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Road Machinery
458.90
Rental of Equipment
1,197.25
Miscellaneous
47.91
5,239.23
Highways
Chap. 90 Construction-Springfield St .:
Contract 1949
$ 43,506.08
Contract 1950
5,875.41
3,500.00
22
Labor
922.12
Rental of Equipment
234.15
Road Machinery Material Miscellaneous
68.80
2,676.29
15.64
53,298.49
Adams St. Reconstruction :
Labor
$ 1,780.70
Material
2,879.84
Rental of Equipment
320.00
Road Machinery
472.70
Miscellaneous
10.00
5,463.24
Ottawa St. Reconstruction :
Labor
$ 1,944.03
Material
1,863.51
Rental of Equipment
670.75
Road Machinery
306.60
Equipment
64.85
Miscellaneous
24.04
4,873.78
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Labor
$ 1,365.40
Material
1,432.55
Road Machinery
239.30
Highway Maintenance :
Salaries and Labor
$ 10,516.08
Clerk
727.00
Trucks
1,419.10
New Trucks and Loader
8,345.85
Material
7,235.06
Equipment and Repairs
68.53
Road Mach. Repairs & Parts
4,544.36
Gas and Oil
3,186.00
Signs
74.84
Office Supplies
21.45
Telephone
77.50
Miscellaneous
36,415.24
Bridges
Maintenance :
South End Bridge
154.37
23
3,037.25
199.47
Mittineague Bridge Repairs 3,486.83
Sidewalks
Springfield St .- Agawam Bridge to Maple St .:
Contract
$ 3,492.02
Labor
160.08
Material
121.01
Trucks
6.00
Miscellaneous
3.75
Springfield St .- Harding St. Westerly :
Labor
$ 721.09
Material
672.20
Trucks
30.20
Miscellaneous
14.42
1,437.91
Bridge St. Sidewalk-East Side :
Labor
$ 40.04
Material
13.80
Trucks
7.20
Miscellaneous
.75
61.79
Bridge St. Sidewalk-West Side:
Labor
$ 567.54
Material
216.56
Trucks
4.00
Miscellaneous
6.82
794.92
Sidewalk Maintenance:
Material
21.04
Snow Removal
Labor
$ 3,850.56
Material
1,630.64
Road Machinery
876.65
Rental of Equipment
512.63
6,870.48
New Oiling
Labor
$ 2,273.42
Material
3,386.13
Trucks
596.80
Rental of Equipment
781.00
Miscellaneous
101.07
7,138.42
24
3,782.86
Maintenance Oiling
Labor
$ 1,832.87
Material
7,042.31
Trucks
346.50
Equipment
186.25
9,407.93
Street Lights
Contract
14,780.25
Charities and Veterans' Benefits Welfare
Administration :
Agent
$ 717.50
Clerk
282.50
Printing, Stationery, Postage
82.30
Office Supplies
80.65
Travel
34.26
Telephone
9.20
Relief :
Groceries and Provisions
$
2,650.01
Fuel
750.82
Clothing
213.69
Board and Care
2,924.13
Medicine and Medical Attend.
