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Finance Committee.
Report of Finance Committee on Articles in Town Warrant
Article 1. To elect the following Town Officers by Offi- cial Ballot: One Town Clerk for one year, one Moderator for one year, one Assessor for three years, one Assessor for one year to fill vacancy, one Selectman for three years, one mem- ber of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Treasurer for one year, one Water Commissioner for three years, two School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Public Library for three years, one Tree Warden for one year, two Constables for one year.
The polls will be open at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of March 1, 1937, and will be closed at 8 o'clock p. m.
Article 2. To choose Town Officers for the ensuing year not elected on the Official Ballot.
Article 3. To hear the reports of all Town Officers and Committees and act thereon.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1937, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to re- new any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. The Finance Committee recommends such auth- orization.
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Article 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation for the same.
Article 5. The recommendations of the Finance Commit- tee for each department appear in the tables included in their report.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap propriate the sum of $1,000.00 to finish West Street, provid- ing the State will grant $2,000.00 and the County $1,000.00.
Article 6. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- priate the sum of $2,625.00 to widen North Elm Street from Copeland Street in the direction of Elm Square providing that the State will grant $5,250.00 and the County $2,625.00.
Article 7. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to accept Hill- side Avenue as laid out by the Selectmen, with provision as required by the Selectmen. By petition.
Article 8. Referred to the voters at Town Meeting.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to establish a road machinery fund to which shall be credited all receipts re- ceived for the use or rental of road machinery, the proceeds to be appropriated as voted by the Town for road machinery purposes or take any action in relation thereto.
Article 9. The Finance Committee recommends favorable action.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $200.00 to establish a road machinery account for the purpose of repairing and operating road machinery.
Article 10. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
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Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to finish and tarvia-top Crescent Street from John Peterson's to West Street and raise and appropriate money for same.
By Petition.
Article 11. The Finance Committee does not recommend an appropriation for this work, as they understand the street will be re-located in the near future.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,000.00 to build a sidewalk on Matfield Street from North Main Street, easterly as far as appropria- tion will permit. By Petition.
Article 12. The Finance Committee does not recommend this appropriation.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to build a tarvia- top road on Bryant Street and raise and appropriate the sum of $600.00. By Petition.
Article 13. The Finance Committee recommends this con- struction be left to the discretion of the Selectmen.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to install eight street lights on Crescent Street and raise and appropriate a sum of money for the same. By Petition.
Article 14. The Finance Committee does not recommend an appropriation for this work, as they understand the street will be re-located in the near future.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $367.50 to pay for gravel used on Sand or Turnpike Street in 1935-1936 by the Public Works Divi- sion of the State.
Article 15. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
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Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate $1,000.00 to purchase 4-inch pipe and fittings to extend water on South Street from Lester Charnock's to home of Walter Crowley, providing W. P. A. will furnish labor cost.
By Petition.
Article 16. The Finance Committee recommends the ap- propriation of $550.00 from water surplus revenue to purchase 2-inch pipe and fittings for this extension, pro- viding W. P. A. labor is available.
Article 17. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of Plymouth County Trus- tees for County Aid to Agricultural (Plymouth County Ex- tension Service) and choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 42 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon.
Article 17. The Finance Committee recommends the ap- propriation of $100.00 for this purpose.
Article 18. To see what action the Town will take for the disposal of the abandoned Matfield School Building.
Article 18. The Finance Committee recommends this be left in the hands of the Selectmen for disposition.
Article 19. To see what action, if any, the Town will take regarding petitioning the Legislature to be relieved from the Civil Service requirements now governing our Police force.
Article 19. Referred to the voters at Town Meeting.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 for the pruning of dead wood from the elms and for the removal of any dead or dying elms on the public streets.
Article 20. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate $200.00 to replace the flag pole at Elm Square.
Article 21. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to purchasea new Fire Truck, Triple Combination, and raise and appropri- ate the sum of $3,500.00 for the same.
