Plainville, Massachusetts annual reports 1951-1959, Part 20

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2.


1. For the support of the Public Library. For the Selectmens curitill expenses and sala: 500 9000


3. For the Treasurer's current expenses and salary.


4. For the Town Clerk's current expenses and salaries.


600,00


615.0


ANNUAL REPORT


115


5. For the Assessor's current expenses and salaries.


6. For the Tax Collector's current expenses and salary. 1.000,00


7. For the Board of Registrar's current expenses and 26000 salaries.


8. For the salary of Town Auditor.


9. For the Sealer of Weights and Measures' current ex- penses and salary.


10. For the payment of Insurance.


11. For Veteran's Benefits.


12. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.


13. For Memorial Day.


14. For Interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt.


15. For Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.


16. For Street Lights.


17. For Water Department incidentals, pumping and salaries.


18. For Board of Health current expenses and salaries.


19. For Police Department including Night Patrol.


20. For Tree Warden.


21. For Removal of Snow.


22. For Park Commissioners.


23. For Support of School and salaries of School Com- mittee.


24. Town Forest Committee.


25. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.


26. For maturing debt.


27 For Welfare Agent.


28. For Wire Inspector, salary and expenses.


1500 -


75.00


200000


4200 04 200 mm 55000 5000 0 575000 77000 2300 5000 Er 300 00 3500.000 700000


83986000 75.00 1100,00 20.00.01 50000 250.00


116


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Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treasurer, Town Clerk, Secretary of the Water Commissioners and Clerk of the Selectmen's bond placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appropriate a sum of money to pay for the same.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1955 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 Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the carrying on of the Moth work for the coming year.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for a Reserve Fund to provide for the extraordinary unforeseen expenses, as authorized by Section 6, Chapter 40, General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the operation of Road Ma- chinery or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 Highways, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care and maintenance of the Town Dump, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


235


800.00


1 44000


7000


1025.01 € 2226


4300 9360 Jan 1


300


117


ANNUAL REPORT


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,200.00, or any other sum, to con- tinue the drainage program, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for all control work against the Dutch Elm Disease, as set forth by Section 13, Chapter 761, Act of 1949, to be expended under the direction of the Moth Superintendent, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,143.32, this being the amount appor- tioned to Plainville as its share of the cost of the Norfolk County Retirement System, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00, or any other sum, for the use of the athletic department of the schools, as provided for in Chapter 658, Acts of 1950, a revision of Sec. 47, Chapter 71, of the General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, for the carrying out of the State Vocational Education Program as provided for in Section 7 and 8 of Chapter 74, General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (This account to be handled by the School Committee.)


Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $15,900, for the carrying on of the different categories of Welfare, made up approximately as follows: General Welfare, $2,500; Aid Dependent Children, $400; Old Age Assistance, $11,000 and Disabled Persons, $2,000, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000, or any other sum, for the purchase of water meters, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Water Commissioners)


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,100 for the installation of water


4000


yes


30000


159,00


2.0000


118


ANNUAL REPORT


meters on the water mains supplying the town with water from North Attleboro, as requested by the North Attleboro Water Dept., or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Water Commissioners)


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $9,775, to install water mains on the following streets: Riley Street approximately 450 feet; Ma- thurin Road approximately 550 feet; Route 106 approximately 2,150 feet, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. Water Committee)


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $225 for repair of Riley Street after installation of water mains, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Water Committee)


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to continue the Town Water System along School Street for about 1,900 running feet, more or less, to a point about in front of the residence of Mr. Alix, and raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $5,800, or any other sum, to pay for said installation, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $1,600 or any other sum for the repair of School Street after the installation of water, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


Article 27. To see if the Town will accept as a Public Way a street to be known as Harvard Street, located on the westerly side of South Street, about 350 feet north of Cross Street, and running westerly parallel to Cross Street, for a length of 400 feet when said road is brought to a grade satis- factory to the Board of Selectmen and when a plan of the Road is filed with the Board of Selectmen, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $400 for hard surfacing of said road; or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to install water mains in a way known as 'Harvard Street,' for a distance of 400 feet more or less, in a westerly direction from South Street, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,250 for said instal- lation, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


