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Levy of 1939,
$17.01
Levy of 1940, 201.53
127
Levy of 1941,
466.18
Levy of 1942,
234.43
Levy of 1943,
101.05
Motor vehicle excise taxes:
Levy of 1940,
1.19
Levy of 1941,
1.29
Levy of 1942,
10.23
Levy of 1943,
2.85
Costs on protested check,
1.53
1,037.29
$1,069.99
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$298.43
1943,
417.45
January 1 to June 29, 1944,
311.66
$1,027.54
Interest reported as:
Taxes 1940,
.70
Taxes 1941,
1.60
Taxes 1942,
28.29
Motor vehicle excise taxes 1943,
1.16
Cash balance June 29, 1944,
10.70
$1,069.99
Tax Titles
Balance June 9, 1942,
$3,000.32
Added to tax titles:
June 9 to December 31, 1942: Taxes 1942,
409.17
$3,418.49
Abatements June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$496.30
Balance December 31, 1943, 2,922.19
$3,418.49
Balance January 1, 1944,
$2,922.19
Tax titles taken not previously reported:
Taxes 1941,
$175.55
Taxes 1942,
173.90
Interest and costs,
42.74
392.19
Added to tax titles January 1 to June 29, 1944:
Taxes 1942, 353.84
Added to tax titles not previously recorded : Taxes 1943, 167.32
$3,835.54
128
Tax titles redeemed January 1 to June 29, 1944, $80.78
Tax titles foreclosed January 1 to June 29, 1944, not previously recorded, 692.10
Adjustment of interest and costs on tax titles,
21.52
Balance June 29, 1944, per list,
3,041.14
$3,835.54
Interest and Costs On Tax Title Redemptions
Collections January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$11.18
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, $11.18
Tax Possessions
Balance June 9, 1942, and January 1, 1944, $591.27
Tax titles foreclosed not previously recorded, 692.10
$1,283.37
Tax possessions sold recorded as estimated receipts,
$525.00
Loss on sales of tax possessions,
589.85
Balance June 29, 1944, per list,
168.52
$1,283.37
SELECTMEN'S LICENSES
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
$6.50
Licenses granted:
June 9 to December 31, 1942: Revolver,
3.00
1943:
Common victuallers',
$5.00
Hackney,
5.00
Innholders',
5.00
Liquor,
1,200.00
Revolver,
8.00
Slaughter,
2.00
Sunday,
5.00
$1,230.00
$1,239.50
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
$3.50
1,232.00
$1,235.50
Licenses granted, not issued,
4.00
$1,239.50
129
Licenses granted January 1 to June 29, 1944:
Cirous,
$2.00
Common victuallers',
8.00
Hackney,
5.00
Innholders',
5.00
Liquor,
1,200.00
Revolver,
4.00
Sunday,
5.00
$1,229.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$1,228.50
Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
.50
$1,229.00
TOWN CLERK
Dog Licenses
Cash balance June 9, 1942,
$85.80
Licenses issued:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$47.00
1943,
762.00
$809.00
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
$129.00
709.20
Fees retained:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$3.80
1943,
52.80
$56.60
$894.80
Licenses issued January 1 to June 29, 1944:
Males,
135 @ $2.00,
$270.00
Females,
34
@
5.00,
170.00
Spayed females,
64
@ 2.00,
128.00
Kennel,
2 @
25.00,
50.00
Kennel,
1 @
50.00,
50.00
$668.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, $532.80
130
$894.80
$838.20
Fees retained January 1 to June 29, 1944, 236 @ $.20,
47.20
Cash on hand June 29, 1944, verified,
88.00
$668.00
TOWN CLERK
Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Cash balance June 9, 1942,
$7.00
Licenses issued:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $173.50 342.00
1943,
$515.50
$522.50
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $161.25
1943,
303.00
$464.25
Fees retained:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$19.25
1943,
39.00
$58.25
$522.50
Licenses issued January 1 to June 29, 1944:
Resident citizens' fishing, 52 @ $2.00, $104.00
Resident citizens' hunting,
9 @ 2.00,
18.00
Resident citizens' sporting, 26 @
3.25,
84.50
Resident citizen minors' and
females' fishing, 26 @ 1.25,
32.50
Resident citizen's trapping, 1 @
5.25, 5.25
$244.25
Payments to Division of Fisheries and Game January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$205.25
