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Section 6. All expenses of the Caucus, as deter- mined by the Town Clerk, and certified by the Selectmen, shall be borne by the Town.
Section 7. In case of death, withdrawal, or inelegi- biltiy of the candidate or candidates nominated at the
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Caucus, the vacancy or vacancies so caused shall be filled by the selection of a nominee or nominees by a Committee consisting of the Chairman of the Caucus, the Secretary of the Caucus, and the Board of Selectmen. This Com- mittee shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Select- men, and he shall act as its presiding officer. Nominations shall be by majority vote of the Committee, or by ac- clamation if only one name is presented to fill a vacancy.
Section 8. The Town Caucus may make such other rules as it may deem fit and necessary for the orderly conduct of its business, provided that such rules are not in conflict with State Law, or with these rules.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Committee consisting of the Moderator, the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, the Town Accountant, and one member from each precinct, this Committee to be known as Old Home Week Com- mittee, to control such monies as are now or may be in the future on deposit in the Haydenville Savings Bank in the name of Old Home Week Committee, or take any other action thereon.
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Town Clerk's Report
DOGS
There were 312 dog licenses issued in 1963, as follows : 174 males, 38 females, 95 spayed females. Five kennel licenses were issued. The sum of $715.00 was paid to the Town Treasurer.
FISH AND GAME
There were 592 sporting licenses issued in 1963 as fol- lows : 182 resident fishing licenses, 165 resident hunting licenses, 104 resident sporting licenses, 45 resident minor fishing licenses, 40 resident female fishing licenses, 1 res- ident trapping license, 2 special non-resident fishing lic- enses, 4 non-resident fishing licenses, 2 non-resident hunt- ing licenses, 8 duplicate licenses, 25 resident sporting lic- enses, (free), 3 resident paraplegic or old age assistance sporting licenses, (free) and 11 deer stamps. The amount of $2,420.50 was returned to the Division of Fisheeries and Game.
VITAL STATISTICS BIRTHS
A total of 60 births were recorded in 1963.
JANUARY
4 Timothy Brundage Bowen
11 Carls Peter Giroux
26 Shirley Jean Warner
FEBRUARY
4 Daniel John Curtin
4 Michelle Ann Judd
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6 William John Rubeck
13 William Delbert LaFleur, Jr.
13 Patricia Marie Wilson
26 Diane Louise Howland
MARCH
11 David Elwyn Filkins, Jr.
13 Maureen Elizabeth Dwyer
16 Christine Marie Vayda
19 Nichole Celeste LaRochelle
19 Lynn Ann Polczwartek
21 Daniel Charles Lashway, Jr.
22 Donna Maria Larareo
APRIL
1 George Alan Cone
18 Dawn Marie Pomeroy
24 Lynn Ann Osip
26 Lawrence Budd Paul
30 Michael Anthony Watling
MAY
5 William Joseph Swinington, Jr.
8 Doreen Ellen Cranston
12 Randolph Jerome Ames
13 Kim Ellen Crotty
17 Jeffrey Peter Sabey
25 Donna Sue Anderson
25 Charles Richard LaFleur
JUNE
8 Paul David Wilson
9 Rosemarie Lynne Sears
20 Oliver James Bigelow
26 Debra Lee Dods
JULY
7 Lauri Sage Munroe
23 Jean Rae Kowacki
29 Lorraine Arolyn Mathers
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AUGUST
2 Craig Allen Tirrell
5 Gerald Edward Cranston
6 Peter Andrew Comeau, Jr.
8 James Frederick Bachand, Jr.
27 Mary Anesta Clark
SEPTEMBER
6 Eric Stephen Johnson
19 Clifford Russell Henry
22 Scott Wayne Carpenter
25 Ronald John Dubreuil
OCTOBER
2 Donald Ray Russell
20 Lynn Ann Kelley
21 Donald Richard Leroux, Jr.
23 Melissa Ann Morann
23 Kathleen Jean Morann
31 Judith Evelyn Zononi
NOVEMBER
10 Warren James Peterson
20 Michael Peter Kosior
22 Sandra Jean Guzik
23 Donna Marie Kolosewicz
28 Kimberly Ann Batchelder
30 Judith Miriam Kopka
DECEMBER
5 Lloyd Richard Warriner, Jr.
6 Glenn Andrew Gardner
12 Francine Anne Morin
28 Karen Elizabeth Kreps
There were 29 marriages recorded in 1963, as follows :
Jan. 26 Ronald L. Bane, East Bank, West Virginia Mary L. Johndrow, Haydenville, Mass.
