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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWNof MERRIMAC
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1960
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS
Elected Officers
Moderator
Robert L. Eckert
Selectmen
George J. Stevens Ralph L. Buzzell George E. Lay
Board of Public Welfare
Hazen M. Emery Marian A. Haskell Jean S. Stuart
Assessors
Alvin F. Heath Term expires 1961
George P. Hardie Term expires 1962
Arthur Deuplisea Term expires 1963
Town Clerk C. Howard Phillips
Tax Collector Wilfred G. Journeay
Town Treasurer
Roy C. Journeay
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Municipal Light Commissioners
Henry D. Lay
Term expires 1961
Ulysses N. Corson
Term expires 1962
Robert C. Young
Term expires 1963
Municipal Water Commissioners
Henry D. Lay
Term expires 1961
Ulysses N. Corson
Term expires 1962
Robert C. Young
Term expires 1963
School Committee
Irving G. Blake Term expires 1961
Virginia H. Webster
Term expires 1962
Carl G. Olson Term expires 1962
Louis A. Cyr Term expires 1963
Kenneth G. Fowle
Term expires 1963
Trustees of Cemetery
Henry D. Lay
Term expires 1961
Merrill B. Smith
Term expires 1962
Arthur R. Clark
Term expires 1963
Trustees of Public Library
Alvin F. Heath Term expires 1961
Robert L. Eckert
Term expires 1961
Ernest L. Allen Term expires 1962
Barbara N. Adams Term expires 1962
Olive S. Wilde Term expires 1963
Burnell S. O'Brien
........ Term expires 1963
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Trustees of Kimball Park
Harold K. Joralmon
Term expires 1961
Maurice Carey
Term expires 1962
Arthur L. Douglass
Term expires 1963
Playground Commission
Arthur R. Cloyd
Term expires 1961
Maurice Carey
Term expires 1962.
George J. P. Stevens
Term expires 1963
Merrill B. Smith
Term expires 1964
Michael J. McLaughlin
Term expires 1965
Constables
Albert W. Lord Ronald C. Sarasin Richard G. Noone
Surveyors of Lumber and Measures of Wood and Bark
Richard E. Sargent Ralph L. Buzzell
Wallace P. Spencer
Tree Warden
Harold K. Joralmon
Civil Service Tenure Chief of Police * Alexander M. Sullivan *Tenure of office for incumbent
Planning Board
Allan B. MacGregor Term expires 1961
Russell B. Kelly
Term expires 1962
Peter F. Smiles
Term expires 1963
Stanley E. Mead
Term expires 1964
Henry D. Lay Term expires 1965
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN
Night Watchman Francis J. Mathews, Constable
Special Police Officers
Fred A. Smith (Honorary)
Leon L. Dow
Dr. Harry Blotner (Honorary)
Ronald C. Sarasin
Harold M. Waterhouse (Cattle Crossing) Albert W. Lord
George J. P. Stevens Merrill B. Smith
George E. Lay John P. Gilmore (Pumping Station)
Harold Mooney (Light & Water Dept.) James Hull Robert A. Smith Thomas Chaff
Raymond P. David Kenneth E. Haskell (School) Robert K. Silvia Maurice Carey Mrs. Beulah M. Mitchell William J. Burns Mrs. M. Lucille Gamelin Carl G. Olson
Mrs. Frances N. Frazier
Robert H. Adams
Joseph Gilmore (School Crossing) Richard G. Noone
Harold Joralmon (Tree Work)
Alberto A. Smithson Robert C. Young
Charles E. Bridges, Jr.
