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High School Graduation Exercises 89
List of Teachers
95
Membership by Age and Grade 93
Money Available for Schools 70
71
1956 Estimates 71
School Calendar 67
School Committee
68
School Committee Budget
72
School Nurse
87
School Officials
66
School Physician 87
Statistics
91
Superintendent of Schools 73
65
Money Received From State
Sealer of Weights and Measures 61
Selectmen's Report 138
Aid to Dependent Children (Federal Grant) 149
Aid to Dependent Children (Fed. Grant Adm.) 149
Current and Incidentals
140
Disability Assistance (Fed. Grant)
150
Highway 140
Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) 149
Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) Administrative. . 149
Slaughtering Inspector's Report
60
Town Clerk's Report 8
Appointment of Assistant Town Clerk 37
Births Recorded in Plainville During 1955 46
Deaths Recorded in Plainville During 1955 52
Expenses of Town Clerk 55
Jury List 59
Licenses and License Fees Received by Town Clerk 56
Marriages Recorded in Plainville During 1955 49
Warrant for Special State Primary
8
Warrant for Special State Election 35
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1955 10
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Sept. 26 38
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report 125
Tree Warden's Report 96
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1956 157
Water Commissioner's Report
115
Wiring Inspector's Report 123
Fifty-second Annual Report
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PLAINVILLE FIRE ALARM C. E. SKINNER, JR., Chief
3 Emergency - Police Call
4 Forest Fire
5 Fire Station
6 Center of Town
7 South & Cottage Sts.
8 South & Maple Sts.
145 Methodist Church
151 Dominican Academy (Private)
155 Saint Martha's Church
211 James & East Bacon Sts.
212 George & Messinger Sts.
213 George & East Bacon Sts.
214 Ewald & James Sts.
215 George & Ewald Sts.
216 George & School Sts.
217 George & Wampum
218 Berry St., Wrentham Line
221 Wilkins' Four Corners (Rt. 106 & 152)
223 Taunton & Shepard Sts.
224 Taunton & Mirimichi Sts.
225 Taunton & Cowell Sts.
226 Taunton St., Wrentham Line
231 Messinger St. & Hillside Road
242 Mirimichi St., Treasure Island
243 Mirimichi St., Foxboro Line
311 South & Harvard Sts.
312 Grant St. & Park Ave.
313 Grant St. & Huntington Ave.
314 Garfield St. & Park Ave.
315 South & State Sts.
316 Pearl St. & Park Ave.
317 Pearl St. & Huntington Ave.
318 South & Berry Sts.
321 South St. & Monroe Drive
322 Monroe Drive & Walter St.
323 Laurel & June Sts.
325 South St. & Pineland Drive
331 South & Green Sts.
332 High & Green Sts.
334 High & Chestnut Sts.
335 High & Cross Sts.
411 Walnut & Fuller Sts.
412 Walnut & High Sts.
413 Hancock & High Sts.
414 Hancock & Bow Sts.
415 Hancock St., Wrentham Line
416 High & Rhodes Sts.
417 Rhodes & Bow Sts.
421 Warren & High Sts.
422 Hawkins & High Sts.
423 Hawkins St., Cumberland Line
424 Hawkins St., North Attleboro Line
2 RECALL
IN CASE OF FIRE OR AN EMERGENCY - DIAL MYrtle 9-2311 Chief - C. E. Skinner, Jr., Tel. Home MYrtle 5-5762 Deputy Chief David B. Lomasney, Tel. MYrtle 5-9565 Deputy Chief D. E. McAlpine, Tel. Home MYrtle 9-8318 FIRE STATION: For all calls other than fire or emergency Dial MYrtle 5-5252
NO SCHOOL SIGNALS
7:30 A.M. Three double blasts on Fire Alarm System signifies no school for all pupil: for the day.
7:45 A.M. Same signal signifies no school for Elementary School pupils.
11:45 A.M. Same signal signifies no school in the afternoon and all pupils will sta' in school one hour longer than the usual morning session and then bi dismissed for the day.
