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1937-1940 - TOWN REPORTS ANNUAL REPORTS . OF THE Town Off icers 1 OF THE Town ®f Ba rnstable, Year Ending December 31, 1937 10 STABS, o .� MASS. Printed on Cape Cod by F. B. f-I F. P. CJontt Hyannis TOWN OFFICERS 1937 Selectmen Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman Term expires 1988—q Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Assessors Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 19M 4 Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939 James.F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1940 Board of Public Welfare Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 19ft y Victor F. Adams, Osterville, chairman Term expires 1939 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Town Clerk Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 193841 Town Treasurer Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1930 4 Moderator Henry A. Ellis, Hyannis Port Term expires 19883 J Collector of Taxes William G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1940 School Committee Norman E. Williams, Osterville, ch44pwtau Term expires 19:�5-`� Sohn-1�-�aclge;H an is Term expires 1938 Bruce K.Zerauld, Barnstable Term expires 1939 Mabel J. Weekes, Hyannis Term expires 1939 Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1940 LI Supupermte dent of Schools Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis Surveyor of Highways F Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 199 4( Auditor John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1939 3I Tree Warden John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1938 3 Board of Health John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 198$µ William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1939 Ruben E. Anderson, Hyannis Term expires 1940 5 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, Chairman Term expires IM`+ Charles H. Reid, Marstons Mills Term expires 1939 Edward A. Kellogg, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Finance Committee Jesse Murray, Osterville Term expires 19"q Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1938 4 Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1918 41 J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1939 Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1939 Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis, Term expires 1939 Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Raymond D. Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1940 Planning Board Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 19M `�3 Ralph H. Bodman, Hyannis Term expires 1939 Calvin D. Crawford, Cotuit, Chairman Term expires 1940' Nelson Beane, Centerville Term expires 1941 Harold W. Williams, Hyannis Term expires 1941 F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1942 . Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1942 19 4 E� 00 (M 10 � rnL000ao•� � � Lo Lo CD F d o c� ca cis o -4 a� .� ti c� LO N rn o W y rno cflcac9oC� cY, cn (Lo CC) �+ — U1 O -1 m CV GV m di 00 , csa a�ci r cq a� u � o 02 GQ O �V 'YJ :� }� •� Lo O O O uncd tw GJ ro W O U H v -i O Z H cn W� m �d r C!1 CID rn oo Lo � LO o dC9+ o N o m o `�° rn Q` E, cD m co CYD o a� y co cc cv p-1 y�j •� r'd FO, p W F-4 a +� � � c, „ ca m O . O o ow o •v � RcN , +� rl 7-4 a) In ct cd o � ¢ n v `" E1 co ovP- 0 o a CO ca r o r G c1 C1 C' cc eS+ � r p � cD p 00 C� 0:1 .-A Cr? c9 Cl p D4 us cD C3 O c 4 et 1 r' 41 o o -4-1tn mto �+ � 0 co v rn p cd ,ti r-1 d ° Oca � o A � H 't' � o H H N I O W � O O � � � O H C�� •� �' +� • AO � ILA � � H�-�� d H b4 � FO+ - vn rR H O O C,, c.0 r� O O oco 41 o rd 41 N cA k> 8 TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of persons, partnerships and corporations assessed: On Real Estate 3,572 On personal property 1,134 Number of male polls assessed 2,656 Value of Assessed Tangible Personal estate: Stock in Trade $119,480 00 Live Stock 19,520 00 Machinery 239,870 00 Other Ratables 1,959,520 00 Total value of Personal Estate $2,338,390 00 Value of Assessed Real Estate: Buildings, excluding land. $13,647,530 00 Land, excluding build- ings 8,538,010 00 Total value of Real Estate 22,185,540 00 Total value of Assessed Estate, Jan. 1, 1937 $24,523,930 00 Tax from Town, County and State pur- poses, including overlayings: On Personal Estate $61,967 91 On Real Estate 557,922 95 On Polls 5,312 00 Total tax on Assessed Estate $655,202 86 Rate of Total Tax per $1,000—$26.50 9 Number of horses assessed 41 Number of cows assessed 339 Number of neat cattle assessed 99 Number of sheep assessed 2 Number of swine assessed 34 Number of dwelling houses assessed 3,442 Number of acres of land assessed 33,500 DECEMBER ASSESSMENT Value of Personal Property assessed $10,290 00 Value of Real Estate assessed 4,700 00 Total value of assessed estate $14,990 00 Motor Vehicle Excise: Number of automobiles assessed 4,217 Valuation $1,069,760 00 Tax . $28,600 88 JAMES F. KENNEY, CHESTER A. CROCKER, VICTOR F. ADAMS, Assessors of Barnstable. ]u co/ f 7 f . . • \ § , m « § / \ § |k / / § § B a _ |a a 0co . a) (D e@ I ,0 \ 'Pol31@ | I I442 ; l q § 23 a , mt� m le | d g B # - @0W 2 § k j � /\ ° q \ § |dam �o § /■ A Q | | | | | @ 2 � | 2 % � | � �� § ®/ | §� § | | | | �R � . | � k \ g, 13 ; 10 � � § Nkl ■ $ eIca i j . \ |k / � k k/A k 404 A- . . �w / • 11 LL aD 40' o f I I I ; I I W I I I 4 I 1 I toI 0I ]2 SOURCES OF THE BARNSTABLE REVENUE DOLLAR FOR 1937 Personal Property Tax Income 7.7t Tax 6.30 Charities 5.30 — —Motor Vehicle Excise 3.0 s -- —Licenses & Fines A a.o 4 --- iscellaneous Real Estate Tax 73.3 13 HOW TBE TAX DOLLAR WAS SPENT 1935 Averages For Towns Over 5000 In Parenthesis �.--------Police drain- Debt atre- & ,------ WPA Materials etc. State tion :nter Assess 4.4Q cat ---Overlay for Abatements - e5t9s� 39) S4,2 3.7p 3.5¢25{/I.64 _Harbor& Beach Improve- ment County (3.2) 1.6 5 _\`Moth & Tree Tax 8.1 `Health& Sanitation (3.0) 72pelassified 1 Expenses Roads 1 3.6 9 3.1) Schools Relief 24.20 All Kinds (25.5) 1 6-d (10.7) �Fj 14 TREASURER'S REPORT Cash Jan. 1, 1937, Cash on Expended $1,151,059 54 hand $35,293 26 Balance 10,240 41 Receipts r 1,126,006 69 $1,161,299 95 $1,161,299 95 1935 Taxes Jan. 1, 1937, Due Rec'd from Collector $14,821 72 the Town $20,673 07 Abatements 4,345 97 Tax Titles Disclaimed 469 46 Tax Titles 1,974 85 Error in Warrant 01 $21,142 54 $21,142 54 1936 Taxes Jan. 1, 1937, Due Rec'd from Collector $93,805 84 the Town $118,616 08 Abatements 6,596 66 Tax Titles Disclaimed 547 73 Tax Titles 4,188 25 Refunds 145 58 Balance 14,718 64 $119,309 39 $119,309 39 1937 Taxes Commitments $655,654 47 Rec'd from Refunds 774 55 Collector $523,876 20 Abatements 10,328 05 Tax Titles 7,248 39 Balance 114,976 38 $656,429 02 $656,429 02 15 Taxes on Disclaimed Tax Titles Recommitted $1,309 91 Rec'd from Collector $1,261 00 Abated 48 91 $1,309 91 $1,309 91 1935 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1937, Due Rec'd from Collector $366 19 the Town $796 03 Abatements 429 84 $796 03 $796 03 1936 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1937, Due Rec'd from Collector $2,858 40 the Town $2,870 80 Abatements 133 86 Commitment in 1937 384 80 Balance 311 84 Refunds 48 50 $3,304 10 $3,304 10 1937 Excise Taxes Commitments $28,386 61 Rec'd from Collector $24,471 78 Refunds 534 49 Abatements 1,580 74 Balance 2,868 58 $28,921 10 $28,921 10 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue Estimated Receipts Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $3,666 83 net taxes collected $27,113 38 Commitments 28,771 41 Abatements 2,144 44 Balance 3,180 42 $32,438 24 $32,438 24 16 ' Overlay Surplus Transfers $2,250 00 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $3,642 79 Balance 2,586 67 From 1935 Overlay 1,193 88 $4,836 67 $4,836 67 1935 Overlay Abatements $4,345 97 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $5,539 85 Overlay Surplus 1,193 88 $5,539 85 $5,539 85 1936 Overlay Abatements $6,596 66 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $6,940 06 Balance 343 40 $6,940 06 $6,940 06 1937 Overlay Abatements $10,328 05 Appropriated $15,845 87 Balance 5,517 82 $15,845 87 $15,845 87 Tag Titles Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $32,056 00 Redeemed $16,100 71 Added in 1937 15,582 16 Disclaimed 2,710 09 Adjustment 15 41 Abated 7 95 Balance 28,804 00 $47,638 16 $47,638 16 17 Tax Title Revenue Net Charges $3,252 00 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $32,056 00 Balance 28,804 00 $32,056 00 $32,056 00 Machinery Tax Abatement Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $88 02 Excess & Deficiency Acct. $88 02 Overlay Previous to 1935 Abatements $48 91 1937 Revenue $48 91 Accounts Receivable Jan. 1, 1937, Due Acc'ts' Paid $38,606 68 the Town .$10,259 30 Adjustments 804 36 Charges in 1937 39,819 38 Balance 10,667 64 $50,078 68 $50,078 68 Departmental Revenue Balance $10,667 64 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $10,259 30 Net Credits 408 34 $10,667 64 $10,667 64 18 Revenue Loans Notes Paid $250,000 00 Notes issued $250,000 00 State and County Taxes County Tax $67,589 42 1937 Revenue $117,404 49 State Tax 40,057 50 Mosquito Control 8,367 54 Auditing 940 96 State Parks 449 07 $117,404 49 $117,404 49 Dog Money Paid County Treas. $1,664 60 Rec'd Town Clerk $1,664 60 Sewer Assessment Commitment $64,945 50 Balance $64,945 50 Sewer Assessment Revenue Balance $64,945 50 Commitment $64,945 50 Public Welfare Cash Advance Revenue Repaid $25 00 Advdnced $25 00 1.9 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Debits 1937 Revenue $149,304 91 Transfers 1,508 04 Refunds 83 30 $150,896 25 Credits State Treasurer: Income Tax $58,618 12 Corporation Tax 527 13 Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6 58 $59,151 83 Excise Taxes: 1935 Net $366 19 1936 Net 2,80990 1937 Net 23,937 29 $27,113 38 Licenses: Liquor $5,377 00 Pedlers and Vendors 2,285 00 Plumbing Permits 404 00 Clam 396 00 Amusement 282 00 Auto Dealers 250 00 Common Victuallers 200 00 Junk 162 00 20 Scallop 138 00 Razor Fish 122 00 Inn Holders and Lodging Houses 120 00 Quahaug 76 00 Sunday 68 00 Milk 36 50 Billiard and Bowling 34 00 Garbage 32 00 lee Cream 20 00 Employment Agency 10 00 Pasteurization 10 00 Bottling 10 00 Oleo 5 50 Auctioneer 4 00 Alcohol 3 00 Eel 2 00 $10,047 00 Pines: Court $1,130 50 Privileges: Fish Traps 275 00 Reimbursements: Sealer of Weights & Measures: Sealing Fees 218 89 Police Department: Revolver Permits $36 00 All Others 11 75 47 75 21 Forest Fires: N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. 28 75 Highway Department: Account of Snow 80 00 Health Department: Contagious Diseases $222 00 Public Health Subsidy 878 56 Sale of Junk 352 00 Sale of Garbage 146 28 1,598 84 Sewer Department: Sewer Connections 2,509 19 Infirmary: Sale of Livestock $140 00 Sale of Hay 15 00 155 00 Public Welfare Department: State $11,082 75 Cities and Towns 4,525 31 Individuals 545 37 16,153 43 Mothers' Aid: State $3,563 05 Cities and Towns 411 03 3,974 08 22 Old Age Assistance: State $13,186 05 Cities and Towns 540-33 - 13,726 38 Soldiers' Benefits: Soldiers' Relief 224 75 Military Aid 87 50 312 25 School Department: Industrial School $3,317 67 Tuition State Wards 1,171 75 Other Tuition 867 22 Mass. Training School 284 25 Sale of Books and Supplies 249 73 Telephone Tolls 13 00 5,903 62 Recreation: Airport 150 00 Interest: Taxes $5,525 82' Tax Titles 1,656 66 7,182 48 All others: Tax Demands $295 40 Land Rent 262 50 Sale of Boats 245 00 House Rent 112 70 Comfort Station 90 50 23 I'ayment stopped on old checks 59 01 Sale of Proprietor's Records 30 00 Sale of Voting Lists 24 00 Tax Certificates 13 00 Classification Sheets 2 92 Gas Tax Returned 2 85 $1,137 88 Total Credits $150,896 25 1937 Revenue Appropriations, Annual 1937 Warrants $655,654 47 Town Meeting $668,552 36 Estimated Receipts 149,304 91 State and County Taxes 117,404 49 Excess & Deficiency Acct.: 1937 Overlay 15,845 87 1936 State & County Overlay previous Taxes 2,405 25 1935 48 91 Appropriation Balances: Balance to Excess & Assessors' Dept. 2 94 Deficiency 15,480 26 Town Clerk & Treas. 129'40 Tax Coll. Dept. 3 82 Financial Dept. 80 00 Legal Dept. 6 74 Election Dept. 12 05 Police Dept. 4 99 Fires 374 20 Sealing of Weights & Meas. 1 99 Moth Dept. 1 62 Tree Warden Dept. 1 54 Shellfish License Account 375 90 Dog Officer 22 59 Hyannis Beach Jetties 1,250 00 Town Forest 10 24 Sewer Comm. Dept. 511 04 Highways & Bridges 53 82 Snow 2 33 New Roads 3 52 Pearson's Corner 16 71 Center Street Drain 16 91 Pine St. Drain 7 73 Sidewalks 29 36 Main St. & Scud- der Avenue 6 90 Dale Avenue 24 -93 Sea Street Cul- vert 15 00 Mothers' Aid 2,852 77 Old Age Assist- ance 2,810 40 State Aid 200 00 School Dept. 3 30 Libraries 5 13 Barnstable School Lot 150 00 Park Com- mission 1 22 Reserve Fund 14 39 Unclassified Dept. 250 20 Planning Board 2 31 Memorial Day 33 41 Rent—S..W. Veterans 38 00 Band Concerts 500 00 Rent—Ameri- can Legion 150 00 9,967 26 $817,331 89 $817,331 89 25 Excess and Deficiency Account Tax Title Revenue $13,411 49 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $102,377 77 1937 Revenue 2,405 25 Tax Titles Redeemed 16,100 71 Appropriations 2,150 00 1937 Revenue 15,480 26 Fire Taxes Ret. 1,179 81 Tax Titles Disclaimed 2,327 10 Machinery Tax Error 1935 Warrant 01 Abated 88 02 Balance 117,051 28 $136,285 85 $136,285 85 26 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Selectmen's Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated $6,575 00 Clerical Assistance 1,300 00 Reserve Fund 55 97 Stationery, Postage Check returned 6 76 and Supplies 301 71 Telephone 244 65 Traveling Expense 224 50 Printing and Advertising 57 37 Dues to Association 9 00 Express 50 $6,637 73 $6,637 73 Assessors' Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated $8,450 00 Clerical Assistance 2,452 00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 511 61 Abstract Cards 421 60 Census 299 25 Binding Books 114 00 Traveling Expense 65 30 Fixing & Hiring Machines 53 35 Printing and Advertising 21 00 Furniture 3 70 Dues to Association 3 00 Express and Freight 2 25 8,447 06 Balance to Revenue 2 94 $8,450 00 $8,450 00 27 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department Salary $3,000 00 Appropriated $7,375 00 Clerical Assistance 2,500 00 Refunds 18 50 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 1,328 84 Bonds 283 80 Telephone 58 40 Returns to the State 56 00 Traveling Expense 20 00 Tax Title Foreclosure 10 00 Dues to Association 4 00 Express and Freight 3 06 7,264 10 Balance to Revenue 129 40 $7,393 50 $7,393 50 Tax Collector's Department Salary $2,500 00 Appropriated $6,350 00 Clerical Assistance 1,757 50 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 993 80 Bonds 522 25 Tax Sales 442 64 Traveling Expense 49 95 Telephone 44.39 Service on Machines 25 75 Furniture 9 90 6,346 18 Balance to Revenue 3 82 $6,350 DO $6,350 00 28 Financial Department Certifying Notes $20 00 Appropriated $100 00 . Balance to Revenue 80 00 $100 00 $100 00 Legal Department Town Counsel $3,700 00 Appropriated $4,000 00 Land Damage Sewerage 216 00 Surveying 34 00 i Traveling Expense 16 00 Recording Deeds 11 11 Copies of Deeds & Blue Prints 9 75 Serving Writ 4 75 Telephone 1 65 3,993 26 Balance to Revenue 6 74 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 Election Department Election Officers $289 00 Appropriated $1,560 00 Registrars of Voters 270 00 Voting Lists '210 75 Printing and Advertising 204 06 Hall Rent 191 00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 157 62 Ballot Boxes 140 00 Broadcasting System 35 00 Posting Warrants, etc. 34 00 29 Expenses of Registrars & Election Officers 9 50 Telephone 3 82 Labor 3 20 1,547 95 Balance to Revenue 12 05 $1,560 00 $1,560 00 Expenses of Finance Committee Printing $165 00 Appropriated $265 00 Clerk 100 00 $265 00 $265 00 Moderator Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $50 00 Planning Board Salary of Engineer " $3,576 00 . Appropriated $7,000 00 Salary of Draughtsman 2,080 00 Salary of Asst. Draughtsman 900 00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 267 38 Traveling Expense 99 6'1 Use of Transit 37 50 Telephone 35 14 Express and Freight 2 00 6,997 69 Balance to Revenue 2 31 $7,000 00 $7,000 00 30 Municipal Buildings Labor and Repairs $1,937 99 Appropriated $5,550 00 Janitor 1,404 00 Reserve Fund 505 80 Ladies' Comfort Sta- tion Attendant 780 00 Fuel 767 16 Electricity 342 18 Furniture & Equipment 261 75 Janitor's Supplies 237 08 Water 188 04 Carting Rubbish 137 60 $6,055 80 $6,055 80 Fires Fire Dept. Services $325 00 Appropriated $800 00 Labor 100 80 425 80 Balance to Revenue 374 20 $800 00 $800 00 Forest Fires Purchase New Fire Appropriated $5,000 00 Truck $3,521 11 Reserve Fund 1,346 45 Labor 1,412 55 Fire Dept. Services 635 00 Equipment 311 55 Maintenance of Apparatus 223 05 Fire Warden 150 00 Food 68 19 Warden's Car 25 00 $6,346 45 $6,346 45 r { 31 )' Police Department j Patrolmen $22,908 33 Appropriated $30,000 00 Chief of Police 2,385 00 Maintenance Police Cars 1,653 59 Equipment 1,095 88 Automobile of Chief 515 00- Purchase of Police Cars 478 25 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 357 42 Telephone 343 63 Services of Matron 83 39 Special Investigations 51 85 Meals for Prisoners 42 90 Furnishings for New Cells 33 75 Labor and Repairs 19 11 Miscellaneous Expenses 12 15 Finger. Print Work 7 93 Medical Expense 3 90 Express and Freight 2 93 29,995 01 Balance to Revenue 4 99 $30,000 00 $80,000 00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary and Car $990 00 Appropriated $1,075 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 40 46 Use of Truck 34 50 Telephone 6 05 Miscellaneous Expense 2 00 1,073 01 Balance to Revenue 1 99 $1,075 00 $1,075 00 32 Inspector of Wires Salary and Expenses $1,600 00 ' Appropriated $1,600 00 Moth Department Labor $2,333 00 Appropriated $8,400 00 Insecticides 2,172 80 Trucks.and Automobiles 1,679 00 New Spraying Machine and Equipment 1,017 57 Superintendent 546f00 Maintenance & Repairs to Spraying Machines 417 01 Rent 125 00 Hardware and Tools 95 80 Freight and Express 12 20 8,398 38 Balance to Revenue 1 62 $8,400 00 $8,400 00 Tree Warden Department Labor $1,864 00 Appropriated $4,000 00 Trucks and. Automobiles .989 00 Superintendent 495'00 Insecticides 360 31 Trees 173 75 Fertilizer 83 50 Hardware and Tools 32 90 3,998 46 Balance to Revenue 1 54 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 33 Building Inspector Salary and Expenses $300 00 Appropriated $300 00 Shellfish Constable Salary & Expenses $2,000 00 Appropriated $2,000 00 Shellfish Propagation Labor $582 00 Balance, Jan..1, 1937 $181 85 Traveling Expense 140 54 Appropriated 1,500 00 Shellfish Supervisor 40 50 Telephone 10 05 Supplies 6 65 Stationery and Postage 4 19 783 93 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 897 92 $1,681 85 $1,681 85 Inspector of Animals Salary $200 00 Appropriated $200 00 Board of Health General Expenses: Appropriated $7,500 00 Salary of Agent $600 00 Reserve Fund 52 97 Salary of Board of Health 50 00 Stationery and Postage 13 77 Labor 11 00 Traveling Expense 7 35. Telephone 3 00 34 Quarantine and Con- tagious Diseases: Medical Attendance 1,009 55 Board and Treatment 54 25 State Infirmary 35 00 Vaccine 15 30 Traveling Expense 12 48 Tuberculosis: Board and Treat- ment 2,766 30 Transportation of Patients 36 00 Vital Statistics: Births 500 75 Deaths 173 25 Dental Clinic: Services of Dentist 630 00 Dental Nurse 168 00 Dental Supplies 14 95 Laundry 7 02 Other Expenses: Inspector of Plumbing 1,400 00 Expense on Animals 45 00 $7,552 97 $7,552 97 Free Bed Fund Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00 Sanitation Labor $2,052 60 Appropriated $2,500 oo Horses 300 00 Reserve Fund 152 60 Transportation of Supt. 300 00 $2,652 60 $2,652 60 35 Sewerage System P. W. A. Work $50,045 78 Balance Jan. 1, 1937 $36,681 10 Public Building Rec'd from U. S. Gov. 12,875 89 Connections 1,004 69 Transfer 1,508 •04 Town Work 14 56 $51,065 03 $51,065 03 Land for Sewerage Paid for Land $134 00 Balance 196 90 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $330 90 $330 90 $330 90 Sewer Appropriation Superintendent $1,350 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $480 76 Tools and Equipment 803 09 Appropriated 3,900 00 Purchase of Truck 562 00 Plan of Sewerage Works 450 00 Electricity 268 52 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 130 98 Maintenance Trucks 106 77 Repairs and Labor 82 76 Recording Plans 37 70 Telephone 33 84 Water 22 20 Miscellaneous Expense 13 11 Traveling Expense , 6 00 Express and Freight 2 75 $3,869 72 Balance to Revenue 511 04 $4,380.76 $4,380.76 36 HIGHWAYS Highways and Bridges *Expended $60,031 09 Appropriated $60,000 00 Balance to Revenue 53 82 Donations 35 00 Checks Returned 28 06 Refunds 21 85 $60,084 91 $60,084 91 Snow *Expended $2,997.67 Appropriated $3,000 00 Balance to Revenue 2 33 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 Millway Foot Bridge *Expended $528 51 Appropriated $528 51 New Construction *Expended $11,496 48 Appropriated $11,500 00 Balance to Revenue 3 52 $11,500 00 $11,500 00 Chapter 90 Roads *Expended $37,060 53 Balance, Jan. 1 1937 $5,034 35 Balance, Dec.31, 1937 1,675 94 Appropriated 10,150 00 Rec'd from State 15,373 89 Rec'd from County 8,178 23 ' $38,736 47 $38,736 47 37 Pearson's Corner *Expended $983 29 Appropriated $1,000 00 •Balance to Revenue 16 71 $1,000 00 $1,000 00 Center Street Drain *Expended $1,783 09 Appropriated 1,800 00 Balance to Revenue 16 91 $1,800 00 $1,800 00 Pine Street Drain *Expended $717 27 Appropriated $725 00 Balance to Revenue 7 73 $725 00 $725 00 Sidewalks *Expended $5,215 64 Appropriated $5,000 00 Balance to, Revenue 29 36 Donations 245 00 $5,245 00 $5,245 00 Main St. to Stevens St.—High School Road Extension *Expended $3,000 00 Appropriated $3,000 00 38 Main Street and Scudder Avenue _ *Expended $6,773 10 Appropriated $6,780 00 Balance to Revenue 6 90 $6,780 00 $6,780 00 Squaw Island Rip Rap *Expended $1,150 00 Appropriated $1,150 00 Dale Avenue Drain *Expended $300 07 Appropriated $325 00 Balance to Revenue 24 93 $325 00 $325 00 Sea Street Culvert *Expended $485 00 Appropriated $500 00 Balance to Revenue 15 00 $500 00 $500 00 (*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of Highways). Dredging West Bay and Lewis Bay Paid Commonwealth . Appropriated $8,750 00 of Mass. $9,750 00 Overlay Surplus 1,000 00 $9,750 00 $9,750 00 Cotuit Bathing Beach Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $1,250 00 of Mass. $1,250 00 39 Hyannisport Beach Jetties Paid Commonwealth Appropriated $3,000 00. of Mass. $1,750 00 Balance to Revenue 1,250 00 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 Shellfish License Account Balance to Revnue $375 90 Rec'd for Licenses and Grants $375 90 Dog Officer Services of Dog Officer $155 41 Appropriated $150 00 Balance to Revenue 22 59 Refund from County 28 00 $178 00 $178 00 Bounty on Seals Paid for Bounty . $70 00 Rec'd from State $70 00 Harbor Masters Paid for Services $100 00 Appropriated $100 00 Town Forest Labor $499 90 Appropriated $500 00 Balance to Revenue 10 $500 00 $500 00 40 Fish and Game Committee Expended by Committee 059 62 Appropriated $500 00 Balance Dec. 31, 1937 140 38 $500 00 $500 00 Tercentenary-Committee Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $200 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $200 00 Memorial Day Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $400 00. Soldiers' Memorial Association $366 59 Balance to Revenue 33 41 $400 00 $400 00 Rent American Legion Paid for Rent $450 00 Appropriated $600 00 Balance. to Revenue 150 00 $600 00 $600 00 Rent Spanish War Veterans Paid for Rent $162 00 Appropriated $200 00 Balance to Revenue 38 00 $200 00 $200 00 41 Hyannis Airport Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $64 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $218 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 154 00 $218 00 $218 00 Shoot Flying Hill Road Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $202 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $319 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 117 00 $319 00 $319 00 Main Street to Stevens Street Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $699 00 Appropriated $3,900 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 3,201 00 $3,900 00 $3,900 00 Band Concerts Balance to Revenue $500 00 Appropriated $500 00 Recreation Committee Barnstable Baseball Appropriated $3,000 00 Association $2,649 00 Cotuit Twilight League 150 00 Osterville Twilight League 150 00 Industrial League 51 00 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 42 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Department of Public Welfare Operating Expenses: Appropriated $77,000 00 Town Physician $2,570 00 Reserve Fund 9,860 06 Clerical Assistance 2,145 40 MacGrotty Fund 168 35 Agent of Public Refunds 55 63 Welfare 1,820 00 Checks Returned 28 00 Investigator of Pub- Donation 7 00 lic Welfare 925 00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 342 58 Traveling Expense of Agent 274 36 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 354 00 Telephone 220 87 Office Furniture 70 54 Traveling Expenses of Board of Public Welfare 64 55 Dues 2 00 Express and Freight 1 9S 8,791 2S Public Welfare: Groceries and Pro- visions $21,395 25 Cash Aid 13,678 30 Fuel 9,984 34 Medicine & Medical Attendance 7,479 94 Rent 6,963 20 Board and Care 3,840 45 Aid by Other Cities and Towns 2,203 30 Clothing 2,000 14 State Institutions 1,678 24 43 Labor and Repairs 1,096 28 Transportation 1,001 01 Funeral Expenses 629 75 Grain and Fertilizer 171 00 Moving Furniture 158 50 Laundry 42 08 Water 39 00 Police Service 36 96 Carting Rubbish 3 75 Miscellaneous 3 70 $72,405 19 Infirmary: Groceries and Provisions 1,889 12 Repairs and Build- ings 1,123 12 Superintendent 1,080 00 Fuel and Light 863 41 Dry Goods and Cloth 437 28 Household Supplies 218 33 Hay and Grain 175 45 Telephone 57 30 Medical 49 46 Animal Expenses 12 00 Pew Rent 12 00 Miscellaneous 5 10 $5,922 57 Operating Expenses 8,791 28 Public Welfare 72,405 19 Infirmary 5,922 57 $87,119 04 $87,119 04 Public Welfare—Cash Advanced Petty Cash Advanced $25 00 Petty Cash Returned $25 00 44 Ue.pendent Children Cash Aid $8,328 28 Appropriated $11,300 00 Town Physician 90 00 Check Returned 9 00 Investigator 25 00 Traveling Expense 11 14 Office Supplies 1 81 8,456 23 Balance to Revenue 2,852 77 $11,309 00 $11,30.9 00 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant Cash Aid $2,973 78 Rec'd from State $3,152 20 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 178 42 $3,152 20 $3,152 20 Soldiers' Relief Cash Aid $4,503 00 Appropriated $7,500 00 Groceries and Reserve Fund 988 82 Provisions 1,405 31 Checks Returned 29 00 Board and Care 895 00 Rent 643 95 Fuel 462 43 Medicine & Medical Attendance 397 32 Military Aid 60 00 Labor 54 65 Veterans' Exemption 45 22 Clothing 44 94 Transportation 6 00 $8,517 82 $8,517 82 45 Old Age Assistance Cash Aid $32,722 07 Appropriated $38,500 00 Funeral Expense 900 00 Reimbursement 100 00 Salary of Investigator 675 00 Check Returned 15 00 Aid by other Cities and Towns 559 09 Medicine & Medical Attendance 294 00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 219 28 Town Physician 140 00 Office Furniture 119 45 Labor on Office 96 46 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 72 99 Miscellaneous 6 26 35,804 60 Balance to Revenue 2,810 40 $38,615 00 $38,615 00 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant Cash Aid - $26,355 24 Balance Jan. 1, 1937 $2,232 51 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 386 45 Rec'd from State 24,506 18 Check Returned 3 00 $26,741 69 $26,741 69 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant—Administrative Salary of Investigator $575 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $24 27 Traveling Expense of Rec'd from State 816 83 Investigator 188 62 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 19 78 Miscellaneous 10 00 793 40 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 47 70 $841 10 $841 10 46 State Aid Balance to Revenue $200 00 Appropriated $200 00 *School Department Salaries of Teachers $110,436 69 Appropriated $191,500 00 Transportation 29,780 00 Dog Money 1,611 27 Main Buildings and Reserve Fund 1,500 00 Grounds 17,110 48 Vocational Education 553 26 General Expense 14,243 23 Cobb Fund 334 50 Janitors 11,387 15 Check Returned 7 05 Text Books & Supplies 10,295 51 Nurse's Expenses 2,249 72 195,502 78 Balance to Revenue 3 30 $195,506 08 $195,506 08 (*For detail of expenditures,-see Report of the School Department.) Barnstable School Lot Balance to Revenue $150 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $150 00 Marstons Mills School House Balance of Contract $5,489 27 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 5,489 27 47 School Survey Expended $5 50 Appropriated $500 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 494 50 $500 00 $500 00 Osterville School Lot Paid for Land $2,000 00 Overlay Surplus $2,000 00 Libraries Expended for Books as follows: Appropriated $1,500 00 Hyannis $449 17 Osterville 274 80 Cotuit 212 50 Centerville 199 29 Marstons Mills 146 75 West Barnstable 112 50 Barnstable 99 86 1,494 87 Balance to Revenue 5 13 $1,500 00 $1,500 00 Park Commission Labor $2,199 81 Appropriated $4,000 00 Life Guards 794 29 Check Returned 10 50 Paint and Signs 222 45 Maintenance of Truck 183 33 Labor on Raft 172 45 Water -.- 130 48 _ Equipment 114 88 45 Trees, Shrubs and_Loam 111 00 Rent 48 00 Express and Freight 17 50 Equipment for Life Guard 15 09 4,009 28 Balance to Revenue 1 22 $4,010 50 $4,010 50 Reserve Fund Transferred to: Appropriated $15,000 00 Public Welfare $9,860 06 School Department 1,500 00 Forest Fires 1,346 45 Soldiers' Relief 988 82 Municipal Buildings 505 80 Trust Fund Income 292 38 Interest 230 56 Sanitation 152 60 Selectmen's Dept. 55 97 Board of Health 52 97 14,985 61 Balance to Revenue 14 39 $15,000 00 $15,000 00 Bills Approved at Town Meeting Board of Health $340 30 Appropriated $983 85 Park Commission 339 55 Public Welfare 229 00 Fires 75 00 $983 85 $983 85 49 Unclassified Department Traffic Signs and Appropriated $16,150 00 Signals $7,178 36 Checks Returned 631 95 Insurance 6,220 72 Refunds 23 64 Printing Town Reports 1,315 00 Labor on Buoys,Wharves & Buildings 1,120 64 Stenographer at Town Meeting . 270 10 Surveying 199 50 Recording Plans, etc. 97 56 Advertising By-Laws 86 26 Dragging Pond 67 25 16,555 39 Balance to Revenue 250 20 $16,805 59 $16,805 59 Cemeteries Labor $1,272 94 Appropriated $1,500 00 Lumber and Materials 227 06 $1,500 00 $1,500 00 Sale of Lots and Graves Fund Improvement of Balance Jan. 1, 1937 $50 00 Cemetery $90 00 Sale of Lots 40 00 $90 00 $90 00 Improvement of Barnstable Cemetery Improvement of Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $200 00 Cemetery $200 00 50 Federal Projects Airport Project $9,249 48 Balance, Jan. 1, 1937 $4,577 95 B. H. S. Project 2,660 15 Appropriated 28,000 00 Osterville 2,321 03 Rent 1,790 00 _ Superintendent on Project 1,560 00 Commissary Expenses 1,519 29 Old Post Road Project 1,241 00 Sewing Project 1,134 32 Transportation, all Projects 980 00 Trucks 969 00 Recreation Project 448 90 Investigator 350 00 Materials 314 80 Transportation of Sewing 260 00 Telephone 253 36 Stationery, Postage & Supplies for Office 228 69 Nursery Project 204 51 Electricity 113 44 Carting Rubbish 112 50 Clerical 62 20 Medical 27 41 Traveling Expense of Selectmen 21 50 Miscellaneous 10 32 25,831 90 Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 6,746 05 $32,577 95 $32,577 95 51 Interest Sewerage System $2,430 00 Appropriated $5,460 00 B. H. S. Addition 1,890 00 Reserve Fund 230 56 Revenue Loans 1,230 56 Marstons Mills Schools 140 00 $5,690 56 $5,690 56 Debt Loans Paid: Appropriated $26,000 00 B. H. S. Addition $14,000 00 Sewerage System 7,000 00 Marstons Mills School 5,000 00 $26,000 00 $26,000 00 Trust Fund Income Care Burial Lots $1,545 87 Income: Cobb Fund to Schools 334 50 Perpetual Care, Fund $1,253 49 MacGrotty Fund to Cobb Fund 339 50 Infirmary 168 35 MacGrotty Fund 168 35 Sturgis Fund (expend- Sturgis Fund 100 00 ed by Selectmen) 100 00 Marston Fund 12 58 Marston Fund (Cen- School Fund 39 terville School) 12 00 From Reserve Fund 292 38 Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Added to Marston Fund 58 Added to School Fund 39 $2,166 69 $2,166 69 52 Trust Funds School Fund Loan $50 00 Deposited for Perpetual Invested 2,191 48 Care $1,168 89 Bond Matured 1,000 00 Loan Repaid 50 00 Sale of Stock and Rights 22 59 $2,241 48 $2,241 48 53 SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT Receipts Jan. 1, 1937 Cash on hand 1 $35,293 26 1935 Taxes $14,821 72 1936 Taxes 93,805 84 1937 Taxes 523,876 20 Disclaimed Tax Titles. 1,261 00 $633,764 76 Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded: 1936 48 50 1937 534 49 582 99 Revenue Loans 250 000 00 Estimated Receipts 150,896 25 Tax Titles Redeemed 16,100 71 Dog Licenses 1,664 60 U. S. Government—Sewerage System 12,875 89 State—Chap. 90 Road 15,373 89 County—Chap. 90 Roads 8,178 23 Donation—Sidewalks 245 00 Donation—Highways 35 00 Oyster Grants 375 90 State—Bounty on Seals 70 00 Donation—Welfare Dept. 7 00 State—Dependent Children, U. S. Grant 3,152 20 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 24,506 18 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 816 83 County—Dog Money 1,611 27 54 Smith—Hughes Fund 553 26 Sale of Burial Lots 40 00 Trust Fund Income 1,874 31 Trust Funds 2,241 48 Refunds: Unclassified 655 59 Old Age Assistance 115 00 Public Welfare 83 63 Highway Department 49 91 Soldiers' Relief 29 00 Dog Officer 28 00 Public Welfare Cash Advanced 25 00 Town Clerk & Treas. Dept. 18 50 Park Commission 10 50 Dependent Children 9 00 School Department 7 05 Selectmen's Department 6 76 Old Age Assistance Dept. 3 00 1,040 94 —1,126,006 69 $1,161,299 95 Expenditures Revenue Loans $250,000 00 State & County Taxes 117,404 49 Taxes & Interest Refunded 1,507 67 Other Refunds 78 75 Dog Money to County 1,664 60 Fire Taxes to Districts 1,179 81 Public Welfare Cash Advanced 25 00 55 Selectmen's Department 6,637, 73 Assessors' Department 8,447 06 Town Clerk & Treasurer's Dept. 7,264 10 Tax Collector's Department 6,346 18 Financial Department 20 00 Legal Department 3,993 26 Election Department 1,547 95 Finance Committee 265 00 Moderator 50 00 Planning Board 6,997 69 Municipal Buildings 6,055 80 Fires 425 80 Forest Fires 6,346 45 Police Department 29,995 01 Inspector of Wires 1,600 00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,073 01 Moth Department 8,398 38 Tree Warden 3,998 46 Building Inspector 300 00 Shellfish Constable 2,000 00 Shellfish Propagation 783 93 Board of Health 7,552 9T Inspector of Animals 200 00 Free Bed Fund 500 00 Sanitation 2,652 60 Sewerage System 51,065 03 Land for Sewerage 134 00 Sewer Appropriation 3,869 72 Highways and Bridges 60,031 09 Snow 2,997 67 Millway Foot-Bridge 528 51 New Construction 11,496 48 Chapter 90 Roads 37,060 53 Pearson's Corner 983 29 56 Center Street Drain . 1,783 09 Pine Street Drain 717 27 Sidewalks 5,215 64 High School Road Extension 3,000 00 Main Street & Scudder Avenue 6,773 10 Squaw Island Rip Rap 1,150 00 Dale Avenue Drain 300 07 Sea Street Culvert 485 00 Dredging West Bay and Lewis Bay 9,750 00 Cotuit Bathing Beach 1,250 00 Hyanni.sport Beach Jetties 1,750 00 Dog Officer 155 41 Bounty on Seals 70.00 Harbor Masters 100 00 Town Forest 499 90 Fish and Game Committee 359 62 Memorial Day 366 59 Rent for American Legion 450 00 Rent for Spanish War Veterans 162 00 Hyannis Airport—Land Damage 64 00 Shoot-Flying Hill Road—Land Damage 202 00 High School Road Extension— Land Damage 699 00 Recreation Committee 3,000 00 Department of Public Welfare 87,119 04 Dependent Children 8,456 23 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant 2,973 78 Soldiers' Relief 8,517 82 Old Age Assistance 35,804 60 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant 26,355 24 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant, Adm. 793 40 School Department 195,502 78 Marstons Mills Schoolhouse 5,489 27 School Survey 5 50 57 Osterville School Lot 2,000 00 Libraries 1,494 87 Park Commission 4,009 28 Bills Approved at Town Meeting 983 85 ' Unclassified 16,555 39 Cemeteries 1,500 00 Lots •and Graves Fund 90 00 Barnstable Cemetery 200 00 Federal Projects 25,831 90 Interest 5,690 56 Debt 26,000 00 Trust Fund Income 1,663 84 Trust Funds 2,241 48 $1,151,059 54 Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1937 10,240 41 $1,161,299 95 58 NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Net Bonded Debt Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $181,000 00 Notes Paid $26,000 00 Balance 155,000 00 $181,000 00 $181,000 00 Notes and Bonds Payable Sewerage System: Net Bonded Debt $155,000 00 $7,000.00 each year 1938-1941 inc. $29,000 00 $6,000.00 each year 1942-1956 inc. 90,000 00 118,000 00 Barnstable High School Addition: 1938 $14,000 00 1939 14,000 00 28,000 00 Marstons Mills School: 1938 $5,000 00 1939 4,000 00 9,000 00 $155,000 00 $155,000 00 59 TRUST FUNDS Trust Fund Cash and Securities Jan. 1, 1937 $62,480 86 Balance $63,673 31 Added to Funds 1,192 45 $63,673 31 $63,673 31 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Balance $45,376 24 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $44,207 35 Added to Fund 1,168 89 $45,376 24 $45,376 24 Cobb Fund Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $10,233 00 Sturgis Fund Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $4,000 00 School Fund *Balance $1,846 25 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $1,845 86 Added to Fund 39 $1,846 25 $1,846 25 (Students' notes amount to $1,830.00) 60 Marston Fund Balance $501 27 Jan. 1, 1937, Balance $500 69 Added to Fund 58 $501 27 $501 27 MacGr.otty Fund Balance $1,716 55 Jan. 1, 1937 Balance $1,693 96 Added to Fund , 22 59 $1,716 55 $1,716 55 ca a r' a' c" c' 01.1 co 05 IA 0 IPI Ir � o �o CIO co Go .s� t+ a �CID r' co a co 'A �? A Q m two m m T A � N y m old J Q Co GO m O O O O di O O 1-0 Lo N r 4 coca rn o00 o cgoocaLoca cYZ co -� cl o 0 0 o co co o co co '- ce� cy:) Lo CeD o 0 Cl 0 t- CID C) N a+ o Lo o 0 0 o co cq o 00 N Lo co r-i ca E 0 0 0 r bA ce cta �6 cd ''C 'F7• � -� bA ra � S� W OP1 u � zn � A o"-. d o o pq o o Lo Lo E-+ 41 a) a o � q � u Z Ei 63 LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN , 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 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 1-50 00 Lydia F. Bourne 100 00 Francis T. Bowles 500 00 David Bursley 200 00 Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150 00 Joshua Chamberlain 1.00 00 Allan J. Chase 200 00 Thomas Chatfield 100 00 Augustine F. Childs 150 00 Edward F. Childs 1.00 00 Florinda A. Childs 100 00 Samuel H. Childs 200 00 64 Mercy T. Cobb 100 00 Adriadne Cornish 100 00 Alexander K. Crocker 200 00 Benjamin F. Crocker 100 00 Foster Crocker 108 35 Hannah Crocker 200 00 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 Charles H. Crosby 200 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 Eliphlet 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 700 00 65 Robert R. Fuller 500 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 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 06 Edward B. & Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00 Gilbert L. Hinckley 100 00 Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00 Josiah Hinckley 200 00 Josiah Hinckley & Abby Hinckley 558 62 Mary C. Hinckley 100 00 Jehiel F. Hodges 150 00 Charlotte Holm 200 00 Andrew J. Howland 100 00 Edwin T. Howland 103 50 Sbadrach N. Howland 300 00 William C. Howland 200 00 Oliver C. Hosie 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 66 Charles E. Lewis 100 CO Gertrude H. Lewis 200 00 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 Genie M. 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 lledora M. Lovell 100 00 0. D. Lovell 500 00 A. D. Makepeace 500 00 Emma H. Maloney 200 00 Orin H. Nlecarta 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 1.00 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 67 Patrick Regan 260 00 Nelson Rhodehouse 100 00 Joseph Robbins and Andrew Johnson 500 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 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 Carrie R. Williams 150 00 J. R. Wilson 100 00 Herbert W. York 200 00 Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Asso. 2,475 00 Hillside Cemetery 100 00 Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Asso. 12,600 00 $45,376 24 68 REPORT OF THE AUDIT February 26, 1931 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, 1936, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of..a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts. 69 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 year ending December 31, 1936, the following report being submitted thereon: The financial transactions, as recorded on the 'books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for. collection, were exam- ined, checked, and verified by a comparison with the books of the accounting officer and the treasurer. The books and accounts kept by the accounting officer were examined and checked. The receipts as recorded on the ledger were checked with the records of the several departments making payments to the treasurer and with the treasurer's books, while the recorded payments were checked with the treasury warrants issued by the selectmen and with the treasurer's cash book. The appropriations and transfers as recorded on the ledger were checked with the town clerk's records of town meetings and with the records of the finance committee, and the classification book was checked with the ledger accounts. The necessary correcting and adjusting entries resulting from the audit were made, 70 a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, -,which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the finan- cial condition of the town as of December 31, 1936. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the collector's records of pay- ments to the treasurer, with the records in the several de- partments collecting money for the town, and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were checked with the select- men's warrants to the treasurer. The cash balance on Jan- uary 27, 1937, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by a reconciliation of the bank balance with state- ments furnished by the banks in which the town funds are deposited. The recorded payments on account of maturing debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The securities and savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were personally examined and listed; the income being proved and the transfers to the town being verified. The records of tax titles held by the town were exam- ined 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 recorded on the treasurer's cash book, and the tax titles on hand were listed and reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger. Receipts from district tax titles redeemed were checked and the recorded payments to the district treasur- ers were were verified. 71 The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked. The town and district .taxes out- standing at the time of the previous examination were au- dited, and all subsequent commitments were verified by a comparison with the warrants issued by the board of asses- sors for their collection. The recorded collections were checked' with the commitment books, the abatements were compared with the assessors' records of abatements grant- ed, the payments to the town and district treasurers were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The records of licenses issued by the town clerk and other departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town were verified. The surety bonds of the.officials required by law to fur- nish them were examined and found to be in proper form. The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined. The payments to the t easurer were verified, the abatements were checked, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The outstanding town and district taxes and depart- mental accounts. receivable were verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing in to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct. In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the town or ren- dering bills for collection,were examined and checked in de- tail. 72 The records of the several. departments, and especially of the col.lector's department,, have been neatly and accu- rately kept, the work of the audit being facilitated thereby. In addition to the balance sheet mentioned above, there are appended to this report 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 condition and transactions of the various trust funds. While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was re- eeived from the officials of the Town, for wbich, on. bel:ialf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts. 73 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 1 and 2, 1937 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 1, 1937, while acting under the following article: Article 1. Moderator for one year; one Selectman for three years; one Assessor for three years; one Tax Collector for three years; one member of the School Committee for three years; one Auditor for one year; one Tree Warden for one year; one member of. the Board of Health for three years; one Park Commissioner for three years; two members of the Planning Board for five years, and any other officers whose names may be on the official ballot. The whole number-of votes cast was 3,072 which being assorted and counted according to law, the result was found to be as follows: Moderator (One Year) *Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . 2,402 Robert French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 MaeWest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bertha Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 HenryMurphy . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 John Dodge . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74 Selectman (Three Years) James F. Kenney . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,736 William Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 958 Clarence A. Crowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Mabel J. Weekes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Assessor (Three Years) *James F. Kenney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,703 William Lovell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .... . . 943 Clarence A. Crowell . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 194 Mabel J. Weekes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Auditor (One Year) *John Bursley . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . ... . . .. . . .. . . . 2,485 Frank Horgan .. . ... . ....... .... .. .... .......... 1 Tag Collector (Three Years) *William G. Howes . . . . . .. .. . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2,501 School Committee (Three Years) Jean G. Hinkle . .. .. .... . . ... . . . .. .. . ... . .... .. 2,160 Gladys P. Swift . . . .. . . . ... ..... .... .. ...... . 801 Board of Health (Three Years) *Ruben E. Anderson . . . ...... . . . . 1,451 Alexander Pate .... .. . ....... . ... . .... . . .... .. 1,149 75 Tree Warden (One Year) *John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,564 Edward 0. Griffin . . . 2 Charles E. Doubtfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Park Commissioner (Three Years) *Edward A. Kellogg . . . . . . . . . .'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,351 Henry L. Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,289 Seth Nickerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Planning Board (Five Years) *Frederic F. Scudder . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . • 1,413 *F. Howard.Hinckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. 11269 Harvey J: Field .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . 970 Robert E. French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :. . . . . .. . . . . . . . 735 George H. Mellen, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . 564 (*Elected). " 76 THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING The subsequent meeting will be held 'at the Hyannis Theatre, in Hyannis, March 2nd, 1937 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 2, 1937. The meeting was called to order at nine o'clock A.M., by the Moderator. Prayer was offered by Rev. Sumner J. Brown. 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 tL'1e Moderator: Ro-bert E. French Leon G. Savery Maurice ,'3earse Robert Doane Guy A,. Jones Nicholas Sethares Clarence A, Brooks Neil Atwood Charles Griffin = Edward Souza Thomas Milne Antone Botellio Alexander Pate Article 2. To choose all other necessary town officers, for the ,,ensuing year. 77 The Town Clerk reported no officers to be elected. Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Town Treasur- er, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1937 and to issue its notes or notes therefor, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes issued for a period within one year, and to renew any note or notes issued for a period of less.than one year, under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed., C. 44, S. 17. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year be- ginning Jan. 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 accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unani- mous). 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, 1938 in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1938. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year begin- ning January 1, 1938, 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 accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unani- Mons). 78 Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen, in Nits behalf, to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barnstable, 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to make leases of the Lom- bard Land as specified in this Article until such time as the town may otherwise direct. Article 6. To see if 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 lay- ing out, construction 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized in behalf of the town to indem- nify the Commonwealth and to sign indemnity agreements •as specified in this Article. 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to pay the following salaries to the elective town officers listed. below: Selectmen $1,500.00 each Assessors 1,500.00 each Town Treasurer 1,500.00 Tag Collector 2,500.00 79 Surveyor of Highways 3,000.00 and expenses Tree Warden .75 per hour worked Moderator 50.00 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 De- partment, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Moth Department, Planning Board, Municipal Buildings, Legal Depart- ment, 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, Inspector of Animals,Repairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow and .Ice Removal, Mothers' Aid, Soldiers' Relief, De- partment of Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, State Aid, School Department, Reserve Fund, Park Commission, Unclassified Ex- penses, .Cemeteries, Expenses of the Finance Committee, Modera- tor, Sewer Commissioners Department,'and for all other Legal Ex-- penses. . Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: Payment of Debt $26,000 00 Interest 5,460 00 Financial Department 100 00 Selectmen's Department 6,575 00 Assessors' Department 8,450 00 Town Clerk & Treasurer's Department .7,375 00 Tax Collector's Department 6,350 00 Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00 Election Department 1,560 00 Municipal Buildings 5,550 00 Legal Department 4,000 00 Moth Department . 8,400 00 ' Tree Warden Department 4,000 00 Shellfish Constable 2,000 00 SO Inspection of Wires 1,600 00 Sealing of Weights & Measures 1,075 00 Fires S00 00 Forest Fires 5,000 00 Police Department. 30,000 00 Board of Health 7,500 00 Sanitation 2,500 00 Equipment & Repairs on Roads and Bridges 60,000 00 Snow and Ice Removal 3,000 00 Mother's Aid 11,300 00 Dept. of Public Welfare and Infirmary 77,000 00 Bureau of Old Age Assistance 35,500 00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 7,500 00 State Aid 200 00 Reserve Fund 15,000 00 Park Commission 4,000 00 School Department 191,500 00 Unclassified Department 16,150. 00 Cemeteries 1,500 00 Planning Board 7,000 00 Inspector of Animals. 200 00 Moderator 50 00 Inspector of Buildings 300 00 Sewer Commissioners' Department 3,900 00 $571,660.00 Article 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the town officers, and special or standing committees.. The Planning Board reported on the Zoning which re- port was accepted and placed on file. Mr. Lauchlan M. Crocker reported for the Committee on the Limited Form of Town Meeting that an act had been s1 filed in the Legislature for this year and that the Commit- tee recommended the acceptance of that act by the Town. (Copy of the act on file). And it was voted that the recom- mendations be filed and the Committee be continued. Mr. Andrew Kerr made a short verbal report on the Dutch Elm Beetle. It was voted that the report of the Town Officers as printed be accepted. Mr. John Bursley, reported on the bathing beach at. Sandy Neck and it was voted that the report be accepted and the Committee be continued with instructions to pre- pare an article .for the same for the next annual Town Meeting. Selectman Adams made a. short verbal report on _Muni- cipal Lighting and it was voted that the Committee be con- tinued and report it the net annual Town.Meeting. Article 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all persons to whom the Town may be indebted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to pay the following bills: Board of Health: Barnstable County Sanatorium $235 30 North Reading State Sanatorium 62 00 Allen H. Bearse 4 00 J. Louis White, M. D. 24 00 Dr. John A. Burns 15 00 $340 30 82 Centerville-Osterville Fire District 75 00 William A. Jones—Park Commission 339 55 Dr. Paul P. Henson—Public Welfare 229 00 $983 85 Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the proper ob- servance of Memorial Day to be expended under the aus- pices of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association. Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell the Elizabeth Lowell School building in Cotuit. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to sell the Elizabeth Low- ell School Building in Cotuit, that they be instructed first, to offer the building at a nominal figure to the Cotuit Fire District and that if such offer is not accepted in 60 days, they proceed to sell it as they deem best. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $200 for the 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 Andrew Kerr et als.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to • raise and appropriate the sum. of$200.00 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 $1500 for the purpose of buying books for the several Public Libraries in the town, to be apportioned by a com- 83 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.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$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 precinct to be named by the Moderator. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Miss Mary Mortimer Edward F. Maher Howard G. Lumbert Horace S. Parker Dr. J. Haydn Higgins John Bursley Bertram F. Ryder 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 provi- sions of Gen. Laws Ter. Ed. Chap. 3, See. 74. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of.$500.00 for the establish- ment and maintenance of persons certified by the Select- men to be residents of _the town and unable to pay for such care and treatment under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 3, Section 74. 84 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, tinder the provisions of den. Laws, Ter. Ed. Chap. 128, Sec. 41. (By request of the Cape Cod Extension Service.) Upon motion duly and seconded, it was voted to elect Leslie B. Ryder of Barnstable a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service to serve for a term of one year. Article 17. 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, 1936.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000.00 under the provi- sions of the Acts of 1924, Chap. 382. (Unanimous). Article 18. To see if. the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1800 for the cultivation, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the provisions; of Gen. Laws, Chap. 130, Sec. 55, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chap. 329 and other acts in amendment thereof. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the cultiva- tion, propagation and protection of shellfish under the pro- visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 55, as amend- ed by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other acts in amend- ment thereof. Article 19. To see if the town•will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $100 for services of harbor masters. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for services of Harbor masters. 85 Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $S,750 for the improvement of the entrance to West Bay, Osterville, and the improvement of Lewis Bay, Hyannis, under the provisions of Gen. Laws, Chap. 91, provided the Common- wealth of Massachusetts will make contribution to such improve- ment. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and :appropriate the sum of $8,750.00 for the improve- ment of the entrance to West Bay, Osterville, and the im- provement of Lewis Bay, Hyannis, under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 91, provided the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make contribution to such improvement. Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $3,000 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 $6,000 for the purpose of constructing stone jetties and rip rap on the Hyannisport beach leading to Squaw Island, in order that the town road may be saved from destruction by erosion. Money to be ex- pended and work done under the supervision of the Department of Public Works. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sure of $3000.00, provided the County of Barnstable will contribute an equal amount and -that the Commonwealth, through the Department of Public Works will contribute the sure of $6000.00 for the purpose of constructing stone jetties and rip rap on the Hyannisport beach leading to Squaw Island, in order that the town road -may be saved from destruction by erosion. Money to be ex- pended.and work done under the supervision of the Depart- ment of Public Works. Article 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1000 for the reforesting of the Town Forest under the. .direction of the Town Forest Committee. 86 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the reforesting of the Town Forests under the direction of the Town Forest Committee. Article 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500 to be used under the direction of Barnstable Sports- man's Club Committee and two men appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of buying, liberating and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits.of the Town of Barnstable. (By re- quest of James A. Woodward and others.) Upon'motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to be used under the direction of Barnstable Sportsman's Club Committee and a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator for the purpose of buying, liberating and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable. The vote was "Yes-197" and "No-0" The following Committee was appointed by the Moder- ator: James F. Kenney Theron Apollonio Alfred Crocker Harry C. Lane . James A. Woodward Leonard Tallman Heyworth Backus Chester Norris Everett Milliken Lauchlan M. Crocker 87 Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and'appropriate the sum of $500 for a series of band concerts to be given during the summer season of 1937 under the supervision of the Board of Se- lectmen. (By request of Burleigh D. Leonard et als.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the.sum of$500.00 for a series of band concerts to be given during the summer season of 1937 un- der the supervision of the Board of Selectmen. Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate,not more than $11,500 for the Highway Department as recommended by the Road Committee, for repairs.of ways approximately as follows: Plum Street, West Barnstable, $1280; Sandy Neck Road, West Barnstable, $880; Hamblin's Corner to Mashpee Line, $2,110; Lowell Street, Cotuit, $800; Bacon Lane, Centerville, $2,930.40; Four Cor- ners on Strawberry Hill Road, Centerville, $960; Pitcher's Way, Hyannis, $1,689.60; Rendezvous Lane, Barnstable, $850. (By re- quest of the Road Committee). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $11,500.00 for the High- way Department as recommended by the Road Committee, for repairs of ways approximately 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, Cotuit 800 00 Bacon Lane, Centerville 2,930 40 Four Corners on Strawberry Hill Rd., Centerville 960 00 Pitcher's Way, Hyannis 1,689 60 Rendezvous Lane, Barnstable 850 00 Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $628.51 for the construction of a foot bridge across the v j 88 marsh at Millway, Common Fields. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $528.51 for the construc- tion of a foot bridge across the marsh at llillivay, Common Fields. Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1000 for widening, hardening, removing trees and re- building sidewalk.at the junction of Lowell and Main Streets in Cotuit, known as Pearson's Corner. (Per-order of the County Com- missioners.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for widening, hardening, removing trees and rebuilding a. sidewalk at the junction of Lowell and Main Streets in Cotuit, known as Pearson's Corner. Article 28. To see if the town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,800 for the drainage in Hyannis 'of Center Street and a portion of Barnstable Road. adjacent thereto. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1800.00 for the drainage in Hyannis of Center Street and a portion of Barnstable Road adjacent thereto. Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $725 for the drainage of Pine Street, Hyannis. (By re- quest of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$725.00 for the drainage of Pine Street, Hyannis. 89 Article 30. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $10,000 for the construction of sidewalks. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and.seconded, it *was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 for the construc- tion of sidewalks. Article 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $7,796 for a new highway from Main Street northerly to Stevens Street, Hyannis, including turnpiking, drainage, excava- tion, filling and engineering service. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) 15pon'motion duly-made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3000.00 for a new High- way from Plain Street northerly to Stevens Street, Hyannis, including turnpiking, drainage, excavation, filling and en, gineering service. At this time, it was voted to take a recess from 12:15 RAIL, to 1:30 P.M. When the meet_n- ,va.s called to order at 1:30 RAII., Selectman Denney took the floor thanking the voters for their very complimentary vote that lie received the day be- fore and pledged his best efforts in their behalf. Judge Swift, Chairman of the Finance Committee brought up the matter of having public hearings on the bud- get and it was voted that it is,the sense of this meeting that such meetings be held by the Finance Committee. Article 32. To see if the Town, will raise and appropriate not more than $6,780 for the improvement of Main Street and Scudder Avenue near their junction in Hyannis as decreed and ordered by the County Commissioners. 90 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6780.00 for the improve- ment of Main Street and Scudder Avenue near their junc- tion in Hyannis as decreed and ordered by the County Com-, missioners. Article 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,150 for rip-rapping Squaw Island Road. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1150.00 for rip-rapping Squaw.Island Road. Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,200 for resurfacing the drives and parking space around the Town Office Building in Hyannis. (By request of. the Board of Selectmen.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 35.. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $325 for the drainage of Dale Avenue, Hyannisport. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $325.00 for the drainage of Dale Avenue, Hyannisport. Article 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $500 to rebuild culvert on Sea Street, Hyannis. (By re- quest of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to rebuild culvert on Sea Street, Hyannis. 91 Article 37. To see if the Town will discontinue as a town way. all that part of Sea View Avenue in the village of Osterville as originally laid out, lying without the side lines 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that all that part of the town way called Sea View Avenue in the Village of Osterville as originally laid out lying without the side lines of the re-location 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 be discontinued. (Unanimous). During the discussion of the. above article, Mr. Rock- wood representing Mr. Day, was given the privilege of the floor to address the meeting. Article 38. To see if the Town will accept,deeds of gift from A.Lawrence Lowell, Alice Lowell, Ropes and others, of four parcels of land constituting the so-called Lowell Playground, in Cotuit, and being the same as shown on a plan made by Nelson Bearse, C. E., June 1936, entitled "Plan of Land in Cotuit, Mass., as surveyed for the Town of Barnstable,"'and will determine to what use the land is to be devoted, and the town officials to have the care and control of the same. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: 1st. That the town accept the deeds of gift of the land described in this article,•— 2nd. That the land be dedicated and used for a play- ground and recreation center for the Town of Barnstable, and particularly for the village of Cotuit under the provi- sions of General Laws (Ter. Ed) Chapter 45, Section 14. 92 ` 3rd. That the care, control, and management of the land be entrusted to the Board of Selectmen with authority to make rules and regulations for the use of the same.' 4th. That the land be designated as the "Lowell Play- ground" in memory of the late Mary Ellen Lowell and Eliz- abeth G. Lowell and the members of the Lowell`family who have made the gift of the land to the town. It -,vas also voted that a vote of thanks be sent to the Lowell family for their generous gift. (Unanimous). Article 39. To see if the Town will accept a proposed deed of gift of land in Centerville from Charles E. Doubtfire at ux for providing a common landing place on Lend Pond or for other municipal purposes, "bounded on the south by the South County Highway, on the west by land owned or occupied by H. Nelson Perry, on the north by Long Pond and on the east by land owned or occupied by said Perry and Charles F. Bruen" and will designate the use to which the land shall be put, and the town officials to have the care and control of the same. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted: Ist. That the town accept the proposed deed of gift of the land described in this Article;- 2nd.. That the land be used to provide access to Long Pond with a parking space and be set apart for recreational purposes for the citizens of this town. 3rd. That the care, control and management of the land be entrusted to the Selectmen with authority to make rules and regulations for the convenient use and enjoyment of the same by the townspeople. 93 4th. That the land be known and designated as the "Doubtfire Land." It was also voted that a vote of thanks be sent to DIr. and Mrs. Charles E. Doubtfire for their generous gift. (Unanimous). Article 40. 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $28,000.00 to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for material, equipment, or ser- vice in connection with Federal Works Progress Adminis- tration. Article 4i. To see if the Town will, for the purpose of provid- ing suitable headquarters for Post No. 206 American Legion, vote to lease for a period of five years at an annual rental of $600 a portion of the second floor of the "Old Saturday Night Club Build- ing" so-called, in Hyannis, now or formerly owned by J. H. Con- nolly, Inc., and will raise and appropriate $600 for the first annual rental. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for the first annual rental of suitable headquarters for Post No. 206 American Legion and it was voted to lease for a period of five years at an annual rental of $600.00 a, portion of The second floor of the "Old Saturday Night Club Building" so-,called, in Hyannis, now or formerly owned by J. H. Connolly Inc. Article 42. To see- if the Town will authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of not more than five members to act with the School Committee to.study the problem of providing additional 94 school facilities in the village.of Hyannis and to report its recom- mendations to the next annual town meeting, and will raise and appropriate a sum of money for this purpose. (By request of the School Committee.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Moderator be directed to appoint a committee of five. members, to act with the advice of the .School Committee and such other town boards and officers as may.be helpful, to study and make a survey of our school housing needs and 'to report with recommendations to the next Annual Town Meeting and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropri- ated for the use of the committee. The Moderator appointed the following committee: John D. W. Bodfish James F. McLaughlin Herbert H. Howes Frank G. Thacher' Mrs. John E. Hinckley Article 43. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than Fifty-five Hundred ($5,500) Dollars, 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 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 appropri- ate not more than Fifty-five Hundred ($5,500) Dollars for this pur- pose. (By request of the School Committee.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take up Articles 43, 46, 47, 48, 49 & 50 together. 95 It was voted all of:these. articles be indefinitely post- poned and that the subject matter be referred to the Com- mittee appointed by the Moderator under Article 42. Article 44. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in behalf of the town, to execute a deed of.gift to the Common- wealth of a part of the land on the south side of South Street, Hyannis, conveyed to the town by the Hyannis Playground Society by deed dated December 6th, 1935, and being parcel A as shown on a plan compiled by the Planning Board entitled "Plan of Land, South Street, Hyannis, conveyed by Hyannis Playground Society to the Town of Barnstable." (By request of the School Committee.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 48 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws as to its regular police force, and to accept Section 49 of said Chapter 31 of the General Laws as to its. Chief of Police, for the purpose of bringing the Police D.e- partment to the Town of Barnstable under the classified civil serv- ice, or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. (By request of John D. W. Bodfish et als). Upon motion duly made and seconded;it was voted that the Town hereby accepts Section 48 of Chapter 31 of the General Laws.as to its regular police force and Section 49 of said Chapter 31 of the General Laws as to its Chief of Po- lice, for the purpose of bringing. the police department of the Town of Barnstable under the classified civil service, the same to take effect on the first day of July, A. A 1937. (Unanimous). Article 46. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to purchase in behalf of the town, as a site for a pro- posed police station and headquarters for the Police Department, the whole or any part of Lots No. 38 to No. 41 inclusive, in the vil- lage. of Hyannis, bounded on the south by Elm Street about 214 . feet; on the northwest by land of O'Neil, Coleman and Smith about 96 .168 feet; on the north by lot No. 37 about 1.00 feet and on the east by Willow Avenue 108 feet, and will raise and appropriate $3000 for same; and will raise and appropriate the sum of $19,000 for the construction of a suitable building for the purpose and will author- ize the Selectmen to construct said building and contract in,refer- ence thereto, and will authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow such sums of money as may be neces- sary to meet any appropriation made under this article, or to take any action relative thereto. (By request Dr. Gorham Bacon et als.) Taken up in connection with Article 43. Article 47. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to purchase for not more than $22,500 in behalf of the town, for municipal purposes, that parcel of land, with the build- ings thereon in the village of Hyannis, bounded as follows: north by Main Street, east and south by land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and West by land of the Town and the Common- wealth of Massachusetts. (By request.of James A. Woodward et 'als). Taken up in connection with Article 43. Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise, or borrow on its notes or bonds, and appropriate,a sum not exceeding $22,500 to acquire the land described in the preceding article. (By request of James A. Woodward et als). Taken up in connection with Article 43. Article 49. 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, Hyannis, di- rectly opposite the junction of Winter Street with Main Street, own- ed by Albert C. Hallett, and having a total area of 58,990 sq. ft., more or less. Taken up in connection with Article 43. 97 Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise, or borrow on its notes or bonds, and appropriate a sum not exceeding $28,000 to acquire the land described in the preceding article. Taken up in connection with Article 43. At this time it was voted to have a recess until 8 P.M. Article 51. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $10,000 for the improvement of Shoot Flying Hill Road and Race Lane, provided the County of Barnstable, and the Mass- achusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution un- der the provision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$10,000.00 for the improve- ment of Shoot Flying Hill Road and Race Lane, provided the County of Barnstable, and the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Public Works will make contribution under the pro- vision of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. (Unanimous). Article 52. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $150 to be used by the Selectmen to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions of the dog laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 53. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to ,sell.by,private or public sale any property which the Town may ac- quire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to sell and con- vey at public or private sale, any real estate that the town 98 may acquire under foreclosure of tag titles, and to execute proper deeds for the same in behalf of the town. Article 54. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article XI of the town by-laws by striking out Section 1 and adopting in place thereof the following section:— "Section 1. Except as provided in Section 3A, no frame or wooden building or structure shall hereafter be erected within the Building Restricted Limits as defined and delimited by this By- Law, or as may be hereafter established, except a private dwelling, which if within this area, shall have a fire resisting roof." and will further amend said Article XI by adopting and inserting after Section 3 the following new section;— "Section 3A. No alteration to a wooden building within the Building Restricted Limits, except a private dwelling, shall in- crease by more than one-third, and in no case by more than 600 sq. ft.,the total floor area existing on the date this By-Law becomes effective. No alteration shall be made under this section except up- on written approval of the, Selectmen acting in conjunction with the Chief of the Hyannis Fire District." Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to amend Article XI of the town by-laws by striking out Sec-. tion 1 and adopting in place thereof the following section: "Section 1. Except as provided in Section 3A, no frame or wooden building or structure shall hereafter be erected within the Building Restricted Limits as defined and de- limited by this By-Law, or as may be hereafter established, except a private dwelling, which if within this area, shall have a fire resisting roof." and will further amend said Article XI by adopting and inserting after Section 3 the following new section "#Section 3A. No alteration to a wooden building within the Building Restricted Limits, except a. private 99 dwelling, shall increase by more, than one-third, unless it be of fire-proof construction and in no case by more than 600 .sq. ft., the total floor area existing on the date this By- Law becomes effective. No alteration shall be made under this section except upon written approval of the Selectmen acting in conjunction with the Chief of the Hyannis Fire District." (Unanimous). Article 55. To see if the Town will adopt the following By- Law;— "No Selectman, Treasurer, Member of the School Committee; or any other elective officer of the Town, shall directly or indirect- ly.make a contract with the Town, or receive any commission, dis- count, bonus, gift, contribution, or award, from or any share in, the profits of any person making or performing.such contract, pro- vided that when a contractor with the Town is a 'corporation or voluntary stock association, the-ownership of less than 5 per cent . of the stock or shares actually issued, shall not be considered as involving an interest in the contract within the meaning of this section, and such ownership shall not affect the validity of the con- tract, unless the owner of such stock or shares is also an officer or agent of the corporation or association, or solicits or takes part in the making of the contract. A violation of any provisions of this.by-law shall render the contract in respect to such violation voidable at the option of the Town. Any person violating the provisions of this by-law shall be pun- ishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by im-' prisonment of not more than two months, or both." (By request of Mabel J. Weekes, et als). Indefinitely postponed. Article 56. To see if the Town will accept the• layout of a Town Way in the Village of Hyannis extending from Main Street on the westerly side of land of First Baptist Church northerly to 100 Stevens Street, with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February llth, 1937 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by pur- chase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or inter- ests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town and for this purpose will raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the layout of a Town Way in the Village of Hyannis extending from Main Street on the Westerly side of land of First Baptist Church northerly to Stevens Street, with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommend- ed by the Selectmen under date of,February llth, 1937 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by pur- chase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town and for this purpose, it was voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $3900.00. Article 57. To see if the Town will vote to elect a board of Sewer Commissioners at the annual town election in 1938., Upon motion.duly made and seconded, it was voted to elect a Board of Sewer Commissioners at the Annual Town Election in 1938, one member to be elected for one year, one member for two years and one member for three years, and one member each year thereafter for a term of three years. Article 58. To see if the Town will adopt the following ordi- nance or some modification of the same, relative to auto trailer, tourist camp and park sites. 101. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING AUTO-TRAILER TOURIST CAMP AND PARK SITES Section 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain words and phrases are defined, and certain provisions shall be construed, as herein set out, unless it shall be apparent from their context . that a different meaning is intended. Section 2. TOURIST CAMP AND PARK SITE DEFINED. A "tourist camp or park site" is any.place where two or more camp cottages are located, or any premises designed or intended for the purpose of supplying to the public a location for a camp cottage. Section 3. CAMP COTTAGE DEFINED. A "camp cottage," under this ordinance, is construed to mean any building or struc- ture, house car, camp car, or auto-trailer, used for, or adaptable to. use for, living quarters. Section 4. UNIT DEFINED. A "dnit" is a section of ground in any tourist camp used, or designed for use, as a location for a' single camp cottage. Section 5. RESTRICTED AREAS. No tourist camp or park site shall be permitted to be located on any land, park or beach land owned or controlled by the Town of Barnstable. Section 6. CAMP COTTAGES RESTRICTED TO TOURIST CAMPS—UNIT AREAS. It shall be unlawful to locate or use as living or sleeping quarters any camp cottage on any premises other than those contained within a tourist camp duly permitted and maintained pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, or to permit the same to be done on any premises. No unit shall contain less than six hundred (600) feet in area, and no unit shall be permitted to accommodate more than one (1) camp cottage. 102 The provisions of this section shall not, however, be construed to prohibit any property owner, residing upon his land, from ac- commodating one (1) auto-trailer and non-paying guests; nor shall they be construed.as abrogating the right of any property owner to erect, or occupy for personal use, camps" as they are commonly known. Section 7. TOURIST CAMP PERMIT. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or maintain, or to permit to be estab- lished or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him, a tourist camp in the Town of Barnstable, unless there exists a valid permit therefor granted and existing in compliance with the provisions of this ordinance and of Articles X, XII, XIV, of the By- Laws of the Town of Barnstable..The application for such permit shall be accompanied by plans of the proposed tourist camp, show- ing the location of.all buildings, driveways, toilet facilities; show- ers, laundry facilities, slop sinks and other improvements. Public notice of the application for permit shall be given by the Board of Selectmen and the same procedure followed out as applicable to conversion of lands from residential to business uses and as set forth under Article X of the By-Laws of the Town of Barnstable. A permit fee of. $10.00 per'unit shall be charged before any such permit shall�be issued, and a renewal fee shall be paid each year during existence of such permit, and in the said amount of $10.00 per unit maintained within the tourist camp. Secton 8. PLUMBING AND SANITARY REQUIREMENTS. Every camp cottage that is maintained within a tourist camp unit shall be improved and provided with at least one (1) toilet, one (1) bath tub or shower, one (1) wash basin and one (1) kitchen sink. All tourist camp units which are.not improved with permanent structures for living quarters shall be provided with a minimum, for each sex, of one (1) toilet and one (1) bathtub or shower for every five (5) units or fraction thereof. In addition thereto, there shall be provided one (1) urinal for every five (a) units: Such toilets and urinals shall be not more than 200 feet removed from the unit serv- ed by them. A two-compartment laundry tub, a. slop sink, and a wash basin, with running water, shall be provided for every eight (8) units or fraction thereof. 103 All plumbing work shall be in compliance with plumbing regu- lations and.ordinances of the Town of Barnstable, and subject to inspection by the Inspector of plumbing of said town. No dry or chemical closets shall be installed or used within any tourist camp site,.and all such closets shall. be sealed while within the limits of the Town of Barnstable. A sufficient number of tightly covered cans for garbage dispos- al shall be installed. Garbage so collected shall be deposited in the town garbage disposal area at least twice in the week by the camp manager. Every tourist camp and all structures therein shall be con- structed and maintained at all times in a thoroughly sanitary con- dition. Section 9. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIGHTS. Every tourist camp shall be provided with adequate means of light- ing the same by medium of electricity. All electric wiring, distrib- uting systems and equipment for distributing electricity in said tourist camps, shall be subject to the provisions of the "Town Or- dinance Relative to the Inspection of Wires." If in the opinion of the Inspector of Wires of the Town of Barnstable he shall deem it to be to the best.interests of public safety and welfare, all or any part of any electric system may be by him required to be placed un- derground. Lights shall be provided at all toilets and baths and .shall be kept lighted from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour be- fore sunrise. Section 10. RECORD OF GUESTS. Every tourist camp shall maintain a manager in charge thereof. Such manager shall require all tourists or other persons using such tourist camp, to register in a book kept for that purpose. He shall also keep a record of the name, address and car license number of each occupant of such tourist camp, which record shall. at all times be open to inspection by.the Police Department. 104 Section 11. LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE. It shall be un- lawful for any person, except the manager and his bona fide em- ployees, to remain or live in any tourist camp for more than ninety (90) days in any six-month-period, and it shall be unlawful'for any tourist camp permittee or his agent to permit any person to remain in the tourist camp under the control of such permittee or his agent longer than the period herein allowed. Section 12. FIRE PREVENTION REGULATION. There shall be maintained at all times in every tourist camp at least one (1) approved fire extinguisher for every five (5) units. Cooking and heating equipment installed in a tourist camp shall have the ap- proval of the chief of the Fire Department, of the Fire District wherein such tourist camp; is located, before such equipment shall be put into use. Section 13. GENERAL PLAN. Every tourist camp shall be bor- dered around the boundary lines by an ornamental tight fence or closely grown hedges, not under six feet in height, as approved by the Building'Inspector: No gate opening shall ,be_,construpted in the fence adjoining any property without the written permission of the owner of said property. All the units shall be grouped in blocks abutting drive ways or courts of not less than twenty (20) feet in width, giving easy access to all units. No camp• cottage shall be located within five (5) feet of the unit side-line, nor within twen- ty (20) feet of a town, county or state highway. Section 14. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Board of Select- men of the Town of Barnstable shall have the power to promul- gate rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance, and for the purpose of insuring the maintainence of tourist camps and structures therein in a manner compatible with public health and safety. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the following ordinance relative to auto trailer, tour- ist camp and park sites. 105 AN ORDINANCE Regulating Auto-Trailer Tourist Camp and Park Sites Section 1. For the purposes of this ordinance, certain words and phrases are defined, and certain provisions shall be construed, as herein set out, unless it shall be apparent from their context that a different meaning is intended. Section 2. TOURIST .CAMP AND PARK SITE DE- FINED. A "tourist camp or park site" is any place where two or more camp cottages are located, or any premises de- signed or intended for the purpose of supplying to the pub- lic a location for a camp cottage. Section 3. CAMP COTTAGE DEFINED. A "camp cottage" under this ordinance is construed to mean anv building or structure, house car, camp car, or auto-trailer, used for, or adaptable to use for, living quarters. Section 4. UNIT DEFINED. A "unit" is a section of, ground in any tourist camp used, or designed for use, as a location for a single camp cottage. Section 5. RESTRICTED AREAS. No tourist camp or park site shall be permitted to be located on any land, park or beach land owned or controlled by the Town of Barnsta- .ble except as permitted by the Selectmen. Section 6. CAMP COTTAGES RESTRICTED TO TOURIST CAMPS—UNIT AREAS. It shall be unlawful to locate or use as living or.sleeping quarters any camp cot- tage on any premises other than those contained within a tourist camp duly permitted and maintained pursuant to • 106 the provisions of this ordinance, or to permit the.same to be done on any premises. No unit .shall contain less than six hundred (600) feet in area, and no unit shall be permitted to accommodate more than one (1) camp cottage. The provisions of this section shall not, however, be construed to prohibit' any property owner, residing upon his land, from accommodating one (1) auto-trailer and non- paying guests; nor shall they be construed as abrogating the right of any property owner to erect camps as they are commonly known. Section 7. TOURIST CAMP PERMIT. It shall be un- lawful for any person'to establish or maintain, or to permit to be established or maintained upon any property owned or controlled by him, a tourist camp in the Town of Barn- stable, unless there exists a valid permit therefor granted and existing in compliance with the provisions of this ordi nance and of Articles X, XII, XIV of the By-Laws of the Town of Barnstable. The application for such permit shall be accompanied by.plans of the proposed tourist camp, showing the location of all buildings, driveways, toilet facil- ities, showers, laundry facilities, slop sinks and other im- provements. Public notice of the application for permit shall be given by the Board of Selectmen and the same pro- cedure followed out as applicable to conversion of lands from residential to business uses and as set forth under Arti- cleX of the By-Laws of the Town of Barnstable. A periniL fee of $10.00 per tourist camp shall be charged before.any such permit shall be issued, and a renewal fee shall be paid each year during existence of such permit, and in the said amount of $10.00 per tourist camp maintained within the tourist camp. 107 Section 8. PLUMBING AND SANITARY REQUIRE- MENTS. Every permanent camp cottage that is maintained within a tourist camp unit.shall be improved and provided with at least.one (1) toilet, one (1) bath tub or shower, one (1) wash basin and one (1) kitchen sink. All tourist camp units which are not improved with permanent structures for living quarters shall be provided with a minimum, for each sex, of. one (1) toilet and one (1) bath tub or shower for every ten (10) units or fraction thereof. In addition thereto, there shall be provided one (1.) urinal for every ten (10) units. Such toilets and urinals shall be not more than 200 feet removed from the unit served by them. A two-compartment laundry tub, a slop sink, and a wash basin, 'with running water, .shall be pro- vided for every eight (8) units or fraction thereof. All plumbing work shall be in compliance wth plumb- ing regulations and ordinances of the Town of Barnstable, and subject to inspection by the Inspector of plumbing of said town. No dry or chemical closets shall be installed or.used Within any tourist camp site, and all such closets shall be sealed while within the limits of the Town of Barnstable. A sufficient number of tightly covered cans for garbage disposal shall be installed. Garbage so collected shall be de- posited in the town garbage'disposal area at least twice in the week by the camp manager. Every tourist camp and all structures therein shall be constructed and maintained at all times in a thoroughly sanitary condition. 108 Section 9. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS AND LIGHTS. Every tourist camp shall be provided with ade- quate means of lighting the same by medium of electricity provided electrical service is available. All electric wiring, distributing system and equipment for distributing electric- ity in said tourist camps, shall be subject to the provisions of the "Town Ordinance Relative to the Inspection of Wires." If in the opinion of the Inspector of Wires of the Town of Barnstable he shall deem it to be to the best inter- ests of public safety and welfare, all or any part of any electric system may be by him required to be placed under- ground. Lights shall be provided at all toilets and baths and shall be kept lighted from one-half hour after sunset until one-half hour before sunrise. Section 10. RECORD OF GUESTS. Every tourist camp shall maintain a manager in charge thereof. Such manager shall require all tourists or other persons using such tourist camp to register in a book kept for that pur- pose. He shall also keep a record of the name, address and car license number of. each occupant of such tourist camp, which record shall at all times be open to inspection by the Police Department. Section 11. LIMITATION ON RESIDENCE. It shall be unlawful for any person, except the manager and his bona fide employees, to remain or live in any tourist camp for more than ninety (90) days in any six-month period, and it shall be unlawful for any tourist camp permittee or his agent to permit any person to remain in the tourist camp under the control of such permittee or his agent longer than the period herein allowed. 109 Section 12. FIRE PREVENTION REGULATION. There shall be maintained at all times in every tourist camp at least one (1) approved fire extinguisher for every five (5) units. Cooking and heating equipment installed in a tourist camp shall have the approval of the,chief of the Fire Department, of the Fire District wherein such tourist camp is located, before such equipment shall be put into use. Section 13. This ordinance shall not apply to proper- ties in use at the time of its adoption. Section 14. RULES AND REGULATIONS. The Board of Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable shall have the pow- er to promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement of the provisions of this ordinance, and for the purpose of insuring the maintenance of tourist camps and structures therein in a manner compatible with public health and safety. (Unanimous). Article 59. To see if the Town will adopt the following ordi- nance or some modification of the same, relative to buildings and inspection of the same.. BUILDING ORDINANCE TITLE An ordinance regulating the erection, alteration and repair of buildings and the inspection of the same in the Town of Barnsca- ble. ARTICLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1. .Except as hereinafter provided, no buildings shall be erected, altered or repaired except in conformity with the pro- visions of this ordinance. Section 2. No public buildings shall be erected, altered or re- paired except in conformity with the provisions of Chapter 143 of the Gen. Laws (Ter: Ed.) 110 Section 3. No dwelling houses'or other.structures more than 8 feet in length or breadth and 7 feet in height, shall hereafter be erected, altered or repaired, except in conformity with.the provi- sions of this ordinance. ARTICLE II—EXEMPTIONS AND DEFINITIONS Section 1. The provisions of this ordinance 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, farm buildings, -dwellings in sparsely set- tled areas, detached houses or structures located more than one hundred feet from any other building; (d) Ordinary repairs as defined in Article III. Section 2. Definitions. Classification of types of construction:— First Class—Any building erected of fire proof construction throughout. Second Class—Any building erected with its exterior walls or party walls of fire proof materials. Third Class—Any building the exterior walls of which in whole or part are built of combustible materials. ARTICLE III—REPAIRS Section 1. Ordinary repairs of buildings may be made, pro- vided such repairs. do not include the cutting away of any stone, cement or brick wall, in whole or in part, the removal of which would tend to weaken the structure. 111 ARTICLE IV—PRELIMINARY REQUIREMENTS AND PERMITS Section 1. No person shall construct; alter or substantially re- pair any building or structure without having first obtained a per- mit for the same. For the erection of public and business build- ings, plans and specifications shall be submitted, together with such structural detail as the Inspector of Buildings may require be- fore the issuance of a permit for the same. Section.2. No person shall erect any foundation, building or wall, or make any alteration 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 before making application to the Board of Selectmen for the location of the lines and grades of such public way or place dedicated to public use. ARTICLE V—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Section 1. Excavations—All excavations for buildings shall be properly guarded and protected to prevent injury.to persons or adjoining property, and shall be at least six inches clear of the foundation walls, and no back filling or first or second class con 'struction building foundation walls shall be done until the masonry walls have been approved by the Inspector of Buildings. Section 2. Foundations—All buildings hereafter erected with- in ten feet of the exterior lines of any.public way shall be set on solid foundations, and not upon piers. Section 3. Floors—Floor bearing supports, carrying wooden joists, shall not be in-excess of 23 feet apart. Section 4. Chimneys—Chimneys shall be of brick or other in- combustible materials and shall not be hung from walls or support- ed on wooden structures. No smoke pipe, so called, shall project through any external wall, window or roof. ARTICLE VI—DWELLING HOUSES Section 1. Every frame building of two or more stories shall have the sills, posts, girts and plates properly framed and braced. 112 Studding for outer walls and bearings shall not be placed more than sixteen inches apart on centers. No ledger boards shall be used in the place of girts in any building where the posts exceed seventeen feet in height. Section 2. No bay window or structural projection shall ex- tend out over any public way or building line. Section 3. Rain water leaders shall not be placed to dis- charge water upon a 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. Section. 4. All buildings other than single dwellings, and all buildings over two stories high, shall have permanent and conven- ient means of access to the roof of not less than twenty by thirty inches in said opening. ARTICLE VII—INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS Section 1. The Board of Selectmen annually in March, .and subsequent to the Annual Town Meeting, shall appoint an Inspector of Buildings to hold office for the term of•one year from the first of April following and until his successor is appointed and qualified. Section 2. The person appointed and qualified to act as In- spector of Buildings shall receive such salary or compensation as shall be fixed by the Board of Selectmen, within the appropriation for the Inspection of Buildings,land no other fees or compensation shall be allowed or paid to him. He shall have no pecuniary inter- est, direct or indirect, in the making of plans or specifications or in the supplying of materials or labor for any building in this town, other than his own. Section 3. He shall be under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen, and he shall be subject to such rules and regulations as •they may prescribe for the proper conduct of his office. He shall submit an annual report in January of each year of the,work of his office, for publication in the Town Report. 113 Section 4. The Inspector of Buildings shall make inspection of all building operations within this town, and he may, for this pur- pose, enter upon the premises where such operations are carried on, at all reasonable times, and shall report to the Board of Select- men all violations of this ordinance and building code, or of the conditions of any permit issued. ARTICLE VIII—PENALTY Whoever violates any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars for each offense. Upon motion. duly made and seconded, it was unani- mously voted to adopt the "Building Ordinance" relative to buildings and inspection of the same as printed in this article. The meeting was adjourned at 9 P.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 114 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING OCTOBER 15, 1937 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 in Hyannis in said Barnstable on FRIDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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 thirty (30) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on October 15, 1937. The meeting was called to order at 8 P.M., by the Moderator and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Article 1. To see if the Town will accept Section 103A of. Chapter 54 of the General Laws as enacted by Chapter 77 of the Acts of 1937, entitled "An Act Providing for Absent Voting at Reg- ular Town Elections." Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town accept Section 103A of Chapter 54 of the General Laws as amended by Chapter 77 of the Acts of 1937, entitled 115 "An Act Providing for Absent Voting at Regular Town Elections." Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to assume and.pay, from the unexpended appropriation for the Sewer Project, that part of 45% of the total cost of the project.not covered by the actu- al contribution of $94,075.89 made by the Federal Government un- der the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted,that the Town assume and pay from the. unexpended appropri- ation for the Hyannis Sewer Project the sum of$3,342.34 to cover that portion of 45% of the total cost of the Sewer Project not assumed 'by the Federal Government. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to pay for the ,sewer connections of the High School, Training School, and Town Office Building from the unexpended appropriations for the Sewer Proj- ect. Upon motion duly made and, seconded, it was voted that the Town pay from the unexpended Sewer appropri- ation the sum of$3,684.84 for sewer connections to the High School, Training .School and Town Office Buildings. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sums re- ceived'from abutting owners for sewer connections, to the appropri- ation for the Sewer Project, for reimbursing the town for the cost of such connections. Upon motion duly made and.seconded, it was voted that the Town transfer the sums received from abutting owners for sewer connections, to the appropriation for the Sewer Project, for reimbursing the Town for the cost of such con- nections. 116 Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Board of Selectmen to purchase, in behalf of the Town for the en- largement of the grounds of the Osterville School, a tract of land bounded on the North by land of the 4New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, on the West by the present school grounds, on the South by the land of heirs or devisees of Maurice Crocker, and on the East by a right of way, and will appropriate from the Ex- cess and Deficiency account not more than $2000 for this purpose. (By petition of Zenas Crocker et als). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Board of Selectmen be authorized and instructed to pur- chase, in behalf of the Town for the enlargement of the grounds of the Osterville School, a tract of land bounded on the North by land of the New England Telephone and Tele- graph Company, on the West by the present school grounds, on the South by the land of heirs or devisees of Maurice Crocker, and on the East by a right of way, and appropriate from the Excess and Deficiency $2000.00 for this purpose. (Unanimous). Article 6. To see if the Town will discontinue as a town way a part of Shoot Flying Hill Hoad, on the easterly side at its inter- section with the Centerville-West Barnstable County Highway, and being the same marked "Abandonment "A" Charles L. Robbins Area about 783 sq. ft.," on a plan made by the office of the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works, September 9, 1937, entitled "Commonwealth of Massachusetts Plan of Road in the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable County Laid Out By the Town," and on file in the Town Clerk's office. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town discontinue as a town way a part of Shoot Flying Hill Road, on the Easterly side at its intersection with the Centerville-West Barnstable County Highway, and being the same marked "Abandonment "A" Charles L. Robbins Area about 7S3 sq. ft.," on a plan made by the office of the 117 Massachusetts Department of Public Works, September 9, 1937, entitled, "Commonwealth of Massachusetts .Plan of Road in the Town of Barnstable, Barnstable County Laid out By the Town," and on file in the Town Clerk's Office. Article 7. To see if the Town will rescind its vote under Arti- cle 32 of the Warrant for the 1936 Annual Town Meeting whereby the Selectmen were authorized and instructed to take by purchase or eminent domain a parcel of land on Cobb's Hill for the enlarge- ment of the Barnstable Village School grounds. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town rescind its vote under Article 32 of the Warrant for the 1936 Annual Town Meeting whereby the Selectmen were authorized and instructed to take by purchase or emi- nent domain a parcel of land on Cobb's Hill for the enlarge- ment of the Barnstable Village School grounds. Article 8. To see if the Town will accept a deed of gift from Gaspar G. Bacon et al, Trustees under the will of the late Robert Bacon, of a parcel of land on Cobb's Hill to be called the "Bacon Playground" and being the same shown on a plan compiled by the Planning Board, July 1937, entitled "Bacon Playground on Cobb's Hill, Barnstable Village, Barnstable, Mass., and will determine to what use the land be devoted and the Town Officials to have the care and control of the same. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town accept a deed of gift from Gaspar G. Bacon,'et al, Trustees under the will of the late Robert Bacon, of a par- eel of land on Cobb's Hill to be called the "Bacon Play- ground" and being the same shown on a plan compiled by the Planning Board, July 1937, entitled "Bacon Playground on Cobb's Hill, Barnstable Village, Barnstable, Mass.," and that the said land be devoted to school purposes under the care and control of the School Committee. 118 It was voted that a letter of thanks be sent to Gaspar G. Bacon, et al, for their very generous gift. Article 9. To see if the Town will ,appropriate $150 from,the Excess and Deficiency Account for extending the rip rap protection of the approaches to Mill Way Bridge in the Village of Barnstable, provided the County of Barnstable office of the Massachusetts De- partment of Public Works will make contribution under the provi- sions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town appropriate $150.00 from the Excess and De- ficiency Account for extending the rip rap protection of the approaches to Mill Way Bridge in the Village of Barnstable, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. The meeting was adjourned at 8:18 P.M. Attest: C.•M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 119 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 22,' 1937 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 Hearing Room at the Town Office Building, Hyannis in said Barn- stable on MONDAY; THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER, NEXT at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the, follow- ing articles:— In accordance with the for Warrant, about twelve (12) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Town Office Building,.Hyannis, on November 22, 1937. The meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock A.M., by the Mod- erator and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Article 1. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $1250 from the overlay surplus reserve fund, for the purpose,of pro- tecting from erosion the town landing at Cotuit known as the"High ground bathing beach," providing the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will contribute to the same under the provisions of Chapter 39, Acts of 1937. Upon motion duly made and seconded,.it was voted to appropriate the 'sum of $1250.00 from the overlay surplus 120 reserve fund, for the purpose of protecting from erosion the town landing at Cotuit known as the "Highground bathing beach," providing the County of Barnstable and the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works will contribute to the same under the provisions of Chapter 39, Acts of 1937. Article 2. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of. $1000 from the overlay surplus reserve fund, for the improvement of Lewis Bay, Hyannis, under the provisions of General Laws, Chapte 91, provided the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will contribute to such improvement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appropriate the sum of $1000.00 from the overlay surplus reserve fund, for. the improvement of Lewis Bay, Hyannis, under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 91, provided the Massachusetts Department of. Public Works will con- tribute to such improvement. Article 3. To see if the town will deed the small triangular parcel of land on the south side of Iyanough Road to Henry G. Phillips in exchange for the small triangular parcel on the north side of "said Road adjoining the Hyannis Airport, as shown on the 'plan filed with Land Court Petition No. 16441. Upon motion duly made and seconded,it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized, in the name and behalf of the Town, to convey by deed to Henry G. Phillips, a triangular- shaped parcel of land bounded on the North by the County Highway and known as Route #32, about 90 feet, on the South by said Phillips' land about 100 feet and on the West by land formerly of Arenovski et al about 80 feet, and being the THIRD PARCEL of land described in the deed of the Hyannis Airport Associates,Inc., to the Town, dated Febru- ary 5th, 1936 and recorded with Barnstable County Deeds, Book 517, Page 176; in exchange for a conveyance by deed 121 from said Phillips to the Town for the enlargement of the grounds of the Hyannis Airport, of a triangular-shaped parcel of land bounded on the South by said highway about 60 feet, on the North by said Airport Land about 57 feet and on the East by the Airport land and land of Paine et al about 46 feet, and being the same shown as parcel "B" on Land Court Plan 16441A. The meeting was adjourned at 10:07 A.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 122 BIRTHS Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1937, with the names, parents' residence and names of par- ents: Jan. 1 (Male) Rich, Eastham, Albion F. and Christine H. (Crosby).. Jan. 6 Ronald Bruce Clapp, Pleasant Lake, Robert J. and Dorris (Moody). Jan. S. (Female) Adams, Osterville, Albert S. and Sarah A. (MacIsaac). Jan. 8 Richard Wellock Hill, Hyannis, Frederick R. and Valma D. (Olkkola). " Jan. 11 Josephine Frances Ross, Provincetown, George A. and Ethel E. (Francis). Jan. 11 Ira Ryder Thacher, Jr., Yarmouth, Ira R. and Nellie J. ' (Kruger). Jan. 12 Margaret Evelyn Chase, Barnstable, Clarence F. and F. Marion (Cole). Jan. 13 George Arnold Whelden, Yarmouth, Frank E. and Millie M. (Nickerson). Jan. 14 Jan. 15 Barbara Marie Monteiro, Marstons Mills, John A. and Kathleen L. (Perry). Jan: 15 Natalie Ruby Ryder, Chatham, Burton E. and Gertrude B. (Curtis). 123 Jan. 16 Liola Kay Morse, Os.terville, Edwin G. and Taimi W. (Salminen). Jan. 17 Betsy Sherrill Fernandes, Cotuit, Albert W. and Reva A. (Pells). Jan. 17 Paula Ellen Ristau, Hyannis, Arthur A. and. Ellen B. (Lawlor). Jan. 19 James Edward Brady, Sandwich, John F. and Helmi H. W. (Wiinikainen). Jan, 19 Julian Laurier Richards, Orleans, Eli A. and Jeanne M. (Ducharme). Jan. 20 . William Thomas Heron, West Yarmouth, Thomas L. and Dorothy M. (Ellis). Jan, 21 Meredith Jane Perry, West Yarmouth, Sherman L. and Mildred A. (Callahan). Jan. 2.1 Barbara Clara Taylor, South Welifleet, Stacy P. and Clara F. (Bell). Jan. 23 Aleene Zella Baker, Osterville, Walter E. and Mabel (Crocker). Jan. 23 Joan Enez Kittila, Osterville, E. Alexander and. Virginia A. (Donley). Jan, 24 Priscilla Rae Pierce, Osterville, Benoni H. and Leola R. ' (Foster). Jan. 27 Joan Marie Manamon, Bourne, Frederick G. and Maude F. (Wheeler). Jan. 28 Judith Anne Leach, Osterville, Daniel F. and Eileen J. (Glidden). 124 Jan. 29 Joan Frances Heikila, Woods Hole, Walter A. and Mary F. (Handy). Jan. 29 Berkeley David Rice, Hyannis, Jackson M. and Lillian B. (Berkowitz). Jan. 30 David Ellwood Kelly, Duxbury, Leslie B. and Muriel (Barbour). Feb. 2 John Macaulay, Sagamore, James E. and Justina C. (Brown). Feb. 5 -Sydney Treen' Savage, Hyannis, Sidney C. and Hilda L. (Bearse). Feb. 6 James Leonard Pocknett, Mashpee, Leonard C. and Thyra V. (Reed). Feb. 8 Stewart Dearborn Swett, Harwich, Lewis A. W. and Mur- iel (Dorr). Feb. 10 Anita Gloria Cotter, Hyannis, Richard and Vesta (Turner). Feb. 12 Shirley Ann.Cash, West Yarmouth, Arthur W. and Natalie E.`(Childs). Feb. 12 Gayle Elizabeth Crowell, Bass River, Rodney S. and Mil- dred L. (Thurber). Feb. 13 Robert Henry Chambers, Hyannis, Cecil E. and Hilda V. (Peterson). Feb. 13 Stillborn. Feb. 17 Ralph Freeman Cahoon, Jr., West Dennis, Ralph F. and Dorothy E. (Marceline) Feb. 17. Roger Thomas Williams, Hyannis, Roger T. and Marian (Randall). 125 Feb. 19 Louetta Perry, 'Santuit, Ernest L., Jr. and Irene (Gracia). Feb. 19 Ronald Bruce Dixon, South Yarmouth, Ross V. and Mary E. (Pelletier). Feb. 19 (Male) Joseph, Hyannis, John E. and Frances (Hinckley). Feb. 21 Patricia Jeanne Wright, North Falmouth, Edward N. and Elsie J. (Spooner). Feb. 22 Robert Wallace Gomes, Harwich, John P. and Alice M. (Nunes). Mar. 1 Arthur Amaral, West Barnstable, Anthony and Lillian (Denson). Mar. 1 Marcia Panesis, Hyannis, Peter J. and Helen (Smynois). Mar. 1 Burton Nathaniel Robinson, Dennisport, Burton F. and Pauline F. (Wixon). Mar. 1 .Stillborn. Mar. 3 Marilyn Louise Hinckley, Osterville, Ralph D. and Helen L. (Cowen). Mar. 4 Herbert Ellsworth Kelley, Chatham, Warren F. and Mary W. (Speight). Mar. 5 Mary Lou Baker, Centerville, Stuart E. and Jean E. (Holway). Mar. 5 Edward James Ellis, Maxstons Mills, Arthur M., Jr. and Mary L. (Duarte). Mar. .5 Nancy Thacher, Yarmouth, Samuel R. and Dorothy (Hallett). 126 Mar. 7 Charles Robert Baxter, Hyannis, Charles B. and Aida M. (Jacobs). Mar. 7 James Arthur Cotter,. Hyannis, George, L. and, Ella W. (Rosengren). Mar. 9 Robert Ellery Bradley, Cotuit, John and Kathryn C. (Jones). Mar. 9 Beverly Jean Brown, Hyannis, H. Russell and Ethel M. (Doyle). Mar. 10 Donald Bradford Bither, East Orleans, Wallace F. and Amy E. (Estes). Mar. 10 Mildred Dawn Hoxie, Forestdale, Ralph W. and Chrissie E. (Adams). Mar. 13 Stillborn. Mar. 13 Marilyn Lee Ellis; Yarmouth, Raymond L. and Jennie D. (Rogers). Mar. 13 Robert Earl Lee, Jr., Hyannis, Robert E. and Lillian A. (Wade). Mar. 14 Nancy Patricia Wordell, West Harwich, Lynden G. and Estelle K. (Powers). Mar. 15 John Francis Greene, Barnstable, Kenneth D. and Mamie S. (Polto). Mar. 15 Ann Christine Lindbom, Hyannis, Fred R. and Ella L. (Young). Mar. 16 Theodor Kostas Karras, Barnstable, Kostas G. and Anna (Wilde). 127 Mar. 19 James Edmund Murphy, Hyannis, William D. P. and.Car- rie L. (Eldridge). Mar. 20 Alvira Christina Jones, Hyannis, Robert L. and Margaret E. (Holmes). Mar. 20 Sonja Lynne Perry, Cotuit, William H. 2nd. and Taimi C. S. (Hendrickson). Mar. 23 Stillborn. Mar. 25 James Fred .Young, Chatham, Albert S. and Margaret (McLeay). Mar. 26 Martin Francis Roy, East Brewster, R. Charles J. and Margaret M. (McBride). Mar. 28 Judith Ann Rose, Wellfleet, Alfred M. and Christine E. (Lockwood). Mar. 29 Samuel DeVenne Curtis, Jr., Bellingham, Samuel DeV. and Grace E. (Taylor). Mar. 29 Ruth Mildred Young, Falmouth, Frederick, Jr., and Edna M. (Coggeshall). Mar. 30 Milton Ellsworth Kendrick, West Chatham, William M. and Mercy H. (Harding). Mar. 31 Kathleen Morin, West.Yarmouth, Francis L. and Myrtle H. (Young). Mar. 31 Herbert Eldridge Coffin Weeks, Jr., Falmouth, Herbert E. C. and Victoria M. (Kulmacz). Apr. 1 William Lloyd Taylor, Wellfleet, William E., Jr. and Evelyn O. (Batt). 128 Apr. 2 Evelyn Rose Smith, West Barnstable, William and' Anna (Duarte). Apr. 4 Thelma Irene Embroult, Sandwich, Louis and Ethel R. (Pierce). Apr. 4 Elizabeth Anne Thomas, Barnstable, Roy E. and Mary E. (Phelps). Apr. 5 Judith Rosemary Pierce_Hyannis, Warren W. and Irene M. (Allby). Apr. 6 Paulo Vieira deMattos, Cotuit, Alvaro V. and Mary G. (Robello). Apr. 6 Eleanor May Medeiros, Hyannis, John C. and Geraldine (Phinney). Apr. 7 Ruth Margaret Crowell, West Dennis, Gordon E. and Dor- is S. (Meuse). Apr. 9 Richard Stanley Merrell, Centerville, Stanley S..and L. Ione (Atkinson). Apr. 10 Melissa Cash, Cotuit, William L. and Melissa A. (Crosby). Apr. 11 Nancy Lou Giguere, West Yarmouth, Henry J. and Yvonne D. (Cusson). Apr. 11 Seth Furnald Taylor, Yarmouthport, Richard B. and Le- nora M. (Frunald). Apr. 13 Robert Steele Hersey, South Dennis, Raymond S. and Ella F. (Cash). Apr. 13 Franklin Edson Jonas, Mashpee, Ralph and Mary. A.. (Costa). 129 Apr. 15 Beverly Frances White, Bass River, Carl L. and Bessie.L. (Baker). Apr. 16 Patricia Anne McSheffrey, Hyannis, James and Catherine (Walsh). Apr. 19 John Joseph L'Ecuyer, Hyannis, Alcide A. and Vesta M. (Lord). Apr. 21. James Arthur Fuller, West Yarmouth; Melvyn W. and Virginia (McLane). Apr. 22 Carolyn Marcia Crowell, West Dennis, Albert H. and Lil- lian E. (Megathlin). Apr. 22 Suzanne Daniels, East Orleans, Alton C. and Pauline H. (Giroux).. Apr. 28 Glennyce Carolyn Brown, West Dennis, Leslie M. and Lil- lian E. (Keander). May 1 Clarabelle Lopez, South Dennis, Dennis and Mary (Rod- erick). May 1 Helen Wallace, Buzzards Bay, Robert E. and Kathryn-M. (Lenihan). May 5 Bruce Samuel Cahoon, Harwichport, Walter E. and Gen- eva A. (Kerien). May 5 Peter Barry Childs,Hyannis,John W.and Gertrude(Daly). May 5 Donald Herbert Coombs, Osterville,.Herbert Rand Sally E. (Shuttleworth). May 6 Shirley Lou Cousins, Osterville, Russell L. and Minerva N. (Foster). 130 May. 6 Judith Mary Thomas, Barnstable, Roscoe H.and Mary J. (Souza). May 7 Anne Gardner Fuller,.Orleans, Herbert L. and Ellen M. (Parker). May 7 Frederick. Richard Tillotson, Jr., Falmouth, Frederick R. and Ellen M. (Parker). May 7 John Daniel Walo, West Barnstable, John V. and Marion C. (Bearse). May .8 Eleanor Ann Hammond, Wareham, Robert C. and Eleanor F. (Neal). May 9 Albertine Hardacker, Harwich, Albert C. and Josephine (Nickerson). May 9 Ronald Peter Jordan, West Barnstable, Jack B. and Doro- thy E. (Johnson). May 9 Andria Marguerite Richards, Hyannis, Adolph O. and Alexandria B. (Coville). May . 9 Walter Frederick Ryder; Barnstable, Frank and Pearl (Campbell). May 14 Martha Elizabeth Edwards, Centerville, Theodore F. and Martha E. (Sarkinen). May 14 Pedro Joseph Fermino, Jr.,Barnstable, Pedro J. and Hazel W. (Haynes). May 14 Millicent Jean Sanford, Sandwich, Hubert H. and Chris. tina F..(Chase). May 18 Elizabeth Susan Rogers, West Dennis, Harold A. and Ruth L. (Hudon). 131 May 20 Stillborn. May 20 Helen Elizabeth Thomas, West Barnstable, Joseph and Lempi (Nikula). May 21 John Francis Lorrett, Hyannis, Arthur B. and Alice L. (Burke). May 21 Jean Shirley McDonough, Centerville, Michael J. and An- na (Multoe). May 21 Donald McLeay Stevenson, Chatham, Donald M. and Mar- jorie F. (Clarke). May 21 (Male) White, Waquoit, John S. and Lurith (Rogers). May 26 Laura Louise Fulcher, Orleans, James L. and Louise M. (Thompson). May 28 Nelson Neil Littlefield, Osterville, Frederick L. and Ruth E. (Lovequist). May 29 Hazel Therese Robbins, Chatham, Royce M. and Dorothy G. (Coggeshall). May 30 Dorothy Louise Dias, Hyannis, Antonio L. and Elizabeth (Ramos). June 2 Dorothy Stever, West Yarmouth, John F. and Ruth M. (Walker). June 3 John Paul Stearns, Hyannis, Royce C. and Cecelia (Eng, lish). June 3 Chester Arthur Wright, Jr., Falmouth, Chester A. and Maude (Munyan). June 5 Rita Louise LaRiviere, Hyannis, Joseph B. and Clara M. (Heath). 132 June 5 Emil Rogers, Jr., Santuit, Emil and Grace (Raposa). June 7 Charles Edward Cabral, Santuit, Manuel P. and Lucy (Marshall). June 7 Sandra Marjorie McManus, Hyannis, Paul D. and Doro- thy (Shaw). June 7 Joanne Thacher Urquhart, Yarmouthport, John W. and Marion E. (Thacher):.. June 9 Esther Collins French, Sandwich, Winthrop W. and Hel- en W. (Kinney). June 9 Patricia Kenneally, Hyannis, Thomas J. and . Mary B. (Duffy). June 10 Ruth Bowen, Hyannis, W. Clifton and Alice (Buffington). June 10 Charles Robert Cabral, Centerville, Manuel and Ruth A. (Kelley). June 10 Constance Kendrick, East Harwich, Leon J. and Esther M. (Ruoff). June 10 Jennie Marie Lampi, West Barnstable, Henry H. and El- sie E. (Walo). June 10 Rosemary Catherine Shaughnessy, West Yarmouth, James F. and Laura S. (Drew). June 11 Constance Ellis, Dennisport, Wilfred A. and Agnes A. (Phillips). June 16 Dana Alden Coe, Forestdale, John A. and Winifred (MacKinnon). June 16 Roger Frank Ellis, East Brewster, Harold W. and Helen M. (Taylor). 133 June 16 Marilyn Jones, Barnstable, Harry L. and Anna E. (Hen- drickson). June 16 Patrick Michael Lynch, Hyannis, John F. and Grace C. (Conley). June 20. Nancy Lee Eaton, Osterville, John W. and Miriam L. . (Ames). June 22 Stillborn. June 23 (Female) Hanson, West Yarmouth, Eugene and Lois A. (Johnson). . June 25 Charles Foster Flaherty, Jr., East Dennis, Charles F. and Helen C. (White). June 25 Henry Gomes, Jr., Barnstable, Henry and Mary (Fernan des). June 26 Donald Gary Dufur, Falmouth, Harold M. and Joyce M. (Jones). June. 26 Walter Thomas Ellison, Hyannis, Edmund B. and Bella Y. (Goulet). June 27 David Theodore Johnson, Jr., Hyannis, David T. and Naomi L. (Bishop). June 28 Charlotte Rae Cook, Wareham, Lloyd C. and Hazel T. (Harlow). June 28 Ralph Lothrop Lovejoy, Cummaquid, William S. P., Jr., and Marjorie (Ryder). June 29 Richard Allen Harlow, Sandwich, Maitland T. and Lucy R. (Sintoni). 134 June 29 Kenneth Lee.Marney, Osterville, Fraser A. and Martha O. (Parker). June 30 Ralph Sydney Stone, East Harwich, Merrill V. and Mabel (Loar). July 2 Barrie Howard Bearse, Chatham, Elisha Howard 3rd and Evelyn Mae (Harding). July 2 Laurence McKenzie Bearse, Centerville, Laurence W. and Jean (McKenzie). July 5 .Elinor Varnum Dodge, Hyannis, Charles S. and Rebekah T. (Varnum). July 5 Robert Ronald Pina, Osterville, Edwin and Mary (Perry). July 6 Seth Bradford Dewey, III, Hyannis, Seth B., Jr. and Edna W. (Wright). July 6, Loretta Frances McGann, Hyannis, Francis B. and Loretta E. (Desroches). July 7 Deborah Jane Warner, Hyannis, Paul A. and Priscilla B. (Stuart). July 8 William Matson, Wellfleet, Norman H. and Anna (Wal- ling). July 9 John Francis Lewis, Osterville, John G. and Martha F. (Connolly). July 10 Nancy Louise Young, Sandwich, Burton S. and Josephine (Hutchinson). July 13 Dorothy Ann Gates, Wellfleet, Leonard J. and Dorothy L. (Schuster). 135 July 13 Elizabeth Ann Martin, Hyannis, John E. and Marion A. (Lavoie). July 14 Llewellyn Lafayette Henson, 3rd., Orleans, Llewellyn L., Jr., and Emma (Corsi). July 16 (Female) Maynard, Hyannis, Frederick and Evelyn M. (Cottle). July 16 John Fenton Rodgers, Jr., West Harwich, John F. and Alice M. (Twombly). .July 16 Gordon Fletcher Taft, Hyannis, Jesse A. and Esther L. (Goldwaite). July 17 Kenneth Eldridge Wilson, Jr., Hyannis, Kenneth E. and Harriet L. (Megathlin). July 18 Alice Marie Beaumont, Osterville, Alphonse J. and Mar- garet M. (MaeIsaac). July 18 Frederick Ellis St. Peter, Hyannis, Louis F. and Dorothy E. (Boyers). July 20 Lucy Frances Rose, Waquoit, Joseph P., Jr. and Lucy S. (Dowd). July 20 Lorraine Souza., Barnstable, Manuel and Isabel (Thomas). July 22 Leroy Francis Cottell, Jr., Hyannis, Leroy�F. and Ellen (Walls). July 24 Richard Earle Chase, West Yarmouth, Lysander A. and Phyllis L. (Fontneau). July 23 Joseph Francis. Dugas, Jr., Yarmouthport, Joseph F. and Mary R. (Theriault). 136 July 25 Bonnie MacGregor, Chatham, William D. and Florence (Smith).. July 26 Nancy Lees, Chatham, George W. and Ruth E. (Chaffee). July 27 Eleanor Burton Barker, West Yarmouth, John S. and Wilma I. (Sackrider). July 28 James Enos, Cotuit, Joel E. and Elizabeth M. (Baker). July 30 Mary Ann Alexandre,: Yarmouthport, Claude and Mary (Souza). July 31 Byron Alton Drinkwater, Hyannisport, Harry C. and Sar- ah H. (McAvoy). Aug. 2 Judson Stearns Howard, West Harwich, Judson P. and Alice E. (Miles). Aug. 3 Ann Dunbar, Chatham, James B. and Mary G. (Derwin). Aug. 4 Claire Irene Muldowney, Centerville, James C. and_Es- tella T. (Norris). Aug. 4 Aug. 5 Harold Frederick Bassett, Jr., South Chatham, Harold F. and Helen (Killen). Aug. 6 Judith Dexter Powers, Falmouth, James A. and Abigail J. (Paige). Aug. 7 Donald Martin Manni, Barnstable, Martin A. and Flor- ence E. (Pratt). Aug. 7 Phyllis Stevens, West Yarmouth, Roger and Helen L. (Rainville). Aug. 7 Joan Wells, Falmouth, Chandler H. and' Margaret (Knight). 137 Aug. 8 (Stillborn). Aug. 10 (Male) Renzi, Centerville, Evo J. and Ida (Papi). Aug. 12 Francis Edmund Blais, Hyannis, Edmund F.and Yvonne L. (Bonnoyer). Aug. 12 Jeannette Adrienne Sears, East Dennis, Everett H. and Wilhelmina L. (McIntire). Aug. 14 Judith Ann D'Arezzo, Orleans, Albert R. and Ruth L. (Eugley). Aug. 14 Peter Lebel, Osterville, John B. and Anne (O'Brien). Aug. 15 Stephen Charles Goveia, Provincetown, Manuel J. and Agnes L. (Rego). Aug. 15 Janice Ruth Wilkish, East Falmouth, Benjamin T. and Marjorie E. (Baker). Aug. 16 Amy Frances Clapp, Orleans, Bertram W. and Jenny B. (Jennings). Aug. 18 Robert Bruce Crocker, Falmouth, Clifford E. and Grace W. (Nickerson). Aug. 18 Edwin Scott Smith, West Yarmouth, Nathan H. and Edna S. (Bassett). Aug. 19 John Francis Carafoli, Sagamore, John and Helena A. (Pelletier). Aug..19 Harriette Elizabeth Holmes, Barnstable, William Dana and Eleanor W..(Batson). Aug. 19 June Lois Jennings, South Yarmouth, Leland B. and Isa= bel P. (Chase). 138 Aug. 19 Joan Scott, Hyannis, Harold L. and Louise M. (Thib- eault). Aug. 20 John Joseph Broaca, Jr., Orleans, John J. and Cordelia F. (Ireland). Aug. 20 Aug. 23 Katherine Roncarati, Sandwich, George F. and Katherine A. (Riley). ,Aug. 24 Elsie Tlleolyn Brailey, South Harwich, Gerald S. and Yvette M. (Bassett). Aug. 24 Harvey Dale Johnson, West Barnstable, Vaner C. and Ina H. (Kumpunen). Aug. 27 Nancy Asenath Jerauld, Wellfleet, Howard L. and Flora Aydelotte (Taylor). Aug. 31 Cynthia Estella Libby, Barnstable, Charles N. and Grace C. (Anderson). Sept. 1 Kathleen, Hansberry, Osterville, James J. and Mary A. (Shields). Sept. 2 Eugene David Botellio, Santuit, Antone C., Jr. and Mary L. (Botellio). Sept. 3 Mary Etta Russell, Provincetown, Loring A. and Etta D. (Souza). . Sept. 6 Robert Watson Lewis, Sagamore, Robert H. and Helen C. (Watson). Sept. 8 Judith Ann Hamilton, Chatham, Richard B. and Mary'M. (Carew).. Sept. 9 Sally Diane Bowers, South Wellfleet, Roger E. and Clar issa L. (Richards). 139 Sept. 10 Robert Shiverick Bladen, Chatham, Eugene V. and Olive (Kelley). Sept. _11 Joyce Ann Medeiros, Santuit, Gilbert S. and Mary S. (Repose). Sept. 13 Malcolm Adrien Rose, Truro, Albert O. and Gertrude M. (Schuster). Sept. 15 Raymond Curtis Tompkins, Sandwich, William J. and Eugenia G. (Powell). Sept. 15 Alvin Harold Tompkins, Sandwich,William J. and Eugen- ia G. (PowelI). Sept. 16 Donald Winslow Cobb Hyannis, Pierce W. and Ruth (Bassett). Sept. 20 Pauline Bates, Harwich, Donald T. and Elizabeth (Bruce). Sept. 20 Helen Elizabeth Morse, Falmouth, John D. and Irene (Hammond). Sept. 20 Edna Elizabeth Studley, Waquoit, Arthur W. and Ella (Hatch). Sept. 24 Bertha Alice Lopes, Mashpee, Nicholas. F. and Evelyn S. (Pells). Sept. 26 Herbert Daniel Cash, West Yarmouth,Isaiah D. and Joan (Bowen). Sept. 26 Sylvia Scudder, Osterville, Stuart F. and Marie (Adams). Sept. 26 John Arthur Stobbart, Yarmouthport, .Roy and Edna E. (Kittila). Sept. 27 (Stillborn). 140 Sept. 27 Roberta Kingsley Harcourt, Provincetown, Robert M. and Mildred A. (Breiding). Sept. 28 -Kenneth James Bradbury, Jr. Hyannis, Kenneth J. and Dorothy N. (Jenks). Oct. 1 Elizabeth Marie Pulsifer, Yarmouthport, Thomas B. and Elsie M. (Howes). Oct. 2 Herbert Francis Fernandes, Harwich, Joseph and Mary (Pena). Oct. 3 Lorraine Ann Doherty, Hyannis, James H. and Sara (Davis). Oct. 3 Elizabeth Mason Frothingham, Bass River, Theodore and Nanneen P. (Rebori). Oct. 4 Paul Lorimer Chesbro, Osterville, Ronald A. and Grace P. (Crocker).. Oct. 6 Donald Alfred Atkinson, Falmouth Heights, Austin F. and Caroline C. (Nickerson).' Oct. 6 Paula Joyce Franks, West Yarmouth, Boyce T. and Nettie L. (Peck). Oct. 7 Frederic Willis Davis, Forestdale, Edgar.W. and Helen M. (Lane). Oct. 9 Patricia Ellen Roderick, Hyannis, Alfred C. and Rita G. (Cahoon). Oct. 9 (Male) Shaw, Sandwich, Bradford A. and Mary (Leonard). Oct. 10 Shirley Lucille Clark, Chatham, Arthur F. and Cora L. (Welch). Oct. 10 Lewis Henry Perry, Monument Beach, Linwood B. and Alice (Wing). 141 Oct. 11 Elizabeth Ann Hayden, Santuit, Robert F. and Elizabeth B. (Chartier). Oct. it Robert Thornton, Centerville, Herbert T. and Margaret G. (Earley). Oct. 12 Mary Lois Ryder, Barnstable, Stuart and Genevieve (Stever). Oct. 14 Rebecca Brown, Barnstable, Sumner J. and Eunice (Clark) Oct. 14 ,(Stillborn). Oct. 16 'Paul William Chase, East Harwich, Albert E. and Mattie E. (Coffin). Oct. 17 Doris Agatha Plaud, Hyannis, Leon E. and Agatha C. (Tisdelle). Oct. 18 (Male) Kelley, West Yarmouth, Wellington and Edith E. (Bassett). Oct. 19 . Carl Francis Schroeder, East Falmouth, Francis L. and Mildred (Dennis). OcL.20 Barbara Joan Lewis, Hyannis, Frank R. and Estella L. (Betterley). Oct. 21 (Female) Homer, South Yarmouth, Benjamin F. and.Vir- ginia G. (Pike). Oct. 22 Harold William Crocker, Woods Hole, Harold D. and Hel- en Mi (Haas). Oct. 22 Deanne Rose Kelley, West Chatham, Winfred A. and Dorothy E. (Saley). Oct. 25 Edward Armstrong Dodge, DennisFort, Edward D. and Gertrude A. (Hincks). 142 Oct. 26 Glenn- Rogers Hearn, Hyannis, Kenneth F. and Eunice 1. (Rogers). Oct. 28 Richard William Hautauen, West Barnstable, William E. and Elsie O. (Renkainen). Oct. 30 Betsy Emilie Bjerke, Osterville, Sverre and Agnes E. (Grimborg). Oct. 31 Albert Angevine Simpson, Chatham, Albert L. and Lillian G. (Buck). Nov. 2 Carol Travers, Barnstable, Frank and Doris M. (Brown). Nov. 5 Donald Leslie.Hull, Hyannisport, Frederick L. and Mar- jorie M. (Keyes). Nov. 7 (Male) Dobbins, Chatham, James H. and Ruby (Kelley). Nov. 9. Richard Lewis Doane, Chatham, Wilmer B. and Evelyn H. (Bassett). Nov. 9 Richard Peter Hallett, Bass River, Oliver W. and Marion L. (Dumont). Nov. 10 Paul Richard Botello, Santuit, John R. and Isabel M. (Repose). Nov. 10 Nancy Ann Thornton, Harwichport, Frank A. and Annie M. (Nicholson). Nov. 11 Robert Gregson Sewell, Hyannis, Robert and Leona (St. Peter). Nov. 11 Francis Alonzo Styler, Chatham, Francis and Dorothy M. (Cahoon). Nov. 13 Ernest Maxwell Fratus, Hyannis, William B. and Clara M. (Gray). 143 Nov. 14 (Male) Crocker, Osterville, Chauncy B. and Elizabeth A. (Berube). Nov. 16 John Baptiste Antone, Jr., Centerville, John B. and Haz- el (Rosary). Nov. 18 Richard Albert Elliott, Centerville, Robert S. and Cather- ine M. (Danaher). Nov. 19 Betty Ann Chase, Hyannis,Walter and Flora L. (Bassett). Nov. 19 (Male) Dutra, Sandwich, Alfred L. and Maude B. (Cash). Nov. 19 (Male) Montcalm, Yarmouthport, Cranston H. and Bessie (Thatcher). Nov. 20 Charles Blanchard Peters, Jr., Chatham, Charles B. and Gladys R. (Newcomb). Nov. 22 Thomas Martin Long, Sagamore, Edwin D. and Marjorie M. (Hallett). Nov. 22 Kotura Lorraine Rosary, Hyannis, Joseph and Florence V. (Carter). Nov. 23 Sally Elizabeth Barlow, Sandwich, DeWitt and Mary L. (Brewer). Nov. 25 Freole David Orcutt, East Sandwich, Freole N. and Doro- thy (Burnham). Nov. 28 Robert Carl Frimodig,. Hyannis, Bert G. and Ina M. (Anderson). . Dec.. 1 William Briar Cook, Hyannis, William F. and Barbara E. (Davis). Dec. 1 Warren Thomas Watts, Jr., Brewster, Warren T. and Alice G. (Paine). 144 Dec. 2 Richard Charles Henry, Orleans, Edgar C. and Olive C. (Giroux). Dec. 3 Diana Clarie Boesse, West Yarmouth, Kenneth H. and Suzanne J. (Nicolaenko). Dec. 3 Richard Santos, Osterville, Joseph and Margaret D. (Souza). Dec. 4 Sybil Jane Holmes, Hyannis, Theodore L. and Clara P. (Crocker). Dec. 4 Rodney Alan Niskala, West Barnstable, Eino and Mamie E. (Antilla). Dec. 5 Sherry Ann Bacon, West Harwich, Paul D. and Vera I. (Hawes). Dec. 9 Marion Dorothy Higgins, Hyannis, Edward and Helen (Crowell). Dec. 1$ Richard Arthur Clark, South Chatham, Lewis A. and Dorothy (Perry). Dec. 12. Shirley Ann Hamilton, Woods Hole, Arthur F. and Rose R. (Roddy)..' Dec. 12 David William MacIntyre, Sagamore, David S. and Made- leine W. (Cote). Dec. 13 John Lloyd Ake, West Barnstable, Lloyd W. and Jose- phine (McCormick). Dec. 14 Juanita Miriam Belden, Osterville, Calvin R. and Lucille (Ames). . Dec. 14 Janet Marie Bumpus, Hyannis, Everett A. and Marie I. (Biron). Dec. 14 David Thomas Jones, South Yarmouth, Lester W. and Katherine L. (Sheehan). 145 Dec. 14 Dec. 14 Howard Winslow Sears, Jr., Osterville, Howard W. and Agnes T. (Derwin). Dec. 19 . Theron Clinton Holmes, Jr., Harwichport, Theron C. and Gladys M. (Chase). Dec. 19 Jordan Howard May, Harwich Center, Arthur H. and Inez I. (Phillips). Dec. 20 James Cardoza, Jr., Chatham, James and Jennie (Joia). Dec. 21 Robert Edward Gray, Hyannis, Edward M., Jr, and Ann A. (Marshall). Dec. 25 Barry Lee Dumican, West Dennis, Fred A.and Irene E. (Tibbetts). Dec. 26 Caroline Ruth Cahoon, Yarmouthport, Norman and Helen. (Mitchell.) Dec. 27 David Alton Baker, West Dennis, Alton M.and Frances H. (Burton). Dec. 27 Margaret Linnell, West Yarmouth, Charles H. and Eliza- beth (Prescott). Dec. 30 Martha Louise White, Hyannis, John R. and Katherine L. (Hale). , Dec. 31 Betty Jane Johnson, West Yarmouth, Eino and Lillian E. (Kittila). Dec. 31 Florence Faith Kelley, Yarmouthport, .Isaiah F. and Mil- dred F. (Newell), Residents of Barnstable 143 Other towns 181 Total 324 146 MARRIAGES Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1937: 1936 Aug. 10 Alexander Parsons of Hyannisport and Florence Seroun- ian of Dennis. 1937 Jan. 1 Edward Byron Tevyaw of Osterville and Frances Suzanne Ashe of Hyannis. Jan. 3 Howard Winslow Sears of Osterville and Agnes Theresa Derwin of Osterville. Jan. 15 Timothy William Santry of Somerset and Mary Anne Vetquoski of Hyannis. Jan. 18 Edward Lewis Harris of Barnstable and Elsie C. Prank- lin (Creyk) of Dennis. Jan. 21 Ralph Leroy Wright of Hyannis and Marion Violet Howes (Perry) of Hyannis. Jan. 28 Calvin R. Belden of Newport, N. H., and Lucille M. Ames of Osterville. Feb. 3 Roger Thomas Williams of Hyannis and Marion Randall of Hyannis. Feb. 11 Alcide Joseph Boudreau of Barnstable and Gertrude Kahelin of Centerville. Feb. 14 Charles Warren Hallett of Barnstable and Annie O. Phinney (Olmsted) of Barnstable. 147 Feb. 23 Thomas. Benton Pulsifer of Yarmouthport and Elsie Mar- garet Howes of Barnstable. Feb. 24 Arthur Duarte of Provincetown and Mary Flores (Costa) of Hyannis. Mar. 1 Herbert Edwin Coombs of Osterville and Sally Elizabeth Shuttleworth of Hyannis. Mar. 14 Uno Julius Paananen of West Barnstable and Edith Lee Carter of West Barnstable. Mar. 23 George Andrew Trainor of Providence, R. I., and Rita A. Fanning of Edgewood, Providence, R. I. Mar. 27 Seth C. Nickerson of Hyannis and Dorothy Parker Brad- ford of Hyannis. Mar. 28 John Gustave Erickson of Osterville and Alice Virginia Bennett of Osterville. Apr. 15 James Harold Doherty of Barnstable and Sarah Enos Davis of West Barnstable. Apr. 17 William Wanlass Logie of Osterville and Beatrice Ther- esa Horan of Worcester. Apr. 19 Walter Harold Sanford of Hyannis and Anne Louise Le- bel of Osterville. Apr. 24 Joseph Larkin Swift of Osterville and Eleanor Mildred Kelley of Centerville. Apr. 28 Ralph Donald Pina of Hyannis and Rose Marie Fortes of Hyannis. May 8 Philip Dow Andrews of Brookline and Myrtle Elaine Tall- man of Osterville. 148 May 10 Charles T. Burns of Hyannis and Katherine M. Lentz of New Bedford. May 15 Charles E. Mershon of Cranbury, N. J., and Eliza L. Har- ris of Barnstable. May 22 Albert Spendlove of Sanford, Maine, and Dorothy Sy- monds of Hyannis. May 29 Chester Edward Wyman of Osterville and Barbara Wil- liams of Osterville. May 29 Emerson W. Lingham of Barnstable and Ethel Clifton Whittemore of Dennisport.' May 30 Gardiner W. Bassett of Salem and Edna M. Birdsall of . Hartford, Conn. June 1 Albert Francis Bearse, Jr., of Centerville and Daisy Fran- ces Winters of Hyannis. June 1 Frank M. Hayden of Cohasset and Jessie Eleanor McGaw of Cohasset. June 5 Francis Albert Webb of Osterville and Helen Mary Mc- Quade of Osterville. June 6 Enoch Cleveland Sutcliffe of Hyannis and Irma Louise Hinckley- (Baxter) of Hyannis. June 19 Edward Josdph Oliver of Washington, D. C., and Mary Urzila Barros of Hyannis. June 20 Bernie Arthur Dearborn of Dennisport and Eleanor Fran- ces Gifford of Hyannis. June 20 Wilho Lawrence Wahtola.of West Barnstable and Egle Bratti of West Yarmouth. 149 June 21 George Winthrop Moore of Hyannis and Emily .Bacon Bassett of Hyannis. June 21 John Holbrook Pierce of Hyannis and Marjorie Gordon Long of Hyannis. June 22 Alvah Winslow Bearse of Bridgeport, Conn., and Emily Geraldine Ruch of New Haven, Conn. June 22 Harold .William Care of Norristown, Penna. and Ethel Blanche Port of Norristown, Penna. June 22 George .Henry Kalweit of West Barnstable and Phyllis Althea Carter of West Barnstable. June 22 Charles Willett Spooner, Jr., of•Ann Arbor, Michigan and Vera Warbasse of Falmouth. June 26 Thomas Potter of Dorchester and Mary Barry of Dor- chester. June 26 Charles Edgar Rogers, 3rd of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Doris Bartlett Draper of Brooklyn, N. Y. June 27 Leo Francis Bencordo of Marshfield,and Elesebeth Em- erson Bolton of Duxbury. June 28 Edward Arthur .Tucker of Chatham and Dorothy Frances Deyette of Dennis. July 3 Samuel Ernest Shelsky of Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y. and Helene Friel Fiske (Friel) of Osterville. July 8 John Algot Ohman of Glen Head, N. Y. and Edythe Lu- cille Crum of Oradell, N. J. .July 13 Henry Browning. Lillibridge of Apponaug, R. I., and Mil- dred Mae Lineham of Apponaug, R. I. 150 July 17 William Miller North of Buffalo, N. Y., and Carolyn Elizabeth Brown of Buffalo, N. Y. July 25 Navarre Malcolm .Perry of Hyannis and Hazle Alice Tolin of Hyannis. July 27 Edwin M. White of South Yarmouth and Clara F. Day of Hyannis. July 30 Hollis Plummer Perry of Falmouth and Elsie Christina Johnson of Hyannis. July 31 Clarence Hovey Matterson of Grand Forks, North Dakota and Isabel Harris of Hyannis. Aug. 7 Charles Franklin Howard Hallett of Centerville and Ann Talejis of Craigville. Aug. 9 Henry James Aylmer of Hyannis and Louise Helene Gar- field (Dean) of Hyannisport. Aug. 11 David Lloyd Welch of Hyannis and Clara Verna Jones . (Bassett) of Hyannis. Aug. 14 Frank Rocha Lewis, Jr., of East Falmouth and Estella Louise Betterley of Hyannis. Aug. 27 . George John Danner of Buffalo, N. Y., and Evelyn Fran- cis Daley (Hoover) of Buffalo, N. Y. Aug. 28 Barclay Reynolds Stanton of Primos, Penna., and Louise Pomeroy Thurston of Dennis. Sept. 1. Edgar A. Zwilling of New York, N. Y. and.Rhea C. Lyon of Baltimore, Maryland. Sept. 4 Lester Edward Bachman of Pensacola, Florida and Mary Geraldine Turner of South Yarmouth. 151 . Sept. 4 Robert Giles Dowling of South Yarmouth and Ora Knowles Thacher of Hyannis. . Sept. 4 Edwin Alexins Johnson of Centerville and June Randall Hallett of Centerville. Sept. 6 Lyle Janes of Chatham and Mary Elizabeth Walsh of Chatham. Sept. 6 Adelino Mello.of Fall River and Mary Amelia Viera Mat- tos of Cotuit. Sept. 11 Francis L. Horgan of Hyannis and Eleanor H. Norwood of Hyannis. Sept. 12 Earl Raymond Mossey of Hyannis and Anna Mavis Jones of Marstons Mills. Sept. 16 Drew Elwood Cain of St. Louis, Mo., and Alice Louise Fairweather of Hyde Park. Sept. 16 Charles E. Standish, Jr. of Somerville and Ruth B. Lor- ing of Barnstable. Sept. 18 Arthur William Cory of Falmouth and Mary Lillian Dunn of Falmouth. Sept. 19 Kenneth Harold Boesse of South Yarmouth and Susanne J. Nicolaenko of West Yarmouth. Sept. 24 DeWees G. Penney of Boston and Margaret C. Thomp- son (Cooper) of Hyannis. Sept. 25 John Hendricksen, Jr., of East Sandwich and Mary Mor- row of Sandwich. Sept. 25 'Richard Foster Klimm of Hyannis, and Ethel May Cahoon of Hyannis. 152 Sept. 25 Alvin Rego Souza of Santuit and Mary Margaret Souza of Santuit. Sept. 26 Joseph M. Fonseca of Hyannis and Celia Bray of Yar-. mouth. Sept. 29 Jack Nunes Gomes of Sandwich and Florence M. King (Henderson) of Hyannis. Oct. 2 Gilbert Elroy Bearse of Centerville and Helen Louise Jones of West Barnstable. Oct. 2 George Melville Haskins of Hyannis and Edith Katherine Moore of Jackson Heights, New York. Oct. 3 Kenneth Taylor Perry of West Yarmouth and Alma Ges- ine Jacobsen of Hyannis. Oct. 3 Almond Gage Ryder, Jr., of Harwich Center and Harriet Inez Jones of Centerville. Oct. 6 Donald Harvey Field of West Barnstable and Christina Maud Holmes of Hyannisport. Oct. 9 Cyril Stetson Hall of Osterville and Els.peth Hay Reid of Osterville. Oct. 12 Francis Andrew Aylmer of Hyannis and Grace Isabel Davenport,of East Bridgewater.' Oct. 12 Sidney Crowell Chase of Hyannis and Dorothy LeBaron Tribe of Fairhaven. Oct. 14 Francis W. Perry of Centerville and Ida Irene• Thomas of West Barnstable. Oct. 19 Alexander Owens of Osterville and Emma L. Williams of Osterville. 153 Oct. 21. Earl Linwood Sprague of Auburn, Maine and Elizabeth Forrest Cammett of Osterville. Oct. 22 Harry Clifton Small of Chatham and Ruth May Hinckley of Hyannis. Oct. 23 Napoleon Antoine Cayouette of Hyannis and Glwendolyn Cyril Chipman of North Harwich. Oct. 23 Harry Lawrence Holway, Jr. of West Barnstable and Vieno Sophie Kallio of South Carver. Oct. 23 . Benjamin Gilbert Meinerth of West Yarmouth and Lu- cille Snow Drew of West Yarmouth. Oct. 24 John Sturgis Bearse of .Hyannis. and Ethel May Poucher of South Dennis. Oct. 24 Aarne Oswald Lahteine of Hyannis. and Ethel Marguer- ite Holman of Hyannis. Oct. 28 Clinton Brooks Howard of Osterville and Edmee Marie LeBlanc of Osterville. Oct. 20 Dwight Raymond Erskine of,Alma, Maine and Ella M. Buckler of Centerville. Oct. 30 Eino Victor Pyy of West Barnstable and Tyyne Kahelin of Centerville. Oct. 31 Marvin Weston Ross of Hyannis and Carrie Bowers Dean of Hyannis. Nov. 6 Walter Alden Worcester of Hyannis and Marion Louise Hallamore of Hyannis, Nov. 12 Dexter Willis Cobb of Hyannis and Lillian Evelyn Gould of Chatham. 154 Nov. 14 William Cornish Baker of Cotuit and Myrtle A. Steward (Malcolm) of Chicago, Illinois. Nov. 18 LaRoyce Franklin Rivers of Marstons Mills and Dorothy Leona Cooper (Conrad) of Marstons Mills. Nov. 18 Richard Tobin, Jr. of Fall River and Marie H. Childs of Providence, R. I. Nov. 25 Vernon Leroy Eldridge of Osterville and Elizabeth Bro-, die of Osterville. Dec. 4 John Ernest Birnic of'Quincy and Marjorie Bassett of Quincy. Dec. 9 Gustave Henry Solomon of Osterville and Anna Valborg Nelson of Pittsburgh, Penna. Dec. 20 Charles H. Ingram of Hyannis and Mildred Reichert of Hyannis. Dec. 25 Warren Peter Campbell of Cotuit and Isadore Crocker of Cotuit. Dec. 25 William Stanley Pierce of Sandwich and Lucy Irene Thomas of West Barnstable. Dec. 27 Daniel J. Wright of Osterville and Alida Mary Bourgeois of Hyannis. Residents of Barnstable 131 Out of Town 91 222 155 DEATHS Deaths recorded in the "Town of Barnstable for the year 1937: Sept. 3, 1936 Imogene Leonard, Osterville, 30 y. 5 m. 4 d. Dec. 10 1936 Albert Jeaneret, Cotuit, 4 m. 1937 Jan. 2 (Male) Rich, Eastham, 14 hrs. Jan. 4 Frank L. Eldredge, Chatham, 76 y. 6 m. Jan. 4 Gideon Lester Hodgkins, Falmouth, 75 y. 6 m. 27 d. Jan. 4 Charles J. Hubbart, Centerville, 79 y. 2 m. 8 d. Jan. 5 Elizabeth Ida Samuel, West Barnstable, 76 y. 10 m. 10 d. Jan. 6 James McLaughlin, Falmouth, 42 y. 3 d. .Jan. 7 Manuel Fontes, East Falmouth, 59 y. Jan. 8' William Francis Gorham, Barnstable, 84 y. 8 m. 28 d. Jan. 11 E. Lincoln Mitchell, East Harwich, 76 y. 21 d. Jan. 12 Margaret Evelyn Chase, Barnstable, 9 hrs. 13 min. Jan. 12 Ethan Chesley, Osterville, 52 y. Jan. 15 Thomas M. Cox, Hyannis, 50 y. 4 m. 10 d. Jan. 18 Albert Dexter Williams, Osterville, 50 y. 2 m. 29 d. Jan. 19 (Female) Adams, Osterville, 11 d. 156 Jan. 20 Theophilus Baker Eldridge, Boston, 83 y. 3 m. 6 d Jan. 20 George L. LaMondy, Hyannis, 25 y. 4 m. 20 d. Jan. 28 Mildred Johnson (Hulse), Chatham, 70 y. 3 m. 5 d. Jan. 28 George B. Taylor, Harwichport, 80 y. 5 m. Id. Jan. 29 Louis Arenovski, Hyannis, 75 y. 2 m. 25 d. Jan. 29 Edward Stevens Talbot, Sandwich, 74 y. 3 m. 20 d. Jan. 31 Horace Adams Blount, Chatham, 80 y. Feb. 1 Adelia O'Neil, West-Dennis, ,78 y. 6 m. 28 d. Feb. 4 John Franklin Small, South Harwich, 77 y. 3 m. 4 d. Feb. 6 Caroline Dorothy Coleman (Fuller), Marstons Mills, 61 y. 6 m. 21 d. Feb. 6 Hannah E. Crocker, Santuit, 87 y. 9 m. 13 d. Feb. 7 Ezekiel Crocker Hamblin, Marstons Mills, 82 y. 2 m. 16 d. Feb. 9 Maurice Greenwood Crocker, Osterville, 70 y. 1 m. 13 d. Feb. 9 Octavia Percival Meiggs (Crocker),West Barnstable, 84 y. 8 m. 24 d. Feb. 11 Thomas Campbell, West Harwich, 73 y. 6 m. 5 d. Feb. 13 (Stillborn). Feb. 13 Eliza F. Kendrick, Chathamport, 75 y. 3 m. 2 d. Feb. 15 Robert H. Riedell, Kingston, 73 y. 11 m. 4 d. Feb. 16 Clarence Elmer Stevens, West Barnstable, 68 y. 5 m. 27 d. 157 Feb. 20 Evimeros Fournaris, Hyannis, 50 y. Feb. 20 George Albert Reed, East Sandwich, 61 y. 5 m. 4 d. Feb. 21 Esther,Rose Malchman, Hyannis, 16 y. 3 m. 4 d. Feb. 22 Margaret Frances Brazilion (Delorey),Falmouth, 63 y. 9 in. Feb. 23 Lorenzo F. Cahoon, Falmouth, 91 y. 3 m. 1 d. Feb. 25 Edward Erwin Kelley, West Falmouth, 68 y. 9 d. Mar. 1 (Stillborn). Mar. 2 Mary Annie Jenkins (Jenkins), West Barnstable, 74 y. 9 m. 20 d. Mar. 6 Cora Inez Thompson, Sagamore, 79 y. 4 m. 3 d. .Mar. 13 (Stillborn). Mar. 16 Frederick Freeman Rogers, Sagamore, 90 y. 10 m. 5 d. Mar. 19 Adelaide G. Chase (Hatch), Hyannisport, 84 y. 10 m. 18 d. Mar. 19 (Male) Joseph, Hyannis, 21 d. Mar. 21 H. Marie Clark (Holmberg), Sagamore, 76 y. 4 m. 1 d. Mar. 23 (Stillborn). Mar. 25 Elmer Ellsworth Burnham, Sagamore, 44 y. 10 m. 27 d. Mar. 26 Carl William Davidson, Hyannis, 34 y..8 m. 23 d. . Mar. 27 Rose Mello.Gracia (Mello), Santuit, 69 y. 3 m. 21 d. Mar. 28 Helia Gustava Polto, Barnstable, 40 y. 4 m. 8 d. 153 Apr. 3 Charles D. Walker, Barnstable, 84 y. Apr. 4 James Boyd, Osterville, 82 y. 4 d. Ap•r. 4 Laura B. Ryder (Clayton), Cotuit, 73 y. 4 m. 22 d. Apr. 5 Nancy O'driana Crocker (Culp.), East Brewster, 47 y. 8 m. 12 d. Apr. 11 Owen Bacon, Hyannis, 87 y. 1 m. 10 d. Apr. 13 Herbert Bradford Tucker, Jr., Bourne, 18 y. 10 m. 21 d. Apr. 16 George Herbert Childs, Marstons Mills, 75 y. 9 m. 27 d. Apr. 17 Susan Parker Eldredge (Parker), Falmouth, 61 y. 9 m. 7 d. Apr. 18 Martha A. Bartlett, Barnstable, 12 y. 4 m. 6 d. Apr. 20 Phebe S. Bassett (Bearse), Hyannis, 88 y. 8 m. 5 d. Apr. 20 Virginia A. Enches (Sherman), Hyannis, 82 y. 3 m. 11 d. Apr. 23 Thacber S. Holway, Cummaquid; 77 y. 8 m. 27 d. Apr. 23 Anna Louise Nickerson (Hall), Harwich, 58 Y. 8 m. 26 d. May 12 Eva McGillen (Paris), Hyannis, 51 y. May 14 Luella Beales. (Childs), Hyannisport, 71 y. 10 m. 7 d. May 15 Domingas Correia (Jasmin), Hyannis, 70 y. May 15 James T. Wilbur, Centerville, 66 y. 4 m. 21 d. May 18 Allen Wirtanen, West Barnstable, 20 y. 8 m. 23 d. May 19 Eugene Crowell, Cotuit, 84 y. 9 m. 6 d. 159 May 20 (Stillborn). May 22 Ella Lothrop (Hallett), Hyannis, 90 y. 16 d. May 30 Sarah Emily Goodnow (Hughes), Bass River, 86 y. 10 m, 25 d. May 30 Frederick Arthur Hooper, East Brewster, 57 y. 5 m. 15 d. June 1 Flora A. Hallett, Hyannis, 84 y. June 2 Phebe Drew (Matthews),Hyannis, 76 y. 5 m. 8 d. June 3 John Davidson, West Barnstable, 62 y. 4 m. 19 d. June 3 Joseph Frates, Mattapoisett, 37 y. June 5 Emil Rogers, Jr., Santuit, 4 hrs. 9 min. June 13 Manuel Dias, Hyannis, 48 y. 9 m. 29 d. June 16 Herbert O. Bacon, Sr., Hyannis, 59 y. 6 m. 24 d. June 18 Jacob Barsky, Hyannis, 23 y. June 22 (Stillborn). June 24 Eliza Jane Nickerson (Nickerson), Dorchester, 62 y. 11 m. 12 d. June 29 Gilbert Leslie Hinckley, Hyannis, 82 y. 9 m. 18 d. June 29 Harrison Ellis Robinson, Attleboro, 60 y. 3.m. 17 d. June 29 Parker Sears, Hyannis, 37 y. 3 m. 7 d. July 2 John Thomas Underwood, Wianno, 80 y. 2 m. 20 d. July 6 Robert Weller Ball, New Haven, Conn., 57 y. 3 m. 13 d. 160 July 8 Emma J. Childs (McKinney), Centerville, 71 y. 2 m. 1 d. July 8 Marion Seaverns Kelley (Seaverns.), Osterville, 68 y. 1 m. 20 d. July 8 Nelson Neil Littlefield, Osterville, 1 m. 11 d. July 8 William Matson, Wellfleet, 2 hrs. July 9 Melvina S. Taylor, (Kingman), Hyannis, 58 y. 11 m. July 11 Lorenzo D. Buck, West Chatham, 68 y. 10 m. 5 d. July 11 Ella Delap Crocker (Scudder),Barnstable, 84 y. 1 m. 5 d. July 11 Grace Margaret Nugent Boston, 47 y. 8 m. 19 d. July 12 Sarah B. Hoyt (Blake), West Barnstable, 85 y. 8 m. 11 d. July 13 Frank P. Hallett, Hyannis, 79 y. 3 m. 22 d. July 13 Sidney J. McDonald, Boston, 48 y. 3 m. 26 d. July 16 Myron Moniz, Teaticket, 25 y. July 16 Gordon Fletcher Taft, Hyannis, 5 hrs. 24 m. July 16 George Bassett Wells, Falmouth, 44 y. 8 m. 19 d. July 19 Frances M. Knapp (Gilliver), Hyannis, 77 y. 2 m. 8 d. July 20 Eleanor Barboza, Marstons Mills, 2 y. 10 m. July 22 Frederick W. Cammett, West Barnstable, 75 y. 7 m. 12 d. July 26 Arthur Vincent Curley, Dorchester, 18 y. July 26 Josephine V. Nye, East Orange, N. J., 73 y..3 m. 20 d. 161 July 27 Ella Louise Stellwagen (Bird), Falmouth, 69 y. 8 in. 22 d. July $0 .Alvah Clement Griffen, Concord, N. H., 19 y. Aug. 3 Anna Schillander (Zinn), West Barnstable, 76 y. 7 in. 7 d. Aug. 4 Alice Carroll Bartlett (Williams), Ruxton, Maryland, 44 y. 3 in. 23 d. Aug. 5 Herbert Bentley Houghton, Montreal, Canada, 50 y. 11 m. 6 d. Aug. 5 Minnie E. C. Whitaker (Crosby), Centerville, 65 y. 4 in. 23 d. Aug. 6 Mary Grassie Enos (Grassie), West Barnstable, 76 y. Au•g. 7 Satilla Smith (Hallett), Hyannis, 69 y. Aug. 8 (Stillborn). Aug. 9 Eliza Chase Homer (Chase), Hyannis, 74 y. 9 in. 19 d. Aug. 11 Henry Klocksin, Chatham, N. J., 73 y. 7 m. 16 d. Aug. 12 Manuel P. Amaral, Centerville, 57 y. 5 in. 7 d. Aug. 12 David Elwood Kelley, Osterville, 6 in. 13 d. Aug. 12 Violet Nettie Robinson, Hyannis, 21 y. 2 in. 20 d. Aug. 18 Naomia Ettinger (Eaton), Brewster, 81 y. 9 in, 16 d. Aug. 19 Felix Warren Childs, Centerville, 9 y. 2 in. 8 d. Aug. 24 Charles Cobb Ryder, Cummaquid, 73 y. 1 in. 22 d. Aug. 25 Margaret Healy (Perron), Hyannis, 26 y. 5 in. 162 Aug. 26 Frank Amyntas Fuller, Wakefield, 78 y. Aug. 27 Edward Jones Crowell, Waquoit, 91 y. 8 m. 24 d. Aug. 30 William E. Maloney, Hyannis, 65 y. 1 m. 13 d. Sept. 3 Nathaniel G. Phinney, Barnstable, 80 y. 10 m. 14 d. Sept.. 4 .Mary Etta Russell, Provincetown, 3 hrs. 50 min. Sept. 4 John T. Palmunen, Centerville, 53 y. 10 m. 22 d. Sept. 10 Elmer C. Briggs, Wareham, 78 y. 6 m. 26 d. Sept. 10 Martin August Lampi, Centerville, 57 y. Sept. 13 Benjamin Edison Tripp, Chathamport, 88 y. Sept. 13 James Turpin, Dayton, Ohio, 82 y. 7 m. 7 d. Sept. 16 George Gilbert Marble, Meriden, Conn., 80 y. 11 m. 4 d. Sept. 24 William J. J. Garrity, Hyannis, 66 y. 6 m. Sept. 25 Harry Smith; Chatham, 40 y. Sept. 27 (Stillborn). Oct. 2 (Male) Fernandes, Harwich, 1 d. Oct. 3 Elmer W. Lapham, Cotuit, 76 y. 1 m. 12 d. Oct. 4 Ada Wesley Chase (Nickerson), Dennisport, 71 y. 13 d. Oct. 4 Robert M. Doane, Hyannis, 71 y. 2 m. Oct. 8 James E. Brown, West Yarmouth, 63 y. 7 m. 5 d. Oct. 9 James Almamer Hyatt, Falmouth, 55 y. 4 m. 7 d. 163 Oct. 12 Shirley Lucille Clark, Chatham, 2 d. Oct. 13 Deloris May Eldridge, Marstons Mills, 11 m. 29 d. Oct. 13 Bertha A. Libby (Mader), Centerville, 56 y. 7 m. Oct. 14 (Stillborn). Oct. 14 Kimball Harold Ryder, Pocasset, 54 y. 9 m. 25 d. Oct. 18 Elijah Collins Clark, Barnstable, 85 y. it d. Oct. 18 (Male) Kelley, West Yarmouth, 2 hrs. Oct. 22 Charles Henry Fish, West Barnstable, 81 y. 10 m. Oct. 22 (Female) Homer, South Yarmouth, 12 hrs. Oct. 22 Herbert A. Phinney, Falmouth, 71 y. 9 m. 28 d. Oct. 25 Albert Jones, Osterville, 80 y. 10 m. 9 d. Oct. 26 Estus Albert Morrill, Hyannis, 91 y. 11 m. 12 d. Oct. 27 Ophelia Hinckley, Hyannis, 91 y. 11 m. 18 d. Oct. 31 Alfred Thomas Small, West Barnstable, 69 y. it m. 6 d.. Nov. 3 Frank Wesley Atwood, West Barnstable, 71 y. 9 m. 22 d. Nov. .7 (Male) Dobbins, Chatham, 1 hr. 30. min. Nov. 9 Calvin C. Parker,North Harwich, 61 y. 1 m. 3 d. Nov. 11 Sarah Howe Crosby (Bull), Centerville, 91 y. 8 m. Nov. 11 Nathan B. Walker, Harwich, 78 y. 5 m. 20 d. Nov. 13 (Male) Fratus, Hyannis, 1 hr. 42 min'. 164 Nov. 14 Grace A. Sturgis (Cammett), Osterville, 72 y. 2 m. 14 d. Nov. 17 Lucy E. Terry (Holland), Cummaquid, 70 y. 7 m. 1 d. Nov. 19 (Male) Montcalm,'Yarmouth, 3 hrs. 40 min. Nov. 25 Alfred Joseph Edwards, Dennisport, 51 y. 3 m. 12 d. Nov. 25 Josephine F. Harlow (Fuller), Santuit, 78 y. 30 d. Nov. 25 Henry W. Thompson, Harwichport, 33 y. 9 m. 17 d. Nov. 27 Joseph S. Condinho, Cotuit, 54 y. 11 m. 16 d. Nov. 27 Ann M. Coy (Parker), Cotuit, 98 y. 7 m. 24 d; Dec. 2 Robert Edgar Davis, Barnstable; 50 y. 5 m. 1 d. Dec. 3 Hersilia B. Basset, Hyannis, 81 y..7 m. 29 d. Dec. 3 Manuel Joseph Nunes, Osterville, 68 y. Dec. 5 Honora Mary Ross (D'Aigle), Yarmouth, 34 y. Dec. 13 John Elvander, Sandwich, 74 y. Dec. 13 Myra C. Savery (Edson), Cotuit, 75 y. 11 m. 2 d. Dec. 14 Priscilla Hinckley, Barnstable, 25 y. 7.m. Dec. 15 William Franklin Bray, Yarmouth, 62 y. 2 m. 23 d. Dec. 15 Maude Josephine Crosby (Shaw), Centerville, 65 y. 4 m. 22 d. Dec. 16 Flora M. Jones, Cotuit, 75 y. 8 m. 26 d. Dec. 18 Maude M. Taylor (McRay), Osterville, 41 y. 3 m. 21 d. 165 Dec. 26 Mary E. Sinnett (Crocker), Osterville, 47 y. 11 m. 26 d. Dec. 28 Annie Laurie Huggard (Crosby), Osterville, 39 y. 6 m. 27 d. Dec. 28 Flavius Nickerson, Harwich, 94 y. .8 m. 6 d. Dec. 31 Lester H. Brotherson, New Bedford, 43 y. 2 m. 22 d. Dec.. 31 Elliott C. Backus, Marstons Mills, 87 y. 11 m. 11 d. r Residents of Barnstable 109 Other towns 84 Total 193 BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL 1936 Dec. 1 Alice C. Phinney, Augusta, Maine, 80 y. 8 m. 21 d. Dec. 31 Helen H. Crocker, Haworth, N. J., 86 y. 11 m. 23.d. Dec.. 31 Helen G.•Pfister, New York, 80 y. 1937 Jan. 11 Julietta Morse Nickerson, Dana, 53 y.1 m. 18 d. Jan. 18 Nancy Hallett Chase, Dennis, 71 y. 2 m. 6 d. Jan. 19 Abbie W. Crosby, Framingham, 79 Y. Feb. 25 Lillian Brown Bearse, Winchester, 83 y. 5 m. 11 d. Feb. 28 Cora Ann Lewis (Adams), Belmont, 76 y. 3 m. 28 A. 166 Mar. 9 George B. Fuller, Boston, 68 y. 5 m. 6 d. May 1 Mayant A. Crosby, Stoneham, 80 y. 10 m. 5 d. May 12 Margaret A. Gilmore, New Bedford, 76 y. May 15 Ailce B. Pattison, Boston, 77 y. 7 m. 6 d. May•16 Mary L. David (Nickerson), Quincy, 61 y. 7 m. 2 d. May 17 Philip R. Howes, Dennis, 86 y. 4 m. 21 d. May 21 Nathalie H. Alsop, Milton, 57 y. 30 d. June 29 Lilian B. Osler, Philadelphia, Pa., 66 y. Aug. 10 John Alden Trott, Boston, 59 y. 4 m. 25 d. Aug.. 27 Benjamin F. Lumbert, Worcester, 87 y. 4 m. 13 d. Aug. 30 George Wilson Jones, Falmouth, 72 y. 8 m. 21 d. Oct. 18 Nellie E. Wilbar, Chelsea, 72 y. Nov. 11 Belle Sample Fisher, Fall River, 76.y. 3 m. 12 d. Nova 14 Mary E. Crocker, Newton, 76 y. 9 m. 1 d. CLARENCE M. CHASE; Town Clerk. 167 JURY LIST, 1938 The following is the jury list for 1938: Maurice B. Allen Farmer Victor H. Anderson Cooper Edward L. Ashley Mason . Chester L. Bassett Farmer Merton H. Bates Painter Benjamin D. Baxter Merchant ' Edward G. Bearse Truckman Frederick L: Bearse Caretaker Seabury W. Bearse Contractor William S. Behlman Gardner Gerhard Bleicken Gardener Ralph H. Bodman Banker John Bradley Salesman Charles H. Brown Innholder Frank E. N. Brown Lineman Walter S. Brown . Retired Henry D. R. Cammett Retired James F. Campbell Merchant Allen Chadwick Carpenter Stephen B. Crellin Farmer Zenas Crocker, Jr. Broker Ernest O. Dottridge, Jr. Carpenter Alexander Duthie Agent Charles M. Eldridge Painter Herbert W. Eldridge Carpenter Isaac F. Elliot Merchant Shirley Evans Painter 168 . John Eyre Merchant Allan D. Fraser Mechanic Calvin H. Fuller Painter George F. Fuller Clerk- George Garoufes Cafe Proprietor Henry Gilman Carpenter Albert Grauer Manager Joseph P. Hallett. Retired Abbott F. Harlow Carpenter Frederick L. Harlow Manager 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 Loring G. Jones Merchant Chester P. Jordan Baker Bertil L. Lagergren Gardener Earle W. Landers Carpenter David H. Leland Machinist Burleigh D. Leonard Mechanic. Winfred B. Lovell Farmer Howard G. Lumbert Carpenter Francis J. Lyons Retired Max Malchma.n Merchant Orlando W. Merchant Carpenter James C. McShane Retired Edwin A. Milk Accountant Harold R. Morris' Lineman Chester A. Murray Retired William J. O'Neil, Jr. Cleriz Alexander Pate Plumber 169 Sidney Phillips Gardner Nelson P. Phinney Gardener Garry C. Pierce Plumber Charles H. Reid Gardener William H. Robbins Fisherman Frederic F. Scudder Merchant Benjamin Sears Merchant Frederick E. Sherman Merchant Henry L. Sherman Mason Walter L. Sherman Fisherman' Herbert L. Snow Clerk Isaiah S. Studley Mechanic Norman W. Taylor Plumber. . Kenneth Turner Plumber Alfred C. Weeks Farmer Norman E. Williams Plumber Martin Wirtanen Carpenter 170 PLANNING BOARD REPORT. For the year ending December 31, 1937 To the Citizens of Barnstable: The annual report of the Planning Board is herewith respectfully submitted. The Board has held regular and special meetings, has studied and had under advisement many projects for the gradual and.economical development of the Town of Barn- stable. A summarization of our deliberations will be found under the caption "recommendations"' appearing at the close of this report. We wish at this time to acknowledge our appreciation of the excellent cooperation manifested by our fellow citi- zens at the last Annual Town Meeting by their acceptance of and adoption of the Trailer Camp ordinance coupled with the Simplified Building Code advanced for your acceptance by our Board. The foresight shown in the adoption of regulatory meas- ures to control the operation of any Trailer Camp Sites that in the future may be established within our borders has elic- ited many favorable comments from State officials and di- recting officers of other towns and cities. Many request have been received for copies of your Ordinances and all of these requests have been honored. 171 It would .appear that Barnstable once again demon- strates her ability as a real leader in the protection of her community welfare thereby setting example for other towns to follow her lead. We again call attention to the activity of our office and the work performed by its personnel. A vast amount of work, outside the realm of platting the proprieties of the town which has been delegated to our supervision, is performed and service rendered to practi- cally every department in our municipal organization and to the public'at large which, if measured in dollars, repre- sents a very considerable saving to the town. More than fif- ty per cent of our Engineer's daily routine is devoted to furnishing informative data on lands, their location and de- scription, compiling maps and plans for department supervi- sors, preparing descriptions of ancient lands for proper and legal tax sales, and meeting the general public seeking in- formation. The major part of the research, incidental to a correct platting system, he performs'after hours at his home office in order that his assistants may have sufficient data to work with in the field surveys. Considerable time is occupied by the assistants also in the preparation of plans and sketches of properties for official and public uses. Considerable advancement has been made on the plat system despite all other calls for service. Our surveying facilities, at the disposal of other de- partments cover a varied field, a few, of which are here noted:—street line limits, sidewalk layouts, surface drain- age levels, building grades, accident surveys in anticipation 172 of any court actions and the work directly pertaining to the platting. Of the latter we have covered approximately seven square miles of semi and undeveloped lands to add to our plats during the past year. Two volumes have been printed and bound and with the incorporation of essential area data these volumes will be placed in the custody of the Assessors. Maps of the village of. Hyannis"have been printed and are ready for distribution. Each succeeding years proves in the value and saving to the Town in having at its disposal an office established and equipped .such as your Planning Board office. It is hoped that this report may be the means of con- veying an adequate conception of the scope of work under our supervision and in closing may we express our thanks for the encouragement and the very cordial cooperation of our fellow officers and the citizens at large during the year 1937. RECOMMENDATIONS .Harbors and Waterways The Board recommends the introduction of a five year program of dredging our harbors and the deepening of en- tering channels for the express purpose of providing ade- quate facilities for craft of larger draught than ordinarily visit our shores to make safe entrance and secure proper moorings. It is recommended that in order to accomplish this end that adequate sums be raised and appropriated each 173 • year to cover the expense involved. A considerable amount of revenue would acrue to the Town by attracting a new group of the yachting fraternity and devotees of sailing. Town Landings Improvement of existing landings—notably, Hoopers in Cotuit, the East and West Bay Landings of Osterville, Centerville and Craigville Beach Landings, and the Stew- art's Creek Landing at South Hyannis could very well be incorporated in the program of water way improvements. On the shores of our inland waters, landings should be laid down for the convenience of our people, and as a start in this direction, it is suggested that on the easterly and. northerly shores of Lake Wequaquet such landings be es- tablished.. Highways The importance of reducing to a minimum existing haz- ards to auto and pedestrian travel in our present system of main highways, at cross-town or secondary road intersec- tions, is recognized. The Board recommends a series of con- ferences with State Public Ways Department to determine— what can be done to safeguard the lives of travellers upon these highways. At and when these conferences are held, attention should be called to the constantly pressing need of affording relief to travellers going north on Route #6. A medium of relief might be afforded if consideration would be given to the reconstruction of the original highway entering Barn- stable from Sandwich over Scorton Hill and at the same time open up to many a highway of unsurpassed scenic beauty. 