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Board of Fire Commissioners
Wesley G. Chapman, 1951 David J. Muir, 1951 Fred B. Reidy, 1951
Board of Appeals Albert L. Martin, 1951 George E. Murphy, Jr., 1952 Jesse L. Rice, 1953 John W. Gale (Associate Member) 1952
Town Counsel Frank Auchter, 1951
Superintendent of Streets William M. North, 1951
Forest Warden
Ralph E. Tupper, 1951
Building Inspector George Herter, 1951
Registrar of Voters Walter F. Berry (Ex-Officio), 1951 William L. Dempsey, 1951 Harold R. Porter, 1952 John J. Powers, 1953
Animal Inspector Ernest L. Bacon, 1951
Milk Inspector Ernest L. Bacon, 1951
Burial Agent for Veterans William F. Logan Director of Civil Defense Charles R. Stephens
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Selective Service Members Frank Auchter, Attorney George B. Smith Winthrop B. Whitney
Sealer of Weights and Measures Adelbert J. Brooks, 1951
Inspector of Slaughtering Ernest L. Bacon, 1951
Gypsy Moth Superintendent E. Ray Pease, 1951
Dog Officer Ernest L. Bacon, 1951
Fence Viewers
Harold W. Brown, 1951
William L. Dempsey, 1951
Dwight M. Bodurtha, 1951
Bookkeeper Josephine M. Pease, 1951
Secretary to Selectmen Eva M. McCombe
Welfare Agent Helen C. Boden, 1951
School Dentist Irving P. Dinneen, D.D.S., 1951
Well Child Clinic
Margaret Nelson, Chairman, 1951 Barbara T. Brooks, 1951 Margaret C. Brown, 1951 Louise D. Folsom, 1951 Helen S. Laurino, 1951
Ina A. Morgan, 1951 Avis B. Ryder, 1951 Edith H. Williamson, 1951
Wilbraham Safety Committee Walter F. Berry, Chairman, 1951 Bert Gowell, 1951 William F. Logan, 1951 William M. North, 1951 Ralph E. Tupper, 1951 Carleton R. Reid, 1951
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School Calendar, 1950-1951
First Term: Wednesday, Sept. 6, to Friday, Dec. 22 Second Term: Tuesday, Jan. 2, to Wednesday, Feb. 21 Third Term: Monday, March 5, to Friday, April 27 Fourth Term: Monday, May 7, to Friday, June 22
The schools are closed on Monday, September 18, Chil- dren's Day at Eastern States Exposition; Friday, October 20, Hampden County Teachers' Association meeting ; Wednesday noon, November 22, to Friday, November 24, inclusive, Thanksgiving recess; Friday, March 23, Good Friday, and on all legal holidays.
School Directory, January 1, 1951
Superintendent of Schools
Harold A. Truell, 2255 Allen St., East Longmeadow
Superintendent's Office
Miss Christine Clark, Secretary, 303 Chestnut St., East Longmeadow
Mrs. Emily Badger, Assistant, 322 Parker St., East Longmeadow
Teachers
THE PINES SCHOOL :
Miss Marion E. Kelley, Principal, 3208 Boston Road, North Wilbraham Grade 6
Mrs. Helen S. Strauss, 38 Ludlow Avenue, Indian Orchard Grade 5
Miss Marion L. Holland, 218 Pearl Street, Springfield 5 Grade 4
Mrs. Esther L. Johnson, 8 Randall Place, Springfield Grade 3
Miss Theresa Russo, 63 Burford Avenue, West Springfield Grade 2
Mrs. Madelyn Wood, 52 Cornell Street, Springfield Grade 1
MEMORIAL SCHOOL :
Mr. Irving H. Agard, Jr., Principal, 19 Maple Street, North Wilbraham
