Town annual reports of Acton, Massachusetts 1956-1960, Part 52

Author: Acton (Mass.)
Publication date: 1956
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Sept. 1 Concord


Vitkauskis, Susan Fay


Sept. 2 Concord


Litchfield, Peter Chambers


Sept. 2 Concord


Thompson, Debra Ann


Sept. 4 Concord


Gilmore, John Thomas, III


Sept. 6 Concord


Skilling, Christopher Andrew


Sept. 6 Concord


Skilling, Bruce Alan


Sept. 7 Concord


Murphy, Michael James


Sept. 13 Concord


Eggleton, Robert Anthony


Sept. 15 Concord Sept. 15 Concord


Lende, Steven Ennis O'Connor, Michael Dineen


Sept. 18 Concord Saia, Brian Joseph


Sept.


21 Concord


Morse, Maryann


Regan, Timothy James


Harvey H. and Loretta P. Malinsky Charles W. and Alyce K. O'Brien Joseph R., Jr. and Rose Marie E. DiDonato David and Shirley A. Grange Paul C. and Lucille Plasman Maurice R. and Dorothy C. Lincoln Ib Regnar and Anni M. Hansen Leroy W. and Florence A. O'Leary Stanley B. and Barbara A. Martell Richard E. and Ardelle E. Kane John R. and Mildred L. Markell John J. and Ruth C. Leone David R. and Alice M. Pederson


William J. and Lydia M. Veazie Alvin G. and E. Jane Chambers Richard and Louise A. Alo John T., Jr. and Arlene A. Dionne James K. and Patricia Small James K. and Patricia Small John E. and Jean K. Hansen Earl R. and Pauline O. M. Wheeler Phillip C. and Joanne Stevens Jay P. and Jacqueline M. Montgomery Nicholas A. and Gloria M. Guardino Harry B. and Jean Hollis Joseph C. and Joan N. Bretton


THE TOWN OF ACTON


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Sept. 24 Concord


Roscoe, Patricia Eve


Whitehead, Jane Marie


Dayton, Carolyn Ann Grosse, Heidi Jean


Date


Place


Sept. 25


Newton


Sept. 25 Concord


Sept. 25 Concord


Sept. 27 Boston


Oct.


3 Concord


Major, Thomas Mathew


Oct. 5 Concord


Reynolds, Matthew Drake


Oct. 6 Concord


Oct. 8 Concord


Oct. 9 Concord


Oct. 15 Boston


Oct. 18 Concord


Oct. 23


Concord


Oct. 23 Concord


Lank, Mary Margaret Lundeen, Karen Ingrid


Oct. 26 Concord


Ledgard, Joan Beverley


Oct. 27 Concord


Schweizer, Paula Anne


Oct. 28


Concord


Wall, Virginia Mary


Oct. 29 Concord Ivanov, Edward Alexander


Oct.


30 Winchester Bachrach, Michael


Nov.


9 Concord


Fallon, Kathleen Malia


Nov. 9 Concord


Lowden, Sharon Beth


Nov. 10 Concord Sanders, Steven Mark


Nov. 12 Concord Grandy, Richard Douglas


Nov.


14 Concord


Webb, Jill Vanessa


Nov. 14 Newton


Grekula, Jean Arlene


Name of Parents


John H. and Joyce M. Schofield Charles F. and Faye E. Vinal Richard W. and Dorothy E. Ward Edward J. and Judith M. Gioiosa


Robert R. and Margaret C. Whiteneck Frederick L. and Joan M. Robbins


Alton B. and Jacqueline A. Vincent James B. and Barbara A. Schnair John W. and Eleanor D. Brackett Robert W. and Mary E. Barrett Paul L. and Mary C. Boyle Ellsworth F. and Jean M. Hartzell David F. and Mary D. Watson John B. and Shirley I. Derosier Adolph P., Jr. and Georgia E. Millard Henry J. and Mary M. McElaney Alex and Elizabeth J. Smith Theodore N. and Virginia Raider


John J., Jr. and Kathleen R. Knight Arthur R. and Diane I. Mckinstry Charles W. and Joan L. Newell Charles C. and Goldie A. Lee John H. and Constance D. Frazier Teuvo A. and Mabel A. Leusher


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Name of Child


Downey, Dianne Marie


Landry, Debra Ann Avery, Laurie Ann


Keohan, Edward Joseph, Jr.