174 It is recommended that negotiations be continued to- wards the acquisition of the abandoned right of way of the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. from South Street .southerly to Gos- nold Street in Hyannis for highway purposes. Parks and Benches The creation of a reservation on Shoot Flying Hill at an early date would provide a wide area of picturesque land and water view adaptable for recreation and park usage at a moderate cost, would also have a stimulating effect on prop- erty development in this section with increasing values forthcoming that would shortly pay all the cost of the im- provement. The Board recommends that the status of Craigville Beach be changed, provided it can be legally so brought about and that the supervision of this land be placed under the jurisdiction of the Selectmen who would be empowered to make rules and regulations for its use. Barnstable and West Barnstable residents have not adequate beach facilities, therefore your Board recommends early consi'dertion be given to the securing of favorable sites. The Planning Board is recorded in favor of accepting the devise in the will of the late Frank P. Hallett of land for playground or`park purposes and that it be designated as the "Frank P. Hallett Park." It is recommended that further improvement of the Park on Ocean Street commonly called the bulkhead, be made by providing top dressing for the paths and area ad- jacent to the head itself, by providing mooring facilities for 175 yachts and smaller craft, and for the public at large suitable benches for the enjoyment of rest while viewing the activi- ties in this delightful land-locked harbor. We respectfully suggest that this park be named and recommend that it be called the "Dimmock-Hull Park" in memory of the men to whom the original grant and settlement of the Town of Barnstable was entrusted. In conclusion, we desire to call the attention of our citi- zens to the coming Tercentenary Anniversary of the found- ing of our Town, which occurs next year, and to give heed to the admonition of the men of one hundred years ago "in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to cele- brate, in every hundredth year, the third day of that ninth month called September." We respectfully , solicit the hearty cooperation of all of our citizens with,the committee appointed by them to make preparations for the celebration of this event. Respectfully submitted, CALVIN D. CRAW FORD, Chairman,, RALPH H. BODMAN, Vice Chairman,, HAROLD W. WILLIAMS, Secretary, ROBERT F. CROSS, F. HOWARD HINCKLEY, NELSON BEARSE, FREDERIC F. SCUDDER, 176 REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL For the Year 1937 To the Board of Selectmen: I submit herewith the seventh annual report of the town counsel relative to the legal department for the year ending December 31st, 1937. By reference to the 1936 report it will be seen that the town was.a party to seven cases pending in court at the end of the year 1936, four of which cases have since been dispos- ed of. Four new.cases have been brought against the town during 1937. The four cases disposed of were as follows:—The two so-called Rowe cases in the First District Court of Barnsta- ble, by a husband and wife to recover damages for personal injuries to the wife from a fall on the sidewalk of Main Street in Hyannis, which had been previously tried before Special Justice Harding, who died before he had rendered his decision. The cases were retired during the last year and resulted in a finding for the town in the husband's case, but in the wife's case the court found for the plaintiff in the sum of$750., but the judgment was satisfied by the Barnsta- ble Water Company, a joint defendant,.so that the town was saved harmless. The Elise M. Otis land damage case in the Superior Court, arising out of the taking of some five parbels of land of about twenty-two acres within the Sewage Disposal Area, 177 was compromised and settled without trial for the sum of $350., considered by the Selectmen to be a favorable dispo- sition of the case. The fourth case disposed of was the Elizabeth R. Mae- donald land damage case in the Superior Court for the tak- ing of land for the widening and relocation of the Shoot- Flying Hill Road, where the Selectmen had awarded her $200. damages at the time of the taking. The Selectmen were prepared to pay $350.00 in settlement to avoid a trial in court, but the plaintiff claimed a much larger sum; (in fact, at the trial her "experts" set her damages at $3500.00 and $3400.00 respectively) so that we were compelled to try the_ case at the October term in Barnstable. At the trial the town relied upon its assessors as its experts and after a view the jury assessed the damages at $450.00 only, so that the final result justified the Selectmen's judgment in sub- mitting the case to a jury which, as is well known, is prone to favor a plaintiff in land damage cases. The three remaining cases listed in the 1936 report are, inactive, two of them being of no great consequence, and it is doubtful if the third will come to trial. During the year 1937, however, four new cases have. been brought against the town, namely:—The two addition- al land damage cases of Charles L. Robbins and Mary I. Sutherland, arising from,the Shoot-Flying Hill Road widen- ing and relocation, the City of Boston case and the Collen C. Campbell case. In the two above mentioned land damage cases of Rob- bins and Sutherland the damages claimed are not very sub- stantial and it is quite possible that the cases can be settled without a trial in court. In this connection it is to be noted 17S that the Shoot-Flying Hill Road was relocated and widened for its full length of about two and one-half miles, involv- ing the taking of land on one or both sides for its entire length and yet only three owners have been inclined to file petitions for jury assessment of their damages. The Mac- donald case has been concluded as stated above and what- ever the final outcome of the Robbins and Sutherland cases may be, the town cannot be called upon to pay very much for the total land damages for this very substantial im- provement. The City of Boston has brought suit against the town on a writ returnable to the Suffolk Superior Court the first Monday of March 1938 to recover $3041.00 for aid, assist- ance and hospitalization rendered to various persons whose settlement is alleged to have been in the Town of Barnsta- ble, and this case is still pending. The Town of Barnstable, however, has claims against the City of Boston for $2411.00 for aid and assistance furnished by our Board of Public Welfare and these claims have been set off in the Town's Answer so that the- real-amount at issue is something like $700.00 It seems probable that this case may be adjusted by the Boards of Public Welfare of the City and the Town without trial in Court. In April 1937 Judge Collen C. Campbell, after the Se- lectmen refused to. transfer his residential property on Chase Street, Hyannis to business purposes, brought a peti- tion in the Land Court under a special statute "To Deter- mine the Validity and Extent of the Zoning Ordinance in the Town of Barnstable. The trial of this case would in- volve the whole question of the extent and validity of our Zoning By-Laws, but the case itself remains inactive at the end of the year, not having been marked for hearing as yet. 179 From a foregoing recital it will be seen that the town, (apart from the Land Court cases in which it is a nominal respondent and in certain cases of trustee process where the funds of certain defendants to whom the town owes money have been attached), is a party to seven cases only now pending in the Courts, namely:- 1. Boston vs. Barnstable—Suffolk Superior Court 2. Campbell vs.Barnstable—Suffolk Land Court 3. Donahue vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 4. Sutherland vs. Barnstable-Barnstable Superior Court 5. Swift et al vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 6. Robbins vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 7. Sargeant et al vs. Barnstable—Suffolk Land Court None of the above cases appear to be particularly ser- ious excepting the Campbell case, which, as it affects the le- gality and validity of our zoning by-law, may be of far reaching importance if and when it is heard by the court. Apart from the court cases and the routine business of the legal department, several special matters of importance have engaged the attention of the Town Counsel more or less actively during the year, as follows:— The installation of the sewer system has created addi- tional work for the legal department, which of course, will continue from year to year. During the past year various claims and liens against the monies due the various contrac- 180 tors were filed and suits brought attaching the money due them from time to time, which necessitated the attention of the town counsel as well as the passing upon the question of the legal liability for the same, but by far the most serious and important work for the legal department in connection with the .sewer project was the formulating, at the request of the Selectmen acting as sewer commissioners of the prop- er form of assessment against the abutting owners for their proportional part of the cost, as per vote of the town. It is to be expected that from time to time hereafter the sewer department will be on a par with the other departments of the town so far as the work of the town counsel is con- cerned. During the past year the town counsel has concerned himself with the examination of titles and the preparation of deeds to the Doubtfire land, the Lowell Playground, the Bacon recreation grounds on Cobb's Hill, the Dill land for the addition to the Osterville School grounds and the Henry G. Phillips land adjoining the Airport and the exchanging of deeds with.him for the extension of the grounds. With the installation. and operation of the airport, certain legal questions have arisen during the past year and will contin- ue to arise from time to time, calling for the attention of the town counsel. During the past year the town counsel has been called upon to express his opinion as to the'powers and duties of the various town departments and town officials and to for- mulate and prepare formal opinions on various special sub- jects relative to such powers and duties such as, on the part of the Board of Health, garbage contracts, the sale'of junk metal and sub-.soil, dwelling house nuisances and the law re- lating to the care and segragation of syphilitics. 181 The Selectmen have requested the services of the town counsel on certain special matters, such as directional signs and billboards along the highways and signs over.sidewalks, the making of the lease of the Legion Headquarters; the filling in of the Little Cove at Hyannis, the status of the Baker and Livesley land on South Street in Hyannis, the re- location of Sea View Avenue in Osterville, the layout of Hal- lett Street in Hyannis and in the Phillips Land Court case where an exchange of land was made for the extension of the airport, as above stated. The Police Department has sought the opinion of the town counsel on various questions, including civil service, eavesdropping, itinerant vendors, Eagleston Galleries aue- tion sales, the violations of the Sunday Laws, the liquor law and lotteries. The Inspectors of Wires and of Plumbing have called upon the town counsel for his.opinion and advice in connee- tion with the performance of their duties and as to com- plaints made by them and the Shellfish Constable has need- ed his assistance in connection with his duties, including the preparation of 'shellfish regulations. The Public Welfare Department has required the opin- ion of the town counsel_ from time to time on various spe- cial matters and also his services in connection with claims against the Town of Hanover and the City of Cambridge. Also on the Old Age Assistance .cases and in the taking of land of deceased persons to satisfy the claims of the town for aid rendered. During the past year the town counsel was called upon_ to prepare articles for the three special town _meetings, 182 forms of votes under such articles and to pass upon proposed by-laws and ordinances involving more than the usual rou- tine amount of work of the department along these lines. Apart from the litigation in Court, the activity of the legal department in the past year has very materially increased over that of the preceding years and must of necessity in- crease in the future, owing to the marked increase in the town's business and the new and complicated legal questions arising in this connection. Under the by-law requiring the town counsel to submit his recommendations in his annual report, it is ,suggested that, outside of the By-laws adopted in more recent years, the By-Laws under which the town now operates need re- vamping.. Many of these By-laws are out of date, inaptly drawn and they are badly in need of revision and certain new By-laws ought to be adopted to enable the town to do its business efficiently and properly. A real revision of the By-laws ought to be undertaken by the town officials them- selves and by the town counsel, acting as a committee for this purpose. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. PAINE, Town Counsel. January 1st, 1938. 183 REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE Cotuit, Mass., Jan. 1, 193S To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: The following is my eleventh report as Shellfish Con- stable of the Town. Where a large part of my report for 1936 was (on ac- count of the number of propagations projects) taken up with figures I will try as much as possible to keep away from them in this one. Project listed as No. 4 and 6 in my last year's report not completed, remains the.same.at present, no digging done on either area, no doubt the final report on them will be in 1938. When I made my report for 1936 it seemed the outlook for 1937 from a financial standpoint would be the best we have any record of. Once I was right for just that has hap- pened, as the industry as a whole has made a record that will stand for some time both as to money received and per- mits issued unless something very much out of the ordinary comes to.pass. The clam business is of course the big item. The quahaug business much the same, the supply and de- wand not varying much from last year. Prices also aver- aged about the same. The scallops as to supply, not so good as last year which made a much better price all during th0 184 season. Razor Fish, the good supply on good tides remains about the same. The demand began much earlier than the season before, so the returns have been much .better than 1935-36 as that was the lowest total we have any record of. As to the outlook for 1938. Of course the totals will not be so much as we will not be able to clam for out of town for the summer. You '"Till find in some of my back re- ports that I have said it'did not seem probable that Barn- stable Harbor could stand summer and winter digging with the number of men we have working. The condition of the harbor at present seems to prove to your Board of Select- men that that is true and if the demand for Barnstable clams (in spite of the fact that a good many other localities have more than we do) keeps up sectioning off the harbor and digging under supervision or some other plan of con- servation will have to be resorted to, in order that we may be able to supply our town and furnish some digging to those who need it in winter. Quahaugs and Razor Fish—The. outlook is much the same as last year. On scallops it is very hard to do anything more than guess what nest year will be, there seems to be the usual amount of seed, in many places, of course the supply is nothing as compared with years ago, and probably will not improve too much as long as we have no eel grass. The taking for family use a little less this year. The thatch seems to have come back to normal in most places, some five 'and six feet high this year. The eel grass situation we do not hear so much about this last year. In our town there seems to be some on the north side but none. in other parts so its return is very slow. The moss that seem-, ed to be covering our flats on the north side in such large 185 quantities and looked as if it would be one of our troubles for 1937 increased all during the winter (pro'bably on ac- count of no cold weather or ice) suddenly about May first. began to turn brown and disappear, and by June first had all gone until about September first it began to grow again, so that now we have quite a lot in some sections of the har- bor. It does not seem to increase as fast as last year and up to now does not seem to be doing much damage. This moss or grass has been examined by State biologists. They tell us what it is, but not what causes it or how to get rid of it., say they very seldom see so much in any one locality. Starfish seem to be on the increase. The last examina- tion made by State men about a year ago, they did not seem to think they were here in large.enough quantities to war- rant spending any money to destroy their, but from reports we keep getting, it seems to me they are increasing pretty fast in some places and no doubt some mopping and dredg- ing will have to be done soon to clean them up. Clams. As I told you in my report of last year, the clam situ- ation %vas much better than for the past ten years. A good many acres in Barnstable Harbor were well seeded with all sizes, eve.having had quite a set every year since 1932, and with the exception of Project No. 6, Sand Island, it was all natural set. Those on Sand Island came.from outside, sent by the state. We also had an area known as the Hummocks which was seed transplanted from our own flats known as Project No. 4 with the exception of the two above places. Our flats were all natural Barnstable set which had not been dug over too much, or transplanted from. On October 15, 1936, digging under supervision for out of town trade was Begun in the westerly part of the harbor on the flat between 186 the Marcus Howes flat, so called and Jackson's Island. This digging was kept up until November 9, 1936 when with the exception of the two above mentioned areas, Project No. 4 and 6 and the whole of Phillis Island digging for out of town trade without supervision was begun and kept up un- til Sepember 11, 1937 when the whole harbor closed for dig- ging for any trade whatever. From October 15, 1936 to September 11, 1937 for town and out of town, 16,153 barrels were dug. 2,310 barrels came in-last year's report. The to- tal taken for 1937 was 13,843 barrels. There were issued permits as follows: December 1, 1936 to April 1, 1937-146 April 1, 1-937 to December 1, 1937-174 This was of course too heavy a drain on our supply as they do not grow that fast, and too, not all of our flats were seeded. . Quite a few were taken in 1935 when the. harbor was first opened, over 2,000 barrels 4,700 barrels to October 15, 1936. So you see from the beginning in 1935 to Septem-, ber 11, 1937, more than 22,000 barrels have been dug. This is as I told you earlier in my report, and no doubt will be a record for some time,for we know now that summer digging other than a few for town trade will be about all we will be able to do in years to come and winter digging with the num- ber of men we have now will have to be done under some kind of supervision or protection, or our supply will be back where it was in 1930, with no digging allowed. It is very easy after the season is passed, the project-completed and the results known for any one to say (I told you so) you should not have allowed summer digging. Now there a good many circumstances entering the final decision to allow summer digging that are not too well known by a good many, for instance, at the time the regulation for summer 187 digging we had this large amount of moss covering our flats which earlier in.the season looked dangerous as it was on the flats where there was a lot of small clams and the loss from smothering would have been heavy during the hot weather. Then in other sections of the state where they had more clams than we, for some unknown reason whole areas or flats of seed died, also with the unheard of changes in the character of our flats we had no one, no matter how much their experience in the business, who knew just what to do. Another thing, with the large amount of clams in other sec- tions of the state at a cheaper price than Barnstable, it did not seem there would be the usual heavy demand for those in our town, and too, with such a large demand for men in other lines of work, it did not seem likely that .too many would take permits to dig. We talked with and had advice from men from the State Departments who were familiar with conditions in other places, and bhey advised us to let the work be done so the regulation was made and work be- gun. Here is about what really happened. Instead of moss doing any damage it all died. No clams died as in other places. The demand instead of three or four days a week as we expected, especially for steamers was more most of the time that the men could dig in six days per week. We dug one Sunday to fill orders, also instead of the demand for a small number of permits, 174 were issued which is a record. So you see that just about the opposite happened to what we expected. It does not seem the last few years that past experiences are much good as a guide as to what to do in the future, for with the continual changing of the flats many things happen that no one ever heard of before. We have had this year an unusually large amount of cockels, which have done.a.lot of damage.�- We could not 188 seem to do much to stop it, as no men were available who. could do this kind of work. This. will be one of our prob- lems to be faced another year. It looks-like a big one at present. I have gone into the clam problem quite at length as it is the big item in our shellfish industry and need the most care and attention if we are to keep it so to be a bene- fit to our men when they need it the most. Quahaugs A few more permits issued than last year on account of taking up seed in Lewis Bay, Hyannis. By spells during the season when other work was slack, quite a lot was done on quahaugs. The prices a few times during the summer were a little better but not for long. The average for the season $1.50 per bushel, just as they run as to size. We have quite a lot of seed in a good many sections of the town, North Bay from Oyster Island to the mouth of the Marstons Mills river which is a pretty large area, we have quite a lot of good seed. Lewis Bay, Hyannis, both, the in- ner and outer bays are very well seeded, which with the closed area we have, make fairly good fishing for a few years to come. This year on account of some dredging done in Lewis Bay, Hyannis from the town wharf round the shore by the foot of School Street nearly to the Yarmouth.line, quite a lot of small seed was taken up and turned over to the State for distribution. Your Selectmen do not as a usual thing think it good business to let any seed go out of town. In this case, it would have been a total loss if not taken up. It did not seem advisable to spend the town's money, as we already have a lot of our own, such as the closed area in 'Cotuit where we planted about 100 barrels two years ago, also the 189 Lewis Bay, Hyannis area which was closed and seeded with 254 barrels of very small seed two years ago; so when the proposition of moving seed ahead of the dredger came up in August our town men were given permits to fish and turn it over to the State man who did all the supervising. These men received $125 to $1.60 per bushel landed on the shore with no limit as to the amount that could be taken. About 235 barrels were taken up. We could not.get them all. Some were destroyed but I think the good done,by filling the mud hole back of the,pumping station both from looks and a sanitary standpoint far outweighs the loss. The number of permits.to date is 47 as against 33 for last year. The amount received, about $2,000 more.. Razor Fish As I told you in my last report, the receipts for the sea- son of 1935-36 was the lowest we have any record of but are much better for 1936-37. The demand began much earlier than usual and kept up very good, for the entire season. Very good in January and February, so that from January 15th to March 1st, special permission was given to take five hods per day where our regulations allow only four. Good orders most all during the season was no doubt caused by the unusually good weather, also the good price and demand for fish as most of our supply goes for bait. For the season there was issued 84 permits as against 60 for the season be- fore. "The receipts were over $16,000 as against $4,245 for the season before. To date this season there.are 48 permits out with orders not so good as last. Scallops The scallop business to December 1, 1937 will not equal that of last year. It will be about $1,000 less. There were 190 just the same number of permits issued with not so many scallops here or in other sections which made ,a better de- mand with a good price. . Last season at this time, quite a number of boats were operating at a profit and some kept up all winter. This year after about six weeks, only five or six were fishing. The scallops in some places were very small, and in a good many places none at all, which kept the average price much higher .than usual. There .seems to be about the-usual amount of seed in the usual places, but what the prospects for another season is, no one knows. It does not seem very probable that we will get scallops back in any such quantities as of years ago as long as we have no eel grass on the south side, where most of our scallop areas are. To sum up as I told you, the shellfish industry for 1937 as to permits issued and gross receipts has made the best to- tals we have any record of. Of course the big item is " clams from Barnstable. I spend a lot,of time keeping quite a number of books to try and keep as accurate an account as possible so the voters who do not know may have as good an idea as possible as to what the industry means. I have made a special effort this year on account of the extra work being done and have the following to report. Clams $69,214 00 Scallops 12,216 00 Qua.haugs 9,856 00 Razor Fish 16,672 00 Total $107,958 00 191 These figures should, I think, without any argument from anybody, prove to the. voters of the town (that while the problem is a troublesome one, hard to regulate, hard to make rules to take care of all the new situations that arise, hard to answer all the criticisms that are made, wliich after all are mostly made by those who do not know the true situ- ation) that this is an industry that should be taken care of along some line of propagation and protection. My plans have to be changed many times during the year on account of new problems that comae up, so what I advise or think should be done now, may not in a few months be the best thing at all. My aim is to try and keep the industry as large as possible, make plans and suggest regulations that will be for the best interest of the largest number who need it, and-when they need it most. The past year has been unusually busy on account of the large num- ber of men working. The mileage has been heavy, over 20,000, so it would .seem that from the above showing that where our work during the past few years has resulted in the much larger amount received that we should do as much as possible along the line of conservation. It looks now as if quite a lot will be needed for protection during the com- ing year. Respectfully submitted, ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE, Shellfish Constable, Town of Barnstable. 192 Report of the SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS , It is with pleasure that I submit my report for the year 1937: This department points with satisfaction to the changes in the westerly approach to the village of Hyannis. The wid- ened .street, curbing and proper drainage are decided im- provements over former conditions. I hope to be able to complete High School Road Exten- sion this year. The drainage basins, pipes and curb inlets are in place and the sub grade is in fairly good shape. This street is now ready for curbing and pavement and when completed will add greatly to the harking facilities and re- lieve congestion on Main street. Approximately three miles of Tlfised-in-Place roads have been built this year. I hope to be able to continue this type of construction during 1938, some in each of the. several villages. Sidewalks of both Tarvia-lithic and cement have been extended. More and better sidewalks are needed in all parts of the town. With the addition of a,patching plant of our own con- struction, more road patching has been done than hereto- fore, both on oiled and asphalt roads. Many of these, if giv- en a stone seal.coat this year, will be practically rebuilt. 193 The West Barnstable-Cotuit Road is a sample of this type of repair. The road equipment is in good repair with the excep- tion of the large grader, which is five years old. This has been worked hard and should'be replaced in 1938. Housing conditions for the equipment and rolling stock of the department are poor. A centrally located, properly lighted.and heated building, large enough to store all equip- ment in one place would increase efficiency and decrease operating expenses. I wish to thank the officials and committees of the town, also the citizens for their co-operation and assistance. The following is a classified statement of expenditures for the year. Repairs on Roads and Bridges Drainage $1,313 36 Appropriated $60,000 00 Dust Layer 3, 250 51 Donations 35 00 Fences 785 05 Checks returned 28 06 Grand Island Bridge 885 00 Refunds 9 99 Labor 21,334 85 Rent 420 00 Resealing roads 6,202 74 Salary 3,000 00 Stone, Gravel, Freight 3,178 86 Street cleaning 1,175 50 ' Trucks, Tractors, etc. 11,225 95 194 Tools and equip- ment 2,150 00 Widening and Patching 2,350 00 Improvement & Beautification 735 74 Sidewalks 896 41 Unclassified 148 80 Office Expenses 966 46 $60,019 23 Balance to revenue 53 82 $60,073 05 $60,073 05 Snow and Ice Removal Labor and trucks $406 75 Appropriated $3,000 00 Equipment and repairs 2,573 70 Miscellaneous 17 22 $2,997 67 Balance to revenue 2 33 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 Millway Foot Bridge Expended $528 51 Appropriated $528 51 195 New Construction .Expended $11,496 48 Appropriated $11,500 00 Balance to revenue 3 52 $11,500 00 $11,500 00 Chapter 90, Roads Expended $37,060 53 Balance, Jan. 1, Balance, Dec. 31, 1937 $5,034 35 1937 1,675 94 Appropriated 10,150 00 Rec'd from State 15,373 89 Rec'd from County 8,178 23 $38,736 47 $38,736 47 Pearson's Corner Expended $983 29 Appropriated $1,000 00 Balance to revenue 16.71 $1,000 00 $1,000 00 Center Street Drain Expended $1,783 09 Appropriated $1,800 00 Balance to revenue 16 91 $1,800 00 $1,800 00 196 Pine Street Drain Expended $717 27 Appropriated $725 00 Balance to revenue 7 73 $725 00 $725 00 Sidewalks Labor $924 45 Appropriated $5,000 00 Trucks 186 00 Donations 245 00 Materials 4,105 19 $5,215 '64 Balance to revenue 29 36 $5,245 00 $5,245 00 High School Road Extension. Expended $3,000 00 Appropriated . $3,000 00 Main Street and Scudder Avenue Expended $6,773 10 Appropriated $6 780 00 Balance to revenue 6 90 $6,780 00 $6,780 00 -Squaw's Island Rip Rap Expended $1,150 00 Appropriated $1,150 00 197 Dale Avenue Drain Expended, $300 07 Appropriated $325 00 Balance to revenue 24 93 $325 00 $325 00 Sea Street Culvert Expended $485 00 Appropriated $500 00 Balance to revenue 15 00 $500 00 $500 00 Respectfully submitted, HERBERT L. THOMAS, Surveyor of Highways. 198 ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT The Road Committee .has had several meetings and in- spected the roads and road work. We find that the Survey- or has conducted the business of the town efficiently and economically. We have approved the Upkeep and Maintenance Bud- get for 1938 as presented by the Surveyor of Highways. Several roads started last year under Chapter 90, whereby the State supplies 50%, the County 257o and the town 25% and other projects in which the State is interest- ed, may be finished for an appropriation by the town of $10,000. The Road Committee recommends this. appropri- ation. Among the worthy projects contemplated for this year, the Road Committee recommends an expenditure of"$12,512.- 40 to be used in connection with the following list of loca- tions: Hyannis, Ridgewood Section-2,640 ft $2,112 00 Hyannisport, First Avenue-2,112 ft. 1,689 00 Barnstable Village, Pine Lane-1,056 ft. 840 00 West Barnstable, Parker Road-1,574 ft. 1,239 00 Centerville, Haywood Road-1,500 ft. 1,200 00 199 Wianno Sea View Ave. Town Land 422 40 Osterville, Bay Street-1,800 ft. 1,440 00, Cotuit, Old King Rd..& Culvert-2,640 ft. 2,570 00 Cammett Road 1,000 00 $12,512 40 Respectfully submitted, FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman, NELSON BEARSE, CECIL GOODSPEED, CHARLES REID, J. WENDED HAMLIN, FRED .JENKINS,. CHESTER JONES. 200 Report of INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my third annual report as Inspector of Buildings for the Town of Barnstable. During the year 1937, 220 permits were issued.. This is an increase of 84 permits over the previous year. The esti- mated value of this work was $665,839 or more than double of last year. The number of miles travelled for the inspection of the construction of the new building in the town was about 900 miles. By an act of the General Court, the building inspector was obliged to inspect fire equipment in the hotels and lodg- ing houses in the town. For this work no extra compensa- tion was received. With your permission I would like to add this. That the contractors and merchants who sell building materials in this town can construct these buildings just as well as the out of town men, who are now doing it,.so let us co-operate and keep the work in town for the benefit of the towns- people. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH P. HALLETT, Building Inspector, 201 Report .of THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: The money which was appropriated for the Town For- ests was used in its entirety for release cutting in the various forests. At the Cobb Lot location on the Hyannis-Barnstable Road there are approximately two acres ready for planting in the spring. It is very noticeable at the Centerville-West Barnstable Lot that the leaders are shooting up quite rapidly and that the branches are affording shade which reduces the under- growth: To insure healthy trees it is necessary that release cut- ting be continued, and the final results will be a beautiful growth of trees. The Town Forest Committee are looking forward to the time when finances will permit us to carry out a yearly . planting program by which we may eventually have all the town forests planted with trees. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT F. CROSS, Chairman, Town Forest Committee. 202 Report of THE MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: During the past year there was an increase in the amount of defoliation in most of wooded areas throughout the town, although practically none occurred on the main highways or the summer residential areas. It was particu- larly noticeable that moths were more prevalent in the Wequaquet Lake area and generally in the larger wooded tracks in the western part of the town. This was possible due in part to the fact that only a small amount of creosot- ing was done during the past winter on the W. P. A. The large tracts of woodland bordering Hyannis and Hyannis- port continue,to show.a decrease in defoliation. We now have W. P. A. help available for creosoting work. This department plans to creosote all infested trees within two hundred feet of the main highways. We now own five, modern spraying machines. This increased capacity will enable us to cover a much greater territory than ever before. It seems very likely that with the good work accomplished by the W. P. A. in creosoting and favorable climatic conditions during the spraying ,sea- son we should be able to report substantial progress this coming season. The spraying work was begun the middle of May and continued until the middle of July. The spraying of areas 203 adjoining farms, cranberry bogs and summer residential property was carried out as extensively as the means of the department would allow. A crew of six W.P.A. men under the supervision of this department will continue to work on the Brown Tail Moths until all the infested areas are covered. The Brown Tail Moth situation is well under control and the infested areas are becoming fewer and smaller year by year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Moth Superintendent. 204 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 1937. Number of arrests and persons confined to Lock-up during the year ending December 31, 1937 425 Arrests tabulated by months: Month Male Female Total January 34 2 36 February 8 1 9 March 25 0 25 April 32 0. 82 May 52 9 61 June 43 6 49 July 50 4 54 August 48 5 53 September 40 3 43 October 14 3 17 November 21. 0 21 December 22 3 25 389 36 425 205 Arrests and persons confined divided as follows: By Local Department 385 By Local Dept. & State Police working together 18 By Local Dept. & Shellfish Warden 5 . For Sandwich Police 5 For Mashpee Police 10 For Dennis Police 1 For State Police 2 For Motor Vehicle Inspector 1 For Bourne Police 1 Total 425 Nativity of Prisoners: Azores 1 Canada 6 Cape DeVerde Islands 10 Czechoslovakia 1 England 3 Finland 8 Greece 1. Ireland 5 Norway 1 Portugal 5 Poland 1 Sweden 1 Prince Edward Island 2 Nova Scotia 1 United States 379 Number of offences for which arrests were made in 1937 508 206 Offences tabulated. Adultery 2 Assault and Battery g Assault on a Police Officer 2 Assault with a dangerous weapon 1 Assault to commit.murder 1 Attempt to Incite 1 Bastardy 1 Being present at Gaming 4 Breaking & Entering & Larceny in the night time 5 'Capias Warrants 5 Carrying gun—no permit 1 Defrauding an Inn 1 Disturbing the Peace 13 Drunkeness 250 Delinquency 1 Failing to keep to the right of center of road 14 Failing to slow at intersection ' 3 Forgery and Uttering 2 Gaming . 1 Illegal Sale of Liquor 4 Insane (committed) 11 Improperly registered motor vehicle 1 Keeping & Exposing Liquor for sale 2 Larceny less than $100.00 12 Larceny over $100.00 3 Leaving the scene after injury to property 5 Leaving the scene after injury to person 2 Lewdness 1 Malicious destruction of property 1 Malicious destruction of public property (sign) 1 Non-support of wife 7 Non-support of minor children 6 207 Operating, no license in possession 4 Operating without a license so to do 8 Operating, no registration in possession 2 Operating after revocation of license 1 Operating so as to endanger 26 Operating under the Influence of intoxicating liquor 41 Operating under the influence (arrested on war- rant for State. Police) 1. Operating under the influence (confined for Nlashpee police) 1 Operating under the influence (confined for Sandwich police) 1 Operating, unregistered & uninsured car . (attaching plates) ]. Operating, defective brakes 1 Passing red light 3 Passing where the view is obstructed 3 Possession of lottery tickets 6 Perjury 2 Runaway boy 2 Registering horse bets 2 Setting up .& prompting a lottery 5 Setting fire—no permit ]. Speeding 3 Statuatory Rape 2 . Stubborn Child ] Trespassing 1 Tax Warrant (assisting constable) 1 Using motor vehicle without authority 1 Vagrancy 4 Violation of the Illegitimate Child Laws 4 M Violation of Town By-laws 1 Violation of Auction Laws 2 Violation of Shellfish regulations 3 208 Warrants & Summons served by this department for police departments of other cities and towns, as follows: Assault & Battery 2 Bastardy 1 Capias Warrant 4 Collecting junk—no license 2 City Ordinances 7 Drunkeness 3 Disturbing the Peace 2 Failing to slow at intersection 4 Larceny 1 Larceny over $100.00 2 Non-support of wife 1 Non-support of wife and child 1 Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence 1 Passing a red light 1 Passing where the view is obstructed 2 Registering horse bets 2 Speeding 7 Violation of weekly wage law 1 Witness summons 2 46 Amount of fines returned to the Town Treasurer from the 1st District Court of Barnstable and from the Barnstable Superior Court for the year 1937 $1,130.50 Value of property reported stolen $19,409.26 Value of stolen property recovered $14,895.75 209 During the year $4,324.30 worth of property was reported lost, of this $2,629.75 worth of property was found and returned to owners. Number of automobile accidents for the year 1937 covered by this department 208 Number of persons killed in automobile accidents 4 Number of persons 'injured in automobile accidents 114 There were two more killed in 1937 than in 1936, but there were 19 less injured in 1937 than in 1936. Types of accidents in which automobiles were involved: Auto vs. Auto 135 Auto vs. Fixed object 44 Auto vs. .Pedestrian 26 Auto vs. Bicycle 1 Auto vs. Freight Train 1 Auto vs. Cattle 1 Total number of fingerprint cards on file 2,935 Persons fingerprinted for their own personal use 45 Persons fingerprinted applying for government positions, 12 Miles covered by Chief's car 10,000 Miles covered by Police.Car #1 43,004 Miles covered by Police Car #2 32,673 Miles covered by private cars in police work 5,241 Miles covered by motorcycles 21,450 Total miles covered by motor equipment .112,368 Average number of miles covered per day, year 1937 307.85 Number of telephone calls received by department 16,520 Number of complaints received and handled 1,825 210 Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 16 Bicycles found and returned to owners 6 Boats reported stolen and recovered 2 Buildings found open and owners notified 279 Deaths reported to medical examiners 7 Defective places in streets and sidewalks reported 39 Defective poles reported 7 Dogs or cats killed or taken care of 28 Dogs reported as vicious, ordered restrained 9 Fires discovered and alarm.given 2 Fires extinguished without alarm 1 Gas leaks reported 2 Glass on highway removed 10 Injured and sick persons assisted 86 Lanterns furnished and placed on dangerous places 58 Lost and missing children returned to parents 25 Lost and missing persons found 12 Messages delivered . 59 Motor Vehicle transfers filed-person to person 329 Motor Vehicle transfers filed—dealers 809 Parking tags issued to motorists 185 Courtesy parking tags issued to motorists 232 Street obstructions removed 15 Runaway children returned to parents 2 Wires reported down and dangerous 8 Water leaks reported 7 Drownings 2 There were 741 summer homes which were inspected at in- tervals during the months that they were unoccupied. The Barnstable Police Department carries on a year round safety campaign. It sends officers to the community organizations to speak on this subject; also to the schools of 211 our town, where each class is given a talk on safety. These talks should benefit all people whether pedestrians or oper- ators of motor vehicles. We ask the people of the Town of Barnstable, and also our visitors, to help us in our campaign for safety on the highways of the town; to cooperate with us in our campaign by observing all rules and regulations while operating their cars, and ask all pedestrians to ob- serve our traffic lights; to take into consideration weather and road conditions and watchfulness before crossing the street. If. this is done, especially at night, it will cut down accidents, and also insurance rates in out town. In Massachusetts this year there were 51,000 more cars registered than in 1936. This • increase in registration of cars has. been noticeable throughout the state.. Our high- ways on the Cape in 1937 were.very congested during the summer months. This-means increased traffic on our high- ways and much more work for the personnel of the police . department. The Barnstable Police Department has had under test for the past two months a two way radio in one of its cruiser cars. It has begun to show its usefulness and effi- ciency in police work in our town. By putting this system into service, officers in cruising cars while on patrols of our outlying districts can give these districts 100% more police protection. Whether it be day or night, they are in con. stant touch with headquarters and can be given orders in a few seconds to cover any call or need for police in our town. Our particular interest in the two-way radio system is to give our outlying villages the proper police protection at all times. The efficiency and morale of the department is good. 212 I wish to thank the people of the Town of Barnstable and the Board of Selectmen for their co-operation during the past year. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM B. FLEMING; Chief of Police. 213 Report of the BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE As I begin my fifth Annual Report as Chairman of your Welfare Department I am faced with.the difficulty of re- porting to you the conditions which have existed during 1937 and prevail late in January 1938 without.repeating, in part at least, much of what has been said in previous years. Therefore, if that which follows sounds familiar, it is only because the welfare problem itself has not changed. There have been since March 1933 brief periods when the situation seemed to be generally improving, but these periods were short-lived, conditions soon reverting again to the usual trend of exceedingly heavy welfare costs. Any discussion of the causes of unemployment is neces- sarily a discussion also of the causes of welfare. As we have stated in previous reports, one of the chief causes of un- employment has been the fact that the incomes of our summer people have been either completely eliminated or decreased to the point where they are no longer able or desirous of spending large sums of money on their summer homes. This has brought about a tremendous decrease in the building trades and other summer resort activities upon which at least one-half of our population depends directly or indirectly for employment. During the last months of 1936 and first nine months of 1937 there was a definite increase in employment in all the building trades. The recent recession in business, how- 214 ever, completely stifled this movement and, as far as employment is concerned, we are again in the midst of the depression. It seems quite certain that we can expect no permanent improvement in the employment situation on Cape Cod until such time as the incomes of the so-called "summer people" are restored. to something approaching their former levels. Many of these people are connected with what is com- monly termed "big business"; their money is for the most part invested in companies whose undertakings and plans necessarily involve large sums of money and long periods of time. To most thinking people, but apparently not to the present administration, it seems self-evident that the govern- ment should protect rather than destroy the possibility of industry's receiving a reasonable profit from the invest- ment of capital in the expansion of old and the 'develop- ment of new industries. It is here that labor has the greatest chance of steady work. But when the threat of govern- mental interference is added to the natural hazards of business enterprise, the situation becomes such that the business man is no longer willing to take the risk. If his only 'inducement, that of profit, is to any great extent re- moved, he will naturally enter into only those ventures that can be quickly consummated. When long term, comprehen- sive plans for expansion are eliminated by business execu- tives as .too hazardous, unemployment is bound to follow. We have seen the government on the one hand spend billions since 1933 to "prime the pump", to "relieve un- employment", to "get us out of the depression". At first with apprehension and then with dismay we realized that with the other hand the administration was creating whole- sale unemployment by its attitude toward industry. The paradox is almost incomprehensible. Our national debt now 21.5 approximates $300 .for every man, woman and child in this country. We have gambled not only our own future but that of generations yet unborn by adherence to a futile and fanciful program predicated upon ideas and ideals, which, no matter how beautiful and noble they may be, are impossible of immediate realization. History has shown that great changes in the governmental, social, or economic stucture of a country can be quickly accomplished only at the expense of great suffering. Such changes should necessarily be introduced gradually,• as the public is pre- pared and educated for them. So we find ourselves in January 1938, with a stagger- ing national debt, with the unemployment problem no closer to solution than in 1.933, and with a resulting tremendous welfare load which has all the earmarks of permanency. While on the matter of unemployment, it might be well to note that the Town of Barnstable seems to be the mecca for many relief families. Great numbers of people, of course, come here to work during the summer months when employment is rather easily obtainable, find it pleasant to live on the Cape and decide to renia.in.. When the summer season is over their temporary jobs cease and many of them find it necessary to come to the town for relief. As we are reimbursed in these cases by the town of settlement, the matter of relief itself is not particularly serious; the chief difficulty or disadvantage of having these families come here to live is that they naturally take work both during the summer and during the remainder of the year from many local families who need employment very badly. In fairness to our local people who are seeking employment, we have decided that our only recourse is to send families, who apply for relief soon after arrival, back to the town of set- tlement. \ 216 All this naturally brings up again the fact to which ive called your attention last year,—that we.had more people in the Town of Barnstable than could possibly expect to find anything approaching steady employment even in normal times. There were last year a few who took issue to our statement that the Town of Barnstable is overpopulated. These critics chose to consider overpopulation from the lit- eral viewpoint of the physical ability of the land to produce enough for our residents to live on. Of course, the writer very well understood that as compared to India or China, Cape Cod was certainly not overpopulated, but it remains his contention that to all practical intents and purposes, the town is overpopulated when it is consistently unable to fur- nish reasonably. steady employment for any considerable number. Whether.the land is capable, if properly worked, of producing enough to feed our people is immaterial. It has become increasingly evident that some 200 to 300 fami- lies are unable to find the means to a year round.livelihood. The welfare situation at the present time is such that it might be wise to discuss again some of the causes of our heavy welfare expenses, and the problems which confront us. As we have pointed out before, individual credit has become a thing of the past.Because the relief recipient does all his trading when he has money with the "chain stores," he is left with no credit the moment he is without cash. Not too many years ago practically all of us on Cape Cod expect- ed to run a grocery bill during the winter when.work was scarce and pay it up during the months .when 'work was plentiful: No fault here can be ascribed to the chain stores as they exist only because most of us want them. The whole matter is merely a sign of the times. During the last fifteen 217 or twenty Years our whole method of living has changed. Almost everyone, unless he was particularly well-off, used to raise his own vegetables, very frequently had a flock of hens and sometimes had one or two cows and possibly some hogs. The people of today seem to be unwilling to confine themselves to these domestic chores, with the result that a much greater cash income, has to be achieved before com- plete self-support is possible. One of the chief causes of relief is the new .attitude which many of the recipients of aid ha�,e taken since the government entered into the relief business. It is largely due to the fact that the government has seen fit to educate these people in how to get relief by giving out jobs, cloth- ing, groceries, coal and other things that they come to re- gard all this as their just due and arrive at the conclusion that the world does "owe them a living. This relief con- sciousness on the part of so many of our people, discourag- ing as it may be, is not at all surprising in view of condi- tions. "The world owes me a living" attitude is .even en- couraged by the editorial writers of some of our metropoli- tan newspapers, one of whom states that if a man is unable to find a job in private industry, it is the duty of the govern- ment to provide employment. This unqualified statement, apparently an unfortunate confusion of the ideal with the practical, is a challenge to the intelligence of,the American Public. Unenlightened as we admittedly are, it has always seemed to us a fundamental truth that it is the duty of gov- ernment to supply employment only to the extent of its abil- ity to pay. It would now appear that with a national debt of some forty-two billions of dollars, we were rapidly ap- proaching the point where our credit will no longer allow us to continue the W. P. A., let alone employ all those who want work. The resources of government are not inexhaustible, 218 and no amount of good intentions (or editorialwriting) can make them so. The expansion or continuance of the present program of work relief on the .part of a government which is. continually spending more than it takes in merely brings closer the time when-even the giving of adequate direct re- lief may be impossible. Since the last national election there has been much ridicule of the term "rugged individualism," but we could certainly do with .some of it at the present time. Many re- cipients of aid have no self-reliance whatsoever, they have no pride in getting along by themselves, make no definite ef- fort to save during periods of employment, but fall back on the Welfare Department the moment employment ceases. It has been said many, many times that "where there. is a will, there is a way." This certainly applies to this class of. relief people. . Large numbers of them could get by, at least in part, if they made any real effort to do so, but the deter- mination evidently is lacking. This situation is particularly difficult to combat because of the impossibilty of determin- ing just how much a recipient can do in the way of supple- menting his aid. Although perhaps we should be "tougher" with all our cases, it is not easy to consider the possibility of small children going hungry and cold. One of the greatest problems connected with our tre- mendous relief expenditures is how much aid to give. Many times'the taxpayer feels we are too liberal, while often the recipient considers us hard-hearted. The matter is entirely one of common sense and judgment, and does not in any way, lend itself to mathematical proof or exactness. We well real- ize that there are many of our taxpayers who are just "get- ting by" themselves. It would not be fair to place welfare recipients on a higher standard of living than that large 219 number of our people who barely eke out an existence, but do pay their taxes without seeking public aid. We have done our best to establish a "minimum standard of decent living," such as will properly relieve those in distress with- out encouraging the unnecessary continuance of aid. In this connection it might be mentioned that the average weekly cost of relief for a family of four is $9.40. That we may not be misunderstood, we•repeat that not all recipients of aid are unworthy. Many of them are reason- ably fair and in straightened circumstances through no fault of their own. It might be added that any poor person ' who has retained his pride, resourcefulness, and determin- ation during the last four years, in the face of the govern- ment doing everything to encourage improvidence and de- pendence,.is to be doubly congratulated. A vexing problem with all Welfare Departments'is the matter of car ownership in Welfare families. A car is un- questionably in some few cases an asset to the family which owns it, enabling them to get.their own fuel, shellfish, and occasional odd jobs to supplement their town aid. Almost invariably, however, a car is a distinct liability to the wet- fare recipient, and is ultimately paid for indirectly out of town funds. Experience has shown us that there is no mid- dle ground on this question; either cars must be absolutely prohibited or we must ignore the matter entirely. Our in- sistence that number plates be turned in before aid is given has saved the town a great deal of money in the past twelve months, and has caused very little, if any, hardship. Our prediction of last year that the new national and state legislation would bring the total cost of Old Age As- sistance up to $65,000 was reasonably correct, .the actual to- 220 tal being $62,790.24. The net direct cost to the town, of course, is only a relatively small portion of this amount. The new law has made it practically impossible to put anyone over sixty-five years of age into the Lombard Home. This is extremely unfortunate as there are many elderly single men on Old Age Assistance who insist on living by themselves under the most undesirable conditions. Most men are by nature unable to do their own . cooking and housekeeping in anything approaching efficiency, and the older they are, the more impossible it becomes. They would live longer and much more happily if they could only be persuaded to go to the Lombard Home where everything is absolutely clean and the food plentiful and well prepared. Appended to this report will be found charts, graphs, etc., which may be of interest. Considerable time has been spent on their preparation with the idea that the taxpayers might grasp certain fundamental facts concerning welfare and other subjects much more easily in this manner. VICTOR F. 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The medical cases were 3,500, comprising acute and chronic; the preponderance of acute being of the acute up- per respiratory type; the preponderance of chronic were arthritis, hypertension and cardiac. The surgical cases were 500, comprising acute and chronic; the acute being mainly abdominal,. the chronic. comprising G. I. tract, hernias, malignancies and plastic re- pairs. The balance of calls were made for pre-natal and post- natal care, deliveries, follow-up care, neurological and men- tal treatment. During the year no serious epidemics existed among the personnel of cases. FRANK A. MACK, M. D., Town Physician. 226 Report of the BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT The following list of Communicable Diseases were re- ported for the year 1937: - Lobar pneumonia .7 Measles 142 Mumps 9 Pertussis 26 German Measles r 2 Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) 13 Chickenpox 15 Scarlet Fever 13 Meningitis 2 Infantile Paralysis 1 Erysipelas 1 There was quite an epidemic of measles this year in contrast to the year before. This is a very bard disease to control, for it resembles a simple bronchitis in its early stages. So far as we know, however, there were no serious after effects. Otherwise there were no other epidemics oc- curring during the year. There was a decided iperease in the amount of Pulmon- ary Tuberculosis due in all probability to lack of proper hygienic conditions. Unemployment with its attendant lack of proper food, clothing and shelter has helped greatly to.increase this ter- rible plague. •227 Dog bites have increased this year, while generally mild in character, have necessitated in a few instances the injection of rabies vaccine, with the result that no serious' cases have developed. Licenses issued for 1937 Garbage and rubbish 17 Pasteurization 1 Bottling Non-alcoholic 1 Alcohol 4 Ice Cream 4 REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC During the past year the school dental clinics were con- tinued under the supervision of Dr. John A. Burns. This work is carefully planned and laid out by Dr. Burns and his ' assistants. It is ever increasing and this in itself speaks well for clinical work. He is ably assisted by Mrs. Tina Horst- meyer, dental assistant, and Miss Ruth Rigby, the school nurse. The report for the year is as follows: Children 632 New 520 In dental chair 112 Examinations 1,039 In class room 899 In dental chair 140 228 Cleanings 507 Fillings 847 Temporary 478 Permanent 369 Extractions 255 Temporary 245 Permanent 10 Total Operations 1,609 Certificates - 794 At time of examination 272 At completion of work 522 MILK INSPECTOR'S REPORT During the past year 365 samples of milk were an- alyzed. The bacteria counts showed the quality as im- proved of 1007o. The average butter fat of milk sold was 47o. Every sample of milk analyzed was above the legal standard. Tuberculin test was applied on all the cattle through- out the town, with the result of 99.57o were in a healthy.con- dition. A number of water samples were taken for chemi- cal analysis, and only two were found unfit for domestic use. The number of garbage and rubbish complaints de- creased as a result of the installation of the sewer system. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE F. CROCKER, JR., Sanitary Inspector. 229 REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING FOR.1937 Mr. Horatio S. Bond has filed with the Board of Health. 416 plumbing permits during this year, which is pretty nearly twice the number of last year. He writes—I have found very good cooperation among the licensed plumbers in doing their work in the best sani- tary manner and .giving the public safe and accessible plumbing. There have been a number of oil burning water heaters installed in the past without following the State regulations of running smoke pipes to chimney, and several fires have resulted froiu them, to say nothing of the smoke and health nuisance. In the case of all present installations of oil water heaters and gas water heaters, above a certain capacity, I am insisting a flue be connected to a chimney or through the roof with a safe-roof flange. Mr. Leonard I. Fish, Inspector of Slaughtered Animals sends us the following report for the year 1937. I have inspected and passed the following animals: Hogs 149 Cattle 11 Calves 2 Sheep 1 The Board wishes the town to know that Mr. Fish does his work in a thorough and capable manner. 230 The work at the dump has been carried on this year with less help than usual. Never before has there been such a large amount of rubbish and garbage. Part of the year we were to dispose of garbage to a dealer at a fair price, this doing away with the work of covering the garbage and eliminating one man. We have also sold quite a lot of iron from old autos, etc., thus returning some money to the town treasury. We should also speak of the fine spirit and cooperation given us by Dr. A. P. Goff, County Health officer, and his clerk, Miss Emily Crocker. Respectfully, WILLIAM A. JONES, RUBEN A.NDERSON, JOHN H. ANDREWS, '-\i. D. 231 BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT The following brief report of the work of the Barn- stable County Health Department for 1937 is submitted. During the Fall a few cases of Anterio Poliomyelitis developed. A few schools were closed for a limited period, but the summer season was practically over when these cases occurred, so that there was little.or no apprehension excited among the summer residents. A certain number of cases.of Paratyphoid were report- ed in the State, and a good many specimens from contacts were forwarded from this section for examination. No cases occurred, although a few specimens were found positive. With these exceptions_nothing unusual in the way of com- municable diseases occurred in the County. The meetings. of all regular health organizations were held,as usual, and health conferences attended. Represent- atives of the State Health Department and others spoke at these meetings, and the attendance has been generally satisfactory. The work of the County Laboratory has progressed as usual, a large number of water and milk specimens having been examined. Work in connection with nutrition in schools and other- wise, and in clinics for children including "well child 232 clinics", has been carried on with considerable activity and success by the local nurses and representatives from the State Health Department. The regular clinics, includ- ing diptheria prevention have been held as usual with good attendance. The Tuberculosis clinics held throughout the County by Dr. Kelley of Pocasset Sanatorium have been very suc- cessful, as have the clinics for crippled children conducted by Doctors Wakefield and Norton, at the Cape Cod Hos- pital. Particular attention was given during the year to the correction of defects, including dental and others. The office force has made special efforts regarding reports requested by various organizations and it is be- lieved results have been quite satisfactory. The Sanitary Inspectors have shown their usual activi- ty in correction of nuisances, etc., and conditions in this regard are undoubtedly improving. Conditions in this health unit have been observed or information requested with a view perhaps to establishing similar districts in other places, etc. The State Health De- partment has been most helpful in cooperating in the work here, and has made every possible effort to assist. The Public Health Service through the State Health Depart- ment has furnished funds for certain purposes, as it has for some time previously, and of course did years ago, when this health organization was started. The work of all employees has been performed in an efficient manner and the cooperation of all officials, federal, state, county, and local 'has been very effective. It is be- 233 lieved that the. work of the County Health Department has been satisfactory during the year and every effort will be made to the end that it may be so for the coming year. Respectfully, A. P. GOFF, M. D., County Health Officer. 234 SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: ` Gentlemen: I herewith submit my third annual report for the year ending December 31, 1937. •Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Platform Scales over 5,000 lbs. 1 1 Platform Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs. 5 39 5 3 Counter Scales under 100 lbs. 2 19 1 Beam under 100 lbs. 11 3 1 Spring 100 to 5,000 lbs. 21 5 Spring under 100 lbs. 71 4 Computing, 100 to 5,000 1 1 Computing, under 100 lbs. 5 60 5 . Person,weigher (slot) 8 1 Avoirdupois Weights 3 230 4 Metric 16 Troy 19 Vehicle Tanks (compartments) 18 Liquid Measures 90 Dry Measures 5 Gasoline Pumps 3 22 14 23:5 Stops on Pumps 5 171 Gasoline Meter Systems 4 169 Oil Pumps 4 5 Kerosene Pumps 28 2 Molasses Pumps 1 Yard Sticks 11 Totals 28 1007 30 22 Licenses Transient Vendor Licenses 82 State 1 County 4 Town 11 Licenses transferred 2 Disabled Veterans 2 Inspections and reweighing 166 Respectfully. submitted, B. S. AMES, Sealer. 236 REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: I am pleased -to report that the shade trees in the several villages throughout the town are in good condition. The greatest amount of shade tree pruning during the past year was done in the villages of Cotuit, Centerville and Hyannis, it being impossible to cover the whole town each year. It will be desirable to do a more complete pruning job on the main street of Hyannis if possible this year. The large shade trees in all the villages are given a general in- spection each spring. The dead branches are removed and the trees kept in as good condition as finances will allow. I am also pleased to report a noticeable improvement in the annual growth of the young shade trees throughout the town. This department has given special attention to these.young trees during this routine work. The poorest have been fertilized each year and the,rest were given all the attention possible to insure a good new growth. The necessary replacements were made in the different new plantings in all the villages. The new planting on Winter Street, Hyannis, was continued to take in part of Louis Street. Our increased efforts made possible by a larger appro- priation this year have accomplished a satisfactory start towards the elimination of the unsightly tent caterpillar. Two crews of men worked for five weeks on this pest and thousands of nests were removed and destroyed. Where it 237 was possible the wild cherry and beech plum were re- moved to effect a permanent cure. With the help of the equipment borrowed from the Moth Department the Elm Beetle situation is well under control, all large elms having been sprayed at the proper time. The tent caterpillars in the large cherry trees were also sprayed as well as several small colonies of Spiney Elm Caterpillars. The citizens and the department heads have been very helpful by reporting broken branches and trees which might have become dangerous if neglected. The tree warden department is always ready and glad to render any possible service or advice. Respectively submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Tree Warden. 238 Report of THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES For the Year 1937 To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: There has been a large increase in building construc- tion in town this year, more than any one year for twenty years past. There have been ninety-three new and forty reconstruct- ed buildings in which electric wires have been installed; the majority of construction was for residential purposes. There were several hundred "Electric Service with Safety" leaflets distributed through the town made possible by the co-operation of the Superintendent of Schools and Mr., Miller of the Cape & Vineyard Electric Company. Arti- cles were also published, through the courtesy courtesy of our local papers, on Fire Prevention, proper use of electric cords, and other safety measures. Total inspections were 938, being the largest number in any one year. Miles traveled were 5,346. Attended five conventions. The past year has been one of continual advancement and confidence in the future prosperity of this town because 239 of its many advantages of central Cape location and person- al interest of its citizens and officers to conserve its best in- terests. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK S. KENT, Wire Inspector for the Town. of Barnstable. 240 REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my second annual report as Forest Warden for the Town of Barnstable. There were 52 fires reported to me, 32 of which were found to be unattended or out of control, burning over ap- proximately 1,860 acres. These fires-were due to the fol- lowing causes: Railroad fires 2 Hot Ashes 1 Careless Burning 8 Fires from outside 3 Children 1 Incendiary 6 Exhausts from trucks backfiring 3 Picnickers 2 Berry pickers 1 Carelessness 5 Total 32 While our number of fires was approximately the same as the preceding year, we were less fortunate in keeping down the acreage burned. This was due a great deal to the 241 unusually dry condition of the woods and the velocity of. the wind. We had no snow the previous winter to pack the dead foliage to hold the moisture so that a rainfall one day could be followed by a serious fire on the nest. Under such conditions a fire spreads rapidly, reaches the tops of trees and is out of control in a few moments. This emphasizes the need of reaching the fire at the earliest possible moment and to meet this situation I recommend'that one or two small trucks be equipped and placed advantageously about the town during the fire season. The Town of Barnstable.Forest Fire equipment con- sists of a portable pump with about 2,000 ft. of one=inch hose in good condition and the new heavy duty Ford tank wagon which carries a booster pump, 750 ft. of one-inch hose shovels, pump cans and other small equipment. This truck has proved very successful in fighting fires off the high- ways. I have also found it very serviceable for answering housefire calls in the outlying sections of the town where there is no fire protection. Respectfully submitted, BERNARD S. AMES, Forest Fire Warden, Town of Barnstable. 242 Report of SUPERINTENDENT OF SEWERS To the Honorable Board of Sewer 'Commissioners: I herewith submit the report of the Superintendent of Sewers for the year 1937, this being the first annual report submitted by this office. The village of Hyannis has had installed a complete sewerage works which same was completed officially on the fifteenth of June and which has been in operation since the first of April. This sewerage works consists of a sewer sys- tem in the greater part of the village of Hyannis, a pump station near the intersection of South and Pleasant streets in this village and a disposal plant located in the northwest corner of the intersection of Bearse's Way and State High- way Route 28, about 11/2 miles north of the village. The Sewer System The sewer system has a main sewer extending east and west on South Street from the pump station, varying in size from 15 inches through 12 inches to 10 inches in diameter. A sub-main of 10 inch size extends north on Lewis Bay Road from South Street to Park_Square, here an 8 inch lateral extends west on Main street .to Yarmouth Road, and a 10 inch lateral extends east on Park Street, to a point oppo- i 243 site the grounds of the Cape Cod Hospital, An 8 inch later- al extends from South Street, both north and south on School Street and offers service to all but the extreme Routh- ern end of this street. A 10 inch sub-main extends north on Pleasant Street and an 8 inch lateral extends east on Main Street from this sub-main to a point near Yarmouth Road. The 10 inch sub-main continues west on Main Street from Pleasant Street to Barnstable Road. At this point a 10 inch lateral extends north on Barnstable Road to North Street where an 8 inch lateral extends west on North Street for a distance of 61.8 feet. On Main Street an 8 inch lateral extends west from Barnstable Road to a 'point near Pearl Street. On Centre Street a 10 inch lateral extends north to a point near Elm Street, at which point it becomes 8 inches and extends to the intersection of Centre Street and Barn- stable Road. An 8 inch lateral extends north on Ocean Street from the South Street main sewer to a point about 50 feet from Main Street. An 8 inch lateral. also extends north on.Pearl Street from the South Street main to about 40 feet from Main Street. At High School Road an 8 inch lateral extends south to the end of the road and a 10 inch sub-main extends north to Main Street.. At this point a 10 inch later- al extends west to Bassett Lane and east to Winter Street. At Winter Street the lateral becomes 8 inches and extends east along Main Street to a point near Pearl Street: At Sea Street an 8 inch sub-main extends north to Main Street where 8 inch laterals extend west to near Sherman Square and east to a point near Bassett Lane. On South Street from Sea Street west an 8 inch lateral extends to Newton Street. On South Street the size of the mains are as fol- lows: 12 inch east from the pump station to Lewis Bay Road; 15 inch west from the pump station to Ocean Street: 1.2 inch west from Ocean Street to High School Road; 1.0 inch west from High School Road to Sea Street. 244 At intervals of from 200 to 400 feet along the sewer system and at all turns in the system, manholes are provid- ed to facilitate the inspection and cleaning of the sewers. Provision has been made along the line of the sewer for the connection of all existing buildings and any which may be erected in the future. The house connections are made by means of 6 inch vitrified tile pipe and are made by anyone. capable of executing the work according to the rules and regulations of the Sewer Department and the work is done under the supervision'of the Sewer Department. House connections at the street line are kept about 8 feet deep on residential streets and somewhat deeper in the business sec- tions, in the center of the street it is necessary to go to a depth of from 8 feet to 12 feet more or less in order to make a connection to the sewer. At the present time there are 57 connections to the sewer. Of'these some 42 were connected during the spring and early summer. The remaining 15 were connected during the late summer and fall. Included in these 57 connection, are practically all the large contribu- tors of sewage that border on the sewer as well as many others. v The Pump Station The pump station is a small single story brick and con- crete building divided in two parts. One part is the rack room where the sewage enters the building and passes through a rack or .screen prior to entering the storage.tank where it accumulates before being pumped to the disposal plant. The rack prevents any large objects from entering the storage tank and subsequently damaging the pumps. The storage tank is 18 feet long and 4 feet wide and fills to a depth of about 71/2 feet before being pumped out, about 11/4 feet are left in the bottom of the tank to allow room for 245 a certain amount of sand and sludge to accumulate, this ac- cumulation is removed periodically. The pump room is separated from the rack room to pre- vent sewer gas from entering, and is about 15 feet wide by 18 feet long. In it are housed the two 15 horse-power elec- tric motors which drive the pumps, and the 60 horse-poorer gasoline motor and electric generator unit which is used to supply electricity to run the pump motors in case of the failure of the power company to supply electricity. Under the pump room is a sub-cellar 20 feet deep which houses the centrifugal pumps, connected to their motors by vertical shafts, These pumps are each capable of pumping about 550' gallons per minute and when operated together will de- liver'aout 760 gallons per minute. As the storage tank holds about 3,300 gallons, it takes one pump about six min- utes to empty the tank which fills on the average of onco every two hours at present. The pumps are arranged to operate automatically and if one fails for any reason, the other will then pump, however, in the case of power failure it is necessary for someone to start the emergency generator and thus operate the pumps. The power has failed three times during the past nine months but in each case the dam- age has been repaired before it became necessary to start the emergency unit. The .Disposal Plant The disposal plant consists of an Imhoff tank, a dosing tank, filter beds and sludge beds. The Imhoff tank is a con- crete structure about 28 feet deep, 45 feet long and 18 feet wide, divided longitudinally into an upper and a lower sec- tion by a sort of hopper with a slit at the bottom. The sew- age,enters the upper portion of the Imhoff tank at one end. 246 and leaves at the other end. In the time it takes for this to transpire the greater part of the settleable solids in the sew- age settle and pass through the slit mentioned above into the lower section of the tank where bacteria feed on them and greatly reduce their volume as well as rendering them inert after a considerable length of time. The sewage, less the settleable solids passes from the Imhoff tank to the dos- ing tank which is a concrete .structure 33 feet by 33 feet and about 61/2 feet deep and which is, covered to prevent freezing. When the dosing tank .fills to within about IS inches of the top, a siphon arrangement causes it to auto- matically discharge on the filter bed. The filter beds of which there are eight are of natural sand, the topsoil having been removed to a depth of ,about 21/2 to 3 feet. Each bed'is about 1/2 acre in extent and the sewage is directed on to the desired bed by means of shear gates. The sewage enters the bed over two concrete aprons located at the quarter points on one side of the bed, in this manner, which is of the most recent design, washing of the sand is largely eliminated. The amount of sewage discharged on a bed at one dosing is sufficient to flood the bed to a depth of about 3 inches, and each bed is capable of handling from 50,000 gallons a day in cold weather to possibly twice this amount in warm weath- er. This is due to the fact that bacteria in.the beds are much more active in warm weather. The sludge beds are two small sand filter beds located near the Imhoff tank and it is on these that the digested sludge from the bottom of the Imhoff tank is run and allowed to dry after which it is cut into strips and piled up for storage or taken away and used for fertilizer. The sewage flow during the past summer reached a maximum of 366,000 gallons for the seven days, Aug. 3-10 and the maximum daily flow at this time was about 55;000 247 gallons. During the fall and winter months an average of about 251,000 gallons per week has resulted with the maxi- mum daily not exceeding 40,000 gallons and the average daily flow being nearer 36,000 gallons. The flow on the different days of the week varies, but averages about the same for all days excepting Saturday which runs about 10% less and Sunday which averages about 25% less than the other days of the week. The mini- mum flow for any one day is about 25,000 gallons. At the end of 1937 about 10,000,000 gallons had passed through the system. The average amount of electricity needed to pump 1,000 gallons of sewage from the pump station to the disposal plant is 0.4555KWH. The means of transmitting the sewage to the disposal plant is a 10 inch cast-iron force main which extends from the pump station west along South Street to Ocean Street, north on Ocean Street and Barnstable Road to North Street, west on North Street to Bassett Lane, north on Bassett Lane and Bearse's Way to the disposal plant, a total distance of two miles. This force main is at a depth of 4 feet to prevent freezing. The equipment purchased for the Department includes a truck; tools for cleaning mains, sub-mains, laterals and house connections; instruments for giving grades for sewer construction; instruments for determining the condition of the sewage in the Imhoff tank and the efficiency of the tank in`removing settleable solids; and tools for the maintenance of the machinery, grounds and filter beds. In closing this report, I wish to state that I have had the utmost co-operation from the Board of Sewer Commis- 248 sioners, the Board of Health,. the Plumbing Inspector, the various plumbers and contractors with whom I have had dealings and all the individuals with whom I have had con- tact in the court of my work and I wish to take this oppor- tunity to thank each and every one for their kindness and cooperation. Very respectfully yours, JAMES S. GOFF, C. E., Superintendent of Sewers. 249 Report of Committee on School Housing, Police Quarters and Parking Places This Committee was appointed by the Moderator at the Barnstable Town Meeting held on March 2, 1937 pur- suit to the following articles and votes: Article 42. To see if the Town will authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of not more than five members to act with the School Committee 'to study the problem of providing .additional school facilities in the village of Hyannis and to report its recommendations to the next annual town meeting, and will raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for this purpose. (By request of the School Committee). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the moderator be directed to appoint a Committee of five members, to act with the advice of the School Com- mittee and such other town boards and officers as may be Helpful, study and make a survey of our school housing needs and to report with recommendations to the next Annual Town Meeting and that the sum of $500.00 be raised and appropriated for the use of the Committee. The Moderator appointed the following committee: John D. W. Bodfish, James F. McLaughlin, Herbert H. Howes, Frank G. Thacher, and- Mrs. John E. Hinckley. Article 43. To see if the Town will authorize and in- struct the Board of Selectmen to purchase for not more than Fifty-Five Hundred ($5,500.00) Dollars, or take by right of eminent domain, in behalf of the Town for the en- 250 largement 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 P'earlstein land and will raise and appropriate not more than Fifty-five Hundred ($5,500.00) Dollars for this purpose. (By request of the School Committee). Article 46.. To see if the Town will authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to purchase in behalf of the town; as a site for a proposed police station and headquarters for the Police Department, the whole or any part of Lots No. 38 to No. 41 inclusive, in the village of Hyannis, bounded on the south by .Elm Street about 214 feet; on the north- west by land of O'Neil., Coleman, and Smith about 168 feet; on the north by lot No. 37 about 100 feet and on the east by Willow Avenue 108 feet, and will raise and appropriate $3,000.00 for same; and will raise and appropriate the sum of $19,000.00 for the construction of a suitable building for the purpose and will authorize the Selectmen to construct said building and contract in reference thereto, and will authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow such sums of money, as may be necessary to meet any appropriation made under this article, or to take any action relative thereto. . (By request Dr. Gorham Bacon et als). Article 47. To see if the Town will authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to purchase for not more than $22,500 . in behalf of the town, for municipal purposes, that parcel of land, with the buildings thereon in the village of Hyan- nis, bounded as follows: north by Main Street, east and south by land of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and west by land of the Town and the Commonwealth of Mass- achusetts. (By request of James A. Woodward et als). 251 Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to raise, or borrow on its notes or bonds, and appropriate a sum not exceeding $22,500.00 to acquire the land described in the preceding article. (By request of James A. Woodward et als). Article 49. To see if•the Town will authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to purchase, for the purpose of making a public parking space, the property on the south side of Main Street, Hyannis, directly opposite the junction of Win- . ter Street with Main Street, owned by Albert C. Hallett, and having a total area of 58,990 sq. ft., more or less. Article 50. To see if the Town will vote to raise, or borrow on its notes or bonds, and appropriate a sum not exceeding $28,000.00 to acquire the land described in the preceding article. Under Article 43 the following -,vas voted: Upon mo- tion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take up Articles 43, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50 together. It was voted all' of these articles be indefinitely postponed and that the subject matter be referred to the.Committee appointed by the Moderator under Article 42. Upon official notice from the Town Clerk of Barnsta- ble of our appointment.by the Moderator as members of this Committee, we met at the Town Office Building and organized with John D. W. Bodfish as Chairman and James F. McLaughlin as Secretary and Statistician. We immedi- ately went to work on the task of gathering detailed and reliable information as to the existing conditions involved in our problems. There are three of them. We have met regularly and studied the facts gathered, conferred with 252 department members and their representatives, visited properties and obtained technical advice. We have tried to cover the subject from the standpoint of the needs in the several fields, and also the ability of the town to meet these needs. We are treating each of our three problems separ- ately in this report, and we are subdividing each into (a) Conditions Found; (b) Recommendations. School Housing (a) Conditions Found: The pupils in the schools of the Town of Barnstable in Grades 1 to 6 inclusive are attending school in the villages in which they live. The pupils in Grades 7 to 12 inclusive are attending the high school in Hyannis. This division should be continued. Our School Housing problems is thus narrowed to Hyannis. At the time of the appointment of this Committee the pupils in Grades 1 to 6 inclusive in Hyannis were attending the Hyannis Training School, a ten-room building on Ocean Street between Main Street and South.Street and adjacent to the grounds of the Massachusetts State Teachers College. There were 474 pupils in this school. The addition of six rooms to this building would relieve the congestion here. The present grounds, however, are already over-crowded at play time. To make room for such an addition and to pro- vide even a cramped playground would require the taking by the town of all of the residential properties on the same side. of Ocean Street between the parking ground of the First National Store and South Street. The cost of con- structing such an addition to this building and acquiring the adjacent properties would reach, as nearly as the Com- mittee can estimate, a sum in excess of $180,000.00, which `?53 we find prohibitive. It should not be over-looked, however, that the Hyannis Training School building is centrally located for the pupils who attend this school. At the opening of the school year in September the con- gestion at'the training School was somewhat -relieved by dividing the fifth and sixth grades and placing one class of each of these grades in the Iyanough School adjacent to the High School. The opportunity classes were transferred from the, Iyanough School to a house owned by the town on South Street located near the Training School. The extremely unsatisfactory housing conditions at the high school were called to our attention at the outset by the officials of the school department. We visited and studied the situation at the high school.and at the Iyanough School, also the present school grounds which can be readily and amply enlarged to meet the requirements of any future development by the acquisition of undeveloped contiguous land to the south of the present grounds. We have over half a million dollars invested in the present high school plant. We ought to deal with this in such a way as to make the most practical and economical use of it. The high school now has 752 students in attendance and it is seriously over-crowded. We should make pro- visions for a normal 30% increase to approximately 1,000 students in the six upper grades, 7 to 12 inclusive, and we should provide for separate junior and senior high school departments. The present auditorium can be sufficiently enlarged by incorporating the present gymnasium in it; a suitable kitchen and cafeteria can be constructed in the basement under the auditorium; a new gymnasium erected 254 and annexed on the southeast of the present building; such additional rooms as the high school needs can be built south ' of the main structure around an open court so that these common facilities can be equally accessible to all high school departments and be susceptible of independent occu- pation as occasion requires. The Iyanough School building should be removed. It could be utilized to advantage as a Field house elsewhere on the high school grounds. A one-story eight-room building should be erected on the present high school grounds front- ing on Pine Street; this .building equipped to house one class each of the six lower grades. The present school grounds with the additional grounds which can be acquired are admirably adapted for development as a school center for Hyannis. (b) Recommendations: We recommend the acquisition of the land to the south of the present high school grounds owned by Mr. Louis V. Arenovski, and the committee is glad to be able to report that Mr. Arenovski has offered to give this land to the town in memory of his father who was so long active among us. We recommend that the training school be retained for the present for school purposes without addition to the building or enlargement of the grounds and that it be utilized by the school department to house one class of each of the six lower grades and that the opportunity class be housed there. We also recommend _that the offices of the school department be located in that building. We recommend the erection of a one-story eight-room elementary sclrool bu ldhig.-on the present school -grounds 255 and fronting on Pine Street, so constructed that extra units may readily be added. We recommend moving the Lyanough School building to another part of the high school grounds for use as a field house. We recommend remodelling the high school building to bring it up to standard requirements; the enlargement of the present auditorium by taking into it the present gym- nasium and providing rooms in the basement under it for kitchen and cafeteria, and the erection of an addition on the southeast wing for a new gymnasium entirely above ground and equipped with showers, lockers and dressing rooms in the basement. We further recommend the extension of the main building to the south by the ultimate addition of twenty- four rooms around an open court, twelve of these rooms to be constructed at this time. Police Quarters (a) Conditions Found: The Town of Barnstable should maintain a completely . independant permanent police force large enough for our year-around needs, and provide adequate quarters and equipment. Its chief purpose should be to protect our lives and property, to prevent crime and warn and deter those who are.tempted to commit crime. � Our Police Department has quarters in the Town Office Building. Now being one of the most important depart- ments of the town government,.and cramped for room; it 256 should be housed so that it can do its work with a maximum amount of efficiency and dispatch. New quarters are in- dispensible. These should be within walking distance from. the center. Nearness to.the. Fire Station would be an ad- vantage as these two departments are often called upon to work together. (b) Recommendations: We recommend the acquisition of the land on Elm Street described in Article 46 of the 1937 Town Warrant; the subject matter of which was referred to us. We recommend the erection of a police station to be of brick construction, one and one-half stories in height, and' a garage, both to be located on this site. Parking Places (a) Conditions Found: It is desirable that our streets be kept as free as pos- sible for the use of the travelling public. Our parking problem is largely seasonal. It comes and goes with the summer. It is caused in part by increased traffic at that season. The chief cause, however, can, be attributed to. failure of not having foreseen and provided for the parking of autos of shoppers. Some of those engaged in commercial enterprises among us are locating their plants where they can provide their customers with parking facilities. We would en- courage this practice. The town cannot afford to provide adequate parking places for those who have occasion to patronize all of our private enterprises. 257 The late Frank H.,Hallett devised by his will a parcel of land to the town which is located on the easterly side of Barnstable Road, approximately 1,200 feet from the corner of Main Street and Ocean Street. The most easterly end of this parcel is about 1,200 feet from the corner of Main and Center Streets. Part of that parcel could be used as a public parking place, and would help materially to relieve the situation. (b) Recommendations: This Committee recommends that the town accept the devise in the will of the late Frank Hallett of the parcel'of land on-Barnstable Road for park purposes and that a por- tion of it be used as a parking place. Conclusion We are having articles prepared for the Warrant for the Annual Meeting in March 1938 in accordance with our present recommendations. To carry out these recom- mendations will require a total appropriation of $85,000.00 this year and $30,000.00 annually for the next ten years. The interest rate at the present time is very favorable and this is a strong reason why our recommendations as a whole should be carried out now. It should be noted that by carrying out the recom- mendations of this Committee herein contained, the rooms occupied by the School Department and Police Department in the present Town Office Building will be available for use by other town departments, and the house on South Street now occupied by the Opportunity Class will also be available for use by.other town departments, and it seems to this Committee that this house is especially suitable for 258 use by the Sanitation and Health Departments. In view of all of-the foregoing we believe it will be unnecessary to make any addition to the present Town Office Building. More detailed studies and findings are shown in a series of graphs, etc. appended to this report and on File in the Town Clerk's Office and made a part hereof by reference. JOHN D. W. BODFISH, Chairman JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN, Secretary MRS. JOHN E. HINCKLEY . HERBERT H. HOWES FRANK G. THACHER 259 Report of Barnstable Baseball Association To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: We hereby submit our report of funds alloted by us for recreation purposes, for"the year 1937. Amount appropriated $3,000 00 Amounts allotted:. Barnstable Baseball Association $2,649 00 Cotuit A. A. 150 00 Osterville A. C. 150 00 Industrial League 51 00 $3,000 00 Respectfully submitted, WALTER D. BAKER, Chairman SETH M. CROCKER, Rev. WALTER R. KRAFT, HARRY LANE, A. MILAN O'NEIL, Recreation Committee. 260 REPORT• OF ANIMAL INSPECTOR To.the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: As Inspector of Animals for 1937, I have per direction of the local Board of Health investigated and placed under observation for two weeks, forty dogs and three cats, re- porting all cases to the Massachusetts Department of Ani- mal Disease Control. I have per order of the State Department checked up on five cows brought into town. June 22 to July 9, I assisted Dr. G. K. Copithorn, Feder- al Veterinarian, in locating the cattle when he made the an- nual test for T. B. November 29 to December 10, I visited 121 stables and found 469 neat cattle,28 sheep, 24 goats and 115 swine. Respectfully submitted, JOHN BURSLEY, Inspector of Animals. 261 Report of THE PARK COMMISSION Your Commission respectfully begs to submit the fol- lowing report. As it seemed advisable to request this year only enough of an appropriation to cover necessary maintenance of the properties entrusted to our care, we have no items of new construction on which to report. By curtailing all expenses we are glad to say we were able to purchase such shrubs and trees as were necessary for, replacements, and to have constructed a new deck and top covering for the rafts at Craigville Beach, placing them in much better condition than they have been in for some time. We are glad to report that our record of no fatal accidents from drowning at our beaches still stands, al- . though we had a near tragedy in Lewis Bay at which our Life Guard was of material assistance, which made us real- ize the great need there is for vigilance wherever children or . adults go down to the waters to swim. We feel that with an eye to the future, the citizens of Barnstable should interest themselves keenly in our parks that our future citizens, as well as ourselves, may point with pride and pleasure to our achievements and foresight . in making Barnstable park conscious. `Respectfully yours, FREDERIC F. SCUDDER, CHARLES REID, EDWARD KELLOGG. 262 TERCENTENARY. CELEBRATION- COMMITTEE REPORT The committee appointed to consider plans for the proper observance of the Tercentenary Anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Barnstable respectfully sub- mits the .following report. Having met and organized with Charles C. Paine as ;Chairman and Miss Elizabeth Jenkins, Secretary, it was learned later that owing to stress of personal business pur- suits Mr. Paine and Miss Nye found it necessary to tender their respective resignations which were accepted with -regrets. To fill the vacancies so created the. Board of Selectmen appointed Alfred Crocker of Barnstable and Don Trayser of Hyannis. Several meetings have since been held and many sug- gestions for a fitting observance of the occasion have been advanced and have been under advisement. Our delibera- tions have assumed and are now reduced to concrete form for presentation to our citizens. The committee feels that prior to what might be termed the climax of the celebration it would be highly com- mendable in this year to monument the historical sites for posterity by placing boulders and affixing thereon suitable tablets with pertinent descriptive matter of the site. Anticipating an influx of visitors to Barnstable during .the- summer of 1939 and to be in a position of furnishing informative data as to the points of interest to be visited, your committee senses the necessity of having available, literature and maps to direct these visitors in their tours about town.We therefore respectfully rzconiniend that the sum of $2,800 be raised and appropriated for the purposes out- 263 lined, $1,500 of which it is estimated for a proper marking of historical sites and to erect directional signs, the balance to be devoted to the printing of brochures and maps, from the sale of which it is expected some return will be forth coming. The committee makes request that it be authorized to enlarge its membership in order that sub-committees may be formed to direct the activities of the general celebration. Let it not be said of this generation one hundred years hence that we failed to pay tribute and homage to the men . and women of early days through whose labors,sacrifice and hardships this heritage we now enjoy was made possible. After offering up a silent prayer to their memory let us accord an earnest and sincere response to the toast sug- gested at the Centennial of 1839 to the memory of the first Settlers:- `''Men and women worthy to be the progenitors of a nation of freemen. In their frugal virtues and pious example, they have left to us an inheritance richer than wealth, and nobler than title." Committee Members, ELIZABETH JENKINS, Secretary GLADYS P. SWIFT ORA A. HINCKLEY EVELYN CROSBY M. GENIEVE LEONARD, THOMAS OTIS REGINALD F. BOLLES ALFRED CROCKER DONALD TRAYSER JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN Chairman pro-tem. ANNUAL REPORT of the SCHOOL DEPARTMENT of the Town ®f Barnstable For.the Year Ending of the December 31 ; 11937 TH a a o MA88STir o •� MASS. O®� i639, OM �. Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE and SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 267 Report .of the School Committee To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: We respectfully submit the following report on the Pub- lic Schools and the Report of the Superintendent of Schools. NORMAN E. WILLIAMS BRUCE K. JERAULD JOHN R. DODGE JEAN G. HINKLE January 20, 1938. 268 ' Organization of School Committee Norman E Williams Osterville, Mass. Term expires 1938 Bruce K. Jerauld Barnstable, Mass. Term expires 1939 John R. Dodge Hyannis, Mass. Term expires 1938 Mabel J. Weekes Hyannis, Mass. Term expires 1939 Jean G. Hinkle Osterville, Mass. Term expires 1940 Chairman—Norman E. Williams 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. 269 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 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. 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W H �i CD CD O M-OS Y Lo O co CV tC 09 LG1 f-1 Hd Cd � � o c W U2 W a Z k _ W � m bl) O Cd [/1 Y Ca Q) Wes. 3 a� V a m P.W ►ebb a (tea Fa U o Ya; td C4 o 'L7 p"s.' w': F"b "J:. •cyr O U N C Ul Fp ,�m Cd y F ca a oo a�.o•�� a) �po0F o a te � @ 'iV.aOa+atan) C�md � N�b E U c �a cd =c e a);Cd ) ;. D2 U2W / W�E�WlP- f4 -i WEVaPL4 E-1 i 276.. Janitors Barnstable High School—Carlton L. Taylor, Charles L.Bak- er, Lester Ray Jones. Hyannis Training School—Percy E. Brown. Barnstable Village School—Wilton P. Marshall. West Barnstable School-Harold C. Weekes. Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West. Cotuit School—Henry J. Vest. Osterville School—Cecil Coleman. Centerville School—Prescott L. Fish. Mr. Owen J. Mullaney resigned October 16, 1937 after having rendered faithful and efficient service as head jani- tor of the Barnstable High School since 1928. Mr. Carlton L. Taylor was promoted to this position. Mr. Percy E. Brown was transferred to Mr. Taylor's position in.the Hy- annis Training School and Mr. L. Ray Jones was added to the staff. . Attendance Officers Prescott L. Fish, Centerville Tel. Hy. 55-W2 A. SeaburF.Childs, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 2003 Everett L. Hoxie, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 723 277 SUMMARY 1937 Amount Available $195,506 08 Appropriation, March 1937 $191,500.00 Dog Tax 1,611 27 Cobb Fund 334 50 Smith-Hughes Fund 553 26 Check returned 7 05 Transfer from Reserve Fund, Nov. 1.6, 1937 1,500 00 Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 22,791 22 Permanent Improvement and New Equipment 2,441 47 Dog Tax 1,611 27 Cobb Fund 334 50 Tuition received 2,323 22 General School Fund—State 11,918 00 Barnstable Household Arts School 1,611 35 Barnstable Agricultural De- partment 1,686 07 Smith-Hughes Fund 553 26 Supplies sold and telephone tolls 262 73 New Bedford Vocational School 46 05 Unexpended balance, December 31st 3 30 Net cost for support of schools from local taxation $172,714 86 Total amount raised by local taxation 175,156 33 Net average membership 1,703 Cost per pupil for support in average membership from local taxation 1937 (does not include permanent improvement and new equipment) $101 42 278 Statement on Marstons Mills Elementary,School Total Appropriation $25,750 00 Total expenditure to Feb. 11, 1937 (1936 Report) $243755 18. Final payments to electrician and architects, July 1937 . 994 82 $25,750 00 279 Report of Superintendent of Schools To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable: Ladies and Gentlemen: Herewith is submitted my sixth annual report as super- intendent of schools and the forty-eighth in the series of superintendent's reports. Growth In the eleven year interval from 1925 to 1936, the en- rollment of pupils in the schools of Barnstable grew from 1,120 to 1,752, a total increase of 632. This increase severe- ly taxed the resources of the schools and a. continued effort has been made by each succeeding School Committee to meet emergency conditions from year to year. For several years it has been the settled policy of the School Committee to abandon further consolidation and to bend every effort to improve the schools in the larger villages of the town. The high points of this plan were the enlargement and re- modeling of the Centerville School in 1934. and the con- struction of the Marstons Mills School in 1936. Osterville and Cotuit have been freed from overcrowding and all the village schools with the exception of the Hyannis Training School are self-contained and well provided with adequate buildings. 280 Additional Room for Overcrowded Hyannis School For the past seven years the enrollment in the Training School has averaged well over forty pupils.per room and the problem of overcrowding has continued to be most irk- some. By transferring Mrs. Chase's class to Marstons Mills and Mrs. .Roncetti's class to the White House on South Street, two rooms were made available in the Iyanough School. There Miss Bodfish has a sixth grade class and Miss Lebel a fifth grade. This arrangement has been of vast benefit to the Training School for it has provided a sin- gle grade per room per teacher, it has reduced the size of classes and lessened the playground problem. White House The remodeling of the former West house on South Street has made a mpst happy home for Mrs. Roncetti's pu- pils. These children have the opportunity to prepare their own mid-day meal in the attractive kitchen and to .learn by doing the every day work of the home. The garden and workshop give added breadth to this very practical type of education. Congestion in the High School These arrangements serve admirably,for the present but any slight increase in enrollment, particularly in the sev- enth or eighth grade would be awkward in the extreme. With one hundred and sixty-five students in the seventh grade, each of the four divisions must continue to be over forty, a number too large for the rooms and too large for the most effective teaching. The space used for agriculture is already too restricted for the increasing needs of this type 281 of vocational education. Housing as it does two elementary rooms, all the agriculture, the mechanical drawing, the metal work and auto mechanics, it is obvious that the Iyan- ough School is being extended practically to the limit of its capacity and that the present arrangement of elementary rooms there must be regarded as makeshift and temporary. The situation in the high school is even more critical. It is impossible to see just what provision can be made for any marked increase in the high school. Under the circum- stances, all concerned are deeply interested in the forth- coming,report of the special committee appointed at the an- nual meeting of March 1937 to study the school needs of the Town. of Barnstable. . Building Needs Our school building problem has been thus narrowed to the Training School and.the High School. It now re- solves itself simply into how to increase facilities, how to improve. existing conditions and, above all, how to provide .properly for future growth without under-building or over-building. The great danger is a danger that is al- ways present in.school planning, that is the danger of the construction of rigid building types that cannot be adapted to changing conditions and that cannot be added to with- out great expense. Massachusetts Health Department Aids Miss Jean V. Latimer and Miss Catherine Al. Leamy of the State Department of Public Health have helped gener- ously in the introduction of teaching units for our health study'both for the upper elementary grades and for the ju- nior high school. Their advice and guidance have been 282_ most profitable. Miss Leamy has made some extended in- vestigations of diets and school lunches. Her reports are not reassuring. Tt is appropriate in this regard to thank the Kiwanis Club and the Barnstable Parent-Teachers Club for their gifts of milk to school children. Miss Anna K. Donovan, Consultant Nurse, has assisted greatly in pro- moting the Summer-Round-Up and the work for pre-school children. She has conducted clinics for all nursery school children of the town. Her help has been greatly appreciated by the parents. Research-Learning Project The greatest event of good fortune during the year has been due to the generosity of Dr. M. Luise Diez of the State Department of Public Health in allowing Dr. Lura Oak and her assistants to come to the town in order to carry on her Research-Learning Project. This project, primarily for research and experiment, has already accomplished great good for the schools. Large numbers of children have been tested both physically and mentally in order to discover conditions that might bring about disabilities in reading. Our teachers have cooperated to the fullest in this project and they have gained considerably in the ability to detect conditions that handicap a pupil in reading and also they have learned some of the many procedures used in dealing with such conditions. It is the aim that ultimately all read- ing failures be eliminated. Certainly, through Dr. Oak's efforts we have made a considerable stride toward that goal. Organization for Health For many years our work in physical education has tended to become formalized with more emphasis on athletic events than upon the proper development of the individual 283 student. During the year a determined effort has been made to break away from such conditions. The steps in these efforts have been, first, to secure abetter indididual physical examination for each pupil. Dr. A. P. Goff, County Health Officer and School Physician, has helped in every way as is his habit and as the following statement from his report reveals: "Increasing efforts are being made in all schools to the end that the matter of correction of defects may be taken care of. Secondly, in the realm of athletics, more of the coach- ing and directing has been placed in the hands of teachers leaving to the trained physical education teachers time to work in their own field and to discover and remedy the phy- sical defects and to correct improper habits or tendencies. In the third place, an endeavor has been made to fuse the work of the doctor and nurse and the teachers of physi- cal education into one united force for the development of school health. To this end, considerable adjustment has been made in time and teaching schedules of health habits, safety and physical education. These changes in policy and method have been without increase in cost except for a few small items of equipment. 3/lr..William P. Bangs,.Director of Physical Education, has sought zealously to promote this work and is to be congratu- lated for having interested Dr. Paul Norton of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts State Department of Public Health and Dr. L. C. Johnston of Hyannis in the posture classes to both of whom we are much indebted. Attention is directed to the appended report of the School Nurse. The tabulated summary of visits and clinics 284 is impressive but it does little to reveal the thorough and efficient service that Miss Rigby is bringing to the homes. and the children. Work of the High School In the high school there is much evidence of an increas- ing respect for scholarship. There is a growing interest in public .speaking and debate. Mr. Knight aided by Miss Jean Hinkle of the School Committee and by Mr. Horgan and Mr. Hodgkinson has done a great deal in the develop- ment of a definite organization for guidance. It is difficult indeed to secure any reliable measure of educational accomplsihment. The ability of students to meet the conditions set up by the colleges of the nation for their entrance has some .significance. The fact that our certifi- cating,privilege is now as wide as any in the country and that the numbers of those entering college directly from the school is increasing, seems to indicate that we are mak- ing progress. Music Interest in music has continued in all the schools. The most outstanding event of the year was the Bolding of.the New England Music Festival in the Barnstable High School. Extension of Supervisors' Duties The decision of Mr. Warren S. Freeman to accept a po- sition near Boston marked a distinct loss to the schools and the community. The appointment of Miss Dorothy Barton 285. as a full-time teacher of music marked the abandonment of the practice of several years of sharing one of our super- visors with the State Teachers College. In September 1937 the town assumed the responsibility for the teaching, of Physical Education, Drawing and Music in the Hyannis Training School, work that had formerly been done by the State Teachers College. This arrangement with the addi- tional work at the Iyanough School added twelve rooms and approximately four hundred pupils in three subjects to the schedules of our supervisors. Transportation With the responsibility of conveying approximately one thousand pupils to and from school each day, continued effort has been made to maintain and improve the high standard of school transportation. The committee has'con- tinned the policy of retaining tried and experienced trans- portation agents. Four new busses were purchased during the year and uniform color and lettering were adopted by the committee. After fourteen years of faithful service, Mr. Ernest Cameron was compelled by pressure of other business to give up his contract. After considerable stury, the committee affected a consolidation of this route with that of the Cotuit Transportation Company. This resulted in some decrease in costa The efficiency of our high school, particularly in its work after the regular hours depends almost wholly upon efficient transportation. The success of our extra-curricula activities is due to this service and the spirit of cooperation that prevails among the transportation agents. Our- trans- portation service is efficient, continually improving and in- creasing in capacity. In 1932, there were eleven. busses 286 with a rated seating capacity of four hundred and sixty- six. Today we operate twelve busses of which seven have been purchased since 1932 with a total rated seating capaci- ty of six hundred and forty-one, an increase of one hundred and seventy-five with no substantial increase in cost. Vocational Education The high quality of the work in vocational 'education has continued. The following quotation from a letter from Mr. Rufus W. Stimson, Supervisor of Agricultural Educa- tion, is an expression of the views of a highly honored mem- ber of the State Department: "Please accept my thanks for the very pleasant hospi- tality extended to me in connection with the meeting of the Barnstable High School Agricultural Department Advisory Committee held last Tuesday night and extend my thanks to the Instructor and pupils of your Household Arts Depart- ment. You may tell them that I have reported to Miss . Kloss and Miss Wilson that I was present at an examina- tion of their department and observed that all concerned passed all tests 100 per cent.' `Mr. Tomlinson has written that he thinks "Mr. Taft is doing a wonderful piece of work there with his boys, and the School Department has every reason to feel encour- aged." In his estimate of the value of the meeting and of the successful trends in the various activities of your Agri- cultural Department, I think we have good reason to have every confidence." Federal Projects Since 1933, our schools have benefited from federal con- tributions for the repairs and improvement of the various 287 schools. This year has been most disappointing in this re- gard. 'Carefully planned projects for the improvement and grading of the Cotuit grounds have been submitted and ap- proved by the federal authorities but were subsequently cancelled. Similar projects for Marstons Mills including the construction of the driveway have been approved from time to time since 1936. The need for both of these project,, is most urgent. Both would seem ideal for W.P.A. purpos- es, the estimated costs for labor being far above the cost of materials. It is our sincere hope that those having control of these affairs will soon recognize the permanent worth of . these projects to this and future generations as contrasted with other projects that may affect some saving in current expenses but which appear to have less value either for the present or.future.. During the past year some work has been done.at the high school, the most important being the construction of three hard surface tennis courts which await only proper fencing to be put in use. A fine project for the grading and landscaping of the Osterville School grounds has been completed so far as the original plot is concerned. The grati- tude of the department is extended to the town for the pur- chase of additional land for the Osterville School play- ground. Robert Bacon Playground Due to the fact that the Barnstable Village School is situated on a hill and in a churchyard, it has seemed almost impossible to provide convenient and adequate play area. While this school.site is most unusual, the gift of a fairly large plot of land in connection with this building by the trustees of the Bacon Estate has given great help to the 288 problem that seemed impossible of solution. Grateful ac- knowledgement is hereby made to the Bacon family for this land which was accepted by a special town meeting on October 15, 1937 and which is to be known as the Robert Bacon Playground. Use of School Buildings and Grounds The extension of High School Road through the Hal- lett property left the'Barnstable Baseball Association with- out a ball field for the 1937 Cape Cod League Baseball sea- son. At the request of this .association, the committee granted then- the use of the high school field during the past summer. The Association moved their bleachers and flag pole to the high school .field, constructed a great deal of fence and a ticket booth and cooperated in the erection of a new metal' pipe back stop. At considerable expense they altered the diamond and the whole playing field to conform with plans of the school committee. This arrange- ment for the community use of school property is an in- stance of the settled policy of the school committee, in al- lowing the use of school property for community activities. In this instance, the Association conferred valuable im- provements to the high school grounds. Their cooperation and helpfulness is gratefully acknowledged. The committee has allowed the use of buildings for a wide variety of community activities including the usual federal projects such as the nursery schools and recreation- al centers. This has continued to increase the cost of operation and maintenance of the schools. Properly it should not be included in the cost of education but there seems to be no way of maintaining this valuable community serdice as a: separate account. 289 Additions to Staff and School Facilities Since 1934, six full-time and one half-time teachers have been added to the staff to meet the increasing school population. Two new buildings have been constructed and eight rooms added to the school system; two in Centerville, two in the high school and four in Marstons Mills. Base- ment play areas have been made available in Centerville, Barnstable, West Barnstable, Training School and Oster- ville and the White House on South Street has been added to the school system also. Four oil burners have been in- stalled and one hundred and seventy-five seats for transpor- tation have been added. Net Costs from Taxation It is important for the taxpayer to notice that although additional teachers and new and modernized buildings have required some increase in gross expenditures, the increased credits'and the reimbursements from Vocational.Education have largely offset these amounts. The per pupil costs and the net costs from taxation have not increased materially. The following table shows the expenditures for schools from 1930-1937: 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 183,548,63 183,548.69 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 20,587.42 170,828.74 99.89 1937 195,506.08 195,502.78 20,349.75 175,153.03 101.42 290 Every effort has been made to prevent waste and to spend wisely the generous appropriations made by the town. The school committee, teachers, pupils and em- ployees have worked hard and harmoniously. The good will and intelligent interest of parents has been ever help- ful. The success of the schools depends upon this coopera- tive spirit which has been responsible for the progress made toward higher standards of educational accomplish- ment. Sincere thanks are given for the many gifts to the schools and the children, for the time, money and services so freely contributed by individuals and organizations and especially for the growing sums for student loans and scholarships. Respectfully submitted, RALPH R. BARR, Superintendent of Schools. 291 Report of High School Principal Mr. Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent of Schools, Hyannis; Massachusetts. My dear Mr. Barr: I herewith submit my annual report as principal of the Barnstable High School. Meeting the Needs The greatest responsibility of the school is the fitting of the individual pupil for whatever course of action awaits him. In order to meet the changing conditions of society, the work of the public high school must be constantly ad- justed to meet the ever increasing needs of its students. Two decided changes have taken place in recent years. First, today practically all the pupils of the, elementary schools enter high school;.second, of these pupils only a few need the academic subjects of the college curriculum since the greater number of these pupils do not intend to go be- yond high school. For the mass of boys and girls who will be engaged in routine occupations, it is our duty to offer the type of training that will enable them to become intelli- gent citizens and to lead satisfying lives. 292 For a long time, we have had a college preparatory, a commercial, and a general course in the Barnstable High School. Within the last few years, we have added vocation- al household arts, practical arts, and vocational agriculture. For the students who will not go beyond high school, we have now taken steps toward offering a type of training and subjects which we feel will better.prepare these pupils for the years to come. In our Sig-year high school unit we start with a curricu- lum which provides general education with stress laid upon the fixing of the fundamental skills, upon the exploration of the interests and capacities of the boys and girls, and upon the strengthening of the study habits, and slowly and gradually we approach a time when the pupil is required to select a specific course of study. Suggested Changes Starting next fall, I suggest that we limit the study of science to two periods in grades seven and eight. In the seventh grade, I suggest that we substitute two periods of current problems for the two periods dropped in science. These two additional periods in this grade will strengthen the social studies field. In the eighth grade, these two avail- able periods should be devoted to an exploratory or tryout course in general language for one-half a year and to an ex- ploratory course in general business information for the other half. These new tryout courses will help the pupils to dis- cover their interests and capacities and thereby assist them in making a better selection of subjects in the more special- ized work of the senior high school. Thus we will better -fulfill the aims of the school. 293 The unwise election of a course by a pupil at the be- ginning of the ninth grade means a serious waste of effort, a probable handicap, and may cause his dissatisfaction and early withdrawal from school. It also indicates a serious waste of the taxpayer's money. Enrollment The following table shows the total enrollment of the school by grades: Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total Boys 88 54 70 66 58 42 9 387 Girls 85 92 61 62 40 51 2 393 Total 173 146 131 128 98 93 11 780 In addition to the above, fifty-four pupils are enrolled in the Iyanough annex making a total of 834 students in the unit. Last June we graduated 105 members,. the largest clas, in the history of the school. Additional Facilities We are faced with the need of providing additional educational facilities at an early date. Every school room is in use and many of the rooms are overcrowded. The classes are very large in grades seven and eight and this condition is most unsatisfactory. It is imperative that we provide five divisions instead of four in each of these grades. . A large class takes away from the teaching efficiency, and limits the time for individual assistance. 294 It is also urgent that additional toilet, locker, and cafe- . teria*facilities be provided. Anything that can be done to improve our facilities along these lines will help to make the school a"more efficient educational unit. Standing of School It is a pleasure to report .that the Barnstable High School is rated a Class A school by the State Department of Education and that our certification privilege from the New England College Entrance Certificate Board has been es- tended until December 31, 1940. Vocational Household Arts This year the vocational household arts course has been changed so that half of the time has been allotted to voca- tional home making, which includes the related science, and half to the academic subjects. This work now operates under the same plan as the vo- cational agricultural department: three periods daily are spent in the domestic science laboratory and three periods in the subject class room. Vocational Agriculture In order to give a better picture of what has taken place in vocational agriculture .since it was inaugurated three years ago, I am including the complete report of the work for this year as submitted by Mr. Taft: "This year's work brought to a close the third year of agricultural instruction in Barnstable High School. This per- 295 iod has been a healthy one because of the steady growth from year to year. Student enrollment from September, 1934, to September, 1937, has been as follows: 1934-13 students 1936-28 students 1935-15 students 1937-25 students . It is most encouraging to report that opportunities in summer placement training, a major problem of the depart- ment, showed much improvement in 1937. This recognized cooperation from estate owners has made available more op- portunities .for boys to gain their summer training, which is required of all those lacking in.home. project facilities. Because of numerous inquiries early in 1937, it is evident that more and more employers are looking to the agricultur- al department for boys trained in some line of agriculture. Present indications point to similar requests for the spring of 1938. The past year found 28 .students reporting a paid labor income of $2,795.21, representing .8,912 hours for their su- pervised placement training. The basis of our agricultural instruction centers around the home project, which is personally owned by the student. Our project year ended with 28 students reporting on 29 ownership projects. The projects were divided as follows: No.&Kind Size of Project Project Project Labor of Projects Projects Receipts Expenses Income 9 Poultry 763 birds $1,571 67 $1,150 36 $421 31 11 Garden 24 acres 658 62 186 71 471 91 4 Dairy 4 head 279 10 190 95. 88 15 3 Swine 4 pigs 104 25 63 00 41 25 2 Fruit 1/6 acre 77 72 40 00 37 72 Total $2,691 36 $1,631 02 $1,060 34 296 Average Labor Income per boy from projects $36.55 Average Labor Income per hour from projects .51 Participation in exhibiting at the Annual Cape Cod Horticultural Show at Osterville was greater than in past years. The increase in premiums offered by the society en- couraged eleven boys to exhibit vegetables and flowers grown in their home projects. On these entries they earned $33.50 in premiums. In other competition, the boys Avon$8.00 besides t-%vo medals and five ribbons. Barnstable was represented as usual in many agricul- tural judging events. All teams placed consistently higher this year than in previous years. Teams were entered in poultry, livestock, vegetable, milk, and ornamental plant judging at the Interscholastic Contests held at Massachu- setts State College at Amherst every year in March and November; also, teams participated at the Boston Poultry Show and at Brockton Fair. Each year some one activity stands out as the event of the year. This year it has been the work of the pupils, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, in collect- ing and destroying egg clusters of the tent caterpillar. Iu early spring, pupils gathered, brought in for counting, and burned 19,947 egg clusters. One boy found 11,502 egg clus- ters. The Hyannis Garden Club and the Cape Cod Horticul- tural Society recognized this service by offering attractive cash prizes. The work will be renewed this spring. We feel fortunate in having an Agricultural Advisory Committee, composed of successful agriculturists who are willing to give freely of their time in offering suggestions for the best management of the department. The committee 297 has held two meetings at the high school during 1937. This group consists of: Robert F. Cross, horticulturist; Arthur S. Curtis, poultry and cranberry grower; Hilding S. Hord, dairyman; Harry Lane, gardener; William C. Makepeace, cranberry grower; Bertram Tomlinson, Barnstable County. Agent. Much of the success of the department falls upon those people who have provided excellent opportunities for our boys to gain practical work and survey experience on their several farms. We particularly refer to: Nelson S. Phinney, Hyannis—Greenhouse and Cranberries Carlo Kumpula, West Barnstable—Poultry Walter Peterson, Hyannis—Market garden Quinn Estate, Centerville—Estate Management Robert Cross, Osterville—Floriculture Lloyd Welch, auto repair instructor, is highly com- mended for the efficient manner in which he has handled the eight-weeks' course in auto mechanics for agricultural boys. Physical Education This year we have a double period weekly for gymnas- ium work instead of the two single periods as formerly. With the opening of school in September, much greater emphasis was placed on remedial exercise. In this work the physical department has cooperated with the school nurse and.doctor, and the Massachusetts Department of Public . Health. At the present time, posture classes are being held, for both girls and boys in the school. 298 This year we have been able to expand the intramural sports program as the following table will show. Participants Supervisor Field hockey 65 Miss Nehubian Girls' basket ball 95 Miss MacQuarrie Girls' Golf 24 Miss Newcomb Hiking for girls 44 Miss Nehubian Social dancing 104 Miss Clark Football 63 Mr. Hodgkinson Mr. Jordan Baseball 57 Mr. Bangs Boys' basketball 105 . Mr. Bangs Volley ball 111 Mr. Bangs Music The highlight of our musical achievement during the past year was the New England Music Festival, to which the town and our school were hosts. Declared'by the spon- soring association to be the hest and most successful festi- val so far held in New England, this event brought over 700 young and accomplished musicians from high schools all . over New England to our, town for a stay of four days. Their program was inspiring to us, and, in turn, they were highly pleased by the excellent hospitality shown them dur- ing their visit. Also, this event brought us much favorable publicity through the world-wide broadcast and press no- tices which appeared in newspapers throughout the nation. For the success of this event; many thanks are due Mr. Samuel Griffiths, Director of Music, whose influence drew the Festival to Hyannis, and to the School Committee, Su- perintendent Barr, teachers, and townspeople for their co- operation and tireless effort. 299 The year was also marked by.the production of the operetta "Hansel and .Gretel" by the Junior High school. This presentation was well received and was materially of benefit to the School Activities Fund. The high school at present has two orchestras, two. bands,,and two,glee clubs, in addition to the regular courses of vocal music, music history, and music appreciation throughout all grades. Fewer instrumentally trained stu- dents are coming into junior high school now, because of the reduction in numbers in the foundation classes through the grade schools during the past two or three years. This is directly the result of the economicsituation and will tem- porally. reduce the number of players in our high school musical organizations for a while. Instrumental classes in the lower grades are rapidly becoming normal in size once more. Last April, our Senior High School Orchestra was hon- ored by an invitation to play for the State Convention of High School Principals in Framingham. The trip was made by .selected students, who performed a difficult musical pro- gram with professional skill to the delight of their director, principal, and audience. Exchange concerts are now being planned for the Sen- ior Band and Senior Orchestra with similar organizations from the Pawtucket,R. I., schools. Many of our student mu- sicians will also attend the coming music festivals in New London, Conn.; Fall River, Mass.; and Burlington, Ver- mont, to perform in the bands, orchestras, and choruses, comprised of the best musical talent• of New England schools. 300 Broadening Interests Assemblies, clubs, and the school paper are means by which we seek to broaden the interests, extend the social contacts, and increase the culture of the pupils. The junior and senior dramatic clubs, the International Friendship Club, the Student Council, the glee clubs, the bands, and the orchestras—all are necessary adjuncts to creating better citizens. School Paper "The Clipper" in the second year of its reorganiza- tion, has a staff of twenty-eight pupils, enthusiastic in analyzing their ideas and crystallizing them in writing. "The Clipper" was this year awarded by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association second prize in the senior high school class for enrollments of 300-800. Public Speaking At the close of our first season in interscholastic de- bates, the Barnstable teams showed the results of their in- tensive work by having defeated New Bedford High, New Bedford Textile, and Brockton, and by thus tying with Fall River for honors as winners in' the Colonial Debating League. A great deal of credit is due Mrs. Hurst for this splendid record and for the growing interest in debating. On February 18, Barnstable High School was again host to the schools of the Southeastern District in contests preliminary to the Massachusetts State Forensic Tourna- ment. Thirty-seven students from Harwich, Provincetown, Bourne, New Bedford, Fall River, and Barnstable competed in debating, declamation, original oratory, and extempore speaking. 301 On March 19 and 20, Barnstable was among the twenty- two schools to participate in the State tournament of the National Forensic League, held at Charlton, where we were represented in debating and humorous declamation. Additional training in declamation and extemporan- eous speaking has been offered since last spring through the extra-curricular activity of the Better Speech Club. Public Speaking in the junior high is encouraged by the Annual Speaking Contest, sponsored by the Hyannis Wom- an's Club in memory of Mrs. Jennie Kent Paine. Sound Projector During the past year, money raised in magazine sub- scription drives through the cooperation of the Curtis and Crowell Publishing companies has made possible the instal- lation of a Bell & Howell Filmosound projector and the be- ginning of a film library. Mr. Mitron, with the assistance of his fellow workers, is making splendid progress in prepar- ing a film catalogue. The Library "Particular care has been put into choosing suitable periodicals for the high school library. The town subscribes to thirty-six different magazines, some pertaining to each subject taught, so that the pupils may be aware,of current topics of interest in each field. In addition to the periodi- cals, eighty-four new books were added to the library. In this case, also, some were added for each subject, with par- ticular attention placed upon .the subject of educational guidance." 302 N. Y. A. We are still continuing the N. Y. A. program in our school., This federal project has brought assistance to many deserving and needy pupils. Twenty-seven students, under the Student Aid Program of the National Youth Adminis- tration, have been employed in filing, mimeographing, and typing;in building and ground maintenance, in construction of equipment, dnd in-'lunchroom service. The hourly pay rate is 30 cents. The sum of $527.88 was distributed dur- ing the year ending December 31, 1937. Scholarships Two scholarships awarded last June deserve from the school an expression.of appreciation for the increased in- centive to be and to do which they arouse in the pupils. The first, the American Legion Scholarship was award- ed upon the combined considerations of outstanding ability, scholastic rank, financial-need, and expectation of the re- cipient's success in life. The Rotary .Scholarship and Citizenship Award was given to the student for high scholarship and for exemplify-. mg in his everyday life in the school and community those qualities that most nearly parallel the idea of "Rotary Ser- vice.) Award The Louis M. Boody Award in Mathematics, established by the Parent-Teacher Association, was presented for the first time at last graduation as a $10 prize to the senior stu- dent standing highest in mathematics throughout his four years of high school. 303 Portraits At the June and December meetings of the Alumni As- sociation, oil portraits of the late Principal Emeritus Boody and Mrs. Boody were presented to the school. These por- traits, the work of Vernon Coleman, now hang in the high school library. Open House. In the evening on November 19, we held our annual Open House. Between 300-400 parents and friends of.the school inspected the building, visited the teachers in their respective home rooms, and listened to a oshort program in observance of Education Weekand Horace Mann. As time goes on, we hope this occasion will grow in importance. BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION School Year Ending June 30, 1937 Balance, June 30, 1936 $23 92. Rebated.item paid for Clipper deficit as shown on 1936 report 137 39 $A1 31 304 Income: Sale .of All Sports Tickets $564 00 Gate Receipts: Football $751 74 Basketball 323 37 Baseball 5 60 1,080 71 Sale of Football feathers 9 19 Refund from Stoneham High School 18 00 Refund from Brockton Tournament 5 00 Door Receipts: A. A. Dance 7 75 1,684 65 Total Income: $1,845 96 Disbursements: Football: Equipment 495 50 Transportation & Lunches 150 00 Officials & police 223 00 Guarantees 132 88 Advertising & Printing 68 30 Misc. Sundry Expenses 20 71 1,090 39 Basketball: Equipment 229 24 Transportation&lunches 82 45 Officials & police .123 00 434 69 305 Baseball: Equipment 115 56 Transportation&lunches 8 00 Officials & police 27 50 Guarantees 17 50 168 56 Golf Transportation 6 25 Track: Registration fees 4 25 Girls' hockey: Officials &Transportation 11 00 General Expense: Mass. High School A. A. Dues 2 00 Printing 26 53 Refund on All Sports Tickets 1 00 Football feathers 16 50 A. A. Members Dance 25 30 Trip to Boston; ball game 32 40 Telephone 20 10 Misc.&Sundry Expense 3 50 127 33 Total Disbursements: 1,842 47. Cash Balance, June 30, 1937 $3 49 306 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA For the year ending June 26, 1937 Receipts Balance on hand September 1, 1936 $16 16 Receipts from Sales: September $620 35 October 849 58 November 690 28 December 632 62 January 780 69 February 734 92 March '634 68 April 797 29 May 615 56 June 521 49 7,164 55 Refund on goods 95 Total Receipts $7,181 66 Payments Purchases: September $552 67 October 605 14 November 573 19 December 400 39 January 647 36 February 570 86 307 March 510 48 April 568 14 May 465 34 June 521 21 Total Purchases 5,415 06 Less-Returns. & Discount 36 06 5,379 00 Other Expenses: National Cash Register Co. 45. 00 Salaries 700 00 Wages 663 49 Expenses 190 81 1,599 30 Total Payments 6,978 30 Balance on Hand, June 26, 1937 $203 36 Balance Sheet as of June 26, 1937 Assets Cash $203 36 Equipment 332 50 Merchandise Inventory 73 86 Total Assets $609 72 Liabilities None 308 Capital Capital $609 72 In submitting this report, may I extend my sincere thanks to the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, my co-workers, and the students for their splendid cooperation. Respectfully submitted, MELVIN C. KNIGHT. 309 Report of School Nurse for the Year Ending December 31, 1937 School visits 808 Inspections 6,363 Exclusions 67 Skin. conditions 20 Sore throat and colds 9 Symptoms of communicable disease 8 Pediculosis and nits 5 Other 25 Home visits 861 First aid 402 First aid and Health talks 236 .Nursery School visits 122 Consultations 388 Teachers 48 Parents 164 Pupils 117 Others 59 To Clinic for Crippled Children 24 Tonsil and Adenoid Operations 17 Attendance Retarded Clinic 33 Diphtheria immunizations by Dr. Goff 129 To Wrentham State School for examination 1 To Summer Camp, Pocasset 9 Chest Xrays at Cape Cod Hospital 29 Vision Re-tests 103 Eye examinations by Dr. Sloane 349 Eye examinations at Clinic 33 To private Opticians and Optometrists 7 •Glasses Prescribed and obtained 38 310 To Eye and Ear Infirmary for operation 1 Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 2,428 Defects found at time of examination 191 Correction of defects since examination 121 Posture Check up, by Physical Director 982 Posture defects found 309 Children now having corrective exercises - 309 (under supervision of Physical Director) Physical examinations at Summer Round Up 94 School Doctor 81 Family Doctor 13 Defects found at time of examination 14 Defects corrected since examination 12 Attendance at Chadwick Clinic 200 Tuberculin skin tests 200 Positive reactions 5 Chest X-rays at Chadwick Clinic 62 Carried 57 ' New 5 Notices to Parents 913 In regard to clinics 392 Result of Inspections 57 Result of Examinations 432 Other 32 Contagious cases 76 Chicken pox 9 Mumps 5 German measles and measles 36 Whooping cough 18 Scarlet fever 7 Lobar Pneumonia 1 311. Hearing tests with Audiometer 276 Respectfully submitted, RUTH P. RIGBY, School Nurse. Dental Clinic Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1937 Children. 632 New 520 Returned 112 Examinations 1039 In class room 899 In Dental chair 140 Cleanings 507 Fillings 847 Temporary 47S Permanent 369 Extractions 255 Temporary 245 Permanent 10 Total Operations 1,609 Certificates 794 At time of examination 272 At completion of work 522 Respectfuly submitted, RUTH P. RIGBY, School Nurse. 312 ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE 1936-1937 Barnstable Village School: Osterville School: Howland, Jennie Bates, William Howland, Mildred Coleman, Dorothy Ivery, Richard Hansen, Warren Jackson, Eileen West Barnstable School: Marney, Pearl Duarte, Joseph Milne, Esther Field, Roger Palumbo, Louis Fisk, Marjorie Whiteley, Patricia Johnson, Helen Maki, Howard Maki, Paul Centerville .School: Maki, William Crocker, Ernestine Rose, Anthony Johnson, John Rose, Mary Perry, Angus Thomas, Harry Shra, Howard Wiinikainen, Vilma Weigert, Alice Marstons Mills School: Dunham, Gordon K. Hyannis Training School: Fish, Janet DeGraee, Evelyn C. Hord, Genevieve Dube, Henri P'almunen, Walter Dube, Lillian Sousa, Natalie F. Lagos, Irene Thacker, Anna E. La Riviere, Louise R. Machado, G. Phyllis Cotuit School: Martin, Marion I. Ashley, Lucy Morin, Durward U. Dottridge, Walter Morin, Ruth F. . Pells, Doris Sethares, James C. Gifford, Joan Vincent, Robert 313 Barnstable High School: Leavens, Barbara Ahonen, Lyyli Lus, Joseph Aittaniemi, Inez A. MacIsaac, Lillian Allen, Audrey Marshall, Wilton Bain, Beverly Matson, Elizabeth Bearse, Frank Moffatt, William Botellio, Ernest C. Morin, Clifton Boyne, Emma Oliver, Gordon . Brooks, Lawrence Pells, Glenna Chase, Ralph Perry, Elizabeth Clarke, Barbara Pinkham, Barbara Clarke, Hazel Savery, Chester Coffin, Geraldine Savery, Rose Coggeshall, Chester Scollan, Virginia Crocker, Eugene Siira, Leslie Crosby, Joseph Souza, Elizabeth Crosby, Wilton Sturgis, Richard DeGrace, Eva Syriala, Hazel Dixon, Allen Syriala, Mildred Dunham, Jean Syriala, Paul Dunham,. Virginia Thomas, Isabel Fratus, William Wahlowiek, Annie Hemmila, Alpo Wahtola, Edith Hemmila, Toini Wiinikainen, John Hinckley, Marjorie Williamson, Julia' Hodges, Manning Willman, Harold Holmes; Dorothy Wirtanen, Martin E. Johnson, Iva.r Jones, Lena 1935-1936 Jones, Virginia Kalas, Pansy. Marstons Mills School: Kariotis, Angelina Pierce, Phyllis Kariotis, George Lahteine, Francis .-i m m 00 C'D cD 14 CV C�7 O F rl a 00 cq CO ri P cyz CID lq In U'j rr1 W ce s� CO H c-, U-3coun) "IcN co cl a' °O CeD 00 Q0 O ZH eo cc N w cq Lo cc fW � h-� rcq 10-I rl r,dl-I GV. r�-I LO d � Cd w Q d bA y C) O ,.O cc3 ra ,� ti. 47 +m ce .� pa 4A mcd. 4�. a +dcd O ,, .� r, o 41 rail 0 9 g o � F P� L) O U El ��+ U? lz � 315 GRADUATES OF 1937 Hilda M. Aittaniemi C. Bryce Dunham. Vivian Claire Almeida Helen Clare Dunham Doris Viola Anderson M. John Enos Emerson Raymond Bacon Stephen H. Fuller Rosa Anne Barros Frances Chase Gage Carrie Elizabeth Bartlett Frances Mae.Gardner Donald Irving Beales Harold Francis George Dorrance Mann Bearse Eleanor F. Gifford Helen'Benttinen Albert Souza Gomes John Berthold Bleicken Gladys.Elizabeth Hamblin Irving Garfield Bodfish Elizabeth A. Hazelton Louis Francis Bowes Alpo Rudolf Hemmila Claire Burlingame Theda Henson Patricia Burlingame Percy William Heustis Clinton Francis Cahoon Elvi Irene Hill Lawrence Standish Cannon Charles Theodore Hinckley Edith Margaret Cash Lillian A. Holman Mary Elizabeth Chaffin Leroy Clayton Hopkins, Jr. Braddock William Childs Priscilla Mae Jacobs Eleanor Louise Childs Bertha M. Johnson Marie.Hope Childs Thelma Elizabeth Johnson Mildred Ella Cole Anna Mavis Jones Margaret Louise Cotter Curtis Howard Jones Edward Francis Covell Tyyne Kahelin Charles Harris Cross Rita Adeline Kelley Regina Elizabeth Cross Vivian Frances Kelley Leander Francis DeGrace Elliot William Krook Bernard Gifford Desmond Robert F. Lebel Natalie Dodge Belle Lema Margaret Mary Doudican Carl 0. Liimatainen, Jr. Norman Drew Wray H. Lockwood Doris Elisabeth Duffin Herbert Montague Lovell 316 Lorraine Frances Mack Robert Freeman Scudder Frederick Edward Maki Barbara Edith Siira Everett Lawrence McIntyre George Freeman Smith Ann Katherine A*IcKeon Shirley Evelyn Smith Lida Crawford McLane Kenneth Lynnwood Snow Samuel Victor Monteiro Jeanne Starck Domingo A. Monteiro Edward Francis Starr Robert Gordon Mott Kalervo A. Sulkala Adele C. Nelson Bernice Mae Thayer Estelle W. Nelson Helen Tsiknas Beatrice Marion Perry Barbara Weekes Gladys Elizabeth Phillips Agnes Estelle Weigert Louise R. Pina Ada Elisabeth Whiteley Claire Russell Pollock Dorothy E. Williams Madeleine Martin Reed Harold D. Williams Virginia Richmond Harvey Gustafson Williams Dorothy Christine Rogers. John S. Williams Russell John Rucker William Wallace Williams,3A Miriam Helen Ruska Osmo A. Willman William Eugene Sanborn Richard Edward Wolf Dorothy Marie Scollan CLASS OFFICERS John Bleicken, President Madeleine Reed, Vice President Agnes Weigert, Secretary Estelle Nelson, Treasurer- CLASS MOTTO "Behind us lies the harbor; ahead the open sea." INDEX TownOfficers ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Assessors' Report ................................................................................................................._......... 6 Treasurer's Report ............................................................................................................................ 14 EstimatedReceipts. ........................_.......... __............................................................... 19 AppropriationAccounts ................................................................................................ 26 Highways .......................................................................................................................................... 36 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits ........................................................................... 42 Summaryof Cash Account .....................................................:............................_. 53 Non-Revenue Accounts ................................................................................................ .58 TrustFunds ................................................................................................................................. 59 Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet ............................................................... 61 List of Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust ................................................... 63 Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................................ 68 TownClerk's Report ..................................................................................................................... 73 , AnnualTown Meeting .....................:................................................................................ 73 SubsequentMeeting ......................................................................................................... 76 SpecialTown Meeting .................................................................................................... 114 SpecialTown Meeting ........................................:.......................................................... 119 Births ........... ..................................................................................................................................... 122 Marriages ................................................._...................................................................................... 146 Deaths ......................................................................................_........................................_................. 155 BroughtHere for Burial ............................................................................................. 165 JuryList, 1938 .................................................................................................................................. 167 PlanningBoard Report ............................................................................................................ 170 Reportof the Town Counsel .........................................................................I.................... 176 Report of Shellfish Constable ................................................................_..................... 183 Reportof Highway Surveyor ............................................................................................. 192 RoadCommittee Report ......................................................................................................... 198 Report of Inspector of Buildings .................................................................................... 200 Report of the Town Forest Committee ................................................................. 201 Report of the Moth Department .................................................................................... 202 Reportof Police Department............................................................................................ 204 Report of the Board of Public Welfare .................................................................. 213 Report of the Town Physician ..............:........................................................................ 225 Boardof Health Report ..................................................................................... 226 Barnstable County'Health Department .................................................................. 231 Report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures .......................................... 234 Reportof the Tree Warden ................................................................................................ 236 Report of the Inspector of Wires .............................. ............................. 238 Report of Forest Fire Warden ......................................................................................... 240 Re-port of Superintendent of Sewers ......................................................................... 242 Report of Committee on School Housing, Police Quarters and Parking Places ................................................................................. 249 Report of Barnstable Baseball Association .....................................;................ 259 Report of Animal Inspector ........................................................................................ 260 Report on the Park Commission .................................................................................... 261 Report of Tercentenary Celebration Committee .......................................... 262 Report of the School Department .......................................................................- 265 Report of the School Committee ........................................................................ 267 Teachers for School Year 1937-1938 ............................................................ 271 Expendituresby Division .......................................................................................... 2.75 Summary1937 ...................................................................................................................1 277 Report of Superintendent of Schools ...............:.................................. 279 Report of High School Principal ....................................................;................. 291 Honor Roll of• Perfect Attendance .................................................................312 Enrollmentby Grades ........................................ ............................................ 314 Graduatesof 1937 ............................................................................................................. 315 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE r/ Town Officers OF THE Town o arnsta.ble . . Year Ending December 31, 1938 3 OF HE Tod a BARNSTABLE, .� MASS. p� �Op i639• MAY �. V. `Printed On Cape Cod by F. B. `� F. P. Goss, Hyannis TOWN OFFICERS 1938 Selectmen Victor F.,Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman Term expires 1941 Assessors Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1939 James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1940 Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1941 Board of Public Welfare Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1939 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1941 Town Clerk Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Town Treasurer Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1941 4 Moderator Henry A. Ellis, Hyannis Town expires 1939 Collector of Taxes William G.,Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1940 School Committee Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1939 Mabel J. Weekes,Hyannis Term expires 1939 Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1940 Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term.expires 1941 Henry L. Murphy, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Superintendent of Schools Ralph R. Barr, Hyannis Surveyor of Highways Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Auditor John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1939 Tree Warden John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1939 Board of Health William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1939 Ruben E. Anderson, Hyannis Term expires 1940 •John H. Andrews, Hyannis Term expires 1941 *Deceased 5 Registrars of Voters John V. O'Neil Hyannis Clar:.ice ulhase Hyannis Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville Lester W. Murphy Hyannis Park Commissioners Charles H. Reid, Marstons Mills Term expires 1939 Edward A. Kellogg, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis, Chrm. Term expires 1941 Finance Committee J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1939 Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1939 Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis Term expires 1939 Edward F. Maher, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Raymond D. Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1940 Jesse Murray, Osterville Term expires 1941 Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1941 Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1941 Planning Board 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 F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1942 Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1942 Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1943 6 Sewer Commissioners Vincent D. Keavy, Hyannis Term expires 1939 Curtis B. Hinckley, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Chester P. Jordan, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1941 OD .—i 00 00 O O O Cn m O ,� M Pi r-I cfl c9 m o LO o r-t 00 M 00 D in CO F 00L(D I= c+oNoknrnti ica0oocvcfl W 1--idic".) tioCID MM0000c'I U� o cod ,Io -1c11LO -1 cam cliN d+ r: o- ci - -+ cq � coa � Cd 00 'd W w �1 PLi ce cc Ut Z z F � �_ Cd F O ¢ . o cOi a"i b ccd z F ,� H a O o �• Cf) i w �; W C 00 arno v� o m Cf) co ,mo o (1) m C!1 -i m o m , Cd � CO Ela 00 rn p 4 cc LO 00 ro o LO LO o o m 00 c 00 O m o W '"d P. co w a ca cad cc F cc � 4 � O �a � +d di CD cd � F O U P 0 e1 c y F UZ . £ � ® . � \ / o � \ \ •y / Sw6 r . \ \ 3 7 & r \ I & ® ) r 7 m r y « CO \ .1 » � * « 9 TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of Persons Assessed Individuals All Others' Total On Personal Estate Only 226 24 250 On Real Estate Only 2,564 120 2,684 On Both Personal & Real 973 24 997 Total number of Persons Assessed ' 3,931 *Partnerships, Associations and Trusts, Corporations, etc. Number of Male Polls Assessed 2,646 Value of Assessed Personal Estate Stock in Trade $155,230 00 Machinery 250,420 00 Live Stock 24,150 00 All other Tangible Per- sonal Property 2,056,500 00 Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $2,486,300 00 Value of Assessed Real Estate Buildings, exclusive of land $14,211,420 00 Land, exclusive of buildings 8,574,260 00 Total Value of Assessed Real Estate 22,785,680 00 Total Valuation of Assessed Estate $25,271,980 00 Tax Rate per $1,000—$25.80 'Taxes for State, County & Town Purposes,including overlay On Personal Estate $64,146 43 10 On Real Estate 587,870 58 On Polls 5,292 00. Total Taxes Assessed $657,309 01 Number of Live Stock Assessed: Horses 43 ' Cows 335 Yearlings, bulls and heifers 96 Swine 78 Sheep 15 Fowl 4,504 All Others 61 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 3,680 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 33,500 DECEMBER ASSESSMENT Value of Assessed Personal Estate $7,550 00 Value of Assessed Real Estate 35,980 00 Total Value of Assessed Estate $43,530 00 Taxes on Omitted Assessments On Personal Estate $194 79 On Real Estate 928 04 Total Taxes Assessed in December $1,122 83 Motor Vehicle Excise-1938 Number of automobiles assessed 4,109 Valuation $997,920 00 Tax 28,246 00 JAMES F. KENNEY, CHESTER A. CROCKER, VICTOR F. ADAMS, Assessors of Barnstable. 