NH 353.01
Town of PLAINFIELD
G JSlew Hampshire
Chartered August 14, 1761 ANNUAL REPORT of the SELECTMEN
and other TOWN OFFICERS
For Year 1966
Please bring this report to the Town Meeting COVER PHOTO
PLAINFIELD AND CORNISH Selectmen inspect marker No. 30 atop Stowell Hill inside Blue Mountain Forest Preserve during septennial perambulation of boundary between the two towns completed in October, 1966. All but one of the 36 markers were found. The missing stone, destroyed by a construction project, was resurveyed and replaced. From left are: Vernon A. Hood, Plainfield; Charles S. Sullivan and Michael M. Yatsevitch, Cornish; and Joseph C. Meyette Jr., Plainfield. Photo by Stephen H. Taylor. REPORTS
of the
TOWN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICERS
of
PLAINFIELD
New Hampshire
for the
Town Fiscal Year Ending
December 31, 1966
and the
SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 1966
EAGLE PUBLICATIONS. INC. CLAREMONT. N. H. i able of Contents
Auditor's Report 35 Balance Sheet 38 Comparative Statement 36 Elijah Burnap Fund 69 Forest Fire Warden 84 Herbert Ward Fund 69 Hospital Report 83 Meriden Free Public Library 75 Philip Read Memorial Library 74 Report of Planning Board 80 Plainfleld Village Water Report 52 Report of Selectmen 79 Report of Town Clerk 40 Report of Tax Collector 41 Statement of Indebtedness 28 Statement of Appropriations and Taxes Assessed 33 Summary of Inventory of Valuation 32 Town Budget 29 Town Meeting 1968 8 Town Officers 3 Town Warrant 5 Treasurer's Report 54 Trustees of Trust Funds Report 70 SELECTMEN'S REPORT Detail Statement of Receipts 55 Detail Statement of Payments 59 Summary of Receipts 55 Uncollected Property Taxes 47 SCHOOL REPORT Auditor's Certificate 103 Budget 93 Debt Statement 103 Detailed Statement of Expenditures 95 District Officers 86 Report of School Nurse 115 Report From School Board on Area School Plan 107 Report of Principals 113 School Warrant 87 Superintendent's Report 109 Treasurer's Report 94 Tuition Students 104 1966 School Meeting 90 Supervisory Union 116 VITAL STATISTICS Births 118 Marriages 119 Deaths 120
— 2 — Town Officers
Moderator David Cassedy
Town Clerk Howard Zea
Dept. Town Clerk Christine Creeger
Selectmen Joseph C. Meyette, Jr. 1967 Vernon A. Hood 1968 Stephen H. Taylor 1969
Highway Agent Francis W. Sullivan
Tax Collector John C. Morse
Supervisors of Check List Frank Chellis Alden Berry Gordon Leland
Trustees of Trust Funds Vernon A. Hood 1967 Howard Zea 1968 Arthur Chivers 1969
Auditors John F. McNamara 1968 Herman D. Rogers 1967
Treasurer Fred Sweet
Trustrees of Phillip Read Kate R. Wilder 1967 Memorial Library Anita Barrett 1968 Lucia R. Bryant 1969
Trustees of Meriden Myrtle Tandy 1967 Free Public Library Audrey A. Logan 1968 Gladys R. Stevens 1969
Representative Vernon A. Hood
Fence Viewers Nelson Green Stephen F. Kimball
Ballot Clerks Howard W. Chellis Anita Barrett John F. McNamara Nettie Keay
Health Officer Wallace Pickering
Overseer of Welfare Stephen H. Taylor
Director of Civil Defense Jerome Doolittle
— 3 — Fire Chiefs: Telephone Harold Pringle Meriden 19-2 days 19-12 nights
John L. Meyette 675-2255
Forest Fire Warden Harold Pringle Meriden 19-2
Deputy Forest Fire Wardens: Ralph K. Jordan 675-2255 Wallace Williams Meriden 57-5 Clarence King 298-8823 Francis W. Sullivan Meriden 33-11 Ira Townsend Meriden 2-3 Ralph O. Woodward 675-5449 Hans E. Nicolaisen 675-2342 John L. Meyette 675-2255
Planning Board: Constables: Carlton P. Jones 1967 Harold Pringle Joseph Zea 1968 Joseph C. Meyette, Jr. Roy Garrand 1969 John L. Meyette 1970 Special Police Officer Lloyd Stevens
NOTICE OF SELECTMEN'S MEETINGS
The Selectmen will meet at the Town Hall in Meriden on the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 a.m.
_ 4 __ Warrant THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE SULLIVAN, SS TOWN OF PLAINFIELD
To the inhabitants of the Town of Plainfield in the County of Sullivan in said State, qualified to vote in town affairs:
You are hereby notified to meet at the Plainfield Town Hall, in said Plainfield on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of March next, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects:
Article I. To choose a Town Clerk, one Selectman for three years, a Treasurer, a Tax Collector, one Trustee of Trust Funds for three years, one Auditor for two years and any other necessary town officers.
You are further notified to meet at the Plainfield Town Hall in said Plainfield on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of March next at one-thirty o'clock in the afternoon to act upon the following sub- jects:
Article II. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Se- lectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
Article III. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to sell or trade one of the trucks now owned by the Town; proceeds of said sale or trade to be applied on the pur- chase of a new truck the balance to be raised by using the Capital Reserve fund for purchase of highway equipment and the issue of long term serial notes.
Article IV. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to defray Town charges for the ensuing year.
1. Town Officers' Salaries $ 3,200.00 2. Town Officers' Expenses 2,500.00
3. Election and Registration 350.00
4. Town Halls and other Buildings 600.00
5. Police Department 650.00 6. Social Security 1,500.00
7. Fire Dept., incl. Forest Fires 1,000.00 8. Blister Rust Control 250.80
9. Insurance 1,700.00
10. Damages and Legal Expenses, incl. Dogs 3,000.00 11. Civil Defense 10.00
12. Health Dept., incl. Hospitals 200.00 13. Vital Statistics 30.00
14. Town Dump 800.00
15. Highway Department: Summer Maintenance 11,500.00 Winter Maintenance 7,500.00 Street Lighting 1,000.00 General Expense of Highway Dept., 4,000.00 Town Road Aid 1,232.98 Trucks Expense 1,200.00 Loader Expense 400.00 Grader Expense 600.00 Fuel and Oil 2,000.00
16. Libraries 1,168.16
17. Town Poor, incl. Soldiers i' Aid 2,500.00
18. Old Age Assistance incl. Totally Disabled 2,500.00 19. Memorial Day 75.00
20. Cemeteries 500.00
21. Airport 300.00
22. Advertising 50.00
23. Interest: On Temporary Loans 300.00 On Trust Funds Used by Town 36.00
$ 52,652.94
Article V. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $1,000.00 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund for the future purchase of highway equipment.
Article VI. To see if the Town will vote to allow a two per- cent discount on all 1966 property taxes paid within 30 days following the day the Tax Warrant is delivered to the Tax Col- lector.
Article VII. To see if the town will vote to have a new heating system installed in the Meriden Town Hall, and raise and appropriate money therefore.
Article VIII. To see if the town will vote to authorize the selectmen to lay out and construct a new road at East Plainfield from a point near the bridge across Great Brook at the foot of Methodist Hill westerly to route 120, and to raise and appropriate money therefore.
— 6 — Article IX. To see if the town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $600.00 to pay the note issued by the Town to the Trustees of Trust Funds for the principal of the Lucy Parker Chamberlain Trust Fund used by the town.
Article X. To see if the town will vote to authorize and in- struct the selectmen to procure such easements and or accesses as may be necessary. To lay out or cause to be laid out and properly record as pub- lic highways, access roads to each of the following residences from the present and existing Public highways in each case:
(on or before July 1, 1967)
1. Res. now occupied by Frederick E. Carver Formally owned by Charles Williams 2. Res. now occupied by Wayne Tobiasson owned by David R. Stone 3. Res. now occupied by Robert A. Raymond Formally owned by Ivan Thomas 4. Res. now occupied by Woody Noyes Formally owned by Frances Laurie
An to take other action relating thereto. (by petition)
Article XI. To see what action the Town will take with re- gard to the reports of Town Officers.
Article XII. To see if the town will vote to instruct the moderator to appoint a Finance Committee of six persons as formerly voted by the town.
Article XIII. To transact ar^ other business that may legally come before this meeting.
The polls will remain open until six (6:00) P. M.
Given under our hands and seals this 18th. day of February in the Year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Sixty Seven.
JOSEPH C. MEYETTE, Jr. (L. S.) VERNON A. HOOD (L. S.) STEPHEN H. TAYLOR (L. S.) Selectmen of Plainfield. A true copy — Attest:
JOSEPH C. MEYETTE, JR. (L. S.) VERNON A. HOOD (L. S.) STEPHEN H. TAYLOR (L. S.) Selectmen of Plainfield. Town Meeting
MARCH 8, 1966
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Plainfield, County of Sullivan, and the State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town Affairs; the same being legally warranted and holden at the Meriden Town Hall, in said Town, on the eighth day of March, 1966, the business of the day was disposed of in the following manner:
The meeting was called to order by the Moderator, Mr. David Cassedy at 10:14 A. M. Prayer was offered by the Reverend Mr. James H. Link of the Meriden Congregational Church.
Notation is hereby made that a Petition from certain owners of lots lying within the Town of Plainfield was received by the Town Clerk and Moderator at 10:10 A. M. and that the text and signatures are recorded following the Minutes of the meeting.
The Warrant was then read by the Moderator. After the reading of Article I and Article II, a motion was made and seconded that the reading of the proposed amendment of Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Plainfield be waived, in view of the fact that it is attached to the Warrant and incorporated within the Warrant by reference.
This was voted in the affirmative.
The polls were then opened on Articles I and II.
In accordance to the Warrant for the meeting, the meeting was called to order at 1:40 P. M. Prayer was offered by the Reverend Mr. James Link.
The Warrant, to include Articles III, through and including Article XV were read.
The following resolution was offered:
Rules of Order As a matter of privilege for this Annual Meeting of the Town of Plainfield, I move the adoption of the following Resolution:
WHEREAS, the Town of Plainfield has not adopted any special set of Rules of Procedure for the guidance of its Moderator: and
— 8 — WHEREAS, some generally agreed-upon Rules of Procedure will greatly aid both the Moderator and the voters in the transaction of the increasingly complex business of the Town;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That Robert's Rules of Order be accepted as the rules under which the business of this Annual Town Meeting shall be conducted, subject to such statutes of the State of New Hampshire as pertain thereto.
The above Resolution was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
A statement was made by the Moderator that the discussion for this meeting was being taped.
ARTICLE III. The following Resolution was presented, and it was moved that it be adopted:
Be it resolved that the Selectmen be instructed and authorized to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.
The R esolution was then seconded and it was voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE IV. The following Resolution was offered; and it was moved that it be adopted:
Be it resolved: that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $52,650,69 to defray town charges for the ensuing year.
The Resolution was seconded.
A resolution of amendment was offered; and it was moved that it be adopted:
Be it resolved that the appropriation for insurance be increased by the sum of $200., making the total appropriation for insurance purposes $1,800, and making the total appropriation under this Article $52,850.69.
The amendment was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
It was further moved that the motion on Article IV be amended by increasing the sum for libraries by $150.00 for the purpose of purchasing cataloguing materials for the Philip Read Memorial Li- brary, making the total appropriation $53,000.69.
The amendment was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
The Resolution, with the amendments, was then voted in the affirmative, thus rasing the sum of $53,000.69. to defray town charges.
— 9 — 1. Town Officers' Salaries $ 3,200.00
2. Town Officers' Expense 2,200.00
3. Elections and Registration 850.00
4. Town Halls and Other Buildings 1,000.00
5. Police Department 500.00
6. Social Security 11,000.00
7. Fire Dept., including forest fires 1,000.00
8. Blister Rust Control 250.80
9. Insurance 1,800.00
10. Damages and legal expense, inc. dogs 750.00
11. Civil Defense 10.00
12. Health Dept., incl. hospitals 200.00
13. Vital Records 30.00
14. Town Dump 800.00
15. Highway Department: Summer Maintenance 11,000.00 Winter Maintenance 7,000.00 Street Lighting 1,200.00 General Expenses of Highway Dept. 4,000.00 Town Road Aid 1,241.39 Truck Expense 1,200.00 Grader Expense 600.00 Loader Expense 400.00 Fuel and Oil 2,000.00
16. Libraries 1,945.00
17. Town Poor, including Soldiers' Aid 2,500.00
18. Old Age Assistance, incl. totaly disabled 2,600.00
19. Memorial Day 75.00
20. Cemeteries 500.00
21. Airport 200.00
22. Advertising 50.00
23. Interest: On temporary loan 300.00 On long term notes 62.50 On Trust Funds used by Town 36.00 24. Payment of Principal of Long Term Notes 2,500.00 $ 53,000.69
— 10 — ARTICLE V. The following Resolution was offered, and it was moved that it be adopted Be it resolved: that the Town raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000 to be added to the Capital Reserve Fund for the future purchase of highway equipment. The Resolution was seconded, and it was voted in the affirma- tive.
ARTICLE VI. A statement was made by the Selectmen that pursuant to action taken under Article XIII of the 1965 Town Meet- ing as to a continuing Article for the allowance of a 2% tax dis- count: This matter was taken up with counsel and the State Tax Commission, and they report that it is necessary to include the Article in each year's Warrant. The following Resolution was offered and it was moved that it be adopted. Be it resolved that the Tax Collector is instructed to allow a two percent discount on all 19S6 property taxes paid within 30 days following the day the Tax Warrant is delivered to the Tax Collector. The Resolution was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE VII. The following Resolution was offered and it was moved that it be adopted: Be it resolved: the Town accept the reports of the Town Of- ficers, as printed (with corrections); and that a copy be placed on file by the Town Clerk.
The Resolution was seconded and it was voted in the affirma- tive.
ARTICLE VIII. A motion was made and seconded that Article VIII be passed over.
After discussion, it v/as voted to pass over the Article.
ARTICLE IX. The following Resolution v/as offered; and it was moved that it be adopted: Be it resolved that the Town discontinue the road going South- westerly from the Westgate road near the residence of Gordon LaPan to its intersection with the Dodge Road. The Resolution was seconded; and voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE X. The following Resolution was offered and it was moved that it be adopted:
RESOLVED: That the Selectmen be and they are hereby in- structed to petition the Sullivan County Superior Court for a license to sell the parcel of land with the buildings thereon situate in Meriden and more particularly described in Deed of John D. Bryant to the
— 11 — Town of Plainfield, dated February 11, 1911, recorded in Sullivan County Registry of Deeds in Volume 179, page 176, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Selectmen are hereby authorized and instructed to sell and convey said premises in ac- cordance with the license obtained from the Sullivan County Su- perior Court for such price as to them, in their sole discretion, may be for the best interests of the Town, and are further author- ized to execute, seal, acknowledge, and deliver a proper Deed of Conveyance of said premises to the purchaser thereof and to accept the consideration therefor, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Selectmen shall deliver the net proceeds derived from the sale of said premises to the Trustees of Trust Funds of the Town of Plainfield, New Hampshire for the establishment of a permanent Trust Fund, said fund to be known as The Bryant Fund for Meriden Library, the income there- from to be used for the benefit fo the Meriden Library, also known as the Meriden Free Public Library.
The Resolution was seconded; and it was voted that it be adopted. A motion was made that we now consider first Article XF7 and then Article XIII. in that order, before we discuss Article XL This motion was seconded; and after much deliberation, it was voted by a voice vote in the affirmative.
It was requested that all papers read at this meeting be written into the records. The Moderator, hearing no objections, so in- structed the Clerk.
ARTICLE XXIV. The following Resolution was submitted; and it was moved that it be adopted: Resolved that the actions of the Town Meeting on March 11, 1958 whereby the following votes, among others, were taken under Article XIV of the Warrant for the said meeting, being the so-called ^'Any other business" Article, namely: Voted in the Affirmative that the Selectmen appoint a Committee of four citizens to serve with them as a Town Planning Board, and "Voted in the affirmative that the Selectmen be instructed to appoint a Sexton, to serve as such, for the Cemeteries within the Town." all as reported on page 13 of the Annual Report of the Town of Plainfield for the year ending December 31, 1958 and recorded on page 162, Vol. 5 of Records of Annual Meetings of the Town of Plainfield, shall be and hereby are authorized, adopted, ratified, and in all respects confirmed as of the date of the said meeting, so
— 12 — that no action of the Planning Board or of the Sexton in his said office, whether heretofore or hereafter taken, shall be avoided or in any way invalidated because of any alleged fault, defect, or irregularity in the proceedings pursuant to which the said Planning Board and office of Town Sexton were authorized and established by the Town. The Resolution was seconded, and voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE XIII. The following Resolution was submitted; and it was moved that it be adopted: Resolved that the action of the Annual Town Meeting on March 11, 1958, whereby the following vote was adopted: "Voted in the affirmative that the Selectmen appoint a committee of four citizens to serve with them as a Town Planning Board" and the subsequent practice and experience under the said vote whereby the Board of Selectmen has come to be represented by a single member who serves on the Planning Board, shall be con- strued to have contemplated the creation of a statutory five-mem- ber Planning Board in accordance with RSA 36:4, one of whose members shall be a member of the Board of Selectmen who shall serve ex-officio and four of whom shall be persons appointed by the Board of Selectmen, and further that henceforth appointments to the Planning Board shall be governed accordingly. The Resolution was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE. XI. The following Resolution was offered; and it was moved that it be adopted:
Be it ressolved: That the Town rescind the action taken by the Town at the Annual Town Meeting held on March 10, 1959, whereby the Town voted to adopt and enact the Plainfield Building Con- struction and Zoning Ordinance. The Resolution was seconded.
