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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
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TOGETHER WITH THE Valuation and Tax List
For the Year Ending December 31, 1959
HOLMES PRINT, MYRICKS, MASS.
Town Meeting, March 14, 1960 at 7:30 p. m. Berkley Town Hall
Election, March 21, 1960 Berkley Town Hall Polls Open 12:00 Noon to 8:00 p. m.
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF BERKLEY
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TOWN
INCORPORATED
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TOGETHER WITH THE
Valuation and Tax List
For the Year Ending December 31, 1959
HOLMES PRINT, MYRICKS, MASS.
IN MEMORIAM
JOSEPH D. ROSE
who faithfully served as Town Moderator, Member of Registrars of Voters, and Member of the Finance Committee
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TOWN OFFICERS
All terms of office expire in 1960 unless otherwise stated.
ELECTED
Moderator Richard A. Perry
Board of Selectmen
Eino H. Silvan William V. Hogan Harold G. Ashley
Term expires 1960
Term expires 1961 Term expires 1962
Auditor Fred Heywood, Jr.
Treasurer Richard A. Perry
Collector of Taxes
Charles M. Ashley
Term expires 1962
Board of Assessors
Norman E. Whittaker
Term expires 1960
Raymond T. Cranmer, Sr.
Term expires 1961
Anthony Sylvia
Term expires 1962
Town Clerk
Francis F. G. Andrews
Term expires 1960
Planning Board
Stuart R. Waterfield
Term expires 1960
Herbert C. Hutchings, Jr.
Term expires 1961
Alfred T. Howland
Term expires 1962
Abilio deOliveira Aguas
Term expires 1963
Roger E. Chester
Term expires 1964
Constables
Harold G. Ashley William A. Cox Willis G. Craw
Charles E. Harrison William B. Mitchell Arnold B. Perry
Eino H. Silvan
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Tree Warden Herbert J. Flint Highway Surveyor Herbert J. Flint School Committee
Maria E. D. Aguas Wilmon F. Makepeace
Richard W. Pilling
Term expires 1960 Term expires 1961 Term expires 1962
Trustees of Public Library
Viola E. Holmes
Term expires 1960
Ruth E. Howland
Corinne H. Macker
Term expires 1961 Term expires 1962
Burial Ground Commissioners
Joseph O. Freeman John Q. Dillingham Laurence B. Swift
Term expires 1960
Term expires 1961 Term expires 1962
APPOINTED
Finance Committee
Damon E. Clegg Kenneth H. Combs
Francis E. Fournier
Warren L. Ide Arnold W. Silvan Manuel Silveira
Maynard P. Sylvester
Industrial Development Commission
Warren Holmes Henry Baacke
Term expires 1960 Term expires 1961
Frank Carroll
Term expires 1962
Benjamin F. Rose
Term expires 1963
David Langill
Term expires 1964
Board of Appeals
Herbert M. Ashley George W. Stetson Walter Falk
Term expires 1960 Term expires 1961 Term expires 1962
Accounting Officer
Richard A. Perry
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Town Counsel
Anthony R. Mastromarino
Board of Registrars of Voters
Marion I. Needham
Term expires 1960
Merle J. E. Stetson
Term expires 1961
Joseph D. Rose
Term expires 1962
Chief of Police
Harold G. Ashley
Police Officers
William L. Adams
William A. Cox
Willis G. Craw
Ernest R. Flint
Charles E. Harrison
William B. Mitchell Arnold B. Perry * Laurence B. Swift Anthony Sylvia *Louis A. Wade
(* special police )
Chief of Fire Department
Forest Warden
Civil Defense Director
Moth Superintendent
Wire Inspector
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Dog Officer
Garland Templeton Garland Templeton Russell A. Haskell Joseph O. Freeman Clarence B. O'Neill William B. Mitchell Anthony Sylvia
Measurers of Wood and Lumber, Fence Viewers, Field Drivers
L. Clyde Cummings Stanley F. Hadro John C. Murphy
Board of Health Nurse
Board of Health Physician
Ella F. Dillingham, R.N. Charles M. Souza, M.D.
