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New Salem
GC 974.402 N427AR, 1947
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01867 1864
Massachusetts
THE AISLE OF MAPLES - NEW SALEM COMMON
TOWN REPORTS 1947
ANNUAL REPORTS
- of the-
Town Officers
-also-
VALUATION AND TAXES
- of the-
TOWN OF NEW SALEM MASSACHUSETTS
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NEW SALEM ACADEMY
DA
-for the-
Year Ending December 31 1947
ORANGE, MASS. ENTERPRISE AND JOURNAL
1948
Town Officers for 1947
TOWN CLERK Ralph E. Stowell
TREASURER Ralph E. Stowell
TAX COLLECTOR Ralph E. Stowell
SELECTMEN Harry W. Fay
Chester L. Eaton
Wesley C. Cox
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE Harry W. Fay
Wesley C. Cox
Chester L. Eaton
BOARD OF HEALTH Chester L. Eaton
Wesley C. Cox
Harry W. Fay
AUDITOR Florence C. Cox
CONSTABLE Albert W. Cox
TREE WARDEN Albert W. Cox
ASSESSORS
Dayle G. Hamilton Harrie E. Sawtell Wallace E. Godfrey
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1948
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
J. Allan Bixby William Bullard Flora H. Crowl
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1948
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Edwin A. Cox Eleanor R. Eaton Harry W. Fay
Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1948
SALARIES OF ELECTED OFFICERS (As fixed by vote of the town, 1947)
Town Clerk
$100 00
Treasurer
150 00
Tax Collector
100 00
Selectmen
275 00
Board of Public Welfare
170 00
Old Age Assistance, Town Administration
100 00
Board of Health
No salary
Auditor
25 00
Constable
25 00
Tree Warden
10 00
Assessors
275 00
School Committee
150 00
Library Trustees
No salary
APPOINTED OFFICERS By Board of Health
INSPECTORS OF SLAUGHTERING
* Paul M. Whittier * Gilbert T. Lyman * Terms expire March 31, 1948
AGENT BOARD OF HEALTH Walter W. Lee, M. D.
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen
FOREST WARDEN Albert W. Cox
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Paul M. Whittier
DOG OFFICER
Albert W. Cox Term expires May 1, 1948
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BURIAL AGENT J. Allan Bixby
SOLDIERS' RELIEF AGENT The Selectmen
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT Leslie A. Bixby
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Albert W. Cox
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Albert W. Cox
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS A. Lyndon Cornwell
TRAFFIC OFFICER Albert W. Cox
SPECIAL POLICE Lawrence E. Bradway Wesley C. Cox
SURVEYORS OF WOOD AND BARK
A. Lyndon Cornwell Harrie E. Sawtell Robert Bullard * James Burrage
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER
A. Lyndon Cornwell Robert Bullard * Died May 23, 1947
Harrie E. Sawtell * James Burrage
SEXTONS
* Gilbert T. Lyman
* H. Victor Miller
* Appointed by Selectmen but did not serve
POUND KEEPER William W. Hamilton
FENCE VIEWERS
William Bullard Dayle G. Hamilton
Norman Haney
FIELD DRIVERS
William W. Hamilton
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Dayle G. Hamilton
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE Harry W. Fay * Stanley E. Paige * Died August 21, 1947 JANITOR OF TOWN HALL Gertrude L. Bradway
TRUSTEES OF MARTHA M. WOOD FISH FUND
Harry C. S. Cogswell Ralph E. Stowell
Term expires 1951
Term expires 1950
Chester L. Eaton William Bullard
Term expires 1949
Harry W. Fay
Term expires 1948
LIST OF JURORS AS REVISED BY SELECTMEN July 22, 1947
Name
Occupation
Post Office New Salem, Mass.
Norman W. Flye
Electrician
Norman M. Haney
Carpenter
New Salem, Mass. New Salem, Mass.
