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1,415.80
General Relief
1,500.00
69.
50.00
50.00
General Relief-Administration
50.00
70
18,000.00
18,021.70
Old Age Assistance
24,000.00
71.
1,000.00
1,000.00
Old Age Assistance-Admin.
1,000.00
72
2,000.00
2,000.00
Disability Assistance
2,600.00
73.
50.00
50.00
Disability Assistance-Admin.
50.00
74.
2,000.00
2,000.00
Aid Dependent Children
1,200.00
75
250.00
250.00
Aid Dependent Children-Admin.
250.00
76.
25,475.00
25,412.50
Totals
31,275.00
Veterans
77.
3,000.00
1,034.76
Veterans' Benefits
2,000.00
78.
200.00
175.96
Veterans' Benefits-Admin.
200.00
79.
600.00
509.00
Veterans' Services
600.00
80.
600.00
552.25
Memorial Day
600.00
81.
Grave Markers
75.00
82.
4,400.00
2,241.97
Totals
3,475.00
Schools
83.
186,821.99
185,566.88
General School Budget
219,071.96
84.
800.00
612.85
Vocational Education
800.00
85
19.00
19.00
Military Retirement
57.50
86.
187,640.99
186,198.73
Totals
219,929.46
Library
87.
Salaries-6 Trustees
88.
2,100.00
2,100.00
Departmental Expenses
2,500.00
89.
702.42
702.42
Dog Tax Transfer
699.28
172
Appro- priated
Item
90.
353.87
Library Fines-Transfer
91.
3,156.29
3,156.29
Totals
3,598.92
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE
92.
Salaries-Water and Sewerage Board, Three Members
93.
30,300.00
20,368.04
Departmental Expenses
22,500.00
94.
1.85
1.85
Superintendent's Salary, per hour 1.95
95.
30,300.00
20,368.04
Totals
22,500.00
Cemetery
96.
Salaries-3 Commissioners
97.
5,500.00
6,818.03
Departmental Expenses
5,900.00
98.
205.00
205.00
Sales of Lots Transfer
100.00
99.
Salary-Superintendent, per hour 1.75
100.
5,705.00
7,023.03
Totals
6,000.00
Town Debt and Interest
101.
64,300.00
64,300.00
Notes
61,700.00
102.
16,178.33
15,798.89
Interest
15,131.25
103.
50.00
18.00
Certification of Notes
50.00
104
80,528.33
80,116.89
Totals
76,881.25
Insurance
105.
1,542.81
1,279.28
Vehicle Insurance
1,829.12
106.
3,000.00
2,996.88
Workmen's Compensation and Liability Insurance
2,972.46
107.
Boiler Insurance
1,220.20
108
2,100.00
2,563.96
Fire Insurance
2,313.00
109.
6,642.81
6,840.12
Totals
8,334.78
Unclassified
110.
1,195.25
1,195.25
Town Report
1,500.00
111.
150.00
150.00
Town Clock
150.00
112.
3,324.75
3,324.75
County Retirement Fund
4,466.50
113.
3,000.00
Stabilization Fund
3,000.00
114.
4,000.00
3,285.37
Reserve Fund
6,000.00
115.
11,670.00
7,955.37 Totals
15,116.50
or do or act anything in relation thereto.
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Appro- priated 1956 353.87
Expended 1956
Requested by Department 1957 399.64
Water
Article 4. 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, 1957, and to issue 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 5. 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 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a section of High Street, said money to be used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State or County, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the widening and the improvement of Main Street from Pleasant Street to Miller Street, said money to be used in conjunc- tion with any money allotted by the State or County or both, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the permanent widening and improvement of Main Street between Miller Street and Park Street, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 718 of the Acts of 1956, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to accept as public ways the following private ways off Spring Street.
Kingsbury Drive which commences on the westerly side of Spring Street and extends in a westerly direction for a distance of approxi- mately 383 feet to Bartlett Avenue, a private way;
Bartlett Avenue which commences at Kingsbury Drive, a private way, and extends in a northwesterly direction for a distance of approximately 635 feet to Pine Grove Road, a private way;
Pine Grove Road which commences on the westerly side of Spring Street and extends in a westerly direction for a distance of approxi- mately 480 feet to Bartlett Avenue, a private way;
as laid out by the Selectmen and as shown on the plans and orders of layout on file in the Town Clerk's office; authorize the Selectmen to acquire by eminent domain or otherwise such rights, titles, and ease- ments on such lands as are necessary therefor to accomplish said pur- poses or do or act anything in relation thereto.
