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George E. Egan, Chairman
Joseph Brassard
Helen C. Boden
Jerry Donahue
Barbara B. Dickey
Bert W. Gowell
Joseph T. Nalepa
C. Kenneth Farrar
Carleton R. Reid
George E. Murphy, Jr.
Fred B. Reidy
Rev. Kermit Schoonover
Stanley Boryczka
Wilbraham Safety Committee
Walter F. Berry William F. Logan Harold J. Murphy ·
Bert Gowell Fred C. Phelps Ralph E. Tupper
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SCHOOL CALENDAR, 1944-1945
First Term: Wednesday, September 6, to Firday, December 22 Second Term: Tuesday, January 2, to Wednesday, February 21 Third Term: Monday, March 5, to Friday, April 27
Fourth Term: Monday, May 7 to Friday, June 22
The schools are closed on Friday, October 20, annual meeting of the Hampden County Teachers' Association; Wednesday noon, November 22, to Friday, November 24, inclusive, Thanksgiving recess; Friday, March 30, Good Friday; and on all legal holidays.
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
Superintendent of Schools
Edmund R. Sawyer, Residence: 52 North Main Street, East Longmeadow. Office: Town Hall, East Longmeadow
Superintendent's Secretary
Mrs. Emily Condon, 54 Fairfield Street, Springfield
Teachers
THE PINES SCHOOL:
Marion E. Kelley, Principal, North Wilbraham Grade 8 Mrs. Pearl P. Chouffet, 42 Plateau Avenue, West Springfield Grade 8
Helen S. Kochanek, 39 Ludlow Avenue, Indian Orchard Grade 7 Mrs. Esther L. Johnson, 8 Randall Place, Springfield Grades 5-6 Mrs. Liane S. Fontaine, 45 Park Street, Palmer Grades 3-4 Marion L. Holland, 218 Pearl Street, Springfield Grades 1-2
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SPRINGFIELD STREET SCHOOL:
Mrs. Millicent G. Green, Principal, 399 Main Street, Wilbraham Grades 5-6 Mrs. Marguerite G. Brady, 9 Orlando Street, Wilbraham Grades 3-4 Mrs. Clara B. Merrill, 20 Summit Street, Springfield Grades 1-2
NORTH WILBRAHAM SCHOOL:
Mrs. Mary G. Logan, Principal, North Wilbraham Grades 5-6 Mrs. Clara W. Strasburg, Pomeroy Street, Wilbraham
Grades 3-4
Marie Parent, 31 Crown Street, Westfield Grades 1-2
THE PINES SCHOOL: Janitors
Charles Lapine, 98 Stony Hill Road, Wilbraham (P.O. Address, Ludlow)
SPRINGFIELD ST. & NORTH WILBRAHAM SCHOOLS: Henry R. Hyde, Wilbraham
Supervisor of Art Mrs. Helen B. Tower, Allen Street, Hampden (P.O. Address, East Longmeadow)
Supervisor of Music Mrs. Cecilia C. Seymour, 2612 Crown Street, Westfield
Supervisor of Handwriting
William L. Rinehart, Weston 93, Massachusetts
School Physician Lorne A. MacLean, M. D., North Wilbraham
School Dentist Dr. Irving P. Dinneen, 162 Main Street, Indian Orchard
School Nurse
Signe L. Polson, 36 Summit Street, Springfield
Supervisor of Attendance Charles Lapine, 98 Stony Hill Road, Wilbraham (P.O. Address, Ludlow)
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Jury List
Name
Banta, Lewis E.
Barnes, Edmund V.
Belcher, Ira W. Bell, Winthrop E.
Berry, Walter F.
Bowman, Charles I.
Bradway, Nelson I.
Brooks, Adelbert J.
Brown, Arthur R.
Calkins, Howard F. Cooper, William B.
Cummings, Chester W.
Dickey, Robert M.
Downey, Robert H.
172 Main St., N.W.
Burleigh Road, W.
Civil Engineer
Electrotyper
Investment Service
Foreman Accountant
Manager
Machinist
Insurance
Paper Maker
Salesman
Supervisor
Proprietor Insurance
Farmer
Banker
Stedman, Ralph S.
