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Wire Inspector
$48.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
57.70
Court Fines-
Ambulance-
Firearms Licenses
40.00
Dog Officer-Sale of Dogs
6.00
Health:
Red Cross Telephone Refunds
$49.69
State Dept. of Health
166.43
Individual Reimbursement
259.50
Schools and Library:
State Tuition of State Wards
$1,388.53
Tuition
284.77
Sale of Supplies
School Lunches
15,982.81
Revolving Athletic Fund
671.03
Reimbursement for Damages
11.00
Library Fines
146.00
18,484.14
Public Service Enterprise :
Water Rates
$13,145.75
Water-Service and Miscellaneous
252.27
Water-Individual for Extension
520.00
13,918.02
Cemetery :
Perpetual Care-Interest
163.50
151.70
475.62
163.50
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Agency ,Trust and Investment:
Federal Withholding Taxes
$25,562.70
County Retirement
3,512.38
Dog Licenses for County
873.75
Blue Cross-Employees Group
2,869.04
Blue Cross-Non-Contributory Group
1,020.60
Insurance Collections
784.26
Teachers' Retirement
4,970.71
Myron O. Mowry Fund
853.86
Moses Wallis Devise Income
917.89
Massachusetts Withholding Tax
1,566.59
42,931.78
Loans:
Anticipation of Revenue Loans
$60,000.00
Anticipation of Reimbursement Loan
31,525.00
Fire Truck Loan
15,000.00
Fire Station Loan
5,000.00
111,525.00
Miscellaneous Income:
Interest on Loans
$35.73
118.48
154.21
Total Receipts in 1960
$569,151.43
Cash Balance January 1, 1960
126,199.61
$695,351.04
PAYMENTS 1960
General Government:
Selectmen's Salary:
Chairman
$100.00
Second Member
100.00
Third Member
: 100.00
Selectmen's Expense
488.63
Town Accountant's Salary
1,250.00
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Clerical Hire-Selectmen
850.00
Clerical Hire-Town Clerk
300.00
Clerical Hire-Town Treasurer
824.90
Town Clerk's Salary
500.00
Town Clerk's Expense
136.53
Town Treasurer's Salary
100.00
Town Treasurer's Expense
790.95
Tax Collector's Salary
1,000.00
Tax Collector's Expense
693.93
Assessors' Salaries:
Chairman
600.00
Second Member
150.00
Third Member
150.00
Assessors' Expense
1,100.00
Legal Expenses
500.00
Moderator
15.00
Registrars' Salaries:
Chairman
25.00
Second Member
25.00
Third Member
25.00
Registrars' Expense
830.00
Election Expense
1,397.18
New Town Hall Maintenance
4,300.00
Old Town Hall Maintenance
425.00
$16,777.12
Protection of Persons and Property :
Police-General
$11,885.79
Police-Church Detail
224.00
Police-Summer Detail
151.00
Police-Lock-up
165.00
Police-Teletype Service
105.00
Fire-General
4,083.65
Fire-Insurance on Equipment and Personnel
1,044.44
Fire-Department Equipment
749.35
Fire-Ambulance Account
268.17
Fire-Forest Fires
499.15
Fire Station Addition
5,890.00
Fire-Fire Station
1,184.50
Tree Warden's Salary
100.00
Insect Pest Control
370.00
Tree Department and Dutch Elm Disease Control
1,736.31
Sealer
60.00
Civilian Defense
38.54
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Inspector of Wires
75.00
Dog Officer
50.00
Dog Officer-Dog Account
130.08
28,809.98
Health:
Health Agent
$50.00
Health Expense
4,230.27
Meat Inspector's Salary
25.00
Animal Inspector' Salary
75.00
4,380.27
Highways:
Highways Chapter 81
$24,849.97
Highways-Chapter 90 Maintenance
4,498.72
Highways-Chapter 90 Construction-'59
12,678.77
Highways-Chapter 90 Construction-'60
9,455.88
Highways-General Expense
3,240.66
Highways-Snow Roads
11,991.82
Highways-Machinery Maintenance
8,285.78
Highways-W. C. Insurance
1,681.00
Bridges
499.60
Railings
551.80
Street Lighting
3,987.00
Highways-Equipment Insurance
632.35
Sidewalks
512.66
Sidewalk-School Court
393.72
Highways-Sand Spreader
700.00
83,959.73
Charities:
Welfare Salaries:
Chairman
$200.00
Second Member
100.00
Third Member
100.00
Welfare-Relief Expenses
3,084.39
Director of Public Assistance:
Welfare
500.00
Old Age Assistance
1,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
500.00
Disability Assistance
100.00
:
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Aid to Dependent Children
1,967.05
Disability Assistance
1,211.50
Old Age Assistance
24,163.91
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance
14,652.46
