Wilbraham annual report 1951-1955, Part 2

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 634


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For this reason, it was concluded that a regional school would of necessity be at an entirely different location. The following tabulation illustrates the difference in costs :


10-Room Addition at Memorial School


New 14-Room Regional School


Cost per room


$30,000


$40,000


Total Cost


300,000


560,000


State's Share (431/3%)


130,000


(65%) 364,000


170,000


196,000


Less Hampden's Share


-


(25%)


49,000


Net Cost to Wilbraham


$170,000


$147,000


Thus, by entering into a regional plan, we could get the 10 rooms for $2,300 per room less, which over a 20-year period would amount to an annual reduction of about $1,150.


On the other hand, Wilbraham would be carrying a heavier interest load. This is shown by converting the above comparative table into annual amortization require- ments to be raised by taxation :


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Total Borrowed


$300,000


$560,000


Wilbraham's Share


300,000


(75%) 420,000


Annual Principal Payment


15,000


21,000


First Year's Interest at 2%


6,000


8,400


21,000


29,400


Less 1/20 State's Share


6,500


13,650


Net Annual Amortization $14,500


$15,750


The increased cost of the facilities plus the larger amount of debt for which Wilbraham would be responsible more than offsets the increased contribution by the State.


The other benefit from regional participation is the 15% increase in the State's contribution toward school operating expenses. In 1951, the State's share of Wilbraham's pres- ent school expenses was $21,476. Under the regional ar- rangement, this would increase by $3,221. It is pretty diffi- cult to estimate whether this increase would be offset by additional operating costs at a new school.


It is our conclusion that the balance is in favor of Wil- braham constructing and maintaining its own school facili- ties for the time being.


Architect


Our only contact with an architect in our study was largely for the purpose of obtaining information relative to the present Memorial School building. We naturally turned to Mr. Warren Ashley, the individual who was closest to this project. In view of the Town's complete satisfaction with Memorial School, which reported one of the lowest costs in the State at the time, it would seem entirely rea- sonable that the Town should employ the same architect in connection with the addition. The reason for bringing this point up at this time is that the townspeople will un- doubtedly want to have some preliminary plans or sketches prepared showing just what can be done.


We are preparing this report in order that it may be in- cluded, if desired, in the 1951 annual report to the towns- people. We would suggest, however, that the subject merits a special meeting in the near future. In this respect, it should be added that from the standpoint of construction time September 1953 is not very distant and relatively rapid action is essential.


In summary, we would suggest that at the regular an- nual meeting on March 15, 1952, articles be included in the warrant authorizing (1) the filing of a bill to authorize the necessary borrowing, (2) setting a date for a special


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meeting for the full discussion of the Committee's report, and (3) providing funds with which to meet the cost of preliminary plans.


In the course of the survey, the Committee met with Mr. Harold A. Truell, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Irving Agard, Principal of Memorial School, and Mr. Warren Ash- ley, of Malmfeldt & Associates and principal architect in the construction of the Memorial School. We were also in touch indirectly with the Massachusetts School Building Assistance Commission and the Springfield Superintendent of Schools. We are indebted for their ready assistance.


Respectfully submitted,


FREDERICK M. COHN, JR., Chairman BARBARA M. PUTNAM, Secretary


STANLEY BORYCZKA


IRVING J. CORDNER


JOHN W. GALE


DORRANCE T. GREEN


ALBERT H. HOWES


GEORGE E. MURPHY, JR.


JOSEPHINE L. MURRAY


HELEN R. REID


February 20, 1952


Death Notices


ETHELBERT BLISS, School Committee Member WILLIAM M. NORTH, Highway Superintendent WILLIAM F. PORTER, Auditor JOHN TUPPER, Constable, Dog Officer, Tree Warden


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Jury List - 1951


Alberici, Aldo Baker, George A. Belli, Aldo


Benson, Bennett W.


Burgess, Clifford W.


Chapin, Faxon D.


Davis, Otis N.


Folsom, Roger W.


