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ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31,
1957
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town of Chelmsford
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957
SULLIVAN BROS. LOWELL, MASS.
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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Report of the Town Clerk
ELECTED TOWN OFFICIALS
MODERATOR Edward J. Desaulnier, Jr. (Term Expires 1960)
TOWN CLERK Charlotte P. DeWolf (Term Expires 1960)
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Daniel J. Hart
Term Expires 1958
Edgar P. George
Term Expires 1959
Robert F. McAndrew
Term Expires 1960
TREASURER AND TAX COLLECTOR Charlotte P. DeWolf, Temporary
BOARD OF ASSESSORS
Claude A. Harvey
Term Expires 1958
Warren Wright
Term Expires 1959
John J. Dunigan
Term Expires 1960
TREE WARDEN Myles J. Hogan (Term Expires 1960)
BOARD OF HEALTH
Oliver A. Reeves
Term Expires 1958
William R. Greenwood Term Expires 1959
Edmund J. Welch
Term Expires 1960
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Arthur S. Russell
Term Expires 1958
Allan D. Davidson
Term Expires 1959
Henrick R. Johnson
Term Expires 1960
PARK COMMISSIONERS
Bradford O. Emerson
Term Expires 1958
Ralph E. House
Term Expires 1959
Arthur L. Bennett
Term Expires 1960
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Arne R. Olsen
Term Expires 1958
Frank H. Hardy
Term Expires 1959
Arthur J. Colmer
Term Expires 1960
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Ethel Booth Terms Expire 1958 Roger P. Welch
Eustace B. Fiske
Terms Expire 1959 Marjorie B. Scoboria
Raymond S. Kroll
Terms Expire 1960 Howard D. Smith
SINKING FUND COMMISSIONERS
Harold A. Fraser
Term Expires 1958
Daniel E. Walker
Term Expires 1959
Eustace B. Fiske
Term Expires 1960
PLANNING BOARD
George R. Dupee
Term Expires 1958
Carl A. E. Peterson
Term Expires 1959
Charles D. Harrington
Term Expires 1960
Harold E. Clayton, Jr.
Term Expires 1961
Allan A. Ludwig
Term Expires 1961
Claude J. Harvey
Term Expires 1962
Harold J. Pearson
Term Expires 1962
CONSTABLE William G. Jones (Term Expires 1958)
VARNEY PLAYGROUND COMMISSIONERS
John W. Dixon
Term Expires 1958
Bernard F. McGovern Term Expires 1959
Rudolph T. Hansen
Term Expires 1960
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APPOINTED TOWN OFFICIALS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Lewis I. Hilton (Term Expires 1960)
BOARD OF SELECTMEN RECORDING CLERK Alfred H. Coburn (Term Expires 1958)
FINANCIAL CLERK Frances B. Cummings (Term Expires 1958)
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Hans H. Schliebus, Chairman
Term Expires 1958
M. Weldon Haire
Term Expires 1958
Carleton J. Lombard
Term Expires 1958
Richard T. McDermott
Term Expires 1958
John W. McNally
Term Expires 1958
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Frederick R. Greenwood (Term Expires 1958)
CHIEF OF POLICE Ralph J. Hulslander
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Dr. Winslow E. Merrill (Term Expires 1958)
FIRE CHIEF Allan Kidder
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Edward T. Brick
Term Expires 1958
John J. Carr
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1960
Dorothy Borrows
Charlotte P. DeWolf
Ex-Officio
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TOWN COUNSEL John H. Valentine (Term Expires 1958)
JANITORS OF PUBLIC HALLS
LaForrest E. Field
Center Town Hall
Joseph L. Larocque North Town Hall
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Anthony C. Ferreira (Term Expires 1958)
SUPERINTENDENT OF BURIALS OF INDIGENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Cortlandt J. Burkinshaw (Term Expires 1958)
DOG OFFICER Frank Wojtas (Term Expires 1958)
WELFARE INVESTIGATOR Civil Service Arthur Cooke
SLAUGHTERING INSPECTOR Spencer F. Chamberlin (Term Expires 1958)
AGENT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH John W. Maxwell (Term Expires 1958)
SCHOOL NURSES Helen M. Jewett Jessie M. Groves (Terms Expire 1958)
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BUILDING INSPECTOR Ralph R. Cole (Term Expires 1958)
MILK INSPECTOR John W. Maxwell (Term Expires 1958)
PLUMBING INSPECTOR George E. Gagnon Civil Service
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Arthur M. Batchelder
Term Expires 1958
Edward B. Russell
Term Expires 1958
BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICIANS Raymond J. Horan Benjamin J. Blechman (Term Expires 1958)
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT Myles J. Hogan (Term Expires 1958)
ZONING APPEAL BOARD
Frank A. Woodhead
Term Expires 1958
Richard Carr
Term Expires 1959
Willis E. Buckingham
Term Expires 1960
Charles Egerton
Term Expires 1961
Louis L. Hannaford
Term Expires 1962
ALTERNATES
Eliot W. Remick
Term Expires 1958
Paul W. O'Neil
Term Expires 1958
James O. Robinson
Term Expires 1958
George Archer
Edward G. Krasnecki
VETERANS EMERGENCY COMMITTEE (Terms Expire 1958) Joseph Sadowski George F. Waite
Perry Snow Alfred H. Coburn
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Robert M. Hood
HONOR ROLL COMMITTEE (Terms Expire 1958) George R. Dixon Thomas E. Firth, Jr.
