ai Reports t of the Town Officers HinSDRLE NEW HAMPSHIRE for the year ending DECEMBER 31 1946 « VA ijy^V, ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE Town Officers OF HINSDALE, N. H. FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1946 THE ZION'S HILL PRESS HINSDALE N. H. 1947 z>szoi INDEX Bonded Debt 20 Cemetery Lot Fund 19 Cemetery Trust Funds 94 Detailed Statement of Expenditures 21 Fire Department 43 Highway Department 33 Municipal Court 56 Library Report 61 Library Trust Funds 99 Licensed Dogs 50 Public Health Nursing Association 58 Selectmen's Report 10 School Budget » 70 School District Financial Report 71 School Headmaster's Report 81 School Health Report 91 School Honor Roll 90 School Planning Committee 92 School Officers and Teachers 66 School, Table of Salaries 90 School Statistical Table 88 School Superintendent 85 School Treasurer 80 School Warrant - 68 Tax Collector 46 Town Budget 15 Town Clerk • 50 Town Officers 3 Town Poor 27 Town Treasurer 18 Town Warrant ^ Vital Statistics 101 Water & Sewer Works, Superintendent's Report 40 Welcome Home Committee 63 TOWN OFFICERS Moderator CLARENCE D. FAY Selectmen and Assessors JAMES G. SNOW Term expires 1947 CLIFFORD STEARNS Term expires 1948 FRANCIS E. MASON Term expires 1949 Town Clerk ELEANOR S. SMITH Town Treasurer ROGER F. HOLLAND Collector of Taxes GEORGE H. JONES Highway Agent WALTER H. BARRETT Water and Sewer Commissioners HOWARD I. STREETER Term expires 1947 ROBERT A. WEEKS Term expires 1948 WILLIAM S. KIMBALL Term expires 1949 Supervisors of Check List RAY L. FLETCHER WILLIAM E. WATSON ROBERT CUNNINGHAM Overseer of Charities HOWARD I. STREETER RAYMOND C. HILDRETH Representative ABBIE H. ROBERTSON Board of Education PAUL V. CHAMBERLIN Term expires 1947 HAROLD WEEKS Term expires 1948 MARGARET STREETER Term expires 1949 Auditors CHESTER LEES MARION WELCH Chief of Fire Department DEXTER K. ROYCE Municipal Court JESSE W. FIELD, Justice HAROLD R. WEEKS, Special Justice Health Officer RAYMOND C. HILDRETH Forest Fire Warden DEXTER K, ROYCE Deputy Wardens PETER ZAVOROTNY WINFIELD BROOKS CLIFFORD D. STEARNS LEON THOMAS JOSEPH DOUCETTB Police FRANK W. WALKER, Chief LLOYD PICKETT Special Police CHARLES ROY RAYMOND C. HILDRETH C. EDWARD MAYNARD HARVEY LAVASSEUR WILLIAM BOOTH Trustees of Ttust Funds MAUD TAYLOR Term expires 1947 RAY L. FLETCHER Term expires 1948 ROBERT A. WEEKS Terpi expires 1949 Library Trustees SUSAN HOLLAND Term expires 1947 DORIS GARFIELD Term expires 1948 ERNEST ADAMS Term expires 1949 Budget Committee HAROLD C. HOLLAND ROBERT A. WEEKS HAROLD S. GARFIELD ALBERT KRUMENAKER FRANK W. JEFFORDS Surveyors of Wood and Lumber HENRY SPAULDING GLEN HIGGINS Fence Viewers ARTHUR ROUTLLARD HERBERT NEWELL Sexton ROY D. TAYLOR Constable and Deputy Sheriff FRANK WALKER Playground Committee ROLAND O'NEAL Term expires 1947 HOWARD STREETER Term expires 1947 HAROLD HOLLAND Term expires 1948 ORSON SMITH Term expires 1948 ROBERT F. MARSHALL Term expires 1949 Planning Board PRENTISS W. TAYLOR CLARENCE B. O'NEAL FRANK W. JEFFORDS HAROLD C. HOLLAND ORSON G. SMITH Community Room Committee MRS. CLARENCE O'NEAL MRS. WILLIAM POWERS MRS. THOMAS GOLDEN War Service Records MRS. HAROLD S. GARFIELD WILLIAM H. BOOTH JAMES G. SNOW G. A. R. Hall Trustees ROBERT A. WEEKS HAROLD S. GARFIELD RAYMOND C. HILDRETH WILLIAM H. BOOTH EARLE L. WILLIAMS Veteran's Advisory Committee PRENTISS W. TAYLOR RAYMOND C. HILDRETH HAROLD S. GARFIELD PRESCOTT BUCKLEY Aviation Committee RAYMOND C. HILDRETH CLARENCE B. O'NEAL HAROLD R. WEEKS : : THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN WARRANT To the Inhabitants of the Town of Hinsdale qualified to vote in town affairs You are hereby notified to meet at Town Hall, on Tuesday the 11th day of March, 1947, at nine o'clock in the forenoon, to act on the following subjects Article 1. To choose a Town Clerk for the ensuing year. Article 2. To see if the town will vote to accept and adopt the report of the Selectmen, Auditors and other town officers. Article 3. To choose a member of the Board of Selectmen for the ensuing three years. Article 4. 'To choose a member of the Board of Library Trustees for the ensuing three years. Article 5. To choose five members of the Budget Com- mittee for the ensuing year. Article 6. To clioose a member of the Playground Com- mittee for the ensuing three years. Article 7. To choose a member of the Water and Sewer Commission for the ensuing three years. Article 8. To choose all other necessary town officers and agents for the ensuing year. Article 9. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the payment of ordinary town charges, for the maintenance of the fire department, for highAvays, for schools and for all other necessary expenses arising within the town. Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to extend the town water system in sufficient size to provide an adequate sup- ply of water for fire protection and domestic use from the end of the present line at the top of Sand Hill along the Brattleboro Road to a point near the property of Frank Amarosa and au- thorize the Selectmen to borrow on the credit of the town a sufficient sum of money to pay for the same or act in any man- ner thereon. 'Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate or borrow a sufficient sum of money to extend the water system from Cottage Street west to the Plain road and from that point north to the road which runs past Bombay's house, and from there along the last mentioned road as far as the dirt road which leads to the Richard Butler farm or act in any manner thereon. Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to extend the sewer from the Pelech farm to the Joseph Fostyck place and raise and appropriate or borrow a sufficient sum of money therefor. Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to extend the sewer system to include the Langille corner lot property on the westerly end of Highland Ave. and raise and appropriate a sufficient amount of money for same, or act in any manner thereon. Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to extend the town water from the top of Sand Hill across the field of Cecil Butler's down to the middle of Sand Hill and also installation of a hydrant and raise and appropriate or borrow a sufficient amount of money for same or act in any monner thereon. Per- mission has been granted by Cecil S. Butler to go across his field. Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,000.00 to take off the corner half way between William Duggan place and John Duggan place and to widen and gravel the road from the junction of the old Ashuelot Road to the John Duggan pla6e, or act in any manner thereon. : a Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to straighten the road from the Chester Thomas place to the top of Roger Streeter's hill, also widen the bridge, or act in any manner thereon. Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $431.62 to which the State will con- tribute $1,726.47 to be expended on Class 5 roads,. Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to collect household rub- bish and garbage in the town of Hinsdale, or act in any manner thereon. Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of five hundred dollars for the purpose of purchasing fireworks for a display at the Hinsdale Playgrounds on the evening of July 4th or act in any manner thereon. Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to accept the Australian Ballot system, starting at the next town meeting for the following purpose a. For the election of all town officers. Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to negotiate short term loans in anticipation of taxes. Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to continue the discount for early payments of taxes in the same manner as in previous years. Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to install a street light across the road on the pole opposite O'Connor Funeral Home on High Street or act in any manner thereon. Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to place a street light between the Arthur Rubeor and William Booth's houses on Spring St., or act in any manner thereon. Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to place a street light on Stearns Court, between the brick building and Meany's bam, or act in any manner thereon. : Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to borrow on the credit of the Town a sum of money not to exceed $3,000.00 to pay the difference in value between the present truck and snow plow and a new truck and snow plow or act in any manner thereon. Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or borrow the sum of $1,500.00 to purchase a bull- dozer blade for the town tractor, or act in any manner thereon.