122 Hillcrest Drive & East Bacon St.
135 High School
9 South St. & Bacon Square
12 South & Pleasant Sts.
13 Assembly Call
14 South & Bugbee Sts.
15 South & Everett Sts.
16 Spring & School Sts.
17 Spring & Broad Sts.
18 Pleasant & Cottage Sts.
19 Pleasant & East Bacon Sts.
21 Washington St., No. Attle. Line
23 Washington & Bugbee Sts.
24 Washington & East Bacon Sts.
25 Washington & George Sts.
26 Washington & Shepard Sts.
27 Washington & Taunton Sts.
28 Washington & Belcher Sts.
29 Belcher & Madison Sts.
31 South & Fuller Sts.
32 South & Robbins Sts.
34 South & Cross Sts.
35 Lynn Ave. & Wades Road
36 Cross St. & Lynn Ave.
41 West Bacon St. & Bacon Square
42 West Bacon & Fletcher Sts.
43 West Bacon St. & Mathurin Road
45 West Bacon & Walnut Sts.
46 West Bacon & Warren Sts.
47 West Bacon & Zeller Ave.
48 West Bacon & Freemont Sts.
49 Sidney St. & Cooney Ave.
61 Plainville Stock Co. (Private )
62 A & J Tool Co.
63 Glines & Rhodes
64 Whiting & Davis Co.
65 Bugbee & Niles Co.
67 Plainville Coal Co.
68 Rogers Rest Home
71 Plainville Machine & Tool
72 George E. Clentimack Co.
112 Pleasant & Melcher Sts.
113 Out of Town
114 Grove & Brunner Sts.
115 Elementary School (Private)
116 Grove St. & Lincoln Ave.
117 Grove & School Sts.
118 Evergreen Road & School St.
119 Crestwood Ave. & School St.
121 Highland Ave. & East Bacon St.
A tribute
Our town has lost three of its out- standing civic leaders during the past year and it is the wish of the Board of Selectmen that both a likeness of these esteemed gentlemen and their record of service in public office be placed in the current annual report.
Plainville is a better place in which to live because of the interest, ability and effort that the following three gentlemen expended in its behalf.
In Memoriam
HARRY B. THOMPSON Water Commissioner 1915-1953
In Memoriam
WALLACE H. PECKHAM Selectman-1926
In Memoriam
HERBERT M. THOMPSON Selectman 1935-1939 and 1942-1944
Fifty-second Annual Report
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TOWN OFFICERS
MODERATOR-One Year CHARLES O. PEASLEY
TOWN CLERK-One Year ARTHUR W. WASHBURN RAYMOND A. COBB, Assistant Clerk
TOWN TREASURER-Three Years EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM, Term expires 1959
SELECTMEN, WELFARE BOARD and BOARD OF HEALTH
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
Term expires 1957
LYMAN H. PARMENTER, JR.
Term expires 1958
LEROY B. WILSON
Term expires 1959
ASSESSORS
FRANK V. HENRICH
Term expires 1957
CHARLES J. QUIRK
Term expires 1958
SYDNEY J. ANDREWS
Term expires 1959
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
HELEN A. SMITH
Term expires 1957
MELVIN V. CHEVERS
Term expires 1958
MARY V. PROAL
Term expires 1958
ROBERT W. ROOT
Term expires 1959
CHARLES O. PEASLEY
Term expires 1959
WATER COMMISSIONERS
GORDON S. PROAL
Term expires 1957
SHELDON E. SMITH
Resigned
JAMES N. HUDSON, Appointed
Term expires 1957
BYRON J. SCHOFIELD
Term expires 1959
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALICE M. PEASE
Term expires 1957
RALPH L. POWER
Term expires 1958
BARBARA P. FLUCK
Term expires 1959
TAX COLLECTOR-Three Years
THEODORE A. WICKMAN Term expires 1959
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REGIONAL DISTRICT SCHOOL COMMITTEE
EDWARD H. HEMMINGSEN Term expires 1957
CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.
Term expires 1958
PARK COMMISSIONERS
ARTHUR W. MYERS, JR.
Term expires 1957
AUSTIN F. GRANT
Term expires 1958
ROBERT J. FAWCETT
Term expires 1959
AUDITOR-One Year LAWRENCE H. CARPENTER
CONSTABLES-One Year
ELMER C. PEASE CLARENCE P. AVERY
ERNEST J. LAPORTE
TREE WARDEN-One Year ALEC H. FREDRICKSON
FENCE VIEWERS and FIELD DRIVERS-One Year ELMER C. PEASE
CLARENCE P. AVERY ERNEST J. LAPORTE
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 CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.
APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN Acting Chief of Police ELMER C. PEASE
Superintendent of Streets EVERETT W. SKINNER
Fire Engineers CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR. DAVID B. LOMASNEY DONALD E. McALPINE
Building Code Committee CLINTON E. BARTON CHARLES R. MASON HARLIE E. THOMPSON
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Forest Warden CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR. Official Weigher and Sealer of Weights and Measures ADRIAN G. WHEELER
Town Burial Agent WESLEY H. BURTON
Director of Veterans' Services EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM
Director of Civilian Defense CLAYTON E. CATE
Special Police
SGT. CLARENCE P. AVERY
ALVA PAULUS
SGT. ERNEST J. LaPORTE
LEON M. PARMENTER
SGT. HERBERT A. MORSE LYMAN H. PARMENTER, JR.
