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School Lunch
23,987.29
School Athletics
2,294.41
Libraries
7,900.00
School Building Committee expenses
8,100.00
TOTAL FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES
509,792.72
CEMETERIES
Labor
11,827.85
Clerk
600.00
Office expense
59.36
Gravel, bituminous materials
256.00
Shrubs, etc.
601.20
Supplies, repairs, markers
1,750.90
Trucking
1,074.00
Gas and oil
110.79
Lights, water and misc.
89.00
Care of neglected graves
350.00
Engraving markers
227.50
16,946.60
UNCLASSIFIED
Parks and Playgrounds
8,995.57
Street Lighting
22,437.17
Garbage Collection
6,118.00
Town Reports
1,673.70
County TB Hospital Assessment
687.09
General Insurance
8,199.87
Memorial Day
584.00
Fire Engineers
75.00
Wing Memorial Hospital Fund
1,000.00
State Parks and Reservations
5,064.93
County Tax
30,211.63
Dog License Fees to County
1,651.50
County Retirement Assessment
15,073.18
Beverage License Fees to State
20.00
State Audit
58.32
Perpetual Care Funds
950.00
Interest on Perpetual Care Funds
2,129.83
Refunds
3,832.86 108,762.65
A
66
Withheld from Wages:
Taxes
75,166.50
Retirement
10,737.90
Blue Cross and Shield
12,371.67
Group Insurance
4,350.74 102,626.81
GRAND TOTAL
1,317,297.28
Cash on hand December 31, 1958
569,668.21
1,886,965.49
Trust Funds:
Cash and Securities
67,534.28
Thompson Fund
951.28
Merrick Fund
850.00
Perpetual Care Funds
65,733.00
67,534.28
67,534.28
Respectfully submitted,
JOSEPH S. GILL
Town Accountant
UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS DECEMBER 31, 1958
Appropriations Refunds
Account
Reimbursements
Expended
Balance
Selectmen's Salaries
3,000.00
3,000.00
" Other Expenses
1,800.00
1,790.40
9.60
Contingent Account
3,300.00
2,901.74
398.26
Accounting
4,500.00
4,500.00
Treasurer's Salary
5,200.00
5,200.00
"
Clerical
2,704.00
2,704.00
" Other Expenses
1,100.00
1,078.53
21.47
Collector's Salary
3,990.00
3,990.00
" Clerical
3,029.80
3,013.30
16.50
Other Expenses
1,400.00
1,369.56
30.44
Town Clerk's Salary
1,470.00
1,470.00
"
Clerical
400.00
400.00
Other Expenses
750.00
739.85
10.15
Election & Registration
5,050.00
5,044.54
5.46
Assessor's Salaries
3,000.00
3,000.00
"
Maps
700.00
700.00
" Binding
125.00
72.00
53.00
Law & Claim
7,500.00
7,299.55
200.45
License Commissioner's Expenses
300.00
300.00
Town Offices
4,600.00
4,491.09
108.91
Maintenance of Town Buildings
3,000.00
2,032.47
967.53
Town Engineer
2,000.00
1,836.84
163.16
Town Dump
3,000.00
2,323.50
676.50
Meter Account
5,689.40
5,689.40
Police Salaries
51,129.00
50,942.60
186.40
"
Expenses
8,647.10
8,642.38
4.72
Civil Defense
1,000.00
998.83
1.17
Forest Fires
2,400.00
2,390.15
9.85
Tree Warden's Department
3,450.00
3,418.00
32.00
Dutch Elm Disease
5,600.00
5,588.65
11.35
Gypsy Moth Suppression
1,800.00
1,782.50
17.50
Sealer's Salary
900.00
900.00
Expenses
425.00
366.43
58.57
Board of Health Salaries
600.00
600.00
„
= Agent
300.00
300.00
Tuberculosis and Other Expenses
4,000.00
2,247.01
1,752.99
Meat and Milk Inspection
600.00
595.09
4.91
Animal Inspection
550.00
550.00
Clerical
3,656.00
3,656.00
" Other Expenses
1,400.00
1,400.00
Cruiser
1,071.00
1,071.00
1.68
Appropriations Refunds Reimbursements
Account
Vital Statistics
800.00
769.00
31.00
District Nurse Assn.
