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An estimated return of $54,836.00 from outside sources re- duces appreciably the burden of a $169,292.00 school budget, but in final analysis a greater school load falls on the taxpayer in 1951.
The school budget shows an increase of $17,055.00 for teach- er salaries. Although this represents in most cases, an increase of $133.00 per year, the same teachers will end 1951 with a base rate of $200.00 over that with which they ended 1950. To this, in some cases, professional incurments are added and in the case of High School teachers, a $250.00 per teacher bonus is added.
New school construction will account for an increase of ap- proximately $11.00 in the tax rate. Since the building will not be completed in 1951, the state's share of its yearly cost must be borne by the Town. The State's 1951 share will come to us upon completion as an extra payment.
The Finance Committee feels that the acquisition of a new pumping engine for the Fire Department should be paid for out of surplus funds. The extreme need has been demonstrated by the Fire Department. The decision of the Committee to raise this from surplus instead of the Rehabilitation Fund was due to the interest accruing to the latter fund. Thus we are spending money not now gathering interest and retaining a profitable investment.
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The Finance Committee is very pleased with the result of the Street Light Survey. We hope that this work can be continued on a Town Committee basis.
In recommending the various articles on the warrant, the Com- mittee attests to their soundness and benefit to the Town. The final decision is in the hands of the voters. The warrant and budget items have been studied thoroughly and are factors for Town better- ment. They do impose, however, a heavy tax burden. The choice is up to the Town.
If the recommendations of the Finance Committee are fol- . lowed an estimated tax rate of $59.00 is anticipated.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN C. ELDRIDGE, Chairman FRANCIS V. CURLEY, Clerk CHARLES WHITE C. RAYMOND PEARSON CARL BROMAN HARRY POMEROY FRANK X. BURQUE
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FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WARRANT ARTICLES
Article 1. To choose Town officers for the ensuing year not elected on the Official Ballot.
Article 2. To hear the reports of all Town Officers and Committees and act thereon.
Article 3. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1951, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accord- ance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 4. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the ensuing year, and to make ap- propriations for the same.
Article 4. See Finance Committee Report.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 90 Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 5. The Finance Committee recommends the appro- priation of $1500.00 to be used with any sum al- loted thereto by State and County.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of
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moncy for Chapter 90, New Construction, or take any action rel- ative thereto.
Article 6. The Finance Committee recommends the appro- priation of $2500.00 to be used with any sums al- loted thereto by the State and County. -
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $100.00 for the use of Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture (Plymouth County Extension Serv- ice) and choose a Town Director as provided in Section 41 and 42 of Revised Chapter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon.
Article 7. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, in his discretion, but with the written approval of the Board of Selectmen, or a majority thereof, to sell any land acquired by the Town through foreclosure of a tax title and to exccute and deliver in the name and behalf of the Town all deeds Treccssary to effectuate any such sale.
Article 8. The Finance Committee recommends this author- ization.
Article 9. To scc if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Contributory Retirement.
Article 9. The Finance Committee recommends that the sum of $1440.00 be raised and appropriated for this purpose to be used along with a balance re- maining in the account.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro-
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priate the sum of $1,500.00 for physical training, athletics, sports, equipment, etc.
Article 10. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 11. To see if the Town will accept Chapter 152, General Laws, Section 69-75 inclusive (Workmen's Compensation).
Article 11. Refer to voters.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $800.00 for a new car for the Police Department.
Article 12. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money to purchase a new truck for the Highway Department.
Article 13. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the Treasury, a sum of money to purchase a pick-up truck for the Tree Warden Depart- ment.
Article 14. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $500.00 to purchase a parcel of land adjoining present school property.
Article 15. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation from surplus funds.
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Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, a sum of money to install a six-inch water main on Ash Street. (By petition).
Article 16. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation from surplus funds.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $20,335.00 to be used for the payment of Water Bonds and Interest.
Article 17. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,000.00 to cover the cost of pruning and de- stroying all existing dead wood in the town elms.
Article 18. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $411.00 to purchase a power saw for the Tree Warden Department.
Article 19. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $34.00 to install two street lights on Oliver Street. (By petition).
Article 20. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to accept Forest Street to Clinton Road. (By petition).
Article 21. Refer to voters.
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Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to accept Highland Avenue from Progressive Avenue to Sunset Avenue. (By petition).
Article 22. Refer to voters.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $69,960.00 to pay Bonds and Interest on the School Construc- tion Loan.
Article 23. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Board of Selectmen to dispose of by sale or otherwise unused property of the Town not exceeding $500.00 in value.
