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"On the average, 70% of the school children take school milk. Because of our association with the Na- tional School Lunch Program, we are able to offer milk at 12 cents per 5-day week this year."
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL .
Withdrawals
Doris J. Bradley
Mary E. Conway
Carolyn H. Dunham
Ruth B. Kuta Mary E. Moody
New Teachers
Robert J. Dudley
Margaret F. McCabe
Gladys C. Frost
Lucille R. Legrand
Susanna A. McGarry Kathleen A. McGrath
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ENROLLMENT OCTOBER 1, 1955 ELEMENTARY
HIGH SCHOOL
Grade
1954
1955
South Hadley
1
80
80
Grade
1954
1955
2
67
80
9
19
21
3
67
74
10
27
23
4
49
72
11
16
18
5
55
57
12
14
12
6
42
54
7
36
47
8
29
40
425
504
76
74
Holyoke Senior High
1
Grade 10
Chicopee Junior High
1
Grade 9
Ludlow Senior High
1
Grade 10
Ludlow Junior High
4
Grade 9
Chicopee Trade-Day
3
Holyoke Trade-Day
9
PRACTICAL ARTS
During the fall we initiated a Rug Hooking Class for the afternoon and evenings of Thursday of each week.
We received $360.00 from the George Barden Fed- eral Fund, through the State Department of Education, for the salary of the instructor.
We were fortunate to secure Mrs. Arlene Robbins of West Springfield as teacher. She reported a registra- tion of 16 in the afternoon and 14 in the evening. The full course is twenty lessons.
There is $200.00 included in the 1956 Budget to cov- er the cost of continuing this program another year.
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SCHOOL COST
The amount of money needed to operate our schools for 1956 is $121,489.00. This is an increase of $12,771. Most of this increase can be distributed among the fol- lowing items :
Expenses of Instruction
$6,910.00
. Supplies
500.00
Operation
1,974.00
Fuel
350.00
Transportation
1,326.00
The actual cost to local taxation will be considerably less as you will note from the school income listed below.
School Income
1953
1954
1955
Chapter 643
$17,082.28 $10,032.28 $22,022.28
Supt's. Salary
620.21
629.93
703.21
Transportation
7,714.00
8,228.20
9,202.09
Vocational
1,147.05
927.13
1,125.40
Tuition and Trans. for
State Wards
495.52
184.42
None
$27,059.06 $29,001.96 $33,052.98
PUBLIC LAW 874
In the year 1955, the Town received $3,368.26 from the Federal Government under the provisions of Public Law 874. This amount is reimbursement to the Town for the education in the Granby schools of children whose parents are employed on Federal Installations in Massa- chusetts, within reasonable communting distance, such as Westover Field, Springfield Armory, et cetera.
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Chapter 621, Section 2, State Law, approved July 2, 1953 reads as follows :
"Any amounts received from the Federal Govern- ment by the School Committee of a city or town, pursu- ant of the provisions of said Public Law 874, shall be de- posited with the Treasurer of such city or town and held as a separate account, and expended by said School Com- mittee without further appropriation, notwithstanding the provisions of Section fifty-three of Chapter forty- four of the General Laws."
(School Committee-Federal Assets)
The balance on hand December 31, 1955, in this ac- count totals $6,322.85.
CONCLUSION
I am grateful to the members of the School Committee for their efforts and keen interest in the welfare of the children of Granby and understanding of the many ad- ministrative problems involved.
