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330.00
1,375.00
Library Building
660.00
6,050.00
1,100.00
Fire Dept. Building
275.00
825.00
9,900.00
Water System
132,000.00
Sealer Weights and Measures
1,100.00
Town Office
1,100.00
Town Owned Equipment
Year Purchased
Cost
Maxim. 500 Gal. Pump Hose Wagon
1927
$10,000.00
Sanford Reo Triple Spec. Comb.
1938
5,500.00
Chevrolet 11/2-Ton Dump Truck
1941
1,369.20
Chevrolet 34-Ton Stake Body Truck
1947
1,269.00
Case Tractor
1946
1,323.00
Huber Grader and Bulldozer
1948
3,475.00
3 Sand Spreaders
917.00
5 Snow Plows
1,873.00
Chevrolet 2-Ton Dump Truck
1949
2,660.30
Oren Fire Truck
1949
16,500.00
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Comparative Annual Expenditures of Town Appropriations
(Accounts with receipts or offsetting credits other than appropriations shown in detail in Schedule 2*)
SCHEDULE 1
Account
1949 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve
1949 Total Expenditures of Town Appro.
1949 Unexpended Balance
1948 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1947 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1946 Expenditures of Town Appro.
Aid to Agriculture
$50.00
$50.00
$25.00
4,264.95
$1,699.19
$1,299.37
* Aid to Dependent Children Federal
2,265.26
1,606.76
658.50
914.85
350.95
262.50
Assessor's Expense
1,400.00
1,380.23
19.77
1,099.49
1,030.18
779.99
Board of Health
2,500.00
2,230.89
269.11
816.90
760.20
996.70
Building Inspector's Expense
150.00
4.90
145.10
28.00
11.84
*Cemeteries
1,200.00
937.52
262.48
1,287.84
1,085.33
964.67
* Dental Clinic
1,250.00
1,212.55
37.45
901.20
597.85
632.80
Election Expense
175.00
168.00
7.00
1,220.84
274.75
745.03
Fire Department
5,200.00
5,131.65
68.35
4,950.15
4,701.50
4,388.88
Fire Truck
16,500.00
16,500.00
Forest Warden
500.00
498.38
1.62
498.74
786.25
320.75
*Garbage Collection Service
1,500.00
1,493.63
6.37
1,156.37
1,078.76
962.66
*General Relief
9,500.00
9,435.91
64.09
6,617.21
7,406.12
3,447.71
Gypsy Moth
700.00
697.55
2.45
671.70
691.80
699.28
*Highways - Chapter 81
14,100.00
- State
4,700.00
18,799.46
.54
17,249.33
17,248.40
13,800.00
6,000.00
5,786.30
$213.70
* Credit
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COMPARATIVE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF TOWN APPROPRIATIONS (Continued)
Account
1949 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve
1949 Total Expenditures of Town Appro.
1949 Unexpended Balance
1948 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1947 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1946 Expenditures of Town Appro.