Article 24. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate or transfer from available funds in the treasury, the sum of $17,000.00 for the purchase and originally equipping a 750 gallon pumping engine for the Fire Department.
Article 25. The Finance Committee recommends that the amount of $17,000.00 be taken from surplus funds.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 for Civilian Defense.
Article 26. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 for desk and file for the Town Account- ant's office.
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Article 27. The Finance Committee recommends this ap- propriation.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to transfer Reim- bursement on School Plans of $1,631.12 to the New School Build- ing Fund.
Article 28. The Finance Committee recommends this trans- fer.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a Com- mittee to revise the Town by-law on the building code, study zon- ing and standards on housing.
Article 29. Refer to voters.
Artiele 30. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Moderator to appoint a committee of five to continue the Finance Committee survey of street lighting in the entire Town, and re- port at the next annual meeting.
Article 30. Refer to voters.
Article 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $251.42 for unpaid 1950 bills of Samuel B. Cholerton for School Department insurance.
Article 32. To transaet any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Artiele 33. To elect the following Town Officers by Official Ballot: One Town Clerk for one year, One Moderator for one year, One Assessor for three years, One Seleetman and member of the Board of Publie Welfare for three years, One Treasurer for one year, One Tax Collector for three years, One Water Commissioner for three years, Two School Committee members for three years, One Tree Warden for one year, Two Trustees of the Publie Li- brary for three years, and Two Constables for one year.
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BUDGET REPORT
Item
Average Expended 1947-1949
Expended 1950
Estimated 1951
Recom- mended 1951
GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 6.2% of TOTAL
1. Moderator
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
2. Finance Committee
18.33
15.00
15.00
15.00
Selectmen:
3. Salaries
607.25
633.65
1500.00
1500.00
4. Expense
632.07
541.11
600.00
600.00
Town Accountant:
5. Salary
955.44
1000.00
1515.00
1515.00
6. Expense
1325.56
Treasurer:
7. Salary
1164.57
1300.00
1600.00
1600.00
8. Expense
513.60
688.11
800.00
800.00
Collector:
9. Salary
1733.33
2200.00
2400.00
2200.00
10. Expense
725.47
911.72
923.50
945.25
Assessors:
11. Salaries
1142.65
2197.10
3000.00
2200.00
12. Expense
565.00
985.00
1500.00
1500.00
13. Other Financial Offices Town Clerk:
25.00
25.00
14. Salary
941.66
1000.00
1200.00
1100.00
15. Expense
179.43
173.80
188.00
188.00
16. Election & Registration
806.70
1444.96
1350.00
1350.00
17. Law
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
18. Town Hall & Offices
3213.87
4135.76
4255.00
4255.00
19. Preserving Old Records
3.32
8.25
50.00
50.00
20. Town Counsel
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
Total General Government
$20168.25
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTY - 8.7% of TOTAL
21. Police
5762.63
7259.04
8996.60
9170.60
22. Dog Officer
157.73
231.00
250.00
250.00
23. Fire Department
5622.66
5596.13
6951.00
6451.00
24. Hydrants
1789.17
2387.52
3960.00
3960.00
25. Sealer of Weights & Measures
82.16
37.59
125.00
125.00
26. Moth Suppression
2567.38
1755.22
3633.00
No.
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Item
No.
Average Expended 1947-1949
Expended 1950
Estimated 1951
Recom- mended 1951
Tree Warden:
27. Salary
738.07
921.90
1426.00
2392.00
28. Expense
1448.23
1681.23
3063.00
6070.00
Total Protection of Persons & Property
$28418.60
HEALTH & SANITATION - 0.1% of TOTAL
29. Health
1226.92
895.58
2000.00
2000.00
30. Inspection of Animals
976.07
249.88
375.00
375.00
31. Inspection of Slaughtering
33.16
100.00
100.00
32. Visiting Nurse
500.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
33. Diphtheria Clinic
103.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
34. Well Child Conference
66.67
50.00
75.00
75.00
Total Health & Sanitation
$3260.00
HIGHWAYS - 10.8% of TOTAL
35. Highways
18959.75
23726.19
24383.00
24383.00
36. Road Machinery
1880.14
1908.88
2000.00
2000.00
37. Snow Removal
5780.73
2550.00
3000.00
3000.00
38. Street Lights
4286.01
5428.69
5625.00
5625.00
Total Highways
$35008.00
CHARITIES - 16.2% of TOTAL
Public Welfare Administration:
39. Salary
117.30
124.20
252.00
252.00
40. Expense
502.28
685.66
650.00
650.00
41. General Welfare Old Age Assistance:
8668.81
13214.31
15000.00
15000.00
42. Administration
971.84
2575.75
2030.00
2030.00
43. Expense
27575.94
32310.96
32000.00
32000.00
Aid to Dependent Children:
44. Administration
222.29
76.07
50.00
50.00
45. Expense
2664.15
2500.00
2500.00
2500.00
Total Charities
$52482.00
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Item No.
