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Annual Reports OF THE TOWN OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1957 SOUTHBRIDGE TYPESETTING COMPANY SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1958 ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE TOWN OFFICERS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT TOWN OF SOUTHBRIDGE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1957 SOUTHBRIDGE TYPESETTING COMPANY SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 1958 Table of Contents Town Officers for 1957 3 Jury List 9 Selectmen's Report 15 Tabulation and Litigation 17 Town Treasurer's Report 19 Town Clerk's Report 21 Warrant, Annual Town Meeting 24 Annual Elections, March 1, 1957 36 Warrant, Special Town Meeting 66 Special Town Meeting, July 1, 1957 72 Warrant, Special Town Meeting 76 Special Town Meeting, Dec. 16, 1957 76 Report of an Audit 85 Balance Sheet, Dec. 15, 1956 88 Assessors' Report 95 Tax Collector's Report 98 Board of Public Welfare Report 102 Building Inspector's Report 103 Dog Officer's Report 103 Fire Department Report 104 Forest Fire Department Report 107 Ambulance Department Report 108 Planning Board Report 109 Public Improvement Committee 110 Cemetery Committee Report 114 Advisory Board of Review 115 Town Engineer's Report 116 Board of Health Report 119 Dept. of Civil Defense 127 Trustees of Edwards Memorial Library 130 Police Department Report 137 Director of Veterans' Services 139 Highway Superintendent's Report 140 Tree Warden's Report „ 146 Dutch Elm Disease Dept 147 Gypsy Moth Department 148 Inspector of Wires 148 Recreation Committee 149 Sealer of Weights and Measures 151 Town Accountant's Report 153 TOWN OFFICERS FOR 1957 ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS Selectmen Armand O. DeGrenier, Chairman 1957-1958 Raymond J. Lataille, Clerk 1957-1958 Peter Graf 1957-1958 Treasurer Norbert C. Benoit 1955-1958 Town Clerk Clare P. Boyer Board of Public Welfare Raymond Boucher, Chairman 1955-1958 John M. Beaudry, Clerk 1956-1959 Hermas Lippe, 3rd Member 1957-1960 Lilian G. Proulx, Welfare Agent Assessors Charles Normandin, Chairman 1956-1959 Rosario Arpin, Clerk 1955-1958 Ernest Farland 1957-1960 Board of Health Dr. Raymond Haling, Chairman 1956-1959 Dr. Armand DeGrenier, Clerk 1957-1960 Henry Demers 1955-1958 Ernest Tetreault, Agent Rachel Jolicoeur, Nurse School Committee Ralph Racicot, Chairman 1955-1958 Belmore St. Amant 1955-1958 Armand A. Bellerive — Appointed 1958 Lorenzo Beaupre 1957-1960 Louis VanDernoot 1956-1959 Edgar J. Bourgeois 1957-1960 World War Memorial Trustees Albert J. Tremblay 1956-1959 Henry Peloquin 1957-1960 Ovila Donais 1955-1958 Stavre B. Yanka 1957-1960 Hormidas Beaudry 1956-1959 3 Cemetery Committee Jesse Blackburn 1955-1958 George Dumas 1956-1959 Lectance Landry 1957-1960 Constables Raoul Meunier 1955-1958 Blaise Trudeau 1956-1959 Paul Libuda 1957-1960 Tax Collector Elizabeth M. Duhamel 1957-1960 Planning Board James J. Fallon 1956-1959 Roland A. Pontbriand 1957-1960 Roger Madore, Sec 1957-1962 William B. O'Shaughnessy 1955-1958 Leon Livernois 1956-1962 Sewer Conmiissioners Edgar McCann 1955-1958 Bernard Allard 1957-1960 Alfred J. Goudreau 1956-1959 Park Commissioners Albert Gendron 1955-1959 Arthur Roy 1957-1960 Joseph G. Gendreau, Chairman — Resigned Moderator Willard R. Stark 1957-1958 Commissioners of Trust Fund Vincent T. Walsh 1955-1958 James J. Fallon 1956-1959 Charles Hart 1957-1960 Tree Warden Chester J. Maska 1957-1958 Southbridge Housing Authority Alphonse V. Renna 1956-1961 Leon Livernois 1954-1959 Lionel Duval 1955-1960 Francois Sansoucy 1953-1958 Louis J. Ciprari, appointed by the State. 