Town annual report of Chelmsford 1940, Part 13

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Publication date: 1940
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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9. Latin Club


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ 3.70


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


13.80


Total Receipts


17.50


Less : Payment s, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


15.10


Balance, Dec. 31, 1940


$ 2.40


10. Class of 1940


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ 18.91


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


313.94


Total Receipts


332.85


Less: Payments, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


257.85


Balance, June 30, 1940*


$ 75.00


11. Class of 1941


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ 1.87


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


97.96


Total Receipts


99.83


Less: Payments, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


42.34


Balance, Dec. 31, 1940


$ 57.49


12. Class of 1942


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ .85


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


44.95


Total Receipts


45.80


Less : Payments, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940


33.43


$ 12.37


13. Year Book of 1940 **


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


$ 844.84


Less: Payments, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


844.84


14. Athletic Association


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ 1030.63


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


1482.07


Total Receipts


2512.70


Les 8 : Payment s, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940 Balance, Dec. 31, 1940


$ 616.24


15. Debating Society


Balance, Jan. 1, 1940


$ . 74


Receipts, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


6.00


Total Receipts


6.74


Less : Payments, Jan. 1 -- Dec. 31, 1940


6.10


Balance, Dec. 31, 1940


$ .64


1896.46


169


Total Balances in All Accounts


$ 1386.31


Distribution of Money in Funds, Dec. 31, 1940 In Checking Account -- Union Old Lowell Bank 686.09 On Interest -- Lowell Institution for Savings *** 700.32


Total Cash in Banks


$ 1386.31


*Amount to be used as class gift toward the purchase of an Electric Scoreboard for the Auditorium


** Profit transferred to General Fund


*** Interest on Money credited to General Fund


I am pleased to acknowledge, with many thanks, the kind assistance and hearty co-operation that I have received from you, Mr. Wright, the School Committee, parents, the faculty, and student body, in trying to make our school what it should be.


Respectfully yours,


LUCIAN H. BURNS


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SCHOOL CENSUS -- OCTOBER 1, 1940


Registration of Minors:


5-7 Years


7-14 Years


14-16 Years


Boys


107


484


170


Girls.


114


465


142


Total


221


949


312


Distribution of Minors:


In Public Schools.


181


934


291


In Vocational School .


. 0


2


In Private Schools


3


15


15


In Institutions


1


Not in School.


37


3


-


-


Total


221


949


312


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ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 1, 1940


I


II


III


IV


V


VI


VII


VIII


Total


McFarlin


38


35


47


39


37


34


52


35


317


East


17


9


17


15


20


16


19


16


129


Highland Ave.


12


14


14


10


12


14


13


13


102


Princeton St.


27


33


24


35


28


38


28


28


241


Quessy


14


10


13


10


12


16


12


19


106


South


14


5


9


7


6


7


48


Westlands


20


25


22


17


25


15


17


13


154


142


131


146


133


140


140


141


124


1097


High School:


IX


153


X


148


XI


125


XII


101


527


Total


1624


172


ENROLLMENT FOR LAST TEN YEARS (Taken on October 1st of each year)


Elementary


High


Total


1931


1227


345


1572


1932


1258


376


1634


1933


1265


382


1647


1934


1242


408


1650


1935


1203


436


1639


1936


1193


434


1627


1937


1158


445


1603


1938


1158


485


1643


1939


1140


512


1652


1940


1097


527


1624


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GRADUATES OF EIGHTH GRADE


North Chelmsford, June 12, 1940


PRINCETON STREET SCHOOL


Robert Ronald Bellemore John Harold Buchanan Richard Brooks Carkin Mary Cincevich Bernard John Clark. Virginia Emily DeCarteret


Richard Lynch


Alfred George Marcotte, Jr.


Bevorly Louise Messer


John Lester Monette Verna Louise Morris


Peter Joseph Narus, Jr.


Geraldine Burr Eddy


Theresa Irene Pomerleau


Geraldine Phyllis Edgerly


Sophie Susan Prowker


Nicholas Samuel Fantozzi


James Walter Reeves Shirley Jean Robinson


Harry Green, Jr. John Warren Hafey, Jr. Robert Ellsworth Hall


Jeanne Louise Swallow


Charles Russell Taylor


Thomas Joseph Kerrigan, Jr. Lloyd Carleton Kiberd


Donald Edward Trubey


Frank Taggart Vennard, Jr.


