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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
Massachusetts
LEF
UTH
COUNTY
NTYMASS
UGH *
INCORPORATED
For the Year Ending December 31
1958
MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRE ALARM BOXES
14 Permanent Men
16 Engine No. 4
21 North Main - Near Public Library
23 ' Peirce - School
24 Sproat - Pearl
25 North Main - Barrows
26 North - Myrtle
27 East Main - Star Avenue
28 Montello - North
29 Shaw Home - Wareham
31 Centre - Pearl
32 Centre - School
34 Centre - Main
35 Benton - Wareham
36 Wareham - Barden Hill Road
37 Benton - Rock
38 Wareham - Acorn
42 South Main - Courtland
43 South Main - Rock
44 Court End Ave. - Alden
45 South Main - Grove
46 West - Hillside Ave.
47 Elm - Grove
48 Oak - Southwick
51 Centre - Carey
52 Pearl - High
53 Centre - Oak
54 Everett Square
55 Vine - near Lumber Yard
56 Centre - Lovell
57 Everett - Frank
58 Cambridge - Frank
59 Sumner Ave. - Bartlett
62 Forest - Arch
63 Oak - Frank
64 Oak - North
65 North - Nemasket
71 Everett - Keith
72 Railroad Station
73 Archer Court
81 Town Hall
82 New Junior High School
821 Mayflower School
83 Union Street School
84 School Street School
85 Forest Street School
86 West Side School
87 Memorial High School
121 Lakeville State Sanitorium
131 Plymouth Shoe Company
141 Geo. E. Keith Company
146 Grove - near Japan Works
151 Warren Avenue
212
NO SCHOOL
213 Squad Call Engine No. 2
251 Barnett Nursing Home
252 School - near Barrows
261 Corinne Parkway
262
School St. Extension
271 East Main - Winthrop Atkins
313 Squad Call Engine No. 3
333 Squad Call Engine No. 1
351 Dean-Morris Shoe Co.
413 Engines No. 1 and No. 3
451 Shadow Lawn Nursing Home
531 St. Luke's Hospital
532 Parish Hall - Oak St.
533 Sacred Heart Church-Center
581 Albert Shoe Co.
631 Winthrop Atkins Co. - Peirce
666 American Legion
7777 Civil Defense
1-1-1-1-1-1 National Guard 6 Single Blows at 30 Second Intervals-Warden Call
2-2-2-2 Boy Scout Assembly
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
Massachusetts
LEFORO
YMOUTH
COUNTY MASS ..
OUGH
INCORPORATES
201665
For the Year Ending December 31 1958
In Memoriam
CHESTER L. SHAW
1884 - 1958 Served Middleborough 1936 - 1958 As Town Treasurer and Collector
The Town of Middleboro suffered a great loss in the passing of Chester L. Shaw, who has served un- selfishly since 1936 in the capacity of Town Treas- urer and Collector. He was beloved and respected by all who came in contact with him at his home, his church or at his work.
He will long be remembered for his congenial per- sonality, his kindnesses to his fellow workers and to the public, and for the efficient dispatch of his official duties.
He exemplified a true public servant.
MIDDLEBOROUGH
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL INFORMATION AND FIGURES ABOUT THE TOWN
Elevation - 100 feet above sea level Settled - 1660
Incorporated as a Town - 1669
Population 1955 Census - 11,119 Valuation (exclusive of automobiles) - $12,705,015.00 Tax Rate - $86.00 per thousand
Area - 68.1 square miles Number of Dwellings - 2,936 Number of Manufacturers - 15 Miles of Street - 149 Municipally Owned - Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric Light Plants Motorized Police and Fire Departments Schools in Class A Municipally Owned - Swimming pool, tennis courts, playgrounds
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES
Fire Apparatus Photo Finishers Varnishes
Shoes Calendars Drug Sundries Brass Goods Grain Elevator
and thirty other products
THE CENTER OF THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY LOCATED
35 Miles from Boston 22 Miles from New Bedford 30 Miles from Providence, R. I. On Route 44 to Plymouth and Route 28 to Cape Cod On Route 79 to Fall River and Route 18 to New Bedford On Route 44 to Taunton and Providence, R. I.
