Town of Agawam, Massachusetts annual report 1941-1945, Part 36

Author: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Publication date: 1941
Publisher: Agawam (Mass. : Town)
Number of Pages: 872


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$ 36,114.07


Public Service Enterprises Water


Salaries :


Commissioners


$ 330.00


Superintendent


2,472.00


Clerk


550.00


General Expenses :


Deputy Collector


34.00


Printing, Stationery and Postage


271.89


Labor


7,855.73


Trucks


341.69


Thawing Pipes


190.50


Pipes and Fittings


2,506.07


New Meters and Repairs


484.29


Gasoline and Oil .


329.96


Hardware and Supplies


109.30


All Other


36.84


Construction :


815.86


Labor


-


61


Trucks 183.06


Pipes and Fittings


4,734.47


Equipment 616.00


Excavation


2,450.62


All Other 2.68


Suffield St. Construction


3,224.32


Contract 12,086.03


$ 39,625.31


Cemeteries


. Maple Grove Cemetery Fund ... $ 19.00


Old Cemetery Fund


18.00


North Cemetery


87.58


Interest $ 124.58


Schoolhouse Loans


$ 600.00


Administration Building Loan ..


875.00


Relief Loan 70.00


1,545.00 $


Municipal Indebtedness


Schoolhouse Loans


$ 10,000.00


Administration Building Loan. . 10,000.00


Relief Loan


2,000.00


$ 22,000.00


Agency, Trust and Investment


State Tax


$ 10,404.00


County Tax


14,064.40


State Parks and Reservations


255.72


State Audit


474.64


War Bonds


50,000.00


$ 75,198.76


Refunds


Taxes


$ 1,168.20


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes


21.38


Water Department


35.00


Old Age Assistance


.50


$ 1,225.08


Total Payments


$535,145.40


Cash on Hand Dec. 31, 1945


190,401.11


GRAND TOTAL PAYMENTS and CASH ON HAND $725,546.51


62


APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1945


Balance Appropriation


Transfers


Unexpended Available Expenditures Balances


Moderator


$


$ 25.00


$ 25.00 $


25.00 $


Legislative Other


50.00


50.00


1.80


48.20


Selectmen


2,460.00


2,460.00


2,387.01


72.99


Accounting


1,080.00


1,080.00


981.99


98.01


Treasurer


3,035.00


3,035.00


2,999.46


35.54


100.00


4,465.00


4,408.39


56.61


Assessors


4,575.00


4,575.00


4,520.41


54.59


Law


1,250.00


1,250.00


582.58


667.42


Town Clerk


1,560.00


1,560.00


1,392.36


167.64


Election and Registration


1,000.00


1,000.00


877.10


122.90


Administration Building


4,372.00


4,372.00


4,345.75


26.25


Town Buildings


650.00


650.00


611.09


38.91


Engineering


5,000.00


5,000.00


4,967.78


32.22


Police


18,500.00


7.25 Ref.


18,507.25


17,902.49


604.76


Police Radio


20.49


20.49


20.49


Fire


11,000.00


11,000.00


10,965.79


34.21


Fire-Truck


10,000.00


10,000.00


10,000.00


Building Inspector


800.00


800.00


800.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


850.00


850.00


824.11


25.89


Forestry


1,800.00


1,126.81 Ref.


2,926.81


2,434.72


492.09


Forest Fires


205.00


205.00


158.85


46.15


Gypsy Moth & Japanese Be~tle


500.00


22.60


522.60


522.49


.11


Dog Officer


200.00


200.00


194.00


6.00


Health


2,050.00


72.00 E&D


2,122.00


1,086.62


1,035.38


Vital Statistics


40.00


40.00


40.00


Diphtheria Clinic


100.00


100.00


39.27


60.73


Town Nurse


2,700.00


2,700.00


2,528.17


171.83


Inspections (Slaughter &


Animal)


1,565.00


1,565.00


1,565.00


Collector


4,365.00


63


Balance Appropriation Transfers


Unexpended Available Expenditures Balances


Plumbing Inspector


800.00


800.00


800.00 800.00


Garbage Collection


800.00


800.00


Sewers and Surface Drainage .


