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1,719.81
51.97
1,771.78
Hannah Edwards Fund
First Nat. Bank of Boston, Trustee
5,000.00
185.00
5,000.00
Mabel Murphy Fund
2,000.00
60.00
2,000.00
Adah Stedman Fund
Southbridge Credit Union
1,000.00 35.00
1,000.00
Southbridge Savings
Respectfully submitted, NORBERT C. BENOIT, Treasurer.
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$96,205.30
REPORT OF TOWN CLERK
For The Year Ending December 31, 1957
To the Citizens of the Town of Southbridge:
VITAL STATISTICS
Births
Residence In Town
Residence Out of Town
Out of State
In Town
F
M
Jan.
20
22
26
1
0
15
Feb.
16
19
25
10
Mar.
17
29
25
3
1
17
Apr.
30
24
28
6
....
22
June
30
23
35
5
....
13
July
21
21
26
1
1
14
Aug.
16
17
19
14
Sept.
29
21
31
2
17
Oct.
29
23
28
3
....
11
Dec.
20
29
29
1
19
Of this total (560), there were 193 non-resident births and 27 births occurring out of town.
Deaths
Residence In Town
Residence Out of Town
Out of State
In Town
F
M
Jan.
10
14
14
6
4
Feb.
10
14
14
4
6
Mar.
11
15
15
4
7
Apr.
10
14
14
4
...
4
June
5
6
5
2
4
July
12
10
14
3
1
4
Aug.
8
8
7
5
4
Sept.
4
12
10
1
..
Oct.
10
6
7
5
....
4
Nov.
9
8
11
1
....
5
Dec.
8
8
10
2
....
4
29
26
31
2
....
21
Nov.
21
28
37
1
..
....
....
....
6
May
9
10
15
....
5
Of this total (231), there were 57 non-resident deaths.
21
20
May
Non- Residence Residence
Non- Residence Residence
Marriages
Total marriages for 1957 176
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES ISSUED
Auctioneers - 6 at $2.00
$ 12.00
Pool Tables - 1 at $4.00
4.00
Bowling - 1 at $47.00
47.00
Garage - 47 at 50c
23.50
Gasoline - 38 at 50c
19.00
Hawkers' and Peddlars' - 2 at $2.50
5.00
Junk - 14 at $15.00
210.00
Junk - 3 at $1.00
3.00
Paid Town Treasurer
$323.50
DOG LICENSES ISSUED
Male
573
Female
85
Spayed Female
244
Kennel
6
Transfer
1
Paid Town Treasurer $1,925.10
SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED
Resident Citizens' Fishing Licenses
610
Resident Citizens' Hunting Licenses
327
Resident Citizens' Sporting Licenses
322
Resident Citizens' Minors' Fishing Licenses
67
Resident Citizens' Women's Fishing Licenses
121
Resident Minor Trappers' Licenses
0
Resident Citizens' Trapping Licenses
3
Special Non-Resident Fishing Licenses
3
Non-Resident Citizen Minor Fishing Licenses
0
Non-Resident Citizen Fishing Licenses
11
Non-Resident Citizen Hunting Licenses
2
Non-Resident Citizen Sporting Licenses
0
Duplicates
12
Resident Cit. Sporting Licenses (FREE)
116
Resident Cit. Fishing Lic. to the Blind
(and Old Age Asst.) 12
Total Licenses Issued 1,606
Amount paid to Division of Fisheries & Game $4,878.50 In Account with the Town of Southbridge: Includes: Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates is- sued during 1957, Duplicate Dog Tags, Vital
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Statistic Corrections and Marriage Intentions .. $1,341.67
Mortgages and Releases To Filing One (1) Inventory Recordings Dog Licenses Fees Sporting Licenses Fees
1,310.00
3.50
104.25
194.15
366.50
Total Amount
$3,320.07
Paid Town Treasurer $3,320.07
LIST OF JURORS DRAWN BY SELECTMEN DURING 1957
DiMarco, Fiore A., of 139 Mechanic St.
Daigle, Alexander A., of 67 Highland St.