Animal Inspector, Slaughtering Inspector, Pound Keeper Herbert Aspinall
Dump Caretaker Welfare Agent (Civil Service)
Director of Veterans' Services
Veterans' Burial Agent
Herbert J. Flint Theresa M. Parent Gilbert S. Rapoza Gil A. Bettencourt
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Memorial Day Committee
Clifton H. Holmes Walter R. LeCornec Stanley Trond
A special appointment was certified to the town clerk by a letter signed by all the selectmen of the towns of Berkley and Dighton, dated April 2, 1959, appointing John T. McCro- han to serve as bridge tender of the Berkley-Dighton Bridge until further notice.
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JURY LISTS
Drawn January 1 to June 30, 1959, from 1958 List
Anctil, Anna M. Bennett, Russell S.
Crimlisk, Russell A. Lane, Patricia J.
Senechal, Julia I. Sylvia, Francis J. Wood, Jeanne A.
1959 JURY LIST
Name Street
Occupation
Avery, Ruth, Bay View Avenue
* Baran, Michael B., Berkley Street
Interviewer Equipment Installer Watchman
Boyce, Borden, Locust Street
Boyce, June E., Jerome Street
Lathe Operator
Browning, George C., North Main Street
Textile Worker Plumber Housewife
* Butler, Maurice A., Mill Street Chester, Edith T., Bay View Avenue Clough, Marie, North Main Street Clerk Typist Cranmer, Raymond T., Padelford Street Shipper
Gas Station Attendant
Farris, Joseph T., County Street Holmes, Warren A., Myricks Street Hutchings, Herbert C., South Main Street Kostka, Frank, North Main Street
Printer Manager Lead Man
Manager
Housewife
Custodian Spinner Toolmaker
Housewife
Secretary
Housewife
* Langill, David H., North Main Street Makepeace, Josephine E., Berkley Street Peirce, Arthur T., Bay View Avenue *Rapoza, Roselena, Bay View Avenue Rose, Harold E., Anthony Street Silvan, Ermelinda G., Myricks Street Walton, Elsie B., Porter Street Woodman, Mildred O., North Main Street
*Drawn July 1 to December 31, 1959
EINO H. SILVAN HAROLD G. ASHLEY WILLIAM V. HOGAN Board of Selectmen
Attest: Francis F. G. Andrews, Town Clerk
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BUDGET REQUESTS FOR 1960 SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE BOARD
INCREASE OR DECREASE Compared With 1959 Requests
Moderator's Salary
$20.00
Same
Finance Committee Expense
20.00
Same
Selectmen's Salary
475.00
Same
Selectmen's Expense
150.00
Same
Auditor's Salary
55.00
Same
Auditor's Expense
25.00
Same
Treasurer's Salary
600.00
Same
Treasurer's Expense
2,000.00
Same
Assessor's Salary
no request submitted
Assessor's Expense
Town Clerk's Salary
(no bill for recording Vital Statistics )
300.00
+100.00
Town Clerk's Expense
($150.00 for upright Typewriter )
250.00
+150.00
Tax Title Expense
500.00
-1,000.00
Collector's Salary
800.00
Same
Collector's Expense Town Counsel
800.00
Same
Registrations
500.00
+100.00
Elections
500.00
+200.00
Planning Board
50.00
Same
Police Department
1,000.00
+200.00
Fire Department
4,000.00
Same
Moth Department
100.00
Same
Dutch Elm Disease
608.67
+8.67
Tree Department
200.00
-300.00
Removal Dead Elm Trees
1,200.00
+1,200.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
85.00
Same
Dog Officer
250.00
+50.00
Board of Health
1,000.00
Same
Highways
Chapter 81 Highway
3,130.00
+10.00
Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance
1,815.00
+15.00
Chapter 90 South Main Street
3,000.00
+1,200.00
Snow Removal
500.00
Same
Road Machinery
275.00
Same
Street Lights
252.00
+72.00
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Board of Welfare Administration
3,000.00
+800.00
General Relief
3,000.00
Same
Old Age Assistance
19,000.00
-1,000.00
Disability Assistance
500.00
-500.00
Aid to Dependent Children
8,000.00
-2,000.00
Veteran's Services
($4,000.00 Approv. Special Meeting 1959
Total for 1959-$12,000.00)
8,000.00
Same
School Department
(inc. net cost to town $14,700.82)
114,325.96
+20,990.96
Public Library
1,800.00
+300.00
Care Berkley Common
100.00
Same
Town Reports
700.00
Same
Memorial Day
70.00
Same
Care Veterans Graves
50.00
Same
Myricks School
500.00
+300.00
Honor Roll
25.00
Same
Bristol County Pension Assessment
566.65
-90.49
Town Water
100.00
Same
Unpaid Bills 1959
4.40
-995.60
Care of Cemetery
300.00
Same
Notes Due Town Department
School Remodeling
1,000.00
Same
Fire Station, Berkley
1,000.00
Same
Fire Station, Myricks
2,000.00
Same
Interests on Loans
School Remodeling
35.00
-18.00
Fire Station, Berkley
90.00
-22.50
Fire Station, Myricks
260.00
-65.00
Anticipation of Tax Revenue and
Highway Reimbursement Loans
315.00
+315.00
Reserve Account
2,000.00
Same
Industrial Development Comm.
