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6. Changes. Once changed to a conforming use, no structure or land shall be permitted to revert to a non-conforming use.
V-B. Accessory Buildings
1. No accessory building or structure shall be located within the required front yard area. No accessory building shall be located in any side yard area near- er to the side lot line than (15) feet, or in a rear yard area nearer to the rear lot line than (15) feet, or nearer to another principal or accessory building than (15) feet.
V-C. Parking Requirements. Any building hereafter constructed for business or industrial use shall be so located upon its parcel of land that there may be provided an off-street parking area equal to twice the floor area of the building to be constructed.
SECTION VI. ADMINISTRATION
VI-A. Enforcement. This By-Law shall be enforced by the Selectmen. No building shall be built or al- tered and no use of land or a building shall be begun or changed without a permit having been issued by the Selectmen. No building shall be oc-
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cupied until a certificate of occupany has been is- sued by the Selectmen. Any person violating any of the provisions of this By-Law may be fined not more than twenty dollars for each offense. Each day that such violation continue shall constitute a separate offense.
VI-B. Board of Appeals. There is hereby established a Board of Appeals of (3) members and (2) asso- ciate members to be appointed by the Selectmen, as provided in Chapter 40A of the General Laws, which shall act on all matters within its jurisdic- tion under this By-Law in the manner prescribed in Chapter 40A of the General Laws. The Board of Appeals shall have the following powers :
1. Appeals. To hear and decide an appeal taken by any person aggrieved by reason of his inability to obtain a permit from any administrative official under the provisions of Chapter 40A, General Laws, or by any officer or decision of the inspector of buildings or other administrative official in vio- lation of any provision of Chapter 40A, General Laws, or of this By-Law.
2. Special Permits. To grant a special permit for an exception as provided by sections of this By-Law when it shall have found that the use in- volved will not be detrimental to the established or future character or the neighborhood and town and subject to appropriate conditions or safe- guards if deemed necessary.
3. Variances. To authorize upon appeal, or upon petition in cases where a particular use is sought for which no permit is required, with re- spect to a particular parcel of land or to an exist- ing building thereon a variance from the terms of this By-Law where, owing to conditions especial-
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ly affecting such parcel or such building but not affecting generally the zoning district in which it is located, a literal enforcement of the provisions of this By-Law would involve substantial hard- ship, financial or otherwise to the appelant, and where desirable relief may be granted without substantial detriment to the public good and with- out nullifying or substantially derogating from the intent or purpose of this By-Law, but not oth- erwise.
VI-C. Amendment. This By-Law may be amended from time to time at an annual or special town meeting in accord with the provisions of Section 6 of Chap- ter 40A.
VI-D. Validity. The invalidity of any section or provi- sion of this By-Law shall not invalidate any other section or provision thereof.
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS OF THE TOWN OF HATFIELD
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
1. The board shall consist of three regular members and two associate members appointed by the Board of Selectmen. Associate members shall serve in the ab- sence of one or more regular members or upon the disqualification for interest of one or more of the regular members when called upon by the chairman.
2. The regular members shall annually elect a chairman and a clerk of the board from the regular members of the board. Each officer so elected shall serve un- til his successor is elected and qualified.
3. The chairman shall preside at all meetings, supervise the employees of the board, call meetings of the board and set the time and place for all public hear- ings.
4. The clerk shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the board, file copies of the board's decisions with the Town Clerk, and give notices required by these rules and regulations and the provisions of the Gen- eral Laws (Ter. Ed.) Chap. 40A.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
5. The board shall meet at 7:00 P.M. on the first Wednesday of each month and at such other times upon the call of the Chairman.
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PETITIONS TO THE BOARD FOR VARIANCES, SPECIAL PERMITS, AND APPEALS
6. Petitions to the board shall be in the form of a letter to the board containing the purpose or subject mat- ter of the request; the name and address of the peti- tioning party; the name and address of the owner of the property which is the subject matter of the petition ; and a list of the names and addresses of all the owners of the property adjoining the affected premises and all the owners of all property within a distance of two hundred feet of any boundary of the premises affected as they appear on the most recent tax list and shall be accompanied by a legal descrip- tion of the affected premises showing the location, dimensions, and area of the lot (copy of deed or deeds shall suffice but shall not necessarily be limited there- to) and a sketch or plan showing the location, dimen- sions, and distance from the boundary lines of all structures erected and to be erected on the lot.
7. Each petition shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $10.00.
8. (a) Petitions for variances or special permits shall be accepted only from the owner, lessee, tenant in possession, prospective purchaser or lessee under a written contract of the premises affected.
