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Town Clerk's Report VITAL STATISTICS
1960
1959
1958
Births Recorded
Males
88
56
54
Females
55
56
44
143
112
98
Number of 1960 births incomplete. December births not received from Springfield.
1960
1959
1958
Marriages Recorded
62
58
51
Deaths Recorded
Males
29
33
33
Females
19
23
21
48
56
54
DOG LICENSES
385 Males
@ $2.00
$770.00
53 Females
5.00
265.00
292 Spayed Females
2.00
584.00
1 Kennel License
10.00
10.00
$1,629.00
Fees retained
182.75
Paid to Treasurer of Hampden County SPORTING LICENSES
$1,446.25
Total number of licenses issued
739
Total receipts for licenses issued
$3,468.00
Paid to Division of Fisheries and Game
3,273.50
Fces retaincd
$194.50
SUMMARY OF FEES
$935.90
Fish and Game Fees
194.50
Dog License Fees
182.75
Recording Fees
$1,313.15
DORIS G. COCHRAN, Town Clerk
99
Town Collector's Report
Out- standing 1-1.60
Committed
Paid to Refunds Treasurer
Abated
Added to Tax Title
Transfer from Deposits
Out- standing 12-31-60
Appor tioned
1956
Excise
$35.39
$35.39
Fees
4.00
Interest
8.36
1957
Real Estate
719.94
603.72
$116.22
Excise
32.37
22.85
9.52
Fees
5.00
Interest
62.06
1958
Poll
4.00
$4.00
Personal
363.00
363.00
Real Estate
4,327.15
4,236.40
19.80
$70.95
App. St. Bett.
36.60
36.60
Committed Interest
23.21
23.21
Excise
415.72
132.26
208.14
75.32
Fees
79.00
Interest
291.46
1959
Poll
16.00
8.00
2.00
6.00
Personal
1,537.54
1,477.41
40.63
19.50
Real Estate
45,321.75
$57.85
38,176.91
57.52
300.95
6,844.22
App. St. Bett.
63.00
43.00
20.00
Committed Interest
24.80
15.00
9.80
Excise
17,269.93
$9,245.89
1,019.23
24,037.27
1,667.96
1,829.82
Fees
408.10
100
822.32
1960
4,242.00
2.00
3,706.00
504.00
34.00
Personal
52,370.19
58.50
46,106.45
Real Estate
834,938.02
2,975.17 773,596.85
17,122.27 338.33
46,855.74
App. St. Bett.
579.24
488.97
90.27
Committed Interest
168.03
140.18
Excise
133,603.09
3,905.40 104,596.20
8,126.09
24,813.20
Farm Animal Excise
182.49
Fees
198.75
Interest
281.86
Licenses
2,937.00
6,628.75
5,312.74 60,019.96
20.36
3,325.23
Garbage
164.00
6,091.00
30.00
5,555.00
677.00
53.00
Welfare
1,980.95
929.88
1,051.07
Disability Assistant
453.16
453.16
Aid to Dep. Children
224.20
875.67
742.48
Old Age Assistance
631.38
10,730.45
10,759.58
Veterans' Benefits
1,974.15
1,974.15
Water Miscellaneous
364.20
4,213.43
1,056.17
Water Deposit
1.00
Unapp. St. Bett.
4,854.59
212.14
59.76
2,429.70
59.76
212.53 $2,424.50
Reimbursements for St. Surfacing
547.68
547.68
General Relief
136.60
136.60
Dissolving Liens
18.00
Municipal Liens
111.00
App. St. Bett. paid
in advance
477.63
MARK E. REYNOLDS, Town Collector
Water Rate
2,285.41
61,080.14
101
Interest
Poll
503.42
5,818.82
27.85
191.02
8.53
4,253.01
357.39
602.25
$3,434.47
86.99
Cash Disbursements GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Aid to Agriculture : Assessment
$75.00
Assessor's Expense Account :
Supplies
$274.96
Outside Services
113.50
Photocopies
183.50
Miscellaneous
74.69
646.75
Election Expense :
Ballots, Voting Lists and Supplies
$132.49
Lunches
74.00
Equipment
225.57
Payrolls
1,928.77
2,360:83
Insurance and Bonding :
Buildings, Etc.