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Mrs. Pearl P. Chouffet, 42 Plateau Avenue, West Springfield Grade 9
Miss Barbara Walters, 417 Main Street, Wilbraham Grade 8
Mr. Ralph N. Carew, 35 High Street, Monson Grade 7 Mrs. Mary G. Logan, 15 Maple Street, North Wilbraham Grade 6
Mrs. Stasia K. Lavoie, 35 Stebbins Street, Ludlow Grade 5
Mrs. Agnes C. Coote, Buckley Road, Wilbraham Grade 4 Mrs. Millicent G. Green, 399 Main Street, Wilbraham Grade 3
Mrs. Marguerite G. Brady, 9 Orlando Street, Wilbraham Grade 2
Mrs. Madelyn Barber, Tinkham Road, Wilbraham Grade 2
Mrs. Mary Johnston, 16 Brimfield Street, Ludlow Grade 1
Mrs. Clara B. Merrill, 20 Summit Street, Springfield 5
Grade 1
Mrs. Ruth Backus, 44 Jenness Street, Springfield Remedial
Custodians
THE PINES SCHOOL :
William Tupper, 5 Benton Street, North Wilbraham
MEMORIAL SCHOOL :
John Polaczak, Severyn Street, North Wilbraham
Supervisor of Art Mrs. Helen B. Tower, Allen Street, Hampden
Supervisor of Music Mrs. Liane S. Fontaine, 451 Main Street, Palmer
Supervisor of Handwriting William L. Rinehart, 740 Main Street, Waltham 54
School Physician Arthur H. Goodwin, M.D., 300 Main St., North Wilbraham School Dentist Dr. Irving P. Dinneen, 162 Main Street, Indian Orchard School Nurse Mrs. Gwendolyn Buchanan, Tinkham Road, Wilbraham
Supervisor of Attendance John Polaczak, Severyn Street, North Wilbraham
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Town Owned Property at Assessed Valuation
Description
Land
Buildings
Equipment
Soldiers' Park
$3,850.00
Glendale Memorial Park
330.00
Collins Park
1,100.00
No. 3 School
500.00
No. 4 School
1
No. 8 School
2,345.00
$64,305.00
$3,795.00
Pines School
أ
Wilbraham Memorial School
2,200.00
300,000.00
29,000.00
Tax Title Property
770.00
Cemeteries (includes Vault at Adams Cemetery)
1,760.00
550.00
Grassy Hollow
1,450.00
Highway Lot
600.00
3,685.00
11,000.00
Perry Barn
330.00
1,375.00
Library Building
660.00
6,050.00
1,100.00
Fire Dept. Building
275.00
825.00
25,900.00
Water System
200,000.00
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
1950 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve
1950 Total Expenditures of Town Appro.
1950 Unexpended Balance
1949 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1948 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1947 Expenditures of Town Appro.
Aid to Agriculture
$50.00
$50.00
$00.00
$50.00
$25.00
$00.00
* Aid to Dependent Children
6,000.00
5,470.54
529.46
5,786.30
4,264.95
1,699.19
Federal
2,964.91
1,576.93
1,387.98
1,606.76
914.85
350.95
Assessors' Expense
1,431.00
1,430.21
.79
1,380.23
1,099.49
1,030.18
Board of Health
2,500.00
1,256.50
1,243.50
2,230.89
816.90
760.20
Building Inspector's Expense
100.00
30.50
69.50
4.90
00.00
28.00
*Cemeteries
1,403.00
1,402.63
.37
937.52
1,287.84
1,085.33
*Dental Clinic
1,900.00
1,896.75
3.25
1,212.55
901.20
597.85
Election Expense
1,309.12
1,309.12
00.00
168.00
1,220.84
274.75
Fire Department
6,000.00
5,884.53
115.47
5,131.65
4,950.15
4,701.50
Forest Warden
500.00
498.95
1.05
498.38
498.74
786.25
*Garbage Collection Service
1,700.00
1,635.00
65.00
1,493.63
1,156.37