(b) Petitions for review of decisions of the Select- men under the zoning ordinance may be brought by any person aggrieved by such decision. Persons ag- grieved shall include among others the Planning Board of the Town of Hatfield.
9. Petitions for review as a matter of right shall be filed within fifteen days after the receipt of notice of the decision of the Board of Selectmen with the Clerk of
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the Board of Appeals and on the same day with the Clerk of the Board of Selectmen. Upon filing of said petition for review, the Board of Selectmen shall im- mediately forward all papers in their hands concern- ing the petitioning party's case to the Board of Ap- peals. Acceptance of petitions for review by the Clerk after the time for filing specified herein has ex- pired shall not be a waiver of this rule. The board in its discretion may waive the time limit specified herein provided the delay in filing was not due to the wilful neglect or fault of the petitioner, and provid- ed further that no person interested in such decision has been unduly prejudiced by such delay.
NOTICES OF HEARINGS AND DECISIONS
10. The Board of Appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of any appeal or other matter referred to it by petition for variance or special permit and the clerk of the board shall cause the notice of the time and place of such hearing and its subject mat- ter sufficient for identification to be published in the Daily Hampshire Gazette once in each of two suc- cessive weeks, the first publication to be not less than fourteen days before the day of the hearing and also shall send a copy of said published notice to the peti- tioner, the owners of all property deemed by the board to be affected thereby as they appear on the most recent tax list and to the Planning Board of the Town of Hatfield.
11. The decisions of the Board of Appeals shall be ren- dered within the time limit prescribed by law and all notices of the decisions of the board shall be sent to all persons required by these rules and by the provi- sions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) Chap. 40A, to be notified of the time, place, and purposes of public hearings and all other persons requesting in writing notice of the decision at the hearing.
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VALIDITY OF PERMITS, VARIANCES
12. Permits or variances which contemplate or require construction of a new structure or substantial altera- tions to an existing structure shall be valid only if such construction or alterations are commenced within a period of six months following the expira- tion of the time for appeal to the Superior Court un- der the provisions of Section 21 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws (Ter. Ed.). Permits or variances which do not require construction of a new structure or substantial alterations to an existing structure shall be valid only if the use for which the permit or variance is granted is commenced within six months following the expiration of the time for appeal un- der the provisions of said Section 21 of Chapter 40A (Ter. Ed.). In cases where the decision of the Board of Appeals has been appealed to the courts a permit or variance shall be valid only if such construction, alterations, or use is commenced within six months of the time of the court's decision has become final.
CONDUCT OF HEARINGS
13. The petitioner, his agent, or attorney, and all per- sons appearing in favor of the petition shall be heard. After persons appearing in opposition to the petition have been heard, the petitioner and persons appearing in favor of the petition shall be given an opportunity for rebuttal.
14. Any person after he is recognized by the chairman and before speaking on the petition shall state his name and address for the record; and any person ap- pearing as agent or attorney for another shall state the names and addresses of all persons he represents.
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RECORDING OF LIMITED OR CONDITIONAL VARIANCES AND SPECIAL PERMITS
15. Upon the granting of a limited or conditional zoning variance or special permit, the Board of Appeals shall issue to the land owner a notice, certified by the chairman or clerk, containing the name and address of the land owner, identifying the land affected, and stating that a limited or conditional variance or spe- cial permit has been granted which is set forth in a decision of the board on file in the office of the Town Clerk. No such variance or permit shall take effect until such notice is recorded in the Registry of Deeds for the county in which the land is located.
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Visting Nurse
To the Board of Directors of the Hatfield Visiting Nurse Association :
I hereby submit my annual report, the 15th, as the Visiting Nurse of Hatfield.
During the year 1962, a total of 351 visits were made to the homes of the acutely and chronically ill patients. This necessitated the travelling of 1196.5 miles. Various types of nursing care were administered.
The annual Well-Child Clinic was held in May with 82 children attending. Dr. Fredericka Smith of North- ampton was the examining physician with Mrs. Helen Bardwell of Hatfield assisting as Nutritionist. Follow-up visits were made to the homes of those for whom Dr. Smith recommended further treatment.
In cooperation with the State and local Health De- partments, Sabin oral vaccine was given to all pre-school children between the ages of three months and six years. Type I oral vaccine was given to 260 children on May 5 and Type III was given to 297 children on June 13.
The wheelchair and crutches which were bought and donated by the Hatfield Unit of the Salvation Army were put to good use, with many residents requesting them.
