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$200.00
$4.00
$204.00
$4.00
aleb Ellis Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
abin Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
'illiam S. Tilden Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
oses Ellis Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
oseph Breck Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ary F. Ellis Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ary T. Derby Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
eorge M. Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
eorge F. Miller Lot
50.00
1.00
51.00
1.00
50.00
angley Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
rant Newell Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ames Griffin Lot
50.00
1.00
51.00
1.00
50.00
Valter Janes Lot
50.00
1.00
51.00
1.00
50.00
eremiah Hale Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
[artha M. Mason Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
eorge H. Shumway Lot 200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
'dward Alward Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
saac White Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
V. Morang Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
I. D. Hamant Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
lucius Houghton Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
lex Ogilvie Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Bishop-Hartshorn Lot
450.00
9.00
459.00
9.00
450.00
Pattee-Turner Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Ienry Parker Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Villiam Ryan Lot
300.00
6.00
306.00
6.00
300.00
Wesley Balch Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
A. B. Parker Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
)r. Saunders Lot
50.00
1.00
51.00
1.00
50.00
William Guild Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
jeth Chenery Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Moses Johnson Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Samuel Johnson Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Jeorge Chick Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Mrs. Selwyn Clark Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Cora B. Simpson Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Perry Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Saarm-Kennedy Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Braman Briggs Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Nathaniel Fairbanks Lot 100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Walter S. Wiswell Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Samuel Ellis Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
George Ellis Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Hutson-Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Wales-Plympton Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Mary A. Hotville Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
John G. Hutson Lot
150.00
3.00
153.00
3.00
150.00
81
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-(Continued) Dedham Institution for Savings
Name of Fund
Original Fund 100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100
Margaret T. Bearse Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100
William Conrick Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100
Bennett-Wilson Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200
Tyler-Thayer Lot
300.00
6.00
306.00
6.00
300
Sprague Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100
Thomas F. Barneys Lot 200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.
Charles Wight Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.
Amos W. Shumway Lot 150.00
3.00
153.00
3.00
150.
Nathan Fisher Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.
Joseph Bullard Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.
Frank W. Morse Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.
William Anderson Lot
50.00
1.00
51.00
1.00
50.
John H. Sweeney Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.
John Hinkley Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.1
Thomas Rourke Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.1
Samuel Guild Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.1
Edward Blackington Lot 100.00
800.00
16.00
816.00
16.00
800.(
Clarence M. Cutler Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.(
H. L. Park Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Charles B. Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Horatio Jordan Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Frank Laverty Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Fred A. Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
George R. Chase Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Percy B. Read Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Arthur Hobbs Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
James Carpenter Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
George Clark Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
James Wilkins Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Sophia Grant Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
Lonergan-Clark Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.0
George Steere Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.01
Conrad Weiker Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.01
Josephine M. Spear Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.01
Eliakim Morse Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Nellie V. Mugridge Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Margaret J. Ord Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Wood Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Ruggles Adams Lot
300.00
6.00
306.00
6.00
300.00
Eric Loeffler Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
John Sullivan Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
James Griffin Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
John and Elizabeth Ord
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Granville W. Babcock Lot 100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Annie Stedman Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Annie Richardson Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
King and Vose Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Interest for 1945
Total
Expended
Bala to Cre of FI
Giles-Lard Lot
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.(
George H. Ellis Lot
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-(Continued) Dedham Institution for Savings
Balance to Credit of Fund
Ime of Food
Gorge G. Babcock Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Ion E. Mayo Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
hn Bartz Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
sephine Percival Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
hn T. Kennedy Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Apoleon Duhamel Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ary C. Wheeler Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
enry K. Barnard Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
B. Newcomb Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
W. Rich Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Howard Blood Lot
150.00
3.00
153.00
3.00
150.00
illiam Kennedy Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
seph Park Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
obert W. Baker Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
ohn R. Miller Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ary A. Abell Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
aymond C. Weiker Lot 100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
illiam B. Roberts Lot
200.00
4.00
204.00
4.00
200.00
ennett-Grover Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ewis Cutler Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
incent N. Osborne Lot 100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ose Schools Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
rchie Crawford Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
cott B. Bell Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Iphonso L. Allen Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
dward M. Bent Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Villiam Bullard Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
eon M. Kennett Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
Idgar Sherman Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
ilwyn A. Smith Lot
100.00
2.00
102.00
2.00
100.00
mie I. Newell Lot
150.00
2.75
152.75
2.75
150.00
ohn Fisher Lot
100.00
2.00
101.83
2.00
100.00
Mary J. Jones Lot
100.00
2.00
101.83
2.00
100.00
'has. A. Garabedian Lot
100.00
2.00
101.83
2.00
100.00
Clifford L. Codding Lot
100.00
2.67
100.00
2.67
100.00
lamuel E. Mitchell Lot
100.00
2.67
100.00
2.67
100.00
Richard J. Gorman Lot
100.00
1.67
100.00
1.67
100.00
Frederick M. Clark Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
Jevi C. Taylor Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
aura S. Pember Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
Alida S. & Willard F.
