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Our report would not be complete without praise for our Laws, Chapter 132. Spraying of moths and other pests, well as weed and tree diseases were carefully ad- Conservation Agent, Lisa Hanscom. Lisa has shown as dedication, knowledge and a desire to be helpful, as any ministered.We again noticed a significant decline in gypsy r who have had the pleasure of working with her will moth activity. acknowledge.Lisa has done over 500 on site visits and held We removed eight diseased Dutch Elm trees, and con- tinue our work planting and pruning on town owned some 100 plus preapplication consultations. In closing we wish to welcome Pat Coffey as a full property. Respectfully submitted, member and our new associate members,Margaret Moore and Elizabeth Terry. Our thanks go to the John's Pond Ernest S. Virgilio Sub-Committee and again thanks to the members of the Tree Warden Mashpee River Woodlands Committee, Joanne Fer- ragamo,Phylis Paskouskas,David Niven,Richard Terry, Report of the William MacKay,Stuart Peoples,Shirley Peters,and Joan TaWePp appeal to those with a love for the land to volunteer Historical Commission for our committees. It is vital to improve and protect our lands for the benefit of all Mashpee citizens. The Mashpee Historical Commission submits this report of activities for the year 1988,with pride and satisfaction Respectfully submitted, that so much has been accomplished during the year Gertrude Simmons-Ferriday, Chairman toward our goal of documenting and preserving Mashpee's V. Louise Behrman, Elliot Rosenberg history. Mary Marsters, Carol Jacobson Monthly Commission meetings have been held. Par- Joseph Burns, Patrick Coffey ticipation in workshops and meetings of historical associa- a Margaret Moore, Associate Member tions and groups was limited during 1988. This was done Elizabeth Terry, Associate Member purposefully, so that we could spend more concentrated Lisa Hanscom, Conservation Agent time organizing our collections,and preparing the Archives Diana Lund, Commission Secretary Building for public use.Continuing relationships have been 'j maintained,however,with the Cape and Islands Historical g Association. Report of the On February 29,three members journeyed to Boston to " p i Q the State House to testify on Senate Bill No. 1159 — An s Herring Warden Act Relative to Archaelogical Site Protection. This bill seeks protection of sites in the Commonwealth, since To the Honorable Board of Selectmen presently there are no strong legal protections, with and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: penalties for those who disturb archaelogical areas.A brief I hereby submit the annual report of the Herring meeting was held with Representative Thomas Cahir before Warden Department for 1988. the testimony. Representative Cahir also testified on behalf of Mashpee, as did John Peters,our State Commissioner This concludes my third year as Herring Warden.This year we totally reconstructed the Santuit Pond Flume. of Indian Affairs. We felt it important to support this We continued to maintain other flumes and carefully wat- legislation because archaelogical sites in Mashpee have ched that the herring be able to move freely in and out already been damaged,and some destroyed.The Commis- of the ponds. sion continues a constant vigilance so that others will not I look forward to a joint project between this depart- be disturbed or vandalized. ment and the Conservation Commission to correct the Individual Commission members contribute to the ? growth of the Archives in various capacities John's Pond Flume on the Route 151 side.Hopefully this of expertise. ' Research is being continued by Rosemary Burns, to problem can be corrected in the near future. j authenticate dates and information on the many aspects of Mashpee's history. This activity includes land title Respectfully submitted, Ernest S. Virgilio searches. j A proposal to replace the hand-carved wooden town- Herring Warden line signs on Main Street and Route 151 was taken under Report of the advisement. The signs, first installed in 1970 during the town's Centennial observation,read;"Mashpee-Land of Tree Warden the Wampanoag-Incorporated 1870."The design includes the replica of an arrowhead. The only sign remaining in To the Honorable Board of Selectmen place-which is now weather-beaten and difficult to read and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: - is on Main Street at the Sandwich-Mashpee town line. We continued to maintain supressing and controlling The others were on Main Street at the Barnstable-Mashpee all insects under the guidelines of Massachusetts General town line,and on Route 151 near the Falmouth-Mashpee - 100 -