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OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND
FOR ITS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND MUNICIPAL YEAR
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YLAND,
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1931
Printed for the Town of Wayland by THE SUBURBAN PRESS Natick, Massachusetts 1932
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE
TOWN OF WAYLAND
FOR ITS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND MUNICIPAL YEAR
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1931
Printed for the Town of Wayland by THE SUBURBAN PRESS Natick, Massachusetts 1932
OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF WAYLAND
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John J. Erwin
1932
TOWN CLERK
M. Alice Neale
1932
SELECTMEN
Willard C. Hunting
1932
John W. Leavitt
1932
J. Fred Wheeler
1932
TREASURER
Frank G. Mackenna 1932
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Theodore H. Harrington
1932
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
Mabel T. S. Small
1932
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Thomas W. Frost
1932
Ronald S. Campbell
1933
Martin A. Holmes
1934
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Llewellyn Mills
1932
Warren L. Bishop
1933
Dorothy C. Stone
1934
Term Expires
MODERATOR
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ASSESSORS
Clarence S. Williams Sidney Loker Daniel Brackett
1932
1933
1934
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Walter S. Bigwood
1932
Alfred C. Damon
1933
Francis K. Erwin
1934
TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Alfred W. Cutting
1932
J. Sidney Stone
1932
Nellie R. Fiske
1933
Amos I. Hadley
1933
Richard Ames
1934
James R. Martin
1934
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
William Read
1932
James M. Bent
1933
Howard W. Parmenter
1934
TREE WARDEN
Charles L. Fullick 1932
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
Arthur Heard Dudley
1932
BOARD OF HEALTH
Ernest H. Damon
1932
John J. Linnehan
1933
Waldo L. Lawrence
1934
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Francis R. Gladu
1932
John B. Wight
1933
Camile Perodeau
1934
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PLANNING BOARD
Frank I. Cooper
1932
Cornelius J. McGuire
1932
James Bolton
1933
Gilbert Small
1933
Otto H. Kohler
1934
Howard S. Russell
1934
CONSTABLES
Thomas W. Bowles
1932
Harry W. Craig
1932
Ernest H. Damon
1932
Arthur C. Dusseault
1932
Charles F. Dusseault
1932
John E. Linnehan
1932
Frank C. Moore
1932
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Albert F. Flint
1932
John H. Knapp
1933
J. Sidney Stone
1934
TRUSTEES OF THE ALLEN FUND
John Connelly
1932
Isaac Damon
1932
Howard W. Parmenter
1932
FENCE VIEWERS
Selectmen
1932
FIELD DRIVERS
Constables
1932
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
Howard Haynes
1932
Melville Loker
1932
William S. Lovell
1932
Israel A. Lupien
1932
Arthur F. Marston
1932
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MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
Arthur W. Atwood
1932
Joseph Decatur 1932
William S. Lovell
1932
Israel A. Lupien
1932
Arthur F. Marston
1932
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
James I. Bryden 1932
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Llewellyn Flanders
1932
Thomas W. Frost
1932
George B. Howe
1932
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
William Hardy
1932
Frank C. Moore
1932
Thomas Murray
1932
John Wright
1932
WORLD WAR VETERANS
Frank C. Burke
1932
John Cipoletta
1932
Ernest H. Damon
1932
Arthur Heard Dudley
1932
Parker H. Groton
1932
Cornelius J. McGuire
1932
Joe Perodeau
1932
Percy A. Steele
1932
DOG OFFICERS
Harry W. Craig
1932
James E. Linnehan
1932
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Frank J. Bigwood
1932
DISTRICT NURSE
Mary E. McNeil 1932
SUPERINTENDENT OF GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS Daniel J. Graham 1932
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Albert Marchand 1932
FOREST FIRE WARDEN
Harry W. Craig 1932
CHIEF OF POLICE
Harry W. Craig
1932
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Arthur W. Atwood
1932
Howard Parmenter
1932
W. F. Smith
1932
Florence Steade
1932
Donald Collins
1932
FINANCE COMMITTEE
William S. Lovell
1932
William J. Scotland
1932
George A. Hill
1933
Elmer Matthews
1933
Arthur W. Bradshaw
1934
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
William C. Neale
1932
BURIAL AGENT
John W. Leavitt
1932
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
M. Alice Neale, Rep.
1932
Edward F. Lee, Rep.
1932
Meddie H. Rasicot, Dem.
1933
Joseph Zimmerman, Dem.
