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4,585.50
12,000.00
Highways and Bridges:
Inc. in #19
Highways and Bridges (Salaries) ...
(19,037.87)
Inc. in #29
(27,779.48)
Inc. in #29 25,500.00
17,500.00
Spec. Art.
(3,000.00)
(2,997.92)
Inc. in #20
(3,000.00)
21. Street Lighting ..
16,407.04
17,524.03
17,524.03
17,500.00
17,500.00
23. Resurfacing (Materials only) Water Division:
6,198.00
(7,000.00)
17,994.87
18,000.00
15,000.00
24. Water Purchase
21,212.48
22,000.00
Water Maintenance (Salaries)
(15,103.51)
Inc. in #29
20,419.18
22,000.00
Inc. in #20 17,500.00 Inc. in # 29
26. Water Extensions (Material)
497.22
800.00
5,797.59
7,585.00
7,500.00
27. Hydrants, Gates, Meters (Materials)
786.76
800.00
792.90
1,200.00
4,800.00
28. Water Services (Materials)
1,299.68
1,300.00
791.25
8,305.00
3,700.00
1,281.79
2,000.00
1,700.00
29. Public Works and Allied Divisions Salaries only
54,498.78
64,840.00
64,676.19
91,207.96
73,045.00
$122,135.99
$172,964.03
$169,552.91
$242,233.96
$186,745.00
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
30
Inc. in #20
22. Snow and Ice Removal
3,999.75
18,000.00
(6,998.63)
Inc. in #20
(7,000.00)
25. Water Maintenance (Expenses) ..
6,298.88
5,800.00
(15,605.27)
Inc. in # 29
Inc. in #29
20.
Highways and Bridges (Expenses) .. Sand, Oil and Grade Streets
6,299.93
17,600.00
17,586.49
600.00 Inc. in # 29 12,500.00 (8,000.00)
10,950.00
10,250.15
Inc. in # 29
17. Engineering (Expenses)
1946]
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY: (13.67% of total)
30. Police Department
31. Fire and Police Building Mainte- nance
3,493.18
3,750.00
3,740.28
3,807.94
3,700.00
32.
Town Constable
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
33.
Fire Department
45,276.00
52,000.00
51,667.50
53,277.50
52,400.00
34.
Fire Alarm Division
2,575.57
3,000.00
2,712.69
3,000.00
3,000.00
35. Forest Fires
114.87
200.00
69.80
200.00
200.00
36. Building Inspection
3,000.00
3,250.00
3,241.73
3,400.00
3,400.00
36a. Town Building, Repairs
1,185.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
38. Gypsy Moth Department
5,649.41
6,975.00
6,948.11
8,123.08
8,100.00
39. Tree Warden
1,197.51
1,450.00
1,444.31
1,770.04
1,750.00
40. Public Safety Committee
56.44
75.00
50.90
75.00
75.00
40a. Harbormaster
none ·
none
none
540.35
none
$103,164.54
$118,975.00
$116,884.84
$129,518.91
$125,725.00
HEALTH AND SANITATION:
(2.45% of total)
41. Health Department
$ 14,733.47
$ 16,650.00
$15,589.96
$17,550.04
$16,000.00
42. Vital Statistics
40.75
60.00
55.00
60.00
60.00
43. Removal of Garbage
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
6,000.00
$20,774.22
$22,710.00
$21,644.96
$23,610.04
$22,060.00
Expended 1944 $ 40,516.13
Approp. and Transfers 1945 $ 46,675.00
Expended 1945 $ 45,409.49
Requested 1946 $ 48,725.00
Recommended 1946 $ 46,500.00
-
5,000.00
5,000.00
37. Sealer of Weights and Measures
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
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32
CHARITIES: (11.17% of total)
Expended 1944 $54,764.11
Approp. and Transfers 1945 $60,000.00 2,925.00
Expended 1945 $58,607,77 2,615,24
Requested 1946 $75,218.80 2,950.00 13,443.00
Recommended 1946
44. O. A. A .- Aid
$70,000.00
45. O. A. A .- Administration
2,114.65
2,950.00
46. A. D. C .- Aid
4,783.15
6,550.00
6,400.29
9,000.00
47. A. D. C .- Administration
437.44
625.00
621.70
700.00
700.00
48. Public Welfare-Temporary Aid
10,688.12
12,275.00
