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Selectmen and Other Officers
RYE TOWN HALL TOWN OF RYE NEW HAMPSHIRE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1963
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OF THE
Selectmen and Other Officers
TOWN OF RYE NEW HAMPSHIRE
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1963 Town Officers Moderator Philip S. Drake Town Clerk Raelene L. White Selectmen Robert B. Goss Ralph F. Hammond Edward L. Greene Treasurer
Mildred I. Rand Representatives to the General Court Elizabeth A. Greene Maynard L. Young Jr. Tax Collector Norman L. Jenness Cemetery Trustees John H. Manning Charles P. Gordon Frank J. Caswell School Board Ralph E. Morang Buford Potts Helen J. Potvin School Treasurer Lillian B. Bemis Supervisors of the Checklist Annie B. Beals Ralph E. Berry John W. Patrick Library Trustees Elizabeth A. Greene Helen F. Philbrick Francis W. Sykes Trustees of Trust Funds Melvin R. Low John L. Parsons Agnes M. Brown, Deceased Ralph W. Eaton, Appointed Highway Agent Charles P. Gordon Police Department Eli W. Perry, Chief Municipal Court Gerald F. Giles Richard E. Dill Justice Special Justice Christopher S. Christo, Clerk
Fire Department Charles P. Gordon, Chief
Fire Wards Urban A. Beane George O. Philbrick, Jr. William R. Jenness
State Forest Fire Warden Edward L. Greene Auditors John E. Johnston Ralph E. Berry
Health Officer Walter M. Anderson, M. D. Supervisor of Cemetery Harbor Master John H. Manning Willis B. Saunders Planning Board Vincent H. Boutillier, R. Norman Stern, Chairman Clerk Robert V. O'Brien Robert B. Goss Howard D. Griffin Benjamin L. Orcutt Rodman Gearhart
Board of Adjustment Channing H. Green Ernest E. Tucker Chairman Clerk Gerald F. Giles Robert W. Simpson Capt. Laurance S. Stewart Budget Committee
Members at Large Term expires 1964 Richard M. Janvrin, Maynard L. Young, Jr. Term expires 1965 Elizabeth A. Greene Clerk George W. Nold, Jr. Term expires 1966 John E. Johnston, Chairman Robert V. O'Brien o>
CO K r> o co in t> t- © **< © TOWN WARRANT THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (L. S.) To the Inhabitants of the Town of Rye in the County of Rocking- ham in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs: And to the Inhabitants of the School District in said Town of Rye, qualified to vote upon District Affairs, for the limited purpose of electing officers of the Rye School District at the annual Town Meeting, in accordance with procedures authorized by statute (RSA 197:1 a et. seq.) and adopted by the District at its March, 1962, annual meeting, under Article 2 of this war- rant. You are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall in said Rye on Tuesday the tenth day of March, next at ten o'clock in the forenoon, to vote by ballot upon the following subjects: 1 Balloting a. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. b. To choose two delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention. c. Shall Sweepstakes Tickets be sold in this Town? 2. To choose all necessary officers for the Rye School Dis- trict in accordance with the statutor procedure adopted by said District at its March, 1962 annual meeting, to wit: a. To choose a Moderator for the Rye School District for the ensuing year. b. To choose a Clerk for the Rye School District for the ensuing year. c. To choose a member of the Rye School Board for the ensuing year. d. To choose a Treasurer for the Rye School District for the ensuing year. 3. To see if the Town of Rye will vote to continue the Municipal Court as provided in RSA 502-A:35 as inserted by the laws of 1963, Chapter 331. 4. On petition of Esther W. Parsons, to see if the town will vote to rezone from single residence to commercial district a parcel of land on Washington Road owned by the petitioner and described 6 as follows: All that certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Rye, New Hampshire and lying on the southeasterly side of Washington Road, and generally situated between land of Donna Berry on the north and other land of Esther W. Par- sons on the south, and more particularly bounded and de- scribed as follows: Beginning in the southeasterly line of Washington Road, at a point where an old stone wall situated on the northerly side of the house and barn of Esther W. Parsons does or would intersect with said road line; thence running southeasterly along the line of said 1 old stone wall and line extended thereof 150.0 feet to a point; thence turning and running on a line more to the south of east on a line extended from said last described point to the point of junction of two old stone walls a distance of 395 feet, more or less, to a point situated on a line which is parallel to and 50.0 feet measured on a perpen- dicular northwesterly of the line of a certain old stone wall on land of Esther W. Parsons which runs generally north and south: thence turning and running northerly on such line par- allel to said stone wall and 50.0 feet northwesterly thereof a distance of 140 feet more or less, to a point in another stone wall; thence continuing on an extension of said line parallel to said stone wall a distance of 125 feet, more or less to a point in another stone wall at other land of said Esther W. Parsons; thence turning and running northwesterly along the line of said stone wall and other land of Esther W. Parsons a distance of 340 feet, more or less, to a point in said stonewall de- termined by extending a line parallel to and measured 50.0 feet perpendicular from the southerly line of Donna Berry; thence turning and running somewhat more to the west of north on a line parallel to and 1 measured on a perpendicular from and 50.0 feet distance from the southerly line of land of Donna Berry, a distance of 1 90 feet, more or less, to the south- easterly line of Washington Road, said point being 50 feet, more or less, southwesterly of the southwesterly corner of land of said Donna Berry; thence turning and running south- westerly along the southwesterly side line of said Washington Road 310 feet more or less, to the point of beginning. Con- taining four acres, more or less. This petition was approved by the Planning Board after two public hearings were held thereon on dates of Janu- ary 3, 1964 and January 20, 1964. The following subjects will be voted upon at the business meeting which will be held at eight o'clock P. M. 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to de- fray town charges for the ensuing year and make appropriations of the same. 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to hire money from the Trustees of Trust Funds. 7. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to hire money in anticipation of taxes. 8. To see if the Town will vote to allow five percent dis- count on all property taxes on or before October 1, 1964. 9. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the prepay- ment of taxes and authorize the Tax Collector to accept payments in prepayment of taxes, in accordance with the provisions of RSA 80:52-a as inserted by Laws 1963, chapter 36. 