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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLEBORO
Massachusetts
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PLYMOUTH
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INCORPORA
For the Year Ending December 31
1960
MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRE ALARM BOXES
14 Permanent Men
73 Archer Court
16 Engine No. 4
81 Town Hall
21 North Main - Near Public Library
82 New Junior High School
23 Peirce - School
821 Mayflower School
24 Sproat - Pearl
83 Union Street School
84 School Street School
26 North - Myrtle
85 Forest Street School
27 East Main - Star Avenue
86
West Side School
28 Montello - North
87
Memorial High School
31 Center - Pearl
32 Center - School
141 Geo. E. Keith Company
146 Grove - near Japan Works
35 Benton - Wareham
212
No School
37 Benton - Rock
213
Squad Call Engine No. 2
38 Wareham - Acorn
251
Barnett Nursing Home
42 South Main - Courtland
252
School - near Barrows
43 South Main - Rock
261
Corinne Parkway
44 Court End Ave. - Alden
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
53 Center - Oak
531 St. Luke's Hospital
54 Everett Square
532
Parish Hall - Oak St.
55 Vine - near Lumber Yard
533 Sacred Heart Church - Center
56 Center - Lovell
581
Albert Shoe Co.
57 Everett - Frank
631 Winthrop-Atkins Co. - Peirce
58 Cambridge - Frank
632 Housing Project, Frank St.
59 Sumner Ave. - Bartlett
666 American Legion
62 Forest - Arch
Civil Defense
63 Oak - Frank
1-1-1-1-1-1 National Guard
64 Oak - North
6 Single Blows at 30 Second
65 North - Nemasket
Intervals - Warden Call
71 Everett - Keith
2-2-2-2 Boy Scout Assembly
72 Railroad Station
121
Lakeville State Sanatorium
34 Center - Main
151 Warren Avenue
36 Wareham - Barden Hill Road
45 South Main - Grove
46 West - Hillside Ave.
47 Elm - Grove
48 Oak - Southwick
51 Center - Carey
52 Pearl - High
131 Plymouth Shoe Company
29 Shaw Home - Wareham
25 North Main - Barrows
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH Massachusetts
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For the Year Ending December 31 1960
H. L. THATCHER AND CO. Printers
MIDDLEBOROUGH
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL INFORMATION AND FIGURES ABOUT THE TOWN
Elevation - 100 feet above sea level Settled - 1660
Incorporated as a Town - 1669
Population 1960 Census - 11,017 Valuation (exclusive of automobiles) - $12,964,390 Tax Rate - $89 per thousand
Area - 68.1 square miles Number of Dwellings - 3037
Number of manufacturers - 15 Miles of Street - 149.89
Municipally Owned - Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric Light Plants Motorized Police and Fire Departments Schools Accredited Municipally Owned - Swimming pool, tennis courts,
playgrounds
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES
Fire Apparatus Photo Finishers Varnishes
Shoes Calendars
Brass Goods
Drug Sundries 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.
DIRECT BUS CONNECTIONS WITH
Boston Brockton
Providence
Bridgewater
New Bedford
Plymouth
Taunton Carver
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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
Building Permits
Town Manager
928
Burial Permits
Health Officer or Town Manager
928
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
Light and Power Bills
Municipal Gas & Electric Department
1371
Marriage Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Milk Inspection
Milk Inspector
779
Old Age Assistance
Welfare Department
1027
Playground
Park Department
1200
Plumbing Permits
Plumbing Inspector
470
Purchasing
Town Manager
928
Schools
School Department
81
Selectmen
Town Manager Town Manager
928
Slaughtering Inspection
Inspector of Slaughtering
779
Veterans' Benefits
Agent
245
Street Maintenance
Highway Yard
2020
Tax Assessments
Assessors
766
Tax Collections
Tax Collector
1745
Trees
Tree Warden
2020
U. S. Selective Service
21 South Main Street
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
Town Manager's Office 928
928
Sewer Permits and Sewer Bills
470
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PUBLIC OFFICIALS 1960
Board of Selectmen
Rhodolphus P. Alger, Chairman Richard A. Heleen Melvin G. Thomas Ralph E. Nourse John A. Washburn
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1962 Term Expires 1962 Term Expires 1963
Term Expires 1963
Town Manager Edwin O. Wilson
Assessors
Theodore V. Deane W. Lloyd Sturgis, Chairman Ralph Crane
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1962 Term Expires 1963
School Committee
Richard A. Fickert
C. Trafton Mendall, Chairman
Eugene H. Savard
Richard B. Wilmot Robert F. Howes
James M. Bonnar, Jr.
