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The Board held five Polio clinics, three Asian Flu clinics (for Town employees and school personnel) and three Diphtheria clinics. As an indication of the growth of the Town, the total number of inoculations given were far in excess of the total given during the year 1956. The Board wishes to acknowledge the splendid cooperation shown by local nurses and volunteer workers who donated their services to aid in conducting these clinics.
During the year, the Board awarded the contract for mosquito control to "East Coast Aviation" with a low bid of $1.10 per acre. Because of the dry season, fewer applications were necessary, resulting in a saving over the original estimate. It is hoped that the program may be expanded for the coming year.
Numerous complaints were received concerning rubbish and gar- bage removal which were aggravated by lack of adequate dumping facilities. The Board has secured a temporary dump site on South
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Street which is free to Town residents and is continuing in its efforts to secure a permanent, well located site for future use.
The Board has closed site at Pond, Pine and Whipple Streets and has posted the land "No further dumping on premises will be allowed". Dumping now permitted at the approved South Street site only ..
The Board has adopted food and sanitation regulations for every person, firm or corporation engaged in the storage, sale, distribution or transportation of foodstuffs and beverages and has engaged Sanitarian Robert W. Rimbach of Middlesex Laboratories to inspect the afore- mentioned establishments. There were 1026 determinations made on samples of milk and cream, 169 samples of milk from dealers were examined for Total Solids, Fat, Bacterial Count, Sediment, Phosphatase and Coliform content. The average total solids for milk was 12.59%. Fat, 3.82 %and Bacterial Count 3,400. There were approximately 7,695 quarts of milk sold daily. Three hundred and thirty-three inspections were made of eating and food establishments and three hundred and sixty-nine bacterial swabs were taken of eating utensils and bar glasses.
There were many problems still facing the Board at the conclusion of 1957. It is hoped that with the cooperation of the townspeople, they can be brought to a successful completion during the year 1958.
THOMAS A. ABBOTT, Chairman VICTOR N. CLUFF JOSEPH J. WHELAN Board of Health
ASSESSOR'S REPORT
Value of Real Estate Jan. 1, 1957
$11,454,700
Value of Personal Property. 3,080,450
Total Value of 1957
$14,535,150
Total Value of 1956 13,559,050
Gain in Valuation. $ 976,100
Total Levy for 1957
Town $1,754,880.34
State
4,102.50
County
29,256.30
Overlay Current Year
53,348.69
Gross Amount to be raised. $1,841,587.83
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Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds. 773,655.88
Net Amount to be raised on Poll and Property.
$1,067,931.95
Polls $ 6,866.00
Personal Property 224,872.85
Real Estate 836,193.10
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property. $1,067,931.95
TAX RATE 1957 $73.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
Total Valuation $2,244,575.00
Amount Warrants to Collector. $ 116,884.42
TAX RATE 1957 $57.10
Respectfully submitted,
AUSTIN F. FRENCH, Chairman ETHEL M. PHILLIPS EDWARD J. SULLIVAN Board of Assessors
REPORT OF THE WATER DEPARTMENT FOR 1957
Number of Services Installed during the year 1957 91
House Service Pipe ·Installer 5459 feet
2" Pipe Installed. 241 feet
6" Pipe Installed. 193 feet
6" Pipe Relocated 169 feet
Total Gallons Pumped during the year 1957 235,689,140
Total Number of Water Customers at the end of 1957 2997
Number of New Takers during the year 1957 155
CHARLES A. CARTER JOHN J. COONEY EBEN A. PRESCOTT Board of Water Commissioners
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FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 13, 1958
Honorable Board of Selectmen
I wish to submit my report for the year 1957.
Building
21
Dump
19
Brush
222
Chimney
6
Auto
14
False
23
Resuscitator
55
Electrical
25
Accidents
32
Oil Burners
6
Out of Town
22
All Others
45
TOTAL
490
Inspections:
Gasoline Storage
3
Oil Storage
272
L. P. Gas
66
Est. Value to Buildings and Contents
1,155,000.00
Estimated Loss to Buildings and Contents 111,705.00
Insurance Paid
94,714.22
WILLIAM A. CHANDLER Chief of the Fire Department
REPORT OF THE ROAD COMMISSIONERS
The following report is submitted by the Board of Road Com- missioners for the year ending December 31, 1957.
Chapter 81 and General Highway
Chapter 81 and Highway moneys were expended on most accepted streets with oiling, patching and general maintenance being accom- plished.
