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Whenever it seems advisable, permission is given for home work. Therefore, girls who show above average ability in the work are not kept back by those who work somewhat slower. For these girls, extra projects are planned in order that they may not lose their interest and enthusiasm.
Last spring, orange and brown felt letters were cut and stitched in the sewing department for the girls' basket ball team.
The exhibition of sewing work was also held in June.
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HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH ROOM REPORT
CASH RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 1928-1929
Receipts
Stock on hand Sept., 1928
$ 38.85
Cash on hand Sept., 1928
135.37
Receipts (Sept., 1928-June, 1929)
5,288.59
$5,462.81
Expenditures
Salaries
$1,137.72
Food
3,942.45
Supplies
137.01
Stock on hand June, 1929
71.97
Cash on hand June, 1929
173.66
$5,462.81
Respectfully submitted,
HAZEL C. ALDRICH.
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INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT
Mr. Benjamin J. Phelps, Superintendent of Schools, Agawam, Mass.
My dear Mr. Phelps :
I present herewith a report of the activities in the Industrial Arts Department during the past year.
You will note the change of name from "Manual Training Department" to "Industrial Arts Department". It is generally conceded that the former designation, (now obsolete in most edu- cational systems,) is misleading in that it appears to pertain to the training of the hands alone. In reality, the aim of the course is to develop the brain through use of the hands. Accordingly, the latter is more in keeping with the true spirit of the department.
The enrollment in the classes was very large last year, so large, in fact, that it was found necessary to draft an instructor from an- other department to devote part of his time to the elementary classes in woodworking.
The Junior High School classes were carried on quite the same as in previous years. A project which presented opportuni- ties for the teaching of the basic shop operations was chosen by the instructor. The project was used as a medium through which the boys were instructed as to the proper use of hand tools and allied shop accessories.
The freshmen boys designed and constructed costumers. This group were taught the proper method of operating the shop machinery and were allowed to use it in the building of their pro- jects.
Senior High classes worked on school equipment almost en- tirely. They constructed benches, cupboards, key racks, bulletin
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boards and innumerable other articles for use in the new rooms.
The department is very grateful to the members of the com- mittee who supervised the building and equipping of the "addi- tion". Due to their thoughtfulness, the shop and equipment is sec- ond to none of its type in this vicinity. It is hoped that the quality of the finished products typifies the splendid working conditions.
The traditional exhibition was held in June.
Respectfully,
FREDERICK T. DACEY.
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PHYSICAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT
To the Superintendent of Schools:
I present herewith for your consideration the annual report of the Department of Physical Education.
With the start of a new school year in September a radical change occurred in the organization and personnel of the depart- ment. Due to the rapid growth of the school and the realization of added facilities, it became necessary and possible for the School Committee to appoint a separate instructor and coach for the girls. Needless to say this was a very satisfactory adjustment, and one that is bound to provide a greater field of activity in the program for both girls and boys. This also made it possible for Miss Edgell to supervise the work in the grade schools, which has heretofore been impossible because of the heavy schedule of the Physical Training Department.
Following the usual physical examinations the students were scheduled for two periods of Physical Education per week, thus meeting the State requirement.
Now the question: What should a program of Physical or Health Education cover ? It should cover such features as are con- ducive to the attaining of the following:
(a) Body control and growth
(b) Character and sportsmanship
(c) Posture
(d) Utilizing the instinct of play
(e) Providing activity for future leisure occupation
The general features of a program for the attaining of the above objectives are marching, calisthenics, apparatus work, sports and games (specialized and mass). During the fall and spring months the program was carried on out of doors as long as the
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weather permitted. Sports in season were featured and this out door work made up one of the most satisfactory features of the program.
Both the boys and the girls had representative teams which took part in interscholastic contests. The girls were exceptionally well represented by strong teams in field hockey and basket ball. The boys' teams were again members of the Twin State Inter- scholastic Conference, a league made up for the most part of neigh- boring high schools. During the past year they won consecutive championships in football, basketball and baseball-setting a record for the league.