10,00


9771


225-1


400


119


ANNUAL REPORT


Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Public Way a street to be known as Wade Road located on the westerly side of South Street, about 240 feet southerly of Cross Street, and running westerly parallel to Cross Street for a length of 550 feet when said road is brought to a grade satisfactory to the Board of Selectmen and when a plan of the road is filed with the Board of Selectmen, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $550 for hard surfacing of said road, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to install water mains in a way known as 'Wade Road' for a distance of 550 feet more or less, in a westerly direction from South Street, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,050 for said installation. (Petition)


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to assume the permanent care and upkeep of the old cemetery, situated on West Bacon Street, between South Street and Bacon Square, and raise and appropriate the sum of $300, or any other sum, to be expended under the supervision of the Board of Select- men during 1954, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Plainville Grange) ,


Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to pay for two (2) street lights in front of St. Martha's Church, and the money for same to be raised and appropriated under Sec. 16 of Art. 6, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to install two (2) street lights on Belcher Street, near the home of Mr. Charles G. Stetson, and the money to pay for same to be raised and appropriated under Sec. 16 of Art. 6, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $840 or any other sum, to build a sidewalk along the easterly side of the Methodist Church property to East Bacon Street, about 160 linear feet, then westerly along East Bacon Street, for about 280 linear feet, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $560 or any other sum to complete the sidewalk on the westerly side of South Street to the North Attleboro line, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


300.00


940 .0


56.0.


120


ANNUAL REPORT


Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $300 or any other sum, to build a sidewalk on the northerly side of Pleasant Street, starting in front of the 'Cloutier' property, and running westerly to South Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)


Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $800. or any other sum, to extend the sidewalk on the southerly side of East Bacon Street from Potter Ave. to Vernon Young Drive, approximately 400 linear feet, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $150. or any other sum, for the annual rental of the preperty on Cowell St. belonging to the Stierli family, and now being used by the Town as a public dump.


Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000. or any other sum, for the filling and grading of the New Elementary School grounds, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100. or any other sum for the treat- ment of tuberculosis patients having a legal settlement in this town as provided for by Chap. 270, Acts of 1952, repeal- ing Chap. 562 of the Acts of 1951, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of war bonds or other bonds that are legal investments for savings banks, and to be placed in a fund known as the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, Acts of 1943; this money to be earmarked for the building and equipment of an addition to the new Elementary School building or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Treasurer to transfer for the use of the Park Commissioners, a sum of money given to the Park Department by Mrs. Nettie F. Young, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. The amount of money to be transferred is approximately $73.00.


350


80


130.


1.000


100


121


ANNUAL REPORT


Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell a certain piece of land, or any part thereof, located on the northerly side of the Whiting & Davis parking lot, containing 13 and 07/100 acres, and identified as Lot #23 on Plat 5, in the Assessor's records. Also to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sign, acknowledge and deliver any instruments of transfer on behalf of the Town, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 44. To see whether or not the Town will vote to authorize the Town Forest Committee, with the approval of the Board of Selectmen, to sell and convey, on such terms and conditions as they deem proper, the following described parcel of land situated on the southeasterly side of Washington Street in said Plainville, bounded: Northwesterly by said street, 540.88 feet; Southeasterly by Shepard's Pond; and Southwesterly by land now or formerly of Alexander Adair, et ux. Said premises being a portion of the premises described in Certificate of Title #15213, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Surplus Revenue Account to be used by the assessors for the reduction of the tax rate or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 46. To choose any committee and to hear the re- port of any committee and act thereon.


And you are directed to serve this Warrant, by posting up attested copies thereof in seven (7) Public Places in said town, seven (7) days at least before the time of holding said meeting.


Hereof fail not, and make due return of this Warrant, with your doings thereon, to the Town Clerk, at or before the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid.


Given under our hands this twenty-fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-four.


