Town Annual Report of the Officers of the Town of Williamsburg 1954, Part 2

Author: Williamsburg (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: Town of Williamsburg
Number of Pages: 92


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15 Robert Samuel Edwards


May 8 Steven Francis Dostie


19 Susan Mary LaCourse


28 Philip Stanley Graves


June 11


Stanley David Kajka


17 David Brian Adair


20 Alan John Baldwin


26 Colleen Frances Demerski


July 11 Patrice Elaine Brown


Aug. 6 (Female) Paradee


19 Gilda Lee Rustemeyer


19 Carlotta Jane Rustemeyer


21 David Arthur Jenkins


27 John Byron Lunsford


Sept. 6 Patricia Jo Doyle 17 Noreen Reardon


30 Elizabeth P. Papageorge


Oct. 22 Ronald William Matuewezski


24 Richard Alan Martin


25 Corinne Michelle Poulin


27 Susan Marie Soltys


29 Joseph Earle Crompton


Nov. 15


Charlene Susan Flint


Dec. 1 Russell James Osgood


21


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MARRIAGES


There were 22 marriages of Williamsburg residents recorded in 1954, as follows :


Jan. 9 Eleanor A. Hunt, Williamsburg, Mass. Burton L. Rummans, Williamsburg, Mass.


9 Carole Ruth Harlow, Williamsburg, Mass. Gerald Martin Lavallee, Leeds, Mass.


Feb. 27 Barbara Joan Krawczynski, Northampton, Mass. James Carson, Haydenville, Mass.


13 Mary Esther Graves, Williamsburg, Mass. Raymond Francis Doyle, Jr., Holyoke, Mass.


Mar. 28 Ruth M. Wells, Williamsburg, Mass. Ralph K. Rhodes, Rocky Mount, North Caro- lina


May


1 Jane Weeks, Williamsburg, Mass. Allen Hathaway, Williamsburg, Mass.


June


9 Rachel L. Oliver, Williamsburg, Mass. Robert B. Egelston, West Point, N. Y.


19 Charlotte Cross, Williamsburg, Mass. Anthony Engerman, Turners Falls, Mass.


July


17 Rose J. (Zewinski) Dunn, Turners Falls, Mass. Warren J. Gould, Haydenville, Mass.


28 Jeanne E. Harlow, Williamsburg, Mass. Glenn Parker Pierce, Goshen, Mass.


Aug.


1 Esther Jane Loomis, Haydenville, Mass. Dorrance Goodwin Bates, Williamsburg, Mass.


21 Nancy Jane Dunphy, Williamsburg, Mass. Dominick Anthony LeFante, Brooklyn, N. Y.


21 Patricia Evans, Williamsburg, Mass. Bernard Armes, South Deerfield, Mass.


27 Ralean (Todd) Bacon, West Chesterfield, Mass. Philip H. Hall, Williamsburg, Mass.


22


26 Barbara Theriaque, Westfield, Mass. Theodore D. Lemire, Williamsburg, Mass.


Sept. 12 Carmen Dolores Maquirang, Staten Island, N. Y.


Raymond Milton Rice, Williamsburg, Mass.


16 Joan Ann Kelley, Northampton, Mass. Ralph Baldwin, Williamsburg, Mass.


25 Shirley May Nichols, Williamsburg, Mass. William Raymond Berry, Andalusia, Alabama


28 Esther S. Bridgman, Florence, Mass. Arthur F. LaCasse, Jr., Williamsburg, Mass.


Oct.


2 Janet E. Nichols, Williamsburg, Mass. Clayton Leroy King, Topsfield, Mass.


23 Arlene Lee Carpenter, Northampton, Mass. Edmond Joseph LaFond, Williamsburg, Mass.


Nov. 12 Evelyn Morey, Williamsburg, Mass. Burt Arthur Church, Chesterfield, Mass.


