Town annual reports of the officers of the town of Pepperell, Mass 1951, Part 2

Author: Pepperell (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: [Pepperell, Mass.] : [Town of Pepperell]
Number of Pages: 238


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(1) As evidence to prove the age and legitimacy of heirs ;


(2) As proof of age to determine the validity of a contract entered into by an alleged minor ;


(3) As evidence to establish age and proof of citizen- ship and descent in order to vote;


(4) As evidence to establish the right of admission to the professions and to many public offices ;


(5) As evidence of legal age to marry;


(6) As evidence to prove the claims of widows and orphans under the widows' and orphans' pension law;


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(7) As evidence to determine the liability of parents for the debts of a minor;


(8) As evidence in the administration of estates, the settlement of insurance and pensions ;


(9) As evidence to prove the irresponsibility of children under legal age for crime and misdemeanor, and various other matters in the criminal code ;


(10) As evidence in the enforcement of law relating to education and to child labor ;


(11) As evidence to determine the relations of guar- dians and wards;


(12) As proof of citizenship in order to obtain a pass- port;


(13) As evidence in the claim for exemption from or the right to jury and military service.


Attention is particularly called to the following ex- tract from the General Laws.


GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 46


Extracts from Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8


Section 1. Each city and town Clerk shall receive or obtain and record * * * facts relative to births * in his city or town.


Section 3. Every physician or medical officer regis- tered shall keep a record of the birth of every child in cases of which he was in charge and * * * shall, within fifteen days after such birth, mail or deliver to the clerk or regis- trar of the town where such birth occurred a report * * * If the child is illigitimate, the name and other facts relating to the father shall not be stated except at the request in writing of both father and mother filed * * * Upon pre- sentation to him of a certifate of the town clerk stating that any such birth has been duly reported, the town treas- urer shall pay to such physician or officer a fee of twenty-


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five cents for each birth so reported. * A physician or any such officer violating any provisions of this section shall forfeit not more than twenty-five dollars.


Section 4. A member or servant of a family in which a child is born, having knowledge of the facts required * * shall furnish the same upon request of the clerk of the town or of any person authorized by him. (Pen- alty for refusal not more than ten dollars.)


Section 6. Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder within forty days after a birth in his house shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born.


Section 8. (Penalty for neglect to comply with the provisions of Section 6, not more than five dollars).


Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. CULLINAN, Town Clerk.


GENERAL LAWS, CHAPTER 207


Section 36. If a marriage is solemnized in another state between parties living in this Commonwealth, who return to dwell here, they shall within seven days after their return file with the clerk or registrar of town where either of them lived at the time of their marriage, a certificate or declaration of their marriage, including the facts re- quired in a notice of intention of marriage.


Section 55. Whoever violates Section 36 shall forfeit ten dollars.


The Town Clerk hereby gives notice that he is prepared to furnish parents, householders, physicians, and registered hospital medical officers applying therefor with blanks for return of birth as required by law.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. CULLINAN, Town Clerk.


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BIRTHS RECORDED IN 1951 Parents


Name


Barry Wesley Call


Mayo W. and Dorothy E. Call


David Peter Jerszyk


Peter A. and Dollie I. Jerszyk


13


Timothy James Lorden, Jr.


Timothy J. and Mary I. Lorden


14


Marie Ellen Allen


John T. and Marie E. Allen


15


Robert Francis Bertrand


Donald E. and Jean P. Bertrand


16


Leslye Jean Dorion


Robert F. and Lorraine T. Dorion


20


Dennis Arthur Martel


Clement G. and Doris H. Martel


Feb.