Stuart B. Robbins
Laboratory Technician South Athol, Mass.
J. Robert Sisson
Salesman
New Salem, Mass.
POST-WAR PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAM COMMITTEE Harry W. Fay, Chairman
Ralph E. Longueil
Ralph E. Stowell Arthur M. Wold
Albert W. Cox
REHABILITATION COMMITTEE Harry W. Fay, Chairman Ralph E. Stowell Clarence B. Mackie
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Term expires 1952
Leslie A. Bixby Retired
Articles in Town Warrant for the Annual Town Meeting, Monday, February 2, 1948 at 11.30 A. M., in Town Hall
ARTICLE 1. To choose a Moderator to preside at said meeting.
ART. 2. To choose, all on one ballot, one town clerk, one treasurer, one collector of taxes, three selectmen, three members of the board of public welfare, three members of the board of health, one constable, one auditor, one tree warden-all for one year; one assessor for three years, one member of the school com- mittee for three years and one library trustee for three years.
The polls will be open at 11:45 A. M. and will close at 8:00 P. M.
The business meeting for action on the following articles will be held at 6:45 o'clock P. M.
ART. 3. To hear the reports of the town officers and act thereon.
ART. 4. To see if the town will fix the salaries of all elected officers for the ensuing year.
ART. 5. To see if the town will 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, 1948 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 less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
ART. 6. To see if the town will vote from the machinery earnings fund the sum of $427.30, or any other sum, for the pur- pose of purchasing, repairing and operating road machinery.
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ART. 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or appropriate from free cash in the treasury the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, for the purpose of purchasing, re- pairing and operating road machinery.
ART. 8. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any action thereon.
ART. 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or Maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto.
ART. 10. To see if the town will vote from free cash in the treasury the sum of $100.00 or any other sum, for town adminis- tration of Old Age Assistance, or act thereon.
ART. 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate or appropriate from free cash in the treasury the sum of $320.00 for the purpose of an evening agricultural school, all of said sum to be reimbursed.
ART. 12. To see if the town will vote to pay any bills of prior years, raise and appropriate money for same or act thereon.
ART. 13. To see if the town will raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray town expenses for the ensuing year.
ART. 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or appropriate from free cash in the treasury, $100.00 for cleaning out water holes, or act thereon.
ART. 15. To see if the town will vote to construct another room to the Center School building or take any action thereon.
ART. 16. To see if the town will vote to pay the Nathan Smith Cemetery fund to the Metropolitan District Commission, the bodies in the former Golden Lake Cemetery covered by this fund having been transferred to Quabbin Park Cemetery.
ART. 17. To see if the town will vote to appropriate from free cash in the treasury the sum of $143.40 for work in North New Salem Cemetery.
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ART. 18. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
Note :- This warrant appears as a matter of information only and the official warrant may include changes and additions.