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Mar. 16 Larry Charles Stout, Chesterfield, Mass. Ann Lucille Hathaway, Haydenville, Mass. Mar. 16 John Otis Merritt, Williamsburg, Mass. Julia Day Howell, Maplewood, New Jersey Mar. 23 Lee A. Bray, Williamsburg, Mass. Mary Lynn Hacker, Worthington, Mass.
May 18 Richard Muraski, Haydenville, Mass. Nancy Adams, Hadley, Mass.
June 8 Roland Darwin Taylor, South Ashfield, Mass. Linda Louise Beals, Williamsburg, Mass.
June 15 Frederick Alfred Hewes, Florence, Mass. Nancy Kathryn Wells, Williamsburg, Mass. June 15 Wilfred Andrew Ouimet, Brookline, Mass. Bethany Rose Hemenway, Williamsburg, Mass. June 22 William W. Welcome, Haydenville, Mass. Alice Virginia (Nash) Atherton, Haydenville, Mass.
June 22 Edmund Kuschka, Williamsburg, Mass. Karen Channell, Florence, Mass.
July 6 O'Nil A. Gingras, Florence, Mass. Gloria A. Baker, Williamsburg, Mass.
July 12 Donald Bellinger, Kensington, Conn. Pauline (Cote) Golash, Haydenville, Mass. July 13 James G. Molitoris, Easthampton, Mass. Nancy A. Outhuse, Williamsburg, Mass. July 24 Charles A. Nugent, Chesterfield, Mass. Cheryl D. Mosher, Haydenville, Mass.
Aug. 17 Dexter Vernon Beals, Williamsburg, Mass. Florence Ruth May, Belchertown, Mass.
Aug. 17 Howard Ripley McPeck, Jr., Washington, D.C. Deborah Hamilton Mitchell, Williamsburg, Mass.
Aug. 31 Joseph T. Moynahan, Williamsburg, Mass. Joanne Johnson, Woburn, Mass.
Sept. 11 Michael W. Ziezulewicz, Hatfield, Mass. Beverly A. Brooks, Haydenville, Mass.
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Sept. 13 Wayne Carl Fischer, Pittsfield, Mass. Ann Marie (Superba) Nesbitt, Williamsburg, Mass.
Sept. 28 Aurelio Roland, Williamsburg, Mass. Jane Jauhola, Northampton, Mass.
Oct. 4 Ray Douglas Liimatainen, Chesterfield, Mass. Karen Christine Brooks, Williamsburg, Mass.
Oct. 7 Kenneth F. LaRochelle, Haydenville, Mass. Nancy Lee Mary Fox, Haydenville, Mass.
Oct. 19 Ronald Melvin Emrick, Haydenville, Mass. Virginia J. Osgood, Northampton, Mass.
Nov. 8 Harold G. Gardner, So. Ashfield, Mass. Loretta M. (LeClair) LeClair, Williamsburg, Mass.
Nov. 23 Charles W. Kellogg, Williamsburg, Mass. Joyce G. Tetrault, Goshen, Mass.
Nov. 28 Edward A. Berube, Northampton, Mass. Susan Irene Clark, Williamsburg, Mass.
Nov. 30 David Foster Ross, Williamsburg, Mass. Magdalena Theresa Nietsche, Williamsburg, Mass.
Dec. 6 Philipe Rodriguez Ortiz, Northampton, Mass. Patricia Ann (Gorham) Loud, Williamsburg, Mass.
Dec. 7 William Joseph York, Jr., Dover N. H. Jean Tiley, Williamsburg, Mass.
Dec. 20 Frank Austin Smith, Haydenville, Mass. Charlotte (Kellogg) Stratford, Amherst, Mass.
DEATHS
There were 24 deaths recorded in the Town of Wil- liamsburg in 1963, as follows :
Date Name
Yr. Mo. Da.
Jan. 7 Josephine Weeks Lawton
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6 1
Feb. 6 Charles W. Merritt 72
5 5
7 Ellen M. Kingsley
94 0 12
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16 William Alfred Manning
63
27 Richard W. Eaton
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5
20
Mar.