4


Patricia Ellen Mahoney


Thomas F. and Dorothy C. Mahoney


6 6


Suzanne King


Kenneth G. and Elizabeth H. King


16


Joanne Lillian Bond


Richard H. and Phyllis M. Bond


20


Richard Arthur Lizotte


Raymond J. and Dorothy H. Lizotte


20


Robert Michael Shattuck


Milton R. and Ann M. Shattuck


23


Jean Carole Moore


Clayton F. and Evelyn Moore


March


5


Daniel Paul McRae


Robert H. and Barbara L. McRae


5


Amy Diana Hackett


10


Richard Armstrong


11


Ann Louise Pillsbury


21


22 Edmond Joseph Silver, Jr.


John F. and Bessie M. Hackett Edwin B. and Dorothy E. Armstrong Edward J. and Doris G. Pillsbury


Edmond J. and Mildred E. Silver


e


Date 1950 Apr. 17 1951 Jan. 4


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10


BIRTHS (Continued) Parents


Name


Gail Jayne Danforth


Jane Elizabeth Reagan


13


James Edward Farmer


14


Linda Jane Pillsbury


15


Richard Allen Fournier


Dennis J. and Beverly L. Fournier


May 4


Sharyl Mae Fitch


4


Richard Merriam Starr


13


Paula Jo Dumont


15


Mary Ann Fleming


16


Patricia Ellen Kemp


17


Lucy Helen Symonds


22 Michael Edward Davis


26


Gary Keith Young


29


Silas Henry Wheeler, Jr.


30


Michael Edward Robbins


June 9


Kenneth Allen Pickener


11


Charles Calvin Robbins, Jr.


12 Dale Allen Lawrence


16 Roselyn Fay Scott


16 Russell Wilson Hamilton, Jr.


24


Mary Catherine Weston


25


Nancy Lynn Gray


Robert E. and Jayne Danforth


John F. and Eleanor J. Reagan Robert L. and Ethel Farmer" Russell E. and Helen M. Pillsbury


Austin S. and Evelyn M. Fitch William H. and Charlotte Starr Roger H. and Marie T. Dumont John E. and Margaret D. Fleming Arthur E. and Eleanor G. Kemp Charles S. and Ann I. Symonds Lewis J. and Elizabeth G. Davis Wesley and Charlene F. Young Silas H. and Mary M. Wheeler Elmer E. and Eva M. Robbins


Lawrence W. and Barbara L. Pickener Charles C. and Mildred C. Robbins Harry F. and Margaret M. Lawrence Stephen A. and Charlotte J. Scott Russell W. and Evelyn M. Hamilton Charles F. and Clara I. Weston Leland W. and Barbara A. Gray


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Date Mar. 29 Apr. 3


BIRTHS (Continued)


Date July 1


Name


Parents


Ellsworth E. and Rachel C. Richardson Gordon E. and Phyllis I. Martin Oscar F. and Olive E. Messer Robert E. and Claire A. Davis Walter J. and Pauline J. Sliney


27 Aug. 4


Dennis Alan Paradis


6


Kevin Francis Brick


12


Christine Ellen Dorion


12


David Kenneth Peabody


18


Sally Lynn Kauffman


28


William Brian Locapo


28


Jean O'Malley


Norman P. and June B. Paradis Francis A. and Mildred D. Brick Henry E. and Diane E. Dorion Kenneth L. and Yvette L. Peabody Carl K. and Lois R. Kauffman Domenic W. and Mary E. Locapo Edward P. and Rita A. O'Malley


Sept.


2 Paul David Shea


3


Michael Charles Pillsbury


8


12 Peter Van Dahl Snow Karen Elizabeth Ouellette


13


14 Paula Jean Streeter


18 Joy Frances Lynde


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Lawrence Houston Sliney


26


Stephen Raymond Sliney


Herbert J. and Francena M. Shea Thomas I. and Natalie A. Pillsbury


Richmond D. and Mildred Snow Joseph W. and Anna L. Ouellette William H. and Pauline C. Streeter Burton H. and Doris A. Lynde Lawrence E. and Elizabeth Sliney Lawrence E. and Elizabeth Sliney


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6 16


Linda Alice Richardson Beverly Ann Martin


Oscar Franklin Messer, Jr.


18


Richard Earl Davis


John Patrick Sliney


BIRTHS (Continued)


Date Oct.


