Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1941-1950, Part 23

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 1142


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$33.58


Payments to treasurer Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945 $18.08


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1945


15.50


$33.58


121


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1946 $15.50


Receipts Jan. 1 to Oct. 1, 1946 :


Sale of paper and supplies $4.90


Sale of books 1.84


Hall rentals


10.00


Sale of typewriter


17.50


Telephone tolls .75


Refund


3.03


38.02


$53.52


Payments to treasurer Jan. 1 to


Oct. 1, 1946 $33.00


Cash on hand Oct. 1, 1946, verified


20.52


$53.52


HAYDENVILLE LIBRARY


Cash on hand Sept. 22, 1945,


per previous audit


$.42


Fines Sept. 22 to Dec. 31, 1945


4.55


$4.97


Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1945


$4.97


Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1946


$4.97


Fines Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946


8.87


$13.84


Payments to treasurer Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946


$10.00


Cash on hand Sept. 14, 1946


3.84


$13.84


Cash on hand Sept. 15, 1946


$3.84


Fines Sept. 15 to 30, 1946


.21


$4.05


Cash on hand Sept. 30, 1946, verified


$4.05


122


WATER DEPARTMENT


Rates


Outstanding Sept. 12, 1945,


per previous audit $917.68


Commitments Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945 2,139.35


$3,057.03


Payments to treasurer Sept. 12 to


Dec. 31, 1945 $341.45


Abatements Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945 56.66


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1945 2,658.92


$3,057.03


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946


$2,658.92


Audit adjustments :


Commitments Jan. 1 to Sept. 14,


1946, not reported 4,409.12


Abatments Sept. 12 to Dec. 31,


1945, reported in error 9.33


$7,077.37


Payments to treasurer Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946 $3,549.42


Audit adjustments :


Commitments Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, reported in error 2,076.00


Abatements Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, not reported 57.82


Outstanding Sept. 14, 1946, per list 1,350.63


Cash on hand Sept. 14, 1946, verified 43.50


$7,077.37


123


WATER DEPARTMENT Miscellaneous Charges


Outstanding Sept. 12, 1945, per previous audit


$19.23


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1945 $19.23


Outstanding Jan. 1, 1946 $19.23


Audit adustment :


Abatements Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945,


not entered $19.23


Interest on Water Rates


Cash on hand Sept. 12, 1945,


per previous audit $2.08


Collections Sept. 12, 1945 to


Sept. 14, 1946:


Interest :


Water rates 43.03


$45.11


Payments to treasurer :


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945


$10.15


Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946


34.96


$45.11


TOWN HISTORY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits


Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$17.67


$17.67


On hand at end of year 1945


$18.01


$18.01


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$1,173.50


$1,173.50


124


Income:


Receipts


Payments Added to savings deposits :


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $.34


Jan. 1 to Sept.


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $.34


14, 1946, .49


Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 1,155.49


Sale of town histories Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 1,155.00


$1,155.83


$1,155.83


WHITING STREET WORTHY POOR FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits $5,574.25


$5,574.25


On hand at end of year 1945


$5,574.25 $5,574.25


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$5,574.26


$5,574.25


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945,


$55.74


Jan. 1 to Sept.


14, 1946, 55.74


$111.48


$111.48


MARY L. MAIN WORTHY POOR FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


On hand Sept. 12, 1945 On hand at end of year 1945 On hand Sept. 14, 1946


Securities Par Value Total


$3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00 $3,000.00


$3,000.00 $3,000.00


Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


Transfers to town: Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $55.74 Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 55.74


125


Receipts Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14 1946


$75.00


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946 $75.00


ELECTA WAITE CHARITY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$1,773.51


$1,773.51


On hand at end of year 1945


$1,773.51 $1,773.51


$1,773.51


$1,773.51


Receipts Income Jan. 1 to Sept.


14, 1946, $35.46


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept 14, 1946, $35.46


LYMAN D. WAITE CHARITY FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Deposits Total


$700.00 $700.00


$700.00 $700.00


$700.00


$700.00


Receipts


Income:


Sept. 12 to Dec.


