Town annual report of Chelmsford 1949, Part 10

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Publication date: 1949
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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1,109.44


190.56


Town Clock


150.00


150.00


141.64


8.36


Insurance on Public Buildings


3,500.00


22.36


3,522.36


3.522.36


Treasurer's Bond, Insurance-Sinking Fund


50.00


50.00


50.00


Town and Finance Committee Reports


2,500.00


65.10


2,565.10


2,565.10


Unpaid Bills of Previous Years


4,658.70


268.75


4,927.45


4,881.72


45.73


Middlesex County Sanatorium, Maintenance


5,007.21


5,007.21


5,007.21


Constable


50.00


50.00


24.00


26.00


Rental of Qtrs. for Post 212 American Legion


300.00


300.00


300.00


Fuel for American Legion Qtrs ..


60.00


60.00


56.88


3.12


Workmen's Compensation, Claims for


Personal Injuries


610.47*


610.47


215.00


395.47


Defense of Tax Abatement Cases ..


675.00*


675.00


675.00


166


RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED: (Continued) Options on Property, (School Department)


Appropri- ations 1,000.00*


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers


Adjustments & Transfers from Other Accounts


Totals 1,000.00


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance 1,000.00


Removal and Demolition of Burned Bldg. at 69 Billerica Rd.


150.61


150.61


150.61


Totals


$ 23,401.38 $


1.80 $


298.07 $


268.75 $ 23,970.00 $ 21,516.20 $


$ 2,453.80


CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:


Salaries of Commissioners


$ 105.00 $


$


$


$ 105.00 $


105.00 $


$


Clerk Hire


350.00


350.00


245.00


105.00


Labor-General


4,350.00


4,350.00


3,814.93


535.07


New Equipment


385.00


385.00


16.95


350.00


18.05


Other Expenses


235.00


375.00


610.00


542.16


67.84


Labor-Burials


800.00


58.54


858.54


858.54


Totals


$ 6,225.00 $


$ 433.54 $


$ 6,658.54 $ 5,582.58 $


350.00 $


725.96


INTEREST: (Raised by Assessors)


1,712.50


.13


1,712.63


High School Building Loan


$


$


$


$


$


$


37.50 $


$


Westlands School Building Loan


50.00


Anticipation of Revenue


583.92


School Loan-Teachers Salaries 1947 (Court Decision)


58.04


Chapter 90 Boston Road-Temporary Loan


5.33


Issued in Anticipation of Reimbursement


Totals


$ 1,712.50 $


.13 $


$


$ 1,712.63 $


734.79 $


$ 977.84


167


1


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES


MATURING DEBT:


Appropri- ations 10,000.00


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers


Adjustments & Transfers from Other Accounts


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


High School Building Loan


$


$


$


$


$ 5,000.00 $ 5,000.00


$


Westlands School Building Loan


School Loan-Teachers' Salaries 1947 (Court Decision)


16,989.57


16,989.57


16,989.57


Anticipation of Revenue


150,000.00


150,000.00


150,000.00


Totals


$ 10,000.00 $166,989.57 $


$


$176,989.57 $176,989.57 $


$


Agency, Trust & Investment :


State Parks and Reservations


907.94


907.94


907.94


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


1,160.13


1,160.13


1,160.13


County Taxes


18,633.40


18,633.40


18,633.40


Refunds


4,795.52


4,795.52


4,795.52


County, Dog Licenses


2,007.20


2,007.20


2,007.20


Beverage Permits


10.00


10.00


10.00


Sunday Entertainment Licenses


110.00


110.00


110.00


Chelmsford Water District-Tax Collections


3,838.18


3,838.18


3,838.18


South Chelmsford Water District-


Tax Collections


62.60


62.60


62.60


East Chelmsford Water District-


Tax Collections


672.57


672.57


672.57


Withholding Tax


23,694.54


23,694.54


23,694.54


(Raised by Assessors)


Totals 10,000.00


168


Agency, Trust & Investment: (Cont.)


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers


Adjustments & Transfers from Other Accounts


Totals


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Middlesex County Retirement Fund


5,755.90


5,755.90


5,755.90


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


1,675.00


1,675.00


1,675.00


Federal Grant, Old Age Assistance, Adm.