Article 22. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to establish a Call Station for the Fire and Water Departments, including maintenance, under supervision of the Selectmen.
Article 23. The Finance Committee recommends this mat- ter be left in the hands of the Selectmen.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Water Surplus Revenue the sum of $2,000.00 to replace 2-inch pipe with six-inch pipe as directed by Commissioners.
Article 24. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $252.05 to pay Land Damage on River Street.
Article 25. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 26. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of $1,358.95 for maintenance of Plymouth County Hospital, under provisions of Chapter 111, Section 85, of the General Laws.
Article 26. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 27. To see if the Town will raise and appropri- ate the sum of $300.00 for maintenance of Visiting Nurse Service in West Bridgewater.
Article 27. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
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Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $50.00 for the purpose of preserving the Town Records.
Article 28. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote for the appoint- ment of a committee of three, by the Selectmen, for the pur- pose of drawing up a set of building rules and regulations and to present them at the next Regular or Special Town Meeting to be held for adoption or rejection. These rules and regulations, if so adopted, to become a part of the By- Laws of the Town.
Article 29. Referred to the voters at Town Meeting.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to transfer to Surplus Revenue the following balance in the School Depart- ment: Centre School Sanitation Account, $69.68.
Article 30. The Finance Committee recommends this
transfer.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $2,650.00 for Federal Project Expense.
Article 31. The Finance Committee recommends an appro- priation of $450.00 for this purpose. (See further recom- mendations in Finance Committee Report.)
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three to work in conjunction with the Select- men to compile a full set of By-Laws, to be submitted to a Regular or Special Town Meeting for adoption or rejection.
Article 32. Referred to the voters at Town Meeting.
Article 33. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
TABLE OF COMPARISON
Annual Appropriations and Expenditures for 1935 and 1936, together with Amounts Estimated by Department Heads and Recommended by Committee for 1937
Appropriated 1935
Expended 1935
Appropriated 1936
Expended 1936
Estimated 1937
Recommended 1937
Moderator
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Selectmen's Department
700.00
700.00
700.00
655.47
800.00
800.00
Accountant's Department
700.00
661.20
700.00
684.20
700.00
700.00
Treasurer's Department
800.00
772.50
800.00
800.00
900.00
900.00
Collector's Department
2,275.00
2,261.45
2,085.00
2,033.90
2,043.00
1,993.00
Assessors' Department
1,500.00
1,489.16
1,500.00
1,359.00
1,700.00
1,700.00
Other Finance Officers
25.00
12.00
25.00
32.50
25.00
25.00
Town Clerk's Department.
580.00
561.45
580.00
537.77
580.00
580.00
Election and Registration
178.25
185.75
825.00
728.10
200.00
200.00
Law
25.00
25.00
3.00
25.00
25.00
Town Hall and Offices
4,400.00
4,196.53
3,103.99
3,101.28
2,600.00
2,600.00
Police Department
2,575.00
2,610.54
2,200.00
1,993.96
1,830.00
1,830.00
Dog Officer
35.00
36.00
35.00
25.50
35.00
35.00
Fire Department
2,200.00
2,188.50
2,400.00
2,343.71
2,200.00
2,200.00
Hydrants
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
1,240.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures ..
125.00
85.84
100.00
56.46
100.00
100.00
Moth Suppression
2,275.00
2,210.12
2,000.00
1,931.78
2,000.00
2,000.00
Tree Warden's Department
450.00
419.20
600.00
590.76
600.00
600.00
Board of Health
1,500.00
1,783.02
1,700.00
581.45
1,500.00
1,500.00
Inspection of Animals
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
175.00
147.55
175.00
129.98
150.00
150.00
Plymouth Co. Hospital Maintenance
1,357.39
1,357.39
1,423.67
1,423.67
1,358.95
1,358.95
Highway Department
10,000.00
10,597.41
10,300.00
10,258.15
11,000.00
11,000.00
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Appropriated 1935
Expended 1935
Appropriated 1936
Expended 1936
Estimated 1937
Recommended 1937
Snow Removal
. 1,250.00
1,120.25
2,300.00
2,085.50
2,000.00
1,000.00
Street Lights
3,950.00
3,924.00
3,850.00
3,808.17
3,650.00
3,650.00
Public Welfare
13,000.00
13,121.50
15,225.00
14,801.24
13,000.00
13,000.00
Combined with
Dependent Children
. Public Welfare 1,169.60
1,000.00
1,000.00
Old Age Assistance
7,300.00
8,406.20
9,000.00
8,773.14
10,000.00
10,000.00
Municipal Unemployment Fund ....