McKelvie, Bruce Kevin Davis, Deborah Ann


Charter, Margaret Catherine


Kendall, Gregg Martin


Kivikoski, Robert William


Nov. 15 Concord


Nov. 16 Concord


Nov. 17 Concord


Nov. 18 Concord


Nov. 18 Concord


Jeffrey, Theresa Ann


Nov. 22 Newton


Lamonakis, George John, Jr.


Nov. 24 Concord


French, Noreen Ann


Nov. 25 Framingham


Putnam, David Anderson


Dec.


1 Concord


Jensen, Keith Edward


Dec.


1 Concord


Brandon, Nancy Erna


Dec. 1 Concord Carroll, Mary Theresa


Dec.


3 Concord


Mahoney, Daniel John


Dec.


5 Concord


Gravlin, Dennis Byam


Dec. 5 Concord


Young, Diane Marie


Dec. 5 Concord


Murphy, John Lennon


Dec.


6 Concord


Roche, Lorene Ann


Dec.


6 Concord Stapleton, David James


Dec.


9 Concord


Brenn, Robert Michael


Dec.


11 Concord


McDougall, Edward Charles


Dec. 20 Concord LeBlanc, James Howard


Dec. 21 Concord


Headley, Bruce Ferrell


Dec. 26 Concord


Persson, Alison Margaret


Dec.


26 Concord


Smith, Sherry


Dec.


29 Concord


Krea, Harriet Louise


Robert R. and Arlene E. Howe Robert W. and Betty-Ann Sabin Marvin E. and Joyce E. Meunier Robert S. and Norma E. Porter Peter A. and Marilyn L. Mawn George J. and Carol Casey James H., Jr. and Nora F. Murphy Charles F. and Marilyn Beckwith


THE TOWN OF ACTON


Edward N. and Carol L. Martin Robert J. and Erna A. Homfeld Joseph L. and Eleanor F. Burgess Timothy L. and Patricia E. Dooling Douglas A. and Elizabeth A. Byam Henry M. and Helen M. Todisco Richard H. and Janet W. Magoon Norman L. and Gail J. Crerie Robert E. and Norene A. Funcheon Robert J. and Dianne L. Nelson John J. and Sallie P. Williams Oliver W. and Barbara L. Reed Richard F. and Martha A. Bennett Lorens A. A. and Virginia G. Johnston


James L., Jr. and Iris C. Roach Victor M., Jr. and Constance A. Greene


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LaLonde, Donna May


Reid, Jeanne Louise Prifogle, Deborah Ann Allen, Trudi Lynn


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NOTICE


All dog licenses EXPIRE MARCH 31, 1961.


Dogs must be licensed on or before April 1st or the owners or keepers thereof are liable to a fine.


The law applies to all dogs three months old or over, regardless of time of year ownership is acquired.


No bills are sent to owners of dogs.


REPORT OF DOG LICENSES ISSUED IN 1960


660 Licenses @ $2.00 $1,320.00


73 Licenses @ $5.00 365.00


11 Licenses @ $10.00 110.00


3 Licenses @ $25.00 75.00


2 Licenses @ $50.00 100.00


2 Transfer Licenses @ $.25 .50


19 Duplicate Tags @ $.25 4.75


Paid to Town Treasurer


$1,975.25


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RECORD OF TOWN ELECTION HELD MARCH 7, 1960


Pct. 1


Pct. 2


Pct. 3


Total


Whole number of votes cast


351


402


621


1,374


MODERATOR, one year


James Edward Kinsley


290


340


549


1,179


Scattered


1


4


5


Blanks


60


62


68


190


TOWN CLERK, one year


Charles M. MacRae


311


341


573


1,225


Scattered


1


1


Blanks


40


60


48


148


SELECTMAN, three years


James Edward Kinsley


78


86


186


350


Arthur W. Lee


266


307


427


1,000


Scattered


1


1


2


Blanks


7


8


7


22


ASSESSOR, three years


James W. Baker


313


353


588


1,254


Blanks


38


49


33


120


BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE, three years


Lossie E. Laird


306


355


557


1,218


Blanks


45


47


64


156


TREASURER, one year


William Henry Soar


320


353


586


1,259


Blanks


31


49


35


115


TOWN COLLECTOR, one year


William Henry Soar


314


366


579


1,259


Scattered


1


1


Blanks


36


36


42


114


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SCHOOL COMMITTEE, three years


Elizabeth H. Boardman


213


207


306


726


Edmond J. McNiff


173


248


347


768


Victor E. Cornellier


20


45


70


135


Frank A. Gillmore


24


48


33


105


Katherine Mary Kinsley


69


109


210


388


Albert W. Koch


161


104


217


482


Scattered


1


1


Blanks


42


43


58


143


CONSTABLES, one year


Edward J. Collins, Jr.