A report of the visits made is classified as follows : Medical 244, Surgical 12, Child Welfare 42, Communicable Disease 35, Prenatal 7, T.B. Contacts 11. Fees collected amounted to $238.00. There were 83 visits made to Wel- fare recipients for which no reimbursement was received.
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May I extend my appreciation to the citizens of Hat- field and to Dr. Byrne and Dr. Kaiser for their assistance and cooperation during this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
LUCILLE H. GODEK, R.N.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES FOR 1962
Balance as of January 1, 1962
$ 532.27
Receipts :
From Visiting Nurse
237.00
From Town of Hatfield
1,400.00
Total Receipts for 1962 $ 2,169.27
Expenses :
Nurse's Salary
$1,600.00
Mileage
107.06
Social Security
51.01
Bank Charge
1.28
Printing of Checks
5.28
Director of Internal Revenue
5.09
Clerk
25.00
Total Expenses
$ 1,794.72
Balance as of January 1, 1963
$ 374.55
M. A. CANTWELL
Treasurer
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Report of Fire Department
To the Citizens of Hatfield:
During the year of 1962, the Hatfield Fire Depart- ment made 64 calls, listed as follows :
Mutual Aid
0
Grass Fires
23
Chimney Fires
4
House Fire
1
Dump Fires
12
Oil Burners Fires
2
Barn Fires
2
Fourth of July
16
Gas Fire
1
Trailer Fire
1
Car Fires
2
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Total
64
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD S. KEMPISTY
Chief
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Report of Tree Warden
To the Citizens of Hatfield:
During the past year power line trimming was done throughout town by the utility companies. Other trim- ming and pruning was done by Town Tree Dept., in the most dangerous areas of Elm St., School St., Main St., Prospect St., Maple St., Valley St., Dwight St., King St., and Chestnut St.
Two trees were cabled on Elm Street, one maple at Kenneth Poole's, one elm at Edward Kilbowicz's.
Fifty-three young maple trees were planted and fer- tilized, both as replacements and in new sites.
Ten 12-foot maple trees were planted and fertilized at the new school, paid for by the School Dept.
All roadside trees were sprayed with D.D.T. Early in August about 50 maple trees infected with aphids were sprayed with Malathion.
Eleven trees infected with Dutch Elm disease were taken down and burned. Twenty-four other trees were taken down - hazardous or wood decay.
Tree removals were as follows:
Main Street
Prospect Street
Elm Street School Street
10 elms, 1 ash, 1 willow, 2 maples 2 elms 2 elms, 3 maples 1 elm
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Maple Street
1 elm, 1 maple
North Hatfield Road
1 elm, 1 maple
Little Neponsett 1 elm
Bridge Street 1 elm
Cow Brook Road 3 elms
Brad. Depot Road
3 elms
Chestnut Street
1 willow
Respectfully submitted,
FRANCIS E. GODIN
Tree Warden
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Hatfield Youth League
The Hatfield Youth League operates in two activities in the community, namely, baseball and basketball.
In baseball, when the call for the first practice and registration was made, approximately 80 boys turned out. After the selection for the varsity team was made, the re- maining players were then divided into four farm teams. During the summer these farm teams had intramural games for two rounds or six weeks.
The Hatfield varsity team was again entered in the Frontier Youth League, which consisted of teams from Whately, Conway, South Deerfield, Old Deerfield and Sun- derland. August 1, 1962, was a happy and memorable one not only for the league but for the community as well, when the team won the Frontier League championship for the first time. The previous year it was runner-up. Its season record was 22-5. After the season was over all players were taken to a Springfield Giants ball game and the varsity team to a Boston Red Sox game.
When the call for basketball was made in the fall, ap- proximately 70 players signed up from grades 3 through 8. These players were divided into eight teams and now play once a week.
Last spring at the Small School tournament in Am- herst, two All-Star teams from this league put on a scrim- mage between games and were well received.
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In conclusion, we would like to express our deep gratitude to all community groups and clubs for their generous support in helping to make the league a suc- cess.
HENRY P. BETSOLD, President SYLVESTER B. PELIS, Vice President
WILLIAM S. OLSZEWSKI, Secretary-Treasurer
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Library Report
To the Trustees of the Hatfield Public Library and the Citizens of Hatfield:
I herewith submit my third report as Librarian of Hatfield :
The library report for the year ending December 31, 1962, shows a circulation of 26,502 books and periodicals. This shows a slight increase over the preceding year.
