Annual Report of the Town of Peterborough, New Hampshire
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m^ of the town officers of Peterborough, H. H. for the year ending JANUARY 31, 1942 Also Reports of the school district officers for the year ending JUNE 30, 1941 Transcript Printing Company - Peterborough, New Hampshire W0> of the town officers of Peterborough, (1 H. for the year ending JANUARY 31, 1942 Also Reports of the school district officers for the year ending JUNE 30, 1941 Transcript Printing Company - Peterborough, New Hampshire P4-'t / 94 TOWN OFFICERS Moderator Lincoln R. Lounsbury Town Clerk Algie A. Holt Town Treasurer Robert J. Paquet Selectmen Carey A. Walbridge, term expires 1942 Harry F. Smith, term expires 1943 Richard Allen Day, term expires 1944 Overseer of the Poor Ernest L. White Collector of Taxes, Appointed by Selectmen Algie A. Holt Supervisors of Checklist Theodore W. Gunn Thomas S. Nichols Winslow C. Morse Fire Chief Earl W. Wyman Firewards David J. Rochford W. Robert Nichols Robert T. Brooks Sexton, Appointed by Selectmen Highway Agent Kenneth Wetherbee Library Trustees Lincoln R. Lounsbury, term expires 1942 Hazel N. Goyette, term expires 1943 Charles M. Larrabee, term expires 1944 Police, Appointed by Selectmen Albert J. Picard, Chief Howard J. Keddy, Regular Specials Frederick Buckley Albert A. Perry Carey Johnson Bertrice H. Grant Amos Rabideau Constable, Appointed by Selectmen Howard J. Keddy Dog Police, Appointed by Selectmen Albert J. Picard Surveyor of Wood and Lumber, Appointed by Selectmen Albion J. LaFleur Cemetery Trustees, Appointed by Selectmen Charles M. Cummings, W. A. Bryer, Arnold D. Rundlett Water Department In charge of the Selectmen Maurice H. Muzzey, Supt. Trustees of Trust Funds Robert E. Walbridge, term expires 1942 Lionel G. Jessop, term expires 1942 Charles M. Cummings, term expires 1944 Putnam Park Committee Appointed by Selectmen Harry Wright Helen L. Paquet Martin J. Keenan Adams Playground Committee John Bellows, term expires 1942 Robert H. Booth, term expires 1943 Robert J. Paquet, term expires 1944 Beland Peirce, term expires 1945 Edward Ellingwood, term expires 1946 Health Officer Appointed by The State Board of Health Frank B. Foster, M. D., term expires 1942 Budget Committee A. Erland Goyette, term expires 1942 Gerald O'Connor, term expires 1942 Robert Walbridge, term expires 1942 Edward N. Larrabee, term expires 1942 Charles J. Warren, term expires 1943 Raymond Parrott, term expires 1943 Robert H. Booth, term expires 1944 Matthew P. Cavanaugh, term expires 1944 George S. Parker, term expires 1944 Town History Committee Appointed by Selectmen George A. Morison Etta M. Smith Charles J. Warren Jessie P. Field Helen G. Whittle William H. Moore Algie A. Holt Fence Viewers Lester D. Morris Charles H. Weeks Ernest L. White Agent Town Clock Appointed by Selectmen Anton Wolotka Manager of Town House Appointed by Selectmen Frank E. Clark Auditors Elected Harry Wright Francis B. Donovan Wallace B. George 6 SCHOOL OFFICERS Moderator Lincoln R. Lounsbury School Board Hazel Y. Bunce, term expires 1942 Donald K. McLeod, term expires 1943 Dane P. Cummings, term expires 1944 Superintendent Lewis S. Record Secretary Helen L. Paquet Treasurer Robert W. Derby Truant Officer Fletcher E. Dole Auditors Carl C. Derby Maurice M. Blodgett : TOWN WARRANT To the Inhabitants of the Town of Peterborough, in the County of Hillsborough, in said State, qualified to vote in Town Affairs You are hereby notified to meet at the Town House in said Town on Tuesday, the Tenth day of March next, at eight- thirty of the clock in the forenoon, to act upon the following subjects: 1 To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing. 2. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary for the maintenance of the poor, for the laying out and repairing of the highways, and for all other charges arising within the Town, and appropriate the same. 3. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary for the support of the Fire Department, the Public Library and for Memorial Day. 4. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate toward paying the Town debt and interest. 5. To hear the reports of agents, auditors, and commit- tees, or officers heretofore chosen, and to pass any vote relating thereto. 6. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to appoint a Police Officer, or as many as may be necessary, to preserve order in and about the public places of the Town, and perform other duties as may be required by the Selectmen, both day and night, and raise and appropriate money for the same. 7. To see if the Town will vote to accept legacies and gifts given to the Town in trust by any individual or individuals. 8. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the expense of supervision and materials on proposed projects to be undertaken through Public Works Administration or Works Progress Administration. 8 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) provided the State of New Hampshire gives Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for the laying out of a Secondary Highway System on Grove Street. 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Eighteen Dollars and Ninety Three Cents ($818.93) provided the State gives Thirty Two Hundred Seventy Five Dollars and Seventy Two Cents ($3,275.72) for road Maintenance and construction of Class Five highways. 11. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate towards a complete survey and mapping of the entire Town. 12. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate toward paying for Electricity, both for power and lighting purposes to be used at the new Swimming Pool on Union Street. 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to the Monadnock Region Association of Scenic New Hampshire for the issuance and distribution of printed matter, newspaper and magazine advertising calling attention to the resources and natural advantages of the Town in cooperation with the other thirty- seven towns of the Monadnock Region. 14. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the suppression of Gypsy and Brown Tail Moths, White Pine Blister or any other insect or pest. 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the use of the Town History Committee. 16. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to regrade, remove and relay the present wall between the Old Highway, and the newly laid out High- way at Caper Corner on the Old Mountain Road, or take any other action relating thereto. 17. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the purchase of a new truck for the High- way Department to replace the present Mack truck, or take any other action relating thereto. 18. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the reconstruction and drainage of School and Depot Streets, or take any other action relating thereto. 19. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell and dispose of the dwelling and land left to the Town by the late Eben W. Jones or take any other action relating thereto. 20. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate to extend the Town Water System on Summer Street to a point opposite the home of Charles Goen, or take any other action relating thereto. 21. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Civilian Defense in Peterborough, or take any other action relating thereto. 22. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to purchase any land that may be necessary for the building and development of a Flight Strip in Peterborough, or take any other action relating thereto. 23. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue, subject to gates and bars, the road leading from the Garfield place, so called, easterly to the Peterborough-Dublin Town line. 24. To see if the Town will authorize the Selectmen to administer or dispose of any real estate acquired by the Town through Tax Collector's Deeds. 25. To see what sum of money the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to borrow in anticipation of taxes. 26. To see if the Town will transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. Given under our hands and seal this twenty-third day of February, in the Year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-two. Carey A. Walbridge Harry F. Smith Richard Allen Day Selectmen of Peterborough, N. H. A true copy of Warrant—Attest: Carey A. Walbridge Harry F. Smith Richard Allen Day Selectmen of Peterborough, N. H. 10 BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF PETERBOROUGH, N. H. Estimates of Revenue and Expenditures for the Ensuing Year February 1, 1941 to January 31, 1942, Compared with Actual Revenue and Expendi- tures of the Previous Year February 1, 1941 to January 31, 1942. Actual Estimated Revenue Revenue SOURCES OF REVENUE Previous Ensuing Increase Decrease Year 1941 Year 1942 From State: Interest and Divi- dends Tax $24,971 02 $25,000 00 $28 98 Railroad Tax 1,462 46 1,500 00 37 54 Savings Bank Tax 3,248 89 3,500 00 251 11 Fighting forest fires 164 08 200 00 35 92 Bounties 10 60 13 20 2 60 Forest land tax 104 65 $104 65 From Local Sources Except Taxes: Business licenses and permits 263 50 250 00 13 50 Fines and Forfeits, Municipal Court 191 00 200 00 9 00 Rent of town hall and other buildings 858 22 700 00 158 22 Income of Departments (a) Highway, includ- ing rental of equip- ment 2,513 62 2,500 00 13 62 (b) Fire Department 319 12 300 00 19 12 Police Department 46 88 10 00 36 88 Income from Municipal- ly owned Utilities: (a) Water Dept.