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(h) Signs, as follows; but in no case luminous tube or flashing signs.
(1) One real estate sign advertising rental, lease or sale of the prem- ises and not exceeding six (6) square feet in area.
(2) One sign or bulletin board incidental to a permitted use, not ex- ceeding six (6) square feet in area, unless authorized by the Board of Appeals, and in no case to exceed nine (9) square feet in area.
BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Section V. In Business Districts, no building or structure shall be con- structed or altered, and no building, structure or premises shall be used for any purpose injurious to a neighborhood by reasons of the emission of odor, fumes, dust, smoke, vibration, industrial waste, noise, or other cause, nor for any pur- pose except:
(a) Any use permitted in General Residential and Farming Districts.
(b) Retail or wholesale business, service or public utilities, salesrooms and shops for custom work or making of articles to be sold at retail on the premises.
(c) Restaurants and other places for serving food.
(d) Theaters, halls, clubs and other places for serving food.
(e) Public and semi-public buildings.
(f) Gasoline and oil stations, garages for storage and repair of automobiles.
(g) Hotels or lodging houses.
(h) Offices or banks.
(i) Newspaper or job printing.
(j) Signs advertising goods or services offered by an occupant of the prem- ises for sale, hire or use, not to exceed twelve (12) square feet in area.
(k) Signs other than the above or in addition thereto shall be permissible only if approved by the Board of Appeals after determination that the granting of such will not detract from the general attractiveness of the Town.
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Section VI. In Industrial Districts no building or structure or part thereof shall be erected, altered or used, nor shall any premise be used for any purpose except:
(a) Any use permitted in General Residential and Farming, and Business Districts, except this area shall be closed to general housing developments.
(b) Manufacturing, utilizing hand labor or quiet machinery and processes, not hazardous to the community nor offensive nor objectionable because of noise, vibration, smoke, gas fumes, odor, or industrial waste, and only if author- ized by the Board of Appeals.
BOARD OF APPEALS
Section VII. The Board of Appeals, appointed under the Building By- Law of the Town of West Bridgewater, shall act as and be the Board of Appeals under this by-law. An appeal to the Board of Appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved by reason of his inability to obtain a permit from any adminis- trative official under the provisions of Chapter 40A of the Commonwealth, as amended, or by this by-law, or by any officer or board of the Town, or by any person aggrieved by any order or decision of the Inspector of Buildings, or other administrative official in violation of any provision of said Chapter 40A
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of the General Laws or this by-law. An appeal from any such order or decision shall be taken within ten (10) days from the date of the receipt of written notice of such order or decision and not otherwise.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Section VIII. Whoever violates any provision of this by-law shall be subject to such penalties as may be prescribed by the General Laws of the Commonwealth for the time being in force. Each day during which a violation continues, shall, for the purposes of enforcing this by-law, be considered a separate offense.
GENERAL PROVISIONS Section IX.
Enforcement: This by-law shall be enforced by the Board of Selectmen.
Validity: The invalidity of any section or provision of this by-law shall not affect the validity of any other section or provision thereof.
Effective Date: So much of this by-law as is approved by the Attorney General shall take effect upon its publication as required by law.
Article 33. Recommend Adoption
Article 34. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Article 35. To elect the following Town Officers by Official Ballot: One Moderator for one year, one Assessor for three years, one Selectman and member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Treasurer for one year, one Water Commissioner for three years, two School Committee members for three years, one Tax Collector for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, two Constables for one year and one member of the Planning Board for five years.
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BUDGET REPORT
Recommend 1957
GENERAL GOVERNMENT - 3.7%
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Item
1. Moderator
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
$ 25.00
2. Finance Committee
31.59
53.14
100.00
100.00
Selectmen:
3. Salaries
1,533.33
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,600.00
4. Expenses
464.84
650.78
700.00
700.00
5. Equipment
19.73
2,017.90
2,250.78
2,300.00
2,300.00
Town Accountant:
6.
Salary
1,250.00
1,450.00
1,450.00
1,450.00
7. Expenses
534.46
501.54
535.00
535.00
8. Equipment
156.27
43.80
65.00
65.00
1,940.73
1,995.34
2,050.00
2,050.00
Treasurer:
9.
