Town annual report of the officers of the town of Hancock Massachusetts for the year ending 1959, Part 1

Author: Hancock (Mass.)
Publication date: 1959
Publisher: [Hancock , Mass. : the Town]
Number of Pages: 70


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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01867 0049


GC 974.402 H189AR, 1959


ANNUAL REPORT


of the TOWN OFFICERS of the TOWN OF HANCOCK MASSACHUSETTS


TOW


LY 2,1776.


LA JOHN HANCOCK


DISCARDED


UMASS/AMHERST? 1961 LIBRARYNIVERSITY OF ACHUSETTS


For the Year Ending December 31, 1959


Annual Report of the Town Officers


of the


Town of Hancock Massachusetts


COCK


S.J


LY 2,1776


JOHN HANCOCK


JER


TATION


For the Year Ending DECEMBER 31, 1959


Eagle Printing and Binding Company Pittsfield, Mass. 1960


INDEX


Page


Page


Aid to Dependent Children


23


Memorial Day 18


Aid to Depend. Children Admin.


23


Miscellaneous 15


Assessors' Report


29


Officers' Salaries 10


Auditor's Report


26


Officers of Town 3


Berk. County Retirement 16


Old Age Assistance 22


Berk. County Retirement Expense


20


Painting Selectmen's Room 19


Board of Health


21


Recapitulation for 1959 24


Board of Public Welfare Salaries


19


Retirement Board Expenses 20


Cemetery


16 Report of An Audit


35


Central School


17


Road Work and Materials


11


Clark Road Bridge


16


Sand Spreader


21


Collector's and Treasurer's Report


28


Selectmen's Report


11


Community Christmas


18


School Calendar


43


County Tax


19


School Committee Report 45


Department of Public Welfare


23


School Loan Payment


19


Disability Assistance


23


School Milk Program 20


Disability Assistance Admin.


23


School Officers


42


Dog License Fund


20


Street Lights


22


Dutch Elm


21


Superintendent of Schools Report 49


Eldridge Cemetery Fund


20


Supplies, Printing, Bonds 14


Excise Tax Refunds


19


Taylor Cemetery Fund 20


Federal Withholding Tax


16


Tool House for Cemetery


18


Finance Committee Report


27


Town Clerk's Report 32


Fire Department


22 . Town Receipts 25


Forest Fires and Equipment


19


Tree Warden 21


Gardner Cemetery Fund


20


Trust Funds 28


Gardner, Noah E., Cemetery Fund 19


Veterans' Service


18


Graduation Program


54


Warrant


5


Inspector of Animals Report


34


Western Berkshire Welfare District 18


Inspector of Slaughtering Report Jury List


34


Welfare District Committee 18


4 Wildcat Bounty 19


Library


17 Whitman, Hiram Cemetery Fund 20


Mass. Withholding Tax


20 Workmen's Compensation 20


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OFFICERS OF THE TOWN OF HANCOCK


Moderator LEON H. ROBERTS, JR.


Town Clerk PERRY A. WHITMAN


Selectmen Board of Health Board of Public Welfare-Old Age Assistance JOHN C. SMITH, JR., 1962 CHARLES H. CHRISTIANSEN, JR., 1961 ROBERT G. BLAIR, 1960


Assessors C. WELLS CONKLIN, 1961 HOWARD WHITMAN, 1962 HENRY RODDA, 1960


Road Superintendent REUBEN JOHNSON


Constable ARTHUR F. WILLIAMS


School Committee DOROTHY LEAB, 1962 CHARLES J. McDONALD, 1960 EUGENE WHITMAN, 1961


Library Committee ISABEL CONKLIN, 1961


MYRTLE SHARP, 1962 ELIZABETH WHITMAN, 1960


Auditor GEORGE S. LOVE


Forest Warden LEON H. ROBERTS, JR.


Treasurer and Collector JENNIE G. WHITMAN


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Moth Superintendent *ERNEST MAYNARD RICHARD MacDONALD


Inspector of Slaughter MARK D. GOULD


Animal Inspector ROBERT G. BLAIR


Sealer of Weights and Measures CLIFFORD S. DURFEE


Cemetery Committee FLOYD BARBER, 1960


HARVEY LAPIER, 1962 HOWARD LAPIER, 1961


Tree Warden ROBERT G. BLAIR


Finance Committee PERRY G. WHITMAN, 1962 CHANDLER BROWN, 1961 FRANCIS R. BUSH, 1960


Board of Appeals


DR. FRANK HARNDEN


FRANCIS R. BUSH HENRY V. RABOUIN WARREN W. WINTERS, Alternate GERALD SPANIOL, Alternate


*Resigned


JURY LIST


ROBERT G. BLAIR H. EDGAR WHITMAN LOUIS J. DEE LAWRENCE L. TROTTIER


LEON H. ROBERTS, JR. RICHARD R. MacDONALD CLAYTON J. NICHOLS HOWARD D. WHITMAN


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WARRANT


Berkshire, ss.