Jolin, Jean B., of 811 Worcester St. Livernois, Leon, of 183 Worcester St. Caron, Anatole J., Jr., of 33 Crystal St.
Lariviere, Beatrice M., of 102 Lebanon St.
Steenburn, Abel A., of 42 Columbus Ave.
Freeland, Raymond, of 348 Main St.
Gaudette, Lucy T., of 601 N. Woodstock Rd.
Mathieu, Orienda, of 129 Charlton St.
Bouthiller, Leon D., of 67 Fairlawn Ave.
Trahan, Ovila, of 16 Clarke St. Vecchia, Albert D., of 60 Sayles St.
LaFleche, Albert P., of 121 Everett St.
Lesniewski, Thaddeus, of 111 No. Woodstock Rd.
Caron, Philias, of 16 Water St. Libera, Joseph, of 9 Ballard St.
Cournoyer, Yvonne, of 22 Locust Ave.
Lacasse, Hormisdas, of 2 Lens Ct.
Flood, Henry F., of 326 Main St. Jalbert, Mabel, of 61 Union St. Houde, Harmel, of 43 Randolph St.
Freeland, Florence, of 348 Main St.
Russsell, Mary R., of 86 Hamilton St. Talbot, Ernest, of 29 Central St.
Paulhus, Theodore A., of 38 Henry St. Lataille, Robert R., of 121 Elm St. Beaudry, Joseph A., of 468 Hamilton St. Pezzetti, John, of 410 Elm St.
Respectfully submitted, CLARE P. BOYER, Town Clerk.
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Annual Town Meeting
TOWN WARRANT
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Worcester, ss:
To either of the Constables of the Town of Southbridge, in said county,
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn all the inhabitants of the Town of Southbridge, qualified to vote in Elections and Town affairs, to meet in the Town Hall, in said Southbridge on Friday, the first (1st) day of March, A.D., 1957, at eight (8) o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give in their votes on one ballot to the Town, for the following Town Officers, to wit:
One Moderator for one year.
Three Selectmen for one year.
One Tax Collector for three years.
One Assessor for three years.
One Member for the Board of Public Welfare for three years.
One Member for the Board of Health for three years.
One Sewer Commissioner for three years.
Three Members for the School Committee for three years.
Two Mmbers for the World War I Memorial Park for three years.
One Member for the Cemetery Committee for three years.
One Constable for three years.
One Member for the Planning Board for five years.
One Park Commissioner for three years.
One Commissioner of Trust Funds for three years.
One Tree Warden for one year
and all others as provided by law.
The polls will be opened et eight (8) o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at eight (8) o'clock in the evening.
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are also required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Southbridge, qualified to vote in Elections and Town Affairs, to meet in the Town Hall in said Southbridge, on Mon- day, March 11, A.D., 1957, at seven o'clock P.M., then and there to act on the following articles:
Article 1. To hear and act on the reports of the Town Of- ficers.
Article 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow
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money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1957 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, in accordance with Section 4, Chapter 44, General Laws and to renew any note or notes that may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to cause an audit to be made of the Town's Accounts of 1957, or act anything thereon.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote the Collector of Taxes the same power to collect taxes that the Town Treasurer has when appointed Collector of Taxes, or act anything thereon.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise a sum of money to balance Overdrawn Accounts for 1956: Town Infirm- ary, $314.81; Town Police Department, $198.40, or act anything thereon.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell at private sale, or public auction, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by publishing or post- ing such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town fourteen (14) days at least before the sale, used or ob- solete equipment and materials owned by the Town, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Health to appoint any of its members to another Town Office or position and fix compensation therefor, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to amend Exhibit A and Exhibit B-2 of the Wage Classification and Compensation Plan for the Police Department as voted at the Annual Town Meeting on March 8, 1954, said plan having been designated as Article MCX of the Town By-Laws, so that it will hereinafter be designated as follows: retroactive to January 1, 1957, or act anything thereon:
Exhibit A - Classification for Police
Minimum
Maximum
P-4
Deputy Police Chief
$5,070.00
$6,474.00
P-1 Patrolman
3,770.00
4,862.00
P-5 Police Chief
5,889.00
7,527.00
P-2 Police Sergeant **
4,317.00
5,564.00
** Note: P-2 of Exhibit A and B-2 A shall be designated as listed provided that the Police Budget Request, Salaries for two new Patrolmen and two additional sergeants is voted in the affirmative.
