Town of Boxford : Town meeting records, 1942-1962 , Part 13

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Publication date: 1962
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ist. 6


Cirt 7. Cert. 8. a.r.4


Voted to pass over Voted to pass over Voted to authorize the assessors to use Auch free cash in the Treasury as they deem best for the purpose of reducing the tax rate for the current year. (cont'd)


art. 1 art. 2 art. 3 art. 4


306


March1, 1954 annual Town meeting (cont'd)


art. 10


Voted to accept report of The Committee relative to fire protection appointed by the Board of Selectmen by direction of the town at the cast annual tron meeting, and to retain committee To report further at next special town meeting. $ L'atex to appropriate 316.29 refunded From The Coming on account of dig licenses, to the equally derived between the libraries or the East and the west Paranes.


art. 11


v ated to cause and appropriate the sum of 1,000,00 to Continue The improvement of Main Street from the section completed in 1953 Coward West Boxford.


Ort 13 Voted to raise and appropriate The sum of 2,000. 0 this the improvement a & pot Road; said money to the used in conjunction with any money allotted by the state of running, on both, for this purpose under the provisions of Chapter 90. art. 14 Voted to appropriate 52.00 to lease a portion of the land owned by the Boxford Boy scouts, Inc., for the purpose of storing town vehicles and, if necessary , building a tron garage; and to authorize the Board of selectmen to negotiate a long term cease, with above 52.00 to be used to defray takes are on said property. art. 15 Voted to raise and appropriate 500.00 to be de ided equally between the two libraries for the what towards the maintenance of same. art. 16 Voted to raise and appropriate The sum of 200,00 to help meet the cost of modernizing the antiquative heating system in the West Tomford Public ich ary . Cert. 17 a.t. 18 Voted to pass over Volut to postpone accion until next special town meeting at which time a special committee appointed by The selectmen will make specific V


recommendations


307


March 1, 1954 annual Town Meeting


art. 14


Resolved, at the request of the train check, that printing of amended zoning by-laws or dered for one year because amendments are contained in annual town report.


Resolved : that town clean to instructed to communicate the deep sympathy of the trainspeuple on her misfortune to Miss Barbara Perley, the town accountant.


The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm.


a true record E Laurence Coury, aun.


adopted Budget


art. 2


Selectmen 12.0. Board of Public Welfare 350.


assessore 1650.


Treasurer 475.


Town Clerk


400.


Collection of Taxes


1000.


accountant


2000,


Registrars


140.


Appeal Board


150.


Building Inspector 200.


Were Inspector


200.


Planning Board


25.


Finance Committee


150.


Elections


200.


Board of Health


1200.


Inspectors of Slaughtering


1-00.


Inspector of animals. 50.


35.


dealer of Weights and measures Police 1750.


Log Officer to.


Deputy Game Worden 50.


Tree Warden 600.


1500.


Forest Warden cont'd


308


March 1, 1954 adopted Buiget, cont'd)


$


Fire Waden 1000,


Math Suppression 1026.89


Soutien Com Disease Control


463.45


Public welfare 1000,00


Old age assistance


6 000.


Disability assistance 1000.


Que to Dependent Chicaren


2000.


Veteran's Benefits


1000.


57261.


Vocational Education


400.


Highways and Bridges, vexecimen fund


800.


Chapter 81 - maintenance 2850,


Chapele- 40 "Manitomanca 1000.


know- Femoral and Standing


6000,


Civilian Defense


+32.


Street Granting 650.


Food Machinery Sofaentenance


500.


Town Halls


2000.


Public grounds


250.


Town Forest


200.


Inferioral tuy.


250.


Notaiers Graves


250,


Harmony Cemetery


50.


50


450.


L'edo ctmens contingency Fina 500,


150,


Inte ent ou à vana


400,


Toun Reports 500


500.


Chicago limitary


1000,


Welfare District


198.


Intento amortization & sapone & pt. 10000,


Total Departmental cippropriations


116,466.34


25,00.