11 TREASURER'S ,REPORT Cash Jan. 1, 1938, Cash Expended $1,115,078 78 on hand $10,240 41 Balance 15,407 75 Receipts 1,120,246 12 , $1,130,486 53 $1,130,486 53 1936 Taxes Jan. 1, 1938, Due Rec'd from Collector $10,662 73 the Town $14,718 64 Abatements 2,759 89 Tax Titles Disclaimed 118 80 Tax Titles 1,418 87 . Refund 4 05 $14,841 49 $14,841 49 1937 Taxes Jan. 1, 1938, Due Rec'd from Collector $85,583 72 the Town $114,976 38 Abatements 4,231 46 Tax Titles Disclaimed 116 60 Tax Titles 1,492 14 Refunds 4 37 Balance 23,790 03 $115,097 35 $115,097 35 - 1938 Taxes Commitments $658,499 84 Rec'd from Collector $510,960 42 Refunds 716 77 Abatements 6,103 50 Tax Titles 4,170 83 Balance 137,981 86 $659,216 61 $659,216 61 12 Taxes on Disclaimed Tax Titles Recommitted $143 08 Rec'd from Collector $143 08 Overlay Surplus Balance $2,586 07 Jan. 1, 1988, Balance $2,586 07 1936 Overlay, Abatements $2,759 89 Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $343 40 Balance (Overdrawn) 2,416 49 $2,759 89 $2,759 89 1937 Overlay Abatements $4,231 46 'Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $5,517 82 Balance 6,424 25 Added to Appro- priation 5,137 89 $10,655 71 $10,655 71 1938 Overlay Abatements $6,103 50 Appropriated $18,395 52 Balance '12,292 02 $18,395 52 $18,395 52 1936 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1938, Due Rec'd from Collector 59 84 the Town $311 84 Abatements 252 00 $311 84 $311 84 13 1937 Excise Taxes Jan. .1, 1938, Due Rec' from Collector .$2,612 10 the Town $2,868 58 Abatements 121 97 Commitments in 1938 324 53 Balance 494 04 Refunds 34 30 $3,227 41 $3,227 41 1938 Excise Taxes Commitments $27,917 53 Rec'd from Collector $26,068 42 Refunds 436 83 Abatements 1,743 54 Balance 542 40 $28,354 36 $28,354 36 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue Estimated Receipts not Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $3,180 42 taxed collected $28,269 23 Commitments 28,242 06 Abatements 2,116 81 Balance 1,036 44 $31,422 48 $31,422 48 Tax Titles Jan. 1, 1938, Balance'$28,804 00 Redeemed $14,786 19 Added in 1938 8,431 27 Disclaimed 413 45 Foreclosed 175 20 Adjustments 10 00 Balance 21,850 43 $31,235 27 ` $37,235 27 14 Tag Title Revenue Net Charges $6,953 57 Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $28,804 00 Balance 21,850 43 $28,804 00 $28,804 00 Accounts Receivable Jan. 1, 1938, Due Accounts paid $47,534 17 the Town $10,667 64. Adjustments 892 19 Charges in 1938 53,943 01 Balance 16,184 29 $64,610 65 $64,610 65 Departmental Revenue Balance $16,184 29 Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $10,667 64 Net Credits 5,516 65 $16,184 29 $16,184 29 Revenue Loans Notes Paid $200,000 00 Notes Issued $200,000 00 State and County Taxes County Tax $74,696 66 1938 Revenue $114,790 59 State Tag 61,200 00 Transfer to Under- Mosquito Control 8,588 62 estimates 30,936 69 Auditing 684 86 State Parks 557 14 $145;727 28 $145,727.28 15 Underestimates 1937 Overlay $5,145 84 1938 Revenue $5,174 60 State and County Balance 30,907 93 Taxes 30,936 69 $36,082 53 $36,082 53 Real Estate by Foreclosure Tax Title Foreclosed $175 20 Balance $175 20 Dog Money Paid County Treasurer $1,833 40 Rec'd from Town Clerk $1,833 40 Public Welfare Cash Advance Revenue Repaid $25 00 Advanced $25 00 Sewer Assessment Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $64,945 50 Rec'd from Collector $21,223 18 Recommitted 43,607 67 Abated 114 65 $64,945 50 $64,945 50 Sewer Assessment Revenue Charges $64,945 50 Jan. 1, 1938, Balance $64,945 50 16 Sewer Fund Reserve for Payment of Debt Notes Paid $7,000 00 Credits $27,494 42 Balance 20,494 42 $27,494 42 $27,494 42 1938 Sewer Assessment Apportioned Commitments $6,588 01 Rec'd from Collector $5,054 60 Tax Title 59 61, Balance 1,473 80 $6,588 01 $6,588 01 Sewer Committed Interest Commitments $1,752 94 Rec'd from Collector $1,142 90 � Refund 9 91 Tax Title 24 04 Abated 9 91 Balance 586 00 $1,762 85 $1,762 85 Special. Assessment Revenue Balance $2,059 80 Net Credits $2,059 80 Deferred Sewer Assessments Recommitted $43,607 67 Committed 1938 $6,588 01 Balance 37,019 66 $43,607 67 $43,607 67 Sewer Assessments Due 1938-1947 1938 Commitments $6,588 01 Recommitted $43,607 67 Balance 37,019 66 $43,607 67 $43,607 67 17 ,t/ ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Debits 1938 Revenue $171,283 09 Transfers 75 20 Refunds 2 41 $171,360 70 Credits State Treasurer: Income Tag $65,02.4 31 Corporation Taxes 3,096 20 Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6 68 $68,127 19 Excise Taxes: 1936 Net $59 84 1937 Net 2,577 80 1938 Net 25,631 59 $28,269 23 Licenses: Liquor $5,828 00 Pedlers and Vendors 3,148 94 Plumbing Permits 351 00 Clam 276 00 Auto Dealers 250 00 Common Victuallers 235 00 Scallop 210 00 Amusement 194 00 18 Razor Fish 154 00 Inn Holders & Lodging House 122 00 Quahaug 102 00 Junk 90 00 Sunday 48 00 Milk 37 50 Garbage 32 00 Billiard and Pool 30 00 Ice Cream 20 00 Auctioneer 12 00 Pasteurization 10 00 Bottling 10 00 Oleo 8 00 Employment Agency 8 00 Eel 4 00 Alcohol 3 00 Massage 2 00 $11,185 44 Fines: Court $944 50 Jail 16 50 961 00 Privileges: Fish Traps 275 00 k Reimbursements: Sealer of Weights & Measures: Sealing Fees 186 37 19 Police Department: Revolver Permits $42 00 All Other 4 50 $46 50 Forest Fires: Town of Sandwich 40 00 Health Department: Contagious Diseases $1,233 70 Tuberculosis 91 00 Sale of Junk 10 00 1,334 70 Sewer Department Maintenance 806 74 Connections 274 86 1,081 60 Infirmary: Sale of Produce 60 00 Public Welfare Department: 'State $13,589 09 Cities and Towns 2,934 10 Individuals 517 47 17,040.66 Mothers' Aid: State 2,849 74 20 Old Age Assistance: State $24,610 23 Cities and Towns 585 42 25,195 65 Soldiers' Benefits: Soldiers' Relief $379 99 Military Aid 30 00 409 99 School Department: Vocational Education $3,575 99 Tuition State Wards 897 33 Other Tuition 610 62 Sale of Books and Supplies 272 94 Mass. Training School 207 09 Telephone Tolls 2 15 5,566 12 Recreation: Airport 973 00 Interest: Taxes $4,784 86 Tag Titles 1,619 48 6,404 34 All Other: Tag Demands $707 23 Land Rent 312 50 Refund on Signs 93 30 21 Certificate of redemption 65 25 Comfort Station 61 78 Sale of Lumber 54 00 Refund for damages 21 00 Refund on Insurance 13 41 Tax Certificates 11 00 Sale of Maps 7 55 Sale of.Voting Lists& Forms 7 15 1,354 17 Total Credits $171,360 70 1938 Revenue Appropriations, Annu- 1938 Warrants $658,499 84 al Town Meeting $675,493 19 Estimated Receipts 171,283 09 State and County Appropriations Balances: Taxes 114,790 59 Selectmen's 1938 Overlay 18,395 52 Dept. 5 56 1937 Underestimates 5,174 60 Assessors' Balance to Excess & Dept. 4 10 Deficiency 23,794 44 Town Clerk & Treas. Dept. 380 46 Financial Dept. 19 00 Election Dept. 87 18 Municipal Bldgs. 12 62 Planning .Board 9 71 Reserve Fund 1,497 77 Police Dept. 45 Fires 35 75 Sealer of Weights & Measures 2 96 r Moth Dept. 72 Tree Warden 3 27 Shellfish Constable 33 40 22 Building Inspector 56 25 Sliellfish License Account 367 30 Dog Officer 54 32 Town Forest 16 00 Board of Health 364 44 Sewer Dept. 155 39 Land for Sewerage 196 90 Highways & Bridges 179 04 Snow Removal 157 02 New Construction 5 78 West Bay Road 37 92 High School Road Extension 1 73 Sidewalks 7 03 Chapter 90 Maintenance 14 30 Dependent Children 314 48 Soldiers'Relief 603 77 State Aid 100 00 School Dept. 243 29 Libraries 3 13 School Survey 9 50 Cotuit School Grounds 1,350 00 Park Commission 9 47 Hyannis Airport —Land Dam- age 154 00 S. F. H. Rd., Land Dam. 42 00 Superior Court —Land Dam. 11 83 Land Takings 9 00 Town Meeting Bills 128 51 23 Rent, S. W. Veterans 2 00 Cemeteries 440 28 Interest 737 78 7,865 41 $837,648 34 $837,648 34 Excess and Deficiency Account Appropriations $10,500 00 Jan.�1, 1938 Tax Titles 7,166 47 Balance $117,051 28 Fire Taxes Returned 1,294 21 Tax Titles Redeemed 14,786 19 Old Check Paid 3 45 1938 Revenue 23,794 44 Balance 137,230 39 Tax Titles Disclaimed 378 48 Tax Titles Foreclosed 175 20 Adjustments 8 93 $156,194 52 $156,194 52 24 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Selectmen's Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated $6,600 00 Clerical Assistance 1,300 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 288 53 Telephone 252 96 Traveling Expense 160 00 Recording 54 67 Printing & Advertising 16 75 Miscellaneous 15 00 Dues to Association 6 00 Express and Freight 53 6,594 44 Balance to Revenue 5 56 $6,600 00 $6,600 00 Assessors' Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated �8,575 00 Clerical Assistance 2,404 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 691 51 Abstract Cards 399 51 Census 349 13 Traveling Expense 114 50 Binding. Books 36 75 Fixing & Hiring Machines 31 60 Printing & Advertising 27 00 Dues to Association 13 00 Express & Freight 3 90 8,570 90 Balance to Revenue 4 10 $8,575 00 $8,575 00 25 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department Salary $3,000 00 Appropriated $7,375 00 Clerical Assistance 2,500 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 772 93 Bonds 240 00 Tax Title Expense 217 61 Returns to the State 82 50 'Telephone 58 30 Binding Town Reports 55 00 Printing & Advertising 37 64 Traveling Expense 22 00 Freight and Express 4 56 Dues to Association 4 00 6,994 54 Balance to Revenue 380 46 $7,375 00 $7,375 00 Tag Collector's Department Salary $2,500 00 Appropriated, $6,300 00 Clerical Assistance 2,065 00 Reserve Fund 29 73 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 906 44 Bonds 485 00 Tax Sales 247 70 Telephone 46 09 Traveling Expense 39 75 Burglary Insurance 39 75 $6,329 73 $6,329 73 26 Financial Department Certifying Notes $56 00 Appropriated $100 00 Printing Coupons 25 00 81 00 Balance to Revenue 19 00 $100 00 $100 00 Legal Department Town Counsel $3,000 00 Appropriated $3,000 00 Traveling Expense 22 00. Reserve Fund 43 22 Recording Deeds, etc. 13 72 Stationery,,Postage & Supplies 7 50 $3,043 22 $3,043 22 Election Department Election Officers $783 00 Appropriated $2,500 00 Printing & Advertising 544 25 Hall Rent 272 00 Registrars of Voters 270 00 Voting Lists 210 75 Listing Supplies 157 25 Posting Warrants, etc. 84 50 Broadcasting System 44 00 Expenses of Regis- trars of Voters 16 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 14 75 Labor 12 50 Telephone 3 82 2,412 82 Balance to Revenue 87 18 $2,500 00 $2,500 00 27 Expenses of Finance'Committee Printing $165 00 Appropriated $265 00 Clerk 100 00 $265 00 $265 00 Moderator Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated .$50 00 Planning Board Salary of Engineer $3,588 00 Appropriated $7,000 00 Salary of Draughtsman 2,080 00 Salary of Assistant Draughtsman 936 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 244 18 Traveling Expense 40 82 Use of Equipment $7 50 Telephone 35 89 .Dues to Association 20 00 Printing & Advertising 4 75 Miscellaneous 3 15 ' 6,990 29 Balance to Revenue 9 71 $7,000 00 $7,000 00 Municipal Buildings Janitor $1,404 00 Appropriated $5,500 00 Attendant Ladies' Comfort Station 779 00 Labor and Repairs 720 70 Fuel 681 75 28 , Electricity 599 33 Labor 425 50 Furniture & Equipment 271 21 Janitor's Supplies 236 63 Water 199 76 Carting Rubbish 169 50 5,487 38 Balance to Revenue 12 62 $5,500 00 $5,500 00 Police Department Patrolmen $25,882 02 Appropriated $33,500 00 Chief of Police 2,553 66 Reserve Fund 650 00 t, Maintenance Police Cars 1,627 27 Purchase of Police Cars 790 00 Equipment for New Police Station 787 86 Radio 559,-48 Automobile of Chief 530 00 Telephone 354 85 Equipment for Men 347 33 Purchase of Motorcycle 250 00 Office Supplies 246 38 Lock-up Expense 76 55 Services of Matron 50 74 Special Investigations 42 50 Finger Print Work, 16 91 Labor & Repairs 12 50 Dues to Association 10 00 Hire of Boat 10 00 Express 1 50 34,149 55 Balance to Revenue 45 $34,150 00 $34,150 00 29 Fires Fire Dept. Services $765 00 Appropriated $800 00 Labor 49 25 Reserve Fund 50 00 814 25 Balance to Revenue 35 75 $850 00 $850 00 Forest Fires Purchase of New Appropriated $3,480 00 Equipment $1,675 55 Reserve Fund 911 28 Maintenance of Apparatus 1,021 03 Fire Dept. Services 845 00 Labor 549 25 Fire Warden 250 00 Warden's Car 25 00 Printing & Advertising 11 10 Stationery & Supplies 9 00 Food 5 35 $4,391 28 $4,391 28 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary and Car $990 00 Appropriated $1,075 00 Use of Truck 35 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies .33 19 Telephone 11 85 Miscellaneous 2 00 1,072 04 Balance to Revenue 2 96 $1,075 00 $1,075 00 30 Inspector of Wires Salary and Expenses $1,600 00 Appropriated $1,600 00 Building Inspector Salary and Expenses $543 75 Appropriated $600 00 Balance to Revenue 56 25 $600 00 $600 00 Moth Department Insecticides $2,548 62 Appropriated $8,400 00 Trucks & Automobiles 2,283 50 Labor 2,161 50 Superintendent 648 00 Maintenance & Repairs to Spraying Machines 402 71 Hardware & Tools 184 82 Rent 125 00 Express & Freight 32 38 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 12 75 8,399 28 Balance to Revenue 72 $$,400 00 $8,400 00 Tree. Warden Department Labor $1,806 00 Appropriated $4,000 00 Trucks & Automobiles 865 50 Fertilizer & Insecticides 575 09 Superintendent 522 00 31 Trees 170 00 Hardware and Tools 51 64 Miscellaneous 6 50 3,996 73 Balance to Revenue 3 27 $4,000 00 $4,000 00 Town Forest Labor $484 00 Appropriated $500 00 Balance to Revenue 16 00 $500 00 - $500 00 Shellfish Constable Salary and Expense $1,966 60 Appropriated $2,000 00 Balance to Revenue 33 40 $2,000 00 $2,000 00 Inspector of Animals Salary $200 00 Appropriated $200 00 Shellfish Propagation Labor $2,003 20 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $897 92 Traveling Expense 276 47 Appropriated 1,500 00 Supplies 26 96 Telephone 10 79 Rent 15 00 2,332 42 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 65 50 $2,397 92 $2,397 92 32 Starfish Extermination Labor $812 09 Appropriated $1,000 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 187 91 $1,000 00 $1,000 00 Shellfish License Account Balance to Revenue $367 30 Received for Licenses & Grants $367 30 Dog Officer Services of Dog Appropriated $150 00 Officer $95 68 Balance to Revenue 54 32 $150 00 $150 00' Bounty on Seals Paid for Bounty $25 00 Received from State $25 00 Harbor Masters Paid for Services $100 00 Appropriated $100 00 Fish & Game Committee Expended by Committee $640 38 Balance,'Jan. 1, 1938 $140 38 Appropriated 500 00 $640 38 $640 38 33 Board of Health General Expenses: Appropriated $9,000 00 Salary of Agent $550 00 Clerical Assistance 208 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 160 05 Salary, Board of Health 50 00 Printing & Advertising 16 00 Traveling Expense 4 00 Signs 3 75 Quarantine and Con- tagious Diseases:, Medical Attendance 1,002 06 Vaccine 17 50 Traveling Expense 10 14 Board and Treatment 6 00 Tuberculosis: Board and Treatment 3,300 92 Transportation of Patients 44 00 Vital Statistics: Births 470 75 Deaths 167 25 Dental Clinic: Services of Dentist 615 00 Dental Nurse 164 00 Dental Supplies 46 53 Laundry 9 00 Other Expenses: Inspector of Plumbing 1c 400 00 Inspector of Slaugh- tering 200 00 Collecting Garbage 85 00 Expense on Animals 52 00 Maintenance Truck 47 25 Miscellaneous 6 36 8,635 56 Balance to Revenue 364 44 $9,000 00 $9,000 00 34 Sanitation Labor $1,718 60 Appropriated $2,500 00 Purchase of Truck 675 00 Reserve Fund 174 80 Transportation of Agent 275 00 Miscellaneous 6 20 $2,674 80 $2,674 80 Free Bed Fund Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00 Sewer Department Addition to Sewer $2,115 98. Appropriated $3,750 00 Superintendent 1,967 15 Reserve Fund 2,204 00 Electricity 491 34 Repairs to Filter Beds 489 65 Salary of Sewer Com- missioners 249 99 Labor 134 30 Supplies 99 71 Maintenance Truck 88 23 Tools & Equipment 41 52 Printing & Advertising 31 88 Telephone 29 97 Water 24 00 Expense of Sewer Commissioners 17 87 Travel Expense of Supt. 12 00 Stationery & Postage 3 95 Express 1 07 5,798 61 Balance to Revenue 155 39 $5,954 00 $5,954 00 35 Land for Sewerage Balance to Reyenue $196 90 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $196 90 Public Building Sewer Connections Labor $75 20 Received for Connections $75 20 Highways *Expended $64,416 66 Appropriated $64,500 00 Balance to Revenue 179 04 Donations 71 20 Checks Returned 24 50 $64,595 70 $64,595 70 New Construction *Expended $5,994 22 Appropriated $6,000 00 Balance to Revenue 5 78 $6,000 00 $6,000 00 West Bay Road *Expended $6,462 08 Appropriated $6,500 00 Balance to Revenue 37 92 $6,500 00 $6,500 00 High School Road Extension *Expended $4,998 27 Appropriated $5,000 00 Balance to Revenue 1 73 $5,000 00 $5,000 00 36 Chapter 90 *Expended $22,392 27 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $1,675 94 Appropriated 2,500 00 Received from State 10,499 41 Received from County 5,880 62 Balance due from State 1,836 30 $22,392 27 $22,392 27 Chapter 90 Maintenance *Expended $1,945 13 Received from County $979 72 Balance to Revenue 14 30 Received from State 979 71 $1,959 43 $1,959 43 Chapter 500 Acts of 1938 Balance,Dec.31,1938 $18,000 00 Received from State $18,000 00 Sidewalks *Expended $5,125 47 Appropriated $5,000 00 Balance to Revenue 7 03 Donations 132 50 $5,132 50 $5,132 50 Snow *Expended $7,410 48 Appropriated $5,000 00 Balance to Revenue 157 02 Excess & Deficiency 2,500 00 Checks Returned 67 50 $7,567 50 $7,567 50 LaFrance Avenue *Expended $900 0.0 Appropriated $900 00 (*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of High- ways). 37 ✓CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Department of Public Welfare Operating Expenses: Appropriated $91,000 00 Town Physician $3,268 33 Reserve Fund 3,581 89 Clerical Assistance 2,045 00 j4acGrotty Fund 140 99 Agent of Public Checks Returned .82 74 Welfare 1,820 00 Donation 7 00 Investigator of Pub- lic Welfare 1,300 00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 418 38 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 377 51 Traveling Expense of Agent 261 38 Telephone 212 48 Traveling Expense of Board of Public Welfare 65 75 Dues 2 00 $9,770 83 Public Welfare: Groceries & Pro- visions 23,539 08 Fuel 14,189 41 Cash Aid 11,979 81 Rent 8,751 27 Medicine & Medical Attendance 8,711 32 Board and Care 4,145 72 Aid by other Cities and Towns 3,288 48 State Institutions 1,728 27 Clothing 1,335 80 38 Transportation of People 1,110 69 Fertilizer, Hay & Grain 229 41 Supervision of Wood Sawing 140 00 Labor & Repairs 119.51 Furniture & Supplies 87 73 Moving Furniture 54 50 Funeral Expense 48 00* Water 43 60 Laundry 27 23 Insurance 11 11 Police Service 8 81 Gas 5 00 Express & Freight 2 85 $79,547 60 Infirmary: Groceries & Provisions $1,840 33 Superintendent 1;080 00 Fuel & Light 777 17 Labor and Repair on Buildings 563 36 Clothing 466 86 Household Supplies 442 78 Hay and Grain 150 73 Medical Attendance 94 96 Telephone 50 20 Animal Expenses 15 00 Pew Rent 12 00 Box Rent 80 5,494 19 Operating Expenses 9,770 83 Public Welfare 79,547, 60 Infirmary 5,494 19 $94,812 62 $94,812 62 39 Public Welfare—Cash Advanced Petty Cash Advanced $25 00 Petty Cash Returned $25 00 Dependent Children Cash Aid $13,696 50 Appropriated $14,000 00 Fuel 14 25 Check Returned 30 00 Office Supplies 4 77 13,715 52 Balance to Revenue 314 48 $14,030 00 $14,030 00 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant Cash Aid $2,797 04 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $178 42 Balance, Dec. 31" 1938 312 52 , Received from State 2,931 14 $3,109 56 $3,109 56 Old Age Assistance Cash Aid $39,477 10 Appropriated $41,500 00 Salary of Investigator 725 00 Reserve Fund 458 54 Aid by Other Cities Checks Returned 67 00 & Towns 519 72 Funeral Expenses 500 00 Medical Attendance 372 44 Traveling Expense of .Investigator 258 92 Clerical Assistance 50 00 Town Physician 40 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 39 21 Reimbursement 35 15 Traveling Expense of Board 8 00 $42,025 54 $42,025 54 40 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant Cash $28,529 60 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $386 45 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 18 22 Received from State 28,135 12 Check Returned 26 25 $28,547 82 $98,547 82 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant—Administrative Cash $951 35 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $47 70 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 34 13 Received from State 937 78 $985 48 $985 48 State Aid. Balance to Revenue $100 00 Appropriated $100 00 Soldiers' Relief Cash Aid $4,527 00 Appropriated $8,000 00 Groceries and Provisions 891 12 Rent 547 40. Board and Care 510 00 Fuel 442 84 Medicine & Medical Attendance 305 46 Clothing 137 59 Transportation of People 20 82 Moving Furniture 14 00 7,396 23 . Balance to Revenue 603 77 $8,000 00 $8,000 00 • 41 School Department* Salaries of Teachers $113,907 67 Appropriated $195,500 00 Transportation 28,108 00 Dog Money 1,482 01 Maintenance of Bidgs. Smith-Hughes 551 66 & Grounds 21,201 15 Cobb Fund 334 50 Janitors 11,348 36 Checks Returned 66 96 General Expense 11,072 02 Text Books & Supplies 9,846 70 Nurse's Supplies 2,207 94 197,691 84 Balance to Revenue 243 29 $197,935 13 $197,935 13 George-Deep Fund •Expended $2,202 00 Received from State $2,980 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 778 00 $2,980 00 $2,980 00 School Survey •Expended $485 00 B•alance, Jan. 1, 1938. $494 50 Balance to Revenue 9 50 $494 50 $494 50 B. H. S. Baseball Field •Expended $500 00 Appropriated $500 00 42 ` Cotuit School Grounds *Expended $2,400 00 Appropriated $3,750 00 Balance to Revenue 1,350 00 $3,750 00 $3,750 00 (*For detail of expenditures, see Report of the. School Department) Libraries Expended for Books as follows: Appropriated $1,500 00 Hyannis $450 00 Osterville 274 60 Cotuit 212 50 Centerville 199 83 Marstons Mills 147 44 West Barnstable 112 50 Barnstable 100 00 1,496 87 Balance to Revenue 3 13 $1,500 00 $1,500 00 Park Commission Labor $1,779 50 Appropriated $5,350 00 Life Guards 1,135 05 Labor on Bulkhead 939 75 Equipment 263 46 Labor on Rafts 223 78 Maintenance of Truck 197 93 Stone Wall .at Park 175 00 Trees, Shrubs, etc 161 59 Guard Rail at Bulkhead 150 00 Repairs to Buildings 132 25 Water 82 22 Rent 48 00 43 Equipment for Life Guards 29 50 Signs 22 50 5,340 53 Balance to Revenue 9 47 $5,350 00 $5,350 00 Unclassified Department Insurance $6,225 96 Appropriated $16,250 00 Traffic Signs & Signals 6,072 67 Reserve Fund 48 55 Printing Town Reports 1,495 00 Labor on Buoys, Wharves&Buildings 913 49 Surveying 780 44 Stenographer at Town Meeting 311 20 Improving Cotuit Harbor 274 79 Printing By-Laws, etc. 150 00 Land Damage 75 00 $16,298 55 $16,298"b5 Memorial Day Expended by Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association $400 00 Appropriated $400 00 Rent"Spanish War Veterans Paid for Rent $198 00 Appropriated $200 00 Balance to Revenue 2 00 $200 00 $200,00 44 Rent American Legion Paid for Rent $600 00 Appropriated $600 00 Hyannis Airport Land Damage Balance to Revenue $154 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $154 00 Shoot Flying Hill Road Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $75 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $117 00 Balance to Revenue 42 00 $117 00 $117 00 High School Road Extension Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $288 00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938. $3,201 0f) Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 2,913 00 $3,201 00 '$3,201 00 Land Damage—County Commissioners' Decree Paid for Land Damage $1,047 45 Appropriated $1,047 45 , Land Damage Ordered by Superior Court Paid for Land Damage $313 17 Appropriated $325 00 Balance to Revenue 11 83 $325 00 $325 00 45 Tercentenary Committee Expended by Committee $214 75 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $200 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 .1,985 25 Appropriated 2,000 00 $2,200 00 $2,200 00 New Police Station As •per Contract $20,326 90 Appropriated $25,000 00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 4,673 10 $25,000 00 $25,000 00 Land Takings Paid for Takings 3 00 Appropriated $12 00 Balance to Revenue 9 00 $12.00 $12 00 Land Damage—Pest Bay Road Paid for Land Damage $55 00 Appropriated $300 00 Balance to Revenue 245 00 $300 00 $300 00 Dredging Cotuit Harbor & West Bay Paid Commonwealth of Mass. $8,000 00 Appropriated $8,000 00 Dredging Maraspin Creek Paid Commonwealth of Mass. $10,000 00 Appropriated $10,000 00 46 Dredging Hyannis Harbor Paid Commonwealth of Mass. $1,250 00 Appropriated $1,250 00 Bills Approved at Town Meeting Public Welfare Dept. $1,711 76 Appropriated $3,088 74 Board of Health 1,025 56 Check Returned 176 15 Legal Dept. 259 23 Sidewalks 75 '00 Road Repairs 49 73 Moth Department 10 20 Tree Warden Department 4 90 3,136 38 Balance to Revenue 128 51 $3,264 89 $3,264 89 Cemeteries Labor $2,534 92 Appropriated $3,000 00 Tools & Materials 14 80 Traveling Expense of Selectmen 10 00 2,559 72 Balance to Revenue 440 28 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 Reserve Fund "Transferred to: Appropriated $10,000 00 Public Welfare Dept. $3,581 89 Sewer Dept. 2,204 00 Forest Fires 911 28 47 Police Dept. 650 00 Old Age Assistance 458 54 Trust Fund Income 350 22 Sanitation 174 80 Fires 50 00 Unclassified 48 55 Legal Dept. 43 22 Tax Collector's Dept. 29 73 8,502 23 Balance to Revenue 1,497 77 $10,000 00 $10,000 00 Federal Projects Osterville Project $2,424 18 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $6,746 05 Sewing Project 1,741 84 Appropriated 17,500 00 Commissary Expenses 1,730 53 Superintendent of Projects 1,560 00 Rent 1,500 00 National Guard Camp Project 1,404 66 Moth Work Project 1,294 86 Cotuit School Grounds Project 1,166 24 Marstons Mills School Project 1,030 06 Nursery School Project 964 88 Sewer Project 937 20 Transportation Projects 850 00 Household Projects 649 66 Transportation Canal Project 60.5 00 Osterville Community Center Project 369 1.1 Recreation Project 347 56 Clerical Service 320 60 Administrative Expanse 282 89 48 ;Telephone 172 20 Carting Rubbish 127 50 Storage of Trucks 90 00 Airport Project 85 75 Office Expense 64 90 High School Project 48 00 Transportation on Clam . Project 48 00 College Project 36 00 Traveling Expense of Selectmen 35 00 Storage of Food 32 50 Old Post Road Project 24 00 Filter Bed Project 12 00 Electricity 10 38 Police Duty 4 00 Express 1 37 19,970 87 Balance, Dec. 31, 1938 4,275 18 $24,246 05 $24,246 05 Interest Sewerage System $29290 00 Appropriated $5,000 00 B. H. S. Addition 1,260 00 Revenue Loans 622 22 Marstons Mills School 90 00 4,262 22 Balance to Revenue 737 78 $5,000 00 $5,000 00 49 Debt Loans paid: Appropriated $19,000 00 B. H. S. Addition $14,000 00 Marstons Mills School 5,000 00 $19,000 00 $19,000 00 Trust Fund Income Care Burial Lots $1,579 80 Cemetery Perpetual Cobb Fund to Schools 334 50 Care Fund $1,229 58 MacGrotty Fund to Cobb Fund 339 50 Infirmary 140 99 MacGrotty Fund 140 99 Sturgis Fund (expended Sturgis Fund 100 00 by Selectmen) 100 00 Marston Fund 12 60 Marston Fund (Center- School Fund 32 ville School) 12 00 Reserve Fund 350 22 Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Added to Marston Fund 60 Added to School Fund 32 $2,173 21 $2,173 21 Trust Funds Invested $2,174 81 Deposited for Perpetual Care $1,124 81 Bond matured 1;000 00 Loan repaid 50 00 $2,174 81 $2,174 81 50 SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT Receipts Jan. 1, 1938, Cash on hand $10,240 41 1936 Taxes $10,662 73 1937 Taxes 85,583 72 1938 Taxes 510,960 42 Disclaimed Tax Titles 143 08 $607,349 95 Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded: 1937 34 30 1938 436 83 471 13 Revenue Loans 200,000 00 Estimated Receipts 171,360 70 Notes Issued 18,500 00 Tax Titles Redeemed 14,786 19 Dog Licenses 1,833 40 Sewer Assessments 26,277 78 Sewer Interest 1,142 90 Oyster Grants 367 30 State—Bounty on Seals 25 00- Donation—Highway Department .71 20 State—Chapter 90 Roads 11,479 12 County—Chapter 90 Roads 6,860 34 State—Chapter 500 Acts 1938 18,000 00 Donations—Sidewalks 132 50 Donations—Welfare Department 7 00 Public Welfare Cash Advanced Repaid 25 00 State—Dependent Children 2,931 14 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 28,135 12 51 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 937 78 County—Dog Money 1,482 01 State—Smith-Hughes Fund 551 66 State—George-Deep Fund 2,980 00 Trust Fund Income 1,822 99 Trust Funds 2,174 81 Refunds: Town Meeting Bills 176 15 Public Welfare 182 74 Snow 67 50 Old Age Assistance 67 00 Schools 66 96 Dependent Children 30 00 Highways 24 50 Old Age Assistance; U. S. Grant 26 25 541 10 1,120,246 12 $1,130,486 53 Expenditures Revenue Loans $200,000 00 State and County Taxes 145,727 28 Taxes and Interest Refunded 1,208 64 Other Refunds 3 45 Dog Money to County 1,833 40 Pire Taxes to Districts 1,294 21 Public Welfare Cash Advanced 25 00 Selectmen's Department 61594 44 Assessors' Department 8,570 90 52 Town Clerk & Treasurer's Dept. 6,994 54 Tax Collector's Dept. 6,329 73 Financial Dept. 81 00 Legal Department 3,043 22 Election Department 2,412 82 Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00 Moderator 50 00 Planning Board 6,990 29 Municipal Buildings 5,487 38 Police Department 34,149 55 Fires 814 25 Forest Fires 4,391 28 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,072 04 Inspector of Wires 1,600 00 Building Inspector 543 75 Moth Department 8,399 28 Tree Warden Department 3,996 73 Town Forest 484 00 Shellfish Constable 1,966 60 Inspector of Animals 200 00 Shellfish Propagation 2,332 42 Starfish Extermination 812 09 Dog Officer 95 68 Bounty on Seals 25 00 Harbor Masters 100 00 Fish and Game Committee 640 38 Board of Health 8,635 56 Sanitation 2,674 80 Free Bed Fund 500 00 Sewer'Department 5,798 61 Public Building Sewer Connections 75 20 Highways 64,416 66 New Construction 5,994 22 West Bay Road 6,462 08 High School Road Extension 4,998 27. 53 Chapter 90 Roads 22,392 27 Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,945 13 Sidewalks 5,125 47 Snow 7,410 48 LaFrance Avenue 900 00 Public Welfare 94,812 62 Dependent Children 13,715 52 Dependent Children, U. S. Grant 2,797 04 Old Age Assistance 42,025 54 Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 28,529 60 Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 951 35 Soldiers' Relief 7,396 23 School Department 197,691 84 George-Deen Fund 2,202 00 School Survey 485 00 B. H. S. Baseball Field 500 00 Cotuit School Grounds 2,400 00 Libraries 1,496 87 Park Commission 5,340 53 Unclassified 16,298 55 Memorial Day 400 00 Rent for Spanish War Veterans 198 00 . Rent for American Legion 600 00 Shoot Flying Hill Road—Land Damage 75 00 High School Road Extension— Land Damage 288 00 County Commissioners—Land Damage 1,047 45 Superior Court—Land Damage 313 17 Tercentenary Committee 214 75 Police Station 20,326 90 Land Takings 3 00 West Bay Road—Land Damage 55 00 Dredging Cotuit and West Bay 8,000 00 Dredging Maraspin Creek 10,000 00 Dredging Hyannis Harbor 1,250 00 54 Town Meeting Bills 3,136 38 Cemeteries 2,559 72 Federal Projects 19,970 87 Interest 4,262 22 Debt 26,000 00 Trust Fund Income 1,697 72 Trust Funds 2,174 81 1,115,078 78 Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1938 15,407 75 $1,130,486 53 55 /NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Net Bonded Debt Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $155,000 00 Notes paid $26,000 00 Notes issued 18,500 00 Balance 147,500 00 $173,500 00 $173,500 00 Notes and Bonds Payable Sewerage System: Net Bonded Debt $147,500 00 $7,000.00 each year 1939-1941 inc. $21,000 00 $6,000.00 each year 1942-1956 inc. 90,000 00 $111,000 00 B. H. S. Addition: 939 14,000 00 Marston.s Mills School: 1939 4,000 00 Police Station: 1939 $4,000 00 1940 4,000 00 1941 4,000 00 1942 4,000 00 1943 2,500 00 18,500 00 $147,500 00 $147,500 00 56 ,TRUST FUNDS Trust Fund Cash and Securities Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $63,673 31 Balance $64,799 04 Added to Funds 1,125 73 $64,799 04 $64,799 04 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Balance $46,501 05 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $45,376 24 Added to Fund 1,124 81 $46,501 05 $46,501 05 Cobb Fund Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $10,233 00 Sturgis Fund Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $4,000 00 School Fund Balance $1,846 57 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $1,846 25 Added to Fund 32 $1,846 57 $1,846 57 (Students' notes amount to $1,780 00) 57 Marston Fund Balance $501 87 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $501 27 Added to Fund 60 $501 87 $501 87 MacGrotty Fund Balance $1,716 55 Jan. 1, 1938 Balance $1,716 55 comcgmL-od+ No co di .q cV co m It cV O m 00 a�LOm oa.)co coo .1aoaoC)o) ,moo 000"t+r--(Lo oo N ti o rocacac�i, aoao �01-1 Lo ci o 00 CDLO o cq o cvo � .- oCAo � o c9 cqi o mot+ cl r CO w_ � v ,S p' p cd cd 75 to cd W � y o� o W PS Cd rdOao Cd � ��a tl �Fq d 5, �co co c8 = C. an o W � p y.. a cd yN y •E m °�'� 0P wry E1C5A a P. y C) � W U1E�ri1AO "W z ao "t(Lo"t 000 o cq ccq N oo� I �n - �uz coV rH a co eo ono ocqNt-c000 ocm Odi GOco1-0Gomwo Ei (MGo ol+ 0mLoO��GOo Z Nrn li LO o tiLopoa0 CDcv CA � N bQ o a�iC) H Dl +- a) a��23 cct ct o f� a) cd cd 0 0 +� O E•-(Ei a) H m O N cd cd E1 n m U1 ce cad DC D4 cc cd E'E1 Er W W d t � Pi 6n-�tl' a) a» o ;0 co m C'� rn� -xU o �1 a o y� y ccd. -q� �,� �Ei a C�A AFr r-!m 00 0000 O Ln L dl oO C'*'J _q 0 0 0 0 O C) C)Lo Lo CO O y GO CYJ cc 0 0 0 0 CDC)O CYZCq CN CD 00 W r--( O- 'w eN CV C) iJ O C:) (J CD t � LfJ O Lam-tc LM' L W Cd C�•J <21� rri-I —1 rrH r4O CYJ CV O GOCLOcJ� F U O W G�•O +� 41 Cd QQJjj �1 cd cd O o U • � . c ox PI y y W F✓ I � O�- O �p�id q U1 Cd bA Go U1 FJ ¢+ W w p F". x C)0 _O bo O� q o cO C-CO cO E+ O o m m d+�o"o � W o o ti Ei 0 w rd v� Cd m 60 a> CD q cz;� al � 7-4 � o w � �g-, 60 LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST .BY THE TOWN A. C. Adams $125 00 N. H. Allen 100 00 Josiah Ames 75 00 Samuel N. Ames 500 00 Lillian F. Arey 100 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 John B. Baxter 300 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 Fred W. Cammett 200 00 Warren Cammett &.A. A. Cram 150 00 Joshua Chamberlain 100 00 Allan J. Chase 200 00 Thomas Chatfield 100 00 61 Augustine F. Childs 150 00 Edward F. Childs 100 00 Florinda A.Childs 100 00 Samuel H. Childs 200 00 Mercy T. Cobb 100 00 Ariadne Cornish 100 00 Alexander K. Crocker 200 00 Benjamin F. Crocker 100 00 Foster Crocker 108 35 Hannah Crocker 2U0 00 Henry E. Crocker 300 00 Isaiah Crocker 1100 00 James H. Crocker 200 00 Loring & Nathan Crocker 300 00 Oliver H. Crocker 100 00 Sylvia Crocker 400 00 William O. Crocker 300 00 Amanda Crosby 60 00 Charles H. Crosby 200 .00 Daniel Crosby 200 00 Eleanor Crosby 200 00 Gorham F. Crosby 200 00 Julia Crosby 100 00 Ebenezer Crowell 200 00 Elkauah Crowell 200 00 Henry Ti. Davis 200 00 J. A. Davis 300 00 Thomas C. Day 207 00 Eliphlet 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 62 David Fuller 200 00 Herschel Fuller 100 00 Lavinia H. Fuller 100 00 Robert R. Fuller 500 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 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. & Ruth F. Hinckley 100 00 Gilbert L. Hinckley 100 00 Gustavus A. Hinckley 125 00 Josiah Hinckley 200 00 Josiah Hinckley and Abby Hinckley 578 18 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 63 Dr. and Mrs. Charles.E. Keck 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 E. and C. Loring 100 00 F. G. Lothrop 200 00 Cyrenus Lovell 100 00 Edgar W. Lovell 200 00 Genie M. 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 64 Irving B. Phinney 150 00 Joseph L. Proctor 100 00 Patrick Regan 200 00 Nelson Rhodehouse 100 00 Joseph Robbins,and Andrew Johnson 500 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 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 Carrie R. Williams 155 25 J. R. Wilson 100 00" Herbert W. York 200 00 Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Assoc. 2,475 00 Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Assoc. 13,000 00 $46,501 05 65 REPORT OF THE AUDIT March 28, 1938 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 end- ing December 31, 1937, made in accordance with the pro-. visions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. b cry truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts. 66 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 end- ing December 31, 1937, and report thereon as follows: 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 of the accounting officer. The accounting officer's ledger was analyzed, the ap- propriations and transfers being checked with the town clerk's records of town meetings and with the finance com- mittee's records of transfers from the reserve fund. The necessary adjusting and correcting entries result- ing from the audit were made, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the finan- cial condition of the town on December 31, 1937. The, books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. 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, while the payments by the treasurer were check- ed with the selectmen's warrants authorizing the disburse- ment of town funds. 67 The cash balance on February 28, 1938, was verified by a reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement fur- nished by the bank of deposit. The payments of maturing debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and with the can- celled securities and coupons on file. The savings bank books and securities representing the trust fund investments in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved and the withdrawals were checked with the receipts as entered in the treasurer's cash book. The tax title deeds on hand were listed and the amounts transferred to the tax title account were verified. The re- corded redemptions were compared with the treasurer's cash book and the deeds as listed were checked to the records in the Registry of Deeds. The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked. The town and district taxes out- standing at the time of the previous examination were audited, and all subsequent commitments of taxes and assessments were reconciled with the assessors' warrants. The payments to the town and district treasurers were checked to the treasurers' cash books, the recorded abate- ments were compared with the assessors' records of abate- ments granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the respective ledger accounts. The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked in detail. The recorded payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash ` 68 book, the abatements were verified, and the outstanding ac- counts were listed and proved. The outstanding tax, assessment, and departmental ac- counts receivable were verified by sending notices to a num- ber of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct. The financial accounts of the town clerk were examin- ed. The records of dog and of sporting and trapping licenses were examined, the payments to the State being verified with the receipts on file and the payments to the town treasurer being compared with the treasurer's cash book. The records of licenses and permits issued by the select- men and the police and health departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the town were verified. The surety bonds of the various town officials required to file them were examined and found to be in proper form. The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures, 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 ac- counting officer's books. In addition to the balance sheet referred to, there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the 'tax, assessment, tax title, and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the several trust funds. 69 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. 70 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 7 and 8, 1938 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 several precincts in said Barnstable on MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH, NEXT at 6:30 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing articles: 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 7, 1938, while act- ing under the following article: Article 1. Moderator for One Year; Town Clerk for Three Years; Town Treasurer for Three Years; One Selectman for Three Years; One Assessor for Three Years; Surveyor of Highways for Three Years; One Auditor for One Year; One Tree Warden for One Year; Two Members of School Committee for Three Years; One Member of Board of Health for Three Years; One Member of 71 Park Commission for Three Years; One Member of Planning Board for Five Years; One Sewer Commissioner for One Year; One Sewer Commissioner for Two Years; One Sewer Commissioner for Three Years, and any other officers whose names may be on the official ballot. The whole number of votes cast was 2,908 which being assorted and counted according to law, the result was found to be as follows: Moderator (One Year) *Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,386 Bertha Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 4 H. Cahoon . . . . . . . . . . 3 Ellis G. Cornish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Roy Morgan . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Henry Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P. A. Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Town Clerk (Three Years) *Clarence M. Chase 2,449 Town Treasurer (Three. Years) *Clarence M. Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,402 Selectman (Three Years) *Chester A. Crocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385 John R. Dodge . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,022 I. Fenno Elliot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Charles N. Libby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . 218 72 Assessor (Three Years) *Chester A. Crocker ..... . . ... . . .. . .... . . . . . . . . . 1,371 John R. Dodge . .. .. ..... . . .. . . . . . . . .. ... . ..... 995 I. Fenno Elliot 215 Charles N. Libby .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Surveyor of Highways (Three Years) *Herbert L. Thomas . . ........ .... .. .... ...... 2,438 Harry Jones . ....... ... .. ..... ... . . .. ...... .. 1 Everett Childs. . . ... . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . 1 Auditor (One Year) *John Bursley 2,360 Seth Crocker . .. .. .. . 2 Roy Morgan ..... . 1 Tree Warden (One Year) *John F. Shields . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . ..... 2,451 Edward 0. Griffin . . ..... .... ...... .. ... ........ 2 W. C. Rennie . .. ... . .. .... .... .... .. . ... .. ... 1 William O'Neil 1 GeorgeBeaudry . .... .. . ... .................... 1 Board of Health (Three Years) *John H. Andrews . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . ... 2,194 Donald Higgins . .. . . . . . . 1 Dr. C. E. Harris . .. .. . . . . .. .. . . .. . . .. .... .. .. . 1 73 School Committee (Three Years) *Norman E. Williams . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ... 1,537 *Henry L. Murphy . .. . . . . .. . ... .. .. .. . . . . .. .. ... 1,075 Walter R. Kraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ..... . .. . . .. ..... 971 Arthur J. Best . . . .. . . .... .... . . .. .. . . .... .. .. . 271 Walter. M. Gaffney . .. .. . . ........ .... .... .. ... 685 Park Commissioner (Three Years) *Frederic F. Scudder . .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . ... . . . .. .. . 1,809 H. Heyworth Backus . .. .. .... .. . . .. ... .... . . 840 Planning Board (Five Years) *Robert F. Cross . . . ... . .. .. .. .. .... . ... .... .. ... 2,225 Sewer Commissioner (One Year) `Vincent D. Keavy . .. . . . . . . . . .. .... .... . . ....... 1,078 Alexander Duthie . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. .. ... . . . .. .. ... 1,055 Sewer Commissioner (Two Years) *Curtis B. Hinckley . . . 1,329 George L..Cross . .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . ........ 655 Terence A. Rogers, Jr. 574 Sewer. Commissioner (Three Years) *Chester P. Jordan 1,198 A. Milan O'Neil ...... .. . . .. .. . ... . ...... ......... 1,163 (*Elected). 74 THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre, in Hyannis, March 8th, 1938, at 9:00 o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following articles: In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, the Sub- sequent Meeting was held at the Hyannis Theatre, Hyannis, on Tuesday, March 8, 1938. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at nine o'clo_ek A. M., and prayer was offered by Rev. Carl F. Schultz. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the re- sult of the previous day's voting. The respective officers were then 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: Andrew Kerr Joseph Childs Robert Doane Samuel Goffin Clarence Brooks Charles Thayer Leon G. Savery Thomas Milne Charles Griffin Joseph Barry Anthony George Harvey J. Field Nicholas Sethares Neil Atwood 75 Article 2. To choose 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 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 be- ginning January 1, 1938 and to issue its note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes issued for a period within one year, and to renew any note, or notes issued for a period of less than one year, under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed., C. 44, S. 17. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year beginning January 1, 1938, 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 Treasur- er, with approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money on and after January 1, 1939 in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1939. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Select- " men, be and hereby is authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1939, 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 76 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 Barnstable 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen, be and hereby are authorized to make leases of the Lombard Land in West Barnstable in behalf. of the town 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. Article 6. To see if the Town will indemnify the Common- wealth of Massaschusetts against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from, the laying out, construction 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will indemnify the Commonwealth of Massa- chusetts .against any and all claims for land, grade and drainage damages which may be caused by, or result from, the laying out, construction 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, Sewer Commissioners, Tree warden, Moderator. 77 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to pay the following salaries to the elective officers of the Town listed below: Selectmen $4,500.00 Assessors 4,500.00 Town Clerk and Treasurer 3,000.00 Tax Collector 2,500.00 Surveyor of Highways 3,000.00 and expenses,. Tree Warden ' .75 per hour worked Moderator 50.00 Sewer Commissioners 300.00 Article 8. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for the following purposes for the'ensuing year: Pay- ment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's Depart- ment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's Depart- ment, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Moth De- partment, Planning Board, Municipal Buildings, Legal Department, Tree Warden Department, Sewer Commissioners Department, Shell- fish Constable, Inspection of Wires, Inspection of Buildings, Seal- ing of Weights and Measures, Forest Fires, Fires (other 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: Payment and Debt $19,000.00 Interest 5,000.00 Financial Department 100.00 . 78 Selectmen's Department 6,600.00 Assessors' Department 8,575.00 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department 7,375.00 Tax Collector's Department 6,300.00 Expenses of Finance Committee 265.00 Election Department 2,500.00 Municipal Buildings 5,500.00 Legal Department 3,000.00 Moth Department 8,400.00, Tree Warden Department 4,000.00 Shellfish Constable 2,000.00 Inspector of Wires 1,600.00 Sealing of Weights and Measures 1,075.00 Fires 800.00 Forest Fires 3,480.00 Police Department 33,500.00 Board of Health 9,000.00 Sanitation 2,500.00 Equipment, Repairs on Roads and Bridges 64,500.00 Snow and Ice Removal 5,000.00 Mother's Aid 14,000.00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 8,000.00 Department of Public Welfare and Infirmary 83,000.00 Bureau of Old Age Assistance 415500.00 State Aid 100.00 Reserve Fund 10,000.00 Parr Commission 5,350.06 General and Vocational Education 195,500.00 Unclassified Department 16,250.00 Cemeteries 3,000.00 Planning Board 7,000.00 Inspector of Animals 200.00 Moderator 50.00 79 Inspector of Buildings : 600.00 Sewer Commissioners' Department 3,750.00 $588,370.00 Article 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the town offi- cers, and special or standing committees. The following reports were made under this article. Mr. Andrew Kerr mad a brief verbal report on the Dutch Elm Beetle and •stated that none has been discovered. in this Town. Mr. John Bursley made the following report for the Committee on the "Sandy Neck Land." "We, a majority of a committee, elected by the Town of Barnstable, at a meeting held on May 22, 1036, to report ° on the acceptance of beach property adjoining Cape Cod Bay at Sandy Neck, respectfully recommend the acceptance from Mr. B. L. Paine of Braintree, a lot adjoining the pres- ent "Bodfish lot" now owned by the Town, said "Paine lot" being 235 feet on the shore, and containing approxi- mately 124,000 square feet, also a tract 125 feet by 600 feet, for a parking place on the south side of Sandy Neck, and near the present terminal of the town road, with a right of way between the two lots. "Said lands are given to the Town for the use of the inhabitants thereof as a bathing beach. (Signed) CHESTER A. CROCKER JOHN BURSLEY PAUL M. SWIFT 80 Mr. Lauchlin M. Crocker made a report for the Com- mittee on the Limited Form of Town Meeting and stated that the Committee had inserted an article in the Warrant in regard to this matter. It was voted to accept all of the reports given and that the report of the Town Officers as printed be accepted. Article 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all per- sons to whom the Town may be indebted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3013.74 for the purpose of. paying the following bills Tree Warden Department $48.24 Highway Department . 49.73 Legal Department 259.23 Moth Department 10.20 Board of Health 932.56 Public Welfare and other aid 1713.78 $3013.74 At this time, Mr. Charles C. Paine read the following resolution which was unanimously adopted and it was voted to spread same upon the town records and that a copy be sent to the "Bacon" family. "RESOLUTION" That the citizens of Barnstable, in Annual Town Meet- ing assembled, express their appreciation and gratitude to Gasper G. Bacon, of Boston, and Robert L. Bacon, of New 81 York, for their very generous offer of a deed of gift of land on Cobb's Hill in Barnstable'Village for playground and recreation purposes, to be called and known as the "Bacon Playground" in memory of their distinguished father, Robert Bacon, late of New York, whose forebears have been so prominently identified with the growth and.prosperity of this ancient and historic Town of Barnstable from its first settlement and incorporation as a town three hundred years ago. Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the proper 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 not exceeding $200.00 for the quarters for the United Spanish War Veterans Cape Cod Camp No. 72 as provided in Gen. Laws, Ter. Ed. C. 40, S9A. (By request of Andrew Kerr et als). Upon motion duly made and seconded,�it. was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for quarters for the United Spanish War Veterans Cape Cod Camp, No. 72. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for rental of quarters for Post No. 206 American Legion for the year 1938. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for rental of quarters for Post No. 206 American Legion for the year 1938. 82 Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not.exceeding $1500.00 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 re- quest of_John Bursley et als). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $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 precinct to be named by the Moderator. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Miss Mary Mortimer Edward F. Maher Howard G. Lumbert Horace S. Parker Dr. J. Haydn Higgins John Bursley Bertram F. Ryder Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $500.00 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 pro- visions of Gen. Laws, Ter. Ed. Chap. 3, Section 74. 83 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the establish- ment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hos- pital 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 General Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 3. Section 74. 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. Chap. 128, Sec. 41. (By request of the Cape Cod Extension Service).. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted . to elect Leslie B. Ryder, of Barnstable a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service to serve for the term of one year. Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $3,000.00 under the provisions of the Acts of 1924 C. 382 or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. ($y request of the Town Recreation Committee appointed at the Annual Town Meeting 1937). A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 under this article was not carried. A motion to reconsider this article again at.10 o'clock p.m. was not carried. At this time, it -Nvas voted to adjourn from 12:15 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $100.00 for services of harbor masters. 84 Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $2,000.00 for the cultivation, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the provisions of Gen. Laws, Chap. 130, Sec. 55, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other acts in am@nd- ment thereof. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the cultiva- tion, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the pro- visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 55, as amend- ed by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other Acts in amend- ment thereof. Article 20. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $1,500.00 for the extermination of starfish from waters of the Town of Barnstable. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for the ex- termination of starfish from waters of the Town of Barn- stable. Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $8,790.00 for the improvement of the entrance to Cotuit Harbor and West Bay in Osterville provided the Common- wealth of Massachusetts will make contribution to such improve- ment. Upon,motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the town raise and appropriate the sum of $8000.000 to be paid to the State Treasurer and expended by the Department of Public Works under the provisions of Gen- eral Laws (Ter: Ed.) Chapter 91, Section 29, for the im- provement of the entrance to Cotuit Harbor. and West Bay in Osterville, provided the Commonwealth make contribu- tion to this improvement. 85 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for services of harbor masters. Article. 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $19,750.00 for the improvement of Maraspin, Creek in the Village of Barnstable provided the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make contribution to such improvement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it, was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to be paid to the State Treasurer and expended by the De- partment of Public Works under the provisions of General Laws, (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 91, Section 29, for the improve- ment of Maraspin Creek in the Village of Barnstable, pro- vided the Commonwealth make contribution to this im- provement. Article 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $1,250.00 for the improvement of Hyannis Harbor providing the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make contri- bution to such improvement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1250.00 to be paid to the State Treasurer and expended by the De- partment of Public Works under the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 91, Section 29, for the improve- ment of Hyannis Harbor, provided the Commonwealth makes like contribution to this improvement. Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,000.00 for the reforesting of.the Town Forests under the direction of the Town Forest Committee. 86 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for .the reforest- ing of the Town Forests under the direction of the Town Forest Committee. Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $500.00 for the purpose of buying, liberating, and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable; said sum to be expended under the direction of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator. (By request of the Barnstable Sportmen's Club et al). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of buying, liberating and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable; said sum to be expended under the direction of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: James F. Kenney Theron Apollonio Alfred Crocker Harry C. Lune Warren Bearse Leonard Tallman Heyworth Backus Chester Norris Everett Milliken Lauchlin M. Crocker 87 Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $150.00 to.be used by the Selectmen to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions of the dog laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 to be used by the Selectmen to.defray expenses in carrying out the pro- visions of the dog laws. Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $2,800.00 for the Tercentenary Committee for the purpose of provid- ing permanent memorials to the Founders of the Town and for the marking of historic spots and for the publication of folders. and maps and .that the Committee be given authority to add to its membership and to appoint sub-committees. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2000.00 for the Ter- centenary Committee for the purpose of providing perma- nent memorials to the Founders of the Town and for the marking of historic spots and for the publication of folders and maps and that the Committee be given authority to add' to its membership and to appoint sub-committees. Article 2& To see if the Town will acccept a deed of gift of about nine and one-half acres, of land adjoining the south side of the High School Grounds in Hyannis from Louis V. Arenovski in memory of his father, the late Louis Arenovski. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen, in behalf, of the town be authorized to accept a deed of gift of Louis V. Arenovski of the land de- scribed in this article in memory of his father, the late Louis Arenovski; that the land be used for the extension of the grounds of the High School and for school. purposes under the care and control of the School Committee. • 88 It was also voted that a committee be appointed by the Moderator to prepare Resolutions of thanks to Louis V. Arenovski. The Moderator appointed the following committee: Walter B. Chase Kenneth Wilson Nathan Finkelstein Article 29. To see if the Town will raise or borrow and appro- priate $78,000.00 for the construction and equipment of a one-story eight-room elementary schoolhouse on High School Grounds in Hyannis, fronting on Pine Street. It was voted to take up Articles 29 and 30 together. A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $6500.00- and borrow and appropriate the sum of $71,500.00 under Article 29 was not carried, the vote being "Yes 468" and "No-198." A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $42,000.00. and borrow and appropriate the sum of $193,000.00 under Article 30 was not carried, the vote being "Yes-80" and "No-315." A further motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $42,000.00 and borrow and appropriate the sum . of $143,000.00 under'Article 30 was not carried either, the . vote being "Yes-99" and "No-270. 89 It was then voted that further action on Articles 29 and 30 be postponed until the next Annual Town Meeting and that the Committee appointed under. Article 42 of the Annual Town Meeting for 1937 be continued to act with the advice of the School Committee to study and make a survey of our school housing needs and report at that meeting. At this time, it was voted to adjourn the meeting from 6:15 P.M., to 8 P.M. Article 30. To see if the Town will raise or borrow and appro- priate $265,000.00 for the remodeling and alteration of the High School Building in Hyannis and for the construction and equipment of an addition to the same. Taken up in connection with Article 29. Article 31. To see if the Town will raise or borrow and appro- priate $35,000.00 for the construction and equipment of a Police Station and Police Department Headquarters and for acquiring a site for the same and for this purpose will take by purchase or right of eminent domain Lots 38 to 41 inclusive on Elm Street, Hyannis, bounded on the South by said Elm Street about 214 feet, on the northwest by land of O'Neil, Coleman and Smith about 168 feet, on the'north by Lot No. 37 about 100 feet and on the east by Willow Avenue 108 feet. A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $6500.00 and borrow and appropriate the sum of $28,500.00 ,under this article was not carried, the vote being "Tres-175" and "No-205." Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6500.00 and borrow and appropriate the sum of $18,500.00 for the construction and ' equipment of a Police Station and Police Headquarters and acquiring a site for the same;— 90 That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of $18,500.00 for this purpose and to issue the notes or bonds of the town therefor, to be payable in not more than ten years, upon such terms and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Treasurer and the.Selectmen;— That the Housing Committee, appointed by the Moder- ator by vote of the town under Article 42 of the 1937 Annu- al Town. Meeting Warrant, be and hereby.are authorized to proceed with the carrying out and construction of the proj- ect and to enter into all necessary and proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto in behalf of the town;—and That the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized and instructed to purchase for not more than $3000.00 or to take by right of eminent domain, in behalf of the town, the land described in this article as the site for the aforesaid Police Station and Police Headquarters. The vote under this motion was "Yes-297" and "No-29.'.' Article 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $3,750.00 for the improvement of the school playground at Cotuit. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3750.00 for the improve- ment of the school. playground at Cotuit. Article 33. To see if, the Town will raise and appropriate $1,047.45 for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Commissioners. 91 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,047.45 for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Commissioners. Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $325.00 for the payment of land damages as ordered by the Superior Court. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $325.00 for the payment of land damages as ordered by the Superior Court. Article 35. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $10,000.00 for the improvement and continuation of Race Lane .and Clay Hill roads, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contri- bution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the, General Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1700.00 for the improve- ment and .continuation of Race Lane and Clay Hill roads, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution Linder the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Article 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $800.00 for extending the rip rap and repairing the ap- proaches at Mill Way Bridge, Barnstable, provided the County of Barnstable, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 for extending the rip rap and repairing the approaches at Mill Way Bridge, Barnstable, provided the County of Barnstable, and the 92 Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make con- tribution under the provision-, of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Article 37. To see if the Town will raise and .appropriate not more than $310.00 for the drainage of Sea View Avenue, Wianno. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take up articles 37, 38, 39 and 40 together and it was voted to indefinitely postpone these articles. Article 38. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $385.00 for the drainage of Eel River Road, Osterville. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Article 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $95.00 for the drainage of Wianno Avenue, Town Land- ing, Wianno. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Article 40. To ,see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $300.00 for the drainage of South Street at the Sewerage Pumping Station, Hyannis. (By request of the Surveyor of High- ways). Taken up in connection with Article 37. Article 41. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $12,512.00 for the Highway Department as recommended by the Road Committee, for repairs of ways approximately as fol- lows: Hyannis, Ridgewood section, 2640 ft. $2,112 .06 Hyannis Port First Avenue, 2112 ft, 1,689 00 Barnstable Village, Pine Lane, 1056 ft. 840 00 West Barnstable, Parker Road, 1574 ft. 1,239 00 Centerville, Haywood Road, 1500 ft. 1,200 00 Wianno, Sea View Avenue Town Landing, 530 ft. 422 00 93 Osterville, Bay Street, 1800 ft. 1,440 00 Cotuit, Old King Road and Culvert, 2640 ft. 2,570 00 Marstons Mills, Cammett Road 1,000 00 $12,512 00 (By request of Road Committee) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6000.00 for the Highway Department as recommended by the Road Committee, for repairs of way approximately as follows: Hyannis, Ridgewood section, 2640 ft. $2,112 00 Hyannis Port, First Avenue, 2,112 ft. 1,689 00 . Centerville, Hayivood Road, 1,500 ft. 11200 00 Osterville, Ray Street, 1,800 ft. 999 00 $6,000 00 Article 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $11,277.25 for the improvement of High School Road Ex- tension. Work to include hard surfacing roadway, laying curbstone, and building sidewalk. (By request of Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the improve- ment of High School Road Extension, work to include hard surfacing roadway, laying curbstone, and building side- walk. Article 43. To see if the Town will accept the alteration of a Town Way known as West Bay Road in the village of Osterville with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Select- men under date of February 18, 1938, and will authorize-and in- struct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, In behalf of the Town, the lands, or interests in lands, within the lines of said alteration for said Town and for this purpose will raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00. . 0 94 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the alteration of West Bay-Road as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 18th, 1938, be accepted and that they be authorized in behalf of the Town to take by purchase or by right of eminent domain the lands or in- terest_s in lands within the side lines of said alteration for a town way and that the sum of $300.00 be raised and appro- priated for such purchase or taking. (Unanimous). Article 44. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $6,988.00 for the improvement of West Bay Road in the village of Osterville as altered and reported by the Selectmen. (By request of the Selectmen). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $6500.00 for the improve- ment of West Bay Road in the Village of Osterville as alter- ed and reported by the Selectmen. Article 45. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not .more than $10,000.00 for the construction of sidewalks. By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $5000.00 for the construe- tion of sidewalks. Article 46. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Hyannis known as LaFrance Avenue with the boundaries and measurements as reported under date of February 15, 1938, and will authorize and instruct th•e Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the layout of a Town Way in the village of Hyannis, 95 known as LaFrance Avenue as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 15th, 1938, be accepted and that they be authorized in behalf of the Town to take by pur- chase or by eminent domain the lands or interests in lands within the side lines of said layout for a town way and that the sum of $1.00 be raised and appropriated for such pur- chase or taking. (Unanimous). Article 47. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $900.00 for the improvement of LaFrance Ave. nue as laid out and reported by the Selectmen. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the improve- ment of LaFrance Avenue as laid out and reported by the, Selectmen. Article 48. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a _ Town Way in the village of Cotuit known as Lake Street and High- land Avenue with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 18, 1938, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by pur- chase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town. the lands or inter- ests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the layout of a town way in the Village of Cotuit, known as Lake Street and Highland Avenue, as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 18th, 1938, be ac- cepted and that they be authorized-in behalf of the town to take by purchase,or by eminent domain the lands or inter- ests in lands within the side lines of said layout for a town way and that the sum of $9.00 be raised and appropriated for such purchase or taking. (Unanimous). Article 49. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Centerville known as Maple Avenue 96 with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommend- ed by the Selectmen under date of February 15th, 1938, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or emi- nent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the layout of the town way in the Village of Centerville known as Maple Avenue, as reported by the Selectmen un- der date of February 15th, 1938, be accepted and that they be authorized in behalf of the town to take by purchase or by eminent domain the lands or interests in lands within the side lines of said layout for a town way and that the sum of $1.00 be raised and appropriated for such purchase or taking. (Unanimous). Article 50, To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Centerville known as Linden Avenue with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recom- mended by the Selectmen under date of February 15th, 1938, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the layout of a town way in the Village of Centerville known as Linden Avenue as reported by the Selectmen un- der date of February 15th, 1938, be accepted and that they be authorized in behalf of the town to take by purchase or by eminent domain the lands or interests in lands within the side lines of said layout for a toi-vm way and that the sum of$1.00 be raised and appropriated for such purchase or taking. (Unanimous). Article 51. To see if the Town will accept the gift of land on the east side of the Barnstable Road in Hyannis for Park purpos- es, under the 17th clause of the will of the late Frank P. Hallett, 97 who deceased July 13th, 1937, proven and allowed August loth, 1937, reading as follows: "Seventeenth:—To the Inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable, I give and bequeath any unsold portion of the Loring Goodspeed\ Lot, so-called, of sixteen and one-half acres, more or less, situated on the Easterly side of the Barnstable Road in Hyannis, for Park purposes, and provided the gift is legally accepted by the Inhabi- tants of the Town of Barnstable within one, year after my death. Should the same, or any ,part thereof, be used at any time by said Inhabitants for other than park purposes after my death, the same shall revert to Florence J. Johnston and Alfred S. Johnston." Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the devise of the land for the use of Inhabitants of this town for park purposes under the Seventeenth Paragraph of the Will of the late Frank P. Hallett be accepted and that the care and control of the same be entrusted to the Board of Park Commissioners. (Unanimous). Article 52. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to release and reconvey the land in Hyannis taken for municipal purposes by an Order of Taking of the Selectmen dated June 4th, 1926, and recorded with Barnstable County Deeds in Book 435, Page 54, as shown on a plan recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 17, Page 95, and reserving to the Town an Easement of Drainage 15 feet in width from South Street to the waters of Lewis Bay. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized in the name and behalf of the town to execute and deliver proper deeds of release and re-conveyance of the lands described in this Article to the owners from whom the lands were origi- nally taken, saving, excepting and reserving to the town, however, an easement for highway drainage purposes fif- teen feet in width from South Street through said lands to the waters of Lewis Bay (Unanimous) 98 Article 53. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to petition the General Court for the enactment of a Spe- cial Statute authorizing the Town to constitute and establish a form of representative town meeting government. A motion to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court for the enactment of a special statute author- izing the town to constitute and establish a form of repre- sentative town meeting government was not carried. Article 54. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for mater- ial, equipment, or service in connection with the Federal Works Progress Administration. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it Nvas voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $17,500.00 to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for material, equipment or serv- ice in connection with the Federal Works Progress Admin- istration. Article 55. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property which the town may acquire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property which the town may acquire by the foreclosure of Tax Titles. Article 56. To see if the Town will accept a deed of gift from Bernard L. Paine of a lot of land adjoining the Town's Park Land on Sandy Neck and another tract of land a short distance southerly from the above parcel and determine what use shall be made of said lands. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be, authorized to accept a deed of gift to the. 99 Town from Bernard L. Paine of two lots of land on Sandy Neck near the Town's Park land. (Unanimous). Article 57. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to reimburse the Barnstable Baseball Association for money expended for,the improvement of the Barnstable High School Baseball Field. (By request of the Barnstable Baseball Association and the Barnstable School Committee). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to reimburse the Barnstable Baseball Association for money expended for the improvement of the Barnstable High School Baseball Field. Article 58. To see what use or disposition the town will make of the old Marstons Mills school lot at the fork of the road to West Barnstable and the road to Newtown, of if the town will authorize the Selectmen to sell the same. A motion to authorize the Selectmen to sell the old Marstons Mills school lot vas lost. Article 59. To see if the Town will amend Article XI of the By-Laws.by striking out Section 1 and Section 3A thereof and in- serting in place thereof the following sections: "Section 1. Except as provided in Section 3A, no frame or wooden building or structure shall hereafter.be erected within the Building Restricted Limits as defined by Article XI, excepting a church building or private dwelling, which if within this area, shall have a fire resisting roof." "Section 3A. No alteration or addition to a wooden building within the Building Restricted Limits, excepting a church building or private dwelling, shall be made increasing the total floor space area by more than one-third of that existing at the time this By- Law becomes effective, and in no case increasing said total floor space area by more than six hundred square feet, unless it be of 100 fireproof construction. No alterations or additions under the provi- sions of this section shall be made except upon written approval of the Selectmen after they have received and considered the recom- mendations of the Chief of the Hyannis Fire District relating to such proposed alterations or additions." (By request of Walter b. Baker et al). Indefinitely postponed. Article 60. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum not to exceed $75.00 for the purpose of reimbursing Simeon C. Robinson for work done on the town sidewalk in front of the Hotel Mayflower or to take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of Lauchlan M. Crocker et als). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it wds voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $75.00 for the purpose of reimbursing Simeon C. Robinson for work done on the town sidewalk in front of the Hotel Mayflower. It was voted to adjourn at 11:10 P.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 101 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING September 29, 1938 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, in said Barnstable on THURSDAY EVENING, THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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 three hundred (300) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Barnstable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on Septem- ber 29, 1938. The meeting was called to order at eight o'clock P.M., Eastern Standard Time by the Moderator and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Article& 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a, .sum of money not to exceed five thousand dot= lars ($5,000.00) for acquiring for park purposes and to take by pur- cha-se or by right of eminent domain several parcels of land with the buildings thereon located in the village of Hyannis on the east- erly side of Bearse's Way (so-called) bounded and described as fol- lows:, Southerly and Westerly by said Bearse's Way about five hundred and ninety-four (594) feet more or less: Northerly by 102 Millicent L. Bassett three hundred five (305) feet more or less; and easterly by the said Millicent L. Bassett six hundred ten (610) feet more or less to the point of beginning; or to take any action in rela- tion thereto and act fully thereon. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money not to exceed three hundred twenty-three thousand eight hundred dollars (323,800.00) for the purpose of con- structing and originally equipping and furnishing additions to the high school and making necessary alterations to the existing build- ing, 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 pursuant to the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938; and appoint a committee consisting of a member of the School Committee, a member of the Housing Committee and a member of the Board of Selectmen, to construct said project and contract with respect thereto; and authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow such sums as may be ne- cessary to meet any appropriation made and to use any other avail- able funds that may be raised by taxation or appropriated for that purpose, or take any action relative thereon. Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money not to exceed seventy-eight thousand dollars ($78,000.00) for the purpose of constructing and originally equip- ping and furnishing an elementary school, 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 pursuant to the Public Works Administration appropriation Act of 1938; and appoint a committee consisting of a member of the School Committee,a mem- ber of the Housing Committee and a member of the Board of Se- lectmen, to construct said project and contract with respect there- to; and authorize the treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow such sums as may be necessary to meet any appropri- ation made and to use any other available funds that may be rais- ed by taxation or appropriated for that purpose, or take any action relative thereto. It was voted to take tip Articles 1, 2 and 3 together. The Finance Committee reported that they did not recom- mend any appropriation under any of these articles. 103 Under a motion duly made and seconded, it was moved that the Board of Park Commissioners, in behalf of the Town, be and hereby are authorized and instructed to take, by purchase or by eminent domain, for the location of a Public Park, the land on the east side of Bearse's Way in the Village of Hyannis, bounded as follows:, On the South and West by said Bearse's Way about 594 feet, on the North by land of Millicent L. Bassett about 305 feet and on the East by said Bassett land about 610 feet; and that the sum of $3950.00 be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account and appropriated for this purpose; That the Selectmen, in behalf of the Town, be authoriz- ed and instructed to accept a Federal grant of money under- the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938 to aid in financing the construction and equipment and furnishing,additions to the High School in Hyannis and making necessary alterations to the present building, (here- inafter called Project #1) in the sum of 451yo of the cost of the Project upon completion, as determined by the-Fed- eral Public Works Administration, but not exceeding $145,710.00; That the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $171,- 500.00 and to issue the notes or bonds of the Town therefor under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 404 of the Acts of 1935 and Acts in amendment . thereof, said notes or bonds to be payable in not more than twenty years at such terms and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Emergency Finance Board; That $6590.00 be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account; 104 That the above mentioned sums of money totalling $323,800.00 as the estimated total cost of Project #1 be ap- propriated for the carrying out of said Project; That the Selectmen, in behalf of the Town, be author- ized and instructed to accept a Federal grant of money un- der the Public Works Administration Appropriation Act of 1938 to aid in financing the construction, equipment and furnishing of an Elementary School in the Village of Hyan- nis (hereinafter called Project #2), in the sum of 45% of the cost of the Project upon completion, as determined by the Federal Public Works Administration, but not exceed- ing $35,100.00; That the.Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $36,500.00 and to issue the notes or bonds of the Town therefor under authority of and in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 404 of the Acts of 1935 and Acts in amendment thereof, said notes or bonds to be payable in not more than twenty years at such terms and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Emergency Finance Board; That $6400.00 be taken from the Excess and Deficiency Account; That the three last mentioned sums of money totalling $78,000.00 as the estimated total cost of Project #2 be ap- propriated for the carrying out of said Project; That said Elementary School be located on the land on the west side of Bearse's Way to be conveyed to the Town by Messrs. Paine and Otis by deed of gift; ]05 That John D. W. Bodfish, James F. McLaughlin, Her- bert H. Howes, Frank G. Thacher and Mrs. John E. Hinck- ley of the Housing Committee and Bruce K. Jerauld, Nor- man E. Williams, Jean G. Hinkle and Henry L. Murphy of the School Committee, as a Joint Building Committee, be and hereby are authorized, on behalf of the Town, to pro- ceed with the construction of said Projects and to enter into all proper contracts and agreements in respect thereto, all subject to applicable Federal regulations and in accord- ance with the laws and statutes of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in such case made and provided; That the Selectmen, the Treasurer and the Joint Build- ing Committee be and hereby are authorized to do all other acts and things necessary or convenient for obtaining said grants, for making said loans and for the construction of said Projects; and That the carrying out of the above Projects shall be contingent upon the obtaining of Federal Grants totalling $18,810.00 for both Projects. This motion was not carried. Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $2,500 from the Excess and Deficiency Account for Snow Re- moval, or take any action in relation thereto. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Account for Snow Removal. Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to rescind that part of the vote which was passed in the Annual Town Meeting under Ar- ticle 41, wherein the Town voted to raise and appropriate the sum • 1 106 of $999.00 for the purpose of repairing Bay Street in the Village of Osterville, and will appropriate that amount for the purpose of re- pairing Old King's Road in the Village of Cotuit, or take any action in relation thereto. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to rescind that part of the vote which was passed in the Annu- al Town Meeting under Article 41, wherein the Town voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $999.00 for the purpose of repairing Bay Street in the Village of Osterville, and.to appropriate that amount for the purpose of repairing Old Ring's Road in the Village of Cotuit. The meeting adjourned at 5:45 p.m., Eastern Standard Time. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 1 107 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 23, 1938 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 Town Office Building Hearing Room, Hyannis, in said Town of Barnstable on FRIDAY, THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER NEXT at ten o'clock in,the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles: In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, a small number of voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Town Office Building, Hyannis, on December 23, 1938. The meeting was called to order at 10.o'clock A.M., by the Mod- erator and the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Article 1. To see if the town will appropriate the sum of $8000 from the Excess and Deficiency Account for the Public Wel- fare Department. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to appropriate the sum of $8000.00 from the Excess and Defi- ciency Account for the Public Welfare Department. 108 Article 2. To see if the town will authorize the Chief of the Police Department to sell the lock-up cells which are in the base- ment of the Town Office Building. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Chief of the Police Department to sell the lock-up cells which are in the basement of the Town Office Building. Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to grant easements of way for transmission lines over the Cobb Wood- lots, so-called, to the Cape and Vineyard Electric Company. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen, in behalf of the Town, be and hereby are authorized to grant easements, of way for transmission lines over the "Cobb Woodlots," so-called, to the Cape and Vineyard Company, upon such terms and for such consider- ation as they may deem suitable and proper. Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize. the Park Com- missioners to grant easements of way for transmission lines over Crocker Park, so called, in West Barnstable Village. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Park Commissioners, in behalf of the Town be and hereby are authorized to grant easements of way for trans- mission lines over "Crocker Park," so-called, in West Barnstable, to the Cape and Vineyard Company, upon such terms and for such consideration as they may deem suitable and proper. The ineet.ing adjourned at 10:06 o'clock A.M. Attest: C. Al. CHASE, Town Clerk. 109 BIRTHS Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1938, with the names, parents' residence and names of par- ents: 1937. July 2. Harriet Jane Favor, Hyannis, Cyrus Henry and Hazel Beatrice (Wells). 1938. Jan. 2. Everett Wilhelm Paananen, West Barnstable, Uno and Edith Lee (Carter). Jan. 3. Harold Bradford Nickerson, Chatham, Kenneth Cobb and Evelyn Bernice (Knowles). Jan. 4. David Lee Fish, Cotuit, Edwin K. and Alice Bertha (Bak- er). Jan. 4. Stillborn. Jan. 4. Jessie Margaret Landers, Cotuit, William Hurst and Elin- or M. (Doane). Jan. 6. Olivia Walker Chase, West Harwich, Benjamin P. and Elizabeth I. (Rogers). Jan. 13. Cynthia Diane Billings, Bass River, Ronald Glendon and Lucy (Lundell). Jan. 13. Michael Pacheco Romiza, East Falmouth, Joseph P. and Mary (Correia). Jan. 16. Barbara Harding, Chatham, George and Jessie P. (Scott). 110 Jan. 19. Virginia Lee Field, Hyannis, John Howard, Jr., and Clara Nye (Smith). Jan. 19. Phyllis Rogers, Orleans, Edward Sparrow and Norma Elizabeth (Burr). Jan. 20. Paul Kenneth Donnelly, Falmouth, John Kenneth and Elleanor Pauline (Lints). Jan. 20. Nancy Joan Russell, East Brewster, Robert Clifton and Felice Elizabeth (Edmondson). Jan. 25. Robert,Michael Bold,Falmouth, Otto and Bridget (Burke). Jan. 25. Norma Frances Harlow, Bass River, Albert Clifton and Lucy (Burgess). Jan. 25. Bruce Robert Pierce, Osterville, Lionel Arthur and Ruth Evelyn (Hovling). Jan. 28. Eleanor Jane Whiteley, Osterville, Elmer Scudder and Florence Maywood (Johnson). Jan. 30. Marilyn Catherine Turner, West Falmouth, Manuel Law- rence and Grace Catherine (Burgoyne). Jan. 30. William Lawrence Wahtola, Hyannis, .Wilho Lawrence and Egle Clementine (Bratti). Jan. 31. Rosalie Virginia. Monterio, Plainville, Conn., Frank Joseph and Adeline (Fernandes). Jan. 31. Anthony Philip Tarvers, Jr., Cummaquid, Anthony P. and Mary Elizabeth (Silva). Feb. 1. Curtis Helm Benttinen, Centerville, William and Helmi Susanna (Syrjala). =Feb. 4. i11 Feb. 5. Beverly Marie Heald, Sandwich, Fred Gardner and Gladys Elizabeth (Dentz). Feb. 7. Harold Harper Maloney, 3rd., Hyannis, Harold H., Jr., and Mae (Nazzaro). Feb. S. Ruth Ethdl Carroll, Cotuit, Paul Edmund and Katherine Hayden (Hamblin). Feb. 9. AIice Marie Perry, West Barnstable, George and Laurette (Desruisseau). Feb. 10. Raymond George Lareine, Jr., Hyannis, Raymond and Joan (Jokel). Feb. 13. Henry Bruce Peterson, Falmouth, Arthur Henry and Eunice Estin (Harris). Feb. 14. William David Wyman, Osterville, Chester Edward and Barbara (Williams). Feb. 16. Arthur Frederick Young, West Wareham, Alfred Everett and Signe (Borgstrom). Feb. 18. Stillborn. Feb. 19. George Alfred Winchell, Cummaquid, Alfred 'Lee and Lillian (Bumpus). Feb. 23. Constance Jean Ryder, North Harwich, Almond Gage, Jr., and Inez Harriet (Jones). Feb. 24. Louise Frances Dupuis, Hyannis, Napoleon J. and Mary Elizabeth (Snow). Feb. 25. George Ellsworth Bearse, Hyannis, Edward Leo and Mae Ellsworth (Cowen). Feb. 25. --- 112 Feb. 25. Louis George Smith, East Brewster, Everett L. and Abbie M. (Eldredge). Feb. 26. Margaret Estelle Connolly, Osterville,Gerard D. and Mary (Glynn). Feb. 28. Nancy Cook, Buzzards Bay, Allison and Marguerite Har- rison (Crabe). Feb. 28. Nathalie Ann Couett, Mashpee, Gustavus Pells and Lara Marcella (Hendricks). Feb. 28. Sandra Maxene Eldredge, South Brewster, Harold Foster and Phyllis Charlotte (Bassett). .Mar. 1. Estella Marie Robie, South Chatham, Charles William and Phyllis Margaret (Hunt). Mar. 2. Kathleen Patricia Plaud, Marstons Mills, Emile A. and Mary (McDonough). Mar. 2. (Male) Sears, East Dennis, Levi Morton and Clarabelle F. (Crowell). Mar. 2. Sally Ann Webb, Osterville, Francis Albert and Helen' Mary (MacQuade). Mar. 5. Calvin Robinson Malzan, Falmouth, Albert and Eugenia (Hamlin). Mar. 6. Carol Ajeman, Hyannis, Warren and Edna (Collins). Mar. 6. Curtis James Cameron, Bass River, Curtis and Ella O. (Randall). Mar. 7; Joan Lorraine Burgess, South Yarmouth, Clarence Mel- vin and Edna May (Haswell). 113 Mar. 7. Nancy Janette Rich, Eastham, Albion Freeman, Jr., and Christine E. (Crosby). Mar. 8. Raymon Sanford Tubman, Brewster, Raymon Jenness and Sara E. (Clark). Mar. 9. Richard Harwood Bearse, Jr., South Yarmouth, Richard H. and Mildred Elizabeth (Platner). Max. 10. Sylvia Lawrence, Falmouth, Frederick Thomas, Jr., and Alice (Sample). Mar. 12. Eugene Joseph Barbeau, Jr., Hyannisport, Eugene J. and Dorothy E. (Reynolds). Mar. 13. John .Anthony Gallo, Sagamore, John ,and Alide Mary (Giovo). Mar. 15. Sonja White, South Yarmouth, Edwin M. and Clara F. (Day). Mar. 17. John Stephen Doane, Harwichport, John Howard and Doris M. (Doane). Mar. 18. Sandra Ann Mossey, Marstons Mills, Earl Raymond and and Anna Mavis (Jones). Mar. 19. Cecilia Amado, Hyannis, Ralph Souto and Nellie (Dias). Mar. 19. Michael Burman, Hyannis, Hyman and Fanny F. (Glass- burg). Mar. 22. Walter Howard Mayo, 3rd., East Orleans, Walter H., Jr., and Barbara (Dean). Mar. 24. Virginia Anne Bazzinotti, Sandwich, Carl Edmund and Alvira Rose (Quattromini). { 114 Mar. 24. Olive Burgess Munroe, Harwichport, James Chase and Mildred Lillian (Josselyn). [Mar. 24. Ellis Emerson Strange, Jr., Falmouth, Ellis E. and Avis (Hathaway). Mar. 25. Joel Grinnell Kelley, Orleans, Joseph Nicholson and Dorothy Louise (Grinnell). Mar. 27. Malcolm Douglass Whitman, 3rd., South Yarmouth, Mal- colm D., Jr., and Ruth (Holden). Mara 28. Joyce Helen Harding, Wellfleet, David Cole and Gladys (Whipping). Mar. 29. Betty Jane Pyy, Centerville, Eino Victor and Tyyne (Kahelin). Mar. 30. Richard Carleton Shepard, Orleans, Rodney Wallace and Edith Frances (Small). Mar. 30. Robert Roy Thomas, Barnstable, Roy Emerson and Mary Elizabeth (Phelps). Mar. 31. Peter Campbell, Osterville, James Francis and Cleone (Chase). Apr. 1. Eugene Walker Guild, Hyannis, Charles Alva and Eliza- beth Agnes (O'Neil). Apr. 2. Joyce Marie Lindbom, Hyannis, Ralph Frederick and Ella Louise (Young). Apr. 3. Robert Bryce Kelley, Chatham, Roland Burton and Earl- ine Daria (Bassett). Apr. 3. Marcia Jean Lombard, Wellfleet, Edward Everett and Mary Catherine (Amos). 11.5 Apr. 4. Cynthia Elizabeth Coombs, Hyannis, Elwin Warren and Empi Marie (Hill). Apr. 5. Allan Davis Ellis, Yarmouth, Raymond and Jennie,Doug- las (Rogers). Apr. 5. Henry Franklin Kelley, Dennis, Louis Olin and Julia (Pol- lie). Apr. 7. Robert Allen Howes, Hyannis, Chester Allen and Mari- anna (Weller). Apr. 14. Donald Richard Klimm, Hyannis, Richard.Foster and Ethel)May (Cahoon). Apr. 15. Judith Perry, Santuit, .Ernest Louis, Jr., and Irene (Gracia). Apr. 15. Diana May Perry, Santuit, Ernest Louis, Jr., and Irene (Gracia). Apr. 15. Carl Frederick Syriala, West Barnstable, Russell and Edith (Luomala). Apr. 17. Jean Marie Bearse, Hyannis, Louis Emerson and Made- line (Pina). Apr. 17. Judith Eleanor Page, Chatham, Gray A. and Eleanor May (Deer). Apr. 17. Richard Stephen Schultz, Hyannis, David P. and Blanche (Lazarus). Apr. 18. James Otis Ellis, Hyannis, Otis Daron and Mary (Jones). . Apr. 18. William Everett Kelley, Barnstable, Carlton W. and Isa- belle (Hughes). 116 Apr. 18. Margaret Frances Lewis, Hyannis, Emerson H. and Anna May (Thibeault). Apr. 19. Albert Francis Flint, Eastham, George Irving and Sadie Frances (Chase). Apr. 19. Apr. 19. Charles Senteio, Hyannis, Gregory and Frances (comes). Apr. 20. Kenneth Richardson Taylor; Wellfleet, William Eben, Jr., and Evelyn Olive (Batt). Apr. 21. Patricia Anne Bassett, Hyannis,, Roswell F. and Alice (Rathbone). Apr. 23. Apr. 25. Harvey Vincent Williamson, Jr., Osterville, Harvey V. and Marjorie V. Fraser. Apr. 26. Emma Louisa Fullerton, Eastham, Clarence Rufus and Emma Louisa (Chase). Apr. 26. Anthony Santos, Centerville, Marcus A. and Mary (Al- meida). Apr. 26. Anne King Stevens, Hyannis, Stuart W. and Alethia (King). Apr. 27. (Female) Labelle, Hyannis, Frank Xavier and Marie Eva (Robert) Apr. 27. LauraLee Ann Pierce, Hyannis, John Holbrook and Mar- jorie Gordon (Long). Apr. 28. Jacquelyn Duchesney, Hyannis, Francis Vernon and Myr- tle (Kelley). 117 Apr. 30. Meredith Ann Parris, Hyannis, Frank Earl and Louise (Hewitt). May 1. (Female) Taylor, Bass River, Charles H. and Dorothy G. (Hollis). !May 3. Sally Esther Anderson, Sagamore, Neilo and Celia (Maki). May 3. (Male) Lee, Harwichport, William D. and Alice (Robin- son). May 4. Harry Walter Aalto, Marstons, Mills, Nestor A. and Ingrid M. (Olkkola). May 6. George Eugene Martin, Hyannis, Armand and Elizabeth (Whitehead). May 8. Constance Ann Steere, Centerville, Philip F. and Ruth E. (Faulds). May 8. IMay 8. Lura Louise Williams, Hyannis, John and Lura (Hall). May 9. (Female) Ramos, Harwich, James L. and Isaura (Pina). May 9. Judith Ann Walker, Hyannis, Frederick A. and Ethelind D. (Fay). May 10. George Low, Jr., Pocasset, George and Agnes (Anderson). May 12. Margot Hay Reid, Osterville, Hay B. and Ruth B. (Brown). May 13. Robert Haskins Cross, Hyannis, Edward G, and Virginia (Haskins). May 13. Dana Richard Lee, North Eastham, Roscoe R. and Marian L. (Ryder). 118 May 14. Robert John Aittaniemi, West Barnstable, John H. and Irene E. (Hughes). May 14. (Male.) Lawrence, Falmouth, Milford R. and Lillian (Pfau). May 16. Joan Claire Allain, Hyannis, Nerie J. and Florida (Lem- ery). May 16. Rachel Ellen Gallant, Hyannis, Jerome A., Jr., and Grace L. (Houghton). May 16. Frederick Van Buren Lawrence, Jr., Woods Hole, Freder- ick V. and Eugenia (White). May 16. Nancy Carolyn Meinerth, Hyannis, Benjamin G. and Lu- cille S. (Drew). May 17. George Hollingsworth Lovequist, West Dennis, Alexander Lawrence and Alice J. (Hollingsworth). May 18. Arlene Maria Adams, Osterville, Albert S. and Sarah A. (MacIsaac). May 19. John Alfred Anderson, West Yarmouth, Alfred C. and and Frances (Elliott). May 19. Rita Beatrice Pease, Hyannis, Frederick B. and Alice (Bastien). May 19. !Marion May Roderick, Marstons Mills, Manuel and Louisa C. (Fernandes). May 20. James Arthur Wright, North Falmouth, Robert N. and Irene L. (Metzner). May 21. Thomas Watson Hood, Jr., Wellfleet, Thomas W. and Cecelia (Delory). 119 May 23. Bertil Lawrence McIntyre, Hyannis, William F. and Emily (Lagergren). May 23. May 25. David Larkin Swift, Osterville, Joseph L. and Eleanor M. (Kelley). May 27. Frederick Leland Grant, South Harwich, George L. and Violet C. (Perry). May 29. Judith Marie Elvander, East Sandwich, Edward and Mar- jorie (Decker). May 30. James Roosevelt Mendes, Marstons 'Mills, Christian and Isadora (comes). June 1. Sheila Cashen, East Harwich, Ralph W. and Gladys (Dan- iels). June 1. Merle Otis Rivers, Marstons .Mills, LaRoyce F. and Doro- thy L. (Conrad). June 3. John Sturgis Bearse, Jr., Bass River, John S. and Ethel M. (Poucher). June 3. William Donald Woodbury, Hyannis, Colin F. and Shirley T. (Collins). June 5. David Lynn Fuller, Orleans, Herbert L. and Ellen M. (Parker). June 5. Peter Lee McDowell, Dennis, Walter F. and Anna N. (Bendroth). June 6. June 7. Charles William Aguiar, Hyannis, Charles and Ida M. (Cotell). 120 June 8. (Male) Bearse, Centerville, Gilbert E. and Helen L. (Jones). June 8. Clifton Theodore Bowen, Hyannis, William C. and Alice W. (Buffington). June 13. David William Cheever, Hyannis, Wilbur E. and Edith Mae (Banning). June 13. Donald Francis Perry, West Dennis, Wendell C. and Ber- tha E. (Cahoon). Tune 13. Herbert Francis Sylvia, Sagamore, Leonard and Frances M. (Tucker). June 15. Judith Anne Collins, Eastham, Lewis W. and Elizabeth F. (Hopkins).' June 15. Leroy John Garcia, Teaticket, Roy J. and Louisa (Jonas). June 16. Ruth Canfield Hodge, Hyannis, Frederick M. and Persis G. (Canfield). June 17. Dudley Sylvester Fernandes, West Barnstable, Albert W. and Reva A. (Pells). June 17. Beverly Ann Govone, Osterville, James P. and Gladys L. (O'Toole). June 18. Barbara Blanche Baker, Bass River, Earl F. and Marjorie E. (Beales). June 21. Carl Hugo Karlson, Dennisport, Svante N. and Corrine I. (Hugo). June 21. !Marguerite Nancy Barboza, Harwich, George and Maria S. (Lopes). 121 June 21. John Monro Rennie, Hyannis, Alexander and Hilda (Mon- ro). June 23. Barbara Katherine Short, Osterville, Herbert and Kather- ine (Connolly). June 24. Judith Ellen Small, Harwichport, Watson J. and Marjorie (Symmes). June 24. Patricia Ann Tupper, Hyannis, Leander and Bertha (Pease). June 25. Lillian Bernice Perreault, Orleans, Raymond and Beryl M. (Knowles). June 27. Theodore Manley Crosby, Osterville, Horace M., Jr., and Viola (Jacobson). June 28. Joseph Andrews, Hyannis, Joseph and Emily (Roderick). June 28. John Reid, Cotuit, John A. and Lucretia (Burlingame). June 30. Carol Anne Harding, Provincetown, Alton T. and Rose M. (Gasper). July 1. Jean Marie Tassinari, Sagamore, John P. and Mary E. (Corradi). July 3. Frances Ann Bessom, South Wellfleet, David H. and Frances Ann (Tiernan). July 4. Eleanor Dianne Horgan, Centerville, Francis L. and' Eleanor H. (Norwood). .July 6. Carol Jane Perry, West Dennis, Joseph M. and Adeline E. (Bassett). July 6. Robert Peters, Teaticket, Allen C. and Imelda (Deschen- nes). 122 July 7. Robert Weston Gill, Wellfleet, Bernard F. and Luella P. (Hatch). July 9. Myrna Augusta Welch, West Yarmouth, David Lloyd and Clara V. (Bassett). July 10. (Female) Robbins; East Harwich, Lawrence F. and Doro- thy M. (Crowell). July 10. Sally Ann Stearns, Hyannis, Royce C. and Cecelia (Eng- lish). July 11. Paul Edward Quirk, Sandwich, George E. and Sarah M. (Parks). July 12. Curtis Lincoln Howes, Jr., Harwichport, Curtis L. and Avis May (Lee). July 12. Clarice Gail Pate, Dennisport, Bird C. and Clarice (Ken- drick). July 15. Louise Marie Bassett, West Chatham, Harold F. and Helen (Killion). July 15. James Arthur Doucette, Jr., East Brewster, James A. and Catherine A. (Smith). July 17. Russell Vail Washington, West Hyannisport, Arnold L. and Annie (Childs). July 18. Alma Clare Handy, Waquoit, John O. and Alma C. (Feeney). July 21. Glenn Herbert Thole, Hyannis, Herbert W. and Helen B. (Schweyer). July 23. John Willard.DeMartin, West Falmouth, Willard L. and Edna May (Hamblin). 123 July 27. Christine Morse, Rochester, Raymond Francis and Doris A. (Pierce). July 27. Gordon Stanley Smith, South Orleans, Ernest Benjamin and Phyllis Virginia (Baker). I July 29. Richard Alvan Crocker, Forestdale, Alvan Hall and Elsie May (Macomber). July 31. Still6orn. Aug. 1. (Female) Baker, Bass River, Warren Carlton and Rita Delina (Hirth). Aug. 1. Donald Arnold Lee, West Harwich, Robert Earl and Lil- lian Agnes (Wade). Aug. 2. Beverly Mae Kelley, South Yarmouth, Clement Howes and Dorothy Rose (Latimer). Aug. 9. Susan Jane Brison, Centerville, Rolland Stewart, Jr., and Anna Erhard (Phinney). Aug. 9. Beatrice Marie Pina, Marstons Mills, Edwin James and Mary Rose (Perry). Aug. 9. Pauline Eleanor Souza, Santuit, Antone and Arlene (Mc- Rae). Aug. 10. Alison Reid Hall, Osterville, Delton Crosby and Anne (Reid). Aug. 11. Scott Sherwoom Luebbers, Cotuit, Albert V., Jr., and Melva M. (Perin). Aug. 12. (Female) Burgess, Dennisport, Clarence Melvin and Alva Lorraine (Garfield). 124 Aug. 13. Rupert Krieg, Woods Hole, Wendell J. S. and Catherine Hanway (Bryant). Aug. 14. Judith Carolyn Cobb, Hyannis, Dexter Willis and Lillian Evelyn (Gould). Aug. 14. Betty Jane Kendrick, South Chatham, Elmer Earl and Norma Mae (Moore). Aug. 14. Lucinda Alice Moore, Hyannis, Raymond L. and Dorothy (Shaffer). Aug. 14. (Female) Pantages, Chatham, Christos and iMary (Cal- las). Aug. 14. Jane Chapin Smith, Harwichport, Gerald Abbott and Gladys Jane (Ellis). Aug. 18. Eliot Brady, New York City, James Cox and Eliot (Chase). Aug.. 18. Ronnie Lee Munsey, Orleans, Gardner Edwards and Mary Melissa (Wilcox). Aug. 19. Wayne Stephen Martin, Santuit, Manuel Joseph and Angeline Doris (Reposa). Aug. 21. Sandra Diane Jonnson, Yarmouthport, Ivar and Dorothy (Rose). Aug. 24. Michael Mahoney, Hyannis, Nicholas James, Jr., and Laurie Rita (McMahon). Aug. 25. Dana Hauston Dufur, Falmouth, William Sargent and Barbara (Hauston). Aug. 26. William Johnson, Centerville, William Oscar and Made- line Lucille (Dumont). 125 Aug. 27. Ruth Elizabeth Gilman, West Barnstable, Raymond Ever- ett and Aili Ellen (Hyttinen). Aug. 29. Mary Patricia Morse, Waquoit, Charles and Elizableth (Look). Aug. 30. Margaret Anne Eaton, West Yarmouth, Howard Francis and Claire Eileen (Davenport). Aug. 30. Kenneth Anthoney Fonseca, Yarmouth, Joseph Manuel and Celia Polly (Bray). Aug.. 31. David Thedore Jordan, West Barnstable, Jack Britton and Dorothy Elizabeth (Johnson)_. Aug. 31. Jean Carol Souza, Fall River, Everett Joseph and Helen Vera (Belyea). Sept. 1. Emanuela Anne Beaumont, Osterville, Alphonse Joseph and Margaret Mary (MacIsaac). Sept. 2. Ruth Sousa, Osterville, Manuel, Jr., and Agnes (Scares). Sept. 3. Roberta Ann Harris, Wareham, Merle Francis and Ger- trude Frances (Berry). Sept. I Richard Freeman Matteson, Chatham, Robert Nelson Slater, Jr., and Frances Charlotte (Robertson). Sept. 6. Lois Nancy Holmes, Harwich, Norman Earle and Mar- guerite Clara (Jenkins). Sept. 7. Margot Jane O'Brien, Centerville, Stephen Bernard and Margaret Mary (Cross). Sept. 7. Michael McLeod Thompson, Hyannis, Hobart Warren, Jr., and Marion (Ide). 126 Sept. 10. Francis Louis Frazier, Santuit, Frank Jr., and Mary (Perry). Sept. 10. Alfred Peter Youngren, Orleans, Earl George and Agatha Florence (Snow). Sept. 11. David Kingman Henderson, Jr., Hyannis, David Kingman and Ruby Mae (Ellis). Sept. 12. Jane Marie Alberghini, Hyannis, Joseph Childs and Alma Mary (Cattabriga). Sept. 12. Nancy Lincoln Chase, West Chatham, James Lincoln and Anne Elizabeth (Stott). Sept. 14. Sally Hendrickson, Sandwich, John and Mary (Morrow). Sept. 15. Kenneth Lincoln Doane, Jr., Chatham, Kenneth Lincoln and Betsey Toovey (Slavin). Sept. 15. Jaqueline Chase, South Yarmouth, Kenneth and Julia Virginia (Thomas). Sept. 18. Peter Edward Duggan, Cummaquid, Edward Michael and Frances Elizabeth (Bassett). Sept. 19. Frank Oscar Korpela, Hyannis, William Anselm and Fan- nie Alexandria (Tommila). Sept. 20. Ronald Francis Perry, Centerville, Francis. William and Ida (Thomas). Sept. 21. Helen Louise Langton, Dennis, Thomas Howard and Helen (Granger). Sept. 27. Barbara Ann Chambers, Hyannis, Cecil and Hilda (Peter- son). 127 Sept. 27. Ann Marie Shields, Osterville, John Francis and Marie Helen (Aylmer). Sept. 28. (Male) Crumpler, Hyannis, James Robert and Ann (Jor- dan). Sept. 30. Alan Dupont Fulcher, Orleans, Ezekiel Doane, Jr., and Mavis Marguerite (Wilde). Oct. 1. Teresa Justine Childs, Chatham, Thomas. J. and Anna Frances (Murphy). Oct. 1. Thomas Justine Childs, Jr., Chatham, Thomas J. and Anna Frances (Murphy). Oct. 2. Bartlett Spaulding Dunbar, Chatham, Francis Spaulding and Doris Muriel (Earle). Oct. 3. Peter Greene Homer, South Yarmouth, Gorham and Mar- guerite (Baker). Oct. 4. Roger Edward Pyy, Osterville, William John and Lillian Frances (Childs). Oct. 5. John Thomas Farren, North Falmouth, Robert Edward and Ada Cyrena (Leonard). Oct. 6. Stillborn. Oct. 6. Richard Frederick Jenney, South Yarmouth, Joseph Jabez and Alice Lillian (Cordes). Oct. 6. Stillborn. Oct. 8. Oct. 8. James Michael Shields, Osterville, James, Jr., and Agnes Theresa (Aylmer). 128 Oct. 9. David Leroy Eldridge, Osterville, Vernon Leroy and Eliza- beth H. (Brodie). Oct. 10. Richard Clifton Thomas, Barnstable, Clifton Wesley and Lena V. (Zwicker). Oct. 11. James Franklin Hazelton, Jr., Teaticket, James Franklin and Marion (Moniz). Oct. 13. Patricia Murray, Orleans, Franklin Snow and Julia Mae (Fulcher). Oct. 13. James Albert Tobey, Falmouth, Thomas Russell and Kathaleen (Wright). Oct. 13. Maurice Joseph Wood, Jr., West Barnstable, Maurice Jos- eph and Betsy Wales (Browne). Oct. 14. Joan Marie Cotell, Hyannis, Leroy Francis and Ellen Patricia (Walls). Oct. 14. Patricia Ann Marsh, Hyannisport, Wilbert John and Har- riet Mary (Chamberlain). Oct. 17. Ralph Warren Childs, Centerville, Joseph Finnan and Mary Ellen (Ciemmey). Oct. 18. .RobAert Pratt Geddis,Falmouth,Marshall and Jean (Pratt). Oct. 18. Walter Livingston Hundertma.rk, West Barnstable, Wil- liam Hagaman and Doris Edna (Livingston). Oct. 20. Frances Ann Gibbs, North Dennis, Oscar Francis and Elizabeth Cecelia (Whelan). Oct. 21. Marcia Gail Chambers, West Barnstable, William Francis and Martha (Salo). 129 Oct. 22. Demetrios Nicholas Papageorge, Hyannis, Nicholas D. and Sotiria J. (Kyvernetes). Oct. 24. Lorraine Serena Robbins, Brewster, Albert Foster and and Gertrude L. (Sylver).. .Oct. 28. Stillborn. Oct. 29. Nancy Ann Kelley, West Dennis, Harold Leon and Theda A. (Black). Nov. 3. Gladys Ailene Perry, Teaticket, Leonard Joseph and Celia A. (Davidson). Nov. 4. Stanley Bernard Crosby, Eastham, John Bernard and Madeline (Brown). - Nov. 6. Robert Carroll Long, Harwich, Delmar Bradley and Ruth F. (Cushman). Nov. 8. Elizabeth Meta Tuttle, Chatham, Robert Ermond and Gesine A. (Jaeger). Nov. 10. David Henry Beauchemin, Sandwich, Arthur George and Alice G. (Gibbs.). Nov. 11. Carol Mae Munroe, Hyannis, Everett Roland and Eliza- beth (Baptista). Nov. 11. Cynthia Marie Pierce, Chatham, Benoni Hamilton and Leola Ray (Foster). Nov. 12. Paul Pena, Jr., Harwich, Paul and Susan B. (Marceline). Nov. 14. Audrey Frances Matheson, Chatham, William Bangs and Mary A. (Bassett). Nov. 15. Barbara Jean Correia, Santuit, Antone Enos and-Mary Teresa. (Martin). 130 Nov. 16. David Peterson Monroe, West Yarmouth, Howard Barnes and Lena A. (Peterson). Nov. 17. Stillborn. Nov. 17. Carlo Louis Ferdensi, Hyannis, Carl Louis and Aida (Bat- taglia). Nov. 18. Robert Hollis Jackson, Orleans, Matthew, Jr., and Wil- helmina Mary (Coffin). Nov. 21. Ronald Leonard Leach, Bermuda, Leonard Thomas and Cecile Yvonne (Nolette). Nov. 23. Theodore Ernest Brandley, South Orleans, James William and Ruth Lillian (Anderson). Nov. 25. Georgiana Murphy, Cummaquid, George James and Ruth E. (Menchin). Nov. 26. Karl William Aittaniemi, Jr., Osterville, K. William and Hazel (Lapham). Nov. 26. Norman Willard Johnson, Hyannis, David T. and Naomi L. (Bishop). Nov. 30. Sylvia Elizabeth Hammond, East Wareham, Robert Cush- man and Eleanor Florence (Neal). Dec. 2. Eileen Margaret Santry, Centerville, Timothy William and Mary Ann (Vetquoski). Dec. 4. Robert Stanley Gray, Hyannis, Stanley Oliver and Rita (Smith). Dec. 4. Alexandra Hall, Osterville, Cyril Stetson and Elspeth Hay (Reid). 131 Dec. 4. Wallace Judson Perry, 3rd, Monument Beach, Wallace Judson, Jr., and Arlene (Crump). Dec. 5. Marthabelle Chase, Chatham, Victor Freeman and Eunice Constance (Eldredge). Dec. 5. Norman James Merritt, Hyannis, Allen Woodman and Olive C. (Clark). Dec. S. Alfred John Leonardi, Jr., Orleans, Alfred John and Fran- ces E. (Perry). Dec. 9. Richard Raymond Clough, Hyannis, Llewellyn Stanley and Edith Smith (Higgins). Dec. 9. Roberta Anne Greene, Santuit, Clifton Linwood and Matil- da F. (Cotell). Dec. 9. Sherman Russell Sylva, Chatham, Edward Sherman and Priscilla Louise (Sousa). Dec. 10. Robert Joseph Goode, Hyannis, Robert Joseph and Maxine E. (Hinckley). Dec. 15. Glenda Ann Baker, West Yarmouth, Richard Chesley and Marjorie E. (Sears). Dec. 17. Mary Patricia Kelly, South Harwich, Charles Patrick and Mary Helen (Hay). Dec. 22. Carl Edmon Rogers, Santuit, Edmon and Lucy (Amaral). Dec. 23. Carol Ann Soucy, Hyannis, Alcibiade and Almena (Rog- ers).• Dec. 26. Gerald Stephen Paine, Woods Hole, Roy Sumner, Jr., and . and Philomena Josephine (DeSorbo). 132 Dec. 28. (Female) Moody, Harwich, Charles Edwin and Ruth Con- stance (Holmes). Dec. 30. (Male) Clapp, Orleans, Bertram Waldo, Jr., and Jennie (Bowley). Dec. 31. Diane Theresa Hilliard, Sandwich, Walter E. .and Leon- tina Esther (Form). Dec. 31. Ruth Frances Washington, Hyannis, Richard and Susan (Russell). Residents of Barnstable 146 Out of Town 163 309 133 MARRIAGES Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1938: 1935 Sept. 2 Frederick Bruce Pease of Hyannis and Alice Louise Bas- tien of Hyannis. 1937 Dec. 25 John F. Crosby of Eastham .and Blanche A. Folsome (Cole) of Eastham. 1938 Jan. 1 William F. Chambers of Milford and Martha Esther Salo of West Barnstable. Jan. 1 Wilbur Hiram Hall of St. Louis, Michigan, and Mary Smith (Dobkins) of Falmouth. Jan. 5 Clifford Ellsworth Cahoon of Dennis and. Edith Evelyn Beebe of Dennis. Jan. 7 Harry Charles Bliss of Marstons Mills and Mary Mildred Morrison of Marstons Mills. Jan. 19 Robert Malcolm Campbell of Hyannis and Lillian Eliza- beth Hill of Hyannis. Jan. 24 Manuel J. Martin of Waquoit and Angeline Repose of Santuit. Jan. 28 Joseph Robert Gomes of Osterville and Mary Elizabeth Hurtt of Osterville. 134 Jan. 29 Francis J. Sokoloski of Centerville and Claudia R. Dixon (Ross) of Centerville. Jan. 31 Jerome, M. Ryan of Providence, R. I., and Gladys Rita Hewitt of Providence, R. I. Feb. 1 Charles Nunes Aguiar of Hyannis and Ida May Cotell of Hyannis. Feb. 3 Christian Johnson of West Barnstable and Mary Ren- kainen (Viik) of West Barnstable. Feb. 10 Roscoe F. Adams of Osterville and Hazel Pinno of Ripon, Wisconsin. Feb. 11 Napoleon Eugene Paquette of Hyannis and Melvina Mary Grew (Marchand) of Hyannis. Feb. 12 George Henry Brown of Hyannis and Esther May Wood- bury of Chelsea. Feb. 14 John Costa Roderiques of New Bedford and Eunice Louise Tripp of West Yarmouth. Feb. 21 Joseph F. Baxter of Hyannis and Ethel M. Tompkins (Munson) of Hyannis. Feb. 26 Charles Gilbert Whitmore. of Sandwich and Hilda Emily Medeiros of Marstons Mills. Feb. 27 Emerson F. Holmes of East Harwich and Bessie A. Perry (Baker) of Yarmouth. Feb. 27 Sidney E. Kelley of Dennis and Lillian Pearl Bassett of Harwich. Mar. 17 Arlo Thaxter Bates of Hyannis and Helen Whitcomb Sears of Hyannis. 135 Mar. 20 Clarence Melvin Burgess, Jr., of South Yarmouth and Ava Lorraine Garfield of Dennisport. Mar. 21 Toivo A. Lamminen of West Barnstable and Edith E. Dixon of Barnstable. Mar. 23 Hollis D. Crowell of Dennis and Estelle Miller of Dennis. Apr. 3 David Kingman Henderson of Hyannis and Ruby Mae Ellis of Harwich. Apr. 6 Stanley Oliver Gray of Hyannis and Rita Elizabeth Smith of Hyannis. Apr. 10 James Alfred Doucette of Brewster and Catherine Augus- ta Smith of Brewser. Apr. 15 John Mitchell Edwards of Dorchester and Doris Ells- worth Long of Hyannis. Apr. 19 Alexander John MacQuade of Osterville and Rita Anne Gannon of Sandwich. Apr. 23 Chester Bernard Peters of Mashpee and Sarah Georganna Greene of Mashpee. Apr. 29 Josiah Herbert Cook of Hyannis and Elizabeth Patterson of Malden. May 4 Antone Peter Cabral of Santuit and Mary Grace Nedins of Falmouth. May 7 Girard George Cottle, of Hyannis and Priscilla Helen Rod- erick of Hyannis. May 7 Joseph Cutler of Hyannis and Sarah Kazerman of Provi- dence, R. I. May 7 Raymond Alexander Michelson of Hyannis and Christian Lillian MacKean of Hyannis. 136 May 12 Edwin Amaral of West Barnstable and Constance Sim- mons of New Bedford. May 12 Julius Dorsey of Hyannis and Winnie Viola Timmons of Piriehurst; N. C. May 14 Roger Brown Stevenson of Barnstable and Mildred Louise Jones of Barnstable. May 15 Frederick Lawrence Washington of Hyannis and Mildred Amelia Veto of Hyannis. May 16 Antone Roderick Perry of Falmouth and Eugenia Souza Gomes of Marstons Mills. May 20 Wallace Cedric Booth of Somerville and Elsie Kathleen Walker of Somerville. May 20 Harold T. Sawyer of Santuit and Anna Elizabeth Pratt (Nickerson) of Santuit. . May 23 Dominic John Welch of Taunton .and Helen Elizabeth Keveney of Hyannis. May 24 Kenneth E. Chase of South Yarmouth and-Julia Virginia Thomas of West Barnstable. May 28 James A. Bazzinotti of Sandwich and Cecille Cathrine Gwodz of Hyannis. May 28 Roland William Corcoran of Hyannis and Ruth Augusta Coffin of Bass River. May 28 William Francis White of Barnstable and Edna Pearl Stevens of Barnstable. June 2 Ray D. Wells of Falmouth and Mildred Jennings (Wright) .of Falmouth. 137 June 4 Leo Galleroni of Sagamore and Fannie Marie Balboni of West Yarmouth. June 4 Antone M. Souza of Santuit and Arlene Eleanor McRae of Hyannis. June 7 Claude Edward Phillips of New London, Conn., and Bar- bara Myrtis Johnson of South Yarmouth. June 8 Ernest Linwood Abbott of Bucksport, Maine, and Genieve Alta Brown (Crosby) of Osterville. June 9 Ernest Franklin Barratt of East Providence, R. I., and Helen Grace Byrnes of Pawtucket, R. I. June 10 Ralph Crowell of Yarmouth and Olive Frances Marchant of Hyannis. June 11 Joseph Oliveira Sylvia of Marstons Mills and Herondina Reposa Terceira of Fall River. June 25 Irving Wood Bearse of Hyannis and Dorothy Swift Bearse of Cotuit. June 27 Cecil Brown Hammond of Cotuit and Beatrice Alexzine Blake of New Bedford. June 28 Raymond E. Bitter of Brookline and Bernadette J. Bur- gess of Akron, Ohio. June 29 Joseph Webster Hallett of Osterville and Elizabeth Fran- ces Sears of Yarmouth. June 30 Richard Mellier Burnes of Cotuit and Ruth Patricia Car= ney of Osterville. July 1 Earle Goodrich Phillips of Cambridge and Elizabeth Mor- ton Holway of Newton. 138 July 2 Antonio Jose Ferreira of Santuit and Mary Isabel Soares Medeiro.s of Waquoit. July 2 Edward Soares of Osterville and Dorothy Borges of New Bedford. July 4 Stanley Raybert Doane of Hyannis and Iona Frances Rose of Hyannis. July 4 Russell Randolph Walker, Jr., of Dennis and Vivian Fran- ces Kelley of Centerville. July 5 Lauri Halunen of Carver and Helen Dumec of Wareham. July 9 Harold Robert Potter of Pittsfield and Marjorie Perkins (Pinney) of Suffield, Conn. July 13 Irving B. Brackett of Santuit and Isabel Brackett (Rich- ardson) of Santuit. July 23 Charles Elon Johnson of Hyannis and Esther Agnes Wal- lin of Quincy. July 25 Clarence Ernest Eldredge of South Chatham and Cora Frances Fulcher MacDonald (Fulcher) of South Chatham. July 27 Henry Thomas Morin of Hyannis and Emily Maud Cope- land of East Bridgewater. July 30 Cecil Wadsworth Gibbs of Middleboro and Helen Dot- tridge of Cotuit. July 31 Edwin G. Anderson of Hyannis and Georgia M. Ford of Malden. Aug. 4 Max Greenberg of Fall River and Marie Masell of Fall River. 139 Aug. 6 James W. Baker of South Yarmouth and Alice Ouellette of South Yarmouth. Aug. 6 Romeo Benoit of Hyannis and Edna Louella Wade of Hyannis. Aug. 6 Joseph Souza of Falmouth and Mary Christie Nickerson of Cotuit. Aug. 11 George Frederick Savery of Cotuit and Ethel Mae Tav- ares of Falmouth. Aug. 14 Harrison Thacher Drew of Hyannis and Doris Louise Miller of Harwichport. Aug. 14 Charles Maurice Stansifer of Hyannis and Carrie Marion Ellis of Barnstable. Aug. 22 Edward Kimbrough Love, Jr., of St. Louis, Missouri, and Elizabeth Fiske Hitchcock of St. Louis, !Missouri. Aug. 25 Lawrence S. Pickering of Dennis and. Elizabeth .Hazel Kelley of Dennis. Aug. 26 Alfred William Childs, Jr., of Marstons Mills and Anna Frances Denson of Marstons Mills. Aug. 27 Clarence Bangs of Barnstable and Mabel Mitchell Whip- ple (Mitchell) of Yarmouthport. Aug. 27 James E. Kelley, Jr., of New York City and Saline Syri- ala of West Yarmouth. Aug. 29 Max Shevell of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Catherine Lee (Bar- rett) of Brooklyn, N. Y. Aug. 30 Melvin Corbishley of Providence, R. I., and Katherine: Anna Devine of Warwick, R. I. 140 Sept. 1 James Ernest Childs of Hyannis and Viola Mary Desilets of Hyannis. Sept. 3 Niilo Robert Ahonen of Sandwich and Ella, Laura La- Plante of Hyannis. Sept. 4 Howard F. Eldredge of Chatham and Anna Lewis (Sou- za) of Hyannis. Sept. 5 Donald Arthur Berrio of Braintree and Edna Elizabeth Sherburne of Hyannis. Sept. 6 Magnus Olson of Minneapolis, Minn., and Norma Inez Moe of Minneapolis, Mich.. Sept. 10 Edmund Charles Mossey of Hyannis and Irene Szocik of Hyannis. Sept. 11 William H. Grew of Hyannis and Mary E. Leahey (Mc- Glynn) of Hyannisport. Sept. 13 Clifton L. Greene of Santuit and Matilda F. Cotell of Har- wich. Sept. 13 Walter Ralph Noyes of Falmouth and Ethel Maxine Stevens of West Barnstable. Sept. 17 Louis Frederic Loutrel, Jr., of Hyannisport and Dora Lucy Sinclair of Indianapolis, Indiana. Sept. 23 Ralph H. Richardson of Ya.rmouthport and Helen B. El- . dridge of East Deunis. Sept. 24 Joseph E. Frazier of Bass River and Noella M. Chicoine of Bass River. Sept. 24 Frank Worthington rcictiards of Hyannis and Ruth Har- riet Bodman of Hyannis. 141 Sept 24 Albert J. Rood of Harwich and Annie Marie Gray of Yarmouth. Sept. 25 Cranston Hall Montcalm of Hyannis and Harriet Zukow- ski of Hyannis. Oct. 1 Maurice Jenkins Hinckley, Jr., of Marstons Mills and Frances Dewar Lapham of Marstons Mills. Oct. 1 Harry Osgood Rowe of Hingham and Louise Melvin Stet- son of Hingham. Oct. 3 William Lyman Whipple of Weymouth and Pauline Allen Loomer of Hyannis. Oct. 8 Joseph Daniel Mullan of Hyannis and Alice Elizabeth Speirs of Dennis. Oct. 8 Niilo Johannes Toolas of Sandwich and Emily Doris Crocker of Osterville. Oct. 9 Charles Elwood Eastman of Falmouth and Frances Eliza- beth Caswell of West Yarmouth. Oct. 12 William R. Miller of Boston and Mary C. Epstin (La- Deroute) of Boston. Oct. 15 John Van Leeuwen of Osterville and Katherine Sanborn of Cotuit. Oct. 22 Prescott Hayes Fish of Cotuit and Ida Teresa Cash of . Barnstable. Oct. 24 Hugh Bunte of Osterville and Julia Mary Barboza of Os- terville. Oct. 24 Joseph Lawrence Cairns of Hyannis and Clara Emma Coleman of Hyannis. 142 Oct. 27 Roy Pigott of Sandwich and Elizabeth Rankin of Oster- ville. Oct. 29 Leander Francis DeGrace of West Hyannisport and Eliz- abeth K. Monteiro of Osterville. Oct. 31 William Randolph McGlamery of Hyannis and Lena Hunt of Hyannis. Nov. 5 Andrew Allen Wilcox of Bristol, R. I., and Florence Hen- rietta Duffin of Marstons Mills. Nov. 6 Eugene C. Baker of Cotuit and Pauline I. Nyland of Hali- fax, Mass. Nov. 6 Henry Allen Gifford of Hyannis and Anna May Baker (Crocker) of Barnstable. Nov. 10 Ralph Parker Bismore of Hyannis and Georgette Antoin- ette Harpin of Hyannis. Nov. 11 William T. Beales of West Hyannisport and Emily Aje- man (Smalley) of West Hyannisport. Nov. 11 Carl Francis Sullivan of Hyannis and Doris Bundy Sulli- van (Bundy) of Burlington, Vermont. Nov. 16 Louis Jean Clement of Fall River and Jeanne Bertha Brunelle of Hyannis. Nov. 17 Eugene L. Marsden of Providence, R. I., and Kathleen McCluskey of Providence, R. I. Nov. 17 James E. Snow of Hyannis and Florence Lewis of Hyan- nis. -_Nov. 19 Paul Fairbanks Herrick of Hyannisport and Ethel Cath- erine, Kleber of Trenton, N. J. 143 Nov. 21 Allen Woodman Merritt of Hyannis and Olive Christine Clark of Hyannis. Nov. 22 Percy Cameron Emery Hutchins of Hyannis and Clara L. Hutchins (Noble) of Hyannis. Nov. 23 Everett Roland Munroe of Hyannis and Elizabeth Baptis- ta of East Falmouth. Nov. 23 Frederick Putnam Peters of Hyannis and Frances Fernan- des of Hyannis. Nov. 24 Cyril James Molony of Centerville and Adele Catherine Nelson of Barnstable. Nov. 26 Donald Cabral of Centerville and Claire Tavernier of Centerville. Nov. 27 John Loring Gould of Cambridge and Evelyn Merrow Me- serve of Cambridge. Nov. 29 James B. Mendes of Osterville and Marguerite Baptiste of Osterville. Nov. 29 Earl Hazen Runnels of Hyannis and Thelma Arlene Rog- ers of Hyannis. Dec. 3 Eric Edward Jussila of Hyannis and Eleanor Levine of Hyannis. Dec. 26 Joseph DeMitte of Marstons Mills and Mary Alice Pina of Ma.rstons Mills. Dec. 29 John M. Santos of Hyannis and Adeline N. Lessa of Hyannis. Dec. 34 John Moda of Hyannis and Rita Laura Henault of Hyan- nis. 144 Dec. 31 David Gurney Bearse of Dennis and Bernice Springer Braslow of New York, N. Y. Residents .of Barnstable 154 Out of town 126 280 145 DEATHS Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1938: Jan. 4 Stillborn. Jan. 6 Horace Mann Bear;se, Centerville, 88 y. 1 m. 13 d. Jan. 7 Julia Esther Baker (Kendrick), Chatham, 33 y. 2 m. 4 d. Jan. 7 Emily Joan Rodericks, North Chatham, 2 y. 2 m. 19 d. Jan. 8 Edward Marston Harding, Barnstable, 74 y. 6 m. 22 d. Jan. 14 Flora Augusta Whittier (Pierce), Hyannis, 71 y. 4 m. 28 d. Jan. 22 Herman Adrian Luksanen, East Sandwich, 68 y. 6 m. 15 d. Jan. 25 Thomas Hugh Walker, Buzzards Bay, 68 y. 4 m. 17 d. Jan. 26 Arthur James Amaral, Centerville, 10 m. 26 d. Jan. 26 Harry Ellsworth Coleman, Hyannis, 72 y. 8 m. 14 d. Jana 26 Ida Louise Melzard (Losses), East Sandwich, 54 y. 9 m. 27 d. Jan. 26 William Santos, East Falmouth, 2 y. 17 d. Jan. 30 Ansel Everett Taylor, West Yarmouth, 68 y. 5 m. 9 d. Feb. 6 Mary Augusta Lewis (Elliott), Osterville, 66 y. 4 m. 29 d. Feb. 9 Silas J. Wardwell, West Hyannisport, 63 y. 10 m. 5 d. 146 Feb. 12 Henry B. Morse, Marstons Mills, 63 y. 3 m. 30 d. Feb. 17 Richard Alger Macomber, Marstons Mills, 65 y. 5 m. 1 d. Feb. 18 Bertha F. Hoffman, Brockton, 73 y. 7 d. Feb. 18 Stillborn. Feb. 20 Lillian Mae Winters (Carter), Barnstable, 60 y. 3 m. 10 d. Feb. 26 Charles G. Phinney, Cotuit, 86 y. 3 m. 6 d. Mar. 1 James B. O'Brien, Hyannis, 72 y. 4 m. 19 d. Mar. 2 (Male) Sears, East Dennis, 4 hrs. 20 min. Mar. 4 David Kelley Baker, South Yarmouth, 89 y. 7 m. 14 d. Mara 4 Bridget K. Mitchell (King), Barnstable, 65 y. Mar. 5 Charles Henry Bearse, Hyannis, 51 y. 11 m. 29 d. Mar. 6 Lucy A. Guest (Pope), Hyannisport, 74 y. 11 m. 3.d. Mar. 7 Frances A. Kelley (Makepeace), Hyannisport, 85 y. 6 m. 5 d. Mar. 7 Mabelle A: Sherburne (Young) Hyannis, 45 y. 4 m. 25 d. Mar. 8 Samuel T. Landers, Cotuit, 76 y. 9 m. 5 d. Mar. 8 Clifton Casey Nickerson, Harwichport, 68 y. 2 m. 26 d. Mar. 11 Ellen E. Cross (Crowell), .Osterville, 58 y. 5 m. 28 d. Mar. 15 James W. Averill, North Chatham, 76 y. 5 m. 21 d. Mar. 16 Joseph L. Nickerson, Falmouth, 72 y. 9 m. 19 d. 147 Mar. 19 Sarah E. Henry (Parmenter), North Falmouth, 85 y. 9 m. 19 d. Mar. 19 Jennie R. Lumbert (Kelley), Centerville, 74 y. 1 m. 4 d. Mar. 21 John S. Whitaker, Centerville, 66 y. 11 m. 21 d. Mar. 22 Edna Swift Handy (Swift), Cataumet, 60 y. 3 m. 22 d. Mar. 24 George W. Bailey, Cotuit, 69 y. 3 m. 24 d. Mar. 30 Charles C. Card, Cummaquid, 55 y. 7 m. 4 d. Apr. 1 Augustine H. Baker, Dennis Port, 83 y. 3 m. 30 d. Apr. 4 Asa Coleman Ryder, Yarmouthport, 79 y. 3 m. 13 d. Apr. 9 Emily G. Hodge, Hyannis, 35 y. 6 d. Apr. 17 Edward E. Landers, Cotuit, 70 y. 1 m. 27 d. Apr. 23 Stillborn. Apr. 24 Ida L. W. Pratt (Whittemore), Sandwich, 76 y. 8 m. 20 d. Apr. 26 Emma Louisa Fullerton, Eastham, 10 hrs. Apr. 28 Thomas. Ellsworth Adams, Sandwich, 43 y. 7 m. 28 d. Apr. 30 Gordon King, East Sandwich, 34 y. 24 d. May 1 Sarah N. Cavanaugh, Provincetown, 80 y. May 2 Nellie Buckley, Bourne, 60 y. May 7 Mary Elizabeth Maki (Syriala), West Barnstable, 47 y. 11 m. 13 d. May 8 (Male) Lewis, Cotuit, 8 hrs. 148 May 8 James R. Lockhart, Falmouth, 68 y. 2 m. 14 d. May 12 Sybil Jane Holmes, Hyannis, 5 m. 8 d. May 14 (Male) Lawrence, Falmouth, 5 hrs. 30 min. May 16 Hannah Olander (Mikkonen), Centerville, 42 y. 11 m. 6 d. May 19 Herbert Crocker Wright, Barnstable, 91 y. 7 m. May 22 Deborah Field Lumbert (Lewis), Cotuit, 90 y. 7 m. 22 d. May 22 Maria Matilda Wirtanen (Keno la), West Barnstable, 82 y. 13 d. May 24 Spencer Greene, Barnstable, 57 y. 1 m. 18 d. May 26 Abraham H. Marks, Brookline, 62 y. May 30 Alice M. Perry (Dodd), West Dennis, 58 y. 7 m. 7 d. June 4 Charles, S. Manion, Miami, Florida, 32 y. 2 m. 25 d. June 6 Wilhelmina Benttinen (Turpeinen), West Barnstable,76 y. 2 m. 21 d. June, 11 Anthony Barboza, Osterville, 1 y. 8 m. June 12 Joseph Charles. Roderick, Harwich, 3 m. 17 d. June 15 Hope Clarice Kelley, Centerville, 23 y. 4 m. 23 d. June 15 Sadie Taber Bennett (Taber), Falmouth, 66 y. 1 m. 27 d. June 19 Elizabeth DeLory, Falmouth, 70 y. 2 m. 13 d. June 19 Nellie A. Perry (West), Marstons Mills, 70 y. 17 d. 149 June 19 Norma Tobey, West Hyannisport, 2 y. 7 m. 23 d. June 28 Emma L. Anderson, Pittsburgh, Penna., 70 yrs. June 29 Francis James. Lyons, Hyannis, 68 y. 1 m. July 3 Dora Hallett Hinckley (Bearse), Hyannis, 80 y. 8 m. 13 d. July 3 Edgar Waldo Leighton, Orleans, 30 y. 6 m. 28 d. July 5 John Harry Spohr, Chatham, N. J., 63 y. 10 m. 21 d. July 6 Theresa Martin (Verrar), West Barnstable, 40 y. July 8 Victor Souza, Provincetown, 26 y. 1 m. 8 d. July 10 Hattie Bain (Kenworthy), Bronxville, N. Y., 76 y. 5 In. 1 d. July 10 Alice L. Hallett, Centerville, 32 y. 2 m. 26 d. July 10 Samuel Blossom Jenkins, West Barnstable, 83 y. 26 d. July 13 Beverly Dears, Falmouth, 1 m. July 16 Sidney Clarence McHenry, Springfield, 63 y. 10 m. 29 d. July 17 John Kelley Kendrick, North West Chatham, 67 y. 5 m. 15 d. July 18 Bessie F. Hinckley (Childs), Worcester, 71 y. 5 m. July 21 Bernard Henry Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio, 78 y. 5 m. 27 d. July 22 Wilhelmina D. Keck (Dickson) Barnstable, 69 y. 11 m. 8 d. July 22 Ida Alison Lawrence (Smith), Osterville, 83 y. 11 m. 3 d. July 23 Edith Lee Tarbell (DeWitt), Centerville, 48 y. 20 d. 150 July 27 Emily C. Hawes (Crowell),"Hyannis, 75 y. 2 m. 3 d. July 28 Henry Crowie, East Dennis, 65 yrs. July 29 Bertha A. Pells (Dunbar), Cotuit, 48 y. 7 m. 22 d. July 30 John Edward Hathorn, South Orleans, 53 y. 3 m. 14 d. July 30 Edward R. McRae, Provincetown, 73 y. 14 d. July 31 Bessie C. Backus (Lapham), Centerville, 71 y. 5 m. 15 d. i July 31 Stillborn. Aug. 2 (Female) Baker, Bass River, 5 hrs. 48 min. Aug. 2 Lorraine Handy (Fonseca), Waquoit, 30 Y. 3 m. 10 d. Aug. 9 William Van Winkle Abbott, Falmouth, 16 y. 10 m. 2 d. Aug. 1 Louis Lariviere, Hyannis, 59 y. Aug. 12 Etta Jones (Walker), Marston,s Mills, 61 y. 7 m. 15 d. Aug. 13 Annie T.'Knott (Tucker), Barnstable, 68 y. 2 m. 23 d. Aug. 13 John Repose, Barnstable, 72 y. 1 m. 29 d. Aug. 15 C. Lockhart McKelvy, Perrysburg, Ohio, 44 yrs. Aug. 15 William H. A. Sisson, Falmouth, 72 y. 1 m. 11 d. Aug. 15 Cora Hall Stevens (Hall), Washington, D. C., 88 y. 10 m. 14 d. Aug. 20 Virginia M. Pizzi (Michelotti), Summit, N. J., 33 y. 4 m. Aug. 21 Charles E. Rogers, 2nd., South Orleans, 79 y. 5 m. 13 d. 151 Aug. 23 Evelyn Moody (Parker), Provincetown, 79 y. 6 m. Aug. 24 Harry A. Pitt, South Yarmouth, 46 yrs. Aug. 25 Katherine Mahon deFaria, New York, N. Y., 38 yrs. Aug. 25 Victor E. Verdades deFaria, New York, N. Y., 54 yrs. Aug. 28 Michael T. Casey, St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada, 30 y. 2 m. 26 d. Aug. 29 Mark W. Ma.clay, Jr., New York, N. Y., 20 y. 7 m. 24 d. Aug. 31 Justina Cowey, Woods Hole, 72 y. Aug. 31 Demetrios R. James, Boston, 35 y. 4 m. Aug. 31 Mary Green Nightingale Pearce (Nightingale), Barnsta- ble, 57 y. 30 d. Sept. 1 Mary Elizabeth Joseph, Osterville, 20 y. Sept. 6 Joseph F. Baxter, Hyannis, 72 y. 25 d. Sept. 9 Cornelius A. Hart, Hyannis, 71 y. 7 m. 19 d. Sept. 10 William Hallett Thacher,West Yarmouth, 71 y. 11 m. 5 d. Sept. 10 Frederick Crosby Swift, Barnstable, 82 y. 8 m. 23 d. Sept. 11 Gladys E. Aguiar (Cotell), Hyannis, 36 y. 7 m. 2 d. Sept. 14 Julia McCullock Clevenger (McCullock), Osterville, 82 y. 3 m. 29 d. Sept. 17 William W. Tweddell, Hyannis, 36 y. Sept. 20 Ellen Josephine Montague (Ormsby), Hyannis, 48 y. 11 m. 18 d. 152 Sept. 21 Florence Sears Morrison (Sears), East Dennis, 71 y. 1 m. 7 d. Sept. 21 Mary Edgar Stevenson, Hyannis, 64 y. 11 m. 15 d. Sept. 25 John B. Barrows, Waquoit, 59 y. Sept. 27 W. Winslow Gibbs, Yarmouth, 68 y. 1 m. 14 d. Sept. 28 Lillian J. Morris (Fischer), Hyannis, 62 y. 5 in. 22 d. e Oct. 3 Susan Perry Cobb (Ewer), Marstons Mills, 86 y. 6 m. 25 d. Oct. 4 Frank Ponte Vidal, Falmouth, 72 y. Oct. 5 Mina E. O'Brien (Seversen), Chelmsford Center, 63 y. 7 in. 15 d. Oct. 6 Stillborn. Oct. 6 Stillborn. Oct. 13 Donald L. Chalk, Yarmouth, 7 m. 6 d. Oct. 13 'Ransom Frost Slaght, Barnstable, 79 y. 4 m. 16 d. Oct. 15 Stella Augusta West (Smith), Marstons Mills, 77 y. 11 m. 29 d. Oct. 16 Nellie W. Lovell (Goodspeed), Osterville, 70 y. 10 in. 10 d. Oct. 20 Isabel A. Perry, West Barnstable, 82 y. 9 m. 25 d. Oct. 23 Frank Rudolph Johnson, North Falmouth, 55 y. 9 m. Oct. 25 Maude E. Baker (Taylor), Bass River, 53 y. 10 m. 27 d. Oct. 28 Stillborn. 153 Oct. 28 Cora W. Lumbert, Hyannisport, 63 yrs. Oct. 29 James Coleman Corrigan; East Brewster, 76 y. 1 m. Nov. 1 Nettie Burns, West Falmouth, 69 y. 11 m. 3 d. Nov. 3 Margaret.Hoover Putney (Hoover), West Palm Beach, Florida, 62 y. 8 m. 26 d. Nov. 4 Huse Templeton Blanchard, Barnstable, 59 y. 5 m. 22 d. Nov. 5 Loran W. Gray, Yarmouth, 69 y. 8 m. 18 d. Nov. 7 Thomas W. Nickerson, Hyannis, 75 y. 10 m. 8 d. Nov. 8 Luella Maxfield Baker, South Dennis, 66 y. 6 m. 5 d. Nov. 14 John Moran, Falmouth, 59 y. 7 m. 29 d. Nov. 17 Stillborn. • Nov. 19 Henry Rudolp-hus Stevens, East Falmouth, 52 y. 2 m. 20 d. Nov. 21 John H. Tacy, Hyannis, 77 y. 8 m. 11 d. Nov. 21 Agnes E. Till, Osterville, 56 y. 1 m. 11 d. Nov. 22 John Henry Andraws, Hyannis, 63 y. 3 in. 15 d. Nova 24 James Newell Smith, Hyannis, 80 y. 6 m. 12 d. Nov. 29 Ellen M. Handy (Crocker), Cotuit, 70 y. 7 m. 18 d. Nov.'30 Mary L. Lema (Mediore), Osterville, 51 y. 2 m. 22, d. Dec. 1 Florence C. Tepe. (Prentice), Hyannis, 54 y. 2 m. 11 d. Dec. 1 George Washington Wagoner, Hyannis, 69 y. 7 m. 28 d. 154 Dec. 6. (Male) Merritt, Hyannis, 8 hrs. 48 min. Dec. 10 Nicholas Demetra.s, Hyannis, 62 y. Dec. 11 Clarence W. Howes, Chatham, 75 y. 11 in. Dec. 11 Ida May Hall (Bacon), Osterville, 85 y. 1 in. 21 d. Dec. 11 Arthur W. Lapham, Barnstable, 81 y. 11`d. Dec. 12 Ethel Wilton Lockwood (Wilton), Orleans, 72 y. 3 in. 3 d. Dec. 12 George W. Silver, Hyannis, 41 y. 8 in. 20 d. Dec. 12 Edward Wirtanen, West Barnstable, 81 y. 8 in. 19 d. Dec. 14 Anna Matthews (Caswell), Osterville, 75 y. 6 d. Dec. 19 Elizabeth M. Brown (Foye), Barnstable, 74 y. 3 in. 1 d. Dec. 19 William F. Coleman, Cotuit, 80 y. 11 in. 15 d. Dec. 25 Anna Rogers (Silva), Cotuit, 73 y. Dec. 27 Eliza T. Blossom (Waitt), Osterville, 81 y. 3 in. 19 d. Dec. 30 Ephraim Wilman Hill, Truro, 82 y. 13 d. Dec. 30 John Victor Kaipainen, Sandwich, 61 y. 1 in. 3 d. Residents of Barnstable 95 Out of town 84 179 155 BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL 1938 Jan. 11 Ella Sears Capwell, Taunton, 69 y. 27 d. Jan. 16 Francis H. Owen, Brookline, 70 y. Jan. 20 Benjamin Merrill Small, St. Petersburg, Florida, 75 y. Jan. 25 Raymond E. Eldredge, Bangor, Maine, 30 y. 11 m. 28 d. Feb. 22 Frederick William Dunbar, Montclair, N. J., 74 y. 2 m. Mar. 24 Roy Sylvester, Taunton, 55 y. 10 m. 14 d. Apr. 2 Rita Muriel Brogan, Miami, Florida, 20 y. 2 m. 12 d. Apr. 28 Minnie Niles Hinckley, Everett, 74 y. 11 m. 5 d. June 6 Ariadna Cornish (Bearse), Chelsea, 86 y. June 12 Santiros Stratagaros, Pocasset, 63 y. 8 m. 26 d. Priscilla Atwood Fish, St. Louis, Mo., 76 y. July 21 Arthur Derby Lawrence, Cambridge, 54 y. 3 m. 16 d. Aug. 8 Mary Eugenia Snow, Boston, 63 y. 1 m. 13 d. Sept. 8 Henry L. Baxter, Mt. Pleasant, N. Y., 62 y. 8 m. 28 d. Oct. 9 Theodore Warren Phinney, Malden, 93 y. Oct. 10 Thomas F. Baker, Pocasset, 57 y. 6 d. Dec. 2 Colomba Binda, Newton, 75 y. 1 d. Dec. 8 Jalmar Karhinen, Bridgewater, 54 y. 156 JURY LIST, 1939 The following is the jury list for 1938: Bernard Aikens Clerk Maurice S. Allen Farmer Paul Anderson Carpenter Ruben Anderson Plumber Edgar S. Angell Retired Donald Baker Laborer Isaac Baker Laborer John Barr Salesman Chester L. Bassett Retired . Benjamin D. Baxter Merchant Harry C. Bearse Merchant William S. Behlman Caretaker Allen A. Berry Carpenter Arthur J. Best Plumber Gerard C. Besse Cashier William R. Blagden Janitor Walter S. Brown Retired Henry D. R. Cammett Retired James F. Campbell Merchant Theodore Chaffin Electrician James A. Chute Painter Thomas R. Corrigan Engineer Zenas Crocker, Jr. Broker Edward F. G. Cross Manager Richard A. Cross Landscape Gardener Ross N. Demetras Salesman Francis H. Dufresne Salesman 157 Oscar H. Eggleston Realtor Charles M. Eldridge Painter Allen D. Frazer Mechanic Walter M. Gaffney Architect Roger T. Gott Manager George P. Hadley Poultryman Leonard F. Hamblin Contractor Seaver R. Harlow Truckman Walter S. Hastings Gardener Otto K. Hoffman Manager Raymond R. Holloway Manager Loring G. Jones Merchant Edward A. Kellogg Surveyor Edward H. Knea.le Restaurant Proprietor George L. LaMoudy Janitor Victor J. Leeman Farmer Walter G. Lees Retired David H. Leland Machinst Parker Leonard Realtor John G. Lewis Plumber Walter N. Lewis Caretaker Elbert T. Little Bookkeeper Winfred B. Lovell Farmer Nelson B. Marchant Fisherman Charles Marr Bookkeeper George H. Miller Realtor Owen J. Mullaney Retired Ira D. H. Murray Electrician William S. Murray Bookkeeper William C. Newton Florist Vincent D. O'Neil Clerk Alexander Pate. Plumber Sidney Phillips Gardener Nelson P. Phinney Florist Charles H. R•eid Nurseryman 158 John A. Reid Caretaker William H. Robbins . Fisherman Willis R. Robbins Carpenter Myron W. Saley Caretaker Stuart F. Scudder Merchant Benjamin Sears Merchant Howard W. Sears Bookkeeper James F. Shields, Jr. Truckman Alfred Short Carpenter Carleton W. Small Truckman Russell G. Starck Merchant Ernest F. Swift Carpenter Frank G. Thacker Insurance Agent Lawrence D. Trefry Bookkeeper Kenneth Turner Plumber Lawrence M. Vroom Mason William F. Whiteley Fish Dealer Ralph R. Williams Plumber Daniel J. Wright Carpenter Francis A. Wyman Merchant 159 PLANNING BOARD REPORT In submitting this Annual Report for the year 1938, an effort has been made to present as concisely as possible a re- view of the activities of the year, and our recommendations for civic improvements which in our judgment we deem to' be of vital importance in Barnstable's forward progress. Much has been accomplished in the matter of platting the lands and holdings of individual ownership. Surveys have been made of such plots where deed descriptions were vague and difficult of a true and accurate placement and as to area covered in the various conveyances. Plans, maps, and engineering service, to various offi- cials and to our citizens, have been rendered upon request. A direct result of the work accomplished in the plat- ting of the town is the very great savings that can be affect- ed when plans and layouts of roads and properties. are re- quired by any particular district within our town limits whenever any major project is under consideration by that district or community. A notable example of what we have in mind is very forcibly shown in the close cooperation of.our office force with the officials of the Osterville-Centerville Fire District, to the extent that an area of more than four thousand acres was covered by plans available for the use of these officials in the installation of a `eater system at a considerable sav- ing for the District. 160 Meetings have been held with other department heads and committees during the past year at which conferences many important subjects were under discussion. We wish to express our appreciation of the cordial co- operation extended to the Planning Board by our executive officers and by the citizens as a whole. As to our recommendations for the coming year we take the liberty- of recording verbatim some of our recom- mendations of former years, in order to again attract at- tention to what we believe to be matters of vital importance to the town as a whole. RECOMMENDATIONS: Harbors and Waterways We recommend the introduction of a five year program of dredging our harbors and the deepening of entering channels for the express purpose of providing adequate facil- ities for craft of a larger draught than ordinarily visit our shores, to make safe entrance and see-Lire proper moorings. It is recommended.that in order to accomplish this end that adequate sums be raised and appropriated each year to cov- er the expense involved. A considerable amount of revenue would accrue to the town by attracting a new group of the yachting fraternity and devotees of sailing. Town Landings Improvement of existing landings—notably Hoopers in Cotuit, the East and West Bay Landings of Osterville, Cen- terville and Craigville Beach Landings, and the Stewart's 161 Creek Landing at South Hyannis could very well be incor- porated in the program of waterway improvements. On the shores of our inland waters, landings should be laid down for the convenience of our people, and as a start in this direction, it is suggested that on the easterly and northerly shores of Lake Wequaquet such landings be es- tablished. Shore Front ' Our Board of Selectmen have had under advisement the prevention of shore front erosion and have taken such necessary steps to prevent further inroads on our shore front, as appear from time to time, and we recommend that our citizens lend every encouragement both financially and morally to this undertaking. Highways Annually the Road Commissioners make recommenda- tions for the improvement of existing roads, acceptance of private roads where a considerable amount of home con- struction has developed and new revenues added to our tan- gible assets. -Much good has developed from this method of procedure and our system of roads has been, built up to the extent that few if-any towns have as good roads as Barnsta- ble can boast of and properly so. The Planning Board, however, sets forth this recom- mendation under the caption of highways—that where Building Lines have not already been laid down, plans should be made through a progressive program, initiated by the Selectmen and the Planning Board jointly, whereby each year the mor.- populous sections of our villages and 162 highly residential areas be afforded the protection that nat- urally follows the establishment of Building Lines. As a further recommendation on this subject we are firmly convinced that before any sub-division plans, with street layouts shown thereon, are approved by the Board of Survey it should be the practice that the plan show estab- lished Building Lines and future building would then have to conform to that line. Parks and Beaches The preservation of and improvement of our present parks and lands that have been deeded to the town for such purposes has been the subject of much discussion for some time past. We learn that an article is to be inserted in the Warrant for the coming Annual Town Meeting treat- ing upon this subject and it is recommended that it be giv- en the serious consideration it warrants. Your Board for several months past has studied the problem of what to many of our citizens appears to be a matter of extremely vital importance to the town as a whole viz: the proper control and regulation of our Craig- ville Beach property. In order that we might be in a position to have a bet- ter understanding of how beach properties have been su- pervised and conducted in other communities, both in this State and the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, we sent out a questionnaire to cover the main features with which we were concerned, and had returns from seventy- seven of these cities and towns, some of which had no beach property and others small holdings. 163 From a review of such replies with conditions compar- able to those existing in our own town we were enabled to reduce to a concrete form, a recommendation that we here- with present for your consideration and such action as the citizens may deem proper. 1st—That the beach land be fenced. . 2nd—That no "concession" be granted third parties, but that the business be carried on at the bath-house for the town's benefit by a town agent to be appointed by the Commissioners. 3rd—That the Commissioners make rules and regula- tions under the provisions of General Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chapter 45, Sections 5 and 24, for the use and govern- ment of the beachland, substantially as follows: a. For closing the beach at night;— b. For the appointment of Park Police Guards and Nurses';— c. For prohibiting dressing and undressing in auto- mobiles;— I For prohibiting the entry and parking of cars within the grounds unless the same have a seasonal registration from the Chief of Police with a tag displayed on the windshield;— e. For preventing overcrowding on Sundays and holidays 4th—That the Selectmen adopt rules and regulations against the parking of cars on the town ways adjacent to and leading to the'beach during the summer season and prohibiting automobile traffic on these ways on Sundays and holidays, excepting only cars with tags or those necessarily going to and from private property. 164 Miscellaneous An amendment to Article X of our By-Laws making provision for the creation of a Board of Appeals as pre- scribed by General Laws enacted since the adoption of the By-Laws will be presented in the Warrant for the 1939 An- nual Meeting and we recommend its adoption. We are advised that an article will be inserted in the Warrant to appropriate a sum of money to defray the cost of purchase of the abandoned Right of Way belonging to the Old Colony Railroad south of South Street in Hyannis and as recommended by your.Planning Board for several years past. We recommend favorable action on this pur- chase. The Planning Board again calls attention to this com- ing celebration of Barnstable's 300th anniversary of its in- corporation as a Town and we feel that our citizens will celebrate this momentous occasion in a dignified manner, re- flecting credit upon themselves and Town, lend support both morally, physically and financially to the program un- der advisement by the Tercentenary Committee you have appointed to supervise this historical event. Respectfully submitted, CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman RALPH H. BODMAN, Vice Chairman HAROLD W. WILLIAMS, Secretary ROBERT F. CROSS F. HOWARD HINCKLEY NELSON BEARSE FREDERIC F. SCUDDER 165 REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL To the Board of Selectmen: I submit herewith the eighth annual report of the town counsel covering the activities of the legal department for the year ending December 31st, 1938, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17 of Article XVIII of the Town By- laws relative to the legal department. By referring to the 1937 Town Report, page 179, it will be seen that the town was a party to seven cases.then Pend- ing in the courts at the end of that year, two of which cases have now been disposed of and two of which have remained inactive so long that in all probability no further attention need be paid to them from now on. T-wo new cases were brought against the town during 1938, one of which was settled during the year. The two old cases disposed of were as follows:— First: The Robbins land damage case, growing out of the widening and relocation of the Shoot-Flying Hill Road in 1936, where 2,846 square feet of the land of the plaintiff was taken and $75.00 awarded him as damages by the Se- lectmen at the time of the taking. Later the selectmen caus- ed a resurvey to be made of the location of the Road where it adjoined the property of the plaintiff Robbins and they decided to abandon 783 square feet of the original taking and at a special town, meeting in October 1937 the town voted to discontinue as a town, way the aforesaid 783 166 square feet. After the discontinuance had been made and after negotiations with the plaintiff's attorney, the plain- tiffs claim for land damages.was settled for $150.00, which appears to be a most satisfactory settlement of this particu- lar land damage case, which cases are always troublesome and more or less hazardous when a trial is had before a jury, because of the known propensity of juries to favor in- dividuals as against corporations and the town of course, being a municipal corporation, is always under some disad- vantage in such trials. Second: The .Campbell zoning law case in the Land Court involving the whole question of the extent and valid- ity of the town's zoning law set out in Article X of the by- laws, where, after a hearing at Barnstable before Judge Clarence C. Smith of the Land Court the town's contention as to the validity of its zoning by-law was upheld by the Court and as happily the petitioner finally concluded not to press his appeal to the Supreme Court which was taken by him after the decision of Judge Smith, this serious case has been disposed of very favorably from the town's stand- point. In the opinion of the town counsel it would have been almost a calamity had, the Court not sustained the va- lidity of this very meagre zoning by-law, under which we have been operating to the town's advantage and welfare during the past few years. At this point the town counsel takes occasion to state that under the Acts of 1936, Chapter 269, it appears to be obligatory upon the town to amend its present zoning by- law in order to provide for the appointment of a Board of Appeals and now that this Campbell zoning law case has been disposed of it appears to be proper to submit to the coming annual town meeting an amendment to this zoning by-law. 167 Such an amendment has been prepared with the collab- oration of the selectmen, upon which the Planning Board, as required by Statute, will shortly give a public hearing in order that its recommendations may be submitted to the town meeting. During 1938 the City of Worcester brought suit against the town for aid and assistance rendered to indigent per- sons whose settlements were alleged to be in this town and where there had been some controversy between the respec- tive Boards of Public Welfare'over certain items in the ac- count, as so frequently arises in cases of this sort. While this controversy was being carried on the two year statu- tory period of limitations to actions of this sort was about to expire, whereupon the City of Worcester, in order to pro- tect its rights as to the whole account, brought suit against this town, but it was not entered in court on the return day of the writ, as the disputed items were adjusted and the whole account settled. The controversy involved only a very small amount of money. In the layout of a new town way in the Village of Hy- annis from the.Main Street to Bearse's Way in 1937, a very substantial area of land was taken for the layout owned by Zenas D. B. Hallett, for.which he was awarded $3000 for land damages by the Selectmen at the time of the taking. Mr. Hallett, not being satisfied with this award, within one year from the date of the taking as allowed by statute; peti- tioned the Barnstable Superior Court for an assessment of his damages by a jury, and other than the Worcester case above mentioned, this is the only case against the town that arose during the year 1938. While this case was actually pending at the end of the year 1938, it can be definitely."stat- ed that it is to be settled for the amount of damages orig- inally awarded by the selectmen. 168 From the foregoing recital it will be seen that so far as the litigation in court is concerned and apart from cer- tain dormant and inconsequential cases of no great con- cern, the town stands in a most favorable position at the be- ginning of the year 1939 for it really was then confronted with four court cases only, as follows 1. Boston vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 2. Donahue vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 3. Sutherland vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court 4. Hallett vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court We have reason to believe that none of these cases will be tried in court but will all be settled during the coming year. While these court cases are always to be regarded ser- iously and as an important part of the work of the legal de- partment, by far the greater part of the time and attention of the legal department is concerned with matters of routine and special matters of very considerable importance that are constantly arising froin day to day in the performance of the duties of the various town officials. During the past year some of these more important spe- cial matters concern the examination of titles, the preparing of deeds and other legal documents in connection with the Baker and Livesley land on South Street, Hyannis, where the town reconveyed to Messrs. Baker and Livesley the land previously taken, retaining only a highway.drainage ease meat into the waters of Lewis.Bay, in accordance with the vote of the town at the annual town meeting in March 1938 169 under Article 52 of the Warrant; the acquiring of addit•ion- al land on Cobb's Hill, Barnstable, for an extension of the school grounds voted in town meeting to be called the "Ba- con Playground," from the estate of the late Robert Bacon, Aso generously conveyed to the town by deed of gift; the ac- quiring of additional land for park purposes on Sandy Neck from Bernard L. Paine; the addition to the high school grounds in Hyannis by deed of gift from Louis V. Arenov- ski in the memory of his lately deceased father, Louis Aren ovski; the acquiring of the land for the new police station on Elm Street; the Doubtfire park land on Long Pond, Cen- terville, and perpetual easements obtained by the Tercen- tenary Committee for the placing of boulders on historic sites in the Village of Barnstable. Claims against the town for personal injuries because of alleged defects in our public ways are always a source of concern to the town officials and during the year we have had five such claims which we were obliged to investigate, to make plans and surveys and gather all available evidence in order to determine whether to contest or settle the same, but fortunately during the past year, none of these claims were found to be substantial and as yet no suits based upon these claims have been brought against the town. The Board of Public Health has required the assistance, ` of the Town Counsel in connection with the abatement of some five dwelling house nuisances, all in the village of Hyannis, and with the proceedings against parties unlaw- fully using the waysides for dumping grounds; violations of plumbing rules and regulations, the keeping of swine and the collection and disposal of garbage, and also with the abatement of the nuisance arising from the stagnant water and improper drainage of the Inner Cove of Lewis Bay re- 170 c .ntly filled in, in connection with the dredging operations in the Bay south of the sewer pumping station on South Street, Hyannis. The installation of the sewer system has given rise to complicated questions for the Sewer Commissioners in con- nection with the sewer assessments, with the annual rates and collection of the same, the sewer extension on Barnsta- ble Road and Elm Street to connect with the police station, the management of the sewage disposal area and the collec- tion of damages from owners of automobiles for the destruc- tion of the fence and injury to the shrubbery on the pump- ing station grounds. The Police Department has sought the opinion of the ''Down Counsel in various legal questions from time to time, .including auction sales and closing out sales by shopkeep- ers, as to the sale of fireworks on Sunday, the disposal of an abandoned boat and in connection with the procedure for advertising forbids for the supply of gasoline and oil to the police station for the coming year. The Tax Collector has required the opinion of the Town Counsel in connection with his duties concerning the collec- tion of the sewer assessments, the preparing of forms for discharges of liens .and in reference to the collection of water rates for the Barnstable Fire District. The Selectmen have sought the opinion of the Town Counsel in various matters and especially in regard to some new questions that have arisen in connection with the per- mits to the Barnstable County Gas Company to dig up the streets and to lay pipes in the same and in connection with articles for the warrant, the form of votes and the form'of 171 deeds of easements to the Cape and Vineyard Company for transmission lines over the Cobb woodlots and Crocker Park. Numerous special articles and forms of votes' for the town meetings were required by the Housing Committee in connection with the school propositions and the acquiring of land for the new police station; by the Tercentenary Committee and also by other officials in connection with town meetings; the disposal of the old Marstons Mills school land and the amending of Article XI of the By-Laws. We are required by statute to appoint a Manager for the airport and secure a license for the operation of the same from the Department of Public Works and troublesome questions have arisen in connection with the operation and management of this airport and the rules and regulations for the same. Other special matters requiring the attention of the Town Counsel have had to do with the appointment of the Shellfish Warden as constable; in relation to the application and procedure for a variance under the zoning laws; the stocking of ponds with fish; the troublesome transient ven- dors law and. the preparing of an amendment of the same for presentation to the Legislature; certain violations of the zoning law and as to the powers and duties of the For- est Warden and the offering of rewards for the wilful burn- ing of our forests; in the School Board arising from the re- moval from town of one of the members; the transportation of school children on private roads; the moving of buildings in the streets; the status of the Craigville Beach park land and the very troublesome questions as to the powers and du- ties of fence viewers and the method of their procedure in certain cases. 172 The _Telfare Department has required the opinion and help of the Town Counsel from time to time on various spe- cial matters such as the claim of the town against the City of Cambridge, the Worcester case above mentioned; the ex- amination of titles and the preparation of mortgages and bonds in seven Old Age Assistance cases and the claims for reimbursement for aid and assistance rendered to deceas- ed persons and such like matters. The Police Department is to be commended for its very prompt and efficient investigation of personal injuries caus- ed or arising from alleged defects in the public ways and its detailed reports to the Town Counsel from time to time as to the same, so that the town may be in a'better position to defend any suits that may be brought against the town for such personal injuries, which are always a matter of very considerable concern to the town by reason of the great difficulty in successfully defending such cases in Court. The town counsel also takes occasion to express his ap- preciation for the co-operation of all the town' officials, al- most without exception, in administering the town's busi- ness and affairs legally, properly and for the best interests of the town and especially for the constructive work that the various departments and town officials are doing in -conducting the highly complicated business of a municipal- ity of the size and importance that the Town of.Barnstable has now become. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. PAINE, Town Counsel. January 1st, 1939. 173 REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE The following is report No. 12 of the Shellfish Consta- ble of the Town. This report if gone into in detail as to the many new things that confront us at the start of 1939' pertaining to the industry would be much too long and contain too many figures as there are a number of new problems to face that have never come up before such as the Starfish menace which has never looked as serious as at present, also the horseshoe and cockel pest, especially cockels on the north side which seem to be on the increase in spite of our efforts to destroy them. During the past year we have only been able to work on the two-seeded areas on Sand Island Proj- ect No. 7 and, No. S. We had a man: on this area from June, 1 to August 1. Then two men to September 1. Then a WPA project who worked this and the surrounding areas until about October 20th. It is expensive with a harbor as large as Barnstable to cover all the flats and during all of 1937 not much was done. No men were available as the harbor was open for digging with orders nearly every day. Clam digging and cockel work both have to be done at low tide. Of course our sup- ply of clams on the north side is decreasing due to no new set for two years, over fishing in 1937 and destruction by horseshoes and cockels, also a great many too small to take are destroyed during digging those of unmarketable sizes. The outlook for 1939 is hard to tell. Many areas there are 174 none, no digging will be allowed until a new set comes in or some reseeding done. It is pretty certain that summer dig- ging for other than Town Trade will not be allowed until conditions are much improved. Also from the looks of the situation at present it seems that supervised digging will have to be carried on for some time at least. Some of the best posted men on the clam business admit this if we want to keep away from conditions as in 1930-1935 with the har- bor closed. The Razor Fish situation is much the same as last sea- son but the outlook for 1939 not so good with no new set for two years and some of the older fish dying out. The Quahog outlook is good. Our supply very good. Our worst problem seems to be a market, just now the sup- ply is much beyond the demand, which of course tends to keep the price low. What the destruction to other areas outside our town caused by the September hurricane, no. one at present can tell. The outlook for 1939 Scallop returns is largely a guess. Plenty of seed in many places. This condition with what we have already done and plan to do to destroy Star Fish should help the scallop situation for 1939-40. What the de- mand will be, whether the seed will stay or not, what the supply in other sections will be no one knows, as no one can be very certain of what scallops will do. The grass that was so abundant, which seemed to be covering our flats especi- ally on the north side, in many areas where there were clams and razor fish, which we in 1936-37 were so concerned about and spent some money to remove some of it as it seemed to be smothering some of the clams and razor fish has for the time all disappeared. At present I know of none -,on any of the areas. 