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The following materials were used:
Gravel
12,000 yards
Sand
10,000 yards
Asphalt
62,078 gals.
Bituminous Concrete 813.05 tons
Pea Stone
Catch Basins Installed
461.05 tons 6
Culverts Installed
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Chapter 90 Maintenance
Chapter 90 Maintenance work was done on Andover Street which had an armor coating of oil and stone for 8500 feet.
Chapter 90 Construction
Chapter 90 Construction took place on Shawsheen Street with one section being completed and the next section now under construction.
Respectfully submitted, CHESTER M. ROPER, Chairman THOMAS F. SULLIVAN GEORGE R. GRAY Road Commissioners
REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
Although Tewksbury is outside the present industrial perimeter, it is a well known fact that Route 128 known as the "Golden Circle" is now an overcrowded artery. If not by choice, but by necessity, industry will be compelled to look elsewhere due to this condition. The second circumferential highway, Route 110, looms as the quickest, most economical and practical way to solve this traffic problem and provide the lands needed for new industrial growth.
When, new Route 28, now under construction cutting across the southeastern corner of our Town and the new Outer Belt, Route 110, now being surveyed and cutting across the northern corner of Tewks- bury are constructed, then and only then will our community be in a position to compete with other communities for a share of the remark- able industrial growth being enjoyed in Massachusetts.
All the citizens of Tewksbury, but primarily owners of land abutting the new highways, can look forward to enjoying benefits of this in- dustrial growth, which the commission fells could be in the very near future and comparable to what took place along Route 128.
:
Sincerely, JOHN J. BELTON, Chairman Industrial Commission
Jan. 13, 1958 Submitted for 1957 Report.
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BUREAU OF ACCOUNTS
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation Sate House, Boston, Mass.
To the Board of Selectmen
Mr. Victor N. Cluff, Chairman
Tewksbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Tewksbury for the period from November 10, 1955 to May 25, 1957, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, HERMAN B. DINE Director of Accounts
Mr. Herman B. Dine Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston, Mass.
Sir:
As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the Town of Tewksbury for the period from November 10, 1955, the date of the previous examination, to May 25, 1957, the following report being submitted thereon:
An examination and verification was made of the financial transactions of the Town as shown on the books of the departments receiving or disbursing money for the Town or committing bills for collection.
The books and accounts in the Town Auditor's office were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were checked with the treasurer's cash book and with the available records of departmental payments to the treasurer, while the disbursements were checked with the treasury warrants.
The appropriations, transfers, and loan authorizations, as listed from the Town Clerk's record of town meeting proceedings, and the transfers from the reserve fund authorized by the finance committee, were checked with the appropriation accounts in the auditor's ledger.
An analysis was made of the ledger accounts, the necessary adjust- ing entries resulting from the audit were made, a trial balance was taken off, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was
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prepared showing the financial condition of the Town on May 25, 1957.
The books and accounts of the Town Treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were analysed and compared with the records of payments to the treasurer by the several depart- ments, and with other sources from which the town received money, while the recorded payments were compared with the selectmen's warrants and with the auditor's books.
The cash balance on May 25, 1957 was verified by reconciliation of the bank balance with statements furnished by the banks of deposit, by verification of treasury notes held for safekeeping by the bank, and by actual count of the cash in the office.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were compared with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file. The outstanding bonds and coupons were listed and reconciled with the bond and coupon account as shown by a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The investments of the several trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were verified, the savings bank books being personally examined and listed. The income was proved and all transactions and balances were checked with the books of the town auditor.
The records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were examined and checked. The redemptions and sales were verified, and the tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed, proved, and verified by comparison with the records of the Registry of Deeds.
It was noted that no transfers to the tax title account had been reported by the collector during the audit period.
The records of payroll deductions for Federal taxes, the county retirement system, and the Massachusetts Hospital Service, Inc., were examined and checked with the treasurer's record of receipts, the pay- ments to the proper agencies were verified, and the balances in the general treasury on May 25, 1957 were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger.
The books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked. The taxes and motor vehicle and trailer excise outstanding at the time of the previous examination, as well as all subsequent com- mitment lists, were audited and checked with the warrants issued. for their collection. The recorded collections were compared with the payments to the treasurer; the abatements, as recorded, were chcked with the assessors' records of abatements granted ; and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the respective controlling accounts in the auditor's ledger.