10. To see if the Town will vote to allow the full time em- ployees of the Town two weeks annual vacation with pay instead of the one week they now receive. 11. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to lease from the owners, for the sum of one dollar, a section of beach frontage located at Rye Beach, between the property of Carroll J. Brown at the north end and the property of Annie Schlott (formerly Sawyers Bath Houses) at the south end. Said beach frontage to be restricted to the exclusive use of the Tax Payers of Rye and their guests for a minimum fee, and that the Selectmen also be authorized to make whatever rules and regulations necessary to insure the proper control of the area and that the Rye Police Department be authorized to enforce such rules and regula- tions. 1 2. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to appoint a committee to investigate and make a report with recommendations for the next annual Town Meeting as to the desirability of the Town of Rye acquiring other beach frontage within the Town for the exclusive use of the Tax Payers of Rye. 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,000.00 for the establishment of an aeronautical fund as provided by RSA 423 : 6. 14. If the previous article is passed in the affirmative, to see if the Town will vote to transfer from the aeronautical fund to the New Hampshire Aeronautics Commission the sum of $3,000.00 for the purposes authorized by RSA 423:7 and RSA 423:8. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty thousand ($20,000.00) dollars for the pur- 8 pose of the acquisition of a refuse burner, a suitable site for the same, and a tractor loader, prepare the site, erect equipment and place the burner in operation to replace the present system of open burning of refuse at the town dump, and further to authorize the Selectmen to issue serial notes and/or bonds upon the credit of the Town in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act, RSA chapter 33 and any amendments thereto. 16. To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 3 of the Ordinance adopted March 1945 Town Meeting, having been inserted in the warrant for said meeting by petition which reads as follows: "1. No person having the custody of any vehicle shall stop or cause the same to stop, or park all night, not more than one hour, between the hours of midnight and eight A. M. from November 1st to April 15th, on any public street or highway in the Town of Rye. 2. Any person who violates the provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be fined not more than ten dollars. 3. The Chief of Police, Selectmen or Highway Agent may cause any vehicle parked in violation to Section 1 of this ordinance to be removed 1 from the street or highway and stored in a suitable place. The reasonable cost of towing and storage shall be a lien on the vehicle, and shall be paid to the Town Clerk for the use of the Town, in order to redeem the vehicle in question. This ordinance shall take effect on November 1, 1945". by striking out Section 3 and inserting in place thereof a new Sec- tion 3 so that the ordinance will read as follows: An ordinance to prohibit all night parking during certain months; 1. No person having the custody or control of any vehicle shall stop or cause the same to stop, or park all night, not more than one hour, between the hours of midnight and eight A. M. from November 1st to April 1 5th, on any public street or highway in the Town of Rye. 2. Any person who violates the provisions of Section 1 of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than ten dollars. 3. The Chief of Police, or any officer of the Rye Police De- partment, may cause any vehicle parked in violation to Sec- tion 1 of this ordinance to be removed from the street or high- way. This ordinance shall take effect on its passage. 17. To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. Polls will not be close before six o'clock P. M. Business meeting at eight o'clock P. M. Given under our hands and seal, this twenty first day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixty-four. ROBERT B. GOSS, RALPH F. HAMMOND, EDWARD L. GREENE, Selectmen of Rye. A true copy of Warrant — Attest: ROBERT B. GOSS, RALPH F. HAMMOND, EDWARD L. GREENE, Selectmen of Rye. 10 TOWN BUDGET — 1 964 Town Officers' Salaries : Patriotic Purposes 300.00 Care of Beaches 3,000.00 Seacoast Regional Association 500.00 Interest 2,000.00 Resurface Roads 5,000.00 Culvert Construction 2,500.00 New Equipment, Highway Department 4,000.00 Payment on Principal Fire Station Bonds: 4,000.00 Cemetery Notes 700.00 Rye Harbor Notes 4,000.00 8,700.00 Airport, Article #13 3,000.00 Refuse Burner, Article #15 20,000.00 TOTAL TOWN BUDGET 204,874.63 (As recommended by Budget Committee) Less Revenue other than Taxes estimated 99,743.63 Estimated Amount to be raised by Taxes for Town Expenses 105,831.00 County Tax, estimated 31,650.00 John E. Johnston Abbot B. Drake Robert B. Goss Richard M. Janvrin George W. Nold William R. Wilder Leon H. Valley Robert V. O'Brien Elizabeth A. Greene Ralph E. Morang, Jr. Maynard L. Young, Jr. Budget Committee 12 . Selectmen's Report To The Inhabitants of Rye, New Hampshire: In compliance with the favorable action taken at the Town Meeting of last March in regards to the Town of Rye acquiring the land at the so called Rye Harbor Reserva- tion from the State of New Hampshire, your Selectmen, after many conferences and communications and some trips to Concord, have within the past few days been assured that we will shortly be in receipt of the signed deeds to about one half of the property. This will be the high ground between the marsh and the cemetery and other privately owned land at Rye Center. A great deal of thanks are due to your local State Representatives, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Greene and Mr. Maynard L. Young, Jr. for submitting the proper legislation and getting the approval of the State Legislature. Many thanks are also due to your Governor's Councilor from this District, Mr. Fred W. Hall, Jr. of Rochester for his interest, wise counciling and sustained efforts in seeing that the authorization of the Legislature was finally enacted. In regards to the property map that was authorized to be made, your Selectmen contracted with the Civil Engi- neering Firm of Arthur N. Parmenter of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts to do this work. This project is progressing very well andi will be completed sometime this summer. This year there will be two items on the printed ballot for you to vote on in accordance with legislation that was passed by the last session of the State Legislature. 1 It will be necessary to vote whether or not to con- tinue our present Municipal Court. It seems that the courts in the cities and larger towns would like our business even though it would take more of our officials' time and cost us more money than it does now. It would seem that in the interest of the economy of the Town a vote to con- tinue our Municipal Court would be in order. 