Wilbraham annual report 1956-1960, Part 25

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


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ARTICLE 1. Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $450.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and that in addition the sum of $1,350.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work; the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the treasury.


ARTICLE 2. Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $2,000.00 to the Miscellaneous Highways Account.


ARTICLE 3. Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $1,000.00 to the Dead Wood Account.


ARTICLE 4. Voted unanimously that the Town appropriate and transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury the sum of $600.00 to purchase a snow plow for the use of the Highway Dept.


ARTICLE 5. Voted unanimously that the Town accept as a public way the private way now known as Crane Park Drive, as shown on plan drawn by Gordon E. Ainsworth and Asso- ciates, dated January 16, 1958, beginning at Burt Lane and run- ning northerly thence easterly for a distance of 350 feet.


ARTICLE 6. Voted unanimously that all appropriations made at this meeting, unless otherwise provided for, be raised by assess- ment against the polls, personal properties and real estate of the Town.


Voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:15 p. m.


Attest:


DORIS G. COCHRAN, Town Clerk


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Jury List


Allyn, W. Gilbert, 384 Stony Hill Rd., W. Factory Worker


Anderson, Robert W., 1051 Stony Hill Rd., W. . Salesman Bagienski, Walter, 20 Main St., W. . Factory Worker


Bolegno, Guisippi, 344 Stony Hill Rd., W. Tire Worker


Barnes, Milton R., 11 Maiden Lane, N.W. Insurance Worker


Barnhart, Philip M., 8 E. Colonial Rd., W Salesman


Baush, Henry P., 11 Dudley St., N.W. Accountant Behrens, Fred E., 716 Main St., W. Machinist


Boden, Frank J., 195 Main St., W. Counselor


Boyer, Philip, 49 Manchonis Rd., N.W. Contractor


Cieplinski, Stephen S., 85 Stony Hill Rd., W. Factory Worker


Collins, Leslie R., 2653 Boston Rd., N.W. Wire Drawer


Connelly, Charles, 279 Stony Hill Rd., W. Mason


Crespi, Joseph S., 254 Mountain Rd., N.W. Foundry Worker


Cross, Kenneth A., 356 Springfield St., W.


Dudek, Stanley J., 143 Stony Hill Rd., W.


Line Foreman . Grinder


Edson, Elliot G., 651 Stony Hill Rd., W.


Draftsman


Elkas, Harold G., 39 Faculty St., W. Salesman


Fillmore, Warren I., 11 Ridgewood Rd., W. Insurance Worker


Frappier, Robert H., 824 Ridge Rd., W. Engineer Frost, William W., 58 Mountain Rd., N.W .. Foreman


Gale, John W., 200 Main St., W. . Retired


Gowell, Bert W., 47 Monson Rd., W. Manager


Graham, Everett W., 110 Main St., W. . Safety Engineer


Greendale, Albert, 493 Main St., W. Insurance Worker


Gurski, John, 39 Weston St., N.W. Packer


Hartt, Dudley N., Jr., 14 Birch St., W. Lawyer


Irla, Edward W., 12 Brainard Rd., N.W.


. Businessman


Irwin, Ralph F., 17 Merrill Rd., W. Superintendent


Jackson, George S., 10 Pease St., W. Accountant


Jones, Harold K., 11 Delmor Circle, W. Insurance Worker


Juechter, John W., Jr., 72 Beebe Rd., W. . Engineer


Kitterman, Myles W., 33 Brainard Rd., N.W. . Engineer


Laurino, Thomas E., 81 Bridge St., N.W. Toolmaker


Lebel, Albert O., 4 Bradlind Ave., N.W. . Builder


Lyman, John R., Ridge Rd., W. . Businessman


Magruder, S. Henry, 505 Mountain Rd., W. . Sales Engineer


Marco, Alexander W., 89 Stony Hill Rd., W. Superintendent


Merrick, Charles L., 651 Main St., W


. Farmer


Merrick, Stuart H., 651 Main St., W.


Farmer


Morin, Edward J., 847 Main St., W. .Inspector Murphy, Alexander, 1315 Tinkham Rd., W. Toolmaker


Nowak. Frank J., 163 Stony Hill Rd., W. Shipping Clerk


Sagen, Walter M., 7 Sunnyside Ter., W. Factory Worker


Saler, Julius N., 407 Monson Rd., W. Retired


Sanborn, Herbert L., 2 Greenwood Rd., W.


Insurance Worker


Skorupski, John M., 2800 Boston Rd., N.W.


