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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS OF THE
TOWNof MERRIMAC
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS
Elected Officers
Moderator
Robert L. Eckert
Selectmen Ralph L. Buzzell, Chairman
George J. P. Stevens John E. Flynn
Board of Public Welfare Marian A. Haskell, Chairman
Cecile C. Sargent
Jean S. Stuart
Assessors
Arthur Deuplisea Term expires 1963
Alvin F. Heath Term expires 1964
George P. Hardie Term expires 1965
Town Clerk C. Howard Phillips
Tax Collector
Wilfred G. Journeay
Town Treasurer
Roy C. Journeay
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Municipal Light Commissioners
Robert K. Silvia Term expires 1963
Harold M. Waterhouse
Term expires 1964
Ray T. Wallace
Term expires 1965
Municipal Water Commissioners
Robert K. Silvia ........... Term expires 1963
Harold M. Waterhouse Term expires 1964
Ray T. Wallace
Term expires 1965
School Committee
Louis A. Cyr Term expires 1963
Kenneth G. Fowle
Term expires 1963
Raymond E. Emmert Term expires 1964
Carl G. Olson Term expires 1965
Judith E. Silvia
Term expires 1965
Trustees of Cemetery
Arthur R. Clark Term expires 1963
Harold M. Waterhouse Term expires 1964
Merrill B. Smith Term expires 1965
Trustees of Public Library
Olive S. Wilde Term expires 1963
Burnell S. O'Brien
Term expires 1963
Alvin F. Heath Term expires 1964
Robert L. Eckert Term expires 1964
Barbara N. Adams Term expires 1965
Daniel S. Gulezian
Term expires 1965
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Trustees of Kimball Park
Arthur L. Douglass
Term expires 1963
Wilbur E. Wallace
Term expires 1964
Maurice Carey
Term expires 1965
Playground Commission
George J. P. Stevens
Term expires 1963
Merrill B. Smith
Term expires 1964
Michael J. McLaughlin
Term expires 1965
Arthur R. Cloyd
Term expires 1966
Maurice Carey
Term expires 1967
Constables
Wallace P. Spencer Francis J. Mathews
Robert H. Adams
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark
Richard E. Sargent
George L. Sargent
Wallace P. Spencer
Tree Warden Edgar D. Sargent
Civil Service Tenure Chief of Police * Alexander M. Sullivan *Tenure of office for incumbent
Planning Board
Peter F. Smiles ......... Term expires 1963
Arnold W. Spofford Term expires 1964
Henry D. Lay Term expires 1965
James P. Glidden Term expires 1966
Clayton H. Sibley
Term expires 1967
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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
George R. Buzzell John F. McCarron
Harold M. Waterhouse (Cattle Crossing) Albert W. Lord Merrill B. Smith
George J. P. Stevens
George E. Lay John P. Gilmore (Pumping Station)
Harold Mooney (Light & Water Dept.) James Hull
Robert S. Connor (Light & Water Dept.) Thomas Chaff
Robert A. Smith Kenneth E. Haskell (School)
Raymond P. David Robert K. Silvia
Daniel F. Sullivan
Mrs. M. Lucille Gamelin
Maurice Carey William J. Burns Carl G. Olson Robert H. Adams Richard G. Noone
Mrs. Frances N. Frazier
Joseph Gilmore (School Crossing) Robert C. Young Charles E. Bridges, Jr. Wallace P. Spencer John J. LaFrance Albert B. Smith
Fence Viewers
E. Palmer Sargent Kenneth E. Haskell
William J. Battis
John Carver
Inspector of Milk, Animals and Slaughtering
George R. Hoyt
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Inspector of Wiring Robert S. Connor
Moth Superintendent Edgar D. Sargent
Burial Agent
Delmar J. Parent
Veterans Service Officer
Delmar J. Parent
Veterans Graves Officer
Delmar J. Parent
Town Forest Committee
Richard Sargent Term expires 1963
Edgar D Sargent ....... Term expires 1964
Registrars of Voters
C. Howard Phillips
Michael J. McLaughlin
Term expires 1963
George Gulezian Term expires 1964
Edward G. Greeley
Term expires 1965
Janitor of Town Hall
Joseph Gilmore
Veterans Agent
Ralph L. Buzzell
Agent of the Board of Health
Mrs. H. Pearle Whiting
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Superintendent of Streets Albert W. Lord
Sealer of Weights and Measures Alfred F. Pariseau
Dog Officer
Robert A. Smith
Health Nurse
Cecile Sargent
Town Accountant Mrs. H. Pearle Whiting
Director of Civil Defense Maurice Carey
Forest Fire Warden George R. Buzzell
Engineers of Fire Department
George R. Buzzell
Richard J. Powers
Glen I. Blackden
Sworn Weighers
George L. Sargent David Stewart E. Palmer Sargent
Ralph L. Buzzell Wallace Spencer Sadie Spencer
Fred L. Spencer, Jr.