309


Other items


1 0.


2 vs.


11 15


500. 2 .M.


3700.


Depa metal appropriation ... 11 € 46- 34 Total amount to be raised + appropriated 120,166.34


Transfers article 3 11


500.


4


2 000.


5 26200.


11 316.29 1 14 52.00


Total Transfers


29068.29


Record of Town Election held March 2, 1454 in Town Hall , Buxford


agreeable to the foregoing warrant, the voters met at the Tron Hall, Boxford, on Tuesday, March 2, 1954, at 6:30 am and cast their ballots for the following. officers. The polls were opened at 6:30 am by the moderator, William J. Greenler, Jr. The ballot box was opened, shown to be empty, then closed and locked. The custiny of the Key was given to Special Police Officer I Presion Yours . The polls closed at 1:30 p.m. The talent vit then registered (95). The check list showed the no. of ballots cast to be (95). The ballots were than irer ine prawicy declared, and recorded as follows. moderator for one year William J. Greenberg, Jr 45.


Selectman for three years Franklin @ Roberts 9% Blanks


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article 12


= 11 16 13


310


Town Election, March 2, 1954


Collector of Takes for 1 year Simeon S. Pearl 93


Blanks 2


assessor of Takes for three years J . Warren Chadwick Blanks 2


93


School committee for three years


Laurence &. Frizzell 78


Helen Hoogezeil 4


Ronald Howdsworth 1


Rosamond Price 1


Blanks 11


School Committee for one year (


John Stuart Haywood 81


Helen Hoogerzeil 2


Mrs. J Warren Chadwick 1


Blanks 11


Board of Hear the for three years


Franklin C. Roberts 44


Blanks


/


Surveyor of Highways for 1 year (Eact area)


Clinton E. French 93


Blanks 2


Surveyor of Highways for / year (west Parish)


B. Robert Cunningham 91


Blanks 4


Tree warden for one year


alersa E noyes 92


Mro Mac Ferson 1


Planares 2


Canetaile, East Parish) for our year


natha et n. Love 94


Barres 1


Contable (west Parish) to one year


Dertien 14 Gamana 72.


Creamand Price 1


2


311


1


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8, town clock


1


312


Special Town meeting, March 25, 1954


a special town meeting of the inhabitants of the Town of Boxford qualified to vote in elections and town affairs was treed in the Town Hall, Buford, at & no pm, March 25, 1954, William J. Freenter, fr, the moderator, called for a minute of silent prayer before starting the business meeting. The articles of the tarrant where acted upon as follows:


art. I


$ Voted that the town accept a donation of 332,00 from the Boxford Parent-Teacher's association, and appropriate the same for the School House Committee for The purpose of purchasing as part of original equipment of the school building a curtain for the new schone stage.


art. 2.


- Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate 100.00 to reimburse the office of Clinton Faster Gooderin for tracings and prints of plans of various parcels of land in the Town of oxford for use in assessing real estate as per list as submitted March 20, 1954.


Voted 34 yes, 6 no to raise and appropriate 700,00 to Construct a 4 foot fence as i bomamanella by a specine committee veterin the horse school property and the properties of arthur . Ginger and Beatrice indicier. The members of the Committee were archibald L. Truck, Floren Chadenick, and marion Cotin.


Voted to raise and appropriate the sun. of 500.00 for the improvement of middleton FI, such seem to be used in conjunction. with 1000.00 from the state and 500.00 From The County to the delottra under thep. TO. -


art. 3


313


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1


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to be alter ed as required to 1


tiene care of new equipment. The menta


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The long, faithque, and thecent era of


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315


State Primary - Sept. 14, 1954


agreeable to the foregoing warrant, the voters met at the I own Itall, Boxford, Precinct! at 6 30 um, a cast their votes fim, the officers tested fora.


The popis will 0 pe + + 6:30 am by Litt May., i werden


The moment of thrones, um . empty, then ceased, and tacked. The to.


