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article 1 To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. article 2. To see if the Jowill vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money to meet school expenses, or act anything thereon.
article 3. To see if the tour will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for Old age assistance, or act anything thereon.
und you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof ou the store and Congregational Church at aeverett, also the Baptist blanche at north Leverett, and the store at moores boomer. revo fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereow to the Jawor Check before the time of holding said meeting. given cender our hands this 16 the day December, 2.D. 1945
Selective
S. m. graves georges. Waterhouse n) Leverett I have served this warrant as directed
therein
ittest: F. J. Taylor Jaiun beleck
a.J.I. Dodge Constable.
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Record of the special Town meeting held December 27, 1944 article1. george & Waterhouse ). was chosen moderator to precide at this meeting. article 2. Tated to rise and appropriate. the sum of $350. To meet school expenses for the year.
article 3. vated to raise and appropriate the sum of $2540. to meet the needs of the Department of Old age assistance. is there was no other business to comb before this meeting it was voted adjourn.
F. r. Taylor Jownl Clerk ettert:
Warrant for the annual Town Meeting Held February 5, 1945. Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin S. S .: To one of the constables of the Town of Tevcutt, greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of everett qualified to vote in Eaure affairs, to meet in the Town tall at said Leverett on monday the fifths day of February next, at ten and one half o'clock in the forenvon, then and there to act on the following articles -namely; article. To choose a moderator to puede at said meeting. article2. To choose all necessary officers for the ensuing year. article 3. To act on the report of the inditor Selectmer, School Committee and Library Justies.
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article 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen. article 5. To see if the tour will vote to raise and appropriate money for the care of cemeteries in Town, on act anything thereon; articlele To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the Town Library, or act anything thereon articles To see if the Town will votits raise and appropriate money for the observance of memorial Day an act anything thereon
article 8. To determine the manner Jrepairing highways and bridges and make appropriations for the same, or act anything thereon.
article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. to be used in connection with any sum which may be allotted to the Jawn by the Department of Public Works for the maintenance of roads already improved under Chapter 90 of the general Jaws, or act anything there on.
article 10. To raise and appropriate sude sums of money as shall be necessary to meet Joure expenses, or act anything thereon.
article 11. To see if the Town will authorize the Jocon Treasurer, with the approval of the Selection, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January1, 1945, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew any other notes as may be given for a period of less
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than one year in accordance with Section 17 Chapter 44 of the general Laws. article 12. To see if the to who will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for street lights, or act anything thereou. article 13. To see if the Town" will voto to Mouse and appropriate a sum of money for the extermination of gypsy and brown tail moths, or act anything thereow. certicle 14. To see if the Town will vote to pay a fifty cent bounty to residents of Town, on hedgehogs killed in this Town, or act anything thereon.
article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for expenses which may be necessary under the Civilian Defense Program, or act anything thereon. article 16. To see if the Jacowe will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of more for Forest Fire Patrol as provided under Chapter 688 of the general laws, or act initting there on.
article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for painting the Town Library, or act anything thereon. article 18 To see if the Jacowe will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money for the purchase of Har Bouds, or other bouds that are legal investments for Savings Banks, in order to establish a post was rehabilitation fund in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, icts 1943, or act anything thereon. article 19 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of
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money for new names on the Jouw Honor wells. article 20 To see if the Joure will vote to authorize the Selectmen to pruchase a new road scraper, or act anything therow, Cuticle 21 To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell and convey the tour gravel bank near the Spinkle Place, so called, or act anything thereon. article 22 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sun of $50. for taking the state bensus, or act anything therow.
and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies theurl on the store and the Congregation at Church, at leveutt also the Baptist blinde at north Leverett and the store at moores bomer. Here of faill not and make return Of this warrant with your doings Thereow to the Jouw letech before the time of holding said meeting. given under our hands this 20 the day of January, U. D. 1945.