1,078.76
*General Relief
11,000.00
9,145.89
1,854.11
9,435.91
6,617.21
7,406.12
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Gypsy Moth
Elm Tree Disease Control Destroying Dead Wood
1,470.00
1,422.05
47.95
697.55
671.70
691.80
700.00
634.99
65.01
00.00
00.00
00.00
*Highways
Chapter 81
14,100.00
19,974.24
.76
18,799.46
17,249.33
17,248.40
State
5,875.00
Chapter 90 Maintenance
3,006.54
3,006.54
00.00
3,375.85
5,048.51
1,499.58
Chapter 90 Imp. and Rebuilding
30,328.82
25,514.18
4,814.64
42,046.16
3,108.77
21,662.72
Miscellaneous Highways
8,400.00
6,831.81
1,568.19
7,336.13
8,039.85
5,879.74
Delmor Avenue
600.00
93.60
506.40
00.00
00.00
00.00
Highland Avenue
650.00
401.82
248.18
00.00
00.00
00.00
Mountain View Street
700.00
675.45
24.55
00.00
00.00
00.00
Wilson Street
650.00
508.45
141.55
00.00
00.00
00.00
Safety Com. Expense
50.00
25.00
25.00
27.25
28.00
26.40
Safety Com. - Protection of Children
600.00
600.00
00.00
600.00
600.00
600.00
Insurance and Bonding
1,228.00
1,227.16
.84
2,516.19
1,057.55
1,004.73
Legal
600.00
200.00
400.00
249.00
248.00
356.00
*Library Expense
3,421.94
3,365.15
56.79
2,629.85
3,065.67
2,219.34
Memorial Day
150.00
133.00
17.00
108.56
78.00
136.84
*Old Age Assistance
20,045.16
20,045.00
.16
17,467.34
16,020.82
12,500.00
Federal
15,564.60
13,413.27
2,151.33
12,226.25
9,942.13
8,823.52
* Credit
COMPARATIVE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF TOWN APPROPRIATIONS (Continued)
Account
1950 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve
1950 Total Expenditures of Town Appro.
1950 Unexpended Balance
1949 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1948 Expenditures of Town Appro.
1947 Expenditures of Town Appro
Parks
300.00
238.47
61.53
140.49
291.70
216.89
Perry Barn Maintenance
250.00
248.90
1.10
172.70
00.00
00.00
Planning Board
200.00
136.91
63.09
547.65
601.65
500.00
Playground
2,593.15
2,592.97
.18
1,469.46
1,156.21
2,150.00
Police
113.50
113.50
00.00
72.00
55.00
80.25
Printing Town Reports
952.69
952.69
00.00
776.89
887.25
781.50
Registrar's Expense
400.00
364.09
35.91
322.84
177.21
98.13
Road Machinery Operating Account
2,000.00
1,955.33
44.67
1,663.23
1,225.89
914.87
*Schools
112,923.00
112,112.64
810.36
97,814.40
91,523.23
83,273.02
Selectmen's Contingent
750.00
603.32
146.68
751.44
903.02
382.45
Street Lights
3,400.00
3,192.68
207.32
3,175.61
3,139.48
2,906.58
Town Clerk's Expense
500.00
306.68
193.32
206.11
224.36
145.71
Town Collector's Expense
700.00
689.20
10.80
689.03
694.34
523.50
Town Officers and Employees' Salaries
10,550.00
10,201.15
348.85
8,845.15
8,074.39
6,559.23
Town Offices, Rent and Maintenance
800.00
697.41
102.59
749.60
631.90
957.01
Town Treasurer's Expense
835.00
609.23
225.77
327.99
324.21
385.57
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Tree Warden's Expense
900.00
870.99
29.01 1,641.28
1,200.00
620.11
849.90
* Veterans' Benefits
3,500.00
1,858.72
2,411.57
1,424.01
1,054.72
Water Bonds and Interest
3,840.00
3,840.00
00.00
3,960.00
4,080.00
4,200.00
Water Department
Chlorination System
3,000.00
2,567.56
432.44 .