Salary
1,666.67
1,800.00
1,800.00
1,800.00
10. Expenses
961.80
1,731.52
1,701.00
1,701.00
11. Equipment
46.67
288.00
550.00
550.00
2,675.14
*3,819.52
4,051.00
4,051.00
Collector:
12.
Salary
2,533.33
2,800.00
3,100.00
3,100.00
13. Expenses
1,200.95
1,430.25
1,485.00
1,485.00
14. Equipment
85.17
186.00
186.00
3,819.45
4,230.25
4,771.00
4,771.00
Assessors:
15. Salaries
3,125.00
3,750.00
4,050.00
3,750.00
16. Expenses
1,085.24
1,242.30
1,610.00
1,610.00
17. Equipment
66.93
28.35
4,277.17
5,020.65
5,660.00
5,360.00
Law:
18. Town Counsel
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.00
19. Damage Claims
200.00
200.00
200.00
200.00
700.00
700.00
700.00
700.00
* Includes Transfer
216
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Town Clerk:
20.
Salary
1,166.67
1,300.00
1,300.00
1,300.00
21.
Expenses
183.66
207.34
248.00
248.00
22. Equipment
208.09
1,558.42
1,507.34
1,548.00
1,548.00
Town Hall & Offices:
23.
Salary
2,236.00
2,236.00
2,080.00
2,080.00
24. Expenses
3,356.26
3,169.57
2,830.00
2,830.00
5,592.26
5,405.57
4,910.00
4,910.00
Election & Registration:
25.
Salaries
160.00
260.00
260.00
260.00
26.
Expenses
1,049.11
1,760.10
1,160.00
1,160.00
27
Equipment
62.13
1,271.24
2,020.10
1,420.00
1,420.00
Miscellaneous:
28. Preserving Old Records
56.83
50.00
50.00
29. Other Financial Offices
3.33
25.00
25.00
60.16
75.00
75.00
Total
General Government
$23,969.06
$27,027.69
$27,610.00
$27,310.00
PROTECTION OF PERSONS & PROPERTIES - 8.1%
Police:
Salaries:
30.
Chief
$4,366.67
$4,600.00
$5,000.00
$4,800.00
31.
Patrolmen
7,016.31
12,368.55
14,910.00
14,160.00
32.
Expenses
2,938.98
3,336.08
3,540.00
3,540.00
33.
Equipment
93.50
60.00
46.00
46.00
14,415.46
*20,364.63
23,496.00
22,546.00
Fire:
Salaries:
34.
Chief
480.00
1,000.00
1,250.00
1,000.00
35.
Firefighters
2,472.67
3,835.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
36.
Expenses
3,063.86
6,329.43
6,614.00
6,614.00
37.
Equipment
..
498.30
250.00
250.00
6,016.53
*11,663.23
12,114.00
11,864.00
* Includes Transfer
217
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Fire & Police Station:
38.
Expenses
1,904.33
1,999.01
2,050.00
2,050.00
39. Equipment
229.95
650.00
350.00
1,904.33
2,228.96
2,700.00
2,400.00
40. Hydrants
4,232.00
4,806.00
5,445.00
5,445.00
Tree Warden:
Salaries:
41.
Superintendent
1,589.01
1,971.20
1,960.00
1,960.00
42.
Labor
2,942.76
3,673.20
3,584.00
3,584.00
43.
Expenses
1,124.06
933.30
970.00
970.00
44.
Equipment
90.33
315.00
315.00
Town Nursery
400.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
6,146.16
*6,877.70
7,129.00
7,129.00
Insect Pest Control:
Salaries:
45.
Superintendent
562.00
640.00
700.00
700.00
46.
Labor
964.73
1,200.00
1,280.00
1,280.00
47. Expenses
645.82
748.00
975.00
975.00
2,172.55
2,588.00
2,955.00
+2,955.00
Town Elms:
Salaries:
48. Superintendent
572.87
640.00
980.00
980.00
49.
Labor
954.00
1,194.00
1,792.00
1,792.00
50.