1934
ENGINEERS OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Harry W. Craig, Chief
1932
Theodore H. Harrington, Engineer
1932
J. Fred Wheeler, Engineer (Resigned)
1932
Albert J. Keach, Engineer
1932
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DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION SERVICE
John J. Erwin
1932
ELECTION OFFICERS
PRECINCT 1
James I. Bryden, Warden
1932
Myrta L. Wight, Clerk
1932
Edith H. Davis
1932
George Dickey
1932
Thomas F. Maynard
1932
John E. Dolan
1932
Charles R. Harrington
1932
James I. Linnehan
1932
PRECINCT 2
Albert Marchand, Warden
1932
William R. Gallagher, Clerk
1932
May Derrick
1932
Carrie F. Harrington
1932
William Morrissey
1932
Alvin B. Neale
1932
Joseph Perodeau
1932
George Richardson
1932
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To any of the Constables of the Town of Wayland, in said County:
GREETINGS :
In the name of the Commonwealth you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in town elections to meet at their respective polling places on
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1932
at six o'clock in the forenoon, there and then to bring in their ballots for a Moderator, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, a Treas- urer, a Collector of Taxes, a Surveyor of Highways, A Tree Warden, and seven Constables, all for one year.
One Member of the School Committee, one Cemetery Commissioner, one Commissioner of Trust Funds, two Trustees of Public Library, one Member of the Board of Public Welfare, one Assessor, one Member of the Board of Health, one Water Commissioner, one Park Commissioner, and two Members of the Planning Board, all for three years.
All the foregoing to be voted on the official ballot. The polls will be open at 6.15 in the forenoon and will remain open continuously until four o'clock in the afternoon, when they shall be closed.
And you are required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town qualified to vote in town affairs to meet at the Town Hall on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1932
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at 7.45 P. M., then and there to act on the following articles, viz :
Article 1. To hear the reports of Town Officers, Agents and Committees, and act thereon.
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Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers, Agents and Committees not elected by the official ballot.
Article 3. To grant money for necessary Town purposes. See Finance Committee Report:
Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1932, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, any debt or debts incurred under this Article to be paid from the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1932.
The Finance Committee recommends action as required by the Treasurer.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess the sum of $1801.34 to pay the following 1930 and 1931 bills which were presented for payment after the Town books were closed.
1930
Welfare Department
Robinson & Jones
$10.53
1931
Tax Collector's Expense
W. C. Gorman
62.00
Assessors' Salaries
Daniel Brackett
101.00
C. S. Williams
113.00
Sidney Loker
59.00
Expense
C. S. Williams
33.00
Daniel Brackett
1.50
Hobbs & Warren
.40
Legal Claims
Chamberlin, Stone & Bosson
161.20
Highways and Bridges
Blue Ribbon Garage
.85
Public Welfare
E. E. Sparks
15.00
Robinson & Jones
54.21
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83.50
City of Waltham
City of Waltham
290.00
Town of Natick 60.00
Town of Natick
117.00
Town of Natick Town of Holliston
277.06
Vocational Tuition
City of Newton
96.71
City of Boston 45.12
Soldiers' Relief
City of Quincy
66.76
Town of Mansfield
8.00
$1,801.34
The Finance Committee recommends that these · bills be paid.
Article 6. To see if the Town will accept the following gift: $1,000.00 received from Charles W. Dean to establish the "Charles W. Dean Fund", income from which to be used for perpetual care of Mausoleum and Lot No. 38, Section E, Lake View Cemetery.
Article 7. To see if the Town will accept the following bequest : $50.00 received from F. Lawrence Bulfinch, Executor under will of Helen M. Carter, widow of Andrew O. Carter, to establish the "Helen M. Carter Fund", income from which to be used for perpetual care of Lot No. 10, Section E, Lake View Cemetery.
Article 8. To see if the Town will accept the following gift : $100.00 received from Charles W. Dean to establish the 'H. W. Dean Fund", income from which to be used for the perpetual care of Lot No. 29, Section B, Lake View Cemetery.
Article 9. To see if the Town will accept the following gift : $100.00 received from Mrs. Kathryn I. Jones and Henry M. Kelley to establish the "Jones-Kelley Fund", income from which to be used for the perpetual care of Lots Nos. 98 and 99, Section C, Lake View Cemetery.
Article 10. To see if the Town will accept the following bequest : $125.00 received from Mrs. Nellie T. Rogers, left under the will of Herbert P. Cochane, to establish the "Herbert P. Cochrane Fund", income from which to be used for the perpetual care of Lot No. 11, Section B, Lake View Cemetery.
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145.50
The Finance Committee recommends acceptance of the above five articles.
Article 11. To see if the Town will accept the following bequest : $100.00 received from the Harvard Trust Company left under the will of Isaac C. Damon to establish the "Isaac C. Damon Fund", income from which to be used for perpetual care of the family lot in the North Cemetery.