305


355


547


1,207


Chauncey R. Fenton, Jr.


305


368


570


1,243


T. Frederick S. Kennedy


297


357


550


1,204


David W. Scribner


301


356


564


1,221


Blanks


196


172


253


621


CEMETERY COMMISSIONER. three vears


Harlan E. Tuttle


321


371


578


1,270


Blanks


30


31


43


104


BOARD OF HEALTH, three years


Martin J. Duggan


304


353


579


1,236


Scattered


2


2


Blanks


47


47


42


136


TRUSTEE OF MEMORIAL LIBRARY, three years


Richard A. Bodge


292


339


557


1,188


Scattered


1


1


Blanks


59


62


64


185


PLANNING BOARD, five years


Donald E. Donnelly


118


197


318


633


Robert McIntosh, Jr.


89


74


164


327


Warren W. Wheeler


102


83


87


272


Scattered


8


8


Blanks


42


48


44


134


TREE WARDEN, one year


Franklin E. Charter


327


363


587


1,277


Blanks


24


39


34


97


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THE TOWN OF ACTON


ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 14, 1960


ARTICLE 1


OFFICERS


To choose all necessary Town Officers and Committees and fix the salaries and compensation of all the elective officers of the Town.


Chose: Eleanor P. Wilson trustee of Elizabeth White Fund for three years.


Chose: H. Stuart MacGregor trustee of the West Acton Firemen's Relief Fund for three years.


Chose: Clarence Frost trustee of Acton Firemen's Relief Fund for three years.


Chose: Roy H. Linscott trustee of Goodnow Fund for three years.


Voted: That the salary of the Moderator be fifteen dollars for each night for each meeting.


Voted: That the salary of the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen be six hundred dollars and that the other members be three hundred dollars each for the calendar year 1960.


Voted : That the salary of the Town Clerk be fourteen hundred twenty-five dollars for the calendar year 1960.


Voted: That the salary of the Town Treasurer be three thousand dollars for the calendar year 1960.


Voted : That the salary of the Chairman of the Board of Assessors be three thousand two hundred twenty-five dollars; the Clerk, one thousand dollars and the third member, six hundred seventy-five dollars for the calendar year 1960.


Voted: That the salary of the Town Collector be two thousand three hundred fifty dollars for the calendar year 1960.


Voted: That the salary of the Chairman of the Board of Public Welfare be one hundred twenty-five dollars and the other members seventy-five dollars each for the calendar year 1960.


Voted: That the salary of the Chairman of the Board of Health be one hundred twenty-five dollars and the other members seventy-five dollars each for the calendar year 1960, and that the Board of Health be authorized to appoint one of its members as an Assistant Agent at


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the rate of $1.75 per hour in accordance with the provisions of Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws.


Voted: That the wages of the Tree Warden be fixed at $1.85 per hour from January 1, 1960 to April 1, 1960 and at $1.95 per hour from April 1, 1960 to and including December 31, 1960 plus $.75 per hour for the use of the truck.


ARTICLE 2 REPORTS


To see if the Town will vote to accept the several reports of the Town Officers and Boards, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To accept the several reports of the Town Officers and Boards.


ARTICLE 3 REPORTS


To hear and act upon the reports of any Committees chosen at any previous Town Meeting that have not already reported.


Voted: To accept report of Street Lighting Committee as report of progress.


Voted : To reopen Article 2.


ARTICLE 2


On motion of the Personnel Board it was voted to correct their report appearing in the Town Report, as follows:


Page 145 - Board of Health


Dump Custodian $1.50 $1.55 $1.60 $1.70


Agent now $75.00 over Maximum recommendation Custodian $1.50 raise to $1.60


ARTICLE 4


To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate to defray the necessary expenses of the several departments of the Town and determine how the same shall be raised.