* Highways Chapter 81 (Continued)
- Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,401.49
3,375.85
25.64
5,048.51
1,499.58
899.88
- Chapter 90 Imp. & Rebuilding
52,374.98
42,046.16
10,328.82
3,108.77
21,662.72
19.95
- Miscellaneous
7,500.00
7,336.13
163.87
8,039.85
5,879.74
- Purchase of Truck
2,700.00
2,660.30
39.70
- Relocation of Twelve Mile Brook (1948)
346.40
283.98
62.42
503.60
2,594.91
- Safety Com. Expense
50.00
27.25
22.75
28.00
26.40
25.00
- Safety Committee - Protection of children
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Insurance and Bonding
2,518.37
2,516.19
2.18
1,057.55
1,004.73
1,046.14
Legal
600.00
200.00
400.00
200.00
356.00
608.58
* Library
2,737.48
2,629.85
107.63
3,065.67
2,219.34
2,048.04
Memorial Day
150.00
108.56
41.34
78.00
136.84
98.65
*Old Age Assistance
17,500.00
17,467.34
32.66
16,020.82
12,500.00
13,127.41
Federal
13,366.76
12,226.25
1,140.51
9,942.13
8,823.52
7,172.34
Parks
300.00
140.49
159.51
291.70
216.89
212.10
Perry Barn (Maintenance)
250.00
172.70
77.30
Planning Board
700.00
547.65
152.35
601.65
500.00
Plans for School Building
12,677.68
12,677.68
Playground
1,500.00
1,469.46
30.54
1,156.21
2,150.00
1,931.34
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Police
100.00
72.00
28.00
55.00
80.25
72.00
Printing Town Reports
776.89
776.89
887.25
781.50
625.91
Registrars' Expense
500.00
322.84
177.16
177.21
98.13
101.61
Road Machinery Operating Account
1,850.00
1,663.23
186.77
1,225.89
914.87
753.57
*Schools
99,748.00
97,814.40
1,933.60
91,523.23
83,273.02
75,302.04
*School Building
460,000.00
124,126.84
335,873.16
903.02
382.42
442.34
Sewage System (Plans and Spec.)
742.00
400.00
342.00
Street Lights
3,400.00
3,175.61
224.39
3,139.48
2,906.58
2,759.96
Town Clerk's Expense
350.00
206.11
143.89
224.36
145.71
90.87
Town Collector's Expense
700.00
689.03
10.97
694.34
523.50
334.62
Town Officers' and Employees' Salaries
9,300.00
8,845.15
454.85
8,074.39
6,559.23
6,828.55
Town Office Rent and Maintenance
800.00
749.60
50.40
631.90
957.01
1,058.97
Town Treasurer's Expense
910.00
327.99
582.01
324.21
385.57
184.18
Tree Warden's Expense
1,200.00
1,200.00
620.11
849.90
599.92
* Veterans' Benefits
2,500.00
2,411.57
88.43
1,424.01
1,054.72
1,063.49
Water Bonds and Interest
3,960.00
3,960.00
4,080.00
4,200.00
4,320.00
Water Department Trunk Line
17,143.42
14,006.55
3,136.87
36,972.26
7,884.32
*Installations
10,275.00
8,087.13
2,187.87
7,214.65
5,847.13
9,839.41
Maintenance
9,200.00
9,199.86
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8,141.78
7,387.73
2,845.25
Water Notes and Interest
4,844.07
4,844.07
2,767.20
Well Child Clinic
600.00
455.63
144.37
496.25
490.38
460.01
Wilbraham Retirement Account
544.55
544.55
332.40
* Credit.
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Selectmen's Contingent
775.00
751.44
23.56
Net Cost to the Town of Accounts with Receipts or Offsetting Credits Other than Town Appropriations
SCHEDULE 2
1949 Expenditures of Town Appropriations (See Schedule 1)
1948 - Receipts from Federal, State, County, Cities or Towns (Available for Expenditures)
1949 - Total Expenditures Including Receipts
Offsetting Credits to Gen. Treas. (Not Available for Expenditures)
1949 Net Cost to the Town
1948 Net Cost to the Town
Account
Aid to Dependent Children
$5,786.30
$2,265.26
$7,393.06
$2,423.79
$3,362.51
$3,333.91
Cemeteries
937.52
937.52
44.08
893.44
1,247.84
Dental Clinic
1,212.55
1,212.55
71.00
1,141.55
816.45
Garbage Collection Service
1,493.63
1,493.63
1,355.65
137.98
*40.63
General Relief
9,435.91
9,435.91
1,371.56
8,064.35
4,837.77
Highways - Chapter 81
14,100.00
4,700.00
- Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,375.85
- Chapter 90
Imp. and Rebuilding
42,046.16
Miscellaneous
7,336.13
66,858.14
29,839.53
37,018.61
27,326.75
Library
2,629.85
2,629.85
1,127.98
1,501.83
2,773.61
