Hatfield Annual Town Report 1958-1963, Part 5

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Publication date: 1958
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June 11 All teachers report for closing details. All pupils participating in Junior High School graduation report to school.


June 12 High School closes.


Elementary School-180 days. High School-181 days.


Approved by the Committee July 30, 1958


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Director of Accounts


February 21, 1958


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, 1957, 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 Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston


Sir:


In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Hatfield for the year ending December 31, 1957, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing town funds or sending out bills for collection, were examined, checked, and verified by comparison with the reports and records in the town accountant's office.


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 record of receipts, and the payments were compared with the treasurer's cash book and with the treasury warrants approved by the selectmen. The appropriation accounts were checked with the records of appropriations voted by the town as listed from the town clerk's records of town meetings. The transfers from the reserve fund were compared with the authorizations of the finance committee, and all other accounts were checked with the records 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, 1957.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were analyzed and checked with the records in the departments


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collecting money for the town and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were compared with the treasury warrants approved by the selectmen. The cash book footings were verified, and the cash balance on January 25, 1958 was proved by actual count of cash in the office, by reconcilia- tion of the bank balances with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, and by examination of a savings bank book.


The records of payroll deductions on account of Fed- eral taxes, county retirement, and Blue Cross were ex- amined and checked. The deductions were listed, the payments to the proper agencies were verified, and the balances in the general treasury as of January 25, 1958 were proved.


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


The payments on account of maturing debt and in- terest were compared with the amounts falling due dur- ing the period of the audit and with the cancelled securi- ties and coupons on file.


The books and accounts of the tax collector were ex- amined 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 reconciled 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 checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, and the outstanding ac- counts were listed and proved with the accountant's ledger. The cash balance on January 25, 1958 was proved by actual count of the cash on hand.


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The outstanding accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names ap- peared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


It is again recommended that the tax collector make a determined effort to bring about a complete settlement of the delinquent tax accounts.


The appropriations voted by the town meeting were listed from the records of the town clerk and were com- pared wtih the aggregate amounts raised by the assessors in the determination of the 1957 tax rate.


The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked. The receipts for dog and sporting licenses, as well as from gasoline registrations, were checked with the records of licenses and permits issued. The payments to the treasurer and to the Division of Fisheries and Game were verified, and the cash on hand January 25, 1958 was proved by actual count of the cash in the office.


The records of receipts of the selectmen and the seal- er of weights and measures, as well as of the police, school, and library departments, and of all other departments col- lecting money for the town or committing bills for collec- tion, were examined and checked with the treasurer's cash receipts and with the records of the accounting officer.


The books and accounts of the water department were examined and checked. The charges for the sale of water and for connections and miscellaneous charges were proved, the recorded collections and abatements were checked, the payments to the treasurer were verified, and the cash on hand January 25, 1958 was proved by actual count.


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It is again recommended that the water collector make a determined effort to collect the past due water ac- counts.


The surety bonds of the town officials required to fur- nish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.


In addition to the balance sheet, there are appended to this report tables showing reconciliations of the treas- urer's and collector's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, and departmental accounts, as well as schedules showing the condition and transactions of the trust funds.


While engaged in making the audit cooperation was received from the several town officials, for which, on be- half 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, 1959


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


Town Officers for 1959


SELECTMEN Walter A. Pickunka, Chairman


John J. Fortsch Stanley J. Filipek


MODERATOR Gordon A. Woodward


TOWN CLERK Peter S. Rogaleski


TOWN TREASURER


Peter S. Rogaleski


BOARD OF ASSESSORS Mitchell W. Kempisty, Chairman Lewis G. Wendoloski Charles Belden


TAX COLLECTOR Thomas L. Mullany


SCHOOL COMMITTEE Henry F. Kulesza, Chairman William H. Burke Ethel Byrne


WATER COMMISSIONERS


Stanley Sliwoski, Chairman


John Rudy


Ralph Vollinger


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CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS Luther A. Belden, Chairman A. Cory Bardwell Sylvester B. Pelis


LIBRARY TRUSTEES A. Cory Bardwell, Chairman


Edward T. Kostek Dorothy Breor


ELECTOR UNDER THE WILL OF OLIVER SMITH Frank T. Woodward


TREE WARDEN Francis E. Godin


FINANCE COMMITTEE Luther A. Belden, Chairman


George J. Zgrodnik John Osley, Jr.