After some discussion, a motion was made to indefinitely post- pone action on Article XI.
The motion was seconded and it was voted in the affirmative.
ARTICLE XII. The following Resolution was offered; and it was moved that it be adopted. Resolved that the Town extend the street light system at Plain- field Village southerly along Route 12A from the Atlantic Filling Station to the residence of George West, and raise and appropriate the sum of $120.00 therefor.
The Resolution was seconded; and it was voted in the negative.
ARTICLE XV. Be it resolved that in the question of the legality
— 13 — of action under Articles XIV and XIII, plus the petition of protest against the proposed amendment under Article II, the Selectmen be instructed to refer to the Attorney General or such agency as he directs, for final determination.
The above Resolution was moved, seconded, and voted in the affirmative.
It was moved that before any further outlay of money is made on the present heating system in the Meriden Town Hall, that the Selectmen make inquiry into a new heating system and make report and take any necessary action thereon at the November 8, 1966 meeting. The above motion was seconded and voted in the affirmative.
Resolved: That this Town Meeting express its deep apprecia- tion to the Moderator, Mr. Cassedy, for the fair and masterful way in which he has presided over a very difficult meeting. This was voted in the affirmative, with a round of hearty applause.
Mr. Ralph Woodward thanked the citizens of the Town for the courtesies extended to him these past twelve years as Dog Con- stable, and also stated that, due to his present occupation, he could no longer serve the Town.
The thanks of the Town were extended to Mr. Woodward by the Moderator.
A vote of appreciation was extended to Mr. Palmer C. Read, Jr. for his services as Selectman for the past twelve years.
Report of the Planning Board Relative to their Study of the Possibility of Proviidng a Public Swimming Pool for the Town. In accord with Article IX of the Warrant of the 1965 Town Meeting, the Planning Board has investigated the possibility of providing a public swimming pool in Town.
Although we have made no detailed study of all the factors involved, we have made a preliminary survey.
With regard to location, we recommend that the area in the general vicinity of the Town Sheds be considered as a possible location. Since the cost of construction, operation, and supervision of a pool would be high, we feel that it would be impractibale for the Town to consider two pools. The area in the vicinity of the Town Sheds, lying approximately midway between our two villages, would seem to be a suitable location. The pool might be made in conjunction with the brook, or might be entirely separate from it, or water from the brook might be used in an entirely
— 14 — artificial pool. There are a number of possibilities. In any event, State Regulations would have to be met, and these might prove costly. For example, the State requires that a licensed lifeguard be in attendance at all times a pool is in opera- tion. The pool would have to be fenced off to prevent use at un- authorized times. Very strict sanitary regulations would have to be met. Bath houses would have to be provided, as well as ap- proved toilets for both sexes. We feel that the Town should first acquire enough land to provide a general recreation area, to which could be added various facilities. We might start first with a picnic area, then add a baseball or softball diamond, volley-ball courts, and, eventually tennis courts and a swimming pool. We recommend, therefore, that the Town start modestly with the acquisition of land of sufficient extent to provide all foreseeable recreational facilities we might desire. If the area in the vicinity of the Town Sheds meets with general approval, the Town could proceed to negotiate for said land, and an Article coulld be put into next year's Warrant to authorize purchase. A s um of money should also be appropriated to obtain professional help in planning the layout of recreational facilities.
Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Carleton P. Jones
Carleton P. Jones, Chairman Town Planning Board
ARTICLE I. Number of Names on Check List 635 Total number of Votes Cast 339 Town Clerk for One Year Howard Zea had 326 Wallace Pickering had 1 Horace Dalrymple had 1 Katherine L. Jones had 1 Stephen Plummer had 1 Doris Plummer had 1 Howard Zea was declared elected.
Selectman for Three Years Stephen M. Taylor had 312 Palmer C. Read, Jr. had 5 John Meyette had 4 Harold Clark had 2 Ira Townsend had 2 Nelson LaPan had 1
— 15 — William McNamara had 1 Stephen M. Taylor was declared elected.
Treasurer for One Year Fred Sweet had 319 Harold Tandy had 1 Katherine L. Jones had 1 John McNamara had 1 Fred Sweet was declared elected.
Tax Collector for One Year John C. Morse had 329 John C. Morse was declared elected.
Trustee of Trust Funds for Three Years Arthur Chivers had 187 Doris S. Plummer had 128 Fred Cushing had 2 Arthur Chivers was declared elected.
Auditor for Two Years John F. McNamara had 322 Dorothy McNamara had 3 Ira Townsend had 1 John F. McNamara was declared elected.
Library Trustee for Three Years—East Part of Town Gladys R. Stevens had 315 Henrietta Stearns had 1 Gladys R. Stevens was declared elected.
Library Trustee for Two Years—East Part of Town Audrey A. Logan had 313 Audrey A. Logan was declared elected.
Library Trustee for Three Years—West Part of Town Lucia Read Bryant had 170 Celia A. Wilder had 131 Lucia Read Bryant was declared elected.
ARTICLE II. Shall the amendment of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Plainfield, as proposed by the Town Planning Board be adopted for this Town: Yes 162 No 150
Article II was declared in the affirmative, subject to final de- termination under action as voted in the proceedings on Article XV. Mr. Hood asked to be excused from counting the ballots and the —16 — Moderator granted his request, and he was excused. Then Howard Zea, John F. McNamara, and Stephen M. Taylor came forward, and were in open meeting sworn in to office by Howard W. Chellis, Notary Public. A motion was then offered that the Meeting would stand ad- journed.
(Signed) Howard Zea, Town Clerk, Plainfield, N. H.
Personally appeared the above named Fred Sweet, John C. Morse, Gladys R. Stevens, Arthur Chivers, Lucia Read Bryant, who took and subscribed the foregoing oath.
Before Me,
(Signed) Vernon A. Hood Justice of the Peace
Personally appeared the above named Audrey A. Logan, who took and subscribed the foregoing oath.
Before Me
Howard Zea, March 12, 1966 Town Clerk, Plainfield, N. H.
True Copy Attest (Signed) Howard Zea Town Clerk.
Protest of Proposed Amendment to Present Zoning Ordinance of Plainfield, New Hampshiree
To: The Board of Selectmen Plainfield, New Hampshire
Mr. Howard Zea, Town Clerk Plainfield, New Hampshire
Mr. David Cassedy, Town Moderator Plainfield, New Hampshire
The undersigned hereby protest the change proposed by the
— 17 — amendment of the zoning ordinance of the Town of Plainfield to be acted upon at the Town Meeting to be held on March 8, 1966. We are owners of 20% of the area of the lots included in such pro- posed change.
Your attention is specifically called to Chapter 31 RSA, Section 64 as amended.
Vernon A. Hood Robert E. Earle George D. Woodley Earle W. Colby Theodore Sullivan Stephen F. Kimball George H. Kibbie Catherine Kimball Arnold H. Chapman Kenneth E. Griggs Henry Therrien, Jr. Warren F. Simmons Barbara Therrien Irwin Gray Barbara Fleming Ola Gray Norman Wilder H. C. Hutchins Kate E. Wilder Evelyn Hutchins Carroll N. Mosher Robert O. Letourneau Gordon F. Spaulding Alice Letourneau Nance E. Spaulding Norman Williams Freda Sargent Margaret Meyette Marilyn LaPan Celia Wilder
Alice I. Jordan H. W. Hendrick Otis W. Jordan, Jr. A. P. Hendrick Ernest E. Barrett Joseph Scruton Anita Barrett Nellie Scruton Marion Descoteau Hayden A. Slayton Steve E. Ward Bernice O. Slayton Jennie S. Ward Gordon W. Wilder Harvey K. Leonard Fern F. Wilder
Stephen Wright Mildred I. Wilder Helen M. Leonard Harold S. Wilder, Jr. Lorraine Wright Leo J. Descoteau Armond Rondeau Lucille N. Descoteau Mrs. A. A. Rondeau Kathleen Robinson Ralph A. Woodward Charles Robinson Bertha M. Woodward Robert V. Crosier Edward Bomyea Rebecca B. Crosier Beulah Bomyea William S. Gunzel Clarence W. Magoon Lottie G. Gunzel Ella B. Magoon Harold L. Stone Warren C. Demerse Paul L. Martin Newell Keay Willa Stone Lee Woodward Anita E. Martin Clayton E. Morse Alex White Marion M. Bushor Katherine Woodward
— 18 — William A. Smith Dorothy B. Olden Stephen F. Plummer Kenneth L. Olden Doris S. Plummer E. G. Sawyer, Jr. Ellen H. Maylin Louise Sawyer Claude E. Bennett Francis Sullivan Dora E. Bennett John L. Meyette Katherine R. Renihan George M. Kenyon Harold F. Hoisington Henrietta Kenyon Isabel F. Hoisington Howard Wilder Cynthia R. Laurie Ola W. Wilder Ona J. Hewes Alden L. Berry Rosalba Perkins Mrs. C. H. Crary Doris Fleming Edgar A. Brown George Halleran Joanne Brown Hazel Halleran John C. Morse Julia McCarthy Beverly L. Morse Robert McCarthy Roland Stone Rita Hosington Barbara Stone Ralph K. Jordan Harold E. Clark Rebecca Meyette Sylvia Clark George W. West Joseph Charles Meyette, Jr. Eldora Farnsworth Evelyn Fitts Wm. T. Mc Namara Rosaline White Christie Kimball Howard Morse Annabelle Daniels Annie P. Baldwin Lawrence Daniels Ted Baldwin, Sr. Kenneth B. Moore Arthur C. Torrey Yolande S. Moore Northern Forest Products Corp. William F. Jenney by Merill G. Davis, V. P. Richard J. Small Atkinson-Davis Corporation Priscilla A. Small by Merrill G. Davis, Treas. Earl Camp Tri-State Timberland Corp. Lillian Camp by Merrill G. Davis, Pres* Robert Temple John O'Leary Pauline Temple Evelyn Hamel Fred Sweet Mrs. Eva King Harold Pringle George L. Hynes Nelson La Pan, Sr. Doris L. Hynes George Pringle Florence Mc Namara Myrtie W. Barker William C. Wildey Albert Barker John F. Mc Namara Helen & Arthur Chivers John H. Mc Namara Maurice F. Camp Wendell Rogeers Kenneth Tashro Mildred J. Rogers Nellie J. Howe Harry F. Mason Lloyd J. Stevens Maxine Mason
— 19 — Therese Stevens Wallace Williams Addie Barton Ruth P. Williams Ray A. Smith Doris B. Williams Arthur T. Whitney Marion J. Creeger Frank Chapman Christine K. Creeger Albert G. Estabrook Elmer Towne Vernon H. Benoit Kinsley H. Walker Jeanie Begg Fred W. Talbert
March 7, 1966
This is to certify that we, the undersigned, have examined the Inventory book of the Town of Plainfield, N. H. for 1965, and that the property of the several parties signing this petition own, have a total in the excess of $945,000.
True Copy Attest:
(Signed) Howard Zea, Town Clerk
Vernon A. Hood, Selectman
John F. McNamara, Auditor
Papers Read at This Meeting, and Hereby Recorded, as In- structed by the Moderator.
Mr. Moderator:
Speaking to the question of the sequence in which we con- sider the Articles having to do with planning and zoning, I would like to move that we now consider Article XIV and then Article XIII in that order before we discuss Article XL
In this connection, I would like to read a letter which bears directly on my motion and on the reasons for postponing discussion and voting on Article XI until after we have voted on the other two articles. The letter follows:
"Dear X: Since we talked the other night about some of the problems in Plainfield-Meriden, I've been comparing them to our town prob- lems, and I thought it might give you a little comfort to hear that in my town we have problems that make yours look like a cake walk.
— 20 — Eight years ago, we voted to build a Community Center. Not everyone was a hundred prercent in favor of it. Some people said
it would help keep the kids off the streets and out of the hot-rods. Others said that kind of problem wasn't a Community problem. It was up to each family to see that their children didn't get messed up. Some said the main reason for any kind of planning was the next generation. Others said: 'Let's take care of ourselves and let the next generation look after itself.'
Anyway the Community Center was voted. It was planned and built right up to the point where we had to decide what color
to paint it. There we stuck. There didn't seem to be any way to reach an agreement on color, and the Center had to be painted
before it could be used. After quite a lot of fussing around, we worked out a plan. We used volunteer labor and each painter brought his own brush and his own bucket of paint of whatever color he liked. We painted it polka-dot—inside and out. Now some people really liked the polka-dot Center. Others said it gave them indigestion. Anyway it was used for seven years, and it had to have a repaint job. On the question of repainting the town split right down the middle.
Half the people wanted to repaint it with polka-dots. Some of them really liked polka-dots, but a lot more just didn't like change of any kind, or they didn't like being told by anyone else what color the Center had to be painted. The other half of the town, including those who got dyspepsia from polka-dots, wanted to paint the Center all one color, and someone put out the story that the color they wanted was purple, rich, royal, purple.
The actual color they wanted was a light grey, but once the story got started all the people on this side of the fence were tagged "purple people." The polka-dot lovers and the purple people were very evenly divided, and they weren't rally very far apart. At least they all wanted to repaint the Community Center. But there was another small group. Some people called them "the Dividers," you know, divide and conquer. The Dividers for reasons of their own didn't want the Center at all, no matter what color it was painted. They decided to take out some insurance to make certain the Center would never be painted anything but polka-dot. They circulated a petition which would make a two-thirds majority vote necessary to change the Center's color scheme.
But even then the Dividers weren't satisfied. They began to go
— 21 — around telling people there was only one way to make absolutely certain the Center was never painted purple. They found a lawyer who assured people that their proposal was perfectly legal. To anyone who doubted their motives or their logic, they said that the only way to get out of the mess was to wipe the slate clean—start all over again. They ignored the opinion of other competent lawyers who said that (a) It wasn't necessary to start all over again (b) If they did try to start all over again the town would find itself with a can of worms on its hands that would make its present tangle look like a box of uncooked spaghetti. To those who asked when they would start over, straightening things out, the Dividers said, "Oh, next year, or sometime." To those who said, "What will happen to the town and to our children while we have no Center" they said, "Well our fathers and our grandfathers never had a Center and they got along pretty well."
So that's where we stand. Tuesday our town is voting on a proposition which says; "That the Community Center be burned to the ground and the foundation filled in with a bulldozzer so that we can start all over again with a clean slate."
Well, that's it. Keep your fingers crossed for us, and good luck to Plainfield. Sincerely,
Charlie."
Now, Mr. Moderator, before we vote for Article XI and decide i:o burn our own Polka-Dot Center, I hope we will consider articles XIV and XIII and see what we might accomplish with a little re- painting.
"March 7, 1966
"To the Selectmen of the Town of Plainfield, New Hampshire:
"I submit the following reply to you request for advice con- cerning Articles XIII and XIV in the Town Warrant for the annual meeting to be held on March 8, 1966.
"A. Article XIII. "This article assumes certain facts to be true. I have no knowledge whether the allegations contained in said article as to the subsequent practice and experience under the vote adopted at the
— 22 — annual Town Meeting on March 11, 1958 are true or false. How- ever, in my judgment, the assertions contained in the article are immaterial. Article XIV of the Town Warrant for the Annual meet- ing held on March 11, 1958 was as follows:
" 'Article XIV. To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.'
