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28 Harold Clark
28 John Axel Norgren
30 Burt Miller Strouse
Rita Pauline Lagasse
Phyllis Laurel Thomas
Mary Veary
Mary Borges
Raynelle Berte Augusta
Anita Doris Dumas
24 Walter Louis Gomes
Eleanor Beals
Carol Wright Finnell
31 Joseph Kazimierz Gonet
31 Eugene Lewis Schaefer
31 Richard Henry March
14 Earle Gardner Unwin
17 Walter Herbert Brown, Sr.
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952-(Cont.)
Date
Groom
Bride
July
3 Forrest Holden Quimby 3 Joseph Luke Grimshaw
4 Dana Eastman Woodsome
4 Mark Anthony Twigg
5 Stanley Rusinowski
Katarzyna Gorczynska
" Gadela"
5 Alfred Jason Pacheco, Jr.
Zulmira Joseph Sylvia
6 Wendell Robert Chaples
Jean Christina Ryan Judith Anne Leach
12 Allen John Haydon
12 James Arthur Belliveau
12 Regis Charton Spangler
19 Henri Lionel Comeau
19 Donald Maciel
Dorothy Pacheco
21 Louis James Ostric
Jane Elizabeth D'Anjou
26 Pedro Pinto da Silva
Anna de Jesus Rua
Any Eleanor Rogers
Natalie Elizabeth Kerwin
Rose Marie Tracey
Shirley May Chase
Aug. 2 Armand Joseph Dragon Lawrence Martin Sylvia
14 Manuel Mello, Jr.
23 Armando Thumudo
23 Albert John Perry
25 Andrew Daniel Pifko
27 Joseph Louis A. Dupuis
30 Joseph Cardoso Pires
30 Frank Joseph Josefek
30 Donald Richard Jarvis
30 Donald Edward Green
Helen Elizabeth Laclair
Sept. 1 William Isherwood Jr.
3 Gerhard Schonbeck
4 William Kranzler
6 Jerome James Brault
6 Leonard Richards Charnley
6 George Carleton Luiz
Evelyn Constance Santos
Dorothy Edna Timm
8 Klaus Joachim Beer
11 Thomas Frederick Landry
13 Robert Soucy
16 Stephen Joseph Cassidy
19 Paul A. Silcox
20 Henry Chapdelaine Jr.
20 Manuel Abreu Jr.
25 Leonard Orkins Baldwin
27 Andrew Francis Leonardo
27 John Stanley Vallen
27 Arthur Ryle Jr.
27 Anthony Leonard Nadeau
29 James Edgar Smith
Janice Louise Hadfield
Alice P. Crabtree
Dorothy Kelleher
Jeanette Elaine Godreau
Patricia Jane Reed
6 John Taber
Barbara Winnifred Farr Rose (Romeo) Morin
Dolores Irene (Cardoza) DeCosta
Margaret Ann Lacasse
Charlene Gloria McDonald
Lillian Ann Halle
Katherine Louise Sylvan
Barbara Joan Avila Natalie Vieira
Bridget Ann Chmiel
Anita Clara Andersen
Patricia Ann Negus Mary Edith Ponte
Elsie Mary Aguiar "Silva"
Barbara Lee Green
Teresa Ann Bruce
Joan Heléne Bingenheimer
Barbara Alice Levesque
Evelyn Dorothea Mayes
Stella Amelia Field
Julia (Silva) Martin
Helen L. Susi
Florence Nancy Marsden
26 Alfred Portway
26 Richard Arnold Beckwith, Jr.
26 Alfred Almeida Mello
26 Marvin Homer Rogers
Lorraine Grace Dube
Mary Evelyn Hart
Glady Richmond (Braley) Leach
Muriel Jeanette Young
Mary Mendes Silvares
Theresa Patricia Pauline
Jeanette Velma Jameson
161
MARRIAGES RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952-(Cont.)