2. It is now compulsory to vote on any changes to our zoning regulations by printed ballot at our Town 13 Meetings after Public Hearings have been held in regard to the proposed changes. The proposed change, this year, involves a tract of land across the road opposite the Junior High School to be zoned commercial instead of residential so that a bank can be built on the property. A favorable vote would be in keeping with the recommendations of the Planning Counsultants who are preparing a long range planning for the Town and suggest that we keep the central area of our town as a Typical New England Village Dis- trict. We wish to take this opportunity to pay our respects to Miss Agnes M. Brown, whose death on March 10, 1963 brought an end to a long, faithful and dedicated service to the Town of Rye. She had served as Town and School Treasurer for a great many years and at the time of her passing was Treasurer of the Trust Funds. We wish to call attention to and to offer our thanks to the Rye Veterans of Foreign Wars Post for the excellent Memorial Day services and parade that they conducted for the people of Rye. We wish to thank the ladies of the R.V.F.D. Auxili- ary for the fine manner in which they served the meals to the election officials for the 1963 town meeting and at the joint meeting with Hampton Beach officials and the Seacoast Legislative committee of the State Legislature. Again we wish to emphasize that if all property owners would fill out their property inventory forms in detail as required by the Laws of the State of New Hamp- shire it would simplify the job of making the proper as- sessment of their properties. The Board of Selectmen hold public meetings the first Monday of each month for your convenience and at other times by appointment. Respectfully submitted, ROBERT B. GOSS, RALPH F. HAMMOND, EDWARD L. GREENE, Selectmen. 14 Selectmen's Report For the year ending December 31, 1963 NOTICE! These Accounts have all been audited by Auditors from the office of the State Tax Commission. Robert B. Goss Ralph F. Hammond Edward L. Greene Selectmen Invoice Land and Buildings $11,618,145.00 House Trailers 17,650.00 Mills and Machinery 6,000.00 Electric Plants 285,000.00 Stock in Trade 86,580.00 Boats and Launches 12,900.00 Cows, 5 1 2,550.00 Neat Stock, 14 350.00 Sheep, 22 200.00 Fowl, 5,000 1,500.00 Gasoline pumps and tanks 5,600.00 Construction Machinery 27,050.00 Wood and Lumber (not stock in trade) 12,60jO.OO Total Gross Valuation $12,076,125.00 Less: Exemptions to Veterans' and to the Blind 224,000.00 Net Valuation on which tax rate is computed $11,852,125.00 Taxes Committed to Collector: Property Taxes (Town) 521,493.50 Property Taxes (Precincts) 43,474.65 Total Property Taxes $564,968.15 Poll Taxes 2,330.00 15 National Bank Stock Taxes 201.30 Added Taxes 3,060.70 Total Taxes Committed to Collector $570,560.15 Tax Rate per $1,000.00 of Valuation Town 31.36% 13.80 County 5.68% 2.50 School 62.96% 27.70 Total Town, County and School Tax Rate $44.00 Rye Beach Precinct Rate Jenness Beach Precinct Rate Rye Water District Rate ASSETS Cash Balance December 31, 1963 State Head Tax $194.50 Tax Sale Account 25.00 LIABILITIES Accounts owed by the Town Departmental accounts $ 1,576.37 Unexpended balances of special appropriations Town Map 12,500.00 Gray Court 3,155.99 Due State of New Hampshire Head Taxes 1,889.50 Due School District 137,634.24 "Rye Harbor Notes 16,000.00 Fire Station Bonds 4,000.00 Trustees of Trust Funds 1 7,200.00 Trustees of Dalton Fund 17,450.00 Total Liabilities $211,406.10 Excess of Assets over Liabilities 35,937.44 TOTAL $247,343.54 Net Surplus December 31, 1962 6,774.94 Net Surplus December 31, 1963 35,937.44 Increase of Surplus 29,162.50 SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS From Local Taxes, 1963 Levy Property and Precinct Taxes $512,893.42 Poll Taxes 1,872.00 National Bank Stock Taxes 201.30 State Head Taxes 5,800.00 Total Current Year's Taxes Remitted $520,766.72 Previous Years Property Taxes 41,131.62 Poll Taxes 172.00 State Head Taxes 1,340.00 Interest on Taxes 1,006.47 Penalties on Head Taxes 109.50 Tax Sales Redeemed 6,640.96 17 From the State of New Hampshire Town Officers' Expenses 7,837.75 Election and Registration 538.55 Municipal Court 988.25 Town Buildings 5,147.29 Protection of Persons and Property Police Department $22,101.07 Fire Department 21,499.09 Care of Trees 2,037.95 Planning and Zoning 4,000.00 Insurance 4,431.20 Health Health Department $ 95.00 Vital Statistics 104.50 Mosquito Control 4,151.24 Town Dump 3,798.12 Highway Department Town Road Aid $ 11,427.13 Summer Maintenance 23,583.18 Winter Maintenance 15,819.57 Agent's Salary 5,668.00 Street Lighting 357.64 General Expenses 1,184.02 Libraries $ 6,000.00 Public Welfare Old Age Assistance $ 1,000.45 Direct Relief 3,174.38 Patriotic Purposes $ 289.60 Care of Beaches 2,253.24 Unclassified 47,937.36 Total Current Maintenance Expenses $202,024.58 Interest $ 2,063.71 New Construction and Equipment Highways • $ 6,863.91 Culverts 1,544.00 19 New Equipment 9,811.08 Total Outlay Payments 20,282.70 Payments on Principal of Debt $ 38,650.00 Payments to Government Divisions 399,397.22 Total Payments all Purposes $660,354.50 Detailed Statement of Expenditures TOWN OFFICERS' SALARIES Raelene L. White $ 600.00 Robert B. Goss, Selectman 1,000.00 Ralph F. Hammond, Selectman 900.00 Edward L. Greene, Selectman 800.00 Mildred I. Rand, Treasurer 600.00 Melvin R. Low, Treasurer Trust Funds 400.00 Norman L. Jenness, Tax Collector 2,300.00 $6,600.00 TOWN OFFICERS' EXPENSES Strawberry Bank Print Shop: Town Reports $ 933.84 Warrants 61.56 General Printing 101.50 Portsmouth Herald, notices 109.20 N. H. Assessors' Assoc, dues 3.00 N. H. Tax Collectors' Assoc, dues 3.00 N. H. Town Clerks' Assoc, dues 3.00 N. H. Municipal Assoc, dues 139.76 State of N. H., laws and records 30.31 John W. A. Green, records . 6.00 Zoning Bulletin 12.00 Brown & Saltmarsh, supplies 95.45 Edson C. Eastman, supplies 1 19.88 Northeast Office Equipment Co., supplies 325.75 Concannon & Scripture, supplies 11-85 I. A. Jenness, postage 206.06 20 Flowers by Leslie 25.00 Cameracraft Shop, Inc., supplies 9.50 Robert B. Goss, expense 10.30 Frances Goss, meals 38.75 Edward L. Greene, expense 20.00 Frank Marshall, delivery town reports 20.00 Richard Eaton, delivering town reports 24.00 James A. Perkins, pictures 10.00 Harold B. Tucker, building permits 103.50 Fred Ham, collecting dog licenses 15.00 Raelene L. White Auto permits 1,217.00 Inventory 75.00 Postage and expense 27.50 State of N. H., audit 153.85 Eli W. Perry, clerk payroll 3,536.00 Publishing property valuation list Marjorie Eaton, typing $ 48.75 Strawberry Bank Print Shop, printing 341.44 $ 390.19 $7,846.65 ELECTION AND REGISTRATION Philip S. Drake, Moderator $ 30.00 Annie B. Beals, Supervisor 40.00 Ralph E. Berry, Supervisor 40.00 John W. Patrick, Supervisor 40.00 Walter M. Anderson, Election Officer 10.00 Warren H. Caswell, Election Officer 10.00 Charles P. Gordon, Election Officer 10.00 Bernice C. Remick, Election Officer 10.00 R. F. D. Auxiliary, meals 44.00 H. B. Tucker, election booths 16.00 Portsmouth Herald, notices 12.90 Cobbs' Radio 8 