John J. LaFrance
Wallace P. Spencer
Albert B. Smith
Fence Viewers
E. Palmer Sargent William J. Battis
Inspector of Milk, Animals and Slaughtering George R. Hoyt
George R. Buzzell John F. McCarron
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Inspector of Wiring Ulysses N. Corson
Moth Superintendent
Harold Joralmon, Resigned Albert W. Lord, To Fill Unexpired Term
Burial Agent
Charles J. Vincent
Veterans Service Officer Charles J. Vincent
Veterans Graves Officer
Charles J. Vincent
Town Forest Committee
Harold Joralmon, Resigned Term expires 1961
Albert W. Lord, To Fill Unexpired Term
S. C. Doust Term expires 1962
Richard Sargent Term expires 1963
Registrars of Voters
C. Howard Phillips
George Gulezian Term expires 1961
Edward G. Greeley Term expires 1962
Michael J. Mclaughlin Term expires 1963
Janitor of Town Hall
Joseph Gilmore
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Veterans Agent George J. P. Stevens
Agent of the Board of Health
Mrs. H. Pearle Whiting
Superintendent of Streets Albert W. Lord
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Alfred F. Pariseau
Dog Officer
Robert A. Smith
Health Nurse
Cecile Sargent
Custodian of Dump
James H. Hull
Town Accountant
Mrs. H. Pearle Whiting
Director of Civil Defense Maurice Carey
Forest Fire Warden
George R. Buzzell
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Engineers of Fire Department
George R. Buzzell
Richard J. Powers
Henry D. Lay
Sworn Weighers
George L. Sargent David Stewart E. Palmer Sargent Fred L. Spencer, Jr.
Ralph L. Buzzell
Wallace Spencer Sadie Spencer
Election Officers
Mary E. Flynn
Mary F. Casazza
Elaine F. Noone
Mable C. Dressler
Mary C. Cheney
Margaret E. Gilmore
Agnes E. Hoyt
Sabina A. Weeks
Marjorie M. Donahue
Esther S. Coggin
Mellisa W. Buzzell
Marjorie M. Staples Grace L. Clark
Irene M. Hamel Marie A. Kelly Evelyn M. Greeley Anna M. George Dorothy A. Cloyd Phoebe G. Lockwood
MERRIMAC FIRE ALARM
Emergency fire alarm telephone number 6-2211
Emergency phone 6-2211 should be used for fire calls only. If for any reason line is out of order, dial operator and ask for EMERGENCY OPERATOR.
In all cases give your name and exact location of fire.
3-3 Chief's Call.
.4 Mass. N. E. Bus Garage, East Main Street.
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5 Merrimac Square.
12 Locust Street, corner of Green Street.
13 Main Street, Opposite Forest Street.
14 Main Street, near residence of William H. Franklin.
15 Birch Meadow Road and Main Street, to Haverhill- Merrimac line.
16 Woodland and Grove Streets.
17 School and Pleasant Streets.
18 School and Mill Streets.
21 East Main Street, opposite Skip's Snack Bar.
23 East Main Street, near residence of John P. Gilmore ..
24 Church Street, opposite Maple Street.
25 Liberty and Mechanics Streets.
26 Summer and Prospect Streets.
27 Church Street, near residence of Richard Powers ..
28 Sawyer and Nichols Streets.
31 Pleasant Street, Merrimacport.
32 Merrimac Street, near Middle Road.
34 Merrimac Street, Merrimacport.
35 High Street, Merrimacport, near Merrimac Brass, Foundry.
36 Merrimac and Broad Streets, Merrimacport.
41 Lower East Main Street, Lake Attitash entrance.
42 Lake Attitash Park at Fern Avenue.
51 Locust and Walnut Streets.
52 Lower Locust Street, to Merrimac - Haverhill Line ..
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62 Birch Meadow Rd., and Hadley District, Tel. No Box.
71 Bear Hill Rd. to Newton, N. H. Line, Tel. No Box.
72 West Shore, Lake Attitash. Tel. No Box.
74 Dance Hall, Lake Attitash. Tel. No Box. No Box - Call 6-2211
2 Recall - All Out - Also All Clear Air Raid.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
NO SCHOOL announcements will be made over Station WBZ and WHAV after 7 o'clock in the morning.