1,024.62
Rents
888.59
Hospital
2,495.29
Burial
300.00
Cash Aid
8,687.92
Relief by Other Cities & Towns
7,563.00
Miscellaneous
76.69
28,781.17
Aid to Dependent Children
Federal Grant:
Agent
$ 302.08
Clerk
141.25
Supplies
15.67
Aid
3,335.60
3,794.60
Town:
Agent
$ 515.76
Clerk
282.50
Postage
1.74
25
Aid
10,000.00
10,800.00
Old Age Assistance
Federal Grant:
Agent
$ 604.16
Clerk
294.23
Postage
41.43
Office Supplies
119.27
Aid
30,790.97
31,850.06
Town :
Agent
$ 1,485.50
Clerk
694.52
Postage
19.98
Aid
35,000.00
37,200.00
Veterans' Benefits
Administration :
1st Commissioner
$ 110.00
2nd Commissioner
110.00
3rd Commissioner
110.00
Agent
2,420.00
Clerical
132.00
Car Allowance
150.00
Office Supplies & Equipment
121.33
Travel
39.26
Miscellaneous
9.65
Relief :
Cash Aid
$ 5,656.52
Fuel
23.00
Hospital and Medical
925.29
Groceries
296.00
Rent
18.00
Clothing
17.71
10,138.76
Schools
General Expenses :
Superintendent
$ 5,033.48
Clerk
2,000.00
Truant Officer
695.46
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Printing, Stationery, Postage
129.06
Travel
320.11
Miscellaneous
55.96
Instruction :
Salaries, Teachers, Supervis- ors
200,366.68
Clerk
1,458.30
Books
3,238.45
Supplies
7,440.81
Libraries
224.44
Tuition - Trade School
3,886.30
Transportation
21,061.50
Janitors' Services
21,006.17
Fuel and Light
15,978.32
Maintenance :
Repairs
9,173.01
Janitors' Supplies
1,583.03
Miscellaneous
1,453.58
Memorial Field
333.74
Furniture and Furnishings
1,195.44
Health
3,625.75
Graduation
181.83
Miscellaneous Printing
187.70
Insurance
4,801.68
Miscellaneous
456.05
Agriculture
3,549.48
Household Arts
1,841.76
311,278.09
Fire Damages - Replacements
114.75
Special Appropriation - New Burner, H. S.
4,839.38
B. J. Phelps School-Fld. House
665.36
George Barden Fund
363.88
Smith Hughes Fund
387.41
Construction
New Feeding Hills School Site Feeding Hills School :
9,366.00
Contract
$ 55,316.04
Architect
4,284.25
Playground Extension - Con- tract
6,806.00
Landscaping
1,283.00
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Equipment
24,188.06
91,877.35
School Lunch Program
Salaries and Wages $ 7,591.68
Groceries and Provisions
11,370.48
Supplies and Equipment
323.89
Bond and Insurance
87.50
Fuel
302.32
Miscellaneous
56.95
19,732.82
School Athletic Funds
Services
$ 144.00
Repairs to Equipment
383.80
Guarantee
100.00
Tickets
57.45
Miscellaneous
9.36
694.61
Libraries
North Agawam Librarian $ 184.00
Feeding Hills Librarian
184.00
Agawam Center Librarian
184.00
Books and Periodicals
1,890.82
Fuel and Light
291.59
Furniture
39.00
Office Supplies
55.02
Miscellaneous
36.75
Davis Library Fund
Parks and Playgrounds
Salaries and Wages
$ 1,594.00
Equipment and Supplies
858.70
Truck
107.30
Transportation
200.00
Maintenance Skating Rinks
260.00
Care of Parks
450.00
Miscellaneous
5.91
Veterans' Memorial Park
Unclassified
County Aid to Agriculture $ 50.00
2,865.18 661.05
3,475.91 344.63
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Memorial Day
300.00
Printing, Town Reports
1,502.42
Liability Insurance
2,360.79
Surety Bonds
608.50
Widows Annuity
600.00
Dog Licenses to County
2,370.00
Board of Appeals
