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1. We r comend that the Selectmen of Leverett be instructed to purchase the following described site for a sum rot to exceed $1500. ord that t is purchase be made as soon as possible. The site reco mended for purchase is lard now owned by Mrs. Pred Morrison und situated on the east side of the road between Lersreti Cente. and North Leverett, approximately three-quartors of a mile from the center.
This tract of Ini co sists of about nine acres, is clear of brish and trees, well sheltered from the north ind west, and slopes gradually to the cast. The sloping land factor makes the cost of including a sublevol room much More reasonable am lessons the foundation cost. This sublevel room with light available from windows on two or more sides would make the addition of more classroom space possible at minor cost, if found necessary. Aside
fro .. one low arca, w ich could be easily filled, the cost of preparing the site would be Linor.
Dure is sufficient area in this tract to acco. odato a base- tall diamond for both school in community use. The diamond and parting aroa could e accessible and separate from the school
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and playground area.
2. We recommend that a consolidated school building comittee be established - this committee to consist of five elected Albers, tho Selecthen and Suu rintendent of Schools.
3. We recommend that the Consolidated School Building Comittee be instructed to hire an architect to draw up and submit to them suitable plans for a consolidated school in Leverett, these plans to za submitted to the building committee on a date mutually agreed upon.
4. "e recommend that no work to started on a consolidated school tuil __ in 1947 for the follow , reasons :
a) Inflated costs
b) Pending possible State legislation granting towns under 5000 population an amount not to exceed $30,000. toward the cost of consolidated school buildings.
c) Federal access Commission is working on proposed le islation for the next Congress that may help rural communities fina. ce new school c structtan.
5. We reco .und that the Colectieen be instructed to confer with the State Senator for this district and with him draw up a bill to e submitted to the next General Court, prior to Jenuary 1, 1947, secking per ission to borrow money outside our debt limit, the mount not to exceed $16,000. (Explain)
C. We recommend that the Selection une application to the proper Federal authorities for a mun of money to cover cost of drawing up school plans. bo understand money has been made available Ly apportion- went to wil the states, from Federal approprist'ans, to cover cust of such glas.
By accepting this mancy ve co not obligate ourselves In any way. Buch towa or dity is free to hire its own arc Itoct, ath noF.deral supervision, other than to ste tiet plans . cot standard specifications.
Il for any reason the plans Are not used, there would is no cost to the town of Leverett for sala plans. As Le statute now stands,
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Warrant for annual Jawn meeting Feb. 3, 1947
Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin S.S.
To one of the Constabler of the Town of Leveret, greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabi- tauts of the Town of Leverett; qualified to vote in Jauni al ans, to meet in the Town Hall at said Leverett on Monday the third day of February next, at ten and one hai o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articies, nameis:
article !. To choose a moderator to preside at said mutina. 1
article 2. To choose all necessary oficer for the ensuma year
article 3. To act on the report of the auditor, Selectmen, School commuter and Livrare Trustees.
article 4. To see if the town will vote to accept the list of crows as tu bated in the excimer.
article 5. To del is the tour will vote to cause. ana appropriate a sum of money for the care of cemitives in town , or act anything thereon .
article's. To see is the tour will vote to raise and appropriate money for the Bear Library, ou acó anything Tiereon.
Article ?. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for the vincivance of memorial Day, or act anything, thereow.
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article 8. a. To determine the manner of repairing highways and bridges and make appropriations for the same, or act any- tuma thurón.
3. To see if the town with approve of the appoin ting by the board of selectivale of one of their number to act as foremail if road construction and maintenance, and whose compensation shall be the prevailing wage for suche work, o act anything timeon.
article 9. To see if The Town we' vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 81, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 10. To all if the town will voto to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropriated funds in the treasury, a sum of money for chapter 90 maintenance, or take any action in relatione thereto.
article 11. Jo 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 90 construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 12. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Joure Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bonow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year ,
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beginning January 1, 1947, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any noter as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the general Laws.
article 13. To see if the twowe will vote to vairs and appropriate the sum of $25. to have a street light placed at the corner of the Depot and Long Plaine Road, or act anything thereon.
article 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for street lights , or act anything theron
article 15. Josce if the town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the exter- mination of gypsy and beacon tail mother , or act anything thereou.
article 16. To see if the town will voto to pay a fiftycent bounty to residents of this town, on hedgehogs killed in this town, or act anything thereow.
article 17. To see if the tour will vote to raise and appropriate a sumof money For fout five patrol, or act anything thereon.
article 18. To see if the tour will vote to purchase another road rake, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 19. To see if the town will vote to raine and appropriate money to paint
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the town hall, or act anything thereon.