Aid to Dependent Children
1,875.25
Disability Assistance
599.45
Adm .- Aid to Dependent Children
200.00
Adm .- Old Age Assistance
1,080.00
Adm .- Disability Assistance
100.00
51,434.01
Soldiers' Benefits:
Veterans' Agent
$750.00
Veterans' Benefits
1,291.76
Veterans' Service Dept. Expense
229.17
2,270.93
School and Library :
School Committee Salaries:
Chairman
$75.00
Secretary
40.00
Third Member
20.00
Fourth Member
20.00
Fifth Member
20.00
Sixth Member
20.00
School-General Expense
164,709.81
School-George Barden Account
126.00
School-Special Account
250.53
School-National Defense Education Act
Title III
619.50
Industrial Schools
1,436.98
Library
5,151.50
Industrial Schools-1959 Bills
254.84
172,744.16
Recreation and Unclassified:
Recreational Program
$343.10
Blanket Insurance
2,948.41
Memorial Day
500.00
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Printing Town Reports
717.60
Care of Town Clock
50.00
Group Insurance for Town Employees
3,045.10
7,604.21
Water Department and Cemeteries:
Water Commissioners' Salaries:
Chairman
$100.00
Second Member
100.00
Third Member
100.00
Water-General Expense
10,783.19
Water-Truck Purchase
1,375.00
Water-Service Repair
1,195.38
Water-Kurash Extension
520.00
Cemetery-Douglas Center
207.81
Cemetery-Pine Grove
150.00
14,531.38
Interest and Maturing Debt:
Interest-Truck Loan
$225.00
Interest-Water Loan
412.50
Interest-School Loan
7,862.50
Interest-Temporary Loans
852.84
Debt-Water Loan
5,000.00
Debt-School Loan
15,000.00
Debt-Truck Loan
2,500.00
Debt-Temporary Loans
98,275.00
130,127.84
Refunds:
1959 MUET
$468.03
1960 MUET
1,181.64
1959 Personal Property
3.80
1960 Real Estate
571.68
1960 Poll Tax
2.00
2,227.15
Agency, Trust and Investment: 1
Federal Withholding Taxes $25,558.71 Teachers' Retirement Fund 4,970.71
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
County Retirement Fund
3,486.92
Dog Licenses to County
873.75
Aetna Insurance
784.26
Blue Cross-Town Employees Group
2,869.04
Blue Cross-Non-Contributory Group
1,020.60
Myron O. Mowry Fund-Income
649.00
Moses Wallis Devise-Income
486.67
Cemetery Perpetual Care-Income
190.00
School Lunch Program
21,775.90
Revolving Athletic Fund
685.20
State Withholding Tax
1,445.47
Tax Collector's Charges
415.00
Sealer-Reimbursement for
Overpayment
.40
65,211.63
State and County Taxes:
Audit of Municipal Accounts
$631.96
State Parks and Reservations
1,432.19
County Tax
11,163.70
County Tuberculosis Hospital
6,039.61
County Retirement
3,101.36
22,368.82
Total Payments 1960 Balance December 31, 1960
$602,447.23
92,903.81
$695,351.04
Respectfully submitted, JOAN S. VIROSTEK, Town Accountant
Town of Douglas
ASSETS
Cash:
Temporary Loans:
General
$92,903.81
In Anticipation of Highway Re- imbursement $31,525.00
Advances for Petty Cash:
Tax Collector
$50.00
Water Collector
25.00
Federal Taxes
$2,646.53
State Taxes 481.18
County Retirement 348.01
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes:
Levy of 1959
Real Estate
$1,053.24
Trust Fund Income :
Mowry School
$1,274.97
Personal Property
190.97
Sanborn Library
20.44
Cemetery Perpetual Care
346.82
Moses Wallis Devise
1,142.82
21,703.35
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1960 3,740.73
Recoveries:
Old Age Assistance
1,000.00
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Dog License Receipts-1960 Buffington Gift for School Refer- ence Library
3,475.72
1.75
8.77
Levy-of 1960
Real Estate
20,459.14
Payroll Deductions:
75.00
Balance Sheet-December 31, 1960 LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
2,785.05
Farm Animal Excise :
Levy of 1960
14.75
Disability Assistance Administration
$25.53
Assistance Aid to Dependent Children Administration
23.33
Tax Title Possessions:
Tax Titles
$2,314.96
Tax Titles Possessions
1,861.85
Aid
2,196.60
Old Age Assistance
Administration
1,582.36
Assistance
1,638.04
Departmental:
New Town Hall
$22.50
Fire Ambulance Hire
57.50
Highways
147.54
Tree Warden
5.00
School Lunch Program
$2,021.90
School Athletic Activities 99.17
2,121.07
752.40
Water:
Liens Added to Taxes
177.85
Assessors-Printing Tax Lists 500.00
Rates
2,723.99
Services
730.79