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Report of the Board of Selectmen
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$1800 00
Selectmen
Paid
Selectmen, salaries
$275 00
Dues, Massachusetts Selectmen's Ass'n
10 00
Dues, Franklin County Selectmen's Ass'n
6 00
Clerical work, telephone, supplies, mile- eage and expenses
277 32
$568 32
Auditor
Auditor's salary
$25 00
$25 00
Town Clerk
Town Clerk's salary
$100 00
Town Clerk's bond
5 00
Dues, Massachusetts Town Clerk's Ass'n
6 00
Returns to State, Justice fees, supplies and office expense
42 99
$153 99
Treasurer
Treasurer's salary
$150 00
Treasurer's bond
11 50
Dues, Massachusetts Collectors' and Treasurers' Association
1 00
Supplies and office expense
54 64
$217 14
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Tax Collector
Tax Collector's salary Tax Collector's bond Deputy Tax Collector's bond Dues, Massachusetts Collectors' and Treasurers' Association
$100 00
15 75
5 00
1 00
Supplies and expenses
114 12
$235 87
Assessors
Assessors' salaries
$275 00
Dues, Massachusetts Assessors' Ass'n
3 00
Dues, Franklin County Assessors' Ass'n
3 00
Expenses, clerical work and supplies
67 29
$348 29
Elections and Registrations
Moderator, Tellers and Ballot Clerks
$32 55
Ballots and supplies
18 74
Registration, voting list and mileage
27 49
$78 78
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Salary
$25 00
$25 00
Tree Warden
Salary
$10 00
$10 00
Constable
Salary
$25 00
$25 00
Inspector of Animals
Inspection, mileage and postage
$23 98
$23 98
Total, General Government Unexpended balance
$1711 37
88 63
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MACHINERY MAINTENANCE
Unexpended balance from 1946 Appropriations
$
28 20
February 3, 1947-from earnings
752 86
February 3, 1947
500 00
October 25, 1947-from earnings
1087 70
October 25, 1947
500 00
$2868 76
Paid
Truck No. 3 (International), registration, gas, oil, repairs and parts $342 82
Truck No. 5 (Dodge), registration, gas, oil, repairs and parts
737 18
Truck No. 6 (Chevrolet), registration, gas, oil, repairs and parts 795 61
Tractor, registration, fuel oil, repairs and parts
186 11
Grader, blade and parts
13 20
Snow plows, blades, repairs and parts
290 35
Mixer, gas
18
Rake, teeth, bolts and welding
39 87
Miscellaneous supplies
155 28
Miscellaneous labor on machinery
256 17
$2816 77
Unexpended balance
$51 99
INSURANCE ON TRUCKS
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$225 00
Transfer from Reserve 5 10
$230 10
Paid
230 10
UNCLASSIFIED
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$900 00
Transfer to Town Hall Maintenance, December 30, 1947 180 00
$720 00
Paid
Workmen's Compensation Insurance $306 21
Fire Insurance-Old Town Hall 33 32
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Town Report printing Miscellaneous supplies Miscellaneous labor
$272 25
59 48
32 52
$703 78
Unexpended balance
$16 22
BRIDGES AND RAILINGS
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$400 00
Paid
Materials Labor
$110 60 168 06
$278 66
Unexpended balance
$121 34
SNOW AND SANDING
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$1400 00
Paid-Materials
$ 182 82 1066 44
Labor
$1249 26
Unexpended balance
$150 74
POLICE-TRAFFIC REGULATION
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$150 00
Appropriation October 25, 1947 25 00
$175 00
Paid Albert W. Cox, police and traffic duty, investigating accidents, supplies $173 59 173 59
Unexpended balance $1 41
MOTH WORK
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$250 00
Paid-Materials $ 19 54
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Labor
$225 76 $245 30
Unexpended balance
$4 70
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$500 00
Payments
281 64
Unexpended balance
$218 36
VETERANS' SERVICE DISTRICT
Paid Department of Veterans' Service, District of Eastern Franklin
$138 00
REHABILITATION INCOME FUND
Paid Orange Savings Bank, Interest from U. S. Bond
$12 50
MARTHA M. WOOD FISH FUND
No payments
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$450 00
Paid
Gardner Electric Light Co.
$ 31 02
New England Tel. and Tel. Co.
25 26
Janitor, other labor and mileage
176 41
Coal, gas, oil and equipment
132 23
364 92
Unexpended balance
$85 08
FOREST FIRES
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$300 00
Payments
183 80
Unexpended balance
$116 20
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FOREST FIRE EQUIPMENT
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$100 00
Paid for Indian pumps, lanterns and batteries
100 00
BOOSTER TANK FOR FIRE TRUCK
Appropriation February 3, 1947 Paid
$485 00
480 45
Unexpended balance
$4 55
TOWN FOREST
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$50 00
No payments
0 00
Unexpended balance
$50 00
WATER HOLES
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$100 00
No payments
0 00
Unexpended balance
$100 00
STREET LIGHTS
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$720 00
Paid Gardner Electric Light Co.