T.V., PA System 20.00 S. R. Blaisdell 8 Son, ballots 37.75 21 Strawberry Bank Print Shop, printing 18.40 Strawberry Bank Print Shop, check lists 199.50 $538.55 MUNICIPAL COURT Gerald F. Giles, Justice $500.00 Richard E. Dill, Special Justice 40.00 Christopher S. Christo, Clerk 200.00 Christopher S. Christo, Special Justice 120.00 Christopher S. Christo, warrants 15.75 Wyman P. Boynton, Special Justice 10.00 Francis J. Riordan, Special Justice 10.00 Robert B. Goss, warrants 48.25 Eli W. Perry, warrants 39.00 Norman L. Jenness, warrants 5.25 $988.25 TOWN BUILDINGS Town Hall Maintenance, Supplies and Services: Rockingham Electrical Supply Co. $ 22.73 Briere Electric Co. 31.40 Ocean & Forest Products Co. 10.00 N. H. Electric Co. 260.27 New England Tel. 8 Tel. Co. 236.38 A. P. Tibbetts 36.21 Caswell Brothers 620.73 Richard Eaton 80.00 Iona A. Jenness 3.70 Montgomery Ward Co. 8.18 Floyd Perkins 26.00 Rye Water District 30.00 Fred Perkins 600.00 $1,965.60 Town Hall, Court Room (Remodeling) Harold B. Tucker $1,976.92 $1,976.92 22 Fire Station, repairs Harold W. Higgins Newberrys 10.14 Pittsburgh Plate Glass 9.50 Fred Ham 11.00 Eagle Photo Supply 134.98 Cameracraft Shop Inc. 32.90 Gunni-sons Motor Service 3.59 Eastern Auto Parts 10.53 Western Auto Associate Store 3.88 I. A. Jenness 7.58 New England Tel. 8 Tel. 235.30 Rockingham Electrical Supply Co., Inc. 26.53 Philbrick's Garage 165.10 Anchor Buick 43.51 George T. Abood, repairs 235.35 George T. Abood, new cruiser 1,067.00 Motor Clinic Inc. 313.30 A. P. Tibbetts 7.23 Gulf Oil Corp. 1,153.51 Art's Gulf Station 34.60 Fremont O. Matthews 71.08 Concannon & Scripture 18.53 $22,101.07 Fire Department Mildred I. Rand, payroll $14,500.00 Mildred I. Rand, expense 25.00 Volunteer Firemen's payroll 1,134.00 E. L. Greene, Forest Fire expense 451.30 Rye Firemen's Relief Assoc. 250.00 N. H. Electric Co., services 637.38 New England Tel. & Tel., services 364.49 A. P. Tibbetts, fuel oil 1,080.48 A. P. Tibbetts, supplies 35.04 Concannon & Scripture, supplies 17.97 Strawberry Bank Print Shop 40.40 Pettigrew's, supplies 18.14 I. A. Jenness, supplies 6.26 Rival Foods, Inc. 39.30 W.T.Grant 41.88 24 Montgomery Ward PLANNING AND ZONING Town Map Arthur N. Parmenter, Civil Engineers $ 4,000.00 INSURANCE *Roger E. Colbert, Workmen's Compensation $ 837.67 General Liability 2,279.55 Surety Bonds 602.50 *B. L. Orcutt, Inc., Fire Insurance 475.23 Hanover Insurance Co., Volunteer Firemen 166.25 C. E. Trafton Agency, Surety Bond 70.00 $4,431.20 ^Representing "Rye Independent Insurance Agents Association" HEALTH DEPARTMENT Walter M. Anderson, M.D. $60.00 John O. Philbrick 35.00 $95.00 VITAL STATISTICS Raelene L. White, records $104.50 MOSQUITO CONTROL S. E. Mosquito Control Project $ 205.00 Aerial Sprayers Inc., spraying TOWN V. H. Cogswell 5.71 Ocean & Forest Products Co. 33.00 Frost Co. 2.43 East Eliot Garage 11.12 I. A. Jenness 6.91 Robert Heme, gravel 15 6.00 Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Co. 11.30 King Chevrolet Co. 2.44 Ralph's Truck Sales 10.00 Dyar Machinery Co. 7.38 Roland Ripley & Son 13.00 Palmer Spring Co. 160.14 Rand Lumber Co. 50.81 R. C. HazeltonCo. 8.75 Frank Perkins 142.85 Iafolla Crushed Stone Co., Inc. 1,5 52.44 Gulf Oil Corporation 2,194.24 Douglas Sturtevant 1,384.55 Trimount Bituminous Products, Inc. 4,000.12 John Manning 120.00 W. S. Jackson 25.13 E. L. Greene 794.00 U. A. Beane 339.70 $23,583.18 Agent's Salary $ 5,668.00 Winter Maintenance Rye Highway Department, labor $ 7,166.80 Supplies and Services: Donald Ramsey 48.00 Atlantic Terminal Sales 70.65 Taccetta Chevrolet 5.47 A. P. Tibbetts 294.01 Gunni-sons Motor Service 61.19 Eastern Auto Parts 77.58 George Philbrick's Garage 241.05 Montgomery Ward Co. 20.95 Portsmouth Truck & Tractor 224.74 Sanfax Corporation 106.75 28 V. H. Cogswell WELFARE AND RELIEF Old Age Assistance: State of New Hampshire $1,000.45 Direct Relief: Rockingham County Home $3,058.38 C. F. O'Connell 50.00 G. Clare, refund 66.00 Wallis Sands Beach Account Balance January 1, 1963 $275.90 No receipts or expenditures UNCLASSIFIED Boynton, Waldron 8 Dill, legal service $ 617.45 Seacoast Regional Association 500.00 Taxes bought by the Town 4-.-0-92.60 Discounts, abatements and refunds 28,412.76 Norman L. Jenness, Collecting Head Tax 344.75 Retirement 7,764.88 Federal Income Tax (withheld) 6,204.92 $47,937.36 NEW CONSTRUCTION Gray Court: Highway Department, labor $ 881.60 Supplies and Services: Trimount Bituminous Co. $184.49 Gulf Oil Corp. 30.00 E. L. Greene 308.00 U. A. Beane 112.20 Goodwin Feed & Supply Co. 55.00 Jordon Milton Co. 46.22 R. C. Hazelton Co. 36.20 Iafolla Crushed Stone Co. 190.30 $ 962.41 $1,844.01 HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Iafolla Crushed Stone Co., Inc., paving $5,019.90 CULVERTS Rye Highway Department, labor $ 486.40 Supplies and Services: R. C Hazelton Co., Inc. 632.39 Rand Lumber Co. 35.67 31 A. P. Tibbetts 11.30 U. A. Beane 120.00 Merrill Lumber Co. 7.84 Prison Industries 250.40 $1,057.60 $1,544.00 NEW EQUIPMENT G. T. Abood, new truck $3,103.46 Montgomery Ward Co. 238.57 R. C. Hazelton Co. 519.05 Superior Funeral Coach Co. Ambulance 5,950.00 $9,811.08 PAYMENT ON PRINCIPAL First National Bank, temporary note $30,000.00 First National Bank, Fire Station Bonds 4,000.00 First National Bank, Rye Harbor note 4,000.00 Trustees, Dalton Fund 650.00 $38,650.00 INTEREST First National Bank, Rye Harbor note $ 600.00 First National Bank, Fire Station Bonds 50.00 First National Bank, temporary note 189.58 Trustees, Trust Funds 602.00 Trustees, Dalton Fund 622.13 $ 2,063.71 PAYMENT TO GOVERNMENT DIVISIONS State Head Taxes: State of N. H. 1962 levy $ 1,0-95.00 State of N. H. 1963 levy 5,220.00 $ 6,315.00 32 County Tax $ 29,546.76 Payments to Precincts: Rye Beach $ 7,943.47 Jenness Beach 7,829.43 Rye Water District 25,550.53 $ 41,323.43 Rye School District: Balance Tax 1962 $132,212.03 Tax 1963 190,000.00 $322,212.03 Total Payments for all purposes $661,587.97 ROBERT B. GOSS, RALPH F. HAMMOND, EDWARD L. GREENE, Selectmen. S'd Town Clerk's Report For the year ending December 31, 1963 Received from filing fees: Tax Collector's Account PROPERTY, POLL AND YIELD TAX WARRANTS LEVY OF 1963 Debits Total Property, Poll and National Bank Stock Taxes STATE HEAD TAX WARRANT LEVY OF 1963 Debits State Head Taxes Committed to Collector: Original Warrant $7,500.00 Total Debits $7,500.00 Credits Remittances to Treasurer: Head Taxes $5,800.00 Uncollected Head Taxes as per Collector's List 1,700.00 Total Credits $7,500.00 LEVY OF 1962 Debits Uncollected Taxes as of January 1963 $1,340.00 Penalties Collected during 1963 109.50 Total Debits $1,449.50 Credits Remittances to Treasurer during 1963: Head Taxes $1,095.00 Penalties 109.50 Abatements during 1963 245.00 Total Credits $1,449.50 SUMMARY OF TAX SALES ACCOUNTS As of December 31, 1963 Debits Tax Sale on Account of Levy of: 1962 1961 Prev. Yrs. (a) Taxes Sold to Town Current Fiscal Year $4,092.60 36 — — (b)' Balance Unredeemed Taxes January 1, 1963 6,512.40 5,604.25 Interest Collected After Sale 37.16 — Total Debits $4,092.60 $6,549.56 $5,604.25 Credits Remittances to