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Respectfully submitted,
HARRY L. NESMITH,
Forest Warden.
List of Fire Extinguishers in Town
1. David Gregg
2. Geo. A. Drew
41. E. Jarvis
3. Clyde Prescott 42. C. M. Griffin
5. Bernard Flynn 43. Sullivan Bros
6. L. J. Elaison
44. W. Seifer
7. Charles Edwards
45. John O'Brien
9. Walter Whidden
46. Ed. Blaisdell
47. Warren Nickson
48. Fred Decatur
49. Thomas Caless
50. W. E. McDonald
51. Charles Wright
53. Albert Flagg
54. John Howard
55. James Wilson
24. F. Banister
56. Alex McDougal
57. Otis Day
59. Parkerville Fire House
60. Hervic J. Decato
61. Mabel Drew
62. O. R. Spaulding
63. Graniteville Fire House
65. John McIntosh
31. Ed. Keyes
33. J. A. Healy, Dunstable Rd.
34. Williard Fletcher
35 Walter Fletcher
36. Henry Wilder
37. F. Shugrue
38. Geo. Kimball
39 Alfred Chandonait
66. Guy Decatur
67. Emil L. Lecuyer
68. A. Dureault
69. C. Bruce Wetmore
70. Tim Sullivan
71. Blodgett Bros.
72. John Sullivan
25. Graniteville Fire House
26. Axel Lundberg
27. Gilmore Wright
28. H. E. Gould
29. F. W. Rivinius
30. J. M. Book
20. Rufus Jakes
21. Brookside Fire House
22. M. McGlinchey
23. Graniteville Fire House
15. Charles Lundburg
16. Nat. Whitney
17. Graniteville Fire House
18. Graniteville Fire House
40. W. Butterworth
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73. Frank Wright
108.
A. Polly
77. Fred McCoy
110. Sidney Wright
78. James Hartford
112. Regnier Lumber Co.
79. Ernest Mountain
113. Alex McDonald
80. Westford Water Co.
114. Raymond Foss
81. R. Prescott
115.
Henry McDonald
82. Fred Burbeck
116.
John Simpson
83. Arthur O'Brien
117.
O. R. Spaulding
84. Frank Hildreth
118.
J. Sargent
86. A. Vose
119.
Geo. C. Moor
87. Bruce Wetmore
120.
G. Sanburg
89. Graniteville Fire House
122.
D. Desmond
91. Claude Johnson
123.
William Myott
95. W. Whitten
124. R. Bridgeford
96. Henry Murphy
125.
W. McDonald
105. Geo. O'Brien
128. R. Cutting
Instructions for Taking Care of Fire Extinguishers
1. Any person who is loaned a Fire Extinguisher by the Town of Westford for use at brush or house fires must be responsible for same.
2. After using and before refilling the extinguisher should be thoroughly washed. Make sure the hole in the nozzle is clear.
3. Always wash and refill immediately. There may be another fire.
4. In winter the extinguisher should be put near a stove or in a warm place to prevent freezing. Otherwise it should be emptied and washed out.
5. By putting into the extinguisher 34 of a cup of salt and stir- ring until dissolved, the extinguisher will not freeze so easily. It cannot, however, be left in a wholly unheated building.
6. All persons having extinguishers, who close their homes for the winter, or who leave town, should notify the Forest Warden, Harry L. Nesmith, by telephone, and give the extinguisher to him.
7. Every spring the extinguisher should be discharged, washed out and refilled.
8. Any extinguisher that is lost or becomes defective should be reported to the Forest Warden.
9. Each person taking an extinguisher to a fire should take his own extinguisher home.
10. Know the number of your extinguisher.
11. Any person allowing an extinguisher to freeze must pay for having it repaired.
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LIST OF FOREST FIRES
Acres
Feb. 1 Abbot Worsted Co.
25
Mar. 14
Vose & Jacques
3
Apr. 4 Groton Road
1
Apr. 6 Concord Road
4
Apr. 19
Robinson Road
5
Apr. 19 Groton Road
4
Apr. 21 Baptist Pond
10
Apr. 19 Gilson
6
Apr. 20
M. Palmer
2
Apr. 22
Littleton Road
3
Apr. 22
Depot St. Depot
1
Apr. 25 W. Edwards
1
Apr. 24
State Road
2 1
Apr. 25 State Road
Apr. 27 Patten Road
1/2
May 2
Baptist Pond
3
May 3 Hildreth St.