Old Age Assistance
17,467.34
13,366.76
30,834.10
12,503.88
4,963.46
7,918.57
Schools
97,814.40
97,814.40
4,916.17
92,898.23
72,061.14
Veterans' Benefits
2,411.57
2,411.57
1,413.37
998.20
1,007.28
Water Installations
8,087.13
8,087.23
6,268.23
1,818.90
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Main Street - Looking North from Rich Hall, Wilbraham Academy
Town of Wilbraham BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1949
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash :
General
$460,334.21
Surplus War Bonus
County Retirement System 1.51
$1,668.21
(Chap. 480 Acts of 1924)
2,589.01
$462,923.22
Dog Licenses - Due County 3.60
Premium on Loans
4,804.80
Levy of 1948
$317.20
Surplus War Bonus Fund and Accumulations
2,589.01
Levy of 1949 :
Road Machinery Fund
2,203.67
Personal Property $815.87
Planning Board Deposits
125.00
Real Estate 11,145.30
11,961.17
12,278.37
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment -
95.04
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income
4.08
Levy of 1949
914.78
Tax Titles
$778.19
Tax Possessions
160.23
938.42
Departmental :
Selectmen
$4,082.00
Aid to Dependent Children : Assistance 658.50
2,062.65
Temporary Aid
136.00
Aid to Dependent Children
1,191.41
Old Age Assistance
2,908.67
Veterans' Benefits
371.53
School
10.00
8,703.11
Town By-Laws
500.00
Plans for Sewage System
342.00
Water Department:
Rates
$1,154.64
Trunk Water Mains
3,136.87
Miscellaneous
594.89
1,749.53
Memorial School and
Building Construction
335,873.16
350,180.85
Aid to Highways: State
$11,692.07
County
13,000.00
24,692.07
Water Connection Deposits Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
194.07 7,239.15
Community House Building Fund Income Federal Grants :
12.50
Old Age Assistance: Assistance Administration
$1,140.51
263.64
Garbage Collection
3.50
Unexpended Balances : Highway Construction, Chapter 90
$10,328.82
Construction of
overestimate
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
20
Payroll Deductions : Federal Taxes $1,666.70
Accounts Receivable : Taxes :
Accrued Interest on Loans 64.17
Dog Officer's Fees Due from Post-War Rehabilitation Fund Underestimates 1949:
22.00 16,907.50
Overlays Reserved for Abatements: Levy of 1948 $317.20 Levy of 1949 6,363.55
6,680.75
Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $914.78
Tax Title 938.42
Departmental
8,703.11
Water
1,749.53
State and County
Aid to Highways
24,692.07
36,997.91
Surplus Revenue
115,937.73
$530,863.19
$530,863.19
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$376,000.00
Memorial School Building Loan
$330,000.00
Water Loans
46,000.00
$376,000.00
$376,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Chloe B. Stebbins Charity Funds
$213.07
Deacon Warriner School Fund
798.65
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$33,755.06
School Lot Fund
819.56
In Custody of Probate Court
204.53
Chloe B. Stebbins Library Fund
119.56
Abner Bell Library Fund
47.76
Henry Cutler Library Fund
1,175.66
Morton L. Day Library Fund
330.81
Town Community House Building Fund
587.48
Civil War Mortar Memorial Plaque Fund
36.80
Laura Bruuer Cemetery General Care Fund
1,174.93
Hines Family Burial Lot Fund
204.53
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
8,864.72
Soldier's Monument Park Fund
1,082.84
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
18,503.22
$33,959.59
$33,959.59
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State Parks and Reservation Assessment Audit Municipal Accounts Assessment County Tax
$106.96
31.18
1,596.05
1,734.19
Trust and Investment Accounts : Cash and Securities :
Forgotten Facts about Wilbraham
JANUARY 17, 1741. A petition for separate precinct for worship was granted the Fourth Precinct (Wilbraham) in Springfield by the House of Representatives. Consented to and signed by Governor Jonathan Belcher.