Treasurer During Year $4,946.86 $1,324.26 Abatements During Year — 220.85 641.00 Unredeemed Taxes at close of year 4,092.60 1,381.85 3,638.99 Total Credits $4,092.60 $6,549.56 $5,604.25 NORMAN L. JENNESS, Tax Collector Highway Agent's Report This year our roads have again been subjected to almost continuous use by large trucks hauling gravel and rocks to the State project at Wallis Sands. It took some time to divert this travel from the Town roads to the State roads which were constructed to carry heavier loads. We realize that all this trucking cannot be confined to State roads but also feel it is to the Town's benefit when they do. Unless they start hauling again when the frost begins to come out very little damage will have been done. It is surprising how well our roads handle these loads. The extension of the pipeline for the improvement of the Rye Water District caused some inconvenience to the people and some damage to the highway. It had been the hope of myself and the contractor that repairing this could have been done before winter. The early rains being heavier than usual after a long dry spell saturated the fill to a point where it would have been unwise to have tried to resurface the sides of the road where the ditches were dug. In the spring when the ground has settled the work can be done. 37 We are still plagued with drainage problems with more arising every year. There are two areas near Lang's Corner that should be taken care of in the near future. This was the reason we stopped our paving before we got to this area. It was felt that the rest of this years paving should go south of Rye Center where the base was firmer. The problems of drainage is something our long range planners should take an extra interest in. I approached the State Highway Dept. with hopes we would get their permission to run a pipeline on the side of the State road for the drain from the Gray Court area but according to their plans they didn't think it could be done and refused to give their permission. By the time they let us know it was too late for the Selectmen to get easements from the many property owners between Gray Court and Cable Road. The people should realize the Town must have some kind of legal agreement with property owners before installing drains in new locations. I would like to take this opportunity to warn the people that it is illegal to push or throw snow from your driveways into the highway in such a manner as to cause a hazard upon the highway. You may be brought to court and you could be held responsible for damages should an accident be caused by the hazard. CHARLES P. GORDON, Highway Agent. FINANCIAL REPORT Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1963 $ 278.93 From Town Treasurer 32,000.00 $32,278.93 Received from other sources: State of New Hampshire, road toll refund $983.36 Central Cemetery, labor, gasoline, oil 1 10.62 38 Rye Ambulance Corp., Inc. gasoline, oil and supplies 86.96 Philbrick's Store, patch 8.40 Dr. R. R. Willmer, driveway 22.38 Ray's Restaurant, driveway 89.60 W. H. Drake, driveway 18.00 C. H. Greene, driveway 77.55 G. W. Foss, driveway 187.90 Col. J. R. Hall, driveway 24.30 C. M. Philbrick, driveway 26.94 Dr. I. I. Katz, driveway 27.52 W. G. Moulton, driveway 48.00 Rye School District, driveway 61.64 E. L. Greene, oil driveway 69.50 Insurance refund on G. F. Spaulding 354.00 Farragut Hotel, tree work 60.00 $ 2,256.67 $34,535.60 Highway Department Expenditures 1963 C. P. Gordon $5,668.00 G. F. Spaulding 4,547.45 R. H. Bromfield 4,524.44 W. R. Jenness 4,481.50 D. R. Becker 2,054.20 F. M. Currier 682.85 J. E. Bromfield 1,043.75 R. M. Sykes 979.32 F. G. Perkins 1,316.61 L. C. Brown 1,874.62 H. A. Eldridge 605.03 R. C. Goodsell 37.25 G. E. Gaskell 363.81 W. E. Dockham 140.50 E. A. Bromfield 74.65 K. Moynahan 13.30 39 W. M. Sleeper call your Fire Department first then do what you can. By all means be careful, do not enter a smoke filled house if you can keep from doing so. Never open doors and win- dows until the Fire Dept. is there, then when they are ready let them handle it. This year we have installed some alerting devices in the homes of several of our firemen. The results have been very good with call men sometimes arriving before the fire truck. This system handled by another man in the station or the man on the truck going to the fire through his radio can let the men know whose house to go to. Our horn system while still in use and a very important part of our alarm system could not pin point the fire locations and much valuable time was lost in getting to the fires. We feel that more of these alerting devices should be pur- chased this year. Our training program with the area instructor was late starting and as part of the training was to be held outside, it will be completed next spring. Several of our men went to the fire school at Fitzwilliam, N. H. spon- sored by the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs' Club where they are trained under actual fire conditions. Again I want to thank all those who have assisted the Fire Department in any way in the service we render the Town. Your Fire Department answered eighty-eight calls during the year 1963 as follows: 1 tree fire, 1 mattress fire, 1 electrical fire, 2 trash fires, 2 brush dump fires, 1 portable engine fire, 1 electric range fire, 4 road side fires, 7 brush fires, 4 false alarms, 1 house trailer fire, 14 grass fires, 1 call to check fuel oil smell, 2 slash fires, 6 chimney fires, 3 flooded oil burner fires, 10 rubbish dump fires, 10 car fires, 5 building fires, check out smoke coming up in the area, 4 calls. This department answered 8 mutual aid calls as fol- lows: 3 to Portsmouth, 2 to North Hampton, and 1 each to Greenland, Seabrook and Kensington. 41 There were 9 members of the department that at- tended the N. H. State Fire School at Fitzwilliams, N. H. where there were classes in actual fire fighting of buildings and oil fires, operation of forestry equipment, smoke mask drill and demonstrations of new equipment . " The department used 2200 ft. iy2 hose, 3350 ft. lYi" hose, 2750 ft. forestry hose and 2900 ft. booster hose. We had standby crews in the station 5 times during the year due to the extreme drouth and wind condition and also when the water main broke. Portsmouth responded to 5 Rye fires and Greenland 1. CHARLES P. GORDON, Fire Chief. Report of the Fire Warden and Your District Chief During the past year New Hampshire faced the great- est forest fire threat to its woodlands in more than sixty years. The continued drought brought home to our citi- zens, as never before, the potential threat of destructive fires to their beautiful and valuable forests, homes and livelihoods. In true American tradition of meeting a com- mon threat by volunteer effort, this fire danger was mini- mized by active prevention, patrol and a relinquishing of personal rights for the common good. It was the greatest demonstration of public cooperation ever experienced by those responsible for local and state fire control. The ready forces of volunteer fire services kept the losses low. For their effort and public response the general fire service expresses its heartfelt thanks for a job well done. Prevention however, is not just an activity for the bad fire years. It must be practiced until it becomes a part of our public conscience—a habit. Just plain carelessness with fire causes too many of our fires. 