720 00
BILLS OF PRIOR YEARS
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$42 50
Paid
42 50
LIBRARY
Appropriation February 3, 1947 $150 00
Appropriation February 3, 1947, Dog Fund 121 66
$271 66
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Unexpended Wheeler Fund from 1946 Wheeler Fund 1947
$ 3 88 36 98
$40 86
Total available funds
$312 52
Paid-(See Library Report)
261 07
Balance
$51 45
Reserved for books from Town appropriation
24 38
Unexpended-Wheeler Fund
$27 07
NEW LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
Bailey and Spooner Funds from Greenwich
Paid Ware Savings Bank Stephen R. Bailey Library Fund
$256 85
Rebekah W. Spooner Library Fund 642 34
$899 19
LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS
Paid Stoddard, Ball and Bartlett, Green- field, for services and expenses in ob- taining Bailey and Spooner Funds for New Salem Public Library- From Spooner Library Fund 26 18
CEMETERIES-GENERAL CARE
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$500 00
From 1946 Appropriation for lettering stone at North New Salem Cemetery 42 50
$542 50
Center Cemetery
Paid labor
$221 90
Supplies
14 52
$236 42
North New Salem Cemetery
Paid labor
$43 14
Lettering stone
42 50
Supplies
1 88
$87 52
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Mountain View Cemetery Paid labor Supplies
$53 50 5 91
$59 41
Branch Cemetery Paid labor $15 75
$399 10
Unexpended balance
$143 40
CEMETERIES-FUNDED LOTS
Center Cemetery-labor
$104 64
Mountain View Cemetery-labor
19 50
North New Salem Cemetery-labor
34 13
Total, funded lots $158 27
MEMORIAL DAY
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$35 00
Paid-flags, wreaths and trumpeter
30 25
Unexpended balance
$4 75
TOWN HALL MAINTENANCE
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$1200 00
Transfer from Unclassified, December 30,
1947 180 00
$1380 00
Payments
6000 gallons fuel oil
$625 20
Gardner Electric Light Co.
144 90
Insurance on Town Hall
118 15
Fire Insurance on Contents
34 08
Public Liability Insurance on Town Hall
45 00
Oil burner service
47 77
Miscellaneous supplies
23 52
Janitor
316 56
Other labor
2 50
$1357 68
Unexpended balance $22 32
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GARAGE MAINTENANCE
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Appropriation, February 3, 1947 Paid
$200 00
Electricity, paint and supplies $ 51 78 Labor 127 24
$179 02
Balance Reserved for 3 sq. black as- phalt shingles
$20 98
20 25
$0 73
SECOND FLOOR ROOM-TOWN HALL
Balance of 1946 appropriation
$47 99
Paid, supplies 5 74
Balance reserved for contract for finishing work on second floor room
$42 25
INTEREST
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$65 00
Paid Orange National Bank 56 28
Unexpended balance
$8 72
SCHOOL HOUSE LOAN
Paid Orange National Bank, Note due Oct. 15, 1947 $900 00
WITHHOLDING TAX
Paid Orange National Bank, Withholding Tax $2618 88
STATE AND COUNTY
Paid Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Tax
$250 00
State Parks and Reservations 15 53
Auditing Municipal Accounts 297 64
$563 17
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Paid County of Franklin County Tax Dog Account
$819 70 170 40
$990 10
$1553 27
WILDCAT BOUNTIES
Paid Bounties on two wildcats $20 00
REFUNDS
Paid, Refunds
$47 53
RETIREMENT
Paid Franklin County Retirement System
$92 13
HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 81
Contract No. 4662
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947 $ 555 00
State Allotment 8325 00
$8880 00
Paid
Labor and superintendence
$3621 96
Machinery
Town of New Salem $ 960 07
Hired equipment 2366 50
$3326 57
Materials
1931 47
$8880 00
HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
Contract No. 10499 Wendell Road
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947 State Allotment County Allotment
$1000 00 2000 00
