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Total estimated receipts and available funds
406,589.24
Net amount to be raised by taxation
341,925.40
Net amount raised by taxation on personal property
16,523.50
Net amount raised by taxation on real estate
323,505.90
Number of polls assessed 948
1,896.00
TOTAL VALUATION
Personal Property Real Estate 1959 Tax Rate
341,925.40
3,235,059.00
100.00
Respectfully submitted,
PAUL B. WAKE, SR. WILBUR A. WITHAM ERNEST F. LeBEAU
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
1959 TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
REAL ESTATE TAXES - 1958
Balance January 1, 1959
Interest
$ 14,339.49 370.76
Collections
14,538.25
Abatement
12.90
Transferred to Tax Title Accounts
159.10
$ 14,710.25
$ 14,710.25
REAL ESTATE TAXES - 1959
1959 Commitment
$323,505.90
Interest
83.04
Refunds
620.50
Collections
298,937.35
Abatements
9,317.50
Transferred to Tax Title Accounts
1,313.50
Uncollected balance December 31, 1959
14,641.09
$324,209.44
$324,209.44
MOTOR VEHICLE & TRAILER EXCISE TAXES - 1958
Balance January 1, 1959
$ 5,057.70
Committed in 1959
1,560.28
Interest
157.23
Refunds
611.44
Collections
6,228.30
Abatements
1,158.35
$ 7,386.65
$ 7,386.65
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE & TRAILER EXCISE TAXES - 1959
1959 Commitment
Interest
Refunds
Collections
31,286.00
Abatements
2,691.73
*Uncollected Balance December 31, 1959
9,785.94
$ 43,763.67
$ 43,763.67
* December Commitment $8,191.58
POLL TAXES - 1959
1959 Commitment
$ 1,900.00
Interest
1.47
Refunds
4.00
Collections
1,591.47
Abatements
282.00
Balance Outstanding December 31, 1959
32.00
$ 1,905.47
$ 1,905.47
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES - 1958
Balance January 1, 1959
$ 582.65
Interest
11.30
Collections
593.95
$ 593.95
$ 593.95
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES - 1959
1959 Commitment
$ 16,523.50
Interest
2.37
Collections
16,233.37
Uncollected balance December 31, 1959
292.50
$ 16,525.87
$ 16,525.87
$ 42,254.43 24.88 1,484.36
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
FARM ANIMAL EXCISE - 1958
Balance January 1, 1959
$ 16.25
Interest
.44
Collections
16.69
$ 16.69
$ 16.69
FARM ANIMAL EXCISE - 1959
1959 Commitment
$ 293.00
Collections
253.76
Uncollected balance December 31, 1959
39.24
$ 293.00
$ 293.00
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TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
SUMMARY AND COMPARISON COMMITMENTS AND COLLECTIONS 1958-1959
Collections 1958 $269,949.18
Collections 1959
Amt. of Increase
Real Estate Taxes
$323,505.90
$ 53,556.72
Motor Vehicle
Excise Taxes
43,123.27
43,814.71
691.44
Poll Taxes
1,890.00
1,900.00
10.00
Personal Property Taxes
14,772.48
16,523.50
1,751.02
Farm Animal Excise Taxes
359.90
293.00
66.90*
Total Commitments
$330,094.83
$386,037.11
$ 55,942.28
Decrease
Commitments 1958
Commitments 1959 $313,475.60
Amt. of Increase $ 52,726.17
Real Estate Taxes
$260,749.43
Motor Vehicle
Excise Taxes
41,987.48
37,514.30
4,473.18*
Poll Taxes
1,588.27
1,591.47
3.20
Personal Property Taxes
13,873.13
16,827.32
2,954.19
Farm Animal Excise Taxes
365.45
270.45
95.00*
Total Collections
$318,563.76
$369,679.14
$ 51,115.38
* Decrease
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
1959
1959
Increase
Real Estate
1228
1237
9
Excise
2021
1754
267*
Poll
945
950
5
Personal Property
56
53
3*
Farm Animal Excise
4
5
1
4254
3999
255*
* Decrease
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD E. TYLER, Collector of Taxes
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TREE DEPARTMENT REPORT
TREE DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens
I hereby submit my report for the year of 1959. Tree work appropriation was expended as follows:
Tree Removed
Essex Street
3
Liberty Street 18
Peabody Street 2
Mill Street 2
East Street
7
King Street
4
Pleasant Street
2
Mt. Vernon Street
1
School Street
5
Locust Street
18
River Street
15
Lake View Ave.