While it is necessary to put some emphasis on the training of winning teams, there is danger of over emphasizing the value of winning. If a game is worth playing it is worth winning, but not to the extent of jeopardizing health and scholastic standing. Our idea is that interscholastic athletics, properly supervised, foster school spirit and have a definite place in the school curriculum.
We are not so vitally concerned with the idea of developing physical perfection in a few individuals, or creating super-athletes, but rather in the idea of conserving the health and bodily strength of the children of the community. In keeping with this idea a program has been offered which every boy and girl, regardless of his or her physical differences, can take part in and enjoy.
Respectfully submitted,
HARMON A. SMITH,
Supervisor Physical Education.
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TEACHERS' APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS -- 1929 APPOINTMENTS
Name
Subject or Grade
School
Began Service Sept., 1929
Marian A. Edgell
Physical Training
High
Louis H. Moseley
Agriculture
High
Sept., 1929
Robert H. S. Mark
Science
Junior High
Sept., 1929
Hazelle J. Merrill
Social Science
Junior High
Sept., 1929
Dorothy E. Smith
English
Junior High
Sept., 1929
Mrs. Marion C. Smith
Special Class
Junior High
Sept., 1929
Jean Carman
V
Agawam Center
Sept., 1929
A. Marion Loomis
III
Agawam Center
Sept., 1929
Alice B. Connolly
II
North Agawam
Dec., 1929
Ruth M. Cassidy
II-III
Springfield St.
Sept., 1929
Helen E. Talmadge
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Springfield St.
Sept., 1929
RESIGNATIONS
Musa B. Richardson V
Agawam Center
Service Ended Mar., 1929
Dorothy L. Hooker
III
Agawam Center
June, 1929
Mrs. M. Carmeleta Dillman IV-V
North Agawam
June, 1929
Ruth E. Manchester V-VI
Feeding Hills
June, 1929
Letitia E. Redden
II-III
Springfield St.
June, 1929
TRANSFERS
From To Jr. High, History
Date Sept., 1929
Emily M. McCormick
VII, Springfield St. Jr. High, Mathematics
Sept., 1929
Phyllis B. Irwin
II, Springfield St. No. Agawam, Special Class
Sept., 1929
DECEASED
Mildred C. Pease
II, North Agawam
Nov. 1, 1929
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Annette E. Deely
VIII, No. Agawam
TEACHERS UNDER APPOINTMENT DECEMBER 31, 1929
Subject or Grade
SUPERINTENDENT Benjamin J. Phelps
Education Yale College, B. A. Teachers' College, M. A.
Began Service in Agawam July, 1922
SUPERVISORS Mary M. Crowley Art
Mass. Normal Art School B. S.
Sept., 1926
Ruth A. Perry
Music
Keene Normal School Montpelier Seminary
Sept., 1926
HIGH SCHOOL F. Earl Williams Principal
Sept., 1927
Mrs. Hazel C. Aldrich
Domestic Science
Mass. Agricultural College B. S. Skidmore College of Arts Fitchburg Normal
Sept., 1922
Frederick T. Dacey
Manual Training
Sept., 1922
Marian A. Edgell Physical Training & Coach Boston School of Physical of Girls' Athletics Education Harmon A. Smith Y. M. C. A. College
Sept., 1929
Physical Training & Coach of Boys' Athletics Agriculture
Sept., 1924
Louis H. Moseley
Sept., 1929
Elizabeth E. Baker Sr. Commercial
Sept., 1926
Nellie I. Button
Sr. English
Mass. Agricultural College University of New Hampshire B. A. Middlebury College M. A.
Sept., 1922
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Allan M. Hadley
Sr. Science
Clark University, B. A.
Sept., 1927
Erika C. Jauch Sr. French
Smith College B. A.
Sept., 1923
Dorothy H. Lilly
Sr. English
Smith College B. A.
Sept., 1928
Clara L. McIntire
Sr. Commercial
Bay Path Institute
Northeastern Univ. B. A. Sept., 1922
Eleanor B. Miller
Sr. Latin and Math.
Smith College B. A.
Sept., 1928
Katharine M. Phealan
Sr. Eng. and Hist.
Smith College B. A.