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Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Water and Sewerage Board to appoint one of its members as Water Superin- tendent, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of a new truck for the Water Depart- ment and authorize the sale or trade of the present truck as a part of the purchase price, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Water and Sewerage Board)
Article 12. To see what compensation the Town will allow the members of the Fire Department for the ensuing year. (Fire Depart- ment.)
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to accept Sections 42, 43, and 44 of Chapter 48 of the General Laws, as amended, relating to the establishment of a Fire Department or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to replace electric wiring and switchboard panel to the Town Hall building, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purchase of fire hose for the Fire Department or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Fire Department)
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to increase the term of the office of Tree Warden from one (1) year to three (3) years, said three-year term of office to commence in the year 1958, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Tree Warden)
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate and/or borrow a sum of money for the purchase of a truck and winch for the use of the Tree and Moth Departments, and authorize the trade of the present Ford truck, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Tree Warden)
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a gift from Ella C. Marcionette for the purposes of a school to be known as the AMOS CLARK KINGSBURY SCHOOL a parcel of land in Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, situated off the southeasterly side of Pound Street and bounded and described as follows:
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SOUTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of Esther B. Bristol, one thousand sixty-eight and 79/100 (1,068.79) feet;
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of Henry C. and Mary E. Bridge, two hundred forty-three and 39/100 (243.39) feet;
NORTHWESTERLY by other land of Ella C. Marcionette, one thousand twenty-three and 29/100 (1,023.29) feet; and
NORTHEASTERLY by land now or formerly of William C. and Barbara R. Blackett, two hundred forty (240) feet.
Containing 260,811 square feet or 5.987 acres according to a Plan of Land in Medfield, Mass., dated December 31, 1956, by Cheney Engineering Co.,
Together with a right of way for all purposes for which ways are now or hereafter may be used in Medfield, in common with the grantor, throughout the strip of land forty-feet wide, shown as "way" on said plan, between the premises described above and Pound Street:
or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Land Acquisition Committee)
Article 19. To hear the report of the Committee appointed at the 1956 Annual Town Meeting to acquire necessary land; and to appropriate a sum of money for their future needs in 1957, and there- fore conduct an architectural study with preliminary plans for the remodelling of the Town House for the best possible use of the munici- pal departments; and to appropriate a sum of money for an architectural survey and preliminary plans for the building of a combination fire and police station, or do or act anything in relation thereto (Land Acquisition Committee)
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install an 8" water main in High Street from the corner of South Street to the corner of Forest Street, a distance of approximately 4600 feet. This installation to be in accordance with the regulation relative to water main assessments approved by the Town, March 14, 1956. (Special High Street Water Committee)
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to install an 8" water main in High Street from the corner of South Street in a southerly direction to about 600 feet, this installation to be in accordance with the regulation relative to water main assessments approved by the Town, March 14, 1956. (Special High Street Water Committee)
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a sidewalk on North Street between Pine Street and the new school entrance, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Special Sidewalk Committee)
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to renovate the science laboratory at the high school, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to renew the water pipes in the North Street School, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be expended under the direction of the School Com- mittee for the purpose of conducting a survey of school building needs, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (School Committee)
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to hear the Report of the Committee appointed under Article 52 of the Annual Town Meeting of March 12, 1956, "to look into the cost and feasibility of having a professional evaluation of real estate in the Town made by a private company, said committee to make a report and recommendations to the Town at the next annual Town Meeting". (Assessors)
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to authorize and direct the Board of Assessors, or other Town Board, to contract with any person, persons or corporation for the purpose of having a professional evaluation made of all real estate situated in the Town of Medfield, and to see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, transfer, or borrow for said purpose, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Assessors)
Article 28. To hear the report of the Swimming Pool Committee appointed at the Special Town Meeting of November 26, 1956. (Swim- ming Pool Committee)
Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate and/or transfer or borrow a sum of money for the construction of a swimming pool and appurtenances, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Swimming Pool Committee)
Article 30. To hear and act on the report of any special committee appointed at any previous Special Town Meeting or Annual Town Meeting or appointed by the Moderator or Selectmen as authorized by the vote of the Town.