$1,502.12
Workmen's Compensation
2,563.70
Surety Bonds and Securities
692.84
Motor Vehicles
2,342.97
7,101.63
Interest
1,629.79
Legal - Counsel Fees
789.62
Planning Board Expense :
Advertising
$28.39
Surveys
350.00
Recording
4.00
Dues
20.00
Miscellaneous
41.70
444.09
Printing Town Reports:
Printing
$2,361.10
Photographer
45.00
2,406.10
Registrar's Expense :
Printing
$110.00
Supplies
101.43
Typewriter
738.75
Payroll
3.00
953.18
Selectmen's Contingency :
Advertising
$116.83
Dues
71.00
Supplies
347.25
Expense to Meetings
54.74
Directory, Law Book and License Books
83.85
Outside Services
244.79
Miscellaneous
380.14
1,298.60
Town Clerk's Expense Account : Dues $10.50
102
Postage and Envelopes Supplies Miscellaneous
24.62
29.03
71.36
135.51
Town Collector's Expense Account:
Dues
$6.00
Advertising
20.16
Recording Fees
4.00
Postage, Box Rent and Envelopes
442.55
Use of Car
120.00
Expenses to Meetings
80.51
Supplies
428.38
Outside Services
44.20
1,145.80
Town Officers' and Employees' Salaries:
Selectmen
$1,850.00
Assessors
2,643.00
Town Clerk
1,450.00
Town Clerk Protem
234.75
Town Collector
2,900.00
Town Treasurer
1,450.00
Moderator
65.00
Auditor
200.00
Building Inspector
2,400.00
Electrical Inspector
900.00
Welfare Director
4,700.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
275.00
Animal Inspector
65.00
Slaughtering Inspector
50.00
Dog Officer
150.00
Water Commissioners
450.00
Veterans Agent
360.00
Registrars
608.65
Clerical
14,259.08
35,010.48
Town Office and Buildings Maintenance:
Equipment
$373.60
Utilities
2,213.59
Janitor Service
927.30
Supplies
199.33
Fuel
571.64
Outside Services
564.72
4,850.18
Town Treasurer's Expense Account:
Dues
$6.00
Supplies
70.90
Recording Fees
4.00
Postage and Envelopes
81.16
Use of Car
70.00
Miscellaneous
23.40
Insurance (Check Writer)
56.75
312.21
Town's Portion - Contributory Retirement Account
7,899.06
103
PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY
Board of Health:
Dues (County Association)
$5.00
Electricity (Sewer Pump)
524.74
Fill, Labor, Rental of Dumps
3,356.00
Hospitalization
709.24
Supplies
18.68
Salary and Expense (Sanitarian)
630.00
5,243.66
Building Inspector's Expense Account :
Forms
19.65
Civil Defense :
Supplies and Equipment
$878.67
Outside Services
91.11
Telephone
185.00
Miscellaneous
7.15
1,161.93
Dead Wood - Chapter 761 :
Labor
$1,625.97
Supplies
48.34
Outside Services
1,818.60
3,492.91
Dental Clinic:
Salary of Dentist
1,000.00
Fire Department :
Salaries and Wages
$13,288.25
Expense of Operation
3,590.76
Equipment
3,294.04
20,173.05
Forest Warden:
Payrolls
$270.00
Transportation - Fire Chief
200.00
Equipment
258.79
728.79
Mosquito Control:
Outside Services