Date
Groom
Bride
Oct .. 2 Herman Michael Tannert
4 Alfred Romeo LeFrancois, Jr.
4 Andrew J. Silvia
.4 Fritiz Harold Carlson
4 Arthur Fragoza Mello
-4 Clifford Latham Irwin
Evelyn Florence Ventura (Avilla)
0 Albert Anthony Bettencourt
14 Newton Loring Dyer
16 William Walter Dresner
Grace Estelle Bourne
18 Joseph Paul Jardin
Olga Medeiros
18 Casimir Jarosik
Gladys Lillian Morse
19 Arthur Ashton Horne
Carleene Nicklas Lopes
25 Rollin Wood Tenney
Margaret Annis (Logan)
25 Julio Lima deMello
Mary Theresa Spencer
25 Leo Paul Gallant
Barbara Lillian Bodarky
25 Stanley Frasier
29 Kenneth Leonard King
Elizabeth Ann Green
31 William Gorham Wheaton
Priscilla May Gurl
Nov. 3 Joseph Fortes
Mary "Martin" Monteiro
+ Ralph Wilson Silsby
Jennie Church Palmer "Gillies"
5 Henry Holland
Harriet Duffy
5 Eugene Emond
Angelina Jones (Masse)
11
Paul Joseph Sirois
Ethel Pearl Sylvia
15 Gideon Allen Howland
Gertrude May Morse
19 Ernest John Roberts
Judith Eldridge.
22 Maurice Oscar Desjeunes
Rachel Jacqueline Soucy
22 Phillip Clinton Davis
Barbara Beaumont
22 Roland Arthur Boucher
Hilda Moniz
22 Kent Warren Hemingway
29 Joseph Fernand Albany Auger
Jeannine Alice Gauthier
29 Albert Roderiques
Theresa Nichols
Dec. 4 Wladyslaw Slowik
Pauline Mary Tourjee
20 William Henry Murdy
Nancy Burgess Wardick
22 Hollus Sylvester Pittsley
Rita Blanche Benoit
26 Charles Joseph Grace
Theresa Virginia Ramos
27 John Rapoza
Margaret Mulvey
Alice Lewis
27 Donald Garcia 29 Manuel Marques Couto 29 Joseph Borges
Carolyn Louise (Fitt) Gregory
Margaret Susan DeMello
Mary Alfonso Alfama "Souza"
Estelle Leah Audette
Louise Maxine Cromwell
Helen Ruth Robinson
Ruth Maxine Babb
Grace Beverly Jefferson
Natalie Louise Sylvia
Cypriana (DeSouza) DeBraga Irene May Cote
162
DEATHS RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952
Date
Name
Yrs.
Mos.
Days
Jan.
6
Alan O. Briggs
23
2
16
8
Bertha M. Stetson
75
9
6
8
Ellen Pickup
72
9
Francisca (DeCosta Amaral) Mello
73
10
17
9
Ray Viera
1 hour, 40 minutes
10
Pearl A. Raymond (Green)
79
9
22
10
Frank R. Perry
67
. .
. .
13
Helen J. (Sohlgren) Patasini
65
. .
16
Augustine (Goulet) Dauplaise
79
. .
. .
26
Manuel Viveiros
68
. .
·
29
Thomas H. Kearns
64
30
Jeanette M. Reynolds
47
5
16
Feb.
1
Almae Watson (Bailey)
74
2
3
1
William E. Hinkley
36
. .
. .
5
Charles W. Murphy
68
7
Julia C. Shurtleff
83
1
21
7
Arthur Masse
80
. .
7
Stillborn
9
John Howcroft
72
10
27
9
Charles G. Nye
93
. .
. .
10
Philip C Holmes
73
. .
12
James Clifford Bates
63
6
22
13
Ernest J. Haydon
86
7
16
13
Ellen (McNamara) Munroe
87
.
. .
15
Marianne (Robert) Laporte
69
8
2
18
Carol Burr Hegarty
6
11
26
19
Maria Tetrault (Lesperance)
73
23
Joseph Cordeiro Jr.
44
3
3
24
Harry Mosley
44
4
2
25
Arthur Savaria
53
. .
18
Mar. 2 Stillborn
3 Joseph Cordeiro
66
5
23
8
Arthur A. Audette
69
1
22
14 Earl C. Gifford
51
1
15
17
Julia (Pedro Ferreira) Mello Mary Evelyn Rogers
61
19
Margaret Forgie
59
3
22
22
Edward St. Onge
69
9
25
22
Agnes T. Maley
73
.