DEATHS


There were 32 deaths recorded in the Town of Wil- liamsburg in 1954, as follows :


Date


Name


Yr. Mo. Da. Min.


1953


Dec. 12 Charles Heath


73


7 6


1954


Jan. 4 Reuben B. Hills


88


0


25


11 Frank Leslie Raymond


87


0


0


15 Mary E. (Smith) Gale


75


0


25


20 Martin Guzik


72


2


9


25 Mary Clifford


61


0


0


28


Bernard J. Mansfield


49


11


13


Feb.


3 Charles Blacking


86


3


2


4 Herbert Lawton


51


3


4


Mar. 10


Judson G. Blackman


83


4


21


17 Alfred Hendrick


85


0


0


23


Apr. 7 Thomas John Ferron


0 0 28


May 8 Maleville Amy (Buck) Studley


79


0 12


26


Henry Tatro


56


1


29


June 25


Oakley E. Ames


64


5


17


27 Bertha Graves


99


5


26


July


5 Herbert C. Newell


87


5


29


8 Arthur J. Polmatier


83


0


21


16 Garrard P. Nightingale


73


3


0


25 Arthur Beebe


74


2


10


26 Howard F. Baker


69


6


30


Aug. 28


J. Floyd Best


74


3


5


Sept. 12 Anna B. (Piorkowski) Lentner


60


3


9


18


George Oliver


67


2


25


Oct.


6 Oliver Ducharme


77


8


21


12 Orman G. Elmes, Sr.


59


7


21


12 Fred Ketchen


60


0


0


Nov.


2 Grace A. (Sheldon) Graves


84


4


1


11 Rebecca Faith Nicholls


0


0


0


12


15 Ida Torrey Rhodes


76


2


12


28 Frank W. Merritt


67


3


0


Dec. 20


Leon Tiley


51


3


13


24


Tax Collector's Report


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1953 :


1951 Excise


$9.37


Real Estate


14.10


1952 Personal Property


442.40


Real Estate


3,668.82


Excise


163.81


1953 Poll Tax


10.00


Personal Property


3,198.02


-4


Real Estate


14,507.75


Excise


1,486.01


Total


$23,500.28


Commitments :


1954 Poll Tax


$1,118.00


Personal Property


15,503.13


Real Estate


121,358.10


Water Liens


480.25


Excise


16,839.12


1953 Excise given in January 1954 757.13


Total


$156,055.73


Collected and Paid Treasurer :


(Including Interest)


1951 Excise


$11.37


1952 Personal Property


395.32


Real Estate


3,751.63


Excise


78.87


1953 Poll Tax


13.53


Personal Property


3,093.81


25


Real Estate


12,654.12


Excise


2,027.11


1954 Poll Tax


1,136.50


Personal Property Real Estate Excise


94,428.88


13,538.28


$142,464.12


Tax Titles :


1954


$83.15


10.35


$93.50


Abatements :


1951 Real Estate


$14.10


1952 Personal Property Excise


72.80


90.23


1953 Personal Property


136.94


Real Estate


64.44


Excise


364.66


1954 Poll Tax


58.00


Personal Property


6.90


Real Estate


4,434.01


Excise


2,101.53


Total


$7,343.61


Outstanding Dec. 31, 1954:


1953 Personal Property


$48.60


Real Estate


2,005.01


Excise


11.09


1954 Personal Property


4,164.29


Real Estate


23,166.72


Excise


1,709.65


Total


$31,105.36


Respectfully submitted, BARBARA W. SWANDA, Tax Collector


26


11,334.70


Total


Treasurer's Report


Debits


Jan. 1, 1954, Balance on hand


Receipts for year


$196,515.49 561,841.72


$758,357.21


Credits


Payments for year


$484,515.63


Jan. 1, 1955, Balance on hand 273,841.58


$758,357.21


Respectfully submitted,


ANNA E. WATSON, Treasurer


27


2


Report of Town Accountant


In compliance with the provisions of Section 61, Chap- ter 41, of the General Laws, I submit herewith my report as Town Accountant for the year ending December 31, 1954.