Voted: That the following sums of money be appropriated for the several purposes hereinafter designated and that the same be expended only for those purposes under the direction of the respective boards, committees, or officers of the Town as follows, and that the


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total money shall be made available by an appropriation of $52,000.00 from the Surplus Revenue Account and that the remainder be raised in the 1960 Tax Levy.


General Government


1. Moderator $75.00


2. Finance Committee Expenses 125.00


3. Selectmen's Salaries 1,200.00


4. Selectmen's Expenses 750.00


5. Town Office Clerical - Salary- Wages


13,855.00


6. Legal Services - Board of Selectmen


750.00


6A. Extra Legal Services


1,500.00


7. Town Accountant


8. Expenses


225.00


9. Treasurer - Salary


3,000.00


10 Expenses


550.00


11. Town Collector - Salary


2,350.00


12. Expenses 970.00


13. Town Assessors - Salaries


4,900.00


14. Expenses


400.00


15.


Town Clerk - Salary


1,425.00


16. Expenses 455.00


Election and Registrations


17. Salaries and Wages 4,040.00


18. Expenses 1,140.00


19. Planning Board - Expenses 1,900.00


20. Board of Appeals - Expenses 50.00


21. Total General Government


$41,410.00


Buildings and Grounds


22. Salaries and Wages


$3,820.00


23. Expenses 4,610.00


24. Total Buildings and Grounds .. . $8,430.00


Protection of Persons and Property


POLICE DEPARTMENT


25. Salaries and Wages


$44,366.00


26. Expenses 6,625.00


FIRE DEPARTMENT


27 Salaries and Wages 15,315.00


28. Expenses 9,905.00


1,750.00


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FIRE ALARM SYSTEM


29.


Salaries and Wages


5,870.00


30. Expenses 2,830.00


31. Fire Hydrant Rental 12,345.00


SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


32. Salary and Travel 350.00


33. Expenses 50.00


MOTH DEPARTMENT - CHAPTER 657


34. Wages 3,475.00


35. Expenses 1,700.00


36. Town Forest - Maintenance 100.00


37. Shade Tree Replacement


425.00


38. Tree Warden - Wages 2,605.00


39. Expenses 1,100.00


WIRE INSPECTOR


40. Wages aand Travel


2,000.00


41. Expenses 100.00


BUILDING INSPECTOR


42. Wages and Travel


4,500.00


43. Expenses 75.00


DOG OFFICER


44. Wages and Travel


500.00


45. Building Committee 50.00


46. Civilian Defense


250.00


47. Total Protection


$114,536.00


Health and Sanitation


48. Board of Health - Salaries


$275.00


49. Expenses


3,000.00


50. Secretary - Salary


1,255.00


51.


Town Nurse - Salary


4,092.00


52. Expenses


1,060.00


53.