Bertram T. Needham
CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE (Term Expires 1958) William Edge Charles Koulas
VETERANS' AGENT Gordon P. DeWolf (Term Expires 1958)
CONSTABLE Ralph J. Hulslander (Term Expires 1958)
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE (Terms Expire 1958) Post 212
Norman LaRock
John Leonard Post 313
Wayne Gray
Donald Rafferty
B. C. Smith
Stephen J. Bomal
Post 366
Francis Cunningham
Kenneth E. Lawson
Charles J. O'Neil
PERSONNEL BOARD
Robert H. Goldman, Chairman
Term Expires 1958
Charles E. Cooke, Jr.
Term Expires 1958
Gerard A. Vayo
Term Expires 1959
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ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 4, 1957 and MARCH 11, 1957
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
To William G. Jones, Constable, or any suitable person of the Town of Chelmsford:
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby re- quested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several polling places, viz:
Precinct. 1. Fire House, Chelmsford Center
Precinct 2. Town Hall, North Chelmsford
Precinct 3. Fire House, West Chelmsford
Precinct 4. School House, East Chelmsford
Precinct 5. Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford
Precinct 6. Westlands School House
On Monday, the fourth day of March, 1957, being the first Monday in said month, at 10 o'clock a.m., for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes for the following offices.
One Moderator for three years.
One Selectman for three years.
One Member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years. One Town Clerk for three years.
One Town Treasurer and Tax Collector for three years.
One Member of the Board of Assessors for three years.
One Member of the School Committee for three years.
One Member of the Board of Health for three years.
One Tree Warden for three years.
One Cemetery Commissioner for three years.
One Park Commissioner for three years.
Two Public Library Trustees for three years.
One Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years.
Two Members of Planning Board for five years.
One Member of Planning Board for four years.
One Constable for one year.
The polls will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and to meet in the High School Auditorium at Chelmsford on the following Monday, the eleventh day of March, 1957 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz:
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ARTICLE 1. To hear reports of Town Officers and Committees: or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 24, subtitled, "Job Titles and Standard Rates for Wages and Salaries of the Personnel, Wage and Salary By-Law" to read as follows:
A. ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL
Minimum
Maximum
Increment
1956
1957
*1. Agent, Veterans'
Services
$ 600.00
$ 750.00
$ 50yr-3yrs
$ 750.00
750.00
2. Senior Clerk- Ass't. Assessor
2,800.00
3,000.00
100yr-2yrs
2,600.00
2,800.00
2a. Senior Clerk --
Ass't. to Tr. & Coll. 2,800.00
3,000.00
100yr-2yrs
2,600.00
2,800.00
3. Clerk, Senior
2,400.00
2,600.00
100yr-2yrs
2,500.00
2,600.00
4. Clerk
2,100.00
2,300.00
100yr-2yrs
2,100.00
2,200.00
5. Town Accountant
4,000.00
4,600.00
200yr-3yrs
3,800.00
4,000.00
*6. Town Counsel
500.00
500.00
500.00
*7. Selectmen's Recording Clerk
600.00
450.00
600.00
*8. Board of Registrars'
Clerk
250.00
250.00
250.00
*9. Clerk (Part Time) ..
1.10hr
1.05hr
1.10hr
10. Planning Board
Clerk
1.10hr
1.05hr
1.10hr
B. CONSERVATION AND CEMETERY
1. Cemetery Superin-
tendent 3,650.00
3,950.00
100yr-3yrs
3,500.00
3,650.00
2. Moth Superintendent
300.00
300.00
300.00
*3. Laborer, Park.