175 You will remember in one of my reports I told you at length about this grass.'The State took samples for analy- sis to try and help us out but before we found out very much about it, it had about all disappeared, so about the only new information we received from the analysis was the name which helped us very little and the fact that it was short lived and soon died out which we had already found out. The eelgrass which died out in 1929-30 all over our town as well as all over the world, seems here to be coming back but very slow. One section of the town was the north side known as the Yarmouth flats. There are quite large areas which are increasing in size all the time. The reason for the very slow increase is the disease which about half of it still has, grows a little then dies out, so the increase is so slow that it changes the character of the. flats very little and provides very litle shelter for scallop or other fish that usually hide in it. Clams As I told you in my last report the amount of clams dug and amounts received in 1937 would no doubt establish a record that would stand for some time to come as we dug during the summer, orders were good. The largest number of permits issued we have any record of. During the season of 1938 the winter orders were not so good, only 88 permits issued so the amounts taken to April 1st much smaller than the season before. Then the harbor was closed for all but town orders, since which time there has been issued 24 per- mits. We dug under supervisions three days a week. From From April lst increased to six days as the season advanced and the demand increased, then back to three days a week after September 15th which continued until December 5th when the harbor opened for commercial digging. In my 176 last report I told you of clam projects Nos. 4 and 6 as incom- plete. No. 4 was an area known as the Hummocks where clams were transplanted from the Light House Cove by in 1935 at no cost to the town. This area was left till all grow to large ones. All work of protection on this area was done by E. R. A. The digging was done under super- vision with a cost to the town of about $20.00. The return to the diggers from this area was about $1000. No. 6 was on Sand Island. The State sent the clams June 3, 1936 to July 12, 1936. Town paid for planting $398 00 Protection 1936-1937 156 00 Supervision digging to April 1, 1938 102 00 Total cost to town $656 00 We received from this area $3380.00 which leaves an in- come of $2724.00 to April 1, 1938. There are still two projects No. 7 and No. 8 of seed planted and transferred. Those seeded were sent by the State, those transplanted, done by both State and town, the report of which will no doubt come in 1939. We have about 400 barrels of seed on these two areas which on account of -size cannot be used before next summer. Total received for winter 1937-38 $6028 00 Total received for Town Trade, April 1 to December 1, 1938 4342 00 Total $10,370 00 177 Quahogs Our supply of quahogs in spite of the fact that more permits were issued this year than last, remain very good. We have two closed areas, one in Lewis Bay, Hyannis, which was seeded and closed some time ago. If, during the coming year a market can be found, this area will probably be opened to the public for a time and should yield a good many bushels. A good part of the money to seed this area was furnished by the State so the net to the town should be very substantial as the seed were very small when planted, so the return from growth and what they should spawn (for as you know the increase from shellfish is not only the growth but from spawn) ought to furnish a big return for the amounts invested. The other closed area is in Cotuit, the area not so large and the amount planted not so large so we do not expect any such return from this area. The permits issued this year were 59, last year 47. Razor Fish The supply for the season of 1937-38 was very good. The demand not too good. The Boston orders very small . owing to the supply of Sea Clams shipped there from out of state at a much cheaper price, so our business depended al- most entirely on Chatham and Provincetown orders. The number of permits issued 64 as against 84 for the season of 1936-37. The amount marketed $10,908.75 as against $16,672.25 for the season before. The outlook for the com- ing season not too good, no new set for two years, and with the large amounts taken during the last two years many of th.e.flats at an ordinary tide are fairly well dug out, so at present only on extra low tides is the supply extra good. 178 Scallops The scallop industry much better than last season. I do not think the season lasted much longer than last as there are quite a number of permits more than last. The prices were much better on account of the small crop in a good many places which made a.good demand which kept the price up, most of the time not lower than $3.00 or $3.25 per gallon. The number of permits issued 102 as against 74, for the season before. The amount received to December 1, 1938 was $16,308.75 as against $12,216.00 for the season be- fore. With the amount of seed on some of the areas and the extermination of starfish already done and what we plan to do this year at the entrance of our harbors, it would seem that the outlook for next season as to supply should be good. Starfish The actual facts and figures as gathered by the State and what little we have in the past year been able to do, would make a lengthy report in itself. Of course we have known for a long time that there were starfish outside our harbors. As long ago as around 1900, we knew from inves- tigations by men who thought of going itno the oyster bus- iness in a big way. Off Wianno Beach, Centerville Beach, and Hyannisport there were plenty of these starfish pres- ent, but until about 1937 we found very few in our inner harbors, (at this time after a survey by state men who have had a number of years experience at this work in many of our coastal towns) we found quite a number at the en- trances of our harbors. Our supply of money for this pur- pose was pretty small as it is quite expensive but with help from the state, also a special appropriation by the town in 179 March, we, under the direction of the State Bureau of Mar- ine Fisheries began work on January 10, 1938 and worked as weather permitted until March 11, 1938. During this time we took up and destroyed 3,163 bushels. These fish will average about 250 to the bushel each. Starfish will destroy quite a number of scallops per month, so you can see the loss on scallops alone is almost unbelievable, for when a seed scallop is destroyed it means a scallop that has not spawned which might'mean millions if left to mature. The totals are as follows: 3,163 bushels destroyed, or 778,750 starfish. Total spent by the State 896 40 Total spent by the Town 634 10. Total spent $1,530 50 Of this amount $318.50 was spent from the special ap- propriation for starfish. The rest came from the regular ap- propriation for Propagation and Protection. We still have plenty of starfish. We will use what funds we have and hope to get some help from the state to try to keep these pests from getting into our harbor scallop beds. The results of our doings along these lines will have to come in 1939 re- port. I want to take this space, (and I hope every voter will take notice) to call your attention to the very generous amounts received from the State by the town•to help in the shellfish industry along Propagation and Protection lines. We have received during the year 1938 as follows: Work on Starfish $896 40 Work on Clams 244 80 Total $1,141 20 180 These amounts were made available by the splendid co- operation of the Director of the Bureau of Marine Fisher- ies, Mr. Bernard J. Sheridan and his- staff of inspectors. These amounts along with those made available by the town appropriations (for as you know, when the Bureau furnish- es amounts for this work they expect the town to put in their share), has enabled us to do quite a bit along the lines of Protection as well as Propagation. To sum up, of course as I told you earlier in my report, 1937 will no doubt stand as a record for some time on account of the amount of clams dug in Barnstable Harbor in the summer. The totals on permits are as follows: Clams to April 1, 1938 88 Clam Town Trade to Dec. 1 24 Quahog to April 1, 1939 59 Razor Fish Season, 1937-1938 64 Scallops to April 1, 1939 102 Total 337 Under these permits the following amounts have been taken: Clams $10,370 00 Razor Fish 10,908 75 Scallops 16,056 50, Quahogs 16,306 75 Total $53,642 00 181 For the coming year it's pretty hard to tell just what we Nvill need, no doubt with very little clam set the past two years and our supply growing less, we will have to do some reseeding, plenty of protection, and supervised dig- ging most of the time to make our supply go as far as possi- ble, and to furnish employment to as large a number as pos- sible when they need it the most. We. also have two quahog seeded areas which if a market can be found will no doubt be opened for a time during the coming season, if so will need some supervising. If not opened before summer, especially Lewis Bay, Hyan- nis will need plenty of protection. On the scallop situation, about all we can hope to do along lines of protection is on our beds in the inner harbors. On the larger areas outside where there used to be some ex- tensive beds of scallops it does not seem at present that we will be able to do very much on starfish work unless some very much larger sum of money can be made available to go at this problem in a big way. I have tried to make this report as plain as possible so the voters may see what is being done with the amounts of money appropriaLed for Elie support of this industry and realize that it is one important enough to do all that is possi- ble to continue. The totals derived from the industry are very pleasing to us all and are made possible by the splen- did cooperation of the town' officials and men who work un- der permits. It is hard to make regulations to fit individu- al needs. We try to make those that will be for the best in- terests of the men and the industry as a whole. The taking for family use much the same, still a heavy drain on our re- sources and troublesome to regulate, especially during the 182 summer months on the south side closed areas where much extra protection both night and day is necessary. All this makes extra mileage and expense. Our showing this year compares very favorably with other years, also with other places of like conditions, so it would seem that the shellfish industry is worthy of the care- ful consideration of the voters of the town and I hope will be looked on as one of the important departments. Very respectfully submitted: ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE, Shellfish Constable, Town of Barnstable. n 183 Report of the SURVEYOR "OF HIGHWAYS It is with pleasure that I submit my report for the year 1938: I wish first to stress the fact that there is an.urgent need for more and better sidewalks. The steady increase in motor traffic has increased the danger of uncurbed streets. Improvements on sidewalks have been made in the past year but much work remains to be done. Owing to the favorable prices prevailing on materials and through the use of very efficient handling equipment, I have been able to do a considerable amount of stone sealing this year. This treatment of mixed-in-place roads is bene- ficial and should be continued. A point of interest for the voters of the Town of Barn- stable to know is that there are approximately 185 miles of improved hard-surfaced roads and several hundred miles of unimproved dirt roads in the Town. Approximately two miles of mixed-in-place road was build this year, and I hope to continue this work in 1939, as is recommended by the Finance Committee. Extensive patching and sand sealing work has been ac- complished on oiled roads, which tends to establish a hard surface and also preserves the condition of these roads the year round. 184 Street drainage conditions have been improved some- what, but there is still a considerable need along this line in parts of Hyannis and Osterville. The road equipment is in good condition. We have add- ed a new grader, one truck, and a roadside mowing ma- chine. Very poor housing conditions prevail, making it ne- cessary to leave equipment outdoors in all kinds of weather. There is no adequate repair shop. A centrally located, prop- erly lighted and heated building to store all the trucks, tractors, mowing machines, sweepers, graders, plows, sand- ing machines, etc., is essential. I wish to thank the officials and committees of the town, also the citizens for their cooperation and assistance. The following is a classified statement of expenditures. for the year: Repairs on Roads and Bridges r Drainage $2,500 00 Appropriated $64,500 00 .Dust Layer 3,432 03 Fences 908 34 G. I. Bridge and Tender 1,567 60 - Labor 21,883 99 Rent 420 00 Resealing Roads 6,917 95 Salary 3,000 00 Stone, Gravel, Freight 3,409 70 Street Cleaning 1,349 46 :1 185 Trucks and Tractors 11,402 44 Tools & Equipment 2,482 62 Widening and Patching 2,093 88 Improvement and Beautification $998 15 Sidewalks 824 19 Unclassified 202 16 Clerical & Office Expense 928 45 64,320 96 Balance to Revenue 179 04 $64,500 00 $64,500 00 Snow and Ice Removal Labor and trucks $3,207 05 Appropriated $5,000 00 Equipment acid Excess and Defi- Repairs 2,513 75 ciency Account 2,500 00 Trucks Hired 1,666 96 Checks Returned 67 50 Electricity 12 00 Freight 10 72 7,410 48 Balance to .Revenue 157 02 $7,567 50 $7,567 50 186 Sidewalks Materials $3,866 50 Appropriated $5,000 00 Labor 1,258 97 Donations 132 50 5,125 47 Balance to Revenue 7 03 $5,132 50 $5,132 50 New Construction Expended $5,994 22 Appropriated $6,000 00 Balance to Revenue 5 78 $6,000 00 $6,000 00 Pest Bay Road Expended $6,462 08 Appropriated $6,500 00 Balance to Revenue 37 92 $6,500 00 $6,500 00 High School Road Extension Expended $4,998 27 Appropriated $5,000 00 Balance to Revenue 1 73 $5,000 00 $5,000 00 187 Chapter 90 Expended _ $22,392 27 Balance, Jan. 1, 1938 $1,675 94 Appropriated 2,500 00 Rec'd from State 10,499 41 Rec'd from County 5,880 62 Balance due from State 1,836 30 $22,392 27 $22,392 27. Chapter 90 Maintenance Expended $1,945. 13 Rec'd from County $979 72 Balance to Revenue 14 30 Rec'd from State 979 71 $1,959 43 $1,959 43 Chapter 500 Acts of 1938 Balance, Dec: 31, Rec'd from State $18,000 00 1938 $18,000 00 LaFrance Avenue Expended $900 00 Appropriated $900 00 Respectfully submitted, HERBERT L. THOMAS, Surveyor of Highways. 1ss ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT At a recent meeting of the Road Committee it was found that the department is being well handled and that the Maintenance Budget for 1939 which was approximately what was used last year and is more or less of a routine af- fair, should be approved. The Chapter 90 work which is paid for by the State, County and Town calls for an expenditure of $11,000 to be expended according to figures given below, and is approved by the committee: PROPOSED EXPENDITURE OF $11,000 ASKED FOR UNDER CHAPTER 90 Race Lane Road to Town Building, Centerville . (New Construction) Cost: State County Town Total $15000.00 $7500.00 $7500.00 $30000.00 Shoot Flying Hill Centerville Road (Maintenance) Cost: State County Town Total $1500.00 $1500.00 $1500.00 $4500.00 Newtown Road, Cotuit (Maintenance) Cost: State County Town Total $2000.00 $2000.00 $2000.00 $6000.00 Totals: $18500.00 $11000.00 $11000.00 $40500.00 189 We have approved an expenditure of $20,797.25 to be used for surfacing and resurfacing throughout the town, approximately in the following sections: Cotuit Section Popponesset Rd.—Piney Rd. to Main St.-1000 ft. $800 00 Oyster Rd and Town Landing-625 ft. 500 00 Old Bing Rd. to Town Line-600 ft. 480 00 Osterville Section Seaview Avenue Town Landing-530 ft. 425 00 Centerville Section- Old Craigville Rd.-1584 ft. 1267 00 Church Hill Rd.-700 ft. 560 00 Hyannis Port Section Third Avenue-600 ft. 480 00 West Barnstable Section High Street (One-half mile) 2112 00 Ridgewood Section One-half mile various streets 2112 00 V 190 Hyannis Section Yarmouth Road 1100 ft.x29 ft. 3545 sq. yds hot mix @ $1.25 4431 25 1100 ft. curb @ $1.00 1100.00 Tarvia-lithic Walk' 250 00 5781 25 High School Road Extension' 3472 sq. yds. I3ot Mix @ $1.25 4370 00 1100 ft. curb @ $1.00 1100 00 Tarvia-lithic Sidewalk 250 00 57.20 00 Barnstable Section Mill Way Extension-700 ft. 560 00 $20797 25 We understand that there is $18,000 in the treasury which was appropriated by the State from the Public Works department to be used for road building. It is the opinion of this committee that this amount should be used to do as much of the work recommended as possible and that no money for this kind of work be raised by the Town. $2500.00 is recommended for street drainage in the vil- lage of Osterville and it is necessary in the near future to do drainage work in Hyannis but the committee recom- mends that an amount of money be appropriated by an ar- ticle in the warrant, to make a survey of the Hyannis drain- age situation so that any future drains installed will tie into a system which will be adequate to handle the disposal of the water in the streets. IL1 191 The town at the present time has quite an investment in trucks and other road equipment. The housing facilities for this machinery are entirely inadequate and it is recommend- ed that a reasonable amount which will be asked for in an article in the warrant by the Road Surveyor be appropri- ated for the erection of a building to be used as a garage and workshop. Respectfully submitted, FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman, NELSON BEARSE, FRED S. JENKINS, CECIL GOODSPEED, CHARLES H. REID, J. WENDELL HAMLIN, CHESTER S. JONES, Road Committee. 192 Report of THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES For the Year 1938 To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: There have been sixty-seven new buildings constructed and wired for electricity this year, also many additions and changes made in electric wiring in other. buildings. The number of wire inspections were above the average of 762 in any one year for the last five years. Total inspections for the past year 853 Miles traveled 4,314 In the year. 1937 throughout the United States there was an increase of fires attributed to faulty wiring, but in this town my attention has not been called to any accident or fires from this cause, for which I feel is a very good record. I am pleased to report there is a very decided co- operation between the electricians and the wire inspector a desire on 'their part, generally to conform to the latest requirements of electric -,wiring, mainly to use that slogan, "Electric Service with Safety." Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK S. KENT, Inspector of Wires 193 " Report of INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen During the year 1938, a total of 176 permits were issued for building activities, 103 for new buildings and 73 for ad- ditions and alterations to existing buildings. The estimated construction work in the Town amounted to $300,236. Of this amount $209,610 was for new buildings, $63,- 076 for, additions and alterations, $15,950 for garages and $11,600 for commercial buildings. There were three permits issued for buildings at an es- timated cost of over $15,000 each—the Public Library in Hyannis, $15,800, the Police Station, $18,000, and a large barn in Osterville, $19,000. The greatest number of permits were issued in March, July, and October, each having the same number. The small- est number were issued in January. A new post office in Hyannis has been built, but as that building belongs to the Government and was paid for with Federal funds, the estimated cost is not included in the above figure. Comparing these figures with those of 1937 we find that building operations in the town are below those of 1937. In 1937, 220 permits were issued at an estimated cost of $665,839. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH P. HALLETT, Building Inspector. 194 Report of THE MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: The moth situation this year is much the same as last year. The areas adjoining the hardened roads throughout the Town show very little defoliation. The large tracts of woodlands adjacent to some of the villages show severe de- foliation. The weather conditions during the past spraying season were the most unfavorable for several years. The amount of work done during the previous winter by the W.P.A. was limited to certain areas, as the project was started late and the time available was not sufficient to creo- sote all the heavily infested areas. All the shade trees in the villages were creosoted by this department. There was a continued decrease in defoliation of large wooded areas in the vicinity of Hyannis and Hyannisport. This was also no- ticeable in areas adjoining farms and cranberry bogs in all the villages. We now have W.P.A. help available for creosoting work. It is the aim of this Department to thoroughly creo- sote the areas which were badly defoliated this year. This work, combined with the regular spraying under favorable weather conditions, should result in marked improvement during the coming season. If sufficient help is available from the W. P. A., this Department hopes to extend the creosot- ing project to the heavily infested areas adjacent to the sum- mer residential about Wequaquet Lake. 195 The spraying work was begun the eighteenth of May and continued until the middle of July. The five spraying ma- chines now owned by this Department have proven a suc- cessful method of decreasing roadside defoliation. The in— creased creased capacity of the sprayers has made it possible to pro- tect a much larger area bordering the badly infested wood- lands. A rainy season is detrimental to the results obtained from spraying. In some wooded areas bordering the high- ways, this was somewhat noticeable, as it was impossible to do duplicate spraying in these areas due to the extensive work to be done in the short season. During the past winter, with funds furnished by the Federal Government and under the supervision of this De- partment, a crew of six men and a foreman have been work- ing on Brown Tail Moth control. All of the villages and outlying districts were scouted and many hundreds of nests were cut and destroyed. The colonies of Brown Tail Moths in Cotuit and Craigville are practically exterminated. This insect is well under control now throughout the Town. Respectfully,submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Moth Superintendent.. 196 REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: In tendering my annual report, I wish first of all to ex- press my sincere appreciation of the hearty cooperation I received during the September hurricane from the Highway and Police Departments of the Town. The police cruising cars which patrolled the highways during the storm great- ly increased the efficiency of this Department by notifying me of the location of the most dangerous broken and up- rooted trees. The general condition of the shade trees.in the several villages throughout the Town is satisfactory. Seven large shade trees, fifteen newly planted shade trees and several woodland trees were destroyed by the hurricane. Many of the trees damaged by the hurricane have been temporarily repaired and pruned until a more thorough job can be done during the coming year. The young shade trees which have been planted during the past ten years have shown satisfactory growth, except in the thickly settled areas where they have been damaged by automobiles and pedestrians. The greater number of these young shade trees have been fertilized and staked yearly to insure a good growth in years to come. I am pleased to report that the Tent Caterpillar situ- ation has shown a decrease along the main highways in the Town. This is due to the assistance of three crews of men 197 who have worked during the entire Tent Caterpillar season pruning and spraying this unsightly pest. The Elm Beetle has shown a substantial decrease in the various villages throughout the Town. The insects have been kept confined to limited areas by spraying during the proper season and have shown a noticeable decrease -over the past few years. This Department is most willing to cooperate with resi- . dents of the town at any time and will gladly furnish a form- ula to help combat and destroy insects on public or pri- vate property. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Tree Warden. 198 BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE This, my sixth annual Welfare Report, will of necessity be shorter than any of its predecessors. The various phases of the Welfare problem as seen by your Welfare Chairman have been covered at length in previous reports: To repeat in part or in detail what has been said before would be a waste of space, time and energy. There are, of course, slight changes from year to year in Welfare matters, but the 1938 Relief Model resembles that of 1937 very closely and it is necessary to go back sev- eral years in order to find any great differences either in the Welfare problem as a whole or the Welfare recipient's general attitude toward the help he receives and the world at large. As the years have passed since the War, relief in line with other things has, become more and- more "stream- lined." The old pre-war type was crude and rough, accepted only as a last resort. In those days, boys and girls were trained by their parents in the homely methods of house- hold economy and farming against the time when the pres- sure of necessity might otherwise lead to the ignominy of public charity. People didn't like to see their names pub- lished as "paupers" in the town report alongside of how much welfare they had received from the funds their neigh- bors provided in the form of taxes, nor did they like the idea of losing their voting privilege. 199 Gradually, however, our legislators in their wisdom un- der constant pressure from a sentimental public have smoothed out the rough edges of our relief vehicle. The word "pauper" has been stricken from the statute books. The welfare law no longer permits the publication of wel- fare lists. Modern legislation protects and guarantees the welfare recipient's right to vote. Further "streamlining" has taken place in the form of free government food, free government clothing, free gov- ernment jobs, special aid to dependent children, special as- sistance to certain persons in need of relief 65 years of age or over. In the last two decades liberalism has been the watchword in Relief, while in the background America's forgotten man, the taxpayer, sits apathetically looking on, wondering if he wouldn't be better off on Relief himself. Of course, as Welfare has become less objectionable and easier to get, an ever increasing number of people have. applied for and obtained it. This is a fundamental and in- escapable consequence. Unfortunately there is no retracing of footsteps in Relief Legislation; it is a question of either standing still or going ahead with further liberalizaton. It has been against modern policy to pause even long enough to "take an observation" or chart the future course. Although I have my suspicions, I am frank to confess I don't know whether this modern policy of liberalization and sentimentalism in Relief matters is leading us on the right or the wrong road. I do know from the standpoint of a public official trying to dole out my neighbor's hard earned tax money to both deserving and undeserving relief recipi- ents in accordance, with modern law and practice, the prob- lem is far reaching, intricate, and perplexing beyond words. 200 I can also prophecy in all security, that as the term has dis- appeared in temporary disgrace from public print so will "rugged individualism" itself vanish from the character of our people within a generation. If our modern streamlined •relief vehicle eventually helps to convey us to some unexpected and tome inconceiv- able Utopia, I will be pleasantly surprised, but I am defi- nitely apprehensive of the rough, uncharted way that lies ahead. Some of the above reference to "streamlining" may sound but is not intended to be facetious. It is not a funny situation to the taxpayer and certainly those honest and am- bitious workers who for the first time are forced to seek re- lief from public funds find it no laughing matter. It is all merely part and parcel of our Modern Age, an age when it is the custoin when working to spend all instead of saving some, to buy milk, eggs, vegetables, and pork instead of rais- ing them, an age of the chain store and cash in the place of the independent grocer and credit, an age of riding in auto- . mobiles instead of walking or riding on bicycles—an age in short when popular custom has made it necessary for the in- dividual to earn twice the income of pre-war days if he is to be self-supporting. In conclusion I would say that the apparent aim of present day legislation and Federal policy is to place our Relief organizations in the position of the loving parent who tries to grant his child's every wish and desire. Is it the proper goal? Are there still character building qualities in planning for the future, in shouldering responsibility, in overcoming obstacles, in conquering suffering, hardship and privation, within certain limits, of course—or Avas I born thirty years too late? 201 Old Age .Assistance There seems to be 'a general misunderstanding in the minds of the general public concerning Old Age Assistance. It might, be well to again take the space to explain some of its.details. First of all, it should be stated that it is not a pension, as it does not provide certain benefits tD a person simply because he reaches the age of 65. It is in the words. of the statute itself "adequate assistance to deserving citi- zens in need of relief and support sixty-five years of age or over." The law provides that the assistance shall be paid by check or in cash—at a rate not less than thirty dollars monthly for each recipient, or in the case of husband and wife both of whom are eligible for such assistance, not less than fifty dollars monthly for both." In computing the above there shall be deducted therefrom the amount of in- come the person may be receiving from any source whatso- ever, and there may be deducted "therefrom such reason- able amount as may be deemed to represent the financial value of board, lodging or other assistance which is being furnished. to such person from any source whatsoever, or' should be furnished to him by his children." The responsi- bility is definitely placed on the children to support in whole or in part if they are financially able. It should be stated that more than thirty dollars may be given if the ap- licant himself requires it, but that the Federal government will participate in no such excess. The ownership of real estate on which an applicant ac- tually resides does not disqualify him from receiving as- sistance provided he gives to the town a bond and wort- gage for the amount of equity in excess of three thousand dollars (until recently two thousand dollars). It should be noted, however, that the attorney general has rued that the town may legally recover from the estate of a deceased Old 202 2. ge Assistance recipient even in excess of the bond and mortgage to the full amount of assistance granted. No assistance can be granted to an applicant "who, at any time within five years immediately prior to filing of an application for such assistance, has made an assignment or transfer of property so as to render himself eligible to such assistance." An applicant may, in general, have funds either in the form of cash, securities or other property readily liquidated amounting to not more than $300. The above are the more,important provisions of the Old Age Assistance law and must be adhered to by the local bureau which is in the last analysis only an agent of the State and Federal government. The total cost of Old Age Assistance from all sources in the Town of Barnstable in 1938 was $71,506.49. The amount expended from torn funds was $42,025.54. The ac- tual net cost to the town, after all reimbursements, will probably be about $14,500. , VICTOR F. 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O n O N d� •'^�H O N O Pug pxeog vi o ai ri o c Mi ri rn m ma M n ., M n o �n N ap a 7 Y ,a b O U N N•r1 b P m N M g M co m Y 7 $TTTf o N a m rn N rn Pug saTasOos!) 0 pO O oo tm� yM M W N C' .� O t7 N b H i[ N A .-1 .i r1 .i 11 14 11 N J R O pp pp pp M ❑❑'O ri O O N O pNpp RBA O N � m CO m co O n O14 m P cl dA C 4 m q y ai mm p� M f•� � .�I .•/ ��j m m m A A m o N m 7C rr11 G4 .1m.+ z° a �i . 204 I� ..t.lixct.3�L� � •��,,.� E i �----Tt^r`w„ €�� _,f � 3 3 �'� r— .... .�s•t.�Pu =Y'.,1€fR s ze � �� x ar'l�o S4 205 HOW THE 1938 WELFARE DOLLAR WAS SPENT Hospital & Other Medical—_____ ` 0 12�O Infirmary------_—_--, 0�� ° o° 7.1 Cash Town Doctor& p 5.8 12.8 Medical Supplies---- h` 5.3 O Administrative---- ,0 5.5 a *Other Towns____ o groceries 3.5 24.8 0 Supplies & N 0 Trans Nrt0ation___ 2.5 � Clothing 1.4 —_ Miscellaneous .5—— Fuel 15.2 oard,& Rent Care Op 9.2 6.4 `0! / 00 O° ✓F`I * Aid to persons residing in other towns but having a settlement in Barnstable. 206 REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT ,January 19, 1939 To the Board of Selectmen Town of Barnstable Gentlemen: I hereby submit the report of the Police Department for the year of 1938. During the year 1938 there were 427 persons arrested or confined to the lock-up. Of these 391 were males and 36 were were females. Arrests tabulated by months: Month Male Female Total January 13 1 14 February 21 0 21 March 29 2 31 April 26 1 27 May 35 1 36 June 51 8 59 July 69 3 72 August 45 2 47 September 34 6 40 October 20 1 21 November 20 4 24 December 28 7 35 391 36 427 207 Arrests made as follows: Local Department 386 Local Department & State Police working together 13 . Local Department & Clam Warden working together 1 Local Department & Probation Officer working together 2 Local Department & Yarmouth Police working together 12 By the State Police 3 By the Sealer of Weights & Measures 4 By the Sandwich Police 4 By the State Police & Yarmouth Police 1 By the Mashpee Police 1 427 Arrests tabulated by ages of prisoners: Under 17 years of age 22 17 to 21 33 21 to 25 59 .25 to 30 63 30 to 40 98 40 to 50 85 50 or over 67 427 Number of offenses for which persons were arrested 541 Offenses listed: Assault & Battery 10 Assault with a dangerous weapon 3 Assault upon a police officer 3 Being within a building and attempting larceny 2 208 Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the nightime 14 Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the daytime 12 Breaking and Entering in the nightime with intent to commit larceny 1 Breaking and Entering and Larceny (Indictment Warrant) 1 Breaking glass in the Highway 1 Capias Warrant—for Violation of Probation 4 Capias Warrant-for Non-support 1 Capias Warrant—for Contempt of Court 1 Drunk 260 Delinquency 3 Disturbing the Peace 11 Failing to stop at stop sign 1 Failing to slow at Railroad crossing 1 Failing to slow at intersection 3 Fornication 2 Insane 9 Indecent Exposure 2 Interfering with a police officer in the performance of his duty 1 Larceny less than $100.00 26 Larceny more than $100.00 10 Larceny of $100.00 1 Larceny Warrant for New Bedford Police 1 Larceny of Automobile 1 Lewd and Lascivious person 2 Lewd and Lascivious cohabitation 2 Leaving the scene of an accident after injury to property 7 Misappropriation of an automobile 8 Murder (for Brookline Police) 1 Neglect of minor child 1 Operating Defective Equipment 2 ^-.Operating without a license so to do 9 209 Operating no license in possession 2 Operating no registration in possession 3 Operating a heavy duty trailer without a permit 1 Operating after suspension of license 1 Operating after revocation of license 11 Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor 36 Operating under the influence (confined for Sandwich Police) 1 Operating so as to endanger 15 Operating unregistered and uninsured car 1 Obscene pictures and literature in possession 1 Passing a red light 3 Passing where the view is obstructed 12 Peddling without a license 3 Possession of lottery tickets 1 Promoting and setting up a lottery 2 Rape 1 Racial discrimination 1 Runaway 6 ' Speeding 1 Stubborn Child 1 Suspicious Person 2 Trespassing 6 Unnatural and Lascivious act 1 Vagrancy 3 Violation of the ,shellfish laws 1 Violation of the illegitimate child act 4 Violation of the plumbing laws 1 541 Amount of fines,.returned to the Town Treasurer from the Barnstable Courts $961 00 210 Warrants and Summons served by this Department for other Police Departments: Larceny less than $100.00 3 Violation of the illegitimate child act 4 Operating heavy duty trailer, no permit 1 Assault and Battery 3 Operating .so as to endanger 1 Murder 1 Larceny over $100.00 1 Neglect of family 1 Violation of the motor vehicle laws 18 Summons to parents of delinquent child 1 Capias 1 Witness summons 1 36 Number of automobile accidents covered by this department in which there was personal injury—year 1938 30 Number of persons killed in automobile accidents 3 Number of persons injured in automobile accidents 63 Type of accident in which there was personal injury: Auto vs. Auto 13 , Auto vs. Train 1 Auto vs. Fixed object 13 Auto vs. Horse drawn vehicle 1 Auto vs. Pedestrian 2 30 211 Value of property reported stolen $25,507 35 Value of stolen property recovered 19,102 27 Value of property reported lost 2,865 37 Value of lost property recovered 1,358 50 Miles covered by Police Cruisers 84,641 Miles covered by Chief's car 10,526 Miles covered by private cars in police work 639 Miles covered by motorcycles 24,575 Total miles 120,381 Number of complaints received and handled 1,791 Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 14 Buildings found open and owners notified 186 Number of parking tags issued 762 Automobile transfers filed—person to person 248 Automobile transfers filed—dealers 832 Fires discovered and alarm given 3 Fires extinguished without alarm 2 Lost children returned to parents 24 Bicycles reported stolen and recovered 31 The department was called upon to perform various other duties throughout the year, such•as rescuing persons from boats that had overturned; lgoking for boats that had either been, stolen or had drifted away; investigations on reports of suicides; looking for lost dogs and animals; see- ing that vicious dogs were restrained; delivering messages; assisting motorists on the highways; assisting sick and.in- jured persons; noting and reporting defective poles, de- fective and fallen wires, gas leaks, water leaks; furnishing lanterns for dangerous places; locating missing persons; and various other requests for service, such as assisting dif- ferent departments of the town in investigating cases. • 212 There were 960 summer homes which were inspected at intervals during the months they were unoccupied. Motor vehicle accidents involving personal injury decreased in 1938: Fatal accidents in 1937 4 Fatal accidents in 1938 3 Personal injury in 1937 114 Personal injury in 1938 63 Arrests for Breaking and Entering and Larceny increased in 1938. 1937—Arrests made for 5 offenses of breaking and enter- ing and larceny 1938—Arrests made for 28 offenses of breaking and enter- ing and larceny 1937—Arrests made for 17 offenses of larceny 1938—Arrests made for 38 offenses of larceny There has been a few unsolved cases in 1938, two of which were felonies, and .still under investigation. It is my intention to place my evidence before the Grand Jury at Barnstable and if possible secure indictments for the offenses. The police department is ready day and night to pro- tect you, your family, and your property. Radio equipped police cars cruise the streets listening for the message that will dispatch them to the scene of a disturbance or trouble. But the police department's effectiveness depends in a large measure upon the prompt and intelligent cooperation of all of Barnstable's citizens. 213 HOW YOU CAN COOPERATE You can aid in the detection and suppression of crime by being alert and telephoning the police whenever you ob- serve suspicious persons or happenings, or hear unusual noises, either at your.own house or in the neighborhood. If anything unusual comes to your attention DO NOT DE- LAY. Don't look for an officer in the vicinity. Go to a tele- phone and in a low voice tell the operator "I WANT THE POLICE," when connected with police headquarters tell quickly and distinctly: 1. The location where police are needed. 2. What has happened. 2. Description of persons involved (names if known, sex, color, age, height, weight, clothing worn). 4. Description of automobile used (number of occu- pants, license number, make, type, or color if known) 5. Your name, address, and phone number, in case fur- ther information is needed. When your call is received at police headquarters a car will be instantly directed to the scene by radio. No time is lost. A radio car will be at the scene of trouble shorty after you have hung up the telephone receiver. If the informa- tion has been received in time, there is a good chance to trap the party or parties responsible. If you witness an accident or crime, don't take it for granted that the police have been called. Phone police head- quarters if no officers are about. No harm has been done if 214 the incident has already been reported. If it is unreported your action in telephoning may prevent, or clear a crime, or even save a life. We wish to impress on the citizens of Barnstable that no complaint is too small or unimportant to be investigated by the police department. We are here for the purpose of looking into any suspicious circumstances, .and are always glad to do so, if only to relieve your anxiety. WE WOULD RATHER INVESTIGATE A HUNDRED UNFOUNDED REPORTS THAN HAVE A SINGLE BURGLARY OCCUR. IF STOPPED BY POLICE Do not be offended if questioned as to your identity and business by a police officer. He cannot know everyone and is only trying to protect you and the public. Be glad he is on the job. I wish to thank the people of the Town of Barnstable for the appropriation given for the Police Station. I also thank the Housing Committee and the Board of Selectmen for their cooperation. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM B. FLEMING, Chief of Police. 215 REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable, Gentlemen: I herewith submit. my third annual report as Forest Fire Warden for the year ending December 31, 1938. We had 56 forest fires reported within the Town of Barnstable this year with approximately 483 acres burned over. The following causes were given for these fires: Railroad 2 Children 2 Carlessness 8 Permit fires 8 Incendiary 22 Car exhaust 5 Road. construction 2 Undetermined 7 Total 56 Equipment This Department now has 2,800 feet of one-inch hose with a portable Fitzhenry fire pump, one 800 gallon combin- ation tank wagon and pumper capable of leaving the high- 216 ways and breaking its way through the woods in most sec- tions of the Town. This piece carries 1,000 feet of one-inch forest fire hose, pump cans and other small equipment. A new patrol truck was added this year equipped with a two- way radio. This truck carries 185 gallons of water, 300 feet of 3/4 inch hose, pump cans and other small equipment. This truck was placed on patrol on week ends and extremely haz- ardous days. All of this equipment is kept at the Osterville Fire Station. The Town also has a Dodge truck carrying 150 gallons of water, 400 feet of small hose, water cans and other small equipment located at Atwood's Garage in West Barnstable. The fire season opened up unusually early this year with the fire hazard particularly severe from the middle of March to the middle of April. On three unusually bad days six different fires were reported by radio within 30 minutes. Without the radio and the cooperation of the several de- partments in Town the expense and acreage burned would have been much greater. In studying the causes for these fires it would seem that greater care must .be used by people desiring to burn in the open. Some of these fires went out of control immed- iately while others broke out several days later. The in- cendiary fires were a very serious menace this year and I hope during the coming season every person will become fire conscious and report immediately anything which may seem suspicious. Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES. 217 SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable Gentlemen: I herewith submit my fourth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1938. Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Platform scales over 5,000 lb s. 2 2 Platform scales 100 to 100 to 5,000 6 36 2 4 Counter scales 100 to 5,000 3 Counter under 100 19 1 Beam under 100 1 Spring, 100 to 5,000 19 1 Spring, under 100 1 78 6 Computing, under 100 1 59 1 Person weigher 11 3 Prescription 3 Avoirdupois weights 4 215 1 Apothecary 38 Metric 27 7 Vehicle Tanks (Com- partments) 12 Liquid Measures 72 1 1 218 Dry Measures 5 Gasoline Pumps 11 2 Stops on Pumps 107 ,Gasoline Meter Systems 4 146 3 Oil Pumps 17 Yard Sticks 8 Cloth Measuring Devices 1 Totals 16 . 890 4 30 Transient Vendor Licenses 69 State License to Peddle 2 County License to Peddle 7 Town License to Peddle 6 Disabled Veterans Peddle 3 Inspections and Reweighing 210 Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES, Sealer. o 219 REPORT OF AIRPORT MANAGER February 3, 1939 To The Selectmen of The Town of Barnstable: Hyannis, Massachusetts Hyannis Airport general information as submitted to the Civil Aeronautics Authority, 1938. 1. Aircraft movements: Scheduled Aircarriers, arrivals and departures 106 Transient Aircraft, arrivals and departures 1234 IIours flown by local aircraft 378 Local flights, school, short flights, etc. 11808 Total movements 13148 2. Passengers carried: Scheduled Aircarriers, passengers in and out 265 Transient Passengers, in and out 2797 Passengers carried local flights 5091 Total passengers 8153 3. General Information: Number of planes based at Port 12/31/38 2 4. Town of Barnstable: Revenues: Rental of buildings by Hyannis Airport Corp. $500.00 Landing fees paid by Mayflower Airlines, Inc. 53.00 $553.00 220 5. Town of Barnstable: Expenditures: Painting Buildings $ 85.75 6. Aircraft Movements, classified: Private planes, arrivala and departures 686 Commercial planes, arrivals and departures 340 Military planes, Army, Navy, and Marine 208 Total 1234 Respectfully submitted, ALTON B. SHERMAN by Alton B. Sherman, Mgr. HYANNIS AIRPORT 221 Report of THE PARK COMMISSION Your Commission respectfully begs to submit the following report: . That all the physical properties entrusted to this de- partment have been carefully maintained. That replacement planting of shrubs and trees have been made where necessary. That the stone buttm.ent at the foot of Ocean street which was rebuilt .stood the wind and water of the Sep- tember hurricane without any breaks. That the improvements made to the road or walk at the Bulkhead Park was greatly appreciated by all those making use of it. This year the operation of Cra.igville Beach Bath House was entrusted to the Barnstable Post of the American Le- gion. This arrangement has been so pleasing to your Com- mission and so helpful to the Post and community that it is our hope this arrangement may be continued with but minor changes from time to time as found necessary. Respectfully submitted, FREDERIC F. SCUDDER CHARLES H. REID EDWARD A. KELLOGG 222 Report of THE INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS To the Selectmen of Barnstable, Gentlemen: As Inspector of Animals for 1938, I have on report of the local Health Authorities investigated eighteen dog bites and one cat-bite. In all cases the animals were restrained for two weeks, and reports of such action reported to the Massachusetts Department of Animal Disease Control. Per order of the State Control office have examined and reported on one out of State bovine, brought directly to Barnstable. June 13 to July 2, I spent with Dr. H. .K. Copithorn, Federal Veterinarian, in locating the cattle for the annual T. B. test. Only one reaction was found. December 3 to December 19, I visited 124 stables and found 505 veal-cattle, 1S sheep, 23 goats and 173 swine. A slight increase of cattle and swine, over the number found in 1937. Respectfully submitted, JOHN BURSLEY, Inspector of Animals 223 Report of the Town of Barnstable Fish and Game Committee To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: We hereby submit our report'of expenditures for the purchase, feeding and propagation of fish and game. 1938 Appropriation $500.00 Balance of 1937 Appropriation 140.08 Total $640.08 Feeding and maintaining 150 pheasants from Oct. 1937 to May 1938 $74.65 Clearing stream,from Centerville river to Long Pond, Centerville, thereby making it possible for alewives, white perch and other fish to reach spawning grounds—Labor 78.00 Purchase of 1000 nine to eleven inch trout 200.00 Planting & seeding 40 plots for winter feed of birds 130.65 Purchase, of 40 chucke partridge 157.08 Total $640.08 CHESTER R. 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'P Tt"..5 P f•M f 4FWTI Yt:', t � F 5 3- F # € 3 o � f .f , Ai p.... € - m.._ € `. 13�4 225 HOW THE 1938 TAX DOLLAR WAS SPENT Health 1.4__L4394___________1 Moth& Tree 1.5—LZq:Q ______� Overlay for Abatest8nts 2.31$+420 1 ` Harbor& Beach Improvement 2.4 WPA Materials 2.420}000 _ P Debt& Interest39i3oo-- _ ` �p 3.7 Administrative 3.9 Schools Police.Z-4,l00___ _ —4.2 24'2 o 0 (a State Tax 4.6, Miscellaneous * Relief(Total)0 7.9 19.8 0 County 0 Tax 0 9.2 Roads 0 12.5 Finance Committee Shellfish Constable Planning Board Animal Inspector Election Department Harbor Masters Municipal Buildings Sewer Department Fires Libraries Sealer of Weights & Measures Cemeteries Inspector of Wires Unclassified Inspector of Buildings Etc. 226 BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT The, following brief report of the work of the Barn- stable County Health Department for the year 1938 is sub- mitted. During the year comparatively few cases of communi- cable diseases were reported. A certain amount of Scarlet Fever, usually of a mild nature occurred, and considerable chickenpox in some localities. One case diagnosed as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever was reported, and was in the Cape Cod Hospital for about six months. It is now discharged and recovering. Preventive measures so far as possible will be taken against this disease during the coming season. The regular societies including the Southeastern Asso- ciation of Boards of Health of Massachusetts, Cape Cod Pub- lic Health Association, Cape Cod Health Council, etc., have held.their meetings during the year as usual with a very good attendance. Dr. R. P. MacKnight, State District Health Officer, re- signed during the year and his place was taken by Dr. Har- old Stevens, formerly Health Officer of the Berkshire dis- trict. Considerable apprehension was of course aroused by the storm which struck this part of the country, but no par- ticular health problems were caused in this section. All see- tions affected were watched, water supplies cholorinated 227 where thought necessary, etc. The Red Cross was active in its work and gave assistance wherever needed. An addition to the Barnstable County Sanatorium is being built, and will be in use shortly. This hospital is a a most efficient institution, and assists in health work at all times. It might be mentioned that an award for meritorious achievement was given the Barnstable County Health De- partment, by the Chamber of Commerce of U. S., cooper- ating with the American Public Health Association. The Health Officer has given talks at various places in the County as usual, and gave a Broadcast at the request of the Women's Clubs. Considerable interest has been taken recently in the care of Premature Infants, the center for this activity be- ing at the Cape Cod Hospital. This hospital is active in all matters pertaining to health and medicine, and has a high standing among the Hospitals of the country. All clinics, including diphtlieria prevention, tuber- culosis, crippled children, and cancer have been conducted as usual by the regular'officials and nurses. The Sanitary Inspectors, Secretary, Nurses and all others have carried on their work in a most satisfactory manner, and the cooperation of all officials including Fed- . eral, State, County, and Town has been complete and satis- factory. The papers of the County have at all times helped in every way in making public matters pertaining to health 228 work, etc., and our thanks are extended to all of the above mentioned, and to all citizens of the County who make effi- cient and satisfactory work in a Health Department pos- sible. Respectfully, A. P. GOFF, M. D. County Health Officer. 229 BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT Report of the Board of Health of the Town of Barnsta- ble for 1938 is submitted. During the year nothing of a very unusual nature oc- curred as regards Communicable Disease. There was a cer- tain amount of Scarlet Fever, Chickenpox and Whooping Cough, but all of these cases were usually of a mild nature with no special after effect. Communicable Diseases: Whooping Cough 34 Tuberculosis 8 Lobar pneumonia 8 Scarlet Fever 23 Measles 21 German Measles 2 Chickenpox 26 Trachoma 1 Dog Bites 17 H. S. Bond, Plumbing Inspector, Dr. John A. Burns, dentist; George F. Crocker, Jr., Sanitary and Milk Inspec- tor, Leonard Fish, Inspector of Slaughtering, who resigned Nov. 14, and whose position was taken by Mr. Lorenzo T. Gifford, will all submit their reports. These gentlemen have all performed their duties in an efficient manner and the Board of Health is glad to so report. 230 REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR There have been 340 plumbing permits issued this year. I find very good cooperation among .the plumbers in following the ordinance, to insure safe sanitary plumbing. It is the homeowners loss that all water piping does not al- so come under inspection, as a great deal of inferior work is covered up. The installation of gas and oil heaters without flues to chimneys as-required by law, has caused some trouble this year, but we trust as this requirement is recognized by the gas companies and installing plumbers, this trouble will dis- appear. There have been no prosecutions this year for plumbing violations. The calls on the plumbing inspector have increas- ed considerably owing to the sewer connections, and calls by plumbers and the public for advice in remodelling old plumbing, etc. This service will be more valuable, as it is more.fully taken advantage of, as it will save considerable unnecessary work being done and then changed. REPORT OF MILK INSPECTOR During the past year 320 samples of milk and cream were analyzed. The low bacteria counts showed a high quality of milk throughout the town. No sample of milk or cream was found to be under the legal standard. Tuberculin test was applied to all the cattle within the town and it was very gratifying to know that less than one per cent had bovine tuberculosis which was confined to 231 various parts of the body, and no milk was found to be con- taminated. A large number of water samples were taken for chemical analysis and.only a few were found unfit for domestic.use. A lesser number of garbage and rubbish com- plaints were received. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Inspected and passed during the year: Pigs 112 Cattle 1 Sheep 1 Steer l ' REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC (School Dentist) Children 530. New 482 Returned 48 4 Examinations 830 In class room 727 .In dental chair 103 Cleanings 477 Fillings 807 Temporary 407 Permanent 400 Extractions 222 Temporary 216 Permanent 216 Total operations 1,506 Certificates 733 232 At time of examination 232 At completion of work 601 I wish to express my appreciation at this time to the Board of Health, my assistant, Mrs. Tina Horstmeyer, the school nurse, Miss Ruth Rigby, and the teachers who so kindly cooperated with me in this work. Licenses issued for 1938: Garbage 16 Pasteurization 1 Bottling Non-Alcoholic 1 Ice Cream 4 Alcohol 2 Massaging 1 Sanitary conditions, it is thought, have improved as a rule in all sections of the town. The sewer system in the village of Hyannis has operated efficiently. Dr. John H. Andrews, for years a member of the Board of Health and Agent since the death of Mr. G. W. Hallett in 1932, died during the month of November. His services will be greatly missed by the Barnstable Board of Health. Respectfully submitted, WIL'LIAM A. JONES, Chairman RUBEN ANDERSON 233 Report of SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: We respectfully submit the following report pertaining to the Sewerage Department. The system has functioned admirably during the past year. No stoppages occurred and it was not necessary to clean any of the sewers. During one of the heavy rainfalls, the Centre Street lateral was flushed by allowing some of the excess rain water to flow through an open manhole when the water flooded the lower portion of the street. This was advisable as the Centre Street sewer at present does not have a flow of sewerage adequate to keep it flushed out thoroughly. . Other than this no flushing was required. There were 30 ne-%v connections to the sewer during the year, and of these 29 have been active. This is an increase of about 50 o in users over 1937. There are at present 87 ac- tive connections to the sewer. Of these some are contribu- tors during the summer months only, and many serve large blocks or several buildings, so that the actual number .of properties served amount to more than 87. A connection to the new Police Station on Elm Street was constructed at the request of the Building Committee. The work was performed by local labor and a satisfactory job was done. 0 234 Upon assuming the duties of the Sewer Commission, the first matter of business to confront us was to establish a maintenance rate. After several inquiries as to how other towns and cities in the Commonwealth handled this matter, we arrived at the following rates. Fifteen cents per 100 cu- bic feet of sewerage where water service is metered; $12.00 per year for ordinary home service. As additional users ac- quire this service it will be possible to. reduce the above rates proportionately. Accounts receivable for 18 months were $4,375.59 of which $768.74 has been paid to the Treas- urer. The maximum flow of sewerage for one week was 789,- 000 gallons from Aug. 2nd to Aug. 9th. This is an average daily flow of 112,714 gallons per day. The average flow per day for the ,year was about 60,000 gallons, and the total flow of the year was 22,045,000 gallons. This represents an in- crease of 2201 o over the nine months of 1937 that the sys- tem was in operation. The pump station has functioned satisfactorily. There has been no trouble with the pumps. The emergency gener- ator unit was brought into use after the hurricane of.Sept. 21 for three days. The disposal of sewerage continued without interruption during that time. The average amount of electricity necessary to pump 1000 gallons of sewerage was 0.434684 KWH as compared with 0.4555 KWH in 1937. The improvement indicated is due in part to the larger amount of sewerage pumped each time the pump operated. At the disposal plant, 4 filter beds were used at differ- ent times. It was necessary to use 2 beds through the sum- mer and fall months, alternating them each day. 0 235 During the latter part of the year labor was employed to remove a generous growth of grass and weeds from the beds. We were also able to obtain a W.P.A. Project which improved the embankments and landscape in the vicinity. It became necessary to replace two valve stems in valves on the sludge draw-off pipes from the Imhoff tank, . due to damage they had sustained when installed, which, unfortunately, did not become evident until the latter part of this year, and was therefore too late to be rectified by the contractor who installed them. The repairs were made sat- isfactorily however, without the loss of any sludge which would have been detrimental to the bacteriological action in the Imhoff tank had it occurred. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER P. JORDAN, Chairman CURTIS B. HINCKLEY VINCENT D. KEAVY p .. 236 Report of BARNSTABLE POLICE STATION BUILDING COMMITTEE The undersigned members of the Barnstable Police Station Building Committee were appointed at the Annual Meeting in March, 1938. We were members of a committee appointed the preceding year to study the housing needs of the Barnstable Police Department. We had reported in fav- or of acquiring a site on Elm Street at a cost of $3000 and the erection of a police station and garage there at a total cost, including the cost of the site, of $35,000. Our estimate included the cost of extending the sewer, then existing through the street to the property line of the proposed site. The Town Meeting gave us a total appropriation of $25,000. In accepting the appointment as a Building.Com- mittee, we stated to the meeting that we would not sacrifice any essential feature of the building we had recommended or use any cheap or insubstantial construction. We directed the purchase of the site which was prompt- ly consummated. We engaged L. Frank Paine and his asso- ciate, Lloyd M. Hendrick, as architects. It was immediately apparent that we could not hope to build the garage or pay for the cost of the extension of the sewer in the street to the property line of our site. It was doubful whether we could even build the police station itself within our appropriation at prices then prevailing. 237 Plans and estimates were prepared and we advertised for bids. It happened at the time 'the bids were submitted that the price of building materials took a sharp and sud- den drop and as a result the bids submitted were within our appropriation. Our contractors proved to be men of effi- ciency and integrity and the committee believes that the town has received full value for its money. An itemized statement of our expenditures is made a part of this report by reference. We have built the police station and installed the fix- tures and have applied a small balance to the purchase of certain furnishings. There is still something to be done to the recreation room on the top floor but the members of the police force will do this as they may find the time. The re- quired extension of the sewer has been provided by the Sew- er Commission and we have connected with it at our proper- ty line. The town should make an appropriation for the building of a garage. We feel a sense of satisfaction in the manifest excel- lence of the building, the construction of which we have supervised. We express our appreciation of the architects, the contractors and all the workmen who have contributed to it. We will feel amply repaid for our care and work if the Barnstable Police force functions as we are sure it will, with courtesy, integrity, efficiency, impartiality and justice to all with whom they have anything to do. Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. W. BODFISH, Chairman MRS. JOHN E. HINCKLEY FRANK G. THACHER HERBERT H. HOWES JAMES F. .McLAUGHLIN, Secretary 238 Report of the BARNSTABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE For the Annual Meeting, March 6 and 7, 1939 I APPOINTMENT, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONTINUANCE OF COMMITTEE The undersigned members of the Barnstable Housing Committee were appointed in the first instance at the Annu- al.Meeting in March 1937 to act with the advice of the school committee and such other town boards and officers as might be helpful, to study and make a survey of our school housing needs and to report with recommendations to the Annual Town Meeting in 1938. An exhaustive study was made, all the pertinent facts found and the necessary conclusions accepted. , According- ly we reported in substance that the elementary schools of the town were adequately housed in all of the villages ex- cept Hyannis; that the Training school was inadequate for the six elementary grades in Hyannis, the building, being overcrowded and the schoolyard insufficient and unsuitable; that the Training school building could be used with advan- tage and economy by other town departments or that its use for part of the classes of the elementary grades could be --continued with certain advantages for the present under 239 certain conditions; that while retaining the Training school for part of the elementary classes a new one-story eight room elementary school building should be erected at or near Pine street in the vicinity of the high school building, and that a gift of about nine and one-half acres of land ad- joining the high school ground be accepted from Louis V. Arenovski in memory of his father; that the Iyanough school building should be removed to make room for an ad- dition of a gymnasium to the high school; that the toilet fa- cilities at the high school needed immediate attention; that the cafeteria, auditorium and gymnasium at the high school were inadequate; that the present arrangement of these com- mon facilities and of the class-rooms was such that it ham- pered administration and wasted the time of teachers and students alike; that proper and sufficient toilets should be installed; that a proper and sufficient heating plant should be installed; that direct corridors should be provided; that the auditorium and cafeteria should be altered and enlarged and made equally accessible to both the junior and senior high school units and for the use of the public also when that may be desirable; that a new gymnasium should be added where the Iyanough School now stands, accessible alike to both the junior and senior high school units and for the public use when desirable;that provision should be made for the addition of necessary entrances, and for a total of twenty-four rooms at the rear of the present high school building enclosing a hollow square; and finally that $75,000 should be raised or borrowed and appropriated for the erec- tion of a one-story eight room elementary school building on town land near Pine Street and $235,000 be raised or.bor- rowed and appropriated for part of the alterations and ad- ditions recommended for the high school building, and that approximately $4S,000 of this be raised by direct taxation involving a tax levy_of$1.96, the balance being paid in year- ly installments. 240 Our report was accepted but the only other affirmative action taken at the Annual Meeting in March 1938 was to continue this committee to make further study with the ad- vice of the School Committee and to report at the Annual Meeting in March 1939. II ACTION AT SPECIAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 29, 1938 The School Committee, however, became interested in the proposition of securing a federal grant to defray part of the expense of the erection of a one-story eight room ele- mentary school building on a different site which the Hous- ing Committee was willing to approve if certain necessary things were done to make it suitable, and of the alterations and additions we had recommended for the high, school building including the addition of two wings and the con- necting corridor at the rear and all at a cost to the town of $42,900 for the elementary school building and a cost of $178,090. for the high school building. We spent much time conferring with the School Committee and with the archi- tects and with the federal representative. The proposal was submitted to the Special Town Meeting held on September 29, 1938 and was rejected. III SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT We- have given the matter further consideration and have had the further advice of the School Committee and we recommend the following course of action: 241 (a) That $70,000 be expended at the high school for the installation of proper toilets, an adequate heating plant and for the straightening of the corridors and a necessary entrance, in the interest of safety, more efficient adminis- tration and the savings of time of teachers and students; (b) That $40,000. be expended for the addition of a wing at the rear of the high school building which will meet the present needs there and make some provision for growth; (c) That $75,000. be expended for a one-story- eight room elementary school building on the to-%vn land near Pine Street. This would meet the immediate need for five classes with one room for the principal and teachers and two rooms to provide for the growth which we know is cer- tain. This plan calls for a total expenditure of only $185,- 000. It involves a tax levy this year which we estimate at about $1.00 and this amount in the judgment of this commit- tee is the least which could be economically expended at this time. This would leave three main items at the high school to be taken care of later with appropriations of approxi- mately $50,000 each; (1) the auditorium and cafeteria wing and entrances, (2) the gymnasium, and (3) the second wing and corridor at the rear of the high school. The cost of maintenance of this elementary building would be little more than for the same number of rooms added to the high school for it is proposed to put the new heating plant out- side the present building and in a position to service separ- ately the main building, the proposed gymnasium, the pro- posed auditorium and cafeteria and it could heat also the new elementary building on the location we propose, and it should also be noted that the school department would thus be relieved of maintaining the house on South Street now occupied by the special class. 242 In the event that the town does not adopt our recom- mendation, we submit the following possible alternative courses of action: 1. That $350,000. be raised or borrowed and appropri- ated to make all of the proposed alterations and additions including the full complement of twenty-four rooms at the rear of the high school building and that all of the classes of the six elementary grades in Hyannis be housed in these new rooms with completely separate administration, en- trances and playground; and that the Training school build- ing be devoted to the use of various town departments. Our committee understands that this plan has the endorsement of the School Committee and could probably be carried out with a two dollar tax levy this year, the balance to be paid over a term of years. While this committee believes that it would be better to have a separate one-story elementary school building yet we do not oppose this plan as a tempor- ary measure. 2. That $190,000 be raised or borrowed and appropri- ated and expended at the high school building for the in- stallation of proper toilets and adequate heating plant, and the straightening of the corridors, and a necessary entrance, and for an addition of two wings and connecting corridor, and four more rooms in a further extension of two stories with two rooms on a floor. This two-story extension with two rooms on each floor would be used to house the classes of the fifth and sixth grades now temporarily quartered in the Iyanough School and two classes of the first and second grades to relieve the present overcrowded condition of these grades in the Training school. It is also proposed to use three of the new rooms in the adjoining wing for an elemen- tary principal's room, a teacher's room and a room for the special class now quartered in a house on South street. This 243 plan would make no provision whatever for any relief for 'the other grades in the training.school or for the normal growth of the six elementary grades which ought to be pro- vided for. It is proposed to take care of this growth by ad- ditional units of four rooms each to be built from time to time to the east with rooms on either side of the extension of the corridor. While it would give the high school eight additional rooms this would do little more than to provide for the needs of the high school for a very short time. This plan would leave us without eight rooms, a new gymnasium and the enlarged auditorium and cafeteria provided for in the first alternative course of action. Our Committee un- derstands that this plan is acceptable to the.School Commit- tee. If it is adopted the town should know that it is little more than a temporary expedient and we do not approve it. 3. It is possible, of course, to get along for the present with an expenditure of only $110,000.00; $70,000. at the high school and $40,000. for a new four-room elementary school building. This would provide for the needed toilets and heating plant and for the straightening of the corridors. and necessary entrance which would result in a'sacrifice of part'of two rooms and would require all of the rooms in the Iyanough School for the use of the high school in their place. A four-room elementary school building would house the two classes now in the Iyanough School and two class- es taken from the four classes of the two lower grades in the Training school which are now overcrowded. IV CONCLUSION The Housing Committee is unalterably opposed to the housing of any of the classes of the six elementary grades 244 in the high school building unless they have completely sep- arate administration, entrances and playground. Hyannis is the only village in the Town of Barnstable where the six elementary grades are not adequately housed and the prop- er housing of these elementary grades is second only in importance to correcting the toilet conditions at the high school. We are causing an article to be inserted in the Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting under which action can be taken in accordance with this Report. Respectfully submitted: JOHN•D. W. BODFISH HERBERT H. HOWES FRANK G. THACHER MRS. JOHN E. HINCKLEY JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN 245 SOURCES OF THE BARNSTABLE REVENUE DOLLAR FOR 1938 6 1 6 Personal 64d 7.9 Income Tax �A� -----IRelief 7.9 4.2 0 9--Excise 3.4 -_-Licenses 1.2 -Miscellaneous 1.1 --Interest .9 _:::�-Schools .7 Polls .6 Real Estate Tax. 72.1 0 c *Reimbursement to the Town by Federal government, , State and other towns. 246 Report of the Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration Changes in membership of the Committee since its ap- pointment are as follows: The resignations of Judge Charles C. Paine and Miss Elizabeth Nye were accepted with great regret. Judge Paine had been made our chairman. On his resignation Mr. McLaughlin was prevailed on to take over the chairmanship. He consented with reluctance, asking to be considered Chairman pro tem. Mr. Alfred Crocker con- sented to take Miss Nye's place. The Committee, wisely or unwisely selected, is histor- ically minded. Very soon after our appointment we decid- ed that once in every hundred years is not too often to sur- vey the past. We assumed the task of making it more easy for the people of our town to look over the history of our town. At present it isn't easy. Amos Otis and Gustavus Hinck- ley,Frederick Freeman and Charles Swift, made great effort to get into print what they knew and what they guessed— that, too, not without value. Some things they did not put into print have since come to light, much has been lost, we fear, irretrievably. We have concentrated, wisely or un- wisely according to the point of view, on getting together and sponsoring the publication of material that will con- tinue the work these men did, and in part payment of the debt the town owes them—a debt that increases as the past grows remote. 247 In this choice of a task we have had in mind all the citi- zens of the town, but certain groups in particular: First, a group made up partly of residents, partly of visitors from all sections of the country :whose ancestors were early settlers here. They ask where their ancestors lived; is the house still standing whom did they marry; where are they buried; are some of their descendants still living here? We have believed it an unspectacular, but im- portant part of our work to become informed, member by member, of the early history of our villages, that you may send such inquirers to us with confidence that some of their questions will be answered. Second, a group ,less interested in their family back- ground than in dramatic episodes in village life, especia113 during the first two centuries of the three we celebrate. They want things to look at, things to read. They ask what were the early roads, the oldest buildings, what people had local or national fame, and why. For this group Mr. Mc- Laughlin has reproduced old maps and prepared new ones that make clear the growth of the town. Mr. Trayser through 1938 and 1939 has gathered much material relating to our seafaring history. A booklet with illustrations and descriptions of things of historic interest in each village is being prepared. There will also be on sale a larger publica- tion, edited by Mr. Trayser and Mr. Henry C. Kittredge, collecting material not now in print and telling'the story of Barnstable's three centuries. In it many of our historically- minded citizens will treat various phases of our town's his- tory. Mr. Crocker has delved into the story of what Barn- stable men did in the Colonial wars, for example; Mr. Kit- tredge into the lives of Barnstable shipmasters. The United ' Church Committee is putting together a history of the re- ligious life of the town, its growth and change from the 248 early congregation when church membership and citizenship were one, to the present church organization with its many outward forms of the same aspiration toward God and a finer life. Boulders with tablets, and other simpler markers, will be erected and dedicated to commemorate men and places important in our history. These will include: To the Rev. John Lothrop, whose ministry covered nine years in London, 5 in Scituate, 14 in Barnstable. The group of church members who came with him laid the foun- dation of our town government. To Joseph Bull and Thomas Dimmock, to whom the -charter of the incorporation of the town .was granted in 1639. To Captain John Gorham, commander of the second .company of Plymouth forces in King Philip's War, who died of a wound received in the battle of the Swamp Fort. To Captain John Percival—Mad Jack, commander of the frigate Constitution. The sites of the Fortification houses, built by order of the Plymouth Court to the deacons of the church, that the people might have places of refuge and defense against In- dian attacks. The site of the first fulling mill, indispensable in farm- ing and to the household economy in our first century, and in the second century under the able management of Ben- jamin Marston, influential in the growth of the town. 249 The Committee here expresses its appreciation of the days and weeks of work Mr. Crocker has devoted to the end that these markers may tell the truth. We have often wished that the committee of 1839 had done this work wwhen mem- ory and tradition were more reliable. In his oration at the celebration of the Second Centennial, John G. Palfrey said of "the Great Rock that was the place of worship, for elec- tions and transacting the civil affairs of the town" that "a portion of it was removed a few years ago—happily only a portion, and. the fathers of the town will take care that it is never molested a.gain." If the Committee of that year had put a tablet on the rock commemorating its place in town history, the State would not have blasted it to bits when its engineers went to work on the road. Mr. Crocker hopes that in some future year the stone to the memory of the wife of Governor I3inckley will be re- newed. It crumbled away years ago, but the inscription is preserved in the Amos Otis Papers. A third group for whom the Committee feels responsi- bility is the body of boys and girls now passing through our schools. IIere again lack of material is an obstacle. The ma- terial prepared for 1939 will make possible the addition to the curriculum of a course in local history. During this year the School Department and the teachers are working out plans for study and the Tercentenary Committee is giving all the help it can give. Commercial classes in the high school are typewriting and mimeographing material for use in the schools, in this way themselves becoming familiar with some of our hstory. The Seniors already carry the proud title "Tercentenary Class," and its members will equip themselves to act as intelligent guides to visitors through the summer. 250 In planning our celebration we have realized that each village in the Town has had a growth that is distinctive and important. We have, therefore, asked each village to plan an Old Home Day or Week in which it will emphasize the things in the past and present that give flavor to the life-of the town of which it is a vital part. A schedule has been made so that these village celebrations will not conflict: Cotuit—July 9 to 15. Marstons Mills—July 16 to 22. Hyannis—July 23 to 29 Centerville—July 30 to August 5 West Barnstable—August 6 to 12 Osterville—August 13 to 19 Barnstable—August 20 to 23 The climax of the summer, the celebration in which all villages unite, will come in the week beginning August 20th. Plans, of course still in the making, can be outlined as fol- lows: On Saturday afternoon, August 19th, at the scene of our -first settlement by Coggins Pond, the Comedy Club of Barnstable with its members from other villages, will direct a pageant of scenes grave and gay out of our history, pre- paring us for the Sunday services that open the week of celebration. On Sunday, townspeople and guests will meet for the morning service in their accustomed places of worship. We hope there may be a theme in common that will bring these services into unison and that we may perhaps use the same hymns. 251 In the afternoon congregations will join in an open air communion service as nearly as possible on the site of that service of Thanksgiving, "att Mr. Hull's house, for God's exceeding mereye in bringing us hither safely keep- ing us healthy and well in our wearke beginning and iii our church estate." As this year we dedicate memorials to the men who have. influenced our earlier history, so on this memorial Sunday we should dedicate ourselves in a mood of quiet earnestness to the work that lies at hand in the opening years of our fourth century. Then will follow a. spirited revival of the three-day Barnstable Fair, on the old fair grounds. Mrs. Gladys P. Swift, who in the months between now and then will be "President of the Agricultural Society," has already enlist- ed the support of the villages in this appropriate climax of the summer. On one of these days, youth will be in charge. School organizations, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Clubs, Junior Legion, Auxiliary and all the others—planning and carrying out the program will be in their hands. A dog show is assured. Hyannis Garden Club will arrange a flow- er show. A Library Fair featuring Cape Cod books is being considered—and of course the midway reminiscent of the past, will be there. The "Big Day" will be the last day, when, we hope, the Town will be host to distinguished visi- tors—the Governor of the Commonwealth, our Ambassador to England, the English Ambassador, the Mayor and Mayor- ess of Barnstaple, England, with friends from that old town in Devon—friends from Scituate, from Plymouth and of course from Sandwich and Yarmouth, who celebrate this year the tercentenary of their incorporation in 1639, and from Falmouth, once a part of Barnstable. Judge Otis is chairman of the Committee which will insure to our guests warm welcome and most hospitable treatment not only on 252 that "Big Day" of banquet, concert, fireworks and ball, but throughout the time they spend with us. A question will rise in the minds of many of you as you read this report. "Why has no costly and enduring memor- ial been planned. Did the Committee think of no `one big thing' to be done in this 300th year?" We have thought of it. Our loved senior member, Mrs. Hinckley, has kept this question always before us and many meetings have been devoted to discussion of undertakings appropriate and beautiful. Planting of shade trees along our roads. Discussion of the future of the trees left us a little sad. Taking over Sandy Neck—making safe for all time its unique growth of grasses, flowers, and shrubs and protect- ing its bird life. Some of you will remember that this was urged by Professor Vinal of our State College in a com- munication published in "The Patriot" last year. Preserving the West Parish Meeting House thro' re- pair and restoration. Built 15 years before George Wash- ington was born, in a lovely situation, with construction amazing architects and builders who visit it; the place where James Otis and Chief Justice Shaw received their early religious teaching; symbol of the growth of the Town because it was built when the settlement had grown so large it must be divided into East and West Parishes; for 120 years the home of Town Meetings, in the last of these years the only home, for "The houses of public worship at Centreville and in the East Parish have been denied the Town by a vote of the parishes. Should a similar vote be taken in the West Parish, the Town would be turned com- 253 pletely out of doors."—Patriot, March 1, 1837. Town meet- ings were stormy in those days. . . ."pew doors were torn off and the leaning benches broken down." Yet the old building survived the storms and even in the remodeling of 1852 "retained the identity of the ancient house." It was then schoolhouse, as well, with a schoolroom under the eaves in the southwest corner of the top gallery before 1852, afterward for some twenty years in the twenty feet "parti- tioned off for a conference room." Meeting house then for Church and Town and School, it stands, when nearly every other Massachusetts town has lost its building of that per- iod by lightning, fire, or the 1830-70 desire for a new church. Seeing its desperate needs the Committee asked Mr. Edwin Goodell Jr., the architect who has made plans for a restora- tion, to go over the plans with them. A friendly firm of contractors figured the cost carefully and made an estimate of $42,683. About $3,000.00 toward the sum lies in the Hy- annis Trust Co. to which small gifts are very slowly added. Another $1,000.00 has reboarded one roof and reshingled both—an absolutely necessary outlay. Shoot Flying Hill—A park, a bird sanctuary to atone for the shootflying of the past, a tower—even a bell tower— from whose top visitors could see in clear weather the sweep of land and water from Provincetown to Nantucket Sound. An Historical Museum—A fireproof building in which could be safely housed articles of value that can never be replaced. An interesting and very important collection could be gathered in this old town if a suitable building was erected. The Committee found that the Society for the Pres- ervation of New England Antiquities would give to the Town land for such a building out of its holding at the old "Sturgis Tavern," now the "Julia Crocker House," oppo- site the Sturgis Library. 254 These and lesser undertakings were discussed seriously and at length as the "one big thing." The discussion was always friendly. Opinions were honestly and frankly ex- pressed. It became clear that even in the Committee unan- imity would not be reached. We reached instead a deci- sion that a big thing should not be undertaken with whip- ped up enthusiasm because "something must be done in 1939," but only after long reflection leading to an agree- ment that the thing undertaken is appropriate, fine and very wise. An old French philosopher, observant of human kind, once said, "Most of the trouble in this world has been caus- ed by people who couldn't sit still in a chair.." Your Com- mittee has been sitting thro' many, many meetings. Now, and thro' the summer of 1939, it offers matter for reflection to those who will reflect. The Tercentenary Committee, JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN, Chairman, GLADYS P. SWIFT, ORA A. HINCKLEY, EVELYN CROSBY, M. GENIEVE LEONARD, THOMAS OTI.S, REGINALD F. BOLLES, ALFRED CROCKER, DONALD G. TRAYSER, ELIZABETH JENKINS, Secretary, ANNUAL REPORT of the SCHOOL DEPARTMENT of the jL own of BarnstabWe For the Year Ending December 31 , 1938 IBABXSTAM .� MASS. � 163 q. ®�t� 0 Report of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE and SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS 259 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. BRUCE K. JERAULD NORMAN E. WILLIAMS JEAN G. HINKLE HENRY L. MURPHY January 26, 1939 In Memoriam . MRS. ROSE C. RON.CETTI Appointed Teacher, October 7, 1929 Died, January. 5, 1939 261 Organization of School Committee Bruce K. Jerauld Barnstable, Mass. Term expires 1939 Norman E. Williams Osterville, Mass. Term expires 1941 Jean G. Hinkle Osterville, Mass. Term expires 1940 Mabel J. Weekes Hyannis, Mass. Term expires 1939 Henry L. Murphy Hyannis, Mass. . Term expires 1941 Chairman—Bruce K. Jerauld 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. 262 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 Ruth P. Rigby, R. N., School Nurse Residence, 310 Sea Street, Hyannis Tel. 565-J 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. 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Taylor, Charles L. Ba- ker, Lester Ray Jones. Hyannis Training School—Percy E. Brown. Barnstable Village School—Wilton P. 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. Attendance Officers Prescott L. Fish, Centerville Tel. Hy. 55-W2 A. Seabury Childs, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 2003 Everett L. Hosie, Cotuit Tel. Ost. 723 270 ' SUMMARY 1938 Amount Available $197,935 13' Appropriation, March 1938 $195,500 00 Dog Tax 1,482 01 Cobb Fund 334 50 Smith-Hughes Fund 551 66 Check returned 66 96 Receipts and cost of permanent improvement 21,709 54 Permanent Improvement and New Equipment 1,137 21, Dog Tax 1,482 01 Cobb Fund 334 50 Tuition received 1,715 04 General School Fund—State 12,388 00 Barnstable Household Arts School 1,745 45 Barnstable .Agricultural De- partment 1,769 49 Smith-Hughes Fund 551 66 Supplies sold and telephone tolls 275 09 New Bedford Vocational School 67 80 Unexpended balance, Dec. 31st 243 29 Net cost for support of schools from local taxation $176,225 59 Total amount raised by local taxation 177,362 80 Net average membership 1,699 Cost per pupil for support in average membership from local taxation 1938 (does not include permanent improvement and new equipment) $103 72 271 Report of Superintendent of Schools To the School Committee of the Town of Barnstable: Ladies and Gentlemen: Herewith is submitted my seventh annual report as superintendent of schools and the forty-ninth in the series of superintendent's reports. Growth The enrollment in the Barnstable Schools has continued its normal growth. The total enrollment for September was 1757, an increase of 55 over 1937. The table below shows the growth over a period of years: 1929 1,414 1934 1,680 1930 1,499 1935 1,733 1931 1,581 1936 1,752 1932 1,702 1937 1,702 1933 1,707 1938 1,757 In September the seventh grade at the high school was still small enough to be organized in four divisions. When the enrollment in the seventh grade necessitates an organi- zation of more than four divisions, the situation will be- come most awkard because there is no room for such ex- pansion and the condition would become worse from year to year. Fortunately this did not take place this year. 272 Building Needs Housing conditions at the high school have been as com- fortable as can be expected. The janitors do their utmost to keep the building clean and presentable but beyond the overcrowding, the conditions are very bad. The toilets are very poor and inadequate; the building,leaks; the beating plant is rapidly wearing out and it is notably expensive and inefficient to operate. Without detailing the short- comings of the assembly hall, cafeteria and locker rooms, 'it seems enough to say that the Town has simply outgrown the high school building. The use of the two rooms in the Iyanough School for elementary pupils eases the situation at the Hyannis Train- ing School so that they are better than for many years. The Iyanough children are poorly housed and the high school sorely needs this room. The present arrangement is simply a makeshift. The needs are so obvious that it is to be hoped that they will be recognized before the emergency condi- tions are confronted. Throughout the year the School Committee has met with the Housing Committee and has discussed and studied the school building needs. The School Committee has agreed that the school needs should be listed in order of their im- portance as follows: Elementary rooms to replace the Iyanough School High School toilets, high school rooms and shops Knowing the urgent needs of the high school, the School Committee fears that the elementary needs may be satisfied first at the expense of the high school which to 273 them seems most urgent. The School Committee is faced an- nually with the task of preparing the budget and urging the appropriation of fiends to support a growing school sys- tem. They are reluctant to expand the elementary system in Hyannis except enough to meet actual needs. The School Committee has believed it wiser to secure sufficient elementary room in a new high school addition to relieve the Training School and to provide for some future growth, rather than to build additional elementary room without heed to high school needs and while still compelled to operate the present 'Training School. The School Committee has wished to operate the pres- ent Training School building.in order to cooperate with the State Teachers College but because of the extremely poor play area and because of its location in a hazardous traffic zone, they would gladly sanction its discontinuance for school purposes. Expansion of Playground Areas Continued effort has been made by each succeeding committee to expand and improve play areas in all sections of the town. In 1934 nearly two acres were purchased in the rear of the Centerville School which has made possible the development of a very good play field for this school. 'In 1937 nearly an acre of land was purchased for additional play area for the Ostervi.11e School. The fourteen acre plot in Marstons Mills makes possible the development of an almost ideal school site for that community. The acquisi- tion of land in 1931 which has since been developed has been very helpful for the Cotuit School. Gifts of land by the Hyannis Playground Association have made possible the continued development of the high school grounds. 274 A gift of nearly nine and one-half acres of land ad- jacent to the high school field was made to the schools by the Arenovski family in 1938. A plot of land has been giv- en by the Bacon Estate for the Barnstable Village School. These gifts have been accepted and project applications have been submitted to the Federal government for their development. Suitable bronze markers will be set up on both plots. A total of approximately thirty acres of land has been added to the school playgrounds in the .last eight years. Vocational Education Additional work in Vocational Education has broaden- ed the offering in the Barnstable High School. This has been made possible through the generosity of the State Depart- ment in approving an additional teacher in Agriculuture and through the establishment of a Vocational Boat Build- ing and Boat Operation Course.from funds available from the Federal George-Deen Fund. Further details are describ- ed more fully in the report of the principal of the high school. The extension of vocational education within the high school has brought to fruition the efforts of several years to provide more practical and direct education to enable' the individual to earn a living. Transportation Since 1932 the committee has striven to so arrange the bus contracts that they would all mature at one time in or- der that transportation agents could be dealt with on a 275 more equal basis. This year the committee abolished all dual contracts and arranged new ones with the individual owners. Under the new arrangement the department operates under contract ten school buses with a total seating capaci- ty of six hundred and three. Eight of these buses were pur- chased during 1937 and 1938. All of them .are of modern design with the latest- safety devices and forward seating. The town can very well take satisfaction in its modern fleet of buses which compares favorably with any fleet in the east. Our transportation has often been criticized on account of its costliness but under the new arrangement a yearly saving of two thousand two hundred.dollars has been affected. The department is most grateful to the transportation agents whose cooperation and whose fine spirit of service has never been wanting in any instance. Research-Learning Project Our schools have been fortunate indeed to have retain- ed for another year.the services of Dr. Lura Oak and the Research-Learning Project through the courtesy of the State Department of Public Health. The following notes relative to the activities of this service in our schools dur- ing the past year makes clear just what Dr. Oak has been doing. Metropolitan Reading Tests were given to all first grade children and the achievement record of each class was studied. 276 A school for handicapped readers was held last summer. Twenty-five of our children were enroll- ed. Each child who attended regularly had about thirty hours of tutoring and other assistance with his reading difficulties. Parents of all these children were interviewed by the instructor. A course in "The Prevention and Correction of Reading Difficulties" was held in the Hyannis State Teachers College for school . teachers. Teachers of all summer school children were given written and oral accounts of the work done by the groups and by each child. Reading Readiness Tests were given to the first grade children in Osterville. Eighteen children in the Osterville School were • given eye examinations. Net Costs from Taxation In .spite of accummulated growth in the elementary schools and the high school, we have been able to go through the year with the addition of only one new teacher to the staff on account of transferring Mr. Cornish from the Barn- stable Village School to the High School. The expansion in vocational education has added Mr. Chester A. Crosby to the Boat Building project and Mr. Eric C. Vendt to the Agricultural department. As has been explained before, the salaries of both these teachers are paid from Federal funds and are not an immediate expense to the town. As a matter of fact, the costs of the Agricul- 27.7 tural, Household Arts and Boat Building departments in- crease the total budget but the large credits and reimburse- ments offset these amounts almost wholly. The direct credit for Household Arts is on a 5017o basis . and amounted to $1,715.04 for 1938 and $1,745.45 for Agri- culture. A proportionate amount will be forthcoming for the Boat Building project in 1939. The following table shows the expenditures for schools from 1.930-1938: Colt 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 20,587.42 170,828.74 99.89 1937 . 195,506.08 195,502.78 20,349.75 175,153.03 101.42 1938 197,935.13 197,691.84 .20,572.33 177,119.51 103.72 The higher standards of scholarship at the high school, the accomplishments in public speaking, the improvements in transportation and the expansion and reorganization of vocational education and health have marked distinct steps of progress for the schools. All of these would have been impossible were it not for the fine spirit of cooperation be- tween the community, the school committee, the teachers and the school employees all of whom have contributed to 278 the fine work of the year and to all of whom the superin- tendent wishes to express his gratitude. Respectfuly submitted, RALPH R. BARR, Superintendent of Schools. 279 Report of the, High School Principal Mr. Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent of Schools, Hyannis, Massachusetts: My dear Mr. Barr: It is with pleasure that I herewith submit my fifth an- nual.report as principal of the Barnstable High School. The Challenge With the changing conditions of society that have now resulted both in the greater number of pupils entering high school and in the ever-increasing need of the large number of these boys and girls for a newer, unacademic training, the work of the public high school constantly faces the ad- justment necessary to meet this change. Offering this type of training that will enable pupils to develop the interests and aptitudes essential for a successful and satisfying life is the great responsibility and challenge of the modern public school. 280 Program Changes It is the duty of the junior high school to offer general education with the threefold purpose of providing the ac- quisition of fundamental knowledge and skills, of expl%ring pupil interests, aptitudes,and capacities, and of assisting in- dividuals to become increasingly capable of assuming re- sponsibilities and making their own decisions. In order better to fulfill this purpose two new explor- atory courses were offered all eighth grade students for the first time this year. A ten-week period of general business information -,vas organized to give each. pupil the opportun- ity of discovering the special abilities and type of training needed for success in the business course. A similar period of general language was planned to help the pupil find his possibility of success in regular foreign language study. Vocational ?Boat Building and Boat Operation Li addition to the six courses, academic and vocational, that we have offered in Barnstable High School, this year Nve feel that with the Vocational Boat Building and Boat Operation Course we have made a significant forward step strengthening the offerings of the high school and better meeting pupil needs. With a nucleus of fifteen boys, the Boat Building and Boat Operation Course `vas started the first of November 1938 with the following setup: Director: Superintendent of Schools, Ralph R. Barr. Advisory Board: Joseph Daniels, Osterville; Wilton B. Crosby, Osterville; Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis; John Carter, Hyannis; Joseph Burlingame, Cotuit. Shop Director: Chester A. Crosby. Location: Chester A. Crosby boat building yard. 281 The aim of this course is to give xvell-aimed practical training for those boys who expect to become boat builders or enter allied industries. It includes instruction in the theory and methods of designing boats and boat operation. The course is open to boys in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and is required to operate on the basis of a thirty-five hour week. Twenty hours of this time is spent in the practical work of the boat building yard and fifteen hours a week in the closely related material and academic -,work in the high school. During the short time the course has been operat- ing, the results have been very gratifying. Vocational Boat Building and Boat Operation Plan of Instruction 9:00-12:00 a.m., each school day—Regular class work-15 hours per week. 12:30-4:30 each school day—Shop practice and related work-20 hours per week. Boat Building 58% Nigh School Studies 42% Per Week Grades 9 and 10 Time Per- Per- iods cent Plant maintenance 10570 Grade 9 .Boat Building 38`r/o English 5 Building skiffs Applied niathemat- Building dories ics and Science 3 42�/0 Boat handling 10% Mechanical drawing 2 Civics 5 Grade 10 English 5 Applied mathemat- ties and science 3 42°/0 Mechanical drawing 2 Biology 5 282 Boat Building 58% High School Studies 42% Per Week Grades 11 and 12 Per- Per- iods cent Boat building 33% Grade 11 Building small sailing craft and motor boats English 5 Applied mathemat- Study of installation, ics and science 3 427, operation, and repair Mechanical drawing 2 of marine engines 15% U. S. History 5 Boat handling 10% Grade 12 English 5 Applied mathemat- tics and science 3 42% Mechanical drawing 2 Economics- Sociology 5 Vocational Agriculture The following excerpts from the report of Mr. Jesse A. Taft, agricultural instructor, furnish evidence of the valu- able training our boys are receiving in vocational agricul- ture. "Of the group of eight boys who enrolled in 1934, six have continued in agricultural enterprises, as follows: One is studying Wild Life Conservtion at Stockbridge School of Agriculture at Amherst; one has an ownership in cranber- ries; and four are working, two for landscaping and green- house concerns, one on a large duck farm, and another, on his home farm. 283 Instruction in the department is largely individual. Each pupil's needs are given special attention, for our aim is to help every pupil to develop to the full extent of his capacity. "Things done and studied; things studied are done in Vocational Agriculture." It is evident that this slogan has been in vogue in our department when one makes a careful study of the ownership project records. The school year of 1938 was no exception and the following chart clearly shows the most important features taken from the summary: No. & Kind Size Project of of Project Project Labor Projects Projects Receipts Expenses Income 13 Poultry 676 Birds $1,159 07 $767 45 $391 62 7 Garden 2 Acres 335 75 103 72 232 03 ' 2 Dairy. 7 Head 584 39 223 33 361 06 1 Swine 10 Pigs 69 75 50 30 19 45 2 Small Fruit . .9 Acre 862 35 496 05 366 30 Total-25 Projects $3,011 31 $1,640 85 $1,370 46 Average labor income per boy from projects $54.81 Average labor income per hour from projects .37 The past year found twenty-five students reporting a paid labor income of $2,408.84, representing 8,196 hours for their supervised placement training. Other agricultural work amounted to 5,581 hours worked by boys for which they received board and room, or experience, or both. Recognizing a need for extensive training in Estate Management for our Barnstable boys, the Massachusetts Di- 284 vision of Vocational Education made it possible to add an assistant instructor, Mr. Eric C. Vendt, a graduate of Con- necticut State College. For two years the entire expense for this instruction will be paid from the Federal George-Deep Funds. I should like at this time to express my sincere appreci- ation for the confidence and support which have been so freely given in the past by all with whom I have been in contact." Enrollment The following table shows the total enrollment of the school by grades: Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total Boys 74 68 53 66 61 55 4 381 Girls 87 81 89 68 52 37 3 417 Total 161 149 142 134 113 92 7 798 In addition to the above sixty-seven pupils are enrolled in the Iyanough annex making a total of 865 students in the unit. Encouraging Results Of the many students graduated from Barnstable High School and attending higher institutions of learning the re- sults received have been very encouraging. Satisfactory records have been made by all these students, and many of these have received honors and won special recognition. 285 Barnstable High School is again rated Class A by the State Department of Education and enjoys certification privilege from the New England College Entrance Certifi- cate Board. With this rating any student who does college grade work at Barnstable High School is entitled to enter a higher institution of learning directly. School Activities Besides the regular school activities of organized physi- cal education work, music, and art classes, courses develop- ing satisfying and creative. expression, Barnstable High School seeks to create better citizens by many other broad- ening interests—assemblies, athletics, the school paper, clubs, public speaking, and Student Council. Public Speaking Marked improvement has been shown this last year in the field of public speaking with the result that Barnstable High School was selected for the fourth consecutive year to serve as host to the schools of the Southeastern District of Massachusetts. "March 2, 1938, a charter for the establishment of a chapter of the National Forensic League was granted to, Barnstable High School, which had acquired through inter- scholastic debates and public speaking within the two-year time limit more than the 200 credit points necessary. "Of the thirty chapters established during the past year throughout the whole country, we are eighteenth in size; and while the average membership per chapter in New England was 5.6 for 1938, Barnstable High had a member- ship of nine and was thus the largest chapter in Massachu- setts and the second largest in New England. 286 ','On March 22, 1938, Barnstable was for the third con- secutive year host to the schools of the Southeastern Dis- trict of Massachusetts in contests preliminary to the State forensic tournament. Thirty-nine pupils from seven schools participated in debating, declamation, original oratory, and extempore speaking. "On April 1 and 2, Barnstable entered eight pupils in the State Tournament'of the National Forensic League, held at Fall Rivera Here Barnstable placed fourth among the ten schools of Massachusetts that were represented in debat- ing.) Also in March,. the Cape District Elimination Public Speaking Contest for agricultural boys was held at the high school with contestants from Dartmouth, Westport, and Barnstable. Barnstable not only won in this Cape District contest, but in the public speaking contest held at Massachusetts State College, Amherst. The same Barnstable contestant won second place and was awarded a prize of fifteen dollars by the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. In the Junior high, interest in public speaking is foster- ed especially through the annual speaking contest that is sponsored by the Hyannis Woman's Club in memory of Mrs. Jennie Kent Paine. Dramatics To promote interest in dramatics at Barnstable High School, two clubs were organized last year and have since grown to have a total membership of 110. Guided by a 287 teacher in the junior high division and another in the sen- ior high, individuals in these separate groups participate in a six-year program which familiarizes them with good plays, gives them a chance to act before an audience, and enables them to judge the technique and quality of drama, on both the stage and screen. Training of this sort is par- ticularly valuabe here in Barnstable where pupils are so far from a large city that not one in five has seen a first- class play acted on the professional level. "The senior dramatic club business meetings give train- ing in parliamentary procedure which will be of value to young people destined to live under the town meeting form of government. Besides the programs carried on in the reg- ular meetings, the clubs prepare four school assemblies each year and give one three-act play under the sponsorship of the Junior Class. Every effort is made to give each mem- ber some part in the activities—in stage-craft, acting, or costuming—and to raise the quality of plays chosen for pre- sentation. This year's three-act play, for example, will be a former Broadway drama." Music "During the past ,year a new and higher plane of achievement has been attained by the organizations of the music department. Fifty-one students, the largest number accepted from any one school in New England, participated in the All New Engand High School Concert Festival in New London, Connecticut. We also were represented in the Massachusetts State Festival at Fall River and in the .festival at Burlington, Vermont, where the band won a high rating. The string quartette also won honors in these com- petitions. 288 For the first time this year the Pawtucket High School and Barnstable High School held exchange joint-concerts. As a stimulation to greater effort such exchange concerts should be continued. Mr. Griffiths was for a second time elected president of the New England Music Festival Association. Through the bands and orchestras of both the junior and senior high school and,through the boys' and girls' glee clubs, a pupil at Barnstable is given. the opportunity to make music a part of his every-day life and experience and to acquire understanding and appreciation of the best in music. Several graduates of Barnstable High School have en- tered conservatories or schools of music because their talent and interest were developed by our school." Art "Believing that the teaching of art is vastly more im- portant than the teaching of drawing we try each year to present the study of art in the light of certain governing principles, which can be developed in such a way as to equip the student not only with a knowledge of material things in the world about him, seen under various aspects and in var- ious relationships, but with such a kno«ledge of art princi- ples as will give a better appreciation of the good work of all ages and a fuller understanding of art in its relation to his own life. We have been able to arouse more interest in the study of art, architecture, and sculpture by the use of the fine 289 books and magazines of art in the school library: The ac- quisition this year of a very fine set of colored reproduc- tions of paintings by some of the old masters and by some of the masters of modern art has been an added stimulus." School Paper With a staff of thirty-seven pupils, interested in writ- ing and in the training offered for practical journalism, the Clipper entered the third year of its reorganization. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded it second prize in senior high schools whose enrollments totaled be- tween 300 and 800. Clubs The International Friendship Club, the Better Speech Club, the Archery Club, the junior and senior Dramatic Clubs, the Glee Clubs—all extend the socia contacts and thus increase the culture of the pupils participating. The Library The steady increase in the use of the library for refer- ence study and in the development of proper library habits is noticeable, with the library frequently filled to capacity during a period and with as many as 170 pupils availing themselves of the privileges of library periods during a sin- gle day. The greater availability of library facilities is due to having Mr. Cornish as a full-time librarian, so that during no periods need the library be closed as in previous years; 290 the greater use is due to his interest and conscientious effort in guiding pupils to sources of information, and to the in- creased teacher-consciousness of the benefits of individual pupil investigation and reading. In addition to approximately 1300 volumes the library has thirty-six periodicals and two newspapers, subscribed to by the town. Familiarity with these periodicals is encour- aged by each teacher through definite assignments in them in his respective field of work. Scholarships Four scholarships, three of which were for three hun- dred dollars each, were awarded during the past year to meritorious pupils at Barnstable High school. The American Legion Scholarship was again a gradu- ation award to the senior voted most deserving upon the combined considerations of outstanding ability, scholastic rank, financial need, and the expectation of his success in lif e. The Satilla Hallett Smith Scholarship was awarded al- so at graduation by Mrs. Miriam A. Darrow to cover the full expenses of the recipient for one year at the Cape Cod Secretarial School. At the football banquet in December a three hundred dollar scholarship was given by Miss Jean Hinkle to further the education of the winner of the Jean Hinkle Sportsman- ship Trophy. The fourth scholarship, the Rotary Scholarship and Citizenship Award, was for the second time given at gradu- 291 ation to the student who had high scholastic rating and best exemplified in his everyday life those qualities that most nearly approximate the ideal of "Rotary Service." Such incentives to greater mental effort and to more positive character development are highly appreciated. Open House An Open House was held February 23 to give interested parents and friends an opportunity of visiting Barnstable High School. Over 300 attended the opening, remaining for a patriotic program, "Songs of America," presented by the junior dramatic students. During National Education Week, a second Open House took place on November 9 with some 400 present. The national growth in cooperation between parents and school promises to contribute much toward the solution of the many problems that confront the public school today. It is with belief in this growth that we annually extend a greeting of welcome to the parents and friends of our Barn- stable High School pupils. N. Y. A. "Funds again have been allocated for a program of part-time work for needy students, between the ages of six- teen and twenty-four inclusive, by the National Youth Ad- ministration. Three hundred thirty dollars and eighty-seven cents was distributed during the school year 1937-38 to students who participated in such activities as filing, library work, and ground and building maintenance." 292 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA Cash Report and Other Statements For the year ending June 24, 1938 Receipts Balance September 1, 1937 $203 46 Receipts from Sales: September $682 12 October 892 08 November 789 29 December. 723 00 January 863 76 February 706 13 March 707 41 April 730 01 May 619 83 June 664 95 7,378 58 Total Receipts $7,582 04 Payments Purchases: September $575 20 October 729 15 November 648 35 December 518 66 January 794 27 293 February 485 96 March 661 66 April 565 99 May 543 00 June 385 76 5,908 00 Operating Expenses for year: Miscellaneous Expenses 93 10 Salaries 710 00 Wages 719 90 1,523 00 Total Payments 7,431 00 Cash on Hand June 24, 1938 $151 04 Classification of Purchases Bread and Rolls $299 85 Candy 1,062 50 Canned Goods 446 49 Cones 58 50 Cookies 336 00 Fruit and Vegetables 150 53 Ice Cream 1,287 25 Meat and Fish 408 75 Milk 1,206 53 Potato Chips 165 55 Provisions 478 66 $5,950 61 Less Discounts & Returns 42 61 Total Net Purchases $5,908 00 294 Assets Cash $151 04 Equipment 332 50 Inventory—Merchandise 57 00 Total Assets $540 54 Liabilities.and Capital Liabilities: None Capital: Present Capital $540 54 B. 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ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION School Year Ending June 30, 1938 Cash Balances: Athletic Association, Sept. 1, 1937 $3 49 Class Funds, Sept. 1, 1937 133 24 Surplus Account, Sept. 1, 1937 376 51 Total Cash on Hand, Sept. 1, 1937 $513 24 1937 Bills paid in Current Year: June Issue of Clipper . 128 75 Student Council Pins in June 33 30 162 05 Working Cash on Hand Beginning School Year 1937-38 $351 19 295 Income: Sale All Sports Tickets $588 15 Gate Receipts: Football 1,085 83 Gate Receipts: Basketball 308 65 Gate Receipts: Baseball 49 30 Field Concessions 20 00 Boxing Tournament 9 94 Total Athletic Income $2,121 87 Expense: Football $872 25 Basketball 393 77 Baseball 151 93 Track 22 00 Tennis 5 20 Girls' Basketball 134 83 Girls' Hockey 9 00 Cheer Leaders' Uniforms 19 78 Field Development 64 50 Telephone 61 09 Golf 10 75 1,745 10 $376 77 296 Clipper: Income $558 53 Expense 550 00 8 53 Class Funds: Income 1,990 62 Expense 1,862 42 128 20 Magazine Campaign: Income 408 35 Expense 225 69 182 66 Music Fund: Income $265 46 Expense 501 61 $236 15 Student Council: Income 32 09 Expense 25 70 6 39 Wilson Pictures: Income 158 20 Expense 142 38 15 82 Other Income: P.T.A. Speech Tournament 20 00 Vending Machines 16 18 36 18 297 Other Expenses: Books, Magazines, Films 164 63 Dramatics and Debate 92 30 Pathoscope Machine 197 00 Misc. 8 57 462 50 Total Surplus Balances $754 55 Total Deficit Balances $698 65 Net Surplus for the Year 55 90 Cash Balance on Hand at Close of School Year 1937-38 $407 09 Closing Statement It is with real pleasure. that I express to the boys and girls of Barnstable High. School my gratitude for their splendid cooperation. I consider the general atmosphere of the school very good at the present time. In conclusion, I wish to thank you, the School Commit- tee, and the school .personnel for the courtesy and support extended me at all times. Respectfully submitted, MELVIN C. 'KNIGHT. t 298 Report of the Department of Health and Physical Education of the Public Schools of Barnstable, School Year, 1937-38 Mr.. Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent of,Schools, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Dear Mr. Barr: I herewith submit my thirteenth annual report of the Department of Physical Education of the Public Schools of Barnstable. By a vote of the School Committee during the fall of 1938, this Department was extended to the Department of Health and Physical Education. Organization of Personnel William P. Bangs—Director of Health and Physical Edu- cation Instructor in Gymnasium (Boys) Grades 7-12 Instructor in Science Coach of Intramural Basketball and Intramural Volley- ball Supervisor of Elementary School Physical Education; Posture Classes and Health Supervision, Grades 1-12 299 . Vernon B. Bearse—Instructor of Physical Education Instructor in Gymnasium (Boys) Grades 9 and 11 Instructor in Science Coach of Basketball and Golf Supervisor of Elementary School Physical Education Katherine N. Nehubian—Instructor of Physical Education Instructor in Gymnasium (Girls) Grades 7=12 Coach of Girls' Athletics Supervisor of Elementary School Physical Education Elliott B. MacS`van—Coach of Football Chester P. Jordan, Jr.—Coach of Junior High Football and Baseball Jesse A. Taft—Coach of Baseball Katherine N. Nehubian—Coach of Intramural Tennis W. Leo Shields—Coach of Track Assistant Coach of Football . Bertha Newcomb—Coach of Girls' Intramural Golf Wilbur Cheever—Coach of Cross Country Physical Education Grade 1-6 The following is an outline of the work in Physical Education for both boys and girls in the Barnstable Public Schools, Grades 1-6, Inclusive: 300 Division of Work Regular Physical Education Work Grades 1-2—Miss Nehubian Grades 5-6—Miss Nehubian (Girls) Grades 3-4—Mr. Bearse Grades 5-6—Mr. Bearse (Boys) Remedial Work Grades 1-6—Both Boys and Girls—Mr. Bangs Method of Supervision Regular Work 1. Supervisor will visit each class semi-monthly. 2. It is impossible to teach the pupils enough in ,one lesson to last over a two-week period. 3. It is, therefore, necessary to instruct the classroom teacher in the work to be followed daily during the in- tervening period. 4. Each lesson is carefully outlined, demonstrated, and left with the class-room teacher at the first semi-monthly visit. 5. This work is re-demonstrated for the supervisor under the direction ,of either the teacher or the pupil-leader at the second monthly visit. At this time the demonstration may be given for the following lesson. 301 Remedial Work The method followed in carrying out exercises for remedial work is necessarily somewhat different from that followed for regular work. The teacher in each room is giv- en a plan of exercises to be followed by the differ nt groups throughout the year. Each child is given, at the first visit of each month, two exercises. These exercises are to be car- ried out at home daily, and also during a five-minute period to be allotted from the time assigned to physical education work in the regular daily school program. The child is re- quested to take these exercises home to the parents, and each parent is urged to assist the child in following them through for a period of approximately six minutes a day. It is hoped that the child will receive indirect supervision from the teacher during the five-minute period. By this is meant that the teacher should merely keep an eye out to see that the child is busy on his or her own particular set of ex- ercises. A postural examination is given to all pupils at the opening of school, and the special posture classes formed as a result of this examination. A re-examination of all pupils in these classes is made during May and June for a check- up as to improvement. Each teacher is urged to use all the propaganda possible to cause the pupils to become interest- ed in posture and its results. Considerable assistance has been received from Dr. Paul Norton of Harvard Medical School and Clinic for Crippled Children, and also from Dr. L. C. Johnston of Hy- annis. Dr. Paul Wakefield of the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Public Health has also been of service. We are greatly indebted to them in--this respect. There is also a 302 closer relation among the County Health Officer, the School Nurse and the Director of Physical Education. The Six-Point Health Child The contest of the Six-Point Health Child is started in the fall with a final check-up in May, and some suitable re- ward made to each pupil who has fulfilled all six points of the Health"Program. The first year of the twelve-year pro- gram of the Six Point Health Child was completed in June, 1938. All Elementary School pupils who had qualified in the six points (vision, hearing, weight, posture, immuniza- tion, throat-teeth) were transported to the High School, where after a program of entertainment, they were awarded the badge of the Six Point Heath Star. Number of Pupils in Elementary Schools Being Treated for Postural Defects Barnstable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 West Barnstable . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . 34 Centerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 55 Osterville . . . . . 57 Marstons Mills . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 53 Cotuit 48 Iyanough 28 Hyannis Training School . . . . . . . . . . 153 Total . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. ... . . 468 303 Improvement as a Result of Corrective Work The general postural work is still in its first year, so that comparison figures are not yet available: As an exam- ple of improvement in general, the following figures are en- couraging: January 1, 1938—No. of pupils in.foot classes-156 January 1, 1939—No. of pupils in foot classes-98. This means that as a result of the work being clone to remedy foot trouble among children, there are fifty-eight less in the remedial classes than there were at the same time last year. (The figures given above represent work done in the six Elementary Schools outside of Hyannis, and in the Hyannis Training School.) It.has been possible to expand the work on feet to cor- rection of certain other postural defects, such as round- shoulders, hollow back and other muscular maladjustments. Technically, this means that the Elementary school pupils are receiving treatment for kyphosis, lordosis, weak rectus abdominus, malnutrition, etc. Scoliosis, or lateral curvature of the spine, is a condition which should also receive atten tion, but at present, time does not permit either examination for, or treatment of this condition. The remedial work in general gives the benefit of cor- rective measures to a total of 468 children, as seen in the table on page 302. Since the total Elementary School. enroll- ment is 934, this means that 5117o of all Elementary School children are receiving treatment. In order to keep a. close check upon progress made, discharges from the various classes of children pronounced corrected, relative pereen- 304 Cage of yearly improvement, etc., a control filing-system has been established. Such knowledge as the present status of any given child, or figures on the program as a whole, are now quickly available. High and Junior High School Due to lack of time, individual corrective work does not extend into either the High or the Junior High schools, except for the group exercises that are given in the regular gymnasium classes. These are progressing as usual and ac- cording to the accompanying Chart of Personnel (pp. 1-2). It should be noticed also that both Mr. Bearse and I are in- structing classes in General Science. Athletics Boys',and Girls' athletics, both Varsity and intramural, have enjoyed a good year. It will also be noticed from the Chart of Personnel that more and more opportunities are be- ing given for the pupils to take part in some branch of or- ganized sport. The number of those engaged in intramural athletics, of course, is several times that of those in Varsity sports. Recommendations The greatest need at present is for more time in which to cover the work of physical examinations, and follow up " with remedial classes. This should extend through Grades 7-12. 305 Also the time has come when assignment to Physical Education classes should be put on a physical instead of a mental basis. In other words, the establishing of the Physi- cal Fitness Index system under which all pupils are graded as to their general physical condition, and gymnasium work assigned on that basis. I think that could be worked out with the present per- sonnel if it were not for the necessity of also teaching class- es in General Science. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM P. BANGS, Director of Health and Physical Education. 306 Report of School Nurse For the Year Ending December 31, 1938 School visits 766 Inspections 6,391 Exclusions 71 Skin conditions 17 Colds and sore throats 15 Symp. of communicable diseases 11 Other Causes 28 Home visits 875 Nursery school visits 130 First aid treatments 356 Health talks 195 Consultations 434 Teachers 65 Parents 169 Pupils 121 Others 79 Tonsil and Adenoid operations 18 Chest grays at Cape Cod Hospital and Pocasset 26 Mantoux test at Chadwick Clinic 261 Mantoux test positive 67 Chest Xrays at Chadwick Clinic 93 New 67 Carried 26 I 307 Physical examinations at Chadwick Clinic 14 Vision re-tests 333 Vision defects 47 Eye examinations by Oculist at Clinic 35 Eye examinations by private Oculist & Optician 12 Hearing test with Audiometer 179 Hearing re-tests with Audiometer 24 Hearing defects 19 Slight defect 12 Irremedial 3 Under treatment 4 To Clinic for Crippled children 16 To Summer Camp at Pocasset 9 Diphtheria prevention inoculations 179 Retarded clinic 11 Blood tests at Cape Cod Hospital 2 Attendance at Pre-School clinic 133 Physical examinations by Dr. Goff (pre-school) 123 Physical examinations by Family Doctor 10 Defects found at time of examination 33 Defects corrected before entering school 20 Defects improved 13 Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 1,745 Defects found at time of examination 144 Defects corrected 100 Defects improved 38 Defects irremedial 6 r Notices to Parents 1,150 Result of Inspection 72 , Medical 123 Dental 46 308 Vision 47 In regard to clinics 854 Contagious cases 76 Measles 12 Whooping cough 21 Chicken pox 29 Scarlet fever 14 Assisted County Nutritionist with first.grade Histories. Assisted Physical Director with check-up on pasture and feet, grades one to six inclusive. It is interesting to note the result of Diphtheria Pre- vention Innoculations during the past seven years. Clinics for School children have been held every year at the high school. Most of the parents have co-operated, and a large majority of the pupils have been immunized. The Clinic in 1939 will be made up principally of first grade children, with a few scattering ones from the older age group. As a result of the high percentage of immunization, we have had no diphtheria in the Town of Barnstable for several years. Respectfully submitted, RUTH RIGBY, School Nurse. 309 Dental Clinic Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1938 Children 530 New 482 Returned 48 Examinations 830 In class room 727 In Dental chair 103 Cleanings 477 Fillings 807 Temporary 407 Permanent 400 Extractions 222 Temporary 216 Permanent 6 Total Operations 1,506 Certificates 733 At time of exam 232 At completion of work 501 Respectfully submitted, RUTH RIGBY, s School Nurse. 310 ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE 1937-1938 Barnstable Village School: Cotter, John Bartlett, John Milne, John Bartlett, Ruth A. Nickerson, Ruth Gardner, Richard Palumbo, Louis Jerauld, Philip R. Libby, Grace A. Centerville School: Libby, Muriel E. Blackburn, Raymond Phinney, Helen 0. Goffin, Vernon O'Brien, Stephen West Barnstable School: Perry, Angus Davis, Louis Perry, Aurelia Fisk, Marjorie Siira, Howard Manni, Silja Wannie, Walter Jr. Pye, Vaner Weigert, Alice Rose, Anthony Weigert; Emily Wiinikainen, Helmi Weigert, Mary Jane Marstons Mills School: Hyannis Training School: Dunham, Gordon K. Amado, Mary Hurtt, Roosevelt Brown, Mary Pina, Annie Coggeshall, Richard Elliot, Weston C. Cotuit School: Frates, Francis Ashley, Lucy Gonsalves, Manuel J. Bearse, Edward Hazelton, Donald Joakim, John Jr. Osterville School: Leonovich, George Ames, Carol Lopes, Joaquin Bearse, Linda Martin, John . 311 Morin, Durward Brooks, Lawrence T'oci.us, August Jr. Bussiere, Arlyn Richards, Eleanor Carr, Robert E. Rosary, John Chadwick, Elizabeth H. Rose, Mary Chase, Ralph Sylvester, Richard Chute, Rosanna N. Clarke, A. Barbara Iyanough School: Clarke, Hazel Aikens, G. Jane Coffin, Geraldine DeGrace, Evelyn Coggeshall, Chester E. Pocius, Hedwig Coggeshall, David R. Vincent, Robert Crowell, J. Freeman Cusick, M. Irene South Street School: Dixon, Allen Kelley, Edward Doane, Barbara Washington, George L. Dottridge, Dorothy Dottridge, Georgie Barnstable High School: Dunham, Jean Aharan, Shirley L. Dunham, Virginia Ahonen, Lyyli Fortes, Henry Aittaniemi, Inez C. Fratus, William Amaral, Elizabeth Fuller, Thelma Anderson, Albert E. Gifford, Phyllis Anderson, Maye Gomes, John Anderson, Robert Greene, Marion F. Anderson, Ruth P. Gulach.enski, Joseph Babbitt, William M. Hansen, Warren Bain, Beverly Hemmila, Toini Bearse, .Claire Hill, Miriam Bearse, Frank B. Hinckley, Herbert b Bearse; Lewis F. Hinckley, Miriam Bearse, Mildred J. Hodges, Manning Bearse, Mildred L. Howland, Jennie Bearse, Robert James, Joseph Brito, Manuel Johnson, Helen 312 Barnstable High School Con. Johnson, Ivar Rosa, Constance Jones, Lena Rose, Eugene Jones, Mervyn Salo, Carl Keavy, Paul Scudder, Edson Scudder, Roger Klimm, Elenore L. Silva, Kenneth Klimm, Robert David Silva, Raymond Lahteine, Francis Alfred Lahteine, Robert Slavin, Alice Lopes, Raymond Smith, Helen Smith, Leroy Luoto, William Soucy, Raymond MacIsaac, Lillian Syriala, Hazel E. Maki, Marion Syriala, Mildred Maxwell, Joseph E. Syriala, Paul McIntyre, Ethel Mary Wriala,Pack, Annie Milne, Chalmers Wiinikainen, John Mott, William Wiinikainen, Olga Naseth, Dawn Williamson, Julia Nickerson, Robert Willman, Harold Pells, Glenna E. Winchell, Shirley Renkainen, Helen Robello, Manuel H. i e*> p eD N � � rn og ca w CID 00 .co o TA w � -A l a TA �r-A Ca � � � bA �bp ta c3 0 U2 4a 314 GRADUATES OF 1938 Mary Della Margaretta Adams Mary E. Higgins Shirley Louise Aharan Barbara Hinckley Albert E. Anderson Phyllis B. Hodgkins Harry Neil Atwood Dorothy Ann Holmes Avis Ellen Bacon Althea Whittier Hopkins Muriel A. L. Bassett Tynne Esther Imberg Frank Burton Bearse Josephine Irving Una Jean Best Edward Francis Johnson William Freeman Bettencourt Harry Frederick Johnson Raymond S. Bismore Chester Harvey Jones Wilma E. Blagden Helen Elizabeth Jones Lennox Fredrick Bodman Orin Fenno Keyes Donald Clifton Bowen Priscilla Alden Knott John Joseph Bowen Evelyn Amanda Lahteine Harrison Fuller Brackett John Weston Lanning Dorothy Veronica Brown Frances Dewar Lapham Theron Brown Burlingame Willis Hinckley Leonard Dorothy Mae Bystrom Alice Elizabeth MacDonald Teresa M. Cash Anna Therese Maderios Elizabeth Howland Chadwick Thomas Alfred Maki Chester E. Coggeshall,Jr. Helen Lincoln Matthews Eleanor Frances Corrigan Robert McKinney Norman L. Daggett Mary Estella Meagher Elliott Desilets Edmund Herbert Messervey Viola Mary Desilets Charles Molony Alice Florence Enos Dawn Evelyn Naseth Prescott Hayes Fish Jane Nason David Gordon Fuller Helen S. Panesis Mare Elizabeth Gardner Louis J. Panesis ` Robert Francis Gardner Mary Alice-Pina Janice ,Chandler Glover Taisto Edwin Ranta Sylvia Ellen Harju Walter Philip Rapp 315 Bessie May Raymond Russell E. Starck Betty Dorothy Reavis 'Katherine Stasinaki: Ruth Lillian Renkainen William Harry Stewart Alton Gifford Robinson Frances Howard Sturgis Grace Claire Roche Martha Jane Thacher Francis Roderick Lloyd I. Tompkins Beverly Ryder Sally Turpin Suzanne St.,Coeur Joseph Francis Walsh, Jr. Edson Fisher Scudder Robert Weigert Rosemary Scudder Donald E. Williams John Gifford Shaw Harold Alfred Wirtanen Helen Sibley Smith Martin Ellsworth Wirtanen Constance Jean Stackhouse Zilpha Rose Wright CLASS OFFICERS ROBERT McKINNEY, President CHESTER COGGESHALL, Vice-President MARY HIGGINS, Secretary SALLY TURPIN, Treasurer CLASS MOTTO "Live pure, speak true, right wrong. . . . 9, Else, wherefore born?" INDEX TownOfficers .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Assessors' Report ..........................................................................................................................:...... 7 Treasurer's Report ........................................................................................................................... 11 EstimatedReceipts ............................................................................................................ 17 AppropriationAccounts ................................................................................................... 24 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits. ........................................................_................. 37 Summaryof Cash Account .......................................................................................... 50 Non-Revenue Accounts ...................................................................................................._ 55 TrustFunds ................................................................................................._.............................. 56 Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet .................................................................. 58 List of Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust ....................................................... 60 Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................................ 65 TownClerk's Report ..................................................................................................................... 70 AnnualTown Meetng ..............................................._........................................................ 70 SubsequentMeeting ............................................................................................................ 74 SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 101 SpecialTown Meeting ..................................................................................................... 107 Births ........................................................................................._..................._...................................... 109 Marriages .......................................................................................................................................... 133 Deaths ................................................................................_......................_......................................... 145 BroughtHere for Burial ................................................................................................ 155 JuryList, 1939 ......................................................................._............._................................:.............. 156 PlanningBoard.Report ............................................................................................................... 159 Reportof the Town Counsel ............................................................................................... 165 Report of Shellfish Constable ................................................................................................ 173 Reportof Highway Surveyor ....................:........................................................................ 183 RoadCommittee Report ......................................................................................................... 188 Report of the Inspector of Wires .................................................................................... 192 Report of Inspector of Buildings .................................................................................... 193 Report of the.Ibloth Department ....................................................................................... 194 Reportof the Tree Warden .......................:........................................................................... 196 Report of the Board of Public Welfare .................................................................. 198 Reportof Police Department ............................................................................................. 206 Report of Forest Fire Warden Warden .......................................................................................... 215 Reportof Airport Manager ............................................................................................ 219 Report on the Park Commission .................................................................................... 221 Reportof Animal Inspector ..............................................................................._.................. 222 Report of the Town of Barnstable Fish and Game Committee ...... 223 Barnstable County Health Department .................................................................. 226 Boardof Health Report ............................................................................................................ 229 Report of Superintendent of Sewers ...................................................:.....................:... 233 Report of Barnstable Police Station Building Committee .............. 236 Report of Tercentenary Celebration Committee .......................................... 246 Report of the School Department .................................................................................... 257 Report of the School Committee ........................................................................ 259 Teachers for School Year 1938-39 ........................................................................ 264 Expendituresby Division ............................................................................................. 268 Summary1938 ......................................................................................................................... 270 Report of superintendent-of Schools ............................................................... 271 Report of High School Principal ........................................................................ 279 Report of Department of Health and Physical Education ...... 298 Reportof School Nurse .............................................................................................. 306 Honor Roll of Perfect Attendance .................................................................. 310 Enrollmentby Grades ...................................................................................................... 313 Graduates. of 1938 ............................................................................................................... 314 i �� .,.-ti`' I ANNUAL REPORTS of the, Town Officers of the Town of BARNSTABLE Yeax Ending December 31, 1939 IN E a TABLE, o � .� M61Si . O®� 1639, ��'�► Printed on Cape Cod by F.B. F.P. Goss, Hyannis 3 TOWN OFFICERS 1939 Selectmen James hF. Kenney, Ilyannis Term expires 1940. Chester: A. Crocker, l[arstbns ;`fills, Chairman Term expires 1941 l%ictor K Adains, Osterville Term expires 1.942 Assessors -Ke i.ney, 11.yaimis, Uhairwan Term expires '1940 1 Chester A. Crocker, iZla:rstons lIills Term expires 1941. Victor F. Mains, Osterville Term expires 1942 Board.of Public Welfare James F. Kenney, 11,yannis Term expires 1940 Chester A. Crocker, Ma.c•stons Mills Term expires 1941 Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1942 Town Clerk 1 Clarence ll. Chase, Flyannis Term expires 1941 Town Treasurer Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1941 4 Moderator Henry A. Ellis, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Collector of Taxes William G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1940 School Committee Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1940 Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1941 Henry L. Murphy, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1942 Frederick L. Hull, Hyannisport Term expires 1942 Superintendent of Schools Melvin C. Knight, Hyannis Surveyor of Highways Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Auditor John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1940 Tree Warden John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1940 Board of Health Ruben E. Anderson, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Frank.Travers, M. D., Barnstable Term expires 1941 William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1942 i a Registrars of Voters John V. O'Neil Hyannis Clarence M. Chase Hyannis Burleigh D. Leonard Osterville Lester W. Murphy Hyannis Park Commissioners Ed`vard A. Kellogg, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1941 Charles H. Reid, Marstons hills Term expires 1942 Finance Committee EdAvard F. -Malier, Hyannis Term. expires 1.940 Raymond D. Hollo«vay, Hyannis Term expires 1940 Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1940 Jesse Murra),, Osterville Term expires 1.941 Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1941 Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1941 J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1942. Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires .1942 Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis . Term expires 1.942 Planning Board Calvin D. Crawford, C'otuit, Chairman Term expires 1940. Nelson. Bearse, Centerville Term expires 1941. Harold W. Williams, Hyannis Term expires 1941 F. Ho`va.rd Hinckley, Barnstable Term expires 1942 Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1942 Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term. expires 1943. Ralph H. Bodinan; Hyannis Term expires 1.944 Sewer Commissioners Curtis B. Hinekley, Hyannis `Perm expires 1940 Chester P. Jordan, Hyannis; Chairnnaii Term expires 1.941. C4eorge'L. Cross, Flyannis, Clerk Term expires 1942 cr, 13 N r tY? G cG d ' r rG � m m�n mica emu: �J cr C, OdCOfr V J rJ �n CA rj �'� z.. �. n 00 CFD 40 i be n it i I clt L- N Uo 0ao Q a s ca C- o r--'co . 110 1-4 O d A c> c3 m y rJ m c6 y m E-+co n �v y c +" nca �a c Ei Wo W 51 ici R y�� n tx rd, � mM1 c, r c.do -YB. n r c o +� rj r r "7 �t R ce ct J� 0 s TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of Persons Assessed Individuals All Others' Total On Personal Estate On13- 252 25 277 On .Real Estate Only 2,703 113 2,816 On Both Personal & Real Estate 1,009 22 1,031 Total Number of Persons Assessed 4,124 'Partnerships, Associations and Trusts, Corporations, etc. Number of 1llale Polls Assessed 2,955 Value of Assessed Personal Est.a.te Stock in Trade $127,470 00 1l.Lachinery, 229,540 00 Live Stock 25,400 00 All Other Taugible Per- sonal. Estate 2,129,160 00 $2,511,570 00 Value of Assessed Real Estate Buildings, exclusive of Land $14,61.3,380 00 Land, exclusive of buildings 8,629,440 00 23,242,820 00 Total. Value of Assessed .Estate $25,754,390 00 Tax Rate per $1,000—$26.50 '.Faxes for State, County and Town Purposes, ine.luding Overlay On Personal Estate $66,557 67 On Real Estate 615,940 32 On Polls 5,910 00 Total 'faxes Assessed $668,407 99 i 9 Number of Lire Stock Assessed: Horses 35 Neat Cattle: Cows 350 Yearlings, bulls and heifers 111 Swine 138 Sheep 15 Fowl 4,525 Goats 21 Mink 63 Number of Dwelling House's Assessed 2,727 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 33,500 DECEMBER ASSESSMENT Value of Assessed Personal Estate $91,900 00 Value of Assessed Real Estate - 550 00 Total Value of Assessed Estate $92,450 00 Taxes on Omitted Assessments On Personal Estate $2,435 36 On Real Estate 14 59 Total Taxes Assessed in December $2,449 95 Motor Vehicle Excise-1939 Number of Automobiles assessed 4,065 Valuation $976,110 00 Excise Tag 27,375 89 JAMES F. KENNE Y CHESTER A. CROCKER VICTOR F. ADAMS Assessors of Barnstable 10 TREASURER'S REPORT Cash Jan. 1, 1939, Cash Expended $1,425,604 18 on hand $15,407 75, Balance 22,821 56 Receipts for year 1,433,017 99 $1,448,425 74 $1,448,425 74 Taxes on Diselain.ied Tax Titles Recommitted $91 71 Tax Titles $83 70 Abatements 8 01 $91 71 $91 71 1937 Taxes Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $23,790 03 Ree'd from Collector $17,647 45 Tax Title disclaimed 112 63 Abatements 2,281 65 Refunds 8 96 Tax Titles 3,818 34 Balance 164 18 $23,911 62 $23,911 62 1938 Taxes Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $137,981 86 Ree'd from Collector $103,823 85 Cash Refunds , 324 45 Abatements 2,278 38 Tax Titles Disclaimed 107 07 Tax Titles 3,608 65 Balance 28,702 50 $138,413 38 $138,413 38 11 1939 Taxes Commitments $690,885 94 Rec'd from Collector $530,010 4 3 Refunds 4,092 57 Abatements 8,979 57 Tax Titles 5,609 64 Balance 150,378 87 $694,978 51 $694,978 51 1937 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $494 04 Rec'd from Collector $165 61 Abatements 283 96 Balance 44 47 $494 04 $494 04 1.938 Excise Taxes Jan, 1, 1939, Balance $542 40 Rec'd from Collector, $612 08 Additional Commitments 359 55 Abatements 38 54 Refunds 2 26 Balance 253 59 $904 21 $904 21 1939 Excise Taxes Commitments $27,375 89 Rec'd from Collector $25,672' 96 Refunds 657 22 Abatements 1,513 78 Balance 846 37 i $28,033 11 $28,033 11 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue Estimated Receipts Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $1,036 44 (Net tax collected) $25,791 17 Commitments 27,735 44 Abatements 1,836 28 Balance 1,144 43 $28,771 88 $28,771 88 12 Overlay Surplus Balance $6.565 09 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $2,586 67 Frcm 1937 Overlay 3,975 42 $6,565 09 $6,565 09 ].936 Overlay Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $2,416 49 Appropriated 1939 $2,424 50 Abatements S 01 $2,424 50 $2,424 50 1937 0verla.y Abatements $2,281 65 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $6,424 25 Overlay Surplus 3,978 42 Balance 164 18 $6,424 25 $6,424 25 1938 Overlay Abatements $2,278 38 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $12,292 02 Balance 10,013 64 $12,292 02 $12,292 02 1939 Overlay Abatements $8,979 57 Appropriated $18,381 49 Balance 9,401 92 $18,381 49 $18,381 49 Tag Titles Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $21,850 43 Redeemed $11,960 45 Added in 1939 15,349 41 Foreclosed 625 24 Refund 85 00 Disclaimed 379 59 Adjustments 72 78 Balance 24,392 34 $37,357 62 $37,357 62 i 13 Tax- Possessions Jan. 1„1939, Balance $175 20 Balance $800 44 Added in 1939 625 24 $800 44 $800 44 Tax Title Revenue Balance $25,192 78 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $21,850 43 Net Credits 3,342 35 $25,192 78 $25,192 78 Sewer Assessment Paid in Advance Committed $1,309 45 Collected $1,168 26 Abated 141 19 $1,309 45 $1,309 45 1938 SeJATer Assessment Apportioned Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $1,473 80 Collected $1,173 76 Tax Title. 18 07 Balance 281 97 $1,473 80 $1,473 80 1939 Seiver Assessment Apportioned Committed $4,192 10 Collected $2,352 23 Tax Title 37 95 Balance 1,801 92 $4,192 10 $4,192 10 14 Sewer Fzte.ra:siou Committed $1,180 33 Collected $148 67 Balance 1,031 66 $1,180 33 $1,180 33 Sewer Committed Interest Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $586 00 Collected $1,683 43 Committed 2,193 87 Tax Title 27 78 Balance 1,068 66 $2,779 87 $2,779 87 Special Assessment Revenue Balance _ $4,1'84 21 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $2,059 80 Net Credits 2,124 41 $4,184 21 $4,184 21 Accounts Receivable Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $16,184 29 Accounts Paid $54,184 07 Charges in 1939 63,141 24 Balance 25,141 46 $79,325 53 $79,325 53 Departmental 1..1eveh ue Balance $25,141 46 Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $16,184 29 Net Credits 8,957 17 $25,141 46 $25,141 46 Revenue Loans Notes Paid $400,000 00 Notes Issued $400,000 00 IJ Dog Money Paid County Treasurer $1,716 00 Rec'd from Town Clerk$1,716 00 State and County Taxes County Tax $73,169 47 1939 Revenue $148,269 59 State Tax 64,800 00 Mosquito Control 8,402 26 State Parks 764 51. Auditing 581 5.5 Transfer to Over- estimates 546 80 $148,269 59 $148,269 59 Underestimates and Overestimates Jan. 1, 1939, Balance $30,907 93 Net Credits $31,483 49 Dec. 30, 1939, Balance 575 56 $31,483 49 $31,483 49 Loans authorized Authorized $91,500 00 Bonds Issued $91,500 00 Resel'N-e Fund I , Transfers: Appropriated $10,000 010 Soldiers' Relief $2,849 31 Public Welfare 1,SS5 83 Municipal Buildings 1,505 70 Unclassified 1,249 69 Tax Collector's Dept. 362 55 Trust Fund Income 352 1.5 16 Old Age Assistance 319 94 Moth Department 191 43 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Dept. 140 16 Financial Dept. 138 83 Election Dept. 68 35 Selectmen's Dept. 33 95 Hyannis Airport 33 56 Paik Commission 19 82 Tree Warden 9 73 Snow 8 78 $9,172 78 Balance to Revenue 827 22 $10,000 00 $10,000 00 17 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Debits ,I 1939 Revenue $1.60,953 24 Refunds 141 41 $161,094 65 Credits -State Treasurer: Income Tax ' $48,621 99 Corporation Taxes 144 32 Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6 82 48,773 13 Excise Taxes: 1937 Net $165 61 1938 Net 609 82 1939 Net 25,015 74 25,791 17 Licenses: Liquor $8,851 00 Pedlers and Vendors 2,823 61 "Plumbing Permits 384 00 Auto Dealers 350 00 Common Victua.lers 255 00 Scallop 244 00 Quahaug 204 00 Gasoline 185 50 Amusement 158 00 1s Clam 154 00 Inn Holders & Lodging House 136 00 Junk 70 00 Razor Fish 48 00 Milk 44 00 Sunday 39 00 Billiard and Bowling 32 00 "Garbage 22 00 Ice Cream 15 00 Bottling 10 00 Pasteurization 10 00 Oleo 6 50 Auctioneer 6 00 Employment Agency 4 00 Eel 2 00 Alcohol 1 00 14,054 61 Fines: Court $758 25 Jail 15 00 773 25 Privileges: Fish Traps 275 00 Reimbursements: Sealer of Weights & Measures: Sealing Fees 209 60 (119 issued in 1938) ("I issued in 1938) s Police Department Revol.Ver Permirs $13 00 All Other 7 30 50 30 Forest Fires: Town of Ma.slhpee 25 00 Health Department Tuberculosis $930 71 Contagious Diseases 804 25 Sale .of Junk 39 30 1,774 26 Sewer Department: _llaintena.nce $1,346 84 Connections 1 01 1,347 85 Bighway Department: Sale of Material $64 22 All Other 22 75 86 97 Infirmary: Sale of Produce 730 00 Public Welfare Department: State $7,574 09 . Cities and Towns 5,003 41 Individuals 955 51 13,533 01 e 20 Dependent Children: State 10,947 73 Old Age Assistan.ee: State $25,644 32 Cities and Towns 566 50 26,210 82 Soldiers' Benefits: Soldiers' Relief 35 28 . School Department: Vocational Education $3,277 34 . Tuition State Wards 664 84 Other Tuition 439 38 Sale Books and Supplies 252 31 Telephone Tolls 2 55 4,636 42 Recreation: Craigville Bath house $4,846 01 Hyannis Airport 332 00 5,178 01 Interest: Taxes $4,689 88 Tax 'Titles 832 15 5,522 03 All. Other: Tax Demands $1,202 25 Tax Title Releases 124 00 21 Land Rent 121 00 Easements on Land 112 50 Comfort Station 78 90 Insurance Refunds 68 66 Sale of Proprietors' Records 20 00 Collection certificates 6 00 Sale of Lists, etc. 6 90 1,740 21 Total Credits $161,094 65 1939 Revenue Appropriations: 1939 Warrants $690,885 94 Annual Town Estimated Receipts 160,953 24 Meeting $684,137 16 Chapter 232, Acts 1939 40,831 46 Special Town Excess and Deficiency Meeting 19,700 00 Account 20,000 00 State & County Taxes 148,269 59 1938 Overestimates 1,515 34 1938 Underestimates 32,452 03 Appropriations Balances: 1939 Overlay 18381 49 Reserve Fund $827 22 1936,Overlay 2,424 50 Assessors' Balance to Excess Dept. 46 68 . & Deficiency 14,631 70 Legal Dept. 139 28 Planning Board 6 69 Police Dept. 72 65 Fires '498 00 Forest Fires 900 94 Sealer of Weights & Measures 5 B1 Shellfish License Account 672 10 Dog Officer 32 35 Police Station 37 41 Board of Health 198 11 Sanitation 15 17 99. Sewer Dept. 24 28 Highways & Bridges 76 46 New Construe- tion 41 57 South St. Drain 5 06 Osterville Drain 10 80 Dependent Children 194 67 State Aid 100 00 School Dept. 827 46 Libraries 1 15 Nest Bay Road Land Damage 95 00 1938 Bills 3 00 Memorial Day 3 22 Rent, S. W. Vet- erans 50 00 Cemeteries 215 10 Cotuit Cem. Roadway 455 88 Interest 255 03 5,810 49 $919,996 47 $919,996 47 Excess and Deficiency Account 1939 Revenue $20,000 00 Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $137,230 39 Tax Titles 13,120 33 1939 Revenue 14,631 70 Fire & Water Taxes Tax Titles Redeemed 11,875 45 Returned 1,144 13 Tax Titles Disclaimed 311 41 Tax Possessions 175 20 Balance 129,609 29 $164,048 95 $164,048 95 23 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Selectmen's Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated $6,645 00 Clerical Assistance 1,300 00 Reserve Fund 33 95 Traveling Expense 296 78 ' Stationery, Postage and• Supplies 267 77 Telephone 265 65 Printing & Advertising 38 50 Dues to Association 6 00 Recording Petition 3 00 Express & Freight 1 25 $6,678 95 $6,678 95 Assessors' Department Salaries $4,500 00 Appropriated $8,553 00 Clerical 2,485 25 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 560 45 Abstract Cards 365 37 Census 387 25 Binding Books 81 40 Traveling Expense 73 75, Fixing & Hiring Machines 31 60 Dues to Association 16 00 Plans 3 25 Signs 2 00 i 8,506 32 Balance to Revenue 46 68 $8,553 00 $8,553 00 94 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department Salary $3,000 00 Appropriated $7,375 00 Clerical Assistance 2,500 00 Reserve Fund 140 16 Stationery, Postage Refund Account Tax Title 21 12 & Supplies 1,050 08 Tax Title Expense. 469 73 Bonds 295 60 Returns to State 66 50 Telephone 58 35 Traveling Expense 47 00 Printing & Advertising 45 02 Dues to Association 4 00 $7,536 28 $7,536 28 Tax Collector's Department Salary $2,500 00 Appropriated $6,887 00 Clerical Assistance 2,231 50 Reserve Fund 362 55 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 1,151 62 Bonds 515 00 Tax Sales 415 56 Printing & Advertising 293 80 Traveling Expense 47 50 Telephone 45 82 Burglary Insurance 39 75 Constable Fees 9 00 $7,249 55 $7,249 55 Financial Department Bond Expense $310 97 Appropriated $100 00 Certifying Notes 34 00 Premium on Bonds 106 1.4 Reserve Fund 138 83 $344 97 $344 97 25 Legal Department Town Counsel $2,750 00 Appropriated $3,000 00 Land Damage Settlement 87 00 Sheriff's Fees 10 so- Traveling Expense 6 00 Entry Fees 3 00 Blue Prints 1 50 Recording Deed 1 37 Telephone 1 00 $2,860 72 Balance to Revenue 139 28 $3,000 00. $3,000 00 A lection anal Registration Printing & Advertising $514 50 Appropriated $1,825 00 Clerical Assistance 400 00 Reserve Fund 68 35 Election Officers 292 00 Registrars of Voters 270 00 Hall Rent 193 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 101 13 Broadcasting System, 48 00 Posting Warrants, etc. 40 00 Labor 13 95 Expenses of Registrars of Voters 10 50 Telephone 5 27 Police :5 00 $1,899 35 $1,893 35 26 Municipal Buildings Labor and Repairs $2,523 18 Appropriated $5,440 00 Janitor 1,529 25 Reserve Fund 1,508 70 Attendant Ladies' Comfort Station 780 00 Fuel 775 37 Electricity 433 67 Labor on Grounds 422 50 Carting Rubbish 183 75 Water 168 29 Janitor's Supplies 132 69 $6,948 70 $6,948 70 Planning Board Salary of Engineer $3,588 00 Appropriated $7,200 00 Salary of Draughtsman 2,164 00 Salary of Assistant Draughtsman 1,020 00 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 273 74 Telephone 38 59 Traveling Expense 38 23 Use of Equipment 37 50 Plans Filed 10 75 Dues to Association 10 00 Printing & Advertising 6 00 Blue Prints 5 25 Recording ,1 25 $7,193 31 Balance to Revenue 6 69 $7,200 on $7,200 00 Moderator Services as Moderator $50 00 Appropriated $50 00 27 Expenses of Finance Committee Printing $165 00 Appropriated $265 00 Clerk 100 00 $265 00 $265 00 Fires Fire Department Serv- Appropriated $800 00 ices $226 00 Check Returned 13 00 Labor 89 00 315 00 Balance to Revenue 498 00 $813 00 $813 00, Forest Fires Purchase of New Appropriated $3,225 00 Equipment $907 97 Maintenance of Appar- atus 597 40 Labor 338 00 Fire Warden 250 00 Radio 159 84 Fire Department Services 26 00 Warden's Car 25 00 Storage 10 00 Traveling Expense of Warden 9 85 2,324 06 Balance to Revenue 900 94 $3,225 00 $3,225 00 28 Police Department Patrolmen $26,968 52 Appropriated $36.500 00 Chief of Police 2,600 00 Refund S 24 Maintenance of Build- ing 1,963 08 Maintenance of Police Cars 1,176 33 Purchase New Cars 675 00 Automobile of Chief 598 00 Radio 535.74 Special Investigations 404 66 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 342 86 Telephone 336 02 Equipment 307 31 Purchase of Motorcycle 250 00 Services of Matron 168 26 Lockup Expense 70 94 Finger Print Work 34 91 Express & Freight 3 96 36,435 59 Balance to Revenue 72 65 $36,508 24 $36,508 24 Inspector of Wires Salary & Expenses $1,600 00 Appropriated $1,600 00 Building Inspector Salary & Expenses $600 00 Appropriated $600 00 Sealer of Weights and Afeasures Salary and Car $1,000 00 Appropriated $1,085 00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 39 09 29 Use of Truck 35 00 Telephone 3 70 Miscellaneous 2 00 1,079 79 Balance to Revenue 5 21 $1,085 00 $1,085 00 Moth Department Insecticides $2,680 03 Appropriated $5,400 00 Labor 2.238 50 Reserve Fund 191 43 Trucks and Auto- mobiles 2,105 00 Maintenance & Repairs to Spraying Machines 76S 23 Superintendent 642 00 Rent 125 00 Hardware & Tools 17 25 Express & Freight 15 42 $9.591 43 $8.591 43 Tree Warden Department Labor $1,645 00 Appropriated $4,000 00 Trucks & Automobiles 957 50 Reserve Fund 9 73 Fertilizer & Insecticides 657 41 Superintendent. 