42 The following practices and suggestions will help: 1. Always have a permit for outdoor burning and burn within the terms of the permit and in a safe place. Burn late in the afternoon when the wind is down or on rainy or damp days. Check your fire and if winds develop extinguish it promptly. 2. Carry your rubbish to the public dump—its safer. A negelected backyard incinerator causes many fires. 3. Never discard a lighted cigarette or match. Make this a year round habit regardless of the safety of your surroundings. 4. Children-caused fires are now a major concern. Keep matches away from them and teach them to respect fire and not make it a subject of play. Lets all join with "Smokey the Bear" and "Keep New Hampshire Green" and growing in 1964. 1963 Fire Record Number of Fires 8 Number of permits issued 387 E. LEROY GREENE, Forest Fire Warden. MERTON A. WEBBER, District Fire Chief. FINANCIAL REPORT 1963 Receipts from the Town of Rye: Peter Beals 2.80 Norman Beane 11.90 Douglas Becker 8.40 Edwin Bromfield 30.20 James Bromfield 6.30 Russell Bromfield 14.70 James Brown 4.20 Leonard Brown 24.30 John Carberry 9.10 Fred Currier 9.10 Philip Drake 4.20 Richard Eaton 17.80 Robert Goodsell 14.70 Charles Gordon 20.80 Robert Goss 9.10 William Greene 9.60 Fred Ham 2.80 Ralph Hammond 6.30 Willis Heath 2.80 Norman Jenness 9.10 William Jenness 14.70 Ian Johnston 13.90 Richard Locke 7.00 Melvin Low 5.60 Tom Mallory 7.70 Ralph Morang 9.80 Kenneth Moynahan 14.70 John Patrick 7.70 Fred Perkins 8.40 John Philbrick 8.40 Richard Philbrick 5.40 Roger Philbrick 9.80 Stephen Philbrick 5.60 Elmer Smith ' 13.30 Frank Smith 4.20 George Steinhilber 12.60 Harold Whitehouse 4.20 William Wilder 10.50 Frank Wilson 7.70 44 Robert Woods 10.50 Joseph Vozella 5.60 Refund to Town 2.80 $451.30 E. LEROY GREENE, State of New Hampshire Fire Warden for the Town of Rye. Municipal Court During the past year, 461 cases were brought before the court and again, there were no serious crimes against persons or property in Rye. Of the 461 cases handled by the court, 7 cases were felonies and the remainder were misdemeanors. The large majority, 330 cases, of the misdeameanors were motor vehicle violations. The rest were violations of the Fish and Game laws, Town Ordinances, Beer in Possession of Minors and Stop Signs. The cases brought before the court were filed by local and state law enforcement agencies. The majority of the cases were brought by our local police department. It should be reported also, that due to the interest and cooperation of the Board of Selectmen and other in- terested persons, the Rye Municipal Court room has been completely remodeled. For this and all the other interest shown, the court wishes to express its appreciation. With the remodeling of the court room, the town has complied with the suggestions of the Administrative Com- mittee and the laws of the State of New Hampshire gov- erning Municipal Courts. The 1963 legislature enacted RSA Chapter 502-A providing for a "District Court" system. Continuance of the Rye Municipal Court will be voted on at Town Meet- 45 ing. The following question will be on the ballot: Shall the Town of Rye continue to maintain its existing muni- cipal court so long as its present judge remains in office? Respectfully submitted, CHRISTOPHER S. CHRISTO Clerk FINANCIAL STATEMENT Balance, January 1, 1963 $ 145.18 Receipts : Fines 8 Rye Police Department TO THE CITIZENS OF RYE: I wish to express my appreciation to everyone who assisted this department during the past year. Cooperation is needed to make any department func- tion properly and keep our town a decent place to live in. A clean and decent community is not the sole responsi- bility of the law enforcement agency but also involves the parents, the churches, the schools and the local govern- ment. Law enforcement is a twenty-four hour a day job. This department is in great need of room to work in, keep its records, store its equipment and a place where you can come to and discuss your problems in privacy. Security of information is a big problem under the present set up. The following is a list of offenses and miscellaneous items that were handled by this department during the year: COURT CASES Criminal: Selling Fireworks Without License 1 Selling Beer to Minors 1 Giving False Information •to a Police Officer 2 Drunk 1 Giving Beer or Liquor to Minors 2 Minors with Liquor or Beer in Their Possession 1 Town Ordinance Violations 3 Rubbish in a Public Place 1 Rubbish on Highway 10 Larceny (Under $50.00) 1 Motor Vehicles: Driving While Intoxicated 4 Leaving the Scene of an Accident 1 47 : Misuse of Plates 3 Operating After Suspension or Revocation 2 Operating Uninspected Vehicle 4 Operating Unregistered Vehicle 6 Operating Without a License 9 Solid Line Violations 56 Speeding 64 Stop Sign Violations 73 Failing to Stop for a School Bus 1 Muffler Violations 5 Operating Without Lights After Dark 1 Operating to Endanger 5 Failing to Keep to the Right of Highway 1 Failing to Produce License and Registration 1 Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle 1 Total Criminal and Motor Vehicle 277 Miscellaneous Juvenile 10 Motor Vehicle Warnings 92 Suspension of Operators License 23 Accidents Investigated 71 Parking Tags Issued (Fines) 263 Parking Tags Issued (Courtesy) 40 Complaints Received and Investigated 380 Stolen Cars 4 Stolen Cars Recovered 4 Beach Fire Permits Checked 367 Pistol Permits Issued 12 Summons Served for Other Departments 53 Cottages Inspected 537 Dog Cases Handled 77 Door and Windows Found Open 62 Emergency Messages Delivered 26 Attempted Suicides 1 Respectfully submitted, ELI W. PERRY, Chief. 48 : POLICE DEPARTMENT PAYROLL ACCOUNT Balance January 1, 1963 $ 35.25 Receipts Town Treasurer 22,550.00 $22,585.25 Disbursements: Chief Eli W. Perry $5,720.00 Off. Charles E. Fernald 4,680.00 Off. Walter E. Dockham, Jr. 4,524.00 Spec. Off. Norman L. Jenness 225.75 Spe. Off. Curtis L. Frasier 64.76 Spe. Off. James Morrison, Jr. 164.51 Spe. Off. Fred L. Ham 631.26 Spe. Off. Gregory C. Kendall 74.00 Spec. Off. Jennie M. Creighton 3.50 Sum. Off. Fred L. Ham* 780.00 Sum. Off. Gregory C. Kendall 767.00 $17,634.78 * ($390.00 of this item refunded to Town Treasurer by State of New Hampshire.) Clerk: Jennie M. Creighton $ 3,536.00 Life Guards: Byron M. Philbrick $600.00 Thomas C. Boyd 600.00 Sheldon P. Sullivan 200.00 $ 1,400.00 Total Disbursements $22,570.78 Balance December 31, 1963 14.47 $22,585.25 ELI W. PERRY, Chief. 