Name


Parents


2


Paul Michael Sullivan Stephen Alfred Roszel


Joseph A. and Polly J. Sullivan Joseph R. and Rita E. Roszel


Edward E. and Evelyn R. Dorion


12


Nancy Jean Colburn


21 Douglas Paul Malenfant


23


Kathleen Jean Primus


26


Cheryl Ann Michuk


29


Dennis Joseph Cross


Nov.


7


Kathy Elizabeth Call


16


Alice Louise Hammond


16


John William McConoghy


Mayo W. and Dorothy E. Call John and Lavinia Hammond John W. and Ann M. McConoghy


Dec.


3


William Edward Downs


14


John Francis Dee, 3rd


15


Amy Lynn Parker


16


Susan Ordway


21


James Allen Gillogly


John W. and Anna C. Downs John F. and Florence Dee, Jr. Glenn R. and Dorothea L. Parker


James F. and Mary M. Ordway James P. and Helen I. Gillogly


6


8


Gary Leonard Dorion


Maurice I. and Helen J. Colburn Donald A. and Helen L. Malenfant Robert H. and Shirley M. Primus John C. and Mary A. Michuk Joseph G. and Rita M. Cross


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Date


Name


Y


Age M


D


Jan.


7


Tofil Jerszyk


Poland


57


-


15


Jessie B. Mclaughlin


Port Henry, N. Y.


79


9


3


18


Harry C. Helliwell


46


3


13


29


Frederick C. Peterson


78


Feb.


8


Marguerite M. Donnelly


Charlotte, Maine


58


8


James Breen


Ireland


82


20


Charles R. Wright


Pepperell


80


2


30


23


Peter J. LaPage


Canada


85


25


Gertrude E. Dane


Lowell, Mass.


78


2


14


Mar.


9


John Cullinan


Kittery, Maine


82


0


0


17


Alice M. Messer


Buffalo, N. Y.


65


0


0


19


Margaret R. Hatch'


Groton, Mass.


62


8


8


30


Katherine M. Spaulding


Pepperell


71


9


2


5


E. Douglas H. Bennett


Nashua, N. H.


0


0


0


April


4


William J. A. Combie


Chatham, N. B.


88


6


0


17


Herbert Downs


Milton, Maine


63


1


0


25


Lotta B. W. Rees


Long Island, N. Y.


70


2


24


May


6


Mary E. B. Frost


Pepperell


90


0


0


Cambridge, Mass.


74


11


21


12


George A. Gillis


31


Selena G. B. Davis


Galveston, Texas


77 0 0


.


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DEATHS RECORDED IN 1951 Birthplace


Yorkshire, England Denmark


Date


Name


Y


Age M D


June


3


Ola B. P. Smith


Walden, Vermont


62


0


0


14


Winnie E. L. Johnson


Pepperell


79


0


0


17


Lemuel W. Lohnes


Halifax, N. S.


84


3


13


28


Marion I. C. Fenerty


Wakefield, Mass.


49


0


0


July


2


Ralph A. Holbrook


Penacook, N. H.


67


1 8


6


Ruth T. Kiely


Watertown, Mass.


59


7


15


8


Hattie P. C. Hamilton


Buena Vista, Va.


73


5


7


16


Catherine L. Blake


Ireland


82


0


0


16


Paul M. Sullivan


Pepperell


21


4


23


22


Richard E. Davis


Ayer, Mass.


0


0


4


22


William McMahon


Quebec, Canada


68


2


28


Aug.


7


Mary L. Rivers


Shelsburg, Wis.


96


0


0


20


Mary A. M. Brooks


Boston, Mass.


82


0


0


28


Mary E. Moran


Groton, Mass.


77


3


1


Sept.


1


Harry F. Lawrence, Jr.


Nashua, N. H.


19


0


0


2


Frank Timberlake


Norwood, Mass.


73


0


0


16


Clara P. J. Swallow


Dunstable, Mass.


93


3


29


17


Sarah E. Houghton


Littleton, Mass.


77


5 28


Oct.


13


Delia A. H. Lillis


Ireland


82


0


0


21


Mabel P. Lane


Anoka, Minn.