10 Raymond Warner
76
8
10
16 Rosa (Richardson) Miller
49
10
5
Apr.
2 Margaret Larkin
98
9
5
18 Edward J. Larkin
77
1 22
29 Leon Clifford Damon
94
2
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June 27 Mary (McSweeney) Cote
75
4
19
July
18 Ignaczy S. (John) Zisk
82
3
23
Aug. 22
Ethel (Bradford) Luescher
76
11
16
28 Walter Edward Kellogg
83
0
17
Sept.
6 Rosella Lillian (Johndrow) Blanchard
60
4
22
9 Mary (Andrews) Palmer
61
6
12
23 Lawrence Coogan
54
11
0
30 Percy Allen
73
9
2
Oct.
1 Delia (Ahern) Sullivan Murphy
73
2
1
19 Ralph Crosby Piper
73
Nov.
6 Gertrude (Bardwell) Clark
88
11
14
Dec.
2 Gertrude (Miner) Wade
89
5
19
14 Lucy (Burr) Webster
83
6
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19 Paul Battistoni
62
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Treasurer's Report
Receipts and payments for the year 1963 were as follows :
Balance January 1, 1963 $163,753.71 798,402.13
Receipts for the year 1963
$962,155.84
Payments for the year 1963 $797,635.07
Balance January 1, 1964 164,520.77
$962,155.84
Included in the above receipts are taxes, both for the current year and previous years, licenses, permits, reim- bursements, interest, etc., which you will find in the Ac- countant's Report.
Disbursements or payments were made in accordance with about 54 Selectmen's Warrants.
This year I am requesting an increase in salary because I believe that the duties and responsibilities of the Town Treasurer are continually increasing and warrant this recognition by the Town.
Many of our townspeople believe that the duties of the Town Treasurer are only to write checks, to receive and to deposit town monies in the bank. Some even believe that only one check is written for the school payroll; whereas, about 55 checks are written twice a month for the school and cafeteria payrolls.
The Town Treasurer is responsible for all monies and securities belonging to the Town. He receives, directly,
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reimbursements or allotments from the County, State and Federal Governments and, indirectly, monies received by the various departments of the Town, such as, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, School Department, Police, Water Department, etc.
Every receipt must be recorded as an individual item in the Cash Book, stating the source and the purpose of this account. All monies received are deposited in the bank one or more times a week. Every month the Town Treasurer must summarize the entries of the Cash Book into any one of approximately 130 catagories and turn this summary over to the Town Accountant.
All money paid out by the Treasurer must first be placed on a Treasury Warrant by the Town Accountant, indicating the payee and the source from which this money is taken and the account to which it is charged. Before the Treasurer has the authority to write checks, this Warrant must be signed by at least two Selectmen - otherwise no check may be issued. Evey item on the War- rant, whether it is for several thousands of dollars or for pennies must be covered by a check and the check number must be entered on the Warrants. The average number of checks written per week is over 105.
The Town Treasurer must keep a payroll record for every person who receives a salary or wages from the Town. This record lists the individual's name, address, social security number, as well as the gross wage, income tax withholdings (state and federal), retirement with- holdings (county and teachers'), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Withholdings. In 1963, there were 159 payroll re- cords kept - which meant 159 W-2, M-2 Income Tax forms issued,
The Town Treasurer must each month reconcile the can- celled checks with the bank statement and submit the following reports :
Federal Withholdings
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State Withholdings - beginning January 1, 1964 Teachers Retirement Board
County Retirement Board - this includes every person
who receives a salary or wages from the Town who is not a teacher. Blue Cross - Blue Shield receipts Receipts to the Town Accountant
Quarterly reports as well as monthly reports are sub- mitted on the Federal and State withholdings. Semi- an- nual reports are submitted on Dog Licenses to the County. Annual reports are made to the County Retirement Board, to the State on the Trust Funds, to the State and Federal Governments on wage and salary withholdings for the current year. Added to these duties of the Town Treasurer is the work involved in land taking.
This is a general survey of the duties of the Town Treasurer which involve the receipt and disbursment of more than three-quarters of a million dollars.