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Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to choose, authorize the Moderator or Selectmen to appoint a committee or committees which shall report at a future Town Meeting on whatever matter is assigned to it, or them, at this meeting, or do or act anything in relation thereto.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of five members and authorize it to make arrangements and to spend money appropriated under Article 3 for the observance of Memorial Day. (Selectmen)
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to provide suitable quarters for the Beckwith Post No. 110 American Legion in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 40, Section 9, General Laws, (Ter. Ed.) and amendments thereto. (Beck- with Post, American Legion)
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee to make a survey of increasing the parking facilities in the immediate vicinity of the business section of the Town and to report and make recommendations at the next special town meeting. (Petition of Ray- mond E. Lord and others)
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to transfer from unex- pended balances and/or raise and appropriate and/or borrow a sum of money for the purpose of an installation of a water main on Dale Street from Bridge Street to Charlesdale Road for an approximate distance of one thousand feet, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of Jane E. Stubblebine and others)
Article 36. To see what sum the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the installation of a street light on Line 35 Pole/3 on Granite Street, approximately across the street from land of John Spender et ux, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of George C. Baker and others)
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five (5) members for the purpose of evaluat- ing the present form of the warrant for the annual town meeting and making recommendations concerning any changes it might deem ad- visable, said committee to report to the next annual town meeting, or at any intervening special town meeting. (Petition of Charlotte V. Greenlaw and others)
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 97A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of Austin C. Buchanan and others)
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Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following pay scale for patrolmen in the Police Department of the Town of Medfield, to become effective upon its passage:
Minimum Maximum $4,500 per year
$3,600 per year
Salary adjustments from minimum to maximum to be set on a three year basis with an annual increase of $300.00 per year, provided however that no officer presently employed shall receive a less sum than his present salary schedule, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of Austin C. Buchanan and others)
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to accept the provisions of Section 16C of Chapter 147 of the General Laws providing for a five day week for members of the police forces in cities and towns, or do or act anything in relation thereto. (Petition of Ruth F. Dornig and others)
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- Law and the Zoning Map of the Town of Medfield, as amended, by removing the following described parcel of land in the Town of Medfield from the provisions of "Section IV Business District Uses" and placing the same under the provisions of "Section V Industrial District Uses" or do or act anything in relation thereto.
The parcel of land sought to be rezoned is described as follows:
NORTHEASTERLY by Park Street;
NORTHWESTERLY by Main Street;
SOUTHWESTERLY by the location of the Mansfield and Framing- ham Branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and SOUTHEASTERLY by the southeasterly line of Oak Street as that line would be extended in a southwesterly direction to the Right of Way of the said branch of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
(Petition of William H. Mann and others)
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Assessors to use a sum of money from free cash in the Treasury for the reduction of the 1957 tax rate, or do or act anything in relation thercto.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following named sums as Perpetual Trust Funds for the care of lots in the Vine
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Lake Cemetery, the interest thereof or as may be necessary to be used for said care, viz:
Dennis H. Lucy Lot $100.00
Eve Shepherd Lot
50.00
William L. Stone Lot
100.00
John E. Varnum Lot
100.00
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.
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 28th day of January A.D. Nineteen hundred and fifty-seven.
JOSEPH A. ROBERTS
HERBERT B. BURR
JOSEPH L. MARCIONETTE Selectmen of Medfield
GEORGE W. KINGSBURY Constable of Medfield
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INDEX
Page
Town Officers Elected
3
Appointments by Selectmen
4
Appointments by Board of Health
8
Appointments by Town Moderator
8
Departmental Reports:
Board of Selectmen
13
Fire Engineers
18
Veterans' Agent
18
Veterans' Service
20
Public Welfare
20
Board of Health
22
Inspector of Animals
22
Slaughter Inspector
23
Moth and Tree Warden
23
Norfolk County Mosquito Control
24
Park and Planning Board
25
Board of Appeals on Zoning
27
Building Inspector
27
Inspector of Plumbing
28
Inspector of Wires
29
Development and Industrial Commission
29
Cemetery Commissioners
30
Memorial Library
31
Sealer of Weights and Measures
33
Town Needs Committee
37
Flood Liaison Officer
39
Superintendent of Streets
41
Chief of Police
46
List of Jurors 50
School Department Report:
School Calendar
56
Enrollment by Grades
57
School Committee 57
Teachers Directory
58
Water Department 35
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Page
Superintendent of Schools 61
Principal Hannah Adams Pfaff High School 65
Graduation Exercises, High School 67
Principal Elementary and New Elementary School School Health Program
70
Girls' Physical Education Director
72
Art Supervisor
73
Music Supervisor
73
Home Economics Department
74
Industrial Arts Supervisor
74
Driver Education 75
Financial Statement 76
Town Clerk's Record:
Vital Statistics:
Births
83
Marriages
88
Deaths
91
Town Meetings and Elections:
Town Warrant, March 5, 1956
93
Annual Town Meeting, Election of Officers,
March 5, 1956 106
Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1956
109
Presidential Primaries Warrant 122
Presidential Primaries
124
State Primaries Warrant 129
State Primaries, September 18, 1956 130
State Election Warrant 133
State Election, November 6, 1956 135
138
Special Town Meeting, November 26, 1956
144
Financial Reports:
Town Accountant 153
Tax Collector 163
Cemetery Trust Funds 164
Assessors' Report 165
Town Warrant, March 4, 1957 169
182
Town Warrant
69
307th Anniversary
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Annual Report
of the
Town Officers
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957
D. C. Collins Printing Co., Millis, Mass.
TOWN OFFICERS
Moderator
Charles F. Woodard
Town Clerk
Charles W. Kierstead
Treasurer
Orion Wight
Selectmen
Herbert B. Burr
Term expires 1958
Joseph L. Marcionette
Term expires 1959
Joseph A. Roberts
Term expires 1960
Assessors
Joseph S. Kennedy
Term expires 1958
Harry E. Conway
Term expires 1959
Carlton W. Kingsbury
Term expires 1960
School Committee
Leon M. Bowden
Term expires 1958
James T. Frame
Term expires 1959
Alton H. Hartford
Term expires 1959
Mary B. Aylward
Term expires 1960
Jeanne A. Bibby
Term expires 1960
Trustees of Public Library
C. Munroe Clark
Term expires 1958
Mark Hollingsworth
Term expires 1958
Anne C. Donlan
Term expires 1959
Evelyn H. Byng
Term expires 1959
Charles F. Woodard
Term expires 1960
Hope Day
Term expires 1960
Collector of Taxes
Charles H. Rayner, Jr.
Term expires 1959
Board of Health
A. Ritchey Stagg, M.D. Term expires 1958
Clarence M. Boyce Term expires 1959
Madeleine I. Harding Term expires 1960
3
Cemetery Commissioners
*Pederzini, Pasquino A.
Term expires 1958
** Pederzini, Gildo J.
Term expires 1958
Kenneth R. Clark
Term expires 1959
Joseph A. Roberts
Term expires 1960
Water and Sewer Commissioners
John D. Williams Term expires 1958
Myron H. Smith
Term expires 1959
Harry R. Leighton
Term expires 1960
Park and Planning Board
Claire H. Smith
Term expires 1958
Roger E. Hardy
1 Term expires 1959
Everett J. Wills
Term expires 1960
Ernest L. Spencer
Term expires 1961
Charles C. Cain
Term expires 1962
Board of Public Welfare
William S. Farmer
Term expires 1958
Lawton B. Kingsbury
Term expires 1959
Warren C. Bois
Term expires 1960
Tree Warden
Ellis N. Allen Term expires 1958
Constables
Robert W. Brady
(Terms expire 1958) George W. Kingsbury
John F. McCarthy
Police Officers
Nicholas N. Gugliotta Robert W. Brady
John F. McCarthy Francis E. Ryan Maurice P. Bouin
George W. Kingsbury Allan A. Kingsbury E. Nina Iafolla
Harvey M. Hamilton Robert B. Ripley
Robert K. McCarthy
Fire Chief
Edgar W. Allen
*Deceased
** Appointed to fill unexpired term
4
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE SELECTMEN
Superintendent of Streets William E. McCarthy
Superintendent of Moth Work Ellis N. Allen
Field Drivers and Fence Viewers
Arthur S. Atherton Henry A. Kingsbury *Fred C. Chick
Inspector of Animals
Carlton S. Cheney
Pound Keeper
William S. Blanchard
Dog Officer
George W. Kingsbury
Sealer of Weights and Measures
J. Fred Whittier
Measurers of Wood and Bark
Dennis H. Lucy
Arthur S. Atherton
Public Weigher Samuel Gilmore
Keeper of the Lockup
Robert W. Brady Nicholas N. Gugliotta George W. Kingsbury Allan A. Kingsbury
E. Nina Iafolla John F. McCarthy George W. Hinkley, III Robert B. Ripley
Police Matrons
Mary MairEtienne
Jessie A. Erskine
*Deceased
5
Special Police Officers
Edgar W. Allen Earl A. Beaton Herbert L. Burr Ewan Cebrowski Thomas F. Clancy Thomas Copithorne Edwin Flaherty John T. Grover
Mario Ippoliti Dennis H. Lucy James MacLean
Charles Mains James E. Morris Mario Pederzini
Edwin Penniman
Walter F. Reynolds, Jr.
