Hatfield Annual Town Report 1951-1957, Part 29

Author: Hatfield (Mass)
Publication date: 1951
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The following is an accounting of the number of lunches served during the past year :


Days Lunch Served


No. of Lunches Served


Month


January


21


6,559


February


16


4,927


March


21


5,727


April


16


4,420


May


22


5,807-


June


11


2,805


September


18


5,900


October


21


6,742


November


18


5,661


December


15


5,104


179


53,652


Respectfully submitted,


ARTHUR G. SCOTT, JR., Director, Hatfield School Lunch.


HATFIELD SCHOOL ENROLLMENT


October 1, 1956


Elementary Grades


Elem. Total


H. S. Grades


H. S. Total


Total All Grades


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


1951


35


38


35


36


28


18


22


22


234


25


26


20


17


88


322


1952


48


38


32


31


40


26


20


21


256


18


25


21


20


84


340


1953


54


44


29


38


31


35


25


21


277


20


16


26


19


81


358


1954


38


54


42


32


38


34


38


26


302


21


20


16


23


80


382


1955


49


33


51


41


29


37


32


36


308


24


21


18


15


78


386


1956


42


53


33


54


41


28


39


32


322


32


23


20


17


92


414


Read horizontally


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PREDICTED ENROLLMENT CHART


Based on October 1, 1956, Census of in-school and pre-school children


Elementary Grades


Elem. Total


H. S. Grades


H. S. Total


Total All Grades


1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


1956


42


53 33


54


41


28


39


32


322


32


23


20


17


92


414


1957


49


42


53


33


54


41


28


39


339


32


32


23


20


107


446


1958


41


49


42


53


33


54


41


28


341


39


32


32


23


126


467


1959


43


41


49


42


53


33


54


41


356


28


39


32


32


131


487


1960


35


43


41


49


42


53


33


54


350


41


28


39


32


140


490


1961


48


35


43


41


49


42


53


33


344


54


41


28


39


162


506


1962


*49


49


35


43


41


49


42


53


** 361


33


54


41


28


156


517


Read horizontally


* Resident births and transfers as of December 31, 1956


** Includes *


104


105


SCHOOL CENSUS October 1, 1956


Boys


Girls 52


Total


From age 5 to 7


40


92


From age 7 to 16


180


174


354


220


226


446


Comparative Totals for Seven-Year Period


1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956


From age 5 to 7


62


68


88


115


109


90


92


From age 7 to 16


255


259


266


259


291


319


354


317


327


354


374


400


409


446


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FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1956 Regular Day School


Regular Day School


Appropriation for support $105,000.00


Unexpended balance-returned to Surplus Cash 115.91


Total Expenditures $104,884.09


Credits : Reimbursements received General School Fund Chapter 70) $18,945.00


Transportation (Chapter 71) 4,806.25


Vocational Agriculture


(High School) 2,661.23


Total Reimbursement for Regular Day School $ 26,412.48


Vocational Tuition and Transportation


Vocational Tuition and Transportation


Appropriation for support


$


2,500.00


Transferred from Reserve Fund 981.77


Total support


$


3,481.77


Credits : Total Expenditures


$


3,481.77


Vocational tuition


$


816.51


Vocational School pupil trans- portation 244.37


Total reimbursements for Vocational Tuition and Transportation $1,060.88


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ESTIMATES OF REIMBURSEMENT DUE TOWN OF HATFIELD ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1957


From Commonwealth of Massachusetts:


Regular Day Schools


Chapter 70


$ 18,250.00


Chapter 71


4,500.00


Vocational Agriculture


2,600.00


Total Estimated Reimbursements Regular Day School $ 25,350.00


From Commonwealth of Massachusetts :


Vocational Tuition and Transportation 1,000.00


Total Estimated Reimbursement All Education


$ 26,350.00


SCHOOL BUDGET OF 1956


1956


Approp.


