Hatfield Annual Town Report 1951-1957, Part 30

Author: Hatfield (Mass)
Publication date: 1951
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Article 12. To see if the town will vote to appropri- ate from the Machinery Fund, the sum of $3,000.00, said sum together with the trade-in value of the 1953 Chevrolet two-ton dump truck, to be used to purchase a new two-ton dump truck for the highway department, or act anything thereon.


Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $450.00 for a Dental Clinic, or act anything thereon.


Article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $200.00 for a Well Child Clinic, or act anything thereon.


Article 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,250.00 for the sup- port of a Visiting Nurse, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $200.00 for Dike Re- pairs, or act anything thereon.


Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $200.00 for Fence Re- pairs, or act anything thereon.


Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $500.00 for Bridge Repairs, or act anything thereon.


Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $200.00 to paint the town barn, or act anything thereon.


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Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,000.00 for Civil Defense, or act anything thereon.


Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,000.00 for recon- structing the sidewalk on the easterly side of Main Street from the Hatfield Business Center building in a norther- ly direction, or act anything thereon.


Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer under the provisions of Section 64, Chapter 44, General Laws, for unpaid bills of previ- ous years as follows : Water Department $1,403.30; Libra- ry $68.63; and Tax Collector's Expense $115.00, or act anything thereon.


Article 23. To see if the town will vote to accept Section 8A of Chapter 40, General Laws, in order to es- tablish a Development and Industrial Commission, or act anything thereon.


Article 24. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 7A to 7E inclusive of Chapter 649, Acts of 1955, amending Chapter 58, General Laws, and petition the commission for the installation of an assess- ment system in the Town of Hatfield for the purpose of equalizing the assessments, or act anything thereon.


Article 25. To see if the town will vote to accept the provisions of Sections 81A to 81GG of Chapter 41, Gen- eral Laws, to establish a Planning Board and an Improved Method of Municipal Planning, or act anything thereon.


Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $500.00 to help Had- ley to celebrate its 300th Anniversary, or act anything thereon.


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Article 27. To see if the town will vote to have an overall survey made of its sewerage system by an engi- neering firm and authorize said firm to apply to the Hous- ing and Home Finance Agency of the Federal Government for advance on plans, or act anything thereon.


Article 28. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $5,000.00 for the con- struction of a sewer on Prospect Street, from the corner of Chestnut and Prospect Streets approximately 2,000 feet in a northerly directly, or act anything thereon.


Article 29. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $2,000.00 for the con- tinuation of the North Street sewer approximately 282 feet in a northerly direction and the King Street sewer to be extended in a westerly directly approximately 386 feet until these two said sewers meet, or act anything there- on.


Article 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $4,000.00 for the con- struction of a sewer on School Street approximately 1600 feet in a westerly direction from the residence of Stanley Piankoski and to join it with the existing sewer at the residence of John Cantwell and to maintain said existing sewer, or act anything thereon.


Article 31. To see if the town will vote to establish a School Building Committee of seven members to pre- pare plans for additional school facilities, or act anything thereon.


Article 32. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $4,000.00 to defray


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the expenses of the School Building Committee and the preparation of preliminary plans by architects, or act any- thing thereon.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by post- ing attested copies thereof in five public place in the Town of Hatfield, seven days before time of said meeting.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands this 1st day of February in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.