1,000.00
1,000.00
General Highway Maintenance
32,035.00
31,992.80
42.20
Highway Equipment-Dump Truck 3,810.50
3,810.50
„ -Roller
7,810.50
7,810.50
Griffin St .- D
2,200.00
2,189.26
10.74
Pine St .- D
2,000.00
1,995.12
4.88
Baptist Hill Road-A
800.00
800.00
Flynt St .- A
2,000.00
1,974.50
25.50
Bourne St .- C
2,500.00
2,500.00
Palmer St .- C
300.00
300.00
Orchard St .- A
1,200.00
1,200.00
Randall St .- A
5,000.00
4,943.69
56.31
Beverly St .- A
800.00
794.39
5.61
Carol St .- A
300.00
300.00
Deborah St .- A
800.00
796.27
3.73
June St .- A
300.00
300.00
Geraldine St .- A
300.00
277.49
22.51
Holbrook St .- A
4,000.00
3,997.71
2.29
Thompson St .- A
1,500.00
1,491.30
8.70
Sasur St .- C
900.00
899.41
.59
Linda St .- C
1,000.00
996.49
3.51
Sylvia St .- C
900.00
898.49
1.51
Edgewood St .- C
700.00
697.69
2.31
General Sewer Maintenance
12,500.00
12,440.31
59.69
Riverview Parkway-A
3,800.00
3,770.69
29.31
High St .- B
27,500.00
96.00
27,404.00
River St .- B
2,500.00
2,292.31
207.69
State St .- D
8,000.00
7,998.43
1.57
General Sidewalk Maintenance
3,500.00
3,488.61
11.39
Maple St .- A
800.00
767.37
32.63
Strong St .- A
2,000.00
1,996.54
3.46
Shearer St .- A
450.00
450.00
Park St .- A
700.00
675.80
24.20
Conant St .- A
700.00
699.06
.94
Chestnut St .-
1,500.00
1,500.00
South Main St .- A
1,000.00
998.55
1.45
Randall St .- A
2,000.00
1,998.80
1.20
Pine St .- D
1,300.00
1,300.00
Griffin St .- D
1,000.00
996.95
3.05
State St .- D
1,200.00
1,183.15
16.85
Walnut St .- A
600.00
597.50
2.50
South Main St .- D
1,200.00
1,179.55
20.45
Ford St .- C
800.00
794.75
5.25
Maple St .- C
1,300.00
1,294.95
5.05
Ruggles St .- C
600.00
599.22
.78
Bourne St .- C
800.00
795.75
4.25
Expended
Balance
69
Appropriations Refnnds Reimbursements
Expended
Balance
Main St .- B
2,300.00
2,300.00
South High St .- D
1,000.00
998.76
1.24
Crawford St .- D
500.00
482.00
18.00
Oak St .- C
300.00
279.10
20.90
Oiling Roads
18,000.00
17,972.13
27.87
Snow Removal
16,000.00
28,811.06
12,811.06
Chap. 90 Maintenance
7,500.00
7,425.86
74.14
Chap. 90 Const. Palmer Rd .- C
18,000.00
11,955.41
6,044.59
Chap. 90 Const. Burleigh Bridge Approaches
48,604.00
37,828.35
10,775.65
Chap. 90 Const.