1000 00
$4000 00
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Paid
Labor and superintendence
$1379 42
Machinery
Town of New Salem
$378 88
Hired equipment
962 20
Materials
$1341 08 1279 50
$4000 00
HIGHWAYS-CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
Contract No. 10161 Wendell Road
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947 State Allotment
450 00
County Allotment
450 00
$1350 00
Paid
Labor and superintendence
$479 25
Equipment, Town of New Salem
75 30
Material, tar
795 45
$1350 00
SCHOOLS-General
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947
$22600 00
Town Appropriation December 30, 1947
300 00
$22900 00
Payments
22885 28
Unexpended balance
$14 72
SCHOOLS-Home Arts
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947
$2650 00
Transfer from War Surplus Property Fund, December 30, 1947
156 22
$2806 22
Payment
2794 24
Unexpended balance
$11 98
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$450 00
SCHOOLS-Vocational Agriculture
Town Appropriation, February 3, 1947 Transfer from Athletic Transportation Fund, December 30, 1947
$5800 00
92 00
Payments
5880 30
Unexpended balance
$11 70
SCHOOLS-Home Arts
Paid, George-Deen Fund
$60 00
Smith-Hughes Fund 90 40
SCHOOLS-Vocational Agriculture
Paid, George-Deen Fund $ 180 00
George-Deen Fund, travel
633 15
George-Deen Fund, special
1654 79
George-Barden Fund
411 84
George-Barden Fund, travel
141 55
Smith-Hughes Fund
526 32
SCHOOLS-War Surplus Property
Town Appropriation February 3, 1947
$250 00
Transfer to Household Arts Department, December 30, 1947 156 22
$93 78
Paid
93 78
SCHOOLS-Out-of-State Expense of Superintendent
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$30 00
Paid
13 60
Unexpended balance
$16 40
SCHOOLS-Retirement Fund for Joseph Ciechon
Appropriation February 3, 1947 $52 00
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$5892 00
Paid
$52 00
TRANSPORTATION-Athletic Teams
Appropriation October 25, 1947
$100 00
Transfer to Schools-Vocational Agricul- ture, December 30, 1947 92 00
$8 00
Paid, transportation Athletic teams to games
8 00
BLUE CROSS
Payments $418 85
DRINKING FOUNTAIN FOR TOWN HALL
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$325 00
Paid
225 00
Unexpended balance
$100 00
ELECTRIC CLOCK FOR AUDITORIUM
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$30 00
Paid
16 38
Unexpended balance
$13 62
BOARD OF HEALTH
Appropriation, February 3, 1947
$200 00
Payments-See Board of Health report
138 17
Unexpended balance
$61 83
PUBLIC WELFARE
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$1000 00
Appropriation October 25, 1947
1000 00
Transfer from Reserve 219 50
$2219 50
Payments-See Board of Public Welfare report
2219 50
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FEDERAL-OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Payments-Federal Old Age Assistance
Payments-Federal O. A. A. Administrative
$2866 26 42 40
TOWN-OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$5500 00 2000 00
Appropriation October 25, 1947
$7500 00
6757 87
Payments-See O. A. A. report Balance Cancelled checks
$742 13
88 50
Unexpended
$830 63
TOWN-O. A. A. ADMINISTRATIVE
Appropriation February 3, 1947
$100 00
Paid
100 00
Total payments for 1947 by orders of the Selectmen
$80776 91
RESERVE FUND
Appropriation February 3, 1947 Transfers
$300 00
To Public Welfare
$219 50
To Insurance on Trucks
5 10
$224 60
Balance
$75 40
MACHINERY EARNINGS FUND
From Chapter 81, Chapter 90 Maintenance and Chapter 90 Construction
Truck No. 3 (International)
$216 33
Truck No. 5 (Dodge)
372 74
Truck No. 6 (Chevrolet)
545 28
Tractor
239 80
Grader
32 40
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Mixer Rake
$5 60 2 10
Total from Chapter 81 and Chapter 90 Other Machinery Earnings
$1414 25 100 75
Total Machinery Earnings 1947
$1515 00
Balance from Earnings Account in 1946
