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Home My Public Portal About1951 Town Report M eanraxutznrrrwsxu"izFrr.'I.ra rirura iv rrr:'::ar rrmi7rr:'r"s ririr :r r r m �" ., A,,:-r iiirwibrxv:xr rrrrrrrrctr sisxtx»reasrt'rc'aw ..... .... _.,�..,.��... ._�._..� ......�........_... .. ....._ ...._.. ...�.......' �da�as�vz:vrrra�crcrrMar.sAZM, ANNUAL. REPORT' OF TIAE T010/ 1114 OFFICERS I C a �a lliq S u s DECIMBER r i ��tl liar 114 l�klr mlmlrY,ww�rlltti S,ICI.-,Y Yf�ll�lat7"�71 III 1f 1..AYY'PI LS rL II I 1 P r.�fll]SYIi Yr`1"'f fuMrl ISIL'JA.r"I'CIKlY1af111`b4Y7L SYrllllyiln�nw }'�, A ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF ORLEANS o - �° For the Year Ending December 31, 1951 Printed by KENDALL PRINTING CO. FALMOUTH, MASS. 3 Town Officers Moderator Kenrick A. Sparrow Term Expires February, 1952 Selectmen and Assessors LeRoy A. Nickerson, Chairman Term Expires February, 1954 Arthur R. Finlay Term Expires February, 1952 Frederick J. Colby, Clerk Term Expires February, 1953 Board of Health LeRoy A. Nickerson Term Expires February, 1954 Arthur R. Finlay Term Expires February, 1952 Frederick J. Colby, Chairman Term Expires February, 1953 Board of Public Welfare LeRoy A. Nickerson Term Expires February, 1954 Arthur R. Finlay, Chairman Term Expires February, 1952 Frederick J. Colby Term Expires February, 1953 School Committee Carlton W. Smith, Chairman Term Expires February, 1952 R. Frederick Raddin Term Expires February, 1953 Arthur W. Ross, Secretary Term Expires February, 1954 Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes Francis I. Rogers Term Expires February, 1954 4 Trustees Snow Library Harry H. Snow Term Expires February, 1952 Florence H. Smith Term Expires February, 1953 Ora W. P. Cole Term Expires February, 1954 Constables Robley E. Fulcher Term Expires February, 1952 Henry A. Perry Term Expires February, 1952 Surveyor of Highways Norman C. Hopkins Term Expires February, 1952 Tree Warden Emile A. 011ivier Term Expires February, 1954 Park Commissioners Arthur J. Young Term Expires February, 1952 Robert E. Chandler Term Expires February, 1953 Robert E. Chandler Resigned December 17, 1951. Kendall R. Higgins Term Expires February, 1954 Planning Board Francis P. Burling, Clerk Term Expires February, 1952 Willis S. Gould Term Expires February, 1953 Raymond E. Newton Term Expires February, 1954 Alton L. Smith Term Expires February, 1955 *Frederic C. Berger Term Expires February, 1952 (Appointed May 27, 1951 to fill unexpired term) *Arthur L. Sparrow Deceased April 6, 1951 APPOINTED OFFICERS Registrars of Voters Ralph T. Rogers, Chairman Term, Expires February, 1952 Adelbert A. Childs Term Expires February, 1953 Eugene T. Davis Term Expires February, 1954 General Office Clerk Jeanne F. Gould Resigned June 1, 1951 Adele V. Brown Term Expires February, 1952 5 Sealer of Weights and Measures Weigher of Beef, Grain, and Hay Measurer of Wood and Bark Charles F. Moore Term Expires February, 1952 I Field Drivers and Pound Keepers Charles O. Freeman Term Expires February, 1952 Elmer S. Taylor Term Expires February, 1952 Fence Viewers H. Bruce Mitchell Term Expires February, 1952 Elmer L. Taylor Term Expires February, 1952 Theodore A. Young Term Expires February, 1952 Health Officers Dr. Fred L. Moore Term Expires. February, 1952 Physician to Boards of Public Welfare and Health Dr. Henry A. White Term Expires February, 1952 Sanitary Inspector and Collector of Milk Samples George F. Crocker, Marstons Mills Term Expires Feb., 1952 Ernest C. Eldredge, Jr. Term Expires February, 1952 Burial Agent Herbert D. Nickerson Term Expires February, 1952 Inspector of Wires Charles O. Thompson Term Expires February, 1952 Janitor of Town Hall William Blaisdell Term Expires February, 1952 Accounting Officer Franklin S. Murray Term Expires February, 1953 6 Superintendent of Moth Work Emile A. 011ivier Term Expires February, 1952 Caretaker of "Perpetual Care" Lots Harold L. Arnold Term Expires March, 1952 Inspector of Slaughtering and Inspection of Animals LeRoy F. Richardson Term Expires March, 1952 Forest Warden Henry A. Perry Term Expires February, 1952 Fire Engineers George D. Knowles Term Expires April 1, 1952 E. Carlton Long Term Expires April 1, 1952 Henry W. Hurley Term Expires April 1, 1952 Lawrence Ellis Term Expires April 1, 1952 Lloyd R. Ellis Term Expires April 1, 1952 Irving A. Higgins Term Expires April 1, 1952 Nathan H. Ellis Term Expires April 1, 1952 Dog Officer Joseph W. Higgins Term Expires February, 1952 Harbor Master and Wharfinger Elmer R. Darling Term Expires February, 1952 Shellfish Constable Elmer R. Darling Term Expires February, 1952 Police Ray B. Anstess, Chief Resigned -March 9, 1951 Joseph W. Higgins, Chief Term Expires February,1952 Robert I. Young, Patrolman Resigned July 1, 1951 Chester A. Landers, Patrolman Appointed October 15, 1951 Term Expires February, 1952 7 Special Police Maurice D. Bessom F. Cliff Pearce. William Estlin Henry A. Perry Edward C. Blake Charles E. Connors Paul W. Cheney Ellis B. Quinn George D. Knowles Robert Currie, Sr. John N. Lowell Thomas S. Christenson. Robert W. Williams Town Hall— William Blaisdell High School- Carlton G. Knowles Orleans Beach— Ira O. Denman Cemetery— Harold L. Arnold Park Commission— Arthur J. Young Kendall R. Higgins Robert E. Chandler American Legion— Edward A. Bessom Charles Roy Gardner E. Munsey Everett I. Young Louis F. Gill George Doane George S. Sherman. Theatre— Charles S. Wilcox, Manuel Santos Town Dump Leslie W. Chase Veterans' Agent Ralph A. Chase Term Expires February, 1952 Weighers of Coal, Grain and Hay Lester G. Horton Frank Gallant Henry W. Hurley Harry H. Snow James E. Nickerson Edward O. Walker Warren O. Daniels James Wilson Herbert H. Burr James P. Knowles Francis Gallant Floyd Atwood Elmer G. Chandler Robley Fulcher, Jr. 8 Caretaker of Herring Brook Edward H. Higgins Term Expires February, 1952 Caretaker of Town Dump Leslie W. Chase Term Expires February, 1952 Deputy Tax Collector Henry A. Perry Term Expires February, 1952 Town Nurse Marion I. Chace, R.N, Term Expires February, 1952 Welfare Worker Eleanor S. Blake Term Expires February, 1952 Civil Defense Director Robert W. Williams Joseph W. Higgins, Ass't. Auxiliary Police Russell G. McPhee George A. Bissonnette Reginald Higgins Robley Fulcher, Jr. David H. Bessom Robley E. Fulcher Russell A. Young Philip A. Deschamps William Blaisdell Bertram W. Clapp William J. Felt Clarence E. Fulcher Elmer R. Darling Richard H. Adams George F. Livingston Finance Committee Hugo B. Seikel Term Expires February, 1952 John D. Anthony Term Expires February, 1952 Roger F. Smith Term Expires February, 1952 Charles F. Richardson Term Expires February, 1953 Reginald H. Sprague Term Expires February, 1953 Reuben S. B. Hopkins, Sec. Term Expires February, 1953 Harry F. Childs Term Expires February, 1954 Mary C. Smith Term Expires February, 1954 Alice L. Melcher Term Expires February, 1954 i i 9 Building Inspector H. Bruce Mitchell Term Expires February, 1952 Appeal Board Warren E. Clark Term Expires February, 1952 Albert T. Nelson Term Expires February, 1953 Paul P. Henson, Jr. Term Expires February, 1954 Raymond E. Newton, Associate Term Expires February, 1954 10 Selectmen's Report To the Citizens of Orleans: The Board of Selectmen organized on February 20, 1951, with LeRoy A. Nickerson, Chairman, Board of Selectmen; Arthur R. Finlay, Chairman, Board of Public Welfare; Fred- erick J. Colby, Chairman, Board of Health; the year has been very active and your board has endeavored to carry out all the work authorized by the 1951 Annual, Town Meeting. . The usual routine of meetings, hearings and issuing of all licenses pertaining to the Town have been attended to, and all matters of importance carried out. We are very glad of the splendid financial condition of the Town, as borne out by the reports of the State Audit found in this Annual Report in later pages. A new department of the Town has been put into effect the past year when we adopted the Build- ing Code By-Law, appointed Mr. H. Bruce Mitchell, Building Inspector, who is doing a fine job. We recommend the purchase or taking of property along Main Street from Route No. 6 to junction of Academy Place and Main Street, as proposed by the Planning Board, before the properties are built up any more and make the project more costly. Under the appropriation for Chapter 90, road work where the Town, County and State contribute, we plan to work on Tonset Road; there will be land taking and costs outside of actual construction, how much, we can not say at this time. i 11 We recommend that the matter of continuing the Asses- sors' Map of the Town be carried on to completion. Reports of the 1950 Census indicates the Town of Orleans has gained more population in the last 5 years than it did in previous 15 years, 1759 for 1950. The growth in population increase of dwellings,reflects the me g , also increase of school costs and facilities, more police, more improved roads and parking areas. Both the President of the United States and the Governor of the Commonwealth have declared that a state of ewer gency exists and the Governor has ordered each town and city to set up an organization for Civil Defense. Your board have carried out these mandates, and elected Mr. Robert W. Williams, Town Director; see his report in other part of book. We wish to thank all Department heads and employees for their co-operation, and a year's work well done. Respectfully submitted, i LeROY A. NICKERSON, Chm. ARTHUR R. FINLAY FREDERICK J. COLBY Selectmen of Orleans I I i 12 Salaries Paid in 1951 LeRoy A. Nickerson, Selectman, etc. $2,204.00 Arthur R. Finlay, Selectman, etc. 2,174.00 Frederick J. Colby, Selectman, etc.. 2,114.00 Abbie F. Mitchell, T. C. Treas. & Collector 343.92 Francis I. Rogers, T.C. Treas. & Collector 1,923.58 Franklin S. Murray, Accountant 1,510.00 Eleanor S. Blake, Welfare Worker 1,155.00 Virginia L. Wiley, Clerical 9.00 Jean F. Gould, Clerical 650.00 Adele V. Brown, Clerical 1,111.92 Elmer R. Darling, Shellfish & Harbormaster 2,219.00 Ruth L. Barnard, Library 600.00 Marion I. Chace, Nurse 2,600.00 Leslie W. Chase, Dump 1,506.30 George D. Knowles, Fire Chief 1,600.00 Alzero F. Brown, Fire 441.00 Ralph A. Chase, Veteran's Agent 320.00 Ray B. Anstess, Police Chief 645.00 Joseph W. Higgins, Police Chief 2,190.00. Robert I. Young, Police 614.00 Robley E. Fulcher, Police 766.00 Robley E. Fulcher, Jr., Police 307.80 George A. Bissonnette, Police 259.00 William F. Blaisdell, Police & T. Hall Janitor 1,369.00 Bertram W. Clapp, Police 135.00 Philip A. Deschamps, Police 262.00 Clarence E. Fulcher, Police 734.00 Chester A. Landers, Police 542.50 Russell G. McPhee, Police 119.00 13 Norman C. Hopkins, Surveyor of Highways 2,158.75 Emile A. 011ivier,Tree Warden 1,101.00 Arthur J. Young, Park 1,064.50 Robert E. Chandler, Park 12.00 Kendall R. Higgins, Park 1,079.50 LeRoy F. Richardson, Inspector of Animals 99.91 Henry A. Perry, Fire Warden 405.25 Charles F. Moore, Sealer of Weights & Measures 200.00 Charles O. Thompson, Wire Inspector 198.00 Carlton W. Smith, School Committee 66.67 Arthur W. Ross, School Committee 66.66 R. Frederick Raddin, School Committee 66.66 Herbert E. Hoyt, School Superintendent 12260.00 Ruth H. Moody, School Clerk 460.00 Arthur W. Reynolds, Teacher 4,233.33 S. Stewart Brooks, Teacher 3,400.00 n Stanley M. Boynton, Teacher 2,633.32 MoncriefT M. Cochran, Jr., Teacher 2,688.05 Bernard C. Collins, Jr., Teacher 3,033.33 Geraldine M. Crowell, Teacher 1,236.72 Ruth B.Denman, Teacher 1,319.33 Elwyn N. Davis, Teacher 2,933.32 Dorothy P. Eldredge, Teacher 2,979.32 G. Beryl Eldredge, Teacher 3,333.33 Anna M. Gott, Teacher 2,718.30 Ellen Gott, Teacher 362.21 Frederick A. Gricius, Teacher 200.00 Mary.H. Johnston, Teacher 22619.99 Bertha E. Keefe, Teacher 3,099.99 Richard G. LaPorte, Jr., Teacher 224.00 David O. Lynch, Teacher 1,237.51 Beatrice MacGregor, Teacher 2,562.25 Cora M.Mayo,Teacher 3,264.67 14 Elizabeth C. Mulholland, Teacher 3,332.33 Catherine A. O'Toole, Teacher 613.33 Harrold S. Shipps, Jr., Teacher 2,833.32 Catherine M. Skinner, Teacher 3,066.64 Kathleen P. Sweet, Teacher 2,933.32 Webster W. Tileston, Teacher 666.64 Burl W. Brokshire, School Janitor 1,900.00 Carlton G. Knowles, School Janitor 2,554.17 William J. Felt, School Janitor 512.97 Harold N. Simmons, School Janitor 572.71 Doris A. Pond, School Nurse 800.00 Avis L. Blaisdell, Cafeteria 787.50 Mildred Connors, Cafeteria 787.50 Edith Daniels, Cafeteria 750.00 Berthana Richardson, Cafeteria 1,325.00 i 15 Selectmen's and Departmental Recommendations for 1952 Selectmen's Salaries (Each member $1,500.00) $4,500.00 Selectmen's Expense 250.00 Selectmen's Supplies 150.00 Town Accountant's Salary 1,800.00 Town Accountant's Expenses 400.00 Treasurer's Salary 690.00 Collector's Salary 1,050.00 Town Clerk's Salary 360.00 Town Clerk,Treasurer and Collector's Expenses 870.00 Clerical Expenses 2„100.00 Legal Expenses 250.00 Assessors' Pay and Expenses 2,500.00 Constables' Salaries 100.00 Election and Registration 800.00 Care of Town Hall and Grounds 2,000.00 Town Hall Repairs 1,000.00 Police: Chief's Salary $3,650.00, Dept. 8,875.00 12,525.00 Fire Department: Salary, Fire Chief 1,600.00 Expense 4,600.00 6,200.00 Wire Inspector 250.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures: Salary 200.00 Expense 50.00 250.00 Moth (by Superintendent) 2,000.00 Dutch Elm 1,200.00 3,200.00 Tree Warden (by Tree Warden) 1,000.00 Moderator 25.00 i i I 16 Forest Warden: Salary 100.00 Expense 300.00 400.00 Health (including Town Nurse,Dental and Pre-school and Babies Clinic) Salary, Town Nurse 2,860.00 Expense 1,040.00 3,900.00 Inspector of Animals 100.00 Assessors' Map 1,000.00 Inspector of Slaughtering 25.00 Care of Town Dump 1,700.00 Highway Repairs (by Surveyor) 10,000.00 Roadside Brush Cutting (by Surveyor) 1,000.00 Snow Removal (by Surveyor) 2,500.00 Repair to Guard-Rail Fences (by Surveyor) 500.00 Repair to Road Machinery and Buildings (by Surveyor) 1,000.00 Street Light (4,923.20) Wharves and Buoys (by Harbormaster) 600.00 Harbormaster and Warfinger, Salary 100.00 Public Welfare and Support of Poor 4,000.00 Old Age Assistance 30,000.00 Old Age Assistance Administration 800.00 Aid to Dependent Children 7,500.00 Disability Assistance, Chap. 741, Act 1951 5,000.00 School Committee, Salary Chairman 66.67 Clerk 66.67 Other member 66.66 200.00 Schools (by Committee) 99,375.00 Vocational Educational Tuition (by Committee) 1,500.00 Athletics 500.00 Snow Library (by Trustees) 1,500.00 Parks and Playgrounds (by Commission) 3,920.00 Cemeteries and Tombs (by Commission) 320.00 - Soldiers' Monument and Graves (by Commission) 185.00 Insurance and Bonds 1,400.00 Town Reports 765.00 i 17 Court Orders 50.00 Miscellaneous 500.00 Planning Board 100.00 Herring Brook 30.00 Interest Town Notes 900.00 Shellfish Constables Salary 2,100.00 Expense 300.00 2,400.00 Protection and Propagation of Shellfish (by Constable) 1,000.00 Traffic Signs and Markings 425.00 Veterans' Benefits 3,500.00 Town Notes Junior-Senior High School 5,500.00 Fire Station 1,000.00 Memorial and Armistice Day Exercises 200.00 Anti-Rabies Treatment 50.00 Tax Title Expense 100.00 Ambulance Hire 14500.00 Finance Committee 25.00 Building Inspection Expense 1,500.00 Civilian Defense Expense 1,200.00 $246,963.20 I i 18 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING WARRANT The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Orleans, 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 af- fairs, to meet at the High School Auditorium in said Orleans on Monday the eighteenth (18th) day of February next, at six thirty o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles:—and to meet at ten (10) o'clock in the forenoon on Tuesday the Nineteenth (19th) day of Feb- ruary next, to elect all necessary Town Officers. POLLS TO BE OPEN.AT TEN O'CLOCK A. M. AND MAY CLOSE AT SIX THIRTY O'CLOCK P. M. Article 1. To act upon the Annual Report (including Recommendations) of the Selectmen and other Town Officers or Committees and raise and appropriate money for the same. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1952 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. i 19 Article 3. To see what sum if any, the Town will vote to take from the surplus in the Treasury to apply towards taxes in 1952. Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate whatever money is received from the dog tax of the previous year for the use of the Snow Library, to be available by the Trustees for the purchase of books or any other. lawful expense of the Library. Article 5. To see if the Town will elect a Town director for the Cape Cod Extension Service, as provided in the Mass. General Laws, Chapter 128. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the Hospital for care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Section 74 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town fourteen (14) days at least before the sale, or at private sale, property taken by the Town under tax title procedure provided that the Selectmen or whomso- ever they authorize to hold such sale may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto. Article S. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account, the sum of .Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000.00) under Chapter 40, General Laws, to the Reserve Fund. Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90, Highway Con- struction, or take any action relative thereto. i I 20 Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to give the use of the Town Hall free of charge to Religeous, Charitable, Civic and Fraternal Organ- izations of the Town, where no admission charge is made by such organization's use. Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to pay 1951 bills under provisions of Chapter 179, Acts of 1941. Article 12. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Health to construct a Sewerage Disposal System at the Orleans Town Dump for the disposal of sewage from cess- pools, septic tanks, etc., and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500.00) Dollars to cover the cost. Article 13. To see if the Town will accept the doings and report of the Selectmen to be filed with the Town Clerk on or before February 1, 1952 relative to widening and straightening of Main Street, a Town Way, from Route 6 to junction of Academy Place and Main Street. To see if the Town will accept the layout of Main Street in Orleans, as recommended in said report of the Selectmen and will authorize the said Selectmen on behalf of the Town to accept as a gift, to acquire by purchase, or to take by emi- nent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws, for the municipal purpose of a Town Way, in fee simple, the land described in said report, subject to all public rights. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the Town Clerk, Two Hundred Forty ($240.00) Dol- lars, the salary of the Treasurer, Two Hundred Ten Dollars ($210.00), and the salary of the Tax Collector, Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00), and to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00) for the same. Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the Moderator, Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), and to raise and appropriate said amount. 21 Article 16 To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 781 of 1951 and also the provisions of Chapter 783 and 820 of 1950, General Laws of the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, relative to Retirement System. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell to Charles F. Moore and Ira O. Denman, that piece of land in Tonset, known as the Old Schoolhouse Lot, the same containing about one-quarter of an acre; bounded on the North, Northeast, South and West by land of said Charles F. Moore and on the Northwest by land of said Ira O. Denman. By Request Article 18. To see if the Town will accept from Millard H. Tibbetts, a deed of fifteen hundred (1500) linear feet more or less of road between Namskaket Road and the pre- mises of Ann Gainey et ali, formerly of Fletcher Hall, shown as a portion of Captain Linnell Road and Willie Atwood Road on a plan entitled, "Subdivision of Unity Acres in Orleans, Mass.", in which deed the pole line now within the limits of anchors, and guys thereof, is reserved to the grantor. By Request Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dol- lars ($12,500.00) for the purchase of a 500 gallon Pumper. By Request Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Ninety-Five Dollars ($995.00) to purchase and install one (1) Steam Boiler and Oil Burner at the Fire Station. By Request Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-eight Hundred Dollars ($2800.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 1500 feet of road over land given to the Town by Millard H. Tibbetts, between Namskaket Road and land of Ann Gainey et ali. By Request 22 Article 22. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Forty ($640.00) Dollars, to erect metal back stops at the town owned Tennis Courts at Eldredge Park. By Request Article 23. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00), to grade and hard surface a portion of the parking area at Nauset Beach, to, be spent under the supervision of the Park Commission. By Request Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dol- lars ($7,200.00) for the purpose of grading and resurfacing with oil, Pochet Road, from the residence of Albert Alvin and parking space at end of same, a distance of 3300 feet. By Request Article 25. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of Two Thousand Five, Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00) to build and equip a public comfort station on the parking lot recently acquired from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, to be spent under the super- vision of the Park Commission. By Request Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dol- lars ($3,700.00) to widen, grade and resurface with oil, Main Street, from the Town Hall to the Federated Church, a dis- tance of 1700 feet. By Request Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to pay the Sur- veyor of Highways at the rate of One Dollar and Seventy- five Cents ($1.75) per hour. By Request Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand and Fifty-nine Dol- i 23 lars ($3,059.00) for the purpose of purchasing a Front End Loading Tractor, equipped with snow bucket, rear mower and rake. Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for construction of a crushed stone sidewalk on the North Side of Main Street, from the residence of Clarence V. Mayo to the Federated Church, a distance of 1400 feet. By Request Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for the pur- pose of paying a bounty of Fifty Cents (50c) each on wood- chucks and crows. Or take any action relative thereto. By Request Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Two Hundred ($5,200.00) Dollars to complete Namequoit Road, from the residence of, Hugo B. Seikel, by grading and resurfacing with oil. By Request Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) to hire a Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructor and as- sistant, if necessary, and purchase equipment for Swimming and Life-saving instruction during the summer months. By Request Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand One Hundred ($2,100.00) Dollars, for the purpose of grading and resurfac- ing with oil, Doane Way, from Nauset Road to Town Land- ing at Mill Pond, a distance of 1000 feet. By Request Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Recreation Commission under Chapter 256 of the Acts of 1949, said commission consisting of five persons, residents of the Town, appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve I i 24 until the next annual Town Meeting, thereafter being elected for a term of five years with the exception that the term of one commissioner shall expire annually; vacancies in said commission, occurring other than by expiration of term, shall be filled in the same manner at the next regular or special election. In the interim, however appointments shall be made by the Board of Selectmen for the unexpired term. The said commission shall make such recommendations, rules and regulations as may be expedient under said Chapter 256 of the Acts of 1949. By Request Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Orleans Board of Selectmen to ban all parking on Cottage street from Route 28 State Highway to the corner at the residence of Mildred Kingsley. By Request Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000:00) Dollars to grade and harden, and otherwise put in suitable condition for public parking, approximately one (1) acre of the area of the Town land on the southwest side of Rock Harbor Creek. By Request Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) under the provisions of Chapter 158, Acts of 1929 for providing en- tertainment or amusement of a public character, to be used in connection with publicly raised funds, to furnish Christmas Display and Children's party in 1952. By Request Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to properly observe the July 4th holiday, to be spent under the supervision of the American Legion Post 308. By Request 25 Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for entertainment of a public nature, Chapter 158 of the Acts of 1929, or do or act anything thereon. By Request Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to direct the Planning Board to make a study as to the needs of the Town in regard to improving the parking facilities and beach areas, and bathing facilities at the Town Beach in South Orleans on Route 28 and at all other Town Beaches and Town Land- ings, and present at a future Town Meeting during the year 1952 to the Town the recommendations of the Planning Board in regard to the same. By Request Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to be applied to the purposes of the foregoing article. By Request Article 42. And to act upon any other business that may legally come before the meeting. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1952 To vote for the election of the following Town Officers: One Moderator for One Year E One Selectman for Three Years One Assessor for Three Years One Member Board of Public Welfare for Three Years One Member Board of Health for Three Years One Member School Committee for Three Years One Trustee Snow Library for Three Years One Trustee Snow Library for unexpired Term for One Year I 26 One Surveyor of Highways for One Year Two Constables for One Year One Park Commissioner for Three Years One Park Commissioner for unexpired Term for One Year One Member of Planning Board for Five Years One Member of Planning Board for unexpired Term for Four Years And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof at Orleans Post Office, South Orleans Post Office, East Orleans Post Office, in said Town, Seven (7) days at least before the time of holding said meet- ing. HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make due return of this War- rant with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at the time and place of meeting, as aforesaid. Given under our hands this Twenty-first (21st) day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and Fifty-two. LEROY A. NICKERSON ARTHUR R. FINLAY FREDERICK J. COLBY Selectmen of Orleans A true copy. Attest: ............................................................ Constable. 27 Report of Town Accountant To the Board of Selectmen Gentlemen: I submit herewith the report of the Accounting Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1.951 as follows: Cash on hand January 1, 1951 $91,306.58 Receipts Taxes: Personal Property, 1949 $58.20 Real Estate, 1949 731.07 Poll, 1950 6.00 Personal Property, 1950 780.40 Real Estate, 1950 11,006.91 Poll, 1951 1,066.00 Personal Property, 1951 17,284.87 Rea Estate, 1951 141,676.75 Motor Vehicle Excise, 1950 1,186.72 Motor Vehicle Excise, 1951 18,236.06 Moth Assessment, 1949 36.00 Moth Assessment, 1950 46.35 Moth Assessment, 1951 477.60 $192592.93 Interest On Deferred Taxes $407.11 On Street Light Fund 67.73 $474.84 28 From the Commonwealth. Teachers' Annuities Fund $419.74 Income Tax 28,749.74 Corporation Tax 18,096.02 Meal Tax 673.67 Public Service 679.96 High School Tuition & Transportation 3,690.08 $52,309.21 From the County Dog Licenses (Refunds) $325.48 $325.48 Grants and Gifts From the Commonwealth: Conservation of Shellfish $900.00 Highway, Chap. 90 Construction 7,998.98 From the County: Highways, Chap. 90 Construction 3,999.49 Highways, Chap. 90 Maintenance 497,83 Rock Harbor Dock 5,000.00 Federal Grant: School Lunch 2,876.90 $21,273.20 Licenses and Permits Shellfish $529.50 Shellfish Grants 40.00 Revolver 13.50 Sunday Amusement 101.50 Theatre 2.00 Lodging House 29.00 Innholders 9.00 Victuallers 11.00 Camps and Cabins 6.50 Liquor 1,555.00 Garbage 12.00 29 Bowling 8.00 Milk and Oleo 10.50 Soft Drink 12.00 Funeral Director 3.00 Peddlers 8.00 Taxi 6.00 Taxi Operators 5.00 Auto Dealers 25.00 Gasoline 29.00 Junk 15.00 Denatured Alcohol & Anti Freeze 10.00 Nursery 1.00 Ice Cream 10.00 Planning Board 70.00 Marrige 32.00 Dog 430.20 $2,983.70 Commercial Revenue Road Machinery Rentals $159.80 Town Hall Rental 461.