Expenses
674.42
1,260.00
1,270.00
1,270.00
2,201.29
*3,094.00
4,042.00
+4,042.00
Sealer of Weights & Measures:
51.
Salary
205.65)
176.25
200.00
200.00
52. Expenses
)
21.22
45.00
45.00
205.65
197.47
245.00
245.00
Inspector of Wires:
53. Salary
427.43)
243.75
400.00
400.00
54. Expenses
)
89,00
200.00
200.00
427.43
332.75
600.00
600.00
Inspector of Buildings:
55. Salary
310.06)
496.50
500.00
500.00
56. Expenses
)
166.36
175.00
175.00
310.06
662.86
675.00
675.00
* Includes Transfer
+ Voted as a Special Article
218
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Civil Defense:
57. Expenses
320.34)
149.36
500.00
500.00
58. Equipment
)
372.32
320.34
521.68
500.00
500.00
59. Dog Officer
272.61
300.00
300.00
300.00
Planning Board:
60. Expenses
56.26
160.35
300.00
300.00
Zoning Committee:
61. Expenses
80.06
20.70
200.00
200.00
Total - Protection of
Persons & Properties
$38,760.73
$53,818.33
$60,701.00
$59,201.00
HEALTH & SANITATION - . 7%
62. Expenses, Board of Health
$504.78
$1,658.00
$475.00
$475.00
63. T. B. Hospital
1,066.00
886.50
1,700.00
1,700.00
64. Visiting Nurse
800.00
800.00
800.00
800.00
65. Well-Child Conference
33.33
100.00
100.00
66. Diphtheria Clinic
110.00
110.00
110.00
110.00
67. Dump
1,087.00
1,200.00
1,500.00
1,500.00
68. Inspection of Animals
296.50
391.00
450.00
450.00
69. Inspection of Slaughtering
100.00
100.00
70. Dental Clinic
314.33
130.00
400.00
400.00
Total - Health
& Sanitation
$4,211.94
$5,175.50
$5,635.00
$5,635.00
MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC WAYS - 7.2%
Highways:
Salaries :
71.
Superintendent
$3,015.71
$3,900.00
$4,420.00
$4,420.00
72.
Labor
9,817.98
10,470.00
11,000.00
11,000.00
73.
Expenses
15,254.04
15,284.00
16,600.00
16,600.00
74.
Equipment
28,087.73
29,654.00
32,020.00
32,020.00
Snow Removal:
75. Labor & Expenses
3,317.48
*12,292.49
8,175.00
8,175.00
76. Truck & Equipment
Maintenance
2,752.90
4,078.45
3,500.00
3,500.00
77. Street Lights
7,359.58
8,477.00
9,100.00
9,100.00
* Includes Transfer
219
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Total - Maintenance
of Public Ways
$41,517.69
$54,501.94
$52,795.00
$52,795.00
CHARITIES - 7.1%
Public Welfare:
Salaries:
78.
Board Members
252.00
252.00
252.00
252.00
79.
Welfare Agent
306.06
400.00
400.00
400.00
80.
Expenses
333.22
550.00
550.00
550.00
81.
Aid
6,502.99
8,261.68
8,800.00
8,800.00
7,394.27
9,463.68
10,002.00
10,002.00
Old Age Assistance:
82.
Salary, Welfare Agent
819.00
400.00
400.00
400.00
83. Expenses
853.76
1,200.00
1,200.00
1,200.00
84.
Aid
27,013.10
35,000.00
35,000.00
35,000.00
28,685.86
36,600.00
36,600.00
36,600.00
Aid to Dependent Children:
85.
Salary, Welfare Agent
260.00
260.00
260.00
86. Expenses
153.31
280.00
280.00
280.00
87.
Aid
2,376.76
1,000.00
100.00
100.00
2,530.07
1,540.00
640.00
640.00
Disability Assistance:
88. Salary, Welfare Agent
170.00
150.00
150.00
150.00
89. Expenses
174.58
155.95
210.00
210.00
90.