Old Town Hall Repairs 165.28
Fire-New Equipment-Truck 17,000.00
3,632.63
Civilian Defense 574.90
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
6,365.50
Revolving Funds:
Aid to Dependent Children
436.87
Veterans' Services
82.99
Appropriation Balances:
Town Clerk-Binding Records
$350.00
New Town Hall Repairs 700.00
$899.64
4,176.81
Federal Grants:
Aid to Highways:
State:
Chapter 81-1960 $8,675.20
Chap. 90 Maintenance-1960 1,500.00
Chap. 90 Construction-1960
6,000.00
Chap. 90 Construction-1959
10,500.00
Chapter 90 Construction, 1960 2,544.12 Special South West Main St. Construction 335.63
Sidewalks-Manchaug St.
600.00
School-George Barden Fund
594.00
School-Special Repairs
3,000.00
Group Insurance
641.08
Purchase of Land-Gilboa St. 375.00
Glenn St .- Water Extension
139.89
County :
Chap. 90 Maintenance-1960 1,500.00
Chap. 90 Construction-1960
3,000.00
Chap. 90 Construction-1959
5,250.00
36,425.20
Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts:
Underestimates-1960
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus .
4,714.52
State Parks Reservations
308.49
County Tax
43.66
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Levy of 1959
$1,053.24
Disability Insurance
211.50
3,701.00
Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $3,470.73
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Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund
27,519.90 30.00
Receipts Reserved for Appropriations:
Road Machinery Rentals $798.83
Compensation Insurance 1,142.93
1,941.76
Overdrawn Appropriation:
Levy of 1960 2,647.76
Tax Title and Possessions
4,176.81
Departmental 752.40
Water
3,632.63
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances 75.00
Surplus Revenue :
General
$66,329.18
Water
91.54
66,420.72
$163,988.33
$163,988.33
DEBT ACCOUNT
Inside Debt Limit:
General
$110,000.00
School
$85,000.00
Outside Debt Limit:
Departmental:
Highway Equipment
5,000.00
General
$120,000.00
Fire Equipment
15,000.00
Public Service Enterprise 25,000.00
Fire Station
5,000.00
145,000.00
$110,000.00
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt:
Serial Loans: Inside Debt Limit:
General:
12,302.57
Outside Debt Limit:
General:
School
$120,000.00
Public Service Enterprise:
Water
25,000.00
145,000.00
$255,000.00
$255,000.00
JOAN S. VIROSTEK,
Town Accountant
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TABLE OF ACCOUNTS
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Jan 1, 1960 Balance
Appropriations
1960
Income
Source
Total
1960
Expended
1960
Transferred
To
Unexpended Dec. 31, 1960
GENERAL GOVERNMENT:
Selectmen's Salaries
$300.00
$300.00
$300.00
Selectmen's Expense
500.00
500.00
488.63
$11.37
Town Accountant's Salary
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,250.00
Clerical Hire:
Selectmen
850.00
850.00
850.00
Town Clerk
300.00
300.00
300.00
Town Treasurer
825.00
825.00
824.90
.10
Town Clerk's Salary
500.00
500.00
500.00
Town Clerk's Expense
150.00
150.00
136.53
13.47
Town Clerk-Binding Records
350.00
350.00
350.00
Town Treasurer's Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Town Treasurer's Expense
800.00
800.00
790.95
9.05
Tax Collector's Salary
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Tax Collector's Expense
700.00
700.00
693.93
6.07
Assessors' Salaries:
Chairman
600.00
600.00
600.00
Second Member
150.00
150.00
150.00
Jan 1, 1960
Balance
Appropriations
1960
Income
Source
Total
1960
Expended
Transferred
Unexpended
Dec. 31, 1960
Third Member
150.00
150.00
150.00
Assessors' Expense
700.00
400.00 Reserve Fund
1,100.00
1,100.00
Assessors' Tax List
500.00
500.00
500.00
Legal Expenses
500.00
500.00
500.00
Moderator's Salary
15.00
15.00
15.00
Registrars' Salaries
75.00
75.00
75.00
Registrars' Expense
700.00
130.00
Reserve Fund
830.00
830.00
Election Expense
1,100.00
300.00
Reserve Fund
1,400.00
1,397.18
2.82
New Town Hall Mantenance
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,300.00
a700.00
Old Town Hall Maintenance
400.00
25.00
Reserve Fund
425.00
425.00
New Town Hall Repairs (Special)
a700.00
New Town Hall Maint
700.00
700.00
Old Town Hall Special Repairs .