The pres Et at 1:30 pm. 11 the tt tox then registeril of


the teck list than showed the nume .. 0 The ballate were Country publics. declared , and recom & as youwere


Republican Part,


41


Beanie.


Lentement 1 . Hummer y irrutier


13 car 62 0


Vichetary Muchase f. Mccarthy. 50


Blar2 1


15/


0


316


Itão Lumny, Sept 14, 10 4


.50


Brander 1


Janje Vergiet


Blanks 0


Vencicar en Congress. Lene daltonst. + -1


0


Congressman


50


1


0


Hemato (State) ty adams 48


3


Pank J. Soche 51


/3 can KL 0


A strict actornay Hugh 4. Omgg Philip L. Lisk Thanks 0


317


Rappeler 5 Private + Justering 49


2 Blanks


County Commission arthur a. Thompson 28


Daniil Burns" 17


William H. Hasheil 3


Blanks 3


County Treasurer.


David D. Black 5


J. Everett Collins 20 Bertram V. Hawthorne 5 Leslie É Luscombe 1


. A. Smith 1 0


6


Democratic Party


Governor


Robert F. Murphy Francis & Kelly


Blanks 1


Lieutenant- Lovern. Farmer a Bank. r Blanks- 4


Leve vary Edward J. Cronin 5


318


Primary Sept. 14, 110 +


Clement C. P. my William & Carr


1


fithe f. Randy. 1


audit Damas ). Buchas. 4


Blanka


John F. Chains Blanka 4


iterator in Congress Faster Furcala 4


Fran & Fitzgerald 1 Joseph 2. Murping 1


Blanks 1


L'ongressman andrew q. Gillis 4


John F. X. Gleason 1 Blank 2


Crunciclos


michael J. Batal 3


Joseph F. Bateman 1


William G. Hennessey 1


Mario 7 Luchesi C


Blanks 2


Senator Edward J. Quelle tte -


Current Warren Phelan 2


Micile st Ingo Joseph Willett Planks 4


E


319 3 4


R-presentation en se cree ca-


Brand. District Attorney V. Fredere in Sano Blanka 4


3


Register of Private and Insitu J. Castello 1 Frank E Riley, Je 4


Blanka. 2


County commissioners .


I hm R. ahern 2


Edmund 7. Curley 1


Blank. 4


County Treasurer.


Thomas 7. Duffy 4


Blanks 3


4 true Copy.


Ultest : Franklin C Roberts, clerk


a true copy


Ultest: E. Lawrence Colly, town clerk


1954 (Precerico 2)


Record of the State Primary held in Kine to Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 14th, 1904 Ball + tox 41 Check traks 41


I have number of votes ker 41


Christian 4 Herten 29


Robert J. Murphy 6


Blanka 4


Whole number of votes for It, Governor 41


- Summer 9. Whittier 33


times . Burke. 7


Blanks 1


. L


KA


320


Stat Primary - Sept 14, 14 5 4


4 1


R 2


8 Taxa tes 2


RAA


y Villan2. 1 41


D Clement 4 Pily 6


/


D titm it Renne dy 1


RL-122


Zitrone member of votes for clusion 41


L'céliam P. Constantino 31


D) Thomas f. Buckley. 8


Blanka.


Titarte member of votes for celky general 41


R George Fingoed 33


D John F. Collins 7 Blanka. 1


Litrote number of votes for Venation in Congress 41


R Leveret Lalkonstall 33 DI Faster Furcolo 5


D fan of Fitzgerald 1


D


2


-13 tan KR 2 1


R


The number of votes for Congressman 41


W tham It Bates 10


D D


Undrew ) Jules John 7 %. Y le ason Blanks 2


321


41 a tiver ce herson 03


Micha e f. Betal 8


D freph & Baleman.


