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Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of money necessary to pay overdraft on snow re- moval.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to transfer any sum of money from the Overlay Reserve account to the Reserve Fund, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to appropriate any sum of money from Free Cash to reduce the 1955 tax levy, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to accept the fol- lowing Perpetual Care Funds which have been given to it during the year: Mrs. John J. Weir $100.00; Matthew Mackenzie $100 .- 00; Arvid O. Swanson $100.00; Joseph and Elizabeth Jackson $100.00; Harold S. Crane $100.00; Nellie S. Croft $200.00; Jacob Hugli $100.00; Ethel I. Rich $200.00; William R. Faulkner $200 .- 00; James Walcott $100.00; Yale H. Brown $100.00; Donald Mac- Donald $100.00; Charles D. Holden $100.00; James C. Wilson, M. D. $100.00; Marjorie B. Wilder $300.00; Elizabeth D. Smith $200 .- 00; Nettie H. Haynes $300.00; Mary J. Fournier $100.00; Glen R. Shaw $100.00; Ellsworth and Christine Buchman $200.00; Mary Holden Waite $200.00; Mrs. Ernest P. Crawshaw $100.00; Frederick C. Steele $100.00; Clyde and Olive Worby $100.00; George B. Cheney $100.00; Genevra F. Clark $300.00; Fred and Grace Capen $100.00; E. Claton Maxwell $100.00; Alice M. Trum- ble $100.00; Steven Scudder $200.00.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of fifty ($50.00) dollars to be expended in the Town by the Hampden County Trustees for Aid to Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws of Massa- chusetts, Chapter 128, Section 42.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to accept the Pro- visions of Chapter 40, Section 6B of the General Laws which authorizes appropriation of money for the purchase of uniforms for its police department, or take any action relative thereto.
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Article 19. To see if the town will vote to purchase a Mist Sprayer for use of Dutch Elm and Gypsy Moth Control Depart- ment, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to purchase a new cruiser for the police department, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 21. To see if the town will accept and allow a town way in the Depot Village of Palmer as shown on plan entitled "Plan Showing Layout of Geraldine Street, Depot Village, Pal- mer, Massachusetts", Prepared by T. D. Crimmins, Town Engi- neer, as laid out by the Selectmen according to the following description: Beginning at a concrete bound in the Northeasterly line of Cabot Street, thence running N 50' 06' E three hundred forty-seven and 20/100 (347.20) feet to an iron pin; thence turn- ing and running N 1º 47' E two hundred fourteen and 33/100 (214.33) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running N 7º 20' W one hundred ninety one and 0/10 (191.0) feet to an iron pin; thence turning at a right angle to the last named course and running Westerly fifty (50) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running S 7º 20' E one hundred eighty-seven and 02/100 (187.02) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running S 1° 47' W one hundred eighty-seven and 90/100 (187.90) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running S 50° 06' W three hundred eighteen and 60/100 (318.60) feet to an iron pin in the North- easterly line of said Cabot Street; thence turning and running S 27° 16' E along said Cabot Street twenty-eight and 20/100 (28.20) feet to a point; thence turning and running S 39° 54' E along said Cabot Street twenty-two and 48/100 (22.48) feet to the concrete bound at the place of beginning. Said street is to be known as Geraldine Street. Said town way is laid out over land supposed to belong to Crimmins Realty Corporation.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to accept and allow a town way in the Village of Three Rivers, as shown on plan en- titled "Plan Showing Layout of Extension of Chudy Street, Vil- lage of Three Rivers, Palmer, Massachusetts", dated December 1954, Prepared by T. D. Crimmins, Town Engineer, as laid out by the Selectmen according to the following description: Begin- ning at a concrete bound at the Southwesterly corner of the 1950 terminus of Chudy Street and running thence N 80° 39' W two hundred eighty-five (285) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running N 86° 09' W eighty-five (85) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running N 85° 39' W eighty-five (85) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running N 4° 21' E fifty (50) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running S 85° 39' E eighty- four and 78/100 (84.78) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and
