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9 <br /> Report of the Board of Selectmen <br /> To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: <br /> We, the Board of Selectmen, wish to submit the following <br /> report for the year ending December 31, 1958. <br /> Another year has passed and we find our town in excel- <br /> lent financial condition. New construction is proceeding along <br /> at a rapid pace in several areas of our town. More people have <br /> found that Mashpee is one of the most �desireable places to <br /> spend their summers and to live the year around. <br /> Much progress has been made these past years and more <br /> is due to come. Growth and progress we must face. This calls <br /> for greater and more expenditures, but our revenue is also <br /> increasing correspondingly. Our services have expanded yet <br /> our tax rates have held reasonably steady,-and low in compar- <br /> ison with the rest of the cities and towns. <br /> Our Fire Department is very well equipped and manned, <br /> also, our Police Department, with the exception of a police <br /> station. We :must consider a new building, -or an addition of <br /> a room on one of our existing structures for a station in the <br /> near future. <br /> Bids were requested and advertised, and a contract was <br /> awarded to Granite Chevrolet Co. of Hyannis as low bidder, <br /> according to specifications, for a new 1959 station wagon, to be <br /> used as a combination cruiser and emergency vehicle. The <br /> new cruiser was a badly needed.piece of equipment, as the <br /> traded in vehicle was constantly breaking down, and main- <br /> tenance and repairs were becoming too costly. The new <br /> cruiser has already shown its worth. <br /> The Cape and Vineyard Electric Co. was petitioned for <br /> new street lights, as authorized by the Annual Town Meeting. <br />