The commitments of departmental and water accounts were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were checked with the payments to the treasurer, the abatements, as recorded, were compared with the records of the departments authorized to grant them, and the
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outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the auditor's ledger controls.
The town collector's cash balance on May 25, 1957 was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit and by actual count of the cash in the office. This reconciliation showed a cash discrepancy in the collector's accounts amounting to $923.21.
The outstanding tax, excise, and departmental accounts receivable were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
The attention of the collector is again called to Section 2, Chapter 60, General Laws, which requires payments be made to the treasurer at least weekly.
It is again recommended that the collector make a determined effort to effect a prompt settlement of all delinquent tax and excise accounts, which date back to 1949.
The financial records of the town clerk were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts on account of dog, sporting and town licenses, as well as from marriage intentions, recording fees, copies of records, and miscellaneous charges, were checked with the town clerk's cash book, and compared with the payments to the treasurer and the Division of Fisheries and Game. The cash balance on May 25, 1957 was verified by actual count of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of deposit.
The surety bonds on file for the several town officials for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of the board of selectmen, the inspector of buildings, and the sealer of weights and measures, as well as of the health depart- ment and of all other departments collecting money for the Town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked and reconciled with the treasurer's and the auditor's books.
Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing reconciliations of the town treasurer's, town collector's, and town clerk's cash; summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, tax pos- session, and departmental accounts; as well as schedules showing the transactions and condition of the trust and investment funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted WILLIAM SCHWARTZ Assistant Director of Accounts
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TOWN OF TEWKSBURY Balance Sheet - May 25, 1957 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
CASH:
General .$266,563.78
Advance for Petty :
Collector $ 75.00
Public Welfare 50.00
125.00
Guarantee Deposits :
Board of Appeals CA 39.00
Planning Board 11,715.19
Purchase of Land 100.00
Water Installations
1,034.12
Poll
6.00
Levy of 1951 :
Tailings
906.10
Poll
12.00
Personal Property
281.00
Real Estate
647.92
Levy of 1952:
Recoveries :
Old Age Assistance
593.70
Personal Property
667.16
Real Estate
1,788.83
Levy of 1953:
Poll 16.00
Payroll Deductions :
Federal Taxes $ 3,362.50
County Retirement System 657.68
Blue Cross and Blue Shield 617.35
$4,637.53
Accounts Receivable :
Taxes :
Levy of 1950:
12,888.31
Premium on Loan :
School 210.80
Poll
38.00
Federal Grants : Disability Assistance: Administration $ 105.18
Assistance 2,348.60
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Personal Property 733.32
Real Estate 1,885.25
Levy of 1954:
Poll 40.00
Personal Property
1,212.20
Real Estate
3,514.70
Levy of 1955:
Poll 124.00
Personal Property
1,342.00
Real Estate
8,473.42
Levy of 1956:
Poll 110.00
Personal Property
2,819.40
Real Estate
33,735.28
Levy of 1957:
Poll
6,424.00
63,870.48
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Levy of 1949 $ 72.42
Levy of 1950 266.90
Levy of 1951 447.51
Levy of 1952
622.07
Levy of 1953 880.91
Levy of 1954
2,793.93
Levy of 1955 2,857.17
Levy of 1956 15,438.74
Levy of 1957 34.26
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration 677.53
Aid 6,761.10
Old Age Assistance:
Administration
2,389.43
Aid
19,114.84
Tuition - School 4,141.33
35,538.01
Revolving Funds : School Lunch .$ 7,827.67
School Athletics
3,289.75
11,117.42
Appropriation Balances:
Revenue :
General .$1,033,498.83
Water 90,842.20
Non-Revenue (Loan Balance ) Heath Brook School Construction 227,945.14
Wells 3,706.28
1,355,992.45
Receipts Reserved for Appropriations : Road Machinery Fund ........ $ 4,595.20 Road Construction, Chapter 718, Acts of 1956 17,562.87
22,158.07
23,413.91
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus 5,897.71
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Farm Animal Excise: Levy of 1957 142.25
Special Taxes :
Estates of Deceased Persons 543.16
Tax Titles and Possessions :
Tax Titles $2,994.61
Tax Possessions
5,053.79
8,048.40
Departmental:
Public Welfare - Cities and Towns $ 39.00