4 APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS Assistant Clerk to Selectmen Doris Nolan 1957-1958 Town Accountant Leon Caron 1956-1959 Town Counsel Robert Niedermeyer 1957-1958 Town Engineer Henry Racicot 1957-1958 Veterans' Benefit Agent Roland G. Hetu 1957-1958 Veterans' Service Department Roland G. Hetu 1957-1958 Superintendent of Streets Joseph E. Benoit 1957-1958 Care of Town Clock Earl O'Clair 1957-1958 Recreation Committee Frank P. Skinyon 1958 Louis Brunelle 1959 Henry Racicot 1958 Lorenzo Beaupre 1959 Raymond Dartt 1958 Herminigile Cournoyer 1959 Albert Gendron 1958 Fred Volpini 1959 Joseph Gendreau 1959 Marcy Osimo 1959 Arthur Roy 1960 Alex Lesniewski 1959 Lewis Kyrios 1958 Edgar McCann 1960 Louis VanDernoot 1958 Eugene LeBlanc 1960 Nestor Pontbriand 1958 Edgar Bourgeois 1960 John Merrill 1959 Armand Bellerive, Jr. 1960 Superintendent of Schools Robert L. Fox Keeper of Lock-Up Ovide Desrosier 1957-1958 Louis Bucci, Assistant 1957-1958 Custodian of Town Hall Emile Leduc 1957-1958 Slaughtering and Animal Inspector Alcide Fournier 1957-1958 5 Plumbing, Milk and Food Inspector Arthur Ballard 1957-1958 Building Inspector A. Raymond Dartt 1957-1958 Wire Insi>ector Arthur Eno 1957-1958 By-Laws Committee D. W. Morrill J. Beldon Sly John O.Martin Alfred Ferron Mitchell Kurposka Oswald Laliberte Registrars of Voters Ferdinand Lemoine 1955-1958 Albert Maramo 1957-1960 Raymond Varin, Jr 1956-1959 Clare P. Boyer, Ex-Officio. Moth Superintendent Chester J. Maska 1957-1958 Fire Department Oswald Meunier, Chief 1957-1958 Daniel Daniels, Deputy Chief Superintendent of Fire Alarms Norman Larochelle, appointed by Fire Dept 1957-1958 Fire Wardens, Appointed by Fire Chief Oswald Meunier 1957 Albert Servant 1957 Joseph Mandeville 1957 Rosario Bellerose 1957 Emile Caouette 1957 Ovila Donais 1957 Romeo Lippe 1957 Daniel Daniels 1957 Harry Michaels 1957 Fence Viewers Alphonse V. Renna 1957-1958 Herman Giroux 1957-1958 August Kowalski 1957-1958 Clifford McKinstry 1958 Finance Committee J. Daniel Dumas, Chairman 1955-1958 Armand Lacasse 1956-1959 John RischitelU 1957-1960 Edward Belair 1956-1959 Victor Peloquin 1957-1960 Herbert Rainey 1955-1958 Louis Manseau 1959 6 Clifford Eaton 1955-1958 W. J. Lusignan 1955-1958 Norman Leathers 1955-1958 Albert Lusignan 1956-1959 Steve Simonelli 1957-1960 Richard Genereux 1957-1960 Richard Harwood 1957-1960 Louis Simon 1956-1959 Measurers of Wood and Bark Thomas L. Hughes 1957-1958 Arthur Gendron 1957-1958 Royce Fitzpatrick 1957-1958 Field Drivers Jacob Gouin 1957-1958 Soldiers Burial Officer Roland G. Hetu 1957-1958 Public Weighers Jacob Edwards Royce Fitzpatrick Clifford McKinstry Jacqueline Jalbert Loretta Fitzpatrick Argentina Damian William Cox Arthur Gendron Rose Gauthier Mary Culliton Harry Michaels Emile Corriveau Thomas Hughes Anna L. Hughes Zoning Board of Appeals Peter Graf 1957-1958 Edward Seremet 1957-1958 Edgar McCann 1956-1959 Dog Officer Moise Reopel 1957-1958 Sealer of Weights and Measures Roland A. Varin 1957-1958 Care of Veterans Graves William J. Congdon 1957-1958 George LaCroix, Assistant 1957-1958 Retirement Board Leon Caron 1956-1959 George W. Silk 1957-1960 Signe E. Braman 1955-1958 Aixport Committee Edgar