Businessman


Szczebak, Stanley, 347 Stony Hill Rd., W. Pharmacist


Tyson, Robert M., 423 Mountain Rd., W. Salesman


VonFlatern, Leonard F., 7 Maiden Lane, N.W. Innkeeper


Wahlberg, John, 21 Springfield St., W. Office Worker


Williams, Mansfield W., 10 Colonial Rd., W. . Engineer


Zakutney, Walter, Stony Hill Rd., W. Sales Manager


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Finance Committee Report


Introductory:


The following history of our tax rate is a proper background to any consideration of the Town's financial situation:


1949. $33.00


1954. . ... $45.00


1950. 36.00


1955. . 47.00


1951. 36.00


1956. 50.00


1952. 39.00


1957. 52.00


1953. .. 42.00 1959. .. ?


1958. . 55.00


During the past decade the rate has risen 67% and the reasons are clear. Our Town is a pleasant, well-located place in which to live, and the increasing population has generated demands for additional facilities which have been provided - principally water and schools. Since 1949, the extension of our water lines has cost approximately $500,000 and our new local school facili- ties have cost $1,665,000. As a result, bonded debt and our liability in the Regional School debt at the end of 1958 com- pared with 1949 was as follows:


1958


1949


Water Bonds and Notes


$195,000


$46,000


Local School Bonds and Notes


918,000


330,000


Regional School Bonds (Our Share)


568,000


$1,681,000


$376,000


Now, while a large sum of money has been expended on new facilities, we hasten to add that all were not only urgently needed but were constructed on a reasonable, economic basis. In the opinion of this Committee, all of the departments and committees responsible for the operation of our Town deserve a great deal of credit and are doing a good job.


The question which immediately arises is, "What of the future?" The Finance Committee has never been accustomed to crystal ball gazing. All we can comment on are potential needs which have made their presence known. Some of the future projects involving substantial capital expenditures which readily come to mind include additional school facilities (per-


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haps by 1961), a new library, additional fire protection, further extension of the water system, and sewerage facilities. Added to this would, of course, be the rising operating costs of a grow- ing Town. As indicated by the above record of tax rate in- creases, growth in population and increased property valuation cannot be expected to meet these increased costs.


Against this background, it becomes clear that we must con- tinue to consider every expenditure carefully and from a sound business point of view.


1959 Budget:


Having just concluded our 1959 budget discussions with the several departments and committees of the Town, we could not help being impressed by the significant proportion of the tax dollar required for educational costs as compared with the amount required for all of our other operations. This is clearly shown by the following breakdown of the normal operating expenses of the Town:


Increase or (Decrease)


1958


1959


$


%


Schools


Local:


Operating Budget


$518,149


$522,867


$4,718


0.9


Debt Amortization


114,532


112,622


(1,910)


(1.7)


$632,681


$635,489


$2,808


0.4


Regional :


Operating Budget


$16,338


$99,326


$82,988


507.9


Debt Amortization


-


79,915


79,915


-


$16,338


$179,241


$162,903


997.1


Total Schools


$649,019


$814,730


$165,711


25.5


Other Departments of Town


255,380


280,935


25,555


10.0


TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES


(Article 5)


$904,399


$1,095,665


$191,266


21.1%


The 1959 school budget includes for the first time the opera- tion of the new Regional High School, which will open in Sep- tember 1959. At that time, also, the ninth grade will be trans- ferred from Memorial School to the Regional School. The opening of the Regional High School will reduce the tuition costs we have been paying to the city of Springfield, but the


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full effect of this savings will not be gained until all high school students are in attendance at the Regional School - September 1960. The purpose of presenting the above tabulation is not only that you might be fully informed as to the cost of operating our schools, but to enable you to appreciate the scope of the "business" which our School Committee men and women ad- minister as a civic service. Their excellent record is a credit to them.


Undoubtedly the most difficult item of expense for the School Committee to administer is the salary item. As mentioned in last year's Finance Committee report, the Town has consistently acted in accordance with the School Committee recommenda- tions over the years to bring our salary schedule into line with surrounding communities. Over the 1950-58 period, starting salaries for teachers holding a B.A. degree have increased 61%. Our present schedules are competitive and we reaffirm the opin- ion expressed last year that "further changes in teachers' salaries should reflect the general conditions affecting the economy as a whole." In September 1959 the teachers will receive their contractual annual increment of $200. In addition, a $400 across the board increase for all teachers has been recommended by the School Committee. This recommendation is now being studied by the Finance Committee.