Classification Salaries


1956 Expended


$ 42,500.00


Elementary


$ 42,478.52


26,405.00 Secondary


26,744.00


2,560.00 Music, Art, Penmanship


2,067.28


4,300.00 Vocational


2,212.53


200.00 Work Certificates


80.25


$ 75,965.00


$ 73,582.58


Textbooks and Supplies


$ 3,000.00


Elementary


$ 2,852.86


1,000.00 Secondary


2,056.58


250.00 Vocational, High School


118.84


$ 4,250.00


$ 5,028.28


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Custodians' Salaries


$ 2,900.00 Elementary


2,700.00


Secondary


$ 2,900.00 2,700.00


$ 5,600.00


$ 5,600.00


Fuel


$ 1,700.00 Elementary


900.00


Secondary


$ 1,796.70 876.67


$ 2,600.00


$ 2,673.37


Miscellaneous Operational (Lights, Janitorial Supplies)


$ 900.00


Elementary


$ 952.97


400.00


Secondary


642.18.


$ 1,300.00


$ 1,595.15


Plant Maintenance


$


700.00 Center School


$ 1,137.00


100.00 School Street School


59.03


$ 800.00


$ 1,196.03


School Health


$ 1,500.00 Salary of Nurse


100.00 Supplies (expense)


$ 1,500.00 41.64


$ 1,600.00


$ 1,541.64


Transportation


$ 6,900.00 Regular 500.00 Other


$ 7,071.50 287.95


$ 7,400.00


$ 7,359.45 '


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Physical Education


$


100.00 Towels 75.00 Supplies


$ 118.05


84.75


$ 175.00


$


202.80


Miscellaneous


$


1,000.00 Education, Crippled Children $ 690.50


420.00 Athletic Insurance


412.30


110.00 General Insurance Other


88.12


53.08


$ 1,530.00


$ 1,244.00


Vo-Ag Power


$ 50.00


$ 45.00


Administration


$


2,100.00


Superintendent's Salary


$ 1,966.72


200.00 Expenses


202.03


400.00 Postage, Tel. Office Supplies


477.85


300.00


Clerk


324.50


50.00


Census


50.00


$ 3,050.00


$ 3,021.10


New Equipment


$ 550.00


$ 1,677.13


Graduations


$ 130.00


$ 117.56


$105,000.00


TOTAL


$104,884.09


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HATFIELD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Budget Comparison 1956-1957


Cate-


1956


1957


gory ACCOUNT


No. TITLE


Appro- ation


quest


ence


Instr .- Teach. Staff


1 Elementary


$42,500.00


$49,120


+6,620


2 Secondary


26,405.00


29,390


+2,985


3 Music, Art, Penmanship


2,560.00


2,175


- 385


4 Vocational


4,300.00


none


-4,300


5 Work Certificates


200.00


200


none


Instr .- Books, Supplies


6 Elementary


3,000.00


3,350


+ 350


7 Secondary


1,000.00


1,615


+ 615


8 Secondary, Vocational


250.00


none


- 250


Janitors' Services


9 Elementary


2,900.00


3,150


+ 250


10 Secondary


2,700.00


2,950


+ 250


Fuel


11 Elementary


1,700.00


1,900


+ 200


12 Secondary


900.00


900


none


Miscellaneous Operational


13 Elementary


900.00


900


none


14 Secondary


400.00


500


+ 100


Plant Maintenance


15 Center School


700.00


800


+ 100


16 School Street School


100.00


100


none


School Health


17 Salary of Nurse


1,500.00


1,600


+ 100


18 Supplies


100.00


75


- 25


Transportation


19 Regular Daily


6,900.00


7,295


+ 395


20 Athletic and Other


500.00


500


none


Re-


+ or - Differ-


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Physical Education


21 Towels


100.00


100


none


22 Supplies


75.00


100


+ 25


Miscellaneous


23 Ed. of Crippled Children


1,000.00


600


- 400


24 Athletic Insurance


420.00


420


none


25 General Insurance


110.00


60


- 50


26 Other, Liability


Theft & Misc.