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN LEROY B. WILSON


Selectmen of Plainville


Index


Animal Inspector's Report


46


Assessors' Report 96


Auditors' Report


106


Board of Health Report


95


Collector of Taxes Report


47


Dutch Elm Control Report


45


Fire Engineers' Report


93


Highway Department Report


98


Inspector of Milk and Dairies Report


94


Moth Department Report


45


Park and Playground Commissioners' Report


103


Police Department Report


92


Public Library Trustees 82


Registrars' Expenses


43


School Committee


55


Attendance Tables


78


High School Graduation Exercises 75


List of Teachers 81


Membership by Age and Grade 79


Money Available for Schools 60


Money Received From State 61


1954 Estimates 61


School Calendar 57


School Committee


58


School Committee Budget


62


School Nurse 73


School Officials 56


School Physician 73


Statistics


76


Superintendent of Schools 63


48


Sealer of Weights and Measures


Selectmen's Report 106


Aid to Dependent Children (Federal Grant) 112


Aid to Dependent Children (Fed. Grant Adm.) 112


Board of Health 109


Current and Incidentals 108


Disability Assistance (Fed. Grant) 112


Disability Assistance (Town Appropriation) 111


General Welfare 108


Insurance


110


Old Age Assistance (Town Appropriation) 110


Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) 111


Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) Administrative. 111


Town Office Maintenance


109


Vocational Aid 110


Slaughtering Inspector's Report


46


Town Clerk's Report 7


Appointment of Assistant Town Clerk 42


Births Recorded in Plainville During 1953 33


Deaths Recorded in Plainville During 1953 39


Expenses of Town Clerk 42


Jury List 44


Licenses and License Fees Received by Town Clerk. 40


Marriages Recorded in Plainville During 1953 36


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1953 7


Town Officers


3


Town Physician's Report 96


Treasurer's Report 83


Tree Warden Report 43


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1954


113


Water Commissioner's Report


50


Wiring Inspector's Report


105


Fiftieth Annual Report


of the


TOWN OFFICERS of


PLAINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS


PLAIN


MASS 16 10 28 COLONY


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For the Year Ending December 31st 1954


NMOL WREN 1673- 1- 164: -1905 VILLE


THAM


PLAINVILLE FIRE ALARM


A E. FRENCH, Chief-Tel. 8-0283-J


5 Fire Station


6 Center of Town


7 Whiting & Davis Co. (Private)


8 High School


12 South St. & Lincoln Ave.


13 Assembly Call


14 South & Pleasant Sts.


15 Bacon Square


16 Bugbee & Washington Sts.


18 South & Everett Sts.


21 Sidney St. & Cooney Ave.


24 Melcher & Pleasant Sts.


25 West Bacon & Fletcher Sts.


26 East Bacon & Grove Sts.


31 West Bacon & Warren Sts.


32 East Bacon & Pleasant Sts.


33 West Bacon & Freemont Sts.


34 South & Broad Sts.


35 Hawkins St., No. Attleboro Line


36 School & George Sts.


38 Washington & George Sts.


4-4-4-4 Forest Fire


41 Walnut & Fuller Sts.


42 Spring & Cottage Sts.


43 Walnut & High Sts.


45 Hancock St., Wrentham Line


46 South & Fuller Sts.


48 George & Wampum Sts.


51 Warren & High Sts.


52 South & Cross Sts.


53 High & Chestnut Sts.


54 South & Green Sts.


56 Berry St., Wrentham Line


58 East Bacon & Washington Sts.


61 Plainville Stock Co., (Private)


62 Wilkins' Four Corners


64 Taunton & Washington Sts. 72 Mirimichi Pond South 74 Taunton & Shepard Sts.


76 Mirimichi Pond North


82 Beicher & Madison Sts.


84 Washington St., Wrentham Line


115 Elementary School (Private)


113 Out of Town


2 Recall IN CASE OF FIRE CALL: Chief A. E. French, Tel. Home 8-2300 or Factory 8-0024


1st Assistant C. A. Meyer, Tel. Home 8-1540 or Factory 8-0024 2nd Assistant Clarence E. Skinner, Jr., Tel. Home 8-0259-M


Raymond Cobb, Tel. Home 8-1123-W or Garage 8-0154 Everett W. Skinner, Tel. Home 8-1147-R Elmer C. Pease, Tel. Home 8-1148-W


Fire Station from 11:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M. 8-0176-M Sun., Mon., Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat.


