Town annual reports of the officers of the town of Pepperell, Mass 1954, Part 2

Author: Pepperell (Mass.)
Publication date: 1954
Publisher: [Pepperell, Mass.] : [Town of Pepperell]
Number of Pages: 198


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There is hardly a relation of life - social, legal, or economic - in which the evidence furnished by an ac- curate registration of birth may not prove to be one of the greatest value, not only to the individual, but also to the public at large. It is not only an act of civilization to


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register birth certificates but good business, for they are frequently used in many practical ways, some of which are listed below:


(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 widows' and orphans' pension law ;


(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 chil- dren under legal age for crime and misdemeanor, and var- ious 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 passport ;


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


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Attention is particularly called to the following extract 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 birth * * * 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 illegitimate, the name and other facts re- lating to the father shall not be stated except at the request in writing of both father and mother filed * Upon * * presentation to him of a certificate of the town clerk stat- ing that any such birth has been duly reported, the town treasurer shall pay to such physician or officer a fee of twenty-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. * (Penalty 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


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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 re- turn 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 pre- pared 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 1954


Name


Parents


Date 1953 Dec. 29


Terry Lyman Allen


James Allen and Elaine Robbins


1954 Jan. 1


Michael Daniel Kief


5 Karen Elizabeth Lynch


9 Craig Thomas Rule


15 Judith Anne Ordway


Feb. 5 Jon Wayne Lynde


12


Leonard E. Schofield


18


24


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Shirley Ann Malley John Kevin Kiely


Mar. 2 Patricia Ann Mallette


8 Robert Edward Danforth, Jr.


12 Don Alfred La Rose


17 Nancy Anne Gagnon


19 Kathleen Mary Alix


20 Earl Lawrence Davis, III


25 Gerard Joseph Dow


27 Jeralyn May Robbins


27 Kayle James Shaw, Jr.


30 Peter Yeaton


Arthur L. Kief and Catherine Mahoney Thomas Lynch and Shirley Cooper William Rule and Dolores O'Brien Joseph F. Ordway and Mary I. Duprey


Burton H. Lynde and Doris A. Shattuck Leonard E. Schofield and Lorraine Wright


Richard J. Malley and Rita A. Archambault John T. Kiely and Edna A. Seperski


John L. Malette and Therese Ann Lynch Robert E. Danforth and Jayne Scott Francis E. La Rose and Doris I. Bates Arthur P. Gagnon and Barbara J. Toomey Robert E. Alix and Marjorie Keith Earl L. Davis, Jr. and Claire M. Lareau Leonard W. Dow and Florence M. Gagnon Elmer E. Robbins and Eva M. Wyman Kayle J. Shaw and Mary T. Veiga Peter A. Yeaton and Ann B. Wright


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BIRTHS (Continued)


Date


Name


Apr. 1 Ruth Mabel Marks


4 Rhonda H. Rodrigue


5 William Newton Blood


8 Joanne Michelle Dumont


10 Richard Edward Harney


11 Brenda Ann Timpani


12 Jill Ellen Archambault


13 Susan Rae Fitch


17 Joan Leah Pike


21 Thomas Allen


21 Daniel Emerson Duncan


May 8 Scott David Parkin


13 Susan Stakun


17 Stephen Philip Sheldon


20 Bernice Pelletier


June 3


Lynda June Gray


3 Judith Ann Pena


4 Deborah Ann Sheldon


6 Maureen Ann Dorion


6 Sayre Eileen Barden


14 Carol Lynn Holbrook


18 Anthony Paul Hackett


22 Norman Joseph Reynolds


22 Kevin Richard Brown


Parents


John W. Marks and Rose E. Surett Ronald Rodrigue and Ruth E. Thorne


William N. Blood and Margaret M. Wildes Roger H. Dumont and Marie T. Munson Richard A. Harney and Nell Z. Newton Richard R. Timpani and Virginia M. Dow Frederic J. Archambault and Dorothy E. Maxwell


Austin S. Fitch and Evelyn M. Neagle James R. Pike and Eva E. Robbins John T. Allen and Marie Ella Dorion Richard E. Duncan and Dorothy Cummings


Kenneth E. Parkin and Eleanor I. Kristenson Vitie J. Stakun and Virginia G. Goldthwaite Ernest B. Sheldon and Nina Parker Raymond Pelletier and Marie Chevalier


Laurie R. Gray and Carolyn J. Barnhart Raul Albert Pena and Kathleen E. Herbert George L. Sheldon and Barbara J. Leming Edward Eugene Dorion and Evelyn R. Ordway Leslie O. Barden and Constance Brennan Charles E. Holbrook and Virginia L. Wisnosky Richard Hackett and Cynthia A. Yeaton Peter J. Reynolds and Marguerite E. Avery Arthur M. Brown and Mary E. Ordway


