
Mar. •7 (Infant) Taft, Centerville, 3 hrs.
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Mar. 11 William A. Fuller, Hyannis, 76 y. 3 m. 19 d.
Mar. 19 Antonio B. Lima, Hyannis, 37 y. 9 m.
Mar. 27 Alexander Smith, Hyannis, 64 y.
Mar. 28 Louis Pina, West Barnstable, 49 y. 11 m. 21 d.
Apr. 1 Louise B. Howes (Kelley), Barnstable, 95 y. 16 d.
Apr. 1 Ella Louise Lovell (Hudson), Osterville, 78 y. 12 d.
Apr. 2 Herbert A. Howland, West Barnstable, 81 y. 5 m. 9 d.
Apr. 7 Elizabeth Arey Dottridge (Collins), Cotuit, 80 y. 14 d.
Apr. 8 Helen Sutton (Wood), Hyannis, 38 y.
Apr. 9 Hazel L. Harris (Snyder), Barnstable, 41 y. 10 m.
Apr. 12 Mildred Lewis Scudder (Fisher), Cotuit, 34 y. 11 m. 10 d.
Apr. 21 Walter Brewer, South Yarmouth, 43 y. 7 m. 2 d.
Apr. 22 Hersey•Barabe, Hyannis, 1 y. 11 m. 3 d.
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Apr. 26 (Infant) Hammond, Vrest Harwich, 30 min.
Apr. 26 Willard Pocknett, Sr., Mashpee, 73 y. 15 d.
Apr. 27 Charles Merton Bates, Osterville, 3 m. 20 d.
Apr. 28 Lucy Annette Monroe Loomis (Monroe), Centerville, 85 y
4 m. 4 d.
Apr. 30 (Infant) Nikulas, West Barnstable, 1 min.
May 2 Miriam Holton Bearse (Crocker), Centerville, 65 y. 1 m.
3 d. .
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May 3 Walter Raymond Simpson, Hyannis, 55 Y. 10 m. 4 d.
May 5 Helen Pitbaldo Woodbury (Pitbaldo), Hyannis 79 y.
May 9 William B. Woodbury, Hyannis, 50 y. 5 m. 9 d.
May 10 Wilton Crosby, Osterville, 78 y. 6 m. 20 d.
May 14 Wilbur F. Bassett, Hyannis, 70 y. 5 m. 3 d.
May 14 John J. Shuley, Hyannis, 67 y. 1 m. 3 d.
May 15 Emelie Bain (Larsen), Osterville, 56 y.
May 18. Joseph W. Tallman, Osterville, 87 y. 4 d.
May 18 Paul N. Thompson, Cotuit, 34 y. 3 m. 2 d.
May 18 Sydney William White, Hyannis, 67 y. 3 m. 16 d.
May 22 (Stillborn).
May 23 Russell D. F. Hall, Hyannis, 74 y. 9 m. 1 d.
May 25 Delia Whelden (Curran), Osterville, 72 y. 4 m. 11 d.
May 27 Mary Frazier (Peter), Santuit, 86 y.
May 27 William Morton Holmes, Saugus, 81 y. 14 d.
May 31 Lawrence Henry Haskins, Wareham, 41 y. 11 m. 23 d.
May 31 Mary Gertrude Miller (Maher), Hyannis, 50 y. 9 m. 18 d.
June 1 Emma Jane Keane (Nickerson), Hyannis, 75 y.
June 3 Horatio Amos Bearse, Hyannis, 39 y. 6 m. 27 d.
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June 3 Nathaniel D. Bearse, Hyannis, 69 y. 4 m. 10 d.
June 5 Heman Eldredge, Hingham, 69 y. 1 m. 3 d.
June 5 Stanley Syryech, Hyannis, 52 y.
June 7 Nancy Starck, Centerville, 9 y. 8 m. 11 d.
June 11 James Allen Lovell, Osterville, 84 y. 3 m. 17 d.
June 15 Augustus Clinton Black, East Dennis, 44 y. 28 d.
June 15 Marcia A. Kelley (Crocker), Centerville, 79 y.
June 17 Sarah P. Dixon (Dixon), Cummaquid, 80 y.
June 24 George T. Sisson, Harwich, 66 y. 3 m. 9 d.
June 27 Charles Ruska, Sr., Barnstable, 78 y. 3 m. 2 d.
July 3 James Henry Connolly, Hyannis, 66 y. 6 m. 14 d.
July 5 Harry Francis Turtle, Montclair, N. J., 71 y. 5 m. 14 d.
July 6 Vincent Matthews Lewis, Centerville, 19 y. 2 m. 4 d.
July 7 Bessie Leonard (Cammett), Barnstable 61 y.
July 8 Mary Jane Sullivan (Maguire), Hyannis, 73 y.
July 10 (Infant) Baarens, Clifton, N. J., 1 hr. 25 min.
July 12 Adeline Gomes, Harwich, 18 y. 5 m. 20 d.
July 12 Ellen T. Greene (Sullivan), Santuit, 42 y.
July 15 Oscar Raoul Talon L'Esperance, Centerville, 56 y. 10,.27 d.
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July 25 (Stillborn).
July 26 (Stilborn).
Aug. 1 Emma S. Parsons, East Orleans, 60 y. 2 d.
Aug. 2 Dorothy Caton, West Barnstable; 12 y. 11 m. 20 d.
Aug. 3 Robert M. Daniel, Osterville, 59 y. 10 m. 9 d.
Aug. 4 William B. Childs, West Hyannisport, 74 y. 7 m. 12 d.
Aug. 5 Helen P. Kennedy (Moorhouse), Buffalo, N. Y., 78 y.
Aug. 7 Chester Bearse, Centerville, 75 y. 10 m. 11 d.
Aug. 9 Edward Harlow Fuller, Hyannis, 83 y. 2 m.
Aug. 9 Ida Baldwin Eldridge Jenkins (Eldridge), West Barn-
stable, 70 y. 11 m. 10 d.
Aug. 10 Franklin H. Landers, Mattapoisett, 61 y.
Aug. 11 Charles G. Thompson, West Barnstable, 84 y. 6 d.
Aug. 12 Helen Clark Fruit LaRue (Fruit), Marion, Penna., 60 y.
Aug. 18 Fred Roche, New York, N. Y., 45 y. 2 m. 17 d.
Aug. 23 Benjamin E. Chapman, Jr., Hyannis, 25 y. 7 m. 20 d.
Aug. 26 Oliver Hazard Perry, Centerville, 65 y. 1 m. 7 d.
Aug. 29 Hazel Esther Robinson, Barnstable, 25 y. 2 m. 17 d.
Sept. 5 (Infant) VanGuerrin, Chatham, 1 d. 6 hrs.
Sept. 13 Henry Terry Nickerson, Hyannis, 70 y. 2 m. 25 d.
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Sept. 14 Edward R. Blagden, Hyannisport, 67 y. 2 m. 14 d.
Sept. 18 Elizabeth Jeanette Dean (Bassett), Hyannis, 88 Y. 3 m.
1 d.
Sept. 19 Mary Campbell, Osterville, 62 y.
Sept. 19 Julia Grace, Harwich, 22 y. 9 m. 10 d.
Sept. 21 Agnes Morrill (Brady), East Bridgewater, 73 y. 25 d.
Sept. 24 Lena Katherine Hunt, Providence, R. I., 61 y. 6 m. 4 d.
Sept. 26 Woodie Williams, Attleboro, 33 y. 11 m. 27 d.
Oct. 1 Judson Adams Haskell, Deer Isle, Maine, 76 y. 10 m. 14 d.
Oct. 3 Charles Henry Howes, Chatham, 69 y.
Oct. 7 Philip A. Kieser, Hyannis, 54 y. 5 m. 18 d.
Oct. 15 (Stillborn).
Oct. 17 Alonzo P. Crosby, Centerville, 89 y. 6 m. 22 d.
Oct. 17 George W. Ford, Osterville, 79 y. 3 m. 11 d.
Oct. 28 (Stillborn).
Oct. 28 Abbie M. Tinkham, Sandwich, 45 y. 6 m. 28 d.
Oct. 29 Eleanor Elsie Simon, Hyannis, 42 y. 4 m. 8 d.
Oct. 30 Flora Belle Broughton (Merrick), Barnstable, 69 y. 2 m.
12 d.
Nov. 5 Daniel Gomes, Harwich, 1 y. 10 m. 19 d.
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Nov. 5 Harriett Louise Holmes, (Kelley), Barnstable, 57 y. 15 d.
Nov. 6 Phyllis A. Bowers, Wellfleet, 3 y. 9 m. 18 d.
Nov. 7 Francis L. James, Chatham, 55 y. 27 d.
Nov. 11 (Stillborn).
Nov. 15 Alfred Nunes, Harwich, 36 y. 6 m. 16 d.
Nov. 15 Martha Nesmith Rich (Soule), Centerville, 60 y. 6 m. 6 d.
Nov. 25 Pauline Wilkins Eaton(Wilkins), Wianno, 59 y. 3 m. 13 d.
Nov. 25 Dorothy V. Johnson, South Carver, 25 y. 4 m. 19 d.
Nov. 28 Isabelle Eldridge (Sherman), Hyannis, 58 y. 4 d.
Nov. 29 Anthony Sylvester Sylvia, Santuit, 1 m, 6 d.
Dec. 5 Chester B. Nye, Hyannis, 50 y. 3 m. 15 d.
Dec. 6 (Stillborn).
Dec. 6 John W. Williams, Osterville, 83 y. 8 m. 20 d.
Dec. 8 Hubert Cleveland Beach, Hyannis, 76 y. 2 m.
Dec. 10 Elizabeth K. Hopkins.(Maclntyre), Barnstable, 69 y. 1 m.
17 d.
Dec. 10 Frank Clifton Leonard, Plymouth, 67 y. 2 m. 1 d.
Dec. 11 Arthur Paul DeCamp, St. Louis, Mo., 76 y.
Dec. 11 Lucy S. Howard (Crowell), West Dennis, 80 y. 8 m. 21 d.
Dec. 12 Orin Russell, Nickerson, Cotuit, 81 y. 4 m. 9 d.
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Dec. 12 John Stanley Berry, Bass River, 55 y. 2 m. 2 d.
Dec. 14 Herbert Bernard Crosby, Osterville, 57 y. 8 m. 20 d.
Dec. 16 Jane Baxter, Hyannis, 2 y. 14 d.
Dec. 16 Alabama F. Weekes (Nickerson), South Harwich, 79 y.
8 m. 7 d.
Dec. 20 Nellie L. Snyder (Lamson), Barnstable, 66 y. 11 m. 21 d.
Dec. 21 Joseph H. Hallett, Hyannis, 62 y. 11 m. 24 d.
Dec. 22 Jerusba Emma Chase (Robbins), Hyannis, 68 y. 1 m. 15 d.
Dec. 23 Lydia A. Bodman (Bodman), Attleboro, 77 y. 1 m.
Dec. 23 Lewis Costa, Provincetown, 25 y. 1 m. 5 d.
Dec. 24 John Henry Stetson, South Yarmouth, 82 y. 10 m.
Dec. 26 Edwin V. Harwood, New Bedford, 30 y. 7 m.
Dec. 28 William H. Jones, Cotuit, 70 y. 2 m. 3 d.
Dec. 29 Marcia Woodworth Paine, Barnstable, 75 y. 6 m. 23 d.
Dec. 30 Dorothy Rose Gifford, Santuit, 3 y. 10 m. 22 d.
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BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
1935
Jan. 13 Annie S. Nickerson (Church), Boston, 86 y.
Jan. 28 Eliza Anna Baker (Hamblin), Quincy, 81 y. 4 m. 20 d.
Feb. 5 John Edward Pratt, Dumont, N. J., 84 y. 2 m. 25 d.
Mar. 1 John James Otis Pope, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Apr. 14 Wesley Lyng Minor, Wrentham, 80 y. 3 m. 6 d.
May 10 Susan Jane Cornish, Brookline, 84 y. 6 m. 28 d.
June 30 Charles Buckler Easter, Baltimore, Maryland.
July 1 Lincoln B. Hallett, Boston, 69 y. 5 m. 23 d.
July 22 Susie E. Taylor, Brockton, 71 y. 11 m. 23 d.
Aug. 27 Robert Samuel Fisher, Providence, R. I., 15 y. 7 m. 23 d.
Sept. 30 Elbert S. Whitford, S. Cioud, Florida.
Oct. 26 Helen F. Phinney, Malden, 83 y. 5 m. 29 d.
Nov. 26 Louis W. Southgate, District of Columbia, 70 y. 9 m. 1 d.
Nov. 28 Emil W. Rodin, Penobscot County, Maine, 44 y.
CLARENCE M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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JURY LIST, 1936
The following is the Jury List for 1936:
Victor H. Anderson Cooper
Theron Appollonio Retired
Edward L. Ashley Mason
Roswell F. Bassett Surveyor
Merton H. Bates Painter
Frederick L. Bearse Caretaker
Nelson Bearse Surveyor
Seabury W. Bearse Contractor
Gerhard Bleicken Gardener
Ralph H. Bodman Banker
John Bradley Salesman
Charles H. Brown Innholder
Frank E. N. Brown Lineman
Adrian Chadwick Carpenter
.Allen Chadwick Carpenter
.Ronald A. Chesbro Clerk
Leo A. Childs Mason
.Donald 0. Coffin Electrician
.Frederic D. Conant Gardener
•Clarence A. Cottrell Salesman
,Stephen B. Crellin Farmer
Harvey F. Crocker Carpenter
Willis G. Crocker, Sr. Carpenter
Ralph W. Crosby Boat Builder
.Samuel C. Crosby Cook
Ernest 0. Dottridge, Jr. Carpenter
Herbert W. Eldridge Carpenter
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Calvin H. Fuller Painter
George F. Fuller Clerk
George Garoufes Cafe Proprietor
Henry A. Gilman Carpenter
Albert Grauer Manager
Delton C. Hall Sailor
Clinton F. Hallett Railroad
Joseph P. Hallett Retired
Joseph W. Hamblin Carpenter
Seth E. Hamblin Carpenter
Abbott F. L. Harlow Carpenter
Frederick L. Harlow Retired
Oliver Harlow Clerk
Henry M. Haugh Hotel Proprietor
William D. Holmes Carpenter
Harry L. Holway Blacksmith
John J. Horne Painter
John R. Huggard Fisherman
Chester P. Jordan Baker
James F. Keveney Merchant
Bertil L. Lagergren Gardener
Earle W. Landers Carpenter
Burleigh D. Leonard Mechanic
Charles N. Libby Truckman
Harris C. Lovell Laborer
Howard G. Lumbert Carpenter
Francis J. Lyons Retired
Edward F. Maher Retired
Max Malchman Merchant
Orlando W. Marchant Carpenter
Roy V. McCormack Salesman
James C. McShane Retired
Manuel B. Medeiros Laborer
Alexander Michelson Merchant
Edwin A. Milk Accountant
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Chester A. Murray Retired
William J. O'Neil Clerk
Bertram M. Parker Carpenter
Heman F. Pierce Barber
Leon G. Savery Chauffeur
Frederic F. Scudder Merchant
Frederick E. Sherman. Merchant
Henry L. Sherman Mason
Walter Sherman Mason
Herbert L. Snow Mason
Carl W. Starck Mechanic
Isaiah S. Studley Mechanic
Clarence E. Stevens Merchant
Joseph W. Tallman, Jr. Mason
Norman W. Taylor Plumber
Harry W. Tobey Merchant
Alfred G. Weeks Farmer
Frederick D. Wetherbee Clerk
Norman E. Williams Plumber
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Report of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
The greater part of the United States may have turned
the mythical corner and discovered beyond it the road to
_prosperity, but Cape Cod and the Town of Barnstable in
particular are still in the throes of depression with normalcy
still little more than a mirage that may or may not material-
ize. As we wrote our 1933 report, we considered that the
Welfare conditions then existing could scarcely be worse,
but 1934 and 1935 have each in turn revealed a situation
becoming more and more discouraging. If the gloom were
not penetrated by a few rays of light in the form of optim-
istic reports emanating from other localities, the outlook
would indeed be dismal.
Private industry has not been able locally to take up
the slack created by a constant decrease in the number of
workers on Federal projects. The number, so employed has
declined from 700 on the CWA to about 325 on the WPA;
the weekly wage from $15.00 to $11.00. This decrease in.
earnings coupled with-the increase in the cost of living has
only added to a Welfare burden already made acute by the
fact that we have had to aid many of the 350 heads of
families thrown out of employment by the successive transi-
tions from CWA to ERA and from ERA to WPA. The larger
families paying house rent cannot live on a weekly WPA
wage averaging less than $11.00—particularly in the winter
time. They have a job such as it is, but cannot in all cases
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be completely self-supporting. Each case is a problem in
itself, each different, and each requiring special attention
in order to arrive at a satisfactory solution. This board has
many times in many quarters protested the unfairness and
inadequacy of the WPA wage payments, but so far com-
pletely without success. An extract from our recent letter
on the subject to our congressional representative and sen-
ators follows:
"We wish to establish with you our objections to the
present regulations concerning the employment of labor. on
WPA. These regulations enable the WPA to employ only
those persons who were receiving welfare aid or who were
working on the ERA during the period from May 1 to
November 1, 1935. This group necessarily includes a number
-of single people and many who have only small families, as
well as a few who scarcely need the work at all. This in-
flexible rule also necessarily excludes a great many persons
-who have become destitute since November. 1st and who
merit assistance far more than many of those actually em-
ployed on the WPA. This condition could be materially im-
proved if local authorities were given more latitude in rec-
ommending persons for employment.
"We wish also to bring to your attention that wages
have been paid at very uncertain intervals, bringing a hard-
ship on both the workers and the local Welfare Department.
It is significant, we think, that this method of payment does
ai.ot at all comply with the Massachusetts statute concerning
wage payments.
"It is self-evident that the wage scale now in effect
throughout Massachusetts is unfair and highly discrimina-
tory. The wage scale prevailing here in the Town of Barn-
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stable provides $44.00 monthly whereas, for similar hours of
labor in the urban districts, wages are $55.00 monthly. It is,
we think, common knowledge that the cost of living on Cape
Cod is even higher than in any city district in Massachusetts.
As we understand it, these wage scales were determined en-
tirely on the basis of population. It is quite evident to any
thinking person that no such arrangement could do other
than work extreme injustice in many cases.
"We earnestly request your co-operation in bringing
about such changes and revisions in the WPA set-up as may
be necessary to eliminate the evils which are making the
WPA so unpopular and ineffective in Massachusetts."
The effects on local conditions of the various Federal
organizations devised for re-employment and relief have
been both good and bad. The beneficial results have probably
been evident to all.People have been put to work who would
otherwise have been jobless and probably $50,000 to $60,000
out of the $120,000 spent here during 1935 for labor on Fed-
eral projects represents a direct saving to the town and its
Welfare Department. The injurious results of all this govern-
ment spending are all the more serious because they are far
less obvious to the average citizen. The CWA, as originally
set up, was designed solely to relieve unemployment. Its
assistance in local welfare .problems was considered only
incidental. The. ERA and WPA, however, were organized
solely to administer relief. This board has long maintained
that the government's method of putting these relief
schemes into operation was radically and basically wrong.
There is, in every town and city in the Commonwealth, an
already established and functioning Board of Public Wel-
fare, whose duty it is to care for those in need of assistance.
If.the Federal Government wished to aid in administering
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relief, if they deemed the financial loads on the various
municipalities too great for the local taxpayer to completely
shoulder, there was but one fundamentally sound way to
assist and that was to give to each town and city its propor-
tionate share of the money raised, under the condition that
it be expended for relief under the direction of the already
existing Welfare Departments. Instead of this, however,
Mr. Hopkins and his assistants set up an organization so
huge, so complicated, and so hopelessly entangled in red
tape and inflexible regulations, that it could scarcely func-
tion at all. In spite of the immensity of this machinery, it.
merely paralleled the established Welfare Departments, and
for various self-evident reasons it could not efficiently cope
with the local welfare situations. In the first place, it neces-
sarily employed persons who had little or no previous ex-
perience with welfare problems. Secondly, many of those in
administrative offices were not acquainted with local condi-
tions. Thirdly, whatever good might have been accomplished
in spite of other handicaps was further greatly minimized
by inflexible regulations which by the very reason of their
universal application must necessarily be frequently deft-
cient when applied to local conditions. As compared with
this fearsome and complicated administrative machinery
set-up for the WPA, the scheme of direct payment to local
Welfare Boards would have,been simple in the extreme, and
would have required relatively few employees. It would
have diverted hundreds of millions now spent for adminis-
tration into relief channels. The responsibility for the suc-
cess of the program would have been squarely upon the
shoulders of the local governmental units.
However, disregarding completely the ominous storm
signals, the government went into the relief business on a
tremendous scale. The "Government" handed out relief
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jobs; the "Government" doled out clothing to the needy;
the "Government" gave out groceries to those who applied
for them. Is it to be wondered at that the recipients came
to regard these things as their special right and privilege,
or that they began to lose their inherent sense of pride and
responsibility? Is it strange that many citizens previously
proud and self-respecting have now become "Welfare con-
scious" and do not hesitate to depend on the supposedly
inexhaustible resources of the "Government" to supply that
deficiency in income for which in many cases their own im-
providence, lack of initiative, or downright laziness is re-
sponsible? If this tremendous extra burden were only for
"today," we might well smile and bear it, but unfortunately
there will be a great many "tomorrows" before the de-
moralizing effect of all this government giving can be over-,
come, and the resulting burden of taxes lifted from the
beaded back of the tottering taxpayer.
If this report thus far seems to be largely comprised of
ERA and WPA discussions, the few readers who peruse it
may rest assured that it is so only because our welfare
problems have been equally saturated with the same alpha-
betical arrangements. Likewise we do not wish to convey
the impression that all aid recipients are unworthy. There
always have been some worthy welfare cases, there always
will be, and these we are anxious to help. Also before leav-
ing ERA and WPA matters, we wish to publicly acknowl-
edge the complete co-operation we have received from Dis-
trict Administrator, Robert F. Cross, who has assisted us
with our work to the limit of his ability.
Another of our major problems during 1935 has been
that of medical care and hospitalization. For medical care
and attendance, we spent approximately $7,000 and for
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hospitalization about $3,000. The matter of greatly decreas-
ing these expenditures will have to be solved during 1936,
particularly as regard the $7,000 it The apparent solu-
tion seems to be the hiring of a town physician. We propos-
ed this matter last summer, whereupon the doctors offered
to take 33 1/3 per cent cut in their fees on all welfare cases.
We accepted their offer, trusting that things would work
out satisfactorily. Unfortunately, in spite of the discount,
our monthly expenditures did not appear to decrease and
we are now faced with the necessity of carrying out our
original plan.
We have been frequently criticized by a few of the
doctors for sending some of our hospital cases to St. Luke's,
or the Massachusetts General, instead of the Cape Cod hos-
pital. As we have explained to the directors, our reasons
were purely financial. When we sent a patient to St. Luke's,
we paid nothing but board, whereas for a surgical case go-
.ing to the Cape Cod Hospital, we had to pay $50 for. a
surgeon, besides oftentimes paying additional fees for an
r assistant, for the administration of an anaesthetic, and for
the operating room. When we can obtain free surgical at-
tention for Welfare patients at our own local hospital, we
will be only too glad to send our cases there.
Because of the increased Welfare load during 1935 and
the necessity of having the Welfare chairman devote more
time to the problems of the selectmen and assessors, it was
necessary to employ an additional welfare worker, Mr. Wil-
liam P. Corcoran, who has subsequently been appointed
agent of the department, and placed in full charge thereof.
In his work thus far he has done well and merits our con-
tinued confidence.
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During the past year as usual, we have been indirectly►
subjected to a certain amount of criticism, most of which
was unwarranted. In this connection, we would like to sub-
mit to the citizens of this town our contention that there is
no more difficult job than that of attempting to properly,
fairly, and decently administer public welfare in this par-
ticular community. We receive the abuse of the welfare
recipient on the one hand and the taxpayer on the other.
Almost every welfare recipient who is refused a request, no
matter how unreasonable, is henceforth our political enemy,
ready to embellish upon his grievances before any available
audience. The ordinary taxpayer, who knows little about
our problems and, unfortunately, believes too many of the
rumors he hears, takes it for granted that we are squander-
ing the town's money. We think it possible that we may in
some few cases have given aid in excess of the actual re-
quirements, or may in other cases have given less aid than
should have been given. However, if these things did occur,
they were without our knowledge and far less frequent than.
is commonly believed. We feel, in view of the fact that at
times our total relief load has been approximately 400 cases,
representing 1,500 persons, that a few such errors were
somewhat excusable.
No one realizes except one who has held a comparable
office how many of the rumors bandied about among the
people cencerning public officials and their actions are
either absolutely false or so greatly exaggerated as to be
scarcely recognizable. To one "on the outside" it is almost
inconceivable the extent to which this is true. With this in
mind, we have evolved after considerable experience a
formula which should be used whenever a derogatory rumor
is heard concerning some public official or board. This is
offered in all seriousness and is reasonably accurate. Of all
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such rumors circulated, about 50 per cent are altogether
false. Ninety per cent of the remainder are so grossly ex-
aggerated as to have very little resemblance to the actual
truth. Of those then left (or about 5 per cent of the total)
75 per cent contain only that portion of the truth which
tends to corroborate the impression they are intended to
convey, leaving out altogether such facts as would entirely
alter this impression. For those mathematically inclined, it
can be seen that if one listens to such criticisms and accepts
them as authentic, he will invariably do both himself and
others a grave injustice. Again we admonish that you in-
vestigate before you criticize.
The Lombard Home has been again well managed and a
credit to the town. Very few realize what a fine place it
really is and how much comfort those living there actually
enyoy. The Home is immaculately clean, the food good and
well prepared, the asmosphere distinctly homelike. Many
well established boarding houses offer much less toward
comfortable living than does the Lombard Home. Many who
have gone there with some misgivings have realized their
mistake, and voluntarily voiced their complete approval.
With a larger staff, with new and more efficient quar-
ters in the basement of the Town Building, and with still
greater experience in Welfare matters, we hope to be able
to handle efficiently the Welfare problems of 1936.
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
Chairman of the Board of. Public Welfare.
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REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
On examination of the records you will find this the
ninth Shellfish Constable's report to be submitted since my
appointment in 1927.
I am very glad that I am able at this time that, while
perhaps the financial part of the shellfish industry does not
just at the time of writing show much of a change I can re-
port the industry and outlook for the future is in much bet-
ter condition than for a long time. The fact that the finan-
cial end of the industry shows very little improvement can
be accounted for from the fact that nearly all the projects
that come under the head of Conservation or Propagation
and Protection are incomplete so that no accurate report
from a financial standpoint can be made at this time, some
not for a year or more.
The different projects entered in to by the town, state,
and government along the line of Conservation are so new,
that while in the state and government we have some of the
best posted and most experienced men to guide and direct
this work, we keep encountering results of reseeding and
transplanting that do not fit with some of the theories, that
some of our experts had laid down and thought were right.
I will give you one instance where the theories of our so-
called experts were all wrong this particular time. In this
instance those who should know told us we could not dig,
transport, and plant clams during the hot weather as they
would heat and not survive when planted. The year 1934,
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month of July, we with the help of state and government,
dug or had dug clams, transported them more than a hun-
dred miles, planted them in Barnstable Harbor with very
good results, very little loss, and while the area planted has
not all been dug some of the places that have been show
that where eighty barrels to the acre was planted in less
than a year showed a yield of more than four hundred bar-
rels to the acre, an increase of 5 to 1. Then we all agreed
that we could not dig and transplant in cold weather. Dur-
ing the winter of 1934 and 1935 we dug and transplanted on
E. R. A. project in Barnstable to December 15, and in some
coastal towns in the state this work was done all winter. In
our case the results were very good, very little loss, so you
see we transplanted during the hottest and some of the cold-
est weather with very good results, and now I am quoting
one who should know who says: "We have during the past
year seen some of our pet theories as to transplanting all
over turned, so I have come to the concluison that we know
less than we thought."
As I told you earlier in my report I will not be able to
give at this time a complete report on some of the projects
but on the returns for clams, I can give you to January 1,
1936 which does not complete either the reseeding or trans-
planting projects began in 1934-1935 as some of these areas
are still closed and not ready for market.
On quahaugs I can give you a fairly accurate report
for 1935 from a commercial standpoint but not the reseed-
ing as the results of some of the reseeding will not be known
for two or three years.
On razor fish I can give you the report of the 1934-1935
season as the permits run.
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On scallops as the season is nearly over as to supply, I
can give you quite a complete report.
Before I take up the report of each kind of shellfish as I
usually do, I want to report to you on the work done in 1935
along the line of Conservation or Propagation and Protec-
tin in our town by the E. R. A. and state. During most of
the time in 1935 we have worked on one or two E. R. A.
projects, where they furnished labor and the town supplies.
One project of transplanting to November 1, 1935 we had in
Barnstable harbor six to twelve men most of the time trans-
planting seed clams from too thickly seeded areas to barren
flats. On these areas the men working dig over the thick-
est seeded places and plant on places where there is no set.
On these projects about 500 to 700 barrels were removed
and about seven to ten acres of new planted areas made.
Under the head of Protection we have had a project
with from four to twelve men working. We have patrolled
the seeded areas, shot some gulls, then later the men cover-
ed at different times the flats and creeks of the whole harbor
destroying horseshoes, cockels, and sand collars. During the
year we destroyed about 200 gulls; 27,500 horseshoes;
119,700 cockels; 56,500 sand collars.
This makes a total for 1934 to November 1935 on E. R.
A. work of: 200 gulls; 34,682 horseshoes; 403,615 cockels;
56,500 sand collars.
The amount furnished by E. R. A. for 1935 was $4,084.
The material and supplies such as boats, and equipment,
paint, buckets, hods, rope, plows, rakes, stakes, signs, extra
telephones and travel furnished by the town. The above
work was all done on the north side. What work the state
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has done for us up to the present is on the south side as
follows:
70 barrels quahaugs—Cotuit, value $400 00
Labor and material taking up quahaug seed—
Lewis Bay, Hyannis, value 800 00
Total state to January 1, 1935 $1,200 00
Total E. R. A. 4,084 00
Total State and E. R. A. $5,284 00
So you se-e the Special Appropriation the town fur-
nished for 1935 has been the means whereby we have been
able to get this state and government money for the bene-
fit of those engaged in the shellfish industry. I think at the
time of writing we have something like $500.00 of our ap-
propriation which we can very well use if the ice conditions
do not keep us shut out. Of the above $5,000.00 spent by
E. R. A. and state, about half was spent for transplanting
clams on the north side and quahaugs on the south side. All
spent for labor for those registered on E. R. A. who are
fishermen or laborers who according to the E. R. A. records
need the work, of course a few of the foremen may be non-
relief workers but most are really in need of work. Now
these men all fishermen receive the money for the labor on
reseeding or transplanting to restricted areas which later
on are opened up by the Selectmen where the shellfish are
grown to legal sizes.these same men secure permits to take
for commercial purposes for their own benefit, so you see
in many cases the same men receive pay for transplanting,
also for protection while these shellfish are growing to legal
size and third receive for the final sale of the product to
market.
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The above,conditions, are just what happened on Sand
Island in Barnstable Harbor.in 1934-1935, .which is receiv-
ing pay three different times from the same area and,the
same shellfish. I may have gone into this subject quite at
length but only to try and explain and answer some of.the
criticisms that come up from those who do not.know or,do
not understand the true situation where we ask for a Spe-
cialAppropration for Propagation and Protection.
The problems to be met and solved this year have of
course on account of the extra state and E. R. A. been a
great many more than usual and new ones are all the time
coming up, many mistakes are made, many wrong moves
made as a good many of the projects and regulations are
new. Another thing entering into the cause of some of the
new regulations are the working conditions. We have to
allow some things that under better conditions where our
men might secure work in other lines, we would not do. For
instance, every one knows that the less we disturb any shell-
fish during the spawning season the better it is for the shell-
fish, but during the summer months we have a demand for
certain of our shellfish that it seems best to try and satisfy.
The state and government are taking more interest and giv-
iug us more help than ever before so it seems best for us
to do all we can along these lines to help ourselves.
Scallops
The year 1934-35 as I told you in my last report was the
poorest we have any record of, nearly a failure. Very few
scallops, no market so that in a very short time no one was
working. This past• season it was much better, about the
usual number of permits issued. The supply much better,
prices and demand"better, some few men working until the
freeze up about December.1st. There seems to be an abund-
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ance,of seed which should be the adults for neat year. We
seem to have in some places of seed this year some star fish.
The state is at present working out a project to try and de-
stroy this pest or we may loose our supply for neat year.
Those who have follorwed up the results of star fish exter-
mination in other places in the state are beginning to be of
the opinion that in years past where our supply has turned
out to be very poor or none at all, is in a large measure due
to the destruction of the seed by star fish. We, in this sec-
tion have in the past been very fortunate as it seems that
this is the first season that star fish in any amount have been
in our waters, so we must see to it that this pest is driven
.out of our midst or we may face the situation of no supply
in the year to come. The return this year to September
was a little over $8,500 with 108 permits issued.
Razor Fish
Our only section of razor fish as I have told you be-
fore is in Barnstable Harbor. The season dealt with in this
report was about a month late in starting on account of the
fishermen's strike in the last year of 1934. The orders usual-
ly begin to come in about November 1st but this year not un-
til January 1st. Not quite so many permits this season due
to the late start, many kept on the E. R. A. rather than take
a chance on uncertain razor fish orders and ice conditions
which were bad at times. The return was about $12,000.00
from 65 permits issued.
Quahaugs
The quahaug situation as to supply, demand and price
remain much the same. We had no new seeded areas to open
up as we had two years ago. The demand and price not too
good most of the time. The E. R. A. provided some work
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so the usual number of permits were not issued, just enough
to fill in when work in other lines was slack. We have the
utter part of the year closed two areas in the town for re-
seeding. One in Cotuit, one in Hyannis, the same ones we
closed in 1929-1933. We expected to buy and plant seed in.
both these areas, but the sizes we wanted seemed to be hard
to get so up to November 1st we only got 70 barrels for
Cotuit. These were not the size desired but on account of
help from the state we planted these at a very small cost to
the town. We also found a bed of seed in the inner part of
Lewis Bay, Hyannis very small in size, some running in
count to 10,000 to the bushel. The state came to our help on
this project. Through Mr. Barnes of the Bureau of Marine
Fisheries, we were able to get about $800.for labor and ma-
terials. The town has up to the present put in about $200
and for this amount we have taken up and planted in deeper
water in the outer bay 257 barrels of this seed,which makes
an average cost of around $4.00 per barrel. This is by far
the best we have been able to do on any project, anywhere,
any time since propagation was ever done. I am quoting Mr.
Barnes who says: "You may quote me to your Selectmen
and town as follows." "This seed we have taken up and
planted is worth in the market today $5.00 per bushel,
$15.00 per barrel and allowing for twenty-five per cent loss,
should yield to your town in two to three years at least
$12,000.00. These seed are all planted in deep water where
ice and anchor frost, unless under very unusual conditions
should not hurt them. I have a lot of figures and records
on this project which it will be very interesting to keep
track of and if successful should furnish a pretty good ar-
gument in favor of continuing this line of work, which if it
develops anywhere near to the predictions of Mr. Barnes
should go a long way in assisting the shellfish business.of
the town. For the seasons quahauging there was 34 permits
and about $5,900.00 received.
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clams
As you know from my last few years reports, Barnstable
Harbor has been closed for clams for market, in fact
Since November 1930. For two or three years we did not
seem to get any set to stay but in 1932-33-34 we did get
quite an extensive set on a good many areas which has be-
come available for the years of 1935-36. The situation as to
supply and demand has changed so fast the last year it is
pretty hard to give a report or estimate on just what the
business will be for the coming months. Just at present
there seems to be a good supply of small ones. A little over
a hundred permits out, good orders about three days a
week. The demand for large ones is greater than the sup-
ply, no doubt will continue so as the demand keeps up. I
told you in my last year's report of the clam seed brought
from outside by the state Board of Conservation and plant-
ed on Sand Island. This area was kept closed and what
digging was done was done under supervision. I am only
able to give you a partial report on this project as there is
still quite an area to be dug. We have taken off this area
to date more than 700 barrels so it would seem that this
project should yield more than three to one in less than two
years. On this area too, some of the men who have dug this
last summer under permits worked planting and protecting
in 1934-35. It looks as if our supply of small ones will be
ample for this winter. We have some areas closed which
will be our supply for next summer. Then the second dig-
ging on areas now being dug should take care of 1936 for
winter, but it seems from our past experience that it will
be wise to begin to work out a plan, so we do not find our-
selves again in the condition of an exhausted supply as in
1930.
Permits, summer digging, 1935 88
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Permits, winter to January 1st, 1936 101
Returns from clams from May 27, 1935 to
Jan. 1, 1936. $11,025.00
Barnstable clams are in good demand most any time at
a fair price, but at the time we got our natural -set, most of
the other clam areas in Massachusetts got a set too, some
places a good deal more than we did, so most of the sections
have plenty of clams for market purposes, which is bound
to affect our demand.
The sum up for the whole shellfish business of the Town
of Barnstable for the year we have as follows:
Whole number of permits 396
Total received—all shellfish $37,344 21
Received from State, about 1,220 00
Received from E. R. A., about 4,084 00
Total, all sources $42,648 21
Of course our regulations as to taking for family use
are the same. The taking under these rules are very heavy
and I do not attempt to keep figures and only can give esti-
mates on the value of the amount taken. The past year
has been the most busy one so far on account of state and
E. R. A. work, much extra travel and expense, but it seems
to your Selectmen that the extra work and expense gone to,
the extra regulations made, will in the next few years as the
projects began during the past two years begin to mature
and show returns, show that our endeavors are generally
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along the right lines for the good of those who are engaged
in the shellfish industry of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE,
Shellfish Warden, Town of Barnstable.
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REPORT OF POLICE. DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to herewith submit the annual report
of the conditions and doings of the Police Department of
the Town of Barnstable for the year ending December 31,
1935.
Number of arrests confined to lock-up during
the year 614
Arrests increase 1935 over 1934 52
1935 1934
January 30 40
February 32 29
March 40 22
April 43 29
May 83 44
June 82 71
July 88 77
August 88 77
September 46 48
October 21 47
November 32 46
December 29 32
614 562
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Amounts turned back to Town Treasurer from
the First District Court of Barnstable on
above arrests in fines $6,243 00
Arrests confined to lock-up divided as follows:
1935 1934
Barnstable Police 474 413
Barnstable Police and State Police
working together 60 35
State Police 41 84
All other departments 39 32
614 562
Nativity of Prisoners:
Azores 1
Cape Verde Islands 31
Canada 10
China 1
England 4
Finland 13
Greece 1
Ireland 7
Italy 4
Nova Scotia 6
Norway 1
British West Indies 2
Portugal 1
Prince Edward Island 1
Russia 2
Scotland 2
Sweden 4
Transylvania 1
Switzerland 1
Bohemia 1
Austria 1
Syria 1
Bermuda 1
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List of offences for which arrests were made:
1935 1934
Adultery 8 1
Accessory to Breaking and Entering
and Larceny 0 2
Alien Possessing Firearms 2 4
Allowing Improper Person to Operate
Motor Vehicle 1 1
Assault with a dangerous weapon 0 2
Assault and Battery 24 18
Assault with intent to rape 1 3
Attempted assault with a dangerous weapon 0 1
Assault upon a Police Officer 1 1
Attempted Breaking and Entering and
Larceny Night 2 1
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
Night time 5 5
Breaking and Entering and Larceny
Day time 0 3
Breaking and Entering in the Night time with
intent to commit Larceny 0 3
Being present at bets on horse racing 2 0
Arson 8 0
Capias Warants-Violation of Parole 9 8
Drunk 335 310
Disturbing the Peace 22 31
Desertion of Minor Child 0 1
Default Warrant for Superior Court 0 1
Desecration of a Cemetery 1 0
Default Warrant 1 0
Evading Board Bill 0 1
Fornication 0 2
Forgery 0 .2
Failing to stop on signal of a police officer 1 1
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Fugitive from Justice 1 2
Failing to keep to the right 20 1
Failing to ,slow at an intersection 7 0
Failing to slow at through way 4 0
Failing to slow at Railroad crossing 1 0
Gaming on the Lord's day 0 1
Hunting without a license so to do 1 3
Indecent exposure 0 2
Interfering with a police officer in the per-
forming of his duty 2 1
Illegitimate Child Act Violations 3 2
Insane Persons committed 7 0
Illegal Sale 2 0
Keeping and Exposing Liquor for sale 5 3
Larceny over $100.00 8 1
Larceny under $100.00 17 25
Leaving the scene of an accident after injury
to person or property 4 5
Larceny of automobile 1 2
Lewd and Lascivious person .8 1
Lottery Law Violations 15 9
Leaving Motor Vehicle unattended with
engine running 1 1
Murder 0 1
Maintaining Gambling nuisance 1 0
Maintaining Public Entertainment on the
Lord's day 0 1
Non-,support of illegitimate child 0 1
Non-support of wife and minor children 13 15
Neglect of minor children 1 1
Operating under the influence 70 56
Operating to endanger 17 14
Operating without a license to do so 18 21
Operating with no registration in possession 6 6
Operating after. revocation of license 4 3
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Operating unregistered and uninsured car 2 1
Operating motor boat negligently 1 0
Operating with defective brakes 3 0
Possessing obscene literature 1 1
Peddling no license 3 8
Passing a red light 17 2
Possessing short lobsters 0 1
Perjury 1 1
Passing at an intersection 1 0
Registering bets on horse races 1 0
Runaway Girl 1 1
Runaway Boy 1 0
Revoke warrant 1 0
Suspicious person 9 7
Stubborn Child 0 5
Speeding 6 5
Setting fire without a permit 4 0
Trespassing 0 1
Threats 2 0
Tramps 0 1
Unsealed Scales 0 1
Unlawful appropriation of auto 2 1
Vagrancy 1 5
Violation of parking regulations 1 1
Violation of plumbing laws 0 1
Violation of fish and game laws 4 11
Violation of weekly wage law 0 5
Violation of town by-laws 5 3
Wilful destruction of real estate 1 0
1935 1934
Number of telephone calls received 14,436 13,432
Miles covered by department car 58,745 47,684
Miles covered by Chief's car 47,989 36,749
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Miles covered by private owned cars 11,355
Miles covered by motorcycles 27,320 19,732
Number of fingerprints on file including
those received from other depart-
ments 8,991 6,381
Number of persons fingerprinted 81 75
Persons fingerprinted for own private use 52 23
War Veterans fingerprinted 29 11
Autos reported stolen and recovered 4 4
Arrests made for other police departments 8 10
Summons served for other police depart-
ments 44 52
Bicycles found and returned to owners 17 13
Buildings found open and owners notified 315 359
Complaints investigated 1,777 1,627
Complaints received 1,777 1,627
Deaths reported to Medical Examiner:
1935 1934
Murder 0 1
Suicide 0 1
Natural Causes 1 1
Motor Vehicle fatalities 2 5
Accidental drownings 2
Defective places in streets and sidewalks
reported 20 17
Dogs and cats killed or taken care of 54 71
Fires discovered and alarm given 2 1
Fires extinguished without alarm 2 2
Dogs reported as vicious and ordered
restrained 33 46
Glass in highway removed 27 9
Injured or sick persons assisted 40 31
Lanterns furnished for dangerous places 72 70
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Lost persons found 6 6
Lost children returned to parents 9 2
Lost cats and dogs returned to owners 21 18
Messages delivered 143 157
Motorists assisted on highway 414 317
Poles reported as defective 11 3
Number of summer homes inspected semi-
monthly during months unoccupied 964 • 963
Street obstructions removed 8 11
Wires reported down and dangerous 9 12
Warnings to operators through parking
tags and otherwise 3,661 3,582
Water leaks reported 4 4
Motor vehicles transfers filed-individual
to individual 323 320
Motor vehicle transfers filed-dealers 721
Boats reported stolen and recovered 5 8
Runaway children returned to parents 2 4
Number of automobile accidents reported 147 156
Number of auto accidents investigated 147 156
Automobile accidents causes as follows:
1935 1934
Automobile vs. Automobile 92 90
Automobile vs. Fixed Objects 35 40
Automobile vs. Pedestrian 12 22
Automobile vs. Bicycle 4 3
Automobile vs. Motorcycle 2 1
Automobile vs. Wagon 0 1
Automobile vs. Horse 1 0
Automobile vs. Sled 1 0
In submitting my annual report I feel justified in stat-
ing that the department has done exceptionally good work
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during the year. Our records speak for themselves and
show that the officers have performed their work in an
efficient and satisfactory manner. I am more than pleased
to say that the Town of Barnstable has passed through
another year with such a record. '
In many instances the men worked many extra hours
to clear up different cases which arose during the year with
no extra compensation. The discipline of the department
has been very good this year.
The department has worked with increased alertness
during the year; our work has materially increased. Our
constant patroling of all the villages of the town day and
night has helped a lot, not only in preventing crime, but
also in the prevention of automobile accidents. The patrol
car and motorcycles have been on the watch for reckless
driving, and many drivers have been stopped and warned,
or else if the violation was outstanding, brought before the
court. This has helped to make our highways safe for
travel.
The people of the Town as a whole have been very law
abiding and I wish at this time to thank the citizens of our
town for their courtesy and co-operation towards my de-
partment.
The officers make a practice to report to me any irreg,
ularities;they may notice and any person with no visible
means of support, and persons not known to them; also
persons who we know to have criminal tendencies are ob-
served by my department. I feel that this careful watch
over persons and conditions has proved very satisfactory in
this work of crime prevention and has without a doubt
brought results.
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The officers are called upon and perform many types
or work outside of their line of duty. During the year
there has been many calls for blood transfusions at the
hospital. Many of the officers have volunteered for this
work, and during the year four of the officers have been
called upon to give up their blood to save some one who was
in need of blood to save their life. I mention this only in
fairness to these officers so that the citizens of the Town of
Barnstable may know that these officers are always willing
to serve-the people of the town regardless of what the ser-
vice is that they are asked to do.
It is interesting to note that although the department
has had a slight increase in arrests for Drunkeness during
the year, that there has been a decided decrease the last
three months of the year. This year there were but forty
arrests the last three months for Drunk, while during the
same period last year the number of arrests for Drunk
totaled eighty-one.
It is with great regret that I have to report overrun-
ning the $25,000 appropriation for my department this year.
I was compelled to request of the finance committee a trans-
fer from the reserve fund of $3,000, making about $7,000
more than was expended by this department five years ago
in 1930.
A comparison of my report of the work performed
in 1930 with that of 1935 will disclose the fact that the work
has much more than doubled and were it not for the greatly
increased efficiency of the personnel and equipment of the
department, the cost of combatting misdemeanors and
crime in this town would be far greater than it is.
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The men are working hard and they feel with me the
grave responsibility that rests on the department.
It is with regret, but it is my duty to report to the
Honorable Board of Selectmen that a great majority of the
calls and trouble that we have had during the year was
caused by juveniles, petty larceny and malicious mischief
being the main offences committed by juveniles. Boys have
done considerable damage to property in this town. There
were 278 windows broken during the year by boys; of these
198 were accounted for and the boys who broke them appre-
hended and restitution was made. Twenty-five more of these
windows were accounted for but on account of the financial
condition of the parents of these boys they were unable to
pay for the broken windows and the owners of the property
stood the expense themselves.
One example of malicious mischief caused by juveniles
was the case of a boat of a citizen of this town which last
August was damaged. Boys swam out to this boat, there be-
ing' nine boys ranging in years from 12 to 16, and broke
windows on the boat, threw different equipment overboard,
took a hatchet and chopped a mahogany steering wheel, and
took the fire extinguisher and sprayed it all around the
cabin.
Another case was in Barnstable where four or five sum-
mer homes were entered and property destroyed and stolen.
The department implicated five juveniles in this series of
breaks and recovered the stolen property and returned same
to the owners.
I merely cite these few examples so that the citizens of
the town may understand the condition in cases of this kind.
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It has never been my policy to take juveniles to court and
;give them a record unless unavoidable; and in cases of this
nature I have the owners of the property and the parents
of the children talk the matter over and make arrangements
:for restitution between themselves.
I hereby recommend to the citizens and the voters of
this town that we adopt the old curfew law as it is written
in the statutes, which does no allow a boy or girl 16 years
of age or under to be on the street after 9:00 p.m. unless
.accompanied by a parent or guardian.
I also recommend to the School Committee of the Town
mf Barnstable that they establish a full time Attendance
,Officer, as I believe that this would have a good effect on the
.school children and their attendance at school; also on their
,deportment outside of school hours.