Selective S. M. graves of george & Waterhouse fr) Leverett.
attest:
Fort. Taylor Jawn black
I have semed this warrant as directed therein.
a. D. Lodge baustelle
F. J. Taylor Jour & lesk.
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Record of the annual Jawn meeting Geld February 5, 1945. article 1. jeorge & Waterhouse Je was chosen moderator. article 2. The following officers were chosen. Town bleck. F. V. Taylor
Town Treasurer, F. Tr. Taylor Selectman For 3 years, S.M. graves issesor for 3 years, q. R. Watson School Committee for 3 years, royce Truesdell Library Trustee for 3 years, Pluma glazier l Mas Hubert you
Constable for 1 year 11 1
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a. , Dodge Chester &. Woodard
Elliot C. Smitte Pound Hyper 1 year Hmfuld BLawrence Field Driver forl year Harold gardner
11 1 year Frank maisner 1 year Winfield B. Laurence Surveyors of Lumber a. J. Matter, I tury Blinn, Perry glazier, Maurice M. glazier, Ethan V. Howard, William R. Glazing, glon . Hatson.
The selectmen were chosen Fence Viewers Jay Collector a. J. Dodge
Free Harden a. J. Matter F. a. glazier
auditor
Article 3. Voted to accept the report of the auditor, Selectmen, School Committee, and Library Trustees,
article 4, voted to accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the selectivew. Cuticle 5, Voted to raise the sum of $200. For care of Cemeteries in Jouw. article 6 Voted to raise and appropriate
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the sum of 10. for the observance of Memorial Day. article I voted to raise and appropriate $200. For the Town Library, also the dog fund. Cuticle 8. vated that the case of the highways be left in the hands of the Selectinew as in -previous years. Vated to raise and appropriate the sum Of $113. Low work under Chapter 81. Voted to raise and appropriate $2000, for Bridges; Railings, Highways, Snow Removal Sanding etc. articleq vated to raise and appropriate the sum of $500. to be used in connection with any sum which may be allotted to the Jawor by Department of Public Works for the maintenance of roads already improved under Chapter 90 g the general Laws.
article 10. The sum of $14, 792.56 war raised and appropriated for general Expenses, and $22.000,00 was raised and appropriated for the support of schools. article ! voted that the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be authorized to bonow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1945, and to issue . a note on notes therefor, pay able with, one year, and to review any other notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section if, Chapter 44 of the general Tows. article 13 voted to raise and appropriate $ 375. for street lights. article 13. Voted to raise and appropriate $210. for the extermination of gypsy and
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brown tail moths. article 14. Voted to pay a 504 launity to residents of the Town, ou hedgehogs killed in This Town.
article 15, Voted to raise and appropriate $300. for expences which may be necessary wider the Civilian Defense Program. article 16. voted to raise and appropriate $150. for Forest Fire Patrol as provided under Chapter 188 of the general Laws. article 1 7. voted to say the matter of painting the Town Library on the table. article 18. voted to transfer from available Funds now in the treasury the sum of $7400 for the purchase of war Bonds, in order to establish a post war rehabili- tation fund in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, acts of 1943. article 19, voted to raise and appropriate the Runof $50, for additional names on the Town vonor Polls.
article 20, voted to raise and appropriate $1350 for a new road scraper. Voted to appropriate $ 353, Scraper Earnings to the Road Machinery Fund. article 21 voted to authorize the selection to sell and convey the town gravel bank near the Sprinkle Place, so called, article 22. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $50. for taking the State Censure
The new page for a list of the appropriations madeat this meeting.
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List of appropriations madeat The annual Town meeting February 5, 1945,
Cemeteries
$ 200. Library memorial Day
200. toog fund 10.
Highways Chap. 81 1,133. Bridges, Railings Highway work, Snow+ Sanding 2,000. Highway, Chap. 90 maintenance 500. General Expenses as follows:
Welfare 600.
Old age assistance 9500,
aid to Dependent Children 800.
Soldiers aid 250.
Health 75.
Susp. animals + slaughtering 75.
Officers Bonds 50.
Insurance 250,
Reserve Fund 500.
Miscellaneous 500.
Town reports 150. 1 officers 1770.
Old age isustance adm. 230.
Hampshire bo Trospital
42.56
14,92.56
Schools 22,000.00
Street Lights 375,00 mothwork 210.00
Civilian Défense 300,00
Forest Fire Patrol 15000
New names on Honor Rolls 5000 Road Scraper 1,35000
State Census 5000
Total appropriations $ 43,320.56 The balance of the road machinery money $353. was appropriated to the machinery fund,
îttest:
J. J. Taylor Joure blesk.
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Harrant for Special Town meeting December 1, 1945
Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin S.S.