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BIRTHS (Continued)


Date 25


Name


David Edward Lundeed


July 2 Joel Douglas Courtemanche


4 Karen Lee Graves


7 Bruce Edward Engelhard


13 Joan Marie Sullivan


14 Pamela Jane Hamilton


16 Jean Marie Richards


19 Ronald Dean Garland


20


H. Russell Clement


Aug. 5 Deborah Ann Lorden


7 Wendy Lou Haskell


8 Roselyn Amy Moore


8 Brenda Lee Forcino


10 Dale Andrew Glow


15 William Kenneth McGrath


17 Rosalie Jane Williams


19 Wanda Kathleen Ham


29 Carl Richard Shattuck


Sept. 11


Lisa. Anne Hamilton


23 Daniel Locapo


Oct. 4 Julie Anne Kelpus


4 Richard Patrick Blankenship


6 Stephen John Hardy


6 Dennis Robert Pillsbury


Parents


Edward H. Lundeen and Marie J. MacMillan


Joseph Courtemanche and Joanne M. Conley Alton W. Graves and Betty L. Dow


Donald G. Engelhard and Jane Ann Pergrine William F. Sullivan, Jr. and Ann B. Wheeler Bruce E. Hamilton and Jacqueline C. Brew Walter T. Richards, Jr and Carolyn A. Sutton Ray H. Garland and Jacqueline A. Mayou Henry R. Clement and Deridrae McVay


Timothy J. Lorden and Ida L. Leblanc Richard L. Haskell and Beverly J. Morrill Robert A. Moore and Ruth A. Kierce Samuel L. Forcino and Ethel E. Gray Harold P. Glow and Mary E. T. Sheehan William L. McGrath and Joyce Fish Bernard Williams and Rosalie Welch Charles E. Ham and Dorothy H. Knight Milton R. Shattuck and Ann M. Pillsbury


Milton R. Hamilton and Mary F. Starkie Dominic Locapo and Eileen O'Brien Frank Kelpus, Jr. and Emily M. Caisse William D. Blankenship and Lorena Greenwood John F. Hardy and Hazel L. Joy Edward J. Pillsbury and Doris G. Messer


BIRTHS (Continued)


Name


Date 7 Sharon Ann O'Malley


24


Marion Theresa Kiely


27 Richard William Hamilton


28 Ann Marie Hall


28 John Calvin Hynes, Jr.


29 Donald Wayne Lundeen


Parents


Edward P. O'Malley and Rita Ann Allen


Francis E. Kiely and Emmeline V. Marvin Russell W. Hamilton and Evelyn M. Baraby Warren F. Hall and Ann M. Chace


John C. Hynes and Catherine Mary Lorden Donald F. Lundeen and Dorothy A. Call


Nov. 5 Patricia Ann Downs


5


Robert Ernest Blood


5 Debra June Boughton


7 David Joseph Valcourt


7 Robert William Hawkins


13 Mary Ann Mahony


22 Norman David Forget


John W. Downs and Anna C. Fitzgerald John Harland Blood and Charlotte E. Carter Robert W. Boughton and Elisabeth A. Fader Richard C. Valcourt and Romona L. Eastman Robert H. Hawkins and Louise H. Cornellier Amos J. Mahony and Mary Pauline Sullivan Joseph W. Forget and Barbara A. Cutler


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DEATHS RECORDED IN 1954


Date


Name


Birthplace


Age


1953


Dec. 28


Joseph Lewandoski


Poland


81


29


Bernice Desmarais


Townsend, Mass.


51


3


17


1954


Jan. 4


Caroline W. H. Hitchcock


Lowell, Mass


90


3


15


5


John Veziny


Chateaugay, N. Y.


75


2


7


10


Charles W. Lorden, Sr.


Hollis, N. H.


66


0


0


28


John F. Sartelle


Pepperell, Mass.


92


0


0


29


Celia T. Hancock


Springfield, Mass.


80


6


4


31


Emily (Eaton) Keyes


Worcester, Mass.


80


1


6


Feb.


10


Peter O'Malley


Ireland


71


0


0


12


Thaddeus Fayette Keith


Franklin County, Vt.


93


9


16


12


Stillbirth


80


5


1


25


Bridget (Haggerty) Sullivan


84


0


0


Mar. 15


Robert F. Curtis


Groton, Mass


77


0


0


19


S. Luella (Parker) Callum


Chichester, N. H.