Fees retained January 1 to June 29, 1944, 114 @ $.25, 28.50
Cash on hand June 29, 1944, verified,
10.50
$244.25
131
TOWN CLERK
Miscellaneous Licenses
Cash balance June 9, 1942,
Licenses issued:
June 9 to December 31, 1942: Junk,
10.00
1943:
Gasoline renewals,
$3.00
Junk,
10.00
Oleomargarine,
2.50
Pool,
$17.50
$34.50
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
17.50
$34.50
1
Licenses issued January 1 to June 29,
1944:
Gasoline renewals,
$2.00
Junk,
20.00
Oleomargarine,
2.50
Pool,
2.00
$26.50
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$26.50
TOWN HALL RENTALS
Outstanding June 9, 1942, Charges 1943,
$12.00
429.00
$441.00
Payments to treasurer, 1943,
$429.00
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
12.00
$441.00
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$12.00
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
457.00
$469.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
$457.00
12.00
$469.00
132
$7.00
2.00
$17.00
MOTH DEPARTMENT Private Work
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$58.50
1943,
33.50
92.00
$92.80
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
23.50
$82.80
Outstanding December 31, 1943, and
10.00
$92.80
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Daniels Hamant, Sealer
Outstanding July 11, 1942,
$9.00
Payments to treasurer July 11 to December 31, 1942,
$9.00
Gerald W. Bangs, Sealer
Cash balance July 11, 1942,
$8.03
Fees July 11 to December 31, 1942,
21.67
Town of Dover, use of equipment,
6.75
$36.45
Payments to treasurer July 11 to December 31, 1942,
$36.45
Gail E. Cosgrove, Sealer
Fees 1943,
$22.43
Town of Dover, use of equipment,
5.00
$27.43
Cash balance December 31, 1943,
$27.43
Cash balance January 1, 1944,
$27.43
Fees January 1 to August 5, 1944,
3.00
$30.43
Payments to treasurer January 1 to August 5, 1944,
$27.43
Cash on hand August 5, 1944, verified,
3.00
$30.43
133
$ .80
$59.30
June 29, 1944, per list,
HEALTH DEPARTMENT Accounts Receivable
Outstanding June 9, 1942, Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $1,025.71 1943, 33.57
1,059.28
$1,933.56
Payments to treasurer:
$874.28
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
1,059.28
$1,933.56
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$757.85
Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
$757.85
Licenses
Licenses issued 1943: Alcohol,
$8.00
Payments to treasurer 1943,
$8.00
Licenses issued January 1 to June 29, 1944: Alcohol,
$5.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, .
$5.00
PUBLIC WELFARE DEPARTMENT Temporary Aid-Accounts Receivable
Outstanding June 9, 1942, $2,342.91
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$609.00 380.00
1943,
989.00
$3,331.91
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
$207.25 654.21
$861.46
Outstanding December 31, 1943, and
June 29, 1944, per list, 2,470.45
$3,331.91
$874.28
134
Aid To Dependent Children Accounts Receivable
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$330.00 374.25
$704.25
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
374.25
$704.25
BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE Accounts Receivable
,
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $9,013.78 9,166.54
1943,
$18,095.24
$18,550.17
Payments to treasurer: June 9 to December 31, 1942, $8,816.40 1943,
9,278.84
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
$18,095.24 454.93
$18,550.17
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$454.93 2,940.96
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$3,395.89
Payments to treasurer January 1
to June 29, 1944,
Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
$2,336.48 1,059.41
$3,395.89
STATE AND MILITARY AID Accounts Receivable
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$215.00 210.00
1943,
$425.00
135
1943,
$330.00
$369.85
Payments to treasurer 1943, Disallowances 1943, Outstanding December 31, 1943, and June 29, 1944, per list,
$215.00 20.00
190.00
$425.00
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Tuition
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
$681.31 449.67
$1,130.98
Payments to treasurer:
