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ARTICLE 2. To hear the annual report of the Town Officers and Committees.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to fix the sal- aries or compensation of the elected Town Officers for the year 1957 in accordance with Section 108 - Chapter 41 - General Laws and to determine whether any Town Board shall be author- ized to employ for additional salary or compensation any of its members and to fix such salary or compensation.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to 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, 1957, and to issue a note or notes therefore payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accordance . i'll Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws .
ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell or otherwise dispose of any equipment or material which may be of no further use to the Town.
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ARTICLE 6. To raise such sums of money as may be neces- sary to defray the expenses of the several Town departments for the year 1957 and to determine whether the Town will appropriate money therefore to be provided by taxation or by appropriation from available funds, or take any action in re- lation thereto.
Articles 1, 2, 4 and 5 were routine and voted as usual. Under article 3 it was voted that the salaries of the elected Town Officers remain the same as the previous year.
A total of $288,984.42 was raised and appropriated under Article 6 for the several departments. The sum of $618.62 was transferred from Compensation Insurance to Workmen's Com- pensation Account. Voted to transfer the sum of $3,500.00 from Highway Machinery Rental Fund to Machinery Maintenance Account. The sum of $664.09 was appropriated from the County Dog Tax Refund to the Library Account.
ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to contract with the State and County for highway purposes as provided under Chapter 81 and Chapter 90, General Laws .
ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Highway Construction, or take any action in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds in the treasury or borrow a sum of money to purchase a tractor for the Highway Department and to authorize the Selectmen to sell the tractor presently owned by the Town, the proceeds of said sale to be applied toward the purchase of the new tractor, or take any action in relation thereto.
Under Article 7 it was voted to contract with the State and County for Highway purposes as provided under Chapters 81 and 90.
The sum of $6,000.00 was appropriated under Article 8 as the Town's share of cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $6,000.00 was tran- sferred, the proceeds received from the State under the pro- visions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956.
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Under Article 9, it was voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $4,900.00 for purchase of a new Highway Tractor, and to meet this appropriation the sum of $900.00 be transferred from Machinery Rental Fund and to borrow the sum of $4,000.00.
ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to install add- itional street lights on Main Street, or take any action in relation thereto.
Three additional lights on Main Street were voted.
ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 42-G to 42-I of Chapter 40-General Laws as inserted by Chapter 332 of the Acts of 1955, authorizing the levy of special assessments to meet the cost of laying water pipes in public and private ways or take any action in relation there- to.
Voted to lay this article on the table.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow a sum of money to lay a six inch water main on Edson Avenue for distance of approximately 530 feet, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,500.00 to lay this water main.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow a sum of money to lay an eight inch water main on Maple Avenue for a distance of approximately 1460 feet, or take any action in relation thereto.
This article was defeated.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow a sum of money to lay a six inch water main on Glenwood Road for a distance of approximately 4752 feet, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to dismiss this article.
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ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to purchase radio equipment for Civil Defense purposes, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to raise and appropriate $1,900.00 as Town's share of matching funds for radio equipment and that a committee of five be appointed to purchase same and that no contract be signed or equipment bought until approval of matching funds be received.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Assessors to take $15,000.00 or any other sum from Available Funds to reduce the tax levy for the current year, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to authorize the Assessors to use $10,000.00 from Available Funds.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to accept in behalf of the Town, as a gift from Bessie L. Harris, certain land situated in the Turkey Hill section of Rutland, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted that the Town accept this gift.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the Town will vote to adopt a By- Law, which provides a uniform system for numbering houses, in the general form as submitted by the Planning Board, or take any action in relation thereto.
Under this article the following By-Law was adopted.
By-Law to Establish a Uniform System for Numbering Houses
1. A street number for each house shall be assigned by the Planning Board in accordance with the following rules:
From the point of beginning of the street, there shall be a number on each side for each one-hundred feet measured along the center line of the street, odd numbers on the left and even numbers on the right.
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b. Main Street -- Route 122A -- extending from Holden line to Route 122 shall be numbered beginning at Holden line.
c. St. (Barre-Paxton Rd.) -- Route 122 -- extending from Paxton line to Oakham line shall be numbered beginning at Paxton line .
d. St. (East County Rd. ) -- Route 68 -- extending from Holden line to Hubbardston line shall be numbered beginn- ing at Holden line.
e . Maple Avenue -- Route 56 -- , southerly portion, extending from Rutland Center to Paxton line shall be numbered beginning at Rutland Center (Main Street) .
f. Pommogussett Road -- Route 56 -- , northerly portion, extend- ing from Rutland Center to Route 68 (North Rutland) shall be numbered beginning at Rutland Center (Main Street) .
g . All other streets shall be numbered beginning at the intersection with one of the streets above referred to, or at the point, determined by the Planning Board, the same in gen- eral to be the end nearest to the center of Rutland.