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Election Officers
Mary E. Flynn
Mellisa W. Buzzell
Mary F. Casazza
Elaine F. Noone
Marjorie M. Staples (resigned) Grace L. Clark Irene M. Hamel Marie A. Kelly
Mable C. Dressler
Mary C. Cheney
Margaret E. Gilmore (resigned)
Agnes E. Hoyt
Sabina A. Weeks
Marjorie M. Donahue
Esther S. Coggin
Mary D. Flynn
Barbara E. Macleod
Grace P. George
Evelyn M. Greeley Anna M. George Dorothy A. Cloyd Stella Blackden Betty C. Doliber J. Lillian Carey Leonora G. Sarasin Mary E. High
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.
5 Merrimac Square.
12 Locust Street, corner of Green Street.
13 Main Street, Opposite Forest Street.
14 Main St., near residence of Mrs. William H. Franklin.
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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 Ave.
51 Locust and Walnut Streets.
52 Lower Locust Street, to Merrimac - Haverhill Line ..
62 Birch Meadow Rd., and Hadley District, Tel. No Box ..
71 Bear Hill Road 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.
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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, 1962 has been prepared by the Merrimac Selectmen in compliance with Chapter 234, Section 4, of the General Laws and adopted June 25th, 1962.
Arthur B. Bessey Locust St.,
Western Electric North Andover, Mass.
Walter D. Calnan
W. Main St.,
Ass't Postmaster Merrimac, Mass.
Frank O. Chandler
Locust St., Retired Merrimac, .Mass.
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Lionel A. Desmarais
Birchmeadow Rd., Machinist Haverhill, Mass.
Marjorie M. Donahue
Lincoln St., Housewife Merrimac, Mass.
H. Francis Drenth
W. Main St., Western Electric North Andover, Mass.
Hartley W. Frost
Lincoln St., Merrimack-Essex
Electric, Haverhill, Mass.
Leo D. Gaudreau
W. Main St.,
Western Electric North Andover, Mass.
Lothrop B. Grant School St.,
Retired Merchant Merrimac, Mass.
Charles A. Griggs
George S. Gulezian
Birchmeadow Rd., Shoe Worker Haverhill, Mass. W. Main St., Antique Dealer Merrimac, Mass.
Russell C. Harrington Green St.,
Metal Buffer &
Polisher Dover, N. H.
Clifford R. Hart
Summer St., Western Electric North Andover, Mass.
James Duncan How
River Road, Mfgrs. Rep.,
Boston, Mass.
Robert B. Jones
Nichols Street, Shoe Worker Haverhill, Mass.
Willard T. Kelly, Sr.
Birchmeadow Rd., Retired Contractor, Merrimac, Mass.
Margaret G. Kimball Church St., Housewife Merrimac, Mass.
John W. Kirkpatrick Grove St.,
Retired Merrimac, Mass. Wallace G. Leighton, Sr. W. Main St., Retired Merchant Merrimac, Mass.
Norman M. Leonard Woodland St., Eng., Western Elec. North Andover, Mass.