3,500.00


3,500.00


3,497.63


2.37


Norris St. Sewer


9,000.00


9,000.00


6,146.88


2,853.12


Kensington St. Sewer


9,000.00


9,000.00


823.02


8,176.98


Hastings St. Drainage


500.00


500.00


499.45


.55


South West St. Culvert


600.00


600.00


600.00


Venturi Meter House .


2,160.00


2,160.00


2,160.00


Westfield River Inter. Sewer


5,000.00


5,000.00


5,000.00


Highways


28,550.00


84.20 Ref.


29,209.20


28,832.24


376.96


575.00 Res.


933.88


141.76


792.12


South End Bridge Repairs North Agawam Bridge Abut- ment


5,000.00


11,666.66 S&C


17,500.00


3,677.03


13,822.97


Cooley St. Construction


1,785.00


1,785.00


1,785.00


Chapter 90 Maintenance


1,200.00


2,400.00 S&C


3,600.00


3,545.48


54.52


Street Lights .


9,000.00


9,000.00


8,447.60


552.40


Main St. Sidewalk


1,500.00


1,500.00


395.92


1,104.08


Suffield St. Sidewalk


4,000,00


4,000.00


4,000.00


U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance


6,017.04


22.45 Ref.


19,317.47


16,507.38


2,810.09


13,277.98 F.


U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children


710.67


683.86 F.


1,394.53


939.31


455.22


Old Age Assistance


16,200.00


16,200.00


15,944.24


255.76


Aid to Dependent Children


1,800.00


1,800.00


1,725.40


74.60


Public Welfare .


10,750.00


10,750.00


8,335.19


2,414.81


Veterans' Benefits


8,300.00


8,300.00


4,077.90


4,222.10


Schools


178,000.00


178,000.00


177,999.50


.50


Smith Hughes School Fund


...


284.88 F. 284.88


284.88


833.34 Res.


933.88


64


George Deen School Fund Libraries


933.72


1,000.00


19.97 Res. 1,728.15 Co.


933.72 2,748.12


933.72 2,723.81


24.31


Unclassified


800.00


800.00


784.75


15.25


Revising Zoning Laws and Map


300.00


300.00


300.00


Tax Title Foreclosures


600.00


600.00


323.00


277.00


Planning Board


500.00


500.00


163.46


336.54


Surety Bonds


750.00


750.00


522.79


227.21


Liability Insurance


825.00


188.14 Res.


1,013.14


1,013.14


Memorial Day Observance


200.00


200.00


187.10


12.90


County Aid to Agriculture


75.00


75.00


75.00


Board of Appeals


10.00 Res.


10.00


8.95


1.05


Widows' Annuities


1,200.00


1,200.00


1,200.00


Reserve Fund


5,000.00


5,000.00


2,911.13


2,088.87


Athletic Field


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,000.00


Civilian Defense


100.00


100.00


30.89


69.11


State Census


300.00


300.00


248.37


51.63


Ration Board


500.00


500.00


.79.85


420.15


Rehabilitation Committee


100.00


100.00


6.87


93.13


Water


42,877.00


35.27 Res.


42,912.27


39,625.31


3,286.96


North Cemetery


90.00


90.00


87.58


2.42


Old Cemetery Fund


59.48


14.00 In.


73.48


18.00


55.48


Maple Grove Cemetery Fund


33.76


28.10 In.


61.86


19.00


42.86


Interest


1,545.00


1,545.00


1,545.00


Debt


22,000.00


22,000.00


22,000.00


Ref. Refund


Res. Transferred from Reserve Fund


S&C State and County


F. Federal Grant


Co. Hampden County Dog Fund


In. Income from Trust Funds


65


TOWN OF AGAWAM Balance Sheet-December 31, 1945


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


$190,401.11


Tailings


$ 5.02


Departmental Cash Advances


60.00


Surplus War Bonus


2,701.14


Accounts Receivable : Taxes :


Dog Licenses Due to County ....