In closing I wish to again thank the Honorable Board
-of Selectmen, all other town officials, the officers of my de-
partment and the citizens of the Town of Barnstable for
-the many courtesies and the spirit of cooperation which they
hhave extended during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. PRATT,-
Chief of Police.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
I take pleasure in presenting my third annual report as
your Surveyor of Highways. I feel that much has been ac-
complished during the past year. as I think the results will
show. There has been considerable work done under Chapter
90, where the Town and County each pay 2517o of the cost
and the State pays the remaining 500/-o. Under this the San-
tuit-Newtown road has been completed, Route 132 has been
rebuilt and the Shoot Flying Hill road is paritially complet-
ed.
We were also fortunate enough to, get a small allotment
from the State under Chapter 464, a part of which was used
to build a section of Granolithic sidewalks in the village of
Barnstable and also to build a guard rail fence on a portion
of the Newtown-Santuit road. It has been possible to build
new sidewalks in certain sections of the town, due to the
fact that an appropriation of $10,000.00 was made for this
work and due also to the fact that a legacy was left of ap-
proximately $3,600.00 by the late Daniel B. Hallett to be
expended for sidewalks in the village of Hyannis during the
year 1935. There are still many more sidewalks that should
be built.
There was a considerable amount of damage done to the
Squaw's Island road during one of the severe storms which
visited us, washing away a long stretch of the beach im-
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xnediately adjoining the road which it was necessary to
repair at a cost which exceeded $2,000.00.
One new truck has been purchased. during the year and
another is needed during the coming year in order that the
equipment may be kept in proper working condition. It has
been necessary to use one truck practically the entire time
also use the tractor and grader at different times in order
that the ERA and WPA projects could function properly.
There are the same problems confronting us during the
,coming year as there has been in the past, many roads need
to be cared for such as re-sealing, patching, applying dust
.layer and other general repairs. Estimates to properly carry
�on the work of this department have been presented to the
Finance Committee for their consideration and recommend.
ations.
It has been a pleasure for me to serve the Town as
Surveyor of Highways and I wish to again thank all the
officers and committees of the Town with whom I have been
associated for their cooperation and counsel.
I submit below a classified statement of the expendi-
tures that have been made during the year, as follows:
REPAIRS ON ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC.
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $61,350.00
'Transfer 1,500 00
Refunds 206 41
Amount available $63,056 41
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Expenditures
Drainage $1,568 35
Dust Layer 32255 28
Fences 841 00
Grand Island Bridge and Tender 930 30
Improvement and Beautification 692 30
Widening Maim. Street, Hyannis 613 99
Patching and Widening 2,933 30
Payroll and Labor 19,762 79
Rent 420 00
Salary 3,000 00
Sealcoat 7,234 77
Sidewalks 41 49
Stone, Gravel, Freight, etc. 5,515 14
Street Cleaning 1,248 00
Tools and Equipment 2,062 93
Trucks, Tractors, Graders, etc. 12,873 84
Unclassified 62 31
Total expenditures $63,055 79
Unexpended balance 62
$63,056 41
_SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $15,000 00
Checks returned 85 00
Amount available $15,085 00
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Expenditures
Labor $6,548 58
Plows and Equipment 4,814 09
Sidewalk Plowing 838 50
Street Plowing 2,878 82
Total expenditures $15,079 99
Unexpended balance 5 01
$15,085 00
The expenditures shown above (not including the ex-
penditure for plows and equipment) amount to $10,265.90.
It may be interesting to know the amount spent in each
section for snow removal and the following list gives this
information:
Barnstable and Cummaquid $751 63
West Barnstable 696 14
Hyannis and Hyannisport 4,174 23
Centerville 900 67
Osterville 1,660 84
Marstons Mills and Newtown 1,120 39
Cotuit and Santuit 962 00
$10,265 90
SIDEWALKS
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $10,000 00
Amount expended 9,998 18
Unexpended balance $ 1 82
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HALLETT LEGACY
Amount available under terms of will $3,605 02
Refunds 39 80
$3,644 82
Amount expended 3,644 51
Unexpended balance $ 0 3t
NEW ROADS
Appropriation at annual Town Meeting $11,600 00
Amount expended 11,593 99'
Unexpended balance $ 6.01
The roads on which the above expenditures were made
are Sea View Avenue, Osterville, Cross and Sea Streets, Co-
tuit, and Maple, Cedar and Church Street, West Barnstable.
It may be of interest to many to know how the time of
the men with the trucks, operated by the Town, has been
spent and the following list gives this information:
Beautification and Improvement 1,287 hours
Brushing 631 hours
Drains 1,515 hours
Oiling and Sealcoat 1,766 hours
Patching and Widening 3,847 hours
Sand, Stone, Gravel, etc. 5,772 hours
Scraping and grading 2,678 hours
Sidewalks 2,353 hours
Tools and Equipment 1,596 hours
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Snow 3,903 hours
ERA and WPA Projects 1,841 hours
Sweeping 2,027 hours
Unclassified 151 hours
The trucks were driven during the year
a total of 85,576 miles
The amount of gas consumed by the Trucks,
Tractors, Graders, etc., has been 14,432 gallons
The amount of oil consumed was 466 gallons
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT L. THOMAS,
Surveyor of Highways.
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ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT
The Road Committee has approved the upkeep and
maintenance budget for 1936 as presented by the Surveyor
of Highways. Items are specific and appear to be necessary.
Chapter 90 projects which have been approved by the
State and County require an appropriation of $8,000 as the
Town's share. This amount is recommended.
The following recommendations for finishing and re-
surfacing roads are as follows:
Lake Street, Cotuit $960 00
Prince Avenue, Marstons Mills 1,470 00
First Avenue, Osterville 750- 00
Pine Street, West Barnstable 1,500 00
Ridgewood Avenue, Hyannis 530 00
Spring Street, Hyannis 530 00
Estey Avenue, Hyannis 2,500 00
Crocker Street, Hyannis 1,800 00
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman
FRED S. JENKINS
CHESTER JONES
WENDELL HAMBLIN
JOHN A. REID
CECIL GOODSPEED
NELSON BEARSE
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PLANNING BOARD REPORT
The annual report of activity and recommendations of
the Planning Board for the year ending December 31, 1935,
as prescribed by the statutes, is herewith respectfully sub-
mitted.
Regular and special meetings of the Board have been
held during the year.
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At these meetings attention was centered upon such
major projects for improvement of the resources, possibili-
ties and needs of the Town of Barnstable as warranted im-
mediate action and final disposition by its citizens.
By statutory law, one of the functions of a Planning
Board is to study conditions injurious to the public health
of the community and to advance such recommendations of
procedure for the rectification of these conditions. Your
Board, having an intimate knowledge of the unsanitary
conditions prevailing in the Village of Hyannis, which con-
ditions were becoming a menace to public health, in its
1934 report stressed the absolute necessity of introducing a
sewage disposal system in this village.
Considerable time and study was devoted to this prob-
lem to the ultimate end that in cooperation with the Board
of Health a request was made upon the Selectmen that they
seek Federal aid, through PWA channels, in order that this
sewer system could be installed.
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Subsequent action by the Selectmen and the citizens
of Barnstable advanced the project to the point where final
plans and specifications are in process of making in order
that work may be started at an early date.
It is with sincere regret we note the resignation of Mrs.
Mabel K. Baker as a member of our Board. Since her elec-
tion in 1926 Mrs. Baker has proven herself a faithful de-
votee to service, always having at heart the orderly and
progressive advancement of the Town's interests.
To fill the vacancy created by Mrs. Baker's resignation,
the Board of Selectmen appointed Attorney Harold W. Wil-
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liams as a member of the Board to fill her unexpired term.
At the Annual Town Meeting two committees were
nominated to act in conjunction with the Planning Board:
(a) Limited Town Meeting Committee
(b) Building Code Committee
Several meetings have been held with these committees,
who will present their respective reports to the 1936 An-
nual Town Meeting.
The rapid and fundamental growth of the Town of
Barnstable is a source of ever-increasing call for study
and activity on the part of your. Board, in order to cope
with the situation and to make such judicious recommend-
ations for the municipal' improvements that will meet
changed conditions.
Fortunately the establishment of a permament office
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and personnel has been of infinite assistance to your Board
in that it has placed us in the position of having a more
intimate knowledge and understanding of municipal admin-
istration. Close observation of the amount of business trans-
acted this year affords a conclusive proof of the worth of
the office to the Town and its citizens.
We find that practically all operating units in the town
organization have close and frequent contact with our office
on varied matters affecting their, respective departments.
As a bureau of information, it is surprising what service is
rendered to attorneys, title examiners, surveyors, engineers,
real estate operators, and to the public in general, who find
the office record matter of inestimable value in their re-
spective lines of endeavor.
We have had under the supervision of our engineer
several WPA projects, notably one that has to do with the
preparation of key maps of the various villages, to.be used
in conjunction with assessors' plats. These have been built
up from record matter already assembled and will be, with-
in a short time, available for public use.
In addition to• these maps, sketches of properties are
in process of being recorded on cards used by the Assessors
for handy reference by these officials.
The general plotting of the town has: proceeded along
definite lines, with an approximate 37 over-coverage of the
preceding year.
In passing it is to be noted that with the increasing
growth in population, both fixed and transient, more civil
suits for various causes have been entered against the town;
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more accidents occur. Our department is called upon, both
by the Legal Department and Police Department,to prepare
the plans and incidental data required for a proper defense
of the suits and court actions.
From all the favorable comments we have received,
from State and Federal authorities, from the general public
and our citizens at large, relative to the service rendered
by our office, the members of the Planning Board deeply
appreciate the spirit actuating this comment, and we en-
courage our fellow citizens to take advantage of the service
at their disposal whenever occasion demands.
We extend our sincere thanks to our fellow officers and
to the inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable for the cooper-
ation shown during the past year, and hope for its continu-
ance in the coming years.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. A new highway to be laid down connecting Main Street,
Hyannis, with Bearse's Way, so-called, to start at a point
west of the Baptist Church and terminate at the present
Bearse's Way.
2. Presenting again a recommendation for favorable action
on the part of the voters of the town to purchase for
municipal purposes the land and buildings east of and
adjoining the present Town Office Building in Hyannis.
3. The acquisition of the Old Colony Railroad right of way
from Main Street to Hyannis Harbor.
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4. The study of the propriety of consolidation of the vari-
ous Fire Districts within the town limits, by interested
Prudential Committees and the Planning Board.
5. For residents of Centerville village, it is recommended
that provisions be made for a town landing on the east-
erly side of Wequaquet Lake, and the town landing at
Craigville beach be fenced off from said beach, for their.
use.
6. Town landings should be provided in Osterville at the
terminus of Bridge Street and at the end of Wianno
Avenue, bordering on Nantucket Sound.
7. A public park on a suitable site overlooking the bay at
. Cotuit, is recommended.
8. The villages of Barnstable and West Barnstable having
no adequate bathing beach facilities available, suitable
beaches should be provided for these villages.
9. Further improvement of the park bordering Lewis Bay,
on Ocean Street, Hyannis, is especially recommended to
the Park Commission for their consideration.
10.It would seem advisable that a park reservation be es-
tablished in the Shoot Flying Hill area overlooking
Wequaquet Lake, before this land is desired by private
interests and sub-divided into small lots.
Respectfully submitted,
CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman
RALPH H. BODMAN, Vice-Chairman
L. FRANK PAINE, Secretary
F. HOWARD HINCKLEY
ROBERT F. CROSS
HENRY P. LEONARD
HAROLD W. WILLIAMS
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REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
To the Board'of Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I submit herewith the fifth annual report of the Town
Counsel covering the activities of the legal department for
the year ending December 31st, 1935 as required by the by-
laws.
By reference to the report of the town counsel for the
year 1934, it will be seen that on December 31st, 1934 the
town was a party to eleven cases then pending in Court.
During the year 1935 one case was disposed of and the town
became a party to three additional cases, so that there are
now pending in court thirteen cases to which the town is a
party.
The case disposed of in 1935 was the so-called Sandy
Neck Case, it being a petition to the Land Court by Make-
peace Bros. Inc., to register and confirm title to 700 acres of ,
land on Sandy Neck comprising substantially one-half of
the area of the Neck proper, and extending along the shore
of Cape Cod Bay two and four-tenths inches.
By reference to the Town Counsel's Report for the year
1934 at p. p. 203 and 204 in the town report, it will be seen
that after a very elaborate preparation of the town's case
with the most valuable assistance of the Engineer of the
Planning Board, there was a very lengthy trial at Barnsta-
ble and again at Boston in the summer of 1934, before Judge
Charles T. Davis, of the Land Court, who still had the case
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under advisement at the end of the year. Judge Davis
handed down his decision February 18th, 1935 finding
against the town's claim of ownership of the 20 rod strip
the entire length of Sandy Neck on the Cape Cod Bay side,
and ordering a decree to be entered confirming the title of
the petitioner to the entire 700 acres. The town appealed to
the Supreme Judicial court. It was argued at the October
term, and shortly after the Supreme Court confirmed the
decision of the Land Court, as a result of which it is finally
determined that the town has no claim to the 20 rods, so
far as the Makepeace land is concerned.
Such a decision increases the resentment that has been
aroused in the minds of sound lawyers, for some time past,
because of the too commonly blundering and unjust deci-
sions of the Land Court, and leads us to remark that in the
future, whenever any of the town's rights of even little con-
sequence are threatened with litigation in this Land Court,
a trial by jury should be claimed, for the decisions of the
Land Court so frequently erroneous, are invariably so fram-
.ed that the Supreme Court is quite helpless to reverse the
decision. The Supreme Court on appeal concerns itself
with the law only, while the findings of fact set out in the
decisions of the Land Court can not be questioned, and in
our case precluded us from getting any relief from the su-
perior wisdom of the judges of our highest court.
Sandy Neck originally belonged to the Town of Barn-
stable, and was transferred by vote of the town to its house-
holders, taxpayers and voters, called the "Proprietors of
Barnstable," each one taking a specified share or interest
in common with the others. The Proprietors in February,
1715 decided to set-off Sandy Neck into 60 lots in severalty
among its members, but it also voted as follows:
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"It was also voted at sd meeting by ye major part pres-
ent.That notwithstanding sd divition there shall be Re-
served a Priviledg of twenty Rods from High water mark
at ordinary Tides on the north side of Sandie neck for the
use.of the Properties or inhabitants of this Towne suysessu-
ely to build Their fishing houses upon & to use for the bene-
fit of fisherie."
Under date of March 20, 1732 we find recorded in the
Town Clerk Records of the Town of Barnstable the follow-
ing vote:
"Voted by the Town as followeth Viz—that Whereas
for some years together sundry persons turned horses &
neat Cattle at Large to run & feet upon the Beech or Neck
Called Sandy Neck belonging to this Town (part whereof
being Laid out in Lots & part Laid down & Long Since se-
questered to the publick use of Sd Town principally to ac-
comidate the whaling designs the turning & feeding horses
& Cattle on Sd Neck as aforsd was found to be very pre-
judicial to the Town. . . .
Voted—that for one year to Come that no Cattle or
horses be allowed to go at Large & feed on Sd Neck. . . . "
In the trial in the Land Court there was no other evi-
dence whatsoever to explain, modify or detract from the
full force and effect of this plain and significant dedica-
tion of this 20 rods to the Inhabitants of this Town "to
build,their fishing houses upon and to use for the benefit of
fishery," and yet Judge Davis, for no apparent reason curt-
ly disposes of the town claim and gives this land to Make-
peace Bros. Inc., who had no good record title, and who, for
the last 20 years have paid taxes to the Town of Barnstable
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on 40 acres of cranberry land, the only land it purported to
own in the whole Neck,) in these words:—
"I find that the rights reserved or created by the votes
in relation to the set-off of Sandy Neck, and by the set-off
itself, were for the whaling fishery, and that that has long
since come to an end; and I rule that such rights are there-
fore no longer in existence."
Such a "decision" and such a "finding" justifies criti-
cism of our Courts, now so common and to be regretted, the
more so that such criticism was.quite unknown in times
past in this State when judges of superior attainments com-
manded great respect.
A list of all other cases pending in the courts, to which
the town is now a party, is as follows:
1. Wason vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
2. Kieser vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
3. Backus vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
4. Rich et al, Trustees vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
5. Backus vs. Barnstable—Superior Court (Eq.)
6. Livesley vs. Barnstable Superior Court
7. Baker vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
8. Bernard L. Paine vs. Barnstable—Land Court No. 14099
9. Sargent et al vs. Barnstable—Land Court No. 15101
10. Panesis vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
11. Alice L. Rowe vs. Barnstable—First District Court of
Barnstable
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12. George W. Rowe vs. Barnstable—First District Court
of Barnstable
13. Mabel J. Weekes vs. School Committee—Supreme Judi-
cial Court
Cases #1 to#9 inclusive are dormant and there is no
change in the status of the same from that set out in the
1934 report. In 1935 the Panesis Case-#10 was under ad-
visement by the Auditor to whom it was referred, and who
had it under consideration at the end of the year. The Au-
ditor has now found in favor of the defendant and has so`re-
ported back to the Superior Court, and the case itself is now
ready for the April Superior Court to pass upon.
The two Rowe cases #11 and #12, arise by reason of
an alleged defect in the sidewalk in front of the Odd Fel-
lows Building, Main Street, Hyannis. It is claimed that
the female plaintiff fell over a waterpipe shut-off project-
ing above the sidewalk, on April 20, 1935, and by reason
of injuries received she seeks to recover damages by suit
brought in the First District Court of Barnstable. The hus-
band also sues for his damages, because of such alleged in-
juries. As the shut-off is maintained by the Barnstable Wa-
ter Company, formal notice of the pendency of these suits
has been given the company, and the town will seek to be
indemnified by the company if, upon trial, the plaintiffs re-
cover from the town.
The Weekes case #13 is a petition to the Supreme Ju-
dicialCourt for a writ of mandamus to compel the School
Committee to reinstate the petitioner as a teacher in the
Hyannis Training School, a position from which she was
dismissed after hearing by the Committee on charges of in-
subordination and conduct unbecoming a teacher. The case
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has been referred to an auditor and'the hearing before him
will begin February 18th next.
Apart from the litigation in court numerous special
matters have engaged the attention of the legal department
during 1935, such as the examination of the title to the land
in'the'rear of the Lothrop Cemetery in Barnstable, propos-
ed to be purchased by the town, and negotiations with the
owners to overcome the difficulties of making a conveyance;
—personal injury claims:—drafting by-laws, town ordinan..-
ces, plumbing rules and regulations;—relocation of Sea
View Avenue, Wianno;numerous matters in connection
with the Sewer System and sewer disposal area;—leases of
Lombard land;—by-laws for Finance Committee;status of
pupils in Training School;—numerous articles for town
warrants and forms of votes;Marston Memorial Park in
Centerville;—appearances and answers in Land Court, on
registration of title by owners of land adjoining town land;
—prosecution of cases in District Court for violations of
town ordinances;—transient vendors;—liquor licenses;—
welfare cases;—liability insurance;—Eel River Road lay-
out;—deeds from Hyannis Playground Association;—Shoot
Flying Hill Road alterations and other matters of like im-
port.
There has been a very substantial increase in the work
of the legal department during the last year, during which
the town counsel has had over 420 personal conferences
with officials and third persons, on a great variety of legal
matters, and during the coming year it is apparent-that
much more time will have to be taken up with not only the
routine business, but also on troublesome and complicated
matters, one of which is the system of sewers the town. is
about to install.
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As to court cases, we find that.the more serious cases
are mostly out of the way, those remaining being of no great
consequence as to the amount of money at stake or the im-
portance of the issues involved, from the town's standpoint.
The town counsel takes this occasion to re-state that the
data compiled by the Planning Board, and the services of
its engineer have been of the greatest assistance at all times,
in the work of the legal department, free of expense that
otherwise would have amounted to a very considerable sum
of money if obtained from outside sources, or from third
persons.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. PAINE,
Town Counsel.
January 1st, 1936
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT
The following is the report of the Board of Health for
the year ending 1935.
The following contagious diseases were reported for
the year:
Chicken Pox 47
Measles 6,
Whooping Cough 22
Scarlet Fever 4
Pneumonia 7
Tuberculosis 7
Dog Bites 22
German Measles 66
German Measles and Chicken Pox were quite preva-
lent, but mild in character.
The State requires that all dog bites be reported and
recommends that all bites on face or head be treated.
CLINCS
The Dental clinic for the school children of Barn-
stable was re-opened at beginning of the school year and
examination of the children showed that about 60% need-
ed dental attention. Clinics have been conducted weekly
during the school year and much progress has been made in
caring for the teeth of the school children.
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It is interesting to know that in the report published
by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the
town of Barnstable was second on the list with a percent-
age of 98.
The summary of the work is as follows:
Examinations 949
Certificates 383
Cleanings 418
Fillings 440
Extractions 378
Operations 1,176
Certificates given at clinic 481
"I want to thank at this time Dr. J. H. Andrews, Miss
Rigby, R. N., Miss Seabury, school nurse, and the teachers
of the schools who have so kindly co-operated with me in
this work."
Tuberculosis clinics have been held each month at the
Cape Cod Hospital with Dr. Julius Kelley in charge. There
has been a slight increase in the number of cases this year.
Tonsil and Adenoids clinics have been held at the Cape
Cod Hospital with Dr. Johnson in charge, for those unable
to have it done through their family physician.
MILK AND DAIRY INSPECTIONS
Milk and dairy inspections decreased as there are less
producers in the town.
.Over 60% of the milk sold in.the Town is pasteurized
and comes from outside sources.
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Number of dairy inspections 410
Cattle tested for Tuberculosis 502
Cattle infected with Tuberculosis 7
SANITATION
A considerable number of water samples were taken
throughout the town and two samples were polluted.
Sanitary conditions within the town have improved
slightly.
The bulk of complaints came from cesspool nuisances in
Hyannis, garbage and rubbish complaints were easily taken
care of in most cases.
The Board of Health wishes to commend the voters-of
the Town of Barnstable in their effort ,to make the Sani-
tary conditions of the best by voting the installation of a
sewer.
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
We wish to say a word in praise of Marcus N. Harris
as our inspector. He has been very faithful in his work.
His resignation was received a few days ago.
Respectfully submitted,
W. A. JONES, Chairman
RALPH H. BODMA.N
JOHN H. ANDREWS, M.D.
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
A brief report of the work of the Barnstable County
Health Department for the year 1935 is submitted.
Nothing of an untoward nature has occurred as re-
gards communicable diseases. Five cases of infantile
paralysis with one death were reported. Those cases caus-
ed little if any alarm among summer visitors or others, as
the incidence was less than in some other places. In no
case was any particular connection as regards contact with
the disease established. In the case of the patients in one
family where the death occurred, there had been no recent
absence from the County or any discoverable contact with
the disease.
A certain amount of scarlet fever has occurred, usually
of a very mild nature. Very little diphtheria was report-
ed, usually mild also.
The diphtheria immunization clinics were carried on as
usual during the year. Practically all physicians in the
County have now a designated "health hour," when child-
ren may be immunized against diphtheria at a reduced rate.
Parents are urged to take their children to private physi-.
cians for this treatment.
All of the regular meetings, including the Southeast-
ern Association of Boards of Health, Cape Cod Health
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Bureau Association, Cape Cod Health Council, etc., have
been held during the year with good attendance. The fol-
lowing officials have been speakers at these meetings—Dr.
Gaylord Anderson, Dr. Luise Diez, Dr. Ralph Chambers,
Dr. Joseph Barrett, and Mr. Lythgoe, etc., besides various
residents of the County.
Dr. Harry S. Wagner, Supt. of Barnstable County
Sanatorium, died during the year. Dr. Wagner was an ex-
cellent head of a most useful institution and very expert in
his work. He had been Superintendent of the Sanitorium
since 1919. Dr. Julius Kelley, who was in charge during
Dr. Wagner's absence in Europe, was appointed Superin-
tendent of the Sanatorium. He is entirely familiar with
the work which is being carried on in a most satisfactory
manner.
All of the regular work, including inspections, examin-
ations, etc., etc., has been carried on, and the co-operation
of all officials, Federal, State, County and Town has left
nothing to be desired. The work of all employees of the
Department has been satisfactory. The physicians and
nurses of the County have assisted in every way and all
publications have been most helpful in giving any required
publicity.
The following short reports of the Sanitary Inspectors
are included.
"The past year has been very busy. Especially during
the summer time an unusually large number of sanitary in-
spections arising from complaints in connection with gar-
bage, refuse and cesspools were made. Considerable time
was spent in correcting these nuisances. It is expected
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that as new sewer systems are installed as, for example, in
Hyannis there will be fewer complaints of this nature.
The quality of milk produced throughout the County
has been very good during the past year, as evidenced by
few complaints received. Complaints regarding milk com-
ing into the County were handled satisfactorily as a rule.
The number of milk producers has decreased somewhat—
the only new dairy in the County being at the County farm
where a modern dairy barn and pasteurizing plant are
located.
Tuberculin testing of cattle was done in September
and October—about 2,200 cattle being tested with only
eight reactors. The cattle are now in a very healthy con-
dition, post-mortem reports showing only slight evidence
of tuberculosis."
"Through the co-operation of local Boards of Health
and the public, sanitary conditions are gradually improv-
ing. Duties as inspector include the following: Inspections
of barns, camps, dairies, rubbish disposal (dumps), food
places, etc., etc.
It is hoped that before the summer of 1936 the sewer-
age and fish nuisances, etc., occuring in various places will
be taken care of satisfactorily."
In the neighborhood of 3,000 inspections of all kinds
have been made during the year by the Sanitary and Assist-
ant Sanitary Inspectors.
The coming year will undoubtedly be a busy one, and
every effort will be made to carry on the work in a satisfac-
tory manner.
Respectfully submitted,
A. P. GOFF, M. D.
County Health Officer.
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Report of
THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES
' o the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
There have been several new stores built or remodeled
in Hyannis business section being all newly wired with
B X Cable except in basements conduit or steel tubing was
used.
The County construction the past year has been on a
large scale, there having been built the House of Correc-
tion, keeper of House of Correction residence, and several
smaller buildings on the County property, the placing of
a transformer vault in the House of Correction with a long
line of high tension leading to it from main street, all con-
duit and wiring installation requiring frequent inspection.
There have been several new houses built and wired
for electricity, more than usual additions of larger services
for a larger use of electric current being installed the past
year.
Corrections of old installations being required when
additions were made, bringing the higher standard of safe-
ty and efficiency to each installation.
The rules of the new 1935 National Electric Code be-
came effective January 1, 1936.
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I have attended the meetings,of the Massachusetts and
Rhode Island Municipal Association in Boston each month,
thereby keeping in touch with the latest methods of electric
wiring in use throughout the country.
I was president of the Association for the last two
years.
The number of Inspections made during the past year
was 630 and miles traveled in this work was 4,400.
Respectfully submitted,
FRED S. SENT,
Wire Inspector.
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SPECIAL REPORT
Hyannis, Mass.
February 5, 1936.
The committee appointed at the last Annual Town
Meeting to consider the advisability of abolishing the sev-
eral fire districts of the town, met and came to the unani-
mous conclusion that the time will come when it will be to
the best interest of the inhabitants to abolish the fire dis-
tricts and have the fire protection and street lighting hand-
led by the Town.
It was also voted unanimously to make no recommend-
ation for immediate action.
FREDERIC F. SCUDDER, Chairman.
FRANK G. THACHER
FREDERIC S. KENT
BERNARD AMES
EZRA J. GIFFORD
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
The general condition of the shade trees in the several
villages throughout the town is satisfactory. As mention-
ed in a previous report it is the aim of this department to
work in the villages where attention is most needed. The
greatest amount of pruning during the past year was done
in the villages of Hyannis and Barnstable. The cost of
doing a thorough pruning in any particular area is pro-
hibitive due to the limited appropriation. The large shade
trees in all the villages are given a general inspection every
spring. The dead branches are removed and the trees kept
in as good condition as possible. This department has been
trying for the past two years to procure federal• funds to
put the trees in first class shape but so far have been un-
able to receive the co-operation of the government.
Young trees planted during the past tea years were
again given careful attention being cultivated and fertiliz-
ed as usual. Fifty new trees were planted as replacements.
During the past year the greater part of the young shade
trees on Route 132 were replanted. They now show better
growth than at any time since they were planted. If Fed-
eral funds are available to supply the labor it is our wish
to plant several hundred additional shade trees along the
highways and particularly in those newly developed resi-
dential areas where shade trees are now lacking.
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Due to the many wind storms this year we had a
greater number of emergency calls to remove broken trees
and branches from the highway. Four large dead trees
were taken down during the year. The usual work of the
department which consists of a general pruning of low,
dead, and dangerous branches has been carried on this year
in much the same manner as previously.
There has been an increase in the number of trees in-
fested with the Elm Beetle. With the use of the sprayer
from the Moth Department we have been able to keep the
Elm Beetle under control. It will be necessary to do still
more spraying in 1936. This makes an expensive item for
the department as the spraying must be continued for about
six or seven weeks.
Several specimens from diseased trees were sent to the
State College for laboratory Culture. When replies were
received the infected trees were treated during the course
of the regular work of the department. There has been up
the present time no report of Dutch Elm Disease in this
state. This department is keeping a close watch over all
elms for sign of this dreaded disease.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Tree Warden.
212
Report of
THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
This department is pleased to report at the end of our
third year a great reduction in the Gypsy Moth infestation
during 1935. There was practically no defoliation on the
main highways throughout the town. All infested areas
were thoroughly sprayed with the exception of a few large
shade trees which due to their location could not be proper-
ly cared for. There was a very noticeable improvement in
the whole area about Wequaquet Lake. A great reduction
of infestation about cranberry bogs, farms and outlying
districts was distinctly noticeable. The gypsy moth was
also well under control in the summer residential sections.
It is the aim of this department to confine .severe in-
festations to smaller areas each year. This plan is work-
ing out well as can be seen by the state reports which shows
a substantial reduction each year in the amount of defoliat-
ed acreage. It will apparently be impossible to do any
work in the outlying areas in 1936 as no Federal help is
thus far available. This will be a serious handicap in con-
trolling these pests. Due to limited funds of the depart-
ment it will be necessary this year to limit the creosoting
to the main highways and the thickly settled areas.
Continuing to build up the efficiency of the department
a new spraying machine was purchased in the spring of
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1935. This gives us three modern machines. It is the wish
of the department to replace the other two old machines
as soon as possible. These old machines are practically
-obsolete and are only capable of doing twenty per cent as
much as a new machine. The cost of keeping them work-
ing is excessive and much time is lost by break downs.
The new machines are capable of spraying a protective
strip wide enough to preserve the natural beauty of our
roadsides even when the adjoining areas are badly infest-
ed.
The spraying work was begun the middle of May and
continued until the middle of July. Due to the new
machines, a larger area was sprayed than ever before,
,greatly decreasing defoliation.
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With funds furnished by the Federal Government and
under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture a
,crew of ten men and a foreman have been working on
.Brown Tail Moth control. Work started in November and
will continue throughout the winter. This work is car-
ried out in all the villages. It is also expected that this
year all the outlying districts including Sandy Neck will
be scouted and the Brown Tail Moth nests destroyed.
Through the efforts of this department and the aid furnish-
ed by the Federal Government there has been a noticeable
improvement in the Brown Tail Moth situation throughout
the town.
One small colony of Satin Moths were found, prompt-
ly sprayed and exterminated. Due no doubt to the favor-
able climatic conditions there was this year very little
evidence of the Leaf Scorch on the oaks. Keeping the
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trees in healthy condition and well sprayed each year leaves
little chance for new. insects to become well established.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Moth Superintendent.
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Report ' of
THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
'To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
The money appropriated for the Town Forests in
-1935 was used for release cutting on the Lombard Lbt, lo-
cated.on Route 132 and for release cutting and brushing on
.the Cobb Lot, located on the Hyannis-Barnstable Road.
On the Lombard Lot the trees liave a fine growth and
-with the release cutting this year and with release cutting
each succeeding year they will develop into fine specimens.'
The lot on the Hyannis-Barnstable Road, known as the
Cobb Lot and sometimes referred to as the School Chil-
dren's Planting Lot, has had several acres of the land clear-
ed for planting and has also had some release cutting done
.as far as the appropriation would permit.
Under an ERA project there were twenty thousand
;Scotch, Austrian and White Pines planted on the .forest
located on the, Centerville-West Barnstable Road. ' An in-
spection of the planting this fall_showed that a large per-
of the trees had taken root and were showing a nor-
mal growth for the first season. i
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It is necessary to do some release cutting each year on
all the forests so that the young trees will have a chance to
make a normal growth and not be choked out by the under-
brush.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Chairman, Town Forest Committee.
217
REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Gentlemen:
As inspector of Animals for the calendar year 1935, I
have per directions of the local Board of Health investi-
gated and reported on 37 dog bites.
Per request of the Weschester County, New York
health authorities investigated and reported on one bite,
and by direction of the Massachusetts Department of Ani-
mal disease control, investigated and reported on 3 cases of
dog bites, a total of 41 cases. Have also per order of the
State Department checked 15 cows brought.into the town.
The annual live stock and stable inspection was made
November 29 to December 17, when I visited 130 stables and
found 355 cows, 121 young cattle, 7 bulls, 71 swine, 12 sheep
and 29 goats.
In June I was at every stable with Dr. H. K. Capithorn,
Federal Veterinarian, making the annual T. B. test. In the
entire town only 2 reactors were found.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN BURSLEY,
Animal Inspector for the Town of Barnstable.
218
Report of
THE PARK COMMISSION
Gentlemen:
Your Commission respectfully begs to submit the fol-
lowing report:
During the past two years by the expenditure of E. R.
A. and P. W. A. funds great improvements have been made
to our Park system but unfortunately this improvement has
left us with a lot more to take care of, and as a result our
work has been handicapped to the extent that we have been
able only to keep the grass mowed and the walks raked.
Work of replanting and fertilizing any shrubs or
areas that needed it has been absolutely out of the question
on account of scarcity of funds. The only planting passible
this past year was replacing such trees and shrubs at Craig-
ville Beach as had died from the planting made by the
E. R. A., the previous year. This later planting seems to
have taken hold very satisfactorily.
Suggestions are constantly received by your Commis-
sion for the development and improvement of different
areas or services which come under our jurisdiction, but it
is impossible to develop these ideas, or our own, until such
time as there are more funds,available for our use.
Respectfully yours,
FREDERIC F. SCUDDER,
JEAN G. HINKLE,
CHARLES H. REID,
219
Report of
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS.
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Your Building Inspector submits the first report as in-
spector,of buildings for the Town of Barnstable.
131 permits for new construction, remodeling, repair
ing and moving of buildings have been issued and inspected
during 1935.
At the present time the general laws of the State of
Massachusetts,with the exception of a five foot building line
as voted by the town, are the only laws which may be en-
forced outside of Hyannis.
A part of the village of Hyannis has been safeguarded
by a code of building regulations which were accepted by
the town.
A simple code of building laws, which could be amend-
ed from time to time, for sections outside of Hyannis would
serve as a protection to our resident Contractors and Build-
ers and also to owners.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH P. HALLETT,
Building Inspector.
220
Report of Barnstable Baseball Association
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1935
RECEIPTS
Balance of year 1934 $1 40
Town appropriation 2,600 00
Membership dues 62 00
Donations 77 84
Concessions, Play-Tag Day 335 31
Collections at Hyannis 925 84
Collections at Osterville 326 47
Total $4,328 86
One unpaid bill, Mayflower Cafe $332 89
EXPENDITURES
Rent of field $100 00
Bats, balls, equipment 263 40
Painting grandstand 71 19
Industrial League 50 00
Cape Cod League Association 175 00
High School band 40 00
Grandstand repairs 58 86
Board and rooms 1,315 77
Printing and postage 84 96
Players 1,750 00
Miscellaneous . 300 32
Repair of two fields 117A0
Balance in bank 1 86
$4,328 86
SETH M. CROCKER,
Treasurer Barnstable Baseball Association.
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221
Report of the
SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I herewith submit my first annual report for the year
ending December 31, 1935.
Not Con-
Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned
Platform Scales over
5,000 lbs. 3 5
Platform Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 27 59 4 4
Counter Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 2 4
Counter Scales under 100 lbs. 10 37
Beam Scales under 100 lbs. 4
Spring Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 4 30 6
Spring Scales under 100 lbs. 4 89 9
Computing Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 2 4
Computing Scales under
100 tbs. 36 63 1 1
Personal Weigher (slot) 14 1
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Prescription Scales 7
Jeweler's Scales 3
Avoirdupois Weights 38 365
Apothecary Weights 14 63 6
Metric Weights 11 53 10
Troy Weights 10 55
Vehicle Tanks (compartments) 13
Liquid Measures 524 6
Oil Jars 54
Dry Measures 8
Fuel Baskets 2
Gasoline Pumps 9 134 18 5
Gasoline Meter Systems 3 109
Kerosene Pumps 5 37 1
Oil Pumps 14 66 75
Molasses Pumps 2
Stops on Pumps 28 388
Yard Sticks 26 2
Tapes 1
Cloth-measuring Devices 1
Licenses
Transient Vendor 78
State 2
County 11
Town 12
2 convictions for no license
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RECOMMENDATION
In view of the number of Bulk Stations and Tank
Wagons becoming equipped with large meters for handling
Petroleum Products in this Town, it has become necessary
to furnish suitable equipment for testing these meters.
There are several in the town which have never been tested.
I recommend that the budget for the department be in-
creased this year to cover this expense.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank the town offi-
cers, the many stores and tradesmen for their co-operation
while performing the duties of this office.
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. AMES,
Sealer.
224
REPORT OF FOREST FIRE. WARDEN
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
Forest fires in the Town of Barnstable during the year
1935 were in the most part small fires, burning over small
plots of brush land in different sections of the town.
The heavy rainfall continuing into the late spring help-
ed a great deal in keeping down any serious forest fires dur-
ing the past year.
The work done by the E. R. A. and by the Town High-
way Department in mowing the brush and cleaning up de-
bris along the highway has helped considerably in keeping
down the number of fires that might have been caused by
passing motorists.
We were troubled to some extent with turf fires during
the mid-summer, due to the extreme dryness. This type,of
fire is very treacherous, and requires constant watching, for
the rising of a slight breeze may start the fire anew and
cause serious damage.
The forest fire truck and equipment is housed at the
Osterville fire station, by permission of the fire district, and
is ready for call at any time.
The constant alertness of the attendant in our fire tow-
er, together with the efficiency of the fire patrol, and the
whole-hearted co-operation of the deputy forest fire war-
dens has minimized the forest fires in the town.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Barnstable Forest Fire Warden.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
of the
Town of Barnstable
For the Year Ending December 31 ,
1935
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Report of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
We respectfully submit the following report on the
Public Schools and the Report of the Superintendent of
Schools.
STUART F. SCUDDER,
NORMAN E. WILLIAMS,
BRUCE K. JERAULD,
WINTHROP D. BASSETT,
JOHN R. DODGE.
January 22, 1936.
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Organization of School Committee
Stuart F. Scudder Osterville, Mass.
Term expires 1936
Norman E. Williams O.sterville, Mass.
Term expires 1938
Bruce K. Jerauld Barnstable, Mass.
Term expires 1936
Winthrop D. Bassett Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1937
John R. Dodge Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1938
Chairman—Stuart F. Scudder
Secretary—Dorothy E. Reckendorf
Meetings of the School Committee
The committee meets at the committee rooms, Town
Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in
the school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30 P.M.
229
Executive Officers
Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent
Office, Town Building, Hyannis Tel. 505
Residence, 17 Harbor Bluffs Road, Hyannis Tel. 314-112
Dorothy E. Reckendorf, Secretary
Residence, 26 Camp Street, Hyannis Tel. 472-J
Ruth P. Rigby, R. N., School Nurse
Residence, 310 Sea Street, Hyannis Tel. 279-W
Office hours every school day:
Hyannis Training School: 8:30-8:50 A.M. Tel. 71
Barnstable High School: 9:00-9:30 A.M. Tel. 687-M
Dr. A. P. Goff, School Physician
Residence, 453 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 593
230.
School Calendar
1936
Spring Term March 4, 1936, to April 24, 1936
Summer Term May 4, 1936, to June 19, 1936
Fall Term Sept. 8, 1936, to December 18, 1936
School Holidays
New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's
Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Armistice Day, Thanks-
giving Day and the day following.
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Janitors
Barnstable High School—Owen J. Mullaney, Sylvanus Cash,
Charles L. Baker.
Hyannis Training School—Carlton L. Taylor
Barnstable Village School—Louis J. Lauterbach.
West Barnstable School—Ernest Fritze.
Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West.
Cotuit School—Henry J. West.
Osterville School—Cecil Coleman.
Centerville School—Prescott L. Fish.
Mr. James W. Holmes, after twenty years of faithful
service as janitor of the Barnstable Village School, resign-
ed and was succeeded by Mr. Louis J. Lauterbach.
Attendance Officers
Prescott L. Fish Tel. Hy. 55-R-2
A. Seabury Childs, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 2003
Everett L. Hoxie, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 723
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SUMARY 1935
Amount available $191,332 99
Appropriation, March 1935 $189,650 00
Dog Tax 1,161 75
Cobb Fund 302 00
Smith-Hughes Fund 214 80
Credit, check returned . 4 44
Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 17,702 87
Permanent Improvement and
New Equipment 1,133 04
Dog Tax 1,161 75
Cobb Fund 302 00
Tuition received 891 74
General School Fund—State 12,206 00
Barnstable Houeshold Arts School 1,423 87
Smith-Hughes Fund 214 80
Supplies sold and telephone tolls 249 47
High School rental 83 00
New Bedford Vocational School 37 20
Net.cost for support of schools from
local taxation $173,630 12
Total amount raised by local
taxation $174,763 16
Net average membership 1,672
Cost per pupil for support in average membership
from local .taxation 1935 (does not include
permanent improvement and new equipment) $103 85
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable
Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted my fourth annual report as
your superintendent of schools and the forty-sixth in the
series of superintendent's reports.
Enrollment and Attendance
Membership of Barnstable schools has continued its
normal. growth. The enrollment in September was 1,733, an
increase of only 53 over September 1934. The attendance
figures have improved slightly. The average attendance
for the calendar year 1935 was 93.86. The figure for the
previous year was 93.16. Regular attendance at school is of
primary importance; absence from school even when neces-
sary and excusable is a direct loss to the pupil and to the
school. Truancy and avoidable absence are a waste of the
taxpayers money and an injury to society.
Health
The importance of school health can hardly be over-
emphasized. Learning is apt to be a slow and sometimes
painful process at best, but it certainly is of small ultimate
profit if not accompanied by health. Health is rightly men-
tioned first among the cardinal principles of education. Im-
proved attendance records may be the result of good
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weather or good fortune but improved school buildings pro-
mote good health. The unheated hallways of the Barnsta-
ble Village School where the pupil's damp clothing frequent-
ly froze in winter are no longer a health hazard. The new
oil burning heating and ventilating plants in Barnstable Vil-
lage, Centerville and West Barnstable schools insure health-
ful working conditions for these pupils. Standards of care
and cleanliness have been substantially raised in all school
buildings. Four schools are definitely superior in this re-
spect. Attendance is a legal requirement of the child. He
in turn deserves and should have, as a right, a clean school
as essential to health and to clean living and learning.
The report of the school nurse records a busy and pro-
fitable year. The decrease in the number of exclusions for
communicable diseases is noteworthy. The usual clinics
have been made available.
Teachers
Mr. Howard Batchelder succeeded Miss Flora Reynolds
as a teacher in the high school, this being the only change in
the staff of the high school. Mrs. Corinne W. Hurst was ap-
pointed in order to provide for the increased membership.
The following table reveals a teaching staff very well bal-
balanced in respect to experience:
Number of years teaching experience prior to Sept. 1935
Years 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 1415 20 25 35 40
Teachers 0 0 3 3 5 3 4 3 3 2 1 3 2 4 5 5 5 7 2 2
There has been no effort to make rigid requirements re-
garding graduate study or degrees for our teachers. On the
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other hand there has been no tendency to underestimate the
value of scholarship. While many of our definitely super-
ior teachers are without degrees, many of our teachers even
those of long service continue to strive for professional
growth and improvement. The work of Miss Rowland and
Mr. McMullen has been especially noteworthy. In this time
of controversy regarding state certification of teachers it is
pertinent to point out the very high standards developed in
Barnstable wholly under local control.
Improved Techniques of Teaching
In the teaching of language there has come a greater
emphasis upon the fundamentals of grammar, all but aban-
doned a few years ago. Every encouragement is given to
develop skill in oral and written expression.
In the elementary grades, reading is the first subject
taught and rightly receives the most emphasis and the lar-
gest time allotment. The past twenty-five years have been
marked by important advancement in the teaching of read-
ing. More recently surprisingly helpful methods have been
developed. The textbook content has also been arranged to
interest the child and to harmonize with his life activities
and to lead him to an understanding of a wider world and
the use of a growing vocabulary.
Many of the failures and scholastic difficulties in high
and junior high schools are directly traced to a lack of pro-
per reading comprehension. Much has been done during the
year toward the detection and correction of reading disabil-
ities.
Progress in such subjects as mathematics, history, geo-
graphy and science is conditioned upon this ability to read
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and comprehend. To this end libraries have been accumu-
lated in every room and in every grade, even the first.
There the pupil finds a wide variety of attractive books not
only those suitable to his age and grade but some that are
above and some below. Many pupils there find the only
magic in the school, the magic that changes a plodding task
to a living pleasure, the ability to read and the ability to
master uninteresting material and make it interesting—the
foundation of scholarship.
Textbooks
Next to the teacher a good textbook is probably the
most powerful aid to classroom instruction. Practically all
the tattered and obsolete texts in use a few years ago have
been replaced. The many odd sets formerly used in individ-
ual rooms or schools have been given up or used only as sup-
plementary material. Except for a few odd sets purchased
for trial or for a special need, our basic texts are uniform
throughout the system.
Marks and Measurement
During each of the past three years our pupils have
been reclassified and regraded upon the basis of standard
achievement tests and group mental tests according to The
Providence Class Personnel Chart. The average of our pu-
pils is in most instances as high or higher than the norms of
standard tests in spite of the fact that a considerable group
are handicapped by a foreign language and foreign back-
ground.
At best, an educational test gives only an approxima-
tion of a pupil's ability or achievement in formal school
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work. Life and living are the tests of the many mental and
moral traits that the school strives to mould and strength-
en. Courage, loyalty, industry, honesty and the many qual-
ities that make the character of the man or woman are not
measured by standard tests.
Much has been written about the evil of school marks,
school competition and rewards. In a world strewn with
failures we are told no pupil can fail. Report cards are sent
to the parent as a record of the teacher's judgment checked
by all available objective devices concerning the pupil's
growth and progress in school. The teacher as a human
being is many times in error but the report card is too often
the only link between the home and the school. It is to be
hoped that the school will teach the pupil to value the mark
as a symbol of the teacher's judgment and not as a symbol
of intrinsic value. Tests are used as a valuable yard stick
for certain limited measures, absolute reliance upon them is
as dangerous as attempting to cross the Atlantic with a
sounding line as the only navigating instrument. All avail-
able means are used to help the teacher to understand the
child and for the child to understand himself. The constant
aim has been to keep our schools open and alert to the vital
changing world outside their doors, to provide abundant
opportunity for each pupil to assume as much responsibil-
ity as he is able to carry and to guide him to greater efforts
under his own power.
High School
There exist only a small number of six-year high
schools in the Commonwealth. Because of their rather re-
cent establishment and their rarity, there has been develop-
ed no great body of principles and procedures for their con-
duct and administration. Their success has required the
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qualities of adaptability and alertness in their pioneering
leaders and' teachers. Counting the two special classes,
more than eight hundred students are enrolled in the high
school building; more than seven hundred and fifty in
grades 7 to 12. In spite of the wide age range these stu-
dents have been welded together into a united and harmon-
ious group. This work has been quiet and perhaps rather
uneventful but by and large successful.
The offering of a four year curriculum in College Pre-
paratory subjects, in Business, Practical Arts, Household
Arts, Scientific and Agriculture has made possible a better
provision for individual differences in ability, capacity and
variety of aim and vocational plan. The length of the school
day and the seven period daily program have given the flex-
ibility necessary in providing for,the widely divergent needs.
The thorough work of so many years in the elementary
schools has brought its inevitable result,the work of the high
school in physical education, art and music is outstanding.
The fine cooperative relationships with the Hyannis
State Teachers College have continued. The college fre-
quently through its upper class students has furnished.as-
sistants and substitutes. Its influence is always helpful,
many times inspiring. It is to be regretted that more of our
high school graduates do not avail themselves of the oppor-
tunities afforded by the presence of this institution in the
Town of Barnstable.