12,197.65
17,449.20
15,000.00
49. Infirmary
4,660.67
4,875.00
4,874.89
5,549.90
5,100.00
$77,448.14
$87,250.00
$85,317.54
$115,310.90
$102,750.00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS:
(2.06% of total)
50. Soldiers' Relief
$11,378.59
$12,100.00
$11,837.21
$16,000.00
$16,000.00
51. State Aid, Military Aid and World
2,743.00
3,000.00
2,578.50
4,000.00
3,000.00
52. Soldiers' Burials
none
100.00
none
100.00
Inc. in #50
$14,121.59
$15,200.00
$14,415.71
$20,100.00
$19,000.00
53. Schools
$254,940.79
$279,600.00
$279,063.60
$295,216.62
$295,000.00
54 Schoolhouse Repairs
9,952.28
10,000.00
9,882.36
10,000.00
10,000.00
55. Trade School Tuition
1,787.95
2,000.00
1,986.13
3,000.00
3,000.00
56. Stadium Maintenance
999.22
1,300.00
1,297,65
2,500.00
2,500.00
$267,680.24
$292,900.00
$292,229.74
$310,716.62
$310,500.00
LIBRARIES: (1.05% of total)
57. Libraries
$10,995.05
$11,500.00
$11,495.15
$13,136.00
*$9,711.35
RECREATION: (0.21% of total)
58. Playgrounds
$1,668.98
$2,000.00
$1,989.50
$7,242.00
$2,000.00
*Plus $2,188.65 from available funds (Reimbursement by County for Dog Licenses)
[Dec. 31
TOWN DOCUMENTS
War II Allowances
SCHOOLS: (33.77% of total)
PENSIONS: (1.41% of total) 59. Departmental Pensions
60. Contributory Retirement System .....
Expended 1944 $ 5,321.00 12,000.00
Approp. and Transfers 1945 $ 5,321.00 13,200.00
Expended 1945 $ 5,321.00 13,200.00
Requested 1946 $ 5,321.00 7,700.00
Recommended 1946 $ 5,321.00 7,700.00
$17,321,00
$18,521.00
$18,521.00
$13,021.00
$13,021.00
UNCLASSIFIED: (2.44% of total)
61. Judgments and Settlements
$ 286.00
$ 500.00
CA 100.00
$ 500.00
$ 500.00
62. Memorial Day
461.95
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
63. Town Reports
1,017.35
1,100.00
1,090.00
1,400.00
1,400.00
64. Insurance
9,458.62
9,500.00
8,650.09
10,000.00
10,000.00
65. Reserve Fund
(5,997.54)
6,000.00
(5,998.04)
10,000.00
10,000.00
$11,223.92
$17,700.00
$10,440.09
$22,500.00
$22,500.00
CEMETERIES: (2.15% of total)
66. Cemeteries
$16,991.07
$21,005.00
$19,936.56
$22,547.00
$19,815.17
INTEREST AND MATURING DEPT: (3.78% of total)
Maturities :
67. Relief Loan
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
$ 1,000.00
68. Fire and Police Station Loan
5,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
69. Sewer Loans
18,000.00
18,000.00
18,000.00
18,000.00
+12,095.61
Interest
70. On Relief Loans
112.50
90.00
90.00
67.50
67.50
71. On Fire and Police Station Loan
1,137.50
975.00
975.00
877.50
877.50
72. On Sewer Loans
11,055.00
10,560.00
10,560.00
10,065.00
10,065.00
73. On Temporary Loans
3,653.26
6,000.00
2,849.49
10,000.00
6,000.00
74. On Water Loans
none
none
none
1,650.00
1,650.00
$39,958.26
$39,625.00
$36,574.49
$44,660.00
$34,755.61
Article 30 Grand Total $754,719.39
$875,590.04
$852,579.09
$1,022,732.45
$924,758.13
1946]
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
* Plus $2,684.83 from Available funds (Income from Perpetual Care Deposits) ¡Plus $5,904.39 from available funds (Reserve for Payment of Sewer Loans)
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
Annual Town Election MARCH 4, 1946
SELECTMEN
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Total
*C.CarrollCunningham
257
251
299
206
183
345
156
270
1967
Wm. J. MacDougall
218
139
159
172
137
156
1-8
200
1339
*Wm. S. Oliver
469
232
281
262
309
186
232
344
2315
George H. Quarmby
317
152
219
146
140
261
136
231
1602
*Wm. H. Robinson ....