71


0


0


DEATHS (Continued) Birthplace


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DEATHS (Continued)


Date


Name


Birthplace


Y


Age M


D


Oct. 25


William A. Read, Sr.


66


0


0


31


Mary A. Drumm


Newton, Mass. Pepperell, Mass.


75


0


0


Nov.


5


Lois A. Sherman


Taunton, Mass.


75


5


22


15


Margaret O. Lavoie


Beektown, N. Y.


64


7


21


11


Edward Fahey


Pepperell


76


0


0


24


Herbert H. Archibald


Waltham, Mass.


59


5


13


26


Edward J. Fitzpatrick


Pepperell


72


1


0


30


Charles W. Hill


Conway, N. H.


68


7


0


Dec.


12


Christina O. Richardson


Nova Scotia


68


0


0


14


Margaret D. Olmstead


Cambridge, Mass.


73


7


6


15


Robert M. LePoer


Groton, Mass.


75


1 14


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FINANCIAL REPORT


I have issued the following Certificates and Licenses :


12 Certificates of Registrations for the Keeping, Storage, and Sale of Gasoline $26.00


2 Certificates of Registrations for the Keeping, Storage, and Sale of Fuel Oil 37.00


8 Junk Dealers Licenses 80.00


1 Bowling and Pool License 35.00


7 Oleomargarine Licenses 5.00


$183.00


Dog Licenses from March 1, to December 31, 1951 $1,182.40


The sum of $1,365.40 for the amounts above has been paid by me to the Town Treasurer and the receipts received and filed.


I have paid to the Division of Fisheries and Game for Licenses issued the sum of $1,071.50 and have receipts for the same.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. CULLINAN, Town Clerk.


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DOGS MUST BE LICENSED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31


Or the Owners or Keepers Thereof Are Liable to a Fine


BRIEF EXTRACTS OF THE DOG LAWS


The owner or keeper of a dog which is three months old or over shall annually, on or before March 31st, cause it to be registered, numbered, described and licensed for one year from April 1st following if the dog is kept in Bos- ton, in the office of the Police Commissioner, or if in any other town in the office of the Clerk thereof. The owner or keeper of a licensed dog shall cause it to wear around its neck or body a collar or harness of leather or other suitable material to which shall be attached a tag upon which shall appear the license number, the name of the town and the year of issue. If any such tag is lost the owner or keeper shall forthwith secure a substitute tag from the town or city clerk. Any person may bring from another state any dog licensed under the laws thereof and keep such dog in this commonwealth not exceeding 30 days, without licensing.


A person who after April first in any year becomes the owner or keeper of a dog which is not duly licensed, and the owner or keeper of a dog when it becomes three months old after March thirty-first in any year, shall cause it to be reg- istered, numbered, described, licensed, collared or harnessed and tagged as required by section one hundred and thirty- seven. A person who after April first in any year becomes the owner or keeper of a dog which is duly licensed in the town where kept shall forthwith give notice in writing to the clerk of such town or if kept in Boston, to the Police Commissioner, that he has become such owner or keeper, and said clerk or said police commissioner, as the case may be shall change the record of such license to show the name and address of the new owner or keeper.


The fee for every license (except as otherwise provid- ed) shall be $2.00 for a male dog and $5.00 for a female. If a female dog has been spayed, such dog can be licensed for


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$2.00 providing a proper certificate from a registered veter- inarian is filed with the clerk.


Whosoever violates the provisions of the dog law shall be liable to a fine of not more than $15.00.


The Board of Health is required to furnish anti-rabic vaccine free of charge, and treatment of persons.


A dog license is valid throughout the state. In case of permanent removal to another town, the dog must be li- censed within thirty days in such town.


The assessors shall annuallly take a list of all owners or keepers of dogs. An owner or keeper who gives false in- formation to assessors is liable to a fine of not less than $10.


The Mayor and Selectmen shall annually appoint one or more dog officers. Such officers may also be appointed by the County Commissioners.