531 00 Trees 165 00 Hardware & Tools 53 S2 $4,009 73 $4,009 73 Shellfish Constable Salary & Expenses. $2,000 00 Appropriated $2,000 00 30 Dog Officer Services of Dog Appropriated $150 00 Officer $117 65 Balance to Revenue 32 35 $150 00 $150 00 Police Station Balance on Contract $4,635 69 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $4,673 10 Balance to Revenue 37 41 $4,673 10 $4,673 10 Bounty on Seals Paid for Bounty $15 00 Received from State $15 00 Inspector of Animals Salary $200 00 Appropriated $200 00 Shellfish License Account Balance to Revenue $672 10 Oyster Grants $672 10 Harbor Masters Paid for Services $100 00 Appropriated $100 00 Board of Health General Expenses: Appropriated $9,000 00 Salary of Agent $550 00 Check Returned 209 85 Salary of Board of Health 50 00 31 Printing & Adveftising 64 50 Signs 13 50 Quarantine and Conta- gious Diseases: Medical Attendance 365 00 Board & Treatment 282 66 Vaccine 14 00 Tuberculosis: County Hospital Assessment 2,087 80 Board & Treatment 12226 73 Traveling Expense 40 00 Vital Statistics: Births 556 50 Deaths 189 50 Dental Clinic: Services of Dentist 630 00 School Nurse 160 00 Dental Supplies 92 80 Laundry 8 33 . Other Expenses: Inspector of Plumbing 1,400 00 Clerical Assistance 728 00 Office Supplies 167 46 Inspector of Slaught- ering 200 00 Removal of Garbage 75 00 Removal of Dead Animals 50 50 Telephone 42 02 Maintenance of Truck 17 44 $9,011 74 Balance to Revenue 198 11 $9,209 85 $9,209 85 32 Sanitation Labor $2,071 87 Appropriated $2,700 00 Transportation of Agent 300 00 Maintenance of Trucks 215 27 Tools, etc. 72 34 Cement 25 35 $2,684 83 Balance to Revenue 15 17 $2,700 00 $2,700 00 Sewer Department Superintendent $2,000 00 Appropriated $4,050 00 Tractor 626 05 Electricity 570 60 Salary of Sewer Commissioners 300 00 Maintenance of Truck 119 35 Labor 85 12 Clerk for Sewer Commissioners 75 00 Oil 65 97 Stationery, Postage & Supplies 52 34 Tools & Equipment 45 96 Water 22 00 Traveling Expense of Sewer Commissioners 19 05 Traveling Expense of Superintendent 19 (10 Plans, etc. 15 14 Telephone 10 14 $4,025 72 Balance to Revenue 24 28 $4,050 00 $4,050 00 Free Bed Fund Cape Cod Hospital $500 00 Appropriated $500 00 Highways and Bridges "Expended $64,648 28 Appropriated $64,000 00 Balance to Revenue 76 46 Donations 449 47 Checks Returned 275 27 $64,724 74 $64,724 74_ Chapter 90 Balance, Jan. 1, 1939 $1,836 30 Appropriated $3,500 00 "Expended 11,986 32 Received from State 5,641 85 Received from County 4,615 82 $13,822 62 Balance, Dec. 30, 1939 971 46 $13,757 67 Check Returned 1,036 41 $14,794 08 $14,794 08 Chapter 500 Acts of 1938 Transferred to New - Balance, Jan. 1, 1939 $18,000 00 Construction $18,000 00 New Construction *Expended $17,968 43 Transfer from Chapter Balance to Revenue 41 57 500, Acts of 1938 $18,000 00 $18,000 00 $18,000 00 South Street Drain *Expended $894 94 Appropriated $900 00 Balance to Revenue 5 06 $900 00 $900 00 34 Osterville Drain *Expended $3,089 20 Appropriated $3,100 00 Balance to Revenue 10 80 $3,100 00 $3,100 00 Snow and Ice Removal *Expended $5,051 28 Appropriated $5,000 00 Checks Returned 42 50 Reserve Fund 8 78 $5,051 28 $5,051 28 (*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of Highways.) a 35 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Department of Public Welfare Operating Expense: Appropriated $96,004 00 Town Physician $3,300 00 Reserve.Fund 1,885 83 Agent of Public MaeGrotty Fund 141 81 Welfare 1,855 00 Checks Returned 24 41 Clerical Assistance 1,807 40 Donation 7 00 Investigator of Public Welfare 1,275 00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 524 40 Traveling. Expense of Investigator 426 08 Telephone 218 39 . Traveling Expense of Agent 212 80, Traveling Expense of Board of Public Welfare 48 75 Dues 2 00 $9,669 82 Public Welfare: Groceries & Pro- visions $25,516 79 Cash Aid 13,593 20 Medicine & Medical Attendance 11,525 11 Fuel ' 11,245 04 Rent 7,607 19 Board and Care 5,259 22 Clothing 1,827 16 Transportation of People 1442 10 ' State Institutions 1,216 28 Aid by Other Cities and Towns 1,029 51: 36 Funeral Expense 821 70 Supervision of Wood Lot 500 00 Labor and Repairs 179 55 Moving Furniture 122 00 Laundry 107 99 Water 40 00 Grain 36 93 Furniture 28 56 License 16 00 Tools. 13 00 Express & Freight 6 19 $82,133 52 Infirmary: Groceries & Pro- visions $2,297 95 Superintendent 1,080 00 Fuel and Light 835 77 Dry Goods & Clothing 569 42 Labor and Repair on Buildings 444 46 Household Supplies 406 21 Hay & Grain 203 56 Live stock 178 00 Funeral Expense 105 00 Medical Attendanc: 85 42 Telephone 49 12 Box Rent 80 6,255 71 Operating Expenses 9,669 82 Public Welfare 82,133 52 Infirmary 6,255 71 ` $98,059 05 $98,059 05 37 Public Welfare—Cash Advanced Petty Cash Advanced $25 00 Petty Cash Returned $25 00 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant Cash Aid $2,989 95 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $ 312 52 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 285 70 Received from State 2,963 13 $3,275 65 $37275 65 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant—Administrative Cash $352 80 Received from State $376 91 Balance Dec. 20, 1939 24 11 $376 91 $376 91 Dependent Children Cash Aid $15,872 60 Appropriated $16,200 00 Investigator 50 00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 34 44 Clerical 25 00 Medical Attendance 16 50 Transportation of People 3 59 Office Supplies 3 20 $16,005 33 Balance to Revenue 194 67 $167200 00 $16,200 00 Old' Age Assistance—U. S. Grant Cash $30,732 00, Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $ 18 22 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 1,906 68 Received from State 32,537;46 Checks Returned 83-00 $32,638 68 $32;039,68 38 Old Age Assistance—II. S. Grant—Administrative. Cash $1,083 85 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $ 34 13 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 34 82 Received from State 1,084 54 $1,118 67 $1,118 67 Old Age Assistance Cash $48,463 32 Appropriated $52,500 00 Funeral Expenses 1,460 75 Reserve Fund 319 94 Medical Attendance 1,222 25 Checks Returned 83 14 Aid by Other Cities and Towns 580 75 Investigator 575 00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 220 92 Clerical Assistance 155 00 Town Physician 137 50 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 40 49 Transportation of People 23 10 Rent 10 00 Traveling Expense of Board 9 00 Miscellaneous 5 00 $52,903 08 $52,903 08 Soldiers' Relief Cash $6,190 00 Appropriated $7,500 00 Groceries and Pro- Reserve Fund 2,849 31 visions 1,388 87 Checks Returned 26 00 Medical 853 02 Rent 589 60 Fuel 570 76 Board and Care 538 00 Clothing 132 06 39 Transportation of People 80 71 .Laundry 28 69 Miscellaneous 3 60 $10,375 31 $10,375 31 , State Aid Balance to Revenue $100 00. Appropriated' $100 00 School Department` Salaries of Teachers $114,898 95 Appropriated $1951500 00 Transportation 27,140 00 Appropriated for Maintenance of Bldgs. Repairs 4,600 00 and Grounds 25,594 40 Dog Money 1,610 20 Janitors 11,682 40 Smith-Hughes 497, 95 General Expenses 10,212. 84 Cobb Fund 334 50 Text Books and Supplies 9,867 88 School Nurse and Health Supplies 2,308 72 201,705 19 Balance to Revenue 827 46 $202,592 65 $202,532 65 George-Deep,Fund 'Expended $3,454 19 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $ 778 00 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 780 14 Received from State 3,456 33 $4,234 33 $4,234 33 B. H. S. Addition *Expended $90,421 13 Appropriated $110,000 00 Balance Dec. 30 1939 19,833 20 Refund on Insurance 264 33 $110,254 33 $110,254 33 ( 'For detail of expenditures, see Report of the School Department.) 40 Libraries Expended for Books as follows: Appropriated $2,500 00 Hyannis $749 99 Osterville 458 28 Cotuit 354 16 Centerville 333 22 Marstons Mills- 250 00 West Barnstable 203 20 Barnstable 150 00 2,498 85 Balance to Revenue 1 15 $2,500 00 $2,500.00 Park Commission Attendants at Bath Appropriated $8,500 00 House $1,846 76 Reserve Fund 19 82 Labor 1,787 25 Checks Returned 3 50 Maintenance of Bath House 1,324 30 Life Guards 1,121 95 Repairs 1,040 98 Purchase New Truck 700 00 Maintenance of Truck 149 10 Road Oil 121 93 Water 110 04 Tools 84 54 Loam and Shrubs 73 55 Surveying 65 00 Rent 48 00 Signs 15 00 Electricity 14 92 Traveling Expense 10 00 Decoratiug Bath House 10 00 $5,523 32 $8,523 32 41. Unclassified Department Insurance $8,303 85 Appropriated $16,800 00 Traffic Signs and Reserve Fund 1,249 69 Signals 5,630 44 Printing Town Reports 1,521 00 Surveying 796 68 Wharves, Buoys and Markers 741 15 Stenographer at Town Meeting 322 00 Grand Island Bridge 244 07 Anti-Aircraft 200 52 South Street Drain 182 07 Hyannis Airport 55 85 Recording 47 56 l4iscellaneous 4 50 $18,049 69 $IS,049 69 Tercentenary Committee Expended by the Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $1,995 25 Committee $16,853 30 Appropriated S;500 00 Returns from the Committee 6,368 05 $16,853 30 $16,853 30 Starfish Extermination Labor $1,171 49 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $137 91 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 16 42 Appropriated 1.0.00 00 $1,187 91 $ ,187 91. 40 Shellfish Propagation Labor $1,583 60 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $65 50 Purchasa of Seed Clams 211 6S Appropriated 2,000 00 Traveling Expense 201 98 Supplies 42 24 Telephone 12 89 Printing and Advertising 11 25 Miscellanecus 1 86 $2,065 50 $2,065 50 Federal Projects Projects: Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $4,275 18 National Guard Camp $2,874 35 Appropriated 15,000 00 Sewing 1,704 96 Check Returned 367 60 Moth 1,496 71 Osterville Community Center 1,299 01 Nursery School 1,266 05 Pitcher's Way 715 35 Sewer Plant 499 58 Police Station 459 17 Osterville School 244 97 Hyannis Airport 74 68 Clam 31 50 Book Binding 4 92 $10,671 25 General Expenses: Commissary 1,744 83 Superintendent of Projects 1,560 00 Rent 1,500 00 Traveling Expense of Superintendent, etc. 891 26 Transportation House- hold Aid 734 87 Administrative Expense 426 39 43 Clerical 351 00 Transportation on Recreation Project 262 93 Medical 212 55 Telephone 175 06 Carting Rubbish 115 00 Electricity 59 08 Blue Prints 58 00 Traveling Expense of Selectmen 38 `50 Office Supplies 20 93 $8,150 40 Projects $10,671 25 General Expenses 8,150 40 $18,821 65 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 821 13 $19,642 78 $19,642 73 ,High School Road Extension Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $2,913 00 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $2,913 00 West Bay Road.Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $150 00 Balance Jan. 1, 1939 $245 00 Balance to Revenue 95 00 $245 00 $245 00 Memorial Day Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $500 00 Soldiers' Memorial Association $496 78 Balance to Revenue 3 22 $500 00 .$500 00 44 Rent Spanish War Veterans Paid for Rent $150 00 Appropriated $200 00 Balance to Revenue 50 00 $200 00 $200 00 Rent American Legion Paid for Rent $600 00 Appropriated $600 00 Purchase Railroad Land Balance Dec. 30, 1939 $900 00 Appropriated '$900 00 SquaAA Island Rip Rap Paid Commonwealth $1,500 00 Appropriated $1,500 00 Land Damage Paid for Land Damage $33 00 Appropriated $176 00 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 143 00 $176 00 $176 00 Dredging Hyannis & Cotuit Harbors Paid Commonwealth $10,000 00 Appropriated $10,000 00 Hyannis Airport As per Contract $4,033 56 Appropriated $4,000 00 Reserve Fund 33 56 $4,033 56 $4,033 56 1938 Bills Approved at Town Meeting ' Public Welfare Dept. $1,501 39 Appropriated $2,021 16 Road Repairs 152 29 Check Returned 3 00 45 Old Age Assistance 161 14 Snow 53 65 ' Forest Fires 50 00 Unclassified 43 34 Soldiers' Relief 33 19 Board of Health 15 75 Muncipal Buildings 13 00 Sewer Commissioners 3 81 Election 3 60 $2,021 16 Balance to Revenue 3 00 $2,024 16 $2,024 16 Cemeteries Labor $2,433 62 Appropriated $3,000 00 Water, Osterville Cemetery 250 20 Paint 46 36 Grave Markers 20 40 Surveying 10 00 Office Supplies 9 62 Signs 9 00 Fertilizer -4 60 Tools 1 10 $2,784 90 Balance to Revenue 215 10 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 Cotuit Cemetery Roadway As per Contract $344 12 Appropriated $800 00 Balance to Revenue 455 88 $800 00 $800 00 46 Interest Sewerage System $2,150 00 Appropriated $4,190 00 Revenue Loans 975 72 Accrued Interest B. H. S. Addition' 630 00 Refunded 45 75 Police Station 185 00 Marstons Mills School 40 00 $3,980 72 Balance to Revenue 256 03 $4,235 75 $4,235 75 Debt Loans paid: Appropriated $22,000 00 B. H. S. Addition $14,000 00 Sewer Fund 7,000 00 Sewerage System 7,600 00 Police Station 4,000 00 Marstons Mills School 4,000 00 $29,000 00 $29,000 00 Trust Fund Income Care Burial Lots $1,614 06 Income: Cobb Fund to Schools 334 50 Cemetery Perpetual MacGrotty Fund to Care Fund $1,261 91 Infirmary 141 81 Cobb Fund 339 50 Sturgis Fund (paid MacGrotty Fund 141 81 out by Selectmen) 90 00 Sturgis Fund 90 00 Marston Fund (Centerville Marston Fund 12 61 School) 12 00 School Fund 1 07 Care Cobb Lot 5 00 Transfers from Added to School Fund 1 07 Reserve Fund 352 15 Added to Marston Fund 61 $2,199 05 $2,199 05 47 Trust Funds Funds Invested $2,486 90 Bond Matured $2,000 00 Deposited for Perpetual Care 439 90 Loan Repaid woo $2,486 90 $2,486.90 48 SUMMARY. OF CASH ACCOUNT Receipts Jan. 1, 1939, Cash on hand $15,407 75 1937 Taxes $17,647 45 1938 Taxes, 103,823 85 1939 Taxes; 530,010 43 I651,481 73 Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded: 1938 2 26 1939 657 22 659 48 Revenue Loans 400,000 00 Estimated Receipts 161,094 65 Bonds Issued 91,500 00 Tax Titles Redeemed 11,960 45 Sewer Assessments 6,526 35 Dog Licenses 1,716 00 Chapter 232—Acts 1939 40,831 46 Public Welfare—Petty Cash 25 00 Premium on Bonds 106 14 State—Bounty on Seals 15 00 Donations—Bighway Department 449 47 State—Chapter 90 Roads 5,641 85 County—Chapter 90 Roads 4,615 82 Donations-Welfare Department 7 00 State—Dependent Children, U. S. Grant 2,963 13 State—Dependent Children, U. S. Grant Adm. 376 91 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 32,537 46 49 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adni. 1,084 54 County—Dog honey 1,610 20 State—Smith-Hughes Fund 487 95 State—George-Deer Fund 3,456 33 Tercentenary Committee 6,368 05 Shellfish License Account 672 10 Refunds: Chapter 90 Roads 1,036 41 Federal Projects 367 60 Highway Department ' 275 27 B. H. S. Addition 254 33 Board of Health 209 85 Old Age Assistance 83 14 Old Age Assistance, U: S. Grant 83 00' Snow 42 50 Soldiers' Relief 26 00 Public Welfare 24 41, Town Clerk & Treasurer 21 12 Fires 13 00 Police 8 24 Park Commission 3 50 1938 Bills 3 00 2,451 37 Accrued Interest 45 75 Trust Fund Income 1,846 90 Trust Funds 2,486 90 1,483,017 99 $1,448,425 7.1 50 Expenditures , Revenue Loans $400,000 00 State and County Taxes 147,722 79 Taxes and Interest Refunded 5,197 87 Dog Money to County 1,716 00 Other Refunds 114 00 Fire and Water Taxes to Districts 1,144 13 Public Welfare Petty Cash 25 00 Selectmen's Department 6,678 95 Assessors' Department 8,506 32 Town Clerk & Treasurer's Dept. 7,536 28 Tax Collector's Department 7,249 55 Financial Department 344 97 Legal Department 2,860 72 Election.and Registration 1;893 35 Municipal Buildings 6,948 70 Planning Board 7,193 31 Moderator 50 00 Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00 Police Department 36,435 59 Fires 315 00 Forest Fires 2,324 06 Inspector of Wires 1,600 00 Building Inspector 600 00 Sealer of Weights & Measures 1,079 79 Moth Department 8,591 43 Tree Warden Department 4,009 73 Shellfish Constable 2,000 00 Dog.Officer 117 65. Police Station 4,635 69 Bounty on Seals 15 00 Inspector of Animals 200 00 Harbor Masters 100 00 Board of Health 9,011 74 51 ' Sanitation 2,684 83 Sewer Department 4,025 72 Free Bed Fund 500 00 Highway Department 64,648 28 Chapter 90 Roads 11,986 32 New Construction 17,958 43 South Street Drain 894 94 Osterville Drain 3,089 20 Snow and Ice 5,051 28 Public Welfare,Department 98,059 05 Dependent Children, U. S. Grant 2,989 95 Dependent Children, U. S. Grant, Adm. 352 80 Dependent- Children 16,005 33 _Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant -30,732 00 Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 1,083 85 Old Age Assistance 52,903 08 Soldiers' Relief 10,375 31 School Department 201,705 19 George-Deep.Fund 3,454 19 B. H. S. Addition 90,421 13 Libraries 2,498 85 Park Commission 8,523 32 Unclassified 18,049 69 Tercentenary Committee 16,853 30 Starfish Extermination 1,171 49 Shellfish Propagation 2,065 50 Federal Projects 18,821 65 High School Road Extension 2,913 00 West Bay Land Damage 150 00 Memorial Day 496 78 Rent, S. W. Veterans 150 00 Rent, American Legion 600 00 Squaw Island Rip Rap 1,500 00 Land Damage 33 00 Dredging Hyannis & Cotuit Harbors 10,000 00 5 2, 1-1y annis Airport 4,033 56 1938 Bills 2,021 16 Cemeteries 2,784 90 Cotuit Cemetery Roadway 344 12 Interest 3,980 72 Debt 29,000 00 Trust. Fund Income 1,722 74 Trust Funds 2,486 90 1,425,604 18 Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1939 22,821 56 $1,448,425 74 53 NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Net Bonded Debt Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $147,500 00 Notes. Paid $ 29,000 00 Bonds Issued 91,500 00 Balance 210,000 00 $239,000 00 $239,000 00 Notes and Bonds Payable Sewerage System: Net Bonded Debt $210,000 00 $7,000 00 each year 1940-1941 inc. $14,000 00 $6,000 00 each year 1941-1956 inc. 90,000 00 $104,000 00 B. A. S. Addition: 1940 10,500 00. $9,000 00 each year 1941-1949 inc. 81,000 00 91,500 00 Police Station: 1940 4,000 00 1941 4,000 00 1942 4,000 00 1943 2,500 00 14,500 00 $210,000 00 $210,000 00 54 TRUST FUNDS Trust Fund Cash and Securities Jan. 1, 1939 Balance 64,799 04 Balance 65,237 02 Added to Funds 438 58 $65,237 62 $65,237 62 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Balance $46,937 95 Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $46,601 05 Added to Fund 436 90 $46,937 95 $46.,937 95 Cobb Fund Balance $10,233 00 Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $10.233 00 Sturgis Fund Balance $4,000 00 Jan. 1., 1939 Balance $4,060 00 School Fund Balance $1,847 64 Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $1,846 57 Added to Fund 1 07 $1,847 64 $1,847 64 Marston Fund Balance $502 48 Jan. 1, 1939 Balance $501 87 Added to Fund 61 $502 48 $502 48 MacGrotty Fund Balance, 1,716 55 Jan. 1, 1939-Balance $1,716 55 �r H *� CM V� N N 0o ij N COV 00 ti CJ Im O Co cq cli 10 t� aH0 co GOq O rrH W y r-4 p M rl O H C+J Co IW o m rn m m (M O r.j e O aj 0010 1-4O p p ,8 ce d{ ce �1 q y p t FI 6-4 it•� H O 0 a 41 PA a) cd F-1 a cd Sy p co � P,� � w � a> cd at Q 91 p .� �+ e H 00 I w cq �° w w C W to w r- 0Lo 000 �W ko co W cz= H tooOti o CeD to 00O clod r/1 H.t--OD i&Gq 00 cq co O O GCV tC ri r-i ri ri p � � d ad ��m ��mm 4)�Wr" cd P ., rnwm w H.-1H .�HrIH 'Es d p+' o 0 0 — 00 CH 0 �� '� c Cd cd•r+ P-4 paaa oaaa Q a .M QE o C O, h cc CV Ol;) .7 h-i N coo O G�V r L(J cq to r GV J 00't cq 0 U r--{GYJ '� Cl O Go VZ CrJ ri c.0 c E- 4 cq r^ cfD M 00 cD riO rz� rN cc U 00 cc(to c�OJ� moo GOOD O0 00 Gil G�V cc ce C+J C,' U D4 ti Cd N n ce Cj F n Le J c O ai ti ao c rC E-+ .� U > DQm-0crD U r ,, U U c M c �3 E1 J f Ei,-i.-1-1 � O > f > W r7 r co r; c 00 c �t cq cq cq LLca W e c'�rr-c OD c�O F d+ o cDoinL- coo W cv .o c in ccq w co - c�� 4.0 cV �n lcJ U U c In cJ ✓ cc w =,zi1U Ov�P ;za z c�3 y E4 Q Ln O a)C)C) La 0o rn o0 000 o timOticcc� ti O O O O M c*J O 44 O e4 cr O di Ou�u� O �CVO00Nu GV W cd cez C ffr O C r ttoo� o [ cc r ✓1 �a a .; � w-r y ^ c ^— A ai G�� n� h+ c� F-+ y •�po`� m v v a0 O O M co t�fJ O O n CJ GV . cq E- c; .wt � p Q. v r Y, s. v O U. J IC V r W � f C) CJ 58 LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN Estate of: A. C. Adams $125 00 N. H. Allen 100 00 Josiah Ames 75 00 Samuel \T. Ames 500 00 Lillian F. Arey 100 00 Robert Bacon 500 00 H. H. Baker, Jr. 100 00 1-1, H. Baker, Sr. 100 00 Luther Baker 150 00 Charles L. Baxter 150 00 Cora W. Baxter 200 00 John B. Baxter 300 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 1I. Bodge 99 00 Isabella C. Boult 150 00 Lydia F. Bourne 100 00 Francis T. Bowles 500 00 David Bursley 200 00 Fred W. Cammett 200 00 Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150 00 Joshua Chamberlain 100 00 Allan J. Chase 200.00 59 Thomas Chatfield .I00 00 Augustine F. Childs 150 00 Edward F. Childs 100 00 Florinda A. Childs 100 00 Samuel H. Childs 200 00 Them,y T* Cobb 100 00 Adriadne Cornish 100 00 Alexander K. Crocker 200 00 Benjamin F. Crocker 100 00 Foster Crocker 108 35 Hannah Crocker 200 00 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 Charles H. Crosby 200 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 ' Hens;v L. Davis 200 00 J. A.,Davis 300 00 Thomas C. Day 207 00 Eliphlet Doane 200 00 Jane E. Edson 300 00 Jarvis R. Fish 100 00 Lydia S. Fish 100 00 Nellie A. Fish 10.0 00, Harriet. J. Frost 100 00 60 Ida D. Frost 950 00 David Fuller 200 00 Herschel Fuller 100 00 Lavinia H. Fuller 100 00 Robert R. Fuller 500 00 Stephen B. Fuller _ 200 00 Nellie E. Gibby 50 00 Sumner Gorham 100 00 Emma 3I. 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 Ill. Handy 278 37 James H. Handy 100 00 Hannah Haywood 100 00 Martha G. Higgins 100 00 Edward B. & Ruth F. Hinckley 1-00 00 Gilbert L. Hinckley 100 00 Gust.a:\-us A. Hinckley 125 00 Josiah Hinckley 200 00 Josiah .Hinckley & Abby Hinckley 598 42 , 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 1100 00 Mary E. Huckins 100 00 61 Charles M. Jones 100 00 Dr. & ;Urs. Charles E. Keck 100 00 F. G. Keller- 150 00 Orrin R. Kelley 100 00 Charles E. Lewis 100 00 Gertrude H. Lewis 200 00 Mary E. Lewis 150 00 E. & C. Loring 100 00 F. G. Lothrop 200 00 Cyrenus Lovell 100 00 Edgar W. Lovell 200 00 Genie -I. Lovell 200 00 George Lovell 243 1.7 Hannah Lovell. 150 00 Jacob Lovell 50 00 John P. Lovell 150 00 Lizzie E, Lovell 200 00 Medora M. Lovell 100 00 O. D. Lovell 500 00 A. D. Makepeace 500 00 Emma II. Maloney 200 0() Orin F.T. Mecarta. 150 00 James Metevier 200 00 John Munroe 100 00 Hannah. E. Nickerson 500 00 Shubael A. NKJc erson 100 00 Jolm :\Torri.s 200 00 Mary 1I. \Tye 150 00 Cloricla Parker 100 00 Harriet S. Parker 100 00 Sarah A, Parker 200 00 William S. Parker 100 00 William. H. Parker 200 00 Thomas Pattison 100 00 Harrison G. Plumley 150 00 62 Howard TAL Phinney 1,000 00 Irving B. Phinney 150 00 Joseph L. Proctor 100 00 Patrick Regan 200 00 Nelson Rhodehouse 100 00 Joseph Robbins & Andrew Johnson 500 00. Oliver H. Sawyer 100 00 Emma A. Scudder 400 00 H. A. Scudder 100 00 Nelson Scudder 206 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'Swiuerton 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 Carrie R. Williams 160 68 J. R. Wilson 100 00 Herbert W. York 200 00 Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Asso. 2,475 00 Hillside Cemetery Association 209 12 Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Asso. 13,200 00 UJ REPORT OF THE AUDIT March 28, 1939 To the Board of Selectmen ilIr. Chester A. Crocker, Chairman Barnstable, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I submit herewith my report of an audit of the Books a.nd accounts of the town of Barnstable for the year ending December 31, 1938, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General.Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Dire(,-tor of Accounts. Very truly yours, THEODORE N. W ADDELL, Director of Accounts. 6 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, 1938, the following report being submitted thereon: 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 iNdtli the reports and records of the accounting officer. The books and accounts of the accounting officer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were checked with the treasurer's records and with the records of other departments of the town collecting money or com witting bills for collection, while the recorded payments were compared with the selectmen's warrants to the treasur- er. The appropriations and loan orders as listed from the town clerk's records of town meetings, and the transfers as shown on the records of the finance committee, were check- ed with the ledger accounts. The ledger accounts were analyzed, and a balance sheet, shoEeing the-financial condition of the town on December 31, 1938, was prepared and is appended to this report. 65 The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked. The footings of the cash book were proved, and the recorded receipts were analyzed and coin- pared with the accounting officer's books and with the rec- ords of the departments making payments to the treasurer. The payments as recorded were checked with the warrants issued by the selectmen authorizing the treasurer to dis- burse town funds. The cash balance on February 18, 1939, was proved by a reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement fur- nished by the bank in which town funds are deposited and a verification of cash and a memorandum in the office. It was noted that on December 31, 1938, the expendi- tures for a Chapter 90 highway project exceeded the amounts available by $1,836.30. Attention is called to the fact that expenditures for highway projects carried on by the town in conjunction with the State and County may not exceed the aggregate amount of the appropriations voted by the town, together with the amounts actually received on account of allotments. Whenever the reimbursements from the State and County are not received in time to provide funds for payment of pay-rolls and materials; temporary loans under the provisions of Section 6A, Chapter 44, Gener- al Laws, may be issued by the treasurer. The payments on account of debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the can- celled securities and coupons on file. The 'savings bank books and securities representing the investments of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved and the disbursements were verified. 66 The records of tax titles held by the town were examin- ed and checked. The amounts added to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records, and the tax ti- tles on hand were listed and proved. The assessors' records of sewer assessments apportion- ed in 1938 were examined. The apportionments added to taxe's 1938 were verified, and the apportioned assessments not due were listed and proved. The books and accounts of the collector of taxes were examined and checked. The town taxes and assessments and the fire district taxes outstanding at the time of the previous examination were audited, and all subsequent com- mitments were proved. The cash books were footed and the recorded collections were compared with the payments to the town and fire district treasurers. The abatements, as recorded, were checked with the assessors' records of abate- ments granted, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked in detail. The recorded payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's cash book, the abatements were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. Verification of the correctness of the outstanding ac- counts was obtained by mailing notices to a number of per- sons 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 financial accounts of the town clerk were exam- ined. The records of dog and of sporting and trapping li- 67 tenses were checked, the payments to the State being veri- fied with the receipts on file and the payments to the town treasurer being compared with the treasurer's cash book. The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form. The records of licenses and permits issued by the select- men and the police and health departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the town were verified. In addition to the accounts mentioned, the records of all other departments collecting money for the- town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked in detail. Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, assessment, tag title, and departmental accounts, as well as tables show- ing the condition and transactions of the several trust funds. While engaged in making the audit, cooperation was received from the officials of the town, for which, on behalf of'my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreci- ation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE, Assistant Director of Accounts. 68 TOWN CLERK'S REPORT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6 and 7, 1939 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 several precincts in said Barnstable on MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, NEXT at 6:30 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing articles. 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 6, 1939, while acting under the following article: Article 1. Moderator for One Year; One Selectman for Three Years; One Assessor for Three Years; Auditor for One Year; One 'Tree Warden 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 Unexpired Term, Two Years; One Member of Park Commission for Three Years; One Member of Planning Board for Five Years; One Sewer Commissioner for Three Years, and any other officers whose names may be on the official ballot. 69 The whole number of votes cast was 1,770 which being assorted and counted according to law, the result was found to be as follows: Moderator (One Year) *Henry A. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,456 Scattering 11 Selectman (Three Years) *Victor F. Adams .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,565 Scattering . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . a Assessor (Three Years) *Victor F. Adams 1,535 Scattering . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 3 School Committee (Three Years) *Bruce K. Jerauld . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . ... . ... . . . .. 1,037 *Frederick L. Hull . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .... . .. . . . . 1,015 John D. W. Bodfish . . . . . . . .. . . _ 706 Scattering . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. .. . . . 1 Auditor (One Year) , *John Bursley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,511 Scattering . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tree Warden (One Year) *John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,551 Scattering . . .. . . . 2 70 Board of Health (Three Years) "William A. Jones . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,452 Scattering . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Board of Health (Unexpired Term—Two Years) *Frank Travers . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 Grace P. Chesbro . . . . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 506 James A. Woodward . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 David Clifton Ginn . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Park Commissioner (Three Years) *Charles H. Reid . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,507 Scattering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Planning Board (Five Years) *Ralph H. Bodman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,423 Scattering . . . . . . . . 1 Sewer Commissioner (Three Years) *George L. Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933 Vincent D. Leavy . . . . . .. .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 680 Scattering 1 (*Elected) 71 THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre, in Hyannis, March 7th, 1939 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 7, 1939. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at nine o'clock A.M., and prayer was offered by Rev. Thomas E. Pardue. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the re- sult of the previous days' voting. The respective officers were then 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: Andrew Kerr Nicholas Sethares ' Martin Wirtanen Theodore Edwards Alexander Pate Thomas Milne Clarence Brooks Adolphe Richards David Barry Charles Thayer Joseph Hagler Neil Atwood Harold Nickerson Edward White The recommendations of the Finance Committee :under articles requiring the appropriation of money were read.be- fore action was taken on such articles. ., Article 2. To choose 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 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 be- ginning January 1, 1939, and to issua,its note or notes therefor pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes issued for a period within one year, and to renew any note or notes 'issued for a period of less than one year, under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed., C. 44,-S. 17. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year be- ginning January 1, 1939, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unan- imous). 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 1, 1940, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1940. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year be- ginning January 1, 1940, and to issue a note or notes there- for, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in 73 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 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be and hereby are authorized to make leases of the Lombard Land in West Barnstable 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. 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, or construction 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.. Upon motion duly made and seconded,it was voted that the Town will indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts against any and all claims for land, grade and drain- age damages which may be caused by, or result from., the laying out, or construction 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, Sew- er Commissioners, Tree Warden, Moderator. 74 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to pay the following salaries to the elective officers of the Town listed below: Selectmen $1,500 00 each Assessors 1,500 00 each Town Clerk &'Treasurer 3,000 00 Tax Collector 2,500 00 Surveyor of Highways 3,000 00 and expenses Tree,Warden .75 per hour worked Moderator 50 00 Sewer Commissioners 100 00 each Article S. To see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate for.the following purposes for the ensuing year: Pay- ment of Debt, Interest, Financial Department, Selectmen's Depart- ment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's Depart- ment,.=Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Moth De- partment, Planning Board, Municipal Buildings, Legal Department, Tree Warden Department, Sewer Commissioners Department, Shell- fish Constable, Inspection of Wires, Inspection of Buildings, Sealing of Weights and Measures, Forest Fires, Fires (other than forest), Police Department, Board of Health, Sanitation, Inspector of Ani- mals, Repairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow and Ice Removal, Aid to Dependent Children, 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. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: Payment of Debt„= $22 000 00 Interest 4,190 00 Financial Department 100 00 Selectmen's Department 6,645 00 Assessors' Department 8,553 00 75 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department 7,375 00 Tax Collector's Department 6,887 00 Expenses of Finance Committee 265 00 Election Department 1,825 00 Municipal Buildings 5,440 00 Legal Department 3,000 00 Moth Department 8,400 00 Tree Warden Department 4,000 00 Shellfish Constable (including travel) 2,000 '00 Inspector of Wires 1,600 00 Sealing of Weights and Measures 1,085 00 Fires 800 00 Forest Fires 3,225 00 Police Department 36,500 00 Board of Health 9,000 00 Sanitation. 2,100 00 Equipment, Repairs on Roads and Bridges 64,000 00 Snow and Ice Removal 5,000 00 Mothers' Aid 13,700 00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 7,500 00 Department of Public Welfare and Infirmary $0,000 00 Bureau of Old Age Assistance 50,000 00 State Aid 100 00 Reserve Fund 101000 00 Park Commission 8,500 00 School Department 195,500 00 Unclassified Department 16,800 00 Cemeteries 3,000 00 Planning Board 7,200 00, Inspector of Animals 20.0 00 Moderator -50 00 Inspector of Buildings 600 00 Sewer Commissioners' Department 4,050 00 $610,790 00 76 *Voted to appropriate $7,000.00 additional to the Pay- ment of Debt Fund from the Sewer Fund Reserve. Article 9. To hear and act upon the reports of the town offi- cers and special or standing committees. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the report of the Town Officers as printed. It was also voted to accept the report of the Housing Committee as printed and to continue this committee. The following resolution was unanimously adopted: "WHEREAS, at the annual town meeting, held March 8, 193.8,it was voted that the town accept a deed of gift from Louis V. Arenovski of certain land adjoining the high school grounds in Hyannis, in memory of his father, the late Louis Arenovski. BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, That we, the citizens of the town of Barnstable, do hereby express our appreciation and gratitude to Louis V. Arenov- ski for his generous gift in memory of his father, the late Louis Arenovski, who, after coming to America as an immi- grant, attained high positions of leadership and trust in the business and civic life of this town, and contributed greatly toward its growth and development. (Signed) WALTER B. CHASE KENNETH E. WILSON NATHAN FINKELSTEIN 77 Article 10. To receive and act upon the accounts of all persons to whom the Town may be indebted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,012.16 to pay bills for the following departments for the year 1938: Municipal Buildings $13 00 Election Department 3 60 Board of Health 15 75 Sewer Commissioner's Dept. 3 81 Forest Fires 50 00 Snow and lee Removal 53 65 Road Repairs 152 29 Unclassified Dept. 43 34 Old Age Assistance 151 14 Soldiers'•Relief 33 19 Public Welfare Dept. 1,501 39 $2,021 16 Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day. Upon motion duly made and seconded,.it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the proper ob- servance of Memorial Day to be expended under the aus- pices of the.Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association. Article 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $200.00 for the quarters of the United Spanish. War Veterans, Cape Cod Camp No. 72, as provided in General Laws. Ter. Ed., C. 40, S 9A. (By request bf Andrew Kerr et als.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for quarters of the United Spanish War Veterans Cape Cod Camp, No. 72. 78 Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for rental of quarters for Post No. 206, American Legion, for the year 1939. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $660.00 for rental of quar- ters for Post No. 206 American Legion for the year 1939. Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $2,500.00 for the purpose of buying books for the several Public Libraries in the town to be apportioned by a commit- tee consisting of one person from each precinct to be named by the Moderator or to take any action in relation thereto. (By request of Alexander S. Childs et al.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2500.00 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 precinct to be named by the Moderator. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Miss Mary Mortimer Edward F. Maher Howard G. Lumbert Horace S. Parker Dr. J. Haydn Higgins John Bursley Bertram F. Ryder Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $500.00 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. Chap. 111, Section 74. 79 Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 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 General Laws, Ter. Ed., Chapter 3, Section 74. 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. Chap. 128, Sec. 41. (By request of the Cape Cod Extension Service.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was, voted to \ elect Leslie B. Ryder of Barnstable a Town Director for the Cape,Cod Extension Service to serve for the term of one year. Article 17. To see if. the Town will raise. and appropriate a sum not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000) under the pro- visions of the Acts of 1924, Chapter 382,and amendments thereof, or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of.John D. W. Bodfish and others.) The following motion was lost by a vote of "No=321" to "Yes-68": Moved that $3,000.00 be raised and appro- priated and expended under the direction_ of a committee of 5 to be appointed by the Moderator,not more than one mem- ber of which shall be resident in any one precinct, and that Cotuit Twilight League Team, $200.00 for the benefit of the Osterville Twilight League Team, $100.00 for the benefit of the Industrial League Teams and $2,500.06 for the sup- port of a full time Town Team to play in the Cape Cod League. 80 At this time, it was voted to adjourn from 12:20 P.M., to 1:45 P.M. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $100.00 for services of harbor masters. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for services of Harbor Masters. Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $2,000.00 for the cultivation, propagation and protection of shellfish under the provisions of Gen. Laws, Chap. 130, Sec. 55 as amended by Acts of 1933, Chap. 329 and other acts in amendment thereof. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the cultiva- tion, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the pro- visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 55, as amend- ed by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other acts in amend- ment thereof. Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $1,500.00 for the extermination of starfish from waters of the Town of Barnstable. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the extermin- ation of starfish from waters of the Town of Barnstable. • Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $8,500.00 for the Tercentenary Committee for the celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the town's incorporation and will appropriate for the use of the committee for the same purpose, all income, receipts and revenues coming or accruing to the committee from any other sources in connection with the celebration. 81. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $8500.00 for the Tercenten- ary Committee for the celebration of the three hundredth anniversary of the town's incorporation and to appropriate for the use of the Committee for the same purpose, all in- come, receipts and revenues coming or accruing to the Com- mittee from any other sources in connection with the cele- bration. (Unanimous). Article 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the care and upkeep of the Town Landing at the Centerville Beach. (By request of Elizabeth Lumbert and others.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 23. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selectman to purchase for the Town the land within the railroad location of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., . lessee, extending from Gosnold Street, South Hyannis, to South Street, Hyannis, for such municipal purposes as may be determined by the town and that the sum of $900.00 be raised and appropriated for the purchase of the land. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to purchase for the town the location of the N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. Co., Lessee, between South and Gosnold Streets, in Hyannis and that $900.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose, and that the particular use to which the land shall be put be de- termined later and in the meantime that the Selectmen shall have the care and control of the same. Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the Park Department for fencing in the Town's Craigville Beach Park Land. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to indefinitely postpone this article. 82 Later in the meeting, it was voted to reconsider this ar- ticle and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to petition the General Court for legislation enabling the Town to use and maintain its Craigville Beach Park land and the Com- mon Landing adjoining it as a Town Bathing Beach. (Unan- imous). Article 25. To see.if the Town will appropriate all receipts and revenues from the Craigville Beach Park Land for defraying the charges and expenses of the maintenance, government and upkeep of the same. Indefinitely postponed. Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money not in excess of$5,000.00 for the purpose of establish- ing and maintaining swimming baths, equipment, and other means of instruction, to be located on the Town Landing at East Bay in the village of Osterville and at the bathing beach in the village of Cotuit, under the direction of the Selectmen. Indefinitely postponed. Article 27. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell to the Centerville-Osterville Fire District for a nominal sum, the land in Osterville formerly used as a town dump; said land is described in a deed from Lucinda J. Hinckley to the Town of Barn- stable dated May 7, 1901, and recorded in Barnstable County Regis- try of Deeds, Book 249, Page 496, containing about one and one-half acres. (By request of the Selectmen.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that .the Selectmen be authorized, in the name and behalf of the Town, to convey the land described in this article to the Cen- terville-Osterville Fire District for a nominal consideration. s3 Article 28. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $500.00 for the purpose of buying, liberating and feeding pond fish,and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable, said sum to be expended under the direction of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator. The motion under this article was not carried and it was voted to indefinitely postpone the article. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum not to exceed $5,000.00 for the purpose of contributing to the operating expenses of Community Center Activities in the Town of Barnstable and appoint a committee of five to have charge of the same; said committee to be composed of one member of each Com- munity Center group, or to take any action in relation thereto, and to act fully thereon. (By request of George J. Schuman and others.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise or borrow and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $185,000.00 for al- terations of and additions to the high school building and for the erection of an elementary school building In accordance with the recommendations of the Housing Committee, and appoint a Build- ing Committee to have full charge of the same or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. (By request of the Housing. Committee: John D. W. Bodfish, Herbert H. Howes, Frank G. Thacher, Mrs. John •E. Hinckley and James F. McLaughlin). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that $110,000.00 be expended at the high school building in Hyan- nis for front entrance, corridors, heating plant, toilets and plumbing, six room addition, remodelling and incidental work; and that $18,500.00 be raised and appropriated there- for and $91,500.00 be borrowed and appropriated therefor, and the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the said sum of $91,- 500.00 for this purpose and to issue the notes or bonds of the 84 town therefor, to be payable in not more than ten years, upon such terms and maximum rate of interest as may be fixed by the Treasurer and the Selectmen; And that the Housing Committee, appointed by the Moderator by vote of the town under Article 42 of the 1937 Annual Town Meeting Warrant, be and hereby are author- ized to proceed with the carrying out and construction of the projects and to enter into all necessary and proper.con- tracts and agreements in respect thereto in behalf of the Town. The vote was "Yes-298" and "No-30." Article 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 for the purpose of improving the roadway in the Cotuit Cemetery.. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $800.00 for the purpose of improving the roadway in the Cotuit Cemetery. Article 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1500.00 for the purpose of making a survey and per- manent plans for the surface drains in the Town of Barnstable, as recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Survey- or of Highways). The motion under this article was not carried. Article 33. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $20,000.00 for the construction and equipment of a Garage and Highway Department Headquarters, said building to be located on town property on the north side of Route 28 between Bearse's Way and Pitcher's Way, as recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). 85 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to petition the General Court for legislation enabling the Town to use this land for other municipal purposes. It was voted that no appropriation be made under this article. Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $3,100.00 for drainage in Osterville,. as recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). The motion under this article was not carried. Article 35. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $7500.00 for the improvement and continuation of Race Lane and Clay Hill roads, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribu- tion under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Survey- or of Highways). Indefinitely postponed. Article 36. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $3500.00 for the maintenance of Shoot Flying Hill Road and the Santuit-Newtown Road provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, as recom- mended by the Road Committee. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3500.00 for the mainten- ance of Shoot Flying Hill Road and the Santuit-Newtown Road provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachu- setts Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. 86 The vote was "Yes-116" and "No-55". Article 37. To see if the Town will appropriate $18,000 from the Highway.Fund under the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939 for the purpose of surfacing and re-surfacing town ways as recommended by the Road Committee approximately as follows: Cotuit-Popponesset Road—Piney Road to Main St., 1000 ft. $800 00 Cotuit-Oyster Road and Town Landing, 625 ft. 500 00 Cotuit-Old King Road to Town Line, 600 ft. 480 00 Osterville-Seaview Avenue, Town Landing, 530 ft. 425 00 Centerville-Old Craigville Road, 1584 ft. 1,170 00 Centerville-Chur6 Hill Road, 700 ft. 560 00 Hyannisport-Third Avenue, 600 ft. 480 00 West Barnstable-High Street (one-half mile) 21112 00 Hyannis-Ridgewood—Various Streets, (one-half mile) 2,112 00 Hyannis-Yarmouth Road, 1100 ft.x29 ft. 3545 sq. yds. hot mix @ $1.25 4,431 00 Hyannis, High School Road Extension, 3472 sq. yds. hot mix @ $1.25 4,370 00 Barnstable-Mill Way Extension, 700 ft. 560 00 $18,000 00 (By request of the Road Committee) Upon motion duly.made and seconded, it was voted to appropriate (not raise) the sum of$18,000.00 from the High- way Fund under the Provisions of Chapter 2 of the Acts of 1939 for the purpose of surfacing and re-surfacing town ways as recommended by the Road Committee approximate- ly as follows: Cotuit-Popponesset Road—Piney Road to Main St., 1,000 ft.. $800 00 Cotuit-Oyster Road and Town Landing, 625 ft. 500 00 Cotuit-Old King Road to Town Line, 600 ft. 480 00 Osterville-Seaview Avenue Town Landing, 530 ft. 425 00 Centerville-Old Craigville Road, 584 ft. 1,170 00 Centerville-Church Hill Road, 760 ft. 560 00 87 Hyannisport-Third Avenue, 600 ft. 480 00 ' West Barnstable-High Street, 1/2 mile 2,112 00 Hyannis-Ridgewood—Various Streets, 1/2 mile 2,112 00 Hyannis-Yarmouth Rd., 1,100 ft. x 29 ft. 3,545 sq. yds. hot mix @ 1.25 4,431 04 . Hyannis-High School Rd. Extension, 3,472 sq. yds. hot mix @ $1.25 4,370 00 Barnstable-Mill Way Extension, 700 ft. 560 00 $18,000 00 Article 38. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $10,000.00 for the construction of sidewalks. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) The motion under this article was not carried. Article 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,500.00 for repairing and renewing and extending the rip rap on Squaw Island Road, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make con- tribution under the provisions of Chapter 39, Acts of 1937. (By.re- quest of the. Road Surveyor.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for repairing and renewing and extending the rip-rap on Squaw Island Road, provided the County of Barnstable and the Massachusetts. Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 39, Acts of 1937. Article 40. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not More than $1,000.00 for. the reforesting of the Town Forests under the direction of the Town Forest Committee. The motion under this article was not carried. 88 Article 41. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $25.00 for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Commissioners. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Com- missioners. Article 42. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended by the Selectmen for material, equip- ment or service in connection with the Federal Works Progress Ad- ministration. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 to be expended by the Selectmen for material, equipment or service in con- nection with the Federal Works Progress Administration.. Article 43. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $17,500.00 for the improvement of Cotuit and Hyannis Harbors pro- vided the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make contribution to such improvement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 for the improve- ment of Cotuit and Hyannis Harbors provided the Common- wealch of Massachusetts will make contribution to such im- provement. Article 44. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum not ex- ceeding $150.00 to be used by the Selectmen to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions' of the Dog Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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. 89 Article 45. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $4,000.00 for the Airport for installing radio traffic control equip- ment, for enlarging and improving the Administration Building, for fencing and maintenance purposes. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4000.00 for the Airport for installing radio traffic control equipment, for enlarging and improving the Administration Building, for fencing and maintenance purposes. Article 46. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the, sum of $150.00 for the purpose of reimbursing the Wianno Club for land damages sustained by them on the alteration of West Bay Road in 1938. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $150.00 for the purpose of reimbursing the Wianno Club for land damages sustained by them on. the alteration of West Bay Road in 1938. Article 47. To see if the Town will adopt the following By- Laws, or some modification of the same, relative to a Town Collec- tor, entitled "Article 23, Town Collector," under the provision of General Laws (Ter. Ed), Chapter 41, section 38A, as amended by Acts of 1936, Chapter 201. Article 23: TOWN COLLECTOR Section 1. The Collector of Taxes, ex-officio, shall be the Town Collector, and it shall be his duty, under the title of Town Collec- tor, to collect all accounts due and payable to the town, excepting interest on investments of sinking or trust funds, the collection of which is not otherwise,provided for by statute, by-law, or vote of the town. Section 2. Town officials and heads of departments, from time to time, shall commit to the Town Collector for collection all ac- 90 counts due and payable to the town as specified in Section 1, listed against the parties obligated to assume and pay the same, and they shall also furnish the Town Treasurer with a duplicate list of all such commitments. Section 3. The Town Collector shall, once every week or oftener, pay over to the Town Treasurer all collections received by him, with any sums received as interest. Section 4. If the Town Collector is unable to make prompt collection of the accounts committed to him under this By-Law, he shall certify to the Selectmen, who may enforce collection by suit or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of the statutes and the by-laws of the town. Section 5. The Town Collector shall be paid such salary or compensation as may be fixed by the Selectmen from time to time, from the appropriation for "Miscellaneous Purposes." Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the following By-Law: TOWN COLLECTOR Section 1. The Collector of Taxes, ex-officio, shall be the Town Collector, and it shall be his duty, under the title of Town Collector, to collect all accounts due and payable to the town, excepting interest on investments of sinking or trust funds, the collection of which is not otherwise provid- ed for by statute, by-law, or vote of the town. Section 2. Town officials and heads of departments, from time to time, shall commit to the Town. Collector for collection all accounts due and payable to the town as speci- fied in Section 1, listed against the parties obligated to as- sume and pay the same, and-they shall also furnish the Town Treasurer with a' duplicate list of all such commit- ments. 91 Section 3. The Town Collector shall, once every week or oftener, pay over to the Town Treasurer all collections received by him, with any sums received as interest. Section 4. If the Town Collector is unable to make prompt collection of the accounts committed to him tinder this By-Law, he shall so certify to the Selectmen, who may enforce collection by suit or otherwise, in accordance with the provisions of the statutes and the by-laws of the town. The vote under this article was "Yes-139" and "No—T." Article 48. To see if the Town will amend Article X of the By-laws adoped June 14th, 1929 and approved July 2nd, 1929, by striking out the same and adopting in place thereof the following By-laws entitled "Article X. Zoning" or some modification of the same. ARTICLE X. ZONING Section 1. All lands and buildings in the Town of Barnstable shall be and hereby are divided into two classes and designated and known as Residential Property and Non-residential Property. Section 2. Non-residential property shall comprise all lands and buildings used for business or trade, or for commercial or industrial purposes, other than for farming, truck gardening and nurseries or for raising live stock and animals, when the town's zoning by-laws first become operative. Section 3. Residential property shall comprise all lands and buildings not classified as Non-residential property under Section 2, and shall.be used only for dwellings, schools, public libraries, museums, churches and such like purposes, for parks and play- grounds, and for farming, truck gardening or nurseries, with the accessory uses usually and customarily incident to such Residential Property. No billboard, signboard or advertising sign, other than a 92 "for sale" or "for rent" sign not more than two square feet in size shall be permitted as an accessory use to Residential Property. Section 4. No land or buildings classified as Non-residential Property under Section 2 shall be used for any new business, trade, or for any new commercial or industrial purposes, unless the Select- men shall have granted written permission for such variance in user after notice and hearing in the manner hereinafter specified. Section 5. No land and buildings classified as Residential Prop- erty under Section 3 shall be used for any business, trade, or for any commercial or industrial purposes, unless the Selectmen shall have granted written permission for such variance in user, after notice and hearing in the manner hereinafter specified. Section 6. No variance in the user of Residential or Non- residential Property, as prescribed by these By-laws, shall be made or suffered by the owner or occupant of the same, without a written permission from the Selectmen. Application for such variance may be made to the Selectmen, upon forms to be provided for this pur- pose and a public hearing upon such application shall be held by them, notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a local newspaper at least two weeks before such hearing, and copies sent to the owners of property deemed by the Selectmen to be parties interested, as they appear on the most recent tax lists, at the expense of the applicant. Section 7. After such hearing the Selectmen shall render their decision promptly in writing with the reasons for the same, and such decision shall be filed with the Town Clerk and a copy mailed to the applicant and other interested parties. Section 8. The Selectmen-may deny the application for a permit to vary the use of Residential or Non-Residential property or may grant the same with such limitations both as to time and user as they may think proper, and a continuation of the user permitted may be conditional upon compliance with regulations to be made or amended from time to time thereafter. 93 Section 9. A violation of any of the terms and conditions of such permit issued by the Selectmen for, variance of user shall be cause for revocation of such permit, after notice and a hearing. If an applicant fails to make use of his property in accordance with the terms and provisions of such permit, within one year from its date, the same shall become null and void. Section 10. When these By-laws shall become operative the Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Board of Appeals, under the provisions of Acts of 1933, Chapter 269, consisting of three mem- bers, one to hold office until the first day of April, 1940, and one to hold office until the first day of April, 1941, and one to hold office until the first day of April, 1942, and in March of'each year, begin- ning in 1940, shall appoint one member of such Board of Appeals to hold office for the term of three years from the first day of April next following and until his successor is appointed and qualified. In case of vacancy, inability to act or interest on the part of a member of the Board, the Selectmen.may designate an associate member pro tem to act in his place. Section 11. The Board of Appeals may, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special ex- ceptions to the terms of these By-laws in harmony with their general purpose and intent. A notice of a Public Hearing and report of the Planning Board was read by the Town Clerk. The motion to adopt this article was not carried. It was voted that a Committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to join with the Planning Board to study the matter and report at the next annual Town Meeting. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Charles Sumner Morrill Robert L. French 94 George J. Schuman Kenneth E. Wilson Henry L. Murphy Upon motion of Mr. James A. Woodward, a rising vote of thanks was extended to the following named gentlemen, Messrs. Andrew Lawrence, John Bursley, Howard N. Parker and J. Milton Leonard, for their services to the town in the past and the hope was expressed that they would be with us for the many more years to come. Article 49. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Modera- tor to appoint a committee of seven members who may appoint an advisory committee of non-resident members or summer residents, to study the matter of extending our Park System. (By request of John D. W. Bodfish and others.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of seven mem- bers who may appoint an advisory committee of non-resi- dent members or summer residents, to study the matter of extending our Park System. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: John D. W. Bodfish Sidney T. Knott Gladys B. Besse Benjamin F. Teel Zenas Crocker Thomas Milne John E. Newton Article 50. To see if the town will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to petition the General Court for the enactment of a 95 special statute authorizing the town to constitute and establish a form of representative town meeting government. Indefinitely postponed. Article 51. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property the town may ac- quire by the foreclosure of tax titles. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to sell by Public Sale any property the Town may acquire by the foreclosure of tam. titles. That the Selectmen shall be required to publish in one or more newspapers published in the Town of.Barnstable, a notice of such sale at least seven days prior to sale of such property. Article 52. To see if the Town, will raise and appropriate a sum of money to provide for surface water drainage from South Street to Lewis Bay through the filled area in the rear of the Sew- er Pumping Station land in Hyannis for the abatement of the stag- nant water nuisance on the filled area and for acquiring the rights or easements necessary for these purposes. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 to provide for sur- face water drainage from South Street to Lewis Bay through the filled area in the rear of the Sewer Pumping Station land in Hyannis for the abatement of the stagnant water nuisance on the filled area and ;for acquiring the rights or easements necessary for these purposes. Article 53. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in South Hyannis known as Whidden Avenue with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 17, 1939, and will authorize 96 and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the layout of a Town Way in South Hyannis known as Whidden Avenue with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 17, 1939, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town. (Unanimous). Article 54. To see if the Town will accept the layout of Town Ways in the village of Hyannis known as extensions of Walnut Street, Spruce Street, Mulberry Street, and Linden Street with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 27th, 1939, and will author- ize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent do- main, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the lay-out of Town Ways in the village of Hyannis known as extensions of Walnut Street, Spruce Street, Mul- berry Street, and Linden Street with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Select- men under date of February 27th, 1939, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. (Unanimous; Article 55. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Hyannis known as Lincoln Road with the boundaries and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 27th, 1939, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain t /�•Fa.� 97 In behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. Upon motion.duly made and.seconded, it was voted to accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of. Hyannis known as Lincoln Road with the boundaries and measure- ments as reported and recommended by the Selectmen un- der date of February 27th, 1939, and will authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent do- main in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. (Unan- imous). Article 56. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Osterville known as Third Avenue with the boundaries ,and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 27, 1939 and will author- ize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent do- main, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Osterville known as Third Avenue with the boundaries and measure- ments as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of,February 27, 1939 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for said.Town. (Unanimous). Article 57. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Cotuit known as. Popponesset Road from Main street to Piney Road with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 17, 1939, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in. the lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. ■ 98 Upon motion duly.made and seconded, it was voted to accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Cotuit known as Popponesset Road from Main Street to Piney Road with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 17, 1939, and will au- thorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in the lands within the lines of said layout for said Town. (Unanimous). Article 58. To see if the Town will accept the establishment of Building Lines on both sides of Long Beach Road in Centerville where the layout is 'twenty feet wide, with the boundaries, and measurements as reported and recommended by the Selectmen under date of February 17, 1939 and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or by right of eminent domain the' easements or interests in the land between said building lines and the sides of the said road necessary for this purpose. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the establishment of building lines on both sides of a por- tion of the Town Way called "Long Beach Road" in Cen- terville as reported by the Selectmen under date of Febru- ary 17, 1939, together with the exceptions and provisions as recommended in the report, be accepted and adopted and that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to take by eminent domain the interests in the land within the build- ing lines necessary for the establishment of the same, with the exceptions and provisions as recommended and adopted, and that the sum of $1.00 be raised'and appropriated for this purpose.. (Unanimous). Article 59. To see if the Town will vote to extend the sewer system in Hyannis in Barnstable Road from its junction with North Street to Elm Street and thence in Elm Street to the new police station and that betterment assessments be made upon the owners 99 of the land within the territory to be served .at a fixed uniform rate of $2.017 per front foot. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the sewer system in Hyannis be extended north in Barnstable Road from North Street and thence down Elm Street to the Police Station, and that betterment assess- ments be made by the sewer commissioners upon the land and the owners of the land within the territory served by this extension according to the frontage of the land on the ways where the extension is made at a fixed uniform rate of $2.017 per front foot to defray a part of the cost of the same. (Unanimous). Article 60. To see if the Town will appropriate the receipts and revenues from the annual charges for the use of the sewers for the operating and maintenance expenses of the Sewer Department. Indefinitely postponed. The meeting adjourned at 11:10 P.M. Attest: C.,M. CHASE, Town Clerk 100 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING July 31, 1939 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 Town Office Building, Hearing Room, Hyannis, in said Town, on MONDAY, THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF JULY NEXT at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles: In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about thir- ty (30) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Town Office Building, Hyannis, on July 31, 1939. 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 vote to raise and appropriate the following: A sum not exceeding Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000) for the Public Welfare Department. A sum not exceeding Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for Aid to Dependent Children. A sum not exceeding. Two thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) for Old Age Assistance. 101 Upon motion .duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts which were recommended by the Finance Committee: Public Welfare Department $7,000 00 Aid to Dependent Children 2,500 00 Old Age Assistance 2,500 00 $12,000 00 Article 2. To see if the town will raise and appropriate not more than Three Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($3,100) for Drain- age in Osterville. The Finance Committee recommended an appropriation of $3,100.00 under this article, and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,100.00 for Drainage in Osterville. The meeting was adjourned at 1.0:35 A.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk 102 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING August 14, 1939 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 Town Office Building Hearing Room at Hyannis in said town on MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST NEXT at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow- ing articles: In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, about twenty-five (25) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Town Office Building, Hyannis, on August 14, 1939. The meeting was called to order at 10 o'clock A.M., by the Mod- erator and the warrant was read by the Town Clerk. The Chairman of the Selectmen, Chester A. Crocker, asked the privilege of the floor to present to the meeting, His Worship, Charles F. Dart, Mayor of Barnstaple, Eng- land and His Lady, the Mayoress. At the close of the meet- ing, the Mayor made some brief interesting remarks. Article 1. To see if the town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding forty-six hundred dollars ($4,600).to repair the roofs. 103 and waterproof the northeast wall of the High School Building in Hyannis. .The Finance Committee recommended an appropri- ation of $4600.00 under this article, and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4600.00 to repair the roofs and waterproof the northeast wall of the High School Building in Hyannis. (Unanimous). Article 2. To see if the town will authorize the Assessors to apply twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) of the free cash in the Excess and Deficiency Account toward the reduction of the 1939 tax levy. The Finance Committee recommended this article be adopted, and upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to apply $20,000.00 of the free cash in the Excess and Deficiency Account toward the reduction of the 1939 tax levy. (Unanimous). It was voted to adjourn the meeting at 10:12 A.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk 104 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING November 29, 1939 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, Town 'Office; Building, Hyannis in said Town on WEDNESDAY THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY-OF NOVEMBER NEXT at Ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the follow- ing article: To see if the town will apportion the $110,000 appropriated at the annual town meeting held March 7, 1939, for the High School building at Hyannis between the cost of alterations and repairs and the cost of constructing the six-room addition and provide how the same shall be raised or take any other action relating thereto. And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up at- tested copies thereof at the Town Hall and each and every Post Office and by publishing the same in The Cape Cod Standard-Times, a newspaper published in said Town, Seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting. Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid. Given under our hands this Twenty-second day of November 105 in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine. CHESTER A. CROCKER TAMES F. KENNEY VICTOR F. ADAMS_ Selectmen of Barnstable. A true copy. . Attest: EVERETT L. HOXIE, Constable. Commonwealth, of Massachusetts Barnstable, ss. November 29, 1939. Pursuant to the within Warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable by posting up attested copies of the same at the Town Hall and each and every Post Office in the Town and .by publishing the same in The Cape Cod Stand- ard-Times, a newspaper published in said Town, seven days before the date hereof, as within directed. EVERETT L. HOXIE Constable of Barnstable i In accordance with the foregoing Warrant, a small number of voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Town Office Building, Hyannis, on November 29, 1939. The meeting was called to order at ten o'clock A.M. by the Mod- erator and the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk. Upon motion duly made and seconded it was voted: That of the $110,000.00 appropriated at the annual town meeting held March 7, 1939, for the high school building at Hyannis $98,000.00 be appropriated for the construction of a six-room addition to said building, including the cost of 106 original equipment and furnishings of said addition and $12,000.00 be appropriated for the alterations and repairs referred to in said vote of March 7, 1939, any balance of said sum of $12,000.00 not needed for said alterations and repairs to be available for equipment and furnishings of said building or addition; that said sum of $12,000.00 be taken from the amount of $18,500.00 included in this year's tag levy pursuant to said vote of March 7, 1939; that to meet said appropriation of $98,000.00, $6,500.00 be taken from said amount of $18,500.00 and the balance of $91,- 500.00 be raised by the issue of bonds or notes of the town by the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, said bonds or notes to be payable in not more than ten years from their date and to be in lieu of the $91,500.00 loan au- thorized by said vote. (Unanimous). Previous to the vote the Finance Committee reported in writing that they approved the article and recommended the vote. It was voted to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 A.M. Attest: C. Al. CHASE, Town Clerk 107 BIRTHS Births recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1939, with the names, parents' residence and names of par- ents: Jan. 4 Claire Helen Kendall, Harwichport, Reginald P. and Lil- Ilan I. (Veinot). Jan.. 6 Gail Ann Bassett, Barnstable, Balfour R. and Sybil C. (Roberts). Jan. 6 Arthur Willard Bearse, Centerville, Willard E. and Betty (Barber). Jan. 7 Meredith Hatton Wilks, Chatham, Hatton C. and Betty (Parker). Jan. 8 William Chester Cole, West Barnstable, William C. and Elizabeth I. (Curran). Jan. 8 Kathleen Ann Curley, East Bridgewater, Richard K. and Josephine (Caci). Jan. 9 Allen Frank Fisk, Hyannis, Frank R. and Anna Mae (Manwarring). Jan. 9 Collin McLeay Stevenson, Chatham, John D. and Muriel M. (Bassett). Jan. 9 Leonard Blanchard Thayer, South Harwich, Sheldon J. and Grace E. (Doane). Jan. 13 Herbert Alva Tyler, Falmouth, Herbert A. and Elva E. (Carl). Jan. 14. Richard Francis Briggs, Brewster, Theodore G. and Gene- vieve E. (Kendrick). 108 Jan. 16 Paul Waino Ojala, West Barnstable, Waino A. and Mar- tha E. (Wahtola). Jan. 17 Paul King Germani, Osterville, Gaetano and Mary T. (King). Jan. 19 Robert Burns Winslow, Jr., Sandwich, Robert B. and Bertha L. (Greenlaw). Jan. 19 William Joseph Worcester, Hyannis, Walter A. and Mar- ion L. (Hallamore). Jan. 22 James Francis Aylmer, Hyannis, Francis A. and Grace I. (Davenport). Jan. 23 Richard Francis Bassett, Harwich, Wendell F. and Alice S. (Thacker). Jan. 23. Nancy Bea Merrill, Osterville, Rodney A. and Beatrice G. (Leavitt). Jan. 25 Jan. 25 Bonnie Lee Bradley, Cotuit, John and Kathryn C. (Jones). Jan. 25 Leonor Vieira DeMattos, Cotuit, Alvaro V. and Mary G. (Robellow). Jan. 25 Carol Marie Pye, West Barnstable, Vaner and Ora A. (Pratt). Jan. 26 Josephine Margaret Antone, Centerville, John B. and Haz- el M. (Rosary). Jan. 26 Walter James Bazzinotti, Sandwich, James A. and Cecille C. (Gwodz). Jan. 26 John Arthur Young, Orleans, Burton S. and Josephine (Hutchinson). 109 Jan. 27 Dorothy Louise Cabral; Centerville, Donald and Claire E. (Tavernier). Jan. 29 Wayne VanBuren, Hyannis, Kenneth and Esther H. (Cornish). Jan. 30 Ellen Annette Howes, Dennis, Thomas S. and Evelyn S. (Mayo). Feb. 1 John Rosco Adams, Osterville, Rosco F. and Hazel T. (Pinno). Feb. 2 Patricia Pendergast, Centerville, James F. and Evelyn J. (Gustafson). Feb. 3 Maxine Lesser, Hyannis, Lawrence and Evelyn R. (Lom- bard). Feb. 3 Jerry Maynard, Hyannis, Frederick and Evelyn M. (Cottle). Feb. 4 Ruth Naomi Rose, West Barnstable, Manuel J. and Lil- lian (Ormsby). Feb. 6 Ann.Elizabeth Gurney Cox, Hyannis, Almon G. and Angie F. (Crane). Feb. 6 Agnes Morin, West Yarmouth, Francis L. and Myrtle H. (Young). Feb. 8 Eleanor Fay Riggs, West Harwich, Samuel J. and Mabel D. (Lohnes). Feb. 10 William Knight Bayley, Chatham, Edward K. and Bertha L: (McDonald). Feb. 10 Ruth Margaret Ellis, Brewster, Lloyd A. and Ruth N. (Higgins). 110 Feb. 11 Carol Ann Dainty, Monument Beach, Henry A. and Elea- 'nor E. (Porter). Feb. 12 Robert Charles $orthwick, Jr., Chatham, Robert C. and Mary (Nichols). Feb. 12 Pamela Rae Crosby, Eastham, Alton C. and Harriett (Newton). Feb. 12 Margaret Ellen Jones, Hyannisport, Robert L. and Mar- garet E. (Holmes). Feb. 14 Stillborn. Feb. 16 Susan Lee Barstow, Falmouth, Elmer 'M, and Priscilla (Newell). Feb. 16 Stuart Thomas Peak, Jr., Hyannis, Stuart T. and Jean (Lockhart). Feb. 18 Patricia Rose, Waquoit, Joseph P. and Lucy S. (Dowd). Feb. 18 Laurel Frances Shaughnessy, West Yarmouth, James F: and Laura S. (Drew). Feb. 19 Donald Johnson Perry, Falmouth, Hollis P. and Elsie C. (Johnson). Feb. 20 Robert Charles Verkade, Osterville, Klaas and Annigje (van Eyk). Feb. 21 Thomas Davenport Manchester, Falmouth, Thomas D. and Lillian F. (Davis). Feb. 21 .Robert Dana Williams, Hyannis, Harold W. and Winifred (Shores). i Feb. 23 Mabel Ann Bumpus, Osterville, Albert G. and Mildred C. (McCallum)._ 1�1 Feb. 24 BeverIey Ann Bronsdon, Osterville, Roy B. and Marjorie I. (Fuller). Mar. 1 Carlene Evelyn Fraser, South Yarmouth, Carl A. and Evelyn M. (Orde). Mar. 1 Carol Frances Green, Sandwich, William B. and Beatrice M. (Swain). Mar. 1. Joyce Mary Richards, Hyannis, Adolph O. and Alexandria B. (Coville). Mar. 1 June Marie Richards, Hyannis, Adolph O. and Alexandria B. (Coville). Mar. 2 David Arthur Boesse, Bass River, Kenneth H. and Suz- anne J. (Nicolaenko). Mar. 11 Ralph Lawrence Sylvia, Jr., Falmouth Heights, Ralph L. and Anna G. (Dondero). Mar. 12 Stillborn. Mar. 13 Virginia Lee Eastman, Falmouth, Arthur C. Jr., and Florence (Schroeder). Mar. 14 Barry Wayne Dufur, Falmouth, Harold McK. and Joyce M. (Jones). Mar. 14 Geraldine Sheridan, South Yarmouth, Oliver M. and Shirley M. (Campbell). Mar. 15 Sally Ann MacRoberts, South Dennis, Carl N. and Iva (Armstrong). Mar. 12 Patricia Ann Roderiques, O;sterville, John C., Jr., and Eunice L. (Tripp). 112 Mar. 19 Leon Joseph Russel Plaud, Hyannis, Leon E. and Agatha C. (Tisdelle). Mar. 19 Joyce Stanley Turner, Cotuit, Stanley W. and Edith M. (Fox). Mar. 20 Norma May Gill, Wellfleet, Norman W. .and Olive V. (Higgins). Mar. 21 Mary Ann Collins, Dennisport, Gilford W. and Mary A. (Vincent). Mar. 21 Howard Franklin Pease, Falmouth, Howard and Pauline M. (Kelley). Mar. 22 Jackson Warren Lovell, Hyannis, Kenneth P. and Evelyn C. (Roderick). Mar. 24 Anne Patricia Connolly, Osterville, John J. and Kathleen (Keegan). Mar. 25 Donald James Ashley, Santuit, Edward L. and Lillian B. (Monroe). Mar. 25 Nancy Bartlett Nickerson, Chathamport, Benjamin L. and Ruth (Tobey). Mar. 25 Barbara Bradford Webster, Bass River, Edward M. and Eva H. (McGaw). Mar. 27 Donna Irene Halunen, Hyannis, John E. and Edith I. (Baker). Mar. 29 Nathaniel Frothingham, Bass River, Theodore and Nan- neen P. (Rebori). Mar. 31 James Ernest Childs, Jr., Hyannis, James E. and Viola M. (Desilets).' 113 Apr. 1 Philip Anthony Green, Jr., Hyannis, Philip A. and Evelyn C. (Peterson). Apr. 1 Apr. 4 Lois Anna Pina, Hyannis, Ralph D. and Rose M. (Fortes). Apr. 5 (Female) Casey,Hyannis,Virgil M.and Mary A. (Hussey). Apr. 5 Geraldine Harriett Kelly, Orleans, Joseph N. and Dorothy L. (Grinnell). Apr. 6 Donald Philip Botellio, Santuit, Antone C., Jr. and Mary L. (Botellio). Apr. 6 Warner Jenson Eldredge, Buzzards Bay, Warner D. and Louise A. (Black). Apr. 6 Roberta Ellen Holmes, Harwichport, Theron C. and Gladys M. (Chase). Apr. 6 Mary Jean Wallace, Chatham, George R. and Lillian H. (Burchell). Apr. 7 Diane Marion Matteson, Chatham, Howard A. and Marion M. (Mock). Apr. 11 William Bruce Ryder, Harwich, Almond G. and Harriet I. (Jones). Apr. 12 Jon Sumner Gould, Orleans, Ralph S. and Elsie B. (Hip- son). Apr. 12 William Paul Morton, Bass River, Paul C. and Irma G. (Gaudreau). Apr. 13 Lorraine Jean Higgins, Orleans, Linwood J. and Genesta M. (Nickerson). 114 Apr. 14 Sally Ann Day, Falmouth,Russell A. and Sarah M. (Wood- worth). Apr. 15 Audrey Ellen Hall, Dennis, Raymond and Anna M. (Den- nis). Apr. 15 Carl Bernard Olson, Chatham, Axel B. and Reliance E. (Howes). Apr. 15 Richard Lee Towers, North Falmouth, Charles R. and Emily (Buccilli). Apr. 19 Joan Anthony Hendrickson, West Yarmouth, John, Jr. and Ruth A. (Wilcox). Apr. 19 Stillborn. Apr. 22 Ardis Wallin Johnson, Dennis, Charles E. and Esther A. (Wallin). Apr. 22 Almira Jane.Robinson, Chatham, Forrest D. and Alice M. (Lingham). Apr. 24 Karen Lee Kaminski, West Chatham, Frank T. and Mil- dred C. (Feeney). Apr. 25 Alice Genieve Fish, Marstons Mills, Prescott H. and Ida T. (Cash). Apr. 25 Nelson Neil Littlefield, Hyannis, Frederick L., Jr. and Ruth E. (Lovequist). Apr. 25 Rudolph Alton Pitcher, Jn, Hyannis, R. Alton and Marion E. (Gould). Apr. 26 Sandra Lee Meserve, Hyannis, Bradley I. and Mary J. (Cousins). 115 Apr. 28 Elizabeth Anna Kearney; Marstons Mills, Oscar D. and Dorothy M. (Wilson). Apr. 28 Frederick Parker Little, Osterville, Elbert T. and Marion W. (Parker). Apr. 30 Lionel Arthur Pierce, Jr., Osterville, Lionel A. and Ruth p (Hovling). May 1 William Franklin Dixon, Centerville, Melville F. Kathryn (Hallett). May 1 Yvonne May Dupuis, Hyannis, Napoleon J. and Mary E. (Snow). May 1 Brenda Carol Savery, Cotuit, George F. and Ethel Mae (Tavares). May 2 Edwin Randall Johnson, Centerville, Edwin A. and June R. (Hallett). May 4 Allen Morton Barstow, Falmouth, Alva M. and Miriam (Allen). May 4 Michael Santos, Provincetown, Manuel J. and Mary G. (Condinho). May 4 David John Selenius, Centerville, V113o and Mary I. (Jus- sila). May 4 Francis Albert Webb, 2nd, Osterville,Francis A. and Helen M. (MacQuade). May 5 Pieter C. White, Hyannis, J. Louis, Jr., and Lilla C. (Mores). May 6 Patricia Ann Houle, Hyannis, Henry, Jr., and Anna (Hrenko). 116 May 6 Lorraine Noma Blanche Jarvis, Yarmouth, Ernest R. and Blanche (Bolduc). May 6 Rachel Raye Ryder, Cummaquid, Frank C. and Pearl L. (Campbell). May 6 Ethel Dora Smith, Brewster, Everett L. and Abbie M. (Eldredge). s May 7 Charles David Rogers, Santuit, Emil and Grace (Reposa). May 9 Joseph Pina, Jr., Dennisport, Joseph and Laura (Alves). May 10 Margaret Louise Drew, Hyannis, Harrison T. and Doris L. (Miller). May 12 Patricia Ann Ferreira, Falmouth, Thomas F. and Frances E. (Doyle). May 12 Pauline Louise Peters, Hyannis, Frederick P. and Frances (Fernandez). May 13 John Edward Morse, South Yarmouth, Joseph E. and Eva Belle. (Crowell), May 13 Henry Emile Plaud, Marstons Mills, Emile A. and Mary (McDonough). May 15 David Clark Stevenson, Chatham, Donald McL. and Mar= jorie F. (Clark). May 17 Sally Jane Ellis, Yarmouth, Raymond and Jennie D. (Rogers). May 18 Meridythe Ann Jussila, 'Hyannis, Eric E. and Eleanor (Levine). May 19 Barbara.Lorraine Berrio,.Hyannis, Donald A. and Edna E. (Sherburne). 117 May 22 (Female) Dumont, Brewster, Joseph A. and Helena F. (Ellis). May 26 Richard Arnold Lee, Harwich, George W. and Elsie J. (Robbins). June 1 Donald Dexter Johnson, Marion, Edward A. and Loretta (NeaI). June 1 Nancy Lee Wentzel, Hyannis, Leaman R. and Jennie M. (Kenney). June 2 .George Lee Koski, Centerville, Toivo and Millicent C. (Downes). . June 2 Carol ,Ann Martin, Hyannis, Joseph H. and Yvonne I. (Benoit). June 2 Gail Frances Pierce, Sandwich, William S. and Lucy I. (Thomas). June 5 Avis May Fenn, West Dennis, Herbert E. and Nancy O. (Lee). June 5 (Female) Matson, Wellfleet, Norman H. and Anna (Wal- ling). June 6 Paul Rowell Dillingham, Brewster, Edward C. and Gladys I. (Rowell). June 6 John Howard Thomas, 'Barnstable, Roscoe H. and Mary J. (Souza.). June 7 Janet Wilma Rocheteau, North Harwich, William C. and Sannie (Fernandes). June 7 Margaret Mary Thornton, Hyannis, Herbert T. and Mar- garet G. (Earley). 118 June 3 Rita Elizabeth Sullivan, Sagamore Beach, William G. and Annette (Gagnier). June 10 Mary Anna Baxter, Bass River, Charles B. and Alda M. (Jacobs). June 10 John Edwin Sarkinen, Centerville, John E. and Edyth R. (Wahtola). June 11 Stillborn. June 12 Caroline Mae Sullivan, Hyannis, Carl F. and Doris (Bundy). June 13 Nicholas John Joakim, Hyannis, John and Sadie (Deme- trios). June 13 June 14 John Joseph Cotter, Hyannis, George L. and Ella (Rosen- gren). June 14 Meredith Winston Mawbey, Harwichport, Alvah W. and Winnifred (Caswell). June 16 Dean Carroll Holmes, Barnstable, William Dana and Eleanor (Batson): June 16 Emilia Ivanoff, Chatham, Albert M. and Josephine (Buck). June 20 Marcia Stevens, Hyannis, Stuart W. and Alethia (King). June 20 Gwendolyn Williams, Centerville, Henry L. and Pauline (Sherman). June 22 Philip Parks, Hyannis, Edward F. and !Mary (Pratt). June 23 Martha Pipatti, Sandwich, Onni A. and Adeline B. (Cro- well). 119 June 23 Stillborn. June 23 Robert Harrison Weston, Harwichport, Harrison R. and Charlotte C. (Moody). June 24 Elizabeth Allen Kendrick, Chatham, Clinton and Nancy E. (Stearns). June 25 Donna Elizabeth St. Peter, Hyannis, Louis F. and Dorothy E. (Boyers). June 26 Anne Frances Doane, Chatham, Francis C. and Susanah P. (Kelley). June 26 Leonard James Gates, Jr., Wellfleet, Leonard J. and Dor- othy L. (Schuster). June 28 Sally Stringer, Osterville, Herbert D. and Jessie (Lewis). June 28 (Female) Stringer, Osterville, Herbert D. and Jessie (Lewis). June 29 Ernestine Gail Berube, Osterville, Ernest J. and Doris C. (Salvas). June 29 Jane Wells French, Sandwich, Winthrop W. and Helen (Kinney). July 3 Nancy MacQuade, Osterville, A. John and Rita A. (Gan- non). July 3 Jessica MacSwan, Barnstable, Elliott B. and Jessica B. (Davidson). July 3. Gerald Ellerman Smith, Hyannis, Charles H. and Edna (Ellerman). 120 July 3 Judith Ann Soares, Osterville, Edward and Dorothy J. (Borges). July 5 Stillborn. July 9 David Sherman Bassett, Falmouth, Sherman F. and Evelyn (MacKilligan). July 9 (Male) DeMoranville, Hyannis., Wesley H. and Edna (Dur- mont). July 11 Daniel Francis Dillon, Hyannis, John J. and Anne M. (McGourty). July 11 Walter Nason Lewis, Jr., Osterville, Walter N. and Maude W. (Kendrick). July 12 Linda Lisbeth Libby, Wellfleet, Gordon S. and Emma F. (Payne). July 13 (Male) Conlon, Whitman, James T. and Arlene (Kilgrew). July 13 (Male) Conlon, Whitman, James T. and Arlene (Kilgrew). July 14 Barbara Hope Bearse, Harwich, Henry W. and Wilhel- mina (Doane). July 14� Francis Bowen Cash, West Yarmouth, Isaiah D. and Joan V. (Bowen). July 15 Virginia Ann McGlamery, West Yarmouth, Frank D. and Laila E. (Nevala). July 15 July 15 Barbara Ann Wilmot, East Dennis, Robert C. and Arline (Clay). July 16 Diane Booth Shevlin, Hyannis, John B. and Katherine A. (Underhill). 121 July 17 Helen Higgins, Hyannis, Edward and Helen (Crowell). July 17 Joanne Moda, Hyannis, John and Rita L. (Henault). July 21 Stillborn. July 22 Richard Lawrence Gonsalves, Harwich, John and Blanche (Lopes). July 25 Peter Bruce Brown, Hyannis, David R. and Patricia (Sey. mour). July 25 Deanna Loy Davis, West Falmouth, Lenn M. and Elaine (Loy). July 27 Elizabeth Elliott Jerauld, Wellfleet, Howard L. and Flora A. (Taylor). July 27 Katherine Flora Kelley, Barnstable, Carlton W. and Isa- belle (Hughes). July 27 Anne Cameron Michelson, West Yarmouth, Raymond A. and Christian L. (MacKeon). July 28 Joyce Anna Connell, Chatham, William and Charlotte M. (McKay). July 28 Peter Christopher Hamilton, Orleans, John M. and Alice M. (Eldridge). July 28 Nancy Linnea Jernstrom, Cotuit, Carl 1. and Julia I. (An- derson). July 29 Nancy Ann Abercrombie, Sagamore, George F. and Louise (Atti). July 29 Gail Ann Arbing, Hyannis, Charles F. and Irene (Rogers). July 29 Jane Ann Souza, Waquoit, Frank and Rose V. (Texeira). 122 July 30 Joan Elsie Barber, Harwich, Joseph and Elsie (Barros). July 30 Donna Marie Bevans, Harwichport, Charles L. and Lelia M. (Bassett). July 30 Wilmer Russell Doane, Chatham, Wilmer B. and Evelyn H. (Bassett). July 30 Janice Elaine Lewis, Monument Beach, Harry E., Jr., and Byrle M. (Boyd). Aug. 1 William Ballou Miller, Jr., Hyannis, William B. and Jean- ette (Vincent). Aug. I John Paul Swift, Osterville, Ernest F. and Emilia A. (Zyskowski). Aug. 2 Stillborn. Aug. 3 David Everett Bacon, South Dennis, Paul D. and Vera I. (Hawes). Aug. 4 Thomas Torney Tuoti, Ridgewood, Conn., George E. and Dixie A. (Jackson). Aug. 5 Robert Francis Fonseca, Hyannis, Joseph M. and Celia P. (Bray). Aug. 5 Peggy Ann O'Grady, Hyannis, Thomas and Ann (Rioux). Aug. 7 Nancy Elizabeth Eldredge, West Chatham, Everett R. Jr., and Esther K. (Muldowney). Aug. 8 Ronald Clyde Meservey, West Chatham, Roy B. and Doro- thea B. (Skinner). Aug. 9 Lee Merrill Palm, East Harwich, Leo J. and Emily A. (Bassett). 123 Aug. 10 Bruce Anthony Childs, Centerville, John W. and Gertrude D. (Daley).' Aug. 10 Teresa Ann Corcoran, Hyannis, Roland W. and Ruth A. (Coffin). Aug. 10 James Harold Doherty, Hyannis, James H. and Sarah (Davis). Aug. 10 Jack Hamaltom Peterson, Falmouth, Arthur H. ,and Eunice E. (Harris). Aug. 10 Margaret Jean Snyder, West Dennis, George C. and Susan C. (Treadwell). Aug. 11 Mary Elizabeth MacLeod, Pocasset, Roderick A. and Ida M. (Poucher). Aug. 11 Harry Clinton Sears, Dennisport, Sylvanus S. and Beulah IM. (Lincoln). Aug. it Charles Wentworth Upham, Chatham, Richard P. and Elizabeth S. (Tierney). Aug. 13 Judith Roncarati, Sandwich, George F. and Katherine A. (Riley). Aug. 14 (Male) Elvander, East Sandwich, Edward and Marjorie (Decker). Aug. 14 Albert Macy Grew, Orleans, David D. and Elizabeth H. (Stiff). Aug. 14 Barbara Jean Whiting, West Yarmouth, Alton H. and Virginia (Bradlee). Aug. 16 Sally Jean Gedenberg, Hyannis, Walter A. and Bessie M. (Raymond). 124 Aug. 17 John Andrew Ohrn,Hyannis, Carl T. and Edna A. (Doxey). Aug. 17 Sandra Dunham Sears, Osterville, Howard W. and Agnes T. (Derwin). Aug. 18 Lawrence Everett Bassett, West Chatham, Charles A. and Roberta G. (Perry). Aug. 18 Richard Stuart Bearse, Centerville, Gilbert E. and Helen L. (Jones). Aug. 18 Sandra Marie Long, Sagamore, Edwin D. and Marjorie M. (Hallett). Aug. 18 Sally Ann Souza, Osterville, Edward F. and Elsie A. (Doane). Aug. 18 John Hayes Welch, Cataumet, Francis W. and Emily (Lee). Aug. 19 Thomas Carroll Heffernan, Jr., Dorchester, Thomas C. and Mary E. (Sullivan). Aug. 20 Diane Seavey Buckley, Sandwich, John T. and Eulah H. (Farnsworth). Aug. 21 Marion Marcella Towne, Pocasset, William W. and Kathe• rine A. (Porter). Aug. 22 George Edward Cole, Falmouth, George E. and Mary C. (MacDonald). Aug. 26 Freida Ann Schauwecker, Yarmouth, Frederick C. and Florence (Thacker). Aug. 27 James Harvey Hallett, 3rd, Osterville, James H., Jr, and Adele F. (Gacek). 1.25 Aug. 30 Suzanne Brewster Sims-, Harwich, Earle L. and Charlotte (Patch). Aug. 30 Elaine Hilda Whitmore, Forestdale, Charles G. and Hilda E. (Medeiros). Aug. 31 Alice Louise Howes, Hyannis, Chester A. and Marianna (Weller). Sept. 2 Earl Ronald Chase, Forestdale, Charles M. and Frances M. (Thomas). Sept. 2 Eleanor'Mae Gomes, Harwich, James G. and Anna C. (Lopes). Sept. 2 .Dorothy Eyie Hanscom, Sagamore, Maynard. J. and Ada. F. (Adams). Sept. 2 William Arthur Rosengren, Hyannis, Eric W. and Hilga E. (Mannisto), Sept. 5 Daniel Friel Leach, Jr., Osterville, Daniel F. and Eileen J. (Glidden). Sept. 6 Deborah Todd Brown, Barnstable, Sumner J. and Eunice H. (Clark). Sept. 6 Joy Ann McDowell, Dennis, Walter F. and Anna N. ,(Ben- droth). .Sept. 8 'Emily Jane Thacher, Yarmouth, Ira R. and Nellie J. (Kruger). Sept. 9 Sandra.Jeanne Cottle, Hyannis, Girard G. and Priscilla H. (Roderick). Sept. .9 Bertha Mae DeGrace, Hyannis, Leander and Elizabeth (comes). 126 Sept. 9. Carol Ann Doyle, Cotuit, Joseph E. and Dorothy P. (Gibbs). Sept. 11. Constantenos Polikrates Georgalis, South Yarmouth, Peter and Catherine (Makre). Sept. 14. Mary Patricia Cardeira, North Falmouth, Joseph and Mary E. (Gormley). Sept. 14. Stillborn. Sept. 15. Nancy Lee Desmond, East Hartford, Conn., James J. and Marion A. (Millbury). Sept. 15. Hay Bruce Reid, Jr., Osterville, Hay B. and Ruth (Brown). Sept. 17. Eva Antoinette Souza, Santuit, Alvin and Mary M. (Souza). Sept. 18. Virginia Arden Morrow, Sandwich, .Wallace S., Jr., and Mary F. (Haines). Sept. 18. Dorothy Louise Perkins, West Harwich, Edward L., Jr., and Linda (Matson). Sept. 18. Gilbert Edward Rebello, North Falmouth, Gilbert and Helen (Freeman). Sept. 20. Frederick Fraser Shepard, Hyannis, Harold W. and Jose- phine C. (Wheaton). Sept. 21. Nathan Coleman Nickerson, Jr., Barnstable, Nathan C. and Irene (Cahoon). Sept. 21. Harry Michener Tobey, Bass..River, Thad;K, and Chris- tenia (Michener). 127 Sept. 23. George Truman Lewis, Jr., Osterville, George T. and Mar- garet L. (Crowell). Sept. 23. Elizabeth Ann Marceline, Hyannis, Charles P. Jr., and Constance (Petrakas). Sept.. 25. John Parker Owen, West Barnstable, Francis H., Jr., and Elise (Parker). Sept. 28. (Female) Loutrel, Waltham, Louis F., Jr., and Dora L. (Sinclair). Sept. 29. Jacqueline Nickerson, Chatham, Kenneth C. and Evelyn B. (Knowles). Oct. 1. Anne Louise Sanford, Hyannis, Walter H., Jr—and Anne L. (Lebel). Oct. 3. John Junior Robinson, Pocasset, John T. and Lillian A. (Spears). Oct. 4. Theresa Helen Gifford, Barnstable, Henry A. and Anne M. (Crocker). r Oct. 5. Judith Ellen Brady, Barnstable, John F. and Helmi (Wiinikainen). Oct. 5. Richard Burton Holmes, Hyannis, Lawrence B. and Made- leine C. (Martin). Oct. 6. Sharon Walker, West Harwich, Alton E. and Alice J. (Cashen). Oct. 6. Elinor Mary Weeks, Falmouth, Herbert E. C. and Vic- toria M. (Kulmacz). Oct. 8. James Bradbury Mitchell, Barnstable, James B. and Ruth H. (Seabury). 128 Oct. 9. Diane Estelle Hill, Hyannis, George W. and Pearls L. (Higbee). Oct. 10. David Howard Cashin, Sagamore, Howard F. and Emily F. (Ellis). Oct. 10. Robert Ainslie Hunter, Kingston, R. I., Francis R. and Margaret A. (Kershaw). Oct. 16. John Mossman Pratt, Chatham, Kenneth H. and Harriett L. H. (Eldredge). Oct. 18. Charles Edward Crowell, West Dennis, Hollis D. and Es- telle (Miller). Oct. 19. Phillip James Richardson, Orleans, Earl M. and Berthana (Sims). Oct. 20. Mary Frances Doucette, East Brewster, James A. and Catherine A. (Smith). Oct. 20. Diane Elizabeth Grant, Hyannis, Ian H. and Barbara (Walker). Oct. 20. Robert Earle Leonard, Falmouth, George A. and Ella (Robinson). Oct. 22. Nancy Catharine Arey, Bass River, Russell E. and Mary R. (Devine). Oct. 23. Mary Eliza Jane Eldredge, Chathamport, Eugene •and Marguerite (Jerauld). Oct. 23. John William Kaski, Jr., Hyannis, John W. and Ellen M. (Lamminen). Oct. 24. Nancy Ann Baker, Yarmouth, Irving C. and 'Myrtle (Cash). 129 Oct. 25. John Jay Souza, Falmouth, John P. and Christine (Moniz). Oct. 27. V Oct. 28. George William Thew, Marstons Mills, William A. and Gertrude C. (Pierce). Oct. 29. Bryan Robert Wilcox, Orleans, Charles S. and Florence I. (DeGroot). Oct. 30. Elizabeth Anne Thompson, South Harwich, Allin and Anne M. (Diggins). Oct. 31. Deborah Wood, West Yarmouth, Maurice J. and Betsy W. (Browne). Nov. 1. Judith Ma-e Cochran, Wellfleet, Richard W. and Miriam (Riley). Nov. 2. Linda Ruth Cooper, Barnstable, Lewis S. and Ruth (Hig- gins). - Nov. 5. Stillborn. Nov. 6. William Granville Besse, Orleans, Albion H. and Laura. L. (Lawton). Nov. 7. Nelson Charles Molony, Centerville, Cyril J. and Adele C. (Nelson). Nov. 8. Stillborn. Nov. 10. Marion Elizabeth Hanna, Orleans, William H. and Helen M. (Bassett). Nov. 11. James Gordon Lewis, Sandwich, Eugene H. and Margaret (Clark).` Nov. 13. Richard Owen Doran, Centerville, Thomas O. and Irene L. (Childs). 130 Nov. 13. Mary Katherine Smith, Barnstable, William and Annie (Duarte). Nov. 14. Rose Marie Lewis, Hyannis, Emerson H. and Anna M. (Thibeault). Nov. 16. Nancy Ann West, Brewster, Clinton H. and Idla, L. (Chase). Nov. 17. Wayne Henry Enos, West Harwich, Henry B. and Ethel M. (Boyce). Nov. 17. Phebe Murray, Dennisport, O. Thomas and Gertrude (Maloney). Nov. 18. Leonel Cyprien Rousseau, Osterville, Louis and Mary (Roberts). Nov. 19. Cynthia Jane Hood, Wellfleet, Thomas W. and Cecelia (Delory). Nov. 20. Thomas Robert DeCosta, Hatchville, John and Elsie (Motte). Nov. 22. William Alfred Walo, Jr., Osterville, William A. and Lil- lian D. (Kalweit). Nov. 23. Edward Lewis Chase, Hyannis,.Sidney C. and Dorothy (Tribe). Nov. 23. Dennis Francis. Flaherty, -East Dennis, Charles F. and Helen C. (White). Nov. 23. Rupert Hardy Wood, Jr., Marstons Mills, Rupert H. and Rose A. (Sears). Nov. 26. Grace Anne Allison, West Chatham, Walter R. and Em- ily S. (Young). 131 Nov. 26. William Harris Cotell, Hyannis, Leroy F. and Ellen P. (Walls). Nov. 26. Gail Adelaide Rowell, Truro, Clarence H. and Pulsenia J. (Perry). Nov. 28. Helen Virginia Coulson, Orleans, Harry W. and Leonora J. (Knowles). Nov. 28. Lawrence Anthony Hadfield, Hyannis, Herman L: and Margaret (Gidley). Nov. 29. Donald Hume MacDougall, Falmouth Heights, Charles H. and Mary (MacQuarrie). Nov. 30. (Male) Mayo, East Orleans, Walter H., Jr., and Barbara (Dean). Dec. 2. Richard Chesley Baker, Jr., South Yarmouth, Richard C. and Marjorie E. (Sears). Dec. 2. Joseph Lawrence Cairns, Jr., Hyannis, Joseph L. and Clara (Coleman). Dec. 4. Albion Francis Howard West Harwich, Judson P. and Alice E. (Miles). Dec. 6. Judith Loraine Aguiar, West Hyannisport, Charles N. and Ida !M. (Cotell). Dec. 7. Linda Burlingame, Cotuit, Roger A. and Helen E. (Lin- nell). Dec. 8. Alfred William Broome, Bass River, William and Bar- bara (Brown). Dec. 8. Geraldine Gallant Barnstable, Jerome A. Jr., and Grace L. (Houghton). 132 Dec. 9. Patricia Louise Barabe, Hyannis, Albert H. and Margaret E. (Johns). Dec. 12. Bruce William Ellis, Harwichport, Norman.E. and Alice E. (Marion). Dec. 12. Robert Savage Starkweather, Jr., North Harwich, Robert S. and Esther P. (Johnson). Dec. 13. Karl Robert Sartoris, Falmouth, Gordan L. and Greta (Husberg). Dec. 14. (Female) Lagergren; Osterville, Ralph C. and Dorothy J. (McPeak). Dec. 16, Mabel Louise Baker, Osterville, Walter E. and Mabel L. (Crocker). .Dec. 1.6. Stillborn. Dec. 16. Peter W. Mackesy, Bourne, Vincent A. and Barbara (Roberts). Dec. 18. Carol Winifred Campbell, Hyannis Robert M. and Lillian E. (Hill). Dec. 18. (Male) Clark, Hyannis, Arthur F. and Cora L. (Welch). Dec. 19. Stillborn. Dec. 19. Russell Frank Mohr, East Falmouth, Frank and Marion (Wray). Dec. 21. Charles Edward Goode, Hyannis, Charles E. and Mary B. (Childs). Dec. 26. Barbara Janice Bacon, Hyannis, Waldo R. and Elsie E. (Perry). 133 Dec. 26. Beverly Lorraine Perry, West Dennis, Wendall C. and Bertha E. (Cahoon). Dec. 27. Robert Joseph Beaumont, Osterville, Alphonse J. and Margaret M. (Macrsaac). Dec. 27. Mary Ellen Horgan, Centerville, Francis L. and Eleanor H. (Norwood). Dec. 27. Francis Lawrence Horgan, Jr. Centerville, Francis L. and Eleanor H. (Norwood). Dec. 28. (Female) Harding, West Chatham, Sumner G. and Jean (Eldridge). Dec. 29. John Andrew Gunther, Dennisport John A. and Frieda A. (Ryder). Dec. 29. David Clinton Pina, Osterville, Edwin J. and Mary.R.. (Perry). Dec. 20. Sandra Lee Jones, Barnstable, William !M. and Virginia M.i (MacCauley). Resideuts of Barnstable 164 Out of Town 194 358 134 MARRIAGES Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable in the year 1939: 1937 Nov. 20. Ernest Francis Swift of Osterville and Emilia Alice Zyskowski of Osterville. 19,38 Nov. 24. James Harvey Hallett, Jr., of Osterville and Adele Fran- ces Gacek of Osterville. 1939 Jan 2. Lawrence Burton Holmes of Hyannis and Madeleine Coulthard Martin of Hyannis. Jan. 7. Frank Walter Roderick of Hyannis and Audrey Elizabeth Williams of Hyannis. Jan. 10. Howard Everett Redman of Hyannis and Ruth Emily Van Dusen of Hyannis. Jan. 13. Nathan Coleman Nickerson of Barnstable and Irene Ca- hoon Runnels (Cahoon) of Barnstable. Jan. 15. Walter Alexander Gedenberg of Hyannis and Bessie May Raymond of Hyannis. Jan. 22. Warren Harrison Philbrick of Sagamore and Emily Hall Pierce of Marstons Mills. Jan. 27. John Harold Thomas of Osterville and Clara Elizabeth Johnson (Clagg) of Barnstable. Jan. 28. Louis Joseph Rousseau of Osterville and Mary M. Rob- erts of East Falmouth. 135 Jan. 28. Asa Shove Wing, Jr., of Sandwich and Rosa Elizabeth Syriala of West Barnstable. Feb. 2. William McKinley Nelson of Barnstable and Hazel Irene Pohl (Seavey) of Boston. Feb. 5. John Edwin Sarkinen of Centerville and Edith Rachel Wahtola of West Barnstable. Feb. 14. James Joseph Desmond, Jr., of Hyannis and Marion Ardelle Milbury of Hartford, Conn. Feb. 16. Lionel Joseph Perreault of North Providence, R. I., and Alma Marie St. Laurent (Paquin) of Providence, R.I. Feb. 18. Raymond Edward Nickerson of Wellfleet and Edna Fer- ber Christian (Wa.rthman) of Hyannis. Feb. 18. Malcolm Ellsworth Taylor of Bass River and Anna Helen Halunen of Hyannis. Feb. 21. William Daniel Lawlor of Hyannis and Mary C. !McGillen of Hyannis. Feb. 22. Carleton Isham Ryder of Barnstable and Esther Fontes of New Bedford. Feb. 24. Ashley Robbins Crocker of Osterville and Bessie Rushton. of Hyannis. Mar. 11. Walter Wilcock of New Bedford and Ruth Lydia Jones . of Tiverton, R. I. Mar. 14. Robert William Keiser of Hyannis and Aune Ellen Siira of Centerville. Mar. 24. Francis W. Atwood of West Barnstable and Bertha John- son son of West Barnstable. 136 Apr. 4. Thad K. Tobey of Hyannis and Christenea Michener of West Yarmouth. Apr. 9. Gardner Bayley of West Bridgewater and Katherine Mil- dred Bellew of Centerville. Apr. 15. Edwin B. Walker of Hyannis and Marguerite Brown (Saley) of Barnstable. Apr. 16. William Leroy Drew of Hyannis and Rita Ann Burke of Hyannis. Apr. 19. Shirley Carter Crosby of Osterville and Helen Julia Fitz- gerald of Arlington. Apr. 22. John D. Medeiros of Santuit and Elizabeth Anna Roza of Buzzards Bay Apr. 23. Charles Francis Ambrose of Hyannis and Edith Jane Cahoon of Hyannis. Apr. 25. Chester Wilbur Gibbs of Dennis and Edna Elizabeth Wood of Hyannis. Apr. 30. Guy Harry Harris and Mary Leona Lewis of Hyannis. May 3. Francis Graham Nickerson of Hyannis and Dora Mar- shall (Pompey) of Hyannis. May 11. John Henry Reb Davison of Stonington, Conn., and Doro- thy Elizabeth McKinnon of Hyannis. May 20. August P. Amaral of West Barnstable and 'Mary Olivera of Falmouth. May 21. Robert Emmett Cash of Hyannis and Sophie Louise Balkus of West Lynn. 137 May 23. Samuel Charles Burdette of Centerville and Nellie Ger- trude Rosengren of Cambridge. May 25. Edward Perry Crocker of Provincetown, and Alice Ger-, trude Grade (LaMondy) of Hyannis. May 27. William Henry Hanna of Orleans and Helen Marion Bas- sett of Chatham. May 27. Thornton Dexter Nickerson of Dennis and Eleanor Bearse of Centerville. May 27. John Tidball Potter of Passaic, N. J., and Doris Estelle Randal of Passaic, N. J. May 29. Vincent Dennis O'Neil of Hyannis and Lillian Veronica Foster of New Bedford. May 31. Howard H. Codding of Osterville and Catherine Bell Bas- sett of Chatham. June 2. Socrates M. Sethares of Hyannis and'Virginia C. Hen- rique of Provincetown. June 3. Lawrence Gahn Clarke of Stoneham and Priscilla May Cahoon of Reading. June 6. William Cabral Lima of Hyannis and Elizabeth Grace of Hyannis. June 14. Kenneth Bangs Cahoon of Centerville and Dorothy An- drews Bismore of Hyannis. June 17. Robert Fraser Boothby of Hyannis and Roberta Raymond of Hyannis. June 17. John Richard Tulis of Falmouth and Anne Bacon of Barnstable. 138 June 18. Charles W. Lovell of Osterville and Anna Elizabeth Walters (Cunningham) of St. Louis, Missouri. June 21. David Augustine Brown of Wadsworth, Ohio, and Mary Madeline Rose of Provincetown. June 22. Merle Harrington Lane of Centerville and Marguerite Jones of Hyannis. June 24. Victor Carlyle Cahoon, Jr., of Hyannis and Madelyn Elizabeth Crosby of Osterville. June 25. John Fielding Hargraves, Jr., of Belmont and Lillian May Canham (Watts) of West Barnstable. June 30. Thomas Maitland Jones of Centerville and Evelyn Violet Cotelie (Marsh) of Bass River. June 30. Robert Francis Lebel of Osterville and Josephine Mary Irving of Osterville. July 1. Eugene Bergan of Hyannis and Helen Wyman Gordon of Merrimack, N. H. July 2. Charles Paddock Marceline, Jr., of Harwich and Con- stance Petrakas of Hyannis. July 3. Robert Henry Fitzgerald of New York, N. Y., and Iris Linea Thulin (Johanson) of New York, N. Y. July 13. Henry Alfred Whiteley, Jr., of Osterville and Marie Louise Carlin of Osterville. July 15. Robert Wilson Linton of Pawtucket, R. I., and Lulu Bur- gess Linton (Burgess) of Providence, R. I. July 16. Charles A. Baker of Cotuit and Kathryn J.• Mitchell of Halifax. 139 July 17. Carl Robert Liebich of Camden, N. J., and Marie Helena Dippner'of Philadelphia, Penna. July 22. Raymond Donatello Holloway of Hyannis and Ruth Irene Baird (Marquis) of Hyannis. July 22. Robert Emerson Robbins of Falmouth and Ail! Elvira Freeman of Chester, Vt. i July 25. Francis Allen Nikula of West Barnstable and Janet Eleanor MacDonald of West Barnstable. July 29. Louis Charles Pratt of Wareham and Beatrice June Nick- ulas of Barnstable. July 31. Davis C. Kraus of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Anna. Gash of Brooklyn, N. Y. Aug. 3. Archie Nelson Brion of Cleveland, Ohio, and Alison Rose Chamberlin of Ridgewood, N. J. Aug. 4. Francis Earle Walls of Barnstable and Beatrice Louise Libby of Barnstable. Aug. 5. Clarence Paton Hobson of Norton and Gladys Frances Lovejoy of Barnstable. Aug. 5. Joseph Tebaldi of Lexington and Marian R. Smith (Richardson) of Lexington. Aug. 6. Edward Crowell Thacher, Jr., of Hyannis and Eileen Bar- bara Boyer of Hyannis. Aug. 7. Lionel Abel of New York, N. Y., and Sherry Goldman of ` New York, N. Y. Aug. 8. Hector Luke Levasseur of Hyannis and Loretta Leonie Pelletier of New Bedford. , 140 Aug. 12. George William Walker, Jr., of Woonsocket, R. I., and Loretta Dora Poirier of Providence, R. I. Aug. 17. Harry Clair Kemp of Alhambra, California and Mildred Smith (Perry) of Brockton. Aug. 23. Herbert Cahoon of Hyannis and Hilda M. Kelley (Bacon) of Hyannis. Aug. 25. Lawrence S. Kubie of New York, N. Y., and Eleanor G. Benjamin (Gottheil) of New York, N. Y. Aug. 26. Durban Alexander McGraw of Oakmont, Penna., and Mary Virginia Ward of Pittsburgh, Penna. Aug. 28. Archibald Murray of Yonkers, N. Y., and Anna Cutler Mattison of Yonkers, N. Y. Sept. 2. Irving Sears of Dennis and Carolyn Luella Beales of West Hyannisport. Sept. 8. Clement Copeland Rogers of Hyannis and Virginia May Duchesney of Hyannis. Sept. 9. Edwin George Barrows of Falmouth and Frances Duarte Scares of Marstons Mills. Sept. 9. Thomas F. Dowd of Charlestown and Diana S. Banks of Boston. Sept. 10. Everett Bisbee of Hyannis and Flora Ea.ton of Hyannis. Sept. 11. Franklin Harold Childs of Cotuit and June Elizabeth Wellman of Montclair, N. J. Sept. 16. Gilman Angier of Newton and Sarah Edith Weston of Hyannisport. Sept. 16. Warren Winfield Scott of Hyannis and Hazel Heys Kais- er of Koock City, Minnesota. 141 Sept. 16. Frederick Maynard Stearns- of Newton and Barbara Ashurst Taylor of Newton. Sept. 18. Joseph Philip Macomber of Osterville and Florence Elizabeth Dumont of Harwich. Sept. 23. Lucien Joseph Guilbert of Hyannis and Irene. Lillian Caron of New Bedford. Sept. 24. Glen B. Clough of Hyannis and Dorothy Higgins of Hyannis. Sept. 29. George Lewis Cross of Hyannis and Lillian May Arnold of Hyannis. Sept. 30. Ernest Lionel Childs of Hyannis and Dorothy Elsie Wil- liams of Hyannis. Sept. 30. Lloyd B. McManus of Centerville and Thelma Petow of Hyannis. Oct. 1. Halford Raymond Houser of Hyannis and Gwendolyn Elizabeth deClercq of South Bend, Indiana. Oct. 2. Joseph E. DeIory of Wellfleet and Amelia Morris Noons (Viera) of Wellfleet. Oct. 3. Austin Nickerson Walker of Hyanhis and Gladys Holway of Hyannis. Oct. 7. Charles Herbert Howes of Hyannis and Suzanne St. Coeur- of Barnstable. Oct. 7. .Lorrin 'Malcolm Pittendreigh of Osterville and Frances Elizabeth Rosa of Marstons Mills. Oct. 8. Raymond Frederick Brune of Hyannis and Dorothy Marie Lang of Hyannis. 142 Oct. 10. Francis Louis McGillen of Hyannis and Lois Earle Bassett of Hyannisport. Oct. 10. Samuel Matthew Sarkinen of Centerville and Ellen Irene Imberg of Hyannis. Oct. 12. George Gardner of Falmouth and Elsie Patricia Almeida of Santuit. Oct. 12. Harold D. Howes of Hyannis and Dorothy Canning of South Yarmouth. Oct. 12. Michael Proc of Hyannis and Laura Medeiros of Marstons Mills. Oct. 12. Arthur Leo Richard of Hyannis and Anne Barbara Nicker- son of Hyannis. Oct. 18. James William Kelley of Mashpee and Gwendolyn Anette Greene of Mashpee. Oct. 21. Chester Monroe Henderson of West Yarmouth and Jose- phine Gladys Govoni of West Yarmouth. Oct. 21. Charles Govoni of Arlington and Grace Edith Murray of Dennis. Oct. 25. Donald Bartlett Baker of Hyannis and Mary Lucy Damon of Hyannis. Oct. 28. Winfield M. Nickerson of Barnstable and Violet Siira of Centerville. Oct. 28. William Leo Shields of Osterville and Margaret Louise Hayden of Fall River. Oct. 29. . Jerome D. Pierce of Marstons Mills and Fanny H. Wick of Maynard. Oct. 30. Eino Kahalin of Centerville and Beatrice Frances Chase (Nickerson) of Bass River. i 143 Nov. 10. Wendell Ross Angus, Jr., of Hyannis and Mary Jean Nelson of West Orange, N. J. Nov. 11. Joseph Edward Gareau of Brewster and Edith .Mildred Ansbro (Long) of Hyannis. Nov. 11. William Inman Hallett of Centerville and Ella Edith Ruska of Centerville. Nov. 11. Raymond Oliveira of Fall River and Lucy Innocencia Robellow of Cotuit. Nov. 15. Albert Edward, Robert of Hyannis and Bertha Raine Stubblefield of New Bedford. Nov. 18. Warren Wesley Cook of Hyannis and Fern Della Smith of Hyannis. Nov. 18. Clayton Russell Sutton of Wakefield, R. I., and Marjorie Southwick Smith of Hyannis. Nov. 25. Henry Gletstain of Hyannis and Lillian Polsky of Boston. Nov. 25. Edward West Hart of Hyannis and Ella Drew (Bearse) of Hyannis. Nov. 29. George Ethelbert Churchill of Hyannis and Nellie Ger- trude Woodman of Hyannis. Dec. 2. Stanley Treynis of Providence,-R. I., and Dorothy Etta Covell of Hyannis. Dec. 4. Cornelius Francis Hurley, Jr.,of Boston and Georgia Libby Henley of Hyannis. Dec. 5. Arthur Baker of Bass River and Barbara E. Siira of Can- terville. 144 Dec. 7. John Foxcroft Carleton of East Sandwich and Virginia Greenwood Weeks of West Barnstable. Dec. 7. Robert E. Fulcher of Eastham and Eleanor Frances Beecher of Hyannis. Dec. 9. Henry O. Daniels of Eastham .and Doris A. Knowlton (Cross) of Eastham. Dec. 12. Harold R. Emerson of North Attleboro and Edith M. Brennan of North Attleboro. Dec. 23. John Francis O'Brien of Hyannis and Gertrude E. Linnell of Hyannis. Dec. 29. Leroy Clayton Hopkins, Jr., of Hyannis and Claire Bur- lingame of Osterville. Dec. 31. Tassos Frangalis Petrakis of Reading, Penna., and Sadie Everett Fournaries of Hyannis. Residents of Barnstable 161 Out of town 111 272 145 DEATHS Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1939: Jan. 1 Arthur M. Coville, Cummaquid, 80 y. 8 m. 10 d. Jan. 1 Medelia Payne Taylor (Nickerson), Quincy, 71 y. 9 in. 164. Jan. 3 Isaac Wilbur Small, East Orleans, 68 y. 3 m. 2 d. Jan. 4 William Harlow, Santuit, 74 y. 2 m. 22 d. Jan. 7 Arthur H. Hammond, Hyannis, 69 y. 3 m. 19 d. Jan. 8 John Emery Kelley, Chatham, 10 y. 8 m. 23 d. Jan. 8 Charles M. Green, Bournedale, 70 y. 10 m. 7 d. Jan. 10 (Male) Fiske, Hyannis, 22 hrs. 21 min. < Jan. 10 Benjamin Haley, Barnstable, 79 y. 24 d. Jan. 11 Lewis M. White, Centerville, 72 Y. Jan. 12 Catherine ',Morris Daniel (Morris), Osterville, 84 y. 19 d. Jan. 15 Franklin P. Wright, West Barnstable, 84 y. 4 m. 5 d. Jan. 16 James Brown, Centerville, 34 y. 8 in. 20 d. Jan. 19 Olga Peltonen (Sedorow), West Barnstable, 36 y. 5 m. 9 d. Jan. 21 Frank L. Jones, Hyannis, 10 m. 19 d. Jan. 23 Catherine Bolekos (Bobetsis), Osterville, about"65 y. 146 Jan. 23 George B. Johnson, Osterville, 73 y. Jan. 27 Edith Chement B. Weston (Brewer), Hyannisport, 67 y. Jan. 29 Warren Leonard Ellis, Yarmouth, 41 y. 5 m. 3 d. Jan. 29 Lucretia Ann Nickerson (Bacon), Hyannis, 83 y. 9 m. 27 d. Feb. 1 Amanda Holmes (Kelley), Barnstable, 71 y. 4 m. 13 d. Feb. 5 George H. Winslow, West Barnstable, 77 y. 5 m. 14 d. Feb. 7 Mollie Crofoot (Hare), Cotuit, 79 y. 8 m. 25 d. Feb. 10 Olive B. Fuller, Osterville, 66 y. 6 m. Feb. 14 Stillborn. Feb. 14 Audrew Gordon Crosby, Osterville, 21. y. 7 m. 8 d. Feb. 14 John Wixon, Dennisport, 92 y. 2 m. 19 d. Feb. 15 William Franklin Hallett, Centerville, 70 y. it m. 17 d. Feb. 17 Edward G. DeRose, East Falmouth, 48 y. 5 m. 16 d. Feb. 25 Adrian Chadwick, Osterville, 67 y. 5 m. 5 d. Feb. 27 Eliza J. Carlin (Jones), Osterville, 56 y. 6 m. 17 d. Feb. 28 Frank Augustine Mallon, Dennis, 68 y. 3 m. 18 d. Mar. 1 Sheila Cashen, East Harwich, 9 m. Mar. 1 Stanwood Wallis, West Hyannisport, 82 y. 7 m. 20 d. Mar. 4 Angeline Parker Arthur (Clifford),Hyannis, 78 y. 3 m.18 d. 147 Mar. 5 James F. Gifford, Hyannis, 61 y. 11 m. 6 d. Mar. 6 Isadore J. Eldredge (Jones), Hyannis, 62 y. 5 m. 6 d. Mar. 6 Harriett Frances Reed (Morrill), Hyannis, 36 y. 2 m. 14 d. Mar. 7 Avis M. Clark (Allen), Yarmouth, 44 y. 3 m. 23 d. Mar. 12 Stillborn. Mar. 14 Julia A. Crowell (Sturgis), Centerville, 93 y. 11 m. 19 d. Mar. 15 Eileen Elizabeth Brown (Cammett),Orleans,26 y.7 m.15 d. Mar. 18 Frank Randolph Silver, Harwichport, 67 y. 4 m. 1 d. Mar.,18 Oliver C. Bell, Hyannis, 70 y. 6 m. 16 d. Mar. 18 William Wright Tomlinson, Cotuit, 84 y. 4 d. Mar. 20 Ruth Bismore (Chandler), Hyannis, 43 y. 6 m. Mar. 20 Madelaine S. Hewins (Ingersoll),Falmouth, 35 y. 9 m. 17 d. Mar. 22 Annie W—Landers (Jones), South Sandwich, 80 y. Mar. 23 John M. Lopes, Hyannis, 78 y. 9 m. 1 d. Mar. 29 Elizabeth Ellen Sabens (Perry), Falmouth, 75 y. 9 m. 27 d. Apr. 3 Anna M. Ryberg (Swenson), Centerville, 56 y. 7 m. 13 d. Apr. 4 Henry S. Smith, West Barnstable, 82 y. 6 d. Apr. 5 Judith Franklin Gove (Taylor), Hyannis, 78 y. 8 m. 28 d. Apr. 8 Annie Green Robinson, East Falmouth, 61 y. 3 m. 9 d. Apr. 8 Lester Prince Lovell, Osterville, 59 y. 7 m. 10 d. 148 Apr. 10 Edric Ellington Cash, Cotuit, 55 y. 5 m. 1 d. Apr. 12 Alice J. Sherman (Cobb), Hyannis,-86 y. Apr. 15 Violet Estelle V. Morgan (Chase), Hyannis, 56 Y. 2 m. 15 d. Apr. 15 Robert Howard Doane, Cotuit, 42 y. 6 in. 15 d. Apr. 16 Charles L. Barry, Hyannis, 75 y. 1 m. 4 d. Apr. 17 Corrine W. Jennings (Montcalm), Cummaquid, 35 y. 10 m. 9 d. Apr. 17 Corinna. A. Starr (Crowell), Hyannis, 89 y. 10 m. 28 d. Apr. 19 Stillborn. Apr. 19 Leander Miller, Barnstable, 78 y. Apr. 20 Charles S. Joseph, Hyannis, 3 m. 17 d. Apr. 24 William Lovell, Hyannis, 65 y. 7 m. 26 d. Apr. 24 Alice Weigert, Centerville, 11 y. 6 m. 22 d. Apr. 25 Lillian Faria.s, Hyannis, 6 y. 3 m. Apr. 26 Harold F. Montcalm, Yarmouth, 31 y. 7 m. 20 d. Apr. 26 Howard Nelson Parker, West Barnstable, 88 y. 8 M. 7 d. Apr. 27 Edward Crowell Freeman, North Falmouth, 22 y. 11 m. 6 d. Apr. 27 Isaac Daniel Sa.bens, Falmouth, 77 y. 8 m. 29 d. Apr. 29 John Collins, Hyannis, 54 y. 10 m. 15 d. Apr. 29 Warren Montcalm, Yarmouth, 73 y. 5 .m. 27 d. 149 Apr. 29 Jane P. Nelson (Pearson), Barnstable, 85 y. 3 m. 11 d. May 1 Leo Jeremie R. Omer Robert, Hyannis, 25 y. 2 m. 20 d. May 2 Ebenezer Cahoon, Barnstable, 78 y. May 2 Paul Emil Johnson, West Barnstable, 22 y. 6 m. 6 d. May 5 Henry Clay Bacon, Hyannis, 80 y. 2 m. 12 d. May 5 Speros Panesis, Hyannis, 46 y. May 6 Lizzie Waite, West Barnstable, 87 y. 1 m. 9 d. May 6 Gertrude L. Dowd (Lamkin), Craigville; 70 y. May 6 Marcus A. Harding, Chatham, 84 y. 7 m. May 7 Wallace C. Alden, Barnstable, 83 y. 4 m. 16 d. May 8 Carl Ruben Carlson, Hyannis, 35 y. 2 m. 14 d. May 8 Anne E. Fisher (Nichols), Craigville, 85 y. 3 M. 9 d. May 10 Ashley Worthington Rice, Falmouth, 58 y. 11 m. 15 d. May 11 Kenneth P. Pelletier, South Yarmouth, 21 y. 10 m. 16 d. May 14 George Henry Bodfish, West Barnstable, 75 y. 2 m. 2 d. May 16 John Isaiah Tozier, Harwichport, about 77 y. May 16 Joseph H. Chase, Brewster, 52 y. 3 In. May 16 Ross McLeod Nickerson, Cotuit, 24 y. 6 m. 11 d. May 17 Sarah Elizabeth Hurst (Sears),Bass River, 79 y, 10 m. 14 d. May 20 Walter R. Whiting, Hyde Park, 73 y. 150 May 22 Lewis I. Taylor, Centerville, 55 y..7 m. 20 d. May 24 Rose Conway Eldridge (Conway), Hyannis, 47 y. 10 m. 6 d. May 29 George T. Snyder, Centerville, 73 y. 7 m. 11 d. May 31 William F. Jenkins, West Barnstable, 81 y. 10 m. May 31 Mary Louise Suzan (Rose), Barnstable, 65 y. 2 m. 19 d: June 3 Ralph Raymond Barr, Hyannis, 52 y. June 4 Manuel Nunes, East Falmouth, 24 y. 2 m.. 25 d. June 5 Gilbert Leslie Coleman, Cotuit, 76 y. 3 m. 27 d. June 9 William E. Smith, South Chatham, 70 y. 11 m. 29 d. June 11 George M. Haskell, Centerville, 73 y. 1 m. 11 d. June 11 Stillborn. June 11 (Female) Matson, Wellfleet, 5 d. June 12 (Male) Tobey, Pocasset, 5 hrs. 5 min. June 13 Stillborn. June 16 Rufus Crowell, Winchester, 75 y. 2 m. 3 d. June 17 Forest Eugene Starr, Hyannis, 84 y. 2 m. 3 d. June 20 George Harry Sperry, Harwichport, 71 y. 11 m. 16 d. June 23 Stillborn. June 23 Mary Emeline Tallman (Robbins), Hyannis, 55 y. 4 m. 2 d. June 27 Mary Jeanette Childs, Hyannis, 70 y. 2 m. 24 d. 151 June 28 Charles E. Chickering, Barnstable, 23 y. 8 m. 12 'd. June 28 (Female) Stringer, Osterville, 20 min. July 3 Gerald Ellerman Smith, Hyannis, 5 hrs. July 5 Stillborn. July 6 Ola E. Needham (Thomas), Centerville, 75 y. 4 m. 19 d. July 8 Mary Eliza Brown (Taylor), Hyannis, 81 y. 2 m. 5 d. July 9 Julia K. Harrington (Kiely), Cambridge, 65 y. July 9 (Male) DeMoranvilIe, Hyannis, 51 min. July 9 George R. Peterson, Cummaquid, 88 y. 6 m. July 12, James. T. Gately, Hyannis, 38 y: 3 m. 13 d. July 13 ('Male) Conlon, Whitman, 3 hrs. July 13 (;Male) Conlon, Whitman, 3 hrs. July 18 Betsey Relief Wyman (Walker), Hyannis, 82 y. 9 m. 16 d. July 18 Henry E. Monroe, Hyannis, 63 y. 8 m. 27 d. July 18 Dorothy M. Sullivan (Gonsalves), West Barnstable, 34 y. 9 m. 18 d. July 19 Henry L. Phillips, New York, 72 y. 1 m. 13 d. July 21 Stillborn. July 21 Julius Dorsey, Hyannis, 64 y. 9 m. 7 d. July 22 Harry James Coleman, West Yarmouth, 63 y. 6 m. 8 d. 152 July 24 Jessie Belle Simmers (Miller),Harwichport,65 y.9 m.12 d. July 26 Bernard F. Gately, Medford, 49 y. July 31 Lennie Foster, Osterville, 63 y. 5 m. 13 d. Aug. 1 Priscilla M. Ellis (Cash), Harwich, 74 y. 10 m. 3 d. Aug. 2 Stillborn. Aug. 3 James Richards Larkin, Harwich, 68 y. 29 d. Aug. 7 Christopher S. Wilcox, Orleans, 53 y. 10 m. 14 d. Aug. 8 Maud Isabel Maraspin (Goodwin), Barnstable, 72 y. 21 d. Aug. 10 Frank Carlson, Hyannis, 35 y. 9 m. 16 d. Aug. 10 Richard Klimm, Hyannis, 21 y. 5 m. 22 d. Aug. 11 Rebecca C. Silver (Nickerson), Hyannis, 80 y. 10 m. 12 d. Aug. 15 Mildred Conway Sawyer (Conway), New York, 71 y. 5 m. 1 d. Aug. 18 Martha Shilliday (Wilson), Milton, 48 y. 6 m. 10 d. Aug. 24 Anna Pedrosa, West Barnstable, 86 y. 8 m. Aug. 27 Lillian A. Davis, New York, 78 y. 6 m. 26 d. Aug.. 27 John A. MacKilligan, Falmouth, 1 y. 6 m. 17 d. Sept. 4 Laura Rousseau (Burton), Osterville, 52 y. 6 m. 13 d. Sept. 5 Hugh '.McLennan, Chicago, Ill., 61 y. 4 m. 24 d. Sept. 8 Kenneth S. Weeks, West Hyannisport, 74 y. 2 m. 15 d. 153 Sept. 9 Manuel Sethares, Hyannis, 45 y. 10 d. Sept.12 Orlana Lydia Shepard (Clark), Cotuit, 88 y. 5 m. 6 d. Sept.12 William Rogers Chase, South Harwich, 77 y. 11 m. 11 d. Sept.14 Stillborn. Sept.17 Robert Francis Fonseca, Hyannis, 1 m. 11 d. Sept.19 Susan•:May Young (Fisher), Provincetown, 77 y. 4 m. 17 d. Sept.21 Lottie May Flett (Emery),West Somerville, 56 y. 9 m. 25 d. Sept.26 Mayzella Crosby Smith (Atkins), Orleans, 66 y. 1 m. 17 d. Sept.26 Paul H. Sherman, Hyannis, 84 y. 12 d. Sept.28 (Female) Loutrel, Hyannisport, 2 hrs. 52 min. Oct. 1 Mildred Mary Rodin (O'Keefe), Hyannis, 41 y. 10 m. 22 d. Oct. 2 George L. Backus, Centerville, 71.y. 10 d. Oct. 2 Maria J. Syrjala (Mikkeli), Barnstable, 88 y. 4 d. Oct. 4 Irving Leavitt Tripp, Bourne, 31 y. 10 m. 25 d. Oct. 4 Cora E. Tucker (Miller), Dennisport, 73 y. 11 m. 26 d. Oct. 5 George Henry Turner, Falmouth, 81 y. 10 d. Oct. 13 Daniel Simmons, Whitman, 21 y. 8 m. 27 d. Oct. 26 William B. Fratus, Hyannis, 51 y. 11 m. 10 d. Oct. 27 Hugh A. Rogers, Osterville, 82 y. 10 m. 2 d. Oct. 29 Harriet A. Bea.rse (Hamblin), Hyannis, 91 y. 2 m. 13 d. 154 Oct. 31 Grace E. Phinney (Lewis), Centerville, 78 y.'2 m. 14 d. Nov. 1 Grace C. Haskins (Baker), Cotuit, 76 y. 3 m. 18 d. Nov. 3 Julius Lester Howland, Hyannis, 48 y. 8 m. 24 d. Nov. 5 Stillborn. Nov. 5 Manuel J. Silva, Hyannis, 66 y. 2 m. 2 d. Nov. 6 Robert Forrester Dight, Cotuit, 78 y. 11 m. 12 d. Nov. 8 Stillborn. Nov. 8 Ruth Crocker Snow, Barnstable 52 y. 2 m. 17 d. Nov. 8 Alice M. Greely, Chicago, Ill., 61 y. 6 m. Nov. 9 Alice Wright Bowen (Buffington), Hyannis, 40 y. 6 m. 28 d. Nov. 13 William Henson Edwards, Mashpee, 82 y. 6 m. 9 d. Nov. 13 James Thomas Galligan, Falmouth, 73 y. 4 m. 29 d. Nov. 15 Cecil E. Chambers, Hyannis, 30 y. 11 m. 15 d. Nov. 19 Joseph Goudreau, Centerville, 51 y. Nov. 19 Sumner M. Roberts, Newton Centre, 41 y. 10 m. 24 d. Nov. 23 David A. Buzzell, Provincetown, 1 y. 6 m. 22 d. Nov. 24 Charles G. Borden, Falmouth, 82 y. 4 m. 4 d. Nov. 28 James A. H. Nickerson, West Barnstable, 62 y. 11 m. 13 d. Nov. 29 William S. Fletcher, Cummaquid, 84 y. 5 d. Dec. 1 Henry Kelley, Hyannis, 70 y. , 1.55 Dec. 6 Knute Otto Rodin, Hyannis, 70 y. 3 m. 7 d. Dec. 10 Lillian S. Parker (Suthergreen), Osterville, 59 Y. 5 m. 21 d. Dec. 12 William H. Christie, West Dennis, 60 y. 3 m.,22 d. Dec. 12 David Cole Lombard, Wellfleet, 77 y. 4 m. Dec. 13 John H. Shepard, Chatham, 64 y. 4 m. Dec. 14 (Female) Lagergren, Osterville, 25 min. Dec. 16 Stillborn. , Dec. 16 Christian L. Pina, East Falmouth, 57 y. Dec. 17 Alexander Natlian Greenwood, Mashpee, 70 y. Dec. 19 John M. Gundry, Cleveland, Ohio, 80 y. 3 m. 12 d. Dec. 19 Stillborn. Dec. 22 Theron Arthur Apollonio, Boston, 72 y. 5 m. 7 d. Dec. 24 Clarence Washington Crosby, Hyannis, about 57 y. Dec. 24 David Taylor Johnson, South Chatham, 78 y. 1 m. Dec. 26 !Mary Dingley (Canary), Hyannis, 72 y. 9 m. 16 d. Dec. 26 Joseph Perry, Centerville, 75 y. 4 m. 28 d. Dec. 27 Addle Gertrude Crosby (Crocker),Osterville, 86 y. 6 m. 1 d. Dec. 28 Christina A. Sullivan (McLean), Eastham, 81 y. 3 m. 2 d. Dec. 31 Manuel J. Flores, West Barnstable, about 78 y. Residents of Barnstable 132 Out of town 79 211 1.-06 BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL 1937 Apr. 28 Everett L. Marchant, New Bedford, 71 y. 11 m. 26 d. 1938 Oct. 12 Carolyn Emma George, Orlando, Florida, 39 y. 5 m. 21 d. Nov. 25 Ernest Sears, Taunton, 73 y. 5 d. Nov. 27 Kimball R. Smith, Cambridge, 80 y. 2 m. 1939 Jan. 6 Levi Clayton Bishop, Newton, 78 y, 2 m. 12 d. Feb. 26 'Mary Gaff Hinkle, Boston, 78 y. 4 m. 4 d. Mar. 1 Mary E. Handy, Yarmouth, 65 y. 7 m. 1 d. Mar. 25 Ella L. Parker.; Brockton,:86 y. 7 in. 12 d. Max. 25 John H. Ready, Worcester, 83 y. Mar. 27 Mary D. Youngbery, Taunton, 57 y. 7 m. 4 d. June 13 Miriam Eldridge, Natick, 40 y. 11 m. 1 d. June 19 Richard F. Dixon, Beverly, 60 y. 11 m. 11 d. July 30 Addie M. Smith, Brockton, 83 y. 11 m. 2 d. Aug. 10 Alice S. Shields, Yarmouth, 82 y. 1 m. 10 d. Aug. 11 Elizabeth Ayling, Boston, Newton, 89 y. 157 Aug.. 26 James Eustace.Odell, Mountain _Lakes N. J., 74 y. 10 m. 15 d. Sept. 6 Frances M. Cobb, Harwich, 32 y. 4 m. 29 d. Nov. 16 George. H. Chase, Yarmouth, 61 y. 5 m. ,6 d. Nov. 21 Mary E. Eldredge, Sandwich, 97 y. 14 d. Nov. 29 Rev. Sarah Ann Dixon, Westport Point. Dec. 1 Percy C. Stevens, Quincy, 44 y. Dec. 9 Everett W. Lewis, Belmont, 85 y. 6 d. 158 JURY LIST, 1940 The following is the jury list for 1940: Paul Anderson Carpenter Edgar S. Angell Retired. Francis William Atwood Mechanic Isaac Baker Laborer Gerard C. Besse Cashier William R. Blagden Janitor Walter S. Brown Retired Roger Burlingame Truckman Peter Cairns Window Cleaner Theodore Chaffin Eleetrician James A. Chute Painter Vernon H. Coleman Artist Herbert E. Cook Clerk Thomas R. Corrigan Engineer Alfred Crocker Retired Lauchlan M. Crocker, Jr.. Laborer Zenas Crocker, Jr. Broker Horace M. Crosby, Jr. Boat Builder Edward F. G. Cross Manager Richard A. Cross Landscape Gardener Robert F. Dowling Clerk Francis H. Dufresne Salesman Oscar H. Eggleston Realtor Leonard F. Fisk Merchant Allen D. Fraser Mechanic Walter M. Gaffney Architect Clarence H. Gonsalves Clerk Roger T. Gott Manager Edward W. Gould, Jr. Merchant George P. Hadley Poultryman 159 Charles P. Hall Carpenter Leonard F. Hamblin . Contractor Seaver R. Harlow Truckman Walter S. Hastings Gardener Otto K. Hoffman Manager Ravmond D. Holloway Clerk Gilbert S. Jenkins Clerk Loring G. Jones Merchant Edward A. Kellogg Surveyor Edwin C. Lagergren Plumber George L. LaIvIondy Janitor Walter G. Lees Retired David H. Leland Machinist Parker Leonard Realtor John G. Lewis Plumber Walter N. Lewis Caretaker Elbert T. Little Clerk William P. Lovejoy Bookkeeper Winfred B. Lovell . Farmer O. Wilmot Ma.rchant Fisherman Charles Marr Bookkeeper Russell K: Marston Merchant• Elno C. Mott Carpenter Owen J. Mullaney Retired William S. Murray Bookkeeper William C. Newton Florist Vincent D. O'Neil Clerk Sidney `Phillips Gardener Nelson P. Pbinney Florist Charles H. Reid Nurseryman Hay Bruce Reid Gardener William H. Robbins Fisherman Myron D. Ryder Painter Warren G. Ryder Merchant William P. Saint Agent 160 Myron W. Saley Caretaker Stuart F. Scudder Merchant Benjamin Sears Merchant Howard W. Sears Bookkeeper Henry L. Sherman, Jr. Salesman James F. Shields, Jr. Truckman Alfred Short Carpenter Carlton W. Small Truckman Russell G. Starck Merchant Ernest F. Swift Carpenter Frank G. Thacher Insurance Agent Harry W. Tobey , Retired Lawrence D. Trefry Bookkeeper Kenneth Turner Plumber Lawrence M. Vroom Mason William F. Whiteley Fish Dealer Ralph R. Williams Plumber Richard Wirtanen Caretaker Daniel J.-Wright Carpenter Parker Gray Wright Caretaker Francis A. Wyman Merchant 161 Report of the SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS In submitting my report for the year 1939, I wish to call to the attention of the voters that there is a constant de- mand for more sidewalks and curbing throughout the town. No appropriation for sidewalks was made in 1939. There- fore, very little was done except what was possible from the regular maintenance funds. This matter should be given careful consideration in 1940. About two miles of mixed-in-place road was put down this ,year. Recently accepted streets were put in shape and graded ready for hard'surfacing. A,luch has been done in the way of widening and beauti- fying roadsides to increase visibility and safety. Considerable pea-stone treatment was applied. This method of resurfacing should be*continued, as it is a great aid in preserving our older streets and roads. The usual amount of patching and sand sealing has been done. Street drainage in outlying districts has been improved, but conditions in Hyannis village are bad. Much is needed to be done to take care of the ever increasing amount of drainage as more and more streets are paved and curbed. Eventually, a storm drain will have to be built from Main Street west of High School Road to tide water. Trucks and equipment are in good shape but badly in need of proper housing facilities. I hope, in the immediate 162 future that the voters will see fit to approve 'a suitable building, centrally located and large enough to house all powered equipment, tools, and repair shop. All new projects have been submitted to the Road and Finance Committees for consideration and recommendation. I wish to thank the officials, committees, and citizens of the Town for their cooperation and assistance during the year. The following is a classified statement of expenditures for the year: Repairs on Roads and Equipment Drainage $2,487 46 Appropriated $64,000 00 Dust Layer 2,983 19 Fences 1,000 00 G. I. Bridge and Tender 1,500 00 Labor 21,000 00 Rent 420 00 Resealing Roads 7,430 00 Salary 3,000 00 Stone, Gravel, Freight 3,495 31 Street Cleaning 1,300 00 Trucks and Tractors 11,500 00 Tools & Equipment 2,460 70 Widening & Patching 2,197 14 Improvement & Beautification 999 74 163 Sidewalks. 1,000 00 Unclassified 150 00 Office & Clerical Expense 1,000 00 63,923 54 Balance to Revenue 76 46 $64,000 00 $64,000 00 Snow and Ice Removal Labor and Trucks $1,734 30 Appropriated $5,000 00 Trucks Hired 1,673 50 Checks Returned 42 50 Equipment 1,004 31 Reserve Fund 8 78 Sanding 322 50 Repairs to Equipment 303 17 Electricity 12 36 Freight 1 14 $5,051 28 $5,051 28 Chapter 90 Balance Jan. 1, Appropriated $3,500 00 1939 $1,836 30 Received from Expended 11,986 32 . State 5,641 85 Received from 13,822 62 County 4,615 82 Balance Dec. 30, 1939 971 46 132757 67 Check Returned 1,036 41 $14,794 08 $14,794 08 164 Chapter 500 Acts of 1938 Transferred to New Balance Jan. 1, Construction $18,000 00 1939 $18,000 00 New Construction Expended $17,958 4.3 Transfer from Chap- Balance to Revenue 41 57 ter 500 Acts of 1938 $18,000 00 $18,000 00 $18,000 00 South Street Drain Expended $894 94 Appropriated $900 00 Balance to Revenue 5 06 $900 00 $900 00 Osterville Drain Expended $3,089 20 Appropriated $3,100 00 Balance to Revenue 10 80 $3,100 00 $3,100 00 Respectfully submitted, HERBERT L. THOMAS, Surveyor of Highways 165 ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT The Road Surveyor's Maintenance Budget for 1940 meets the approval of the Road Committee. We approve the expenditure of $23,673.40 for work on roads, sidewalks and curbing, and call your attention to the fact that a large proportion of this is for sidewalks and curbing as shown in the following list: Proposed Roads for 1940 Budget Osterville Alain Street-1200 ft. Tarvia Walk $266 50 4,000 ft. Curb @ $1.00 4,000 00 2,222 sq. yds. Widening-Patching @ $1.00 2,222 00 Cotuit George Nickerson Rd., 1,600 ft. @ $ :80 1,280 00 Main. St. and School St. 1,000 ft. Curb & Walk 1,500 00 , Barnstable Main St. & Hyannis Rd. 1,000 ft. Curb @ $1.00 1,000 00 5,280 ft. Sidewalk S80 00 West Barnstable High Street-3,168 ft. to finish @ $ .80 2,534 40 Centerville Main Street-2,640 ft. Tarvia Walk 440 00 Hyannis Ridgewood Section-2,650 ft: 30 ft. wide 8,833 yds. @ $ .40 3,533 00 Winter Street-3,696 ft. Curb @ $1.00 3,696 00 166 3,696 ft. Tarvia Walk, 1,643 sq. yds. @ $ .50 821 50 Lewis Bay'Rd. Landing 1,200 sq. yds. Hot Mix @ $1.25 1,500 00 $23,673 40 While this money will have to be raised by taxation, nearly twice this amount has been received by the Town from the Commonwealth, which was diverted from gas taxes and is to be applied to reduce the tax levy. This more than offsets the amount of the recommendations. The committee recommends that a sum not exceeding $3,500.00 be appropriated for maintenance of Chapter 90 Roads. To be expended provided the Commonwealth and the County.each contribute a like amount for this purpose. We renew our recommendation of a year ago, that a garage and workshop be erected in the Town for the housing and repairing of road machinery and equipment. If this is done the appropriation may well be considered as an invest- ment, in view of the fact that the value of this equipment runs into about $40,000.00. The Town has no facilities for properly taking care of it and the housing facilities for this machinery are entirely inadequate. Respectfully submitted, FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman, NELSON BEARSE, FRED S. JENKINS, CECIL GOODSPEED, CHARLES H. REID, J. WENDELL HAMLIN, CHESTER S. JONES, Road Committee. 167 REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT To the Board of Selectmen Town of Barnstable Gentlemen: I hereby submit the report of the Police Department for the year of 1939. During the year 1939 there were 444 persons arrested or confined to the lock-up. Of these 405 were males and 39 were females. Arrests tabulated by months: Month Males Females Total January 22 1 23 February 22 1 23 March 31 2 33 April 35 4 39 . May 39 4 43 June 50 5 55 July 60 8 68 August 46 4 50 September 25 3 28 October 21 1 22 November 21 1 22 ➢ecember 33 5 38 405 39 444 168 Arrests made as follows: Local Department 404 Local Department & State Police working together 6 Local Department & Yarmouth Police working together 8 Local Department & Dennis Police working together 1 Local Department & Fish & Game Warden work- ing together 1 Confined for State Police 17 Confined for Fish & Game Warden 1 .Confined for Harwich Police 2 Confined for Yarmouth Police 2 Confined for Sandwich Police 1 Sheriff's office 1 444 Number of offenses for which persons were arrested 561 Offenses listed: Assault and Battery 7 Assault and Battery on a minor child 1 Assault on a police officer in the performance of his duty 1 Assault with intent to rape 4 Assault with intent to commit robbery 1 Assault with intent to commit robbery (warrant from Brockton) 1 Alien possessing firearms 1 Breaking & Entering & Larceny in the nighttime 1.5 Breaking & Entering & Larceny in the daytime 9 Breaking & Entering with intent to commit larceny, daytime 26 Breaking & Entering with intent to commit' larceny, nighttime 9 Capias—violation of parole 1 169 Capias—violation of probation 3 Capias—contempt of court 1 Contributing to the delinquency of a minor 1 Drunkenness 288 Delinquency .1 Disturbing the peace 8 Failing to slow at intersection 11 Failing to stop at stop sign 5 Failing to keep to the right 2 Fornication Yorgery i Hunting deer out of season (confined for fish & game warden) 1 Insane persons committed 4 Interfering with a police officer in the perform- ance of his duty 1 Idle person 1 Illegal sale of intoxicating liquors 2' Keeping & Exposing intoxicating liquors 2 Larceny less than $100.00 3 Larceny more than $100.00 8 Larceny warrant for Brockton Police 1 Lewd & Lascivious person 1 Lewd & Lascivious cohabitation 4 Leaving the scene of accident after injury to property 2 Leaving the scene of accident after injury to person 1 Indictment warrant for larceny of money 1 Malicious destruction of property 2 Misappropriation of automobile 22 Non-support of illigitimate children 1 Non-support of wife 2 Non-support of minor children 7 Operating without a license 6 Operating no license in possession 2 Operating no registration in possession 1 170 Operating after suspension of license 2 Operating after'revocation of license 1 Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquors 31 Operating under the influence (arrested on warrant for Bourne) 1. Operating under the influence (confined for state police) 2 Operating so.as to endanger 6 Operating so as to endanger (arrested on warrant for Bourne) 1 Obtaining a hunting license under false pretenses 1 Passing red light 3 Passing where the view is obstructed 3' Possession of lottery tickets 4 Promoting and setting up a lottery i Rape 6 Runaway 3 Suspicious person 4 Surrended by sureties .l Trespassing 2 Unauthorized use of an army uniform l Vagrancy 5 Violation of illegitimate child act 1 Violation of weekly wage law 1. Violation of rules and regulations of the Board of Health 1 Arrests tabulated by ages of prisoners: Under 17 years of age 23 17 years of age to 21 years of age 36 21 years of age to 25 years of age 67 25 years of age to 30 years of age 61 30 years of age to 35 years of age 61 35 years of age to 40 years of age 46 40 years of age to 45 years of age 49 45 years of age to 50 years of age 35 50 years of age and over 66 171 Nativity of prisoners: Albania 1 Azores 3 Canada 12 Cape deVerde Islands 3 Estonia 1 England 4 Finland 10 Ireland 10 Italy 2 Nova Scotia 2 Porto Rico 1 Russia 1 Scotland 1 Sweden 2 United States 385 444 Amount of money from fines returned to the Town from the Barnstable Courts $773 25 Warrants and summons served by this department for other police departments: Assault with intent to rob 1 Contributing to the delinquincy of a minor 1 Drunkenness 1 Failing to slow at an intersection 2 Larceny 1 Non-support 2 Operating no license 3 Parking violations 10 Speeding I 172 Number of automobile accidents covered by this department in which there were personal injury—year 1939 20 Number of persons killed in automobile accidents 3 Number of persons injured in automobile accidents 46 Type of accidents in which there were personal injury: Auto vs. Auto 12 Auto vs. fixed object 4 Auto vs. bicycle 3 Auto vs. pedestrian 1 Value of property reported stolen $7,887 86 'Value of stolen property recovered 6,439 78 Value of property reported lost 3,224 70 Vallee of lost property recovered 758 17 Miles covered by police cruisers 73,311 Miles covered by Chief's car 11,960 Miles covered by motorcycles 12,287 Total miles covered 97,558 Number of complaints received and handled 1,547 Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 25 Buildings found open and owners notified 270 Number of parking tags issued 1,007 Automobile transfers filed—person to person 241 Automobile transfers filed—dealers 828 Lost children returned to parents 17 Arrests for offenses of breaking and entering were greater in 1939 than in 1938. 173 In 1938 there were 28 offenses of breaking and entering. In 1939 there were 59 offenses of breaking and entering that were cleared by arrest. 'Other duties performed by the police department throughout the year are many and varied; such as rescuing _persons from overturned boats, looking for missing or stolen boats, investigating reports of suicides, looking for lost dogs and animals, delivering messages and various other services. Summer homes in the town are inspected at intervals during the months they are unoccupied. The efficiency and morale of the department is good. Your police department does not feel it'can afford to stand still, or is it to remain satisfied with the progress it has made in the past. The whole-hearted cooperation of the citizens of the Town of Barnstable with the police department will in a large way assist in keeping crime at a minimum in our com- munity. I would like to offer a few suggestions to the citizens of the Town of Barnstable. If you have a "hunch"that some- thing is wrong, call the police. Whenever persons loiter about your home or that of a neighbor, phone the police at once. When something looks suspicious, quickly communi- cate your fears to the police by phoning immediately. Tell your children not to be friendly towards strangers, and to shun advances that may be made towards them. Old- er girls should be warned never to accept rides from strang- ers under any circumstances. 174 Every father and mother should train their children in decency, honesty, and the sacredness of citizenship. There must -be a reaffirmation of the sanctity of the home and greater diligence in the discharge of family responsibility. Every father and mother should teach their children a re- spect for lawful authority and truly American traditions. This must be done in the home which still controls the edu- cational systems in our great country. We need a rededica- tion of old-fashioned discipline and less experimentation with unsound ideas. The Police department is doing all it'can to reduce ac- cidents, but safety primarily depends on each individual road user. Help us to help you. DRIVE CAREFULLY. I wish to thank the people of the Town of Barnstable and the Board of Selectmen for their cooperation. WILLIAM B. FLEMING, Chief of Police 175 Final Report of Barnstable Police Station Building Committee The undersigned, members of the Barnstable Housing Committee, were appointed in March 1938 to build and equip a police station and we reported the work nearly completed in that year. During the past year we have finally completed the work, keeping the expenditure within the appropriation as shown by the itemized statement in the Town Treasurer's Office which is made a part of this re- port by reference. Respectfully submitted, , JOHN D. W. BODFISH MARION R. HINCKLEY HERBERT H. HOWES FRANK G. THACHER JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN, Secretary 176 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS January 16, 1940 To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: , Building activities in the town during the year 1939 show an increase over those in 1938. There were 199 permits issued; 129 were for new build- ings and 70 for additions and alterations to buildings al- ready erected. The construction, as estimated, amounted to $520, 895.00. Of this amount $327,650.00 was for residences, $12, 550.00 for garages, and $107,400.00 for commercial build- ings. The permit for the block of stores of the Good Will Realty Corporation in Hyannis showed an estimate of $50; 000.00, a house on Little Island, Osterville was estimated at $37,000.00 and the Centerville-Osterville Fire District pump- ing station at $36,000.00. These called for the largest amounts. Residential places averaged about $4,000.00. The greatest number of permits were issued in May and the smallest in January and December. 177 The above ain6unt estimated for the buildings in the town does not include an estimate of the work done at the high school. According to a State law the equipment for protection from fire at all hotels and rooming houses which come un- der that law was inspected in the spring. More than ever the smaller homes were built in keeping with the Cape Cod style of architecture. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH P. HALLETT, Building Inspector. 17S INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: As Inspector of Animals for 1939, I have by direction of the local Health Authorities investigated twenty-one dog bites. In all cases but one, the dogs were restrained for two weeks and the report of such action made to the Massa— chusetts chusetts Department of Animal Control. In this one case the dog had been killed and buried. This dog was exhumed , and the head sent to the Wasserman Laboratories .for ex- amination. Per order of the State Control office, I have examined and reported on one cow brought in from the State of Con- necticut, and on several cows brought from the State of Maine direct to Barnstable. From June 26th to July 12th I spent with a Federal Veterinarian-in locating the cattle for the annual T. B. test. One reactor only was found which did not show lesions when slaughtered From November 11 to December 1st, I visited 114 stables and found 499 cattle, 12 sheep, 151 swine and 34 goats. Respectfully submitted, JOHN BURSLEY, Inspector of Animals. 179 SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my fifth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1939: Not Con- Adjusted Sealed Sealed demned Platform Scales over 10,000 lbs. 1 Platform scales 5,000 to 10,000 5 Platform scales over 100 to 5,000 3 40 3 2 Counter scales 100 to 5,000 3 Counter under 100 1 24 2 Beam under 100 2 Spring 100 to 5,000 22 3' 4 Spring under 100 2 83 4 5 Computing under 100 5 71 2 Personal weigher 11 4 Avoirdupois 21 256 13 Vehicle Tank (Compartments) 7 Liquid Measures 191, 14 Dry Measures 6 Fuel Baskets 6 Gasoline Pumps 10 14 Stops on pumps 92 180 Gasoline Meter Systems 6 158 8 Oil pumps 26 55 3 Meter Systems over 1 inch 8 21 2 Grease measuring devises 5 Yard Sticks 29 1 Cloth Measuring devices 1 Totals 46 1069 79 61 Transient Vendor Licenses 69 County License to Peddle 1 Disabled Veterans 2 Town License to peddle 6 State License to peddle 1 Inspections and Reweighing 101 Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES Sealer. 181 REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I submit my fourth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1939. It is a pleasure to state that although we had an un- usually dry season; both the number of fires and the acre- age were decreased this year. The number of fires reported was 38 while the total acreage burned was less thaw 25 acres. The patrol truck was on duty 42 days this season and attended 19 of these fires. It is equipped with a radio and is in constant communication with the fire tower at Shoot Flying Hill. Beside getting to a fire promptly it has an edu- cational value as the patrolmen caution the many campers and parties picnicing along our roadsides and ponds against the fire hazard. I feel satisfied this service has more than paid for itself. The use of the radio and the brush breaking type of equipment has proved very helpful. The forest fire equipment is all in good condition for the coming season. I wish to thank all the departments for their coopera- tion in helping to make the year successful. Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES, Warden. 182 BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT The new office of the Board of Health was opened in Room 5, Town Building, Hyannis on February 6, 1939 and is at present fully equipped. We are very grateful to all Town departments for their cooperation and assistance. The members of the Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable express their gratitude to Dr. A. P. Goff for his efforts to keep the Board functioning properly, after Dr. Andrews' death. Dr. Andrews will be greatly missed and will be long remembered for his services to the Board of Health. The members of the Board of Health wish to thank Mrs. Anna M. Caskin, the secretary, for her good work throughout the year of 1939. The Board of Health appreciates the cooperation of the local papers in printing several articles concerning Public Health Problems. A lot of work has been done to improve sanitation re- garding the disposal at the Town dump of rubbish and gar- bage. The tool house has been reshingled with asbestos shingles to protect from fire. By using the Board of Health truck and ,extra labor furnished by the Town, we have been able to help in keep- ing our roadsides clean. 183 The following diseases were reported to the Board in 1939: Chickenpox 32 Lobar pneumonia 13 Tuberculosis 8 Measles 5 German Measles 5 Scarlet Fever 2 Whooping .Cough 1 Undulant Fever 1 Diphtheria �` 1 Erysipelas 1 There were 26 canes of Dog Bite, only 2 of which re- quired the anti-rabic vaccine. REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR There have been 365 plumbing permits issued this year, which is a few more than last year. I find the plumbers very cooperative and the public is gradually appreciating the fact that inspection guarantees them safety from unsanitary and imperfect plumbing in their homes. I hope some day to see the water piping and imperfect and dangerous to health connections, come under inspection. From the fires and explosions that have occurred from gas and oil water heaters, I hope the town will take steps to insist that these appliances be connected to chimneys to 184 carry off the fumes and lessen the danger from explosions and fires. Respectfully submitted, H. S. BOND, Plumbing Inspector. MILK AND DAIRY INSPECTION Tuberculin testing of cattle throughout the town was very gratifying, 460 cattle being tested with only one react- ing to the test. This certainly shows the value of the tuber- culin test and proves that the cattle are in a good healthy condition. All. the dairies selling milk, have made improvements during the past year. Sanitary inspections have been carried out with very good results. Complaints have been less, due to the Sewer system and more homes and business establishments are be- ing hooked up to system. Below is report of work for the year: Dairies and pasteurizing plants 310 Public Sanitary inspections 308 Private property inspections 84 Samples of milk and cream analyzed 302 Sediment tests 86 Acidity tests 40 Average bacteria count, Raw per c.c. 16,000 185 Average bacteria count, Pasteurized per c.c. 8,000 Cattle tuberculin tested 460 Cattle reacting to test 1 Examination of water (chemical test) 66 Of the 66 samples of water examined, only two were considered unfit for domestic use and 11 were unsatisfac- tory, being of a swampy or marshy nature. The quality of milk has remained•the same as last year. No samples were found below the State standard. Respectfully submitted, GEORGE F. CROCKER, JR., Milk Inspector. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Number inspected in 1939: Hogs 149 Cattle 17 Sheep I Calves 1 Condemned 2 hogs. Signed: LORENZO T. GIFFORD. 186 REPORT OF DENTAL CLINIC Dental Clinic report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1939: Children 488 New 417 Returned 71 Examinations 995 In class room 654 In dental chair 341 Cleanings 431 Fillings 661 Temporary 371 Permanent 290 Extractions 221 Temporary 214 Permanent 7 Total Operations 1,313 Certificates 811 At time of exam 384 At completion 427 The Dental Clinic for the school children of Barnstable was reopened at the beginning of the school year. Clinics were conducted weekly during the year. Much progress has been made in caring for the teeth of the school children. I want to thank at this time, Dr. Frank Travers and 187 other members of the Board of Health, Miss Ruth Rigby, R. N., Mrs. Tina Horstmeyer, dentist's assistant, and the teachers of the .schools who have so kindly cooperated with we in this work. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. BURNS, D. D. S. The following licenses were issued in 1939: Garbage 10 Pasteurization 1 Bottling 1 Ice Cream 3 Alcohol 1 The Board of Health recommends that the village of Hyannis have its own garbage and rubbish collecting sys- tem. By far, the majority of our complaints are referable to the garbage and rubbish behind the large stores, build- ings and apartments in Hyannis proper. Respectfully submtited, RUBEN E. ANDERSON, Chairman WILLIAM A JONES, FRANK TRAVERS, M.D., Secretary and Agent 188 BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT A brief report of the work of the Barnstable County Health Department is submitted for the year 1939. Communicable diseases in the County have been as a rule exceptionally mild. The Department is glad to report that Anterior Poliomyelitis (infantile paralysis) for exam- ple has not occurred in the County for some time. One case of typhoid from out of state was reported, and returned home recovered. No other cases occurred. The state campaign for collecting mosquito specimens was aided by the Health Department as far as possible and efforts appeared to be successful. These collections were made in connection with the question of equine encephalitis and its possible transmission to man. The Southeastern Association of Boards of Health of Massachusetts, Cape Cod Public Health Association, Cape Cod Health Council, and Cape Cod Health Bureau Associ- ation etc., have held their meetings during the year as usual with a very good attendance. During the year State Health Officials have spoken on matters concerning their work at various meetings in the county as usual. The addition to the Barnstable County Sanatorium was dedicated during the year and this building greatly in- creases the usefulness of this most efficient institution. r 189 Another award for meritorious achievement was given the Barnstable County Health Department by the Cham- ber of Commerce of U. S. and the American Public Health Association, as was the case also last year, as mentioned in that report. It is believed that all towns now have baskets available for the care and transportation of premature infants. Con- siderable attention has been given to this matter lately. All the regulr clinics have been held including Diph- theria Prevention, Cancer, Tuberculosis, Dental and Crip- pled Children. a The cooperation of all federal, state, county and town officials has been very complete and all employees of the County Health Department, Sanitary Inspectors, Secretary, Nurses and all others have carried on their work in adef- ficient manner. Articles have been published in the papers of the coun- ty regularly and the cooperation of all these periodicals is very much appreciated. It is believed that the result of the work of the County Health Department has been quite satis- factory during the year and every effort will be made to make the coming year a successful one. Our thanks are ex- tended to all officials and citizens whose cooperation has made this result possible. Respectfully, A. P. GOFF, M.D., County Health Officer... 190 Report of Committee on Park Development The undersigned committee appointed by the Town Moderator at the Town Meeting in 1939 to consider and study the park development for the Town of Barnstable and to report their suggestions has given the Park Development problem considerable thought, both individually and as a body and have reached the.following suggestions and con- clusions practically unanimously. The Committte wishes to • have it distinctly understood that their recommendations are to be taken as covering not only the near future but also the far distant future, and that a very comprehensive pro- gram will be necessary in order to have the Park System when completed many years from now satisfactory to every- one. We recommend that whatever is done shall be done slowly but completely with a definite goal in mind. We appreciate that one of the most important assets of our Town is its recreational advantages, and that having recognized this fact, we should take necessary action to se- cure such property and facilities as will properly promote this purpose, and that this should be done for both the sum- mer resident and the native resident. Each village has its particular specific needs for recreational activities but we feel that there is a decided need for a central park where the townspeople can enjoy healthful sports with an eye to the future of possibly developing a tract where a central Town Hall could be maintained for Town meetings and con- ventions. Such an undertaking should look well to the fu- ture and, therefore a sufficiently large acreage should be ac- quired. There is a quantity of wooded land west of Lake 191 Wequaquet which would make an ideally central location. The clearing of the land alone would relieve part of the un- employment situation and would give an opportunity for reforestation with white and red pine or any other suitable trees. Of course, the possibilities in a central park can be developed almost beyond one's imagination. A central park could be developed to include not only_ reforestation with picnic sites but also tennis courts, baseball field, hand ball courts, skeet shooting, winter sports, and botanical plant- '. ing. We, therefore, suggest that a large acreage be acquired for this suggested central park. Each village, as above stated, has its specific needs for recreational activities and in general, your committee would make the following suggestions for future development: Osterville is sadly in need of bathing facilities compara- ble to the other villages all of which are in need of improve- ment. It has been suggested that the beach at Centerville could be further developed for the townspeople under a system somewhat similar to that which is being used in Dux- bury, and there are also possibilities of badminton, tennis, or hand ball courts being built in connection with the beach. Your committee feels very strongly that Hyannis bathing facilities would be greatly helped by the purchase of the Forbes estate which would make an excellent park reserva- tion. The Village of Barnstable at present has available beaches both for the summer residents and the native resi- dents, but with an eye for the future, the committee feels that town landings or public beaches should be acquired by the Town to prevent such a situation arising as is now the difficulty in 'Osterville wherein the public is prevented from using the beaches by the private purchase of all the excel- lent waterfront sites. These possible bathing facilities also suggest to the committee that the Town should acquire sites 192 on several of the ponds and lakes throughout our Township. Many of the children are using Hathaway's Pond for fresh water swimming without supervision and guidance. A park reservation taking in Hathaway's Pond would serve the east- erly portion of the town due to the fact that the place is so accessible. In line with this general idea of acquiring fee to town landings, provision could be made for proper sani- tary facilities, piers and floats with proper diving equip- ment. Your committee would call attention to the fact that lying between We,quaquet Lake and the westerly town line and the villages on the north and south shores there is a great deal of woodland and other land of little value to the owners and yielding negligible'tax return to the town. Such land has been taken over in other towns in Massachusetts and throughout the nation by local governing bodies and de- veloped so as to yield substantial returns; in some instances enough to pay .the running expenses of the local govern- ment. Similar work could be carried out here in connection with the development,we are recommending. Such land could be utilized during the period of development for rec- reational purposes. Bridle paths, camps, game and fishing preserves could be provided, bringing income to many of our people. There might be occasions where the removal of some who are occupying unproductive land to more produc- tive areas, would result in a saving of road construction and transportation of school children. We also have large areas of marshland like the Great Marshes in West Barnstable which could be utilized in some beneficial way. Great Marshes and Sandy Neck, which extends from the Sandwich line to Barnstable Harbor, would make a wonderful sanctu- ary for wild life. 193 Your committee would sum up their suggestions as fol- lows: We feel that there should be a central park of some type in the Township and that the Town should acquire for each village certain beach areas so that in the future it will be impossible for private owners to prevent the use of our best beaches by the public. The committee feels that refores- tation will become an important feature of the development of park reservations and that the proper planting of the trees may mean a great deal to our descendants 30 to 40 years from now as far as their tag bill is concerned. Your committee feels that the main, if not the most important business of the Cape now is'recreation and that with the proper facilities and locations owned by the Town, we are laying a foundation for a proper development of a park system for the Town of Barnstable. Your committee also recommends that it be continued for the purpose of making further.study of this problem with the help and advice of those who may be interested and who are.here through the summer season, and to make a further report to the next annual town meeting. JOHN D. W. BODFISH, Chairman ZENAS CROCKER, JR. GLADYS B. BESSE BENJAMIN F. TEEL THOMAS MILNE SYDNEY T. KNOTT 194 Town of Barnstable Selectmen's Report To set forth in narrative style a report of the numerous and widely diversified activities with which the Selectmen are continually engaged in behalf of the Town would be im- possible in a book of this kind, but this year I feel it is the duty of the Selectmen to commend to your careful attention the report of. the Planning Board which appears elsewhere in this volume, and particularly that part which pertains to the Grand Island Bridge at Oyster Harbors. In the opinion of,your Selectmen the town is confronted with a major problem here, and one which I apprehend will have to be solved in the not very distant future, by building a new bridge of high class construction on the present loca- tion or in a different place. Public work of this nature should never be undertaken in haste, nor without most care- ful study and deliberation. It is impossible to determine how much longer the present bridge can continue to re- spond even passably well to the service now required. Grand Island, now "Oyster Harbors" is a development which is by far the most remarkable which has ever taken place in the history of the town. Within the short period of fifteen years this island has grown from a wilderness of very little worth to a community of summer residents who pay taxes on a valuation of nearly two million dollars. It has grown steadily all through the depression, and is still rapid- ly growing at the present time. It is obvious that an ade- quate bridge must be maintained there. 