Woods, Walter L.
Address
Boston Rd., N.W.
614 Main St., Wilbrah'm
Merrill Rd., N.W.
92 Main St., N.W.
3 Chapel St., N.W.
604 Main St., Wilbraham Boston Road, N.W.
Boston Road, N.W.
Proprietor
Engineer
Tool Designer
Engineer Freight Agent
Chemist
Postal Employee
DuPont, Stephen
Egan, George E.
Gordon, David W.
Green, George Milo Heiden, Herman C. Hill, George J.
Johnson, William H.
Logan, William F.
Murphy, Harold J.
Martin, Carl B.
RFD. No. 1, Spfld.
56 Springfield St., W. 24 Main St., N.W. 1 Spfld. St., W.
RFD. No. 1, Spfld.
RFD. No. 1, Spfld.
200 Springfield St., W. 655 Ridge Road, W.
Occupation
Merchant Court Stenographer Proprietor Draftsman Town Treas. & Clerk
Real Estate Proprietor
593 Main St., W.
644 Main St. W.
163 Bartlett Ave., N.W. Ripley St. W.
211 Main St., N.W.
119 Silver St., N.W. R.F.D. No. 1, Spfld. 399 Main St. ,W. 635 Main St., W.
634 Glendale Rd., N.W. 6 Orlando St. W. 16 Maple St., N.W. Cottage Ave., N.W.
Nieske, Herman C.
Nalepa, Joseph B. Palmer, Ray
Rice, Lee W.
Roats, Olin D.
Executive
Contractor
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Selectmen's Report
Your Board of Selectmen are pleased to report that the affairs of the Town are in excellent condition. The total sums unexpended from 1944 appropriations total $21,902.33 which sum has increased the Town's free cash to a total of $152,045.99.
It is the Selectmen's hope that this free cash will continue to grow as long as the present era of high employment con- tinues and that this money will be carefully conserved by the Town so that fractional amounts of it may be used during future lean years to maintain a stable, uniform tax rate.
One phase of Town work which the Selectmen have been unable to maintain at accustomed standards, is the repair of town highways. For lack of labor, equipment and materials, it has been possible to take care of only the most pressing of highway repairs. It should be remembered that it will be neces- sary to expend rather heavy highway appropriations in the postwar period to restore our roads to normal standards. Much credit is due our Superintendent of Streets, Fred C. Phelps, for holding our highways to their present state of repair with the limited personnel. During December last, Mr. Phelps was able to sufficiently complete the sand storing and loading building, (authorized at the last September Special Town Meeting) to permit its use starting January 1st. The avail- ability of this new equipment will permit much prompter sand- ing of icy highways.
For the past two years, the Selectmen have been giving consistent study to postwar projects for the Town. In this study, it has been apparent that there were two pressing current needs to prepare for an adequate post war public works program. The first was a public lot with adequate buildings for the High- way and Water Departments. This urgent need was provided for in each of the three Town Meetings held during 1944, the Annual Meeting providing for purchase of the town lot on Boston Road; the September meeting providing for the sand loading building and shed and the December meeting, the moving and re-erection on the lot of building acquired from the War Department.
The second current need to prepare for sound postwar projects has been the matter of locating and acquiring a suitable site between North Wilbraham and Wilbraham for a future central school and community building and an athletic field.
Your Selectmen have for the past two years surveyed all possible sites between North Wilbraham and Wilbraham and finally determined that the land owned by Richard Sackett on the east side of Main Street, by reason of size and level grading, would prove the only truly practical site. This piece of land totalling about forty-five acres has about one-third of it in very level land directly abutting the highway and then above
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the first rise to the east there is another equally large tract that could be readily leveled for a large athletic field.
The Selectmen approached Mr. Sackett on the needand met with wonderfully co-operative response. Mr. Sackett immediately agreed to turn over the entire property including the buildings located in the southwest section for the very nominal sum of one thousand dollars. The Selectmen were most appreciative of Mr. Sackett's generous response and have included an article in the Warrant for the 1945 Annual Town Meeting for the Town to vote on acquiring this excellent property for future municipal use. In considering this article, it is of further interest to note that in the near future, Main Street must be widened at this point. At such time, to ac- complish this, it would have been necessary to remove part of the barn and to take land which Mr. Sackett has very generously included in his above offer to the Town. The Selectmen earnestly recommend that the Town vote to acquire this property for postwar municipal use.
