Wilbraham annual report 1956-1960, Part 11

Author: Wilbraham (Mass.)
Publication date: 1956
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 654


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Water Department - 16" Main Extension Expenditures


Balance from 1955 From Reserve


$11,799.58 90.26


$11,889.84


Expenditures


11,889.84


Unexpended Balance $0.00


EXPENDITURES: (total $11,889.84) Johns-Manville, $8,829.45; Tighe & Bond, Inc., $357.49; Walter Clark, $2,625.55; George Keyes, $27.50; Henry Herter, $21.25; Robert Googins, $14.30; Robert Jablonski, $14.30.


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Well Child Clinic Expenditures


Appropriation Expenditures


$900.00 740.10


Unexpended Balance


$159.90


EXPENDITURES: (total $740.10) Visiting Nurse Association, $476.00; Frank Bros. Paper Co. Inc., $3.00; American Surgical Supply & Equipment Co., $1.10; Dr. John P. Sigsbee, $180.00; Dr. Gordon C. MacKay, $50.00; Bernice C. Chapin, $30.00.


Wilbraham Contributory Retirement Account (Town's Portion) Expenditures


Appropriation Expenditures


$4,773.99 4,773.99


Unexpended Balance


$0.00


EXPENDITURES: (total $4,773.99) Treasurer of Hampden County, $4,773.99.


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Jury List


Allyn, Gilbert W. Anderson, Axel Arabik, Stanley


Barnes, Milton R.


Baush, Henry P.


11 Dudley St., N.W.


Beach, Raymond H., Jr. 587 Main St., W.


Bergen, James


Old Orchard Rd., W. 575 Ridge Rd., W.


68 Old Boston Rd., W.


604 So. Main St., W. 899 Stony Hill Rd., W. 3 Pease St., W.


Chase, Earl M. Cieplinski, Stephen S. Colburn, William A. Colton, Henry M.


85 Stony Hill Rd., W. 24 Hunting Lane, W. 911 Stony Hill Rd., W. 5 Birch St., W.


136 Bartlett Ave., N.W. 254 Mountain Rd., N.W.


Old Orchard Rd., W.


328 Stony Hill Rd., W.


Salesman


Chemist Insurance Worker


Businessman


Insurance Worker


792 Tinkham Rd., W.


632 Springfield St., W.


Salesman


Insurance Worker


Nurseryman


Irwin, Ralph F.


17 Merrill Rd., W.


Superintendent


Kendall, Charles A.


13 Colonial Rd., W. 55 N. Mountain Rd., N.W. Businessman


Investments


Carpenter


Superintendent


Red Cross Worker


Merrick, Charles L.


651 Main St., W.


Farmer Farmer


Gauge Inspector


Insurance Worker


Opalinski, John A.


4 Opal St., W.


Storekeeper


Assessor


Engineer


Roach, William F.


916 Tinkham Rd., W.


407 Monson Rd., W.


Retired


Insurance Worker


Electrician Retired Factory Worker


Businessman


Businessman


Lab. Technician


Businessman


Realtor


Safety Director


Wessells, Eugene H.


83 Bennett Rd., W.


Insurance Worker Foreman Foundry Worker Insurance Worker Accountant


Salesman Insurance Worker


Merchant Merchant


Insurance Worker


Insurance Worker Consultant


Factory Worker


Millright Banker


Businessman


Reporter


Foundry Worker


Engineer


Dautrich, Henry Dawson, William H. Dickey, Robert M.


211 Main St., W. 5 Colonial Rd., W. Brookside Dr., W.


Edwards, Robert A. Emerson, Raymond C. Fillmore, Warren I. Ford, Norman C. Godfrey, Clarence Greendale, Albert Hayn, Ernest M. Howard, Ralph W.


493 Main St., W.


334 Main St., W.


7 Merrill Rd., W.


Businessman


Lange, Frank T. Loeb, Theodore F.


694 Glendale Rd., N.W. 56 Old Boston Rd., W.


Los, Frederick T.


Marco, Alexander W. McCleery, Samuel R.


