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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
1961
THE GOVERNOR JOHN CARVER SCHOO
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF CARVER
MASSACHUSETTS
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
1961
Annual Town Meeting, March 3, 1962 at 12:00 Noon
The CHILTON Press
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TOWN of CARVER OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR 1961
Moderator - Bradford H. Cole.
Town Clerk, Treasurer and Collector of Taxes - Onni H. Erickson (1962)
Auditors - Francis A. Merritt, Phyllis J. Harriman, Doris S. Ward
Selectmen - Gordon W. Fountain (1964), Clark A. Griffith (1963), Frank R. Mazzilli (1962)
Board of Public Welfare - ( Selectmen )
Assessors - Ralph E. Washburn (1964), William E. Bisbee (1963) George A. Perkins (1962)
Highway Surveyor - John E. Atwood, resigned June 23, 1961. Eugene J. Clifford appointed
School Committee - Erwin K. Washburn (1964), Virginia K. Shaw (1963) Alan I. Dunham (1962)
Regional District School Committee - Franklin P. Wilbur (1964)
Park Commissioners - James V. Santarpia (1964), Russell W. Holmes (1963), Leslie H. Telless (1962)
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Cemetery Commissioners - William E. Bisbee (1964), Ralph L. Linton (1963), Louis A. Bryant (1962)
Library Trustees - Elthea E. Atwood (1964), Laura H. Hudson (1964), Marjorie Griffith (1963), Sally Merritt (1963), Vienna P. Cole (1962), Henry M. Shaw (1962) (resigned)
Constables - Dana E. Thomas, Louis A. Bryant, Jr., Raymond A. Parent
Tree Warden - Toivo J. Kallio
Town Director, County Aid to Agriculture-Earl E. Boardway
Field Drivers and Pound Keepers - Dana E. Thomas, Louis A. Bryant, Jr., Raymond A. Parent
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood - Toivo J. Kallio, Bradford H. Cole, Homer F. Weston
Herring Committee - Frank R. Mazzilli, Clark A. Griffith, Gordon W. Fountain
Planning Board - John A. Shaw (1966), Russell A. Trufant (1965), Alan I. Dunham (1964), Simon F. Majahad (1963), Philip H. Gibbs (1962)
APPOINTED OFFICERS
Inspector of Animals - David B. Nye
Inspector of Slaughtering - David B. Nye Inspector of Wires - Walter E. Miller Sealer of Weights and Measures - William E. Bisbee Building Inspector - Harold W. Beal
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Fire Chief - Homer F. Weston
Deputy Fire Chief - John E. Atwood
Deputy Fire Chief - Paul W. Williams Gypsy Moth Superintendent - Toivo J. Kallio Chief of Police- Dana E. Thomas (resigned), Raymond A. Parent
Dog Officer - Dana E. Thomas (resigned), Raymond A. Parent
Civil Defense Director - George E. Young, Jr.
Assistant Civil Defense Director - William E. Bisbee Board of Registrars of Voters - Ebenezer A. Shaw (1964),
Alma H. Romano (1963) Rodney N. Griffith (1962), Onni H. Erickson (Town Clerk)
Election Officers - Warden, Jacob W. Laurila (R), Deputy Warden, Philip H. Gibbs (R); Clerk, Eugene P. Souza (D), Deputy Clerk, Jacqueline A. Gomes (D); Inspectors: John P. Gomes (D), Ethel M. Wood (D), Aune M. Wood (R), Phyllis J. Harriman (R); Deputy Inspectors: Evan- geline Centeio (D), Margaret E. Souza (D), Rose G. Harriman (R), Vieno M. Penti (R)
Finance Committee- Terms expire in 1964: Arne M. Erickson, Henry M. Shaw, Faith A. Young. Terms expire in 1963: Lillian B. Chauvin, Domingo M. Fernandes, Edwin O. Heleen. Terms expire in 1962: Solon E. Johnson, Seth A. Kallio, Jr., Simon F. Majahad (resigned), Francis X. Mills, appointed, David A. Ward, Roger V. Weston
Special Police Officers - James V. Santarpia, Louis A. Bryant, Jr., David B. Nye, Raymond A. Parent, Joseph G. Morris, Rudolf Bohlen, William E. Bisbee, Toivo J. Kallio, John E. Atwood, Albert Raymond, Russell W. Holmes, Leslie H. Telless, Arnold T. Sherwood, Henry D. Ruprecht, Jr., Robert W. Bishop, Jr., Theodore E. Halunen
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Veterans' Agent - George E. Wheeler, Town Hall, Middle- borough, Mass.