Term Expires 1961
Term Expires 1961
Term Expires 1962
Term Expires 1962
Term Expires 1963
Term Expires 1963
Superintendent of Schools Joseph C. Kunces Stanley Kruszyna
Planning Board
Ellsworth B. Standish Robert Roht Norman L. Massey Frank E. Thompson Alton M. Kramer, Chairman
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1962 Term Expires 1963 Term Expires 1964 Term Expires 1965
Zoning Appeals Board
Alton M. Kramer Sheldon R. Phinney Elmer G. Allan, Chairman Arthur P. Craig William J. McBane
Alternates
Harold A. Ohlund
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1962
Term Expires 1963
Term Expires 1964 Term Expires 1965
Lawrence W. Wilbur
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Housing Authority
Constance H. Huggins Roger Parent Allan Hale Edward J. Morrissey George A. Donner
Term Expires 1961
Term Expires 1962
Term Expires 1963
Term Expires 1964
Term Expires 1965
Finance Committee
Charles W. Dean
Term Expires 1961
Donald R. Mastro
Term Expires 1961
J. Newton Perham
Term Expires 1961
Malcolm A. Cook
Term Expires 1962
Henry R. Caswell
Term Expires 1962
Otto P. Becker
Term Expires 1963
Henry C. Humphreys, Chairman
Term Expires 1963
Measurers of Wood, Bark, and Lumber
Ernest S. Pratt Victor A. St. Aubin
Ernest Standish Russell Buck
Allie Whitney Reynolds, Jr.
Trustees of the Public Library
Helen N. Whitcomb
Term Expires 1961
Theodore N. Wood, President
Term Expires 1961
Thomas Weston
Term Expires 1961
Myra S. Shaw
Term Expires 1962
Ernest E. Thomas
Term Expires 1962
Horace Atkins
Term Expires 1962
Robert L. Anderson
Term Expires 1963
Joseph Riley
Term Expires 1963
M. Ethel Washburn
Term Expires 1963
Park Commissioners
Bartlett H. Harrison David G. Reed Paul D. Sullivan
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1961
Superintendent of Park Joseph A. Masi
Registrars of Voters
Sarah A. Sheehy, Chairman Delena M. Gove George B. Purdon
Term Expires 1961 Term Expires 1962 Term Expires 1963
Constables
William E. Gardiner
John R. Dutra
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Fence Viewers
Leo A. Quindley
Public Weighers
Joseph H. Church Bettina Eaton William Enos Joseph F. O'Donnell, Jr. Henry C. Smith
Franklin Bettencourt
Walter E. Lang, Jr.
Moderator
Term Expires 1961
Town Clerk Waldo S. Thomas
Town Accountant
Waldo S. Thomas
Term Expires 1963
Treasurer and Collector
Franklin G. Harlow
Term Expires 1962
Town Counsel
Allan Hale
Term Expires 1961
Welfare Agent Barbara D. Norvish
Trustee M.L.H.P. Luxury Fund Barbara D. Norvish
Manager Gas and Electric Dept. Stephen Horbal
Health Dentist Dr. George P. Canucci
Chief, Fire Department Bertram Tripp
Civil Defense Director Paul Weaver
Veterans' Service Agent George E. Wheeler
Moth Superintendent Louis Forney
Superintendent of Streets Louis Forney
Forest Warden Bertram Tripp
Sheldon L. Phinney
Winifred S. Carver Howard Lincoln Lester Briggs John Lucas Russell Buck William Byrne Ernest Pratt
Fletcher Clark
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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 Robert Coburn
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 George E. Wheeler
Field Driver and Pound Keeper William E. Gardiner
Agent of Liquor Establishments to Represent the Board William E. Gardiner
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REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Middleborough, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
The annual report from the office of the Town Manager for the year ending December 31, 1960 is herewith submitted.