B. To see if the town will voto to raise and appropriate money for the purpose of insulating the ceiling and the north wall of the town hall, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 20. To see if the town will vote to raul and appropriate money for painting the town library building, or act anything therow?
article 21. To ale if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sun $25. For the Pioneer Valley association, Or act anything therelow.
article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate $20. for the expense of the Superintendent of Schools while attending to out of State burmese in connection with his duties, or act anything thereon. article 23. To see if the tour will vote to. appropriate, o transfer prone available funds à Jun to provide for a stabilization fund as authorized by The provisions of Chapter 124 of the acts of 1942, or take any action relative thereto.
article 24. To see if the town will appropriate money for the best Firemens Relief isociation or act anything thereon.
intide 25. To see if the town will vote to transfer i sum of money from the road
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machine fund to the road machinery account, or act anything thereon.
article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate money for grading the athletic held on the new school cite, or act anything theron.
article 27. To see if the town will adopt the following by- laws. Section Il no person shall with malicious intent, remove, mutilate or destroy any sign, sign post. or anything lawfully ret ar ended upon any street, public place or public property of this town.
Section 2. No person shall cause to be placed and waste, refere, boxes or other waste matter, on or within the boundary lines of any street or public way in this town, or commit any mirauce thereon. Section 3. Whoever violates any of the provisions I section 1 or 2 shall pay a fine of not more than $25. for each violation.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to purchase and set aside for town use three lots in town cemeteries, and race and appropriate the run of $45. for the same, or ict anything thereon.
and you are directed to save this wanaut ley hosting up attected copies thereof on the Hore and Congregational blunch at Leverett, also the Baptist Churchat north Leverett and the store it moores borner, seven days at least before the day of said meeting Hereof fail not and make return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Jaren tolik before the time / of holding sard muting.
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gruen under our hands this 18 20 day of January, a. D. 1947.
d. 22. Traves) (Selectionuse of Georges Waterhouse) Leverett
houve served this warrant as directed therein.
Chester & Woodard bonnetable
Record of the annual Town meeting held on February 3, 1947.
Article 1. F. Donald Valley was chosen moderator.
article 2. The following oficer were choice for the enquirã year Town blecke for 1 year 7.H. Taylor F. H. Taylor Edward D. Emersow Stetson H. adams Chester & Hoodard Jours Treasurer for 1 year Selectivane for 3 years assessor for 2 years Assessor for 3 years School Committee for 3 years Helene Sake Mac Laughlin Library chuste for 3 years Helen a toward Library Trustee for 3 years Constable for 1 year
Constable For 1 year Constable for 1 year Pound Keeper for 1 year
Field Driver for 1 year Field Driver for 1 year Field Driver for 1 year
Sucrown Field Hubbard Stowell Cluster S. Woodard
Clifford La blaire gilbert Hoodard Hayne Howard Calvin glazier Stetson It. adams
"ited to change the number of surveyors of lumber to three instead of seven.
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The following survey ors were chosen How Watson, William Williams, Leon Sto well. Noted that the surveyors shall serve as measures If wood coal and back.
Dated that the Selectiven sene a fence viewers.
Fax Collector for 1 year Michaud Lovely
Twee Warden for1 year indieiv 2. mathes
auditor for 1 year Franka glazier.
Article 3. Voted that all departments of the town report be considered collectively. Voted to accept the report of the inditor, Selectiven, School leave et Library Justers as printed.
Article 4. Voted to accept the list of jurors as kupared by the relectinew.
article 5, voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $200. to be divided equally between the Leverett cernetery association, and the north Leverett bemmetry association.
article 6. voted to raise and appropriate $300, and the dog fund and gives for the support of the library.
article 7. Voted to raise and appropriate $15. For the observance of memorial Day.
article & a) voted to leave the repairs of Highway Bridges etc in the hands of the Selectimen. Voted to raise and appropriate $4711.59 for highways, bridges, snow removal sanding etc. B) vated to grant authority to the relecture to appoint a foreman of construction and
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maintenance from one of their number with compensation at the Jeuvailing wage for suche works.
article 9 voted that the sum of #1360 be raised and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of Chapter 81, and that in addition, the sum of 7650 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the states and bounty's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements how the state and bounty to be restored, upon their receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury The total amount available for Chapter 81 Highway work $9010.00
article 10, Voted that the sunwof $500. be raised and appropriated to mut the town's share of the cost of chapter 90 maintenance and that in addition the sum of $1000 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treating to meet the States and counting share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the It, to and beauty to be restored, upon Their receipt to inappropriated available funds in the treasury. The total amount available for Chapter 90 Maintenance work $1500,
article 11. Voted that the sum of $1500. be raised and appropriated to meet the town's share of the cost of chapter 90 Construction and that in addition, the Sum of $4500. be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the
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treasury to meet the states and Counting shows of the cost of the work, the remboursements from state and launity to be restored, upon their receipt to imappropriated available funds in the treasury. The total amount available for bleakgo Construction $ 6,000.