6:30 A. M. 11-11-11- No school all day.
11:30 A. M. 11-11-11 No school in grades seven and eight.
Air Raid Warning
YELLOW ALERT (Warning) 7
RED ALERT (Take Cover) 7-7
WHITE ALERT (All Clear 1-1
CD instructions and All Clear will also be broadcast over Conelrad 640 and 1240 on your radio dial.
Merrimac is located in Area 1, Sector 1G.
JURY LIST
The following Jury List for the calendar year be- ginning July 1, 1960 has been prepared by the Merrimac Selectmen in compliance with Chapter 234, Section 4, of the General Laws and adopted June 13th, 1960.
Norman H. Brodie Emery St., Salesman
Morehouse Bakery Lawrence, Mass.
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Maurice Carey 16 High St., Bus Driver Mass. N. E. Trans. Co., Merrimac, Mass.
Clifford E. Connor Railroad Ave., Laborer Western Electric, N. Andover, Mass.
Malcoln A. Doliber 10 Sawyer St., Carpenter Merrimac, Mass.
Marjorie E. Donahue 2 Lincoln St., Housewife
Merrimac, Mass.
Raymond E. Emmert River Road Salesman Eastern Burner Supply, Andover, Mass.
Stanwood E. Frazier 1 Summer St., Carpenter
Carl G. Olson, Merrimac, Mass.
Edward C. Gibbons River Road, Retired Merrimac, Mass.
Evelyn M. Greeley 15 Vendome St., Housewife Merrimac, Mass.
Gordon H. Hamilton 10 Pine St., Welder Western Electric, N. Andover, Mass.
Stanley T. Hardy 12 Woodland St., Leather work
Essex Tanning, Haverhill, Mass.
Ralph J. Harrington School St., Supervisor
Western Electric, N. Andover, Mass.
Robert S. Horne Bear Hill Rd., Retired
Merrimac, Mass.
John H. Hughes 11 Winter St., Retired Merrimac, Mass.
Carl A. Kneeland 55 Church St., Clerk
The Food Mart, Merrimac, Mass.
Howard S. Marshall East Main St., Retired
Merrimac, Mass.
Harold E. Martin 15 Church St,.
Martin Lithograph,
Stanley E. Mead Locust St.,
Sig-Trans Co.,
Self Employed Merrimac, Mass. Manager Amesbury, Mass.
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Ralph M. Merritt Lincoln St., Western Electric,
P. Leo Noone Pleasant St., Haverhill Post Office,
Harold R. Parker Winter St., Sears Roebuck & Co.,
Mach. Operator N. Andover, Mass. Mail Carrier Haverhill, Mass.
Service Mgr. Haverhill, Mass.
Ben L. Patten Woodland St., Loan Dept. Haverhill National Bank, Haverhill, Mass. Accountant
Dana A. Sawyer Nichols St.,
Self Employed Haverhill, Mass.
Francis X. Sheehy East Main St., Salesman Self Employed Haverhill, Mass.
Fred L. Spencer Abbott St., Machinist
Davis, Furber Co., N. Andover, Mass.
John E. Starbird Bear Hill Road, Jeweler Merrimac, Mass.
Self Employed
Robert A. Stone Pine St., Designer Hutchinson Pattern Co., Haverhill, Mass.
Samuel A. Thomas Prospect St., Office Repair
N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co., Haverhill, Mass.
Rodman L. Townsend East Main St., Retired
Merrimac, Mass.
Milton E. Webster 40 School St., Engineer Haverhill Boxboard, Haverhill, Mass.
Kenneth J. Williams Union St., N. E. Tel. & Tel. Co. Haverhill, Mass.
Cecil E. Welch Middle St., Personnel Mgr.
Bailey Co., Amesbury, Mass.
Edward H. Worcester Town Forest Rd., Carpenter Self Employed, Merrimac, Mass.