The circulation was as follows :
Juvenile fiction 12,606
Juvenile non-fiction 4,437
Adult fiction 6,527
Adult non-fiction
2,932
Seven hundred and fourteen books were catalogued and added to the library during the year. Of these three hundred and eighty-three were for children and three hundred and thirty-one for adults. We are very grateful and wish to thank all the townspeople who donated books to the library during the year.
We borrowed 1,941 books from the Regional Library Center in Greenfield. We also borrowed a number of Polish books from Boston and the Whately Library. Again may I remind you that we are always glad to borrow any book not found on our shelves.
During the year we had several story hours which were well attended by the children. Stories were told by Mrs. Marian Rowe of the Greenfield Regional Library Center and Mrs. Anne Tierney of the Hatfield Teaching Staff.
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With the co-operations of the teachers during Na- tional Library Week the students made posters illustrat- ing a book that they had read. Prizes were given for the best posters from each grade. A poem written for Book Week by Rosemary Pease was published in the "Pioneer," a magazine for librarians of Western Massachusetts.
The library rules were revised by the trustees as fol- lows :
1. Cards made out to residents are free of charge; a fee of $3 will be charged to non-residents.
2. Books will be loaned for a period of two weeks.
3. A fine of two cents per day will be charged for overdue books, with a maximum fine of $1.
4. Books marked "limited" may not be renewed.
5. No books will be issued to persons having overdue books at home.
6. Anyone misbehaving in the library will be asked to leave.
The library is open Monday and Friday from 11:30 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. and 6.45 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and Wednes- day from 11:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
During the year I attended several library meetings which dealt with library policies and also completed a ten- week course on The Library in the Community given at the University of Massachusetts.
My sincerest appreciation is extended to Mrs. Helen Osley, Mrs. Doris Vollinger, the Trustees and teachers for their co-operation and assistance during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET A. CANTWELL
Librarian
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Police Report
I respectfully submit the report of the Police Depart -. ment for the year ending December 31, 1962. Also the number of arrests in the Town of Hatfield:
Assault and Battery
2
Drunkenness
2
Vagrancy
1
Operating under the influence of liquor
1
Failing to keep to the right
1
Passing on the right
1
Speeding®
5
Delinquent child
2
Committed to State Institution
1
Summons served
19
Accidents investigated
21
Dogs destroyed
4
All committed dog taxes collected
Respectfully submitted,
HENRY SLIWOSKI
Chief of Police
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Report of Water Commissioners
To the Citizens of Hatfield:
The year of 1962 was a very successful year for the Water Dept. with all projects undertaken completed.
With favorable weather conditions, Gore Ave. was com- pleted with a sizable balance left over from the account. On route 5 & 10 from the Northampton city line to the Whately line all old services that required changing were changed, and all street boxes and gate boxes were raised due to the resurfacing of that stretch of highway. The same was done in Bradstreet, including a standpipe change from River Rd. to Old Farms Rd. These last two projects were unforeseen at the time we were drawing up our budget for 1962 with the Finance Committee and the Selectmen, and due to these projects and two broken serv- ice pipes in the latter part of December, along with a broken hydrant on the corner of Maple and Main, we were forced to go over our regular account by $109.19, as the town report shows. If it were not for these last three emergencies, we would have been within our appropria- tion.
At the reservoir a solid concrete wall, 30 ft. long by 12 ft. deep was poured to eliminate a leak that developed on the south side of the gatehouse.
With the approval of the Water Dept., the University of Massachusetts was given permission to use the tract of land known as the Vachula lot for experimental pur- poses for the forestry department. The lot was seeded to several different types of pine, and will be cared for by the U.M. personnel until these seedlings are able to carry on for themselves.
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Now that the year of 1962 is behind us, let us look into the future.
Due to a tremendous amount of building in the town, the little reservoir has been failing us during dry spells to the extent that we were forced to curtail the use of water for all purposes other than domestic. The town has grown, but the reservoir and supply have remained the same. This year we are asking for $2,000 to make a sur- vey and to draw up plans for the expansion of our storage facilities at the reservoir, or to find a new supply, pre- sumably gravel-packed wells, which would be a costly proposition. We expect to receive Federal aid for this project, and in order to receive such aid, we have to show the Federal government that we were planning to do such work when we apply for aid. Therefore, we think these plans are very vital to the people in this town as well as to the Water Dept. Our Selectmen are working with us on this, and we understand the $2,000 will be fully re- imbursed by the government.
In behalf of the graduating class of "63" at S. A. we wish to express our thanks to George Omasta for his generosity in donating his time and trucks in cutting and hauling Xmas trees in our recent "Operation Xmas Trees." It has been a great success and we will continue this proj- ect until the trees are thinned out for better growing. We also want to thank everyone who has helped us in the past year. It has been a pleasure to serve you.