1
Maple Street
3
De-bush Ave. 4
Construction line clearing was done in conjunction with the Electric Light Department and the New England Tel. & Tel. Co. throughout the town.
I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation given me by the various departments during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES DONOVAN,
Tree Warden
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MOTH DEPARTMENT REPORT
MOTH DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens:
I hereby submit my report for the year of 1959.
Moth Dept.
Extensive spraying was applied to the trees in town during 1959. Extensive spraying applied in conjunction with the Highway Dept. for poison ivy and brush control.
New Trees
The Tree Dept. replaced and planted new trees throughout the town.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES DONOVAN,
Moth Superintendent
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POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens
of the Town of Middleton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report of the Middleton Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1959.
DEPARTMENT ROSTER
James W. Wentworth, Chief of Poliec Lloyd H. Getchell, Sergeant
Regular Specials
Arthur G. Doane, Robert Hurd, Harold G. Moore, William C. Pennock, Norman D. Welch
OFFENSE FOR WHICH ARRESTS WERE MADE
Assault and battery 4
Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon 1
Allowing an improper person to operate a motor vehicle 1
Breaking and entering in the night time 9
Drunkenness 28
Escaped from the Essex County Industrial Farm
3
False name to police officer 1
Insane persons 8
Larceny
7
Leaving the scene of an accident after property damage
1
Lewdness and lascivious by speech or behavior 2
2
Non-support
3
Operating a motor vehicle without a license
2
Operating a motor vehicle so as to endanger
1
Operating a motor vehicle without authority 5
Operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor
7
Operating a motor vehicle after the license was suspended
2
Operating a motor vehicle to the left of the
traveled part of the way
1
Speeding
49
Total 137
Arrests made in Middleton by the State Police are listed above also.
Malicious damage to property
71
POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
MISCELLANEOUS
Ambulance cases 75
Automobile accidents investigated 63
Booked and warned for speeding and etc. 107
Complaints received and investigated 382
Cruiser cases 33
Dogs shot by police department 7
Dogs killed by automobiles 11
Escaped patients returned to the Danvers State Hospital 6
Firearm permits issued 10
Fire alarms that police went to 24
Licenses suspended and revoked through the Registry of
Motor Vehicles for speeding and etc.
72
Missing and lost persons found
Messages delivered 33
7
Motor vehicles transfers (civilians) 112
Summonds and warrants served 42
Turned over to Town Treasurer for firearm permits $20.00
Stolen property recovered $2,420.00
As in past years we have investigated many property damage cases not listed above which have been settled satisfactorily to all concerned without making arrests or going to court.
In closing the men are to be commended for their prompt response and their efficiency of operation. A sincere thanks is extended to the State Police, officials of the Town of Middleton and to the Board of Selectmen and townspeople. To all those who assisted this department in any way we are grateful.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES W. WENTWORTH, Chief of Police
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POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
DOG OFFICER'S REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens
of the Town of Middleton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report as Dog Officer for the year ending December 31, 1959.
Complaints received and investigated 52
Dogs restrained
17
Dogs killed by automobiles
11
Dogs shot by Police Department
7
Dogs put in pound
18
Dogs returned to rightful owners 19
Reports of dog bites 17
Stray dogs disposed of 18
In making this report I would like to advise that there was 48 delinquent licenses. The owners were notified to license their dogs and did so without court appearance. I wish to notify all dog owners that their dog licenses are due April 1, 1960 and payable to the Town Clerk. Chap. 140 Sec. 138 : Being the (owner) or (keeper) of a dog 3 months old, after March 31st, and you did not cause it to be licensed. (Penalty $15.00) each.