752 86
Total Earnings available in 1947
$2267 86
Appropriated February 3, 1947
$ 752 86
Appropriated October 25, 1947 1087 70
$1840 56
Balance in Earnings Account December 31, 1947
$427 30
LICENSES GRANTED
3 Common Victualler
$11 00
1 Lodging House
1 00
3 Junk Collector
6 00
1 Special Auctioneer's
5 00
5 Pistol Permits (1 no charge)
2 00
$25 00
APPROPRIATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 1948
General Government
$ 1850 00
Bridges and Railings
400 00
Snow and Sanding
1400 00
Machinery Maintenance from Earnings
427 30
Machinery Maintenance, appropriate
1000 00
Town Hall Maintenance
1500 00
Unclassified
800 00
Forest Fires
300 00
Moth Work
250 00
Memorial Day
35 00
Cemeteries-General Care
500 00
Street Lights, including Light for Honor Roll
720 00
Town Forest
50 00
Soldiers' Benefits
500 00
Fire Department
450 00
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Forest Fire Equipment
$100 00
Library
125 00
Library-the Dog Fund
113 49
Traffic and Police Regulation
175 00
Interest
45 00
Maintenance of Garage
150 00
Fire and Theft and Liability Insurance on Trucks
235 00
Reserve Fund, appropriate from Free Cash
300 00
Board of Health
200 00
Aid to Dependent Children
00 00
Old Age Assistance-Raise and Appropriate
6000 00
Old Age Assistance-Town Administrative
100 00
Welfare-Raise and Appropriate
2000 00
Schools
27000 00
Agricultural Department
6850 00
Household Arts
3250 00
Agricultural Evening School
320 00
School Department Vocational Departments for Purchase of Government Surplus Property
250 00
School Superintendent's Expenses Out-of- State
30 00
Highways, Chapter 81
555 00
Highways, Chapter 90 Maintenance
450 00
Highways, Chapter 90 Construction
1000 00
Veterans' Services District
130 76
County Retirement Expense
145 23
Due in large measure to a petition, privately circulated last year by Harry W. Fay and brought to the attention of the De- partment of Public Utilities by Senator Ralph C. Mahar, the Gardner Electric Light Company agreed to extend its lines to all but three of the forty-eight signers of this petition at a minimum monthly rate of $2.00 for five years without construction costs. During 1947 several miles of new electric lines have been built so that electricity has been made available to about forty-five places. Joint telephone and electric pole locations were granted Novem- ber 15, 1947 by the Selectmen to serve the three signers who were refused service last year. This with one more short line which will be built early in 1948 will make electricity available to over fifty places. This completes coverage of the entire town so that electricity may be had by practically all who wish it so far as proximity to service lines is concerned.
Chapter 90 Construction work on the Wendell Road was continued this year. Several hundred feet of grading was done and last year's section was put in shape for a tar surface. Three
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coats of tar were applied for 2400 feet. State and County money will be available for 1948 if the voters wish to continue the work on this road.
Under Chapter 81 a new tar surface was laid on Freeman Road and Whitaker Road as far as Shutesbury Road-a distance of about one-third of a mile. Gravelling on North Main street in places not previously gravelled makes this road an all-weather road as far north as Neilson Road. The gravel surface on Blackinton Road was extended to the north as far as the road to the camps on North Spectacle pond. Considerable widening, grading and gravelling was done on Neilson Road near the "Bear's Den", the ledge at that point having been cut back sever- al feet. This provides better visibility and a better grade. Work should be continued on this road in 1948. On account of the labor shortage much of the work was done by machinery.
