Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1945-1946, Part 9

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1945
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 340


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In the High School we have three choral groups-a Girls' Glee Club, a Boys' Glee Club, and a Mixed Choral Group. The first two clubs meet weekly with the exception of the third week when that period is given over to the Mixed Choral Group. As last year, we hope to have a separate concert by the High School students.


In closing, I wish to express my appreciation to Mr. Bean, Mr. Hood, and to all the teachers who have aided me in my work.


Respectfully submitted,


OLIVE LITTLEHALE,


Music Supervisor.


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REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE


Mr. Stephen G. Bean,


Superintendent of Schools,


Wilmington, Mass.


Dear Sir:


The following is a report of the work done by the school nurse, during the year 1945.


At the beginning of the year, our nation was still at war. Many mothers were still working, many homes were inadequate. In addition to the health problems usually encountered, neglected and emotionally upset children presented varied and often complex problems. A list of the problems presented would include rheumatic fever, chorea, hearing and vision defects, heart trouble, speech defects, tuberculosis, mal-nutrition, contagious skin diseases, pediculosis, and the ever present problem of tooth decay.


Finding a solution to these problems necessitated 173 home visits, 23 trips to hospitals and clinics, two appearances in Woburn Court, as well as numerous consultations with teachers, parents, doctors, and clinics.


Another time and effort consuming problem is that of 15 year old pupils, who for some reason are unable to do the work of the grade in which they find themselves. They have no interest in school work, and are only waiting for their 16th birthday, when they can leave school. The general health of this group is usually below par, so illness is given as the excuse for repeated or prolonged absence from school. Home visits, consultations with doctors etc. usually only help to pass the time, and as soon as the law allows, they leave school. Perhaps sometime in the future, education suited to their needs will prevent this group from creating such a problem in the 7th and 8th grades.


Because of a shortage of X-Ray films during the last year of the war, only the most urgent cases were X-Rayed at the N. R. S. S. However through the co-operation of the State Dept. of Public Health, the high school pupils, and all teachers, with exception of


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two who were ill, were given a chest X-Ray. The educational pro- gram carried on in conjunction with this clinic, included a movie on tuberculosis, and a talk by Miss Mary Leonard, health education worker of the Middlesex Health Association. These were presented at a high school assembly, and at a luncheon meeting of the "Aids to Victory" organization.


The Community X-Ray Clinic for adults was sponsored and fi- nanced by the local T. B. Committee, out of Christmas Seal funds, and was not part of the school health program. However considering familial susceptibility to tuberculosis, and the fact that it is a con- tagious disease, the beneficial effect of this clinic on school health should not be overlooked. More education about tuberculosis in school and for the general public would be beneficial.


Since diphtheria is still a serious threat to very young children, I am happy to report that of the 114 children immunized at the annual diphtheria clinic, 57 were between the ages of one and five. Last year only 39 out of 109 were of pre-school age.


A Mass Vision Test is now part of our equipment. It is proving it's worth in finding vision defects which not only cause nervous strain, but often retard a pupil's progress.


Attending a course in "Newer Aspects in Public Health Nursing" was both instructive and inspiring. It also gave the impetus which led to the conferences with school nurses of neighboring towns, and leaders in the field of Public Health Nursing, which resulted in the adoption of a new system of records. It is hoped that these records will show what is being done, and that they will be helpful in de- termining our needs in the future.


Some work has been done toward more effective health teaching in our school system, and plans for carrying on this important work are already under way.


I am grateful to you Mr. Bean, to the teachers, and all who by their co-operation and interest have made this a forward looking year for the school health department.


Respectfully submitted,


ESTHER H. NICHOLS, R. N.


School Nurse


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ROSTER OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES


NAME


Stephen G. Bean


Principal Teachers


J. Turner Hood, Jr. George C. Kambour Harold Driscoll Carl Harvey Elene Farello Laura N. Marland


Rosemary Daly


Geraldyne Lynch


Eileen Greenwood Margaret M. Hart


George Webber (Mrs.) Shirley H. Emmons


Supervisors Evelyn E. Andersen (Mrs.) Olive Littlehale Harold McDonnell Principal Alberta R. Mooney Teachers Virginia Erickson (Mrs.)


