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Florence Inversion arlene Honderd Clifford graves
glin Mation Williqui "'illiana)
Vele Dessau 3 yrs assessor 3 yrs Soluval Committee 3 grs Library Inwater 3 yrs Library Justin Free Houden 1 yr
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Joseph banon DonaldE, Scutt
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Donald m. Stockenel
article 2 lated to accept School, Commetter Report and all fall reports as printed in the Town Reporte
with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the ienvenue of the lincoln year, beginning January 1,1963, and to issue a note on notes therefor. payable within one year, and to renew any notes as may be given for a second of less than one year , in accordance with Section 17, chapter ++ of the general Laus.
article 4 voted to accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
article 5 lated to pay a fifty cost bounty to residents of this town an hedgehogs billed in this town .
article 6 bated to transfer $4493,40 from the Road machinery Fund to the Road machinery account.
article ? vated to raise and appropriate $900.00 for care of cimeteries in town and for the observance of Memorial Day. article 8 vated to raise and appropriate 90,00 plus library fines and the dog fund for Support of the Town Library.
article q vated to raise and appropriate $ 4000.00 for Highways, Bridges, Mailings, Snow Removal etc.
article 10 vated to transfer from fice cash the sum of $1360.00 for Chapter 81 Highway work as Jawn's shaw.
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article 1/ Vated to transfer from available funds $2,000.00 for Highway Maintenance. article 2 Vated to transfer $ 4,500,00 ( the Jours share ) bhak. 90 Construction on buchman Bridge and road. This from available funds in the treasury.
article 13 bated to transfer from available fonds
in the treasury 800. to the School budget.
article 14 voted to transfer from available fund in the Treasury $850.00 to purchase a new snow plows. article 15 vated to transfer from surplus oneday 2000.00 to the useme freud.
article1 6 vated the sum of $3620.00 to pay salaries of elected and appointed officers for the ensuing year. as follows:
Elected Officials:
moduator 10.00
Jawn Derko Treasurer 1 000.00
chairman, selectman 275,00
Selectmai (2) 250,00
Chairman Public Welfare 75,00
member, (2) Public Welfare 50.00
Chairman, ascursos 300,00
assessors (2) 150,00
Chairman, School Committee 65.00
School Committee (2)
60.00
Jak Collector 450.00
auditor 15.00
Jue Wander 10,00
appointed officers
Check, Board of Selectmen
25000
Forest Fire Nande 25.00
Inspector of annuals
50,00
Suspecter of. Slaughtermy 25.00
assistant moderator 5.00
Civil Defense Ductor 25,00
Departy Foust Wardw (2)
10.00
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article 17 voted to raise and appropriate the following sums of money to meet Jawn expenses. trut higuita $70,00
Schools
76,584.00
a. D.l. 2,000.00
o a.c. medicheche
2,200,00 800,00
D.a.
2,400,00
general Relief 900,00
Welfare administration
1,200,00
Vitivaur Benefits
700,00
Health + Sanitation
900,00
Jue Work
400,00
Dutch Elww
500,00
Palice 300,00
Frie Department 2,000,00
Jour Buildings 500.00
Officers Expenses 800,00
office Supplies + Equipment 600.00
Offices Boude 225,00
Jawin Erpleyen 600,00
Paid vacations 260,00
Jawn Reports 410.00
Street Listing 75.00
Insurance 1,047.72
miscellaneous
400.00
96,321.72
article 18 voted to raise and appropriate the rum of $73,783.80 to cover the Tour of Leveret's share ofiter Regional Ibigle school for the year 1963 article 19 votid to raise and appropriate the sum of $8 102,50 for debt and interest for the Elementary School in Leverett
article 20. Vated to wine and appropriate the Sum of $3,783,00 for debt and interest for the addition to the Leverett Elementary school. article 21 bated to transfer $1,000.00 from the Workmeus Compensation desumere Fund to the Workmen's' Compensation Immanca Account.