Lewis 1954-1959 William LeGate 1956-1959 Louis Stevens 1955-1960 Emile Arsenault 1957-1962 Albert DiGregorio 1953-1958 • Library Trustees Edward P. Sheehan 1957-1960 Oswald Laliberte 1956-1959 Dr. Nerio Pioppi 1955-1958 Board of Review Edgar Tremblay, Chairman 1956-1958 Bernard Mason, Secretary 1957-1959 Vincent T. Walsh 1957-1960 Pound Keeper Frederick H. Bowling 1957-1958 Civil Defense Director Charles McLam 1957-1958 8 JURY LIST MALE Name — Residence Business or Occupation A Abrahamson, Stanley F., 26 Franklin Ter., ... Milk Salesman for Deary Bros. Allard, Omer P., 280 Charlton St Tool & Die Maker, Southbridge Tool Co. Arpin, Raoul, 4 Fiske St Unemployed Asselin, Gerard J., 115 Marcy St Jig B Boy, Bellefont Dye Corp. B Beaudry, John M., 12 Charlton St Cook and Waiter Spectown Diner Beaudry, Joseph A., 468 Hamilton St Painter, self employed Bibeau, Adelard, Harrington Hall, Rm. 328 Retired Blanchette, Lreon, 42 Union St Carpenter, Waterhouse Co. Bolduc, Albert A., 245 Mechanic St Optical Worker, American Optical Co. Brodeur, Normand, 111 Everett St Traffic Rate Clerk McLean Trucking Co. C Chapdelaine, Ernest A., 2 Oliver St Retail Bread Dealer Clifford, Richard F., 327 Hamilton St Laborer, Mass. Dept. of Public Works Costa, George V., 76 Elm St Watchman, Hyde Mfg. Co. D DiMarco, Fiore A., 139 Mechanic St Grinder, Universal Blank Co. Dufault, Joseph, 276 Hamilton St Laborer, Dept. of Public Works Duquette, Albert, 24 Worcester St Textile Worker, Beliefonte Dye, Inc. E Ethier, Louis G., 383 Elm St Injection Moulding, Rogers Plastics Co. F Farland, Ernest A., 15 Chestnut St Lens Grinder, American Optical Co. Flood, Henry F., 326 Main St Retired Fontaine, Lucien, 240 Charlton St Machinist, American Optical Co. 9 Name — Residence Business or Occupation Fournier, Joseph H., 55 Off West St Wet Grinder Hyde Mfg. Co. Freeland, Raymond, 348 Main St Retired G Gaumond, Armand I., 711 Main St Self employed, Trucking Gaumond, Harvey, 161 Mechanic St Cab Driver, Vet's Cab Gendreau, Joseph U., 165 Pleasant St Blade Straightener, Russell Harrington Co. Gendron, Albert, 184 Morris St Optical Worker, American Optical Co. Godro, Romeo, 75 North St Michelli's Market Gouin, Rhea J., 60 Union St C. P. C. Engineering Corp. Graf, Peter, 205 Main St Foreman, American Optical Co. Gravel, Lionel, 117 Worcester St Press Operator American Optical Co. Gurka, Edward G., 267 Main St Assistant Manager, American Optical Co. H Hebert, Armand F., 55 Coombs St Machinist, Harrington-Richardson Arms Co. Hetu, Roland G., 330 Charlton St Veterans Agent Houde, Harmel, 43 Randolph St American Optical Co. J Jolin, Jean B., 811 Worcester St Lens Grinder, American Optical Co. K Kingsbury, Walter E., 19 Franklin Ter Press Operator American Optical Co. L Lafleche, Albert R., 21 Goddard St American Optical Co. LaFleche, Roch E., 900 Charlton St Emery Grader, American Optical Co. Laliberte, Oliver, 71 River St Polisher, Russell Harrington Cutlery Co. Lambert, Henry, 175 Morris St. Polisher, American Optical Co. Lamontagne, Israel N., R.F.D. No. 2 Hyde Mfg. Co. Landry, Lectance, 62 Lovely St American Optical Co. Lange, Eugene, 56 Dresser St Retired LaPierre, Ernest, 641 Worcester St Milling Mach. Oper., American Optical Co. Laporte, Alexis, 119 West St Retired LaRiviere, Ubald A., 102 Lebanon St. Catholic Order of Foresters 10 ^ame — Residence Business or Occupation Lataille, Robert R., 121 Elm St Optical Worker, American Optical Co.