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Town Physician
100.00
Putnam B. Steele, Sanitary Inspector
250.00
Earl B. Thompson, Inspector
of Animals
100.00
Earl B. Thompson, Inspector
of Slaughtering
30.00
Earl B. Thompson, Milk Insp.
50.00
Ruth Fulton, Clerk (part)
69.75
Misc. expenses, supplies and equipment
301.87
$1,301.62
Balance
$398.38
GENERAL WELFARE
Cash Aid
$2,083.53
Sturdy Memorial Hospital (Attleboro
settled case)
327.00
Social Service Index, Boston
10.00
Miller Dept. Store, clothing
24.82
$2,445.35
Appropriation
$1,300.00
Transfer
150.00
Special Town Meeting
1,000.00
$2,450.00
Expended
2,445.35
Balance
$4.65
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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 Town Hall in said Plainville, on
MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH 1952 A.D.
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following Articles, viz:
Article 1. To choose all the necessary Town Officers.
Article 2. The following to be chosen by ballot, viz: One Town Clerk, one Auditor, one Tree Warden, one Moderator, and three Constables for one year. One Selectman and Over- seer of Public Welfare, one Trustee of the Public Library, one Water Commissioner, one member of the School Committee, one Assessor and one Park Commissioner for three years, and one Water Commissioner for two years.
All officers, except the above named are to be chosen for one year.
Polls will be open at 6:00 A. M., and may be closed by vote at 3:00 P. M.
Article 3. To consider and act on the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, and other Town Officers.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to postpone action on all other articles to an adjourned meeting to be held Monday evening, March 3, 1952 at 7:30 P. M. in the Town Hall.
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Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws.
Article 6. 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 and Supt.
200.00 per year
Second Member
25.00 per year
Third Member
25.00 per year
Auditor
75.00 per year
Constables
1.00 per hour
Tree Warden 1.00 per hour
or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 7. 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, 1952 and expressly for the following purposes to wit:
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Coog tak
600 .- 1. For the support of the Public Library. 23 45. 2. For the Selectmen's current expenses and salaries. 800. 3. For the Treasurer's current expenses and salary. 500,- 4. For the Town Clerk's current expenses and salary.
1500, - 850,-
5. For the Assessor's current expenses and salaries.
6. For the Tax Collector's current expenses and salary.
650- 7. For the Board of Registrar's current expenses and salaries.
75,-
8. For the salary of Town Auditor.
3.75. 9. For Sealer of Weights and Measurers' current ex- penses and salary.
245 -10. For the payment of Insurance. 2500, -11. For Welfare. 400. 12. Aid Dependent Children.
13. For Old Age Assistance.
100.0 14. For Veterans' Benefits.
4000. - 15. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.
200. 16. For Memorial Day.
6300, 17. For Interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt.
4400 18. For Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.
5400. 19. For Street Lights.
5500, -20. For Water Department incidentals, pumping and salaries.
1700 21. For Board of Health current expenses and salaries.
4600 22. For Police Department including Night Patrol.
300 23. For Tree Warden.
3 0 0 24. For Removal of Snow.
900 25. For Park Commissioners.
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26. For Support of School and salaries of School Com- mittee.
27. Town Forest Committee.
28. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.
0,000,- 800,-
29. For maturing debt.
30. For Welfare Agent.
250 ,- 31. For Wire Inspector, salary and expenses.
250,
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treas- urer, Town Clerk, and Secretary of the Water Commissioner's bond placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appro- priate a sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 9. 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, 1953 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. accy
Article 10. 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.
358.27
Article 11. 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.
1 Article 12. 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.
423,75 700,-
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, and raise and
8,726. 75.