TRUST FUNDS DECEMBER 3, 1963
The Trust Funds in custody of the Treasurer as of December 3, 1963 are as follows :
HENRY M. HILLS HOSPITAL BED FUND
Southern California Edison Company 4 7/8 '82
No. MJ-14268-9-70-71-72 @ $1,000.00 $ 5,000.00 Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 32781 3,300.24
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 11486 10,793.98
$ 19,094.22
WHITING STREET WORTHY POOR FUND
Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 13234 $ 5,574.25
$ 5,574.25
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MARY L. MAIN WORTHY POOR FUND
Northern States Power Company 4 5/8 '87 No. M-3041, 2, 3, @ $1,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 111580
25.39
$ 3,025.39
HENRY M. WARNER WORTHY POOR FUND
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 108313 $ 2,753.54
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 16149 2,303.74
Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 32780 2,244.08
$ 7,301.36
ELECTA WAITE CHARITY FUND
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 9868 $ 1,773.51
$ 1,773.51
LYMAN D. WAITE CHARITY FUND
Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 13235 $ 700.00
$ 700.00
ALBERT S. HILLS CHARITY FUND
Easthampton Savings Bank No. 34785 $ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
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C. J. HILLS CHARITY FUND
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 11608 $ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
COLLINS SCHOOL FUND
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 4195 $ 378.74
First National Bank of Northampton No. 1566 63 Shares 1,260.00 Northampton National Bank No. 111 100 Shares Northampton National Bank No. 713 100 Shares Northampton National Bank No. 1283 40 Shares 2,000.00
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 343 210 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 793 18 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 1037 7 Shares First National Bank of Greenfield No. 1320 9 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 1609 12 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 1961 93 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 3716 17 Shares
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 4086 17 Shares First National Bank of Greenfield No. 4140 1 Share
First National Bank of Greenfield No. 4472 17 Shares 3,503.72
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Mechanics National Bank of Worcester No. 1535 2 Shares Mechanics National Bank of Worcester No. 1536 .4 Shares Mechanics National Bank of Worcester No. 1080 12 Shares 1,440.00
Chase Manhattan Bank No. 0398317 14 Shares
Chase Manhattan Bank
253.42
No. 0392850 1 Share National Shawmut Bank No. 8697 20 Shares First National Bank of Boston No. 374291 40 Shares
250.00
First National Bank of Boston No. SD55671 1 Share First National Bank of Boston No. SD34334 7 Shares First National Bank of Boston No. 004598 10 Shares 3,805.26
$ 12,891.14
ONSLOW G. SPELMAN SCHOOL FUND
Conway Savings Bank No. 4950 $ 5,000.00
Florence Savings Bank No. 29955 9,285.55
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 87957 5,563.70
Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 12402 5,467.44
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 10288 6,538.18
Jersey Central 5's '87
No. M13396-7-8-9-13400 @ $1,000.00 5,000.00
Pacific Gas and Electric Company 5's '91 No. M13502-3-4-5-6 $1,000.00 cost $4,972.66 5,000.00
$ 41,827.53
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BYRON L. LOOMIS SCHOOL FUND
Holyoke Savings Bank No. 103338 $ 3,381.51
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 12088
5,167.59
$ 8,549.10
ETHEL CURRY SCHOOL FUND
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 87182 $ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
ALBERT D. SANDERS SCHOOL FUND
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 95378 $ 6,679.73
$ 6,679.73
ELLSWORTH H. HYDE SCHOOL FUND
Northampton Institution for Savings
No. 95379
$
3,004.77
$ 3,004.77
ANNE T. DUNPHY SCHOOL FUND BENEFIT ANNE T. DUNPHY SCHOOL
Northampton Institution for Savings No. 112807 $ 8,186.01
Pacific Gas and Electric 5's '91 No. M13498, 9 @ $1,000.00
1,989.07
$ 10,175.08
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ANNE T. DUNPHY SCHOOL FUND BENEFIT HELEN E. JAMES SCHOOL
Nonotuck Savings Bank No. 30108 $ 8,578.42
Pacific Gas and Electric 5's '91 No. M13500, 501 @ $1,000.00
1,989.07
$ 10,567.49
POST WAR REHABILITATION FUND
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 13332 $ 1,507.79
$ 1,507.79
W.C.T.U. CLOCK FUND
Easthampton Savings Bank No. 55594 $ 2,000.00
$ 2,000.00
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUND
Warner, Bradley et al
Haydenville Savings Bank
No. 11324 $ 100.00
Warren, Warner et al Haydenville Savings Bank No. 9606 250.00
Baker, Graves & Knight No. 9505
875.00
F. L. Main No. 13500
Haydenville Savings Bank
100.00
$ 1,325.00
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STABILIZATION FUND
Haydenville Savings Bank No. 18501
$ 26,173.30
Easthampton Savings Bank
No. 60368 10,150.00
$ 36,323.30
Total Trust and Stabilization Funds in hands of Town Treasurer
$183,319.66
I wish to thank all those who so kindly co-operated with me in carrying out the responsibilities of my office.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY S. WILLISTON Treasurer
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Report of the Highway Department
To the townspeople of Williamsburg I hereby submit a brief summary of projects completed in the various ac- counts of this department for the year ending December 31, 1963.