Annual Town Meeting, Monday, February 1, 1960. To Arthur F. Williams, Constable of the Town of Hancock, Mass.


Greetings:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Hancock qualified to vote in election and in Town affairs to meet in the Hancock Central School in said Hancock on Mon- day, February 1, 1960 at 9:00 o'clock A. M. and there to act on the following articles, Viz .:


First-To choose the following Town Officers:


One Moderator for one year. One Town Clerk for one year. One Selectman for three years. One Assessor for three years.


One Collector and Treasurer for one year.


One Auditor for one year.


One Library Trustee for three years.


One Tree Warden for one year. One Cemetery Committee for three years. One Constable for one year. One School Committee for three years.


One Finance Committee for three years.


Note-The following articles will not be acted upon until 10:30 A. M.


Second-To hear the report of the Selectmen and other Town Officers and act thereon.


Third-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 and reimbursement of the financial year beginning Jan. 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 accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Fourth-To see if the Town will accept the list of Jurors as made out and posted by the Selectmen.


Robert G. Blair H. Edgar Whitman Louis J. Dee Clayton J. Nichols


Leon H. Roberts, Jr. Richard R. MacDonald


Lawrence L. Trottier Henry Rodda


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Fifth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two thousand six hundred twenty-two dollars ($2,622.00) or any other sum for Town Officers' Salaries. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Sixth-To see if the Town will vote to permit the Board of Selectmen to appoint one of its members as Superintendent of Streets, to the Board of Public Welfare and Old Age Assistance and Aid to Dependent Children, Inspector of Animals and Veterans' Service Agent.


Seventh-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) or any other sum for Memorial Day and to select one to take charge of same. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Eighth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one thou- sand three hundred and five dollars ($1,305.00) or any other sum as requested by the State Department to be used under Chapter 81. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Ninth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) or any other sum for removing snow and care of winter roads and snow fence. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Tenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of eight hun- dred dollars ($800.00) for Chap. 90 Maintenance or any other sum. Approved by the Finance Committte ..


Eleventh-To see what the Town will vote to pay Town Laborers.


Twelfth-To see what the Town will vote to pay Highway Superintendent.


Thirteenth -- To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one dollar ($1.00) or any other sum for Disability Assistance. Approved by the Finance Com- mittee.


Fourteenth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate eight hundred dollars ($800.00) or any other sum for Aid to Dependent Children. Ap- proved by the Finance Committee.


Fifteenth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one hundred dollars ($100.00) or any other sum as salary for members of Department of Public Welfare. Approved by the Finance Committee.


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Sixteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or any other sum for Board of Public Welfare. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Seventeenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate seven thousand dollars ($7,000.00) or any other sum for Old Age Assistance. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Eighteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred dollars ($100.00) or any other sum for Welfare District Committee salary. Ap- proved by the Finance Committee.


Nineteenth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred eighty dollars ($280.00) or any other sum as the Town's share of the West- ern Berkshire Welfare District expenses. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twentieth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate four hundred dollars ($400.00) or any other sum for Workman's Liability Insurance. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-first-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of one dollar ($1.00) or any other sum for a land damage account. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-second-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of thirty-seven thousand five hundred eighty-six dollars and twenty-two cents ($37,586.22) or any other sum for schools. Approved by the Finance Com- mittee.


Twenty-third-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) or any other sum for books and maintenance of library and grounds, also the Dog Fund of one hundred forty-two dollars and fifty-seven cents ($142.57). Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-fourth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate five hundred dollars ($500.00) or any other sum for upkeep of cemetery. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-fifth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) or any other sum for Forest Fires and equipment. Approved by the Finance Committee.