Sept., 1927
John M. Quirk
Sr. Science
Middlebury College B. A.
Jan., 1923
Eleanor H. Smith
Sr. Mathematics
Smith College B. A.
Teachers' College M. A. Smith College B. A.
Sept., 1922
Marjorie Ward Sr. History
Teachers' College M. A. Sept., 1922
Cora M. Barnes
Jr. History
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1922
Annette E. Deely
Jr. History
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1921
Mae P. Lynch Jr. Mathematics
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1919
Robert H. S. Mark Jr. Science
Middlebury College B. S.
Sept., 1929
Emily M. McCormick
Jr. Mathematics
Westfield Normal
Bay Path Institute
Sept., 1924
Farmington Normal
Sept., 1929
New Britain Normal Springfield Commercial
April, 1920
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1917
Sept., 1929
Wheaton College, B. A. Providence Normal
Sept., 1929
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Hazelle J. Merrill Jr. Social Science Mrs. Viola W. Phillips Jr. English
Catherine T. Powers Jr. Social Science Dorothy E. Smith Jr. English Mrs. Marion C. Smith Special Class
AGAWAM CENTER SCHOOL
Mary E. McDowell
Principal
Eastern State Normal
Sept., 1926
Gladys E. Goodwin
Grade VI
Farmington Normal
Sept., 1926
Mrs. Ruth Anderson VI
Gorham Normal
Sept., 1929
Jean Carman V Grades IV-V
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1929
Nora M. Chandler
Farmington Normal
Sept., 1927
Eleanor Sutcliffe IV
Fitchburg Normal
Sept., 1928
A. Marion Loomis III
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1929
Ida J. Hubbell Grade II
Westfield Normal
Sept., 192+
Jessica Dickinson
Grade I
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1926
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NORTH AGAWAM SCHOOL
Katherine G. Danahy
Principal
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1899
Eleanor C. Daly VI
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1923
Grace M. Connell
Grades V-VI
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1926
Kathryn M. Roache
Grade V
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1922
Alice Mckeown
Grade IV
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1923
Anna M. Connors
Grades III-IV
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1928
Olive A. Fox
Grade III
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1914
Alice B. Connolly
II
Fitchburg Normal
Dec., 1929
Julia A. O'Connell
Grade I
Spfld. Kindergarten
April, 1927
Jennie M. Lucas
Grade I
Southington Training
Sept., 1900
Phyllis B. Irwin
Special Class
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1926
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SPRINGFIELD ST. SCHOOL
Faolin M. Peirce Principal Mrs. Mildred T. Clark Grade I
Springfield Normal
Sept., 1909
Higgins Classical Inst.
April, 1922
Helen E. Talmadge II
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1929
Ruth M. Cassidy II-III
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1929
Elizabeth C. McCormick Grade III
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1927
Cora Y. Desmarais Grade IV
New Haven State Normal
Sept., 1927
Dorothy M. Emerson Grade V
Univ. of Vermont Training Class
Sept., 1925
Viva M. Potter Grade VI
Barton Teachers Training Course
Sept., 1925
FEEDING HILLS SCHOOL
Helyne D. Mousley Principal and Grade VI Westfield Normal
Sept., 1923
Mary E. Spelman Grades IV-V
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1928
Ruth M. Ripley Grades II-III
Castine Normal
Sept., 1925
Geraldine Gosse
Grades I-II
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1928
SOUTH SCHOOL Merriam S. Weeks
Grades I-II-III
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1926
SUFFIELD. ST. SCHOOL
Cecily C. Pratt Grades I-II-III
Fitchburg Normal
Sept., 1928
WEST ST. SCHOOL Lora M. Bettinger
Grades I-II-III-IV
Westfield Normal
Sept., 1928
Articles in Warrant
ARTICLES IN WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MARCH 8, 1930
Article 1. To choose two or more Fence Viewers and two or more Field Drivers.
Article 2. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers.
Article 3. To see what method the Town will adopt for the support of the poor for the ensuing year.
Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day and provide for its expenditure.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the payment of a proper charge of an Insurance Com -. pany for acting as surety on the official bond of its officers.
