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Barbara Luanne, daughter of Nelson D. and Rita (Chapman) Kingsley. Timothy James, son of Richard E. and Ruth H. (Jackson) Knowlton. Russell Armend, son of Earl R. and Paulina (Carlson) Langille. John Vernon, III, son of John V. and Mary E. (Powers) Lawing. Edmund Shackelford, son of Edmund S., 3rd., and Peggy E. (Wildie) Lee. Margaret Ann, daughter of Harold F., Jr., and Mary M. (Reilly) Libby. Laurie Gale, daughter of Wallace and Carol J. (Harris) Livingston. Pamela Gayle, daughter of Robert G. and Elizabeth A. (Haywood) Love. Jane Ellen, daughter of William F. and Eleanor (Robertson) Mackenzie. Jayson Hamilton, son of Archibald J. and Ruth E. A. (Boisvert) Marshall. Darcy Mitchell, son of Richard E. and Alice R. (Epstein) Morse. Norine Linda, daughter of Fabian and Marie (Carlson) Mozdziez. Marian, daughter of Cornelius J., Jr. and Patricia A. (McCarthy) Murray. Arthur William, son of William C. and Deborah M. (Preston) Nakis. Margaret Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin and Evelyn T. (Bowes) Pearse. Thomas Burton, son of Raymond L. and Angela L. (Page) Perkins. Connie Marie, daughter of Robert E. and Barbara F. (Costello) Porter. Carolyn Marie, daughter of John W. and Carol M. (Holland) Rafter. George Harold, Jr., son of George H. and Mary G. (Walton) Ricker. Caroline Ward, daughter of Fielding P. and Virginia F. (LaChance) Rogers.
Claudia Ellen, daughter of George F. and Edith (Sharples) Ropes. Jeffrey Dana, son of Harold B. and Joan A. (Benfield) Roy. Derek Gerald, Jr., son of Derek G. and Penelope A. (Hawkings) Ryan. Priscilla Austin, daughter of Austin F. and Mary E. (Hall) Ryder. Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Edwin and Mary G. (Pooler) Sanders. Donna Lee, daughter of James M. and Bella D. (Stone) Schofield. Douglas John, son of Anthony C. and Irene T. (Sivias) Silva. Elizabeth, daughter of Sydney A. and Helen Ruth (Cullity) Smith. Elizabeth Brady, daughter of Philip W., Jr. and Sheila (Scott) Smith. Ronald Stuart, son of Gary P. and Norma ( Chaffee) Somers. Janet Cressy, daughter of Gordon B. and Elizabeth S. (Cressy) Stensrud. Richard Cutts, III, son of Richard C., Jr. and Mary S. (Kennedy) Storey. Ford Laurie, son of Ford M. and Elizabeth (Hall) Sullivan.
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Lee Ann, daughter of Albert L. and Shirley (Dupuis) Taylor. Rhonda Carla. daughter of Ronald S. and Mildred E. (Tingley) Taylor. Lawrence James, son of James H. and Janet L. (Walker) Thacher. Arthur Eugene, son of Arthur Eugene and Martha E. (Lankford) Thompson.
Mark Stephen. son of Robert J. and Mildred (Young) Tobyne. Charles Jerome. son of Charles O. and Ena W. (Gardiner) Trombley. Paul Stuart. Jr .. son of Paul S. and Theresa G. (D'Amato) Tucker. Merton Stanley, 3rd. son of Merton S., Jr. and Janice (Worrall) Ward. Earle Lyman. Jr., son of Earle L. and Dorothy L. (Roderick) Whitcomb. Robert Moulton, son of Robert M. and June ( Woodward) Wood. Joseph Edward, son of Joseph W. and Lillian T. (Ellis) Yasi. Clifford Alan, son of William L. and Nancy J. M. (Kakler) Zabriskie.