*Elizabeth Fahey Florence Liston (Mrs.) Clementia Scopa Elizabeth Evans Margaret Bartley


POSITION


Superintendent


High School Sub-Master Social Science and Athletics Commercial


Science


English and History


Latin


French and English


Social Science and Girls' Athletics


English and Dramatics


Commercial


Commercial


Supervisor of Drawing


Supervisor of Music Band Instructor


D. T. Buzzell School-Mathematics 8 History and Geography Gr. 8 English and Geography Gr. 8 English and Geography Gr. 8 Mathematics and History Gr. 7 English and History Gr. 7 Geography and History Gr. 7


RESIDENCE


Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Reading, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Andover, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Chelmsford, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Tyngsboro, Mass. -


Methuen, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Arlington, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Medford, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Lawrence, Mass.


NAME


Principal


Kathleen O'Malley


Teachers Ruth Ganyard (Mrs.) Marie Barrett Gertrude Waring (Mrs.)


Principal


Sybil Wiberg


Walker School-Grade I


Teachers


Olive Oman (Mrs.) Barbara Haley


Grades III and IV


Grades II and III


Patricia Higgins


Grade V


Principal


A. Estelle Horton


Whitefield School-Grade V


Grades II and III


Grade IV


Grades I and II


Principal Teachers


Helen Barrett Sylvia Shapiro


Mildred H. Rogers School-Grade III


Grade IV


Gertrude Chisholm (Mrs.)


Grade II


Grade I


Grade I


Maple Meadow School-Gr. III and IV


Grades I and II


West School


School Nurse


School Physician


Clerk


High School D. T. Buzzell School Center School


RESIDENCE


Lowell, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Reading, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Winchester, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Greenwood, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Somerville, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Lowell, Mass. Wakefield, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass.


Principal


*Pauline W. Ryan (Mrs.) Agnes Daley (Mrs.) Helen Patten (Mrs.) Marjorie Ethier (Mrs.) Lena M. Eames (Mrs.)


Esther Nichols (Mrs.) E. C. MacDougall Miriam H. Ware (Mrs.)


Janitors Louis Kennedy Ernest Cail Bernard MacDonough


POSITION


Center School-Grade V


Grade VI Grade VI


Grade VI


Teachers


Lena Doucette Marion E. Brenton Mary Boutilier


NAME


David Dickson Wilfred Babine Chelsea Davis Justice Balser William White *To January 1, 1946


POSITION


Walker School Whitefield School Mildred H. Rogers School Maple Meadow School West School


RESIDENCE


Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass. Wilmington, Mass.


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WILMINGTON SCHOOL REPORT AGE-GRADE DISTRIBUTION October 1, 1945


5


6


7


8


9


10


11


12


13


14


15


16


17


18


19


20


21


T


1


30


79


15


2


1


127


22


64


19


6


1


1


113


22


74


19


11


4


2


132


IV


23


66


25


11


2


1


1 28


.


V


23


59


26


8


5


2


2


1 25


VI


10


65


20


6


2


103


VII


19


60


18


12


7


116


VIII


16


59


20


8


6


109


T


30


101


101


118


114


10€


127


108


89


36


15


8


953


IX


1


12


49


24


6


92


X


18


44


23


4


89


XI


15


44


7


66


XII


16


30


5


1


52


T


1


12


67


83


89


41


5


1


299


G. T.


30


101


101


|118


114


106


127


109


101


103


98


97


41


5


1


1 252


SCHOOL-GRADE DISTRIBUTION October 1, 1945


I


=


III


IV


V


VI


VII


VIII


S.C.


IX


X


XI


XII


T


WEST


20


14


34


MAPLE MEADOW


22


19


2.2


21


84


MILDRED H. ROGERS


32


33


32


27


124


WALKER


26


29


36


34


38


163


WHITEFIELD


27


18


42


46


42


175


CENTER


45


103


1 48


BUZZELL


116


109


225


TOTAL


127


113


132


128


125


103


116


109


953


HIGH


92


89


66


52


299


GRAND TOTAL


127


113


132


1 28


125


103


116


109


92


89


66


52


1 252


INDEX TO WILMINGTON TOWN REPORT YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1945


Page


Accountant's Report


86


Aid to Dependent Children. (Town Account)


102


Aid to Dependent Children (U. S. Grant) 102


Ambulance


92


Assessors


88


Auburn Ave. and other Streets.