$681.31
June 9 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
449.67
$1,130.98
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$69.60
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$69.60
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
Cash balance July 12, 1942,
$18.13
Receipts:
July 12 to December 31, 1942,
$62.78 160.34
223.12
$241.25
Payments to treasurer: July 12 to December 31, 1942, 1943,
$67.01
174.24
$241.25
Receipts January 1 to August 5, 1944,
$117.79
Payments to treasurer January 1 to August 5, 1944, Cash on hand August 5, 1944,
$82.96 34.83
$117.79
136
1943,
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT
Annual Care
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
Charges June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$3,280.50 465.50
$3,746.00
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $301.00
1943,
54.00
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
$355.00 3,391.00
$3,746.00
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$3,391.00
Charges not previously recorded,
439.50
$3,830.50
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, Outstanding June 29, 1944 per list,
$104.50
3,726.00
$3,830.50
Sale of Lots and Graves
Outstanding June 9, 1942, $240.00
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$270.00
1943,
275.00
545.00
$785.00
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942,
$270.00
1943,
275.00
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
$545.00 240.00
$785.00
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$240.00
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
235.00
$475.00
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$235.00
Adjustment 1941 charges,
10.00
Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
230.00
$475.00
137
WATER RATES
Outstanding June 9, 1942, $4,120.14
Charges:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $4,764.06
1943, 7,115.51
11,879.57
$15,999.71
Payments to treasurer:
June 9 to December 31, 1942, $4,219.60 1943, 8,818.89
$13,038.49 2,961.22
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
$15,999.71
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$2,961.22 4,613.49
$7,574.71
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944,
$5,036.39
Charges reported in excess of detail,
7.46
Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
1,580.97
Cash and cash memoranda June 29, 1944, *708.04
Due from water collector June 29, 1944,
*241.85
$7,574.71
* $949.89 paid to treasurer August 4, 1944.
WATER SERVICES AND REPAIRS
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
$166.22 12.85
Payments to treasurer 1943,
$12.88
Outstanding December 31, 1943,
166.19
$179.07
Outstanding January 1, 1944,
$166.19
Charges not previously reported,
50.43
$216.62
Payments to treasurer January 1 to June 29, 1944, Outstanding June 29, 1944, per list,
$50.40
166.22
$216.62
138
Charges 1943,
$179.07
Charges January 1 to June 29, 1944,
WATER MATERIAL
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
$395.74
Outstanding December 31, 1943, and June 29, 1944, per list,
$395.74
WATER LIENS
Outstanding June 9, 1942,
$50.52
Outstanding December 31, 1943, and June 29, 1944, per list,
$50.52
LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Treasurer
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand June 9, 1942,
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
On hand at end of year 1942,
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
On hand at end of year 1943,
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
On hand June 29, 1944,
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
Receipts
Payments
June 9 to December 31, 1942
Income,
$95.00
Transferred to town,
$95.00
1943
Income,
$160.00
Transferred to town,
$160.00
January 1 to June 29, 1944
Income,
$80.00
Transferred to town,
$80.00
GRANVILLE F. DAILEY LIBRARY FUND In Custody of Treasurer
Cash in General Savings Securities Securities Treasury Deposits Par Val. Book Val.
Total
On hand June
9,1942,
2,745.24
$20,000
$46,197.09
$68,942.33
On hand at end