Article 6 To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for liability insurance of its employees.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to investigate and recommend to the Town what action should be taken regarding a town forest.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $400 to the Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, to be ex- pended for the agricultural and home economics extension service in this county and town, in accordance with the provisions of sec- tions 40 to 45, Chapter 128 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
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Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend its zoning by-laws adopted April 6, 1928 as amended by changing a cer- tain parcel of land described as follows, from residence A district to business. Beginning at a point in the Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane thirteen hundred sixty-seven (1367) feet North- westerly from a point in said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane opposite the Northwesterly line of Silver Street ; and running thence Southwesterly at right angles with said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred (200) feet; running thence Northwesterly, in a line parallel with said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred (200) feet; running thence North- easterly at right angles with said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred (200) feet and running thence Southeasterly in said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred (200) feet to the point of beginning.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars for the celebration of the 75th anni- versary of the incorporation of the Town.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate any sum of money to be used for the establishment and construction of side- walks and curbing on any of the streets of the Town.
Article 12. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for electric lights in Line Street.
Article 13. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fifty dollars for reimbursement of F. W. Randall for labor in North Cemetery in 1928.
Article 14. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars to be raised by taxation for continuation of pavement on School Street, and to provide for the overdraft of $214.60 during 1929 on said street.
Article 15. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand dollars provided the State and County will each appropriate a like sum, for the rebuilding of any street in town,
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with stone, block, brick or other pavement of similar lasting char- acter and provide for raising said sum, or take any action relating thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the care of North Cemetery.
Article 17. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of six hundred and thirty seven dollars to cover a deficit in Interest Department for 1929.
Article 18. To see if the Town will authorize its Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow during the current municipal year beginning January 1, 1930, in anticipation of the revenue of said year, such sums of money as may be necessary for the current expenses of the Town.
Article 19. To see if the Town will appropriate any sum of money to provide equipment and supplies for establishing a dental clinic.
Article 20. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars to complete the construction of Silver Street through to Shoemaker Lane.
Article 21. To make the necessary appropriations for the ensuing year.
Article 22. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting.
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INDEX
Accounting Officer, Report of
34
Assessors' Report 69
Auditor's Report 73
Births 25
Board of Fire Engineers, Report of
65
Board of Water Commissioners, Report of
77
Chief of Police, Report of 62
Deaths 31
Gypsy Moth and Allied Pests, Report of Superintendent
68
Library Trustees, Report of
78
Marriages
28
School Report
81
Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of
67
Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare and Board of Health, Report of
58
Statistical Report
33
Tax Collector's Report
72
Town Clerk's Report
6
Town Meeting, Annual,. March 9, 1929
9
Town Meeting, Special, May 22, 1929
17
Town Meeting, Special, Nov. 25, 1929
20
Town Officers, 1929-1930
3
Treasurer's Report
53
Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture, Report of
74
Vital Statistics 25
Warrant Annual Town Meeting, March 8, 1930 123
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Annual Report of
Town Officers
of the
Town of Agawam
Massachusetts
F
INCOR OR
15.1855
PORATE
For the Year Ending December 31 1930
Town Officers 1929-1930
Selectmen, Public Welfare and Board of Health EDWIN L. TALMADGE GILES W. HALLADAY JOHN L. BURKE
Town Clerk and Treasurer HENRY E. BODURTHA
Collector HOWARD W. POND
School Committee
CLIFFORD M. GRANGER Term expires 1932
GRACE B. REED
Term expires 1932
J. LEO ROY. .
Term expires 1933
SIDNEY F. ATWOOD.