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Twenty-sixth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($1,150.00) or any other sum for Contingent Expenses. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-seventh-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate seven hundred dollars ($700.00) or any other sum for printing, blanks, stationery and bonds. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-eighth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or any other sum to be used by the Tree Warden. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Twenty-ninth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from Free Cash in the Treasury the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) or any other sum for the Reserve Fund. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirtieth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate six hundred dollars ($600.00) or any other sum for Board of Health. Approved by the Finance Com- mittee.


Thirty-first-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate one hundred dol- lars ($100.00) or any other sum for Community Christmas and appoint a Com- mittee to have charge of same. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-second-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate three hundred eighty-five dollars and eighty cents ($385.80) or any other sum as re- quested by the Berkshire County Commissioners for retirement board expenses. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-third-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate three hundred sixty dollars ($360.00) or any other sum as required under Mass. General Laws, Chap. 132, as amended, for Dutch Elm Disease Control and control and suppres- sion of other public nuisances. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-fourth-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate three hundred forty-seven dollars and twenty-three cents ($347.23) or any other sum for street lights. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-fifth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate five dollars ($5.00) or any other sum for Civilian Defense Expense. Approved by the Finance Committee.


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Thirty-sixth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate one hun- dred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) or any other sum for Veterans' Services. Ap- proved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-seventh-To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) or any other sum for the maintenance, operation and housing of the fire engines. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-eighth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate from Free Cash in the Treasury the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for Chapter 90 Construction. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Thirty-ninth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of three thousand two hundred twenty-five dollars ($3,225.00) for payment of principal and interest on the $40,000 School Loan under Chapter 44 of the General Laws. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Fortieth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of four thousand eight hundred thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($4,837.50) for payment of principal and interest on the $60,000 School Loan under Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended.


Forty-first-To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at public bid the so-called "North School" or take any other action thereon.


Forty-second-To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at public bid the so-called "Goodrich Hollow School" or take any other action thereon.


Forty-third-To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at Public bid the so-called "Village School" or take any other action thereon.


Forty-fourth-To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) or any other sum to defray the cost of ad- vertising and selling of the schools in the above mentioned articles. Approved by the Finance Committee.


Forty-fifth-To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Free Cash in the Treasury $13,750.00 (Thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars) to provide for the State's and County's share of the cost of Chapter 81 and 90 high- way work, said sum to be restored to Free Cash upon receipt of the reimburse- ments from the State and County.


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Forty-sixth-To see if the Town will vote to allow members of the Cemetery Committee to be employed in the Cemetery.


Forty-seventh-To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.


And the Selectmen give notice that the polls will be closed at 6:30 P. M. and you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting at least two attested copies thereof in public places in Town at least seven days before said meeting- hereof fail not and make due returns of your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of the meeting aforesaid.


JOHN C. SMITH, JR. ROBERT G. BLAIR CHARLES H. CHRISTIANSEN, JR. Selectmen of Hancock.


ARTHUR F. WILLIAMS Constable


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SELECTMEN'S REPORT OFFICERS' SALARIES


C. Wells Conklin, Moderator


$ 10.00


Perry A. Whitman, Town Clerk


180.00


John C. Smith, Jr., Chairman of Selectmen


230.00


Robert G. Blair, Selectman


180.00


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr., Selectman


180.00


C. Wells Conklin, Chairman of Assessors


230.00


Howard Whitman, Assessor


180.00


Henry Rodda, Assessor


180.00


Dorothy I. Leab, Chairman of School Committee


150.00


Eugene Whitman, School Committee


75.00


Charles J. McDonald, School Committee


75.00


Jennie G. Whitman, Treasurer and Collector


600.00


Arthur Williams, Constable


40.00


George Love, Auditor


50.00


Robert G. Blair, Animal Inspector


100.00


Mark D. Gould, Inspector of Slaughter


90.00


Clifford Durfee, Sealer of Weights and Measures


12.00


$2,562.00


Appropriated


$2,562.00


Expended


$2,562.00


ROAD WORK AND MATERIALS


Chapter 81


$1,305.00


State


7,150.00


$8,455.00


Expended


$8,450.00


Balance


$5.00


Snow and Winter Roads


Appropriated


$5,000.00


Transferred from Finance Committee


787.29


Expended


$5,787.29


5,787.19


Balance


$ .10


Appropriated, Town


12


Chapter 90-Construction


State


$4,000.00


County


1,000.00


Town (Chapter 718 Act of 1956)


1,000.00


Balance from 1958


2,298.12


Expended


8,298.12


Balance (1958)


$181.91


Expended


43.90


Balance (To be used in 1960)


$138.01


State


$ 800.00


County


800.00


Town


800.00


$2,400.00.