Town Counsel - L. Francis Callan, Jr., Middleborough, Mass. Superintendent of Schools-George R. Austin, Lakeville, Mass. Regional District School Committee - Erwin K. Washburn
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CONDITION OF THE TOWN TREASURY AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS DECEMBER 31, 1961
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ASSETS
Cash
$136,665.58
Taxes
Levy of 1960:
Personal
$19.95
Real Estate
6,052.97
Levy of 1961:
Poll
30.00
Personal
499.63
Real Estate
17,835.16
24,437.71
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1960
481.16
Levy of 1961
5,603.36
6,084.52
Farm Animal Excise - 1961
24.38
Tax Titles 2,273.71
Accounts Receivable:
Aid to Dependent Children
800.36
School
95.11
895.47
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Aid to Highways:
County
10,500.00
State, Chapter 90
21,000.00
State, Chapter 81
18,150.00
49,650.00
$220,031.37
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Revenues Reserved:
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$6,084.52
Farm Animal Excise 24.38
Tax Titles
2,273.71
Departmental Accounts Receivable
895.47
Aid to Highways
49,650.00
$58,928.08
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1960
4,166.99
Levy of 1961
2,841.37
7,008.36
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus
7,668.72
Federal Grants:
Disability Assistance
Administration
260.47
Disability Assistance
582.84
Aid to Dependent Children, Administration
50.54
Aid to Dependent Children
1,354.77
Old Age Assistance,
Administration
61.44
Old Age Assistance
11,973.19
Medical Assistance for Aged,
Administration 101.78
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Medical Assistance for Aged
915.09
Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund (Schools ) 183.00
15,483.12
Payroll Deductions:
Mass. Withholding Taxes
436.46
Dog License Fees due County
1.75
School Lunch Fund
644.92
Road Machinery Fund
1,213.82
Tailings
276.50
Sale of Cemetery Lots
190.00
Treasurer's and Collector's
Unidentified Receipts
304.89
Veterans' Benefits Recoveries
213.00
Old Age Assistance Recoveries
556.35
Sale of Real Estate Fund
2,900.00
Unexpended Appropriation Balances
5,721.02
12,022.25
Overestimates 1961:
State Parks Assessment
115.49
County Tax Assessment
926.99
1,042.48
Surplus Revenue
117,441.90
$220,031.37
ONNI H. ERICKSON,
Town Treasurer
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REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
Onni H. Erickson, Treasurer
CLASSIFICATION OF RECEIPTS
General Revenue
1961 January 1, Balance $148,014.74
Taxes:
Receipts for Current Year:
Poll
$880.00
Personal Property
22,627.73
Real Estate
193,495.43
Classified Forest Land
89.37
217,092.53
Receipts for Previous Years:
Poll
16.00
Personal Property
346.28
Real Estate
17,932.62
18,294.90
Tax Titles
200.00
200.00
Receipts from State
Income Taxes
13,264.25
Business Corporation Taxes
16,917.47
Loss of Taxes
957.03
31,138.75
Licenses and Permits
Licenses
Alcoholic Beverages
1,014.00
Director of Standards
12.00
All Other
90.50
Permits
Marriage
56.00
All Other
44.50
1,217.00
Court Fines
222.00
222.00
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Grants and Gifts
From Federal Government
Old Age Assistance
23,721.69
Medical Aid for Aged
9,209.43
Disaility Assistance
951.39
Aid to Dependent Children
3,587.65
Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund (Schools )
225.00
37,695.16
From State
Aid, National Defense Education
13.74
Vocational Education
5,971.86
School Building Assistance
5,127.32
Tuition and Transportation
21,581.08
Income Tax - School Aid,
Chapter 70
12,796.27
Union Superintendent
1,748.64
Highways - Chapter 81
15,338.40
O. A. A. Meal Tax
1,643.22
64,220.53
From County .