Respectfully submitted, RUPERT HARUBIN, Chm. RALPH F. VOLLINGER JOHN R. RUDY
Water Commissioners
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
OF THE
TOWN OF HATFIELD
FOR THE
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1962
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Report of Town Accountant
RECEIPTS GENERAL REVENUE
Taxes :
Poll 1962
$ 906.00
Personal 1962
12,765.60
Real Estate 1962
212,587.44
Trailer Tax
128.00
Poll Previous Years
284.00
Personal Previous Years
2,912.50
Real Estate Previous Years
41,822.06
$271,405.60
Motor Vehicle Excise:
Levy of 1962
30,925.93
Previous Years
15,423.42
46,349.35
Farm Animal Excise:
Levy of 1962
125.20
Previous Years
74.19
199.39
Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
Income Tax
12,220.00
Corporation Tax
18,330.00
Chapter 70 G. L.
27,570.00
Meal Tax
786.46
58,906.46
Licenses and Permits:
Liquor
5,800.00
Milk
4.50
All Other
489.00
Court Fines
6,293.50 95.00
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RECEIPTS
Grants from Federal Government:
Old Age Assistance
6,310.58
Aid to Dependent Children
738.48
Medical Assistance for Aged
6,020.77
Water Main - Pantry Road
17,142.30
School Lunch, C. D. Fund
6,950.21
Schools - Public Law #864
1,511.04
Schools - Public Law #874
4,687.00
43,360.38
Grants from Commonwealth:
Vocational Education
3,768.28
Transportation
4,444.20
Aid to Libraries
587.50
Highway Chap. 81
16,278.49
Compensation from State Withholding
29.74
25,108.21
Grants from Hampshire County:
Dog Licenses
154.07
Dog Disposal
109.00
Wildcat Bounty
10.00
273.07
Total General Government
$451,990.96
COMMERCIAL GOVERNMENT
Town Hall
$ 94.00
Outlays
72.38
Sealer of Weights & Measures
63.55
Slaughter Inspection Fees
33.50
Sewer Connections
225.00
Highway: '
Chapter 90 Maint. - State
600.00
Chapter 90 Maint. - County
600.00
Machinery Fund
4,625.00
Fence Damage, etc.
417.37
6,242.37
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RECEIPTS
Public Welfare:
Aid to Dependent Children
519.43
Old Age Assistance
1,009.25
Medical Assistance for Aged
4,227.53
5,756.21
Veterans' Benefits
1,839.27
Schools :
Athletic Fund
1,452.30
Tuition
503.92
School Lunch Collections
19,217.75
21,173.97
Library Fines
72.01
Water Department:
Rents
19,838.00
New Services
975.00
Hydrant Damages
369.50
21,182.50
Care of Cemetery Lots
218.50
School Construction - Chap. 645 Acts of '48
6,799.71
Sale of Fill
438.12
Tailings
203.67
Dividends
314.22
General Interest:
Interest on Taxes
1,618.99
Interest on Motor Vehicles
374.07
Charges and Fees
41.35
Interest on Trust Funds
666.80
2,034.41
Total Commercial Revenue
$ 67,430.19
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RECEIPTS
Agency, Trust and Investment :
Dog Tax Due County
316.50
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds - New
750.00
State Withholding
2,041.20
Federal Withholding
25,979.90
Retirement
3,304.90
Blue Cross
4,219.27
Teachers' Health & Accident
569.46
37,181.23
Refunds
244.35
Cash on Hand January 1, 1963
133,465.58
TOTAL
$690,312.31
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PAYMENTS
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Moderator
$ 25.00
Selectmen :
Salaries
1,200.00
Clerk
300.00
Expenses :
Printing, Postage, Stationery
107.23
Travel
27.00
Dues
31.00
165.23
Accountant :
Salary
1,975.00
Expense :
Printing, Postage, Stationery
103.29
Dues
5.00
Equipment
61.95
170.24
Treasurer:
Salary
2,375.00
Expense :
Printing, Postage, Stationery
118.67
Bond
151.20
Clerical
160.00
Travel
136.80
Dues
4.00
Equipment Repair
3.50
574.17
Tax Collector :
Salary
1,800.00
Expense :
Printing, Postage, Stationery
289.72
Bond
293.20
Clerical
261.88
Dues
4.00
Travel
51.20
900.00
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PAYMENTS
Assessors :
Salaries
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