95


+ 95


Administration


27 Superintendent's Salary


2,100.00


2,100


none


28 Expense


200.00


300


+ 100


29 Postage, Tel., Office Sup.


400.00


525


+ 125


30 Clerk


300.00


300


none


31 Census


50.00


50


none


32 New Equipment


550.00


2,200


+1,650


33 Graduations


130.00


130


none


TOTAL


$105,000.00 $113,500


SCHOOL BUDGET ESTIMATE


1957


General Control


$ 2,900.00


Instruction


86,210.00


Operation


10,675.00


Maintenance and Repair


900.00


Capital Outlay


2,200.00


Other Agencies


10,615.00


Total Budget Estimate


$113,500.00


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Category Number Reference 1956 Budget


General Control


27 Superintendent's Salary


$ 2,100.00


28 Superintendent's Expenses 150.00


29 Office Expenses 100.00


31 Census


50.00


5 Work Certificates


200.00


30 Clerk


300.00


TOTAL


$ 2,900.00


Instruction


Salaries:


1 Elementary Salaries


$ 49,120.00


2 Secondary Salaries 29,390.00


23 Instruction-Crippled Children 600.00


3 Penmanship, Art, Music


2,175.00


Elementary, Instructional Supplies, Texts, etc .:


6 Elementary-instructional supplies


3,000.00


28 Elementary-principal's expenses 50.00


6 Elementary -- A. V. Aids 150.00


29 Elementary-Office expenses


50.00


Secondary, Instructional Supplies. Texts, etc .:


7 Secondary-instructional supplies


1,300.00


28 Secondary-principal's expenses


50.00


7-25 D. E .- Insurance, Supplies, Trans. (7-$115; 25-$60)


175.00


7 Secondary-A. V. Aids


100.00


Secondary-Office expenses


50.00


TOTAL


$ 86,210.00


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Operation


9 Elementary-Jantior's Salary


$3,150.00


10 Secondary-Janitor's Salary


2,950.00


11 Elementary Fuel


1,900.00


12 Secondary Fuel


900.00


13 Misc. Operational-Elementary


900.00


14 Misc. Operational-Secondary


400.00


14 Town Hall-Janitor's Supplies


100.00


29 Telephone Service-Elementary 175.00


29 Telephone Service-Secondary


200.00


TOTAL


$ 10,675.00


Maintenance and Repairs


15 Center School


$ 800.00


16 School Street School


100.00


TOTAL


$ 900.00


Capital Outlay


32 New Equipment


$ 2,200.00


TOTAL


$ 2,200.00


Other Agencies


19 Transportation


$ 7,295.00


20 Transportation-Athletic


500.00


17 Salary of Nurse


1,600.00


18 Health Supplies


75.00


6 School Library-Elementary


200.00


7 School Library-Secondary


100.00


21-22 Physical Education-towels, supplies


(21-$100; 22-$100) 200.00


24 Athletic Insurance


420.00


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33 Graduation-Elementary, Secondary


130.00


26 Insurance-Liability, etc.


45.00


26 Miscellaneous


50.00


TOTAL


$ 10,615.00


Total Budget Estimate


$113,500.00


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SCHOOL CALENDAR 1956 - 1957


1956


Sept. 4 Staff meeting.


Sept. 5 Schools open with full sessions.


Oct. 5 Teachers' Convention.


Oct. 12 Columbus Day-schools closed.


Nov. 12 Veteran's Day-schools closed.


Nov. 20 Elementary Schools close for Thanksgiving holidays.


Nov. 21 High School closes for Thanksgiving holidays.


Nov. 26 Schools reopen.


Dec. 21 Schools close for Christmas holidays.


1957 Jan. 2 Schools reopen.


Feb. 15 Schools close for winter vacation.


Feb. 25 Schools reopen.


April 12 Schools close for spring vacation. Senior class trip.


April 22 Schools reopen.


May 30 Schools close for Memorial Day.