2
May 4 West St.
1/2
May 5 Barretto
1/2
May 6 Abbot Worsted Co.
50
May 8 Littleton Road
1
May 12 Oak Hill
4
May 13 Geo. C. Moore, Est.
10
May 25
North St.
4
June 1 Plain Road
10
June 10
Groton Road
1/2
July 19
Brookside
10
July 20
Dunstable Road
4
July 26
M. Gage
20
July 28 Dunstable Road
1
Aug. 6 Abbot Worsted Co.
6
Aug. 22 Geo. C. Moore, Est.
20
Aug. 24 W. Edwards
4
Oct. 21 State Road
1/2
Oct. 23 Dunstable Road 1/2
Nov. 11. Texas Road
20
Date Owner
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
Westford, Mass., Dec. 31, 1932
The Board of Fire Engineers submits the following report for the year ending December 31, 1932:
The companies have responded to 35 fires other than forest fires during the year-13 buildings, 10 chimneys, 2 oil stoves, 3 autos, and 7 others where the damage was small.
The following is a list of the buildings where the damage was large:
March 9-House of Wasil Baleda.
March 24-Garage of Lester McLenna.
April 19-Camp of F. H. Dixon.
April 4-House of Rufus Jaques.
May 2-Hen House of Albert Peterson.
May 15-Store of Z. Demsevich.
May 27-Storehouse, Abbot Worsted Co.
July 4-Storehouse, Fisher Buckshorn.
July 4-House of Thomas Stewart.
August 15-House of Russell Furbush.
November 30-Garage of Clarence Hildreth.
December 24-Barn of Frank X. Moran.
December 27-House of Minko.
BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS.
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MIDDLESEX COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE REPORT
Following is a report of the work of the Middlesex County Exten- sion Service as developed during the year in Westford.
The major part of the work in agriculture during the year was done on the subject of fruit growing. Forty-two farm visits were made upon request to help with pruning, orchard management, spray- ing and marketing. An apple packing demonstration was given at Robert Prescott's storage plant. Some assistance was rendered through a local committee in the marketing of apples during the fall.
Judges were furnished for the local Grange fair.
Chamberlain's Corner has a large and enthusiastic group of homemakers. They completed the program of saving time and energy in the home under the leadership of Mrs. William Parfitt and Mrs. Alec Fisher. This group is continuing with a study of low cost meals. Mrs. John Day and Mrs. E. N. Bridgeford are the leaders.
The mothers, carrying the program of child guidance, with Mrs. David Scott and Mrs. Leroy Whitcomb as leaders, completed their work in April.
A single meeting on flower garden arrangement, seed selection and soil fertilization was held. Recreation, indoors and out was also discussed at the meeting.
Professor W. R. Cole, State College specialist, discussed and demonstrated the preservation of food. The meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Henry Fletcher. Twenty-four women attended.
One hundred and thirty-four boys and girls were enrolled in 4-H Club work during the past season in clothing, handicraft, garden, canning, health, and poultry projects. Due to the illness of Mr. Wil -. liam Roudenbush, Mr. Arlen Wilder served as 4-H town chairman. Local leaders were Miss Madeline Stone, Miss Alice Remis, Miss Harlene Knowlton, Mrs. Albert Wall, Mr. Houghton Osgood, Mr. Peter Perry, Mr. James Fitzgibbons, and Charles Mann.
Erliene Downing and Martin Gannon were winners in the Middle- sex North Garden contest. Eileen Keizer won first place in the canning judging contest held at Acton fair.
Harlene Knowlton lacked two-tenths of a point of being the win- ner in the Ball Jar contest in competition with 33 other canning club members from all over Massachusetts. She tied for second place. Harlene has been the winner of three major prizes in the can- ning club during the summer. She took part in a canning contest conducted by the Kerr Glass Company, and was awarded a gold medal for being first in Middlesex County.
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The usual large number of completions in club work were con- sumated by Forge Village, with banner clubs in both clothing and handicraft.
Plans for the coming year include more work with, and through, the town committee. Particular emphasis during the past year was placed on garden work. More organized garden groups with local leaders in each community will be stressed during the coming year. It is hoped also that the girls may organize several canning clubs locally to take care of the preservation of vegetables grown by the boys.