GEORGE J. P. STEVENS RALPH L. BUZZELL GEORGE E. LAY
Merrimac Board of Selectmen
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ANNUAL REPORT
SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The eighty fifth annual report of the Town of Merri- mac is herewith presented for your consideration in accord- ance with Chapter 40, Section 49, of the General laws of Massachusetts.
The Board organized for the year of 1960 as follows:
Chairman
George P. Stevens
Clerk Ralph L. Buzzell
Member
George E. Lay
The Board organized as a Board of Health and Vet- erans Benefits with the same officers, Mr. Stevens was appointed Veterans Agent, and Mrs. W. Harold Whiting was appointed Agent of the Board of Health.
The Board has tried in all ways to conduct all their duties in as an efficient manner as was possible and to spend the money appropriated for the purpose that the town voted same for.
The cooperation of all Departments has been deeply appreciated by the Board and thanks are extended to the Bureau of Accounts and all other State branches for their assistance in every way during the year.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE P. STEVENS RALPH L. BUZZELL GEORGE E. LAY
Selectmen of the Town of Merrimac
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
APPROPRIATIONS MADE IN 1960
March 11, 1960
Gentlemen:
I submit the following list of appropriations made at the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Merrimac, Held on March 7, 1960, for the year 1960:
Article 2 - Elective Officers
Moderator
$ 12.00
Town Clerk
500.00
Selectmen - Chairman
325.00
Selectmen - Clerk
200.00
Selectmen - Other Member
150.00
Board of Public Welfare - Chairman
200.00
Board of Public Welfare - Clerk
200.00
Board of Public Welfare - Other Member
100.00
Assessors - Chairman
435.00
Assessors - Clerk
385.00
Assessors - Other Member
310.00
Tree Warden Department
1,400.00
Municipal Light Commissioners
3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
Municipal Water Commissioners
3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
Treasurer's Salary
800.00
Tax Collector's Salary
2,500.00
Article 3 - Expenses
Selectmen's Expense
400.00
Accountant's Salary
3,380.00
Accountant's Expense
6.00.00
Treasurer's Expense
1,800.00
Tax Collector's Expense
1,100.00
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Assessor's Expense
1,250.00
Town Clerk's Expense
610.00
Registrar's Salary - Chairman
100.00
Registrar's Salary - 3 @ $50.00 each
150.00
Janitor - Town Hall - Salary
730.00
Town Hall Maintenance
2,000.00
Town Hall Repairs
200.00
Bonding Town Officers
500.00
Election Officers
700.00
Police Department
13,300.00
Fire Engineer's - Chief - Salary
300.00
Fire Engineer's - Clerk - Salary
200.00
Fire Engineer's - Other Member - Salary
150.00*
Fire Department
7,200.00
Sealer of Weights & Measurers - Salary 125.00
Sealer of Weights & Measurers - Expenses
25.00
Inspector of Wiring - Salary
90.00
Inspector of Wiring - Expenses
5.00
Dog Officer's Fees
300.00
Moth Department
869.00
Town Forest
400.00
Forest Fire Warden
200.00
Board of Health
1,500.00
Health Nurse - Salary & Expense
2,000.00
Inspector of Animals - Salary
100.00
Inspector of Animals - Expense
5.00
Inspector of Slaughtering - Salary
20.00
Inspector of Slaughtering - Expense
5.00
Inspector of Milk - Salary
20.00
Inspector of Milk - Expense
5.00
Snow and Washouts
10,000.00
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Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges
1,200.00
Rocks Bridge
3,465.83
Welfare Department
75,000.00
Street Lights
7,527.72
School Department
116,784.00
Public Library
2,000.00
Memorial Day
400.00
Lighting Town Buildings
739.90
Vocational Aid
4,900.00
Insurance
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6,100.00
Reserve Fund
1,000.00
Interest
7,500.00
Cemeteries
7,000.00
Vital Statistics
250.00
Water in Town Buildings
700.00
Printing Town Reports 879.47
Soldiers Benefits
3,500.00
Article 6 - Tax Title Possessions - Repairs ...