Average Expended 1947-1949
Expended 1950
Estimated 1951
Recom- mended 1951
VETERANS SERVICES - 0.1% of TOTAL
Veterans Services
1785.24
2316.15
46. Salary
200.00
200.00
47. Expense
3720.00
3720.00
Total Veterans Services $3920.00
EDUCATION - 53.3% of TOTAL
48. Schools
109494.45
141721.67
170553.00
169292.00
49. Library
2155.29
2288.14
2684.00
2684.00
50. Athletic Fund
1500.00
1500.00
Total Education $173476.00
RECREATION - 0.04% of TOTAL
51. Monuments, Grounds and
Parks 1309.07 1680.98
1860.00
1860.00
Total of Recreation
$1860.00
CEMETERIES - 0.01% of TOTAL
52. Care of Cemeteries
178.53
249.41
500.00
500.00
Total of Cemeteries $500.00
UNCLASSIFIED - 0.1% of TOTAL
53. Town Reports
732.46
834.36
54. Memorial & Armistice Days
355.73
371.35
450.00
450.00
55. Insurance
2295.86
3430.00
3430.00
56. Interest
100.00
100.00
57. County Aid to Agriculture
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
58. Reserve Fund 2686.15
3000.00
3000.00
59. Christmas Tree Decorations 80.72
62.60
100.00
100.00
Total of Unclassified
$4180.00
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Average
Item
Expended
No.
1947-1949
Expended 1950
Estimated 1951
Recom- mended 1951
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES - 5.0% of TOTAL
Water Department:
60. Salary
996.00
1000.00
1000.00
61. Expense
16956.37
11459.78
12380.00
12380.00
62. Pumping Station & Tank
3415.49
3755.00
3755.00
Total of Public Service Enterprises
$17135.00
63. Total Appropriations from Taxation
381659.00
64. Total Appropriations from Available Funds (1951)
36900.00
65. Total Appropriations to be Raised
435694.00
66. Estimated tax rate 1951 $ 59.00
RECORD OF TRANSFERS FROM RESERVE FUND
Insurance Account
$ 1086.93
Recreation Account
200.00
Dog Officer
6.00
Police Department
360.00
Public Welfare Account
14.31
$ 1667.24
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TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS
FIRE DEPARTMENT 4137
POLICE DEPARTMENT ........... 3410
WATER DEPARTMENT
8-0813 or 4137
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
6233
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT
....
6233
TOWN OFFICES 6233
SELECTMEN AND WELFARE DEPARTMENTS
8-0253
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 5094
RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE NUMBERS
FIRE CHIEF, A. Sousa ......
8-0813
POLICE CHIEF, D. Eaton 3410
WATER SUPERINTENDENT, A. Sousa 8-0813
HIGHWAY SUPERINTENDENT, G. Baker
9676-M
FORESTRY SUPERINTENDENT, E. Hunt
8-0833-J
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INDEX
Articles in Town Warrant 219
Assessors
157
Board of Health
161
Budget Report
225
Collector of Taxes
156
Dog Officer 152
Finance Committee
215
Fire Department
172
List of Taxpayers
59
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
163
Police Department
150
Public Welfare Department .......
167
School Building Committee
175
Selectmen
58
Superintendent of Streets 165
Town Accountant
117
Statement of Trust Funds
145
Town Clerk
9
Vital Statistics-Births
45
-Deaths 53
48
Licenses-Dog
45
-Sporting
44
Jurors
55
Telephone Directory 229
Town Forest Committee
153
Town Officers
3
-Marriages
231
Treasurer 149
Tree Warden & Moth Superintendent 153
Trustees of Public Library .......
154
Water Commissioners 168
SCHOOLS
Center School 189
Cochesett School
191
Commencement 201
Committee
186
Educational Personnel
184
Financial Statement
182
Jerusalem School
192
High School
197
Membership Table
181
Matfield School
191
Music Supervisor
208
Remedial Supervisor 205
School Nurse
210
Sunset Ave. School
190
Superintendent 188
West Bridgewater and Raynham School Union No. 61 213
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RPORATED
FEB
ANNUAL REPORT
1951
ORGANIZATION OF TOWN OFFICERS
Voters of the Town
State Regulation
MODERATOR
SELECTMEN BD. OF HEALTH BD. PUB.WELFARE
ASSESSORS
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Moderator's Committee
Clerical
School Supt.