49 Health Officer's Report One case of German measles was the only case of com- municable diseases reported to the local health officer dur- ing the past year. More cases probably existed but were not reported to the local health officer. However, there was no epidemic of any kind. Garbage disposal and overflowing septic tanks were the main concern of the Health Officer during the past year. Respectfully submitted, WALTER M. ANDERSON, M.D. Health Officer Planning Board The Rye Planning Board had numerous meetings with the Northeast Planning Associates for a projected study of a master plan for the Town of Rye. This includes a new zoning map, schools, Police and Fire Departments, Library, streets, water sewers, drains, town dump and etc. This study will be complete the later part of March 1964. VICTOR H. BOUTILIER, Chairman. Report of the Board of Adjustment Under the chairmanship of Channing H. Greene the Rye Board of Adjustment in 1963 conducted nine public hearings of Applications for Variances from the Zoning Ordinance. Five of the petitions were approved and four were disapproved. Respectfully submitted, GERALD F. GILES, Clerk. 50 Report of Library Trustees Library service continues to grow with increased cir- culation and special attention to the needs of our junior citizens. The installation of a telephone for the use of the staff has proved of value. This was one of the improve- ments recommended in the study of the library done last year by the State Library. A dehumidifier was purchased last spring to combat the dampness in the cellar where reference magazines, be- cause of lack of space elsewhere, have to be stored. Re- pairs to the slate roof were made during the summer. An addition to the reference bookcase in the reading room and new shelves plus magazine racks for the children's section have utilized all available wall space. We gratefully acknowledge the many gifts of maga- zines and books and the gift of ten dollars for books, from the Every Other Tuesday Club. Mr. Carroll W. Brown presented a set of gardening books in memory of Miss Edna O. Brown and also a picture of Daniel Webster in memory of Miss Agnes Brown. Of special interest is the gift of a geneology of the Drake family given by Mrs. Albert Fagan of New Castle. Mrs. William Y. Brown gave a picture of John Quincy Adams in memory of Colonel William Y. Brown. A puppet show was offered by the Rye Puppeteers in celebration of Book Week to the pre school and first grade children. For six weeks in the spring a series of ex- hibits from the Audubon Society material was on display. These exhibits were presented by Miss Hope Wright and dealt with the education in, conservation of and control of wild life. A complete revision of our cataloging system is an imperative need, recommended by the State Library sur- vey and for this we are requesting a special appropriation in our budget. 51 We stress again the real and growing need for an addition to the building which we presented in detail two years ago. Without it we cannot begin to reach the stand- ards for library services required by this growing town. We realize that the long range study being done this year for the town is necessarily giving priority to other town and school needs but, once these have been met, we strongly urge that the town move to give the library the means to become of full use to its citizens. We quote from the State Library Commission sur- vey "A library is not just a repository for books but a dynamic educational institution, satisfying the diverse needs of a community." Respectfully submitted, HELEN J. PHILBRICK, FRANCIS W. SYKES, ELIZABETH A. GREENE, Trustees. Librarians Report In spite of the inadequacy of the physical facilities at the Rye Library, patronage continues to increase each year. During 1963, circulation again soared to a new high of 29,252 books, an increase of 2,766 over that of the previous year. Of the total books circulated, 11,599 were children's' books, 10,935 adult fiction and 6,718 adult non-fiction. As noted in previous reports, circulation figures alone do not give an accurate picture of library service in Rye. Reference work each year becomes more important and more challenging to the library staff. Our reading room is often filled to capacity by students working on term papers and other projects which require much research and use of reference material. Although we feel that we have available a reasonably good selection of general ref- erence books, we find it necessary to send almost daily to 52 the New Hampshire State Library for additional material for these young researchers. Our reference volumes are supplemented by many current magazines as well as by back numbered magazines, which are indexed in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, and are now kept on file in the basement. These are a source of much in- formation and are used a great deal. During 1963, 717 books were added to the shelves. Of these, 545 were purchased from town and trust funds, 84 from fine money and 88 were gifts from interested friends. In order to supplement our own supply, we have borrowed 827 books from the State Bookmobile, which makes bi-monthly visits to the Rye Library. We have also borrowed 222 books directly from the State Library in Concord in answer to specific requests for special material. In order to make room on our shelves for new books, constant weeding and discarding is necessary, but this alone cannot solve the problem. More space is desparately needed—particularly for the children who, this year, were responsible for well over one third of our circulation. This section of the library is really in a deplorable state. Several new book shelves and magazine racks were ingeniously added to old shelves and they have helped. However, these are now filled to overflowing and there is absolutely no space for any additional shelving in this area. On the lower grade shelves books are constantly being damaged because of the lack of room for proper display and hand- ling. Each year we endeavor to add to our reference col- lection by the purchase of several new and worthwhile volumes. The all new 3rd edition of the Columbia En- cyclopedia, the centennial edition of the Stateman's Year- book, and the Reader's Encyclopedia of American Litera- ture were newly acquired in 1963. In April, National Library Week was again observed at the Rye Library by the presentation of a puppet show by the Rye Puppeteers. This was enthusiastically enjoyed 53 by a large group of pre-school and first grade youngsters, who were also invited to look over a fine selection of new children's books. We were privileged during May to have three attrac- tive and informative exhibits showing various phases of the work of the Audubon Society. These displays were prepared by Miss Hope Wright and stimulated much in- terest among children and grownups alike. In connec- tion with the exhibit a number of children participated in a bird coloring contest. During Education Week this fall. Mr. Giard, Principal of the Rye Schools, had on display at the Rye Library a number of the new mathematics books now in use in our schools. Another exhibit of interest was that loaned by Mr. William M. Varrell, Jr., author of the popular Rye on the Rocks. This consisted of many pho- tographs of old Rye which Mr. Varrell had painstakingly acquired during the writing of his book. Exhibits similar to these are