Wilbraham annual report 1956-1960, Part 45

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


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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


104


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


105


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


107


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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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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