Ralph Sproul William A. Weiker
Paul Anderson William S. Blanchard Donald Bouret Kenneth R. Clark *Fred C. Chick Arthur S. Edwards John B. Gattoni Ercolla Iafolla Clayton H. Haigh Arthur V. Kennedy John J. McGrath, Jr. Roy Owen Cornelius Mckeown Walter F. Reynolds Harold Ryan Melvin J. Thibeau John E. Varnum J. Fred Whittier
Town Accountant
Leslie J. Howlett.
Term expires 1959
Town Counsel
Joseph S. Kennedy
Veterans' Agent
Lawrence G. Rossi
Veterans' Director
Lawrence G. Rossi
Burial Agent
Lawrence G. Rossi
Board of Registrars of Voters
Anne Young Thomas F. Clancy Mary MairEtienne
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959 Term expires 1960
*Deceased
6
Building Inspector Allison T. Carr
Acting Building Inspector
Benjamin H. Brock
Plumbing Inspector
J. Roger Petrie
Wiring Inspector
Joseph F. Erskine
Acting Wire Inspector
John W. Goucher
Board of Appeals for Zoning, Subdivision Control
and Building By-Law
William F. Rogers, Jr.
Term expires 1958
Leon H. Ballou, Jr.
Term expires 1959
Paul E. Nyren
Term expires 1960
Ellen P. Crowell, Associate Member
Board of Appeals for Zoning-Enforcing Officer for Trailers
Allison T. Carr
Development and Industrial Commission
Robert Eburne
Term expires 1958
Paul E. Seeley
Term expires 1958
Charles H. Wood
Term expires 1959
Roger E. Hardy
Term expires 1959
Walter E. Anderson
Term expires 1960
Harry E. Conway
Term expires 1960
Gordon Yarlott Term expires 1960
Frank G. Haley
Term expires 1961
Arthur L. Lewis
Term expires 1961
William F. Spang Term expires 1962
James N. White
Term expires 1962
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Director of Civil Defense Walter F. Reynolds, Jr. A. Chilson Buchanan, Assistant Director
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY BOARD OF HEALTH
Slaughtering Inspector Francis X. Maguire, V.M.D.
Board of Health Agent-Sewerage Regulation Allison T. Carr
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY THE MODERATOR
Finance Committee
Martin P. Craven
Term expires 1958
Robert L. Coulter
Term expires 1958
William F. Mittendorf
Term expires 1958
J. Edwin Daniels Term expires 1959
Richard T. Kennett
Term expires 1959
William B. Frothingham
Term expires 1959
Frederick W. Blinn
Term expires 1960
John F. Bradstreet
Term expires 1960
Fred W. Pfeifer
Term expires 1960
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY TREASURER
Marie N. Burke, Assistant Treasurer
8
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY COLLECTOR.
Doris M. Rayner
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY FIRE CHIEF'
Kenneth R. Clark, Deputy Fire Chief
9
DEPARTMENTAL
REPORTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1957
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
The Board of Selectmen respectfully submit to the citizens of the Town their report for the year 1957.
Each year as the Town grows the business of the Town increases. Consequently, the report of the Board of Selectmen becomes lengthier. The Selectmen also notice the increased interest of the people in their local government. Therefore, the Selectmen attempt each year to review major problems and make certain recommendations to the people so that they will have background information to help them not only at the Town Meetings but provide the basis for constructive suggestion throughout the year.
Although many pages could be written about the many problems of the Town, the major ones that deserve your consideration are con- tained in the following report.
WIRING FEES.
Under Article 3 of the Special Town Meeting of May 19, 1952, the Town unanimously voted to establish a Wiring By-Law under the pro- visions of Chapter 529 Acts of 1949. Because the fees collected were insufficient to make the Department self-sufficient, the Wiring In- spector recommended that the fees be increased. The Selectmen included Article 63 in the Annual Warrant for the year 1953 which specified a new schedule. However, the Town referred the matter to the By-Law Committee for further study.
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