25.00
Same
Civil Defense
1,500.00
+1,000.00
Total Requests as of February 6, 1960
192,652.68
Increase over 1959
21,020.04
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF SELECTMEN FOR 1959
The Town continues to be in good financial condition at the present time. In the Public Welfare categories, a noted drop in the cost of Aid to Dependent Children account and also a decrease in the Old Age Assistance account. Additional funds during the year were required to supplement the Gen- eral Relief and Veteran's Services accounts. The overall Welfare Budget as proposed for 1960 will be lower than the previous year.
Under highways, the reconstruction of a section of North Main Street is nearing completion. Holloway Street recon- struction was started during the year and its completion is tentatively scheduled during 1960.
The Selectmen recommend that a Chapter 90 project be made for the reconstruction of a section of South Main Street from the Freetown-Berkley line to Bryant Street to eliminate several bad curves and widen the road surface. We also recommend that a sum of $1000 be made available to widen, gravel, and oil Orchard Street.
We are grateful to the Berkley Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers, their leaders, Mr. Robert Howland, the donor, for their interest in planting of shade trees on the Common to replace the many that have been removed because of disease.
At this time we wish to express our appreciation to all who have co-operated with us in the conduct of the Town's business.
EINO H. SILVAN HAROLD G. ASHLEY WILLIAM V. HOGAN Board of Selectmen
BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1959
Date of Birth 1958 Nov. 1 Nov. 13
Name of Child
Name of Parents
Place of Birth
Leo J. and Doris L. (Raymond)
Vernon J. and Minnie L. (Hathaway)
Taunton Fall River Taunton
Nov. 15 Dec. 6 Dec. 17
James Joseph Borges
Joseph and Ella M. (Lannigan)
Taunton
Diane Norene Greene
Ernest A. and Rachel M. (Anderson )
Taunton
1959
Jan. 11
James Robert DeArruda George David Rose
Robert J. and Patricia J. (Stetson )
Taunton
Jan. 21
James D. and Lois K. (Cook)
Taunton
Jan. 22
Susan Barrow
John W. and Joanne V. (Silver )
Taunton
Feb. 7
Paul Richard Gracia
Richard P. and Doris E. (Mello)
Taunton
Feb. 20
Stephen Benevides
William F. and June L. (Clough)
Taunton
Feb. 21
Polly Sue Nelson
Thomas and Lois ( Bleazard)
Taunton
Feb. 24
Brian Anthony Blackmore James H. and Clotilda (Perry-Ponte)
Taunton
Feb. 28
Paula Jean Abresch
Newport, R. I.