RAILROAD CENTER Direct Rail Connections with
Cape Cod
Boston
Brockton
Direct Bus Connections with
Boston
Brockton
Providence Fall River New Bedford Taunton Carver
Bridgewater
Plymouth
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WHERE TO CALL FOR SERVICE
Fire
250
Police
264
Ambulance
264
Aid to Dependent Children
Welfare Department
1027
Animal Inspection
Inspector of Animals
779
Bills and Accounts
Town Accountant 780
Birth Certificates
Town Clerk 780
470
Business Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Civil Defense
Town House
1458
Death Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Dog Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Elections
Town Clerk
780
Employment
Town Manager
928
Entertainment Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Fishing and Hunting Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Fuel Oil Storage
Fire Department
250
Garbage Collection
Health Department
470
Health
Health Department
470
Library
Middleborough Public Library
613
Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Light and Power
Municipal Gas & Electric
Department 1371
Municipal Gas & Electric
Department
1371
Marriage Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Milk Inspection
Milk Inspector
779
Old Age Assistance
Welfare Department
1027
Playground
Town Manager
928
Plumbing Permits
Plumbing Inspector
470
Purchasing
Town Manager
928
Schools
School Department
81
Selectmen
Town Manager
928
Sewer Permits and Sewer Bills
Town Manager
928
Slaughtering Inspection
Inspector of Slaughtering
779
Veterans' Benefits
Agent
245
Street Maintenance
Highway Yard
724-W
Tax Assessments
Assessors
766
Tax Collections
Tax Collector
1745
Trees
Tree Warden
724-W
U. S. Selective Service
Town House
956
Voting and Registration
Registrars
780
Water
Water Department
90
Water Bills
Water Department
90
Weights and Measures
Sealer of Weights and Measures
90
Welfare
Welfare Department
1027
Wiring Permits
Inspector of Wiring
818
Burial Permits
Health Officer or Town Manager
928
Light and Power Bills
Town Manager's Office 928
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PUBLIC OFFICIALS 1958
Board of Selectmen
Rhodolphus P. Alger Manuel J. Silvia, Chairman Ralph E. Nourse Robert W. Spencer Paul T. Anderson
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1960
Term Expires 1960
Term Expires 1961
Town Manager Edwin O. Wilson
Assessors
W. Lloyd Sturgis, Chairman Ralph Crane Theodore Deane
School Committee
Eugene H. Savard
Term Expires 1959
Walter D. Rudziak
Term Expires 1959
James M. Bonnar, Jr.
Term Expires 1960
Walter J. D. McNeil
Richard A. Fickert
C. Trafton Mendall, Chairman
Term Expires 1961
Superintendent of Schools Joseph C. Kunces
Planning Board
Herbert Gibson Norman L. Massey Alton M. Kramer Robert Roht Ellsworth Standish
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1960
Term Expires 1961
Housing Authority
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1961
Term Expires 1962
Term Expires 1963
Finance Committee
*J. Newton Perham Charles P. Washburn C. Thacher Pardy Otto P. Becker Henry C. Humphreys, Chairman
*Franklin G. Harlow Charles Dean Robert Smith
*Part of year.