1.50hr
1.40hr
1.50hr
*4. Laborer, Skilled, Tree Climber
1.65hr
1.55hr
1.65hr
C. CUSTODIAL AND MAINTENANCE
*1. Clock Winder
80.00
80.00
80.00
2. Custodian
2,430.00
2,730.00
100yr-3yrs
2,600.00
2,730.00
3. Custodian
27.30wk
30.30wk
1wk-3yrs
1,352.00
1,420.00
(26.00wk)
(27.30wk)
D. HEALTH AND SERVICES
1. Nurse
3,000.00
3,300.00
100yr-3yrs
3,000.00
3,200.00
*2. Physicians
150.00
150.00
150.00
3. Sanitarian
3,900.00
4,200.00
100yr-3yrs
3,700.00
3,900.00
E. LIBRARY
1. Librarian, Adams ... 1,600.00
1,800.00
100yr-2yrs
1,800.00
1,800.00
*2. Librarian, Mackay ..
840.00
708.00
840.00
*3. Assistant Librarians
1.10hr
1.00hr
1.10hr
F. MECHANICAL AND CONSTRUCTION
1. Highway Superin- tendent
4,700.00
5,000.00
100yr-3yrs
4,500.00
5,000.00
2. Motor Equipment
Operator, Truck Driver
1.70hr
1.60hr
1.70hr
3. Tractor Operator 1.80hr
1.70hr
1.80hr
4. Roller Operator 1.80hr
1.70hr
1.80hr
5. Grader Operator 2.15hr
2.00hr
2.15hr
6. Shovel Operator
2.15hr
2.00hr
2.15hr
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7. Laborer 1.50hr
1.40hr
1.50hr
8. Laborer, Skilled
Mason Carpenter
1.65hr
1.55hr
1.65hr
9. Repairmen, Mechanic 2.00hr
1.80hr
2.00hr
10. Working Foreman ... 1.90hr
1.70hr
1.90hr
11. Foreman-Truck Driver (ashes & waste) 1.90hr
1.60hr
1.90hr
G. PUBLIC SAFETY AND INSPECTION FIRE
1. Chief 4,700.00
5,000.00
100yr-3yrs
4,500.00
5,000.00
2. Captain, Permanent. 4,150.00
4,450.00
3,800.00
4,450.00
*3. Captain, Call
200yr
200yr
200yr
& 1.85hr
& 1.85hr
& 1.85hr
4. Lieutenant,
Permanent 4,050.00
4,350.00
3,700.00
4,350.00
*5. Lieutenant, Call
100yr
100yr
100y
& 1.75hr
& 1.75hr
& 1.75hr
6. Regular Firefighter .. 3,700.00
4,000.00
100yr-3yrs
3,600.00
4,000.00
*7. Firefighter (call) . .
50.00y
35.00yr
50.00yr
& 1.65hr
& 1.65hr
1.65hr
8. Janitor
140.00
140,00
140.00
POLICE
9. Chief
4,700.00
5,000.00
100yr-3yrs
4,500.00
5,000.00
10. Sergeant
4,150.00
4,450.00
4,000.00
4,450.00
11. Patrolman
3,700.00
4,000.00
100yr-3yrs
3,700.00
4,000.00
*12. Special Police
1.50hr
1.50hr
1.50hr
*13. Animal Inspector
500.00
500.00
500.00
*14. Building Inspector
1,400.00
1,300.00
1,400.00
*15. Beach Attendant
48.00wk
46.00wk
48.00wk
*16. Dog Officer
325.00
325.00
325.00
*17. Sealer of Weights
and Measures
275.00
275.00
275.00
H. ELECTED OFFICIALS.
1. Moderator
75.00
75.00
2. Town Clerk
550.00
550.00
3. Selectmen:
500.00
750.00
Chairman Members (2)
375.00ea
500.00ea
4. Treasurer & Collector
3,700.00
3,700.00
5. Assessors: Chief
3,700.00
4,100.00
Board Members (2)
2,300.00
2,400.00
6. Tree Warden
Allowed to collect rate per hour.
295.00
300.00
Board Members (2).
275.00ea
275.00ea
8. School Committee-No Salary
9. Park Commissioners-No Salary
10. Cemetery Commissioners Secretary Board Members (2).
55.00
55.00
90.00
90.00
11. Trustees Public Libraries-No Salary
12. Sinking Fund Commissioners-No Salary
13. Planning Board-No Salary
14. Constable-Fees *Part time
or act in relation thereto.