The Mayor and Selectmen shall between June 1 and 10 issue a warrant to such dog officers directing them to seek out, catch and confine all unlicensed dogs and prosecute complaints against the owners or keepers, and shall kill all such dogs after being confined for six days. Dog officers failing to comply with the warrant shall be removed.


Cropping or cutting the whole or any part of the ears of a dog is forbidden.


KENNEL LICENSE


Any owner or keeper of a kennel may apply for a license in the town where the kennel is located. Such license shall be in lieu of any other license while said dog is kept in such kennel. Such owner or keeper shall cause each dog so kept to wear, while, it is at large, a collar or harness of leather or some suitable material to which shall pe attached a tag showing the number of the kennel license, the name of the town and year. These tags are to be fur- nished by the town clerk where the kennel is licensed. The fee for each kennel license shall be $25.00 if not more than ten dogs are kept and $50 if more than ten. Dogs


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under six months of age shall not be included in the num- ber of dogs kept. Holders of kennel licenses may operate a boarding kennel. The name and address of every owner of such dog shall be kept available for inspection.


Every holder of a kennel license, on delivery of an unlicensed dog shall attach to such dog collar or harness which shall carry a tag marked with the name and address of the kennel licensee, and a number to be recorded; and shall also furnish to the owner or keeper of the dog a certificate, bearing the same number and description, date of purchase, which, with the tag, shall be a legal substitute for a license for two weeks only. The purchaser shall within two weeks, either return the dog to the kennel with the collar, harness, tag and certificate or return to the kennel said tag with a certificate from the city or town clerk certifying that the dog has been licensed. If a pur- chaser of a dog fails to comply with the foregoing the owner of the kennel shall notify the city or town clerk. Kennels are liable to inspection to see if they are maintained in a sanitary and humane condition.


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. CULLINAN,


Town Clerk.


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING February 19, 1951


Article 1. To choose a Moderator.


Article 2. To hear and act upon all reports of Town Officers and Committees.


Article 3. To choose all Town Officers and Commit- tees for the ensuing year not required to be elected by bal- lot, or act in relation thereto.


Article 4. To determine whether the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer with the consent of the Select- men to borrow money in anticipation of revenue for the current year.


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the town as provided by Section 108 of Chapter 41 General Laws, as amended.


Article 6. To determine what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate, or transfer, to defray the expenses of the Public Schools, Department of Public Welfare, and various other departments and special accounts.


Article 7. To determine what methods the Town will adopt for the collection of Taxes for 1951.


Article 8. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $33.53 to pay commission due the Tax Collector for collection of 1950 taxes.


Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Public Welfare to appoint one of its own mem- bers to act as Agent and to fix his salary and to raise and . appropriate the same; in accordance with the provisions of Section 4A of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, or act in relation thereto.


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Article 10. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $5,000.00 from available funds to a fund to be known as the "Reserve Fund" in accordance with Section 6 of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 11. To determine if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $23,083.86 from Water Department Receipts, to pay operating and maintenance cost of the de- partment for the current year.


Article 12. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $11,283.39 from existing special ac- count called "Pumping Station Fire Insurance Fund" to the Water Department Surplus.


Article 13. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $7,234.32 from Water Department Surplus to the overdrawn account caused by money spent under "Pumping Station Fire Emergency Action" dated July 11, 1950, for bills incurred, not payable under "Pep- perell Water Loan, Act of 1950."


Article 14. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of $2,190.00 from Surplus Revenue to Water Department Surplus, this sum being the amount received as a premium by the Town by sale of Bonds of "Pepperell Water Loan, Act of 1950."


Article 15. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from Water Department Surplus the sum of $8,746.79 to pay in part Bond of Pepperell Water Loan, Act of 1950, due in 1951.


Article 16. To determine what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for removal of snow and ice, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 17. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,000.00 for repairs and improvements on outlying roads under the provisions of Section 26 through 29, Chapter 81 of the General Laws, as amended, or take any action in relation thereto.


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.