165.28
165.28
165.28
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :
Police Department
11,461.00
425.00
Surplus Revenue
11,886.00
11,885.79
.21
Police-Church Detail
250.00
250.00
224.00
26.00
Police-Summer Detail
100.00
51.00
Reserve Fund
151.00
151.00
Police-Lockup
. 165.00
165.00
165.00
Police-Teletype Service
105.00
105.00
105.00
Fire Dept .- General Expense ...
4,085.00
4,085.00
4,083.65
1.35
1960
To
Fire-Insurance on Equipment and Personnel
1,060.00
1,060.00
1,044.44
15.56
Fire-Department Equipment
750.00
750.00
749.35
.65
Fire-Ambulance Account
300.00
300.00
268.17
31.83
Fire-Forest Fire
500.00
500.00
499.15
.85
Fire-Station Addition
500.00
390.00
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
Loan
5,890.00
5,890.00
Fire-Fire Station
1,184.50
Surplus Revenue
1,184.50
1,184.50
Fire-New Equipment-Truck
2,000.00
15,000.00
Loan
17,000.00
17,000.00
Tree Warden's Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Insect Pest Control
500.00
500.00
370.00
b96.31
33,69
Tree Department and Dutch
Elm Disease Control
1,200.00
4,400.00
Reserve Fund
Sealer
60.00
60.00
60.00
Civilian Defense
613.44
613.44
38.54
Inspector of Wires
75.00
75.00
75.00
Dog Officer
50.00
50.00
50.00
Dog Officer-Dog Account
100.00
30.08
Reserve Fund
130.08
130.08
HEALTH:
Health Reimbursement Account. .
259.50
Individual Reimbursement
259.50
c259.50
Health Agent
50.00
50.00
50.00
Health Expense
3,750.00
225.00
Reserve Fund
Health Reimbursement
c259.50
Account
4,234.50
4.230.27
4.23
Meat Inspector's Salary
25.00
25.00
25.00
Animal Inspector's Salary
75.00
75.00
75.00
.
b96.31
Insect Pest Control
1,736.31
1,736.61
574.90
Jan 1, 1960 Balance
Appropriations
1960
Income
Source
Total
1960
Expended
1960
Transferred To
Unexpended
Dec. 31, 1960
HIGHWAYS:
Highways, Chapter 81
5,325.00
19,525.00
State Allotment
24,850.00
24,849.97
03
Highways, Chap. 90 Maintenance
1,500.00
1,500.00
State Allotment
1,500.00
County Allotment
4,500.00
4,498.72
1.28
Highways, Chap. 90 Const. 1959. .
12,678.77
3,000.00
6,000.00
State Allotment
3,000.00
County Allotment
12,000.00
9,455.88
2,544.12
Highways, Special South West
Main St. Const. Acct.
335.63
335.63
335.63
Highways, General Expense
3,050.00
150.00
Reserve Fund
d52.65
Special Highway Reim- bursement Account
3,252.65
3,240.66
11.99
Highways, Snow Roads
10,000.00
2,000.00
Surplus Revenue
12,000.00
11,991.82
8.18
Machinery Maintenance Account
8,300.00
Machinery Rentals
8,300.00
8,285.78
14.22
Workmen's Compensation Acct. . .
1,000.00
800.00
W. C. Insurance Fund
1,800.00
1,681.00
119.00
Bridges
500.00
.40
Railings
500.00
51.80
Reserve Fund
551.80
551.80
Street Lighting
4,000.00
3,987.00
13.00
Equipment Insurance
600.00
32.35
Reserve Fund
632.35
632.35
Sidewalks
300.00
225.00
Reserve Fund
525.00
512.66
12.34
.
500.00
499.60
4,000.00
.