100.00
Article 7 - Legal Expenses
1,000.00
Article 9 - Board of Registrars Expense
765.00
Article 11 - Highway Work -
Thickly Settled Streets 1,000.00
Article 12 - Chapter 81 Highway
Construction or Maintenance 5,450.00
Article 13 - Chapter 90 Highway Construction
3,000.00
Article 14 - Chapter 90 Maintenance
1,000.00
Article 15 - Repairs in, on or around Town Hall 625.00
Article 17 - Legion Headquarters Rental 500.00
Article 18 - Veterans Service Officer Salary ...
500.00 Article 19 - Veterans Service Officer Expenses 250.00
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Article 20 - Care of Veterans' Graves 200.00
Article 21 - Essex County Retirement Board . - 6,080:65
Article 22 - Director of Public Assistance 4,000.00
Article 23 - Dog Officer Salary 100.00
Article 24 - Control Dutch Elm Disease 2,000.00
Article 25 - Civil Defense
3,000.00
Article 26 - Christmas Lighting, Parade
and Other Expense 300.00
Article 27 - Playground Commission
1,500.00
Article 28 - Instructors - Supervised Play at Playground 675.00
Article 29 - Planning Board Expense
150.00
Article 30 - Maintenance of Dump 1,000.00
Article 31 - Board of Appeals Expense
:
50.00
Article 33 - Water Maintenance & Operation 25,000.00
Article 34 - Install Water Main from Peter
:
Smiles to Joseph Donoghue on Merrimack St. 4,052.00
Article 35 - Install new heating system in Central Fire Station 3,000.00
Article 37 - Elementary School Construction Notes 17,000.00
Article 38 - Merrimac portion Pentucket Regional School District Budget for 1960 159,512.26
Article 44 - Install fire alarm box on Emery St.
· 435.00
Total Money Appropriated $539,347.83
Respestfully submitted, C. HOWARD PHILLIPS
Town Clerk
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REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF MILK, ANIMALS AND HIVIL'' SLAUGHTERING
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I have made the following calls and inspections and issued the following licenses for the year 1960:
Licenses for the sale of Oleomargarine ...... ..... 4
Store licenses for the sale of milk 13
Vehicle licenses for the sale of milk 12
A total of 29 licenses at 50¢, Total $14.50 and turned over to Treasurer.
Number of barns inspected 19
Number of cattle inspected 217
Number of swine inspected
7
Number of horses inspected
8
Number of goats inspected
9
Inspection of Division of Livestock Disease Control 0
Check of cattle from out of state - : ....... 1
Animals Quarantined 0
Respectfully submitted, 1
GEORGE R. HOYT
Inspector of Milk, Animals and Slaughtering
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1960 REPORT AND EXPENDITURES DIRECTOR OF VETERANS SERVICES
Expenditures
To V. A. Boston, Mass. and Soldiers' Home (6) trips $33.20 Office expenses: Telephone, printing postage, etc. 117.75
$150.95
Activities
3 G. I. Loans
2 Grave Markers
2 Educational Training
8 Pensions (Veterans)
3 Pensions (Widows)
3 Hospitalizations
4 Civil Service Information
2 Medical Treatment
1 Aid to Dependent Child
9 Filing of Income Questionnaires.
2 Cases of Forfeiture of Pension for Exceeding Allott- ed Income
128 Telephone Calls Informative or Instructive
Respectfully submitted, CHARLES J. VINCENT
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TOWNOF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: P. .
Gentlemen:
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We the Board of Appeals herein submit our report of activities performed for the year 1960.
A Public hearing was held by the Board of Appeals for the Town of Merrimac at the Town Office at 8. o'clock P. M. on June 20, 1960 for the following :
1 Petition of Mrs. Bernard Whitney of 18 Prospect Street, to display and sell yarn, needles and accessories in one room of her home at said 18 Prospect Street.