JOSEPH J. WENDLOWSKI, JR. PHILIP Z. MAIEWSKI JOHN J. FORTSCH


Selectmen of Hatfield


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Report of Finance Committee


Account


1957 Approp.


Amount Spent


1958 Requested


Recom- mended


1. Moderator, Jan. 1, 1958


$


25.00


$


25.00


$


25.00


$


25.00


2. Selectmen's Salaries, Jan. 1, 1958


900.00


900.00


900.00


900.00


3. Selectmen's Expense


200.00


196.31


200.00


200.00


4. Selectmen's Clerk


200.00


200.00


200.00


200.00


5. Accountant's Salary


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


6. Accountant's Expense


125.00


119.69


150.00


150.00


7. Treasurer's Salary,


Jan. 1, 1958


1,875.00


1,875.00


1,875.00


1,875.00


8. Treasurer's Expense


575.00


571.60


575.00


575.00


9. Tax Collector's Salary, Jan. 1, 1958


1,400.00


1,400.00


1,400.00


1,400.00


10. Tax Collector's Expense


650.00


650.00


750.00


650.00


11. Assessors' Salaries, Jan. 1, 1958


1,650.00


1,650.00


1,800.00


1,800.00


12.


Assessors' Expense


400.00


391.35


400.00


400.00


13. Attorney's Fees


200.00


200.00


300.00


300.00


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14. Town Clerk's Salary,


Jan. 1, 1958


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


15. Town Clerk's Expense


350.00


349.29


350.00


350.00


16. Election & Registration


875.00


873.24


975.00


975.00


17. Elector's Salary


10.00


10.00


10.00


10.00


18. Town Hall


6,000.00


5,982.94


7,000.00


6,500.00


19 .- Police


3,000.00


2,955.81


3,000.00


3,000.00


20. Fire Department


3,000.00


2,997.21


3,780.00


3,500.00


21. Tree Work


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,000.00


22.


Moth & Dutch Elm


1,000.00


1,000.00


2,128.89


1,000.00


23. Sealer of Weights & Meas. Salary


200.00


200.00


200.00


200.00


24.


Sealer of Weights & Meas. Expense


100.00


99.29


100.00


100.00


25. Public Health


500.00


308.47


1,000.00


500.00


26. School Physician


400.00


400.00


400.00


400.00


27. Insp. of Animals & Slaughter


360.00


360.00


180.00


180.00


28. Insp. Children, Immunization


250.00


202.92


250.00


250.00


29. Insp. Children, Tuberculosis


75.00


. ...


75.00


75.00


30. Highway, General


7,000.00


7,091.39


7,000.00


7,000.00


31. Highway, Chapter 81


8,500.00


. .


.


8,500.00


8,500.00


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32. Highway,Chapter 81, from Surplus Revenue


13,750.00


22,095.81


*13,750.00 1,300.00


1,300.00


34. Highway, Chapter 90 Maint. from Surplus Revenue


2,600.00


3,895.03


*2,600.00


2,600.00


35.


Machinery Operating®


3,000.00


3,453.68


3,000.00


3,000.00


36. Street Lights


4,500.00


4,326.00


4,500.00


4,500.00


37. Public Welfare


3,000.00


684.47


4,000.00


1,000.00


38.


Disability Assistance


3,000.00


2,945.27


4,000.00


3,000.00


39.


Aid to Dependent Children


1,000.00


1,409.69


3,500.00


1,000.00


40. Old Age Assistance


17,000.00


13,225.53


20,000.00


15,000.00


41. Veterans' Benefits


1,500.00


1,448.86


1,500.00


1,500.00


42. School Committee Expense


200.00


199.17


200.00


200.00


43. Schools


113,500.00


112,906.67


124,604.00


122,604.00


44.


Vocational School Tuition and Transportation


3,500.00


4,393.70


6,971.52


4,500.00


45. Library


3,000.00


3,180.32


4,635.00


3,500.00


46. Memorial Day


350.00


224.40


350.00


300.00


47. Care of Town Clock


50.00


50.00


50.00


50.00


48. Print & Deliver Town Reports


600.00


520.00


650.00


650.00


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13,750.00


33. Highway, Chapter 90 Maint.


1,300.00


. .....