Francis, William T.


Getchell, Carolus H.


Gibson, Harold L.


Goodrich, Leon


Harrington, Russell Hitchcock, Charles B.


Hyde, Henry R.


Jack, Kenneth Q.


Keyes, Louis G.


Kibling, F. Harvey Langdon, Robert


LePage, Frederick B.


Loeb, Theodore F.


Menard, David J.


Normoyle, Thomas B.


Perry, Edward A.


Phillips, Ralph C.


Die Sinker


Richmond, William R., Jr. Carpenter


Roper, Marshall E.


Salesman


Ruggles, Calvin H.


Safford, George Alden


Sambor, Alphonse


Accountant


Merchant


Retired


Production Mgr.


Maintenance Man Engineer


Salesman


Retired


Boston Rd., Rte. 89, Spfld. 9 Elm Circle, W.


2450 Boston Rd., N. W. 298 Glendale Rd., N. W. 799 Stony Hill Rd., W. 1000 Stony Hill Rd., W. 95 Springfield St., W. 868 Stony Hill Rd., W. Birchknoll, W.


664 Stony Hill Rd., W. 795 Stony Hill Rd., W. 356 Stony Hill Rd., W. 31 Main St., W. 615 Stony Hill Rd., W. 6 Burt Lane, W.


31 Springfield St., W.


28 Maple St., N. W. 766 Monson Rd., N. W. 207 Main St., W. 263 Main St., W.


694 Glendale Rd., N. W. 4 Delmor Ave. W. 8 Cottage Ave., N. W. 605 Stony Hill Rd., W. 2 Birchknoll Dr., W. 72 Bennett Rd., N. W. 196 Main St., W.


742 Glendale Rd., N. W. 106 Springfield St., W. 57 Stony Hill Rd., I. O. 20 Maynard Rd., N. W. 8 Maiden Lane, N. W. 10 Delmor Circle, W.


Thurlow, Norman A. Traill, Frederick


Victor, Joseph Whitney, Winthrop


Ser. Sta. Mgr. Factory Foreman Restaurant Owner


Mover


Treasurer


Smith & Wesson


Elec. Contractor


Insurance


Stock Clerk


Elec. Engineer


Adv. Official


Manager Insurance Agent Maintenance Man Farm Worker


Insur. Employee


Insur. Employee


Insur. Employee


Engineer


Bank Official


Merchant


Contractor


Paper Co. Emp.


Builder


Merchant


Foundry Foreman


Strattos, John Thompson, Harold H. Thorndike, Chester J.


9 Bruuer Ave., W. 2 Delmor Ave., W. 2030 Boston Rd., N. W. 239 Main St., W.


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Town Office Building Has Been Considered For 111 Years Before Becoming an Actuality


Records show that in 1840 an article in the warrant read as follows: - "to see if the Town will vote to locate Town House, if they agree to build one, on the green, so called, near the house of John Adams."


Forty-five years later in 1885 the following article was in the warrant - Article 16, "To see if the Town will vote to erect a monument to the memory of the men of Wilbra- ham who died for their country in the war for the Preserva- tion of the Union, and make all necessary appropriations, and choose a committee to carry the same into effect."


A committee of five was chosen, and favored building a Memorial Town Hall to be located where the Soldiers Monu- ment now is, and which was considered near the exact cen- tre of the town. In April 1886 the basement and about four feet of the walls were completed. However, at the town meeting in April after having agreed to complete the build- ing, the meeting was continued until about nine o'clock in the evening when a motion to reconsider prevailed, and it was voted not to build. The story is that those opposed to the location waited until the farmers had to leave to do


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BEFORE- No. 8 School, built by the Town in 1905 at a total cost of approximately $5,000.


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AFTER - No. 8 School, remodelled in 1951 to provide Town Offices at a cost of under $13,000.


their daily chores before a motion to reconsider was offered. Weary with the long strife those who favored the project gave it up. Now sixty-six years later we have Town Offices which are very much needed.