Mar. 5
Teresa Eileen Wilson
Taunton
Mar. 7
Gail Marie Matheus
Taunton
Mar. 16
Duane Edward DeMoura
Taunton
Mar. 17 Edith Ann Rose
Taunton
Apr. 3 David Francis Victurine
Taunton
Apr. 3 Annette Ellen Westgate
Taunton
Apr. 11 Sharon Anne Milko
John E. and Charlotte B. (Crimlisk) Henry S. and Carolyn R. (Silver)
Taunton
May 20 Michael John Araujo
John J. and Jean A. ( Maculewicz)
Taunton
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Anne Marie Caron Annette Marie Roberts
Faun Lynn Heath
Rodney A. and Carol A. (Chase )
Richard J. and Paula I. (Bailey ) Earl and Theresa ( Riordan) Gilbert A. and Dorothy C. (Couto) Richard D. and Gail M. ( Kelley) Francis A. and Edith A. (Bindon) Edward and Helen G. (Silva)
Date of Birth Name of Child
Name of Parents
Place of Birth
July 14
Debra Jean Poole Arlene Marie Nelson
Taunton
Aug. 1
Suzanne Ruth Stone
Taunton
Aug. 11
Vickie Lee Babbitt
Taunton
Aug. 21 Stillborn
Sept. 2 Suzanne Lee Victurine
Francis A. and Anne M. (Carello)
Taunton
Sept. 24 Kevin John Flint
Herbert J. and Mary ( Silvia)
Taunton
Nov. 14 Cindy Lee Flint
Fred E. and Lillian K. (Moody)
Taunton
Nov. 19
Camila Marie Bernard
James F. and Jane M. (Moitoza)
Taunton
CORRECTIONS RECORDED 1959
1893
Mar. 28
Andrew Worth Pearson
George H. and Mary E. (Wilcox)
Berkley
Mar. 28
Alfred Drew Pearson George H. and Mary E. (Wilcox)
Berkley
DELAYED RETURNS RECORDED 1959
1941 Oct. 29
Dianne Marie Frizado
John and Olive (Sousa )
Berkley
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1944 June 20
Stanley and Lorraine ( Benjamin) Richard E. and Marjorie L. ( Vieira ) Ernest E. and Ruth F. ( Ames) Guire and Alberta (Motta)
Taunton
Aug. 1
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN 1959
Date of Marriage
Name of Groom
Name of Bride
Place of Marriage
1959
Jan. 24 Raymond Robert DeMoura
Jan. 31 Richard Edward Nelson
Martha Ann Meier Marjorie Louise Vieira
Taunton
Apr. 4 Stephen Melesky
Carolyn Beverly Eddy
Taunton
Apr. 25
William Palmer Mason Pittsley
Martha Marie Lajeunesse
Taunton
May 2 Francis Edmour Barboza
Lorraine Frances LaPorte
Freetown
June 1 Henry Junior Stock
Yvonne Natalie Washburn
Berkley
June 13
John Francis Lopes
Joan Phyllis Goodwin
Taunton
June 13
Virgil C. Saul
Claudia E. Wilson
Berkley
June 19
Leo Francis Cardoza
Lorraine Flora (Gagnon) Pittsley
Taunton
July 3
Ronald Stanford Lee
Jacqueline Mabel Brown Carolyn Ann Pina
Berkley
July 4 Kenneth Manuel Alves
Taunton
July 11 'Frank Moskal
June Frances Conant
Berkley
July 20 Raymond McCrohan
Micheline Marie-Cecile Gagne
Freetown
July 25 Leon Leroy Overlock
Lucille Lee Lumsden
Freetown
Aug. 30 Irving Francis Wallace
Barbara Lee Anderson
Wakefield
Sept. 26 Warren Elmer Sylvester
Rita Bertha Jusseaume
Dighton
Freetown
ANNUAL REPORT
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Date of Marriage Name of Groom
Name of Bride
Place of Marriage
Sept. 26
Leon Judson Gilbert
Isabel Moniz (Almeida ) Cunningham
Taunton
Sept. 27 Robert Manuel Barboza
Patricia Ann Berg
Brockton
Oct. 3 James Charles Rose
Eileen Agnes Kerr
Taunton
Oct. 10 Emerson Howard Strange
Margaret Lucy Aspinall
Dighton
Oct. 24 Paul Leo Driscoll
Evelyn Theresa Furtado
Taunton
Oct. 24 Daniel Robert Fernandes
Joan Beryl Doel
Taunton
Oct. 31
George Henry Allen
Shirley Joan Plummer
Fall River
Nov. 7
Ernest Jesse Correia
Dianne Marie Frizado
Taunton
Nov. 16
Edward Levi Porter
Janis Jean Brandon
Taunton
Nov. 28
Henry Chodkowski
Anna Moskal
Taunton
CORRECTION RECORDED 1959
1920 Apr. 28 Horace Carlyle Colpitts
Katherine Melville Whyte
Berkley
RECORDED IN 1956, NOT PREVIOUSLY PRINTED
T
1956 Aug. 4 William Lawrence Silva
Carolyn Jean Pabst
Berkley
ANNUAL REPORT
DEATHS RECORDED IN 1959
Date of Death 1959
Name
Years
Age Months
Days
Jan. 20
Ernest Clemishaw
66
29
Fall River Taunton
Feb. 16
Margaret A. ( MacMillan ) Ferguson
82
9
26
Taunton
Feb. 20
Cleo G. (Joubert) Ellis
54
4
21
Berkley
Mar. 10
Laurence Barrow
54
4
9
Taunton
Mar. 29
John Moskal
66
6
Norfolk
Apr. 14
Louis P. Remy
64
2
9
Berkley
May 26
Annie (Ellingwood) Rich
86
6
17
Taunton
July 3
Eva Romaine (Briggs ) Boynton
27
3
21
Bourne
July 20
Marie Louise (Bessette ) Remy
69
8
16
Aug. 20
Patrick W. Murphy
62
5
19
Berkley
Aug. 21
Stillborn
Sept. 3
Helen Gertrude ( Brousseau ) Sylvester
70
8
24
Norfolk
Sept. 3
Raymond Lavoie
24
Berkley
Sept. 20
Clara (Rezendes ) Victurine
66
8
5
Norfolk
Jan. 30
Susan Barrow
8
Place of Death
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Taunton
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ANNUAL REPORT
DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1959 Licenses Expiring March 31, 1960 148 Males
Abresch, Richard
Flint, Ernest
* Adams, George E.