BOARD OF REGISTRARS Howard B. Abbott, Chairman


Joseph J. Pelc


Edward T. Kostek


TOWN ACCOUNTANT Gertrude B. Rogaleski


SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS John J. Deres


INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTER


Frank Sikorski, Jr.


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Edward W. Wroblewski


SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS Charles J. Eberlein, Sr.


COLLECTOR OF WATER RENTS May H. Backiel


WELFARE AGENT John A. Skarzynski


DIRECTOR OF VETERANS' SERVICES Thomas P. Mullins


WOOD SURVEYORS


Henry Donnis Charles J. Eberlein, Jr.


FENCE VIEWERS AND FIELD DRIVERS


Michael M. Majesky Charles J. Eberlein, Jr.


DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE


John Brennan


CHIEF OF POLICE Henry J. Sliwoski


DOG OFFICER Henry J. Sliwoski


CONTABLES


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


Stanley J. Filipek John Brennan Peter Kubosiak Mitchell Kempisty


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POLICE OFFICERS


Peter Malinowski Anthony Malinowski Joseph Deres (Special) Stanley Malinowski


George W. Rogalewski Stanley Prucnal Peter Backiel George Omasta


AUXILIARY POLICE


William Podmayer Simeon Bourdon (Hon. Member)


Anthony Sikorski (Capt.)


William Symanski


Harry Lizek


William Slowikowski


Stanley Symanski David Omasta


Walter Harubin


Adolf Ciszewski Stanley Jagodzinski Robert Thayer Ralph Vollinger Frank Godek Thaddeus Kabat John Szych


FIRE CHIEF Arthur Smith


FIREFIGHTERS Main Street Station


Arthur Brassord, Asst. Chief


Raymond Balise, Capt.


Edward Kempisty, Lt. Joseph Wendlowski


John Fortsch Alfred Proulx Francis Godin Bernard Pelis


Bernard Shaw Joseph Krawczyk Henry Kosakowski John Gizienski Henry Skorupski Connie Pelis, Jr.


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


Stanley Mason William Korza Edward Merski Joseph Szych Joseph Godzina


David Lizek Edmund Jaworski Ronald Pickunka Walter D. Pickunka Richard Vollinger


Larry Pickett


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.


REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS


Second Congregational 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 15th 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 Moderator for three years; one Selectman for three years; one Town Treasurer for three years; one Tax Collector for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years; one member of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Water Commissioners for three years; one Tree Warden for three years; one member of the Library Trustees for the years; Elector under the Will of Oliver Smith for one year; one member of the Cemetery Com- missioners for three years; five members of the Planning Board, one member for one year, one member for two years, one member for three years, one member for four years and one member for five 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, 1960, and to issue a note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws, and amend- ments thereto.


Article 4. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $108.02 received from the Dog Fund to the Library Account, or act anything thereon.


Article 5. 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, Chapter 41, General Laws, or act anything thereon.


Article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $2,688.59 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 Re- tirement System.


Article 7. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to cooperate with the county and state under the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00 for improve- ment of Chapter 90 highways, the town's share, and to appropriate the sum of $1,200.00, the state and county


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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 8. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to cooperate with the state under the pro- visions of Chapter 81, General Laws, and to raise and appropriate 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 9. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to cooperate with the county and state under the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws, and to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $4,200.00, the town's share, for new construction on Main Street and to appropriate the sum of $12,600.00, the state and county share, in anticipation of reimbursement from the state and county, the town's share to be raised by taxa- tion and the state and county share to be taken from sur- plus revenue and returned to same when reimbursement is received, or act anything thereon.


Article 10. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $800.00 for recon- structing the sidewalk on the easterly side of Main Street from the residence of Edward Breor, Jr., southerly approximately 800 feet, or act anything thereon.


Article 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $500.00 for Civil De- fense, or act anything thereon.


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Article 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,450.00 for the support of a Visiting Nurse, or act anything thereon.


Article 16. 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 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money for equalizing the assessments in the Town of Hatfield, or act anything thereon.


Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $300.00 for expenses of the Industrial Development Committee, or act any- thing thereon.


Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $300.00 for expenses of the Planning Board, or act anything thereon.


Article 20. To see if the town will vote to adopt the following by law: "No trailer camps, as defined by law in Chapter 40, Sections 32 to 36 shall be permitted within the town limits," or act anything thereon.