The records of receipts and expenditures showing sources and purposes respectively, together with the statement of Town Debt, Trust Funds, Trial Balance and Balance Sheet will be found in the following pages.


I wish to extend my sincere thanks to all Town Offi- cials for their cooperation during my stay in office. Our friend, Mr. Howard F. Baker, who had conducted the affairs of this office for so many years is greatly missed and the cooperation received is regarded as a tribute to him.


Respectfully submitted,


WARREN E. MCAVOY, Town Accountant


RECEIPTS


Taxes 1952


$3,086.15


Personal Property 1952


369.60


Real Estate 1952


933.30


Taxes 1953


11,703.47


Poll 1953


8.00


Personal Property


1,130.17


Real Estate 1953


7,898.08


Poll 1954


1,072.00


Personal Property 1954


11,331.94


Real Estate 1954


94,302.38


Water Liens to 1954 Taxes


82.00


$131,917.09


28


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1951 $18.74


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1952 76.96


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1953


2,400.48


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise 1954


13,508.74


$16,004.92


Taxes, State


Corporation


$6,361.92


Income Tax


3,611.00


Income Tax-


School Aid, Chapter 70


24,794.53


Meal


871.74


Reimbursement-Loss of Taxes


108.91


$35,748.10


Licenses :


Liquor and advertising


$4,829.25


Board of Health


11.00


Junk


12.00


Other


96.00


$4,948.25


Permits :


Pistol


$11.50


$11.50


Fines and Forfeits :


Court


$46.51


Dog Licenses for County


565.20


$611.71


Grants and Gifts :


County-Dog licenses refund $458.63


County-Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,000.00


29


State-Chapter 90 Maintenance 1,000.00 State-Chapter 81 9,283.98


U. S. Grant-Old Age Assistance 12,243.54 U. S. Grant-O. A. A. Administration 551.94 U. S. Grant-Aid to Dependent Children 5,027.91


U. S. Grant-A. D. C. Administration 199.07


U. S. Grant-Disability Assistance 1,900.64


U. S. Grant-D. A. Administration 55.27


State-School Transportation 4,641.74


State-School Superintendent and Travel 1,398.76


Public Health-State


1,192.85


State-Reimbursement on Inspector of Animals 30.00


$38,984.33


Departmental Revenue :


Sealer of Weights and Measures


$44.25


Aid to Dependent Children-State 3,456.51


Old Age Assistance- Cities and Towns


763.41


Old Age Assistance-State


13,536.30


Veterans' Benefits-State


234.00


Disability Assistance and Administration-State


1,663.77


Schools-Tuition


$2,687.21


State Wards Tuition


928.20


State Wards Transportation 76.00


Miscellaneous Receipts


32.25


$23,421.90


Vocational Education Reimbursement


$2,660.96


Water Rents


6,819.81


Water Miscellaneous


179.74


Water Lien Fees


2.00


State Aid to Highways 1953


4,496.65


Old Age Assistance Recoveries


774.00


30


193.10


Tax Collector's Fees Water Surplus, County Extension and check recovery


807.75 -


Truck and Tractor Earnings


6,022.50


Post War Rehabilitation Fund


9,700.00


School Bond Premium


318.50


School Bond Issue


245,000.00


Trust Funds


15,000.00


State-Abatements to Paraplegic Veterans


144.90


School Athletic Fund


446.85


Sale of Land


36.00


Sale of Tires, Fire Dept.