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Harold C. Lord
Grove St., Retired Merrimac, Mass.
Alfreda N. Lovell
Woodland St., Housewife Merrimac, Mass.
Irving M. Manning
-Locust Grove Ave., . Retired,
Navy Yard, Merrimac, Mass.
Elbert E. McConnell
Summer St., Chase Shawmut Newburyport, Mass.
Bernard A. Morgan Pleasant St., Machinist
Haverhill, Mass.
Alfred F. Pariseau
Grover C. Pillsbury
Herbert W. Remick
Summer St., Supervisor, Western Electric, Lawrence, Mass. Middle Street, Retired Merrimac, Mass. Lincoln St., N. E. T. & T. Co. Haverhill, Mass. Church St., Meter Reader Merrimac, Mass.
Roland C. Sarasin
C. Lester Sweeney
Church St., Retired Merrimac, Mass.
Frank A. Thompson
Nichols St., Silver Worker Newburyport, Mass.
Harold M. Waterhouse Bear Hill Rd.,
Currier Avenue Retired Merrimac, Mass. Retired Farmer Merrimac, Mass. Pleasant St., Tool Designer North Andover, Mass.
Robert E. L. Whitcomb
Kenneth J. Williams, Jr.
Alfred F. Yelle School St.,
Union St., N. E. T. & T. Co. Haverhill, Mass. Retired, Navy Yard Merrimac, Mass.
RALPH L. BUZZELL GEORGE J. P. STEVENS JOHN E. FLYNN
Merrimac Board of Selectmen
Charles J. Vincent
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SELECTMEN'S REPORT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The eighty-seventh annual report of the Town of Merrimac is herewith presented for your consideration in accordance with Chapter 40, Section 49, of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
The Board organized for the year 1962 as follows:
Chairman
Ralph L. Buzzell
Clerk
George P. Stevens
Other Member
John E. Flynn
The Board organized as a Board of Health and Veterans Benefits with the same officers; Mr. Buzzell was appointed Veterans Agent and Mrs. W. Harold Whiting was appointed Agent of the Board of Health.
The Board has tried to conduct all their duties in an efficient manner and to spend the money as appropriated.
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,
RALPH L. BUZZELL GEORGE P. STEVENS JOHN E. FLYNN
Selectmen of the Town of Merrimac
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES 1962
Town of Merrimac:
Merrimac, Mass.
To the Selectmen and Citizens of the Town of Merrimac: I hereby submit my report for the year 1962.
Inspection of Entrance Changes 13
Resident Inspections 16
New Service Inspections 7
Outdoor Signs 4
Oil Burner Inspections 24
I wish to thank Mr. Harold Mooney, former Manager of the Electric Light Department, Fire Chief George Buz- zell, The Honorable Board of Selectmen, and the Citizens of the Town for their co-operation.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT S. CONNOR
Inspector of Wires
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
January 4, 1963
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Merrimac, Mass.
Gentlemen:
As Town Clerk of the Town of Merrimac, I hereby submit my annual report for the year 1962:
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BIRTHS
Number of births recorded 72
Males
37
Females
35
Father, Native Born
70
Mother, Native Born 69
Father and Mother, both Native Born
67
Father and Mother, both Foreign Born
0
Mixed Parentage
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MARRIAGES
Number of marriages recorded 61
First marriage of Groom 49
First marriage of Bride
44
Grooms, Native Born 59
Brides, Native Born 60
Grooms, Foreign Born
2
Brides, Foreign Born
1
Average Age of Groom 28 years, 3 months, 2 days
Average Age of Bride 26 years, 2 months, 2 days
DEATHS
Number of Deaths Recorded 32
Males
14
Females
18
Under 5 Years
2
Males, Native Born
12
Females, Native Born
16
Of Native Parentage
16
Of Mixed Parentage
6
Average Age 75 years, 4 months, 15 days
Oldest Person 95 years
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LICENSES
Number of Dogs Licensed
220
Males
198
Females
18
Kennel Licenses
3
Sporting Licenses Issued
251
Minors Sporting Licenses Issued
22
Respectfully submitted,
C. HOWARD PHILLIPS
Town Clerk
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The Board of Assessors respectfully submit the follow- ing report for the year 1962:
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 1962 tax rate of $67.00.