"It is a long established principle under our law that towns are but subdivisios of the State and have only the powers which are granted to them by the State. (Exeter v. Joseph L. Kenick, (1962) 104 N. H. 170) New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 39, Section 2 as amended by the 1957 legislature, effective Sep- tember 17, 1957, provides that, 'The warrant for any town meeting shall be under the hands of the Selectmen, and shall prescribe the place, day and hour of the meeting, and, if there is an election at said meeting, in which an official printed ballot containing more than one name is used, the warrant therefor shall prescribe the time the polls are to open and also an hour before which the polls may not close. A town meeting may vote to keep the polls open to a later hour but may not vote to close the polls at an earlier hour than that prescribed by the selectmen hereunder. The sub- ject matter of all business to be acted upon at the town meeting .shall be distinctly stated in the warrant, and nothing done at any meeting, except the election of any town officer required by law to be made at such meeting, shall be valid unless the subject thereof is so stated. Provided that in case where the article in the warrant calls for the appropriation of specific sum of money the sum of money appropriated thereunder may be decreased or increased by the vote of the town, provided further that in a town under the municipal budget act no increase shall be valid which would vio- late the privisions of RSA 32:8.' "The purpose of the provision that nothing may be done by a town meeting unless the subject has been stated in the warrant is to inform the inhabitants of the business upon which they are called to act. (Opinion of the Justices (1957) 101 New Hampshire 544). "The words 'the subject matter of all business to be acted upon at the town meeting shall be distinctly stated in the warrant, and nothing done at any meeting, except the election of any town officer required by law to be made at such meeting, shall be valid unless the subject thereof is so stated' are underscored for the reason that the subject matter of the business of the appointment of a Town Planning Board was not distinctly stated in the 1958 warrant and, therefore, the statute not having been complied with, I must conclude that the Planning Board was not validly appointed. There is another cogent reason why, in my opinion, the Town Planning Board as constitute is an invalid body. The Town voted 'that the Selectmen appoint a
— 23 — committee of four citizens to serve with them as a Town Planning Board.' New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annoted, Chapter 36, Section 4, entitled 'Personnel of a Planning Board' states among other things ... 'in the case of towns the Planning Board shall consist of either seven or five members at the option of the town meeting, including in either case one Selectman who shall be chosen by the Selectmen to act as ex-officio member, and four or six persons, depending upon whether the entire Planning Board includes five or seven members, respectively, who shall be appointed by the
Selectmen. . . ." "Under the vote adopted under Article XIV of the 1958 meet- ing, the Selectmen were authorized to appoint a committee of four citizens to serve with them as a Town Planning Board. This is contary to the statutory powers given to Towns by the legislature and it follows that the Planning Board of Plainfield was illegally created. I believe the Planning Board had no legal authority to propose to the Town the original "Building, Construction and Zon- ing Ordinance" and neither does it have the power to offer amend- ments thereto
"B. Article XIV
"This article seeks to validate the action taken under the afore- said Article XIV of the March 11, 1958 annual town meeting insofar as the appointment of a Town Planning Board and the appointment of a Sexton for the Cemeteries is concerned. This raises the ques- tion as to whether a Town can legally validate its previous action arising out of a defective or irregular proceedings. "The action taken at the previous meeting in 1958 pursuant to the vote passed under 'the transaction of any other business ar- ticle' is now actually being questioned by the insertion of Article XIV in this year's Town Warrant. "From ancient times the legislature has frequently been called upon to legalize town meeting votes when questions as to their validity have arisen. (Exeter v. Joseph L. Kenick, 1962, 104 N. H. 170). Also the Supreme Court, upon transfer of questions of law from the Superior Court, has jurisdiction to determine the validity •of votes taken at a town meeting. (Exeter v. Joseph L. Kenick, 1962, 104 N. H. 170). "The question and answer statement of the Planning Board con- cedes that the Planning Board was improperly created under the other business article of the Warrant of the 1958 Town Meeting. The statement fails to furnish any statutory authority or Supreme Court decision for its position that the Town has the legal right to validate its previous improper and illegal actions. "Even though votes adopted at town meetings are liberally con-
— 24 — strued to give legal effect to the language employed to express the corporate purpose, (Charles T. McMahon v. Town of Salem, 1962, 104 N. H. 219) I do not know of any authority, statutory or other- wise, giving the Town the right to vote to validate its previous defective or irregular proceedings. Therefore, my opinion is that only the legislature or the Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to determine the validity of votes taken at a town meeting. "I hope the advice contained herein will prove helpful to you and the legal voters of Plainfield. I wish to emphasize, however, that nothing herein contained is intended or should it be construed to imply that any attempt is being made by me to influence the vote of any individual on any article in this year's warrant. The sacred duty of every citizen to vote as his conscience dictates and the constitutional right to assemble and to govern our own affairs is our heritage and is a cherished possession in our free democracy.
"Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) William E. Nolin William E. Nolin" A True Copy Attest (Signed) Howard Zea
March 7, 1966 Mr. Carleton P. Jones, Chairman Planning Board Plainfield, New Hampshire
Dear Mr. Jones:
You have raised the question with us as to whether the Town of Plainfield has power to adopt a valid ratifying resolution at a subsequent town meeting to cure some defect in the procedure by which a resolution was adopted at a prior meeting as a result of which such prior resolution is either invalid or of uncertain validity. You have remarked to us that the suggestion has been made to you that any usch ratification of defective local proceedings must be by the legislature. As a matter of general law, it is well rec- ognized that where a municipal corporation has statutory authority to act on a particular matter and undertakes to do so but fails to do so effectively because of some procedural irregularity, the mu- nicipality may by proper subsequent proceedings ratify and confirm the prior action. The foregoing proposition is stated in the clearest possible terms at several points in the standard textbook treatise, McQuillin, Mu- nicipal Corporations (3d ed.), citing numerous case authorities from
— 25 — many jurisdictions. Selected quotations stating this principle are as follows: "Irregular and void actions may be ratified or confirmed at a subsequent meeting, provided it is a valid or legal meeting." (Vol. 4, Sec. 13.47.) "Generally speaking, a municipal legislative body may ratify its void acts, or it may cure the defective enact- ment of an ordinance by a subsequent enactment, where the ordinance is within the municipal power to enact."
(Vol. 5, Sec. 16.93) "An ordinance which is within the scope of the mu- nicipal poweres to pass, that is merely insufficient or de- fective, may be validated, as well as the proceedings taken thereunder, by subsequent appropriate action." (Vol. 13, Sec. 37.3) We would point out that the power of a municipality to vali- date a defective ordinance is limited to situations in which the mu- nicipality had original authority for the adoption of the legislation
concerned but failed properly to exercise it. If the type of defect involved is one where the municipality has attempted to act in a field in which it has not authority to act, obviously any attempt by it at a later ratification of such void proceedings would be as ineffective as the original proceedings themselves. The power of a town to cure defects in its own prior pro- ceedings exists side by side with a power in the legislature to ac-
complish the same result. The legislative power, indeed ,is a broader power than that of the town because the legislature may also en- large the scope of the statutory area within which the town can act as well as modify the procedural requirements for the town's effective action, both of which are of course beyond the authority of the town itself. As applied to the situation in the Town of Plainfleld, we be- lieve that the New Hampshire court would accept as effective, affirmative action by the Town under the articles submitted by the Planning Board for the March 8 town meeting providing for rati- fication of the proceedings by which the Planning Board was created as well as confirming all subsequent acts of the Board itself. We recognize that the early case of Johnston v. Wilson, 2 N. H. 202 (1820) introduces some confusion as to applicable New Hampshire law on the point here at issue, but the rules of general law are so clearly set that we do not believe that the Johnston case would lead our court to disregard them.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) Joseph S. Ransmeier
Joseph S. Ransmeier
— 26 — From: "Revisions of Proposed Amendment of Zoning Ordinance of Town of Plainfield in Light of Public Hear- ing held on December 20, 1965 "(9) Sec. 2.3 (as renumbered) Strike out the provision and substitute for it the fol- lowing: 2.3 Semi-dependent mobile homes and mobile homes, when such units are not occupied as residences, may be temporarily parked out-of-doors only as a special exception pursuant to prior permit issued by the Board of Adustment and subject to such terms and conditions as the Board of Adjustment may find necessary to safe- guard the purposes of the Ordinance. This provision is not intended to apply to camping trailers of either the truck- mounted or towed varieties."
From: VALLEY NEWS. Article headed "Planning Unit Cites Lack of Confidence." Hanover— "It is unnecessary to emphasize the importance of this ordinance to the future of the town. Undoubtedly it is the single item of local legislation which most intimately af- fects the lives of our citizens and the developument of the town. Unfortunately, the procedures required to correct even unintentional errors is cumbersome and under some circumstances impossible to accomplish."
Mention was also made of an article appearing in the Portsmouth newspaper.
Argument of Carleton P. Jones on Article XIV. Since the actions of both the Planning Board and of the Town Sexton, Mr. Vernon A. Hood have in all official ways been above reproach and in good faith, it is unthinkable that the Town will refuse to correct the procedural error in their appointments. The Town can and should take corrective action. Since the town has the authority to adopt a Planning Board, it has also the authority to correct procedural errors such as that made in 1958. In correcting this procedural error, the Town should ratify the adoption of the Planning Board because, in 1959, the Town acted upon the recommendations of this Board in adopting our present zoning ordinance. This is proof that the Town wanted both a Planning Board and a Zoning Ordinance. Further, certain actions have been taken in good faith as a consequence of the adoption of a Planning Board and the appoint- ment of a Sexton. A Zoning Ordinance has been adopted; Select- men have acted to enforce this Ordinance; fees have been received for building and junkyard permits; the Sexton has carried out his duties and has been paid a salary by the Town. These are ac- tions done in good faith which cannot be undone.
— 27 — If Article XIV is voted down, individuals who have been put to expense or perhaps lost income because of compliance with the building code might assert claims for damages against Town of- ficers who have undertaken to enforce the Ordinance. Vote YES to Article XIV to save the Town needless litigation and expense.
A True Copy Attest:
(Signed) Howard Zea, Town Clerk
The order in which the foregoing were copied does not reflect the order in v/hich they were read in the meeting.
Statement of Indebtness
No Long Term Notes Outstanding December 31, 1966.
— 28 — Budget of the Town of Plainfield, NL H.
Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year
January 1, 1967 to December 31, 1967
Compared with Estimated and Actual Revenues, Appropriations and Expenditures of
the Previous Year, January 1, 1966 to December 31, 1966
Estimated Actual Estimated cfrwjxtr^rcf *\r> rn?* tt-tvtt tt? Revenue Revenue Revenue bUUKCLb UJf KJiViilMUli Previous Previous Ensuing: Year 1966 Year 1966 Year 1967
From State:
Interest and Dividends Tax $ 13,422.12 $ 13,422.12 $ 13,000.00 Savings Bank Tax 371.38 371.38 350.00 Reimbursement State Forest 8.00 65.63 25.00 For Fighting Forest Fires 35.18 Reimb. Old Age Assistance 308.20
From Local Sources Except Taxes:
Dog Licenses 420.00 444.30 425.00 Permits and Filing Fees 100.00 104.00 100.00 Int. rec. on Taxes 350.00 375.46 350.00 Motor Vehicle Permit Fees 10,000.00 12,126.86 12,000.00
From Local Taxes Other Than Property Taxes:
(a) Poll Taxes @ $2.00 1,024.00 1,024.00 1,000.00 (b) National Bank Stock Taxes 20.00 25.00 25.00 (c) Yield Taxes 1,688.40 1,688.40 1,300.00
Total Revenues From All Sources Except Property Taxes $ 27,403.90 $ 30,030.53 $ 28,575.00 Amount to Be Raised by Prop. Taxes $144,098.21 $140,077.94
TOTAL REVEUES $168,652.94
— 29 — Budget of the Town of Plainfield, N* H.
Actual Estimated PURPOSES OF Appropriations Expenditures Ensuing EXPENDITURES Previous Previous Expenditures Year 1966 Year 1966 Year 1967
General Government:
Town Oiffcers Salaries $ 3,200.00 3,734.84 3,200.00 Town Officers Expenses 2,200.00 2,617.93 2,500.00 Election and Registration Exp. 850.00 679.03 350.00 Expense of Town Buildings 1,000.00 574.75 600.00 Social Security 1,000.00 1,307.31 1,500.00
Protection of Persons & Property:
Police Department 500.00 744.55 650.00 Fire Department 1,000.00 667.70 1,000.00 Blister Rust 250.80 250.80 250.80 Insurance 1,800.00 1,683.95 1,700.00 Damages and Legal Exp. 750.00 753.88 3,000.00
Health: Civil Defense 10.00 —0— 10.00
Health Dept. inc. Hospitals 200.00 125.00 200.00 Vital Statistics 30.00 26.50 30.00 Town Dump 800.00 680.86 800.00
Highways and Bridges:
Summer Maintenance 11,000.00 10,934.10 11,500.00 Winter Maintenance 7,000.00 8,805.57 7,500.00 Street Lighting 1,200.00 967.07 1,000.00 Gen. Exp. Highway Dept. 4,000.00 4,124.42 4,000.00 Town Road Aid (State's Share $8,219.84) 1,241.39 1,241.39 1,232.98 Trucks Expense 1,200.00 2,878.04 1,200.00 Grader Expense 600.00 1,679.18 600.00 Loader Expense 400.00 284.26 400.00 Fuel & Oil 2,000.00 2,242.37 2,000.00
Libaries: 1,945.00 1,573.24 1,168.16
— 30 — BUDGET (continued)
Public Welfare:
Town Poor 2,500.00 3,386.21 2,500.00 Old Age Assistance 2,600.00 2,248.57 2,500.00
Public Service Enterprises:
Memorial Day 75.00 77.00 75.00 Cemeteries 500.00 534.66 500.00 Airport 200.00 200.00 300.00 Advertising 50.00 50.00 50.00
Interest:
On Temporary Loans 300.00 300.00 300.00 On Long Term Notes 62.50 62.10 —0— On Trust Funds Used by Town 36.00 36.00 36.00
Payment of Indebtedness:
Long Term Notes 2,500.00 2,629.17 —0— Capital Reserve Funds 1,000.00 Countay Taxes 12,723.20 12,723.20 14,000.00 School Taxes 101,024.86 100,674.35 102,000.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $166,748.75 $172,498.00 $168,652.94
31 — Summary of Inventory of Valuation
Land and Buildings $4,048,575 Factory Machinery 400 Public Utilities 393,125 Mobile Homes and Trailers 33 86,260 Stock in Trade 47,980 Boats 20 3,980 Dairy Cows 293 43,265 Other Cattle 2 140 Poultry 6,900 3,450 Gasoline Pumps & Tanks 4,700 Portable Mills 1,400 Construction Machinery 27,270
Total Valuation Before Exemptions Allowed $4,660,545
Exemptions Allowed: War Service Exemptions $92,995 Blind Exemptions 1,000 Livestock Exemptions 6,130 Poultry Exemptions 350
Total Exemptions Allowed 100,475
Net Valuation of which tax rate is computed $4,560,070
Electric Companies: Conn. Valley Elect. Co. $ 46,010 Granite State Elect. Co. 122,455 New England Power Co. 206,000 N. H. Elect. Coop., Inc. 18,660
Total $ 393.125
Number of inventories distributed 493 Number of inventories returned 304 Number of veterans who received property exemptions 94 Number of veterans exempted from poll tax 132
— 32 — Statement of Appropriations and Taxes Assessed
Town Officers' Salaries $ 3,200.00 Town Officers' Expenses 2,200.00 Election and Registration Expenses 850.00 Town Halls and Buildings: Maintenance 1,000.00 Social Security 1,000.00 Police Department 500.00 Fire Department 1,000.00 Blister Rust 250.80 Insurance 1,800.00
Damages and Legal Expen ses, including dog;s 750.00 Civilian Defense 10.00 Health Dept, including Hospitals 200.00 Vital Statistics 30.00 Town Dump 800.00 Highway Department: Summer Maintenance $ 11,000.00 Winter Maintenance 7,000.00 General Expense 4,000.00 Street Lighting 1,200.00 Town Road Aid 1,241.39 Trucks Expense 1,200.00 Grader Expense 600.00 Loader Expense 400.00 Fuel and Oil 2,000.00
$ 28,641.39 Libraries: 1,945.00 Old Age Assistance 2,600.00 Public Relief, including Veterans' Aid 2,500.00 Memorial Day 75.00 Cemetries 500.00 Airport 200.00 Regional Association 50.00 Payment of Debt: Principal 2,500.00 Interest 398.50 Capital Reserve Fund 1,000.00
Total Town AppnDpriations $ 54,000.69
33 — Less Estimated Revenues and Credits: Interest and Dividends Tax $ 13,422.12 Savings Bank Tax 371.38 Reimb. State Lands 8.00 Revenue from Yield Tax Sources 1,688.40 Interest Received on Taxes 350.00 Permits and Filing Fees 100.00 Dog Licenses 420.00 Motor Vehicle Permit Fees 10,000.00 National Bank Stock Taxes 20.00 Poll Taxes, 512 @ $2.00 1,024.00
Total Revenues and Credits $ 27,403.90
Net Town Appropriations $ 26,596.79 Net School Appropriations 101,024.86 County Tax Assessment 12,723.20
Total Assessment $140,344.85 Plus Overlay 3,753.36
Amount to be Raised by Property Taxes $144,098.21
Taxes Committed to Collector: Property Taxes $144,098.21 Precint Taxes 912.01
Total Property Taxes 145,010.22 Poll Taxes 1,024.00 National Bank Stock Taxes 20.00
Total Taxes Committed $146,054.22
Tax Rates: Town $ .66 County .28 School 2.22
Totl Rate $3.16
— 34 — Auditor's Report
To the Selectmen
Town of Plainfield, N. H.
This is to certify that we have examined the books and ac- counts of the Selectmen, Treasurer, Town Clerk, Tax Collector, Trustees of Trust Funds and other officers of the Town Of Plainfleld for the year ending Dec. 31, 1966 and find them correct to the best of our knowledge.
JOHN F. McNAMARA HERMAN D. ROGERS
Town Auditors.
Jan. 1967 Plainfleld, N. H.