436.65
Planning Board
719.29
1949 Bills
1,183.81
Tax Title Foreclosures
9.55
Withholding Taxes
35,775.02
Blue Cross
3,081.22
Contributory Retirement
14,995.52
Petty Cash Advances
280.00
Insurance Town Vehicles
963.29
Civil Defense
359.78
Engineering-Connecticut River
300.00
65,895.84
Public Service Enterprises Water
Administration :
Chairman, Commissioner $ 110.00
2nd Commissioner
110.00
3rd Commissioner
110.00
Superintendent
2,974.00
Clerk
417.00
Printing, Stationery, Postage
32.47
Telephone
22.55
Office Supplies
39.14
Miscellaneous
2.60
General Expense:
Labor
13,027.65
Trucks
500.93
Pipes and Fittings
10,488.47
Meters and Repairs
4,566.83
Equipment and Repairs
528.96
Rental of Equipment
398.50
Gas and Oil
336.05
Miscellaneous
74.74
New Compressor
1,430.00
New Truck
781.00
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Construction :
Labor
2,767.60
Pipes and Fittings
19,981.17
Jobbing Material
77.56
Contract
16,119.33
77,063.09
Cemeteries
Maple Grove Cemetery $ 15.00
North Cemetery
40.00
Town Cemetery Lot
40.00
Old Cemetery
10.00
Veterans' Graves
215.00
320.00
Interest
Administration Building Loan
$ 250.00
Feeding Hills School Loan
7,780.00
Anticipation of Revenue Loan
11.25
8,041.25
Municipal Indebtedness
Administration Building Loan
$ 10,000.00
Feeding Hills School Loan 20,000.00
30,000.00
Agency, Trust and Investment
County Tax
$ 20,408.11
State Parks and Reservations
1,161.67
State Audit
1,291.84
22,861.62
Refunds
Taxes
$ 666.13
Motor Vehicle Excise
1,548.52
Sewer Connections
170.00
Water Department
1,227.45
Contributory Retirement
2.52
Miscellaneous
2.00
Total Payments
3,616.62 $1,128,770.23 341,473.25
Cash on Hand December 31, 1950
GRAND TOTAL PAYMENTS and CASH ON HAND
$1,470,243.48
30
2,166.54
APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR 1950
Balance Appropriations
Additions
Unexpended Available Expenditures Balances
Moderator
. $
$ 25.00
$
$ 25.00 $
25.00 $
Selectmen
3,079.00
46.29 Re
3,125.29
3,125.29
Accounting
2,760.00
2,760.00
2,702.03
57.97
Treasurer
3,779.79
62.80 R
3,842.59
3,842.47
.12
Collector
6,792.00
6,792.00
6,789.39
2.61
Assessors
6,877.30
6,877.30
6,842.88
34.42
Law
1,250.00
1,250.00
1,214.70
35.30
Town Clerk
2,012.00
2,012.00
2,011.85
.15
Election and Registration
3,313.00
305.68 Re
3,618.68
3,618.68
Administration Building
7,421.00
54.48 Re
7,475.48
7,475.48
Town Buildings
905.00
905.00
221.54
683.46
Police
38,080.00
18.40 Re
38,098.40
38.096.82
1.58
Police - New Cars
1,000.00
1,000.00
950.00
50.00
School Traffic Officers
2,316.00
50.00 Re
2,366.00
2,280.50
85.50
Fire
28,462.50
1,187.71 Re
29,650.21
29,522.90
127.31
Fire Whistle
3,000.00
150.00 Re
3,150.00
3,105.22
·44.78
Building Inspector
1,908.00
1,908.00
1,523.51
384.49
Wire Inspector
500.00
500.00
500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,310.00
149.40 Re
1,459.40
1,455.12
4.28
Forestry
4,550.00
205.00 Re
4,755.00
4,753.53
1.47
Gypsy Moth
450.00
450.00
424.18
25.82
Forest Fires
435.00
40.00 Re
475.00
454.70
20.30
Dog Officer
200.00
200.00
200.00
Health
2,226.00
971.03 Re
3,197.03
3,197.03
Vital Statistics
15.00
15.00
15.00
Town Nurses & Doctors .