Conclusion:


The total cost of town operations for the year 1959 will be about $1,315,000 (which is the sum of all recommended articles in the warrant). As this represents the largest budget in the history of the Town, we would, in closing, urge each taxpayer to consider every item of expense to come before the Town Meeting very carefully and from a sound business viewpoint.


FREDERICK M. COHN, Chairman ALDO E. ALBERICI IRVING J. CORDNER FRED T. GOOGINS


HERMAN G. GRANDCHAMP ALBERT H. HOWES


CHESTER L. JONES, JR. ALBERT E. NEALE STANLEY W. OPALINSKI


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Comparative Annual Expenditures of Town Appropriations


DEPARTMENTAL


1958 Appropriations or Transfer from Reserve


1958 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1958


Unexpended Balance


1957 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1956 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1955 Expenditures of Town Appro.


GENERAL GOVERNMENT :


Town Officers' and Employees' Salaries


$28,535.00


$28,418.53


$116.47


$24,898.09


$20,103.03


$19,160.50


Assessors' Expense Account


750.00


573.84


176.16


567.14


3,377.46


3,195.50


Town Collector's Expense Account


854.30


854.30


0.00


801.03


1,171.99


899.98


Town Clerk's Expense Account


235.28


235.28


0.00


171.89


877.96


652.94


Town Treasurer's Expense Account


400.00


358.92


41.08


296.92


736.80


353.54


Selectmen's Contingency


1,500.00


899.28


600.72


1,040.16


2,141.83


1,072.44


State Audit


1,004.39


0.00


0.00


987.12


1,278.51


1,087.62


Legal


1,000.00


230.65


769.35


261.50


325.00


1,460.95


Election Expense


2,500.00


1,946.19


553.81


517.63


2,359.77


428.80


Town Offices and Buildings' Maintenance


5,628.07


5,628.07


0.00


4,220.02


3,479.94


4,752.97


Planning Board


500.00


277.46


222.54


212.86


348.42


289.66


Registrars' Expense Account


200.00


123.77


76.23


67.12


598.26


131.86


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY :


Police


20,000.00


19,893.97


106.03


16,428.41


11,897.38


10,432.21


Police Cruiser


2,400.00


2,248.00


152.00


0.00


0.00


2,049.46


Fire Department


15,200.00


14,499.83


700.17


14,446.78


11,862.94


9,154.61


Pest Control


2,000.00


507.40


1,492.60


1,388.80


1,700.00


3,998.25


Dead Wood (Dutch Elm Disease Control)


3,500.00


3,407.00


93.00


2,500.00


2,500.00


0.00


Tree Warden


2,191.00


2,191.00


0.00


909.00


1,185.50


984.95


Forest Warden


900.00


856.65


43.35


790.00


695.88


733.96


Building Inspector


1,811.90


1,811.90


0.00


1,800.00


1,390.00


1,215.00


Sealer of Weights and Measures


275.00


275.00


0.00


275.00


275.00


275.00


Dog Officer


75.00


75.00


0.00


174.00


174.00


174.00


Civil Defense


2,400.00


1,727.43


672.57


4,421.27


4,956.67


3,068.20


Fire Station (Architect's Fees)


1,000.00


600.00


400.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


HEALTH AND SANITATION :


854.35


854.35


0.00


636.28


2,357.26


836.02


T. B. Hospital Well-Child Clinic


35.00


35.00


0.00


558.00


740.10


647.71


Dental Clinic


1,050.00


1,029.43


20.57


1,028.85


1,028.55


1,008.70


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Animal Inspector Slaughtering Inspector Garbage Mosquito Control Health Inspector Board of Health


65.00 50.00 5,000.00 2,000.00


65.00 50.00 4,808.20


0.00


65.00 50.00 4,506.00


65.00 25.00


65.00 25.00 4,365.00


2,000.00


0.00


1,694.00


2,250.00


0.00


660.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


7,083.57


660.00 3,054.51


4,029.06


3,710.00


1,559.42


1,603.35


HIGHWAYS:


Miscellaneous


29,242.90


29,207.36


35.54


22,808.25


15,275.67


12,130.68


Chapter 81


23,800.00


23,799.28


.72


22,949.98


24,031.51


19,318.27


Chapter 90


- Maintenance


3,750.00


3,749.98


.02


2,999.84


4,653.44


1,345.62


Chapter 90


- Construction


44,805.68


44,804.01


1.67


15,773.39


29,019.83


56,009.49


Street Lights


5,500.00


5,152.92


347.08


4,278.18


4,176.45


3,834.44


Road Machinery Operating Account


5,020.25


5,020.25


0.00


3,992.82


3,916.78


3,223.66


Snow Plow


600.00


592.00


8.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


New Truck


4,700.00


4,564.72


135.58


5,189.63


0.00


0.00


New Building


10,000.00


9,992.38


7.62


0.00


0.00


0.00


CHARITIES :