JOHN A. KIMBALL.
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REPORT OF FISH AND GAME WARDEN
Westford, Mass., January 1, 1933
To the People of the Town of Westford, Mass.
The following is the report of the Fish and Game Warden of Westford for the year 1932.
I am sorry to say that I don't see any increase in our song birds. We have none of the song birds that we had in former years. All this last summer as I traveled through the woods and fields, I saw very few small birds. The birds that used to nest in the garden and near dwell- ings have disappeared with the help of the pet cat. One cat is sup- posed to kill fifty birds in a season; so if we want to have birds, shut the cat up until the nesting season if you don't it won't be long until we will have no more songsters.
We have a great many more partridge this year than we have had for a number of years. Still I think we ought to have a closed season on them because they are a little tame and easy to get. I have seen very few woodcock - just a few pair. There are two or three small flocks of quail, and there will be more this year as they raised some at the Game Farm and we will get some when they are liberated this spring.
We have more pheasants this year than we ever had before; and as this winter has been very mild we will probably have a lot more as we will get some from the Game Farm. I received some complaints last summer from people who had their corn crops destroyed by pheasants. The birds that are liberated here are hatched in an incubator and raised in a cage so they are quite tame so they are likely to do more damage than the wild birds.
We had no Aigrets or Little Blue Herons this past summer but quite a few of the large Blue Herons. Ducks were very plentiful in the late summer and early fall. We had two large flocks that were here until late fall.
Gray Squirrels are plentiful and are very tame. A number of people have them right in their dooryards; in fact there was a nest here in an empty tenement. There have been two or three cases where squirrels have been raised in the house. It is bad to kill a harmless, little animal when they are so friendly.
This town and a number of the adjoining towns have been stocked a number of times with snow shoe rabbits, but they all disappear. Very few are seen after they are liberated.
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I had a report that a flock of Golden Pheasants were here, I have not seen them but I hope the sportsmen will leave them alone as they are a handsome bird.
The following brooks have been stocked with trout this year. The trout came from the Sandwich Hatchery :- Tadmuck Brook, 2 cans; Boutelle Brook, 2 cans; Town Farm Brook, 2 cans; Snake Meadow Brook, 2 cans. From Nashua Hatchery :- Town Farm Brook, 4 cans; Snake Meadow Brook, 2 cans.
This is a list of the pheasants liberated: Chamberlain's Corner, 5; Town Farm, 5; Long-Sought-For-Pond, 5; Flynn Bridge, 5; Abbot Land, 9; Poor Farm Meadow, 12; Hornbrook Farm, 9. There were 1,000 small mouth bass in Long-Sought-For Pond.
In closing I would like to ask the sportsmen to have a little re- spect for the farmer, land owner, and tenant, and if you go out for a little sport be careful and do not damage his property. Remember he has to fix up everything you spoil, besides paying his taxes, and feeding the birds that you go out to kill. Don't smoke in the woods. I would like to ask the people not to furnish small boys with firearms unless they stay at home; they are a regular nuisance in the woods.
Every year I give more time to this work; it takes a great deal of time to look after the fish and game. I have been out on this work on the following dates: January, 5 times; February, 6 times; March, 4 times; April, 7 times; May, 4 times; June, 3 times; July, 4 times; August, 3 times; September, 3 times; October, 10 times; November, 11 times; December, 5 times.
If we have any heavy storms or deep snow and you have birds near the house please let me know and I will take care of them through the bad weather.
Hoping this report will meet with your approval, I am,
Yours obediently, JOE WALL,
Fish and Game Warden
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WESTFORD WATER COMPANY CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1932
$126,734.87 238.00
Expenditures for year 1932 for new wells
$126,972.87
Less Reduction for years 1931 and 1932 1,922.00
$125,050.87
STATEMENT OF THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FROM JANUARY 1, 1932, TO JANUARY 1, 1933
RECEIPTS
Hydrants
$ 3,040.00
Town Hall
40.00
Library
23.00
Schools
398.70
Westford Infirmary
65.00
Common, Monument, Ground and Playground ..
