Town annual report of Chelmsford 1949, Part 2

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Publication date: 1949
Publisher: Town of Chelmsford
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10 Clayton W. Gagnon Claire E. Dutton


16 Josaphat Dube Pauline Fortin


30 George A. Richardson, 3rd Ruth E. Pearson


Lawrence, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. The Weirs, N. H. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Tyngsboro, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Coaticook, P. Q.


Chelmsford, Mass. Dixville, P. Q.


Carlisle, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Lawrence, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Havelock, N. B. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Nashua, N. H. Milford, N. H. Ascot, Corner, Canada


Concord, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Aug.


2 Albert E. Cadieux Doris J. Bleau


13 Eugene C. Markovitz Gloria M. Howland


21 William F. Furey Hazel M. McClure


21 Waclaw V. Zabierek Irene H. Noga


21 Leslie H. Adams, Jr. Lucille E. Pinkham


21 Stephen C. Dudley Gwendolyn A. Rhodes


23 George L. Chamberlain Velma May Nepveu


Nashua, N. H.


Dracut, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Sept.


5 Leo Peter Thifault Margaret Harriet Farley


10 Donald C. Barnard Janice M. Elwood


10 Richard C. MacGowan Leona R. Gillespie


10 Frank Raymond Hulslander Edna Estelle Giffin


Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Billerica, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Billerica, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Nashua, N. H.


Derry, N. H.


Nashua, N. H.


Brockton, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass,


Chelmsford, Mass.


Bedford, Mass. Newport, N. H.


Chelmsford, Mass. Sanford, Me. Newport, N. H. Lowell, Mass. Nashua, N. H.


Chelmsford, Mass. Nashua, N. H.


Lebanon, N. H. Dracut, Mass


27 Robert Rene Vigeant Madeline Rose Sheerin


28 James J. Hill Ethel E. Firth


Lowell, Mass.


Nashua, N. H. Brockton, Mass.


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Sept.


11 Francis J. Ares Lorraine A. LeBrun


11 Charles M. Hamblett Mary Lorraine Beaubien


11 Paul H. Becht Gladys E. Zabierek


17 Donald E. Woods Victoria Iverson Minkowski


17 Roger Swallow Esther M. Whiting


24 Richard T. Roley, Jr. Mary Smith


24 Andrew Visneiski Beradette L. Kulski


Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Dracut, Mass. Portland, Me. Lowell, Mass. Charlestown, Mass. Oldtown, Me. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


Billerica, Mass.


Oct.


1 Louis Capodilupo Clarissa Cappella


1 Warren M. Roberts Evelyn M. Burton


8 Oliver S. Flint


. Helen Smith


9 Harry G. Wheatley Mary J. Pederson


9 Frederick T. Entwistle, Jr. Lorraine A. McGlinchey


15 Joseph Bomal Jacqueline E. Farrow


16 Raymond D. Morris Eleanor T. Collins


22 Emile J. Brunelle Albertine Berube


22 Robert E. Vanderlinde Evelyn L. Brown


31 Walter F. Mankiewicz Eugenia Yanke


Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Revere, Mass. Cambridge, Mass. Elmira, N. Y. Tyngsboro, Mass. Lowell, Mass.


Lowell, Mass.


England Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Tyngsboro, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Westford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Ainsworth, Neh. Lowell, Mass. Massachusetts Massachusetts


Nov.


12 Richard F. Campbell Beverly I. Nickles


19 William Francis McHugh Mary Margaret Finnegan


23 Jean Baptiste Elie Theriault Annette Yvonne Larivee


Billerica, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass. Hillsgrone, R. I. Chelmsford, Mass. Amherst, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass . Chelmsford, Mass . Tyngsboro, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Ainsworth, Neb.


Chelmsford, Mass


Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Nashua, N. H.


Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Watertown, Mass. Lowell, Mass. New Hampshire New Hampshire


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Nov.


24 James Maurice Flynn Philomena Pivirotto


26 Alfred M. Gorham, Jr. Pauline M. McDonough


26 Arthur R. Barris Virginia Osgood


Kennebunkport, Me. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Pennsylvania Massachusetts Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass. Woburn, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Dec.