Edward Alfred Vondal


Chelmsford Center, June 13, 1940


McFARLIN SCHOOL


Ruth Eleanor Adams Beatrice Mary Ambler


Edna L. Angus Barbara Ellen Beausoleil Dorothy Christine Cahill Marguerite Ann Carruthers Betty Lou Connor Freeman George Dearth John Eason Donovan J. Frank Durant, Jr. Spiros Emanouil Donald H. Eriksen Evelyn E. Fields June Mildred Garrow Charles Allan Gray Robert Sherman Gray Frederick W. Greenwood


Armand 0. Marchildon


Robert Francis McAndrew


Bernard Robert McHugh


Eleanor Helen Mochrie Norman Everett Mochrie Ernest Samuel Mortham Thomas Morton, Jr. Albert H. Nichols


Horace Skelton Nichols


Frances Mae Niemaszyk Eunice R. Parker Elizabeth C. Pentedemos Raymond Francis Purcell


Robert William Greenwood Audrey J. Hall Claire Hartley John W. Halentic Roy Bartlett Hinckley Barbara B. Jones Robert Leroy Jones, Jr. Raymond Walter Judge Alexander Karafelis Theresa Rose Laferriere Christine Dorothy Lapham


Kenneth R. Reid, Jr. Hazel L'artha Rollo Louis R. Rondeau George D. Spanos Nancy J. Spanos Sidney E. Speed Harold Francis Stott, Jr. Ceorge Thomas Straughan Carolyn Jeanne Tarbox Ruth Audrey Thomas Lillian Beatrice Verheyen


Helen E. Vrouhas


Dorothea W. Wrigley Lederick Zaher


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Michael Moses Fantozzi


Mary Ernestine Jeanette Quintin


George LeMasurier Theresa Claire Long 17 33


Chelmsford Center, June 13, 1940


WESTLANDS SCHOOL


William Wilson Colmer Mary Laura Coppen Constance Mary Desaulnier John Dulgarian Barnard Leslie George


Astrid Elizabeth Hanson Louise Joanne Hennessy Hazel Jean Kolesnikoff Charles Daniel Lohnes


Pauline Nelvina Messier Robert Albert Michaud Edward Robert Morse


Shirley May Pickard Arthur Donald Pratt


Neal Cameron Stanley Merton Weldon Stevens Elaine Ruth Vayo


North Chelmsford, June 14, 1940


GEORGE R. QUESSY SCHOOL


Carmel Mary Abrahamson Jean Eleanor Berubee


C. Deane Brown, Jr. Claire Lois Burton Lillian Evelyn Cooke


Lorraine Doris Forrest Shirley Dorothy French Rita Claire Lillian Gervais


George Stuart Gordon


Ernest George Kisley


A. Dorothy MacQuesten Charlotte Grace Nystrom Roy Wallace MacQuesten Mildred Blanche Polley Mary Smith Robert Arthur Taylor


HIGHLAND AVENUE SCHOOL


Monica Agnes Barron Leo Belida


Charles Arthur Bishop


Raymond Ralph Bishop


Francis Joseph Brennan, Jr.


Raymond Russell Campbell


Raymond Paul Cummings Victor Edward Deamcis, Jr.


Richard Perry Delmore Aline Marie Desmarais Rita Helen Duffy


Virginia Charlotte Eldridge Glenn Albert Fisher Arthur Francis Kelly, Jr. Andre Ernest LaPointe Elsie Lucille Miller


Pauline Theresa Paquette Elizabeth Gertrude Reedy Jacqueline Marie Rousseau John Wahlers Sargent Donald Edward Woods Catherine Eileen Yoachimciuk


East Chelmsford, June 14, 1940


Thomas Edward Firth, Jr. Edna Irene Hayes Margaret Mary Hunt


Virginia Muriel Hydusko Albert Milton Jones Ruth Barbara Knox Rita Lambert Florence Ora Lemay Lowetta Rita Lemay


Russell Lemere


Richard Edward Mcclure Kenneth Raymond Millman Marion Alice Morton Alice Catherine Nobrega Eileen Patricia O'Neil


Dorothy Anna Shedd


Frank Joseph Silva Ernest Roland Thurber


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GRADUATES OF HIGH SCHOOL


June 19, 1940


Angus, John Alfred Beauregard, Paul Henry Belida, Michael, Jr. Berg, Edward Henry Bettencourt, Marilyn Marie Bishop, Elsie Lillian Boucher, Irene Beatrice Bridgeford, Gladys May