The wood work on the exterior of the garage has been paint- ed two coats and shingles have been bought to shingle the south side of the "hearse house."
Increased use of the Town Hall increases the cost of main- tenance. The cost of fuel oil has increased also, and the prospect of part of the dining room being used for school purposes in 1948 will add considerably to the expense.
The Town of Erving will join the Eastern Franklin Veterans' Service District for 1948. While the budget will be increased from $2300.00 in 1947 to $2800.00 for 1948, the addition of Erving to the District will decrease the expense to all the other towns and be advantageous to Erving as well. New Salem's share for 1948 being $130.76 as against $138.00 for 1947.
During the past year we have lost two of our Ex-Selectmen who served very recently on the Board; Thomas B. Mackie who died June 14, 1947 after an illness of several months and Stanley E. Paige who died very suddenly August 21, 1947.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. FAY CHESTER 'L. EATON WESLEY C. COX
Selectmen of New Salem
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Town Clerk's Report
BIRTHS
Date
Jan. 19
Name Glon Merle Lanagan
May 13 Mary Louise Sisson
June 22 Dale Brian Howes
July 22 Judith Eileen Burnham
Aug. 26 Joseph Allen Starkey
Sept. 21 Ann Stork Worsman
Sept. 24 Michael Richard Primus Herbert Conrad Primus,
Jr.
Oct. 6 David Wesley Cox
Oct. 16 Sharon Louise Wheeler
Nov. 12 William Dayle Hamilton
Beverly Lovilla Cote Wesley C. Cox Elizabeth Poland Robert Eugene Wheeler Mary Anne Marco William W. Hamilton Phyllis M. Stephens
MARRIAGES
Date
Feb. 21
Name Ronald Asa Waite Elizabeth (Lee) Mott
Residence Athol Athol Place New Salem New Salem New Salem
July 15 Raymond Melvin Reed Esther Jane Hamilton
New Salem
Parents
Merle Rufus Lanagan Gladys Florence Mahon James Robert Sisson Hope Evelyn Rockwell Jesse M. Howes, Jr. Marie Ange Sorel Francis W. Burnham Beverly Phelps Robert Lawrence Starkey Marjorie Nell Fairman Herbert Stork Worsman Helen Paige
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DEATHS
Date
May June
23
Name James Burrage
Y 59
M D Cause 10 Cerebral glioma 4
14 Thomas Bell Mackie, Jr.
64
10
24 Carcinoma of throat, lungs and liver
June
15 Nina Potter Bruns Chauvin 84
1
8 Broncho pneu- monia, T. B. of trachea, Bron- chial Lymph Nodes
Aug.
14 Frank Augustus Sampson 83 1
Aug. 21 Stanley E. Paige
59
10
19
Aug. 31 Luna Maria Peirce 72
8
9 Cerebral hem- orrhage Coronary thrombosis 3 Carcinoma bil- iary system, car- cinoma of gall bladder
RALPH E. STOWELL,
Clerk
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Tax Collector's Report
EXCISE TAXES 1946
Outstanding December 31, 1946
$34 76
Committed January 4, 1947
5 19
$39 95
Payments to Treasurer
$39 95
$39 95
PROPERTY TAXES 1946
Outstanding December 31, 1946
$554 57
$554 57
Payments to Treasurer
$548 39
Abatements
6 18
$554 57
POLL TAXES 1947
As per Warrants
$236 00
$236 00
Payments to Treasurer
$192 00
Abatements
44 00
$236 00
FOREST PRODUCTS TAX 1947
As per Warrant
$30 66
$30 66
Payments to Treasurer
30 66
$30 66
PROPERTY TAXES 1947
As per Warrants
$17307 56 01
Error in Warrant
$17307 57
Payments to Treasurer
$16243 66
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Abated Outstanding December 31, 1947
$ 96 90 967 01 $17307 57
EXCISE TAXES 1947
As per Warrants
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