June 12 Cafeteria closes.


June 13 Elementary School closes at noon for summer vacation.


June 14 High School closes at noon for summer vaca- tion. Elementary School Days-178.


High School Days-180.


Approved by the Committee


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Director of Accounts


March 13, 1956


To the Board of Selectmen, Mr. Joseph J. Wendlowski, Jr., Chairman, Hatfield, Massachusetts.


Gentlemen :


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hatfield for the year ending December 31, 1955, made in accordance with the provi- sions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assist- ant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours,


HERMAN B. DINE,


Director of Accounts.


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Mr. Herman B. Dine, Director of Accounts, Dept. of Corporations and Taxation, State House, Boston.


Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hatfield for the year ending December 31, 1955, and submit the following re- port thereon :


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or sending out bills for collection, were ex- amined and checked.


The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked in detail. The ledger accounts were analyzed; the receipts as recorded were checked with the treasurer's records of receipts; and the payments were compared with the approved treasury warrants. The appropriation accounts were checked with the town clerk's records of town meeting proceedings, the trans- fers from the reserve fund were compared with the au- thorizations of the finance committee; and the other ac- counts were checked with information in the departments in which the transactions originated. A balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on December 31, 1955.


The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were checked with the records of the departments collecting money for the town and with other sources from which


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money was paid into the town treasury, while the pay- ments were compared with the treasury warrants ap- proved by the selectmen. The cash book footings were verified, and the cash balance on January 28, 1956 was approved by reconciliation of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The records of payroll deductions for Federal taxes, the county retirement system, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield were examined and checked. The deductions were listed; the payments to the Director of Internal Revenue, the county treasurer, and the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc., were verified; and the balances in the gen- eral treasury on January 28, 1956 were proved.


The savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being verified by comparison with the treasurer's record of receipts and with the accountant's records.


The payments on account of maturing debt and in- terest were proved by comparison with the amounts fall- ing due during the period of the audit and with the can- celled securities on file.


The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The tax and excise ac- counts outstanding at the time of the previous examina- tion, as well as all subsequent commitment lists, were audited and proved with the assessors' warrants. The recorded collections were checked with the commitment lists; the payments to the treasurer were verified; the abatements as recorded were compared with the asses- sors' record of abatements granted; the outstanding ac- counts were listed and proved with the accountant's


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ledger controls; and the cash on hand January 28, 1956 was proved by actual count.


It is recommended that a determined effort be made to obtain settlement of the past due tax and excise ac- counts which date back to 1952.


The appropriations voted by the town were listed from the records of the town clerk and compared with the aggregate amount raised by the assessors in the determi- nation of the tax rate for 1955.


The financial transactions of the town clerk were examined and checked. The receipts from dog and sport- ing licenses, as well as from gasoline storage renewals, were checked with the records of licenses and permits issued. The payments to the town treasurer and the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified, and the cash on hand January 28, 1956 was proved by actual count.


The receipts for licenses and permits issued by the selectmen and the chief of police were checked with the records of licenses and permits granted, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the cash on hand January 28, 1956 was proved by actual count.


The recorded receipts from court fines were proved with the records of the district court.


The accounts of the sealer of weights and measures were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were compared with the record of work performed, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The receipts for the use of town-owned highway equipment were compared with the highway department's records of charges made for Chapter 81 and Chapter 90 highway work.


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The records of accounts receivable of the inspector of slaughtering and of the public welfare, highway, vet- erans' services, and cemetery departments were examined and checked. The charges were listed and compared with the accountant's record of commitments; the re- ported payments to the treasurer were compared with the treasurer's recorded receipts; the abatements were verified; and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the accountant's ledger controls.


The records for the rental of town property were examined. The charges were listed and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The records of the school nurse pertaining to dental clinic receipts were examined. The collections were checked and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The accounts of the school lunch program were ex- amined and checked. The receipts from the sale of lunches and from Federal and State reimbursements were listed, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The receipts from the sale of tickets for athletics events in connection with the athletic program were checked, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The records of the librarian pertaining to collections for overdue or lost books were audited, and the payments to the treasurer were verified.