The reference at the beginning of this report bears repeating. The fine cooperation and conscientious ef- fort of all our school personnel is most deeply appreciat- ed.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. MILLER
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Account
Budget 1955
Expended 1955
Budget 1956
GENERAL CONTROL
1,570.00
2,014.69
2,670.00
INSTRUCTION
Teachers' Salaries (Including Subs)
55,190.00
53,632.00
62,100.00
Books
1,800.00
1,294.35
1,800.00
Supplies
2,500.00
2,829.13
3,000.00
OPERATION
Salaries
5,012.00
4,729.75
6,116.00
Fuel
1,750.00
1,693.35
2,100.00
Miscellaneous
1,900.00
2,273.24
2,770.00
MAINTENANCE
1,790.00
3,433.26
1,715.00
GENERAL MISCELLANEOUS
25.00
43.77
30.00
OUTLAY
1,530.00
3,453.93
1,000.00
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Health
Doctor's Salary
100.00
100.00
250.00
Expenses
25.00
3.54
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Transportation
In Town
8,986.20
8,966.56
9,440.00
Out of Town
4,824.80
3,739.19
5,697.00
TUITION
21,615.00
20,098.06
21,601.00
PRACTICAL ARTS CLASSES
100.00
67.50
200.00
SCHOOL LUNCH
...
..
1,000.00
TOTALS
108,718.00
108,372.32
121,489.00
TEACHING STAFF - JANUARY, 1956
Teacher Grade
Cynthia B. McCorkindale 1
Gladys C. Frost 1
Susanna A. McGarry, B.S.Ed. 2
Grace B. Vershon 2
85 Howard Street, Holyoke
Gorham Teachers College Sept., 1953
Fitchburg State Teachers Sept., 1955
Margaret F. McCabe
4
30 Gates Street, Holyoke
Elms College Sept., 1955
Westfield State Teachers Sept., 1953
University of Saskatchewan Sept. 1954
Westfield State Teachers
Sept., 1953
Mount Holyoke Sept., 1955
Westfield State Teachers Sept., 1952
Westfield State Teachers Sept., 1953
Providence College Sept., 1955
University of Mass. Sept., 1954
Clark University Sept., 1952
Leslie Normal School Sept., 1955 Westfield Teachers College Sept., 1955 Westfield Normal Sept., 1950
Margaret W. King, B.S. 3
Kathleen A. McGrath, B.S.Ed. 3
8 Spring St., So. Hadley Falls Cold Hill Drive, Granby
Etta H. Reynolds 4
10 Woodbridge St., So. Hadley
Margaret H| O'Connell, B.A. 5 19 Alvord St., South Hadley
Mary E. Sullivan 5 290 Cherry St., Holyoke
Lucille R. LeGrand, B.A. 6 South Street, Granby
Ruth S. Tower 6 51 Hadley St., So. Hadley 457 Westfield Road, Holyoke
Frances M. Donoghue, B.S.E. 7
Robert J. Dudley, B.Ed. 7 2 Taylor St., So. Hadley Falls 71 Lamb St., So. Hadley Falls
Francis P. McInerney, B.A. 8 James M. Kemp, A.B., Principal Park St., Belchertown
Address Batchelor St., Granby
2032 Northampton St., Holyoke 205 Oak St., Holyoke
Education New Britain State Normal Sept. 1954
Appointed
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SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
Granby, Mass. Feb. 7, 1955
Board of Selectmen Town of Granby, Mass.
Gentlemen :
Having to the best of our knowledge satisfactorily completed all duties voted by the Town in the building and equipping the addition to Granby Grade School, the Committee officially so notifies you, that of this date, the records of all meetings and actions of the Committee and the unexpended balance of the appropriation are transferred to you for your disposition.
The Committee was honored to have been privileged to serve the Town in this undertaking.
Respectfully,
JACOB M. MERRILL, Chairman
School Building Committee
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CERTIFICATE OF CLERK
I, Frank A. Stiles, hereby certify that at a meeting of the School Committee of the Town of Granby, Massa- chusetts, duly called and held at the Granby Grade School on February 7, 1955, a quorum being present and acting throughout, it was unanimously voted that the School Committee hereby accepts the Granby Grade School Ad- dition constructed in accordance with the vote of the Town of Granby at a Town Meeting on June 8, 1951, and hereby accepts the supervision and control of said Addi- tional School facilities.