7. Health Chairman
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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
June
1 Susan Mary Urbanowicz
2 Peter Frederick Edwards
3 Arthur Bradley Archer
3 Joyce Cassidy
6 William Martin Bacon
11 Ellen Murdock Dillon
14 Bruce Edward McCrady
18 James Robert St. Germain
20 Milton Hatfield Kinney
22 David Peter Slaney
23 Janice Elaine Giffin
24 Mary Rebecca Gallagher
25 Marion LeBourdais
27 Stillborn
30 Richard Andrew Stockton
James J. and Mary H. (Patenaude) Walter W. and Barbara M. (Todd) George S. and Yvonne (Bachelder) David T. and Annie (Binns) Alberton W. and Barbara E. (Davis) Robert F. and Maureen V. (Chagnon) Douglas L. and Shirley M. (Hoffman) Philip Fabien and Anna M. (Fleming) Milton H. and Dorothy A. (Ramsey) Harold L. and Ethel L. (Black) Ralph W. and Ruth M. (Drosos) John B. and Ruth (Higgins) Armand W. and Marion (Connors)
Frederick W. and Ruth E. (DeBow)
July
2 Judith Ann Ducharme
5 Albert Raymond Fournier
6 Cheryl Lorraine Fishburne
6 Jane Frances Beaubien
6 Daniel Thomas Lane
8 Sandra Leigh Greenwood
8 Paul Eric Lund
9 William Bernard Trainor
11 Brian Thomas Angus
13 James Pitts Emerson
13 Janet Marie LeClair
16 William Michael Gallagher
25 Anne Marie Hehir
26 Julia Augusta Christenson
29 Phillis Arline Lovett
29 Thomas Ward
Joseph L. P. and Avis G. (Marshall) Raymond J. and Bertha J. (Benton) Harry G. and Isabell (Martell) Donald J. and Beatrice E. (Hamblett) Frederick L. and Mary M. (Rooney) Arthur C. and Marion H. (Crain) Winthrop E. and Isabelle E. (Otis) William B. and Mildred (Pope) Alfred J. and Gladys M. (Bridgeford) James P. and Faye (Baker) George A. and Eleanor H. (Mochrie) William M. and H. Pauline (Greeley) John J. and Margaret (Connors) Henry R. and Barbara L. (Maxfield) ยท George S. and Phillis A. (Burton) John Norman and Phyllis G. (Hall)
Aug.
6 Athena Maria Alexion
7 Cynthia Edith Smith
8 Cynthia Jane Vondal Gillis
12 Robert Arthur McEnaney
15 David Gardner Bovill
22 Judith May McAndrew
22 David Ferreira
23 Gail Ann Thomas
Christos A. and Bessie (Tassios) Arthur F. and Lorraine D. (Fortin) Edward A. and Rachel J. (Bagnell) Vincent J. and Velma (Gauthier) Roland M. and Estelle (Miron) William and Dorothy L. (Humphrey) David F. and Priscilla G. (Trubey) Joseph P. and Mary E. (Vieira) Parker A. and Anna M. (Dion)
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Aug.
23 Patricia Ann Sullivan
23 Virginia Kay Auen
25 David Edgar Theriault
25 Girard Edward Sevigny
26 Robert Francis Cole
27 Joanne Adle
27 Donna Marie Rondeau
29 Julie Ann Harper
William J. and Bertha M. (McKeen) Wayne O. and Florence (Sanford) Edgar H. and Helen (Dziedzic) Girard E. and Eileen P. (O'Neil) Arthur L. and Mary H. (Preston) Paul F. and Janice (Corey) Henry L. and Panagiota (Tsoukleris) Wesley M. and Catherine (Delaney)
Sept.