The books and accounts of the water department were examined and checked. The charges for the use of water and for miscellaneous services were checked and compared with the commitments reported to the town accountant. The collections and abatements, as record- ed, were checked, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the accountant's ledger. The cash on hand January 28, 1956 was proved by actual count.


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The outstanding tax, excise, water, and depart- mental accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are cor- rect.


In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to this report tables showing a reconciliation of the treas- urer's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental ac- counts, as well as schedules showing the transactions and condition of the several trust funds.


While engaged in making the audit cooperation was received from the several town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM SCHWARTZ,


Assistant Director of Accounts.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


TOWN OF HATFIELD


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957


Printed by Gazette Printing Co., Inc. Northampton, Mass.


The Athenian Dath


We will never bring disgrace to this our city, by any act of dishonesty or cowardice, nor ever desert our suffering comrades in the ranks; we will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many; we will revere and obey the city's laws and do our best to incite a like respect in those above us who are prone to annul or set them at naught; we will strive unceas- ingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty, thus in all these ways we will transmit this city not only less, but greater and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.


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Town Officers for 1957


SELECTMEN Joseph J. Wendlowski, Jr., Chm.


Philip Z. Maiewski


John J. Fortsch


MODERATOR Gordon A. Woodward


TOWN CLERK


Peter S. Rogaleski


TOWN TREASURER


Peter S. Rogaleski


BOARD OF ASSESSORS Mitchell W. Kempisty, Chm. John W. Mullins, Jr. Lewis G. Wendolowski


TAX COLLECTOR Thomas L. Mullany


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


Eugene F. Proulx, Chm.


Henry F. Kulesza Arthur E. Fitzgerald


WATER COMMISSIONERS Rupert Harubin, Chm.


Michael Yanginski Stanley Sliwoski


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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Luther A. Belden, Chm. Henry W. Wolfram John P. McLeod


LIBRARY TRUSTEES A. Cory Bardwell, Chm. Edward T. Kostek


Sarah V. Kiley


ELECTOR UNDER THE WILL OF OLIVER SMITH


Frank T. Woodward


TREE WARDEN Francis E. Godin


FINANCE COMMITTEE George J. Zgrodnik, Chm.


Luther A. Belden William E. Boyle


BOARD OF REGISTRARS Howard B. Abbott, Chm. Edward T. Kostek Peter S. Rogaleski


Joseph J. Pelc


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Gertrude B. Rogaleski


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


Francis E. Godin


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTER William J. Sheehan


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Myron Sikorski


SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS Charles J. Eberlein, Jr.


COLLECTOR OF WATER RENTS Stanley J. Filipek


WELFARE AGENT John Skarzynski


DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES Thomas P. Mullins


WOOD SURVEYORS


Henry Donnis Edward T. Kostek


FENCE VIEWERS AND FIELD DRIVERS Michael M. Majeskey Charles J. Eberlein, Jr.


DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE John Brennan


CHIEF OF POLICE Henry Sliwoski


DOG OFFICER Henry Sliwoski


CONSTABLES


Henry Sliwoski James E. McGrath Joseph S. Wilkes Henry Kosakowski


Stanley J. Filipek John Brennan Peter Kubosiak Mitchell Kempisty


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POLICE OFFICERS


Francis Godin Anthony Malinowski Peter Malinowski Stanley Malinowski William Podmayer


Stanley Prucnal Peter Backiel George Omasta Simeon M. Bourdon Kenneth Carpenter


FIRE CHIEF Arthur E. Smith


FIREFIGHTERS Main Street Station


Arthur Brassord, Asst. Chief


Francis McGrath, Capt.


Raymond Balise, Lt.