Mario + Zuchisi C


Blant 2 0


Eh les number of votes 7m tenaitora (25 le) 41


P 3


Eduard v chance ire 1


Edward tieren Phelan 1


11 Joseph ale 3


while number J votes for PP p. in Len Court 41


Paul y 2 uit 32


ellen B. : 021 Blanks 2


R P


Whole number of vache for & vet City +1


Hugh G. Crea- 25


Philip L. Lish 4 V. Frederik Jan. 7 Blanka. 1


While number of vous for Reg. , Put & twohaney 41


R


- Richard J. I twee 32


1.


John f. Castelli Frank E Riley, for Blank .. -


R


322


State Pumary, A pt 14, 1954


Entre number of votes for County Commis 41 R Certiur C. Thomson 26 R David Burns 2


R William H. (asiseit 1 7. tam R ahern Edmund F. Ci- C


Whole number of votes for County Treason 41


R David D. Black . 2


R. J. Everett Colli ... 18


2 Bertram V. Hantie.


R Leslie E. Luscombe 1 R Carl H. Smith


Thomas F. Dufty. Bianka 1


at 2:15 pm it was voted that the mi iq to desertveck. Simeon S. Pearl Clerk Por 2.


a true copy. Uittest, E. Lawrence Colly


323


State Election, Nov. 2, 1954


agreeable to the foregoing Warrant, the voters met at the Town Hall in Boxford on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1954 at 6:30 gens, and cast their ballots for the following officers and questions listed below. the polls were opened at A.M by Seth L. Kelsey, warden.


The ballot box was opened: shown to the empty; and then closed and co-teed. the They was given to seth 2. Pueses. V the polls where closed at 1:30 pm The ballot box then registered 337 The check list showed the ment of ballots cast to be 337 The number of ballots in the ballot-box on being counted uvas 337.


The ballots were then counted, publicly declared, and recorded as follows: - Governor


Herten, Christian U Herter Republican 304


Murphy, Robert F. Democrat 26


Gilfedder, Laurence Socialist Labor 0


Williams, Suy S.


Prohibition 0


2


Lieutenant Governor-


whittier, summer J. Republicin 311


Burke, James 9. Democrat 22


Babeoch, Donald E. Prohibition 0


Votano, Francis a


Socialist Labon 1


Blanks


3


Secretary


Democratic 45


Cronin, Edward


275


Republican


Me Carthy, michael Ingersoll, Fred M.


Socialist Labor


Ross, William D.


Prohibition 3 Blanks


12


324


State Election, nov. 2, 1454


Treasurer


Fenway, Joan 7. means, Uniquesters is.


Democratic 36


Frequetican 293 1


0


Blanker


7


1


Buckley, Thomas J. Democratic 59


Constantino, William P.


Republican 266


Lauder, John B.


Prohibition 0


Martin, Cin thomy


Socialist Labor 0


Thanks


12


Attorney General


Fingold , George Republican 299


Collins , John F.


L'émocratie 30


Rand , Howard B . Prohibition 1


Rowe, Malcolm 7


Socialist Laba 0


7


Republican 304


Jurcado Foster


Democrat 23


Ingersoll, Thelma


Socialist Labor 1


Ireland, Haved }.


Prohibition 0


4


Congressman


Bates, William H.


Republican 312


Tillis, andrew 4.


Democratic 15


Tilania 10


irinailla


304


Tatar, michael


15 10


senator


304


groupe


Democratic 21


To cu. nl


12


Ref In Den- Court


Pollo, Paul .


Republican


Wasa, Cillena B.


Democracia 24


Blanks


13.


Blanks


1 0


325


State Election, May, 2, 1954


District attorney


Gregg, Hugh Q Republican 242 Sans, V. Frederick


Blanks 10


Register of Private & Iverny


Castello, john j.


54


White, Richard j. Republican 275 Plantas 10


County immissione-


Thompson, Other 4. Aprecian 240


aber, John R


14


County Treamvar


Stuffy, Thomas 7. 33


Colins, J. Everest 288


16


Blanks


Question # 1


A yes 40 B yes


46


ayer 78


27.2


no 260


no 238


Blanks 25 Blanks 21


Branky 21


Question "2


A yer 83


56.