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1961
Edward J. Morrissey *Roger Parent George A. Donner Albert Heath *Ford Campbell Allan Hale
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1961
Term Expires 1960
Term Expires 1961
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Measurers of Wood, Bark, and Lumber
Ernest S. Pratt Ernest Standish
Oscar Stets Herbert Dodge
Albert Charbonneau
Trustees of the Public Library
Myra S. Shaw Ernest E. Thomas Horace Atkins
Joseph Riley
Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1959 Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1960
Thomas H. Kelly
M. Ethel Washburn
Term Expires 1960
Helen N. Whitcomb
Term Expires 1961
Theodore N. Wood, President
Term Expires 1961
Thomas Weston
Term Expires 1961
Park Commissioners
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1959
Superintendent of Park Joseph A. Masi
Registrars of Voters
Delena M. Gove George B. Purdon Sarah A. Sheehy, Chairman
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1961
Constables
William E. Gardiner
Clarence L. Shaw
Sheldon L. Phinney
Leo A. Quindley
Public Weighers
Joseph Church Charles Carver Bettina Eaton
Chester Camandona
John McNeil
Norman Thibeault
John M. Callan Joseph F. O'Donald, Jr. Henry C. Smith
Moderator Term Expires 1959
Fletcher Clark
Town Clerk Waldo S. Thomas Town Accountant
Waldo S. Thomas
Term Expires 1961
Melville D. Wilbur Winifred S. Carver Howard Lincoln Lester Briggs Carolyn E. Callan
Francis J. Nichols John Lucas Ernest S. Pratt Donald Erickson
Fence Viewers
Term Expires 1959
Ralph B. Mendall Bartlett H. Harrison David G. Reed
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Treasurer and Collector
*Chester L. Shaw *Franklin Harlow
Term Expires 1960 Term Expires 1959
Town Counsel
Allan Hale
Term Expires 1959
Welfare Agent Barbara D. Norvish
Civil Defense Paul Stiga
Trustee M.L.H.P. Luxury Fund Barbara D. Norvish
Veterans' Service Agent Louis Cole
Manager Gas and Electric Dept. Stephen Horbal
Moth Superintendent Louis Forney
Health Dentist *Dr. Louis H. Fuller *Dr. George P. Canucci
Superintendent of Streets Louis Forney
Chief, Fire Department Bertram Tripp
Forest Warden Bertram Tripp
Chief, Police Department William E. Gardiner
Tree Warden Louis Forney
Health Officer Robert Cartmell
Inspector of Wires Emilio N. Niro
Sealer of Weights and Measures Lorenzo C. Judge
Inspector of Animals, Milk, Slaughtering John Rebell
Inspector of Plumbing Harry Rowe
Keeper of Lock-up William E. Gardiner
Dog Officer Arthur F. Benson
Agent For Care of Veterans' Graves Ernest E. Thomas
Burial Agent Louis Cole
Field Driver and Pound Keeper William E. Gardiner
Agent of Liquor Establishments to Represent the Board William E. Gardiner
*Part of year.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Middleborough, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The annual report of the activities of the office of the Town Manager for the year ending December 31, 1958, is herewith submitted.
The Highway Department program of road surface treatment was resumed during the summer, on a continued increased scale due to the additional allotment of Chapter 90 funds from the Commonwealth and the County Commissioners. These funds furnished labor, equipment and materials for the seal coating of those streets which fall within the category of highways maintained under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws. Also, provided for by these funds was the patching and shoulder work and the brush cutting and mowing of the same streets.
That part of the Chapter 90 allotment which was for reconstruction of new surfaces was applied to the completion of Center Street drainage and resurfacing. Continuing with the long range program of rebuilding Route 44 through the center of town, we have installed the drainage system on East Main Street from its intersection with North Main Street to the river. This was the extent of the work permitted with the funds available. This section will be resurfaced with 1959 funds and drainage on North Main Street will be started.
With town funds, Vernon Street was scarified, graveled, penetrated and sealed. Precinct Street was completed with gravel, penetration and seal coat. Many miles of asphalt roads received seal coating.
The rapid growth of brush along the town roads continues to be a major and costly problem. Due to the very wet summer this operation was necessarily given more attention and Howard "Pete" Sparrow should be given a great deal of credit for the fine work done with the equip- ment available.
The cost of snow removal and ice control for 1958 was held at a minimum and the fall months were quite free of expense from this problem.