Dog Fund
313.26
313.26
Departmental Revenue
General Government
Tax Collector
157.40
Town Clerk
287.00
444.40
Protection of Persons and Property
Police
5.00
Inspection of Buildings
9.00
Sale of Dogs
75.00
89.00
Health and Sanitation
Public Health Subsidy
130.71
Public Health Nurse Fees
314.25
444.96
Highways
For Expenses
Snow Removal
408.00
408.00
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For Outlays
State - Chapter 90
14,000.00
County - Chapter 90
7,280.22
21,280.22
Machinery Rental
Hire of Town Equipment
2,932.25
Land Damage #1124 (from County ) 45.00
2,977.25
Public Welfare
Cities and Towns
253.22
State
175.62
428.84
Aid to Dependent Children State
1,671.93
1,671.93
Old Age Assistance
From Individuals
159.00
State
12,342.00
Cities and Towns
889.19
13,390.19
Disability Assistance State
598.10
598.10
Medical Aid for Aged
State
5,519.74
5,519.74
Old Age Assistance Recovery
462.95
462.95
Veterans' Services
State
4,786.70
From Individuals
213.00
4,999.70
Schools and Libraries
Schools
Tuition and Transportation
State
4,507.87
Other Sources
1,733.94
School Lunch
State
4,997.66
Local Program
10,358.34
Hurricane Loss Insurance
30.00
21.627.81
Libraries
Sale of Books, etc.
12.25
12.25
Recreation
Damage Settlement
124.50
124.50
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Commercial Revenue
Cemeteries
Sale of Lots and Graves
715.00
Care of Private Lots
50.00
Perpetual Care of Lots
1,325.75
Burials
350.00
2,440.75
Interest
General
On Deferred Taxes
780.08
Motor Vehicle Excise
85.38
On Trust and Investment Funds
E. Tillson Pratt School Fund
149.30
1,014.76
Privileges and Enterprise
Motor Vehicle Excise
28,659.25
Farm Animal Excise
35.75
28,695.00
Agency Trust and Investment
Dog Licenses
446.25
Sporting Licenses
1,140.00
Cemetery Perpetual Care Bequests
300.00
Federal Withholding Taxes
18,545.18
County Retirement Fund
1,651.08
Massachusetts Withholding Taxes
1,508.51
Employer's Compensation - Massachusetts
Withholding Taxes
24.26
Teachers' Group Insurance Plan
43.03
Rosa Cole Library Fund
24.00
23,682.31
Refunds
General Departments
210.94
Welfare
Federal Grants
109.28
Town Appropriation
201.90
522.12
$649,243.65
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CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES
General Government
Moderator
$35.00
Selectmen
2,050.50
Auditors
217.50
Treasurer
3,887.81
Tax Collector
3,669.92
Town Clerk
1,478.52
Assessors
3,352.20
Assessors' Plans
3,000.00
Law
157.50
Elections, Registrations and
Street Listing
505.51
Finance Committee Expense
46.78
Town Hall
4,200.22
Planning Board Expense
20.00
$22,621.46
Protection of Persons and. Property
Police
10,834.87
Fires
6,681.66
Weights and Measures
199.80
Police Cruiser Lease, etc.