Article 18. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $2,500.00 for maintenance of Chapter 90 Roads, money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by State or County, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 19. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $3,000.00 for construction on Chapter 90 Roads or other Town Roads; money to be used in conjunction with any money which may be allotted by the State or County, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 20. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from Surplus Revenue the sum of $31,250.00 to meet the State's and County's shares of the Chapter 81 and 90 Maintenance and Construction Highway work and that the reimbursements from the State and County to be re- stored, upon their receipt, to Surplus Revenue.


Article 21. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from Machinery Fund Reserve the sum of $500.00 to a workable fund.


Article 22. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $2,500.00 for a special project to remove dead trees and dangerous limbs, this work to be done under the supervision of the Selectmen and the Tree Warden.


Article 23. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum not exceeding $3,300.00 to purchase for the Highway Department a Tractor type sidewalk plow.


Article 24. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds a sum not exceeding $2,200.00 to purchase for the Highway Department a Tractor type gravel, sand and snow loader.


Article 25. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum of money to renovate Prescott Hall in Town House, including necessary repairs to make ready for this work.


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Article 26. To determine if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to turn in the present Police Cruiser and purchase a new car at a net cost not to exceed $400.00, this sum to be transferred from Surplus Revenue.


Article 27. To determine if the Town will vote to take the following action on sums of money voted to be transferred from Surplus Revenue to three accounts, under Articles 3, 4 and 14 included in Special Town Meeting held on August 28, 1950:


Article 3 - Old Age Assistance - Reduce sum of $17,000.00 requested, to $15,000.00.


Article 4-Old Age Assistance Administration - Cancel sum of $100.00 requested.


Article 14- School Department-Reduce sum of $4,000.00 requested, to $1,000.00.


Article 28. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for "Civilian De- fense." This money to be spent under the direction of the Selectmen.


Article 29. To determine what sum of money the Town will vote to instruct the Assessors to take from Sur- plus Revenue, with the consent of the Tax Commissioner, to reduce the Tax Rate for the current year.


Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to recom- pense Harold C. Gilbert for extra services performed by him, in transportation of school children; to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $4,584.00 therefor, or take any action in relation thereto.


Article 31. (By Petition) To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money not to exceed $64,000.00, for the purpose of constructing a new 8-inch water main on Nashua Road from Mill Street to the New Hampshire line, a distance of approximately 14,000 feet, and determine whether the money shall be provided for by borrowing under authority of Chapter 702 Acts of 1950, or


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Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended, or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 32. To determine if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $150.00, the income therefrom to be ex- pended for Perpetual Care of the Ethan B. Crandall lot, No. 318 in Woodlawn Cemetery.


Article 33. To determine if the Town will vote to accept the sum of $500.00, the income therefrom to be ex- pended for annual planting of flowers and any other special care, on the Albert Leighton lots No. 2 and 3 in Walton . Cemetery.


Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 2 of Article VIII of the Town By-Laws by striking out the words, "of one ($1) dollar" and inserting instead the words, "not to exceed $10.00" or take any other action thereto.


Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following by-law-Be it ordained by the Town of Pepperell as follows :


SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL DEFENSE There is hereby established a department of civil defense (hereinafter called the "department"). It shall be the function of the department to have charge of civil defense as defined in Section 1, Chapter 639, Acts of 1950 and to perform civil defense functions as authorized or directed by said chapter or by any and all executive orders or gen- eral regulations promulgated thereunder, and to exercise any authority delegated to it by the governor under said Chapter 639.


SECTION 2. DIRECTOR OF CIVIL DEFENSE. The department shall be under the direction of a director of civil defense (hereinafter called the "director") who shall be appointed as prescribed by law. The director shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration and operation of the department, subject to the direction and control of the appointing authority, and shall receive such salary as may be fixed from time to time by the ap- pointing authority. The director may, within the limits


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of the amount appropriated therefor, appoint such experts, clerks and other assistants as the work of the department may require and may remove them, and may make such ex- penditures as may be necessary to execute effectively the purposes of Chapter 639, Acts of 1950.




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