Fire Station from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. 8-0176-M Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat. except holidays


The Plainville Engine Co., will report to the Central Station, North Attleboro on Second Alarms of the following box numbers: Located in North Attleboro: 5-6-7-8-21-24-33-34- 51-65-81-82-83-86-151-216-218-612-812-813.


NO SCHOOL SIGNALS


7:30 A.M. Three double blasts on Fire Alarm System signifies no school for all pupils for the day.


7:45 A.M. Same signal signifies no school for primary school pupils.


11:45 A.M. Same signal signifies no school in the afternoon and all pupils will stay in school one hour longer than the usual morning session and then be dis- missed for the day.


Fiftieth Annual Report


of the


TOWN OFFICERS of


PLAINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS


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COLONY


NMOL


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APRIL


For the Year Ending December 31st 1954


The North Attleborough Chronicle Company 1955


CHRISTIAN F. HENRICH


Member Fire Department from 1911-1954 Member Fire Engineers from 1937-1954 Chief Fire Department from 1937-1950


TOWN OFFICERS


MODERATOR-One Year CHARLES O. PEASLEY


TOWN CLERK-One Year ARTHUR W. WASHBURN CHARLES S. COBB, Assistant Clerk


TOWN TREASURER-Three Years EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM, Term expires 1956


SELECTMEN, WELFARE BOARD and BOARD OF HEALTH


LYMAN H. PARMENTER, JR.


Term expires 1955


LEROY B. WILSON


Term expires 1956


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN


Term expires 1957


ASSESSORS


CHARLES J. QUIRK


Term expires 1955


SYDNEY J. ANDREWS


Term expires 1956


FRANK V. HENRICH


Term expires 1957


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


CLINTON E. BARTON


Term expires 1955


EDWARD H. HEMMINGSEN


Term expires 1955


ROBERT W. ROOT


Term expires 1956


CHARLES O. PEASLEY


Term expires 1956


HELEN A. SMITH


Term expires 1957


WATER COMMISSIONERS


ALTON E. FRENCH


Term expires 1955


DAVID B. LOMASNEY


Term expires 1956


GORDON S. PROAL


Term expires 1957


TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN


Term expires 1955


BARBARA P. FLUCK


Term expires 1956


ALICE M. PEASE


Term expires 1957


TAX COLLECTOR-Three Years


THEODORE A. WICKMAN Term expires 1956


4


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PARK COMMISSIONERS


CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.


ROBERT J. FAWCETT


ARTHUR W. MYERS, Jr.


Term expires 1955 Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957


AUDITOR-One Year LAWRENCE H. CARPENTER


CONSTABLES-One Year HERBERT A. MORSE ELMER C. PEASE


CHESTER A. MEYER TREE WARDEN-One Year ALEC H. FREDRICKSON


FENCE VIEWERS and FIELD DRIVERS-One Year CHESTER A. MEYER


HERBERT A. MORSE ELMER C. PEASE


MEASURERS OF WOOD, BARK and LUMBER GEORGE H. SNELL HARRY O. PROAL


FRANCIS W. SIMMONS EVERETT W. SKINNER


APPOINTED BY FIRE ENGINEERS


Chief of Fire Department ALTON E. FRENCH


APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN


Acting Chief of Police CHESTER A. MEYER


Superintendent of Streets HARRY O. PROAL


Regional School Committee


LEROY B. WILSON CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.


Fire Engineers CHRISTIAN F. HENRICH (deceased) CHESTER A. MEYER ALTON E. FRENCH CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.


5


ANNUAL REPORT


Forest Warden ALTON E. FRENCH


Official Weigher and Sealer of Weights and Measures ADRIAN G. WHEELER


Town Burial Agent WESLEY H. BURTON


Special Police


ENGENE J. BRODEUR


HERBERT A. MORSE


ALTON E. FRENCH


EVERETT SKINNER


CLARENCE AVERY EARLE F. ROSE


ARCHIE L. WALDEN ALVA I. PAULUS


JOHN P. COOPER WALTER L. COLEMAN


JOSEPH V. FONTAINE ERNEST J. LAPORTE CHARLES F. BREEN, JR.