00.00
00.00
00.00
*Installations
12,000.00
8,993.52
3,006.48
8,087.13
7,214.65
5,847.13
Maintenance
10,000.00
8,003.97
1,996.03
9,199.86
8,141.78
7,387.73
Manchonis Road
2,500.00
1,726.96
773.04
00.00
00.00
00.00
Monson Road
600.00
590.03
9.97
00.00
00.00
00.00
Wilson Street
2,400.00
1,352.51
1,047.49
00.00
00.00
00.00
Water Notes and Interest
4,785.94
4,785.94
00.00
4,844.07
2,767.20
00.00
Well Child Clinic
600.00
323.76
276.24
455.63
496.25
490.38
Wilbraham Contributory Retirement Account
830.25
830.25
00.00
544.55
332.40
00.00
Wilbraham Memorial School Building
376,959.17
327,192.11
49,767.06
00.00
00.00
00.00
Wilbraham Mem. School Bonds and Interest
23,775.00
23,775.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
Credit
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Town of Wilbraham
BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1950
GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash
$230,260.80
Payroll Deductions :
Federal Taxes County Retirement System
$1,092.75 171.77
$1,264.52
Taxes :
Dog Licenses - Due County
12.00
Road Machinery Fund
5,139.17
Planning Board Deposits
375.00
Water Connection Deposits
718.31
Real Estate 389.70
$430.95
County Tax - Overestimate 1950
1,328.11
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
241.05
Community House Building Fund
6.25
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, Income
8.16
Special School Lunch Program
102.21
Federal Grants :
Real Estate 10,571.72
10,909.00
11,339.95
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :
Old Age Assistance : Assistance Administration
$2,151.33
Levy of 1950
1,370.78
Tax Titles
$638.09
Aid to Dependent Children : Assistance 1,387.98
Tax Possessions
219.48
857.57
Administration
34.56
3,597.93
Accounts Receivable :
Levy of 1949 :
Personal Property $41.25
Levy of 1950 :
Poll $8.00
Personal Property 329.28
24.06
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Departmental :
Unexpended Balances :
Selectmen
$880.00
Temporary Aid
505.32
Aid to Dependent Children
1,106.45
Old Age Assistance
1,934.03
Veterans' Services
251.18
School
14.00
4,690.98
Water Department:
Rates
$1,186.13
Miscellaneous
796.79
1,982.92
Aid to Highways :
State
12,146.08
County
7,000.00
19,146.08
Dog Officers Fees
23.00
Levy of 1949
$430.95
Levy of 1950
6,659.12
7,090.07
State Parks and Reservation Assessment
$107.11
Revenue Reserved Until Collected :
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $1,370.78
Tax Title
857.57
Departmental
4,690.98
Water
1,982.92
State and County Aid to Highways 19,146.08
28,048.33
Surplus Revenue
152,628.35
$269,890.52
$269,890.52
Highway Construction, Chapter 90
$4,814.64
Delmor Circle
1,200.00
Delmor Avenue 506.40
Hillcrest Drive 400.00
Right of Way Hillcrest Avenue
200.00
Town By-Laws 500.00
Construction of Trunk Water Mains
3,136.87
Memorial School and Building Construction 49,767.06
60,524.97
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
8,806.09
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Underestimates 1950 :
County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
111.33
218.44
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Town of Wilbraham BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1950 (CONTINUED)
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$350,500.00 Memorial School Building Loan
$312,000.00
Water Loans
38,500.00
$350,500.00
$350,500.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Accounts :
Chloe B. Stebbins Charity Fund
$217.35
Deacon Warriner School Fund
814.69
School Lot Fund
842.80
In Custody of Town Treasurer