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Article 21. To see if the town will vote to permit members of the Board of Water Commissioners to work on various water projects and receive payment for their labor, or act anything thereon.


Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money for the con- struction of a surface drain on Prospect Street from the corner of School and Prospect Streets to the corner of North and Prospect Streets, or act anything thereon. (By petition) .


Article 23-To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer a sum of money for the con- struction of a sewer from the end of the present new sewer on School Street, leading into Colonial Acres, along School and Chestnut Streets to the corner of Chestnut and Prospect Streets, or act anything thereon. (By petition) .


Article 24. To see if the town will vote that the number of Selectmen elected by the voters be five in number to be elected in the following manner : One select- man to be elected for one year, two for two years and two for three years, and thereafter in either event shall elect them for terms of three years, or act anything thereon. (By petition) .


Article 25. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,625.00, the town's share, of additional costs of the Chestnut Street Bridge, or act any- thing thereon.


Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $400.00 for recon- struction of the sidewalk on the southerly side of School Street from a section opposite the Hatfield Market in an easterly direction for approximately 400 feet, or act any- thing thereon.


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Article 27. To see if the town will vote to hear the report of the Sewer Survey as studied by the Tighe & Bond engineering firm, discuss the recommendations, and take any action thereon.


Article 28. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $4,000.00 from the Earned Machinery Account to the Machinery Operating Account, or act anything thereon.


Article 29. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the Machinery Fund the sum of $5,200.00, said sum together with the trade-in value of the present Case front end loader towards purchase of a new one cubic yard bucket loader for the highway department, or act any- thing thereon.


Article 30. To see if the town will vote to transfer from the Machinery Fund the sum of $650.00 for a new sidewalk sander, or act anything thereon.


Article 31. To see if the town will vote to transfer the sum of $36.84 from the Elm Street 8" water line account to the Sewer Survey Account, or act anything thereon.


Article 32. To see if the town will vote to prohibit motor vehicle parking on the southerly side of School Street from the St. Kazimerz Club in an easterly direction to the Frank Malinoski residence, or act anything thereon.


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to author- ize the Board of Selectmen to establish a sewer entrance fee and an annual sewer service charge for use of town sewrs and also authorize the Collector of Taxes to collect said mones, or act anything thereon.


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Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the Sewer Account cost of printing, mailing, typing, etc. of sewer service charges, or act anything thereon.


Article 35. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00 for the purchase and installation of glass basketball backboards, retract- able type, or act anything thereon. (By petition) .


Article 36. To see if the town will vote to accept Primrose Path of the Colonial Acres Development in the Town of Hatfield as a public way, or act anything there- on. (By petition) .


Other articles may be added before the deadline for posting of the Warrant.


And you are directed to serve this warrant by post- ing attested copies thereof in five public places 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 22nd day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixty.


WALTER A. PICKUNKA JOHN J. FORTSCH STANLEY J. FILIPEK


Selectmen of Hatfield


Report of Finance Committee


1959 Approp.


Amount Spent


1960 Request


Recom- mended


1. Moderator, Jan. 1, 1960


$


25.00


$ 25.00


$


25.00


$ 25.00


2. Selectmen's Salaries, Jan. 1, 1960


900.00


900.00


900.00


900.00


3. Selectmen's Expense


200.00


177.85


200.00


200.00


4. Selectmen's Clerk


200.00


200.00


200.00


200.00


5. Accountant's Salary, Jan. 1, 1960


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


6. Accountant's Expense


150.00


148.79


150.00


150.00


7. Treasurer's Salary, Jan. 1, 1960


1,875.00


1,875.00


1,875.00


1,875.00


8. Treasurer's Expense


575.00


1,709.15


575.00


575.00


9. Tax Collector's Salary, Jan. 1, 1960


1,400.00


1,400.00


1,600.00


1,600.00


10. Tax Collector's Expense


650.00


899.55


900.00


900.00


11. Assessors' Salaries, Jan. 1, 1960


1,800.00


1,800.00


1,800.00


1,800.00


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12. Assessors' Expense


400.00


395.28


400.00


500.00


13. Attorney's Fees


300.00


300.00


500.00


500.00


14. Town Clerk's Salary, Jan. 1, 1960


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


1,775.00


15.


Town Clerk's Expense


350.00


347.80


350.00


350.00


16.