MARCH 12, 1741. The first Meeting of the Fourth Pre- cinct (Wilbraham) in Springfield was held in the house of David Merrick. Officers were chosen for the Precinct. .
AUGUST 25, 1763. First Town meeting held at meeting house to choose town officers, etc.
JANUARY 1, 1766. Voted and granted the sum of Twenty Pounds for the use of Schools in this town.
NOVEMBER 4, 1793. Voted that every person shall de- liver 14 Cord Wood at the School house cut fit for fire for each scholar he shall send to school by the 1st day of Jan- uary next. Any person neglecting, the committee for divid- ing the school money, to desire the master or mistress not to teach such scholars on penalty that he shall not receive an order for his service.
APRIL 1, 1822. Art. 3. Voted the Surveyor of highways be directed to pay 8c per hr. for manual labor.
APRIL 6, 1829. Voted that the surveyors of highways be directed to allow 10c an hour for manual labor and 8c an hr. for oxen.
APRIL 5, 1875. Art. 13. Voted that the Selectman fur- nish a room and crackers and water for tramps.
JUNE 7, 1886. Copy of a lease of land for a "Tramp House," Calvin G. Robbins to the Selectmen.
APRIL 6, 1891. To see if the town will elect a board of Library Trustees and appropriate the money necessary to secure the gift of $100.00 worth of books from the State.
Voted to appropriate the sum of $25.00 under the pro- visions of this article and also voted W. F. Morgan, Frank- lin Edwards and Mrs. W. L. Collins to act as a board of trustees under this article.
APRIL 4, 1892. Voted that the town do make arrange- ments with the Trustees of Wesleyan Academy to pay for the advance tuition of Town pupils and raise funds for same and that the School Committee be a committee to nego- tiate with the board of instruction of said Academy for terms for each pupil.
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JULY 7, 1892. License given to run a steamboat for the conveyance of passengers on the Chicopee River between Collins Depot and Jenksville.
MARCH 13, 1905. Voted that the town appropriate from money in the treasury a sum not exceeding $4,500.00 for the purpose of procuring in district No. 4 a new lot, con- structing a new three room school building thereon and furnish and equip same.
Voted to raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $5,000.00 for the purpose of building a new school building on the old site in district No. 8 and furnish and equip same.
MARCH 11, 1912. Art. 13. Voted to raise and appro- priate the sum of $300.00 to encourage the building of an electric railway from Springfield to North Wilbraham by way of Wilbraham.
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Allis House on Present Site of Mr. Tiffany's "Lunch Box" (Prior to 1900) and The Old Church on Present Site of Wilbraham United Church (Burned July 5, 1911)
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IN MEMORIAM
LEE W. RICE
Cemetery Commissioner 1944-1949
Selectmen's Report
GENERAL
Further Honors to the Town of Wilbraham! You will note from the front cover of this book that we again may be proud of our town inasmuch as we have received from the New England Council a "Certificate of Outstanding Merit" which reads as follows: "In recognition of its su- perior standards of informing citizens and taxpayers about municipal activities and providing them an effective basis to appraise the value of services furnished by local officials, elective and appointive, as displayed in their official 1948 Annual Report." The above award was made at the an- nual meeting of the New England Council held at the Hotel Statler, Boston.
Your town was further honored with its 1948 Annual Report in State wide competition for Massachusetts, again being awarded first place by the judges at the annual meet- ing of the Massachusetts Selectmen's Association held at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Both of these awards were made on the basis of towns with population of 2,500 to 10,000.
The Selectmen wish to take this opportunity to thank all officials and department heads for their cooperation and assistance in compiling the material for our 1948 Annual Report for which we received such outstanding recognition.