$15,774.27
Chloe B. Stebbins Library Fund
121.95
In Custody of Probate Court
204.53
Abner Bell Library Fund
48.71
Henry Cutler Library Fund
1,199.27
Morton L. Day Library Fund
276.85
*Town Community House Building Fund
595.26
Civil War Mortar Memorial Plaque Fund
37.53
Laura Bruuer Cemetery General Care Fund
1,198.43
Hines Family Burial Lot Fund
204.53
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
9,075.79
Soldiers' Monument Park Fund
1,104.59
#Post-War Rehabilitation Fund
241.05
$15,978.80
$15,978.80
* Includes $6.25 in general treasury In general treasury
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Cash and Securities :
Net Cost to the Town of Accounts with Receipts or Offsetting Credits Other than Town Appropriations
SCHEDULE 2
1950 Expenditures of Town Appropriations (See Schedule 1)
1950 - Receipts from Federal, State, County, Cities or Towns ( Available for Expenditures)
1950 - Total Expenditures Including Receipts
Offsetting Credits to Gen. Treas. (Not Available for Expenditures)
Net Cost to the Town
Account
Aid to Dependent Children
$5,470.54
$2,306.41
$7,047.47
$2,250.29
$3,220.25
Cemeteries
1,402.63
1,402.63
55.00
1,347.63
Dental Clinic
1,896.75
1,896.75
82.00
1,814.75
Garbage Collection Service
1,635.00
1,635.00
1,587.75
47.25
General Relief
9,145.89
9,145.89
5,706.69
3,439.20
Highways - Chapter 81
14,099.24
19,974.24
Chapter 90
3,006.54
3,006.54
- Chapter 90
Improvement and Rebuilding
25,514.18
25,514.18
Miscellaneous
6,831.81
6,831.81
Delmor Ave., Monson Rd., Wilson St., Highland Ave., Mt. View St.
1,679.32
1,679.32
33,872.87
23,133.22
Library
Old Age Assistance
20,045.00
14,424.09
33,458.27
15,257.80
4,787.20
Schools
112,112.64
112,112.64
28,275.76
83,836.88
Veterans' Benefits
1,858.72
1,858.72
914.77
943.95
Water Department - Installation
8,993.52
7,052.32
8,993.52
- Chlorination System
2,567.56
2,567.56
- Maintenance
8,003.97
8,003.97
Manchonis Road
1,726.96
1,726.96
Monson Road
590.03
590.03
- Wilson Street
1,352.51
1,352.51
22,686.36
548.19
23
2,443.21
921.94
3,365.15
306.49
2,136.72
Maintenance
Jury List - 1950
Alberici, Aldo Baker, George A. Baldwin, Joseph J. Belli, Aldo
Benson, Bennett W. Burgess, Clifford W.
Mover
Treasurer
Clayton, Spencer D. Davis, Otis N.
Radio Monitor Elec. Contractor
Insurance
Francis, William T. Getchell, Carolus H.
Stock Clerk
Elec. Engineer
Gibson, Harold L.
Adv. Official
Goodrich, Leon
Manager
Grzbieniowski, Frank P. Shoemaker
Harrington, Russell
Hyde, Henry R.
Insurance Agent Rice Fruit Farm Machinist
Jekot, John
Keyes, Louis G. Kibling, F. Harvey
Insurance Claim Adjuster Engineer
Langdon, Robert
Lindberg, August
Printer
Loeb, Theodore F. Menard, David J.
Trucking
Miller, Frederick W.
Sheet Metal Wrkr.
Normoyle, Thomas B. Perry, Edward A.
Carter Paper Co. Builder
Die Sinker
Sample-Derrick Co. Lumber
Accountant
Retired Insurance Agent Store Keeper Retired
Production Mgr. Maintenance Man Engineer
Salesman
Boston Rd., RFD 1, Spfld. 9 Elm Circle, N. W. 31 Maple St., N. W. 2450 Boston Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 298 Glendale Rd., N. W. 799 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 36 Springfield St., W. 95 Springfield St., W. 868 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield Birchknoll, W.
664 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 795 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 356 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield 5 Weston St., I. O. 31 Main St., N. W. 6 Burt Lane, W.
131/2 Weston St., I. O. 28 Maple St., N. W. 766 Monson Rd., N. W. 207 Main St., N. W.