To one of the Constables of the Town Sheverett, greeting:
I'm the name of the Commonwealth you are hereing directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett, qualified to vote in Jawow allais, to meet in the Town Hall at said Leverett on Saturday December1, 1945, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the following articles namely; article. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
article 2. To see if the non-was vote to accept the envisions of chapter 723 acts of 1975, being an act to authorize the establish-
ment and maintenance of municipal departments and If districts for furnishing information, advice and assistance to to veterans of World War Two or other veterans, or act anything thereou. article 3. To see if the town will vote to become a member of a district for the purposes provided by Chapter 123, acts of 1945, said district to include the following towns :- Montague, gill, northfield, Erving Sunderland, Leurett, Bernardstow, Warwick and Hendeil or any of them. articles 4. To see the town will vote to transfer from surplus funds now in the treasury, the sum of $400. to the account of Viquivous, Bridges, Railing & and Snow Removal, or act anything thereou. and you are directed to serve the warrant by posting up attested copies there of on
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The store and Congregational Church at Leverett, also the Baptist bluuncle at north Leverett and the ktou at moous Comer.
Heval fail not and make return of this of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town bleck before the time of holding said meeting. given under our hands this, 17 the day of november, 1945a.
12%. F. adams
Selectinen 4 01
5 d. m. quanes Freo. c"Naturhouseh
c. everett I have suved this warrant as directed there.
Q. Já, Dodge Constable
attest F.J. Jay on Jawn Clerk.
Record of the Special Town meeting held Dec. 1, 1945.
article 1.
george & Waterhouse Jr. was chosen moderator to buside at this meeting. article 2.
Voted to accept the provisions of Chapter 723, acts of 1945, being an act to authorize the establishment and maintenance of municipal department and districts for furnishing information, advice and assistance to veterans.
article 3
Voted that this town join with the towns of montague, gill, northfield, Erving, Sunderland, Bernardston, Warwicks, and Wendell in establishing and maintaining a district for the furnishing of advice information and assistance to vetuaus
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of World Wartio as well as other veterans. and it was voted appropriate from surplus funds the sum of $146 for the aforementioned purpose. article +
vated to transfer from surplus funds now in the treasury the sir of $400. to the Frigiway, Bridges, Railings, and Snow Removal account.
Vated to dissolve the meeting
7. J. Jay tor Town Celen attent:
Harrant for the annual Town Meeting held February 4, a 0. 1946.
Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin SS.
To one of the Constables of the Town Thevert. Greeting:
in the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warm the invatitants of the Town of Leverett, qualified To vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall at said Leverett on Monday the fifth day of February next, at ten and one half o'clock in the founwow, then and there to act on the following articles namely:
article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting.
article 2. To choose all necessary officers for the year ensuing
article 3. To act on the report of the auditor, Selectmen, School Committee and Library Trustees,
article 4. To see if the Tour will vote of accept the list of sivous as prepared by the Selectmen. 1
article 5. To see if the Town will vote to
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raise and appropriate money for the care of Cemeteries in town, or act anything thereon
Article 6 To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the Town Library, or act anything therow. article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the observance of memorial Day or act anything there on
article 's. To determine the manner of repairing highwaye and bridges and make appropriations for the Same, or act anything thereon. article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sumof $500. to be used inconnection with in sum which may be allotted to the Jawn by the Department of Public Works for the maintenance of roads already improved undu Chap 90 of the general Laws, or act anything thereon.
article 10. To raise and appropriate $1,000. to be used in connection with any sum which may be allotted to the town by the Department of Public works, and the baunity for the continuation of new construction on the Slutesbury road under Chapter 90 of the general Laws, or act anything thereon.
article 1. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate suck sums of money as shall be necessary to meet Joure expenses or act anything thereou. article 12. To see if the Town will author. in the Jaune Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bonow money now time to time in anticipation of the
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revenue of the financial near beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note on notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter +4 of the genial Laws.