89 Stony Hill Rd., W. 339 Stony Hill Rd., W.


Merrick, Stuart H. Morin, Edward J. Nowak, Joseph


651 Main St., W.


847 Main St., W.


12 Pond Rd., N.W.


224 Main St., W.


Pease, E. Ray


Plumb, David S.


179 Main St., W.


Foreman


Saler, Julius N. Sanborn, Herbert L. Scott, Charles H. Sheldon, Edward C. Severyn, Frank Talbot, William L. Tiffany, Wallace C. Trombley, Raymond Twing, Garrison S.


2 Greenwood Rd., W. 20 Sunset Rock Rd., N.W. 775 Stony Hill Rd., W. 4 Severyn St., W. 2805 Boston Rd., N.W. 33 Pomeroy St., W. 786 Ridge Rd., N.W. Vista Rd., W.


Trevallion, Douglas M. Hillcrest Dr., N.W.


384 Stony Hill Rd., W.


1158 Glendale Rd., N.W. 5 Magnolia St., N.W. 11 Maiden Lane, N.W.


Block, Charles L. Boryczka, Stanley J. Bowman, Charles I. Canney, George B.


Consedine, William T. Cotton, Joseph S.


Crespi, Joseph S.


11 Ridgewood Rd., W.


Insurance Worker


Insurance Clerk


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Town Services - Telephone Directory


Fire Tel. LY 6-3111


Town Office Tel. LY 6-3816


Department


Call


Telephone


Assessors


Assessors


LY 6-3816


Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates


Town Clerk LY 6-3816


Board of Health


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Building Permits


Building Inspector LY 6-4059


Charities and Relief


Welfare Department


LY 6-3816


Dog Licenses


Town Clerk


LY 6-3816


Dog Roaming


Dog Warden


LY 6-4069


Electrical Permits


Building Inspector LY 6-4059


Fishing & Hunting Licenses


Town Clerk


LY 6-3816


Highways


Superintendent


LY 6-3060


Library


Librarian


LY 6-4461


Police


Constables


LY 6-4066 or LY 6-4069


Police


State Police


Palmer 800


Peddlers, etc.


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Rubbish, Garbage Disposal


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Sanitary Inspectors


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Schools


Pines


Spfld. LI 3-1029


Schools


Springfield St.


LY 6-4642


Schools


Memorial


LY 6-3465


Schools


Stony Hill Road


LY 6-4974


School Nurse


Memorial


LY 6-3465


Taxes


Town Collector


LY 6-3816


Town Treasurer


Treasurer


LY 6-3816


Trees


Tree Warden LY 6-3595


Visiting Nurse


Visiting Nurse Assoc. Spfld. RE 2-4145


Water Department


Superintendent LY 6-3816 Sundays and Holidays LY 6-3413


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Town Calendar, 1957-1958


Annual Town Meeting March 16, 1957


Selectmen's Meeting


Every Wednesday Evening - 7.30 p. m. - Daylight Saving Time Wednesday Afternoon - 3.30 p. m.


Water Commissioners' Meeting


First Tuesday of month - 7.30 p. m.


Planning Board Meeting


Third Tuesday of month - 7.30 p. m.


Fire Commissioners' Meeting Tuesday Evening


School Board Meeting Second Thursday of month - 8 p. m.


Town Collector's Hours


Monday Through Thursday, 9 a. m. to 12; 1 p. m. to 5. Monday Evenings, 7 p. m. to 9 p. m.


Assessors' Meeting Monday Evening - 7 p. m. to 9 p. m.


Library


Daily excepting Sundays or Legal Holidays -


2 to 6 p. m. ; 7 to 9 p. m.


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Sources of the Revenue


TAXES


GRANTS


WATER


SCHOOLS


STATES In God we trust


HIGHWAYS


LICENSES


ALL OTHER


WILBRAHAM 195


SCHOOLS


ONE


DOLLAR


HIGHWAYS


INDEBTEDNESS


CHARITIES


How


the Dollar is Spent


ADMINISTRATION


WATER


PROTECTION


3


HEALTH


2


ALL OTHER


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ANNUAL REPORT for the Town of Wilbraham


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THE HISTORIC MILE TREE MARKS ANOTHER MILE IN WILBRAHAM'S PROGRESS OF CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.