40.00
Fire House Cottage
23.00
Subscribers
13,098.61
Interest on Bank Deposits
117.35
Interest on Sinking Fund Investments
1,405.40
$ 18.251.06
EXPENSES
Interest Account
$ 875.00
Wages and Salaries
4,127.20
Expense Account
780.50
Supplies
311.44
Oil
51.01
Electric Power
2,211.85
Fuel
91.35
Taxes
1,453.99
Service
143.65
Repairs to Pumps and Wells
825.90
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Expense Account Bonds
163.80
Depreciation
2,587.51
$ 13,632.20
Net Gain for the Year Ending December 31, 1932
$ 4,627.86
WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, Treasurer.
January 26, 1933.
Middlesex, ss .:
Then personally appeared William R. Taylor and made oath that the above is a true statement of the cost of construction of the Westford Water Company to January 1, 1933, and of the receipts and expenditures from January 1, 1932, to January 1, 1933, before me this 26th day of January, 1933.
PERRY T. SNOW, Notary Public.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
The Finance Committee has made a very thorough investigation of and given careful consideration to the requests made by the officials in charge of the various departments of the town government and recommend the various sums as tabulated below.
Your Committee has met with the committee representing the Tax Payers Association and have taken into consideration the recommendations as outlined by them. We appreciate very much the assistance and cooperation which has been given by them.
Following the tabulation are explanations and commen's on various items.
General Government
Voted 1932
Used 1932
Asked 1933
Recom- mended 1933
Selectmen
$ 560.00
GA 462.40
$ 600.00
$ 460 00
Treasurer
760.00
733.54
740.00
740 00
Town Accountant
815.00
797.57
815.00
815.00
Assessors
800.00
799.86
850.00
850.00
Tax Collector
1,400.00
1,392.95
1,400.00
1,400.00
Town Counsel
300.00
150.00
300.00
200.00
Town Clerk
340.00
261.44
340.00
300.00
Registration and Election
1,000.00
990.59
350.00
300.00
Town Hall
1,400.00
1,407.89
1,800.00
1,600.00
Police Department
2,800.00
2,756.80
2 800.00
2,500.00
Fire Department
3,000.00
2,838.34
3,000.00
2,500.00
Fire Trucks
1,800.00
1,300.00
Hydrants
3,480.00
3,440.00
3,440.00
3,440.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
125.00
124.80
125.00
125.00
Game Warden
100.00
75.00
100.00
100.00
Voted 1932
Used 1932
Asked 1933
Recom- mended 1933
Forest Fires
500.00
1,024.84
500.00
500.00
Tree Warden
120.00
117.28
150.00
120.00
Town Forest
70.00
66.20
75.00
75.00
Moth Department
1 400.00
1,397.76
1,800.00
Health Department
3,050.00
3,018.35
3,350.00
2,750.00
Cattle Inspector
135.00
135.00
150.00
135.00
Highways:
Town Roads
12,000.00
11,989.64
12,000.00
11,500.00
State and County Roads
6,000.00
5,983.86
5,000.00
5,000.00
Tyngsboro Road
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
Groton Road
..
2,000.00
2,000.00
Makepeace Road
500.00
500.00
Snow and Ice
1,500.00
1,488.82
1,500.00
1,500.00
Welfare Department
.
Old Age Assistance
3,000.00
3,134.50
4,000.00
4,000.00
Outside Aid
23,354.72
18,205.41
25,000.00
20,000.00
Infirmary
5,149.38
Soldiers' Benefits
3,600.00
3 865.97
3,800.00
3,800.00
Schools
70,000.000
70,000.00
68,395.00
63,000.00
Vocational Tuition
2,000.00
1,802.35
3,000.00
3,000.00
Public Library
2,000.00
2,000.00
2,000.00
1,800.00
Lighting Clock
50.00
24.30
50.00
Care of Common
250.00
247.52
250.00
200.00
Memorial Day
277.00
276.30
300.00
250.00
Publishing Town Reports
578.00
576.00
600.00
500.00
Farm Bureau
50.00
Land Damages
100.00
100.00
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Voted 1932
Used 1932
Asked 1933
Recom- mended 1933
Cemeteries
1,000.00
906.93
1,000.00
800.00
General Loans Schools
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
7,500.00
General Loans T. B. Hospital
1,000.00
1,000.00
Interest on General Loans
3,450.00
4,101.62
3,700.00
3,700.00
Interest on Revenue Loans
3,600.00
3,791.63
3,700.00
3,600.00
Street Lights
9,650.00
9,612.00
9,650.00
6,000.00
Fire Insurance
3 800.00
3,766.78
370.00
370.00
Liability Insurance
1,325.00
1,324.99
1,400.00
1,400.09
Reserve Fund
5,000.00
4,924.84
5,000.00
2,000.00
Overdrawn Appropriations
3.30
3.30
1,138.95
1,138.95
Outstanding Bills 1931 and 1932
5,300.00
5,300.00
County Tuberculosis Hospital Association
639.01
639.01
State Tax
6,465.00
6,465.00
County Tax
6,050.94
6,050.94
$184,323.90
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Corporation Tax
$ 10,140.00
Income Tax
12,480.00
Poll Tax
2,028.00
Excise Tax
5,900.00
Gas Tax
4,250.00
All Other
6,000.00
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..