2,200.00
Pest Control :
Labor
$354.05
Supplies
185.44
Express Charges
3.93
Outside Services
451.00
994.42
Police Department :
Salaries and Wages
$18,603.00
Gas, Oil and Repairs
1,295.24
Clothing
213.96
Supplies
286.82
Dues
105.00
Radio Communications
7.32
Miscellaneous
71.47
20,582.81
Special Account - Police Cruiser :
Advertising $7.31
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Electronic Specialtics Palmer Ford
35.00 1,090.00
1,132.31
Tree Warden's Expense Account : Outside Services Trees and Labor
$1,935.00
300.00
2,235.00
TOWN SERVICES
Cemeteries :
Opening Graves and Labor
$1,452.50
Fence (Glendale)
690.00
2,142.50
Garbage Collection (Special Account) :
Contractor
$5,545.00
Supplies
30.05
5,575.05
Highway Department:
Miscellaneous :
Salaries and Wages
$21,055.85
Hired Equipment
6,534.28
Material
9,880.65
Small Equipment
1,104.28
Parts and Repairs
619.72
Tools
393.85
Miscellaneous Supplies
454.38
Express Charges
45.50
Drainage Plans
30.48
Signs and Posts
920.19
Fuel
140.31
Truck Plates
24.96
Outside Services
79.59
$41,284.04
Special Accounts :
Chapter 81 :
Salaries and Wages
$7,479.35
Hired Equipment
3,336.68
Town Equipment
3,248.75
Material
11,009.97
25,074.75
Chapter 90 Construction (1959) :
Salaries and Wages
$199.20
Material
3,674.38
Hired Equipment
477.00
Town Trucks
54.40
Miscellaneous
10.00
4,414.98
Chapter 90 Maintenance :
Salaries and Wages
$836.40
Hired Equipment
433.25
Town Trucks
309.20
Material
2,915.79
Miscellaneous
5.00
4,499.64
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Catch Basin Cleaner: Advertising Cleaner
4.25 3,601.29
3,605.54
Two-Way Radio
1,438.25
Devonshire Drive :
Salaries and Wages
$264.50
Hired Equipment
190.50
Material
1,126.47
Water Mains
190.15
1,771.62
Highmoor Drive :
Salaries and Wages
$329.40
Hired Equipment
92.00
Material
440.73
862.13
Stirling Drive - Craigwood Terrace :
Salaries and Wages
$267.00
Hired Equipment
136.00
Material
701.65
Recording Fee
15.00
1,119.65
Woodland Dell Road :
Salaries and Wages
$351. 15
Hired Equipment
325.00
Material
289.35
Contractor
1,533.15
2,498.65
86,569.25
Library :
Payroll
$11,665.59
Books and Magazines
2,784.84
Supplies
447.36
Utilities
457.82
Fuel
972.22
Outside Services
186.87
Equipment
918.24
Miscellaneous
104.65
17,537.59
Road Machinery Operating Account: Gas, Oil, Repairs and Parts
5,748.96
Street Lights:
Payment to Utility
5,344.20
Sanitary Sewer Construction:
Contractor
$5,258.31
Engineering Service
784.09
Miscellaneous
53.93
6,096.33
Water Department:
Maintenance:
Payrolls
$9,702.26
Hired Equipment
175.00
Postage, Etc.
188.15
Office Supplies
97.10
Repairs
25.53
106
Outside Services
48.88
Water - M. D. C.