Building Program
The record enrollment at the high school has greatly
taxed the capacity of the school which with the additions
was intended for 650-700 pupils. Under present conditions
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there is little basis for expecting much further or at least
immediate growth. Alterations in the basement of the Iyan-
ough School might make possible the removal of the wood-
working shop to that site and provide two additional class-
rooms in the main building. Other alterations although de-
sirable as a means of improvement offer very small possi-
bility for added classroom space. The removal of the two
special classes to an elementary school site in effect would
add two classrooms to the high school.
Study and careful planning are necessary for a school
building program. The place and type of new construction
at the high school should be definitely determined now in
order to prevent any future waste and destruction.
The rejection of the request for land taking and an ad-
dition to the Training school by the town meeting of last
March would seem to indicate that many parents favored
the alternative plan, namely, the construction of a new
echool in the western part of the village of Hyannis.
The overcrowding of the Training School continues to
be a pressing school problem second only to the overcrowd-
ing in Marstons Mills. The two room Marstons Mills
School, situated on a very narrow lot, offers accommoda-
tions for the first four grades. The Marstons Mills fifth and
sixth grades are transported to Cotuit and Osterville res-
pectively, thus congesting certain rooms in these two
schools. The table below shows the phenomenal growth of
the Marstons Mills, School.
1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935
No. pupils 55 67 66 65 79 84 93 89 87 91
.Percent of increase over 1926-65t7o
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The following suggestions are offered as a possible solu-
tion of these pressing problems.
I (a) The moving of the present Marstons Mills School to
one of several available and adjacent sites thereby
providing adequate playground.
(b) The construction on this new site of two new class-
rooms with a small assembly hall capable of being
divided into two additional future classrooms.
(c) The removal of Marstons Mills fifth and sixth
grade pupils from Cotuit and Osterville to the
home school, in this way relieving those schools
and the removal of one special class from the Iyan-
ough to Marstons Mills thus adding to the capacity
of the high school.
II The organization of a special homemaking school in
the cottage on South Street now owned by the
town and the housing of the other special class
there.
III The construction of a new elementary school in the
western part of Hyannis for the relief of the Train-
ing School.
IV The purchase of the Maloney property for the en-
largement of the Training School play area.
If I could be done this year and II when necessary, two
classes from the Training School could be located in the
present high school building thus' at least temporarily re-
lieving the Training school from overcrowding and also in-
creasing the efficiency of organization by making possible
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twelve elementary rooms (ten at the Training school and
two at the high school) with one separate grade for each
teacher. The construction of the new grade school could
thus be deferred until these classrooms were required at the
high school.
Adult Education
The town expended $499.55 in 1930, $845.43 in 1931 and
$723.45 in 1932 on Americanization and adult education.
These classes dwindled to such small numbers that they
were abandoned. For the past two years the Cape Cod Edu-
cational Foundation has conducted evening classes in a var-
iety of subjects—English, Practical Mathematics, Elemen-
tary Bookkeeping, Business and Government, Commercial
Law, Public Speaking, Shorthand and Typewriting, Home
Making—Study of Foods, Home Gardening, Photography,
Leisure Time Crafts, Orchestral Technique and Art. Nearly
two hundred students have been enrolled in these courses
which have been carried on in school buildings, the Founda-
tion even paying a portion of the light bills.
Federal Projects
The schools have co-operated with the Federal authori-
ties in the promotion and operation of many worthy pro-
jects for the relief of teachers and others who were unem-
ployed. The school buildings have been used more fully
than ever before. Nursery schools have been organized in
Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville and approved for Cotuit.
Seven teachers have been employed and ninety-five pre-
-school children have benefited by enrollment in these schools.
Eight teachers have been employed conducting day
.and evening classes in games and recreational subjects for
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one hundred and thirty students. There have also been
classes in music, first aid and radio engineering.
Several E. R. A. and W. P. A. projects have been car-
ried out, the most important being the remodeling of the
Barnstable Village School and grounds. An-important pro-
ject is now in progress for the improvement of the high
school grounds and athletic fields. Excellent plans and
maps have been drawn for the landscaping and improve-
ment of the school grounds in Cotuit and Osterville.
Through the gift of thousands of dollars of Federal
money for labor our schools have been vastly improved both
in condition and appearance. If the plans already approv-
ed can be carried out our school plants will all be thorough-
ly modernized and should prove adequate for some years
to come.
Gifts
The Hyannis Playground Society deeded to the town
two parcels of land, one adjacent to the high school ath-
letic field and the other bordering on South Street in the
village of Hyannis. It should be recalled that the Hyannis
Playground Society in its gift of several acres of land in
1928 made possible the full development of the high school
athletic field. In expressing the deep gratitude of the school
committee for these very valuable and useful gifts which
have already been accepted by the town to be used for
school purposes under the control of the school committee,
it is fitting to mention individually the names of the trustees
whose contributions of money provided for the purchase of
this land many years ago and whose generosity gives this
land to the children of the town—they are William A. Bald-
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win, Edward F. Maher, Dr. Charles.E. Harris, James Otis,
Herbert H. Howes, John D. W. Bodfish, A. G. Guyer and
Miss Annie S. Crowell.
The schools are indebted to the Federal. Government.
through Massachusetts Federal Art Administration for the
gift of many paintings and water colors by Provincetown
and Worcester artists and for the two murals in the cafeter-
ia which were painted by Mr. Vernon Coleman and Mr.
Chester Ellis in collaboration and for the two beautiful mar-
ines by Mr. Coleman that have been placed at the entrance
-of the auditorium.
The ready help and service of all of the town depart-
ments has always been available. Especial acknowledge-
ment is made.to Mr. Herbert Thomas for his gift of trees
.and shrubbery for,the Barnstable Village School and for his
help in making the driveway in Centerville; to Mr. John F.
'Shields for his help with the trees especially in Centerville.
.Mr. Lincoln Crowell of the Shawme State Forest made an-
other fine gift of trees. The Barnstable Parent-Teacher As-
sociation, the Cotuit Parent-Teacher Association, the Barn-
:stable Parent-Teacher club, the Community Council, Kiwan-
is club, Rotary club, Woman's club, Young Matron's club,
Wide Awake club, Roloson estate and the Barnstable Teach-
,ers' club have given generously of time and money to pro-
vide milk, glasses and services for needy children.
The Barnstable Parent-Teacher Association under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Gerard Besse again produced the
Barnstable School Circus. The gift of one hundred dollars
.from these receipts was,the largest item received for the
purchase of uniforms for the school band. The work of the
Barnstable Parent-Teacher Association in raising money for
its scholarship fund should serve as an inspiration for
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others. The best crop produced on Cape Cod is its men and
women. We have no great industries offering careers for
our boys and girls, no universities or professional schools to
which they may commute. The public schools do well their
work in secondary education but help is needed if many of
our promising young people are to have opportunity for
higher education.
Financial
The total appropriation was somewhat more this year
than last. The item of repairs $10,824.70 remains large but
is well justified by the many improvements. The Massachu-
setts school accounting system takes no account of debt or
debt charges. If these items are considered, many school
systems which seemly are conducted at much lower cost
would be revealed as more costly. The policy of Barnstable
has been to borrow for short terms and only when large
sums are necessary. The only school debt remaining is
for the high school additions, the bonds for which will be
retired in 1939. The credits to the schools have increased
from $13,431.35 in 1932 to $14,891.28 in 1935. The reim-
bursements for vocational education have begun to appear,
$1,423.87 having been received in 1935 while in 1936 the
amount will be $3,423.63 increasing this year's credits to
over $17,000.00.
Pupils, teachers, superintendent and all employees of
the schools have every reason to be grateful to the Town of
Barnstable which has so courageously and graciously sup-
ported its schools in this very trying period. Whatever has
been accomplished has been due to the unparalleled support
of this community, to the united efforts of a school commit-
tee that-has so manfully shouldered its many perplexing
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problems and to the work and cooperation of teachers, pu-
pils and parents, We have tried to do our best to merit
your faith and patience.
Very truly yours,
RALPH R. BARR,
Superintendent of Schools.
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Report of High School Principal
Mr. Ralph R. Barr,
Superintendent of Schools,
Hyannis, Mass.
My dear Mr. Barr:
It is a pleasure to submit to you my second annual
report as principal of the Barnstable High School.
The Barnstable High School has done nothing unusual
in the year just closed but has endeavored to carry out its
undertakings faithfully and meet its obligations more fully
than a year ago. It is our firm conviction that we have
pursued your educational policy with a fair degree of suc-
cess.
ENROLLMENT
The total enrollment of the high school at the close of
1935 is 766 the largest in its history. Last year at the same
time it was 731. The following table will show the distrib-
ution of our students:
Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total
Boys 67 89 74 52 56 50 4 392
Girls 71 75 49 61 65 51 2 374
138 164 123 113 121 101 6 766
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In addition to the above, there are forty-four pupils en-
rolled in-the special classes; making a total of 810 in the
building.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL'CURRICULA CHANGES
Practical Arts
In the seventh and eighth grades, practical arts work
is now offered three times per week. In the seventh grade,
the training is all in the field of woodworking. In the
eighth grade, woodworking and metal working are requir-
ed and are scheduled simultaneously throughout the year.
Previously, one-half of the year was devoted to woodwork-
ing and the other half to metal working. Before this year,
the pupils in the ninth grade have had to choose between
woodworking and metal working, each of which came four
times a week; it was not possible for any student to elect
both. Experience has shown that most pupils did not
choose wisely. This year all students taking the Practical
Arts Course have four periods of woodworking and four
periods of metal working each week throughout the year.
This should permit the pupil to make a wiser choice of the
branch of work he desires to continue in the senior high
school.
Household Arts
Household Arts is now offered three times weekly in
grades seven and eight. This is an increase of one. period
weekly. This allows for spending a greater amount of time
on fundamental processes which are so essential in start-
ing any new subject.
Home visitation has been greatly increased in the
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vocational household arts program, which starts in the
ninth grade. There is also greater correlation between the
related and practical arts.
English
The changes which were made in seventh and eighth
grade English at the beginning of the school year 1935 have
proved to be beneficial to both pupils and teachers. The
seven periods each week permit the English teachers to
teach all those subjects closely related; namely, literature,
composition, grammar, spelling, and writing, thus making
for a higher degree of correlation. Opportunity for ad-
ministering to individual and divisional differences is pro-
vided because of the flexibility of this schedule.
General Science
All pupils in grades seven and eight, and all pupils in
grade nine except those electing the college course are re-
quired to take general science. It is now a unified three
year course. This unity gives the pupil an appreciation and
understanding of the environment in which he lives and
better prepares him to carry on the advanced work in this
field.
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULA CHANGES
Practical Arts
The work in practical arts in the senior high school is
specialized. A student selects either woodworking or metal
working as his field at the beginning of the tenth grade.
Six periods each week are allotted to this work in grades
10, 11, and 12. Previously, practical arts was offered only
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four times each week in these grades, and metal working
was not continued beyond the tenth grade. This greater
opportunity for specialization in the senior high school
should prove highly valuable.
Household Arts
The time allotted for home visiting has been increased
threefold in the vocational household arts. classes. An at-
tempt has been made for greater correlation between the
related and practical arts work.
Commercial Subjects
Previous to this school year, the students of the tenth
grade business course have been required to take book-
keeping and commercial arithmetic in the first semester,
and economic geography and Gregg shorthand in the sec-
ond semester. Consistent with the development of an im-
proved sequence of subjects given in this course, some
changes were made. Commercial arthmetic is now requir-
ed in the first semester, preceding the .study of bookkeep-
ing. Economic geography, a unit course, was changed from
the second semester to the first semester, and bookkeeping,
from the first to the second semester.
Social Studies
To provide for increased uniformity in the arrange-
ment of schedules and to allow college course seniors to
elect the subjects of Economics and Sociology in the last
year, American History for this group is given in the junior
year. The time devoted to the study of American History,
Economics and Sociology has been increased from four to
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five periods a week, thus putting these subjects on a time
basis equal to that devoted to other ivajo' subjects.
Mathematics
"Last April, the mathematics committee of the Col-
lege Entrance Examination Board decided to change the
plan of examinations in mathematics. Examinations in-
stead of being given in each division of mathematics will
be given on the basis of graded examinations. Those who
wish to enter a classical college or any other college not re-
quiring mathematics after entrance will take an "Alpha"
examination, which will include questions on elementary
algebra and geometry. Those pupils who wish to enter a
technical college or a college requiring any mathematics
after entrance will take a "Beta" examination, which will
include questions on mathematics through advanced alge-
bra and numerical trigonometry. Those who wish to major
in mathematics in college will be required to pass a "Gam-
ma" examination for entrance. This will include every-
thing through solid geometry—trigonometry with some
analytics. These changes in the entrance examinations
have necessitated a change in the organization of the mathe-
matics course in the high school. Some of the work now
taught in the second year must be taught in the first. Very
close correlations must be made between algebra and geom-
etry and between plane and solid geometry. A new course
of study is now being prepared, part of which will go into
effect this year; the remainder of the plan will go into effect
in September."
Music
Mr. Griffiths reports a unified progress in our school
during the past year. Instrumental and vocal music have"
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bedn closely correlated, and the vocal prograAn has been
extended through grade twelve.
Vocational Agriculture
The Agricultural Department, under the able leader-
ship of Mr. Jesse A. Taft, has made commendable progress
in its first year of existence. His report for the year end-
ing October 1, 1935, follows:
"During the school year of 1934-1935, the agricultural
studies for the course were as follows:
Freshmen and Sophomores: Home vegetable garden-
ing, cranberry growing, agricultural survey, farm arith-
metic, accounts, diaries, and home project problems to-
gether with field trips for actual farm practice at a market
garden and poultry farm in West Barnstable.
Juniors and Seniors: Dairying, field crops, fertilizers,
accounts, diaries,.home landscaping, home projects, poultry
raising and actual gardening practice at an estate in Cen-
terville. Beginning January and continuing through Feb-
ruary, this group worked at real jobs in auto-mechanics at
the Cape Cod Auto Company for forty school days of- two
hours each.
All boys were required to undertake an ownership
project or work during the summer on farms or estates for
the development of skills. In some cases, the size of the
ownership projects were not of economical size for the es-
tablishment of sound farming. However, in most cases the
projects proved to be of decided value to the parents as
well as to the boy. Records show that eleven home garden
and poultry projects were completed with a total labor
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income of $508.44. . The boys worked 1,988 hours .on their
projects and other paid supervised agricultural work.
Some boys had no facilities for carrying on a project
at home. Besides, it takes much capital to start a poultry
project or prepare and plant a sizable garden and this
capital could not be found by all boys. For these boys who
could not qualify with ownership projects, it was difficult
to locate permanent summer jobs on farms or estates where
they could obtain their supervised agricultural practice.
In another year this condition may be greatly remedied, for
the instructor has interviewed a number of farmers and
gardeners of estates where it is hoped that the boys not liv-
ing on home farms may be placed for the summer.
The school was represented by poultry, vegetable, live-
stock, milk, ornamental and floriculture judging teams at
Topsfield Fair, Massachusetts State College, Horticultural
Fruit and Garden Show, and Boston Poultry Show. At the
Horticultural Show in Boston, the Vegetable Judging Team
placed second in keen competition between agricultural de-
partments throughout the state. As a result of consistent
judging in the elimination contests at Boston and Amherst,
two boys are eligible to compete for a place on the State
Vegetable Judging Team at the Union Agricultural Meet-
ings in Worcester early in January. Prizes won in judg-
ing contests and for exhibits made at the Cape Cod Horti-
cultural Show amounted to $22.50. Even without the finan-
cial gain in these affairs, it is felt the lessons learned in
competition are valuable to the boys, and they are an in-
centive to better work.
Vocationally, we learn "to do by doing" and only by
such doing may a student receive credit. The fact that a
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student may "earn while learning" makes this course at-
tractive for farm-minded boys."
Athletic Association
The Barnstable High School Athletic Association, a
new organization, was formed in October. The members
of this association sponsored an All Sports Ticket, which
would admit the member to all athletic events conducted
by the school. This plan, together with the support of the
outside public, enabled us to close the football season with
a fair reserve to meet any unforseen expenses. We have a
live and energetic group of supporters and officers, and
with co-operative action, we feel that the foundation is be-
ing built for a strong and successful organization of the
student body.
BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
Report for School Year Ending June 30, 1935
Receipts
Balance September 1, 1934 $17 47
Football Season Tickets 75 00
Football Gate Receipts 577 08
Football Guarantees 96 09
Sale of refreshments 24 51
All Stars Game 30 18
Sale of equipment 14 24
Girls Hockey Gate Receipts 11 18
Basket Ball Gate Receipts 294 90
Basket Ball Season Tickets 13 85
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Basket.Ball Gate Receipts . 66 12
Track Gate Receipts 5 50
Track Guarantee 5 00
Surplus from Football Banquet 8 20
For Athletic Supplies 54 20
Total $12293 52
Expenditures
Medical Treatment $37 00
Football Officials and Police 187 00
Girls Hockey_Officials 9 00
Football Transportation 6 00
Massachusetts High School Athletic Association Dues 2 00
Medical Equipment 39 52
Lime 20 56
Printing 76 00
Repairs to stop watch 7 00
Football equipment 327 44
Posters 17 86
Food 16 69
Football Guarantee 50 00
Paint. 4 30
Cleaning uniforms 41 67
Football letters 14 76
Flowers 3 00
Basket Ball Officials and Police 11.7 00
Basket Ball Equipment 76 31
Basket Ball Transportation 17 85
Replacement of Equipment 5 00
Repairs to Basket Ball Equipment 7 27
Telephone 2 10
Contribution to P.T.A. Student Loan Fund 31 00
Basket Ball Equipment 86 15
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Basket Ball Letters ' 15 00
Baseball and Track Transportation 25 11
Baseball Officials 21 00
Express 44
Baseball Guarantees 18 00
Track Equipment 45 91
Track Entry Fees 8 75
Volley Ball Equipment 1 37
Total Payments $1,328 06
Deficit June 30, 1935 $34 54
The books of the Athletic Association on December 31,
1935, show a substantial balance with all bills paid.
Dramatics
Thirty-two members compose the membership of this
club devoted to the study and presentation of dramatic.
productions. Successful presentations of "Huckleberry
Finn", and "A Pageant of Christmas" are numbered in
the club's activities. The latter was presented before, the
entire school at the Christmas assembly. The group is now
making plans for a play to be presented this spring.
Student Publication
The junior and senior publications of last year have
been merged into a single.publication, "The Clipper," un-
der the capable direction of Miss Mabel Harris. The fol-_
lowing is an excerpt from a report on the project submit-
ted to me: "The first issue, which was a forty-eight page,
magazine containing school news, personal items, literature,
features, and cartoons, is to be followed by another in
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February and a third in April. "The Clipper" is not a
money-making scheme, but rather its purpose is to provide
an opportunity for self-expression, for development of the
right kind of school spirit, and for creation of a sense of
values. However, in order to place copies within reach of
all pupils, it was necessary to ask support of business
organizations in the town. It is gratifying to realize that
so many friends are ready to co-operate in placing such a
worth-while effort on a firm financial basis."
Musical Organizations
The Girls' Glee Club of one hundred members and the
Boys' Glee Club of fifty members are making real progress.
Both clubs are made up of junior and senior students. Our
first orchestra of fifty players, second orchestra of sixty,
and band of forty have attained well-balanced instrumen-
tation. The Barnstable High School Band has achieved
more than local reputation for excellence. During the past
year, it has been awarded several tokens for its special
service, and it has been praised for its good work and ap-
pearance.
Band Uniforms
One of the notable achievements of the past year has
been the uniforming of our high school band. Under the
direction of the Uniform Committee on which several prom-
inent business men served, the band members were splen-
didly outfitted in cardinal and white uniforms at an ap-
proximate cost of $500. The best of materials and work-
manship were secured at a minimum price. The school
wishes to thank the Uniform Committee, Mr. Griffiths, the
members of the band, and all those who gave of their time
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and support to help make this project so successful. We
gratefully acknowledge the following contributions:
April 10, 1935—Instrumental Fund $ 34 94
May 21, 1935—Concert proceeds 52 25
May 27, 19.35—Concert proceeds 30 ,00
May 31, 1935—Hyannis P. T. A. 100 00
June 29, 1935-1\Zemorial Day proceeds 75 00
July 2, 1935—Cape Cod Symphony Concert 29 10
July 10, 1935—Canal Bridges, first prize 50 00
July 17, 1935—Hyannis B. P. 0. E. 15 00
July 23, 1935—Barnstable Baseball Association 40 00
July 23, 1935—Cotuit Federated Church 25 00
October 10, 1935—Hyannis B. P. 0. E. 20 00
December 20, 1.935—High School Activities Fund 28 02
$499 31
Cost of band uniforms $495 81
Interest on note for $200 3 50
$499 31.
A .special performance of the State College operetta in
May also gave us $15.00 for maintenance of uniforms.
Library
Room 106, which has served as a combination library
and study hall for several years, has been partitioned into
two rooms, one being utilized as a regular classroom, while
the other is devoted to the school library. The new library
room accommodates fifty-two students comfortably and
with its additional book shelves is more workable than the
old. The following is a recent report of Miss Ella Buckler,
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chairman of the Library Committee: "The high school
library was reorganized in September to make better use of
the newly added book shelves. The library contains ap-
proximately 1,100 books, about 200 of which are reference
books such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. The old
division between junior and senior high school books has
been.discontinued. All reference books have been placed
in a section by themselves. Teachers may now place books
on special reserve shelves for use in a particular subject.
This provides for a better use of the library because it
saves the pupils time in finding the books, it prevents the
books from being taken from the library during the time
they are on the reserve shelf, and it greatly aids the libra-
rian. The library is very much in need of new books in
several subjects. A list is now being compiled of those
most needed to make the library of more value to pupils
and teachers. The library contains twenty periodicals.
The teachers prepare bibliographies of articles in these.
pertinent to their own subjects each month as the new
issues come. A recent census taken of pupil library hours
has• shown a definite increase in the use of the library prob-
ably due to the improved fa,cilitiPs,"
Awards and Prizes
I gratefully acknowledge the awards and prizes given
by the following individuals and organizations during the
last year: The Hyannis Woman's Club, Massachusetts
Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Leslie S.
Johnstone, Barnstable High School Alumni Association.
Cafeteria
High school cafeterias present many problems. In
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our cafeteria, it is possible for a student to purchase"at a
low cost a wholesome and well-balanced meal.
Typical Daily Menu
Meat loaf, potato, gravy, bread and butter .10
Tomato soup .05
Pear and cream cheese salad •05
Lettuce and-bacon sandwich .05
Chopped egg sandwich .05
Cornflake pudding with cream .05
Milk .05
Candy •05
Cookies 05
Ice Cream .05
Cash Report
BARNST-ABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
For the year ending June 21, 1935
Receipts
Balance, September 1, 1934 $113 31.
Receipts from sales:
September $738 35
October 868 74
November 720 74
December 535 82
January 731 92
February 502 87
March 550 57
April 605 14
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May 633 97
June 513 02
$6,401 14
Note Payable 6 37
Refunds: Discount 24 54
Merchandise retd. 43 05
67 59
6,475 10
. $6,588 41
Payments
Purchases—September to June:
Bread and Rolls $217 60
Canned Goods 263 42
Candy and Cones 1,029 46
Cookies 353 43
Fruit & Vegetables 141 11
Ice Cream 1,317 53
Milk 998 15
Meat 281 51
Provisions 304 05
Potato Chips 105 33
$5,011 59
Salaries 700 00
Wages 726 00
Equipment—Paid on account for
cash register 77 50
Express 1 40
Operating Expenses 70 66
Total Payments $6,587 15
Balance on hand, June 21, 1935 1 26
$6,588 41
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BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Balance Sheet, June 21, 1935
Assets
Cash on hand $ 1 26
Merchandise in stock 22 63
Equipment—Cash Register
purchased during year 332 50
Total Assets $356 '39
Liabilities
Notes Payable $6 37
Accounts Payable to
National Cash Register Co.
(Balance due on Cash Register) 255 00
Total Liabilities 261 37
Capital 95 02
Guidance
There is an ever-increasing need for an adequate guid-
ance program. We should make guidance one of the cen-
ters of emphasis. Each pupil must have the opportunity
which will permit him to discover and develop his possibil-
ities and capacities to the fullest extent. Unadjusted school
children usually become unadjusted adults. The members
of the faculty, particularly the home room teachers, are
doing their part in continually striving to understand the
individual needs of their pupils, but a centralized unit of
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guidance control and direction would be conductive to more
effective results. We should make guidance a unit of school
work. The major portion of the time of a teacher thorough-
ly trained in this field should be given to this work in our
school. Adequate guidance would help us to eliminate
many of the needless failures.
In'order to carry out all the activities of the school in
a more efficient manner, I urge parents to bring directly
to me any criticisms they may have. At this time may I
express my gratitute to the pupils for their co-operation, to
the teachers for their loyalty to duty and the excellent exam-
ple of service to others they have shown in their work, and
to the parents for their support. Finally, I thank you and
the School Committee for the guidance so efficiently rend-
ered.
Respectfully submitted,
MELVIN C. KNIGHT.
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Report of the School Nurse for the Year Ending
December 31, 1935
School visits 733
Inspections 6,128
Exclusions 114
Symptoms of communicable disease 49
Skin conditions 13
Pediculosis 25
Sore throat 5
Other causes 22
First aid 929
Home visits 801
Nursery school visits 114
Hearing tests with Audiometer 270
Vision tests (first grade) 160
Vision re-tests 329
To private physician for eye examination 12
Attendance at Eye Clinic 13
Glasses provided by private organizations
and Welfare Department 14
Attendance at Toxin Anti-Toxin clinic 171
Attendance a6 T. B. Clinic, Cape Cod Hospital 16
Pocasset Sanitorium for X-ray examination 4
To Summer Camp 10
Tonsil and Adenoid operations 22
Attendance at Dental clinic '553
Dental examination in class room 924
Attendance at retarded clinic 27
Attendance at Pre-school clinic 110
First aid and Health talks 170
Physical examination by Dr. Goff 2457
268
Consultations 320
Teachers 29
Parents 120
Pupils ill
Others 60
Attendance at Chadwick clinic 271
New 262
Returned 9
Tuberculin tests 271
Positive reactions 64
Chest X-rays 64
Positive X-rays 12
New cases 3
Carried 9
Notices to parents 1,553
Vision and eye clinic 172
Result of Physical exam 179
Result of Inspections 114
Chadwick clinic 420
Toxin anti-toxin clinic 207
Dental 437
Other 24
Contagious cases 107
Chicken pox 51
German measles 47
Whooping cough 9
Dental clinic report:
Attendance 553
Examinations 949
In class room 924
In dental chair 25
Cleanings 418
Fillings 440
Temporary 207
Permanent 233
269
Extractions 318
Temporary 309
Permanent 9
Certificates 864
Operations 1,176
270
Items and Excerpts From Special Reports
Art
We are greatly helped in our work by having the ne-
cessary materials with which to work.—Another medium
has been added to our list by one of the students who has
been experimenting with enamel paints and joyously pro-
ducing some very unusual and interesting studies.—It is the
aim of the art department to make itself an integral part of
the whole school.—``Always remembering that art in its
highest reaches serves the imaginative life and ministers to
our spiritual concerns, we must not forget that it is also a
practical tool with immense potentialities for reshaping our
whole environment to finer ends."
Physical Education
Organization of Personnel
William P. Bangs—Director of Physical Education
Football coach
Track coach
Gymnasium Instructor—Boys—Grades 10-12
Intramural basketball
Intramural volley ball
Instructor in Science
Elementary School Supervisor
271
Vernon B. Bearse—Instructor of Physical Education
Coach basket ball
Coach Baseball
Coach golf
Assistant coach football
Gymnasium instructor—Boys—Grades 7-9
Instructor in Science
Elementary School Supervisor
Katherine M. Nehubian—Instructor of Physical Education
Coach girls athletics
Gymnasium instructor—Girls—Grades 7-12
Elementary school supervisor
Senior class advisor
Briah K. Connor—Assistant coach football
Assistant coach track
Coach tennis
Jesse A. Taft—Assistant coach baseball
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Baseball 50
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Field Hockey 50
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Music
A Girls Glee club of over one hundred members doing
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A Boys Glee club of fifty members, enthusiastic and sin-
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Increased membership in mixed choral; appreciation
and history of music class.
Senior orchestra of fifty members.
Junior orchestra of sixty members.
School Band—work of quality, forty members.
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE
1934 -'1935
West Barnstable: Centerville:
Fernandes, Mary Coggeshall, David
Syriala, Mildred Dixon, Ruth
Wiinikainen, Olga Luoto, Hugo
Wirtanen, Evelyn Marston, Thomas
Wirtanen, Jeannette Matson, Florence
Wahlowick, Annie
Marstons Mills:
Barry, Edward Training School:
Gomes, Arthur DeGrace, Arnold
Mendes, John Drew, Ithel, Jr.
Roderick, Thomas Gulachenski, Josepl
Jones, Frederick
Cotuit: MacIsaac, Ellen
Landers, Louise McKay, Mabel
Soucy, Alice
Osterville:
Allen, Audrey Barnstable IIigh
Barry, James Aittaniemi, Hilda
Bearse, Mildred Allen, Virginia
Coffin, Geraldine Baptiste, John
Hinckley, Herbert Barros, Rose
Jones, Rae Bassett, Muriel
Lagergren, Stuart Beales, Donald
Milne, Chalmers Bearse, Barbara
Pierce, Gerry Coggeshall, Marion
Starck, Phyllis Cotell, Elsie
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Barnstable High: McIntyre, Ethel
Maki,Frederick Monterio, Samuel
Crocker,Anne Murphy, Lucille
Crocker, Lauchlan O'Neil, Jean
Dixon, Allen Panesis, Angelo
Dodge, Natalie Pukki, Kauko
Drew, Donald. Raymond, George
Dunham, Bryce Reavis, Betty
Dunham, Jean Reavis, Harriet
Ellis, Milton Scudder, Bryant
Evans, Phyllis Siira, Leslie
Fratus, William Stasinakis, Catherine
Gomes, Albert Syriala, Hazel
Gomes, Walter Syriala, Paul
Grammaticus, Christ Syriala, Rose
Gronlund, Lillie Thomas, Lydia
Hemmila, Alpo Tsiknas, William
Hemmila, Toini Wagoner, George
Holmes, Dorothy Williams, Harvey
Johnson, Thelma Williamson, Julia
Jones, Lena Willman, Harold
Jones, Wilton
Lagergren, Edwin Ungraded:
Lus, Joseph Robello, John
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GRADUATES OF 1935
Mary Barros Tauno William Liimatainen
Frances Elizabeth Bassett Geraldine Prowse Lovell
Jack M. Brackett Otis Richard Luomala
.Philip Gordon Brackett Wilho A. Maki
Lucille Brown Olive Frances Marchant
.Isobel Marguerite Brown Mary Margaret McKeon
Rita Ann Burke Elizabeth Louise McLaughlin
Lydston Brewster Cady Ruth Elizabeth Michelson
James Francis Cahill, Jr. Mildred Murray
.Ethel May Cahoon Eunice Geneve Oliver
Peter A. Campbell Ruth Esther Pelton
Frances Elizabeth Caswell Ruth Martin Reed
:Robert D. Chase Walter Francis Rodin
.Harry Cook Maurice E. Rucker
Thomas Joseph Corrigan William Fred Ruska
William Daniel Cotter Ellen Salo
.Isadore Crocker Walter Harold Sanford
Carl Matthew Drew Edna Elizabeth Sherburne
Harrison Thacher Drew Walter Shuttleworth
William LeRoy Drew, Jr. John Matheson Silva
Flora Jane Eaton Henry E. Small
Doris Alberta Eldridge Tjydia, Sonza
.Ruth Averill Fay Frank Linnell Stanley
Jose J. Fermino, Jr. Rosa Elizabeth Syriala
Andrew P. Hall Edward Crowell Thacher
Alcott.Nathan Hallett, Jr. George Tsiknas, Jr.
William James Hoffman 'Sarah Waterman
AGenieve Windsor Holmes Stanley Lloyd Welch
.Elinor Janet Howland Richard S. Whipple
Alma Gesine Jacobson Daphne Whitney
Ruth Almond Jones Audrey Elizabeth Williams
Everett Daniel Williamson
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CLASS OFFICERS
Sarah Waterman, President
John M. Silva, Vice-President
Audrey Williams, Secretary
Peter A. Campbell, Treasurer
CLASS MOTTO
"Finished yet Begining"
279
GRADUATES ENTERING OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Class of 1935
Frances Bassett Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Jack Brackett Kimball Union Academy
Lucille Brown Edgewood Park Junior College
Lydston Cady Tabor Academy
Peter Campbell Deerfield Academy
Frances Caswell Providence Designing School
Carl Drew Allentown Preparatory School
Flora Eaton Cape Cod Secretarial School
Ruth Fay Posse-Nissen School, Inc.
William Hoffman Staunton Military School
Janet Howland Cape Cod-Secretarial School
Ruth Jones Chandler Secretarial School
Ruth Michelson Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Mildred Murray Chandler Secretarial School
Walter Rodin Allentown Preparatory School
Maurice Rucker University of Maine
William Ruska Becker College
Walter Sanford Allentown Preparatory School
John Silva Allentown Preparatory School
George Tsiknas, Jr. Allentown Preparatory School
Sarah Waterman Edgewood Park Junior College
Richard Whipple Northeastern University
Everett Williamson Bryant College
INDEX '
TownOfficers __................... _... . ............................_....._........................... ....... 3
Assessors' Report ............................................................................................................................ 6
Treasurer's Report ........................................................................................................................._ 10
EstimatedReceipts ............................................................................................................... 16
AppropriationAccounts ................................................................................................._ 22
Highways .......................................................................................................................................... 33
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits .............................._........................................._ 35
Summary of Cash Account ...............................................................:...................._ 45
Non-Revenue Account ..................................................................................................... 49
TrustFunds ........................................................................................_..................I............._.._. 50
Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet ............................................................... 52
List of Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust ..........................„................ 54
Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................................ 59
TownClerk's Report _................................................................................................................ 67
AnnualTown Meeting ...................................................................................................._ 67
SubsequentMeeting .........................................................................................................._ 70
SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 102
SpecialTown Meeting ...................._.......».......----------------------................................._.. 109
SpecialTown Meeting ................................................................................................... 1094
SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 11&
Births ...................................................................................................................................................... 117
Marriages ..........................._......................_.................................................................................. 132
Deaths ................................................................................................................................................... 139
BroughtHere for Burial ............................................................................................. 1487,
JuryList ......................._...._.................................._................................................................................. 149'
Reportof Board of Public Welfare ...._..................................................................... 152
Reportof Shellfish Constable ........................_................................................................... 161
Reportof Police Department ......................................................................................._.... 171
Reportof Highway Surveyor ............................................................................................. 182
Reportof the Road Committee ................................................................................_..... 18&
Reportof Planning Board ...................................................................................................... 189�
Reportof the Town Counsel................................................................................................... 194
Boardof Health Report ............................................_......................._.................................... 201
Barnstable County Health Department .................................................................. 201
Reportof Inspector of Wires ............................................................................................. 207
Reportof Tree Warden ............................................................................................................ 210
Reportof Moth Department ................................................................................................... 212
Report of Town Forest Committee .............................................................................. 215
Report of Inspector of Animals ....................................................................................... 217
Report of the Park Commission ............................................................_.............._» 218
Report of Inspector of Buildings .................................................................................... 219
Report of Barnstable Baseball Association ........................................................ 220
Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures ...................................................... 221
Report of Forest Fire Warden .......................................................................................... 224
Report of the School Department .................................................................................... 225
Report of the School Committee _......................................................................... 227
Teachers for School Year 1935-1936 .................................................................. 231
Expendituresby Divisions .......................................................................................... 235
Summary1935 ............._.........................._............................:................................................... 236
Report of Superintendent of Schools ............................................................ 237
High School Principal's Report ........................................................................... 250
Items and Excerpts from Special Reports ............................................. 270
Honor Roll for Perfect Attendance .................................................................. 274
Enrollmentby Grades. ...................................................................................................... 276
Membersof Class of 1935 ............................................................................................. 277
ANNUAL REPORTS
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TOWN OFFICERS
1936
Selectmen
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman
Term expires 1938
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939
Assessors
James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1937
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1938
Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939
Overseers of Public Welfare
James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1938
Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman
Term expires 1939
Town Clerk
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Town Treasurer
Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1938
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Collector of Taxes
William ,G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1.937
School Committee
Winthrop D. Bassett, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Norman E. Williams, Osterville, Chairman
Term expires 1938
John R. Dodge, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable Term expires 1939
Mabel J. Weekes, Hyannis Term expires 1939
Superintendent of Schools
Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis
Surveyor of Highways
Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1938
Auditor
John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1937,
Tree Warden
John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1937
Board of Health
Walcott Ames, Osterville Term expires 1937
John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 1938
William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1939
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Registrars of Voters
John V. O'Neil Hyannis
Clarence M. Chase Hyannis
Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville
Lester W. Murphy Tjyannis
Park Commissioners
Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1937
Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis, Chairman
Term expires 1938
Charles H. Reid, Marstons Mills Term expires 1939
Finance Committee
Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Raymond D. Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1937
Jesse Murray, Osterville Term expires 1938
Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1938
Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1938
J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1939
Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1939
Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis Term expires 1939
Planning Board
F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1937
L. Frank Paine, Hyannis Term expires 1937
Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1938
Ralph H. Bodman, Hyannis Term expires 1939
Calvin D. Crawford, Cotuit, Chairman Term expires 1940
Nelson Bearse, Centerville Term expires 1941
Harold W. Williams, Hyannis Term expires 1941.
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of persons, partnerships and
corporations assessed:
On Real estate 3,758
On Personal property 1,179
Number of male polls assessed 2,932
Value of assessed tangible personal estate:
Stock in trade $136,460 00
Live stock 19,430 00
Machinery 200,080 00
Other ratables 1,943,240 00
Total value of personal estate $2,299,210 00
Value of assessed real estate:
Buildings, excluding -
land $13,351,920 00
Land, excluding build-
ings 8,248,470 00
Total value of real estate 21,600,390 00
Total value of assessed estate—
Jan. 1, 1936 $23,899,600 00
Tax for town, county and state pur-
poses, including overlayings:
On personal property $62,078 67
On real estate 583,210 53
On polls 5,864 00
$651,153 20
Rate of total tag per $1,000 $27.00
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Number of horses assessed 35
Number of cow assessed 337
Number of neat cattle assessed 124
Number of dwelling houses assessed 3,456
Number of acres of land assessed 33,500
DECEMBER ASSESSMENT
Value of Personal property
assessed $2,270 00
Value of Real Estate assessed 5,400 00
Total $7,670 00
Motor Vehicle excise-1936
Number of automobiles assessed 4,033
Valuation $949,675 00
Tax $25,079 88
JAMES F. KENNEY,
CHESTER A. CROCKER,
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
Assessors of Barnstable.
10
TREASURER'S REPORT
Cash
Jan. 1, 1936, Cash on Expended $1,237,58.4 87
hand $23,408 06 Balance 35,293 26
Receipts 1,249,470 07
$1,272,878 13 $1,272,878 13
1931 Taxes
Re-committed $22 95 Rec'd from Collector $22 95
1932 Taxes
Re-committed $21 60 Rec'd from Collector $21 60
1933 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $192 92
Town $203 01 Abated 201 11
Re-committed 212 33 Tag Titles 5 30
Adjustment 16 01
$415 34 $415 34
1934 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $12,787 57
town $16,587 47 Abated 2,551 04
Re-committed 309 73 Tag Titles 1,593 00
Adjustments 34 41
$16,931 61 $16,931 61
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1935 Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $110,750 35
town $138,798 37 Abatements 6,192 13
Cash Refunds 368 42 Tax Titles 1,899 83
Recommitted 349 79 Adjustment 1 20
Balance 20,673 07
$139,516 58 $139,516 58
1936 Taxes
Commitments $651,410 29 Ree'd from Collector $521,475 48
Refunds 566 90 Tax Titles 7,106 10
Re-committed 147 15 Abatements 4,838 66
Machinery Tax Abate 88 02
Balance 118,616 08
$652,124 34 $652,124 34
1933 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $257 87
town $443 04 Abated 185 05
Adjustment 1.2.
$443 04 $443 04
1934 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $798.0;6
town $1,506 74 Abated 708 68
$1,506 74 $1,506 74
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1935 Excise Taxes
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Rec'd from Collector $3,067 19
town $3,292 00 Abated 274 98
Commitments 825 92 Adjustment 2 12
Refunds 22 40 Balance 796 03
$4,140 32 $4,140 32
1936 Excise Taxes
Commitments $24,751 47 Rec'd from Collector $20,746 93
Refunds 380 70 Abated 1,514 44
Balance 2,870 80
$25,132 17 $25,132 17
Overlay Surplus
Balance $3,642 79 From 1933 Overlay $26 76
From 1934 Overlay 3,616 03
$3,642 79 $3,642 79
1933 Overlay
Abatements $201 11 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $223 88
Overlay Surplus 26 76 Adjustments 3 99
$227 87 $227 87
1934 Overlay
Abatements $2,551 04 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $6,169 07
Overlay Surplus 3,616 03
Adjustment. 2 00
$6,169 07 $6,169 07
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1935 Overlay
Abatements $6,192 13 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $11,729 98
Balance 5,539 85 Adjustment 2 60
$11,731 98 $11,731 98
1936 Overlay
Abatements $4,838 66 Appropriated $11,778 72
Balance 6,940 06
$11,778 72 $11,778 72
Motor Vehicle Excise Tag Revenue
Estimated Receipts $24,466 95 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $5,241 78
Abatements 2,683 15 Commitments 25,577 39
Adjustments 2 24
Balance 3,666 83
$30,819 17 $30,819 17
Tax Titles
Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $34,992 95 Redeemed $13,470 01
Added in 1936 12,037 76 Disclaimed 1,322 88
Adjustments 181 82
Balance 32,056 00
$47,030 71 $47,030 71
Tax Title Revenue
Net charges $2,936 95 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $34,992 95
Balance 32,056 00
$34,992 95 $34,992 95
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Machinery Tag Abatement
1936 Taxes $88 02 Balance $88 02
Accounts Receivable
Jan. 1, 1936, Due the Accounts paid $35,945 96
town $14,843 01 Abated 3,959 46
Charges in 1936 35,061 18 Balance 10,259 30
Adjustments , 260 53
$50,164 72 $50,164 72
Departmental Revenue
Net charges $4,583 71 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $14,843 01
Balance 10,259 30
4
$14,843 01 $14,843 01
Revenue Loans
Notes paid $250,000 00 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $50,000 00
Notes issued 200,000 00
$250,000 00 $250,060 00
Loans Authorized
Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $125,000 00 Notes and Bonds
Marstons Mills School 14,000 00 issued $139,000 00
$139,000 00 $139,000 00
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Old Age Tag Abated
Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $545 00 1936 Revenue $545 00
State and County Taxes
County Tax $67,671 27 1936 Revenue $112,304 43
State Tax 32,700 00
Mosquito Control 8,501 01
Auditing 795 32
State Parks 198 66
Veteran's Exemption 16 46
Balance to Revenue 2,421 71
$112,304 43 $112,304 43
Dog Money
Paid County Treasurer $1,803 20 Rec'd from Town
Clerk $1,803 20
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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Debits
1936 Revenue $139,480 97
Refunds 7 74
$139,488 71
Credits
State Treasurer:
Income Tag $40,772 83
State Grant Old Age Assistance 6;741 08
Corporation Taxes 2,689 71
Race Track Distribution 1,578 73
Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6 34
$51,788 69
Excise Taxes:
1933 Net $257 87
1934 Net 798 06
1935 Net 3,044 79
1936 Net 20,366 23
$24,466 95
Licenses:
Beer and liquor $5,552 00
Pedlers and Vendors 2,246 00
Clam 318 00
Common Victuallers 235 00
Auto Dealers 200 00
Amusement 174 00
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Scallop 138 00
Razor Fish 123 00
Inn Holders 85 00
Sunday 84 00
.Quahaug 56 00'
Billiard and Bowling 38 00
Milk 37 50
Garbage 30 00
Ice Cream 20 00
Lodging House 18 00
Junk 16 00
Auctioneers 12 00
Pasteurization 10 00
Bottling 10 00
Oleo 8 00
Employment Agency 4 00
Alcohol 4 00
Massage .3 00
Eel 2 00
Beauty Parlor 1 00
$9,424 50
Fines:
Court $2,063 03
Privileges:
Fish Traps 100 00
Reimbursements:
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
Sealing Fees 212 71.
is
Police Department:
Revolver Permits $1.3 00
All other 1 40 .
Damages 12 55
• 26 95
Highway Department:
Sale of Material 7 50
Health Department:
State $837 '15
Plumbing Permits 279 00
Sale of Junk 150 00
1,266 15
Infirmary:
Sale of Calf 3 00
Public Welfare Department:
State $15,310 57
Cities and Towns 6,811 55
Individuals 262 98
22,385 10
Mothers' Aid:
Cities and Towns $2,633 23
State 1,345 57
3,978 80
Old Age Assistance 9,465 54
Soldiers' Benefits 7 00
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School Department:
Industrial School $3,460 83
Tuition 679 80
Tuition State Wards 1,128 43
Sale of Books and Supplies 260 85
Mass. Training School 234 17
Rent of Auditorium 75 00
Telephone Tolls 10 89
5,849 97
Recreation:
Airport 110 00
Interest:
Taxes $6,047 68
Tax Titles 1,293 24
7,340 92
All others:
Land Rent $352 50
House Rent 300 00
Tax Demands 176 66
Miscellaneous Receipts 79 64
Sale of Proprietor's Records 40 00
Payment stopped on old checks 19 70
Tax Certificates 16 00
Sale of Voting Lists 7 40
991 90
Total Credits $139,488 71
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1936 Revenue
Appropriations, Annual 1936 Warrants $774,855 33
Town Meeting $638,270 09 Estimated Receipts 16,035 93
Special Town Meet- Appropriation Balances:
ings 11,700 00 State & County
State and County Taxes $2,421 71
Taxes 112,304 43 Town Clerk
1936 Overlay 11,778 72 & Treas. 757.37
Old Age Tax Abated 545 00 Tax Coll. Dept. 300 39
Balance to Excess and Financial Dept. 78 00
Deficiency 30,000 35 Legal Dept. 461 76
Municipal
Buildings 276 48
Police Dept. 9 58
Forest Fires 615 27
Inspector of
"Wires 1 88
Sealing of Weights
& Meas. 54 92
Moth Dept. 44
Shellfish
Tree Warden 31
Constable 200 00
Shellfish License
Account 456 90
Town Forest 18
Dog Officer 38 95
Highways
& Bridges 103 53
Snow 189 79
New Roads 41 56
Sidewalks 57 52
North Street
Drain 2 51
Dept. Public
Welfare 30 53
Old Age
Assistance 3,728 46
State Aid 100 00
School Dept. 4 62
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Libraries 11 52
Reserve
Fund 1,926 46
Planning Board 62
Rent—S. W. V. 38 50
Rent—Ameri-
can Legion 500 00
Co•tuit Wharf 10 87
Cemeteries 88 09
Interest 1,198 61
13,707 33
$804,598 59 $804,598 59
Excess and Deficiency Account
Tax Title Revenue $10,604 23 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $69,298 76
Fire Taxes 1936 Revenue 30,000 35
Returned 845 88 Tax Titles Redeemed 13,470 01
Adjustments 4 79 Tax Titles Disclaimed 1,063 55
Balance 102,377 77
$113,832 67 $113,832 67
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS
Selectmen's Department
Salaries $4,050 00 Appropriated $6,000 00
Clerical Assistance 1,325 00 Reserve Fund 106 00
Telephone 290 20
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 276 54
Traveling Expenses 98 15
Printing and
Advertising 30 50
Recording Plans 19 22
Clerk at Hearing 8 05
Dues to Association 6 00
Express 84
Fixing Machines 1 50
$6,106 00 $6,106 00
Assessors' Department
Salaries $4,050 00 Appropriated $7,700 00
Clerical Assistance . 2,240 00 Reserve Fund 58 94
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 547 38
Abstract Cards 380 50
Census 304 0
Traveling Expense 85 50
Fixing Machines 63 20
Binding Books 32 75
Furniture ' 22 00
Printing and Advertising 21 44
School of Instruction 11 75
Express 42
$7,758 94 $7,758 94
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Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department
Salary $2,700 00 Appropriated $7,700 00
Clerical Assistance 2,500 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 1,194 92
Bonds 283 20
Furniture 78 42
Telephone 60 00
Returns to the State 58 50
Fixing Machines 40 00
Traveling Expense 19 95
Dues to Association 4 00
Express & Freight 2 58
Miscellaneous 1 06
6,942 63
Balance to Revenue 757 37
$7,700 00 $7,700 00
Tax Collector's Department
Salary $2,160 00 Appropriated $6,200 00
Clerical Assistance 1,555 00 Refund 15 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 1,331 49
Bonds 473 00
Tax Title Expense 242 19
Telephone 48 08
Burglary Insurance 37 25
Constable Fees 36 00
Traveling Expense 31 60
5,914 61
Balance to Revenue 300 39
$6,215 00 $6,215 00
24
Financial Department
Sewer Bonds $244 25 Appropriated $200 00
Certifying Notes 22 00 Premium on Notes
- and Bonds 119 00
266 25 Reserve Fund 25 25
Balance to Revenue 78 00
$344 25 $344 25
Legal Department
Town Counsel $4,200 00 Appropriated $5,000 00
Settlement of Backus
Case 250 00
Traveling Expense 43 30
Recording Deeds 25 59
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 1550
Telephone 3 85
4,538 24
Balance to Revenue 461 76
$5,000 00 $5,000 00
Expenses of Finance Committee
Printing $165 00 Appropriated $265 00
"lerk 100 00
$265 00 $265 00
Moderator
Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $50 00
25
Election Department
Election Officers $955 00 Appropriated $2,400 00
Printing and Advertising 487 64 Reserve Fund 281 17
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 300 91
Registrars of Voters 270 00
Hall Rent 244 00
Voting Lists 210 75
Posting Warrants, etc. 111 00
Broadcasting System 71 25
Expenses of Registrars
and Election Officers 16 65
Labor 9 80
Telephone 3 67
Express. .50
$2,681 17 $2,681 17
Planning Board
Salary of Engineer $3,571 44 Appropriated $6,500 00
Salary of Draughtsman 2,065 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 328 11
Assistant Surveyor 195 00
Clerk 143 50
Use of Transit 75 00
Traveling Expense 54 45.