Another article for the Annual Meeting provides for the exchange of some land in the Highway Department lot for a similar amount of land between that lot and Main Street, affording a possible entrance driveway from Main Street. The Selectmen recommend affirmative vote on this matter.
At the 1944 Annual Meeting, upon recommendation of the Selectmen, the Town voted them authority as Park Com- missioners to acquire playground facilities and to inaugurate programs for youth recreation. The Board met with very civic-minded co-operation from Wilbraham Academy, Mrs. Ethel M. Bradway, Mrs. Grace M. Thompson, and Mrs. Ellie M. Sullivan. All three leased all of their land desired by the Selectmen for the recreation program for the sum of $1 per year. Thus the Town acquired for the sum of $3.00 per year an athletic field on Faculty Street in Wilbraham, on the land owned by Wilbraham Academy, the Grassy Hollow field in North Wilbraham owned by Mrs. Bradway, and Mrs. Thomp- son and the public bathing beach at Nine Mile Pond adjoining land owned by Mrs. Ellie M. Sullivan.
The Selectmen appointed a Youth Guidance and Recrea- tion Committee with Rev. Joseph Merchant as Chairman to conduct a suitable youth recreation program and to develop such facilities and equipment as was permitted by the avail- able appropriation. The Committee did an outstanding job. They did much ingenious planning to utilize volunteered services and to make each dollar expended actually do the work of five. The Selectmen were deeply disappointed when Mr. Merchant left Wilbraham and was obliged to resign as Chair- man. In September, Mr. Eugene Wessells took over the chair- manship and the excellent work has continued under his en- thusiastic leadership.
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It has become apparent to the Selectmen that the Town's future program in youth playground and athletic. facilities warrants more attention and direction than can be readily provided by any existing Town Board as a part of their other responsibilities. For this reason, after careful consideration, the Board of Selectmen have included in the Warrant for the 1945 Annual Meeting an article providing for the creation and election of a Board of three Playground Commissioners. The Selectmen recommend the creation of this Board and the election to it of three public spirited citizens who can and will devote adequate time, thought and direction to the develop- ment and general conduct of the Town's playground and ath- letic recreation program.
In May, 1944, the Selectmen and all the Townspeople were grieved at the sudden passing of Dr. Edmund S. Saunders. In November, 1942 the Selectmen had persuaded Dr. Saunders to move to Wilbraham and conduct a general practice of medicine here. The Town's wartime demands on a single resident doctor definitely exceed his available time and there is no doubt but that Dr. Sanuder's energetic effort to keep up with the medical needs of the Townspeople contributed to his sudden death.
Subsequently, the Selectmen took steps to locate a well qualified physician to move here. After interviewing several doctors, the Board was delighted to have the opportunity of inviting Dr. Lorne A. MacLean to come to Wilbraham. Dr. MacLean's experience and professional background proved to be outstanding and the Town was most fortunate when he decided to move here. The Townspeople took an opportunity to show their appreciation of Dr. Maclean and his excellent work here when they voted in the September special Town Meeting to turn over to him office space in the Perry Building at a token rental.
The Selectmen's Committee to consider adoption of state statutes pertaining to retirement benefits for Town employees look with favor on the proposal as a future project. They believe that the limited number of full time Town employees and the uncertainties of the immediate future warrant post- ponement of any specific action.
In April, Mrs. Florence E. Cook, advised the Selectmen that she had bequeathed her real estate on Monson Road and her personal property to the Town. Upon her death in May, Mr. Horace Rice, Executor, under court order sold the property and when the estate is settled, the net proceeds will be payable to the Town.
In August, Harold J. Murphy, who had for ten years served the Town effectively and ably as Chief of the Fire Department, found it necessary for business reasons to resign his post. The Selectmen pay high tribute to Mr. Murphy and his outstanding record.