49. Telephone


275.00


261.77


275.00


275.00


50. Unclassified


100.00


97.10


200.00


200.00


51. Binding Town Records


50.00


50.00


50.00


50.00


52. Insurance


5,000.00


4,788.76


5,000.00


5,000.00


53. Reserve Fund


7,000.00


3,693.70


*7,000.00


7,000.00


54. Water Comm. Salaries, Jan. 1, 1958


Chairman


250.00


2 Members @


175.00


600.00


600.00


*600.00


600.00


55. Water Department


Water Av. Surpl. 4,000.00


Approp. 3,000.00


7,000.00 900.00


929.11


900.00


900.00


57. Tree Warden, Jan. 1, 1958 $1.75 hr.


58. Water Main Loans from Water Av. Surplus


10,000.00


10,000.00


*10,000.00


10,000.00


59. Int., Water Loans from Water Av. Surplus


1,179.50


1,179.50


*975.50


975.50


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6,998.31


*11,700.00


7,000.00


56. Cemeteries


60. Interest 500.00


61. Insurance, Chapt. 32B, G. L. Life & Health


490.50


. .


3,850.00


3,850.00


$249,424.50


$240,206.86


$284,834.91


$259,869.50


From Available Funds


39,629.50


38,925.50


$209,795.00


$220,944.00


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GEORGE J. ZGRODNIK,


LUTHER A. BELDEN


WILLIAM E. BOYLE


Finance Committee


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Selectmen's Report


To Our Fellow Citizens:


We respectfully submit our annual report covering the activities of the board and other items of interest for the past year.


Because of the increase in equipment acquired by the Town in recent years, some of it had to be stored out of doors. To protect this equipment, the Frank Zawacki barn in the rear of the town barn was rented to store it.


We met on two different occasions with army en- gineers relative to flood control. There is washing away of the Connecticut River bank at the high tension cross- ings and also a condition exists in the North Street area during high water. We hope that in the near future steps can be taken to correct these conditions.


The Board deemed it a pleasure in taking an active part in sponsoring an occasion to honor the championship Smith Academy basketball team.


The insurance on town buildings has been raised to meet the requirements of the 80% clause. Under this clause the town receives much more protection for each dollar spent on insurance.


After inspection by the Department of Public Safety of the Center School, it was found that much needed; re- pairs were absolutely necessary and the Department de- manded these repairs, or the school would be condemned for use. A special town meeting was held and $25,000.00 was raised for the repairs necessary to comply with the demands of the department.


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The Board made two trips to Taunton for acquiring needed equipment for civil defense. This equipment is available to the different departments in the town, such as the time the water department used 2,700 feet of hose to increase the water supply during the dry spell last summer. The equipment was purchased at a fraction of the original cost.


During the past year it was found that two of the bridges in town were unsafe. Because of this it was nec- essary for the Board to make trips to Boston in order to speed up paper work on one project and to obtain funds for the other. We were able to advance the date on the awarding of the contract for Chapter 90 new construction on Main Street. It was our hope that the bridge on this project would be replaced before heavy winter set in. But because of construction difficulties we are sorry to say it has yet not been done.


On the Chestnut Street bridge we are awaiting the completion of the engineering work so that the job can be let out. This bridge will be financed by Chapter 718, Acts of 1956 monies of $12,541.74, matching fund from state $12,500.00, and county aid $1,000.00.


Material was bought to make drapes and cover tran- soms in the town hall. The selectmen and town clerk with their wives donated their time to do the work.


We take this opportunity to thank all town officials and citizens for their advice and assistance in the conduct of town affairs during the past year.


Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH J. WENDLOWSKI, JR., Chm. PHILIP Z. MAIEWSKI JOHN J. FORTSCH


Selectmen


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SCHOOL PERSONNEL SALARIES


Arthur G. Scott, Jr.


$ 6,100.00


Marie P. Sheehan


1,115.90


Margaret DeCarolis


3,300.00


George E. Rudzik


Elizabeth Brassord


Frances Celatka


3,400.00


Eleanor Stenglein


Ann Labbee


John M. Gallagher, Jr.