100


Balance Sheet December 31, 1945


123


Board of Appeals. 93


101


Cemetery


111


Cemetery Reserve Fund


111


Chapter 90, Maintenance


98


Charities


101


Civilian Defense


109


Comm. of Mass. Highway Account


114


Constable


92


County of Middlesex Highways Account. 114


107


Dog Licenses


113


Education


106


Election and Registration


90


Estimated Receipts


117


Excess and Deficiency Account.


121


Finance Committee


88


Fire Department


92 87


General Government


Health and Sanitation.


95 96 99


Highway Machinery Fund


99


Hydrant Rental


93


Indemnity Insurance


109


Inspection of Buildings


93


Interest


112


Lease Am. Legion Club House


105


Library 107


Maturing Debt


112


Memorial Day


108


Board of Public Welfare


Development of Roman Property


Highway Department


Highway Sand Spreader


Accountant's Report-Continued


Middlesex County Extension Service 109


Middlesex County T. B. Hospital.


96


Military Aid


105


New police car


92


Old Age Assistance (Town Account) 103


104


Outstanding Bills 109


Overlays


114


Parks


107


Planning Board


90


Police Department


91


Protection of Persons and Property


91


Public Health Nurse 96


Reserve Fund


112


Revenue Account


120


Road Machinery Account


99


Salary and Wage Increases


93


Schools 106


106


Sealer of Weights and Measures.


94


Selectmen


87


Soldiers' Benefits (State Aid) 104


Soldiers' Benefits (Military Aid)


105


Soldiers' Relief 105


121


Street Lights 100, 101


Summary Highways General Account


98


Summary of Town Debt 122


94


Suppression of Moths


94


Tax Collector 88


Tax Titles


116


Tax Titles Possessions


117


Tax Title Possessions (Revenue)


117


Town Accountant


87


Town Counsel


89


Town Clerk


89, 90


Town Hall


90


Treasurer


126


Tree Warden 95


Trust Funds 113


Trust Funds Income 113


Trust Funds (1944 Account) 113


Trust Funds (1939 Account)


113


Old Age Assistance (U. S. Grant)


School Dept. Loans


Statement of Town Debt.


Suppression of Elm Leaf Beetle


Accountant's Report-Continued


Unclassified 108


U. S. Withholding Tax. 113


Vocational Training 106


War Allowance, World War II. 105


War Bonds


109


Water Department


110


Water Department Bonds 122


Water Department Notes 122


Water Revenue Account


110


Reports General:


Assistant Director of Accounts 72


Board of Appeal


78


Board of Assessors. 76 Board of Public Welfare 59 47


Building Inspector


Cemetery Commissioners


Fire Chief


Inspector of Animals


Inspector of Slaughtering


Librarian


Memorial Day Committee


Middlesex County Extension Service.


Middlesex County Extension Service 4-H Club


Moth Superintendent and Tree Warden


Police Chief


Planning Board and Park Commission


Public Library Trustees


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee


64


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Committee Treasurer's Report 59


Sealer of Weights and Measures


45


State Auditors


71


Superintendent of Streets


65


Tax Collector


125


Town Counsel


37


Treasurer


56


1


Trustees of Trust Funds


79


Water Commissioners


50


School Department 138


Age-Grade Distribution


162


Calendar


139


High School Principal


151


Officials 138


Roster of School Employees


159


43 57 53 46 49 69 55 54 52 39 44 48


School Department-Continued


School Committee 140


School Committee & Planning Board. 144


Supervisor of Art. 156


Supervisor of Music. 156


School Nurse


157


Superintendent of Schools


145


Town Clerk, Report of. 10


Record of Proceedings of Annual Town Meeting, held March


5, 1945


16


Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting, Oct. 1, 1945 28


Births Recorded


34


Deaths Recorded


34


Jury List


36


Licenses


35


Marriages Recorded


34


Town Officers 3


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, March 5, 1945. 18


Record of Proceedings of Special Town Meeting, held Dec. 10, 1945 32


Warrant for Annual Town Meeting, March 4, 1946 128


Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Oct. 1, 1945. 28


Warrant for Special Town Meeting, Dec. 10, 1945 31


Annual Report


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS -


OF


WILMINGTON, MASS.