229.57*


2,856.97


3,086.54


1,613.10


1,473.44


Federal Grant, Old Age Assistance, Relief


82,742.82


82,742.82


75,443.06


7,299.76


Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent Children, Administration


107.58*


384.08


491.66


159.50


332.16


Federal Grant, Aid to Dependent Children, Relief


142.97*


7,823.73


7,966.70


6,530.52


1,436.18


Perpetual Care Interest


606.50


606.50


606.50


Veterans' Emergency Fund


42.50*


42.50


15.00


27.50


Middlesex County Retirement System,


Pension Fund


3,679.00


3,679.00


3,679.00


Totals


$ 24,903.09 $137,035.61 $


$


$161,938.70 $151,369.66 $


$ 10,569.04


* Denotes Balance from 1948 Accounts


RECAPITULATION


General Government


$ 39,704.14 $


170.85 $


1,246.00 $


278.80 $ 41,399.79 $ 38,552.70 $


275.00 $ 2,572.09


Protection of Persons and Property


79,840.50


11.50


717.96


878.00


81,447.96


79,990.59


300.00


1,157.37


Health and Sanitation


14,635.36


75.00


80.00


1,150.00


15,940.36


14,989.44


950.92


Highway Department


95,631.70


4,351.95


353.19


32,603.87


132,940.71


120,567.96


5,403.87


6,968.88


Street Lighting


11,500.00


475.50


Welfare, ADC & OAA Depts


147,695.00


1,636.62


24,000.00


173,331.62


161,093.39


12,238.23


Veterans' Benefits


7,704.00


32.50


200.00


4,000.00


11,936.50


11,615.21


321.29


School Department


250,486.19


19.45


1,409.69


391.00


252,306.33


242,420.13


9,886.20


Vocational Schools


1,638.90


1,200.00


2,838.90


2,805.80


33.10


169


..


11,500.00


11,024.50


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS ADDITIONS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES


RECAPITULATION (cont.)


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers


Adjustments & Transfers from Other Accounts


Expended on Warrants 17,631.23


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Library Department


18,222.00


52.59


700.00


1,343.36


Recreation & Unclassified


23,401.38


1.80


298.07


268.75


21,516.20


2,453.80


Cemetery Department


6,225.00


433.54


6,658.54


5,582.58


350.00


725.96


Interest


1,712.50


13


1,712.63


734.79


977.84


Maturing Debt


10,000.00


166,989.57


176,989.57


176,989.57


Agency and Trust


24,903.09


137,035.61


161,938.70


151,369.66


10,569.04


Grand Totals


$733,299.76 $310,324.98 $ 4,791.04 $ 65,470.42 $1,113,886.20 $1,056,883.75 $ 6,328.87 $ 50,673.58


APPROPRIATIONS:


Balances from 1948 Accounts


$ 13,365.14


Town Meeting Appropriations raised by Taxation and from available funds during 1949


654,677.62


Town Meeting Appropriations transferred from available funds


8,346.25


State, County, Loan and Court Charges raised by Taxation during 1949 by the Assessors


54,410.75


Town Meeting Appropriation to be raised by Taxation during 1950


2,500.00


Total : $733,299.76


170


Totals 18,974.59 23,970.00


REFUNDS AND RECEIPTS Grants from Federal Government


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts $ 93,714.08 168,989.57


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers


Adjustments & Transfers from Other Accounts


Totals


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Loans


Withholding Tax and Retirement Deductions


29,450.44


Water District Taxes and Interest


4,573.35


License Fees to the State and County


2,127.20


Perpetual Care Bequests and Interest


2,281.50


Refunds


6,616.39


Additions to Machinery Fund


1,877.45


OAA Recoveries and Bid Bond Deposit


.. 695.00


$310,324.98


FINANCE COMMITTEE RESERVE FUND TRANSFERS


Transfers from Finance Committee Reserve Fund per authoriza- tions on file


$ 4,791.04


ADJUSTMENTS & TRANSFERS FROM OTHER ACCOUNTS


Interdepartmental Transfers by Town Meeting vote:


$


5,581.37


Adjustments


401.30


Transfers from Excess and Deficiency Account by Town Meeting vote and per authorizations from the Tax Commissioner on file 39,487.75