Accomplishment 1951-1952


New Town Offices


Water Extensions - Nokomis Road, Forest Street, Lake Drive, Hillcrest Drive


Street Acceptances - Surfaced Hillcrest Drive, Delmor Avenue, Delmor Circle, Severyn Street, Dalton Street (portion), Bruuer Avenue, Ripley Street (portion) , Weston Street (portion)


Purchased - 2-Ton Truck and Sand Body Re-Located a portion of Soule Road at Y. M. H. A. Camp Started work on Glendale Road (Chapter 90)


Surfaced Crane Hill Road and Maynard Road


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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


1951 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve $75.00


1951 Total Expenditures of Town Appro. $75.00


1951 Unexpended Balance $00.00


V 1950 Expenditures of Town Appro. $50.00


1949 Expenditures of Town Appro. $50.00


1948 Expenditures of Town Appro. $25.00


Aid to Agriculture


6,000.00


2,187.09


3,812.91


5,470.54


5,786.30


4,264.95


*Aid to Dependent Children (Federal)


3,598.56


2,615.67


982.98


1,576.93


1,606.76


914.85


Assessors' Expense


2,200.00


2,189.36


10.64


1,430.21


1,380.23


1,999.49


Assessors' Special Appro. for Equalization


2,400.00


1,637.88


762.12


00.00


00.00


00.00


Board of Health


2,500.00


347.88


2,152.12


1,256.50


2,230.89


816.90


*Cemeteries


1,800.00


1,310.38


489.62


1,402.63


937.52


1,287.84


*Community Program - Memorial School


1,800.00


1,375.73


424.27


00.00


00.00


00.00


Civil Defense


250.00


48.31


201.69


00.00


00.00


00.00


Dental Clinic


2,200.00


2,185.49


14.51


1,896.75


1,212.55


901.20


Election Expense


216.40


216.40


00.00


1,309.12


168.00


1,220.84


Fire Department


6,000.00


5,937.85


62.15


5,884.53


5,131.65


4,950.15


Forest Warden


500.00


471.75


28.25


498.95


498.38


498.74


*Garbage Collection Service


2,000.00


1,874.75


125.25


1,635.00


1,493.63


1,156.37


*General Relief


10,500.00


7,520.56


2,979.44


9,145.89


9,435.91


6,617.21


V


Account


Gypsy Moth and Elm Tree Disease Control Destroying Dead Wood in Elm Trees


1,470.00 700.00


1,376.70


93.30


1,422.05


697.55


671.70


664.65


35.35


634.99


00.00


00.00


*Highways


Chapter 81 State


14,400.00} 6,000.00


20,348.16


41.94


19,974.24


18,799.46


17,249.33


Chapter 90 Imp. and Rebuilding


24,814.64


10,325.29


14,489.35


25,514.18


42,046.15


3,108.77


Chapter 90 Maintenance


3,000.00


2,585.98


414.02


3,006.54


3,375.85


5,048.51


Miscellaneous


8,897.84


8,897.84


00.00


6,831.81


7,336.13


8,039.85


Bruuer Avenue


800.00


780.29


19.71


00.00


00.00


00.00


Dalton Street


400.00


398.16


1.84


00.00


00.00


00.00


Delmor Avenue


506.40


501.54


4.86


93.60


00.00


00.00


Delmor Circle


1,200.00


1,024.83


175.17


00.00


00.00


00.00


Hillcrest Drive


400.00


320.54


79.46


00.00


00.00


00.00


Right of Way


200.00


177.35


22.65


00.00


00.00


00.00


*Relocation of Soule Road


1,000.00


831.04


168.96


00.00


00.00


00.00


Ripley Street


250.00


250.00


00.00


00.00


00.00


00.00


Severyn Street


850.00


764.81


85.19


00.00


00.00


00.00


Weston Street


200.00


198.07


1.93


00.00


00.00


00.00


Safety Expense


50.00


25.00


25.00


25.00


27.25


28.00


Safety Com. - Protection of Children


600.00


600.00


00.00


600.00


600.00


600.00


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COMPARATIVE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF TOWN APPROPRIATIONS (Continued)