10 Ralph Lynden Crockett Helena Louise Hanks


Chelmsford, Mass.


Deer-Isle, Me.


Dorchester, Mass.


17 Raymond A. Chandonnet Victoria M. Kiernan


Lowell, Mass.


Lowell, Mass. Hinsdale, N. H. Chelmsford, Mass.


17 Joseph Leo V. Fortin Pauline Brady


Chelmsford, Mass.


Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Massachusetts New Hampshire


DEATHS


Years


Months


Days


January


7 Gregory Pozniak. Husband of Stella Sinitsa


.... 57


6


-


16 Mary B. Pierce (nee Raymond) 69


9


3


Widow of Wesley Delton Pierce


20 Ella Winnona Taylor (nee Cleaves) Wife of Walter A. Taylor


72


1


18


23 Ancel E. Taylor 66


7


12


Husband of Lena Tucker


24 Elizabeth Grindrod (nee Maguire) 68


ยท Widow of William Grindrod William W. Carlton 64


24


Husband of Isobel Burke


24 Frank Weston Glines 78


8


19


29 Joseph Rodrigues 86


5


27


Widower of Mary Emilie


February


2 Laura D. Farrell (nee Leaf) .... 52


10


1


Wife of William T. Farrell


4 Anne Ellen Neil (nee Wright) 70


Widow of William J. Neil


-


-


-


20 Walter S. Keskinen Lina Mariam Oikari


Wellesley Hills, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass.


Chelmsford, Mass.