This fall it is expected that our auditorium will be avail- able for future town meetings so we wish to take this opportunity to thank Headmaster Charles L. Stevens and Wilbraham Academy for the free use of Fiske Hall and for the cheerful and cooperative response to all our requests.
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HIGHWAYS
We have completed two new stretches of highway under Chapter 90, one at Springfield Street approaching Stony Hill Road from Springfield, and the other at Main Street from Gebeau's Garage to Delmor Circle, and it is hoped that a sidewalk can be constructed during 1950 on the west side of this new piece of road. It is planned to use the 1950 Chapter 90 funds to help further improve Main Street northerly towards Boston Road.
BONDS
Your treasurer, Walter F. Berry, and the Selectmen have negotiated the $330,000. bond issue for the Wilbraham Memorial School Building Loan. There were 11 bidders ; the lowest bid was accepted and went to Hornblower & Weeks and W. E. Hutton & Co. @ $101.456, with interest at 13/4%. The premium amounted to $4.804 making the actual interest cost to the town 1.605% over the period of the loan. These bonds are 20-year bonds dated December 15, 1949 payable $18,000. each year from December 15, 1950 to 1959 and $15,000. each year from 1960 to 1969 inclusive.
WATER
It is the understanding of the Selectmen that Wilbra- ham is to receive Quabbin Reservoir water in the first half of this year (1950) and it is hoped that further extension can be made having in mind Butler Hill district and com- pleting grid from Stony Hill Road through Tinkham Road to Springfield Street.
SCHOOLS
After a great deal of time and effort by the Selectmen and the School Committee arrangements were completed with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission for starting work on the new Me- morial School Building and Auditorium. The favorable win- ter weather has allowed steady progress on the building, and we soon expect to have this building completely en- closed, thereby making it possible to start inside finishing work. We suggest to all our citizens that they avail them- selves of the opportunity to inspect the new building as the work progresses. The building is to be completed and ready for opening at the fall term of the new school year 1950-1951.
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Wilbraham Memorial School Building Under Construction - December, 1949
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DUMPS
Perhaps everyone knows the difficulties we encountered with the dump fires this past year which burned continu- ally for several weeks, thereby costing the town consider- able money, together with a great many inconveniences. This problem was eliminated by erecting a wire fence with a suitable gate together with lock and key. The key may be obtained at Alberici's gas station. It became necessary for us to attach a lock to the gate as we found the users of our dump were not entirely confined to Wilbraham peo- ple. It is also noted that people are still dumping on our roadsides and the Selectmen are following up all clues in hopes of apprehending the guilty parties. We wish again to enlist the aid of all our citizens in combating this un- sightly practice. On June 9th, 1949, the Legislature passed an act prohibiting the disposal of garbage and refuse on highways and private property without permission which reads as follows : "Whoever, in disposing of garbage, refuse, bottles, cans or rubbish on a public highway or within twenty yards thereof or on private property, without per- mission, commits a nuisance thereby, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. If a motor vehicle is used in committing such nuisance a conviction under this section shall forthwith be reported by the court to the regis- trar of motor vehicles and the registrar may suspend the license of the operator of such vehicle for not more than thirty days, and if it appears from the records of the reg- istrar of motor vehicles that the person so convicted is the owner of the motor vehicle so used, the registrar may suspend the certificate of registration of said vehicle for thirty days."
FIRE
Our new fire truck was delivered in December and we invite our citizens to inspect this new and efficient piece of fire fighting equipment. The truck is a custom built Oren Fire truck with all the latest improvements, and has a water carrying capacity of 830 gallons. With the addi- tion of this truck our Fire Chief and the Fire Commis- sioners feel that they will now be in a much better position to meet any emergency.
A new tank with a 300-gallon capacity has been installed on the Maxim truck and it is contemplated to use this for grass and forest fires and as an auxiliary to our other two trucks.