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The Town was well pleased when Wesley G. Chapman, Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners, announced that Ralph Tupper had been appointed to succeed Mr. Murphy. Wilbraham is fortunate in the efficiency and loyalty of the members of its fire department personnel, and should lose no opportunity to let them know that it appreciates what they are doing. No night is too cold nor no demand too great to delay their instant response to every call.
It is impossible to chronicle with any degree of complete- ness the many phases of an extremely busy year for the Board, including inauguration of a survey of future sewage disposal problems, a series of studies and hearings on public bus trans- portation matters, conferences and action on Townspeople's emergency fuel needs, presidential year election responsibilities, provisions for the Decennial Census, perambulation of most of the Town's hurricane hidden and remote boundary markers, development and appraisal of postwar public works projects, in addition to the normal routine of administering Town affairs ..
One worthwhile program, effectively and constructively administered year after year, has been the Well Child Clinic. Conducted entirely by the Committee under the untiring leadership of Mrs. Carl Nelson, to whom great credit is due, an annual program of benefit to public health has been con- sistently carried forward.
Your Selectmen are proud of Wilbraham, their fellow Town Officials and the considered and prompt response of the Townspeople to all the recommendations and suggestions of the Board and the Finance Committee. We appreciate your co-operation and enlightened public interest. We urge you to continue it and to further familiarize yourself with Town affairs. To this end, your Selectmen endeavor each year to make the Annual Town Report more convenient and more readily usable. This year, the Board submits a Town Report, the first section of which is a condensed, summary review of Town Finance and Town Meetings. The second section is a con- venient directory of Town Officials, Committees and the School Calendar. These two sections provide the modern, quick reference Town report. The remaining two sections are in detail for those who have the desire for more careful review. This third section contains detailed reports such as this and the final or fourth section provides a detailed accounting of every expenditure.
We commend to you as much study of this report as possible. We want you to know about your Town. We are but your agents in administering YOUR programs.
Faithfully yours, ALBERT J. MARTIN IRVING J. CORDNER J. LORING BROOKS, JR. Selectmen
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1944 REPORT OF THE Trustees for County Aid To Agriculture
AND THE HAMPDEN COUNTY IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE TOWN OF WILBRAHAM
AGRICULTURAL WORK
During the year the service of the County Agricultural Agent has returned to more regular extension work. However, war time developments are still very important in shaping the agricultural program. The past year saw an increase in sub- ject matter meetings for the county farmers.
All farmers have been kept informed by circular letters and published articles regarding special crop and livestock developments and recommended practices, spray bulletins, pest control calendars, tips on poultry range management, beekeeping and so forth. Assistance to individuals in con- nection with their agricultural production and marketing problems has been given when requested.
HOME BUREAU WORK
During the year 282 women attended 18 meetings or dem- onstrations conducted by 18 local leaders assisted by the County and State Agents. There were 9 different projects undertaken during the year, a few of which included Food Preservation, Christmas Gift Kit, Soy Products, and Sewing Machine Clinic. The following local leaders incurred expenses amounting to $18.69: Mrs. Leslie Buchanan, Mrs. Clifford Bradway, Mrs. O. K. Gilbert, Mrs. Gordon Holdridge, and Mrs. Harland Wheeler.
4-H CLUB WORK
There were 87 young people enrolled in 5 different projects under the direction of 12 local leaders and the County Agents. Outstanding awards for excellence in their projects were given to several members. The following local leader incurred ex- penses amounting to $13.00; Mrs. R. R. Riddle.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
1944 Appropriation $50.00
Balance carried over from 1943
60.57
$110.57
Expended in 1944
31.69
Balance available for 1945
$78.88
Amount Recommended for 1945 None
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Note :- All payments to local leaders as listed above received checks directly from the County Treasurer. All Town Ap- propriations are spent within the town to local town people.
Respectfully submitted, L. B. BOSTON, Clerk
Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture
Inspector of Animals and Slaughtering
There has been no general inspection of livestock this year. I have quarantined five dogs and checked ear tag numbers of those cattle that have been bought out of the State. I have inspected five hogs and two beef as Inspector of Slaughtering.