Town Services - Telephone Directory


EMERGENCY NUMBERS


Fire Department


To Report a Fire LY 6-3111


Station - Boston Road LY 6-3122


Station - Main Street LY 6-3916


Chief Tupper LY 6-3014


Police


State Police Palmer 800


Local Patrol LY 6-3816


Captain Dietz LY 6-3267


Civil Defense


LY 6-3816


Director Hintze LY 6-3030


Department


Call


Telephone


Assessors


Assessors


LY 6-3816


Birth, Death, Marriage


Certificates


Town Clerk


LY 6-3816


Board of Health


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Building Permits


Town Clerk Inspector


LY 6-4600


Charities and Relief


Welfare Department


LY 6-3816


Dog Licenses


Town Clerk


LY 6-3816


Dog Roaming


Dog Warden


LY 6-4069


Fishing & Hunting Licenses


Town Clerk


LY 6-3816


Forest Warden


Fire Chief


LY 6-3122


Highways


Superintendent


LY 6-3060


Library


Librarian


LY 6-4461


Planning Board


Secretary


LY 6-3816


Rubbish, Garbage Disposal


Selectmen


LY 6-3816


Supt. of Schools


Memorial


LY 6-4266


Schools


Pines


Spfld. LI 3-1029


Schools


Springfield St.


LY 6-4642


Schools


Memorial


LY 6-3465


Schools


Stony Hill Road


LY 6-4974


School Nurse


Memorial


LY 6-3465


Taxes


Town Collector


LY 6-3816


Town Treasurer


Treasurer


LY 6-3816


Trees


Tree Warden


LY 6-3595


Veterans Services


Veterans Agent


JU 3-2115


Visiting Nurse


Visiting Nurse Assoc.


Spfld. RE 2-4145


Water Department


Superintendent


LY 6-3816


Sundays and Holidays


LY 6-3413


LY 6-3816


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SUPPLEMENT TO THE WILBRAHAM ANNUAL TOWN REPORT - 1957 Report of the Planning Board


Statistics for the year of 1957 showed a marked drop in the construction of new homes. This naturally was also reflected in Wilbraham, but not to as great an extent. This fact indicates that Wilbraham is still a choice location for families coming into the Greater Springfield area.


Likewise while there was a slight drop in the number of new subdivisions, the Planning Board did conduct hearings in connection with ten subdivisions. These were not all new areas as some were extensions of existing plans. All were approved, although in a few instances, approval was granted only after recommended changes to correct possible drainage problems were incorporated in the plans.


Several special meetings were held to transact business that, because of lack of time or convenience, could not be accomplished during a regular meeting. These included meetings with the Board of Assessors concerning the new Town maps, a petition for re-zoning property adjacent to Stony Hill Road from Residence to Industrial, and a hearing with the Board of Appeals in connection with granting a permit for the establishment of an airport off Boston Road. The Board opposed the airport, as in its opinion, it does not conform with the Zoning By-laws and, in time, will constitute a nuisance to the Town as a whole.


It is anticipated that property development in 1958 will continue on about the 1957 level. However, profiting from the experience of surrounding towns we have already increased the bond requirements as a protective measure for the Town. By doing this, we feel that the Town will attract only the reliable developers, thus maintaining a high level of quality homes.


Robert A. Edwards Leo E. Kuehn Richard Morgan William Shortell Bion T. Wheeler, Jr.