212


200


Blanks 04 Blanks 34


true record Attest: Cather 2. Hills, clerk Precinct 1


attest: Examine Truy, tham det.


326


Nr. 2, 1954 Record of state Election tra in quin Thou 2, 195 4


Ihave number of votes cast For Dinner 197


Christian il iterte. 104


Robert F. Murphy 44


SL


Laurence Silkedde. Tuy. J. Williams Blanks 1


Enable number of votes cast to Lt. Governor 199 Hummer - I drietier 158


James 1. Bueno 38


2


Donald E. Barcaca 1


SL Francis C. Vatan


2


idade number of votes for secretary 171


1 Edward y Conin 54


3L


Fred M. Ingersoll


P 1


6


Total number of votes for Measure 199


D John F. Kennedy 45


Augustin 9. vreana 149


EL Henning Ct. Toxomen. Isaac Goddard 1


Beanks 4


Was a number of votes for tudito. 114


D| Thomas f. Buckley


R. William P. Constantine-


PI John B. Lander 1


SL


Anthony, martin


138


William D. Ross


State Election- Mars 2 1157


327 while number of votes for attorney General 171


1


Total far benstor in Congress 111


Temaet Porto e taux


R 10 trates Fernando 40


F


Harred y. vieland


.


1


Total For Congressman 119


William A. Bites 16 4


D


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Total for Councille 144


1 R


145-


michail d Bostad


4


D'tal for semanter 199


1. 1


1


3


117


L


10 €


A SL


Therma Ingersoll


328


Total for Register of Probate & Insonney 199 John q Castello 6/


R Richard y Estrite, fr. 134


Branka 4


Total for county commonstone. 194


R.


151


43


D .


117


44


148


7


# 1


A


° yes 45


1+1


145


136


Blanda 18


Bienia 22


Brave 16


Question # 2 - Pui natural ou troses


A


54


01


114


100


21


Paul + Bx 144


Check list 144


Ut 2:35 pm it was I ted the meeting th


4


329


march 7, 1955


anniax Town Meeting


The annual town meeting of the waters of Boxford was held at the Legion Hall, West Boxford, at 8 P.M. with , March 7, 1955 with William J Gelenler, Jr. presiding as moderator. a short prayer was offered by Rev. William O. Hoover before the business meeting began. The following action was taken:


art. 1


Voted to accept the reports of the town officers and committees as contained in the town report. The Committee appointed at the last special town meeting to make recommendations regarding recodification and revision of the town by-laws, excluding the zoning by law + building code, reported no drastic revision is necessary , and it would not be considered warranted to undertake the expense of a general revision or if a premature printing at this time. The committee recommended it be continued to make further recommendations at such time as they deemed advisable in the future.


Voted to accept the suggested budget is amendea .


Voted to appropriate the sum of 500.00 for the maintenance of Food Machinery, said amount to be transferred from the Road Trackinery Fund.


Voted to appropriate 2,000, 00 for the Reserve Fund, said amount to be transferred from Overlay Reserve.


Voted to appropriate from Surplus Revenons the sum of 21,000,00 to meet the State and Gre ty allotments for highways , and any when hegho my relocation, repair, or construction done in anticipation of reimbursement, sauce -money ivan


art. 2


art 3


Ust 4


art. 5


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330


annual Town meeting mar, 7, 1955


reimbursed, to be credited to Surplus Revenue.


art. 6


Voted to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the selectmen, to borrow money from time to time, in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1955, and to assine a note on notes, therefor, paying within one year , and to renew any note on notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with section 17 , Chapter 44 of the General Lauro.


art. 7 art. 8


Dated to pass over Theted to pass over


I'vetex to authorize the assessore to use 10,000,00 free cash in the Treasury for the purpose of reducing the tax rate for the current year.


art. 10


theumously voted to raise and appropriate the wim of 08.59 to pay a 1953 telephone bill of the Fire Department.