article 13. To see if the town well vote to raise and abbiolivate a sum of money For street lights, or act anything theron article 14. To see if the Town will vote
to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the extermination of gypsy and brown tail moths, or act anything there on.
article 15 To see if the Jawow well vote to pay a fifty cent bounty to residents of this town, ou hedgehogs killed in this town or act anything thereou. article 16. To see if the Town with vou
to raise and appropriate a sum of money for Forest Fire Patrol, or act anything thereou.
article 17. To see if the Tour will vote to authorize the assessors with the ·Corporations abbioral of the commissioner of Taxation to use 4,000 & surplus revenue now in the Tearing, for the ewhose of rawe. ing the tax levis for 1946, or act aring tilcon. Iticle !8 to see if the town will approve the action of the directmene in insuring the Rival building at Forthe neverett, which is owned by the north secrett Bastist association, on act amithing timon.
istici 19 Torce if the town wice lect a committee to investigate the Question it woulding a consolidated
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a cool house and maize a report thereou at the next annual meeting, or act anything thereon.
isticle to. To Rue if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate tive sumof $60. For the Facon's contribution for the aliens Retirement Fund for Richard Clancy, or act anything thereon.
article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $20 for the expenses of the Superintendent of Schools while attending to out of State business in connection with his duties, ou act anything thereon.
article 22. To see if the Jawwe will raise and applecoloniale the sum of $50,75 Lor tuition of Grace Linscott at the academy Department of atlantic Union college in Southe Lancaster, or act anything.
article 29 To see if the Jawor will voto To traver a sim of money from the road machinery fund to the road machinery account. article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate money to insure the school houses in Town or act anything thereon. Utile 25. To see if the Erwow wil voto & transfer the sun & $253.20 available Federal Funds now in the Treasury to the aid to Dependent Clubdien account r act anything thereou. and you are directed to see this warrant by posting up attested copies there's ou the store and the congregational Cliniche at reverent, also the Baptist Guusch at north Levent and the itou at movies comer,
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Few of fail not and make return of this wanaut with your doings, thereou to the Town Check before the time o holding said meeting. 3
Tinen under eine hands their 26 th day of January, 2. D. 1946 i 1 H.J. adams/ electmen Imchaves
have served this warrant abducted thereen.
C. b. vocique constable attert:
Record of the annual Town meeting Feld February 4, 1976.
utiche george é. Naturhouse I was chosen to act as moderator. Cuticle 2 The following officers were chosen for the ensuing fear: Town blesk For 1 year 7.71. Taylor Jawu Treasures for 1 year F. J. Taylor Selectman for 3 years George & Naturhouse Sr. assessor For 3 years
M. F. adams School Committee on 2 years F. Donald ashley School icommittee for3 years Dennis stratford Library Trustee for 3 years constable for/ year Ethel Is. Hoodard 2. 7. Dodge Chester Woodard Elliot Smith Pound Teker You ! year Field Driver For 1 year 1 Winfield Laurence Itavola Jarduer Francs Maisner Winfield B. Lawrence
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inveyour of Lumber for ly can
2 & mather, mariam. glazier
Henry Blinn William R. glazier Icon R. Watson
Perry Alaquo
The above is the name list as was chosen last year except that Henry Joune was chosen in place of E. V. Howard, It was voted that the Surveyors of Lumber be measures of wood, coal and back.
The selectmen
Fewer vienreiz
JakCollector a Ir. wodge
Free Wardene a g. mathes
inditor 7.a. Frazier article 3. vated to accept the reports of the auditor, Selectmen, & choolcommitte and Library Trustees.
article 4 vated to accept the list of juros as prepared by the Selectmere, Cuticle 5, Voted to raise and appropriate $200 for care of Cemeteries.
article 6 voted to raise and appropriate $200, the dog fund and fines for the Jawie Library. article 7. Voted to raise and appropriate $15. For the observance of memorial Day. Article & vated to raise and appropriate $2500, for Highways, Bridges, Railings, Susto Removal etc.
voted the sum of $1360. to be raised and abprorated for Highway under Chap. 81 and 7650. the amount to be received How the state was appropriated so making the total available for Chapter 81 work is$ 9010. It was also voted that the Chapter 81 works ve done under the supervision of the selectionen.
