USA > Massachusetts > Middlesex County > Lincoln > Town Report on Lincoln 1951-1955 > Part 35
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55
89
Bicentennial Committee
90
Recreation Committee .
96
deCordova and Dana Museum and Park
97
School Committee
101
STATISTICAL INFORMATION
Vital Statistics
116
Valuation List
181
Trust Funds
138
Fire Calls
247
WARRANT FOR 1955
157
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
Donald P. Donaldson MODERATOR Term Expires
1955
TOWN CLERK
William H. Davis
1955
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
John O. Wilson, Chairman
1955
Edmund W. Giles
1956
Henry DeC. Ward
1957
ASSESSORS
George G. Tarbell, Jr., Chairman
1956
Arthur W. Rice
1957
G. Arnold Wiley
1955
TREASURER
Frederick B. Taylor
1955
COLLECTOR OF TAXES
William H. Davis
1956
AUDITOR
Louis C. Farley, Jr.
1955
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1956
Elizabeth C. Donaldson 1957
Ernest P. Neumann
1955
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Sumner Smith, Chairman
1956
Edward S. Taylor
1957
Henry Warner
1955
TREE WARDEN
Daniel A. MacInnis, Jr.
1955
BOARD OF HEALTH
Gordon A. Donaldson, Chairman
1955
Warren F. Flint
1956
Ellen DeN. Cannon
1957
John W. Carman, Chairman
1
TOWN GOVERNMENT
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Term Expires
George E. Cunningham, Chairman
1956
Robert D. Donaldson
1957
James B. Billings (Resigned)
1955
H. Arnold Maclean (Appointed)
1955
PLANNING BOARD
Richard J. Eaton, Chairman
1956
Arthur T. Howard, Clerk
1957
Howard Snelling 1955
Everett A. Black
1958
Alan McClennen
1959
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK
Clifford J. Bradley
1955
Joseph R. Tracey
1955
COMMISSIONERS OF TRUST FUNDS
Clement C. Sawtell, Chairman
1955
William DeFord
1956
William T. King
1957
TRUSTEES OF BEMIS FUND FOR FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
Christopher W. Hurd, Chairman
1955
Mabel H. Todd 1956
Leonard C. Larrabee
1957
TRUSTEES OF LINCOLN LIBRARY
Roland C. Mackenzie, Chairman
George G. Tarbell
Alice G. Meriam
John O. Wilson, Chairman Selectmen ex-officio
John W. Carman, Chairman School Committee ex-officio
deCORDOVA AND DANA MUSEUM AND PARK A. Directors
1956
Charles H. Blake
1957
Elizabeth J. Snelling
1958
Jane K. Vance
1955
B. Directors
Richard S. Meriam - appointed by Library Trustees 1955
Arthur E. Thiessen - appointed by Selectmen 1957
Helen Wiley - appointed by School Committee
1956
2
John Q. Adams
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEFS
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Term Expires
Leslie M. Willard
1955
CLERK OF SELECTMEN AND PUBLIC WELFARE AGENT
M. Elizabeth Causer 1955
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Clifford H. Bradley
1955
CHIEF OF POLICE
Leo J. Algeo
1955
POLICE OFFICERS
Lawrence P. Hallett
1955
James J. Diamond
1955
CONSTABLES
Leo J. Algeo
1955
Lawrence P. Hallett
1955
John J. Kelliher
1955
George E. Cunningham
1955
DOG OFFICERS
Leo J. Algeo
1955
Lawrence P. Hallett
1955
James J. Diamond
1955
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Orrin C. Wood
1955
SPECIAL POLICE
John T. Algeo
Harry B. Knowles, Jr.
Bob Bernson
Harry B. Knowles, 3rd
Robert H. Booth
Daniel A. MacInnis, Jr.