of yr. 1942, $2,745.24
$20,000
$46,197.09
$68,942.33
On hand at end
of yr. 1943, $12,945.24
$20,000
$35,997.09
$68,942.33
On hand June
29, 1944,
$2,945.24
$20,000
$10,000
$35,997.09
$68,942.33
-
-
139
Receipts
Payments
June 9 to December 31, 1942
Income, Cash in general treasury June 9, 1942,
$1,148.00
2,745.24
Transferred to in- come account, $1,148.00 Cash in general treasury Decem- ber 31, 1942, 2,745.24
$3,893.24
$3,893.24
1943
Sale of securities (book value),
$10,200.00
State and federal taxes on securities sold, $3.04
Gain on securities sold,
2,100.00
Transferred to in- come account,
3,565.46
Cash in general treasury January 1, 1943,
$2,745.24
treasury Decem- ber 31, 1943,
12,945.24
$16,513.74
$16,513.74
January 1 to June 29, 1944
Income,
$1,165.48
Purchase of securi- ties (par value), Transferred to in- come account,
$10,000.00
Cash in general treasury January
1, 1944,
12,945.24
Cash in general treasury June 29, 1944,
2,945.24
$14,110.72
$14,110.72
GRANVILLE F. DAILEY LIBRARY FUND-INCOME In Custody of Treasurer
Cash in General Treasury
Savings Deposits
Total
On hand June 9, 1942,
$2,428.78
$133.34
$2,562.12
On hand at end of year 1943,
$3,553.11
$133.34
$3,686.45
On hand at end of year 1943,
$4,438.13
$133.34
$4,571.47
On hand June 29, 1944,
$3,103.12
$950.82
$4,053.94
Income,
1,468.50
Cash in general
1,165.48
140
Receipts
Payments
June 9 to December 31, 1942
Transferred from fund, Cash in general treasury June 9, 1942,
$1,148.00
Expended for transfer of se- curities, $23.67
2,428.78
Cash in general treasury Decem- ber 31, 1942, 3,553.11
$3,576.78
$3,576.78
1943
Transferred from fund,
$3,565.46
Transferred to lib- rary appropria- tion, $2,680.44
Cash in general treasury Janu- ary 1, 1943,
3,553.11
Cash in general treasury Decem- ber 31, 1943, 4,438.13
$7,118.57
$7,118.57
January 1 to June 29, 1944
Cash in general Transferred from fund,
$1,165.48
Added to savings deposit, $817.48
treasury Janu- ary 1, 1944,
4,438.13
Transfered to lib- rary appropria- tion, 1,683.01 Cash in general, treasury June 29, 1944, 3,103.12
$5,603.61
$5,603.61
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS In Custody of Town Treasurer
Cash in General Treasury
Savings Securities Deposits Par Value
Total
On hand June 9, 1942,
$200.00
$23,725.00
-
$23,925.00
On hand at end of year 1942,
$24,425.00
-
$24,425.00
On hand at end of year 1943, On hand June 29, 1944,
$24,875.00
$200.00
$25,075.00
$25,075.00
$200.00
$25,275.00
141
Receipts
Payments
June 9 to December 31, 1942
Bequests, Income, Cash in general treasury Junė 9, 1942,
$500.00 269.93
Added to savings deposits, Transferred to town,
$700.00
200.00
$969.93
$969.93
1943
Bequests,
$650.00
Added to savings deposits, Par value of se- curities received, Transferred to town,
200.00
387.95
$1,037.95
$1,037.95
Bequests,
January 1 to June 29, 1944 $200.00
$200.00
Income,
227.36
Added to savings dėposits, Transferred to town,
227.36
$427.36
$427.36
MOSES ELLIS POST, No. 117, G. A. R. FUND In Custody of Selectmen-Trustees
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Savings Deposits
Securities Par Value
Total
On hand June 9, 1942,
$715.68
$2,000.00
$2,715.68
On hand at end of year 1942,
$747.71
$2,000.00
$2,747.71
On hand at end of year 1943,
$812.74
$2,000.00
$2,812.74
On hand June 29, 1944,
$845.74
$2,000.00
$2,845.74
Receipts
Payments
Income,
June 9 to December 31, 1942 $32.03 Added to savings deposits,
32.03
1943
Income,
$65.03
Added to savings deposits,
$65.03
January 1 to June 29, 1944 $33.00
Income,
Added to savings deposits,
$33.00
142
1
269.93
Income,
387.95
$450.00
TOWN OF MEDFIELD Balance Sheet-June 29, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash,
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Federal Tax Deductions,
1,234.10
Levy of 1937,
$82.42
Levy of 1938,
115.00
Proceeds of Dog Licenses-Due County,
11.00
Levy of 1939,
221.28
Reserve for Unidentified Water Receipts,
227.96
Levy of 1940,
294.79
Tailings,
976.21
Levy of 1942,
5,311.69
Levy of 1943,
9,310.20
15,736.98
Cemetery Sale of Lots and Graves Fund,
235.00
Road Machnery Fund,
1,088.20