Town Nurse Part Time - Wages


400.00


54. Agent and Part-Time Agent - Wages


4,475.00


55. Laboratory Fees 400.00


56. Town Dump - Custodian - Wages


3,336.00


57. Custodian Part Time - Wages 1,392.00


58. Hospital and Sanitorium


1,500.00


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59. Medical Supplies


250.00


60. Clinics


1,000.00


61. Garbage Collector 10,450.00


62. Inspector of Animals - Salary 150.00


63. Expenses 30.00


64. Plumbing Inspector - Wages


2,400.00


65. Mosquito Control


3,500.00


66. Total Health and Sanitation


$38,965.00


Highways


67. Village Highways $6,000.00


68. Drainage


12,000.00


69 Chapter 81 Highways 12,125.00


70. Chapter 90 Highways


2,000.00


71 Snow Removal


28,000.00


72. Traffic Signs and Lines


1,720.00


73 Vacations and Holidays


2,460.00


74. Sidewalk Maintenance


250.00


75. Highway Machinery - Maintenance 8,500.00


76. Street Lighting 9,360.00


77. Total Highways $82,415.00


Charities


78. District and Local Welfare Administration - Salaries $2,675.00


79. General Relief and Disability Assistance 7,000.00


80. Old Age Assistance 50,000.00


81. Aid to Dependent Children 7,000.00


82. Total Charities $66,675.00


Veterans' Aid


83. Veterans' Benefits - Salary $600.00


84. Expenses 250.00


85. Expenditures


8,000.00


86. Veterans' Services - Salary 200.00


87. Expenses 25.00


88. Total Veterans' Aid


$9,075.00


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Education


Local Schools


89 Instruction


$222,236.41


90. Textbooks and Supplies 14,817.00


91. Plant Operation 29,725.00


92. Blanchard Auditorium 8,400.00


93. Maintenance


3,000.00


94 Auxiliary Agencies


26,050.00


95. General Control


8,950.00


96. Outlay


1,000.00


97. Contingency Fund


400.00


98. Total Local School Budget


$314,578.41


Regional School


99 Instruction


$181,895.71


100. Text Books and Supplies


13,568.32


101. Plant Operation 24,372.40


102. Maintenance


2,528.80


103. Auxiliary Agencies


7,752.08


104. Transportation


10,478.10


105. General Control


9,278.08


106. Outlay


2,823.54


107. Blanchard Auditorium Lease


4,559.90


108. Athletic Fund


2,225.00


109. Contingency Fund


174.40


110. Total Regional School Budget


$259,656.33


111. Total Education


$574,234.74


Libraries


112.


Salaries and Wages


$5,420.00


113. Expenses


1,665.00


114. Books


1,000.00


115. Total Libraries


$8,085.00


Recreation


116. Playgrounds - Wages


$1,000.00


117. Expenses 500.00


118. Total Recreation


$1,500.00


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Cemeteries


119. Salaries and Wages


$15,350.00


120. Expenses


2,500.00


121. Total Cemeteries


$17,850.00


Other Classified Expenses


122. Town Reports $2,650.00


123. Workmen's Compensation 4,000.00


124. Surety Bonds 700.00


125. Archives Committee - Expenses


150.00


126. Fire Insurance - Town Buildings


5,300.00


127. Boiler and Machinery Insurance


700.00


128. Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance


3,000.00


129. Memorial Day


700.00


130. Miscellaneous


1,000.00


131. Total Other Classified Expenses $18,200.00


Pensions


132. Pension Fund $6,138.72


133. Expenses 262.40


134. Military Service Fund 35.17


135. Total Pensions $6,436.29


Maturing Debt and Interest


Regional School


136. Maturing Debt $30,400.00


137. Interest 34,912.50


Julia McCarthy Elementary School


138. Maturing Debt $15,000.00


139. Interest 3,700.00


New Elementary School


140. Maturing Debt $45,000.00


141. Interest 27,000.00


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West Acton Fire Station


142. Maturing Debt $12,000.00


143. Interest 1,188.00


144. Anticipation of Revenue - Notes Interest 250.00


145. Total Maturing Debt and Interest $169,450.50


146. Total Budget $1,157,262.53


Under Article 4 the following motion was made:


Motion: To strike out in Item 25, the sum of $44,366.00 and insert $49,845.00.


The Moderator appointed the following tellers: Elizabeth Boardman, Katherine Crafts, Harlan Tuttle, Henry Soar, W. H. Flood, Howard F. Jones, John Neville, Philip Thompson, Doris Swenson, Grace J. Culli- nane, Hazel P. Vose, Julia A. Barry, Jessie Wood Knippel, Eleanor P. Wilson, Phyllis K. Sprague and James B. Wilson.


Voted: To have a ballot vote.


Total vote- 539. Yes-233. No-303. Blanks - 3.


Motion lost.


Voted : To take up Article 49.


ARTICLE 49 ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL


To see whether the Town will raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds a sum not exceeding $95,000.00 for the Stabilization Fund, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To appropriate from available funds the sum of $95,000.00 for the Stabilization Fund.


ARTICLE 50 ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL


To see whether the Town will authorize payment from the Stabilization Fund to Acton-Boxborough Regional School District of a sum not exceeding $95,000.00 for the purpose of paying the Town's proportional share of a contribution toward the cost of constructing an addition to the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School building, sub- ject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board, or take any other action relative thereto.


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Voted Unanimously: To authorize payment from the Stabilization Fund to Acton-Boxborough Regional School District the sum of $95,000.00 for the purpose of paying the Town's proportional share of a contribution toward the cost of constructing an addition to the Acton- Boxborough Regional High School building, subject to the approval of the Emergency Finance Board.