6,092.16
1,100.00 Re
8.27 R
7,200.43
7,120.82
79.61
Inspections (Animal and
31
32
Slaughtering)
1,030.00
1,030.00
1,030.00
Plumbing Inspector
2,135.00
482.50 Re
2,617.50
2,590.18
27.32
Garbage Collector
3,000.00
500.00 Re
3,500.00
3,500.00
Rubbish Collection
6,000.00
6,000.00
5,239.23
760.77
Sewers & Surface Drainage
11,600.00
11,600.00
11,542.06
57.94
Springfield St. Sewer
35,000.00
35,000.00
34,464.30 (a)
535.70
Main St. Sewer
15,000.00
15,000.00
14,994.16(b)
5.84
Hall St. Sewer
7,000.00 Spfld. St 7,000.00
5,173.64
1,826.36
Franklin St. Sewer
10,900
10,900.00
2,409.33
8,490.67
Venturi Meter House
2,160.00
2,160.00
2,160.00
High'y Maintenance & Bridges
27,690.00
1,000.00 Re
28,690.00
28,223.76
466.24
Snow Removal
6,100.00
770.48 Re
6,870.48
6,870.48
Maintenance Oiling
10,000.00
10,000.00
9,407.93
592.07
New Oiling
8,900.00
8,900.00
7,138.42
1,761.58
New Highway Equipment
8,400.00
8,400.00
8,345.85
54.15
Adams St. Construction
5,500.00
5,500.00
5,463.24
36.76
Ottawa St. Construction
5,000.00
5,000.00
4,873.78
126.22
Sidewalk Maintenance
250.00
250.00
21.04
228.96
Springfield St. Sidewalk -
3,800.00
3,800.00
3,782.86
17.14
Springfield St. Sidewalk -
Harding St. Westerly
1,500.00
1,500.00
1,437.91
62.09
Bridge St. Sidewalk-East Side
1,600.00
1,600.00
61.79
1,538.21
Bridge St. Sidewalk-West Side
800.00
800.00
794.92
5.08
Chap. 90 Maintenance
4,500.00
4,500.00
3,037.25
1,462.75
Chap. 90 Construction
40,197.02
85,000.00 State
144,629.02
53,298.49
91,330.53
Mittineague Bridge Repairs .. Street Lights
5,500.00
5,500.00
3,486.83
2,013.17
17,000.00
17,000.00
14,780.25
2,219.75
Engineering
6,370.00
6,370.00
5,706.15
663.85
U. S. Grant Old Age Assistance
·
2,317.33
36,470.33 Fed. 6.80 R
38,794.46
31,850.06
6,944.40
Agawam Bridge to Maple St.
.
15,000.00 County 4,432.00 E.&D.
U. S. Grant Aid to Dependent Children Old Age Assistance
2,071.27
5,613.72 Fed.
7,684.99 37,200.00 10,800.00
3,794.60 37,200.00 10,800.00
3,890.39
Aid to Dependent Children
Public Welfare
22,800.00
5,596.50 E.&D.
28,824.76
28,781.17
43.59
392.76 Re 35.50 R
Veterans' Benefits
10,075.00
180.00 Re 29.00 R
10,284.00
10,138.76
145.24
Schools
302,221.00
7,500.00 E.&D. 311,726.30
311,278.09
448.21
2,000.00 Oil Burner 5.30 R
New Oil Burner - High School
7,400.00
7,400.00 9,547.00 93,340.36
6,839.38(c) 9,366.00 91,877.35
1,463.01
George Barden & Smith Hughes Funds
108.54
689.98 Fed.
798.52
751.29
47.23
Fire Damages-School Property
114.75 Ins.
114.75
114.75
Field House, B. J. Phelps School
2,500.00
2,500.00
665.36
1,834.64
School Lunch Program
22,089.92 Rec.
22,089.92
19,732.82
2,357.10
School Athletic Funds
1,721.02 Rec.
1,721.02
694.61
1,026.41
Libraries
1,002.00
1,918.30 Dog Lic 2,920.30
2,865.18
55.12
Recreation
3,720.00
3,720.00
3,475.91
244.09
Unclassified - Town Reports .
1,600.00
1,600.00
1,502.42
97.58
Insurance on Town Vehicles
971.41
971.41
963.29
8.12
County Aid to Agriculture
50.00
50.00
50.00
Memorial Day Observance
300.00
300.00
300.00
Liability Insurance
2,600.00
2,600.00
2,360.79
239.21
Surety Bonds
600.00
8.50 Re
608.50
608.50
Widows' Annuity
600.00
600.00
600.00
Tax Title Foreclosures
200.00
200.00
9.55
190.45
Engineering Services - Conn.
River Damage
500.00
500.00
300.00
200.00
Feeding Hills School Site .. ..
9,547.00
181.00
Feeding Hills Sch'l Construction
93,220.12
120.24 R
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.
.
37,200.00 10,800.00
560.62
Reserve Fund
10,000.00
8,392.81
1,607.19
1949 Bills .
10,000.00 1,183.81
1,183.81
1,183.81
Contributory Retirement
6,335.95
6,335.95
6,335.95
Veterans' Memorial Park
590.24
590.24
344.63
245.61
Civil Defense
360 Re
360.00
359.78
22
Civil Defense, Plant, Radio, etc.