The purchase of a catch basin cleaner mounted on a dump truck has speeded up that operation and it has resulted in more efficient handling with less manpower. It has also contributed greatly to the con- trol of mosquitos, as catch basins are very likely breeding areas, and has relieved the flow of street sand to the sewage treatment plant.
Much of the time of employees of the Highway Department was spent during the year on emergency repair work and the replacement, raising, and lowering of catch basin covers where street construction and drainage projects were carried on. These situations were in addi-
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tion to the regular work of the Department, and the men under the direction of Highway Superintendent Louis Forney are deserving of credit for their faithful performance of their jobs.
A program of supplying new street and traffic control signs has been carried out and the old Highway Department barns have been torn down, thus relieving that section of town of an unsightly area. The Moth De- partment barn was moved to its new location adjacent to the Public Services Building which, incidentally, has been dressed up with a new front and an addition at comparatively little cost.
Sidewalk reconstruction was resumed on Cedar Street (West Side), Everett Street, Reland Street, Sproat Street, Elm Street and a small section of Wareham Street. The West Side School yard and the Union Street School yard were surface treated for a safer play area for the children in those schools.
The Water Department again had an unusually busy year due to the necessity of renewing services, repairing leaks and renewing gates and curb boxes as a consequence of the highway construction on Center Street and East Main Street. The usual emergencies, house connections, meter repair and replacements were carrid on and the water extension on Acorn Street was completed with the exception of some house con- nections.
Repairs to the concrete water tank were completed on the inside and the tank was again put into service. The outside, however, is badly in need of repair and a close observation by engineers next year will de- termine whether these expensive repairs should be made or a new tank recommended.
Explorations for new water supply sites continued in 1958 without obtaining the desired results. One site proved to have fine quality water but the quantity was found to be inadequate for the sum which would have to be expended to develop a well. No explorations are to be carried on next year. The new gravel packed well is installed at the former Vasel property on East Main Street and plans for the pump house, road, machinery and water lines have been formulated and bids for the installa- tion will be asked for early in 1959. This new station, in supplementing our present pumping facilities, should give us water sufficient to meet our increasing needs and at a lower cost as it will relieve our Grove Street station from continuous pumping in the summertime. The con- tinuing check of our supply sites by making periodic bacterial examina- tions and mineral analysis showed the quality of water pumped from our existing wells to be excellent.
The coke filter at the pumping station was painted and lettered. The drive into the station was blacktopped and some of the electrical wiring was placed underground. The maintenance of the grounds, the building and the machinery has been kept up and a maximum of pumping efficiency has been attained.
No new extensions of sewer lines have been made this year, but many new house connections have been tied in to existing lines thus increasing the flow through our sewage processing plant. Statistics for the water and sewer stations are contained elsewhere in the annual report.
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Progress has been made in the planning for the future. The Zoning by-law was accepted after a great deal of hard work and long hours given to it by the Planning Board, and some very fine publicity by the various newspapers servicing this area. The Business and Industrial Commission became activated by the acceptance of enabling legislation at the annual Town meeting, and this Commission has done much in the way of making existing businesses more comfortable and by seeking to formulate ways and means of attracting new businesses, without the benefit of budgetary appropriations. Further progress is hoped to be made next year by the means of mapping our town, surveys of town- owned property, and plans drawn for the purpose of establishing build- ing codes. A new bridge and dam is to be constructed over the Nemasket River at Wareham Street for the better control of the river and more adequate protection for our electric power distribution station.
The appearances of the Town of Middleborough have changed con- siderably this year and inconveniences have been encountered by many businessmen, home-owners and tourists. These inconveniences, for the most part, have been the result of new highway construction both in the center of town and on the outskirts. This has caused loss of business, temporary loss of water, gas or electrical services, inconvenient detours, removal or loss of homes and sometimes property damage. The patience with which the public has accepted these inconveniences has been com- mendable and we would like to take this opportunity to express our ap- preciation for the cooperation of the public and the various department heads and employees.