General Relief


7,585.21


7,585.21


0.00


3,343.81


3,511.94


6,203.21


Old Age Assistance


21,000.00


21,000.00


0.00


21,000.00


17,067.55


12,999.95


Aid to Dependent Children Aid to Disabled


7,000.00


5,128.74


1,871.26


6,000.00


6,000.00


6,130.50


VETERANS' BENEFITS


4,520.45


3,705.06


815.39


3,124.17


1,375.83


4,159.81


SCHOOLS :


General Expenses


518,149.00


517,664.47


484.53


436,944.15


358,898.06


286,640.57


Regional School


16,338.56


16,338.56


0.00


7,286.57


0.00


0.00


Community Program


5,280.00


5,277.65


2.35


4,751.77


3,999.78


3,499.42


New Buildings


230,955.56


150,511.66


80,443.90


246,937.70


230,817.00


0.00


LIBRARY :


Salaries


(7,122.57


Other Expenses


6,014.43)


12,960.22


176.78


9,845.78


8,131.44


7,217.98


RECREATION :


State Parks


2,415.17


2,415.17


0.00


1,843.01


628.94


676.00


Parks


2,060.00


244.90


1,815.10


368.60


350.00


350.00


Playgrounds


4,400.00


4,195.05


204.95


3,064.96


3,118.69


2,579.75


Independence Day


73.40


73.40


0.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


1,000.00


1,000.00


0.00


1,000.00


996.60


1,406.86


0.00 191.80


4,370.50


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COMPARATIVE ANNUAL EXPENDITURES OF TOWN APPROPRIATIONS (Continued)


1958 Appropriations or Transfer from Reserve


1958 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1958


Unexpended Balance


1957 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1956 Expenditures of Town Appro.


1955 Expenditures of Town Appro.


PENSIONS :


Hampden County Retirement


7,457.35


7,457.35


0.00


5,411.66


4,773.99


5,137.09


UNCLASSIFIED :


Town Reports


2,200.00


2,176.00


23.40


2,273.00


1,782.82


1,618.95


Memorial Day


176.60


176.60


0.00


240.78


304.47


235.01


Aid to Agriculture


100.00


100.00


0.00


150.00


150.00


125.00


Insurance and Bonding


5,671.85


5,671.85


0.00


4,956.53


2,867.70


2,104.74


Bi-Centennial Committee


200.00


105.70


94.30


0.00


0.00


0.00


Assessors' and Planning Board Map


4,500.00


2,000.00


2,500.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE


WATER DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE


23,848.10


23,848.10


0.00


18,480.12


17,878.60


19,724.98


WATER DEPARTMENT INSTALLATIONS


15,000.00


11,858.96


3,141.04


13,653.65


12,089.72


9,542.56


CONSTRUCTION - WATER MAINS


140,974.01


131,202.39


9,771.62


70,197.17


0.00


0.00


CHLORINATING EQUIPMENT


3,000.00


2,565.61


434.39


0.00


0.00


0.00


CEMETERIES


MAINTENANCE


1,800.00


1,791.93


8.07


1,398.33


1,482.30


1,655.75


PURCHASE OF LAND


600.00


600.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


INTEREST


SCHOOLS


19,905.00


19,905.00


0.00


17,667.50


11,532.50


10,565.00


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE


3,075.00


3,075.00


0.00


4,812.00


8,075.00


10,246.00


ON ANTICIPATION LOAN


111.89


111.89


0.00


0.00


0.00


0.00


MUNICIPAL INDEBTEDNESS


SCHOOL


94,627.50


94,627.50


0.00


73,000.00


38,000.00


38,000.00


PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE


15,000.00


15,000.00


0.00


17,500.00


20,500.00


6,500.00


AGENCY TRUST INVESTMENT


COUNTY TAX


11,773.65


11,773.65


0.00


10,193.72


9,531.16


7,971.00


TRANSFERS


STABILIZATION FUND


45,000.00


45,000.00


0.00


50,000.00


37,000.00


0.00


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TOWN WARRANT COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS HAMPDEN, ss.