article 12. Vated to raise and appropriate $ 24, 500. for Schools, $20,784.00 for Gen. Expenses. 12, article 13. voted that the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen be authorized to borrow money from time to time in antici- patron of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January 1, 1947, and to issue a note on notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any notes as may the given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the general Lacos.
article 14, voted to raise and appropriate $25. for a street light at the corner of the Long Plain and Depot Roads.
article 15. Voted to raise and appropriate the Awww of #375, For street lights in town.
article 16. Voted to raise and appropriate the Sum of $225. for the extermination of gypsy and brown tail mother.
article 17. voted to pay a fifty cent bounty to residents of this town, ou hedge hogs -killed in this town.
article 18. Voted to pass the article
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article 19. Vated to raise and appropriate the sum of $110. for the fechare of a road rabe.
Article 20, voted" to pass over the article relative to panting the town hall. a) Vated to pass over the article relative to insulating a portion of the town hall
article 21 voted to pass over the article relative to painting the town libre
Article 22. Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $25. For the Pioneer Valley Association.
article 23. Voted to raise and appropriate $20. For the expenses of the superintendent of schools while attending to out of State business in connection with luis ducties.
Article 24. Vated to pass the article relative to a stabilization fund, un du Chapter 124 acts y 1942.
article 25 voted to raise and appropriate $200. For the Uubest Fuernen' Relief desociation.
Article 26. Vated to transfer $231.43 from the road machenery fund to the road machinery account.
, Isticle 27 gated to raise and appropriate $750. for grading the athletic Field, to be spent with the approval of the Building Committee, This amount
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was amended to $ 800.
article 28. vated to adopt the by-laws as follows. Section 1. no person shall with malicious intent, remove, mutilate or destroy any sign, sign post, or other thing lawfully set of erected upon any street, public place or public property of this town 1
Section 2, 90 Euron a ball cause to be placed waste, refuse, boxes or other waste matter, one or within the boundary lines of a my street or public way in this town, or commit any menance thereou. Section 3. Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 1 or 2 shall pay a Line of not more than $25 for each violation.
article 29. Voted to raise and appropriate $45. to purchase three lots in town cemeteries and act same asidle for towns use.
voted to dissolve the meeting at 6 PM.
F. H. Taylor attest :
Jawn Clerk.
de following page for complete list of appropriations
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Appropriations Feb. 3, 1947.
Cemeteries 200,00 Library 300.00 memorial Day 15.00 Bridges, Railings Highways know etc 4711.59 Chapter 81 1360.00
Chapter 90 maintenance 500.00
Chapter 90 Construction 1500.00
Schools 24500.00
general Expenses :
Welfare 2500.00
B.a.a. 11000.00
L. D.C. 2000,00
Cowon Officers 2035.00
Soldiers' und 100.00
Healter Sanitation
700.00
Officina 1Bonds 15.00
Япитания
300.00
500.00
Miscellaneous
600.00
Officers Expenses 375.00
Joure Reports 180.00
300. (+ Federal pants
Kupacel billa 1946
119.00
20,784,00
Extra Street Light 25,00
Regular Street Piglets 375.00
motheroch 225.00
Road Race 110.00
Pioneer Valley association 25.00
School Supt. out of state expenses 2000
Umbert Fremeus Relief association 200.00
athletic Field (grading) 80000
Cemetery Lots 4500
Total appropriations 5 5695.59
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Warrant for Special Farine meeting held June 17, 1947,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Franklin SS. To one of the Constables of the Town of Leverett- greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealthle you are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Janine of Rerett, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall at said Leverett on Tuesday June 17, 1947 at eight o'clock P. M., itien and there to act on the following articles, namely : article 1.
To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the School Building Committee, or act anything there on.
Cuticle 2. To see if the town will vote to set aside the athletic field part of the school grounds as a war memorial, to be named Veterans Memorial Field, or such other title or name as the tour shall approve, or act anything thereow.
Article 3. To see if the town will vote. to transfer from surplus a sum of money to be used to carry on the grading the athletic field, or act anything theron.
article 4. To see if the Town will vote to place in the Veterans aid account all money received from the state and Federal government as reimbursement for previous town expenditures for this program, or act anything thereon.
