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9 <br /> Report of the Board of Selectmen <br /> To the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: <br /> For your information and approval, the following re- <br /> port of the Board of Selectmen is submitted for the <br /> year � <br /> ending December 31st, 1959. <br /> Although this report covers activities for the year 1959, <br /> some of the problems which arose during that period were <br /> not resolved and are being carried over to the year 1964 for <br /> disposition. The most outstanding problem pending is our <br /> current need for adequate school facilities. The use of the <br /> Town Hall Building as a temporary solution to the overflow <br /> of school children, was put into effect at the beginning of <br /> the fall session, with the hope that an acceptable plan for <br /> additional classrooms will be presented to the voters in the <br /> near future; a plan which will be within our financial means <br /> and yet provide the required facilities. <br /> The use of the Town Hall as a classroom accelerated a <br /> maintenance program of the Town Hall Building which the <br /> Selectmen had been studying during the year. Several major <br /> repairs were completed and the heating system was suc- <br /> cessfully converted to oil. Other minor improvements and <br /> repairs were made as health and safety measures for the <br /> youngsters occupying the building .during the school week. <br /> r <br /> Although the Town Hall Building is approximately I r <br /> twenty years old, the maintenance cost has been compara- <br /> tively small. However, we can expect the necessity for more <br /> major improvements and repairs as time passes. At the pres- <br /> ent time there is an urgent need for additional office space M <br /> and the need will become more acute with the election of <br /> new Boards and Officers at the annual town meeting. ' <br /> The acceptance of Mashpee Neck Road in the Special f <br /> Town Meeting held in June 1959 resulted in the immediate <br /> r�:s <br />