1100,-
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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 14. 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 15. 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.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, or any other sum, to con- tinue the drainage program, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 17. 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 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the hiring of a Day Patrolman for the Police Department, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. noaction
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to relocate and rebuild Taunton Street from Cowell Street to the Wrentham line to meet the new road the Town of Wrentham has built, and raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00, or any other sum, to start said construction, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. The estimated cost of this new road in Plain- ville is $20,000.00, of which amount the State will provide $10,000.00, Norfolk County $5,000.00 and the Town $5,000.00.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $770.70, 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.
2
150
/
400
770
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300
Article 21. 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.
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to install one Street Light at or near the corner of East Bacon Street and Vernon Young Drive, and the money to pay for same be raised and appropriated under Sec. 19 of Article 7, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
112, -
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to install seven Street Lights on Messinger Street, easterly from Taunton Street to a point about opposite the home of Charles Varieur, and the money to pay for same to be raised and appropriated under Section 19, of Article 7, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Petition)
352,-
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to install new Street Lights on South Street from the driveway of new Elementary School southerly to about Bacon Square, and two lights of more powerful candle power at the junction of East and West Bacon Street, the money to pay for same to be raised and appropriated under Section 19 of Article 7, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $2000.00, or any other sum for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 118D amending 118C, inserted by Chapter 658 of the General Laws, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. This chapter has to do with aid for Disabled and Blind persons.
Article 26. 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 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $1,000.00, or any other sum for the purpose of
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building and equipping of a sanitary station in the Town Park, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Park Commission)
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to install a four inch water main under South Street and along the Park prop- erty to a point about opposite the southern entrance to the Fire Station, and raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00, or any other sum, to pay for same, or do or act in any manner relative thereto. (Park Commission)
Article 29. (Water Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,350.00, or any other sum for the extension of water on Berry Street, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
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Article 30. (Water Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00, or any other sum for the repair of Berry Street after the installation of water, do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 31. (Water Committee). To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,525.00, or any other sum for the installation of water on Sydney and Moran Streets and Cooney Avenue, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 32. (Water Committee) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $640.00, or any other sum for the repairs of Sydney and Moran Streets and Cooney Avenue, after the installation of the water, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 33. (Water Committee) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,860.00, or any other sum for the continuation of the water system on East Bacon Street Extension for about 1000 ft. more or less, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 34. (Water Committee) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00, or any other sum for the repairs of East Bacon Street Extension after the installation of the water, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
2864
500
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Article 35. (Petition) To see if the Town will vote to increase the members of the School Committee from three (3) to five (5) members, or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 36. 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 thirtieth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two.
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN LEROY B. WILSON NORMAN A. McGILL
Selectmen of Plainville
Index
Animal Inspector's Report 89
Assessors' Report 108
Auditors' Report
117
Board of Health
107
Collector of Taxes Report
88
Dutch Elm Control Report
102
Electrical Inspector
116
Fire Engineers' Report.
. 105
Highway Department Report
110
Inspector of Milk and Dairies Report.
106
Library Building Committee 47
Moth Department Report
52
Park and Playground Commissioners' Report.
114
Police Department Report
104
Public Library Trustees 103
Registrars' Expenses
48
School Committee
53
Attendance Tables
80
High School Graduation Exercises 93
List of Teachers
81
Membership by Age and Grade 82
Money Available for Schools 57
Money Received From State 58
1952 Estimates 58
New Plainville School
84
Plainville's First School
85
Report and Financial Statement of Planning Committee
86
School Calendar 55
School Committee 56
School Committee Budget 59
School Officials
54
Statistics
79
Superintendent of Schools 60
Sealer of Weights and Measures 99
Selectmen's Report 118
Aid to Dependent Children (Federal Grant) 121
Board of Health 122
Current and Incidentals 119
General Welfare 122
Old Age Assistance (Town Appropriation) 120
Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) 121
Old Age Assistance (Federal Grant) Administrative. .121
Repairs Town Office Building 120
Town Office and Fire Station 120
Slaughtering Inspector's Report
108
State Audit 50
Town Clerk's Report 7
Appointment of Assistant Town Clerk 47
Births Recorded in Plainville During 1951 38
Deaths Recorded in Plainville During 1951 44
Expenses of Town Clerk 48
Jury List
49
Licenses and License Fees Received by Town Clerk. 45
Marriages Recorded in Plainville During 1951 41
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1951. 7
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, June 4. 33
Warrant for Special Town Meeting, September 10. 36
Town Officers
3
Treasurer's Report 90
Tree Warden Report 52
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, 1952.