ยท
Highways, Chap. 90 Const. 1960.
12,678.77
12,678.77
Manchaug St .- Sidewalk
300.00 300.00
600.00
600.00
Sidewalk-School Ct.
400.00
Surplus Revenue
400.00
393.72
6.28
Highway-Sand Spreader
700.00
Surplus Revenue
700.00
700.00
Special Highway Reimbursement Account
52.65
Grange
52.65
. .
d52.65
. ... ..
PUBLIC WELFARE:
Welfare Salaries
400.00
400.00
400.00
Welfare-Relief Expense
4,000.00
4,000.00
3,084.39
915.61
Welfare-Director
Aid to Dependent Children
500.00
e200.00
Federal Grants
700.00
700.00
Old Age Assistance
1,000.00
f1,080.00
Federal Grants
2,080.00
2,080.00
Welfare
500.00
500.00
500.00
Disability Assistance
100.00
g100.00
Federal Grants
200.00
200.00
Aid to Dependent Children
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,967.05
32.95
Disability Assistance
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,211.50
Overdraft 211.50
Old Age Assistance
24,000.00
163.91
Surplus Revenue
24,163.91
24,163.91
Federal Grants:
A. D. C. Aid
1,365.85
2,706.00
Federal Grants
4,071.85
1,875.25
2,196.60
Disability Assistance
207.78
415.00
Federal Grants
622.78
599.45
23.33
Old Age Assistance
1,147.00
15,143.52
Federal Grants
16,290.50
14,652.46
1,638.04
A. D. C. Administration
750.12
349.52
Federal Grants
1,099.64
e200.00
899.64
I. A. A. Administration
1,456.33
1,206.03
Federal Grants
2,662.36
f1,080.00
1,582.36
Disability Assistance
Administration
60.02
65.51
Federal Grants
125.53
g100.00
25.53
Recoveries: Old Age
Assistance
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Jan 1, 1960 Balance
Appropriations
1960
Income
Source
Total
1960
Expended
Transferred
Unexpended
Dec. 31, 1960
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,291.76
708.24
Veterans' Service Dept. Expense.
250.00
250.00
229.17
20.83
Veterans' Agent
750.00
750.00
750.00
SCHOOLS AND LIBRARY :
School Committee
195.00 167,720.33
195.00 195.00 167,720.33 164.709.81 h3,000.00
10.52
School-Special Repairs
h3,000.00
School-General Exp.
3,000.00 250.53
250.53
School-Special Account-National
Defense Education Act ---- Title III
619.50
State
619.50
619.50
.
School-George Barden Account. .
720.00
State
720.00
126.00
594.00
Industrial Schools
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,436.98
563.02
Industrial Schools-
Outstanding Bills
254.84
Surplus Revenue
254.84
254.84
Library
4,600.00
551.50
Dog Fund
5,151.50
5,151.50
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED: Recreational Program
350.00
350.00 343.10
6.90
. .
School-General Expense
3,000.00
School-Special Account
250.53
. .
1960
To
Blanket Insurance
2,275.00
673.41 Surplus Revenue
2,948.41
2,948.41
Memorial Day
500.00
500.00
500.00
Printing Town Reports
800.00
800.00
717.60
82.40
Care Town Clock
60.00
60.00
50.00
10.00
Group Insurance for Town Employees
686.18
3,000.00
3,686.18
3,045.10
641.08
Purchase of Land-Gilboa St.
375.00 Surplus Revenue
375.00
375.00
ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERIES:
Water Commissioners' Salaries
300.00
300.00
300.00
Water-General Expense
10,855.00
10,855.00
10,783.19
71.81
Water-Truck Purchase
1,300.00
75.00
Surplus Revenue
1,375.00
1,375.00
Water-Service Repair
780.00
425.00
Reserve Fund
1,205.00
1,195.38
9.62
Water-Kurash Extension
520.00
Kurash
520.00
520.00
Glenn St. Water Extension
139.89
139.89
139.89
Cemetery-Douglas Center
425.00
425.00
207.81
217.19
Cemetery-Pine Grove
150.00
150.00
150.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT:
Interest
9,000.00
352.84 Surplus Revenue
9,352.84
9.352.84
Debt
22,500.00
22,500.00
22,500.00
MISCELLANEOUS:
Reserve Fund
3,000.00 Overlay Surplus
3,000.00
12,875.23 124.77
Overlay Surplus
i-Transferred to Sundry Accounts.