1,751.94
Civil Defense
484.25
Inspector of Wires
218.75
Tree Warden
2,000.00
Gypsy Moth
800.00
Dutch Elm Disease
2,125.00
Dog Officer
200.00
25,296.27
Health and Sanitation
Health
Public Health Nurse
3,000.00
2,568.94
5,568.94
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Highway Maintenance and Construction
General Highway
6,578.73
Snow Removal
14,082.63
Roads - Chapter 81
24,750.00
Roads - Chapter 90
41,700.27
Machinery Account
2,668.52
Purchase of Dump Truck
3,601.15
Land Damage, Route 58
815.00
Snow Plow Equipment
1,060.00
General Highway (Unpaid bills of 1960) 21.00
Roads - Chapter 90
(Unpaid bills of 1958)
1,120.86
96,398.16
Public Welfare and Veterans' Services
Public Assistance Administration 4,285.45
Public Assistance 27,794.60
Veterans' Benefits Administration 450.00
Veterans' Benefits
4,134.39
U. S. Grants, Disability Assistance
983.10
U. S. Grants, Aid to Dependent Children Administration 916.68
U. S. Grants, Aid to Dependent Children 2,197.86
U. S. Grants, Old Age Assistance
Administration
2,096.48
U. S. Grants, Old Age Assistance 22,206.79
U. S. Grants, Medical Assistance for Aged
Administration
464.19
U. S. Grants, Medical Assistance for. Aged 7,735.87 73,265.41
Schools and Libraries
Schools and Vocational Education 171,635.74 : Plymouth-Carver Regional School District - Operating Expense 778.00
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Bailey Estate Land Purchase
500.00
Library (incl. Rosa Cole Fund) 1,092.00
Smith-Hughes, George Barden Fund 158.00
E. Tillson Pratt Fund (Schools )
359.65
174,523.39
Recreation and Unclassified
Parks 888.16
Old Home Day
200.00
Memorial Day
175.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
1,643.85
Center Carver Athletic Field
174.83
American Legion Post Rent
400.00
Plymouth County Retirement Board
2,018.20
Unclassified
1,410.38
Aid to Agriculture
100.00
Gasoline Storage Tank (Art. 21)
900.00
7,910.42
Cemeteries
Cemeteries
3,831.44
Special Cemeteries
430.00
Perpetual Care, Cemeteries
1,325.75
Lakenham Cemetery Walks (Art. 16)
300.00
5,887.19
Municipal Indebtedness
Consolidated School Bonds
13,000.00
Interest, School Bonds 1,950.00 14,950.00
Agency and Trust
U. S. Withholding Taxes 20,028.98
Massachusetts Withholding Taxes
1,425.58
County Retirement System 1,825.07
Teachers' Disability Insurance Program
43.03
Sporting Licenses 1,140.00
Dog Licenses
446.25
Sale of Dogs
75.00
Tax Collector's Fees
91.00
School Lunch Fund
14,954.44
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Sale of Cemetery Lots
305.00
Perpetual Care Bequests
(Union Cemetery ) 200.00
Perpetual Care Bequests (Central Cemetery )
100.00
State Recreation Areas Assessment
1,393.16
County Tax Assessment
16,990.73
County Hospital Assessment
10,207.67
County Mosquito Control Asessment
3,330.50
State Audit
820.12
Stabilization Fund
12,000.00
85,376.53
Refunds
1961 Poll Tax
2.00
1961 Real Estate Taxes
27.45
1960 M. V. and T. Excise
429.63
1961 M. V. and T. Excise
321.22
780.30
$512,578.07
Balance, December 31, 1961
136,665.58
Total
$649,243.65
REPORT OF THE TAX COLLECTOR POLL and PROPERTY TAXES
Outstanding
Assessors' Jan. 1, 1961 Commitments
Refunds and Transfers
Payments to Treasurer
Tax Titles
Outstanding Transfers Dec. 31,1961
1959 Real Estate
$4,248.35
$4,236.54
$11.81
19.95
1960 Poll
26.00
1960 Real Estate
19,843.11
13,696.08
12.83
81.23
6,052.97
1961 Poll
2.00
880.00
302.00
30.00
1961 Personal Property
33.55
499.63
1961 Real Estate
214,766.78
27.45
193,495.43
325.48
3,138.16
17,835.16
1960 Farm Animal Excise
20.00