Floriy Campobasso
Karl F. Lahnstein
Joseph Campobasso
Edward D. Rooney
Carl Smith
John Cook Joseph Cotoni
Francis J. Smith
Henry J. Davis
Sumner Smith
James DeNormandie
David Spooner
William Doherty
Henry Warner
Francis T. Gilbert
Leslie M. Willard
John Gilbert
Orrin C. Wood
3
TOWN GOVERNMENT
FIRE ENGINEERS
Term Expires
Andrew J. Dougherty
1955
Frank W. Gordon
1955
William M. Dean
1955
FOREST WARDEN
Andrew J. Dougherty
1955
DEPUTY FOREST WARDEN
Frank W. Gordon
1955
Daniel A. MacInnis, Jr.
1955
PETROLEUM INSPECTOR
1955
DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE
Eveleth R. Todd
1955
BUILDING INSPECTOR
1955
PLUMBING INSPECTOR
Daniel J. Murphy
1955
WIRING INSPECTOR
1955
BOARD OF APPEALS
Elliott V. Grabill, Chairman
1956
James DeNormandie (Resigned)
1955
Elmer H. Ziegler (Appointed)
1955
Henry B. Hoover
1958
John White
1957
Thomas B. Adams
1959
William Dean, Associate Member
1955
Hans Van Leer, Associate Member
1956
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
1955
Andrew J. Dougherty
1956
Henry J. Davis
1957
William H. Davis, Town Clerk ex-officio
1955
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
Andrew J. Dougherty
Walter Bergquist
William Dean
Manley B. Boyce
4
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Term Expires
M. Elizabeth Causer
1955
Marian N. Ober
1955
John J. Kelliher
1955
MEMBER OF DISTRICT NURSING COMMITTEE
Alberta A. Fradd (Resigned)
1955
Louise H. McClennen (Appointed)
1955
FENCE VIEWERS
1955
John J. Kelliher
1955
FIELD DRIVERS
Joseph Campobasso
1955
Sherman Davis
1955
RECREATION COMMITTEE
Ethan Murphy, Chairman
1955
John W. Carman
1955
Astrid L. Donaldson
1955
Norman Fradd
1955
John B. Garrison
1955
Edward D. Rooney
1955
Sadie J. Sherman
1955
David Todd
1955
SURVEYOR OF CORD WOOD
1955
Clifford Bradley
VETERANS' AGENT
1955
CARETAKER OF TOWN HALL
Orrin C. Wood
1955
Name
Residence
Occupation
Lawrence B. Anderson
Beaver Pond Road South Great Road
Engineer
Theodore C. Baker
Asst. Manager
John M. Barnaby
Baker Bridge Road Concord Road
Coach
Cambridge Turnpike
Engineer
Walter B. Belanger Robert P. Brown John J. Connair Charles E. Crane
Page Road Lincoln Road Weston Road
Architect Retired
Ind. Real Estate
Gilmore B. Creelman, Jr.
Bank Teller
D. Bradford Davis Murray P. Farnsworth
South Great Road Beaver Pond Road Lincoln Road
Printer
Salesman
5
Edmund W. Giles
JURY LIST, 1954
Architect
Richard B. Ayer
George G. Tarbell
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Name Richard C. Fleck William L. Grinnell Stanley Heck Gerard C. Henderson Kenneth W. Hess Townsend Hornor Leonard C. Larrabee
Residence
Occupation
Investment Officer District Manager Purchasing Agent Advertising Executive Banker
Treasurer's Office
Edward S. Mullins
Robert L. Niles
Blueberry Lane Beaver Pond Road
Art Teacher Salesman Engineer
Elliott F. Page Frederick P. Walkey John G. Webb
South Great Road
Museum Director Banker
G. Arnold Wiley
Lexington Road
Engineer
Guilbert Winchell
Concord Road
Retired
Appointed June 14th, 1954. William H. Davis, Town Clerk
APPOINTED BY THE TREASURER
M. Elizabeth Causer
1955
APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF HEALTH
COMMUNITY NURSE
Marian N. Ober
1955
BURIAL AGENT
William H. Davis
1955
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
Andrew J. Dougherty
1955
APPOINTED BY THE MODERATOR
FINANCE COMMITTEE
F. Winchester Denio, Chairman 1957
Thomas J. Rouner, Secretary 1956
William N. Page 1955
1956
Paul L. Norton
Charles K. Fitts
1957
Sandy Pond Road Beaver Pond Road Bedford Road Beaver Pond Road Tower Road Sandy Pond Road Bedford Road Weston Road