70


0


0


31


Mary J. Brown


Essex, Vt.


89


0


Q


Apr. 3


Lewis W. Kimball


Winthrope, So. Dakota


62


9


10


12


William H. Clapp


Pepperell, Mass.


90


0


1


May 19


Mary C. (Morahan) Drumm


Nashua, N. H.


69


0


0


24


Kathleen Mary Alix


Lowell, Mass.


2


5


June 11


Mary Leaver


Ireland


93


0


0


16


Hattie Putnam


Nashua, N. H.


81


8


13


18


Joseph E. Suprenant


Hollis, N. H.


63


0


0


21


Howard Almon Hatch


Bethel, Vermont


89


8


14


Y


M


D


35


10


Alida McMahon


Fitchburg, Mass. Ireland


DEATHS (Continued)


Date


Name


Birthplace


Y


Age M


D


July 7


Maude C. C. (Smith) Parker


Boston, Mass.


71


0


0


10


Constance King Hartly


Milwaukee, Wisconsin


84


11


2


12


Marguerite M. (Leary) Cleary


Pepperell, Mass.


55


3


22


22


Archibald G. Pike


Pepperell, Mass.


70


0


0


26


Michael Joseph Fitzgerald


Ireland


83


0


0


31


John Cleary


Ireland


91


1


17


Aug. 3


Joseph L. Abood


Beirut, Syria


76


0


0


14


Timothy J. Lorden


Cambridge, Mass.


73


3


1


17


Cora E. (Tolles) Bemis


Dunstable, Mass.


70


0


0


17


Erma V. (Logan) Rice


Arono, Maine


46


0


0


18


Bessie Mary Mckinley (Hegner)


Austria


90


0


0


18


Forrst Knight


Seattle, Washington


83


0


0


Sept. 2


4


Thomas J. Sullivan


Pepperell, Mass.


53


0


0


5


Hermine (Zimmerman) Call


Geneva, Switzerland


69


1


22


10


Roger Vryling Shattuck


Pepperell, Mass.


57


4


11


15


Charles R. Blodgett


Groton, Mass.


68


1


22


19


Victor William Brown


Fitchburg, Mass.


28


10


4


24


Ann M. (Burnes) Campbell


Tarrytown, N. Y.


38


0


0


25


Iva Florence (Carr) Stuart


Laconia, N. H.


91


6


23


28


Dmytro Bodnarasz


Romania


44


0


0


29


Annie (Melley) Giguere


Chelsea, Mass.


76


0


0


Oct. 21


Vesta Mary Turner


Detroit, Michigan


91


0


13


28


Festina (Darling) Symonds


Chesterfield, N. H.


73


0


0


28


Jens Andreas Jensen


Bergen, Norway


79


6


3


Nov.


1 11


Deborah Ann Lorden


Nashua, N. H.


2


26


Charles Bartholomew Colbeck


Philadephia, Penn.


57


1 28


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DEATHS (Continued)


Date


Name


Birthplace


Y


Age M


D


12


George Richard Gilchrest


Fitchburg, Mass.


75


3


11


22


Eldred Parshley Waldron


Strafford, N. H.


57


0


0


26


George Tufts


Banchory, Scotland


92


11


13


28


Wendy Lou Haskell


Groton, Mass.


3


21


Dec.


8


Bertha J. Pierce


Anoka, Minn.


87


0


0


13


Lottie May Maxwell


Lisbon, N. H.


70


11


15


19


Grant Mooar Palmer


Milford, N. H.


83


7


11


21


Leon Francis Noble


Braintree, Vt.


65


0


0


25


Ralph W. Palmer


Pepperell, Mass.


59


0


0


27


Delia (Heffernan) Malley


Ireland


89


0


0


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FINANCIAL REPORT


I have issued the following Certificates and Licenses : 9 Certificates of Registrations for the Keep- ing, Storage and Sale of Gasoline $ 21.00


2 Certificates of Registrations for the Keep- ing, Storage and Sale of Fuel Oil


37.00


6 Junk Dealers Licenses


60.00


1 Bowling License


35.00


8 Oleomargarine Licenses


4.00


1 License to Sell Doughnuts 2.00


$159.00


417 Dog Licenses from March 1, to December 31, 1954 895.20


2 $50.00 Kennel Licenses


100.00


2 $10.00 Kennel Licenses


20.00


Total $1,015.20


The sum of $1,174.20 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 the Licenses issued the sum of $1,500.75.


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 Boston, 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 registered, numbered, described, licensed, collared or harnessed and tagged as required by section one hun- dred 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 kceper, and said clerk or said police commis- sioner, as the case may be shall change the record of such


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license to show the name and address of the new owner or keeper.