20.00
1961 Farm Animal Excise
40.13
15.75
1961 Classified Forest Land
89.37
89.37
$24,503.69
$239,267.19
$29.45
$235,423.18
$350.12
$3,564.94
$24,462.09
MOTOR VEHICLE and TRAILER EXCISE
Levy of 1959
$154.27
$16.43
$137.84
Levy of 1960
3,986.34
$5,404.02
$429.63
8,469.18
869.65
481.16
Levy of 1961
27,602.79
321.22
20,173.64
2,147.01
5,603.36
$4,140.61
$33,006.81
$750.85
$28,659.25
$3,154.50
$6,084.52
ONNI H. ERICKSON,
Collector of Taxes
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Abatements and
1960 Personal Property
366.23
346.28 16.00
10.00
1,210.00 23,160.91
22,627.73
24.38
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RECORDS OF TOWN MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1961
ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION MARCH 4, 1961
The Annual Election of officers was held at the Governor John Carver School on March 4, 1961. The polls were open from 12:00 o'clock, noon, until 7:00 o'clock P. M. A total of 458 ballots were cast and the results of the election were as follows:
Moderator, 1 yr.
*Bradford H. Cole 383
Raymond Parent 1
John E. Atwood 1
Blanks 73
Selectman, 3 yrs.
*Gordon W. Fountain 317
William J. Murphy 128
Blanks
13
Assessor, 3 yrs.
*Ralph E. Washburn 371
Blanks 87
Member of School Board, 3 yrs.
*Erwin K. Washburn 338
Blanks 120
Regional School District Committee, 3 yrs.
Aime N. Desroches 67
Arne M. Erickson 91
Robert W. Hitchcock 36
"Franklin P. Wilbur 245
Blanks 19
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Cemetery Commissioner, 3yrs. 1
*William E. Bisbee 373 Blanks 85
Park Commissioner, 3 yrs.
*James V. Santarpia 367
John E. Atwood 1
Waldo Bumpus
2
Blanks 88
Park Commissioner, 1 yr. (to fill vacancy)
*Leslie H. Telless 344
Blanks 114
Auditors, 1 yr.
"Phyllis J. Harriman 358
*Francis A. Merritt 339
*Doris S. Ward
349
N. B. Cawley, Jr.
1
Blanks
327
Tree Warden, 1 yr.
"Toivo J. Kallio 242
Theodore T. Vaughn, 3rd. 206
Blanks 10
Constable, 1 yr.
*Louis A. Bryant, Jr. 351
*Raymond A. Parent 354
*Dana E. Thomas 406
Blanks 263
Highway Surveyor, 1 yr.
*John E. Atwood
387
Frank Mazzilli
1
Paul Williams
1
Blanks
69
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Library Trustees, 3 yrs.
*Elthea E. Atwood 396
*Laura H. Hudson 371
Blanks 149
* Elected
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 P. M., to reconvene at Gov- ernor John Carver School on Saturday, March 11, 1961, at 2:00 P. M.
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 11, 1961
The Annual Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of Carver was held at the Governor John Carver School on March 11, 1961. The meeting was called to order at 2:00 o'clock, P. M., by the Moderator, Bradford H. Cole. Article 1, relating to the election of officers, having been disposed of at a prior meeting, the meeting proceeded to act upon the Articles in the Warrant, beginning with Article 2, as follows:
Article 2. VOTED 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, 1961, 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.
Article 3. VOTED to appropriate the sum of $1500.00 from free cash in the town treasury for the sole purpose of meeting charges against the Cemetery funds in the Town Treasury.
Article 4. VOTED that the Dog Fund in the sum of $313.26 be transfered to the Library Account.
Article 5. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the use of Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture. Mr. Earl E. Boardway was unanimously elected Town Director, County Aid to Agriculture.