Respectfully submitted, FRED C. PHELPS
Inspector of Animal and Slaughtering
Assessors' Report
Tax Appropriations
$163,588.12
State Tax
$6,292.00
State Audit
126.97
State Parks and Reservations
483.06
County Tax
4,683.37
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
259.17
Overlay
2,526.64
14,768.20
$178,356.32
Estimated Receipts
Income Tax
$9,723.11
Corporation Taxes
13,323.88
Reimbursement State owned land
117.23
Gasoline Tax
5,317.32
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
4,000.00
Licenses
2,000.00
Fines
300.00
General Government
200.00
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Health and Sanitation
100.00
Charities
1,500.00
Old Age Assistance
6,000.00
Old Age Tax
308.96
Schools
5,000.00
Public Service Enterprise
7,000.00
Interest
300.00
State Parks
3.73
Total Available Funds
22,178.73
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$77,369.23
Net amount raised by taxation
$100,987.09
948 Polls
1,896.00
Value of Personal Property $305,084.00
Tax on Personal Property
8,864.83
Value of Real Estate $3,111,248.00
Tax on Real Estate
90,226.19
Gain on Overlay
.07
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
$100,987.09
Tax Rate $29.00 on $1,000.00
No. Dwellings 880
No. Horses 58
No. Swine
115
No. Neat Cattle
435
No. other animals
255
No. Fowl
12,970
Tax on Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excises
$4,601.52
Respectfully submitted, E. RAY PEASE
CHARLES W. VINTON
HENRY I. EDSON
Bullding Inspector
Permits
Houses
4
Bungalow
1
2 car Garage
5
3 car Garage
1
1 car Garage
2
Porches
6
Hen houses
1
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Alterations
6
Additions
13
Plumbing
4
Wood Shed
1
Partition
1
Roof over mill
1
Foundation for house
1
Estimated cost
$23,193.85
Respectfully submitted, GEORGE G. HERTER
Dental Clinic
Clinic sessions
45
Number patients receiving attention
104
Teeth filled
Permanent teeth
114
Temporary
68
Total
182
Prophylaxis
80
Extractions
Permanent
5
Temporary
14
Total 19
Dental examintion at No. 4 Examined 97 Certificates 35
In one of the rooms of that building every child had his work done by the family dentist or at the clinic by the time the clinic was moved to the Pines School in December.
Dental examaination at Pines:
Examined 121
Certificates at examination 24
Signed for clinic 27
We hope those who did not sign for the clinic will be prompt in getting work done by their family dentist. Dental examination No. 8:
Examined 68
Certificates at examination
13
Signed for clinic 24
DR. IRVING P. DINEEN
School Dentist
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Financial Committee
During the year 1944 your Committee met seven times, to consider transfers to various departments where the ap- propriation proved to be inadequate and to appraise the budgetary requests submitted by town boards and all other town officials who are responsible for expenditure of town funds.
We ask that the schedule of the appropriations the Com- mittee has recommended be given careful consideration by the townspeople, and hereby submit our belief that said recom- mendations are in accordance with the needs of the town for the enusing year.
During the year the following transfers were made from the Reserve Fund of $4500.00 which was appropriated for this purpose at the annual town meeting:
Dec. 4, 1944 Civilian Defense $35.00
Old Age Assistance 500.00
Dec. 18, 1944 Tree Warden 33.00
Election expense 42.00
Office rent & maint. 100.00
Miscellaneous Highways 500.00
Total available in Reserve Fund $4,500.00
Total above
1,210.00
Balance
$3,290.00
Your Committee wishes to extend to the townspeople its deep appreciation for the splendid support granted to it in past years and also for the courtesies extended by all Town Boards and Officers.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE E. MURPHY, Jr. CARL NELSON
LEON A. JEWELL JOHN J. LYONS EDWARD P. RACIBORSKI
JOSEPH J. BALDWIN JOHN W. GALE
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Fire Chief's Report
Fire Loss:
Buildings $5,010.00
Assessed Valuations $10,255.00
Contents 2,505.00
One Claim Pending
Department responded to 78 Alarms and 2 Silent Alarms:
Buildings 7 Grass and Brush 46
Chimneys 17 Automobiles 2
Dump
1
Trucks
1
Elec. Refrigerator
1 Burning hay 2
Inhalator
1
Oné truck despatched to aid Palmer by Region 2 Fire Despatch Center.