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running S 86° 09' E eighty-seven and 18/100 (87.18) feet to an iron pin; thence turning and running S 80° 39' E two hundred seventy-seven and 68/100 (277.68) feet to a concrete bound at the Northwesterly terminus of Chudy Street; thence turning and running S 1º 39' E fifty and 94/100 (50.94) feet to a concrete bound at the place of beginning. Said street is to be known as Chudy Street. Said town way is laid out over land supposed to belong to Milton S. Koskoszka.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to accept for mun- icipal purposes a certain tract of land in the village of Three Rivers, Town of Palmer, situate at the point of intersection of the southerly line of Barker Street and the westerly line of Bridge Street, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin in the ground in the southerly line of said Barker Street, said iron pin being located S 81° 46' E a distance of forty-nine and 5/10 (49.5) feet from the concrete bound in the ground marking the point of intersection of the northerly line of said Barker Street and the westerly line of Chudy Street; thence continuing S 81° 46' E (at right angle to said southerly line of said Barker Street) a distance of thirty (30) feet more or less to the wester- ly line of said Bridge Street; thence Northeasterly along a curve along the westerly line of said Bridge Street to the point of in- tersection with said northerly line of said Barker Street; thence Southwesterly along the southerly line of said Barker Street to the point of beginning. Meaning and intending to convey and hereby conveying all land lying between the first described line, the westerly line of said Bridge Street, and the southerly line of said Barker Street. Said tract of land is supposed to belong to Lillie F. Musgrave.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to accept for muni- cipal purposes a certain tract of land with structure thereon, situate on the easterly side of High Street in the Village of Bondsville, Palmer, Massachusetts and leading from said High Street to Stewart Street, bounded and described as follows: Be- ginning at an iron pin in the ground in the easterly line of said High Street, said iron pin being located S 22° 30' W a distance of fifteen and 5/10 (15.5) feet from the Southwest corner of land now or formerly of J. Belanger Associates, thence S 55° 54' 30" E a distance of one hundred twelve and 64/100 (112.64) feet to a point near the foot of the present stairs; thence S 45° 10' 30" E a distance of thirty-two and 1/10 (32.1) feet to a point in line of land of one Chudy; thence S 79° 02' 30" E along line of said Chudy, line of said J. Belanger Associates, and along line of one Sawicki, a distance of one hundred twelve and 45/100 (112.45) feet to the westerly line of said Stewart Street. Said above described courses are the center lines of the right of way.
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Said right of way is to be ten (10) feet in width-the northerly and southerly boundaries are parallel to and five (5) feet distant from the above described courses. Said land is laid out over land supposed to belong to said J. Belanger Associates, said Chudy and said Sawicki, and land of one Gill.
Article 25. To see if the town will vote to appropriate and raise by taxation, or otherwise, or by transfer from available funds, or by transfer from the parking meter fund, any sum of money for the purchase of a tract of land for municipal purposes, said tract of land being bounded and described as follows: A certain tract of land situate on the southerly side of Main Street in the Depot Village of Palmer, bounded and described as fol- lows: Beginning at an iron pin in the ground in the southerly line of said Main Street, and at the northeasterly corner of Crimmins Realty Corporation land, thence Southwesterly along said last named land and at an angle of 91° 14' with the southerly line of said Main Street, a distance of forty-nine and 60/100 (49.60) feet. to a point in line of other land of grantor; thence turning at an angle of 80° 55' with said easterly described line and running Southeasterly along said other land of grantor a distance of three hundred thirty-nine and 46/100 (339.46) feet to a point in the southerly line of said Main Street. (Said line is also parallel to and sixty and 41/100 (60.41) feet distant from the base line of location). Thence Northwesterly along the southerly line of said Main Street, and at an angle of 16° 14' with the last described line a distance of forty and 92/100 (40.92) feet to a point; thence turning and continuing Northwesterly along said southerly line of said Main Street at an angle of 170° 29' with said last described line a distance of one hundred thirty-eight and 50/100 (138.50) feet to a point; thence turning and continuing Northwesterly along said southerly line of said Main Street at an angle of 181° 08' with said last described line a distance of one hundred fifty- six and 25/100 (156.25) feet to the point of beginning. Said tract contains 9035 square feet of land.