147
Water Commissioner's Report
100
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PLAINVILLE FIRE ALARM
A. E. FRENCH, Chief-Tel. 8-1104.W
5 Fire Station
41
Walnut & Fuller Sts.
6 Center of Town
42 Spring & Cottage Sts.
7 Whiting & Davis Co. (Private)
43 Walnut & High Sts.
8 High School
45 Hancock St., Wrentham Line
12
South St. & Lincoln Ave.
46 South & Fuller Sts.
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48 George & Wampum Sts.
14 South & Pleasant Sts.
51
Warren & High Sts.
15 Bacon Square
52
South & Cross Sts.
16
Bugbee & Washington Sts.
53 High & Chestnut Sts.
18 South & Everett 'Sts:
54
South & Green Sts.
21
Sidney St. & Cooney Ave.
56
Berry St., Wrentham Line
24
Melcher & Pleasant Sts.
58
East Bacon & Washington Sts.
25
West Bacon & Fletcher Sts.
61 Plainville Stock Co., (Private)
26
East Bacon & Grove Sts.
62 Wilkins' Four Corners
31 West Bacon & Warren Sts.
64 Taunton & Washington Sts.
32 East Bacon & Pleasant Sts.
72 Mirimichi Pond South
33 West Bacon & Freemont Sts.
74 Taunton & Shepard Sts.
34 South & Broad Sts.
76 Mirimichi Pond North
35 Hawkins St., No. Attleboro Line
82 Belcher & Madison Sts.
36 School & George Sts.
84 Washington St., Wrentham Line
115 Elementary School (Private)
4-4-4-4 Forest Fire
113 Out of Town
2 Recall IN CASE OF FIRE CALL:
Chief A. E. French, Tel. Home 8-1104-W or Factory 8-0024
1st Assistant C. F. Henrich, Tel. Home 8-0654-R or Store 8-0556
2nd Assistant
C. A. Meyer, Tel. Home 8-1540 or Factory 8-0024 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.
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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 1953
SELECTMEN, WELFARE BOARD and BOARD OF HEALTH
LEROY B. WILSON
Term expires 1953
ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
NORMAN A. McGILL
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
ASSESSORS
SYDNEY J. ANDREWS
Term expires 1953
FRANK V. HENRICH
Term expires 1954
CHARLES J. QUIRK
Term expires 1955
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
EDWARD H. HEMMINGSEN
Term expires 1953
HELEN A. SMITH
Term expires 1954
CLINTON E. BARTON
Term expires 1955
WATER COMMISSIONERS
HARRY B. THOMPSON
GORDON S. PROAL
ALTON E. FRENCH
Term expires 1953 Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
THEODORE A. WICKMAN
ALICE M. PEASE ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
Term expires 1953 Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
TAX COLLECTOR-Three Years
THEODORE A. WICKMAN Term expires 1953
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PARK COMMISSIONERS
ROBERT J. FAWCETT ARTHUR W. MYERS, JR.
CLARENCE E. SKINNER, JR.