Flint, Fred
*Alger, Albert
Flint, Herbert J.
* Allan, Donald
Fournier, Dwight
*Ashley, Charles E.
French, Lillian E.
Ashley, Charles M.
*Garron, Robert
Ashley, Herbert M.
Gouvia, Anthony
* Ashley, Lewis W.
Gouvia, Joseph
Ashley, Marilyn
Grace, Joseph
Babbitt, Guire
Gracia, Richard
Babbitt, Russell
Grassie, Leonard
* Bairos, Mary
Baldwin, Percy
Gregg, Charles P. Hadro, John Harmon, Robert (2)
Barrow, James
Haskell, Russell (2)
* Bettencourt, Gil Billings, Irene Borges, Joseph (2)
* Hathaway, John M. Heath, Carol (2) Houtzager, Marcus
* Boyce, Bertha
Brown, Charles Brown, Everett
* Howland, Ruth E. Hoxie, Albert R.
*Buckley, Rosemary
Bumpus, Ira
Butler, George
Campbell, Harold
Carroll, Jean
Carter, Dorothy
*Castle, Arthur Chew, Robert
*Clark, Pearl
Combs, Kenneth
Combs, Russell
Crimlisk, Clara
Crimlisk, Pearl
Cummings, Carlton B.
*Cummings, Mary E. T. DeMoura, Alfred Dillingham, John
Dunn, Owen M.
Fernandes, Antone
"Longton, Mary E. Lynch, Robert
*Macker, Roger Macomber, Clinton
* Macomber, Elwood W. Makepeace, Josephine
*Hyde, Ralph E. Jones, Edwin, Jr. (2) Koski, Richard
* Knowles, Catherine
Knowles, Herbert
*Knowles, Richard (2) Lannigan, Michael Laprise, George Lawlor, Edmund Leal, Manuel
Lee, Stanley Lefaivre, Norman
* Longton, John
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Makepeace, Robert (2) Marshall, David (2)
Marshall, Joseph H. (2)
Martin, Anthony
McCrohan, Edward
Mendes, Manuel
Milko, Henry
Miller, Audrey
Miller, Gladys
Miller, Howard
Moskal, Agnes
Overlock, Carl
* Pierce, Bion Plogger, William F.
*Pysz, Wojciech (2)
*Ratcliffe, Albert H. Ratcliffe, William G. (2) Reagan, Albert (2)
Reed, William
Ring, John
Rose, Antone
Rose, Benjamin Rose, Harold
*Rusconi, Charles (2)
*Sabins, Cornelia St. Yves, Edmond Senechal, Albert (2)
Adams, William Adams, William, Jr. * Andrews, John F. Ashley, Herbert M. *Ashley, Lewis W.
* Aspinall, Marion Barrow, James Bindon, Ethel G. Boynton, Daniel
* Browning, George Butler, Mary Cambra, Mary Clegg, Damon Cummings, Carlton B. *Cummings, L. Clyde
*Silvan, Eino H. Slivinski, Rose Stetson, G. Robert
*Stetson, Merle J. E. (2) Sullivan, Austin (2) Sylvain, Joseph (2) Tatro, Charles
*Tokarz, Ignacy "Townley, Alfred T., Jr. Trefethen, John C.