Account


1951 Appropriation or Transfer from Reserve 2,084.81


1951 Total Expenditures of Town Appro. 2,084.81


1951 Unexpended Balance 00.00


1950 Expenditures of Town Appro. 1,227.16


1949 Expenditures of Town Appro. 2,516.19


1948 Expenditures of Town Appro 1,057.55


Insurance and Bonding


Legal


750.00


638.95


111.05


200.00


249.00


248.00


*Library


3,301.02


2,983.85


317.17


3,365.15


2,629.85


3,065.67


Memorial Day


500.00


438.25


61.75


133.00


108.56


78.00


*Old Age Assistance


22,099.98


22,000.00


99.98


20,045.00


17,467.34


16,020.82


Federal


16,561.77


10,371.88


6,189.89


13,413.27


12,226.25


9,942.13


Parks


300.00


227.19


72.81


238.47


140.49


291.70


Pines School


Top dressing, seeding and erecting fence


1,700.00


472.00


1,228.00


00.00


00.00


00.00


Planning Board


200.00


27.54


172.46


136.91


547.55


601.65


Playground


2,002.35


1,581.60


420.75


2,592.97


1,469.46


1,156.21


Police


150.00


91.48


58.52


113.50


72.00


55.00


Printing Town Report


1,306.78


1,306.78


00.00


952.69


776.89


887.25


Registrar's Expense


240.00


227.36


12.64


364.09


322.84


177.21


2,848.07


2,848.07


00.00


1,955.33


1,663.23


1,225.89


Road Machinery Operating Account Purchase of Truck and Sand Body


4,500.00


4,416.87


83.13


00.00


00.00


00.00


*Schools


141,033.00


139,575.56


1,457.44


112,112.64


97,814.40


91,523.23


Hot Lunch (Pines School)


1,600.00


1,588.28


11.72


00.00


00.00


00.00


*School Bonds and Interest Selectmen's Contingent Street Lights


23,460.00


23,460.00


00.00


23,775.00


00.00


00.00


750.00


477.00


273.00


603.32


751.44


903.02


3,500.00


3,078.33


421.67


3,192.68


3,175.61


3,139.48


Town Clerk's Expense


500.00


328.00


172.00


306.68


206.11


224.36


Town Collector's Expense


900.00


818.16


81.84


689.20


689.03


694.34


Town Officers and Employees' Salaries


12,000.00


11,999.12


.88


10,201.15


8,845.15


8,074.39


Town Office Building


13,000.00


12,981.66


18.34


00.00


00.00


00.00


Town Offices, Rent and Maintenance


1,800.00


1,182.88


617.12


697.41


749.60


631.90


Town Treasurer's Expense


497.00


464.47


32.53


609.23


327.99


324.21


Tree Warden's Expense


950.00


495.95


454.05


870.99


1,200.00


620.11


*Veterans' Benefit


3,000.00


1,055.40


1,944.60


1,858.72


2,411.57


1,424.01


Water Bonds and Interest


3,720.00


3,720.00


00.00


3,840.00


3,960.00


4,080.00


Water Department


*Installations


12,000.00


9,512.59


2,487.41


8,993.52


8,087.13


7,214.55


Forest Street


5,074.35


3,098.88


1,975.47


00.00


00.00


00.00


Hillcrest Drive


2,000.00


1,428.33


571.67


00.00


00.00


00.00


Lake Drive


1,900.00


1,508.54


391.46


00.00


00.00


00.00


Nokomis Road


4,700.00


3,033.93


1,666.07


00.00


00.00


00.00


Maintenance


11,004.63


8,095.38


2,904.62


8,003.97


9,199.86


8,141.78


Water Notes and Interest


4,727.82


4,727.82


00.00


4,785.94


4,844.07


2,767.20


Well Child Clinic


600.00


310.64


289.36


323.76


455.63


496.25


Wilbraham Contributory Retirement Account


1,088.00


1,087.69


.31


830.25


544.55


323.40


Wilbraham Memorial School Building


51,202.47


51,202.47


00.00


327,192.11


00.00


00.00


* Credit


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Net Cost to the Town of Accounts with Receipts or Offsetting Credits Other than Town Appropriations