Weston Road
ASSISTANT TREASURER Term Expires
6
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
MEMORIAL DAY COMMITTEE
Term Expires
David B. Spooner
1955
Gladys de Y. Herman
1955
Rev. Rollin J. Fairbanks
1955
James V. Lennon
1955
Louis E. Paddock
1955
BUILDING CODE COMMITTEE
Norman F. Brisson
William M. Dean Manning W. MacRae
Robert Bygrave
Henry B. Hoover
REGIONAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Malcolm L. Donaldson Victor A. Lutnicki
William A. Wilson
(The other members of this committee, appointed by the Sudbury Moderator, are Luther M. Child, Robert S. Childs and John Woods)
SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Andrew J. Dougherty Elliott V. Grabill
Stanley Heck Elizabeth J. Snelling
James DeNormandie
200th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
Edith B. Farrar
Warren F. Flint
E. Donlan Rooney Alice W. Smith Frederick H. Greene, Jr.
SCHOOL LAND COMMITTEE
Andrew J. Dougherty Elliott V. Grabill
Stanley Heck Elizabeth J. Snelling
COMMITTEE ON SITES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT HOUSING Andrew J. Dougherty, Chief of Fire Engineers Richard J. Eaton, Chairman of Planning Board S. Leonard Arnold Henry M. Morgan Russell L. Haden, Jr.
BEDFORD AIRPORT COMMITTEE
Thomas B. Adams Calvin P. Bartlett
Walter E. Belanger Richard J. Eaton
Katharine S. White
7
TOWN GOVERNMENT
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS COMMITTEE
Andrew J. Dougherty Elliott V. Grabill
Stanley Heck Ernest P. Neumann Elizabeth J. Snelling
MOSQUITO CONTROL COMMITTEE
Charles H. Blake
John B. Tew
Barbara K. Warner
APPOINTED BY THE CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR
MEMBERS OF AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE
Walter Belanger
James W. Mar
Robert Booth
Walter Bonia
Sheldon A. Briggs
Secor Browne Stanley Cibel
Robert C. Day
Richard J. Eaton
Warren F. Flint
Howard W. Foote
Allston Riley E. Donlan Rooney
Donald A. Gilfoy Lowell Hollingsworth
Eliot Hubbard, 3rd Medford E. Huntley Ernest L. Johnson David W. Kirkpatrick
Harry B. Knowles, Jr. Harold Lawson H. Arnold Maclean
John !'. Mclellan Thomas R. Morse W. Newton Nelson Foster Nystrom Warren Parker William Powers Roland W. Robbins
Charles A. Snelling Howard Snelling Henry Sturm Didrick Tonseth Robert Thorson John B. Warner G. Arnold Wiley Edwin L. Williams Arthur Witham
Henry Woods
8
Cown Government
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Communications
The operators in our local telephone exchange have given such good service to our fire and police departments for so many years that we had come to accept it as an automatic and perpetual opera- tion. On fire calls they notify the fire engineers, truck drivers and key call firemen, answer inquiries as to the location and nature of fires and do all this at no cost to the Town. On police calls they locate the officer on duty even if it is necessary to call Concord where the call can be sent out by radio. All this will stop on April 30, 1955 when the dial system goes into effect, the local office is closed and Arlington becomes the headquarters.
For many months the fire engineers, police chief, civil defense officials and others have been working with the Selectmen on plans for a communications system to replace that which we are losing. Operations in other towns have been observed, radio systems, tapper systems and telephone systems explored and appraised, and costs est- imated. The unanimous recommendation is that a central telephone switchboard and radio transmitter be established at the Town House to. be manned around the clock.