*Trites, Cynthia Trond, Stanley Trzcinski, Blanche Vieira, Anthony
Vieira, Francis Vital, Everett
*Wallace, Irving Ward, Jeannette S. Washburn, Forrest Waterfield, Stuart Wells, Russell
*White, Fred
* Whittaker, Arlene
*Williams, Lester
*Wilson, George Zrebiec, Walter
38 Females
Flint, John B. Goode, George Haggerty, John
Haggerty, John, Jr. Holmes, Warren
Howard, C. Merton
Hutchings, Herbert
Jackson, Emma
Jones, Edwin, Jr.
*Kostka, Frank
ยข Macker, Roger K. Macomber, Russell Marshall, Robert McCrohan, James Mendes, Manuel
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Moore, Nelson
*Tavares, Joseph C.
Moskal, Frank
*Templeton, Garland Vital, Everett
*Zrebiec, Frances
47 Females, Veterinarian's Certificates of Spaying
Adams, William, Jr.
*Knowles, Herbert W.
* Anctil, Paul Avery, Vincent
*Kostka, Frank
Mackintosh, Bentley
* Babbitt, John L.
* Macomber, Florence M. Makepeace, Josephine
*Babbitt, Milton A. Bindon, William Brightman, John
*McLentic, Laurel
*Miller, Arthur Oakes, Marianne Overlock, Doris T.
* Brown, Charles Bumpus, Ira Butler, George
*Perry, Arnold *Pilling, Richard
*Cabral, Alfred Cambra, John
Carroll, Jean
Chester, Roger
Clegg, Damon
Comerford, Florence
Flint, Ernest
Freeman, Joseph O.
Goff, Henry
*Heywood, Fred, Jr. Hogan, William V. Holmes, Clifton H.
* Howland, Ruth E. Jackson, Emma
14 Four-Dog Kennels
*Barton, Jacob Behlke, Vivian L. Bosie, William Mello, Manuel
*Carney, Frank DeMoranville, Leonard
* Sabins, Cornelia
*Sylvia, Anthony
*Desautels, Armand Frizado, John
*Travis, Eva A. Ward, Jeannette
*Signifies licenses paid by due date.
*Reed, Fred A.
*Remy, Louis P. Rogers, William Sandlin, Lester
*Sharp, Mrs. Arthur Taylor, John Travers, George Trefethen, John C. Trenouth, Clarence
*Wallace, Irving Waterfield, Stuart Wood, Jeanne A.
*Jones, Sybil Marshall, Mark
*Stetson, Merle J. E. Sylvia, Francis J.
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ANNUAL REPORT
TOWN CLERK'S CASH
1. Dog Licenses
Licenses issued in 1959:
Male, 148 at $2.00
296.00
Female, 38 at $5.00
190.00
Spayed female, 47 at $2.00
94.00
Kennel, 14 at $10.00
140.00
$720.00
Payments to treasurer in 1959
$436.00
Fees retained, 247 at 25c
61.75
Cash Balance December 31, 1959
222.25
$720.00
2. Sporting Licenses
1959 Licenses issued:
Series 1 fishing
56 at $3.25
$182.00
Series 2 hunting
213 at 3.25
692.25
Series 3 sporting
51 at 5.25
267.75
Series 4 fishing
11 at
1.25
13.75
Series 4A fishing
8 at
2.25
18.00
Series 5 trapping
1 at
2.25
2.25
Series 6 trapping
5 at
7.75
38.75
Series 10 hunting
1 at 15.25
15.25
Series 12 duplicate
10 at
.50
5.00
Series 15 sporting
11
free
Totals 367 $1,235.00
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game
$1,148.50
Fees retained, 346 at 25c
86.50
$1,235.00
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TOWN MEETINGS 1959
1. ANNUAL MEETING
Article No.
Action Taken
1. Accepted report of Finance Committee.
2. Accepted published reports of town officers.
3. Accepted report of the committee on the building at Myricks:
"This building is the only town building in the Myricks section other than the fire station. We have inspected the building and found it in need of painting and minor repair, but it is structurally sound.
"The outside of the building, especially the trim, needs paint very badly. The chimney should be re-pointed. One section of galvanized gutter has rusted out and should be replaced. The front steps now extending the width of the building could be replaced by a six foot step at each door. The inside of the building could stand painting, but we feel it would be wise to make the building weather-tight first. The roof is in good condition. The heating system is serviceable but not very convenient. The furnace is old and located in a very awkward position.