31, 1945, Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 7.00


$7.00


$14.00


Payments


Transfers to town: Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $7.00 Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 7.00


$1400


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


On hand at end of year 1945


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


126


ALBERT S. HILLS CHARITY FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$5,000.00 $5,000.00


On hand at end of year 1945


$5,000.00


$5,000.00


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$5,000.00


$5,000.00


Receipts


Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946, $100.00


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $100.00


HENRY M. HILLS HOSPITAL BED FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Securities


Deposits Par Value Total


$5,000.00 $15,046.40


On hand Sept. 12, 1945 $10,046.40 On hand at end of year 1945 $10,046.40


$5,000.00 $15,046.40


On hand Sept. 14, 1946 $10,046.00


$5,000.00 $15,046.00


Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946, $325.92


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $325.92


C. J. HILLS CHARITY FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


On hand Sept. 12, 1945 . On hand at end of year 1945 On hand Sept. 14, 1946


Savings Deposits $5,000.00


Total $5,000.00


$5,000.00 $5,000.00


$5,000.00


$5,000.00


127


Receipts


Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946,


$100.00


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $100.00


COLLINS SCHOOL FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Securities Deposits Par Value Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$3,773.45 $8,650.00


$12,423.45


On hand at end of year 1945


$3,773.45 $8,650.00 $12,423.45


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$3,773.45


$8,650.00 $12,423.45


Receipts


Payments


Income :


Sept. 12 to Dec.


31, 1945, $37.00


Jan. 1 to Sept.


14, 1946, 438.46


Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 438.46


$475.46


$475.46


ONSLOW G. SPELMAN SCHOOL FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Securities Deposits Par Value


Total $36,947.77


. On hand Sept. 12, 1945 $26,947.77 $10,000.00 On hand at end of year 1945 $26,947.77 $10,000.00 $36,947.77 On hand Sept. 14, 1946 $26,947.77 $10,000.00 $36,947.77


Transfers to town: Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $37.00


128


Receipts


Payments


Income:


Transfers to town: Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945,


$122.89


Jan. 1 to Sept.


14, 1946,


691.05


Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 691.05


$813.94


$813.94


BYRON LOOMIS SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$7,436.51 $7,436.51


On hand at end of year 1945


$7,436.51 $7,436.51


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$7,436.51 $7,436.51


Receipts


Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946, $148.72


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $148.72


HELEN E. JAMES SCHOOL FUND


In Custody of Springfield Safe Deposit and Trust Company


Savings Securities Income Deposits Par Value Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945 $468.85 $1,147.63 $2,000.00 $3,616.48


On hand at end of year 1945 $468.85 $1,147.63 $2,000.00 $3,616.48


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$532.69 $1,147.63 $2,000.00 $3,680.32


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945,


$122.89


129


Receipts


Income Jan 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946,


$67.20


Payments Trustee's compen- sation Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $3.36


Cash on hand Sept. 12, 1945,


468.85


Cash on hand Sept. 14, 1946, 532.69


$536.05


$536,05


ETHEL CURRY SCHOOL FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


On hand at end of year 1945


$1,000.00 $1,000.00


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


Receipts


Income:


Payments Transfers to town : Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $10.00


Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945,


$10.00


Jan. 1 to Sept.


14, 1946,


10.00


Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 10.00


$20.00


$20.00


ALBERT D. SANDERS SCHOOL FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Deposits Total


On hand at beginning of year 1946 On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$6,508.30


$6,508.30


130


Receipts


Bequest Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946,


$6,484.76


Payments Deposited in savings bank, Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $6,484.76


Income Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 27.61


Refund on former


Added to savings deposits Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 23.54


trustee's surety


bond Jan. to


Sept 14, 1946,


23.54


Transfers to town Jan. 1, to Sept. 14, 1946, 27.61


$6,535.91


$6,535.91


ELLSWORTH H. HYDE SCHOOL FUND In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings Deposits Total


On hand at beginning of year 1946


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$3,004.77


$3,004.77


Receipts


Payments


Bequest Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $2,981.23


Deposited in savings bank Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $2,981.23


Refund on former trustee's surety


bond Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946, 23.54


Added to savings deposits Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 23.54


$3,004.77


$3,004.77


131


CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer


Savings


Deposits Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945


$1,325.00 $1,325.00


On hand at end of year 1945


$1,325.00


$1,325.00


On hand Sept. 14, 1946


$1,325.00


$1,325.00


Receipts


Income Jan. 1 to


Sept. 14, 1946, $26.50


Payments Transfers to town Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, $26.50


POST-WAR REHABILITATION FUND


In Custody of Town Treasurer


Cash in General Savings Securities Treasury Deposits Par Value Total


On hand Sept. 12, 1945 $10,000.00 $378.34 $10,000.00 $20,378.34


On hand at end of year 1945 $378.34 $20,000.00 $20,378.34


On hand Sept. 14,1946 $761.97 $20,000.00 $20,761.97


Receipts


Income Jan. 1 to Sept 14, 1946, Cash in general treasury Sept. 12, 1945, 10,000.00