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures 175.80 Nursing Service 1,483.69 School Tuition (Eastham) 9,176.72 School Tuition (Brewster) 10,446.24 Vocational Education 225.00 Auditorium Rental 195.00 Vending Machine 6.93 Lost School Books 28.59 Cafeteria Receipts 10,215.11 Concession at Beaches 555.00 Basketball 319.50 Library Fines & Sales 117.45 Building Inspector 159.00 Water Safety Registration 186.00 $33,910.83 I 30 Veterans' Benefits From Commonwealth: Benefits $435.77 $435.77 Charities Public Welfare: From Cities and Towns $66.61 From Commonwealth 1,272.32 From Individuals 187.50 Aid to Dependent Children: From Commonwealth 2,600.57 From Federal Grants 2,798.76 Adm. Federal Grants 114.59 Old Age Assistance: From Commonwealth 18,625.73 From Cities and Towns 257.03 From Federal Grants 15,846.03 Adm. Federal Grants 669.98 $42,439.12 Sale of Materials Highway Materials $89.06 Shellfish Dept. Scallop Bags .76 Town Maps 3.80 Voting Lists 6.00 Electricity—Town Dock 5.00 $104.56 Unclassified Sale of Town Land $50.00 Refunds, 1950 4.98 Court Fines 90.00 Telephone Calls 3.72 Warrants & Demands 45.50 Advertising Hearings 31.96 Shellfish Expense (Chatham) 11.02 $237.18 31 Trust and Investment Funds Interest Withdrawn: Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund $14.49 Snow Library Fund 300.00 $314.49 Interest Transferred to Trust & Investment Funds On Government Bonds: Snow Library Fund $25.00 Clayton Mayo Fund 637.50 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 50.00 Rehabilitation Fund 750.00 $1,462.50 .Refunds to Following Accounts Veterans' Benefits $25.00 Old Age Assistance 29.90 Town Hall 4723 Highway 1.45 July 4th Celebration 6.00 Fire Department 3.59 Police 3.59 Health 1.29 Civil Defense 1.04 Adm. O. A. A. Grant .18 Park Department 2.60 Schools 7.18 O. A. A. Grant 167.55 $296.60 Withholdings from Salaries and Wages Federal Tax Deductions $12,265.60 Blue Cross 1,145.17 County Retirement 2,065.96 Teachers' Retirement 2,917.57 $18,394.30 $458,861.29 32 Payments Moderator's Salary $25.00 Selectmen's Salaries 4,500.00 Selectmen's Expenses 167.63 Selectmen's Supplies 149.48 Assessors' Pay and Expense 2,397.83 Assessors' Map 999.87 Accountant's Salary 1,500.00 Accountant's Expense 450.00 Collector's Salary 1,050.00 Treasurer's Salary 690.00 Town Clerk's Salary 360.00 Collector's, Treasurer's and Town Clerk's Expense 599.99 Clerical Expense 1,774.72 Legal Expense 138.43 Depot Square Parking Space 6,000.00 Depot Square Legal Expense 168.75 Elections and Registrations 384.28 Town Hall 2,167.51 Town Hall Repairs 1,484.68 Police 9,503.46 Constables' Salaries 100.00 Fire Department 6,353.65 Fire Department Resuscitator 555.17 Police Radio 550.00 Civil Defense 2,609.22 Building Code 543.79 Wire Inspection 198.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary 200.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Expense 49.85 Moth Department 1,996.24 Tree Warden 999.07 Dutch Elm Disease 1,099.00 Forest Warden's Salary 100.00 Forest Warden's.Expense 300.00 Health 3,460.98 Red Cross Water Safety 685.09 Inspection of.Animals 99.91 33 Care of Town Dump 1,703.19 Ambulance Hire 1,500.00 Highway, General 10,000.66 Brush Cutting 1,000.00 Snow Removal 2,496.70 Baker Snow Plow 660.00 Highway Machinery and Building 1,017.82 Guard Fences 499.66 Main Street Widening 426.79 Tonset Road 4,550.00 Defiance Lane 888.30 School House Road 2,125.47 Cove Road 716.54 1950 Chapter 90 Construction 713.60 1951 Chapter 90 Construction 7,999.14 Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,500.00 Street Signs and Markers 341.67 Street Lights 4,916.83 Harbor Master's Salary 100.00 Harbor Master's Expense 750.28 Public Welfare 3,524.38 Old Age Assistance 25,029.90 Federal Grants, O. A. A. 14,3,99.75 Adm. Grant Old Age Assistance 1,851.84 Aid to Dependent Children 7,500.00 Federal Grant, A. D. C. 2,012.08 Hospital Care—Free Bed 500.00 Veterans' Benefits 1,803.55 Schools 96,457.59 School Committee Salaries 200.00 Vocational Education Tuition 769.00 School Lunch 1,000.00 School Lunch Account 12,677.68 School Athletics 544.88 School Athletics Account 161.52 Elementary School Tables 570.14 Snow Library 1,314.27 Snow Library Fund 214.31 Parks and Playgrounds 3,950.32 34 Eldredge Park Rest Rooms 769.51 Rip Rap Nauset Beach 1,000.00 Rock Harbor Beach and Parking Lot 1,500.00 Parking Lot at Nauset Beach 472.81 Planning Board Expense 79.66 Miscellaneous 2,492.67 Insurance and Bonds 1,357.78 Town Reports y 685.00 Memorial Day 183.00 July 4th Celebration 450.00 Public Amusement 774.61 Christmas Display and Party 498.98 Cemeteries and Tomb 300.13 Soldiers' Monument and Graves 40.50 Cemetery Perpetual Care 38.75 Care of Herring Brook 25.00 Shellfish Constable's Salary 2,100.00 Shellfish Constable's Expense 300.00 Shellfish Protection & Propagation 491.33 Shellfish Projects 886.50 Interest, Town Notes and Bonds 945.00 Retirement High School Bonds 5,500.00 Retirement Fire Station Bonds 2,000.00 Real Estate, Personal and Poll Tax Refunds 363.37 Motor Vehicles Excise Tax Refunds 865.59 Estimated Receipts Refunds 99.25 State Audit 677.42 State Parks and Reservations 371.49 Mosquito Control 2,110.36 County Taxes 26,832.63 Retirement System 957.28 Dog License Receipts to County 430.20 Interest Transferred to Trust and Investment Funds 1,462.50 Federal Tax Deductions 11,990.14 County.Retirement 1,902.98 i 35 Teachers' Retirement 2,666.18 Blue Cross 1,145.17 $347,565.25 Less Transfers 170.93 $347,394.32 Cash on hand December 31st 111,466.97 $458,861.29 Balances Transferred to Revenue Account Selectmen's Expense $82.37 Selectmen's Supplies .52 Assessor's Pay and Expense 2.17 Assessor's Map .13 Collector's, Treasurer's and Town Clerk's Expense .01 Tax Title Expense 100.00 Legal Expense 111.57 Depot Square Legal Expense 331.25 Elections and Registrations 115.72 Town Hall Repairs 15.32 Police .13 Fire Department Resuscitator 11.43 Police Radio 5.00 Civil Defense 591.82 Building Code 956.21 Wire Inspection 52.00 Sealer Weights & Measures Expense .15 Moth Department 3.76 Tree Warden .93 Dutch Elm Disease 1.00 Red Cross Water Safety .91 Inspection of Animals .09 Inspection of Slaughtering 25.00 Anti-Rabic Treatment 50.00 Highways .79 i 36 Guard Fences .34 Main Street Widening 23.21 Defiance Lane 11.70 Cove Road 33.46 Chapter 90 Construction, 1950 1.17 Chapter 90, Construction, 1951 .86 Street Signs and Markers 8.33 Street Lights 6.37 Public Welfare 475.62 Veterans' Benefits 221.45 Schools 189.59 School Athletics 155.12 Elementary School Tables 292.39 Snow Library 11.21 Parks and Playgrounds 8.28 Eldredge Park Rest Rooms 105.49 Parking Lot, Nauset Beach 127.19 Planning Board Expense 20.34 Insurance and Bonds 42.22 Court Orders 50.00 Memorial and Armistice Day 17.00 July 4th Celebration 156.00 Pubic Amusement 25.39 Christmas Dispay and Party 1.02 Cemeteries and Tomb 29.87 Soldiers' Monuments and Graves 69.50 Care of Herring Brook 5.00 Shellfish Protection & Propagation 8.67 Interest, Town Notes and Bonds 55.00 $4,610.0 37 Balances to 1952 Highway Machinery Fund $584.62 Mary Celia Crosby Fund 10.00 Clement Gould and Wife Fund 50.05 Snow Library Trust Fund 126.40 Federal Grants, A. D. C. 1,769.59 Adm. Federal Grants, A.D.C. 294.30 Federal Grants, O.A.A. 2,242.60 Adm. Federal Grants, O.A.A. _ 380.88 Special School Lunch 3,065.70 School Athletics 200.69 Sidewalk, Route 6 2,000.00 Old Center Cemetery 200.00 Rehabilitation Fund Committee Expense 150.00 Shellfish Projects 1,114.13 $12,188.96 i Estimated Receipts Estimated $96,106.37 Received: Refunds 99.25 Motor Vehicle Excise (Less Refunds) $18,557.19 Moth Assessment 559.95 Income Tax 28,749.74 Corporation Tax 18,096.02 Meal Tax 673.67 Public Service 679.96 Teacher's Annuities 419.74 High School Transp. 3,690.08 Licenses & Permits 2,553.50 Commercial Revenue 23,216.42 Veterans' Benefits 435.77 Charities 23,009.76 Sale of Material 104.56 $96,205.62 Interest 474.84 Bal. to Revenue 25,202.76 Unclassified 187.18 $121,408.38 $121,408.38 38 CLASSIFICATION OF PAYMENTS Moderator's Salary Kenrick A. Sparrow $25.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Selectmen's Salary LeRoy A. Nickerson $1,500.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $4,500.00 Arthur R. Finlay 1,500.00 Frederick J. Colby 1,500.00 $4,500.00 $4,500.00 Selectmen's Expenses Publishing Hearings $45.88 Feb. 19, Appro. $250.00 Travel 84.25 Printing & Postage 16.50 Dues & Equipment 21.00 $167.63 Dec. 31 Dal. to Revenue 82.37 $250.00 $250.00 Selectmen's Supplies Office Supplies & Feb. 19, Appro. $150.00 Postage $149.48 $149.48 Dec. 31 Bal. to Revenue .52 $150.00 $150.00 Assessor's Pay and Expense Assessor's Pay $1,972.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,400.00 Printing & Postage 84.76 Travel 60.75 Abstracts & Dues 280.32 $2,397.83 Dec. 31 Bal. to Revenue 2.17 $2,400.00 $2,400.00 Assessor's Map Estate of Arthur L. Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 Sparrow $319.58 Arthur L. Sparrow, Co. 680.29 $999.87 Dec. 31 Dal. to Revenue .13 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 i 39 Accountant's Salary Franklin S. Murray $1,500.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Accountant's Expense Printing &,Postage $44.38 Feb. 19, Appro. $450.00 Travel & Dues 74.00 Adding Machine 260.10 Supplies & Equipment 71.52 $450.00 $450.00 Tax Collector's Salary Abbie F. Mitchell $169.21 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,050.00 Francis I. Rogers 880.79 $1,050.00 $1,050.00 Treasurer's Salary Abbie F. Mitchell $111.21 Feb. 19, Appro. $690.00 Francis I. Rogers 578.79 $690.00 $690.00 Town Clerk's Salary Abbie F. Mitchell $59.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $360.00 Francis I. Rogers 301.00 $360.00 $360.00 Collector's, Treasurer's and Town Clerk's Expense Printing & Postage $537.36 Feb. 19, Appro. $600.00 Safety Deposit Box 5.00 Travel & Dues 25.00 Supplies 32.63 $599.99 Bal. to Revenue .01 $600.00 $600.00 Tax Title Expense Dec. 31 Bal. to Revenue $100.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 Clerical Expense Virginia Wiley $9.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,560.00 Jean F. Gould 653.80 Dec. 14, Transfer 214.72 Adele V. Brown 1,111.92 $1,774.72 $1,774.72 40 Legal Expense Legal Services $138.43 Feb. 19, Appro. $250.00 $138.43 Dec. 31 Bal. to Revenue 111.57 $250.00 $250.00 Depot Square Parking Lot (Purchase) Elizabeth Akstin $6,000.00 Sept. 7, Transfer $6,000.00 $6,000.00 $6,000.00 Depot Square Legal Expense Legal Services $168.75 June 15, Transfer $500.00 $168.75 Dec. 31 Bal. to Revenue 331.25 $500.00 $500.00 Elections and Registrations Registrars' Payrolls $231.53 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Election Officers' Payrolls 90.00 Printing & Postage 47.50 Election Lunches 15.25 $384.28 Dec. 31 Bal. to Rev. 115.72 $500.00 $500.00 Town Hall-Care of Building & Grounds William F. Blaisdell Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 (Janitor) $480.00 Apr. 13, Refund 40.05 Care of Grounds 35.00 Aug. 20, Refund 7.18 Telephone 182.46 Dec. 31, Transfer 120.28 Fuel 880.03 Lights 183.94 Janitors' Supplies 61.41 Boiler Inspection 5.00 General Repairs 108.08 Insurance 231.59 $2,167.51 $2,167.51 Town Hall Repairs Remodeling Selectmen's, Police Feb. 19, Appro. $1,500.00 & Welfare Offices $1,484.68 Dec. 31 Bal. to Rev. 15.32 $11500.00 $1,500.00 41 Police Payrolls $7,368.30 Feb. 19, Appro. $8,900.00 New Cruiser 400.00 Aug. 20, Refund 3.59 Telephone 266.04 Dec. 14, Transfer 600.00 Uniforms & Equipment 240.20 Radio Repairs 26.64 Insurance 210.12 Gasoline & Expense 845.86 Supplies 114.05 Siren 20.00 Dues & Lunches 12.25 $9,503.46 Des. 31, Bal. to Rev. .13 $9,503.59 $9,503.59 Constables' Salaries Henry A. Perry $50.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 Robley E. Fulcher 50.00 $100.00 $100.00 Fire Department Payrolls Fire $595.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $5,954.95 Chief's Salary 1,600.00 Aug. 17, Refund 3.59 Engineers' Salary 300.00 Dec. 28, Transfer 373.11 Engineers' Expense 197.75 Dec. 31, Transfer 22.00 Burning Brush 110.00 Apparatus Repairs 924.95 Apparatus 115.69 Gasoline & Oil 203.50 Supplies 131.69 Fuel 270.76 Light & Power 130.64 Station Repairs 538.28 Janitors' Salary 365.00 Janitors' Supplies 62.47 Printing & Postage 15.00 Telephone 100.11 Insurance 692.81 $6,353.65 $6,353.65 Fire Department Resuscitator E. & J. Co. of N. E. $555.17 Feb. 19, Appro, $566.60 $555.17 Dec. 31 Bal. to Rev. 11.43 $566.60 $566..60 Police Radio Maxim Motor Co. $550.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $555.00 $550.00 Dec. 31 Bal. to Rev. 5.00 $555.00 $555.00 42 Civil Defense Travel $234.41 Jan. 22, Transfer $3,200.00 Supplies 101.63 Aug. 21, Refund .44 Printing & Postage 66.79 Aug. 29, Refund .60 Repairs to Building 584.04 Office.Equipment 369.79 Telephone 167.23 Express 20.60 Movies 51.00 Police 137.85 Fire 85.00 Defense Equipment 748.24 Janitor 2.50 Fuel 40.14 $2,609.22 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 591.82 $3,201.04 $3,201.04 Building Code Expense Building Inspector $360.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,500.00 Printing & Supplies 183.29 $543.79 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 956.21 $1,500.00 $1.500.00 Wire Inspection Chas. O. Thompson $198.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $250.00 $198.00' Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 52.00 $250.00 $250.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Salary Charles F. Moore $200.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 Sealer of Weights & Measures Expense Equipment $17.85 Feb. 19, Appro. $50.00 Car Expense 32.00 $49.85 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .15 $50.00 $50.00 43. Moth Department Moth Supt. $459.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 Payrolls 454.00 Trucks 531.00 Equipment 153.43 Insecticides 360.53 Gas. & Supplies 38.28 $1,996.24 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 3.76 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 Tree Warden Payrolls $365.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 Trucks 172.05 Equipment 462.02 $999.07 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .93 $1,000.00 . $1,000.00 Dutch Elm Disease Payrolls $857.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,100.00 Trucks 242.00 $1,099.00 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 1.00 $1,100.00 $1,100.00 Forest Wardens' Salary Henry A. Perry $100.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 Forest Wardens' Expense Payrolls Fire $204.25 Feb. 19, Appro. $300.00 Trucks 78.00 Repairs, Equipment 17.75 $300.00 $300.00 Health-Salaries & Expenses Marion I. Chace $2,600.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $3,220.00 Ethel E. Brookshire 150.00 Aug. 20, Refund 1.29 Althea Latham 25.00 Nov. 29, Transfer 128.50 Supplies 142.72 Dec.. 14, Transfer 38.58 Telephone 75.45 Dec. 28, Transfer 72.61 Car Expense 366.64 Insurance 79.39 Printing & Postage 21.78 $3,460.98 $3.460.98 44 Water Safety Instruction Instructor's Salaries $578.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Supplies 107.09 Aug. 20, Transfer 186.00 $685.09 Dec. 31, Bala to Rev. .91 $686.00 $686.00 Inspection of Animals LeRoy F. Richardson $99.91 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 $99.91 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .09 $100.00 $100.00 Inspection of Slaughtering Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. $25.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $25.00 $25.00 $25.00 Care of Town Dump Leslie W. Chase $1,200.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,700.00 Burning 311.00 Dec. 14, Transfer 3.19 Trucks 189.29 Supplies 2.90 $1,703.19 $1,703.19 Ambulance Hire Orleans, Eastham, Brewster Feb. 19, Appro. $1,500.00 Ambulance Assoc., Inc. $1,500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Anti-Rabic Treatment Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. $50.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Highways (General Repairs) Surveyor $1,000.00 Feb. 19, Appro.. $10,000.00 Surveyor's Expense 13.10 May 18, Refund 1.45 Payrolls 3,681.00 Truck Hire 2,747.57 Material 1,610.57 Equipment & Repairs 719.59 Surveys 72.40 Deisel, Oil & Express 156.43 $10,000.66 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .79 $10,001.45 $10,001.45 45 Brush Cutting Payrolls $615.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 Trucks 384.50 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Snow Removal Payrolls $967.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 Truck Hire 1,373.10 Feb. 27, Transfer 155.25 Salt & Supplies 156.60 Mar. 15, Transfer 146.60 Nov. 29, Transfer 135.60 Dec. 28, Transfer 59.25 $2,496.70 $2,496.70 Baker Snow Plow Dyar Sales & June 15, Transfer $660.00 Machinery Co. $660.00 $660.00 $660.00 Highway Machinery & Building Repairs Building & Feb. 19, Appro. $800.00 Equipment $937.77 Dec. 14, Transfer 217.82 Cape & Vineyard Elec. 13.26 Insurance 36.94 Express 29.85 $1,017.82 $1,017.82 Guard Fences Payrolls $202.00 Feb. 19, Appro $500.00 Trucks 48.00 Material 249.66 $499.66 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .34 $500.00 $500.00 Main Street Widening Estate of Arthur L. Feb. 19, Appro. $450.00 Sparrow $88.35 Arthur L. Sparrow Co. 338.44 $426.79 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 23.21 $450.00 $450.00 Sidewalk Route 6 Balance to 1952 $2,000.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 46 Tonset Road Payrolls $1,141.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $4,400.00 Trucks 788.00 Oct. 11, Transfer 150.00 Material 1,875.50 Mach. Rental 745.00 $4,550.00 $4,550.00 Defiance Lane Payrolls $190.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $900.00 Trucks 241.00 Material 234.35 Mach. Rental 180.00 Survey 42.95 $888.30 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 11.70 $900.00 $900.00 School House Road Payrolls $336.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,090.00 Trucks 392.50 Aug. 31, Transfer 35.47 Material 917.07 Mach. Rental 440.00 Land Damage 25.00 Survey 14.90 $2,125.47 $2,125.47 Cove Road Payrolls $173.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $750.00 Trucks 119.00 Materials 226.54 Mach. Rental 198.00 $716.54 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 33.46 $750.00 $750.00 Highways, Chap. 90 Const., 1950 Payrolls $282.75 Jan. 1st, Bal. $714.77 Trucks 50.00 Material 309.90 Mach. Rental 70.95 $713.60 Dec. 31, Bal, to Rev. 1.17 $714.77 $714.77 i 47 Highways, Chap. 90 Const., 1951 Payrolls $1,537.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 TYcucks 1,622.50 Feb. 19, Transfer 6,000.00 Materials 2,775.21 Mach. Rental 2,064.43 $7,999.14 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. .86 $8,000.00 $8,000.00 Highways, Chap. 90 Maint. Payrolls $207.00 Feb. '19, Appro. $500.00 Trucks 211.50 Feb. 19, Transfer 1,000.00 Material 971.13 Mach. Rental 110.37 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Street Signs & Markers Payrolls $159.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $350.00 Material 179.98 Advertising 2.19 $341.67 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 8.33 - $350.00 $350.00 Street Lights C. & V. Electric Co. $4,916.83 Feb. 19, Appro. $4,923.20 $4,916.83 Dec. 31, Bal, to Rev. 6.37 $4,923.20 $4,923.20 Harbor Master's Salary Elmer R. Darling $100.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 . $100.00 $100.00 Harbor Master's Expense Payrolls $167.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Electricity 79.10 June 11, Transfer 150.00 Material 403.18 Oct. 11, Transfer 100.00 Trucks 25.00 Dec. 28, Transfer 28 Boat and Pump Hire 76.00 $750.28 $750.28 48 Public Welfare Sundry Persons Cash $2,378.80 Feb. 19, Appro. $4,000.00 Groceries 30.00 Fuel, 9.36 Medical 312.00 Hospital Care 782.50 Printing, Postage & Dues 3.72 Outside Aid 8.00 $3,524.38 Dec. 31,.Bal. to Rev. 475.62 $4,000.00 $4,000.00 Old Age Assistance Sundry Persons Cash $25,029.90 Feb. 19, Appro. $25,000.00 Mar. 6, Refund 29.90 $25,029.90 $25,029.90 Federal Grants O.A.A Sundry Persons Cash $14,095.41 Jan. 1st; Bal. $628.77 Other Towns 304.34 Grants 1951 15,846.03 Refunds 167.55 $14,399.75 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 2,242.60 $16,642.35 $16,642.35 Adm. Federal Grants O.A.A. Eleanor S. Blake $1,154.00 Jan. 1st, Bal. $1,562.56 Office Equip. & Sup. 422.00 1951 Grants 670.16 Postage & Printing 76.65 Travel 116.17 Dues 15.00 Telephone 68.02 $1,851.84 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 380.88 $2,232.72 $2,232.72 Aid to Dependent Children Sundry Persons $7,500.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $7,500.00 $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Federal Grants A.D.C. Sundry Persons $2,012.08 Jan. 1, Bal. $982.91 1951 Grants 2,798.76 $2,012.08 Balance to 1952 1,769.59 $3,781.67 $3,781.67 Adm. federal A.D.C. Dec. 31 Bal. to 1952 $294.30 Jan. 1, Bal. $179.71 1951 Grants 114.59 $294.30 $294.30 i 49 Hospital Care I Cape Cod Hospital (Free Bed) Sundry Persons $483.35 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Cape Cod Hospital 16.65 $500.00 $500.00 Veterans' Benefits Sundry Persons $198.50 Feb. 19,Appro. $2,000.00 Fuel 240.62 Feb. 28, Refund 25.00 Medical 829.65 Groceries 135.00 Rent & Repairs 50.00 Office Expense 29.78 Ralph A. Chase, Agent 320.00 $1,803.55 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 221.45 $2,025.00 $2,025.00 Schools Expended $96,457.59 Feb. 19, Appro. $96,640.00 Sept. 7, Refund 7.18 $96,457.59 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 189.59 $96,647.18 $96,647.18, N.B. See Superintendent's Report School Committee—Salaries Salaries $200.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 Vocational Education Tuition Bristol Agri. School $614.20 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Barnstable School Dept. 92.00 Nov. 29, Transfer 269.00 Transfer 62.80 $769.00 $769.00 Special School Lunch Payrolls $185.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 Supplies 815.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 50 Special School Lunch-Fed. Grant & Receipts Payrolls $3,465.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $2,651.37 Supplies 8,252.32 1951 Grants 2,876.90 Equipment 311.71 1951 Receipts 10,215.11 Gas 120.00 Freight 94.75 Repairs to Equip. 433.90 $12,677.68 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 3,065.70 $15,743.38 $15,743.38 School Athletics Referees $110.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $700.00 Ticket Tax 86.93 Police Service 15.00 Supplies 113.61 Equipment 218.84 $544.88 Dec. 31, Bal, to Rev. 155.12 $700.00 $700.00 School Athletic Fund Equipment $161.52 Jan. 1, Bal. $42.71 1951 Receipts 319.50 $161.52 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 200.69 $362.21 $362.21 Elementary School Tables Labor $198.75 Feb. 19, Transfer $862.53 Material 371.39 $570.14 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 292.39 $862.53 $862.53 Elementary School Construction Transfer $862.53 Jan. 1, Bal. $862.53 $862.53 $862.53 i 51 Snow Library Ruth L. Barnard $600.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 Alice W. Snow 8.00 Dog Tax Refunds 325.48 Books 121.43 Fuel 128.80 Light 33.36 Repairs 96.69 Care of Grounds 40.50 Janitor's Supplies 3.04 Postage 6.75 Printing 1.20 Insurance 49.50 Gordon R. Forsberg- Painting 225.00 $1,314.27 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 11.21 $1,325.48 $1,325,48 .... Snow Library Fund Books $214.31 Jana 1, Bal. $40.71 Mar. 12, Transfer 300.00 $214.31 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 126.40 $340.71 $340.71 l Parks and Playgrounds Payrolls $3,074.43 Feb. 19, Appro. $3.956.00 Trucks 90.87 Aug. 23, Refund 2.60 Material 127.55 Equipment 190.30 Insurance 84.49 Telephone 74.10 Electricity 21.68 Welding 3.00 Repairs 19.40 Mowing 264.50 $3,950.32 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 8.28 $3,958.60 $3,958.60 Eldredge Park Rest Rooms Labor $196.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $875.00 Material 508.01 Sewerage 65.00 $769.51 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 105.49 $875.00 $875.00 52 Rip Rap Nauset Beach Comm. of Mass. $1,000.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Rock Harbor Beach and Parking Lot Emma O. & Feb. 19, Appro. $1,500.00 Esther C. Smith $500.00 Benjamin T. Hopkins 500.00 Arthur R. Finlay 500.00 $1,500.00 $1,500.00 Parking Lot-Nauset Beach Payrolls $123.25 Feb. 19, Appro. $600.00 Trucks 60.25 Materials 203.31 Machinery Rental 86.00 $472.81 Dec. 31, Bal, to Rev. 127.19 $600.00 $600.00 Old Center Cemetery Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 $200.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $200.00 $200.00 $200.00 Planning Board Expense Advertising $9.06 Feb. 19, Appro. $100.00 Supplies 11.20 Printing 59.40 $79.66 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 20.34 $100.00 $100.00 Miscellaneous Advertising-Town $96.89 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Office. Machines-Upkeep 134.60 Refunds 72.66 Office Equip. 168.73 Dec. 31, Transfer 1,920.01 Printing 43.50 Land Damage 1,951.17 Stray Dogs 6.50 Funeral Flowers 13.00 Registering Deeds 5.03 Recordings 73.25 $2,492.67 $2,492.67 53 Insurance and Bonds Workmen's Compensation $858.78 Feb. 19, Appro. $1,400.00 Burglary 87.50 Bonds: Collectors 249.00 Deputy Collector 5.00 Treasurers 150.00 Town Clerk 7.50 $1,357.78 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 42.22 $1,400.00 $1,400.00 Town Reports Kendall Printing Co. $685.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $685.00 $685.00 $685.00 Court Orders Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. $50.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $50.00 $50.00 $50.00 Memorial and Armistice Day Miss Roger's Feb. 19, Appro. $200.00 Flower Shop $73.00 Orleans Post 308, A. L. 80.00 Fitz's Radio 5.00 Harborway Restaurant 25.00 $183.00 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 17.00 $200.00 $200.00 July 4th Celebration Cash Prizes $200.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $600.00 Cape Cod Band 250.00 Refund 6.00 $450.00 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 156.00 $606.00 $606.00 Public Amusement Insurance $75.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $800.00 Equipment 699.61 $774.61 " Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 25.39 $800.00 $800.00 54 Christmas Display and Party W. H. Snow & Son $59.30 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 First National Stores 28.54 Henry R. Coffin Co. 411.14 $498.98 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 1.02 $500.00 $500.00 Rehabilitation Fund Committee Expense Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 $150.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $150.00 $150.00 $150.00 Reserve Fund Transferred to: Feb. 19, Trans.from Snow Removal $496.70 Overlay Reserve $5,000.00 Wharves and Buoys 250.28 Refund 62.80 Water Safety 186.00 Tonset Road 150.00 Vocational Education 269.00 Health • 239.69 Care of Dump 3.19 Highway Mach. & Building 217.82 Clerical 214.72 Police 600.00 Fire Department 395.11 Town Hall 120.28 Miscellaneous 1,920.01 $5,062.80 $5,062.80 Cemeteries and Tomb Payrolls $224.13 Feb. 19, Appro. $330.00 Truck 7.50 Mowing 63.50 Equipment Repairs 5.00 $300.13 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 29.87 $330.00 $330.00 Soldiers Monuments and Graves Labor $40.50 Feb. 19, Appro. $110.00 $40.50 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 69.50 $110.00 $110.00 i 55 Care of Herring Brook Edward H. Higgins $25.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $30.00 $25.00 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 5.00 $30.00 $30.00 Shellfish Constable's Salary & Expense Elmer R. Darling— Feb. 19, Appro. $2,400.00 Salary $2,100.00 Use of Car 300.00 $2,400.00 $2,400.00 Shellfish Protection & Propagation Payrolls $169.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $500.00 Lumber and Material 51.25 Gas and Oil 39.17 Shellfish Seed 160.50 Supplies 59.21 Travel 10.03 Telephone 2.17 $491.33 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 8.67 $500.00 $500.00 Shellfish Projects Shellfish Seed $886.50 Jan. 1, Bal. $1,100.63 Sept. 24, State 900.00 $886.50 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 1,114.13 $2,000.63 $2,000.63 Interest—Town Notes and Bonds Interest: Feb. 19, Appro. $1,000.00 1st Issue High School $560.00 2nd Issue High School 205.00 Fire Station 180.00 $945.00 Dec. 31, Bal. to Rev. 55.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 Retirement High School Bonds Mar. 1st Second Issue $1,500.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $5,500.00 Oct. 1st First Issue 4,000.00 $5,500.00 $5,500.00 56 Retirement Fire Station Bonds Sept. 1, C. C. Trust Co. $2,000.00 Feb. 19, Appro. $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 High School Building Loan, First Issue Oct. 1st, Retirement $4,000.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $32,000.00 $4,000.00 Dec. 31, Bal. 28,000.00 $32,000.00 $32,000.00 High School Building Loan, Second Issue Mar. 1, Retirement $1,500.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $11,000.00 $1,500.00 Dec. 31, Bal. 9,500.00 $11,000.00 $11,000.00 Fire Station Loan Sept. 1, Retirement $2,000.