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Exhibit B-2 A Police Salary Scale
Minimum (1) (2) (3)
(4) (5) Maximum
P-1 3,770.00 3,952.00 4,134.00 4,316.00 4,498.00 4,680.00 4,862.00
P-2 4,317.00 4,524.00 4,732.00 4,940.00 5,148.00 5,356.00 5,564.00
P-4 5,070.00 5,304.00 5,538.00 5,772.00 6,006.00 6,240.00 6,474.00
P-5 5,889.00 6,162.00 6,435.00 6,708.00 6,981.00 7,254.00 7,527.00
If voted in the negative, P-2 of Exhibit A and P-2 A shall be stricken and designated as P-1, Patrolman and Sergeant.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate such sums of money as may be necessary to pay Town debts and charges for the current financial year.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town in the amounts indicated herein, and to make such salary of compen- sation retroactive to January 1, 1957, in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of Chapter 41, of the General Laws, as amended, raise and appropriate any money therefor, or act anything thereon.
Selectmen:
Salary of Chairman $ 550.00
Salary of Second Member
450.00
Salary of Third Member
450.00
Salary of Treasurer:
3,000.00
Salary of Tax Collector
4,500.00
Salary of Town Clerk
4,500.00
Assessors:
Salary of Chairman
600.00
Salary of Second Member (Clerk)
4,300.00
Salary of Third Member
600.00
Salary of Moderator
60.00
Tree Warden
1.85 per hr.
Board of Public Welfare:
Salary of Chairman
700.00
Salary of Second Member
700.00
Salary of Third Member
700.00
Board of Health:
Salary of Chairman
110.00
Salary of Second Member
110.00
Salary of Third Member
110.00
Sewer Commmissioners:
Salary of Chairman
150.00
Salary of Second Member
150.00
Salary of Third Member
150.00
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Article 11. To see if the registered voters present will indicate to the Board of Selectmen by affirmative or negative vote, their preference as to granting in the Town, so called, "Dine and Dance Licenses" as provided in Section 181 of Chap- ter 130 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth. It being understood that as provided by such Section 181 of Chapter 140 that the Board of Selectmen are bound to act according to the preference indicated.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to direct its Board of Selectmen to prepare a division of the Town into convenient voting precincts, all as provided by Section 6 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer the sum of $1,980.00 (Nineteen Hundred Eighty Dollars) to pay the rent for the Massachusetts National Guard quarters at 15 Goddard Street, Southbridge, Massachusetts for the period January 1, 1957 through December 31, 1957, said sum of $1,980.00 to be reimbursed to the Town Treasurer by the Office of the Commonwealth of Massachu- setts State Quartermaster, 905 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass., all as per correspondence from Colonel Ralph Noonan to the Board of Selectmen, or act anything thereon.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of $20,000.00 (Twenty Thou- sand Dollars) for the purchase of the parcel of land about (19) nineteen acres owned by Rosalie V. Ewing, Annie L. Bellows, Ethel E. Pfeiffer, Howard C. Fulton, the New Haven Bank, N.B.A., Trustees for Rosalie V. Ewing, lying between the west- erly side of Morris Street and the easterly side of Chestnut Street generally known as the Federal Housing Site, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a certain sum of money for the construction of a vault, to be used exclusively by the Town Clerk, or act anything thereon.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the building of an addition to the Town Clerk's Office in the Town Hall, or act anything thereon.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to lease certain rooms on the third floor of the building located at No. 305 Main Street, Southbridge, from Kidder Trust Corporation, Samuel Snierson, President, for a period of one (1) year for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for Leonide J. Lemire Post No. 6055, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States under
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authority of the provisions of General Laws, Chapter 40, Sec- tion 9, raise and appropriate money therefor, or act anything thereon.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $1,000.00 (One Thousand Dollars) from the Sales of Lots and Graves Account to the Cemetery Improvement Account, or act anything thereon.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to rebuild bridge crossing Cohasse Brook in Oak Ridge Cemetery, or act anything thereon.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to provide addi- tional space for the Assessors' Office, or act anything thereon.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to place the office of the present incumbent Clerk of the Board of Assessors under Civil Service Laws and not make it mandatory for said Clerk to be a member of the Board, providing enabling legislation is enacted by the General Court of Massachusetts prior to the date of the Annual Town Meeting for the current year.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue the Town Infirmary on 61 Chestnut Street as provided by Section 9 of Chapter 47 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and to further see if the Town will authorize the Board of Public Welfare to investigate and determine other uses for this prop- erty and further to see if the Town will vote to appropriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to maintain the property in good condition. Said Board of Public Welfare to make a report to any Town Meeting held prior to the Annual Town Meeting of 1958, or act anything thereon.