ROLAND E. BOUCHER DONALD J. PECK
ROLAND C. CAMPBELL ARCHIE L. WALDEN
JOSEPH V. FONTAINE ROBERT D. COOK
THEODORE A. WICKMAN
KENNETH McNEILL
HOMER C. LANGLOIS-High School Building only LEROY F. BRODEUR-Dominican Academy only EVERETT C. DAVIS-Beagle Club Property only HOWARD G. WHEELER-Wrentham Sportsmen's Club only HENRY NEVEUX, SR. (Limited) HENRY NEVEUX, JR. (Limited) CHIEF CARL McDONALD, North Attleboro CHIEF WALTER HOBBS, Wrentham
North Attleboro Officers-Special Police in Plainville
JAMES N. WATTERS
JOHN O. JOHNSON
JOSEPH LaCASSE
HENRY IRVINE
STANLEY H. LYKUS
GEORGE ELLIOTT
JOHN J. MCCARTHY LEO DESAUTEL
ROBERT MORSE LEROY GORDON
HENRY BIBBY DANIEL BRADLEY
GEORGE SCHAUERTE JOHN COYLE, JR.
JOHN CONNOLLY WILLIAM A. UHLIG
GEORGE F. UHLIG
Fire Police
GEORGE A. CLARK ALVA I. PAULUS
JESSE W. FRANKLIN
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Inspector of Animals EARLE B. THOMPSON
Inspector of Slaughtering EARL B. THOMPSON
Sanitation Inspector PUTNAM STEELE, East Bridgewater
Dog Officer SGT. HERBERT A. MORSE
Moth Inspector ALEC H. FREDRICKSON
Inspector of Wires CHARLES G. HAYES
Registrars of Voters
DACIA A. ANDERSON
Term expires 1957
RICHARD M. COBB
HAROLD L. ANDERSON
Term expires 1958 Term expires 1959
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
Night Patrolman SGT. ERNEST J. LAPORTE
Welfare Agent and Clerk of Selectmen RUTH R. FULTON
Town Physician WILLIAM GUILLETTE, M.D.
Town Forest Committee
GEORGE H. SNELL Term expires 1957
EVERETT W. SKINNER Term expires 1958
ROBERT O. PROAL
Term expires 1959
APPOINTMENT AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Advisory or Financial Committee
RALPH E. CROWELL DONALD G. COLLEY
MILES E. HOOKER DAVID B. LOMASNEY
WILLIAM B. GILL, JR. EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
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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 the Elementary School Auditorium in said Plainville, on
MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH 1956, 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 Auditor, one Tree Warden, and three Constables for one year. One Select- man, Board of Public Welfare, one Assessor, one Water Com- missioner, one Trustee Public Library, one Park Commis- sioner, one Treasurer, one Tax Collector, and two members 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 5:30 o'clock in the after- noon.
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 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 Se- lectmen, Treasurer, and other Town Officers.
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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chaper 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 $25.00 each Annual Meeting
15.00 each Special Meeting
Town Clerk
Town Treasurer
500.00 per year 800.00 per year
Selectmen, chairman
500.00 per year
Second Member
400.00 per year
Third Member
400.00 per year
Assessors, chairman
600.00 per year
Second Member
600.00 per year
Third Member
600.00 per year
Tax Collector
800.00 per year
School Committee, chairman
75.00 per year
School Committee, each member
60.00 per year
Water Commissioners, Chairman
150.00 per year
Second Member
150.00 per year
Third Member (Secretary)
300.00 per year
Auditor
200.00 per year
Constables
1.50 per hour
Tree Warden
1.50 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
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Town charges for the financial year ending December 31, 1956 and expressly for the following purposes to wit:
1. For the support of the Public Library.
2. For the Selectmen's current expenses and salaries.
3. For the Treasurer's current expenses and salary.
4. For the Town Clerk's current expenses and salary.
5. For the Assessor's current expenses and salaries.
6. For the Tax Collector's current expenses and salary.
7. For the Board of Registrar's current expenses and salaries.
8. For the salary of Town Auditor.
9. For the Sealer of Weights and Measures' current ex- penses and salary.
10. For Board of Health current expenses and salaries.
11. For Wire Inspector, salary and expenses.
12. For Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.
13. For Water Department incidentals, pumping and salaries.
14. For support of School and salaries of School Com- mittee.
15. For the payment of Insurance.
16. For Veterans' Benefits.
17. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.
18. For Memorial Day.
19. For interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt.
20. For Police Department.
21. For Tree Warden.
22. For Removal of Snow.
23. For Park Commissioners.
24. Town Forest Committee.
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25. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.