GTON


DELM


730.


WHITEFIELD


for the FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946


BALFE SERVICE CO., PRINTERS LOWELL, MASS.


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ELECTED AND APPOINTED


TOWN OFFICERS, 1946


SELECTMEN AND BOARD OF SURVEY


CHARLES H. BLACK WAVIE M. DREW JAMES J. GILLIGAN


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1949 Term expires 1948


OLIVE M. SHELDON, Clerk


Moderator PHILIP B. BUZZELL


· Town Counsel PHILIP B. BUZZELL


Town Clerk WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH


Honorary Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES


Treasurer ALFRED S. ALLEN


Collector of Taxes GEORGE W. BUCK


Town Accountant


HARRY R. DEMING


Term expires 1949


3


Board of Public Welfare


WALTER G. BUCKLE ROY A. BOUSFIELD MAURICE D. O'NEIL ALLAN MacMULLIN (to fill vacancy)


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1949


Term expires 1947


Assessors


JOHN D. COOKE STEVEN COLUCCI


WILLIAM H. DOUCETTE (Deceased)


Term expires 1947


LOUIS T. DOUCETTE


Term expires 1948


SUSAN T. ESLER (to fill vacancy )


Term expired 1946


Constable HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Chief of Police HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Deputy Chief FRANCIS S. HOBAN


Sergeant TALBOT SIDELINKER


Board of Health BOARD OF SELECTMEN


CHARLES H. BLACK WAVIE M. DREW


JAMES J. GILLIGAN GERALD FAGAN, M. D. (Agent Board of Health)


· Inspector of Slaughtering RALPH B. ODIORNE


Inspector of Animals RALPH B. ODIORNE


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Term expires 1947


Term expires 1949


Chief of Fire Department EDWIN L. DAY


Assistant Chief Fire Department WINFRED W. RICE


Forest Fire Warden EDWIN L. DAY


Deputy Forest Fire Wardens


WINFRED W. RICE ERNEST W. EAMES CHARLES H. BLACK


EDMOND SARGENT HERBERT C. BARROWS GEORGE S. CUSHING


Forest Fire Patroi


ERNEST W. EAMES


JAMES CASTINE


Water Commissioners


LOUIS T. McMAHON DAVID MARTIN ALDEN N. EAMES


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948 Term expires 1949


Superintendent of Water Department EDMUND H. SARGENT


Cemetery Commissioners


GUY E. NICHOLS LOUIS T. McMAHON DAVID L. MARTIN


Term expires 1948 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1949


Cemetery Superintendent ERNEST W. EAMES


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School Committee


AUGUST G. MacLEOD VELMA BEDELL CHARLES A. BALDWIN ERNEST M. CRISPO ADAM T. GALKA BURT E. TILLEY


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1949 Term expires 1949


Superintendent of Schools STEPHEN G. BEAN


Attendance Officer ERNEST CAIL


Inspector of Buildings CHESTER HORTON


CHARLES W. PENNY


Police Officers


George Fuller


Frank Gammons


Special Police


John Madigan,


Town Dump only


Edmund Palace


Truman Bennett


Harry Frotton


Howard Richards


Herbert Boutwell


John Hartnett Harris Hemeon


Gardner I. Ritchie


Ernest Cail


Simon Cutter


A. John Imbimbo


William E. Rogers Walter Smith Harold Trainor


Harry Cutter


Adam Kozlowski


Frank Farrell


Leon LeBlanc


John L. Wilson


Ernest W. Eames


Frank Miller


Harold E. Woodman


Cemetery Only


Garnet Mills


George Cushing (Town Park)


Raymond Hitchcock Ralph Odiorne


Lowell St. Construc-Albert Palace, Lowell Richard Drew, Lowell tion only. St. Construction only St. Construction only