1,500.00
951.46
1,000.00
1,000.00
State Aid .
200.00
192.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
150.00
Soldiers' Relief
100.00
384.20
500.00
306.55
600.00
600.00
Military Aid
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Soldiers' Burial
50.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
Library ...
900.00
896.56
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,250.00
1,250.00
School Department
47,225.00
47,235.00
47,761.63
47,758.52
49,500.00
47,800.00
Care of Monument Grounds.
50.00
50.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
Flags and Park
25.00
19.00
25.00
25.00
10.00
10.00
Memorial and Armistice Days Observance
100.00
99.43
125.00
118.30
125.00
125.00
Printing and Distributing Town Reports
576.78
576.78
626.88
626.88
Fire Insurance
226.53
226.53
529.12
529.12
543.05
543.05
Liability Insurance
1,476.73
1,396.33
1,159.04
1,159.04
1,172.11
1,172.11
Reserve Fund
4,000.00
3,803.23
2,000.00
1,092.50
2,000.00
2,000.00
Interest .
500.00
65.26
100.00
30.42
100.00
100.00
Care of Cemeteries
100.00
116.80
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Plymouth Co. Aid to Agriculture ...
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Visiting Nurse Service.
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Finance Committee
15.00
.
15.00
4.00
15.00
15.00
War Memorial Park .
1,000.00
2,000.00
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Appropriated 1935
Expended 1935
Appropriated 1936
Expended 1936
Estimated 1937
Recommended 1937
Preserving Records
50.00
3.26
50.00
Federal Projects Account
5,312.00
3,928.96
2,297.63
+3,048.70
Heat and Sanitation (Schools).
2,000.00
+1,930.32
West Street
3,000.00
*10,196.17
3,000.00
*9,000.00
.
..
South Elm Street (Land Damage) . .
115.00
8.00
West Street (Land Damage) ...
400.00
496.85
295.00
River Street (Land Damage).
500.00
*1,234.45
West Center Street (Land Damage)
1,500.00
717.24
Old Home Week
100.00
98.27
Schick Test .
50.00
50.00
Baseball Field Equipment
150.00
142.63
Pruning Elm Trees
700.00
590.92
.
.
..
Land Purchase adjoining Park ..
125.00
125.00
$126,597.68 $132,512.19 $127,691.96 $132,827.34 $118,037.11 $115,287.11
Water Dept. Maintenance ...
10,000.00
9,472.17
10,567.27
10,560.60
10,000.00
10,000.00
Water Dept. Bonds and Interest ... .
5,182.27
5,182.27
4,908.73
4,908.73
4,746.70
4,746.70
Replacement of Pipe (from Water
Surplus Revenue) .
3,500.00
3,418.39
2,000.00
1,935.62
. ..... .
* State or County contributed.
+ Partly available from 1935 Carry Over.
TRANSFERS MADE FROM RESERVE FUND
Federal Projects Account.
$325.00
Other Finance Officers.
7.50
Land Adjoining Park
10.00
Public Welfare
750.00
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$1,092.50
BIRTH RETURNS MADE TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
Date
Name
Parents
Nov.
5 David Parker Howard
14 June Christine Carlson
John Everett and Alice Louise Pitkin Clifford Herman and Mae Irene Nelson
27 Stillborn
27 Stillborn
28
Cynthia Elizabeth North
Dec.