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Ret. Tax, uncollected 8.20 Bond and Debt. Ret. Tax, not remitted to State Treas. $ 330.13 Head Tax Penalties 9.50 Due the School District, balance of 1966 Approp. 58,024.86 Capital Reserve Fund 2,000,00 Trust Fund Principal Used by Town: Chamberlain Fund 600.00 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 62,012.69 — 38 — SCHEDULE OF TOWN PROPERTY Town Halls, Lands and Buildings $ 42,300.00 Furniture and equipment 5,400.00 Libraries, land and buildings 40,000.00 Furniture and equipment 6,000.00 Police Department, equipment 50.00 Highway Department, lands and buildings 8,200.00 Equipment 30,000.00 Materials and supplies 1,000.00 Cemetery Department, equipment 400.00 Schools, lands and buildings 74,500.00 Equipment 22,000.00 Town Dump 400.00 TOTAL $231,250.00 — 39 Report of Town Clerk For The Year Ending Dec. 31, 1966 DR. Filng Fees $ 12.00 Dog Licenses 444.30 Auto Permits 1965 246.00 1966 11,888.00 TOTAL DEBITS $ 12,590.30 CR. Payments To Town Treasurer Filng Fees $ 12.00 Dog Licenses 444.30 Auto Permits 11,880.86 TOTAL CREDITS $ 12,583.16 Cash on hand 7.14 $ 12,590.30 HOWARD ZEA Town Clerk — 40 — Report of the Tax Collector (For Current Year's Levy) SUMMARY OF WARRANT PROPERTY, POLL AND YIELD TAXES LEVY OF 1966 DR. Taxes Committed to Collector: Property Taxes $144,098.21 Poll Taxes 1,024.00 National Bank Stock Taxes 20.00 Precinct Taxes 912.01 Total Warrant $146,054.22 Yield Taxes 2,026.08 Added Taxes: Property Taxes $ 159.26 Poll Taxes 10.00 Nat. Bank Stock Taxes 5.00 Precinct Taxes 1.25 175.51 * 175.51 TOTAL DEBITS $148,269.64 CR. Remittances to Treasurer: Property Taxes $130,783.60 Poll Taxes 814.00 National Bank Stock Taxes 25.00 Yield Taxes 1,976.88 Interest Collected 13.83 Precinct Taxes 766.98 $134,380.29 Discount Allowed 1,818.40 Abatements: 41 — Property Taxes $ 736.11 Poll Taxes 40.00 Yield Taxes 0.00 Precinct Taxes 3.31 $ 779.42 Uncollected Taxes - As Per Collector's List: Property Taxes $ 10,919.36 Poll Taxes 180.00 Yield Taxes 49.20 Precinct Taxes 142.97 $ 11,291.53 TOTAL CREDITS $148,269.64 (For Previous Year's Levy) SUMMARY OF WARRANT PROPERTY, POLL AND YIELD TAXES LEVY OF 1965 DR. Uncollected Taxes - As of January 1, 1966: Property Taxes $ 8,457.06 Poll Taxes 208.00 Yield Taxes 3.90 $ 8,668.96 Interest Collected During Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1966 223.46 TOTAL DEBITS $ 8,892.42 CR. Remittances to Treasurer During Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1966: Property Taxes $ 8,147.51 Poll Taxes 158.00 Yield Taxes 3.90 — 42 — Interest Collected During Year 223.46 $ 8,532.87 Abatements Made During Year: Property Taxes $ 309.65 Poll Taxes 46.00 Yield Taxes $ 355.55 Uncollected Taxes - As Per Collector's List: Poll Taxes $ 4.00 TOTAL CREDITS $ 8,892.42 (For Current Year's Levy) SUMMARY OF WARRANT STATE HEAD TAX LEVY OF 1966 DR. State Head Taxes Committed to Collector: Original Warrant $ 3,220.00 Added Taxes 30.00 Total Commitment $ 3,250.00 Penalties Collected 9.50 TOTAL DEBITS $ 3,259.50 CR. Remittances to Treasurer: Head Taxes $ 2,600.00 Penalties 9.50 $ 2,609.50 Abatements 105.00 Uncollected Head Taxes - As Per Collector's List: 545.00 TOTAL CREDITS $ 3,259.50 — 43 (For Previous Year's Levy) SUMMARY OF WARRANT STATE HEAD TAX LEVY OF 1965 DR. Uncollected Taxes - As of January 1, 1966 $ 620.00 Penalties Collected During 1966 49.00 TOTAL DEBITS $ 669.00 CR. Remittances to Treasurer During 1966: Head Taxes $ 490.00 Penalties 49.00 $ 539.00 Abatements During 1966 $ 120.00 Uncollected Head Taxes - As Per Collector's List: 10.00 TOTAL CREDITS $ 669.00 SUMMARY OF WARRANT POLL TAXES LEVY OF 1964 DR. Uncollected - as of Jan. 1, 1966: Poll Taxes $ 8.00 TOTAL DEBITS $ 8.00 CR. Remitances to Treasurer during 1966: Poll Taxes $ 2.00 2.00 Abatements During 1966 Poll Taxes $ 6.00 6.00 TOTAL CREDITS $ 8.00 — 44 — SUMMARY OF WARRANT YIELD TAXES LEVY OF 1961 DR. Uncollected as of Jan. 1, 1966: Yield Taxes $ 69.60 TOTAL DEBITS $ 69.60 CR. Abatements During 1966: Yield Taxes $ 69.60 TOTAL CREDITS $ 69.60 SUMMARY OF WARRANT HEAD TAXES LEVY OF 1964 DR. Uncollected as of Jan. 1, 1966: Head Taxes $ 20.00 Penalties Collected .50 $ 20.50 TOTAL DEBITS $ 20.50 CR. Remittances to Treasurer During 1966: Head Taxes $ 5.00 Penalties Collected .50 $ 5.50 Abatements During 1966 $ 15.00 $ 15.00 TOTAL CREDITS $ 20.50 SUMMARY OF TAX SALES ACCOUNTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1966 DR. Tax Sale on Accunt of Levies of: Previous 1965 1964 Years (a) Taxes Sold to Town During Current Fiscal Year $ 2,175.92 — 45 — Taxes Sold to Individuals 560.89 (b) Balance of Unredeemed Taxes January 1, 1966 (Town) 469.76 101.65 Balance of Unredeemed Yield January 1, 1966 (Individuals) 385.66 9.34 Taxes—Jan. 1, 1966 (Town) 247.52 Interest Collected After Sale (Town) 31.29 31.98 56.94 Interest Collected After Sale (Individuals) 9.51 34.68 Redemption Costs (Town) 12.22 2.87 2.87 Redemption Costs (Individuals)) 9.87 8.74 TOTAL DEBITS $ 2,799.70 $ 933.69 $ 418.32 CR. Remittances to Treasurer During Year (Town) $ 1,516.93 $ 263.89 $ 14.52 Remittances to Individuals During Year 406.84 309.49 303.54 Deeded To Town During Year 280.41 152.89 90.92 Deeded To Individuals 9.34 Unredeemed Taxes At Close of Year (Town) 422.09 87.83 Unredeemed Taxes—At Close of Year (Individuals) 173.43 119.59 TOTAL CREDITS $ 2,799.70 $ 933.69 $ 418.32 UNREDEEMED TAXES FROM TAX SALES ON ACCOUNT OF LEVIES OF: 1965 1964 Barton, Verne O. $ 80.98 Barton, Lawrence 71.24 Jordon, Otis & Raymond 262.08 Riley, Norma 83.49 82.57 Slayton, Hayden & Bernice 38.61 Thibeault, Isadore 5.28 5.26 Williams, Norman 173.43 TOTALS $ 595.52 $ 207.42 — 46 — ncoliected Property & Precinct Taxes As of Dec. 31, 1938 LEVY OF 1986 Property Precinct Adams, George $ 9.38 Barbour, Robert & Eleanor 549.84 Barton, Lawrence 69.52 Bosley, David & Violet 124.51 Bosley, Laura 151.68 Bosley, Joseph 97.96 Barton, Verne O. 238.27 Brown, Edgar 205.40 8.13 Burgess, Theodore & Betty 2,178.82 Camp, Earl & Lillian 84.57 Chapman, Frank & Annamay 352.81 Clough, Augusta 181.39 Cole, Ernest & M. Louise 3.75 Crate, Alexander Jr. 28.12 Davis, Cecil & Helen 64.46 Demerse, V/arren 284.71 Descoteau, J. Edward & Marion 108.86 Descoteau, Leo & Lucille 49.98 Dion, Robert & Evelyn 104.28 Fowler, William & Merilyn 88.63 Grace, Howard B. 42.34 Hamel, Evelyn 210.45 Hoisington, Rita 11.88 Hynes, George & Doris 237.00 Jenney, William F. 65.21 Jordon, Otis & Raymond 370.19 Kimball, Bernie & Christie 11.50 LaPan, John 182.43 LaRue, Charles & Mary Lou 432.60 Lawrence, Francis & Nancy 132.72 5.25 Lewellyn, Harlan & Jill 6.12 Marsh, Clifton & Helen 439.24 O'Leary, John & Alice 238.26 Perry, Harold & Roberta 37.92 Powell, Albon & Helen 134.30 Price, Alfred 175.06 Raymond, Robert & Betty 367.34 Riley, Norma 82.16 Sanborn, Donald & Betty 142.20 Saltmarsh, Edw. & Evelyn 80.66 — 47 — Sawyer, Ellsworth & Louise 267.02 Slayton, Hayden & Bernice 39.50 Slayton, Scott & Barbara 45.50 Snider, Byron & Helen 432.92 Small, Richard & Priscilla 14.50 Sullivan, Ralph 66.36 Temple, Charles 63.20 Thibeault, Isadore 1.58 Tobin, Velma 91.32 Trempe, Harry & Katherine 311.26 Veautour, Clifford & Jeaniene 446.19 Vivian, William & Joan 7.25 Williams, Erwin W. 31.28 Williams, Norman 170.96 Atkinson-Davis Corp. 382.99 Grantham, Town of .63 King, Earl & Marion 55.30 Marcou, William & Ruth 42.34 Mitchell, William W. 26.23 Quneau, Joan Hodges 9.95 Sturgis, Carol 90.37 Tri-State Timberland Co. Inc. 74.26 Woodward, Heirs of Irving 2.52 TOTAL $ 10,919.36 $ 142.97 UNCOLLECTED HEAD & POLL TAXES As of Dec. 31, 1966 LEVY OF 1966 HEAD POLL Adams, George $ 5.00 Bourget, Joseph 5.00 2.00 Barbour, Robert 5.00 2.00 Barbur, Eleanor 5.00 2.00 Barrett, Roger 5.00 2.00 Barton, Lawrence 5.00 2.00 Barton, Addie 5.00 2.00 Begg, Jeanie 5.00 2.00 Bosley, Joseph 5.00 Bosley, Laura 5.00 2.00 Barton, Verne O. 5.00 2.00 Bailey, Marion 5.00 2.00 Brown, Ethel 5.00 2.00 Birmingham, Walter 5.00 2.00 Birmington, Mary B. 5.00 2.00 — 48 — Chapman, Arnold 5.00 2.00 Chapman, Alice 5.00 2.00 Clough, Augusta 5.00 2.00 Clough, Chester 5.00 2.00 Crate, Alexander Jr. 5.00 2.00 Currier, Richard 5.00 Currier, Carolyn 5.00 2.00 Davis, Cecil 5.00 2.00 Davis, Helen 5.00 2.00 Descoteau, J. Edward 5.00 Descoteau, Marion 5.00 2.00 Descoteau, Leo 5.00 2.00 Descoteau, Lucille 5.00 2.00 Dion, Robert 5.00 Deome, Frank 5.00 Deome, Isabelle 5.00 2.00 Fowler, William 5.00 Fowler, Marilyn 5.00 2.00 Fortune, John 1.00 Fitts, Gail 5.00 2.00 Goodwin, Jane 5.00 2.00 Goodwin, Judy 5.00 2.00 Grace, Howard B. 5.00 2.00 Grace, Louella 5.00 2.00 Hamel, Evelyn 5.00 2.00 Hoisington, Dennis 5.00 Hoisington, Beverly 5.00 2.00 Holland, Peter 5.00 2.00 Holland, Elizabeth 5.00 2.00 Hooker, Kenneth 5.00 Hooker, Viola 5.00 2.00 Kilby, Olin 5.00 Kidder, Katherine 5.00 2.00 LaCroix, Joseph 5.00 2.00 LaRue, Charles 5.00 LaRue, Mary Lou 5.00 2.00 Laurie, Wesley 5.00 2.00 Laurie, Harriet 5.00 2.00 Laurie, Frances 5.00 2.00 Lewellyn, Harlan 5.00 2.00 Lewellyn, Jill 5.00 2.00 LaCroix, Joseph A. 5.00 2.00 LeTourneau, Robert 5.00 2.00 LeTourneau, Alice 5.00 2.00 Marsh, Clifton 5.00 2.00 Marsh, Helen 5.00 2.00 — 49 — Morse, Clayton 5.00 Morse, Anita 5.00 Macie, Richard 5.00 2.00 Macie, Hazel 5.00 2.00 Perry, Harold 5.00 2.00 Perry, Roberta 5.00 2.00 Perkins, Orville 5.00 Perkins, Rosalba 5.00 2.00 Powell, Albon 5.00 Powell, Helen 5.00 2.00 Pringle, George 5.00 Pringle, Janice 5.00 2.00 Raymond, Robert 5:00 Raymond, Betsey 5.00 2.00 Robinson, Charles 5.00 2.00 Robinson, Kathleen 5.00 2.00 Saltmarsh, Edward 5.00 2.00 Saltmarsh, Evelyn 5.00 2.00 Sadoques, Anthony J. 5.00 2.00 Sadoques, Barbara 5.00 2.00 Small, Richard 5.00 2.00 Small, Priscilla 5.00 2.00 Sullivan, Ralph 5.00 2.00 Sullivan, Alberta 5.00 2.00 Stevens, Andrew 5.00 2.00 Stevens, Alberta 5.00 2.00 Sweeney, Lloyd 5.00 Sweeney, Priscilla 5.00 2.00 Sanborn, David 5.00 2.00 Sanborn, Janice 5.00 2.00 Therrien, Henry Jr. 5.00 2.00 Therrien, Barbara Jean 5.00 2.00 Tobin, Elias 5.00 Tobin, Velma 5.00 2.00 Trempe, Harry 5.00 2.00 Trempe, Catherine 5.00 2.00 Veautour, Clifford 5.00 Veautour, Jeanniene 5.00 2.00 Thurston, Carl 5.00 2.00 Vivian, William 5.00 2.00 Walker, Kinsley M. 5.00 2.00 Walker, Elizabeth 1.00 Welch, Edward 5.00 2.00 Welch, Sarah 5.00 2.00 Wiedemeyer, Dorothy 5.00 2.00 Williams, Erwin W. 5.00 2.00 50 — Williams, Norman 5.00 2.00 Williams, Mary- 5.00 2.00 White, George 5.00 2.00 White, Mary 5.00 2.00 TOTAL $545.00 $180.00 UNCOLLECTED HEAD AND POLL TAXES as of Dec. 31, 1966 LEVY OF 1965 Walker, Kinsley M. $ 5.00 $ 2.00 Williams, Erwin 5.00 2.00 TOTAL $10.00 $ 4.00 UNCOLLECTED YIELD TAXES as of Dec. 31, 1966 LEVY OF 1966 Irving Sargent $49.20 "I hereby certify that the above list showing the name and the amount due from each delinquent taxpayer, as of December 31, 1966, on account of the tax levy of 1966, is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief." (Signed) JOHN C. MORSE, Tax Collector — 51 — Pla infield Village Water District Summary of Inventory Land and Buildings $680,260.00 Public Utilities 18,800.00 Mobile Homes & Trailers 11,500.00 Stock in Trade 39,900.00 Boats 950.00 Gasoline Pumps & Tanks 2,200.00 Total Valuation Before Exemptions Allowed $744,710.00 War Service Exemptions 14,000.00 Net Valuation of which Tax rate is computed $730,610.00 Precinct Tax Rate $.12% District Tax Levy 1966 District appropriation $ 891.00 Overlay 21.01 Total Taxes Assessed $ 912.01 Treasurer's Report Receipts From Town, district appropriation $ 912.01 From Marguerite Quimby, Treas. Village Improvement Society 110.62 TOTAL CREDITS $ 1,022.63 Expenditures Wallace G. Pickering, expenses and milage $ 41.18 S. F. Plumber, cash paid for Treas. Bond 27.00 Vernon A. Hood, 2 record books 3.09 William E. Nolin, Atty., legal expenses 65.00 Town of Plainfleld, reimb. for seal 9.95 Officers salaries @ $1.00 per year each 6.00 Bank service charge .45 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 152.67 Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1966 869.96 TOTAL DEBITS $ 1,022.63 Respectfully Submitted Stephen F. Plummer, Dist. Treas. Plainfleld, N. H. Jan. 1967 This is to certify that we have examined the Treasurers book of the Plainfleld Village Water District for the year ending Dec. 31, 1966 and find it correct to the best of our knowledge. JOHN F. McNAMARA HERMAN D. ROGERS Auditors. 52 — REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE PLAINFIELD VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT The PLAINFIELD VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT was legally formed at a meeting in the Plainfield Town Hall at 7:30 P. M., Janu- ary 15, 1966. The object of this legal move is to try to establish a central water supply and delivery system for the water within the DISTRICT. Officers elected were: Vernon Hood Moderator Marrian Garrand Clerk Stephen F. Plummer Treasurer George Northrop Commissioner Donald MacLeay Commissioner Wallace Pickering Commissioner Legal service was provided by Atty. Wm. Nolin of Clare- mont, N. H. The first Annual Meeting was held in the Grange Hall on March 18, 1966. Except for Mrs. Garrand, who resigned through the pres- sure of other business, all officers were re-elected. Mrs. Katherine Renihan was elected clerk. There was not a dissenting vote on any of the articles contained in the WARRANT. The sum of $912.01 was raised by taxation within the Precinct. A gift of $110.62 was accepted. Thus there was a total of $1,022.63 available for miscellaneous expenses. An application for a loan of $10,000 at a 4% interest rate was filed with the Claremont, N. H., office of the F. H. A. This money if granted is to be used to pay the cost of the preliminary engi- neering service. Camp, Dresser & McKee, Boston, Mass., was selected to submit an engineering proposal service. The proposal was reviewed and approved by the N. H. WATER POLLUTION BOARD on September 22, last. The chairman of the COMMISSONERS, Wallace Pickering was duly authorized to sign an F. H. A. Payment Form. This was done on Oct. 18, through the F. H. A. office in Claremont. The F. H. A's action on this application is still unknown to the COMMISSIONERS. GEORGE NORTHROP DONALD MacLEAY WALLACE PICKERING Commissioners of Plainfield Village Water District. — 53 — Treasurer's Report Cash on hand January 1, 1966 $ 43,029.60 Receipts from all sources through Dec. 31, 1966 214,274.57 Total Receipts $257,304.17 Less Selectmen's Orders Paid $215,844.14 Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1966 $ 41,460.03 Respectfully Submitted, FRED SWEET Town Treasurer. December 31, 1966 54 — Selectmen's Financial Report SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1966 $ 43,029.60 From local taxes current year 138,966.46 From local taxes previous years 11,201.58 From State of New Hampshire 19,886.44 From local sources except taxes 598.25 Income of departments 1,654.66 Registration of motor vehicles 12,126.86 Receipts other than current revenue 31,738.62 Checks voided from past years 101.70 TOTAL $257,304.17 DETAILED SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1966 $ 43,029.60 From local taxes current year: Property taxes $130,783.60 Poll taxes 814.00 National Bank stock taxes 25.00 Yield taxes 1,976.88 Head taxes 2,600.00 Water precinct taxes 766.98 $136,966.46 From local taxes previous years: Property taxes $ 8,147.51 Poll taxes 160.00 Yield taxes 3.90 Head taxes 495.00 Interest and costs 375.46 Head tax penalties 59.00 Tax sales redeemed 1,960.71 $ 11,201.58 From State of New Hampshire: Old Age assistance refunds $ 308.20 Forest fire refunds 35.18 — 55 — Duncan Fund 5,145.82 Interest and dividends tax 13,422.12 Savings bank tax 371.38 Gas tax refund 537.81 Blister rust refund .30 Forest reserve lands 65.63 $ 19,886.44 From local sources except taxes: Dog licenses $ 344.30 Permits and filing fees 104.00 Rent of town property 40.00 Water District for seal 9.95 $ 598.25 Registration of motor vehicles: 1965 permits $ 241.11 1966 permits 11,885.75 $ 12,126.86 Income of Departments: Cemetery Department: Care of lots $ 90.00 Grave work 348.00 Trustees of Trust Funds 1,026.66 Mill Cemetery Assoc. 