VIOLA STAVELEY


Police Women MYRTLE SHAW


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Calvin C. Drew, Lowell St. Construction only


Lawrence Babine Wilfred Babine Ralph Bigar


. Walter Fitch


Charles Penny


Keeper of the Lock-up HARRY J. AINSWORTH


Registrars of Voters


TALBOT F. EMERY VINAL E. LEWIS STEPHEN CONDREY


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1947 Term expires 1949


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH, Clerk


Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber


ERNEST W. EAMES


JOHN W. BABINE


WILFRED A. ANDREWS


FRANK PATCH


HERBERT C. BARROWS


HARRY R. DEMING


CHARLES D. REILLY ARTHUR W. EAMES


Measurers of Leather


PETER MCHUGH RUSSELL J. GRACIE


PAUL CHISHOLM JOHN J. DEVLIN


Public Weighers of Merchandise


WILBUR T. STAVELEY


JOHN W. BABINE


FRED W. CARTER


HARRY R. DEMING


JOHN R. FLEMING


ALGOT L. OSTERMAN


WILLIAM R. BURBINE EDWARD HASKELL


Sealer of Weights and Measures SAMUEL P. PIKE, Sr.


Superintendent of Streets JAMES H. WHITE


Funeral Directors


WILLIAM S. CAVANAUGH JOSEPH B. McMAHON


GUY E. NICHOLS


Burial Agent JOSEPH B. McMAHON


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Trustees of Public Library


PHILIP B. BUZZELL FRANKLIN E. ALLEN CHARLOTTE H. GLOVER LOUIS T. McMAHON PETER NEILSON MERVIN CURL


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1946 Term expires 1949


Trustees of Trust Funds


PHILIP B. BUZZELL CALEB S. HARRIMAN EDWARD M. NEILSON


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1949 Term expires 1947


Tree Warden JOHN W. BABINE


1


Superintendent for Suppression of Moths JOHN W. BABINE


1


Board of Appeal


*JOHN DOYLE LOUIS KLEYNON


JOSEPH SLATER STANLEY WEBBER


WILLIAM ANDERSON, Associate member Appointed to fill vacancy


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee


ALICE M. ALLEN


Term expires 1950 Term expires 1949


ANNA R. BARRY JOHN W. HATHAWAY


Term expires 1948


MILDRED E. NEILSON


Term expires 1947


GUY E. NICHOLS


Term expires 1951


Planning Board


GEORGE BRYANT LAWRENCE CUSHING MAURICE D. O'NEIL


Term expires 1949 Term expires 1947 Term expires 1948


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Finance Committee


HERBERT C. BARROWS, Chairman


KENNETH J. CHASE


WILLIAM P. CURTIN


HERBERT HIGGINBOTHAM


WILBERT C. HODGDON


HAROLD E. MELZAR ALVIN W. RICHARDSON JOSEPH P. RING HOBART W. SPRING


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1949


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1948


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1949


Term expires 1947


Term expires 1949


Olive M. Sheldon Ernest W. Eames Grace Thurston Natalie Giroux


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


Miriam Sullivan


Helen Gammons


John Denehy


William J. Fay


Frank Kidder


Daisy Sciarappa


Rose Cavanaugh


Paul J. Lynch


Edgar Shaw


Custodian of Town Hall ERNEST W. EAMES


*- DECEASED


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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Record of Warrants and Proceedings of the Town Meetings, Summary of Births, Marriages and Deaths with a Statement of Money Paid the Town Treasurer on Account of Dog Licenses, also Statements of Money Paid Division of Fisheries and Game and Money Paid Town Treasurer.


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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING


To Harry J. Ainsworth, a Constable of the Town of Wil- mington :


GREETINGS :- In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the TOWN HALL on Mon- day the fourth day of March next at 9 :45 o'clock in the fore- noon, the polls to be opened at 10:00 A. M. and shall be closed at 8:00 P. M. for the election of Town Officers.