3,500.00
3,500.00
3,500.00
Planning Board
1,558.00
1,558.00
719.29
838.71
Board of Appeals
600.00
600.00
436.65
163.35
Water
75,054.00
194.33 Re
75,251.80
74,852.09
399.71
3.47 R
Water Truck and Compressor .
2,700.00
2,700.00
2,211.00
489.00
Cemeteries
185.00
215.00 Re
400.00
320.00
80.00
Interest
8,030.00
11.25 Re
8,041.25
8,041.25
Debt
30,000.00
3,956.23 Prem.
33,956.23
30,000.00
3,956.23
On Loan
(a) Includes $14,000. transfer to Hall & Franklin St. Sewers
(b) Includes $3,900. transfer to Hall & Franklin St. Sewers
(c) Includes $2,000. transfer to Schools
Re Reserve R Refund
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TOWN OF AGAWAM
Balance Sheet - December 31, 1950 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Cash
$ $341,473.25
Temporary
Loan
$ 3,000.00
Tailings
57.93
Tax Sale Excess
7.68
Levy of 1949
Poll
16.00
Personal
82.62
98.62
Levy of 1950
Poll
176.00
Personal
2,443.61
Real Estate
50,223.30
52,842.91
52,941.53
School Athletic Re- ceipts Reserv'd
1,026.41
Motor Vehicle &
Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1949
180.75
Levy of 1950
6,382.46
6,563.21
Water Connection Guar. Deposits
305.00
Sale of Real Es- tate 22,475.00
Trust Fund Income :
Phelon Library 68.43
Old Cemetery 15.48
Maple Grove
Cemetery 23.96
107.87
Road Machinery Fund 5,070.44
School Lunch Re- ceipts Reserv'd
2,357.10
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Liabilities and Reserves
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Tax Titles 3,038.47 Tax Possessions 97,325.03
100,363.50
Unapportioned Sidewalk Assessments Departmental: Sewers
232.29
Federal Grants : Old Age Assistance : Assistance 3,790.98 Administration 3,153.42 Aid to Depend-
ent Children : Aid 3,053.57
Administration 836.82
Old Age Assistance 357.63
Aid to Depend-
ent Children
1,337.07
Public Welfare 2,929.29
Veterans' Bene- fits
15.00
Schools
731.62
Unexpended Appropriation Balances : Springfield St. Sewer
535.70
Aid to Highways:
State
74,440.52
County
18,889.37
Franklin St. Sewer 8,490.67
Water Department:
Rates
8,781.28
Miscellaneous 1,747.10
10,528.38
Underestimates : State Parks & Reservations
283.63
Chap. 90 Con-
10,882.02
36
5,383.61
Venturi Meter House 2,160.00
Hall St. Sewer 1,826.36
93,329.89
Mittineague Bridge Repairs 2,013.17
Bridge St. Side- walk-E. Side 1,538.21
Ottawa St. Con- struction 126.22
13.00
George Barden
Funds 47.23
37
Revenue to be raised in 1951
7,500.00
$618,599.29
struction - Springfield St. 91,330.53 Field House - B. J. Phelps School 1,834.64
F. Hills School Site Parc'l A 91.00
F. Hills School
Site Parc'l C 90.00
F. Hills School Construction
1,463.01
Veterans' Me-
morial Park 245.61
By-Law Recodi fication 400.00
Civil Defense Aux. Plant 2,400.00
Civil Defense
Contr'l Center 500.00
Civil Defense
Radio 600.00
Overlay Reserve Overlay Rserve for Abatements : Levy of 1949 98.62
115,645.12 43,837.70
Levy of 1950 16,550.22
16,648.84
Revenue Reserved
Until Collected
Motor Vehicle
Excise Taxes
6,563.21
Special Assess-
ment 232.29
Departmental 5,383.61
Tax Title 100,363.50
Aid to Highways 90,329.89
Water 10,528.38
213,400.88
Overestimates to be
used as Avail-
able Funds :
County Tax 3,859.18
Tuberculosis Hos-
pital Ass'm't 33.84
3,893.02
Excess and Defi- ciency 179,884.28
$618,599.29
Respectfully submitted. FRANCES M. PEDULLA, Town Accountant
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF HEALTH
The past year has been one of decision and progress, and the Board of Selectmen have been asked by voters to perform several very vital functions.