Finance Committee
Moth Supt.
TREE WARDEN
School Dept.
Special Committees
TOWN CLERK
Highway Supt.
Building® Inspector
WATER COMMISSIONERS
TREASURER
Labor
Wiring Inspector
Water Supt.
Clerical
Accountant
Dog Officer
Labor
COLLECTOR
Clerical
Health Officer
CONSTABLES
Registrars
LIBRARY TRUSTEES
Town Director, County Aid to Agriculture
Town Counsel
Inspector of Animals
Librarian
Police Chief *
Inspector of Slaughtering
Staff
Surveyors of Wood, Bark & Timber
Reg. Police*
Sealer of Weights & Measures
Field Drivers
Spec. Police
Welfare* Agent
Fence Viewers
Fire Chief
Town Forest Committee
Clerk *
Firemen
Town Hall Custodian
Park Supt.
Veteran's Agent
Advisory Supervision over all Budgets
Elected Officials in Capital Letters
*Civil Service
Labor
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Town Officers and Committees
OF THE TOWN OF
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For The Year Ending December 31 1951
DORR'S PRINT SHOP BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1951
MODERATOR James A. Kehoe
TOWN CLERK Anna E. Brown
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Elected
Term Expires
William W. Noyes
1949
1952
Clifford E. Broman
1950
1953
Roger H. Burrill
1951
1954
ASSESSORS
Elected
Term Expires
Herbert Holmes
1950
1952
William W. Phillips
1950
1953
Clifford Carlson
1951
1954
TREASURER Orvis F. Kinney
TAX COLLECTOR
Elected
Walter C. Dunbar
1951
Term Expires 1954
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Elected
Term Expires
Martha B. Mason
1949
1952
Robert G. Dean
1949
1952
Jane H. Bartlett
1950
1953
Winfield Leavitt
1950
1953
Dorothy Freeman
1951
1954
Allen B. Foye
1951
1954
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Elected
Term Expires
Thomas F. Kemp
1949
1952
Erland W. Thayer
1949
1952
Warren Turner
1950
1953
James Kehoe
1950
1953
Harry G. Richardson
1951
1954
Linwood Thompson
1951
1954
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Elected
Term Expires
Edward G. Asack
1949
1952
James C. Kinney
1950
1953
Thomas J. Carnes
1951
1954
TREE WARDEN Elmer Hunt
CONSTABLES
Edward G. Asack
Edwin T. Gibson
APPOINTMENTS TOWN MEETING
SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, WOOD, & BARK Albert Howard Chester R. Ripley James A. Hemenway
FIELD DRIVERS
Robert Cogswell Edward Hackenson
Frank Burque
Clinton Howard
FENCE VIEWERS William Turner Robert Redman
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Officers Appointed by Selectmen
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS George E. Baker
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Arthur E. Chaves
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Antone Sousa
SUPERINTENDENT OF MOTH WORK Elmer Hunt
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Antone Sousa
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Arthur L. Mather
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING David Daily
ASSISTANT INSPECTOR Philip Pearson
DOG OFFICER John L. Downs
VETERAN'S BURIAL AGENT William W. Noyes
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VETERANS' SERVICES William W. Noyes, Agt.
BOARD OF HEALTH AGENT William W. Noyes
BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICIAN Dr. A. O. Belmore
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Appointed
Term Expires
J. Edward Hurley John Seager Francis Crowley
1949
1952
1950
1953
1951
1954
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Antone Sousa Roy S. Fletcher Elmer Hunt
PUBLIC WEIGHERS
Donald Ring
Carleton Hoyt
BUILDING INSPECTOR Harold L. Bourne
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Lloyd Nordholm
MEMORIAL FIELD COMMITTEE
John Kent Earl C. Gifford Charles Hill
CIVILIAN DEFENSE DIRECTOR Arnold W. Ahlborg
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APPOINTMENTS BY CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS
Edwin T. Gibson Raleigh Holden George E. Baker Elmer Hunt
Edward Asack
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEFS
Thomas Carnes
Edwin T. Gibson
APPOINTMENTS BY MODERATOR
SERVICEMEN'S COMMITTEE
William R. Brown
Royal Snell Henry Kundzicz
Robert Goodwin John Willis
COMMITTEE TO APPOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE
Richard Keith, Chairman Samuel Read George Maxim
Robert G. Dean Minot Edson Warren Snell
STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE
Nando Pagani
William E. Turner
Raleigh Holden
Francis Cheyunski Lester Reynolds
TOWN BY-LAW AND ZONING COMMITTEE
Sherman Perkins Arthur Read Dr. Joseph Calitri
Francis Cheyunski Horace E. Swann
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Appointed Term Expires
Frank Burque-Center
1950
1953
Harry Pomeroy-East End
1950
1953
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John Howe-At Large
1951
1952
Frank Sanborn-North End
1951
1952
Nando Pagani-South End
1951
1954
Joseph Sharcunas-West End
1951
1954
APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES
April 2-Arthur E. Chaves, Town Accountant on resignation of Herbert S. Gardner. .