Aid
2,492.53
3,199.39
4,000.00
4,000.00
2,837.11
*3,505.34
4,360.00
4,360.00
Total - Charities
$41,447.31
$51,109.02
$51,602.00
$51,602.00
VETERANS' SERVICES - 2.1%
91. Salary, Agent
$320.00 107.77 16,007.51
$435.00 104.93 11,708.21
$495.00
$495.00
92. Expenses
155.00
155.00
93. Aid
14,550.00
14,550.00
Total -
Veterans' Services
$16,435.28
$12,248.14
$15,200.00
$15,200.00
* Includes Transfer
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SCHOOLS - 42.2%
94. Salaries
95. Expenses
Total - Schools
$223,387.38
$272,461.57 $307,651.23 $307,651.23
96. Salaries 97. Expenses
1,108.81
1,057.14
1,482.00
1,482.00
98. Equipment
283.00
Total - Library
$2,935.76
$3,807.53
$5,582.00
$5,582.00
RECREATION - . 5%
Monuments & Parks:
Salaries:
99.
Superintendent
$1,995.00
$2,268.00
$2,688.00
$2,478.00
100.
Labor
161.00
200.00
200.00
101.
Expenses
516.35
513.89
670.00
670.00
102.
Equipment
185.25
Total - Recreation
$3,128.14
$3,558.00
$3,348.00
CEMETERIES - . 1%
103. Expenses
$391.93
*$541.64
500.00
500.00
PENSIONS - 1.1%
104. Contributory Retirement $3,628.60
$4,327.90
$8,043.00
$8,043.00
UNCLASSIFIED - 1.9%
106. Town Reports
$1,239.88
$1,157.20
$1,300.00
$1,300.00
107. Memorial & Armistice Days 463.17
*513.00
500.00
500.00
108. Insurance
5,462.58
6,408.75
8,000.00
8,000.00
109. Reserve Fund
2,398.62
3,000.00
4,000.00
4,000.00
110.
Christmas Decorations
100.00
100.00
200.00
200.00
Total - Unclassified
$9,664.25
$11,178.95
$14,000.00
$14,000.00
1953-1955 Average $166,553.39 56,833.99
Expended 1956 $204,787.54 67,674.03
Requested 1957 : $237,709.33 69,941.90
Recommend 1957 $237,709.33 69,941.90
LIBRARY - . 8%
$1,826.95
$2,467.39
$4,100.00
$4,100.00
* Includes Transfer
221
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISES
1953-1955 Average
Expended 1956
Requested 1957
Recommend 1957
Water:
Salaries:
111.
Commissioners
$886.67
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
112.
Superintendent
3,633.33
3,800.00
4,175.00
4,175.00
113. Labor
5,755.60
6,032.30
8,400.00
8,400.00
114.
Expenses
9,086.90
14,109.13
16,515.00
15,825.00
115. Equipment
168.99
354.65
600.00
600.00
Total - Public Service
Enterprises
$19,531.49
$25,296.08
$30,690.00
$30,000.00
MATURING DEBT & INTEREST - 15.5%
116. Maturing Debt &
Interest - Schools $88,899.16 *$114,412.50 $112,627.50 $112,627.50
117. Maturing Debt & Interest - Water
18,700.00
17,820.00
22,588.00
22,588.00
118. Interest -
Temporary Loans
193.77
652.50
1,000.00
1,000.00
Total - Maturing Debt
& Interest $107,792.93 $132,895.00 $136,215.50
$136,215.50
119. Total Budget Recommendations $650,897.73
120. Total Recommended, Special Articles 29,253.00
121. Total, All Recommendations 680,150.73
Add:
122. Estimated State Charges, County Taxes, T. B. Hospital Assessment, Assessors Estimate of Overlay, and all other Amounts required by law to be raised 39,811.59
123. Grand Total, Recommendations and Estimates 719,962.32
124. Deductions to compute Estimated Tax Rate: Estimated Receipts, Income, Corporation, from State, Motor Vehicle Excise, and other local receipts from other sources than taxation $235,814.82
125. Amounts from Available Funds 30,000.00 265,814.82
126. Estimated Balance to be raised on Property $454,147.50
127. Estimated Tax Rate Based upon above Recommendations $65.00
* Includes Transfer
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STATUS OF "FREE CASH" ACCOUNT
1/1/56 Balance $177,443.52
Less-Uncollected Taxes
31,346.34