And I further certify that the foregoing vote is in full force and effect on the date of this certificate.
Witness my hand and seal as said clerk the 10th day of February 1955.
FRANK A. STILES, Clerk
Granby School Committee Granby, Massachusetts
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RECORD OF ELECTION February 21, 1955
In accordance with the foreging warrant the inhabi- tants of Granby qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met at Granby School Auditorium and voted as follows :
The polls were opened at 9:45 o'clock in the forenoon and closed at 8:00 o'clock in the evening, with a total of 279 votes cast.
The officers elected are listed on pages 4 to 9.
RECORD OF TOWN MEETING
February 22, 1955
In accordance with the above warrant the inhabi- tants of Granby qualified to vote in elections and town affairs met at the Granby Grade School Auditorium at 7:30 P.M. and voted as follows :
Moderator called the business meeting to order. Rev. Dr. William E. Dudley led us in prayer.
Voted to dispense with the reading of the warrant.
Article 1. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to defend any legal proceedings that may be brought against the town.
Article 2. Voted that the Town defray its share of the Superintendent of Schools expense.
Article 3. Voted that the Town continue its coop- eration with the Massachusetts Highway Commission under Chapter 81, Revised Laws.
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Article 4. Voted that the Town cooperate with the State and County of Chapter 90, Maintenance.
Article 5. Voted that the Town cooperate with the State and County of Chapter 90, Construction.
Article 6. Voted that the Town cooperate with the State and County of Chapter 90, Construction of Morgan Street Bridge.
Article 7. Voted that the Dog Taxes refunded by the County Treasurer be transferred to the Public Li- brary.
Article 8. Voted that the Town authorize the Li- brary Trustees to appoint one of their members as Li- brarian.
Article 9. Voted that the Town authorize the Cem- etery Commissioners to work in the Cemetery at the pre- vailing wage rate.
Article 10. Voted that the Town observe Memorial Day and that the Granby Post American Legion have charge of same.
Article 11. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to sell after first giving notice to time and place of sale by posting such notices of sale in some conven- ient and public place in Town 14 days at least before the sale property taken by the Town under Tax Title Procedure provided that the Selectmen or whomsoever they may authorize to hold such public auction, may re- ject any bid they deem inadequate.
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Article 12. Voted that the Town accept the follow- ing gifts given in 1954 for the Perpetual Care of Ceme- tery Lots :
Clara Clark
$35.00
John Jarvis
35.00
William R. Bell
250.00
John B. Knight
100.00
Evelyn M. Oxley
150.00
Article 13. Voted that the Town 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 beginning January 1, 1955 and a issue a note or notes therefore, 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.
Article 14. Voted that the Town appropriate and take from Surplus Revenue the following amounts of money to finance the State's and County's share of Chap- ter 81, Chapter 90, Maintenance and Chapter 90, Con- struction, provided that as reimbursements are made the monies are credited to Surplus Revenue: Chapter 81, $14,025.00; Chapter 90, Maintenance, $2,400.00; Chap- ter 90, Construction, $11,250.00
Article 15. Voted that the Town accept the list of Jurors as revised by the Selectmen and printed on parc 89 of the 1954 Annual Town Report.
Article 16. Voted that the Town appropriate and transfer the sum of $5,00.00 from available funds in the Treasury to the Stabilization Fund.
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Article 17. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to build a Town Shed approximately 50' x 36' at the rear of the parking lot at Kellogg Hall and appro- priate and transfer the sum of $7,500.00 from available funds in the Treasury to cover cost of same.
Article 18. Voted that the Town does vote to have the Moderator appoint, with the assistance of the Chair- man of the Board of Selectmen, the Chairman of the Board of Assessors, the Chairman of the Finance Board and the Chairman of the School Committee, a Building Investigating Committee of seven to study the need of additional elementary school facilities in Granby and said Investigating Committee to report to the Town at a meeting on or about June 1, 1955.