1182 Glendale Rd., N. W. 694 Glendale Rd., N. W. 4 Delmor Ave., N. W. 566 Glendale Rd., N. W. 8 Cottage Ave., N. W. 605 Stony Hill Rd., RFD 1, Springfield
2 Birchknoll Dr., N. W. 196 Main St., N. W. 742 Glendale Rd., N. W. 57 Stony Hill Rd., Ludlow 12 Faculty St., W. 369 Main St., W. 20 Maynard Rd., N. W. 8 Maiden Lane, N. W. 10 Delmor Circle, N. W. 9 Bruuer Ave., W. 2 Delmor Ave., N. W. 239 Main St., N. W.
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Merchant
Phillips, Ralph C. Roper, Marshall E. Ruggles, Calvin H. Sambor, Alphonse Smith, George B. Stephens, Charles R. Strattos, John Thompson, Harold H. Thorndike, Chester J. Thurlow, Norman A. Traill, Frederick Whitney, Winthrop
Service Sta. Mgr. Factory Foreman Retired Restaurant
Folsom, Roger W.
Report of Annual Town Meeting MARCH 25, 1950
In accordance with the Warrant as posted, the voters of the Town assembled in Fisk Hall, Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Mass.
The polls were declared open at 8.30 o'clock a. m. by Moderator Frank Auchter. William F. Logan was sworn in as Warden, Filomena Gilbert as Clerk, Sprague Wight as special police officer, and the following as ballot clerks and tellers : Thomas Normoyle, Wanda Gurski, Evelyn Mac- donald, Helen Newell, Mildred Jack, Alice Rodenhizer, Eva M. McCombe, Gertrude Powers, Anna Tupper, Sophie Przybycien, Clara Bradway, Mildred Kielbania, Lillian Diotalevi, and Letty Keyes. Ernest Bacon was sworn in as Constable.
The meeting opened at 10 a. m. and in the absence of the Town Clerk, Mr. J. Loring Brooks, Jr., as Chairman of the Board of Selectmen called for nominations for a tem- porary Town Clerk. Eva M. McCombe was nominated and unanimously elected by ballot and sworn in by Moderator Frank Auchter. It was unanimously voted to close the polls at 7 p. m. It was then unanimously voted to recess until 10.30 a. m.
ARTICLE 1. Minor officers elected by unanimous vote were :
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 Norman Thurlow Ernest Bacon Weighers of Grain
Henry Clark Harlan Wheeler
ARTICLE 2. Voted to accept the reports of Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, Treasurer, School Committee and
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other officers as presented in the Town Report. At this time, special tribute was paid to Mr. Carl Nelson for his work on the Town Report this year.
Mr. George E. Murphy, Jr., read the report presented by the committee on street acceptances and it was unanimously voted that this report be accepted with all other Town reports.
ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that compensation for elected town officers be fixed as follows for the ensuing year :
Town Clerk, $350.00 per year and fees; Town Treasurer, $900.00; Moderator, $50.00 Annual Town Meetings, $15.00 Special Town Meetings; Town Collector, $1,200.00; Tree Warden, $1.25 per hour (includes use of car) ; Selectmen, two members $500.00 per year, Chairman $550.00; Asses- sors, $1.00 per hour for office work and $1.25 per hour for. field service (includes use of car) ; Constables, $1.00 per hour when called on duty by Selectmen plus fees; Auditor, $100.00 per year ; School Committee, $100.00 per year each ; Cemetery Commissioners, no salary, $1.00 per hour for time spent at work; Water Commissioners, $100.00 per year each; Library Trustees, no salary; Planning Board Members, no salary; Playground Commissioners, 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 General Laws.