SCHEDULE 2


1951 Expenditures of Town Appropriations


1951 Total Expenditures


1951 Receipts from Offsetting Federal, State, County, Credits to City or Town Gen. Treas. (Available for (Not Available Expenditures) for Expenditures)


Net Cost to the Town


Account


Aid to Dependent Children


$2,187.09


$4,802.76


$2,210.58


$2,134.02


$53.07


Cemeteries


1,310.38


1,310.38


25.00


1,285.38


Community Program - Memorial School


1,375.73


1,375.73


284.00


1,091.73


Garbage Collection Service


1,874.75


1,874.75


2,347.75


473.00*


General Relief


7,520.56


7,520.56


3,658.12


3,862.44


Highways - Chapter 81


14,358.06


20,348.16


Chapter 90 Improving and Rebuilding


10,325.29


2,585.98


8,897.84


8,897.84


Bruuer Ave., Dalton St., Delmor Ave., Delmor Circle, Hillcrest Dr., Soule Rd., Right of Way, Ripley St., Severyn St., and Weston St.


5,246.53


5,246.53


6,000.00


25,734.95


15,678.75


Library


Old Age Assistance


22,000.00


32,371.88


14,410.44


13,640.17


8,359.83


Planning Board


27.54


27.54


50.00


22.46*


Schools


139,575.56


139,575.56


19,015.17


120,560.39


Veteran's Benefits


1,055.40


1,055.40


765.34


290.06


Water Department - Installations


9,512.59


9,512.59


- Forest St., Hillcrest Dr., Lake Dr., Nokomis Rd.


9,069.68


9,069.68


- Maintenance


8,095.38


8,095.38


23,595.07


3,082.58


*Wilbraham Memorial School Bonds and Interest Wilbraham Memorial School Building


23,460.00


23,460.00


18,852.50


4,607.50


51,202.47


51,202.47


* Credit


2,983.85


2,983.85


304.47


2,679.38


Chapter 90 Maintenance Miscellaneous


Town of Wilbraham


BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1951


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assets


Liabilities and Reserves


Cash


$242,073.89


Payroll Deductions : Federal Taxes County Retirement System


$1,288.10 164.90


$1,453.00


Taxes :


Levy of 1950 :


Dog Licenses - Due County


12.00


Personal Property $75.60


Road Machinery Fund


3,987.71


Real Estate 776.99


$852.59


Planning Board Deposits


425.00


Water Connections Deposits


103.33


Overestimates 1951 : State Parks and Reservation Tax $56.16


County Tax


774.81


830.97


Personal Property 541.44


Real Estate 10,015.01


10,556.45


11,409.04


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


241.05


Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund Income


12.76


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise :


Levy of 1950


$185.47


Levy of 1951


5,939.62


6,125.09


283.49


Tax Titles


$424.51


Aid to Dependent Children : Assistance


$982.89


Tax Possessions


223.98


648.49


Administration


143.18


$7,599.45


-


Levy of 1951 :


1,290.78


School Lunch Fund Federal Grants :


Old Age Assistance : Assistance Administration


$6,189.89


Accounts Receivable :


Town of Wilbraham BALANCE SHEET - DECEMBER 31, 1951 (CONTINUED)


Departmental


Selectmen


$4,793.65


Unexpended Balances : Town By-Laws $500.00


Temporary Aid


1.00


Aid to Dependent Children


476.12


Construction of Trunk Water Mains


3,136.87


Old Age Assistance


2,036.62


Glendale Road, Chapter 90 9,674.71


13,311.58


Veterans Services


34.50


School


28.00


7,369.89


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus Overlays Reserved for Abatements : Levy of 1950