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes:
Levy of 1936,
$182.50
Levy of 1937,
374.56
Levy of 1938,
17.82
Levy of 1939,
109.58
School,
$53.44
Levy of 1940,
143.00
Library,
758.67
Levy of 1941,
284.08
Granville F. Dailey Library,
3,103.12
Levy of 1942,
328.65
Levy of 1943,
325.37
Cemetery Perpetual Care,
324.82
1,765.56
4,240.05
$36,885.79 Temporary Loans: In Anticipation of Revenue 1943,
$30,000.00
143
Levy of 1941,
401.60
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate,
1,025.00
Granville F. Dailey Library Fund,
2,945.24
Trust Fund Income:
TOWN OF MEDFIELD Balance Sheet-June 29, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Federal Grants:
Aid to Dependent Children:
Levy of 1933, 28.69
Aid,
$88.50
Levy of 1934, 28.69
Levy of 1935,
28.69
Levy of 1936,
28.69
Levy of 1937, 28.69
Levy of 1938,
28.69
$200.83
Administration, 373.17
Committed Interest:
Levy of 1932,
$12.05
Overestimate-State Parks 1943,
4.62
Levy of 1934,
8.57
Appropriation Balances,
82,164.89
Levy of 1935,
6.88
Levy of 1936,
5.10
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
320.83
Levy of 1937,
3.44
Levy of 1938,
1.72
48.08
Overlays-Reserved for Abatement of Taxes:
Tax Titles, Tax Possessions,
$3,041.14 168.52
248.91
Levy of 1942, $243.14
Levy of 1943, 1,111.99
3,209.66
1,355.13
144
Special Assessments : Sewer:
Levy of 1932,
$28.60
Administration, 12.01
Old Age Assistance:
Assistance, 4,540.86
5,014.54
Levy of 1933, 10.32
TOWN OF MEDFIELD Balance Sheet-June 29, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Departmental:
Health,
$757.85
Public Welfare,
2,470.45
Old Age Assistance,
1,059.41
Tax Title and Tax Possession,
3,209.66
State and Military Aid,
190.00
Departmental,
8,433.71
Cemetery,
3,726.00
Water,
3,143.34
Cemetery-Sale of Lots and Graves, 230.00
145
Rates,
$2,530.86
Services and Repairs,
166.22
Materials,
395.74
Liens,
50.52
3,143.34
State and County Aid to Highways:
State,
$5,711.98
County,
1,000.00
6,711.98
Revenue 1944:
Appropriations
$147,414.17
County Hospital
Maintenance 1,055.99
State Tax 1944,
2,843.50
$151,313.66
Liabilities and Reserves
Revenue Reserved Until Collected:
Motor Vehicle Tax, $1,765.56
Special Assessment, 248.91
State and County Aid to Highways, 6,711.98
8,433.71
23,513.16
Water:
Surplus Revenue,
35,330.77
TOWN OF MEDFIELD Balance Sheet-June 29, 1944 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Liabilities and Reserves
Assets
Deduct:
Transfer from Avail-
able Funds $15,000.00
Estimated Receipts
Collected, 25,636.13
40,636.13
110,677.53
Overlay Deficits-To Be Provided For:
Levy of 1928,
$76.80
Levy of 1929,
72.50
Levy of 1930,
78.75
Levy of 1931,
88.75
Levy of 1932,
102.50
Levy of 1933,
126.00
Levy of 1935,
78.02
Levy of 1937,
250.93
Levy of 1938,
262.89
Levy of 1939,
832.96
Levy of 1940,
427.44
Levy of 1941,
114.74
Underestimate-County Tax 1943,
2,512.28 360.96
$189,686.70
$189,686.70
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Net Funded or Fixed Debt,
DEBT ACCOUNTS $234,000.00 New High School Loans 1941, Water Loan 1931,
$156,000.00 78,000.00
$234,000.00
$234,000.00
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TRUST ACCOUNTS
Trust Funds, Cash and Securities,
$104,068.65 Library Funds, $9,000.00
Granville F. Dailey Library Fund,
65,997.09
Granville F. Dailey Library Fund Income, 950.82
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds, 25,275.00
Moses Ellis Post No. 117 G.A.R. Fund,
2,845.74
$104,068.65
$104,068.65
TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
NORFOLK, SS.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Medfield, in said County, greeting:
!
In the name of the Commonwealth you are directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Medfield, qualified to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Medfield on Monday the 5th day of March A.D. 1945 at 6:00 A. M., then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To choose all Town Officers required to be elected annually by ballot, to wit:
One Moderator, One Town Clerk, One Treasurer, One Col- lector of Taxes, Three Constables, One Tree Warden, all for one year.