2. Where houses are nearer to each other than one-hundred feet, consecutive numbers shall be assigned from the nearest avail- able hundred-foot positions.
3. When a street number for a house is assigned, the Planning Board shall notify the owner and thereafter the owner or occ- upant promptly shall cause to be affixed and maintained that number in suitable form on or near the main entrance.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the Town will vote to provide for official street names in the general form as submitted by the Planning Board, either in the form of a By-Law or in the form of a standing vote, or take any action in relation thereto.
It was voted under this article to adopt the following By-Law.
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BY-LAW TO ESTABLISH OFFICIAL NAMES FOR STREETS
1. Upon adoption of this by-law, a Committee shall be named to hold one or more public hearings, and to prepare a list of all streets in town found by it, with a suggestion of names for each of said streets. The report of this Committee shall be submitted to a town meeting, not later than the next annual town meeting.
2. The acceptance of the report of said Committee shall es- tablish as the official name for each street, the name as re- commended by the Committee, except so far as the names appear- ing in the report shall be changed by vote of the Town prior to acceptance of the report, provided that the Selectmen shall approve the name so established for each public way and the Planning Board shall approve the name for each way which is open for public use but has not become a public way. A copy ยท of the report of the Committee with a copy of any votes of the Town and a certificate of the approvals of the Selectmen and Planning Board, attested by the Town Clerk, shall be recorded in the Registry of Deeds .
3. The official names for all private streets not included in the report of said Committee, and of all new streets, shall be approved and established by vote of the Planning Board, and shall be included in the annual report of the Planning Board. A copy of each vote, or of each plan approved by the Planning Board showing any new streets, shall be recorded in the Reg- istry of Deeds .
4. Except as provided in sections 3 and 3B of Chapter 85 of the General Laws the name for a street established, approved and recorded as above provided shall not be changed except by vote of the Town upon recommendation of the Planning Board, and if the street is a private way, upon recommendation of the Selectmen; and, if the change is not recommended, by a two- thirds vote of the Town Meeting. The Town Clerk shall cause to be recorded in the Registry of Deeds a copy of any such vote changing the official name of a street, and the change shall become effective when so recorded.
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Voted that the Moderator appoint a Committee to serve under the terms of the By-Law, as a standing vote, until the By-Law is approved and published, when the Moderator will appoint the Committee to serve under the By-Law.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the Town will recommend or adopt a plan to provide for informal notice of Town Meetings and public hearings, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to pass over this article.
ARTICLE 21. To choose all necessary Town Officers and Committees.
George M. Campbell and Albert F. Scales were reappointed to serve on the Finance Board and Donald E. Martin appointed to fill the two year vacancy caused by the resignation of John Fiske .
ARTICLE 22. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 605- Acts of 1956, relative to retirement allowances.
Voted that the Town accept Chapter 605-Acts of 1956.
A Special Meeting was held May 13th., at which the follow- ing articles were acted upon.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the action taken under article 9 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 4, 1957, which provided for the purchase of a Highway Tractor by transfer from the Machinery Fund and by borrowing.
It was voted to rescind this article.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote from Available Funds in the Treasury a sum of money to purchase a tractor for The Highway Department and to authorize the Selectmen to sell the tractor presently owned by the Town, the proceeds of said sale to be applied toward the purchase of the new tractor, or to take any action in relation thereto.
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Under this article it was voted to appropriate from Surplus Funds the sum of $3,000.00, and from the Highway Machinery Rentals the sum of $815.00 and authorize the Selectmen to sell the tractor now owned by the Town and to apply the proceeds of sale to the purchase of the new tractor.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Available Funds in the Treasury a sum of money to pur- chase an adding machine for the Assessors' Department, or take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to appropriate from Surplus Revenue the sum of $382.50 to purchase an adding machine for the Assessors' Department.
On June 24, 1957 a Special Town Meeting was held and the following article was voted upon.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from Available Funds to the Water Supply Investi- gation Committee to provide Engineering, Legal or other ex- penses, or to take any action in relation thereto.