22.50


Sale of Town Histories


10.50


Refunds


29.57


Miscellaneous Departments


6.00


$292,671.33


Federal Withholding Tax


$11,798.40


Employees Retirement Deductions


757.67


Blue Cross-Blue Shield


789.20


$13,345.27


Interest


Taxes, Real and Personal


$647.29


Taxes, Motor Vehicle Excise


31.14


Treasurer's Deposit


100.00


$778.43


Income-H. M. Hills Fund


$62.50


Collins School Fund


1,118.05


Whiting Street Fund


153.28


Electa Waite Fund


53.20


A. S. Hills Fund


150.00


Mary L. Main Fund


75.00


Byron Loomis Fund


223.08


O. G. Spelman Fund


966.97


Ethel Curry Fund


25.00


C. J. Hills Fund


150.00


Cemetery Fund


39.76


31


Lyman Waite Fund


19.25


Albert D. Sanders Fund


162.70


Ellsworth H. Hyde Fund


75.10


Post War Rehabilitation Fund


125.00


$3,398.89


Total Receipts


$561,841.72


Cash on hand January 1, 1954


$196,515.49


$758,357.21


PAYMENTS '


Moderator's Salary


$25.00


Selectmen's Salaries


$600.00


Selectmen's Maintenance


299.98


$899.98


Accountant's Salary


$500.00


Accountant's Maintenance


108.18


$608.18


Treasurer's Salary


$600.00


Treasurer's Maintenance


265.63


$865.63


Tax Collector's Salary


$600.00


Tax Collector's Maintenance


472.11


$1,072.11


Assessors' Salaries


$550.00


Assessors' Maintenance


249.50


799.50


Town Counsel


$225.00


Town Clerk's Salary


$200.00


Town Clerk's Maintenance


301.03


$501.03


32


Elections and Registrations :


Registrars


$125.00


Election Officers


356.00


Printing and Stationery


105.50


50.00


Loud Speaker System Grange Hall Rent Labor


20.00


10.00


$666.50


Elector, Oliver Smith Will


$10.00


Finance Committee Clerk


$25.00


Executive Secretary's Salary


$1,700.64


Town :


Fuel


$113.70


Lights


42.53


Telephone


186.53


Janitor


289.05


Repairs


16.48


Window Installation


293.78


$942.07


Town Shed :


Fuel


$108.27


Total General Government


$8,448.91


Protection of Persons and Property :


Police Department :


Salaries


$200.00


Labor


798.00


Special Police


141.00


Legal Counsel


75.00


Equipment


85.58


Mileage


249.50


Dog Tax Collection Fees


23.70


Telephones


107.65


Court Fees


116.01


$1,796.44


33


Williamsburg Fire House Addition Fire Department :


$253.00


Salaries


$426.00


Labor


728.26


New Equipment


1,509.71


Fuel


486.37


Telephone and Lights


591.28


Insurance


148.78


Equipment Maintenance


1,034.89


Training


593.59


Water Holes


50.25


Building Maintenance


361.61


$5,930.74


Sealer of Weights and Measures


$100.00


Tree Warden Department :


Tree Warden


$782.26


Moth Work, Local


72.53


State


250.62


Dutch Elm Disease


303.39


$1,408.80


Total Protection of Persons and Property


$9,488.98


HEALTH AND SANITATION


Salary


$100.00


Administration


77.42


Hampshire County Sanatorium


628.62


Barn and Animal Inspection


45.00


Slaughter Inspection


26.00


Town Dump, Care and Maintenance


617.90


Town Dump, Rent


200.00


Garbage Collection


2,800.00


Rubbish Collection


412.50


Well Child Clinic


291.12


Visiting Nurse


$5,198.56 $1,325.00


Total Health and Sanitation


$6,523.56


34


HIGHWAYS AND BRIDGES


Chapter 81


Labor


$6,222.31


Town Equipment


2,637.00


Private Equipment


3,656.25


Gravel


1,090.00


Colprovia


674.40


Cement


2.40


Culverts


566.09


Catch Basin


96.22


Tar


430.36


$15,375.03


Winter Highways :