Transfers from Excess and Deficiency Account by Town Meeting vote and per authorizations from the Tax Commissioner on file and later replaced in Excess and Deficiency Account, for Chapter 90 Maintenance and New Construction work 20,000.00


$ 65,470.42


171


APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS


ADDITIONS - REFUNDS AND EXPENDITURES - BALANCES


TOTAL SUM OF MONEY AVAILABLE


Appropri- ations


Refunds and Receipts


Finance Committee Reserve Fund Transfers Accounts Totals


Expended on Warrants


Transfers to Other Accounts


Balance


Total sum available for expenditure per Town Meeting appropriations, transfers and


receipts


$1,113,886.20


EXPENDED ON WARRANTS


Total sum disbursed on Warrants, period of January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949 as approved by


the Board of Selectmen $1,056,883.75


TRANSFERS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS


Total of Interdepartmental Transfers by Town Meeting vote to Other Accounts $ 5,581.37


Transfer by Town Meeting vote to the Finance Committee Reserve Fund


350.00


Adjustment


397.50


Total


$ 6,328.87


BALANCE


Balances forward to 1950 Accounts


$ 23,078.28


Total Amount of Unused Balances from Appropriation Accounts refunded to the Finance Committee Reserve Fund, then to Overlay Reserve


414.60


Total Amount of Unused Balances from Appropriation Accounts closed out to Revenue 1949, then to Excess and


Deficiency


27,180.70


$ 50,673.58


172


Adjustments & Transfers from Other


BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1949 GENERAL ACCOUNTS


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash :


Revenue Reserved Until Collected :


General $215,142.26


Motor Vehicle Excise Tax .. 827.72


Petty Cash :


Tax Titles and Tax Possessions 2,718.94


Treasurer


50.00


Departmental 5,651.95


$215,242.26


Overlay Reserve-Surplus


$ 9,198.61 15,971.39


Accounts Receivable : Taxes:


Temporary Loan Issued in Antici- pation of Reimbursement Chap-


Levy of 1949 Real


$ 18,572.24


ter 90 Boston Road Const.


2,000.00


Levy of 1949 Personal


13.00


Sale of Town Property


9,162.62


Timber Salvage


405.08


2,071.50


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Levy of 1949


827.72


Treas. and Coll .- Over and Short


6.12


Departmental :


Printing and Publication of Proposed New Building Laws


100.00


Chelms. Center Town Hall


5.20


Health Department


179.25


250.00


Highway Department


889.51


2,005.05


Reconstruction of Clinton Ave.


114.62


A. D. C. Department


3,265.87


Reconstruction of Columbia St.


85.00


Reconstruction of Tobin Ave.


590.00


Reconstruction of Priscilla Ave.


237.21


$ 5,651.95


Reconstruction of Pine Hill Ave. ....


246.21


173


..


255.00


Sales of Cemetery Lots and Graves Tailings


71.81


Selectmen's Department $ 155.13


Health Dept .- Improvement of Sani- tary Conditions at Beaver Brook Road Machinery Fund


Welfare Department


901.99


Cemetery Department


Collector's Clerk 50.00


Tax Titles


$


155.94 2,563.00


Reconstruction of a portion of


Tax Possessions


Swain Road


$ 462.65


Overlay 1944


$ 2.48


Federal Grant-A. D. C. admin.


332.16


Federal Grant-A. D. C. relief


1,436.18


Federal Grant-O. A. A. admin.


1,473.44


Federal Grant-O. A. A. relief


7,299.76


O. A. A. Recoveries 595.00


$ 5,990.19


Penalty-School Department-


State Parks and Reservations ....


$ 266.18


Court Decision


3,397.92


County Tax 1949


1,847.54


State Audit of Municipal Accts


119.87


Revenue 1950


2,500.00


Repairing and Improvement of Two


Schools Situated on Princeton St.


755.11


Paving of a Hot-Top Sidewalk at the


100.00


Anna C. MacKay Memorial Library Workmen's Compensation-Claims for Personal Injuries


395.47


Defense of Tax Abatement Cases


675.00


Veterans' Emergency Fund


27.50


Excess and Deficiency


192,594.64


Total Assets


$254,154.97 Total Liabilities and Reserves


$254,154.97


.