Specifically, we propose having a switchboard in the Town Offices with three trunk lines coming in and 25 direct lines out to the following :
5 Police 15 Fire
1 Highway garage
1 Pumping station
2 Town offices
1 Civil Defense
Additional trunk lines in and direct lines out can be added. A radio base station will be located adjacent to the switchboard through which the operator can communicate with the two police cars which are now equipped with radio and the three fire engines which we propose to so equip. In addition, it is planned to move the fire whistle to the Town House, a higher and more central location, so it too can be operated by the person at the switchboard.
The personnel problem is of utmost importance. As long as the volume of calls is not materially greater than at present, the staff in the office can and are willing to man the equipment during regu- lar business hours. Their qualifications are evident. During other hours, too, it is imperative that we have personnel who are reliable,
9
TOWN GOVERNMENT
calm in emergencies, thoroughly familiar with the Town and well trained by both the police and fire engineers so that they can be of maximum help to both departments.
The proposed system involves a minimum of capital expenditure $4,887. part of which will probably be reimbursed from Federal Civil Defense funds. Hence, we have flexibility to change the system if it does not work satisfactorily. Operating expenses are high $6,361. for the balance of 1955 and approximately $9,000. for a twelve months period. Most of the operating expense is for personnel and any sys- tem would involve this same cost. We believe this to be an econom- ical and efficient system which will (1) fill the gap resulting from introduction of the dial system and (2) provide better service for the Town.
To the individual telephone operators and to the New England Tel- ephone & Telegraph Company we extend our thanks for their co-oper- ation and contributions to the welfare of the Town over a period of many years.
Fire Department
The report of the special committee to re-examine previous recom- mendations for a site for a fire station appears elsewhere in this volume. In view of the conclusions an article appears in the warrant for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting to acquire the suggested site. The Selectmen believe that prompt action is desirable.
The Fire Department continues to function efficiently and success- fully. The fire record is so good that many of us do not stop to think of the physical effort, planning and sacrifices that go into this operation. It must be recognized that the availability of call firemen is a constantly more troublesome problem, that the growth of the Town accelerates the time when we should have a driver at a sta- tion all the time to move out one piece of apparatus immediately and that an adequate station is a matter for consideration in the next few years, not in the indefinite future.
Police Department
Recommendation is made to add a fourth full time man to the police force. The use of special police for necessary work which could not be handled by the present personnel has been increasing steadily, and the need of more hours on traffic control is evident. These facts combined indicate that now is the time to make a permanent addition. It must be recognized that all police problems are multiplied as the city moves nearer to us.
Lexington and Page Roads
As the result of a fatal accident and a series of actual and near accidents at the intersection of Lexington Road and Route 2 and Page
10
SELECTNEN
Road and Route 2, the Selectmen issued a temporary order, approved by appropriate State authority, making both roads one way for a short distance near Route 2. Vehicles on Route 2 are not permitted to enter either Page Road or Lexington Road. Preliminary conversations with the State Department of Public Works assure us of their interest in doing something to decrease the hazard to vehicles coming out from Cambridge which are trying to turn left onto these roads. It is expected confidently that a solution will be found that will elim- inate the inconvenience encountered by some residents of the Town as a result of the temporary order.
Chapter 90 Construction
Over a period of years Trapelo Road was rebuilt in its entirety except for the section from the Center to Lexington Road. A serious drainage problem has developed in that section in recent years and it is estimated that the cost of building suitable drains would be $8,000 to $10,000. The road itself is expensive to maintain and will need extensive repairs within a few years in any case. The cost of rebuilding the road and drains may be as much as $18,000. With the approval of the abutters, the Selectmen have petitioned the County and State to accept this section of Trapelo Road for a Chapter 90 project. The County and State will not participate in the cost of solving the drainage problem alone but have tentatively allocated $9,000 ($3,000 from the County and $6,000 from the State) to be matched by $3,000 from the Town to start a complete rebuilding this year if funds are voted by the Town now. It is contemplated that this work would be let out by contract.