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Article 6. VOTED to transfer the sum of $5,000.00 from the Overlay Reserve Account to the 1961 Reserve Account.
Article 7. Voice vote was questioned and the Mode- rator appointed Dana E. Thomas and Louis A. Bryant, Jr. as Tellers to count the votes. Thereupon, vote by show of hands being had, 30 voting in the affirmative and 23 in the negative, it was VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,100.00 and to transfer the sum of $2,900.00 from the Road Mach- inery Fund for the purpose of purchasing a new dump truck for the use of the Highway Department.
Article 8. VOTED to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by General Laws, Chapter 41, Section 108, as follows:
Highway Surveyor
$2.50 per hour
Town Treasurer 1700.00
Town Clerk
800.00
Tax Collector
1700.00
Moderator, $20.00 for the Annual Town Meeting,
and $5.00 for each Special Town Meeting. Members of the School Board, $3.00 for each meeting, plus $1.50 per hour for all meetings of over 2 hours. All other elective Town Officers $1.50 per hour.
Article 9. VOTED to choose all necessary Town Offi- cers not elected by ballot. Thereupon the following officers were unanimously elected: Field Drivers and Pound Keepers: Dana E. Thomas, Raymond A. Parent and Louis A. Bryant, Jr .; Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood: Toivo O. Kallio, Bradford H. Cole and Homer F. Weston; Herring Committee: Frank R. Mazzilli, Clark A. Griffith and Gordon W. Fountain.
Article 10. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and to trans- fer the sum of $24,000.00 from free cash in the Treasury to
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meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the Treasury.
Article 11. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,600.00 for Chapter 81 Highways, and to transfer the sum of $18,150.00 from free cash in the Treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State to be restored, upon their receipt, to free cash in the Treasury.
Article 12. VOTED to authorize the Cemetery Com- missioners and the Park Commissioners to employ themselves as laborers in the cemeteries and parks.
Article 13. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $650.00 to be used to pay for all private work and material in Town Cemeteries, such as, opening graves, building foun- dations, etc., as according to General Laws, Chapter 44, Section 53.
Article 14. Under this Article Mr. Alan I. Dunham, Chairman, presented a report of the Building Code Com- mittee wherein it was set forth that public hearings will be held on the proposed Code and that it would soon be pre- sented to the voters for action at a Special Town Meeting. Mr. John A. Shaw reported as to the progress made by the Town "Beach Committee", stating that a proposal regarding sale of land by Federal Cranberry Company had been sub- mitted to the Selectmen. Both reports were unanimously accepted.
Article 15. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for Assessors' Plans, such sum to be used and ex- pended by the Board of Assessors.
Article 16. VOTED to appropriate from the Lakenham Cemetery Sale of Lots Fund the sum of $300.00 for the pur-
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pose of filling in deep walks around burial lots - Loam, Fer- tilizer, Lime, Lawn seed and Labor.
Article 17. Unanimously VOTED to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,141.86 to pay the following unpaid bills, namely: (1960) Plymouth County Electric Co. (Gen- eral Highway ) $21.00; (1958) Warren Brothers Co. (Chapter 90) $1,120.86.
Article 18. VOTED to raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town charges for the ensuing year, as follows:
Moderator
$35.00
Selectmen
2300.00
Auditors
217.50
Treasurer
3905.00
Tax Collector
3680.00
Town Clerk
1505.00
Assessors
3400.00
Law
200.00
Elections, Registrations and St. Listing
885.00
Finance Committee Expense
75.00
Town Hall
4390.00
Police
10000.00
Fires
6865.00
Weights and Measures
200.00
Civil Defense
1000.00
Inspector of Wires
220.00
Tree Warden
2000.00
Gypsy Moth
800.00
Dutch Elm Disease
2125.00
Dog Officer
200.00
Health
3000.00
Public Health Nurse
2625.00
General Highway
6600.00
Removal of Snow
12000.00
Machinery Account
2671.00
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Public Assistance Administration
4540.00
Public Assistance
29970.00
Veterans Benefits Administration
450.00
Veterans Benefits
8500.00
School and Vocational Education
170536.00
Library
754.74
Parks
900.00
Old Home Day
200.00
Memorial Day
175.00
Workmen's Compensation Insurance
1705.94
American Legion Post Rent
400.00
Plymouth County Retirement Board
2018.20
Unclassified
1800.00
Cemeteries
4046.00
Consolidated School Bonds
13000.00
Consolidated School Bonds, Interest
1950.00
Article 19. VOTED to take from available funds in the Treasury the sum of for the purpose of reducing the tax rate.