300.00
300.00
300.00
Catherine Mulcahy Lot
150.00
150.00
150.00
Mary Corcoran Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
Carl O. Harmon Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
Michael Ryan Lot
100.00
100.00
100.00
Original Fund
Interest for 1945
Total
Expended
Pear Lot
$17,350.00 $325.01 $17,675.01 $325.01 $17,350.00
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CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-(Continued) Massachusetts Savings Bank
Name of Fund
Original Fund
Interest for 1945 $2.26
Total $152.26
Expended $2.26
Bala !: to Cre of Ft $150
Henry Wight
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100
N. A. Stone
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50
George Morrill
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
Obed Hartshorn & Spear 200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.
Seth Maker
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
'Albion C. Gilbert
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
Keyes-Gilley
100.00
1.50
101.50
1,50
100.
Benjamin Chenery
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
A. C. Shumway
150.00
2.26
152.26
2.36
150.
Emma Rhodes
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
E. P. Tucker
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.
Oliver A. Clark
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
F. Sablone
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.1
Amelia Everett
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100,1
George Emerson
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.(
E. V. Mitchell
500.00
7.50
507.50
7.50
500.(
Sarah G. Shumway
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.(
George E. Pettis
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.(
J. Augustus Fitts
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
John H. Pember
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
Bruce & Fisher
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
John H. Gould
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
C. M. Clark
150.00
2.26
152.26
2.26
150.0
Joseph A. Allen
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
Susan B. Ware
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.0
John Schools
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.0
Baxter Lot
300.00
4.50
304.50
4.50
300.0
Edmund I. Chenery
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
Alice D. Sewell
200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.0
Susan I. Woods
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
John M. Richardson
500.00
7.50
507.50
7.50
500.0
Edmund Bullard
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.0
Daniel S. Wheeler
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
Charles J. Sawyer
200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.0
James W. P. Dyer
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.0
John B. Coombs
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.0
William Salisbury
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
George H. Wight
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
James T. Allen
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
William Crane
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.00
Noah Allen
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
Henry J. Dunn
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
Francis S. Wight
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
John Sullivan
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.00
Soldiers' Lot
700.00
10.50
710.50
10.50
700.00
Moses Bullard
200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.00
John Balch
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
Washburn Lot
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.0
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Clara Howard
$150.00
CEMETERY TRUST FUNDS-(Continued) Massachusetts Savings Bank
me of Fund
Original Fund
Interest for 1945
Total
Expended
Balance to Credit of Fund
ancis Mason
200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.00
ancis E. Donlan
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.00
muel Ellis
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
ion Wight
200.00
3.00
203.00
3.00
200.00
oses F. Clark
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
$7,300.00 $109.62
$7,409.62 $109.62
$7,300.00
Home Savings Bank
ame of Fund
Original Fund
Interest for 1945
Total $50.75
$ .75
Balance to Credit of Fund $50.00
ancy H. Curtis
$50.00
$ .75
ary M. Phelps
50.00
.75
50.75
.75
50.00
liza E. Williams
475.00
7.12
482.12
7.12
475.00
eorge C. Davis
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
aniel D. Curtis
500.00
7.50
507.50
7.50
500.00
oseph Clark
100.00
1.50
101.50
1.50
100.00
llenwood Lot
300.00
4.50
304.50
4.50
300.00
$1,575.00
$23.62
$1,598.62
$23.62
$1,575.00
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1946
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, quali- fied to vote in elections and in town affairs, to meet at the Town Hall, in said Medfield on Monday the 4th day of March A. D. 1946 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, One Mem- ber Park and Planning Board, all for one year. One Selectman, One Assessor, One Member of the School Committee, Two Trus- tees of the Public Library, One Member of the Board of Health, One Cemetery Commissioner, One Member of the Water and Sewer 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 6:00 A. M. and may be closed at 2:00 P. M.