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1957


Table of Contents


Aid to Agriculture 99


Aid to Dependent Children 86


Registrar 98


Aid to Disabled 86


Reserve Fund 78


Animal Inspector


85


Road Machinery Operation 82


Annual Report Cover Contest. . 116


Appointed Town Officers


4


School Bonds and Interest 26


Assessors


Auditor


48


School Superintendent


21


Sealer of Weights and Measures 89


Selectmen


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Selectmen's Contingent Expenditures 102


Slaughtering Inspector 85


Stony Hill School 27


Stony Hill School Addition


27


Dental Clinic 26


Dog Officer


85


Elected Town Officers 3


Election Expense 100


Finance Committee 75


Fire Department


83


Flood Damage Claim 101


Forest Warden


84


Garbage Collection


98


General Relief


85


Governmental Districts


3


Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School Report 32


Highways 78


Insurance and Bonding 101


Insurance Review Committee


56


Jury List


Ins. Back Cover


Legal Appropriation 98


Memorial Day 101


Milk Inspector 85


Mosquito Control


89


Old Age Assistance


87


Parks


102


Pest and Dutch Elm


Disease Control 88


Planning Board 55


Playground Commissioners 90


Police Report


95


Town Meeting -


December 17, 1957 113


Town Office and Building Maintenance 102


Town Officers' and


Employees' Salaries


103


Town Services


Directory


Ins. Front Cover


Town Treasurer 40


Treasurer's Trust Fund 47


Tree Warden


48


Tupper, William E. 55


Veterans' Benefits 87


Visiting Nurse Association


94


Warrant - March 15, 1958.


64


Water Bonds and Interest


50


Water Commissioners 48


Water Department 51


Well Child Clinic 94


Wilbraham Contributory


Retirement Account 103


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Street Lights 102


Town Calendar 115


Town Clerk 38


Town Collector 35


Town Library 52


Civil Defense


92


Committee on Changing of


Voting Laws 61


Community Program


9


School Committee 11


Board of Health


93


Building Inspector


88


Cemeteries


48


26


Stony Hill School Committee


Town Meeting - March 16, 1957 104


Printing Town Reports 101


Safety Committee 98


Governmental Districts and Representatives for the Town of Wilbraham


Second Congressional District Seventh Councillor District Worcester and Hampden Senatorial District First Hampden Representative District


United States Senators


Faith C. Plumb


E. Helen Porter


H. S. Putnam, Jr.


Jesse L. Rice


George A. Safford


Herbert Sanborn Gilbert E. Stacy


Harold F. Swetland


Chester L. Thorndike, Jr.


Robert I. Welch


Thomas B. Welch


Mansfield S. Williams


Democratic Town Committee


Alphonse S. Sambor


Constantine Cioch


Edward Felsentreger


Henry Baush


Michael Pyzocha


Henry Kosakowski


Earl Decorie


Everett Kerr


George Egan


Frederick Reidy


Thomas Normoyle


Irene Donovan


Patrick O'Connor


Leonard VonFlatern


Raymond Stebbins


Albert Greendale


Edward Irla


John Baldwin


Stanley Szczebak


Longin S. Jachym


Stella M. Pluta


Herbert E. Tolzman


Edward S. Bogacz


Elected Town Officers AND DATE OF EXPIRATION OF TERM


Selectmen and Board of Public Welfare


Roger T. Hintze, Chairman, 1958 Jesse L. Rice, 1959 Richard L. Danforth, Clerk, 1960


Town Collector Lillian E. Thompson, 1958


Town Clerk Doris G. Cochran, 1958


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John F. Kennedy, Boston Leverett Saltonstall, Dover


Representative in General Court


Raymond H. Beach, Wilbraham George T. Smith, East Long.


State Senator


Paul H. Benoit, Southbridge


County Commissioners


William F. Stapleton, Holyoke Ralph P. Walsh, Longmeadow Thomas F. Sullivan, Springfield


Republican Town Committee


Stanley Arabic


Carol R. Beach


Roland H. Bennett


J. Loring Brooks


Mildred H. Brooks


Gladys B. Cloutier Fred Cohn William H. Dawson


Louise D. Folsom


Roger W. Folsom


Oren K. Gilbert


Harold R. Goodnow


Herman G. Grandchamp


Alexina C. Holdridge Harold K. Jones Stella Marco


Charles L. Merrick


Albert E. Morgan Carl Nelson


Assessors Allan R. Kinney, Chairman, 1958 George Alden Safford, 1959 E. Ray Pease, 1960 School Committee Ethel M. Musselman, 1958 Marshall E. Roper, 1959 Dorrance T. Green, Chr., 1960 Town Treasurer Doris G. Cochran, 1958 Auditor William T. Payne, 1958