26. For maturing debt.
27. For Welfare Agent.
28. For Street Lights.
29. For Moth Department.
30. For Drainage Program.
31. For Vocational Education.
32. For Sidewalk Program.
33. For Regional School District Com.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treas- urer, Town Clerk, Secretary of the Water Commissioners and Clerk of the Selectmen's bond placed with a fidelity or guar- antee 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, 1957 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 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 10. 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 11. 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.
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Article 12. 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 13. 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 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,421.08, 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 thereto.
Article 15. 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 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $19,000, for the carrying on of the different categories of Welfare, made up approximately as follows: General Welfare, $2,500; Aid Dependent Children, $1,000; Old Age Assistance, $12,500, and Disabled Persons, $3,000, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to enter into a contract with the Department of Public Works of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for an allotment of Chapter 90 Funds for the widening and re- building of George Street from Route 106 in a northwesterly direction to Route 1 and raise and appropriate or transfer the sum of $10,050.00 to pay the cost of the work. The money to be raised as follows: the Town's share of $2,550.00 to be raised by taxation, and to transfer from unappropriated available funds in the Treasury the sum of $7,500.00 to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimburse- ments from the State and County to be restored upon their receipts to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated surplus revenue funds in the Treasury the sum of $4,500.00 for the repair of road damage caused by the rain and floods of 1955. The re- imbursements from the State to be restored upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the Treasury or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated surplus revenue funds in the Treasury the sum of $2,400.00 for repair to cul- verts on Cowell, Taunton and George Streets caused by rain and floods of 1955. The reimbursements from the State to be restored upon their receipt to unapropriated available funds in the treasury or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to have its Street Lights put on an all night burning schedule and the money to pay for same to be raised under Section 28 of Article 6.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 or any other sum, for the continuation of the water system and for the necessary road repair after the installation of water on Taunton Street for about 2,500 feet or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200 or any other sum, for the pur- chase and installation of street and traffic signs, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500 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 24. 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.
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Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to rescind that part of the vote taken on Article 28 at the 1955 Annual Town Meeting that calls for the installation of water on Walnut St. The amount of money remaining in this Walnut St. account, about $525. be transferred to Article 27 of this Warrant, to help pay for the cost of installing water on Fletcher Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to rescind that part of the vote taken on Article 29 at the 1955 Annual Town Meeting, that calls for the repair of Walnut St., after installa- tion of water. The amount of money remaining in this repair of Walnut St. account, about $700., be transferred to Art. 28 of this Warrant to pay for the cost of repairing Fletcher St., after water installation, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise, and appropriate, or transfer, the sum of $1400. or any other sum, for the installation of six inch cast iron water main on Fletcher St. from its present terminus, for a distance of approximately 400 feet, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer, the sum of $400. or any other sum for repair of road on Fletcher Street after installation of water, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise, appro- priate, or transfer the sum of $1000. or any other sum for Civilian Defense, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise, appro- priate, or transfer the sum of Three thousand five hundred ($3,500.00) dollars or any other sum for the installation of water main on Cross Street for a distance of approximately one thousand feet, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise, appro- priate or transfer the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) dollars or any other sum for the repair of Cross Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)
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Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 670 Acts of 1955 of the General Laws, an act relative to increasing the amounts of Pensions, Retire- ment allowances and Annuities payable to certain former public employees, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. The increases granted under this act with respect to Pensions, Retirement Allowances or Annuities payable by a Town shall take effect when accepted by a Town by a majority vote at a Town Meeting.
Article 33. To see whether the Town will vote to reno- vate, repair and equip the present library building and to raise and appropriate $8,000.00 to pay for said renovations and equipment or do or act in any manner relative thereto. Said appropriation to be raised in the manner following: $5,987.79 by transfer from the Library Stabilization Fund and $2,012.21 by taxation.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to equip the fire apparatus with a two-way radio system or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to establish a permanent daytime fire department or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,983.22 to pay the following over- drafts: Welfare $2,644.26, Snow $338.96 or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 37. 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 38. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Surplus Revenue Account to be used
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by the assessors for the reduction of the tax rate or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 39. To choose any committee and to hear the report 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-fourth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty- six.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN LEROY B. WILSON LYMAN H. PARMENTER, JR.
Selectmen of Plainville
A true copy, Attest:
HERBERT A. MORSE
Constable of the Town of Plainville
This 25th day of February, 1956.
Plainville, Mass., February 25, 1956
Norfolk, ss.
This is to certify that I have posted seven (7) of the within warrants in seven (7) Public Places in the Town of Plainville, seven (7) days before the time of said meeting.
HERBERT A. MORSE Constable, Town of Plainville
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of February, 1956.
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