Overlay 1945


2.63


Overlay 1946


4.30


Overlay 1949


5,980.78


School Department-Fuel, Light and Water


2,500.00


174


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


TRUST AND INVESTMENT FUNDS:


Joseph Warren, Library Fund $ 1,009.17


Cash and Securities:


Adams Emerson, Library Fund 224.82


In Custody of Town Treasurer $ 40,959.85


Selina G. Richardson, Library Fund 470.68


In Custody of Library Trustees


26;743.08


Albert H. Davis, Library Fund


333.42


Aaron George Cemetery Care Fund


1,088.92


In Custody of Insurance Fund Commissioners


41,576.95


George Memorial Hall Fund


2,532.46


In Custody of the Board of Selectmen


1,037.93


A. F. Adams Library


10,725.02


Adams Emerson Cemetery Improvement Fund


201.78


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


40,758.07


Mary B. Proctor Library Fund


10,358.59


Emma Gay Varney Playground Fund


1,037.93


Insurance Investment Fund


41,576.95


Veterans' Emergency Fund


2,926.57


$113,244.38


$113,244.38


175


.


In Custody of Veterans' Emergency


Fund Committee


2,926.57


TRUST FUNDS


On Hand Dec. 31, 1948


New Funds


Income


Payments


On Hand Dec. 31, 1949


Joseph Warren, Adams Library Fund


$ 1,061.50


$


$ 15.98


$ 68.31


$ 1,009.17


Adams Emerson, Adams Library Fund


221.49


3.33


224.82


Selina G. Richardson, Library Fund


463.71


6.97


470.68


Albert H. Davis, Library Fund


326.05


7.37


333.42


Aaron George Cemetery Care Fund


1,084.60


16.32


12.00


1,088.92


George Memorial Hall Fund


2,494.90


37.56


2,532.46


A. F. Adams, Care of Buildings and Grounds


10,548.78


176.24


10,725.02


Adams Emerson, Cemetery Improvement Fund


198.79


2.99


201.78


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


40,007.85


1,675.00


659.18


1,583.96*


40,758.07


Mary B. Proctor Library Fund


10,115.00


243.59


10,358.59


Emma Gay Varney Playground Fund


1,012.50


25.43


1,037.93


Insurance Investment Fund


44,775.26


651.69


3,850.00


41,576.95


Veteran's Emergency Fund


2,855.45


71.12


2,926.57


The Anna J. Brake Fund


3,207.35


3,207.35


$115,165.88


$ 4,882.35


$ 1,917.77


$ 8,721.62


$113,244.38


*Includes payments of $977.46 not shown on Trust Fund Report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1948 and payments of $606.50 for the year ending Dec. 31, 1949.


ALFRED H. COBURN, Town Accountant


176


177


TOWN WARRANT


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 6, 1950 and March 13, 1950


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To Lawrence W. Chute, Constable, or any suitable per- son of the Town of Chelmsford :


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby requested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several polling places, viz :


Precinct 1. Town Hall, Chelmsford Center.


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. Westlands School House.


On Monday, the sixth day of March, 1950, 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 :


One Moderator for one year.


One Selectman for three years.


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


One Member of the Board of Assessors for three years.


One Member of the School Committee for three years.


One Member of the Board of Health for three years.


One Cemetery Commissioner for three years.


One Park Commissioner for three years. Two Public Library Trustees for three years.


One Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years.


One Sinking Fund Commissioner for one year. One Member of the Planning Board for five years. Constable for one year.


All on one ballot.


178


TOWN WARRANT


The polls will be open from 12 noon to 8 p. m., and to meet in the High School Auditorium at Chelmsford on the following Monday, the thirteenth day of March 1950 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, then and there to act upon the follow- ing articles, viz :


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


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


ARTICLE 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 employ counsel whenever in their judgment it is necessary ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the current financial year ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money with which to meet unpaid bills of previous years ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will raise and appro- priate the sum of forty-six hundred seventy-nine ($469.00) dollars to pay to the Treasurer of the Middlesex County Retirement System, the said amount being the Town's share of the Pension and Expense Fund ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE ^. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account a sum not exceeding Five Thousand ($5000.00) Dollars 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.


ARTICLE 8. 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 1950; or act in relation thereto.