Available "Free Cash" - Balance
146,097.18
Used to reduce 1956 taxes
50,000.00
Balance of Available "Free Cash"
96,097.18
1/1/57 Balance
159,784.59
Less-Uncollected Taxes
29,521.10
Available "Free Cash" Balance
#130,263.49
Less-Amount Recommended to be used to reduce 1957 Taxes
30,000.00
Balance of Available "Free Cash"
$100,263.49
Loss of "Free Cash" from 1956 to 1957
$15,833.69
DISTRIBUTION OF $65.00 RECOMMENDED RATE
General Government
$ 2.40
Protection of Persons & Property
5.26
Health and Sanitation
.46
Maintenance of Public Ways
4.68
Charities
4.62
Veterans' Services
1.37
Schools
27.42
Library
.52
Recreation
.33
Cemeteries
.07
Pensions
.72
Unclassified
1.24
Maturing Debt & Interest
10.07
Special Articles
2.34
State and County Charges
3.50
$65.00
# Certified by Department of Corporations & Taxation
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INDEX
Assessors 54
Boosters Club
160
Building and Zoning Board of Appeals
127
Building Inspector
77
Collector of Taxes
92
Development and Industrial Commission
83
Dog Officer
58
Elementary School Building Committee
75
Extension Service
70
Finance Committee
201
Articles in Town Warrant
204
Budget Report
215
Fire Department
58
Highway Department 129
Insect Pest Control Department
81
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering
129
Inspector of Wires
65
Library Survey Committee
86
List of Tax Payers
164
List of Town Officers
3
Old Bridgewater Tercentenary Committee (Treasurer)
71
Planning Board
74
Police Department
62
Public Library
67
Public Welfare Department
57
School Department
131
School Survey Committee
72
Sealer of Weights and Measures
67
Selectmen
197
Street Lighting Survey Committee
123
Town Accountant
93
Town Clerk
8
Town River Watershed Asssociation
198
Town Forest Committee
80
Treasurer
88
Tree Warden
77
Veteran's Service Department 66
Visiting Nurse 198
Water Commissioners 126
Zoning Committee 125
Citizens who fail to attend the Annual Town Meeting - one evening a year - are not only unmindful of their own interests but are unfair to the large number of men and women who give so freely of their time and energy in the management of the business of the Town and are anxious to learn whether their policies and procedure are in accordance with the desires of the majority.
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Citizens who respond to the call for service on appointed Town Committees are nourishing the democratic process with their strength and their principles. Do not fail your community. Your Town Government can be as good as you care to make it.
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OF TOWN OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS
Selectmen's Office 8-0253
William W. Noyes 6513W
Marjorie E. MacDonald
8-3366
H. Roy Hartshorn 8-3125M
Town Offices 6233
Tax Collector
Treasurer
Town Clerk
Assessors
Accountant
Welfare Department 8-0253
Police Department 3410
Fire Department 4137
Water Department 4137
School Department
School Superintendent 5094
High School Principal 7502
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The sixth annual contest was held by the School Department for an art design for the cover of the Town Report.
The Board awarded first prize to the entry of Herbert Chase, and his design appears on the front cover of this report. Honorable mention was awarded to Linda Boyd.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY WEST BRIDGEWATER MASS.