The Finance Committee recommends acceptance of the above article.
Article 12. To see if the Town will accept the following gift : $100.00 received from Nellie Rice Fiske to establish the "Nellie Rice Fiske Fund", income from which to be used for the perpetual care of the Nellie Rice Fiske lot in Lake View Cemetery.
The Finance Committee recommends the approval of this article.
Article 13. To see if the Town will accept the following bequest : $1,000.00 received from the Harvard Trust Company left under the will of Isaac C. Damon "to the Town of Wayland in trust to hold the principal safely invested and the income to be expended from year to year for the purchase of books other than novels, for the Public Library of said Town" fund to be known as the "Isaac C. Damon Library Fund."
Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate $225.00 for general improvement in any of the Cemeteries, same to be taken from money in the Town Treasury received from the sale of Burial Lots in 1931, in accordance with Chapter 114, Section 15 of the General Laws, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of the above two articles.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate for "Water Department Maintenance" the sum of $6,661.60 to be taken from Water Department receipts reserved for appropria- tion in 1931, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article.
Article 16. To see if the Town will appropriate for pay- ment of Water Department Extension Notes maturing in 1932 the sum of $1,500.00 to be taken from Water Department receipts reserved for appropriation in 1931, or do or act.
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Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate for pay- ment of interest due in 1932 on Water Department Extension Notes the sum of $2,421.72, same to be taken from Water Department receipts reserved for appropriation in 1931, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of the above two articles.
Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess the sum of $327.00 to provide for overdraft created by penalty for failure to make returns as provided in Section 35, Chapter 117, General Laws.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to reduce the sal- aries of all Town Officers which have been increased since the Annual Meeting of 1920, ten per cent, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends a decrease in all salaries of Town Officers as estimated in the Budget, for this year only.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to establish a new scale of wages for Town Laborers, or do or otherwise act thereon.
The Finance Committee recommends that the sal- aries of Town Laborers shall not exceed $4.00 for 8 hours' labor.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money for the relocation and reconstruction of Cochituate Road from Legion Square north, according to plans to be recommended by the County Engineers, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends this article and that $6,000.00 be appropriated and assessed, providing the like amount is contributed by both the State and County and that only citizens of the Town of Wayland, under supervision of the State Engineers, be employed on such work as may re- quire hand labor.
Article 22. To see what action the Town will take with regard to the use of Chapter 80 of the General Laws and
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amendments thereto, authorizing the assessment of betterments in connection with the acceptance of streets, the construction of sidewalks and other public improvements.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess a sum of money to be used to extend the sidewalk on West Plain Street on the southerly side, to the junction of Old Connecticut Path, or do or act.
The Finance Committee approves of this article, but due to the Town's financial condition, recom- mends that the article be deferred until some future time.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, the private way on the northerly side of West Plain Street, Cochituate, and running from West Plain Street to Lake Shore Drive, known as Castlegate Road, South, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends that this article be deferred, as of Article 23.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way, the private way known as "Mansion Road," or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends that this article be deferred, as of Article 24.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way the private way known as Hawthorne Road, and to appropriate and assess a sum of money for repairs on Haw- thorne Road, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends that this article be deferred, as of Article 25.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to extend a six- inch water main with fire hydrants, gates and fittings along the following roads : From the Wayland Golf Club along Old Sud- bury Road to River Road, through River Road to the residence of James Solemine and also from the junction of River Road and Water Row, along Water Row to the residence of Fred- erick Gilly, and raise and appropriate money therefor, or do or act.
The Finance Committee does not recommend ac- tion on this article at this time on account of
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present conditions and the urgent need of economy.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess the sum of $300.00 to be spent by the Board of Water Commissioners for providing at Baldwin's Pond, bath houses, two toilets and sewage disposal system for same, as recommended by the State Department of Public Health.
The Finance Committee does not recommend this article.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to meet the Town's share of the cost of constructing a hospital for the Middlesex County Tuber- culosis District, determine how the money shall be raised, or act anything in relation thereto.
The Finance Committee recommends that the sum of $1,789.60 be assessed and appropriated in the current year, and that $10,000.00 be borrowed for a period of ten years.
Article 30. To see if the Town will appropriate and assess a sum of money to be spent by the Committee for the observance of the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington to purchase a suitable marker to mark the site of the George Washington Highway.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article, and that the sum of $150.00 be appropriated.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to relocate and reconstruct Millbrook Road or any portion thereof ; rebuild the bridge over the brook, or make other improvements ; acquire any necessary land by purchase or otherwise, and make an appro- priation therefor, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends that only the bridge be rebuilt, and that the sum of $500.00 be appropriated and assessed for same.