Surfacing, maintenance, and rebuilding of highways has been ac- complished this year by the use of funds from three sources: (1) Town appropriations, (2) Chapter 90 funds, which are participated in by the Commonwealth, the County of Plymouth and the Town, and (3) Chapter 718 money which was a grant to the Town as our share of a State High- way bond issue. Town funds were used for the ordinary maintenance of our town roads and the construction of Starrett Avenue, Homestead Road, and Clark Street East, three newly accepted streets. One other road, Wood Street from Bridge Street to Vaughn Street was converted from a gravel road to an asphalt surface. Chapter 90 money was used for the purpose of maintenance of Chapter 90 roads and the reconstruc- tion of another section of Route 44, namely, North Main Street from the Fire Station to the corner of East Main and North Streets. This reconstruction included roadway, sidewalks, curbing, surface drainage and other incidental improvements. Chapter 718 money was used for the purpose of completing the construction of High Street, including suitable drainage.
For these projects we used in excess of 135,000 gallons of asphalt and treated over 35 miles of roadway.
1960 was a year of expensive storms with a March storm piling up 24 inches of snow, a hurricane in September causing an expense for clearance and repair of over $25,000 exclusive of the electric system damage, and a record December blizzard. These storms were very diffi- cult to handle and required long hours of hard work without rest by the outside workers of all departments and heaped additional work upon the clerical staff of the various departments. Their efforts were acknowledged by the Board of Selectmen and I would also like to ex- tend to them my feeling of appreciation for their efficient handling of these situations which relieved many inconveniences to the public.
These storms delayed our Highway Department programs and our work lagged during the entire year. As a result our sidewalk program was not completed and the new building now under construction was not finished as planned. The Highway program, as usual, included the cutting of brush along the many miles of country roads, graveling, care of drainage systems, tree work, surfacing and care of schoolyards and other public property, ice control and any other odd jobs which were required.
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The old barns and houses on the Jackson Street property were demolished except for two houses which were saved for the use of the Historical Society as an historical museum. This area was cleared of debris and is now in the process of being filled and rough graded. A portion of this area has been in use during part of December as a skating rink constructed through the efforts of John McDonald and other volunteers.
For the past two years money has been available as the Town and County share for the reconstruction of the roadway and dam over the Nemasket River at Wareham Street. A survey of the area and a study of the elevations of the river and lakes under all weather conditions has been underway, but no results have been announced by the Department of Public Works. Therefore, no date has been set for the start of reconstruction.
The Water Department activities were concentrated, for the most part, on replacement of services and other repairs to the water system on North Main Street during Chapter 90 construction and on South Main Street during State highway construction. Several main gates were installed at strategic locations, thereby increasing the efficiency of our system and reducing extensive inconveniences caused by shut downs of larger areas when leaks occur. Exploration for new sources of water was carried on this year unsuccessfully. Although water was found it was not of sufficient quantity or quality to warrant the acquisition of the property or the expenditure of money for the development of a well. A request for funds for further exploration will be made in the 1961 budget.
No new sewer extensions were built in 1960 but a great deal of maintenance work was accomplished at the sewage disposal plant in- cluding the dewatering and complete maintenance of the #2 clarifier. Some laboratory equipment was purchased this year and many of our tests are now being conducted at the plant which gives us more frequent and immediate indications of the efficiency or faults of our disposal system.
Applications for building permits under the provisions of the Zon- ing by-law are reported as follows:
Applications filed 1960
128
Applications pending January 1, 1960
2
Total
130
Permits issued
118
Applications rejected
10
Applications pending December 31, 1960
2
Total 130
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Permits voided after issue
1
Permits granted for
Permanent dwellings
34
Trailers
21
Cellars only
1
Additions to dwellings
13
New structures (other than dwellings)
28
Additions to other structures
16
Permits for building relocations
5
Permits issued to Middleborough residents
103
Permits issued to out of town residents
15
Total Value of Applications
609,583.00
Value of permits issued
588,298.00
Value of applications rejected
13,435.00
Value of applications pending
7,700.00
Value of permit voided after issue
150.00
Total value of permits issued for Business and
Industrial expansion
219,130.00
These figures indicate a slow but steady growth; but more impor- tant, is the balance being maintained between residential, and business and industrial expansion. The alarming point is the large number of existing house trailers and the increase in the number of trailers com- pared to permanent dwellings by the ratio of two mobile homes for every three permanent homes constructed. If this ratio were to be main- tained, unchecked, it would become a serious drain on the economy of the community. It is therefore recommended that active support be given to the proposed amendment to the Zoning by-laws which would regulate the use and placement of trailers in town.