357
230
276
307
188
269
233
311
2171
Robt. E. Thompson ..
160
204
136
173
113
160
136
211
1293
Gilbert Wheeler
100
201
89
156
65
116
143
116
986
Blanks
351
247
218
252
185
361
159
270
2043
Total
2229 1656 1677 1674 1320 1854 1353 1953
13716
ASSESSOR
Alex. S. Addison
160
127
90
125 162
63 100
86 214
172 134
193
1394
Arthur E. Gustafson
177
88
174
90
81
81
62
193
946
John J. Mullen
149
109
116
153
169
211
73
132
1112
Blanks
19
21
33
28
27
26
10
36
200
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
*Gustave A. Anderson Blanks
600
447
468
463
354 86
518 100
52
96
768
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
TREE WARDEN
*Geo. L. Pearce
614
452
464
452 106
336 104
507 111
60
108
813
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
BOARD OF HEALTH
*Leroy C. Furbush ...
618
454
465
456 102
·
353 87
526 92
399
536
3807
Blanks
125
98
94
765
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
MODERATOR
*Laurence F. Davis ..
572
442
462
419 139
334
497
362
512
3600
Blanks
171
110
97
106
121
89
139
972
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
...
238
207
146
*Frank Evans, Jr. .
...
143
105
91
95
Blanks
129
100
95
391
543
3759
399
555
3804
97
920
52
115
35
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1946]
CONSTABLE
*W. Charles Sellick ..
642
464
469
468
354
529
394
574
3894
Laurence F. Davis
1
1
Blanks
100
88
90
90
86
89
57
77
677
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
*James W. Currier ..
231
146
122
196
137
214 145
144
153 124
1343
Arthur Dearing
182
219
111
119
85
125
1110
Marion F. Emmett ..
317
96
149
139
120
104
111
175
1211
Lewis O. Gray
131
42
86
54
44
58
41
144
600
*David J. Lucey
328
296
297
230
215
377
181
357
2281
Harriet A. McAdoo ..
130
147
168
210
124
115
215
142
1251
Blanks
167
158
185
168
155
223
85
207
1348
Total
1486 1104 1118 1116
880 1236
902 1302
9144
CEMETERY COMMISSION
* Benj. A. Fullerton ..
320
264
270
243
196 172 72
305 240
219
295
2112
Geo. W. Nicholson
364
232
233
257
58
73
16
44
434
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
PLANNING BOARD
*James O. Smith
561
415
407
426
305 135
156
84
151
1129
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
PLAYGROUND COMMISSION
*Paul Corson
482
324
345
418
267 177
346
334 194
420 297
2936
*Walter R. Decareau
316
174
241
216
360
259
354
327
440
2968
Raymond E. Knox .
297
148
161
172 144
149 111
271
144
167
1449
Blanks
484
374
376
364
357
519
221
389
3084
Total
2229 1656 1677 1674 1320 1854 1353 1953
13716
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (3 years)
* Albert R. Magee
...
522
400
395
384 403
304 311 265
440 420 376
346 351
468 490
3259
*Elmer H. Watson Blanks
...
555
376
388
335
329
880 1236
902 1302
9144
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY (2 years)
*William Irby
545
403
401
408
308 132
449 169
371 80
497 154
3382
Blanks
198
149
158
150
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
367
500
3443
Blanks
182
137
152
132
154
133
240
1454
Joseph P. Rossetti ..
148
288
176
3294
409
328
205
344
2591
Total
1486 1104 1118 1116
210
1825
*Edwin M. Holmes ..