The fee for every license (except as otherwise provided) 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 $2.00 providing a proper certificate from a registered vet- erinarian 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 licensed within thirty days in such town.


The assessors shall annually take a list of all owners or keepers of dogs. An owner or keeper who gives false information 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 or 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 of- ficers 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


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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 be 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 $50.00 if more than ten. Dogs under six months of age shall not be included in the number of dogs kept. Holders of kennel licenses may operate a board- ing 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 cer- tificate, bearing the same number and description, date of purchase, which, with the tag, shall be a legal substi- tute 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 main- tained in a sanitary and humane condition.


Respectfully submitted, JOHN F. CULLINAN, Town Clerk


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING February 15, 1954


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 sal- ary 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 de- fray the expenses of the Public Schools, Department of Public Welfare, and various other departments and special accounts.


Article 7. To determine what method the Town will adopt for the collection of Taxes for 1954.


Article 8. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $123.07 to pay commission due the Tax Collector for collection of 1952 and 1953 taxes, and the sum of $17.70 for 1953 Tax Title Expense.


Article 9. To determine if the Town will vote to


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transfer the sum of $2500.00 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 10. To determine if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $29,274.45 from Water Department Receipts, to pay operating and maintenance cost of the de- partment for the current year.


Article 11. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from Water Department Surplus the sum of $2,523.25 to a special account called "Water Department- Bond Account" to be used in retiring Bonds of Pepperell Water Loan, Acts of 1950.


Article 12. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $6,000.00 for Hydrant Rental to be paid to the Water Department for 1954 oper- ating expenses, or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 13. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from "Water Loan No. 2 Account" Nashua Road Extension the unexpended balance of $48.05 to a special account called "Water Department Bond Account" to be used in retiring Bonds of the "Pepperell Water Loan, Acts of 1950."


Article 14. 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 15. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $8,000.00 for re- pairs and improvements on outlying roads under the pro- visions of Section 26 through 29, Chapter 81 of the Gen- eral Laws, as amended, or take any action in relation there- to.


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Article 16. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate $4,000.00 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 17. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $5,000.00 for construction of 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 18. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from Machinery Fund Reserve the sum of $1,000 .- 00 to a workable fund.


Article 19. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from #1 Truck Machinery Fund Reserve the sum of $1,000.00 to a workable fund.


Article 20. To determine if the Town will vote to transfer from #2 Truck Machinery Fund Reserve the sum of $750.00 to a workable fund.


Article 21. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,332.00 for "Insect Pest Control Work" in 1954, as required under Section 11, Chap- ter 660, Acts of 1948.


Article 22. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $666.00 for "Dutch Elm Disease Control Work" in 1954, as required under Section 13, Chapter 761, Acts of 1949.


Article 23. To determine what sum the Town will vote to instruct the Assessors to take from Surplus Rev- enue to reduce the Tax Rate for the current year.


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Article 24. To determine whether the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds the sum of $4,000.00 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 25. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum not exceeding $5,500.00 to purchase one Ford Tractor with Back Hoe-Bucket Attachment and accessories for the Highway Department, or take any action in relation there- to.


Article 26. To determine if the Town will vote to au- thorize the Selectmen to turn in the present Police Cruiser and purchase a new car at a net cost not to exceed $450.00; this sum to be transferred from Surplus Revenue.


Article 27. To determine if the Town will vote to au- thorize the Selectmen to turn in the new Police Cruiser at the end of six months at a cost not to exceed $200.00. Said sum to be transferred from Surplus Revenue.


Article 28. To determine if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to be paid to the Town of Groton to defray additional 1953 expenses of the Police Department Radio Station. Payment to be made in ac- cordance with Chapter 44, Section 64 of the General Laws.


Article 29. To determine what sum of money the Town will raise and appropriate to make necessary changes in the present Fire Alarm System that will be necessary due to the installation of the dial telephone system in the Town, or take any other action in relation thereto.


Article 30. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to purchase check disbursement equipment for the treasury department of the Town of Pepperell.


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Article 31. (By Petition) To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of providing School Band Instruction and pertinent supplies and equipment therefor, this money to be expended under the supervision of School Committee.


Article 32. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum not exceeding $600.00 to install new stage settings for Prescott Hall.


Article 33. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum not exceeding $200.00 for resetting curbing and re- grading a portion of the Common.


Article 34. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum not exceeding $200.00 for installing Back-rest on Bleachers at Playground as required by the State Depart- ment of Public Safety.


Article 35. To determine if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from available funds, a sum not exceeding $325.00 to make necessary repairs to Bandstand at the Playground.




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