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article 22 vated to raise and appropriate the sum of $259.92 as hevert's share of the cost of main- taming the veterans device l'entrée.
article 23 Vated to transfer from available funds in the treasury $2000.00 for the stabilization fund. article 24 vated no. on a motion to appropriate $200. for janitors' service in the school, for other than school work. The vote was 28 yer and 45 no. article 25 voted to pass over this article.
article 26 lated to amend Section VIq of the agreement Establishing a Regional School District comprising the Towns of ambust, Pelham, Leverett and Shutesbury to as to permit said Regional School District to lease from the Jour of authent the old Comment High School building and to expunge the provision contained in said Section Ig limiting the use of said building to grades seven through nine inclusive.
article 27 vated to instruct the assessors to use the sum of $7000, 00 grow Que cash in the treasury towards the reduction of the 1963 tax rate.
to raise or, article 28 votul not transfer money goo repair to the town hall. The motion to paire $1000. was defeated 27 yes - 34no. a motion to raise 0 750." was defeated The vote was 29 yes, 32 no. It was voted that a committee be appointed by selectmen to decide what come and should be done with the town hall.
article 29 vated to raise and appropriate the Sum of $150," for equipment for the police. article 30. Relative to the matter of a united local call telephone depeter in the Town of hovenett, the fallowing Proloved Resolution was presented to the meeting :
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Whereas for many years the town of hererett has been dividedby the Forest and alpine telephone exchange, thus necessitating a toll call between northi neverett and Leverett benter, aux wei division of telephone device is coste, and extremely inconvenient to town residente and discourage them som making many calls viche
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suche division inspedes not only the normal course of communication within the town but also the business of the town government, and further that during the past two years town officials and numerous townspeople have expressed to new England Telephone and Telegraphe company officials, to no avail , their concern over the highly inconvenient telephone system existing within the town.
Be it therefore resolved, that the residents of the Town of Bauerett do petition the new England Telephone and Telegraph Company to provide a toll free Local call system of telephone communications between the Forest and Is pine exchanges within the town, and
Be it future resolved that a copy of this resolution, with a report of town meeting action attached, he forwarded to officials of the new England Telephone and Telegraph Company. The foregoing resolution was adopted vy vote of the town meeting, specifying stat a copy of said resolution, with recout of the vote be sent to the new England Telephone and Telegraph company, also some lu sent to the Department of Public Utilities. article 34 Usted , to pass over this article in upand to the establishment of send limit signs in the Townof Leverett. article 32 The matter of establishment of a Regional Vocational School District Planning Board was brought up
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and Mrs. gere, a member of ane local school commetter read a scumple article relative To the Creation of a Regional vocational School District Pianning Committee as follows:
To see if the Twow will vate to create a Cpecial unpaid committee to be known as the Regional locational School District aring, commetter, to consist of three members, including one member of the school leammette, all to be appointed by the moderator, which committee may your with a comparable committee on committees from one or more neighboring Towns and 100 city to form a Regional Vocational School District Canning Board for the purpose If studying the advisability of estataling a Regional Vocational Activos District, and. making recommendations, relative thereto, perwant to chapter 71, of the general Laws, Section 14 to ,61 inclusive.
It was voted to appoint a committee of three for the fourgoing propose. The moderator appointed the following three members. Clarinda Hankinson the local committee member, and Qevige gibavic, and Kenneth Williams. Mir. Juliuson from auchent spoke at this post and explained, and illustrated by black board drawing, his Jean to build two houver, in auchent, but just at the Town live retwee hererett and aubert, and in order to carry out his place it would involve a portion of an old Century, situated in Einerett but bordering bu the hivesett, amherst line. The proposed to the meeting that the Town of hererest sell to livan 91 feet of
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the old cemetery. After hearing his flow there was considerable discussion and among other things it was brought that some bodies buried in the Cemetery have been removed to another location. It was finally voted the The Conservation Committee be empowered to sell 91 feet of the Cemetery for the aforeraid purpose. The motion was made to change the annual Town meeting from the second Saturday in February to the Third Saturday. This motion was carried.
Vated to dissolve the meeting.
7. It. Taylor.
For total appropriations and transfers on following pages.