ARTICLE 4. 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, 1950 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 5. Voted the following appropriations: (Total $226,686.88). 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, $100.00; Cemeteries, $1,200.00; Dental Clinic, $1,900.00; Elections Expense, $1,000.00; Fire Department, $6,000.00; Forest Warden, $500.00; General Relief, $11,000.00; Gypsy Moth, $1,470.00; Highways, Miscellaneous, $8,400.00; Highways,
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Safety Committee Expense, $50.00; Highways, Safety Com- mittee Protection of Children, $600.00; Insurance and Bond- ing, $1,200.00; Interest, $50.00; Legal, $600.00; Library, $2,500.00, Plus dog tax and sufficient additional to make $3,300.00 appropriation to include painting exterior of building; Liquor Law Enforcement, $100.00; Memorial Day, $150.00; Old Age Assistance, $20,000.00; Parks, $300.00; Planning Board, $200.00; Playground, $2,200.00; Police, $100.00; Printing Town Reports, $952.69; Regis- trars' Expense, $325.00; Road Machinery Operating Acc't, $2,000.00; Schools (Approximately $32,340.00 from State Aid to Schools, Balance from Taxation), $112,923.00, Net cost to town approximately $80,583.00; Selectmen's Con- tingent, $750.00; Street Lights, $3,400.00; Town Clerk's Expense, $500.00; Town Collector's Expense, $700.00 ; Town Treasurer's Expense, $450.00; Town Treasurer's Expense (Land Court Expense), $210.00; Town Officers and Em- ployees Salaries, $9,700.00; Town Offices and Buildings - Rent and Maintenance, $800.00; Tree Warden's Appropria- tion, $850.00; Veterans' Benefits, $3,500.00; Well Child Clinic, $600.00; Wilbraham Contributory Retirement Fund, $830.25; Water Department Bonds and Interest, $3,840.00; Maintenance (in 1949 fifty-eight installations and thirteen change-overs from cast iron pipe to copper tubing, $10,000.00; Notes and Interest, $4,785.94.
ARTICLE 6. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,050.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 81 roads, provided that the State contribute toward the same, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 81, General Laws.
ARTICLE 7. Voted unanimously to appropriate and trans- fer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $7,050.00 or any sum for the maintenance of Chapter 81 Roads (an amount equal and in addition to the amount appropriated under Article 6), 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.
ARTICLE 8. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 90 Roads, provided the State and County contribute toward the same, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws.
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ARTICLE 9. Voted unanimously to appropriate and trans- fer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $2,000.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 90 Roads or any other sum (in an amount which will be double and be in addition to the amount appropriated under Article 8) to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursement from the State and County to be restored upon receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury.
ARTICLE 10. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the improvement or rebuilding of Chapter 90 Roads, provided the State and County con- tribute toward the same, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90, General Laws.
ARTICLE 11. Voted unanimously to appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treas -. ury the sum of $15,000.00 for the improvement or rebuild- ing of Chapter 90 Roads, or any other sum (in an amount which will be triple and in addition to the amount appro- priated under Article 10) to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimbursement from the State and County to be restored upon receipt, to un- appropriated available funds in the treasury.
ARTICLE 12. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $13,995.20 to meet the first amortization pay- ment of the Wilbraham Memorial School Building Loan.
ARTICLE 13. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,775.00 or any sum to meet the cost of interest on the Wilbraham Memorial School Building Loan.
ARTICLE 14. Voted unanimously to appropriate the sum of $22,000.00 to add to the existing appropriation for con- structing, equipping and furnishing the Wilbraham Memorial School Building for additional furnishings and reserve for contingencies, and to transfer the entire balance in the Post-War Rehabilitation Fund (being approximately $18,503.22) and to transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the remainder of said $22,000.00 (be- ing approximately $3,496.78) .
ARTICLE 15. Voted unanimously to appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treas- ury the sum of $5,000.00 to add to the existing appropria-
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tion for constructing, equipping and furnishing the Wil- braham Memorial School Building for fully automatic tem- perature controls and equipment incidental thereto.
ARTICLE 16. Voted to accept as a public way the drive running from Main Street to the Wilbraham Memorial School Building and appropriate and transfer from un- appropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $1,100.00 to install guard rail fences along this drive.
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