1954 MARRIAGES RECORDED
Joseph Gilman Allen of Hamilton, Massachusetts Barbara Ann Carr of Beverly, Massachusetts
John Emory Bartlett of Danvers. Massachusetts Geraldind Pierce of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Woodbury M. Bartlett of Hamilton, Massachusetts Patricia Allen of Beverly, Massachusetts
Revere W. Brooks, Jr. of Hamilton. Massachusetts Ione E. Story of Salem, Massachusetts
Charles T. Bucci of Beverly, Massachusetts Barbara S. Bane of Hamilton. Massachusetts
Joseph Cannella of Beverly, Massachusetts Mary (DiDonato) Clarizia of Beverly, Massachusetts
Howard M. Collver of Hamilton. Massachusetts Elizabeth M. Sonia of Salem. Massachusetts
Edward Samuel Dean of Beverly. Massachusetts Ada Ann ( Angers) Mackenzie of Beverly, Massachusetts
Dick de Jager of Hamilton, Massachusetts Thelma Diana Mary King of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Bernard N. D'Eon of Evertt, Massachusetts Louise M. Amirault of Hamilton, Massachusetts
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James Robert Fanning of Danvers, Massachusetts Theresa Marie Maione of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Wilfred Henry Fraser of Salem, Massachusetts Mary Jane Pariseau of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Wilfred M. Fugere of Hamilton, Massachusetts Hope (Buzzell) Whipple of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Wayne R. Gauthier of Hamilton, Massachusetts Margaret E. Adams of Manchester, Massachusetts
Joseph R. Graham of Lowell, Massachusetts Eleanor F. Broughel of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Edward F. Ingraham of Marblehead, Massachusetts Mary R. Counihan of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Leigh M. Keyser of Hamilton, Massachusetts Sarah S. Pauling of Beverly, Massachusetts
Gerald L. Killam of Hamilton, Massachusetts Mary Mackenzie of Ipswich, Massachusetts
Roger J. LeBlanc of Danvers, Massachusetts Janice H. Thompson of Hamilton, Massachusetts
John James Lonngren of Hamilton, Massachusetts Nancy Jane Moffett of Beverly, Massachusetts
Philip Mark Marcorelle of Ipswich, Massachusetts Eileen Philomena Holleran of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Laurence Clark Miller, Jr. of Ipswich, Massachusetts Janet Louise Maidment of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Philip B. Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts Nancy R. Spinney of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Edward James Phillips of Marblehead, Massachusetts Edith Marilyn Thompson of Wenham, Massachusetts
Paul J. Pooler of Hamilton, Massachusetts Elsa (Gobzemis) Misins of Hamilton, Massachusetts
John Arthur Pritzlaff of Evanston, Illinois Mary Elizabeth Shaw of Saugus, Massachusetts
Edward Rauscher of Hamilton, Massachusetts Barbara C. Ewing of Ipswich, Massachusetts
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Charles Kelley Sassin, Jr. of Newport, Kentucky Beatrice Arvie Ricker of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Walter Louis Schweizer of Evanston, Illinois Mildred Laura Cook of Boston, Massachusetts
Philip P. Seakas of Hamilton, Massachusetts Yvonne (Provencher) Davison of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Philip R. Smith, Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Martha Pearl Corson of Lynn, Massachusetts
Carlton E. Soper of Hamilton, Massachusetts Barbara J. McDonald of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Dale Albion Spear of Milo, Maine Lee Diane Tremblay of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Eugene Louis Street of Salem. Massachusetts Mary Anne Harrigan of Hamilton, Massachusetts