Respectfully submitted, J. LORING BROOKS, JR., Chairman CARL NELSON IRVING J. CORDNER Board of Selectmen
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Jury List
Alberici, Aldo Allen, Richard H. Ardison, Robert J. Ayers, William R. Baier, Henry M. Baker, George A. Baldwin, Joseph J. Bogue, Howard C. Brassard, Joseph E. Burgess, Clifford W.
Clayton, Spencer D. Cohn, Frederick M.
Converse, Howard L. Davis, Otis N. Francis, William T.
Gebeau, Ellery C. Gibson, Harold L.
Grzebieniowski, Frank P. 5 Weston St., Ind. Or. Harrington, Edwin C. Howes, Albert H. Jekot, John Kibling, F. Harvey Krzesik, Stanley J. Langdon, Robert H. Lindberg, August Loeb, Theodore F. Los, Thaddeus Miller, Frederick W. Nietupski, Stanley Paine, Earl H.
Perry, Edward A.
Roper, Marshall E. Ruggles, Calvin H. Smith, George B. Stephens, Charles R.
Thompson, Harold H. Thorndike, Chester L., Jr. Delmore Circle, N. W. Traill, Frederick
Delmore Ave., N. W.
Ser. Station Mgr. Prop. Mch. Co. Insurance Worker
Chemist
16 Ripley St., W'ham Chemist Elm Circle, W'ham Factory Foreman 31 Maple St., No. W. Retired 2697 Boston Rd., No. W. Factory Foreman 20 Manchonis Rd., No. W. Type. Salesman 799 Stony Hill Rd.,
Prop. Engrav. Co. Radio Monitor
Insurance Worker Armory Employee Elec. Contractor
Stock Clerk Salesman
Adv. Official Shoemaker
283 Mountain Rd., No. W. Chemist 7 Orlando St., W'ham Draughtsman 131/2 Weston St., Ind. Or. Machinist 766 Monson Rd., No. W. Claim Adjuster 71 Stony Hill Rd., Ludlow 207 Main St., No. W. Engineer Printer Merchant 1182 Glendale Rd., N. W. 694 Glendale Rd., N. W. 92 Old Boston Rd., Ludlow Factory Worker 566 Glendale Rd., N. W. 1063 Glendale Rd., N. W. Poultryman 800 Stony Hill Rd.,
Factory Operator
Sheet Metal Wrkr.
Banker
Builder
Lumber Retired
Insurance Agent Retired Production Mgr.
Engineer
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Boston Rd., Rt. 89, Spfld. 403 Main St., W'ham Elm Circle, W'ham
Elm Circle, W'ham
RFD 1, Springfield 36 Springfield St., W. 16 Hunting Lane, W. 58 No. Mt. Rd., No. W. 95 Springfield St., W'ham Birchknoll Drive, W'ham 6 Springfield St., W'ham 795 Stony Hill Rd.,
RFD 1, Springfield
RFD 1, Springfield 605 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 196 Main St., No. W'ham 742 Glendale Rd., N. W. 12 Faculty St., W'ham 369 Main St., No. W'ham 8 Maiden Lane, N. W.
Report of Annual Town Meeting MARCH 26, 1949
In accordance with the Warrant as posted, the voters of the Town assembled in Fisk Hall, Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.
ARTICLE 1. Frank Auchter was elected Moderator by ballot to preside, and was sworn in by the Town Clerk.
William F. Logan was sworn in as Warden, and Ernest Bacon as Constable. Ballot Clerks and Tellers sworn were Helen Newell, Eva McCombe, Alice Rodenhizer, Evelyn McDonald, Mildred Jack, Mary Iwasinski, Dorothy Reidy, Gertrude Powers, Helen Laurino, and Mary Chapman.
The polls opened at 8.30 a. m., and closed at 6.30 p. m. The total ballot was as follows: Precinct A, 305; Precinct B, 209; Precinct C, 116. Total, 630.