Article 20. VOTED to accept Section 42 of Chapter 48 of the General Laws of this Commonwealth which provides for the establishment of a Fire Department and appointment of a Fire Chief under the direction of the Selectmen.
Article 21. VOTED to raise and appropriate the sum of $900.00 for the purpose of purchasing and installing a 2,000 gallon capacity underground gasoline storage tank, together with pump, said tank and pump to be located on Town prop- erty adjacent to the Town Hall. (Vote was by show of hands, 37 in the affirmative and 26 in the negative).
Article 22. Motion by Frank R. Mazzilli, duly seconded, to amend the original motion for adoption of the Article, as appearing in the Warrant, by inserting after the words "with all the powers and duties thereof", the following words and figures: "provided, however, that the subdivision control law
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as provided in sections 81K through 81GG of Chapter 41 of the General Laws not be accepted". After considerable dis- cussion it was VOTED, 44 to 24, to adopt the amendment as set forth above. Thereupon, it was VOTED, 54 in the affirmative and 1 in the negative, to establish a Planning Board of Five members under the provisions of Section 81 A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, with all the powers and duties thereof, provided, however, that the subdivision con- trol law as provided in Sections 81 K through 81 GG of Chapter 41' of the General Laws not be accepted, and that said five members be elected from the floor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of four years, and one for a term of five years, and thereafter in accordance with the provisions of statute and by official ballots.
Article 23. VOTED to proceed with the nomination and election of five members of the Planning Board estab- lished under Article 22. The following persons were duly nominated and elected: Philip H. Gibbs, for 1 year, Simon F. Majahad for 2 years, Alan I. Dunham for 3 years, Russell A. Trufant for 4 years, and John A. Shaw for the term of five years.
Article 24. VOTED, by rising vote, 37 in the affirm- ative and 34 in the negative, to authorize the Board of Selectmen to negotiate a lease for a police cruiser car and purchase a radio upon such terms and conditions and from such person or persons as the Board of Selectmen deems advisable and to appropriate the sum of $2500.00 therefor.
Article 25. VOTED to postpone indefinitely any action on Article 25. (This Article called for the appropriation of a sum of money for the purchase of a new police cruiser ).
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Article 26. VOTED to purchase from the heirs of the Hugh Bailey Estate, Plymouth County Probate No. 77272, a parcel of land on Church Street in South Carver containing about .45 of an acre to be used for playground purposes for the Benjamin Ellis School, and appropriate the sum of $500.00 therefor.
Voted to adjourn. Adjourned at 5:58 P. M.
A true record. Attest:
ONNI H. ERICKSON, Town Clerk
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SPECIAL TOWN MEETING March 25, 1961
A Special Town Meeting was held at the Governor John Carver Schoolhouse on March 25, 1961, pursuant to a War- rant of the Selectmen dated March 14, 1961. The meeting was called to order at 8:00 o'clock, P. M., by the Moderator, Bradford H. Cole. Raymond A. Parent and Robert H. Telless were appointed to serve as Tellers to count the votes, and were duly sworn to the faithful performance of their duties.
The meeting then proceeded to act on the Articles in said Warrant, as follows:
Article 1. VOTED, unanimously, to establish a Stabil- ization Fund in accordance with the provisions of General Laws Chapter 40, Section 5 B, as amended, and to appro- priate therefor the sum of $12,000.00 from available funds in the Treasury.
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