One of the principal acts at the last Annual Town Meeting was that of the establishment of the Business Expansion Committee. This Committee has met several times and has made good progress in their efforts to encourage new business to come to Agawam. At the time of this report there are several pending arrangements which could bring to the Town increased revenue. These businesses are of a very desirable nature. With the use of the open forum, the Business Expansion Committee has developed Agawam's first radio program and later the Chamber of Commerce.
This Board was also authorized to set up a Civil De- fense Program, which is now well organized. Agawam leads most of the Towns in the Commonwealth in this program. The citizens of the Town have cooperated very well with our Civil Defense Agency.
We were also authorized to appoint an Electrical Inspector for the additional protection of property and persons. This position has been filled and the office is progressing well.
The Town established the position of Town Account- ant and also appointed a Personnel Board and Personnel Manager to comply with the Griffenhagen Report.
We continued the sewer and road program, which is covered in detail under the separate reports of the Town Engineer and the Superintendent of Streets and Engi- neering. As has been pointed out, it is necessary for us to continue to maintain the roads and sewers which we now have, and, if possible, do what we can under existing conditions to bring more service to more of our people.
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We were fortunate in obtaining the services of one of the outstanding highway men in this area, when it seemed advisable to the Board that the positions of Superintendent of Streets and the Town Engineer be separated. There has been a lot of need for increased engineering work due to the expansion of the Town and the acceptance of new roads. The highway superintend- ent has been kept extremely busy looking after that func- tion of the Town's operations.
We have just been given approval for the extension of Springfield Street for a distance which will, we hope, take us to the Southwick line. The Board of Selectmen were able to obtain additional funds for Chapter 90 Main- tenance, and it was thereby possible for us to complete the resurfacing at the junction of Silver and Suffield Streets. It is the opinion of this Board, that there is a need for the eventual rebuilding of Shoemaker Lane and South Street to take care of the increasing traffic on these roads. This Board was also fortunate in being able to obtain additional funds from the Department of Public Works to complete the increased cost of the repairs on the Mittineague Bridge.
During the past year the Selectmen have made sev- eral trips to Boston in the interest of the projects men- tioned, and we have also participated in additional local hearings with reference to the future construction of the South End Bridge.
The Town authorized the Selectmen to negotiate a contract for engineering work to be done with respect to the over-all program for intercepting sewers into Bondi's Island Disposal Plant. Engineering work has been done previously on the work in the Connecticut Valley area, and in the spring the balance of the work will be completed in the Westfield River section. This is a problem which we will, in the not too distant future, be obliged to face. It is the opinion of the Board, that when the critical time comes, we will need outside help for about 75% of this construction from the State or Federal Government.
The Board of Selectmen have felt a great need for a program whereby we would be able to build more sewers without too great a hardship on the people being affected by these improvements. Under the Betterment Assess- ment Act we can build up a reserve for future sewer con-
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struction that will not be reflected in our tax rate, and will also ease the burden on those who are so located that future sewer construction in their area would be a remote possibility immediately.
We feel, under present conditions, that it is going to be necessary for us to curtail some of our highway and sewer construction in order that there may be more funds available for our School Expansion Program, and there- fore our request for expenditures for the coming year have been curtailed in several instances.
We have held several formal and informal discussions with members of the Water Commission, and feel that progress has been made in working together on present and proposed future construction. The new highway superintendent has used care in the expenditure of the tax-payer's dollar as is evidenced by the fact that there has been no careless spending. In several of the accounts we have been able to turn back some funds because of this situation.
It is the belief of our highway superintendent that we can construct under our New Oiling Account, several good secondary roads at a saving to the tax-payer. This has been provided for in our new budget request.
It has been possible for us to extend our street light- ing program so that we have been able to give increased service in areas where there has been dire need in the past. It is our hope that we will be able to continue this program in some measure, depending upon the availability of material and conditions which may be beyond our control.
The Town authorized the Board of Selectmen to ask for competitive bids on purchases of equipment of $300.00 or over in value. This program has been followed.