Article 26. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the installation of aluminum electric light poles on Commercial and Main Streets, Village of Thorn- dike, from residence of F. C. Dojka to St. Mary's Church on Main Street, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 27. To see if the town will vote to install, main- tain, and raise and appropriate money for additional street lights as follows:
(a) Pleasant Street, Village of Thorndike, one (1) light on Pole #20;
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(b) Chudy Street, Village of Three Rivers, one (1) light on westerly side near Pole opposite residence of Milton Koskoszka;
(c) Shearer Street, Depot Village, lights as necessary from Longview Street to Lawrence Street, so-called;
(d) Central Street, Depot Village, one (1) light on the westerly side near residence of Peter E. Pappas at 36 Central Street;
(e) One (1) light on Central Street, Depot Village, between Converse and French Streets;
(f) One (1) light on North Street, Village of Three Rivers, between Pole #14 and Pole #18;
(g) One (1) light at intersection of Flynt and Smith Streets, Lake Thompson area;
(h) Three (3) lights, Old Warren Road, northeasterly of the Town Farm;
(i) Lights as necessary on stairs leading from Stewart Street to High Street, Village of Bondsville;
(j) One (1) light on Stewart Street, Village of Bondsville, near 34 Stewart Street;
(k) One (1) light on Pole #15, Church Street, Village of Thorndike;
(1) One (1) light on Grove Street, Depot Village, approxi- mately one hundred ninety (190) feet southerly from Maple Street;
(m) One (1) light on South Street, Village of Three Rivers, on Pole #2;
(n) One (1) light on Pole #45-X to be moved from Pole #45, Palmer Road, Village of Three Rivers.
Article 28. To see if the town will vote to instruct the Se- lectmen to make orders providing for the assessment from abut- ting estates of an amount not exceeding one-half (1/2) the cost of construction of a new sidewalk with material of more permanent character than that with which it was originally constructed, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 29. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the construction of sidewalks and curbings and/or sidewalk or curbing, or take any action relative thereto on the projects set forth as follows:
(a) Walnut Street, Depot Village, East side, from Main Street to property of one Gouvin;
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(b) Walnut Street, Depot Village, West side, from Main. Street to a point near Walnut Cafe;
(c) Pleasant Street, Village of Three Rivers, East side, from Main Street to Oak Street;
(d) King Street, Depot Village, East side, from Pine Street. southerly a distance of approximately seventy (70) feet;
(e) Pine Street, Depot Village, South side, from King Street. westerly a distance of approximately ninety-five (95) feet;
(f) River Street, Village of Thorndike, North side, from Church Street easterly to residence of Amos St. John;
(g) Pleasant Street, Village of Three Rivers, East side, between Bourne Street and Main Street;
(h) Bourne Street, Village of Three Rivers, North side, from Pleasant Street westerly to property of one Senecal;
(i) River Street, Village of Thorndike, from end of recently installed walk to property of Adam Wilk;
(j) Walnut Street, Depot Village, East side, from Pleasant. Street to Park Street; .