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appropriations and transfers Feb. 9, 1963
article 7 cemeteries $900.00 8 febraus, dos jun Que 900,00 9 Vicurry Biliões 4,00. 00 14 16 Ourives Jalivres 3,620.00 9,420,00
: 7 Street lights 470.00
Schools 76,584,00 a. D.l. 2,000.00
6.a.c. 2,200.00
medaa. 800.00
" 15 Resume
2,000.00
w. a 2,400.00
" 21 comp. Jus 1,000.00
gew Relief 900.00
27 Reduce Jap Neto 7,000.00 " 23 stabilization 2,000.00
Weljau adm 1,200.00
$ 26, 003. 40
Vets suvier 750,00
Thealth than 900.00
400.00
DutchElen 500. 00
Police 300.00
Fire Dept. 2,000.00
Buildings 500.00
Off. Expures 800.00
" Supplies 600.00
Borda 225.00
J. E. 600.00
Paid Vacations 260.00
Joure Reports 410.00
St. Licking 75.00
Miscell. 480.00
1,047.72
96,321.72
Regional School
73,783. 80
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Intent ou Loans 8,102.50
9,783.00
20 22 Veterans Center 257.92
29 Police Dept Equipment
150.00
Appropriations /91,818.94 Transfus 26, 009. 40
Total $ 217,822.34
Transfers.
Cut 3. R.d. Madry acct 4,493,40 " 10 Chap, 81 1,360.00 "12 " 90 maint 2,000.00 "90 boust 4,500.00 -13 Jos du Budget 800.00 "14 Snow Plow 850,00
F. H. Taylor Tour de luks
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Commonwealth of massachusetts
Franklin, AS, To one of the lonstables of the Town of herruti, queting:
Sutter name of the Commonwealth, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of herEvett, qualified to vote in Jawn affairs, to meets in the Elementary school auditorium at said Leverett, on Wednesday, the twenty-fourthe , day of July next, at seven o'clock in the evening, then and these to act on the following article, namely!
To see whether the Town will authorize and direct the Board of Selectmere to determine, negotiate and agree with the american Telephone and Telegraph Company, it's associated and allied companies, the consideration to the paid for the granting of basements, rights of way and permits for the laying of underground cables and wine and the maintenance of same, upon, one, along and under the land and woodways of Town, and further to authorize empower and direct the Board of Selections to execute and deliver on beleals of the Town deus of comsauce or other instruments and hermits which may is found necessary to properly effectuate the granting of such case- ments , rights of way and permits.
and you are directed to serve itis warrant by posting up attested copies thereof on the store and the congregational bluse at hunett, also the store and the Baptist Churche of north Leverett, and the store at moous Corner, uncw days at least before the day of said meeting.
given under our hands this tenth day of July, 4. 0, 1963. Solen Suoshey
Edwin an gue, se
True copy attest. Joseph n. Laclaire loustable
Harrer B. glazur Seledinu & Reverte
Date Juli 13, 1948
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action taken on the foregoing warrant The meeting was called to order by Lail S. Rays moderator.
The warrant was read by the Town Clerk. There were six voters present.
Mr. Lutz, a representative from the american Telephone and Telegraph Company explained giute arbeugte what is involved in this proposition and the following vote was taken.
VOTED:
"That the Board of Selectmen be, and is hereby duly authorized, empowered and directed on behalf of the town, to nerotiate, determine and enter into a written a reement with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, its associated and allied companies, the consideration to be paid the town for the granting of cesements, rights of way and permits for the layin of underground cables and wires and the maintenance of same, upon, over, alon, and under the land and rondways of the town, and further authorized, empowered and directed, on behalf of the town, to execute and deliver such agreements, deeds of conveyances or other instruments and permits which may be found necessary to properly effectuate the ranting of such casements, rights of way and permits."
F.I. Jaulor Clerk of the Town of Leverett, hereby certify that the forecoin is a truo copy of a vote by the voters of the Town of Ieverett at a Special Meeting of the town held on the 2 4 bc day of July A. D., 1953.
ATTEST!
7.Jf. Taylor
See next page for the agreement.
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PAE 96 11-62
Received of the AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
One and no/100
Dollars, in consideration of which the undersigned hereby grant and convey unto said company, its associated and allied companies, its and their respective successors, assigns, lessees and agents, a right of way and easement to construct, operate, maintain, replace and remove communication systems as the grantees may from time to time require, consisting of underground cables and wires, surface testing-terminals, markers and other appurten- ances, upon, over and under a strip of land one rod wide across the land which the undersigned own or in which the undersigned have any interest in
in the town of Leverett County of Franklin and State of
Massachusetis together with the following rights: Of ingress and egress over and across the lands of the undersigned to and from said strip for the purpose of exercising the rights herein granted; to clear and keep cleared all trees, roots, brush and other obstructions from the surface and subsurface of said strip and, during initial construction only, within fifteen feet thereof; and to install gates in any fences crossing said strip. The. Northerly boundary of said one rod strip shall be a line parallel to
and five .feet North of the first cable laid, which cable shall have its location indicated upon surface markers set at intervals on the land of the undersigned or on adjacent lands. The undersigned for it 44
its heirs, executors, administrators, successsors and assigns, hereby covenant that no structure shall be erected or permitted on said strip. The grantees agree to pay for damage to fences and growing crops arising from the construction and main- tenance of the aforesaid systems.