WINTER HIGHWAYS AND GENERAL HIGHWAYS:
During the winter season of 1963 twenty-three storm centers passed through our area. Eighteen snow and five rain or freezing rain storms. Total amount of snow ac- cumulation was seventy-four inches. Many of these storms were less than four inches, but although plowing operations are less expensive, sanding is much more costly during these smaller storms. One hundred and ninety eight tons of salt were used with just over three thousand tons of sand and four tons of Calceim Chloride to keep our roads reasonably safe to travel on.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION :
This year we finished the last section of Ashfield Road, a 5,450 foot section that joins together work that has been completed on both ends of this road. Work on this project including cutting trees, rough escavation, graveling to grade and one application of top. Many drainage cross pipes were installed because of swampy conditions along most of this section. This project calls for one more ap- plication of top which will be put on next summer.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE :
Some of this account was used in conjunction with 90 construction funds for purpose of widening shoulders on
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Ashfield Road. The balance of this account was expended on brush control, surface treatments and regular main- tainance work on all 90 roads.
CHAPTER 81 :
This account was expended for the most part on regular maintenance work on all roads. Some had to be used for snow removal work. Elsewhere in this report is a list of all roads and amount expended on each.
TOWN RECONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT :
With this account and part of Chapter 782 grant from State, twenty-eight hundred feet of Hydes Hill Road (Clary Road) were reconstructed. This work included ripping up of old pavement, replacing all drainage pipes, improving grade and alignment, fifteen inches of gravel minimum, widening of road, eight foot extension on con- crete bridge and two applications of top material. With the exception of being two feet narrower than chapter 90 roads all other aspects are up to chapter 90 specifications.
CHAPTER 782 :
Part of this money was used with Town Reconstruction funds to finish Reconstruction of Hydes Hill Road. Bal- ance of this account was spent on Conway Road resurface work. This job was the laying by paver of three hundred tons of Type I material and rolled in place with the pur- pose to improve riding surface. If this method works it would be a less costly method of improving some of our old hard surface roads than completely rebuilding them. Looking to future usage and maintenance I feel that Re- construction of these roads is a better investment.
BRIDGE AND RAILING ACCOUNT:
A new section of flex-beam guard rail was installed on Santorium Road. Many deck and guard rail repairs were
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made on many of our wood deck bridges. I have increased budget requests in this account to replace the old wood deck on Village Hill Bridge with steel bridge planking. I feel that inasmuch as the wood decks only last about four years it will be a long run saving to the town to install some of these steel deck bridges, although the initial cost runs about three times that of plank decks.
GENERAL INFORMATION :
I am very pleased to report that Route 143 or Chester- field Road is under construction. The Frank Shields Con- struction Co., was awarded the contract for this project at a cost of $355,000.00 by Mass. Dept. of Public Works. The work is approximately 80% completed and it is es- timated that it will be done around the first of July. This will be a very fine road with 32 feet of hard surface and should serve the town many years with minimum main- tenance costs. I also would like to report that the Town Garage has been completed and occupied by the Highway Dept. since last March and is proving very satisfactory. I feel this building is not only extremely functional but also a fine looking building that the town can be proud to own. I would also like to thank townspeople for their generosity in giving the Dept. funds enough to do its job and start some improvement showing on most of our roads. I realize that having all good roads is a slow process and will take time but it is very encouraging to be able to see a definite trend towards better roads. I would like to see more of our gravel and dirt roads improved and hard topped not only because they are less expensive to main- tain and safer to drive on but it would make building lots on many of these streets more attractive and desirable to people wanting to move into town and build homes. In conclusion I would like to thank all town officials and de- partments for the fine cooperation I have enjoyed from them the past year.