Roger Taylor, Jr. of Hamilton, Massachusetts Dora Saulnier of Ipswich, Massachusetts
Walter G. Tillson of Hamilton, Massachusetts Sigrid C. Towers of Malden, Massachusetts
Lawrence E. Trefry of Hamilton, Massachusetts Charlotte A. (Robertson) Poole of Lynn, Massachusetts
George V. Upton, 3rd of Hamilton, Massachusetts Carol G. Huntington of Fitchburg, Massachusetts
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1954 DEATHS RECORDED
Name
Years
Months
Days
Harold G. Aleen
58
2
17
Perley G. Anderson
76
24
Elsie Baggs
73
6
21
A. Louise Barror
36
ry
2
Eugene H. Brackett
58
4
Janet E. (Smith) Burkhard
64
4
5
Charles Arthur Burns
78
11
10
Peter T. Burns
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Honora F. (Kelleher) Carroll
75
2
11
Grace (Curtis) Cronk
48
William J. Daley
88
Ann J. Densmore
83
9
20
Gertrude (Potter) Forbes
70
Helen M. (Chisholm) Harding
47
9
11
Guy Pomeroy Haskell
39
1
21
Helen W. Hatt
66
9
21
Charles Albert Hill
90
6
21
Eber Jordan
72
9
12
Harold L. Knowlton
62
9
9
Frank Laski
78
Arcade J. LeBlanc
1
6
10
Maud L. MacDonald
81
9
18
Eliza A. (Hathorn) Martin
89
12
Ruth (Woodbury) Morrison
83
4
3
Marian Murray
79
10
29
Annie (Freeman) Poole
82
Joseph Pref
29
9
18
Edward Harold Regan
4
27
Martha T. Robinson
74
5
24
Arthur W. Sawyer
92
2
21
R. Lenter Sewall
45
2
11
Henry Stone
84
3
Louisa L. Stone
95
Edna May Towle
73
Emily (Woodason) Tozier
56
11
28
Harry S. Wright
68
11
10
Jesse S. Mann
80
5
13
Alvin L. Perley
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JURY LIST FOR 1955
Elmo O. Adams, 61 Plum Street, Retired William F. Bell, 25 Orchard Road, Engineer James W. Brown, 640 Bay Road, Caretaker Donald O. Butman, 184 Essex Street, Caretaker Donald H. Child, Forest Street, Clerk Gerald W. Cleversey, 25 Moynihan Road, Engineer Harry F. Clarke, 19 Mill Street, Purchasing Agent Bernard F. Cooney, 113 School Street, Buyer
Harold F. Day, 222 Asbury Street, Accountant Robert O. Dewar, 21 Maple Street, Clerk Charles W. Dolliver, 54 Hamilton Avenue, Asst. Superintendent Robert M. Dunn, 80 Union Street, Stonecutter Warren R. Gray, 21 Garfield Avenue, Painter Ralph T. Harrigan, 6 Pilgrim Road, Machinist
Gordon A. Hemenway, 33 Home Street, Mechanic Daniel E. Hughes, 10 Lincoln Avenue, Draftsman
Cleaves K. Hutchinson, 12 Lake Drive, Greenskeeper
Harold M. Johnson, Jr., Perkins Avenue, Television Repairman Edgar Letalien, 44 Sagamore Road, Foreman Virginia Lougee, 15 Lincoln Avenue, Housewife Raymond D. Mailhoit, 61 Maple Street, Proprietor Fred C. Morris, 44 Garfield Avenue, Janitor Cornelius J. Murray, Jr., 264 Bay Road, Clerk Alfred H. Nickerson, 110 Linden Street, Machinist
Morley L. Piper, 40 Orchard Road, Newspaper Julius G. Pisani, 87 Cutler Road, Accountant
Philip S. Plummer, 16 Arlington Street, Superintendent
Harold E. Porter, Waldingfield Road, Auto Dealer Elmer H. Smith, 56 Rust Street. Engineer Nataline H. Smith, 601 Bay Road, Housewife Roland S. Stone, 259 Bridge Street, Machinist
Marion A. Thompson, 10 Prospect Street, Housewife Robert H. Trussell, Bay Road, Contractor John T. Walke, 974 Bay Road, Superintendent Harry E. Williams, 175 Linden Street, Engineer C. Donald Woodman, 409 Essex Street, Machinist
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
The Board of Water Commissioners herewith submit their nineteenth annual report of the Water Department.
The Department laid 1,330 feet of 6" Century pipe under the Ex- tension of Mains program. 780 feet laid on Linden Street and 550 feet on Chestnut, including the installation of two hydrants.