2 Petition of Robert L. Haynes, 26 Woodland St., to display and sell imported gift items in the basement of his home at said 26 Woodland Street.
3 Petition of Helen R. Donaghue, River Road, Merrimac for variance of lot frontage on lot of land on said River Road, Merrimac.
All three petitions were granted.
4 A public hearing was held by the Board of Appeals for the Town of Merrimac at the Town Office at 8 o'clock P. M. on July 11, 1960 for the following:
A variance was granted to the Main Street Motor Sales, Inc. for a junk yard to be located on the land of one Genevieve Lay on Birch Meadow Rd., Town of Merrimac.
Finally a variance was granted to Merrimac Metal Finishing Co., to build a one story cement building on Littles Court 40 ft. x 60 ft. after a public hearing.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE E. LUCY
Chairman Board of Appeals
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REPORT OF THE TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Report of the Town Forest Committee for the year 1960.
Mowing out all Fire Lanes and clearing the Debris from same after the Hurricane.
Also the weeding out of 4 acres of Pine.
Respectfully submitted, SAMUEL C. DOUST RICHARD E. SARGENT Town Forest Committee
REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac, Massachusetts :
The Board of Fire Engineers submit the following report for the year ending December 31, 1960.
Number of alarms 52
Assistance rendered other communities 2
We wish to thank the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Officers and men of the Fire Department, the Chief and officers of the Police Department and the citizens of the Town of Merrimac, Massachusetts, for their co-opera- tion and support this past year.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD J. POWERS HENRY D. LAY
Board of Fire Engineers
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Board of Assessors respectfully submit the follow- ing report for the year 1960:
The Board was organized this year as follows;
George P. Hardie, Chairman Alvin F. Heath, Clerk Arthur H. Deuplisea, Member
The following is a recapitulation of appropriations and estimated income of the Town which was used in computing the 1960 tax rate of $66.00.
1960 RECAPITULATION
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Total Appropriation $586,872.73
Debt and Interest Charges
1,387.50
State Parks & Reservations
1,122.37
State Audit of Accounts
1,044.69
County Tax
8,821.17
T. B. Hospital Assessment
2,769.77
Overlay for 1960
12,044.41
Total Amount To Be Raised
$614,062.64
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
$ 47,758.45
Corporations Taxes
10,727.16
Old Age Tax
2,416.79
Motor Vehicle Excise
32,470.12
Licenses
4,763.00
Fines
278.00
General Government
1,328.00' .
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Protection of Persons & Property
105.25
Health & Sanitation
207.00
Charities
5,337.40
Old Age Assistance
31,518.20
Veterans' Services
302.00
Schools
14,248.96
Libraries
180.53
Public Service Enterprises
29,330.06
Cemeteries
2,326.49
Interest
1,442.62
State Assistance for
School Construction F
10,992.71
Farm Animal Excise
98.83
Available Funds
65,454.81
Over Estimates for 1959
1,940.01
Total Estimated Receipts $263,226.39
TAX RATE: $66.00 per M
School Tax Rate: $36.34
General Tax Rate: $29.66
Amount to be raised by Taxation $350,836.25
Poll Taxes
1,886.00
Personal Property Tax
21,725.22
Real Estate Taxes
327,225.03
TOTAL TAXES ASSESSED $350,836.25
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Value of Real Estate $4,957,955.00
Value of Personal Property
329,170.00
Number of Polls
943
Value of Automobiles
684,360.00
Number of Automobiles
1,489
Number of Horses
14
Number of Cows
192
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Number of Other Animals
110
Number of Fowls
4,210
Number of Houses
970
Number of Acres of Land
4,108
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE P. HARDIE
ALVIN F. HEATH
ARTHUR H. DEUPLISEA
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES 1960
Town of Merrimac ;
Merrimac, Mass.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
I hereby submit my report for the year 1960.