The additional sun of these dollars (3,00) per lineal rod for tinker Lands five dollars ($5.00) per lineal red for tillable acceans and $ 250g
per thousand board feet of marketable timber cut shall be paid the town of Leverett if and when said communications system is constructed on the
lame described herein.
Signed and sealed this 24 th
day of
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9.76. Taylor
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Town Clerk
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bv Edwin a Geuhr
Selectman
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Warren B. glazuur (Seal)
Selectman
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Leverett Town Marrant Town meeting held February 15, 1467 Commonwealth of massachusetts Franklin, S.S.
To one of the constables of the Town of Leverett greeting:
In the name of the Commonwealth, you are hudby directed to notify and warm the inhabitants of the Town of Leverett , qualified to vote in Jawn affairs, to meet in the elementary school auditorium it said Leverett, on Saturday the fifteenthe day of February next , at ten and one half & lock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following article, namely.
article. To choose all necessary town officers to serve for period described by law or town custom .
article 2 To act on the report of the auditor. Selectmen, School Committee, School nesse, Library Trustees and Jan Collector.
article ? To see if the Town will authouge the Town 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 1, 1964 and to issue a note or noter 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 To see if the Town will vote to accept the list of Jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
article 5 To see if the Town will vote to to residents of Flus Jagune
pay a fifty cut bounty, ou thedglogs
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killed in this Town ar act anything thereare.
articles To see if the Town will voto to amend the Joining By-Law of the Town of Leverett massachusetts as follows;
By delecting from the first paragraph of Section 5. Sub-section ( 1 ) the period after the words "certain Industrial use" and be adding there to the following words; " provided further that the Board of appeals may in particular case grant special permits for trailer camps to be occupied for recreational purposes during the period from may, through October !" and by deleting the period after the words "treuer camp is pack" whenever the same may appear in said Section 5, Subsection (1) and by adding thereafter the following words" except as hereinbefore provided, so that Section 5, Sub-section (1 ) there after read a follows:
(1) In the Town of Leverett buildings, structures and land may be used , and buildings and structures may be excited or altered for any residential or commercial use otherwise lawful; and with the permission of the Board of appeals, certain Industrial use: provided further that the livand of Appeals may in particular cases grant special permets for trailer camps to be occupied for recreational purposes during the period from may ! through October 1.
But none of the following : acetylene gat, cyanide compound, ve oxygen manufacture. asphalt manufacture or refining Chlorine & Blacking Powder manufacture
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Creosote manufacture Dropforg shop
Explosives, fireworks, or ammunitions manufacture Fertilizer manufacture Fumigation plants
Glue or sige manufacture from fish or animal offer gypsum, cement, plaster ou plaster of paris manufacture
Incineration, or reduction of, or dumping of offal, garbage, or refuse on a commercial basis (except where controlled by the Town).
Junk yard, funds storage, scrapping of autor and parts and salvage there of.
Linoleum manufative.
match manufacture, Petroleum refining. Plastic manufacture.
Rubber, natural or sypettutic, or gutta pucha manufactured from crude or scrap metal, Sewage Disposa Plant (except where controlled by the Town).
Soak, tallow, grease or laid manufacture. Sulphurous, Sulphuric, nitric & hydrochloric acid manufacture, Jannery Tar or asphalt roofing manufacture. Jan products manufacture. Trailer camps or parks , except as hereinbefore provided. Used cars.
all other enterprises or uses commonly regarded as trajandous or offensive.
article ? To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Road Machinery account or act anything thereon?
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articles To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the care of Cemeteries in Town, and for the observance of memorial Day, or act anything thereon.
article 9 To see if the Town will voto to raine and appropriate money for the Town Library, or act anything thereon.
article 10 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for sidewalks highways, bridges, railings, snow removal, sauding, etc., or take any action in relation thereto.
article 11. To see if the Town will voto to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury a sume of money for Chapter 81 highway works, or take any action in relation thereto.
article 12 To ou if the Jawwe will vote to raise and, appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 This way Maintenance or take any action in relation thereto.
article 13 To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Construction or take any action in relation Thereto.
article 14 To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money surplus overlay to the reserve fund an act anything thereon.