The constant expanding of our distribution system involves the addi- tion of more homes to be serviced, which requires more water to be pumped. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that a larger source of supply should be considered.
The continual building of new homes has required the installation of sixty services during the year, bring our total up to 1116.
In accordance with the vote at our last annual Town Meeting we have purchased a Model T-55 Lindsay Air Compressor. This piece of equip- ment has exhibited excellent performance on all occasions that it has been used.
During the hurricanes of last summer our contentital gasoline stand- by pump maintained an uninterupted supply of water during the absence of electric power.
As the water system is now in its sixteenth year, we are starting to check the original meters and make any repairs that are needed.
We wish to thank the residents of the Town of Hamilton, and all the Town Departments for their cooperation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
GORDON L. THOMPSON, Chairman GEORGE A. HARRIGAN RICHARD H. SMITH
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REPORT OF THE WATER SUPERINTENDENT
To the Board of Water Commissioners:
GENTLEMEN :
I herewith submit my report of the activities of the Water Depart- ment for the year 1954.
This department laid 780 ft. of Keasbey Mattison 6 inch water pipe on Linden Street to the corner of Woodside Road. A connection was made there to the existing 6 inch pipe on Woodside Road. With the completion of this connection we now have two mains supplying Highland Street area. One Ludlow Hydrant was installed on Linden Street to give fire protection to that vicinity.
There are at present 1,116 services in town which consumed approxi- mately 61,890,000 gallons of water in 1954. During the summer months we have had a daily demand for a brief period of 350,000 gallons. Con- sidering that the total delivery of the wells is only 400,000 gallons daily, when these conditions prevail the town's water supply is in a critical con- dition in case of a serious fire.
The usual operations which pertain to the operation of a water depart- ment have been carried on as in the past, including the installation of 60 new services.
Owing to the wet season of 1954 the consumption of water decreased as figures will indicate.
1954
Total gallons pumped
Old Station 33.627,000
Total gallons pumped
New Station 28,263,400
Total
61,890,400
Daily average consumption
169,535
Total gallons pumped
65,606,100
Daily average consumption
179,715
WATER ANALYSIS - PARTS PER MILLION
Collection October 7, 1954
405381
405382
(Old Station)
(New Station)
Turbidity
2
1
Sediment
0
0
Color
3
Odor-Cold
0
0
Hardness
36
290
Alkalinity-M.O. phth
22.
44.
ph
6.4
6.6
Iron
.10
.01
No.
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The new air compressor which was purchased this year has demon- strated its usefulness when, during the hurricane, it was connected to the air tank at the fire station to maintain a constant air pressure to operate the fire alarm in case of fire. The Highway and Cemetery Departments have had the use of this machine whenever needed. The Park Department has had the use of the Dodge truck to transport mowers and materials.
I wish to extend my appreciation to the Superintendent of Highways for the use of his trucks and bulldozer, to the Fire and Cemetery Depart- ments for the use of their generator lighting units during the hurricane. The tree Department has assisted in the removing of snow from hydrants and loaned the use of their truck and men. The above in brief is an example of the cooperation I have received during my years as Superin- tendent of the Water Department from the various town departments.
I wish to thank the Water Board for the cooperation extended to me which has made a pleasant year for me as your Superintendent.
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND A. WHIPPLE Superintendent, Water Department
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURERS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: GENTLEMEN :
I have the honor to submit to you the Annual Report of the Depart- ment of the Sealer of Weights and Measurers for the year ending December 31, 1954.
Adjusted Sealed Not Sealed Condemned
Scales :
Over 10,000 lbs.
2
100 to 5,000 lbs.
8
1
Under 100 lbs.
3
24
Weights : Avoirdupois
19
Volumetric Measures :
Liquid under 1 Gallon
6
Automatic Liquid
Measuring Devices :
Gasoline
18 2
Kerosene, oil, grease
6
Vehicle Tank Meters
5
Respectfully submitted,
ERVING O. MAXWELL, Sealer.