25
Jacob Klett
78
8
21
26
Richard
1 minute
29
Rosalie W. White
81
2
1
29
George E. Sylvia
74
3
29
Apr.
2 Alice B. Calloway
76
6
10
3 Hugh Brady
84
1
4 Harry E. Dailey
75
3
22
4 Nellie A. Bunnell (Green)
81
5
22
·
28
Louis Sander
73
76
11
17
. .
163
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DEATHS RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952-(Cont.)
Date
Name
Yrs.
Mos. Days
7
Richard M. Arsenault
7
7
Arthur L. Dreher
70
7
3
8 Matilda Whittaker
72
8
12
10
Mary E. Wilson (Farrar)
78
11
2
11
Mary E. Devine
72
16
Mary S. Costa (Silva)
58
18
Anna Gertrude (Boyer) Jolly
53
9
3
25
Stillborn
Edward A. Sullivan
63
6
11
May
3
Elizabeth J. Fitzsimmons
85
2
5
3
Ellen Wright (Haworth)
58
10
10
5
Floyd F. Cary
68
6
20
6
Florine O. Dillingham (Walker)
72
·
11
William B. Delano
57
1
12
Beatrice (Blakeley) Bissonnette Mary C. Perry
66
9
22
16
Theophile Neves
67
9
13
18
Alma May (Marshall) Kauffman
45
9
27
18
Ruth E. Doane
53
5
9
20
Carl N. Beetle
56
1
5
21
Stillborn
21
Alexander Goodwin
62
8
16
22
Caroline Amelia (Cuett) Sherwood
74
8
8
25
Nettie W. Stowell
89
7
3
26
Burt W. Carpenter
78
8
9
27
Theresa A. Smith (Anderly)
46
3
14
27
Norman Raycroft Hayes
69
8
29
Nellie A. Harrington
86
6
27
31
James Metcalf
79
7
3
June
1
Mary J. Hatch (Morency)
85
11
20
4
Mary A. Hagen
88
5
Bernadette Sylvia (Levesque)
43
8
Rose A. (Sauve) Hoxie
86
6
. .
11
John Stevenson
47
14
Rita N. Robitaille
32
10
21
17
Cornelius O'Leary
75
. .
21
Stephen J. Burns
50
·
24
Frank Hey
72
6
22
25
Roland Hoyle
84
2
9
26
Stillborn
70
4
3
July
1 Ida Mae Hirst (Livesey)
78
9
1
2
Aldegonde (Therrien) Breault
-57
8 John Rex
-76
9
14
11 Victor Lima
. .
. .
164
. .
5 Francis L. Burns
67
..
17
Joyce Marotte
9
7
27
Frederick W. Terwilegar
88
2
29
John Sharples
. .
. .
26
Antone Caton
57
14
DEATHS RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952-(Cont.)
Date
Name
Yrs.
Mos. Days
12
William H. Lomas
62
4
11
12
Paul Rioux
63
·
14
Ray Linton Sisson
61
6
1
15
Allen R. Spooner
74
3
7
15
William B. Karl
51
. .
. .
16
Bridget Brennan
86
18
George W. Sampson
78
10
24
Lucille L'Heureux
12
31
Annie Honiffer (Corrigan)
64
. .
. .
Aug.
2
Harold Grindrod
53
9
6
4
Robert Clark Sherman
68
.
30
14
Arlene Jura
15
10
8
15
Sarah C. DeMoranville
80
10
22
16
Louis Baillargeon
67
19
Nellie F. Dunn (Bolles)
84
4
0
Sept.
2
Maria Boivin (Gregoire)
78
2-
3
Antone E. Perry
69
8
14
6
John E. Dowling
73
3
1
8
Harry L. Spooner
61
10
1
9
Laura M. Trull (Elsbree)
79
9
29
9
Mary Temple
69
. .
. .
11
Ellen Wood (Lawton)
78
16
Mary Alice (Murphy) McCarthy
58
11
19
16
Alexandrina DeTerra (Jerome)
65
.
·
20
Agnes T. Wagstaff
64
5
9
26
Joseph Dupuis
65
3
8
30
Frederick Kszystyniak
37
8
20
Oct.
1
Frederic H. Matteson
82
5
22
1
Stillborn
77
. .