Labor


$4,460.35


Private Equipment


1,475.73


Sand


219.75


Town Equipment


2,087.50


Road Repair, Winter Mix


33.30


Lumber


34.79


Salt


528.80


Fence Posts


20.00


$8,860.22


Bridges and Railings :


Tools and Equipment


$114.88


Town Equipment


34.00


Reinforcement Rods


230.16


Cement


69.25


Fence Posts


42.50


Planks


266.81


Labor


236.15


$993.75


Street Lights


$3,056.87


Tool Account


181.59


Chapter 90 Construction :


Labor


$2,338.38


Town Equipment


690.50


35


Private Equipment


4,938.13


Gravel


1,108.45


Cement


6.00


Cement Blocks


17.69


Culverts


557.92


Tar


338.25


Grass Seed


4.70


$10,000.02


Chapter 90 Maintenance :


Labor


$565.69


Town Equipment


448.50


Private Equipment


101.50


Gravel


615.87


Tar


1,268.48


$3,000.04


Chapter 90 Construction Special, Route 143 : Culverts


$429.26


Truck and Tractor Maintenance :


Gas, oil and supplies


$1,700.48


Repairs, tires, batteries, etc.


4,059.47


Insurance


626.40


$6,386.35


Total Highways and Bridges $48,283.13


CHARITIES AND SOLDIERS' BENEFITS


Town Aid


Public Welfare Agent's Salary


$1,381.95 $1,659.43 $200.00


Public Welfare Agent's Maintenance


Disability Assistance :


Local


$5,000.00


Federal


472.52


$5,472.52


Aid to Dependent Children :


Local


$7,500.00


Federal


3,424.41


$10924.41


36


Old Age Assistance : Local Federal


$24,000.00 6,807.46


$30,807.46


Veterans' Benefits


$699.70


Veterans' Agent's Salary


$300.00


Veterans' Agent's Maintenance


$149.70


Total Charities and Soldiers' Benefits


$51,595.17


SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES


Schools


General Administration :


Superintendent $2,700.00


Clerical Assistance


1,365.90


Office Supplies


226.44


Telephone


259.05


Travel Expense


168.59


Miscellaneous


173.95


Athletics


876.50


Insurance


1,218.00


Nurses's Salary and Travel


649.00


Physicians' Salaries


400.00


Committee's Salary


350.00


$8,387.43


Teachers' Salaries


Teachers


$65,798.50


Music Teacher


1,149.84


Drawing Teacher


584.00


$67,532.34


Tuition-


Smith's School $5,095.42


$5,095.42


37


Transportation- Smith's School


Local


$1,009.00 7,240.50


$8,249.50


Text Books and Supplies


Books, High


$139.73


Books, Grades


2,038.03


Classroom Supplies


1,483.56


$3,661.32


Janitors' Services and Supplies


Salaries


$5,237.38


Supplies


583.67


$5,821.05


Fuel and Light


Fuel


$2,247.91


Light


917.73


3,165.64


Repairs


$1,735.56


1,735.56


New Equipment


$115.92


$115.92


$103,764.18


Rehabilitation Fund :


Repairs


$1,356.65


New Equipment 1,952.49


$3,309.14


Funds :


Collins Fund


New Equipment $135.00


Loomis Fund 10.00


$145.00


Loomis Fund


Haydenville School Lunch Room :


Construction $1,200.00


New Equipment 258.01


$1,458.01


38


New Elementary School Construction :


Construction


$162,105.20


Site Preparation


16,151.70


Fees


11,302.83


Advertising


50.83


Water Service


980.90


Travel


11.57


Financing Fees


708.16


Land Purchase


3,876.00


$195,187.19


Haydenville Library :


Books


$161.54


Librarian


81.00


Janitor


19.50


Repairs


30.00


Insurance


16.38


Supplies


5.10


Fuel


13.00


Lights


12.00


$338.52


Total of Schools and Libraries


$304,202.04


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED


Recreation :