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TOWN OF HAMILTON, MASSACHUSETTS REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
To the Citizens of Hamilton:
Pursuant to a vote at the Annual Town Meeting in 1954, the Modera- tor appointed this Committee to study the advisability of the formation of a department in the nature of a public works department for Hamilton and to report with recommendations at the Annual Town Meeting in 1955. This Committee recommends that the Selectmen be instructed to include in the Warrant for the 1955 Annual Town Meeting the following Article:
"To see if the town will vote to place on the official ballot at the 1956 Annual Town Election the following question :
Shall sections sixty-nine C to sixty-nine F, inclusive, of chapter forty-one of the General Laws, providing for the establishment of a board of public works exercising the powers of certain other departments and town officers be accepted ?"
As a basis for this report, this Committee held seven meetings, ex- amined the applicable laws and interviewed representatives of Hamilton's five service departments referred to below, reviewed the report rendered in 1951 by a Hamilton committee mentioned below, studied reports of other towns with public works departments and in which public works departments have been proposed, consulted with representatives of the Massachusetts Federation of Taxpayers Association, circulated a draft of this report among representatives of the town's five service departments and certain other citizens of the town and invited their criticism at an open meeting.
A procedure for creating a Public Works Department, for any town which desires such a department, has been established by a general law (Chapter 101 of the Acts of 1953). The law provides two steps in the adoption machinery. First, the town meeting must vote in favor of placing the question on the ballot at the next annual town election. Second, if the 1955 vote is favorable, the question will be put on the ballot in 1956. If a majority of the votes cast in 1956 favor a Public Works Department, it will take effect after the 1957 annual town election at which time the three Public Works Commissioners will be elected.
Hamilton now has five service departments which could be merged into a Public Works Department, namely: the Cemetery; Highways; Parks; Tree; and Water.
Cemetery Department :
The Cemetery Department is operated by a board of three Cemetery Commissioners who are elected by the voters of the town for staggered three-year terms. They appoint a Superintendent who cares for the ceme-
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tery with the help of one or more part-time employees. This Department occasionally receives help and equipment from other departments.
Highways Department:
The Highway Department is operated by a Highway Surveyor who is elected each year by the voters. He has the exclusive control of the ordinary repair of public ways. He is assisted by five full-time and two part-time employees, except for such additional help as is required for snow removal operations. This Department is the largest of the five service departments, being responsible for the expenditure of more than one-third of a total budget of about $80,000 for all five departments. Its principal functions are street surfacing, repairing, drainage and snow removal.
Park Department:
This Department is operated by a three-man Board of Park Com- missioners, elected by the voters for staggered three-year terms. They in turn appoint a Superintendent of Parks. Under the Superintendent are two part-time employees. The Park Commissioners also employ a clerk, two full-time instructors and one part-time instructor to operate playgrounds during the summer. This Department is concerned with the maintenance and operation of Patton, Cutler and Roosevelt Avenue Parks and Soldier's Green, the school grounds and, during the summer, Walsh's Park at Chebacco Lake bathing area. It occasionally receives the help of men and equipment from the other departments.
Tree Department :
The Tree Warden is elected by the town each year and has one full- time assistant. At present the Tree Warden also serves as Moth Super- intendent, an office to which he is appointed annually by the Selectmen. This Department is responsible for care of town trees and moth control. Like the Cemetery and Park Departments, it is small and has periodic requirements for additional manpower and equipment, as after the recent hurricanes.
Water Department:
This Department is under the control of the Board of Water Com- missioners (a three-man board elected for staggered three-year terms), and is operated by a superintendent appointed by the Board. It is respon- sible for the town's system of water supply and distribution. All revenue from the sale of water is deposited in the town's general funds. Operating expenses are met by annual appropriations. Under the direction of the Water Commissioners there are a Superintendent, an assistant superin- tendent, a clerk and one part-time laborer.
The foregoing division of authority and responsibility follows the old town government tradition of avoiding a concentration of power and encouraging wider participation in town government by a greater number of citizens. However, many towns, as they grow in size, have come to the conclusion that they would like to try for increased efficiency in operation.