502
348
378
Blanks
59
56
56
216
312
2026
462
1190
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
TOWN MEETING MEMBERS
Precinct One-Three Years
*Howard W. Bassett 333
*Thomas D. Morse 362
*Walter D. Blossom
385
*Frank B. Newhall 454
Wm. J. Burke
234 *John L. Silver 502
*L. Elmer Day
360
*Elmer H. Watson 478
1
Leslie E. Downs
317
Ralph L. Keller
1
*Ferd. L. Fiske, Jr. Robt. F. Griffin
374
Blanks
2126
Arthur S. Husson 244 Total 7430
Precinct One-Two Years
*Clyde E. Allen
422
Blanks 126
Lucy C. Humphrey 195
Total 743
Precinct Two-Three Years
*Kenneth J. Barnes
316
*Bartholomew Creedon 3
*James T. Como
299
Miriam E. Wolf 1
* Albert J. Moylan
335
Benedict Wolf 1
*John J. Sandilands
320 Milton Martin
1
*Arthur F. Spinney 331 Daniel Dwyer
*Leon C. Young 376 Herbert Diamond 1
Carl Anderson 1 Walter S. Hamilton 1
* Alex S. McCarrier
2
Fred. F. Flaherty
1
Thomas Quinlan
1 Stasia Marks
1
Frank Dahlberg
1
James Holmes
1
Robert Champoux
1
*Harold W. Anderson 2 Total 4968
Precinct Two-One Year
*Thomas F. Quinlan
2
Blanks 547
Arthur Dearing
1
Milton I. Martin
1
Stanley E. Marks
1 Total 552
Precinct Three-Three Years
*Gordon H. Baker
339
*Frank L. Perry 338
*Hubert B. Connolly
331
*George W. Pitman 354
*Frank J. Drewniany
339
*John E. Wood 339
*Floyd Flower
325
Blanks 2210
* Alonzo D. Ireson, Jr. 340
*Cornelius J. McHugh 334
*Ernest G. Mitchell 341 Total 5590
Precinct Three-Two Years
*Milton E. French
364 Blanks 160
Dana Lewis
35
Total 559
Precinct Three-One Year
T-Warren D. Lewis
5 Blanks 548
T-Edward Gallante 5
Samuel Rice, Jr. 1 Total 559
309
*Harold W. Humphrey 373
366
Frank B. Bothroyd
*Stanley W. Day Arthur F. Diotte
207
Thomas G. Skahan
1
1
Frank Dahlberg, Jr.
1 Blanks 2970
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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1946]
Precinct Four-Three Years
Henry W. V. Archibald 150
*Walter F. Neal
223
Milton W. Chambers
287
Frank Reppucci
160
Wilmer H. Churchill
205
Dexter G. Rich 175
Harold E. Crockford
155 Fred C. Smith
180
Robert L. Davis
191
*Roy L. Smith
221
William T. Duffy
133
*William Irby
219
* Anna V. Jacobs
199
*Virginia E. Woodward
266
*John B. Leahy
240
Blanks
1345
Benj. A. MacGlashin
128
Hazel C. Marison
178
Total
5022
Precinct Four-One Year
*John E. Marston
399
Blanks
159
Total
558
Precinct Five-Three Years
*F. Dudley Bacon
263
*Robert G. Ballard
29
*Joseph Bucchiere
259
Walter Dunham
9
*Frank H. Chickering
241
Elizabeth Hogle
8
*R. Alfred Delfugo
217 David Ives
1
*Charles W. Donovan
273 Joseph LeColst
1
* Hollis E. Hogle, Jr. 243
Allen Rogers
2
*Edwin M. Thompson
259
Joseph Cronin
1
Orin Bentley 2
O. F. Pearson
1
Victor S. Bergstrom
9
Philip H. Hull
1
Townsend Chaffner
1
Henry H. Corey
6
*Nathan M. Mallar
32
William E. La Verne
11
Charles H. Southard, Jr.