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article 5. Tosee if the town well vote to vairs, and appropriate or transfer from simples the sum of $2000. for quelface, or act anything thereare,
article 6 To see if the town will vote to weise and appropriate, or transfer from suplus funds the Rum of $1500, 202 Veterans' and, or act anything thereou.
and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof on the store and the Congregational bhunde at Leverett the Baptist Blanche at north heverett also the store at myvores bonnier
Hereof fail not and make returns of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town blesk before the time & holding said meeting. Given under our hands this 7 th day of June, 1947, a. O.
george & Waterhouse Selectionen Samuel M. graves Edward D. Einerrow everett,
attert Ihave served this warrant as directed thereis
Cheater S. Hoodand - Constable
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Record of the Special Town meeting Geld June 17, 1947
article 1. Vated to accept the report of the School Building Committee as given by Chairman "F. D. ashley. (Sur next page)
article 2. Voted that The Athletic Field part of the school growed by named Veterans Memorial Field.
intide 3 Voted that $150. the taken from surplus Guide for continuing the grading of the Veterans Memorial field
article + vated that all money received Som Mate and Federal Funds for Veterans and, be placed in the Veteran's Tid account.
article 5, Voted to raise and appropriate -or -transferfrom surplus $2000, to the welfare account,
Cuticle b. vated to raise and appropriate or transfer from surplus freds $150. For Veterans aid
voted to dissolve the meeting
attest F. H. Jaglow dahera la Carte
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At a special town meeting held December 17, 1916 the Special Investi- sating Committee for the consolidation of schools in Leverett was dissolved. A new committee to be known as the Consolidated School Building Committee was appointed and consists of the members of the former Investigating Committee, the Board of Selectmen and the Superintendent of Schools.
At this meeting it was voted to raise and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $1500, for the purchase of land owned by Mrs. Fred Korrison for a school site. The purchase of this land was subsequently made for a sum of $1250.
At the special town meeting it was voted to have the Building Committee act upon the following recommendations of the Investigating Committee:
a) To hire an architect to draw up suitable plans for the school. b) The Selectment, through our district senator to petition the General Court for permission to borrow the sum of $16,000 outside our legal debt limit.
c ) That application be made to the Federal Works Agency for a sum of money to cover the cost of school plans, this money being available to cities and towns for advance planning of community projects.
Accordingly, the services of Wr. Bernhard Dirks were secured to draw up the plans for the school. At a meeting of the committee in February of this year, preliminary plans were viewed and accepted, Mr. Dirks then being instructed to complete the plans and submit them for final approval.
State Senator Mahar filed a petition with the General Court to permit the Town of Leverett to borrow a sum of money not to exceed $16,000 outside our debt limit. The General Court has passed favorably on this petition.
An application was filed with the Federal Works Agency for a sum of $3000 tocover the advance plans for a consolidated school.
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Harraut for the annual Town meeting held February 2, 1948, Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin SS. To one of the constables of the Townof everett meeting; In the name of the commonwealthe you i
are hereby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett, qualified to vote in Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall at said Leverett on monday the Record day of February next, at ten and one half o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, namely;
article 1. To elect a moderator to preside at town meetings for a period of three years. article 2 to choose all necessary town officers to serve for periods prescribed by law or Your custom.
article 3 To act on the report of the auditor, Selectmen, School Comm m'mittee and Library Trustees
article 4 To see if the town will vote to accept. the list of jurors as prepared by the selectivew. article 5. To see if the town will vote to fix the salaries of elected town officials for the Inquina year as follows, and raise and appropriate a sum of money there for. Moderator $10,00 Tax Collector $250,00
Town Clerk + Treasurer 500.00
auditor 15.00
Chairman à selectmen 125.00
-Constables (3) 25.00
Selectiven (2) 100,00
Free wardene 10,00
Chairman of assessors' 250.00
Assessors (2) 100. 00 Chairman School Com. 65.00
School Committee (2) 60.00
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On March 18 the Emergency Finance Board of the Commonwealth voted unanimously to approve the application. On April 4 the Federal Works Agency also approved the application and has sent an initial advance of $1500. This amount has been paid to Mir. Dirks as part payment for his work.
While Mr. Dirks hasn't quite finished his work on the plans, the com- mit tee felt enough progress had been made to permit Mr. Dirks to exhibit these plans and a model of the school.
At the annual town meeting last February a sum of $800 was appro- priated toward the construction of an athletic field. After consulting several dirt moving contractors, Mr. Stephen Puffer, Jr. was hired to do the grading necessary. A good deal of this work has been done, but as the warrant for this meeting has an article dealing with this project, we will not report further on it at this time.
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article 6. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the can of Cemeteries in town, and for the observance IM memorial Day, or act anything thereow. Cuticle . To see if the tour will vote to raise and appropriate money for the Town Library, or act anything thereon.
article 8, To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a Run of money for budget. railings, snow removal and sanding of Jour Highways or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from unappropri- ated available funds in the treasury a Run of money for chapter 81, or take any action in relation thereto.
Certicle 10. To see if the town will vote, to reise and appropriate or transfer from un- appropriated available funds in the treasury. a um & money for Chapter 90 maintenance, or take any action in relation thereto. Article 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from un- appropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 90 construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 12. 50 ece if the town will vote to raise and appropriate euch sums of money as shall be necessary to meet town expenses, or act anything thereow. article 13. To see if the town will authorize to Jours Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year, beginning January, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable one year , and to renew a my notes
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