February 15-Arthur L. Mather, Sealer of Weights and Measures on resignation of Forest R. Roulstone.
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
February 17, 1951
Meeting called to order at 3:00 o'clock P.M. by Moderator, E. M. Roberts. The warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
The meeting proceeded as follows:
Article 1
To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a school building, said appropriation to be in addition to the amount authorized for the same purpose under Article 4 of the warrant for the Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 20th day of June, 1950, and determine how the money shall be provided for, by taxation, by appropriation from available funds in the treasury, or by borrowing under authority of Chapter 71 of the Acts of 1950, as last amended by the Acts of 1951.
Moved :-- that the sum of $300,000.00 be raised and ap- propriated for the purpose of constructing and originally equipping and furnishing a school building, said appropriation to be in addi- tion to the amount authorized for the same purpose under Article 4 of the Warrant for the Town Meeting held on Tuesday the 20th day of June, 1950, and to meet said appropriation the treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen be and hereby is authorized to bor- row the sum of $300,000.00 under authority of Chapter 285 of the Acts of 1949 as most recently amended.
Upon ballot vote of 173 yes and 22 no the motion was declared carried. Tellers were Walter Dunbar, Raymond Pearson, Arnold Ahlborg, Myron Mather.
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Article 2
To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Motion was made for adjournment. Meeting adjourned.
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING March 12, 1951
Meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Town Clerk. James Kehoe appointed Moderator, pro tem, by a motion from the floor. Warrant was read by the Town Clerk.
The meeting proceeded as follows:
Article 1
To choose Town Officers for the ensuing year not elected on the Official Ballot.
Surveyors of Lumber, Wood and Bark :- Albert Howard, Chester R. Ripley, James A. Hemenway.
Field Drivers :- Robert Cogswell, Edward Hackenson, Frank Burque.
Fence Viewers :- Clinton Howard, William Turner, Robert Redman.
Article 2
To hear the reports of all Town Officers and Committees and act thereon.
Moved :- That the reports of all Town Officers and Commit- tees, as printed in the Town Report, be accepted. Motion by vote carried.
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Article 3
To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the Financial year beginning January 1, 1951, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Motion made and seconded, article carried as read.
Article 4
To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the ensuing year, and to make appropriations for the same.
The following is a list of appropriations as voted:
Moderator
$ 25.00
Finance Committee
15.00
Selectmen-Salary
1,500.00
Selectmen-Expense
600.00
Town Accountant
1,515.00
Treasurer-Salary
1,600.00
Treasurer-Expense
800.00
Collector-Salary
2,400.00
Collector-Expense
945.25
Assessors-Salary
2,200.00
Assessors-Expense
1,500.00
Other Financial Offices
25.00
Town Clerk-Salary
1,100.00
Town Clerk-Expense
188.00
Election and Registration
1,350.00
Law
200.00
Town Hall & Offices
4,255.00
Preserving Old Records
50.00
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Town Counsel
Police
500.00 9,170.60
Dog Officer
250.00
Fire Department
6,451.00
Hydrants
3,960.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures
125.00
Moth Suppression & Tree Warden-Salary
2,392.00
Moth Suppression & Tree Warden-Expense
6,070.00
Health
2,000.00
Inspection of Animals
375.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
100.00
Visiting Nurse
800.00
Diphtheria Clinic
110.00
Well Child Conference
75.00
Highways
24,383.00
Road Machinery
2,000.00
Snow Removal
3,000.00
Street Lights
5,625.00
Public Welfare Administration:
Salary
252.00
Expense
650.00
General Welfare
15,000.00
Old Age Assistance:
Administration
2,030.00
Expense
32,000.00
Aid to Dependent Children:
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