Brooks, Pearl Marjorie


Buchanan, Kenneth McElroy


Burndrett, Edith Isabelle Burns, Mary Angelia Burton, Vernon Luke Cahill, Geraldine Margaret Cahill, L. Joan Cann, Hazel Juliette Carey, Margaret Cereta Cleghorn, Barbara Ellen Coppen, William Lawrence Donovan, Helen Virginia Firth, Robert Arnold Fletcher, Vernon Ford, Millard Harriette Fox, Elizabeth Frances Fremeau, John Wilfred Garrow, Althea Elizabeth Gaudette, Gilbert Omer Golden, James Robin Golubisky, Benjamin John Grant, Donald Cameron Gray, Donald Parker Hall, John Albert Hall, Milton Irving Hansen, Dorothy Virginia Hennessy, William Joseph Hines, Barbara Mary Hood, George Currier, Jr. Howie, Roberta Viola Johnson, Edith Elsie Kinnal, Julian Stephen Krivetz, Jean


Lapham, Doris Elinor Lapham, Roger Edward


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Leman, Albert


Lennox, Daniel Hamilton


Manahan, George Freeman


Manahan, John Flint


Marinel, Donald Alva McDonough, Josephine Evelyn


McHugh, Patricia Marie


Miller, Gertrude Lois


Miskell, Francis Gerard


Murphy, John. Vincent


Nath, Virginia Louise


Nickerson, Howard Leslie, Jr.


Noel, Pauline Rose Oczkowski, Stasia Rose


O'Neil, Dolores Marie


Pelletier, Irene Clara Petterson, Glendyse Elizabeth


Pope, George James Quimby, Esther Venitti


Richardson, Ernest Archibald


Rosendale, Walter Everett Sanders, Wallace Amos


Santos, Mary Lourdes


Saunders, Agnes Pearl Simpson, Lovania May Small, Patricia Speed, Harold Clifton, Jr.


Stanton, Irma Dorothy


Strobel, Ethel Gertrude


Sullivan, William Joseph Taylor, Frederick Gustaf Thompson, Ruth Marion Trubey, Dwight Victor


Trubey, John Wesley


Wallace, Glem Lewis


Wiggin, Norma Ordway


Winnette, Ellsworth Albin


Woodward, Chester Albert Wrigley, Vincent Leo


Yeschanin, Julia


Zabierek, Leona Vincentina Zaher, Nicholas Peter


42


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 3, 1941 and March 10, 1941 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To Vinson C. Reid, Constable, or any suitable person of the Town of Chelmsford.


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby requested to not- ify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several poll- ing places, viz ;


Precinct 1. Town Hall, Chelmsford Centre.


Precinct 2. Town Hall, North Chelmsford.


Precinct 3. Fire House, West Chelmsford.


Precinct 4. School House, East Chelmsford.


Precinct 5. Liberty Hall, South Chelmsford.


Precinct 6. Golden Cove School House, Westlands.


On Monday, the Third day of March, 1941, being the first Monday in said month, at 12 o'clock noon, for the following purposes :


To bring in their votes for the following officers:


Moderator for one year. One Selectman for three years.


One member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years.


Treasurer and Tax Collector for one year.


One Assessor for three years.


Tree Warden for one year.


One member of the Board of Health for three years.


One School Committee member for three years.


One Cemetery Commissioner for three years.


One Park Commissioner for three years.


Two Trustees of Adams Library for three years.


One Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years.


One Member of the Planning Board for five years.


One Constable for one year.


and to vote on the following question:


Question 1. (Part 1) Shall the Town vote to have the office of Chief of Police placed within the classified civil service? Yes .. No .


(Part 2) If it is voted to place the office of Chief of Police within the Classified civil service, shall the Town vote to provide for the continuance in said office of Arthur Cooke, the present incumbent thereof, after passing a qualifying .examination? Yes No.


All on one ballot


The polls will be open from 12 noon to 8 p.m. and to meet in the Town Hall at Chelmsford on the following Monday the tenth day of March, 1941 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act upon the following articles, viz;


ARTICLE 1. To hear reports of Town Officers and Committees; or act in relation thereto .