3,500.00


Marjorie Ryack


Margaret Pruzynski


3,600.00


Lena Fitzgerald


Helen Kostek


Hilda Fortsch


3,700.00


Martha Boyle


4,000.00


Mary E. Ryan


4,100.00


Mary Spakowski


4,300.00


Jean Kempisty


4,400.00


John Symancyk


Florence Muller


John Skarzynski


4,450.00


Dorothy Breor


4,800.00


Esther Norris


1,100.00


Lucille Godek


1,600.00


Stanley Piankowski


2,950.00


Chester Celatka


3,150.00


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List of Jurors


1. Clifford L. Belden, Jr.


2. Frank J. Betsold


3. Arthur J. Brassord


4. Edward A. Breor


5. Edith Celatka .


6. Joseph Dippolt


7. Stephen Duga, Jr.


8. Charles J. Eberlein, Jr.


9. Dorothy Englehardt


10. Inza B. Hilyard


11. Helen Hojnoski


12. Zygmont S. Jaworski


13. Alice Kacinski


14. Jane Kobylinski


15. Edward P. Korza


16. Peter Kubosiak


17. John W. Mullins


18. Robert J. McGrath, 2nd


19. George Omasta


20. Edward Porada


21. Alfred B. Proulx


22. Gertrude B. Rogaleski


23. Terry C. Smiarowski


24. W. Robert Thayer


25. Michael J. Yarrows


Farmer Carpenter Mechanic Retired Housewife Farmer Carpenter Plumber Housewife Housewife Organist


Restaurateur Housewife Housewife Machinist


Farmer Farmer


Tobacco Worker


Farmer Farmer Attendant Housewife Farmer


Farmer


Farmer


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Town Clerk's Report


VITAL STATISTICS 1957


Births


Marriages


Deaths


Male


20


21


6


Female


20


8


Total


40


21


14


Preceding Five Years


1956


47


23


19


1955


45


33


17


1954


40


33


31


1953


43


17


23


1952


36


32


20


Highest Rate


1916


124


1946


61


1922


50


LICENSES


Dog


Fish & Game


1957


181


363


1956


189


371


1955


198


375


1954


149


369


1953


117


367


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25


Licenses


Number


Amount


Junk


2


$ 16.00


Auto Dealer


2


50.00


Sale of Firearms


2


2.00


Cabin


4


2.00


Milk & Oleo


11


5.50


Lord's Day


12


60.00


Common Victualler


12


60.00


Fruit & Vegetable


1


8.00


Sunday Entertainment


3


15.00


Gasoline Registration


7


3.50


Pedlar's License


2


3.00


Liquor Licenses


15


5,800.00


Second Hand Articles


2


50.00


Auctioneer


2


4.00


Beer Permit


1


2.50


Ice Cream Mfr.


1


1.00


Egg Canning


1


25.00


Pin Ball


3


60.00


ELECTIONS


Registered Voters, January 1, 1957


1,274


Voted at Annual Town Meeting, February 18, 1957


724


Registered Voters, December 31, 1957


1,244


SPECIAL TOWN MEETING


May 28, 1957


Article 1. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate from Surplus Revenue the sum of $25,000.00 for Repairs to the Center School Building Roof and other re- pairs as ordered by the state building inspector, or act anything thereon.


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Article 1. Voted to appropriate from Surplus Reve- nue the sum of $25,000.00 for Repairs to the Center School Building Roof and other repairs as ordered by the state building inspector.


Article 2. To see if the town will vote to appro- priate from Surplus Revenue the sum of $258.70 for Un- paid Bills of the Water Department for previous years, under the provisions of Section 64, Chapter 44, General Laws, or act anything thereon.


Article 2. Voted to appropriate from Surplus Reve- nue the sum of $258.70 for Unpaid Bills of the Water De- partment for previous years under the provisions of Section 64, Chapter 44, General Laws. Unanimous vote. Yes 19 - No 0.