9
Frank J. Collins
1 Total
3960
Precinct Six-Three Years
* Philip R. Albee
238 Tohn P. Naso 132
Louis Ciampa
196
*Edward J. O'Neil 272
*James W. Currier 321
Harold Pendlebury 231
*Robert C. Davis 242
*Ralph H. Sweetser Alex Ulbin
286
L. Earle Dumas 202
Manuel Giansiracusa
128
*Harold P. Hutchins
294
*Charles S. James Fredk. J. Kilroy
262
Blanks
2040
*Fred W. McKay 291
Total
6180
Precinct Six-One Year
*William A. Diamond
355
Blanks 377
*Edward M. Down
306
David P. Fleming 198
Total 1236
Precinct Seven-Three Years
*Hazel K. Addison 244
*Earle W. Cousens 254
*Harriet A. McAdoo 296
*Dorothy S. Estabrook 193
*Chester S. Nickerson 236
*Delmont E. Goding 215
Elizabeth L. Remick 128
J. Lowell Goding 188
Peter A. Rossetti 135
2070
Prescott M. Murray
1
Blanks
10
185
*John H. Worthley
270
Robt. J. Chiabrandy
2
*David J. Lucey 380
208
Watson C. MacCleary 123
201
*Mabel C. Willey James R. Williams
166
Salvatore Vella
38
TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
John F. Gorham 105
*Gilbert Wheeler
292
Catherine R. Griffin
172
Blanks
848
*M. Edward Hayes 252
Leslie C. Hitchings
156
*Albion L. Hogan 222
Total
4059
Precinct Eight-Three Years
*John W. Allan
364
*Warren O. Sheldon
312
*A. Randall Bishop
342
*Harold A. Smiledge
327
*Harold W. Crozier 338 Irene M. Tyler
292
Walter R. Decareau
281 Stanley W. Tyler
302
*Henry P. Lewis
344
*Benjamin Vatcher
*John · L. Martin
316
*Dean W. Means
392
*Oscar O. Nygaard
318
John Picariello
222
*Ruth P. Sheldon
333
Total
7812
Precinct Eight-One Year
*Ernest B. Swett
483
Blanks
168
Total
651
Question
Precinct
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 226
8 354
Total
*Yes
361
265
302
316
221
323
2368
No
222
135
118
130
86
116
140
159
1106
Blanks
160
152
139
112
133
179
85
138
1098
Total
743
552
559
558
440
618
451
651
4572
Signed: VIOLA G. WILSON, Town Clerk.
March. 6, 1946
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk
Saugus, Mass.
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
I have today tendered my resignation to Laurence F. Davis, Esq., Town Moderator as the representative of Precinct Six on the Finance Committee, the same to take effect at his discretion.
Sincerely yours, WILLIAM H. ROBINSON.
March 13, 1943.
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk Saugus, Mass.
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
This is to notify you that I have today reappointed Frank B. New- hall to the Finance Committee as the representative of Precinct One. Very truly yours, LAURENCE F. DAVIS,
Town Moderator.
2655
*George O. Walker Blanks
338
336
39
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
1946]
Mrs. Viola G. Wilson Town Clerk Saugus, Mass.
March 9, 1946.
Dear Mrs. Wilson:
I am transmitting to you herewith the resignation of Mr. William H. Robinson, member of the Finance Committee representing Precinct Six.
You will note that his resignation is tendered to be effective at my discretion and I have written him that it is to be effective upon final adjournment of the annual town meeting.
Upon this resignation becoming effective as aforesaid, I shall fill the vacancy and will inform you of the appointment.
Very truly yours, LAURENCE F. DAVIS,
Town Moderator.
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON,
Town Clerk.
Annual Town Meeting MARCH 13, 1946
The Annual Town Meeting was called to order at 8:00 P.M. on March 13, 1946.
There were 136 members present, constituting a quorum.
Rev. Charles McDuffee gave the invocation. The salute to the flag was given.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was waived by unanimous consent.
Voted: That the Selectmen be appointed appraisers of town property.
The following tellers were appointed and sworn:
Mr. Charles DeFronzo Mr. Arthur Gustafson
Mr. William Irby Mr. Edward Thompson
ARTICLE 1. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and he hereby is, authorized to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year begin- ning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes theretor, payable witnin 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 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and any amendments thereto. Yeas 132, Nays 0. 8:12 P.M.
ART. 2. Voted: That the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, be, and he hereby in, authorized to borrow in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1933, and any amend- ments thereto, for the purpose of providing funds to meet ordinary maintenance expenses and revenue loans, such borrowing in no event to
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exceed the amount of the tax titles held in excess of the amount owing to the Commonwealth for similar loans previously made. Yeas 143, Nays 0. 8:15 P.M.
ART. 3. Voted: That the Town accept Chapter 635 of the Acts of 1945, an act permitting the payment of vacation pay to employees in advance. Yeas 145, Nays 0. 8:15 P.M.
ART. 4. Voted to lay on the table. 8:1512 P.M.
ART. 5. Voted to amend Section 1 of Chapter 1 of the Building Ordinances by inserting the following sentence after the first sentence in said section: "The insulation of a structure or building otherwise than at the time of and as a part of its original construction shall be deemed an alteration within the meaning of this section." Yeas 111, Nays 16. 8:18 P.M.