85
Expended
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 expenses for the ensuing year.
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Expended Recommended
1945
1946
Executive
$2,767.11
$2,800.00
Treasurer
738.39
750.00
Collector
1,342.50
1,600.00
Assessors
872.40
900.00
Town Clerk
509.30
500.00
Election and Registration
294.91
800.00
Town Hall
3,228.82
3,785.00
Police
4,528.78
4,318.20
Highways
9,991.61
10,000.00
Contingent
1,019.20
1,100.00
Soldiers Benefits
1,700.64
4,500.00
Guard Rails
398.97
300.00
Bridges
100.00
100.00
Sidewalks
295.92
300.00
Fire
2,990.51
3,000.00
Sealer
129.09
150.00
Moth
437.71
1,000.00
Care of Trees
402.96
1,000.00
Spraying Elms
387.41
400.00
Cutting Brush
808.25
1,000.00
Planting Trees
100.00
Health and Sanitation
2,478.25
1,600.00
Sewer
998.10
1,200.00
Snow
10,603.21
Street Lighting
5,093.65
5,173.48
Public Welfare
825.64
1,000.00
Old Age Assistance
22,752.20
20,000.00
Aid Dependent Children
1,589.65
1,500.00
Old Age Administration
350.00
Aid Dependent Children-Administration
52.00
100.00
Public Welfare Salaries
500.00
500.00
District Nurse
450.00
450.00
Schools
44,381.06
44,725.00
Library
3,053.78
Park and Planning Board
562.57
600.00
Memorial Day
203.06
300.00
Liability Insurance
778.87
900.00
Fire Insurance
925.00
950.00
Public Dump
214.48
350.00
County Hospital
1,328.43
2,523.54
Reserve Fund
2,198.66
2,500.00
Water
7,299.80
7,800.00
Notes
20,000.00
20,000.00
Interest
4,778.54
4,507.50
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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, 1946, 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 percent- age 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.
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 vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to appoint one of its members as Clerk of the Highway Department, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 10. To see what compensation the Town will allow the Clerk of the Highway Department for the ensuing year.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewer Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superintendent, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 12. To see what compensation the Town will allow the Water Superintendent for the ensuing year.
Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the Water and Sewer Board to appoint one of its members as Water Registrar.
Article 14. To see what compensation the Town will allow the Water Registrar for the ensuing year.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of $500.00 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 raise and appropriate the sum of $4,000.00 for the construction of Hos- pital Road providing the State will contribute $8,000.00 and the County $4,000.00, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $621.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk and reset curbstone on the north side of Cottage street from North street to within 20 feet of railway sign, or do or act anything in rela- tion thereto.
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Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $410.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the north side of West Main Street from the Railway right of way to the stone bound on property of Bertha K. Wilkins, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $875.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the west side of North Street running southerly from pro- perty line of P. Stokes Gaither and Joel E. Heard, 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 $1,493.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the east side of South Street running southerly from Main Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $534.00 to construct an asphalt sidewalk on the south side of Main Street, running easterly from the pro- perty line of James E. Sproul to the property line of Margaret J. Kennedy, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a street light on Main Street opposite the residence of Mary E. Smith, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to install street lights on Cross Street and raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to maintain them for the year 1946, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition.)
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to transfer a sum of money from the Road Machinery Fund to the Highway Ma- chinery Operating Account to defray expenses for the oper- ation and maintenance of Highway Machinery.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to purchase a Gravely Tractor and power brush, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $3,100.00 to construct a 6" water main from Main Street down Nebo Street about 1300 feet to a point opposite a new private road on the property of Joel E. Gold- thwait and to finance the foregoing construction authorize the Treasurer to borrow money for the said purpose and issue notes of $1,000.00 each therefor. The first of said notes payable in 1947, the remaining notes to be paid one in each year there- after, the balance of $100.00 to be paid out of the current taxes of the present year, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to have the Col- lector of Taxes be chosen for a three year term.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee of five (5) and authorize it to make arrangements to
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spend money appropriated under Article 4 for the observance of Memorial Day.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to inquire into the advisability of procuring new per- manent honor rolls for World War I, World War II and Civil War Veterans, and select a suitable location for said Honor Rolls, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to present plans and recommendations at a future Town Meeting for an appropriate War Memorial for World War II Veterans, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to properly celebrate the return of the men and women who served in or were affiliated or associ- ated with the armed forces of the United States in World War II.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to arrange and have full charge of celebration under Article 31, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 33. To se if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee and authorize it to make arrangements for the erection of a permanent Honor Roll to be located at Baxter Park in honor of World II Veterans. (Beckwith Post No. 110, American Legion.)