Term expires 1953 Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
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 JESSE W. FRANKLIN 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
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Fire Engineers CHRISTIAN F. HENRICH
CHESTER A. MEYER ALTON E. FRENCH
Forest Warden ALTON E. FRENCH
Official Weigher and Sealer of Weights and Measures ADRIAN G. WHEELER
Town Burial Agent WESLEY H. BURTON
Special Police
EUGENE J. BRODEUR
GEORGE A. CLARKE
CLINTON E. BARTON
ARCHIE L. WALDEN
RALPH E. FRENCH FRANK KING
ALTON E. FRENCH
CLARENCE AVERY
EVERETT SKINNER CLAYTON E. CATE
EARLE F. ROSE
STEPHEN S. GUY-New Elementary School only
EVERETT C. DAVIS-Beagle Club property only ERNEST J. LaPORTE-(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 EILLIOTT JOHN J. MCCARTHY LEO DESAUTEL ROBERT MORSE LEROY GORDON
ALEXANDER GRZENDA CARL BEETY HENRY BIBBY DANIEL BRADLEY
Fire Police GEORGE A. CLARKE JESSE W. FRANKLIN CHARLES F. BREEN, JR.
Inspector of Animals EARL B. THOMPSON
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Inspector of Slaughtering EARL B. THOMPSON
Sanitation Inspector PUTNAM B. STEELE, E. Bridgewater
Dog Officer HERBERT A. MORSE
Moth Inspector ALEC H. FREDRICKSON
Inspector of Wires CHARLES G. HAYES
Registrars of Voters
HAROLD L. ANDERSON
DACIA A. ANDERSON
FRANK KING
Term expires 1953 Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
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
HARRY O. PROAL GEORGE H. SNELL
Term expires 1953
Term expires 1954
EDGAR F. BERRY
Term expires 1955
APPOINTMENT AT ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Advisory or Financial Committee
RALPH E. CROWELL ALPIN CHISHOLM
OLIVER P. BROSN REGINAL B. KEYES
CHARLES F. BREEN, JR. ARTHUR W. WASHBURN
EDWARD E. OSTERHOLM
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Norfolk, ss.
To Either of the Constables of Plainville, Greetings:
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 Town Hall in said Plainville, on
MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH 1952, A. D.
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following Articles, viz:
Article 1. To choose all the necessary Town Officers.
Article 2. The following to be chosen by ballot, viz: One Town Clerk, one Auditor, one Tree Warden, one Moderator, and three Constables for one year. One Selectman and Over- seer of Public Welfare, one Trustee of the Public Library, one Water Commissioner, one member of the School Committee, one Assessor and one Park Commissioner for three years, and one Water Commissioner for two years.
All officers, except the above named are to be chosen for one year.
Polls will be open at 6:00 A.M., and may be closed by vote at 3:00 P. M.
Article 3. To consider and act on the reports of the Selectmen, Treasurer, and other Town Officers.
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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to postpone action on all other articles to an adjourned meeting to be held Mon- day evening, March 3, 1952 at 7:30 P. M. in the Town Hall.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws.
Article 6. 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 and Supt.
200.00 per year
Second Member 25.00 per year
Third Member
25.00 per year
Auditor
75.00 per year
Constables
1.00 per hour
Tree Warden 1.00 per hour
or do or act in any manner relative thereto.
Article 7. 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, 1952 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 salaries.
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 the payment of Insurance.
11. For Welfare.
12. Aid Dependent Children.
13. For Old Age Assistance.
14. For Veteran's Benfits.
15. For Highways and Bridges, center of Town.
16. For Memorial Day.
17 For Interest on Temporary Loans and Maturing Debt. £
18. For Fire Department for current expenses and salaries.
19. For Street Lights.
20. For Water Department incidentals, pumping and salaries.
21. For Board of Health current expenses and salaries.
22. For Police Department including Night Patrol.
23. For Tree Warden.
24. For Removal of Snow.
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25. For Park Commissioners.
26. For Support of School and salaries of School Com- mittee.
27. Town Forest Committee.
28. For heating and maintenance of Fire Station and Town Office Building.
29. For maturing debt.
30. For Welfare Agent.
31. For Wire Inspector, salary and expenses.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to have the surety of the Collector of Taxes, Deputy Collector of Taxes, Treas- urer, Town Clerk, and Secretary of the Water Commissioner's bond placed with a fidelity or guarantee company, and appro- priate a sum of money to pay for the same.
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