Article 19. Voted that the Town authorize the School Committee to establish and maintain State-Aided Vocational Education in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 74, General Laws, and Acts amendatory there- to, or dependent thereon.
Article 20. Voted that the Town raise and appro- priate the sum of $100.00 for the support and mainten- ance of Practical Arts Classes in Granby.
Article 21. Voted that the Town hear the report of the Numbering Committee.
Report of Numbering Committee
As you all know Granby is a growing community. Not only are the number of homes increasing, but the families living in the homes already built change often. It is no longer possible for most of us to know the names of the people who live in each house in town.
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The Board of Assesors and the Fire Department need a more reliable means of identifying a house than the name of the present occupant.
We have tried numbering the houses on a street by using a measuring wheel and feel that with this method it is possible to number the houses in town at a reason- able cost.
We recommend that this work be done in 1955.
Raymond S. Dickinson Wilbur. H. Easton
Article 22. Voted that the Town vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the purpose of num- bering the residences in town and have the original com- mittee, John Baker, Raymond Dickinson, Wilbur Easton, carry out the project.
Article 23. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to install three (3) street lights at Five Corners on Route 202 and increase the street light wattage in the center of Town on Route 202.
Article 24. Motion that the Town vote to discon- tinue Baggs Hill Road from School Street to Chicopee' Street and Guimond's driveway to the end of the Dudley property. Voted and this motion lost.
Article 25. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to appoint a committee to investigate the advis- ability of constructing a town vault and report at a spe- cial town meeting on or about June 1, 1955.
Article 26. Voted that the Town pay the Treasurer and the Tax Collector their salary monthly.
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Article 27. Voted to lay Article 27 on the table.
Article 28. Under this Article amendments were made. The first in regards to Schools :
An amendment to transfer the sum of $5,518.90 of Federal aid to improve playground area.
Voted and this amendment carried.
An amendment that the Town urge the School Com- mittee to use the fund available under Federal Aid to improve school playground area and purchase play- ground equipment.
Moved and seconded and this amendment so voted.
The School Committee has the final say of how this Federal Aid money is to be spent.
An amendment in regard to salaries :
An amendment that the Officers' Salaries be taken up separately.
Moved and seconded and this amendment so voted.
That the Town establish a thirty-hour work week for the Tax Collector at a salary of $1,300 per year.
Voted to raise the following amounts: Aid to De- pendent Children, $2,000.00; Assessors' Expenses, $400; Bridges and Railings, $800; Cemetery, general, $1,800; Chapter 81, $2,550; Chapter 90, Maintenance, $1,200; Chapter 90, Construction, $2,500; Chapter 90, Construc- tion (Morgan St. Bridge), $1,250; Civil Defense, $500; County Retirement, $411.50 ; Departmental Clerk, $1,000; Disability Assistance, $2,500; Dutch Elm, $500; Elec- tions and Registrations, $750; Street Lighting, $500; Fire Department, $2,500; General Relief, $1,000; Insur- ance, $5,900; Interest and Discount, $150; Library (plus
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Dog Refund $712) $930; Machinery Account (Machin- ery Fund), $4,000; Meat Inspection, $200; Memorial Day, $150; Miscellaneous, $2,500; Moth Suppression, $200; Notes and Licenses, $10; Old Age Assistance, $8,000; Planning Board, $100; Police Department, $2,000; Public Buildings, $2,000; Regional District School Plan- ning Committee, $300; Reserve Fund from Overlay Re- serve, $2,500; Schools, $108,618; School Bonds, $9,000; (Surplus Revenue, $6,000) ; School Bond, Interest, $3,849 ; Snow Removal, $1,500; Town Dump, $500; Town Road Account, $500; Toxin-Antitoxin, $50; Tree War- den, $500; Veterans' Benefits, $750; Visiting Nurse As- sociation, $3,000; Welfare Dist., $1,175; Salaries, $7,175.