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of $525.00 (Five Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars) for the purpose of heating and lighting, improving and maintaining the upper floor of the Globe Village Fire Station for the use of the Disabled American Veterans, or act anything thereon.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By-Laws and Zoning Map, by changing from a Multiple Family District to a Retail Business District, the area encom- passed on the south by Main Street, on the west by Proulx Ave- nue, on the north by Wall Street and on the east by Pleasant Street, to join the presently zoned Retail Business District on Main Street and Pleasant Street, or act anything thereon.
Article 25. That the Town raise and appropriate a sum
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of money to be taken from the Tax Levy of 1957, to indemnify Armand Laporte for medical expenses incurred as a result of injury suffered through no fault of his own while in actual performance of duty.
Article 26. That the Town raise and appropriate a sum of money to be taken from the Tax Levy of 1957 and applied to the Police Department Special Police Account; said sum of money to be used to supplement the account for compensation paid to Reserve Police Officers who were assigned to replace- ment duty for the said Armand Laporte, during his disability period.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $1,795,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars) or any other sum for the purpose of con- structing and originally equipping and furnishing a High and Trade School Building, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by taxation, by appropriation from Available Funds in the Treasury and by borrowing under authority of Chapter 44 of the General Laws and Chapter 645 of the Acts of 1948, as amended, or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $70,000.00 (Seventy Thousand Dollars), or any other sum, for the purpose of making alterations to the Mary E. Wells High School to be used for Junior High School purposes and alterations to the Cole Trade High School to be used for ele- mentary purposes, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by appropriation from the Post-War Rehabilita- tion Fund or otherwise.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or by taking by right of eminent domain or otherwise, a plot of land of approximately 40 (Forty) acres, south of Woodycrest Avenue and east of the Swimming Pool, to be used as a site for the New High School and Trade School building, and determine wheth- er the money shall be provided by taxation, by appropriation from Available Funds in the Treasury, including the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund, or otherwise.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to provide for the appointment of a School Building Committee, which committee shall have authority to enter into all contracts and agreements necessary to construction, equip and furnish the High and Trade School and to make alterations to the Mary E. Wells High School and to the Cole Trade High School.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase under Section 14 of Chapter 40
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of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and/or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth a parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances, easements or rights therein, said parcel or parcels of land to be sufficient in size to make possible the channel improvement necessary to avoid damage to public property and health by ris- ing waters and further to see if the Town will vote to improve the channel of said Cady Brook, from the terminus of the 1956 contract to a point 200 feet beyond Randolph Street by dredging and/or constructing walls along present course and/or realign- ment where necessary and further to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer to a new account to be known as "Cady Brook Channel Clearance Account," a sum of money to pay for said clearance and parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances and/or to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money to be used in conjunction with money allocated by the State, under Chap- ter 91 of the General Laws, and vote that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended, for all damages that may be in- curred by improvement, development, maintenance and protec- tion of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tide- waters, in accordance with Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity, therefor, to the Commonwealth, provided that the Town take under Chapter 79 and/or obtain proper easements and relief from claims against the Town of Southbridge from all adjacent property owners, or act anything thereon.