8,787.83
Printing
167.00
Miscellaneous
6.00
Utilities
201.84
Freight
20.00
Truck Expense
658.75
Dues
4.00
Petty Cash
25.00
Engineering
808.25
Supplies
1,028.29
$21,943.88
Installations:
Payrolls
$568.82
Outside Services
221.00
Supplies
5,900.27
Material
34.67
Freight
20.70
6,745.46
16" Water Main:
Contractor
$2,500.00
Engineering
253.69
2,753.69
31,443.03
PUBLIC WELFARE
Town Funds:
Aid to Dependent Children
$500.00
Aid to Disabled
1,772.38
General Relief
10,473.14
Old Age Assistance
23,521.72
Veterans' Benefits
6,857.05
$43,124.29
Federal Funds:
Aid to Dependent Children
$2,330.50
Old Age Assistance' - Aid
13,009.68
Old Age Assistance - Administration
866.71
16,206.89
59,331.18
SCHOOLS
Local:
Town Funds:
General Control
$18,290.15
Expense of Instruction
340,219.59
Operation of Plants
53,080.90
Maintenance of Plants
6,967.77
Auxiliary Agencies
90,854.20
Outlay
1,748.03
$511,160.64
Federal Funds:
Public Law 874
$2,681.81
Public Law 864
1,048.30
3,730.11
Hampden·Wilbraham Regional :
Town Funds School Building Plans
297,973.06 1,664.07
814,527.88
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RECREATION
Community Program : Salaries, Fuel and Utilities Memorial Day: Supplies and Services Parks:
5,987.55
85.50
Labor
$420.80
Hired Equipment
18.00
Purchased Equipment
29.07
467.87
Playgrounds:
Outside Services
$67.50
Labor
296.60
Salaries
1,669.50
Supplies and Material
314.46
Transportation
1,230.00
Utilities
14.97
3,593.03
DEBT SERVICE
School Bonds and Interest - 1949
$17,625.00
School Bonds and Interest - 1953
24,465.00
School Bonds and Interest - 1956
35,997.50
School Bonds and Interest - 1957
29,625.00
107,712.50
Water Notes and Interest - 1953
$10,787.50
Water Bonds and Interest - 1955
6,627.50
Water Bonds and Interest 1958
20,700.00
38,115.00
STATE CHARGES
Audit
$837.17
T. B. Hospital
720.57
State Parks
2,587.73
4,145.47
County Tax
11,829.78
Tax Anticipation Loan Re-payment
200,000.00
Stabilization Fund
45,000.00
School Lunch Program
50,308.06
Dog Licenses
1,446.25
Dog Officer's Fees
432.00
PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Federal Withholding Tax
$65,630.32
State Withholding Tax
5,264.87
Retirement Fund
7,900.97
Blue Cross
1,184.87
79,981.03
UNCLASSIFIED
Assessors' and Planning Board Map
$2,500.00
Town History Committee
41.50
2,541.50
Agency Accounts
1,578.70
Refunds
9,059.46
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
$1,722,623.03
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QUESTIONNAIRE
As a guide for future reports, we would appreciate an expres- sion of opinion concerning this report.
1. What is there about this report that you do not like?
2. What would you like to have included that it does not now contain?
3. Any other suggestions?
Please just fill out this sheet, tear it out of the binder and drop it in the suggestion box as you leave the Town Meeting, or mail it to the Town Report Committee, c/o the Town Clerk's Office, or to the Selectmen, Town of Wilbraham.
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Town Services - Telephone Directory
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Fire Department
TO REPORT A FIRE OR AN EMERGENCY LY 6-3111
Station - Boston Road LY 6-3122
Station - Main Street
LY 6-3916
Chief Tupper
LY 6-3014
Police
Local Patrol
LY 6-3837
Chief Pollitt LY 6-4756
State Police Palmer AT 3-5671
Civil Defense
LY 6-3838
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 6-3807
Charities and Relief
Welfare Department
LY 6-3816
Dog Licenses
Town Clerk
LY 6-3816
Dog Roaming
Dog Officer
LY 6-3457
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
Selectmen
LY 6-3816
Rubbish, Garbage Disposal Schools
Minnechaug
LY 6-6161
Schools
Pines
LY 6-4974
Schools
Springfield St.
LY 6-4642
Schools
Memorial
LY 6-3465
Schools
Stony Hill Road
LY 6-4974
School Nurse
Memorial
LY 6-3465
Supt. of Schools
Minnechaug
LY 6-4266
Taxes
Town Collector
LY 6-3816
Town Treasurer
Treasurer
LY 6-3816
Trees
Tree Warden
LY 6-3595
Veterans Services
Veterans Agent
LA 5-7547
Visiting Nurse
Visiting Nurse Assoc. Spfld. RE 2-4145
Water Department
Superintendent
LY 6-3816, LY 6-3060
Sundays and Holidays LY 6-3413
LY 6-3816
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T FIW E V
R Y E UZO D
Photo by Bogue
This small citizen got hot and tired in giving his proper attention to one of our local affairs. He also had a couple of accidents. Witness the black eye and scuffed knee. However, he is resting up for next year when the theme of our Report will be "The Youth of Our Town."
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