31 Permits for storage of range and fuel oil 34 Extinguishers recharged
Fire Department Payroll, 1944
Joseph Baldyga (appointed Sept. 1st.)
$44.50
Lewis E. Banta
93.00
Ralph Bennett
88.00
John Brackinsky
114.00
William J. Brackinsky (Resigned Sept. 1st.)
49.00
Harold Brown
90.00
Wesley Chapman (Appointed Dec. 1st.)
18.00
Gardner Files (In service Sept. 15th)
87.00
Carl Heiden
91.00
George G. Herter
150.00
Clifton King
119.00
Thomas Lopata
115.00
Harold Murphy (Resigned Aug. 15th)
226.50
Victor Patnode (Appointed Oct. 1st)
32.00
John B. Tupper
103.00
Ralph E. Tupper
234.00
William E. Tupper
78.50
Total
$1,732.50
Respectfully submitted,
RALPH E. TUPPER, Fire Chief
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Gypsy Moth Report
Destroyed 2,915 Egg Clusters Largest Colony 73 Egg Clusters
E. RAY PEASE Moth Superintendent
REPORT OF
Trustee of Free Public Library
Morton L. Day Trust Fund: On hand January 1, 1944 Interest to August 1944
$527.67
7.93
$535.60
Paid for 33 copies Christian Herald
33.00
On hand January 1. 1945
$502.60
(See Treasurer's Report for statement of Henry Cutler Legacy, Abner E. Bell and Chloe B. Stebbins Funds)
Number of Volumes in Library January 1, 1944
7652
Number of Volumbes added by purchases
170
Number of Volumes donated
10
Number of Volumes discarded or lost
181
Number of Volumes in Library January 1, 1945
7651
Circulation
Borrowers
North Wilbraham
9388
664
Stony Hill School Deposits
223
19
1,110
Total
10,721
683
During the year, the Library Trustees made an earnest effort to improve the wholly inadequate lighting system of the Library by installing fluorescent lights. A survey was made by a lighting engineer but, as it proved impossible to obtain priorities, the project was necessailry postponed. It will be completed when possible.
The interior of the Library is badly in need of re-decorating. It is planned to do this work in the summer of 1945 if labor and desirable supplies can be obtained.
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An innovation in the work of the Library during the past year has been a weekly story hour for the pupils of North Wilbraham School, conducted at the Library by Mrs. Clifford DuBray. Because of very limited space, it has been necessary for two grades to come at a time and others on successive weeks. Special collections of books have been prepared by Miss Abbott for the children's selection following the story hour. As a result of Mrs. Du Bray's skilful handling the interest of the children has been maintained during the story hour, the circula- tion of juvenile books has materially increased, the children had practice in choosing books under supervision and there has been a noticeable improvement in library manners and appreciation of the use of a library. It is to be regretted that, due to transportation difficulties, this work cannot be extended to the other schools. The Library Trustees extend sincere thanks to Mrs. Du Bray for this worthwhile volunteer service.
Several gifts from individuals or organizations have been received during the year which we wish to acknowledge grate- fully.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. CUTLER
HOWE S. NEWELL ALICE PLIMPTON
Trustees
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Milk Inspector FOR 1944
Licenses given to sell milk 48
Free License to sell milk
1
Licenses given to sell margerine 3
License fees turned over to Town Collector $25.50
Dairies were inspected as necessary.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES M. PICKENS
Milk Inspector
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Planning Board
During the past year the Planning Board has been active in preparing for submission to the Town the proposed revision of the Zoning By-Law. Many meetings of the Board have been held, and it appeared by invitation at the Parish House at North Wilbraham on October 6th, before the members of the Men's Club of Grace Union Church, and at Grange Hall on October 11th, before the members of the Grange, to discuss with these two groups the provisions of the proposed by-law. In addition to the two meetings by invitation, the Planning Board held an open forum at Grange Hall on October 23rd, previous notice of which, together with a copy of the proposed by-law had been sent to every property owner in Town. At- tendance at this meeting was encouraging and all sections of the Town represented. Thorough discussion was held, and it was the unanimous feeling of those present that the proposed by-law should be adopted.
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