Expended


$2,400.00


Labor, Trucks and Material


Reuben Johnson, Supt.


$2,667.55


Reuben Johnson, truck


2,115.00


Reuben Johnson, tractor


470.25


Reuben Johnson, bulldozer


716.25


Reuben Johnson, chainsaw


46.50


Reuben Johnson, use of car


53.00


F. R. Derby, labor


1,206.25


Richard Williams, labor


1,607.50


Richard Williams, car


3.00


George Eichenauer, labor


80.00


Floyd Barber, labor


437.50


Charles Diamond, labor


100.00


Harvey LaPier, labor


75.00


John Smith, labor


181.26


Arthur Williams, labor


112.50


Robert Blair, labor


251.88


Robert Blair, truck


2.00


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr., labor


10.00


Kenneth Watson, labor


33.75


John Skerkis


256.25


Russell Whitman, labor


145.00


Russell Whitman, horses and mower


145.00


Arthur Jenks, labor


1.25


Chapter 90-Maintenance


$8,298.12


Clark Road Bridge


13


Leon H. Roberts, Jr., labor


$111.57


Leon H. Roberts, Jr., snow plow


119.00


Leon H. Roberts, Jr., truck


18.63


George Love, labor


22.50


George Love, sand truck


6.15


George Love, chain saw


1.50


Wilson Williams, labor


226.88


Wilson Williams, truck


6.15


Wilson Williams, welding


9.00


Wilson Williams, snow plow


764.50


Wilson Williams, sand truck


139.40


Wilson Williams, sand spreader


26.25


Wilson Williams, mounting sander


10.00


Wilson Williams, Estate, sand truck


10.25


Wilson Williams Estate, snow plow


124.00


Wilson Williams Estate, labor


7.50


Walter Cooke, labor


15.00


Walter Cooke, truck


51.00


Walter Cooke, gravel


522.25


G. H. Hadselle, gas


1.27


Walter C. Sykes, supplies


42.49


Harry B. Hicks, tile


2.16


Harry B. Hicks, blocks and cement


36.00


Catherine Griffin, gravel


35.20


Ray Carr, kerosene


15.60


Carr Hardware Co., paint


26.80


Carr Hardware Co., flares


14.40


Mass. Dept. of Public Works, snow plow


98.15


Lane Construction Corp., cold mix


75.04


Lane Construction Corp., Steamix


1,129.66


Berkshire Mill Supply Co., chloride


190.35


Fred Moore, truck and plow


13.00


Hudson Steel Co., snow plow blades


205.21


Wirthmore Stores, salt


2,222.79


A. Shapiro Scrap Iron Corp., material


5.80


Berkshire Gravel, Inc., sand


225.65


Kelly Hardwood Corp., plank


1.20


Charles Poulton, labor


80.00


Robert Johnson, roller


194.75


Robert Johnson, truck


308.75


R. R. Rathbun, truck


118.75


Ira Markham, spreader and operator


107.25


Ira Markham, truck


396.00


Ira Markham, truck and hone


186.00


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Berkshire Gravel, Inc., stone


$ 863.31


Asphalt Dist. of Mass., tar


1,043.63


American Tar & Asphalt Co., tar


1,066.88


H. D. Moore, shovel


1,710.00


H. D. Moore, trailer


11.00


H. D. Moore, trucks


1,492.00


Wyomanock Wood Works, stakes


1.00


Robert Johnson, labor


16.00


Mike Biagini, labor


14.00


Arthur Curie, labor


12.00


Walter Bator, labor


12.00


Thomas Hunt, labor


12.00


Robert Johnson, pickup


4.00


Howard Whitman, labor


12.50


Thomas Garage, material


. 50


Town of Cheshire, truck


24.00


$24,935.31


SUPPLIES, PRINTING AND BONDS


Hobbs & Warren, Inc .:


Assessors' Supplies


$ 35.85


Treasurer and Collector forms


26.50


Tax bills


99.20


Jury questionnaire


3.32


Town Clerk's supplies


2.30


Selectmen's licenses


9.00


Eagle Printing & Binding Co .:


Caucus ballots


18.75


Envelopes


27.50


Town Reports


236.20


Voters' list


29.25


Ballots


33.75


Warrants


13.25


Stevenson & Co., Inc .:


Deputy Tax Collector's bond


10.00


Town Clerk's bond


10.00


Tax Collector's bond


47.40


Treasurer's bond


24.80


Wm. H. Shandoff:


Supplies


19.81


Envelopes and folders


4.69


Berkshire Trust Co., checkbooks


7.38


Appropriated


$700.00


Expended


658.95


$658.95


Balance


$ 41.05


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MISCELLANEOUS


Registry of Deeds, Northern District, transfers, deeds


$ 7.56


Jennie G. Whitman, Treasurer and Collector's expense 203.69


Francis Bush, moving wood


10.00


Bernard Mitchell, building fires


6.75


Mass. Collectors' and Treasurer's Assn., dues


4.00


Henry Rodda, service as fence viewer


3.75


Emma Blair, ballot clerk


18.75


Nora Trottier, ballot clerk


18.75


Almira Johnson, ballot clerk


18.75


Mass. Town Clerks' Assn., dues


7.50


Mass. Selectmen's Assn., dues


10.00


Northern Berkshire Electric Co., Town hall lights


25.95


Gladys Williams, listing voters


75.00


Berkshire Trust Co., safe deposit rental


5.00


John C. Smith, Jr., Selectmen's expense


34.88


Robert G. Blair, Selectmen's expense


9.00


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr., Selectmen's expense


13.50


Berkshire County Selectmen's Assn., dues


6.00


Mass. Assessors' Assn., dues


9.00


Berkshire County Board of Health Association, dues


5.00


Clark's Department Store, flags


6.00


Pittsfield Typewriter & Supply Co., repairs


24.50


Association of Town Finance Committee, dues


1.00


Hobbs & Warren, Inc., forms for Assessors


5.90


Berkshire Trust Co., checkbook


7.64


Perry A. Whitman, Town Clerk's expense


53.04


Geraldine Christiansen, typing for Assessors


30.00


Jennie G. Whitman, typing for Assessors


10.00


Pittsfield Sporting Goods Co., badges


10.85


John C. Smith, Jr., Keeping books and making town report


100.00


John D. Whitman, light bulbs


. 69


Jennie G. Whitman, typing for Selectmen


25.00


Pittsfield Typewriter & Supply Co., adding machine repairs


11.50


Monroe Co., 2 tables


61.00


$874.95


Appropriated


$1,150.00


Expended


874.95


Balance


$275.05


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BERKSHIRE COUNTY RETIREMENT


Berkshire County Treasurer


$252.93


FEDERAL WITHHOLDING TAX


Berkshire Trust Co. $2,374.46


CLARK ROAD BRIDGE


Reuben Johnson, Supt.


$12.40


F. R. Derby, labor


10.00


Richard Williams, labor


10.00


Reuben Johnson, truck


6.00


Reuben Johnson, chain saw


3.00


Kenneth Watson, labor


2.50


$43.90


Balance


$181.91


Expended


43.90


Balance to be used in 1960


$138.01


CEMETERY


Floyd Barber, labor


$190.00


Eugene Wetherell, labor


161.25


John Skerkis, labor


28.75


H. D. Moore, loam


13.75


William D. Striebel, parts and labor


175.51


Donald Whitman, labor


2.50


Lawrence Whitman, labor


38.75


Philip Rancourt, labor


3.75


Arthur Jenks, labor


11.25


G. H. Hadselle, gas and oil


7.32


$632.83


Appropriated


$500.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


$132.83


Expended


$632.83


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LIBRARY REPORT


Geraldine C. Christiansen, Librarian, etc.


$247.75


William E. Bagg, Insurance


175.70


Mary Zell, books


114 29


Charles Diamond, care of lawn


18.00


Walter C. Sykes, supplies


2.09


C. Wells Conklin, hard wood and slabs


22.00


Richard MacDonald, tree trimming


10.00


Isabel B. Conklin, keeping books


5.00


$594.83


Appropriated


$400.00


Dog Fund


194.98


$594.98


Expended


594.83


Balance


$ .15


Turned over to Treasurer December 1959,


money received from books overdue


$9.05


Respectfully submitted,


ISABEL B. CONKLIN


ELIZABETH WHITMAN CATHERINE MITCHELL Library Trustees.