Tree Warden Ernest M. Hayn, 1958


Cemetery Commissioners Arthur D. Tripp, 1958 Henry R. Hyde, 1959 Roland H. Bennett, 1960


Water Commissioners Everett P. Pickens, 1958 John F. Baldwin, Chairman, 1959 Walter L. Woods, 1960


Trustees of Public Library Barbara B. Dickey, 1958 Stanley O. Smith, 1959 Marguerite G. Brady, 1960 Constables Ernest L. Bacon, 1958


Robert A. Converse, 1958


Robert C. Dietz, 1958 Jerry Donohue, 1958


Gardner R. M. Files, 1958


Moderator Ernest W. Furnans, Jr., 1958


Planning Board Leo E. Kuehn, Chairman, 1958 Richard H. Morgan, 1959 William H. Shortell, 1960 Bion T. Wheeler, Jr., 1961 Robert A. Edwards, Clerk, 1962


Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District Francis E. Reese, 1958 Marshall E. Roper, 1959 Margaret F. Wiggenhauser, 1959 Ernest W. Furnans, Jr., 1960


Pound Keeper Jerry Donohue, 1958


Surveyors of Lumber Walter H. Clark, 1958 Jesse L. Rice, 1958


Field Drivers Jerry Donohue, 1958 Alvin A. Richmond, 1958 Leonard F. VonFlatern, Sr., 1958


Weighers of Grain Welden G. Jameson, 1958 Jesse L. Rice, 1958


Measurers of Wood and Charcoal Walter H. Clark, 1958 Henry R. Hyde, 1958


Officers Appointed by Selectmen AND DATE OF EXPIRATION OF TERM


Superintendent of Streets Herbert L. Butler, 1958


Forest Warden Ralph E. Tupper, Sr., 1958


Animal Inspector Inspector of Slaughtering Dog Officer Milk Inspector Ernest L. Bacon, 1958


Secretary to Selectmen Doris G. Cochran, 1958


Welfare Agent Helen C. Boden, 1958


Bookkeeper Josephine M. Pease, 1958 Building Inspector George Herter, 1958 Moth Inspector E. Ray Pease, 1958


Board of Appeals Arthur I. Macdonald, 1958 (Associate Member) Pearl R. Kinney, 1959 Albert L. Martin, 1960 John R. Lyman, 1958 Town Counsel Frank Auchter, 1958


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School Dentist Irving P. Dinneen, D.M.D., 1958 Veterans Agent Jesse L. Rice, 1958 School Building Committee Dorrance T. Green Wesley H. Holdridge Albert H. Howes Harry R. Jeffrey Leo E. Kuehn Sealer of Weights and Measures Charles L. Merrick, 1958 Fence Viewers Harry R. Jeffrey, 1958 Gordon W. Holdridge, 1958 Pearl R. Kinney, 1958


Registrars of Voters Doris G. Cochran, 1958 (Ex-Officio) William L. Dempsey, 1960 George E. Egan, 1959 Harold R. Porter, 1958 Playground Commissioners Victor S. Kodis, 1958 Robert J. Driscoll, 1958 Dr. Gordon C. MacKay, 1958 Board of Fire Commissioners Wesley G. Chapman, 1958 Dr. William G. Dale, 1958 Dr. John P. Sigsbee, 1958 Health Agent - Sanitarian John C. Brickett Civil Defense Personnel Roger T. Hintze, Director Walter P. Howe, Jr., Asst. Dir. Michael J. Rudy, Assistant Dir.