Wilfred Ward and Lucille M. Coleman
25 Samuel Alfred Read
Samuel Alfred and Hattie MacCurrack
MARRIAGE RETURNS MADE TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
June 23. Leon H. Beldon of West Bridgewater and Lura F. Minchin of Amesbury, Massachusetts, at Ports- mouth, by Peter Hickey, Justice of Peace.
Dec. 12. Edward Joseph Ensher of West Bridgewater and Gladys A. Handanian of Providence, at Provi- dence, by Rev. J. Manley Shaw.
ANNUAL REPORT
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FOR THE YEAR 1937
SANDERSON BROTHERS North Abington, Massachusetts
In Memoriam
In the pasing of Doctor Walter C. Whiting, the com- munity has lost an efficient Physician and a loyal friend.
Dr. Whiting was born in Granville, Massachusetts, De- cember 4, 1854, attended the local school for a period of time, and later the High School in Holyoke from which he graduated to enter Yale Medical College.
Following this graduation from Medical College, he practiced medicine in Halifax, Vermont; from this prac- tice he was induced to move to West Bridgewater as an associate with Doctor James C. Swan, with whom he re- mained for many years. Later continuing active practice until July, 1937.
Dr. Whiting became identified with the School Board in 1918 and continuing in office until 1924 and again in 1927 to 1934 at which time he resigned on account of failing health.
Elected to the Board of Selectmen in 1926 in which of- fice he served until 1931 in addition to his other official duties he served constantly as School Physician.
A long full life of service to the public, in his capacity as a physician and public official. A host of Friends and the entire community recognize the loss of a valuable Citizen.
TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1937
MODERATOR Howard B. Wilbur
TOWN CLERK Herbert E. Bryant
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Herbert E. Bryant
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Elected
Term Expires
James A. Hemenway
1936
1939
Henry O. Davenport
1937
1940
Joseph B. Porter
1935
1938
ASSESSORS
Elected
Term Expires
Edwin H. Thayer
1936
1939
Robert G. Dean
1937
1940
William W. Phillips
1937
1938
TREASURER Orvis F. Kinney
TAX COLLECTOR Walter C. Dunbar
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TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Elected Term Expires
Louis P. Hayden
1937
1940
Martha B. Mason
1937
1940
Ada M. Wood
1936
1939
Basil M. Soule
1936
1939
Edith F. Howard
1935
1938
Daniel J. Lothrop
1935
1938
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Elected
Term Expires
Clare E. Parker
1937
1940
Henry F. Woodward
1937
1940
Faelton C. Perkins
1936
1939
Harvey A. Scranton
1936
1939
Edith M. Alger
1935
1938
Lloyd Tyrer
1935
1938
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Elected Term Expires
Thomas Miles
1937
1940
George May
1937
1939
Hervey Dunham
1935
1938
TREE WARDEN Christopher Read
CONSTABLES
Ervin W. Lothrop
Chester R. Ripley
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, WOOD AND BARK By Appointment-Town Meeting Robert G. Dean Albert Howard Eben Wood Chester R. Ripley James A. Hemenway
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FIELD DRIVERS
Leon Biladeau Thomas Carnes George Ryder
FENCE VIEWERS
Charles Kinney
Albert Howard Robert Keith
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Appointive
Term Expires
John E. Howard
1940
Oliver Lawson -
1940
Arthur E. Ryder
1939
Ralph S. Frellick
1939
Alfred T. Wells
1938
John M. Richards
1938
Horace R. Snell
1938
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OFFICERS APPOINTED BY SELECTMEN
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS George Tucker
TOWN PHYSICIAN Dr. Joseph Berkowitz
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Edward L. Bourne
DEPUTY CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Alphonse M. Braga
CHIEF OF POLICE Ervin W. Lothrop
SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK Christopher Read
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Edward L. Bourne
SEALER WEIGHTS & MEASURES Christopher Read
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING David Dailey
DOG OFFICER Ervin W. Lothrop
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BURIAL AGENT Herbert E. Bryant
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Chester R. Ripley Lester E. Howard
Horace R. Snell
DEPUTY FOREST FIRE WARDENS Alphonse M. Braga
Ervin W. Lothrop Levi T. Nute
Gerald Wilbur
Christopher Read
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Elected
Term Expires
Frank Mahoney
1937
1940
Paul Revere
1936
1939
John L. Sullivan
1935
1938
Herbert E. Bryant, Clerk
APPOINTMENTS FOR SPECIAL POLICE DUTY
The requirements of the Civil Service, Department of State exact that when assigning men to special police duty, their names be forwarded to their department for approval.