Voted that the amounts raised under this article and this warrant be assessed upon the Estates, Personal Property and Polls of the Town.
Voted to adjourn.
MYRTIE E. HOBART, Town Clerk
March 12, 1955
Under Article 18 of the Annual Town Meeting held Feb. 28, 1955 the following Committee has been appoint- ed to be known as Investigating Committee of seven to study the need of additional elementary school facilities in Granby and said Investigating Committee to report to the town at a meeting on or about June 1, 1955.
Said Committee is: George W. Apgar, Omer L. Chartier, Robert H. Cummings, Romeo J. Grenier, Mil- ton A. Ingram, Walter F. Trompke, E. Clifton Witt, Jr.
The above said Committee organized as follows: Romeo J. Grenier, Chairman; George W. Apgar, Vice- Chairman; E. Clifton Witt, Jr., Secretary.
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RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
June 10, 1955
In accordance with the foregoing warrant the inhab- itants of Granby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, met at the Granby School Auditorium at 8:00 P.M. and voted as follows :
Moderator called the business meeting to order.
Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. Voted to hear the report of the School Investigating Committee.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL NEEDS, GRANBY, MASS.
The investigating committee to study the need for additional elementary school facilities in Granby submits the following report :
This report covers, primarily, the first eight grades in the Granby School up to September, 1959. At this time there is a possibility of Granby combining with an adjoining town to build a Junior-Senior Regional School. The financial aid to our town for this type of building is as follows : provided the plans are State approved, State aid would amount to 50% for an elementary school, and 65%, plus transportation in the case of a regional school.
In order to project the probable school needs for Granby, information was obtained from the school board and town census showing the actual enrollment from 1950 to 1955 and the births in town which would affect the school population through 1959. The probable growth of the town through the influx of new residents
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was also considered. No projection was made to cover the high school group for this period. This September our enrollment for the eight elementary grades will be about 487. In September of 1959 this enrollment will be about 794. Because of the probability of Granby joining with an adjoining town to build a Junior-Senior Regional School by 1959, which would take care of grades seven through twelve, the enrollment for the first six grades in 1959 is also pertinent. This should be about 658. Educational authorities agree the ideal is 25 students per room and over 35 is an impracticable num- ber. With 25 students per room, a school of twenty classrooms would accommodate 500 students. As stated above our enrollment in September, 1955, will be 487. In 1959 the probable enrollment of 658 in the first six grades will require placing an average of 33 students in a room. Our present situation is as follows: in the school year starting September 1954 there were 12 reg- ular classrooms in use, two temporary basement class- rooms, and one special class in the hall.
The following are facilities, other than classrooms which are more or less standard in schools built recently by surrounding communities, but which are limited or unavailable in our present school. Consideration should be given to including these facilities in any proposed ad- dition to our school plant.
(a) Equipment and space for a program to pro- vide hot lunches for the children. Ninety-five per cent of the school enrollment eat in the school. Investigation shows that this operation is self-supporting once the equipment is available. Well-balanced meals can be served for 25ยข per child per day.
(b) Adequate and suitable space and equipment for outdoor recreation. Our present school grounds are
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unusable for the large part of the school year. Equip- ment has been donated but is still unsufficient for the children's needs.
(c) A room for organized physical activity in- doors. The auditorium is unsuitable for this use because of the noise factor in adjoining classrooms.
In order to fulfill above requirements we recommend an addition to the present school consisting of eight classrooms, 850 square feet each, and a cafeteria room, the area of this to be approximately 2400 square feet, and an activities room of 2400 square feet.
Article 2. Voted to have the present School Inves- tigating Committee continue as a Permanent School Building Committee with the following members serv- ing: Romeo Grenier, Walter Trompke, George Apgar, E. Clifton Witt, Robert Cummings, Omer Chartier, Mil- ton Ingram.