11,460.52


Water Department


Rates


$1,199.78


Levy of 1951


7,823.01


8,675.60


Miscellaneous


853.12


2,052.90


Aid to Highways


Revenue Reserved Until Collected : Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise $6,125.09


State


$12,865.56


Tax Title and Tax Possession 648.49


County


6,000.00


18,865.56


Departmental


7,369.89


Water


2,052.90


25.50


State and County Aid to Highway


18,865.56


35,061.93


County Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment


66.40


Surplus Revenue : Encumbered $11,409.04


Unencumbered


197,962.04


209,371.08


$293,836.76


$293,836.76


$852.59


Dog Officers Fees Revenue 1952 to be Raised Underestimate 1951:


5,200.00


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$325,000.00 Memorial School Building Loan Water Loans


$294,000.00 31,000.00


$325,000.00


$325,000.00


TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS


Trust and Investment Accounts : Cash and Securities :


Chloe B. Stebbins Charity Fund


$222.25


Deacon Warriner School Fund


833.11


In Custody of Town Treasurer


$15,519.15


School Lot Fund


862.92


In Custody of Probate Court


204.53


Chloe B. Stebbins Library Fund


124.69


Abner Bell Library Fund


49.80


Henry Cutler Library Fund


1,224.90


Morton L. Day Library Fund


282.40


Civil War Mortar Memorial Plaque Fund


38.37


Laura Bruuer Cemetery General Care Fund


1,225.65


Hines Family Burial Lot Fund


204.53


Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds


9,284.43


Soldiers Monument Park Fund


1,129.58


Post-War Rehabilitation Fund


241.05


$15,723.68


$15,723.68


Town Services - Telephone Directory


Fire Tel. 24


Town Office Tel. 415


Department


Call


Telephone


Assessors - Property


Assessors


415


Birth Certificate


Town Clerk


415


Board of Health


Selectmen


415


Building Permits


Building Inspector


Mr. Herter


16-11


Charities and Relief


Welfare Department


415


Dog Licenses


Town Clerk


415


Dog Roaming


Dog Warden


Mr. Bacon 4-13


Electrical Permits


Building Inspector


Mr. Herter 16-11


Fishing & Hunting Licenses


Town Clerk


415


Highways


Superintendent


277


Library


Librarian


275


Marriage Licenses


Town Clerk


415


Police


Constables


Mr. Donahue


116


Peddlers, etc.


Selectmen


415


Rubbish, Garbage Disposal


Selectmen


415


Sanitary Inspectors


Selectmen


415


Schools


Pines


Sp. 3-1029


Schools


Wilbraham Memorial


148


School Nurse


Supt. of Schools, E. Long.


Laurel 5-3436


Taxes


Tax Collector


415


Town Treasurer


Town Office


415


Trees


Tree Warden


Mr. Hayn 232


Visiting Nurse


Visiting Nurse Assoc.


Sp. 2-4145


Water Department


Superintendent


Mr. Keyes 144


Town Calendar - 1952-1953


Annual Town Meeting


March 15, 1952


Selectmen's Meeting


Every Monday evening, 7.30 p. m.


Water Board Meeting First Tuesday of month, 7.30 p. m. Planning Board Meeting


No definite time


Fire Commissioners Meeting Tuesday evening


School Board Meeting


Last Friday of the month


Tax Collector's hours


Wednesdays, 7 p. m. to 9 p. m.


Tax Dates


Local Federal State


7-1-52 3-15-52 4-15-52


Election Dates Presidential Primaries, Tuesday, April 29 State and National Election, Tuesday, November 4


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Report of Annual Town Meeting MARCH 17, 1951


In accordance with the Warrant as posted, the voters of the Town assembled in the Wilbraham Memorial School Auditorium, Wilbraham, Mass.