Attest:


PETER S. ROGALESKI


Town Clerk


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Treasurer's Report


Peter S. Rogaleski, Treasurer


In Account With The Town of Hatfield


Cash on Hand January 1, 1957


$127,623.27


Receipts for 1957 :


January


$ 21,971.78


February


6,178.43


March


27,120.07


April


5,424.57


May


26,986.34


June


25,012.25


July


14,743.64


August


41,677.43


September


31,283.58


October


65,459.40


November


51,595.88


December


57,707.92


375,161.29


$502,784.56


Payments per Warrants :


January February


$ 10,653.49


21,773.41


March


23,786.12


April


27,065.46


May


22,317.74


June


26,390.43


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July


32,854.28


August


41,207.82


September


35,632.68


October


56,402.56


November


29,487.01


December


49,185.21


376,756.21


Cash on Hand December 31, 1957


126,028.35


$502,784.56


PETER S. ROGALESKI


Treasurer


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE AND OTHER FUNDS


Hannah W. Smith


1957 Income $16.01


1957 Withdrawal $7.25


1957 Balance $245.07


J. D. Brown


3.01


3.01


100.00


Lewis S. Dyer


3.04


3.04


101.00


Charles H. Waite


4.13


4.13


137.49


Charles M. Billings


4.53


4.53


150.00


James Porter


3.29


3.29


109.51


Fannie M. Burke


3.33


3.33


110.82


Chas. S. Shattuck


3.33


3.33


110.63


Seth W. Kingsley


3.29


3.29


109.45


Reuben Belden


3.01


3.01


100.00


Theo Porter


3.19


3.19


106.18


Charles L. Graves


3.19


3.19


106.22


Augusta Beals


6.25


6.25


207.29


B. M. Warner


6.25


6.25


207.42


Henry Batcheller


3.04


3.04


101.26


Reuben H. Belden


3.04


3.04


101.00


Edwin H. Eldridge


6.04


6.04


200.67


David Wells


3.01


3.01


100.00


Otis Wells


4.53


4.53


150.00


Carrie L. Graves


3.01


3.01


100.00


Harriet S. Marsh


6.16


6.16


204.35


Clarence E. Belden


3.01


3.01


100.00


Alfred J. Bonneville


3.01


3.01


100.00


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Roswell Billings


4.53


4.53


150.00


Houghton-Douglas


4.53


4.53


150.00


E. S. Warner


4.09


4.09


204.53


William Dougherty


1.24


1.24


251.56


Scott & Herman Harris


1.00


1.00


200.00


Mary E. Hubbard


3.01


3.01


100.00


Anthony Douglas


1.66


1.66


55.24


Caleb & Edgar Dickinson


6.04


6.04


200.00


E. C. Billings


17.95


17.95


620.27


Hugh McLeod


2.96


2.96


102.92


Lucius & Stearns Curtis


7.35


7.35


254.28


H. W. Carl


2.96


2.96


102.73


J. Franklin Knight


12.40


12.40


428.20


Silas Hubbard & J. Hastings


8.09


8.09


279.57


Levi Graves


4.61


4.61


159.00


Jonathan Graves


3.01


3.01


104.12


J. E. Porter


2.95


2.95


102.43


Chester Hastings


2.98


2.98


103.14


Frary-Gardner


2.90


2.90


100.57


Thaddeus & Solomon Graves


5.82


5.82


201.91


Samuel Field


4.34


4.34


150.53


Samuel Field


4.34


4.34


150.00


Alpheus Cowles


3.09


3.09


107.18


Daniel Allis


4.40


4.40


152.22


P. M. Wells


3.74


3.74


129.86


Benjamin Waite


2.62


2.62


90.91


Joseph D. Billings


2.96


2.96


102.92


Cooley Dickinson


3.74


3.74


129.63


Lemuel B. Field


3.15


3.15


109.18


Roswell Hubbard


2.98


2.98


103.54


Abby Dickinson


2.95


2.95


102.57


Rufus H. Cowles


3.21


3.21


111.44


Charles E. Hubbard


3.30