Term expires 1933
ARTHUR RUDMAN .. Term expires 1931
THOMAS H. STAPLETON
Term expires 1931
Assessors
ADOLPHUS PROVOST . Term expires 1932
PAUL B. JOHNSON. Term expires 1931
CLARENCE H. GRANGER Term expires 1933
Auditor LEAFIE N. MAYNARD
Library Trustees
ANNA H. RUDMAN. Term expires 1931
ALICE B. GRANGER . Term expires 1932
IDA BERNATCHEZ. Term expires 1933
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Water Commissioners
WALTER S. KERR. . Term expires 1932
DENNIS M. CROWLEY Term expires 1931
DUDLEY K. BODURTHA Term expires 1933
Cemetery Commissioners
ALVIN R. KELLOGG. . Term expires 1933
ELBERT L. CAMPBELL Term expires 1932
DWIGHT E. BAILEY . Term expires 1931
Trustees of Whiting Street Fund
JUDSON G. BLACKMAN Term expires 1931
FREMONT H. KING Term expires 1932
Tree Warden FRANK W. RANDALL
Constables
MOISE V. BESSETTE
WARREN C. BODURTHA
DANIEL O. CESAN
JOHN R. DALEY
EARL E. DICKINSON
WILLIAM A. DUCLOS ALVIN R. KELLOGG CHARLES M. ROBINSON CHARLES H. WYMAN PERLEY J. HEWEY
Surveyors of Lumber
EDWARD J. GOSSELIN
CHARLES W. HULL
FREMONT H. KING NELSON G. KING
Measurers of Wood
WILLARD C. CROUSS ALVIN R. KELLOGG NELSON G. KING
CHARLES W. HULL
Public Weighers
PHILLIP B. BARRY PRENTISS JENKS
BERTLEY R. JENKS HARVEY E. PORTER FRANK WHITTAKER
Sealer of Weights and Measures EDWIN U. LEONARD
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Chief of Police PERLEY J. HEWEY
Registrars of Voters
PHILLIP B. BARRY CHARLES W. HULL
PHILIP W. HASTINGS HENRY E. BODURTHA
Inspector of Animals JAMES H. CLARK
Inspector of Meats DWIGHT E. BAILEY
Fire Engineers
FRANK T. Goss EDWARD J. GOSSELIN JAMES W. SHEA
Foreman of Highway Work JUDSON G. BLACKMAN Fence Viewers
DWIGHT E. BAILEY THOMAS A. KERR
Field Drivers
WILLIAM S. HALLADAY FRANKIE H. CAMPBELL
Burial Agent EDWIN B. SPRING
Town Counsel WENDELL G. BROWNSON
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Town Clerk's Report TOWN ELECTION, MARCH 3, 1930
PRECINCT
Number of ballots cast
A 580
B 450
C Total
647 1677
RESULT OF COUNT OF BALLOTS
For Selectmen, Board of
Welfare and Board of Health:
John L. Burke
218
105
390
713
William E. Cross
108
134
309
551
Charles J. Feriole
127
14
27
168
James F. Kirby
240
71
126
437
Giles W. Halladay
134
249
327
710
Ernest A. Lepore
155
177
94
246
Edwin L. Talmadge
286
247
276
809
Blanks
472
353
392
1217
For Town Clerk and Treasurer:
Henry E. Bodurtha
260
238
454
952
Blanks
320
212
193
725
For Collector:
Howard W. Pond
289
288
507
1084
Fred A. Raison
1
1
Warren C. Bodurtha
1
1
John Daley
1
1
Blanks
291
162
137
590
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PRECINCT
A
B
C
Total
Assessor for three years:
Clarence H. Granger
270
312
471
1053
John A. Warner
3
3
Blanks
310
138
173
621
School Committee for three years:
Sidney F. Atwood
175
270
369
814
Harry R. Jones
185
184
291
660
J. Leo Roy
281
166
272
719
Blanks
519
280
362
1161
Water Commissioner for three years:
Dudley K. Bodurtha
174
224
336
734
John L. Burke
243
124
260
627
Blanks
163
102
51
316
Auditor:
Leafie N. Maynard
273
251
458
982
Blanks
307
199
189
695
Tree Warden:
Frank W. Randall
259
295
483
1037
John L. Burke
1
1
Blanks
321
155
163
639
Library Trustee for three years:
Ida Bernatchez
283
236
429
948
Blanks
297
214
218
729
Trustee of Whiting Street Fund for two years:
Edward J. Desmarais
248
87
89
424
Fremont H. King
110
222
430
762
Blanks
222
141
128
491
Cemetery Commissioner for three years:
Alvin R. Kellogg
139
255
392
786
William D. Rising
171
89
94
354
Blanks
260
106
161
527
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PRECINCT A
B
C
Total
Constables:
Virgili Ardizoni
235
61
46
342
Charles A. Barden
100
81
301
482
Moise V. Bessette
277
154
259
690
Warren C. Bodurtha
130
201
469
800
Percy Campion
114
45
63
222
Daniel O. Cesan
118
199
352
669
James F. Cleary
159
181
118
458
John Daley .