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utile 9. lated to raise and appropriate $ 500, to be used in connection with any sum which may be allotted to the Jawu by the Dept. of Public Works For maintenance of roade alwady improved under What 90.
article 10 voted to raise and appropriate $1000, to be used in connection with any sum which may be allotted to the Jawn by Dept. of Public Works and the le aunty for continuance of new construction on the Shutisbury load. article !!
The following appropriations were voted:
For general expense fund $14,165.00
School 21,200.00 It was also voted to raise salariu as follows:
Chairman of assessors $ 250.00 Other assessois - cache 100.00 Jax Collector 250.00
article 2. Voted that the treasurer with the approval of the delecture be authorized to bonow money from time to time no anticipation of the revenue of the Financial year beginning Sanwary 1, 1946, and to issue a note on water Therefor. Sausable within Have year, and to renew anyother noter as may be giver fora beniva 2 less then the year in accordance with Fiction Dobakter 44 of the general Laus.
Article 13- Fated to raise and abbropiate $375. For stret ci- in article It sted To raise and appropriate $ 225. for motionwork, isticle 15. " Ned To Say a 50€ county ou edgeroger killed in this town by residents of this town,
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article 16 voted to raise and appropriate $150. for win patrol. article 17: Voted to authorize the assessors with the approval of the Commissioner Corporations & Taxation to use $4000, of surplus revenue now in the treasury, for the purpose of reducing the tax levy for 1946 .
article 18 vated to approve the actions of the Selectmen in mouring the school building at North Leverett which is owned by the north Leverett Baptist- association article 19 Voted that a committee of five be elected to investigate the matter of building a consolidated school building, said com. mitter to report at the next annual tour meeting. The following bommutter was huren IDonald ashley, Clifford graves, Clarissa La Claire, William Williams, Chester Woodard.
It was also voted to raise and appropriate 50, for expenses of the committee. article 20, voted to raise and appropriate $60. for the town's contribution to the Teachers Retirement Fund for Richard Clancy article 21 voted to raise and appropriate $20. for the expenses of the Superintendent of Schools while attending to out of state business in connection with his duties. article 22 voted to raise and appropriate $55.75 for tuition of grace Linscott at the academy Dept. of atlantic Union College in South Lancaster. article 23 voted to insure the school houses in town. The cost of insurance not to exceed $300. The same was raised and appropriated. utide 24 voted to transfer $ 210.15 from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road
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Machinery account article 25 voted to transfer $253.20 Federal. Funds available for aid to Dependent Children to the aid to Dependent Children account. It's articles in the wanaut being disposed of it was voted to dissolve the meeting.
attent:
7. Jr. Taylor Jauch blesk.
The following is a list of appropriations voted Feb. 4, 19 46
Jawor expenses
Library , Dog fund fines 200.00
400.00 Memorial Day 15.00 oaa. 8500.00 Highuvane, Bridges Snow etc 2500,00
a ob. 1000,00
Figliways Chap 81 1360.00
Officers 2000.00
Soldiers aid 100.00
Healtic & sau. 200.00
Bonds 60.00
21200,00
Street Lights 375,00
mothwork 225,00
Resume 500.00 Fire Patrol 150,00
Building com. Expense 50,00
Teacher Retirement 60.00 Supt. of Schools 20,00 Tuition atlantic academy 55.75 Sus. school house 300.00
28210.75 general expenses 1 4165,00 Total appropriations + 23 75.75
F. J. Taylor Jauher bluck
schools
Insurance 27500
miscell. 400.00 Offices expenses 250,00 Jours reporte 250,00 admi. scara56 230.00 14,165.00
Chap 90 maint. . 500.00
"constructor1000,00
Cemeteries 200.00
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Harraut for Special Town meeting Held april 30, 1946
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Franklin SS. To one of the bonstables of the Town of Leverett, greeting: In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett, qualified to vote in Town allain, to mut in the Jawn Fall at said Leverett on Tuesday April 30, 946, at eight o'clock .M., then and there to act on the following articles, namely:
article 1. To choose a moderator to preside at said meeting. article 2.
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