Disability Assistance 1,822.23
Aid to Dependent Children 8,436.88
Old Age Assistance - Cities and Towns
1,132.11
Old Age Assistance - State 11,364.01
Water:
Rates
.$ 30,091.97
Installations
2,089.46
32,181.43
Aid to Highways:
State
.. $ 29,174.00
County
3,449.50
Overlays Reserved for Abatements :
Levy of 1950 .$ 6.00
Levy of 1951 940.92
Levy of 1952 2,493.99
Levy of 1953
2,634.57
Levy of 1954
4,766.90
10,842.38
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $ 23,413.91
Farm Animal Excise 142.25
Special Tax 543.16
Tax Title and Possession
8,048.40
Departmental
22,794.23
Water
32,181.43
Aid to Highway 32,623.50
119,746.88
22,794.23
Reserve for Petty Cash Advance
125.00
Surplus Revenue 177,263.62
32,623.50
Revenue 1957:
Appropriations Voted ...... $1,474,671.61
County Hospital Assessment Paid 8,211.58
County Retirement System
Assessment Paid
10,274.83
$1,493,158.02
Deduct :
Polls Assessed 6,868.00
Estimated Receipts Collected 193,518.04
1,292,771.98
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Unprovided for or Overdrawn Accounts: Underestimates 1956: State:
Recreation Areas
Assessment $ 774.55
County :
Tax
612.93
Assessment
3,117.30
4,504.78
Overlay Deficits:
Levy of 1955
$ 3.52
Levy of 1956
9,915.06
Levy of 1957
414.00
10,332.58
Overdrawn Account : Cemetery Perpetual Care Income
2.50
$1,757,917.98
$1,757,917.98
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt: Inside Debt Limit $ 303,000.00
Outside Debt Limit 2,410,000.00
Serial Loans :
Inside Debt Limit:
General:
School Construction
1951
$
163,000.00
School Construction
1956
140,000.00
$303,000.00
Outside Debt Limit: General :
School Construction
1951
$
450,000.00
School Construction 1956 475,000.00
Public Service Enterprise : Water Construction 1951 1,410,000.00
Water Construction
1956 75,000.00
2,410,000.00
$2,713,000.00
$2,713,000.00
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TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds: Cash and Securities : In Custody of Treasurer .$ 40,535.56
School Funds: Foster School $ 1,621.51
George A. Pierce Essay 148.12
$1,769.63
Cemetery Funds : Perpetual Care
2,183.17
Investment Fund: Municipal Building Insurance 36,582.76
$40,535.56
$40,535.56
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LIBRARIAN'S REPORT
To the Trustees of the Tewksbury Public Library:
The following report is respectfully submitted: During the year 613 books were added: 274 adult fiction, 213 adult non-fiction, 85 juvenile fiction and 41 non-fiction.
When there are many on the waiting list for the best sellers, a second copy has been purchased.
The Librarian and Assistant appreciate the cooperation of the many patrons who return books and magazines when due and request the return of books and magazines now overdue.
The Library is open Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 until 9:00 and Saturday afternoon continuously from 2:00 until 8:30.
The Library is closed Legal Holidays, Town Meetings and for the Annual Vacation in the summer.
Circulation of Books at the Library
Tuesday Evenings
Fiction
3,060
Sociology
53
History
109
Religion
30
Literature
65
Science
63
Travel
90
Poetry
19
Arts
210
Philosophy
14
Biography
171
TOTAL
3,884
Thursday Evenings
Fiction
1,642
Sociology
20
History
51
Religion
14
Literature
44
Science
35
Travel
40
Poetry
16
Arts
115
Philosophy
12
Biography
133
TOTAL
2,127
Saturday Afternoons and Evenings
Fiction
6,484
Sociology
116
History
199
Religion
72
Literature
165
Science
212
Travel
191
Poetry
53
Arts
459
Philosophy
44
Biography
544
TOTAL
8,539
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Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays
14,550
Library and Wamesit District
14,640
Wamesit
Fiction
60
Sociology
History
6
Religion
Literature
Science
2
Travel
4
Poetry
Arts
10
Philosophy
Biography
8
TOTAL 90
This branch closed April 1, 1957 Circulation of Magazines
American Home 29
Lifetime Living 30
Atlantic Monthly 20
Mademoiselle 14
Better Homes and Gardens .65
McCall's 42
Collier's
3
Mechanics Illustrated
69
Consumer's Digest
5
National Geographic 142
Coronet
33
Popular Mechanics 105
Reader's Digest
46
Daughters of the American Revolution
3
Redbook
44
Good Housekeeping 48
Woman's Home Companion 8
Harper's
23
Children's Activities 5
Hobbies
18
Children's Digest
44
Holiday
39
Children's Playmate
73
Ladies' Home Journal
38
Humpty Dumpty 36
56
TOTAL 1,171
*Donated ¿2 Copies
ABBIE M. DEMPSEY Librarian
CIVIL DEFENSE REPORT FOR 1957
The Civil Defense Committee wishes to submit the following report on activities:
Equipment obtained:
Five two-way radios One 5 KW Generator Assorted hand tools and ropes for rescue work Portapower kit for heavy rescue work
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Life
133
Others
Equipment for Auxiliary Police and Fire Departments
Considerable surplus equipment was obtained from the Federal Government.