2 Patricia Lu Hughes
3 Richard Mauritz Johnson
4 Mark Weldon Haire
4 Barbara Helen Clement
5 Carol Ann Zaher
6 Ashlee Welcome
6 Paula Marie Shugrue
7 Joanne Daughraty
8 Carlene Edna Estes
9 David Gordon Kimball
11 Robert Alan Harvey
12 David Newton Rondeau
12 Kathy Ellen Harrington 13 14 Eugene James Fantozzi Knight Donald and Jeanette (Hornbrook) James E. and Concetta M. (Felice) John F. and Pearl M. (Brooks)
17 Brooks Irvin Manahan
20 Tracey Willard Parker
22 Nancy Anne Breen
22. Arthur Marcel Bellemore
22 Bryan Harley George
28 Michael Louis Mauti
Blynn Willis and Lucille Dolores (Nardelli) Henrick R. and Dorothy V. (Hansen) Milton W. and Marcelene L. (Genette) Homer A. and Helen D. (Strobel) Lewis and Madeline T. (McPhillips)
John K. and Geraldine (Smith) Leon T. and Pauline Y. (Dupont) John T. and Gladys (Cormier) Howard R. and Evelyn (Smith) Maxwell G. and Mona E. (Poole)
Claude A. and Esther L. (Smith) Louis R. and Frances W. (Adams) John J. and Muriel (Clark)
Arthur L. and Bertha E. (Tracey) John A. and Edith P. (Lundberg) Marcel A. and Gertrude (Donohoe) Francis S. and Grace M. (Brown) Henry B. and Helen M. (Chenard)
Oct.
1 Joseph Partridge
2 Thomas Francis O'Donnell
3 John Lindsey Balcom
5 Laurel Marie Miller
6 Bernard Robert McHugh
7 Peter Jay Merrill
S Raymond Eugene Harmon
12 Magdalen Mary Grillo
15 Roland Edward Linstad
20 Barbara Joan Harmon
20 Harry Benjamin Webster
Charles and Mary ( Barron)
Thomas F. and Marion H. (Baker) John M. and Jeanne E. (Lindsey) Walter F. and Lorraine M. (Forgays) Bernard R. and Shirley T. (DeLong)
Raymond E. and Alice W. (Ward) Raymond E. and Louise (Hennessy) Jesse A. and Margaret M. (Santos) Russell H. and Claire M. (Rooney) Robert L. and C. Joan (Reeves) Lawrence B. and Mildred A. (Pascall)
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ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate Twenty-Two Thousand ($22,000.00) Dollars or some other sum to purchase a Fire Truck for the Fire Department to be purchased under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of the Fire Truck by good and sufficient Quitclaim deed; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a certain sum of money for the purchase of a Waste Collection Truck to be used by the Highway Department and to be purchased under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell by good and sufficient Bill of Sale, the Waste Collection Truck presently being used by the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a certain sum of money, namely Ten Thousand Five Hundred ($10,500.00) Dollars from the Road Machinery Fund to purchase a street Sweeper for the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand ($23,000.00) Dollars or some other sum, to purchase a Grader for the Highway Department under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to accept a certain parcel of land devised to the Town under the will of the late Edith Perham; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a commit- tee of three members to be named by Selectmen, to study and report back to the voters at a subsequent annual town meeting, the advisibil- ity of revising the printed Annual Town Report; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate and transfer from the sale of lots and graves account, the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of beautifying the en- trance to Heart Pond Cemetery in South Chelmsford; or act in rela- tion thereto.
ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate or transfer from available funds the sum of Nine Hundred ($900.00) Dollars for the purchase of a Roto-tiller for the purpose of regrading sections where needed; or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing three 1957 DeLuxe Tudor Police Cruisers to be used by the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 34. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 33, to see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the three 1956 Tudor Chevrolet Police Cruisers which are now being used by the Police Department; or act in relation thereto. 1
ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of mosquito control through aerial spraying; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to petition the General Court for the enactment of an act establishing a Selectmen-Town Manager form of government for the Town of Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 37. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 47C, 47D, and 47E of Chapter 31 of the General Laws which applies to the Welfare Compensation Plan; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Tree Warden to work as a Laborer in the Tree Warden's Department and Poison Ivy Control Department at the rate of $1.65 per hour; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to change the name of Park Road, which runs from Acton Road to Byam Road, to Barton Hill Road; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate the sum of Four Thousand ($4,000.00) Dollars to be used for legal expenses in the defense of eminent domain proceedings arising out of land seizures for high school purposes; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a commit- tee to make a study of available business machines suitable to use in transaction of Town business and make recommendations of same at the next Special or Annual Town Meeting; or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law:
1. The fee for any license granted to keep, store and sell over five (5) tons of explosives in permanent magazine or magazines, shall be five thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars.
2. The fee for registration of the above license shall be one-half the amount of the fee for such license. or act in relation thereto.
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ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to amend the by-law adopted by unanimous vote at the 1954 Annual Town Meeting (Ar- ticle 105) as follows:
1. Entire premises shall mean entire licensed premises.
2. Sufficient fence capable of keeping unauthorized persons from said premises and sufficiently fire proof in construction to prevent grass or brush fires entering such premises shall mean, a chain link fence with three (3) strands of barbed wire.