(k) Walnut Street, Depot Village, West side, from Pleasant Street to Park Street;
(1) North Main Street, Depot Village, West side, from Temple Street to Lathrop Street;
(m) South Main Street, Village of Bondsville, West side, from Bond Street southerly to property of Pranaitis, a distance of approximately four hundred fifty (450) feet;
(n) Shearer Street, Depot Village, from Randall Street. to Lawrence Street, so-called;
(o) Thorndike Street, Depot Village, West side, from line of St. Thomas' Church northerly to property of E. H. Rathbone;
(p) Pearl Street, Depot Village, East side, from Park Street to Pleasant Street;
(q) Orchard Street, Depot Village, North side, from North Main Street westerly;
(r) Orchard Street, Depot Village, South side, from North Main Street westerly;
(s) Pleasant Street, Village of Thorndike, North side, from. end of present walk to property of Michael Moynahan;
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(t) Park Street, Depot Village, South side, from Walnut Street to Central Street;
(u) Foster Street, Depot Village, South side, from Knox Street to property of Holden, a distance approximately ninety (90) feet;
(v) Spring Street, Village of Bondsville, both sides, from Main Street to High Street;
(w) Main Street, Village of Bondsville, from property of Duda on State Street northerly to Spring Street;
(x) Central Street, Depot Village, West side, from Park Street southerly, a distance of approximately one hundred forty- eight (148) feet;
(y) Palmer Street, Village of Three Rivers, South side, from a point in front of 112 Palmer Street easterly, a distance of ap- proximately nine hundred (900) feet;
(z) Church Street, Village of Thorndike, Southwest side, from residence of George Reynolds to property of Self-Locking Carton Company;
(aa) Squier Street, Depot Village, East side, from Pine Street to Highland Street;
(bb) Stewart Street, Village of Bondsville, from Stewart Street across a way to be acquired to High Street;
(cc) Coache Street, Village of Three Rivers, North and South sides;
(dd) Chudy Street, Village of Three Rivers, North side, from Belchertown Road westerly, a distance of approximately six hundred (600) feet;
(ee) Bridge Street, Village of Three Rivers, East side, and along the outside extremity of the stone bridge;
(ff) Bourne Street, Village of Three Rivers, from property of Edward Niles northerly to property of Joseph Belle;
(gg) Pleasant Street, Village of Three Rivers, both sides, from Bourne Street to Main Street;
(hh) South Main Street, Depot Village, North side, from property of Cutler Grain Company Westerly to South Main Street Bridge;
(ii) South Main Street, Depot Village, South side, from Fox Street to Vaille Street.
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Article 30. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for the purchase of any or all of the following pieces of equipment for use of the Highway Depart- ment, or take any action relative thereto:
(a) One one-half (1/2) ton pickup truck;
(b) One two and a half (2 1/2) ton or three (3) ton truck;
(c) One flexible power bucket machine.
Article 31. To see if the town will vote to improve Foundry Street in the Depot Village, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therfor.
Article 32. To see if the town will vote to improve Long- view Street, Depot Village, by hardening and installing a curb- ing from Buckland Street to Shearer Street, and raise and appro- priate any sum of money therefor.
Article 33. To see if the town will vote to improve Buck- land Street, Depot Village, by hardening and installing curbing from Longview Street northerly to residence of one Crane, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 34. To see if the town will vote to widen or other- wise improve Smith Street, Lake Thompson Area, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 35. To see if the town will vote to improve South Main Street, Depot Village, by resurfacing from South Main Street bridge to a point near property of Cutler Grain Company, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 36. To see if the town will vote to improve and harden Foster Street, Village of Bondsville, from the present improved surface to the town line, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 37. To see if the town will vote to improve and widen Old Warren Road from the residence of Julia Bigda to the residence of John Lizak, a distance of approximately three- fourths (3/4) of a mile, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 38. To see if the town will vote to improve Bridge Street, Depot Village, from Main Street to the improved surface
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on State Avenue, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 39. To see if the town will vote to improve Fenton Street, Depot Village, from Route 32 a distance of approximately four hundred fifty (450) feet, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 40. To see if the town will vote to improve Diane Street, Depot Village, from North Main Street westerly to end of Diane Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 41. To see if the town will vote to improve, repair and install necessary catch basins in Chestnut Street, Depot Vil- lage, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 42. To see if the town will vote to improve Walnut Street, Depot Village, from Park Street to French Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 43. To see if the town will vote to improve Walnut Street, Depot Village, from Main Street to Park Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 44. To see if the town will vote to improve French Street, Depot Village, from Walnut Street to Central Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 45. To see if the town will vote to improve Maple Street, Depot Village, from Park Street to Grove Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 46. To see if the town will vote to improve Grove Street, Depot Village, from Maple Street to Central Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 47. To see if the town will vote to improve Central Street, Depot Village, from Park Street to Grove Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 48. To see if the town will vote to install curbing on Randall Street, Depot Village, both sides, from North Main Street to Shearer Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
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Article 49. To see if the town will vote to improve Old Warren Road, by widening a sharp turn at curve in said road be- tween the Mason District Road and residence of Ralph Blanchard, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 50. To see if the town will vote to improve Front Street, Park Street and Maple Terrace, Village of Three Rivers, same being streets abutting the Common, and raise and appro- priate any sum of money therefor.
