Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Milford, Massachusetts 1941, Part 10

Author: Milford (Mass.)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 438


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STATE AID Accounts Receivable


Outstanding September 6, 1938, per previous audit $680.00


Charges:


September 6 to December


31, 1938


$110.00


1939


$400.00


1940


350.00


860.00


$1,540.00


Payments to treasurer:


September 6 to December


31, 1938


$480.00


1939


300.00


1940


350.00


$1,130.00


Abatements:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


$10.00


1939


10.00


1940


40.00


60.00


Outstanding December 31, 1940


350.00


$1,540.00


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Outstanding January 1, 1941


$350.00


Charges January 1 to August 31, 1941


210.00 20.00


Charges not previously reported


$580.00


Outstanding August 31, 1941, per list


$580.00


MILITARY AID Accounts Receivable


Outstanding September 6, 1938, per previous audit $75.00


Charges:


1939


$12.50


1940


47.50


60.00


135.00


Payments to treasurer:


September 6 to December 31, 1938 $75.00


1940 12.50


$87.50


Abatements 1940


5.00


Outstanding December 31, 1940


42.50


$135.00


Outstanding January 1, 1941 $42.50


Charges January 1 to August 31, 1941


62.50


Charges not previously reported


12.50


$117.50


Outstanding August 31, 1941, per list


$117.50


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable


Outstanding September 6, 1938, per previous audit $3,256.14


Charges:


September 6 to December 31, 1938 $43.04


1939 3,522.73


246


1940


3,104.38


6,670.15


$9,926.29


Payments to treasurer:


September 6 to December 31, 1938 $3,187.34


1939 3,605.60


1940 2,994.42


Outstanding December 31, 1940


$9,787.36 138.93


$9,926.29


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$138.93


Charges not previously reported 2,907.60


$3,046.53


Payments to treasurer January 1 to August 31, 1941 $104.12


Abatements not previously reported 193.83


Outstanding August 31, 1941, per list 2,748.58


$3,046.53.


LIBRARY DEPARTMENT


Fines


Cash on hand November 4, 1938,


per previous audit $29.91


Receipts:


November 4 to December 1


31, 1938


$62.01


1939


297.43


1940


287.06


646.50


$676.41


Payments to treasurer:


November 4 to December 31, 1938


$91.92


1939


264.46


1940


288.53


$644.91


Cash balance December 31, 1940 31.50


$676.41


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Cash balance January 1, 1941 $31.50


Receipts January 1 to October 8, 1941 197.10


$228.60


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 31,1941 $199.58


September 1 to October 8, 1941 13.06


$212.64


Cash on hand October 8, 1941, verified


15.96


$228.60


Petty Cash Advance


Cash advance $5.00


Expenditures, per vouchers, October 8, 1941


$.91


Cash on hand October 8, 1941, verified 4.09


$5.00


TAXI BADGE DEPOSIT ACCOUNT


Receipts:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


$4.00


1939


8.00


1940


8.00


$20.00


Payments to treasurer:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


$4.00


1939


8.00


1940


8.00


$20.00


Receipts January 1 to August 31, 1941


$4.00


Payments to treasurer January 1 to August 31, 1941


$4.00


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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable


Outstanding September 6, 1938,


per previous audit $260.00


Charges 1939


333.00


$593.00


Payments to treasurer:


September 6 to December


31, 1938


$18.00


1939


303.00


1940


153.03


$474.03


Outstanding December 31, 1940


118.97


$593.00


Outstanding January 1, 1941


$118.97


Charges January 1 to August 31, 1941


180.00


Charges not previously reported 477.03


$776.00


Payments to treasurer January 1 to August 31, 1941 $339.00


Abatements not previously reported


66.00


Cemetery accounts receivable reported as opening graves and miscellaneous charges 3.00


Outstanding August 31, 1941 368.00


$776.00


Outstanding September 1, 1941 $368.00


Payments to treasurer September 1, to 26, 1941 $42.00


Outstanding September 26, 1941, per list 311.00


Cash on hand September 26, 1941, verified 15.00


$368.00


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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT


Opening Graves and Miscellaneous Charges


Charges:


November 6 to December 31, 1938 $97.00


1939


407.50


1940


565.80


$1,070.30


Payments to treasurer:


November 6 to December


31, 1938


$97.00


1939


407.50


1940 540.80


$1,045.30


Opening graves and miscellaneous


charges reported as sale of lots and graves 1940


24.00


Outstanding December 31, 1940


1.00


$1,070.30


Outstanding January 1, 1941 $1.00


Charges January 1 to September 26, 1941 535.50


Cemetery accounts receivable reported as opening graves and miscellaneous charges 3.00