183.50 $ 1,648.16 Welfare Dept.: Burnap Fund 6.50 Receipts Other than Current Revenue: Temporary loans $ 30,000.00 Sale of cemetery lots 80.00 Social Security for library employes 23.28 Check 319 cancelled 39.90 State Treasurer, head tax overpayment .50 Oxygen & Welding Supply, overpayment 71.10 Sale of town property 1,153.86 Town of Cornish, share of marker stone 5.50 Library building fund 364.48 $ 31,738.62 Checks voided from past years 101.70 Total receipts from all sources $ 257,304.17 — 56 — Summary of Payments Town Officers' Salaries $ 3,734.84 Town Officers' Expenses 2,617.93 Election and Registration 679.03 Town Halls and Other Buildings 574.75 Police Department 744.55 Blister Rust Control 250.80 Bounties 27.75 Fire Department, inc. Forest Fires 667.70 Insurance 1,683.95 Health Department, inc. hospitals 125.00 Vital Statistics 26.50 Town Dump 680.86 Summer Maintenance 10,934.10 Winter Maintenance 8,805.57 Duncan Fund 5,143.86 General Expense of Highway Department 4,124.42 Truck No. 1 1,285.64 Truck No. 2 1,592.40 Grader Expense 1,679.18 Loader Expense 284.26 Fuel and Oil Expense 2,242.37 Street Lighting Expense 967.07 Town Road Aid 1,241.39 Libraries 1,573.24 Old Age Assistance 2,248.57 Town Poor, inc. soldier's aid 3,386.21 Memorial Day 77.00 Cemeteries 2,182.82 Damage and Legal Expenses 753.88 Advertising and Regional Associations 50.00 Taxes Bought by Town 2,175.92 Retirement and Social Security 1,307.31 Ward Burnap Fund 6.50 Interest 398.10 — 57 — Payment of Indebtedness 32,629.17 Airport 200.00 Capital Reserve Fund 1,000.00 Trustees Sale of Lots 140.00 Bryant Building Sale 182.96 Payments to State of N. H. 3,107.98 County Tax 12,723.20 School District of Plainfield 100,674.35 Water Precinct 912.01 Total Payments for all purposes $215,844.14 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1966 41,460.03 GRAND TOTAL $257,304.17 — 58 — Detail Statement of Payments Town Officers' Salaries: Joseph C. Meyette Jr., Selectman $ 675.44 Vernon A. Hood, Selectman 564.52 Stephen H. Taylor, Selectman 321.51 Howard Zea, Town Clerk 843.46 John Morse, Tax Collector 577.91 John F. McNamara, Auditor 88.50 Herman D. Rogers, Auditor 58.50 Fred Sweet, Treasurer 191.60 Palmer C. Read Jr., Selectman through March 8 47.90 David S. Cassedy, Moderator 10.00 Wallace Pickering 5.00 Stephen H. Taylor, Overseer of Welfare 50.00 Stephen H. Taylor, bookkeeping 226.67 State Treas., Social Security 73.83 $ 3,734.84 Town Officers' Expenses: Joseph C. Meyette Jr., Selectman's Expense $ 197.90 Vernon A. Hood, Selectman's Expense 127.94 Stephen H. Taylor, Selectman's Expense 105.55 Howard Zea, Clerk's Expense 120.20 Palmer C. Read Jr., Selectman's Expense 23.50 Branham Publishing 16.30 Meriden Telephone Co., Office Phone 75.02 Dow Mfg. Co., dog tags 17.25 Valley Publishing Corp., legal notices 54.25 Kimball's Inc., office supplies 159.05 Mary Akerstrom 5.40 Richard Magnant 16.50 Edson Eastman, supplies 38.02 Franklin Barto, Postmaster 112.50 Eagle Publications, reports, forms 890.82 Brown & Saltmarsh, supplies 28.00 John Morse, Collector's Expense 136.83 Wallace Pickering, Health Officer Expense 5.00 Gibson Book Shop 3.75 Charles Maylin 5.00 Cory-Hewitt Press, checklists 80.00 N. H. Municipal Assn., dues, book 50.13 Mrs. Christine Creeger 27.50 Homestead Press, forms 53.15 —59 — — Zella Eastman LaForge, Register of Deeds 34.15 Town Clerk's Assn., dues 3.00 MacLeay's Store, supplies 2.34 Agway Inc., office safe 89.95 State Treas., boat and mobile home index 12.25 Bernice M. Sawyer MacWilliams, Reg. of Probate .50 Tax Collectors Assn., dues 3.00 Gordon LaPan, records 10.00 Secretary of State 7.00 Frank Sullivan 40.00 Adams, McNichol & Melon, marking boundary stone 6.00 Murray Stevens, surveying boundary 5.00 Peter Berry, running Croydon line 14.58 Ralph Wodward, running Croydon line 15.60 Fred Sweet, Treasurer's expense 25.00 $ 2,617.93 Election and Registration: David S. Cassedy, Moderator 49.16 Alden L. Berry, Supervisor 96.28 Gordon Leland, Supervisor 93.41 Frank Chellis, Supervisor 71.85 Howard Chellis, Ballot clerk 34.49 John F. McNamara, Ballot clerk 34.49 Anita Barret, Ballot clerk 35.50 Nettie Keay, Ballot clerk 35.50 Meriden Grange, meals 42.00 Palmer C. Read Jr., Selectman 5.75 Eagle Publications, ballots 26.82 Vernon A. Hood, Selectman 23.00 Joseph C. Meyette Jr., Selectman 23.50 Stephen H. Taylor, Selectman 23.50 Blow-Me-Down Grange meals 72.00 State Treasurer, Social Security 11.78 $ 679.03 Town Halls and Other Buildings Meriden Village Town Hall Granite State Electric Co. 76.84 Nelson LaPan, custodian 29.00 Mericrafters, housecleaning 5.00 Plain Town Hall— Plainfield Oil Co. 140.79 Joseph C. Meyette Jr., repairs 20.02 Connecticut Valley Electric Co. 31.71 — 60 — — Charles Maylin, custodian 67.73 Twin State Welding, fix fire escape steps 29.75 Town Shed N. H. Electric Cooperative 56.03 F. Gauthier, wood 16.00 George Woodley, wood 100.00 State Treasurer, Social Security 1.88 $ 574.75 Police Department: Joseph C. Meyette Jr., Constable 432.90 Harold Pringle, Constable 301.77 Montgomery Wards, tape measure 6.69 State Treasurer, Social Security 3.19 $ 744.55 Blister Rust Control: State Treasurer $ 250.80 $ 250.80 Bounties: Selectmen for hedgehogs $ 27.75 $ 27.75 Fire Department, incl. forest fires: Meriden Volunteer Fire Department $ 392.25 Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department 242.00 Harold Pringle, fire meeting 13.75 Ira Townsend, fire meeting 7.75 Clarence W. King, fire meeting 11.95 $ 667.70 Insurance: John F. McNamara, bonds and insurance $ 1,683.95 $ 1,683.95 Health Department, incl. hospitals: Alice Peck Day $ 100.00 Wallace Pickering, Health Officer 25.00 $ 125.00 Vital Statistics: Howard Zea, recording $ 26.50 * 9ft Rt\ — 61 — Town Dump: George Woodley, Superintendent $ 646.13 Agway Inc., wire 11.80 State Treasurer, Social Security 22.93 $ 680.86 Summer Maintenance: Francis W. Sullivan, Road Agent $ 1,766.66 Theodore Sullivan 1,749.26 George Kibbie 1,480.94 Arnold Chapman 2,105.27 Lester Palmer 315.46 Neson LaPan Jr. 67.28 Gary Cass 60.91 Nathan Cass 12.93 Plainfield Oil Co. 530.00 Blaktop Inc. 598.63 George Woodley 96.27 Town of Cornish, Thrasher Bridge share 89.04 N. H. Bituminous 786.78 Internal Revenue Service, withholding 871.48 State Treasurer, Social Security 403.19 $ 10,934.10 Winter Maintenance: Francis W. Sullivan, Road Agent $ 2,071.97 Theodore Sullivan 1,944.07 George Kibbie 1,737.91 Arnold Chapman 1,955.56 Lester Palmer 118.12 Nathan Cass 12.83 Gary Cass 12.93 State Treasurer, Social Security 226.86 Internal Revenue Service, withholding 477.90 International Salt 31.44 Duglas Ploof 67.48 John Churchill 99.00 Norris Weld 49.50 $ 8,805.57 Duncan Fund (State Gas Tax): Plainfield Oil Co. $ 1,551.60 Frances Sullivan, Road Agent 537.15 Thedore Sullivan 470.02 Arnold Chapman 490.41 — 62 — George Kibbie 389.56 N. H. Bituminous 526.58 Lester Palmer 51.73 N. E. Metal Culvert Co. 191.55 Internal Revenue Service, withholding 22.20 State Treasurer, Social Security 9.61 David Stockv/ell 57.60 Lebanon Sand & Gravel 427.05 John Churchill 198.00 Kenneth Moore 220.80 $ 5,143.86 General Expense Of Highway Department: Oxygen & Welding Supply $ 131.64 Ross Express 7.88 International Salt Co. 1,525.28 Plainfield Oil Co. 442.10 Chadwick & BaRoss 2.40 Meriden Garage 17.93 Roland Stone 7.80 N. H. Explosives & Machine Co. 169.63 Hathorn's 196.68 Gardner's Welding 3.30 Thedore Sullivan 6.00 Plainfield Garage 1.80 Davis & Symonds Lumber Co. 336.38 Kibby Equipment Co. 70.42 K. Ross Building Supply 89.21 N. E. Metal Culvert Co. 143.55 Wayne Feed & Supply Co. 309.40 Esersky Hardware Store 28.60 Wally's Atlantic Station 3.00 Bailey Brothers 88.87 Dulac's Building Supply 60.00 Joe's Equipment Service 6.70 Merrimack Farmer's Exchange 12.00 State of N. H., signs 35.00 Hartford Motors 1.69 Sanel's 2.66 Blaktop Inc. 84.90 Corbin Thornton 119.80 Harvey Leonard 119.80 Louis Sumberg 100.00 $ 4,124.42 — 63 — Truck Expense: Truck No. 1: Daniels Sales & Service $ 594.61 R. C. Hazelton 190.64 Hathorn's Inc. 17.89 Meriden Garage 214.96 Gardner Welding 7.00 Bailey Brothers 46.34 Hartford Oil Co. 66.95 Ross Express 6.96 Kibbie Equipment 16.98 Wally Atlantic Station 4.00 Bassett Equipment 41.67 Interstate Tire Co. 77.82 $ 1,285.64 Truck No. 2: Daniels Sales & Service $ 687.10 Hathorn's 122 54 R. C. Hazelton 132.74 Meriden Garage 474.90 Sanel's 23.39 Gardner Welding 7.00 Ross Express 6 97 Kibbie Equipment 16 98 Bailey Brothers 42.95 Interstate Tire Co. 77.83 $ 1,592.40 Grader Expense: Chadwick & BaRoss $ 1,110 31 Bailey Brothers 3.30 Kibby Equipment 66.12 Meriden Garage 16.20 Hathorn's 18.67 Daniels Sales & Service 22.12 Montgomery Ward, tires 277.16 Rice's Recapping 165.30 $ 1,679.18 Loader Expense: R. C. Hazelton $ 257.48 Meriden Garage 26.78 $ 284.26 — 64 — Fuel and Oil Expense: Hartford Oil Co. gas, oil $ 2,065.47 Riverdale Store 3.79 Plainfied Oil Co. kerosene 173.11 $ 2,242.37 Street Lighting Expense: Granite State Electric Co. $ 367.07 Connecticut Valley Power Corp. 600.00 $ 967,07 Town Road Aid: State Treasurer $ 1,241.39 $ 1,241.39 Libraries: Plainfield Oil Co. $ 28.24 Meriden Library 1,100.00 Philip Read Memorial Library 445.00 $ 1,573.24 Old Age Assistance: State Treasurer $ 2,248.57 $ 2,248.57 Town Poor, inc. Soldier's Aid: Sullivan County Home $ 1,649.95 Hitchcock Clinic 3.00 Dr. Israel Dinnerman 6.50 Chapman's Pharmacy 16.25 Pierce Nursing Home 115.05 Lyme Medical Associates 32.00 Hills 5 & 10 Store 121.04 Mrs. Harold Adams 906.01 Dr. Robert C. Lanyer 7.00 MacLeay's Store 113.08 Mrs. Alma Vance 270.00 Giant Stores 27.46 Dr. James M. Barton DMD 4.00 Rockdale's 83.43 Colby Department Store 11.44 Town of Cornish, surplus foods 20.00 $ 3,386.21 — 65 — Memorial Day: The Flag Shop $ 77.00 77.00 Cemeteries: Vernon A. Hood $ 801.85 Lester Palmer 818.08 Agway Inc., tools 12.93 George Woodley 28.74 Gardner Hirshman 19.52 Greydon Gile Jr. 24.00 John Dellabough 24.00 Jonathan Crosier 24.00 Meriden Garage 72.09 Harry Gunzel 35.25 Plainfield Garage 20.32 Wayne Feed & Supply Store 8.00 Montgomery Wards 29.99 Gordon Wilder, mowing 16.00 White's Small Motor Shop 34.70 Franklin Earto 9.63 State Treas. SS 75.62 IRS, Withholding 128.10 $ 2,182.82 Damages and Legal Expenses: William Nolin, Town Council $ 727.60 Zella Eastman LaForge, Register of Deeds 3.10 Eagle Publications, notices 19.74 Valley Publishing Corp., notices 3.44 $ 753.88 Advertising and Regional Associations: Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Regional Assn. $ 50.00 $ 50.00 Taxes Bought By Town: John Morse, Tax Collector $ 2,175.92 $ 2,175.92 Retirement and Social Security: State Treasurer $ 1,307.31 $ 1,307.31 — 66 Ward-Bitmap Fund: McNeil Drug, prescription $ 6.50 $ 6.50 Interest: Claremont National Bank $ 362.10 Trustees of Trust Funds $ 36.00 $ 398.10 Payment of Indebtedness: Claremont National Bank, temp, loans $ 30,000.00 Claremont National Bank, long term notes 2,629.17 $ 32,629.17 Airport: Lebanon Regional Airport Authority $ 200.00 $ 200.00 Capital Reserve Fund: Trustees of Trust Funds, capital reserve $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000.00 Trustees of Trust Funds: Sale of Cemetery lots (to trust funds) $ 140.00 $ 140.00 Bryant Building Sale: Trustees of Trust Funds (Net of Sale) $ 182.96 $ 182.96 Payments to State of New Hampshire: Bond & Debt Retirement Fund $ 262.98 Head Tax 1965 372.00 Head Tax 1966 2,473.00 $ 3,107.98 County Tax: Merton Sargent, County Treasurer $ 12,723.20 $ 12,723.20 — 67 — School District of Plainfield: Balance of 1965 Appropriation $ 57,674.35 On 1966 Appropriation 43,000.00 $100,674.35 Water Precinct: Plainfield Water District $ 912.01 $ 912.01 Total Expenditures for all purposes $215,844.14 Cash on hand Dec. 31, 1966 41,460.03 GRAND TOTAL $257,304.17 — 68 — ELIJAH BURNAP FUND (For Worthy Poor) DR. Amount of Principal $ 2,750.80 Balance of Income on hand Jan. 1, 1966: In hands of Trustees $ 252.78 Income for 1966 135.54 TOTAL DEBITS $ 388.32 CR. Expended by Selectmen during year $ 106.50 Balance in hands of Trustees 281.82 TOTAL CREDITS $ 388.32 HERBERT WARD FUND (For Worthy Poor) DR. Amount of Principal: $ 1,500.00 Balance of Income on hand Jan. 1, 1966: In hands of Trustees $ 135.42 Income for 1966 76.49 TOTAL DEBITS $ 211.91 CR. Expended during year —0— Balance in hands of Trustees $ 211.91 TOTAL CREDITS $ 211.91 Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH C. MEYETTE, JR. VERNON A. HOOD STEPHEN H. TAYLOR Dec. 31, 1966 Selectmen of Plainfield, N. 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Ph >> bo ffi o & o Philip Read Memorial Library STATEMENT OF TREASURER'S ACCOUNT FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1966 Balance on Hand, January 1, 1966 $638.72 Receipts: Town Appropriation $445.00 Edmund Read Fund 186.96 Spalding Fund 18.37 True Fund 3.11 Gift 32.00 Interest 10.69 $696.13 $1,334.85 Expenditures: , Librarian $155.50 Books 250.00 Electricity 24.79 ; Lawn, etc. 40.90 ! Oil 88.14 Supplies 18.33 ' Cataloging Books 95.70 $673.36 $661.49 Proof of Balance: Balance in Windsor Federal Savings and Loans Association, Windsor, Vermont, as of December 31, 1966 $379.88 Library Checking Account 281.61 $661.49 KATE WILDER, ANITA BARRETT, . LUCIA R. BRYANT Trustees. We wish to thank all those who contributed books and money to the Library this past year, also the Friends of the Library who hope to finish the cataloging soon. — 74 — Annual Report of the Meriden Library— 1966 Thanks to the $1,000 v/hich the Town of Plainfield contributed to the Meriden Library Building Fund, it was possible early in 1966 to complete final construction requirements such as grading the grounds, black topping the driveway, and installing screens. Upon completion of the necessary items the Building Committee was happy to be able to return $364.48 to the Town. The Librarian and Trustees wish to thank the many friends whose volunteer work has made it possible to maintain our extended Library hours as well as the weekly schedule visits from each of the four White School grades. Mrs. Audrey Logan inaugurated and has headed the school program. The Friends of the Library have contributed not only many hours of work but also an unprecedented amount of money and many individual books. They sponsored four evening programs of unusual interest, and brightened the library with delightful exhibits. Mrs. Stephen Beaupre, Mrs. David Benson and Mr. James Link were chiefly responsible for these exhibits. During the summer a very successful reading program for younger children was carried on under the leadership of Mrs. Ira Townsend, President of the Friends of the Library. The exceptionally large contribution of money for memorial books this year has enabled the Library to add many unusual vol- umes to its collection. We are most grateful. Finally, we are happy to report that since moving to our new building, the book circulation has increased by 50%. We look forward to sharing our facilities with even more of you in 1967! Dec. 31, 1966 Respectfully submitted GLADYS R. SETVENS MYRTLE C. TANDY AUDREY A. LOGAN Trustees — 75 — Report of the Meriden Library for 1966 Receipts: Balance on hand January 1, 1966 $ 351.60 Credit for books with N. H. State Treas. 30.12 Town appropriation received before Jan. 1, 1967 1,100.00 $ 1,481.72 Trust Funds: Dec. 1966 Marion Eastman Fund 13,78 Abbie Spaulding Fund 3.11 Mary True Fund 18.37 $ 35.26 Other Income: Rental to Plainfield School District $ 22.00 Book fines and reimbursements 71.29 Memorial gifts for books 143.54 Other gifts from individuals 40.00 Friends of the Library 75.00 Meriden Library Association 50.00 Transfer from Building Fund .05 $ 379.88 TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 1,918.86 Expenditures for 1966: Librarian's salary $ 457.00 Custodian's salary 125.00 Books purchased from: Memorial gifts 143.54 Other gifts 165.00 Town funds 195.00 Other sources 107.02 610.56 Electricity 72.15 Fuel Oil (pd. to Jan. 1 '67) 141.96 N. H. Library meeting expenses 2.50 Supplies, book covers, misc. 40.35 — 76 — Bank service charges 5.37 Total expenditures to Jan. 1, '67 $ 1,454.89 Balance on hand Dec. 31, 1986, cash 426.84 Balance with State Treas. for books 37.13 Balance of 1966 Approp. due from Town 400.00 863.97 Report on State Cooperative Book Buying Balance on deposit January 1, 1966 $ 30.12 Deposits during the year 175.00 $ 205.12 Books purchased for year 167.99 Balance on deposit December 31, 1966 $ 37.13 MERIDEN LIBRARY BUDGET FOR 1967 Estimated Income: Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1967 $ 463.97 Trust Funds 35.00 Rental of Library 25.00 Book fines 50.00 Meriden Library Assoc. 125.00 Bal. due from Town on 1966 Approp. 