Department of Public Works
Many towns have established Departments of Public Works to centra- lize control and management of some or all of the work now done by our Highway, Water, Cemetery and Tree and Moth departments. The Selectmen believe that the possibilities of economy and better ser- vice from such a system should be investigated carefully before any recommendation is made to the Town and have inserted an article in the Warrant looking to the appointment of a committee to examine this matter thoroughly.
Capital Improvements
The Selectmen also recommend the appointment of a committee to study the capital improvements needed by the Town over, the foresee- able future. Our experience has been that all such capital invest- ments have arisen as emergencies. It is our thought that a committee assigned to this one subject would be expected to develop a long range program which would permit appropriate timing and financial planning.
11
TO IN GOVERNMENT
Administrative Assistant
The experience of a year and a half has confirmed the opinion of the Selectmen that the Town can profitably employ a full time man with engineering and municipal background to carry out projects approved by the Board, to consult with the Board on problems on which his background and training have given him special knowledge and to gather information as needed. Our present assistant, Mr. Willard, has met with and worked for various other boards and committees in- cluding especially the Water Commissioners, Board of Health, Plann- ing Board and Bicentennial Committee. A start has been made on central purchasing although more can be done in that line. More in- formation has been available on various subjects, for instance, comm- unications because there was some one available to dig out the mat- erial. More prompt action has been taken on many matters, such as the dump and garbage collection, because there was some one who could be assigned to carry out the plans once they were formulated and approved. An interesting side light on this subject is that several towns are now adopting this procedure or are seriously con- sidering such action.
Town Dump
Immediately after the 1954 Annual Town Meeting, arrangements were made for fencing the dump and for having a man in attendance three days a week. Only contractors who make special arrangements have access to the dump at other times. Although the salary appears to be an added expense, it is offset in part by the decrease in cost of clearing up and bulldozing and further by the decrease in the number of fire calls. The slight net increase in cost appears to be well justified, and a continuation of the present operation is contem- plated as indicated by the budget.
Garbage Collection
The system developed in the spring of 1954 by which the Town collects the fees for garbage collection and pays for collections actually made has worked well from all points of view. The clerical cost was absorbed by other departments in 1954 pending determination as to whether the system would continue. This year there will be allocated to this account the estimated cost of billing and other services as was originally contemplated when the schedule of charges was set. The number of house holders using this service has been rising steadily and is estimated at an average of 250 for 1955.
Hurricane
It will be noticed that various departments, especially Highway, expended less money than had been budgeted for 1954. This was due
12
SELECTHEN
largely to the hurricanes which necessitated a rearrangement of schedules. All expenses of cleaning up after the first hurricane became eligible for reimbursement by the State and were charged to a separate account rather than to the usual departmental appropri- ations.
Having in mind the fact that the Boston Edison Company has pur- chased land for a substation in Lincoln and the fact that several sections of Town were without electricity for several days after each hurricane, the Selectmen requested the Company to bring the trunk line from Waltham to the substation under ground. The request- ed meeting on this subject has not been held as yet. Public support for this project will be solicited at the appropriate time.
Roads
The steady deterioration of our roads has been accelerated during the past year and has reached the point were even more maintenance and patching cannot prevent rebuilding much longer. The maintenance budget for 1955 is larger, but there are strong inclinations that the Town must soon face a program of extensive draining, shaping and re- surfacing. It is expected that the proposed committee on capital ex- penditures will give due consideration to this matter.
Respectfully submitted
Edmund W. Giles Henry DeC. Ward John O. Wilson, Chairman.
13
TORN GOVERNMENT
TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
The Town Clerk is the official recorder of Town events and activi- ties and issues licenses and certificates. His duties include re- cording the proceedings at Town Meetings and elections, and notifying the Selectmen and other officers concerned of appropriations which have been voted.
The record of Registered Voters of Lincoln is kept at the Clerk's office. Persons wishing to become voters in the Town should communi- cate with the Clerk.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Monday, March 1, 1954
Pursuant to a Warrant duly served, the Meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. Donald P. Donaldson, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The return of the Warrant was read, and the Moderator called attention to Article I. £ (Election of Officers).