Telephone 41 19
Dues to Association 20 00
Express 5 69
6,499 38
Balance to Revenue 62
$6,500 00 $6,500 00
26
Municipal Buildings
Labor and Repairs $1,658 96 Appropriated $6,500 00
Janitor 1,431 00 Refund 164 30
Fuel 1,026 09
Ladies' Comfort Sta-
tion Attendant 766 00
Electricity 496 22
Furniture & Equipment 392 08
Janitor's Supplies 251 00
Water 211 67
Removal of Rubbish 123 00
Shrubs 30 00
Miscellaneous 1 80
6,387 82
Balance to Revenue 276 48
$6,664 30 $6,664 30
Fires
Fire Dept. Services $658 43 Appropriated $700 00
Labor, 154 00 Reserve Fund 127 83
Miscellaneous Expenses 15 40
$827 83 $827 83
Forest Fires
Fire Dept. Services 778 97 Appropriated $2,500 00
Labor 560 00 Check returned 1 00
Care & Repairs on
Equipment 311 19
Fire Warden 150 00
Trucks 78 07
Stationery and Postage 7 50
1,885 73
Balance to Revenue 615 27
$2,501 00 $2,501 00
27
Police Department
Patrolmen $22,964 27 Appropriated $30,000 00
Chief of Police 2,352 85 Refunds 1 35
Maintenance of Police
Cars, 1,622 84
Purchase of Police Cars 904 00
Equipment 446 19
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 400 86
Automobile of Chief 369 78
Telephone 352 33
Purchase of Motorcycle 167 45
Special Investigations 90 00
Finger Print Work 82 98
Labor and Repairs 82 64
Meals for Prisoners 62 64
Services of Matron 40 47
Medical Expense 31 02
Dues to Association 10 00
Witness Fees 8 00
Express 3 45
29,991 77
Balance to Revenue 9 58
$30,001 35 $30,001 35
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Salary and Car $990 00 Appropriated $1,500 00
Sealer's Test Tank 285 00
Equipment 89 48
Stationery and Postage 45 10
Telephone 17 50
Truck Hire 13 00
Express and Freight 5 00
1,445 08
Balance to Revenue 54 92
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
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Inspection of Wires
Salary and Expenses $1,398 12 Appropriated $1,400 00
Balance •to Revenue 1 88
$1,400 00 $1,400 00
Moth Work Department
Labor $2,507 00 Appropriated $8,400 00
Insecticides 1,994 93 Check Returned 4 20
Trucks & Automobiles 1,569 60
New Equipment 1,064 97
Superintendent 642 00
Maintenance & Repairs
to Spraying Machines 475 25
Rent 125 00
Express and Freight 9 76
Hardware and Tools, 7 85
Miscellaneous Expenses 7 40
8,403 76
Balance to Revenue 44
$8,404 20 $8,404 20
Tree Warden Department -
Labor $983 50 Appropriated $2,500 00
Trucks & Automobiles 649 50
Superintendent 395 25
Trees 167 50
Insecticides, etc. 188 65
Fertilizer 87 50
Hardware and Tools 26 99
Express 3U
2,499 69
Balance to Revenue 31
$2,500 00 $2,500 00
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Town Forest
Labor $599 82 Appropriated $600 00
Balance to Revenue 18
$600 00 $600 00
Shellfish Constable
Salary and Car $1,800 00 Appropriated $2,000 00
Balance to Revenue 200 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
Shellfish Propagation
Labor $694 78 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 '$431 94
Shellfish Supervisor 553 50 Appropriated 1,500 00
Traveling Expenses 395 17
Equipment & Supplies 71 99
Telephone 34 65
1,750 09
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 181 85
$1,931 94 $1,931 94
Shellfish License Account
Balance to Revenue $456 90 Received for Oyster
Grants $456 90
Building Inspector
Salary and Expenses $300 00 Appropriated $300 00
30
Ocean Street Park
Grading & Hardening $4,500 00 Appropriated $4,500 00
Dog Officer
Services of Dog Officer $135 05 Appropriated 150 00
Balance to Revenue 38 95 Refund from County 24 00
$174 Ott $174 00
Improvement of Popponessett Bay
Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $4,000 00
of Massachusetts $5,000 00 Donation 1,000 00
$5,000 00 $5,000 00
Dredging Chapter 91
Paid Commonwealth of Appropriated $9,000 00
Massachusetts $9,000 00
Bounty on Seals
Paid for Bounty $55 00 Received from State $55 00
Inspector of Animals
Salary $200 00 Appropriated 200 00
$1
Board of Health
General Expenses: Appropriated $6,450 00
Salary of Agent $750 00 Reserve Fund 1,364 66
Expenses of Board Checks Returned 205 00
of Health 50 00
Stationery, Postag9
and Supplies 31 80
Vaccine 26 55
Equipment 19 90
Traveling Expense 12 40
Signs 8 60
Telephone 1 00
Quarantine and Con-
tagious• Diseases:
Medical Attention 757 75
Tuberculosis:
Board and Treatment 3,214 64
Transportation of
Patient 19 00
Vital Statistics:
Births 383 75
Deaths 187 75
Dental Clinic:
Services of Dentist 570 00
Dental Nurse 156 04
Supplies 68 05
Laundry 12 80
Other xpenses:
Inspector of Plumbing 1,399 92
Inspector of
Slaughtering 200 00
Disposal of Garbage 78 25
Expense on Animals 43 00
Stationery, etc.,
Plumbing Inspector 18 50
Clinic 10 00
$8,019 66 $8,019 66
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Free Bed Fund
Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Sanitation
Labor $2,138 40 Appropriated $2,800 00
Horses 382 u0 Reserve Fund 57 18
Transportation of .
Superintendent 825 00
Repairs 11 ;3
$2,857 18 $2,857 18
Sewerage System
P. W. A. Work $168,835 15 Jan. 1, 1936, Balance 127,600 00
Connecting Public U. S. Grants 81,200 06
Building 2,680 15
Town Work 603 60
172,118 90
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 36,681 10
$208,800 00 $208,800 00
Land.for Sewerage
Paid for Land $239 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 569 90
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 330 90
$569 90 $569 90
Sewer Commissioners
Traveling Expense $11 10 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $491 86
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 480 7C
$491 86 $491 86
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HIGHWAYS
Repairs on Roads and Bridges
*Expended $63,509 52 Appropriated $60,000 00
Reserve Fund 31500 00
Balance to Revenue 103 53 Refunds 113 05
$63,613 05 $63,613 05
New Construction -
*Expended $9,081 89 Appropriated $9,000 00
Balance to Revenue 41 56 Checks Returned 123 45
$9,123 45 .$9,123 45
Chapter 90 Roads
*Expended $15,367 04 Appropriated $8,000 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 5,034 35 Received from State 6,810 63
Received from County 3,989 70
Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 1,601 06
$20,401 39 $20,401 39
North Street Drain
*Exp(nded .$1,997 49
Balance to Revenue 2 51 Appropriated $2,000 00
$2,000 00 $2,000 00
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Sidewalks
*Expended $5,287 98 Appropriated $5,000 00
Balance to Revenue 57 52 Donations 345 50
$5,345 50 $5,345 50
Sidewalks—Chapter 464
*Expended $1,966 68 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $1,966 68
Snow and Ice Removal
*Expended $9,814 46 Appropriated $10,000 00
Balance to Revenue' 189 79 Check Returned 4 25
$10,004 25 $10,004 25
,(*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of
Highways).
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CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Department of Public Welfare
Operating Expenses: Appropriated $98,000 00
Clerical Assistance $1,875 00 Refunds 329 69
Agent of Public Checks Returned 160 24
Welfare 1,610 00 MacGrotty Fund 146 58
Investigator of Pub-
lic Welfare 632 90
Traveling Expense of
Investigator 561 78
Stationery, Postage
& Supplies 457 27
Traveling Expense of
Agent 362 20
Telephone 115 60
$5,614 75
Public Welfare:
Groceries and Pro-
visions $20,547 36
Cash Aid 16,492 25
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 13,465 95
Fuel 12,271 50
Rent 7,347 53
Aid by other Cities
and Towns 3,883 32
Board and Care 3,822 95
Clothing 2,634 72
State Institutions 1,546 48
Funeral Expenses 1,324 30
Transportation 602 07
Labor and Repairs- 452 82
Nursing and Care 345 60
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Grain and Fertilizer 307 28
Moving Furniture 135 10
Purchase of Furniture 122 70
Delivery of Federal
Products 107 26
Traveling Expense
Board of Public
Welfare 46 35
Water 28 00
Services of Police 17 50
Electricity 16 37
Laundry 12 50
Miscellaneous Expenses 6 50
Carting Rubbish 2 00
Express & Freight 1 34
$85,539 75
Other Expenses:
Labor on Public
Welfare Office $580 74
Furniture for.Pub-
lie Welfare Office 506 39
$1,087 13
Infirmary:
Groceries and
Provisions $2,323 09
Superintendent 11080 00
Fuel and Light 1,005 88
Repairs and Buildings 778 53
Dry Goods & Clothing 537 69
Hay and Grain' 228 33
Household Supplies 195 80
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 114 37
Telephone 59 70
Garden Supplies 17 25
37
Pew Rent 12 00
Animal Expenses 9 00
Express & Freight 1 91
Box Rent so
$6,364 35
Operating Expenses $5,614 75
Public Welfare 85,539 75
Other Expenses 1,087 13
Infirmary 6,364 35
98,605 98
Balance to Revenue 30 53
$98,636 51 $98,636 51
Public Welfare—Cash Advanced
Petty Cash Advanced $25 00 Petty Cash Returned $25 00
Mothers' Aid
Cash.Aid — $5,786 88 Appropriated $7,200 00
Rent 1,537 00. Reserve Fund 2,610 80
Fuel 854 60
Groceries and
Provisions 497 52
Labor and Nursing 443 00
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 401 83.
Clothing 207 65
Furniture 29 30
Transportation 18 92
Carting Rubbish 12 00
Fertilizer 11 10
Carting Furniture 11 00
$9,810 s0 $9,810 80
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Soldiers' Relief
Cash Aid $3,790 00 Appropriated $7,300 00
Groceries and Reserve Fund 247 99
Provisions 1,153 78 Checks Returned 15 00
Board and Care 1,060 00
Rent 501 25
Fuel 499 25
Medicine & Medical
Attendance 196 50
Military Aid 175 00
Funeral Expense 100 00
Clothing 64 75
Fertilizer 11 10
Repairs 9 86
Miscellaneous Expense 1 50
$7,562 99 $7,562 99
State Aid
Balance to Revenue $100 00 Appropriated $100 00
Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant
Cash Aid $7,384 44 Received from State $9,616 95
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 2,232 51
' $9,616 95 $9,616 95
Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant—Administrative
Salary of Investigator $296 25 Received from State $320 52
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 24 27
$320 52 $320 52
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Old Age Assistance
Cash Aid $21,312 64 Appropriated $33,300 00
Medicine & Medical Check Returned 12 00
Attendance 2,601 79
Aid by other Towns
and Cities 1,698 96
Fuel 1,228 34
Rent 665 00
Board and Care 448 00
Funeral Expenses 409 00
Salary of Investigator 353 75
Labor on Office 347 22
Traveling Expense of
Investigator 208 48
Stationery, Postage
& Supplies 151 23
Transportation 48 13
Groceries & Provisions 47 9C
Clothing 26 96
Repairs 21 34
Traveling Expense
Board of Old Age
Assistance 11 00
Miscellaneous Expenses 3 80
29,583 54
Balance to Revenue 3,728 46
$33,312 00 $33,312 00
School Department*
Salaries of Teachers $109,527 90 Appropriated $188,300 00
Transportation 28,690 60 Dog Money 1,216 53
General Expenses 22,991 48 Reserve Fund 1,000 00
Janitors 11,271 33 Vocational Education 576 71
Text Books and Cobb Fund 327 51
Supplies 8,933 78
40
Maintenance of Build-
ings & Grounds 7,887 42
School Nurse's
Expenses 2,113 65
191,416 16 $191,420 78
Balance to Revenue 4 62
$191,420 78 $191,420 78
(*For detail of expenditures, see Report of the School Department.)
Libraries
Expended for Books as follows: Appropriated $1,500 00
Hyannis $449 83
Osterville 275 00
Cotuit 212 50
Centerville 200 00
Marstons Mills 140 68
West Barnstable 105 47
Barnstable 105 00
1,488 48
Balance to Revenue 11 52
$1;500 00 $1,500 00
Barnstable School Lot
Balance, ,Dec. 31, 1936 $150 00 Appropriated $150 00
Marstons Mills School Lot
Paid for Land $2,000 00 Appropriated $2,000 00
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New Marstons Mills School House
As per Contracts $20,260 73 Appropriated $25,000 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 5,489 27 Reserve Fund 750 00
$25,750 00 $25,750 00
Park Commission
Labor 1,899' 42 Appropriated $3,700 00
Life Guards 816 86 Reserve Fund 103 45
Maintenance of truck 316 21
Labor,on Rafts 235 21
Equipment 183 95
Curbing 140 92
Water 95 11
Rent 72 00
Signs 21 00
Equipment for Life
Guard 14 80
Medical Attendance 7 97
$3,803 45 $3,803 45
Recreation Committee
Barnstable Baseball Appropriated $3,000 00
Association $2,415 37
Cotuit Athletic Asso. 199 60
Hyannis Athletic Asso. 193 15
Osterville Athletic Asso. 191,88
$3,000 00. $3,000 00
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Reserve Fund
Transferred to: Appropriated $15,000 00
Road Repairs $3,500 00
Mothers' Aid 2,610 80
Unclassified 2,568 76
Board of Health 1,364 66
School Department 1,000 00
Marstons Mills School
House 750 00
Election Dept. 281 17
Trust Fund Income 271 51
Soldiers' Relief 247 99
Fires 127 83
Selectmen's Dept, 106 00
Park Commission 103 45
Assessors 58 94
Sanitation 57 18
Financial Dept. 25 25
13,073 54
Balance to Revenue 1,926 46
$15,000 00 $15,000 00
Unclassified
Insurance $7,523 46 Appropriated $14,975 00
Traffic Signs & Signals 6,130 63 Reserve Fund 2,568 76
Labor on Buoys &
Wharves 1,519 91
Printing Town Reports 1,354 00
Surveying , 513 75
Stenographer at Town
Meeting 331 23
Harbor Masters 100 0
Game Warden 33 32
Fixing Plans 32 00
Recording Deeds 5 41
$17,543 76 $17,543 76
43
Memorial Day
Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $400 00
Soldiers' Memorial
Association $400 00
Hall Rent—Spanish War Veterans
Expended for Rent $111 50 Appropriated $150 00
Balance to Revenue 38 50
$150 00 $150 00
Rent American Legion
Balance to Revenue $500 00 Appropriated $500 00
Tercentenary Committee
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 $200 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $200 00
Cotuit Wharf
As per Contract $4,789 13 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $4,800 Oa
Balance to Revenue 10 87
$4,800 00 $4,800 00
Bills Approved at Town Meeting
Fires $848 00 Appropriated $935 09
Forest Fires 45 19
Armistice Day 41 90
$935 09 $935 09
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Land Damage—County Commissioners' Decree
Paid for Land Damage $450 00 Appropriated $450 00
Land Damage—Shoot Flying Hill Road
Paid for Land Damage $131 00 Appropriated $450 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 319 00
$450 00 $450 00
Hyannis Airport
Purchase of Airport $23,332 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $23,300 00
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 218 00 Appropriated 250 00
$23,550 00 $23,550 00
Federal Projects
Trucks and Drivers $4,510 38 Appropriated $18,900 00
B. H. S. Project 2,472 53 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 .5,458 78
Materials 1,996 52
Superintendent on
Projects 1,650 00
Rent 1,570 00
Salary of Investigator 1;075 00
Hyannis Main Street
Project 946 50
Sewing Project 759 05
Transportation, all
Projects 750 00
Transportation of
Commodities 636 40
Airport Project 592 81
Recreation Project 546 86
Labor on Commissary 334 20
45
Transportation of Tools 306 00
Telephone 288 91
Transportation of
Sewing 245 00
Electricity 241 16
Transportation Com-
pensation 168 00
Carting Rubbish 144 75
Sharpening Tools 126 06
Express and Freight 111 10
Clerical 91 25
Transportation 57 00
Garden Project 39 25
Bags 38 3_5,
Medical Expense 33 62
Fuel 29 00
Stationery, Postage
and Supplies 21 13
19,780 83
Balance 4,577 95
$24,358 78 $24,358 78
Cemeteries
Labor $1,161 3•1 Appropriated $1,500 00
Fences 170 65
Surveying 79 92
1,411 91
Balance to Revenue 88 09
$1,500 00 $1,500 00
Care Cobb Lot
Care of Lot $5 00 Income Cobb Fund $5 00
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Land for Barnstable Cemetery
Paid for Land $500 00 Balance, Jan..1, 1936 $500 00
Improvement of Barnstable Cemetery
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 $200 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1936 $200 00
Sale of Lots and Graves
Balance, Dec. 31, 1936 $50 00 Sale of Lot 1935 $20 00
Sale of Lot 1936 30 00
$50 00 $50 00
Interest
B. H. S. Addition $2,520 00 Appropriated $5,395 00
Sewerage 1,250 00
Revenue Loan 426 39
4,196 39
Balance to Revenue 1,198 61
$5,395 00 $5,395 09:
Debt
Loans Paid: Appropriated $14,000 Ota
B. H.. S. Addition. ;$!4;000 00
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Trust Fund Income
Care Burial Lots $1,510 54 Income:
Cobb Fund to Schools 327 54 Perpetual Care Fund $1,239 03
MacGrotty Fund to Cobb Fund 332 54
Infirmary 146 58 MacGrotty Fund 146 53
Sturgis Fund (expend- Sturgis Fund 120 01)
ed by Selectmen) 120 00 Marston .Fund 12 83
Marston Fund (Center- School Fund 2 03
ville School) 22 50 Marston Fund (with-
Care Cobb Lot 5 u0 drawn) 9 67
Added to School Fund 2 03 Reserve Fund 271 51
$2,134 19 $2,134 19
Trust Funds
School Fund Loan $80 00 Deposited for Perpetual
Invested 1,176 33 Care $1,175 25
Sale of Rights 1 09
School Fund With-
drawn 80 00
$1,256 33 • $1,256 33
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SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT
Receipts
Jan. 1, 1936 Cash on hand $23,408 06
1931 Taxes $22 95
1932 Taxes 21 60
1933 Taxes 192 92
1934 Taxes 12,787 57
1935 Taxes 110,750 35
1936 Taxes 521,475 48
$645,250 87
Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded:
1935 22 40
1936 380 70
403 10
Revenue Loans 200,000 00
Estimated Receipts 139,488 71
Tax Titles Redeemed 13,470 01
Notes and Bonds issued 139,000 00
Dog Licenses 0 1,803 20
State—Bounty on Seals 55 00
Premium on Notes and Bonds 119 00
Oyster Grants 456 90
Donation—Popponessett 1,000 00
U. S. Government—Sewerage System 81,200 00
State—Chap. 90 Roads 6,810 63
County—Chap. 90 Roads 3,989 70
Donation—Sidewalks 345 50
U. S. Grants—Old Age Assistance 9,937 47
Dog Money from County 1,216 53
Smith-Hughes Fund 576 71
Sale of Burial Lots 30 00
Trust Fund Income 1,862 68
Trust Funds 1,256 33
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Refunds:
Welfare Dept. 489 93
Board of Health 205 00
Municipal Bldgs. 164 30
New Roads 123 45
Highway Dept. 113 05
Public Welfare
Cash Advanced 25 00
Dog Officer 24 00
Tax Collector 15 00
Soldiers' Relief 15 00
Old Age Assistance 12 00
Snow 4 25
Moth 4 20
Police 1 35
Forest Fires 1 00
Schools 20
1,197 73
1,249,470 07
$1,272,878 13
Expenditures
Revenue Loans $250,000 00
State and County Taxes 109,882 72
Taxes and interest refunded 1,344 16
Dog Money to County 1,803 20
Fire Taxes to Districts 845 88
Select)nen's Dept. 6,106 00
Assessors' Dept. 7,758 94
Town Clerk and Treasurer's Dept, 6,942 63
Tag Collector's Dept. 5,914 61
Financial Dept. 266 25
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Legal Dept. 4,538'24
Election Dept. 2,681 17
Municipal Buildings 6,387 82
Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00
Moderator 50 00.
Police Dept. 29,991 77
Fires - 827 83
Forest Fires 1,885 73
Inspector of Wires 1,398 12
Sealing of Weights and Pleasures 1,445 08
Moth Dept. 8,403 76
Tree Warden 2,499 69
Shellfish Constable 1,800 00
Inspector of Animals 200 00
Inspector of Buildings 300 00
Town Forest 599 82
Ocean Street Park 4,500 00
Dog Officer 135 05
Popponessett Bay 5,000 00
Dredging (Chap. 91) 9,000 00
Bounty on Seals 55 00
Board of Health 8,019 66
Sanitation 2 857 18
Free Bed Fund 500 00
Sewer Commissioners 11 10
Land for Sewerage 239 00
Sewerage System 172,118 90
Repairs on Roads and Bridges 63,509 52
Snow Removal 9,814 46
Chapter 90, Roads 15,367 04
Sidewalks, Chap. 464, 1935 1,966 68
New Roads 9,081 89
Sidewalks 5,287 98
North Street Drain 1,997 49
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Department of Public Welfare 9805 98
Mothers' Aid 9,810 80
Soldiers' Relief 7,562 99
Old Age Assistance 29,583 54
Public Welfare, Cash Advanced 25 00
Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 7,384 44
Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 296 25
School Dept. 191,416 36
Libraries 1,488 48
Marstons Mills School Lot 2,000 00
Marstons Mills Schoolhouse 20,260 73
Park Commission 3,803 45
Unclassified 17,543 76
Planning Board 65499 38
Memorial Day 400 00
Rent—S. W. Veterans 111 50
Recreation Committee 3,000 00
Cotuit Wharf 4,789 13
Bills approved at Town Meeting 935 09
Shellfish Propagation 1,750 09
Land Damage—County Commissioners 450 00
Federal Projects 19,780 83
Hyannis Airport 23,332 00
Land Damage—S. F. H. Road 131 00
Cemeteries 1,411 91
Barnstable Cemetery 500 00
Interest 4,196 39
Debt 14,000 00
Trust Fund Income 1,660 07
Trust Funds 1,256 33
$1,237,584 87
Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1936 35,293 26
$1,272,878 l:i
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NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS
Net Bonded Debt
Jan.'1, 1936 Balance $56,000 00 Notes paid $14,000 00
Notes & Bonds issued 139,000'00 Balance 181,000 00
$195,000 00 $195,000 00
Notes and Bonds Payable
Sewerage System: Net Bonded Debt $181,000 00
$'7,000 00 each year
1937-1941 inc. $35,000 00
$6,000 00 each year
1942-1956 inc 90,000 00
$125,000 00
Barnstable High School
Addition:
1937 $14,000 00
1938 14,000 00
1939 14,000 00
$42,000 00
Marstons Mills School:
1937 $5,000 00
1938 5,000 00
1939 4,000 00
- $14,000 00
$181,000 00 $181,000 00
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TRUST FUNDS
Trust Fund Cash and Securities
Jan. 1, 1936, Balance $61,312 1^. Withdrawals $9 67
Added to Funds 1,178 36 Balance 62,480 86
$62,490 53 $62,490 53
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund
Balance $44,207 35 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $43,032 10
Added to Fund 1,175 25
$44,207 35 $44,207 35
Cobb Fund
Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $10,233 00
Sturgis Fund
Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $4,000 00
School Fund
Loaned $80 00 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $1,843 83
Balance 1,845 86 *Student's Note Added 80 00
Income Added 2 03
$1,925 86 $1,925 86
(*Students' notes amount to $1,830.00)
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Marston Fund
Withdrawn $9 67 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $510 36
Balance 500 69
$510 36 .$510 36
MacGrotty Fund
Balance $1,693 96 Jan. 1, 1936 Balance $1,692 38
Added to Fund 1 08
$1,693 96 $1,693 96
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LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST
BY THE TOWN
Estate of
A. C. Ames .$125 00
Josiah Ames 75 00
Samuel N. Ames '500 00
Robert Bacon 500 00
H. H. Baker, Jr. 100 00
H. H. Baker, Sr. ' 100 00
Luther Baker 1.50 00
Charles L. Baxter 150 00
Cora W. Baxter . 200 00
Adeline F. Bearse 150 00
Arthur Bearse 100 00
Cordelia S. Bearse 150 00
Elisha B. Bearse 100 00
Flora A. Bearse 125 00
Nelson Bearse 300 00
Richard Bearse 100 00
Eben Bodfish 50 00
William I. Bodfish 100 00
Christina H. Bodge 99 00
Isabella C. Boult 150 00
Lydia F. Bourne 100 00
Francis T. Bowles 500 00
David Bursley 200 00
Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150 00
Allan J. Chase 200 00
Thomas Chatfield 100 00
Augustine F. Childs 150 00
Edward W. Childs 100 00
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Samuel H. Childs 200 00
Mercy T. Cobb 100 00
Adriadne Cornish 100 00
Alexander K. Crocker 200 00
Benjamin F. Crocker 100 00
Foster Crocker 108 35
Henry E. Crocker 300 00
Isaiah Crocker 100 00
James H. Crocker 200 00
Loring & Nathan.Crocker 300 00
Oliver H. Crocker 100 00
Sylvia Crocker 400 00
William 0. Crocker 300 00
Amanda Crosby 60 00
Daniel Crosby 200 00
Eleanor Crosby 200 00
Gorham F. Crosby 200 00
Julia Crosby 100 00
Ebenezer Crowell 200 00
Elkanah Crowell 200 00
Henry L. Davis 200 00
J. A. Davis 300 00
Thomas C. Day 207.00
Eliphet Doane 200 00
Jane E. Edson 300 00
Jarvis R. Fish 100 00
Lydia S. Fish 100 00
Nellie A. Fish 100 00
Harriet J. Frost 100 00
Ida D. Frost 950 00
David Fuller 200 00
Herschel Fuller 100 00
Lavinia H. Fuller 100 00
Robert R. Fuller 500 00
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Stephen B. Fuller 200 00
Nellie E. Gibby 50 00
Sumner Gorham 100 00
Emma M. Goss 600 00
Franklin B. Goss 300 00
William F. M. Goss 300 00
Daniel B. Hallett 100 00
Gorham Hallett 100 00
Samuel H. Hallett 150 00
Lydia T. Hamblin 100 00
Deborah C. Handy 200 00
Eliza M. Handy 278 37
James H. Handy 100 00
Hannah Haywood 100 00
Martha G. Higgins 100 00
Edward B. and Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00
Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00
Josiah Hinckley 1 200 00
Josiah Hinckley and Abby Hinckley 539 73
Mary C. Hinckley 100 00
Jehiel P. Hodges 150 00
Charlotte Holm 200 00
Andrew J. Howland 100 00
Edwin T. Howland 103 50
Shadrack N. Howland 300 00
William C. Howland 20.0 00
Oliver C. Hoxie 100 00
Emma H. Huckins 100 00
Mary E. Huckins 100 00
Charles M. Jones 100 00
F. G. Kelley 150 00
Orrin R. Kelley 100 00
Charles E. Lewis 100 00
Gertrude H. Lewis 200 00
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Mary E. Lewis 150 00
E. and C. Loring 100 00
F. G. Lothrop 200 00
Cyrenus Lovell 100 00
Edgar W. Lovell 200 00
George Lovell 243 17
Hannah Lovell 150 00
Jacob Lovell 50 00
John B. Lovell 150 00
Lizzie E. Lovell 200 00
Medora M. Lovell 100 00
O. D. Lovell 500 00
A. D. Makepeace 500. 00
Emma H. Maloney 200 00
Orin H. Mecarta 150 00
James Metevier 200 00
John Munroe 100 00
Hannah E. Nickerson 500 00
Shubael A. Nickerson 100 00
John Norris 200 00
Mary M. Nye 150 00
Clorida Parker 100 00
Harriet S. Parker 100 00
Sarah A. Parker 200 00
William B. Parker 100 00
William H. Parker 200 00
Thomas Pattison 100 00
Harrison G. Phinney 150 00
Howard M. Phinney 1,000 00
Irving B. Phinney 150 00
Joseph L. Proctor 100 00
Patrick Regan 200 00
Nelson Rhodehouse 1.00 .00 .
Joseph Robbins and Andrew Johnson 500 00
fit
Oliver H. Sawyer 100 00
Emma A. Scudder 400 00
H. A. Scudder 100 00
Nelson Scudder 200 00
Charles H. Smith 200 00
Elizabeth A. Smith 200 00
Annie C. Snow 100 00
Edward Spooner 100 00
Fred L. Stimpson 200 00
William W. Sturgis 75 00
Henry'Swain 90 00
Timothy Swinerton 100 00
Freeman Taylor 100 00
Susie E. Taylor 100 00
R. M. Waite 300 00
Robinson Weeks 353 73
T. V. West 74 50
Hannah Wheeler 200 00
Asenith Whelden 600 00
S. Whelden 200 00
J. R. Wilson 100 00
Herbert W. York 200 00
Centerville Beechwood, Cemetery Asso. 2,475 00
Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Asso. 12,600 00
$44,207 35
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REPORT OF THE AUDIT
May 7, 1936
To the Board of Selectmen,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.
Mr. Chester A. Crocker, Chairman,
Gentlemen
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books
and,accounts of the town of Barnstable for the year ending
December 31, 1935, made in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a re-
port made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director
of Accounts.
Very truly yours,
THEODORE N. WADDELL,
Director of Accounts.
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Mr. Theodore N. Waddell,
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 Barnstable for the year ending
December 31, 1935, and submit the following report thereon:
r The records of the financial transactions of the several
departments receiving or disbursing money for the town,
or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked,
and verified by a comparison with the reports and the rec-
ords in the office of the accounting officer.
The ledger accounts were analyzed, the appropriations
and transfers being checked with the town clerk's records
of town meetings and with the records of the finance com-
mittee, a trial balance was taken off proving the accounts to
be in balance, the necessary audit adjustments were made,
and a balance sheet, showing the financial condition of the
town on December 31, 1935, was prepared and is appended
to this report.
Approved vouchers and pay-rolls on file were examined
and compared with the entries in the classification book and
the expenditures recorded in the classification book were
checked with the ledger accounts.
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The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex-
amined and checked. The cash book additions were verified
and the recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with
the accounting officer's ledger and with the records of the .
departments making payments to the treasurer. The. pay-
ments by the treasurer were compared with the selectmen's
warrants authorizing the disbursement of town funds.
The treasurer's cash balance on February 6, 1936, was
proved by actual count of the cash in the office and a recon-
ciliation of the bank balance with'a statement furnished by
the bank of deposit.
It was noted that three treasury warrants did not bear
the proper approval of the selectmen, and it is recommend-
ed that all treasury warrants be signed by at least a major-
ity of the board of selectmen before any disbursements are
made thereon.
The payments of maturing debt and interest were veri-
fied by a comparison with the amounts falling due, and with
the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The securities and savings bank books representing the
investments of trust funds in the, custody of the town treas-
urer were examined and listed, the income being proved and
the disbursements being verified.
The records of tag titles held by the town were ex-
amined and checked. The amounts added to the tax title
account were compared with the collector's records, the
reported redemptions were checked with the receipts as re-
corded on the treasurer's cash book, and the tax titles on
hand were listed and proved to the accounting officer's ledg-
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er. That portion of tax title redemptions represented by
district taxes was checked and the payments to the district
treasurers were verified.
The books and accounts of the collector of the town and
fire district taxes were examined and checked. The accounts
outstanding at the time of the previous examination were
audited, and all subsequent commitments were verified by a
comparison with the warrants issued by the assessors for
their collection. The payments by the collector to the town
and fire district treasurers were verified, the abatements as
recorded were compared with the assessors' records of
abatements granted, and the outstanding accounts were list-
ed and proved.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by
sending notices to a number of persons whose names appear-
ed on the books as owing money to the town, and from the
replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are
correct.
The records of licenses issued by the selectmen and the
town clerk were examined and checked, and the payments
to the state and the town were verified.
Old age assistance tax abatements amounting to $545
should be provided for by the assessors in the tax levy of
1936.
The records of departmental accounts receivable were
examined. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the
abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts
were listed and reconciled with the accounting officer's
ledger.
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It is again recommended that the accounting officer be
promptly notified of all departmental bills sent out for col-
lection, in order that all such charges may be set up on his
ledger and receipts property applied thereto when received.
In addition to the departments mentioned, the avail-
able records of all other departments receiving money for
the town were checked and the payments to the treasurer
were verified.
The surety bonds of the officials required by law to fur-
nish them were examined and found to be in proper form.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance
sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's
and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, tax title, and
departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the trans-
actions and condition of the trust funds.
For the co-operation received from the several town
officials while engaged in making the audit, I wish, on be-
half of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
HERMAN B. DINE,
Assistant Director of Accounts.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 2 and 3, 1936
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Barn-
stable qualified to vote on town affairs in the different pre-
cincts named in the Warrant for said meeting, for the elec-
tion of officers, etc., on Monday, March 2, 1936, while acting
under the following article:
Article 1. Moderator for one year; one Selectman for three
years; one Assessor for three years; one Auditor for one year; two
Members of School Committee for three years; one Member of
Board of Health for three years; one Member of Board of Health
for one year (unexpired term); one Member of Park Commission
for three years; two Members of Planning Board for five years;
one Tree warden for one year, and any other officers whose names
may be on the official ballot, and to vote on the following question:
"Shall the operation of Section 105-B of Chapter 131 of the
General Laws, requiring for the taking of fur-bearing animals the
use of traps that kill at once or take such animals alive unharmed,
be suspended within this town?"
The whole number of votes cast was 2,812 which being
assorted and counted according to law, the result was found
to be as follows:
Moderator (One Year)
`"Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,175
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Selectman (Three Years)
*Victor F. Adams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,852
Harry Thacher Drew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
Assessor (Three Years)
*Victor F. Adams . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,817
Harry Thacher Drew . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890
Auditor (One Year)
*John Bursley . . . . . . 2,202
School Committee (Three Years)
*Bruce K. Jerauld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,504
*Mabel J. Weekes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,437
Stuart F. Scudder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,382
Walter R. Kraft . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Board of Health (Unexpired Term)
*Walcott Ames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,302
Ruben Anderson 1,054
Board of Health (Three Years)
'William A. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,536
Ralph H. Bodman . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919
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Tree Warden (One Year)
*John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1,584
Edward 0. Griffin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,174
Park Commissioner (Three Years)
*Charles H. Reid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,197
Planning Board (Five Years)
*Nelson Bearse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,653
*Harold W. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,263
Edward A. Kellogg . . 930
Question
*Yes .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880
No .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693
(*Elected)
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THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING
The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre,
in Hyannis, March 3rd, 1936 at 9:06 o'clock in the forenoon, to act
upon the following articles:
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the Subse-
quent Meeting was held at the Hyannis Theatre, Hyannis,
on Tuesday, March 3, 1936.
The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock A. M.,
by the Moderator. Prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas E.
Pardue. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the result
of the previous days voting.
The respective officers were declared elected.
The following list of tellers were appointed and sworn
by the Moderator:
Anthony George Robert Doane
Anthony Silvia Neil Atwood
Leon Savery Milo A. Morin
Charles Griffin Thomas Greene
J. Upton MacPhee John. S. Leavens
Cecil Goodall Nicholas Sethares
Harvey Field Maurice Bearse
Article 2. To choose all other necessary town officers, for
the ensuing year.
The Town Clerk reported no officers to be elected.
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While acting under the following articles, upon mo-
tion duly made and seconded in each case, it was
Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the town treas-
urer, 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, 1936, and, to issue its note or notes therefor,
payable within one year, and to renew any notes or notes issued
for a period of less than one year, under the provisions of General
Laws, Ter. Ed., C. 44 S. 17.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the fi-
nancial year beginning January 1, 1936, 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. (Unanimous).
Article 4. To see if the town will authorize the Town Treas-
urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money on and
after January 1st, 1937, in anticipation of the revenue of.the finan-
cial year beginning January 1st, 1937.
Voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of
the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money
from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the finan-
cial year beginning January 1, 1937, 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. (Unanimous). .
Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen,
In its behalf, to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barnsta-
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bie, from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceeding
twenty-five years, for such rentals as, in their opinion, will be for
the best interests of the town.
Voted to authorize the Selectmen,in behalf of the Town,
to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barnstable,
from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceed-
ing twenty-five years, for such rentals as, in their opinion,
will be for the best interests of the Town.
Article 6. To see if the Town will indemnify the Common-
wealth of Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade
and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from, the
laying out, construction or reconstruction of any State Highway in
the Town during the present year and will authorize the Board of
Selectmen to sign an indemnity: agreement in behalf of the Town,
or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted that the Town indemnify the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and
drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from,
the laying out, construction or reconstruction of any-State
Highway in the Town during the present year and will
authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign an indemnity
agreement in behalf of the Town.
.Article 7. To see what salaries the town will vote to pay
the following elective town officers:—Selectmen, Assessors, Town
Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Surveyor of Highways, Tree
Warden, Moderator.
Voted to take up Article 45 in connection with this ar-
ticle. A motion that all salaries below $2,500.00 be exempt
from any cut and that all others be decreased in the amount
of one-third (1/3) over $2,500.00 was not carried.
It was then voted that the salaries should be as follows:
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Selectmen $1,350 00 each
Assessors 1,350 00 each
Town Treasurer 1,350 00
Town Clerk 1,350 00
Tax Collector 2,160 00
Surveyor of Highways 3,000 00
(Not including transportation)
Moderator 50 00
Tree Warden (per hour worked) 75
Article S. To see what sums of money the Town will raise
and appropriate for the following purposes for the ensuing year:
Payment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's De-
partment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's
Department, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department,
Planning Board, Municipal Buildings, Legal Department, Moth De-
partment, Tree Warden Department, Shellfish Constable, Inspection
of Wires, Inspection of Buildings, Sealing of Weights and Measures,
Forest Fires, Fires (other than forest), Police Department, Board
of Health, Sanitation, Inspection of Animals, Equipment and Re-
pairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow and Ice Removal, Mother's Aid,
Soldiers' Relief, Department of Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance,
State Aid, School Department, Reserve Fund, Park Commission,
Unclassified Expenses, Cemeteries, Expenses of the Finance Com-
mittee, Moderator and for all other Legal Expenses.
It was voted to raise and appropriate the following
amounts:
Payment of Debt $14,000 00
Interest 5,395 00
Financial Department 200 00
Selectmen's Department 6,000 00
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Assessors' Department 7,700 00
Town Clerk & Treasurer's Department 7,700 00
Tax Collector's Department 6,200 00.
Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00
Election Department 2,400 00
Municipal Buildings 6,500 00
Legal Department 5,000 00
Moth Work 8,400 00
Tree Warden 2,500 00
Shellfish Constable 2,000 00
Inspection of Wires 1,400 00
Sealing of Weights & Measures 1,500 00
Fires 700 00
Forest Fires 2,500 00
Police Department 30,000 00
Board of Health 6,450 00
Sanitation 2,800 00
Equipment & Repairs on Roads & Bridges 60,000 00
Snow & Ice Removal 10,000 00
Mothers' Aid 7,200 00
Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 7,300 00
Dept. of Public Welfare & Infirmary 98,000 00
Bureau of Old Age Assistance 33,300 00
State Aid 100 00
Reserve Fund 15,000 00
Park Commission 3,700 00
School Department 188,300 00
Unclassified Department 14,975 00
Cemeteries 1,500 00
Planning Board 6,500 00
Inspector of Animals 200 00
Moderator 50 00
Inspector of Buildings 300 00
$566,035 00
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Article 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town
officers and special or standing committees.
Mr. Andrew Kerr, Chairman of the Committee on the
Dutch Elm Beetle, read a report for the Committee which is
on file in the town clerk's office.
Mr. Walter Wannie, Secretary of the Committee on
the Limited Form of Town Meeting, also made a report and
it was voted that this report be accepted and that the same
Committee be continued and instructed to make recommen-
dations to the next annual town meeting.
It was voted to accept the report of the Town Officers
as printed.
Mr. George Mellen made'a brief report for the Commit-
tee on the Parking Place and it was voted that the Commit-
tee be continued.
Selectmen Crocker.and Kenney addressed the meeting at
this time.
Article 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all
persons to whom the Town may be indebted.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum 'of $935.09 to
pay bills due against the Town for 1935.
At this time the meeting adjourned until 1 o'clock P.M.
Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for
the proper observance of Memorial Day to be expended un-
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der the auspices of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Asso-
eiation.
Article 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum of money for the proper observance of Armistice Day.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding $150 for quarters for the United Spanish War
Veterans, Cape Cod Camp, No. 72, as provided in Gen. Laws Ter.
Ed., c. 40, s. 9-A. (By request of Charles W. Hallett et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for
quarters for the United Spanish War Veterans, Cape Cod
Camp, No. 72.
Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $1,500 for the purpose of buying books for the
several Public Libraries in the town] to be apportioned by a com-
mittee consisting of one person from each precinct to be named
by the moderator or to take any action in relation thereto. (By
request of John Bursley et als).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for
the purpose of buying books for the several Public Libraries
in the Town and the following Committee was continued:
Miss Mary Mortimer
Edward F. Maher
Howard G. Lumbert
Horace S. Parker
Dr. J. Haydn Higgins
John Bursley
Bertram F. Ryder
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Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate
a sum not exceeding $500 for the establishment and maintenance
of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospital for the care and treatment
of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the town
and unable to pay for such care and treatment, under the provisions
of Gen. 'Laws Ter. Ed., C. 111, s. 74.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be
paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment and
maintenance of a free bed in the hospital for care and treat-
ment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of
the Town, and unable to pay for such care and treatment.
Article 16. To see if the Town will choose a Town Director
for the Cape Cod Extension service to serve for the term of one
year, under the provisions of Gen. Laws Ter. Ed. c. 128 s. 41. (By
request of the Cape Cod Extension Service).
Mr. Leslie B. Ryder of Barnstable was elected a Town
Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service.
Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $450.
for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the
Board'of County Commissioners.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $450.00 for
the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the
County Commissioners.
Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum
not exceeding $3,000, under the provisions of the Acts of 1924, c.
382, or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon.
(By request of the Town Recreation Committee appointed at the
Annual Town Meeting 1935).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to
be expended in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
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382 of the Acts of 1924 and the following committee was
appointed
Walter D. Baker
Seth M. Crocker
Norman E. Williams
Harry Lane
Roy V. McCormack
The vote under this article was "Yes-356" and "No—'
26."
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not.
more than $8,000. for laying "mixed in place" roads on the Shoot
Flying Hill Road and the Millway in Barnstable village with bridge
construction, provided the. County of Barnstable and the Depart-
ment of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions
of Chapter 90 of the Gen. Laws. (By request of the Road Commit-
tee).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for
laying "mixed in place" roads on the Shoot Flying Hill
Road and the Millway in Barnstable village with bridge con-
struction, provided the County of Barnstable and the De-
partment of Public Works will make contribution under
the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws.
Article 20..`'To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $10,040, for the Highway Department as recommended
by the Road Committee for repairs of ways, approximately as fol-
lows: Lake Street, ,Cotuit, $960; Prince Avenue, Marstons Mills,
Aj,470; First Avenue, Osterville, $750; Piney Lane, West Barn-
stable, $1,500; and in Hyannis, Ridgewood Avenue, $530; Spring
Street, $530; Estey Avenue, $2,500; and Crocker Street, $1,800-
(By request of the Road Committee).
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Voted to raise and appropriate the'sum of $9,000.00 to
be expended by the Surveyor of Highways for repairs of
ways, approximately as follows:
1. Lake Street, Cotuit $960 00
2. Prince Avenue, Marstons Mills 1,430 00
3. First Avenue, Osterville 750 00
4. Piney Lane, West Barnstable 1,500 00
5. Ridgewood Avenue, Hyannis 530 00
6. Spring Street, Hyannis 530 00
7. Estey Avenue, Hyannis 1,500 00
S. Crocker Street, Hyannis 1,800 00
Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $10,000. for the construction of sidewalks by the Sur-
veyor of Highways. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 to
be expended by the Surveyor of Highways for sidewalks.
Article 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $2,100. for the drainage of North Street, Hyannis, by the
Surveyor of Highways. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for
the drainage of North Street, Hyannis, to be expended by
the Surveyor of Highways.
Article 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum of money for the improvement of the entrances to Cotuit Bay,
East Bay, Osterville, and Lewis Bay, Hyannis, under the provisions
of Gen. Laws, Chapter 91, provided the Commonwealth will make
contributions to such improvement.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $9,000.00
for the improvement of the entrances of Cotuit 13ay; East
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Bay, Osterville; and Lewis Bay, Hyannis; under the provi-
sions of 'General Laws, Chapter 91, provided the Common-
wealth will make contributions to such improvement.
Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $5,000. for the improvement of Popponessett Bay, under
the provisions of Chapter 91 of the Gen. Laws, provided contribu-
tion is made by individuals for not less than $1,000, and by the
Commonwealth.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 and.
pay the same to the State Treasurer for the improvement of
Poppones.sett Bay, under the provisions of Chapter 91 of the
General Laws, provided contribution is made by individu..
als for $1,000.00 and by the State for $5,000.00.
Article 25. To see if the Town will raise or borrow and appro-
priate the sum of $10,000 for building and furnishing a second story
addition to the• east end of the Town Office Building for suitable
headquarters for Barnstable Post No. 206, American Legion. (By
request of Barnstable Post No. 206, American Legion).
Voted to refer this matter to a committee of five to be
appointed by the Moderator to report at the next annual.
Town Meeting with recommendations and articles so that
the matter may be acted upon.
The Moderator appointed the following Committee:
Victor F. Adams
Robert E. French
Zenas Crocker, Jr.
John E. Hinckley
Frederick L. Harlow
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Selectman Adams addressed the meeting thanking the
voters for their confidence in him which they had shown by
electing him as Selectman and Assessor by such a flattering
vote:
The following resolution was adopted by unanimous
rising vote:
"The voters of the town of Barnstable in town meeting
assembled take note of the passing of John C. Bearse, a for-
mer town clerk and treasurer of this town and treasurer of
the County of Barnstable for many years, an outstanding
personage in the business affairs of this Community.
His outstanding presonality, his cheerful disposition
and his regard for the right will long remain an example for
the citizens, to come.
Therefore, in recognition of these qualifications, the fol-
lowing resolutions are hereby unanimously passed.
RESOLVED that the sympathy and condolence of the
citizens of the town of Barnstable is hereby extended to the
family, relatives and friends of the late John C. Bearse.
And be it further resolved that a copy of these resolu-
tions be spread upon the records of the Town."