EDWIN O. WILSON, Town Manager
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General Government
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
January 20, 1958 With Its Adjournments
Article 1: To choose all necessary Town Officers, the following of- ficers to be voted on one ballot, viz: a Moderator for one year, A Treasurer and Collector for two years, one Selectman for three years, one Assessor for three years. Two members of the School Committee for three years, one member of the Housing Authority for five years, one member of the Planning Board for five years, one member of the Planning Board for one year, three members of the Finance Committee for three years.
The polls will be open at 12 o'clock noon for vote on the foregoing Articles and will not be closed before 8 o'clock P.M.
Meeting called to order at 11:45 A.M. by Warden West in Precinct 1, Warden Jacob in Precinct 2, and Warden Gillis in Precinct 3.
The polls were declared open at 12 Noon.
The following election officers were sworn in:
Precinct 1: Robert West, Doris Thorson, Inez M. Chandler, Jessie A. Carver, Mildred C. Teeling, Stella R. Fickert, Madeline D. Davis, and Police Officer Francis Bell.
Precinct 2: William G. L. Jacob, Laura Norris, Esther M. Robidoux, Annie Healey, Frank E. Minott, Louis Tessier, Mary Helen Casey, Henry R. Pierce, A. Wilbur Fillmore, Alice Silvia, Jeannette L. Bigelow, Bertha Dunham, Evelyn Dunn, and Police Officer Francis Crowley.
Precinct 3: Walter H. Gillis, Perley M. Perham, Susan B. Brackett, Rhoda Maxim, Esther Neelom, Alice M. Tripp, Frances E. Mac- Aulay, Mary F. Grishey, and Police Officer Patrick McMahon.
The result of the vote was as follows:
Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Moderator
Fletcher Clark
104
987
124
1215
Blanks
12
167
19
198
116
1154
143
1413
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Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Selectman
Paul T. Anderson
51
526
43
620
Maurice S. Bragga
7
152
4
163
Richard A. Heleen
54
449
95
598
Blanks
4
27
1
32
116
1154
143
1413
Treasurer and Collector of Taxes
Chester L. Shaw
101
1023
120
1244
Blanks
15
131
23
169
116
1154
143
1413
School Committee
C. Trafton Mendall
63
660
102
825
Richard A. Fickert
80
542
77
699
George J. Marra
25
366
23
414
Richard A. Rockwood
31
460
47
538
Blanks
33
280
37
350
232
2308
286
2826
Assessors
Theodore V. Dean
106
996
107
1209
Everett Collins
0
0
1
1
Blanks
10
158
35
203
116
1154
143
1413
Housing Authority
Allan M. Hale
103
965
128
1196
John K. Lynch
0
1
0
1
Blanks
13
188
15
216
116
1154
143
1413
Planning Board for Five Years
Norman L. Massey
102
924
117
1143
Herbert B. Thompson
0
2
0
2
Blanks
14
228
26
268
116
1154
143
1413
Planning Board for One Year
Herbert Gibson
101
920
121
1142
Blanks
15
234
22
271
116
1154
143
1413
Finance Committee
Elmer Sisson
0
0
1
1
Lucy Sisson
0
0
1
1
William Greeley
0
0
1
1
Robert B. Smith
4
96
3
103
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Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Johnston McNiece
0
28
3
31
Franklin Harlow
2
87
3
92
Edwin Minzner
0
0
1
1
Weldon Thomas
0
0
1
1
Everett Collins
0
0
1
1
James McDonald
0
0
1
1
Harold H. Williams
0
0
1
1
Laurence Holmes
1
0
0
1
Philip Roberts
2
0
0
2
G. James Wylie
2
0
0
2
Charles Deane
0
62
0
62
Robert Woodburn
1
0
0
1
John S. Washburn
0
2
0
2
George M. Ryder
0
2
0
2
Miriam Campbell
0
3
0
3
J. Everett McManus
0
1
0
1
Joseph Picone
0
2
0
2
Charles Giberti
0
2
0
2
Ralph Chartier
0
1
0
1
Russell Porter
0
1
0
1
Otto Becker
0
1
0
1
Frederick da Costa
0
1
0
1
Harold J. Donnar
0
1
0
1
Paul Stiga
0
1
0
1
Alvin Bigelow
0
2
0
2
Harold Hall
0
1
0
1
Kenneth Keedwell
0
1
0
1
Frank Raymond
0
1
0
1
Phillip Sisson
0
1
0
1
Henry Caswell
0
2
0
2
John V. Sullivan, Sr.