155
66
299
520
Thomas Daley
172
56
111
339
Jasper DeForge
260
91
143
494
William DeForge
224
65
115
404
Earl E. Dickinson
88
162
378
628
William A. Duclos
228
180
265
673
Cornelius F. Galvin
99
37
50
186
Clark B. Jones
116
155
382
653
Alvin R. Kellogg
130
253
313
696
Leo F. Risley
98
112
298
508
Charles M. Robinson
84
139
311
534
Charles H. Wyman
128
221
291
640
John L. Burke
1
1
T. Kerr
1
1
E. A. Lepore
1
1
Blanks
2865
2041
1903
6809
Moderator:
Clarence H. Granger
145
265
402
812
Thomas H. Stapleton
206
59
104
369
Blanks
229
126
141
496
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Annual Town Meeting
MARCH 8, 1930
Annual Town Meeting assembled in the Assembly Hall of the High School at one o'clock P. M. according to call of Warrant. Warrant was read by the Town Clerk, and under
Article 1. To choose two or more Fence Viewers and two or more Field Drivers.
Dwight E. Bailey and Thomas A. Kerr were chosen Fence Viewers.
William S. Halladay and Frankie H. Campbell were chosen Field Drivers.
Article 2. To hear and act upon the reports of the Town Officers.
Voted: To accept the reports of the Town Officers as printed, typographical errors and omissions excepted.
Article 3. To see what method the Town will adopt for the support of the poor for the ensuing year.
Voted: That the care of the poor be left in the hands of the Board of Public Welfare.
Article 4. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the observance of Memorial Day and provide for its expenditure.
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Voted: To appropriate the sum ot one hundred and fifty dollars for the observance of Memorial Day, the same to be ex- pended by the American Legion and the Sons of Veterans.
Article 5. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for the payment of a proper charge of an Insurance Company for acting as surety on the official bond of its officers.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of five hundred and twenty- five dollars for sureties on the official bond of Town Officers.
Article 6. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum of money for liability insurance of its employees.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of six hundred dollars for liability insurance of town employees.
Article 7. To see if the Town will appoint a committee to investigate and recommend to the Town what action should be taken regarding a town forest.
Voted: To pass over.
Article 8. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars to the Trustees for County Aid to Agricul- ture, to be expended for the agricultural and home economics extension service in the county and town, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of four hundred dollars.
Article 9. To see if the Town will vote to amend its Zoning by-laws adopted April 6, 1928, as amended, by changing a cer- tain parcel of land described as follows from residence A. Dis- trict to Business. Beginning at a point in the Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane thirteen hundred and sixty-seven feet Northwesterly from a point in said Southwesterly line of Shoe- maker Lane opposite the Northwesterly line of Silver Street: and running thence Southwesterly at right angles with said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred feet: run- ning thence Northwesterly in a line parallel with said South-
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westerly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred feet: running thence Northeasterly at right angles with said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred feet and running thence Southwesterly in said Southwesterly line of Shoemaker Lane two hundred feet to the point of beginning.
Voted: To so amend.
Article 10. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the incorporation of the town.
Voted: To appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars.
Article 11. To see if the Town will appropriate any sum of money to be used for the establishment and construction of sidewalks and curbing on any of the streets of the town.
Voted: That the sum of two thousand dollars be appro- priated for the purpose of constructing sidewalks and curbings as are necessary on Springfield Street beginning at a point in front of the School on said Street known as the "Plains School," and extending as far each way as the said sum of two thousand dollars will carry said work. The sum to be raised by taxation during the current municipal year. It being intended that a reasonable amount not exceeding one-half of the total cost be assessed upon the abutting estates.
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