195 If, thirty years ago the town could have forseen the de- velopment of Grand•Island to its present state, undoubtedly a far different kind of bridge would have been built at that time even though the cost would have been many times greater. Whether to build anew on the present location, or in another place at a greater cost in order to reduce to a minimum the necessity of raising the draw span is a ques- tion which challenges the wisdom and judgment of all thoughtful citizens who are familiar with local conditions. With these thoughts in mind,and with the knowledge that the present bridge is fast becoming obsolete, your Se- lectmen have recognized their responsibility and duty to dis- cover and marshal all the facts and information possible for the benefit of the citizens who will have to pay the costs, and for those who will live after them and have to use the bridge. To accomplish this the Selectmen procured the serv- ices of a firm of bridge engineers who stand high in their profession, and are among the leaders in their line in the United States. They have furnished the Selectmen with the results of quite an exhaustive study of the problem. We have placed it all in the hands of the Planning Board for their consideration, and that Board has seen fit to publish the written report of the engineers, together with their comments on the subject in this book. It is the desire of the Selectmen that every property owner and tax payer interested will read the report care- . fully and make an effort to attend hearings called by the Planning Board in the coming year for the purpose of dis- covering all information and acquiring all knowledge possi- ble which is appurtenant to the subject. All of this in order that when the time arrives, as it 196 surely will, sooner or later, and it may be soon, we shall be prepared to act in town meeting intelligently and with the guidance of a well considered plan or plans which the vot- ers can thoroughly understand. CHESTER A. CROCKER, Chairman, Barnstable Board of Selectmen e 197 REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL To the Board of Selectmen: - I submit herewith the ninth annual report of the Town -Counsel for the year ending December 31st, 1939, in accord- ance with Section 17 of Article XVIII of the By-laws rela- tive to the Legal Department. . By referring to the Town Counsel's Report for the year 1938 as printed in the annual Town Report on Page 168 it will be seen that at the end of the year 1938 the Town was then a party Defendant in four cases only, namely: Boston vs. Barnstable—Suffolk Superior Court Donahue vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court Sutherland vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court Hallett vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court The Donahue case was an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by a sidewalk defect on the Main Street of the Village of Cotuit and was in order for trial at the April Session of the Superior Court, when it appeared that the Plaintiff did not care to press the case, and she became nonsuit, by agreement of counsel filed in the Clerk's Office, thus disposing of the case as a matter of record. The Hallett land damage case in the Barnstable Super- ior Court was also disposed of during the year by the pay- ment of $3,000.00 to the Plaintiff, the amount originally 198 awarded him by the Selectmen in the first instance for the taking of his land by eminent domain for the layout of Hal- left Street in Hyannis, and after the proper releases were obtained, entries were filed in the Clerk's Office by agree- ment of counsel, thus making the final disposal of the case a matter of record. During the year 1939 one additional case only has been brought against the Town, namely, the second suit of the City of Boston, in the Suffolk Superior Court, to recover ad- ditional sums of money expended for aid and relief to recip- ients whose legal settlements are alleged to be in Barnstable., By statute such suits must be brought within two Sears from the rendering of the bills for aid and relief, which ac- counts for the bringing of the second suit. The amounts claimed in the two eases total $3,854.70 for the .years 1932 to 1938 inclusive, but during this period the Town of Barn- stable has also rendered aid and assistance to persons whose legal settlements are claimed to be in Boston and the Town's claims total $4,562.66 and declarations in set-off for this amount have been filed in the two cases. During the year three suits were brought by the Town as Plaintiff in the First District Court of Barnstable, first:— A .suit against the estate of a deceased recipient of aid and relief, furnished by the Department of Public Welfare, where the sum of $383.50 was recovered and paid into the Town treasury, partly reimbursing the Town for its expen- ditures for such aid and relief. The two other suits in the District Court were against the owners of automobiles that came together in an accident at the intersection of Pleasant and South Streets in Hyannis in the summer of 1938, resulting in damage to the fence in front of the pumping station, necessitating repairs costing 199 something like $60.00. In order to protect the Town's in- terests it was necessary to bring the suits within the statu- tory period of one year but it is expected that settlement will be made without the necessity of any trial in Court. It would appear from the foregoing recital that the, Town is in a very favorable position so far as litigation in Court is.concerned, for apart from these two small cases in the District Court in which the Town is Plaintiff to re- cover something like $60.00, the only litigation now involv- ing the Town as a party Defendant are the Sutherland case and the two cases of the City of Boston. The Sutherland case appears to be of no great;consequence and in the City of Boston cases, the counter-claims of the Town exceed the claims of the City and it would seem that the Welfare De- partments of the City and Town ought to be able to adjust and agree upon the exact balance due, without the necessity of any trial in Court and negotiations are now being carried on with this end in view. By statute a Town is liable in damages for injuries to a person or his property arising by reason of a defect or want of repair of a Town way and a County highway (including sidewalks upon the same) and suits based upon such,claims always are of a very considerable concern to the officials �vho must defend such suits for a Town. It is a condition pre- cedent to the claimant's right to recover that written notice be given to the Town officials within thirty days, stating the time, place and cause of the injury and during the year 1939 the Town officials have received six such notices of injuries received and all of these injuries are alleged to have occur- red by reason of defects and want of repair in the sidewalks on the Main Street of Hyannis between Winter and 'Ocean Streets, but as yet no suits have been brought by any of the parties who have given these notices. Upon receipt of these 200 notices, the claims were investigated by the Town officials particularly by the Police Officers and the Surveyor of Highways and witnesses have been interviewed, evidence has been obtained and surveys and plans of the places of the alleged injuries have been made by the Engineer of the Planning Board and in some instances photographs of the loci have been made, so that the Town will be in a position to properly defend the suits if and when the same are brought. Under Article 33 of the warrant for the annual March meeting for 1939 the question came up as to whether or not a garage and headquarters for the Highway Department could be located on the Sewage Disposal Area, as a result of which the Town voted "To petition the General Court for legislation enabling the Town to use this land for other municipal purposes." Pursuant to this vote and in accord- ance with instructions from the Selectmen, a bill was pre- pared by the Town Counsel which was acted upon favorably by the legislature, with the active co-operation of the Sena- tor and Representative from this district, and finally emerg- ed as Acts of 1939, Chapter 334, reading as follows "The town of Barnstable is hereby authorized to use any part of its sewage disposal area near the village of Hyannis, bounded by Pitcher's way, Bearse's way and the state highway called Route 28, and not needed in the operation of its sewer sys- tem for the disposal of sewage, for such other muni- cipal purposes as it may from time to time deter- mine by a two-thirds vote at any annual town meet- ing, and may prescribe rules and regulations and adopt by-laws, not repugnant to law, relative to the care, custody and control of the same when used for such other municipal purposes. Approved June 30, 1939." 201 As a result of this enabling statute the Town may use parts of this sewage disposal area from time to time for such other municipal purposes as the occasion may require, and as de- termined by vote in town meeting. At the request of the Planning Board and other Town officials and parties interested, the Town Counsel prepared a set of rules and regulations and made certain suggestions as to the management of the Craigville Beach Park Land and Common Landing adjoining heretofore used principally as a bathing beach, and in this connection Articles 24 and 25 were prepared and inserted in the warrant for the annual Town meeting for action by the Town to facilitate the busi- ness. When these Articles were under consideration it was voted "that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to petition the General Court for legislation enabling the Town to use and maintain its Craigville Beach Land and the Com- mon Landing adjoining it as a town bathing beach." At the request of the Selectmen a bill was prepared by the Town Counsel and with some slight modification was finally enact- ed after certain legal and constitutional objections to it, raised by the Counsel for the Senate, had been overcome and it has now been enacted as Chapter 358 of the Acts of 1939, reading as follows:— "The town of-Barnstable is hereby authorized, by vote at any annual town meeting, to discontinue the use of its Craigville Beach park land for park purposes and to discontinue the use of the common landing place adjoining it on the west side as a common landing place, and thereafter to use and maintain said park land and the land formerly con- stituting said common landing place as a town bathing beach or for such other municipal purposes as it, from time to time, may determine, and said 202 town may restrict the use of the same to its inhabi- tants and to its seasonal and temporary residents, and may adopt by-laws, not repugnant to law, rela- tive to the use, care, regulation and control of the same for such purposes. Approved July 14, 1939." This enabling act authorizes the Town to use Craigville Beach and the Common Landing adjoining it for such other municipal purposes as it may determine by vote in torn meeting from time to time and also by vote to confine the use of the same to its citizens and summer residents. Apart from the foregoing special matters and the rou- tine business of this department, the increasing activities of all Town officials, caused by the rapid growth of the Town and the multiplicity of new laws, swelling the statute books and elaborating upon the powers and duties of municipali- ties and their officials, many other special matters constant- ly engaged the attention of the Town Counsel, some of which are as follows:—The preparation of a set of by-laws adopted by the Town at the annual town meeting in 1939 under Article 47, prescribing the powers and duties of the Tag Collector as the Town`Collector,'eg officio;The draw- ing of three new leases of the Lombard land and cancella- tions•of two'old leases;—The sale and conveyance of a par- cel of real estate near Ma.rstons Mills, taken by the Board of. Public Welfare, to reimburse the Town for aid and relief rendered to a deceased owner;— Easements and releases for transmission lines for the Cape & Vineyard Electric Company across the Cobb wood- lots, the Crocker Park land at West Barnstable, land held by the Town under Tag Collector's deeds and land mort- gaged to the Town by recipients of Old Age Assistance;— The drawing of deeds of perpetual easements in four parcels 203 of real estate on the North side for the Tercentenary Com- mittee for the,erection of boulders and tablets on sites of historic interest, namely.—At Dr. Gorham Bacon's resi- dence commemorative of Captain John Gorham, on the land of the Bacon Estate on Cobb's Hill, on the site of the old Fortification House built by Elder Henry Cobb in 1643; at the residence of Marcus N. Harris on the North side of the Main Street where the Reverend Joseph Hall dwelt and on the Ahonen land in West Barnstable at the site of the Forti- fication House built by Deacon William Crocker in 1643;— The examination of the titles and the drawing of deeds and releases from the owners-of six parcels of registered and unregistered land surrounding the filled salt water cove in the rear of the pumping station, Hyannis, for the'construc- tion of drains to abate the stagnant water nuisance and for highway surface water drainage in accordance with the, vote of the Town under Article 52 of the town warrant;— The drawing of contracts for the waterproofing of the Town Office Building, for the repair of the high school roof and the supplying of fuel oil for the schools;The drawing of the formal appointment. for the Manager of the Airport as required by statute and lease and concession on a part of the grounds for the accommodation of the travelling public;— The very troublesome Sullivan Tag Foreclosure case in the Land Court involving something like $5,000.00 due the Town for back taxes;--The preparation and drawing of the Sew- er Betterment Assessments against the abutting owners, on the extension of the sewer system in Barnstable Road and Elm Street, Hyannis;—The examination of the law and the preparation of formal abatements of the Sewer Betterment Assessments on the land within the railroad location, Main Street, Hyannis, exempt by law from, such assessments;— The very technical and troublesome Sulkala-Lahteine Fence Viewers case and the drawing of the decree for the Fence 204 Viewers;—and the drawing of the formal appointment of the Legion Bathing Beach Committee as Manager of the Craigville Beach at the request of the Park Commissioners. From time to time, and very frequently, the various Town officials seek the opinion of the Town Counsel on questions as to the law and statutes relative to their powers and duties and as to the Town's business engaging their at- tention, and such opinions are rendered oftentimes orally, but usually in writing and sometimes at very considerable length. Such opinions have been rendered on many occa- sions during the past year, some of which were as follows:— As to the right of way to-the cemetery in the rear of the Uni- versalist Church, Hyannis;—The Wire Inspector's jurisdic- tion over gas pipes;—Setback lines on the Long Beach Road —The status of private ways laid out by the Selectmen as compared to the status of public Town Ways;—As to the enforcement of liens for the water rates of the Barnstable Fire District by the Collector of Taxes and certifications by the Assessors and by the Tax Collector upon the discharge of such liens;—As to the powers and duties of the Inspector of Plumbing where rain water from the roof of a building was discharged into the mains of the sewer system;— As to the proper form of assessment of taxes by the As- sessors where property is owned by husband and wife as Tenants-by-the-Entirety;—The exemption of Fire Districts from Sewer Betterment Assessments and the payment of an- nual water rates by the Cape Cod Hospital;—As.to the pow- ers and duties of the Tercentenary Committee and the leas- ing of buildings and grounds for the Fair at Barnstable Village;—As to certain transportation problems of the School Committee;—A thorough investigation of the Work- men's Compensation Law as applying to the Town of Barn- stable under the Acts of 1913, Chapter 807, accepted by the 205 Town in town meeting, for the Board of Selectmen;—A thor- ough examination and report as to the operation of the Old Age Assistance Law, for the Department of Public Wel- fare;— The preparing of a bill for an amendment of the Itiner- ant Vendors Law at the request of the Selectmen and the Legislative Committee of the Selectmen's Association;— The status of public ways created by dedication and pre- scription;—The payment of interest on taxes collected for the various Fire Districts in the Town;As to the rights of abutters in ways discontinued;—The status of Marchant Avenue at Hyannisport,•--As to the necessity of a license for rummage sales;—The Roche Settlement Case for the Department of Health;—As to tax liens for sewer rates and charges;—As to the collection of _personal property taxes on the estates of deceased persons;— As to the licenses for the operation of bowling alleys on Sundays;—As to the powers and duties of the Board of Sur- vey relative to plot-plans and subdivision plans;—As to the rights of the public in the beach adjoining the Craigville Beach Land;—As to licenses for selling ice cream by ped- dlers on Sunday;—As to the duties of the Town Treasurer where Sewer Betterment Assessments are paid in annual in- stallments on land alienated before final payment;As to certain shellfish violations and the proper form of com- plaints as to the same;The right of the Town to recover from the estates of deceased persons who were recipients of aid, relief and assistance;—and as to the legality of the lay- out of South Street, Hyannis, across the railroad location at grade. In the Town Counsel's annual report for 1938 (Town Report pp. 166-167) referring to the Campbell zoning law 206 case in the Land Court, where the validity of the Town's present zoning law was upheld, the Town Counsel recom- mended the adoption of an amendment to the present zon- ing by-laws providing for a Board of Appeals, obligatory up- on the Town under the Acts of 1933, Chapter 269. Such an amendment was prepared and was included in a revision of the zoning by-laws and submitted to the Town for adop- tion at the annual meeting under Article 48 but the Town did not adopt the suggested amendment and voted to refer the matter to a special committee of five to be appointed by the Moderator. The Town Counsel renews his recommenda- tion for the adoption of a by-law providing for a,Board of Appeals, as is required by statute, and assumes that the Committee will give this recommendation its due consider- ation in its report to be made at the coming annual meeting. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. PAINE, Town Counsel. 207 PLANNING BOARD REPORT In submitting this the Annual Report of the Planning Board, an effort has been made to present as concisely as possible such major projects as will in the near future have to be financed by the Town, and it is our hope that this re- port may be the means of conveying to our citizens an ade- quate conception of the scope of work and costs involved. Your Board recognizes the fact that our Educational or School system calls for the largest appropriation in the An- nual Budget, nevertheless, we cannot deprive the youth of our Town a proper training of intellect under conditions hampered by improper housing facilities or overcrowding. However, without being misunderstood as being criti-/ cal of the administrative policies of our School Committee, we voice the expressed opinions of many of our citizens and of those in direct charge of institutions of higher learning that many students take a greater pride in their achieve- ments on the athletic field rather than in the class room where their intellect needs are. greatest. We owe to each child the opportunity for healthy and happy development of their bodies, but not at the sacrifice of their intellect, and provisions .should be made for adequate housing facilities and elimination of over-crowded conditions. Our problem then is to provide adequate housing facili- ties for them and see to it that overcrowding is eliminated. We have at hand a report of the Housing Committee ap- pointed in 1938 setting forth conditions as said committee had found them to exist and their suggested remedial_ meas- ures to correct. 208 Co-operating to the fullest extent with the Housing Committee, the School Committee secured the service of Dean Davis of Boston University to study the elementary school problems in Hyannis, and reference is made for your further enlightenment to the Reports of these Committees as they appear in the Annual Town Report for 1939. Your Planning Board takes action on these matters, as prescribed by law after the Town has given favorable ap- proval of the recommendations of these Committees, and ap- propriations have been made to cover costs of construction. We must call attention to another Project that requires more than a cursory examination of detail and costs, inci- dental to final decision, as to the best methods to be adopted to rectify conditions at Grand Island Bridge, built in 1911 and 1912, and a source of considerable expense to the Town since it was constructed. In order that definite technical knowledge would be available for presentation to the citizens the Board of Se- lectmen requested the firm of Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, Engineers, to make surveys and investigations to determine the cost of repairing or replacing this bridge. We feel that, for a proper understanding by our citi- zens of conditions as found, costs, etc., the essentials of said report should be made available for their study with our recommendation that during the coming year public hear- ings be held in the several villages under the joint auspices of the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen for a full and open expression of opinion as to the best method of procedure to be followed out for a betterment of conditions. "Subject: Grand Island Bridge—Osterville The existing bridge was built in 1911 and 1912 and con- 209 sists of a five span structure about 208 feet long between abutments. The center span is a steel girder bascule draw with a wood plank floor and provides a waterway width of about 30 feet between the draw span piers. The four fixed spans are of concrete,beam and slab construction. The piers and abutments are principally of granite with concrete in the bases and caps. Insofar as can be determined from the records at hand, the piers are founded on local timber piles driven in sand, whereas the abutments are founded directly on the sand a short distance below the surface. The bridge deck has an overall width of 20 feet with a minimum clear width for vehicles of about 17 feet at the draw machinery house. A check of the design of the fixed spans indicates that they are equivalent in strength to spans designed for about 7-ton trucks under the specifications used for high- way bridges under current practice. A new bridge should be designed for 15-ton trucks. We are informed that the operation of the draw span has been unsatisfactory for some time; the span binds in the closed position and it requires overstressing the machinery and additional manual effort to start opening the draw. There are probably several factors contributing to this diffi- culty but the most important one appears to be a skewing of the span in opening, caused at least in part by movement of the southerly shaft of the draw pier which is badly crack- ed at the high water line. The masonry of both piers at the draw.span have large voids at several of the underwater joints. Both end spans have cracks completely across their con- crete decks, leading us to suspect settlement in the founda- tions of the abutments, which rest directly on shallow sand foundations, without piles. 210 Under these conditions any repairs or replacement of the draw span and adjacent portions of the structure would not ensure against further trouble. We, therefore, do not recommend repairing the existing bridge except as a tem- porary expedient to avoid the outlay of capital in any con- siderable amount. If it is desired to make such temporary repairs, better operation of the draw span may be secured by driving steel sheet piling around the draw pier, filling with reinforced concrete between the pier and the sheeting, and by minor repairs to the deck and machinery, at an estimated cost of $10,000. If more extensive'repairs are desired, the draw pier, draw span and adjacent fixed span should be removed and replaced by a modern structure with new machinery. Such repairs are estimated to cost $50,000, including a tem- porary bridge. Neither of the above temporary repairs will correct all weaknesses and the bridge might require further expenditures for repairs or replacement within a short time, and moreover the structure would be lacking in both width and strength. New Bridge at Present Bridge Street Site. A new bridge can be built on the site of the existing structure. The use of the present location would avoid any large cost for approach highways as required for a new site such as that at,Bay Street, to be discussed later. However, the present highway from 'Osterville has a poor alignment, including two right angle turns. This is very objectionable and we understand that accidents have occurred at these turns. A temporary bridge would be necessary to carry the traffic during construction. This should be a timber pile trestle without draw span and with a roadway only wide 211 enough for one-way traffic. Construction of the permanent ' bridge would be carried on outside of the summer season. The accompanying drawing indicates two studies for a bridge at this location, which are similar except for the type of draw span used. New concrete abutments would be.high- er than the existing ones and built directly in front of them. The new piers would be encased in steel sheet piling up to the high water line and have exposed concrete above the sheet piling, eliminating the need for costly stone masonry facing. The roadway width would be 24 feet with a narrow sidewalk and a steel railing on each side. The bridge deck would be of concrete supported on exposed steel I-beam stringers designed for modern highway loadings. The ap- proach highways would be raised near the abutments and resurfaced. The length of the bridge would be about 195 feet between faces of abutments and the clear waterway at the draw would be somewhat wider than at the present bridge. A creosoted timber fender would be provided to protect the draw span when in the open position. A low re- taining wall may be needed in front of the house at the east abutment. The estimated costs of the projects as. outlined above, complete except for land damages, are—Scheme A, with swing span—$110,000. Scheme B, with bascule span— $115,000. Alternate Site at Bay Street. Accurate surveys have been made as a basis for determining the cost of construct- ing a bridge and approaches at a new location at the end of Bay Street. One advantage of this location is the good ap- proach alignment which is possible, almost a straight line from County Road at Osterville Corners.to the center of Little Island. A, second advantage is that. the water traffic 212 past this site is but a small past of that at the present bridge, since most of the boats from Crosby's yards pass through West Bay to the Sound. This means that a draw- bridge located at the Bay Street site would seldom have to be opened for boats, whereas at Bridge Street the draw openings delay the highway traffic many times each day dur- ing the summer months. The existing bridge would serve to carry the traffic during construction if the new bridge is lo- cated at Bay Street, and therefore the new bridge could be built in the summer without interference with traffic. This would result in a lesser cost than if winter construction and a temporary bridge were necessary. The disadvantage of this site is the increased cost due to the greater width of the water crossing and to the new length of road required for the west approach across the marsh on Little Island. There is soft material in the marsh which should be removed before filling for the roadbed. However, the,quantity to be removed, as estimated from rod soundings taken along the survey line, is not large and the excavated material can be used for surfacing the embank- ment slopes. We have estimated the cost of several types of bridges at this site. Three studies are shown on the accompanying plan. The details- of design are similar to those proposed for the Bridge Street site: namely, concrete piers protected by steel sheet piling and concrete decks supported by steel I-beam stringers. The abutments, however, would be buried in the embankments to save cost. Two of the types shown are low level bridges with draw spans providing a clear waterway somewhat wider than that at the present bridge. The third type is a fixed bridge without a draw but high enough above the water to permit the passage of most of the sailboats using this channel. All three types provide a 213 total waterway approximating that at the present bridge in order not to increase the tidal velocity under the bridge. No estimates have been made of the cost of land takings or land damages for any of the schemes. These costs should not be large, however. The land required on Little Island for the Bay Street site is largely swamp which would be benefit- ed by the proposed construction. The estimated costs of these three types, including the demolition of the existing bridge and the construction of the approaches complete with resurfacing of Bay Street from South County Road, are as follows: Scheme C, with bascule span $165,000 Scheme D, with swing span $1551000 Scheme E, fixed high level,bridge $165,000 These costs are the estimated complete project costs, exclus- ive of'land damages, based on the work being done this year under a contract directly with the Town. The high-level bridge scheme is estimated to cost the same as the low-level with bascule draw. While the bridge structure proper costs less in the high-level scheme, the high embankments.required are more expensive. The high-level structure would eliminate the cost of operating and main- taining'a draw span and would avoid the delay to highway traffic from draw openings. An Act of the Legislature, however, is required before constructing such a fixed bridge and moreover it would probably be necessary to secure the cooperation of those operating boats through this channel. It is to be noted that while the cost of a new bridge at' this site-is estimated to be $40,000 to $55,000 more than at 214 the present site, none of the figures include land damages and that in order to improve the approaches to the Bridge Street site by eliminating the hazardous right angle turns, a large land damage would be caused. If Congress makes funds available for a future P.W.A. program, it may be possible to secure a Federal grant to fi- nance 45 per cent of the cost. Allowing for slightly higher costs under P.W.A. construction regulations, the Federal contribution would reduce the amount to be financed local- ly to below $100,000. This would appear to be a desirable procedure for the Town if such funds become available. Summary. All designs and estimates are based on pro- viding serviceable structures without any additional cost for monumental appearance. Repairs to the present bridge are not recommended. A new bridge located at Bay Street appears preferable, though more expensive because of the better highway alignment on the approaches and less water traffic at this site. We shall be glad to discuss this matter with you further or to attend a Hearing or Town Meeting to explain the pro- ject, if you so desire. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) FAY, SPOFFORD AND THORNDIKE By H. J. Williams." The Board respectfully calls your attention to the re- port of the Special Committee appointed at Town Meeting 1939 and known as the Park Development Committee: This report as found elsewhere in the Annual Report 215 sets up a very comprehensive program for a Park System in the Town over a period of years that if put into effect will ultimately bring great returns to the Town. Of the many recommendations presented by the Plan- ning Board in former years, the citizens and officials of the Town have-accepted the same and by cooperative action these recommendations are now in effect. Negotiations have practically been completed with the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company for the final passing of deeds, etc., for the Railroad right of'way from South Street to Gosnold Street in the village of Hyan- nis. With the acquisition of this right of way a consider- able amount of property will be opened up for development and increased revenue for the Town will accrue when this land is improved and built upon. Our office activity has been increased this past year to a great extent, and calls for services have been materially enlarged upon. It has been gratifying indeed to know that we were in a position to meet the requirements and needs for plans, etc., of the Centerville-Osterville Fire District af- fecting a considerable saving to these two villages, that if our office records and maps were not available, a complete survey of the areas in question would have had to have been made. We respectfully recommend to the Citizens that they accept the Act of the Legislature concerning the use of Craigville Beach. We extend grateful thanks to all our fellow officers and 216 to the Citizens in general for their hearty cooperation in the work assigned to us. Respectfully .submitted, CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman RALPH H. BODMAN, Vice Chairman HAROLD W. WILLIAMS ROBERT F. CROSS F. HOWARD HINCKLEY NELSON BEARSE FREDERIC F. SCUDDER 217 Report of Committee to Study Subject of Zoning To the Voters of the Town of Barnstable'assembled at the annual town meeting on March 5, 1940. Under Article 48 of the annual town warrant for the year 1939 it was "Voted that a committee of five be appointed by the Moderator to join with the Planning Board to study the matter and report at the next annual town meet- ing. "The Moderator appointed the following commit- tee: Charles Sumner Morrill Robert E. French George J. Schuman Kenneth E. Wilson Henry L. Murphy" Pursuant to the above vote, the said committee of five joined with the Planning Board in studying the subject of Zoning throughout the Town of Barnstable. They have examined the zoning by-law already in force in the town in relation to the needs of the town and studied in-some detail the statutes and legal decisions relating to the gener- al subect of Zoning. Your committee is convinced that the zoning principle is valuable for the proper protection of the town as a whole, and feel that the committee should be continued for an- 218 other year for further study of just what zoning require- ments should be recommended for the best interests of the different villages and of the town in general. There is, however, a feature of the zoning law already in force in this town that should be cared for at this time. That is the creation of a Board of Appeals. Our present zoning by-law was drawn under the legislative acts in force throughout the State previous to the year 1933. They pro- vided simple procedure for the initial adoption of zoning in the various towns and stated that, until provision could be made otherwise, the selectmen should constitute a Board of Appeals. In 1933, by chapter 269 of the Acts and Re- solves of that year's legislature, the zoning laws in force at that time were amended by repealing them and substitut- ing new provisions, by section 30 of which a Board of Ap- peals was called for. This section states that until a pro- vision for a Board of Appeals has been incorporated in present existing by-laws, the selectmen shall act as a Board of Appeals. This committee feels that, after the passage of the 1933 act, it became the imperative duty of all towns having zon- ing by-lams then in force to provide for a Board of Appeals in the form set forth in this statute. Respectfully. submitted, TI3E COMMITTEE. t, 219 REPORT OF SHELLFISH CONSTABLE The following is Report No. 13 of.the Shellfish Consta- ble of the Town of Barnstable for the year ending December 31, 1939. This 'report from a financial standpoint will be much better than 1938, but the prospects for 1.940 not so good. The orders for clams for the winter of 1938 were very good, plenty of large ones and a fair supply of small ones the first of the season. The demand for.summer trade after April 1 was about as usual. The supply of large ones plenty and the supply of steamers lasted until- about July 15th, then they were all used up. The demand was about as usu- al but the amounts dug not so much, as part of the supply of small ones had to come from outside. The demand for large ones since the harbor opened in November has been very light. The quohaug business both as to supply and amounts taken has gone over the top and has reached an amount larger than either one of the four kinds of shellfish we re- port on. The scallop season was very short. The supply soon gone and the returns up to December 1st quite a lot below 1938. The orders for Razor Fish were very good all the sea- son which began earlier than usual and kept up as long as the men would dig. The returns were quite a lot larger than for 1938. 220 We have not during the past year taken so great a loss from shellfish enemies (horseshoe and cockels). There seems to be about the usual number but the chief damage they do is to small seed during the first and second year. The star- fish in and at the entrances of our harbors, which seem to be the scallops.worst enemy, seem for the time to be under control. W'e find these starfish most numerous where we find scallop seed which are the adults for nest year. We have this year as we picked up the starfish saved out the scallop seed and transplanted them to areas where there are no starfish found. This is the third year we have done this kind of work and from surveys made and amounts taken compared with those of other years, there is no question as to the wisdom of doing this kind of work. The eelgrass situation is much the same. This grass for some unknown reason disappeared from our creeks and flats about ten years ago as it did in all areas all over the world. It is slowly coming back in some sections of our town. Some quite large areas increasing each year on the north side, none on the south side. The green moss, or grass which two years ago covered quite large areas on the north side, which looked at that time as if it would do some damage, has all disappeared. None anywhere in the town. Clams As I think I told you in my last reports, the year 1937 will no doubt stand as a record for some time as our supply of all sizes at that time was very good. Digging for out-of- town trade was allowed with 175 permits issued and were used nearly every day until September 11th. This year in spite of our shortage of small clams the.latter part of the summer the number of permits issued was larger and the total for the year about $7,000 more than in 1938. The pros- 221 pest for 1940 not too good. We have no set to stay since 1935-36, so -Nvith this condition and where clams grow so fast in Barnstable Harbor, our supply which is quite a lot is all medium and large. This condition exists in most other clam areas as the demand for steamers exceeds the supply all the time, so with no steamers our orders so far this season are very small. We have supervi,5ed the digging most of the last year to try and make the supply go as far as possible, so our town trade in summer can get their supply. Our supply of steamers is all gone; we have just finished on December 18th reseeding an area on Sand Island with small clams sent us by the state which we hope will be enough for our demand for town trade in 1940. The report of this reseeding is as follows: Began November 13 to December 18-20 loads. Planted 14$8 bushels=496 barrels. These clams are larger than usually used for reseeding, but where they will have to be used in 1940, the growth they get by that time should make them about the size needed. We have a small area of set on one of the flats near Scorton Creek which may give us part of a supply to transplant from for our small ones for 1941. The rest will have to be brought in from outside for the next two or three years. One more project, No. 8, reported last year as unfinished has this year been completed. The area is on the west side of Sand Island as follows: Transplanted with state funds: May 23, 1938—June 22, 1938 104 barrels Taken during 1939 1 $789 00 Town spent for Protection and Supervision 300 00 Gain for the Town $489 00 222 We still have project No. 7 as not finished. Reports will come in 1940. Total clam permits issued: 121. Total receiv- ed in 1939: $17,574.00. Quohaugs This part of the shellfish industry is the largest we have any record of. There are a number of reasons for this in- crease. First: last winter was open, not much ice or cold weather, so the men could fish during nearly all the time that this kind of work is at a standstill on account of ice and cold in winter. Second: quite a good bed was found in East Bay and Centerville River. In this area a good lee could be made on Northwest windy days. Third: we have had two seeded areas which were closed in 1935, Cotuit and Hyannis. These areas on account of no market were kept closed much longer than is usual. On this work, however, we were able in October to get a fairly good market and these areas were opened October loth. The Hyannis area (a much larger area and amounts planted more) is, as weather per- mits, still yielding a good supply and will do so for some time. The Cotuit area, much smaller amounts planted, with more men fishing was cleaned up much faster. There is a good supply of small seed on both these areas. Total permits issued: 90. Total received: $23,255.25. Razor Fish Our supply on the north side is slowly decreasing on account of constant fishing all during the winter months and no set for the past three or four years, so our supply must decrease until such time as a new set appears and has time to grow to marketable size. Total permits November 15 for one year, 52. Amount marketed $11,498.50. 223 Scallops The scallop season was very short, only a few boats working, after two or three weeks. The first few days the usual limit was taken in about the usual time, then the sup- ply dropped off very quickly. Of course in spite of a larger number of permits being issued this year than last, the total receipts were much smaller on account of the short season. We were much better off than some sections of the state where no fishing was done at all. This condition of course created a demand,much larger than the supply which kept the prices much higher than any record we have. There seems to be quite a quantity of seed which are the adults for 1940, but with no eelgrass and the uncertainty of just what a scallop will do or where he will go, makes the matter of next year's supply largely a guess. Total permits 1939-40, 123. Total amount taken to December 1st, $11,680.22. Starfish These fish are an enemy and not an asset. Our first work %vas done in 1937. Since then we have had an appropriation and with state,help worked each winter and from the figures below it would seem that (in and at the entrances of our harbors) we have at least succeeded in getting them under control. It seems quite necessary to keep at this work each year as in the areas where we find these starfish we also have plenty of seed scallops, which if left, will all'be destroyed before they become adult size. An itemized report of the surveys, also work done on these pests, would make a report much too long, but a few of the totals might be of interest. State and Town spent in 1937, $1530 50 3163 bushels. 224 State and Town spent in 1938, 958 71 1350 bushels. State and frown spent in 1939, 1481 78 805 bushels. I would like to call your attention at this time to the very substantial manner in which the State Department of Conservation has helped us out in this work. They send us trained men from their Department who are in the line of work a good part of the time and should be expert. They al- so help us out financially so a large part of the credit for our success in the work goes to the state men who came to our assistance. The State has also contributed very substantially with seed clams and quohaugs. This help is largely made possible by the fact that we have appropriations from the town to match amounts furnished by the state. To sum up, the totals are: Clam permits issued 121 Received $17,574.00 Quohaug permits issued 90 Received 23,255.25 Razor Fish permits issued 52 Received 11,498.50 Scallop permits issued 123 Received 11,680.22 Total 386 $64,007.97 While the totals for 1940 will probably not come up to this it is very necessary we supervise a lot of our fishing, also'be able to protect and conserve our supply as much as possible so our fishermen may have this work to fall back on at the season of the year when they need it the most. We have in the last thirteen years seen many changes in the shellfish industry, some are natural, some are man- 225 made. We hope with these experiences and the records we have to refer to that we will be better able in the future to deal with the different problems as they present themselves. Very respectfully submitted, ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGE, Shellfish Constable,,Town of Barnstable 226 Report of BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Nationally and locally the relief situation has been our chief problem throughout the past decade. Many times since 1933 when I first became Chairman of the Board of Public Welfare, I have stopped to consider the past and attempted to foresee the future of relief in the Town of Barnstable. It might be well in this report to put some of these thoughts and conclusions in writing and to trace briefly the course which relief has followed since 1910. I hope that what fol- lows will be at least a partial answer to why we are spend- ing so much for relief in the Town of Barnstable. Back in 1910 the total expenditure for the "Poor De- partment" was less than six thousand dollars. Then certain conditions and practices existed which marked that particu- lar period as quite unlike our own. They might be listed as follows: 1. Most Cape people made extensive preparations for the coming of winter so that they might not have 'to seek public assistance. 2. A great many families had a summer garden and kept hens, pigs and possibly a cow. 3. There were few households containing an able- bodied wage earner that did not have credit with the local grocer. 4. People generally had pride in getting along by themselves independent of the town. When they had to 227 seek relief, it was under the most dire circumstances and the recipient looked forward with considerable apprehen- sion to losing his voting privilege and seeing his name on the "Poor List." Whether such procedure bred a more ' sturdy type of citizen is perhaps debatable, but it seems to me that it did. 5. All matters of relief were handled locally with no interference from either State or Federal governments. However, many changes have occurred during the last thirty years and we find them directly,reflected in the cost of relief. In the first place, an unprecedented period of high wages and steady work lasting from 1916 to 1930 lulled Cape people into a false sense of security and.caused them to forget the thrift and foresight of their forefathers. Sec- ondly, the advent of the Chain Stores practically eliminated credit. Thirdly, the talk of pensions and the establishment of new and privileged categories such as Soldiers' Relief, Old Age Assistance and Mothers' Aid further aggravated the situation. Fourthly, the entrance of the Federal Govern- ment into the picture, with its paternalistic doling out of jobs, food and relief, thereby assuming an obligation which only the most radical previously had sought to place upon it, completed the demoralization of that portion of the public which we now consider.normally "relief people." Any one of the above mentioned occurrences would in itself have been sufficiently serious, but collectively they sim- ply wrecked a relief system which in Massachusetts, at least, was well set up and functioning adequately and efficiently for the best interest of both welfare recipients and the gen- eral public. The force of the first few of these events was beginning 228 to be felt at the close of the World War. Our 1910 relief expenditures were $5900, but in 1919 we spent $19,300; 1925, $28,600; 1929, $38,800. Our expenditures had increased seven-fold in twenty years and even before the depression started, we were well on our way to high relief costs. It is my firm belief that had no depression occurred we would nevertheless be expending a hundred thousand dollars or more annually to take care of our poor. As it is, our total cost for all types of relief was $212,500 of which some $93,- 500 comes back to us in the form of reimbursements, mak- ing the net cost $119,000. As this represents $4.75 in our tax rate as compared with $1.75 in 1929, or a difference of $3.00, it is a matter of financial concern to the town, if nothing more. In explanation of this tremendous.outlay of town funds it should be noted that the Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children Laws and regulations will not permit any sizeable reduction in the $100,000 expended therefor in 1939. In fact the ever increasing number of persons be- coming eligible will probably increase the total to approxi- mately $110,000 in 1940. Fortunately, the net direct cost to the town will be only about $27,000. There is only one path here if we wish to reduce ex- penses and that is to retrace our legislative footsteps and do away with these specialized forms of-relief. Because most of the money for Old Age Assistance and Aid to De- pendent Children comes from the State and Federal govern- ments and therefore is derived by indirect taxation, the public does not realize the-burden which is being imposed on the general tax structure. Since the majority of legisla- tors have been interested primarily in votes and expediency rather than promoting the common good, there is little hope that we may at this late date expect them to disregard 229 such a large political•bloc no matter what desirable end might be thereby achieved. Of course this latter condition exists only because the voting public tolerates it, but there is no indication that people are going to suddenly become sufficiently interested in their government to bring any ap- preciable pressure on their re-election minded politicians. For some unknown reason Mr. Taxpayer "squawks" terrifi- cally about his numerous taxes and then winks good natur- edly at the machinations of the legislators who after all are responsible. Or perhaps many voters.still belong to the "inexhaustible resources of government" group, who firmly believe that by some incomprehensible political magic the government can avoid the economic laws which even they admit apply to individuals and continue indefinitely to spend more than it takes in. Let all this be as it may, it seems quite certain that the huge expense written into the the tax levy by Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children are fixtures for the present at least. In this regard it might be added that those in charge of the "Ship of State" during the past several years, with'little or no re- monstrance on the part of the crew, have "heaved over- board" most of those principles of political economy which in the past have caused our nation to prove so superior.to all others. It would be well for the taxpayers to recall to themselves one of these principles which is today being often and dangerously violated and remember religiously that economy in any function of govermnent is directly de- pendent upon how close to themselves the people keep the controlling power. This brings us naturally to the only other major form of relief,—Public Welfare. If relief recipients could be de- nied the right to vote and if "relief lists" could be again published as they used to be, we would soon lose many of 230 those who might ';get by" if they really tried. Here again remedial legislation is necessary but probably impossible. There is need also of re-establishing thrift, saving and fore- sight in the character of our people, but in the face of all the recent liberalization of relief laws and the Federal gov- ernment's paternalistic attitude, this too, on a large scale, seems pretty hopeless. This is the impasse to which any deep consideration of the problem always lead. There is not too much that can be done other than to everlastingly prod the recipient to renewed effort in finding work and providing for his family, to weed out those who are not really needy, and give only such assistance as will properly relieve without creating indolence. Those procedures that do suggest themselves as possi- bilities in reducing Welfare costs are pretty radical depart- ures from ordinary relief practice. In the first place, I have often contemplated the establishment of a commissary de- partment to provide welfare recipients with practically all their food items. This would bring a direct saving in cost of groceries and complete control over the frequent misuse of food orders or cash. We would have to rent a space, hire one or two extra persons to conduct the commissary and purchase equipment. Whether in-the long run much could be saved is, of course, the problem. As in all other depart- ures from the main traveled road, there are many obstacles and difficulties. Another possibility would be the building of cheap but substantial homes for our more permanent welfare cases. Rent is a very large and unavoidable expense under the present setup. Construction of twenty or so of these in- 231 expensive houses with WPA help might be a partial solu- tion of this problem and a good utilization of Federal funds. The only other means of affecting any substantial sav- ing in welfare costs is to radically lower our relief stand- ards. It goes without saying that we consider our present . standards to be as nearly correct as we can make them. Uufortunately it is impossible to set down on paper the details of just how much relief is given in all types of cases and under all sorts of conditions because each welfare case is unlike any other and is a problem by itself. Until the voters instruct us differently on the basis of some adequate investigation by a group,representing the general public, we must necessarily adhere to standards of relief which seem to us reasonable. As we have said so often before, we are not infallible and realize, of course, that we have made mistakes in granting either too much or too little relief in some cases, but in the main feel certain that we have done a creditable if not a perfect job in the administration of Public Welfare. VICTOR F. ADAMS, Chairman Barnstable Board of Public Welfare. 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Se A % • a . r IC770 c a � _ A % « C p « q r £ q # � � / 6 g : . Q « . ¥ w t ® 7 / \ ¥ q / p = � 0 � « • 235 TABLE SHOWING AVERAGE AMOUNT OF PUBLIC WELFARE GIVEN MONTHLY DURING 1939 TO FAMILIES IN WHICH THERE WERE EM- PLOYABLES BUT NO,ONE EMPLOYED Average per month Average,per month Size of family per family per person Family of two $33.34 $16.67 Family of three 40.40 13.47 Family of four 55.98 14.00 Family,of five 57.45 11.49 Family of six 71.17 11.86 Family of seven '76.44 10.92 Family of eight or more 63.00 6.32 In compiling the above figures we have taken only the cases, from each mouth's report which were on for the entire month, and have included for them all actual expenditures so that the results, within the limits of the experience cov ered, are a reasonably accurate reflection of what in general is being done. No definite conclusions should be drawn from any one figure, however, as the scope of the material cover- ed is necessarily too limited. 14 Ct ct Q. y c� ;.4 cc Ut Gr O +' O � � ° w y Cd ti Q c ce p ce 0 co z � a40a � +� + Wa' OAcd Wa Hif O'J Gil C'J GG L ri cio L- ao cn aq o: ,ces-i � � o pq a � a c w �+ � N 00 0 0 .1 co m N ca cl W e z 06Lo ate+ c �`c� F„ o 0 W a F c� 00 o � m e co c� o o c� O cp o : d ,� rn cv N t pg a a� co elt � w r ce ct s c� F 237 Report of THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: .There have been ninety new buildings in this Town the past year all wired for electricity: a new Public Library, a large addition to the Barnstable High School. I have no report of fires caused by electric wiring the past year. The last few years we have experienced a great change in sign and window lighting by the use of the Neon system, especially is the effect very noticeable on Main Street in Hyannis. This year has seen the beginning of.a new light which may change the whole system of interior lighting. It is the new Fluorescent Tube. The lighting effect of this system being the nearest approach to real daylight of anything yet invented. This also may be used to produce many color ef- fects by using the tubes combined. The electric current used is less expensive than the present Tungsten Bulb. It also has many other advantages. Total Electrical`Inspections for 1939 887 Miles_traveled inspecting 4,455 New Building wire for electricity 90 Respectfully submitted: FREDERIC S. KENT, Inspector of Wires. _ 238 REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable The general condition of the shade trees in the various villages throughout the Town is satisfactory. The greatest amount of pruning was done during the past year, in the villages of West Barnstable and Hyannis. The dead and bro- ken branches were removed from the shade trees in-all the villages during the routine work of the department thus as- suring the proper growth and development of the large shade trees. The trees in the villages of West Barnstable, Osterville, Centerville, Hyannis and Cotuit are, generally speaking, in good condition. The large majority of the young shade trees are show- ing a satisfactory growth. They were again cultivated and fertilized as usual. All of the damaged and dead trees in the plantings that were made during the past ten years have been replaced. In the several new developments throughout the Town there have been many requests for shade trees. These are being taken care of as rapidly as the means of this department will allow. I am pleased,to report a continued improvement in the Tent Caterpillar situation along the main highways through- out the Town. It is the intent of this department to carry this work more extensively into the outlying districts, as the main roads are now under control. During the past winter several large infestations of the Tent Caterpillar have been removed with the aid of P.W.A. labor. The infested trees re- maining along the roadside were sprayed at the proper time. 239 The work of this department in controlling the Elm Bee- tle has been successful. The infestations have been confined to small areas which, in most cases, have been reduced an- nually. All the trees must be sprayed once and where the Elm Beetle are numerous they appear in the latter part of May and at holes in the young leaves. They deposit eggs which are hatched the same season thus making it necessary to spray twice for proper control. During the..course of the regular spring work, several small infestations of the Bladder Maple Gall were discover- ed. These were taken care of with a special spray early in the growing season. I am glad to report also that no Dutch Elm Disease or any other serious diseases have been found in the Town during the past year. In closing, I Irish to express my sincere appreciation to the various organizations and departments throughout the Town for their help and cooperation. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Tree Warden. 240 Report of THE MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: The gypsy moth situation this year has shown improve- ment throughout the large wooded areas adjoining the main highways. There was a noticeable improvement also in the Wequaquet lake district and in the area between West Barnstable and Centerville. No severe defoliation along the main highways was discovered and the trees in general showed an improvement over the previous ,year. The sum- mer residential areas showed very little defoliation. The spraying was begun in the middle of May and continued un- til the middle of July. The extensive mileage to be covered while spraying the areas bordering the highways makes it necessary to employ the full resources of this department during the entire spraying season. Therefore, it is impos- sible, with the present equipment and the limited funds, to do effective-spraying in outlying woodland districts. All the heavily infected areas bordering the main high- ways were creosoted by a crew of twenty to forty W.P.A. workers. There has been a notable decrease in defoliation where this creosoting has been carried on during.the past years. It is hoped that it will also be possible this year to extend this work into the infested outlying areas. Numer- ous dead and decayed trees have been destroyed, resulting in an improved appearance of the woodland areas, in addi- tion to the removal of the breeding places of various insects and tree diseases. 241 The Brown Tail Moth situation is well under control. A- crew of six men and a foreman worked for several weeks during the past winter, removing and destroying them. There has been a noticeable decrease in the large infested areas in the Barnstable-West Barnstable district and this is also true of the .smaller colonies in Hyannis and Cotuit. A large infestation still exists in Sandy Neck, which is practi- cally impossible to exterminate because of its location and the prohibitive cost. The Fall Web Moth which was practically extinct in this town until recently, has increased rapidly during the last few years. This moth is often confused by the towns- people with the Tent Caterpillar which is very similar. It differs, however, in that it comes in August and September. As the Fall Web Moth is mostly found on private property, this department is unable to do much to control the unsight- ly pest. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Moth Superintendent. 242 REPORT OF AIRPORT MANAGER Febuary 1, 1940 To the Selectmen of The Town of Barnstable: Hyannis, Massachusetts I hereby submit the following activities at the Hyannis Airport (Barnstable Municipal Airport) for the year of 1939. This information is also requested by the Civil Aero- nautics Authority at Washington, D. C. 1. Aircraft movements: Scheduled Airearriers, arrivals and departures 64 Transient Aircraft, arrivals and departures 1690 Local flights, Student instruction 13,600 Local flights, pleasure, tests, demonstration 1800 Cross-country,flights 140 17,294 2. Aircraft movements, classified: Privately owned planes, arrivals & departures 962 Commercial planes, arrivals & departures 546 Military, Army, Navy, Marine, arri. & dep. 182 1,690 3. Passengers carried: Scheduled Airearriers, passengers in and out 38 Transient passengers in and out 1,453 Passengers carried, including students 718 2,209 243 4. General information: Number of planes based at port 12/31/39 4 5. Town of Barnstable: Expenditures, permanent improvements Cyclone fencing $ 706.66 Administration Building 2,863.49 Radio Equipment 440.91 Furniture 22.50 $4,033.56 Respectfully submitted, ALTON B. SHERMAN, Mgr. Hyannis Airport 244 Report of SEWERAGE COMMISSIONERS To the Citizens 'of the Town of Barnstable: We respectfully submit the following report pertain- ing to the Sewerage Department. The sewer system has functioned during the past year with very little trouble, no stoppages occurred. A section of a joint on the force main leaked considerably on July 9th, 1939, in the center of the Main Street—Ocean Street intersection. The trouble was repaired in a few hours. No further difficulty has been encountered. There have been 14 new connections to the system dur- ing the year. Of these, one is not in use as yet, two are sea- sonal and the remainder contribute sewage throughout the year. This brings the total active connections to 101 as some inactive connections of last year have since become active. The maximum flow of sewage for one week was 943,000 gallons from August.8th, 190, to August 15th, 1939. This is an average daily flow of 134,714 gallons. The minimum flow was 319,000 gallons or an average of 45,571 gallons per day from December 26th, 1939, to January 1st, 1940. The total flow for the year was 26,272,000 gallons, equal to 71,978 gallons average daily flow. This is a 20510 increase over 1938. 245 The pump station has operated satisfactorily, there- fore there has been no need to use the emergency unit. The average amount of.electricity necessary to pump 100.0 gal- Ions of sewage was 0.4259 KWH as compared to 0.434684 KWH in 1938 and 0.4555 KWH in 1937. At the disposal plant, four filter beds were used at dif- ferent times, two beds being used alternately all the time, shifting among the four beds used as necessary to avoid overworking any of the beds. A light tractor and a spring-tooth harrow were pur- chased in June, 1939,.to use on the filter beds to prevent the growth of vegetation and has so far proven very effec- tive in keeping the beds in excellent condition. About 3,100 cubic feet (23,200 gallons) of sludge was drawn from the Imhoff tank and after drying was distrib- uted around the grounds at the disposal plant. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER P. JORDAN, Chairman CURTIS B. HINCKLEY GEORGE L. CROSS 246 Report of the BARNSTABLE HOUSING COMMITTEE The undersigned, members of the Barnstable Housing Committee, report this year as follows: We were appointed in 1938 to build and equip a police station. This was nearly completed in that year and we filed a report which was accepted at the Town Meeting in March"1939. During the past year we have completed the police station and our final report is filed. At the Town Meeting in March 1939 we were appointed a Building Committee to make certain alterations and addi- tions to the high school building in Hyannis. We have finish- ed that work and our report is filed. We feel that we should call attention here to the tempor- ary arrangement for the use of two rooms in the new wings of the high school building by two elementary classes which have been housed in the Iyanough School Building. These two classes are made up of pupils of the fifth and sixth grades respectively and in the present arrangement they are entirely separated from each other; one being in one of the new wings and one in the other. They will not be able to carry on any work together as they have been doing while they have been occupying adjoining rooms in the Iyanough School Building. The present toilet arrangements for these two classes are not satisfactory; the boys' toilet being in one wing and the girls' toilet in the other and the means of ae- cess being through the high school. We feel that all elemen- tary classes should be completely separate from the high 247 school classes. The present temporary arrangement should be terminated just as soon as practicable by the erection and equipment of a new elementary school building. The proposed new elementary building should not only take care of the elementary classes temporarily housed in the new wings of the high school but it should be large enough to relieve the continued over-crowded condition in the training school and to accommodate the special class now in the house on South Street. New quarters should be pro- vided also for the administrative office of the School Board now in the Town Office Building as these rooms are too small for that department. The Selectmen have advised this Committee that these rooms can be used to advantage by some other departments under their jurisdiction and that if they have these rooms there will be no immediate need of provision for more rooms for their use. We understand.that the School Committee agrees with this Committee that the school housing needs in Hyannis re- quire,— First: The construction and equipment of an adequate elementary school building; Second: A new gymnasium added to the present high school building; Third: The enlargement of the high school auditorium, cafeteria and kitchen; Fourth: The addition of new rooms on the wings and enclosing.the court in the rear of the high school. The location of a new elementary school building.in Hyannis has .been a question on which opinion has been 248 divided. This committee has recommended its location in the vicinity of the high school where we have some twelve acres beside the nine acre parcel given by Mr. Arenovski. Then there is the Milk parcel and the Gray property contig- uous to our other holdings there which can be acquired at small cost. At the time the School Committee received the offer of a federal grant we agreed to a location somewhat north of Main Street and west of Bearse's Way provided the environ- ment could be made more desirable and road and sewer serv- ice extended to it. The town, however, rejected the propos- ed federal grant. A location on Scudder's Avenue has been considered but the expense involved would seem to be prohibitive. The fourth location which has been suggested is north of Stevens Street and west of Winter Street. This has ap- pealed to us from the beginning. It involves, however, its purchase or taking by right of eminent domain. The School Committee recently employed Dean Davis of Boston University, to advise it as to location of the pro- posed elementary school in Hyannis. He reported to that- committee on Wednesday, January 24 of this year. This committee accepted the invitation of the School Committee and were present and heard his report. Suffice it to .say that he finds the location north of Stevens Street and west of Winter Street to be the best adapted not only for a building to supplement the training school but for a single building to house all of the elementary grades in Hyannis when that becomes desirable. Four,members of the School Committee voted to recom- 249 mend this location to this committee. Mr. Henry Murphy was excused from voting on the question as part of the land in question belongs to a member of his family. Now therefore this committee recommends that the lo- cation north of Stevens Street and west of Winter Street be acquired by the town by purchase or right of eminent do- main and accordingly we are causing an article to be insert- ed in the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting to this end. We also recommend the construction and equipment of an elementary school building in Hyannis-to supplement the Training School and accordingly we are causing an article to be inserted in the.warrant for the Annual Town Meet- ing for that purpose. Respectfully submitted: JOHN D. W. BODFISH, Chairman, FRANK G. THACHER, HERBERT H. HOWES, MARION R. HINCKLEY, JAMES F. McLAUGHLJN, Secretary. 250 Report of Barnstable High School Building Committee The undersigned, members of the Barnstable Housing Committee, were appointed a Building Committee at the Barnstable Town Meeting in March 1939 to make certain alterations and additions to the high school building in Hyannis and to equip the same, and $110,000.00 was appro- priated for that purpose. We have done the work we were appointed to do in- cluding the installation of a new heating plant, new toilets and plumbing, and the erection of two new wings of three rooms each. The work done also includes a new front en- trance, straightening the corridors and incidental altera- tions. We have equipped the new rooms. Two of these, one in each wing, have been equipped for the temporary use of the two elementary classes which have been housed in the Iyanough School Building. These two rooms will be given over to the use of high school classes just as soon as a new elementary school building is provided. We were fortunate in being able to get reliable contrac- tors within the amount of money we had to expend and they have all done most excellent work employing a large propor- tion of local workmen and buying much of their material locally. We have kept within our appropriation and are turning back a small unexpended balance. An itemized statement of our account is on file in the Town Treasurer's office and is made a part of this report by reference. Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. W. BODFISH FRANK G. THACHER MARION R. HINCKLEY HERBERT H. HOWES JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN, Secretary " 251 Report of the Committee for the Tercentenary Celebration The Committee for the Tercentenary celebration, ap- pointed by the town in March, 1935, carried through that celebration in the summer of 1939 with but two changes in membership. Judge Charles C. Paine of Hyannis and Miss Elizabeth C. Nye of Barnstable resigned. Mr. Donald G. Trayser of Hyannis and Mr. Alfred Crocker of Barnstable were appointed to their places. Dr. J. H. Higgins was asked to represent Marstons Mills. Judge Paine had been chosen chairman at the first meeting of the committee. On his resig- nation Mr. James F. McLaughlin was made chairman. After several meetings of general discussion the com- mittee settled down to definite plans and apportioned work to its members. Memorials Mr. Crocker, with Miss Evelyn Crosby and Mr. Regi- nald F. Bolles assisting, was asked to erect suitable perma- nent markers to keep in remembrance men and places im- portant in the history of the town. Memorial stones were erected and dedicated at West Barnstable on the site of one of the old Fortification Houses and in the north wall of.the old graveyard to honor Captain John Percival; at Hamlin Plains by the roadside near his birthplace to honor Major Micah Hamlin; at Marstons Mills at the site of the first full- ing mill; at Cotuit, Osterville and Centerville to honor the first settlers in those villages; at Barnstable to honor Rev. Joseph Hull, Rev. John Lothrop and Elder Thomas Dim- mock, to mark the sites of two other Fortification Houses and the house of Col. John Gorham. 252 History of the Town Realizing that the Amos .Otis Papers and Freeman's History of Cape Cod have been long out of print and are so valuable that our libraries can no longer allow them to be taken out for study, and realizing that other records and local traditions never committed to print should be presery ed, the Committee asked Mr. Trayser and Mr. McLaughlin to carry through to publication in the summer of 1939 work they had long had in mind. The committee voted $500.00 from its appropriation to purchase copies for distribution to libraries, guests, historical societies, etcs. "Barnstable— Three Centuries of a Cape Cod Town," edited by Donald G. Trayser, was published in July. Church Observance The committee asked Miss Elizabeth C. Jenkins to se- cure a committee from the East, West and South Parishes to confer with the minister of the town and to plan services to commemorate the founding of the town by Rev. John Loth- rop and members of his church. In this religious program was included: A pageant suggested by entries in the old Church Rec- ords. It was presented on the shore of Coggins Pond where were built the first thatched roof houses: Special church services in each village at the opening of • the village weeks, and again —in accordance with a Procla- mation issued by the Selectmen—on August 20th, the Sun- day of the All-Town celebration. On that Sunday East, West and South Parishes united in the service held in the East Parish church. The preacher was the Rev. Donald 253 Lothrop, pastor of the Community Church in Boston, and a descendant of Rev. John ,Lothrop. A union out-of-door communion service near where Lothrop and his congregation must have held many such services, looking across Barnstable Harbor to Sandy Neck —not greatly changed since then. The heavy rain of August 20th made it necessary to hold this service in the old West Parish Meeting house. Village Celebrations The several members of the committee assembled a committee in each village to plan an Old Home Day or Week in order that hospitality and festivity might be in the air throughout the summer. Weeks were assigned as fol- lows: Cotuit—July 16-22; Chairman, Calvin Crawford. Hyannis—July 23-29; Chairman, Dr. C. E. Harris. Centerville—July 30-Aug. 5; Chairman, Maurice Pate. West Barnstable—Aug. 6-12; Chairman, John Bursley. Osterville—Aug. 13-19; Chairman, Zenas Crocker, Jr. Barnstable—Aug. 20-23; Chairman, Mrs. Bruce K. Jerauld. All-Town Celebration To Mrs. Paul M. Swift was given the planning of three gala days, August 24, 25, 26, for climax and conclusion of the tercentenary celebration. Her enthusiasm, determina- tion, and willingness to put in months of the hardest sort of work converted the committee to her plan of a revival of the 254 old three-day Barnstable Fair on the Fair Grounds in Barn- stable village. This fair, with its exhibits, parades, fire- works, midway, horse races, athletic meet, and its splendid conclusion in the banquet cannot be described in this report. Most of our townspeople were there. For them, for those who could not attend, and for posterity a report in detail of the Fair and of all the events of our tercentenary cele- bration has been prepared and edited by Donald G. Trayser. Hospitality To Judge Thomas Otis was given the responsibility of planning the hospitality to be extended to the guests of the town, especially to the Mayor of Barnstaple, England, Hon. Charles F. Dart, and the Mayoress, Mrs. Dart, who had ac- cepted the Town's invitation to join us in our celebration. Work in the Schools With the support of the School Committee and the Su- perintendent of Schools, the committee enlisted the help of the teachers in directing a study of local history in all the schools. Teachers in the village schools undertook the diffi- cult task of preparing material for their pupils. The note- books shown in the village exhibits and later at the Fair, proved that the boys and girls now go about the streets with their eyes open to much they had not seen before. They may be fathers, mothers, grandfathers or grand- mothers of those who plan the celebration of 2039, and the committee believes this beginning of more serious study of local history is important. The graduating class in the high school called itself "The Tercentenary Class." The speaker at the graduation exercises, a descendant of Rev. John Lothrop, was Rev. John Howland Lathrop of Brooklyn, New York. Miss Jean Hinkle of the School Committee of- 255 fered a prize for the best essay by a high school student on some subject connected with our history. The essays were so many and so good that she generously recognized four contestants: Myrtle Calmas—Captain John Gorham Carl William Uterhart—The Indians Katharine Cotter—John Percival Oliver H. Bowman, Jr.—James Otis The work done in the high school shops was one of the finest exhibits at the Fair. Library Participation Mrs. S. A. Hinckley brought the village librarians and trustees together in monthly meetings in the different vil- lages to learn the history and work of each library and to plan a.joint exhibit for the Fair. In its own little building on the Fair grounds were arranged exhibits of old books and maps,—a "social library," an old Sunday School li- brary, old Singing, School books, church Psalm books, and books by Cape Cod authors. Each undertaking was carried through to successful completion. The addresses at the dedications of the memo- rial stones brought back the early life and the fineness of the men and women who walked up and down our village streets and,went down to the sea in ships. The coming of our guests from Barnstaple, England—the gifts they brought and the gifts we sent back; linked in a new and happy relation, the old, old English town and our three hun- dred year old town. Your Committee worked with one end in view—that the people of the town of all ages and in every village 256 should be able to give reason for the pride that is in us all. Pride and thankfulness that our first settlers knew what they wanted "in ecclesiastical and civil state," sought it from country to country, from wilderness to wilderness, un- til looking across great marshes to a sheltered harbor, they were content and built their town. Other men and women who knew what they wanted have found it in one or an- other of the seven villages grown out of that first settle- ment. Together they have given Barnstable her history, varied and we believe distinguished. Out of sturdy faith came courage, good judgment, hard work. And the great- est of these was courage. Out of the past courage then, cour- age for today—and tomorrow. JAMES F. McLAUGHLIN; Chairman, GLADYS P. SWIFT, ORA A. HINCKLEY, EVELYN CROSBY, M. GENIEVE LEONARD, THOMAS OTIS, REGINALD F. BOLLES, ALFRED CROCKER, DONALD G. TRAYSER, ELIZABETH JENKINS, Secretary, The Tercentenary Committee. 257 REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSION To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable, Gentlemen: During the past year your Park Department has seen a continual. growth in the use by the public of all the Town's,park facilities, particularly those areas fronted by water. Craigville bathhouse was taxed to capacity and will merit consideration as to the enlargement of its facilities for locker space, storage and sanitary fixtures if such in- creased use continues. This year terminates the second consecutive season that Craigville bath-house has been under the management of the American Legion. Your Park. Commission wishes to thank this organization for the efficient manner in which its personnel has carried out its duties here. Improvements have been made at the Bulkhead park and also at the park at the foot of Ocean Street, which we trust have given added protection and made for greater pleasure by the many citizens, children and visitors who avail themselves of the recreatiODal pleasures to be enjoyed at these two areas. Clearing of the property left to the Town for park. 258 purposes by the late Frank P. Hallett is opening up an area of 14 acres in the center of Hyannis which `should provide for year round recreation in the near future. Respectfully submitted, , FREDERIC F. SCUDDER CHARLES H. REID EDWARD A. KELLOGG ANNUAL REPORT of the SCHOOLCOMMITTEE and SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS TH E p0� � y ytv s2p O,A , *0 13 STABLE, o .� MASS. OpA 1639. `,bQ► am of the Town of Barnstable For the Year 1939 In Memoriam I j r. S nib. t k ' RALPH R. BARR Superintendent of Schools July 1, 1932 — June 3, 1939 261 Report of the School Committee To the Voters of the Town of Barnstable: The School Committee submits herewith its annual re- port and the report of the Superintendent of Schools for the year ending December 31, 1939. Death of Ralph .R. Barr The committee records with deep regret the passing of Ralph R. Barr, who served the Town of Barnstable as its Superintendent of Schools from July 1, 1932 to June 3, 1939. Mr. Barr gave to the school system his wholehearted ef- fort. Its needs and requirements were ever foremost in his mind and day and night he labored to keep our educational- program modern and progressive. The new course in Boat Building and Boat Operation was a project very dear to him and its start was almost one of his last acts and the commit- tee hopes that its continued success will be a living memor- ial to the one who worked so hard to make a dream come true. Promotions The vacancy in the superintendency was filled by the appointment of Melvin C. Knight whose success as principal of the High School, had in the opinion of the committee, earned him this promotion. With the same policy in mind, Frederick 1VI. Hodge was promoted to principal of the High School and Briah K. Connor to assistant principal. 262 Meetings Regular meetings were held once each month during the year and seventeen special meetings were held in addition to the inspection visits made to every school in the system. The committee made a careful and detailed inspection of every school building, giving earnest attention to the necessity for repairs and improvements and the formulation of a com- plete and adequate repair and maintenance program. Maintenance and Repair Program The town now has an investment of about $750,000 in school buildings, grounds and equipment. The maintenance and repair of this investment is in itself a major problem. The buildings, equipment and grounds must be not only kept up, but constantly improved to meet the ever-growing needs of a modern and progressive educational system. With all of this in mind, the committee is recommending to the Finance Committee and including in its budget for 1940, the funds for a maintenance man, who, under the direction of the committee and the superintendent, would have the direct supervision of all the school buildings and equipment. Such a man should be able to and would be expected to do much of the repair Nvork himself with the help of the jani- tors. The committee is formulating a program for rotating the repair and maintenance work so that as nearly as possi- ble, equal amounts can be done each year at a nearly uni- form cost. Educational Program The committee has given much serious consideration to the educational program, and feels that the report of our su- 263 perintendent, which follows this report sets forth more ade- quately than we can what has been done and what we hope to accomplish. The formulation of educational programs is more than ever before a job for specialists. For this reason, school com- mittees everywhere employ superintendents, principals and teachers who have educated and trained themselves to be such specialists. Building Program The portion of the building program at the high school authorized at the last annual town meeting has been com- pleted. The new rooms and additional space and the new heating system and toilets are greatly appreciated by every- one. Due to the necessity of housing temporarily two ele- mentary classes in the new wing at.the high school the full benefit of the addition is not realized for the Junior and Senior High school, but it is a wonderful improvement and should be seen by every interested person. The next stop in this program should be the consider- ation of a new elementary school in Hyannis as recommend- ed by your Housing Committee. Realizing the full import- ance and far-reaching effects of such a step,the School Com- mittee secured the services of Dean Jesse B. Davis of Bos- ton University School of Education as a consultant and a recognized authority in his field. As soon as this part of the program is completed, we must provide for an adequate cafeteria, gymnasium and auditorium at the high school. Our present cafeteria and auditorium facilities are inadequate and the correction of this condition must soon be given serious consideration by the citizens of the town. 264 Your Housing Committee has made an exhaustive and complete investigation of this entire situation as set forth in their various reports on this matter. It is true we spend a large amount of money on our schools but when the American people can be made to realize that the cost of the correction of crime in these United States is practically five times the cost of education, they will be willing to give not only more of their substance, but more of themselves to provide greater opportunities for all children. Budget for 1940 The budget proposed for 1940 shows a decided increase over the expenditure for 1939. This is due primarily to. two reasons: (1) The operation and maintenance of a larger plant at the high school. (2) The necessity for large scale repair work at the high school. After inspection of the high school, the committee secured the services of a competent man to survey the entire situation there as to repair work and make written recom- mendations for such work. This report shows that it will take about $10,000 to repair and paint the interior and ex- terior portion of the old part of the high school and the com- mittee recommends that this be done in 1940. As mentioned before, we have an investment of approxi- mately $750,000 in buildings, equipment and grounds. A very conservative figure for the maintenance of this valu- ation of buildings, equipment and grounds would be 2% 265 per year. In order to protect this investment it is necessary to,appropriate sufficient money each year to keep our build- ings and equipment in good condition. Conclusion The committee extends its sincere appreciation and thanks to the members of the Housing Committee for their help in our building program, to the school department per- sonnel for their loyal effort and cooperation, and to every person and organization who has contributed to the suc- cessful operation of our schools and for the interest they have shown in helping our children. Respectfully submitted, BRUCE K. JERAULD, Chairman NORMAN E. WILLIAMS JEAN G. HINKLE HENRY L. MURPHY FREDERICK L. HULL 266 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL School Committee-1939 Bruce K. Jersuld, Chairman, Barnstable Term expires 1942 Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term'expires 1940 Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1941 Henry L. Murphy, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Frederick L. Hull, Hyannis Term expires 1942 Superintendent of Schools Melvin C. Knight Office: Town Building, Hyannis Tel. 505 Hours: 9:00 to 9:30 A.M. and by appointment Residence: 58 Parkway Place, Hyannis Tel. 688-J Secretary of School Committee Dorothy E. Reckendorf Residence: 26 Camp Street, Hyannis Tel. 4724 School Physician A. P. Goff, M. D. 453 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 593 School Nurse Ruth P. Rigby, R. N. Office hours every school day: . Hyannis Training School: 8:30-8:50 A.M. Tel. 71 Barnstable High School: 9:00-9:30 A.11I. Tel. 68731 Residence: 310 Sea Street, Hyannis Tel. 565-J 1 TEACHERS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1939-1940 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL Appoint Name Position Preparation anent Frederick M. Hodge Principal Harvard,A.B.,Ed.M. 1925 Briah K. Connor Asst. Prin., Science Bowdoin, B.S. 1934 Raymond S. Person Science Amherst, B.S. 1925 Theodore W.Glover,Jr. Woodworking Mass. State, B.S. 1926 M. Louise Hayden Commercial Brockton Bus. Col. 1926 *William P. Bangs Dir. Health &Phy. University of Maine 1926 Ed. *Samuel Griffiths Director of,Music Siegel Myers, B.M. 1928 Florence D. Chaffee Latin Boston Univ., A.B. 1929 *Katherine M. Nehubian Physical Education Posse Nissen 1929 *Vernon B. Bearse Physical Education Springfield, B.P.E. 1929 Janet C. Jones Art Pratt Institute 1929 Bertha A. Newcomb History Bridgewater T.C. 1930 B.S.Ed, L. Henry Mitron Metal Work Exten. Courses, 1930 Fitchburg T.C. Mabel E.Harris English Bridgewater T.C. 1931 B.S.Ed. Lillian L. Hoffman Household Arts Framingham T.C. 1932 B.S.Ed. *Harriett G. Chase Art Vesper George 1933 School of Art Jesse A. Taft Agriculture Mass. State, B.S. 1934 Corinne W. Hurst English Middlebury, A.B. 1935 Cornelius J. Fair Math., Social Stud. Amer„ B.P.E.; 1936 Hyannis,B.S.Ed. Elliott B. MacSwan Geography Colgate, A.B. 1936 Marion L. MacQuarrie Commercial Boston Univ, B.S. 1936 Evelyn I. Banning English U.C.L.A., A.B.; 1936 Mills, A.M. Louise T. Clark English Boston Univ.,B.S., 1936 A.M. Wm.F.Hodgkinson,Jr. Science, Guidance Norwich Univ., B.S. 1937 Wilbur E. Cheever English Harvard,A.B.,M.A. 1937 Francis L. Horgan Commercial Boston Univ.,B.B.A. 1.937 Chester P. Jordan, Jr., Mathematics Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 "Dorothy L. Barton Vocal Music Lowell T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 Alice R. Noble Mathematics Parsons,B.A.; 1938 U.of Iowa.M.S. Marion Brink French Radcliffe, A.B. 1938 Mary E. Murphy Cafeteria, House- Framingham T.C. 1938 hold Arts B.S.Ed. W. Leo Shields History Holy Cross.B.S.Ed. 1938 Eric C. Vendt Agriculture Conn.State,B.S. 1938 Harvard H:Broadbent History,Economics Harvard,A.B.,Ed.M. 1939 Edith M. Barr Librarian Bates, A.B. 1940 Beatrice H. Syriala Secretary Barnstable H. S. 1930 **Lloyd Welch Auto Mechanics Wellesley High 1936 **Elno C. Mott Boat Bldg. and Rhode Island State 1939 Boat Oper, *'Supervisor in elementary schools also, **Part-time vocational teachers, 268 BARNST ABLE VILLAGE SCHOOL Annie H. Bearse Prin., Gr.1-2 North Adams T.C. 1922 Alice A. Gilchrest Gr. 5-6 Fitchburg T.C. 1923 Joyce B. Holmes Gr.3-4 Kirksville T.C.,B.S. 1939 WEST BARNSTABLE SCHOOL Helen P. Hayden Prin., Gr.5-6 Rhode Island C. 1931 Olga Lahteine Gr.3-4 Hyannis T.C. 1927 Bertha S. Reber Gr.1-2 Hyannis T.C. 1911 MARSTONS MILLS SCHOOL Jeanne E. Fortier Prin., Gr.1-2 Lowell T.C. 1930 Ruth L. Dunham Gr.3-4 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1933 Charles H. Howes Gr.5-6 Hyannis T.C..B.S.Ed. 1939 Magdalene L. Chase Ungraded Hyannis T.C. 1923 COTUIT SCHOOL Etta M. Crawford Prin., Gr. 5-6 Fredericton Normal 1923 Florence E. Handy Gr. 3-4 Columbia U. 1934 *Marjorie S. Smith Gr. 1-2 Worcester T.C. 1931 tPhyllis E. Morgan Gr. 1-2 Bridgewater T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1940 OSTERVILLE SCHOOL Lida F. Sherman Prin., Gr. 5-6 Hyannis T.C. 1913 Jeannette L. Fraser Gr. 3-4 Bridgewater T.C. 1.926 Ruth M. Sarano Gr. 2 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1933 K. Virginia Adams Gr. 1 Lowell T.C. 1933 CENTERVILLE SCHOOL Harriett I. Chace Prin., Gr. 5-6 Bridgewater T.C. 1930 Bertha Salo Gr. 3-4 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1935 Margaret M. Mullaney Gr. 1-2 Hyannis T.C. 1931 HYANNIS TRAINING SCHOOL William G. Currier Prin., Gr. 6 Internation.Y.M.C.A.,B.H. 1911 Lucy E. Durgin Gr. 5 Plymouth Normal 1925 *Georgia L. Henley Gr. 4 Worcester T.C. 1925 tHilda I. Barton Gr. 4 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1939 Catherine A. Dillon Gr. 4 Bridgewater T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1936 Grace V. Rowland Gr. 3 Boston U.,B.S.Ed. 1915 Mary W. Murray Gr. 3 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1923 Bessie A. Morse Gr. 2 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1914 Frances G. Rose Gr. 2 Westfield T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 Marie R. Wheelock Gr. 1 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1930 Hazel A. Bradbury Gr. 1 Boston U.,B.S.Ed. 1936 Anna E. Brison Secretary Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1936 IYANOUGI3 SCHOOL Abbie E. Bodfish Gr. 5 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 Doris L. Lebel Gr. 6 Regis C.,A.B. 1937 SOUTH STREET SCHOOL Eleanor C. Nickerson Ungraded Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1935 *Resigned tElected '169 Janitors Barnstable High School—Carlton L. Taylor, Charles L. Baker, L. Ray Jones Hyannis Training School—Percy E. Brown Barnstable Village School—Wilton P. 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 Attendance Officer Prescott L. Fish, Centerville Tel. Hy. 55-W-2 School Calendar 1940 Winter Term January 2—February 16 Spring Term February 26—April 18 Summer Term Elementary Schools: April 29—June 21 High School: April 29—June 27 Fall Term: September 10—December 20 - 270 School Committee Meetings The committee meets in the committee rooms, Town :Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in the school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30 P.M. No Session Days Town Meeting Day, March 5; Good Friday, March 22; Memorial Day and the day following, May 30 and 31; Barn- stable County Teachers' Convention Day, October 25; Thanksgiving Day and the day following, November 28 and 29. 271 Report of the SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the School Committee of Barnstable, Massachusetts: Miss Hinkle and Gentlemen: It is a pleasure to submit to you my first annual report as Superintendent of Schools. This is the fiftieth in the ser- ies of such reports from this office. I wish to express my appreciation for and pride in the opportunity that has been given me to serve the people of Barnstable and their children. Enrollment - The total enrollment of the schools from September to December 1939 was 1,802, the average enrollment was 1,728, and the per cent of attendance was 95.24. The four following graphs show the trend in enrollment from 1929-1939. From these graphs you will observe that the total school popula- tion of Barnstable increased approximately 400 from 1929 to 1939. The enrollment in the elementary schools in this period has leveled off while the high school has increased its numbers. considerably. The growth in the Barnstable High School is characteristic of high schools all over the country and has made itself evident in the last two decades. THE GROWTH OF THE TOTAL SCHOOL POPULATION Grades 1-12 — 1929- 1939 1500 1700 1500 1400 1300 1200 1100 1000 1192911930(193111-)321193311)341193511936111-371193SI1939 THE GROWTH OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Grades 1-6 — 1929-1939 1000 950 900 S50 Soo 119291193011931 J 19321193311934119351193611J3711J3S 11939 THE GROWTH OF THE HIGH SCHOOL Grades 7- 12 — 1929 -1939 Soo 750 700 650 600 550 500 1192911930119311193211933119341193511936J1J371193811939 THE GROWTH OF THE HYANNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Grades 1 -6 — 1929:1939 450 400 350 300 v 1192911930119311193211)3311)3411935l193611f:3711938l1939 274 CHANGES IN THE TEACHING CORPS PROMOTIONS Name Old Position New Position Frederick M. Hodge Assistant Principal, Principal, Barnstable High Barnstable High Briah K. Connor Biology, Chemistry Assistant Principal, Barnstable High ELECTIONS Name School Position Joyce B. Holmes Barnstable Village Grades 3-4 Hilda I. Barton Hyannis Training Grade 4 Harvard H. Broadbent Barnstable High History, Economics Edith M. Marr Barnstable High Librarian Phyllis E. Morgan Cotuit Grades 1-2 Elno C. Mott Barnstable Industrial Boat Building and Boat Operation TRANSFER Name Old Position New Position K. Virginia Adams Barnstable, Osterville, Grade 1 Grades' 3-4 RESIGNATIONS Name ' School Position Marjorie. S. Smith Cotuit Grades 1-2 Georgia L. Henley Hyannis Training Grade 4 Chester A. Crosby Barnstable Industrial Boat Building and Boat Operation RETIREMENT Name School Position Ellis G. Cornish Barnstable High Librarian Mr. Cornish retired at the end of the school year in June after serving fourteen years in the schools of Barnstable. It is sincerely hoped that his well-earned years of retirement will prove to be years of health and happiness to him. 275 Introspection In any school system the welfare of the pupils should supersede all other considerations. A good index as to the effectiveness of education in the community is the interest of children in school. In order that the child be happy and interested in his work, it is necessary that we make provi- sion for individual differences and needs in classroom situ- ations. The major objective of the present school system in Barnstable is to provide through the school every possible opportunity for the highest degree of individual growth. The teachers are giving their wholehearted devotion, en- thusiasm, and skill for the attainment of this ideal. Elementary Schools At the present time in the elementary schools particular consideration is being given to: (1) Improvement of reading . (2) Arrangement of a workable testing program (3) Revision of courses of study Reading We must realize that reading should function' as a thinking process, that habits of thoughtful reading are the ones we wish to develop and that reading is a basic tool sub- ject. Approximately twenty-five per cent of our elementary school failures are due to reading difficulties. In many schools throughout the country we find read- ing problems and many children who are unsuccessful in their school lives because they cannot meet the reading re- quirements of other dependent subjects. Many children 276 fail year after year because they cannot read aptly. Occa- sionally, we find reading classes trying to eradicate an ac- cummulation of confusion and troubles with which the child has become burdened. Sometimes, we find teachers who are interested in the reading difficulties of their chil- dren and who reveal their concern by organizing special remedial classes in which pointed corrective work is given. We must be interested and concerned about our read- ing. We should realize the significance of reading difficulty, place importance upon prevention and elimination of read- ing troubles, and emphasize the needs for concentration up- on reading and for the extension of that reading into every part of the child's school life and into every subject in his curriculum. This year we hope to improve our reading: (1) By training the children to accummulate a work- ing and helpful reading vocabulary•including the number of and kind of words that specialists have determined necessary for each of the various grades. (2) By training the children to determine new words independently through modern, applied and mean- ingful treatment of other analysis methods. (3) By creating a sincere interest in and love for read- ing and reading materials. (4) By training the children to read silently compre- hensive work-type material. All of the work in reading is being planned in view of the above listed provisions with special attention to indivi- dual and class limitations. Our'teachers are showing a sin- 277 cere interest in"the reading program. They have attended faithfully a series of reading demonstrations, which were conducted for the purpose of familiarizing them with meth- ods, plans and materials of several of the recognized basal reading systems. I should like to express my sincere appreciation to Miss Hazel Bradbury for her supervision of the work and to all the teachers for the support and interest they have shown. I wish to recognize at this time, too, the very fine work that is being done by an interested and enthusiastic group of stu- dents from the Teachers College who have organized a Read- ing Club under the direction of Miss Bradbury and who de- vote several hours each week of their free time to the study of reading problems and the assembling of materials for re- moval of them. We do not believe that we can expect to feel the results of this concentrated reading work immedi- ately, but we do anticipate definite evidences of growth in the near future. Testing In any educational. set-up it is valuable to utilize a sci- entific program for measurement of child ability and growth, and for successful child guidance. This year we plan to arrange a testing program that includes the admin- istration of general ability, achievement, and reading tests to accomplish these purposes. The results of these tests will aid the teacher in doing a better job of instruction. They will indicate where each pupil stands in achievement in a given subject and how well he is using his abilities. In addi- tion, they will assist the teacher in evaluating the educa- tional program and in the proper grouping of pupils for classroom teaching. The reading tests will show the limitations of our chil- dren in the field of reading. They will measure pupil abili- 278 ties in word recognition, sentence and paragraph reading and in reading to understand precise directions, to predict outcomes of given events, to appreciate general significance and to note details. The results of the tests will provide ma- terial to be used for intelligent diagnosis to be followed by conscientious, remedial treatment. Courses of Study Constant revision of,the courses of study is necessary if the ,schools are to keep abreast of changing educational thought and practice. We must attempt constantly to im- prove our curriculum. In organizing this material we are working slowly and are giving careful consideration to the needs of the situation. At the present time we have com- mittees of teachers revising the courses of study in history, geography, and health. Standing committees will be ap- pointed shortly in all the other fields. The Division of Child Hygiene of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is cooperating with the teachers in the development of the experimental health education curriculum in grades four, five, and six. At the present time, unit teaching is being carried on in nutrition, dental health, and prevention of disease. High School I refer you particularly to the annual report of Princi- pal Hodge. He has summarized many of the things of funda- mental importance. I wish to add a few things concerning our six-year high school organization. Educationally, I feel that the six-year high school in a small community is an ideal institution. The term six-year high school is applied to a school organization in whch the junior and senior groups form a single administration unit. 279 This type of organization offers a wider use of the school machinery, more effective employment of the teaching force through departmental instruction, greater possibilities of socialization and, most significant of all, a continuous pro- gram of studies together with greater opportunity for edu- cational guidance. In our six-year high school unit we start with a curricu- lum which provides general education with stress laid upon the fixing of the fundamental skills, upon the exploration of the interests and capacities of the boys and girls, and upon the strengthening of the study habits, and slowly and gradu- ally we approach a time when the pupil is required to select a specific course of study:. In most respects the articulation between the junior and senior high school levels in this unit is satisfactory. For purposes of instruction pupils who enter the high school from the elementary grades are placed in homogen- eous groups. Pupils are placed in these homogeneous groups on the basis of the following criteria: (1) Their reading ability (2) Their mental ability (3) Their achievement in tool and skilled subjects at the end of the sixth grade in terms of both the results of standardized tests and the judgment of their elementary school teacher. With the program in the elementary schools placing the emphasis on the child and his needs it is obvious that the sudden change of policy in the high school where the em- phasis is more largely on subject matter will naturally re- sult in some maladjustment. This can be remedied by the 280 better coordination of the general policies of both schools and by the closer afticulation of classroom practices. High School Addition At the annual town meeting in March.1939, the citizens appropriated $110,000 to build additions to, and make alter- ations in, the high school building. .This project was under the direction of the Housing Committee, through whose ef- forts the new quarters were opened to the pupils following the Christmas vacation. These included six classrooms, six, commodious toilet rooms—two on each floor—a new heating plant, an auto mechanics repair shop, and a metal work shop. The new toilets have remedied a serious inadequacy that has existed in toilet facilities for years. At the present time two of the classrooms are occupied temporarily by the fifth and sixth grade pupils from the Iyanough School. This has made better quarters for the Iyanough pupils and has at the same time concentrated all the work of the Agricultural unit in the Iyanough School. The new rear entrances will enable the buses to re- ceive and discharge pupils without congesting the front driveway as formerly, and at the same time they will make possible a more convenient method of taking care of the early and late bus pupils. Major Repairs and Replacements The following major repairs and replacements were made this year: at the Barnstable Village School, a new roof, renovation of the basement, and the installation of toilets for the boys and girls; at the West Barnstable School, a new electric water pump; at the Training School, 281 the slate roof and conductors; at the High School, a new tar and gravel roof, waterproofing of two outside walls, plastering and redecorating the cafeteria and adjacent cor- ridor and repainting the library and biology laboratory. The new roof at the high school was made possible through the appropriation of forty-six hundred dollars voted at a special town meeting held on August 14, 1939. EXHIBITS AT TERCENTENARY FAIR The following excerpts from the local papers concern- ing the school exhibits at the Tercentenary Fair are called to your attention: Hyannis Patriot: "The largest and one of the very best of all the exhibits is that showing the work of the Barnsta- ble Public Schools in all its variety and scope. There is work of the students of all ages in arts and crafts work, drawing, woodworking, art work, educational work, metal work and numerous other branches. It is an exhibit no one interested in the Barnstable schools should miss—a most fitting exhibit for a Barnstable Tercentenary Fair." Cape Cod Standard-Times: "The school and health ex. hibits at the Barnstable Fair last week were so effective they inevitably raise the question: Why not make them annual affairs? . The exhibits by Barnstable High School pupils were outstanding. They were an eye-opener to many who did not know of the extent and quality of work done by boys and girls in art, woodworking and other lines. Here are worthwhile accomplishments which the public needs to know about." 282 Urgent Need It is imperative that we provide immediately additional quarters for the housing of the elementary school pupils in the village of Hyannis. The Housing Committee and the School Committee have agreed jointly on the geographical location of the site, and upon the number of classrooms and type of building that should be constructed to take care of our needs for a period of years. Dean Jesse B. Davis of the Boston University School of Education, an expert on school housing, was employed as a consultant to recommend the best site for the location of the proposed school and to advise as to the type of building we should construct to meet our educational needs. The following extracts from the report of Dean Davis are called to your attention: SITE "A modern educational program extends beyond the confines of the school building. Many vital school ex- periences are found on the playground, in the school garden, and in the environment of a landscaped and well-kept school property. The following factors are essential in the selection of a school site: 1. Size and Shape. a. A minimum of five acres of land. b. Space for future additions to the building. c. Playground areas for school.and community. d. Areas for gardens, parking and approach to the building. 283 2. Environment.."Environment has much to do with the promoting of self-respect and the respect for so- ciety that are essential to good citizenship." The following factors should be considered: a. The neighborhood should be distinctly resi- dential in character. b. There should be freedom from the distrac- tions of noises from traffic, industry or busi- ness. c. The school should be free from all hazards of fire or other dangers to life or health. d. The site should lend itself to proper land- scaping. 3. Accessibility. An elementary school serves the younger children of the community and should be located with reference to the home locations of both present and future populations. The following fac- tors enter the problem: a. The travel distance for the pupils should not exceed a radius of one-half to three-quarters of a mile. b. The school should be accessible through well- paved streets .and sidewalks. c. The building should be readily accessible to service utilities without excessive cost. 4. Topography. The genera]. character of the land is a most important factor in the selection of a school site. The essential considerations are the follow- ing: a. When possible a school should be given a commanding position, making use of such elevations or contours as may be found. 284 b. Proper drainage is a vital factor for both the building and playground areas. c. Low and swampy areas should not be includ- ed in the site where drainage costs and fill- ing are excessive or where these areas may remain unimproved over a period of years. d. The soil and subsoil should be such that they contribute to proper drainage and provide proper footing for the building. 5. Adaptation to Orientation for the Building. The site should be such that the building may be placed in a manner contributing to the good appearance of the plant as a whole and at the same time providing the proper lighting of classrooms and other rooms requiring special consideration. Points to be con- sidered are: a. The aesthetic blending of the building with its environment. b. The proper distance from the street. c. The possibility of expansion without unneces- sary cost or interference with essential areas. d. The facing of classrooms toward the east or southeast when possible. Rating of the Proposed Site on the Previous Factors Fundamental Factors Basic Score Proposed Site I. Size and Shape 20 15 a. Acreage b. Future extension c. Play areas d. Parking, approach, etc. 285 II. Environment 25 20 a. Neighborhood b. Hazards c. Distractions d. Landscape III. Accessibility 30 25 a. Center of population b. Streets c. Travel, distance d. Utilities IV. Topography 15. 10 a. Elevation b. Drainage C. Soil d. Substrata V. Adaptation to Orientation 10 7 a. Logical fronting b. Spacing c. Building expansion d. Perspective Scores 100 77 This site scores 77 out of a possible 100. It is the most accessible_of all the locations for the largest number of pu- pils in the present population. The environment is the best of all the areas considered and it is permanent. Topography and Orientation can be made to conform to standards. This site is also sufficiently near the center of town so that in the emergency that the Training School is no longer adequate or its service should be discontinued, the proposed building could be increased in size to meet the needs of all the pupils at the center. 286 BUILDING NEEDS The problem to be considered is: (1) The type of building which should be planned to house a forward looking program of study and a modern administration. (2) How large this building should be to care for all of the pupils in the elementary grades for at least ten years. (3) How much of this building should be erected at the present time should it not seem feasible to complete the whole building now. (4) To estimate an approximate cost of such a building. It is rather difficult to predict the number of pupils that may reasonably be expected in the schools ten years hence. However, a glance at the elementary enrollment figures pre- sented will help in arriving at a fair estimate. Birth Rate The record of births in Hyannis for the past ten years shows the following: 1930-57 1935-68 1931-63 1936-42 1932-53 1937-62 1933-68 1938-67 1934-52 1939-64 Average-59.6 It is evident from these figures that, from the normal birth rate of the town, the schools can expect enough pupils 287 to reach the school entering age to demand two standard rooms for the beginning class from this source alone. Add to this the pupils moving into the district and we have a definite increase. To illustrate this,—six years ago there were only 52 births recorded yet the enrollment in the first grade today is 86 pupils. The birth rate is peculiarly steady and the enrollment in the schools has shown a healthy growth. Taking the foregoing facts into consideration it seems reasonable to expect that the normal birth rate and increase in school enrollment will continue at a rate that would make it wise to plan a building program to house approximately 600 pupils. 'It is embarrassing to return to the town for an- other appropriation within a period of at least ten years. THE BUILDING PROBLEM Assuming that a satisfactory site has been determined and located at the approximate center of the future pupil contributing area, the planning of the proposed building presents a number of factors to be considered. 1. The Program of Studies. A school building is erected for the main purpose of housing a forward looking program of studies. Therefore, our first consideration is to determine the educational activities to be carried on in the proposed building. In the modern school there is no intent to minimize the value of drill in the fundamental processes often referred to as "the three R's." It is rather to broaden the experience of the child in the essentials of life situations, to give him the opportunity to develop the mind through the hand in the making of.objects to express his ideas, to en- courage the creative instincts, and to arouse interests. The modern school also strives to develop social instincts 288 through group activities in play and in the working out of simple projects together. Such endeavors lay the founda- tions of democracy. 2. The Training School. In the building program the future use of the Training School building is an important issue. This building while in fair condition is, in many re- spects, not modern. The heating plant is in need of replace- ment. There is no playground area, no gymnasium or assem- bly room, and no rooms for special classes or manual activi- ties. Whatever the future of the Teachers College, the use of this building as a school should be definitely limited. 3. Type of Building Needed. The town should have a strictly modern plant housing a modern program of studies and pupil activities. This also I repeat is just what the town desires for the education of its children. Such a building should include the following features: a. The necessary number of classrooms to house the pupils attending with some provision for growth. b. An assembly room for both school use and for the community. c. An indoor play area for both school and community uses. d. A small library. e. Rooms for handwork for both boys and for girls. f. A room for pupils needing special teaching. g. Besides these instruction areas there should be the the administrative suite, the health suite, restrooms, toilets and service rooms. Outside of the building, but an essential part of the instructional area should be the playground and school garden plots. How many classrooms will be needed to house the ex- pected total of 600 pupils. This is an increase of 148 pupils more than the present enrollment. Assuming that this in- 289 crease is evenly distributed through the grades, we can esti- mate the approximate enrollment in each grade when the school is filled. The present enrollment in each grade demands in four out of the six grades a little more than two standard rooms. Therefore with the probable increase during the next ten years there should be a total of 3 rooms for each grade or 18 classrooms. If it is not feasible to erect the complete building at the present time, the central portion could be erected now leav- ing the addition at a later time. This plan would necessitate the continued use of the present Training School for some time, and the provision for growth to be cared for in the new building. The minimum building that should be erected at the present time should include the following: Classrooms 8 ea. 22 ft.x 30 ft. Special Class 1 ea.22 ft.x 30 ft. Handwork 2 ea: 22 ft.x 36 ft. Admin. Suite 1 ea. 22 ft.x 30 ft. Nurse's room 1 ea. 22 ft.x 10 ft. Teachers' room 1 ea. 22 ft.x 10 ft. School Committee 1 ea.22.ft.x 30 ft. Outside entrance Assembly and Playroom 1 ea.40 ft.x 60 ft. Heating plant, toilets, storage, accessories." An,a.rticle will be placed in the warrant for the annual town meeting calling for the purchase of the proposed site and the appropriation of funds necessary to build,the school. 290 I sincerely hope that the citizens will act favoraby upon the recommendations of the Housing Committee. Conclusion We are constantly trying to raise to a higher plane the general efficiency of the whole school system. The making of citizens is a very important work, and the cooperation of all agencies is essential. We solicit your interest and help, and the writer makes a special request for parent§ to get in closer touch with the schools. In order to carry on all the activities of the school in a more efficient manner, I urge parents"to bring directly to me any criticism they may have, and I promise that all suggestions will be courteously re- ceived and given serious consideration. I wish, in conclusion, to express my deep appreciation for the fine cooperation of the teachers and pupils, the sup- port of and belief in our schools by the public and the loy- al interest of the School Committee. Respectfully submitted, MELVIN C. KNIGHT. 291 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1939 Receipts Appropriation, March 1939 $195,500 00 Dog Tax 1,610 20. Cobb Fund 334 50 Smith-Hughes Fund 487 95 $197,932 65 Expenditures General Control: Superintendent, Secretary, Attend- r ance Officer and Expenses of Office $7,127 86 Instruction: Salaries of Principals, Teachers, Su- pervisors, Clerks and Expenses of Supervisors 117,389 87 Textbooks 2,996 65 Supplies 6,677 89 Operation of School Plant: Janitor Service, Janitor. Supplies, Fuel, Water, Electricity, Tele- phone & Cartage 23,635 24 Maintenance of School Plant: Repairs, replacement and upkeep 8,595 20 Auxiliary Agencies: Health 2,240 37 Transportation 27,140 00 Outlay: New equipment and grounds 1,038 00 292 Other Expenses: Graduation, Insurance, College Entrance Examinations, Laun- dry, Miscellaneous 806 11 $197,647 19 Unexpended Balance $285 46 Repairing High School Roof and Waterproofing Walls Appropriation, August 14, 1939 $4,600 00 Expended 4,058 00 Unexpended balance $542 00 School Department Reimbursements Tuition—City and State Wards $1,104 22 General School Fund Part I 12,446 50 Vocational Household Arts 1,436 18 Vocational Agriculture 1,773 36 New Bedford Vocational School 26 55 Dog Tax 1,610 20 Cobb Fund 334 50 Smith-Hughes Fund 487 95 General receipts 204 86 Unexpended balance 827 -46 $20,251 78 Financial Summary Appropriations, March and August 1939 $200,100 00 293 Dog Tax 1,610 20 Cobb Fund 334 50 Smith-Hughes Fund 487 59 $202,532 29 Reimbursements to town on account of schools 20,251 78 Net cost for support of schools from local taxation 1939 $1,82,280 51 294 AGE-GRADE CHART Total Enrollment December 31, 1939 Age GRADES Totals *P.G., Un- I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII graded, 5 48 48 6 106 41 147 7 14 114 37 1 166 8 2 21 72 54 149 9 2 8 28 73 38 2 151 10 1 5 27 74 34 1 4 146 11 2 6 25 86 40 1 2 162 12 1 8 38 68 37 4 156 13 1 1 9 26 64 37 2 4 144 14 9 10 27 75 26 2 4 153 15 1 6 14 23 78 29 3 154 16 1 6 5 20 47 26 105 17 1 1 2 9 14 54 *2 83 18 3 5 22 *3 33 19 1 2 *1 4 20 1 1 Totals 172 185 144 162 146 177 153 150 142 138 98 105 30 1802 Age and Grade.October 1st. 295 TOT A-L ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOLS December 1939 Un- . grad- Schools I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII PG ed Total .Barn. 11 20 8 18 it 16 84 West Barn. 7 12 9 12 16 14 70 Marstons Mills 15 16 13 15 12 13 10 94 Cotuit 13 16 13 12 14 .7 75 Oster- ville 28 21 21 11 22 20 123 Center- ville 12 20 19 16 14 17 98 Training 86 80 61 78 29 45 379 Iyanough 28 45 73 South Street 14 14 Junior High 153 150 142 445 Senior High 138 98 105 6 347 Total 172 185 144 162 146 177 153 150 142 1318 98 105 6 24 1802 296 Report of High School Principal Mr. Melvin C. Knight, Superintendent of Schools, Hyannis, Massachusetts. My dear Mr. Knight: Zn I herewith submit my annual report as principal of the Barnstable High School. Very feNv, changes have.been made in the organization of the school this year. Barnstable High School continues as a six-year school providing a general education for seventh and eighth grade pupils, and by means of its College, Busi- ness, Practical Arts, Household Arts, Agriculture, and Boat Building Courses, a more specialized training for pupils in grades nine to twelve. Enrollment The total enrollment of the school in December was 792, a decrease of six compared with the previous year. The fol- lowing table shows the distribution by grades: Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total Boys 74 67 63 51 49 53 5 362 Girls 79 80 81 87 51 50 2 430 Total 153 147 144 138 100 103 7 792 In addition to the above, sixty-eight elementary school pupils are enrolled in the Iyanough Building, making a to- tal of 860 pupils. 297 The enrollment by subjects is as follows: English 792 Stenography 72 French 68 Typewriting 87 Latin 53 Geography 153 Civics 76 Economic Geography 54 United States History 25.1 Office Practice 28 Ancient History 35 Business Principles 24 World History 63 Household Arts 182 Economics-Sociology 88 Agriculture 25 Practical Mathematics 31 Metal Work 97 General Mathematics 300 Woodworking 168 Algebra 84 Boatbuilding 13 . Plane Geometry 59 Freehand Drawing 523 Solid Geometry- Mechanical Drawing 265 Trigonometry 9 Music 399 Review Math 12 Instrumental Music 145 Commercial Arithmetic 47 Physical Education 750 Biology 87 Boatbuilding Math- Chemistry 75 Science 13 Physics 44 Guidance 153 General Science 396 General Business 147 Junior Business Training 54 General Language 147 Bookkeeping 74 The ninety-three pupils who graduated in June are now engaged as follows: Boys Girls Total Attending colleges' 7 7 14 " Enrolled in commercial schools 3 3 6 In preparatory schools 5 0 5 Training for nursing 0 6 6 In other schools 5 1 6 Post-Graduates 5 1 6 Army 3 0 3 298 Navy 1 0 1 National Guard 1 0 1 Working 17 12 29 At home 9 6 15 Married 0 1 1 56 37 93 'Bates, Bridgewater State Teachers College, Hyannis State Teachers College 5, Massachusetts State College :3, Northeastern University 2, University of Michigan, Univer- sity of New Hampshire. Barnstable High School is rated Class A by the State Department of Education, and has the certification privi- lege from the New England College Entrance Certificate Board. The Building The recently completed addition to the building reme- dies to a great extent the overcrowded conditions which have been a serious problem for several years. A larger cafe- teria, and a room large enough to accommodate seventy-five pupils during study periods are two needs which have not yet been provided for. In order that proper care may be taken of the pupils' health, immediate provision should be made for a health room where pupils who become ill may rest and receive treatment. Guidance Guidance has always been given by some teachers to some pupils in every school system. The teacher who has had a sympathetic understanding of a pupil's problems and has given suitable advice at the right time has given guid- 299 ance, and has been an important factor in the life of the pu- pil. As school enrollment increased, bringing in pupils with a wider range of abilities, the need of guidance for all pu- pils has been recognized. This year guidance has definitely become a part of the school curriculum. A member of the teaching staff conducts group guidance once a week with the seventh grade divi- sions, and also plans the programs that are offered in the home rooms twice a month. These programs have included such topics as vocations, methods of study, safety, leisure time activities and educational subjects. Pupils needing spe- cial help are referred to the guidance counselor whenever he can be of service. The guidance counselor has been given one period a day for these interviews. An additional time allotment would increase the effectiveness of this work. To Miss Jean Hinkle, who volunteered to assist in per- sonal interviews and who has given much of her time to this work, the school is deeply grateful. National Clerical Ability Tests In May 1939, a group.of fifteen students, representing the junior bookkeeping, the senior shorthand, and the sen- ior office practice classes were given an opportunity to par- ticipate in a nation-wide clerical ability testing program, conducted by a representative of the Joint Committee of the National Office Managers Association and the Eastern Com- mercial Teachers Association. This was not a contest, but an ability test which corresponds to the type of test given by many employers to their prospective employees. In order to make this test a definite aid to employers in selecting ef- ficiently trained office workers, the Committee awards a cer- tificate only for work that meets office standards. Because of the nature of the tests; the time, and the skill required to complete them, the Committee estimates that about 40% of 300 those participating.in the testing program are successful in attaining the standards set. However, 50% of the students entering from Barnstable High School have received certi- ficates upon successful completion of the tests in May. Vocational Agriculture In evaluating the accomplishments of our state-aided Vocational Agricultural Department for 1939, one cannot overlook the assistance given us by various organizations within the county. Due recognition is gladly given to mem- bers of the Cape Cod Extension Service, the Cape Cod'Horti- cultural Society, and the local Garden Clubs. Through their splendid co-operation, we have been able to place our boys with local estates and farm owners who are in search for boys with agricultural training. Earnings of members of the department for agricultural work reached a new high for 1939. A total of $3,655.68 rep- resenting 12,150 hours of work was paid all boys who worked on local estates and farms to obtain their farm prac- tice requirement. In spite of a poor growing season and very low prices for farm produce, the average labor income per boy for own- ership projects was slightly above the preceding year. In all cases, the projects proved to be of decided value to the parents as well as to the boy. The chart which follows is a summary of their home ownership projects: No.&Kind Size Project of of Project Project Labor Projects Projects Receipts Expenses Income 10 poultry 1179 birds $1662.07 $992.01 $670.06 9 garden 3/4 acre 377.09 101.79 262.94 3 livestock 10 head 822.55 511.13 311.42 Total 22 Projects $2861.71 $1604.93 $1256.76 301 Average labor income per boy from projects $57.12. Average labor income per hour from projects $ .46. Every opportunity to enter judging teams in agricul- tural contests held throughout the state were taken advan- tage of in 1939. Besides entering five teams in the Annual Interscholastic Judging Contests held at Massachusetts State College, teams participated in the judging of poultry, vegetables, milk, and livestock at the Brockton Fair, Boston Poultry Show, Bristol and Norfolk Agricultural Schools. Again, Barnstable High was honored with the best individu- al judge of milk of all Massachusetts schools that entered the contest. The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture awarded a gold medal to our successful contestant and also a silver medal to our second place winner in the Ornamental Horticulture Judging Contest. Greater participation by our boys in exhibiting at the Cape Cod Horticultural Show occurred in 1939. From ex- hibits in vegetables and flowers, $55 in premiums were re- ceived. In other agricultural contests the boys received $23.50 besides obtaining many ribbons and medals. During 1939, we have been successful in organizing a Barnstable Chapter of the Future Farmers of America, which has recently been recognized by the national organi- zation with an official charter. The primary aim of the F. F. A. is the development of agricultural leadership. Other pur- poses include: strengthening the confidence of farm boys' and young men in themselves and their work; creating in- terest in a more intelligent choice of farming occupations; creating and nurturing a love of country life; improving the - rural home and its surroundings; encouraging thrift and..., improving scholarship. 302 A splendid group exhibit in vegetables was arranged by members of the Barnstable Chapter at the annual flower show of the Cape Cod Horticultural Society. Winning first place, our chapter was awarded $25 and a silver plate. Boat Building and Boat Operation Course The Boat Building and Boat Operation course which was organized last year is being continued with thirteen boys enrolled. The boys spend the morning at regular class work in school and receive practical instruction in boat- building in the afternoon at the Crosby Yacht Building and Storage Company in Osterville. Four skiffs have been built and four others nearly completed. Plans are now being made for the construction of a catboat and a Wianno Junior One Design Knockabout. Public Speaking Activity in public speaking has continued to increase. During the past year Barnstable High School has partici- pated in eight interscholastic debates, five of which it won, in addition to those of the District and State Tournaments. Although the average membership per chapter in New Eng- land in the National Forensic League is 5.2 members, Barn- stable still retains a membership of nine: Barnstable High School was for the fourth consecutive year, host school for the Southeastern District of Massachu- setts in the' contests preliminary to the State Forensic Tournament. Ten high schools, an increase of three over the previous year, entered forty-three different pupils in de- bating, declamation, original oratory and extempore speak- ing. Six of our pupils were sent to the State Tournament at Groton in March. 303 In the Cape District Public Speaking Contest for boys in the agricultural department, two boys from Barnstable .High School placed first and second among the contestants, and were awarded prizes by the Massachusetts State Grange. The junior high annual speaking contest, sponsored by the Hyannis Woman's Club, was again held in the spring to .stimulate interest in public speaking. Dramatics Interest in dramatics at Barnstable High School.has been maintained for the third consecutive year through the junior and senior dramatic clubs, meeting three times a month to study stagecraft, makeup, costuming, and dramat- is technique, and to,participate in acting. These clubs also serve as a training ground for many pupils who are. called upon to take part in the various assemblies, speaking con- tests and public presentations sponsored by the school. Each club gives two assemblies during the year, and the senior high group prepares the three-act play presented for the junior class. Several changes in policy have been made this year. The membership of each group has been reduced to thirty through the elimination of inactive members. Only pupils willing to take part in the dramatic instruction portion of the meetings are allowed in the clubs. Instead of using time .after time the experienced and talented, the clubs now make an effort to allot parts to all, even though the public presen- tations may be less spectacular than formerly. Music In addition to pursuance of work in the usual courses of music study, the year 1939 was marked by several events of more than usual importance. 304 Several pupils were selected to represent the town of Barnstable in the musical programs of the Eastern Music Educators' Conference, a three-day convention held in Bos- ton in March. These students were complimented upon their fine work and splendid attitude. In May the band attended the Massachusetts Music Fes- tival held in Belmont. One of the band members entered the competitive auditions in this event and also at the N. E. Fes- tival in Worcester and on both occasions was awarded the highest rating in New England for tuba playing. All of his training was obtained in Barnstable High School. The orchestra and band appeared on many programs for the school and community, among which were school assemblies and games, dedication of the new post office at Hyannis, Memorial and Armistice Day exercises, the Ter- centenary Fair, and the. Rotary Club. A selected chorus sang for the Barnstable County Teachers' Convention in October. Art The art work covered during the year included design, color study, lettering, representation, applied art and art ap- preciation. Dominant throughout all the art work is a con- sideration for the creative and imaginative spirit. Through integration with other subjects, art is made a part of the general activity program of the school. The art course should reveal to the pupil his own powers and offer his,crea- tive activity a means whereby he can express himself. The Clipper The Clipper is printed three times a year and is an ac- credited member of the National Scholastic Press Associ- 305 ation. Its staff of twenty-four members meets once a week to carry on the work of editing the magazine. Staff members are responsible for one-third to one-half of the material in The Clipper, the remainder being supplied by contributions from the student body. To the business staff falls the task of procuring advertisements which constitute almost the en- tire income of the magazine. A group of ten students is responsible for the typing of all manuscripts. N. Y. A. The allotment of federal funds for a program of part- time work for needy students under the National Youth Ad- ministration has been continued. Under this program, a student may earn up to six dollars a month. The twelve stu- dents who participated earned $252.90. Scholarships Four scholarships were awarded to members of the sen- ior class to assist them in continuing their education. These scholarships are an important factor in encouraging the pu- pils to make the best possible effort and are greatly appre- ciated. The American Legion scholarship for $300 was awarded for the third successive year on the basis of outstanding ability, scholastic rank, financial need and expectation of success in life. The Satilla Hallett Smith Scholarship was awarded for the second successive year by Mrs. Miriam A. Darrow. This scholarship is for $300 and covers full expenses for one year at the Cape Cod Secretarial School. A $300 scholarship was awarded for the second time by 306 Miss Jean Hinkle to the senior member of the football squad, who during his high school course has shown the finest school spirit, the most willing cooperation with coach and team and the highest degree of sportsmanship both on and off the playing field. The Rotary Scholarship and Citizenship Award was pre- sented for the third time by the Hyannis Rotary Club to the student who had high scholastic rating and best exemplified in his everyday life those qualities that most nearly approxi- mate the ideal of "Rotary Service." Open House An Open House was held on February 20 to give par- ents an.opportunity to visit the teachers in their classrooms and inspect the school building. A special invitation to par- ents to visit the school during Education Week in Novem- ber, provided an opportunity to observe the regular class- room work. Parents are cordially invited to.come to the school on any school day, confer with the principal and teachers, and visit classes. In conclusion, I wish to thank you, the School Commit- tee and the members of the faculty for the co-operation and support that I have received at all times. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK M. HODGE. 307 B. H. S. ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION School Year Ending September 21, 1939 Class Balances: Class funds 1939 $21 42 Class funds 1940 39 ,39 Surplus account (Includes funds for score board$212.09) 346 28 Cash on Hand as per previous report (June 30, 1938) $407 09 Income: Sale All Sports Tickets $530 25 Gate Receipts: Football $823 27 Basketball 279 99 Baseball 16 50 Girls' Hockey 33 37 1,153 13 Field Concessions 27 19 Total Athletic Income $1,710 57 Expense: Football $890 04 Basketball 259 10 Baseball 216 32 Track 24 50 Girls' Hockey 46 27 Girls' Basketball 20 00 Golf 12 50 Medical Supplies 84 13 Printing and Posters 69 25 308 Telephone 31 00 Badges 15. 15 General Equipment 34 03 Total Athletic Expense 1,702 29 Net Operating Gain $8 28 Clipper: Income $424 14 Expense 421 22 2 92 Class Funds: Income 876 78 Expense 670 51 206 27 Magazine Campaign: Income 138 00 Expense 82 06 55 94 Music Fund: Income 152 75 Expense 249 68 96 93 Student Council: Income 28 55 Expense 56 25 27 70 309 Nilson Pictures: Income 144 88 Expense 129. 95 14 93 ' Tennis Court: Income 252 65 Expense 238 11 14 54 Dramatics and Debate: Income 22 10 Expense 103 96 81 86 Other Income: r Vending Machines 12 88 Tel. 2 35 Class funds to Sur- plus Account 129 40 Cancelled checks previ- ously issued 14 23 158 86 Other Expense: Books, Magazines, and Films 157 94 Misc. and Sundry Items 106 36 Basketball Score board from funds previously transferred from Class 1938 funds to surplus 310 account 212 09 Tercentenary Fair 11 72 488 11 Total Surplus Balances 461 74 Total Deficit Balances 694 60 Net Deficit for the year 232 86 Cash Balance on Hand at close of school year 1938-1939 174 23 Funds Due Class of 1940 162 55 Funds Due Class of 1941. 43 72 206 27 Surplus Deficit $32 04 311 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA Cash Report and Other Statements For the year ending June.27, 1939 Receipts Balance September 1, 1938 $151 04 Receipts from Sales: September $722 65 October 809 14 . November 698 09 December 586 15 January 807 73 February 650 83 March 662 90 April 672 76 May 605 49 June 561 38 6777 12 Total Receipts $6928 16 Payments Purchases: September $607 60 October 679 14 November 518 95 December 374 77 January 663 76 February 466 05 March 514 96 April 511 92 312 May 512 28 June 389 87 5239 30 Operating Expenses for the year: Miscellaneous Expenses 73 84 Salaries 500 00 Wages 971 10 1544 94 Total Payments 6784 24 Cash on hand June 27, 1939 $143 92 Classification of Purchases Bread and Rolls $238 96 Candy 1077 30 Canned Goods 248 47 Cones 69 75 Cookies 199 63 Fresh Fruit & Vegetables 102 03 Fish 73 43 Ice Cream 1279 85 Meat 311 75 Milk 11.22 56 Potato Chips 124 80 Provisions 419 05 $5267 58 Less Discounts and Returns 1 28 28 Total Net Purchases $5239 30 31.3 Assets Assets: Cash $143 92 Merchandise Inventory 43 66 Total Assets 187 58 Liabilities and Capital Liabilities: None Capital: Present Capital $187 58 314 Report of the Department of Health and Physical Education Mr. M. C. Knight, Superintendent of Schools, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Dear Mr. Knight: I herewith submit my fourteenth annual report of the Physical Education activities in the Public Schools of Barn- stable. 1. To promote health and build a more sound human mechanism. 2. To develop leadership. 3. To provide for worthy use of leisure time. 4. To contribute to the foundation of a sturdy charac- ter. With the above aims remaining constant throughout our entire program, perhaps the clearest way to regard the work being done is through its two main divisions; namely, ele- mentary, and high school programs. This creates a two- ' phase program, all parts of which converge into the central we cannot separate mind, body, and soul; but must attempt point, "Education," with the complete understanding that to educate a human being. 315 Elementary School Division Here we find the work again divided to consist of group recreational and disciplinary activities on one hand and in- dividual remedial health activities on the other. Division of Work Grades 1 and 2—Boys and Girls—Rhythm—Miss Nehubian Grades 5 and 6—Girls—Rhythm—Miss Nehubian Grades 3 and 4—Boys and Girls—Recreation and Discipline Mr. Bearse Grades 5 and 6—Boys-Recreation and Discipline—Mr. Bearse Grades 1' to 6—Boys and Girls—Individual Correctives— Mr. Bangs Methods of Supervision Rhythm, Recreation, and Discipline: Supervisor visits each class semi-monthly. The lesson is outlined and demon- strated for the class and teacher at one visit and is redemon- strated for the supervisor under the direction of either the teacher or pupils' leader at the following visit. .Individual Remedial Work: The method followed in carrying out corrective exercises is necessarily somewhat different from that outlined above. A postural examina- tion, consisting of footprints and shadowgraphs, is given to all pupils at the opening of school, and special posture class- es are formed as a result of this examination. A re-examina- tion of pupils in these classes is made in the spring for a checkup on improvement. The teacher in each room is given a plan of exercises to be followed by the different groups 316 throughout the year. Here again each class is visited by the supervisor semi-monthly and each child is given, at the first visit of each month, two exercises designed for his particu- lar defect. These exercises are to be followed each day at home and also during a five minute period to be allotted from the time assigned to physical education in the daily school program. It is hoped that each child will be assist- ed by his parent while at home and will receive indirect su- pervision from the teacher while in school. Several of the more extreme cases are receiving treat- ment by Dr. Paul Norton of the State Clinic for Crippled Children. This clinic is held monthly at the Cape Cod Hos- pital under the direction of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and its work is of tremendous benefit to the children of Cape Cod. Six Point Health Child The contest of the Six Point Health.Child is started in the fall and there is a final checkup in May with an award being made to each pupil who has qualified in the following . six points of heath: 1. Vision 2. Hearing 3. Teeth and Throat 4. Gain in Weight 5. Posture 6. Immunization from Small Pox and Diphtheria This contest provides a definite tie-up of the work of the School Physician, Nurse, Dentist, Teacher, and Physical Director. In the spring of 1939,five hundred and ten pupils of the. elementary schools received the Health Award. 317 Number of Pupils Receiving Treatment for Postural Defects 1938-39 1939-40 Barnstable 40. 36 Centerville 55 29 Cotuit 48 37 Iyanough 28 35 Marstons Mills 53 34 Osterville 57 54 Training School 153 113 West Barnstable 34 26 Total 478 354 This table is,somewhat misleading because of the fact that the present schedule does not allow nearly enough time to meet the demands of all pupils. It is hoped that this may be remedied in the near future. High School Division Due to lack of time in the present schedule, the in- dividual corrective work does not extend above the sixth grade. However, an attempt is made to carry on with group correctives as a part of the regular weekly double period in the gymnasium. This double period arrangement has many advantages, two of the outstanding being the possibility of hiking and instruction in swimming. Athletics in the seventh and eighth grades is still ideal- ly confined to intramural programs in football, baseball, and basketball. Thus a greater number of individuals receive the benefit of playing on fully equipped organized teams, and the players are not subjected to the strain of inter- 313 school competition during an age when this strain would be harmful to them. Regular schedules are maintained in football and base- ball under the direction of Mr. Jordan, in basketball under the direction of Mr. Bangs, while Miss Nehubian conducts field hockey, basketball, and soft ball for the girls. All pro- grams are working out with excellent results with the ex- ception of baseball, which still shows much to be desired and may easily be termed the weak link-of the entire ath- 'letic setup. This.is due mainly to the lack of a playing field. In order to play their games, these boys must wait un- til either the varsity baseball or track teams are engaged away from home. No seventh or eighth grade baseball schedule has yet been completed. The interest is present, the instruction available, and when a playing field is provid- ed the program will rank with the best. . Physical Education classes are conducted in grades 9-12 on the basis of two single periods weekly. One of these peri- ods is devoted to strictly formal work in the nature of floor tactics and calisthenics, for all; tumbling and apparatus work for the boys; and rhythmic work for the girls. The other period is devoted to an intramural program in athlet- ics. Aside from the gymnasium classes, intramural activities are conducted in field hockey, basketball, golf, tennis, volley ball, and soft ball. These latter activities are carried on during the afternoon under the direction of a member of the faculty. Varsity Athletics In the upper four grades, athletic activity also develops into varsity teams which engage in interscholastic compe- tition in football, basketball, baseball, track, cross country, 319 and golf. In order to make this extensive program possible, the assistance of teachers other than those in the Physical Education Department is necessary. To illustrate, the fol- lowing table is enclosed showing those faculty members who are engaged in coaching some branch of athletics. It should be clearly understood that these are not members of the Physical Education Department; but regular classroom teachers who carry on these activities in addition to a full load of teaching duties. It is only because of them that the generous program of athletics for the boys and girls of Barnstable High School is possible. Mr. E. B. MacSwan—Head coach of football Mr. W. L. Shields—Assistant coach of football Mr. Jesse Taft—Coach of baseball Mr. W. L. Shields—Coach of Track Miss Bertha Newcomb—Coach of Girls' Golf Mr. C. P. Jordan, Jr.—Coach of Intramural Football and Baseball Mr. W. E. Cheever—Coach of Cross Country Miss Marion MacQuarrie—Coach of Tennis The following table will illustrate the duties of the three members of the Physical Education Department. W. P. Bangs- Director of Health and Physical Education Individual Remedial Work—Grades 1-6 Gymnasium Classes (boys)—Grades 7, 8, 10, 11, lZ Coach Intramural Basketball Instructor in Science—Grade 8 V. B. Bearse— Physical Education Supervisor—Grades 1-6 Gymnasium Classes (boys) Grade 9 Coach of Boys' Basketball 320 Coach of Golf Instructor in Science—Grades 7 and 8 Katherine Nehubian — Physical Education Supervisor—Grades 1-6 Gymnasium Classes (girls) Grades 7-12 Coach of Girls' Athletics Recommendations In my report for the Physical Education classes of the previous year, I urged that the assignment to physical edu- cation classes in the high school be based purely on the physical condition of the pupil. At the present time, these assignments are made on an academic basis. It does not seem reasonable that because a group of pupils qualify for eighth grade English that they should all be grouped simi- larly for physical activities. It is more reasonable to assume that classification as the result of a complete medical exami- nation and a series of strength tests would be more,efficient and beneficial to all pupils. Many might well be excused from certain activities while others might need more of a particular type. The expense of installing a system to meet these re- quirements is not excessive and it is hoped that we will soon realize our aims in this direction. Athletic Field The Athletic Field at the high school is in .deplorable condition The football field in particular has received no attention since its construction. It is badly in need of re- surfacing. Boys' Gymnasium Since the completion of the new addition at the high 321 school and the failure to make any changes in the gymnas- ium setup, this report would be incomplete without an ex- pression to the effect that I consider the present boys' gym- nasium unsafe for use. There are many heavy pieces of theatrical equipment suspended overhead by ropes. This is constantly on my mind and I sincerely hope that steps may be taken to provide for the safety of the boys in gymnas- ium classes. Also the present conditions, which do not allow for the use of the gymnasium and the auditorium at the same time, are extremely bad and many activities must suffer as a re- sult. At this time, allow me to express the deepest gratitude for the cooperation received from the School Committee, Superintendent, Principals, and Teachers in our Physical Education work. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM P. BANGS, Director of Health and Physical Education 322 Report of School Nurse For the Year Ending December 31, 1-939 School visits 857 Inspections 47898 Exclusions 92 Skin conditions 24 Colds and sore throats 39 Symp. Communicable Disease 6 Other Causes 23 Home visits 833 Nursery school visits 101 First aid treatments 512 Health talks 151 Consultations 373 Teachers 56 Parents 150 Pupils 126 Others 41 To Clinic for Crippled children 15 Diphtheria immunizations by Dr. Goff 125 Chest Xrays at Cape Cod Hospital 26 Chest Xrays, Chadwick Clinic 36 Physical Examinations, Chadwick Clinic 8 To Taunton State clinic for examination 3 To Retarded Clinic 13 Vision Re-tests 474 Vision defects found 51 Eye examinations at clinic by Oculist 26 323 Glasses prescribed and obtained 23 Eye muscle exercises and drops prescribed 3 To private Oculist and Optician 25. Tonsil and. Adenoid operations 1+3 Weighed and checked for nutrition 801 To Cape Cod Hospital for minor treatments 4 Summer Round Up Attendance 102 Physical examinations by Dr. Goff (pre-school) 96 Physical examinations by family physician 6 Defects found at time of examination 14 Defects corrected before entering school 6 Defects improved -6 To Summer Camp, Pocasset 9 Home Hygiene and care of the sick, 19 period course Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 602 Defects found at time of examination 7 Defects corrected since examination 6 Defects irremedial 1 Notices to parents 585 Result of•Inspection 92 In regard to clinics 394 Vision 32 Dental 22 Medical. 7 Other 38 Contagious cases 55 Chicken pox 45 German measles 3 Scarlet fever 2 Conjunctivitis 4 Lobar Pneumonia ] Respectfully submitted, RUTH RIGBY, School Nurse. 324 Dental Clinic. Report for the Year Ending December 31, 1939 Children 488 New 417 Returned 71 Examinations 995 In class room 654 In dental chair 341 Cleanings 431 Fillings 661 Temporary 371 Permanent 290 Extractions 221 Temporary 214 Permanent 7 Total operations 1,313 Certificates 811 At time of exam 384 At completion 427 Respectfully submitted, RUTH RIGBY, School Nurse. t 325 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF CLASS OF 1939 Helen Nunes Aguiar Christ Euthymios Grammaticas Virginia Allen Bertram R. Greene, Jr. Charles Henry Bearse, Jr. L. Lillie Gronlund Harold Lawrence Bearse Roger L. Hamblin Austin Andrew Bell Jane Harris Clifford Joseph Bonna Toini Tuulikki Hemmila Madeline Mary Bourget Dorothy Evelyn Higgins James N. Bowen Miriam M. Hill Oliver Hunt Bowman, Jr. Eben Sturgis Hinckley Emma M. Boyne Gorham Walker Hinckley James Frederick Burke Florence Maria Hord Rose Adele Burlingame William Grant Howes, Jr. Robert Herbert Cahoon Gordon Otis Jerauld Myrtle Calmas Frederick B. Johnson Alden B. Childs, Jr. Allan Francis Jones Katharine C. Cotter Frank S. Jones Anne Wilma Crocker Nancy A. Jones Charles F. Crocker Jennie E. Joseph Bradford A.,Crosby James K. Karras Marion Louise Crowell Mary Lisabel Keavy Wilbur Curtis Cushing Edith A. Kelley M. Henry Davis Edwin Cecil Lagergren Barbara R. Doane Irene M. Lampi Donald M. Drew Barbara Landers Barbara Jean Dunham G. Harding Lapham Gordon Field Gertrude.Pauline Libby Ayres A. Fortes Anita Louise Lorange Nicholas Francis Fortes Shirley J. Lovequist William B. Fratus, Jr. Kathleen Alice Lovell Henry S. George John Collins McKeon Walter Souza Gomes Patrick J. McKeon Adolphus M. Grace Lillian A. Moore i 326 William Cumming Mott Frances A. Starck George Newell Nickerson Cecil J. Sullivan Mabel Miriam Pelton Varma T. E. Sundelin Lucette Janine Perry William Joseph Sutton Josephine R. Pina Paul Dennis Syriala Rhodella Hilton Pompay John Leary Terry, Jr. Rita L. Robert Dennis Francis Thomas Eldon Robert Rucker William G. Tsiknas Carl Salo Carl William Uterhart Carol Scudder Eleanor Susanna Waller Frederic Bryant Scudder Harold C. Weekes, Jr. Ross Sethares Albert Gordon Williams Raymond Philip Silva Louis P. Williams Harvey F. Sinnett Harold Willman Frances E. Souza CLASS OFFICERS WILLIAM UTERHART, President CARL SALO, Vice-President CAROL SCUDDER, Secretary PAUL SYRIALA, Treasurer 327 Graduation Awards June 14, 1939 Alumni Prizes in English First Mary Keavy Second Virginia Allen Otis Language Prizes Latin Myrtle Calmas French Varma Sundelin Leslie S. Johnstone Business Course Prizes First Paul Syriala Second Emma Boyne Becker College Award Paul Syriala Louis M. Boody Award in Mathematics Carl Salo Rensselaer Alumni Association Medal Charles Crocker Washington and Franklin Medal in United States History Mitchell. Daniel Tercentenary -Essay Contest Award First Myrtle Calmas Second William Uterhart Third Katherine Cotter Fourth Oliver Bowman Rotary Scholarship and Citizenship Award Carl Salo Satilla Hallett Smith Scholarship Marion Crowell American Legion Scholarship Mary Keavy 328 ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE 1938-1939 Barnstable Village School: Carlson, Roland Anderson, June Crosby, Robert Bartlett, John W. Palumbo, Louis DeMello, Paul Pierce, Gerry George, Rosamond Pyy, Richard Johnson,Margaret Johnson, Natalie B. Centerville School: Johnson, Robert Baker, Stuart Phinney, Helen 0. Buckler, Helen Card, Glen West Barnstable School: Dixon, Russell Davis, Louis Frazier, Elizabeth Duarte, Joseph Goffin, Geraldine Fonseca, Beatrice Goffin, Vernon Fonseca, Lionell Siira, Howard Maki, William Wannie, Walter . Wiinikainen, Vilma Hyannis Training School: Marstons Mills School: Bumpus, Everett A. Mendes, Lino Chase, Jean Mitte, Frank Coleman, Carol Dupuis, Florence Cotuit School: Gagne, William Ashley, Lucy Maki, Betty Bearse, Edward Martin, Marion I. Frazier, Amelia -Morin, Durward U. Harlow, Ruth Murphy, Eleanor Rosary, Lucille Osterville School: Rosary, William Arthur, Jean Rose, Mary 329 Rosengren, Elizabeth A. Fratus, William B. Shuttleworth, John Frazier, Dorothy F. Slavin, Gerald Fuller, Thelma George, Madeleine Iyanough School: Gronlund, Lillie Lawes, Virginia Harju, Helen Pocius, August Hemmila, Toini T. Sherman, Robert Hinckley, Herbert L. Sturges, Nancy E. Hinckley, John Hord, Florence M. Barnstable High School: Howland, Jennie F. Ahonen, Ellen E. Jacobs, Edwin N. Ahonen, Lyyli Johnson, Edith Aittaniemi, Inez Johnson, Gloria C. Alberghini, Doris Johnson, Ivar A. Amado, John Johnson, John C. Anderson, Maye Jones, Lena . Anderson, Robert Jones, Nancy A. Babbitt, William Klimm, Elenore. L. Bacon, Leonard Lahteine, Francis Bain, Murray Lewis, Betty J. Bearse, Mildred J. Lewis, Elliot Bearse, Robert Logan, Eldon H. Brooks, Lawrence Lopes, Joanna Chase, Ralph Lus, Carol I. Childs, Winslow MacIsaac, E. Lillian Chute, Rosanna Maki, Howard Clark, Hazel Maki, Marion Clarke, Barbara Manni, Vilja Coffin, Geraldine Matson, Florence Crocker, Doris Maxwell, Joseph E. Dahlberg, Elsa Milne, Chalmers Dixon, Allen Milne, Clara . Dunham, Jean B. Moore, Lillian Dunham, Virginia Peavey, Cathryn E. 330 Barnstable High School con. Pollock, Patricia Souza, Mary A. Raymond, George A. Stamen, Eugenia Renkainen, Helen Starek,.Phyllis Robello, Manuel H. Sullivan, Cecil Robello, Victor H. Syriala, Hazel E. Rosengren, Theodore Syriala, Mildred Rucker, Eldon Syriala, Paul Silva, Kenneth Thacher, Anne Sinnett, Harvey Thomas, Martha Soucy, Raymond Willman, Harold INDEX TownOfficers ........................................................................................._............................................... 3 Assessors' Report .............................................................................................................................. 6 Treasurer's Report ........................................................................................................................... 10 EstimatedReceipts ............................................................................................................... 17 AppropriationAccounts .................................................................................I................. 23 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits ............................:................................................. 35 Summary of Cash Account .......................................................................................... 48 Non-Revenue Accounts ...................................................................................................... 53 TrustFunds ...................................................................................................................._........... 54 Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet .................................................................. 55 List of Burial Lot Funds Held in Trust .:.................................................... 58 Reportof the Audit ........................................................................................................._................. 63 TownClerk's Report ..................................................................................................................... 68 AnnualTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 68 SubsequentMeeting ........................................:................................................................... 71 SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 100 SpecialTown Meeting ..........................................:........................................................... 102 SpecialTown Meeting ...................................................................................................... 104 Births ...................................................................................................................._......................_...... 107 Marriages .....................................:.................................................................................................... 134 Deaths. .......... .................................................................................................................................._..... 145 BroughtHere for Burial .................I........................._................................................. 156 JuryList, 1940 ........................................................................................................................... 158 Reportof Highway Surveyor ............................................................................................. 161 RoadCommittee Report ............................................................................................................ 165 Reportof Police Department ............................................................................................. 167 Report of Barnstable Police Station Building Committee ................... 175 Report of Inspector of Buildings .................................................................................... 176 Report of Inspector of Animals ....................................................................................... 178 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures ...................................................... 179 Report of Forest Fire Warden ............................................................................................. 181 Boardof Health Report ..........................................................._....._._................................... 182 Barnstable County Health Department .................................................................. 188 Report of Committee on Park Development ...................................................... 190 Town of Barnstable Selectmen's Report ............................................................... 194 Report-of the Town Counsel ............................................................................................. 197 PlanningBoard Report ...................................................................._..........................._........... 207 Report of Committee to Study. Subject of Zoning .................................... 217 Report of Shellfish Constable ............................................................................................. 219 Report of the Board of Public;Welfare .................................................................. 226 Report of the Inspector of Wires ................................................................................... 237 r Reportof the Tree Warden.................................................................................................... 238 Report of the Moth Department ............................................................................. 