1962 RECAPITULATION
Total Appropriation $632,529.68
Debt and Interest Charges
1,495.63
State Parks & Reservations
1,633.69
State Audit of Accounts
1,080.72
County Tax
10,542.51
T. B. Hospital Assessment
2,144.01
Overlay for 1962
12,060.23
Total Amount to be Raised
$661,486.47
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ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax ....................... $ 50,520.86
Licenses
5,729.00
Corporations Taxes
12,323.35
Fines
243.00
Old Age Tax
2,999.12
General Government
2,310.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
58,054.88
Protection of Persons & Property ...
207.00
Health & Sanitation
.......... 331.00
Charities
4,344.79
Old Age Assistance
23,348.25
Veterans' Services
1,656.28
Schools
11,318.15
Libraries
188.74
Public Service Enterprises
30,576.91
Cemeteries
2,407.00
Interest
1,848.93
State Assistance for
School Construction
13,844.66
Farm Animal Excise
71.80
Misc. Receipts
1,465.99
Available Funds
70,239.76
Over Estimates for 1961
124.75
Total Estimated Receipts
$294,154.22
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TOWN OF MERRIMAC
TAX RATE: $67.00 per M
School Tax Rate: $39.20
General Tax Rate: $27.80
Amount to be raised by Taxation
$367,332.25
Poll Taxes
2,116.00
Personal Property Tax
21,446.36
Real Estate Taxes
343,769.89
TOTAL TAXES ASSESSED $367,332.25
TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Value of Real Estate $ 5,130,894.00
Value of Personal Property
320,095.00
Number of Polls 1,058
Value of Automobiles
1,087,980.00
Number of Automobiles
2,118
Number of Horses
....
11
Number of Cows
142
Number of other Animals
3
Number of Fowls
695
Number of Houses
990
Number of Acres of Land
4,108
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE P. HARDIE ALVIN F. HEATH ARTHUR H. DEUPLISEA
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1962 REPORT AND EXPENDITURES DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES
January 7, 1963
Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Merrimac Gentlemen :
Submitted to the citizens of Merrimac, as stated in Article II of the Town By-Laws, is a summary of my expenditures and activities of 1962, in the performance of my duties as Veterans' Service Officer, Veterans' Graves Registration Officer, and Veterans' Burial Agent.
Outstanding accomplishments this year have been providing up-to-date maps for the Locust Grove Cemetery, in cooperation with Merrill Smith.
Plans are also in progress to update the maps of the other cemeteries, in the next two years, at no extra costs to the town.
Expenditures
Automobile Expenses $ 47.70
Office Expenses (Tel., Printing, Office Supplies) 152.30
$ 200.00
Activities
3 G. I. Loans
1 Educational Training
4 Pensions
8 Hospitalizations
5 Income Questionnaires
1 Real Estate Tax Inquiry
10 Grave Markers
30 Flags
Respectfully submitted,
DELMAR J. PARENT
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable Board of Selectman:
I hereby report that I have caught, confined and disposed of dogs as set forth below.
MALE
February 13, 1962
$ 10.00
February 20, 1962
12.00
April 16, 1962
15.00
April 22, 1962
15.00
April 23, 1962
17.00
May 3, 1962
15,00
May 9, 1962
15.00
June 7, 1962
15.00
June 8, 1962
15.00
July 21, 1962
17.00
August 6. 1962
15.00
October 15, 1962
15.00
December 18, 1962
15.00
December 19, 1962
15.00
$206.00
FEMALE
January 3, 1962
$ 12.00
March 22, 1962
12.00
June 21, 1962
15.00
August 11, 1962
15.00
September 3, 1962
15.00
December 3, 1962
15.00
$ 84.00
I have also returned many dogs to their owners.