5
William Haworth
68
6
2
13
Aldei Lebeau
51
9
25
14
Sarah E. (Maker) Chandler
76
11
22
17
Clara M. Sylvester (Chadwick)
89
11
12
18
Alice Ann Howarth
64
11
23
23
Paul S. Lakjer
53
7
4
25
John Hindle
79
10
?
26 Wilson A. Haskins
78
. .
Nov.
4 Charles M. Mikulec
65
2
9
6 John Victorino
7 Manuel Barboza
69
ii
110
10 Charles L. Sylvia
67
. .
.
165
. .
16
Charles V. Eddy
69
18
Michael Sullivan
88
28
Lena M. Willis
91
2
Margaret A. Flanagan
9
Cynthiai Barbara Mckean
1
13
Victor F. Costa
60
3
.
. .
DEATHS RECORDED IN FAIRHAVEN - 1952-(Cont.)
Date
Name
Yrs.
Mos. Days
13
James M. Daley
72
.
13 Charleton B. Forman
59
6
29
13 John P. Smith
72
2
22
17
Elizabeth Emeline Gething (Mckay)
73
6
23
19
Martin P. Aspden
70
2
12
19
Solveig T. Patenaude
32
3
27
21
Madeleine L. Caswell (Besse)
81
10
25
21
Leila C. Jertson (Magnusson)
46
11
18
23
Catherine (Stanton) Donovan
70
.
23
George L. Alden
88
6
11
25
John Hennessy
49
27
Margaret (McMahon) O'Neill
64
Dec.
1
Mary Grace Dutra
84
6
George H. Dunn
82
8
10
9
Joseph Desrochers
72
12
William A. Durfee
70
2
10
12
Maria Correia (Pacheco)
76
14
Stillborn
16
Lillian Springer
71
.
. .
19
Sarah J. Stowell (Reeves)
69
4
21
Mary E. (Walton) Walters
81
8
15
22
Bertha E. Wright (Hall)
84
4
6
.
. .
166
Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 1, 1952
Meeting called to order by the Moderator, Stuart M. Briggs, at 1:45 P. M. Tellers selected by Moderator and sworn in office by Town Clerk were as follows : Armand Guilmette, Edward G. Baldwin, John B. DeGraw. Invocation given by Rev. Wilfred D. Hamilton, Pastor of the Center Methodist Church.
Town Meeting Members present were: Precinct One 47, Precinct Two 56, Precinct Three 44, Precinct Four 59, Precinct Five 55, At Large 30 Total 291.
MEASURERS OF WOOD AND BARK
ARTICLE 1. Unanimously voted to instruct the Selectmen to appoint Measurers of Wood and Bark.
ACCEPTANCE OF REPORT
ARTICLE 2. Unanimously voted to accept the Annual Report of the Town Officers.
Unanimously voted that all sums appropriated at this meeting be placed in the Tax Levy of 1952, unless otherwise specifically stated. Unanimously voted that action on Article 61 FIRE TRUCK - be taken up next.
AERIAL LADDER FIRE TRUCK
ARTICLE 61. Unanimously voted that $34,000.00 be appropri- ated for a new Aerial Ladder Fire Truck as per article, $14,000.00 to be placed in the Tax Levy of 1952 and $20,000.00 to be transferred from the Ex- cess and Deficiency Account. $34 000.00
TOWN CHARGES
ARTICLE 3. Item 1. Schools.
Unanimously voted (except 6 or 7) the appropria -
tion of $359,862.18 plus the Dog Fund $1.966.60
with authorization to use up to $200.00 for Out-of-
State Travel.
359,862.18
1,966.60
Item 2.
Selectmen's Office Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $5,150.00
for Selectmen's Office Expense. .
5.150.00
167
Item 3. Treasurer's Office Expense. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $3,303.50 for Treasurer's Office Expense. 3,303.50
Item 3A.
Town Clerk's Office Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,817.00
for Town Clerk's Office Expense.
2,817.00
Item 4.
Collector's Office Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of 4,787.00
for Collector's Office Expense.
4,787.00
Item 5.
Assessor's Office Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,993.00
for Assessors' Office Expense.
1,993.00
Item 6.
Town Meeting Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,700.00
for Town Meeting Expense.
1,700.00
Item 7.
Legal Expense.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,000.00
for Legal Expense.
1,000.00
Item 8.