Election and Registration


975.00


877.93


1,175.00


1,175.00


17. Elector's Salary


10.00


10.00


10.00


10.00


18. Town Hall


5,500.00


8,397.37


7,000.00


7,000.00


19. Police


3,000.00


2,988.25


3,000.00


3,000.00


20. Fire Dept.


4,000.00


3,961.38


4,000.00


3,500.00


21. Tree Work


1,000.00


1,115.55


2,600.00


2,600.00


22. Moth and Dutch Elm


1,000.00


1,000.00


2,200.00


2,200.00


23. Sealer of Weights & Meas., Salary


200.00


200.00


200.00


200.00


24.


Sealer of Weights & Meas., Expense


100.00


95.60


100.00


100.00


25.


Public Health


500.00


666.00


600.00


600.00


26. School Physician


400.00


400.00


500.00


500.00


27. Insp. of Animals & Slaughter


240.00


240.00


240.00


240.00


28.


Insp. Children-Immunization


250.00


122.24


250.00


250.00


29.


Insp. Children-Tuberculosis


75.00


75.00


75.00


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30. Highway General


7,000.00


7,419.08


8,000.00


8,000.00


31. Highway Chap. 81


8,500.00


32. Highway Chap. 81 from Surplus Revenue


13,750.00


21,246.43


21,246.43


33. Highway Chap. 90, Maint.


600.00


34. Highway Chapter 90, Maint. from Surplus Revenue


1,200.00


1,797.30


1,797.30


35.


Machinery Operating


4,000.00


3,993.48


4,000.00


4,000.00


36. Street Lights


5,130.00


4,799.75


4,800.00


4,800.00


37. Public Welfare


1,000.00


2,174.69


4,000.00


1,500.00


38.


Disability Assistance


2,000.00


1,294.89


4,000.00


1,400.00


39.


Aid to Dependent Children


1,000.00


1,091.35


5,000.00


3,000.00


40. Old Age Assistance


13,000.00


12,608.19


23,000.00


13,500.00


41. Veterans' Benefits


1,500.00


2,342.57


2,000.00


2,000.00


42. School Committee Expense


200.00


117.75


200.00


200.00


43. Schools


130,000.00


13,448.24


167,400.50


165,700.50


44.


Vocational School Tuition and Transportation


9,865.00


8,240.78


10,246.06


10,246.06


45. Library


5,145.00


5,225.36


4,260.00


4,260.00


16. Memorial Day


300.00


242.96


300.00


300.00


47. Care of Town Clock


50.00


50.00


50.00


50.00


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48. Print & Deliver Town Reports


750.00


740.07


750.00


750.00


49. Telephone


275.00


295.15


300.00


300.00


50. Unclassified


150.00


74.65


100.00


100.00


51. Binding Town Reports


100.00


63.75


50.00


50.00


52. Insurance


5,000.00


5,551.77


7,250.00


7,250.00


53. Reserve Fund from Overlay Surplus


9,118.55


9,118.55


4,784.77


4,784.77


54.


Water Comm. Salaries, Jan. 1, 1960 :


from Water Avail. Surplus


Chairman


250.00


2 Members @ 175.00


600.00


600.00


600.00


600.00


55. Water Dept. from Water Surplus


7,000.00


6,925.58


8,700.00


7,000.00


56. Cemeteries


900.00


1,358.10


1,100.00


1,100.00


57. Water Main Loans from Water Avail. Surplus


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


58.


Interest, Water Main Loans from Water Avail. Surplus


835.50


835.50


663.50


663.50


59. Interest


500.00


58.67


500.00


500.00


60. Insurance, Chap. 32B., G.L.


3,850.00


3,905.95


5,200.00


5,200.00


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61. Tax Rate


62. Interest, School Loan


63. School Loan, Chap. 44, G.L.


500.00 15,937.50 10,000.00


500.00 15,937.50 10,000.00


64. School Loan, Chap. 645, Acts of 1948


15,000.00


15,000.00


65. Tree Warden, Jan. 1, 1960, $1.75 per hour


$221,340.00


$225,899.94


$376,457.06


$356,057.06


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Selectmen's Report


The Board of Selectmen herewith submit their re- port for the year of 1959.


The resignation of Peter S. Rogaleski as clerk of the board was accepted after hearing his request. He has served the various boards for many years. Appointed to carry on as clerk was Francis Dugal of Maple Street.


The roof on the town hall was repaired. This is an annual must, since the small pitch of the roof tends to hold back water which freezes overnight in cold weather; thus cracking the slate.




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