ARTICLE 5 BORROW MONEY


To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow money 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 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, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Board of Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion 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 any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


ARTICLE 6 RESERVE FUND


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $6,000.00, or any other sum, for a Reserve Fund, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To appropriate from Overlay Surplus the sum of $10,000.00 for a Reserve Fund, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 6.


ARTICLE 7 POLICE CRUISERS


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $2,200.00, or any other sum, for the purchase of two police cruisers for the Police Department, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $2,200.00 for the purchase of two police cruisers for the Police Department, and that the Board of Selectmen be allowed to sell or dispose of old cruisers.


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ARTICLE 8 RESUSCITATOR


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $400.00, or any other sum, for the purchase of a resuscitator for the Police Department, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $400.00 for the purchase of a resuscitator for the Police Department.


ARTICLE 9 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to establish an Engineering Department for the Town, to be maintained under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen, and that the sum of $5,500.00, or any other sum, be raised and appropriated for the estab- lishment and maintenance of said department for the current year, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To authorize the Board of Selectmen to establish an Engineering Department for the Town, to be maintained under the supervision of the Board of Selectmen, and that the sum of $5,500.00 be raised and appropriated for the establishment and maintenance of said department for the current year.


ARTICLE 10 STABILIZATION FUND


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $7,000.00, or any other sum, for a Stabilization Fund, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5-B, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To appropriate from available funds the sum of $7,000.00 for a Stabilization Fund, pursuant to the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Section 5-B.


ARTICLE 11 CENTER FIRE STATION


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $500.00, or any other sum, to install a toilet on the first floor of the Acton Center Fire Station, or take any other action relative thereto.


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Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to install toilet facilities on the first floor of the Acton Center Fire Station.


Voted: To take up Article 15.


ARTICLE 15 SOUTH FIRE STATION


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $6,400.00, or any other sum, to be expended by the Town Building Committee for the purpose of hiring an architect with said architect to be hired for the purpose of making architectural working drawings for a contemplated new fire station to be located at the site of the Old South Acton School so-called, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted Unanimously: To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 to be expended by the Town Building Committee for the purpose of hiring an architect with said architect to be hired for the purpose of making architectural working drawings for a contemplated new fire station to be located at the site of the Old South Acton School, so-called.


ARTICLE 12 FIRE ALARM


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $3,440.00, or any other sum, to extend the fire alarm system on Massachusetts Avenue from Wright Terrace to Birch Ridge Road, on Summer Street from Arlington Street to Ethan Allen Drive, on Willow Street from Summer Street to Marian Road, on Marian Road to Duggan Road, on Duggan Road to Smart Road, on Smart Road to Marian Road, and to install seven new street alarm boxes, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted Unanimously: To raise and appropriate the sum of $3,440.00 to extend the fire alarm system, on Massachusetts Avenue from Wright Terrace to Birch Ridge Road, on Summer Street from Arlington Street to Ethan Allen Drive, on Willow Street from Summer Street to Marian Road, on Marian Road to Duggan Road, on Duggan Road to Smart Road, on Smart Road to Marian Road, and to install seven new street alarm boxes.


ARTICLE 13


F. C. C.


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $300.00, or any other sum, to comply


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with rules and regulations of the F. C. C. Public Safety Service change "Split-Channel" Docket No. 11253 and Docket No. 12295 on or before August 1, 1960, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $300.00 to comply with rules and regulations of the F. C. C. Public Safety Service change "Split-Channel."


Voted: That this meeting adjourn at 11:00 P. M., to complete the article then being acted upon, and reconvene at the Blanchard Audi- torium at 7:30 P. M., Monday, March 21, 1960.


ARTICLE 14 FIRE ALARM


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $500.00, or any other sum, to install a new fire alarm numbering system, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to install a new fire alarm numbering system.


ARTICLE 16 SOUTH ACTON SCHOOL


To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or appropriate from available funds the sum of $1,800.00, or any other sum, to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of demolishing or otherwise disposing of the Old South Acton School Building so-called, or take any other action relative thereto.


Voted: To raise and appropriate the sum of $1,800.00 to be expended by the Board of Selectmen for the purpose of demolishing or otherwise disposing of the Old South Acton School Building so-called.




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