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article 15 To see if the Town will fix the salaris of elected and appointed town officers for the ensuing year as follows, from january 1, 1964, and raise and appropriate a ium of money therefor .
Elected Officers
moderator 10,00
Town Gelenk and Treasurer 1000,00
Chairman, Salutmen 275.00
Selectinin (2) 250, 00
Chairman, Public Welfare 75,00
members (2) Public Welfare 50,00
300,00
Chairman, assessors
assessore (2)
150, 00
Chairman, School Comment
65.00
School Committe
60.00
Jay Collector
450,00
auditor 15.00
Jun Warden 10,00
appointed officers
Clerk Board of Selectmes 250,00
Forest Fire Harden 25.00
Inspector of animals 50,00
Inspector of Slaughtering 25.00
assistante moduator 5.00
Civil Defense Director 25.00
Deputy Forest Fire Wardew 10.00
Article is Is see if the Town will voto to raise and appropriate suche sums of money as shall be necessary to mut Town expenses, os, or act anything therow,
article 17 To see if the Town will vote to transfer $1,000.00 from the Worksmais Compensation Insurance , Fund to the Computation Insurance account, or take any action thereon.
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article 18 To see if the Town with voto to raise und appropriate the sum of #285,21 as it's share of the cost of maintaining the Vutuaus Service Center, ar act anything therow.
article19 To see if the Town will voto to transfer from available funds, or vairo und appropriate a sum of money for the stabilization fund, or act anything theroom
article 20. The see if the Town will voto to raise or appropriate a sum of money Joo the installation of a catelo basin and drain in the school yard.
article 21 To see if the Town will voto to raise or appropriate a sum of money. to purchase a tractor with a front end loader or act anything thereow.
article 22 To see if the Town will voto to transfer the sun of $250.00 from the machinery account to buy a power Saw or act anything thewow.
article 23. To see if the Town will vote to transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting , or act anything theron. and you are directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies their of on the store and the longugational Church at Leverett, also the Store and the Baptist blunch at north Leverett, and the store at moores lamer seven days at least before the day of said meeting. given under awhands this third day of February On D. 1964.
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Www Smokey Edwin a, que Je warren B. grazie Selectmen of Leverett attest 7.71, Taylor. Jacon Clerk, I have served this warrant as directed therein Philip O. Woodard Constable
Record of the action taken at the annual Town meeting held February 15, 1964. article1. The following officers were chase. Ruth E. Field auditor for you Jours black + Juan , you delectman Ja 3 years
Fannie H. Taylor John Sivaskey
Dorothy Stockwell
Daris H. que School Committee 3 years Library Juster 8 yrs Jue Warden Surveyors for 1 year Clifford graves 1 yr [Ethan 2 . Lowend gr Glow To. Watson William Williams Herbert Kuchenneder Field Drivers for 1 year Frederick. Green. Thomas & martin Kuschel g. abbott 1
Paund Keeper
Calvin D. glazio 3 years assessor
article 2 voted to accept the reports of the auditor, Selectmen, School Commetter, School nurse, Library Trustees Jak Collector,
article 3 voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selection, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial
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year, beginning January1, 1964, and to issue a note or notis therefore, payable within one year , and to renew any noter us may be given For less than one year, in accordance with Section of Chapter 44 of the general Laws.
article 4 vated to accept the list of jurors as prepared by the Selectmen.
article 5 vated to pay a bounty of fifty cuts to residents of this town on hedgehogs killed in this town.
article 6 voted to allow attorney Paul Fand to speak upon this article as requested by some of the voters.
The vote ivas 44 yes and 34 no
after attorney Ford spoke there was considerable discussion regarding the change in the Zoning By-Laws of the town as outlined in the warrant for this meeting, The motion was carried to have a yes, or no. paper ballot, the result being 97 yes, in favor of the change and 54 no against a change as proposed.
article? voted to transfer $4419.44 from the Road machinery Fund to the Road machenery account,
article & voted to raise and appropriate 900. for care of le emeteries in town and for the observan of Memorial Day.
article 9 voted to raise and appropriate $900 plus the dog fund and fines, it is understood that $450, is in lieu of the
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