always a source of interest to those who visit the library and, if not too space consuming, are welcomed by the library staff. Recataloging of the libray collection has not pro- gressed to any great extent due to the pressure of daily library work and the lack of help. We realize that this need is great and have appealed' to the State Library for help and suggestions regarding such a project. A task as time consuming and difficult as this will necessitate the hiring of extra help and the purchase of materials. The installation of a telephone has proved to be a great convenience to library patrons and staff. It is now possible for patrons to renew books by phone and to solicit certain types of information. The librarians may telephone regarding overdue books and books held on reserve. We would like to express here our sincere apprecia- tion and thanks to all those interested persons and or- ganizations who have generously contributed books, mag- azines and money to the Rye Library. Space does not 54 permit us to list all such gifts, but we would like to men- tion a few of special merit. Mr. and Mrs. William B. Daniell, Mrs. Raelene White, and Mr. Carroll Brown have regularly contributed many worthwhile, current magazines. Mr. and Mrs. Daniell also gave a large number of especially fine books and two framed charcoal drawings by Tasha Tudor, which we hope some day to hang in a new children's room. Mr. Brown presented the 14 volume New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening in memory of Miss Edna Brown. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Parsons gave money with which to purchase, as they are published, volumes of the new and excellent Life Nature Library. Mrs. Parsons also gave money for the purchase of four new library bound Girl Scout Handbooks. Recently, Mrs. Albert Fagan of New Castle presented a very handsome copy of the genealogy of the Drake family of New Hamp- shire. We were saddened this year by the death of Mr. Samuel H. Allen who over a period of many years had been an interested and generous contributor to the Rye Library. We greatly appreciate the services of our new As- sistant Librarian, Mrs. Clark H. Leach. She is efficient and helpful and during her first year of service has made many friends. We are also grateful for the continued help of Miss Marjorie Chapman and that of several vol- unteer high school girls. We look forward to another busy year. Respectfully submitted, HELEN H. TREFETHEN, Librarian. Rye Public Library Report of Treasurer Receipts Cash on hand, January 1, 1963 $ 178.84 Received from Town Treasurer 6,000.00 55 Received from Treasurer of Curtis Circulation Company 5.10 National History Press 3.00 Library Journal 10.00 Other misc. papers and magazines 35.90 $ 83.25 BINDING College Bindery $121.60 $ 121.60 SUPPLIES Gay lord Brothers, Inc. $287.35 H. W. Wilson Company 22.50 Card Division Library Cong. 5.71 R. R. Bowler Company 12.00 Total Expenditures Balance on Hand, December 31, 1963 RYE PUBLIC LIBRARY MEMORIAL FUND tend our deepest and most heartfelt thanks to the residents of Rye who received Mr. Young and his committee so kindly and generously. The membership of the Corps was further enhanced this year when Dr. William Bradley joined and accepted a post as a Deputy Commander. At the present a Red Cross First Aid Course is being conducted by Dr. Sidney Baker, Commander and Dr. Isaac Katz and Dr. William Bradley. This course is being at- tended by 15 residents of Rye in' addition to the entire membership of the Ambulance Corps. Successful comple- tion of this course will result in the awarding of American Red Cross Ad'vanced First Aid Cards. Once again it is our privilege to publicly thank the Police Department secretary and "Dick" Eaton, "Ed" Bromfield and "Len" Brown of the Fire Department for their invaluable assistance in the handling of telephone calls for assistance and the calling out of the ambulance crews. Respectfully submitted, JAMES N. McMAHON, President, Rye Ambulance Corps, Inc. Report of Trustees Of Central Cemetery Receipts Balance January 1, 1963 $ 106.52 Received from Treasurer of Trust Funds 2,500.00 Funeral Homes 1,538.50 Individual payments for care of lots 199.50 Regrading: Mrs. Rowell 28.50 Mrs. Shirley Philbrick 35.00 Setting Headstone, Joe Berry 10.00 59 Sale of Lots: Theodore Betcher 100.00 Mrs. William Mallory 50.00 Charles E. Nancy Rand 50.00 Leland Berry 100.00 Mr. 8 Mrs. Alexander T. Herron 100.00 Mr. Alvah Caswell 100.00 Mr. 8 Mrs. Alexander T. Herron (second lot) 100.00 Mr. 8 Mrs. Fred L. Ham 50.00 Mr. 8 Mrs. Irving Perkins 50.00 $5,118.02 Expenditures Highway Department, labor $ 60.00 John Manning 3,116.00 Kenneth Moynahan 1,595.85 Russell Bromfield 14.80 Richard Eaton 40.10 Edwin Bromfield 20.50 Bank service charge 7.00 $4,854.25 Balance December 31, 1963 $ 263.77 JOHN H. MANNING, FRANK J. CASWELL, CHARLES P. GORDON, Cemetery Trustees. Report of Trustees of Trust Funds It is with deep regret that the Trustees of Trust Funds record the death, on March 10, 1963, of Miss Agnes M. Brown who was a member of the committee continuously since her election in 1932. With diligence and devotion, Miss Brown served as clerk and treasurer for most of this period. 60 During 1963, twelve trust fund's, totalling $1,700, were established for the perpetual care of cemetery lots. It is hoped that before long all lots in Central Cemetery will be under perpetual care. Owners of lots without trust funds should consider the desirability of creating a fund for perpetual care. During the year, the Division of Municipal Account- ing of the State of N. H. Tax Commission made an ex- amination and audit of the accounts for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 1962. The following recommendations were made by the Division : ( 1 ) the several common trust funds should be combined into one common trust fund to include all library and perpetual care cemetery funds, and (2) new accounting records should be established to re- flect adequately all financial transactions both as to princi- pal and income. Accounting forms, suggested by the Di- vision, are already in use. The Trust Funds are divided into three groups con- sisting of: Principal Perpetual Care Cemetery Funds $ 52,739.11 Library Funds 24,775.48 Dalton Cemetery Fund 65,035.18 Total $142,549.77 Respectfully submitted, JOHN L. PARSONS, RALPH W. EATON, MELVIN R. LOW, Trustees of Trust Funds. 61 Trust Funds — Detailed Statements For the year ending December 31, 1963 Receipts Balance January 1, 1963 $13,841.97 Income for year 1963 4,447.42 $18,289.39 Expenditures Library Trustees $1,505.77 Cemetery Payroll 2,250.00 Plants 17.00 $ 3,772.77 Balance December 31, 1963 $14,516.62 DALTON FUND Receipts Balance of Income January 1, Herbst Bros., grass seed 73.50 Goodwin Feed and Supply Co., repairs 10.60 Concannon and Scriptures, supplies 7.50 Walter S. Jackson Co., hardware 20.40 John Manning, gasoline 9.14 Irving Trust Co., rights 39.78 $2,112.07 Balance December 31, 1963 $5,816.74 JOHN L. PARSONS, RALPH W. EATON, MELVIN R. 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