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a com- mittee to report at a future Town Meeting as to the advisability of a new Fire Station for the Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Engineers.)
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $570.60 the 1945 Dog Tax Return to the Library or School appropriation, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from funds in the Treasury to the Library Board the sum of $200.64, the same being the amount of fines collected by the Library during the year 1945, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Trustees of the Public Library.)
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purchase of the property known as Baker's Pond from Mrs. Marion H. Palmer of Rock- ville, R. I., said land and pond to be under the jurisdiction of the Park and Planning Board to be used as a Recreation Center for the town, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to hear and act on the report of the committee appointed under Article 11 of the regular Town Meeting of March 12, 1945, to inquire into the
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advisability of readjusting the salaries of "All Town Officers", or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to set the salaries of the School Committee and raise and appropriate a sum of money for said salaries, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 to grade and seed the New Ath- letic Field located on Adams Street, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee.)
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to defray tuition charges to State aided Vocational Schools, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee.)
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of $50.00 for Evening Practical Arts courses for adults, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee.)
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to waterproof the exterior walls of the Town House, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to defray the expense of sending out postal cards notifying the voters of all Town Meetings, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 45. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the maintenance of Vine Lake Cemetery; also transfer the sum of $180.00 from the Sale of Cemetery Lots Fund for the purpose of developing the new part of the cemetery.
Article 46. To see if the Town will vote to accept the fol- lowing named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:
George Schools Lot $100.00
Article 47. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sufficient sum of money for the purpose of contract- ing for the collection and removal of garbage in the Town of Medfield, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition.)
Article 48. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the assessors to use a sum of money not to exceed $15,000 from free cash in the treasury for the reduction of the 1946 tax rate.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof, in the usual place for posting warrants in said Medfield, seven days at least before the time of holding said meeting.
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Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon, unto the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
Given under our hands this.
day of
A. D. Nineteen hundred.
CHARLES W. HAIGH, DANIEL SULLIVAN, FRANK HALEY,
Selectmen of Medfield. COLEMAN J. HOGAN, FRED C. CHICK, LINDSEY N. RIPLEY, Constables of Medfield.
TAX COLLECTOR'S REPORT
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1936
$27.14
Collected 1946 27.14
Account Closed
00.00
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1937
76.67
Collected 1946
24.82
Balance
51.85
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1938
17.82
Collected 1946
17.82
Account Closed
00.00
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1939
68.84
Collected 1946
4.61
Balance
64.23
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1940
79.84
Collected 1946
2.18
Balance
$17.66
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1941
139.98
Collected 1946
38.64
Balance
101.34
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1942
168.53
Collected 1946
49.04
Balance
119.49
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1943
124.85
Collected 1946
14.17
Balance
110.68
December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1944
355.07.
Collected 1946
171.84
Balance
183.23
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December 31, 1945 Balance Excise Tax 1944 Collected 1946
575.67 289.70
Balance
285.97
December 31, 1945 Balance 1937 Taxes Collected 1946
82.00
Closed Account
00.00
December 31, 1945 Balance 1938 Taxes Collected 1946
113.00
37.00
Balance
76.00
December 31, 1945 Balance 1939 Taxes
172.03
Collected 1946
92.03
Balance
80.00
December 31, 1945 Balance 1940 Taxes
263.39
Collected 1946
165.93
Balance
97.46
December 31, 1945 Balance 1941 Taxes
135.49
Collected 1946
135.49
Closed Account
00.00
December 31, 1945 Balance 1942 Taxes
833.33
Collected 1946
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