1949 Name


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1949 Name


. Years Months Days


February


5 George A. Smith ......


71


5


23


Husband of Adeline E. Howes


5 Frederick B. Kinch 62


Husband of Etta Cox


9 Sarah Greenwood (nee Hawkins) 79


7


16


Wife of William C. Greenwood


10 William J. O'Connell 57


Husband of Dorothy Hawkins


10 George D. Ethridge Widower of Margaret A. Tattersall


72


10


19


15 Helen J. Davis (nee Thissell) 68


9


18


Wife of William T. Davis


17 Howard Russell Lord. 86


11


2.0


Widow of Gregory Pozniak


23 Celeste J. Borrows (nee Mutaugh) .... .... 60


Wife of Peter Borrows


27 Joseph Jesus 66


-


-


Husband of Isabel Vieira


27 Gertrude O. Pearson (nee Pearson) 67


5


16


Wife of Emil C. Pearson


28 Havier L. Gonzales. 79


5


22


Husband of Hattie C. Freethey


28 Sadie E. Weitz( nee Elliot) 72


4 20


Divorced wife of William E. Weitz


March


1 Silas A. Buntel. 59


4


9


1 Clayton Gilbert Martin 69


1


-21


Husband of Eva J. Colby


7 Patrick Welch. 77


Husband of Alice McCabe


9 Raymond W. Dutton 58


6


3


Husband of Florence M. Dalton


10 Frank J. Morse 71


S


7


Husband of Laura E. Hewitt


12 John Dunkerley 74


4


11


Husband of Bertha L. Baker


21 Lenora E. Harmon 87


9


4


24 Walter O. Linstad 42


4


4


-


-


-


20 Stella Pozniak (nee Sinitza) 59


-


-


-


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1949 Name


Years Months Days


April


2 Ignatius Benzavicius. 75


Husband of-


3 W. Bevan Dunsford .....


44


7


23


Husband of Doris Yeadon Cook


7 Charles Albert Dane. 78


6 28


Husband of Emma A. Howes


8 Roger William Gage. 65


8 12


Husband of Emma Runnels


11 Mabel Barris (nee Hird) 65


0


23


Wife of Ivy W. Barris


14 Dora E. Fletcher (nee Fifield) 88


0


S


Widow of Grant S. Fletcher


14 Stillborn


17 Matthew A. Bean 57


2


3


Husband of Jeanne Boyer


26 William C. Greenwood. 79


Widower of Sarah Morrison


May


2 Elizabeth Coleman (nee Hamilton) 85 Widow of James Coleman


5 Blanche Ethel Jewett (nee Hall) 68


2


7


Wife of Walter Jewett


6 Albert J. Loiselle 64


Husband of Blanche Dubuque


14 Ressa C. Knight 54


10


14


Wife of Ralph A. Knight


15 Julia N. Brown 67


5


1


Wife of Amasa A. Brown


16 Cora Ella Smith 88


11


27


Widow of George H. Smith


16 Petronele Zukauskas (nee Jonauskaite). 59


Widow of Antanas Zukauskas


18 Alice M. Cahill (nee Mooney) 56 Wife of James F. Cahill


21 Karl Olsen ...... 86


11


8


Widower of Sigrid Myhr


22 Antonio Capuano 76


2


28


Husband of Theresa


23 Elgin John Bill 76


10


12


Husband of Lesie Farrington


25 Martha Washington Symmes. 61


3


3


31 Ethel M. Metcalf (nee Stevenson) 52


4


9


Widow of Richard Metcalf


-


-


-


-


-


-


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1949 Name


Years Months Days


June


2 Edward Marchand. 55


Husband of Rose-Anna Rondeau


3 Sarah Jane Killpartrick (nee Mevis) Widow of Charles Killpartrick


93


1


5


9 Oscar Trader Newcomb 75


1


28


Widower of Florence Brooks Newcomb


14 Emil C. Pearson 66


7


1


Widower of Gertrude O. Pearson


21 Josephine Pihl (nee Pierson) 85


6


8


Wife of John C. Pihl


23 Arthur B. Worthley 73


4


16


Widower of Ruth Woodland


27 Stillborn


28 George H. Wallace. 69


3


0


Husband of Ellen Fell


28 Annabella Golar (nee Hamel) 80


--


Widow of George Alfred Golar


July


3 Sarah Gaffey (nee McWilliams) 81


9


21


Widow of Martin Gaffey


3 Helen G. Parkhurst (nee Colson) 81


0


16


Widow of Charles E. Parkhurst


4 Joseph C. Woodhead. 85


Widower of Hannah McGuinnes


5-Mathilda Jesus (nee Nobrega) Wife of Migel Jesus


63


-


-


7 Isidore Auger 66


11


15


Husband of Sarah Petit


12 John G. Lovell 86


6


0


Widower of Adelaide E. Roes


15 Charles J. Campbell 54


Husband of Mary C. Tansey


18 Edward H. Stokes 49


-


-


Husband of Annabella Gibsen


27 Jeremiah P. Sheerin 44


0


0


29 Paul D. Petterson. 45


7


27


Husband of Alice E. Johnson


August


1 Ivy Wade Barris 65


11


1


Widower of Mabel Hird


3 Emil Gottard Haberman .....


39


1


23


Husband of Mary Baron


-


-


-


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1949 Name


Years Months Days


August


11 David Buckely Hardman. 86


-


3


Widower of Alice Chapman


14 Alice G. Knowles (nee Emerson) 83


4


14


Widow of William M. Knowles


16 Judith Ellen Dryden 15


2


7


23 Alfred William Reno Husband of Beda Westburg


59


21


28 Carrie Alice Fitzpatrick (nee Richardson) 70


2


3


Widow of Robert P. Fitzpatrick .


28 Henry O. Wood 73


11


17


Widower of Clara Rushworth .


September


9 William LaBelle 62


Husband of Rose-Alma Viens


9 Philomene Theriault (nee Beaulieu) 68 Wife of John Theriault


13 Infant Knight.


6 hrs.