Belchertown Rd .- C
32,000.00
5.00
31,995.00
Chap. 718 Const. State St .- D
9,000.00
9,000.00
Support of Poor
31,000.00
27,714.49
3,285.51
Public Welfare-Board Salaries
750.00
750.00
OAA-Board Salaries
750.00
750.00
OAA-Town Appropriation
50,312.92
50,288.37
24.55
OAA-Federal Aid
60,938.64
49,902.52
11,036.12
OAA-Federal Administration
4,214.93
3,262.29
952.64
ADC-Town Appropriation
9,100.00
9,036.04
63.96
ADC-Federal Aid
12,461.75
10,811.57
1,650.18
ADC-Federal Administration
4,560.55
4,217.84
342.71
DA-Town Appropriation
7,516.85
7,292.60
224.25
DA-Federal Aid
5,064.40
2,804.92
2,259.48
DA-Federal Administration
714.82
348.25
366.57
Veteran's Services
25,017.00
24,987.63
29.37
General School Maintenance
447,831.00 446,727.28
1,103.72
School Retirement
2,177.00
2,177.00
Trade School Expenses
19,276.00
18,860.30
415.70
School Building Committee
Expenses
11,500.00
8,100.00
3,400.00
Smith-Hughes Fund
321.30
321.30
School Lunch
24,746.49
24,162.29
584.20
School Athletics
3,061.35
2,294.41
766.94
Libraries
7,900.00
7,900.00
Parks & Playgrounds
9,000.00
8,995.57
4.43
Street Lighting
22,618.00
22,437.17
180.83
General Insurance
9,000.00
8,199.87
800.13
Garbage Collection
6,416.87
6,118.00
298.87
Town Fire Engineers
75.00
75.00
Town Reports
1,673.70
1,673.70
Memorial Day
650.00
584.00
66.00
Wing Memorial Hospital Fund
1,000.00
1,000.00
County Retirement Assessment
15,073.18
15,073.18
Cemeteries
17,500.45
16,596.60
903.85
Care of Neglected Graves
350.00
350.00
Def.
Account
70
Balance Sheet
December 31, 1958
Debit Credit
Cash
569,668.21
Taxes, 1955
8 00
Taxes, 1956
148.00
Taxes, 1957
1,632.30
Taxes, 1958
25,618.22
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1954
119.29
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1955
602.65
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1956
1,144.53
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1957
1,520.67
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax, 1958
25,828.25
Farm Animal Excise Tax, 1958
5.63
Tax Titles
1,565.68
Tax Possessions
717.94
Overlay, 1955
8.00
Overlay, 1956
192.80
Overlay, 1957
2,588.40
Overlay, 1958
21,866.14
Overlay Reserve
53,399.08
Accounts Receivable
Highways 12.00
Public Welfare
4,726.77
Aid to Dependent Children
2,328.98
Old Age Assistance
410.84
Vets Benefits
9.120.53
Schools 682.51
Old Age Assistance Recovery
179.70
Aid to Dependent Children Recovery
2,189.05
Chap. 90 Maintenance, State Aid
2,500 00
Chap. 90 Maintenance, County Aid
2,500.00
Chap. 90 Const., Burleigh Bridge, County
5,734.13
Chap. 90 Const., Burleigh Bridge, State
15,096.69
Chap. 90 Const., Palmer Rd., County Aid
3,000.00
Chap. 90 Const., Belchertown Rd., C State
16,000.00
Chap. 90 Const., Belchertown Rd .. C County
8,000.00
Withholding Tax
7,776.27
County Retirement
1,934.20
Blue Cross and Shield
31 06
Group Insurance
2,471.01
71
Parking Meter Fund
County Tax, 1958
County TB Hospital Assessment, 1958
815.72
State Parks and Reservations, 1958
57.48
Dog Licenses
10.50
Tailing's
217.17
Sale of Cemetery Lots
2,176.00
Sale of Land Account
45,759 00
Bequest, Parks
1,000.00
Land Taking, Burleigh Park
25,000.00
Reimbursement for Flood Damage Abatements
959.52
Motor Vehicle Excise Revenue
29,215.39
Farm Animal Excise Revenue
5.63
Tax Title Revenue
2,259.35
Tax Title Revenue, District
24.27
Departmental Revenue
17,281.63
Aid to Highway Revenue
52,830 82
Excess and Deficiency
336,980.58
Snow Removal
12,811.06
Highways, Baptist Hill Rd., A
800.00
Highways, Palmer St., C
300.00
Sewers, High St., B
27,404.00
Chap. 90 Const., Burleigh Bridge
10,775.65
Chap. 90 Const., Belchertown Rd., C
31,995.00
Old Age Assistance, Federal Aid
11,036.12
Old Age Assistance, Federal Administration
952.64
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Aid
1,650.18
Aid to Dependent Children, Federal Administration
342.71
Disability Assistance, Federal Aid
2,259.48
Disability Assistance, Federal Administration
366.57
School Building Committee Expenses
3,400.00
Smith Hughes Fund
321.30
School Lunch
584.20
School Athletics
766.94
Garbage Collection
298.87
$712,976.16
$712,976.16
12,492.83 1,473.28
JOSEPH S. GILL
Town Accountant
72
Report of Chief of Police
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Palmer, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
The annual report of the police department for the year ending December 31, 1958 is submitted for your approval.