Respectfully submitted, ROBERT A. SMITH
Dog Officer
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REPORT OF THE WELFARE DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
The Board of Public Welfare organized with the following officers :
Chairman Clerk .
Marian A. Haskell
Jean S. Stuart
Member
Cecile C. Sargent
meeting every Monday with the local administrator to review the administration of all five categories of Public Assistance - Old Age Assistance, Medical Assistance for the Aged, Aid to Dependent Children, Disability Assist- ance, and General Relief.
The Public Welfare Department completed the year of 1962 with balances in all appropriations except that of Old Age Assistance and returned a total of $13,245.96 of town funds. This amount plus the reimbursement from the State on all categories totals $44,090.80 to be credited to the Surplus Revenue Account.
There has been an additional amount of revenue that has been collected from legal liabilities required in Old Age Assistance cases - that amount was $4,773.45 and was figured as a resource when computing recipient payments. A total of $908.06 was received from other cities and towns in payment for assistance granted to persons not having Merrimac settlements and $615.25 paid by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for Welfare assistance payments to unsettled cases.
A recovery was made in 1962 of $7,040.00 on the sale of two pieces of property. A total of $875.00 was al- so collected from deserting parents of families being aided under the Aid to Dependent Children category. There has also been a substantial increase in Federal Reimburse- ments this year that will go into the revolving fund.
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We therefore, feel that with all this in mind we will be justified in cutting our budget for the year 1963. The appropriation requested by the Welfare Department for 1963 totals $64,000.00 which is $19,720.00 less than. appropriated for 1962.
We would like to comment that these savings were not made at the expense of the recipients. Each and every one of them got individual attention both as to their personal problems and their physical well being and every effort was made to extend to them every service that was available.
The four assistance categories that are largely supported by Federal and State Funds are administered by the local Welfare Agency, but are under the supervision of the State Department of Public Welfare, Eligibility requirements are established by the Federal and State legislation and these laws and regulations must be com- plied with when processing all applications for assistance. This is necessary in order to obtain all reimbursements due the town. We are, therefore, submitting the following report to give the townspeople a better understanding of their Welfare Department.
We take this opportunity to thank all Town Officials and other citizens who have been of assistance to us, for their kind co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, DOROTHY B. EMMERT Welfare Administrator
MARIAN A. HASKELL JEAN S. STUART CECILE C. SARGENT
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Welfare Department
Breakdown of Expenditures of All Categories for the Year 1962
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Expenditures -
Regular & Medical
$ 59,619.23
Administration
435.05
$ 60,054.28
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED
Expenditures -
Regular & Medical
$ 16,455.15
Administration
178.93
$ 16,634.08
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Expenditures -
Regular & Medical
$ 10,934.08
Administration
47.69
$ 10,981.77
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Expenditures -
Regular & Medical $ 851.20
Administration
15.28
$ 866.48
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GENERAL RELIEF
Expenditures - Regular & Medical
Administration
$ 1,861.16 47.05
$ 1,908.21
Welfare Agent's Salary
$ 3,720.00
TOTAL
$ 94,164.82
Breakdown of Reimbursements for the Year of 1962
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
U. S. Grant
State
to E & D
State
$16,970.45 $ $
State Admx.
731.15
Other Cities & Towns 357.05
Old Age Meal Tax 2,554.90
Returned Checks
113.95
$20,727.50
Federal U. S. Grant 34,252.29
Federal U. S. Admx. 1,477.81
$35,730.10
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED
State
State Admx.
$ 5,062.45 180.48
$ 5,242.93
Federal U. S. Grant 7,494.51
Federal U. S. Admx. 365.64
$ 7,860.15
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
State
$ 3,299.45
State Admx.