ART. 6. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:21 P.M.
ART. 7. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:22 P.M.
ART. 8. Voted: That the Town accent Charlotte Road in accord- ance with the plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 8:25 P.M.
ART. 9. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:251/2 P.M.
ART. 10. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:26 P.M.
ART. 11. Voted to indefinitely postpone. Yeas 89, Nays 57. 8:59 P.M
ART. 12. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 8:5912 P.M.
ART. 13. Voted that the Town accept Spencer Avenue in accordance with the plan and profile on file' with the Town Clerk. 9:08 P.M.
Mr. John Bucchiere served notice of reconsideration of Article 11 at 9:08 P.M.
ART. 14. Voted that the Town accept Trull Circle in accordance with the plan and profile on file with Town Clerk. 9:10 P.M.
ART. 15. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:12 P.M.
Mr. Humphrey moved reconsideration of Art. 15. Motion on recon- sideration was lost. 9:24 P.M.
ART. 16. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:25 P.M.
ART. 17. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:251/2 P.M.
ART. 18. Voted that the Town accept Warren Street in accordance with the plan and profile on file with the Town Clerk. 9:26 P.M.
ART. 19. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:261/2 P.M.
ART. 20. Voted: That the sum of $980.92 be and the same is hereby transferred from the Overlay Surplus Account to the following Overlay Accounts :
1932 $ 9.75
1939
28.70
1934
13.48
1940
14.81
1935
249.88
1941
19.48
1936
233.68
1942
10.60
1937
184.51
1940
1938
21.45
9:28 P.M. 194.58
ART. 21. Voted: That the sum of $882.01 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of paying unpaid Trade School Tuition bills. for the year 1945. Yeas 135, Nays 0. 9:30 P.M.
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ART. 22. Voted: That the sum of $850.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for Mosquito Control Work under the provisions of Chap- ter 112, Acts of 1931, said sum to be spent under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. 9:31 P.M.
ART. 23. Voted: That the sum of $650.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of investigating and determining the validity of tax titles held by the Town, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Town Treasurer. 9:32 P.M.
ART. 24. Voted: That the sum of $3,000 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of all expenses in connection with the fore- closure of tax titles held by the Town, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Town Treasurer. 9:37 P.M.
ART. 25. Voted: That the sum of $300.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of providing heat and light for the Ameri- can Legion Building on Taylor Street, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. 9:38 P.M.
ART. 26. Voted: That the sum of $500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of renting suitable quarters for the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Board of Selectmen. 9:39 P.M.
ART. 27. Voted to lay on the table. 9:41 P.M.
ART. 28. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:42 P.M.
ART. 29. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:43 P.M.
ART. 30. Voted to lay on the table. 9:44 P.M.
ART. 31. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:441/2 P.M.
ART. 32. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:45 P.M.
ART. 33. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 9:451/2 P.M.
ART. 34. Voted: That the sum of $7500.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of installing new boiler and heating system in the Roby School, said sum to be expended under the direction of the School Committee. 9:47 P.M.
ART. 35. Voted to lay on the table. 9:53 P.M.
ART. 36. Voted to lay on the table. 9:531/2 P.M.
ART. 37. Voted to lay on the table. 9:55 P.M.
ART. 38. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:15 P.M.
ART. 39. Voted to indefinitely postpone. 10:151/2 P.M.
Voted to take Article 4 from the table.
ART. 4. Voted: That the Town accept a deed of a drainage ease- ment from the Cliftondale Church of the Nazarene. 10:17 P.M.
ART. 40. Voted: That the sum of $ 00.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of the painting of, drainage of and pro- tection of the Riverside Cemetery wall, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Cemetery Commissioners. 10:24 P.M.
ART. 41. Voted: That the sum of $3,000.00 be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of filling and grading the Mont- gomery property, so-called, said sum to be expended under the direction of the Cemetery Commissioners. 10:30 P.M.
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ART. 42. Voted: That the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) be and the same is hereby appropriated for the purpose of completing work on the veterans' lot at Riverside Cemetery. Said sum to be ex- pended under the direction of the Cemetery Commissioners. 10:36 P.M. Article 43 is pending.
There is a motion to indefinitely postpone before the meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:02 P.M., until the following Mon- day evening at 8 P.M.