One Selectman, One Assessor, One Member of the School Com- mittee, Two Trustees of the Public Library, One Member of the Board of Health, One Cemetery Commissionr, One Member of the Water and Sewerage Board, One Member of the Board of Public Welfare, all for three years.
One Member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls to be opened at 6:30 A. M. and may be closed at 2:00 P. M.
Article 2. To choose Fence Viewers, Field Drivers and Pound Keeper.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to accept the re- ports of the several Town Officers for the past year.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the ex- penses for the ensuing year.
Expended 1944
Recommended 1945
Executive
$2,794.43
$2,800.00
Treasurer
749.89
750.00
Collector
1,465.11
1,600.00
Assessors
834.29
800.00
Town Clerk
499.88
500.00
Election and Registration
908.75
350.00
Town Hall
2,851.51
3,265.00
Police
3,991.11
4,543.20
Dog Officer
100.00
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Fire
3,331.03
3,000.00
Sealer
122.41
150.00
Moth
696.12
1,000.00
Care of Trees
371.33
400.00
Spraying Elms
165.25
400.00
Cutting Brush
998.50
1,000.00
Health and Sanitation
1,441.90
1,600.00
Sewer
1,145.36
1,000.00
Highways
14,100.12
9,000.00
Sidewalks
298.26
300.00
Bridges
449.12
100.00
Guard Rails
297.08
400.00
Street Lighting
5,011.07
5,120.00
Public Welfare
1,679.12
1,500.00
Old Age Assistance
22,752.20
17,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children
303.50
1,500.00
Old Age Administration
271.29
250.00
Aid to Dependent Children-Administration
100.00
Soldiers Benefits
267.09
2,000.00
Public Welfare-Salaries
500.00
500.00
District Nurse
487.50
450.00
Schools
43,124.06
44,535.00
Library
3,766.76
Park & Planning Board
454.57
600.00
Memorial Day
287.01
300.00
Contingent
677.10
800.00
Liability Insurance
728.28
750.00
Fire Insurance
844.12
925.00
Boiler Insurance
771.40
Public Dump
210.23
250.00
County Hospital
1,055.99
1,328.43
Reserve Fund
2,343.02
2,500.00
Water
7,249.37
7,300.00
Notes
20,000.00
20,000.00
Interest
5,209.49
4,700.00
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the 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, 1945, 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 Chapter 44, Section 17, General Laws.
Article 6. To determine in what manner the taxes shall be collected for the ensuing year, also determine what percentage shall be allowed the collector for the ensuing year.
Article 7. To see what compensation the town will allow the Members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year.
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Snow
3,842.24
Article 8. To see if the town will authorize the Collector to use all means in the collection of taxes as the Treasurer might if elected to that office.
Article 9. To see if the town will authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Registrar.
Article 10. To see what compensation the town will allow the Water Registrar for the ensuing year.
Article 11. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to inquire into the advisability of readjusting the salaries of all Town Officers, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see if the town will vote to fix annual salaries to compensate the members of the School Committee, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 13. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to pay the salaries of the School Committee, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 14. To see if the town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five (5) and authorize it to make arrangements to spend money appropriated under Article 4 for the observance of Mem- orial Day.
Article 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money for the improvement of Chapter 90 Roads, said money to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 16. To see if the town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Mach- inery Operating Account to defray expenses for the operation and maintenance of Highway Machinery.
Article 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $475.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the east side of Adams Avenue between Cottage and Lincoln's Lane, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of $430.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the north side of Mitchell Street from North Street to Mitchell Place and along Mitchell Place to Cottage Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $250.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk along the west side of North Street from Frairy Street to the cement walk in the front of the Manor Inn, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 20. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $116.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk along
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the north side of Frairy Street from North Street for a dis- tance of approximately 118 feet, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto.
Article 21. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $350.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the north side of Main Street from Upham Road to the Railroad Cross- ing, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 22. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $200.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk along the west side of Vinald Road, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 23. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate a sum of money to construct a cement sidewalk at the corner of Main & Pleasant Streets to replace the brick sidewalk, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 24. To see if the town will vote to adopt the follow- ing By-Law, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
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