77.68
$ 3,377.13
Federal U. S. Grant 5,871.60
Federal U. S. Admx. 161.93
$ 6,033.53
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
State
$
307.65
State Admx. 23.37
$
331.02
Federal U. S. Grant 1,125.50
Federal U. S. Admx. . 47.76
$ 1,173.26
GENERAL RELIEF
State Cases $ 615.25
Other Cities & Towns 551.01
$ 1,166.26
$50,797.04 $30,844.84
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$ 94,164.82
TOTAL REIMBURSEMENTS 81,641.88
LOCAL SHARE
$ 12,522.94
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Total Amount To Surplus Revenue
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Balance on 1962 Appropriation $ 0
State Reimbursement, etc. 20,727.50
$ 20,727.50
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE AGED
Balance on 1962 Appropriation $ 3,544.85
State Reimbursement 5,242.93
$
8,787.78
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Balance on 1962 Appropriation $ 2,274.97
State Reimbursement 3,377.13
$
5,652.10
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Balance on 1962 Appropriation $ 4,334.35
State Reimbursement 331.02
$ 4,665.37
GENERAL RELIEF
Balance on 1962 Appropriation $ 3,091.79
State Reimbursements 615.25
Other Cities & Towns
551.01
$
4,258.05
TOTAL TO SURPLUS REVENUE
$ 44,090.80
Respectfully submitted, DOROTHY B. EMMERT Welfare Administrator
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
December 31, 1962 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, 1962.
Number of alarms 47
Assistance rendered other communities 3
Fire loss for the year 1962 $22,305.00
We wish to extend our appreciation to the Citizens of Merrimac for their approval of a new radio system for the Fire Department. The system has been installed and we feel that it is a great asset in the protection of life and property.
The walls and ceiling of the large room, 1st floor of the Central Fire Station were covered with homasote and painted this past year thus helping to reduce the cost of fuel and adding to the appearance of the interior of the building.
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-oper- ation and support this past year.
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE R. BUZZELL, Sr. RICHARD J. POWERS GLEN I. BLACKDEN
Board of Fire Engineers
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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
Approximately twenty meetings were held by the Merrimac Planning Board in 1962. Many routine plans were processed and O. K.'d.
The major development problem of the year was presented by the proposed Ruth Chalifour development on West Main Street. This was interrupted by the taking of the land for the Route No. 495 right of way on March 9, 1962.
Of greatest interest and potential benefit to the town was the selection, after listening to five proposals, of the firm of Charles Downe to formulate the Master Plan for the Town of Merrimac. The money for this project was appropriated by the town at the annual town meeting after an explanatory hearing on February 7, 1962.
Late in the year a public hearing was held on two proposals for changes in the zoning laws. The Planning Board recommended to hold in abeyance any change in zoning to allow tenting and camping trailers for the reason that recommendations by our Master Plan consult- ant may lead to a much more profitable use for the land owners and the town. The Board believed the erection of a Professional office building to be of benefit to our tax base and so recommended a change in the by laws to allow this.
The Master Plan is now approved and ready for our consultant to start.
The Board will endeavor to continue a policy design- ed to encourage sound growth in the Town of Merrimac, consistent with its' character as a desirable residential town.
Respectfully submitted, HENRY D. LAY JAMES P. GLIDDEN PETER SMILES ARNOLD SPOFFORD CLAYTON SIBLEY
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
We the Board of Appeals herein submit our report of activities performed for the year 1962.
Public hearings were held by the Board of Appeals for the Town of Merrimac at the town office and the fol- lowing appeals were heard and acted upon.
1. Petition of Mrs. Pricilla Flynn and Mrs. Gloria Komulainen to conduct a gift shop in one room of the Flynn home on Birchmeadow Road.
2. Petition of Mrs. Helen M. Murphy asking for a variance to subdivide her property on North Street.
3. Petition of Mr. Robert A. Smith of Highland Road to have a 4 dog kennel.
4. Petition of Mr. John Fyfe, Jr. of Summer Street for permission to have a dog kennel. .
5. Petition of Mr. Zani of Winter Street to have dog kennels.
6. Petition of Mr. Edward F. Casazza to buy and sell used and second hand furniture to be stored in 2 barns on his property at 25 Hadley Road.
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