In Memoriam
JANE H. BARTLETT Trustee of Public Library
1943 - 1957
ANNUAL REPORT
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TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1957
MODERATOR John C. Eldridge
TOWN CLERK
Elected
Anna E. Brown
1955
Term Expires 1958
SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Elected
Term Expires
William W. Noyes
1955
1958
Marjorie E. MacDonald
1956
1959
H. Roy Hartshorn
1957
1960
TREASURER H. Roy Hartshorn
ASSESSORS
Elected
Term Expires
Herbert A. Holmes
1955
1958
William W. Phillips
1956
1959
Elmer A. Anderson
1957
1960
TAX COLLECTOR
Elected
Walter C. Dunbar
1957
Term Expires 1960
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY
Elected
Term Expires
Anna Howe
1955
1958
Stanley O. Carlson
1955
1958
Jane Bartlett
1956
1959
Winfield Leavitt
1956
1959
Dorothy Freeman
1957
1960
Allen B. Foye
1957
1960
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SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Elected
Term Expires
Thomas F. Kemp
1955
1958
Erland Thayer
1955
1958
John C. Eldridge
1956
1959
Charles I. Ensher
1956
1959
Walter R. Olson
1957
1960
Norman Churchill
1957
1960
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Elected
Term Expires
Edward G. Asack
1955
1958
William E. Crowley
1956
1959
Gordon A. McDonald
1957
1960
TREE WARDEN
Elected
Thomas B. MacQuinn
1956
Term Expires 1959
CONSTABLES Edward G. Asack Edwin T. Gibson
PLANNING BOARD
Term Expires
Arthur Steptoe
Appointed 1954
1958
H. Edward Parry
Appointed 1954
1959
Merton H. Ouderkirk
Elected 1955
1960
Charles I. Hill
Elected 1956
1961
Russell Robery
Elected 1957
1962
APPOINTMENTS - TOWN MEETING SURVEYORS OF LUMBER, WOOD, & BARK Alfred Gambao Albert Howard Chester R. Ripley
Joseph Fratus
FIELD DRIVERS Edwin Ginn Frank Rolfe
FENCE VIEWERS Thomas B. MacQuinn Clinton Howard Richard Berglund
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Officers Appointed by Selectmen
SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS Richard P. Berglund
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Arthur E. Chaves
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Antone Sousa
SUPERINTENDENT OF PEST CONTROL Thomas B. MacQuinn
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Antone Sousa
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Warren Turner
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS AND SLAUGHTERING
O. Phillip Pearson
DOG OFFICER John L. Downs
VETERANS' BURIAL AGENT William W. Noyes
WELFARE AGENT Alice M. Dean
BURIAL AGENT
Anna E. Brown
VETERANS' SERVICES
William W. Noyes
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BOARD OF HEALTH AGENT Marjorie E. MacDonald
BOARD OF HEALTH PHYSICIAN Dr. Joseph F. Calitri
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS
Appointed
Term Expires
J. Edward Hurley
1955
1958
John E. Seager
1956
1959
Francis J. Crowley
1957
1960
Anna E. Brown, (Member ex-officio)
INSPECTOR OF WIRES Lloyd H. Nordholm
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
Antone Sousa Thomas B. MacQuinn Elmer Hunt
BUILDING INSPECTOR Antone Sousa
MEMORIAL FIELD COMMITTEE
Charles Hill
William R. Brown
Carl R. Ohlson
LOCKUP KEEPER
Edwin T. Gibson
Ervin G. Lothrop
BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS
Appointed
Term Expires
H. Edward Parry
1955
1958
Norman Estabrooks
1955
1958
Horace Snell
1956
1959
H. Kingman Burrill
1957
1960
Charles Freeman
1957
1960
Associate Members:
Everett Young
1955 1958
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WEST BRIDGEWATER ECONOMIC & INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Term Expires
DeSales Heath
1958
Lawrence Moneghan
1959
Herbert S. Gordon
1960
Merton Ouderkirk
1961
Frank Miller
1962
Advisory Committee to the Economic & Industrial Commission
George Hollertz
1958
Francis LeBaron
1959
Leon Beaulieu 1960
William W. Phillips
1961
William R. May
1962
APPOINTMENTS BY CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS
Edwin T. Gibson Edward G. Asack
Raleigh Holden Richard P. Berglund Thomas B. MacQuinn
DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF Edwin T. Gibson
APPOINTMENTS BY MODERATOR
SERVICEMEN'S COMMITTEE
William R. Brown
Robert Goodwin
Royal K. Snell Henry Kundzicz Loring B. Anderson
COMMITTEE TO APPOINT A FINANCE COMMITTEE G. Willard Peterson Harry J. Pomeroy
Alfred T. Wells Arthur L. Read Frank Burque
STREET LIGHTING COMMITTEE Joseph A. Salhaney Lester Reynolds Francis Cheyunski Francis LaBrache Sumner Ohlson
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TOWN OFFICES AND LIBRARY SURVEY COMMITTEE George V. Hollertz Warren H. Anderson
Kenneth Buker Nando Pagani Winfield Leavitt
SCHOOL SURVEY COMMITTEE
Allan Foye Thomas Chisholm, Jr.