A true copy. Attest:
VIOLA G. WILSON,
Town Clerk.
Adjourned Annual Town Meeting MARCH 18, 1946
The meeting was called to order at 8 P.M. on March 18, 1946.
There was a quorum of 122 present. .
The following tellers were appointed and sworn: William Irby, Edwin Thompson, Charles DeFronzo and Arthur Gustafson.
The salute to the flag was given.
The reading of the records of the previous meeting was waived by unanimous consent.
ARTICLE 43. Voted to indefinitely postpone. Yeas 119, Nays 57. 9:54 P.M.
ROLL CALL VOTE on Article 43.
Howard W. Bassett No Frederick L. Sawyer
Walter D. Blossom
Harry F. Wentworth Yes
L. Elmer Day Yes
Bertrand Westendarp
Stanley W. Day Yes
Ferdinand L. Fiske, Jr. .No
James T. Como
No
Albert J. Moylan
Yes
John J. Sandilands No
Arthur F. Spinney No
Leon C. Young Yes
Alexander S. McCarrier Yes
Bartholomew L. Creedon Yes
Harold W. Anderson Yes
H. Warrent Butler
Yes
Arthur Dearing No
Elmer R. Emmett
Leroy C. Furbush Walter I. Hanson
Henry A. Mccullough
Welcome W. McCullough Yes
Henry L. McIntyre Yes
Henry A. B. Peckham Yes
W. Charles Sellick Yes
Clyde E. Allen
Pearl N. Belonga .No
Frank E. Berthold Yes
Albert C. Day Yes
Lewis O. Gray Yes
Gordon C. Marr Yes
Ellery E. Metcalf Yes
Charles M. O'Connor
George W. Reiniger
Joseph P. Rossetti
Harold I. Wilkinson
Yes
Jesse H. Brown Yes
Earle N. Dudman
Daniel Flynn
Arthur E. Jackson Yes
Helen L. Meader Yes
Harold E. Parker
Russell R. Peterson No
John L. Silver .No
Elmer H. Watson Yes
Harry H. Calderwood Yes
Archie C. Cheever Yes
Kenneth J. Barnes
Yes
Harold W. Humphrey Yes
Thomas D. Morse
Frank B. Newhall .No
Charles C. DeFronzo No George H. Durgin
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Thomas F. Quinlan
Robert E. Thompson
Gordon H. Baker
Hubert B. Connolly
.No
Frank J. Drewniany
Yes
Floyd Flower
Yes
Alonzo D. Ireson, Jr.
No
Cornelis J. McHugh
Ernest G. Mitchell
Yes
Frank L. Perry
Yes
George W. Pitman
Yes
John E. Wood
Yes
George M. Connell
Vernon W. Evans
Frank A. Green
Yes
Milton E. French No
Paul F. Neal
.No
Mae G. Priest
Samuel E. Rice
Yes
George E. Robinson
Yes
Harold R. Searles
Yes
Henry Seaver
Yes
Arthur R. Armstrong
No
Nels A. Bloom
No
Mildred H. French
Anthony Grella
No
Frederick J. C. Price, Jr. Yes
George F. Price
Yes
Florence White
Maurice Woolf
Warren D. Lewis
Milton W. Chambers
Yes
Wilmer H. Churchill
Yes
William Irby
Yes
Anna V. Jacobs Yes
John B. Leahy
Roy L. Smith
Yes
Mabel C. Willey
Yes
Virginia E. Woodward
.Yes
Gustave A. Anderson
Yes
Edward Gibbs, Jr.
Yes
Charles C. Holt
Yes
Harry B. Lancaster
Yes
Horace C. Ramsdell
Yes
Harold P. Rice
.Yes
Waldo B. Russell
Yes
James O. Smith
Yes
Joseph A. White
No
Mary F. Banks
Yes
William C. Banks
Yes
Newell C. Bartlett Yes
Paul Corson
Yes
Margaret J. Daniels
John E. Marston
Roger C. Rice
Yes
John A. Taylor
Alfred H. Woodward Yes
F. Dudley Bacon Yes
Joseph Bucherie
No
Frank H. Chickering
Yes
R. Alfred Delfugo Yes
Charles W. Donovan Yes
Hollis E. Hogle, Jr. Yes
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