$383.63


Payments Securities purchased Sept. 12 to Dec. 31, 1945, $10,000.00


Added to savings deposits Jan. 1 to Sept. 14, 1946, 383.63


$10,383.63


$1,383.63


TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG Balance Sheet-September 14, 1946 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Cash


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1943 $34.54


Levy of 1944


1,087.87


Levy of 1945 6,557.06


Levy of 1946


52,539.84


60,219.31


Federal Disaster Loan Corporation-Taxes 1941 607.05


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes :


Levy of 1942 $38.76 Levy of 1943 31.98


Liabilities and Reserves


$17,498.77


Temorary Loan, Anticipation


of Revenue


$15,000.00


Federal Withholding Tax, Payroll Deductions 397.30


State Welfare Reimbursement, Due Town of Williamstown 2.00


State Parks and Reservation Tax 62.92


Audit Municipal Accounts 710.50


County Tax 5,274.51


Dog Licenses, Due County 261.80


Trust Fund Income :


Henry M. Hills Hospital


Bed Fund


$1,456.54


Whiting Street Worthy


Poor Fund


163.37


132


Levy of 1944 42.74


Levy of 1945


45.78


Levy of 1946


865.26


Tax Possessions


306.31


Albert S. Hills Charity Fund 144.56


Mary L. Main Worthy Poor Fund 112.50


C. J. Hills Charity Fund 156.54


Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund 39.08


Departmental:


Snow Removal, State $226.26


Electa Waite Charity Fund 82.32


Public Welfare 1,573.31


Aid to Depentent


Collins School Fund 807.02


Children 218.31


Old Age Assistance 1,166.66


3,184.54


Water Rates


1,394.13


Fund 111.67


Albert D. Sanders School Fund 27.61


Aid to Highways:


State


$9,600.36


3,946.63


County 1,000.00


10,600.36


Road Machinery Fund


2,440.00


Revenue 1947, Appropriations Voted 1,499.99 Sales of Town Histories


220.00


133


Byron Loomis School Fund 845.42


Ethel Curry School


1,024.52


Estimated Receipts-To be Collected


10,782.13


Federal Grants: Old Age Assistance:


Assistance


$536.37


Administration


69.74


Aid to Dependent Children: Assistance 44.05


Administration


30.16


Post-War Water Projects,


Police Maintenance 105.81


Bridges


7.11


Servey and Plans :


Project No. 19-P-12 786.75


Project No. 19-P-9 308.00


134


519.37


1,775.07


Unexpended Appropriation Balances :


General


$38,536.54


175th Anniversary 500.00


Veterans' Reception 112.76


Veterans' Memorial 999.99


40,149.29


Reserve Fund, Overlay Surplus 2,517.27


Overlay Deficit-Levy of 1945 234.79


Overdrawn Accounts :


O. G. Spelman,Trust Fund Income $308.95


Truck and Tractor Maintenance 97.50


Overlays Reserved for Abatements:


Levy of 1943 $34.54


Levy of 1944 346.73


Levy of 1946 498.86


· 880.13


Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Tax $1,024.52


Tax Possessions 306.31


Departmental


3,184.54


Water


1,394.13


State and County Aid to


Highways


10,600.36


135


16,509.86


Water Available Surplus 1,899.07


Surplus Revenue :


Current Year


$1,002.00


Prior Years


14,822.92


15,824.92


$107,871.27


$107,871.27


DEBT ACCOUNTS


$7,000.00 High School Addition Loan $7,000.00


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Funds


*Town History Fund


$1,173.50


Cash and Securities :


Whiting Street Worthy Poor Fund


5,574.25


In Custody of Town Treas- urer


$126,675.43


Mary L. Main Worthy Poor Fund


3,000.00


Electa Waite Charity Fund


1,773.51


Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund


700.00


Albert S. Hills Charity Fund


5,000.00


Henry M. Hills Hospital Bed Fund


15,046.40


C. J. Hills Charity Fund


5,000.00


Collins School Fund


12,423.45


Onslow G. Spelman School Fund


36,947.77


Byron Loomis School Fund


7,436.51


Helen James School Fund


3,680.32


Ethel Curry School Fund


1,000.00


136


In Custody of Springfield Safe


Deposit and Trust Company 3,680.32


Albert D. Sanders School Fund


6,508.30


Ellsworth H. Hyde School Fund 3,004.77


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


1,325.00


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


20,761.97


$130,355.75


$130,355.75


* Includes $1,155.00 of Treasurer's General Cash


137


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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN OFFICERS OF WILLIAMSBURG MASSACHUSETTS