Amount to be raised by taxation Valuation of town 1932
$3,910,009.00
$ 40,798.00 $143,525.90
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General Government: We have recommended a reduction in the amounts asked for in the items Selectmen, Town Counsel, Town Clerk and Registration and Election as we consider the requests were for larger sums than will be required.
Town Hall: We see no reason why the amount recommended is not sufficient to cover necessary expenses.
Police Department: We have recommended the sum of $2,500.00 to cover the salary of the Chief of Police, also pay the special officers when required.
Fire Department: We recommend the appropriation of $3,800.00. Of this amount $2,500.00 is to be used for general purposes and $1,300.00 for the purchase of a new truck to be located at Forge Vil- lage, the price of same not to exceed this sum.
Health Department: We recommend the sum of $2,750.00 as we consider this to be sufficient.
Highways: We have recommended the amount asked for two rea- sons. First, to obtain the assistance and allotments from the State and County. Second, to furnish employment to those able to work and who may apply to the Welfare Board for aid. In making this recommendation we have taken into consideration the sums paid to those working for the Highway Department.
Schools: We have recommended the sum of $63,000.00. This means a decided reduction from the sum appropriated and used in 1932. Your committee held a long conference with the School Board and suggested ways where a reduction might be made, but we refrain from making fixed recommendation as the Board, together with the advice of the Superintendent of Schools, is best fitted to do this.
Public Library: We have recommended a reduction in the appro- priation of $200.00.
We have recommended small reductions in the following: Light- ing of Clock, Care of Common, Memorial Day, Publishing Town Reports, and Farm Bureau these for the reason that a general reduc- tion justifies us in doing so and the sums allowed will be sufficient.
Cemeteries: We believe under the prevailing rate of wages paid that the work at the cemeteries can be as well done as in previous years, thus the recommendation of $200.00 less.
Street Lights: In making this recommendation we would advise that the Board of Selectmen make some arrangement with the Lowell Electric Light Corporation whereby the number of lights covering the entire town be reduced in a manner where all will be treated in an equal and just way.
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It is the aim of the Committee to bring about as low a tax rate as possible, but even though we have recommended much lower appropriations, the rate is bound to stay as high as the past year for two reasons. The Income from the State and other sources is to be much lower than in previous years. Second, the valuation of the prop- erty in the Town has been falling off for several years. Something must be done to overcome this shrinkage. There is a feeling that a revised and equalized valuation by the Board of Assessors should be made. Your Committee has had a meeting with the Board and recommended that some action of this kind be taken.
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT V. HILDRETH,
OSCAR R. SPALDING, FRANK L. FURBUSH, P. HENRY HARRINGTON, JULIAN A. CAMERON, JOHN C. ABBOT.
Finance Committee.
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Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, Westford, Mass.
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX, SS.
To the Constable of the Town of Westford in said County:
GREETING:
You are hereby required, in the name of the Commonwealth afore- said, to notify and warn all the inhabitants of said Town qualified to vote in elections, and also in Town affairs to meet in their several Polling Places, viz .:
Precinct 1. Town Hall, Westford Centre.
Precinct 2. Abbott's Hall, Graniteville.
Precinct 3. Abbott's Hall, Brookside.
Precinct 4. Abbott's Hall, Forge Village.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933
being the second Monday in said month, at 6:30 o'clock in the morn- ing for the following purposes:
To bring in their votes for the following officers:
For Three Years
Town Clerk.
One Selectman.
One Member Board of Public Welfare.