Planning Board.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $250.00
for Planning Board Expense.
250.00
Item 9.
Board of Appeals.
Unanimously voted the appropiation of $95.50
for Board of Appeals Expense.
95.50
Item 10.
Town Hall.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $10,080.00 for Town all Expense. 10,080.00
Item 11.
Police Department.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $43,045.00
for the Police Department with authorizaton of
Out-of-State Travel.
43,045.00
Item 12.
Fire Department.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $36,079.00
with authorization to purchase capital equip-
ment (radio).
36,079.00
Item 13.
Safety Council.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $25.00
for Safety Council Expense.
25.00
168
Item 14. Building Inspection. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,700.00 for Building Inspection Expense. 2,700.00
Item 15. Salary of Building Inspector. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $787.50 for Salary of Building Inspectotr. 787.50
Item 16.
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,675.00
for Sealer of Weights and Measures Expense.
1,675.00
Item 17.
Fire Alarm Maintenance.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $3,243.00 for Fire Alarm Maintenance. 3,243.00
Item 18.
Salary of Fire Alarm Superintendent.
Unanimously voted to postpone indefinitely action on this article as Salary was included in Item 17.
Item 19. Forest Fires. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $100.00 for Forest Fires. 100.00
Item 20.
Reserve Fund.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $12,000.00 for the Reserve Fund to be placed in the 1952 Tax Rate. 12,000.00
Item 21.
Hydrant Rental.
Unanimously voted the appropriattion of $9,090.00 for Hydrant Rental. 9,090.00
Unanimously voted to take up Item 23 before Item 22.
Item 23.
Insect Pest Extermination.
Voted the appropriation of $4,000.00 for Insect Pest Extermination. 4,000.00
Item 22.
Care of Trees.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,500.00 for Care of Trees. 2,500.00
Item 24.
Board of Health.
Unanimously voted the appropriattion of $6,145.00
for Maintenance and Administration Expenses
of the Board of Health.
6,145.00
169
Item 25. Dental Clinic. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,300.00 for expense of the Dental Clinic. 1,300.00
Item 26. Diphtheria Immunization. Unanimously voted the appropriattion of $125.00 for expenses in connection with Diphtheria Im- munization. 125.00
Item 27.
Shellfish Inspection.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,900.00 for Shellfish Inspection. 1,900.00
Item 28.
Sewer and Water Maintenance.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $29,920.00 for Sewer and Water Maintenance. 29,920.00
Item 29.
Collection of Rubbish.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $14,968.00 for Rubbish Collection. 14,968.00
Item 30.
Garbage Collection.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $4,000.00 for Garbage Collection. 4,000.00
Item 31.
Highways.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $54,280.00 for Highway Maintenance. 54,280.00
Item 32.
Salary of Superintendent of Highways.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,537.50
for Salary of the Superintendent of Highways.
2,537.50
Unanimously voted to consider Items 33 through 40 jointly.
Unanimously voted the following appropriations :
Item 33. Street Lighting. $11,825.08
Item 34. Public Welfare Administration. 3,810.00
35. Public Welfare Maintenance. 35,000.00
36. Infirmary. 7,750.00
37. Aid to Dependent Children Adm. 1,870.00
38. Aid to Dependent Children Main. 19,000.00
39. Old Age Assistance Administration, 2,850.00
40. Old Age Assistance Maintenance. 128,500.00
Item 41. Disability Assistance. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $25,00.00 for Disability Assistance. 25,000.00
170
Item 42. Veterans Benefits. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $24,950.00 for Veterans Benefits. 24,950.00
Item 43.
Election and Registration.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $6,511.00 for Election and Registration. 6,511.00
Item 44.
Vocational School.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $8,500.00 for Vocational School. 8,500.00
Item 45.
Park Department.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $5,675.00 for Park Department Expense. 5,675.00
Unanimously voted to reconsider.
Voted 137-72 the appropriation of $6,200.00 for Park Department Expense. 6,200.00
Item 46.
Debt.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $49,800.00 for the payment of Debt of which $3,523.72 is to be transferred from the Premiums on Loans Ac- counts, and $46,276.28 is to be placed in the 1952 Tax Levy. 49,800.00
Item 47.