Voted to appropriate $4,000.00 from Available Funds for expenses of the Water Investigating Committee and to authorize the Committee to procure proper engineering services and to employ special counsel or take any other action necessary to protect the Town's water supply.
December 27, 1957 a Special Meeting was called to vote on the following articles.
ARTICLE 1. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money from the Highway Machinery Fund to the Highway Maintenance Account, or take any action thereon.
The sum of $4,500.00 was voted appropriated from Highway Machinery Fund to Highway Machinery Maintenance Account.
ARTICLE 2. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chapter 670 of the Acts of 1955 and any amendments thereto relative to retirement allowances .
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Voted to accept Chapter 670 and any amendments.
ARTICLE 3. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Edson Avenue Water Main Account to the Water Department Maintenance Account, or take any action thereon.
Voted to transfer $676.40.
ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to accept Forest Hill Drive and Christmas Tree Lane in accordance with the lay- out of the Selectmen duly filed with the Town Clerk and app- roved by the Planning Board and to authorize and direct the Selectmen to make a taking of easement in accordance with said layout and to accept a deed of the water pipe and other fac- ilities in said layout, or take any action thereon.
Voted to accept these new streets, to make taking of ease- ment and to accept deed.
Respectfully submitted
Linda A. Hanff Town Clerk
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
For the year ending December 31, 1957 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS
Lump sum Appropriation:
Public Welfare & Old Age Assistance
$
25,300.00
Checks returned, General Relief
38.00
Checks returned, Old Age Assistance
71.60
Checks returned, Aid to Dependent Children
18.00
$ 25,427.60
Expended :
Data on General Relief
Persons, Rutland Settled
(non-reimbursable)
Aided in Town
$477.75
Aided, Charlton Farm
836.56
Living in other cities/ towns 170.00
Persons, Unsettled
(fully reimbursable by
Commonwealth)
Aided in Town
117.50
Burial, Deceased
435.00
Persons, Settled Elsewhere (fully reimbursable by other cities/towns)
Aided in Town 120.94
Administration 119.35
(other than salaries)
Total Expenditure, General Relief $ 2,277.10
Total Expenditure, Agent 's Salary 1,347.98 Total Expenditure, Old Age Asst. 15,197.96
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Total Expenditure, Aid to Dependent Children 5,676.94 Total Expenditure, Disability Assistance 9.08
Total Expended from Lump Sum Appropriation $ 24,509.06
Balance, Lump Sum Appropriation, December 31, 1957 $ 918.54
BOARD SALARIES
Appropriation Expended
$ 200.00 200.00
Balance, December 31, 1957 0
FEDERAL FUNDS (Available for Board Expenditure)
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE
Balance, January 1, 1957
Federal reimbursement, 1957
$ 4,172.42 9,317.59
Recovery, Old Age Assistance
238.77 $ 13, 728.78
Expended
9,105.51
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 4,623.27
OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE
Balance, January 1, 1957
$ 700.99
Reimbursement, 1957
1,225.67 $ 1,926.66
Expended, Agent's Salary
1,583.98
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 342.68
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AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Balance, January 1, 1957 $ 1,220.26 4,822.44 $ 6,042.70
Federal reimbursement, 1957
Expended
3,317.40
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 2,725. 30
AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN ADMINISTRATIVE
Balance, January 1, 1957 $ 292.27
Federal reimbursement, 1957 523.30 $ 815.57
Expended (other than salaries)
536.94
Balance, December 31, 1957
$ 278.63
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
Balance, January 1, 1957 $
205.00
Expended
0
Balance, December 31, 1957 $ 205.00
DISABILITY ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATIVE
Balance, January 1, 1957 # .52
Federal reimbursement, 1957
0
$ .52
Expended
0
Balance, December, 31, 1957
. 52
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REIMBURSEMENT FROM COMMONWEALTH (Unavailable for Board Expenditure)
Credited to Town Receipts:
State share, Old Age Assistance $ 10,478.27
State share, Aid to Dependent
Children 2 , 254.94
State share, Disability Assistance 0 State share, Adm. 0
Total credited to Town Receipts
$
12,733.21
REIMBURSEMENT FROM OTHER CITIES/TOWNS (Unavailable for Board Expenditure)
Credited to Town Receipts:
For Old Age Assistance granted and paid to their settled persons resident in Rutland. (represents share of such cities and towns- Federal and State shares reported above) . $ 288.84
Respectfully submitted,
Harry E. Dow, Chairman Eldred F. Webber Burton H. Fiske
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
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REPORT OF THE CHARLTON HOME FARM ASSOCIATION
For the year ending December 31, 1957
Land and Buildings
$ 15,000.00
Deposit in Savings Banks
15,319.59
Personal Property
4,245.00
Amount Receivable from Towns
1,551.70
Cash in Warden's Account
660.00
Balance in Checking Account
1,052.47
$ 37,828.76
RECEIPTS
Cash on Hand, Jan. 1, 1957
$ 3,035.39
Rent of Farm Land
300.00
Central Engineering Co. for gravel
2,293.12
Received from Towns and Boarders
19,004.93
$ 24,633.44
EXPENDITURES
Bills Paid, Jan. 1, 1957 to Dec. 31, 1957
$ 21,580.97
Deposited in Worcester County Inst. for Savings, 2,000.00
Bank Balance, Dec. 31, 1957 1,052.47
$ 24,633.44
Number of Boarders 25
Respectfully submitted,
Donald R. Perkins, President Lester P. Gates, Secretary & Treasurer Myrtis F. Hutchinson, Auditor
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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' AGENT
As Veterans Agent for the Town of Rutland, I have author- ized payments totaling #2,216.12. This figure is a $1,494.00 decrease in the amount paid in 1956.