Article 1. To bring in your votes on one ballot respect- ively for the following named Town Officers, to wit: One Selectman, who shall also act as a member of the Board of Survey for the term of three years; one Assessor for the term of three years, one Assessor for the term of two years, one Assessor for the term of one year; a Town Clerk for the term of one year; a Town Treasurer for the term of one year ; a Collector of Taxes for the term of one year; a Constable for the term of one year; one member of the Board of Public Welfare for the term of three years; two members of the School Committee for the term of three years; two Trustees of the Public Library for the term of three years ; one member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for the term of five . years; one Water Commissioner for the term of three years; one member of the Planning Board for the term of three years ; one Tree Warden for the term of one year ; one Trustee of Trust Funds for the term of three years; one Moderator for the term of one year.


You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wil- mington, who are qualified to vote on elections and town affairs therein, to assemble subsequently and meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street, in said Town of Wilmington on Monday, the eleventh day of March, A. D. 1946 at eight o'clock P. M., then and there to act on the fol- lowing Articles :


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Article 2. To choose all other Town Officers for the. ensuing year.


Article 3. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.


Article 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items :


General Government Library


Protection of Persons and Property Parks


Highways


Insurance


Charities


Maturing Debt


Soldier's Benefits


Interest


Educational


Unclassified


Water Department


Reserve Fund


Cemetery®


Health and Sanitation


Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the financial year beginning January 1, 1946, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.


Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to pay for insurance providing indemnity for the protection of the officers and employees of the Highway, Cemetery, Fire and Police Departments of the Town against loss by reason of their liability to pay damages to others for bodily injuries, including death, at any time resulting therefrom, caused by the operation, within the scope of their official duties or em- ployment of motor vehicles owned by the Town, to an amount not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) on account of injury to or death of one person, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Chapter 40, of the General Laws, as amended or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) for the observance of Memorial Day, and that the Moderator appoint a committee who shall arrange and have charge of such observance, or do anything in relation thereto.


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Article 8. To see if the Town will authorize the Board of Selectmen to sell at public Auction in the evening, proper- ties taken by the Town under Tax Title foreclosure procedure, and to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose of this vote, provided however, that before any sales are made due notice of the time and place of sale shall be given by advertising in the local paper and Lowell Sun at least fourteen (14) days before the sale and deeds executed hereunder must be recorded within twenty (20) days of their execution, or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 9. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Department 1945 Unpaid Bills.


Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or some other amount, the money to be expended under the direction of the 4-H Town Committee, serving in co-operation with the Middlesex County Extension Service, under the provisions of Section 40 to 45, Chapter 129, General Laws of Massachusetts.


Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Seven Hundred and fifty Dollars ($750.00) for the purpose of renewing, under the authority of Section 9, Chapter 40 of the General Laws as amended, the lease of the American Legion Club House in Wilmington for the purpose of providing suitable headquarters for the Wilmington Posts of the American Legion and of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars of the United States or do anything in relation thereto.


Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to accept the following streets as laid out by the Board of Survey and to authorize the Board of Selectmen to take by eminent domain or purchase such land or easements as may be necessary to lay out and construct the connection between Burt Road and Shawsheen Road and also Phillips Avenue and Phillips Avenue extension, both as laid out by the Board of Survey and raise and appropriate the sums stated for the expenses of such takings or purchase as well as construction to put said streets or ways into a passable condition :-


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Street


Distance : Raise & Appr.


Carter Lane


1900 Ft.


$ 500.00


Roosevelt Road


2000


U


500.00


Nassau Avenue


2000


650.00


Cook Avenue


1000


500.00


Central Street


700


100.00


Oakwood Road


850


100.00


Fairfield Road


1300


700.00


Burt Road to Shawsheen Ave.


700


U


1500.00


Taplin Avenue


900


700.00


Phillips Avenue


1150


U


3500.00


Article 13. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of a truck for the Highway Department and raise and appropriate Twenty Four Hundred Dollars ($2400.00) for the purchase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Re- quest of the Superintendent of Streets.


Article 14. To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of a truck for the Highway Department and raise and appropriate Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for the pur- chase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Request of the Superintendent of Streets.


Article 15/ / To see if the Town will authorize the pur- chase of three (3) Baker Speed Plows for the Highway De- partment and raise and appropriate Ten Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($1050.00) for the purchase of same or do anything in relation thereto. Request of the Superintendent of Streets.




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