At this point I would like to again express my appreciation for the guidance and cooperation of the members of the Board of Selectmen. It has made the administration of the affairs of this office pleasant and has contributed favorably to the general welfare of the community. The various department heads and their employees have cooperated gener- ally with this office and any differences have been resolved to the benefit of all concerned. The interest, patience, and sincere endeavor displayed by Mrs. Rogers in the discharge of her duties as Secretary to the Town Manager cannot be praised highly enough. The results of her efforts are invaluable to the Town and appreciated by the Town Manager.
Respectfuly submitted,
EDWIN O. WILSON Town Manager
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General Government
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
January 18, 1960 with Its Adjournments
Article 1: To choose all necessary town officers, the following officers to be voted on one ballot, viz: a Moderator for one year, a Treasurer and Collector for two years, two selectmen 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 four years, one member of the Plan- ning Board for five years, one member of the Finance Committee for one year, two members of the Finance Committee for three years.
The polls will be open at 12 o'clock noon for vote on the foregoing article and will not be closed before 8 o'clock P.M.
Meeting was called to order at 11:45 A.M. in Precinct 1 by Warden Jessie Carver, in Precinct 2 by Moderator Clark and in Precinct 3 by Warden Gillis.
The polls were declared open at 12 Noon.
The following election officers were sworn in:
Precinct 1 - Jessie A. Carver, Inez M. Chandler, Madeline D. Davis, Stella R. Fickert, Mary R. Terwilliger, Mildred C. Teeling, Georgianna Townsend, Doris Thorson, and Police Officer, Patrick McMahon.
Precinct 2 - William G. L. Jacob, Laura Norris, A. Wilbur Fill- more,, Alice Sylvia, Frank Minot, Helen Casey, Esther Robidoux, Annie Healey, Evelyn R. Dunn, Gertrude Thompson, Leah Grant, Henry R. Pierce, Roland L. Bradford and Francis Crowley, Police Officer.
Precinct 3 - Walter Gillis, Perley Perham, Euphremia Lincoln, Rhoda Maxim, Alice Tripp, Mary Grishey, Doris Warren, Eunice Kroll and William Green, Police Officer.
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The result of the vote was as follows:
Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec. 3
Total
Moderator
Fletcher Clark, Jr.
108
1173
129
1410
C. Trafton Mendall
0
1
0
1
Blanks
10
201
23
234
118
1375
152
1645
Selectmen for 3 years
Ralph E. Nourse
79
576
66
721
John A. Washburn
83
882
84
1049
Thomas G. Barlous
17
258
40
315
Maurice S. Braga
13
225
7
245
Robert E. Hallock
19
405
74
498
Paul S. Stiga
16
24.4
22
282
Blanks
9
160
11
180
236
2750
304
3290
School Committee for 3 years
James M. Bonnar, Jr.
110
1108
125
1343
Robert F. Howes
73
770
108
951
Joseph D. Michael Blanks
18
250
25
293
236
2750
304
3290
Assessor for 3 years
Ralph S. Crane
103
1146
128
1377
Robert Woodburn
1
0
0
1
Blanks
14
229
24
267
118
1375
152
1645
Town Treasurer and Collector for 2 years
Franklin G. Harlow
103
1146
133
1382
George H. Lowe, Sr.
9
123
12
144
Ralph B. Mendall
0
1
0
1
Blanks
6
105
7
118
118
1375
152
1645
Finance Committee for 3 years
Henry C. Humphreys
112
1163
133
1408
Otto P. Becker, Jr.