Herbert S. Gordon Alfred Gambao Frank Howe
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Appointed
Term Expires
Charles A. Freeman-At Large
1955
1958
Edward D. Cross-North End
1955
1958
Emil H. Ohman-East End
1956
1959
Frank S. Miller-Center
1956
1959
Sidney W. Richardson-West End
1957
1960
George S. Brown-South End
1957
1960
Warren H. Anderson-At Large
1957
1958
APPOINTMENTS
April 12-Raymond Silva, Arch St., appointed as Special Police Officer.
May 28-William Johnson, 362 Manley St., appointed as Special Police Officer.
October 16-John W. Noyes, 267 Spring St., appointed as Water Commissioner until March Election, to fill vacancy left by resignation of Gordon McDonald.
November 4-Leon Beaulieu, 90 East St., appointed to West Bridgewater Economic & Industrial Commission, to fill va- cancy left by Cortland Mathers.
RESIGNATIONS
March 17-Arthur L. Read from Economic & Industrial Com- mission.
May 1-Gordon M. Lovell as Civilian Defense Director.
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September 20-Cortland A. Mathers from Economic & Industrial Commission.
October 1-Gordon A. McDonald as Water Commissioner.
December 31-William W. Noyes as Veteran's Agent
TOWN CLERK
TOWN MEETINGS
Annual Town Meeting
March 11, 1957
A meeting of which the inhabitants of West Bridgewater, qualified to vote in election were duly warned, was called to order at 7:45 p.m. by the Moderator, John C. Eldridge, at the High School Auditorium. Meeting opened with a prayer by Rev. Francis S. Shea. Warrant read by Town Clerk, Anna E. Brown. Check lists were used at the door and 251 male and 144 female voters were checked in.
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:
Alfred Gambao, Albert Howard, Chester R. Ripley.
Field Drivers:
Joseph Fratus, Edwin Ginn, Frank Rolfe.
Fence Viewers:
Thomas B. MacQuinn, Clinton Howard, Richard Berglund.
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Motion made and seconded that the above be elected. Motion carried.
Article 2. To hear the reports of all Town Officers and Com- mittees and act thereon.
H. Roy Hartshorn gave a report on the Board of Health which follows:
Polio clinics were commenced in the early spring of 1956 and during the year there were approximately 1200 who received first and second inoculations of Salk vaccine. It was originally set up to include babies and children to the age of 15; also pregnant women. Having sufficient vaccine available another group was added of 15 through 19 and at the close of the year, young adults from 20 through 29 were also included; the latter not on a clinic basis but with free vaccine. All parental permission slips, requests for vaccine and subsequent reports to the State Board of Health were processed through the local Board of Health.
At the request of the State Board of Health, an equine en- cephalitis survey was conducted in West Bridgewater, in the early part of August. Held at the office of Dr. Joseph Calitri, it was the first in the Hockomock swamp area and excellent response of Town residents aided immeasurably the research work of State and Fed- eral Health Departments. Though every person who participated in the survey received a favorable report, a problem did arise in re- gard to encephalitis. A number of wild birds were reported as being found dead and immediately buried. Inquiry found that tests must be made within hours of death so as to be effective. However, a local pheasant farm was particularly hard-hit and several of the birds were taken to the Waltham Experimental Laboratories, with report given that encephalitis was present. The condition was re- ported to both County and State Health departments and a line of procedure requested.
West Bridgewater has a large extent of low-lying and swampy land, which provides an excellent breeding-place for mosquitoes. The Aerial Spray program assists in controlling the pests, but it is felt that a much more inclusive program is demanded. This in-
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