The following resolution was adopted by the vote of
"Yes-355" and "No-13":
"Resolved: That the citizens of Barnstable in town
meeting assembled do hereby express their fullest confi-
dence in its Board of Selectmen, Chester A. Crocker, Victor
F. Adams and James F. Kenney.
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That in view of charges publicly made by Registrar of
Motor Vehicles, Frank A. Goodwin, concerning the Barnsta-
ble Police Department, the citizens of Barnstable express
their confidence that the Board of Selectmen will inquiry
fully and fairly into such charges, and will act thereon for
the best interests of the town.
That for any co-operation or assistance Registrar Good-
win may have given or will give to the Board of Selectmen,
the citizens of Barnstable are grateful;but, that unwarrant-
ed aspersions on the integrity of the Selectmen, and dictator-
ial orders to them, are resented and disapproved by this
body.
That since the Town of Barnstable was incorporated
297 years ago, and through wise and judicious town officials
has continued to prosper and grow during these three cen-
turies, the citizens assembled here today express confidence
in the town form of government wherein the Board ,of
Selectmen manages its police department without dictation
from the State House."
The Chair was sustained in allowing this resolution to
be presented by a vote of "Yes-320" and "No-67."
Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $1,000 for leasing ,suitable headquarters for the Barn-
stable Post No. 206, American Legion, under section 9 of the
Chapter 40 of the Gen. Laws. (By request of the Barnstable Post
No. 206, American Legion).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for
leasing suitable headquarters for the Barnstable Post, No.
206, American Legion.
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Article 27. To see if the Town will discontinue as a town way
all that part of Sea View Avenue lying in the Village of Osterville
as originally laid out, lying without the sidelines of the relocation
and alteration,of said Sea View Avenue made February, 1934, and
recorded in Town Way Locations in the Town Clerk's Office in
Book 36, Page 267.
Voted that this matter be referred to the next annual
Town Meeting.
Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $600. for the reforesting of the town forests under the
direction of the Town Forest Committee.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for
the reforesting of the town forests under the direction of
the Town Forest Committee.
Article 29. To see if the Town will instruct the Planning
Board to study the merits and advisAbility of the adoption of a
comprehensive zoning system in .the Town of Barnstable, and to
report Fits' findings and recommendation to the 1937 annual town
meeting.
Voted to instruct the Planning Board to study the
merits and advisability of the adoption of a comprehensive
zoning system in the Town of Barnstable and to report its
findings and recommendations to the 1937 annual town
meeting.
Article 30. To see if the Town will instruct the Planning
Board to ,study the advisability of amending Article XI of the By-
Laws of the town and to report its findings and recommendations to
the 1937 annual town meeting.
Voted to instruct the Planning Board to study the ad-
visability of amending Article XI of the By-Laws of the
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town and to report its findings and recommendations to the
1937 annual town meeting.
Article 31. To see if the town will instruct the Selectmen to
appoint a committee of not more than 5 members to study the ad-
visability of the maintenance and operation of a municipal power
and light plant by the town and to report its findings and recommen-
dations to the 1937 annual town meeting.
Voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a commit-
tee of not more than five members to study the advisability
of the maintenance and operation of a municipal po-Nver and
light plant by the town and to report its findings and rec-
ommendations to the 1937 annual town meeting.
The Selectmen appointed the following committee:
Alfred .Crocker
Arthur E. Dyer
Herbert L. Hinckley
Carl Lagergren
Harold Morris
Article 32. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than $150, or take by
right of eminent domain, in behalf of the town for the enlargement
of the grounds of the Barnstable Village School in Barnstable, a
parcel of land containing about 62,000 sq. ft., bounded on the south-
west by the wall of the cemetery in the rear of the Unitarian
Church, on the northwest by an old road or pathway; on the north-
east by land owned or occupied by Emma Hewins and on' the
southeast by land of the Bacon Farm, and will raise and ap,pror
priate not more than $150. for this purpose. (By request of the
School Committee).
Voted to authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen
to purchase for not more than $150.00 or take by right of
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eminent domain, in behalf of the town for the enlargement
of the grounds of the Barnstable Village school in Barnsta-
ble, a parcel of land containing about 62,000 square feet,
bounded on the southwest by the wall of the cemetery in
the rear of the Unitarian Church; on the northwest by an
old road or pathway; on the northeast by land owned or
occupied by Emma I3ewins and on the southeast by land of.
the Bacon Farm, and it was voted to raise and appropriate
the sum of $150.00 for this purpose. (Unanimous).
Article 33. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Selectmen .to, take by purchase or by eminent domain in behalf of
the town and for the location and erection of a schoolhouse there-
on, a parcel of land in the village of Marstons Mills containing
about 11 acres and bounded on the south by the highway from
Hyannis to Falmouth called "Route 28" about 1,045 feet, on the
northwest by land formerly of James Hamblin about 542 feet, on
the west by said Hamblin land about 465 feet, again on the north-
west by'land now or formerly of Maurice J. Hinckley about 175
feet, again on the west by said Hinckley land about 150 feet, on
the north by the Main Street in the village of Marstons Mills about
10 feet, on the east by land of the Methodist Episcopal Church
about 78 feet, again on the north by said Church land about 81
feet, again on the east by land now or formerly of Oliver A
Crocker by two lines measuring together about 239 feet, again on
the north by said Crocker land about 202 feet, again on the.west by
said Crocker land about 270 feet, again on the north by said Main
Street about 242 feet, again on the east by land now or formerly
,of Dorothy Coleman about 705 feet, again on the north by land for-
merly of said Coleman or one Reed about 202 feet, and again on the
east by said Coleman or Reed land about 130 feet, and for this
purpose will raise and appropriate not more than $2,000. (By re-
quest of the School Committee).
Voted to authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take
by purchase or by eminent domain in behalf of the town
and for the location and erection of a schoolhouse thereon,
a parcel of land in the village of Marstons Mills containing
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about 11 acres and bounded on the south by the highway
from Hyannis to Falmouth called "Route 28" about 1,045
feet, on the northwest by land formerly of James Hamblin
about 542 feet, on the west by said Hamblin land about 465
feet, again on the northwest by land now or formerly of
Maurice J. Hinckley about 175 feet, again on the west bi
said Hinckley land about 150 feet, on the north by the Mai;i
Street in the village of Marstons Mills about 10 feet, on the
east by land of the Methodist Episcopal Church about 78
feet, again on the north by said Church land about 81 feet,
again on the east by land now or formerly of Oliver A.
Crocker by two lines measuring together about 239 feet,
again on the north by said Crocker land about 202 feet,
again on the west by said Crocker land about 270 feet, again
on the north by said Main Street about 242 feet, again on
the east by land now or formerly of Dorothy Coleman about.
705 feet, again on; the north by land formerly of said Cole-'
man or one Reed about 202 feet, and again on the east by
said Coleman or Reed land about 130 feet, and it was voted
to raise and appropriate the .sum of $2,000.00 for this pur-
pose. (Unanimous).
It was voted to adjourn at this time, 5:05 o'clock P.M.,
to 7:30 P.M.
Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum of money for the purpose of financing the construction of an
elementary school building in the village of Marstons Mills, and
authorize and direct the Selectmen to accept on behalf of the town,,
for use in carrying out such project, a Federal grant of money pur-
suant .to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935; and au-
thorize the School Committee to construct said project and con-
tract with respect thereto; and authorize ,the treasurer, with the
approval of the Selectmen to borrow such sums as may be neces-
sary to meet any appropriation made; or take any action relative
thereto. (By request of the School Committee).
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Voted to appropriate the sum of $25,000.00 for the pur-
pose of financing the building of an elementary school build-
ing in Marstons Mills, and that the treasurer, with the ap-
proval of the Selectmen, be and•hereby is authorized to bor-
row said sum of $25,000.00 and to issue the bonds or notes
of the town therefor, said bonds or notes to be payable in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the Gener-
al Laws, the whole loan to be paid in not more than 10 years
or at such earlier period as may be determined by the treas-
urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, and that the
School Committee be authorized to construct said school
building and contract with respect thereto.
The vote under this article was "Yes-292" and "No—
The-original motion to raise and appropriate $27,500.00
under this article was lost, the vote being "Yes-150" and
"No-81", after which it was voted to reconsider the mo-
tion by a vote of "Yes-205" and "No-58".
Article 35. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than $5,500, or take
by right of eminent domain, in behalf of the town for the enlargeL
ment of the grounds of the Training School in Hyannis, a tract of
land bounded on the north by the present school grounds; on the
east by Ocean Street; and on the south and west by the Pearlstein
land and will raise and appropriate not more than $5,500 for this
purpose. (By request of the School Committee).
A motion to raise the sum of $5,500.00 under this arti-
cle was lost.
Article 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum of money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for ma-
terial, equipment, or service in connection with Federal Works
Progress Administration.
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Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $18,900.00 to
be expended by the Board of Selectmen for material, equip-
ment or Service in connection ivith Federal Works Progress
Administration.
Article 37. To see if the Town will entrust the care, control
and management of the Public Airport in Hyannis to the Selectmen
and will authorize them to make rules and regulations for the use
of the .same by the public.
Voted to entrust the care, control and management of
the Public Airport in Hyannis to the Selectmen and to au-
thorize them to make rules and regulations for the use of
the,same by the public.
Article 38. To see if the Town will accept Section 3 of Chap-
ter 142 of.the General Laws, and Section 13 of said Chapter 142 as
amended by Acts of 1934, Chapter 284, relating to the Supervision
of Plumbing.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 39. To see if the Town will amend the Town Ordinance
Relative to Plumbing, adopted at the Annual Town Meeting held.
March 5th, 1935, and approved by the Attorney General March
25th, 1935, by striking out Sections 1-2-5 and 6 of the same and
adopting in place thereof the following sections, or some modifica-
tion of the same,—
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PLUM131NG
Section 1. The. Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable,
hereinafter called the "Board" is hereby authorized to make suit-
able and reasonable rules and regulations, to take effect when filed
,with the Town Clerk and after publication for three successive
weeks in a newspaper published in the Town, relative to the ma-
terials, installation, construction,' alteration and inspection of
plumbing, for or within buildings in this Town.
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Section 2. No person shall use, operate• or maintain defec-
tive, unsafe, unsanitary or dangerous plumbing.systems, fixtures or
appliances for or within buildings, and the Board may cause the
water supply to be shut off from the premises of any owner or oc-
cupant who fails to remedy such defective, unsafe, unsanitary or
dangerous plumbing systems, fixtures, or appliances within a rea-
sonable time after notice from the Board.
Section 5. No plumbing worker or plumbing system for or with-
in buildings shall be installed, constructed, or altered nor shall any
plumbing materials be used for or within buildings unless the same
are in accordance with plans or specifications approved by the
Board.
Section 6. No system of plumbing for or within buildings shall.
be operated or used unless and until the same has been approved
by the Board after completion of the work of installation, construc-
tion or alteration of the same.
Section 6A. The word "plumbing" as used in this ordinance
shall be defined to include pipes for .supplying and distributing gas
and water for and within buildings and pipes through or by
which waste water and sewage is carried in and from buildings, to-
gether with all tanks, faucets, valves, fixtures and such like appli-
ances attached to such pipes or connected therewith or being an
actual or essential part of such water or gas supply or drainage sys-
tem of a building.
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 40. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding $150. to be used by the Selectmen to defray ex-
penses in carrying out the provisions of the dog laws.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to
be used-by the Selectmen to defray expenses in carrying out
the provisions of the dog laws.
Article 41. To -see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen
to accept an offer of A. Lawrence Lowell to deed to the town, for
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recreational purposes a parcel of land adjoining the present ball
field, north of the Elizabeth Lowell High School, said parcel con-
taining two acres more or less. (By request of Leon G. Savery and
others).
Voted to authorize the Selectmen to accept an offer of
the Estate of F. E. Lowell or the heirs to deed to the town,
for recreational purposes a parcel of land adjoining the
present ball field,north of the Elizabeth Lowell High School,
said parcel containing two acres, more or less.
Article 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not
more than $1,500. for the cultivation, propagation and protection of
shellfish, under the provisions of Gen. Laws c. 130 s. 55 as amended
by Acts of 1933 c 329 and other acts in amendment thereof or in
addition thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for
the cultivation, propagation and. protection of shellfish,
under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 1.30, Section
55, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other acts ,
in amendment thereof or in addition thereto.
Article 43. To see if the Town- will raise and appropriate a
sum not exceeding $7,550. for the purpose of grading and hard sur-
facing the Parking area and walks at the Bulkhead Park on the east
side of Ocean Street, Hyannis, Mass., or to take any action in rela-
tion thereto and act fully thereon. By request of the Park Com-
mission).
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,500.00 for
the purpose of grading and hard surfacing the Parking
area and walks at the Bulkhead Park on the east side of
Ocean Street, Hyannis, Mass.
Article 44. To ,see if the Town will vote to amend the By-Laws
of the Town by striking out Section 1 of Article 1 and inserting in
place thereof the following:
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Section 1. The annual town meeting for the appropriation of
money and all other matters that may properly come before it,,ex-
cept the election of officers, shall be held on the, first Monday in
March in each year at such place as the selectmen ,shall determine.
The subsequent meeting for the election.of officers shall be held
in the several voting precincts of the town on the first Wednesday
following the first Monday in March in each year. All provisions
of earlier by-laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. (John
D. W. Bodfish and others).
It was voted to refer this matter to the Town Counsel.
and the Board of Selectmen to report at the next town
meeting.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to fix for the ensuing
year the salaries of the Selectmen at $1,000 each; of the Assessors
at $1,000 each; of the Town Clerk at $1,000; of the Town Treasur-
er at $1,000; of the Road Surveyor at $2,000; of the Tax Collector
at $2,000; or to fix any of said salaries at any other amount; or to
fix the salaries of any other elected town officers at any amount,or to
recommend that the salaries of any other persons who work for
the town be reduced according to the following schedule namely:
The first $1,000 of any salary of wages paid to any person to be
exempt from any cut; the second $1,000 or part thereof to be cut
ten per cent; the third $1,000 or part thereof to be cut twenty per
cent; the fourth $1,000 or part thereof to be cut thirty per cent, and
the fifth $1,000 or part thereof to be cut forty per cent; or according
to any other schedule, or to take any action in relation thereto and
to act fully thereon. (John D. W. Bodfish and others).
Taken up in connection with Article 8.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following
Resolution, namely: Resolved that the voters of the Town of Barn-
stable in Town Meeting assembled believe that the Department of
Public Welfare should administer the Old Age Assistance Law, so-
called, for the benefit of deserving citizens in need of relief and sup-
port seventy years of age or over who shall have resided in the
Commonwealth not less than five years during the nine years im-
mediately preceding the date of application for such assistance and
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who shall have resided in the Commonwealth continuously for one
year immediately preceding said date of application, so as to give
effect to it as set out in the statute, namely: "Such assistance shall,
wherever practicable, be given to the aged person in his own home
or in lodgings or in a boarding home, and it shall be sufficient to
provide such suitable and dignified care. No person receiving as-
sistance hereunder shall be deemed to. be a pauper by reason
thereof." (John D. W. Bodfish and others).
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following
Resolution, namely: Resolved that the voters of the Town of Barn-
stable in Town Meeting assembled believe that the Department of
Public Welfare should follow a system of relief outside the Alms-
house so far as practical. (John D. W. Bodfish and others).
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the follow-
ing Resolution, namely: Resolved that the voters of the Town of
Barnstable in Town Meeting assembled believe that neither the
School Committee, a Superintendent or any other Board or Officer
of the .Town should attempt to influence or induce any teacher or
any employee to give away any definite part of any salary paid by
the Town. (John D. W. Bodfish and others).
This resolution was not carried.
Article 49. To.see if the Town will vote to adopt the following.
Resolution, namely: Resolved that the voters of the Town of Barn-
stable in Town Meeting assembled believe that the School Depart-
ment should not employ any married woman whose husband is on
the payroll of the Town. (John D. W. Bodfish and others).
Indefinitely postponed.
Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the follow-
ing Resolution, namely: Resolved that the voters of the Town of
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Barnstable in Town Meeting assembled believe that no person who
is not a voter in the Town should be allowed to speak for pay in
any Town Meeting, and that no person who is a voter in the town
who is hired to speak for pay on any matter, should do so without
first stating the fact that he is so hired. (John D. W. Bodfish and
others).
It was voted to adopt the following resolution: "Re-
solved that the voters of the Town of Barnstable in Town
Meeting assembled believe that no person who is not a voter
in the Town should be allowed to speak for pay in any
Town Meeting, and that no person who is a voter in the
Town who is hired to speak for pay on any matter, should
do so without first stating that he is so hired.
Article 51. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Health to sell to licensed junk dealers who ate citizens of the Town
of Barnstable such materials as may be available for sale at the
Town Dump.
Voted that the Board of Health be authorized to sell
to licensed junk dealers, who are citizens of the Town, any
and all available material deposited at the town dump and
that the proceeds of any such sales be paid to the Town
Treasurer and appropriated for the general purposes of the
Department of Public Health.
Article 52. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the
Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property which the
Town may acquire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles or take any ac-
tion in relation thereto and act fully thereon.
Voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized
to sell at public or private sale, land acquired or held by the
town under tax title foreclosure proceedings and to execute
good and sufficient deeds of the same in the name and behalf
of the Town.
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Article 53. To see if the Town will adopt the following ordi-
nance, or some modification of the same, relative to the construc-
tion, alteration, .repair and inspection of buildings to, be called the
"Code of Building Laws and Ordinance Relative to the Inspection
of Buildings."
"THE CODE OF BUILDING LAWS AND ORDINANCE
RELATIVE TO THE INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS"
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
No building shall be constructed, altered or repaired except in
conformity with the provisions of this building code and ordinance,
but the same shall not apply to
A. Buildings or structures owned or occupied by the United
States or the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;
B. Bridges, quays, wharves;
C. Isolated camps or farm buildings;
D. Ordinary repairs as defined in Article VI, Sec. 1.
ARTICLE II
First Class Construction
Every building hereafter constructed or altered for use as a
hotel, lodging-house, theatre, jail, police station, hospital, asylum
or sanitarium, which is thirty-five feet or more in height to the ceil-
ing of the upper story, and all buildings sixty feet or more in
height shall be of fireproof construction throughout.
ARTICLE III
Second and Third Class Construction
Section 1. Every frame building of two or more stories or ex-
ceeding five hundred feet in floor area, shall have sills, posts, girts,
and plates properly framed and braced. The sectional area of the
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sills shall not be less than twenty-four inches and of posts and girts
not less than twenty-four inches. Studding for outer walls and
bearing partitions shall be not less than two by four inches, nor
placed apart more than sixteen inches on centers. Floor timbers
shall not be less than two inches thick. No ledger boards shall
be used in place of girts in any building where the posts exceed
seventeen feet in height.
Section 2. All buildings hereafter erected shall have suitable
fire stops in walls and stairs.
Section 3. The spaces around chimneys, soil pipes and hot air
pipes making air ducts inside of studding or furring, shall be thor-
oughly fire-stopped with suitable materials.
ARTICLE IV
Preliminary Requirements and Permits
Section 1: Before the erection, construction, demolition or al-
teration of any building or-part of any building, structure or part
of any structure, within the provisions of this ordinance and code,
the owner, his agent, or the builder, shall, except for ordinary re-
pairs, submit to the Inspector of Buildings, hereinafter called' the
Inspector, a detailed description of the work to be done on proper
blanks to be provided by the Inspector, and copies of the plans or
drawings of such proposed work, and proper structural detailed des-
cription of the location, purpose and construction of the proposed
structure. Such plans and detailed drawings shall be furnished in
duplicate and if approved by the Inspector, one set shall be kept at
the building during the progress or the work, open to the inspection
of the Inspector and the other shall be kept on file in the office of
the Inspector.
Section 2. No person shall construct, alter or repair any build-
ing or structure within the provisions of this building code and or-
dinance except in compliance with the plans and specifications as
approved by the Inspector and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of a permit for the same first having been obtained from
the Inspector. Permits issued. by the Inspector under the provi-
sions of this code and ordinance shall continue in force for one
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year, but such permits may be revoked by the Inspector if the
work is not commenced within six months or is abandoned before
its completion.
Section 3. Every person, before erecting any foundation, build-
ing or wall, or making any alterations in the external wall of any
structure, any part of which is to be placed within ten feet of a
public way or place dedicated to public use, shall apply to the Sel-
ectmen to locate the lines and grades of such public street, way,
square or other public lands and the Selectmen, without charge,
shall locate the same.
ARTICLE V
General Requirements
Section 1. Excavations—All excavations for buildings shall be
properly guarded and protected to prevent injury to persons or ad-
joining property.
All excavations shall be at least six inches clear of foundation
walls and no back filling shall be done until the masonry wall has
been approved by the inspector, in first or second class construction.
Section 2. Foundations—All masonry foundations shall be of
materials and construction suitable to resist lateral and vertical
pressure.
Buildings hereafter erected within ten feet of public ways and
places shall be set upon solid foundations; and not upon piers.
Section 3. Floors—No building hereafter erected shall have
floor bearing supports carrying wooden joists over 23 feet apart.
All new or renewed floors shall be constructed to carry safely
the weight to which the proposed use of the building will subject
them.
Section 4. Chimneys and Flues—No chimney shall be cor-
belled from a wall more than the thickness of the wall, nor be
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hanged from a wall less than twelve inches thick, nor rest upon or
be supported by wood. .
All chimneys shall be of brick or other incombustible material.
All brick chimneys shall have terra cotta flue lining, except
chimneys eight inches or more thick. The ends of such lining
pipes shall be made to fit close together; the joints shall be filled
with cement mortar; and the lining shall be built in as the flue or
flues are carried up, and all voids filled.
The sectional area of every chimney must be equal at least to
the combined area of all smoke flues entering it.
No,woodwork of any kind shall be placed within one inch from
the outside wall of any flue, and no nail shall be driven into the
masonry of any chimney.
Section 5. Unsafe Chimneys—If any chimney, flue or heating
apparatus is defective or unsafe the Inspector shall notify the own-
ers in writing, who shall remedy the same forthwith.
Section 6. Fireplaces and Hearths—The jambs and backs of
all fireplaces and range or grate openings shall be of masonry, not
less than eight inches thick (including both the rough and finished
work), if of brick, and not less than twelve inches, if wholly or
partly of stone.
The interior of all fireplace throats shall be thoroughly covered
with a coat of cement mortar, carried up to a solid connection with
the flue lining, and every rake in the chimney shall be plastered
with a good thick coat of cement mortar both inside and outside.
All hearths shall be laid on masonry trimmer arches, or on
bars of iron supporting a proper bed of masonry, and ,shall extend
not less than eight inches beyond each side of the finished fire-
place opening, and shall be at least sixteen inches wide in front of
the finished jambs and fireplaces.
Section 7. Protection of Woodwork—No smoke pipe shall pro
ject through any external wall, window or roof.
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No smoke pipe shall pass through any wooden partition without
a soapstone ring or safety thimble or fireproof material of the thick-
ness of the partition.
The tops of all heating furnaces and boilers not set in brick
shall be at least sixteen inches below.the nearest wooden beam or
ceiling, and if nearer must have a shield of metal made tight, sus-
pended not less than two inches below ,such beams or ceiling, and
extending one foot beyond the top of the furnace on all sides except
where metal lathing and plastering is used.
All hot-air register boxes hereafter placed in the floors or parti-
tions of buildings,,shall be set in incombustible borders not less than
two inches in width, and shall be made of tin plate and properly
fitted. Hot air pipes and register boxes set in floors or partitions
shall be at least one inch from any woodwork, except that register
boxes fifteen by twenty-five inches, or larger and their connecting
pipes shall be two inches from any woodwork. The pipes and box-
es shall be double where they pass through the floors or partitions
or otherwise thoroughly protected.
No metal pipe conveying heated air shall be placed within one
inch of any woodwork, unless enclosed in a soapstone or earthern
ring, or in a metal pipe with air space between, or otherwise shield-
ed with metal or asbestos.
Section 8. Ash Bins—Depositories for ashes in the interior of
any building shall be of incombustible material.
Section 9. Lathing,—No wall or ceiling of any building shall be
lathed or otherwise covered, unless the Inspector has been given
notice in writing that the building is ready for such work, and has
given written consent therefor. The Inspector shall act on such
notice within twenty-four hours of receipt of same.
Section 10. Rain Watery-Leaders shall not be placed to dis-
charge water upon the sidewalk and no part of any building shall
be constructed so as to discharge water, snow, ice or waste material
upon a public way, or place dedicated to public use.
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Section 11. Projections—No bay window or structural projec-
tion, other than cornices or mouldings, ,shall extend out over any
public way or place or building line without the permission of the
Board of Selectmen after notice and hearing, and with the approval
of the Inspector.
No base, plinth, or steps, shall project upon a public way or
place.
No person shall erect or alter the exterior walls of a building
within five feet of the line of the street, unless the portion of the
site of the building bordering upon the street is enclosed with a
proper fence, not less than four feet high and at least five feet
from the line of such buildings, which fence shall be made as
much higher as occasion may require, and the same,shall be main-
tained while there is danger to persons or property from falling ma-
terial, and proper lights shall be maintained at both ends of such
enclosed space from .sunset to sunrise, at the direction of the
Inspector.
Section 12. Roofs—All buildings other than single dwellings,
and all buildings over two stories high, shall have permanent and
convenient means of access to the roof from the inside, with the
opening into the roof not less than twenty by thirty inches.
ARTICLE VI
Repairs
Section 1. Ordinary repairs of buildings may be made without
notice to the Inspector, provided such repairs do not include the
cutting away of any stone, cement or brick wall, in whole or in
part, the removal or cutting of any beam or support, or the.remov
al, change or closing of any stairway. -
Section 2. Plans and detailed descriptions filed with the In-
spector for the erection or construction of a new building necessi-
tating the demolition of any part of an existing building, shall show
such demolition.
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ARTICLE VII
Materials
Section 1. New material shall be subjected to suitable tests
made under the supervision of the Inspector, or he may require the
owner, architect or builder to have such tests made and a certified
copy of the results of the same filed with him for his approval.
When second-hand material is to be used it shall be .so specified in
the application for a permit. Suitable second-hand material may
be used subject to the approval of the Inspector.
Section 2. Design of structural members and materials shall
be based upon working stresses prevailing in good current engin-
eering practice.
ARTICLE VIII
Ilnspector of Buildings
Section 1. The Board of Selectmen, hereinafter called the
Board, annually in March shall appoint an Inspector of Buildings,
herein called the Inspector, to hold office for the term of one year
from the first day of April following until his successor is appointed
and qualified, unless sooner removed by the Board for cause after
notice and hearing.
Section 2. The Inspector shall be an architect or builder of
not less than ten years experience or practice or one who has per-
formed the duties of an inspector of buildings one year at least,
and his salary or compensation shall be fixed by the Board, within
the appropriations for the inspection of buildings, and no other
fees or compensation shall be allowed or paid to him. He shall have
no pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in the supplying of mater-
ials or labor, or the making of plans and,specifications for any build-
ing in this town, other than his own.
Section 3. The Inspector shall be vested with the powers
and perform the duties set out in this ordinance, and in the laws
and statutes of the Commonwealth relative to the inspection of
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buildings, under the supervision and direction of the Board of Sel-
ectmen.
Section 4. The Inspector shall inspect all building operations
within this town, and he may, for this purpose, enter upon the
premises where such operations are carried on, at all reasonable
times, and shall report to the. Board all violations of this ordinance
and building code, and the conditions of any permit issued by him.
Section 5. He shall examine any building, or structure report-
ed unsafe or dangerous from fire or other casualty, and if the same
is unsafe and dangerous, he shall affix a warning notice conspicu-
ously upon the same, and notify the owner, his agent or tenant in
writing and such owner, tenant or agent shall forthwith remove any
such unsafe or dangerous building or structure, or make it safe or
secure.
Section 6. Whoever proposes to construct, alter or repair any
building or structure, within the provision of this code and ordi-
nance, before commencing the same, or its foundation, shall file an
application for a permit with the Inspector, on forms to be furnish-
ed by him, with suitable, and necessary plans and specifications,
and if upon inspection, such plans and specifications are, in accord-
ance with the requirements of this building code and the laws of the
Commonwealth, the Inspector shall thereupon issue a permit to
the applicant, within ten days, but the Selectmen may extend this
time at their discretion.
Section 7. No person shall engage in the construction, altera-
tion or repair of any building or structure within the provisions of
this ordinance,and building code, without a permit for the same first
having been obtained from the Inspector.
Section S. The Inspector shall keep a record of all applica-
tions made, permits issued by him, and of his official acts and keep
on file all plans, specifications and other documents connected there-
with, properly indexed, and open to the inspection of the Board, and
to be given into the custody of his successor in office, or of the
Board when his term expires, and he shall submit his report to the
Board annually in January of each year, for publication in the Town
Report, if required by the Board.
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ARTICLE IX
Appeals
Any owner or applicant for a permit to construct, erect or alter
a building or other structure, aggrieved by any order or decision of
the Inspector, may appeal in writing to the Selectmen, who, within
one week shall hear the parties, and after taking such expert ad-
vice as seems to them expedient, shall give• their decision. If the
Inspector's order or decision is sustained, the costs of such expert
advice shall be paid to the town by the owner or applicant on de-
mand; if the order or decision is overruled on appeal such expense
shall be borne by the town.
ARTICLE X
Penalty
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Code of Building
Laws and Ordinance Relative to the Inspection of Buildings, shall
to ,punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars for each
offense.
A motion to adopt the ordinance relative to "The Code
of Building Laws and to the Inspection of Buildings" as set
forth in this article was not carried.
Article 54. To see if the Town will authorie the Board of
Health, under the provisions ,of Gen. Laws Chap. 41, Section 4A, to
appoint one of its members as agent for a term not exceeding one
year, and to see at what sum the town will vote to fix the salary of
said agent. (By request of the Board of Health). s
Indefinitely postponed.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:18 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
April 13, 1936
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Barnstable in the Coun-
ty of Barnstable, Greeting.
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 in town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, Mass., in said Barn-
stable on
MONDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF APRPL, NEXT
at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the follow-
ing articles:—
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about 200
voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the High School
Auditorium, Hyannis, on April 13, 1936. The meeting was
called to order at 8 o'clock P.M., by the Moderator and the
warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
The following tellers were appointed and sworn by the
Moderator:
Frederic F. Scudder
Roger Allen
Harry T. Drew
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Upon motions duly made and seconded under each arti-
cle in the Warrant, it was voted
Article 1. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the
Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain in behalf of the
Town, for the enlargement of the grounds of the Public Airport in
Hyannis, the land adjoining said Airport, bounded and described as
follows:
Bounded on the south by the Airport land about 1200 feet, on
the east by said Airport land 406.17 feet, again on the south by said
Airport land 394.37 feet, on the west by the Town's Cobb Lot about
891 feet, on the northwest by the Upper Gate Pond about 283 feet,
on the north by the Hedge woodland and land of Cleone, B. Chase
and others about 1181 feet, and again on the east by Mary Dunn's
Road about 618 feet, and comprising Parcels "A", "B", "C", "D",
"E", and "F" as shown on a plan compiled for the Town of Barn-
stable by Nelson Bearse, engineer. March 31st, 1936, entitled "Plan
of Land showing addition to the Public Airport in Hyannis" and
that the sum of$250. be raised and appropriated for this purpose.
Voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed
to take by eminent domain in behalf of the Town for the en-
largement of the grounds of the Public Airport in Hyannis,
the land adjoining said Airport, bounded and described as
follows:
Bounded on the south by the Airport land about 1200
feet, on the east by said Airport land 406.17 feet, again on
the south by said Airport land 394.37 feet, on the west by
the Town's Cobb Lot about 891 feet, on the northwest by the
Upper Gate Pond about 283 feet, on the north by the Hedge
woodland and land of Cleone B. Chase and others about 1181
feet, and again on the east by Mary Dunn's Road about 618
feet, and comprising Parcels "A", "B", "C", "D", "E",
and "F" as shown on a plan compiled for the Town of Barn-
stable by Nelson Bearse, Engineer, March 31st, 1936, enti-
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tled "Plan of Land showing Addition to the Public Airport,
in Hyannis, and that the sum of $250.00 be raised and ap=.
propriated for this purpose. (Unanimous).
Article 2. To see if the Town will accept the alteration of the
layout of Shoot Flying Hill Road, ,so-called, in the village of Cen-
terville with boundaries and measurements as reported and recom-
mended by the Selectmen under the date of April 2, 1936, and will
authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or emi-
nent domain,in behalf of the Town, the land or interest in the lands
within the side lines of said layout for said Town Way, commonly
known as Shoot Flying Hill Road, and for this purpose will raise,
and appropriate a sum not exceeding $450.
Voted that the Town accept the alteration of the layout
of Shoot Flying Hill Road, so-called, in the Village of Cen-
terville, with the boundaries and measurements as reported
and recommended by the Selectmen under date of April
2nd, 1936 and that the Selectmen be authorized and instruct-
ed to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the
town, the land or interest in the land within the side lines
of said layout as altered by the Selectmen, commonly known
as Shoot Flying Hill Road, and that the sum of $450.00 be
raised and appropriated for this purpose. (Unanimous).
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote
passed at the Annual Town Meeting while acting under Article 34
whereby it was voted to borrow the sum of $25,000.00 to, construct
a Schoolhouse in the village of Marstons Mills; this vote having
been declared illegal. (By request of the School Committee).
Voted to rescind the vote passed at the annual Town
meeting while acting under Article 34 whereby it was voted
to borrow the sum of $25,000.00 to construct a schoolhouse
in the village of Marstons Mills,
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_ Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri-
ate a sum of money to reconstruct the school building in the village
of Marstons Mills and to construct an addition thereto, such addi-
tion to increase the floor space, and determine how the same shall
be raised, by taxation, borrowing or transfer from available funds,
or take any action relative thereto. (By request of the School
Committee).
Voted that there be raised and appropriated the sum of.
$5,000.00 for remodelling the present school building and
the sum of $20,000.00 for constructing an addition to said
building, .such addition to increase the floor space; and to
meet said appropriations there be raised in the tag levy of
the current year the sum. of $11,000.00 and the treasurer,
with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is author-
ized to borrow the sum of $14,000.00 on account of the addi-
tion and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor, said
bonds or notes to be paid in accordance with Chapter 44 of
the General Laws, so the whole loan shall be- paid in not
more than five years or at such earlier dates as the treasurer
and selectmen may determine. Any balance in the sum ap-
propriated for remodelling may be used for the addition if
needed.
The School committee may contract and do all things
necessary to remodel and construct an addition to the
school.building at Marstons Mills within the sums herein ap-
propriated.
The vote was "Yes-157" and "No-17."
A motion to amend by substitution that the subject mat-
ter of the article in question be referred to a joint commit-
tee comprising the members of the Planning Board and
School Committee to investigate the matter and report with
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recommendations, plans and specifications to the Annual
Town Meeting in March, 1937 was not carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
May 22, 1936
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Barnstable, ss.
To either of the Constable of the Town of Barnstable in the County
of Barnstable. Greeting.
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 in Town affairs, to meet at the
Barnstable High School Auditorium, in said Town, on
FRIDAY, THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF MAY, NEXT,
at Eight o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act on the fol-
lowing articles:—
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about thirty
(30) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the High
School Auditorium, Hyannis, on May 22, 1936. The meeting
was called to order at 8 o'clock P.M., by the Moderator and
the warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. To see if the town will authorize the Board of
Park Commissioners to take in fee by eminent domain for the lo-
cation of a public park, a tract of land on Sandy Neck bounded on
the west by the Barnstable-Sandwich line, on the north by the wa-
ters of Cape Cod Bay to extreme low water mark, on the east by
the Registered Land of Makepeace Bros. Inc., and on the south by a
line 20 rods distant.in a southerly direction from the mean high
water line of Cape Cod Bay, and will raise and appropriate the
sum of $100.00 for this purpose.
A motion to take the land mentioned in this article was
not carried, the vote being "Yes—V and "No-15".
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Then it was voted that a committee of five be appointed
by the Moderator, one to be a member of the Planning
Board and one to be a member of the Finance Committee to
confer with Makepeace Brothers, Inc., and Mr. Bernard.
Paine and report at the next annual Town Meeting. This
vote was unanimous.
The following Committee was appointed:
Paul M. Swift
Calvin D. Crawford
Miss Jean G. Hinkle
Chester A. Crocker
John Bursley
Article 2. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of
Health, under the provisions of General Laws, Chap. 41, Section
4A, to appoint one of its members as agent for a term not exceeding
one year, and to see at what sum the town will vote to fix the sal-
ary of said agent. (By request of the Board of Health).
Voted to authorize the Board of Health,,under the pro-
visions of General Laws, Chap. 41, Section 4A, to appoint
one of its members as Agent for a term not exceeding one
year, and to fig the salary of said Agent at $600.00 for one
year to take effect as of January 1st, 1936.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P. M.
Attest:
C. M. CHASE,
Town Clerk.
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BIRTHS
Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year
1936, with the names, parents' residence and christian name
of parents:
1934
Aug. 9 George Armas Johnson, Jr., West Barnstable, George A.
and Signe.
1936
Jan. 1 Rita Marie Bray, Yarmouthport, Stephen B. and Annie M.
Jan. 3 Arthur Harry Edwards, Hyannis, Harry B. and Lillian B.
Jan. 7 Albert Gary Ellis, Harwichport, Norman E. and Eliza-
beth I.
Jan. 10 Robert Alton Botellio, Santuit, Antone C. and Mary L.
Jan. 11 Barbara Anne Couto, Marstons Mills, Manuel B. and
Ermelhida.
Jan. 12 Eugene Roosevelt Eldredge, Jr., Chatham, Eugene R. and-
Marguerite B.
Jan. 12 Irma Jane Peters, Mashpee, Nathan E. and Violet A.
Jan. 13 Janice Ann Kelley, Hyannis, Joseph B. and Aleta I.
Jan. 13 Marjorie.Ruth Tobey, Falmouth, Thomas R. and Kathleen.
Jan. 15 Lyndon Powers Wordell, West Harwich, Lyndon G. and
Estelle K.
Jan. 18 Jane Louise Harding, Harwichport, Sumner G. N. and Jean.
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Jam,18 (Stillborn).
Jan. 20 Lolita Anne Gomes, Osterville, Emanuel and Katherine.
Jan. 23 Faith Alice Bartlett, Barnstable, Stephen W. and Margaret
E.
Jan. 23 Richard Lyman Hamblin, Cotuit,.Lyman F. and Beatrice M.
Jan. 23
Jan. 26 Jean Murphy, Hyannis, William D. P. and Carrie L.
Jan. 31 Carolyn Jane Holmes, East Harwich, Elmer W. and Flor-
ence.
Jan. 31 Carroll Bruce Holmes, East Harwich, Elmer W. and Flor-
ence.
Feb. 2 Inger Darlene Jenner, Yarmouth, Arthur E. and Frances I.
Feb. 4
Feb. 5 Lawrence William Coffin, Bass River, William R. and
Belle L.
Feb. 5 Claire Ann Reed, Hyannis, Donald A. and Harriet F.
Feb.. 8 Wayne Michael Spafford, Hyannis, Norman S. and Bertha.
Feb. 9 Allegra Lynne Kraft, Cotuit, Walter R. and Ruth E. .
Feb. 9 Frank Roderick Mello, Jr., Newtown, Frank R. and Elsie.
Feb. 9 Nancy Victoria Wiinikainen, West Barnstable, Victor A.
and Lempi M.
Feb. 10 Eileen Marchant, Hyannis, Chester E. and Evelyn B.
112
Feb. 11 Richard Bruce Drinkwater, Hyannisport, Harry C. and
Sarah H.
Feb. 12 William Clark Nye, Centerville, Richard C. and Marion.
Feb. 13
Feb. 16 Donald Harris Grant, Jr., Barnstable, Donald H. and
Mary S.
Feb. 17 Henry Edwin Morse, Marstons Mills, Edwin G. and Taimi.
Feb. 18 Stillborn.
Feb. 20 Klaus Markwart Schumacker, Sandwich, Carl H. and Jo-
hanna.
Feb.. 21 Virginia Blankinship Griffin, North Chatham, Alexander
W. and Elizabeth A.
Feb. 25 Jane Elizabeth Libby, Barnstable, Charles N. and Grace C.
Feb. 26 Alton Stacy Atwood, South Wellfleet, Floyd F. and Char-
lotte M.
Feb. 26 William Francis Smith, North Falmouth, Francis H. and
Mary.
Feb. 29
Mar. 4 Bruce Heikila, Mineola, N. Y., Walter A. and Mary.
Mar. 6 Rosetta May Grace, Centerville, Benjamin D., Jr., and
Mary A.
Mar. 7 Richard William Hassett, Hyannis, Joseph and Jeannettte_
Mar. 7
113
Mar. 7 (Infant) Smith, North Eastham, Clarence H. and Ida.
Mar. 14 Ruth Marion Ryder, Chatham; Burton E. and Gertrude B.
Mar. 17 Charles Albert Swain, Falmouth, Albert H. and Ellen N.
Mar. 19 Ronald Joseph Baker, Provincetown, Henry G. and Caro-
line M.
Mar. 19 John Roy Germani, Osterville, Gaetano and Mary T.
Mar. 21 Courtland D'Attore Fairchild, Chatham, Hollis D. and
Raffaella V.
Mar. 25 Alma Victoria Goffin, Centerville, Samuel and Edna L.
Mar. 25 Stephen Ross Gould, West Chatham, Douglas H. and
Phyllis.
Mar. 26 James Robert Pierce, Osterville, Barnard B. and Made-
line G.
Mar. 29 Marcia Jean Hull, Hyannis, Frederick L. and Marjorie.
Mar. 30 Edward Maurice Crosby, Osterville, Chester A. and Ida S.
Mar. 30 Theresa Anne Cummings, West Harwich, James A. and
Bernice M.
Apr. 2 LeRoy Ellsworth Ryder, Wellfleet, Charles L. and Mary F.
Apr. 2 Susanna Elizabeth Small, South Harwich, Franklin G.
and Lois.
Apr. 3 Joan Bladen, Chatham, Eugene V. and Olive.
Apr. 3 Lois Arlene Ellis, Yarmouth, Raymond L. and Jennie D_
114
Apr. 4 Henry William Klimm, 3rd, Hyannisport, Henry W., Jr.,
and Edna E.
Apr. 7 (Infant) Cross, Hyannis, Edward G. and Virginia.
Apr. 10 Amelia Nona Ferdensi, Hyannis, Carl L. and Aida.
Apr. 11 John Craig Medeiros, Hyannis, John C. and Geraldine E.
Apr. 15 Thomas Toivo Koski, Centerville, Toivo and Millicent C.
Apr. 17 David Clarington Chesbro, Osterville, Ronald A. and
Grace P.
Apr. 18 Kenneth Bowen, Hyannis, William C. M. and Alice.
Apr. 20 Sears Atwood Eldredge, Chatham, Raymond A. and
Ethel G.
Apr. 21 James Allan Walker, Hyannis, Fred A. and Ethelind D.
Apr. 22 Arthur Gardiner Donley, South Yarmouth, Gerald D. and
Mildred L.
Apr. 27 Margaret Ann Langton, Dennis, Thomas H. and Helen G.
Apr. 28 Frederick Lee Littlefield, 3rd, Osterville, Frederick L., Jr.,
and Ruth E.
Apr. 29 Victor Francis Kende, Hyannis, Theofan S. and Roy F.
May 3 Lillian Louise Lorrett, Hyannis, Arthur B. and Alice L.
May 5 Paul Stillman Eldredge, Chatham,Edmund C. and Anna C.
May 5 Nathan Henry Smith,Jr., West Yarmouth, Nathan H. and
Edna S.
May 6, Anna Elna Olson, Duxbury, Axel B. and Reliance E.
115
May 8 Richard Joseph Houle, Hyannis, Henry, Jr., and Anna M.
May 12 Delmer Francis Long, Harwich, Delmer B. and Ruth F.
May 15 John Warren Kingsbury, Barnstable, Walter E., Jr., and
Esther H.
May 17 Arthur James Beland, Falmouth, Homer and Beatrice L.
May 17 Nancy Carol Meservey, Harwich, George D. and Clara M.
May 17 Gail Reid, Cotuit, John A. and Lucretia.
May 19 William Edward Adams, Harwich, Wilfred E. and Sylvia.
May 21 Robert Ansel Adams, Wellfleet, Zenas J. and Gertrude A.
May 21 Robert Souza, Osterville, Manuel, Jr. and Agnes.
May 22 William John Bearse, West Yarmouth, Edwin H. and
Susan.
May 22 (Stillborn).
May 24 John Morris Hamilton, Jr., Orleans, John M. and Alice M.
June 2 .Marilyn Ruth Small, Chatham, Everett C. and Mary G.
June 3 (Stillborn).
June 4 Peter Winslow Gray, Hyannnis, Angus W. and Irene.
June 5 Joan Audrey Barabe, Hyannis, Ernest A. and Susie B.
June 7 Almena Annette Gomes, Hyannis, Henry and Mary.
June 7 Helen Jane McCabe, Hatchville,Burton W. and Maggie M.
116
June 10 Barbara Ann Ferreira, East Falmouth, Joseph F. and
Fortunate.
June 13 (Infant) Lyon, West Yarmouth, Richard F. and Mary M.
June 13 Judith Adele Morin, West Yarmouth, Hobart L. and
Martha A.
June 18 Robert Donald Brown, Orleans, Albert E. and Adele V.
June 21 Jacquelyn Ruth Howe, Osterville, Waldo A. and Chris-
tine L.
June 24 Ivan Douglas Naugler, Yarmouth, Arol and Olive V.
June 25 Barbara Lee Coleman, Osterville, Cecil A. and Helen E.
June 27 Robert Warren Ajeman, Hyannis, Warren and Edna.
June 28 Barbara Eleanor Dahill, Wellfleet, Raymond A. and Fran-
ces E.
June 29 (Stillborn).
June 29 Sidney Thomas Stafford, Jr., South Orleans, Sidney T.
and Dorothy D.
July 1 Barbara Tharis Gay, Dennis, Horace and Doris.
July 1 Sheldon Jowett Thayer, Jr., South Harwich, Sheldon J.
and Grace E.
July 2 ' Robert Russell Hunt, Bourne, William D. and Phyllis P.
July 4 Marilyn Howe, Harwichport, Ralph B. and Thelma P.
July 5 Jeanette Verkade, Osterville,.Klaas and Annigje.
July 7 Nancy Lee Cross, Osterville, Richard A. and Alice M.
117
July 7 Barry Desmond Eldredge,Chatham,Desmond and Barbara.
July 7 Regina Frances Martin, Hyannis, John E. and Marion A.
July 9 Albert Gordon Smith, Jr., North Falmouth, Albert G. and
Mildred.
July 15 Donald Eugene Lumbert, Falmouth, Carleton E. and
Helen,A.
July 15 Raymah Travers, Barnstable, Frank and Doris.
July 16 Janice Nancy Linton, Dennis, Edwin L. and Mildred.
July 16 Joseph Gomes Pina, Sagamore, Jasper G. and Ida C.
July 22 Richard Avery Howes, Barnstable, Stephen H. and Joseph-
ine E.
July 23 Robert Schauwecker, Yarmouth, Frederick C. and Flor-
ence.
July 24 Marcia Ann Lopes, Harwich, Marshall J. and Mary O.
July 24 Sandra Lee Tripp, East Wareham, John L. and Harriet F.
July 25 Jon Douglas Reed, East Orleans, A. Earle and Mary I.
July 26 Richard Clayton Haven, Dorchester, Kenneth F. and
Esther M.
July 27 David Alexander Dufur, Falmouth, Harold M.and Joyce M.
Aug. 2 Phyllis Anne Pyy, Osterville, William J. and Lillian F.
Aug. 4 Marie Louise Baker, Bass River, Earl F. and Marjorie E.
Aug. 6 Janice Marie Marsh; South Yarmouth, Christopher and
Bertha.
118
Aug. 6 Edward Lyman Perkins, 3rd, West Harwich, Edward L.,
Jr., and Linda.
Aug. 6 Jacqueline DeVerde Poole, South Yarmouth, William H.
and Winifred D.
Aug. 8 Joan Louise Holmes, Hyannis, William B. and Thelma P.
Aug. 8 Jon Lockwood Holmes,Hyannis,William B. and Thelma P.
Aug. 8 George Franklin Johnson, Jr., South Chatham, George F.
and Dorothy P.
Aug. 9 Dorice Kay Allain, Hyannis, Nerie J. and Florida.
Aug. 9' Charles William Lees, Chatham, George W. and Ruth E.
Aug. 11 Robert Lee Morris, Truro, Robert H. and Viola O.
Aug. 11 William Barton Tubman, Brewster, Raymond J. and Sarah.
Aug. 12 John Francis McGoff, Osterville, George C. and Margaret.
Aug. 13 John Early Games, Sandwich, Frank S. and Gertrude L.
Aug. 23 William Morton Cifelli, South Yarmouth, Lawrence M.
and. Ethel M.