Respectfully submitted, Alishan L. Martin Veterans Agent
REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD
The Board organized by re-electing Mr. John Yonker, Chair- man, and Mr. Alishan Martin, Clerk, and established the second Monday of each month as the regular meeting night.
A plan of the Town of Rutland is in the drawing stages which will be used as a map for study and other purposes. Copies will be available for all of the departments.
Alishan L. Martin Clerk
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REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS
Appropriation:
Salaries of Commissioners
$ 225.00
Expended
225.00
Maintenance: Transfered from Reserve Fund
$
2,385.00
300.00
$ 2,685.00
Expended:
Labor Payroll Lifeguard Maintenance
$ 715.23
408.57
1,397.25
2,521.05
Unexpended Balance
-
$ 163.95
Respectfully submitted,
Raymond K. Putnam, Chairman Mark L. Read, Clerk George E. Smith
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS
Chapter 90 Construction
Maple Avenue
1500 foot shoulder excavated and filled with gravel
400 feet of roadway excavated 30 inches steep and refilled with 18 inches of gravel
2 new culverts installed
2 catch basins built
Approximately 500 tons of Type 11 bituminous concrete used.
Wachusett Street
The balance of 2900 feet of clearing and chopping completed. Approximately 15,000 yards of earth excavated.
Chapter 90 Maintenance
20,000 feet of roadway treated with tar and asphalt 9,500 gallons of tar used
7,900 gallons of asphalt used 900 cubic yards of sand used
Chapter 81
On Chapter 81 the usual maintenance of scraping and drainage was done.
36, 300 feet of roadway were treated with tar and asphalt 26,000 gallons of tar and asphalt were used
5,500 feet of newly graveled roadway were treated
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LIST OF EQUIPMENT
3 Trucks
1 Grader
1 Tractor with loader and mower
1 Concrete Mixer
1 Automatic sand body 2 Highway sand spreaders
3 V-snow plows
5 Blade plows
1 Road rake
1 Bull-dozer blade 1 Road hone
1 Sweeper
There are also various other small tools.
Respectfully submitted, George R. Willis Superintendent of Streets
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REPORT OF THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT
Water Department Appropriation: Maintenance
Superintendent's Salary
Commissioner's Salary
Transferred from Edson Ave .