Respectfully submitted, HARRY W. WARNER, JR. Highway Superintendent
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Report of Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent
Because we are losing so many of our Elm shade trees, I have continued a heavy program of sanitation work on other varities of shade trees, that is, pruning out of dead and interfering limbs, cabling where necessary, and try- ing to prolong life and usefulness of these trees. This type of work was contracted on 35 trees on South Street, 21 on Adams, 43 on Adams and 3 on Hemenway Road. We also contracted for removal of 7 large shade trees that were beyond repairs. Continuing our thinking of preserving our shade trees for future generations 12 Norway Maples were planted in sections where Elm trees have been re- moved. Six on Mountain Street (High St.) two on Nash Street, two on Main Street (Whmsbg.) and two on South Street. I would like to thank the girl scouts of town for their assistance in this planting program.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. WARNER, JR.
Two sections of our town were included in the state wide aerial spray program for gypsy moths. One section west of South Street and South of Petticoat Hill Road or the South West corner of town, and the other East of Mountain Street and North Farms Road towards Hatfield. We assisted in the preliminary survey and location of farm animals, fish ponds, water supplies etc. The results of this program were excellent both town and state wide. The Utilities purchased our spray material for roadside
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spraying of undersirable weeds and brush. I feel that this program in the long run not only improves the looks and functioning of our roads but hope that perhaps it saves some of our citizens with allergies, the discomforts of much sneezing. I also attended a 3 day Pesticide Confer- ence at the U of M. Many interesting and enlightening talks on safe usage, application and toxicity of various insecticides, pesticides and rodenticides by leading State and National officials of health and Sanitation depts.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. WARNER, JR.
We were fortunate to get a crew from the Shade Tree Lab. of the U. of M. to come in and scout the town, samp- ling Elm trees at no cost to the town. This crew took 85 samples. I would like to point out at this time that 85 samples does not necessarily mean 85 trees, as many of these samples include a clump or up to four or five trees per sample. Of these 85 samples taken 76 were found to be afflicted with Dutch Elm Disease. Cephalosperium wilt disease was found in three. Verticillium wilt disease in one, and no fungus report on five trees.
Twenty six of these samples (totaling 55 trees) were on public ways and all of these trees have been removed and disposed of. Utilities topped all trees near their lines at no cost to the town and the rest of these trees were topped or dropped by contract with town forces handling picking up and disposal of all trees. Forty three samples (total- ing 65 trees) were on private property. All owners were properly notified. Thirty two of these trees have been re- moved and disposed of. General procedure is for land owners to pay the cost of topping or dropping of these trees and town forces picking up and disposing of them. I hope that the rest of these trees get prompt attention from landowners as there is no way to even start to con-
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trol this disease until all afflicted trees have been removed. Seven of these samples were taken on state highways and the Dept. of Public Works has been notified. Six of the 1962 trees also have been removed. We also had a crew from the Dept. of Natural Resources out of Pittsfield in town early in the year inspecting beetle infested dead elms. Including what the state crew cut and our own cutting a total of 217 trees afflicted with Dutch Elm Dis- ease or beetle infested trees were disposd of this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY W. WARNER, JR.
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Report of the Police Department
The streets were patrolled most week-ends and holidays when traffic was heavy and late nights when it warranted it.
The Police worked a total of 751 hours and travelled 5334 miles.
Four patients were transported to the State Hospital : Two auto accident victims were taken to the Cooley Dickinson Hospital by the department.
School crossing officers worked a total of 9001/2 hours.
Thirty-eight motor vehicle accidents were reported to local police, twelve to state police; eighteen of the acci- dents reported to local police, were investigated at the scene, eight were not; eight of these were one car acci- dents. Fifteen were two car accidents; one three car accident; two were four car accidents. Twenty-eight per- sons claimed injuries in the accidents that were reported to local police. Four cars were reported as stolen and one recovered in Weathersfield, Conn., two in Northamp- ton and one in Turners Falls. Two arrests were made for using a car without authority.
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