Finance Committee Aldo E. Alberici, 1958 Frederick M. Cohn, Jr., 1958 Irving J. Cordner, 1958 John W. Gale, Chairman, 1958 Herman G. Grandchamp, 1958 Albert H. Howes, 1958 Albert E. Neale, 1958 Carl Nelson, 1958 Bert Nietupski, 1958 Committee to Study Annual Town Meeting Procedure Glenn R. Engel Stevens H. Shea John B. Phelon


Raymond O. Babineau John W. Juechter, Chairman Alphonse S. Sambor Henry P. Baush, Secretary Edward W. Szczebak Oren K. Gilbert (Resigned)


Well Child Clinic Carmela Alberici Lillian E. Allen Louise E. Angell Barbara T. Brooks Adelle R. Graves


Jane M. Horacek Mae Irwin Babbette F. Laberge Margaret M. Nelson, Chairman Avis B. Ryder


Preliminary Town History Committee Raymond F. Gurney


John J. Lyons Henry I. Edson


Ralph M. Kilcourse, Co-Chairman


Charles L. Merrick, Chairman


Civic Survey Committee Leo E. Kuehn Lloyd M. Hoover


Wallace C. Tiffany


Raymond F. Gurney


J. Clarence Allen


Harry R. Jeffrey Carl Nelson


Bert Mount, Chairman


Lewis Shaw


Wesley H. Holdridge


Richard Burke


Ralph Kilcourse


Insurance Review Committee Frederick LePage (Resigned) Alexander W. Marco Arthur R. Brown Leland W. Shaw Jesse M. Canerdy Bert Mount


Radio Advisory Committee Jesse L. Rice John R. Lyman Henry M. Baier


Wilbraham Police


Robert C. Dietz, Captain


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Reports of Elected Officers


Selectmen's Report


For many years the Selectmen in their annual report have been calling to your attention the phenomenal growth which has been taking place in Wilbraham and which is responsible for our ever mounting tax rate, whether we like it or not. During the past year this growth has continued at the same astounding rate as in previous years. In our long history, it is safe to say that in no single year have so many concrete evidences of growth actually begun to take shape or at least reached the final plan- ning stage. We feel that it is a record and are willing to predict that it will be a long time before any future year will offer such an impressive list as the following:


New Regional Four Year High School


New Addition of 12 Elementary School Rooms


New Wilbraham United Church


New Saint Cecilia's Church New Suburban Memorial Hospital


New Post Office


New Group of Stores in Wilbraham Center New Commercial Airport


The Post Office, the stores in Wilbraham Center, and the air- port are being financed by private capital but the rest will be paid for either by voluntary contributions or through taxation. These demands reach our pocketbooks and are the price we have to pay for progress and the investment we are willing to make in the future of the Town we are proud to call home.


Of the eight projects listed above, only one will require fur- ther action by the Town and that is the new Post Office which is being built by the Brookmont Associates at the rear of Crane Park. It will be necessary for the townspeople to approve a relatively minor appropriation to provide for the extension of the culvert that now runs from Main Street to the rear of the Park, clearing brush, building a sidewalk, and a little grading. Such action will bring about a vast improvement in the appear- ance of this Park.


We would like also to call your attention to the tremendous increases in the expenditures in the various accounts over the past


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BOARD OF SELECTMEN: Mrs. Cochran, Secretary; Mr. Hintze, Chairman; Mr. Rice; Mr. Danforth.


five years. If you will turn to the page showing the "Compara- tive annual expenditures of Town appropriations" and compare these items of 1954 with the budget for 1958 as shown in Article 5, such comparison will give you some idea of the tremendous increase in cost of these various services over the past five years. Some of these increases will startle you but if you analyze the reason, and the necessity for such expenditures, you will soon realize that we as individuals have very little control over cer- tain expenses.


Not only has our volume increased as a result of our growth but, along with this, inflation has raised our unit costs. Meeting the expense of the regular operation of our Town is, of course, unavoidable. It is also obvious that the more money we bor- row to provide water and schools, the larger our interest obliga- tions. This debt service is likewise inescapable. Our school building program makes it necessary to provide more teachers, custodians, materials and equipment. As pointed out before, salaries, supplies and services have likewise increased in cost over the past five years.


This ever expanding problem reaches further down and has an influence on our welfare expenditures, our pension program, and our contingency accounts.


In spite of this ever increasing demand, it was very enlighten- ing to read a report published by the Massachusetts Department of Commerce, Division of Research, which was issued at the time the regional high school bonds were marketed.