Article 2. To bring in their votes for any committees, commission- ers, trustees, and other officers, required by law to be elected by ballot or otherwise.
Voted: That Clifford II. Bradley and Joseph Tracey be elected Measurers of Wood and Bark for the ensuing year.
Article 3. To hear and act upon the reports of Town Officers, Committees, Commissioners and Trustees. Voted: That the reports of the Town Officers, Committees and Trustees as printed in the Town Report be accepted and the reports of the following Committees be accepted as interim reports, and that the Committees and their unexpended appropriations be continued: Building Code Committee, School Building Committee, 200th Anniversary Committee, School Land Committee; and that the following reports be accepted as final: Union Health Committee, Town By-laws Committee and Town Report Committee.
Article 4. To fix the salaries and compensation of the several elective officers of the Town and to determine whether any Department, Board or Committee shall be authorized to employ for additional com- pensation any of its members and to fix additional compensation of such members.
Voted: That the salaries of the elected Officers of the Town for the current year be fixed at the following amounts respectively: Selectmen, each $200.00 Assessors,
Treasurer 200.00 other members, each $175.00
Collector of Taxes
1,800.00 Auditor 50.00
Town Clerk
350.00
Water Commissioners,
Assessors, Chairman 200.00 each 75.00
Tree Warden 200.00
TOUN MEETINGS
Article 5. To raise and appropriate money for the necessary and expedient purposes of the Town and enact anything in relation to the same .
At the request of Mr. Wilson the Civil Defense appropriation, Item Number 42, was held out for discussion. He pointed out the difficul- ty of arriving at a figure because of the many unknown factors in- volved. Mr. E. R. Todd, Civil Defense Director, then commented on what had been done, and referred to the proposed budget as an operating budget, which did not allow for capital expenditures such as an auxil- iary lighting generator and other equipment. It was his opinion, how- ever, that an Auxiliary Police Force could be organized within the amount recommended. There was no further discussion and with the in- creases and deductions recommended, the following was
Voted: That under Article 5 of the Warrant the Town raise and ap- propriate for the 1954 fiscal year the eighty-seven separate appropri- ations recommended by the report of the Finance Committee as printed in the 1953 Town Report on pages 157 to 165 inclusive, and there be raised in addition thereto the following increases: Item 42, $97.50 by transfer of unexpended balance Civil Defense Clerical; Item LLA, Garbage Collection Account, $2,500.00, to be taken from Free Cash; Item 51, Public Welfare, $2,000.00; Item 71, Town Reports, $45.65; Item 72A, Dump Operation and Maintenance, $1,000.00; Item 82, Water Works, Meters, Operating Expenses and Miscellaneous, $1,000.00; making an aggregate for general purposes of $407,558.91 and an aggre- gate for Water Works of $27,606.25, and that in connection with the foregoing vote the following sums for the several items shall be applied from the sources respectively designated, as follows: Item 37, Dutch Elm Disease Control, $94.50 from unexpended balance 1953; Item 46, Chapter 90, $3,000.00, from Free Cash and returned thereto when reimbursed from State and County; Item 60, New Equipment Schools, $711.25 from deCordova School Equipment Fund Income and $53.01 from Grammar School Income; Item 62, Books (Library), $500.00 from Free Cash to be returned thereto upon receipt of $500.00 from Library Trus- tees per agreement; Item 75, School Building (Bonds), $25,000.00 from Free Cash; Items 77, 77a, 80, 81, 82, 83, Water Works, $27,606.25 from Water Works Treasury; Item 79, Reserve Fund, $8,000.00 from Free Cash, any unexpended balance to be returned thereto. Further voted: that the following Balance Sheet Item of Unexpended Accounts on 12/31/53 be transferred to Surplus: (See Page 46) Town Reports Committee, $67.40; Truck and Sprayer for Tree and Moth Department, $177.30; Re- vision of Town By-laws, $150.00; Union Health District, $100.00.
Article 6. 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 be- ginning January 1, 1954, and to issue a note or notes therefor, pay- able within one year and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
15
TONN GOVERNMENT
Voted: That the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1954, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.