To any of the Constables of the Town of Wilbraham in the County of Hampden:


GREETING:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Wilbraham, qualified to vote in elections of Town Officers, to meet in Wilbraham Memorial School in said Town on Sat- urday, the seventh day of March, A.D., 1959, at 8:30 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to give in their votes on one ballot to the election of officers of said Town, for the following officers, to wit:


To choose a Moderator, a Town Clerk, a Town Treasurer, a Town Collector, a Tree Warden and an Auditor for the ensuing year; one Selectman for three years who shall be a mem- ber of the Board of Public Welfare and Board of Health; one Assessor for three years; one Water Commissioner for three years; one Cemetery Commissioner for three years; one Library Trustee for three years; one School Committee Member for three years; two Members of the Regional School Committee for three years; one Member of the Planning Board for five years. The polls shall open at 8:30 a. m. and shall close at 6:30 p. m.


And you are further hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Wilbraham, qualified to vote in Town Affairs, to meet in Wilbraham Memorial School in said Town on Satur- day, the fourteenth day of March, A.D., 1959, at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon, then and there to act on the following articles; viz:


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ARTICLE 1. To choose one Poundkeeper; two Measurers of Wood and Charcoal; two Surveyors of Lumber; three Field Drivers; two Weighers of Grain - all for the term of one year.


ARTICLE 2. To hear and act on reports of the Selectmen, Board of Public Welfare, Treasurer and other officers or com- mittees.


ARTICLE 3. To fix the compensation of all elected Town Officers for the ensuing year.


ARTICLE 3. Recommend that compensation for elected Town Officers be fixed as follows: Town Clerk, $1,450.00 per year (all fees to revert to the Town Treasury); Town Treasurer, $1,450.00 per year; Moderator, $50.00 Annual Town Meetings, $15.00 Special Town Meetings; Town Collector, $2,900.00 per year (all fees to revert to the Town Treasury); Tree Warden, $1.50 per hour (includes use of car); Selectmen, 2 members $600.00 per year, Chairman $650.00; Assessors, $1.50 per hour (includes use of car when needed); Constables, $1.50 per hour when called on duty by Select- men, plus fees; Auditor, $200.00 per year; School Committee, no salary; Cemetery Commissioners, no salary, $1.50 per hour for time spent at work; Water Commissioners, $150.00 per year; Library Trustees, no salary; 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 by official ballot) fees only as fixed by General Laws.


ARTICLE 4. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to bor- row money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1959, 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 of the General Laws.


ARTICLE 4. Recommend.


ARTICLE 5. To raise such sums of money as may be deemed necessary for defraying the expenses of the Town for the ensu- ing year and appropriate the same and vote how the same shall be raised.


ARTICLE 5.


1958 Appro- priation


Expended


1959 Recom- mended


GENERAL GOVERNMENT -


(% of Total)


(6.35)


(6.19)


(5.54)


Aid to Agriculture


$100.00


$100.00


$100.00


Assessors' Expense Account


750.00


573.84


750.00


Election Expense


2,500.00


1,946.19


1,000.00


Insurance and Bonding


5,500.00


5,671.85


6,700.00


Interest


50.00


111.89


50.00


Legal


1,000.00


230.65


1,000.00


Planning Board Expense


500.00


277.46


500.00


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Printing Town Reports


2,200.00


2,176.60


2,500.00


Registrar's Expense


200.00


123.77


150.00


Selectmen's Contingency Account


1,500.00


899.28


1,500.00


Town Clerk's Expense Account


200.00


235.28


200.00


Town Collector's Expense Account


800.00


854.30


1,000.00


Town Officers' and Employees' Salaries


29,000.00


28,883.53


31,500.00


Town Office and Buildings Maintenance


5,000.00


5,628.07


5,000.00


Town Treasurer's Expense Account


400.00


358.92


400.00


Town Treasurer's Expense Account - Land Court


250.00


250.00


Wilbraham Contributory Retirement Account - Town's Portion


7,457.35


7,457.35


8,137.64


Total General Government


$57,407.35


$55,528.98


$60,737.64


PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY - (% of Total)


(6.11)


(5.47)


(4.71)


Board of Health


$7,500.00


$3,470.94


$6,000.00


Building Inspector's Expense Account


100.00


100.00


Civil Defense


2,400.00


1,727.43


1,700.00


Dead Wood -Chapter 761


2,500.00


3,500.00


3,500.00


Dental Clinic


1,050.00


1,029.43


1,050.00


Fire Department


15,200.00


14,452.09


14,760.00


Forest Warden


900.00


856.65


900.00


Mosquito Control


2,000.00


2,000.00


2,200.00


Pest Control


2,000.00


507.40


1,000.00


Police


20,000.00


19,893.97


18,800.00


Tree Warden's Expense Account


1,600.00


1,600.00


1,600.00


Total Protection of Persons and Property


$55,250.00 $49,037.91


$51,610.00


TOWN SERVICES - (% of Total)