22 Luther Milford Brown 54


5


10


Husband of Annie Reed


23 Annie L. Jones (nee Martin) 77


-


-


Widow of Llewellyn T. Jones


25 Ida F. Wells (nee Wallwork) 76


7


22


Wife of Arthur M. Wells


26 Bridget Theresa Roughan 63


October


1 Joseph Partridge


45 Min.


1 Emma Poncelet (nee Usher) 75


10


11


Wife of John C. Poncelet


3 Maria Botti (nee Musa) Widow of John Botti


3 Alice Marie L'Leary 13


9


13


7 Guy H. Merrill. 63


Husband of Katherine Lane


8 Marion L. Cosgrove (nee Emerson) 66


5


18


Widow of P. Pascal Cosgrove


11 John B. Fusco. 54


-


Husband of Marie Pulvereuti


30 Gladys M. Whitney (nee Eisner) 49


10


23


Wife of Arthur B. Whitney


-


-


-


-


71


-


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1949 Name


Years


Months


Days


November


2 Louis J. Croft. 47


1


24


Husband of Marjorie Dickinson


6 John J. Sullivan 66


Widower of Margaret M. Sullivan


6 Margaret H. Kemp. 77


-


-


Widow of Edward Kemp


7 Stillborn


11 Nancy Jean Stott


18


16 Barbara Joan Harmon


27


19 Timothy P. Shea. 47


7


3


Husband of Gladys Jacobson


22 John Marinel 85


9


9


Widower of Alice Shepherd


23 Infant Womboldt


27 Adam S. Krasnecki 70


Husband of Antonia S. Kuklicz


December


7 John Vincent Cahill 50


Husband of Margaret Wyman


9 Elizabeth P. Horne (nee Pillsbury)


69


3


4


Widow of George Horne


15 George LeMasurier 66


9


14


Husband of Hannah Frankland


15 Elizabeth Waite (nee Lee) Wife of Ronald Waite


54


4


29


17 Lillian Read.


56


9


23


17 Emily F. Maynard (nee Colby) 96


11


17


Widow of Fred W. Maynard


26 Sarah B. Walsh (nee McCoy) Widow of J. Fred Walsh


88


0


10


27 John C. Dow. 70


2


9


Husband of Mary A. Converse


28 Doris Field 29


9


17


Wife of Lloyd S. Field


30 Sylvester Yeschanin (also known as Tsehni) .. 61 Husband of Karusia Narenkiewicius


31 Frederick A. Mottram. 65


Husband of Ethel M. Heath


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-


-


-


-


-


-


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REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK


WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 7, 1949 and March 14, 1949


COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS


Middlesex, ss.


To Lawrence W. Chute, Constable, or any suitable person of the Town of Chelmsford.


GREETING :


In the name of the Commonwealth aforesaid, you are hereby re- quested to notify and warn the legal voters of said Chelmsford to meet in their several polling 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. Westlands School House


On Monday, the seventh day of March, 1949, 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.


One Assessor for three years.


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 Public Library Trustees for three years.


One Sinking Fund Commissioner for three years.


One Member of the Planning Board for five years.


One Constable for one year.


All on one ballot.


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


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14th day of March, 1949 at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, 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.


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 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectman, 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 bills of previous years; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of seven hundred fifty ($750) dollars for the purpose of foreclosing tax titles held by the Town of Chlemsford or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Twenty-five Hundred ($2500) dollars to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 8. 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 ($5,000) dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, and reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Seven Thousand dollars ($7,000) to be used for Chapter 90 construction on Boston Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 10. 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 Twenty-one Thousand ($21,000) dollars to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work,


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


ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000) dollars to be used for Chapter 90 construction on Groton Road; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 12. 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 a certain sum of money to meet the State's and County's shares of the cost of the work, the reim- bursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their re- ceipt, to the Excess and Deficiency Account; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 13 To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of Three Thousand Six Hundred Seventy-nine ($3,679) 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 14. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Overlay Reserve Account a sum not exceeding Five Thousand ($5,000.) 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 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Twelve Hundred ($1,200) dollars to defray expenses in connection with the prosecution and defense of law suits; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Five Hundred ($500) dollars for the purpose of settling suits and claims now pending against the Town; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 17. 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 Com- missioner 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 1949; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Ceme- tery Commissioners to appoint any or all the members of said Board as laborers to work in the cemetery department at the rate of ninety- one cents per hour; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Park Commissioners to appoint any or all of the members of, the said Board as laborers to work in the park department at the rate of ninety-one cent per hour; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sumn of money for the purchase of a one-half ton truck for the highway department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 21. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from the Excess and Deficiency Account the sum of Fourteen Thousand Five Hundred ($14,500) dollars for the purpose of purchasing a 750 gallon pumping engine for the Fire Department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Fire Engineers, the engine to be housed in North Chelmsford; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) dollars for the purchase of an Austin-Western Grader for the Highway Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money to be used for the purpose of gas masks for the Fire Department to comply with requirements of Chapter 337 of the Acts of 1948; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a certain sum of money for the purpose of purchasing two auto- mobiles for the police department, said purchase to be made under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 25. 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 two automobiles now used by the police depart- ment; or act in relation hereto.