3. Said chain link fence shall be seven (7) feet high including the three (3) strands of barbed wire.
4. Top and bottom selvages to have a twisted and barbed finish.
5. Fence to follow ground line at all times.
6. Not less than two (2) drive gates shall be installed. These gates are to be kept locked at all times, except when in use. The licensee or owner shall furnish keys to the Chiefs of the Fire and Police De- partments.
7. The Chief of the Fire Department shall specify the size and location of all drive gates.
8. One gate may be used for ingress and egress by the owner or the licensee, or their agent.
9. The specifications of the fence shall compare with the Cyclone Invincible fence of the American Steel & Wire Co.
10. Around the entire licensed premises, a strip not less than ten (10) feet wide shall be free of all vegetation, and shall be covered with gravel.
11. This by-law shall be enforced by the Chief of the Fire De- partment.
or act in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Assessors to use the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dollars or some other sum from the Free Cash in the Treasury for the re- duction of the 1957 Tax Rate; or act in relation thereto.
AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting at- tested copies thereof at the Post Offices in the Center of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelmsford and West Chelmsford and at the School House in East Chelmsford, and the Westlands School House, before noon on February 1, 1957.
HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of the Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding this meeting aforesaid.
GIVEN under our hands this 31st day of January, 1957. DANIEL J. HART ROBERT F. McANDREWS EDGAR P. GEORGE
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Middlesex, ss.
January 31st, 1957
Pursuant to the within warrant, I have notified and warned the inhabitants of the Town of Chelmsford by posting up attested copies of same at the following places; to wit: Post Office, Chelmsford Center, Post Office, North Chelmsford; Post Office, West Chelmsford; School House, East Chelmsford; Post Office, South Chelmsford, School House, Westlands; seven days at least before the time appointed for holding the meeting aforesaid.
WILLIAM G. JONES,
Constable of Chelmsford.
TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 4, 1957
Candidate Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Total MODERATOR
Edward J. DeSaulnier, Jr.,
66 Hornbeam Hill Rd. 1267
901
186
244
195
725
3518
Blanks
181
251
17
41
14
89
593
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
SELECTMAN -- 3 Years
George R. Dupee,
22 Woodbine St.
591
113
58
58
78
419
1317
Robert F. McAndrew, 7 Cottage Row
820
1005
140
216
124
375
2680
Blanks
37
34
5
11
7
20
114
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
BOARD OF WELFARE MEMBER-3 Years
George R. Dupee,
22 Woodbine St.
598
120
60
64
79
416
1337
Robert F. McAndrew,
7 Cottage Row
785
991
137
208
120
368
2609
Blanks
65
41
6
13
10
30
165
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
TOWN CLERK-3 Years
Charlotte D. DeWolf,
12 Park Place
627
379
27
91
117
293
1534
Walter R. Wilkins, Jr., 33 School St.
389
554
152
119
42
269
1525
Julian H. Zabierek,
50 Hildreth St.
428
213
23
71
49
244
1028
Blanks
4
6
1
4
1
8
24
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
18
ANNUAL TOWN REPORT
Candidate
Pr. 1 Pr. 2 Pr. 3 Pr. 4 Pr. 5 Pr. 6 Total
TOWN TREASURER & COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Charlotte P. DeWolf,
12 Park Place
620
370
31
90
116
294
1521
Walter R. Wilkins,
33 School St.
396
551
149
108
44
267
1515
Julian H. Zabierek, 50 Hildreth St.
426
215
22
79
48
239
1029
Blanks
6
16
1
8
1
14
46
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
ASSESSOR-3 Years
John J. Dunigan,
76 Middlesex St.
1260
1012
182
235
186
704
3579
Blanks
188
140
21
50
23
110
532
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEMBER-3 Years
Arthur W. Dawes,
2 Northgate Rd.
587
386
62
109
72
212
1428
Reginald J. Furness,
17 Columbia St.
58
252
17
26
11
30
394
Henrick R. Johnson,
9 Housatonic Ave.
733
432
110
125
122
555
2077
Blanks
70
82
14
25
4
17
212
Total
1448
1152
203
285
209
814
4111
BOARD OF HEALTH MEMBER
Charles K. Gallagher,
13 Rainbow Ave.
206
106
21
49
25
157
564
Dexter W. Laton,
9 Worthen St.
604
101
49
42
81
199
1076
Edmund J. Welch,
3 Jensen Ave.
441
730
84
133
73
326
1787
Kenneth M. Wilson,
8 Amherst St.
123
168
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