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RTICLE 2. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be required to de- fray Town charges for the current year; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to act as its agent in any suit or suits which may arise during the current year, with authority to settle and adjust claims or demands for or against the Town; and to em- ploy counsel whenever in their judgment it is necessary; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current financial year, or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 5. to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account a sum not exceeding Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) to be used as a Reserve Fund at the discretion of the Finance Committee, as provided in General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6, or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum with which to meet unpaid bills of previous years; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to use the following lots of land, now owned by the Town, or any part of them, for the purpose of forest conserva- tion under the Town Forest Act as provided in General Laws; Chapter 132, Section 35 as adopted by the Town at its Annual Meeting February 8, 1926. The R. Hodgman Lot, off Concord Road, 24 acres; The A. Hodgman Lot, off Concord Road, 14 acres; The Gage Estate Lot, off Mill Road, 60 acres; The Gage Estate Lot, off Mill Road, 10 acres; The Town Farm Wood Lot, Turnpike and Mill Road, 34 acres; The Town Dump Lot, on Swain Road, 17 acres; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600), or some other sum, for the purpose of enlarging, re- modeling and equiping the kitchen in the Lower Town Hall; or act in relation thereto .


RTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred thirty-five and 48/100 Dollars ($235.48) to complete the Town's share of the cost of the addition to the High School; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Forty-seven Dollars ($547), or some other sum, to purchase equipment to improve the fire protection at the High School; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450), or some other sum, for the purpose of purchas- ing an automobile for the Police Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 12. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 11, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to transfer, by a good and suffic- ient Bill of Sale, title to the Plymouth Automobile now used by the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($450), or some other sum, for the purpose of pur- Chasing a radio to be used in the police car; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum


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of money for the purpose of carrying on Federal and State projects, the cost of administration, and the cost of materials and supplies for the same; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing a flag for use in the Centre Village; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to purchase a certain parcel of land ad- jacent to the High School, the premises being known as the Donohoe land; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to reimburse the Chief of Police for his liability, while in the pursuance of his duty, on a judgment procured against him in a Court of Law; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICIE 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money to defray the expense of the prosecution and defense of certain legal actions against the Town and the Chief of Police; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE. 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800), for the reconstruction of the Lowell Road, contin- gent upon the State and County contributing to the cost of said reconstruct- ion; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars ($3500) for the reconstruction of the Boston Road, contingent upon the State and County contributing towards the cost of said reconstruction; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Thirty-five Hundred Dollars ($3500) for the reconstruction of the North Road, contingent upon the State and County contributing towards the cost of said reconstruction; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Nine Hundred Dollars ($900), or some other sum, for the purpose of defraying the cost of foreclosing tax titles; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money in the amount such as the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation of the Commonwealth may approve as free cash, said sum of money to be applied in determining the tax rate for the year 1941; or act in re- lation thereto.


ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing an automobile truck or trucks for the use of the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 25. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 24, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to transfer by a good and sufficient Bill of Sale, title to either the Ford Truck, the International truck, or both that are now used in the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Committee of six persons to confer with the Lowell Electric Light Corporation for the purpose of procuring a decrease in the light and power rates in Chelms- ford, and also to investigate the advisability of establishing a Town Power and Light Company; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By-Law; That the


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Superintendent of Streets be elected by a vote for a term of three years; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200), or some other sum, to be added to the existing fund already created which is to be used for paying claims made against the Town for personal injuries; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200), or some other sum, for the purpose of surveying exist- ing roads or highways for which there are now no proper layouts or plans; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a Committee of five persons to confer with the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Company for the purpose of procuring lower bus fares and better ser- vice on the various bus lines in Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following By-Laws The Annual business meeting of the Town of Chelmsford shall be held on the sec- ond Monday in March at 7:30 p.m .; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3000), or some other sum, for the purpose of re- pairing highways that have been damaged through and because of the install- ation of water mains; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a Committee of four persons for the purpose of obtaining plans, specifications and costs of erecting an addition, and making necessary repairs and renova- tions to the Western School; and to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen Hundred Dollars ($1400), or some other sum, to be expended by this Committee to procure said plans, specifications and costs, said Committee to make a full and complete report at the next Town Meeting; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eighteen Hundred Eighty-eight and 53/100 Dollars ($1888.53) to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law the Town's share of the net cost of the care, maintenance and repair of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital as assessed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 111 of the General Laws ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to collect ashes, garbage and waste under the supervision of the Board of Health, and to raise and appropriate a suffi- cient sum of money to defray the cost of said collections; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing an automobile truck for the use of the Forest Warden's Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 37. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 36, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to transfer by a good and suffi- cient Bill of Sale, title to the Federal Truck now used by the Foreat Warden's Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept Strawberry Hill Road, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Strawberry Hill Road; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept Miland Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Miland Avenue; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to accept Ideal Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Ideal Avenue; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept Beech Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan Duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Beech Street; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept Ash Street, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Ash Street; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 48. To see if the Town will vote to accept Arbor Road, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 49. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Arbor Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 50. To see if the Town will vote to accept Dunstan Road, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 51. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Dunstan Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 52. To see if the Town will vote to accept Clinton Avenue, as laid out by the Selectmen, as shown by their report and plan duly filed in the Office of Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 53. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of reconstructing Clinton Avenue; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 54. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of defraying the Town's share of the expense of the Surplus Commodities Division of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 55. To see if the Town will vote to accept from Fred E. Varney title to a certain parcel of land situated adjacent to the Varney Playground in North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 56. To see if the Town will vote to determine under what Committee or Board the supervision of the Varney Playground will be placed in accordance with Section 14, Chapter 45 of the General Laws; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 57. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Moderator to appoint a