In addition to the various routine duties of this depart_ ment during the year 370 complaints were prosecuted in the Dis- trict Court of Eastern Hampden against 305 males and 12 females. Ten delinquent complaints were issued against juveniles. Motor patrols covered 54,607 miles.
Four persons were killed and fifty persons suffered personal injuries as the result of automobile accidents.
I would again call the attention of your Honorable Board to the area embracing Thorndike Street at the intersection of Park, Pine and Converse Streets This is a dangerous area, it is used extensively during the evening hours by pedestrians frequenting two churches and two schools in the area. Thorndike Street is now rece ving a very heavy traffic load because of the Turnpike Interchange. Traffic lights, in my opinion, are necessary and consideration should be given to have such lights installed. If this cannot be accomplished, then a heavy concentration of street lighting should be provided to properly protect pedestrians using this area in the evening hours.
I strongly urge the addition of four regular officers to meet an ever increasing demand for police service. A recent police examination resulted in the establishment of an eligible list and the appoinn:ents should be made from the list. An additional cruiser should be provided to enable the department to furnish adequate protection in the new outlying districts as well as traffic control.
I wish to thank all the officers for carrying out their assign- ments efficiently and in a creditable manner.
To your Honorable Board I express my deep appreciation for your excellent cooperation and assistance during the year.
Respectfully Submitted,
JAMES F. DONAHUE
Chief of Police
73.
LIST OF OFFENSES PROSECUTED IN PALMER IN 1958
Crimes Against Persons:
Assault and Battery 9
Total 9
Crimes Against Property :
Larceny and Attempt 18
Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority
1
Total 19
Crimes Against Public Order :
Adultery
2
Delinquency
10
Disturbing the Peace
3
Dr ving to Endanger
16
Driving While Intoxicated
26
Drunkenness
87
Fire Laws
1
Fish and Game Laws
1
Fugitives
4
Illegitimacy
2
Indecent exposure
1
Motor Vehicles Laws
165
Non-Support and Neglect
4
Nonpayment of Fine
3
Vagrancy
11
Violation of Probation
6
Total 342
Grand Total
370
Parking Tickets Issued 362
Dispositions: Fined 253, Filed 34, Dismissed 5, House of Correction Suspended 18, Committed House of Correction 28, Pro- bat on 20, Turned Over Other Departments 9, Released 1, Pending 1. Bound Over Grand Jury 1.
74
Report of Moth Department
Amount Appropriated $1,800.00 Expenditure 1,782.50 Balance $17.50
Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
A recent scouting tour of the Town has revealed the lack of any large-scale Gypsy Moth infestation.
The results of previous years' spraying has produced these encouraging results. Control of this pest will be continued through scouting and spraying.
During the exploration period, examination showed that the Tent Caterpillar and the Fall Web Worm are under excellent con- trol.
All requests for the elimination of Poison Ivy and Dogwood Poison were carried out during the year.
Efforts to reduce the Fly and Mosquito nuisance through sprayings proved highly successful.
DUTCH ELM DISEASE
Amount Appropriated
Expenditure
Balance
$5,600.00 5,588.90 11.10
The Dutch Elm disease still constitutes a major problem. Des- pite the thorough spray and sanitation program, it was necessary to dispose 82 diseased Elm Trees.
This substantial increase in mortality could be attributed to the severe drouth of 1957 which left the Elm trees in a generally weakened condition.
It is hoped that continued research by Federal and State agencies will prove successful in the suppression of this disease.
Efforts will continue to contain this disease in accordance with Mass. Dept. of Natural Resources recommendations.
Respectfully Submitted,
STANLEY J. STRZEMIENSKI
Moth Sunt.