Men assigned to duty and receiving such approval dur- ing the year, on various occasions are as follows :
Harry Green
Edward Asack
Frank Dufault
Walter Eckstrom
Francis Luddy
Thomas Guinea
Curtis Carrigan
George W. Davis
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
ANNUAL MEETING, MARCH 1, 1937
A meeting duly warned of the inhabitants of West Bridgewater qualified to vote in election and Town af- fairs was held in the Town Hall at West Bridgewater, Monday, March 1st, 1937, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and the following is a record of the doings of said meet- ing :
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Howard B. Wilbur, and after Article 1 of the Warrant had been read by the Town Clerk, that is to elect the following officers for the Town by ballot, the Moderator declared the meeting opened to elect the following: One Town Clerk for one year, one Moderator for one year, one As- sessor for three years, one Assessor for one year to fill vacancy, one Selectman for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Treas- urer for one year, one Water Commisioner for three years, two School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Public Library for three years, one Tree Warden for one year, two Constables for one year.
The Election Officers were duly sworn by the Town Clerk to the faithful performance of their duties and were as follows: Grace Keenan, Mary Pratt, Lulu Gardner, Ellen Brown, Arthur Ryder, Clare Erbeck, Elizabeth Smith, John O'Shaughnessy, Dorothy Eckstrom, Albert Snow, Levi Nute.
The ballot box was inspected by the police officer in charge, Ervin W. Lothrop, and found to be empty, and the register set at zero. One thousand five hundred bal- lots were delivered to the Moderator by the Town Clerk and receipt given for same.
At nine o'clock A.M. the Moderator declared the polls open for casting ballots. At nine o'clock P.M. the Moder- ator declared the polls closed.
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The Moderator, with the police officer in charge, counted the cast and unused ballots, and announced that the number of ballots cast tallied with the count of votes from check list, also with dial numbers shown on ballot box.
The ballots having been counted, sorted, and computed, as is by law required, the Moderator then declared the vote.
FOR MODERATOR
Howard B. Wilbur
871
William Hambly
1
John Kent, Jr.
1
Scoot Crosby
1
Eddie Asack
1
Edgar Swanson
1
Helen Lothrop
1
Blanks
200
Howard B. Wilbur was declared elected.
FOR SELECTMEN
Henry O. Davenport 498
Frank J. Dufault
152
Samuel Johnson
408
Blanks
19
Henry O. Davenport was declared elected.
FOR TOWN CLERK
Herbert E. Bryant
888
Bozo Holyoke
1
Robert Dean
1
Zipp Finch
1
Scoot Crosby
1
John Kent, Jr.
1
Arthur Nelson
1
10
1
Dan Dailey John Kirby 1 Blanks 181
Herbert E. Bryant was declared elected.
FOR BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Henry O. Davenport
488
Frank J. Dufault
156
Samuel Johnson 406
Blanks
27
Henry O. Davenport was declared elected.
FOR BOARD OF ASSESSORS, 3 years
Robert G. Dean
908
Bozo Holyoke
1
George Perry
1
Blanks
167
Robert G. Dean was declared elected.
FOR BOARD OF ASSESSORS, 1 year
Clifford W. Carlson
354
Ernest M. Evrard
113
William W. Phillips
386
Leonard A. Purdy
183
Blanks
41
William W. Phillips was declared elected.