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31st


1947


INDEX


Office Hours 3


Warrant 5


Selectmen 13


Finance Committee 15


Budget Recommendations 17


Treasurer


21


Town Clerk 22


Town Accountant 30


Water Commissioners 42


Tax Collector


46


Assessors


50


Fire Department 53


Sealer of Weights and Measures 54


Trust Fund Commissioners 57


Haydenville Library


61


Mountain Street Cemetery 62


Moth Work 62


Tree Warden 63


Board of Health 64


Recreation


55


School Department 67


ANNUAL REPORT


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OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


OF THE


Town of Williamsburg


FOR THE


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1947


GAZETTE PRINTING COMPANY PRINTERS AND BOOKBINDERS NORTHAMPTON, MASS.


OFFICE HOURS


The various town officers may be reached at the time and place as stated.


Selectmen-Town Hall, Monday evening, 8 P.M.


Assessors-Feb., March, April, every Monday, 7 to 9 P.M. May to January, first Monday of the Month. Home of J. O. Jones.


Treasurer-Tuesday, 9 to 12 A.M .. Home of A. Watson.


School Committee-Last Friday of each month. High School.


Tax Collector-Monday evening, 7:30 to 9:00. Jenkins' Store.


Water Commissioners-By appointment.


Town Clerk-Thursday evening, 7:30 to 9:00. Home of E. Foster.


Articles of the Warrant


Article 1. To elect a Moderator. To elect three Select- men who shall be Overseers of Public Welfare, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years and one for a term of one year. To elect one Town Clerk, one Treasurer, one Elector under the will of the late Oliver Smith, Esq., two Constables, one Tree Warden, all for one year; one Water Comm- issioner, one School Committeeman, one Commiss- ioner of Trust Funds, one Library Trustee and one member of the Board of Health, all for a term of three years; also two Assessors,, one for a term of three years and one for a term of one year, and two Recreation Commissioners, one for a term of three years and one for a term of one year.


Article 2. To choose all necessary minor Town Officers for the ensuing year.


Article 3. 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 Jan- uary 1, 1948, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of General Laws.


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Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate such sums of money as shall be deemed nec- essary to defray the expenses of the current financial year.


Article 5. To hear the report of the Selectmen, Treas- urer, School Committee, Water Commissioners and other Committees and act thereon.


Article 6. To choose a committee to expend the income from the Whiting Street Fund.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of $908.66 to pay the unpaid bills of 1947, namely : Truck and tractor account $638.24, Electric lights $206.44, Winter Highways $17.12, Tool account $46.86 or take any other action there- on.


Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of one thousand dollars to pay the note which is due in 1948 on the Spelman Annex to the High School and to instruct the Assessors to use the income from the Onslow G. Spelman School Fund (not to exceed one thousand dollars) as an estimated receipt in determining the tax rate.


Article 9. To see if the town will vote to transfer and appropriate the balance of $2,512.45 in the Road Machinery Earnings Account of 1947 to the Road Machinery Account of 1948.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use from Free Cash a sum not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars to reduce taxation.


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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to co-operate with the County and State under the provisions of Chapter 90 of the General Laws, for construction, and to vote to appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, the Town's share of the ex- pense, and to vote to appropriate the sum of $3,000.00, the County and State's share of the ex- pense, and in anticipation of reimbursement, from the County and State under the provisions of this Chapter, the Town's share to be raised by taxation and the County and State's share to be taken from the Surplus Revenue Account and returned to the Surplus Revenue Account when received from the County and State, or take any other action thereon.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to co-operate with the State under the provisions of Chapter 81 of the General Laws, and to vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,150.00, the Town's share of the expense, and to vote to app- ropriate the State's share of the expense, and in anticipation of re-imbursement under this Chapter, such sums to be taken from the Surplus Revenue Account, the State's share to be returned to the Surplus Revenue Account when received, or take any other action thereon.


Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to amend its by- laws in accordance with Article 18 of the last town warrant, by adding thereto the following section : "The Moderator shall be elected for a term of three years, beginning with the Annual Town Meeting in 1949" or take any other action thereon.


Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the Community Hall in Hayden-


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vile, to the American Legion Post No. 236, or take any other action thereon.


Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the Haydenville Club Building, so- called, for the sum of four thousand dollars ($4,000.00) to Joseph P. Gagne and John J. Krol, both of Williamsburg, or take any other action thereon.


Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to purchase and erect signs on Bridge Street in Haydenville, said signs to read "No Parking this side".


Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to have signs erected on the Main Street in Haydenville and Williamsburg, said signs to read "Speed limit 25 M.P.H.".


Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to have signs erected in front of the fire stations, said signs to read "No parking between signs".


Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to have street signs installed on all streets in the town which are not marked, and some markings on our highways in accordance with a plan developed by the Williams- burg Planning Board, and raise and appropriate a sum of money for that purpose, or take any other action thereon.


Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of $371.07 to be paid to the Treas- urer-custodian of the Hampshire County Retirement System to be credited to the funds thereof.


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Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of $634.56, to pay the overdraft on Winter Roads Account.


Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and app- ropriate the sum of $568.90, to reimburse four mem- bers of the Town History Committee who subscribed the above amnunt toward the publishing of the Town . Histories, or take any other action thereon.


Article 23. To see if the Town will vote that all monies received by the Water Department for water rates and services shall be retained in a Water Department Fund to be used as voted by the Town for the main- tenance and extension of the water works system in the Town of Williamsburg, or take any other action thereon.


Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a Town way, the Fairfield Avenue Extension as laid out in the survey entitled "Viola J. Fraser Develop- ment", survey of 1872 and 1873, and raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for improvement of said way.


Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to sell the cy- linder pump owned by the Water Department, which is considered obsolete and unsafe, or take Eany other action thereon.


Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to install three electric street lamps, one on South Main Street in Haydenville opposite the entrance to the grounds of the Noble Manufacturing Company, Inc., one on the Fairfield Avenue Extension, and one on Mill Street, and raise and appropriate the sum of $48.81 for that purpose.


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Article 27. To hear the report of the Special Committee appointed under Article 21 of the last annual town warrant, namely a committee to erect a permanent Honor Roll to the men and women who served in World War II, and to act thereon.


Arcticle 28. To hear the report of the Special Com- mittee appointed under Article 22 of the last annual town warrant, namely a committee to make recom- mendations for the control of the Dutch Elm Disease in Williamsburg, and to act thereon.


Article 29. To hear the report of the Special Committee appointed under Article 24 of the last annual town warrant to investigate the advisability and location for additional water storage, and to act thereon.


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Chapter 649, Acts of 1947.


Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to increase the pay of its laborers, truck drivers, and superintendent of streets, to conform with the State rate of pay.


Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and apropriate the sum of $254.23 to pay the pro rata apportionment of cost of Veterans Service Center from January 1, 1947 to December 31, 1947.


Article 33. 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, General Laws, as amended: Moderator, Selectmen, Trea- surer, Collector, Assessors, Town Clerk, Water Com- missioners, School Committee, Elector, Constables, and Tree Warden, and raise and appropriate a sum of money therefor.


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Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $25.00 to pay Frank Vayda for land damage to property along the new North Farms Road, or take any other action thereon.


Article 35. To see whether or not the Town will vote to extend a 6-inch water pipe line from the present Water Main on South Street to the residence of Sereno Clark, a distance of approximately 2,250 fest an draise and appropriate the sum of $7500.00 for that purpose, or take any other action thereon.


Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the purchase of a new truck and authorize the Selectmen to purchase such equipment, and to sell or trade in one of our present used trucks, or take any other action there- on.


Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to buy a new snow plow and frame for the new truck purchased in 1947, and raise and approp- riate the sum of $808.36, and to sell one of the used snow plows, or take any other action thereon.


Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to remove the temporary honor roll in Haydenville.


Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to have the watering troughs in each village removed, or take any other action thereon.


Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to add to its by-laws by adding the following by-law: Parking is to be prohibited on the public ways between the hours of 11 P.M. and 6 A.M.


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Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to petition the Board of Standards to set up minimum standards of construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings as required by Chap. 631 of the Acts of 1947 and Chap. 423 of the Acts of 1946.


Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to add to its by-laws by adding the following by-law: No minor under the age of 16 shall discharge any fire arms, air guns, bullet rifles or any other dangerous wea- pons in the Town of Williamsburg except, or unless, such minor is at the time and place accompanied by and under the control and supervision of an adult.


Other articles may be added to the posted warrant.


The polls may close at 7 o'clock P.M.


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Selectmen's Report


Your Selectmen herewith submit their annual report for the year ending December 31st, 1947.


At our first meeting the Board was organized with Leon B. Sanderson chosen Chairman, Roderick A. Macleod Clerk, and G. Vernon Warner the third member. During the year we found it necessary to appoint a Vé- terans' Benefit Agent, and appointed G. Vernon Warner, our third member.




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