We negotiated a new contract for the lease of the Airport. This has, we feel, been a good arrangement for the Town, and will, we feel, pay good dividends.
In cooperation with the Police Department, new rules governing the operation of our Police force were set up.
The Board of Health has set forth rules regulating health and sanitary conditions for eating establishments.
We are requesting a small fund, so that license tags may be issued for junk dealers. This will protect our local
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licensed operators from out-siders who may or may not be operating legally or illegally at the present time.
Our Legal Department, this year, has accomplished several outstanding things. The Planning Board case is now settled in favor of the Town. The new Zoning Map and By-laws was worked out in cooperation with our Town Counsel, and there have been many other matters, such as the taking of streets. This year four bills have been entered in the legislature-regarding Fence Viewers- removing the necessity of approval of Town By-laws by the Attorney General-permission to employ retired or over-age persons as school traffic officers-and a petition for the extension of our Bonded Debt Limit for the pur- pose of school expansion. Be it noted that in the year 1950, practically all town departments have consulted Town Counsel, where previously many departments had chosen private counsel. For this we are gratified, in our selection of Town Counsel, and this experience leads us to the opinion that the Town should adopt a By-law requiring that all legal matters be channelled through the Town Counsel.
The Lions Club gave the town, land adjacent to the athletic area in the rear of the Benjamin J. Phelps school for the purpose of erecting a field house. Some materials have been purchased for this building, and it is our under- standing, from the Field House Committee, that con- struction of the field house is not too far off.
It is the strong opinion of the Board of Selectmen that we continue the encouragement of good business growth-that we recognize the need for increased school housing, and with the increase of the school population, also the expansion of playground areas. We also recog- nize the need for construction of a new Mitttineague Bridge and a new South End Bridge-a long sought for project-for the widening of Main Street and the urgency for the Civil Defense Program. We realize that the im- provements mentioned may be refused because of world conditions and the shortage of materials, and circum- stances which may, in the immediate future, be beyond our control, but it is our hope that these and other things which will arise because of the extreme necessity or ur- gency will be met with favorable acceptance by the citizens of the Town.
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We have enjoyed serving you during the past year, and we assure you that the future will find us all working together in the solving of our mutual problems.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD W. TALMADGE WALTER T. KERR FREDERICK C. EMERSON Selectmen of Agawam
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Treasurer's Report
ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1950 Dr.
Balance January 1, 1950 $ 395,329.65
Receipts of 1950 (See
Accountant's Report)
1,074,913.83
$1,470,243.48
Cr.
Payments of 1950 (See
Accountant's Report)
1,128,770.23
Balance December 31, 1950
341,473.25
$1,470,243.48
TRUST FUNDS
Whiting Street Fund
Dr.
January 1, 1950, on hand
Securities and Savings De- posits
5,595.00
Cash
215.60
Income
208.40
6,019.00
Cr
December 31, 1950
Securities and Savings De- posits
5,595.00
Cash
421.53
Administration Expenses
2.47
6,019.00
Desire A. Pyne
Dr.
January 1, 1950
Securities
2,000.00
Cash
72.90
Income
41.25
2,114.15
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Cr.
Securities Cash
2,000.00 114.15
2,114.15
Mary A. Phelon School
Dr.
January 1, 1950
Securities and Savings De- posits
4,225.93
Cash
657.81
Income
130.93
5,014.67
Cr
December 31, 1950
Securities and Savings De- posits
4,225.93
Cash
596.07
Paid on order
192.67
5,014.67
Phelon Library
Dr.
Securities
500.00
Income
10.00
510.00
Cr.
Securities
500.00
Paid trust fund income
10.00
510.00
Davis Library
Dr.
Income of 1950
661.05
661.05
Cr.
Paid Agawam Lbry. Assn.
661.05
661.05
Old Cemetery
Dr.
January 1, 1950
Savings Deposits
700.00
Income
14.00
714.00
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Cr.
December 31, 1950 Savings Deposits
700.00
Paid income to Town
14.00
714.00
Maple Grove Cemetery
Dr.
Savings Deposits
1,405.79
Income
28.10
1,433.89
Cr
Savings Deposits
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