1.80


Levy of 1945


30,563.65


Trust Fund Income : Phelon Library Fund ... $ 18.43


Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes : Levy of 1945


327.89


Tax Titles .. $ 4,448.79


Old Cemetery Fund


55.48


Tax Possessions . 100,638.68


105,087.47


Maple Grove


Cemetery Fund 42.86


116.77


Aid to Depend-


6,468.69


ent Children 265.33


776.20


Road Machinery Fund . Federal Grants : Old Age Assistance :


Departmental :


Public Welfare $ 180.00


Old Age


Assistance . . 330.87


Tax Sale Excess


51.40


66


67


Water:


Rates $ 5,439.80


Sundries 402.02


State Aid to Highways: Chapter 90- Highways .. $ 1,200.00 North Agawam


Bridge ... 3,571.46


4,771.46


Unexpended Appropriation Balances : Town Adminis- tration Build- ing Construc- tion .


. $ 20.34


Police-Radio .


20.49


Fire-Truck


10,000.00


Sewer Construction :


8,769.86


Venturi Meter House 2,160.00


South West


Street Culvert 600.00


Kensington


Street Sewer 8,176.98


Norris Street Sewer . 2,853.12


Westfield


Street Sewer 5,000.00


Highways:


2,810.09


5,841.82


Aid to Dependent Children : Aid $ 182.01 Administration 273.21


455.22


County Aid to Highways : Chapter 90- Highways .. $ 1,200.00


North Agawam Bridge .... 7,569.86


Overlay Deficits to be Raised :


Levy of 1941. . $ 9.72


Levy of 1942. . 9.60


Levy of 1943. . 9.30


28.62


County Tax Deficit to be Raised . .


278.38


Assistance. . $ 2,561.29 Administration 248.80


Chapter 90 Maintenance 54.52


Cooley Street


Construction


1,785.00


Sidewalks :


Main Street


Sidewalk


1,104.08


Bridges :


South End Bridge


Repairs


...


792.12


North Agawam


Bridge


Abutment


13,822.97


$ 46,389.62


Overlay Reserve.


33,298.73


Overlays Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1945. . 3,768.74


Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes $ 327.89


Tax Titles 105,087.47


Departmental . 776.20


Water 5,841.82


112,033.38


Overestimate to be Used as Available Funds : State Parks and


68


Reservations Surplus Revenue


84.69 138,721.17


$346,906.46


$346,906.46


Respectfully submitted, FRANCES M. PEDULLA, Accounting Officer.


1


69


Treasurer's Report


ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945 Dr.


Balance January 1, 1945


$201,642.06


Receipts of 1945 (See Account- ant's Report) 523,904.45


$725,546.51


Cr.


Payments of 1945 (See Account-


ant's Report)


535,145.40


Balance December 31, 1945


190,401.11


725,546.51


TRUST FUNDS


Whiting Street Fund: Dr.


January 1, 1945, on hand :


Securities


$ 5,595.00


Cash


1,470.69


Income of 1945


213.90


7,279.59


Cr.


Administration expenses


2.85


Aid to worthy poor


158.25


Cash balance December 31, 1945


1,523.49


Amount of Securities Decem-


ber 31, 1945


5,595.00


7,279.59


Desire A. Pyne Fund :


Dr.


January 1, 1945, on hand :


Securities


$ 2,000.00


Cash


325.41


Income of 1945


35.05


2,360.46


Cr.


Securities on hand Decem- ber 31, 1945


2,000.00


Cash


360.46


2,360.46


70


Mary A. Phelon School Fund: Dr.


January 1, 1945, on hand :


Securities


$


4,225.93


Cash


733.71


Income of 1945


133.82


5,093.46


Cr


Paid orders of School Com- mittee 251.37


Cash on hand December 31, 1945


616.16


Securities


4,225.93


5,093.46


Phelon Library Fund :


Dr.


January 1, 1945, on hand :


Securities


$ 500.00


Income, 1945


10.00


510.00


Cr.


Paying Trust Fund Income ..


10.00


Amount of securities on hand


December 31, 1945


500.00


510.00


Davis Library Fund : Dr


Income of 1945


Cr. $ 499.58


Paid Agawam Library Asso- ciation


499.58


499.58


Old Cemetery Fund : Dr.


On hand January 1, 1945,


Securities


$ 700.00


Income of 1945


14.00


714.00


Cr.