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $9,000.00 $2,000.00 Dec. 31, Bal. 7,000.00 $9,000.00 $9,000.00 Net Funded Debt Jan. 1, Bal. $52,000.00 Retirement $7,500.00 $7,500.00 Dec. 31, Bal. 44,500.00 $52,000.00 $52,000.00 INVESTMENT & TRUST FUNDS Street Light Fund Dec. 31, Trans. to Town $67.73 Jan. 1, Bal. $2,517.61 1951 Interest 67.73 $67.73 Dec. 31, Bal. 2,517.61 $2,585.34 $2,585.34 Clement Gould & Wife Fund Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 $5,603.98 Jan. 1, Bal. $5,455.21 1951 Interest 148.77 $5,603.98 $5,603.98 57 Clayton Mayo Charity Fund Dec. 31, Dal. $26,697.41 Jan. 1, Dal. $26,048.74 1951 Interest' 648.67 $26,697.41 $26,697.41 Mary Celia Crosby Fund Dec. 31, Dal. $5,544.27 Jan. 1, Dal. $5,462.04 1951 Interest 82.23 $5,544.27 $5,544.27 Snow Library Fund Trans. to Town $300.00 Jan. 1, Dal. $11,199.35 1951 Interest 244.87 $300.00 Dec. 31, Dal. 11,144.22 $11,444.22 $11,444.22 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Dec. 28, Trans. to Town $14.49 Jan. 1, Dal. $3,903.84 1951 Interest 88.43 $14.49 Dec. 31, Dal. 3,977.78 $3,992.27 $3,992.27 Post War Rehabilitation Fund Dec. 31, Dal. $35,641.92 Jan. 1, Dal. $34,815.67 1951 Interest 826.25 $35,641.92 $35,641.92 i 58 SUMMARY Investment and Trust Funds Cash and Securities $91,127.19 Street Light Fund $2,517.61 Clement Gould and Wife Fund 5,603.98 Clayton Mayo Charity Fund 26,697.41 Mary Celia Crosby Fund 5,544.27 Snow Library Fund 11,144.22 Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund 3,977.78 Post War Rehabilitation Fund 35,641.92 $91,127.19 $91,127.19 Revenue Account Feb. 19 Appro. $245,695.75 Apr. 27,-Poll Tax $1,300.00 May 31, Overlay 1951 3,385.97 May 28, Trans. from State Parks & Res. 432.01 E&D 8,000.00 State Audit 677.42 May: Mosquito Control 1,937.00 29 Levy R. E. 155,776.82 County Tax 27,729.24 29 Levy—Personal Prop. 18,790.32 County Retirement System 957.28 31 Overestimate— Underestimate State & County Tax 932.26 County Taxes, 1950 91.10 31 Estimated Receipts 96,106.37 October: 23 Omitted Real Estate 112.10 16 Omitted Real Estate 20.65 Dec. 31, Bal. $280,905.77 Estimated Receipts 25,202.76 Dec. 31, Bal. to E&D 29,945.58 Dec. 31, Bal. Appro. 4,610.07 $310,851.35 $310,851.35 EXCESS & DEFICIENCY Surplus Revenue Jan. 22 Civil Defense $3,200.00 Jan. 1, Bal. $70,026.57 Feb. 19 Chap. 90 Const. 6,000.00 Mar. 26, Chap. 90 5,999.12 Chap. 90 Maint. 1,000.00 Nov. 1, Rock Harbor 5,000.00 May 28 Revenue 1951 8,000.00 Dec. 19, Chap. 90 5,999.35 June 15, Depot Sq. Legal 500.00 Dec. 31, Chap. 90 497.83 Sept. 5, Tax Title 11.80 Dec. 31, Bal. Rev. Acct. 29,945.58 Sept. 7, Depot Sq. Pur. 6,000.00 $24,711.80 Dec. 31, Bal. to 1952 92,756.65 $117,468.45 $117,468.45 59 SUMMARY Revenue Account Dec. 31, Cash on hand $111,466.97 Tax Titles 266.93 Tax Possessions 508.44 Taxes— Personal Property 1949 86.24 Real Estate 1949 129.98 Personal Property 1950 475.75 Real Estate 1950 1,416.64 Poll 1951 8.00 Personal Property 1951 1,490.70 Real Estate 1951 13,632.19 Motor Vehicle 1951 1,685.14 Moth Assessment 1950 .33.00 Moth Assessment 1951 80.10 Accounts Receivable 17,134.97 Highways Chap. 90 503.70 Mass. Teachers' Retirement Board $251.39 Barnstable County Retirement Association 162.98 Balances to 1952 12,188.96 Real Estate Fund 4,763.66 Tailings Account 72.25 Overlay, 1949 216.22 Overlay, 1950 1,892.39 Overlay, 1951 2,193.02 Overlay Reserve 10,336.34 Tax Title Revenue 775.37 Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Revenue 1,685.14 Special Assessment Revenue 113.10 Departmental Revenue 17,134.97 Excess& Deficiency (Surplus Revenue) 92,756.65 Overestimate State and County Tax 783.77 Aid to Highways Revenue 503.70 Federal Tax Deductions 3,088.84 $148,918.75 $148,918.75 I wish to thank the heads of the various Town Depart- ments for their co-operation throughout the year, by the prompt presentation of Departmental bills. Respectfully submitted, FRANKLIN S. MURRAY Town Accountant 60 Report of State Auditor To the Board of Selectmen Mr. LeRoy A. Nickerson, Chairman Orleans, Massachusetts Gentlemen: I submit herewith my, report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Orleans for the period from Sep- tember 3, 1950 to February 26, 1951, 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, Assis- tant Director of Accounts. Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG Director of Accounts FXL:GTG Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston Sir: As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Orleans for the period from Sep- tember 3, 1950, the date of the previous audit, to February 26, 1951, preparatory to transfers of books and accounts and of cash, savings bank books, and securities to the newly elect- ed treasurer, tax collector, and town clerk, and submit the following report 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 examined and reconciled with the books and reports in the town ac- countant's office and with the records of the town treasurer. 61 The town accountant's ledger accounts were analyzed, the receipts being checked with the treasurer's books and the payments being compared with the warrants authorizing them and with the treasurer's records of payments. The ap- propriation accounts were checked with the town clerk's re- cords of town meeting proceedings and the recorded transfers from the reserve fund were verified by comparison with the records of the finance committee. 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 on February 26, 1951. The books and accounts of the town treasurer were ex- amined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were ana- lyzed and checked with the records of the several departments collecting money for the town and with the other sources from which money was paid into the treasury, while the pay- ments were compared with the selectmen's warrants author- izing the treasurer to disburse town funds. The cash book additions were verified, and the cash bal- ance on February 26, 1951 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with statements furnished by the bank in which town funds are deposited. The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were compared with the cancelled securities on file and with the amounts falling due. The savings bank books and securities representing the investment of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being verified. The records of tax titles held by the town were examined and listed and the taxes transferred to the tax title account were compared with the collector's books. The tax titles, as listed, were reconciled with the accountant's ledger and checked with the records in the Registry of Deeds. The books and accounts of the tax collector were examin- ed and checked in detail. The tax, excise, and assessment 62 .accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all the subsequent commitments were audited and com- pared with the assessors' warrants issued for their collection. The payments to the treasurer were verified, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' records, the taxes transferred to the tax title account were proved, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the respective ledger accounts. The total amounts outstanding on each of the tax, ex- cise, and assessment levies were given to the board of as- sessors for use in preparing the recommitments for the newly elected collector, and detailed lists of all the outstanding ac- counts were prepared for the new collector. The records of departmental accounts receivable were examined and checked in detail. The charges were proved, the reported payments to the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the res- pective ledger accounts. Verification of the correctness of the outstanding tax, excise, assessment, and departmental accounts receivable was obtained by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the outstanding accounts, as listed, are correct. The financial accounts of the town clerk for the is- suance of licenses were examined. The payments to the State were checked with the receipts on file and the payments to the town treasurer were compared with the treasurer's re- corded receipts. The surety bonds furnished by the newly elected treasur- er, tax collector, and town clerk for the faithful performance of his duties were examined and found to be in proper form. The records of the board of selectmen and of the sealer of weights and measures, of the health, school and library departments, as well as of all other departments collecting money for the town or committing bills for collection, were 63 examined and checked, the recorded collections being com- pared with the treasurer's recorded receipts. In addition to the balance sheet previously mentioned, there are appended to this report tables showing a recon- ciliation of the treasurer's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, assessment, tax title, tax possession, and departmental ac- counts, as well as tables showing the transactions and con- dition of the trust and investment funds. During the progress of the audit cooperation was ex- tended by the town officials, for which I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation. Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE Assistant Director of Accounts HBD:GTG TOWN OF ORLEANS Balance Sheet—February 26, 1951 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS LIABILITIES AND RESERVES Cash $75,204.53 Payroll Deductions: Accounts Receivable: Federal Withholding Taxes $1,247.50 Taxes: County Retirement System 76.77 Levy of 1949: Teachers, Retirement System 112.81 Personal Property $144.44 Blue Cross and Blue Shield 96.00 Real Estate 844.01 $1,533.08 rn Levy of 1950: $988.45 Proceeds of Dog Licenses: Poll $6.00 Due County 1.80 Personal Property 1,022.79 Tailings 72.25 Real Estate 8,910.92 Sale of Real Estate Fund 4,713.66 9,939.71 Road Machinery Fund 1,084.82 10,928.16 Trust Funds Income: Mary Celia Crosby Charity $10.00 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise: Clement Gould and Wife, Charity 50.05 Levy of 1950 576.00 Snow Library 53.21 . I Cemetery Perpetual Care 24.26 Moth Assessments: 137.52 Levy of 1949 $36.00 Levy of 1950 64.85 Federal Grants: 100.85 Aid to Dependent Children: Tax Titles 255.13 Administration $179.71 Tax Possessions 558.44 Aid 273.88 GENERAL ACCOUNTS—(Continued) Departmental: Old Age Assistance: Temporary Aid $1,116.81 Administration 1,406.52 Aid to Dependent Children 1,414.77 Assistance 1,725.92 Old Age Assistance 11,442.94 3,586.03 Veterans' Benefits 23.00 13,997.52 School Lunch Program 3,433.50 Aid to Highways— Chapter 90: School Athletic Program 152.72 State $4,000.00 Unexpended Appropriation Balances 233,429.27 County 2,000.00 6,000.00 Reserve Fund—Overlay Surplus 8,183.48 Revenue 1951: Overlays Reserved for Abatement Appropriations Voted of Taxes: to be provided for $261,758.28 Levy of 1949 $988.45 Underestimates 1950: Levy of 1950 3,273.02 State Assessments: 4,261.47 a Parks and Reservations 90.80 U' Audit of Municipal Accts. .01 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Mosquito Control •29 Motor Vehicle and $261,849.38 Trailer Excise $576.00 Deduct: Approp. Voted from Special Assessment 100.85 Available Funds $16,062.53 Tax Title and Tax Possession 813.57 Overestimate 1950: Departmental 13,997.52 Aid to Highways 6,000.00 County Tax 932.26 Estimated Receipts 21,487.94 Collected to Date 10,571.11 27,565.90 Surplus Revenue 59,826.57 234,283.48 $341,904.11 $341,904.11 DEBT ACCOUNTS Net Funded or Fixed Debt $52,000.00 Fire Station Construction Loan $9,000.00 School Loan 43,000.00 $52,000.00 $52,000.00 TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS Trust and Investment Funds: Street Light Fund $2,517.61 Cash and Securities $89,402.46 Mary Celia Crosby Charity Fund 5,462.04 Clement Gould and Wife, Charity Fund 5,455.21 Clayton Mayo Charity Fund 26,048.74 Snow Library Fund 11,199.35 Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds 3,903.84 Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 34,815.67 $89,402.46 $89,402.46 i 67' Report of Park Commission To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: We herewith submit the Annual Report of the Park Com- mission for the year 1951. The usual care was given the Town's Public beaches and ball park, cemeteries, Soldiers' Monument, Eldredge Small Park, South Orleans Park, Tennis Court and Memorial lots. New benches have been installed near third base line at Eldredge Ball Park and more are to be installed in the spring. Flush toilets have also been installed and greatly appreciated. A back-stop is needed at the Tennis Court, and will be asked for at the Annual Town Meeting. We again take this opportunity to thank Mr. Howard Mayo, of Mayo's Duck Farm, for furnishing and spreading several loads of hen and duck manure at the Ball Park, at no cost to the Town. At Nauset Beach we had a very successful summer, with a large attendance on every fair day. A life-guard was em- ployed every day, and due to his vigilence, no accident occured. Some grading and oiling was done, but a lot more is needed to put the parking area into proper shape for the safe parking of cars. A breakwater, to prevent further in- roads of the sea, is to be erected soon, which will be a decided improvement. This beach.is considered to be one of the finest on the east coast, and any expenditure there is well worth while. A visit to this beach on any fair day during the summer season, will convince one of its popularity. Another successful year was noted at Skaket Beach this year, with a large attendance of visitors, and the swim- ming classes. This beach is policed and supervised every day, and a boat kept there for emergencies. The parking area is not adequate to accomodate the number of cars that visit there, and will have to be enlarged soon. The concession at this beach was let to Mr. James Philbrick, who construct- ed an attractive stand, and conducted it in a very satisfactory manner. I 68 Both ends of Crystal Lake, as well as Town Cove and River Landings were policed daily, and water safety and swimming classes were conducted at the landing at the east end of the lake. A piece of land containing between 4 and 5 acres was acquired by the Town at Rock Harbor near the creek and when put into shape for parking, will receive the proper care. A Public Comfort Station, including temporary quarters for the Police at the Depot Square Parking Lot, is needed, and an Article to this effect will be inserted in the Warrant. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR J. YOUNG, Chairman ROBERT E. CHANDLER KENDALL R. HIGGINS Orleans Park Commission. Assessors' Report on Map of 'Town Conforming to our request the Arthur L. Sparrow Co., successor to the late Arthur L. Sparrow, Civil Engineer, has surveyed and mapped a section in Rock Harbor comprising over 400 acres. A portion east of Route 28, between Cove Road and Pond Road, has been surveyed and mapped, and prints of these areas have been submitted to us. We firmly believe that this work should be continued and that the town should appropriate $1,000 for these maps which are primarily for assessment purposes but are of in- creasing value and necessity as an accurate, comprehensive map of the town. Respectfully submitted,. LEROY A. NICKERSON ARTHUR R. FINLAY FREDERICK J. COLBY Assessors of Orleans 69 Report of Moth Department January 10, 1952 To the Honorable Board of Selectmen. Town of Orleans, Gentlemen: Orange striped oak worms were abundant in sections throughout the town this year but it can be expected that natural enemies and an effective spraying program can keep this insect in check. Tent Caterpillars are increasing and must be controlled by spraying and by the elimination of the host plant, the wild cherry. Gypsy Moth appears to be an insect of the past but we must not relax our vigilance. A trapping program is being conducted, in conjunction with the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Conservation, and is proving very effective as a means of determining the extent and degree of any infestion. Poison Ivy and brush control work done along roadsides by spraying with a weedicide is proving very satisfactory. The spraying method will eliminate the costly work of chop- ping and cutting undesirable brush. The Town Dump was sprayed with a new type of insecti- cide several times during fly season. The spraying machine is in good condition. The usual yearly maintenance is all that is necessary to put it in running order. The Moth Superintendent is now using a new and com- plete line of insecticides, fungicides and weedicides and must keep up-to-date on new methods in tree maintenance, wheth- er through short courses at the University of Massachusetts or by attending Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent As- sociation Meetings. He is willing to pass on any information thus obtained to anyone whenever it is needed. Respectfully submitted, EMILE A. OLLIVIER, Moth Superintendent. 70 Report ®f 'Tree Warden January 10, 1952 , To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Orleans. Since Dutch Elm Disease is spread by insects, primarily by the bark beetle, satisfactory control of the disease should be obtained by the control of this insect. This control can be achieved in two ways: by eliminating bark beetles and by preventing them from feeding on healthy elms. Because bark beetles breed in dead and dying wood; the prompt re- moval and burning of such wood is of primary importance. Such measures, taken in time, will reduce the bark beetle population as well as the source of the disease-producing fungus. However, since bark beetles are flying insects, the larger the area in which their breeding places are eliminated, the more likely will the chance be for effective Dutch Elm Disease control. In order to be worthwhile, the program must be wide- spread. Pruning and cutting out of all dead and dying wood is a must. The Tree Warden is continuing a planned program of tree sanitation and spraying to preserve the elms of Orleans. Residents are cautioned to beware of irresponsible men who call themselves experts and condemn trees on the spot. Only a laboratory test can determine whether a tree is diseased. It is important, in this battle, to keep all the elms in Orleans in good vigor by sound horticultural practices. Your Tree Warden knows the location of all elms in the town, whether publicly or privately owned, and is watching them for symptons of D.E.D. Young trees were planted in strategic locations in the town. It is planned to plant more in the year 1952, as these small trees will some day play an important part in keeping Orleans a notable beauty spot. 71 Several dead trees were removed, storm damage to trees was repaired and many low-hanging limbs were removed to make highway traffic safe. In some sections, many such branches were removed to improve driver visibility along the town roads. Respectfully submitted, EMILE A. OLLIVIER, Tree Warden. Report of The Board of Health To the Citizens of the Town of Orleans: We would again call your attention to the necessity of reporting all cases of communicable diseases to the Board of Health, either by the attending physicians or the house- holder. This is very important to enable us to have a com- plete record. We have a record of the diseases dangerous to Public Health, reported for the year 1951. Chicken Pox 10 Dog Bites 3 Measles 10 Scarlet Fever 3 Tuberculosis 1 Whooping Cough 1 Licenses were granted for the following: Camps and Overnight Cabins Renewals 12 Collection of Garbage and Refuse 4 72 Collection of contents of Cesspools 2 Collection of Junk .3 Sale and Storage of Anti-freeze Products 10 Common Victuallers 13 Inn Holders 11 Lodging Houses 29 Day Nursery 1 Pasteurization of Milk 1 Funeral Director 2 Manufacturing and Sale of Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts 2 Sale of Soft Drinks, Cigaretts and Candy 6 To Peddle Fish, Vegetables and Canned Goods 1 The Town Dump is being well taken care of by burning whenever possible, and being covered and pushed over the bank. Garbage is taken care of in a large pit and covered when necessary. Occasional spraying is done to eliminate flies through the summer season. Rodents are not very prevalent as yet, but will be taken care of as soon as they appear. The matter of a more adequate system of sewerage dis- posal is being studied by the Board and proposals will be presented to the voters of the Town. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK J. COLBY, Chairman LEROY A. NICKERSON ARTHUR R. FINLAY. Board of Health 73 Report of The Barnstable County Health Department For the Year Ending December 31, 1951 I i Twenty-five years have passed since the establishment of this Department. Chapter 133 of the Acts of 1926 (Amend- ed by Chapter 193 of the Acts of 1928) provided in effect for the appointment by the County Commissioners of a County Health Officer and such assistants as were deemed necessary. It provided further that the Health Officer would serve as agent of the Town Boards of Health, on appointment by them, as well as school physician on request of the School Committees in the various towns of the County. The problems and concepts in the field of Public Health have obviously changed during these twenty-five years. Di- seases due to unsanitary conditions have been brought under such control that today in this county, they have become practically nonexistent. Cases of preventable acute commun- icable diseases no longer are reported, illness, and death caused by tuberculosis have been markedly reduced, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality are at a low level. Large- ly due to the effects of those changes, the span of life has increased in length, a larger proportion of our people is found in the older age groups, and such conditions as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and others become Public Health problems of greater moment. It seems reasonable, therefore; to state that immediate measures for the improvement of the health of the people of this County are not those concerned with the passage of Laws and Regulations designed for the pro- tection of all people in the community. The need is rather for the education of the people to take individual action for the improvement of their own health. In no small respect, the control of some of the largely non-preventable chronic diseases noted above, is concerned with early diagnosis and early treatment. 74 The need for more and better trained personnel to carry out Public Health activities is always pressing. During the last year, this county has been selected as one rural area for the field training of persons who are completing academic training at the University level. This program, sponsored by the Mass. Department of Public Health is being largely finan- ced by the Kellog Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan. A well trained ]Public Health Nurse has been assigned to Bevel- op the program for nurses in this area. The continual on the job training of personnel already working in this County is an important part of the program. Last spring, a series of ten classes for nurses was held in Hyannis and attended by all of the nurses serving the towns of the county: Scholar- ships have been obtained for two of these nurses, both of whom have attended the Simmons School of Nurses in Boston. Mr. George Crocker, Sanitary Inspector with this Depart- ment, attended a three months refresher course at the Uni- versity of Massachusetts last winter. During the fall, we participated actively in the University Extension Courses on Health Education attended by over forty of the school teachers of the county. Routine activities of the Department were carried on during the year at about the same level as of previous years. Under the training program, we were able to use the services of two additional sanitary inspectors during the summer months. Our dental program in the schools has been augmented by the addition to our staff of another Dental Hygienist as- signed here by the United States Public Health Service. We have been active in promoting discussion of water fluorida- tion of the public water supplies in the County. STATISTICAL SUMMARY Administrative: Automobile Mileage 56,791 Individuals Interviewed 1,744 Meetings Attended 197 Lectures,etc. 21 i 75 Communicable Disease Control: Visits to Cases 43 Smallpox Vaccinations. 71 Diphtheria Immunizations 752 Tetanus Immunizations 754 Whooping Cough Immunizations 253 Child Hygiene. Nursing,Visits Antepartum Cases 89 Nursing Visits Postpartum Cases 139 Nursing Visits Infants 344 Nursing Visits Preschool Children 867 Nursing Visits School Children 164 .Preschool children examined 391 School Children Examined 394 School Children Inspected by Dental Hygienists 3,463 School Children Given Fluorine Prophylaxis 1,693 Total Fluorine Treatments 6,554 Visits to Crippled Children Clinics 281 Sanitary Inspections: Water Supplies 157 Sewage Disposal 182 Camps 152 Restaurants, etc. 1,119 Markets and Groceries 73 Dairy Farms 38 Pasteurizing 23 All Others 9 Laboratory Specimens Examined: Water Supplies 91 Milk (Bacteriological) 37 Milk (Fats and Solids) 36 Ice Cream 3 Food Handling Utensils 1,308 76 Cases of Reportable Diseases: Infantile Paralysis 5 Chicken Pox 78 Dog Bite 116 German Measles 61 Measles 38 Meningitis 1 Mumps 33 Scarlet Fever 31 Trichinosis 1 Tuberculosis 21 Whooping Cough 18 Respectfully submitted, F. L. MOORE, M. D. County Health Officer Report of the Police Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Orleans: I hereby submit my report for the Police Department for the year ending December 31, 195E Cars stopped for Motor Vehicle violations 321 Licenses suspended 32 Light Tags issued 64 Parking Tags issued (Courtesy) 169 Motor Vehicle accidents reported 41 Motor Vehicle accidents investigated 41 Persons injured (Motor Vehicle accidents) 18 Dog Complaints investigated 20 Buildings found open by night patrol 37 Complaints and Investigations 226 Permits for Motor Vehicle Transfers 148 Homes inspected 510 Warrants and Summons for out of Town Police 6 Committed to State Institutions 1 77 Children reported missing 3 Airplane Accidents 1 Suicides 1 Motor Vehicles reported stolen 2 Arrests Drunk _ 7 Non Support 1 Operating under influence 5 Larceny less than $100.00 2 Assault and Battery 1 Attempted Larceny 2 Court Cases Motor Vehicle violations - I2 Assault and Battery 1 Neglect of Children 3 Larceny by check 5 Liquor violations 4 Liquor violations: Guilty Liquor violations: Not Guilty 2 Released under Chap. 272, Sec. 45 2 Non Support 3 Drunk 5 Attempted Larceny 2 Larceny 2 Operating under influence 5 Operating to endanger 7 Found guilty 51 Found not guilty 0 Fined 13 On Probation 4 Held for Grand Jury 1 During the past year the increased activities of the Police Department has made it necessary to add a full time man to the Department. It is no longer possible for the Chief of Police to operate the department in addition to working on the streets both day and night. By adding another man we are now providing twenty-four hour service to the com- 78 munity. The men now keep up a constant fire patrol through- out the business and residential districts during the night hours and our policy of checking unknown cars during the early morning hours has possibly been responsible for there being no cases of breaking and entering in the night time since the addition to the department. I would like to point out at this time, how the Police Department is organized and what we have to offer for Police Protection in the town. Last March under the Civil Defense Law, it became necessary to form an Auxiliary Police Department to be trained for use during emergencies, such as bombings or other disasters. With that in mind, I selected a group of fifteen men who were picked for their availability, their interest in Police Work, and their willing- ness to pub in many hours as policemen without compensa- tion. After forming this group, T became faced with the fact that Officer Robert Young, the regular night officer, was re- called into the Armed Forces, and I hereby quote from the Statutes of the Commonwealth to show why we must leave his job open for him to return to, if he so desires. "The Statutes of the Commonwealth provide that an employee of the town who leaves his or her position for the purpose of serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, shall be deemed to be on leave of absence, and no such person shall be deemed to have resigned from his or her office or position until two years after his or her discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States, or the termination of the War, as being declared by the appropriate authorities." As anyone can readily observe, this acted as a preventa- tive for me to offer his job to anyone on a permanent basis, and I felt, with the approval of the Selectmen, that I could best operate the department by using some of .my Auxiliary Police as regular officers. This would give them much needed training and give me a group of trained men that I could rely on during emergencies. I therefore took Officer Young's salary and divided it into six parts and paid each auxiliary officer who worked one sixth of a week's pay for being on a night a week. The other auxiliary officers were assigned a 79 night during the week which they worked without pay giving the protection of two men in the cruiser at night at no additional cost to the taxpayers of the town. I will also state at this time that the uniforms these men are wearing were not bought by the town. They were either donated or purchased by the individual officers. The auxiliary officers in addition to training given by me have attended the County Police Schools on their own time and have developed into a compe- tent, well trained group of men, who are available to the Town for any Police Work. The training interest and enthusiasm of the Orleans Auxiliary Police is something the Town should be proud of, and cannot be equaled by any other Town on the Cape. During the past year it has been the policy of the De- partment to handle all incidents with a minimum of expense to the Town. Cases have not been taken to Court unless it was absolutely necessary, and success of this can be seen in our Court Record which shows not a single Court case lost during the year. We endeavor at all times to treat our summer visitors with courtesy, keeping in mind their importance to the Town's economy. No complaints were received by the Selectmen dur- ing the summer concerning Police Officers. At this time I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, other Town Departments, Residents of the Town, and other Sate and County Law Enforcement Departments for the fine! co-operation I have received on behalf of the Police Depart- ment. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH W. HIGGINS, Chief of Police 80 Deport of the Fare Department To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Orleans: Following is the report of the Fire Department for 1951. Chimney Fires 3 Rescue Squad 6 Oil Burner Flares 6 Dump Fires 2 Car Fires 2 Building Fires 6 Fires- investigated 5 Woods and Grass Fires 6 Electric Fires 2 Gas Flares 1 Out of Town Fires 2 Total calls 41 Value of buildings and contents involved $29,525.00 Loss on buildings and contents 2,042.83 Grass and Woodland burned 21/2 acres Estimated miles traveled 350 Basement inspections in business area 33 Permits issued: Fuel oil 97 Gas 42 Fire 200 The-" past' year the Station has had an outside paint job of two coats, also floors and other interior painting done. -Engine 1. has had a complete motor job at Maxim Motor Co.,-Middleboro. We report the building, apparatus and equipment in good condition; ,with exception of the heating system and Engine 2. r � 81 The Board of Engineers recommend for 1952. Budget $6,200 500 gal. pumper to replace Engine 2. Steam Boiler and Oil Burner Board of Engineers George D. Knowles, Chief Lawrence L. Ellis, Asst. Chief Lloyd R. Ellis, Capt. Nathan H. Ellis Elijah C. Long Henry W. Hurley Irving A. Higgins Volunteer Firemen .Alzero F. Brown Francis Colwell Chester W. Higgins Lester Macfarlane Joseph L. Rogers Jr. Belmont Mayo Lester W. Quinn Gaston Norgeot Francis A. Higgins Robert Freeman Kenneth Eldredge Leon Clark The following constitutes the .equipment of the Depart- ment: 1 600-gal. Triple combination 1 250-gal. Triple combination 1 Barnstable County Brushbreaker 1 Hose Truck 1 Forest Fire Pump 18 Water Cans 24 Wire Brushes 1,400 feet Forest Hose 1,700 feet one and one-half inch Hose 2,950 feet two and one-half inch Hose Respectfully submitted, GEORGE D. KNOWLES, Chief Engineer 82 Report of the Finance Committee Reserve Fund $5,000.00 December: 31 Transfer from Vocational Education $62.80 Transfers February: 27 Snow Removal $155.25 Snow Removal 146.60 June: 11 Wharves & Buoys 150.00 August: 20 Red Cross Swimming Instruction 186.00 October: 11 Wharves & Buoys 100.00 Tonset Road Account 150.00 November: 29 Vocational Education 269.00 Health Account 128.50 Snow Removal 135.60 December: 13 Clerical Expense Account 214.72 Police 600.00 Dump Account 3.19 Health Account 38.58 Highway Machinery and Bldg. 217.82 28 Town Hall Account 120.28 Fire Department 373.11 Snow Removal 59.25 Wharves & Buoys .28 Health Account 72.61 31 Fire Department 22.00 Miscellaneous Account 1,920.01 $5,062.80 $5,062.80 Respectfully submitted, ALICE L. MELCHER, Sec. Orleans Finance Committee I 83 Snow Library Report 1951 No. of volumes in Library, Dec. 31„ 1950 9,359 No. of volumes purchased during 1951 105 No. of volumes presented during 1951 119 Total to date 9,583 Magazines taken by Library 27 Total circulation 10,524 Books circulated 9,118 Adult 7,043 Juvenile 2,075 9,118 Magazines circulated 1,357 Books borrowed from State Library Division 49 10,524 Persons using Library during 1951 6,838 Adults 4,775 Juveniles 2,063 6,838 Fines collected $47.57 Books were presented by— Miss Patty Smith Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co. Mrs. Alexander Dillingham Rev. William E. Brooks Mrs. Ronald Carman Pan American Coffee Bureau Mrs. Hurlburt T. Walker State Street Trust Co. Mr. Richard Rich Mr. Alton L. Smith Mr. Wilbur Chase Mr. Gregory Turner Mrs. David T. Parker Dr. Walter Edwards Mrs. Douglas J. Sheppard Miss Marion Miel 84 Think Magazine Miss Susie Kensel Mrs. Reginald Sprague Mrs. William R. Jarvis MacMillan Publishing Co. Mr. Russell Johnson Orleans Woman's Club Mrs. Andrew Ceselki Mr. Frederick W. Wolfe Dr. Henry C. Link Mrs. Albert M. Robbins Mrs. Esther S. Beilby Mrs. John P. McCallum Miss Sally Higgins Mrs. Clarence D. Walker Mrs.David P.Delano Mrs. Harold F. Wilcox Mrs. .Eugene H. Sprague Mr. John W. Sanford U. S. Steel Corp. Mrs. Rennie B. Lake Mrs. Ruth Sanders American Home Dept., Orleans Woman's Club Joan of Arc Council, Knights of Columbus In Memory of Elizabeth Twiss Blake State Government of Massachusetts Eastham Tercentenary Committee Magazine subscriptions have been given by the following— Nickerson Lumber Company Orleans Post, American Legion Newspapers received were— Orleans Oracle Central Cape Press Cape Codder The books recorded as borrowed from the State Library Division are Non-Fiction books requested by our patrons which Snow Library borrows through the State Library Divi- sion from their Boston Office, deposits in Pittsfield, Green- field, or any Public or College Library that is willing to loan books by mail. By this privilege the Snow Library can pro- vide many books which would be impossible for a small Library to carry on their shelves. All patrons are urged to avail themselves of this service. Respectfully submitted, RUTH L. BARNARD Librarian 85 Report of Sealer of Weights and Measures To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I I herewith submit my report of the Sealer of Weights and Measures for the year 1951: z v � No. 1.—Scales Scales over 10,000 lbs. 1 1 0 0 Scales 100 to 5,000 lbs. 28 37 1 0 Scales under 100 lbs. 33 54 2 0 Scales, total 62 92 3 0 No. 2.—Weights, total 25 128 12 0 No.3.—Capacity Measures Liquid, 1 gal. or under 0 32 0 0 Liquid over 1 gal. 0 1 4 0 Capacity Measures, total 0 33 4 0 No. 4.—Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices Meters, inlet 1-in. or less 16 40 0 0 Meters, oil, grease, kerosene 2 20 0 0 Vehicle tanks 2 5 1 0 Gasoline hand pumps 0 1 0 0 Total 20 66 1 0 No. 5.—Linear Measures Yardsticks 0 12 0 0 Tape measures 0 1 0 0 Cloth measuring device 0 2 0 0 Total 0 15 0 0 Grand Totals 107 334 20 0 Items reported "Not Sealed" have "Not Sealed" tags at- tached. 86 Moneys received and paid to Treasurer: Sealing Fees Collected $146.05 Adjusting and Repairs 29.75 Total Collections $175.80 *Total Charges $178.80 L 2 person weigher scales at School buildings adjusted and sealed, $3.00, not paid. This department has little in particular to report during the year 1951, other than to say a very careful and thorough inspection and test has been made of all devices having to do with the weighing and measuring of commodities bought and sold, and to see to it that all during the year these devices are kept in proper condition to deliver correct weighing and measuring results. The merchants have given me full co-operation to this end; the results being equality to all. "Little Things To Keep In Mind" To the user of scales: Spring Scales (having dial and pan) See to it that indi- cating hand is on zero at all time when scale is not in use. Stand squarely in front of scale when weighing. (Dial of scale should be about level with eyes when weighing—in other words scale should be elevated from floor about 5 feet 6 inches. Computing (cylinder or fan type scales) Face of dial should be about same distance from floor as spring scales. See to it without fail that reading line across face of chart is exactly over zero line across chart. See that chart moves freely. Scales having weighing platform and weigh beam—see to it that beam poise is at zero on beam and beam at that point is in balance. I 8 "Automatic Liquid Measuring Devices," gasoline, etc. At the beginning of the day, and after use each time, see to it that indicating hand points to zero; also check money value indicated to see that same computes correctly with price per gallon on chart. Stand squarely in front of dial when reading same. Do not stand at an angle. Your weighing and measuring devices are the most im- portant equipment in your business. Let's keep them right and use them right and they will use you right. Any person, storekeeper or peddler having in their posses- sion any kind of weighing and measuring device used for the purpose of weighing and measuring any commodity in the act of buying or selling must be inspected and tested by the authorized Sealer of Weights and Measures in this terri- tory during the current year. If you have in your possession such a device which has NOT been inspected and sealed, please notify him at once. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES F. MOORE Sealer of Weights and Measures. Annual Report of the Planning Board To the Honorable Selectmen and Citizens of Orleans: The Planning Board shared the sorrow and the sense of loss felt by the town of Orleans upon the untimely death of Arthur L. Sparrow on April 6, 1951. Mr. Sparrow had been a member of the board since its establishment and at the time of his death held the post of Chairman. His good judgement, sound counsel and devotion to public service were of great value to the board and we are proud to have been associated with him in this work. 88 In accordance with procedure established by law, the Selectmen, upon the recommendation of the remaining mem- bers of the board, elected Frederick C. Berger to the vacancy, to serve until the next annual election in February, 1952. During 1951, the Orleans Planning Board held 16 meet- ings, including 7 public hearings. Seven subdivisions of prop- erty were approved by the board. Preliminary steps were taken by the board towards the establishment of a Master Plan and it is the intention of the board to develop such a plan in the coming year. Copies of the assessors' sheets will be used for this purpose. Looking towards the future development of our town, we urge consideration by every voter of the following steps: 1. The appointment of a committee, ,consisting of either the Planning Board or the board together with other citizens, to consider the advisability of the drafting and adoption of a protective bylaw which will limit the greater part of Orleans to residences, rooming houses and other home industries. 2. Action to improve and enlarge the town's landings and beaches. 3. Renewed attention to the problem of new access roads to the center of Orleans as well as the purchase of more park- ing areas. 4. Approval of the plan for the widening of Main Street. In explanation of the first recommendation, we believe that Orleans is in a period of growth. A fortunate combina- tion of circumstances finds us one of the few towns still pre- serving much of its original dignity and charm. Speculative and indiscriminate commercial development could drastically lower not only the attrativeness of Orleans but its value in dollars and cents. To protect our town we need a bylaw which will restrict commercial enterprises, in the ordinary sense of the word, to the area where most of them would wish to be anyway, the business area of the center of town. I 89 i What benefits the town as a whole, benefits each of us. If we keep that in mind, we will have a sound guide for future action. Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS P. BURLING, Chairman WILLIS S. GOULD ALTON L. SMITH FREDERICK C. BERGER RAYMOND E. NEWTON, Clerk Report of Road Surveyor In 1951 new construction was completed on Defiance Lane, Cove Road, Smith Neck Road, School Road and Tonset Road, approximately two miles. Guard fence repairs have been carried on wherever pos- sible, by replacing existing wooden fences with concrete posts. It has been the policy of the Department to keep all ex- isting roads in good condition in all sections of the Town. Road equipment at the present time consists of a Bull- dozer, Sand Loader and four Snow Plows. It would seem that if the Town could own more equip- ment, the mounting costs of operation would be lessened. For detailed expenses of 1951 accounts, see the Town Ac- countant's Report. Respectfully submitted, NORMAN C. HOPKINS Road Surveyor 90 Shellfish Constable's Report To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Orleans: We believe that more of our people are interested in the soft clam than of any specie of shellfish which grows in our waters. This probably is because of the fact that these shell- fish once so plentiful and of great importance in the economic life of our community have been found only in very small quantity anywhere in these waters for a number of years past, and with one or two exceptions, when small beds were opened for family use, it has been difficult to find enough for a family mess. It is with a great deal of pleasure t4at we can now state that the clam is staging a comeback in a number of our shore areas. The areas noted, are with one exception, those that had been bulldozed to prepare new and clean bottom for the clam spat to set on and had been planted with a few bushels of parent clams for spawning.purposes. The result of this work as shown in the present clam population seems good proof of the value of this work, and to give reason for the continuation of the same, wherever and whenever possible. This is and will be our policy. The shores of the Meeting House Pond were opened in December of 1951 to clamming for family use, and although the weather and tidal conditions have not been of the best. a considerable number of our residents have taken clams from this area. These clams on the whole are of good quality and of sizes suitable for steaming, frying or chowder. Other clam areas to mention- as doing well at present but not yet ready for use, are at Pochet Inlet and Asa's Landing, Town Cove. A few scattering clams are also noted , in other parts of the Town in areas until recently non pro- ductive. 91 These signs give us hope for better days for clam lovers and if improvement continues, for commercial digging in a limited way, but let us all keep our .fingers crossed as we all know from past experience that many things can and may happen to the clam. There is very little change to report as to the quahaug. Conditions are about the same as last year, i.e. fair raking in the deep water areas of Pleasant Bay for large quahaugs and but few of the small sizes or seed noted anywhere as yet. Two small quahaug areas, one in the Town Cove and one in the Meeting House River were opened for family use the past year, and were heavily patronized by our residents and summer population. There are now two other areas which were planted last year that are doing well and can be opened when necessary. It is hoped that funds will be pro- vided for the continuation of this work. No beds were opened for commercial digging in 1951 but some planting of small size quahaugs was carried on in the closed Meeting House River.areas. This project which has been so successful and profitable in the past is about at an end as seed quahaugs, the only kind that can be planted for a profit commercially, can no longer be obtained at a workable price. Scallops of excellent quality,were found in fair supply in Pleasant Bay in the fall of 1951. The high price paid brought out quite a large group of fishermen and others, to drag for them in the Bay. Sixty-one Scallop Permits were issued and the revenue from the catch was approximately$12,000.00 up to January 1, 1952, with a few scallops still being taken. Large quantities of seed are noted in Pleasant Bay, Little Bay and the nearby flats and .channels which is promising for an improvement in quantity for 1952. Quality and price will depend on conditions next year. As there is almost no scallop seed in the Town Cove, it will be necessary to transplant some from Pleasant Bay. 92 The usual planting of oysters at the Town Cove for family use was carried on and once again was our most pop- ular and highly appreciated project. Although there was very little natural oyster set in 1951 the larger oysters are growing well and many have been gathered and added to the bed in the lower River, leaving some in all areas for spawning purposes. This project is as yet new and experimental and we ask the tolerance of our citizens until we know more about how it will work out. Mussels are still in good supply and are being eaten each year by a few additional families. The destruction of shellfish enemies always is important and because of the many types of these enemies requires con- siderable time and money. Conchs, starfish, winkles, crabs, worms, gulls and migratory birds all destroy shellfish. Some of these can be fairly well controlled while other kinds are almost impossible to control at all. Nevertheless, war is car- ried on each year against these pests with some measure of success. We still find a number of people, both local and other- wise, who do not acquaint themselves with our shellfish regu- lations. For the information of these people, we repeat that all such regulations are posted in the Office of the Town Clerk and our three Post Offices, and most of them appear from time to time in local newspapers. The draggers of the Rock Harbor fleet have again beer_ operating on the sea scallop and quahaug beds mostly. Some flounder dragging was done the past fall by a few boats. Party boat operation for bass, bluefish, tautog, etc. is growing each year at the "Creek" and has already become an important addition to business there. . Shellfish Permits of three kinds: commercial, family and scallop, amounting to $529.50 were issued to our citizens and visitors during the past year. This again was in excess of the appropriation for the protection and propagation of our shell- fisheries for the same period. 93 Whatever success this department has had in its various phases throughout the year, has been possible only by the fine and hearty co-operation of the Selectmen, our citizens and visitors and the Division of Marine Fisheries, whose director, Francis W. Sargent, (an Orleans resident) and his assistants, are ever ready and willing to aid us in our work with State funds and to give of their extensive knowledge of the fish- . eries. To all of these and many others who in any way gave a helping hand, advice, constructive criticism or encourage- ment, when needed, we wish to express our appreciation and thanks. Respectfully submitted, ELMER R. DARLING Shellfish Constable Report of the Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: I hereby submit my report as Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering. This year the annual inspection of animals and barns occurred in December. All were found disease free and under sanitary condition. There were six cases of dog bites, and all were put under quarantine until released by the State Board of Health. Respectfully submitted, LEROY F. RICHARDSON Inspector of Animals 94 Report of the Regional Investigating Committee Your committee appointed in February 1951 to investi- gate the arrangement of a regional school system by the Towns of Eastham, Orleans and. Brewster, reports its find- ings and recommendations. A study has been made of the law providing a framework for the formation of regional schools (Chap. 638, Acts of 1949). The committee held a meeting in June for organization and planning. At our request Mr. John J. Marshall, Administrator of the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission, met with the committee and with representatives of Eastham and Brewster at a conference in August. He explained the purpose of the law and the problems existing in other regions of the State. He stated that the plan is to help the smaller Towns meet the problems of school construction, and to improve the quality of education by the construction of large high schools supplanting the local schools and serving an area comprising a group of small towns. These regional schools are to be built, administered and owned by regional school committees, taking the place or sharing the jurisdic- tion of the town school committees. The Administrator agreed that the plan is not feasible in some situations. After due consideration the Orleans committee is unani- mous in the decision to disapprove the regional school for Orleans at this time for the following reasons: Orleans must not lose control of its school system as a unit, nor should we create a situation calling for two school committees with the inevitable problems which the plan would present. i 95 Orleans has one of the finest smaller high school build- ings in the State which is only 12 years old. The situation in Orleans,Eastham and Brewster does not call for more high school construction in the immediate future, The present enrollment is 213, including 39 students from Eastham and 34 from Brewster, for whom these towns pay tuition at the rate of $278.92 per capita per year. The estimated high school enrollment will not approach the capacity of the building for four or five years. Even if there were a crowded condition now, the time is not propitious for building a new high school with the war-time scarcity of building materials. There are not enough high school pupils involved to demand the building of a large high school such as is being advocated in other areas. Intelligent planning in Orleans has avoided over-building which in many school districts has caused the embarrasment of empty school rooms as the school population fluctuates. The geography of Cape Cod would make it difficult to add more towns to the regional plan. Wellfleet might be a pos- sible addition, but at present would add only 47 students who could be taken care of on a tuition basis. Harwich and Chatham have just completed new high school buildings, and are presumably solving their own prob- lems. About 15 years ago these two towns tried to consolidate their high schools, but the plan was unsatisfactory and was abandoned.. The committee recommends that when more classrooms are necessary or curriculum changes seem to require a larger building, an addition be built to Orleans High School. Respectfully submitted, CARROLL R. REED, Chm., HELEN A. BEALS CARLTON W. SMITH Committee 96 Harbormaster's Report To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Orleans: It seems that the amount of work done and funds ex- pended under the Department of Wharves and Buoys, should warrant a yearly accounting in our Town Report. The fol- lowing gives a record of the activities of this department for 1950. The wharves at Rock. Harbor were kept in order, and wharf and range lights replaced when necessary. Very little repair work was needed. The number of boats .using these wharves and docking in the creek, exceed the space available, causing some congestion, confusion and inconvenience to all concerned. More docking space and a larger water area are desirable, if and when funds for such work can be found. Much of the wharf at the Town Cove, which was destroyed by the bad storm in the fall of 1949, had to be replaced by new sections the past year. This wharf was also lengthened to provide for three feet of water off the float at low tide, to allow small boats to use it at all times. This wharf is also very popular with swimmers and bath- ers of all ages, and used extensively by the swimming classes each year. All sections as well as the float are in good condition for another year and should require only the usual upkeep. The wharf at the River is getting old and required consid- erable repair work this past year, as well as all new barrels for the float. It is likely that all parts will go another year without too much expense. This wharf is also popular and used by boaters, bathers and fishermen. A whole new set of channel buoys had to be made for the River to Pleasant Bay area.and are in good condition for next year. i 97 The channel leading out of Town Cove was again buoyed and buoys maintained, with the Town of Eastham sharing the expense. Some new and larger buoys should be provided for this channel next year. Line buoys separating the three town areas in Pleasant Bay were put down with the assistance of the Town of Chat- ham and maintained for shellfish purposes. Respectfully submitted, ELMER R. DARLING Harbormaster. Report of Christmas Decoration Committee Fifty-five native cedar trees were placed in the business center of Orleans by members of the Board of Trade. The trees were given by Charles Freeman and were decorated with colored lights. The display in the square was erected by Albert Ducharme and William Taillard. The children's party at the Orleans theatre was attended by four hundred and fifty children as guests of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wilcox. When leaving the theatre each child receiv- ed a bag containing candy, oranges, apples, and cookies. Mr. Fitzpatrick furnished Christmas carols through the holiday season. We wish to thank all who helped to make the program possible. Financial Report W. H. Snow & Son $59.30 Cash Donations $68.46 Henry Coffin, Inc. 411.14 Town Appropriation 500.00 First National Stores 28.54 L. E. Studley 38.46 $568.46 Cash prizes 30.00 567.44 $567.44 Balance $1.02 Respectfully submitted, HARRY H. SNOW, Treasurer 98 Report of Water Safety Committee To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Orleans: The 1951 Water Safety program endured many hardships: financial, weather, personnel, etc. Our former instructor, Miss Higgins, had the opportunity to work on her master's degree and requested her release. Finally through the efforts of Mr. Tulis, Miss Sandra Andrews of Marblehead was ap-- pointed instructor the last week of June. Miss Donna Nicker- son was appointed her aide. Because of the large number in the classes, Miss Marilyn Nelson of Worcester and Chatham was appointed instructor in mid-July. She taught at the Cove and Skaket while Miss Andrews had the Crystal Lake classes. Miss Nickerson filled in when she was needed, helping during illness and on check days. A survey of the town landings revealed very few to be suitable for swimming classes. In order to have classes in South Orleans, Mrs. Stanley Smith permitted the use of her beach. However, the tidal conditions proved unfavorable for the younger children in the classes. The Town Landing at Pleasant Bay should be improved to enable South Orleans to have the benefits now enjoyed by those living near the Cove, Skaket or Crystal Lake. The classes at the Lake were very popular, mainly because they were at the same time every day. An excellent diving board was made at the High School under the direction of Mr. B. C. Collins, Jr. and together with a dock was put down. at the Lake. We wish to thank all who assisted in this project. However, on the constant complaints of a few, the board was ordered removed. The Committee is interested to know how the townspeople feel about this matter. 