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to purchase under Section 14 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, and/or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, a parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances, easements or rights therein, said parcel or parcels of land bordering, adjoining and contiguous to the Cohasse Brook, said land to be sufficient in size to make possible the channel im- provements necessary to avoid damage to public property and health by rising waters and further to see if the Town will vote to improve the channel of said Cohasse Brook, from terminus of 1956 contract to Eastford Road by dredging along present course and/or realignment where necessary and further to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or trans- fer to a new account to be known as "Cohasse Brook Channel Clearance Account," a sum of money to pay for said clearance and parcel or parcels of land and appurtenances and/or to see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, borrow or trans- fer a sum of money to be used in conjunction with money allo- cated by the State under Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and
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vote that the Town assume liability in the manner provided by Section 29 of Chapter 91 of the General Laws, as amended, for all damages that may be incurred by the work to be performed by the Department of Public Works for the improvement, de- velopment, maintenance and protection of tidal and non-tidal rivers and streams, harbors, tide-waters, in accordance with Chapter 91 of the General Laws, and to authorize the Selectmen to execute and deliver a bond of indemnity, therefor, to the Commonwealth, provided that the Town take under Chapter 79 and/or obtain proper easements and relief from claims against the Town of Southbridge from all adjacent property owners, or act anything thereon.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to use Chapter 718 Allocated Funds, raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the reconstruction of Chapin Street from Main Street to Dresser Street, a distance of six hundred (600) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to use Chapter 718 Allocated Funds, raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the reconstruction of High Street from South Street to Glover Street, a distance of Four Hundred and Six- teen (416) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to use Chapter 718 Allocated Funds, raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the reconstruction of Glover Street from Sayles Street to High Street, a distance of Three Hundred Sev- enty (370) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to use Chapter 718 Allocated Funds, raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the reconstruction of Sayles Street from South Street to Glover Street a distance of Four Hundred and Fifty (450) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 37. To see if the Town will vote to use Chapter 718 Allocated Funds, raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, a sum of money for the reconstruction of Dresser Hill Road and Pleasant Street; said money to be used under Chapter 90 of the General Laws in conjunction with money which may be alloted by the State and County, or both, for this purpose, or act anything thereon.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the mainten- ance of Chapter 90 roads in this Town, said money to be used in conjunction with money which may be allotted by the State and County, or both, for this purpose, or act anything thereon.
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Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a 27" trunk line sewer on East Main Street in accordance with Plan drawn by Hayden, Harding and Buchanan, dated August 29, 1949 from the existing manhole at Station 16/40 to manhole at station 52/55, a total distance of about thirty-six hundred (3600) feet, as shown on aforesaid plan, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 40. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm water drain on Langlois Avenue from land of Ralph and Evelyn Berry easterly to Wall Street for a distance of about 330 feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for drainage pur- poses at or near property at 240 Marcy Street, or act anything thereon.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for the construc- tion of a storm water drain on Brookside Road from Charlton Street westerly for about three hundred eighty (380) feet, or act anything thereon.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate, borrow or transfer a sum of money for reconstruc- tion of Alpine Drive by eliminating curves, widening of road- way and making grade changes to increase visibility, or act any- thing thereon.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to hear, act on, and accept the report of the Board of Selectmen as to the new laying out and relocation of a section of a public way known as Vinton Street at/and/or about the junction of said Street with Cady Brook; all as per Plan dated December 24, 1956, show- ing land necessary for bridge reconstruction now on file in the office of the Town Clerk, and to authorize the Board of Select- men to acquire, or take by eminent domain under Chapter 79 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth, easements in such parcels of land as may be necessary to effectuate the Plan con- cerning said Vinton Street, dated December 24, 1956; and to raise and appropriate, borrow or transfer, the sum of One Hun- dred ($100.00) Dollars for damages that may be incurred due to the taking in said parcels of land, or act anything thereon.
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