Annual Report of the Town of Nelson, New Hampshire
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Annual Report Town of NELSON New Hampshire 1979 University o) Jm Hampshire ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS AND INVENTORY OF RATABLE PROPERTY OF NELSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1979 SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY, INC., KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE 1980 3:- INDEX Analysis of Estimated Town Charges 1980-81 10 Appropriations and Taxes Assessed 15 Balance Sheets 19 Budget 11 Cemetery Board *s Report 35 Certificates, Auditor *s, Selectmen's 83-84 Comparative Statement - General Fund 16 Conservation Commission 39 Fire Department Report 38 Highway Expenditures 30 Inventory, Resident and Non-Resident 45 Library, Librarian's Report 32 Minutes of Town Meeting 1979 76 Police Department Report 37 Residents' Tax 42 Revenue Sharing Report 28 Schedule of Town Property 29 Statement of Expenses 71 Summary Inventory of Valuation 21 Tax Collector's Report 22 Town Clerk's Report 37 Trust Funds 36 Town Officers 3 Town Treasurer's Report 27 Vital Statistics 41 Warrant, 1980 5 SCHOOL DISTRICT Administrative Report 105 Administrative Salaries 93 Balance Sheet 102 Budget 95 Compliance Statement 86 Detailed Expenditures 99 Detailed Receipts 104 Enrollment Projections 107 Financial Report 98 Minutes School District Meeting 91 Officers , Agents & Employees 87 Revenue Estimates 94 Treasurer's Report 103 Warrant 88 TOWN OFFICERS SELECTMEN: Theresa M. Upton Term Expires 1980 Kenneth E.Jeffery Term Expires 1981 Richard J. Lothrop Term Expires 1982 MODERATOR: John R. Bradshaw TOWN CLERK: Constance H. Van Kirk TAX COLLECTOR: Sidney F. Partridge TREASURER: Florence B. Tolman ROAD AGENT: Claude W. Hutchins CONSTABLE: Frank E.Upton, Jr. POLICE OFFICER: Claude W. Hutchins FIRE CHIEF: Robert I. West CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR: James F. Murphy HEALTH OFFICER: Geraldine H.Jeffery SEXTON: Winston H. French AUDITOR: Steven C. Teeter TRUSTEES OF TRUST FUNDS: (As such, members of Cemetery Board) Dorothy M.French Term Expires 1980 Frances B. Tolman Term Expires 1981 - Helen B. Towne Term Expires 1982 CEMETERY BOARD: (Two-year terms) Winston H. French Term Expires 1980 Rodger M. Tolman Term Expires 1981 TRUSTEES OF LIBRARY: Permanent: Dorothy M. French, Henry M. Fuller Mildred G.Quigley Frances B. Tolman Term Expires 1980 Marian E.Bingham Term Expires 1981 Celia S.Wiechert Term Expires 1982 ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Anne T.Robertson (Chairman) Term Expires 1980 Thomasa Quigley Term Expires 1981 William W. Mclntire Term Expires 1982 Hope A. Lothrop Term Expires 1983 Robert H. Hatch Term Expires 1984 PLANNING BOARD: John E.Bunce Term Expires 1980 William R.Robertson (Chairman) Term Expires 1981 Donald A. Bennett Term Expires 1982 Richard Church Term Expires 1982 Kenneth E.Jeffery Selectman CONSERVATION COMMISSION: Cornelia W.Iselin (Chairman) Term Expires 1980 Jack L. Shangraw Term Expires 1981 David T.Sobel Term Expires 1981 Catherine Williams Term Expires 1982 Winston H.French Term Expires 1983 William R.Robertson Planning Board Richard J. Lothrop Selectman ROAD EQUIPMENT COMMITTEE: Selectman Claude W.Hutchins, Road Agent Lawrence C.McClure, Jr. Term Expires 1980 John E.Bunce Term Expires 1981 Frank E.Upton, Jr. Term Expires 1982 SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST Anna May Hut chins Term Expires 1980 Beatrice M. Warner Term Expires 1982 Joan A. Warner Term Expires 1984 BALLOT CLERKS: Grace Bell Thomasa Quigley Lorna M. Teeter BOOKKEEPER: William R. Robertson . THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NELSON TOWN WARRANT TO THE INHABITANTS of the Town of Nelson, in the County of Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, qualified to vote in Town affairs: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED to meet in the Town Hall in said Nelson on Tuesday, the 11th day of March, at 7:00 of the clock in the afternoon to act upon the following articles: ARTICLES OF A GENERAL NATURE 1. To choose necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing 2. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $23,290.00 to defray Town charges for the year ensuing 3. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to borrow on the credit of the Town in anticipation of taxes for the year, 1980. .4. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to sell at public auction, or by advertised sealed bid, to any proper buyer any and all parcels of property conveyed to the Town by the Tax Collector or other deeds and to execute, acknowledge, and deliver appropriate deeds thereof. 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to apply for and to accept gifts and/or Federal or State Aid in the name of the Town of Nelson and grant them power to expend such funds. 6. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to receive monies from the State under the Highway Grant, these monies to be used to supplement summer and winter road maintenance. 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,509.37 for the support of the Town Library. 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $125.00 to help defray necessary and proper expenses of Old Home Day; the sum of $175.00 to help defray necessary and proper expenses of Memorial Day. 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 for the care of the Town Common. 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the maintenance of the cemetery. 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $493.00 as the Town's share of the operating costs of the Cheshire Health and Social Services. 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $185.00 as its fair share of the operating costs of the Monadnock Family and Mental Health Service. 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $395.00 as the Town's share for the Southwestern New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission. 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $25.00 for the proper expenses of the Nelson Board of Adjustment. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the proper expenses of the Nelson Conservation Commission, or take any other action relating thereto. 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $350.00 for the proper expenses of the Nelson Planning Board. 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Select- men to withdraw the sum of $2,288.87 from the Town Hall/ Schoolhouse Capital Reserve Fund. This money to be used to pay for repairs done to the Town Hall roof. 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00, this sum to be held in the Town Hall/ Schoolhouse Capital Reserve Fund for the renovation or re- modeling of the Old Schoolhouse or Town Hall, it being under- stood that no withdrawals may be made from the fund except by vote of the Town. 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the support of the Grand Monadnock Arts Council, or take any other action relating thereto. 20. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to partition off a corner of the Concert Hall for an office to be used as a convenience for the Auditor, Treasurer, the Town Clerk, Tax Collector or Bookkeeper as they may need it to conduct business of the Town. 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $10,000 to be placed in a Capital Reserve Fund for the express purpose of a complete reassessment of all Town properties by the State Board of Taxation or other qualified licensed appraisers. (By petition) ARTICLES DEALING WITH PROTECTION 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,600.00, which sum is to be paid to the City of Keene for the use of its landfill. 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $50.00 for Civil Defense purposes. 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,500.00 for the proper expenses of the Police Department 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the proper expenses of the Fire Department and Rescue Squad. 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $500.00 to pay for damages done by dogs. 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 as a subsidy for ambulance service for the ensuing year, March, 1980, to March, 1981, it being understood that townspeople will still be charged for indi- vidual calls. 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,000.00 for the purchase of 2,000 feet of 2 1/2 inch fire hose for the sum of $4,000.00 with the aid of matching funds from the Title IV Rural Development Act and in the event of rejection of matching funds to purchase 1,000 feet for the sum of $2,000.00. In any event, the total Town expenditure not to be in excess of $2,000.00.