One Assessor.
Two Members of the School Committee.
One Member Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
One Trustee of Public Library.
One Member Board of Health.
For One Year
Moderator.
Town Treasurer.
Collector of Taxes.
Constable.
Tree Warden.
One Member Board of Public Welfare (to fill vacancy).
The polls will be open from 6:30 A. M. to 4 P. M., and to meet in the Town Hall at Westford Centre on the following
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1933
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, then and there to act upon the follow- ing articles, viz .:
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1s :. To hear the reports of the Finance Committee, other Commit- tees, Boards and Officers.
2nd. To determine the salary and compensation of elected Officers and such Officers and Officials as provided by law.
3rd. To appropriate money to meet the cost and expenses of the following departments, officers and purposes:
1. General Government.
2. Town Hall.
3. Police Department.
4. Fire Department, including new fire trucks.
5. Hydrants.
6. Sealer of Weights and Measures.
7. Fish and Game Warden.
8. Forest Fires.
9. Town Forest.
10. Tree Warden.
11. Moth Department.
12. Health Department.
13. Cattle Inspector.
14. Highway Purposes.
15. Board of Public Welfare.
16 .. Old Age Assistance.
17. Soldiers' Benefits.
18. School Department.
19. Vocational Tuition.
20. Public Library.
21. Care of Common.
22. Lighting Clock.
23. Commemoration of Memorial Day.
24. Publishing of Town Reports.
25. Liability Insurance.
26. Cemetery Commissioners.
27. General Loans.
28. Interest on General Loans.
29. Interest on Revenue Loans.
30. Electric Lights.
31. Fire Insurance.
32. Reserve Fund.
33. Overdrafts of 1932.
34. Bills Outstanding December 31, 1932.
4th. To see if the Town will appropriate $50 and elect a Director under the provisions of Section 40-45 of Chapter 128 of the General Laws.
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5th. To see if the Town will vote to install additional street lights as follows:
4 Hartford Road.
4 Makepeace Road.
6th. To see if the Town will vote to insure its officers and employees against liability for damage occasioned by the operation of its motor vehicles.
7th. To see if the Town will vote to sell the land and building, or the land or building located in Parkerville, heretofore occupied and used for school purposes, or determine what other dis- position is to be made thereof.
8th. To see if the Town will vote to grant to Horace E. Gould dam- ages for land taken in relocation of North Street and the Groton Road and appropriate money therefor.
9th. To see if the Town will appropriate a sum sufficient to pay the County of Middlesex as required by law on account of assess- ments levied on the Town for its share of the principal of the Middlesex County Tuberculosis Hospital Funding Loan, Act of 1932, bonds maturing in 1933 issued in compliance with Chapter 10, Acts of 1932, also for any other indebtedness incurred and outstanding under said Chapter 10, also for the Town's share of interest on said bonds due in 1933, also for the care and treatment of tubercular patients under Acts of 1928, Chapter 385 as amended by Acts 1931, Chapter 60, also for care, main- tenance and repair of said Hospital for 1932 including interest on temporary notes issued therefor in accordance with General Laws, Chapter 111, Sections 85 and 85A, and for all other expenses in connection therewith, determine how the money shall be raised, or in any way act thereon.
10th. To see what action the Town will take towards reducing the number of street lights and securing lower rates, both for street lighting and domestic service, through the cancellation, change, alteration or otherwise of the contract with the Low- ell Electric Light Corporation.
11th. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipa- tion of the revenue of the current financial year, and to renew any and all of the revenue notes of the year 1933, in accord- ance with Section 17 of Chapter 44 of the General Laws as amended; any debts so incurred to be paid from the revenue of 1933.
12th. To see if the Town will vote that the members of the Board of Public Welfare be chosen for the term of one instead of three years.
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13th. To see if the Town will vote to amend its by-laws by striking out Section 1 of Article 1 and inserting in place thereof the following :
Section 1. The annual meeting for the election of Town offi- cers shall be held on the second Monday of February in each year. The polls shall remain open from 12 o'clock noon until 8 o'clock in the evening. All business except the election of such officers and the determination of such matters as by law or vote of the town are required to be elected or determined by ballot shall be considered at 1 o'clock on the Monday fol- lowing. At state elections the polls shall remain open from 12 o'clock noon until 8 o'clock in the evening.
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