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8 <br />Report of Selectmen <br />The Board of Selectmen submit the following report <br />to the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee for the year <br />ending December 31, 1963: <br />The Town of Mashpee possesses a matchless personality. <br />1963 marked the 200th anniversary of the establishment of <br />Mashpee as a district with its. own native Selectmen. In <br />the year 1870 it was incorporated as a township, and like <br />all Massachusetts towns has endured a unique form of local <br />government, with elected and appointed officers and the <br />traditional town meetings where each qualified inhabitant <br />has an indisputable right to vote as well as to discuss every <br />question presented. <br />Stagnation of thought is dangerous in any field of en- <br />deavor. In our local town government it is indefensible. <br />Reasonable changes and modification are essential in the <br />promotion of the general welfare of all people within the <br />boundaries of our town. <br />We need to study and devise a structure of government <br />that will equate practical economy with efficiency. Thus a <br />decade has passed in which there have been many changes <br />and improvements; in some instances Mashpee has preceded <br />some of the larger Cape Cod towns. <br />The natural resources and attractive seashores has <br />brought to the town a fine type of development and land <br />planning second to none. There has been an increase in <br />population. Retired people find peace and quietness, and a <br />large percentage of summer residents seek the recreational <br />facilities. <br />Growth calls for greater expenditures, but our revenue <br />also increases which aids in the general economy. <br />After careful study of the various committees and <br />appointed boards, there appears to be, in a number of in- <br />