art. 11


$ L'ated to appropriate 324.17 refunded from the County on account ofdog licenses, the amount to be winded sually between the libraries at the two ends of the town.


art. 12 Vatel to pass over


Cx-13 Voted to raise & appropriate the sum of 2500. 00 8 for the improvement of Depot Road ; said money to the used in conjunction with any money allotted by the State or County, or both, for this purpose under the provisions of Chapter 10.


ax. 14


Voted to raise and appropriate 01,000. 00 toward. the improvement of Baldpate Road on position of to thevine


£


11


331


annual Town meeting mar. 7, 1955


Thomas, it at.


art. 15


Voted to raise and appropriate 600.00 to the invited equally between the two libraries for the use Extendido the maintenance of the same.


art. 16


Voted to accept with thanks a gift of land from Harlan P. Kelsey, Inc. of approximately 41/3 acres, shown as public low on plan of land belonging to Harkan P. Kelsey, Inc., dated February 10, 1955, Bradford & alex, Civil Engineers, scale !"- 200 ft, including the area Commonly tener as " Round Top, and that a Board of administration be consisting of I Seletman, 1 member of the School Board, I Higheray Surveyor, and I member of the Planning Board, by the moderator to supervise the land so deeded , such acceptance to the conditional upon approval of the subdivision by the Planning Board, with one year to be allowed the donar to remove nursery stock from the area.


art. 17 I oted to raise and appropriate the sum of 3,500 to install indoor toilets in both Town Halls upon petition of Boxford and West Boxford Granges.


art. 18 Wanted to act in cooperation with one or more towns within the Commonwealth to create a special unpaid board to be Known as the regional district planning board, said board to consist of three members from each participating town to be appointed by its moderator, and one of said members to be a member of its school commitee; to authorize the moderator to appoint as savil brand three registered waters of the town, one of whom wheel the a member of the school committee, for the purpose of studying the advisability of establishing a regional school district and making a report and recommendations relative thereto as soon as possible but not later than the next annual tocan meeting, in compliance with Chapter 638, Section 14, 14A, and


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332


Annual Town meeting Tranca 7, 19550


14B of the acto of 1949.


Voted to raise and appropriate The sum of 300.00 for the purpose of establishing a school Lunch account in accordance with statutes applicable.


art. 19


art.20


Voted to exact the following by law: "a quorum has the transaction of business at any town meeting shall the fifty vitero , ( by hand vote 50-10) Voted to pass over.


art 21


Vated to hold the election of the Town Officers from 12 noon until 8 p.m.


at 22 art. 23


Voted unanimously to allow Mr. R.C. Tourtellar, of Northern Homes, Distributors, Inc. to explain this companies subdivision plans on the Silva property , and their intention of continuing the


extending. Topsfield water system into the project if the town of Boxford approved.


The following resolution was accepted by the voters : 11


I: that this meeting is of the mind that the Board of Selectmen, or a committee of their apportées, investigate and procure a recreation area to be restricted to the use of the residents of the Town of Boxford by June, 1955; This area to contain imple facilities for swimming and other recreations, along with a parking area ; and that if necessary, a special town meeting be called by this committee, to apport the site chosen and raise such money as 11 may be necessary . The meeting was adjourned at 11 o clock a true record attest: E. Lawrence Colly Tam Clerk


333


adopted Budget, march 7, 1955


Selectmen 1400.00


Board of Public Welfare assessors Treasurer 475.00


300.00 1600.00


Town Clerk 450,00


accountant 1700.00


Tax Collector 1600,00


Registrars


100,00


Elections 100,00 500.00


Toum Counsel


appeal Board


150,00


Building Inspector 500.00


Were Inspector 500.00


Finance Committee


100.00


Inspectors of slaughtering


1200.00


Board of Health Inspector of animals


50.00


Planning Board 25.00


35.00


Police


2000.00


Deputy Game Warden


Forest Warden 1500.00


Fire Warden 1500. 00


Tree Warden 1500.00


Moth Suppression 1300.00


Dutch Elm Disease Control


750.00


Central Essex Welfare District, admin Public Welfare 1000,00


Disability assistance 1000.00


Ved uge assistance 10000.00 aid to dependent Children 3000.00 Veterans Benefits 1,000.00 School Department 69,297.00 62 Vocational Education 600.00 Chap. 81 maintenance 2800.00