Aug. 23 Gardner Otis Howes, Chatham, Otis C. and Rebecca C.
Aug. 24 Joseph Francis Moeller, Osterville, Fred A. and Mary O.
Aug. 26 Kristin Hammond, West Harwich, Robert L. and Lisa.
Aug. 26 Janice Arlene Mann, Hyannis, Harold A. and Christine.
Aug. 27 Martha Matilda Rich, Wellfleet, Joseph and Sarah.
119
Aug. 28. Edmund Charles Larding, Chatham, Edmund F. and
Gladys M.
Aug. 30 'Betsy Hall Teravainen, West Barnstable, Charles H. and
Elizabeth H.
Sept. 2 William Arm.as Aalto, Marstons. Mills, Nestor A. and
Ingrid M.
Sept. 4 Cherrell Vernon Cahoon, Harwich, Howard C. and Ruth V.
Sept. 5 Sandra Lee Parker, Marstons Mills, Robert A. and
Jean L.
Septa 5 Marilyn Marie Winn, Brewster, James A. and Helen E.
Sept. 8 Patience Daluz, Centerville, Manuel and Rose.
Sept. 8 Eleanor Ann Wigglesworth, Chatham, John H. and Doris
G.
Sept. 9 Phillip Gordon Backholm, Worcester, Leonard R. and
Annastina.
Sept. 11 Willard Edward Nicholas, Jf., Chatham, Willard E. and
Mabel E.
Sept. 12 Eileen Frances Eaton, Hyannis, Howard and Claire.
Sept. 12 Thomas Andrew Peak, Hyannis, Stuart T. and Jean.
Sept. 13 Walter Raymond Withers, Orleans, Walter and Eva M.
Sept. 17 Elizabeth Ann Field, East Sandwich, John H., Jr, and
Clara N.
Sept. 18 James Milan O'Neil, Hyannis, Andrew M. and Agnes M.
Sept. 19 Ann Louise Lussier, Truro, Alexander J. and Gertrude H.
120
Sept. 19 Norman Gerard MacLean, West Dennis, James A. and
Juliette A.
Sept. 22 Francis William Kelley, Yarmouthport, Isaiah F. and
Mildred F.
Sept. 26 (Stillborn).
Sept. 26 Jo Anne Dorrie, Orleans, Curtis E. and Florence.
Sept. 27 Beverly Ann Howes, Hyannis, Chester A. and Marianna E.
Sept. 27 Walter Thomas Malley, Jr., Falmouth, Walter T. and
Elva A.
Sept. 28 Barbara Jean McAfee, North Falmouth, Mills B. and
Charlene E.
Sept. 29 James Joseph George, Jr., Provincetown, James J. and
Margaret S.
Sept. 30 Audrey Pendergast, Centerville, James F. and Evelyn J.
Sept. 30. Carol Douglas Stever, South Yarmouth, Clifton B. and
Laura A.
Oct. 2 Janice Anne Besse, Onset, Richard and Annie.
Oct. 2
Oct. 3 Margaret Shields, Osterville, John F. and Marie H.
Oct. 4 Louise Ada Hanscom, Orleans, Maynard and Ada F.
Oct. 5 Raymond Fulcher, Orleans, John P. and Helen S.
Oct. 6 Barbara White, Yarmouthport, Anthony G. and Doro-
thy P.
121
Oct. 7 James Martin Ansbro, Hyannis, Martin and Mildred E.
Oct. 8 John Gorham Sears, 3rd. South Yarmouth, John G., Jr, and
Marguerite A.
Oct. 9 Roy Stobbart, Jr., Yarmouthport, Roy and Edna E.
Oct. 10 Carolyn Govone, Osterville, James P. and Gladys L.
Oct. 12 Allan Curtis McKay, Hyannis, George C. and Esther E.
Oct. 13
Oct. 15 William Richard Dufur, Falmouth,William S. and Barbara.
Oct. 15 Delores May Eldridge, Marstons Mills, Austin F. and
Ethel M.
Oct. 15 Doro-thy Grace Rogers, Santuit, Edbon and Lucy M.
Oct. 16 Sheila Childs, Centerville, Thomas J. and Anna F.
Oct. 17 Anthony Barboza, Marstons Mills, Antone and Georgianna
I.
Oct. 18 Emily Jean Rodericks, North Chatham, John L. and Rose.
Oct. 21 (Stillborn).
Oct. 24 Constance Santos, Provineetown, Manuel and Mary.
Oct. 25 Alfred William Johnson, West Barnstable, George A. and
Signe.
Oct. 25 Sharon Ann Tarvers, Eastham, Leonard E. and Barbara N.
Oct. 25 Robert Allan Young, South Weymouth, Clarence G. and
Helen.
122
Oct. 27 Robert Michael Meara, Woods Hole, Michael and Elsie M.
Oct. 28 Helen,Vivian Selenius, Centerville, Viljo and Mary N.
Oct. 30 (Stillborn).
Oct. 31 Beverly Wain, Yarmouthport, Charles and Julia.
Nov. 1 Rodney Malcolm Bowers, South Wellfleet, Roger E. and
Clarissa L.
Nov. 6 Judith Lawrence, Falmouth, William G. and Rollis L.
Nov. 8 Edward Clayton Burke, Sandwich, .Howard B. and Mar-
garet E.
Nov. 18 James Francis Campbell, Jr., Hyannis, James F. and
Cleone.
Nov. 20 Nancy Beth Shepard, Hyannis, Harold and Josephine C.
Nov. 20 Jean Adelaide Williams, Orleans, Cyril and Bertha I. F.
Nov. 21 Carol DeGroot, Hyannis, Louis and May.
Nov. 23 Ernest James Warren, West Hyannisport, Gordon P.
and Charlotte M.
Nov. 24 'Anna May Santos, Centerville, Marcus and Mary.
Nov. 25 Robert Clifton Russell, Jr., East Brewster, Robert C.
and Felice E.
Dec. 2 Bruce Fraser Macintosh, Chatham, Gordon G. and Vivian.
Dec. 2 Barbara Ruth Pierce, Osterville, Lionel A. and Ruth E.
Dec. 3 John Roderick Costa, Santuit, Manuel R. and Pauline.
123
Dec. 4 William Thompson, Jr., Hyannis, William and Dinella.
Dec. 5 Lawrence Mello, Hyannis, Joseph B. and Lydia E.
Dec. 8 James Gurney Atherton, Sagamore, Weston H. and Ruth.
Dec. 8 Carol Lorraine Matheson,•Chatham, William and Mary A.
Dec. 8 Richard Bangs Watson, Brewster, Albert and Althea H.
Dec. 10 Loretta Ann Bassett, Harwich Center, Henry F. and
Mary G.
Dec. 10 Gardner Parker Eldridge, Harwich, Frederick S. and
Elaine.
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Dec. 10 Edward Atherton Thew, Marstons Mills, William A. and
Gertrude C.
Dec. 12• Beverly Louise Silva, North Truro, Ernest and Mildred E.
Dec. 14 Earl Monroe Richardson, Jr., Orleans, Earl M. and
Berthana.
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Dec. 17 Robert James Hollis, West Dennis, Miles and Hannah M.
Dec. 19 Joan Nadine Allen, Hyannis, Roger W. and Adella J.
Dec. 19 Jon Middleton Allen, Hyannis, Roger W. and Adella J.
Dec. 21 Roy Briggs Meservey, Jr., Chatham, Roy B. and Doro-
theaB.
Dec. 22 Patricia Faith Kelley, Chatham, Roland B. and Earline D.
Dec. 22 Mary Jesus Mendes, Marstons Mills, Christian and Isa-
dora.
Dec. 22 Donald Edward Souza, Santuit, John R. and Clara C.
124
Dec. 24 Katherine Louise Riedell, Osterville, Carl F. and Ethel F.
Dec. 25 Carol McArdle, Sandwich, John B. and Elizabeth M.
Dec. 26 Paul Talbut Lucas, Chatham,Joseph H. and Pauline E.
Dec. 28 Sandra Lee Freestone,Hingham, Donald F.and Virginia K.
Dec. 29 Bradford Lee Tallman, Jr., Hyannisport, Bradford L. and
Elva M.
Dec. 31 Walter Theodore Eldredge, Chatham, Walter J. and
Elizabeth.
1936 Residents of Barnstable 103
Other towns 132
Total 235
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MARRIAGES
Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1936:
1935
Dec. 21 Ralph C. Lagergren of Osterville and Dorothy J. McPeak
of Brookline.
1936
Jan. 2 Roy F. Bergstrom of Barnstable and Margaret M. Petrie of
Framingham.
Jan. 11 Robert Ellsworth Williams of Hyannis and Charlotte Bar-
bara Elaine Chapman of Harwich.
Jan. 19 Charles S. Dodge of Hyannis and Rebekah T. Varnum of
Hyannis.
Jan. 22 John B. Oliver of West Barnstable and Eleanora Machado
(Andrews) of West Barnstable.
Jan. 25 Manuel Rodriues Costa of Falmouth and Pauline Souza
of Santuit.
Feb. 1 Fernando Garcia Sylvia of Hyannis and Maria Emilia of
New Bedford.
Feb. 1 Harvey Vincent Williamson of Newton and Marjorie Viv-
ian Fraser of Newton.
Feb. 7 James Joseph George of Sandwich and Margaret Sarah
McNeil of Boston.
Feb. 14 Isaiah Francis Kelley of Barnstable and Mildred Florence
Newell of Yarmouth.
126
Feb. 15 Robert Francis Cross, Jr., of Osterville and Bessie Louise
Thomas of Plymouth.
Feb. 16 Frank A. Bearse of Centerville and Phyllis Louise
McIntire of Harwich.
Mar. 1 Thomas Francis Butler of Hyannis and Irene Grace
McLear of Hyannis. .
Mar. 12 Earle Franklin Baker of Bass River and Marjorie Eda
Beales of Hyannisport.
Mar. 14 Leon Earle Sylver of Orleans and Madeline Louise Mayo
of Orleans.
Mar, 22 Martin Ansbro of Hyannis and Edith M. Eldridge (Long)
of Hyannis.
Apr. 19 Richard Burton Keene of Hyannis and Mary Katherine
Oliver of Hyannis.
Apr. 20 Joseph Walter MacQuade of Osterville and Jadviga Aluk-
as of Hyannis.
Apr. 25 Carl F. Edgerly of Osterville and Ada A. Harper of Oster.
ville.
Apr. 25 Ernest Perry of Wilmington, Del., and Irene Fontes Gra-
cia of Santuit.
Apr. 27 Earl William Pring of Hyannis and Roberta Josephine
Potter of Falmouth.
Apr. 28 Lawrence Starbut Tobey of Hyannisport and Mary Jean
Rose of Hyannis.
May 2 Robert -Cushman Hammond of Wareham and Eleanor
Florence Sears (Neal) of Hyannis.
127
May 2 James Bradbury Mitchell of Barnstable and Ruth How-
ard Seabury of Barnstable.
May 3 William E. Hautanen of West Barnstable and Elsie O.
Renkainen of West Barnstable.
May 9 Ross Vernon Dixon of Barnstable and Mary Eva Pelletier
of South Yarmouth.
May 9 Joseph Marshall of Santuit and Isabel'Souza (Medeiros)
of Santuit.
May 9 Albert W. Purdom of Plymouth and,Marguerite Crawford
of Plymouth.
May 23 James Howard Bowes of Hyannis and Alice Louise Pisano
of Hyannis.
May 23 Andrew Clifton Hamblin of Cotuit and Frances Nickerson
of Hyannis.
May 23 Russell Murray Snowdon of Osterville and Irene Mabel
Steeves of Cambridge.
May 29 Benoni Hamilton Pierce of Osterville and Leola Ray Fos-
ter of Chatham.
June 2 Edwin Daniel Long of Hyannis and Marjorie Messina Hal-
lett of Sagamore.
June 5 Howard Jerry Newell of Newport, R. I., and Bertha Ann
Barker of Hyannis.
June 6 Robert Leland Jones of Barnstable and Margaret Ellen
Holmes of Hyannisport.
June 6 George Frank Swansey of Sandwich and Isabella Tait of
Hyannis.
128
June 9 William Dana Holmes of Barnstable and Eleanor Wright
Batson of Barnstable.
June 20 Osborne Warren Bearse,' Jr., of Cotuit and Priscilla
Henderson of Stoneham.
June 22 Claudio Alexander of Barnstable and Mary Souza of
Taunton.
June 22 Charles Irving Cahoon of Yarmouth and Anna E. Clark
of Yarmouth.
June 25 Bernard James Hogue of Philadelphia, Penna., and Amy
Josephine Butler (Susmann) of Providence, R. I.
June 26 Earl Vernon Clay of Somerville and Lydia Arlene Palm-
er of Somerville. '
June 27 Warren Thacher Baxter of Hyannis and Florence Jane
Crosby of Sagamore.
June 27 Francis Devlin of Osterville and Elizabeth Carney of
Osterville.
June 27 Willis Palmer Morehouse of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and
Anna Sears Cornish of Barnstable.
June 27 George Wilkins Parker of Boston and Mabel Adeline Wil-
liams of Hyannis.
July 4 Ben Fernandes of Hyannis and Mandy Delfish (Cash)
of Yarmouth.
July 14 William Thompson of Hyannis and Dinella H. Seliga of,
Hyannis.
July 17 Henry Lester Sherman, Jr., of Hyannis and June Bur-
lingame of Osterville.
129
July 19 Charles John Baumberger of Greenville, Ill., and Anna
Sophie Ihaksinen (Tiavonin) of Brooklyn, N. Y.
July 27 Robert Joseph Goode of Hyannis and Maxine Eleanor
Hinckley of Hyannis.
Aug. 2 Vahe Nazar of Newton and Marian June Bodley of Bos-
ton.
Aug. 9 Francis Gordon Kenney Harris of Hyannis and Jeannette
E. Crochetiere of Hyannis.
Aug. 14 Edward Franklin Higgins of Hyannis and Helen Estelle
Crowell of Hyannis.
Aug. 15 Gunther Rosenbaum of Germany and Ilse Borchardt of
Germany.
Aug. 17 Alfred Enos of Santuit and Louise Ferreira of Falmouth.
Aug. 22 Henry O. Chambers of Ludlow, Maine, and Ellen William-
son of Hyannis.
Aug. 22 Kenneth MacDonald of East Providence, R. I., and Har-
riett M. O'Brien of East Providence, R. I.
Aug. 23 Richard Harwood Bearse of Hyannis and Mildred Eliza-
beth Platner of Quincy.
Aug. 27 Kenneth Turner of Cotuit and Alice F. Goodspeed of
Cotuit.
Aug. 29 Eino Niskala of West Barnstable and Mamie E. Anttila
of 'Fitchburg.
Aug. 30 Arthur Henry Bouchard of Hyannis and Celina Maillet
of Hyannis.
Sept. 3 Alexander A. Abramowitz of Spring Valley, N. Y. and
Rosaline Kunitz of Princeton, N. J.
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Sept. 5 John Reis Borges of Hyannis and Isabella R. Borges
(Nacimento) of Hyannis.
Sept. 6 Clarence Anthony Brooks of Hyannis and Beatrice
Claire Royce of West Yarmouth.
Sept. 6 Leander M. Tupper of Hyannis and Berta Marion Pease
of Hyannis.
Sept. 7 Lawrence Stotz Johnston of Stoneham and Eleanor Fred-
rica,Pardue of Stoneham.
Sept. 7 Samuel Wilfred Molony of Centerville and Laura Ida
Roberts of Hyannis.
Sept. 8 Victor Samrock of Dennis and Hyla Rubin of Dennis.
Sept. 12 John Albert Nikulas of West Barnstable and Martha
Eleanor Groop (Pyyny) of Quincy.
Sept. 12 Charles W. Powell of Hyannisport and Beatrice Moi•son
of New Bedford.
Sept. 12 Lindsay Howard Rice of Arlington and Anne Gregory of
Winchester.
Sept. 12 John Newlin Trainer, Jr, of New York City and. Alice
Tufts Stone of Lexington.
Sept. 16 Wesley H. DeMoranville of Hyannis and Edna Dermont
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sept. 19 James V. Santarpia of South Yarmouth and Mary H.
Halunen of Barnstable.
Sept. 19 John Syriala of West Yarmouth and Mildred Sherman
Norton of Hyannis.
Sept. 25 Emerson Hilton Lewis of Hyannis and Anna May Thi-
beault of Hyannis.
131
Sept. 25 Waldo Ward Sears of Sandwich and Marie Irene Rous-
seau of Osterville.
Oct. 1 Louis Edgar Lannan, Jr., of Bethlehem, Pa., and Amy
Verna Gamble of New York, N. Y.
Oct. 2 Laurence N. Raymond of Hyannis and Eunice F. Law-
rence of Falmouth.
Oct. 3 Albert William Fernandes of West Barnstable and Reva
Augusta Pells of Cotuit.
Oct. 3 Thomas Gill of Barnstable and Sadie Thomas Bourne of
Waquoit.
Oct. 3 Otto K. Hoffman of Hyannis and Hope Bromley of Hyannis.
Oct. 4 Willard Earl Bearse of Hyannis and Betty B. Snow
(Barber) of Hyannis.
Oct. 5 Paul Edmund Carroll of East Boston and Katherine Hay-
den Hamblin of Cotuit.
Oct. 7 Edwin Clifton Booth of Providence, R. I., and Christine
Pasane of Providence, R. I.
Oct. 10 Charles Cashman Dalton of Sandwich and Anne Frances
Cross of Osterville.
Oct. 10 Maxon Hunter Eddy of Middlebury, Vt., and Virginia
Marshall of Centerville.
Oct. 11 Alexander Lawrence Lovequist of Centerville and Alice
Josephine Hollingsworth of West Dennis.
Oct. 14 Tauno Emil Paananen. of West Barnstable and Ebba
Augusta Lampi of West Barnstable.
Oct. 17 Sherrold Emerton Bassett of Barnstable and Charlotte
Lincoln Brackett of Dorchester.
132
Oct. 18 Martin A. Manni of West Barnstable Florence E. Pratt of
South Wareham.
Oct. 24 Charles Hay Reid, Jr., of Osterville and Elizabeth A. Wat-
son of Oyster Harbors.
Oct. 24 Jack Walter of Medford and Beatrice Burlingame of Ost-
erville.
Oct. 25 Roger Stevens of Osterville and Helen Loretta Rainville
of Hyannis.
Oct. 30 Frederick A. Dumican of Dennis and Irene E. Tibbetts of
Hyannis.
Nov. 2 Frederick Rinaldo Hill of Hyannisport and Valma Dagmar
Olkkola of West Yarmouth.
Nov. 2 James F. Shaughnessy of Hyannis and Laura Stevens
Drew of West Yarmouth.
Nov. 12 Stuart W. Stevens of Hyannis and Alethia O. King of
Hyannis.
Nov. 16 James F. Shields, Jr., of Osterville and Agnes Theresa
Aylmer of Hyannis.
Nov. 21 Willard Andrew Hall of South Dennis and Hazel Marie
Baker of South Yarmouth.
Nov. 23 Walter Francis Chase of Dennisport and Helen Irene Tar-
vers of Provincetown.
Nov. 25 Everett J. Fish of South Yarmouth and Anna B. Nichol-
son (Meier) of Yarmouth.
Nov. B6 John Joseph Connolly of Jamaica Plain and Kathleen
Keegan of Osterville.
133
Nov. 26 John Joseph Dillon of Hyannis and Anne Margaret Mc-
Gourty of,Brookline.
Nov. 26 Robert G. Sewell of Hyannis and Leona M. St. Peter of
Hyannis.
Nov. 27 George Gaspie Pierce of Hyannis and Mabel Evelyn Hath-
away of Hyannis.
Nov. 28 Joseph Hugh Martin of Hyannis and Yvonne Irene Benoit
of New Bedford.
Nov. 28 Kenneth VanBuren of Barnstable and Esther Holmes
Cornish of Barnstable.
Nov. 30 Robert Earl Lee of Harwich and Lillian Agnes Wade of
Hyannis.
Dec. 8 Lawrence Nunes Lesser of Hyannis and Evelyn Beatrice
Lombard of North Harwich.
Dec. 18 Albert Ralph D'Arezzo of Orleans and Ruth Lee Eugley
of Orleans.
Dec. 19 Walter Linwood Perry of Centerville and Nettie Blanche
Robbins (Walker) of Centerville.
Dec. 24 Walter Everett Baker of Osterville and Mabel Louise
Crocker of Osterville.
Dec. 25 Laurence Weston Bearse of Centerville and Jean McKenzie
of Centerville.
Dec. 25 Rolland S. Brison, Jr., of Hyannis and Anna E. Phinney
of Hyannis.
Dec. 25 Frederick Duncan Wetherbee of Osterville and Agnes
Frances Wall of Amesbury.
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Dec. 26 John Morgan Bryne of Providence, R. I., and Laura Mary
Shannon of Providence, R. L
Dec. 29 John B. Antone of Centerville and Hazel Margarita Ro-
sary of Hyannis.
Dec. 30 Robert Ferguson Hayden of Cotuit and Elizabeth Belvi
dera Chartier of Wakefield.
1936 Residents of Barnstable 138
Out of town 100
Total 238
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DEATHS
Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the
year 1936:
Dec. 20, 1935 Nora Curran (Bane), Hyannis, 59 y.
1936
Jan. 1 Carrie P. Bursley, West Barnstable, 82 y. 3 m. 27 d.
Jan. 2 Mary T. Lake (Marsh), Craigville, 68 y. 6 m. 20 'd.
Jan. 4 Costa Cocha.ry, Hyannis, 52 y.
Jan. 4 John Duncan Wetherbee, Osterville, 64 Y. 11 m. 22 d.
Jan. 5 Carrie R. Williams (Rich), Osterville, 63 y. 7 m. 10 d.
Jan. 6 Olive A. Fisher (Crowell), Dennis, 93 y. 9 m. 6 d.
Jan. 7 Eliza M. Stiff (Smith), Hyannis, 92 y. 7-m. 23 d.
Jan. 10 Hattie P. Wetherbee (Parker), Osterville, 66 y. 6 m. 23 d.
Jan. 12 Anthony Silver, Hyannis, 76 y. 6 m. 2 d.
Jan. 15 Jessie H. Whitney, Harwichport, 42 y. 9 m. 15 d.
Jan. 18 (Stillborn).
Jan. 19 Theron J. Wilson, Hyannis,22 y. 9 m.
Jan. 25 Frederick Anderson, Santuit, 86 y. 10 m. 10 d.
Jan. 26 Susan Lovell Jones (Baxter), Santuit, 85 Y. 9 M. 29 d.
Jan. 27 Clara Ella Coleman (Chase), Hyannis, 70 y. 10 m.26 d.
136
Feb. 1 Albert E. Ryder, Cotuit, 77 y. 19 d.
Feb. 3 Arvilla M. Fish, East Sandwich, 85 y. 9 m. 12 d.
Feb. 3 Charles Emil Rogers, Santuit, 6 m. 14 d.
Feb. 7 Mary J. Kenney (Hassard), Brewster, 66 y. 7 m. 27 d.
Feb. 8 Florinda A. Childs (Freeman), Centerville, 89 y.
Feb. 8 Harriet B. Haskins (McFarland), Hyannis, 50 y. 8 m. 1 d.
Feb. 8 Lynden P. Wordell, West Harwich, 23 d.
Feb. 9 Vincent James Cross, Osterville, 58 y. 6 d.
Feb. 10 Charlotte Ora King, Sandwich, 1 m. 13 d.
Feb. 11 Rosa J. Hobson (Childs), Cotuit, 75 y. 11 m. 29 d.
Feb. 12 May Frances McArdle, Sandwich, 56 y. 10 m.
Feb. 15 Charles Henry Crosby, Osterville, 81 y. 7 m.
Feb. 15 Burdette Marvin Cotton, Hyannis, 61 y. 4 m. 10 d.
Feb. 17 Louise May Eldridge (Bearse), Hyannis, 74 y. 7 m. 23 d.
Feb. 18 (Stillborn).
Feb. 20 Mary A. Cook (Smith), Hyannis, 78 y. 6 m. 10 d.
Feb. 20 Madelyn Rose (Washington), Hyannis, 29 y. 5 m. 12 d.
Feb. 24 George Gomes, Hyannis, 24 y. 2 d.
Feb. 27 Mabelle M. H.,Boody (hemenway), Hyannis, 63 y.
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Feb. 27 Hans Jorgen Hansen,Barnstable, 80 y. 4 m. 20 d.
Feb. 28 Helen Rachael Clark, Eastham, 78 y. 4 m. 11 d.
Feb. 29 Edson A. Nute, Osterville, 29 y. 1 m. 3 d.
Feb. 29 (Stillborn).
Mar. 2 John Christian Bearse, Hyannis, 58 y..6 m. 7 d.
Mar. 2 Catherine Jennings, Yarmouthport, 76 y.
Mar. 3 Robert Deware, Hyannis, 5 y. 6 m.
Mar. 7 Forrest Burlingame, Osterville, 45 y. 8 m. 7 d.
Mar. 7 (Infant) Smith, North Eastham, 2 hrs.
Mar. 8 Jennie Frances Johnson (Baker), South Yarmouth, 72 y.
5m. 15d.
Mar. 9 Rosetta May Grace, Centerville, 3 d.
Mar. 12 Albert Crocker Fish, Teaticket, 59 y. 11 m. 12 d.
Mar. 13 Marion M. Fogg (Mansfield), Hyannis, 66 y. 17 d.
Mar. 17 Frederick W. Lovell, Dennis, 73 y. 2 m. 15 d.
Mar. 21 Helen Louise Day, Barnstable, 83 y. 3 m.
Mar. 23 Mae Sears (Strachen), East Dennis, 64 y.
Mar. 26 Michael J. Lydon, Dorchester, 63 y. 5 m. 16 d.
Mar. 28 William Gardner, Teaticket, 19 y. 7 In.
Mar. 29 Frank.Crocker, Barnstable, 69 y. 2 m. 14 d.
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Mar. 31 Arthur G. Guyer, Hyannis, 75 y. 6 in. 1 d.
Apr. 4 Albert Campbell Pease, Hyannis, 49 y. 11 in. 2 d.
Apr. 7 (Infant) Cross, Hyannis, 2 hr.s. 9 min.
Apr. 9 Sarah Ethel Sears (Jordan), Hyannis, 56 y. 9 m. 30 d.
Apr. 10 Emily Proctor Crosby (Fuller), Osterville, 90 y. 6 m. 4 d.
Apr. 12 Nellie A. Petersen (Plissey), Hyannis, 44 y. 1 m. 7 d.
Apr. 13 Albert James Bowser, Centerville, 59 y. 8 m. 1 d.
Apr. 15 Charles W. Turner, Cotuit, 76 y. 9 m. 21 d.
Apr. 16 Louis E. Rice, Barnstable, 83 y. 1 m. 19 d.
Apr. 17 Sylvanu•s Thomas Cash, Hyannis, 61 y. 1 m. 23 d.
Apr. 19 Arthur Joseph Oliver, Hyannis, 32 y. 6 m. 25 d.
Apr. 20 Abraham Robinson, Hyannis, 64 y.
Apr. 23 Joseph Francis Cowan, North Harwich, 38 y. 4 m.
Apr. 26 Estelle M. Young, South Chatham, 13 y. 7 m.
Apr. 27 Ella F. Childs (Harrington),West Hyannisport, 63 y. 11 in.
16 d.
Apr. 29 Mary Ellen O'Donnell, West Barnstable, 79 y. 2 m. 4 d.
Apr. 30 Annie Devine (McDowell),-East Orleans, 60 y. 27 d.
May 1 Austin Arey, Orleans, 87 y. 7 m. 28 d.
May 1 Harry Curtis Chase, Hyannis, 53 y. 11 m. 6 d.
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May 8 Charles Elliot Collins, Mashpee, 21 y. 10 m. 19 d.
May 8 William Walker, Dennis, 80 y. 11 d.
May 10 Adelia E. Chase (Covell), Yarmouth, 81 y. 3 m. 26 d.
May 11 Frederick James Shaw, North Chatham, 63 y. 4 m. 3 d.
May 13 Walter A. Pierce, Hyannis, 46 y. 4 m. 7 d.
May 16 Charles M. Pina, Marstons Mills, 62 y.
May 16 Milledge T. Woodbury, Hyannis, 81 y. 9 m. 24 d. ,
May 18 Ada B. Perry (Peavy), Centerville, 55 y.
May 22 (Stillborn). _
May 26 Tovia N. Carlson, Wianno, 62 y. 7 m. 12 d.
May 27 Elisha B. Bassett, Hyannis, 58 y. 7 m. 26 d.
May 27 Raymond Milton Johnson, Cocoanut Grove, Florida, 28 y.
10 m. 13 d.
May 29 Jennie Rose Gonsalves, East Falmouth, 4 y. 7 m.
May 30 Eunice Hallett Ring (Baxter), Hyannis, 76 y. 9 m. 23 d.
June 3 (Stillborn).
June 3 Addle L. Pells (Oakley), Cotuit, 77 y. 9 m. 26 d.
June 5 Janice Perry, West Barnstable, 2 y. 1 d.
June 7 Braman Gould Norton, Woods• Hole, 75 y:10 m. 7 d.
June 8 Salmon Francis Braley, Osterville, 80 y. 11 m: 20 d.
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June 8 Helen Jane McCabe, Hatchville, 1 d.
June 9 Helen S. I3olway (Nye), Sandwich, 95 y. 3 m. 18 d.
June 14 Lydia Jane Bearse (Eldridge), Chatham, 56 y. 4 d.
June 15 Joshua Geer, West Barnstable, 89 y. 11 m. 11 d.
June 15 Daniel Curtis Robbins, Dennis, 64 y. 5 m. 3 d.
June 16 (Infant) Lyon, West Yarmouth, 3 d.
June 19 Anibal Andrade, New Bedford, 44 y.
June 20 Lena Baptiste (Rose), Osterville, 36 y. 10 m. 4 d.
June 29 (Stillborn). \
June 30 Cecil Edward Runnells, East Brewster, 21 y. 3 m. 14 d.
July 1 Maggie May McCabe (McCullum), Hatchville, 43 y. 5 m.
17 d.
July 1 Edward Clayton Morrisey, Gloucester, 63 y.
July 3 Adelaide Jane Jefferson (Downes), O.sterville, 77 y. 9 m.
27 d.
July 6 Addie Louisa Cox (Walker), West Yarmouth, 53 y. 11 m.
5 d.
July 6 Rita Elland Howes (Elland), Dennis, 34 y. 11 m. 23 d.
July 6 Robert W. Shannon, Dorchester, 60 y. 10 m. 12 d.
July 8 Susan M. Maynard, Hyannis, 2 m. 7 d.
July 9 Maurice Edward Sullivan, Hyannis, 51-y. 10 m.
141
July 10 George Cobb, Barnstable, 57 y. 10 M. 26 d.
July 11 Arthur Vieira, Waquoit, 6 y.
July 17 Walter Dow Andrews, Centerville,,64 y. 5 m.
July 20 Mary Davis Holmes Hallett (Holmes), Cummaquid, 68 Y.
10 m. 10 d.
July 20 Thomas Dempster Rennie, Cotuit, 73 y. 3 m. 20 d.
July 20 Frank Dutton Sawyer, Arlington, 67 y. 14 d.
July 22 Charles F. Fuller, Cotuit, 75 y. 2 m. 6 d.
July 25 Lillian F. Arey, West Barnstable, 71 y. 9 m. 19 d.
July 25 Janet Muir Milne (Hutchinson), Boston, 64 y. 23 d.
July 31 Herbert Francis Crosby, Osterville, 83 y. 9 m. 15 d.
July 31 Charles F. Freeman, Hyannis, 62 y. 8 m. 17 d.
Aug. 3 Mary C. Crowell (Savery), Cotuit, 79 y. 11 m. 8 d.
Aug. 3 Heman Andrew Harding, Chatham, 65 y. 5 m. 27 d.
Aug. 10 Hannah H. Coville (Taylor), Cummaquid, 63 y. 2 m. 14 d.
Aug. 10 Daniel X. McLaughlin (Dorchester), 43 y.
Aug. 11 Mary Agnes McKinnon (McGarry), Hyannis, 58 y. 3 m.
22 d.
Aug. 13 Amy Gibbs (Chase), Sandwich, 40 y. 2 m. 5 d.
Aug. 13 Marion Louise Johnson, Middleboro, 6 y. 8 m. 28 d.
Aug. 14 Martin Michael Ansbro, Hyannis, 27 y. 2 m. 23 d.
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Aug. 14 Frank Fitzgibbons, Arlington, 35 y. 25 d.
Aug. 16 Kate Root Morton (Gregory), Albany,. N. Y., 83 y. 10 m.
16 d.
Aug. 16 .Michael J. Murphy, Sandwich, 74 y. 10 m. 10 d.
Aug. 17 Frank Frazier, Santuit, 59 y. 1 m. 1 d.
Aug. 18 (Infant) Tubman, Brewster, 7 d.
Aug. 20 Mary E. Slavin (Morgan), Hyannis, 73 y. 6 m. 16 d.
Aug. 22 Helen Adelaide Bodfish (Somes), West Barnstable, 78 y.
3 m.
Aug. 22 Katharine Pitney VanDusen (Pitney), Philadelphia,
Penna., 74 y. 4 m. 17 d.
Aug. 24 Chester Leonard Whittemore, Boston, 55 y. 3 d.
Aug. 28 Sarah Russell Gifford (Childs), Cotuit, 80 y. 2 m. 6 d.
Aug. 29 William Howes, North Andover, 81 y. 21 d.
Aug. 31 Toivo William Manni, West Barnstable, 5 y. 8 m. 11 d.
Sept. 1 Matti Lehtonen, East Sandwich, 51 y. 9 m.
Sept. 3 Andrew J. Alves, Jr., Hyannis, 4 y.
Sept. 3 Frederick B. C. Pinkham, Santuit, 88 y. 10 m. 21 d.
Sept. 6 Helen Garrison Howe (Marston), Hyannis, 83 y. 6 m. 21 d.
Sept. 7 Anna Loonie, Dorchester, 33 y.
Sept. 8 Peggy Ann Murphy, Boston, 4 y. 8 m. 20 d.
1143
Sept. 8 Emma E. Peck (Taft), Boston, 87 y. 7 m. 1 d.
Sept. 9 Patience Daluz, Centerville, 61/2 hrs.
Sept. 9 Hannah P. Fuller (Waterman), Centerville, 60 y. 9 m.
28 d.
Sept. 9 Luther R. Taylor, West Yarmouth, 66 y. 2 m. 8 d.
Sept. 11 Marie E. Hatfield (Peohler), Franklin, 75 y 3 d.
Sept. 13 Joseph W. Eldridge, West Barnstable, 87 y.
Sept. 15 Margaret Jane Avison (Barnes), Brooklyn, N. Y. 74 y.
6 m. 22 d.
Sept. 17 Louisa Mitte (Grata), Marstons' Mills, 38 y.
Sept. 21 Paul R. McIntyre, Providence, R. I., 30 y. 2 m. 26 d.
Sept. 26 (Stillborn).
Sept. 28 Eleanor Mae Hamilton (Taylor), Lincoln, 33 y. 3 m. 16 d_
Sept. 30 Mabel Perry, Barnstable, 31 y.
Oct. 2 William F. Sampson, West Barnstable, 84 y. 6 m. 19 d.
Oct. 2 William Signet, Barnstable, 90 y.
Oct. 3 Marie Schirmer Leonard (Schirmer), Hyannis, 75 y.
Oct. 4 Henry Norwood Chase, Harwichport, 62 y, 7 m. 26 d.
Oct. 11 Rosa Augusta Silva (Perry), West Barnstable, 74 y, 4 m.
27 d.
Oct. 16 Edward Francis Sullivan, Harwichport, 51 y.
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Oct. 18 Marguerite Webster, Melrose, 50 y. 8 m. 11 d.
Oct. 21 Benjamin Galvin, Jr., Harwich, 2 y, 1 m. 24 d.
Oct. 21 (Stillborn.).
Oct. 27 Margaret T. Jones (Brady), Osterville, 74.y. 2 m. 1 d.
Oct. 28 Margaret C. Cash (Corbett), Hyannis, 72 y. 1 m. 27 d.
Oct. 29 Albert Wallace Williams, Orleans, 55 y. 4 m. 12 d.
Oct. 30 (Stillborn).
Oct. 31 Revilo P. Benson, Marstons Mills, 91 y. 7 m. 15 d.
Nov. 3 Allen Brown, Hyannis, 86 y. 1 m. 8 d.
Nov. 5 Margaret S. Stratton (Hastings), Falmouth, 68 y. 9 m. 4 d.
Nov. 7 Georgianna Cobb (Hamblin), Hyannis, 90 Y. 1 M.
Nov. 10 Ernest Snyder, Osterville, 64 y. 10 m. 6 d.
Nov. 11 John Pyy, West Barnstable, 68 y. 4 m. 16 d.
Nov. 11 Grace M. Wainwright (Hall), Marstons Mills, 77 y. 6 m.
19 d.
Nov. 14 Addie French (Gibson), West Harwich, 64 y. 4 m. 12 d.
Nov. 15 Grace Dexter Morse (Howland), Taunton, 60 y. 10 m. 5 d.
Nov. 18 James Lopes Martins, Sandwich, 40 y.
Nov. 22 Emmy Arborelius, Osterville, 33 y. 9 m. 2 d.
Nov. 22 Benjamin F. Bacon, Hyannis, 80 y.
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Nov. 22 Thomas J. Nutley, South Brewster, 75 y. 2 m.
Nov. 22 Cornelia Crosby Taylor (Davis), Osterville, 73 y. 3 m. 10 d.
Nov. 26 Margaret Ann Bray, Hyannis, 1 m. 24 d.
Nov. 29 Oliver Franklin Eddy, Harwichport, 76 y. 23 d.
Nov. 29 John Louis Howell, Falmouth, 48 y. 3 m. 28 d.
Dec. 2 Louis M. Doody, Hyannis, 70 y. 2 m. 28 d.
Dec. 2 Frank Willis Howes, Dennis, 78 y. 4 m. 6 d.
Dec. 2 Edwin E. Westbom, Falmouth, 47 y. 7 m. 1 d.
Dec. 7 Emma A. Holl, Yarmouth, 82 y. 5 m.
Dec. 7 Herbert Ellsworth Holway, Hyannis, 75 y. 10 m. 4 d.
Dec. 8 (Male) Hamblin, Sandwich, 4 d.
Dec. 19 John F. Tumban, Brewster, 78 y 6 d.
Dec. 21 Bangs K. Howes, Barnstable, 71 y. 1 m.
Dec. 21 Oliver C. Pocknett, Hyannisport, 58 y. 10 m. 7 d.
Dec. 24 Frances B. Sears (Winslow), Brewster, 73 y. 11 m. 18 d.
Dec. 28 Cornelia Gorham Chandler (Eldredge), Orleans, 65 y. 8 m
13 d.
Dec. 29 Charles Mathews Gilmette, Harwich, 2 m. 29 d.
Dec. 31 Theolyn S. Gage, Bourne, 5 y. 5 m. 18 d.
Dec. 31 Ruth Edith Kittila, Centerville, 2 y. 8 m. 26 d.
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1936 Residents of Barnstable 121
Other towns 83
Total 204
BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL
1935
Nov. 10 Sarah Evelyn Maraspin, Stoneham, 78 y. 9 m. 9 d.
Nov. 14 Margaret B. Jones and stillborn male child, Springfield,
39 y.
Dec. 29 Caroline W. Metevier, Boston, 83 y. 2 m. 4 d.
1936
Jan. 20 Marcia Lewis Patterson, Brooklyn, N. Y., 86 y.
Jan. 25 Elva Parker, Quincy, 75 y.
Jan. 30 Susie M. Nickerson, Nantucket, 49 y. 8 m.
Feb. 23 Lydia Johnson, Boston, 24 y. 8 m. 20 d.
Apri. 1 Edwin Everett Fish, Salem, 63 y. 1 m. 21 d.
Apr. 25 Thomas L. Ormsby; Boston, 76.
May 5 Louis Clarner, New York City, 55 Y.
May 24 Margaret Foley, Taunton, 78 y. `
June 15 Edna D. Goss, Indianapolis, Ind., 86 y. 10 m.
147
July 12 Leonard Crosby Nickerson, Wellesley, 62 y. 9 m. 15 d.
July 13 Lucy G. Morse, New York City, 96 y. 9 m.
July 13 Henry Foster Lewis, Belmont, 83 y. 6 m. 24 d.
Sept. 19 George L. Howes, Los Angeles, Cal., 81 y. 7 m. 18 d.
Sept. 22 Sarah Jane Weeks, Taunton, 65 y. 8 m. 21 d.
Oct. 1 Hope Norris Hinckley, Asheville, N. C., 68 y. 2 m. 25 d.
Oct. 1 Edward O. Williams, Quincy, 71 y. 9 m.
Oct. 11 Kalle Wirtanen, Sandwich, 60 Y. 8 m. 13 d.
Nov. 21 Kristiina Leeman, New York City, 85 y.
Dec. 6 Hattie F. Bursley, Howard, R. I., 78 y.
CLARENCE M. CHASE,
Town Cleizk.
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JURY LIST, 1937
The following is the jury list for 1937:
Maurice S. Allen Farmer
Victor H. Anderson Cooper
Edward L. Ashley Mason
Chester L. Bassett Farmer
Roswell F. Bassett Surveyor
Merton H. Bates Painter
Benjamin D. Baxter Merchant
Frederick L. Bearse Caretaker
Nelson Bearse Surveyor
Seabury W. Bearse Contractor
William S. Behlman Gardener
Gerhard Bleicken Gardener
Ralph H. Bodman Banker
John Bradley Salesman
Charles H. Brown Innholder
Frank E. N. Brown Lineman
James F. Campbell Merchant
Adrian Chadwick Carpenter
Allen Chadwick Carpenter
Clarence A. Cottrell Salesman
Stephen B. Crellin Farmer
Willis G. Crocker, Sr. Carpenter
Ernest O. Dottridge, Jr. Carpenter
Charles M. Eldridge Painter
Herbert W. Eldridge Carpenter
Isaac F. Elliot Merchant
Calvin H. Fuller Painter
George F. Fuller Clerk
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George Garoufes Cafe Proprietor
Henry A. Gilman Carpenter
Albert Grauer Manager
Delton C. Hall Sailor
Joseph, P. Hallett Retired
Joseph W. Hamblin Carpenter
Seth E. Hamblin Carpenter
Abbott F. L. Harlow Carpenter
Frederick L. Harlow Retired
Oliver Harlow Clerk
Henry M. Haugh Hotel Proprietor
William D. Holmes Carpenter
Harry L. Holway Blacksmith
John J. Horne Painter
John R. Huggard Fisherman
Harry A. Jenkins Real Estate Agent
Chester P. Jordan Baker
Bertil L. Lagergren Gardener
Earle W. Landers Carpenter
Burleigh D. Leonard Mechanic
Charles N. Libby Truckman
Harris C. Lovell Laborer
Howard G. Lumbert Carpenter
Francis J. Lyons Retired
Max Malchman Merchant
Orlando W. Marchant Carpenter
James C. McShane Retired
Manuel B. Mederios Laborer
Alexander Michelson Merchant
Edwin A. Milk Accountant
Harold R. Morris Lineman
Chester A. Murray Retired
William J. O'Neil Clerk
Bertram M. Parker Carpenter
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Alexander Pate' Plumber
Gary C. Pierce Plumber
Heman F. Pierce Barber
Charles H. Reid Gardener
William H. Robbins Fisherman
Frederic F. Scudder Merchant
Frederick E. Sherii'an Merchant
Henry L. Sherman Mason
Walter L. Sherman Fisherman
Herbert L. Snow Clerk
Carl W. Starck Mechanic
Clarence E. Stevens Merchant
Isaiah S. Studley Mechanic
Joseph W. Tallman, Jr. Mason
Norman W. Taylor Plumber
Alfred C. Weeks Farmer
Frederick D. Wetherbee Clerk
Norman E. Williams Plumber
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REPORT OF THE TOWN' COUNSEL
For the Year 1936
To the Board of Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The town counsel submits herewith the sixth annual re-
port of the activities of the legal department for the year
ending December 31st, 1936, as required by the By-laws.
By reference to the 1935 report of the town counsel, it
will be seen that the town was a party to thirteen cases
pending in court at the end of the year 1935, ten of which
cases have since been disposed of, and four new cases have
been brought against the town during 1936.
The cases of Wason, Kieser and Rich et al, trustees vs.
Barnstable, noted in the previous reports and all of which
were petitions for the assessment of land damages by a jury
in the Superior Court, arising by reason of the establish-
ment of 81/2 feet building setback line on both sides of Ocean
Street in Hyannis, in March, 1929, having remained inactive
since the time when they were first entered in court, were
dismissed June 8th, 1936 under a standing rule of the court,
and likewise the,two inactive cases of Livesley and Baker vs.
Barnstable, which were also petitions for the assessment of
damages by reason of the taking of parcels of land between
South Street and Lewis Bay,Hyannis, for drainage purposes,
have been dismissed without trial under the same rule.
The two Backus cases vs. Barnstable referred to in the
previous report, one being a bill in equity to set aside the
establishment of a setback line of the west side of Ocean
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Street and the other being a petition for the assessment of
land damages by a jury in the Superior Court, were pressed
for trial by the attorneys for the plaintiffs, so that it be-
oame necessary to prepare for trial or to arrange a favor-
able settlement. It appearing that the property within the
setback line had been assessed for $850, it was reasonably
to be expected that the lowest possible damages that would
be assessed by the jury would equal this amount, and in all
probability would greatly exceed it, whereupon the select-
men instructed the town counsel to negotiate a favorable
settlement if possible. As the result of such negotiations
both of the Backus cases were settled and disposed of by
proper entries in the court, upon the payment of the sum of
$250, thus disposing of these two troublesome cases for a
very moderate amount of money and greatly to the advan-
tage of the town.
The Land Court case of Bernard L. Paine to register
and confirm title to some 100 acres of land on Sandy Neck
adjoining the Sandwich town line, which had been pending
several years,finally came up for hearing on May 29th, 1936,
before Judge Smith at Barnstable. The town's interest in
this case arose by reason of its claim to the 20 rods reserva-
tion along the entire frontage on Cape Cod Bay, it being the
same claim that was made in the Land Court case of Make-
peace Bros., Inc., where the decision of the Land Court was
unfavorable to the town's claim. In the Paine case the
Land Court adhered to its previous decision and decided
that the town had no rights in the strip 20 rods wide.
The case of Panesis vs. Barnstable, referred to in the
previous report of the town counsel, was a suit in the, Super-
ior Court to recover damages from the town for injury to
the plaintiff's land claimed to have been caused by the de-
posit of dredge materials , while dredging operations in
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Lewis Bay,Hyannis, were being carried on by the contractor
employed by the state authorities for the improvement of
the inner cove, for which the town had voted a substantial
contribution. The case was heard and tried before an audi-
tor and after his report, which was favorable to the town,
had been made, the Superior Court on June loth, 1936 order-
ed judgment to be entered for the town upon the report,
thus disposing of this matter in favor of the town and re-
lieving it from all further liability in this respect.
The last case disposed of during the year 1936 was
Weekes vs. Barnstable, it being a petition to the Supreme
Judicial Court for a writ of mandamus to compel the School
committee to reinstate the petitioner as a teacher in the
Hyannis Training school. The court referred the case to an
auditor to hear the parties and after a hearing, and the re-
port of the auditor had been made to the court, Mr. Justice
Field dismissed the petition on the ground that the petition-
er, having been elected and having qualified as a member of
the School committee in the meantime, she could no longer
serve as a teacher in the public schools under a statutory
provision to this effect.
The cases now pending in court to which the town is it
party, including the three old cases remaining undisposed
of, and the four new cases arising during the year 1936, are
as follows:
1. Alice L. Rowe vs. Barnstable—District Court
2. George W. Rowe vs. Barnstable—District Court
3. Sargent et al vs. Barnstable—Land Court
4. Alice M. Donahue vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
5. Elizabeth R. Macdonald vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
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6. Elise M. Otis vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
7. Paul M. Swift et al vs. Barnstable—Superior Court
The two Rowe cases are suits by a husband and wife for
injuries to the wife resulting from a fall on the sidewalk on
Main Street, Hyannis, as set out on page 198 of the 1935 re-
port. These cases were tried in the First District Court be-
fore Special Justice Harding beginning May 27th, 1936, but
he deceased before rendering a decision, as the. result of
which the cases will have to be re-tried at some future date,
as the selectmen and town counsel do not think it advisable
to attempt to compromise the same.