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TOWN WARRANT


ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Cemetery Commissioner to appoint any or all of the members of said Board as laborers to work in the Cemetery Department at the rate of One ($1.00) Dollar per hour; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Park Commissioners to appoint any or all of the mem- bers of said Board as laborers to work in the Park Depart- ment at the rate of One ($1.00) Dollar per hour; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eighteen Hundred ($1800.00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing one automobile for the Police Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 12. In the event of an affirmative vote under the previous Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer by good and sufficient Bill of Sale one aut mobile now used by the Police Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty-seven Hundred Fifty ($2750.00) Dollars to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 14. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Five Thousand Five Hundred ($5500.00) Dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the re- imbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and- appropriate the sum of Three Thousand ($3000.00) Dollars to be used for Chapter 90, Construction on Boston Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 16. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Nine Thousand ($9000.00) Dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements


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TOWN WARRANT


from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2500.00) Dollars to be used for Chapter 90, Construction on Groton Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 18. In the event that an affirmative action is taken on the foregoing Article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account Seventy- five Hundred ($7,500.00) Dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand ($4000.00) Dol- lars for the purpose of purchasing a truck for the Highway Department, such purchase to be made by the Board of Se- lectmen; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 20. In the event of an affirmative vote under the previous article, to see if the Town will vote to transfer by good and sufficient bill of sale, one truck now used by the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Thousand ($4000.00) Dol- lars, or some other sum, for the purpose of continuing the survey and maps of the Town under the supervision of the Board of Assessors; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Honor Roll at the Center Town Hall grounds from the Honor Roll Committee; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint a committee to be re- sponsible for the maintenance of the Honor Roll; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seventy-five ($75) Dollars for the maintenance of the Honor Roll for the year 1950; or act in relation thereto.


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TOWN WARRANT


ARTICLE 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate Five Thousand ($5000.00) Dollars for the enlargement and improvement of the Highway Department garage; such work to be supervised by the Board of Select- men ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000.00) Dollars for the purchase of a new piece of fire apparatus, said purchase to be made by the Board of Fire Engineers ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred ($400.00) Dollars for land damages incurred in the relocating of Swain Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint an Inspector of Wires in accord- ance with Chapter 529 of the Acts of 1949; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 29. In the event of affirmative action on the previous article, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the salary of a Wire Inspector ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for the purpose of erecting permanent war memorials in various precincts of the Town; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Swain Road as laid out by the Board of Select- men and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand ($1000.00) Dol- lars for the purpose of reconstructing a portion of Swain Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 33. To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Priscilla Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 34. . To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dol- lars for the purpose of reconstructing a portion of Priscilla Avenue ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 35. To see if the Town will vote to accept a portion of Donald Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their report and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dol- lars for the purpose of reconstructing a portion of Donald Avenue ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to condense the Town report in the year 1951 and in succeeding years ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 38. To seee if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Ninety-five ($195.00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing a new Check Protector for the office of the Town Treasurer; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 39. To see if the Town will vote to change the term of office for the Moderator from one year to three years, beginning in the year 1951; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 40. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Public Library Trustees to place a "plaque" in the Anna C. MacKay Memorial Library in North Chelmsford in appre- ciation of the bequest made to the Town of Chelmsford and used for the reconstruction of said Library, the sum be- queathed to the Town being Thirty-two Hundred Seven and 35/100 ($3207.35) Dollars; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred ($400.00) Dollars for the purpose of purchasing a lowering device and greens for burials for the Cemetery Department, such purchase to be made by the Cemetery Commissioners ; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Sixteen Hundred ($1600.00) Dol- lars for the purpose of purchasing a three-quarter ton truck for the Cemetery Department, such purchase to be made by the Cemetery Commissioners; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to elect by Australian Ballot, one Highway Surveyor for a term of one year, to replace the present Superintendent of Streets, and to be the head of the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to elect by Ballot, five (5) members to the Board of Selectmen, each member to serve a term of three (3) years; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 45. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three persons from each precinct in the Town to continue the study of the Selectmen-Town Manager form of government for the Town of Chelmsford instituted by vote of the Town in the Annual Town Meeting of 1949, said com- inittee to consist of either members of last year's committee or entirely new members, and said committee to report back at the next annual meeting or special Town meeting; or to take any action in relation thereto.




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