Article 32. To see what action the Town will take on the matter of better facilities for housing of school children.
The Finance Committee recommends that a com- mittee be appointed to investigate this problem.
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Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and assess the sum of $3,000.00 for the purpose of installing manhole, painting the interior and exterior, also an aerial sign marked "Wayland" on the top of standpipe, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article and that not over $3,000.00 be appro- priated and assessed, and that the Water Com- mission and Selectmen be selected to let this contract.
Article 34. To see if the Town will elect a director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Section 40 to 45, Chapter 128, General Laws of Massachusetts.
Article 35. To see what the Town will take with regard to the adoption of a zoning ordinance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40 of the General Laws and amendments thereto, appoint a committee to study the matter, or do or act.
The Finance Committee recommends that a com- mittee be appointed to investigate this matter.
Article 36. To see if the Town will take action relative to the revision of Article 6 of the By-Laws of the Town.
The Finance Committee recommends approval of this article.
Article 37. To see what sum, if any, the Town will vote to transfer from available funds to meet any of the appropria- tions made under the foregoing article.
The Finance Committee recommends such action as may be suggested by the Town Treasurer.
And you are required to serve this Warrant by posting copies thereof, attested by you, at the Town Hall, at each Post Office in Town, and in the Engine House at Cochituate, seven days, at least, before the time of holding said election.
Hereof, fail not and make due return of this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk on or before March 7, 1932.
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Given under our hands and seal this twenty-ninth day of January in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two.
J. FRED WHEELER, JOHN W. LEAVITT, WILLARD C. HUNTING, Selectmen of the Town of Wayland.
A true copy, attest :
Constable of the Town of Wayland.
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REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Your Committee respectfully calls your attention to the fact that the total of this year's budget is $141,035.20, a decrease of $7,424.94 from last year's recommendations.
The difference in these amounts will cause a slight varia- tion in the tax rate ; and the amount of uncollected taxes as of January 1, 1932 was $93,724.79 and of Water Bills was $5,242.34.
Your Committee respectfully submits the following report.
Appro. 1931
Expend. Fin. Com.
1931
Recom'ds
General Government
Reserve Fund
$5,000.00
$4,952.94
$5,000.00
Moderator
10.00
10.00
9.00
Selectmen
Salaries
500.00
500.00
450.00
Expenses
100.00
61.25
100.00
Accountant
Salary
500.00
500.00
450.00
Expenses
125.00
114.21
175.00
Treasurer
Salary
750.00
750.00
675.00
Expenses
100.00
122.54
100.00
From Reserve Fund
22.54
Tax Collectors
Salaries
1,600.00
1,384.32
1,500.00
Expenses
500.00
459.23
400.00
Assessors
Salaries
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
Expenses
300.00
301.25
300.00
From Reserve Fund
1.25
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Appro. 1931
Expend. Fin. Com. 1931
Recom'ds
Town Clerk
Salary
200.00
200.00
180.00
Expenses
150.00
149.93
175.00
Election Officers Expenses From Reserve Fund
100.00
206.85
200.00
Registrars
100.00
100.00
90.00
Certification of Notes
30.00
24.00
25.00
Legal Claims
500.00
469.72
450.00
Planning Board
500.00
496.03
200.00
Town Hall
Maintenance
600.00
519.99
500.00
Repairs
750.00
636.17
100.00
Protection of Persons and Property
Police Department
3,500.00
3,690.84
3,200.00
From Reserve Fund
191.24
Fire Department
5,000.00
5,890.34
3,000.00
From Reserve Fund
890.34
Moth Extermination
1,700.00
1,678.20
1,500.00
Tree Warden
1,000.00
1,013.42
900.00
Insurance Refund
15.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
150.00
150.00
135.00
Expenses
75.00
73.49
75.00
Game Warden
50.00
50.00
45.00
Dog Officers
30.00
30.00
27.00
Health and Sanitation
Board of Health
Salaries
175.00
175.00
157.50
Antitoxin Test
100.00
00.00
100.00
Care of Dumps
(Special Acct.)