75%
Report of Park Commissioners
The public parks and playgrounds of the Town of Palmer have been maintained throughout the year and have provided recreation and enjoyment to a large proportion of our people. The increase in the number of teams and young players in the Little League has made necessary the addition of another dia- mond at Legion Field, which with the use of other fields through- out the town has provided facilities for more than 300 young players. Indications are that the 1959 Little League will include about 400 boys and will of course require full use of our facilities.
Our playground equipment, which is the same in all four villages, has been kept in good condition and is in constant use throughout the summer. This year we have also been able to provide a good skating surface at Legion Field for longer than the usual time, due to the earlier onset of cold weather.
Thanks to our capable caretaker and his able assistant, our mechanical equipment has also been maintained at a high degree of efficiency and the grounds in all of our park areas are kept in excellent shape.
1958 appropriation
Expenditures :
$9,000 00
Labor
$6,942.30
Trucking
558.00
Clerical
35.00
Repairs and Supplies
1,228.47
Lighting
31.60
Gas and Oil
31.20
Loam
60 00
Water
19.00
Spraying
90.00
8,995.57
Balance, December 31, 1958 $4.43
ALLEN F. DAVIS
STANLEY G. WILK
LADISLAS LAVIOLETTE
LOUIS E. ABBATE
Park Commissioners
76
Jury List - 1958-1959
PRECINCT A
Name
Peter E. Pappas Robert C. Brainerd
Peter T. Ditto
Horace H. Randlett
George T. McDonald
Reginald C. Gale
Edward A. Prosperi Walter H. Burke
Joseph J. Koziol
Joseph J. Papuzenski
John P. Herrick
Donald A. Machia
Medric Bouthillier
Donald F. Matrow
Augustus Newman
Paul W. Holbrook
Robert Ames
Steven Midura
Chester J. Bogacz
Bernard Finch Wilfred Marchand Grant L. Meachanı Harold Thatcher
Henry A. Lord
Casimir Lachowski
John Adamski Frank Gleason John W. Carlson Walter E. Coulter Frank W. Carey, Jr. Walter L. Chase Roland G. Ricci Dwight C. Holbrook James McLaughlin Robert H. Carper Armand Coache Raymond E. Phaneuf Sandy DeMaio
Address
20 Grove St. 21 Highland St. Calkins Rd. Wilbraham St. 55 Pine St. 49 Converse St. 27 Chestnut St. 97 Buckland St. 55 Fairview St. 617 No. Main St. Nipmuck Rd. 4 Norman St. Oakland Ter. 310 Park St. 58 Pleasant St. King's Inn Riverview Pkwy. 597 No. Main St. 760 No. Main St. 40 Knox St. 538 No. Main St. Brainerd St. 25 Pine St. Flynt Rd. 254 No. Main St. 386 Park St. 4 Park St. Brown St. 32 Squier St. 116 Park St. 8 Foster St. Buckland Rd. 88 Thorndike St. 1 Carter St. 15 Barlow St. 19 Oakland Ter. 14 Conant St. 49 Converse St.
· 17
Name James F. Russo Neil M. McDonald James J. Smith
Address Cabot St. 29 Pearl St. 2821% So. Main St.
PRECINCT B
Joseph A. Kszepka
Paul P. Siok
Edward A. Reynolds
Francis J. Pietryka
Walter E. Janik
Fied S. Tyburski
Henry Wyrobek
William H. St. Amand
John K. Mackenzie
Walter P. Lech
Edward F. Banach
Bernard F. Cavanaugh
Miesczeslaw C. Orluk
Albert Cadieux
Michael P. Szwed
Daniel V. F. garty, Jr.
Leon C. Janus
River St. River St. 47 High St. 36 Commercial St. 52 High St. 19 Commercial St. 34 Main St. 21 Church St. Main St. 44 Pine St. 10 Main St. 53 Commercial St. 24 Pine St. 23 Pleasant St. Sykes St.
Mt. Dumplin Rd. 99 Church St.