106
1078
130
1314
Blanks
18
509
41
568
236
2750
304
3290
35
622
46
703
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Prec. 1
Prec. 2
Prec. 3
Total
Finance Committee for 1 year
92
1010
122
1224
Donald R. Mastro Blanks
26
365
30
421
118
1375
152
1645
Planning Board for 5 years
109
1229
135
1473
Alton M. Kramer Blanks
9
146
17
172
118
1375
152
1645
Planning Board for 4 years
Arthur H. Perry
46
368
53
467
Frank E. Thompson
48
811
70
929
Blanks
24
196
29
249
118
1375
152
1645
Housing Authority for 5 years
George A. Donner
105
1113
124
1342
Blanks
13
262
28
303
118
1375
152
1645
The result of the vote was announced at 11 P.M. January 18th, 1960.
Meeting called to order March 14, 1960 at 7:30 P.M. by Moderator Clark.
Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treas- urer, 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, 1960 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one 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 Gen- eral 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 Agri- culture 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 Chap- ter 128 of the General Laws, or take any action relative thereto.
Voted that the town raise and appropriate for the use of the Ply- mouth County Trustees for Aid to Agriculture, the sum of $200.00 and
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that Harold C. Gates be appointed Town Director for one year, as pro- vided in Section 42 and 45 of Chapter 128 of the General Laws.
Finance Committee recommends favorable action and the appropri- ation of $200.00.
Article 6: To see if the Town will vote that the income from the sale of gas and electricity to private consumers and for gas and electri- city 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 the said fiscal year, as defined in Section 57 of Chapter 164 General Laws, and act thereon.
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 to be expended by the Manager of the Muni- cipal 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 the General Laws.
Finance Committee recommends favorable action but that the sum of $120,000.00 be withheld and transferred as follows: $5,000.00 for Town Hall expenses and $115,000.00 for use by the Assessors in fixing the tax rate.
Article 7: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of twelve thousand five hundred ($12,500.00) dollars to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction and that in addition the sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred (37,500.00) dollars be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's and County's share in the cost of this work, the reimbursements from State and County to be restored upon their receipts to unappropriated available funds in the treasury and act thereon.
So voted. Finance Committee recommends favorable action and the appropriation of $12,500.00.
Article 10: To see if the Town will vote to accept Homestead Road, shown on Land Court Plan 25250-B and as laid out by the Selectmen, as a public way and appropriate a sum of money for surfacing said road and to grant contractor permission to extend the water main as far as layout goes, and act anything thereon.
Voted to accept Homestead Road, as shown on Land Court Plan 25250-B filed with the Registry District of Plymouth County, and as laid out by the Selectmen as a public way and that $1,000.00 be raised and appropriated for purpose of improving said street and that betterments be assessed. Voted that the Selectmen be authorized to grant permission
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to the contractor building houses on the lots abutting on Homestead Road, to extend the water mains in said road under such conditions as may be prescribed by the Selectmen.
Article 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of six thousand ($6,000.00) dollars to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, and that, in addition the sum of twelve thousand ($12,000.00) dollars be transferred from unappro- priated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's and County's share of the cost of this work, the reimbursements from State and County to be restored upon their receipts to unappropriated funds in the treasury and act thereon.
So voted. Finance Committee recommends favorable action and the appropriation of $6,000.00.
Article 12: To see if the Town will vote to accept provisions of Chapter 493 of the Acts of 1959 providing for an increase of one hundred ($100.00) dollars in the annual amounts of certain pensions of Town Employees who have attained the age of 60 years and have had 20 creditable years service or who at time of retirement had attained 25 years of service but no pension so increased to exceed the sum of $1,500.00.
Voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 493 of the Acts of 1959.
Article 2: To see if the Town will vote to accept Starrett Avenue as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen, and act anything thereon.
Voted to accept Starrett Avenue as a public way as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and that betterments be assessed.
Article 4: To hear the report of any committee or officers of the Town, to appoint any committee or take any action relative thereto.
Manuel Silvia submitted the following report: "To the Voters of Middleborough." The Tercentenary Committee respectfully submits the following report; Your Committee has held monthly meetings since March, 1959. We have studied various projects that would be appropriate and suitable in connection with a Tercentenary Celebration, which we list below.
1. The writing of a second volume of the Middleborough History, bringing the history of the Town up-to-date.
2. Placing permanent markers describing historic sites in the town.
3. Establishing a park on some historic site; land for such park to be acquired by gift or purchase.
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