Respectfully submitted,
JOAN S. VIROSTEK,
Town Accountant
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WARRANT FOR TOWN MEETING Monday, February 13, 1961 10:00 A.M.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
WORCESTER, SS.
To any Constable of the Town of Douglas in said County,
GREETINGS:
In the name of said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify the inhabitants of the Town of Douglas who are qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Douglas on MONDAY the thirteenth day of February, 1961, A.D., at Ten o'Clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles, to wit:
Article 1. To elect a Moderator, a Town Treasurer, a Town Clerk, two Constables, an Agent of the Moses Wallis Devise, a Tree Warden, one member of the Recreation Commission, each for a term of one year, one Selectman, one Assessor, one Member of the Board of Public Welfare, one Trustee of the Public Library, one Recreation Commissioner, one Water Commissioner, one Cemetery Commis- sioner, two members of the School Committee, each for a term of three years.
Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers for a term of one year.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money to pay for the printing of the 1960 As- sessors' Tax List, said printing having been authorized and voted by the Town at the 1960 Annual Town Meeting, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase special equipment for the office of the Town Accountant, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to pay unpaid 1960 bills in the following departments or accounts: Old Town Hall Maintenance, or to take any other ac- tion in relation thereto.
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Article 6. 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 Highway Maintenance, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Aritcle 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available fund in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 8. 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 90 Highway Construction, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41, of the General Laws, as amended, and including that of: the Moderator, Town Treasurer, Town Clerk, three Selectmen, three members of the Board of Public Welfare, three Assessors, Collector of Taxes, Agent Moses Wallis Devise, Tree Warden, six members of the School Committee, three Water Com- missioners, Trustees of the Public Library, Cemetery Commissioners, and the Recreation Commissioners, and Constables.
Article 10. To consider the report and recommendations of the Finance Committee and to see what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate to defray the necessary and usual expenses of the several departments of the Town including appropriations for Selectmen's Clerical hire, Treasurer's Clerical hire, Town Clerk's Clerical hire, Police-Church Detail, Police-Summer Detail, Fire Department Equipment, Insurance on equipment and personnel, Teletype Service for the Police Department, Legal Services, Civilian Defense, Police Lock-Up, Fire Department Ambulance, Workmen's Compensation Insurance, Street Lighting, Equipment Insurance, Vet- erans' Benefits, Library, Blanket Insurance, for the Observance of Memorial Day, for the upkeep of the Town Clock (socalled), Main- tenance of Highway Machinery, for the care of Cemeteries, for Group Insurance for Town Employees, Dog Officer's Expense, Recre- ational Program, and printing Town Reports.
Article 11. To see what disposition the Town will make of the Dog Fund.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue for the financial year beginning January 1, 1961, to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be
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given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws, as amended.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars from the Overlay Surplus Fund to the Reserve Fund, or take any other action pertaining thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to make any increase in salaries of Town Employees (Elective or Appointed) retroactive to January 1, current.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Fund to the Workmen's Compensation Insurance Account, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Board of Selectmen to dispose of any Real Estate held by the Town by foreclosure of Tax Titles and authorize and empower its Treasurer to give a deed for the same in the name and behalf of the Town, or to take any other action pertaining to.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money for the construction of a sidewalk on Manchaug Road, said money to be used in conjunction with other monies ap- propriated in prior years, said construction to extend from the St. Denis Recreation Center to the St. Denis Cemetery, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to sell the present Police Cruiser and to apply the proceeds from said sale towards the purchase of a new Police Cruiser; and to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for the purchase of said new Police Cruiser, or take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to sell the present Highway and Fire Department Pickup, and any excess Fire Department Trucks, and to apply the proceeds from said sale towards the purchase of a new Highway and Fire Depart- ment Pick-Up Truck ;and to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of money for the purchase of said Highway and Fire Department Pick-Up Truck, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropri- ate a sum of money to paint the interior and the exterior of the Douglas Center Water Stand Pipe, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
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Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Machinery Rentals Fund to the Machinery Account, or to take any other action in relation thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to sign a Release to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Department of Natural Resources, in the amount of two thousand four hundred and No/100-($2,400.00)-dollars in full compensation for all damages sustained by the said Town of Douglas on account of a taking by the Department of Natural Resources of two parcels of land situated in the Town of Douglas included in an Order of Taking dated April 6, 1960, filed and recorded with the Worcester District Registry of Deeds of said County of Worcester on May 3, 1960 in Book 4106, Page 74 and indicated as Parcels 2 and 8 on a Plan filed therewith.
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