ARTICLE 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000) dollars, 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 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Two Hundred Thirty-eight and 50/100 ($238.50) dollars with which to purchase an adding machine to replace one that is obsolete in the office of the Town Treasurer and Collector of Taxes; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sufficient sum of money with which to gravel and oil the road leading from the Swain Road to the North Chelmsford Dump so called; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand ($1,000) dollars for the purpose of reconstructing roadway and repairing sidewalk on Quigley Avenue; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of One Thousand forty-eight ($1,048) dollars for the purpose of erecting a fence around the playground at the Westland School; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Thirty-six Hundred ($3600) dollars for the purpose of installing fluorescent lights in the McFarlin School under the su- pervision of the School Department; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 32. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Se- lectmen to secure, by purchase or otherwise, a parcel of land for a school site at North Chelmsford. Said parcel of land is now owned by the North Chelmsford Water District and is described as follows :- Bounded by Crystal Lake, by Washington Street, by Grant Street and by Adams Street and comprising approximately six acres of land; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 33. In the event that the above mentioned parcel of land can not be secured, to see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to secure a parcel of land for a school site located between the Dunstable Road and the Tyngsboro Road and now owned by Fred E. Bliss and Ralph and Irene Littlefield. This parcel of land is described as follows :- bounded by original property of Robert E. Bliss, by Tyngsboro Road, by land now owned by Robert and Alice Connolly, by Evelyn L'Herault and by Clarence and Ethel DeCarteret and by Dunstable Road. Said land being Lots 23 and 24 of Plat No. 78 on file in the office of the Assessors of the Town of Chelmsford and containing approximately 10 acres; or act in relation hereto.


ARTICLE 34. To see if the Town will vote to accept bequest of thirty-two hundred seven and 35/100 dollars ($3,207.35) made to the Town by will of the late Anna J. Brake, late of Chelmsford, dated October 24, 1940, duly probated in Middlesex Probate Court, payment of which has been made to the Town Treasurer subject to acceptance by the Town; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 35. In the event of the affirmative action under the preceding article to see what appropriation or disposition shall be made of the said sum of Thirty-two hundred seven and 35/100 dollars ($3,207.35) received as bequest under will of the said Anna J. Brake; or act in relation thereto.


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ARTICLE 36. To see if the Town will vote to accept bequest of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) made to the Town by will of Mary B. Proctor, late of Boston, dated January 16, 1944, duly probated in the Suffolk Probate Court, for Chelmsford Public Library; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 37. In the event of affirmative action under the pre- ceding article, to see what appropriation or disposition shall be made of the ten thousand dollars ($10,000) received as bequest under the will of the said Mary B. Proctor; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate sufficient funds to convert the home of the late Stewart MacKay into a library in accordance with the will of the late Stewart MacKay; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 39. In the event of an affirmative vote under the pre- vious Article, to see if the Town will vote to accept a deed of a portion of land adjacent to the property of the late Stewart Mackay; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 40. In the event of an affirmative vote under Article 38 to see if the Town will vote to accept the assets including building, books, funds, and equipment of the North Chelmsford Library Corpo- ration to be used for the benefit of the MacKay Library; or act in re- lation thereto.


ARTICLE 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five to make a study of the Selectmen-Town Manager form of government for the Town of Chelmsford, said committee to report back at the next annual or special town meeting, or to take action in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of Six Hundred Fifty ($650) dollars to be used by the Planning Board for advertising and publishing the new and revised building laws of the Town; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell the following parcels of land, deeded to the Town. by Helen B. Avery; Grace W. Dawson; Percy A. Douglas; Frank Gal- lagher; Edith L. Gerrish; Anna Landers; Fred F. Wiggin; Sarah Meigs; Harry J. Roache; or act in relation thereto.


ARTICLE 44. To see if the Town will vote to accept Priscilla Avenue as laid out by the Board of Selectmen and shown by their re- port and plan duly filed in the office of the Town Clerk; or act in relation thereto.




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