PRECINCT C
Alexander F. Trzcienski
Robert Cole
James A. Lewis
Aime E. Poulin
Theodore N. Bonnayer
Andrew W. Frydryk
Frederick P. Brozek
Aldor T. Brodeur
Peter J. Topor
Clarence Lague
Stewart E. Jeffrey
J. William Dennis
William K. Morrison
Michael L. Piechota
Albert A. Boissy Joseph P. Golas Stanley Klaus
Raymond M. Church
Chester J. Marchelewicz
Louis M Smola
Be. naid J. Cavanaugh
Clayton E. Price
Louis J. Wrubel
John B. Domey
9 Anderson St. 17 Anderson St. Baptist Hill Rd. 15 Belanger St. 25 Belanger St. 48 North St. 57 North St.
39 Charles St. 137 Main St.
120 Palmer St. Calkins Rd. Charles St. High St. 2 Barker St. 40 Belanger St. 1 Belchertawn St 90 Belchertown St. 86 Bourne St. 93b Bourne St. 75 North St. 98 Calkins Rd. Cross St. 69 Kelley St. Charles St.
72
Name
Walter Ziemienski Harold A. Chamberlin
Edward W. Nietupski
Stanley J. Swiatlowski
Victor C. Lacoste
Address 366 Main St. 15 Maple Ter.
23 North St.
26 North St. 7 Ruggles Ct.
PRECINCT D
David M. Noga
Bernard Skowronek
Erwin F. Midura
John J. Nikoden
Peter E. Piechota
Stanley J. Izyk
Carl Zobka Martin Kapinos
Stanley J. Bigda
Stanley J. Pietryka
Edward S. Wastena
Stanley Styspeck
John J. Carter
17 Griffin St. 105 Main St. 4 Griffin St. High St. Palmer St. 46 Stewart St. 2 Cross St. 177 Main St. 50 South Main St. 22 Griffin St. 65 Griffin St. 131 High St. 21 So. Main St.
Report of Forest Fire Warden
Report of the Forest Warden for the year ending December 31, 1958.
To the Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit my report as Forest Fire Warden of the Town of Palmer for the year ending December 31, 1958
This Department responded to a total of 21 calls for brush, grass, and forest fires. Hundreds of permits were issued for out- side fires. These permits are issued for all outside fires at no cost to the people asking for same, by calling me at my home.
The two-way radio on the Forest Fire Truck is obsolete and should be replaced with a modern radio. I believe we can get one through Civilian Defense for half price. We were fortunate to buy an Audio-Haler this past year through Civilian Defense for $49.75 These sell for $99.50.
At this time I would like to thank your honorable board for the cooperation you gave me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GUS A. THEODORE
79
Report of the Board of Health
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Palmer, Mass.
The Palmer Board of Health herewith submits its Annual Report for the year ending December 31, 1958:
Reportable Diseases:
Chicken Pox
8
Dog Bite
38
Measles
2
Scarlet Fever
3
Whooping Cough
4
Deaths reported during year:
Male
Female
Total
Stillborn
10
1
11
Under 1 yr.
6
2
8
1 to 5 yrs.
1
0
1
5 to 10 yrs.
0
0
0
10 to 20 yrs.
2
1
3
20 to 30 yrs.
1
0
1
30 to 40 yrs.
2
0
2
40 to 50 yrs.
4
4
8
50 to 60 yrs.
8
9
17
60 to 70 yrs.
18
12
30
70 to 80 yrs.
14
8
22
80 to 90 yrs.
10
13
23
90 to 100 yrs.
2
4
6
78
54
132
RECEIPTS
Licenses issued :
Ice Cream
$ 30.00
Funeral Directors
8.00
Pasteurization
30.00
Milk and Oleo
51.50
Overnight Cabin
1.50
Poultry Slaughtering
1.00
Bottling
40.00
Alcohol
1.00
$163.00
55
80
EXPENDITURES
Appropriation for Tuberculosis and general expenses
6,850.00
Expended
5,061.10
Balance
1,788.90
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD J. HUNT, M. D.
MAURICE R. LEPAGE
JOSEPH A. KSZEPKA
Report of Inspector of Animals
Palmer, Mass.
December 31, 1958
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Town of Palmer
Gentlemen:
All inspections ordered by the Division of Livestock Disease Control have been completed and requirements of Section 19, Chapter 129, of the General Laws of Massachusetts have been complied with, and reports filed with the Division at 41 Tremont Street, Boston.
There was one shipment of cattle received in town from other states. These animals were identified and released per order of the Division.