"The Town of Wilbraham is in a healthy financial position with a low tax rate. The major part of the debt was incurred for new school construction. The Town's report is superior,


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summarizing municipal developments of the year in a concise and readable fashion. The Town has done well in meeting the problems of an expanding population due to the influx of people from the cities in the metropolitan areas."


During the past year, we installed speed zone signs along Main Street and during the coming year we propose to install similar signs along Springfield Street from the Springfield line to the center of Town.


The street light problem was studied jointly by your Civic Survey Committee and your Board of Selectmen. For the money we were spending we felt that our present system was very inadequate and needed improvement especially along the main travelled ways. We therefore adopted a policy of increasing our budget each year for a ten year period which will eventually give us the required lighting that is now in evidence along Main Street in North Wilbraham and Wilbraham Center.


During the year we were confronted with many health prob- lems which have been brought about by the ever increasing pop- ulation. Your Selectmen, acting as the Board of Health, engaged Mr. John A. Brickett as part time sanitarian. Mr. Brickett is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is employed as Health Agent or sanitarian by the Town of Greenfield. His technical training and experience have been very helpful to your Board and with his assistance we drew up new health regulations which were adopted on January 28, 1958. We feel that these regulations have been needed for many years and will be very helpful in controlling the Town health problems in the future.


It was also brought to our attention that some thought should be given to our Bi-Centennial celebration which will be observed in the year 1963. It was suggested that the Selectmen appoint a preliminary Town History Committee to determine if a new history of the Town should be written. This Committee con- ducted an informal survey which indicated conclusively that a new history should published.


During 1957 we completed North Mountain Road using hot mix. This type of surface has proved to be well worth the addi- tional cost.


Our road project for the coming year under Chapter 90 will be to extend construction on Monson Road from Ridge Road to Glendale Road. We were unable to complete the first half of this project from Bowles Road to Ridge Road last year but the


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appropriation has been carried over in order that it may be done this year and we hope to be able to complete both projects dur- ing 1958.


On behalf of the townspeople, we wish to express sincere appreciation to the Town employees and various boards for the efforts they have expended and the results they have achieved during the past year. We have enjoyed their cooperation and look forward to another year of progress for our Town.


ROGER T. HINTZE, Chairman


JESSE L. RICE


RICHARD L. DANFORTH


Assessors' Report


Appropriations to be raised by taxation


$809,740.12


Appropriations taken from available funds 261,793.04 $1,071.533.16


State Parks and Reservations


$1,396.50


1956 State Parks underestimated


446.51


State Audit of Municipal Accounts


987.12


County Tax 1957 estimates


9,881.91


County Tax underestimates of 1956


311.81


Tuberculosis Hospital assessment of 1957


636.28


Overlay of current year


16,070.17


29,730.30


$1,101,263.46


ESTIMATED RECEIPTS


Income Tax


$66,948.28


Corporation Taxes


21,893.82


Reimbursement on account of publicly owned land


342.91


Old Age Meal Tax


707.80


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


63,200.00


Licenses


5,000.00


Fines


2,000.00


Special Assessments


1,500.00


General Government


2,000.00


Protection of Persons and Property


100.00


Charities (other than federal grants)


4,000.00


Old Age Assistance (other than federal grants) Veterans' Services


12,000.00


1,000.00


Schools (Funds from Income Tax


not to be included)


34,000.00


Public Service Enterprises


(such as Water Department)


35,000.00


Interest: On Taxes and Assessments


500.00


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BOARD OF ASSESSORS: Mr. Pease; Mrs. Pease, Clerk; Mr. Safford ; Mr. Kinney, Chairman.


State Assistance for School Construction - Chapter 645 54,900.00 1,004.33


Overestimates, County T. B. Hospital


Taken from Available Funds 261,793.04 $567,890.18


Net amount to be raised by Taxation on


Polls and Property


533,373.28


$1,101,263.46


Number of Polls - 1,912


$3,824.00


Valuation of Personal Property


$623,955.00


Tax on Personal Property


32,445.66


Valuation of Real Estate


9,559,685.00


Tax on Real Estate


$10,183,640.00 497,103.62




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