0
1
0
1
John V. Sullivan, Jr.
0
1
0
1
Leighton Maxim
0
1
0
1
Walter Haskell
0
1
0
1
Jessie Hall
0
1
0
1
Ralph Nickerson
0
1
0
1
Joseph Cooper
0
1
0
1
George Marra
0
1
0
1
Henry Humphreys
0
2
0
2
Sheldon Phinney
0
2
0
2
Charles Dugan
0
1
0
1
Robert Gross
0
1
0
1
Blanks
334
3149
412
3895
347
3461
429
4237
The result of the vote was announced at 10:30 P.M.
Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1958 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one
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year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accord with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
So voted.
Article 5: To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, a sum not exceeding two hundred ($200.00) dollars, and choose a Town Director for one year, as provided in Section 42 and 45 of Chapter 128 of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto.
So voted and Harold Gates appointed Town Director for one year.
Article 4: To hear the report of any committee or officers of the Town, to appoint any committee or take any action relative thereto.
Mr. William H. Crapo submitted the following report for the Com- mittee on Equalization of Assessments for the Town of Middleboro.
"Since our report of progress submitted at our last Annual Town Meeting in 1957, our Committee has met on several occasions, as a group and with the Board of Assessors. After many hours of studying the valu- ation of various parcels, as set up, we find inequities, in far too great a number, and total lack of information, it even goes so far, that some parcels are not assessed. Hence we are more convinced now than ever before that, a full time field man should be employed. The reason for this condition is that the Assessors do not have sufficient time to investigate properly.
We strongly recommend that a full time field man, appointed by the Assessors, be made possible, by the necessary vote of the Town's people, and that such appointment be made as soon after the vote, as is possible. This man should be qualified to map our town, showing locations, area, and current owners of each parcel of property.
We are entirely in accord as a committee, that all work of Assessors should be done by our elected board with the help of a field man, rather than, by an outside group. Some work has been done by the present board, but the work is progressing much too slowly to be effective."
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM H. CRAPO, Chairman SHELDON L. PHINNEY ARTHUR A. SACCOCIA CHARLES V. GIBERTI
Voted that the report be accepted as read.
Article 6: To see if the Town will vote that the income from sales of gas and electricity to private consumers and for gas and electricity supplied to municipal buildings and for municipal power and street lights be appropriated for Municipal Lighting Plant, the whole to be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Department under the direction and control of the Board of Selectmen for the expense of the plant for said fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of General Laws, and act thereon.
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Voted that the income from sales of gas and electricity to private consumers and for gas and electricity supplied to municipal buildings and for municipal power and street lights be appropriated for Municipal Lighting Plant, the whole be expended by the Manager of the Municipal Light Department under the direction and control of the Board of Select- men for the expense of the plant for said fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 of General Laws. Also that the sum of $45,000.00 be withheld of which $5,000.00 is for the Town Hall account and $40,000.00 for the use of the Assessors in arriving at their tax rate.
Finance Committee: Favorable action with the sum of $45,000.00 be withheld.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and that, in addition, the sum of $40,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury to meet State's and County's share in the cost of this work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored upon their receipts to un- appropriated available funds in the Treasury, and act thereon.
So voted.
Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 High- way Maintenance, and that, in addition, the sum of $12,000.00 be trans- ferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's and County's Shares of the cost of this work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored upon their receipts to un- appropriated funds in the Treasury, and act thereon.
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