240 Reportof Airport !Manager ................................................................................................... 242 Report of Sewerage Commissioners .......................„.................................................. 244 Report of Barnstable Housing Committee ......................................................... 246 Report of Barnstable School Building Committee .................................... 250 Report of Tercentenary Celebration Committee .......................................... 251 Reporton the Park Commission ................................................................................... 257 Report of the School Department .........................................„.................................... 259 Report of the School Committee ...................................................................... 261 Teachers for School Year 1939-1940 .............................................................. 267 Report of Superintendent of Schools .......................................................... 271 FinancialStatements ........................................................................................................ 291 Total Enrollment—Age-Grade Chart.................................................................. 294 Enrollmentby Schools ...................................................................................................... 295 Report of High School Principal ..........................................„..._................. 296 Report of Department of Health and Physical Education...... 314 Reportof School Nurse ................................................................................................ 322 Graduatesof 1939 .................................................................................................................. 325 GraduationAwards. ............................................................................................................... 327 Honor Roll of Perfect Attendance .....................................................„....„..... 328 • I i ANNUAL REPORTS of the Town Officers of the Town of BARNSTABLE �pF THIEF BAHHSTA13LE, .9 MASS. p� �pA i63 9. `�<b jF0 M for the Year Ending December 31, 1940 $ , H s � 6 Printed on Cape Cod At TSB PATRIOT OFFICE t F. B. & F. P. Goss Hyannis, Mass. 3 TOWN OFFICERS 1940 Selectmen Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills, Chairman Term expires 1941 Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1942 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1943 Assessors Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1941 Victor F. Adams, Osterville Term expires 1942 James F. Kenney, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1943 Board of Public Welfare Chester A. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term expires 1941 Victor F. Adams, Osterville, Chairman Term expires 1942 James F. Kenney, Hyannis Term expires 1943 Town Clerk 1 Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Town Treasurer Clarence M. Chase, Hyannis Term expires 1941 4 Moderator Henry A. Ellis, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Collector of Taxes William G. Howes, Hyannis Term expires 1943 School Committee Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1941 Henry L. Murphy, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Bruce K. Jerauld, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1942 Frederick L. Hull, Hyannis Port Term expires 1942 Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1943 Superintendent of Schools Melvin C. Knight, Hyannis Surveyor of Highways ' Herbert L. Thomas, Hyannis Term expires 1941 Auditor John Bursley, West Barnstable Term expires 1941 Tree Warden John F. Shields, Osterville Term expires 1941 Board of Health Frank Travers, M. D., Barnstable Term expires 1941 William A. Jones, Barnstable Term expires 1942 Ruben E..Anderson, Hyannis Term expires 1943 5 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, Chairman Term expires 1941 Charles H. Reid, Marstons Mills Term expires 1942 Herbert E. Cook, Hyannis Term expires 1943 Finance Committee Jesse Murray, Osterville Term expires 1941 Lauchlan M. Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1941 Malcolm E. Ryder, Cotuit Term expires 1941 J. Milton Leonard, Osterville Term expires 1942 Paul M. Swift, Barnstable, Chairman Term expires 1942 Ernest S. Bradford, Hyannis Term expires 1942 Raymond D.Holloway, Hyannis Term expires 1943 Henry M. Haugh, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1943 Alfred Crocker, Barnstable Term expires 1943 Planning Board Nelson Bearse, Centerville Term expires 1941 Harold W. Williams, Hyannis Term expires 1941 F. Howard Hinckley, Barnstable . Term expires 1942 Frederic F. Scudder, Hyannis Term expires 1942 Robert F. Cross, Osterville Term expires 1943 Ralph H. Bodman, Hyannis Term expires 1944 Calvin D. Crawford, Cotuit, Chairman Term expires 1945 Sewer Commissioners Chester P. Jordan, Hyannis, Chairman Term expires 1941 George L. Cross, Hyannis, Clerk Term expires 1942 Curtis B. Hinckley, Hyannis Term expires 1943 Go ceD cq cc N ri Lo o Lm.-i o cc L— v V r i v cccaoaocy oll cgmNGodio ps in to c6 ri r-i .4 ceS -6 L�O d+ 4 Cc o O Cc o6 p Go cc m m LnNNd+ t:tq cc NGor-I iMt y C�,r-f cA N o N cV cc N cv N cc CS=r-1 P4 -6p, 41 m d c� y ca p $�+ Li _o 91 E .N Cd WCD Cd a41 W COm a Z p C) Cd ci s 4. o'cl � �o � c a o �U �.to �� y aw��no a x�F-51 � �ocq a �o C o o� U1 U 00 m L- pgQ 4�- Doti mo 0 o +;oN caOc0 Lim Go cflcc MLO ti q ti Go N c, Win � "" G000GOGOGoo .. � o °J Ln Cad c»!a�cycc "I P p.,ps oc ra ce vs p ca m ce .m El Eat o� Uhl '=1 CU 4 -I�•i y U ce cd Cd i-' +� -+Q Cd E � o o � o o cq o + s c�9 rr"i. a o o 06 cA ) ui .0'o m Pi m �w c3 0 � �w r u[-A o 0 W rJ2 � � o (a) 41 o o4�41 E H mW E+ P' � 6' W� o 41 r- co d o cc Cd m a 4 cA ••H y.�� Z� � coca � o 8 TABLE OF AGGREGATES Number of Persons Assessed Individuals All Others* Total On Personal Estate Only 238 22 260 On Real Estate Only 2,926 105 3,031 On Both Personal and Real Estate 1,043 19 1,062 Total number of Persons Assessed 4,353 *Partnerships,Associations, Corporations, etc. Number of Male Polls Assessed 2,930 Value of Assessed Personal Estate Stock in Trade $180,460.00 Machinery 436,040.00 Live Stock 22,900.00 All Other Tangible Per-" sonal Property 2,127,540.00 $2,766,940.00 Value of Assessed Real Estate Land exclusive of Buildings $8,725,780.00 Buildings exclusive of Land 14,845,040.00 23,570,820.00 - Total Value of Assessed Estate $26,337,760.00 Tax Rate per $1,000—$25.00 Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes, including Overlay On Personal Estate $69,173.50 On Real Estate 589,270.50 On Polls 5,860.00 Total Taxes Assessed $664,304.00 9 Number of Live Stock Assessed Horses 33 Neat Cattle: Cows 343 Yearlings, bulls and.heifers 103 Swine 117 Sheep 15 Fowl 3,090 Goats 27 Mink 63 Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed 3,845 Number of Acres of Land Assessed 33,500 DECEMBER ASSESSMENT Value of Personal Estate $450.00 Value of Real Estate 1,200.00 Total Value of Assessed Estate $1,650.00 Taxes on Omitted Assessments On Personal Estate $11.25 On Real Estate 30.00 $41.25 On Poll Taxes-67 Polls $134.00 Motor Vehicle Excise-1940 Number of Automobiles 4,487 Valuation of Motor Vehicles 1,067,890.00 Motor Vehicle Excise 30,760.43 JAMES F. KENNEY CHESTER A. CROCKER VICTOR F. ADAMS Assessors of Barnstable 10 TREASURER'S REPORT Cash Jan. 1, 1940 Cash Expended $1,232,034.28 on hand . $22,821.56 Balance 36,428.24 Receipts for year 1,245,640.96 $1,268,462.52 $1,268,462.52 Taxes on.Disclaimed Tag Titles Recommitted $125.32 Abated $125.32 1937 Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $164.18 Received from Collector $129.88 Tax Titles Disclaimed 62.81 Tax Titles 37.37 Abated 59.74 $226.99 , $226.99 1938 Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $28,702.50 Received from Tax 'Titles Disclaimed 61.15 Collector $18,093.34 Refund .52 Tax Titles 3,054.91 Abated 7,615.92 $28,764.17 $28,764.17 1939 Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $150,378.87 Received from Refunds 350.24 Collector $104,764.04 Tax Titles Disclaimed 62.81 Tax Titles 3,329.86 Abated 7,340.04 Balance 35,357.98 $150,791.92 $150,791.92 11 1940 Real Estate Taxes Commitments $589,300.50 Received from Refunds 1,430.38 Collector $459,609.73 Tag Titles 5,219.00 Abated 6,628.00 Balance 119,274.15 $590,730.88 $590,730.88 1940 Personal Taxes Commitments $69,184.75 Received from Refunds 47.85 Collector $63,673.30 Abated 258.00 Balance 5,301.30 $69,232.60 $69,232.60 1940 Poll Taxes Commitments $5,994.00 Received from Refunds 4.00 Collector $5,052.00 Abated 610.00 Balance 336.00 $5,998.00 $5,998.00 1937 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $44.47 Received from Collector $42.47 Abated 2.00 $44.47 $44.47 1938 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $253.59 Received from Collector $116.37 Abated 137.22 $253.59 $253.59 12 1939 Excise Taxes Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $846.37. Received from Additional Commitments 73.85 Collector $740.15 Refunds 30.98 Abated 131.82 Balance 79.23 $951.20 $951.20 1940 Excise Taxes Commitments $30,760.43 Received from Refunds 638.07 Collector $28,755.67 Abated 1,644.66 Balance 998.17 $31,398.50 $31,398.50 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue Estimated Receipts $28,985.61 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $1,144.43 Abatements 1,915.70 Commitments 30,834.28 Balance 1,077.40 $31,978.71 $31,978.71 Overlay Surplus Appropriated Special Jan. 1,1940 Balance $6,565.09 Town Meeting $9,000.00 1937 Overlay 104.44 Balance 67.25 1938 Overlay 2,397.72 $9,067.25 $9,067.25 1930-1936 Overlay Abatements $125.32 Appropriated 1940 $125.32 13 1937 Overlay Abatements- $59.74 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $164.18 Overlay Surplus 104.44 $164.18 $164.18 1938 Overlay Abatements $7,615.92 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $10,013.64 Overlay Surplus 2,397.72 $10,013.64 $10,013.64 1939 Overlay Abatements $7,340.04 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $9,401.92 Balance 2,061.88 $9,401.92 $9,401.92 1940 Overlay Abatements $7,496.00 Appropriated $14,323.02 Balance 6,827.02 $14,323.02 $14,323.02 Tag. Titles Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $24,392.34 Redeemed $7,498.63 Added in 1940 13,725.16 Foreclosed 5,975.99 Disclaimed 381.75 Adjustment 61.39 Abated 29.70 Balance 24,170.04 $38,117.50 $38,117.50 r 14 Tag Possessions Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $ 800.44 Sold in 1940 $ 825.00 Tax Titles Foreclosed 5,975.99 Balance 5,951.43 $6,776.43 $6,776.43 Tag Titles Revenue Dec. 31, 1940 Balance $30,121.47 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $25,192.78 Net Credits 4,928.69 $30,121.47 $30,121.47 Sewer Assessment Paid in Advance Committed $1,584.47 Received from Col- lector $1,584.47 1938 Sewer Assessment Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $281.97 Received from Collector $281.97 1939 Sewer Assessment Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $1,801.92 Received from Col- lector $1,472.99 Tax Titles 17.75 Balance 311.18 $1,801.92 $1,801.92 1940 Sewer Assessment Committed $4,027.21 Received from Col- lector $2;875.73 Tax Titles 17.75 Balance 1,133.73 $4,027.21 $4,027.21 15 1938 Committed Interest Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $146.03 Received from Collector $146.03 Refund 11.28 Abated 11.28 $157.31 $157.31 1939 Committed Interest Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $922.63 Received from Collector $762.24 Abated 16.78 Tax Title 9.58 Balance 134.03 $922.63 $922.63 1940 Committed Interest Committed $1,898.63 Received from . Collector $1,382.73 Tax Title 8.52 Balance 507.38 $1,898.63 $1,898.63 Committed Interest Paid in Advance Committed $8.86 Received from Collector $8.86 Sewer,Extension Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $1,031.66 Certified for deferred payment $1,031.66 Special Assessment Revenue Sewer Fund Reserve $8,503.74 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $4,184.21 Sewer Extension Commitments 7,519.17 Certified 1,031.66 Tax Titles 53.60 Abatements 28.06 Balance 2,086.32 . $11,703.38 $11,703.38 r , 16 Sewer Fund Reserved for Payment of Debt Notes Paid $7,000.00 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $20,020.77 Balance 21,524.51 Special Assessment Revenue 8,503.74 $28,524.51 $28,524.51 Accounts Receivable Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $25,141.46 Collected $58,841.55 Committed in 1940 68,651.03 Balance 34,950.94 $93,792.49 $93,792.49 Departmental Revenue Balance $34,950.94 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $25,141.46 Net Credits 9,809.48 $34,950.94 $34,950.94 Revenue Loans Notes Paid $300,000.00 Notes Issued $300,000.00 Dog Money Paid County Treasurer $1,686.00 Received from Town Clerk $1,686.00 State and County Taxes County Tax $73,169.47 1940 Revenue $140,906.53 State Tax 57,600.00 Mosquito Control 8,523.90 Auditing 957.63 State Parks 581.07 1938 Underestimates 28.76 Veterans' Exemption 26.86 Transfer to Overestimates and Underestimates 18.84 $140,906.b3 $140,906.53 17 Underestimates and Overestimates 1940 Revenue $575.56 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $575.56 Balance 18.84 Net Credits 18.84 $594.40 $594.40 Collector's Fees Paid Tax Collector $291.05 Received from Tax Collector $291.05 Bounty on Seals Bounties paid $20.00 Received from State $20.00 Shellfish License Account Balance to Revenue $293.30 Oyster Grants $293.30 ,Reserve Fund Transfers: Appropriated $10,000.00 Forest Fires $3,231.35 Unclassified 839.06 Federal Projects 799.85 Election Department 475.27 Highways and Bridges 455.55 Assessors' Dept. 220.16 Legal Department 33.15. Town Clerk and Treasurer's Dept. 28.53 $6,082.92 Balance to Revenue 3,917.08 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 18 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS Debits 1940 Revenue $177,409.18 Interest Refunded 2.57 $177,411.75 Credits State Treasurer:, 'Income Tag $53,460.04, Corporation Tag 4,682.98 Loss of Taxes, State Forest 6.92 58,149.94 Excise Taxes: 1937 $42.47 1938 116.37 1939 Net 709.17 1940 Net 28,117.60 28,985.61 Licenses: Liquor $8,151.00 Pedlars and Vendors 2,902.52 Plumbing Permits 326.00 Common Victualers 270.00 Auto Dealers 225.00 Amusement 180.00 Clam 156.00 19 Inn Holders 145.00 Scallop 144.00 Quahaug 134.00 Gasoline 62.50 Junk 50.00 Milk 37.00 Sunday 33.00 Razor Fish 32.00 Billiard and Bowling 30.00 Garbage 26.00 Bottling 10.00 Pasteurization 10.00 Ice Cream 10.00 Oleo 9.00 Auctioneer 8.00 Employment Agency 4.00 Eel 2.00 Slaughtering 1..00, Camp .50 12,958.52 Fines: Court $1,002.00 Jail 138.50 1,140.50 Privileges: Fish Traps 250.00 Reimbursements Sealer of Weights & Measures: Sealing Fees 248.54 20 Police Department: Revolver Permits $37.00 .All Other .70 37.70 Forest Fires: Town of Mashpee 125.00 Health Department: Tuberculosis $1,145.00 Contagious Diseases 743.60 Dog Damage 127.82 Telephone 3.96 2,020.38 Sewer Department: Maintenance $1,619.05 Connections 152.28 1,771.33 Infirmary: Sale of Produce 118.00 Public Welfare Department: State $18,825.57 Cities and Towns 4,114.47 Individuals 398.16 23,338.20 Dependent Children: State 90.20 I 21 Old Age Assistance: State $29,351.91 Cities and Towns 1,280.91 Individuals 400.00 31,032.82 School Department: Vocational School $4,251.35 Tuition State Wards 777.77 Other Tuition 525.79 Sale of Supplies 145.65 Rent of Auditorium 64.00 5,764'.56 Recreation: Craigville Bath House $4,346.10 Hyannis Airport 699.00 5,045.10 Interest: Taxes $4,597.03 Tax Titles 855.89 Other Interest 2.49 5,455.41 All Other: Tax Demands and Fees $252.85 Land Rent 220.00 Reimbursement for Damages 124.10 Tax Title Releases 103.25 Comfort Station 61.17 22 Miscellaneous Refunds 62.37 Payment Stopped on Old Checks 33.00 Sale of Burial Lots 10.00 Sale of Material 7.20 879.94 Total Credits $177,411.75 1940 Revenue Appropriations: 1940 Warrants $664,479.25 Annual Town Estimated Receipts 177,409.18 Meeting $718,051.30 Chapter 232 40,831.46 State and County Underestimates 575.56 Taxes 140,877.77 Appropriation Balances: 1940 Overlay 14,323.02 Selectmen's 1930-36 Overlay 125.32 Dept. $51.59 1939 Underestimates 28.76 Tag Collector's Balance to Excess Dept. 3.36 and Deficiency 36,024.85 Financial Dept. 76.00 Municipal Buildings 378.37 Planning Board 1,161.83 Finance Commit- tee Expenses 235.00 Police Dept. 72.20 Fires 159.50 Inspector of Wires 33.34 Sealer of Weights and Measures 2.00 Moth Dept. .45 . Tree Warden 1.55 Dog Officer 7.68 Board of Health 2,120.87 Sanitation 42.60 Sewer Dept. 326.83 23 Highway Dept. 21.20 Snow Removal 35.20 Highway Garage 31.61 Dept. of Public Welfare 10,856.09 Dependent Children 881.28 Soldiers' Relief 306.32 Old Age Assist- ance 3,020.96 State Aid 100.00 School Dept. 38.29 Libraries 10.46 B. H. S. Addi- tion . 83 Park Commis- sion 301.54 Starfish Exter- mination , 17.71 r Memorial Day .06 1939 Bills 242.18 Cemeteries 1,279.34 Interest 108.95 Shellfish License Account 293.30 Reserve Fund 3,917.08 26,135.57 $909,431.02 $909,431.02 Excess and Deficiency Account Appropriations $24,537.41 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $129,609.29 Tax Titles 11,641.14 1940 Revenue 36,024.85 Fire 'Taxes Returned 754.77 Tax Titles Redeemed 7,498.63 Balance 137,365.30 Sale of Land 825.00 Tax Titles Disclaimed 312.09 Adjustments 28.76 $174,298.62 $174,298.62 24 APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTS Selectmen's Department Salaries $4,500.00 Appropriated $6,625.00 Clerical Assistance 1,300.00 Telephone 310.69 Traveling Expense 239.45 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 206.77 Printing and Ad- vertising 7.50 Dues to Association 6.00 Recording 3.00 6,573.41 Balance to Revenue 51..59 $6,625.00 $6,625.00 Assessors' Department Salaries $4,500.00 Appropriation $8,638.00 Clerical Assistance 2,516.40 Reserve Fund 220.16 Abstract Cards 495.55 Office Furniture 443.83 Census 387.50 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 273.92 Traveling Expense 126.75 Printing and Ad- vertising 69.00 Rent of Machine 25.00 Dues to Association 16.00 Signs 3.00 . Express 1.21 $8,858.16 $8,858.16 25 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department Salary $3,000.00 Appropriated $7,500.00 Clerical Assistance 2,500.00 Refund from Land Stationery, Postage Court 66.25 and Supplies 1,161.25 Reserve Fund 28.53 Tax Title Expense 482.35 Bonds 252.80 Returns to State 80.00 Telephone 59.45 Traveling Expense 40.00 Printing and Ad- vertising 12.88 Dues to Association 4.00 Express 2.05 $7,594.78 $7,594.78 Tag Collector's Department Salary $2,500.00 Appropriated $7,350.00 Clerical Assistance 2,378.33 Refund on Bond 7.87 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 1,079.74 Tax Sales 731.31 Bonds 510.00 'I Telephone 56.38 Traveling Expense 44.00 Burglary Insurance 39.75 Constable fees 15.00 $7,354.51 Balance to Revenue 3.36 $7,357.87 $7,357.87 Financial Department Certifying Notes $24.00 Appropriated $100.00 Balance to Revenue 76.00 $100.00 $100.00 26 Legal Department Town Counsel $3,000.00 Appropriated $3,000.00 Entry fees and Re- Reserve Fund 33.15 cording Decrees 15.50 Traveling Expense 12.00 Stationery and Postage 5.65 $3,033.15 $3,033.15 Election and Registration Printing and Ad- Appropriated $3,000.00 vertising $1,109.13 Reserve Fund 475.27 Election Officers 1,015.00 Listing Expense 509.62 Hall Rent 318.00 Registrars of Voters 270.00 Posting Warrants, etc. 66.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 61.70 Broadcasting System 48.00 Expenses. of Registrars of Voters 35.50 Signs 20.00 Police 10.00 Labor 6.50 Telephone 5.82 $3,475.27 $32475.27 Planning Board Salary of Draughts- Appropriated $7,200.00 man $2,368.00 Check Returned 7.00 Salary of Engineer 1,656.00 Salary of Assistant Draughtsman 1,595.00 27 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 229.67 Plans 50.90 Traveling Expense 44.78 Telephone 43.82 Use of Transit 37.50 Dues to Association 10.00 Miscellaneous Expense 9.50 6,045.17 Balance to Revenue 1,161.83 $7,207.00 $7,207.00 Moderator Services as Moderator $50.00 Appropriated $50.00 Municipal Buildings Janitor $1,404.00 Appropriated $6,850.00 Repairs to Osterville Community Center 1,122.28 Fuel 915.61 Attendant Ladies' i Comfort Station 780.00 Labor and Repairs 702.39 Labor on Grounds 438.75 Electricity 408.19 Janitor's Supplies 277.21 Carting Rubbish 209.75 Water 206.13 Furniture 7.32 6,471.63 Balance to Revenue 378.37 $6,850.00 $6,850.00 28 Expenses of Finance Committee Printing $165.00 Appropriated $500.00 Clerk 100.00 265.00 Balance to Revenue 235.00 $500.00 $500.00 Police Department Patrolmen $26,868.92 Appropriated $36,500.00 Chief of Police 2,600.00 Refund 90.20. Maintenance of Buildings 1,519.24 Maintenance of Cars 1,182.88 Equipment 649.46 Pension of Retired Patrolman 612.50 Purchase of New Cars 575.00 Automobile of Chief 530.00 Special Investigations 521.35 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 493.28 Telephone 370.06 Purchase of Motorcycle 250.00 Radio Expense 129.24 Services of Matron 105.85 Lock-up Expenses 70.58 Finger Print Work 29.14 Dues to Association 10.00 Express .50 36,518.00 Balance to Revenue 72.20 $36,590.20 $36,590.20 29 Fires Fire Department Appropriated $800.00 Services $604.00 Labor 36.50 640.50 Balance to Revenue 159.50 $800.00 $800.00 Forest Fires Labor $3,706.48 Appropriated $2,500.00 Fire Department Reserve Fund 3,231.35 Services 715.00 Maintenance of Appar- atus 570.61 Purchase of.New Equipment 262.25 Fire Warden .250.00 Radio 74.31 Care of Forest Fire Equipment 60.00 Food 46.95 Warden's Car 35.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 10.75 $5,731.35 $5,731.35 Inspector 'of Wires Salary and Expenses $1,766.66 Appropriated $1,800.00 Balance to Revenue 33.34 $1,800.00 - $1,800.00 d Building Inspector Salary and Expenses $600.00 Appropriated $600.00 30 Sealer of Weights and Measures Salary and Car $1,166.66 Appropriated $1,250.60 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 49.69 Traveling Expenses 28.50 Telephone 3.15 1,248.00 Balance to Revenue 2.00 $1,250.00 $1,250.00 Moth Department Labor $2,622.00 Appropriated $8,400.00 Trucks and Auto- mobiles 2,189.50. Insecticides 2,025.67 Maintenance and Re. pairs. to Spraying 1kachines 658.14 Superintendent 598.50 Hardware and Tools 168.42 Rent 125.00 Express and Freight 12.32 8,399.55 Balance to Revenue 45 $8,400.00 $8,400.00 Tree Warden Labor $1,728.75 Appropriated $4,000.00 Trucks and Auto- mobiles 1,092.50 e Superintendent 486.75 Fertilizer and In- secticides 464.51 31 Trees 157.50 Hardware and Tools 68.44 3,998.45 Balance to Revenue 1.55 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Shellfish Constable Salary and Expenses $2,000.00 Appropriated $2,000.00 Shellfish Propagation Labor $833.75 Appropriated $2,000.00 Purchase of Seed Clams 628.66 Traveling Expense 325.43 Supplies 52.77 Boat Hire 38.00 Telephone 25.06 Rent 15.00 Stationery and Postage 4.58 1,923.25 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940. 76,75 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Starfish Extermination Labor $1,498.71 Balance, ,Jan. 1, 1940 $ 16.42 Balance to Revenue 17.71 . Appropriated 1,500.00 $1,516.42 $1,516.42 Dog Officer Services of Dog Appropriated $150.00 Officer $142.32 Balance to Revenue 7.68 $150.00 $150.00 32 Police Station Construction Paid Interest on Loan $37.41 Excess and Deficiency $37.41 Inspector of Animals Salary $200.00 Appropriated $200.00 Harbor Masters Paid for Services $100.00, Appropriated $100.00 Fish & Game Committee Expended by the Com- Appropriated $500.00 mittee $450.00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 50.00 $500.00 $500.00 Board of Health General Expenses: Appropriated $9,000.00 Salary of Agent $600.00 Salary of Board of Health 50.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 68.32 Telephone 48.21 Quarantine & Contagious Diseases: .Medical Attendance 374.71 Vaccine 20.82 Tuberculosis: County Hospital Assessment 916.50 Board and Treatment 469.00 Traveling Expense 24.00 Vital Statistics: Births 548.75 Deaths 184.50 33 Dental Clinic: Services of Dentist 615.00 Dental Nurse 164.00 Dental Supplies 48.61 Laundry 11.01 Other Expenses: Inspector of Plumb- ing 1,400.00 Clerical Assistance 909.00 Inspector Slaugh- tering 200.00 Removal of Garbage 67.50 Signs 56.75 Maintenance of Truck 55.70 Removal of Dead Animals 46.75 6,879.13 Balance to Revenue 2,120.87 $9,000.00 $9,000.00 Sanitation Labor $2,108.30 Appropriated $3,000.00 Transportation of Agent 300.00 Repairs 265.14 Maintenance of Truck 221.52 Tools and Equipment 54.94 Removal of Garbage 7.50 2,957.40 Balance to Revenue 42.60 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 Free Bed Fund Cape Cod Hospital $500.00 Appropriated . $500.00 34 Sewer Department Superintendent $2,000.00 Appropriated $3,800.00 Electricity 572.78 Refund 10.00 Salary of Sewer Commissioners 300.00 Maintenance of Truck 183.96 Repairs to Equipment 103.48 Clerk for Sewer Commissioners 100.00 Supplies 59.44 Oil 58.10 Traveling Expense of Superintendent 34.40 Traveling Expense of Sewer Commissioners 30.00 Water 24.00 Plans 7.07 Telephone 4.16 Labor 4.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies, 1.28 Express .50 3,483.17 Balance to Revenue 326.83 $3,810.00 $3,810.00 Highways and Bridges *Expended $64,569.14 Appropriated $64,000.00 Balance to Revenue 21.20 Reserve Fund 455.55 Checks Returned 106,.40 Refund 28.39 $64,590.34 $64,590.34 New Construction *Expended $22,393.40 Appropriated $22,393.40 ,05 Millway or Freezer Road *Expended $2,170.00 Appropriated $2,170.00 Chapter 90—Roads *Expended County Balance, J:an. 1, 1940 $ 971.46 Way $4,349.87 Appropriated 1,750.00 *Expended Race Received from State 1,954:10 Lane 2,296.79 Received from County 1,954.10 Check returned 17.00 $6,646.66 $6,646.66 Garage for Highway Department *Expended $18,968.39 Appropriated $19,000.00 Balance to Revenue 31.61 $19,000.00 $19,000.00 Snow and Ice Removal *Expended $9,964.80 Appropriated $10,000.00 Balance to Revenue 35.20 $10,000.00 $1.0,000.00 (*Expended, for detail of expenses see Report of Surveyor of Highways.) 36 CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS Department of Public Welfare Operating Expense: Appropriated $96,000.00 Town Physician $2,750.00 MacGrotty Fund 169.21 Agent of Public Checks Returned 63.76 Welfare 1,820.00 Donation 7.00 Clerical Assistance 1,639.40 Investigator of Pub- lic Welfare 1,300.00 Traveling. Expense of Agent, Investigator and Board of Public Welfare 1,016.99 Purchase of Town Welfare Car 700.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 529.67 Maintenance of Town Car 258.59 Telephone 232.71 Repairs for Welfare Office 218.50 Dues to Associations 24.50 $10,490.36 Public Welfare: Groceries and Provisions 17,911.00 Cash Aid 14,011.05 Rent 9,333.18 Medicine & Medi- cal Attendance 7,900.37 Fuel 7,534.44 Board and Care 4,237.09 37 ° Aid by Other Cities and Towns 2,526.99 Clothing 2,155.09 State Institutions 1,486.40 Supervision of Wood Lot 435.00 Furniture 372.75 Funeral Expenses 241.53 Moving Furniture 165.70 Laundry 80.69 Tools 44.30 Electricity 33.25 Grain 27.86 Water 19.00 Insurance 18.74 Labor and Repairs 8.85 Services of Police Matron 5.00 Freight and Express 3.25 Miscellaneous .90 $68,552.43 Infirmary: Groceries and Provisions $2,605..49 Superintendent 1,080.00 Fuel and Electricity 834.33 Labor and Repairs on Buildings 521.72 Dry Goods. and Clothing 476.94 Household Furniture and Supplies 383.57 Hay and Grain 274.30 Medical Attendance 84.10 Telephone 48.74 0 38 Live Stock ,Expense 31.10 Box Rent .80 $6,341.09 Operating Expense 10,490.36 Public Welfare 68,552.43 Infirmary 6,341.09 85,383.88 Balance to Revenue 10,856.09 $96,239.97 $96,239.97 Public Welfare—Cash Advanced Petty Cash Advanced $25.00 Petty Cash Returned $25.00 Dependent 'Children—U. S. Grant—Administrative Cash Aid $166.28 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $24.11 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 39.78 Received from State 181.95 $206.06 $206.06 Dependent Children—U. S. Grant Cash Aid $3,893.40 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $285.70 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 1,218.58 Received from State 4,826.28 $5,111.98 $5,111.98 Dependent Children Cash Aid $15,480.63 Appropriated $17,000.00 Town Physician 275.00 Check Returned 13.75 Clerical Assistance 150.00 Investigator 150.00 Traveling Expense of Investigator 70.56 Office Supplies 6.28 16,132.47 Balance to Revenue 881.28 $17,013.75 $17,013.75 39 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant—Administrative Cash Aid $1,247.53 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $34.82 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 10.80 Received from State 1,223.51 $1,258.33 $1,258.33 Old Age Assistance—U. S. Grant Cash Aid $38,534.22 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $1,906.68 Balance, Dec. 31; 1940 66.91 Received from State 36,556.29 Checks Returned 138.17 $38,601.13 $38,601.13 Old Age Assistance Cash Aid $43,750.76 Appropriated $51,500.00 Funeral Expenses 1,321.25 Checks Returned 82.00 Aid by Other Cities and Towns 1,162.89 Medical Attendance 884.65 Investigator 475.00 Clerical Assistance 304.00 Town Physician 275.00 Stationery, Postage and Supplies 204.75 Traveling Expense of Investigator 167.64 Miscellaneous Expenses 15.40 48,561.04 Balance to Revenue 3,020.96 $51,582.00 $51,582.00 Soldiers' Relief Cash Aid $6,146.00 Appropriated $10,000.00 Groceries and Provisions 1,172.92 Fuel 604.49 J 40 Board and Care 591.96 Medical Attendance 535.97 Rent 370.00 Clothing 116.59 Funeral Expenses 57.55 Laundry 48.98 Traveling Expense of Board 42.34 Water 6.88 9,693.68 Balance to Revenue 306.32 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 State Aid Balance to Revenue $100.00 Appropriated $100.00 School Department* Salaries of Teachers $115,070.65 Appropriated $210,000.00 Maintenance of Build- Dog Money 1,482.96 ings and Grounds 33,095.57 Smith-Hughes Fund 527.42 Transportation 27,220.00 Cobb Fund 334.50 Janitors 11,880.15 Text Books & Supplies 11,733.78 General Expenses 11,069.42 School Nurse and Health Supplies 2,237.02 212,306.59 Balance to Revenue 38.29 $212,344.88 $212,344.88 George-Deep Fund *Expended $3,07b.66 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $780.14 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 416.78 Received from State 2,707.30 $3,487.44 $3,487.44 41 B. H. S. Addition and Alterations *Expended $19,832.37 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $19,833.20 Balance to Revenue .83 $19,833.20 $19,833.240 (*For detail of expenditures, see Report of the School Department.) Libraries Expended for Books as follows: Appropriated $2,500.00 Hyannis $750.00 Osterville 459.98 Cotuit 354.75 Centerville 334.60 Marstons Mills 246.10 West Barnstable 194.11 Barnstable 150.00 2,489.54 Balance to Revenue 10.46 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Park Commission Labor $2,264.50 Appropriated $9,000.00 Maintenance of Refund 1.26 Bath House 1,793.34 Supervision of I Bath House 1,651.09 1 Life Guards 1,152.00 Guard Rail 630.00 Repairs 353.53 Maintenance of Truck 138.94 Ocean Street Park 126.00 Traveling. Expense 104.00 Hyannisport Breakwater .95.94 Water 93.70 Tools & Equipment 93.04 Trees, Grass and Shrubs 88.40 42 Rip Rap Ocean Street 58.24 Rent 48.00 Signs 9.00 8,699.72 Balance to Revenue 301.54 $9,001.26 $9,001.26 Unclassified Traffic Signs and Appropriated $16,350.00 Signals 46,580.84 Reserve Fund 839.06 Insurance 5,159.46 Printing Town Reports 1,514.00 Wharves, Buoys and Markers 1,348.78 National Guard 931.33 Surveying 920.75 Stenographer at Town Meeting 272.95 Airport Expense 145.97 Storage Army Truck 75.00 Clerical 61.00 Tercentenary Committee 50.00 Binding Books, 39.00 Miscellaneous 37.00 Recording Road Plans, etc., 32.38 Dog Expense 20.60 $17,189.06 $17,189.06 Rent Spanish War Veterans Paid for Rent $200.00 Appropriated $200.00 Rent American Legion Paid for Rent $600.00 Appropriated $600.00 43 Memorial Day Expended by Barnstable Appropriated $500.00 Soldiers' Memorial Association $499.94 Balance to Revenue .06 $500.00 $500.00 Land Damage Paid for Damage $39.00 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $143.00 Balance Dec. 31, 1940 154.00 Appropriated 50.00 $193.00 $193.00 Land Damage—County Commissioners Paid for Damage $96.82 Appropriated $96.82 Purchase Railroad Land Paid for Land $900.00 Balance Jan. 1, 1940 $900.00 Tercentenary Committee Expended by the Received from the Committee $829.45 Committee $829.45 Baseball and Recreation Committee Hyannis 'Twilight League $75.00 Appropriated $550.00 W. Barnstable Twilight League 75.00 Osterville Twilight League 74.50 Cotuit Twilight League 73.15 $297.65 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 252.35 $550.00 $550.00 44 Band Concerts Paid for Concerts $500.00 Appropriated $500.00 Hooper's Landing—Cotuit Dredging and Labor $3,819.62 Appropriated $4,800.00 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 980.38 $4,800.00 $4,800.00 West Bay Improvement Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 $1,000.00 Appropriated $1,000.00 Community Center—Hyannis Expended by the Com- Appropriated $1,500.00 mittee $961.77 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 538.23 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Community Center—Osterville Expended by the Com- Appropriated $1,000.00 mittee $971.69 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 28.31 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Hyannis Airport Addition Balance, Dec. 31, 1940 $24,000.00 Appropriated $24,000.00 1939 Bills Approved at Town Meeting 1939 Bill Paid $4,532.27 Appropriated $4,508.08 )Balance to Revenue 242.18 Refunds 266.37 $4,774.45 $4,774.45 45 Federal Projects Projects: Appropriated $20,000.00 Balance Jan. 1, 1940 821.13 Airport $5,535.55 Reserve Fund 799.85 National Guard Camp 3,216.32 Check Returned 214.14 Sewing 3,130.70 Moth 1,756.75 Nursery School 1,396.09 Adult Education 220.80 Historical Survey 50.00 Pitcher's Way 10.99 $15,317.20 General Expenses: Commissary $1,614.39 Rent 1,150.00 Superintendent of Projects 1,100.00 Transportation House- hold Aid 939.90 Transportation on Recreation Project 440.00 Administrative Expense 383.76 Traveling Expense of Superintendent, etc. 300.09 Labor and Repairs 188.49 Telephone and Elec- tricity 185.17 Transportation to Route 28 Project 105.00 Office Supplies 97.12 Clerical 12.00 Medical 2.00 $6,517.92 Projects $15,317.20 General Expenses 6,517.92 $21,835.12 $21,835.12 46 Cemeteries Labor $873.05 Appropriated $2,500.00 Water, Cotuit.Cemetery 222.36 Clerical Work 100.75 Pizpplies 24.50 $1,220.66 Balance to Revenue 1,279.34 $2,500.00 $2,500.00 Interest Sewer Loan $2,010.00 Appropriated $4,070.00 B. H. S. Addition Loan 915.00 Excess and Deficiency Police Station Loan 145.00 Account 37.41 Revenue Loan 500.69 Trust Funds 427.77 $3,998.46 Balance to Revenue 108.95 $4,107.41 $4,107.41 Debt Loan Paid: Appropriated $14,500.00 B. H. S. Addition $10,500.00 Sewer Fund 7,000.00 Police Station 4,000.00 Sewerage System 7,000.00 $21,500.00 $21,500.00 Trust Fund Income Care Burial Lots $1,209.50 Income;. Cobb Fund to Schools 334.50 Burial Lot Funds $1,209.50 MacGrotty Fund to Cobb Fund 339.50 Infirmary 169.21 MacGrotty Fund 169.21 47 Sturgis Fund (Paid Sturgis Fund 80.00 out by Selectmen) 80.00 Marston Fund 12.63 Marston .Fund (Center- School Fund 2.10 ville School) 12.00 Care Cobb Lot 5.00 Added to School Fund 2.10 Added to Marston Fund .63 $1,812.94 $1,812.94 Trust Funds Funds Invested $1,076.56 Deposited for Perpetual Care $1,076.56 i 48 SUMMARY OF CASH ACCOUNT Receipts Jan. 1, 1940, Cash on hand $22,821.56 1937 Taxes $129.88 1938 Taxes 18,093.34 1939 Taxes 104,764.04 1940 Taxes 528,335.03 $651,322.29 Excise Taxes Collected and Refunded: 1939 $30.98 1940 638.07 669.05 Revenue Loans 300,000.00 Estimated Reccipts 177,411.75 Tax Titles Redeemed 7,498.63 Sewer Assessments 8,515.02 Dog Licenses 1,686.00 Collector'.s fees 291.05 Bounty on Seals 20.00 Shellfish License Account 293.30 Chapter 232—Acts of 1939 40,831.46 Sale of Land held by foreclosure 825.00 State—Chapter 90 Roads 1,954.10 County—Chapter 90 Roads 1,954.10 Donations—Welfare Department 7.00 State—Dependent Children,U. S. Grant 4,826.28 State—Dependent Children, U. S. Grant, Adm. 181.95 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 36,556.28 State—Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant, Adm. 1,223.51 Public Welfare—Petty Cash 25.00 -49 County—Dog Money 1,482.96 State—Smith Hughes Fund 527.42 State—George-Deep Fund 2,707.30 Tercentenary Committee 829.45 Trust Fund Income 1,812.94 Trust Funds 1,076.56 Refunds: 1939 Bills $266.37 Federal Projects 214.14 Roads 134.79 Old Age Assistance, U. S. Grant 112.17 Old Age Assistance 108.00 Police 90.20 Town Clerk & Treasurer 66.25 Welfare 63.76 Chapter 90 17.00 Dependent Children 13.75 Sewer 10.00 Tag Collector 7.87 Planning Board 7.00 Park Commission 1.26 1,112.56 1,245,640.96 !f $1,268,462.52 50 Expenditures Revenue Loans $300,000.00 State and County Taxes 140,858.93 Taxes and Interest Refunded 2,515.89 Dog Money to County 1,686.00 Fire Taxes to Districts 754.77 Public Welfare—Petty Cash 25.00 Collector's Fees 291.05 Bounty on Seals 20.00 Selectmen's Department 6,573.41 Assessors' Department 8,858.16 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department 7,594.78 Tax Collector's Department 7,354.51 Financial Department 24.00 Legal Department 3,033.1.5 Election and Registration 3,475.27 Planning Board 6,045.17 Moderator 50.00 Expenses of Finance Committee 265.00 Municipal Buildings 6,471.63 Police Department 36,518.00 Fires 640.50 Forest Fires 5,731.35 Inspector of Wires 1,766.66 Building Inspector 600.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 1,248.00 Moth Department 8,399.55 Tree Warden 3,998.45 Shellfish Constable 2,000.00 Shellfish Propagation 1,923.25 Starfish Extermination 1,498.71 Dog Officer 142.32 Inspector of Animals 200.00 Harbor Masters 100.00 51 Fish and Game Committee 450.00 Board of Health 6,879.13 Sanitation 2,957.40 Free Bed Fund 500.00 Sewer Department 3,483.17 Highways and Bridges 64,569.14 New Construction 22,393.40 Millway or Freezer Road 2,170.00 Chapter 90 Roads 6,646.66 Garage for Highway Department 18,968.39 Snow and Ice Removal 9,964.80 Department Public Welfare 85,383.83 Dependent Children U. S. Grant Adm. 166.28 Dependent Children U. S. Grant 3,893.40 Dependent Children, 16 132.47 Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant, Adm.. 1,247.53 Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant 38,534.22 Old Age Assistance 48,561.04 Soldiers' Relief 9,693.68 School Department 212,306.59 George-Deep Fund 3,070.66 B. H. S. Addition 19,832.37 Libraries 2,489.54 Park Commission 8,699.72 Unclassified 17,189.06 Rent S. W. Veterans 200.00 Rent American Region 600.00 Memorial Day 499.94 Land Damage 39.00 Land Damage—County Commissioners 96.82 Purchase R. R. Land 900.00 Tercentenary.Committee 829.45 Baseball and Recreation 297.65 1939 Bills 4,532.27 Band Concerts 500.00 52 Hooper'.s Landing 3,819.62 Hyannis Community Center 961.77 Osterville Community Center 971.69 Federal Projects 21,835.12 Cemeteries 1,220.66 Interest 3,998.46 Debt 21,500.00 Trust Fund Income 1,309.23 Trust Funds 1,076.56 1,232,034.28 Balance in Treasury, Dec. 31, 1940 36,428.24 $1,268,462.5 2 53 NON-REVENUE ACCOUNTS Net Bonded Debt Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $210,000.00 Notes Paid $21,600.00 Balance. 188,500.00 $210,000,00 $210,000,00 Notes and Bonds Payable Sewerage System: Net Bonded Debt $188,500.00 $7,000.00 1941 . $7,000.00 $6,000.00 each year 1942-1956 inc. 90,000.00 $97,000.00 B. ff. S. Addition: $9,000.00 each year 1940-1949 inc. 81,000.00 Police Station: 1941 $4,000.00 1942 4,000.00 1943 2,500.00 10,500.00 $188,500.00 $188,500.00 54 TRUST FUNDS Trust Fund Cash and Securities Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $65,237.62 Balance $66,316.91 Added to Funds 1,079.29 $66,316.91 $66,316.91 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Balance $48,012.40 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $46,937.95 Added to Fund 1,074.45 $48,012.40 $48,012.40 Cobb Fund Balance $10,233.00 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $10,233.00 Sturgis Fund Balance $4,000.00 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $4,000.00 School Fund Balance $1,849.74 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $1,847.64 Added to Fund 2.10 $1,849.74 $1,849.74 Marston'Fund Balance $503.11 Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $502.48 Added to Fund .63 $503.11 $503.11 MacGrotty Fund Balance •$1,718.66' Jan. 1, 1940 Balance $1,716.56 Added to Fund 2.11 $1,718.66 $1,718.66 a � � nn 0 �r-4 VA �m sa o A 41 ep W �a :n52 � v � .. � W 4 Z+ d0•� � rl� r-1 245 C? o rd t U2 fir+ r-A' i rd a� � v' a e IS a o ai oo c 0 co�.c M o Go ci,co C N Go Go N cq c0 co cz coU-)OIn0-1 Gocll GVO (NcgOl.OM Goo - m clJ Inc".i`-iN�c� o0 �M moo ai cam :H o ca- m co o +' U `� 4� " a� �i c> cce cd y � °J tac G y w .. O E-F (� rd bno o O c6gdo+ �a��ca�?3 y y ceQ�O a�iw 4-4 4-1ai cd °' t1^ ;> Paawo A as ,��,AE��n rn ;> a P�O ti e+ o 0� Go .� C M _ In M � rn rn CD M c.1 (0 r-f M; ooN�00�NM4 Cl,-i r-i ,dq In �; Ncc ,:H ao Go r-iCi L—c Go—1 GO GO fA& a) c)co 4. 4 a � ; Cd 1 GO 0 w g 0 � Ei a P, y 92 ; o hQ+ Cd P . � oA�aa�na , P EE A 00 m m O O O O q cD c Nri O 00 GV, Gq 00 ri (70 00 c.4 r1 r-1 r—I ri O c.o GV y di di L l L C� r .CA � y 0000oopX0"tC) ) ry a� mao��r��+oo 0 41 MCYDCOMmmCO P� � w a� c G z Gr F-. a �� oa y Cq CJ rN tfJ c0 L oq M .O N cd bJJ U1 —1r-f a92 El Cc z �� o Baia 0 06 C o 0 a, C Lf: ll:� q m W oo .00 Cl q 0 00 w W A I y A A z w � o b w � z , k�7372 0 / q�� « � � v W d t�� =¢.- o« « . « � ■ o = � kokub - '\ . ƒ 7 ` � � . . % . . e - . 59 LIST OF BURIAL LOT FUNDS HELD IN TRUST BY THE TOWN Estate of: A. C. Adams $125.00 N. H. Allen 100.00 Josiah Ames 75.00 Samuel N. Ames -500.00 Lillian F. Arey 100.00 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 John B. Baxter 300.00 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 Eliza Blossom 150.00 Eben Bodfish 50.00 William I. Bodfish 100.00 Christine H. Bodge 99.00 Isabelle C. Boult 150.00 Lydia F. Bourne 100.00 Francis T. Bowles 500.00 David Bursley 200.00 Fred W. Cammett 200.00 Warren Cammett & A. A. Cram 150.00 Joshua Chamberlain 100.00 60 Allan J. Chase 200.00 Thomas Chatfield 100.00 Augustine F. Childs 150.00. Edward F. Childs 100.00 Florinda A. Childs 100.00 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 Hannah Crocker 200.00 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 Charles H. Crosby 200.00 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 Eliphlet Doane 200.00 Jane E. Edson 300.00 Jarvis R. Fish '100.00 Lydia S. Fish 100.00 Nellie A. Fish 100.00 r,l 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 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. & Ruth F. Hinckley 100.00 Gilbert L. Hinckley 100.00 Gustavus A. Hinckley 125.00 Josiah Hinckley 200.00 Josiah Hinckley and Abby Hinckley 619.36 Mary C. Hinckley 100.00 Jehiel P. Hodges 150.60 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 62 Mary E. Huckins 100.00 Charles M. Jones 100.00 Dr. & Mrs. Charles E. Keck 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 E. and C. Loring 100.00 F. G. Lothrop 200.00 Cyrenus Lovell 100.00 Edgar W. Lovell 200.00 Genie M. Lovell 200.00 George Lovell 243.1.7 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 309.12 Harriet S. Parker 100.00 Sarah A. Parker 200.00 William B. Parker 100.00 William H. Parker 200.00 Thomas Pattison 100.00 63 Harrison G. Phinney 150.00 Howard M. Phinney 1,000.00 Irving B. Phinney 450.00 Joseph L. Proctor 100.00 Patrick Regan 200.00 Nelson Rhodehouse 100.00 Joseph Robbins and Andrew Johnson 500.00 Oliver H. Sawyer 100.00 Emma A. Scudder 400.60 H. A. Scudder 100.00 Nelson Scudder 200.00 Charles H. Smith, 200.00 Elizabeth A. Smith 200.00 Annie C. Snow 200.00 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 Agnes E. Till 500.00 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 Carrie R. Williams 166.30 J. R. Wilson 100.00 Herbert W. York 200.00 Centerville Beechwood Cemetery Assoc. 2,475.00 Hyannis Oak Grove Cemetery Assoc. 13,500.00 $48,012.40 e 64 REPORT OF THE AUDIT April 12, 1940 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 end- ing December 31, 1939,.made in accordance with the pro- visions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, THEODORE N. WADDELL, Director of Accounts. ;65 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, 1939, and report thereon as follows: 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 records of the treasurer and of the accounting officer. Accounting Officer—The books and accounts in the of- fice of the accounting officer were examined, checked, and compared with the records of the several departments of the town and with the town treasurer's books. The receipts, as recorded, were compared with the town treasurer's rec- ord of receipts and were checked with the departmental records of payments to the treasurer, while the recorded pay- ments were checked with the treasurer's record of disburse- ments and with the treasury warrants. 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. The necessary adjusting and correcting entries.re- sulting from the audit were made, and a.balance sheet, ss showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1939, was prepared and is appended to this report. Treasurer—The books and accounts of the town trea- surer were examined and checked with the accounting offi- cer's books, with the departmental records of payments to the treasurer, and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the disbursements were checked with the treasury warrants. The cash balance on February 12, 1940, was proved by actual count of the cash in the office and by a reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit. The payments on account of debt and interest were veri- fied by a comparison with the cancelled securities and cou- pons on file and with the amounts falling due. In checking the discounts paid by the town treasurer on temporary loans issued in anticipation of revenue for 1939, it was noted that the rate of discount shown on the town notes was in excess of the rate charged by the bank discounting the notes. The rate rate of interest or discount at which the notes are sold should appear on the face of the notes issued by the town treasurer. The securities and savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were listed, the income and transfers to the town being verified. The records of tax titles held by the town were exam- ined. The taxes and assessments added to the tax title ac- count were compared with the collector's records, the :re- J 67 corded redemptions, forclosures, and disclaimers were veri- fied, and the tag titles on hand were listed and reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger. Assessors—The assessors'' records of apportioned as- sessments not due and the deferred assessments were listed and reconciled with the accounting officer's ledger. Town Collector—The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked in detail. The commit- ments of town and fire district taxes, assessments, and de- partmental accounts receivable were proved, the recorded receipts were checked with the payments to the town and fire district treasurers, the abatements as recorded were compared with the records in the departments authorized to grant abatements, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The oustanding accounts were further verified by send- ing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town and from the re- plies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are cor- rect. Licenses and Permits—The records of licenses and per- mits issued by the selectmen, town clerk, and the police and health departments were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town were verified. Surety Bonds—The surety bonds of the several town officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form. Conclusion—In addition to the accounts mentioned, the ss records of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection were examined and checked in detail. There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasur- er's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, assess- ment, tax title, and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust funds. For the cooperation received from the several 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. 69 TOWN CLERK'S . REPORT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 4 and 5, 1940 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 several precincts in said Barnstable on MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH, NEXT at 6:30 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the fol- lowing articles: At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Barnsta- ble qualified to vote on town affairs in the different precincts named in the Warrant for said meeting, for the election of officers, etc., on Monday, March 4, 1940, while acting under the following article: Article 1. Moderator for One Year; One Selectman for Three Years; One Assessor for Three Years; One Tax Collector for Three Years; Auditor for One Year; One Tree Warden for One Year; One Member of School Committee for Three Years.; One Member. of Board of Health for Three Years; One Member of Park Com- mission for Three Years; One Member of Planning Board for Five Years; One Sewer Commissioner for Three Years, and any other officers whose names may be on the official ballot. 70 The whole number of votes cast was 2,972 which being assorted and counted according to law, the result was found to be as follows: Moderator (One Year) •Henry A. Ellis . . . . . .. ... . . . . . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . . 2,367 W. Henry Cahoon . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . 2 Bertha Weber . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .... . . ... . 3 Seth Crocker . . . . . 1 Selectman (Three Years) 'James F.. Kenney . . . ... . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . .. . . ... 1,609 John R. Dodge . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 1,144 Chester P. Jordan . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . ... . . .. . 188 David Seabury . .. . . . . . . . .. . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Assessor (Three Years) •James F. Kenney . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . ... ... . . ... ... . 1,572 John R. Dodge . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . 1,135 Chester P. Jordan 197 David Seabury . .. .. .. .. .. . . ... . .. . :.. .. .. .. ... 1 Tag Collector (Three Years) "William G. Howes . . ... . . .. .. . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . ... 1,580 Robert E. Cash .. . . .. . 704 Howard W. Sears . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 William Nelson . .. . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 71 School Committee (Three Years) *Jean G. Hinkle . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .... . 2,492 James L. Chute . .. . . .. . .... . 1 John I. B. Vail . ... . . . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . .... . . 1 Terence Rogers . . . . .... . . . . . . .. . ... . . ... . .. .... 1 Auditor (One Year) *John Bursley .. . . . . . . . . .. . ... . . .. . .. 2,419 Tree Warden (One Year) *John F. Shields . . . . . . . . . ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . 2,436 Anthony P. Cabral . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . 351 Charles Reid, Jr. .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . ....... . .... . . . 1 Board of Health (Three Years) *Ruben E. Anderson . . . . . ... . .... . 1,520 Curtis B. Hinckley .. . .. ..... .. . . . . . .. ... . .. . . .. 762 Horatio Duquette ... ... . .. .. .. . . . . .. ..... . ... .. 459 Planning Board (Five Years) *Calvin D. Crawford . . . . .. .. .. .. . . ......... 2,153 Park Commissioner (Three Years) *Herbert E. Cook . .. .. .. . . . . . .... .... .. . . . ... ... 1,114 Benjamin F. Teel ... . . . . ..... . .. . ... .. .. . ....... 859 William H. Madden . ... . .. . . . .. . ..... ... . ....... 659 Louis Adams . . . . . .. .... . . . . . .. . .. . .. .. . .... . . . 2 Edward Kellogg . .. . . . . ... .. . .. . . ... .. ..... . ... 1 Sewer Commissioner (Three Years) *Curtis B. Hinckley . .. . . . ... ... . . .... . . .. .... . . . 2,403 Clifford Hall . . . .... ... . .. .. . . . . . . .. . ... . . ... .. 1 Esmond Sullivan . . . .. . .... . ... . ... . .... ... .. . . 1 (*Elected) 72 THE SUBSEQUENT MEETING The subsequent meeting will be held at the Hyannis Theatre, in Hyannis, March 5th, 1940, 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, 1940. The meeting was called to order by the Moderator at nine o'clock A.M., and prayer was offered by the Rev. John Douglas. The Town Clerk read the Warrant and the result of the previous day's voting. The respective officers were then 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: Martin Wirtanen Thomas Milne Joseph Hagler Anthony George Earle Harris Charles Thayer J. Upton MacPhee Harvey J. Field Milo A. Morin Neil Atwood The recommendations of the Finance Committee under articles requiring the appropriation of money were read be- fore action was taken on such articles. Article 2. To choose all other necessary town officers, for the ensuing.year. 73 The Town Clerk reported no officers to be elected. 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 be- ginning January 1, 1940, and to issue its note or notes therefor, payable within one year,.and to renew any note or notes issued for a period of one year, under the provisions of General Laws, Ter. Ed. C. 44 S. 17. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year begin- ning January 1, 1940 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 accord- ance with Section. 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unani- mous). 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 1, 1941, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1941. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 financial year begin- ning January 1, 1941, 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 accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. (Unani- mous). Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen in its behalf to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barnstable,. 74 and that portion of one of the Cobb lots lying southerly from the ,State Highway (Route 28) near the traffic circle in Hyannis from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceeding twenty-five years, for such rentals, and under such conditions, as, in their opin- ion will be for the best interest of the town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will authorize the Selectmen in its behalf to make leases of the Lombard land in West Barnstable, and that por- tion of one of the Cobb lots lying southerly from the State Highway (Route 28) near the traffic circle in Hyannis from time to time in their discretion, for terms not exceeding twenty-five years, for such rentals, and under such condi- tions, as, in their opinion will be for the best interest 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, or construction of any State Highway in the Town dur- ing the present year and will authorize the Board of Selectmen to, sign an indemnity agreement in behalf of the Town or take any ac- tion in relation thereto. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will indemnify the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts against any and all claims for land, grade and drain age damages which may be caused by, or result from, the laying out; or construction 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, (Unanimous). Article 7. To see if the Town will assume liability in the man- ner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Law for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the De- partment of Public Works of Massachusetts for the improvement, •—I 75 development, maintenance and protection of rivers, harbors, tide waters and foreshores, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and authorize the.Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws for all dam- ages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts for the im- provement, development, maintenance and protection of riv- ers, harbors, tide waters and foreshores, in accordance with Section 11 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and author- ize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth. (Unanimous). Article 8. 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, Sewer Com- missioners, Tree Warden, Moderator. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to pay the following salaries to the elective officers of the Town listed below: Selectmen $1,500.00 each Assessors 1,500.00 each Town Clerk & Treasurer 3,000.00 Tax Collector 2,500.00 Surveyor of Highways 3;000.00 and expenses Tree Warden .75 per hour worked Moderator 50.00 Sewer Commissioners 100.00 each Article 9. 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- 76 partment, Assessors' Department, Town Clerk and Treasurer's De- partment, Tax Collector's Department, Election Department, Moth Department, Planning Board, 'Municipal Buildings, Legal Depart- ment, Tree warden Department, Sewer Commissioners 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, Inspector of Animals, Repairs on Roads and Bridges, Snow and Ice Removal, Aid to Dependent Children, Soldiers' Relief, Department of Public Welfare, Old Age Assistance, State Aid, School Department, Re- serve Fund, Park, Commission, Unclassified Expenses, Cemeteries, Expenses of the,Finance Committee, Moderator, and for all other Legal Expenses. Upon motion duly made and seconded,'it was voted to raise and appropriate the following amounts: Payment of Debts $14,500.00 Interest 4,070.00 Financial Department 100.00 Selectmen's Department 6,625.00 Assessors' Department 8,638.00 Town Clerk and Treasurer's Department 7,500.00 Tag Collector's Department 7,350.00 Expenses of Finance Committee 500.00 Election Department 3,000.00 Municipal Buildings 6,850.00 Legal Department 3,000.00 Moth Department 8,400.00 Tree Warden Department 4,000.00 Shellfish Constable 2,000.00 Inspector of Wires 1,800.00 Sealing of Weights and Measures 1,250.00 Fires 800.00 Forest Fires 2,500.00 Police Department 36500.00 Board of Health 9,000.00 77 Sanitation 3,000.00 Equipment, Repairs on Roads and Bridges 64,000.00 Snow and Ice Removal 10,000.00 Mothers' Aid 17,000.00 Soldiers' Relief and Military Aid 10,000.00 Department of Public Welfare and Infirmary 96,000.00 Bureau of Old Age,Assistance 51,500.00 State Aid 100.00 Reserve Fund 10,000.00 Park Commission 9,000.00 School Department 210,000.00 Unclassified Department 16,350.00 Cemeteries 2,500.00 Planning Board 7,200.00 Inspector of Animals 200.00 Moderator 50.00 Inspector of Buildings 600.00 Sewer Commissioners' Department 3,800.00 $639,683.00 *Voted to appropriate the sum of $7000.00 additional to the Payment of Debt,Fund from the Sewer Fund Reserve. It was voted that a committee of fourteen (14) be ap- pointed by the Moderator, two from each Precinct and in. eludingthree members of the Finance Committee, as an ad- visory committee for the Welfare Department. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Precinct #1—Paul M.,Swift Anthony George Precinct #2—Harvey J. Field Karin M. Pelton 78 Precinct #3—Ernest S. Bradford Clarence A. Crowell Precinct #4—Benjamin Teel Reba A. Fuller Precinct #5—Harry A. Jenkins Jean G. Hinkle Precinct #6—Ralph W. Vroom Maurice Hinckley, Sr. Precinct #7—Malcolm Ryder Antone C. Botellio, Jr. Voted that a committee of five be appointed by the Se- lectmen to consider the advisability of establishing an En- gineering Department for the Town and to report at the next annual Town Meeting. The Selectmen appointed the following Committee: Calvin D. Crawford—Cotuit Joseph M. Daniel—Osterville Walcott Ames—Osterville Walter M. Gaffney—Hyannis William P. Lovejoy, Jr.—Barnstable Article 10. To hear and act upon the reports of the town offi- cers, and special or standing committees. Mr. Donald G. Trayser made a verbal report for the Tercentenary Committee. It was voted to accept the report of the officers as print- ed in the town report with the exception of the report of the Zoning Committee. It was then voted that the Housing Com- mittee and Zoning Committee be discharged and that the 79 Committee on Park Development be continued. It was also voted to continue the following Road Committee Frank G. Thacher Nelson Bearse Fred S. Jenkins Cecil Goodspeed Charles H. Reid J. Wendell Hamlin Chester S. Jones Later in the meeting a rising vote of thanks was extend- ed to the Tercentenary Committee and the Finance Commit- tee. Selectman Kenney took the floor and brought the atten- tion of the meeting to the passing away of the following prominent men in the town during the previous year: Howard N. Parker, Selectman and Assessor for thirty years. William Lovell, Selectman and Assessor for twelve years and Tax Collector for two years. Ralph R. Barr, Superintendent of Schools for seven years. Edward F. Maher, Member of Finance Committee for fifteen years. Joseph P. Hallett, Building Inspector for five years. I J. Lester Howland, Chief of the Hyannis Fire Depart- ment. 80 It.was unanimously voted that the Town Clerk send an expression of sympathy to the respective families. Article 11. To receive and act upon the accounts of all persons to whom the Town may be indebted. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,508.08 to pay 1939 bills against the Town of Barnstable. Article 12. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the proper observance of Memorial Day.. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the proper ob- servance of Memorial Day to be expended under the aus- pices of the Barnstable Soldiers' Memorial Association. Article 13. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $200.00 for the quarters of the United Spanish War Veterans Cape Cod Camp No. 72 as provided in General Laws, Ter. Ed. C. 40, S. 9A. (By request of Andrew Kerr et als.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 for the quarters of the United Spanish War Veterans, Cape Cod Camp No. 72, as provided in General Laws, Ter. Ed. Chapter 40 Section 9A. Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for rental of quarters for Post No. 206, American Legion, for the year 1940. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for rental of quar- ters for Post. No. 106, American Legion, for the year 1940. 1 81 Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $2,500.00 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 re- quest of John Bursley et al.). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 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 precinct to be named by the Moderator: The Moderator appointed the following committee: Miss Mary Mortimer Howard G. Lumbert Horace S. Parker Dr. J. Haydn Higgins John Bursley Bertram F. Ryder Donald G. Trayser Article 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum.not exceeding $500.00 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 pro- visions of Gen. Laws, Ter. Ed. Chap. 111, Section 74. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the establish- ment and maintenance of a free bed in the Cape Cod Hospi- tal 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 General Laws, Ter. Ed., Chapter 111, Section 74. 82 Article 17. 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. Chap. 128, Sec. 41, (by request of the Cape Cod Extension Service). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to elect Arthur Curtis of Marstons Mills a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service to serve for the term of one year. Article 18. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $3,000.00 under the provisions of the Acts of 1924, Chapter 382 and amendments, thereof, or take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. (By request of John D. W. Bodfish and others.) A motion to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 under this article was not carried. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was then voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $250.00 to be expended under the direction of the Surveyor of Highways to remove snow from the various ponds. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was also voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 for the Twilight League Baseball to be divided between Hyannis, Osterville, Cotuit and West Barnstable. Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $100.00 for the services of harbor masters. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the services of harbor masters. Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not 83 ' more than $2,000.00 for the cultivation, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the provisions of Gen. Laws, Chap. 130, Sec. 55, as amended by Acts of 1933, Chap. 329, and other acts in amend- went thereof. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the cultiva- tion, propagation, and protection of shellfish under the pro- visions of General Laws, Chapter 130, Section 55, as amend- ed by Acts of 1933, Chapter 329 and other acts in amend- ment thereof. Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and,appropriate a sum not exceeding $1,500.00 for the extermination of starfish from waters of the Town of Barnstable. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the extermina- tion of starfish from waters of the Town of Barnstable. Article 22. To see if' the Town will raise and appropriate $500.00 for public band concerts under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40,,Section 5, Clause 26. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for Public Band Concerts under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter,40, Section 5, Clause 26. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum not exceeding $500.00 for the purpose of buying, liber- ating, and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable; said sum to be expended under the direc- tion of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator. (By request of the Barnstable Sportsmen's Club et al.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to i 84 raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of buying, liberating, and feeding pond fish and upland game within the limits of the Town of Barnstable; said sum to be expended under the direction of a committee of ten to be appointed by the Moderator. The Moderator appointed the following Committee: Alfred Crocker-Barnstable Lauchlan M. Crocker—Barnstable Theron Apollonio—Cotuit Warren Bearse—Cotuit Chester Norris—Hyannis Dr. John Baxter—Hyannis Bradley Meserve—Barnstable Heyworth H. Backus—Centerville Ernest Norris—Hyannis Leslie Johnstone—Hyannis Article 24. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $500.00 for the reforesting of the Town Forest under_the direction " of the Town Forest Committee. Indefinitely postponed. Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $28,000.00 provided the Commonwealth, through the Department of Public Works, will contribute $15,000.00 for the Improvement of Hyannis Harbor with bulkhead and mooring piers on the south side of the Inner Cove along Daisy Bluffs, to be ex- pended under the direction of and in accordance with the plans of the Division of Waterways of said Department of Public Works. Indefinitely postponed. Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of lands and foreshore at Daisy 85 Bluffs, Hyannis, between channel Point Road and low water mark along the south side of the Inner Cove for the carrying out of the foregoing Harbor Improvement Project and for common Landing purposes. Indefinitely postponed. Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $1500.00 under the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 45, Sec. 14, for the purpose of promoting recreation and other permissible activ- ities under the jurisdiction of the School Committee and Park Com- mission, at the Grange Hall or such other location as may be leased for the purpose. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 under the provi- sions of General Laws, Chapter 45, Section 14, for the pur- pose of promoting recreation and other permissible activi- ties under the jurisdiction of the School Committee and Park Commission, at the Grange Hall or such other location as may be leased for the purpose. Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate $1,000.00 under the provisions of Sec. 14, Chapter 45, General Laws, for the purpose of promoting recreation and other permissi- ble activities at the old Schoolhouse in Osterville, under the joint jurisdiction of the School Committee and Park Commission. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 under the provis- ions of Section 14, Chapter 45, General Laws, for the pur- pose of promoting recreation and other permissible activi- ties at the old Schoolhouse in Osterville, under the joint jurisdiction of the School Committee and the Park Com- mission. Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $19,000.00 for the construction and equipment of a garage 86 and headquarters,for the Highway Department as recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town appropriate the sum of $19,000.00 for the con- struction and equipment of a garage and headquarters for the Highway Department; $9500.00 to be raised by taxation this year and$9500.00 to be taken from the Surplus Revenue. (Unanimous). Article 30. To see if the Town will set off and use a part of its sewage disposal area not needed in the operation of its sewer system, being a parcel rectangular in shape, 400 feet wide and 450 feet deep, adjoining Route 28 and 290 feet west of its intersection with Bearse's Way,,for the Highway Department for the location of its garage and headquarters and for the shelter and storage of its equipment, as recommended by the Road Committee. (By re- quest of the Surveyor of Highways.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will set off and use a part of its sewer disposal area not needed in the operation of its sewer system, being a parcel rectangular in shape, 400 feet wide and 450 feet deep, adjoining Route 28 and 290 feet west of its intersection with Bearse's Way, for. the Highway Department for the location of its garage and headquarters and for the shelter and stor- age of its equipment under care and control of the Surveyor of Highways. Article 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $1,750.00 for the maintenance of State Aid constructed roads, Route 132 and old Route 28 provided the County of Barnsta- ble and the Massachusetts Department of Public Works will make contribution under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of.the Surveyor of Highways.) 87 Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1750.00 for the mainte- nance of State Aid constructed roads, Route 132 and old Route 28 provided the County of Barnstable and the Massa- chusetts Department of Public Works will make.contribu- tion under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws. Article 32. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $23,673.40 for the Highway Department, as recommended by.the Road Committee, for repairs of ways approximately as fol- lows: Osterville—Main Street, 1200 ft. taxvia walk $266.50 4000 ft. curb @ $1.00 4,000.00 2222 sq. yds. Widening and Patching @ $1.00 2,222.00 Cotuit—Newtown Way at Highground, 1600 ft. @ .80 1,280.06 Main Street and School Street, 1000 ft. Curb and Walk 1,500.00 Barnstable—Main Street and Hyannis Road, 1000 ft. Curb @ $1.00 1,000.00 5280 ft. Sidewalk 880.00 West Barnstable—High Street, 3168 ft. to finish @ .80 2,534.40 Centerville—Main Street, 2640 ft. Taxvia walk 440.00 Hyannis—Ridgewood Section, 2650 ft. 30 ft. wide, 8833 sq. yds. @ .40 3,533.00 Winter Street,\3696 ft. Curb @ $1.00 3,696.00 3696 ft. Tarvia Walk, 1643 sq. yds. @ .50 821.50 Lewis Bay Road Landing, 1200 sq. yds. Hot Mix @ $1.25 1,500.00 $23,673.40 Recommended by the Road Committee. (By request of the Sur- veyor of Highways). Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$22,393.40 for the Highway Department, as recommended by the Road Committee, for repairs of ways approximately as follows: 88 Osterville—Main Street 1,200 ft. tarvia walk $266.50 4,000 ft. curb @ $1.00- 4,000.00 2,222 sq. yds. widening &patching @ $1.00 2,222.00 Cotuit—Main Street and School Street - 1,000 ft. curb & walk 1,500.00 Barnstable—Main Street & Hyannis Road 1,000 ft. curb @ $1.00 1,000.00 5,280 ft. sidewalk 880.00 West Barnstable—High Street 3,168 ft. to finish @ .80 2,534.00 Centerville—Main Street 2,640 ft. tarvia walk 440.00 Hyannis—Ridgewood Section 2,650 ft. 30 ft. wide 8,833 sq. yds. @ .40 3,533.00 Winter Street-3,696 ft. curb @ $1.00 3,696.00 3,696 tarvia walk, 1,643 sq. yds. @ .50 821.50 Lewis Bay Road Landing-1,200 sq.yds. Hot Mix @ $1.25 1,500.00 $22,393.40 Article 33. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the village of Barnstable from a County Way known as Millway to land of United Cape Cod Cranberry Company, Inc., with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Select- men under date of February 16, 1940, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the vil- lage of Barnstable from a County Way known as Millway to land of United Cape Cod Cranberry Company, Inc., with the 89 boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 16, 1940,'and will authorize and in- struct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in the lands with- in the lines of said layopt for said town for said purposes. (Unanimous). r Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $2,170.00 for the reconstructing and hard surfacing the road described in Article 33. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,170.00 for the recoil- structing and hard surfacing of the road described in Arti- cle 33: Article 35. To see if the Town will raise or borrow and ap- propriate $100,000.00 for the construction and equipment of an elementary schoolhouse in Hyannis or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. (By request of the Barnstable HOus- ing Committee.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to take up articles 35 and 36 together. A motion to appropriate $80,000.00, of which $7,000.00 was to be raised by taxation this year, $23,000.00 to be taken from the Surplus Revenue and$50,000.00 by issuing of notes to build a schoolhouse on the second parcel of land herein described, was not carried, the vote being "yes-78 and No-290." Another motion to raise and appropriate the sum-of $3,000.00 to purchase said second parcel of land was not carried. 90 Article 36. 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 location of a schoolhouse and for school purposes, all or any part of two parcels of land in the village of Hyannis, de- scribed as follows: First Parcel—The James Murphy,Lot of about seven acres bounded south by Stevens Street about S85 feet, west by land of O'Keefe about 325 feet, again south by said O'Keefe land about 130 feet,again west by land of the Bacon heirs about 425 feet, north by the Stark land about 472 feet, and east by land now or formerly of Guyer, Nese and Sanford by two lines measuring together about 589 feet. Second Parcel—The Ludvig Stark Lot of about 11.5 acres, bounded south by said First Parcel or iMurphy land about 472 feet, west by land of the Bacon heirs,about 1,013.40 feet, north by land of Godoy about 646 feet, and east by the Ridgewood Land formerly of Oliver and others and said Guyer land about 837 feet, and will raise and appropriate $4,500.00•for this purpose. Taken up in connection with Article 35. Article 37. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not to exceed $4,800.00 to improve Hooper's Landing in Cotuit or to take any action in relation thereto and to act fully thereon. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of$4,800.00 to improve Hoop- er's Landing in Cotuit and that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to petition the General Court for legislation enabling the Town to discontinue the use of the Common Landing Places within the Town for Common Landing pur- poses and to use the same for Town Bathing Beaches or other municipal purposes. Article 38. To see if the Town, under the power conferred by Acts of 1939, Chapter 358�, will vote to discontinue the use of the 91 Craigville Beach Park Land for park purposes and the use of the Common Landing Place adjoining it as a common landing place, and will hereafter use and maintain said park land and said landing place as a Town Bathing.Beach and will restrict the,use of the same to its inhabitants and seasonal and temporary residents and their guests. (By request of Benjamin F. Teel and others.) Upon motion dupy made and seconded, it was voted: First: . "That the use of the Craigville Beach park land for park purposes be discontinued and that hereafter .said park land be used and maintained as a town bathing beach";— Second: "That the use.of the Common Landing Place adjoining it as common landing place be discontinued and that hereafter said landing place be used and main- tained as a town bathing beach and as a town landing place",•-- Third: "That the use of the park land as a town bathing beach and the use of the landing place as a town bath- ing beach and town landing place be restricted to the inhabitants of the town and its seasonal and temporary residents and their guests";— Fourth: "That the care, custody and control of said park land and landing place be entrusted to the Board of Se- lectmen with authority to make suitable rules and regu- lations for the use of the same for town bathing beach and town landing place purposes and in conformity with the restrictions hereby imposed";—and Fifth: "That this vote is to take effect October 1, 1940." Article 39. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $7,006.00 for the use and maintenance of the town bath- ing beach as described in Article 38 and that all revenue derived 92 from said beach shall revert to the town. (By request of Benjamin F. Teel and others.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 40. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate not more than $10,000.00 for the construction obsidewalks. (By request of the Surveyor of Highways.) Indefinitely postponed. Article 41. To see if the Town will raise a sum of money to be expended by the Selectmen for material equipment or service in connection with the Federal Works Progress Administration. Upon motion duly made and .seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to be expended by the Selectmen for material, equipment or service in con- nection with the Federal Works Progress Administration. Article 42. To see if the Town will accept the layout of a ' Town Way in the Village of Hyannis known as Norris Street from Sea Street to land of Ernest B. Norris, with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 16, 1940, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for the town. Upon motion duly made and.seconded, it was voted that the Town will accept the layout of a Town Way in the vil- lage of Hyannis known as Norris Street from Sea Street to land of Ernest B. Norris, with the boundaries, and measure- ments, as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 16, 1940, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interests in the lands within the lines of said layout for the town for this purpose. (Unanimous). 93 Article 43. To see if the Town will accept the alteration, re- . location, and layout of a Town Way in the village of Centerville known as Strawberry Hill road from the former State Highway. from Hyannis to Marstons Mills to the State Highway known as Route 28 with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 16, 1940, and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen,to take by purchase or eminent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town will accept the alteration, relocation, and layout of a Town Way in the village of Centerville known as Straw- berry Hill Road from the former State Highway from Hyan- nis to Marstons Mills to the State Highway known as Route 28 with the boundaries and measurements as reported by the Selectmen under date of February 16, 1940 and will author- ize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or emi- nent domain in behalf of the Town the lands or interest in the lands within the lines of said layout for said town for this purpose. (Unanimous). Article 44. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $50.00 for land damage occasioned by the layout of the Town ways described in Articles 33, 42, and 43. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for land damage occasioned by the layout of the Town ways described in Arti- cles 33, 42 and 43. Article 45. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $96.82 for the payment of land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Commissioners. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $96.82 for the payment of 94' land damages as ordered and decreed by the County Com- missioners. Article 46. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $100.00 to be used by the Selectmen to defray expenses in carrying out the provisions of the dog laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was 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 dog laws. Article 47. To see if the Town will add to the existing zoning By-Laws the following sections: Section 1. The Board of Selectmen shall appoint a Board of Ap- peals under the provisions of Acts of 1933, Chapter 269, consisting of three members, one to hold office until the first day of April 1941, one to hold office until the first day of April 1942, and one to hold office until the first day of April 1943, and in March of each year beginning in 1941, shall appoint one member of such Board of Appeals to hold office for the term of three years from the first day of April next following and until his successor is appointed and qualified. In case of vacancy, inability to act or interest on the part of a member of the Board, the Selectmen may designate an associate member pro tem to act in his place. Section 2. The Board of Appeals may, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the terms of the zoning By-Laws in harmony with their general purpose and intent. (By request of Charles S. Morrill and others.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to adopt the following By-Law: Section 1. The Board of Selectmen ,shall apoint a Board of Appeals under the provisions of Acts of 1933, Chap- 95 ter 269, consisting of three members, one to hold office until the first day of April 1941, one to hold office until the first day of April 1942 and one to hold office until the first day of April 1943, and in March of each year beginning in 1941, shall appoint one,member of such Board of Appeals to hold office for the term of three years from the first day of April next following and un- til his successor is appointed and qualified. In case of vacancy, inability to act or interest on the part of a member of the Board, the Selectmen may designate an associate member pro tem to act in his place. Section 2. The Board of Appeals may, in appropriate cases and subject to appropriate conditions and safeguards, make special exceptions to the terms of the Zoning By- Laws in harmony with their general purpose and in- tent. (Unanimous). Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept Section 85 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws. (By request of Henry A. Ellis and others.) Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town accept Section 85 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, and that the Moderator"appoint a committee of five in- cluding a member of the Board of Selectmen, a member of the Police Department, a member of the Finance Committee and two other persons to study contributory pensions for all town employees and to report with recommendations to the next annual Town Meeting. (Unanimous). The Moderator appointed the following committee: John D. W. Bodfish Paul M. Swift Earl K. Sims Charles B. McMullen James F. Kenney 96 Article 49. To see if the .Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property the town may acquire or has acquired by the foreclosure of tax titles. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to authorize the Selectmen to sell by private or public sale any property the town may acquire or has acquired by the fore- closure of tag titles. Article 50. To see if the Town will discontinue as a Town Way all that part of Strawberry Hill Road lying between the Marstons Mills-Hyannis Road and the State Highway Route 28 not included within the side lines of the relocation and alteration of said Straw- berry Hill Road made February 16, 1940, as reported by the Select- men and accepted by the town March 5, 1940. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to discontinue as a Town Way all that part of Strawberry Hill Road lying between the Marstons Mills-Hyannis Road and the State Highway Route 28 not included within the side lines of the relocation and alteration of said Strawberry Hill Road made February 16, 1940 as reported by the Selectmen 'and accepted by the Town March 5, 1940. (Unanimous). Article 51. To see if the Town will discontinue as a Town Way all that part of a Town Way between the Hyannis-Centerville Road and Strawberry Hill road lying northerly from and not includ- ed within the layout made by the County Commissioners in 1930. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to discontinue as a Town Way all that part of a Town Way be- tween the Hyannis-Centerville Road and Strawberry*Hill Road lying northerly from and not included within the lay- out made by the County Commissioners in 1930. (Unani- mous). Article 52. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $1,000.00 for the improvement of the channel at West Bay, Oster- 97 villa, provided the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will make con- tribution to such improvement. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for the improve- ment of Nest Bay, Osterville, provided the Commonwealth, through the Department of Public Works, will make a con- tribution to such improvement, to be expended under the division of Waterways of said Department of Public Works. It was suggested that the thermometer showing the amounts appropriated and the tax rate should be used at the, next annual town meeting.- The meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 198 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING December 27, 1940 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 TWENTY-SEVENTH 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 sixty- five (65) voters of the Town of Barnstable met at the Barn- stable High School Auditorium, Hyannis, on December 27, 1940. 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 appropriate $24,060.00 from the "Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund" and the "Excess and Deficien- cy Account" for the enlargement of the Public Airport in Hyannis and will authorize and instruct the Selectmen to take by purchase or eminent domain, in behalf of-the Town for this purpose, the lands adjoining the Airport, described as follows:— PARCEL A: Bounded east by the Airport about 1570 feet, south and southwest by the public ways at the Traffic Circle, again southwest by the Barnstable road about 3600 feet, 99 north by the location of a proposed new town way about 1220 feet, again east by the town's Cobb Lot about 1175 feet, again north about 185 feet, west about 510 feet and again north about 300 feet by said Lot, and northeast by the Upper Gate Pond about 800 feet: PARCEL B: Bounded east by the Mary Dunns Road about 1180 feet, south by the Airport about 1180 feet, southwest by Upper Gate Pond about 1050 feet, west by said Cobb Lot about 450 feet, and north by the location of the proposed new town way about 1360 feet. PARCEL C: Bounded west by the Mary.Dunns Road about 3720 feet, north by the location of the Cape & Vineyard transmission line about 3370 feet, east by land of Nevala about 970 feet, southeast by the location of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Co., Lessee, about 2580 feet, and south and southeast on land of Byrne, Cash, Duchesney, Brooks, Meagher, and Kelley by seven lines, measuring together about 961 feet. Said Parcels "A," "B" and "C" are located as shown on a plan compiled December 17th, 1940, entitled "TOWN OF BARNSTA- BLE, Plan showing Proposed Addition to the PUBLIC AIRPORT IN HYANNIS" on file at the Office of the Planning Board. Upon motion duly, made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized and instructed to take by pur- chase or by eminent domain in behalf of the Town, for the enlargement of the Public Airport in Hyannis, the land adjoining the Airport comprising Parcels `A', `B', and `C' as set out and described in this article and as shown on the plan therein named;—and that the sum of $24,000.00 be ap- propriated, $9000.00 from the Overlay Surplus Reserve Fund and $15,000.00 from the Excess and Deficiency Ac- count for this purpose. The vote under this article was "Yes-47" and "No- 3" 100 This appropriation was approved by the Finance Com- mittee. Article 2. To see if the Town will discontinue all that part of the town way called Mary Dunns Road, about 3070 feet in length, lying between.the location of the proposed new town way on the North and the north property line of the Wagoner and Kelley land on the South, as located and shown on the plan named in Article 1. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that all that part of the town way in Hyannis called the "Mary Dunns Road," about 3,070 feet in length, lying between the location of a proposed new town way on the north and the north property line of the Wagoner and Kelley land on the south, as shown and delineated on the plan named in Article 1, be discontinued. (Unanimous). Article 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to grant Easements to the Barnstable Water Company, the Cape & Vineyard Electric Company and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company for water mains and cable conduits and for pole and transmission lines for telephones and electricity in and over the Public Airport at Hyannis and any enlargement of the same. Upon motion duly made and seconded,it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized to grant easements and priv- ileges, for water mains and cable conduits and for pole and transmission lines for telephones and electricity,to the Barn- stable Water Company,.the Cape & Vineyard Electric Com- pany and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Com- pany, in and over the public Airport in Hyannis and any enlargement of the grounds of the same, upon such terms and conditions as they may from time to time determine to be necessary and expedient. (Unanimous). 101 Article.4. To see if the Town will elect its Tree Warden for the Term of one year or three years. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that hereafter the Tree Warden shall be elected for the term of three years. (Unanimous). Article 5. To see if the Town will authorize and instruct the Selectmen in behalf of the Town, to accept the aid and assistance of the Federal Government. in the improvement and extension of the Airport, with authority to enter into agreements and contracts incidental thereto. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Selectmen be authorized and empowered in behalf of the town, to accept the aid and assistance of the Federal. Government in the improvement of the Public Airport in Hyannis or any extension of the same, with authority to en- ter into such agreements and contracts incidental thereto as they may from time to time determine to be necessary or ex- pedient for this purpose. (Unanimous). The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 P.M. Attest: C. M. CHASE, Town Clerk. 1.02 BIRTHS Births recorded.in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1940, with the names, parents' residence and names of par- entsc Jan. 1 Edith Alma Bumpus, Hyannis, Everett A. and Irene (Bi- ron). Jan. 3 Louann Ethel Seaman, Hyannis, Frederick and Gladys F. (Dias). Jan. 9 Robert Joseph Perry,West Dennis, Joseph M. and Adeline E. (Bassett). Jan. 9 Ronald James Perry, West Dennis,Joseph M. and Ade- line E. (Bassett). Jan. 10 William Arthur Bearse, Hyannis, Edward L. and Mae Els- worth (Cowen). Jan. 13 David Dunbar Tobey, Harwich, Arthur W., Jr., and Elean- or .(Dunbar). Jan. 15 Nancy Ann Hodgkinson, Barnstable, William F., Jr., and Gladys 1. (Williams). Jan. 15 Sandra Jeanne Small, Chatham, Harry C. and Ruth M. (Hinckley). Jan. 16 Elizabeth Ann Fairbanks Caldwell, Hyannis, Rudolph W. and Goedia (Jones). Jan. 16 Stillborn. Jan. 17 Edward McLear Butler, Hyannis, Thomas F. 'and Irene (McLear). 103 Jan. 18 Ruth Adelaide Rankin, Hyannis, Robert G. and Georgia (McNamara). Jan. 19 Harold Cecil Williams,. Santuit, Harold C. and Erabelle (Pipkins). Jan. 25 Betsy Lee Savage, Hyannis, Sidney C. andi Hilda L. (Bearse). Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Warren Thacher Baxter, Jr., Sagamore, Warren T. and Florence J. (Crosby). Jan. 28 John Leonard Wilkinson, East Orleans, Paul M. and Gen- evieve O. (Greenwood). Jan. 29 Richard Gould Ryder, Chatham, David and Alice (Wheel- er). Feb. 1 Everett Roland Munroe, Hyannis, Everett R. and Eliza- beth (Baptiste). Feb. 3 Mary Nancy Maloney, Hyannis, Harold-H. and Mae (Naz- zero). Feb. 4 Kathleen Stobbart, Yarmouthport, Roy and Edna E. (Kit- tila). Feb. 5 Donald Whitcomb Selfe, West Yarmouth, Bradford and Althea N. (Powell). Feb. 7 Judith Lahteine, West Barnstable, John E. and Anne H. (Harrington). Feb. 7 Sally Gail Pyy, West Barnstable,Vaner and Ora A. (Pratt). Feb. 8 Joann Cardoza, Quisset, Roger F. and Mary (Kelly). 7.04 Feb. 8 Winifred.Parker Elliot, Wareham, Ralph W. and Doris P. (Winter). Feb. 9 Cecilia Ann DeMitte, 'Marston Mills, Joseph D. and Mary A. (Pina). Feb. 10 Irving Clarence Chase, Barnstable, Clarence F. and F. Marion (Cole). Feb. 10 Verne Adams Hunt, Dennisport, Earl A. and Mary I. (Rowell). Feb. 13 John Brien Cahoon,North Falmouth,George S.and Pauline (Silvia). Feb. 14 Ellen Jane Keiser, West Yarmouth, Robert W. and Aune E. (Siira). Feb. 14 Carol Kennedy, North Harwich, William S. and Helen B. (Hall). Feb. 14 Barbara Lane, Centerville, Merle H.' and Marguerite (Jones). Feb. 16 Barbara Joyce Hart, Hyannis, Edward W. and Ella (Bearse). Feb. 16 Barrie Wayne Young, Plymouth, Ralph L. and Margaret C. (White). Feb. 17 Gwendolyn Barrows, Waquoit, Edwin G. and Francesca (Soares). Feb. 18 Susan Jane Gill, East Orleans, Lewis F. and Edith R. (Nickerson). Feb. 18 Hannah Rose Nickerson, Falmouth, Roger S. and Mary (Radcliffe). 105 Feb. 19 Diana Paananen, Marstons Mills, Tauno E. and Ebba A. (Lamp!). Feb. 20 Waldo Albert Howe, Jr., Osterville, Waldo A. and Chris- tine L. (Lints). Feb. 20 Leonard Copeland Rogers, Hyannis, Clement C. and Vir- ginia M. (Duchesney). Feb. 20 Joseph Daniel Santry, Hyannis, Timothy W. and Mary (Vetquoski). Feb. 22 Carol Dixon Beattie, Harwichport, Sheldon B. and Esther (Frances). Feb. 22 Brandon Chase Cobb, Dennisport, Clarence A. and Irene T. (Chase). Feb. 26 James Francis McGillen, 2nd., Hyannis, Francis L. and Lois E. (Bassett). Feb. 26 Beverly Frosa Skende, Hyannis, Theofan S. and Roi F. (Ella). Feb. 29 Albert William Fernandes, Marstons Mills, Albert W. and Revs A. (Polls). Mar. 1 Bonnie Jeanne Brown, Chatham, Leslie M. and Lillian E. (Keander). Mar. 6 Edwin Albert Jones, Chatham, Norman J. Jr., and Kather- ine (Eldredge). Mar. 7 Ronald Melvin LeFrancois, Centerville, Norman R. and Winifred L. (Saulnier). Mar. 11 Robert Merrill Cahoon, West Barnstable, Charles I. and Anne E. (Clark). 106 Mar. 14 Barbara Ann Baker, Hyannis, Donald B. and Mary L. (Damon). Mar. 15 Audrey May Van Dusen,Yarmouth, Charles A. and Evelyn A. (Chalke). Mar. 17 Patricia Ann Mayo, Orleans, Roscoe G. and Norma W. (Brown). Mar. 18 Roberta Lee Haven, Chatham, Robert F. and Ruth V. (Woodland). Mar. 20 Brenda Malley, Falmouth, Walter T. and Elva (Alfreda). Mar. 21 Barry Louis Fulcher, Eastham, Louis and Helen (Myrick). Mar. 24 Elizabeth Gabrielle Kraft, Cotuit, Walter R. and Ruth E. (Avery). Mat. 25 John Zachariah DaLuze, Jr., Harwich, John Z. and Eva B. (Perry). Mar. 27 Frederick Peter Field, West Barnstable, Donald H. and Christina M. (Holmes). Mar. 28 Joan Margaret Orcutt, East Sandwich, Freole N. and Doro- thy (Burnham). Mar. 29 Peter Thomas Pardue, Hyannis, Thomas E. and Eva M. (Cann). Mar. 31 Richard Kenneth Cahoon, Centerville, Kenneth B. and Dorothy (Bismore). Apr. 1 Jessica Ann McEvoy, Osterville, William P. Jr., and Jes- sica (Eldredge). Apr. 3 Peter Antone, Hyannis, John B. and Hazel M. (Lombard). 107 Apr. 3 Michael Williams Long, Dennisport, Joseph H. and Mar- tha A. (Williams). Apra 4 John,Foster Ireland, Jr., Orleans, John F. and Eunice H. (McCue). Apr. 6 Mary Elizabeth Cahoon, Hyannis, Victor C. Jr., and Made- lyn (Crosby). Apr. 6. Alvin Harvey Wing, Pocasset, Irving A. and Julia (Goss). Apr. 7 Linwood John Higgins, Jr., East Orleans, Linwood J. and Genesta M. (Nickerson). Apr. 12 Francis Earl Walls, Jr., Barnstable, Francis E. and Beat- rice (Libby). Apr. 13 Rachael Wilma Cahoon, West Harwich, Roger W. Jr., and Mildred (Higgins). Apr. 13 Donald West Pigeon, Provincetown, Abram S. and Mary W. (Bowley). Apr. 14 Apr. 14 Ronald BurrilI Holmes, Hyannis, William B. and Thelma P. (Baxter). Apr. 14 Constance Moore, Hyannis, George W. and Emily (Bas- sett). Apr. 14 Mark Nicholas Niles, Osterville, John O. and Margaret L. (Maguire). Apr. 14 Arthur Gordon'Van Buren, Barnstable, Kenneth and Es- ther H. (Cornish). Apr. 16 Anchor Diana Rabbitt,,Woods Hole, Robert S. and Anchor E. (Enochs). i 108 Apr. 16 Charles Arthur Rosary, Hyannis, Joseph and Florence V. (Carter). Apr. 18 Henry Homer Sears, East Dennis, Joseph H. and Charlotte E. (Moody). Apr. 18 Daniel James Wright, Osterville, Daniel J. and Alida M. (Bourgeois). Apr. 19 Catherine Margaret Grace diLorenzo, Chatham, Savage N. and Pearl I. (Nickerson). Apr. 21 Alice Virginia Lovell, Hyannis, Edward A. and Dorothy L. (Paine). Apr. 23 Curtis Edwin Higgins, West Harwich, Isaiah E. and Lucy (McRenney). Apr. 23 Benjamin Samuel Sandler, Hyannis, Myron and Lena (Albert). Apr. 24 Judith Ann Carlson, Hyannis, John Frederick and Ruth I. (Hartwell). Apr. 24 Peter James Morin, Hyannis, Hobart L. and Martha A. (Twist). Apr. 25 Robert Henry Dube, Brewster, Joseph L. and Doris. M. (Ellis). Apr. 25 Herbert Leroy Dupuis, Hyannis, Napoleon J. and Mary E. (Snow). Apr. 26 Nils Eric Carlson, Jr., North Falmouth, Nils E. and Con- stance S. (Overy). Apr. 27 iMarilyn Ruth Cory, Falmouth, Arthur W: and Mary L. (Dunn). 109 Apr. 28 Janet Claire Cabral, West Hyannisport, Donald K. and Claire E. (Tavernier). Apr..28 (Male) Richards, Hyannis, Adolpho O. and Alexandria B. (Reynolds). Apr. 29 Mary Elizabeth Aikens, Hyannis, Clarence A. and Kath- leen (Fullerton). Apr. 30 Marcia Sorenti, Sagamore, Dante L. and Lena (Bolegno). May 2 John Francis Caton, Jr., Chatham, John F. and Gladys M. (Nickerson). May 2 Ursula Marcella Coombs, Mashpee, Bernard C. and Aure- lia E. (Cowett). May 6 Eleanor Linda Cotell, Hyannis, Lauren and Lulu M. (Pyy). May 6 Robert Francis Cash, Hyannis, Robert E. and Sophie L. (Balku). May 6 Richard Bertram Kelley, South Yarmouth, Harold M. and Anna M. (Hallett). May 6 May 9 Marilyn Baker Howes, Dennis, Sumner and Dorothy E. (Baker). May 9 Irving Sears, Jr., West Hyannisport, Irving and Carolyn L. (Beales). May 12 Brenda Jane Pike, Roxbury, William J. and Muriel A. (Clifford). May 14 Theresa May Shiverick,Dennis, Paul and Helen (Devine). May, 16 Joan Louise Best, Hyannis, Harry J., J:r.•. and Marian L. (Vizard). d 110 May 16 Maryellen Jones, South Yarmouth, Lester W. and Cath- erine L. (Sheehan). May 17 Frederick Leon Gaunt, Bass River, Frank L. and Marianne L. (Brown). May 18 William Bernard Letteney, Jr., South Yarmouth, William B. and Grace M. (Comeau). May 18 Lynden Edward Wordell, Dennisport, Lynden G. and Es- telle K. (Powers). May 21 James Bernard Dunlap, Osterville, Robert W. and Gladys E. (Ames). May 21 May 21 Dennis O'Neil, Hyannis,, Vincent D. and Lillian V..(Fos- ter). May 23 (Female) Pazakis, Hyannis, Michael R. and Mary A. (Flynn). May 23 (Female) Van Buskirk, East Sandwich, Ernest R. and Dorothy (Knight). May 24 Craig Burlingame Hopkins, Hyannis, LeRoy C. and Claire (Burlingame). May 24 Corrine W. Montcalm, Hyannis, Cranston H. and Harriet (Zukowski). May 24 Lois Reynolds, Orleans, Gardner and Virginia E. (Ewart). May 25 Charles Lincoln Rowley, West Wareham, Walter E. and Hazel C. (Lincoln). May. 26 Carol Ann Robert, Hyannis, Albert J. and Bertha (Stub- blefield). - 111 May 26 'May 26 Frank Wayne Thomas, West Barnstable, Joseph and Lem- bie E. (Nickulas). May 28 Mary Isabel Frazier, Santuit,Antone J. and Mary I. (Mede- iros). May 29 Janet Hart Coggeshall, Brewster, Forrest H. and Alice F. (Connolly). May 29 . Donald Charles Ellis, Yarmouth, Raymond L. and Jennie D. (Rogers). May, 31 Sarah Adams,Harwichport,Wilfred E.and Sylvia (Ewing.). May 31 June Brenda Crocker, Osterville, Chauncey B. and Anna E. (Berube). June 4 Sharon Erickson, Osterville, John G. and Virginia (Ben- nett). June 6 James Roy Pendergast, Centerville, James F. and Evelyn J. (Gustafson). June 6 George Thomas Tobey, Hyannis, Laurence .and Mary, (Rose). June 7 Donald William Bachman, 2nd, West Dennis, Donald W. and Dorothy E. (Derby). June 8 Barbara June Eldredge, Chatham, Desmond S. and Bar- bara (Webster), June 10 Anne Brooks Cross, Hyannis, Edward G. and Virginia (Haskins). June 10 Brenda Dickey, Wellfleet,-Howard, Jr.,.and Mary C. (De- Groot). 112 June 11 George Daniel Meservey, Jr., Harwich, George_ D. and Clara M. (Gray). June 11 John Alfred Robinson, Chatham, Forrest D. and Alice M. (Lingham). June 13 Carol Jean Syrjala, Harwich, Vaina M. and Rhoda A. (Putnam). June 14 Earl Moore Kendrick, West Chatham, Elmer E. and Nor- ma M. ((Moore). June 17 Bonnie Lee Grew, Falmouth, William M. and Marion B. (Trout). June 18 Philip Anthony Santilhano, Douglas.ton, N. Y., Philip A. and Valjean (Van Derveer). June 20 Joshua Albert Bassett, Jr., South Yarmouth, Joshua A. and Bertha C. (Baker). June 20 Donald John Wyman, Osterville, Chester E. and Barbara (Williams). June 21 Franklin Joseph Botelho, East Falmouth, Luciano and Lena (Souza). June 21 Anthony Thomas, Jr., Hyannis, Anthony and Arlene (Mc- Intyre). , June 24 Constance Lorraine Whiting, North Eastham, Joseph R. and Mildred F. (Paine). June 26 Joshua Lovell Crowell, Dennis, .Joshua and Elinor W. (Goodspeed). June 26 Kenneth.Francis.McKenna, Falmouth, Francis.J. and Vic- toria M. (Gordon). r 113 June 27 James Wilfred Howes, Chatham, Freeman W. and Lucille (Chandler). June 29 Joan Hansberry, Osterville, James J. and Mary A. (Shields). June 30 Robert Francis Cross, 3rd, Osterville, Robert F., Jr, and Elizabeth L. (Thomas). July 4 Dorothy Irene Aalto, Marstons Mills, Nester A.and Ingrid M. (Olkkola). July 6 Polly Ann Bradley, Cotuit, John and Kathryn C. (Jones). July 6 Donald Doane Jamieson, Harwichport, Thomas G. and Hazel L. (Doane). July 6 Paul Medeiros, Hyannis, John C. and Geraldine E. (Phin- ney). July 6 Craig Robert Ripley, Hyannis, Thomas G. and Julia A. (Perrin). July 6 David Anthony White, Barnstable, William F. and Edna (Stevens). July 7 Ruth Marie Chase, Dennisport, Russell E. and Betty V. (Dahl). July 8 Michael Louis Kearney, Marstons Mills, Oscar D. and Dor- othy (Wilson). July 8 Christie Jane iMunsey, Orleans, Gardner E. and Mary M. (Wilcox). July 9 Deborah Ann Bearse, Centerville, Laurence W. and Jean (McKenzie). July 9 James Elias Terpos, Hyannis, Elias and Helen (Issoglon). 114 July 11 David Anton•Williamson, Osterville, Harvey V. and Mar- jorie V. (Fraser). July 12 Ronald Francis Baker, North Chatham, Arthur R. and Janet E. (Sheehan). July 12 Donna Ethel Mayo, East Orleans, Frederick G. and Grace (Cullum). July 14 July 15 William Henry Giroux, East Orleans, Henry A. and Julia B. (Pope). July 15 Nancy Ann Nickerson, Yarmouthport, William F. and Evelyn R. (Desmond). July 15 Jon Attaquin Pocknett, Mashpee, Leonard C. and Thyra (Reed). I July 15 Michael Lee Tupper, Hyannis, Leander M. and Berta (Pease). July 17 July 18 Nancy Maryette Loud, Dennis, Hermon St. J. and Lucille H. (Robbins). July 18 Judith Ann Nickerson, Chatham, Weston, Jr., and Virginia L. (Prince). July 19 Frances Joyce Swift, Osterville, Ernest F. and Emilia A. (Zyskowski). July 20 (Male) Battey, Old Greenwich, Conn., Edward, Jr., and Dorothy L. (Dewing). July 20 David Clinton Kendrick, Chatham, Z. Clinton and Nancy E. (Stearns). i 115 . July 20 Donald Lee Richardson, Orleans, LeRoy and Elizabeth G. (MacDougall). July 20 George Carl Russell, Jr., New York, N. Y., George C. and Elizabeth (Matson). July 21 Donna Jeanne Allen, Falmouth, Eldon P. and June E. (Johnson). July 21 Richard Freeman Henderson, Hyannis, David K. and Ruby M. (Ellis). July 21 Durward Poague McGlamery, West Yarmouth, Frank D. and Laila E. (Nevala). July 24 Leta Nelson Eldredge, Chatham, Everett A. and Sarah G. (Nelson). July 27 Donald George Smithson, West Yarmouth, George and Tina F. (Balboni). July 28 Warren Herschel Codding, West Chatham, Howard H. and Catherine B. (Bassett). July 28 Jerauld Wayne Fulcher, Orleans, Robert E. and Eleanor. F. (Beecher). July 28 Judith Matterson, Ames, Iowa, Clarence H. and Isabel (Harris). July 30 Mark Furnald Taylor, Yarmouthport, Richard B. and Leonore M. (Furnald). Aug. 2 Judy Anderson, East Sandwich, Francis N. and Emily E. (Sharkey). Aug. 2 James Edward VanBuskirk, South Sandwich, Clarence R. and Octavia-L. (Hoale). Aug. 3 Barry'Douglas Pease, Falmouth, Howard W. and Pauline M. (Kelley). 116 Aug. 5 Barbara Marie Houle, Hyannis,Henry and Anna M. (Hren- ko). Aug. 6 Aug. 7 (Female) Smith, Hyannis, George H. and Hazel (Jan- uary). Aug. 7 Robert Henry Smith, East Brewster, Leo M. and Lottie B. (Chase). Aug. 8 Aug. 9 Betty Anne Clark, Chatham, Lewis A. and Dorothy (Perry). Aug. 9 Gareth Lauduer Jennings, North Falmouth, Albert C. and Dorothy B. (Wright). Aug. 10 Stillborn. Aug. 10 Richard Delmar Lowell, Falmouth, Howard B. and Pauline R. (Oakes). Aug. 10 Michael Lawrence McDonough, Centerville, Michael J. and Anna.(Munroe). Aug. 11 Francis Anthony Alexandre, Cummaquid, Claudio and Mary (Sousa). Aug. 13 Clyde Lynton Becker, Jr., Orleans, Clyde L. and Gertrude M: (Vickery). Aug. 13 Helen Ryder, Barnstable, Ansel L. and Nathalie M. (Nick- erson). Aug. 15 Benjamin Foster Riggs, West Harwich, Samuel J. and' Mabel D. (Lohnes). Aug. 15 Linda Lee Roderick, Hyannis, Frank W. and Audrey E. (Williams). md 117 Aug. 16 David Lincoln Howes, Hyannis, Harold D. and Dorothy (Canning). Aug. 19 Stillborn. Aug. 19 Barbara Frances Hicks, Mashpee, Frank E. and OIive E. (Couett). Aug. 19 Joyce Mae Leonard, Provincetown, Willis F. and Jose- phine A. (Merrill). Aug. 19 Bruce Harvey Stanford, Harwich, Harry D. and Alice L. (Harvey). Aug. 22 Barbara DeMoranville, Hyannis, Wesley H. and Edna L. (Durmont). Aug. 22 Joanne Ruth Thomas, Barnstable, Roscoe H. and Mary J. (Souza). Aug. 23 Philip Fairchild Mueller,Westford, Julius H. and iMabel E. (Williamson). Aug. 26 John Edward Davidson, Yarmouth, Daniel H. and Elsie H. (Kittila). Aug. 26 Ramona Antoinette Grant, Mashpee, Anthony and Bernice L. (Frye). Aug. 28 Mary .Elizabeth Muilan, West Dennis, Joseph D. and Alice E. (Speirs). Aug. 29 Jane Hayden, Cotuit, Robert F. and Elizabeth B. (Char- tier). Aug. 30 Robert Nelson Burlingame, Hyannis, Harold N. and Louise A. (Pike). Aug. 31 Beverly Burrows, Hyannis, Ernest O. and Alice L. (Berg- doll). I� Aug. 31 Patricia Ellen Crosby, Marstons Mills, Shirley C. and Helen J. (Fitzgerald). Sept. 1 Edna Wright Dewey, Junior, Hyannis, Seth B. and Edna W. (Wright). Sept. 1 Edward Forrest Doane, Chatham,Merrill T. and Josephine (Huntley). Sept. 1 •Charleen Louise Johnson, Centerville, William O. and Madeline L. (Dumont). Sept. 1 Judith Agnes Walker, South Yarmouth, Austin N. and Gladys (Holway). Sept. 3 Judith Ellen Crowell, South Yarmouth,Ralph and Olive F. (Marchant). Sept. 4 Norma Palmer Peters, West Hyannisport, Ellsworth F. and Evelyn (Abigail). Sept. 5 Howard James Childs, Marstons Mills, Murdie S. and Eliz- abeth M. (Donlon). Sept. 5 Robert Bradford Rogers, Falmouth, Winthrop F. and Hel- en C. (Fish). Sept. 7 Arlene Marie Cash, Yarmouth, Raymond and Frances (Ellis). Sept. 11 Brenda Grace Tomlinson, North Falmouth, George W. and Virginia M. (Staples). Sept. 13 Lee Robert Benoit, Hyannis, Romeo and Edna L. (Wade). Sept. 13 Ethelen Eva Maud Hopkins, West,Harwich, Harold P. and Emma A. (Cook). 119 Septa 15 Robert Francis Lebel,:Osterville,Robert F. and Josephine M. (Irving). Sept. 16 Mary Carolyn Wheeler, Dennisport, Leslie!-F. and Emily: M. (Howes). Sept. 19 Herbert Warren Eldridge, Jr., West Dennis, Herbert W., and Harriett (Gillion): Sept. 19 Marcia Jean Schofield, Orleans, Stanley M. and Rowena. W. (Taylor), Sept. 20 Gordon Everett Baker, Chatham, Milton L. and Thelma, I. (Welch). Sept. 20 Anne Hildegarde Watson,.Brewster, Albert,and Althea H.. (Bangs). Sept. 21 Sharon Foster,.Bass, River, Sumner D. and Mildred T.. (Goodwin). Sept. 22 Joan Joyce.Joy, West Harwich, Robert E. and Edith F, (Small). Sept. 22 John Caton.Nunes, Jr., Provincetown, John C. and Mil- dred F. (Fratus). Sept:'23 Jane Barnes, West Yarmouth, Edward and Elizabeth McK. (Adams). Sept. 23 Ronald Hughes.Kelley, West Barnstable, Carleton W. and Isabelle H. (Hughes). Sept. 24 Alfred Michael Roderick, Hyannis, Alfred C. and Rita G. (Cahoon). Sept. 25 Valmore'Irving'Bissonnett, Falmouth Irving and Teresa (Davis). 120 Sept. 25, Starr Marie. Gareau, Hyannis, Joseph E. and Edith M. (Long). Sept. 26 Dennis Orrin Bisbee, Hyannis, Everett D. and Flora J. (Eaton). Sept. 26 Arlene Cynthia Brown, Harwich Port, Raymond A. and Constance B. (Chapman). Sept. 26 John Robert Deschamps, Orleans, Robert L. and Miriam F. (Knowles). Sept. 28 Irene Lillian Giguere, Hyannis, Henry J. and Yvonne D. (Coulson). Sept. 29 Victor John Wiinikainen, West Barnstable, Victor A. and Lempi M. (Syriala). Oct. 1 Charles Andrew Baker, Cofuit, Charles A.,and Kathryn J. (Mitchell). Oct. 1 Carolyn Ann Hallett, Centerville, Charles F. H. and Ann T. (Talgis). Oct. 1 Colin Ronald MacLeod, Norton, Ronald and Carol (New- hafer). Oct. 1 'David Allen Schofield, Eastham, Winford L. and Ruth M. (Richardson). Oct. .1 Robert Franklin West, West Falmouth, George F. and Carolyn L. (Milanese), Oct. 2 Judith Ann Marie Graves, Hyannis, Robert E. and Martha J. (Thacher). Oct. 2 Margaret Lee Shields,.Hyannis, William L. and Margaret L. (Hayden). 121 Oct. 3. Donald Kenneth Bearse;. Hyannis, Gilbert E. and Helen. L. (Jones). Oct. 3 Walter Allen Chase, West, Barnstable, Walter A. and Eleanor M. (Caldwell). Oct. 3 Stillborn. Oct. 5 Anna May Thurman Tuttle, Provincetown, John E. T: and Marion A. (Lewis.). Oct. 6 Carolyn Baker, Bass River, Arthur and Barbara E. (Siira). Oct. 7 Theda Lois Browne, Provincetown, David. A. and Mary M. (Rose). Oct. 9 Barbara Joan Doherty, Hyannis, James H. and Sarah E. (Davis). Oct. 9 Carolyn Louise Murphy, Hyannis, William D. P. and Carrie L. (Eldridge). Oct. 10 Robert Niilo Ahonen, East Sandwich, Niilo R. and Ella L. (LaPlant). Oct. 11 Constance Maria Peltonen, West Barnstable, Arthur and Esther A. (Waltanen). Oct. 13 Camilla Chase, Chatham, Charles E. and Cleora M. (Ellis). Oct. 14 John Roderiques Dutra, West Barnstable, Avelino and Mary (Roderiques). Oct. 14 Betty Sue Hersey, South Dennis, Raymond S. and Ella F. (Cash). Oct. 15 Judith Kendrick, Chathamport, Leon J. and Esther M. (Ruoff). 122 Oct. 17 Natalie Ann Chase, Plymouth, "William R. and Olga A. (Davidson). Oct. 19 Kathleen Cash, West Yarmouth, Isaiah D. and Joan V. (Bowen). Oct. 19 Rosalie DeGrace, West Hyannisport, Leander F. and Eliz- abeth (Montiero). Oct. 20 John Joseph Simmons, Chatham, Harold N. and Helene T. (Sullivan). Oct. 21 Lloyd Corning, Jr., Dennisport, Lloyd and Evelyn B. (El- dridge). Oct. 21 Ann Elizabeth Lovell, Osterville, Bradford and Kathryn (Eldridge). Oct. 23 David Botello, Santuit, John R. and Isabel M. (Repose). Oct. 23 Joan Botello, Santuit, John R. and Isabel M. (Repose). Oct. 23 Linda Esther Welch, Falmouth, Alfred L. and Esther L. (Borden). Oct. 24 Margaret Frances .Canning,. West .Yarmouth, Robert W. and Olive P. (Baker). Oct. 25 Marie Adele Ellis, Hyannis, Wilfred A. and Agnes A. (Phillips). Oct. 25 Oliver Wendell Hinckley, Hyannis, Oliver M. and Irene C. (Colby). Oct. 25 Muriel Ann Holmes, Waquoit, Henry P. and Pearl R. (Gillespie). Oct. 25 Wayne Olin Parent, Orleans, Norman A. and Birget A. (Johnson). M r 123 Oct. 25. Phillip Terry Styler, South Chatham, Francis J. and Doro- thy M. (Cahoon). Oct. 27 (Male) Merritt, Hyannis, Allan W. and Olive C. (Clark). Oct. 7 (Male) Turner, Mashpee, Seaman P. and Harriett L. (Brown). Oct. 28 Frederick Putnam Peters, Jr., Hyannis, Frederick P. and Frances (Fernandes). Oct. 29 .Gordon Payne Libbey, Wellfleet, Gordon S. and Emma F. (Payne). Nov. 2 Robert Giles Dowling III, Hyannis, Robert G. and Ora (Thacher). Nov. 3 Althea Wiley Adamson, Eastham, James K. B. and Sophia A. (Wiley). Nov. 3 Robert Arthur Lewis, Frank R., Jr., and Estelle L. (Bet- terley). Nov. 5 Judith Ann Burns, Hyannis; Ralph T. and Barbara L. (Doyle). Nov. 7 Louise May Michelson, West Yarmouth, Raymond A. and Christian L. (MacKeon). Nov. 9 Claudia Gay Phillips, South Yarmouth, Claude E. and Barbara M. (Johnson). Nov. 10 Anne Frances Elliott, Centerville, Robert S. and Cather- ine M. (Danaher). Nov. 11 George William Kalweit, Hyannis, George H.- and Phyl- lis A. (Carter). Nov. 11 Rose Anna Roderick, Marstons Mills, Frank F. and Min- nie (Dergado). 124 Nov. 14 Beverly Ann Amaral, Centerville, Augustus L. and Mary J. (Oliver). Nov. 14 David Arland Elvander, East Sandwich, Edward and Mar- jorie (Decker). Nov. 17 Carol Ann Clough, Hyannis, Glenn B. and Dorothy E. (Higgins). Nov. 17 Jack Maynard, Hyannis, Frederick and Evelyn (Cottle). Nov. 20 Maija Robbins, Hyannis, Robert E. and Aili (Freeman). Nov. 21 Nov. 21 Jeanne Elizabeth Whiting, North Eastham, Edward W. and Frances A. (Newcomb). Nov. 22 Carleen Kay Eldridge, Dennisport, Frederick A. and Mil- dred M. (Umstead). Nov. 22 Constance Elsie Marcelline, Hyannis, Charles P. and Con- stance (Petrakas). Nov. 22 Stillborn. Nov. 22 Carolyn Joy Duarte, Marstons Mills, John N., Jr, and Julia (Enos). Nov. 23 Norman Law MacIntyre, Sagamore, David S. and Mad- eline W. (Cote). Nov. 23 Duncan Cote MacIntyre, Sagamore, David S. and Mad- eline W. (Cote). Nov. 26 Betsy Louise Paine, Hyannis, Milton J. and Audrey R. (Dias). Nov. 26 Robert Alfred Cotter, Hyannis,George L.and Ella (Rosen- gren). r 125 Nov. 26 Angela Jean Gochie, Hyannis, Roland E. and Virginia F. (Mondello). Nov. 27 Nancy Elizabeth Bassett, Chatham, Allen O. and Barbara A. (MacKay). Nov. 30 Josephine Riedell, Osterville, Carl F. and Ethel F. (Park- er). Dec. 1 Elizabeth Claire Bigelow, Falmouth, George H. and Har- riett B. (Wiswall). Dec. 1 Andra Edith Merriam, Sandwich, Charles R. and Jose- phine G. (Ellid). Dec. 1 Susan Irene Walker, Orleans, Edward O. and Barbara (Clanny). Dec. 3 Thomas Maurice Lee, Orleans, Maurice N., Jr. and Natha- alie F. (Crowell). Dec. 3 Edith Melanie Willoughby, Eastham, Foster F. and Elean- or M. (Corazzari). Dec. 5 Elsie Amado, Hyannis, Ralph S. and Nellie (Dias). Dec. 7 Charles Robert Connors, Orleans, Edwin W. and Ruth B. (Weatherbee). Dec. 7 Diane Rae Perry, Barnstable, Raphael C. and Agnes M. (Chase). Dec. 11 Robert Leonard Bergan, Centerville, Eugene and Helen (Gordon). Dec. 11 Brenda Gail Dean, Chatham, Robert J. and Katherine G. (McKay). Dec. 11 Russell Gerry McLeod, Hyannis, Ivan R. and Virginia A. (Dunn). 126 Dec. 12 Margaret Lyon Orr, Wellfleet, Jordan and Helen (Lyon). Dec. 12 Carl Owen Pena, Harwich, Paul and Susan B. (Marceline). Dec. 14 Warren Vernon Carroll, Cotuit, Paul E. and Katherine H. (Hamblin). Dec. 17 Donna Burgess, South Yarmouth, Clarence M., Jr. and Ava L. (Garfield). Dec. 17 Peter Kenneally, Hyannis, Thomas J. and Mary B. (Duffy),. Dec. 17 Stillborn. Dec. 18 Donna Lee Small, Monument Beach, Wesley V. and Jan- nette (Brooks). Dec. 19 Mercy Amanda Ellis, East Dennis, Charles R. and Lillian R. (Sasse). Dec. 20 Kenneth Carlton Shaughnessy, West Yarmouth, James F. and Laura S. (Drew). Dec. 21 Mildred Louise Frank, South Chatham, Joseph C. and Su- sie E. (Eldridge). Dec. 21 Joan Elizabeth Gunther, Dennisport, John A. and Frieda A. (Ryder). Dec. 24 Mary Helen Hopkins, Orleans, William and Ivy F. (Bon- ner). Dec. 26 Horace Manley Crosby III, Osterville, Horace M., Jr. and Viola,(Jacobson). Dec. 28 Linda May Allen, Hyannis, Charles F. and Donaldine M. (Carter). Dec. 28 Lawrence Donald Bassett, Wellfleet, Winthrop D. and Jerusha E. (Taylor). r 127 Dec. 28 Bonnie Bearse, Hyannis, Willard E. and Betty (Barber). Dec. 28. William Beacham Green, Jr., Sandwich, William B. and Beatrice (Swain). Dec. 29 Janice Denice Abercrombie, Sagamore, George F. and Louise (Atti). Dec. 29 Susan Mary Leach, Osterville, Daniel F. and Eileen J. (Glidden). Dec. 31 James Edward Waters, 3rd., Brewster, James E., Jr. and Margaret (Bragg). Residents of Barnstable 154 Out of Town 195 349 128 MARRIAGES Marriages recorded in the Town of Barnstable in the year 1940: Jan. 1 Joseph Perry of Marstons Mills and Mary Elaine Mon- ' tiero of Cotuit. Jan. 2 Leo Robert of Hyannis and Marion Elizabeth Shepard of Hyannis. Jan. 6 Caesar A. Alvezi of Sandwich and Marion Helen Burns of Hyannis. Jan. 20 Louis Joseph Dube of Hyannis and Doris M. Ellis of Brewster. Jan. 22 John Josiah Lee, Jr. of Osterville and Eileen Louise Duf- fin of Marstons Mills. Jan. 22 Peter Ernest Nese of Hyannis and Ruth Celia Tucker of Hyannis. Jan. 28 Frank Elmer Wirtanen of West Barnstable and Eliza= beth Frances Litchfield of Charlestown. Feb. 17 Harold Nelson Burlingame of Hyannis and Louise Ann Pike of Hyannis. Feb. 18 Byron C. Spinney of Roslindale and Mabel C. Donnini of Arlington. Mar. 25 Maurice Nelson Lee, Jr. of Brewster and Nathalie Fran- ces Crowell of Hyannis. Mar. 30 Frederick Brent Curtis of Belmont and Vera Elaine.Es- tey of Marlboro. r 129 Apr. 6 William Amass, Bearse of Hyannis and Virginia Sargent Planter of Quincy. Apr. 7 Robert Edmund Louis Graves of Boston and Martha Jane Thacher of Hyannis. Apr. 13 James Clark Furse of Braintree and Miriam Adelaide Anderson of Quincy. Apr. 14 Arthur Peltonen of West Barnstable and Esther Emelia Waltanen of Westminster. Apr. 15 Thomas I Walsh of Hyannis and Nora B. Hall (Barrett) of West Dennis. Apr. 19 Donald Hall Reid of Cotuit and Sarah Waterman of Hyannis. Apr. 24 Benjamin D. Baxter, Jr. of Hyannis and Elizabeth L. Shaffer of Chicago, Ill. Apr. 27 Arthur Amaral of Santuit and Vivian Cora Rogers of Marstons Mills. May 6 Alfred G. Lagergren of. Osterville and Evelyn L. Johnson of San Francisco, California. May .9 Wray Harrison Lockwood of Barnstable and..Sue Elea- nor Lutz of Hyde Park. May 11 Lemuel L. Haywood of Worcester and Gladys Phillips (Montcalm) of Worcester. May 11 Cayton Soares of Osterville and Jeannette Hallett of Osterville. May 16 Earl G. Seals of Hyannis and Marguerite Brown of Hyannis. 130 May 17 ..Bradford Lovell of Osterville and Kathryn Mable Eldridge of Brewster. May 18 Walter Wilhelm Rodin of Hyannis and Margaret Eliza-__ beth Bassett of Hyannis. May 21 William Davies Phelps of Cambridge and Hattie C. Mun- roe (Chapin) of West Barnstable. May 24 Donald C. Plimpton of North Wilmington and Lora W. Ramsay of Andover. May 25 Leonard I. Duchesney of Hyannis and Ruth Lillian Ren- kainen of West Barnstable. May 25 Warren Victor Naugler of Yarmouth and Eunice Gen- ieve Oliver of Yarmouth. May 30 James Ambrose Flynn of Osterville and Ina Gertrude Crosby of Osterville. June 1 John Adolph Atwood of West Barnstable and Alice Maria Cahoon of Chatham. June 1 Everett Lawrence .McIntyre of Hyannis and Dorothy Courtnell of Chatham. June 6 .Dino Tissari of Hyannis and Hilda N. Palomaki (Niskan- en) of Brookline. r Jun_e 7 Elkanah Calmor Monteiro of Hyannis and Rhodella Hil- ton Pompay of Craigville. June 8 Edwin Frederick Nutt of Hyannis and Freda Elzina Max- well of Princeton, Maine. June 10 John Albert Rowe of Tremont, Maine, and Lillian Beryl Russell of Carterville, Illinois. 131 June'14 Henry Joseph Dube of 'Hyannis -and Gertrude Pauline Libby of Barnstable. June 15 Peter Jerome Barbare of Boston and Mary DeWitt Clin- ton of Barnstable. June 17 Oliver May Hinckley, 2nd of Hyannis and Irene .Choate Colby of West Dennis. June 19 Alton Chandler Wade of Hyannis and Mary Katsoules of Hyannis. June 20 .Carl Oswald Liimatainen of Hyannis and Irene Arlene Cox of Enosburg Falls, Vermont. June 20 Paul Eugene !Merewether of East Providence, R. I., and Madeline Elizabeth Sheridan of'Providence, R. I. June 22 Charles Melvin Kalweit of Marstons Mills and Hilda Frances Jones of West Barnstable. June 26 Albert Broadhurst, Jr. of Titusville, Penna., and Kathar- ine Young Hampton of Orleans. June 26 Laurence Kimball Rauch of East Weymouth and Edith May Hinckley of Centerville. June 27 Alexander Pate of Centerville and Mary Josephine Broome of West Yarmouth. June 29 James Anthony Gifford of Hyannis and Elsie Winifred Wilcox of Hyannis. June 29 William Albert Grover of Portland, Maine,and Georgianna Lucille Chapman of Hyannis. June 29 John Viera of New Bedford and Charlotte Rogers Perry of Cotuit. 132 June 29 , Harold Winslow West of Hyannis and Mary Esther Bul- lock of Arlington. June 30 Curtis Haveolock Desmond, Jr., of Concord and Arthelia Mozena Grace of Hyannis. June 30 Hugh Maitland Sutherland of Hyannis and Leola Able. Jacobsen (Spinney) of Hyannis. July 3 Albert G. Bachelor of Yarmouth and Florence M. Cox of Yarmouth. July 3 Eliot Harlow Robinson of Cotuit and Helen West Bradlee of Wollaston. July 6 Felix Antonino Russo of West Yarmouth and Helena Pearl. Rogers (Gay) of Belmont. July 8 Percy Fuller Wiliams, Jr., of West Dennis and Barbara Louise Haskins of. Hyannis. July 9 William Justus O'Brien of South Orange, N. J., and Jean- nette Palmer of South Orange, N. J. July 15 Arthur Laurence Decker of New York, N; Y., and LeEtta Elizabeth Greenwood of Pittsburgh, Penna. July 20 Willet Crosby Roper, Jr., of Closter, N. J., and Laura Em- ily Newbold Wood of New York, N. Y. July 21 Charles William Bahr of Hyannis and Maude Wilson Knight (Wilson) of Palm Beach, Florida. July 21 Charles William McHugh of Brooklyn,, N. Y., and Helen Theresa Williams of Brooklyn, New York. July 22 Osmo Oscar Linden of Franklin, N. H., and Elizabeth Wells of Hanover, N. H. J 133 July 24 Francis William Lunna of Newport Centre, Vermont, and Mary Louise Perron of Hyannis. July 24 Kalervo A:Sulkala of West Barnstable and Arlyn B. Bus- siere of Hyannis. July 27 Harry Louis Norteman, Jr., of Mansfield and Hannah Pa- tricia O'Donnell of Mansfield. Aug. 3 William Aden Robb, Jr., of Wellesley and Charlotte Bar- bara Jennings of Wellesley. Aug. 4 Frank B. Burlingame of Hyannis and Isabelle May Pike of Hyannis. Aug. 10 Frederic Michelsen Schaefer of Pittsburgh, Penna., and Frances Baldwin Walker of Concord. Aug. 16 Herman William Willis of New York, N. Y. and Nina May Meyer of New York, N. Y. Aug. 17 Francis Leland Rose of Woods Hole and Mary Elizabeth Hoffman of New York, N. Y. Aug. 18 Bernard Francis Everett of Hyannis and Christine Patri- cia Lanza of Hyannis. Aug. 18 George N. Gagnon of Miami Beach, Florida, and Aurora Martin (Berube) of Ostervlle. Aug. 25 Stewart Norman Dewar of Hyannis and Ernestine Searles of Farmington, Conn, Aug. 28 John Edward Lynch of Newport, R. I., and Helen May Davis of Cambridge. Aug. 31 Adrian A. Lahteine of Hyannis and Lillian A. Holman of Hyannis. 134 Aug. 31 Oiva Jack Rosenberg of West Paris, Maine, and Alma Elizabeth Wirtanen of Hancock, Michigan. Aug. 31 Alfred Warren Shepherd of Hyannis and .Ada Grace Graham of Bass River. Sept. 1 John Barnard, Jr., of Centerville and Nanette Kelley of Dennis. Sept. 2 Amos D. L. Barros of Masbpee and Clara Mendes of Marstons Mills. Sept. 2 Charles William Blackburn, Jr., of Centerville and Rita Irene Robert of Hyannis. Sept. 4 Albert Ulysses Jones of Yonkers, New York, and Julia Wright Barnett (Wright) of Pelham, N. Y. Sept. 4 Napoleon Moran of South Yarmouth and Josephine Gilson of South Yarmouth. Sept. 6 Suren Pilafian of New York, N. Y., and Grace Elizabeth Jones of New York, N. Y. Sept. 7 Albert Warren Parker of Braintree and Anna Eva Bridges of Quincy. Sept. S John Brown Snow of West Yarmouth and Veronica H. Gingras of West Yarmouth. Sept. 9 George Gilles Gauthier of Hyannis and Rose Alma Alex- ander of Taunton. Sept. 13 George H. Stewart, Jr., of Centerville and Gloria H. Woodward of Hyannis. Sept. 14 Manuel Jesse Amaral of Falmouth and Mary Eliza Potter of Falmouth. J 135 Sept. 14 Donald Sampson Grauer of Cotuit and Mary Virginia Caldwell of Hyannis. Sept. 14 Ralph F. Robbins of Boston and Elizabeth E. Sturges of Boston. Sept. 14 Robert Pershing Whittemore of Hanover and Theresa Ella Poucher of Hyannis. Sept. 15 Willis G. Crocker, Jr., of Osterville and Evelyn M. Bas- sett of Brewster. Sept. 18 Ernest Pierce Runnels of Hyannis and Olive Linwood Hackett of Hyannis. Sept. 21 Roland A. Derosier of Providence, R. I., and Doris L. Le- bel of Osterville. Sept. 21 William Clarence Powers of Roxbury and Vivian Claire Almeida of Santuit. Sept. 23 Edward Joseph Tripp of Hyannis and Gertrude Eugenia Vanasse of Hyannis. Sept. 28 Wingate Bixby of New York, N. Y., and Frances F. Bixby (Fleming) of New York, N. Y. Sept. 28 Antone Rego Souza of Santuit and Doris. Viola Anderson of Santuit. Sept. 29 Bernard Gray Fratus of Hyannis and Terese. Emma Gax- della of Brockton. Sept. 29 Sulo Edwin Lehtonen of East Sandwich and Hilda Maria Aittaniemi of West Barnstable. Sept. 30 Richard Morse Symmes of Harwichport and Emma Bax- ter Eldridge (Raymond) of Cotuit. 136 Oct. 3 Anthony Lawrence Medeiros of Marstons Mills and Mar- ion Brown of Hyannis. Oct. 4 Howard Searle Lewis of Osterville'and Phyllis Arline Murray of South Carver. Oct. 5 Roger Edward Carlson of West. Barnstable and Mary Brannick of Taunton. Oct. 5 William Anthony Miller, Jr., of South Yarmouth and Mar- garet Waterman of Hyannis. Oct. 5 Joseph Earl Sample of Providence,R. I., and Jean MacKay- Scott of Evanston, Ill. Oct. 5 Everette Daniel Williamson of Hyannis and Mary Eliza- beth Higgins of Hyannis. Oct. 6 Joseph H. Amaral of West Barnstable and Edith New- comb of West Barnstable. Oct. 6 George William MacKeen of Boston and Florence S. Dooley (Shepard) of Hyannis. Oct. 12 Buhl Kimberly Bassett of Hyannis and Ada Gladys Har- lor of Mansfield. Oct. 12 Kenneth Artemus Lovejoy of Barnstable and Shirley Elaine Powell of Hyannis. I Oct. 12 Alfred Luther Nickerson of Cotuit and Phyllis Winifred Pierce of Cotuit. Oct. 12 James Dexter Swift of Osterville and Beatrice Marion Perry of Osterville. Oct. 13 Alphege Theodore Nault of Hyannis and Vivian Frances Walker (Kelley) of Centerville. J 137 Oct. 13 Harold Joseph Perry of Hyannis and Mary Elizabeth Gardner of Hyannis. Oct. 14 Daniel Murray Sullivan of West Barnstable and Mary Elizabeth Morris of Hyannis. Oct. 17 Edward Bass Hall of Cambridge and Hyacinth Bowers , (Sutphen) of Newton. Oct. 19 Frank Cariss Haenle of Philadelphia, Penna., and Ruth Elizabeth Smith of Germantown, Penna. Oct. 19 Edward John Londry, Jr., of Weedsport, N. Y., and Eliza- beth Enos of Santuit. Oct. 20 Thomas Ambrose Sullivan of Falmouth and May Agar (Elliott) of Falmouth. Oct. 23 Louis Kostas Karras of Barnstable and Elizabeth Jose- phine Crowell of Dennisport. Oct. 26 John Baptiste, Jr., of Osterville and Margery Lopes of Wareham. Oct. 26 John DeGrace, Jr., of Hyannisport and Lucy Fernandes of North Harwich. Oct. 26 Francis Roderick of Marstons Mills and Minnie Delgado of Marstons Mills. Oct. 27 Joe Lomba of Mashpee and Leila Staten of Mashpee. Oct. 30 Alban Alexander Jolly of Hyannis and Julia Hattie Whel- den of Yarmouthport. Nov. 1 Ralph Thomas Burns of Hyannis and Barbara Louise Doyle of Hyannis. Nov. 2 Earle Ely Kelley of Sandwich and Marie Keene Boucher of Hyannis. 138 Nov. 2 Ernest Carleton Small of Chatham and Phyllis Marilynn Burbank of Hyannis. Nov. 7 James Greenlief Brown of Orleans and Lillian Arletta Moore of Hyannis. Nov. 8 Herbert Carl Meyer of Hyannis and Helen Elizabeth Speight of Hyannis. Nov. 9 Roger S. Crapo of Taunton and Evelyn M. Werner of Taunton. Nov. 9 Stanley Gilbert Parker of Wellesley and Dorothy May Wales of Newtonville. Nov. 10 Silas Robbins Jerauld, Jr., of Chatham and Ruth Dodge Chapman of Hyannis. Nov. it Vincent Paul Protz of Hyannis and Lydia Souza.of Cotuit. Nov. 16 Roger Emile Drouin of Hyannis and Ila Ruth Fisher of Hyannis. Nov. 20 Thomas M. Wright of Buzzards Bay and Nellie W. Emery of East Harwich. Nov. 21 James Leonard McGillen of Hyannis and Catherine Marie Crabe of Harwich. Nov. 23 John C. Linehan of Osterville and Mary E. Murphy of Fall River. Nov. 24 Carlton F. Mayo of Eastham and Elizabeth E. Stanford (Howard)of Yarmouth. Nov. 25 Matthew Charles Tierney, Jr., of Chatham and Elizabeth Louise McLaughlin of Hyannis. Nov. 26 John V. Lamminen, Jr., of.Hyannis and Marie Monroe (Davis) of Dennis. r 139 Nov. 28 Eugene Rioux of Hyannis and Alice Mary Robert of Hy- annis. Dec. 4 James Arthur Watt of McLanesboro, Illinois, and Mar- garet Mary Clarke of Hyannis. Dec. 7 Horace Richard Horton of Hyannis and Lillie Doris. Ek- dahl of.Manchester, N. H. Dec. 12 Terrance James Sweeney of Falmouth and Virginia Fran- ces Clancy of Falmouth. Dec. 15 Frederick Richard Carlson of Osterville and Eulah Har- riette Buckley (Farnsworth) of Osterville. Dec. 18 William Francis Childs of Osterville and Virginia Grant Proctor of Hyannis. Dec. 21 Austin Wilbur Bowman, Jr., of Brooklyn, New York, and Constance Angelina Bearse of West Chatham. Dec. 22 Walton Hinckley of Osterville and Alberta May Gam mons of South Carver. Dec. 22 James Robart Snyder of Dennisport and Emma M. Kim- ball (West) of Dennisport. Dec. 26 Wilfred Rogers Chicoine of West Yarmouth and Claire Russell Pollock of Hyannis. Dec. 27 James M. Barnard of West Barnstable and Etta Beatrice Drew of Boston. Dec. 28 Laurence Lindsey Sleeper of Osterville and Helen Louise Staple's of Camden, Maine. Residents of Barnstable 157 Out of town 153 310 V 140 DEATHS Deaths recorded in the Town of Barnstable for the year 1940: Jan. 6 Emilie Bliss Meek, West Dennis, 78 y. 10 m. 5 d. Jan. 7 Ezra Canning, Craigville, 82 y. 1 m. 19 d. Jan. 8 Francis deSales O'Neil, Hyannis, 62 y. 2 m. 19 d. Jan. 9 Wilbur Blanchard, Barnstable, 78 y. 9 m. 25 d. Jan. 13 William M. Hart, Hyannis, 72 y. 7 m. 12 d. . Jan. 13 Lillian Agnes Lee, Harwich, 3 m. 25 d. Jan. 15 John Barnett Foster, Philadelphia, Penna., 44 y. 10 m. 25 d. Jan. 15 Bethia H. B. Hall (Bassett), Hyannis, 82 y. 4 m. 8 d. Jan. 16 Stillborn. Jan. 19 Abbie Maria Hayden (Hackett), Cotuit, 91 y. 1 m. 22 d. Jan. 19 Zenas G. Smith, Centerville, 84 y. 4 m. 22 d. Jan. 21 Albert Henry Marchant, West Yarmouth, 47 y. 7 m. 21 d. Jan. 24 Edward Francis Maher, Hyannis, 73 y. 6 m: 3 d. Jan. 25 Peter Halko, West Barnstable, about 30 yrs. Jan. 27 Mary Ella Nye, Falmouth, 82,y. 3 m. 21 d. Jan. 28 Ruth A. Clark (Nickerson), Cotuit, 69 y. 6 m. 2 d. J 141 Jan. 28 Marion H. Gray, Hyannis, 51 y. 10 m. 19 d. Feb. '3 Carrie L. Bearse (Chase), Centerville, 79 y. 10 m. 10 d. Feb. 8 John S. Frizado, Jr., Cotuit, 37 y. 11 m. 21 d. Feb. 8 Ernest L. Snow, West Harwich, 68 y. 10 m. 10 d. Feb. 12 Warren C. Codd, Osterville, 72 y. 2 m. 10 d. Feb. 13 Henry Upton Grozier, North Truro, 28 y. 4 m. 1 d. Feb. 13 George Foster Humphrey, Dennisport, 79 y. 4 m. 27 d. Feb. 14 (Female) Kennedy, North Harwich, 1 hr. Feb. 15 George E. Parks, Barnstable, 82 y. 5 m. 20 d. Feb. 15 George Henry Wright, Sandwich, 91 y. 6 m. 8 d. Feb. 17 Joseph P. Hallett, Centerville, 64 y. 8 m. 20 d. Feb. 19 Gertrude H. Currier (Currier), Hyannis, 67 y. 3 m. 26 d. Feb. 19 Ernest L. Jones, Osterville, 65 Y. Feb. 20 William R. Young, Dennisport, 69 y. 3 m. 8 d. Feb. 22 Alice Mary Watts (Hickerton), West Harwich, 70 y. 9 m. 5 d. Feb. 25 George Brown Whipple, Providence, R. I., 61 y. 3 m. 2 d. Feb. 27 Charles A. Cash, Yarmouth, 10 m. 1 d. Feb. 27 Enoch Walker, West Brewster, 89 y. 10 d. Mar. 2 (Female).Cabral, Provincetown, 1 d. 10 h. 20 min. 142 Mar. 3 Chester G. Cammett, Osterville, 64 y. 10 m. 9 d. Mar. 3 Christopher Hall Howes, Yarmouth, 63 y. 9 m. 13 d. Mar. 5 Gorham Bacon, Cummaquid, 84 y. 4 m. 21 d. Mar. 5 Effie S. Richards (Hicks.), Falmouth, 59 y. Mar. 5 Mary Ann Sullivan (Murray), West Barnstable, 68 y. Mar. 8 Nancy Cammett, Osterville, 20 y. 3 m. 13 d. Mar. 9 Albert Conant Leonard, West Falmouth, 80 y. iMar. 9 Warren. S. Rogers, Dennisport, 81 y. 5 m. 12 d. Mar. 12 Adeline DeSouza, Falmouth, 4 m. 15 d. Mar. 12 George.David Lewis, Osterville, 69 y. 3'm. 1 d. Mar. 15 Charles L. Coughlin, Centerville, 38 y. 9 m. 22 d. Mar. 16 Anna Frates Flores (Frates) Provincetown, 61 y. 2 m. 16 d. Mar. 19 Alexander Michael Grounds, Mashpee, 68 y. 7 m. Mar:23 Reuben E. Chase, Hyannis, 80 y. 7 m. 14 d. Mar. 23 Olaf Kurra, Centerville, 92 y. 3 m. Mar. 28 Nora Sullivan Jeffts (O'Shea), Osterville, 92 y. 6 m. 13 d. Mar. 28 Lucy B. Pettis, Barnstable, 66 y. 11 m. 9 d. Mar. 29 Peter Thomas Pardue, Hyannis, 4-5 minutes. Mar. 30 Timothy T. Chase, Hyannis, 88 y: 3 m. 16 d. r 143 Mar. 30 Clara Atwood Higgins (Hawes), Orleans, 70 y. 1 m. 4 d. Apr. 3 Manuel B. Cabral, Cotuit, 69 y. 8 m. 10 d. Apr. 6 Sarah Wing (Harding), Chatham, 79 y. Apr. 12 Edwin Hiller Coffin, Jr., Osterville, 39 y. 10 m. 17 d. Apr. 17 Wilhemiina Mary Harju (Kaihlinen), West Barnstable, 49 y. 5 m. 20 d. Apr. 18 Thomas Alfred Whiteley, Osterville, 76 y. 10 m. 22 d. Apr. 20 John Joseph Hansberry, Osterville, 75 y: 5 m. 22 d. Apr. 22 Oliver Alton Crocker, Marstons Mills, 86 yrs. 9 m. 9 d. Apr. 26 Thomas Baldwin Chase, Hyannis, 53 y. it ni. 1 d. Apr. 29 Frank Henry Spinney, Hyannis, 88 y. 2 m. 22 d. May 1 Arthur W. Starratt, Hyannis, 64 y.-7 m. 18 d. May 2 Elizabeth Jane Gray Norris, South Dennis, 82 y. 5 m. 10 d. May 5 Alexander E. Pocknett, Mashpee, 75 y. 3 m. 4 d. May 5 Charles Marckus, Centerville, 75 y. 1 m. 5 d. May 9 Sarah Eliza Bradford, Hyannis, 67 y. 9 m. 1 d. May 12 Edith Mae Newcomb (Macdonald), Mashpee, 50 y. 4 m. 12 d. May 13 John W. Bell, Centerville, 57 y. 10 m. 26 d. May 13 Wallace W. Howland, West Brewster, 69 y. 8 m. 2 d. 144 May 18 Eliza Helen,Cushman (Robbins), Hyannis, 85 y. 1 m. 5 d. May 20 Sophronia Whiteley (Parker), Ostervilie, 75`y. 9 m. 6 d. May 24 Alice Fagg Bright (Fall), Centerville, 86 y. 1 m. 10 d. May 24 Minnie G. Buck (Gifford), Chatham, 69 y. 11 m. 22 d. May 25 Nellie Freeman Gray (Hogdon), Hyannis, 77 y. 12 d. May 25 Walter C. Rapp, Cotuit, 54 y. 1 m. 22 d. May 26 Etta Thompson (Rich), North Truro, 82 y. June 3 Hattie L. Smith (Rogers), Orleans, 72 y. 10 m. 15 d. June 6 James Roy Pendergast, Centerville, 15 h. 20 min. June 9 Martha Dight (Roberts), Cotuit, 79 y. 9 m. 11 d. June 9 Harris Crocker Lovell, Osterville, 66 y. 5 m. 27 d. June 9 Dennis O'Neil, Hyannis, 19 d. June 9 Mary Ann Redman (Thornley), South Yarmouth, 75 y. 5 m. 22 d. June 10 Katherine Annie'Smith, North Falmouth, 59 y. 2 m. 6 d. June 11 Josephine Flexon (Humphrey), Hyannis, 70 y. 2 m. June 15 Mary C. Enos (Raposa), Santuit, 57 y. 5 m. 20 d. June 15 James Francis McLaughlin, Hyannis, 64 y. 10 m. 19 d. June 15 Agnes Till (Goss), Portland, Maine, 87 y. 8 m. 3 d. June 17 John Edward Shedden, Concord, 6 y. 11 m. 6 d. 145 June 22 Emma L. Eldred..(Barton).,,Hy,annis,;73 y. 11 m. 1 d. June 22 Frank;Soares Enos, Hyannis, '67 y.,10 M. 12 d.. June 24, Linnie Eldred Houser (Eldred), Hyannis, 71 y. 8 m. 23 d. June 28 Horace Weston Nickerson, Cotuit, 86 y. 4 m. 4 d. June 28 Asa W. Robinson, Hyannis, 80 y. 3 m. 7 d. July 1 +Max Heyman, Dorchester, about 69. yrs, July 5 Charlotte A. Murray ,(Bryant), ,Hyannis, 79 y. 8 m. 11 d. July 7 Joseph Richard Fanning, Boston, 59 y. 4 m. 23 d. July 13 Mabel Abbyrnth.Barnard (Tew), Orleans, 78 y. 6 m. 3 d. July 13 Joan C. Couto,.East, Falmouth, 6 m. 22 d. July 13 James Forbes Gillespie, Dedham, 52 y. 2 m. 20 d. July 14 Agnes K. Roche (Kirivan), Rochester, N. Y., about 52 yrs. July 14 Frank L. Sturgis, Cotuit, 79 y. 6 m. 17 d. July 16 Joseph F. Clark,, Hyannis, 74 y.,2 m,,5 d. - July 19 Amasa W. Baxter, West Falmouth, 66 y. July 19 Ina Linwood Crocker (Hall), Forestdale, 65 y. .5 m. 9.,d. July 20. (Male) Battey, Old Greenwich, Conn., 1 h, 29 .min. July 20 Arthur Brown,(Brockton, 56 y. 3 m. 29 d. July 21 Harry W. Tobey, Hyannis, 56 y. 11 m.12 d. 146 July 24, Alton S. Hallett,Hyannis, 84 y. July.28 Walter Clifford Jones, West Barnstable, 72 y. 21 d. July 30 William Austin Poster, Jr., East Sandwich, 50 y. 5 m. 1 d. Aug. 1 David W. Connelly, Brighton, 22 y. Aug. 2 Mildred C. Kirk (Clark), Oakmont, Penna., about 42 y. Aug. 9 Simeon Nickerson, Chatham, 73 y. Aug. 10 Mabel V. Crosby, Centerville, 67 y. Aug. 10 Stillborn. . Aug. 14 Hattie E. Clark (Smith), Harwichport, 81 y..18 d. Aug. 18 Leonard Stanley Batt, Provincetown, 2 d. Aug.. 18 Josephine Nelson, Osterville, 65 y. Aug. 19 Stillborn.. Aug. 19 -Richard Wolf, Hyannisport, 20 y. 9 m. 23 d. Aug. 20 Mary L. Frazier (Silveira), Santuit, 41 y. 5 m. 9 d. Aug. 2i William E. R. Voelker, Milton, 57 y.,4 m. 30 d. Aug. 22 Lewis L. Mitchell, Taunton, 78 Y. 4 m. 13 d. Aug. 24 William H. Newell, Yarmouthport, 66 y, 2 m. 2 d Aug. 24 Clinton Rose, Harwich, i d., Aug. 26 James J. Mitchell, Barnstable, 68 y.. 10 m. 27 d. 147 Aug. 29 Samuel Lawther, 'Pittsburgh; Penna., about 56 y.' Aug. W Florence Ada ]3uisley (Parker), West Barnstable, 79''y. 30 d. Aug. 31 Mary Tedford (Cornish), Boston, about 71 y. Sept. 1 Ferdinand Augustus Binford, Hyannis, 67 y. 8 m. 10 d. Sept. 3 John B. Crowell, Orleans, 74 y. 11 m. 23 d. Sept. 4 Stillborn. Sept. 4 Sarah Agnes Valli (Gill), Wellfleet, 37 y. 19 d. Sept. 5 Robert Peter Baker, Falmouth, 54 y. 6 In. 2 d'. Sept. 10 Emma C.' Bassett (Jackson), Taunton, 87 y. 5 m. 2 d. Sept. 12 Frank H. Williams, Osterville, 80 y:'7 m. 20 d. Sept. 14 Israel Holtzman; Roxbury, 55 y. ' Sept. 16 Edward Everett Eldridge, West Barnstable;: 76 y. 6 m. 23 d. Sept. 18 Harriet M. Murphy (Williams), Barnstable, 73 y. 3 m. 14 d. Sept. 19 Harriet G. Eldridge (Gillion),West Dennis, 33 y. 9 m. 4 d. Sept. 19 Florence Ethel Perry (Roberts), Hyannis, 67,y. 2 m. 7 d. Sept. 21 Willie French Eldridge, Chatham, 74 y. Sept. 23 Frank Irving Sears, Provincetown, 74 y.. 8 m. Sept. 24 Sarah B. Osgood (Bingham), North Andover, 67 y. 3 m. 11 d. 148 Sept. 25 (Male) Bissonnette, Falmouth, 3 hrs. Sept: 29 Charles H. Libbey, East Brewster, 86 y. 2, m. 23 d. Sept. 29 Bridget McGirl (Dolan), Providence, R. I., 56 y. Oct. 3 Stillborn. Oct. 10 Isabell Frances Swift (Hinckley), Osterville, 86 y. 4 m. 5 d. Oct. 13 Elfleda J. Bradford, Hyannis, 69 y. 8 m. 1 d. Oct. 21 John Burke, Hyannis, 71 y. 8 m. 3 d. Oct. 27 (Malej Turner, IMashpee, 1 hr. Oct. 28 (Male) Merritt, Hyannis, 2•d. Oct. 29 Josephine Amedia Chiodi (Lanza), Bourne, 52 y. 4 m. 19 d. Oct. 29 Minnie Grace Fletcher (Dixon), Hyannis, 75 y. 2 m. 22 d. Oct. 30 Harriet Louise Hilton, Hyannis, 78 y. 9 m. 25 d. Oct. 31 Lucy B. Carney, Hyannis, 76 y. 3 m. 29 d. Nov. 4 Michael Nickolaon Philopoulos, Lowell, 47 y. Nov. 4 Lottie Evelyn Wright (Staples), Marstons Mills, 43 y. 1 m. 19 d. Nov. 6 Mary Bacon (Phillips), Hyannis, 71 y. 6 m. 5 d. Nov. 6 Mary Dorcas Linnell (Congdon), Hyannis, 70 y. 7 m. 14 d. Nov. 7 Charles Henry Hazelton, Hyannis, 59 y. 8 m. 27 d, Nov. 7 Charles H. Jackson, Dennis, 67 y. 3 m. 9 d. r 14s Nov. 11 Ezra J. Gifford, Cotuit, 84 y. 6 m. 9 d. Nov. 12 Charles H. White, South Yarmouth, 50 y. 6 in. 25 d. Nov. 13 Charles R. Bassett, Yarmouthport, 75 Y. 1 in. 11 d. Nov. 16 Gustave W. Kosak, Chatham, 60 y. 7 m. Nov. 18 Katie B. Sisson (Nickerson), Harwichport, 67 y. 8 m. 15 d. Nov. 21 Mary Ann Foley V(Dight), Cotuit, 82 y. 3 in. 11 d. Nov. 22 Frederick Dustin Baker, Yarmouth, 15 y. 2 in. 11 d. Nov. 22 Frederick Warren Bunker, Sandwich, 78 y. 6 m. 4 d. Nov. 22 Stillborn. Nov. 24 Ella Jane Chase (Holway), Hyannis, 84 y. 8 m. 26 d. Nov. 24 Georgianna Gray, Hyannis, 89 y. 3 in. 7 d. Nov. 29 Josephine Wheeler (Whittemore), Provincetown, 68 y. 1 m: 27 d. Nov'. 30 Luther Franklin Bee, Orleans, 71 y. 8 in. 8 d. Dec. 1 Cornelia Ann Crocker (Taylor), Falmouth, 87 y. 7 in. 28 d. Dec. 3 Charlotte Dorsey (Fields), Chatham, 50 y..10 m. 21 d. Dec. 3 Mary E. Sherred (Proctor), Hyannis, 83 y. 11 in. 10 d.i Dec. 6 William Michael Sherman, Falmouth, 3 y. 8 d. Dec. 6 Flora Small (Ellis), West Dennis, 62 y. 10.m. 16 d. Dec. 6 Ren R. West, Sagamore, 68 y. 3 in. 16 d. 150 . Dec. 8 John DeShon,f Hyannis, 60 ,y. . Dec. 8 Ida Fiske Miller (Desendorf), West Barnstable, 83 y 4 m. 12 d. Dec. 11 George Henry Cahoon, North Falmouth, 71 y. 6 m. 27 d. Dec. 12 John William Kaski, Jr., Hyannis, 1 y. 1 m. 19 d. Dec. 15 Sophie Bobrowich, (Budka), Brooklyn, N. Y., 23 y..9 m. 20 d. Dec. 15 Harry D. Miller, West Barnstable, 83 y. Dec. 17 Ida M. Lewis (Fuller),'Centerville, 80'y. 11 in. 19 d. Dec. 17 Annie MacGregor Matthews; 'Yarmouth, 73 y. i m. 24 d. Dec. 17 Stillborn Dec. 19 Nellie May Gray: (Bennett), Hyannis, 78 Y. 8 m. 3 d. Dec. 19 Neil Franklin Long, Hyannis, 14 y: 6.m. 11 d. Dec. 19 William Henry Waterman, Centerville,. 75 y.. 6;M. 7 d. Dec. 26 Henry Daniel Chambers,,Barnstable, 70 y. 9 m. 12 d. Dec. 26 Hattie M. Durgin .(Runnells), Barnstable, 71 y. 5 m. 5 d. Dec. 26 Susan Goodwin Kerr (Goodwin), Barnstable, 79 y. 7 m. 10 d. Dec. 29 Mercie Bassett Baker (Nickerson) Hyannis, .82 y. 1 m. 12 d. Residents of Barnstable 106 Out of Town 95 .201 151 BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL 1939 Oct. 15 Charles B. Marchant, Medford, 80 y. 26 d. 1940 Jan. 2 Mildred decamp, Brookline, 48 y. Jan. 3 Zenas D. B. Hallett, Scarsdale, N. Y., 72 y. Jana 4. Addie Frances Macoy, Brockton, 81 y.. 2 m. Feb. 6 Horton L. Reynolds, Boston, 76 y. Feb. 12 Grey Blandy, Newton, 70 y. 9 m. 21 d. Feb. 14 Alice Jenkins, Worcester, 84 y. 2 m: 28 d. Feb. 22 Frederick A. Fish, Sandwich, 82 y. 3 m. 26 d. Feb. 23 Maria Norris Carpenter, Providence, R. L, 84 y. 3 m. 30 d. Mar. 8 Asa Elery Coleman, Boston, 61 y. 9 d. Mar. 11 Mary R. Hart, Danvers, 77 Y. Mar. 23 John H. Townsend, Middleboro, 84 y. 4 m. 6 d. June 29 Elizabeth N. Marston, Danvers, 72 y. July 4 Susan O. Davis, Denver, Colorado, 79 y. July 27 Joseph Charron, Boston, 67 y. 152 Aug. 21 Ethel Maxine Stevens,.Wareham,. 21.y...3,m. 25 d. Sept. 12- Arthur Roddin Sweetser, Lane, Oregon, 79 y. Sept. 23 Homer Ashby Phinney, Jr., Templeton, 12 y. 10 m. 24 d. Sept. 30 Bertha Harsmah, Boston 75' y. Oct. 28 Ellen Hyland Shields, Yarmouth, 76 y. 3 m. 18 d. 153 JURY LIST,- 1941 r The following is the jury list for 1941:,•. Frank'S: Adams Blacksmith Gene Anderson Golf Instructor Paul Anderson Carpenter Theron:A. Apollonio Retired Thomas M. Aylmer Salesman H. Heyworth Backus Salesman Isaac Baker Laborer J. Lincoln Baker Plumber Henry E. Bearse Clerk Clifford B. Belknap Merchant Christopher'G. Bolekos Clerk Roy V. Braley Chauffeur Roger Burlingame Truckman Kenneth Cahoon, Painter Ralph E. Cahoon, Jr. Artist Peter Cairns Window Cleaner Robert O. Cary Clerk Theodore Chaffin Electrician Warren P. Clark Insurance Salesman Vernon H. Coleman Artist Herbert E. Cook Clerk Henry Creange Retired Alfred Crocker Retired Horace M. Crosby Boat.Builder. Edward G. Cross Manager Richard A. Cross Landscape Gardener Seth B. Dewey Printer Charles E. Doubtfire Merchant Robert G. Dowling 'Salesman Francis H. Dufresne Salesman 154 'Oscar'H. Eggleston. Realtor Leonard F. Fisk Merchant Bert'Frimodig Merchant Walter M. Gaffney Architect Harry",L: Generous Salesman Raymond E. Gilman Clerk Clarence H. Gonsalves Manager Edward W. Gould, Jr. Merchant George P. Hadley Poultryman Charles P. Hall Carpenter Leonard F. Hamblin Contractor Seaver R. Harlow Truckman Walter R Hastings Gardener Otto K.' Hoffman Manager Raymond D. Holloway Superintendent William Dana Holmes Carpenter Edward A. Kellogg Civil Engineer Harrison C. Kerr Farmer Carlo Kumpula Poultryman Edwin C. Lagergren Plumber John G. Lewis Clerk Walter N. Lewis Caretaker Elbert T. Little Clerk William P. Lovejoy Bookkeeper 0. Wilmot Marehant Fisherman Charles Marr Bookkeeper Elno C. Mott Carpenter Owen J. Mullaney Retired William S. Murray Bookkeeper Vincent D. 'O'Neil Clerk Edmund Otis Advertising Manager Homer A. Phinney Merchant Howard E. Redman Electrician Hay Bruce Reid Gardener r -15.5 Charles W. Ruska Caretaker Frank.C. Ryder Clerk Myron D. Ryder -Painter Warren G. Ryder Merchant Myron W. Saley Caretaker Walter C. Scudder Merchant Cedric� T. Sears Electrician Harold W. Sears, Jr. Clerk Alfred Short Carpenter Carlton W. Small Truckman George W. Sturges Fisherman Ernest F. Swift Carpenter Lawrence D. Trefry Bookkeeper Charles E. Turner Caretaker Harold E. Walley Salesman William F. Whiteley Fish Dealer Ralph R. ,Williams Plumber Richard Wirtanen Carpenter Daniel J. Wright Caretaker Francis A. Wyman Merchant 156 Report of the SURVEYOR OF HIGHWAYS In submitting my report for the year 1940 1 wish to make particular mention of the new Highway garage and headquarters, for which funds were provided at the last regular town meeting. The building is completed,equipped and in use at the present time. Ample room is provided for all trucks, machinery, plows, sand spreaders and all snow equipment. We have a first class repair shop, stock room, men's lobby and office. The entire building is well lighted and heated, and we are able to do practically all of our own repair work. The building is open for inspection and visitors are welcome.. The purchase of a street sweeper this year has greatly aided this department in keeping the streets in all parts of the town cleaner at much less expense. Considerable pea-stone sealing has been done in Cotuit, Barnstable.village and Osterville and more can be done in all sections of the town to good advantage. Widening, patching and sand sealing many of our out- side roads has put them in good condition and they seem to stand up through the winter .season in good shape. Street drainage is being constantly improved and most of the villages are well taken care of. It will soon be neces- J a s ilm NEW BARNSTABLE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT GARAGE ffla � a �.. INTERIOR OF NEW GARAGE 158 sary to install a larger outlet to the Main'Street drain, via Pine Street to.Snow's.Creek, to take care of the Ridgewood section, Winter Street and the west end of'Main street. The sidewalk question is a serious one and needs care- ful consideration` :. Much of the Hyannis Main Street is in poor shape and should'be rebuilt. There are many other parts of the town badly in need of walks and curb. The widening of Main'Street in Oster'ville with the new curbs and tarvalithic sidewalks has 'greatly improved the appearance of the village. Winter Street in Hyannis has been curbed on one side the full ;ength and new sidewalk built. The street has been widened and patched and is ready for a pea-stone seal coat. The sixteen road intersection parks and gardens under this department's supervision have been relandscaped.this year. These flower gardens are an asset to the town and do much to beautify the highways. When the present Grand Island Bridge was built about thirty years ago, it connected the main land with a parcel of land of very low value. That land has now become one of the most valuable parts of the Town of Barnstable, and has a valuation of nearly $2,000,000.00 while the old bridge is still in use. This bridge has had many temporary break- downs and it would be a very serious matter if it should fail us entirely during the summer months, where the travel, 159 to and from Oyster. Harbors,is very heavy. Therefore,.I feel that.I should be'remiss in my duty if I did not call the vot-. ers' attention to .this matter, and I trust that serious consid- eration will be given to it at the annual town meeting. I wish to thank the officials and committees of the town and also the citizens for their cooperation and assistance. The following is a classified statement of expenditures for the year: i Repairs on Roads and Bridges Labor $21,500.00 Appropriated $64,000.00 Truck & Tractors .11,498.98 Reserve Fund . 455.5151 Resealing 7,496.52 Stone, Gravel, Freight 3,499:67 Salary 3,00.0.00 Dust Layer 2,749.97 Tools & Equipment 2,496.13 Widening & Patching 2,250.00 Drainage 2,126.15 Grand Island Bridge 1,499.23 Street Cleaning 17298.80 Sidewalks 1,000.00 Office Expense 998.94 Fences 998.14 Beautification 996.91 Keveney Farm Bridge 455.55 160 Relit 420.00 Unclassified '149.36 $64,434.35 Balance to revenue 21.20 $64;455.55 $64,455.55 1 Snow and Ice Removal Labor $5,571.80 Appropriated $10,000.00 Trucks Hired 1,781.0.0 Equipment 1,598.71 Salt 700.00 Sand 245.00 Repairs to fences 34.62 Wiring Sand Bank 24.49 Electricity 9.18 $9,964.80 Balance to revenue 35.20 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 Highway Garage As per contracts $18,968.39 Appropriated $19,000.00 Balance to revenue 31.61 $19,000.00 $19,000.00 / Chapter 90 Roads County Way $4,349.87 Balance, Jan. 1, 1940 $971.46 ' Race Lane 2,296.79 Appropriated 1,750.00 r 161 Received from State 1,954.10 Received from County 1,954.10 Check returned " 17.00 $6,646.66 $6,646.66 New Construction As per contracts $22,393.40 Appropriated $22,393.40 Millway or Freezer Road As,per contract $2,170.00 Appropriated $2,170.00 Respectfully submitted, HERBERT L. THOMAS, Surveyor of Highways. 162 ROAD COMMITTEE REPORT ' The Surveyor of Highways has submitted his budget for repairs on roads and bridges, and other routine work, to the Committee and they have approved this for $66,450.00. Other recommendations of the Committee consist of $2,500.00—For the maintenance of State Aid constructed roads, Old Route 28, Race Lane, Bearse's Way, and any roads built under Chapter 90. $10,000.00—New construction of Chapter 90 Roads on Race Lane, Clay Hill Road or Bearse's Way. $24,764.00—To be expended as follows: Cotuit Main and School Street curb and sidewalks $750.00 Osterville Parker Road and Wianno Avenue sidewalks and curb 1,500.00 Centerville Main Street sidewalks and curb 1,500.00 Barnstable Main Street sidewalks and curb 1,500.00 West Barnstable Piney Road off Church Street- 1,600 ft. @ $ .60 ft. 1,280.00 163 tKarstons Mills River Road to Whitcomb Farm- 2,640 ft. @ $ .60 ft. 2,112.00 Hyannis Main Street sidewalks and curb 5,000.00 Sidewalks on Ocean Street from South Street to Bulkhead- 350 ft. of curb @ $1.00 ft. $350.00 1,000 cu. yds. of fill @ .50 500.00 277 sq. yds. of Tarvalithic @ .50 yd. surface 138.50 988.50 Hyannisport Third Avenue-2,152 ft. long by 30 ft. wide, 7,174 sq. yds. a .40 2,869.60 $17,500.10 Proposed New Roads The following list of proposed new roads, if accepted, will require the amount of expenditure which appears op- posite each location, and is recommended: Hyannis Channel Point Road $1,374.20 Old Harbor Road 3,395.70 Cotuit Nickerson Road, Cotuit Highground 1,280.00 164 Osterville Crosby Alley from West Bay Road to Parker Road 1,286.00 Episcopal Church Road off Wianno Avenue. 2,800.00 Centerville Bay Lane Road (By request of the Selectmen) 8,225.00 $18,360.90 Respectfully submitted, FRANK G. THACHER, Chairman, NELSON BEARSE, CECIL GOODSPEED, CHARLES H. REID, J. WENDELL HAMLIN, FRED S. JENKINS, CHESTER S. JONES, Road Committee. 165 REPORT OF POLICE DEPARTMENT To the Board of Selectmen Town of Barnstable Gentlemen: I hereby submit the report of the Police Department for the year of 1940. During the year 1940 there were 419 persons arrested or confined to the lock-up. Of these 383 were males and 36 . were females. Arrests tabulated by months: Males Females Total January 11 0 11 February 17 5 22 March 16 4 20 April 26 3 29 May 21 3 24 June 34 7 41 July 23 1 24 August 51 6 57 September 44 3 47 October 38 3 41 November 61 1 62 December 41 0 41 Total 383 36 419 166 Arrests made as follows: Local Department 393 Local Department and State Police working together 10 Sandwich Police 2 Yarmouth Police 1 Fire Warden 1 Mashpee Police 3 Probation Officer 1 State Police 5 United States Army Military Police 3 419 Arrests tabulated by age of prisoners: Under 17 years of age 25 17 years of age to 21 years of age 34 21 years of age to 25 years of age 42 25 years of age to 30 years of age. 57 30 years of age to 35 years of age 52 35 years of age to 40 years of age 51 40 years of age to 45 years of age 53 45 years of age to 50 years of age 24 50 years of age to 55 years of age 40 55 years of age to 60 years of age 21 60 years of age and over 20 419 Nativity of prisoners: Albania 1 Azores 2 Canada 3 rail 167 Cape Verde Islands 6 Denmark 1 Estonia 1 Finland 4 Germany 1 Greece 2 Ireland 11 Italy 2 Poland 1 Portugal 2 South Africa 1 United States 381 Number of offenses for which arrests were made 482 Offenses as follows: Assault and Battery 12 Assault and Battery on a minor 1 Assault on a Police Officer (confined for State Police) 1 Assault with a dangerous weapon 2 Attaching Plates, other than those assigned to a motor vehicle 2 Breaking & Entering & Larceny in the Daytime 13 Breaking & Entering'& Larceny in the Nightime 8 Breaking & Entering with intent to commit larceny (in the nightime) 1 Capias Warrant for non-payment of fine (arrested for Plymouth Police) 1 Capias Warrant for non-payment of fine 1 Capias Warrant for violation of probation (arrested for Wareham Police) 1 Capias Warrant for non-support (arrested for State Police) 1 Capias Warrant for Default 2 Capias Warrant for Contempt of Court 1 168 Capias Warrant for violation of probation 1 Drunkenness 227 Drunkenness (confined for Sandwich Police) 2 Drunkenness (confined for Mashpee Police) 3 Drunkenness (confined for Yarmouth Police) 1 Drunkenness (confined for State,Police) 3 Drunkenness (confined for U. S. Army Military Police) 3 Disturbing the Peace 7 Defrauding an Inn Keeper 2 Evading Taxi Fare 3 Evading Board Bill 1 Failing to slow at intersection 12 Failing to have motor vehicle inspected 2 Failing to stop at a stop sign 9 Failing to keep to the right 1 Forgery (Arrested for Nassau County, New York Police) 1 Forging & Uttering Checks 2 Furnishing a minor with firearms 1 Insane 7 Incest 1 Indecent exposure 2 Keeping & Exposing alcoholic beverages for sale 2 Larceny less than $100.00 2S Larceny over$100.00 2 Larceny of monies 1 Larceny of automobile 4 Leaving the scene of an accident after injury to person 1 Leaving the scene of an accident after damage to property 7 Lewd & Lascivious Cohabitation (confined for Yarmouth & State Police) 1 Maintaining a fire in the open without a permit (confined for Fire Warden) 1 Non-support of wife 3 169 Non-support of minor child or children i Non-support of wife & minor children (arrested for Boston Police) 2 .Non-support (arrested for Halifax Police) 1 Non-support of wife (arrested for Cambridge Police) 1 Neglected Child 10 Neglect of children 2 Neglect of.family (arrested for New Bedford Police) 1 Operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor 11 Operating under the influence (confined for State Police) 2 Operating under the influence (confined for Yarmouth Police) 1 .Operating under the influence (confined for Sandwich Police) 1 Operating so as to endanger 11 Operating so as to endanger (confined for State Police) 1 Operating without a license 8 Operating after suspension of license 3 Operating after revocation of license 1 Operating with defective equipment 2 Operating unregistered car 2 Operating uninsured car 2 Passing at intersection 1 Passing a red light 4 Peddling without a license 1 Passing where the view is obstructed 3 Runaway 3 Statutory Rape 1 Speeding (arrested on warrant for Natick Police) 1 Suspicious Person 1 Unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages 5 Using motor vehicle without authority 4 Violation of the illegitimate child act 2 170 Violation of the weekly wage laws 1 Wilful destruction of property 2 Amount of money received for fines, returned to the Town from the-Barnstable Courts $1,140.50 Warrants and Summons served by this Department for other Police Departments 39 Number of automobile accidents covered by this department in which there were personal injury (other than very minor injuries) 14 There were no fatal automobile accidents within the Town of,Barnstable during the year 1940, and the number of persons injured in automobile accidents covered by this de- partment were 23. Type of accidents in which there were personal injury: Auto vs. Auto 5 Auto vs. Pedestrian 4 Auto vs. Bicycle 1 Auto vs. Fixed Object 3 Automobile overturning 1 Value of property reported stolen $12,121.04 Value of stolen property recovered 10,084.33 Value of property reported lost 2,351.60 Value of lost property recovered 921.21 Miles covered by Police Cruisers 100,559 Miles covered by Chief's car- 12,992 Miles covered by Motorcycles 12,278 Total number miles covered by motor equipment 125,829 r 171 Number of complaints received and handled 1,832 Automobiles reported stolen and recovered 14 Buildings found open and owners notified 268 Number of parking tags issued 1,222 Lost children returned to parents 16 Automobile transfers filed-person to person 253 Automobile transfers filed—dealers 2,050 Summer homes in the town were inspected at intervals during the _periods they remained unoccupied. Bicycle inspection in the schools was undertaken with the cooperation of the Barnstable Parent-Teachers Associ- ation. Bicycles of the children, in the various schools throughout the Town, were inspected as to their condition, and the children were given riding tests and oral tests as to regulations. Those passing the tests were issued number plates to be attached to their bicycles. , Other duties performed by the Department during the year were numerous and varied. At this time I wish to thank the people of the Town, our Selectmen, and all members of the Police Department for the cooperation that has been extended. WILLIAM B. FLEMING, Chief of Police: r 172 INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen During the year 1940 there were 200 building permits issued for a total estimated valuation of$461,908. This amount was $58,987 less than in 1939. 122 permits were for new buildings. 78 permits were for repairs, alterations and additions. For residences $248,405.00 For commercial buildings 115,080.00 For repairs, alterations and additions 90,503.00 For garages 7,920.00 The three outstanding new buildings for the year were the Hyannis Cooperative Bank, the addition to the Hyannis Federated Church and the Cape Cod Farms new plant in Hyannis. Respectfully submitted, HOWARD G. LUMBERT, Building Inspector. gill 173 Report of THE INSPECTOR OF WIRES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: There have been many new buildings added to the tax- able property of this Town the past year. All were wired for electricity, also many changes in old buildings and additions. There'was a fire in a garage in Santuit assumed to be caused by faulty electric cords in contact with papers on a desk. At Marstons Mills in a cellar, wires connecting a motor pump were short circuited by a wet mat causing much smoke but no blaze. At a candy shop on Sea Street, Hyannis, smoke damage caused by a penny behind the fuse discovered before fire ensued. In each case there was no faulty wiring by the elec- trician. I have attended five Electrical Inspectors meetings in Boston the past year, mileage, 770. Total electrical inspections the past year 748 Miles traveled 4,697 New Buildings wired for electricity 85 Large rebuilding additions 15 Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK S. BENT, Inspector of Wires. 174 Report of REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: I feel it is my duty to report the large increase in the Elm Leaf Beetle in the entire section of southeastern Massa- chusetts. The Elm Leaf Beetle situation within the Town of Barnstable has not yet reached serious proportions, but this year it will be necessary to have a thorough additional spraying during the month of July to prevent the influx of the insect from our neighboring towns where a great deal of damage has already been done. The general increase of the Elm Leaf Beetle has been largely due in other towns to the lack of sufficient funds to properly do the work. The beetle has become so prevalent in our neighboring towns that it is very probable we also will have more of them next season. Therefore additional funds will be necessary to assure adequate control. In its advance stages the beetle can cause complete defoliation of Elm trees and this will soon result in the death of the tree. The general condition of the shade trees in the several villages throughout the town is satisfactory. The large shade trees in all the villages are given a general inspection ' every spring. The dead and broken branches are removed during the routine work of this department. Each year after the season's growth has been made it is also necessary to prune the trees to assure proper clearance over sidewalks, streets, and traffic lights. 175 The severe storm during the past summer when the trees were in full foliage, caused considerable damage. Several young trees were uprooted and had to be removed. This was especially true in the Hyannis area. During the storm we answered twenty-seven emergency calls. The young shade trees continue to show a vigorous and healthy growth. These trees are cultivated and fertilized each year. We are continuing our policy of setting out shade trees along highways and particularly in those newly devel- oped residential areas where they are now lacking. The tent caterpillar situation is now under control along the main highways. The areas bordering the roadside in the outlying districts are improving yearly. As this caterpillar continues to hatch over a period of several weeks it is neces- sary to work the same areas several times each season, doing the required spraying and cutting. Small infestations of Bladder Maple Gall which were sprayed last year were again sprayed this year and this dis- ease has been practically eliminated. There has been no re- port of the Dutch Elm disease in this state up to the pres- ent time. The shade trees are continually scouted during the growing season so as to prevent any new disease from be- coming established. Respectfully submitted; JOHN F. SHIELDS, Tree Warden. 176 THE MOTH DEPARTMENT To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: The gypsy moth situation in the areas bordering the main highways continues to show improvement. The condi- tions in the outlying districts remains much the same as the cost of doing effective work in these large areas would uG prohibitive. Although the conditions in large summer resi- dential areas are at present satisfactory, there has been a noticeable reduction in the amount of private spraying done during the past two seasons. If this condition continues it will soon result in partial defoliation in these areas. It is the duty of all property owners in infested residential areas to spray their trees and shrubs. During the past winter all areas adjoining the main highways throughout the town were thoroughly creosoted by a crew of W'.P.A, workers who carried on this work for several weeks. During the creosoting of heavily infested areas the underbrush was moved and the dead trees remov- ed, thus eliminating breeding places of insects. As the W.P.A. workers were assigned to other projects early in the spring it was impossible to do any work in the large wooded areas. The spraying was begun in the middle of May and con- tinued until the middle of July. All areas adjoining the high- ways were sprayed, and in many cases a second application was necessary due to unfavorable conditions or severe infes- tations. Considerable spraying was done in areas adjoin- ing farms, cranberry bogs, etc., and particularly in the Wequaquet Lake .area. 1 r 177 The Brown tail moth continues to be well under con- trol. A crew of six men an da foreman scouted the entire town thoroughly during the past winter. Several thousand of these moths were cut and destroyed. During the regular work of this crew several hundred old fruit trees which were badly infested were cut down and burned. The fall Webb Moth situation is much the same as last year. The webs were removed from the trees bordering the highways. This moth is prevalent in several sections of private land adjoining the town highways and is very un- sightly. This department would.greatly appreciate the co- operation of all property owners in the elimination of this insect. Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. SHIELDS, Moth Superintendent. i 178 REPORT OF FOREST FIRE WARDEN To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my fifth annual report for the year endina December 31, 1940. There were 36 fires reported and.found to have been started from the following causes: 4—fires getting out of control while burning 6—caused by old fires breaking out days later 3—started from incinerators thought safe 4—by careless smokers 2—children playing with matches 1—lightning 12—incendiary 2—major fires from adjoining towns 2—undetermined These fires burned an estimated 2,775 acres in this Town, 1,900 acres of this, on the west side, being the result of fires starting outside the Town. When going over the ground af- ter the smoke had cleared away from the disastrous fires on May 6th and 7th., I feel we were very fortunate that more buildings were not burned and that no lives were lost. Much credit is due the Falmouth Department for the active part they played from the start in bringing these two day fires under control. I also wish to thank the many other Depart- ments for their splendid cooperation. As I look at the result of our last year's fires and realize 179 that the Pyromaniac who set at least nine fires in this sec- tion on the Cape one afternoon is still at large, I wonder what may be in store for the coming season. I take this op- portunity to ask,each individual's help in reporting, to me or to the local police, any suspicious actions, no matter how trivial, of persons during the coming season. Your alertness may lead to a conviction. The Training Camp at Sandwich, with the increased population and attendant travelling public, is bound to in- crease the fire hazard in this section. The Town's Forest Fire Equipment consists of a 1923 Dodge 11/2 ton truck carrying 1-50 gallon booster tank, 500 ft. of 1 inch hose stationed at Atwood's Garage, West Barn- stable, a 1938 1 ton Ford patrol truck carrying 180 gallon booster tank, 300 ft. hose, pump cans and small equipment, radio equipped; a 1937 Brush Breaker tank truck carrying 800 gallons water, 1,000 ft. of 1 inch hose, pump cans and small equipment and a portable pump with 3,000 ft. hose for use in connection vvith'same all stored at the Osterville Fire station. Considering its age, all the equipment is in good condition. Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES, Warden. 180 Report of THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: The Town Forest Committee was appointed by the Town of Barnstable at an annual town meeting in 1923. During the period from 1923 -through 1940, the Town Forest Committee has planted a total of 187,500 trees con- sisting.of Norway Spruce, Scotch.and Austrian Pines and Red Pine. These trees have been planted by school children, concerns experienced in this line of work and by others un- der the supervision of the Town Forest Committee. The to- tal cost of clearing the Town Forests, planting of these trees and release cutting to date has been$6550 or an average cost of 31/2 cents per tree planted. At the present time, the Town Forests consist of nine lots with a total area of 132.6 acres. These comprise the Lombard Lot on West Barnstable Road, Route 132 consist- ing of 50 acres; the West Barnstable-Centerville Road Lot consisting of 14.1 acres; the Bursley and Flint Rock Road Lot consisting of 28 acres; the Flint Rock Road Lot consist- ing of 2 acres; the Lucy Cobb Lot on Flint Rock Road con- sisting of 7.7 acres; Israel Pond Lot consisting of 1.1 acres; the Upper Gate Pond Lot consisting of 5 acres; the Lucy Cobb Lot consisting of 10 acres and the School Lot consisting of 14.7 acres. In years past, the Town Forest Committee has had fire lines cleared around several of the wood lots. Some of this i r 181 was done with the help of the Civil Works Administration in 1933. In most recent years, all of this work has been done under the Town Forest Committee appropriation. The Town Forests are growing rapidly and in order to, help the growth, it is necessary to do some release cutting each year so that the younger trees will have a chance to make`a normal growth and not be choked by the under- brush. Also it is necessary to trim some of the larger trees so that they will grow taller and not lose all of the goodness into the lower branches. The Town Forest Committee recommends that the fire lines which have grown up, be recut in ,order to protect the trees from any future forest fires. The Town Forest Committee sincerely recommends that . the Town appropriate a certain sum each year that may be used in release cutting and aid further program of planting. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT F.•CROSS, Chairman, Town Forest Committee. 182 SEALER of WEIGHTS and MEASURES To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my sixth annual report for the year ending December 31, 1940. Tests were methodically and painstakingly made on all weighing and measuring devices used for buying or selling goods, wares or merchandise; or for hire or reward through- out the Town, the work totaling 1,429 devices sealed, 39 ad- justed, 92 condemned, and 93 not used as measures were so labeled, This is to further assure the consumer that the de- vice is accurate. The ideal supplement to this work, in the field of con- sumer protection, would be a manifested interest in the read- ing of the scale or device at the time of purchase by the pub_ lie. By this I do not mean all our merchants are dishonest and bear watching, quite the contrary is true, but careless- ness, too quick reading, and dishonesty would improve and it would tend to keep the merchant on the alert. You will see signs reading "COUNT YOUR CHANGE". Why not a sign to "READ YOUR WEIGHT, GALLONAGE, ETC", that disputes could be settled at the time of the transaction. It is much better than a feeling of suspicion which is too of- ten unfair to the merchant. During the year 326 commodities were reweighed or measured, as the case might be, with th"e following results: 202 were correct, 104 were under, and 20 were over. There 183 were 37 peddlers apprehended, all who did not have and needed licenses compiled with the law. 96 inspections were made in connection with the Transient Vendor Law. 109 other inspections were made of paper cartons, coal certifi- cates, bread, peddler scales, glass jars, etc. The Department receipts for this year were as follows: Sealing fees $238.55 Peddlers licenses 140.00 Transient Vendor licenses 2,762.52 Total $3,141.07 Respectfully submitted, B. S. AMES, Sealer. 184 BOARD OF HEALTH REPORT The office of the Board of Health is glad to report that we have had a good year. In general there was less conta- gious disease and a great reduction of dog bite treatment cases. The board wishes to thank every one eii,uer U11:rUt1y V, indirectly responsible for their excellent cooperation: A new pump was installed at the Town dump and our office equipment is now nearly complete and up to date. The following communicable diseases were reported to the Board of Health: Chickenpox 2 German Measles 1 Measles 30 Mumps 8 Scarlet Fever 9 Lobar Pneumonia 2 Tuberculosis 4 Ophthalmia Neonatorium 1 REPORT OF PLUMBING INSPECTOR There have been 326 plumbing permits issued in 1940. I am very much pleased with the good work that the plumbers of the Town of Barnstable are doing. I hope this will continue. From the reports of the most prominent Master Plumb- ers of several states; it seems as if the most outstanding 185 health menace to our people is "Cross Connections" or "Back Siphonage." The State Board of Examiners of Plumbers are sending out.pamphlets telling where to, look for these connections. It is to be hoped the plumbers will study these pamph- lets carefully in order to eliminate some of these dangers. Respectfully submitted, HENRY G. PHILLIPS, Plumbing Inspector. MILK AND DAIRY INSPECTION The regular tuberculin test was applied to all the cat- tle within the town, with splendid results. The result of the tests show that 100 per cent of cattle were negative, no reactors being found. This shows that the cattle are in a good healthy condition. There has been some improvement in the dairies throughout the town. Sanitary inspections have been carried out with im- provements all along the line. Complaints have been less, due to the installation of sewer system. Dairies and pasteurizing plants 250 Public Sanitary inspections 280 Private property inspections 96 Samples of milk and cream analyzed 270 Sediment tests 94 Acidity tests 60 186 Average bacteria count, ' Raw per c.c. 12,000 Pasteurized, per c.c. 6,500 Cattle tuberculin tested 500 Cattle reacting to test 0 The quality of milk remained about the same, slight in- crease in quality. No samples of milk were found below the State Stand- ard. GEORGE F. CROCKER, JR., Milk Inspector. REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Number of animals inspected in the Town of Barnsta- ble during 1940: Pigs 176 Cows 12 Calves 2 Condemned one pig Signed: LORENZO T. GIFFORD. To the Board of Health, Town of Barnstable, Mass. Dental Clinic Report for the year ending December 31, 1940 Children 459 New 375 Return 84 187 Examinations 839 In class room 664 In dental chair 175 Cleanings 382 Fillings 593 Temporary 261 Permanent 332 Extractions 259 Temporary 249 Permanent 10 Total Operations 1,261 Certificates 730 At time of examination 333 At completion of work 397 I also express my appreciation to Mrs. Tina B. Horst- meyer, Clinic assistant, Miss Ruth Rigby, School Nurse, the School Department and the members of the Board of Health for their cooperation during the past year. Respectfully submitted, JOHN A. BURNS, D. D. S. The following licenses were issued in 1940: Pasteurization 1 Ice Cream 2 188 Bottling (non-alcoholic) 1 Slaughter 1 Camp 1 Garbage 13 Respectfully submitted RUBEN E. ANDERSON, Chairman WILL:IAM A. JONES FRANK TRAVERS, M.D., Secretary and Agent. J I 189, BARNSTABLE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT The following is a brief report of the work of the Barn- stable County Health Department for the year 1940. All of the regular work of the Department has been car- ried on by officers and employees, with the full cooperation of all concerned. The regular meetings of the various health organiza- tions, including the Southeastern Association of Boards of Health, Cape Cod Health Council, Cape Cod Health Bureau Association and others, have been held. The Spring meeting of the Cape Cod Health Bureau As- sociation was held in conjunction with a special meeting of the Southeastern Association, in Hyannis. The Commission- er of Health and representatives from the Engineering and Legal Departments of the State were present, and a general discussion was held regarding, in particular, questions of summer camps. The meeting was well attended by various Boards of Health of the County and a large amount of infor- mation was secured regarding these camps. All of the regular clinics have, of course, been held in the County including diphtheria prevention, tuberculosis, pre-school, dental, crippled children and well child confer- ences, etc. Diphtheria immunization is being done more and more by private physicians. It is still necessary to hold pub- laic toxoid clinics, but every effort is being made to have im- munization done by the family physician as stated. 190 Nothing of an unusual nature has occurred in the way of communicable disease in the County. A certain amount of scarlet fever has been reported, usually of a mild nature, which frequently snakes the diagnosis difficult. Various local physicians and others have been most obliging and willing to speak at various health councils throughout the County, nurses associations, and other meet- ings. All local periodicals have shown their willingness to publish articles regaruing nuaiull woYii, lioticea of variou7 meetings, etc. This is always the case in this county and is a very important contribution to health work. The cooperation of all Federal, State, County and Town officials has been very complete, and practically the entire population of the county is interested in the work as carried on. 'On the whole it is believed that health work is increasing in efficiency from year to year. As has been before mention- ed three consecutive awards for meritorious service have been given to the County. These awards are issued by the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and American Public Health Association. Our thanks are extended to all officials, citizens and others who make the work possible, and every effort will be made to the end, that the work of the Barnstable County Health Department may be carried on efficiently during the coming year, and increase as is always necessary in any use- ful organization, in effectiveness of operation and technique. Respectfully, A. P. GOFF, M.D., County Health Officer. 191 INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable: Gentlemen: As Inspector of Animals for 1940, at the request of the local Health Board I have investigated twenty-eight dog bites. In all cases the dogs were ordered restrained, and re- port of such action was made to the Department of Animal Disease Control. From June 26 to July 30, 1940, I was with a Federal Veterinarian locating the cattle for the annual T. B. test. Happy to report that no reactors were found. From November 22 to December 20, I visited 109 stables and found 519 neat cattle, 245 swine, and 20 goats, which were reported to the Department of Animal Disease Control. Respectfully submitted: JOHN BURSLEY, Inspector of Animals. 192 Report of THE SHELLFISH CONSTABLE To the Selectmen and Voters of the Town of Barnstable: I hereby submit to you my fourteenth annual report as R.hniMal, ( .,,5+ahlo of tl,n Tolvn of Barnstable for the vear` 1940. This report from a financial standpoint, as I told you in 1939,will not be quite so large, but averages better. The out- look for 1941 from the standpoint of supply should not be much different. At the time of writing the number of men working under the shellfish permits of all kinds is the small- est T have any record of, on account of so many of the men working at the Camp. There are plenty of orders for large clams but no one to dig, only a few men working on quahaugs, no one on scal- lops, and very few on razor fish. On account of the small sup- ply of scallops and short season our usual work on Starfish Extermination was begun and finished much earlier than usual. This year on account of scarcity of men we only used four boats where we usually use five or six. It would seem from the totals we were gradually getting the upper hand of these pests, as the amounts destroyed this year were about half that of last. I think some of this work should be done each year so that our harbors or scallop areas may be kept as clear from these fish as possible. Our losses from other enemies, such as horseshoes and cockles (which in some other years have been heavy) have I 193 CLAM FISHERMEN AT BARNSTABLE not been so great. We have had to do some work on clam seeded areas,Project #9-10 on Sand Island, Barnstable Har- bor from August to October 1st but the numbers taken and. destroyed as compared with other years is much smaller so it would seem that the unusually cold weather last winter with a lot of anchor frost must have helped us out in the destruc- tion of these enemies. We have large sections of seeded areas on the north side so one of our problems this year will be to keep the destruction of these seed as small as possible. The eel grass is much the same, gaining some on the north and in some spots on the south side. Some of the dis- ease is still present so a lot that sprouts does not grow. There is no green moss in any part of the town. Clams In my report of 1939 I told you that the outlook for 1940 was not so good. This would have proven true, as to amounts used for commercial purposes if we had adhered to A 194 our regulation of no clams to be shipped out of town April 1st to December 1st. This regulation was suspended or modi- fied so that on the westerly side of the West Guzzle, on the westerly side of Sand Island digging of big clams for com- mercial purposes for sale in or out of town was allowed, and as the total for the year was 3650 barrels with about 400.of these steamers, (for Town Trade mostly from Project 9, Sand Island), this would leave 3150 barrels of large clams dua with quite a laree percentave of them used out of Town, which, while the number of permits was less than 1939, also the amount of steamers dug on account of the limited sup- ply, only enough to market until after August 9th, still brings the total received to about $670 more than 1939. I also told you that the outlook for seed was not so good. At the time of writing my last report this seemed to be true. There were a few spots of seed pretty small and not very deep. With plenty of cold weather and anchor frost the prospect was that a good deal of the seed would be killed. Some of it did die but plenty survived along with another quite extensive set in 1940 over-that of 1938 and 1939, so . that now we have some good seeded areas on the nubbles, Light House cove, the north end of the flat called William Nelson's grant, the area known as the Try Yard which is a very large area, also on the north and south sides of the east end of Phillisie Island, the flat called Chester Jones' grant and the flat north of it—all these areas together with much of the flats and creeks on the westerly part of the harbor. On some of these areas there seems to be three sets '38 and '39 which have grown very well, and on the top of this a 1940 set which came very late and is close to the top and rather small. What the gulls, sea fowl, and cold weather will do to it will not be known until Spring. We also have Project No. 10 on the east end of the 1 195 southerly part of Sand Island. This area was planted by State and Town. The report on this will come in 1941-42. So it would seem that with proper protection and supervision of digging, our supply for transplanting to barren flats if it should seem advisable, and our supply of small clams, is very good. The outlook for the next two or three years for a sup- ply of big ones is not so good as during the pass year. We probably will not have any for out of town trade for the next year or two. Our appropriation this year will be used largely for protection of the seeded areas, also supervision of the digging of steamers. It is hard to give you a true picture of the situation as it really is in a report of this kind. I can give you figures and even that does not always give you the true idea. In order to realize the real asset Barnstable Harbor is to the fisherman one must visit the areas not once but many times, must know the demand for the future trade, must know the men and must make plans for the different areas at different seasons. There were two projects listed in last year's report as unfinished. No. 7 on the north side of Sand Island, also No. 9 on the south side north part of Sand Island. These have both been completed this year. No. 7 was part of our supply of large ones during bad weather in the winter of 1939-40. No. 9 was planted late in 1939 and was our supply of steamers from August 9, 1940 to the end of the season. Number of permits issued was 104 as against 121 for 1939. Quahaugs The quahaug situation is not too much different than that of 1939. Our supply of course (on account of not too much set the last few years) is growing less as the amounts marketed in 1939 and 1940 totalled over 10,000 barrels and of course qualiaugs do not grow that fast. The year 1939 was 196 DRAGGING FOR QUAHAUGS the largest we have any record of. Ninety permits and over 5,000 barrels with the price pretty low most of the time. The year 1940 is nearly as much in financial return although the number of barrels was about 630 less, also the number of permits were twenty-five less than 1939. The reason for this increase in the average is due to the better price during the latter part of 1940. Since September lst the prices have been better than for a number of years. The amounts marketed. for 1941 will no doubt be less although the prices should be good. We have two closed seeded areas, one Lewis'Bay, Hyan- nis between Daisy_Bluffs and the Fish Hills. This area was closed May 23, 1939 and seeded May 27th to June 1st. This work was done by consent and under the supervision of the Bureau of Marine Fisheries. 2861/2 bushels were transplant- ed. The other area is on the quahaug flat in Cotuit Harbor. This area was seeded November 9, 10, and 11, 1939 with 418 bushels sent us by the State. The only expense to the town was men and boats to plant which was $29.00. These qua- 197 haugs were planted rather late and the weather was quite cold. We have made no test or examination so have very lit- tle to report until later. Number of permits issued to Decem- ber 1, 1940 was sixty-five as against ninety for 1939. Scallops The scallop business was the smallest for a number of years or since 1934. The totals that year were one hundred permits, and $5363.50 was received. This year there were seventy-two permits issued but only for a few days were the men able to get their limit. The market not too good and the supply exceeded the demand, mostly on account of the un- heard of supply from Rhode Island areas. Their season open- ed September 1st which kept the market oversupplied and the prices low. Where our supply was so small, most of the amounts taken in the town were used for local trade which helped some on the total received. Here I would like to call your attention to a condition which we with the aid of state men, charts, and records kept of last year, and checked very carefully on. In the fall of 1939 while we were at work on starfish in Lewis Bay, Hyan- nis we found quite large quantities of seed scallops. These were picked out, saved, and once or twice a day carried up in the Bay and planted between the Fish Hills and Egg Is- land; some 275 bushels were transplanted. This year about the only area in Lewis Bay where many adult scallops'were found was on or near where these seed were planted. Of course, scallops move but we are of the opinion that this transplanting may have helped on the scallop industry as well as destroying starfish. At the first of the season there did not seem to be much seed but later on in a number of places there seemed to be some of quite good size. 198 Razor Fish Not much difference on my report on razor fish from last year. On the north side on account of very little set dur- ing the last few years the demand has exceeded the supply most of the time. The number of men working with permits is of course growing less. Also quite a lot of razor fish were winter killed in 1939-40. At the time of writing there is the smallest number of permits out for a number of years. This is partly due to the fact that many of the diggers are doing other work. There were thirty-six permits issued for the sea- son as against fifty-two for the year before. Starfish We had the usual appropriation to work on the exter- mination of starfish. This is the fourth season. The work is done by the same boats who work on scallops so this year on account of the short scallop season, men and boats for star- fish were available much earlier than usual. The State boat with two men came October 12th.We spent two days survey- ing and buoying out the areas, then on October 14th work with four other boats was started. The State boat and men stayed nine days and they made a very thorough survey of all our areas on the south side from Yarmouth to the Mash- pee line. Most of the .starfish were found in Lewis Bay, Hyannis, a few in north bay, Osterville, where we worked parts of five days. The amounts destroyed were about half that of 1939. This year we also brought in and destroyed about seventy-five bushels of conks, these run on an average of 150 to the bushel and are just as destructive to shellfish as any enemy we have.We also have, with the.assistance of the State men, charts and records of the surveys made. With these we should be able to keep accurate account of the situ- ation. We have again in 1940 been fortunate in getting very r 199 substantial help from the Bureau of Marine Fisheries. They have sent us clams, quahaugs, furnished transportation for same, have furnished boat, trained men who know their work which all goes a long way toward handling things sys- tematically and efficiently. To sum up the totals. Clam Permits 104 Received $18,244.00 Quahaug Permits 65 Received 22,911.25 Scallop Permits 72 Received 5,863.95 Razor Fish Permits 36 Received 7,073.75 Total permits 277 $54,092.95 The sum total received is about$10,000 less than in 1939, but as the total number of permits issued is much smaller it brings the average return for each much higher. I am not attempting to forecast what the outlook for 1941 will be but shall try to suggest rules and regulations that will be for the best interest of the majority of permit holders at the season of the year when work of this kind is needed. Respectfully,submitted, ERNEST 0. DOTTRIDGIE, Shellfish Constable for Town of Barnstable. U 200 y Second Report of The Park Committee The undersigned were appointed pursuant to the vote passed by the Town Meeting, March 7, 1939 while acting un- der Article 49 to study the matter of the extension of our park system. We made a comprehensive report which was fn anpntpd 'hy +hn Town Vpptino held in Marsh 1940 at which time this Committee was continued. We reaffirm our report of last year in all respects and now report further as follows: Locations should be acquired by the Town in the follow- ing order. First, we should acquire a tract of land bordering Hathaway's Pond on the south. This would afford conven- ient fresh water bathing and park facilities for the people of the villages of Barnstable and Hyannis. It would also be convenient for the people of Centerville and West Barnsta- ble. This land is inexpensive, and we are advised the Town can take much of it for the delinquent taxes. Second, there is a strip of land between the westerly edge of We,quaquet Lake and the highway which should be taken for the fresh water privileges, and on the other side of this road there is a large tract of woodland of little value to the owners and which yields little tax revenue to the Town. This is an ideal location for a central park. At present it is inexpensive. Third, a ;parcel of land on the south side of Joshua's Pond in Osterville should be purchased for fresh water bath- s 201 ing purposes. This parcel can be bought, we understand, for a reasonable amount and the people of'Osterville would find it a valuable addition to our park system. We recommond also at this time the acquisition of small parcels of land at road intersections throughout the Town, especially at approaches to our villages, for scenic develop- ment. One such parcel lies between the road from West Barn- stable to Cotuit and Route 28 in Marstons Mills along the Old Mill River. Respectfully submitted, JOHN D. W. BODFISH, Chairman ZENAS CROCKER, JR. THOMAS MILNE GLADYS B. BESSE SYDNEY KNOTT BENJAMIN TEEL 202 Report of THE PLANNING BOARD FOR 1940 In submitting our annual report for 1940 we shall out- line briefly the activities of the board during the year and then summarize recommendations we deem of importance in the development of the town. The board has had under study and discussion the air- port, various waterways, beaches, parks, highway building lines, means of public access to the shore and a number of other kindred subjects. Domestic gas installations have been studied in an effort to find some way of eliminating explosion danger. Joint meetings.have been held with other committees. The platting of the town has progressed to a point where it was possible to print the Osterville and Cotuit plan books. All the villages on the south side of the town are platted, printed and bound in book form with the ex- ception of Centerville. The work of placing in these books the detailed data required by the assessors is going for- ward. During the past year our office suffered a serious loss in the death of the engineer in charge, Mr. James F. Mc- Laughlin. He was particularly fitted for the work at hand both from a varied experience and from a wide and inti- mate knowledge of the town both present and past. Mr. Leslie F. Rogers was appointed in his place. 203 Plans, maps and engineering data and services have been provided various departments and officials on re- quest. A considerable number of citizens have obtained de- sired information at our office. RECOMMENDATIONS Beaches: The lack of suitable public beaches becomes more and more apparent each year. Osterville people have no place within walking distance. The same applies to many inhabi- tants of the north side of the town. Wequaquet lake, al- though situated nearly in the geographical center of the town is not easily accessible due to lack of public approach- es. Many citizens of Osterville are using Joshua's pond for bathing.Hathaway's pond near the intersection of route 132 and Phinney's Lane is used by many Barnstable people. It so happens that reasonably large areas adjoining both ponds are available at moderate cost. We recommend that the town acquire in the near future: 1. A considerable parcel of land at Hathaway's pond for a bathing beach, for the town's people; 2. That a similar area be obtained on Josh- ua's pond; 3. That a similar parcel be acquired on the northwest side of Wequaquet Lake. It is believed that, in each case, a good sandy beach is to be had at a minimum of cost and at a minimum of damage to private property. We would recommend further that access to Wequaquet Lake be provided at the southeast side of .the lake near where the ditch or herring brook crosses Phinney's Lane. Such an access would seem to be most desirable. These ae- quisitions, while not solving completely our problem of pub- lic beaches, would materially improve the situation and at a small cost. 204 Waterways: In view of the revenue produced by the yachtsmen it would seem only good judgment to improve our waterways as rapidly as is possible. Hyannis harbor, the only harbor of refuge for a considerable distance along our south shore, should receive immediate attention. The plans now well ad- vanced should be developed at once. Additional facilities fnr traehts are in immediate demand and will be used as soon as provided. East Bay particularly at its entrance needs attention. The same may be said of West Bay. Fur- ther development in Barnstable village may well be con- sidered. Building Lines: We again recommend that where building lines are not already laid down, plans should be made through a progres- sive program initiated by the Selectmen and Planning Board jointly, whereby the more populous sections of our villages may be afforded the protection of established building lines. As a specific example of the need of building lines may we suggest Bearse's way leading from route 132 directly in- to the West end of Hyannis. The road is now unsurf aced ex- cept for a short distance north of Main Street and conse-' quently is little used. This way is destined to become one of the principal, if not the principal, entrance into the vil- lage of Hyannis. It is now laid out 60 feet wide. As a principal way entering Hyannis it is reasonable to suppose that its development will be not unlike that of Main Street at the west end of Hyannis. It is certain that its intersec- tions with route 132 and with route 28 will develop com- mercially with all the accompanying traffic hazard. A 60 205 foot way is far too narrow to permit a rapid flow of traffic into the center of Hyannis and at the sametime provide for Commercial and mercantile development along its sides. We recommend that building lines providing for at least 20 foot setbacks on each side be established on this way at once BEFORE development has proceeded to such an extent as to make such lines costly and burdensome. As a further recommendation on this subject we are firmly convinced that before any sub-division plans with street layouts shown thereon as well as any street layouts made by town officials themselves are approved by the Board of Survey it be required that the plans show established building lines. We wish to express our appreciation for the cordial co- operation extended to the Planning Board by our executive officers and by citizens of the town as a whole. Respectfully submitted, CALVIN D. CRAWFORD, Chairman NELSON BEARSE, Vice Chairman RALPH H. BODMAN ROBERT F. CROSS F. HOWARD HINCKLEY FREDERIC F. SCUDDER HAROLD W. WILLIAMS 206 REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL To the Board of Selectmen: I submit herewith the tenth annual report of the Town Counsel for the year ending December 31st, 1940, in accord- ance with Section 17 of Article 18 of the By-laws relative to the Legal Department. By referring to the Town Counsel's Report for the year 1939 as printed in the Annual Town Report on Pages 197, 198 and 199, it will be seen that on January 1st, 1940 the town was in a very favorable position so far as litigation in the Courts is concerned and on that date the town was a party defendant in two suits and a party plaintiff in two suits, four in all, as follows: Boston vs. Barnstable—Suffolk Superior Court (two suits) Sutherland vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court Barnstable vs. Cross—Barnstable Superior Court Barnstable vs. Sharpe=Barnstable Superior Court The two City of Boston cases are for aid and relief to recipients whose legal settlements are alleged to be in Barn- ,stable in which cases the town has filed counter-claims for aid and relief rendered recipients whose legal settlements are alleged to be in Boston, where the claims nearly total each other. It is doubtful if these cases come to trial as the same ought to be adjusted between the.Welfare officials of the City and the Town. The Sutherland case is an old case brought to recover 207 for land damages by reason of the widening of the Shoot Flying Hill Road, at the extreme northwest end of Wequa- quet Lake, and it is more than probable that this case will not come to trial as the Surveyor of Highways has made cer- tain repairs to the road along the Plaintiff's land, as a result of which she is not inclined to press her claim for damages. The Sharpe and Cross cases were disposed of during the year by judgment in favor of the defendants so that the Town was not able to collect anything for the damage to the fence at the Pumping Station on South Street, where two automobiles collided with each other. Sharpe sued Cross and Cross sued Sharpe, each alleging that the other was respon- sible for the injury and when these counter suits were tried, the town presented its claim before the auditor to whom the cases were referred, but the auditor found that the damage resulted from the negligence of the driver of the Cross car but the town's suit was against the owner of the Cross car and not its driver, and as the driver of the Cross car was us- ing it for his own business,it is a matter of law that the own- er was not liable for the damage to the town's fence, but it is fortunate that the amount involved was only $60.00. During the year 1940 the town brought suit against the estates of two deceased persons to recover for aid, relief and assistance rendered them in their lifetime and in one case we were able to collect $175.00 and in the other case $206.00 without trial in Court. During the year, at the request of the Welfare Depart- ment, suit was brought against the Town of Plymouth and the Town of Provincetown to recover for aid and relief fur- nished to recipients whose settlements were claimed to be in the respective defendent towns. The case against Province- town is still pending but it will be settled as soon as Prov- 208 incetown raises the necessary funds at the coming Annual Town Meeting to pay this claim. The Plymouth case, how- ever, where the amount involved was $200.00, went to trial in October on an agreed statement of facts and Judge Walsh of the Superior Court decided that the recipient of the Wel- fare relief had no settlement in Plymouth during the period that the aid was rendered while she resided in this town. The law relative to settlements is exceedingly compli- cated and specialized and in this puruiumal Ply.uautl: 1 the Barnstable Town officials were of the opinion that Plym- outh was liable but the Judge of the Superior Court found otherwise. The question of law raised in this case should be settled by a decision of our Supreme Court but as the amount involved in this case was so small, it did not seem advisable to appeal to the Supreme Court. Two additional suits have been brought against the Town of Barnstable during the year 1940, namely:—The McCray p.p.a. case in the Barnstable Superior Court, to re- cover for personal injuries suffered by a boy riding a bicy- cle on Cross Street, Hyannis where it is alleged that there was a hole in the way constituting a defect. This case is pending in the-Superior Court and probably will be tried during the year unless the Selectmen see fit to authorize set- tlement-without trial which apparently they are not yet dis- posed to do. The other case is the so-called Fowler case, it really be- ing two cases brought by a wife and by her husband, to re- cover for personal injuries to the wife arising from an al- leged defect in the sidewalk on Main Street, Hyannis. This case is still pending in the Barnstable Superior Court and will probably be in order for trial at the April term unless it is settled by compromise in the meantime. It is the policy 209 of the Selectmen not to settle these personal injury cases unless it appears that the Town is clearly liable so that in all probability it will have to be tried out in Court. From what has now been stated it will appear that at the end of the year 1940 the town is a party to the following suits pending in the Courts, namely Boston vs. Barnstable—Suffolk Superior Court (two suits) Sutherland vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court McCray vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court Fowler vs. Barnstable—Barnstable Superior Court Barnstable vs. Provincetown—Barnstable Superior Court It appears that the town is in a very favorable position so far as litigation in the Courts is concerned because of the five above cases, the Fowler and the McCray cases are the only ones that need give us much concern, and in the Fowler case the injuries to the female plaintiff were not particularly serious and in the McCray case, if the plaintiff is entitled to recover, the damages ought not to be particularly substan- tial. These personal injury cases, as was stated in the Town Counsel's Report of 1939, are troublesome and of consider- able concern to the town officials who must defend the claims. During the year 1940 the town officials received no- tices from ten different parties claiming to be injured by reason of defects in the ways and sidewalks in the village of Hyannis which claims were promptly investigated and of the ten cases only two of the claimants have seen fit to bring suit and it is more than probable that we will hear nothing further from the other claims, with one or two exceptions. Suits for such personal injuries must be brought within one 210 year and of the six cases of which we received written no- tices in 1939 and.the ten additional cases of which we re- ceived notices in 1940, a total of sixteen cases, to date suits have been brought in only two of these cases. The routine business of the Legal Department gradually increases from year to year, although so far as litigation in Court is concerned it has very considerably.decreased rather bllYun lill;rtubCU III I'11C 121`.iL tua years. , Of the special matters engaging the attention of the -Town Counsel, some of the more important for the year 1940 have been as follows: Making rules and regulations for the Police Depart- ment;—The bringing to a final conclusion of the troublesome Sullivan Tax Foreclosure Case where something over $5,000 was involved, whereby the town has now obtained title to this land and is in a position to sell the same to reimburse itself for the taxes;—The sale of one parcel.has been made for $800.00;Numerous claims against the estates of de- ceased persons who were, recipients of aid and relief from the Welfare Department and these cases are quite numer- ous necessitating examination of titles, making claims and bringing suits from time to time and also the foreclosure of certain mortgages given the town for Old Age Assistance;— The deed to the town of the railroad location between South Street and Gosnold Street in Hyannis;—The making of deeds of real estate from Welfare recipients to the town;— Three sets of leases for the Lombard land at West Barnsta- ble;—Contracts for the building of headquarters for the Highway Department and supplying fuel.oil for the schools; —Certain Land Court cases where the town is interested in the boundary lines on ways, common landings and adjoin- 211 ing town property;The making of rules and regulations for the Airport and the proposed extension of the grounds of the same to be paid for by the Federal Government which came before the Special Town Meeting in December, with the discontinuance of a part of the Mary Dunn's Road;— The rendering of opinions to town officials on the building construction by-laws;Zoning rules and regulations and cer- tain special cases for variance, before the Selectmen;—The matter of parking places and by-laws for trailer camps;— The licensing of pharmacists for the sale of liquor;—Certain hospitalization cases for the Department of Public Welfare; —Articles for the Warrant and votes in connection with the activities of the Housing Committee;—Craigville Beach;— Legal opinions as to the status of Hooper's Landing Cotuit, and other public landing places;—The authority of the In- spector of Wires over County Buildings;—The collection of sewer assessments and charges for sewer connections for the Collector of Taxes and his charge and fees and interest on deferred payment of water rates and taxes;—The laying of underground conduits for electricity across the town ceme- teries;—The foreclosure of four tax lien cases for the Town Treasurer;Examination of the status of certain town roads;Pension's for members of the Police Department;— and such like matters. During the year 1940 practically all of the town offi- cials,elective and appointive,have consulted the Town Coun- sel from time to time and asked for his opinion in connec- tion with their activities but the bulk of the business for the Town Counsel comes from the Selectmen, the Board of Pub- lic Welfare, the Assessors, the Tax Collector, the Board of Health and the School Committee, all of whom have trouble- some problems from time to time that must be properly solved in order that the town's business may be attended V 212 to as it should be and in order particularly that we may avoid troublesome and expensive litigation in the future. The Town Counsel renews his recommendation con- tained in his last Annual Report for the adoption of a by- law providing for a Board of Appeals on the Zoning by- laws, as required by statute and concerning which it is as- sumed that the Committee having this matter in charge will present its recommendations for the consideration of the voters at the coming Annual Meeting. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES C. PAINE, Town Counsel. i 213 Report of BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE This year's report of the Board of Public Welfare is confined to presenting in graphic form many of the more im- portant facts concerning relief which we think should be of interest to the general public. We hope that many taxpayers will study these matters carefully at least for their own sat- isfaction. We are spending extremely large sums yearly for relief and every citizen should be interested in knowing what it is all about. COMPARISON OF MONTHLY WELFARE EXPENDI- TURES IN 1940 AND 1939 1940 $7,900 � 1939 $8,300 1940 $8,000 1939 $8,650 a 1940 $9,400 1939 $11,000 �Q 7nn 1939 $10,350 1940 $6�900 , ��°� pb 1939 $7,700 wc o a w m"W d0 vW 'o 1940 $5,600 �� ''al� °m o w Ft o�dmc� � qq r; 1939 $5,700 o 7 �_z B 9 GLgtiJ7 °�' a cd � P 4350 � 1940 $ � �° +� 1939 $6 550 1940 $4,750 3 ao�n 1939 $7,200 a ccs n W a:;:Coo. p p o � �=a ° ack en ° ate 1940 $3,950 1939 $6,250 > a " 1 o -�" ens �4 4 o y 1940 $4,850 a �°ro y o B o a $6,000 �00 Q) �ce COD p 1939 `o= ;� 04, 0 h0 a� � q bA bA y�,,cd O p N g 0 y caR b �w c� 1940 $5,500 , m q �'zS" o ° a044 Z 1939 $6,950 q° a a`i o m en ° 1940 $6,200 v �amnada`'i � wocd .dam Q 1939 $7,150 [E� sow, c3n� `�"o a� 05 O O N a 1 215 HOOP THE 1940 WELFARE DOLLAR WAS SPENT Food & Cash 39% Rent TOTAL $85,384. 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Expended 1940 $96,000 Expended !yVam.PV V„g All V l fill VVuva aw+ 1930 $44,400 1940 $107,500 One of the most important but least publicized results of the Old Age Assistance Law and its many liberalizations is the tre- mendous increase in the cost of supporting that group of our citi- zens over 65 years of age. This fact is visually demonstrated by the above graph. In 1930 before there was any Old Age Assistance, there were 29 persons on Relief and $5,800 was expended for their care. Ten years later in 1940, with the law several years in opera- tion, the number had increased to 285 and the cost to $96,000. Some of this increase is the natural result of the depression, but the greater part of it is attributable to the big "build-up" Old Age As- sistance has received in the papers, making people think of it as a pension, to the ease with which children and other relatives can now shirk their responsibility to support the old people and to the natural reluctance, under the conditions, of some of the elegibles to try to work after 65. There are some who would argue that since the direct cost to the town of this year's (1940) $96,000 is only about $28,000, we should approve of the whole thing as a wonderful humanitarian measure. To the writer, however, it would seem to make little dif- ference whether we pay the whole bill ourselves directly or whether we be forced by the Federal Government to do this part of our relief business on a credit basis and pay it back later on in the form of indirect taxes. 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Two stoppages on particular sewers (house connections) occurred and care was promptly taken of them. At the disposal plant'two shear gates required repairs, but this offered no hindrance to the proper dis- posal of sewage. There were 15 new connections to the sewer system dur- ing the year. Of these one is.not yet in use, and will be sea- sonal, three others are seasonal and the remainder contrib- ute sewage throughout the year. The total number of active connections to the system at the end of 1940 was 1.16, includ- ing seasonal establishments. The maximum flow of sewage for one week was 926,000 gallons, from July 23 to July 36, an average daily flow of 132,285 gallons. The minimum flow for one week was 329,000 gallons, from April 23 to April 30, an average daily flow of 47,000 gallons. The total flow for the year was 26,780,000 gallons, an average daily flow of 73,169 gallons, an increase over 1939. The pump station has operated satisfactorily and no 225 need has arisen to, use the emergency unit. The average amount of electricity used to pump 1,000 gallons of sewage was .4630 KPH, an increase over previous years, due in all probability to the fouling of the interior of the sewage force main, which must be expected. Sig beds have been used at the disposal plant during the year, in pairs of two as a rule, alternating doses of sewage as required.No trouble was experienced in keeping the beds free from grass and weeds with the tractor and spring-tooth harrow. About 4,700 cubic feet (35,250 gallons) of sludge was drawn from the Imhoff tank and after drying on the sludge drying beds was distributed around the grounds at the dis- posal plant. Respectfully submitted, CHESTER P. JORDAN, Chairman CURTIS B. HINCKLEY GEORGE L. CROSS 226. COMMUNITY CENTERS The joint committee of the School Committee and the Park Commission acting under Chapter 45, Section 14 of the General Laws as amended to supervise the affairs of the Hyannis and the Osterville Community Centers, on March 25, 1940 designated the following sub-committees: Hyannis Community Center Herbert E. Cook Frederic F. Scudder of the Park Commission and Henry L. Murphy Frederick L. Hull of the School Committee Osterville Community Center Charles H. Reid of the Park Commission and Miss Jean G. Hinkle Norman E. Williams of the School Committee The sub-committee for the Hyannis Community Center reports as follows: Appropriation $1,500.00 Expenditures 961.77 Balance , $538.23 227 The sub-committee for the Osterville Community Center reports as follows: Appropriation $1,000.00 Expenditures 971.69 Balance $28.31 The bills have been audited and paid as rendered and the affairs of the Centers were generally conducted in a satisfactory manner. BRUCE K. JERAULD, NORMAN E. WILLIAMS, JEAN G. HINKLE, HENRY L. MURPHY, FREDERICK L. HULL, School Committee. HERBERT E. COOK,. CHARLES H. REID, FREDERIC F. SCUDDER, Park Commission. 228 REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSION To the Selectmen of the Town of Barnstable, Gentlemen: Your Park Department has observed that during the Pao. _. o-a...--- - - - - Town's park facilities particularly those areas fronted by water. The residents of the Village of Barnstable would like to have the land around Hathaway's Pond taken over for a park. It has become a very popular place for bathing and is used by many families and children. It is also urged that a life guard be placed there for the safety of children. As in past years, Craigville bath-house was taxed to capacity. The enlargement of all of its facilities is still great- ly needed. This terminates the third consecutive season that the Craigville bath-house has been under the management of the American Legion. Your Park Commission wishes to again thank this organization. for the efficient manner in which its personnel has carried out its duties here. Your Commission has continued to make improvements at the Bulkhead Park and also at the park at the foot of Ocean Street. These two areas are much enjoyed by both citizens and visitors. Of the 14 acres of land in Hyannis left to the town by 229 the late Frank T. Hallett, about five acres have already been cleared and work is still continuing on this project. When completed your Commission feels that this will pro- vide an ideal place for many outdoor sports. In Hyannis Port the jetty near the Holbrook estate has been built up to prevent further erosion of the beach. The park.bordering the beach has been fenced in. An extra life guard was placed at Craigville beach, making four in all stationed there. And one life guard was placed at the Bulkhead. The efficient and courteous manner in which these young men performed their duties is much appreciated by the Park Commission and the general public. This.year your Park Commission plan to have suitable park benches placed in the various parks. Respectfully submitted, FREDERIC F. SCUDDER CHARLES H. REID HERBERT E. COOS s 230 Report of the Committee to Consider The Advisability of Establishing an Engi- neering Dept. for the Town of Barnstable The committee appointed by the Moderator at the last annual town meeting to consider the advisability of estab- lishing an engineering department for the town herewith submits its report. Your committee has made a careful study of the require- ments of the town. We have considered the methods by which the town engineering has been done in the past. We have studied the practice of a number of towns in Massa- chusetts whose valuations are similar to that of Barnstable. At present part of the work of our town is done privately and part by the planning board engineer in addition to his duties of platting the town. In 1939, so far as we can deter- mine, engineering work cost the Town of Barnstable ap- proximately $8,100. In the-majority of towns studied a town engineering department is maintained in charge of an en- gineer under the direction of the board of Selectmen. While the number of employees and the appropriations vary all the work of these various towns is done by their engineering de- partments. It seems to us important that all engineering work for the town be coordinated and correlated in one office so that field notes and office computation as well as finished work shall be a matter of public record. It is our belief that the 231 town's interest will best be served by the setting up of a town engineer under the direction of the board of Select- men.He should do all the work of the town and should take over and complete the work of platting the town now being carried on in the planning board office. We feel that a better result will be obtained from the expenditure of the same amount of money than is the case under present arrange- ments. In the future, however, some equipment will have to be purchased as the Planning Board is renting certain pieces which a permanent department should own. We recommend therefore: 1. That the Selectmen appoint a town engineer to do all the work of the town. 2. That he be a full time employee devoting all his time to town work and doing no private engineering. 3. That the platting of the town, now in charge of the Planning Board, be transferred and put in charge of the town engineer. This would, in fact, transfer the entire Planning Board engineering office and personnel to the new department. 4. That the above recommendations be put into effect early in 1942. Respectfully submitted, WALCOTT AMES CALVIN D. CRAWFORD WALTER M. GAFFNEY WILLIAM P. LOVEJOY, Jr. GEORGE H..MELLEN, Jr. 232 Report of The Committee Appointed To Study Systems of Contributory Pen- sions for All Town Employees The undersigned were appointed members of a commit- tee by the Moderator in accordance with the vote taken while acting under Article 48 at the Annual Town Meeting on March 5, 1940, which Article and vote are as follows: Article 48. To.see if the Town will vote to accept Sec- tion 85 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws. Upon motion duly made and seconded, it was voted that the Town accept Section 85 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws, and that the Moderator appoint a committee of five in- cluding a member of the Board of Selectmen, a member of the Police Department, a member of the Finance Committee and two other persons to study contributory pensions for all town employees and to report with recommendations to the next annual Town Meeting. (Unanimous) In accordance with that vote a system of non-contribu- tory pensions for members of the Police Department has been instituted. A similar system of non-contributory pensions may be instituted for those who are classed as "laborers" if the Town accepts Sections 77 and 78, as amended. The question of a contributory retirement system for all town employees has been carefully considered by the com- 233 mittee. Such a system is authorized under Sections 26 to 31 'inclusive, as amended. It provides in general for a retire- ment fund made up of two parts: (a) acccumulated deductions from the salaries or wages of the employees which is used in like manner as pay- ments of premiums to private life insurance companies for retirement annuities; and (b) contributions by the town made through annual appropriations as pensions. The two funds are about equal and provide the total for the payments to be made upon retirement. The persons to be included under the provisions of a contributory retirement system would be all persons elected or appointed by the municipal authority,who are permanent- ly and regularly employed in the direct service of the town of Barnstable and whose principal employment is in such service, except teachers in the public schools as defined by section six of chapter thirty-two of the General Laws. Mem- bership in the retirement system would be optional for those who are employees of the town on the date that the system becomes operative, but all persons who become employees of the town after the operative date of the system would as a part of their employment become members of this retire- ment system and would receive no other pension or retire- ment allowance from the town of Barnstable. A member of this retirement system who shall have at- tained the age of sixty shall upon his own application be re- tired superannuation within thirty days. after the filing of such application, or he may upon the application of the head of his department be retired for superannuation by the 234 retirement board. A member whose retirement is applied for by the head of his department shall be entitled to a no- tice of such application and to a hearing before the retire- ment board, provided he requests such hearing in writing within ten days of the receipt of such notice. A member of this retirement system who .shall have attained age seventy shall be retired on the day following his attainment of said age. Retirement for ordinary disability is permitted to mem- bers of the system after twenty years or more of service to the town. Retirement for accidental disability is permitted provided disability is incurred as the result of an accident occuring during the performance and within the scope of his duty, and certifying the time, place, and conditions of such service performed by said member resulting in the dis- ability and that the disability was not the result of contribu- tory negligence on the part of said member. Should.a mem- ber cease to be an employee of the town by resignation or discharge or for any reason other than death or retirement he would be paid the amount of his accumulated deductions and his membership in the retirement system would there- upon cease. Should a member die before retirement his ac- cumulated deductions would be paid to his legal representa- tive. The annuity savings fund would be the fund to which would be paid the deductions from.the compensation of members. The deduction from each member is quite gener- ally, five per cent of his compensation and is withheld by the town treasurer and assigned by him to the fund. Em- ployees receiving more than forty dollars weekly in compen- sation would not be assessed for contributions to this fund on the excess above the forty dollars. The pension accumulation fund would be the fund in which would be accumulated the annual contributions made 235 by the town. The amount of this annual contribution would be determined by actuarial computations on the basis of mortality and service tables. It will, in general, equal the total deductions from the compensation of the members of the system. The contribution to the pension fund would be raised by taxation and would constitute the major expense of the sys- tem to the town. However, there would be the additional ex- pense necessitated for the administration of the system and for which a special Retirement Board of three or more mem- bers would have to be created. The committee in making this study communicated with the Commissioner of Insurance of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and received from his office the-following statement relative to contributory retirement systems for small towns. "The law contemplates originally the formation of con- tributory retirement systems in the large cities and towns. —Therefore only a few towns with populations less than 10,000 have recently accepted the terms of the Act. These in- clude Fairhaven, Stoneham, Maynard, and Reading." "The Act is not completely satisfactory for the small towns since it is on an actuarial basis and requires larger numbers for better experience." The committee would call to your attention also the probable expansion of the Federal Social Security Act to cover employees of state and local governments, along with other groups not now included, if Congress approves an amendment to the Act introduced by Senator Wagner on August 14th (S4269). 236 Therefore the recommendations of the Committee are based on the following generalizations: a. That a contributory retirement system would be an additional expense to the town and a burden upon the taxpayers. b. That the Commissioner of Insurance for the Com- monwealth of Massachusetts has declared the Dres- ent Act permitting a contributory retirement sys- tem unsatisfactory in its application.to towns hav- ing populations under 10,000. c. That the probable expansion of the provisions of the present Federal Social Security Act would include the provision of a retirement allowance for town employees. The Committee recommends that the town take no ac- tion relative to the establishment of a contributory retire- ment system for town employees at this time. JOHN D. W. BODFISH PAUL M. SWIFT EARL K. SIMS JAMES F. KENNEY CHARLES B. McMULLEN 237 Report of Fish and Game Committee To the Voters of the Town of Barnstable: The Barnstable Sportsman's Club respectfully submit the following report on the conservation work it was en- abled to do with the appropriation of $500.00 granted at the last town meeting. Working in conjunction with a special committee ap- pointed by the moderator it was decided to split the amount equally for fish and game. The Fish Committee decided to purchase from a town hatchery, rainbow trout, feeling that they are a more hardy fish and will grow.in our waters to a good size thereby giv- ing the fishermen the most value for the money. As the State has started to stock Schubael's Pond with trout, we felt that if fish were put into Hathaway's Pond it would give the Town two ponds stocked with fish and would split the concentration of trout fishermen during the open season, thereby easing the strain from one or the other. For the sum of $250.00, one thousand rainbow trout from 8 to 11 inches were released in Hathaway's Pond and one hundred rainbow trout over one pound each were re- leased in Wequaquet Lake. The Game Committee purchased three hundred and F 238 ninety (390) pheasants which were liberated in covers with- in the Town which in the past have been proven natural feed grounds near good thickets for cover. For this amount of birds we spent $200,00, the balance of $50.00 was left for winter feeding of wild life. Yours respectfully, BRADLEY MESERVE, Fish Com. ALFRED CROCKER, Game Com. r 239 SELECTMEN'S REPORT It is hardly possible to write a comprehensive article for a book of this kind which would adequately describe and explain the innumerable and diversified duties which the Selectmen of this town have to discharge. Notwithstanding the extremely difficult times in which we are living, the Town of Barnstable is growing rapidly and the problems arising in connection with the administra- tion'of local town government are fast becoming more com- plicated and complex, but probably not more so than most citizens experience in the conduct of their private affairs. As this new year begins all of us are most acutely and painfully aware that this great nation is confronted with the most perilous situation in all its history; our way of living, the fate of our liberty and our freedom hangs in the balance; but we will not dwell upon this disturbing topic now. The writer will confine his comments to the affairs of town government, and from them we are hopeful that the reader will, perhaps, glean in a small measure, some com- forting thoughts. More than a decade has passed since the beginning of the great depression and the burden on the taxpayers has been tremendous but through it all the town has somehow steadily progressed toward better conditions of existence.; it has managed to greatly increase and better its school facilities, to increase and improve its road system far be- yond its condition ten years ago,: many improvements have been made to our harbors, a police department. has; been 240 created which is now second to none in efficiency of any town in the Commonwealth, and much progress has been made in many other things of a smaller nature. The town has acquired an airport and all indications now point to its improvement and development by the Fed- eral Government to such a high state as to render it the best one in southeastern Massachusetts. This airport un- doubtedly will prove to be a very valuable asset to the town when the world emerges from its present state of insanity Notwithstanding the accomplishment of all this, our indebtedness is very small, much less than in 1930, and the 1940 tag rate was the lowest in years. Although a certain type of property which was former- ly the most valuable in the town, extensive estates with very large dwellings upon them, have in many instances depre- ciated greatly in value, there has been enough new construc- tion,to not only offset all this loss, but to .increase the total valuation of the town nearly twenty-five per cent since the beginning of the depression. The Selectmen do not claim any undue credit for the excellent financial condition of the town. The credit is large- ly due to the citizens,who,by the exercise of care, prudence, and sound judgment in town meeting have produced the good results; they have not been extravagant, neither have they been parsimonious; consequently they have, thereby, encouraged much new investment in building and general property improvement. A thoughtful study of the records for the past ten years will reveal a very marked increase in the efficiency of the administration of the town's business by town officials. 241 If the writer has one outstanding obsession it is his hatred and detestation of politics in town affairs and he shares this trait with both of his colleagues. The town should be congratulated on the remarkable freedom it en- joys from politics in the popular sense of the word. The efficiency of town officials who are really public trustees, and the sound judgment of the citizens in town meeting could not possibly be maintained as they are in the Town of Barnstable if the great majority of the people did not give their whole-hearted support to all those officials who have steadfastly refused to allow their actions to be governed by political expediency. The plain fundamental principles and ideals of govern- ment are inherent in most all country towns and have al- ways been since the beginning of towns, and the unmis- takable evidence that they survive here in Barnstable with all their strength and vigor must give us a large measure of assurance that despite these terrible days of world-wide madness and insanity we are still fit to be free, that reason will again prevail, and that "government of the people, for the people, and by the people shall not perish from the earth." If, by these homely comments and brief observations the writer has succeeded in injecting a bit of good cheer and hopefulness into an atmosphere of gloomy foreboding we shall be happy. CHESTER A. CROCKER, Chairman, Board of Selectmen. .a ANNUAL REPORTS of the SCHOOL COMMITTEE and SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS i BAHNSTAIM 9 y MASS. ®®A 1639. `ebb Q m of the Town of Barnstable For the Year 1940 r � � ' 245 Deport of The School Committee To the Citizens of the Town of Barnstable: The School Committee .submits herewith its annual re- port and the annual report of the Superintendent of Schools, for the year ending December 31, 1940. Meetings Regular meetings were held once each month during the year and twelve special meetings were held in addition to numerous inspection visits made to each school building in the system. Financial At the last annual town meeting the appropriation granted was $210,000.00 of which $209,961.71 was expended. In addition to the regular appropriation, the School Com- mittee received from the Dog Tax, the Cobb Fund and the Smith-Hughes Fund the sum of$2,344.88 which was expend- ed for school purposes. During the year the town received from the State and other sources the sum of$20,737.89 mak- ing the net cost to the town for the support of schools for 'the last fiscal year $191,568.70. The reimbursements received by the Town on account of the school department are paid directly to the Town Trear surer and go into the General Fund, thereby reducing the total cost of the school department to the Town. 246 The appropriation asked for 1941 is $1,426.36 less than the amount requested for 1940. A detailed financial state- ment will be found at the end of the superintendent's re- port. Educational Program The report of the Superintendent of Schools which fol- lows goes into considerable detail in regard to the program as adopted by the Committee. We especially want to men- tion the reading program which is already proving its worth in the lower grades and will result in further improvement in the reading capacity of our children and the-consequent improvement in all their studies. .Maintenance and Repairs A great deal of care and time ha.s been given to this pro- gram. A thorough examination of all the buildings and equipment was made and a plan drawn showing the repairs and alterations necessary in each school. The next problem was to plan the order of the work and fit the schedule to the budget as best possible. The report of the superintendent lists.the major items accomplished. To best handle this maintenance and repair program, the committee decided to employ a maintenance man and appointed Francis B. Varnum of Osterville. We believe this to be a step forward in the maintenance of our plant and it has worked out very satisfactorily: The upkeep of plant and equipment representing an investment of approximately $750,000.00 will require this man's constant attention and full time work. 247 Building Program While the Committee is not this year asking for funds for new construction, the need of additional elementary school facilities in Hyannis must be. apparent to everyone. However, the rising costs of both labor and material, as well as consideration of the National Defense Program, influ- enced the committee to defer for at least another year the presentation of this program. 'At the present time, the situation in Osterville and Cotu- it is the cause of some concern. Whether the increase in the enrollment at these two schools will continue, remains to be seen, but if it does, additional facilities will be required in the future. The building program as laid down during the last two years involving both the high school and the elementary school in Hyannis must still be the base of our future con- sideration and planning for that village. Conclusion The Committee is sincerely appreciative of the faithful efforts and cooperation of every member of the school de- partment personnel, and of the efforts of all other persons and organizations who have contributed in any way to the operation of our schools. Respectfully submitted, BRUCE .S. JERAULD, Chairman, NORMAN. E. WILLIAMS JEAN G. HINKLE HENRY L. MURPHY FREDERICK L. HULL J 248 SCHOOL DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL School Committee-1940 Bruce K. Jerauld, Chairman, Barnstable Term expires 1942 Jean G. Hinkle, Osterville Term expires 1943 Norman E. Williams, Osterville Term expires 1941 Henry L. Murphy, Hyannis i erui tn&Jjl um 1041 Frederick L. Hull, Hyannis Term expires( 1942 Superintendent of Schools Melvin C. Knight Office: Town Building, Hyannis Tel. 505 Hours: 9:00 to 9:30 A.M. and by appointment Residence: 57 School Street, Hyannis Tel. 415 Secretary of School Committee Dorcthy E. Reckendorf Residence: 26 Camr, greet, Hyannis Tel. 857-J School Physician A. P. Goff, M. D. 453 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 593 School Nurse Rutli P. Rigby, R. N. 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. 1484 Residence 97 Main Street, Hyannis Tel. 975-J 249 TEACHERS FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1940-1941 BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL Appoint- Name Po®ition Preparation ment Frederick M. Hodge Principal Harvard,A.B.,Ed.M. 1925 Briah K. Connor Asst.Prin.,Science Bowdoin,B.S. 1934 Raymond S. Person Science Amherst,B.S. 1925 Theodore W.Glover,Jr. Woodworking Mass.State,B:S. 1926 M. Louise Hayden Commercial Brockton Bus.Col. 1926 *William P. Bangs Dir.Health&Phy. Hyannis T.C., 1926 Ed. B.S.Ed. *Samuel Griffiths Director of Music Siegel Myers, B.M. 1928 *Katherine M.Nehubian Physical Education Posse Nissen 1929 *Vernon B. Bearse Physical Education, Springfield,B.P.E. 1929 Science Janet C. Jones Art ' Pratt Institute 1929 Bertha A. Newcomb History Bridgewater T.C., 1930 B.S.Ed. L. Henry Mitron Metal Work Esten.Courses, 1930 Mabel E. Harris English Fitchburg T.C. Bridgewater T.C., 1931 B.S.Ed. Lillian L. Hoffman Household Arts Framingham T.C. 1932 B.S.Ed. *Harriett G. Chase Art Vesper George 1933 School of Art Jesse A. Taft Agriculture Mass State,B.S. 1934 Corinne W. Hurst English Middlebury,A.B. 1935 Cornelius J. Fair Math.,Social Stud. Amer.,B.P.E.; 1936 Hyannis,B.S.Ed. Elliott B. MacSwan English Colgate,A.B. 1936 Evelyn I. Banning English,Latin U.C.L.A.,A.B.; 1936 Mills,A.M. Louise T. ,Clark English Boston Univ.,B.S., 1936 A.M. Wm.F.Hodgkfnson,Jr. Science, Guidance Norwich Univ.,B.S. 1937 Wilbur E. Cheever English Harvard,A.B.,M.A. 1937 Francis L. Horgan Commercial Boston Univ.,B.B.A. 1937 Chester P. Jordan, Jr. Mathematics Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 *Dorothy L. Barton Vocal Music Lowell T.C.,B.B.Ed. 1937 Alice R. Noble Mathematics Parsons,B.A., 1938 U. of Iowa, M.S. Marion Brink French Radcliffe,A.B. 1938 W. Leo Shields History Holy Cross,B.S.Ed. 1938 Eric C. Vendt Agriculture Conn.State,B.S. 1938 Harvard H. Broadbent History,Economics- Harvard,A.B.,Ed.M. 1939 Sociology Edith M. Barr Librarian Bates,A.B. 1940 Esther A. Saunders Commercial Salem T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1940 Anne K. Corcoran Cafeteria,'H.A. Mass.State,B.S. 1940 John C. Linehan Geography Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1940 **Lloyd Welch Auto Mechanics Wellesley High 1936 **Elno C. Mott Boat Bldg. and Rhode Island State 1939 Boat Opera Beatrice H. Syriala Secretary Barnstable H.S. 1930 *Supervisor in elementary schools also. **Part-time vocational teachers.. 250 BARNSTABLE VILLAGE SCHOOL Annie H. Be-arse Prin., Gr. 1-2 North Adams T. C. 1922 Alice A. Gilchrest Gr. 5-6 Fitchburg T.C. 1928 Joyce B. Holmes Gr. 3-4 Kirksville T.C.,B.S. 1939 WEST BARNSTABLE SCHOOL Helen P. Hayden Prin„ Gr. 5-6 Rhode Island C. 1931 Olga Lahteine Gr, 3-4 Hyannis T.C. 1927 Bertha S. Weber Gr. 1-2 Hyannis T.C. 1911 MARSTONS MILLS SCHOOL Charles H. Howes Prin., Gr. 5-6 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1939 jt' _ _ n, �_d Hya.nnic T.C..B.S.Ed_ 1933 Nora Michelson Gr. 1-2 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed, 1940 Magdalene L. Chase Ungraded Hyannis T.C. 1923 COTUIT SCHOOL Etta M. Crawford Prin., Gr. 5-6 Fredericton Normal 1928 Florence E..Handy Gr. 3-4 Columbia University 1934 Phyllis E. Morgan Gr. 1-2 Bridgewater T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1940 OSTERVILLE SCHOOL Lida F. Sherman Prin., Gr. 5-6 Hyannis T.C., 1918 Jeannette L. Fraser Gr. 3-4 Bridgewater T.C. 1926 Bertha Salo Gr. 2 Hyannis T. C.,B.S.Ed. 1938 K. Virginia Adams Gr. 1 Lowell T.C. 1933 CENTERVILLE SCHOOL Harriett I. Chace Prin., Gr. 5-6 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1930 Ruth M Saran•o Gr, 3-4 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1938 Margaret M. Mullaney Gr. 1-2 Hyannis T.C. 1931 HYANNIS TRAINING SCHOOL William G. Currier Prin., Gr. 6 Springfield College,B.H. 1911 Lucy E. Durgin Gr. 5 Plymouth Normal 1928 Mary W. Murray Gr. 4 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1923 Catherine A. Dillon Gr. 4 Boston College Ed.M. 1936 Grace V. Rowland Gr. 3 Boston University,B.S.Ed. 1915 Frances G. Rose Gr. 3 Westfield T.C.,B.S.Ed. - 1937 Bessie A. Morse Gr. 2 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1914 Elizabeth Hollis Gr, . 2 Boston University,B.S.Ed. 1940 Hazel A.Bradbury Gr. 1 Boston University,B.S.Ed. 1936 Hilda I..Barton Gr. 1 Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1939 Anna E. Brison Secretary Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1936 IYANOUGH SCHOOL Abbie E. Bodfish Gr. 5 Hyannis T. C.,B.S.Ed. 1937 Ruth M. Lee Gr. 6 Emmanuel College, B.S.Ed. 1940 SOUTH STREET SCHOOL Eleanor C. Nickerson Ungraded Hyannis T.C.,B.S.Ed. 1938 251 Maintenance Man Francis B. Varnum, Osterville Tel. Ost. 302 Clerk Mildred B. McArthur, 427 Main Street, Hyannis Janitors Barnstable High School—Carlton L. Taylor, Charles L. Baker, L. Ray Jones Hyannis Training School—Percy E. Brown Barnstable Village Hall—Wilton P. Marshall West Barnstable School—Harold C. Weekes Marstons Mills School—Henry J. West Cotuit School—Henry J. West Osterville School—Ronald A. Chesbro Centerville School—Prescott L. Fish Attendance Officer Theodore F. Edwards, Centerville Tel. Ost. 4687 School Calendar 1941 Winter Term December 30—February 21 Spring Term March 3—April 25 Summer Term Elementary Schools: May'5—June 13 High School: May 5—June 20 Fall Term September 9—December 19 252 School Committee Meetings The committee meets in the committee rooms, Town Building, Hyannis, on the fourth successive Thursday in the school term. Hour of meeting, 7:30 P.M. No Session Days Town Meeting Day, March 4; Good Friday, April 11; Memorial Day, May 30; Barnstable County Teachers' Con- vention Day, October 24; Thanksgiving Day and the day following, November 27 and 28. 253 Report of the SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS To the School Committee of Barnstable, Massachusetts Miss Hinkle and Gentlemen: I herewith present my second annual report as Superin- tendent of the Barnstable Public Schools, it being the fifty- first in a series of such reports. The primary purpose of this report is to give to the citizens of Barnstable such information as will be needed to understand what is being done in the'schools. Abbreviated reports of many of my associates are in- eluded. These, together with the statistical tables are to be considered a vital part of the superintendent's report. Enrollment Statistics The total enrollment of the schools from September to December 1940 was 1,845 an increase of 43 over last year. The following charts give the enrollment by schools and the age grade distribution for the town. 254 TOTAL ENROLLMENT BY SCHOOLS December 1940 *P.G.,`Un- To- Schools I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII graded tal Barn- stable 12 12 24 12 18 18 96 West Barn. 14 7 14 7 15 15 72 Marstons Mills 13 14 14 10 14 10 7 82 Cotuit 23 11 20 13 17 14 98 Oster- Ville 27 33 23 18 18 19 138 Center- Ville 12 12 19 18.. 20 12 93 Training 59 77 86 59 40 27 348 Iyanough 36 33 69 South Street 18 18 Junior High 180 154 139 473 Senior High 137 124 86 *11 358 Total 160 166 200 137 178 148 180.154 139 137 124 86 11 1845 255 AGE-GRADE CHART Total Enrollment December 31, 1940 GRADES *P.G.,Un- To- Age I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII graded tals 5 33 33 6 112 33 145 7 15 107 53 1 176 8 20 106 40 3 169 9 5 25 65 56 151 10 1 11 25 77 38 1 4 157 11 3 6 29 72 31 1 4 146 12 2 10 27 91 36 2 168 13 5 8 37 73 36 5 164 + 14 1 2 11 29 68 35 1 4 151 15, 1 9 11 23 76 25 2 147 16 3 9 22 70 31 1 136 17 1 2 4 22 37 *1 67 18 1 6 13 *8 28 19 5 *2 7 Totals 160 166 200 137 178 148 180 154 139 137 124 86 36 1845 Age and Grade October 1st. 256 CHANGES IN THE TEACHING CORPS ELECTIONS Name School Position Ruth M. Lee Iyanough Grade 6 Elizabeth Hollis Hyannis Training Grade 2 Nora Michelson Marstons Mills Grades 1-2 Esther A. Saunders Barnstable High Commercial Anne K. Corcoran Barnstable High Cafeteria, Household Arts John Linehan Barnstable High Geography TRANSFERS Name Old Position New Position Bertha Salo Centerville,Grades 3-4 Osterville, Grade 2 Ruth M. Sarano Osterville, Grade 2 Centerville, Grades 3-4 RESIGNATIONS Name School Position Doris L. Lebel Iyanough Grade 6 Marie R. Wheelock Hyannis Training Grade 1 Jeanne E. Fortier Marstons Mills Grades 1-2 Marion L. MacQuarrie Barnstable High Commercial Mary E. Murphy Barnstable High Cafeteria, Household Arts RETIREMENT Name School Position Florence D. Chaffee Barnstable High Latin Mrs. Chaffee retired in January, 1940, after eleven years of faith- ful and efficient service as a teacher in the Barnstable High School. Her service not only won her the friendship and admiration of her pupils but also the esteem and respect of the whole community. We sincerely hope that she will enjoy many years of health and happi- ness. 257 Elementary Schools Since many individuals understand that schools and education are synonymous, it may be enlightening and help- ful to recognize at this time the fact that the school,is only one of the influencing factors that produces changes in the lives of children. The school is only one influence in that it supplements the home, the church and the community. In order that the work in our schools may be most effective, we ' do not try to do those things for the child that other agencies can do better. We are trying instead to make the school one part of the child's life, a place of numerous interests and ex- periences, that are not activities that will appear identically in any other part of the child's world. Further, in response to the demands of.life and inspired by this function of education, the major objective of the school system in Barnstable remains the same as last year. It seems fitting that if intelligent progression is to be made and measured, one requirement is necessary, that require- ment being, the setting up of a long time objective.The last town report presented our long time goal "provision of every opportunity for the highest degree of individual growth." As a result of instruction in our schools and in view of our aim, we are interested in a reasonable outcome of useful knowledges and skills; in a child's ability to organize and, use these knowledges and skills in the achievement of worth- while purposes; and, of course, in the results of his school life in terms of ideals, attitudes and habits. As indicated.in the report last year, we began our work in the improvement of this.total school instruction by giving special consider- ation to the following topics: 1. Improvement .of Reading 258 2. Arrangement of a workable testing program 3. Revision of certain courses of study I should like to intimate briefly the progress we have made concerning these topics. Improvement in Reading Under ,__� 41,Under I11C i6 U1C 1Ce4uG aI IF vi iriiva w = �_ work in reading has been continued in response to pupil and teacher needs. Study and observation of classroom situations and of results obtained after the administration of several reading tests, led to the preparation of specific skills to re- ceive emphasis throughout the entire system. The reading program centers entirely about the development of these skills, which are: 1. Improvement of word recognition 2. Improvement of word analysis 3. Correction of difficulties in silent reading 4. Elimination c_° poor oral reading habits 5. Improvement of study skills in reading In unifying these skills for emphasis throughout our schools, the teacher is provided with a perspective which en- ables her to see her work not as a separate entity, but as an essential, vital part of the entire reading process. From the first grade on, reading occurs in almost every school activity. Teachers are cooperating to make reading in their classrooms the vitalizing center of an integrated plan. The various abilities for these reading activities call for definite techniques. Our teachers are trying to provide such techniques in the reading period as will enable the a 259 children to meet successfully situations wherever they are encountered. The children receive their reading instruction in small groups and in relation to their needs and ability levels. Reading books that meet the needs and interests of these groups have been purchased and are exchanged frequently so that each group has at its disposal a range of reading books throughout the year. A new basic system for the teaching of reading was se- lected by a committee of teachers after a systematic survey of the best reading systems available. The new system was in- troduced.in the first grade in February, in the second grade at the beginning of this.school year. It will be extended into . the third grade next September. In order to develop consciously the reading skills that are receiving concentration, certain organized procedures have come into practice: namely, 1. Measurement of reading difficulties and abilities by. means of reading tests 2. Provision for invididual differences 3. Use of materials differing in degree of difficulty to meet the various reading needs. With the introduction of the use of the above proced- ures, came the realization of the fact that children need to be aware of the objectives and practices that the teacher has established. This information is revealed to the child in pro- gress charts, graphs, and in individual reading folders so that the child may know exactly what is expected of him and so that he may measure for himself his proximity toward his 260 own goal. These particular techniques are closely related to our accepted principle, "protection of every possible oppor- tunity for the highest degree of individual growth." Miss Bradbury scheduled a series of teachers' meetings for December and January that were devoted entirely to reading. �_ " ^^ poi t YIATTP hAPn ' 1 J11 V U�11 �licoc i,..c., ais� „ N��wrj ., able to interpret the materials and manuals that they are using, to share with each other concrete, successful methods for the improvement of reading, and to create and construct actual games, exercises, and devices to take back to the children and to be used in the direction of definite limita- tions. The teachers of the grades three, four, five and six have conducted their meetings along a somewhat different direc- tion. Purposeful bulletins to acquaint the teacher with the unified weaknesses of the reading and with ways and means to provide for these limitations have been distributed and discussed. A lesson was conducted by Miss Catherine Dillon to demonstrate the outstanding principles suggested in these bulletins. Miscellaneous reports and tangible, illustrative re- sults have been presented from time to time by many of the teachers. . At the present time a reading workshop is in prepara- tion. This workshop will probably be a center to which teachers may go to find professional books for reference, to locate practical suggestions to remedy individual problems, and to find complete samples of materials which the teachers may construct during their visits with the available mater- ials with which the workshop will be equipped. 1 261 The teachers are interested in their problems. They seem to find a challenge in the fact that our reading survey showed that approximately 5O o of our children are below grade in reading. The classrooms show that the teachers are giving time and thought to their reading problems and that they are applying conscious skill and patience to the im- provement of the total teaching-learning situation, and, thereby, to the establishment of goal seeking attitudes. Testing Last February, reading tests throughout grades two and six were given. A survey of these results was made. This information was compiled in booklet form and includes charts, tables, and graphs that reveal the correct loads (the percentage of children below grade in reading) in our schools. Comparisons of individual grades within each school, of the several schools of the town, and of the various, grades of the town are offered in this study. The result of this review revealed to us the percentage of children who were above the median, and below grade in reading. This revelation., to which previous reference has been made in this report, is receiving pertinent attention as has been in- dicated under the heading "Improvement of Reading." During the spring, the testing program for the school year was completed. General ability and achievement tests were given. The ability of the individual child was measured by the ability tests and indicated about what a teacher might expect from the child. The accomplishments of the indivi- dual child in the various subject matter fields were measur- ed by the achievement tests. Individual folders for each pupil in the town have been , secured and contain all of the tests to which the child has " 262 been exposed. These records furnish a somewhat complete account of the child. In some cases, however, when further information seemed necessary, individual intelligence tests and subject analysis tests have been used. In the first grades, tests that correlate with the basic reading.system are given at systematic, regular points in the system. This particular program of testing in the first grade c Inn]Pments effectively the entire testing set up in that the concepts of each have to do with the measurement of child ability and growth for the improvement of instruction through successful child guidance. REVISION OF COURSES OF STUDIES Social Studies Committee A committee of five teachers was appointed to reorgan- ize the social studies program in grades one through twelve. The work of this committee consists of evaluating the pres- ent course of study and the arrangement of a new course which will enable the pupils to make continuous progress in the social studies from grades one through twelve. The chief work of the committee consists of an exam- ination of programs of outstanding school systems in the United States and of suggestions of experts in the social studies. Then it will be the job of the committee to set up the aims and objectives of the course, select the subject matter to be covered, and determine the materials best suit- ed to this subject matter. The committee consists of Harvard H. Broadbent, chair- man, Miss Bertha A. Newcomb, John Linehan, Miss Lida F. Sherman and Miss Joyce B. Holmes. 263 English Committee At the beginning of this school year a Committee on the English Curriculum was appointed to revamp and correlate English studies throughout the entire school system, from the first grade through the senior high school. This commit- tee consists of Wilbur Cheever, chairman, Miss Louise Clark, Miss Catherine Dillon and Miss Hilda Barton. Revision and modernization of the course of study from grades seven to twelve has already been completed and put into operation..The aim in making changes has been to give each study field—that is, college, general, business, practical arts, agriculture, household arts, and boatbuilding-a spe- ial course of study based upon the probable needs of the pupils after high school days. For instance, although those in, the college course study Shakespeare, Milton, and other English classics, as well as write copious formal "essays," the business pupils read only those classics whose knowledge is a pre-supposed part of the background of cultivated peo- ple. Instead, they are led into study of contemporary litera- ture and critical evaluation of current periodical literature. Their composition is almost wholly business correspondence taught in close cooperation with their teachers of typewrit- ing. Similarly agricultural boys no longer read "Hamlet," but are taught to use to their fullest the abundant pamph- lets and tracts published by state and federal departments of agriculture. Revision of the course of study in English in grades one to six is still in a tentative stage, principally because there are many different teachers who must first be contact- ed and interviewed,on proposed changes before a new cur- riculum can become a truly cooperative venture. Aspects of 264 revision now under consideration are a workable—and if possible, uniform—method of teaching spelling, simplifica- tion of formal grammar requirements, and means of reduc- ing wide variation in reading comprehension before pupils reach the junior high school. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF TT Tl1iTTATm A T?V CPT-T(1(1T, pT2Tl�T!'!TP 0 T.0 For further detailed improvement in our elementary schools, I refer you to the following abridged reports of the principals in their respective units. These reports merit your thoughtful consideration. BARNSTABLE VILLAGE SCHOOL Annie H. Bearse, Principal We, the teachers of the Barnstable Village School, ap- preciate having a very fine group of children to work with. Improvement in reading by the Basic System now being used gives the individual child a feeling of success as we are more concerned with having the child better his past record than with having him enter into group competition. Reading is the most important subject for a child to master. If he learns to read,in the highest sense of reading,he has an open door to an education he needs or desires. A new, individual silent reading method was introduced in the third and fourth grades of the Barnstable Village School. This method gives the children an opportunity to 265 manage their own classroom as independent office workers, with the teacher acting as individual helper to inspire im- provement in silent reading skills. The method makes provi- sion for each child to work on reading units'with compre- hensive checks. The child reads units on his particular grade level and progresses at his own speed. No units,are alike— each child reads a different unit and earns a new order when he completes his last contract job with 100% accuracy, which is delivered by the messenger clerk. The messenger is the only child moving about the room. There is no need for talking because of transit cards, signals, and codes. The method is being used on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:15-10:15 A.M. We feel it develops independent, systematic,' and logical thinkers. Visitors are cordially invited to come to see the "office workers" in action. The citizenship of our children is a very important duty of the teachers. We are endeavoring to create in the chil- dren the right attitude and a .sense of cooperation. We aim to mold for health and citizenship. The new basements are appreciated by one and all. The safety of our building has been greatly improved by the construction of the new stairways,with the fire doors. The services of a full-time janitor has improved the gen- eral condition of the building. Playground betterment and apparatus is very much needed. The arrangement of the playground is poor. 266 WEST BARNSTABLE SCHOOL Helen P. Hayden, Principal Our school functions as one large unit—the teachers and pupils working constantly together for the good of the school and the proper education of its pupils. The older children are taught to be thoughtful of the v cmn-er e-es 0- fhn n1.9ya'rmincl flip. nnnil mmgt nraetiee responsibility, safety, cooperation and good fellowship—and do these things because they are the right things to do and not because they are being watched by a teacher. We hope that if these characteristics can be instilled into the children on the playground, they will carry over into later life. It is particularly important in our school to place a great deal of stress on vocabulary enrichment by the process of concept building. This is one of our biggest problems. We also try to correlate all subjects in our work. For example: Our school is the only one in this section of the country to join the "Adopt A Ship Movement." We adopted the S. S. E. J. Sadler Ship that was under the leadership of Capt. Frank Wirtanen, a former student in the school. The pupils in the upper grades write letters to the Captain and these letters are answered. The children are told of the where- abouts of the ship and of the different ports the ship visits. The children are more than anxious to follow the routes of the ship and to learn about the ports mentioned. In this pro- ject above, the subjects of geography, reading, spelling, language, penmanship and health are correlated. I greatly appreciate the fine cooperation given to us by the parents in this village for without it our school could not function as successfully as it does. a 267 MARSTONS MILLS SCHOOL Charles H. Howes, Principal In the early part of October, I was appointed principal of the Marstons Mills School to succeed Miss Jeanne Fortier. This year we have tried to consolidate the gains made by the inauguration of our new reading system. Already, progress has been apparent. We have instituted this year, the.series of programs pre- sented by the "Columbia School of the Air." These pro- grams are of practical value and we believe that with care- ful planning and preparation, this series can be of real value to the children. The school has enlarged upon its athletic facilities with the addition of volley ball and basketball courts. We strive for participation by all in some sport. The baseball team of the past year succeeded in winning the Johnstone Trophy for grade school competition. We believe that a well organ- ized athletic program has many values in that it makes for good sportsmanship, cooperation and loyalty, and that it serves as an incentive for better attendance and a general desire to do the best possible work. COTUIT SCHOOL Etta M. Crawford, Principal Enrollment The total enrollment of the school in December was 98, an increase of 23 compared with last year. 268 Building Repairs and improvements have been made during the year, as needed. During the summer vacation, the walls of primary room were painted, the floor scraped and refinished. Also during the summer, repairs were made on the roof of school building. Late this fall, a radiator was installed in the rest room. New bulletin boards have been placed in the rooms and one new book case in the third and fourth grade room. Reading During the last year, greater emphasis has been placed on the teaching of reading. We have been affronted with the fact that many of our pupils fail to read satisfactorily. There are many causes, defective ,vision being a common cause. The, real difficulty is that reading comprises highly complex abilities that are not easily detected and observed. Under the guidance of Miss Hazel Bradbury, who has ad- ministered diagnostic tests during the year, many of the weaknesses and causes of difficulties have been discovered. A great many devices are now being used to help overcome these difficulties. As the needs are so varied in a large group, it is very important that the children have individual atten- tion. As there were found to be 15 in our school who needed this help, Mrs. Perry has been assisting in this work since November 20th. Graphs and records of each child's progress are being kept. Health and Physical Education The physical examinations, corrections and follow up work done in regard to the child's health has been an im- 1 269 portant phase of the school work. Physical examinations were given early in the fall by Dr. Goff assisted by Miss Rig- by. Each week during the year Miss Rigby visited our school and in this way checked and followed up the health of each child. A dental clinic, in charge of Dr. Burns, was conducted in the school in the early fall. Under the direction of Mr. Bangs, individual remedial work in posture is carried out by means of different sets of corrective exercises. A contest of the Six Point Health Child is started in the fall and carried on throughout the year. An award is made to each child in May who has quali- fied in the six points of health. OSTERVILLE SCHOOL Lida F. Sherman, Principal Organization Osterville Elementary School is a unit of four rooms grades one, two, three and four, and five and six repective ly. Its total enrollment as of 'October 1940 was one hundred thirty-seven. Whereas the elementary enrollment in many communities has leveled off in the last few years,Osterville has grown. Note the following'graphs: 270 . 40 140 35— 135- 30— 130— m 25— = - 125— 2�= 12C— 15— 10— a 110— = a 5— = - 105— 0 - 100— m ti oo rn o m oo M o M M M Co M M M M = = T = 0) Qi Q) Qi O ri ri ri ri r-1 e-1 r-1 r-I ♦-I rl Enrollment in Gr. 1 Total Enrollment Growth The increased enrollment in the school year 1938-39 made it necessary to add an additional teacher. At that time forty-six pupils were enrolled in grades one and two under one teacher. The grade distribution for last year and the present year is as follows: October 1939 October 1940 Gr. 1 28 Gr. 1 27 Gr. 2 22 Gr. 2 33 Gr. 3 & 4-20 & 12 32 Gr. 3 & 4-22 & 18 40 Gr. 5 & 6-19 & 19 38 Gr. 5 & 6-18 & 19 37 Total 120 Total 137 271 September 1941 will find us with fifty-five children en- rolled in the third and fourth grade room. I feel that this problem must be met before that date by enlarging our pres- ent building, for today more than ever before our children need an environment that will provide every possible oppor- tunity for individual growth. To prevent this from being too lengthy, I confine my report to the two most outstanding features of our year's work. 1. Our Major Objective—Reading 2. Our Most Helpful Project—The Student Council Reading—Our Major Objective Today our future citizens must be taught to think—to evaluate—to make intelligent decisions—to feel their re- sponsibility in solving the problems about them. Many of these problems are reading problems. This need demands a broader conception of reading than in the past. Reading today is what we have previously termed "thinking." Evidences of the new trends and aims in reading and pupil participation can be seen throughout our building. Activities _ In grades one, two, three and four we are building and planning games and devices to encourage the child to follow directions, to make accurate decisions, to broaden his vo- cabulary, to check his own growth. Little work tables are i 272 placed here and 'there so that the individual child can work by himself while the teacher is busy with another group. He reads his directions and follows them. He gains confidence in his own ability and is conscious of a growing power to work out new ideas alone. In grades five and six a child should read and read widely to broaden his scope, Vocabulary growth is definitely atimula.tad by wide reading. To further this aim we have slowly accumulated a class- room library of over two hundred volumes divided into .A, B, and C levels and in addition,about forty books of general information and reference. At present the pupils are cata- loging and writing a .synopsis of each book found in our li- brary. Eighty-one children in the building have library cards that have been in active use in 1940. Grade one has a special shelf at the Public Library, and grades two, three and four make regular visits under supervision of their teachers. To further stimulate purposeful reading, creative hob- bies are encouraged, for in handwork explicit directions must be followed, decisions made, and new vocabularies ac- quired. The girls have brought in samples of cooking, knit- ting, dressmaking; the boys have contributed samples of wood carving, intricate assembling of airplanes and boats. Furthermore many have been inspired to acquire a work corner at home. With this background the pupil acquires initiative plus the ability to make decisions for himself. Thinking ahead to the future; we decided at Osterville 273 to give the children an opportunity to use their initiative and to develop their sense of responsibility in the solving of school problems. Democracy in Action Sig years ago Osterville Student Council was formed - and it is still in operation. It has proven to be of great value. Its prospective officers take out nomination papers; an elec- tion, true to form, is arranged; ballots made by grades five and six. All grades above the first are eligible to vote; the hall is changed to look like the polls with its three screened booths, its tables of checkers, its ballot bog and its officials. Seldom do we have a ballot marked incorrectly. The officers—president, vice-president and secretary .are duly chosen. Meetings are held. Grades five and six have been taught a few simple rules of parliamentary procedure. Each room sends representatives to the-General Council, the bus captain, hall guard, line captains and lieutenants auto- matically belong, and any other child who is interested may attend. Gradually most of the.children develop courage to express their own opinions. The Student Council acts upon all suggestions for the general good of the school and the secretary reports to the classes the decisions.of the Council! This kind of pupil participation requires planning and cooperation on the part of the teachers.As a result the school attains a happy atmosphere wherein the children are engag- ed in the important business of living together usefully and harmoniously. 274 CENTERVILLE SCHOOL Harriett Chace, Principal Enrollment and Attendance The records of attendance were especially good for the ten months of school of 1940, the percentage for the building Ior Lne period Ul January, 1J'ty bV elauualy, ---- Uoi s 97.4317o. For eight months of the ten school months the Cen- terville school was awarded the banner for the building hav- ing the best attendance per cent in the town, and for much of the time the primary room banner and the individual ele- mentary room banner were in the building. We believe that a high rate of attendance is an excel- lent thing to strive for as it helps to establish qualities of de- pendability as well as indirectly improving the scholarship. Instructional Matters As shown by the standard test results, the Centerville school compares favorably in scholastic standing with other schools of the town and with those in other parts of the country. Reading has been particularly stressed this year. I should like to express my appreciation for the help given us by Miss Hazel Bradbury in this. Through teachers' meet- ings, material supplied, and her visits to rooms at the school she has contstantly inspired us all to improve the develop- ment of the reading skills. We were fortunate to have this year in addition to the vocal music program planned by Miss Dorothy Barton and the instrumental work of Mr. Griffiths, the advantage of a 275 program for fifteen minutes each week given by the radio station WOCB, under the direction of Mr. Ralph Lawton. Four of the children who had done excellent work were chosen to broadcast from the station. All classroom work has progressed and been made in- teresting and worthwhile. We believe that good teaching re- quires more than the hearing of lessons. A teacher must have an understanding of her pupils as individuals, skill in diag- nosing their-needs, and wisdom in the use of educational treatment. Health Accounting A careful system of accounting for the health of the children was carried on during the year. 1. Yearly examinations were given by Dr. Goff, school physician. I would like to recommend that a more complete examination than the one given at present would be bene- ficial even if examinations were not given as frequently. , 2. The school dentist, Dr. Burns, examined every child in the building giving certificates to those whose teeth were in perfect condition and diagnosing the dental needs of the others. By the end of the school year over 90% of the chil- dren had had their teeth attended to either through the school facilities or by their family dentists. 3. Weekly visits to the school by Miss Ruth Rigby, school nurse, were of constant help to the teachers and chil- dren. 4. A careful testing program for the posture and foot defects was carried on by Mr.William P. Bangs, head of the 276 physical education department of the Town of Barnstable. After taking posture pictures and footprints of all the chil- dren, twenty-six were found in need of corrective work. This work was given and, by June, nineteen of these children were found to be normal in posture. I appreciate greatly the interest and excellent work done by Mr. Bangs in this mat- ter. 5. New equipment for testing eyesight was set up as uau r✓cc... Nacuuucu by th.. R.,N.,..,_„__ Learning __,.,,..... _- - - Department of Public•Health under the direction of Dr. Oak and Dr. Sloane. There were ninety-eight children tested with this equipment by the teachers of the school, and fifteen re- ferred to Mr. Bangs for retesting. The three children who failed on the retest have since been given the corrective glasses needed. We are very fortunate to be able to have this excellent equipment for better diagnosing eye conditions. 6. Under our safety program instructions were given as to bicycle equipment and seven license plates were issued to school children. 7. A six-point health star project was carried on dur- ing the year and in June the students of the school who had met, all requirements were presented with health awards. I consider that this health work is of extreme import- ance in the educational system if we are to consider the training of the whole child as our criterion in judging the value of any program. HYANNIS TRAINING SCHOOL William G. Currier, Principal In the year just passed it has been the purpose of the teachers. in the Training School to continue to .make the 277 school life of the children a happy and a useful one. As a connecting link, between the home and the community the school hopes, to the degree in which the child's present de- velopment permits,to lead him to some understanding of the life about him. During the year. a rather comprehensive program of group testing has been. carried out in this school. The office has charted the results of these tests and has graphically por- trayed them in a series of eighteen charts. The teachers of the several classes of the building have used this information to a better understanding of their new classes organized last September. While not unmindful of the fact that such tests are only another angle from which to judge the pupils, yet the fact remains it offers something objective by which to de- termine the child's capacity and ability to learn. The many repairs made in our building last summer have put the lower floor in good condition. Similar work this coming summer upon the upper floor would complete the good work thus begun. 'Our building needs badly an adequate heating plant. I hope the day is not far distant when we shall have an oil heating furnace in our school. The space used for the storage of coal would be available for certain group activities that would be very useful. For example small groups doing spe- cial class work, manual activities, eye and ear testing, etc. Our part in the State Teachers College set-up is also an asset for the Training School. With the arrangement exist-; ing between Town and State we have the use of a large hall for occasional meetings of our entire school. At present the instruction in physical education is being conducted by the 278 Physical Education department of the Teachers College. The smallness of our school yard is offset by the use we have of the college athletic field and grounds. Further the equip- ment of the different departments in the college offer much on the scholastic side. IYANOUGH SCHOOL Abbie E. Bodfish The fifth and sixth grades known as the Iyanough School have been housed in the high school building since February 1940. Although this is only a temporary set-up and far from ideal, it affords facilities much better than those of the Iyanough School building. The children seem to have become adjusted to these new surroundings and seem to enjoy the privileges offered. They may buy hot lunches at.the.high school cafeteria and use the gymnasiums for their physical education and posture class- es. The pupils have made very satisfactory progress in their regular classroom work. Both classes have carried on various projects, the newest being the construction of their own libraries. The boys have built the.bookcases. All of the children have loaned.their favorite books and are gaining much valuable experience from cataloging books, signing them out and observing their own library rules. SOUTH STREET SCHOOL Eleanor C. Nickerson, Principal The enrollment of the South Street School on January 1, 1940 was eleven with children coming from Hyannis and 279 Centerville. On September 10, 1940 the enrollment increased to nineteen with children coming from Hyannis, Centerville, West Hyannisport and Barnstable. The ages of these chil- dren range from eight years to sixteen years. Each one of the children presents an individual case and has to be treated as such, special attention being given to specific needs. Academic work is applied to everyday prob- lems. Activity plays the greatest part in the school routine. All types of handwork are offered, such as weaving on floor and hand looms, chair caning, sewing, woodworking and cooking. This fall the State Teachers College has been furnishing student teachers in physical education. This has been ad- vantageous. Student teachers have also assisted in the music program. Radio Program Through the courtesy of Station WOCB in West Yar- mouth, the Barnstable schools have received this year a re- markable opportunity to use radio as a means of community education and of training in public speaking. Each Thursday afternoon at 2:15 a different group of high school pupils presents a fifteen minute program. This program is under the direction of Mr. Wilbur E. Cheever of the high school faculty. Each presentation fits into a series of programs intended to show with continuity the work of the several departments in the school. In November, for ex- ample, music occupied the field; in December, dramatics; in January,.science; in February, public relations and econom- ics. Likewise, each of the remaining departments will take charge of a series of programs during the spring months. 280 The pupils of grades three, four, five and six of the ele- mentary schools and of grades seven and eight of the Junior High school enjoy a program known as "The Music Club of the Air" under the direction of Mr. Ralph Lawton, who is Director of The Association for Musie'and Art on Cape Cod at Centerville. Mr. Lawton is a noted pianist who has re- ceived much recognition for many years for his concert work in Europe and in the United States. We are very appreciative of the opportunity that the radio affords us and consider it as one effective means of vitalizing and supplementing our school instruction. Nursery Schools We are still maintaining three units of the Nursery School, one at Hyannis, one at Centerville and one at Oster- ville.In 1940,eighty-five children were registered as follows: Hyannis, thirty-three; Centerville, twenty; Osterville, thir- ty-two. These schools are under Federal auspices but are sponsored by and under the general supervision of the school department. The expense of instruction, and operation is met by W.P.A. funds and the school department furnishes heat, light and quarters. Each school is allowed twenty-five dollars a month from the local W.P.A. appropriation to pay for food and milk for the noon lunch of the little children. Federal regulation restricts membership to children who are over two and under five years of age. All persons employed on this project have to be approved by the local superintendent of schools, the State Department of Educa- 281 tion and the director in charge of the local branch of the W.P.A. program. High School The complete report of Principal Hodge which includes the abridged reports of the Vocational teachers will explain in detail the good work which is being done in our six year high school. 282 Report of High School Principal My dear Mr. Knight: I herewith submit my second annual report as principal of the Barnstable High School. The following table shows the total enrollment and the distribution by Grades in December: Enrollment Grade 7 8 9 10 11 12 P.G. Total Boys 99 78 65 61 46 41 8 398 Girls 81 76 74 76 78 45 3 433 180 154 139 137 124 86 11 831 In addition to the above, sixty-four elementary school pupils are enrolled in the building making a total of 896 pu- pils, an increase of 36 pupils over last year and the largest enrollment in the history of the school. The outstanding change in enrollment is the large num- ber of pupils in the seventh grade, which made necessary the grouping of this grade in five divisions instead of the usual four divisions. This change has made necessary the assign- ment of very heavy teaching schedules to five members of of the faculty, and has caused some overcrowding in study rooms. There seems to be no way to overcome these. difficul- ties as long as two of our rooms are used by elementary school pupils. 283 The 105 pupils who graduated in June are now engaged as follows: Boys Girls Total Attending colleges* 9 6 15 Enrolled in commercial schools 2 8 10 Training for nursing 0 3 3 In other schools 5 2 7 - Post-graduates 4 1 5 Army 5 0 5 Navy 1 0 1 Working 27 15 42 At home 1 13 14 Married 0 3 3 54 51 105 Boston University, Bowdoin College, Hyannis State Teachers College 4, Northeastern University, Norwich Uni- versity, Oberlin College, Pratt Institute 2, Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, Syracuse University, Tufts College, Uni- versity of Connecticut. The Building The new classrooms at the rear of the building were oc- cupied for the first time in January. In the basement, two new rooms are occupied by junior and senior high school eTasses in social studies and English. One of these rooms, de- signed for a mechanical drawing room, cannot be used for this purpose as long as it is necessary to house elementary school pupils at the high school. The old boiler room is now used•as a metal work shop, and the room immediately in back of it is being equipped for automobile mechanics. The 284 old teachers' room has been remodeled into an office for the department of health and physical education. The fifth and sixth grades which .were formerly housed in the Iyanough Building are now occupying the two new classrooms on the first floor, a change which provided a much better environment for these pupils and at the same time made available for the agricultural department two classrooms which were badly needed. A partition has been erected in one of the old classrooms on the tirst floor, taus providing for a teachers' room and an office for the guidance department. One of the new rooms on the second floor has been equip- ped as a bookkeeping room and is proving to be very satis- factory; the other, used as an art room is attractive but somewhat small for some of our large junior high school classes. The cold weather in January and February afforded am- ple opportunities to test the efficiency of the new heating plant. At all times, the entire building has been adequately heated, an agreeable change from conditions in previous years. Organization No radical changes have been made in the organization of the school during the past year.In the seventh and eighth grades, all pupils participate in the same program, the pur- pose of which is to provide training in certain fundamental subjects and to help each individual discover his interests and abilities. At the beginning of the ninth grade, each pu- pil selects the .course which he wishes to follow during his 285 remaining years in high school. The seven courses offered by the school: college, general, business, practical 'arts, vo- cational household arts, vocational agriculture and vocation- al boatbuilding and boat operation, provide a wide oppor- tunity of choice to pupils of varying interests and abilities. Throughout the school an attempt has been made to improve the content of the courses so that they may better meet the needs of the pupils. The success of Barnstable High School graduates in gaining admission to colleges, and in many cases winning honors is very gratifying, and is good evidence that our col- lege preparatory course is functioning as it should. Barnsta- ble High School continues to receive a Class A rating by the. State Department of Education, and has the certification privilege of the New England College'Entrance Certificate Board. VOCATIONAL Agriculture Jesse A. Taft Training future farmers by present farming is the main job in our agricultural department. The results may be re- viewed by a follow-up of our 1940 graduates. On October 1 the'entire group with two exceptions was gainfully employ- ed in agriculture enterprises as follows: one as a landscape gardener; two as estate caretakers; one as a farm laborer; one as a greenhouse operator and owner of a dairy herd. One was called into active service with the National Guard, which made it necessary for him to sell his dairy herd, and one is a student at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. r . 286 This follow-up of each graduate clearly indicates employ- ment in the field for which he was trained. In evaluating the accomplishments of our boys we must recognize the assistance rendered by the State Department of Agriculture, the many agricultural fairs of the state, the Cape Cod Horticultural Society, civic and commercial or- ganizations. The awards made by these groups in the form of easb prizes; ribbon . and trips have done much to build up the work and encourage greater participation in exhibit- ing and in judging contests. As usual, our judging teams in agricultural contests held at various places in the state, made creditable showings in competition with other high school departments and coun- ty schools. The list of prizes consisted of three medals, two certificates, six ribbons, and $84.75 in cash for judging and exhibiting awards. Another splendid group exhibit in vegetables was fea- tured by members of our Barnstable Future Farmers Associ- ation Chapter. Wining first place for the second consecutive year, our chapter was awarded $25 and a large trophy. Although the labor income from ownership projects was slightly under the earnings for 1939, this was offset by the earnings of boys on supervised placement which greatly ex- ceeded that of the previous years.It is encouraging to report that opportunities available for summer placement training were greater than the department could fill during the past year. This recognized cooperation from estate caretakers who are willing to assist in training our boys in one or more lines of agriculture has been of mutual advantage to all con- cerned. 287 During the past year our pupils earned from agricultur- al work, as a result of their ownership projects and work for others, as follows: Ownership projects $1,197.75 Received working for others 4,107.66 Credit for unpaid labor 1,786.45 The introduction of a new course in Estate Maintenance and Farm Mechanics promises to meet the needs of all our boys. This course aims to develop elementary skills in plumb- ing, carpentering, masonry, and painting. Such new skills will be an asset to every boy throughout his life whether he is employed as an estate caretaker or as a farm owner or laborer. Every member of the department gratefully appreci- ates the use of Miss Jean Hinkle's modern tractor for plow- ing gardens. An increase in garden produce should be noted in 1941 for the problem of plowing gardens has been a great handicap in the past. Household Arts Lillian L. Hoffman The Vocational Household Arts course, organized in 1933, continues to furnish an excellent training in practical homemaking, a. subject which the majority of girls will even- tually find very useful. The regular class work includes a study of foods and nutrition, clothing and fabrics, home management, family relationships and science and art as re- lated to the home. Along with the class work, the following 288. projects have been carried on as part of the practical train- ing: 1. Canning and preserving of food for pupils or teach- ers 2. Preparation and serving of ' dinners for school groups 3. Making the lined draperies for the windows of the lunchroom Girls do project work in their own homes and for other people. Each girls is allowed to choose according to her abil- ity and the needs of her family. A few of the projects are: 1. Meal planning and buying of food for the family 2. Planning, preparation and serving of party refresh- ments 3. Making garments 4. Making alterations in ready-made clothing. 5. Making draperies, curtains and slip covers Boat Building and Boat Operation Elno C. Mott This course is now in its second year at the Crosby Yacht Building and Storage Company's plant at Osterville. There are fifteen boys in the class. 289 During the school year 1939-40 these boys built and fin- ished eight row boats, one Wianno Junior Knockabout, and a fourteen-foot cat boat. All of these boats were built to the rigid specifications of the Crosby Company and are first class in every way. The market value of these boats is$1,650. This year the class has several new boys enrolled, and the group has built and finished seven skiffs, and while the newer boys are still working on skiffs;the Seniors are laying down the lines to full scale from blue prints for a new design which is a twenty-foot Marconi rig knockabout. Also, the program for this winter calls for the construction of a four- teen-foot motor boat. The boys spend fifteen hours a week in school on regu- lar class work, boat designs and plans, and twenty hours at the Crosby boat building plant. National Clerical Ability Tests A number of members of the junior and senior classes in the business department were given an opportunity to parti- cipate in the second nation-wide clerical ability testing pro- gram which was held last May and conducted by a local rep- resentative of the Joint Committee of the National Officer Managers' Association and the Eastern Commercial Teach- ers' Association. This test was not a contest but rather an ability test cor- responding to the type given by employers to their prospec- tive employees, and a certificate was received by each pupil who was successful in attaining the standards set by the committee. In addition to the.requirement of skill in either shorthand, typing, or bookkeeping, the related subjects of 290 general information, arithmetic, English, and business in- formation were tested. In 1940, twenty pupils were enrolled from Barnstable High School, an increase of five over the previous year, and the increase. in the'number qualifying for certificates was proportionately the same. Such a testing program should prove beneficial to all pupils who are soon to enter offices in �.?r;�„c nananili.ae nr taki, fnrmal civil carvir.P axa.mina.tinns in any field. Guidance The guidance program as organized last year, has been continued. The guidance director conducts group guidance in the seventh grade, and gives five periods a week to indivi- abial interviews with pupils in all grades. The new guidance room which was completed in January, has been a great aid in carrying on this work. A new feature is the plan to arrange for group discus- sions of various occupations. Well-informed citizens have been invited to talk on the particular field of work on which they are an authority, presenting problems and general in- ,formation to,the group of pupils interested in this type of work. Miss Jean Hinkle has continued to give generously of her time in assisting with the personal interviews.Her volun- teer work is greatly appreciated by the members of the fac- ulty and the student body. Music :=Although the activities in. the music department have 29'1 not been spectacular, progress has been made. The glee clubs, choral classes, orchestra and band have maintained their usual schedule of public performance and in addition, have taken part in several broadcasts over the new radio sta- tion, WOCB. As a means of improving the glee clubs, all applicants are required to meet certain standards before they are admitted to membership in these organizations. Both glee clubs and orchestra are now at work, in collabor- ation with the dramatic club and the senior class, upon an operetta to be produced early in 1941. Art The work of the art department has been covered to a great extent as planned. Some problems were changed to meet emergency demands, and additional ones were accom- plished. During the year the art department provided illustra- tions for the senior class yearbook; linoleum cuts for the school magazine and for the school report; place cards for school affairs; and lettering on all athletic certificates. In this way much of the art work has a practical application. As the various projects are completed, they are mounted on large cardboards and hung in the corridors, thus giving pupils and visitors an opportunity to see the work of the art department. Automobile Driving Class Statistics show that automobile drivers between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five have a far larger percentage of accidents in proportion to their number than any other I 292 age group. These drivers need to be better trained before they are allowed to use the highways. In cooperation with the Registry of Motor Vehicles, a class for prospective auto- mobile drivers has been organized as an activity. At the con- clusion of,the course, a written examination is given by the Massachusetts Safety Council. Pupils who pass this with a grade of 8017o or better, receive a certificate which will ex- empt them from the oral law test when they apply for a driver's license. Junior high School Clubs To enrich the program of the seventh and eighth grades, several new clubs were organized in October. These clubs in- clude a library service club, a music club of the air, a news- paper club and an art club. An English club and-a. junior Red Cross club will be organized early in 1941. It is hoped that the social cooperation provided by theso clubs will prove beneficial in developing more well-rounded individu- als and more co-operative citizens. Public Speaking Pupils in grades nine through twelve have continued to participate in debate and forensics. In the Southeastern Massachusetts Tournament, Barnstable debaters won three of the five debates with New Bedford, Fall River and Dart- mouth and shared equal honors with New Bedford in repre- senting this district at the State Contest. There the debaters defeated the teams from Williamsburg, Wellesley and Brain- tree before being eliminated. The Barnstable chapter of the National Forensic League can claim a total of twenty-five members since its organization in 1938. Interest in public speaking is still created in grades sev- 293 en, eight and nine by the annual speaking contest sponsored by the Hyannis Woman's Club. Dramatics Dramatic instruction has been carried on in two clubs, as in previous years. A co-ordinated six-year program gives pupils the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of acting, stagecraft, lighting, costuming and makeup; and to special- ize in the branch of dramatics that they like best. The clubs have been unusually active this year, having already given three assembly programs and two P.T.A. presentations. At least two more short programs are projected, besides a three- act play to be given by the junior club and a musical comedy to be presented by the senior club. There has been a worthwhile innovation this year in the form of a weekly radio broadcast every Thursday after- noon over station WOCB. Each department of the school is sponsoring a series of programs designed to show the work carried on in the various fields of study in the school. The Clipper The school magazine, The Clipper, is printed three times a year, and is a member of the Scholastic Press Association of Columbia University. In this organization's nation-wide contest for school magazines for the past year, The Clipper was awarded second prize. N. H. A. The students participating in this program of part-time work have been engaged in the following activities, approv- 294 ed by the National Youth Administration: ground and build- ing maintenance, applied home economics, lunchroom serv- ice, and shop maintenance.Five students earned $177.90. It is, perhaps, significant to note that the number of students engaged in this part-time work program is declining yearly. Appreciation T ioh +n nvrvnee my cin nnrn +hanks +n +hna So ivirlividna n and organizations who have assisted the school in many ways during the past year. Their interest in the welfare of our boys and girls is greatly appreciated. In conclusion, I extend to the Superintendent, to the School Committee and,to my fellow-workers my sincere thanks for,the,assistance.and co-operation that I have re- ceived during the past year. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK M. HODGE. 295 HEALTH The health work in the schools has been continued dur- ing the year in a very satisfactory manner. Extracts from the annual reports of the Director of Health and Physical Education and the School Nurse summarizing the health ac- tivities follow: Department of Health and Physical Education William P. Bangs, Director Elementary Schools Some years ago the direction of the physical education program at the Hyannis Training School was transferred from ,State Teachers College control to the physical educa= tion department of the Barnstable schools with no additional time allotment for.instruction. This move, while advantag- eous in many ways cut exactly in half the time available for the remaining schools, and only allowed bi-weekly visits by the supervisors. In September 1940 through the cooperation of the Hy- annis Teachers College, which in the meantime had become a school specializing in the training of Physical Educators, the actual carrying out of the program at the Training School was placed in their hands. The same course of study is in use as at the other elementary schools and both super- visors are able to return to their schedule of weekly visits as formerly. There has been no change in the special program of re- medial work however.Posture examinations are given by the 296 director in the fall, remedial exercises through the winter and a final check-up for improvement in the spring. In June 1940, 437. pupils received the "Six Point Health Award" denoting that they had met the health require- ments in vision, hearing, weight, posture, teeth and throat, and immunization from smallpox and diphtheria. Also for the first time during a ten year program one room succeeded in attaining an award for 16D jo uipiii Kuria immunization. Great credit for this achievement belongs to Miss Bertha Weber of grades one and two in the West Barn- stable School. During the school year of 1939 and 1940 representatives of the Division of Child Hygiene of the Massachusetts De- partment of Public Health cooperated with the teachers in developing a health education curriculum for grades 4, 5, and 6. Unit teaching was carried on in Nutrition by State Nutritionist, Sophie Gordon; in Dental Health by Dr. Flor- ence B. Hopkins, consultant in Dental Hygiene; and in Pre- vention of Infection by Jean V. Latimer, Coordinator of Health Education; all members of the Division of Child Hy- giene. Another oustanding development of the year was the culmination of the five year "Research-Learning Project" conducted by Dr. Lura Oak, also of the Division of Child Hy- giene. The major contribution of the project to this depart- ment has been a new series of vision tests. This group of tests represents an attempt to provide a more complete method for screening out all children requiring an examina- tion by an eye doctor. The tests are so designed that an er- ror, which is bound to occur in testing by non-professional persons will result in a few more children being referred; 297 then will probably receive correction by the doctor. Error in this direction is considered preferable to overlooking cases, which require attention. These tests were given to. all children in the elementary schools during the spring of 1940, by the classroom teacher. In the fall pupils in the six years of high school were tested by the director and then a retest was made.of all children showing•defects. Pupils showing a vision defect in the re- testing were recommended to their own doctor or to the Eye Clinic conducted at the Barnstable High School by.the Dis- trict Nursing Association with Dr. Mahlon.T.- Easton, M.R. . of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary as the examin- ing doctor. To make the program of vision.testing more complete a Telebinocular has been added to the equipment of the de- partment. Due' to vision testing and posture examinations in which, footprints and shadowgraphs were made of 942'pu' pils, the posture correction was delayed for two months and the director was forced to be away from classes. at the high school for'a period of twenty-three days. The availability of the "Clinic for Crippled,Children" is of tremendous value to the corrective program and we are truly grateful to Dr. Paul Norton for his extreme interest in our pupils under his care. This clinic is conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and meets monthly at the Cape Cod Hospital. Intramural Athletics . The enrollment in organized sports' within the high school is steadily increasing. It must be remembered that in- 298 tramural sports as well as varsity athletics are coached by regular class teachers who carry on these activities in addi- tion to a full load of teaching duties. Awards were made for the first time in 1940 to school champions in golf and tennis. The use of Hallett's field was made available for the first time in many years, with the result that sixty-five boys 1__1_ P-__1 h J.l__ _______tl. -__J __gl_11_ �__J_ L___L_ll l_____--_ LVV� '1.IC41L lit' L11G OG VG11L11 C411U Gl�ll Lll a'1 C4U'G VC4DG V611 ica�uca during the spring. Four hundred forty-seven boys and girls participated in intramural athletics. Varsity Athletics While the records of the girls'teams leave nothing to be desired,it may be noticed that the boys'teams are showing a steady improvement. While this improvement is,not rapid it is definite enough to indicate championships in the near fu- ture. ' Varsity teams represented the high school during 1940, in football, baseball, boys' and girls' basketball, track, field hockey and golf. Two hundred eight boys and girls engaged in varsity athletics. Physical Education Demonstration On June 7, 1940, the pupils of grades three to twelve in- clusive, gathered at the High School Field for a mass demon- stration of physical education activities. Pupils from the out- lying villages were transported to and from their schools by bus so that fourteen hundred pupils participated in the dem- onstration. a da A Y all VIER � 3 k' M M NMI MNA xs � e � � 4' t *� �.c 300 Recommendations In my reports for the past several years I have urged that the assignment to physical education classes in the high school be based on the physical ability of the individual, rather than on academic standing as at the.present time. In view of the current conditions it seems unusually important to take every possible means to improve the physical condi- tion of our children. I, therefore; emphatically urge that a system of Physi- cal Fitness Index be instituted in the Barnstable High School for the beginning of school in September, 1941.. This will ne- cessitate an adequate medical examination and a series of strength tests to be given during the spring months to each pupil in grades 9, 10, 11, 12. From the results of these tests an index is calculated, which shows the physical fitness' of the pupil. It is from these records that the assignment to physical education classes is determined, and also the amount and type of activity advisable. The football field has received a certain amount of at- tention during 'the past year and is at the point where the continuance of this work is a necessity.. Report of School Nurse Ruth P. Rigby, R. N. School visits 931 Inspections 6,485 Exclusions 145 Colds and sore throats 61 Skin conditions 33 Other causes 51 301 Home visits 619 Visits in behalf of school children 309 Total 928 First aid treatments 533 Nursery school visits 122 Consultations 567 Teachers 89 Parents 245 Pupils 150 Others 83 To chest clinic, C. C. Hospital and Pocasset 20 Tonsil and Adenoid operations 21 To clinic for crippled children 18 Chadwick clinic chest X-rays 54 Diphtheria immunizations by Dr. Goff 125 To clinic for retarded children 28 Vision defects (Suellen test) 82 Eye examinations by Oculist, at clinic 41 Glasses prescribed and obtained 34 Eye muscle exercises prescribed by Oculist 1 To private Oculist and Optician 10 Summer Found Up— Attendance at pre-school clinic 111. Physical examinations by Dr. Goff (pre-school) 98 Physical examinations by family physician (pre-school) 13 Defects found at time of examination 12 Defects corrected before entering school 4 Defects corrected after entering school 8 To Summer Camp at Pocasset 7 Minor,treatments at Cape Cod Hospital 5 FIealth talks 121. Weighed and checked for nutrition 689 302 Physical examinations by Dr. Goff 1,405 Defects found at time of examination 105 Defects corrected since examination 93 Defects irremedial 5 Notices to parents 648 In regard to clinics 437 Result of inspection 159 Result of physical exams. 30 Other 22 Contagious cases 34 Whooping cough 3 Mumps 4 Scarlet fever 3 Measles 21 Chicken pox 3 Dental clinic report— Children 421 New 347 Return 74 Examinations 855 In class room 528 In chair 327 Cleanings 362 Fillings 522 Temporary 265 Permanent 257 - Extractions 225 Temporary 218 Permanent 7 Total operations 1109 Certificates 639 303 MAINTENANCE We have adopted the policy of keeping the school buildings in as good repair as possible with the money avail- able. It is good economy to keep buildings in complete re- pair. During the past year a large number of important im- provements and repairs were made. It is hoped that during the forthcoming year continued progress can be made in putting our schools in good condition. Repairs and Improvements The following major repairs and improvements were made in the various schools: Barnstable Village School: Four halls, one classroom, basement, two toilets and out- side vestibules painted Two new fireproof basement staircases built and two fireproof doors hung A cesspool, storage closet and catch basin built Banking resurfaced with loam .and 4,000 square feet seeded with lawn grass Two hundred foot retaining shoulder two feet wide built 304 West Barnstable School: Classroom, hall and basement painted Two toilets repaired and painted New flag pole erected and painted A new seventy-five foot well drilled and pump and mo- tor reconditioned Marstons Mills School: Outside vestibule painted 5,000 square feet of lawn graded and seeded Basketball court in rear of building graded and rolled Large section of wooded land cleared Cotuit School: South roof shingled One classroom, two toilets, fence and sashes on east side of building painted One floor sanded and refinished New radiator installed in teachers' room Flush tanks in toilets relined Three new furnace grates installed Sixteen radiator valves replaced. Osterville School: Oil burner installed Tennis court fence erected and .court equipped Four classrooms, teachers' .room, basements and boys' and girls' toilets painted Blackboards;,lower;ed in one room Corner of foundation repaired and floor joists replaced 305 Centerville School: Basement and two toilets painted Hyannis 'Training 'School: New tar and gravel roof on front section Outdoor drinking fountains installed New metal ceiling in one classroom Blackboards replaced in one room and resurfaced in another New storage room for supplies built Exterior of front section of building painted Sink installed in boys' toilet Cement steps outside of vestibules extended Four classrooms, basements, and toilets repaired and painted Three classroomJ'floors sanded and refinished South Street School: Three rooms, toilets, hall and front entrance painted Barnstable High School: Eighteen classrooms, principal's office, girls' and boys' locker rooms, kitchen, janitors' room, two corridors and passageway to annex painted Classroom on first floor remodeled to make a guidance room and a rest room Teachers' room and girls' toilet in basement remodel- ed to make new offices for school nurse and director of health and physical education Eight classrooms, guidance room, teachers' room and rest room floors sanded and refinished Exterior walls of auditorium wing caulked and painted 306 Rear walls of wing of main building adjacent to Iyan- ough Annex sandblasted, caulked and waterproofed. Front entrance landscaped Four hundred cubic yards of loam added to football field Football field graded and temporarily seeded Circle and roadway at front of building regraded and resurfaced Hardened area at rear of building doubled Catch basin constructed Two hundred feet of tile drain laid Fill in rear of building graded In addition to the above items, the usual maintenance work such as making bulletin boards, refinishing desk tops, repairing furniture, doors, locks and windows, varnishing and waxing floors, building closets, bookcases and tables, repairing electrical, plumbing and heating units and numer- ous other items have received attention. Replacements and New Equipment The following special items were purchased during the year: Sixty-two Universal desks, twenty-four chairs for Do- mestic Science Room, ninety-four window shades, nine Venetian blinds, one Hotpoint refrigerator, one Speedliner sander, one electric dish washer, two steel bookcases, ten agricultural desks, one four-drawer steel file, one Standard duplicator, one Modern floor scrubber and polisher, two radios, one victrola, one ventilating fan, twelve kindergar- ten chairs, one Delta Scroll saw unit, one grinder, one new typewriter purchased and sixteen exchanged. 307 Conclusion �. I wish in conclusion to express my sincere thanks to the pupils, townspeople, civic organizations, teachers and other employees of the school system for the fine coopera- tion and assistance extended to me during the year. I very much appreciate your friendly help and intelligent guid- ance. Please accept my sincere thanks. Respectfully submitted, MELVIN C. KNIGHT t 308 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1940 Receipts Appropriation, March 1940 $210,000.00 Dog Tax 1,482.96 Cobb Fund 334.50 Smith-Hughes Fund 527.42 $212,344.88 Expenditures General Control: Superintendent, Secretary, Attend- ance Officeriand Expenses of'Office 7,388.62 Instruction: 'Salaries of Principals, Teachers, Su- pervisors, Clerks and Expenses of Supervisors 118,401.96 Textbooks 2,889.93 Supplies 6,853.55 Operation of School Plant: Janitor Service,-Janitor Supplies, Fuel, Water, Electricity, Tele- phone and Cartage 24,519.30 Maintenance of School Plant: Repairs, replacement and upkeep 19,637.12 309 Auxiliary Agencies: Health 2,252.73 Transportation 27,220.00 Outlay: New equipment and grounds 2,101.39 Other Expenses: Graduation, Insurance, College Entrance Examinations, Laun- dry, Miscellaneous 938.99 Evening School 103.00 212,306,59 Unexpended Balance $38.29 i School Department Reimbursements Tuition—City and State Wards $1,298.56 General School Fund Part I 12,649.00 Vocational Household Arts 1,717.21 Vocational Agriculture 1,859.01 Vocational Boat Building 648.58 New Bedford Vocational School 6.00 Dog Tag 1,482.96 Cobb Fund 334.50 Smith-Hughes Fund 527.42 General Receipts 214.65 Unexpended Balance 38.29 r. $20,776.18 310 Financial Summary Appropriation, March 1940 $210,000.00 Dog Tag 1,482.96 Cobb Fund 334.50 Smith-Hughes Fund 527.42 $212,344.88 Reimbursements to town on account of schools 20,776.18 Net cost for support of schools from local taxation 1940 $191,568.70 311 Q BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA CASH REPORT For the year ending June 30, 1940 Receipts Balance, September 1, 1940 $143:92 Receipts from Sales: September $520.73 October 810.93 November 786.71 December 517.84 January 837.54 February 567.88 March 692.99 April 591.72 May 810.24 A June 744.45 6,881.03 Total Receipts $7,024.95 Payments Purchases: September 618.61 October 618.47 November 556.35 December 405.55 January 688.85 February, 473.85 March 519.96 312 April 462.77 May 637.19 June 514.46 , 5,496.06- Operating Expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses 25.67 Salaries 500.00 Wages 996.80 1,522.47 Total ,Payments 7,018.53 CASH ON HAND, June 30, 1940 $6.42 *Classification of Purchases For the year ending June 30, 1940 Bread and Rolls $268.75 Candy 1,139.40 Canned Goods 163.59 Cones 74.72 Cookies 245.92 Fruit and Vegetables 105.36 Fish 99.01 Ice Cream 1,449.05 Meat 357.51 Milk 1,082.17 Potato Chips 110.95 Provisions 429.12 $5,525.55 Less Discounts 29.49 Total Net Purchases $5,496.06 a 313 Balance Sheet as of June 30, 1940 Assets Assets: Cash $6.42 Merchandise Inventory 35.52 Total Assets $41.94 Liabilities Liabilities; r None Present Capital $41.94 314 B. 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ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION School Year Ending September 13th, 1940 Class Balances: Class Funds 1940 $162.55 Class Funds 1941 43.72 206.27 Cash on hand as per previous report (Sept. 21, 1939) 174.23 Surplus Deficit (32.04) Income: Sale All Sports Tickets 511.55 Gate Receipts: Football 1,108.34 Basketball 198.11 Baseball .00 Girls' Hockey 6.95 1,313.40 Field Concessions 25.00 Total Athletic Expense 1,849.95 Expense: Football 759.68 Basketball 215.10 Baseball 122.60 Track 33.15 Girls' Hockey 73.52 Girls' Basketball 116.38 Golf _ 12.00 Printing and Posters 42.75 r 315 Insurance 42.00 Telephone 25.50 Badges (2 year supply) 33.95 Total Athletic Expense 1,476.53 Net Operating Expense 373.32 New Bleachers 185.25 Net Athletic Balance 188.67 Clipper Income - 237.02 Expense 367.80 (130.78) Music Fund Income 133.34 Expense 112.17 21.17 Student Council r Income 53.98 Expense 63.00 (9.02) Wilson Pictures Income 168.90 , Expense. 15.0.79 � 18.11 316 Tennis Courts Income 123.24 Expense 135.00 (11.76) Public Speaking, Dramatics & Debate. Income (Dramatics) 41.14 Expense 71.32 (30.18) Educational Activities Income 19.76 Expense 46.29 (26.45) Other Income Barnstable Fair 24.80 Miscellaneous Items 12.70 37.50 Other Expense Office Equipment 28.15 Miscellaneous Items 45.56 73.71 (36.21) Class Funds ti Income 2,110.24 Disbursements 1,925.82 184.42 +► 317 i Total Surplus Balances 227.35 Total Deficit Balances 244.40 Net Operation Loss 1939-1940 (17.05) Total Deficit (1938-39 (1939-40) (49.09) Class Funds to.Surplus Account 111.48 Balance Surplus Account 62.39 Funds due Class 1941 174.56 Funds due Class 1942 104.65 279.21 Cash Balance on gland September 13, 1940 $341.60 U Y 318 - l BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES OF CLASS OF 1940 Lyyli J. Ahonen Charles Mitchell Daniel Frederick Aittaniemi Henry Eugene Davies, 3rd Robert A. Anderson Allen Dixon Sidney A. Archer Elinor F. Doane Russell Konstantinos Atsalis Norma Dodge Leonard Douglas Bacon Esther J. Doran Beverly Bain Robert 0. Dottridge Helen Stanton Baker Abraham Dranetz Joseph Souza Barboza Harold Drew Alvah T. Bearse Manuel F. Duarte Melva R. Bearse Phyllis Evans Robert Parker Bearse Harvey John Field, Jr. Yvonne He Beaumont Harriet A. Finkelstein Leonard John Bell Marjorie A. Gardner Ruth Virginia Bismore Madeleine George Ruth T. Blackburn Carleton Earle Hall Mary Catherine Bowman Viola M. Hallett Lawrence B. Brooks Charles E. Hamblin Alvan L. Burlingame Seth Robert Hamblin Arlyn B. Bussiere Richard F. Hansen Mary E. Bystrom Richard Brooks Haskins Donald Stuart Campbell Doris L. Hinckley Ralph E. Chase John Hinckley Jeanne B. Childs Richard Baxter Hinckley Leo A. Childs, Jr. Manning Hodges Hazel Marguerite Clarke John Randall Huggard, Jr. Elsie Elizabeth Cotell Lillian Alice Jackson Zelda Crocker Harriet J. Jones Theodore Wilhelm Crosby Lena Frances Jones �' 319 Virginia Jones Adele'Dorothy. Pond Francis J. Joyce, Jr. Shirley Elaine Powell Ellen Kahelin George Archie Raymond, Jr. Pansy Kalas Paul Frederick Robbins Robert David Klimm Manuel Robello Sydney Tucker Knott, Jr. Victor Robello Francis Alfred Lahteine Elvi Katherine Ruska Marjorie Landers Clayton Ryder Barbara Mae Leavens Richard Haskins Ryder Joseph M. Lus Henry Salo, Jr. Joseph C. MacEacheron Priscilla Morrison Shaw Nelson Morton Malchman Jeannette Eldridge Shepherd Pauline F. Marney Leslie F. Siira Ethel Mary McIntyre Roger I. Snow Marie Elizabeth Monroe Bette Souza Lucille Evelyn Murphy James Souza Sadie F. Nickerson James R. Souza Jean C. O'Neil Marion Audrey Stackhouse Dion Sadie Panesis Richard C. Sturges Joseph C. Pattison Hazel Eleanor Syriala Cathryn Elizabeth Peavey Lydia Lois Thomas Robert Winthrop Person Robert T.Walsh Phyllis Winifred Pierce Julia Williamson Genevieve Mary Pike CLASS OFFICERS Joseph Pattison, President Sydney Knott, Jr., Vice-President Harriett Jones, Secretary Jeanne Childs, Treasurer i 320 Graduation Awards June 19, 1940 Alumni Prizes in English First Mitchell Daniel Second (Tie) Barbara Leavens Priscilla Shaw Otis Language Prize in French Yvonne Beaumont Leslie S. Johnstone Business Course Prize Barbara Leavens D.A.R. Citizenship Award Priscilla Shaw Louis M. Boody Award in Mathematics Mitchell Daniel Washington and Franklin Medal in United States History Mitchell Daniel Rensselaer Alumni Association Medal Mitchell Daniel Becker College Award Francis Lahteine Award in Dramatics James P. Souza Rotary Scholarship and Citizenship Award Henry E. Davies, 3rd Satilla Hallett Smith Scholarship Francis Lahteine American Legion Scholarship Marjorie Landers 321 ROLL OF HONOR FOR PERFECT ATTENDANCE 1939-1940 Barnstable Village School: Centerville School: Buckler, Jeanette Boyne, John Hallet, Oliver J. Card, Glenn Jones, John C. Daluz, Paul Dixon, Russell West Barnstable School: Elliott, Marie Ahonen, Vaino Fish, Marilyn Davidson, William Fish, William Davis, Louis Goffin, Geraldine Nickulas, William Kahelin, Helen Rose, Genevieve Kahelin, Robert Stove, Albert Marston, Alice Mikkonen, Allen Marstons Mills School: Pollock,Barbara Cobb.Clifton Renzi, Julio Pina, Annie Walsh, Donald Walsh, Martha Cotuit School: Wannie, Walter Anderson, Robert Bearse, Lawrence Hyannis Training School: Fish, David Amado; Mary Frazier, Gloria Bearse, Constance Marlow, Ruth Cobb,Janet DeGrace, Gertrude Osterville School: Fellows, Thomas Bumpus, Charles Fisk, Maureen Merrill, Charlotte Frazier, Clyde Nickerson,Ruth Gardner, Charles Palumbo, Althea Gardner, Charlotte Palumbo, Louis Harris, Patricia 322 Hyannis Training Anderson, Maye N. School Continued Arfanis, Catherine Kittila, William Ashley, Lucy D. Lima, Harold Barboza, Norman F. Lus, Doris Barry, James J. Madden, Jacqueline Bearse, Elwood Martin, John Bearse, Robert P. Paine,Richard Brooks, Lawrence B. Pocius, Nancy Carr, Robert Rosary, John -Chase, Arthur W. Rosary, Lucille Childs, Leo A. Rose, Mary Childs, Winslow Seaman, Frank Clarke, Barbara Sentio, Margaret Clarke, Hazel M. Slavin, Gerald Coffin, Geraldine Terpos,Harry Cotell, Elsie E. Washington, Arnold Cox, Audrey Crocker, Doris Iyanough School: 'DeGrace, Arnold Barros, Laurence DeGrace, Evelyn Ferguson, Camille Dunham, Gordon Pocius, August Dunham, Virginia Senteio, Lillian Evans, Faith Sturges, Nancy Fermiuo, Olga Fortes, Henry South Street School: Frazier, Dorothy Lopes, Antone Gifford, Phyllis Goffin, Vernon Barnstable High School: Groop, Peter Ahonen, Ellen Groop, Quinneth Ahonen, Lyyli J. Gulaehenski, Joseph Aikens, Gloria J. Hallett, Corinne Aittaniemi, Frederick E. Hinckley, Curtis Aittaniemi, Inez Hinckley, John Allen, Audrey Hinckley, Marjorie 323 Barnstable High School Perry, Alteniza Continued Phinney, Helen Pollock, Patricia Hodges, Manning Robello, Margaret Ivery, Richard Rocha, Runnels Jacobs, Edwin Roderick, Thomas Johnson, John Rood, Grenith Kahelin,Ellen Ryder, Jean Klimm, Elenore Schofield, Elaine Lahteine, Francis Sherburne, Thelma Lahteine, Robert Silva, Kenneth Landers, Louise Soucy, Raymond Lewis, Wesley Souza, Edmund Lightford, Florence Souza, Natalie Lopes, Joanna J Staffen; Eugenia MacIsaac, Lillian St. Coeur, Peter Maki, Howard Syriala, Hazel Maki, Marion Syriala, Mildred Marney, Pearl Tacy, Mary Marston, Howard Thacher, Ann Martin, Marion Vincent, Robert Palmunen, Walter Wittenmeyer, Priscilla Pells, Glenna E. Williams, Earl C. Maxwell, Joseph E. Milne, Chalmers 1938-1939 Murray, Richard Osterville School: Nickerson, Arnold Palumbo, Althea INDEX TownOfficers ............................................................................................................... 3 Assessors' Report ................................................................................................... 6 Treasurer's Report ...............................................:................................................ 10 EstimatedReceipts .......................................................................................... 18 Appropriation Accounts ........................................................................... 24 Charities and Soldiers' Benefits ......................................................... 36 Summary of Cash Account ..................................................................... 48 Non-Revenue Accounts .............................................................................. 53 TrustFunds ............................................................................................................ 54 Town of Barnstable Balance Sheet ................................................ 55 List of Burial Funds Held in Trust ............................................. 59 Reportof the Audit ............................................................................................. 64 TownClerk's Report .......................................................................................... 69 AnnualTown Meeting ................................................................................. 69 SubsequentMeeting ....................................................................................... 72 SpecialTown Meeting ................................................................................. 98 Births .............................................................................................................................. 102 Marriages .................................................................................................................. 128 Deaths ........................................................................................................................... 140 BroughtHere for Burial ........................................................................... 151 JuryList, 1941 ................................................................................................... 153 Report of Highway Surveyor ..................................................................... 156 Road Committee Report .................................................................................... 162 Report of Police Department ..................................................................... 165 Report of Inspector of Buildings ......................................................... 172 Report of the Inspector-of Wires ...................................................... 173 Report of the Tree Warden ........................................................................... 174 Report of the Moth Department ............................................................ 176 Report of Forest Fire Warden .................................................................. 178 Town Forest Committee ......................_-,....................................................... 180 r Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures .............................. 182 Boardof Health Report ................................................................................. 184 Barnstable County Health Department .......................................... 189 _Report.of Inspector of Animals ............................................................... 191 `�— -Rep rot of Shellfish Constable ..................................................................... 192 Second Report of Park Committee .................................................... 200 PlanningBoard Report .................................................................................... 202 Report of the Town Counsel .............................................. ............... 206 Report of the Board of Public Welfare .......................................... 213 Report of Sewerage Commissioners .................................................. 224 Report of Community Centers ............................................................... 226 Report of the Park Commission I ......................................................... 228 Report of Committee to Consider Engineering Dept. ...... 230 Committee to Study Pensions .................................................................. 232 Fish and Game Committee ........................................................................... 237 Town of Barnstable Selectmen's Report .............:......................... 239 Report of the School Department ...................................................... 243 Report of the School Committee ......................_.............................. 245 Teachers for School Year 1940-1941 ............................................. 249 Report of Superintendent of Schools ....................................... 253 Enrollmentby Schools ................................................................................. 254 Total Enrollment—Age-Grade Chart .......................................... 255 Extracts from the Reports of Elementary School Principals ............................................................................................................ 264 Report of High School Principal ...................................................... 282 Report of Department of Health and.Physical Education ............................................................................................................ 295 Report of School Nurse ................................................................._........... 300 Financial Statements ...........................................................:........................ 308 Graduatesof 1940 ........................................................................................:..» 318 GraduationAwards ....................................................................................... 320 Honor Roll of Perfect Attendance ................................................ 321 1 1'