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Committee of six persons to investigate the advisability of the enactment of Building laws, and to report the result of their investigations and conclus- ions at the next Town Meeting; or act in relation thereto.


RTICLE 58. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the fund called "Sales of Cemetery Lots and Graves" the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500), or some other sum, for the purpose of the care, improvement and embellishment of some or all of the cemeteries in the Town; or act in relation thereto.


AND YOU ARE DIRECTED to serve this Warrant by posting attested copies there- f at the Post Offices in the Centre of the Town, South Chelmsford, North Chelms- ord and West Chelmsford, and at the School House in East Chelmsford, and the Golden love School House, Westlands, seven days at least before the time appointed for olding the first meeting aforesaid.


HEREOF FAIL NOT, and make return of the Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of holding this meeting aforesaid.


Given under our hands this 14th day of February, in the year of our Lord, ineteen hundred and forty-one.


Karl M. Perham James A. Grant Stewart Mackay


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Repeat on track #96


INDEX


Accountant's Report :


Appropriations and Transfers.


114


Balance Sheet.


121


Debt Account ..


122


Interest Payments.


124


Payments ..


101


Principal Payments


124


Receipts ..


97


Trust Funds


123


Reports of:


Adams Library, Librarian


95


Adams Library, Treasurer


95


Adams Library, Trustees


96


Assessors ..


87


Audit, by State


125


Board of Health:


Agent.


Board of Health ..


73


Inspector of Animals


Inspector of Meat ..


Inspector of Milk ..


Inspector of Plumbing.


Inspector of Slaughtering


Cemetery Commissioners.


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds.


Fire Engineers.


Middlesex County Extension Service.


North Chelmsford Library Corporation


Park Commissioners


Planning Board.


81 66


Police Woman.


68


School Dept.


Census.


171


Graduates, June 1940


176


High School Principals report.


167


Personnel .


156


School Committee


160


Superintendent.


162


Janitors and Transportation


159


Sealer of Weights and Measures


65


Selectmen ..


96


Sinking Fund Commissioners.


86 61


Tax Collector


Tax Collector, East Chelmsford Water District.


Tax Collector, North Chelmsford Fire District.


Tax Collector, South Chelmsford Water District.



Town Clerk:


Annual Town Meeting 1940.


25


Births.


6


Deaths.


12


Financial report.


51


Jury List


16


Marriages.


8


Officers elected.


1


Presidential election returns, Nov. 5, 1940.


48 34


Special Town Meeting, June 3, 1940


38


Special Town Meeting, Oct. 7, 1940.


45


State Primary, Sept. 17, 1940


40


Town Election, 1940.


24


183


64 64


Presidential Primary, April 30, 1940


76


80 74 76 75 75 68 53 92 72 94 69


Police


Warrant for annual town meeting, Mar. 4 and Mar. 11, 1940. 17


Warrant for annual town meeting Mar. 3 and Mar. 10, 1941. 177


Warrant for Party Primary, April 30, 1940. 33


Warrant for Special Town Meeting, June 3, 1940 37 Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Oct. 7, 1940. 44 Warrant for State and National election, Nov. 5, 1940. 46


Warrant for State Primary, Sept. 17, 1940. 39


Town Forest Committee. 78 Town Treasurer 52 . P. A. 70 Telfare Agent. 82


'estlands Schoolhouse Building (Addition) Committee 79


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