"The building is used very little at present. It is supposed to be the meeting place of the American Legion, but they are not very active at this time. It is used by the tax collector once a month. It would probably be used a great deal more if it had a modern automatic heating system.
"We unanimously agree the town should keep this build- ing, and increase the budget for this year to $1,000.00. If the town does not wish to spend the money to maintain the building, then perhaps it would be wise to dispose of it rather than to just let it deteriorate.
"The addition of a heating system, toilets and a few par- titions would make it suitable for a town office building. If this building were on the Common, this would be our wholehearted recommendation.
"W. V. Hogan, Calvin Overlock, George Stetson, Com- mittee."
4. Authorized treasurer to borrow in anticipation of revenue 1959.
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5. Authorized selectmen to contract with the state and county for construction and maintenance of highways in 1959.
6. Set the salaries of elected town officers; making them retroactive to January 1, 1959: Moderator $20.00; Select- men, Chairman $175.00 and each of the other two mem- bers $150.00; Auditor $55.00; Treasurer $600.00; Collector of Taxes $800.00; Assessors, Chairman $900.00 and each of the other two members $300.00; Town Clerk $200.00 and fees; Constables, $1.10 per hour and a flat fee of $3.00 for posting warrants; Tree Warden $1.50 per hour; High- way Surveyor $1.50 per hour; Board of Public Welfare, $150.00 each member; School Committee, Chairman $60.00 and each of the other two members $50.00; Library Trustees, Chairman $20.00; Burial Ground Commissioners $1.10 per hour. The only increases were in salaries of selectmen and welfare board.
Appropriated from taxation:
Moderator's Salary
$20.00
Selectmen's Salaries
475.00
Auditor's Salary
55.00
Treasurer's Salary
600.00
Collector's Salary
800.00
Assessors' Salaries
1,500.00
Town Clerk's Salary
200.00
Town Clerk's Fees
80.00
School Committee Salaries
160.00
7. Appropriated from taxation:
Finance Committee Expense
20.00
Industrial Development Commission
25.00
Selectmen's Expense
150.00
Auditor's Expense
25.00
Treasurer's Expense
2,000.00
Collector's Expense
800.00
Assessors' Expense
300.00
Town Clerk's Expense
100.00
Planning Board Expense
50.00
8. Town Counsel
150.00
Elections
300.00
Registrations
400.00
Town Hall Expense
200.00
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Police Department
800.00
Fire Department
4,000.00
Tree Department 500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures 75.00
Dog Officer 150.00
Board of Health
1,000.00
9. Motion to install a heating system in the town hall was defeated.
10. Appropriated from taxation: Dental Clinic 300.00
11. Moth Department 108.67
Dutch Elm Disease Control, including removal of dead elm trees 600.00
12. Authorize selectmen to appoint one of their members as Chief of Police at $1.25 per hour, and one of their members as a police officer at $1.10 per hour.
13. Appropriated for Chapter 81 Highway Maintenance: From taxation 3,150.00
From available funds 11,550.00
14. Appropriated for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance: From taxation 1,800.00
From available funds 3,600.00
15. Appropriated from taxation:
Holloway Street repairs and reconstruction 1,000.00
16. Authorized the selectmen to contract with the state and county for the laying out, altering, relocating and con- structing North Main Street.
17. Appropriated from available funds, receipts from the state under Chapter 718, Acts of 1956: Chapter 90 Construction, North Main Street 2,552.69
18. Authorized the selectmen to take land in connection with North Main Street construction.
19. Appropriated from taxation: Engineering, land damages, and legal expenses, North Main Street 1,000.00
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20. Appropriated from taxation:
Berkley-Dighton Bridge 450.00
Road Machinery Account Street Lights
275.00
180.00
Authorized installation of three street lights at Berkley Common.
21. Appropriated from taxation:
Snow removal, sanding, snow fence 1,500.00
22. General Relief
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
20,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
10,000.00
Disability Assistance
1,000.00
Welfare Administration
2,200.00
Veterans' Services
8,000.00
23 School Department 93,335.00
Seventh, eighth and ninth grades to become tuition pupils at Lakeville-Freetown Regional School in September, making the Berkley Grammar School a six grade school, including a special class to be set up in the basement.
24. Appropriated for Public Library:
From taxation 801.65
From available funds, dog fund
698.35
25. Appropriated from taxation: Library roofing
700.00
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