(8.20)


(8.59)


(7.45)


Cemeteries


$1,800.00


$1,791.93


$2,500.00


Highways - Miscellaneous


27,200.00


29,164.46


33,735.00


Library


11,656.86


11,980.08


12,875.92 -


Road Machinery Operating Expense


4,400.00


5,025.00


5,200.00


Street Lights


5,500.00


5,152.92


6,000.00


Water Department - Maintenance


23,600.00


23,848.10


21,350.00


Total Town Services


$74,156.86 $76,962.49


$81,660.92


PUBLIC WELFARE - (% of Total)


(4.26)


(4.28)


(3.42)


Aid Dependent Children


$1,000.00


$1,000.00


$500.00


Aid to Disabled


7,000.00


5,128.74


6,000.00


General Relief


5,000.00


7,585.21


7,500.00


Old Age Assistance


21,000.00


21,000.00


19,000.00


Veterans' Benefits


4,500.00


3,684.61


4,500.00


Total Public Welfare


$38,500.00 (59.10)


$38,398.56


$37,500.00 (64.08)


Local


$518,149.00 $517,664.47


Regional - Hampden-Wilbraham


16,338.56


16,338.56


$522,867.00 179,240.70


Total Schools


$534,487.56 $534,003.03


$702,107.70


RECREATION - (% of Total)


(1.33)


(1.11)


(.98)


Community Program - Schools


$5,280.00


$5,277.65


$6,000.00


Memorial Day


250.00


250.00


125.00


Parks


2,060.00


244.90


750.00


Playgrounds


4,400.00


4,195.05


3,757.00


Total Recreation


$11,990.00


$9,967.60


$10,632.00


DEBT SERVICE -


Schools - (% of Total)


(12.66)


(12.78)


(10.28)


School Bonds and Interest (1949)


$21,255.00


$21,255.00


$20,940.00


25,225.00


25,225.00


24,845.00


School Bonds and Interest (1953) School Bonds and Interest (1956)


37,327.50


37,327.50


36,662.00


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SCHOOLS - (% of Total)


(59.56)


School Bonds and Interest (1957)


Total Water - (% of Total) Water Bonds and Interest (1955) Water Notes and Interest (1953) Water Notes and Interest (1958)


30,725.00


30,725.00


30,175.00


$114,532.50 $114,532.50


$112,622.00


(1.99)


(2.02)


(3.54)


$6,837.50


$6,837.50


$6,732.50


11,237.50


11,237.50


11,012.50


21,050.00


Total


$18,075.00 $18,075.00


$38,795.00


Total Debt Service


$132,607.50 $132.607.50


$151,417.00


GRAND TOTAL


$904,399.27 $896,506.07 $1,095,665.26


ARTICLE 6. To see what disposition the Town will make of the Dog Tax of 1958.


ARTICLE 6. Recommend $1,039.08 be added to Library Appropriation.


ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $8,700.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 81 Highway work, and that in addition the sum of $15,950.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the treasury, or take any other action relative thereto.


ARTICLE 7. Recommend.


ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,500.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Maintenance, and that in addition the sum of $3,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated avail- able funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work, the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappropriated available funds in the treasury, or take any other action rela- tive thereto.


ARTICLE 8. Recommend.


ARTICLE 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $5,000.00 to meet the Town's share of the cost of Chapter 90 Highway Construction, and that in addition the sum of $15,000.00 be transferred from unappropriated available funds in the treasury to meet the State and County's share of the cost of the work; the reimbursements from the State and County to be restored, upon their receipt, to unappro- priated available funds in the treasury, or take any other action relative thereto.


ARTICLE 9. Recommend.


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ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to accept as a public way the private way now known as Cone Trail as shown on sub division plan drawn by Cobb, Beesley and Miles, Engi- neers, dated October 2, 1950, beginning at Ridge Road and running southeasterly from Ridge Road to Ely Road for a dis- tance of 550 feet more or less, and that the sum of $2,607.00 or any other sum, be raised and appropriated for construction of said Cone Trail, and that betterment assessments be levied in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 80 of the General Laws, or take any other action relative thereto.




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