99 Financially, the registration receipts did not reach the estimated amount. The Finance Committee transferred from available funds an amount equal to our registration receipts. The deficit was paid by a public-spirited man interested in the program. Thank you, sir. Other cash donations were used for prizes at the swimming meets. There were no com- plaints at our charging a registration fee; indeed, many were surprised at the small amount. This year we had more competition through the Swim- ming Meets. For the first time Orleans met Chatham in a swimming contest and did very well. At the Cove in July the Freshies conquered the Salties.. The grand finale came the last of August with the meet at Camp Quanset with a picnic, movies, etc. The.Committee appreciates the kindness of Mr. Francis Hammatt for the use of his camp. Another boat was purchased this year. As it was a lighter craft and easier to handle, it was taken to the Skaket Beach and the one there moved to Crystal Lake. Kickboards, used to improve leg strokes were purchased and divided between the beaches. The Committee entered a float in the Eastham Tercente- nary Parade. Statistically, 241 persons registered, 126 for the season, 119 for a month, twice as many summer residents as towns- people. Why do not more townspeople enjoy this program? Certificates were awarded as follows: 21 Beginners 2 Intermediates 11 Swimmers 1 Advanced 1 Senior Life-saving This may seem to be a small number of certificates, but 140 of those registered were in the Beginner's class and under 8 years. Attendance was almost perfecta 100 Thanks to all who helped toward the success of this program. Respectfully submitted, LUCY K. HOPKINS, Chairman Water Safety Committee— Ann Hammatt Arthur Young Barbara Wilcox Kendall Higgins Robert Chandler Report of Building Inspector To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen: I herewith submit my report as Building Inspector for the year ending December 31, 1951. The Building Laws did not go into affect until August lst, and during the five month period I have issued 41 permits and made approximately 200 inspections. I have collected $159.00.which has been turned in to the Town Treasurer. Two permits were denied that went to the Board of Appeals, and after a public hearing, the Board granted the variances. The following table shows the Permits granted: Type Number Value Dwellings 19 110,980.00 Additions 15 19,900.00 Buildings Moved 3 5,800.00 Garages 4 10,000.00 Totals 41 $146,680.00 I wish to thank the public for there fine co-operation. .Respectfully submitted, H. BRUCE MITCHELL Building Inspector 101 Assessors' Report and Comparative Statement 1950 1951 Real Estate Assessed $4,940,740.00 $5,280,450.00 Personal Estate Assessed 593,550.00 636,940.00 Total Assessed Valuation 5,534,290.00 5,917,390.00 Population 1950 Census 1759 1759 Number Polls Assessed 631 650 Property Owners Assessed 1485 1480 Horses Assessed 8 4 Cows Assessed 45 43 Other Neat Cattle 19 28 Goats 23 28 Number of Fowl 1,966 1,878 Dwelling Houses 1,070 1,130 Acres Land Assessed 6,515 6,684 Number of Cars Assessed (Excise) 1,321 1,311 Assessed Value of Cars $518,850.00 $507,090.00 Amount of Tax Assessed on Cars 17,785.28 20,161.95 Appropriations for year by taxation 241,159.83 245,695.75 Total Appropriations from Available Funds 20,000.00 20,700.0f- Overlay 4,365.56 3,385.97 County Tax 25,044.64 27,729.24 Underestimate, County Tax 2,036.66 State Audit Municipal Accounts 524.83 677.42 Underestimate 323.32 Mosquito Control 1,807.76 1,937.00 State Parks 281.07 432.01 Underestimate 90.67 90.80 County Retirement System 445.36 957.28 . Total Appropriations (State and County.Taxes and Overlay) 296,079.70 301,605.77 Tax Rate, per Thousand 29.50 29.50 Polls @ $2.00 1,262.00 1,300.00 Property Tax (including polls) 164,527.78 175,867.14 Special Assessment (Moth) 653.95 557.70 Total Amount Collector's Commitments (Except M. V. Excise) 165,181.73 176,424.84 I 102 ESTIMATED RECEIPTS 1950 1951 Corporation 19,000.55 11,515.47 Income Tax 24,831.77 22,266.25 Chapter 98, Acts 1948 Motor Vehicle & Trailer Excise 12,800.00 16,000.00 Licenses 2,900.00 2,700.00 Fines (Library) 90.00 100.00 General Government 1,400.00 1,500.00 Health and Sanitation 900.00 1,000.00 Charities 5,400.00 4,100.00 Old Age Assistance 14,000.00 18,000.00 Schools 26,000.00 15,500.00 Interest on Taxes & Assessments 400.00 400.00 Old Age Meal Tax 692.85 677.21 Interest, Street Light Fund 66.42 64.54 Gasoline Tax 211.25 282.90 Recreation 500.00 500.00 Soldiers' Benefits & State Aid 764.00 500.00 Grants and Gifts 1,300.00 1,000.04 Chap. 804, Acts 1949 - 1950 295.08 Investments of County Tax 932.26 $111,551.92 $97,038.63 Free Cash in Treasury 20,000.00 28,700.00 Total Deductions $131,551.92 $125,738.63 103 Treasurer's Report RECEIPTS General Town Account On deposit Cape Cod Trust Co. checking account and in treasury January 1, 1951 $91,306.58 1951 Receipts 367,554.71 $458,861.29 PAYMENTS Genera'. Town Account 1951—Paid Treasurer's Warrants $347,394.32 On deposit Cape Cod Trust Co. checking account and in treasury January 1, 1952 111,466.97 $458,861.29 TRUST FUND ACCOUNTS Snow Library Trust Fund Consisting of: David Snow Fund $4,000.00 Jonathan W. Young Fund 500.00 William H. Nelson Fund 200.00 Thomas Arey Hopkins Fund 3,000.00 Aaron Snow Fund 1,000.00 $8,700.00 Deposited in: Provident Institution for Savings, Boston, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and Cape Cod Trust Co. Savings Dept. $7,700.00 Invested in a Savings Bond, Series G 1,000.00 $8,700.00 ° II 104 Accumulated interest $2,482,47 March 12, withdrawn $300.00 300.00 2,182.47 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $10,882.47 Elizabeth Twiss Blake, Library Trust Fund Deposited in Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank $250.00 Accumulated interest 11.75 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $261.75 Perpetual Care Cemetery Fund Consisting of: George Voss Fund $100.00 Benjamin C. Sparrow Fund 100.00 Henry C. Nickerson Fund 100.00 Franklin Freeman Fund 50.00 Samuel I. Coy Fund 200.00 Mark Snow Fund 100.00 Christopher Edwards Fund 50.00 William Swain Fund 100.00 Yates Rogers Fund 100.00 Capt. Samuel N. Smith Fund 100.00 John and Susanna Taylor Fund 50.00 Charles R. Smtih Fund 200.00 Freeman S. Smith Fund 200.00 Joshua L. Northrup Fund 200.00 $1,650.00 Deposited in: Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank, Savings Dept. Cape Cod Trust Co. $1,650.00 Accumulated interest $177.91 Dec. 28, withdrawn 14.49 163.42 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $1,813.42 105 Clement Gould and Wife Fund Deposited in Weymouth Savings Bank and Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank $5,000.00 Accumulated interest 603.98 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $5,603.98 Mary Celia Crosby Fund Deposited in Cape Cod Trust Co. . Savings Dept. $5,000.00 Accumulated interest 544.27 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $5,544.27 Street Light Fund Assigned to the Town of Orleans Deposited in: Weymouth Savings Bank and Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank $2,517.61 Accumulated interest $67.73 Less interest drawn 67.73 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $2,517.61 I Clayton Mayo Trust Fund Deposited in: Cape Cod Trust Co. and invested in U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G. $25,666.86 Accumulated interest $1,030.55 1,030.55 i Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $26,697.41 Present value of Bonds $24,448.50 Accumulated interest $4,252.73 Withdrawn 3,233.62 1,019.11 Value January 1, 1952 $25,467.61 f 106 Rehabilitation Fund Invested in U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G. $30,000.00 Accumulated interest 5,641.92 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $35,641.92 Present value of bonds $28,660.00 Accumulated interest 5,641.92 Value, January 1, 1952 $34,301.92 Albert P. Smith Trust Fund Invested in U. S. Savings Bonds, Series G. $2,000.00 Accumulated interest 164.36 Balance in fund January 1, 1952 $2,164.36 Present value of Bonds $1,899.00 Accumulated interest $279.38 Withdrawn 115.02 164.36 Value, January 1, 1952 $2,063.36 Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS I. ROGERS Treasurer 107 Collector of Taxes Report Real Estate Dr. 1951 Jan. 1, Balance due 1949 $861.05 Jan. 1, Balance due 1950 12,423.55 May 25, Warrant 155,776.82 Oct. 23, Warrant—Ommitted Assessment 112.10 Nov. 16, Warrant—Ommitted Assessment 20.65 Abatement after payment, refunded 361.37 $169,555.54 Cr. Paid Treasurer, account 1949 $731.07 Paid Treasurer, account 1950 11,006.91 Paid Treasurer, account 1951 141,676.75 Abated 1951 950.20 Tax title account 1951 11.80 Uncollected, 1949 129.98 Uncollected, 1950 1,416.64 Uncollected, 1951 13,632.19 $169,555.54 Tangible Personal Property Dr. 1951 Jan. 1, Balance due 1949 $144.44 Jan. 1, Balance due 1950 1,256.15 May 25, Warrant 18,790.32 $20,190.91 Cr. Paid Treasurer, account 1949 $58.20 Paid Treasurer, account 1950 780.40 Paid Treasurer, account 1951 17,284.87 108 Abated 1951 14.75 Uncollected, 1949 86.24 Uncollected, 1950 475.75 Uncollected, 1951 1.490.70 $20,190.91 Moth Assessment Dr. 1951 Jan. 1, Balance due 1949 $36.00 Jan. 1, Balance due 1950 79.35 May 25, Warrant 557.70 $673.05 Cr. Paid Treasurer, account 1949 $36.00 Paid Treasurer, account 1950 46.35 Paid Treasurer, account 1951 477.60 Uncollected, 1950 33.00 Uncollected, 1951 80.10 $673.05 Polls Dr. 1951 Jan. 1, Balance due 1950 $6.00 April 27, Warrant 1,300.00 Abatement after payment, refunded 2.00 $1,30800 Cr. Paid Treasurer, account 1950 $6.00 Paid Treasurer, account 1951 1,066.00 Abated, 1951 228.00 Uncollected, 1951 8.00 $1,308.00 109 Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Dr. 1951 Jan. 1, Balance due 1950 $1,216.05 Mar. 12, Warrant 4,643.96 Mar. 22, Warrant 3,918.94 Mar. 27, Warrant 2,526.45 May 15, Warrant 2,055.41 Aug. 1, Warrant 899.03 Sept. 5, Warrant 2,911.88 Sept. 19, Warrant 119.03 Nov. 26, Warrant 2,306.64 Dec. 31, Warrant 780.58 Abatement after payment, refunded 865.59 $22,243.59 Cr. Paid Treasurer, account 1950 $1,186.72 Paid Treasurer, account 1951 18,236.06 Abated, 1950 39.82 Abated, 1951 1,095.85 Uncollected, 1951 1,685.14 $22,243.59 Summary of Uncollected Taxes January 1, 1952 1949, Real Estate $129.98 1950, Real Estate 1,416.64 1951, Real Estate 13,632.19 1949, Personal Property 86.24 1950, Personal Property 475.75 1951, Personal Property 1,490.70 1950, Moth 33.00 1951, Moth 80.10 1951, Motor Vehicle Excise 1,685.14 1951, Poll 8.00 $1.9,037.74 Respectfully submitted, FRANCIS I. ROGERS Collector of Taxes 110 Report of the Civil Defense Director To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Town of Orleans December 18, 1951 In setting up and training a civil defense organization for a town of this size there were certain basic fundamentals to which I tried to adhere; bearing in mind that at the be- ginning of the year there were no State directives which could be followed to the letter, it was however possible with the help of certain texts and some knowledge of disaster re- lief to arrange an organization table following a semi-mil- itary pattern which seems to conform rather well with later Federal and State plans. The cadre of personnel was ap- pointed and activities commenced in January. As soon as funds were made available work was com- menced on the reconditioning of the basement of Snow Li- brary., which was chosen for a Control Center and Headquart- ers, with the utmost of cooperation from the Librarian and Trustees, a complete Control Center was established, furn- ished and eQuipped with telephone and two-way radio, also necessary supplies for immediate action. I believe that this Control Center compares favorably with any in this region for functional location and economy. The next most important service was the installation of an air warning system of signals, three of which operate in- dependently of the fire signals and are installed on privately owned air compressors, by the courtesy of Maurice Bessom, David Bessom, and Earl Silver, these horns will operate re- gardless of whether current is available in an emergency or not, and the installation has been cited as an example of economy in several publications. During the early phases.of the operation it was difficult to obtain volunteer workers but the unit has progressed to the stage where,there are approximately eighty five members 111 involved. The staff which I am naming below are entitled to the strongest possible commendation for their untiring effort to make this unit a credit to the Town. As I have many times received praise and acclaim for the work and appearance of the Auxiliary Police Section I feel that in this report they deserve separate commendation for their diligence and faithful performance of duty under the very able command of Chief Higgins. A report in detail is to be found in the Town Police Report. It is my opinion that Town appropriations for Civil De- fense should at this time only provide for administrative purposes and until further information is available on the breakdown of Federal and State funds for the purpose of bringing municipal departments up to standard for equip- ment, are clearly established, no request will be made for any unusual equipment or supplies. I believe that a civil defense By-law accepted by the town would facilitate handling re- quests for certain items that may become avilable to us under the FCDA plan. The ordinance could have no harmful effect to my knowledge and would not necessitate any funds being obligated as a result of its enactment either now or in the future. I recommend it strongly. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT W. WILLIAMS Director CIVIL DEFENSE ORGANIZATION SELECTMEN Advisory Council Harry H. Snow Reginald H. Sprague Alton E. Smith DIRECTOR Robert W. Williams CHIEF DEPUTY Joseph W. Higgins Deputies Communications Supply Services Women's Services Medical Services Civilian War Aid Major W. D. Geiger Raymond E. Newton Mrs. Reuben E. Hopkins Dr. S. H. McPherson Mrs. R. H. Blake Administration G. F. Livingston Staff Assistants Ground Observer Corps Amateur Radio Section Transportation Police Auxiliary Religious A. J. Young, Super. E. F. Dunham, Sr. Alfred Nickerson B. W. Clapp S. C. V. Bowman E. E. Sparrow, Ch. Obs. Secretary First Aid Photography Ruth H. Alvarez Mrs. C. R. Mayo Jay R. Mead, Jr. 113 Y Report of Board of Public Welfare To the Citizens of the Town of Orleans: As indicated by our case records of 1950, our actual ex- perience in welfare costs for 1951 developed about as antici- pated in our request for increased appropriations for the various welfare catagories in 1951. The following statistical report shows an increase in O.A.A. cases from 38.5 per month in 1950 to 40.8 per month in 1951, and the number of cases for January, 1952 is 45.0. For A.D.C. the increase in cases is from 5.6 per month in 1950 to 7.0 per month in 1951, with the additional cost incident to this increased number of cases. In January, 1952 the number of cases is 9.0. An added factor involved in increased costs was a manda- tory cost-of-living addition of 5.8 per cent on all budgets, effective October 1, 1951. Effective January 1, 1952, the Massachusetts Legislature granted increases on all O.A.A. cases from a minimum of $40.00 per month, to a minimum of $75.00 per month in cases of individuals living outside the family group, and for a person within a family group from $30.00 per month to $55.00 per month, plus medical expenses, etc. It should be noted that these are minimum rates and in many instances we ex- ceed this, due to living circumstances. In addition to the budget allowance in each case, is the item of $4.00 per month for "leisure time activities," which represents a yearly total of approximately $2,000. on our pre- sent case load. Disability Assistance, Chap. 741, 1951 An entirely new category of relief was passed as an emer- gency law by the Massachusetts Legislature, effective Novem- ber 1, 1951. This covers all persons 18 years of age or over, who can qualify as being totally and permanently disabled. The qualification is covered by medical reports of local I 114 Doctors and finally passed upon by a State Medical Board in each case, for approval or disapproval. The costs of this program are highly speculative, and it will take the experience of at least one year to arrive at reasonable conclusions. We are asking for $5,000.00 for this category of relief. As a Board, we pledge our every effort to carry out the provisions of these welfare laws, to the end that the tax- payer interest is not neglected as far as it is within our power. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR R. FINLAY, Chm. LEROY A. NICKERSON FREDERICK J. COLBY Board of Public Welfare. OLD AGE ASSISTANCE FOR 1951 Total No.of Average per Case Payroll Cases 1950 1951 January $3,639.81 35 80.25 95.73 February 2,805.25 37 78.26 75.82 March 2,946.90 38 76.08 77.55 April 3,064.24 39 75.98 78.57 'May 3,053.14 40 85.67 76.33 June 3,124.35 41 76.75 76.20 July 3,340.49 42 73.88 79.54 August 3,281.13 43 74.76 76.31 September 32162.19 43 68.06 73.54 October 3,435.24 44 80.38 78.07 November 3,465.62 43 89.29 80.60 December 3,609.50 45 72.38 80.21 Total $38,927.86 Federal Share 14,073.82 State Share 18,788.48 Other Towns 146.28 Net Cost to Town 5,919.28 115 AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN FOR 1951 Total No.of Average per Case Payroll Cases Child. 1950 1951 January $649.54 6 8 111.20 108.26 February 635.20 6 8 101.75 105.87 March 549.70 6 8 214.59 91.62 April 770.05 7 11 128.02 110.01 May 798.55 7 11 110.87 114.08 June 840.44 7 11 142.99 120.06 July 1230.70 8 14 95.24 153.84 August 689.39 7 13 122.47 98.48 September 685.18 7 13 82.37 97.88 October 902.69 7 13 110.84 128.96 November 739.25 7 13 112.99 105.61 December 1021.44 9 18 96.46 113.49 Total Payments $9,512.13 Federal Share 2,984.78 State.Share 3,158.49 Net Cost to Town 3,368.86 GENERAL RELIEF FOR 1951 Total No.of Payments Cases January $258.06 4 February 553.40 5 March 400.65 4 April 319.30 4 May 180.60 4 June 127.90 2 July 127.90 2 August 300.90 3 September 127.90 2 October 229.40 4 November 139.40 3 December 371.40 6 Total Payments $3,136.81 Charged to State 1,352.30 Reimbursement by individuals 187.50 Net Cost to Town $1,597.01 i 116 Report of Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, Ambulance Association, Inc. REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1951 Receipts-1951 Orleans $1,500.00 Eastham 750.00 Brewster 750.00 Donations 380.00 Total Receipts $3,380.00 Balance January 1, 1951 621.53 Replacement Fund 1,008.46 $5,009.99 Expenses-1951 Care of Ambulance $480.00 Gas, Oil & Tires 266.56 Drivers 1,710.00 Meals 33.58 Laundry 85.50 Repairs 58.65 Equipment & Supplies 205.31 Insurance 222.05 Miscellaneous 6.27 Total Expenses $3,067.92 Cash on Hand 933.61 Replacement Fund 1,008.46 $5,009.99 Trips Brewster 27 Orleans 70 Eastham 23 Total 120 117 The ambulance is available for emergency use twenty four hours a day and has been very helpful in a great many cases this past year. During the year 1951, it has traveled 7,077 miles. The drivers and assistants strive to give prompt and efficient service. The cost of a trip to Hyannis is ap- proximately $15.00 and to Boston $25.00. While there is no charge for the use of the ambulance, donations received con- tribute toward the expense and greatly aid in increasing the replacement fund. Respectfully submitted, J. ARTHUR SPARROW, Pres. ROBERT G. NORTHWOOD Clerk & Treasurer Report of Town Nursing Service January 1, 1951 to December 31, 1951 Field Office Return Return Adm. Visits Adm. Visits Record of cases nursed: Non Communicable Diseases 156 1608 3 1 Crippled Children's Serv. Maternity Antepartum 12 .28 Postpartum with antepartum 34 without antepartum 9 8 Infant under 1 month 19 43 over 1 month 3 10 Preschool 4 3 School 9 15 1 1 Adult 90 1467 2 Ambulance calls 10 Acute Communicable diseases Chronic Tuberculosis 156 1608 3 1 I 118 Field Return Adm. Visits Health Activities Eye Clinic 8 Metropolitan Life Ins. 8 38 John Hancock Life Ins. 6 38 Salvation Army Fund cases National Polio Fund cases Old Age Assistance cases 261 Aid to Dependent Children 1 2 Consultation with Supervisors 52 Trips with Patients to clinics, etc. 5 30 28 421, Pre School Conferences: were held May 21, 22, 23, 25, 28 and 29 1951. Dr. Norris G. Orchard, Pediatrician, examining Physician. Families represented 39 Children attended 51 Field Office Return Return Adm. Visits Adm. Visits Summary: Morbidity 156 1608 3 1 Health Service & Social Work 28 421 Pre School Service 4 54 Relief Nurses: Mrs. Althea Bremner, R.N. Mrs. Ethel E. Brookshire, R.N. Receipts $1,483.69 Respectfully submitted, MARION CHACE, R.N. 'Down Nurse. 119 Town Clerk's Deport In response to a legally posted Warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Orleans, qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs, met at the High School Auditorium, on Monday, the nineteenth (19) day of February, at six-thirty o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles in said Warrant, and to meet at ten (10) o'clock in the fore- noon on the twentieth (20) day of February next, to elect all necessary Town Officers. Polls to be open at ten o'clock A.M. and may close at six-thirty P.M. The Meeting was called to order at six-forty (6:40) o'clock, P.M., by the Moderator, Mr. Kenrick A. Sparrow. Prayer was offered by the Rev. S. C. Vern Bowman, Pastor of the Church of the Holy Spirit. Mr. Elmer R. Darling and Mr. Joseph W. Higgins were appointed to serve as tellers, and duly sworn by the Moderator. Voted, voice vote, to dispense with the reading of the Warrant, with the exception of the preamble, the conclusion and attestation thereof, and the officers return of Service thereon. The Moderator read the Warrant in acordance with the vote taken. Article 1. To act upon the Annual Report (including Recommendations) of the Selectmen and other Town Officers or Committees and raise and appropriate money for the same. Voted, voice vote that the Annual Report of the Select- men and other Town Officers or committees for 1950 be ac- cepted, and that the Selectmen's and Departmental Recom- mendations for the year 1951 be accepted as approved by the Finance Committee and that the sum of $221,709.15 be raised and appropriated for same. Selectmen's Salaries $3,300.00 Selectmen's Expense 250.00 Selectmen's Supplies 150.00 Town Accountant's Salary 1,500.00 -.120 Town Accountant's Expense 450.00 Treasurer's Salary 690.00 Collector's Salary 1,050.00 Town Clerk's Salary 360.00 Town Clerk, Treasurer & Collector's Expense 600.00 Clerical Expense 1,560.00 Legal Expense 250.00 Assessors' Pay & Expenses 2,400.00 Constables' Salaries 100.00 Election & Registration 500.00 Care of Town Hall& Grounds 2,000.00 Town Hall Repairs 1,500.00 Police 8,900.00 Fire Department 5,954.95 Wire Inspection 250.00 Sealer of Weights and Measures 250.00 Moth Department 3,100.00 Tree Warden 1,000.00 Moderator 25.00 Forest Warden 400.00 Health (including Town Nurse, Dental and Pre-School Clinics) 3,220.00 Inspector of Animals 100.00 Inspector of Slaughtering 25.00 Assessors' Map 1,000.00 Care of Town Dump 1,700.00 Snow Removal 2,000.00 Highway Repairs 10,000.00 Repairs to Guard-Rail Fences 500.00 Roadside Brush Cutting 1,000.00 Repairs to Road Machinery & Buildings 800.00 Street Lights 4,923.20 Wharves & Buoys 500.00 Harbormaster & Wharfinger 100.00 Public Welfare & Support of Poor 4,000.00 Old Age Assistance 25,000.00 Aid to Dependent Children 7,500.00 School Committee Salary 200.00 Schools 96,640.00 121 Vocational Education Tuition 500.00 School Lunch 1,000.00 School Athletics 700.00 Snow Library 1,000.00 Parks & Playgrounds 3,956.00 Cemeteries and Tombs 330.00 Soldiers' Monuments and Graves 110.00 Insurance & Bonds 1,400.00 Town Reports 685.00 Court Orders 50.00 Miscellaneous 500.00 Planning Board 100.00 Herring Brook 30.00 Interest Town Notes 1,000.00 Shellfish Constable's Salary 2,100.00 Shellfish Constable's Expense 300.00 Protection and Propagation of Shellfish 500.00 Traffic Signs and Markings 350.00 Veterans' Benefits 2,000.00 Town Notes Junior Senior High School 5,500.00 Fire Station 2,000.00 Memorial and Armistice bay Exercises 200.00 Anti-Rabies Treatment. 50.00 Tax Title Expense 100.00 Ambulance Hire 1,500.00 Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor.- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chap. 44, Gen- 2ra1 Laws. Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the reven- ue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951 and to issue 122 a note or notes therefor, payable within one year and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less .than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws. Article 3. To see what sum if any, the Town will vote to take from the surplus in the Treasury to apply towards taxes in 1951. Voted, voice vote, that the Town take a sum not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) from the surplus in the Treasury to apply toward taxes in 1951. Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate whatever money is received from the dog tax of the previous year for the use of the Snow Library, to be available by the Trustees for the purchase of books or any other lawful expense of the Library. Voted, voice vote, that the town appropriate whatever money is received from the dog tax of the previous year for the use of the Snow Library to be available by the Trustees for the purchase of books or any other lawful expense of the Library. Article 5. To see if the Town will elect a Town director for the Cape Cod Extension Service, as provided in the Mass. General Laws, Chapter 128. Voted, voice vote, that the Town elect a Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service as provided in Mass. Gen- eral Laws, Chap. 128 and that the Town Clerk cast one ballot for Mrs. Bertha A. Fiske as such director. The Town Clerk cast one ballot as directed and the Moderator declared Bertha A. Fiske elected Town Director for the Cape Cod Extension Service. Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the Hospital for care and treatment of persons certified by the Selectmen to be residents of the Town and i 123 unable to pay for such care and treatment, in accordance with Section 74 of Chap. 111 of the General Laws, or take any action in relation thereto and act fully thereon. Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be paid to the Cape Cod Hospital for the establishment of a free bed in the Hospital for care and treatment in accordance with Section 74 of Chapter 111 of the General Laws. (Approved by the Finance Committee.) Article 7, To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town fourteen (14) days at least before the sale, or at private sale, property taken by the Town under tax title procedure provided that the Selectmen or whomso- ever they authorize to hold such sale may reject any bid which they deem inadequate, or take any action relative thereto. Voted, voice vote, that the Town authorize the Selectmen to sell, after first giving notice of time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town Fourteen (14) days at least before the sale, or at private sale, property taken by the Town under Tax title procedure, provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such sale may reject any bid which they deem inadequate. Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account to the Reserve Fund, the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) under Chapter 40, General Laws. Voted, voice vote, that the Town transfer from the Over- lay Reserve Account to the Reserve Fund the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 9. To.see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Con- struction, or take any action relative thereto. 124 Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to meet the Town's share of Chapter 90 Highway Construction and that in addition the sum of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the trea- sury to meet the State's and County's share of the work the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipts to unappropriated available funds in the treasury. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway main- tenance, or take any action relative thereto. Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Maintenance, and that in ad- dition the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) be trans- ferred from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury to meet the State's and County's share of the work, the reim- bursement from the State and County to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to increase the salary of the members of the Board of Selectmen Four Hun- dred Dollars ($400.00) each, and raise and appropriate the sum of Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1200.00) for the same. Voted, voice vote, that the Town increase the salary of the members of the Board of Selectmen Four Hundred Dol- lars ($400,00) each, retroactive to January 1, and raise and appropriate the sum of.Twelve Hundred ($1200.00) for the same. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 12. To see what action the Town wishes to take in regards to the invitation of the Mother Town of Eastham in helping to celebrate its 300th Anniversary in 1951. 125 Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town accept the invitation of the Mother Town of Eastham to help celebrate its 300th Anniversary in 1951 and that a committee of three (3) be appointed by the Moderator to make arrangements for same. Article 13. To see what action the Town wishes to take in regard to the unexpended balance of the Elementary School Construction of Eight Hundred Sixty-two Dollars and Fifty-three cents ($862.53). Voted, voice vote, unanimously, as amended that the sum of Eight Hundred Sixty-two Dollars and Sixty-three Cents ($862.63) left in the building fund of the Orleans Elementary School, be made available to the School Committee, for the purpose of purchasing new wash room equipment for the small girls wash room and to repair or have built more tables for the cafeteria. Article 14. To see what action the Town wishes to take in regards to widening of Main St. from Rte. 6 to Rte. 28, as recommended by the Planning Board and approved by the Board of Selectmen and to raise and appropriate the amount of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) for engineering and surveying costs. Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450.00) for engineer- ing and surveying costs of widening Main Street, from Route 6 to Route 28 as recommended by the Planning Board and report at Next Annual Town Meeting. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to rip-rap with Stone, Town property at Orleans Beach under the Shore Erosion Act, from the end of Beach Rd. (Chap. 90) southward in conjunction with the State and County funds. Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) to rip-rap with stone, Town property at Orleans Beach under i 126 the Shore Erosion Act, from the end of Beach Road (Chap. 90) Southward, in conjunction with State and County Funds and that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapters 516 and 524, Acts of 1950; for all damages that may be incurred by work to be performed by the Department of Public Works of Massachusetts, for the improvement, develop- ment, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tidewaters, foreshores and shores along a public beach outside of Boston Harbor, including the Merrimac and Connecticut 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. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for adult vo- cational education. By request On a rising vote Yes 129—No 137 the following motion was lost: Moved that the Town raise and appropriate the amount of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) for Adult Vocational Education. (Disapproved by the Finance Committee). Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty-Five Dollars ($555.00) to purchase a two way radio to be installed in the Police Cruiser, said set to replace the present outmoded radio now in use. Money to be expended and installation of Radio to be under direction of The Chief of Police. By request. Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty-five Dollars ($555.00) to purchase a two way radio to be installed in the Police Cruiser, said set to replace the present outmoded radio 127 now in use. Money to be expended and installation of Radio to be under direction of the Chief of Police. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to construct sidewalk on Northwest side of Route 6, starting at residence of Raymond Nickerson and going Southerly as .far as appropriation will allow. By request Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to construct sidewalk on Northwest side of Route 6, starting at residence of Raymond Nickerson and going southerly as far as appropriation will allow. (Disapproved by the Finance Committee). Article 19 To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Forty-four Hundred Dollars ($4400.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 2600 feet of Tonset Road, from Main St. to Hopkins Lane. By request On a written ballot, Yes 235—No 69, it was voted that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-four Hundred Dollars ($4400.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 2600 feet of Tonset Road from Main Street to Hopkins Lane. (Disapproved by the Finance Committee). Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to adopt by-laws regulating the construction, repair, alteration, location and relocation of buildings as proposed under the provisions of Section 3, Chapter 143 of the General Laws and raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) to carry out the provisions thereof or take any action thereto and act fully thereon. By request After a motion to indefinitely postpone was lost, it was voted, rising vote, Yes 157—No 122, that the Town adopt the attached building code regulating the construction, repair, alteration, location and relocation of buildings as proposed 128 under Section 3, Chapter 143 of the General Laws and that One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) be raised and appropriated to carry out the provisions of this motion. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Twenty-four Hundred Dollars ($2400.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 1500 feet of Herring Brook Road. Voted to indefinitely postpone. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and Sixty cents ($566.60) for the purchase of an E. & J. Resuscitator to be maintained by the Fire Department. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Sixty-six Dollars and Sixty Cents ($566.60) for the purchase of an E. & J. Resuscitator to be maintained by the Fire Department. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 600 feet of Defiance Lane Road. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00) to grade and re- surface with oil, 600 feet of Defiance Lane Road. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the. sum of Two Thousand and Ninety Dollars ($2090.00) to grade and resurface with oil, School House Road,; and for purchase of land of Joseph L. Rogers, at a price not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars. ($25.00) By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand and Ninety Dollars ($2,090.00) to grade and resurface with oil, School House Road and for pur- chase of land of.Joseph L. Rogers, at a price not to exceed Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). (Approved by the Finance Committee). 129 Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00.) for the purchase of property at Rock Harbor, an undivided par- cel now owned by B. S. Hopkins heirs, Herbert W. Smith heirs, and Arthur R. Finley et ux. for the purpose of Town Parking Area and Bathing Beach, said parcel to contain four acres more or less. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) for the pur- chase of property at Rock Harbor, an undivided parcel now owned by B. S. Hopkins heirs, Herbert W. Smith heirs and Arthur R. Finlay et ux for the purpose of Town Parking Area and Bathing Beach, said parcel to contain four acres more or less. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 600 feet of Smith Neck Road. By request On a voice vote, the following Motion was lost: Move that the Town raise and appropriate the sum'of Nine Hundred Dollars to grade and resurface with oil, 600 feet of Smith Neck Road. (Disapproved by the Finance Committee). Article 27. To see if the Town will accept from Millard H. Tibbetts, a deed of twelve hundred (1200) linear feet of road between Namskaket Road and the premises of Ann Gainey, formerly of Fletcher Hall, in which deed the pole line now within the limits of anchors, and guys thereof, is f reserved to the grantor. By request Voted to indefinitely postpone. i 130 Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1800.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 1200 feet of road over land given to the Town by Millard H. Tibbetts, between Namskaket Road and land of Ann Gainey. By request Voted to indefinitely postpone. Article 29. To see if the Town will authorize, instruct and direct the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for a special act, authorizing, enabling and empowering the Board of Park Commissioners of the Town of Orleans, to take by eminent domain, or acquire by gift or purchase, the old Meth- odist Cemetery sometimes so called, located at the corner of Main Street and G. A. R. Highway (Route 6) for the purpose of a Memorial Park and raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to defray the expense of said petition. By request On a rising vote, Yes 96—No 55, it was voted that the Town authorize, instruct and direct the Selectmen to petition the Legislature for a special Act, authorizing, enabling and empowering the Board of Park Commissioners of the Town of Orleans to take by eminent domain, or acquire by gift or pur- chase, the Old Methodist Cemetery sometimes so called, lo- cated at the corner of Main Street and G. A. R. Highway (Route 6) for the purpose of a Memorial Park, and raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) to de- fray the expense of such petition. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) to bull-- doze, grade and hard surface a part of the Town parking lot at Nauset Beach. By request 131 Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) to bulldoze, grade and hard surface, a part of the Town Parking lot at Nausea Beach. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($875.00) to construct a suitable building, and install flush toilets at Eldredge Park. By request Voted, voice vote that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($875.00) to construct a suitable building and install flush toilets at Eldredge Park. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) for the 4th of July Celebration to be expended under the super- vision of the Orleans Post #308 American Legion. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) for the 4th of July Celebration to be expended under the supervision of the Orleans Post #308, American Legion. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars ($1100.00) to resurface with sand and oil the road adjacent to the Rock Harbor Dock and Quay. By request Voted to indefinitely postpone. Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and„ap- propriate the sum of Twenty-two Hundred Dollars ($2200.00) to grade and resurface with oil 1400 feet of Cedar Pond Road. By request Voted to indefinitely postpone. 132 Article .35. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of Dry Swamp Lane to Pine Ridge Lane. By'request Voted, voice vote, that the Town change the name of Dry Swamp Lane to Pine Ridge Lane. Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 500 feet of Cove Road. By request Voted, rising vote, Yes 117, No 14, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) to grade and resurface with oil, 500 feet of Cove Road. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) under the provisions of Chapter 158, Acts of 1929 for providing en- tertainment or amusement of a public character, to be used in connection with publicly raised funds, to furnish Christ- mas Display and Children's party in 1951. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) under the provi- sions,of Chapter 158, Acts of 1929 for providing entertainment or amusement of a public character, to be used in connection with publicly raised funds, to furnish Christmas display and Children's Party in 1951.. (Approved by the Finance Committee). Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) under the provisions of Chapter 158 Acts of 1929 for providing en- tertainment or amusement of public character. Or do or act anything thereon. By request 133 Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) under the provi- sions of Chapter 158,Acts of 1929, for providing entertainment or amusement of a public character. (Approved by the Finance Committee in the sum of $800.) Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) under the provisions of Chapter 158 Acts of 1929, for the purpose of providing entertainment or amusement of a public character to be used for three (3) Band Concerts to be given by the Cape Cod Band, in the Town bandstand. By request By a rising vote, Yes 52, No 76, the following Motion was lost: Moved that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dolalrs ($400.00) under the provisions of Chap- ter 158, Acts of 1929, for the purpose of providing entertain- ment or amusement of a public character, to be used for three (3) Band Concerts to be given by the Cape Cod Band, in the Town Band Stand. (Disapproved by the Finance Committee). Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) to hire a Red Cross certificated Water Safety Instructor and assistant if necessary, and purchase equipment for Swimming and Lifesaving instruction during the summer months. By request Voted, voice vote, that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to hire a Red Cross Certificated Water Safety Instructor, to purchase equipment for swimming and life-saving instruction and that a com- mittee of three (3) be appointed to work with the Park Commission and the Cape Cod Chapter Red Cross Water Safety Chairman, on this project. (Approved by the Finance Committee in sum of $500.) 134 Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Committee to investigate the arrangement of a regional school system by the Towns of Eastham, Orleans and Brews- ter, and, if feasible, to formulate plans for this system, to take any action relative thereto and act fully thereon. Voted, voice vote, that a committee of three (3) be ap- pointed by the Moderator to investigate the arrangement of a Regional School System by the Towns of Eastham, Orleans and Brewster, and, if feasible, to formulate plans for this system. Article 42. And to act upon any other business that may legally come before the meeting. Meeting adjourned at twelve ten (12:10) A. M. February 20, 1951 Attest: ABBIE F. MITCHELL, Town Clerk Committees appointed by the Moderator: Finance Committee—Term of three (3) years Harry F. Childs Alice L. Melcher Mary C. Smith Committee under Article 12: Mrs. Edith G. Delano LeRoy A. Nickerson Arthur J. Young Committee under Article 40: Ann S. Hammatt Lucy K. Hopkins Barbara N. Wilcox Committee under Article 41: Helen A. Beals Carroll R. Reed Carlton W. Smith 135 Total Appropriations: Selectmen's and Departmental Recommendations $221,709.15 Article 6. Cape Cod Hospital 500.00 Article 9. Chapter 90 Construction 2,000.00 Article 10. Chapter 90 Maintenance 500.00 Article 11. Selectmen's Salaries 1,200.00 Article 14. Main Street, Widening 450.00 Article 15. Nauset Beach Rip-rap 1,000.00 Article 17. Police Radio 555.00 Article 18. Sidewalk, Route 6 2,000.00 Article 19. Tonset Road 4,400.00 Article 20. Building Code 1,500.00 Article 22. Resuscitator 566.60 Article 23. Defiance Lane 900.00 Article 24. School House Road 2,090.00 Article 25. Rock Harbor Beach and Parking Lot 1,500.00 Article 29. Old Center Cemetery 200.00 Article 30. Nauset Beach Parking Lot 600.00 Article 31. Eldredge Park Toilets 875.00 Article 32. Fourth of July Celebration 600.00 Article 36. Cove Road 750.00 Article 37. Christmas Display 500.00 Article 38. Public Amusement 800.00 Article 40. Water Safety Program 500.00 Tuesday, February 20, 1951 Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Kenrick A. Sparrow at 10 o'clock A. M. and reading of list of officers to be elected. The following Election Officers, ballot clerks and tellers, having been duly sworn by the Town Clerk, Arthur R. Fin- . lay, Frederick J. Colby, Bertha A. Fiske, Evelyn H. Clark, Helen E. Sherman, Bernadette Davis, James Dickie, Franklin S. Murray, and Special Officer Arthur J. Young, the ballot box having been examined, set at zero and declared correct, the polls were declared open. 136 At one (1) o'clock P. M. Two hundred fifty (250) ballots were removed from the ballot box in the presence of the Moderator and Town Clerk, for counting by Election Officers, Arthur R. Finlay and Frederick J. Colby. At three-thiry (3:30) o'clock P. M. Two hundred fifty (250) ballots were so removed and at five-thirty (5:30) o'clock Two hundred (200) ballots likewise removed. At Six-thirty (6:30) P. M. the polls were declared closed by the Moderator and absent voter ballots were cast. Total number of votes cast, seven hundred and seventy- three (773) of which twelve (12) were absent voter ballots. Meeting adjourned at eight-thirty (8:30) P. M. Result of the balloting as follows: Moderator for One Year Kenrick A. Sparrow, Seven hundred six (elected) 706 Jack Grainger, one 1 Ed Smith, one 1 Blanks, sixty-five 65 773 Selectmen, Assessor, Member of Boards of Health and Public Welfare for Three Years LeRoy A. Nickerson, six hundred ninety six (elected) 696 Alton Smith, one 1 Roger Smith, one 1 Mrs. George Sherman, one 1 Reg. Sprague, one 1 Ed Connors, one 1 Blanks, seventy-two 72 773 137 Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes for Three Years Abbie F. Mitchell, three hundred 300 Francis I. Rogers, four hundred sixty-seven (elected) 467 Eldredge E. Sparrow, one 1 Blanks, five 5 773 School Committee for Three Years Arthur W. Ross, six hundred seventy-one (elected) 671 Alwyn B. Baker, one 1 Robert L. Freeman, one 1 Blanks, one hundred 100 773 Trustee of Snow Library for Three Years Ora W. P. Cole, six hundred eighty-nine (elected) 689 Blanks, eighty-four 84 773 Tree Warden for Three Years Emile A. 011ivier, six hundred seventy-eight (elected) 678 James Ilkovich, one 1 Theodore Young, one 1 Robert L. Freeman, one 1 Blanks, ninety-two 92 773 Highway Surveyor for One Year Norman C. Hopkins, four hundred thirteen (elected) 413 Frederick G. Mayo, three hundred fifty-nine 359 Eldredge E. Sparrow, one 1 773 Constables for One Year Robley E. Fulcher, six hundred sixty-two (elected) 662 Henry A. Perry, six hundred three (elected) 603 Robert N. Ellis, four 4 John Klimshuk, one 1 I 13€ Manny Morea, one 1 Clarence Knowles, one 1 Robert Ellis, one 1 Roger Young, one 1 Blanks, two hundred seventy-two 272 1,546 Park Commissioner for Three Years Kendall R. Higgins, seven hundred seven 707 Blanks, sixty-six 66 773 Member of Planning Board for Five Years Arthur L. Sparrow, six hundred ninety-nine (elected) 699 George W.Doane, one 1 Blanks, seventy-three 73 773 Attest: ABBIE F. MITCHELL, Town Clerk JURORS DRAWN IN 1951 Orleans, Mass., March 5, 1951 Drawing of Jurors made this'day at Ten twenty (10:20) o'clock A. M. by Selectmen, LeRoy A. Nickerson, Arthur R. Finlay and Frederick J. Colby in the presence of Deputy Sheriff Walter F. Nickerson and Town Clerk, Francis I. Rogers, as follows: James P. Melcher, Grand Juror 1951 Paul L. Peterson, Traverse Juror, Spring Term Homer C. Allen, Traverse Juror, Spring Term Attest: FRANCIS I. ROGERS, Town Clerk I 139 Orleans, Mass., March 26, 1951 Drawing of Special Jurors made this day at Nine twenty (9:20) o'clock A. M. by Selectmen LeRoy A. Nickerson and Arthur R. Finlay in the presence of Deputy Sheriff, Walter F. Nickerson and Town Clerk, Francis I. Rogers as follows: Francis A. Higgins Fisherman Lynn A. Loomis Retired Arthur W. Nickerson Fisherman Attest: FRANCIS I. ROGERS, Town Clerk Orleans, Mass., September 10, 1951 Drawing of Jurors made this day at 10:15 A. M. by Selectmen, LeRoy A. Nickerson and Arthur R. Finlay, in pres- ence of Deputy Sheriff, Walter F. Nickerson and Town Clerk, Francis I. Rogers as follows: John S. Schwartz, Traverse Juror, Fall Term Alan B. Chace, Traverse Juror, Fall Term Attest: FRANCIS I. ROGERS, Town Clerk Orleans, Mass., October 18, 1951 Drawing of additional Juror made this day at 9:25 A. M. by Selectman LeRoy A. Nickerson, in the presence of Deputy Sheriff Walter F. Nickerson and Town Clerk, .Francis I. Rogers as follows: Clyde A. Straley, Traverse Juror Attest: FRANCIS I. ROGERS, Town Clerk i 140 WARRANT, SPECIAL TOWN MEETING January 16, 1951 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Barnstable, ss. To either of the Constables of the Town of Orleans, 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 Hall in said Orleans on Tuesday, the Sixteenth day of January next, at eight (8:00) o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles: The meeting was called to order at 8:05 o'clock P. M. by the Moderator, Mr. Kenrick A. Sparrow. Mr. Elmer Darling and Mr. Joseph W. Higgins were appointed and duly sworn as tellers. Warrant read by Moderator. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or take from available funds the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($3,200.) for the purpose of Civilian Defense, to be used under such authority civil or military as may be authorized by any present or future sta- tute especially Chapter 639 Acts of 1950, and by executive order No. 1 by his Excellency the Governor of Massachusetts. Voted, voice vote, that the Town take from available funds the sum of Three Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($3,200.) for purpose of Civilian Defense, to be used under such authority, civil or military as may be authorized by any present or future statute especially Chapter 639, Acts of 1950, and by executive order No. 1 by his Excellency the Governor of Massachusetts. Article 2. And to act upon any other business that may legally come before the Meeting. Meeting adjourned at$:45 P. M. Attest: ABBIE F. MITCHELL, Town Clerk 141 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING June 4; 1951 In response to a legally posted Warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Orleans, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, met at the Town Hall in Orleans on Monday the 4th day of June, at Eight o'clock in the Evening then and there to act on the following articles: Meeting called to order at 8:05 o'clock P. M. by the Moderator, Mr. Kenrick A. Sparrow. Mr. Elmer R. Darling and Mr. Joseph W. Higgins were appointed and duly sworn as tellers. Warrant was read to the meeting by the Moderator and a standing count of registered voters was taken. Result- of count 156 present. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take the necessary action required to purchase or take by eminent domain, two certain parcels of land on the South West side of Main Street at Depot Square, so called, in Orleans, and described as: parcel No. 1, with an area of 17,770 sq. ft., and parcel No. 2, with an area of 1,192 sq. ft. in a deed from The New York, New Haven and Hartford.Railroad Company to Isabel Akstin, which deed is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 781, Page 391 and as shown on a plan entitled "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Real Estate and Right of Way Department land in Orleans, Mass., to be conveyed to Isabel Akstin Scale 1"-50' Jan. 1951.", which plan is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds with the aforesaid deed: The same being adjacent to the Town Parking Lot and necessary to the furtherdevelopement of the Town Parking Lot; and to lay out the above described premises as a Town Parking Lot, and to appropriate a su m of money therefore from available funds, not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to defray"the incidental preliminary expense of such action. On a rising vote, Yes 157, No 10, the following motion was accepted: 142 Moved that the Town authorize the Selectmen to take the necessary action required to purchase or take by eminent domain, two certain parcels of land on the South West side of Main Street, at Depot Square so called, in Orleans, and described as; parcel No. 1., with an area of 17,770 sq. ft., and parcel No. 2.; with an area of 1,192 sq. ft., in a deed from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to Isabel Akstin, which deed is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds in Book 781, Page 39, and as shown on a plan entitled "New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road Real Estate and Right of Way Department land in Or- leans, Mass. to be conveyed to Isabel Akstin Scale 1"—50' Jan. 1951", which plan is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds with the aforesaid deed: The same being adjacent to the Town Parking Lot and necessary to the further development of the Town Parking Lot; and to lay out the above described premises as a.Town Parking Lot; and to appropriate Five Hundred Dollars (500.00) therefore from available funds, to defray the incidental preliminary expense of such action. Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Highway Machinery Fund the sum of Six Hundred and Sixty Dollars (660.00) to be used for purchase of one (1) Baker Snow Plow complete. The purchase of same to be un- der direction of the Road Surveyor. Voted, voice vote, unanimously, that the Town transfer from the Highway Machinery Fund the sum of Six Hundred and Sixty Dollars (660'00) for the purchase of one (1) Baker Snow Plow, complete. aid purchase to be under direction of the Highway Surveyor. Article 3. And to act upon any other business that may legally come before the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 9:05 P.M. Attest: FRANCIS L. ROGERS Town Clerk 143 SPECIAL TOWN MEETING August 28, 1951 In response to a legally posted Warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Orleans, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, met at the Town Hall in Orleans on Tuesday, the 28th day of August, 1951, at 8 o'clock in the Evening, then and there to act on the following articles: Meeting called to order at 8:05 P. M. by the Moderator, Mr. Kenrick A. Sparrow. Mr. Elmer R. Darling and Mr. Albion H. Besse were appointed and duly sworn as Tellers. Warrant was read by the Moderator and a standing count of registered voters was taken. Result of count disclosed 71 present. Article 1. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from available funds the sum of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars for the purchase, or taking by eminent domain, two certain parcels of land on the Southwest side of Main Street, at Depot Square, so-called, in Orleans, and described as: Parcel No. 1, with an area of 17,770 square feet., and Parcel No. 2., with an area of 1,192 square feet, in a deed from The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to Isabel Akstin, which deed is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds, in Book 781, Page 39, and is shown on a plan en- titled "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Real Estate and Right of Way Department land in Orleans, Mass., to be conveyed to Isabel Akstin Scale 1"-50' Jan. 1951", which plan is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds with the aforesaid deed. The same being adjacent to the Town Parking Lot and necessary to the further development of the Town Parking Lot; and to lay out the above described premises as a Town Parking Lot. On a rising vote, Yes 71, No 0, the following motion was accepted: Moved that the Town transfer from available funds the sum of Six Thousand ($6,000.00) Dollars for the purchase, or taking by eminent domain, two certain parcels of land 144 on the Southwest side of Main Street, at Depot Square, so- called, in Orleans, and described as: Parcel No. 1., with an area of 17,770 square feet., Parcel No. 2., with an area of 1,192 square feet, in' a deed from The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company to Isabel Akstin, which deed is recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds, in Book 781, Page 39, and as shown on a plan entitled "New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company Real Estate and Right of Way Department land in Orleans, Mass., to be conveyed to Isabel Akstin Scale 1" 50' Jan. 1951",.which plan is- recorded in the Barnstable County Registry of Deeds with the aforesaid deed. The same• being adjacent to the Town Parking Lot and necessary to the further development of the Town Parking Lot. Article 2. And to act upon any other business that may legally come before the meeting. After the reading of a letter by LeRoy A. Nickerson. Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, relative to the exten- sion of. the Firing Range at Wellfleet, Mass., the following Resolution.was adopted by a standing vote of Yes 65, No 9. RESOLUTION To all to whom these presents shall come, greetings: Whereas, the daily bread of hundreds of fishing families of Cape Cod And the New England Coast is earned at great peril and in all seasons of the year in the waters off the east coast of'Cape Cod; and Whereas, the value of Cape Cod as a Summer haven of refuge for countless thousands of city families is wholly dependent upon its continuance as a place of quiet and con- tentment; and Whereas, Cape Cod has developed into one of our nation's . most famous resort areas; and Whereas, the proposed extension of the firing range at Camp Wellfleet will wipe out the usefulness of the great'fish- ing grounds Within the proposed area, will work untold hard- ships on the fishermen now using that area; and 145 i Whereas, the proposed extension of the firing range will also destroy the peace and quiet of some of Cape Cod's best beaches and homesites; now, Therefore, Be it resolved by the citizens of Orleans, here gathered together in a Special Town Meeting, and non- resident taxpayers present, that the Town of Orleans is firmly opposed to an extension of the present firing area at Camp Wellfleet, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to Sena- tor Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Rep- resentative Donald W. Nicholson, State Senator Edward C. Stone, Representative Oscar J. Cahoon, Francis W. Sargent of Division of Marine Fisheries, and to the Commanding Gen- eral, First Service Command. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 P. M. Attest: FRANCIS I. ROGERS Town Clerk Dog Licenses Issued in 1951 119 Males @ $2.00 $238.00 20 Females @ 5.00 100.00 42 Spayed Females @ 2.00 84.00 1 Kennel @ 25.00 25.00 2 Kennels @ 10.00 20.00 1 Military-Free $467.00 185 Fees retained @ .20 36.80 Paid County Treasurer $430.20 i 146 List of Jurors Compiled by Board of Selectmen 1951 Beals, Helen A. Housewife Orleans Childs, M. Elizabeth Telephone Operator East Orleans Gravem, Joyce Housewife Orleans Horton, Josephine A. Housekeeper Orleans Billman, Edward W. Real Estate East Orleans Bessom, Edward A. Caretaker South Orleans Cullum, Ernest J. Retired Orleans Chace, Alan B. Carpenter East Orleans Chase, Earle C. Fisherman Orleans Connors, Charles E. Retired East Orleans Ducharme, Albert J. Clerk Orleans Gorham, Arthur J. Fisherman Orleans Lee, Maurice N. Jr. Mason Orleans Mayo, Frederick G. Farmer East Orleans Nickerson, Raymond E. Plumber Orleans O'Neill, Clarence J. Retired East Orleans Pearce, F. Cliff Architect Orleans Rogers, Howard M. Retired East Orleans Straley, Clyde A. Carpenter East Orleans Schwartz, John S. Cabin Proprietor Orleans Sears, Roland N. Photographer Orleans Williams, Robert W. Clerk South Orleans FISH AND GAME LICENSES ISSUED IN 1951 . i Paid Div. Fees Fisheries Retained and Game 59 Series No. 1 Resident Citizens' Fishing @ $2.00 $118.00 $14.75 $103.25 131 Series No. 2 Resident Citizens' Hunting @ 2.00 262.00 32.75 229.25 21 Series No. 3 Resident Citizens' Sporting @ 3.25 68.25 5.25 63.00 15 Series No. 4 Resident Citizen Women's and Minors' Fishing @ 1.25 18.75 3.75 15.00 1 Series No. 5 Resident Minor Trappers' @ 2.25 2.25 .25 2.00 3 Series No. 6 Resident Citizens' Trapping @ 5.25 15.75 .75 15.00 28 Series No. 7 Non-Resident Citizens' 3-Day Fishing @ 1.50 42.00 7.00 35.00 1 Series No. 8 Non-Resident Minor Fishing @ 2.25 2.25 .25 2.00 a 8 Series No. 9 Non-Resident Citizens' Fishing @ 5.25 42.00 2.00 40.00 4 Series No. 10 Non-Resident Citizens' Hunting C! 10.25 41.00 1.00 40.00 1 Series No. 12 Duplicate d .50 .50 50 2 Series No. 13 Special Non-Resident Fox Hunting @ 2.00 4.00 .50 3.50 8 Series No. 14 Non-Res. Military or Naval Sporting @ 2.00 16.00 2.00 14.00 10 Series No. 15 Resident Citizens' Sporting and Trapping Free 12 Series No. 16 Resident Military or Naval Sporting Free $632.75 $70.25 $562.50 j BIRTHS RECORDED FOR THE YEAR 1951 IN ORLEANS 1951 Name of Child Name of Father Name of Mother January: - 5 Judith Karen Wilcox Herbert Franklin Wilcox Dorothy Louise Field 6 Gary Allen Childs Preston Adelbert Childs Beatrice Elizabeth Stevens 9 Marjorie Ethel Nickerson Roscoe Joshua Nickerson Lizzie Florence Brown 9 Elizabeth Jane Nickerson Roscoe Joshua Nickerson Lizzie Florence Brown 12 Mark C. McC'ray William Daniel McCray June Lillian Young February: 7 Barbara Berger Frederic Christian Berger Doris Snow 22 Ann Marie Gallant Francis Peter Gallant Norma Louise Ellis March:' 19 Ellen Nichols Crosman John Henry Crosman, Jr. Marcia Mary Brown 41 May: 5 Linda Marie Flavin Walter Joseph Flavin Bertha Mae Wilcox 11 Infant June: 5 Betsy Lynn Cummings Leo Henry Cummings Myrtle Marie Gray 6 Raymon Weston Nickerson Raymon Weston Nickerson Nathalie Fiske Wright 14 Michael Edward Rogers George Edward Rogers Mary Louise Oliver July: 6 Margaret Ellen Martin Philip Edward Martin Margaret Ellen White 26 Infant August: 20 Katherine Louise Fettig Francis Anthony Fettig Ann Elizabeth Corcoran September: 6 Paul Obed Fulcher Herbert Douglas Fulcher Elva Elizabeth Healy 10 Penny Louise Snow William Cullum Snow Josephine Anne Cummings 15 Kristine Ann Klimm Robert Davis Klimm Barbara Marie Canning October: 4 Debra Claire Jordan Robert Jordan Ruth Florence Smith 5 Bruce Alvin Taylor Alvin Linnell Taylor Doris Estelle Doane 12 Barbara Louise Mayo Walter Howard Mayo, Jr. Barbara Dean 13 David Michael Ilkovich James John Ilkovich Barbara Frances Nash 22 Robert Charles Delano Charles Greenleaf Delano Andree Marguerite DeLaForge 25 Vincent Alexander 011ivier Emile Alexander 011ivier Marion Frances Paul 29 Dianne Marie Finn Frank Roger Finn Helene Gail Bernier November: 19 Susan Jane MacDonald William Frederick MacDonald Elizabeth Ann Day r December: 4 William Francis Gainey William Joseph Gainey Anne Rice CD 9 Jeffrey Delano Smith Edward James Smith Mary Louise Corcoran 17 Gaston William Norgeot Gaston Louis Norgeot Doris Marie Hanlon 26 Cornwell Frank Benjamin Cornwell Hazel Murray 150 MARRIAGES RECORDED FOR YEAR 1951 IN ORLEANS Date Name of Parties Age Residence February: 1 Milton Hamilton Fulcher 19 Orleans, Mass. Marilyn Kent 18 Orleans, Mass. 1 William Joseph Geno 21 Bridgewater, Vt. Elizabeth Mary Doughty 18 Eastham, Mass. 15 William Stephen Marsh 37 Eastham, Mass. Ruth Seymour (Runk) Stoddard 30 Orleans, Mass. 17 Eugene L. Snow 37 Orleans, Mass. Catherine M. (Moody) Wallan 40 Orleans, Mass. March: 22 David B. Studley 75 Orleans, Mass. Edith E. Kew (Truesdell) 44 Wellfleet, Mass. April: 4, William A. Daniels 31 Waitsfield, Vt. Lucy W. Pickford 19 Orleans, Mass. 14 Wilfred J. Ferreira 20 Provincetown, Mass. Nancy A. Young 18 Orleans, Mass, 28 G. Frederick Livingston 29 Orleans, Mass. Marion I. S. Scott 29 West Medford, Mass. May: 19 David N. Bremner 27 Orleans, Mass. Althea M. Latham 22 Brewster, Mass. 26 Donald Richard Clifton 23 Saylesville, R. I. Virginia Goodhue 20 S. Wellfleet, Mass. 29 Frederick C. Carreiro, Jr. 27 Brookline, Mass. Joan Knodell 23 Jamaica Plain, Mass. June: 2 David L. Mead 27 Eastham, Mass. Norma J. Clark 19 Eastham,Mass. 19 Charles Hulbert Meeker 66 Newton, Mass. Alma Bennett Kieft 56 Newton, Mass. 23 Stephen Hopkins 23 Orleans, Mass. Cynthia Chase 23 N. Quincy, Mass. 24 Francis Stewart Brown 21 Eastham, Mass. Laura D'Errico 21 Orleans, Mass. July: 6 Robert Coulson 26 Marblehead, Mass. Mary S. Louchheim 21 Washington, D. C. 15 Leo Loparto 30 Central Falls, R. I. Constance Louise Estlin 23 Orleans, Mass. 21 Richard Marshall Saul 24 Philadelphia, Pa. Susanne Mosher 21 Chatham, Mass. 151 MARRIAGES RECORDED FOR YEAR 1951 IN ORLEANS Date Name of Parties Age Residence August: 4 Richard William Gallipeau 23 Mansfield,Mass. Marion Elizabeth Burke 19 Orleans, Mass. 14 Francis John Gallipeau 29 Orleans, Mass, Ann Helen Sullivan 27 Orleans, Mass. 22 Lewis James Ward, Jr. 30 Westboro, Mass. Evelyn Doris Hansis 33 Needham, Mass. 25 William Hall Breeden 26 San Francisco, Calif. Harmoney Crawford Frey 24 Chatham, Mass. September: 4 Daniel Jerome Nauer 27 Cincinnati, Ohio Virginia Lee Friess 30 Athens, Ohio 10 John Ferguson Usher, Jr. 24 W. Harwich,Mass. Margaret Mary Ann Sanborn 23 W. Harwich, Mass. 12 Robert E. Higgins 1 1 20 E. Harwich, Mass. Marjorie I. Richardson (Lawford) 36 Harwichport, Mass. 15 Curtis Leon Emond 21 Eastham, Mass. Doris Patricia Carey 19 Eastham, Mass. 15 Lawrence Cowles Coe 24 Orleans, Mass. Barbara Alice Williams 24 Providence, R. L 16 Manuel Bettencourt Santos 42 Orleans, Mass. Elise Evelyn Vanasse 30 New Bedford, Mass. 29 Oren Leon Eldridge 24 Chatham (South), Mass. Nancy Joyce Calder 23 Chatham, Mass. 30 Raymond Douglas Murphy 22 Chatham, Mass. Janice May Hamilton 18 Chatham, Mass. October: 3 John Thomas Furlow 38 Mt. Enterprise, Texas Lillian Ruth Hill 26 Orleans, Mass. 13 James Emerson Dodds 22 Eastham, Mass. Irene May Eldredge 21 Eastham, Mass. 13 Clarence Vickery Mayo 60 Orleans, Mass. Cora Martha West 38 Parsonsfield, Maine November: 9 Edwin Dwight Bradley, Jr. 23 Springfield, Mass, Lorraine Frances Higgins 18 Orleans, Mass. December: 8 Richard Clements Prentice 23 Eastham, Mass. Cynthia Irwin Swift 23 Brewster, Mass. 29 Charles William Brown, 3rd. 23 Newton, Mass. Mary Anne Susan Davis 18 Harwichport, Mass. 152 DEATHS RECORDED FOR YEAR 1951 IN ORLEANS Date Name Age—Y. M. D. 1951 January: 14 Anne Studley 57 11 12 February: 4 Lottie Linwood Higgins 85 2 .... 9 Walter Howard Mayo 78 4 10 13 Frank Avila 61 5 25 March: 13 George Murdock Landry 42 5 4 21 Parmelia A. Remillard 78 6 21 April: 6 Arthur Leonard Sparrow 67 8 25 Charles Freeman Nichols 63 .... .... May: 2 Grace B. Chase 70 4 19 6 Joseph E. Bostock 79 ... 28 9 Susan (Barrett) Mayo 83 3 25 11 Cora May Dexter 72 6 10 11 Infant 13 Frank Whipple 74 .... .... 27 Alexander Nicholson Bremner 61 4 6 28 Carrie Higgins 84 11 1 June: 17 Dorcas Crosby 64 8 8 25 Lyman Phillip Washburn 80 1 12 July: 2 Dorofei Alexander Klimshuk 58 8 29 4 Edna Mansfield Cobb 67 11 28 26 Infant .... .... August: 4 John Morris Hamilton 40 4 15 11 Mary Jane Wildgoose 79 9 .... 1.3 Dale Carleton Crosby 67 28 16 Winifred E. Bi own 73 1 13 September 9 Eva Malvina Stickney 83 ...; .... 18 Joseph Henry Beegan 85 11 5 18 Esther Isabelle Gunn 49 8 26 27 Flora A. Snyder 72 10 26 28 John Blair Watson 64 28 Walter Joseph Costello 64 11 22 153 DEATHS RECORDED FOR YEAR 1951 IN ORLEANS Date Name Age—Y. M. D. October: 5 Russell Blanchard Eastman 86 3 19 12 Howard E. Fulcher 50 3 6 22 Amelia Brown 58 3 3 24 Ulysses Clarence William Remillard 45 4 7 28 Joseph L. Rogers 87 2 26 November: 11 Emily Hale (MacDonald) Gosselin 80 11 18 19 Elizabeth Louise Roderick 41 0 14 28 Susan Jane MacDonald .... 9 December: 5 Otis Alferado Townsend 73 8 1 6 Mary Abbie Bodfish 93 8 0 .20 Lizzie Ella Nickerson 88 1 19 23 Alice May Hamilton 35 I 154 Annual Report of the School Committee Town of Orleans Organization for 1951 SCHOOL COMMITTEE Carlton W. Smith, Chairman Term Expires 1952 Arthur W. Ross, Secretary Term Expires 1954 Reginald F. Raddin Term Expires 1953 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Herbert E. Hoyt, A. M. SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Henry A. White, M. D. SCHOOL NURSE Doris Pond, R. N. SUPERVISOR OF ATTENDANCE Henry A. Perry 155 FINANCIAL STATEMENT Expended Needed 1951 1952 General Control: School Committee Expenses Superintendent of Schools: Enforcement of Law: Salaries and Travel $2,000.00 Other expeness of General Control 167.65 $2,167.65 $2,310.00 Instruction: Supervisors $3,873.70 Principal and Teachers 54,916.07 Textbooks 1,382.41 Supplies 2,896.49 $63;068.67 $66,670.00 Operation Janitors High & Elem. $6,253.02 Fuel 3,870.36 Miscellaneous—Electricity, Janitors Supplies 3,681.13 $13,804.51 $12,950.00 Maintenance: Repairs, Replacement & Upkeep $3,024.70 $3,024.70 $2,300.00 Auxiliary Agencies: Libraries $476.32 Health—Nurse, Physician, Supplies 1,222.58 Transportation 9,061.00 1 Insurance ,425.72 Miscellaneous expenses: Telephone, Graduation, Films, etc. 945.44 $13,131.06 $13,645.00 a, 156 Outlay: New Grounds and Buildings New Equipment 1,261.00 $1,261.00 $1,500.00 Totals $96,457.59 $99,375.00 1951 Appropriation $96,640.00 Refund 7.18 $96,647.18 1951 Expenditure 96,457.59 $189.59 NET COST OF SCHOOLS-1951 1951 Expenditure $96,457.59 Accounts Receivable: School Funds and State Aid for Public Schools—Chapter 70 $12,542.76 City of Boston: Tuition and Transportation 622.22 Chapter 70—All School Transportation 3,690.08 Town of Brewster—Tuition 9,764.80 Town of Eastham—Tuition 9,770.72 Receipts from Vending Machine 6.93 Rental of Auditorium 195.00 Payments for lost books 28.59 $36,621.10 $59,836.49 SPECIAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNT Available Funds: Carried forward from December 31, 1950 to available funds for 1951 *$3,143.56 Includes $492:19 claimed for November and December 1950 not received December 31, 1950. Appropriation 1951 1,000.00 $4,143.56 157 I Sale of lunches for year 1951 10,215.11 Federal Subsidies-1951 --3,018.94 $17,377.61 'Does not include $492.19 claimed for November and Decem- ber 1950 received in 1951. Does include $634.23 claimed for November and December 1951 not received in 1951. Total available funds-1951 $17,377.61 Expended 13,677.68 Carried to 1952 available funds y**$3,699.93 *T-Includes $634.23 claimed for November and December 1951. Balance Sheet for Hot Lunch Program for the Year Ending December 31, 1951 Receipts: Sales $10,215.11 Federal funds 3,018.94 Decrease in inventory -- 245.28 Appropriation 1,000.00 $13,988.77 Expenditures: Services $3,650.00 Operation 9,316.90 Equipment 710.78 Increase in Surplus 311.09 $13,988.77 Funds requested for 1952 None High School Athletic Account Available Funds: Appropriation 1951 $700.00 Expended from appropriation 544.80 Unexpended $155.20 158 Carried over from 1950 (Revolving Fund) $42.71 Receipts 1951 319.50 $362.21 Receipts $362.21 Expended 161.52 Carried forward to 1952 available funds 8200.69 Funds requested for 1952 $500.00 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION-1951 1951 Appropriation $500.00 Transfer 269.00 $769.00 Expended 706.20 $62.80 Received on account of Vocational Education for year ending August 31, 1951: Bristol County Agriculture School $193.50 Practical Arts Classes 31.50 Total $225.00 Requested for Vocational Education 1952 $1,500.00 -SCHOOL COMMITTEE SALARIES 1951 Appropriation 8200.00 Expended $200.00 Requested for School Committee salaries for 1952 $200.00 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TABLE ACCOUNT Available funds $862.53 Expended 570.14 Unexpended $292.39 159 Report of the Superintendent of Schools To the School Committee and Citizens of Orleans: This section of the 1950 report contained the observation that present chaotic world conditons made long-range educa- tional planning impossible. Since that time, no perceptible change for the better has taken place, although we have be- come somewhat accustomed to the continued pressures throughout the world. We have tried to keep these stresses and tensions out of the classroom, and we feel that we have had a successful school year. REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENTS It is the policy of the School Committee to expend enough money each year to maintain our school plant in first class condition. Among our major expenditures for repair and replacement were: (1) Painting of the lunchroom at the elementary school. (2) Painting the corridor, vestibule, lunch room, and some of the class rooms at the high school. (3) Replacement of the columns at the front entrance of the high school. (4) The replacement of the old mimeograph at the high school. (5) The replacement of the old lunch room tables at the elementary school. These tables were built under the direction of Mr. Brookshire and have proved most help- ful to the hot lunch program. (6) The purchase of a refrigerator for the Home Economics department. This equipment was purchased from the Cape & Vineyard Electric Company at about one-half the retail price. It will be replaced with a new model each year at no expense to the town. (7) We have continued to purchase new equipment for the science and shop departments each year. Our most ex- pensive purchase for the shop was a South Bend Machine Lathe with a quick-changing gear box. 160 ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP Av. Membership '46.-'47 '47-'48 '48-'49 '49-'50 '50-'51 Grades 1-6 127 134 143 161 169 Grades 7-12 173 171 173 161 189 Total 300 305 316 322 358 % of Attendance 93.33 94.75 91.77 94.72 95.25 Detailed information regarding enrollment by grades may be found in accompanying tables. It is interesting to note the steady increase in our school population as this growth will determine our space needs for the future. I refer you to the reports of the school superintendent and the principal for 1950 for a complete consideration of this problem. PERSONNEL It is again gratifying to report a small turnover of teach- ers during the present year. Mrs. Denman joined the staff at the high school as teacher of Home Economics following the resignation of Mrs. Crowell in April. All of our regular classroom teachers returned this fall, but Mrs. MacGregor resigned in November, and Mrs. Ellen Gott was elected to fill this position for the remainder of the year. Mr. Frederick Grecius was elected to replace Mr. LaPorte as teacher of in- strumental music. Mr. Grecius is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory of Music and has had one year's experience. This small percentage of change in personnel has, I believe, increased the stability and coordination within the school faculty. Able teachers who have worked together long enough to coordinate their efforts are an essential element in any school system. CURRICULUM CHANGES in Mr. Reynolds' report you will find a full discussion of the trends in curriculum planning for the modern high school. Today, practica?ly all of our young people attend high school, and since only a comparatively small proportion go on to college, it is evident that our program must be geared to meet the needs of all children. While we have not com- pletely solved this problem, we have added several courses of a practical nature which will help the student who termin- ates his school work at the end of the 12th year. These 161 courses include general mathematics, general science, bus- iness English as compared with college prepartory English, and courses in social sciences designed to teach the student to be a thoughtful, practicing citizen. Along with these courses, we are developing shop courses which will provide the non-college boys and girls with skills which will be of value in their life work. Mrs. Denman. in the field of Home Economics and Mr. Collins in the shop are expanding their programs in order that a girl or boy may continue to develop these practical skills throughout his school career. In the boys' shop course, the program is developing as follows: Grades 7 and 8— One period each week of an exploratory nature, covering several different fields in an effort to determine the stu- dents' special aptitudes. Grade 9— Use of hand tools in both wood and metal projects. Skills in home repair, are stressed. Mechanical drawing is taught at this level, and in the following grades each project is planned and drawn before the actual, work is started. Grade 10— Machine woodworking is taught at this level, and mass production of such items as lawn chairs has proved most helpful in teaching the practical side of woodworking. Grade 11— Machine metal working is stressed, with practical work on automobiles, engines,etc. Grade 12— Boat building, all types of repairs, art metal working, and foundry work are stressed at this level. The school re- cently purchased a printing press and in the near future we hope to introduce type setting and printing. In addition. to the regular shop work, Mr. Collins and his boys have been very helpful in making repairs around the school. This gives the boys training of .a practical nature. Among the recent projects are: (l) The installation of climbing rope in the gymnasium. 162 (2) The installation of a basketball backboard and hoop on .the stage at the high school, thus broadening our physi- cal education program. '(3) Mr. Collins and the boys take full responsibility for the maintenance and erection of scenery for the plays, circus, etc. In closing this section of my report, I should like to com- mend both Mrs. Denman and Mr. Collins for the excellent training they are giving the young people in their classes. Pride in good workmanship is too frequently lacking in our society today. By insisting that each project be carefully planned and as carefully completed, we hope to establish a pattern in the students' minds which will carry over into adult life. I also wish to thank Mr. Collins for his interest in the school plant and the helpful advice he has given in maintenance problems. FINANCE The cost of schools continues to increase as all other costs are increasing, but a study of the following table will show that the burden upon the taxpayer has not been exces- sive in Orleans. The town's valuation is so high that the tax for schools of about $10.50 compares very favorably with the state average of $14.41. Orleans' valuation of $15,800. per pupil compared to the state average of $12,272. makes Orleans one of the towns best able to support its schools. Our gross cost per pupils is high, but our reimbursements are also high, bringing our net cost per pupil below the average for the state. 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 (1) Total Cost of Schools— .$81,665.05 $90,291.94 $98,350.95 $101,512.67 $96,400.00 Reimbursements— 32,486.55 33,856.44 43,607.22 41,315.33 36,235.00 Net Cost— 49,178.50 56,435.50 54,743.73 60,197.29 60,165.00 Valuation of Town- 4,652,340.00 4,876,471.00 5,165,870.00 5,534,290.00 5,800,000.00 Tax for Schools— 10.57 11.57 10.59 10.87 10.37 No. of Pupils— 307 314 332 358 367 Valuation per Pupil- 15,150.00 15,530.00 15,560.00 15,460.00 15,800.00 Gross Cost per Pupil- 266.01 287.55 296.23 283.55 262.22 Net Cost per Pupil— 160.19 179.74 164.89 168.15 163.93 (1) Since this report is written in November, it is necessary to estimate some of the figures. 163 MISCELLANEOUS (1) Course of Study Work. This program under the super- vision of Mrs. Melvin Knight is being continued and is proving very beneficial to the elementary teachers. We hope that eventually we shall have a complete course of study for all parts of the curriculum. (2) We have continued to add to our libraries at. both schools. At the high school we have been able to estab- lish a separate library room which is a satisfactory ar- rangement. All of the books have been catalogued. (3) Handwriting. The Rinehart System has become an ac- cepted part of our curriculum, and everyone seems to be in agreement concerning the beneficial results in im- proving the children's handwriting. (4) Guidance. For a report of progress in this field, I refer you to Mr. Lynch's report. k (5) Music and Art. I trust that the reports of Miss O'Toole, Mr. Grecius, and Mr. Tileston will be read with thought- ful care for a better understanding of these important phases of the school program. CONCLUSION In concluding my fifth annual report as your school superintendent, I wish to again express my appreciation to the members of the School Committee and also to the teach- ers for their continued support and cooperation throughout the year. The efficiency of our educational service depends very largely upon the classroom teacher, and individually and collectively, the Orleans teachers have devoted their time conscientiously and unstintingly to the educational welfare of the children under their guidance. The long hours devoted by the School Committee in planning and developing school policy and the conscientious devotion of the teachers—lack- ing either we would fall far short of our goal of bringing to all children in our schools the very best in education. Respectfully submitted, HERBERT E: HOYT 164 Report of the Principal of the High School The principal of your high school takes pleasure in sub- mitting his annual report. It is a most healthful experience for any person or organ- ization of persons to sit down ocassionally and take a good look at itself. Self criticism is good for the soul, if it is really criticism, and out of such an experience can come real growth, for only by organizing existing weaknesses can im- provement be made. It is with such a thought in mind that your principal has devoted considerable time this Fall to an analysis.of Orleans High School, for our school, like all others is by no means .perfect and can stand improvement. Such an analysis might almost be likened to the balancing of an account, weighing the debits against the credits to see if we are on the red ink or black ink side. An analysis of this kind is of particular value to the school administration, for it provides a basis for future growth and curriculum planning. We need to know how Orleans High School measures up to the accepted criteria of good secondary schools. The selection of a measuring stick for evaluating a school is not a simple task. Unless you are absolutely certain of your objectives you can hardly determine if you are satis- factorily meeting them, and educational objectives have never been too well defined. There are many differences of opinion as to the ultimate aims of the educative process, and no two people or even two communities will have exactly the same ideas in mind. There are, however, certain accepted "yard- sticks" which can be applied,among theme the following: 1. A little over a year ago the State Department of Education brought out a pamphlet entitled, "The Evaluation of Sec- ondary Education in Massachusetts." This contains a check list of characteristics which are supposed to be found.in superior:spools. 165 2. The success of school graduates in advanced schools and colleges is a measure of the success of one type of training given by a school. 3. The mean standing of the pupils of a school on nationally standardized achievement tests is an indication of success in those areas where such tests are available. 4. A less objective, but nevertheless valid measure of a school is teacher and pupil morale. Although difficult to measure, they are indicated to a high degree by teacher turnover and pupil drop-out rate. The latter can be quan- titatively determined. 5. The ultimate measure of success of a school is the extent to which the needs of its pupils and the community are being met. If it is possible to determine these needs, and they have been rather well described, the true achieve- ment of the school can be determined in terms of them. The check list of the State Department of Education is altogether too long to include in a report of this kind. It is available in the school office for any persons interested. After evaluating Orleans High School in terms of items given we find that we measure up very well in the fields of guidance, class room offerings, school plant, equipment, and personnel. We do not measure up adequately in the fields of out-of- class activities and liesure time training. It has been variously reported to me at times that an idea exists in the minds of some of our local citizens that Orleans- High School cannot adequately prepare pupils for college. Although the source of this vicious rumor is un- known, it is certainly at variance with the facts. A study of the graduates of the past three years shows the following: 33 pupils graduated in the class of 1949, and 16 of these entered advanced schools or colleges. Two did not com- plete their schooling, but 14, or 42% have successfully finished or are finishing the work they began. 8 of these pupils entered colleges or technical schools, 2 entered junior colleges, 4 entered hospitals for training in nurs- ing, and 2 entered business schools. i 166 Of the 25 graduates of the class of 1950, 9 continued their education with one failing to complete. The successful ones represented 32% of the class. 6 enrolled in college or technical school, 1 in junior college,and 2 in business schools. The class of 1951 has graduated too recently to determine if their college aspirations will be successful. 13 out of 25 are in schools, or 52%. Of these 10 are in college or technical school, 1 in nursing, and 2 in business school. Since the national average for futhering education a- mong high school graduates is between 25 and 30%, Orleans pupils have done quite well, and have certainly disproved any notion that we do not adequately prepare for college. It is interesting to note that no pupil whom we have recom- mended has failed to continue or complete his education. Each Spring the school administers achievement tests in all courses where such tests are available. Unfortunately such tests are limited almost exclusively to the work of the college prepartory division and do not give a valid measure of the work of the vocational and commercial departments ex- cept in English, mathematics and science. Over a period of three years the school achievement has averaged.at the 48th percentile, which is certainly within the standard error of measurement of an average school. Although it is not necessarily true that high teacher and pupil morale are always associated with a very good school, it is probably true that a very poor school would have low teacher and pupil morale for a number of reasons. Teacher turnover in Orleans High School, a measure of teacher morale, for the past three years has averaged 10%, as against an aver- age of 40% for the three years previous. Apparently teachers have been satisfied with conditions within the school. The pupil drop-out rate during the past three years has averaged 4.7 pupils per year, or 2.5% as against a national average drop-out rate of 12 0. It would seem that our pupils, too, are satisfied with the offerings of the schools. i 167 Objective data of the type given above undoubtedly gives a great deal of information about the success of a school in certain areas, but it does not necessarily tell the whole pic- ture. Children may, perhaps, be satisfactorily completing the program of a school and still graduate with much lacking in their education. It seems to me that the real measure of a school is to find out how well the school fills the educational needs of all the children of the community, extending the term, "educational needs", to all those phases of the growing up process which are not adequately covered by some other agency. In the light of that definition, the educational needs of the children of the present day differ somewhat from those of previous generations, or even from those of ten years ago. It must be recognized that the family and the church no longer play such an important role in the training of the child as they once did, whereas, at the same time, the world in which our children live has become increasingly complex. There was a time when schools were content to teach only three R's, and such training was adequate. Today the educa- tional needs of a child cover a range far beyond any previous concept. Experience with draftees in World War II showed us quite plainly that many of our young people were coming through school without being educated in certain vital ways. The tendency toward social, moral, and political chaos, found in many areas of our nation today, is indicative of a lack of training somewhere along the line. Regardless of the agency which is to inculcate in the minds of our young people proper knowledges and attitudes, the fact remains that they must be inculcated somewhere, and if other agencies fail the public school must take over to the best of its ability. The needs of young people of the present day have been very well sum- marized by the Educational Policies Commission of the National Education Association in their publication, "Educa- tion For All American Youth". They are the following: 168 The Ten Imperative Needs of Youth 1 All youth need to develop saleable skills and those under- standings and attitudes that make the worker an intelli- gent and productive participant in economic life. To this end, most youth need supervised work experience as well as education in the skills and knowledge of their occupations. 