Paid Trust Fund Income


14.00


On hand December 31, 1945, Securities


700.00


714.00


71


499.58


Maple Grove Cemetery Fund : Dr. On hand January 1, 1945, Securities $ 1,405.79 28.10


Income of 1945


1,433.89


Cr


Paid Trust Fund Income ....


28.10


On hand December 31, 1945, Securities


1,405.79


1,433.89


Post War Rehabilitation Fund: Dr.


On hand January 1, 1945 $100,000.00


Appropriated, 1945 50,000.00


150,000.00


Cr.


December 31, 1945, U. S.


Treasury Notes on hand . . 150,000.00 150,000.00


HENRY E. BODURTHA, Treasurer.


72


LIABILITIES OF THE TOWN. OF AGAWAM


December 31, 1945


Year


Date of


Purpose of Loan


Issued


Outstanding


Rate


Retirement


Due 1946


School House .


1938


$30,000.00


11/2%


Oct. 1948


10,000.00


Relief


1936


2,000.00


4.0


Oct. 1946


2,000.00


Administration Building


. 1941


60,000.00


11/4%


Aug. 1951


10,000.00


HENRY E. BODURTHA, Treasurer.


73


Report of Tax Collector


At this time I wish to pay tribute to the late Ray- mond F. Finnegan, Tax Collector for the Town of Agawam the past eleven years. He was always known to be honest, faithful, and efficient. His death is a great loss to the townspeople of Agawam.


On August 6th the Honorable Board of Selectmen appointed me to complete the term of the late Raymond F. Finnegan, and at that time all taxes were recommitted to me.


I, hereby, submit my annual report as Temporary Collector for the year ending December 31, 1945.


TAXES OF 1943 Poll


Outstanding January 1, 1945 $ 2.00


Payments to Treasurer $ 2.00


Outstanding December 31, 1945 .00


$ 2.00


Motor Vehicle Excise


Outstanding January 1, 1945


$ 13.26


Payments to Treasurer $


5.45


Abatements


7.81


Outstanding December 31, 1945


.00


$ 13.26


TAXES OF 1944 Poll


Outstanding January 1, 1945


$ 96.00


Payments to Treasurer $ 68.00


Abatements


28.00


Outstanding December 31, 1945


.00


$ 96.00


Personal


Outstanding January 1, 1945


$ 2,594.71


Payments to Treasurer


$ 1,676.33


Abatements


829.25


Outstanding August 6, 1945


89.13


$ 2,594.71


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti, Temp. Collector, August 6, 1945 $ 89.13


Payments to Treasurer $ 89.13


74


Outstanding December 31, 1945 .00


$


89.13


TAXES OF 1944 Real Estate Outstanding January 1, 1945 ... $ 31,204.08 Refunds 408.90


$ 31,612.98


Payments to Treasurer $ 29,092.20


Abatements


408.90


Outstanding August 6, 1945


2,111.88


$ 31,612.98


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti, Temp. Collector, August 6, 1945


$ 2,111.88


Payments to Treasurer $ 2,070.80


Transferred to Tax Titles 41.08


Outstanding December 31, 1945


.00


$ 2,111.88


Motor Vehicle Excise


Outstanding January 1, 1945


.


$


394.98


Added Commitment 16.00


$ 410.98


Payments to Treasurer


$ 302.67


Abatements


108.31


Outstanding December 31, 1945


.00


$ 410.98


TAXES OF 1945 Poll


Commitment $ 5,554.00


Added Commitment


6.00


$ 5,560.00


Payments to Treasurer $ 3,920.00


Abatements


1,358.00


Outstanding August 6, 1945


282.00 $ 5,560.00


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti, Temp. Collector, August 6, 1945 $ 282.00


Added Commitment 10.00


$ 292.00


Payments to Treasurer $ 114.00


Abatements


92.00


Outstanding December 31, 1945


86.00


Personal


Commitment


$ 46,292.80


Payments to Treasurer


$


3,725.20


$ 292.00


75


Outstanding August 6, 1945 .. .