3.30


114.30


Luman M. Moore


5.80


5.80


200.64


Israel & Lucy Morton


9.29


9.29


321.39


Elijah Bardwell


11.62


11.62


401.90


Luther Wells


9.86


9.86


340.48


Oliver Warner


1.52


1.52


52.37


John H. Sanderson


3.03


3.03


105.44


Charles Smith


3.15


3.15


109.05


J. H. Howard


3.09


3.09


107.48


Conrad W. Wolfram


5.78


5.78


200.00


Henry R. Holden


5.78


5.78


200.00


Fannie Allis


5.78


5.78


200.00


Charles A. Byrne


4.34


4.34


150.00


1


30


N. T. Abels


5.78


5.78


200.00


Arthur C. Bardwell


4.34


4.34


150.00


Fred Schepp


2.17


2.17


75.00


Joseph Schepp


2.17


2.17


75.00


General Care Fund


22.15


22.15


765.29


John R. Sauergapf


4.34


4.34


150.00


Lorenzo Cutter


4.34


4.34


150.00


Roswell G. Billings


4.34


4.34


150.00


Charles Wight


2.90


2.90


100.00


General Care Fund


.29


.29


10.00


Stephen Omasta


4.34


4.34


150.00


G. Raymond Billings


5.78


5.78


200.00


Frederick A. Pease


4.34


4.34


150.00


Arthur Smith


2.90


2,90


100.00


Curtis Waite


2.90


2.90


100.00


Herman Harris


2.90


2.90


100.00


Harold J. Morse


4.34


4.34


150.00


John W. Darr


2.90


2.90


100.00


Adam Englehardt


7.24


7.24


250.00


Connie Liebl


5.07


5.07


175.00


George Marsh


5.78


5.78


200.00


R. M. Woods


5.78


5.78


200.00


Arthur Hodder


5.78


5.78


200.00


John Ondras & G. Fusek


2.90


2.90


100.00


John Osley, Sr.


2.90


2.90


100.00


Susie Yurik


2.90


2.90


100.00


John Bucala


2.90


2.90


100.00


George Strong


2.90


2.90


100.00


Lilla Carl Ryan (New Acct.)


3.92


3.92


200.00


H. W. Dickinson (New Acct.)


3.00


3.00


200.00


Martin Zapka


(New Acct.)


1.25


1.25


100.00


Yura Fusek


(New Acct.)


. ..


. . .


100.00


C. Mabel Barton (New Acct.)


200.00


John Podmayer


(New Acct.)


. ..


$450.18


$441.42


· $16,172.15


Hannah W. Smith- Custody State Treasurer


300.00


$16,472.15


Firemen's Relief Fund


2.41


.


82.65


Interest Treasury Notes


1.95


767.44


PETER S. ROGALESKI


Treasurer


. . .


100.00


·


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Assessors' Report


Value of Assessed Land


$1,105,690.00


Value of Assessed Buildings


2,211,400.00


Value of Assessed Real Estate


3,317,090.00


Value of Assessed Personal Property


238,205.00


Value of Assessed Personal Property and Real Estate


3,555,295.00


Tax Rate per Thousand


50.00


Number of Polls


729


Number of Horses


39


Number of Cattle


402


Number of Fowl


10,000


Number of Dwellings


623


Number of Acres


9,063


Town Appropriations


$292,032.36


State Audit


886.25


State Parks and Reservations


797.48


County Tax


22,944.32


Overlay


9,347.52


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income Tax


$ 24,488.65


Corporation Tax


11,866.16


Excise Tax


18,000.00


Licenses


5,000.00


Schools


8,000.00


Charities


2,000.00


Old Age


10,000.00


Interest on Taxes


400.00


Available Funds


65,380.40


Health and Sanitation


1,050.00


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PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXATION CHAP. 59, CIVIL LAWS


Church Property


$107,650.00


Town Property


531,700.00


Smith Academy


60,000.00


Holy Trinity Cemetery


3,500.00


American Legion


4,000.00


MITCHELL KEMPISTY, Chm.