In closing again I wish to extend my appreciation for I am deeply grateful for the splendid spirit and cooperation shown by the Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk, and all dog owners during the year 1959.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES W. WENTWORTH,
Chief of Police
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BOARD OF APPEALS
BOARD OF APPEALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
Citizens of the Town of Middleton:
The Board of Appeals respectfully submits its report for the year ending December 31, 1959.
Regular meetings held
12
Public hearings held
18
Applications filed
2
Decisions granted
14
Decisions rejected
2
Renewals
9
.
.
Respectfully submitted,
BOARD OF APPEALS
William H. Sanborn, Chairman
Donald A. Aylward, Clerk Beaumont Hurd
Walter Cilnton
Frederick C. Jones
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ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
and Citizens of the Town of Middleton
Gentlemen:
The Board of Electric Light Commissioners respectfully submit their report for the year ending December 31, 1959.
Regular meetings were held by the Board at Memorial Hall.
During the year a three phase line was constructed on North Main Street from DeBush Avenue ot the Three Pines area.
Street lights were installed on Liberty Street from Mill Street to Lakeview Avenue in accordance with the vote of the people.
The street light circuit was extended on Webb Street to connect three additional lights.
A three phase line on Forest Street has been relocated for a distance of 2400 feet to conform with the Chapter 90 road construction program.
During the year 26 service entrances were converted from 120 volt 2 wire to 240 volt 3 wire service. Twenty-two new 3 wire services were constructed, and 10 temporary services connected.
This Department purchased 6,713,007 K.W.H. of electricity at a cost of $110,334.42. Our peak demand occured on December 21st and was 1632 K.W.
The system line losses were 7.2%.
An extensive study of our rates has been made. As a result of this study, a new Residential Rate "A" has been designed, which will become effective March first 1960. This new Rate Schedule, with its Discount provision, will provide a saving to all of the Residential consumers whose monthly use is above 26 K.W.H.
The Board of Electric Light Commissioners wish to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Departments of this town and the citizens for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted, Board of Electric Light Commissioners JOHN MUZICHUK FRANK E. DOW J. LANSING ENGLISH
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INSPECTOR OF WIRES REPORT
INSPECTOR OF WIRES REPORT
Board of Selectmen
Middleton, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I wish to submit my report for the year 1959.
There were 364 permits issued, sixty-three of which included change of service from 110 to 220 volts due to bad conditions or increase in loads. Fifty-three of these wire permits were for power oil burners, seventeen new installations. The remainder 231 included work on home air conditioners and electric ranges. All jobs have been inspected up to date except approximately twenty which are still in the process of construction.
A total of 425 calls have been made covering 1300 miles. There were many calls made at the request of those who are planning to have electrical work installed and wanted information.
I would like to express to the townspeople that it is very important to have their main service checked before having additional electrical work done and to have electrical work done by a competent licensed electrician. It is for their safety that electrical work be inspected.
I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the Electric Light Department and the people of Middleton for their cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN MILBERY
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Citizens of the Town:
I hereby submit my Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1959.
The Fire Department is a call force, consisting of a Chief, Deputy Chief, Captain, three Lieutenants, and twenty-two Privates, making a total of twenty-eight men.