Accrued Interest.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $16,121.25 for the payment of Accrued Interest on Debt. 16,121.25
Item 48.
Interest on Loans.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,000.00 for the payment of interest on Revenue Loans. 1,000.00
Item 49.
Union Wharf.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $125.00
for Union Wharf Expense.
125.00
Item 50.
Salary of Wharfinger.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $350.00 for Salary of Wharfinger. 350.00
Item 51.
Bicycle Registration.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $25.00
for Bicycle Registration Expense.
25.00
171
Item 52. Granolithic Sidewalks. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,000.00 for the payments of the Town's share of Grano- lithic Sidewalks expense. 1,000.00
SALARY OF SELECTMEN ARTICLE 4A. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,100.00 for Salaries of Selectmen. 2,100.00
SALARY OF TOWN TREASURER
ARTICLE 4B. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $3,082.50 for the Salary of Town Treasurer. 3,082.50
SALARY OF TOWN CLERK
ARTICLE 4C. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $787.50 for the Salary of the Town Clerk. 787.50
SALARY OF TOWN COLLECTOR
ARTICLE 4D. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $3,120.00 for the Salary of Town Collector. 3,120.00
SALARY OF ASSESSORS
ARTICLE 4E. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $6,928.44 for Salaries of Assessors. 6,928.44
SALARY OF AUDITORS
ARTICLE 4F. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $300.00 for the Salaries of Auditors. 300.00
SALARY OF MODERATOR
ARTICLE 4G. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $50.00 for Salary of Moderator. 50.00
SALARY OF TREE WARDEN
ARTICLE 4H. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $200.00 for Salary of Tree Warden. 200.00
SALARY OF BOARD OF HEALTH
ARTICLE 4. I. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $720.00 for Salaries of the Board of Health. 720.00
SALARY OF SEWER and WATER COMMISSIONERS
ARTICLE 4 J. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $750.00 for Salaries of the Sewer and Water Commis- sioners. 750.00
SALARY OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
ARTICLE 4K. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $900.00 for Salaries of the Board of Public Welfare. 900.00
172
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
ARTICLE 5. Unanimously voted to authorize the Selectmen to appoint an Accountant as provided by Section 55, Chapter 41, General Laws and to appropriate $1,500.00 for Salary and Expenses. 1,500.00
BORROW MONEY IN ANTICIPATION OF REVENUE ARTICLE 6. Unanimously voted to authorize the Town Treas- urer wih the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning Jan- uary 1, 1952, and to issue a note or notes therefor, 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.
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SYSTEM
ARTICLE 7. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $6,892.00 for the Contributory Retirement System. 6,892.00
TAX TITLE EXPENSE
ARTICLE 8. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,000.00 for Tax Title Expense. 1,000.00
COGGESHALL STREET BRIDGE
ARTICLE 9. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $32.85 for the payment of the Town's share of Cogge- shall Street Bridge Expense. 32.85
MOSQUITO CONTROL MAINTENANCE
ARTICLE 10. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $2,000.00 for Mosquito Control Maintenance. 2,000.00
INSURANCE ON TOWN BUILDINGS
ARTICLE 11. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $5,000.00 for insurance on Town Buildings. All insurance to be placed with non-assessable mutual com- panies. 5,000.00
WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
ARTICLE 12.
Unanimously voted the appropriation of $4,000.00
for Workmen's Compensation Insurance.
4,000.00
FIRE INSURANCE ON EQUIPMENT
ARTICLE 13. Unanimously voted the appropriation. of $600.00
for Fire Insurance on Equipment, only on the
basis of "Actual Cash Value".
600.00
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MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PUBLIC LIABILITIES
ARTICLE 14. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,200.00 for Municipal Employees Public Liability Insur- ance. 1,200.00
FIRE DEPARTMENT RADIO
ARTICLE 15. Unanimously voted to postpone indefinitely ac- tion on this article.
FIRE ALARM BOXES
ARTICLE 16. Unanimously voted to postpone indefinitely ac- tion on this article.
HYDRANTS
ARTICLE 17. Unanimously voted to postpone action on this article indefinitely.
POLICE DEPARTMENT AUTOMOBILE
ARTICLE 18. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $1,260.00 and the transfer of $740.00 of available funds re- maining in the appropriation for Article 19 of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting of 1951 for the purchase of two automobiles for the Police Department, as per article, witih authority to trade in old cars.