STEPHEN S. GUY-New Elementary School Only


EVERETT C. DAVIS-Beagle Club property only HENRY NEVEUX, Sr .- (Limited) HENRY NEVEUX, JR .- (Limited) CHIEF-PETER J. McKEON, North Attleboro CHIEF-WALTER HOBBS, Wrentham


North Attleboro Officers-Special Police in Plainville


CARL MacDONALD


DANA RALPH


JOSEPH MCAVOY


JAMES N. WATTERS


JOSEPH LaCASSE


HENRY IRVINE


STANLEY H. LYKUS


GEORGE ELLIOTT


JOHN J. MCCARTHY LEO DESAUTEL ROBERT MORSE LEROY GORDON


ALEXANDER GRZENDA


CARL BEETY


HENRY BIBBY


GEORGE SCHAUERTE


JOHN CONNOLLY


DANIEL BRADLEY JOHN COYLE, JR. WILLIAM UHLIG WILLIAM CHARRON


JOHN O. JOHNSON


Fire Police


GEORGE A. CLARKE CHARLES F. BREEN, JR.


Inspector of Animals EARL B. THOMPSON


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ANNUAL REPORT


Inspector of Slaughtering EARL B. THOMPSON


Sanitation Inspector PUTNAM STEELE, E. Bridgewater


Dog Officer HERBERT A. MORSE


Moth Inspector ALEC H. FREDERICKSON


Inspector of Wires CHARLES G. HAYES


Registrars of Voters


RICHARD M. COBB


Term expires 1955


HAROLD L. ANDERSON


DACIA A. ANDERSON


Term expires 1956 Term expires 1957


ARTHUR W. WASHBURN


Night Patrolman ELMER C. PEASE


Welfare Agent and Clerk of Selectmen RUTH R. FULTON


Town Physician MAURICE D. GRANT, M.D.


Town Forest Committee


EDGAR F. BERRY


Term expires 1955


HARRY O. PROAL


Term expires 1956


GEORGE H. SNELL


Term expires 1957


APPOINTMENT AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Advisory or Financial Committee


RALPH E. CROWELL ALPIN CHISHOLM


OLIVER P. BROWN ARTHUR W. WASHBURN


CHARLES F. BREEN, JR. EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM


MILES E. HOOKER


7


ANNUAL REPORT


Town Clerk's Report


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Norfolk, ss.


To Either of the Constables of Plainville, Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Plainville qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in High School Auditorium in said Plainville, on


MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MARCH 1954, A. D.


at six-thirty o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following Articles viz:


Article 1. The following Town Officers to be chosen by ballot, viz: One Moderator, one Town Clerk, one Selectman, Board of Welfare, one Auditor, one Tree Warden, and three Constables for one year. One Selectman, Board of Welfare, one Assessor, one Water Commissioner, one Trustee of Public Library, one Park Commissioner, and one member of School Committee for three years.


For this purpose the polls will open at 6:30 o'clock in the forenoon and may be closed at 6 o'clock in the afternoon.


For the consideration of all other articles in this Warrant the meeting will be adjourned to 7:30 p.m. of said day in the Auditorium of the new Elementary School on South Street in said town.


Article 2. To choose all other necessary Town Officers not named in Article 1, for a term of one year.


Article 3. To consider and act on the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, and other Town Officers.


8


ANNUAL REPORT


Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as pro- vided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended, as follows:


Moderator $20.00 each Annual Meeting


10.00 each Special Meeting


Town Clerk


300.00 per year


Town Treasurer


600.00 per year


Selectmen, chairman


300.00 per year


Second Member


200.00 per year


Third Member


200.00 per year


Assessors, chairman 400.00 per year


Second Member


400.00 per year


Third Member


400.00 per year


Tax Collector


600.00 per year


School Committee


40.00 each member


Water Commissioners, Chairman 75.00 per year


Second Member


75.00 per year


Third Member (Secretary)


150.00 per year


Auditor


100.00 per year


Constables


1.00 per hour


Tree Warden 1.00 per hour


or do or act in any manner relative thereto.


Article 6. To appropriate and raise by borrowing or otherwise such sums of money as may be required to defray Town charges for the financial year ending December 31, 1954 and expressly for the following purposes to wit:




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