Recreation and Equipment


Janitor


$19.80


Band


40.00


Equipment


39.70


Hallowe'en Party


10.00


$109.50


Athletic Field


Labor


$276.00


Tools


2.65


Repairs


105.80


Gas and oil


9.86


$394.31


$503.81


39


Town Clocks Memorial Day $150.00 Printing Town Reports 1953 $343.90 Wood Lot $7.95


$102.19


Total Recreation and Unclassified


$1,107.85


ENTERPRISE AND CEMETERIES


Water Department :


Pipe Line


Maintenance $3,314.49


Water Shed 605.06


Chlorinator


Maintenance 683.60


Additional Water Supply 1,094.52


Administration 140.99


Collector of Water


Rents 150.00


Caretaker,


Chlorinator 100.00


Caretaker and Supply 100.00


Caretaker,


Water Shed 100.00


$6,288.66


Water Department Tool Building Workmen's Compensation $1,000.82


$172.21


Retirement Fund, Town's Share


894.01


Retirement Fund,


Employee's Share 791.33


Federal Withholding Tax 11,697.26


Blue Cross and


Blue Shield 789.20


40


Collector's Costs and Fees Business Machines


202.55


639.00


Check Returned


15.25


Cemeteries


Mountain Street


Cemetery


$75.00


Old Village Hill


Cemetery 61.00


$136.00


Total Enterprises, Cemeteries and Unclassified


$16,165.42


POST WAR AND TRUST FUNDS INCOME


Post War Rehabilitation Fund $125.000 $125.00


Trust Funds :


Henry M. Hills


Bed Fund $80.00


A. S. Hills Charity Fund 150.00


Cemetery Fund


39.76


Trust Funds :


$269.76


Deposit, O. G. Spelman


Fund


$10,000.00


Deposit, Henry M. Hills


Fund


5,000.00


$15,000.00


AGENCY


State Park and


Reservations Tax


$368.78


State Audit


1,244.92


41


County Tax


8,467.84


County Dog Taxes


583.80


$10,665.34


INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT


Interest on Water


Loan


$130.63


Interest on New


Water System 495.00


Interest on County Extension


192.50


$818.13


South Street Water Extension Note


$500.00


New Water System Note


2,000.00


Sanatorium Extension Note 2,000.00


$4,500.00


REFUNDS


1953 Poll Tax overpayment $4.00


1953 Real Estate 3.24


1953 Motor Vehicle Excise 125.11


1954 Poll Tax 10.00


1954 Real Estate 238.32


1954 Motor Vehicle Excise 480.80


$861.47


Total Payments


$484,515.63


Cash on hand December 31, 1954


$273,841.58


$758,357.21


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TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG Balance Sheet-December 31, 1954 GENERAL ACCOUNTS ASSETS


Cash


$273,841.58


Accounts Receivable :


Taxes :


Levy of 1953


Personal Property


48.60


Real Estate


2,005.01


2,053.61


Levy of 1954


Personal Property


4,164.29


Real Estate


22,768.47


Water Liens 1954


398.25


27,331.01


Tax Titles


380.53


Tax Possessions


192.43


572.96


Departmental :


Aid to Dependent Children


1,133.68


Old Age Assistance


863.55


1,997.23


Water Department :


Rates


1,287.30


Miscellaneous


309.43


1,596.73


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :


Taxes :


Levy of 1953


11.09


Levy of 1954


1,709.65


1,720.74


43


State and County Aid to Highways Due from Post War Rehabilitation Fund Chapter 81, Highways Chapter 90, Highway Construction, Special, Route 143


6,991.02


5,300.00


1,991.02


429.26


$323,825.16


LIABILITIES


Employees' Payroll Deductions :


Federal Taxes


$1,090.44


County Retirement System 69.59


$1,160.03


Dog Licenses due County Tailings


21.00


54.33


Trust Fund Income :