All Brucellosis inspections have been made as requested by the Division.
There were 68 visits made to examine and quarantine dogs known to have bitten persons. None showed symptoms of Rabies and were released after 14 days.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE S. GAY
Inspector of Animals
81
Veteran's Service Center
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Palmer, Massachusetts Gentlemen:
During the past year, 21 servicemen completed active duty with the armed forces. Of these, 11 qualify as Korean veterans and 10 as Peacetime veterans.
Death claimed 11 veterans of our town. Five served in World War I and six were credited with World War II service.
The 85th Congress passed a number of bills affecting vet- erans and their survivors: Burial Benefits were increased to $250; Pension offsets previously made for disabled veterans in receipt of Social Security Disability Benefits were eliminated; unemployment benefits to servicemen who entered service after January 31, 1955 was passed; and Korean veterans who con- tinued their term insurance policies were allowed conversion privileges to several types of permanent plans after January 1, 1959.
The Veterans' Service Center assisted 14 applicants with their claims for Pension and Compensation. Of the claims filed last year and this year, 19 were approved by the Veterans Admin- istration representing an additional annual income to these re- cipients of about $13,000. Only one claim was disallowed and four are in the process of adjudication at year's end.
Contacts for various direct benefits totalled 1171 and were recorded as follows:
584 Photostats
42 Insurance
20 Bonus applications
22 Loan Certificates
25 Discharges recorded
14 Pension and Compensation
22 Hospital and Out Patient
20 Education applications
12 Burial Benefits
82 Letters and Forms
129 Referrals to other agencies
629 Other services
Under the provisions of Chapter 115 of the G.L. of Mass., as amended, 48 cases of needy veterans and their dependents were handled by the department. This involved direct aid to 154 persons.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation and transfer
$25,000.00
82
Reimbursement from State Reimbursement from cities
$8,211.02 60.00
Town's total share of cost
16,699 61
Balance
29.37
$25,000.00
Respectfully submitted, EDWARD J. SALAMON
Veterans' Agent
Report of The Tree Warden for 1958
Amount Appropriated
$3.450.00
Amount Spent
3,418.00
Balance
32.00
Gentlemen:
In 1958 the tree department took down 26 bad or obstructing trees.
We trimmed dead wood and broken or dangerous limbs out of most streets in Palmer, Three Rivers, Thorndike and Bonds- ville. We raised low limbs on many of the streets in the four vil- lages. We had three storms during the year that required sending men out to check the town streets and remove broken, fallen or hanging limbs.
We planted 35 trees spreading them around the four villages where people had called for them and replacing trees that had been taken down.
We fed some of the young trees that had been planted in pre- vious years.
The year 1958 was lacking in severe ice storms and also in severe thunderstorms, although high winds during the year caused some damage, many people requested the removal of limbs for television aerials and, trees for walks and garage driveways.
The elm tree situation hasn't improved very much and we are going to have to live with the idea of some elm trees dying each year and the necessity of caring for the remaining ones. With the cooperation of the moth department the Town of Palmer is keeping up with the situation and we are not letting them get ahead of us, or in a state where they are dangerous to persons or property. With a reasonable appropriation the tree department will be able to take care of any conditions that arise unless there is an extreme, such as hurricane.
WALTER H. CAMBO
Tree Warden
83
Report of Young Men's Library Association
In 1958, as in previous years, the Library has shown a gain in every department. Our circulation has increased by more than a thousand, the attendance at the reading rooms by nearly four hundred and more than six hundred new volumes have been made available to our borrowers. A hi-fi record library, started last March, has proved very popular and has provided a good supply of excellent music at a nominal cost. Purchased from the Davis fund, the Library now has 193 records in circulation and it is expected that the rental income will be sufficient to increase the list from time to time as well as making normal replacements. Our sincere thanks go to Benjamin. Kaplan of Springfield, Gilbert Cohen of Springfield and Elbridge H. Rathbone of Palmer, for their gifts of classical 78 rpm albums for our record library. The Library also expresses its thanks to Attorney James W. Duffy of Palmer for his gift of a 79-volume set of law books and to the donors who contributed 21 other new books during the year.
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