The Department answered 118 calls in 1959, they are as follows :-
Buildings
16
Automobiles
5
Brush, Woods and Grass
26
Dump
9
Oil Burners
6
Electrical
5
Miscellaneous (accidents, etc)
32
Rescue Calls
9
Out-of-Town
5
False
5
TOTAL 118
Box Alarms
53
Still Alarms 65
TOTAL 118
Incoming Telephone Calls
863
Inspections and Permits granted for the following :-
Permits to burn 525
Fireworks 4
Gasoline 0
12
Explosives
24
Oil Burner
L.P. Gas
47
TOTAL 612
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
The equipment of the department is in excellent condition and repair. I wish to report that the new 34 Ton Pick-up Truck purchased to replace our old Forest Fire Truck arrived in July of this year and was immediately placed in service. This truck is used by the depart- ment as a multi-purpose vehicle, covering such work projects as forest fires, fire alarm, inspections and any other necessary department business. It is indeed an asset to the Town and the Department, and has received many favorable comments from our frequent visitors.
The Fire Alarm System is in excellent condition and repair. Our system is continuing to expand, with wires installed on River Street and the boxes have been purchased. These boxes will be installed immediately.
The Drill School is in its fifth year of operation, with all Depart- ment members taking part. The value of this school cannot be overly emphasized. I wish to report that in addition to the regular Drill School, ten members of this department attended Drill School in New Hampshire.
I again recommend that some thought be given to the installation of Fire Detection Systems in all Town Buildings, especially Howe- Manning School; and that these systems be tied into Fire Head- quarters.
Again I urge the citizens to familarize themselves in the proper way to call the Fire Department in case of an emergency. If you live near a street box, use it; if not, Dial SP 4-2211. Do not dial the Operator, as this connects you with the Lynn office, and many times this causes a delay because the Operator calls the Danvers Fire Department. We have been notified of fires, many times, this past year by the Danvers Fire Department, who have received the call from the Operator.
I am grateful to the Board of Fire Engineers, the citizens of the Town, my officers and men, for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD F. PURDY, Chief
.
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PLANNING BOARD REPORT
REPORT OF PLANNING BOARD
Board of Selectmen
Town of Middleton Massachusetts
Dear Sirs:
At the first meeting of the Planning Board the following were elected as officers: - Louis Barett, Chairman; Gilbert Sanders, Clerk.
There were many extra and special meetings pertaining to large projects, that are under consideration. Progress satisfactory.
We wish to express our thanks to all the officers and citizens for their co-operation and support.
Respectfully submitted,
LOUIS BARETT, Chairman HENRY SAWYER GILBERT SANDERS LIONEL BARROWS FRANK CONNORS
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PUBLIC WELFARE AND OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE REPORT BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the
Citizens of the Town of Middleton
Report to the Town of Middleton for the year ending December 31, 1959.
GENERAL RELIEF:
Unsettled State
5 cases
10 persons
Ouside Cities and Towns
4 ases
18 persons
Middleton Settled
4 cases
10 persons
Middleton Settled and aided in other Cities or Towns)
2 cases
2 persons
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN:
No settlement laws in ADC
8 cases
20 persons
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE:
No settlement laws in DA
2 cases
2 persons
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE:
Unsettled State
7 cases
Outside Cities and Towns
4 cases
Middleton Settled
29 cases
Total
40 cases
Cost of Medical Expense for the years 1958 and 1959
1958
1959
Old Age Assistance
$ 17,075.23
$ 19,920.15
Disability Assistance
1,662.60
1,781.56
Aid to Dependent Children
1,696.87
1,154.10
$ 20,434.70
$ 22,855.81
CUMMINGS FUND (Board of Public Welfare, Trustees)
Persons Aided (Middleton Residents) 4 persons
The Board of Public Welfare wishes to thank the Board of Select- men and the other Departments of the Town for their cooperation throughout the year.
Respectfully submitted,
LESLIE E. MERRIFIELD, Chr.
ROGER M. PEABODY
LEYLAND A. PHILLIPS, Clerk
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WATER BOARD REPORT
REPORT OF WATER BOARD
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and
Citizens of Middleton
Gentlemen:
Herewith is submitted our third annual report as your water board.
This past year has been a busy one for the board. A situation developed on Lakeview Avenue whereby the residents in that area could not get water enough for their needs. They requested and were granted a hearing on their problem, and after a number of meetings it was decided the Town would supply 6" water main and fittings and put main across Route 114. The residents would pay for rest of installation, also we installed one hydrant on top of hill.