2 All youth need to develop and maintain good health and physical fitness and mental health. 3 All youth need to understand the rights and duties of the citizen of a democratic society, and to be diligent and competent in the performance of thier obligations as members of the community and citizens of the state and nation, and to have an understanding of the nations and peoples of the world. 3 All youth need to understand the significance of the family for the individual and society and the conditions conducive to successful family life. 5 All youth need to know how to purchase and use goods and services intelligently, understanding both the values received by the consumer and the economic consequences of their acts. 6 All youth need to understand the methods of science, the influence of science on human life, and the main scientific facts concerning the nature of the world and of man. 7 All youth need opportunities to develope their capacities to appreciate beauty, in literature, art, music and nature. 8 All youth need to be able to use their leisure time well and to budget it wisely, balancing activities that yield satisfactions to the individual with those that are soc- ially useful. 9 All youth need to develop respect for other persons, to grow in their insight into ethical values and principles, to'be able to live and work cooperatively with others, and to grow in the moral and spiritual values of life. j .169 10 All youth need to grow in their ability to think rationally to express their thoughts clearly, and to read and listen with understanding. It becomes obvious that if these ten statements are ac- cepted as the needs of present day youth, and the stature of the distinguished committee who formulated them is sufficient to give them weighty consideration, then a school program which has been geared solely to the imparting of certain restricted information is not doing a satisfactory job unless it trains for living at the same time. Here we are in the same category as the other secondary schools of Massa- chusetts, for the majority of them have as yet taken little serious thought toward the meeting of such needs. It must become obvious that we must revise our philosophy of edu- cation to a considerable extent in the light of modern think- ing. Yet it is perfectly logical to assume that all the factual knowledge in the world will be of little benefit to any young person whose failing health or warped outlook makes it im- possible or impracticable for him to be employed. The faculty of your high school is fully aware of the im- plications of this modern thinking, and have already begun discussions of the possible changes involved. We recognize full well that we do not meet these ten needs adequately, and from that point of view are not doing an adequate job of education. Yet we plan to make any indicated changes in our curriculum cautiously, for we realize that we are treading on experimental ground. We expect, however, that out of our thinking and our study there will eventually devel- op a program of education that will better accomplish our primary objective, superior training for the young people of our community. Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR W. REYNOLDS, Principal of the High School 170 Report of the Principal of the Elementary School I am happy to submit my Annual Report to the people of Orleans. Having considered our "wants" for the children of our community, I am pleased to report that we are providing for them to the best of our abilities. Our children are sharing in the responsible thinking and doing connected with their own affairs. They are learning to consider the consequences of their acts. The pupils are mastering the tools by which activity is carried on. Through cooperative experiences, so selected and guided as to make successful achievement by every child, our pupils are preparing to participate effec- tively in our changing, democratic society. At present we are desirous of providing our pupils with a learning experience which has been proven most worth- while. That is, the filmstrip projector and the use of film- strips as a teaching aid. A large group can see the same thing at the same time. Pupils can speak up during this prejection and clear up difficulty as it may arise. Children learn in their own way and this method meets the needs of many individuals which might not be reached through any other single experience. We feel the need of this aid and are working for its fulfillment. Our physical education program furnishes wholesome outlets for the energies of our pupils and lays the foundation for the leisure-time activities which will increasingly occupy a more important place in the adult life of our pupils. In closing, I wish to express my appreciation to the school personnel and townspeople for their, loyal support and cooperation, which has been so generously given. Respectfully submitted, CORA W. MAYO Principal of Elementary School 171 Report of the Guidance Director "Why do we hear so much about guidance today whereas once it did not seem so necessary or important?" This is a question which keeps occuring when people are first making the acquaintance of school guidance. This question may be answered by stating that guidance has always been necessary, but is more so now. Through the years all good teachers attempted to help youngsters be well adjusted and to make intelligent plans for their own future. In .the simple society of the horse-and-buggy days it was comparatively easy to help the relatively few youngsters in our secondary and higher institutions. Times have changed. and schools have changed, and these two factors have greatly increased the need for guidance. Society has changed. Whereas in 1870, 52 per cent of the wage earners of this country were engaged in agriculture, that has now,fallen to 16 per cent. With the decline in the number of persons earn- ing their living through agriculture, we have found a decided shift of population from the country to the city. A country boy could not help but learn about at least one occupation. He might learn that he did not like it; but this, though a negative fact, was a most important one. Too, the 'home is much less the center of vocational and economic life, and also social life, than it was in the past. Furthermore, there has been a great increase in the a- mount of training which is required for different types of jobs. For example, dentists used to be considered trained after 18 months of school. Today, it requires six years be- yond high school, and many of our better dentists are taking seven or eight. We have seen industry becoming more and more special- ized. The school, too, has become larger and more specialized.. We have added to the number of subjects taught in the 172 schools. Whereas often this is very good, it makes guidance much more necessary. It is very good to have a wide choice of subjects but if the student is to get the kind of education best for him it is necessary that someone study him and try to help him select those studies and activities which will be of greatest value to him as an individual and a member of society. What we call guidance today has come about through attention to vocational guidance, consideration for the men- tal health of the individual, the growth of personnel work in industry, the attention of the many aspects of the child and his development, and finally the need for helping a pupil make normal progress through the school. Each pupil continues to have his inventory folder and each year the information becomes more valuable. Stan- dardized testing continues; pupils from grade eight through twelve are being counseled; occupational information is con- stantly being collected; placement of graduates is continuing with good success; follow-up studies are made as needed; and Career Day has become an annual fixture. The high school graduate of 1951 obtained more money in scholarships than in any previous year. News of the pro- gress of our graduates who continue their training is encour- aging. Especially those with physical handicaps who have been helped by Mr. King of the Division of the Vocational Rehabilitation of the Department of Education prove that a physical condition need not hold back in their search for success in this world of ours. The Commonwealth pays for the training of all who are eligible under the law. Mr. Wil- liam King follows each one through his training and assists in placement upon the completion of the training. Your Guidance Director continues to serve as a member of the planning committee for the Massachusetts Association for Mental Hygiene Institute for Teachers. The Commission- er of Education selected him to serve on a state committee to study the life adjustment education for the youth in the Commonwealth. 173 Parents are urged to present their school problems to the Guidance Director. The information needed to solve problems can be found in the guidance files and a conference is usually all that is needed to solve ,a problem. The team work between members of the school system, from the administration on down, is what makes the guidance service valuable to the pupils. My thanks are extended to all who have cooperated this past year. Respectfully submitted, DAVID O. LYNCH, Guidance Director Report of the Art Supervisor. The program for art in the elementary school of Orleans remains the same: lj2 hour each for the.6 grades on Thurs- days. In January of 1951, until June, the classes were held alternately—three grades met each week for one hour. We had classes in the large room downstairs and the children were able to paint and work in much larger areas than is permissible in a V2 hour period once a week in a classroom. Perhaps later on this second schedule may be worked out again. For the first time the class in art was made elective for the pupils in the 7th and 8th grades in the Junior high school. The response was very good—in fact several students had to be turned away because of the size and facilities of the room designated for the art classes. The room will seat only about 16 comfortably—about 28 signed up for art. By having a large table brought in we have facilities for seating the 21 pupils now enrolled. The 7th and 8th grades are combined in one class and the arrangement works out very well. The students choose the materials they wish to use, for example, water color, blockprinting; pen and ink, and are able to experiment with various techniques and media. The 174 results are good, and a large bulletin board in the,classroom makes an excellent place to show the pupils' work. Here is an ever-changing exhibit—as soon as they finish.work they deem worty of showing, it is put up. This group is an eager one—there are, in the class, those genuinely interested in art and ready to work. Much more accomplished than in a group where art is compulsory. The High School art class is, for the most part, whole- heartedly interested. They are now working with oil paint, and only the length of the period hampers them. We have only 45 minutes once a week—a very short period for the process of getting out materials, working, cleaning up and putting away supplies. A better set up would be a double period once a week, but of course this is impossible when three other towns are in the schedule of the art supervisor. This is a problem in all of the four towns of the union, and there is no immediate solution to it. Personally, however, the en- thusiasm and cooperation of both pupils and teachers make up in great measure for the breadth of the job. There is just not time enough in one week to do all that should and could be done. Respectfully submitted, C. AILEEN O'TOOLE, Art Supervisor Report of the Instrumental Teacher .Since taking over the duties of instrumental teacher in Orleans, I have been pleased by the cooperation and assis- tance given me by the school department,parents and private teachers interested in developing public school music to the fullest. It is my sincerest hope that parents will take an active ' part in helping to build a bigger and better musical organiz- ation in Orleans by organizing an Orchestra Parents Associa- tion. This association is the one efficient means of raising funds for a music scholarship each year so that.a .worthy I 175 graduate may continue his or her musical education. There are other worthwhile projects that can be carried out in conjunction with the school orchestra such as buying music and instruments, and financing trips of students to music festivals. This organization is prevalent throughout the country and has proved a success in music-minded com- munities. We are fortunate to have help from private teachers who are indispensable in any public school music program. The need for a full-time brass teacher in this school union has been my concern from the outset of the school year. I have accepted the services of Mr. Charles Tourgee, who is a special- ist on brass instruments, majoring in trombone. Mr.Tourgee. from Plymouth, Massachusetts, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and studied with Mr. Coffey, world famous trombonist. Mr. Tourgee has a Bachelor of Music Degree in Instrumental Music and has taught in Plymouth and Hyannis. The elementary instrumental program is as follows: Grade 1—Rhythm Band Grade 2—Rhythm Band Grade 3—Symphonetts Classes Grade 4-6—Instrumental Beginners and Intermediates The various instruments being taught are the following: 3 violins, 1 cello, 5 clarinets, 1 saxophone, 5 trumpets, 1 mel- laphone, 1 Eb Bass, 2 drums. It is my desire to bring this group together to form an elementary orchestra and band combination in the very near future. The High School orchestra consists of the following instrumentation: 2 violins, 1 viola, 4 clarinets, 2 trumpets, 1 piano, 2 drums. This orchestra has performed in excellent fashion with only one regular rehearsal every week. I have been given full cooperation during rehearsals with only a few exceptions. What they lack in size they make in musicianship. Working with this group has been a pleasure. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK A. GRICIUS, Supervisor of Instrumental Music 176 Report of the Supervisor of Vocal Music The progress of Vocal Music in the schools of Orleans, continues with ever increasing achievement, and results are gratifying. More and more boys and girls from first grade thru High School are experiencing the pleasure of singing together and expressing the thrill and beauty of it all in such a way that they themselves are satisfied, and at the same time are allowing others to understand their feelings and share their experience with them. Throughout the year I have kept in mind that the child voice is a sacred trust and that the forming of correct habits of singing in the grades is the laying of a foundation for the beautiful adult voice. Soft singing within the compass of the voice will never harm, while loud singing will immediately lead to disaster. Tones must be pure and pleasing rather than powerful. Expressive singing is impossible with forced tones. Therefore, not only to preserve the voice, but also to assure meaningful interpretation, all tones must be pure and floating. The High School chorus is showing the results of the musical seeds planted a few years back. The largest group yet—numbering in the eighties, (with a goodly percentage of boys) is working on Part Harmony songs and are achieving splendid results. Students are so earnest with their love for music that they have asked for more time for music classes— and thanks to Mr. Reynolds, are having an extra period`with him in a special choral group. More specialized programs could be possible in the future, if more time was allotted the instructor in a given Town. Respectfully submitted, WEBSTER WHITNEY TILESTON, Supervisor of Vocal Music 177 Report of the School Physician Health conditions in the schools has been good except for the usual runs of colds that we have every winter. In spite of the epidemic of measles and whopping cough in Eastham during May and June, Orleans schools escaped with only a few cases. There is always a sprinkling of the contagious diseases of children every year. The number of these is dealt with in the report of the school nurse. Physical defects found in the previous year were corrected in the majority of cases. Notices 'regarding these defects are sent home by the school nurse. The number of carious teeth is steadily on the decline year by year. The annual examination this fall has been concluded. Fewer cases of diseased tonsils were found. On the whole, Orleans has a healthy school age population. Respectfully submitted, HENRY A. WHITE, M. D. School Physician Report of the School Nurse The past school year has been exceptionally fine from the public health view. The surrounding towns had several contagious diseases, but with the cooperation of every one an epidemic was avoided in the Orleans Schools. The usual clinics were held during the year. A new clinic was introduced, Florine treatment, for prevention or retarding of teeth decay, this will be conducted yearly by the Mass. State Dept. of Health. The majority of physical defects, such as eyes, ears, nose, throat, hearing, spine, feet, and posture have been corrected or had medical advice. At this time I would like to express my appreciation to the faculty, students, parents and all interested in promotinU a growing health program. 178 Statistical Report Total to date this year 1 Inspection by nurses 610 2 Individual pupil examination by physician 360 3 Individual pupil examination by physician with parent present 51 4 Pupils admitted to nursing service 150 5 Field visits by nurses 205 6 Office visits to nurse 1,247 7 Inspection by Dental Hygienists 65 8 Prophylaxis by Dental Hygienists 65 9 Pupils given First Aid 125 10 Public Health Course 6 11 Attendance Registration First Grade 22 12 Class room health talks 13 Attendance Public Health Club 6 14 Persons Interviewed 42 15 Other Services (Specify) Pre-school Clinic 51 Audiometer test. Entire School Mass. Vision test. Entire School Diptheria, Whooping cough, and Tetanus Clinic 26 Florine Clinic 65 Contagious Diseases Measles 3 Chicken pox 5 Whooping Cough 2 Infectious diseases Scabies 4 Ring worm 1 Trench mouth i Respectfully submitted, DORIS POND, R. N 179 SCHOOL CALENDAR 1951 - 1952 September 5, 1951 to December 22, 1951 January 2, 1952 to February 16, 1952 February 25, 1952 to April 19, 1952 April 28, 1952 to June 20, 1952 School Holidays October 12, 1951—Columbus Day—Friday October 19, 1951—Barnstable County Teachers' Meeting November 11, 1951—Armistice Day—Monday, November 12 November 22 & 23, 1951—Thanksgiving Recess—Thursday and Friday December 22, 1951 to January 2, 1952—Christmas and New Year holidays February 16, 1952 to February 25, 1952—Mid-Winter vacation April 19, 1952 to April 28, 1952—Spring vacation Feb. 22, 1952—Washington's Birthday during Mid-Winter vacation April 19, 1952—During Spring vacation Graduation:—Wednesday evening, June 11, 1952 School opens for the Year 1952-1953 Wednesday, September 3, 1952 A meeting of all teachers and supervisors will be held at the Eastham School at 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 2, 1952. SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1951 Boys Girls Five years or over and under seven 31 24 Seven years or over and under sixteen 135 105 166 129 Distribution of the Above Minors In public day school membership: Five years or over and under seven 30 Seven years or over and under sixteen 230 In vocational school membership: Seven years or over and under sixteen 1 180 In, private school membership: Seven years or over and under sixteen 8 In State and County Institutions: Seven years or over and under sixteen 1 Not enrolled in any day school: Five years or over and under seven 25 Seven years or over and under sixteen 0 295 TABULAR STATEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP 1941 - 51 Grade 1941 '42 '43 '44 '45 '46 '47 '48 '49 '50 '51 1 19 22 22 25 23 29 27 21 35 27 26 2 17 18 17 19 25 19 27 28 28 32 25 3 14 17 24 19 17 25 21 23 28 30 29 4 16 12 19 22 17 16 24 26 21 32 30 5 15 16 11 16 17 22 15 26 27 22 33 6 30 16 17 12 20 20 22 14 27 26 21 7 23 28 18 16 14 20 20 22 15 28 30 8 19 21 25 14 13 12 19 22 25 15 29 9 48 43 42 46 32 29 28 36 42 53 35 10 38 37 33 39 - 43 35 33 30 31 35 41 11 44 33 29 32 40 42 33 31 28 35 34 12 37 35 28 21 32 41 38 35 25 23 34 P. G. 1 1-6 .111 101 110 113 119 131 136 138 1W169 164 7-12 209 198 175 168 174 179 171 176 166- 189 203 320 299 285 281 293 310 307 314 33Z358 367 181 i ENROLLMENT BY GRADES October 1, 1951 Grade Boys Girls Total 1 11 15 26 2 14 11 25 3 17 12 29 4 17 13 30 5 21 12 33 6 12 9 21 7 18 12 30 8 13 16 29 9 22 13 35 10 20 21 41 11 17 17 34 12 15 19 34 197 170 367 Grades 1-6 164 Grades 7-12 .................. 203 Graduation Exercises Class of 1951 ORLEANS HIGH SCHOOL Thursday, June 7, 1951 THE CLASS OF 1951 Carlyn Patricia Christensen Lois Meta Fulcher Maureen Connors Lorraine Frances Higgins Leonard Crowley William Lindorff John Bieler Denman Virginia Ruth Lowell Lucy H. DeVries Thomas Brewer Nickerson Albert J. Ducharme, Jr. Joan Arlene Roy Gay Durant Frances Mary Saunders Betty Ann Eldredge Gordon E. Sylver Daniel Nickerson Eldredge George W. Sibley, Jr. Nancy Anne Ferreira Lucy Anne Tibbals John Richard Flavell Jefferson L. Tubman Harriet Frances Freeman Betty West Diane Thacher Young CORPS OF TEACHERS—December 1951 Began Service Service Prior Name Position Preparation in Orleans to 9-1-51 Address Arthur W. Reynolds Prixi.,'High Harvard—B. U. 9- 8-43 21 years Orleans Stanley M. Boynton High Ass't. Clark Univ. 9- 6-50 1 year Orleans S. Stewart Brooks High Ass't. Princeton 9- 8-48 23 years Orleans Moncrieff Cochran, Jr. High Ass't. Harvard—McGill 5- 1-47 4 yrs.6 wks. Orleans Bernard C. Collins, Jr. High Ass't. Fitchburg 1- 1-47 4 yrs.6 wks. Orleans Elwyn N. Davis High Ass't. Univ. of N. H. 9- 7-49 1 year Orleans Ruth B. Denman High Ass't. Farmington, Me., B. U. 9- 5-51 3 years Orleans Berly Eldredge High Ass't. Tufts 9- 8-43 17 years Orleans Mary H. Johnston High Ass't. Middlebury Col., B.U. 9- 6-50 1 year Orleans Elizabeth C. Mulholland High Ass't. U. of Maine 9-10-45 9'/� years Orleans Harrold S. Shipps, Jr. High Ass't. Bridgewater 11- 8-48 3 years Orleans Kathleen P. Sweet High Ass't. Wheaton 6- 1-48 11 years Harwich Cora W. Mayo Elem. Prin. Gorham 1- 1-49 171/2 years Orleans N Dorothy P. Eldredge Elem. Ass't. Plymouth Norm. 9- 6-44 10 years Orleans Anna M. Gott Elem. Ass't. Simmons 9- 7-49 9 yrs.1 mo. Harwich Ellen K. Gott Elem. Ass't. Hyannis 11-26-51 20 years W. Harwich Bertha E. Keefe Elem. Ass't. Hyannis 2- 1-30 211/2 years Eastham Catherine M. Skinner Elem. Ass't. Bridgewater 9- 6-46 19 years E. Harwich Frederick A. Gricius Inst. Music N. E. Conservatory 9- 5-51 1 year Orleans David O. Lynch Inst. Music Boston Univ. 9- 8-47 10 years Harwich C. Aileen O'Toole Art Pratt Institute 9- 8-48 4 years Orleans Webster W. Tileston Vocal Music N. E. Conservatory 1- 2-46 18 years S. Chatham Teachers Who Have Left Orleans School Service During 1951. Geraldine M. Crowell Date of Service: 9-8-49— 4-13-51 Service in Orleans: 2 yrs. 31/> mos. Beatrice MacGregor 9-8-47-11-21-51 4 yrs. 9 mos. Ralph I. Saunders 9-7-49— 2-15-51 1 yr. 6 mos. Richard G. LaPorte 3-1-51— 6-30-51 4 months Index to Reports Page Accountant's Report ................................................................... 27 Balances Transferred to Revenue .................................. 35 Classification of Payments .............................................. 38 Investment and Trust Funds .......................................... 56 Payments ......................................_............... 32 ....................... Receipts ....... ......'................................................................... 27 Summary .............................................................................. 58 Ambulance Association, Inc. ............................_........ ............. 116 Animals and Slaughtering ........................................................ 93 Assessor's Report and Comparative Table .......................... 101 Report on Map of Town ..................................................... 68 Auditor's Report (State) ..............................................I........... 60 Balance Sheet ...................................................................:.. 64 Building Inspector ....................................... ............ 100 ................... Christmas Decoration Committee .......................................... 97 Civil Defense ...._..........:..._................................................._ ...... 110 Clerk's Report: Births-1951 _............................................................... ........ 148 Deaths-1951 ................_..._................................................. 152 Marriages-1951 ... .............................................................. 150 Annual Town Meeting-1951 ............................................ 119 Special Town Meeting—January 16, 1951 .................... 140 Special Town Meeting-June 4, 1951 _.......................... 141 Special Town Meeting—August 28, 1951 ......................... 143 Dog Licenses Issued in 1951 ................... ......................... ...... 145 Finance Committee _ .... ........................................................ ... 82 FireDepartment ........... _ ....._..................................................... 80 Fish and Game Licenses ......... _. ............................................ 147 Harbormaster's Report .............................................................. 96 Health Department ........ ........................................................... 71 Health Department—Barnstable County ............................ 73 JuryList .........................................._:........................................... 146 Library—Snow Library Report ................................................ 83 Moth Department .._ _....... ......_.._......_..............._.................. 69 INDEX TO REPORTS (continued) Page Nursing Service _..............._................._ 117 ParkCommission __......................................_......................... 67 PlanningBoard ............................................................................ 87 PoliceDepartment ...................................................................... 76 Regional Investigating Committee ..._........_......................... 94 RoadSurveyor .......... .................................................................. 89 Salaries Paid in 1951 ...................................._.................... ....... 12 School Report—Organization .................................................. 154 ArtSupervisor ............ .......................................... .............. 173 Calendar ................................................................................ 179 Enrollment by Grades .......................... 181 Financial Statement .......................................................... 155 Graduation Exercises ...................... 181 Guidance Director .............................................................. 171 Instrumental Music Supervisor ... 174 Nurse ..........................................................................._......... 177 Physician's Report ..... ........................................................ 177 Principal's Report ................................................................ 164 Principal of Elementary School ...................................... 170 Superintendent's Report .................................................. 159 SchoolCensus ....................................................... ............ 180 Teachers1951 ...... .__..................................................... 182 Vocal Music Supervisor .... .................... 176 Sealer of Weights and Measures .................... 85 Selectmen's Report ...................................................................... 10 Selectmen's and Departmental Recommendations for 1952 ................................... .. 15 Shellfish Constable's Report .................................................... 90 Tax Collector's Report ................................................................ 107 TownOfficers .................. ........................................................... 3 Treasurer's Report .. ................................................................... 103 Tree Warden .............. 70' ................................................................_ Warrant—Annual Town Meeting-1952 ..............._. ........... 18 Water Safety Committee .......................................................... 98 Welfare Department ......................................................... ...... 113