The Sargent Land Court case, which is a petition to the
Land Court to register title to land on Sandy Neck, and in-
volving the town's claim to the 20 rods reservation, still re-
mains inactive, no effort having been made by either party
to bring the case to trial.
The Donahue case No. 4 is a suit in the Superior Court
to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have
been suffered by the plaintiff, caused by a defect in the side-
walk on the Main Street in the Village of Cotuit, which, and
in the usual course of events, will be in order for trial at
the coming April term, unless in the meantime settlement is
made, it being a matter for the attention of the selectmen
and town counsel, who are not disposed at the present time
to consider the possibility of settlement.
The Macdonald case No. 5 is a petition to the Superior
Court for the assessment by a jury of the plaintiff's land
damages resulting from the widening and re-location of the
Shoot-Flying Hill Road. This case will also be in order for
the April term of the Superior Court.
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The two remaining cases No. 6 and No. 7, Swift et al
and Otis vs. the town, are petitions in the Superior Court for
the assessment of land damages for the taking of certain
parcels of land within the sewage disposal area near the
village of,Hyannis. These cases may be classed as trivial so
far as the amount of the damages is involved,and unless they
are adjusted by mutual agreement, may finally come to trial,
possibly at the April term of the Superior Court.
From the foregoing report it will be seen that the town
has been fortunate in the outcome of the ten cases disposed
of in the last year and as to the seven cases with which the
town finds itself now involved, none of them are of any
great consequence from a financial or material point of
view, whatever may be the final outcome of the same.
Apart from the litigation in court in the cases above re-
ferred to, there have been many important matters during
the past year that have engaged the attention of the town
counsel more or less continuously throughout the whole
year, among which may be noted the following:
The installation of the sewer system in the Village of
Hyannis, necessitating the preparing of special articles for
the town warrant, votes in town meeting, certificates for the
P. W. A. officials, the preparation of contracts, the making
of rules and regulations for sewer connections; numerous
claims arising from accidents by travellers on the public
highways; the examination of the title to the various parcels
making up the sewage disposal area; takings by eminent
domain and the numerous incidental matters in connection
with this serious undertaking;—likewise the acqusition and
construction of the Hyannis Airport, which necessitated
much the same procedure in connection with the titles to
the land; the purchase of the same and the taking of other
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parcels by eminent domain, and making of rules and regula-
tions.
The acquisition of the addition of the Lothrop Ceme-
tery in Barnstable necessitated an unusual amount of legal.
work in the Probate Court and otherwise, owing to the pe-
culiar status of the title before the town could finally acquire
good title;the Marstons Mills school house project also
necessitated the examination of the title to the land and the
arrangement for the purchase of the same, the making of
contracts with the architects and contractors and numerous
incidental matters connected with the construction of the
building;the Department of Public Welfare matters, such
as the seizure and taking of land of deceased persons, ex-
amination of titles and making of mortgages in old age as-
sistance cases, prosecution of cases in court and the deter-
mination of the status of persons whose settlements were in
other towns;—in making new plumbing rules and regula-
tions, the prosecution of cases in court for violation of the
plumbing ordinances, numerous special matters brought to
the attention of the town counsel by the plumbing inspector
and by the Board of Health;—problems of the selectmen in
connection with the Strawberry Hill Road re-location; Sea-
view Avenue re-location; liquor licenses; selling of firearms;
billboard laws; personal injury cases; status of Lowell
grounds at Cotuit; the Bodfish park on Sandy Neck; Cobb's
Hill; the articles for the numerous town meetings and draft-
ing of proper forms of votes under the articles;—legal prob-
lems arising in the Police Department, Board .of Health,
School Committee, and in connection with the duties of the
dog constable, the tree warden, the surveyor of highways
and other town officials, and appearances and answers in
several Land Court cases involving rights of the town's
adjoining land and in town ways and other public rights.
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The business of the Legal department has greatly in-
creased during the past year, not only as to the usual and
routine business, but also by reason of the new and increas-
ing activities of the town itself, necessitating the careful
consideration of the new and constantly increasing problems
relative to the same.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES C. PAINE,
Town Counsel.
January 1st, 1937
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PLANNING BOARD REPORT
The annual report of the Planning Board for the year
1936 is herewith respectfully submitted.
Regular meetings at fixed intervals, special meetings
at request of the Board of Selectmen, and,regional talks in
several of our villages, have been in order throughout the
year.
In addition to these meetings your Board was instructed
to act in conjunction with the committee delegated to study
and report upon Representative form of Town Government
and performed that service.
We have had under advisement the problem of Auto-
Trailers, their advent in our community, and the study of
measures to best cope with the situation.
It has been rightfully said that "we are facing a move-
ment of population beside which the Crusades will seem like
Sunday school pienies."
Trailers to all intents and purposes have to stay with us
for sometime to come, .hundreds of thousands of persons
whose numbers are daily being augmented have adopted
this mode of living, free from taxes, free from fuel costs etc.
Our problem as we set it is—do property owners, land-
lords, rentors of rooms, banking interests holding real es-
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tate mortgages, municipal tax officials, business organiza-
tions or individuals desire to arbitrarily ban from the Town
of Barnstable Auto-Trailers? Opinion is divided upon the
subject as far as your:Board can learn from.personal inves-
tigation.
We recognize the gravity of the situation confronting
the town if the influx of trailers are permitted to park at
any or,all places within our limits without proper regulation.
We believe the subject matter warrants intelligent consider-
ation and that an honest attempt should be made to solve
the problem, not dodge it entirely, and to be prepared in ad-
vance with such regulatory measures as will meet the situ-
ation.
Your Board hesitates recommending any specific areas
for camp sites at this time and until an opportunity is afford-
ed our citizens a full expression of opinion upon the matter.
We have however prepared an ordinance, and inserted the
same in this year's warrant for annual town meeting, for
your adoption and a safe guard of the best interests and
welfare of the town.
A simplified Building Code has been set up and pre-
sented for consideration by our citizens, and we respectfully
request its adoption as another medium ,of regulating
structures in any camp site that might be established.
As supervisors of the work of platting the town we
report a steady progress being made., No additional sur-
veys of any great moment have been made during the year
as we have confined our activity to reducing to plan form
such work as required immediately by the Assessors and the
Hyannis area has been printed and bound in volumes with
key maps and other essential data.
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Individual card records of hundreds of properties scat-
tered through the town have been set up and delivered to
the Assessors. Plans have been made for use by Sewer
Commissioners in levying assessments.
As has been customary in the past, all requests for ser-
vice by other of town departments have been honored and
material saving effected.
RECOMMENDATIONS
'1. Acceptance of layout and construction of new highway
from Main Street to Stevens Street in Hyannis.
2. Continuation of negotiations with the N. Y. N. H. & H.
R. R. officials for the acquisition of the railroad right of
way from Main Street to Gosnold Street.
3. Consideration should be given to the widening of Ocean
Street from Main Street, to South Street prior to place-
ment of permanent pavement.
4. Consolidation of Fire Districts into town operated units
is once more suggested for study by and recommenda-
tion by prudential committees of Fire Districts.
5. Provision should be made to insure the introduction of
a town landing on the easterly side of Wequaquet Lake
and further that the town landing at Craigville Beach
be fenced off and regulated for use by the inhabitants
of the town.
6. We recommend conferences with the citizens of Oster-
ville for a discussion of their problems and requirements
of recreational and bathing beach facilities.
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7. Improvement of Hooper's Landing in Cotuit is hereby
recommended.
8. The villages of Barnstable and West Barnstable like
unto Osterville are lacking in the facilities for recreation
and bathing and we suggest that regional meetings be
held at an early date for a discussion of these matters
with interested citizens.
9. Further improvement of the Town Park at the bulkhead
on Ocean Street, is of importance and we recommend
that the Park Commission request the funds for so doing.
10. A study of and recommendations for the improvement
of or acquiring lands at Shoot Flying Hill for public
park purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman,
RALPH H. BODMAN, Vice Chairman,
HAROLD W. WILLIAMS, Secretary,
ROBERT F. CROSS
L. FRANK PAINE,
F. HOWARD HINCKLEY,
NELSON BEARSE.
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REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE
Cotuit, Mass., Jan. 1, 1937.
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
This, my tenth report on the natural .shellfish industry
of our town will have to show some figures. I know too
many figures are liable to make any report dry and uninter-
esting but to give you a true picture of the results of E. R. A.
work which has been done, also to show you how we have
used the special appropriation furnished by the town I have
to use some figures.
The results of E. R. A. work from 1934 to date are as
follows:
During the year 1936 not much work has been done un-
der E. R. A. or W. P. A. We have a project all approved
and ready to operate but owing to the regulations as to
hours and wages, we are not able to get men who under-
stand this kind of work as most of them were engaged in
better paying jobs.
Project No. 1—The seeding of Sand Island in 1934
On this project we had clam seed sent us by the state,
they furnishing the containers and transportation. The
town paid for seed furnished, tools and equipment, supervi-
sions during planting, and digging in 1935-36. The, E. R. A.
furnished labor for planting and protection. The results on
this project are as follows:
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1934 planted 500 barrels
Cost to town, seed, care and,supervision $1,500 00
Dug, 1935-36-1,665 barrels
Removed by diggers-1935-36 8,325 00
Gain in barrels-1,165 6,825 00
Project No. 2—Transplanting 'West End to East End of
Nubbles—June 1 to June 15, 1935
All done and protected by E. R. A. Very little
cost to town.
Transplanted-36 barrels
Dug 1935-36-85 barrels
Gain for town $425 00
Project No. 3—Transplanting West End Nubbles to East
End Sand Island
June 15 to July 20, 1935:
All E. R. A. work. Very little cost to the town.
Transplanted-57 barrels
Dug 1936-75 barrels
Gain for Town $379 00
Project No. 4—Transplanting West End. Nubbles to the
Hummocks
July 20 to Aug. 20, 1935:
All E. R. A. work. Very little cost to town.
Transplanted-43 barrels
No further report on this one as the area is still closed
and no clams dug.
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Project No. 5—Transplanting from one flat to another in
the Try Yard
All E. R. A. work
Transplanted-242 barrels
Dug in 1936-522 barrels $2 610 00
On this area for care and supervisions during
digging was spent 560 00
Gain $2,050 00
Project No. 6—Sand Island
State furnished seed, containers and transportation.
Planted June 3 to July_12, 1936-394.5 barrels
Town paid planting $398 00
Protection horseshoes 156 00
Total for town $554 00
No further report on this as the seed are too small to
dig.
To sum up these six projects we find the following:
No. 1—Gain to Town $6,825 00
No. 2—Gain to Town 425 00
No. 3—Gain to Town 379 00
No. 4—Not' Completed
No: 5—Gain to Town 2,050 00
No. 6—Not Completed
Total gain for Town $9,679 00
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The above amount was what the citizens of the town en-
gaged in the shellfish industry .received. This number of
projects of transplanting have been done and the gain de-
rived, and in a good many cases the mewwho received the
wages for E. R. A., state, or town work also received their
share of digging for market, and has all been done without
injuring the set or areas where they were taken from as
these areas were seeded much thicker than thy could possi-
bly grow to marketable sizes. Another thing, the areas pick-
ed to transplant to were barren so a good many extra areas
of production were made.
In this report I can assure you that the .shellfish indus-
try of the town as a whole for the year 1936, also the outlook
for 1937, is much better than for a number of years.
The clam situation is far beyond anything since I have
served you. The razor fish supply is good and so far this
season looks as if it would be beyond 1935-36.
The quahaug situation as to supply and demand, about
the same with prices a little better.
The scallop much better as,to supply and demand, with
very good prices. I think the shellfish totals will go beyond
anything we have any record of.
The taking for family use I have told you about so many
times is still with us and still a heavy drain on our re-
sources, especially during the summer. We have not changed
our regulations as to this taking ,since 1933, and at present
it does not seem advisable to do so as more strict regulations
would make extra.expense which we at present do not want.
In some of my reports I have told you a lot about
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thatch and eel grass which began to disappear in 1928-30.
The eel grass all went and thousands of acres of thatch and
what was left was short and stunted. The eel grass has in
places begun to come back and is spreading very slowly, but
only on the north side near the Yarmouth line, none on the
south side. The thatch is gaining much faster, many new
islands started. The areas where it died out are coming
back, and in some places this year I have seen some five to
six feet tall where much of it in 1930-31 was only two or
three feet. We are much pleased to have eel grass and
thatch come back, but we have a grass or moss that is cov-
ering some of our flats that we are not pleased with, it
looks as if it will be.one of the pests or enemies we will have
to reckon with this coming summer unless we have some
heavy ice to take it away during the next few months. It
is a heavy, soggy moss that blankets the flats and when too
thick smothers any.shellfish in the sand under it. We moved
about one thousand bushels of it last August. We also
have in a number of places on the south side quite a lot of
star fish. This is one plague that we have been fortunate
enough in the past year to have escaped. Popponessett,
West and Lewis Bays on the south side seem to have quite a
lot. The state has in past years done a lot for some towns
to try and rid themselves .of these enemies so we may get
some help from there as they do a tremendous amount of
damage to scallops, especially seed, and oysters too.
Clams
The clam situation at present is far better from every
standpoint than for the last ten years. We have had set for
every year since 1932 and .some of us who said clams would
never come back have to guess again as it looks now or did
a month ago as if the 1936 set was.the most extensive yet.
Almost all the areas that we had, some set every year since
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1932 seem to have more this year and many new areas too.
Of course some of it may not stay. We thought some of
1932-33 would not as it came pretty early but it stayed and
has grown to market .size, been dug and the areas seeded
again.
The orders for Barnstable clams are not enough to keep
the men going every day as most of the other coastal towns
where clams grow have as many and some a good deal more
than we. Many of these places have no regulations as to
amount which can be dug so of course we find an overstock-
ed market most of the time, which tends to put the prices
very low. Our town was open to ship out of town in 1936
from January 1 to May, then May 1 to October 15 for town
trade only, then to December 31 for out of town. There were
125 permits issued to April 1 for out of town. Then 29 for
town trade to December 1 and up to date to run until April
1, 1937 about 140. The total amount taken January 1 to
December 31, 1936 is 35,247 hods or,7,049.4 barrels. This
does not take into account the amount taken for family use.
Quahaugs
The situation as to supply remains much the same. The
usual few working seem to be able to get their limit on
good working days, the price has been a little better also
the demand than last year. The two closed areas we have
in town remain about the same. The one in Lewis Bay, Hy-
annis where we transplanted in 1935 about 250 barrels of
small seed will not be ready for a year or two. The one in
Cotuit is still closed and as,the number of men fishing is
small, it seems best to have it so.
The number of permits issued was 33, just about the
same as 1935. The amount taken and price received is a
little more.
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Scallops
The scallop business to date is much better than last
year, both as to supply, demand, and prices. Last year after
about one month's fishing most of the men had stopped on
account of small supply, and low prices which made it un-
profitable to work. This year, the supply, demand, and
good prices have kept up so that now at the time of writing
a few boats are still operating at a profit.
There were only 74 permits issued as against 107 for
the season of 1935-36, yet, in spite of the smaller number of
permits issued the gross receipts are more than $5,000 more
than the season before.
There seems to be a good quantity of seed which should
be the supply for next year, but with uncertainty of just
what a scallop will do, also what damage the gulls and star-
fish will do between now and next October, it's pretty hard
to guess what the prospect for 1937-38 will be.
Razor Fish
The amount taken and returns were the lowest for the
season of 1935-36 of any season for a number of years. This
was caused by no demand until after January 1, 1936 and
then very small. Sea clams were shipped to Boston from
out of state and supplied the bait demand at a much lower
price than we could furnish razor fish.
There were 60 permits issued as against 65 the season
before, the amount received less than half of 1934-35, how-
ever, it looks at present as if our loss from last year will be
more than made up this year as there are already more per-
mits out. The demand began as early as September 23,
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which is very unusual, has kept up very good with a little
better price than last year. The Boston market is also be-
ginning to use quite a lot again. The first of the season
Provincetown and Chatham used all that were dug, and used
a few clams when razor fish could not be dug on account of
poor tides.
To sum up, the shellfish business has brought to the
citizens of the town from an issue of 321 permits (which you
will note is less than for 1935) the following returns:
Clams $35,247 00
Quahaugs 8,561 00
Scallops 13,994 00
Razor Fish 4,245 00
Total $62,047 00
These totals in spite of the very poor showing in razor
fish seems to prove when we look back a number of years at
the industry as a whole that business is on the mend, of
course I think the biggest factors entering into this improve-
ment are the natural conditions, such as ice conditions and
the changing over of the surfaces of our flats. I also think
the money we have spent along the line of propagation, pro-
tection, and supervision have been factors entering into the
fact of the much better conditions of our industry over a
few years ago, so it would seem to me that we are in most
cases working along the right lines, that we should still keep
at the projects of Propagation and Protection, take good
care of what we have and not try to beat nature but just try
to help it and hurry it up.
Very truly submitted,
ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE,
Shellfish Constable, Town of Barnstable.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
Report of the Surveyor of Highways for 1936:
I take pleasure in submitting my report as Surveyor
of Highways of the Town of Barnstable. I have been faced
with many unusual conditions during the past year and
emergencies have arisen which required a great real of
extra labor and expense. Particularly the Squaw Island
road wash-out and Grand Island Bridge mishap. Also much
extra work because of sewer construction, requiring con-
tinual patching, scraping and street cleaning.
However, I feel that this department has accomplished
much to improve road conditions in general in the town.
Mixed-in-place roads have been extended and dirt roads
were never in better shape. Cement sidwalks and curbs
have been extended as far as the funds available have
allowed and it is my hope that this work may be continued
during the coming year. Several thousand feet of Tarvia-
lithic walks have been built in the several villages.
There are still many places badly in need of proper
drainage. Shootflying Hill Road has been extended under
Chapter 90 with but a short distance remaining unfinished
to complete the road. Much of our equipment has been used
to assist the W.P.A. projects at the Hyannis Airport and
the Barnstable High School. My estimates and recommen-
dations are in the hands of the Finance Committee and it
will depend on the attitude of the voters of the Town of
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Barnstable, as to how much work can be done in 1937. The
manner in which the snow work was handled during the
past year is well known to all, and needs no comment. The
equipment for snow work is in very good condition, with.
two new snow plows and two new sand spreaders added
this year.
I wish to thank the Officials and Committees of the
town, also the citizens for their co-operation and assistance.
Following is a classified statement of expenditures for
the year 1936:
Repairs on Roads, Bridges Etc.
Appropriations at Annual Town Meeting $60,000.00
Transfer 3,500.00
Refund 113.05
Amount Available $631613.05
Expenditures
Drainage $1,468.00
Dust Layer 3,511.21
Fences 452.23
Grand Island Bridge and Tender 930.30
Pay-roll and Labor 20,875.27
Shop Rent 420.00
Re-Sealing Roads 6,106.51
Salary 3,000.00
Stone, Gravel, Freight, etc. 2,807.00
Street Cleaning 1,307.00
Trucks, Tractors, etc. 11,692.73
Tools and Equipment 2,265.88
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Widening and Patching 2,585.00
Improvement and Beautification 633.02
Sidewalks, Repairs 1,053.43
Unclassified 61.94
Clerical and Office Equipment 840.00
Squaw Island—Emergency Repairs 2,490.80
Grand Island Bridge—Emergency Repairs 1,009 20
$63,509.52
Unexpended Balance 103.53
$63,613.05
New Construction
Appropriation Town Meeting $9,000.00
Checks Returned 123.45
$9,123.45
Expended $9,081.89
Unexpended Balance 41.56
$9,123.45
Chapter 90
Appropriated $8,000.00
Received from State 6,810.63
Received from County 3,989.70
Balance Jan. 1, 1936 1,601.06
$20,401.39
Expended $15,367.04
Balance Dec. 31, 1936 5,034.35
$20,401.39
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North Street Drain
Appropriated $2,000.00
Expended 1,997.49
Unexpended Balance 2.51
$2,000.00
Snow and Ice Removal
Appropriated $10,000.00
Checks Returned 4.25
$10,004.25
Expenditures
Labor $3,947.17
Plows and Equipment 3,963.75
Sidewalk Plowing 634.72
Street Plowing 1,268.82
$9,814.46
Unexpended Balance 189.79
$10,004.25
Sidewalks
Appropriation at Annual Town Meeting $5,000.00
Donations 345.50
$5,345.50
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Expenditures
Expended $5,287.98
Unexpended Balance 57.52
$5,345.50
Sidewalks—Chapter 464
Balance Jan. 1, 1936 $1,996.68
Expended $1,996.68
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT L. THOMAS,
Surveyor of Highways:
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ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT
The Road Committee has approved the upkeep and
maintenance budget for, 1937 as presented by the Surveyor
of Highways. Items are specific and appear to be necessary.
The appropriation of$10,000.00 is also recommended for
"Mixed-in-place" or Bituminous Concrete Type A roads on
Shootflying Hill Road and Race Lane in Centerville, pro-
vided the County of Barnstable alid the Department of Pub-
lic Works will contribute under the provision of Chapter 90
of the General Laws.
The following recommendations for finishing and re-
surfacing roads are as follows:
Plum Street, West Barnstable $1,280 00
Sandy Neck Road, West Barnstable 880 00
Hamblin's Corner to Mashpee Line 2,110 00
Lowell Street, Gotuit 800 00
Bacon Road, Centerville Estates 2,930 40
Four Corners on Strawberry Hill Road 960 00
Pitcher's Way, Hyannis 1,689 00
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Rendezvous Lane, Barnstable 850 00
Amounting to $11,500.00 in aggregate.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman
NELSON BEARSE
CECIL GOODSPEED
CHARLES REID
J. WENDELL HAMLIN
FRED JENKINS
CHESTER JONES
Road Committee.
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Report of
THE PARK COMMISSION
Gentlemen:
Your Commission respectfully begs to submit the
following report:
The new work completed this year consists of the hard-
ened parking space at Ocean Street Bulkhead.
A guard rail to keep cars from running overboard at
Ocean Street Bulkhead.
A large vault on tank properly connected at Craig-
ville Beach Bathhouse to take care of a bad condition in
the disposal of sewage.
A fine park or triangle laid out and improved at the
entrance to the Osterville Cemetery.
This past year the Federal Government discontinued
all work on the Parks of your Town, and such improvement
as have been made together with the regular maintenance
work on your Parks is now on a normal basis.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERIC F. SCUDDER
JEAN G. HINKLE
CHARLES H. REID
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Report of
INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable
Gentlemen:
As-Inspector of Buildings for the Town of. Barnstable
during the year 1936 I submit the following report:
136 permits, a slight increase over last year, have been
issued. These permits call for new construction, repairing,
remodeling and moving of buildings. The estimated value
of this work was $316,625.
Last year a Building Code was presented to the Town
as its annual Town Meeting and was not accepted. This
year a much simplified code has been prepared and will be
presented at the Annual Meeting. It might be well to study
this carefully with a thought of the future of the Town
and possibly prevent some of the mistakes which have been
made in the past.
I personally hope that a favorable action will be taken
on that article.
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH P. HALLETT,
Building Inspector.
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Report of
THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
The Town Forest Committee are pleased to report that
the trees in the Town Forest lots throughout the Town have
shown a healthy and normal growth during the past year.
The money appropriated for the Town Forest in 1936J
was used for release cutting in the Lombard Lot located
on Route 132, for release cutting and brushing in the Cobb
Lot located on the Hyannis-Barnstable Road, and for shap-
ing and release cutting on the lot located on the Center-
ville-West Barnstable Road.
In our opinion, it is very essential to do some release
cutting in each of the Forests every year. This will give
the trees a chance to mature into shapely trees and eventu-
ally it will help to kill out the underbrush around the
trees.
Some few years ago, a one hundred foot fire line was
cut around each of the Town Forest lots to protect the for-
ests in case of forest fire. The brush is beginning to grow
quite high in these fire lines now and it would be well to
have them mowed down again for protection to the trees
growing within the Town Forest lots.
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT F. CROSS,
Chairman, Town Forest Committee
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Report. of
THE MOTH DEPARTMENT
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
As the suppression of the gypsy moth is by far the
most important function of this department, it is particular-
ly gratifying to be able to report another considerable de-
crease in defoliation due to this pest during 1936. This is
especially true of residential areas and those bordering the
main highways.
This department now owns four modern spraying ma-
chines which have been a most important factor in making
this work successful. The increased capacity and range of
these new machines enables us to do both more and better
work. With the acquisition of a fifth machine this year, it
will be possible to more fully co-operate in controlling the
gypsy moth in the areas around farms and cranberry bogs.
During the past winter, it was impossible to secure
P. W. A. funds to assist in the usual creosoting work. Due
to the very thorough creosoting accomplished during the
previous winter, the lack of Federal assistance was not so
serious as it might otherwise have been.
With the co-operation of the United States Department
of Agriculture, we have been successful during the past
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three years in obtaining Federal Brown Tail Moth projects
which have assisted materially in confining infestation to
small and relatively isolated areas. It is now apparent
that a planned yearly program of even small proportions is
sufficient to control this insect.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Moth Superintendent.
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REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT
To the Board of Selectmen
Town of Barnstable.
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the Annual Report of the Police. De-
partment for the year 1936.
The department consists of the following:
Chief 1
Sergeant 1
Patrolmen 12
Policewoman 1 (on call)
Number of arrests and persons confined to Lock-up during
the year 1936 442
Arrests by months:
Month Male Female Total
January 22 3 25
February 31 4 35
March 30 4 34
April 26 3 29
May 35 0 35
June 44 4 48
July 47 3 50
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August 50 6 56
September 45 . 4 49
October 22 0 22
November 25 4 29
December 28 2 30
405 37 442
Arrests and Confinements to Lock-up tabulated as follows:
By Local Department 384
By Local Dept. and State Police working together 15
By Local Dept. and Fish & Game Warden work-
ing together 3
By Local Dept. and Yarmouth Police working together 1
By Fish & Game Wardens 5
By Sandwich Police 4'
By Mashpee Police 19
By Yarmouth Police .1
By Sealer of Weights & Measures 4
By Barnstable Dog Officer 6
Total 442
Nativity of Prisoners:
Albania 1
Azores Islands 3
Canada 11
Cape DeVerde Islands 14
Denmark 1
England 5
Finland 9
Germany 1
Haiti 1
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Ireland 13
Italy 3
Norway 2
Phillipine Islands 1
Poland 1
Portugal 3
Russia 3
Syria 3
Sweden 1
United States 366
List of Offences recorded in Arrest Book:
Adultery 5
Assault 1
Assault and Battery 24
Assault upon a Police Officer 3
Allowing an improper person to operate motor vehicles 2
Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the day time 3
Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the night time 1
Breaking and Entering and Attempted Larceny 3
Concealing Leased Property 1
Defective Equipment (operating with no brakes) 1
Default Warrant 1
Disturbing the Peace 10
Drunkenness 236
Failing to keep to the right of the road 2
Failing to stop at a stop sign 3 -
Failing to slow down at an intersection 2
Fornication 4
Illegal sale of liquor 3
Insane (committed) 16
Interfering with a police officer 2
Keeping a disorderly house 1
Keeping a gaming nuisance 1
Keeping a house of ill fame 1
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Keeping and Exposing liquor for sale 3
Larceny under $100.00 13
Larceny over $100.00 4
Larceny from persons unknown. 1
Leaving the scene of an accident 5
Lewd and Lascivious person 1
Malicious destruction of property 5
Neglect of children 1
Neglected Children 4
Non-support of illegitimate child 1
Non-support of wife 6
Non-support of children 6
Operating without a license so to do 14
Operating with no registration in possession 3
Operating after revocation of license 4
Operating so as to endanger 23
Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor 42
Operating under the influence of intoxicating
liquor (confined for Mashpee Police) 1
Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor
(confined for State Police, arrested on a warrant) 1
Operating an unregistered car 1
Operating an uninsured car 1
Passing a red light 6
Passing a red and yellow light 1
Passing where the view is obstructed 6
Pedling without a license 5
Possession of lottery slips 1
Possession of lottery devices 2
Promoting a lottery 2
Refusing to give name of owner of motor vehicle 1
Refusing to disperse 1
Runaway girl 1
Runaway boy 4
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Speeding 5
Statutory Rape 2
Suspicious Person 4
Stubborn Child 2
Setting Snares 1
Tresspassing 1
Unlicensed dogs 6
Using a motor vehicle without authority 2
Vagrant 5
Violation of Fish & Game laws 8
Violation of the Illegitimate Child Law 4
Violation of the Plumbing Laws 2
Violation of the Town by-laws (placing a sign) 1
Warrants and Summonses served by this Department for
Police Departments of other cities and towns:
Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the day time 2
Bench Warrant (Drunk and Operating under the
influence) 1
Cutting out of line 2
Capias Warrant (Assault and Battery) 1
Failing to keep to the right of road 2
Failing to slow at Railroad crossing 2
Illigitemacy 1
Larceny over $100.00 1
Larceny by check 1
Non-support 1
Non-support of wife and minor children 1
Operating so as to endanger 3
Operating without a license 1
Passing a red light 2
Overtime parking 2
Stubborn child 1
Speeding 17
Violation of the Illegitimate Child act 1
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Violation of the laws of the road 12
Violation of Traffic ordinances 1
Witness summons 1
Total 56
Amount of Court fines returned to the Town Treas-
urer from the lst District Court of Barnstable
and from the Barnstable Superior Court for
the year 1936 $2,063.03
Value of Property reported stolen 1936 $17,961.97
Value of Stolen Property recovered 1936 $17,330.15
During the year $2,109.86 worth of property was reported
lost, of this $1,075.59 was found and returned to own-
ers.
Number of Automobile Accidents for the year 1936 covered
by this department 139
Number of Persons killed 2
Number of Persons injured 133
Types of accidents:
Auto vs. Auto 82
Auto vs. Fixed Object 25
Auto vs. Pedestrian 21
Auto vs. Bicycle 5
Auto vs. Motorcycle 2
Auto vs. Railroad train 2
Motorcycle vs. Fixed Object 1
Passenger falling out of car 1
Total number of fingerprint records on file 2,739
Persons fingerprinted for their own personal
identification 27
War Veterans fingerprinted for application for .
adjusted compensation certificate 33
188
War Veterans fingerprinted for application for
payment of adjusted compensation certificate 381
War Veterans fingerprinted for application in lieu
of a lost discharge 8
Persons fingerprinted applying for government
positions 12
Fingerprints of applicants for revolver permits 26
Miles traveled by Chief's car 3,000
Miles traveled by Police Cruiser No. 1 33,002
Miles traveled by Police Cruiser No. 2 45,S53
Miles traveled by Motorcycles 16,520
Miles traveled by other cars used by department, 2,088
Total miles traveled by motor equipment on
police work 100,463
Number of telephone calls received by the
department 10,953
Number of complaints received and handled 1,541
Amnesia victims taken care of 1
Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 12
Bicycles found and returned to owners 9
Boats reported stolen and recovered 7
Buildings found open and owners notified 147
Deaths reported to medical examiner 5
Defec_.tive places in streets or sidewalks reported 24
Defective wiring reported 2
Defective poles reported 5
Dogs or cats killed or taken care of 22
Dogs reported as vicious and ordered restrained 30
Escaped prisoner apprehended for another police
department 1
Fires discovered and alarm given 1
Fires extinguished without alarm 2
Gas leaks reported 1
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Glass on highway removed 7
Injured or sick persons assisted 20
Lanterns furnished and placed on dangerous places 18
Lost and missing children returned to parents 18
Lost and missing persons found 9
Messages delivered 42
Motor vehicle transfers filed 1,034
Parking tags issued to motorists 389
Street obstructions removed 3
Runaway children returned to parents 5
Wires reported down and dangerous 2
Water leaks reported 7
There were 717 summer homes which were inspected at in-
tervals during the months that they were unoccupied.
In submitting my report I take great pleasure in the
fact that the arrests for the year 1936 decreased one hun-
dred and seventy-two (172) from 1935. I believe in the
prevention of crime, if possible, before the apprehension of
a person breaking the law.
The discipline of the department has been good, and
the officers have done their work well. At this time I wish
to thank the people of our town for the co-operation and
consideration shown the department.
Our town is as free from crime as any town of its size
in the Commonwealth and this is due in a large measure
to the manner in which the officers perform their duties.
The Police Department has at present three Harley—
Davidson Davidson motorcycles, in excellent condition and fully
equipped. These motorcycles were obtained through the
efforts of the Barnstable Police Fund and the total expense
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to the taxpayers is the amount of $167.50; the balance of
expense approximately $800.00 was borne by the fund. I
just mention this fact so that the citizens of the town can
readily see that the officers of the Police Department are
vitally interested in the betterment of the department, and
took this means to give the town the benefit and protection
which these motorcycles afford especially in their work of
decreasing the number of accidents caused from motor vio-
lations.
In my opinion the Town of Barnstable should have a
Police Station that would provide sufficient and proper ac-
commodations for females. Another item of importance
which we haven't at the present time is the privacy for the
making of complaints to the Police Department.
I also advocate, in some building, a place for the young
men of the village of Hyannis. Young men who are now
on the street corners, poolrooms and bowling alley spend-
ing their time.
I recently had our department join the New England
Police Revolver League. This League has enrolled most
of the police department in Massachusetts. My purpose is
to increase the efficiency_ of the department in awakening
interest in revolver practice through competitive competi-
tion. It is my aim to have every officer of my department
proficient with his revolver. They never know when they
are going to be required to use their revolver, and upon
their skill with their weapon depends not only their own
lives but the lives and property of the citizens under our
protection.
At this time I desire to express my appreciation to the
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Board of Selectmen for the courtesy and consideration
shown the department, also to the former presiding Justice
of the 1st District Court of Barnstable Frederick C. Swift,
the now presiding Justice of the 1st District Court of Barn-
stable Paul M. Swift, and his Associate Thomas Otis, and
the Clerk of Court Charles C. Dalton, who have so willing-
ly aided me in police work during the past year.
I wish to thank Town Counsel Charles C. Paine, State
Detective Ernest Bradford, Sheriff Lauchlan Crocker, mem-
bers of the Hyannis branch of the Registry of Motor
Vehicles, and the State Police of South Yarmouth for being
willing at all times to co-operate with this department.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM B. FLEMING,
Chief of Police.
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Report of the
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Welfare conditions have remained relatively the same
during 1936 as in the previous two or three years. Private
industry is still incapable of coping with the local unem-
ployment situation and it seems unlikely that the demand
for employees will equal the supply for some years to come.
As we have stated in previous reports, the Town of Barn-
stable is over-populated even for so-called normal times. Be-
fore we can expect to eliminate this .serious unemployment
problem, a general exodus of surplus labor must take place.
We are trying to encourage our local unemployed to seek
employment in the industrial centers where general condi-
tions have been improving for some time. This is the only
answer to their problem and ours as well.
The cost of Public Welfare during the first four
months of 1936 was the highest in the history of the town,—
$45,000 being spent during this period. Several factors en-
tered into this increased cost of relief. An unprecedented
lack of employment and an exceptional cold winter both in-
creased the drain on relief funds. Still more people reach-
ed the end of their savings and had no alternative but to
seek temporary aid from the Welfare Department. Another
factor which has become increasingly significant throughout
the depression has been the inability of the individual to
obtain credit for the necessities of life. Chain stores and cash
selling have practically eliminated charge accounts. The
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various relief agencies have had to assume this additional
burden in many cases almost from the moment that employ-
ment ceased.
Besides all this, however, there has come into the wel-
fare picture during the last few years a new and dangerous
attitude which might be termed "relief consciousness."
Large numbers of our citizens, not only here but the country
over, have lost what we used to consider a natural and ele=
mental pride in self, an individualism which bred resource-
fulness, determination, and regard for the future. This "old-
fashioned idealism" now seems to be disappearing, and
from its 'ashes there is arising a class who expect the town or
government automatically to supply either work or relief.
They make little or no effort to find outside employment,
have lost their ingenuity and resourcefulness, and spend as
they go with no regard or thought for the future. This class
does not by any means include all of those on relief, and is
probably nothing more nor less than the unwanted offspring
of the depression, the natural result of such pathetic
schemes as the Townsend Plan and the Share the Wealth
Program, the result of a sudden liberality in government
which, regardless of its merits, the general public was un-.
prepared and uneducated to receive. Pride and initiative
are qualities which as a people we cannot afford to lose. We
will need much of both in the future as it is certainly only,a
matter of time before the ever expanding mass of unsold
goods resulting from inevitable over-production, forces us
again into a sea of depression even deeper and more relent-
less than the last. Our only respite can come from vastly
increasing our foreign markets and selling there our sur-
plus. It certainly behooves everyone to prepare as well as
he may during the next few years for more "hard times."
In May of 1936 we were finally able to put' into opera.-
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tion our long anticipated scheme of employing a town phy-
sician. We were fortunate in securing the services of an ex-
perienced and extremely capable physician, Dr. Frank A.
Mack, who has justified the faith we placed in him. He
started work on the first of May and by June first had his .
routine well organized and the situation well under control.
During the first five months of the year our hospital ex-
penses were $3,089.74 and medical expenses $4,916.85. Dur-
ing the last seven months, hospitalization cost $1,186.39 and
medical expenses $3,197.59. The latter includes the cost of
paying outside doctors for all operations as well as the cost
of an extensive stock of medicine and medical supplies.
There follows a copy of a report recently tendered us by
the Town Physician.
"To the Board of Public Welfare:
For eight months during 1936 while on service as Town
Physician a total of 2,340 professional visits were made.
These comprised 1,034 calls to the homes, and 1,306 calls by
patients to the office.
The total mileage covered in making calls to the homes
was 12,675 miles, or an average of a little over 50 miles per
day.
A recapitulation of the complaints and their diagnosis,
and the number of visits for each, follows:
Abrasions 8
Acute.alcoholism 5
Acute appendicitis 3
Aortic regurgitation 40
Appendectomies 2
Anemia 71
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Angina pectoris 7
Arthritis 125
Asthma 48
Blisters infected 6
Bronchitis 80
Burns 25
Bursitis 20.
Carbuncle 7
Cellulitis 5
Cerebral hemorrhage 3
Cerumen impacted 5
Cervical erosion 5
Chicken pox 6
Cholangitis 6
Choleycystitis 12
Cicatricial contractures 12
Conjunctivitis 10
Constipation 18
Contusions 55
Cystitis 12
Debility 85
Dementia praecox 5
Dental caries 25
Dental orthodontia 5
Dermatitis 30
Dermatitis venenatas 10
Diabetes 35
Dysmenorrhea 30
Eczema 20
Epidermophytosis 5
Epilepsy • 18
Erysipelas 8
Foreign bodies removal 18
Food poisoning 3
Febricula 3
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Fecal impactions 5
Fibroid uterus 4
Fissure, anal 2
Felon 2
Fractures, simple 23
Furunculosis 4
Gastralgia 25
Gastro-enteritis 25
Gastric neurosis 131
.Gastric ulcer 1
General debility 10
Gingivitis . 6
Hay Fever 2
Headaches 7
Hemiplegia 15
Hemorrhoid 10
Hernia 25
Herpes 3
Hordeolum 2
Hypertension 135
Hysteria 4
Impetigo 5
Infection—hand 15
Infection—finger 20
Infection—foot 15
Iritis 1
Landrys paralysis 5
Laryngitis' 5
Lumbago 15
Lymphadenitis 5
Mastitis 6
Measles 10
Menorrhagia 3
Menopause 3
Metrorrhagia 3
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Miscarriage 2
Mitral stenosis 40
Mitral regurgitation 20
Myalgia 3
Myringitis 8
Nasopharyngitis 125
Neuralgia ' 10
Neurasthenia 10
Neuritis 15
Obesity 5
Orchitis 7
Osteomyelitis 15
Otitis media 10
Ovaritis 5
P., 0. Appendectomy 7
P. 0. Carcinoma colon 5
P. 0. Carcinoma scrotum 3
P. 0. Carcinoma uteri 5
P. 0. Cholecytectomy 20
P. 0. Perineorrhaphy 38
P. 0. Empyema 20
P. 0. T &.A 20
Parotitis 5
Pelvic adhesions 15
Periodontitis 3
Pes planus 10
Pharyngitis 3
Phimosis 3
Peri tonsillar abscess 8
Pleurisy 6
Pleurodynia 5
Postpartum care 3
Prenatal care 3
Pneumonia-broncho 20
Pneumonia—lobar 5
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Pregnancy 15
Pruritus ani 5
Prostatic hypertrophy 23
Pruritas vulvae 10
Psoriasis 5
Pulmonary embolus 4
Pulmonary T. B. 8
Pyorrhea 5
Psychoneurosis 5
Pyelitis 7
Rectal tabs ' 5
Reetocele 3
Refractions 5
Rickets 5
Sacroiliac strain 20
Salpingitis 3
Scabies 7
Septic.sore throat 5
Senile dementia 2
Senility 5
Sinusitis 10
Sprains 20
Stomatitis 3
Syphilis 12
Tenosynovitis 5
Thrombo angitis obliterans 30
Thyroid cyst 20
Tonsillitis 30
Toxemia pregnancy 6
Torticollis 5
Trychophytoris barbae 2
Vaginitis 6
Varicocele 2
Varicose ulcers 50
Varicose veins 12
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Vermicularis 0 3
Verruca 10
Wounds—lacerating 27
Wounds—punctured 10
2,340
FRANK A. MACK, M. D.
Old Age Assistance
On September 1, 1936 a new state Old Age Assistance
statute,became effective. There appeared, relative to this
law, in reputable papers a great deal of publicity which, if
not completely erroneous, was to say the least extremely.
misleading. It is particularly unfortunate that .such false
publicity should have been encountered because the law it-
self is sufficiently difficult to administer without any outside.
complications. It might be well in this report to state brief-
ly what persons are eligible for Old Age Assistance.
In order to be eligible for Old Age Assistance the appli-
cant must be a citizen over.sixty-five years of age in need of
relief. He cannot have more than $300. in cash or securities.
If he has equity in real estate exceeding $2000. he must give
to the town a bond and mortgage for such excess.He cannot
own any real estate except that on which he lives. He must
have lived in the state five out of the last nine years, and
continuously for the year immediately preceding the date
of application. No assistance can be granted to an appli-
cant who, at any time within the five years immediately
prior to the filing of an application, has made an assignment
or transfer of property so as to render himself eligible to
such assistance. Contrary to the general belief, children,
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according to the statute, must support if they are able.
There are other requirements, but those stated above are
the most essential.
From these requirements as well as from additional
rules and regulations established by the State Department
of Public Welfare there is little or no deviation allowed.
It is completely beyond the powers of the local Bureau of
Old Age Assistance to bring about exceptions to the limita-
tions imposed by the statute.
As a result of lowering the age limit from seventy to
sixty-five years and adopting the attitude of general liber-
alization, the number of cases on Old Age Assistance in-
creased from 77 on July 1, 1936 to 143 on January 1, 1937.
Expenses have increased in like proportion.
It has always been our experience in relief work that
it is highly impractical to establish rigid regulations govern-
ing such matters. Different Old Age Assistance cases vary
just as widely in respect to proper treatment as do a doctor's
medical patients. Just as surely as such rules and regula-
tions are made there will be some who can qualify who are
far less worthy of that which they receive than are many
others who cannot, because of some restriction, receive the
same consideration. This condition has become so evident
in the administration of Old Age Assistance that the only
logical solution is in our opinion to go the whole distance
and make Old Age Assistance what many people already be-
lieve it to be, namely, a pension to all persons over sixty-five.
The cost to the Town, State, and Federal Government
of administering the present Old Age Assistance set-up is
going to be terrific. It is necessary for the local,Bureau to
obtain from each applicant certain affidavits and written
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proofs which take a great deal of time, and which must be
checked again by both the state and federal authorities.
We understand that the federal auditors, besides check-
ing carefully all information in each case file, intend also to
go so far as to compare the signatures on every check issu-
ed to the original on the application. If such things as
these are to be done, and there seems to be little doubt but
that such will be the case, it is•easy to see how it would be
cheaper to grant an outright pension of$30.00 to all persons
over sixty-five than it would be to hire the tremendous staff
of auditors and investigators necessitated by the present
state and federal laws.
The cost of Old Age Assistance in 1936 was $37,264.23.
We estimate that in 1937 the expenditures will be approxi-
mately $65,000. Fortunately, all of this expense will not
have to be directly borne by the town. There should be a
total Federal reimbursement of about $26,000 and a State
reimbursement of approximately the same amount, leaving
the net direct cost to the town about $13,000.
Works Progress Administration
During 1936, in accordance with figures of the "Depart-
ment of Research, Statistics and Reports," $176,820 was
spent on the WPA program in the Town of Barnstable, and
$40,202 worth of surplus commodities were distributed. Part
of this expenditure has, of course, resulted in a saving to the
Town relief agencies.
As we have stated many times before, it is not always
possible to devise completely worthwhile projects unless
large amounts of money are available for materials and
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equipment. In order to have made the best use of the $176,-
820 we received on the WPA, it would have been necessary
for us to raise as least $125,000 for materials, instead of
$18,900. As this would have meant an additional $4.50 on
our tag rate, it did not seem feasible to attempt in a year
when our anticipated tag rate was already so high.
Considering all the conditions surrounding the WPA
set-up, the work accomplished has been satisfactory, and a
great deal of it of distinct benefit to the Town. Such work
as the Airport Project and the project to improve the High
School grounds will need no justification. Upon completion,
their value will be manifest to everyone.
On the following pages will be found tables showing
some of the details concerning welfare and WPA expendi-
tures.
VICTOR F. ADAMS,
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BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT
The following Communicable Diseases were reported
for the year ending 1936:
Lobar pneumonia 7
Influenza 1
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary 6
Scarlet Fever 29
Chicken Pox 13
Measles 9
Mumps 5
German Measles 7
Undulant Fever 1
Septic Sore Throat 2
Whooping Cough 2
Pemphigus 1
A considerable number of dog bites were reported, all
very mild. All bites on face and head should be treated, as
is recommended by the state.
Scarlet Fever has been quite prevalent, all cases being
temperate.
Licenses issued for 1936
Garbage 13
Massage 4
Ice Cream 4
Pasteurization 1
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Alcohol 4
Bottling Non-Alcoholic 1
REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC
The dental clinic for the school children was continued
during the year under the.supervision of Dr. John A. Burns,
assisted by Mrs. Tina Horstmeyer, and Miss Ruth Rigby,
with clinics being conducted weekly. About 65°/ of the
children were found to be in need of dental treatment upon
examination.
A report of the work for the year is:
Number of children examined 934
Certificates at time of examination 393
Certificates following work at clinic 648
Cleanings 527
Fillings—
Temporary teeth 331
Permanent teeth 330
Total 661
Extractions—
Temporary teeth 342
Permanent teeth 15
Total 357
Operations 1,545
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REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR
The Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable calls
the attention of Plumbers, .to the necessity of taking out
permits for the installation of all range boilers, or other
domestic water heaters, and that the proper safety appli-
ances required by law must be installed on every such-in-
stallation. It is also mandatory that all such boilers have
the capacity, working pressure and manufacturer's name
stamped in the metal.
Below is a list of some of the approved safety valves,
to which others may be added later.
T. D. Thermostatic
T. D. Fusible
Watts Autotherm #40
Watts Fusible #54
Beaton & Cladwell Mfg. Co. #Thermostatic
Stack Expand—Thermostatic
Pilgrim-Temperate—Pressure-Vacuum
Stack 3-way fusible
Patrol Fusible
Klixon I. T. Thermostatic
Klixon B. 15-02 fusible
Vacuum valves approved—
Klixon Vacuum
Watts Vacuum
T. D. Vacuum
11 to 1 T. D.
Number of Plumbing permits issued in the Town of
Barnstable for the year were 297.
The Board of Health elected Mr. Leonard B. Fish, of
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Marstons Mills, as Inspector of Slaughtering, in place of
Mr. Marcus N. Harris who. resigned. Mr. Fish has been a
very conscientious and faithful servant.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
I have inspected and passed during the year 1936 the
following animals:
Hogs 150
Beef 10
Calves 2
Sheep 1
The milk report is found under the County Health De-
partment.
The Board of Health wishes to call to attention the
Main highways of the town which are littered with empty
cartons, tin, cans, etc. Evidently these have blown off of
trucks carting them to the dump.
The licensed collectors have been stopped and repeated-
ly told that their loads must be covered with canvas or some
similar material. However, through carelessness or neglect,
they have failed to comply.
This year the Board will not license anybody who
fails to observe the regulations. We have felt rather hesi-
tant about taking away work, but if there is no other way,
something drastic will be done.
We see oftentimes paper bags filled with garbage on
sides of road and in the wood. This certainly gives the
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highway an unkempt appearance and anybody caught in
this particular destructive work will be prosecuted accord-
ing to law.
Let us take serious thought of these conditions and
work together with the Board of Health.
Respectfully,
WILLIAM A. JONES, Chairman,
WALCOTT AMES,
JOHN H. ANDREWS, M. D., Agent.