ARTICLE 2. Minor officers elected by unanimous vote :
Pound Keeper Jerry Donohue
Measurers of Wood and Charcoal Walter Clark Harlan Wheeler
Surveyors of Lumber
Walter Clark J. Wilbur Rice
Field Drivers
Jerry Donohue John B. Tupper Norman Thurlow
Weighers of Grain
Henry Clark Harlan Wheeler
ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously to accept the reports of the Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, Treasurer, School Committee, and other officers.
ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that compensation for elected Town Officers be fixed as follows: Town Clerk, $300.00 per year and fees; Town Treasurer, $850.00; Mod- erator, $50.00 Annual Town Meetings, $15.00 Special Town Meetings; Town Collector, $1,100.00; Tree Warden, $1.15 per hour (includes use of car) ; Selectmen, two members, $500.00 per year, Chairman, $550.00; Assessors, $.90 per hour for office work and $1.15 per hour for field service (includes use of car) ; Constables, $.90 per hour when called
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on duty by the Selectmen, plus fees; Auditor, $100.00 per year; School Committee, $50.00 per year each; Cemetery Commissioners, no salary, $.90 per hour for time spent at work; Water Commissioners, $75.00 per year each; Library Trustees, no salary; Playground Commissioners, no sal- ary; Planning Board Members, no salary; Poundkeeper, Field Drivers, Weighers of Grain, Surveyors of Lumber, Measurers of Wood and Charcoal (all town officers elected otherwise than on official ballot), fees only as fixed by Gen- eral Laws.
ARTICLE 5. Voted the following appropriations: (Total $200,408.44). Aid to Agriculture, $50.00; Aid to Dependent Children, $6,000.00; Assessors' Expense, $1,400.00; Board of Health, $2,500.00; Building Inspector's Expense, $150.00; Cemeteries, $1,200.00; Dental Clinic, $1,000.00; Elections Expense, $175.00; Fire Department, $5,200.00; Forest War- den, $500.00; General Relief, $8,500.00; Gypsy Moth, $700.00; Highways, Miscellaneous, $7,500.00; Highways, Safety Committee Expense, $50.00; Highways, Safety Com- mittee, Protection of Children, $600.00; Insurance and Bonding, $1,200.00; Interest, $50.00; Legal, $600.00; Li- brary (plus Dog Tax), $1,900.00; Liquor Law Enforcement, $100.00; Memorial Day, $150.00; Old Age Assistance, $17,500.00 ; Parks, $300.00; Planning Board, $700.00; Play- ground, $1,200.00; Police, $100.00; Printing Town Reports, $776.89; Registrar's Expense, $500.00; Road Machinery Operating Account, $1,350.00; Schools (Approximately $16,000.00 from State Aid to Schools, balance from taxa- tion), $99,748.00; Selectmen's Contingent, $750.00; Street Lights, $3,400.00; Town Clerk's Expense, $350.00; Town Collector's Expense, $700.00; Town Treasurer's Expense, $350.00; Town Treasurer's Expense (Land Court Expense) , $560.00; Town Officers and Employees Salaries, $9,300.00; Town Offices and Buildings, Rent and Maintenance, $800.00; Tree Warden's Expense, $850.00; Veterans' Benefits, $2,500.00 ; Well Child Clinic, $600.00; Wilbraham Contribu- tory Retirement Fund, $544.55; Water Department - Bonds and Interest, $3,960.00; Maintenance, $9,200.00; Notes and Interest, $4,844.00.
ARTICLE 6. Voted unanimously to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1949, 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, Chap- ter 44, General Laws.
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ARTICLE 7. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,050.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 81 Roads, provided that the State contributes toward the same, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 81, General Laws.
ARTICLE 8. Voted unanimously to appropriate and trans- fer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, the sum of $7,050.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 81 Roads (an amount equal and in addition to the amount appropriated under Article 7), to meet the State's share of the cost of the work; the reimbursement from the State to be restored upon receipt to unappropriated funds in the treasury.
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