400.00 $ 1,061.84 Request for Town appropriation 613.16 Total Estimated Income $ 1,735.00 Estimated Expenses: Librarian's salary $ 500.00 Custodian's salary 150.00 $ 650.00 Book purchases from town 350.00 from other sources 210.00 $ 560.00 Electricity 83.00 Fuel Oil 200.00 Repairs, floor, necessary improvements 85.00 Dues and meetings (librarian) 6.00 Supplies, postage, misc. 45.00 Bank service charges 6.00 Emergencies (or improvements) 100.00 Total estimated expenses: $ 1,735.00 MYRTLE C. TANDY Treasurer. — 77 — Meriden Library Building Fund Report Analysis of Cash Received Meriden Library Association $ 17,000.00 Federal funds through State of N. H. 7,367.00 Donations from individuals 3,357.00 Principal of Carter-Duncan Trust funds 1,025.45 Town of Plainfield (returned $364.48 Sept. 6, '66) 1,000.00 Meriden Library Fund—Mascoma Savings a/c 36.24 Interest on Building Fund Savings a/c 8.33 Total Cash Received $ 29,794.02 Money temporarily deposited in savings a/c to earn interest $ 2,500.00 Temporary loan without interest from KUA 325.00 Total per cash journal $ 32,619.02 Analysis of Cash Expenditures : Contract $ 25,660.95 Architect's fee 1,539.66 Misc. expenses, supplies, telephone, travel 26.80 Paint, shelves, furniture, equipment, screens5 1,502.65 Outside grading, seeding 379,48 Black top driveway (expense above original est.) 320.00 Total cost of library, equip, grading $ 29,429.54 Cash returned to Town of Plainfield $ 364.48 deposited in savings acct. , Cash . to earn interest 2,500.00 Repayment of loan to KUA 325.00 $ 3,189.48 $ 32,619.02 MYRTLE C. TANDY Treasurer — 78 — Selectmen's Report The Town of Plainfield in the year 1966 continued to show signs of growth. Most noticeable of these signs were the increase to 628 in the number of names on the checklist and the gain of roughly $200,000 in assessed valuation over the previous year. Other signs, such as motor vehicle permit revenues, also pointed of the continued growth of the town. Despite the growth, the town budget as proposed by your Selectmen reflects only a small gain. The Board proposes an in- crease of $500 in both the summer and winter maintenance ac- counts to provide modest and badly-needed pay increases for road help to keep them in sight of competitive pay scales elsewhere. A substantial increase in the damages and legal expense item is pro- posed to pay the considerable expense of legal action relative to the zoning situation. In the past year, the town completed major reconstruction of portions of Freeman Road, Daniels Road and the Center-Of-Town Road. In addition, oiling projects were carried out on Chellis Road and Penniman Road. These are part of the continued program to upgrade and hardtop the busier roads in town. The town is asked to authorize purchase of a new truck to replace one that is worn and costly in terms of repairs. The selectmen initiated action under the zoning amendment approved at the March Town Meeting relative to mobile homes and test cases at this writing are pending before the state Supreme Court. In 1966 the selectmen perambulated the boundaries with the Towns of Cornish and Croydon. A collection of long-lost town records was recovered and returned to the town and the old Brown School property was sold and proceeds turned over to the Turstees of Trust Funds for the Meriden Free Library. Perhaps the most persistent problem to confront the Board was the matter of dog complaints and we ask continued cooperation of the public in deal- ing with this nuisance. The Board wishes to express its thanks to all those who have cooperated and assisted in the operation of the town's government in the past year and hopes for their continued help in 1967. Respectfully submitted, JOSEPH C. MEYETTE JR. VERNON A. HOOD STEPHE H. TAYLOR Selectmen of Plainfield — 79 — Report of the Planning Board On May 31, 1965, the Town Planning Board met to consider a mobile home amendment to the Town's Building Construction and Zoning Ordinance. Interest in such an amendment had been expressed at Town Meeting that year, and a citizen's group had been organized to goad the Planning Board into drawing up a mobile home amendment for the consideration of the Town. Thus spurred to action, the Plannng Board began by studying mobile home amendments that had been adopted by neighboring towns. Keeping in mind the special needs of Plainfield, we man- aged to produce an amendment in rough draft. In revising this draft, we ran into many legal problems, so many, in fact, that it was soon apparent that no amendment could be produced without expert legal counsel. Since the Town had not appropriated funds for legal counsel, we found ourselves in a dilemma. It was sug- gested that we consult Town Counsel, but, upon inquiry, we learned that the Town (at that time) retained no counsel. At this point, the Trustees of Kimball Union Academy, at the suggestion of Headmaster Frederick E. Carver, as a public service, offered to re- tain an attorney for the Planning Board. (I should note here that, since the Special Town Meeting in August, 1965, counsel for the Planning Board has been retained out of funds contributed by Kim- ball Union and a group of townspeople who have come together to compaign for better planning and government for Plainfield.) Having thus been favored with the gift of legal counsel, the Planning Board has had no receipts or expenditures; the Town has been saved all operating expenses. Attorney Joseph S. Ransmeier of Concord, N. H. was recom- mended to us as being particularly competent in zoning matters and was, upon our recommendation, retained for us. With Attorney Ransmeier's expert help, the Planning Board produced a mobile home amendment which, with minor changes, was the amendment that was turned down by a two-vote margin at the Special Town Meeting August 31, 1965. Since the Town seemed evenly divided on the issue of the amendment submitted at the Special Town Meeting, the Board de- cided to submit a compromise amendment at pubic hearing Decem- ber 20, 1965. Whereas the orginal amendment had restricted the location of mobile homes to parks, except for certain temporary uses, the compromise amendment allowed for the location of mo- bile homes outside of parks, provided written consent could be — 80 — obtained from neighbors in the immediate vicinity. To our con- sternation and dismay, this compromise was no more acceptable to the opposition than had been the previous, defeated amendment Further, the opposition cited legal opinion questionng the validity of the written consent clause devise. We met twice to discuss the poor reception of the compromise amendment, and at the last meeting, December 30, 1965, we decided, finally, to return to the original amendment, as it seemed to have as much chance of suc- cess as the compromise amendment and was, in the view of the Board, the amendment best suited to the needs of the Town. The original amendment, with some changes, was presented at public hearing January 25, 1966. At the January 25th hearing, Mr. Vernon A. Hood, Selectman, read a letter he had obtained from Attorney Spanos of Newport. Attorney Spanos, among other things, questioned the legality of the Planning Board, both in its adoption and in its composition at the time of adoption. Checking into these charges we found that they were not without foundation, the Board had, in fact, been improperly created under the "other busness" article of the Warrant of the 1958 Town Meeting. We found, also, that the Board had been improperly constituted, to include three selectmen instead of only one. To correct these irregularities, appropriate articles were inserted by petition in the Warrant, together with an article asking the Town to adopt the mobile home amendment. These articles carried at the 1966 Town Meeting, and, accordingly, the mobile home amendment became law. Within a few months there were a number of violations of the mobile home amendment. At this writing these violations continue. The Selectmen, we have been informed, instead of prosecuting the violators, have decided to test the legality of the amendment by seeking a declaratory judgment from the State Supreme Court. Town Counsel (recently appointed) has invited the Counsel for the Planning Board to take part in the proceedings in a "friend of the Court" capacity. At this writing, attorneys for both sides are engaged in drawing up a statement of factts to be included in the Reserved Case which is to be trans- ferred to the Supreme Court. In requesting this report, the Selectmen asked me to say a few words about what the Planning Board has in mind for the com- ing year. I can only speak for those of us now in office, and perhaps not for all of us at that, since after the recent appoint- ments to the Board we seldom see things eye to eye. I think most of us agree, however, that there should be a cooling off period be- fore we attempt new projects, such as the overhaul of the entire ordinance, for example. As time passes, I feel that most of the — 81 — townspeople will recognize that the mobile home amendment has been for the good of the Town. When the Town is ready for fur- ther improvements, we shall be ready, if still in office, to get on with our work. • Finally, as Chairman of the Planning Board, I should like to thank all those who have supported the Planning Board in its at- tempt to make Plainfield a better place in which to live. I am especially indebted to Selectman Palmer C. Read and to Planning Board members Mrs. Eva C. Bernard, Mr. Roy Garrand, and Mr. Joseph M. Zea, who gave so unstintingly of their time and abili- ties in support of the mobile home amendment. Respectfully submitted, For the Planning Board, CLAYTON P. JONES, Chairman. — 82 — Hospital Report January 12, 1967 Mr. Stephen H. Taylor Box 271 Meriden New Hampshire 03770 Dear Mr. Taylor: During the year January 1, 1966 through December 31, 1966 the Plainfield Free Bed Fund in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hos- pital, Hanover, New Hampshire rendered nine days' service to two residents of the Town of Plainfield. The charges at the minimum hospital rates for service rendered during the period amounted to $377.40 The portion of Free Bed Funds allotted by the Trustees for 1966 was $900.00. Added to this figure was the unsued balance of $1,401.71 from 1965, which brought the net allotment to $2,301.71. Subtracting the service rendered from this figure, there is an unused balance of $1,924.31 at the end of the year. The usual summary is enclosed, showing the various charges to this Fund. Please accept my personal thanks for your cooperation during the past year. Sincrely yours, W. L. Wilson Administrator 83 — REPORT OF THE FOREST FIRE WARDEN AND DISTRICT CHIEF FIRE RECORD Fire records are made by people—those who cause fires and those who control them. Your forest fire warden, deputy wardens, fire chief and firemen have, in spite of a prolonged drought, made one of the best fire control records in recent years. Despite a very dry spring, we in New Hampshire working together, have sub- stantially reduced our fire incidence (885 in 1965 to 595 in 1966.) This enviable record is largely due to two factors: 1. A closely coordinated and integrated state-town organiza- tion jointly carrying out programs of forest fire prevention, training and suppression with dedicated personnel. 2. Your appreciation of our forest fire control program and your individual effort in practicing fire prevention. Statistics show, however, there is room for improvement. Major problems are still with us (1) the careless disposal of cigar- ettes (2) the householder's carelessness in burning rubbish; (3) the failure of woodlot owners and contractors to completely extinguish their brush burning fires (4) failure to extinguish camp fires; (5) unsupervised children playing with matches. New Hampshire has 4,339,000 acres of woodland to be pro- tected. In 1966 we experienced 595 forest fires on this area and restricted acreage burned to 395 acres—a fine testimonial to the efficiency and dedication of the men who make up our forest fire control organization. 1. If you must burn you will need a permit. Permits are not issued between 9:00 A. M. and 5:00 P. M. except on rainy days. Permits are not needed when the ground is covered with snow. To minimize risk the best way to dispose of rubbish is at your authorized town or municipal dumping area. 2. Be sure all discarded smoking material is out. 3. Don't leave a live camp or cooking fire. 4. Most important—Instruct your children that matches are not play things. TRULY—ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOREST FIRES Meriden end of Plainfield had 5 forest fires which burned y2 acre. 100 fire permits were issued. Respectfuly submitted HOWARD A. PRINGLE Warden — 84 — Annual Report of thi Plainfield School District B #H For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1966 — 85 — Officers and Personnel of the School District MODERATOR David S. Cassedy CLERK Ruth L. Rogers TREASURER Fred Sweet SCHOOL BOARD Murray Stevens (Term Expires 1967) Paul Amidon (Term Expires 1968) William C. Quimby (Term Expires 1969) SUPERINTENDENT OF SHOOLS Gordon R. Tate ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT Walter O. Faulkner SCHOOL NURSE Evelyn Klotz AUDITORS John McNamara Herman Rogers — 86 — Warrant PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT The State of New Hampshire To the inhabitants of the School District of the Town of Plain- field, in the County of Sullivan, in said State, qualified to vote in the District affairs: You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in Plainfield in said District on Saturday, March 11, 1967 at one o'clock in the afternoon to act on article one. (Polls will be open from 1 p. m. to 6 p. m.) and beginning at 2 o'clock to act on articles two through eight. Article 1. To choose, by ballot, a Moderator, a Clerk, a Treas- urer and two Auditors for the ensuing year, and a member of the School Board for the ensuing three years. Article 2. To hear the reports of agents, auditors, committees and other officers heretofore chosen and to pass any vote relating thereto. Article 3. To see what sum of money the District will raise and appropriate for the support of schools, for the salaries of the School District officials and agents and for the payment of statutory obligations of said District and to authorize the application against said appropriations of such sums as are estimated to be reeceived from the state and federal governments, together with other income; the School Board to certify to the Selectmen the balance; which bal- ance is to be raised by taxation by the District: Administration $ 870.00 Instruction 56,267.00 Attendance Service 20.00 Health Services 1,117.31 Transportation 11,850.00 Operation of Plant 5,634.50 — 87 — Maintenance of Plant 3,600.00 Fixed Charges 5,570.59 Capital Outlay 800.00 Debt Service 2,262.50 Outgoing Transfers 62,940.24 Total $150,932.14 Less estimated income: Foundation Aid 36,000.00 Building Aid 600.00 Sweepstakes 4,591.77 Intellectually Retarded 300.00 NDEA Funds 300.00 P. L. 89-10 2,500.00 Refunds 700.00 Balance 4,000.00 Total Estimated Income 48,991.77 Estimated Local Tax $101,940.37 Article 4. To see if the school district will accept the pro- visions of RSA 195-A (as amended) providing for the establishment of an area school or schools located in Lebanon, N. H. to serve the following grades: seven through twelve for the Grantham and Lebanon school districts and grades nine through twelve for the Plainfield school district, in accordance with the provisions of the plan on file with the District Clerk. Article 5. To see what sum of money the District will vote to raise and appropriate for a Capital Reserve Bus Fund. Article 6. To see if the District will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,250.00 for the purpose of employing a part-time librarian in the Plainfield Schools Article 7. To see if the District will authorize the school board to pay the tuition charges to the Windsor, Vt. School District, whose tuition rate exceeds the New Hampshire state average cost for high school 88 — pupils, on those pupils that will attend the Wind- sor High School for the school year 1967-68. Article 8. To transact any other business that may legally come before said meeting. Given under our hands and seals this 23rd day of February, Nineteen hundred and sixty-six. MURRAY STEVENS T. PAUL AMIDON WILLIAM C. QUIMBY Plainfield School Board — 89 — PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT Annual Meeting 1966 At a legal meeting of the voters of the School District of the Town of Plainfield qualified to vote in the District affairs, Moderator Davis S. Cassedy called the meeting to order at one fifteen o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday, March 5, 1966 at the Town Hall in Meriden. The Moderator read the first article of the Warrant and the remaining articles were omitted until the 2 P. M. meeting. The check list was charged and the polls opened for voting from 1:30 P. M. to 6 P. M. by the Non-Partisan ballot system. Article 2. Mrs. Harlan Logan offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the reports of officers, agents and auditors be accepted as printed in the Annual Report. The motion was seconded and the vote was in the affirmative. Mr. Winston Spencer moved to defer action on Articles 3, 4 and 5 until Article 6 is acted upon. The motion was seconded and voted in the affirmative. A motion was made and seconded to take up Article 6 and the vote was in the affirmative. Article 6. Mr. T. Paul Amidon offered the following resolu- tion and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the School Board be authorized to pay tuition charges to Windsor, Vermont School District, whose tuition rate exceeds the New Hampshire state av- erage cost for high school pupils, said authorization be for the school year 1966-67. The motion was seconded and voted in the affirma- tive by paper ballot, 92 votes cast—70 