$539.50


Payments to treasurer:


January 1 to August 31, 1941 $411.50


September 1 to 26, 1941 72.00


$483.50


Opening graves and miscellaneous charges reported as sale of lots and graves 4.00


Cash on hand September 26, 1941, verified 52.00


$539.50


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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT Sale of Lots and Graves


Sales:


November 6 to December


31, 1938 $60.00


1939


297.00


1940


163.00


January 1 to August


31, 1941 308.00


$828.00


Opening graves and miscellaneous charges reported as sale of lots and graves:


1940 $24.00


Not previously reported 4.00


28.00


$856.00


Payments to treasurer:


November 6 to December 31, 1938


$60.00


1939 297.00


1940 191.00


January 1 to August 31, 1941


308.00


$856.00


Sales September 1 to 26, 1941


$60.00


Payments to treasurer


September 1 to 26, 1941


$60.00


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS


Cash in General Treasury


Cash on hand


Savings Deposits


· Securities Par Value


Total


On hand September 6, 1938


$150.00


$3,991.54


$22.000.00


$26,141.54


On hand at end of year 1938


$537.13


$4,143.27


$22,000.00


$26,680.40


On hand at end of year 1939


$575.74


$4,505.56


$22,000.00


$27,081.30


On hand at end of year 1940


$573.83


$5,423.64


$22,000.00


$27,997.47


On hand August 31, 1941


$6,275.14


$22,000.00


$28,275.14


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Receipts


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Payments


September 6, 1938 to December 31, 1940


Income:


Added to savings deposits:


September 6 to December


September 6 to December 31, 1938


$151.73


31, 1938


$560.86


1939


638.03


1939


362.29


1940


691.91


1940


918.08


Bequests:


Transfers to town:


1939


300.00


September 6 to December 31, 1938


22.00


1940


800.00


1939


537.13


Cash in general treasury


1940


575.74


September 6, 1938


150.00


Cash on hand December 31, 1940


573.83


$3,140.80


$3,140.80


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January 1 to August 31, 1941


Income


$51.50


Added to savings deposits


$851.50


Bequests


800.00


Transfer to town


573.83


Cash on hand January 1, 1941


573.83


$1,425.33


$1,425.33


TOWN OF MILFORD BALANCE SHEET, AUGUST 31, 1941 General Accounts


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash:


Temporary Loans:


In Banks and Office


$126,079.02


Advance for Petty Cash


105.00


In Anticipation of Revenue: 1940


$22,000.00


1941 400,000.00


Accounts Receivable:


In Anticipation of


Reimbursement 1,600.00


$423,600.00


Levy of 1931


$8.36


Levy of 1932


10.38


Levy of 1933


28.26


Levy of 1934


31.14


Levy of 1935


32.31


Auditing Municipal Accounts · Tax


207.21


Levy of 1936


34.20


Levy of 1937


109.17


State Parks and Reservations Tax


711.47


Levy of 1938


7,229.52


Levy of 1939


24,779.19


Levy of 1940


114,810.30


Civil War Veterans' Tax


90.00


Levy of 1941


575,328.92


722,401.75


County Tax


29,545.56


Court Judgments:


Taxi Badge Deposit Fund


11.00


Taxes 1926


$157.10


Dog Licenses-Due County


164.40


Taxes 1931


1,363.67


Tailings


1.049.74


Taxes 1932


812.66


Sale of Cemetery Lots and


Graves Fund


1,135.00


Taxes 1933


698.51


3,031.94


Road Machinery Fund


1,039.77


Taxes:


State Tax and Assessments:


State Tax


$42,900.00


253


Hospital and Home Care


43,908.68


$126,184.02


General Accounts-Continued


Old Age Assistance Taxes:


Levy of 1931


$73.00


Levy of 1932


314.00


North Purchase Street Cemetery, 37.75


1,005.79


1,323.00


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:


Federal Grants:


Levy of 1937


$1,904.87


Levy of 1938


607.66


Aid to Dependent Children: Aid


$430.70


Levy of 1939


855.94


Levy of 1940


532.91


Levy of 1941


5,670.31


Old Age Assistance:


9,571.69


Unapportioned Sewer Assessments:


1925 - 1940


$10,325.39


Apportioned Sewer Assessments: 1923 - 1941 4,741.71


Tax Titles


18,621.76


Appropriation Balances


Tax Title Possessions


6,629.26


Departmental:


Reserve for Petty Cash Advances:


Schools


$100.00


Highway


653.60


5.00


Public Welfare


16,246.32


105.00


Infirmary


553.92


Aid to Dependent Children


213.46


Old Age Assistance


7,347.74


103.36


State Aid


580.00


Tax Title Redemptions- Reserved for Payment of Loan Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


1,638.10


254


Smith-Hughes Fund


310.07


Vocational Education


1,154.89


15,067.10


Old Age Assistance Recoveries


2,654.79 700.00 303,534.39


Health


$946.71


Library


652.68


Assistance Administration


6.95


Administration 99.50


Levy of 1933


936.00


Trust Fund Income: Vernon Grove Cemetery $968.04


Military Aid School Cemetery


117.50 2,748.58 368.00


Overlays-Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1937 . Levy of 1941 15,253.63


$16.00


29,775.83


15,269.63


Aid to Highways:


Revenue -- Reserved Until Collected:


State


$10,800.00 5,800.00


Court Judgments $3,031.94


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 9,571.69


Revenue 1941 2.00


Estimated Receipts-To be Collected,


125,308.53


Overlay Deficits:


Aid to Highways 15,000.00


Levy of 1938


$.10


Levy of 1939


355.12


Levy of 1940


268.05


623.27


$1,075,140.15


$1,075,140.15


Deferred Revenue Accounts


Apportioned Sewer Assessments --- Not Due $80.67


Sewer Assessment Revenue- Due in 1942 $80.67


County


16,600.00


Sewer Assessments 15,067.10


Tax Title 25,251.02


Departmental 29,775.83


97,697.58 151,977.36 255


Surplus Revenue


Debt Accounts


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$331,338.51


Fire Apparatus Loan


$10,000.00


Sewer Loans


57,000.00


School Loans


124,000.00


Tax Title Loan


17,338.51


Municipal Relief Loans


64,000.00


Cedar Swamp Development Loan


47,000.00


State Tax Funding Loan


12,000.00


$331,338.51


$331,338.51


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Trust and Investment Accounts


Trust Funds-Cash and Securities


$28,275.14


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


$28,275.14


Annuity Savings Fund


23,290.98


Municipal Contributory Retirement Funds Cash and Securities


46,609.30


Annuity Reserve Fund


645.14


Pension Accumulation Fund


25,423.87


Expense Fund


152.25


Undistributed Income


97.06


$77,884.44


$77,884.44


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MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM


Cash


Savings Deposits


Securities Amortized Value


Total


On hand September 6, 1938


$ 668.60


$ 9,929.05


$ 7,500.00


$18,097.65


On hand at end of year 1938


$ 245.38


$11,719.43


$ 7,500.00


$19,464.81


On hand at end of year 1939


$ 500.41


$13,725.64


$16,850.00


$31,076.05


On hand at end of year 1940


$1,081.67


$23,100.57


$15,700.00


$39,882.24


On hand August 31, 1941


$ 608.73


$23,100.57


$25,900.00


$49,609.30


RECEIPTS


PAYMENTS


September 6, 1938 to December 31, 1940


Sale of Securities 1940


$1,350.00


Deposited in savings banks:


257


September 6 to December 31, 1938


125.00


1939


8,637.46


Securities purchased:


1940


9,052.20


1939


9,350.00


From members:


1940


200.00


September 6 to December 31, 1938


2,308.74


1939


6,082.46


September 6 to December 31, 1938


464.32


Income:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


95.79


1939


411.74


Expenses:


1940


791.80


September 6 to December 31, 1938


135.00


Refunds 1939


3.00


1939


355.60


Cash balance September 6, 1938


668.60


1940


374.54


.


Contributions:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


$1,790.38


1939


2,006.21


From town:


1940


9,374.93


Pensions:


1940


6,080.49


1939


2,997.73


1940


5,514.17


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Refunds:


Deposits:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


561.88


1939


168.74


1940


1,175.91


Interest:


September 6 to December 31, 1938


1.17


1939


1.35


1940


53.68


Cash balance December 31, 1940


1,081.67


$35,607.28


$35,607.28


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January 1 to August 31, 1941


Contributions:


Securities purchased


$10,200.00


From town


$9,936.44


3,527.84


· From members


3,975.66


Expenses


220.67


Income Cash balance January 1, 1941


300.00


Refunds:


1,081.67


Deposits


683.80


Interest


52.73


Cash balance August 31, 1941


608.73


$15,293.77


$15,293.77


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Pensions


Distribution


Annuity Savings Fund Annuity Reserve Fund


$23,290.98 645.14


Pension Accumulation Fund Expense Fund Undistributed income


25,423.87


152.25


97.06


$49,609.30


Cash balance August 31, 1941


$608.73


Home National Bank, Milford, balance per check book, August 31, 1941 Cash in office August 31, 1941, verified 112.65


$496.08


$608.73


$608.73


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Home National Bank, Milford


Balance August 31, 1941 per statement


$662.63


Balance August 31, 1941, per check book $496.08


Outstanding checks August 31, 1941, per Iist 166.55


$662.63


$662.63


TOWN RECORDS


1941


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Town Records, 1941


Town Warrant For Annual Town Meetings


March 3, 12, 1941


Commonwealth of Massachusetts Worcester, ss


Milford, March 3, 1941


To either constable of the Town of Milford, in said County,


Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified by law to vote in Elections to meet at the polling places of their respective to wit:


In Precinct 1. In Dewey Hall, Town Hall Building.


In Precinct 2. In Plains Grammar School, East Main Street.


In Precinct 3. In Chapin Street School, Chapin Street In Precinct 4. In South Grammar (Brick School) Main Street.


In Precinct 5. In Park Portable School, Walnut Street, on Monday, the third day of March, A. D., 1941, at 7 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to bring into the Wardens of their several Precincts their votes for the following named Town Officers, to wit:


A Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Tax Collector, Three Selectmen, Highway Surveyor, all for one year: One Assessor (Three years), One Member of the Board of Public Welfare (Three years), One Member of the Board of Public Welfare (One year to fill unexpired term), One Member of the Board of Health (Three years). One Member of the Board of Sewer Commissioners (Three years), One Member of the Board of Sewer Commission-


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ers (Two years to fill unexpired term), Two Members of the School Committee (Three years), Two Trustees of Public Library (Three Years), Two Trustees of Vernon Grove Cemetery (Three years), One Park Commissioner (Three years), One Member of the Planning Board (Five years), Tree Warden (One year), Five Constables (One year), Moderator (One year).


And for the election of Town Meeting Members from the several voting Precincts of the Town as Follows:


In Precinct 1, Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For Three years).


In Precinct 2, Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For Three years); Two Town Meeting Members (For Two years to fill vacancies); Five Town Meeting Members (For One year to fill vacancies).


In Precinct 3. Fifteen Town Meeting Members (For Three years); Two Town Meeting Members (For Two years to fill vacancies); Three Town Meeting Members (For One year to fill vacancy).


In Precinct 4. Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For Three years); Two Town Meeting Members (For Two years to fill vacancies); Two Town Meeting Members (For One year to fill vacancies).


In Precinct 5. Fourteen Town Meeting Members (For Three years); Two Town Meeting Members (For Two years to fill vacancies).


"Shall an act passed by the general court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-one, entitled 'An Act YES authorizing the placing of the Office of Town NO Accountant of the Town of Milford under the Civil Service Laws', be accepted?"


"Shall the operation of section one-hundred and five of Chapter one-hundred thirty-one of the General YES Laws, requiring for the taking of fur bearing an- NO imals the use of traps that kill at once or take such animals alive unharmed, be suspended within the town?"


The polls will be closed at eight o'clock in the evening.


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And in the name of said Commonwealth you are further required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town qualified by law to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, on Wednesday the twelfth day of March, A. D. 1941, at eight o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the following articles, namely:


Article 1. To hear and act upon the reports of all Town Officers and Committees of said Town.


Article 2. To raise and appropriate such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town expenses for the financial year beginning January 1, 1941.


Article 3. To determine the compensation of the Collector of Taxes for the year ensuing.


Article 4. 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 of the financial year beginning January 1, 1942, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, of the General Laws.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to take charge of all legal proceedings for or against the Town.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the dog tax Sixteen hundred fifteen dollars and sixty-one cents ($1615.61) for Town Library.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to choose a Director of County Aid to Agriculture in accordance with the Provisions of Chapter 128 of the General Laws, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.


Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell any or all real estate owned by the Town by reason of the foreclosure of tax titles thereon, and to execute, acknowledge and deliver a proper deed or deeds therefor, authority therefor to terminate March 1, 1942, or take any action in relation thereto.