Joseph Wendlowski


John Fortsch Alfred Proulx


Francis Godin


Bernard Pelis


Bernard Show Joseph Krawczyk


Henry Kosakowski John Gizienski


Edward Kempisty


Frank Filipek Henry Skorupski


Henry Szych Frank Sikorski, Jr. John Besko, Jr. Francis Bryant Frank Kochan, Jr. John Pelis, Jr. Edward Skarpetowski Thomas Mullany William Boyle Marcus Boyle Peter Kubosiak James Mullins Sidney Carl Kenneth Balise Frank Zawacki


North Hatfield


Charles Belden, Capt. Steve Duga, Lt. Philip Maiewski Michael Omasta Herman Southard


Clifford Belden, Jr. Louis Kubilis Edward Wroblewski Teddy Smiarowski Ralph Pickett


Richard Belden


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TOWN OF HATFIELD MASSACHUSETTS


Incorporated 1670 Area - 8900 Acres


Elevation - 132 Feet at Main Street Population 1955 Census - 2236


REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT


Second Hampshire District


Charles A. Bisbee, Jr. Chesterfield, Mass.


STATE SENATOR Franklin and Hampshire District


Ralph C. Mahar Orange, Mass.


REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Second Congressional District


Edward P. Boland Springfield, Mass.


SENATORS IN CONGRESS


Leverett J. Saltonstall Dover, Mass. John F. Kennedy Boston, Mass.


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Selectmen's Warrant


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Hampshire, ss.


To either of the constables of the Town of Hatfield in said County, Greeting :


In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said town qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet in Memorial Town Hall in said Hatfield on Monday, the 17th day of February next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to take action under Article 1, and to meet at seven o'clock in the evening to take action on all other articles.


Article 1. To choose all necessary town officers for the ensuing year; one Selectman for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for one year ; one mem- ber of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years; one member of the Library Trustees for three years; Elector under the Will of Oliver Smith for one year; one member of the Cemetery Commissioners for three years.


The polls will be opened at ten o'clock in the forenoon and kept open until eight o'clock in the evening.


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Article 2. To hear and discuss all reports or sub- jects which have to do with the welfare of the town, or act anything thereon.


Article 3. To see if the town will authorize the town treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1958, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the pro- visions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, and amendments thereto.


Article 4. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $320.82 received from the Dog Fund to the Library Account, or act anything thereon.


Article 5. To see if the town will vote to accept the revised list of Perpetual Care Cemetery Funds and other Trust Funds as per the town treasurer's report.


Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or transfer such sums of money as shall be deemed necessary to defray the current expenses of the financial year and set the salaries of all elected offi- cials in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws, or act anything thereon.


Article 7. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,978.83 as allocated by the actuary and certified by the county commissioners to the Town of Hatfield under the provisions of Chapter 32, General Laws, as amended and pay said amount to the Treasurer-Custodian of the Hampshire County Retire- ment System.


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Article 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to co-operate with the county and state under the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00, for the im- provement of Chapter 90 highways, the town's share, and to appropriate the sum of $2,600.00, the state and county share, in anticipation of reimbursement from the state and county, the town's share to be raised by taxation and the state and county share to be taken from surplus reve- nue and returned to same when reimbursement is re- ceived, or act anything thereon.


Article 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to co-operate with the state under the pro- visions of Chapter 81, General Laws, and to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $8,500.00, the town's share, and to appropriate the sum of $13,750.00, the state's share, in anticipation of reimbursement from the state, the town's share to be raised by taxation and the state's share to be taken from surplus revenue and returned to same when reimbursement is received, or act anything thereon.


Article 10. To see if the town will vote to author- ize the selectmen to co-operate with the county and state under the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws, and to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $3,100.00, the town's share, for new construction on Main Street, or take any action thereon.


Article 11. To see if the town will vote to author- ize the selectmen to co-operate with the state and county under the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws, and to appropriate from the monies received under Chapter 718, Acts of 1956, the sum of $12,541.74, the town's share, for a new bridge on Chestnut Street, or act anything thereon.




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