Inspection of Entrance Changes 15
Resident Inspection · 52
New Service Inspection 72
Out Door Signs 3
Oil Burner Inspection 6
I wish to thank Mr. Harold Mooney, Manager Electric Light Department, Fire Chief George Buzzell, and the Citizens of the Town for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted,
ULYSSES N. CORSON
Inspector of Wires
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The balances, receipts and disbursements for the year 1960 were as follows:
Balance, January 1, 1960 $137,569.62
Receipts to January 1, 1961 941,861.05
$1,079,430.67
Payments on warrants 1960 $899,503.61
Balance, January 1, 1961 179,927.06
$1,079,430.67
Respectfully submitted, ROY C. JOURNEAY
Town Treasurer
REPORT OF THE PLAYGROUND COMMISSION
The year of 1960 was very successful regarding supervised play. On July 11, 1960, the playground opened officially at the Locust St. field and school grounds in the town of Merrimac.
The playground was under the direct supervision of Mr. Walter Dresher, a teacher from Pentucket Regional High School assisted by Mr. John Ferrick, Mrs. Dorothy Rheaume and Miss Linda Frazer, all of Merrimac.
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A total of 283 children registered at the playground to enjoy themselves in all kinds of games and supervised activities. The daily average of attendance ranged from 95 to 104 children per day. All kinds of games of sports and skills were enjoyed by the children during clement weather days, starting at 9:00 a. m. and continuing until 3:00 p. m. Mondays thru Fridays.
On Friday, August 19, 1960 the supervised play came to a close.
The old school house located in the Port was torn down and work was begun to level off the grounds and a park site was in the making. Quite a bit of work was accomplished during the year and it is expected to be" completed by the summer of 1961.
Because of the ever growing number of boys now wishing to play Little League baseball it was considered a must to construct another Little League ball diamond. This was voted upon and work began immediately, the field will be next to our present Little League field, and will be ready for the coming season. By electing to carry this project through it will enable us to have more teams, at least double of what we presently have, and it is our objective to keep official Little League right here in town.
Respectfully submitted, MERRILL B. SMITH
GEORGE J. P. STEVENS
ARTHUR R. CLOYD MAURICE CAREY
MICHAEL J. MCLAUGHLIN
Playground Commissioners
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable. Board: of Selectmen :
I hereby report that, I have caught, confined and disposed of dogs as set forth below.
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MALE
January 11, 1960 $ 12.00
February 4, 1960 12.00
February 5, 1960
12.00
February 13, 1960
12.00
February 18, 1960
12.00
March 25, 1960
12.00
March 25, 1960
12.00
April 7, 1960
12.00
May 17, 1960
12.00
May 19, 1960
2.00
June 3, 1960
12.00
June 18, 1960
12.00
August 26, 1960
12.00
August 27, 1960
12.00
· September 26, 1960
12.00
October 24, 1960
12.00
November 22, 1960
12.00
December 2, 1960
12.00
December 3, 1960
12.00
December 17, 1960
12.00
FEMALE
January 11, 1960
$ 12.00
June 2, 1960
12.00
August 22, 1960
12.00
December 7, 1960
12.00
December, 1960
12.00
I have also returned many dogs to their owners. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT A. SMITH
Dog Officer
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF CEMETERY TRUSTEES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Merrimac:
1960 was a year of much progress in the cemeteries of Merrimac.
Several new mowing machines were purchased, ap- proximately ten tons of lime was spread on the grass at the Locust Grove Cemetery, the new area at the left of the entrance was seeded and is now ready for expansion purposes.
The buildings were painted at both cemeteries and new windows put in them.
The wooden top of the stone wall fence was painted at the Church Street Cemetery.
The area in the lower end of Locust Grove was filled with fill from the River Road project. This makes more land and cleans up the swamp that has been there for years.
In 1961 this land will be graded and seeded. This area, we felt had to be renovated to make way for the new entrance which will have to be in effect under the state road program.
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