1,260.00
POLICE ACCIDENT
ARTICLE 19. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $380.30 to pay certain bills for injuries received by police officers and damage to cars incurred in an out- of-state accident while on police duty in 1952. 380.00
STREET LIGHTS
ARTICLE 20. Unanimously voted to consider each request sep- arately.
1. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on Shaw Road between Washington Street and the Railroad Track.
2. Unanimously voted the installation of one light at Nelson Avenue and Sconticut Neck Road.
3. Unanimously voted to lay item 3 on the table.
4. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on north side of Bernese St., 400' west of Sconti- cut Neck Road.
5. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on Park Avenue, near the Trinity Lutheran Church.
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6. Voted for installation of one light at 47 Pine Grove Street, pole 41258 .- defeated.
7. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on Harding Road, east of Main St.
8. Voted the installation of one light on Aiken St.
9. Voted 88-68 to install one light at Adams Street, corner of Massasoit Avenue.
10. Voted for installation of one light on Sconticut Neck Road, corner of Golf St .- defeated 59 Yes -- 61 No.
11. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on light on Grove Street, corner of Highland Avenue.
12. Voted to indefinitely postpone actioin on light on Rockland Street, corner of Point Street.
13. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on Jerusalem Road.
14. Unanimously voted the installation of one light on Raymond Street, at corner of Torrington Road.
15. Unanimously voted the installation of two lights on Alden Road between Morgan and Hawthorne Streets.
16. Unanimously voted the installation of two lights on Alden Road between Washington Street and Bridge Street.
17. Vote defeated, 58 Yes, 74 No, on installation of one light on Sycamore Street between Kendrick Avenue and Coggeshall Street.
18. Unanimously voted to postpone indefinitely ac- tion on item requesting light on Ocean Avenue.
19. Voted to indefinitely postpone action on item re- questing light on Briercliff Road between Scon- ticut Neck Road and Torrington Road.
20. Unanimously voted to postpone indefinitely the item requesting light on Dartmouth Street. Unanimously voted the appropriation of $260.00 to cover the installation of the 13 foregoing in- stallations of lights as voted.
260.00
Unanimously voted to adjourn until Saturday, March 8, 1952, at 1:30 P. M. Adjourned at 4:50 P. M.
MICHAEL J. O'LEARY,
Town Clerk.
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ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING MARCH 8, 1952
Meeting called to order by Moderator, Stuart M. Briggs, at 1:45 P. M.
Town Meeting Members were present as follows: Precinct One 50, Precinct Two 57, Precinct Three 43, Precinct Four 50, Precinct Five 61, At Large 23 .- Total 284.
Tellers, selected by the Moderator, and sworn to office by Town Clerk, Michael J. O'Leary, were as follows : Armand Guilmette, Edward G. Bald- win, John DeGraw.
Vote to reconsider vote of March 1, 1952 to raise a sum of money for School purposes under Article 3, Item 1-Lost.
255 members present at the time. 170 members needed for 2/3 of those present. 128 affirmative votes cast.
WATER EXTENSION
ARTICLE 21. Unanimously voted to postpone action on all items (a-b-c-d-e and f) of Article 21 until the first special or annual Town Meeting after the comple- X tion of the Sconticut Neck Water Extension Project.
ACCEPTANCE OF FREDERICK AVENUE
ARTICLE 22. Section A : Vote for acceptance of Frederick Av- enue as a public way-defeated.
Section B: Vote that the Selectmen be author- ized to take the necessary land by right of emi- nent domain .- Defeated.
Section C : Unanimously voted to postpone action indefinitely on Section C, of Article 22.
ACCEPTANCE OF MARGUERITE STREET
ARTICLE 23. Unanimously voted the acceptance of Marguerite Street as a public way as per Article : 23.":
ACCEPTANCE OF DEANE STREET
ARTICLE 24. Unanimously voted the acceptance. of Deane Street as a public way as per Article 24.
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ACCEPTANCE OF WILDING STREET
ARTICLE 25. Unanimously voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 25.
ACCEPTANCE OF HOLCOMB STREET
ARTICLE 26. Unanimously voted to indefinitely postpone action on Article 26.
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