The polls were declared open at 8.30 o'clock a. m. by Warden William F. Logan, who was sworn in by Walter F. Berry, Town Clerk. Ballot clerks and tellers sworn in by the Town Clerk were: Ernest Bacon, G. Alberici, George Egan, W. L. Dempsey, Gawat Galas, Dorothy Reidy, Julia Szczebak, Alice Rodenhizer, Anna Tupper, E. Cebula, Mil- dred Jack, Filomena Gilbert, Helen Newell, Mary Powers.


The meeting was called to order by Moderator Frank Auchter at 10.30, who called upon Carl Nelson, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen for a word of greeting, inas- much as this is the first Annual Town Meeting to be held in the new Memorial School Auditorium.


ARTICLE 1. Minor town 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


Walter Nietupski Harlan Wheeler


ARTICLE 2. Voted to accept the reports of Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, Treasurer, School Committee and other officers as presented in the Town Report.


ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that compensation for elected town officers be fixed as follows for the ensuing year :


Town Clerk, $400.00 per year and fees; Town Treasurer, $950.00; Moderator, $50.00 Annual Town Meetings, $15.00 Special Town Meetings; Town Collector, $1,300.00; Tree Warden, $1.50 per hour (includes use of car) ; Selectmen, two members, $500.00 per year, Chairman $550.00; Asses- sors, $1.25 per hour for office work and $1.50 per hour for field service (includes use of car) ; Constables, $1.25 per hour when called on duty by Selectmen plus fees; Auditor,


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$100.00 per year; School Committee, $150.00 per year each ; Cemetery Commissioners, no salary, $1.25 per hour for time spent at work; Water Commissioners, $150.00 per year each; Library Trustees, no salary; Planning Board Mem- bers, 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 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, 1951, 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 $284,484.78) Aid to Agriculture, $75.00; Aid to Dependent Children, $6,000.00; Assessors' Expense, $1,900.00; Board of Health, $2,500.00; Building Inspector's Expense, $100.00; Cemeteries, $1,800.00; Community Program - Memorial School, $1,800.00; Dental Clinic, $2,200.00; Elections Ex- pense, $200.00; Fire Department, $6,000.00; Forest War- den, $500.00; General Relief, $10,500.00; Gypsy Moth, De- stroying dead wood in town elms, $700.00; Elm Tree Dis- ease Control, $1,470.00 ; Highways, Miscellaneous, $8,400.00; Highways, Safety Committee Expense, $50.00; Highways, Safety Committee - Protection of Children, $600.00; In- surance and Bonding, $1,300.00; Interest, $50.00; Legal, $750.00; Library Expense Acct. (dog tax estimated at $900.00) plus dog tax, $2,400.00; Liquor Law Enforce- ment, $100.00; Memorial Day, $500.00; Old Age As- sistance, $22,000.00; Parks, $300.00; Planning Board, $200.00; Playground, $2,000.00; Police, $150.00; Printing Town Reports, $1.306.78; Registrars' Expense, $200.00; Road Machinery Operating Account, $2,500.00; Schools, $137,433.00 ; School Bonds and Interest, $23,460.00; Select- men's Contingent, $750.00; Street Lights, $3,500.00; Town Clerk's Expense, $500.00; Town Collector's Expense, $800.00 ; Town Officers and Employees' Salaries, $12,000.00; Town Offices, Rent and Maintenance, $1,800.00; Town Treasurer's Expense (Land Court Expense) $605.00; Tree Warden's Expense, $950.00; Veterans' Benefits, $3,000.00; Water Bonds and Interest, $3,720.00; Water Notes and Interest, $4,727.00; Water Maintenance of system and pur- chase of water (see Art. 45 for installation) $11,000.00; Well Child Clinic, $600.00; Wilbraham Contributory Retire- ment Fund - County $1,088.00.


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ARTICLE 6. Voted unanimously to raise and appropriate the sum of $7,200.00 for the maintenance of Chapter 81 roads, provided 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 $7,200.00 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.


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 (an amount which is double and in addition to the amount appropriated under Article 8) to meet the State and County shares of the cost of the work, the reimburse- ment from the State and County to be restored upon receipt to unappropriated available funds in the treasury.




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