200.00
65.00
Expense
600.00
965.29
1,000.00
From Reserve Fund
375.00
200.00
108.00
388.80
106.95
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Appro. 1931
Expend. Fin. Com. 1931
Recom'ds
District Nurse
Salary
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,080.00
Expenses
150.00
32.16
50.00
Medical Inspection of Schools
150.00
150.00
135.00
Inspection of Animals
150.00
150.00
135.00
Highways
Highways and Bridges
8,000.00
7,899.64
8,000.00
Highways Surveyor Salary
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,620.00
Oiling Highways
6,000.00
5,988.40
6,000.00
Oiling State and County Roads 4,000.00
8,996.52
4,000.00
From State
2,498.87
From County
2,498.87
From General Highways
2.26
Sidewalks
500.00
498.80
500.00
Railings
500.00
497.98
500.00
Snow Removal
2,500.00
2,535.51
2,500.00
From Reserve Fund
35.51
Street Lighting
6,000.00
5,755.42
6,000.00
Highway Equipment
Building Maintenance
350.00
325.80
275.00
Repairs on Ox Bow Road
1,000.00
The Finance Committee recommends that the sum of $1,000.00 from the General Highway Appro- priation be used for this, the same to be expended in compliance with the order of the County Com- mission.
Charities and Soldiers' Benefits
Public Welfare
Salaries
300.00
300.00 7,495.64
270.00 8,000.00
Expense
6,500.00
From Reserve Fund
1,000.00
2,139.31
4,500.00
Old Age Assistance From Reserve
1,200.00
State Aid
1,400.00
1,055.00
1,200.00
Soldiers' Benefits
1,500.00
1,398.69
1,500.00
1,000.00
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Appro. 1931
Expend. Fin. Com. 1931 Recom'ds
Schools and Libraries
School Committee Salaries
150.00
Schools
52,000.00
52,331.08 48,000.00
From Donation Fund
8.00
From County Dog Fund
346.47
Vocational Tuition
300.00
485.11
400.00
From Reserve Fund
185.11
Libraries
3,800.00
4,140.20
3,600.00
From County Dog Fund
346.46
Recreation and Unclassified
Park Commission
400.00
397.14
350.00
Memorial Day
600.00
566.15
600.00
Town Clocks
50.00
40.00
40.00
Insurance
1,800.00
1,602.27
2,000.00
Surety Bonds
310.00
305.00
310.00
Town Reports
586.20
631.20
450.00
From Reserve Fund
45.00
Notices of Meetings
100.00
87.40
100.00
Enterprises and Cemeteries
Water Department
Salaries of Commissioners
150.00
150.00
135.00
Care of Hydrants
3,000.00
3,000.00
Maintenance, etc.
805.14
11,540.43
Voted from receipts of
1929 and 1930
8,194.86
Lakeview Cemetery
1,000.00
987.24
800.00
North and Center Cemeteries
1,000.00
992.08
800.00
Interest and Maturing Debt
Interest
4,500.00
5,386.44
3,500.00
From Reserve Fund
900.00
Maturing Debt
9,250.00
9,250.00
7,277.90
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Maturing Debt 1932-Total $7,277.90
Cochituate School House Loan $2,000.00
Water Main Extension Notes of 1929 (North Wayland ) 2,000.00
Water Main Extension Notes of 1930 (Gleason Road) 777.90 Water Main Extension Notes of 1931 (Cochituate
Road and Main Street ) 2,500.00
We recommend that the unexpended balances in the fol- lowing accounts be transferred to "Excess and Deficiency" Account :
Valuation Lists $ 9.30
Town Hall Repairs and Equipment 113.83
Improvement at Mansion Inn Corner 4.05
Sidewalk, West Plain Street
1.45
Sidewalk, East Commonwealth Road
.15
Sidewalk, Concord Road
4.29
Street Signs
1.75
$134.82
We wish to call to your attention that on January 1, 1932, the amount of uncollected taxes for the years 1926-27-28-29 was $2,146.35 and recommend that they should be collected at once.
We recommend that the income from dog taxes be given one-half to the Library Fund and one-half to the School Edu- cational Fund.
Based on the recommendations and figures of the Finance Committee the tax rate will approximate $28 per thousand.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM S. LOVELL, Chairman, GEORGE A. HILL, A. W. BRADSHAW,
WM. J. SCOTLAND, ELMER F. MATHEWS, Clerk.
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VOTES ENACTED AT THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 4, 1931
Town Clerk's Office Wayland, Massachusetts March 4, 1931
John J. Erwin, Moderator :
Pursuant to the foregoing warrant the inhabitants of the Town of Wayland met this day and did the following business.
Article 1. To hear the reports of Town Officers, Agents and Committees, and act thereon.
Mr. Campbell gave report for Committee for Town Dumps and stated an article would follow concerning same.
Voted to accept all reports of Town Officers.
Article 2. To choose all necessary Town Officers, Agents and Committees not elected by the official ballot.
Voted that John Connelly, Isaac Damon and Howard W. Parmenter act as. Trustees of the Allen Fund.
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