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The General Laws of Massachusetts now permit the vesting of the powers of the five independent service departments in the board of selectmen or in one board of public works exercising the powers of the separate service departments.
If Hamilton should vote to create a Public Works Department, the Cemetery, Highway, Park, Tree and Water Departments would cease to exist as independent departments. The town could elect a three-man board of public works, serving staggered three-year terms, which would exercise all the powers and duties of the old boards. In addition, it would exercise such powers and duties of other boards and offices, reasonably related to a public works department, as the town may fix by by-law. The new board would appoint a Superintendent. who by law must be fitted by education, training and experience, to exercise and perform such of the powers and duties of the board as it may designate. He would hold office subject to the will of the board, and during his term he could hold no other office, nor any other job. If the town should so choose, it could also vote to have the Selectmen act as the board of public works, but this is not recom- mended by the Committee. The law also provides that the town may after the expiration of three years from the establishment of a Public Works Department abolish the Department by majority vote at an annual town meeting.
After the Annual Town Meeting in 1949, a committee was appointed to study the services rendered to the people by the several departments and commissions of Hamilton for the purpose of determining what econo- mies in operation or administration could be affected by consolidation. That committee made a very painstaking report in 1951 strongly recom- mending that Hamilton combine public works functions into a single department. It was stated in that report that the independent service departments use special materials and equipment, require engineering and other technical supervision and make use of a relatively large number of manual laborers, and that because they have these factors in common they should be combined as a single operating service. This 1954 Com- mittee agrees that such a combination would be in the best interest of the town.
Under a Public Works Department, the town could set up a single pool of versatile men suited to perform a wide variety of tasks and able to concentrate a large force on any problem without delay or inefficiency. All the departments are subject to a certain amount of seasonal fluctua- tion in activity, and the peaks and valleys do not always coincide. The Cemetery, Park and Tree Departments' peak activity is in the spring and summer months, while plowing and sanding are an extra wintertime bur- den for the Highway Department. The present department heads are ingenious in finding ways of keeping their men employed, but this Com- mittee feels that any one of the present department heads could do an even better job if he had the whole range of all the service departments available to him.
In the use of equipment, there are also opportunities for economy and improved efficiency. One effect of departmentalization is that the departments sometimes acquire equipment they can't use to best advantage
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all of the time. If they conscientiously refrain from asking for special equipment because they can't keep it fully employed, they may be com- pelled to perform many operations with inadequate equipment and con- sequent over-expenditure of manpower. At present there is no board or officer with the authority to make the necessary decisions as to purchases, or to bring about full and free transfers of men and equipment between departments. Department heads can hardly be expected to take the same objective view of the priority of projects in other departments that an over-all administrator would take.
Some saving might be accomplished in centralized purchase of sup- plies. And it is reasonable to expect that in a centralized equipment pool the job of maintenance could be handled more efficiently and economically.
Complete records would be kept by the Public Works Superintendent and a clerk in a central office at the Town Hall, and full reports of all operations could be rendered periodically and a summary published annual- ly. The existence of such a central office with complete records would tend to promote more efficiency and would also be a great convenience to town officials and others who desire information concerning the work, administration or plans of the town in the public works field. At present such information is usually obtained only by consulting the several super- intendents or commissioners of the independent service departments at their various headquarters or homes. Furthermore, with adequate records and a central authority dedicated to finding the most efficient operating plan for Hamilton, more effective and intelligent study could be given to long-range physical planning problems.
A board of public works would be under pressure to cut costs and improve efficiency more than any one of the service departments because its share of the total tax bill would be proportionately larger. The Super- intendent would be required to furnish each year upon request of the board a carefully prepared and detailed budget. However, this committee does not expect that adoption of a public works department would produce a reduction in the total expenses of the present service departments, which in 1954 budgeted at about $80,000.
We think that the effect of consolidation would be increased efficiency and service, rather than reduced expense. Greater efficiency, however, would enable the town to meet increasing demands for service as the town grows. It is significant that in a high proportion of towns of all sizes with public works departments, increased efficiency has been reported.
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