This job was completed in the late fall and everyone seems well satisfied with the results. A total of 880 feet of 6" pipe was used. The one job took practically all of our appropriation.
Another project that was completed this year was to clean up around hydrants, paint them, and paint bands on poles near each one.
On Liberty Street a hydrant was moved and about 300 feet of 6" pipe was put in and the expense was assumed by the contractor who built one or two houses in the area.
The King and Mt. Vernon Street job was held up this year because of the trouble on Lakeview Avenue which took all our money.
Money has been appropriated for the Highway Department to work on Mt. Vernon Street so the Water Board has asked for $4,000.00 to be used ot install 6" pipe. When this work is started pipe will have to be placed in bridge as it is built.
In conjunction with the reconstruction of Forest Street we have installed 525 feet of 8" pipe and two hydrants which used most of our $4,000.00 appropriation.
We have not as yet come to any agreement with the Town of Danvers as to getting some revenue from sale of water which is now al ltaken by the Town of Danvers. We are still working on this very important matter.
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WATER BOARD REPORT
During the year we had two (2) hydrants broken by cars hitting them.
In closing we would like to call the attention of the citizens of Middleton to the condition of the water mains. Many streets have only 1" - 11/2" and 11/4" lines feeding a great number of houses, and more houses are being built all the time and connecting to these small lines which puts extra burden on them. The more homes the less pressure they get. Pipes are very old and inadequate, so in the very near future we are sure to have trouble and a very large expense. Already in (1960) we have had one break to take care of in a 11/4 1/2 line.
It seems to us a fund should be built up to take care of these amergencies. Maybe a betterment program would be the answer. This problem is something to think about as it is geting very serious.
The Water Board wishes to take this opportunity to thank the other Town Departments for their cooperation throughout the year.
Respectfully yours, BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS, Donald Aylward, Chairman Benjamin Richardson Roger M. Peabody, Clerk
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FIRE TRUCK COMMITTEE REPORT
REPORT OF THE FIRE TRUCK PURCHASING COMMITTEE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Citizens of the Town:
In accordance with Article 12 of the Annual Town Meeting of March, 1959, Moderator Daniel J. Donovan appointed the following men to serve as members of the Fire Truck Purchasing Committee :- Fire Chief Harold F. Purdy, Fire Capt. George W. Nash, Fire Lieut. James H. Ogden, Sr., Selectman Manuel Gilboard, Finance Committee- man Richard Cressey.
The committee organized March 31, 1959 in the following man- ner :- Chairman, Harold F. Purdy; Clerk, George W. Nash; Com- mitteemen, James H. Ogden, Manuel Gilboard and Richard Cressey.
It was voted to write specifications and invite bids to be opened April 14, 1959, to furnish the Town of Middleton with a 34 Ton Pick-up Truck for the Fire Department, bids were also to include equipment, (heater, etc.).
On April 14, 1959 bids were opened, with the low bidder being Getchell Motors, Danvers, Mass., with a low bid of $2,243.57 for the 34 Ton Pick-up truck.
Immediately after the bids were opened for the truck, the com- mittee called for bids from various fire-fighting equipment dealers to furnish the necessary fire-fighting equipment. This equipment was purchased from Farrar Company, Charles H. Clougherty Co., and General Electric Co.
The following is an accounting of the funds voted by the Town to the committee :-
Total appropriation - $4,000.00
Bid of Getchell Motors $2,243.57
Fire-fighting equipment and radio 1,652.43
Lawrence Eagle 18.00
Total expended
$3,914.00
Unexpended balance 86.00
TOTAL
$4,000.00
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FIRE TRUCK COMMITTEE REPORT
The sum of $86.00 was returned to the Town of Middleton.
Fire Chief Harold F. Purdy invites all interested citizens to visit the Fire Station and inspect this new equipment and all other fire equipment.