42,567.60


$ 46,292.80


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti,


Temp. Collector August 6, 1945 Payments to Treasurer $ 39,931.60 Abatements 16.00


$ 42,567.60


Outstanding December 31, 1945 2,620.00


$ 42,567.60


TAXES OF 1945 Real Estate


Commitment $262,074.40


Payments to Treasurer $ 57,977.75


Abatements


522.40


Outstanding August 6, 1945


203,574.25


$262,074.40


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti,


Temp. Collector August 6, 1945 $203,574.25 Added Commitment 47.20


Refunds 43.20


$203,664.65


Payments to Treasurer $173,847.80


Abatements


1,236.80


Transferred to Tax Titles 722.40


Outstanding December 31, 1945


27,857.65


$203.664.65


Motor Vehicle Excise


Commitments


$ 8,555.83


Refunds


3.97


$ 8,559.80


Payments to Treasurer $ 6,733.62


Abatements


51.69


Outstanding August 6, 1945


1,774.49


$ 8,559.80


Recommitted to Margaret E. Ferranti. Temp. Collector August 6, 1945 $ 1,774.49


Added Commitments 523.56


Refunds 17.41


$ 2,315.46


Payments to Treasurer $ 1,937,32


Abatements


50.25


Outstanding December 31, 1945


327.89


$ 2,315.46


Respectfully submitted. MARGARET E. FERRANTI Temp. Tax Collector 76


Assessor's Report


1945


Number of Horses Assessed


141


Number of Cows Assessed 599


Number of Sheep Assessed


26


Number of Neat Cattle Assessed


137


Number of Swine Assessed 457


Number of Fowls Assessed


28,435


Total Number of Live-


stock Assessed


29,795


Value of Assessed Stock in Trade $ 69,260.00


Value of Assessed Ma- chinery


840,225.00


Value of Assessed Live- stock


74,425.00


Value of All Other Tangible Property Assessed 462,740.00


Total Value of All Personal Property Assessed


$ 1,446,650.00


Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed


1,980


Number of Acres of Land Assessed


12,425


Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed . .


2,628


Number of 1944 Motor Ve- hicles and Trailers As- sessed January 15, 1945. Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed . Value of 1944 Motor Ve- hicles and Trailers As- sessed January 15, 1945. Excise Tax Assessed on Mo- tor Vehicles and Trailers


8


$ 270,500.00


730.00


9,070.72


77


Excise Tax Assessed on 1944 Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed Janu-


uary 15, 1945 16.00


Valuation


Value of Buildings Assessed $5,937,850.00


Value of Land Assessed . 2,251,975.00


Total Value of Real Es- tate


$8,189,825.00


Value of Personal Estate ..


1,446,650.00


Total of All Assessed Es-


tate


$9,636,475.00


(upon which taxes have been levied as follows)


County Tax


$ 13,786.02


Tuberculosis Hospital As-


sessment


592.50


State Tax


10,404.00


State Audit


474.64


State Parks and Reserva- tions


340.41


Town Appropriation


452,597.00


Town Debt and Interest


23,545.00


Overlay Deficit


33.00


Overlay for Current Year ..


6,993.94


$508,766.51


Less Estimated Receipts


Income Tax


$ 32,849.27


Corporation Tax


18,191.63


Gasoline Tax under Acts of


1943, Chapt. 569


11,463.12


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


9,000.00


Licenses


8,500.00


Fines


2,000.00


General Government


500.00


Health and Sanitation


2,000.00


Charities


10,000.00


Old Age Tax


541.29


Soldiers' Benefits


300.00


Schools


3,500.00


ยท


78


-- -


Libraries 100.00


Public Service Enterprises (Water Dept., etc.) 28,000.00


Interest on Taxes and As- sessments


1,000.00


Bill in Lieu of Taxes (City of Springfield)


900.00


Total Estimated Receipts $ 128,845.31 Amounts Voted from Available Funds Approved by the Commissioner : Mar. 29, 1945 $60,000.00


Mar. 29, 1945 6,000.00


66,000.00


$194,845.31


$313,921.20


Number of Polls 2,777 @ $2


5,554.00


Value of Personal Property 1,446,650 @ $32.00. .. Value of Real Estate 8,189,825 @ $32.00.