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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixty thousand ($60,000.00) dollars for the purchase of tools, materials and equipment, and for trucking, team hire and maintenance expenses that may be incurred in connection with W.P.A. or other Governmental Projects that the town may undertake to do with Welfare Labor, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate from available funds under the Excess and Deficiency Account a sum of money for use by the Board of Assessors in fix- ing the tax rate for 1941, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Congress Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the improvement of Purchase Street; said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County; or both, for this purpose; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight hundred dollars ($800.00) for Chapter 90 Maintenance, said money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County or both, for this purpose; or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of G. L. (Ter.Ed.) Chapter 54, Sec. 103-A. relative to absentee voting so-called at Town Elections in said Town.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Fifteen hundred eighty dollars and seventy- nine cents ($1580.79) being the unexpended balance in the W.P.A. account of the Cedar Swamp Pond Project to the Selectmen's Department for the purpose of meeting the .


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cost of removing the debris or other materials remaining on the Town property, formerly owned by the Milford Iron Foundry, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 152, Sec. 69 G. L. (Ter.Ed) as last amended by Statute 1939, Chapter 435, extending the provisions of said Chapter 152 to foreman, and sub-fore- man in the Highway Department.


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Registrars to appoint any member thereof as an Assistant Registrar or other Clerical work, the compensation of such employee to be fixed upon the basis of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per week for actual services rendered, said compensation to be appropriated from the appropriation of Elections, Registrations and Town Meetings. Under Provisions of Chapter 41 G.L. (Ter. Ed.) Sec. 4-A, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 18. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of printing and binding in per- manent form the compilation and codification of all legis- lative acts accepted by the town, By-Laws, Traffic Rules and Regulations, and other rules and regulations, the same to be distributed to the public at a price to be fixed by the Selectmen not to exceed twenty-five cents per copy, or take any action in relation to the same.


Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of two hundred dollars ($200.00) to con- tinue the program of installing street signs throughout the Town, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 20. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of three hundred dollars ($300.00) to install and maintain electric lights along the Main Street during the Christmas Holiday Season under the direction of the Inspector of Wires, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen thousand five hundred dollars ($14,500.00) for the purpose of purchasing a Junior Aerial Ladder truck for the Fire Department, or take any action in relation thereto.


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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) to be used for care and maintenance of Cedar Swamp Pond Development Property, now owned by the Town, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 23. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell the premises located on the Westerly side of Purchase Street at or near intersection of Fountain Street formerly known as the Fountain Street School, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 24. To see if the Town will assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and Chapter 513 of the Acts of 1939, for all damages that may be incurred by work to be per- formed by the Department of Public Works of Massachu- setts in rivers and streams of the town in accordance with the provisions of said Chapter 513, and authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity therefor to the Commonwealth.


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three hundred forty-one dollars and fifteen cents ($341.15) to cover for boiler insurance the sixteen boilers owned by the town, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) for the purpose of hiring playfields throughout the Town, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to accept on the laying out of a Public Way, a private way known as Blanchard Road running from Congress Street, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand dollars ($1,000) for the purpose of laying out Blanchard Road as a Public Way or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to accept on the laying out of a Public Way, a private way known as Cunniff Avenue, or take any action in relation thereto.


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Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for the purpose of laying out Cunniff Ave-" nue, as a Public Way, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept on the laying out of a Public Way, a private way known as Church Hill Road running from East Main Street to Dominic Street, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One thousand five hundred dollars ($1500.00) for the purpose of laying out Church Hill Road, · as a Public Way, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One hundred fifty-nine dollars and sixty-five cents ($159.65) to pay for unpaid bills of the Sewer Department for the year 1940, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept on the laying out of a Public Way, a private way known as Bacon Slip, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept on the laying out of a public way, a private way known as Hamilton Avenue, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 36. To see if the town will vote to transfer One thousand dollars ($1,000.00) from the Machinery Fund, Highway Department, to the Machinery Account of the Department, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 37. To see if the Town will pass a by-law to provide for periodical audits of the Town's Accounts annually under the supervision of the Director of Accounts of the Department of Corporations and Taxa- tion in accordance with the provisions of Section 35, Chapter 44, General laws, or take any action relative thereto.


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Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 3 of Article IX of the By-Laws of the Town, accepted June 25, 1937 at an adjourned special Town meeting, by adding the following paragraph at the end thereof, "Whenever such a contract is awarded to a per- son other than the lowest bidder therefor, the department authorized to make the contract shall submit, in writing, at the time of the awarding of such bid a full, complete and detailed explanation of the reasons for the rejection or nonacceptance of the lower bids, a copy of which shall be filed with the Town Clerk as a public record."




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