yes and 22 no. Article 3. Mr. David Millar, Jr. offered the following resolu- tion and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the District vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $142,651.64 for the support of schools, for the salaries of the School District officials and agents, for the payment of statutory obligations of said District and to authorize the application against said appropriation such sums as are estimated to be received from the state and federal govern- ments, together with other income; the School Board to certify to the Selectmen the balance, which balance is to be raised by taxa- tion by the District. The motion was seconded and the vote was in the affirmative. Article 4. Mr. Murray Stevens offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the District raise and approprate the sum of $1000 to cover deficiency in assessment, and said appropriation will be paid to the School District prior to — 90 — June 30, 1966 by the Selectmen. The motion was seconded and the vote was in the affirmative. Article 5. Mr. Basil McNamara offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the District establish an AREA school planning committee of three members, in accord with the provisions of RSA 195-A:3 and further be it resolved that the school board be selected to act as the so-called AREA school plan- ning committee. Mr. Tracy Spalding offered the following amend- ment. Moved that the committee report at the next Annual School District meeting. The motion with the amendment was seconded and the vote was in the affirmative. Article 7. Mr. David Millar, Jr. offered the following resolu- tion and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the School Board be authorized to make application for and to accept on behalf of the District any or all funds which may now or hereafter be forthcoming from the United States government or from the State of New Hampshire, and further it is resolved that the School Board is authorized to use such funds as it deems necessary. The mo- tion was seconded and voted in the affirmative. Article 8. Mrs. Byron Snider offered the following resolution and moved its adoption. Resolved: That the School Board be in- structed to negotitate with the School Boards of other School Dis- tricts for the purpose of planning to obtain a school librarian to serve two or more School districts, the Plainfield School District's share of a school librarian's salary to be included in the budget to be presented to the 1967 School District Meeting. The motion was seconded and voted in the affirmative. Article 9. Mr. David Millar, Jr., was recoznized by the School Board, teachers and voters present with a hearty thank you for his work as a member of the School Board. Moderator Cassedy announced the District would return to the first article of the Warrant The polls were officially closed by the Moderator at 6 P. M. and counting of the ballots followed. Article 1. MODERATOR David S. Cassedy 98 David S. Cassedy was declared elected. — 91 — CLERK Ruth L. Rogers 97 Ruth L. Rogers was declared elected. TREASURER Fred Sweet 96 Katherine Jones 1 Rose Low 1 Fred Sweet was declared elected. AUDITORS John F. McNamara 95 Basil McNamara 1 Herman D. Rogers 94 John F. McNamara and Herman D. Rogers were declared elected. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER FOR 3 YEARS William C. Quimby 97; Harland Logan 1; Rose Low 1. William C. Quimby was declared elected. The School Clerk gave the oath of office to the Moderator who then gave the oath of office to the Clerk. Meeting adjourned by order of the Moderator. A true record attest: Ruth L. Rogers School District Clerk. — 92 — Plainfield School District Budget Appro- Proposed priated Budget 1966-67 1967-68 Administration $ 825.00 $ 870.00 Instruction Teachers' Salaries 46,615.00 52,142.00 Text & Library Books 2,000.00 2,100.00 Teaching Aids 1,600.00 1,700.00 Other Expenses 325.00 325.00 Attendance Services 20.00 20.00 Health Services 1,070.25 1,117.31 Transportation 12,000.00 11,850.00 Operation of Plants Custodians' Salaries 2,000.00 2,400.00 Custodians' Supplies 600.00 600.00 Fuel 1,600.00 1,600.00 Utilities 1,134.50 1,034.50 Maintenance of Plants 2,800.00 3,600.00 Fixed Charges Retirement & FICA 4,078.23 4,533.89 Insurance 1,151.76 1,036.70 Capital Outlay New Equipment 550.00 200.00 NDEA 1,200.00 600.00 Debt Service 5,383.00 2,262.50 Outgoing Transfers In-state tuition 38,809.00 48,185.00 Out-of-State Tuition 15,660.00 11,340.00 Supervisory Union Expense 3,148.90 3,415.24 TOTAL $142,651.64 $150,932.14 Less Estimated Income Local Assessment 101,024.86 101,940.37 State Foundation Aid 34,415.56 36,000.00 State Building Aid 455.37 600.00 Sweepstakes 4,591.77 4,591.77 Intellectually Retarded 300.00 NDEA 600.00 300.00 P. L. 89-10 2,500.00 2,500.00 Refunds 400.00 700.00 Balance 14.87 4,000.00 Total Estimated Income $144,002.43 $150,932.14 93 — Treasurer's Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1966 Receipts: Cash on hand July 1, 1965 $ 2,899.92 Town of Piainfield 85,674.35 Town of Piainfield—Deficit Appropriation 1,000.00 Foundation Aid 24,838.86 School Building Aid 600.00 Tuition 250.00 Sweepstakes 6,248.15 National Defense Education Act 256.41 School Lunch & Milk Program 698.81 P. L. 89-10 3,327.04 Filing Fees 6.00 Intellectually Retarded 182.71 Refunds Gas tax 111.35 Meriden, Piainfield P.T.A.-Library books 187.65 Miscellaneous 286.30 Total Receipts $126,567.55 Paid out on School Board Orders 126,552.68 Balance July 1, 1966 $ 14.87 FRED SWEET District Treasurer. — 94 — DETAILED STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES 1965-66 Salaries of District Officers: Murray Stevens $ 175.00 T. Paul Amidon 175.00 David Millar 131.25 Fred Sweet 75.00 David Cassedy 15.00 Ruth Rogers 10.00 William Quimby 43.75 $ 625.00 Contracted Services for Administration: Herman Rogers $ 16.00 John McNamara 20.00 Gertrude West 25.00 Mrs. Robert Gillam 25.00 86.00 Other Expenses of District Officers: Lebanon $ 4.95 Robert Jones 34.00 News Spot 18.60 N. H. School Board Association 90.00 N. H. Music Educators Association 5.00 Valley News 9.50 Cory-Hewitt Press 18.50 $ 180.55 Salaries of Teachers: Donna Beaupre $ 1,951.50 Edith Chapman 4,480.00 Rebecca Corette 4,580.00 Emma Spalding 4,826.00 Ruth Northrop 2,237.50 Stephen Beaupre 5,529.75 Cynthia Bumey 4,479.55 Alice Hendrick 4,572.50 Rene Clarke 4,880.00 Sally Counts Turner 1,200.00 Carol Cook 2,680.31 Dorothy Halsey 1,500.00 95 — Linda Barto 24.00 Eva Bernard 67.50 Vera MacLeay 68.00 Ann Wilkerson 7.50 Marion Garrand 12.00 Mary Stone 12.00 Vera Chellis 12.00 Westley Rollins 45.00 Edith Labelle 15.00 $ 43,180.11 TT/O'vf £inf\lrc • American Book Company $ 448.35 Scott-Foresman Company 153.24 MacMillan Company 15.25 Follett Publishing Company 104.92 Harcourt-Brace 256.30 Science Research 139.22 Houghton-Mifflin 178.87 McGraw-Hill 12.98 • $ 1,309.13 School Libraries and Audiovisual Materials: American Book Company $ 15.10 DeWolfe, Fiske 334.18 Educational Record 18.26 Rand, McNally 15.85 Geographical Pub. 74.80 National Geographic 23.80 Scott-Foresman Company 41.30 Silver Burdett 51.10 Haar Wagner 16.90 Meriden P.T.A. 29.50 $ 620.79 Teaching Supplies: Campion's $ 2.10 Bush Music 28.16 Lebanon School District 19.95 MacMillan Company 95.05 American Book Company 2.00 Scholastic Magazine 82.80 Economy Company 327.32 Science Research 319.00 Follett Publishing Company 16.23 Ginn & Company 78.17 — 96 — E. M. Hale 10.53 Harcourt-Brace 60.30 McGraw-Hill 42.76 Readers Digest 10.35 Cascade School 507.23 Continental Press 16.42 Houghton-Mifflin 6.87 McCorwick, Mathers 23.30 Wayne Feed 3.60 American Educational Pub. 58.20 Paul Amidon 30.20 Plainfield School 27.11 Meriden School 27.11 Science Research 63.69 $ 1,858.45 Contracted Service for Instruction: Rinehart Handwriting System $ 300.00 $ 300.00 Other Expenses for Instruction: Wanda Chapman $ 13.95 $ 13.95 Salaries for Health Services: Lebanon School District (E. Klotz) $ 925.00 $ 925.00 Other Expenses for Health Services: R. A. Whitney, M.D. $ 75.00 State Treasurer 65.00 $ 140.00 Salaries for Pupil Transportation: Mildred Wilder $ 180.00 John Meyette 2,315.00 Elias Tobin 1,400.00 Joseph Zea 432.00 Nelson LaPan 1,463.00 Rene Clarke 250.00 $ 6,040.00 — 97 — Replacement of Pupil Trans. Vehicles: Kelton Motors $ 1,265.40 $ 1,265.40 Repairs to Pupil Transportation Vehicles: Meriden Garage $ 1,234.15 Daniels Sales 602.68 Kelton Motors 109.49 $ 1,946.32 Supplies for Pupil Transportation: Atlantic Refining Company $ 514.55 Meriden Garage 148.40 Daniels Sales 45.93 Kelton Motors 5.80 Lebanon School District 950.39 $ 1,665.07 Contracted Services for Pupil Transportation: Mildred Wilder $ 1,030.00 Nelson LaPan 14.00 Gerard Chaloux 10.00 $ 1,054.00 Pupil Transportation Insurance John McNamara $ 488.36 Other Expenses for Pupil Transportation: K. Stephens $ 5.00 Hitchcock Clinic 15.00 20.00 Salaries for Operation of Plant: R. E. Fleming $ 960.00 Elmer Towne 707.00 $ 1,667.00 Supplies for Operation of Plant, Except Utilities: Sherwin Williams $ 130.36 White River Paper Company 181.18 Lebanon School District 193.58 Paul Amidon 3.75 — 98 — Barto's General Store 19.43 MacLeay's Store 19.78 Berwick & Sons 3.00 R. E. Fleming 3.00 Rochester Germicide 25.82 Cascade Paper 15.72 $ 595.62 Contracted Services: Glenn Small 40.50 T. Parkinson 24.00 R. Fleming 54.00 N. LaPan 8.00 $ 126.50 Heat for Buildings: Plainfield Oil Company $ 1,577.20 $ 1,577.20 Utilities: Granite State Electric Company $ 265.10 New England Tel. & Tel. Co. 77.95 Conn. Valley Electric Company 326.47 Meriden Telephone Company 120.45 Meriden Water Company 34.50 $ 824.47 Salaries for Maintenance of Plant: Elmer Towne $ 150.00 $ 150.00 Repairs & Replacement to Equipment: Lebanon School District $ 8.80 Turgeon's 2.50 Prevo's Radio 61.60 Kimball's 3.75 $ 76.65 Contracted Services for Maintenance of Plant> A. L. Powell $ 440.00 R. Currier 12.00 Plainfield Oil Company 46.00 $ 498.00 99 — Repairs to Buildings: Stacey Fuel $ 8.10 Boisvert Brothers 290.67 Nelson LaPan 741.90 Lewis Brothers .39 H. Rogers 20.50 Brookline Shade 50.81 W. W. Trow 23.52 Lebanon School District 158.50 McNamara's 93.32 Paul Amidon 2.98 Plainfield Oil Company 21.00 $ 1,411-69 Other Expenses for Maintenance of Plant: Wayne Feed $ 43.00 $ 43.00 Teachers' Retirement System: Lebanon School District $ 107.53 N. H. Teachers' Retirement 1,919.20 $ 2,026.73 Federal Insurance Contribution Act (F.I.C.A.): N. H. Division of Welfare, OALSI $ 4.76 N. H. State Treasurer 777.96 Lebanon School District 77.03 $ $859.75 Insurance: Degnan Insurance Company $ 241.80 McNamara 813.60 $ 1,055.40 Special Milk Program Fund: Plainfield Special Milk $ $791.78 $ 791.78 Other Special Activities: Howard Pringle $ 20.00 $ 20.00 - 100 — — Capital Outlay—Equipment: Lyons Band $ 50.01 Maine Fabrix 15.75 Bush Music 75.00 St. Johnsbury Trucking 4.10 Evans Radio 8.17 Mainco 461.45 Beckley-Cardy 28.38 Cascade School 264.45 Audio-Visual 96.00 Greydon Freeman 52.00 A. H. Rice 185.50 Electronic Supply 205.15 $ 1,445.96 Equipment- National Defense Education Act: Cambosco $ 28.73 Central Scientific 2.20 Edmund Scientific 17.95 Math-Master 92.96 A. H. Rice 149.50 Cascade School 182.00 Science Research 19.99 Stonsi Scientific 28.43 $ 521.76 Principal of Debt: Claremont National Bank $ 2,000.00 $ 2,000.00 Interest on Debt: Claremont National Bank $ 418.48 $ 418.48 Tuition: Dresden School District $ 1,630.90 Mascoma Valley Regional 260.50 Lebanon School District 30,618.72 $ 32,510.12 — 101 — District Share of Supervisory Union Expenses: Supervisory Union $ 2,980.44 $ 2,980.44 Tuition (out of state): Windsor School District $ 13,234.00 $ 13,234.00 Total Disbursements $126,552.68 — 102 — PLAINFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT DEBT STATEMENT March 1, 1967 Plainfield Addition: July 1, 1952 fifteen $1,000 bonds were issued, payable at the Claremont National Bank. Payments of $1,000 due each January first 1957 through 1968. $1,000.00 outstanding. Meriden Addition: July 1, 1955,twenty $1,000 bonds were issued, payable at the Claremont National Bank. Payments of $1,000 due July 1, 1956 and June 1957 through June 15, 1975. $10,000 outstanding. Total indebtedness $11,000.00. AUDITOR'S REPORT To the School Board Town of Plainfield, N. H. This is to certify that we have examined the books, vouchers, bank statements and other financial records of the School District of Plainfield, N. H. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966 and find them correct to the best of our knowledge. John F. McNamara, Herman D. Rogers, Auditors Plainfield, N. H. July 12, 1966 —103 — TUITION STUDENTS 1966-67 LEBANON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Grade 9 George Adams David Hoisington Julie Barrett Deborah Jarvis Libbie Beliveau Michael Jarvis Derek Benson Nancy LaPan Christine Burckes Brian Meyette Wendell Camp Sharon O'Leary Dale Chapman Michael Powell James Chapman Francetta Raymond John Dellabough Shawn Riley Beverly Dessert Linda Sanborn Linda Gile Deborah Thompson Harry Gunzel Julianne West John Hendrick Jonathan Putnam—moved to Leba- non Sept. 1966. Special Education Class—West Lebanon Rebecca Crate LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL Grade 10 Christine Benware Anne McNamara Gary Cass Sarai Powell Nathan Crosier Andrew Raymond Alice Fleck Judy Saltmarsh Marsha Gibson Patricia Stevens Melmar Goodwin Kathleen Thompson Gene Hewes Arthur Torrey Harold Hoisington Evelyn West Rose Johnson Linda Williams Carroll Putnam—moved to Leba- non Sept. 1966 Grade 11 Janice Amaral Nelson LaPan Alsie Baldwin Andrew Leonard John Bellavance Everett Lewellyn Donna Bragg Gardiner Macleay Nathan Cass James Riley June Chapman Christine Torrey Susan Chase Earle Trevithick Ward Curtis Janis Wheeler Charles King Michael White — 104 — Grade 12 Stanley Benware Donna Dellabough Linda Burckes Gregory Franklin Sally Ann Chase Cheryl Hewes Verne Crosier Donald King Mary Dessert Ernest Stevens Bernice Putnam—moved to Leba- non Sept. 1968 KIMBALL UNION ACADEMY Grade 9 Grade 11 Franklin, Paul B. McNamara, Michael D. Kreitzer, Stephen Thompson, Brian M. Noda, David Spencer, Winston F. Grade 12 Stone, Christopher D. Chellis, Michael W. Zea, Philip M. Hendrick, David W. O'Leary, Eric A. Grade 10 Pringle, Robert E. O'Leary, Brian Stebbins, Richard C. HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL Grade 12 Earle, Mary Jones, Katherine WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL Grade 9 Davis, Danny White, George Earle, Mable Woodley, Donald Kelly, Joan Woodley, Ronald Martin, Richard Grade 10 Cassedy, Margaret Wilder, Beverly Jackson, Barbara Wilder, Sandra Grade 11 Adams, Robert Fitts, Mary Grade 12 Adams, Bruce Gunzel, Eric Deome, Arthur Keay, Terry Gile, Donna Perkins, David 105 COMPLETED EIGHT GRADES George Adams Michael Jarvis Julie Barrett Nancy LaPan Libbie Beliveau Sharon O'Leary Dale Chapman David Noda Frank Chapman Michael Powell Kevin Crowe Jonathan Putnam John Dellabough Francetta Raymond Beverly Dessert Linda Sanborn Mable Earle Winston Spencer Paul Franklin Christopher Stone Linda Gile Deborah Thompson Harry Gunzel Julianne West David Hoisington Philip Zea Deborah Jarvis AWARDS The awards given the Eighth Grade Pupils by the Honorable H. E Ward for patriotic subjects are as follows: 1st.—Christopher Stone; 2nd.—Julie Barrettt; 3rd.—Paul Frank- lin; 4th.—Jonathan Putnam; 5th.