Article 3. Voted to transfer the sum of $4,000 from Available Funds in the Treasury for the use of the School Building Committee to bring in preliminary plans and estimates and report on same on or before the An- naul Town Meeting.
Article 4. Voted to hear the report of the commit- tee appointed to investigate the advisability of construct- ing a town vault. This report was given by Harold B. Taylor.
Aricle 5. Voted to change the name of High Street to Cold Hill.
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Article 6. Voted to transfer from Available Funds in the Treasury the sum of $100 to be known as Board of Health Account.
Voted to adoujrn. MYRTIE E. HOBART, Town Clerk August 20, 1955
The Board of Selectmen of Granby officially pro- claim the Town of Granby in a State of Emergency.
LINDOLPH O. PARKER, Chairman WALLACE J. BRAY, Clerk E. THORNTON CLARK
Selectmen of Granby
RECORD OF SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
November 18, 1955
In accordance with the foregoing Warrant the in- habitants of Granby, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs met at the Granby School Auditorium at 8:00 P.M. and voted as follows :
Moderator called the business meeting to order.
Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
Article 1. After a general discussion a motion was made to table this Article.
Article 2. Voted that the Town transfer the sum of $2,000 from Machinery Fund to Machinery Account.
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Article 3. Voted that the Town authorize the Se- lectmen to sell to Joel M. Isenburg a tract of land con- taining 12 rods more or less as described in a deed from Frederick Taylor to inhabitants of District No. 1 in Granby dated July 1, 1853 and recorded in Hampshire County Registry of Deeds Book 184 page 307 for the sum of $50 subject to 1955 taxes.
Article 4. Voted that the Town install two (2) street lights at the new Granby Post Office on Parish Hill Road.
Article 5. Motion under Article 5: That the sum of $375,000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing an addition to the Granby Center School and for originally equipping and furnishing said addi- tion, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $13.83 be appropriated from the Post-War Rehabilita- tion Fund, the sum of $10,000 be appropriated from the Overlay Reserve Fund, the sum of $14,986.17 be appro- priated from Available Funds in the Treasury, and that the treasurer with the approval of the selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $100,000 un- der authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and the sum of $250,000 under authority of Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, and to issue bonds or notes of the town therefor payable in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44 of the General Laws so that the whole loan shall be paid in not more than twenty years from the date of issue of the first bond or note.
The voters list was used for this vote: Yes, 312; No, 47; Blanks, 1; Total, 360. 2/3 vote neecssary or 240. Motion is carried.
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Article 6. Voted that the School Building Commit- tee appointed under Article 2 of the warrant for the town meeting held on June 10, 1955 be empowered to enter into all contracts and agreements necessary to con- struct, equip and furnish the addition to the Granby Center School.
Article 7. Voted to table this Article.
Voted to adjourn.
MYRTIE E. HOBART, Town Clerk
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
TOWN WARRANT
Hampshire, ss.
To one of the Constables of the Town of Granby in the County of Hampshire :
Greetings :
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabi- tants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs to meet at the Granby School Auditorium in said Town, on Monday, the 20th of February next at 9:45 o'clock in the forenoon then and there to act on the following Articles, to wit :
ARTICLE 1. To choose the following named Town Officers : a Town Clerk, an Audtior, five Constables, one Tree Warden, and a Moderator all for one year; one Se- lectman, one Assessor, one School Committeeman, one
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Commissioner of Burial Grounds, three Library Trus- tees, all for three years ; a member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls will open at 9:45 in the forenoon and will be closed at 8:00 o'clock in the evening.
And you are required to notify the inhabitants as aforesaid qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs to meet in Granby School Auditorium in said Town on Monday, the 27th day of February, 1956, at 7:30 P.M. then and there to act on the following articles, to wit:
Article 1. To see if the Town will authorize the Se- lectmen to defend any legal proceedings that may be brought against the Town.
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