Henry M. Hills


Hospital Bed Fund


1,025.42


Whiting Street Worthy Poor Fund 521.72


Mary L. Main Worthy Poor Fund


313.50


Electa Waite Charity Fund 210.32


Lyman D. Waite Charity Fund


165.07


Albert S. Hills Charity Fund


462.06


C. J. Hills Charity Fund 572.49


Collins School Fund 1,551.43


Onslow G. Spelman Fund


966.97


Byron Loomis School Fund


213.08


Ethel Curry School Fund


62.50


Albert D. Sanders School Fund 286.06


Ellsworth H. Hyde School Fund


133.35


$6,483.97 774.00


Old Age Assistance Recoveries Federal Grants : Disability Assistance Administration 163.12


Assistance 1,428.12


44


Aid to Dependent Children Administration Aid Old Age Assistance Administration Assistance


333.16


1,658.05


1,683.31


5,873.49


11,139.25


Federal Works Agency, Water Plans and Eng.


12.00


School Athletic Fund


1,212.45


Appropriation Balances : Revenue, General


13,013.30


Non Revenue :


New Elem. School 165,131.31


178,144.61


Road Machinery Fund


6,904.14


State Aid to Highways


6,991.02


ยท Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus


7,406.59


Overlays Reserved for Abatements :


Levy of 1953


2,053.61


Levy of 1954


1,311.11


3,364.72


Revenue Reserved until Collected :


Motor Vehicle and Trailer


Excise


1,720.74


Tax Title and Possessions


572.96


Departmental


1,997.23


Water


1,994.98


6,285.91


State Park Tax


1.45


County Tax


654.97


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth


70.58


727.00


Water Available Surplus


2,748.07


Surplus Revenue


90,396.07


$323,825.16


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TRUST FUNDS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities in Custody of Town Treasurer


$117,800.44


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities in custody of Trustee


3,694.07


$121,494.51


Henry M. Hills Hospital Bed Fund Whiting Street Worthy Poor Fund


$16,432.21


5,574.25


Mary L. Main 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


C. J. Hills Charity Fund


5,000.00


Collins School Fund


12,423.45


Onslow G. Spelman Fund


36,947.77


Byron Loomis Fund


7,436.51


Ethel Curry School Fund


1,000.00


Albert D. Sanders Fund


6,508.30


Ellsworth H. Hyde Fund


3,004.77


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund


1,325.00


Post War Rehabilitation Fund


6,264.22


Helen E. James School Fund


3,694.07


Henry W. Warner Fund


5,410.45


$121,494.51


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$276,500.00


$276,500.00


Water Main, South Street Extension Loan


$4,500.00


Water Main, Sanatorium Extension


6,000.00


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Underground Water Supply Loan


Anne T. Dunphy Elementary School Loan


21,000.00 245,000.00


$276,500.00


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Assessors' Report


The method of computing the tax rate for the year 1954 is as follows :


Appropriations to be raised


$201,683.04


Taken from available funds in 1954 164,142.20


State Parks and Reservations


452.60


State Audit


1,244.92


Gypsy and Brown Tail Moth


321.20


County Tax


9,172.03


Overlay of Current Year


5,756.62


Gross Amount to be raised


$382,772.61


Estimated Receipts and Available Funds :


Income Tax


$25,364.72


Corporation Taxes


6,820.47


Reimbursement of Publicly Owned Land


105.88


Old Age Tax


849.11


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


12,800.00


Licenses


4,000.00


Fines


50.00


Protection of Persons and Property


50.00


Health and Sanitation


500.00


Charities


3,900.00


Old Age Assistance


14,500.00


Veterans' Services


175.00


Schools


9,900.00


Libraries


25.00


Interest : on Taxes and Assessments


625.00


Spelman School Fund


1,000.00


Total Estimated Receipts $80,665.18


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Amounts voted to be taken from available funds $164,142.20


Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds $244,807.38


Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation


on Polls and Property : Polls, 552 @ $2.00 $1,104.00


Total Value Personal Property $224,683.00 @ $69.00 per M 15,503.13


Total Value Real Estate $1,758,813.00 @ $69.00 per M 121,358.10


Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property $137,965.23 Water Liens added to taxes $480.25


Total Amount of 1954 Taxes on Polls and Property and of Assessments added to


taxes as committed to collector $138,445.48


EDWIN C. BRECKENRIDGE,Ch. VERNON P. WEST JOSEPH DYMERSKI


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Report of Water Commissioners


January 17, 1955


In 1954 we used the additional water supply only twice. The first time we pumped for nine days because the chlorinator was out of order. In the nine days a total of 2,561,600 gallons was pumped. The second time it was used we pumped for 12 days due to water short- age. This time we pumped 1,143,000 gallons.


Our routine work was carried out as usual. There were seven new entrances installed and seven old ones renewed. Five hydrants were repaired and the new six inch line to the school was completed.


It was voted by the water commissioners at the January meeting to raise the water rents, in most cases, by fifteen per cent. In some instances they were raised more. This was necessary to bring in more revenue. The costs of the Water Department are going up each year. The system, being more than fifty years old, is beginning to show the effects of old age. As each year goes by now, more and more work will have to be done. The commissioners regretted having to raise the rents, what with a raise in taxes and exerything else, but if the Water Dept. is going to maintain its mains and service there must be money to do it with.


A house to house survey was made this year by the water dept. to correct the records. In some cases there had been additional outlets installed and in others there were some removals. But on a whole there was enough increase to warrant the survey.


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On the department budget this year, we found that in order to have maintenance money enough to take care of anticipated and known work next year, we had to cut expenses everywhere we could. We did away with the salary of Collector and combined the work of care- taker of water shed and caretaker of pump. We cut chlorinator expenses and pump funds. The net outcome was, we were able to increase pipe line maintenance by $1,000.00 and only increased the whole budget by $100.00. The collection and billing of water rents can well be done by the Town Secretary, she agreeing to do it, as it will fill in when she has no other work to do.


Howard Sanderson resigned as Water Commissioner the first of May, when he found that the duties of water dept. and Fire Chief were too much. David Dewey was appointed to fill his vacancy. Robert Wells retired at the end of this year due to health, and Ralph Mason, Jr. re- tired at the same time for business reasons.


Respectfully submitted,


Robert Wells, Chairman Ralph Mason, Jr. David Dewey


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Report of Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent


Labor, chainsaw & truck


cutting and disposal of trees $408.02


Hampshire Tree & Landscape Service 140.00 New England Tree Expert Co. 9.00


Harry W. Warner, Jr.


chainsaw & labor


173.52


Robert S. Loomis, labor


80.76


Herbert Kellogg, tractor & truck


106.50


Walter E. Kellogg, chainsaw


31.88


Paul Waite, tree climber


57.00


Fred G. Dewey, truck


70.13


James O'Brine, labor


8.75


$1,085.56


Number of trees cut 12


Number of trees cabled


3


Storm damaged limbs and trees removed.


Hurricane damage-


10 blown down trees removed 2 damaged trees cut and removed


3 dead elms and several other trees should be removed this year


MOTH SUPERINTENDENT REPORT 1954


In the spring this town cooperated with the State in an aerial spraying project against gypsy moth dam- age. This project was based at Barnes Airport in West-


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field. The town was found to be heavily infested and the spraying, done by C-46's, helicopters and small planes, destroyed the moth caterpillars before too much damage was done.


Paid to State as town's share Labor


$250.62 72.53


$323.15


Respectfully submitted,


DAVID L. DEWEY Tree Warden & Moth Supt.


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Library Report


Mrs. John Winne became our librarian in June upon resignation of Mrs. Demerski. She has been aided in her work by several of the older Girl Scouts.


This fall we had new cellar stairs made, the elm tree on the river side of the building trimmed, and the brush cut.




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