CENTRAL SCHOOL


Taconic Lumber and Hardware Co., track


$ 34.54


W. Gordon Gould, material for pump


9.10


Quinn's Wallpaper and Paint Co., paint


26.58


Stanley's Lumber and Supply Co., tile


46.18


Cascade School Supplies, Inc., lectern


49.50


Lebanon Valley Lumber Co., material Walter C. Sykes, sink


111.03


173.00


$449.93


Balance (1958) $449.93


Expended


$449.93


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VETERANS' SERVICES


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr., Service Officer Veterans' Aid


$25.00


91.00


Appropriated


$125.00


Expended


116.00


Balance


$ 9.00


MEMORIAL DAY


Emma Blair


$50.00


Appropriated


$50.00


Expended


$50.00


COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS


Etta LaPier


$100.00


Appropriated


$100.00


Expended


$100.00


TOOL HOUSE FOR CEMETERY


Floyd Barker


$15.00


Eugene Wetherell


5.00


Harry B. Hicks, lumber


52.21


$72.21


Appropriated


$75.00


Expended


72.21


Balance


$


2.79


WELFARE DISTRICT COMMITTEE


John C. Smith, Jr., salary


$100.00


Appropriated


$100.00


Expended


$100.00


WESTERN BERKSHIRE WELFARE DISTRICT EXPENSES Western Berkshire Welfare District, expense $280.00


$280.00


Appropriated Expended


$280.00


$116.00


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FOREST FIRES AND EQUIPMENT


Walter C. Sykes, pumps


$ 37.06


Walter Marcel


31.70


Leon H. Roberts, Jr., Fire Warden


35.00


$103.76


Appropriated


$125.00


Expended


103.76


Balance


$ 21.24


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE SALARIES


John C. Smith, Jr., Chairman


$ 33.34


Robert G. Blair


33.33


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr.


33.33


$100.00


Appropriated


$100.00


Expended


$100.00


EXCISE TAX REFUND


Clarence Brewer


$13.69


Emerald Jones, Jr.


37.35


Casey's Dispatch, Inc.


30.74


$81.78


COUNTY TAX


Berkshire County' Treasurer


$3,103.57


SCHOOL LOAN PAYMENT


Merchant's National Bank


$8,237.50


WILDCAT BOUNTY


John Dupuis


$10.00


PAINTING SELECTMEN'S ROOM


$90.00


Appropriated


$90.00


Expended


$90.00


Clarence Brewer


NOAH E. GARDNER CEMETERY FUND


Floyd Barber, labor $5.00


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GARDNER CEMETERY FUND


Eugene Wetherell, labor


$ 4.50


Floyd Barber, labor


10.00


John Skerkis, labor


2.50


$17.00


TAYLOR CEMETERY FUND


Floyd Barber, labor


$5.00


ELDRIDGE CEMETERY FUND


Floyd Barber, labor


$20.00


Eugene Wetherell


36.25


$56.25


HIRAM WHITMAN CEMETERY FUND Floyd Barber, labor


$10.00


WORKMEN'S INSURANCE


Stevenson and Co., Inc.


$399.54


Appropriated


$400.00


Expended


399.54


Balance


$ . 46


MASS. WITHHOLDING TAX


Commonwealth of Massachusetts


$148.58.


DOG LICENSES


Berkshire County Treasurer


$184.25


BERKSHIRE COUNTY RETIREMENT BOARD EXPENSE


Berkshire County Treasurer


$224.80


Appropriated


$224.80


Expended


$224.80


SCHOOL MILK PROGRAM


Fairfield Farms


$293.16


A. Ashkas Sales Co., straws


10.00


Plastic Tag & Trade Check Co., supplies


22.85


$326.01


21


SAND SPREADER


Perkins Machinery Co., Inc. Appropriated Expended


$480.00


$480.00 $480.00


BOARD OF HEALTH


Harvey LaPier, rent of dump


$100.00


George Love, covering dump


304.00


Dr. Andrew H. P. Swift, Immunizations


20.00


Mrs. Lloyd Sandstrom, Immunizations


35.71


Treasurer Hampshire County Sanatorium


100.50


Charles H. Christiansen, Jr., Chairman


25.00


$585.21


Appropriated


$600.00


Expended


585.21


Balance


$ 14.79


TREE WARDEN


Robert G. Blair


$25.00


Appropriated


$25.00


Expended


$25.00


DUTCH ELM


John F. Nye, labor and chain saw


$ 96.00


Valmore Rancourt, labor


42.50


G. H. Hadselle, labor


46.25


Richard MacDonald, labor


11.25


$196.00


Appropriated


$360.00


Expended


196.00


Balance


$164.00


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FIRE DEPARTMENT


May's Auto Parts, Inc., parts




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