—Philip Zea. P. T. A. Citizenship Award—Paul Franklin. ENROLLMENT—SEPTEMBER 1966 Plainfield School: Grade Total Mrs. Alice Hendrick 28 28 Mrs. Rebecca Corette 20 20 Mrs. Anna Lois Lind 33 33 Miss Edith Chapman 30 111 Meriden School: Grade 8 Total Mrs. Emma Spalding 26 26 Mrs. Cynthia Burney 23 23 Mr. John Maxner 24 24 Mr. Stephen Beaupre 32 32 105 — 106 — REPORT OF AREA PLANNING COMMITTEE- The A.R.E.A. Planning Committee authorized at the last annual school district has met with similar committees from Grantham and Lebanon several times during the summer and fall. After much dis- cussion and exploration the total committee formulated Articles of Agreement to be voted on by the citizens of the District at the forthcoming annual meeting of the school district. Consultation service was given by the State Department of Education and ideas from other approved A.R.E.A. plans were reviewed. The proposed Articles of Agreement have been approvd by the State Board of Education and if voted by the District the A.R.E.A. plan would go into effect July 1, 1967. The Planning Committee recommends the adoption of the pro- posed Articles of Agreement for the following reasons: a. There is greater security for all districts regarding space for the students of the grades involved. b. Grantham and Plainfield, as sending Districts, would have some "say" in the school policies and practices, as outlined Section L of the Articles of Agreement. c. Lebanon would be able to improve its present compre- hensive curriculum, knowing that the number of tuition pupils would be more constant over the years. d. All three districts would realize savings if the plan is voted at the annual meetings. This will be explained later. MAIN FEATURES OF ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT Tuition is established by the estimated per pupil costs for the grades covered by the AREA plan. If the plan is voted, the rental charge now being added to the per pupil cost would be eliminated. The receiving District, Lebanon, will receive the additional build- ing aid for bond payments. This includes present bond payments as well as future payments. The incentive aid, when voted by the General Court, will be credited to the sending Districts to reduce the tuition costs, EVEN MORE. — 107 — At least two meetings a year must be held jointly between the Lebanon School Board and the School Boards of Grantham and Plain- field, Members of the Grantham and Plainfield School Boards may attend any meeting of the Lebanon School Board any time. The purpose of the joint meetings is to discuss policies, programs and curriculum of the Lebanon system. Students now attending school elsewhere for the grades involved in the AREA school shall be permitted to finish in that school if they desire. All students starting school in September after the AREA School has been established must attend the AREA School, unless tuition is paid elsewhere by the parents. These articles of agreement may be amended or terminated at such time that is agreeable to the three districts, providing there is no conflict with the law. There has to be a minimum of twenty years or until all bond obligations have been paid by the receiving district. Aside from the advantages mentioned earlier in this report, Plainfield will receive certain financial gains if the plan is voted. The elimination of the rental charge will save approximately $2,700 and if the incentive aid is implemented the district will receive an estimated $6,000 of addition aid. The committee feels that the voters of the District should support this plan and vote to accept the articles of agreement. Plainfield Planning Committee Murray Stevens, Chairman T. Paul Amidon William Quimby — 108 — Report of the Superintendent of Schools To the Citizens and voters of the Plainfield School District: FOREWORD Elsewhere is the report and recommendations of the Planning Committee for the Authorized Regional Enrollment Area study author- ized at the last annual district meeting. It is hoped that each of you will read the report and recommendations of the committee and support the same at the annual meeting in March 1967. The committees in all three districts met several times and are in strong support of the plan. The total committee was very cognizant of the needs and desires of each district and drafted articles of agreement that took into consideration these needs and desires. Throughout all the meetings the spirit of cooperation was very evident and no one group attempted to dominate in the proceedings. This A.R.E.A. plan had been originally recommended by the "Interim Commission on Education" which was established by the 1961 session of the General Court. The Articles of Agreement have the unanimous support of the committees from the three districts and have the approval of the State Board of Education. I personally feel the plan should have the support of the district and hope that your vote will so indicate. I feel that the plan has many advantages for each district and far outweigh any disadvantages. Usually in agreements such as the one being proposed, sacrifices are made by a few but the general welfare of the majority is being improved under the A.R.E.A. plan. CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMS Our special programs are developing very well under the able instruction of Mrs. Eva Bernard and Mrs. Dorothy Halsey. We were very fortunate in being able to secure the services of both these veteran teachers. Mrs. Bernard took the place of Mrs. Northrup in the Plainfield School. Mrs. Northrup resigned because of personal reasons, and the children and district are indebted to her for the fine services performed. Mrs. Bernard has been carrying on the work for the special class covering remedial instruction, especially in reading and arithmetic. Mrs. Halsey instructs a similar class under our Title I project in the Meriden School for students in grades 5 through 8. She has been able to work with small groups and in some instances on an individual basis. The students and district have profited by the work — 109 — being done under this special project. Our science curriculum has been strengthened by the adoption of new textbooks, which stress individual initiative in the program through many experiments. Class room laboratories have aided the teachers in presenting concepts and facts in a more meaningful manner. A new science facility was constructed this past summer in the Meriden School under N.D.E.A. funds. The new science cabinet has electricity, gas outlet, water and sinks and all can be used in the performance of demonstrations and experiments. ENTRANCE AGE TO SCHOOL At its meeting held on October 17, 1968, the school board voted to amend the entrance age into the first grade. Starting in September 1967 a child must be six on or before October 1st of the year he is to enter the first grade. TUITION At the present time, 92 students are attending high school: 71 in Lebanon, 19 in Windsor and 2 at Hanover. This number would have been larger except that some students have moved from the District to Lebanon. Next year it is anticipated that the number will be approximately 104, depending on the number who might attend Kimball Union Academy. The tuition rates for Lebanon for 1967-68 have been established at $500 for junior high school, grades 7-9 and $585 for senior high school, grades 10-12. These two rates include the rental charge of 2% that is allowed by lav/. In both cases the per pupil costs for Lebanon are considerably below the state average per pupil costs. Windsor's tuition rate has not at this date been officially established, but it is expected to be in excess of $600, covering grades nine through twelve. The financial advantages of the A.R.E.A. plan have been explained in the report of the committee. While it is expected that tuition charges will continue to increase due to higher salaries, the rate of increase would be slower under the A.R.E.A. plan, especially if the incentive aid is voted. TEACHERS Two new full time teachers have been employed by the district for the current school year. The first is Mrs. Anna Lois Lind, a graduate of Eastern Mennonite College in Virginia. Mrs. Lind re- placed Mrs. Carol Cook in grade three in the Plainfield School. Mr. John Maxner, a graduate of Springfield College has replaced Mr. Rene Clark, who accepted a position in New York. Mr. Maxner has also — 110 — done graduate work and had one year's experience in Vermont prior to coming to Plainfieid. Mr. Maxner also coaches soccer, basketball and baseball. Mrs. Peggy Cooperman of Hanover has replaced Mrs. Turner as music supervisor. Mrs. Turner moved to England with her husband. Mrs. Cooperman is a graduate of Oberline College and has considerable musical experience in Massachusetts. The proposed budget for 1967-68 of $150,932.14 is approximately $8,000 more than our present budget, an increase of about 5^%- However, the actual assessment against the district is expected to be less than $1,000 not counting additional appropriations voted under special articles. The major increases in the budget are for teachers' salaries and extra tuition expenses. The School Board has approvd a salary schedule which will place the teachers in the District at a level comparable with the surrounding districts. This is very essential if we expect to maintain any stability of staff. At the present time our average salary for teachers is $5,040 while the average salary for teachers in similar districts to Plainfieid was $5,410 for 1965-66. This put the district nearly $600 or $700 behind the current state average for teachers in the elementary grades. The average starting salary for students graduating from Plymouth last June, 1966, was in excess of $4,900. The surrounding districts will be starting teachers at a minimum of $5,000 and in some cases $5,200 in the fall of 1967. The added costs for tuition have been explained in the section covering the topic, and results from more students going on to school and increasing tuition rates. REVENUE It is expected that the revenue from outside sources will be up slightly in the area of increased foundation aid and the balance expected from the current budget. There will be increased pressure on the General Court to fully implement the present state aid formulas, but this will be done only if sufficient interest is indicated to the legislators from the voters in the local districts. There shall probably be four special articles in the warrant to be voted upon by the district at the annual meeting. One calls for action on the A.R.E.A. plan, which has been explained earlier. A second will call for a sum to be appropriated for a capital reserve bus fund. Bus No. 5 will be replaced within the next two years due to age and size. A third article will be concerned with a librarian to serve the district in conjunction with other nearby districts or on some part-time basis. The fourth article will be necessary to cover — Ill — the added tuition costs for the pupils attending Windsor. The district will have to approve of paying more than the state average cost as Windsor's rate will exceed this amount. If the A.R.E.A. plan is voted in all three districts of Lebanon, Grantham and Plainfield, this action will be eliminated in the future. CONCLUSION There are many citizens who should be thanked for their interest in the schools in the District. The volunteer librarians who faithfully serve our two schools deserve a great deal of credit, as well as the members and officers of the P.T.A. I would like to thank the members of the school board for their sincere devotion to their duties, the teachers and staff for their conscientious efforts, the custodians for the fine manner in which the buildings are maintained and special thanks should go to the parents and voters for their support of the school system. Respectfully submitted, GORDON R. TATE, Supt. of Schools. — 112 — Report of Principal WHITE SCHOOL, MERIDEN The regrouping of the grades, with 1-4 in Plainfleld and 5-8 in Meriden has greatly facilitated a more functional school-wide pro- gram within both groups. Our school library continues to grow in volume and output and with the splendid volunteer work and in conjunction with the town library, our students have benefitted from special programs and individual help. The school library has now grown to the point where a librarian is needed to co-ordinate its activities. Volunteers have thus far done an excellent job in bringing us to this stage. However, because of the many hours now involved in its func- tioning, professional services are needed. Several different programs within the curriculum have been evaluated and improved during the past few years. Others will soon be under study. We have supervisors who come regularly for music and penmanship however, the art curiculum is definately lacking. Thought might be given for initiating such classes. The special class was instituted in February 1966 with much fi- nancial aid from the federal government. This class has proven beneficial to the children needing more individual help in specific areas. John Maxner, the social studies teacher and coach, is the only faculty member to fit into the category of "new teachers". Mrs. Emma Spalding is new only to this particular building. Her ex- perience and help is greatly appreciated. The athletic program has been extended and the fifth and sixth graders now have a weekly physical education class. Interested students now also participate in some of the co-curricular sports. The boys again have benefitted from organized teams of soccer, basketball and baseball. Some of the girls formed a cheerleading squad and will take part on the softball team. It is hoped that in the future v/e can offer field hockey or some other organized sport for the girls. With the additional services rendered and needed in the fields of effective guidance and administration, there is a need for reduc- ing the actual teaching load of the teaching principals. Schedules of this possibility are currently being considered and will be tried in the White School. We have received good reports of some of the past White School — 113 — students and are justly proud of them. All help from townspeople has been greatly appreciated and K. IT. A. again has given generously of its equipment and services. STEPHEN A. BEAUPRE Principal, White School. Report of the Principal PLAIN SCHOOL This year brought the completion of the one grade system to the schools of our own. Now all pupils attending the first four grades are located at the Plains School. This is the first year that our system has no combined grades. It is making possible more effective teaching. Mrs. Eva Bernard contributes to the educa- tional welfare of the school, by teaching pupils from the second, third and fourth grades who need more individual attention. Mrs. Bernard is at our school for half a day. New science books are available to all grades. The fourth grade has a laboratory which provides materials for use by the pupils. This makes the book material more interesting. It arouses pupil curiosity and is proving worthwhile. Our library is a valuable addition to the school. We appre- ciate the help of the P. T. A. in staffing the library one afternoon a week. Members of this group also spend much time cataloging the new books made available by the ?. T. A. and the School District. The library room is also used for a music room and assembly hall. Here we were instructed in the use of the dial telephone by representatives of the Bell Telephone Company. We also en- tertained each other with a Christmas musical. We are most appreciative of the time and effort given by our janitor. Our building is kept in excellent condition. The addition of four new teeters, and the small slide and swing set, previously at the White School, adequately provide physical equipment for our playground. The equipment eases the problem of playground supervision. This problem is also eased by the ab- sence of older children on the playground. The teachers are grateful to all those who have shown such an interest in our school. Respectfully submitted, ALICE HENDRICK Principal — 114 — PLAINFIELD SCHOOL NURSE REPORT The School Health Program is an important part of your childs' education. The first-grader may approach the School Nurse with suspicion and fear, but within a short time he becomes eager to learn how the strange looking machines for testing eyes and ears are used. After a short explanation of what is expected of him, he is anxious to demostrate his ability to perform the task. Yearly tests shows increased confidence in preformance. It should be clearly understood that the testing done by the School Nurse is merely a screening and is not meant to indicate that the child has received a professional examination. If the School Nurse finds any signs of a possible problem, the parents will be notified. The notice concerning vision does not necessarily mean the child needs glasses, but that professional examination is recom- mended. It would be extremely helpful if parents would request their Doctors to send a report of eye examinations to the school to be kept on file for future reference. In dealing with school health problems, such as epidemics, it becomes necessary to consider the entire school population rather than individuals. It is often difficult for the individual to under- bstand the restrictions imposed upon him, but the welfare of the other students must be protected. I wish to thank the teachers and parents for their cooperation, and the Blow-Me-Down Grange for their contribution to the Health Program. Respectfully, EVELYN KLOTZ School Nurse — 115 — SUPERVISORY UNION #32 GRANTHAM LEBANON PLAINFIELD School Calendar — 1967 — 1968 September 6, 1967 — School Opens (Wednesday) December. 21, 1967 — School Closes for Christmas (Thursday) January 2, 1968 — School Opens (Tuesday) February 16, 1968 — School Closes for Vacation (Friday) February 26, 1968 — School Opens (Monday) April 19, 1968 — School Closes for Vacation (Friday) April 29, 1968 — School Opens (Monday) June 13, 1968 — School Closes for year (Thursday) Work Days—Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1967 Teachers' meetings June 14, 1968. Closing School work day. Note: New teachers to system will report Thursday, August 31 and Friday, September 1, 1967 for orientation. 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