FOR TREASURER
John S. Barros 125
Walter S. Dunbar
344
Orvis F. Kinney
388
Leo Frank Rollins
148
Paul H. Scovell
56
Blanks 16
Orvis F. Kinney was declared elected.
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FOR TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY, 3 years
Louis P. Hayden
842
Martha B. Mason
842
Fred McCormick
1
Alton Eaton
1
Fat Martin
1
Zalpha Haskins
1
Rodney MacDonald
1
Mrs. Marion MacDonald
1
Blanks 464
Louis P. Hayden was declared elected.
Martha B. Mason was declared elected.
FOR TWO MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 3 years
Edwin R. Craddock 239
Oliver A. Lawson 420
Clare E. Parker 484
Henry F. Woodward 522
Blanks 486
Clare E. Parker and Henry F. Woodward were declared elected.
FOR WATER COMMISSIONER FOR THREE YEARS
Thomas B. Miles
354
Daniel A. Panpraese 318
Frank A. Sanborn 195
Manuel Travers
176
Blanks 31
Thomas B. Miles was declared elected.
FOR TREE WARDEN FOR ONE YEAR
Christopher Read 946
Everett Parker
1
Sherman Perkins
1
George Tucker
1
12
Francis Luddy John Kirby Earl Gifford Blanks
1
1
1
Christopher Read was declared elected.
FOR CONSTABLES FOR ONE YEAR
Ervin W. Lothrop
920
John Kirby
1
John Kent
1
Chester Ripley
940
J. J. Hayward
1
Herbert Clark
1
Edgar Perkins
1
Charles Miner
1
Tom Carnes
1
Alfred Hayden
1
Rodney MacDonald
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Ervin W. Lothrop and Chester Ripley were declared elected.
After the result of the election was announced the Mod- erator swore the Town Clerk, Herbert E. Bryant, to the faithful performance of his office, and declared the meet- ing adjourned until March 8, 1937.
Town Officers sworn into office :
Moderator, H. B. Wilbur, March 4, 1937, by H. E. Bry- ant, Town Clerk.
Town Clerk, H. E. Bryant, March 4, 1937, by Howard B. Wilbur, Moderator.
Assessor, one year, William Phillips, March 4, 1937, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
Assessor for three years, Robert G. Dean, March 4, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
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Treasurer, Orvis F. Kinney, March 4, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
Selectmen, Henry O. Davenport, March 4, by H. E. Bry- ant, Town Clerk.
Board of Public Welfare, Henry O. Davenport, March 4, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
Board of Health, Henry O. Davenport, March 4, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
Water Commissioner, Thomas B. Miles, March 4, by H. E. Bryant, Town Clerk.
Police Officer, Ervin W. Lothrop, March 4, by H. E. Bry- ant, Town Clerk.
ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING, MARCH 8, 1937
Following a vote taken at Annual Town Meeting, held March 1, 1937, the adjourned meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Howard B. Wilbur. The reading of the Articles in the Warrant was, upon vote, waived.
Article 2. Voted to choose Town Officers not elected on official ballot.
The following named were by vote of meeting chosen.
Field Drivers-Leon Biladeau, Thomas Carnes, George Ryder.
Fence Viewers-Charles Kinney, Albert Howard, Robert Keith.
Surveyors of Lumber, Wood, and Bark-Robert G. Dean, Albert Howard, Eben Wood, Chester R. Ripley, James A. Hemenway.
Article 3. Officers' report. Moved and carried, that the Town Officers' report as given, be accepted.
The following appropriations were, upon vote, adopted.
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APPROPRIATIONS
Moderator
$25.00
Selectmen
800.00
Town Accountant
700.00
Treasurer
900.00
Tax Collector
1,993.00
Assessors
1,700.00
Other Financial Officers
25.00
Town Clerk
580.00
Election and Registration
200.00
Law Department
25.00
Town Hall and Offices
2,600.00
Police Department
1,830.00
Dog Officer
35.00
Fire Department
2,200.00
Hydrants
1,240.00
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