Approximately $3,000.00 worth of valuable equipment was obtained at a cost of only $60.00 to the Town.
The Department participated in all Civil Defense exercises during the year.
Personnel was sent to Manchester during the forest fire emergency.
Civil Defense schools and forums were attended at Natick, Ports- inouth, New Hampshire and Topsfield.
Disaster First Aid Courses were organized.
A Wardens' program was organized to begin in 1958.
Assisted Police and Fire Departments in emergencies upon request.
The present situation requires considerable effort on the part of the Town, both physically and financially, in order to keep abreast of the ever changing Federal Civil Defense Administration and the State Agency.
The Committee wishes to thank the public and Town personnel for their splendid cooperation during the year.
CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE JOHN H. HART GEORGE MCDERMOTT JOSEPH LOMBARDI
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
As the time nears for our Annual Town Meeting, there are some very serious problems facing our Town Government.
This report is designed to acquaint you with the problems in order that you may better form your opinion as to how best to solve them before attending our Annual Town Meeting in March.
With the installation of a Town water system, the Town grew so rapidly that the few regulations we had were entirely inadequate.
In order to limit our growth to a normal level, the acre lot by-law was adopted and a restriction for water main extensions was put into effect. The net result of these protective methods has limited the construction of new homes in 1957 to approximately 57. This means that the Assessors have been able to pick up very little property in the form of new valuation.
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We are in the process of building a new high school which means the borrowing on a bond issue of approximately $1,500,000.00.
Just how is this new indebtedness to be financed?
There are several ways in which this can be accomplished.
1. Our present rate of assessment is based on about 30% of truc valuation. This rate can be increased by the Assessors, or we can have a team of experts revalue all property in the Town at a cost of $25,000 or $30,000.
2. The present rate can be maintained, but the valuation will be increased to the extent that the money is needed to maintain our Town Government will be raised.
3. New homes and new industry is another source of revenue.
Let us discuss No. 1 for a moment. Most of the new homes have been bought by young people on a budget plan, at a time when they had only one child, money was easy, overtime work was plentiful, and the cost of living was much lower. Now they are faced with additions to their family, rising cost of living, upkeep of a new home and a rising tax rate. How much can you stand?
No. 2 is inevitable. With the growth of the Town, the services must be increased and the school needs met. A statement made by the president of a Boston bank to the effect that the per capita cost of Town Government was $40.00 per person lower than 35 towns of comparative size in the Commonwealth, speaks well of the conservatism that has been practiced over a period of years.
How do we go about securing new valuation? New industry could help. What can Tewksbury offer new industry? There are four basic needs of industry as a rule, adequate acreage, access to good roads, plenty of water and sewage disposal. There is a long range plan being developed by the Planning Board on rezoning land. The Planning Board has held hearings on certain sections of the Town in order to get the true sentiments of the people in these sections. They have not met with much success. Industry is being sought by all of our neighbor- ing towns and they are willing to do almost anything to induce them to locate in their community. The few people who appeared at the public hearings conducted by the Planning Board on a rezoning program, by their remarks indicated that industry was not particularly desired. Certainly, industrialists are not going to locate in a town and invest large sums of money for expansion in a community that is not sym- pathetic to their needs.
Let us discuss new homes. What group of wage earners are the best prospects for new homes. There is a very limited number of people seeking for the home that costs from $14,000 to $20,000. The largest group of prospects comes from the average wage earner and the cost of his home will range from $10,000 to $14,000. The cost and location
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of the lot are factors in the ultimate price of the home. Very few people want or need an acre of land. Should we have spot zoning, and limit the water extensions so that a normal amount of new building can be carried on each year, and increase our valuation?
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