Chap. 90 Construction


2500,00


1150.0


Sealer of Weights and Measures Dog Officer 60.00


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334


Adopted Budget (Continued)


Chap. 90 maintenance 1,000,00 Highways and Bridges, Selectmen's Fund 800,00 Snow Removal of Sanding 6,000.00


Road machinery Maintenance 500,00 Street Lighting 775.00


Town Halls 1500.00


Public Grounds 250.00


Insurance 6300.00


From Forest 200,00


Memorial Day


250.00


Soldiers Graves 225.00


Harmony Cemetery 50.00


Mt. Vernon Cemetery


50.00


Boxford Village Cemetery


200,00


Clerical 300.00


Town Reports 500,00


Civil Defense 445.00


Selectmen's Contingent Fund


500.00


Essex Sanitorium 1242.27


State Parks & Reservations 192,40


State audit of municipal accounts 799.46 County Fax 3,879.00 County Retirement System 1,500.08


Interest on maturing Debit 3,100.00


School House note 0


7,000.00


Community House


150,00


149,510. 150, 01 0 81


Total Budget appropriations


Other items :


article 10 60.59


13 2500,00


1 14 1000.00


5 15


600.00


17 3500. 00


3


19


3 00. 00


7,960.59


$157,471. 40 157,971.40.


Thatre Hte raised and appropriated


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335


*


500.00


11


2000,00


9 11 5 21000.00 10,000.00


324.17


$ 33,824.17


Total transfers 0


annual Town Election - March 8, 1955


agreeable to the foregoing warrant, the voters met at Lincoln Hall, West Boxford, on Tuesday, March 8, 1455 at 6:30 am and cast Their ballots for the covering. officers . The polls were opened at 6:30 am by the moderator, William J. Greenler , for. The trust tox was opened, shown to the empty, then closed It is vand. the Custody of the they was given to Constable Walter 7. Gamans, The polls closed at 1:30 pm. The tallet box then registered 142. The check list showed the number of ballots cast to the 142. The trollsts were then counted, publicly declared, and recorded as freeours: Moderator , for one year William J. Freenter, jr. 134


Blanks نَ


Selectman, for three years


Raymond Perley 109


Roger moulton 28


Blanks


Town Treasurer, for three years


Lucy M. Parkhurst v Blanks 137


Collection of Takes , for one year


Simion S. Pearl 134


Blankes 3


assessor of Takes, for three years


Harry d. Cola 0 182


Blanks 10


Transfers article 3 X


336


annual Town Election - March 8, 1955


School Commuter, for 3 years Foton Stuart Haywood 119


William Doman 1


Carle Blake 1


Roger Moulton 2


Norman Hongogiel 1 Blanks 18


Board of Health, for More years


Raymond Percy 134


Roger Moulton 2


Blanks 6


Surveyor of Highways (East Parish) for one year Clinton E. French 136


Blanks 6


Sur veyor of Highways ( West Parish) for one year


3. Robert Cunningham 136


Ba on Fryer 1


Richard Cunningham 4 Branka


Die Worden, for one year


alerson E. noyes 137


Blanks 5


Contable (East Parish) for one year


nathaniel H. Love, Jr 131


William Dorman 1


C. Preston Gould 1


Blanks 9


Constable (West Parish) for one year


Walter H. Gamans 138


Blank 4


Planning Board, for five years (vote for 2)


J. Warren Chadwick 129


William E. Dorman 104


1


Harry & Cole


Curiton & French 1


Planes 49


The ver of Committee on School Funda (for life)


Richard t. Candwich 130


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