46,292.80


262,074.40


$313,921.20


Number of Polls Omitted June 26, 1945, 3 @ $2.00 Number of Polls Omitted Nov. 2, 1945, 2 @ $2.00. . Number of Polls Omitted Nov. 15, 1945, 1 @ $2.00


6.00


4.00


2.00


Number of Polls Omitted Dec. 20, 1945, 2 @ $2.00


4.00


Value of Omitted Real Estate Assessed 12-20-45, 1,475 @ $32.00 47.20


63.20


Total Amount to be raised on Polls, Per- sonal and Real Estate ... $313,984.40 Value of Fishing Schooner 1-3 of 1% on $2,600. 8.67


ADOLPHUS PROVOST, Chairman FREDERICK A. RAISON CHARLES W. HULL


Board of Assessors


79


Highway Department


Honorable Board of Selectmen:


Gentlemen :


The following is a report of the Streets and Engi- neering Department for the year ending December 31, 1945.


Highway Maintenance


The maintenance of the Town's streets has required a considerable amount of work especially on those streets which require reconstruction instead of maintenance. Springfield, Cooper and Rowley Streets are examples of those on which the maintenance is difficult because the road bed requires rebuilding. When funds and labor are available, many of our streets should be rebuilt and then they can be maintained and kept in good shape.


Appropriation $12,000.00 Expenditures $11,858.33 Balance $141.67


Highway Oiling


This appropriation allowed for oiling the following streets :-


Adam Street


Liberty Street


Albert Street


Line Street


Alhambra Circle


Mill Street


Barry Street


Mulberry Street


Carr Avenue


Norman Terrace


Elm Street


South West Street


Garden Street


Spring Street


Harding Street


William Street


Leonard Street


Wilson Street


Appropriation $6,000.00


Expenditures $5,997.47 Balance $2.53


Snow Removal


Four thousand five hundred dollars was appropriated for the removal of snow, the care of icy roads and the erec-


80


Edward Street


North Street


Ellington Street


Spencer Street


tion and removal of snow fences. The repeated snowfalls during the winter season ending April, 1945, made exces- sive demands on the funds and $3736.25 was spent in the period of January through April. November and De- cember brought an unusually heavy drain on funds so that the appropriation was $552.19 short of the amount necessary. This required a transfer of $575.00 from the Reserve Fund to meet the emergency.


The available equipment for Snow Removal is the grader and three light trucks. Heavy snows have been difficult to handle with the light trucks to push the snow back, so it is hoped that money can be appropriated in the coming year to purchase a heavy truck that can more efficiently handle the snow removal as well as be used for the general heavy duty requirements of the Highway Department.


Transferred from Reserve 575.00 Appropriation $4,500.00


Expenditures $5,052.19


$5,075.00 Balance $22.81


Parks and Roadsides


The appropriation of $150.00 for maintaining the Town Parks and Roadsides does not allow for more than the bare necessities of mowing. To provide better care of the small Parks in town, Agawam should fall in line with other Towns and spend more to give a neat and bet- ter landscaped appearance to those places noticeable as Town Greens.


Expenditures $118.48 Balance $31.52


Sanitary Sewers And Surface Drainage


This appropriation was used for installing sewer connections, repairing sewers and flushing and maintain- ing sewers. The cleaning of catch basins and opening drain ditches and their maintenance was also taken care of by this fund. During the year 1945, there were 25 connections made providing an income of $2010.00 to the Town. With the increase of building, it will become necessary to install more connections during 1946. This will require a larger appropriation but in turn the Town


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will receive more revenue resulting in no greater cost to the Town.


Appropriation $3,500.00


Expenditures $3,497.63 Balance $2.37 New Sanitary Sewer And Surface Drainage Construction


The storm sewer on Hastings Street was completed providing an outlet for the disposal of the accumulating storm waters in the middle of the street.


Appropriation $500.00


Expenditures $499.45 Balance $.55


Norris Street sanitary sewer was started but was not completed in its connection with the Mill Street sewer. This work is being continued during the winter so that Norris Street will have sewer facilities available in the Spring.


Appropriation $9,000.00


Expenditures $6,146.88 Balance $2,853.12


Due to labor strikes in Sewer Pipe Manufacturing Plants the Kensington Street sanitary sewer cannot be completed until pipe becomes available. It is anticipated that early Spring will see this work under way.