Respectfully submitted,
HAROLD F. PURDY, Chairman GEORGE W. NASH, Clerk JAMES H. OGDEN MANUEL GILBOARD RICHARD CRESSEY
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HIGHWAY SURVEYOR REPORT
REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens:
I hereby submit my report for the year of 1959.
Highway work was carried on in the usual manner, 1959 was much the same as the past few years. Ice presented a larger problem than the actual plowing of snow.
Chapter 90 Construction
Due to cold weather we had to close down Chapter 90 construction on Forest Street. It will be resumed in the spring and we should have thirty-one hundred feet completed by the end of May.
Chapter 90 Maintenance
Maple Street was seal coated for a distance of .76 of a mile. Essex Street was resurfaced for a distance of .35 of a mile. Two hundred feet of drainage and catch basin was constructed on Maple Street.
Chapter 81 Maintenance
The following streets were resurfaced during the summer:
Essex Street .65 of a mile
Lake Street .97 of a mile
Liberty Street .70 of a mile
Locust Street
1.28 of a mile
Log Bridge Road
.32 of a mile
Mill Street
.45 of a mile
Peabody Street
.50 of a mile
Park Street .43 of a mile
Belevieu Street .22 of a mile
Beatle Road
.20 of a mile
Curtis Avenue .17 of a mile
Meagher Street .12 of a mile
Phaneuf Street
.15 of a mile
Storm Drains
A new culvert was constructed on Peabody Street, 80 feet of new drainage on Maple Street and catch basins were repaired on Boston Street and Phaneuf Street.
General Highway
General Highway work consisted mostly of drainage, cleaning, and cutting brush. We also sprayed some brush in cooperation with the Tree Department.
The Highway Surveyor and members of the department wish to thank the Board of Selectmen and all other Town Departments for their fine cooperation.
Respectfully submitted,
ALLAN G. MARSHALL, Highway Surveyor
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
Town of Middleton REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
FINANCE COMMITTEE
TO THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 15, 1960
Your Finance Committee held a series of eight meetings to discuss proposed expenditures with those submitting budget requests, and conducted an open hearing February 9, 1960, to review with voters and department personnel the issue involved.
The recommended budget, detailed under Schedule "A", amounts to $612,390.21, a sum exceeding last year's by $103,835.89. This heavy increase is occasioned largely by Masconomet Regional School's first full year of operation, the 1959 budget covering merely four month's operation.
Voters should be mindful that the community's tax rate, in the final analysis, is determined by decisions they themselves make town meeting night.
Respectfully submitted, RICHARD CRESSEY, Chairman ROBIN JONES, Clerk HAZEN M. RICHARDSON J. RUSSELL WALLEN BARTHOLOMEW J. WHELAN
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RECOMMENDATIONS FINANCE COMMITTEE
ANNUAL TOWN WARRANT
ARTICLE 1. To hear and act on Committee Reports. No recommendation required.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1960, and to issue a note or notes therefor payable within one year, and to renew such note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in acordance with Chapter 44, Section 17 of the General Laws.
Recommended.
ARTICLE 3. To fix the compensation of elected officers, provide for a Reserve Fund, and to determine what sums of money the Town will raise and appropriate, including appropriations from available funds, to defray charges and expenses of the Town, including debt and interest, for the ensuing year.
Committee recommendations set forth under Schedule "A".
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Assessors to use $12,000.00 from available funds ot reduce the tax rate. Recommended.
ARTICLE 5. On petition of ,the Board of Electric Light Com- missioners, to see if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $4,000.00 from the earnings of the Electric Light Department, said sum to be used for reducing the tax rate.
Recommended.
ARTICLE 6. On petition of the Highway Surveyor, to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 to to be expended for the purchase of a new two-ton dump truck, in accordance with the specifications as set forth by the Highway Surveyor and Board of Selectmen; said sum to be raised and appropriated in the following manner; $2,000.00 appropriated from the Road Machinery Fund, and $1,500.00 to be raisetd.
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