Water Main Account to Water
Department Maintenance Account
676.40
Total Appropriation
14, 111.40 $
Administration:
Commissioner's Salary
$
275.00
Superintendent's Salary
4,160.00
Printing, Postage & Stationery
317.76
Total
4,784.02 $
General:
Labor
$ 486.73
Truck
389.55
Equipment & Supplies
716.89
Pipes & Fittings
583.93
All Other
69.82
Total
2,246.92 $
Pump Station:
Fuel, Light & Power
$ 4,635.63
Repairs
293.45
All Other
312.25
Total
5,241.33 #
Metropolitan District Commission
Sewer Billings
$ 753,14
Cleaning Water line-Rutland
Training Center
849.70
Cleaning Sewer Line
130.00
Total Appropriation Expended
$ 14,005. 11
$ 9,000.00 4,160.00 275.00
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Total Appropriation
Total Appropriation Expended
$ 14,111.40 14,005.01
Unexpended Balance
$ 106.29
Water Investigating; Committee Appropriation Transferred from Reserve Funds
4,500.00 501.64
Total Expended 1957
5,001.64
5,001.64
Laying Water Main Edson Ave. $ 2,500.00
Expended 1957
1,823.60
Unexpended Balance Transferred to Water Maintenance Account $ 676.40
Lowering Water Intake at Pump Station Expended $ 1,419. 30
Water and Sewer Billings:
Water Billings State Sanatorium $ 2,468.47
Water Billings U.S. Vet Hospital 4,244.22
Water Billings Town Residents
6,442.12
Total Water Billings Sewer Billings Town Residents
$ 13,154.81 1,095.33
Total Water and Sewer Billings 14, 250.14
Respectfully submitted,
RICHARD H. JONES, Chairman WILLIAM TEMPLE, Clerk ROBERT LOVE, Member
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REPORT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR
Recapitulation
Total Number Dwelling Units
Commercial Units
6
11
=
$ 134,800.00 107,400.00
11
11 Private Garages
11
=
=
9,320.00
11 Units Demolished
9
=
175.00
Addition and Repairs
23
11
11
22,156.00
House Trailers
4
64 Total Fees Collected
186.00
Total Estimated Construction Cost for 1957
$ 279,387.00
Inspections
Building
44
Plumbing
14
Electrical
35
There were 12 other Electrical inspections not connected with these permits.
Respectfully submitted
ATTILIO C. ALINOVI Building Inspector
5,350.00
Permits
14 Estimated Cost
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of the Town of Rutland:
I herewith submit my report for the year ending December 31, 1957.
Circulation Adult Fiction
974
Non-Fiction 636
Juvenile
Fiction
1767
Non-Fiction
373
Cash received
Donations
$ 5.00
Sale of cards
and fines
27.07
Paid to Town Treasurer $ 32.07
One hundred new books were purchased, of which forty were Juvenile, including six Boy Scout Merit Badge books.
The Popular Mechanics "Do It Yourself Encyclopedia" is also new this year.
Mrs. Raymond Fish, Mrs. Franklin Wood and Mrs. Frank Calkins have donated books to the Library. The book "How To Believe" was received from Albert P. Sloan, Jr. and "The F.B. I. Story" from the Dorothy H. and Lewis Rosensteil Foundation.
This year the Women's Union was the only organization which donated funds for the Magazine Tables.
Other Magazines have been donated by Mrs. Frank Calkins, Mrs. Franklin T. Wood and Mrs. Frances P. Hanff.
Since September the schools have discontinued coming to the Library for library periods, so our Juvenile circulation has started to decrease.
Respectfully submitted
LINDA A. HANFF, Librarian
95 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
January 1, 1957 through December 31, 1957
To the Citizens of the Town of Rutland:
The Trustees of the Public Library held five meetings dur- ing the year. Selection of new books for use in the library was made at these meetings. In the selections made, appropriate attention was given to the needs of children of the primary and elementary school grades. A number of books for adult readers was also added to the library collection. A donation of five dollars received for the library is included in the receipts.
Financial Statement
Receipts:
Appropriation
County Dog Tax Refund
$ 375.91 664.09
Donation
5.00
$ 1045.00
Disbursements:
Librarian's Salary
$ 600.00
Books
255.20
Periodicals
61.15
Binding (Periodicals)
6.20
Repair of library chairs
19.50
Stationery and postage
7.00
Other library supplies
15.30
964.35
Unexpended
$ 80.65
Respectfully submitted,
Bernice F. Putnam
Hazel H. Wood
Florence E. Wheeler
Ethel S. Dow
Edmund D. Kelsey
Timothy C. Murphy
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
ARRESTS
CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON
Negligent Use of Firearms
Male 7
Female
CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
Breaking Entering & Larceny 7
Using Motor Vehicle Without Authority 3
CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
Driving a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
3
Drunkenness
6
Driving a Motor Vehicle to Endanger Life 1
Lord's Day (Violating) 1
Motor Vehicle Laws (Violating)
3
Vagrants
1
Non-Support
1
Escapee from a Mental Institution
1
Total
22
Lost Children Found
1
1
Runaway Children Returned
2
Accidents
25
Injured
29
19
10
Killed
Complaints Investigated
169
Licenses Suspended
27
Registrations Suspended
11
Automobile Transfers
132
Summons Served for Other Depts.
24
1
Respectfully submitted
JOHN COLLINS Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
During the year 1957 there were 19 calls answered for grass and brush fires. A total of 49 acres were burned over.
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