Appropriation $9,000.00


Expenditures $823.02 Balance $8,176.98


There is at present no sewage being processed at the Springfield Sewage Disposal Plant although thou- sands of dollars were spent by the Town to connect across the river to the plant. All sewage is being dumped direct- ly into the river contrary to health laws. To finish the work of connecting all the existing sewers into the Spring- field Plant, it will cost about two hundred thousand dol- lars. It is not a matter to be overlooked but should be commenced immediately before the State forces the Town to do the work. If this work is started now it could be spread over a few coming years whereas if we wait, we may be forced to do the work all at once.


New Sidewalk Construction


Over twenty three hundred feet of sidewalk was constructed on Suffield Street. This provides both a neat appearance and a safe place to walk from the foot of Suf- field Street Hill to the Bridge.


Appropriation $4,000.00


Expenditures $4,000.00 Balance


The Main Street walk was not completed due to the


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early freezing weather. When the frost leaves the ground in the Spring this work will be completed as far as the appropriation allows. The state will change the roadway for part of the way from the Bridge up the rise but the Town will need a small appropriation to complete the walk to meet where the State work stops.


Appropriation $1,500.00 Expenditures $395.93 Balance $1,104.08


Sidewalks


The general sidewalk appropriation was spent in the repair of existing sidewalks and the carrying of the Suf- field Street sidewalk over side street lines for appearance and for repairing sidewalk approaches.


Appropriation $500.00


Expenditures $453.18 Balance $46.82


Ash and Rubbish Removal


The collection of ashes and rubbish has been in- creased as much as the appropriation allows but it is im- possible to take proper care of the removal of these ma- terials without more funds.


Appropriation $1,200.00 Expenditures $1,192.10 Balance $7.90


All Others


This appropriation was spent for salvage collections, parking lot, telephone, office equipment and miscellane- ous supplies not covered by other appropriations. Appropriation $1,200.00


Expenditures $1,083.74 Balance $116.26


Chapter 90 Maintenance


Thirty-six hundred dollars was the combined appro- priation of state, county and town for Chapter 90 main- tenance. This amount allowed for resurfacing of Bridge, River, Silver, Suffield and Walnut Streets.


Expenditures $3545.48 Balance $54.52


Chapter 90 Construction


The Mittineague Bridge repair was not completed in 1945, but this work will be finished when the weather permits. This work consists of the reconstruction of the Agawam abutment making the bridge safe against wash- out.


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The completion of the Pine Street construction is an- ticipated in 1946. This work was started a few years ago and should be completed at this time.


Road Machinery Fund


This fund is made up of the accumulation of money transferred for rental on trucks and other equipment from other accounts.


Balance on hand for 1944 $4,136.79


Earnings for 1945 2,331.90


Total on hand $6,468.69


Road Machinery Account


This appropriation is made for the maintenance and operation of the equipment used by the Highway and Sewer Department. Considerable saving was made dur- ing 1945 as a result of the installation of a gasoline tank and pump in the Town yard.


Appropriation $3,000.00 Expenditures $2,997.50 Balance $7.45


Equipment


The Highway Department has not purchased new equipment for some time. At least one new truck should be obtained to replace one of the older ones now used. The demands placed upon the equipment make it advan- tageous to replace the trucks every three of four years, so that when emergencies arise as well as in the continu- ance of routine work, the equipment is available for use without the breakdowns inevitable of worn out machin- ery.


Engineering


The engineering appropriation was spent for engi- neers, assistants and clerk's salaries, engineering sup- plies and blue printing of plans. Should the Town under- take considerable construction in the future, it will be necessary to hire part time help to assist in the necessary survey and inspection of work.


Appropriation $5,000.00


Expenditures $4,967.78 Balance $32.22


Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM D. RISING Superintendent of Streets and Engineering


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE AND BUREAU OF OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Both the Board and the Bureau organized early in the year and elected Mr. Cavanaugh as Chairman of each body.


Meetings were called by the Chairman whenever necessary. A part of each meeting was devoted to old- age assistance.


The agent's report will cover the work done in both divisions.


Respectfully submitted,


JEREMIAH J. CAVANAUGH FRANK W. KELLOGG ANDREW CHRISCOLO


REPORT OF THE WELFARE AGENT




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