LEWIS WENDOLOWSKI


JOHN MULLINS, JR.


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Police Report


I respectfully submit the report of the Police Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1957; also the number of arrests made in the Town of Hatfield :


Driving as to endanger


1


Speeding


10


Registry precautions


5


Passing school bus


1


Drunkenness


1


Committed state institution


1


Number of summons served


15


Accidents investigated


10


Dogs destroyed


2


All dog taxes paid


Respectfully submitted,


HENRY SLIWOSKI


Chief of Police


34


Report of Water Commissioners


To the Citizens of Hatfield :


With the aid of a Civil Defense water pump loaned to the Water Department from the M. W. D., the Water De- partment was able to avert a serious water shortage dur- ing cleaning and spraying operations at our large reser- voir this past spring. While cleaning and spraying the reservoir for the green slime that forms on the bottom and sides. our town is being fed through a little six-inch pipe which is partly filled with rust from old age. This six-inch pipe cannot supply our ever growing town with adequate water during cleaning operations regardless of the amount of water available. This was the reason for pumping water from an adjacent stream, so the large reservoir could recover quicker, and the full use of our system be put into operation sooner. This water pumped from this stream was tested and approved by the Board of Public Health in Boston, and we were given a permit to pump water from this stream any time a shortage prevailed as we have water rights on any stream leading into Running Gutter Brook.


Due to the dry conditions that existed during the summer. the department was forced to put a ban on the use of water for purposes other than domestic.


Every two years the dams and spillways, and also the dikes of every reservoir, private or public, are inspected by the state at no cost to the town to see whether they are in good shape. The engineering firm of Thigh & Bond was hired by the County Commissioners to inspect our


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reservoir and they found our spillway to be inadequate to cope with a heavy runoff. They recommended to make a larger spillway, thus making it necessary to raise the dike around the reservoir twelve inches. In the future, if money will be available, this project and the laying of a larger pipe from the small reservoir will have to be done.


With the town's growth and the ever increasing use of water, we aim some day to enlarge our storage capacity of the reservoir by two or three times the present amount, so that when we have a dry spell we will have a greater amount of water to rely on. At the present time our storage is about a million and a half gallons. During the dry and hot season our meter at the chlorinator was showing that we were using about three million gallons of water a week. If anything should happen to our feed- er brook, we actually would have about two or three days' supply of water in the reservoir which we could draw. It was recommended by the Board of Public Health that we should look for another supply to boost our present one in case of prolonged dry weather.


Once again we ask new home builders to apply for their new service at least six months in advance so we can figure our budget closer.


We thank all the citizens for their utmost co-opera- tion during the last dry spell for abiding with our request to conserve water, and hope. if in the future the same sitration arises, they will be just as co-operative.


Respectfully submitted,


RUPERT HARUBIN MICHAEL YANGINSKI STANLEY J. SLIWOSKI


Water Commissioners


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Report of Library Trustees


To the Citizens of Hatfield :


During the year of 1957, repairs and improvements of such vastness have taken place at the Hatfield Public Library, that we, the trustees, feel they should not go unmentioned. The major repairs and improvements in- clude the following :


Repairs on slate roof, gutter and skylight.


Pointing up all brick as needed.


Repairs on front steps.


Replacement of broken sections of sidewalk.


Repair or replacement of windows and window frames as needed.


Installation of new lights in main entrance and downstairs hallway.


Replacement of asbestos on steam pipes and heating system in basement renewal of water line and installation of new closet tank.


New screens on windows in new addition.


Complete paint job inside and out.


Installation of new librarian's counter.


The successful completion of these repairs and im- provements required many hours of making contacts, re- viewing bids, visiting other libraries and closely supervis- ing the actual work.




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