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BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
The following is a short report of the work of the
Barnstable County Health Department for 1936.
In the matter of communicable disease there has been
nothing of an unusual nature. A certain number of cases of
the ordinary communicable diseases have developed, of
course. In two or three towns measles has been quite prev-
alent. Such cases of .scarlet fever as have been reported
have been as a rule mild and no infantile paralysis was re-
ported. One or two cases of undulant fever were discovered,
but their origin remained undetermined. With the begin-
ning of the summer season, communications from various
parts of the United States were received regarding rumors
of infantile paralysis on the Cape, but we were able to say
no cases existed.
During the year the new laboratory for examination of
milk and water was established-and completed and is now
in operation. This laboratory is located in a room in the,
Barnstable County Court House donated by the County Com-
missioners. Funds for the cleaning, and painting, and other-
wise repairing this room were given by the Cape Cod Health
Bureau Association from money on hand. The laboratory
equipment, etc., was made possible through the State Health
Service (Social Security).
The regular meetings of health organizations etc., have
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been held as usual during the year. These included the
Southeastern Association of Boards of Health, Cape Cod
Health Bureau Association and Cape hod Health Council,
etc., etc. Among speakers in the county were Dr. Gaylord
W. Anderson, Dr. Richard P. McKnight, Dr. Mary Lake-
man, Dr. Herbert Lombard, Dr. Louise M. Deiz and Miss
Anna Donovan and others.
The Health Officer attended meetings of health officers
in Boston, and spoke at various gatherings in the county,
including Milk Producers Association, Grange and other or-
ganizations interested in health matters.
The regular clinics have been held as usual throughout
the county, including diphtheria immunization, tuberculosis,
etc., etc. .r
The Sanitary Inspectors have carried on their regular
work and have made a very large number of inspections of
dairies, barns, summer camps, public and private premises,
dumps, etc., etc. When possible all nuisances have been im-
mediately corrected. Special effort is being made to the end
that all dairies establish separate milk houses.
During the year Mrs. 'Grace C. Chesbro who served as
secretary for the County Health Department since its in-
ception, resigned and a new secretary was appointed. Mrs.
Chesbro's services were always most excellent and efficient,
and it was with regret that her resignation was accepted..
A Field Nurse and a Nutritionist reported for'duty,
their services being made possible by State and Social Se-
curity Funds.
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All employees have performed their duties in a satisfac-
tory manner during the year and cooperation of all officials
and others has been most excellent. It seems to be the gen-
eral opinion that the coming year will be a busy and prosper-
ous one in Barnstable County, and the Barnstable County
Health Department will make every effort to perform its
duties in an acceptable manner.
Respectfully,
A. P. GOFF, M. D.,
County Health Officer.
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Report of Barnstable Baseball Association
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
From the appropriation of $3,000 made at the last
annual town meeting to be expended under the auspices of
the Town Recreation Committee, your Committee approv-
ed bills for payment by the Town Treasurer in the follow-
ing amounts:
Barnstable Baseball Team $2,415.37
Cotuit Twilight Team 199.60
Osterville Twilight Team 191.99'
Hyannis Twilight Team 193.15
Total $3,000.00
As to the Twilight teams it was voted by the Commit-
tee that all supplies used by the teams must be purchased
from established dealers in the Town of Barnstable.
Also that all members of the teams with exception of
.one pitcher shall be residents of the Town of Barnstable.
The Committee requested that the Barnstable Base-
ball team from their allotment contribute 'two dozen base-
balls and some used bats to the Industrial League, which
they were glad to do.
Attendance and receipts were disappointing last sea-
song the former due to the Cape Cod League only consist-
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ing of four teams with a consequent lessening in Iinterest,
and to the fact that other communities away from Cape
Cod were offering higher inducements to players so that
as a consequence the Barnstable team was not quite as
strong as in the past seasons. But there will undoubtedly
be more interest the coming season with consequently bet-
ter attendance and increased receipts as the Cape Cod
League will have a membership of five teams at least.
Your Committee would recommend that there .be but
one team in the Twilight League from the Town of Barn-
stable, feeling that there is no interest in Hyannis in the
Twilight Team so that it was difficult to get a team to-
gether with almost a complete change in the lineup each
game. With the keen interest in the various teams in the
Industrial League in Hyannis there is neither room or need
for a Twilight Team. Then the two teams of Osterville and
Cotuit could be united so that the town would be repre-
sented by one strong team in the Twilight League as do
other towns.
Your Committee, however, would not want to take this
action without the approval of the voters of the town.
The Committee was sorry that Roy McCormack was
unable to attend any of its meetings on account of his re-
moval from town.
Respectfully submitted,
WALTER D. BAKER, Chairman
SETH M. CROCKER
EVERETT F. FULLER
HARRY LANE
Town Recreation Committee.
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Report of the
SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I herewith submit my second annual report for the
year ending December 31, 1936.
Not Con-
Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned
Platform Scales over
over 5,000 lbs. 1 4 2
Platform Scales 100
to 5,000 lbs. 2 51 3 2
Counter Scales 100
to 5,000 lbs. 2
Counter Scales under
100 lbs. 5 28 1
Beam Scales under
100 lbs. 1
Spring Scales 100 to
5,000 lbs. 10 26 1 4
Spring Scales under
100 tbs. 2 79 1
Computing Scales under
100 lbs. 5 63 1
Personal Weigher (slot) 13 4
Avoirdupois Weights 13 322 1
Apothecary Weights' 8
Metric Weights 11
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Vehicle Tanks (compartments) 9
Liquid Measures 178 3
Dry Measures. 6
Gasoline Pumps 3 110 11 1
Stops on Pumps 1 305
Gasoline Meter Systems 10 123 3
,Oil Pumps 22 28
Molasses Pumps 1
Yard Sticks 18
Cloth Measuring Devises 1
Totals 52 1380 44 23
Licenses
Transient Vendor Licenses 80
State 1
County 8,
Town 11
4 convictions for pedling without license
Inspections and reweighing 249
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. AMES,
Sealer.
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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN
To the Citizens of-the Town of Barnstable:
On the occasion of this my fifth annual report, it is
pleasing to note the improved condition of the shade trees
bordering the highways throughout the town. In continu-
ance of the program outlined in previous reports the large
shade trees in Osterville and Hyannis were pruned. It has
been our practice to prune rather carefully one-third of the
shade trees each year thus insuring a complete job over a
three year period. During the regular work done each
summer which consists of a general pruning of low, dead,
and dangerous branches it was necessary to 'remove one
large tree due to continued moth defoliation.
The small trees that have been planted in recent years
have all became better established and show .satisfactory
growth. Especially is this true of the trees on Route 132,
which have been given special attention for the last four
years. Seventy-five new trees were planted, some of them
being used as replacements and the remainder being planted
on various streets in Hyannis, Hyannisport and Cotuit.
With the help of equipment borrowed from the Moth
department the Elm Beetle situation is well under control,
all large elms having.been sprayed at the proper time.
It is important that I should bring to your attention at
this time the fact that during the last few years there has
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been a continuous increase in the number of tent caterpil-
lars. It is practically impossible to do any control work
toward eliminating this insect and its unsightly webs, with
the limited means we now have available. It is the opinion
of this department that a reasonable amount of money
should be appropriated to do the desired work of extermin-
ation. Any further postponement of this necessary action
would only result in spending a much larger sum at some
future date.
In spite of several requests for inspections no authen-
tic case of Dutch Elm Disease has been found in this vicin-
ity.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN F. SHIELDS,
Tree Warden.
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Report of
THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
The work of the Inspector of Wires during 1936 has
exceeded every year (with the -exception of 1931) since the
department was established twenty-two years ago.
The type of work required of the inspector consists of
supervision of all wires over and under streets and in build-
ings according to the State law, also that the special Town
Ordinance is complied with.
The ever increasing use of electrical appliances necessi-
tates the constant changes in the wiring to give the de_sir_ed
results.
All changes and new installations must be inspected.
The National Electrical Code and the Town Ordinance
are taken as standard requirements.
The number of inspections the past year was 750.
The number of miles traveled inspecting was 4,900.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK S. KENT,
Inspector of Wires.
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REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable:
I herewith submit my first annual report as Forest Fire
Warden.
There were reported to me during the year 31 fires in
the Town of Barnstable involving a total of 79 acres due
to the following causes:
Railroad Fires 9
Hot Ashes 1
Carless Burning 5
Sportsmen _ 1
Fires,from outside 1
Children playing with matches 2
Incendiary 5
Carelessness and smoking 7
'Total 31 fires
We were very fortunate in view of the long dry per-
iod, with high winds in keeping the acreage burned to such
a low average. This should be credited to the efficient
watch at the Fire Tower at Shoot Flying Hill, the State
Patrol and the prompt response of the various Deputies
and men when called upon.
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While a great deal has been done to lesson the num-
ber of fires and the acreage per fire, we still have the con-
stant danger of a conflagration like the Town of Mashpee
had last year.
In order to be prepared to meet such a situation, I
heartily recommend that the Budget of this Department be
increased for the purchase of new up-to-date equipment to
replace our small Forest Fire Truck which has been in ser-
vice 14 years.
The Town also owns a osmall portable Forest Fire Pump
and about 2,000 feet of hose in good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
B. S. AMES, ,
Forest Fire Warden,
Town of Barnstable.
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REPORT OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR
To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable.
Gentlemen:
As Inspector of Animals for•1936, I have per direction
of the local Board of Health investigated and reported on
35 dog bites.
And by direction of the Massachusetts Department
Animal Disease Control investigated and reported on one
.dog bite, a total of 36 cases.
Have also per order of the State Department checked
10 cows brought into town.
June 22 to July 9, I visited every stable in town with
Dr. H. K. Capithorn, Federal Veterinarian, who made the
annual T. B. test. Am happy to report not a reactor was
found.
November 16 to December 18, I made the annual fall
inspection, finding 379 cows, 109 young cattle, 9 bulls,
120 swine, 25 goats and 2 sheep.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN BURSLEY,
Inspector of Aniamis.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
of the
own. of arnstable
For the Year Ending
December 31 , 1936
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Report of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
l '
LOUIS MILTON BOODY
In Memoriam
LOUIS MILTON BOODY
Appointed Principal, October 28, 1895
Diet]., December 2, 1936
HANNAH W. P. FULLER
Appointed Teacher, September 11, 1922
Died, September 9, 1936
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable:
We respectfully submit the following report on the
Public Schools and the Report of the Superintendent of
Schools.
NORMAN E. WILLIAMS
BRUCE K. JERAULD
WINTHROP D. BASSETT
JOHN R. DODGE
Feburary 11, 1937.
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Organization of School Committee
Norman E. Williams Osterville, Mass.
Term expires 1938
Bruce K. Jerauld Barnstable, Mass.
Term expires 1939
Winthrop D. Bassett Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1937
John R. Dodge Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1938
Mabel J. Weekes Hyannis, Mass.
Term expires 1939
Chairman—Norman E. Williams
Secretary—Dorothy E. Reckendorf
Meetings of the Sch000l Committee
The committee meets at the committee rooms, Town
Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in
the school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30 P.M.
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Executive Officers
Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent
Office, Town Building, Hyannis Tel. 505
Residence,.17 Harbor Bluffs Road, Hyannis Tel. 314-M
Dorothy E. Reckelidorf, Secretary
Residence, 26 Camp Street, Hyannis Tel. 472-J
Ruth P. Rigby, R. N., School Nurse
Residence, 310 Sea Street, Hyannis Tel. 279-W
Office hours every school day:
Hyannis Training School: 8:30-8:50 A.M. Tel. 71 ,
Barnstable High School: 9:00-9:30 A.M. Tel. 687-M
Dr. A. P. Goff, 'School Physician
Residence, 453 Main 'Street, Hyannis Tel. 593
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School Calendar
1937
Spring Term March 15, 1937, to April 30, 1937
Summer Term May 10, 1937, to June 25, 1937
Fall Term Sept. 8, 1937, to December 23, 1937
School Holidays
New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Patriot's
Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Armistice Day, Thanks-
' giving Day and the day following.
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Janitors
Barnstable High School—Owen J. Mullaney, Charles L.
Baker, Percy E. Brown.
Hyannis Training School—Carlton L. Taylor.
Barnstable Village School—Wilton Marshall.
West Barnstable School—Harold C. Weekes.
Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West.
Cotuit School—Henry J. West.
Osterville School—Cecil Coleman.
Centerville School—Prescott L. Fish.
In Memoriam
SYLVANUS CASH
Appointed Janitor, September 1, 1927
Died, April 17, 1936
Attendance Officers
Prescott L. Fish, Centerville Tel. Hy. 55-R2
A. Seabury Childs, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 2003
Everett L. Hoxie, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 723
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SUMMARY 1936
Amount Available $191,417 28
Appropriation, March 1936 $188,300 00
Dog Tax 1,216 53
Cobb Fund 324 04
Smith-Hughes Fund 576 71
Transfer from Reserve Fund,
Nov. 23, 1936 1,000 00
Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 21,800 95
Permanent Improvement and
New Equipment 1,213 53
Dog Tax 1,216 53
Cobb Fund 324 04
Tuition received 2,042 40
General School Fund—State 12,636 00
Barnstable Household Arts School 1,574 31
Barnstable Agricultural Depart-
ment 1,849 32
Smith-Hughes Fund 576 71
Supplies sold and telephone tolls 271 74
High School rental 75 00
New Bedford Vocational School 20 25
Unexpended balance, December 31st 1 12
Net cost for support of schools from
local taxation $169,616 33
Total amount raised by local taxation 170,829 86
Net average membership 1,698
Cost per pupil for support in average membership
from local taxation 1936 (does not include
permanent improvement and new equipment) $99 89
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Statement on Marstons Mills Elementary School
'Appropriation $25,000 00
Transfer from Reserve Fund 750 00
Total Available $25,750 00
General Contract—Samuel J. Molony$14,807 00
Extras 865 50
Hardware—Bradford's Hardware
Store 313 25
Plumbing—Alexander Pate 2,223 00
Extras 46 80
Heating—Hinckley Electric Co. 3,284 72
Wiring—Hinckley Electric Co: 935 28
Extras 57 50
Lockers—H. M. Meserve & Co. 633 87
Wells—V. H. Nickerson & Co. 100 96
Architects—Whitney & Bassett 1400 00
Surveying—Whitney & Bassett 25 00
Electricity 62 30
Total Expenditure to Feb. 11,
1937 $24,755 18
Due Hinckley Electric Co. 915 28
Due Architects 51 00
Balance 28 54
$25,750 00
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable:
Madam and Gentlemen-
Herewith is submitted my fifth annual report as super-
intendent of schools and the forty-seventh in the series of
,superintendent's reports.
The year has been saddened by the death of two of our
older and greatly beloved teachers, Principal Emeritus
Louis M. Boody of the Barnstable High School and Mrs.
Hannah W. P. Fuller, principal of the Centerville School.
Both Mr. Boody and Mrs. Fuller possessed great
-strength of character and superior mental powers. Mr.
Boody's long service in the high school gained the friend-,
ship and respect of the whole community. Mrs. Fuller's
work in the small village school was not so widely known
but was as well appreciated by the pupils and parents of
Centerville. The work of neither stopped at the, school-
room door. They both served generously and wholeheart-
edly their school, their town, their country. They will long
oontinue to live in the mind and character of their pupils.
There can be no higher tribute than to describe them both
as great teachers.
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Many changes in the teaching Corp have occurred dur-
ing the past year. Miss Carrie B. Dean, a teacher in the
Hyannis Training School since 1910, retired July 1, 1936,
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and Mrs. Eldredge, nee Isadore Jones, who before her mar-
riage to William G. Eldredge, taught in the Barnstable,
Pest Barnstable, Osterville and Hyannis Training Schools
and after the death of her husband, taught in the Barnstable
High School, retired January 2, 1937. Both Miss Dean and
Mrs. Eldredge have rendered valuable service to the town. .
Their work will be long and gratefully remembered. It is to
be hoped that they will have many years of health and happi-
ness and that they will continue their interest in the schools
of Barnstable.
It is often truly remarked that there is always some-
one to take the vacant place, but it is equally true that
actually to fill the place of some of our lost teachers is im-
possible. In background, education, and scholarship, our
teachers, new and old, represent much that is best in
America today. Almost without exception, they are highly
trained, competent, energetic and eager to serve and guide
the youth entrusted to their care.
Other changes include the resignation of Vice Principal
Charles B. McMullen of the Barnstable High School who
accepted a position as an instructor at the Hyannis State
Teachers College. Miss Margaret Harmon and Miss Mabel
A. Williams both resigned to be married. Mr. Edwin G.
Milk resigned to enter his chosen profession of dramatics.
Miss Mona Morris of the Hyannis Training School resigned
to accept a position in the Bridgewater Training School
and Miss Gertrude Burns to accept a position in the Somer-
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Since September 1936, Mrs. Thomas Murray, nee Ger-
trude Maloney, a former teacher in the Hyannis Training
School has served as a substitute in her old room pending
the appointment of a regular teacher.
Mrs. Corinne W. Hurst has been made a full time teach-
er at the high school.
During the past three hundred years Cape Cod has ex-
perienced many changes, but probably none as far-reach-
ing and severe as of this generation. Machinery and science
have.changed and are changing our homes and our cus-
toms. This frequent breaking of habits of living and think-
ing has brought hardship, conflict and some bewilderment.
If the boys and girls of today, the men and women of to-
morrow, are to take their places successfully in the work
and affairs of a new and complex world, they must be
equipped with right attitudes,.ideals and habits. If a
worthy social order is to survive, it seems the manifest duty
of the public schools to provide the place and the means
whereby children may learn habits of health and clean liv-
ing, ideals of truth and self respect and' attitudes of re-
sponsibility for self and for others.
In the management and guidance of the Barnstable
schools, the practical and fundamental have been emphasiz-
ed. Throughout the elementary schools, reading has been
given foremost place in the program. The new basic read-
ing system adopted last year is proving unusually success-
ful. Supplementary books in abundance have been accum-
ulated and room libraries developed and encouraged. Diag-
nostic tests for the discovery of reading disabilities have
been given and remedial work continued in the high school.
The language and English program in the junior high .
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school has been expanded both in time and content.• New
language textbooks have been purchased for grades three
to ten inclusive. Oral expression and debating have been
added to the extra curricula activities of the high school.
Much of the work and learning in the school is done in
groups. As training for participation in citizenship, this
form of learning has positive values, for in the group the
child learns the meaning of cooperation. Group learning,
because of its value and because it provides the most
economical use of the teacher's time, is an essential tool of
any school system. Nevertheless, there are two great dan-
gers that confront the child in this regard. In times of
rapid growth in school population or in times of financial
stringency, the school officials are often compelled to allow
the numbers in a group to increase to a point where effective
teaching is impossible. Corollary to such situations is the
danger of submerging the individual in the group. The
opportunity for individual attention decreases directly
with the increase in the size of the group.
In the Barnstable Schools, this second danger is recog-
nized. By the continued use of the personnel graphs and
grading systems of Dr. Allen, the child unfitted for the
work of his group either because of too rapid'acceleration
in grade or from unnecessary retardation is easily discov-
ered. Grading is a continual process, not simply a year by
year affair. So far as our means and circumstances allow,
we are giving up the educational nostrums formerly sup-
posed to be good for all in equal doses. We try to provide
° to the limit of our resources for, all according to their in-
dividual needs.
The danger of over-sized groups and overcrowding has
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long presented a problem. In the report of 1932 the condi-
tion of the village schools was analyzed and certain recom-
mendations were made:
"The Hyannis Training School is now (1932) over-
crowded; additional room is almost immediate necessary.
The Centerville School is inadequate; the pupils of the fifth
and sixth grades are now being transported to Osterville.
The Marstons Mills School is likewise inadequate and its
fifth and sixth grade pupils are provided for in the same
manner. The West Barnstable, Cotuit and Osterville
schools are adequate and offer no problem for the im-
mediate future. The over-crowding at Osterville will be re-
lieved by the removal of the Centerville and Marstons Mills
children.
The Centerville problem involves the transportation of
a large number of children to a school farther from their
homes than in any other similar elementary situation. The
solution of this problem would bring instant relief to the
Osterville School, because it would at once reduce a par-
ticular transportation problem and finally it would involve
the smallest expenditure of money of all the major build-
ing projects of the immediate future. For these reasons it
is recommended that this project be accomplished first, on
the assumption that the town may be able to finance this
relatively light burden in this period of retrenchment,
awaiting the return of better times before undertaking the
largest major project, the new elementary building in
Hyannis." .
From the Report of 1935
"The overcrowding of the Training School continues
to be a pressing school problem second only to the over-
crowding in Marstons Mills.
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The following suggestions are offered as a possible
solution of these problems:
(a) The moving of the present Marstons Mills School
to one of several available and adjacent sites thereby pro-
viding adequate playground.
(b) The construction on this new site of two new
classrooms with a small assembly hall capable of being
divided into two additional future classrooms.
(c) The removal of Marstons Mills fifth and sixth
grade pupils from Cotuit and Osterville to the home school,
in this way relieving those schools and the removal of one
special class from the Iyanough School to Marstons Mills
thus adding to the capacity of the high school."
That the town has so generously fulfilled these plans
of 1932 and 1935 is a matter for which all concerned, pupils,
parents and the teachers are profoundly grateful. The new
buildings in Centerville and Marstons Mills have been
directly helpful to those villages but indirectly by reliev-
ing the overcrowding in Cotuit and Osterville this new con-
struction has restored normal conditions and made effective
teaching possible in all four villages.
Our elementary schools, with the exception of the
Training School, are ample for the pupils of each village.
Additional teachers have been provided for Centerville and
Marstons Mills. Except for the needed renovation of the
toilet facilities in Barnstable Village and for some minor
repairs, particularly in Cotuit and West Barnstable, these
schools are in excellent condition. All schools have mod-
ern heating and ventilation. Barnstable, West Barnstable,
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Marstons Mills and Centerville have new oil burning plants.
W.P.A. projects are approved and may be started when
money for materials is available for landscaping and im-
proving the grounds about the Cotuit and Osterville schools.
Other projects are in preparation for West Barnstable and
Marstons Mills.
The following table shows the distribution of pupils in
the Hyannis Training School in December:
1 1 2 2-3 3 4 4-5 5 6 6 Total
36 37 47 14-32 49 46 27-16 44 38 38 424
With two additional teachers the following arrangement
would be possible:
1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 Total
37 36 30 31 40 41 37 36 30 30 38 38 424
The extreme degree of overcrowding, together with
very limited play area possessed by this school, is too evi-
dent to need further comment.
Budget increases have been made to provide the salary
for two additional teachers, the Selectmen have been noti-
fied that the School Committee expects to make use of the
house on South Street purchased some time ago for school
purposes. It is hoped that by using this house for a cot-
tage type• of school for the, ungraded class now at the .
Iyanough School that better provision can be made for these
pupils and that with the room thus made available at the
Iyanough School supplemented by the loan of a room at
the State Teachers College, that a temporary solution of
this problem may be accomplished. It must be emphasized,
however, that this would be but temporary. Immediate .
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steps should be taken to determine the site and formulate
plans for a new elementary building in Hyannis.
The high school building is being used almost to its
capacity. The toilets in this building are poor, insufficient
and badly located. The Iyanough School annex could be
more useful if made more accessible. Thorough studies of
this building should be made by a competent architect to
determine the possibilities regarding enlargement. Without
such definite plans there is the danger that much needed
changes and improvements if made now may be destroyed
in the construction of future additions.
A variety of federal relief projects have been carried
on in connection with the schools. The largest and most
important for school improvement has been conducted for
the grading and landscaping of the high school grounds.
Through the generosity of the Selectmen and the Surveyor
of Highways, the driveways and parking area have been
macadamized in connection with this project. Twenty-five
persons have been employed on a town wide recreational
project. Several other persons are employed in adult educa-
tional classes. Fourteen persons are employed in the Nurs-
ery Schools in Hyannis, Centerville and Osterville, where
over one hundred very young children are cared for daily.
A. mid-day meal is prepared in improvised kitchens in the
school basements. All of these projects involve a wide use
of school grounds and buildings. The added .expense to the
schools for light, heat and power cannot be computed exact-
ly, but must amount to approximately $2,000 annually.
This expense should not be figured as a regular and legal
part of school expenditure but there seems to be no other
way to provide this opportunity for federal relief employ-
ment nor to obtain the many valuable services such as the
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Nursery Schools. During the year the high school auditor-
ium and gymnasium have been used one hundred and forty-
five times for other than strictly school uses. The schools
and the school buildings belong to the town and their use
for adult education and for general civic purposes seems a
wholesome and proper part of public school service to the
whole community.
The following table shows the expenditures for schools
from 1930-1936:
Cost per
pupil
based on
Total Net Cost average
amount from tax- member-
Year available Expended Credits tion ship
1930 $207,864.91 $207,864.91 $14,415.78 $193,449.13 $133.77
1931 194,714.54 194,714.54 15,539.08 179,175.46 117.10
1932 184,822.42 184,798.23 15,277.96 169,520.27 105.81
1933 178,709.79 178,707.11 15,389.59 163,317.52 98.74
1934 183,548.63 183,548.63 14,708.62 168,840.01 102.65
1935 191,332.99 191,332.99 16,569.83 174,763.16 103.85
1936 191,417.28 191,416.16 40,587.42 170,828.74 99.89
Although the appropriations have not decreased mark-
edly, the increase in receipts and reinbursements, particu-
larly for Vocational Education, have reduced the net cost
to the taxpayer. The per pupil cost has followed a consist-
ent decline from the high points of 1930 to 1931.
Many individuals, many clubs and civic organizations
have given .gifts, professional services and help to the
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schools throughout the year. The very number of these
acts and deeds makes it impassible to enumerate them. This
fine spirit of cooperation is typical of the Town of Barn-
stable and this spirit and the steady financial support have
made possible to a very great degree whatever success has
come to the schools. For this help all, employees, teachers
and pupils are very grateful.
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH R. BARR..
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Report of High School Principal
Mr. Ralph R.Barr,
Superintendent of Schools,
Hyannis, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Barr:
I herewith submit my third annual report as principal
of the Barnstable High School.
Curricula
A few minor changes were made in the curricula of the
school this year.
Practical Mathematics
This course was offered for the first time this year to
agricultural, household, and practical arts.students in Grade
IX. This is a practical and worthwhile expansion of the cur-
riculum. The purpose of this course is to prepare pupils
to cope with the practical everyday problems of their own
experiences.
Vocational Household Arts
The combining of Grade X and with Grade IX rather
than with Grades XI and XII has added greatly to the effi-
ciency of the department. This change has made it possible
to.
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1. Balance the divisions.
2. Combine groups having .similar amounts of exper-
ience in the essential skills.
3. Better meet the individual needs of the student.
-Enriching Business Curriculum
During the past year, field trips,informal talks by bus-
iness men, and many demonstrations-of office equipment have
been included in the present business course. Several of the
students have regularly each week assisted the employees
of'a local bank in handling the school savings deposits.
"Members of the senior office practice class, in small groups,
were visitors at the Hyannis Trust Company where they
were conducted through the bank and had an opportunity
to see how the work is carried on in that institution. Mem-
bets of the law class spent a day at the Barnstable Court
where they participated in, the actual legal workings of a
court." It is expected that.during the coming year more
of .these field trips, informal talks, and demonstrations will
be made possible through the cooperation of the school and
local business men.
Enrollment
The total enrollment to date is 782, divided as follows' :
Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total
Boys 65 63 85 63 47 47 8 378
Girls 92 70 69 51 59 57 6 404
Total 157 133 154 114 106 104 14 782
The total enrollment at this' time last year was 766.
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These figures represent an increase of sixteen pupils. In
addition to the above, there are twenty-three pupils in the
special class, making a total of 805 in the building.
The enrollment by subjects is as follows:
English 766 General Science 398
French 51 Junior Business
Latin 42 Training 78
Civics 94 Bookkeeping 64
United States History 244 Stenography 67
Ancient History 27 Typewriting 99
World History 58 Geography 155
Economics-Sociology 101 Economic Geography 44
Practical Mathematics 43 Office Practice 25
General Mathematics 282 Business Principles 30
Algebra 65 Household Arts 189
Plane Geometry 41 Agriculture 28
Solid Geometry- Metal Work 107
Trigonometry 8 Woodworking 171
Com mercial Arithmetic 36 Art 511
Biology 103 Music 560
Chemistry 71 Instrumental Music 185
Physics 54 Physical Training 703
Last year ninety-five boys and girls were graduated.
These are now. engaged as follows:
Boys Girls Total
Attending colleges* 5 7 12
Enrolled in commercial schools 1 7 8
In preparatory schools 3 0 3
Training for nursing 0 2 2
In other schools 5 2 7
Post-graduates 6 6 12
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Forking 18 18 36
At home 9 4 13
Married 0 2 2
47 48 95
*Bates, Boston University, 2, Duke University 2, Hyan-
nis State Teachers College 4, Mt. Saint Mary's College, Por-
tia College, Regis College.
VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE
The course in vocational agriculture, added to the cur-
ricula in the fall of 1934, now has an enrollment of twenty-
eight boys, who qualify by having either agricultural facili-
ties for project work or summer placement.
The following report of accomplishments records a busy
and profitable year:
Labor Income Earned from Ownership Projects in 1936
Kind-of No. of Size of Labor Aver. per
Projects Projects Projects Projects Projects
Poultry 7 453 birds $207 58 $29 65
Vegetable Garden 10 2 1/3 acres 432 10 43 21
Strawberry 2 1/8 acre 31 35 15 68
The number of ownership projects increased from 12
in 1935 to 19 in 1936. The value of all produce raised from
p these projects was $1,695.47. Cash paid out of stock and
supplies to start and operate these projects amounted to
$861.36. Close supervision of the projects by the instructor
was necessary over the entire twelve months, because many
of the projects were not of a seasonal nature.
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Prizes for Ownership Project Products in 1936
Exhibiting vegetables—$25.45; exhibiting poultry—
$3.50; exhibiting other products $1.05; judging and other
agricultural contests-3 medals and 13 ribbons.
The department entered one judging team in each live-
stock and poultry contest at Brockton Fair. It also com-
peted in the State Contests at Amherst by entering teams in
milk, vegetables, livestock, and poultry judging, and has
won three medals and thirteen ribbons. For the.second year
Barnstable placed second in the speaking contest held at
Westport High for vocational agricultural boys. The above
chart records the winnings from judging contests, as well
as from exhibiting at the Cape Cod Horticultural Society
Show.
Summer placement, a major problem of the department,
has..been very, satisfactory this year. Such placement of
students and the supervision of their work on the farms is a
responsibility of the teacher of agriculture.
Other Supervised Agricultural Work
Hours engaged-8,156; service values—$1,771.31.
From the above chart, it will be seen that the boys were
actually engaged in 8,156 hours of agricultural work, not
including their project work.
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This year a course in farm mechanics was offered the
older groups for a period of ten weeks at the Cape Cod Auto
Company.
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LIBRARY
It is very essential that we equip our high school with
an adequate library. We need to add books, magazines,
and pamphlets that are broad in scope. We must make more
extensive and more efficient use of the library in connection
with class room subjects. The following report of Miss
Ella Buckler, Chairman of the Library Committee, indi-
cates that we have made a good beginning:
"The high school library which was re-organized last
year has, under the new plan, proved a successful unit. In
January, ninety new books were added, a few in each field
of study. There are at the present time approximately 1,190
books in the library. There is still a need for a great many
more books, and about a hundred more are being ordered
at the present time. The library has contained. sixteen
periodicals this year. An additional number is being added
to these, and the teachers are making thorough biblio-
graphies of each one as it arrives so that the time of the pu-
pil need not be wasted when he is sent to the library to
look up current topics."
GUIDANCE
Guidance should make the education of the pupil more
effective. This year under the direction of Mr. Batchelder
definite progress has been made in formulating an effective
guidance program. Individual interviews were started in
the eighth grade, and permanent records containing statis-
tics of value were made. Contacts with parents in special
cases provided the background and understanding which
led to wise selections of courses. Both the agricultural and
household arts departments had an opportunity to present
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pertinent facts about their respective fields. The school
must continually strive to better understand the individual
needs of its pupils.
ASSEMBLIES
Our school assemblies are usually held on Wednesday.
To date, the teachers have had general supervision of these
programs. In order that the pupils might have the benefits
of outside contacts, artists of note and speakers of interest,
including several prominent local men, have been procured.
Moving pictures of educational nature have been shown.
That the pupil might participate in dramatics and be a
doer as well as a listener, an operetta and several playlets
have been given. Through these activities much hidden
ability has"been brought to light. I believe these assembly
programs have a subtle influence in molding the character
of the pupils and therefore are very valuable.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
This year additional steps have been taken to make our
school more speech conscious by joining the Massachusetts
Division of the National Forensic League. The work in-
cludes debating, original oratory, extemporaneous speaking,
declamation—dramatic, oratorical, and humorous. On
March 6, the Barnstable High school was host for the South-
eastern District Contest, preceding the Massachusetts State
Tournament at Williamsburg on March 26 and 27. We were
represented in all events at both contests. This last fall, we
joined the Colonial Debating League, which includes Fall
River, New Bedford High, New Bedford Textile, and Brock-
ton. Four debates are included for each school during the
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season. With the experiences gained in this league, our
school should make a fine showing in the next State For-
ensic Tournament.
MUSIC
Increased enthusiasm is evident in the Music Depart-
ment. Three of the new activities stand out above the rest;
a junior band was organized to provide training in instru-
mental music for the younger students and to qualify them
to join the first band; a drum major class was formed early
last fall to train leaders for these bands; and the operetta
"Hansel and Gretel" was presented in special arrangement
by grade eight.
W. P. A.
The W. P. A. has made possible many improvements to
our property, additional supervision in athletic activities,
and special instruction in dramatics. During the past year,
considerable progress has been made by this agency in the
.systematic developing and beautifying of the athletic fields
and the immediate surroundings of the building. The hard-
ened surface of the parking space and the road encircling
the building has particularly improved our plant. The ser-
vices of several persons in physical education and dramatics
have been provided which made it possible to give more in-
dividual attention to the pupils. Junior and senior dramatic
clubs have been formed with a combined membership of
nearly a hundred.
N. Y. A.
From fifteen to twenty of our pupils have received fi-
nancial help during the past year through the National
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Youth Administration. The amount allocated to our school
each month from January to June was $102, and from
September to January, $120.
ATHLETICS
The record of the boys' and girls' athletic teams for
1936 has been very satisfactory. The members of these
squads have conducted themselves in such a manner as to
bring credit to the school. The boys' basket ball team was
awarded the Cape Cod Championship Trophy by the New
Bedford Standard-Times.
BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION
School Year Ending June 30, 1936
Receipts
Balance, September 13, 1936 $6 63
Sale of All Sport Tickets 299 70
Sale of Football Season Tickets -86 60
Sale of Grade School Tickets 10 05
Gate Receipts:
Football $827 92
Basketball 311 30
Baseball 26 20
1,165 42
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Use of Tennis Court 1 00
Sale of School Feathers 9 65
Sale of Football Jersey 1 00
Payment of Band Uniform Loan 29 31
Net Proceeds of Donkey Basketball 69 40
Door Receipts—A. A. Dance 8 50
Surplus Expense (Baseball) returned 2 25
Total Receipts $1,689 51
Expenditures
Football:
Equipment $397 79
Transportation—Lunches 34 07
Officials and Police 154 00
Gurantees 65 00
Advertising & Printing 66 50
General Expense 19 15
$736 51
Basketball:
Equipment 94 18
Transportation—Lunches .73 75
Guarantees 50 00
Advertising and Printing 5 00
Officials and Police 120 00
342 93
Baseball:
Equipment 202 07
-.Transportation—Lunches 21 75
Advertising and Printing 5 04
Officials and Police 22 00
250 86
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Golf
Transportation 11 55
Track:
Entrance Fees $11 50
Guarantee 5 00
Supplies 5 88 '
22 38
Girls' Hockey:
Referee 3 00
General Expenses:
Advertising and Printing 34 25
Dance for A. A. Members 56 50
Prizes 9 50
Mass.High School A.A. Dues 2 00
School Feathers (Cost) 5 16
Loan to Band Uniform
Committee 29 31
Misc. Expenses 24 25
160 97
Total expenditures $1,528 20
Balance (Athletic Association) June 30, 1936 161 31
Paid for Clipper Deficit 137 39
Net Balance $23 92
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Cash Report
BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA
For the year ending June 22, 1936
Receipts
6 Balance, September 1, 1936 $1 26
Receipts from Sales:
Cash Report
September $588 76
October 848 74
November 604 87
December 582 72
January, 749 83
February 487 50
March 795 59
April 564 86
May 727 94
June 559 53
6,510 34
$6,511 60
Payments
Purchases—September to June:
9 Bread and Rolls $238 64
Canned Goods 238 76
Candy 1,031 35
Cones 70 27
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Cookies 227 66
Fruits and Vegetables 148 62
Ice Cream 1,034 00
Meat and Fish 350 30
Milk 1,125 54
Potato Chips 180 12
Provisions 368 56
$5,013 82
Less: Returns and Discounts 41 05
$4,972 77
Salaries 700 00
Wages 686 10
Expenses 82 36
Notes Payable 6 37
National Cash Register 45 00
Goods unaccounted for 2 84
Total Payments 6,495 44
Balance on Hand 16 16
$6,511 60
Balance Sheet, June 22, 1936
' Assets
Cash on Hand $16 16
Accounts Receivable 11 12
Equipment 332 50
Merchandise Inventory 20 10
Total Assets $379 88
Liabilities
None
Capital $379 88
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AWARDS AND GIFTS
We express our appreciation to the following for
awards and gifts this past year Hyannis Woman's Club—
prizes in art and public speaking; Mr. James Otis=prizes
y in French and Latin; Barnstable High School Alumni Asso-
ciation—prizes in English; Mr. Leslie Johnstone—business
course prize and silver footballs; the Standard-Times—gold
footballs and the Cape Cod Basetball Championship Trophy;
Miss Jean Hinkle—the trophy awarded the senior boy on the
football squad for the greatest school spirit, the most wil-
ling cooperation with coach and team, and the highest type
of sportsmanship; Cape Cod Colonial—gold footballs; Mr.
Fred Scudder—picture of the football .team of 1907; Mrs.
S. A. Hinckley—subscription to the New York Times; the
Hyannis P. T. A.—scenery used in "The Middle Watch;"
.American Legion—silver basketballs for the girls; Mr. John
.Bursley, the East Sandwich and Cotuit Granges, and the
P. T. A.—for cash contributions which enabled our school
to enter the State Forensic Tournament; Class of 1936—the
memorial gateway to the athletic field; and to all those who
have contributed to our publications or supported our inter-
ests.
JANITORS
I wish to commend the janitors for the cheerful,and
efficient manner in which they have taken care of the build-
.ing during the past year. I
In closing, I wish to thank the parents, faculty, School
i -Committee, and the Superintendent of Schools for their en-
,couragement and support during the past year.
r Respectfully submitted,
MELVIN C. KNIGHT.
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Report of School Nurse for the Year Ending
December 31, 1936
School visits 788
Inspections 7,071
Exclusions 136
Symptoms of Communicable disease 17
Skin conditions 23
Pediculosis & Nits 64
Other causes 32
First Aid 509
Home visits 854
Nursery school visits 151
Vision tests 346
Hearing tests with Audiometer 200
Chest X-rays at Cape Cod Hospital 22
Tonsil and Adenoid operations 15
Eye and vision examination by private physician 2
Eye clinic 17
Dental clinic 676
Diphtheria immunizations 225
First Aid and Health talks 350
Attendance at Pre-School clinic 97
Defects found at Pre-School clinic 44
Defects corrected since pre-school clinic 36
Sent to summer camp 9
Consultations 410
Teachers 52
Parents 159 1
Pupils 115
Others 84
Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 1,280
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Defects found at time of examination by Dr. Goff 61
Nose and throat 17
Teeth 35
Heart 3
Skin 2
Glands 2
Feet and spine 2
Defects corrected 49
{ Nursery school clinic, physical examination 93
Defects found at time of examination 48
Nutrition 5
Posture 12
Feet 7
Chest 5
Heart 6
Throat 7
Glands 6
Defects corrected since examination 27
Attendance at clinic for crippled children 4
Notices to parents 1,040
Result of inspection 134
Vision 58
In regard to chest clinic 440
In regard to Tonsils 10
Diphtheria prevention 236
Summer camp 9
Medical and Dental 143
Other 10
Contagious cases 33
Chicken pox 16
Mumps I
l Measles and 'German measles 4
Scarlet. fever 12
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Attendance at Chadwick clinic 215
Tuberculin tests 215
Tuberculin readings 215
Positive re-actions 18
Chest Xrays. 58 f
New 23
Returned 35
Admitted to Barnstable County Sanatorium 1 �"
Respectfully submitted,
RUTH RIGBY,
School Nurse.
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ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE
1.935-1936
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Barnstable Village School: Wannie, Walter
Cooper, Audrey Weigert, Alice
Howland, Jennie Weigert, Emily
Phinney, Helen
Hyannis Training School:
West Barnstable School: Drew, Ithel M. Jr.
Cusick, Barbara Harris, Barbara r
Harju, Helen Morin, Durward
Richards, Eleanor May
Marstons Mills-School: Rood,. Grenith
Dunham, Gordon K. Ro.sengren, Edward
Hord, Genevieve Rosengren, Theodore G.
Thacher, Anne Sherman, Robert
Soucy Alice
Osterville School:
Bearse, Lewis Iyanough School:.
Bearse, Linda Hord, Norman
Coffin, Geraldine
Dunham, Virginia Barnstable High School:
Huggard, Albert Anderson, Albert
Milne, Esther Anderson, Maye N.
Bacon, Emerson R.
Centerville School: Bain, Beverly
Crocker, Ernestine Baptiste, Johri
Frazier, Elizabeth Bearse, Frank
Luoto, Hugo Bearse, Robert P.
Perry, Dorothy Bismore,R. Virginia
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Boyne, Emma Milne, Chalmers
Brooke, Lawrence Moore, Lillian A.
Burlingame, Theron B. Olsen, Andrew
Coggeshall, Marion Panesis, Angelo
Crocker, Anne Phillips, Gladys E.
Crocker, Charles Pierce, Phyllis 4-
Crocker, Lauchlan Pukki, Kauko
Crosby, Theodore W. Raymond, Bessie
Dixon, Allen J. Raymond, George f
Doane, Elinor F. Reavis, Betty
Dunham, Helen C. Reddish, Herbert R.
Dunham, Jean Ryberg, Carl
Ellis, Milton Salo, Carl
Fortes, Henry R. Salo, Henry
Fratus, William Savery, Edward S.
George Harold F. Sethares, Paul M.
George, Henry Siira, Dorothy
Gilman, Elizabeth Siira, Leslie
Greene, David Sinnett, Harvey F.
Gronlund, Lillie Souza, Elizabeth
Hemmila, Alpo R. Stasinakis, Catherine
Hinckley, John Sturgis, Frances
Holden, Elizabeth Syriala, Hazel
Holmes, Dorothy Thomas, Lydia
Jackson, Lillian A. Uterhart, Carl W.
Johnson, Ivar A. Wahlowick, Annie
Johnson, Thelma E. West, Gordon E.
Jones, Robert H. Williamson, Julia
Jones, Virginia
Willman, Harold F.
Kelley, Rita A. Willman, Osmo A.
Lagergren, Edwin Wirtanen, Martin E.
Maki, Lillian
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GRADUATES OF 1936
Elsa,Leona Anderson Sylvia Dranetz
William Alexander Banks Kenneth Sidney Drew
Priscilla Freeman Barry Mary Katherine Dwyer '
Margaret Elizabeth Bassett Milton Franklin Ellis
Barbara Mae Bearse Elizabeth Enos _
Basil B. Bearse Kenneth Melvin Esterbrooks
Eleanor Frances Beecher Elizabeth Chadwick Gilman
Olive Veronica Bell Roger Trafton Gott, Jr.
Allen Martin Bendix Donald S. Grauer
Gerard Curtis Besse, Jr. David H. Greene
Arthur John Best, Jr. Genevieve Marie Hadley
Dorothy Andrews Bismore Milton Halberstadt
Therma L. Blackmer Mildred Harriet' Hinckley
Beatrice Burlingame C. Stuart Hinckley
'Anthony Cabral Everett Stephen Hopkins
Robert Nelson Cahoon James Paul Hurley
Mary Virginia Caldwell Ellen Irene Imberg
George Clark Campbell Frederick Thayer Jerauld
Edith L. Carter Oscar S. Johnson
Arthur Cash Cecil Francis Jones
Ruth Thelma Clifford Evelyn Ruth Jones
Marion Irene Coggeshall Loring Goodspeed Jones, Jr.
Thomas Nat Coleman Richard Foster Klimm
Elsie Claire Condinho Anne.Louise Lebel
Rita Louise Corrigan John Stephen Lebel
Jean Crocker James H. Lewis
Lauchlan M. Crocker, Jr. Warren Richard Libby
Catherine Diercksen Virginia Marion Lovejoy
Charles William Dixon Augusta Marie MacDonald
Henry Harold Doudican Katherine Louise MacPhee
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Laura Alice Maderos Priscilla H. Roderick
Lillian Irene Maki Oswald Edwin Ruska
Herbert Mervin Malchman Harriet Ellen Scudder
Clayton R. Maud Gladys Mae Sherburne
Francis L. McGillen Collette Dorothy Siira
Olympia Madeiros Muriel Marie Simmons
Henry Thomas Morin Marjorie Frances Smith
Jeanette Isabel Nickerson Margaret Souza
Nelson Burgess Nickerson Ethel Maxine Stevens
Andrew Einer Olsen Frederick F. Stewart
Julian O'Neil George H. Stewart, Jr.
Angelo James Panesis Alexander Wyse Sutherland
Dexter B. Pattison Marguerite Thacher
Ellen Dorothy Pelton Katherine Tsiknas
Norman Penniman Harold James West
Melva Mary Perin Ellen Catherine Wiinikainen
Kauko K. Pukki Anna Viola Wikman
Harriet Ruth Reavis
CLASS OFFICERS
John Lebel, President
Elizabeth Bassett, Vice-President
Jean Crocker, Secretary
Paul Hurley, Treasurer
CLASS MOTTO
"Tonight we launch; where shall we anchor?"
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INDEX
zvwu Officers »
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� Assessors' aonvrt «
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Treasurer's Report m
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Eaum^tou Receipts zx
.Appropriation Aoovouu^ ----_-_--__'_ ........................ xu
lsic»°»ro ----'-----------------.----------------.----- »x
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits ........................................................................... oo
Summary of oxou Account ............................................. 48
Non-Revenue Accounts -_-----_'_-...................................................... nx
Trust F0000 __ oo
Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet .................................................................. nn
List of Burial Lot r0000 zzo/o in Trust ...................................................... sr
Report of the Audit . ux
rv°u Clerk's Report 67
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AuuouzTown nxoouog ......................................................_-_---' or
oou*o^vout zao*tiug ______-___'_--'._--___'_- rn
Special zovu auoouug mx �
sneu/u Town zmeouog __---____'--__--____--_ mo
Births zm
n«mriugoo zuo
o°utxv __' zxs
Brought zzoxo for o"ruu -__--_---_-_-_--__-__ 146
xvrr List, zoxr .mx
a*»o`t of the zo"u Counsel zoz
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Planning,Board Report ............... 15x
u*nou of oualoou Constable 162
Iteport of zziux°^y anrvorvr 170
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RoadCommittee Report ............................................................................................................ 175
Report of the Park Commission ....................................................................................... 177
Report of Inspector of Buildings ................................................................................. 178
Report of the Town Forest Committee .................................................................. 179 �e
Report of the Moth Department .................................................................................... 180
Reportof Police Department ................................................................................................ 182
Report of the Board of Public Welfare ............................................................... 192
Boardof Health Report ............................................................................................................ 206
Barnstable. County Health Department ................................ 211
Report of Barnstable Baseball Association ....................:................................. 214
Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures ..............................:.......::: 216
Reportof the Tree Warden ................................................................................................ 218
Report of the Inspector of Wires ................................................................................. 220
Report of Forest Fire Warden ....................................................................................... 221
Reportof Animal Inspector ................................................................................................ 223
Report of the School Department .................................:................................................
225
Report of the School Committee ........................................................................ 228 .
Teachers for School Year 1936-1937 ............................................................ 232 1
Expenditures by Divisions .......................................................................................... 236
Summary 1936 ....................................... . 237
Report of Superintendent of Schools ......................................:..................... 239
Report of High School Principal ....................................................................:... 250
Honor.Roll for Perfect Attendance .................................................................. 267
Enrollment by Grades ...............................................:...................................................:.. 269
Graduatesof 1936 .................................................................................................................. 270