Article 51. To see if the town will vote to improve road at intersection of Belchertown Road and Barker Street, Village of Three Rivers, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 52. To see if the town will vote to construct a new highway including curbings and necessary catch basins in Main Street, Village of Bondsville between Depot Street and Spring Street, and raise and appropriate any sum of money therefor.
Article 53. To see if the town will vote to improve Main Street in the Village of Bondsville, from State Street to Depot Street, and raise by taxation or otherwise, or by transfer from available funds, any sum of money therefor, said monies to be used in conjunction with any monies allotted for this purpose by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hamp- den, or take any action relative thereto.
· Article 54. To see if the town will vote to improve Belcher- town Road, Village of Three Rivers, from the end of the present improved surface on Bridge Street Northeasterly to the Belcher- town line, and raise by taxation or otherwise, or by transfer from available funds, any sum of money therefor, said monies to be used in conjunction with any monies allotted for this purpose by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the County of Hamp- den, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 55. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate any sum of money for construction of sewers and proper catch basins, or take any action relative thereto on the following projects :
(a) Sewer in Riverview Parkway, Depot Village, from Conant Street to Strong Street;
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(b) Extension of sewer on Old County Highway, Palmer Center, from home of one Bogacz to a point opposite St. Thom- as' Cemetery Gate near crossover to Ware Road, a distance of approximately twelve hundred (1200) feet, or as far as funds will permit;
(c) Extension of present sewer on Thorndike Street, Depot Village, East side, from residence of one Slowick northerly a dis- tance of approximately one thousand (1,000) feet;
(d) Sewer and catch basins on Main Street, Village of Bondsville, from State Street northerly to Spring Street;
(e) Sewer on Belchertown Street, Village of Three Rivers, from end of present sewer near property of Pereira to Belcher- town line, a distance of approximately four hundred fifty (450) feet.
And you are hereby directed to serve this warrant by posting up attested copies thereof in some one public place in each of the four villages of the town, known as the Depot Village, Thorndike, Three Rivers, and Bondsville, seven days at least before the holding of said meeting and by publishing an attested copy there- of in at least two issues of the Journal-Register, a newspaper published in said Palmer, the first publication to be not less than seven days before the holding of said meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at or before the holding of said meeting.
Given under our hands this twelfth day of January, A.D. 1955.
GEORGE B. CHENEY
PETER F. WARAKOMSKI
HERBERT W. BISHOP
Selectmen of Palmer
A true copy
Attest: WILLIAM E. HOLT
Constable of Palmer
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Index
Animal Inspector 83
Assessors' Report
34
Balance Sheet for 1954
71
Board of Health 82
Board of Public Welfare
39
Board of Public Welfare for Aid to Dependent Children
42
Board of Public Welfare on Disability Assistance
46
Cemetery Commissioner's Report 32
Chief of Police
74
Facts About Palmer
3
Forest Fire Warden
85
Governmental Districts and Representatives
4
Jury List
79
Inspector of Slaughtering
38
License Commission
73
Milk Inspector
38
Moth Department
76
Old Age Assistance
44
Park Commissioners' Report
77
School Committee
89
Sealer of Weights and Measures Report
37
Selectmen
7
Tax Collector's Report
30
Town Accountant's Report
48
Town Clerk's Report
9
Town Officers-1954
5
Town Warrant-1955
95
Tree Warden's Report
88
Treasurer's Report
33
Unexpended Balance
67
Veteran's Service Center
84
Vital Statistics
10
Young Men's Library Association
86
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