NHamp 352.07 M92 1968 Annual Srpnri of iijp Qawn of Mnultnnharn 3far fpar lEttfltng Smmber 31 19BB University o, TlewHampshire library ANNUAL REPORT of the OFFICERS of the TOWN OF MOULTONBORO Fiscal Year Ending December 31 1968 This is to certify that the information contained in this report was taken from our official records and is complete to the best of our knowledge and belief. FRANK E. McINTIRE HORACE L. RICHARDSON LEONARD M. SMART Selectmen of Moultonboro 35 2.in msL INDEX List of Town Officers 3 Annual Town Meeting, March 12, 1968 4 Town Warrant 8 Budget 11 Statement of Appropriations & Taxes Assessed 14 Comparative Statement of Appro. & Expenditures 16 Summary Inventory 19 Financial Report 20 Report of Town Clerk . 22 Schedule of Town Property 23 Report of Tax Collector I 24 Report of Town Treasurer 28 -', . .!. Summary of Receipts , U j 30 Summary of Payments 31 Detailed Statement of Payments 35 Report of Highway Agents . ....... .45 Report of Committee on Plowing Driveways ...... 49 Report of Trust Funds . 50 Auditor's Report . 52 Report of Library Treasurer 53 Report of Librarian ... 54 Report of Planning Board 56 Moultonboro Volunteer Fire Department 57 Report of Forest Fire Warden 58 Vital Statistics 59 own uiiicers Representative to the General Court Dorothy W. Davis Moderator G. Stewart Lamprey Town Clerk Kenneth C. Smith Selectmen Frank E. Mclntire Horace L. Richardson Leonard M. Smart Treasurer Nina L. Moulton Tax Collector Ernest L. Berry Health Officer Dr. Aleksander Ratsep Trustees of Trust Funds Ernest L. Berry Fred E. Davis F. Lester Taylor Overseers of the Poor Board of Selectmen Highway Agents Thomas Cooney Lauris Avery Forest Fire Warden Ralph Dale Supervisors of the Check List Wilmont White Richard Young Leonard Mallard Library Trustees Beatrix Solomon Hutcheson Page Leonard M. Smart Fred E. Davis Hazel Dale Clyde B, Foss Annual Town Meeting MARCH 12, 1968 Town Meeting called to order at 7:00 o'clock in the afternoon in the Moultonboro Central School Auditorium by acting Moderator Stewart Lamprey who read the Warrant. ARTICLE 2 : To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be necessary to repair Highways and Bridges in said Town. On motion of Frank Mclntire, 2nd by Lawrence Porter, voted to raise and appropriate for repairs of Highways and bridges, $58,000.00. ARTICLE 3 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $1,051.87 for Town Road Aid. On motion of Ralph Dale 2nd. by Frank Nedeau voted to raise and appropriate for Town Road Aid, $1,051.87. ARTICLE 4 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes for the current year maintenance and operation expenses, and that the Selectman be authorized to issue notes therefor, which notes are to be paid out of the Tax receipts of the current year as provided by the provi- sions of Acts of 1953, Chapter 258 and any amendments thereof. On motion of Hutcheson Page 2nd. by Grace Plummer voted to authorize the Selectmen to borrow money in anticipation of taxes. ARTICLE 5 : To see if the Town will vote to allow a dis- count on taxes paid in full up to fifteen days after the issue of the tax bills by the Collector. On motion of Gilbert Wiggins 2nd by Lawrence Porter voted to allow a two percent discount on taxes paid in full up to fifteen days after the issue of the Tax Bills by the Collector. ARTICLE 6: To see what sums of money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the Lakes Region Gen- eral Hospital, the Huggins Hospital, and the Carroll County Community Services, Inc. On motion of Richard Vappi 2nd by Mrs. Snow voted to raise and appropriate the sum of $1600.00 Lakes Region General Hospital and Huggins Hospital each $500.00 Carroll County Community Services, Inc. $380.00. ARTICLE 7 : To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of $500.00 for concerts to be provided by the Center Harbor Band. On motion of June Visser 2nd by Roger Person voted to raise and appropriate for concerts by the Center Harbor Band, $500.00. ARTICLE 8: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $917.23, which is 1/100 of 1% of the assessed valuation of the Town, to the Lakes Region Association for the purpose of publicizing and promoting the natural advantages and resources of the Town, in cooperation with other towns in the Lakes Region. On motion of Frank Nedeau, 2nd. by Fred Snow voted to pass the article. ARTICLE 9: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $100.00 for the Control of White Pine Blister Rust. On motion of Leonard Smart 2nd by Gilbert Wiggins voted to raise and appropriate for White Pine Blister Rust the sum of $100.00. ARTICLE 10: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 for the reconstruction of a portion of the Moultonboro Neck Road, providing the State of New Hampshire will apportion the sum of $10,000.00 the total sum to be expended under the super- vision of the New Hampshire Highway Dept. On motion of Lauris Avery 2nd, by Arthur Pearce voted to raise and appropriate for reconstruction of a portion of Moultonboro Neck Road, providing the State will ap- portion $10,000.00, the total sum to be expended under the supervision of the N. H. Highway Department, $5,000.00. ARTICLE 11: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate an additional sum of $10,000.00, to widen, raise, gravel and tar a section of road known as Coe Lane, and in order to raise funds for same to empower the Selectman to borrow the sum necessary and to issue Serial Notes or Bonds in the name and on the Credit of the Town, and to fix the time and place of payment, the rate of interest, terms and maturities, and provide for the sale thereof, all in accordance with the N. H. Revised Statutes Annotated 1955, Chapter 33, known as the "Municipal Finance Act", and any amendments ap- plied thereto. On motion of Lauris Avery 2nd by Fred Snow voted to raise and appropriate the sum of, $10,000.00. Number of Votes cast 137 Yes 77 No. 60. requiring a 2/3 ma- jority vote, this article was defeated. ARTICLE 12 : To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to execute a mutual agreement with the Town of Meredith whereby the summer and winter maintenance and cost thereof of any roads on Black Cat Island in the Town of Meredith would be sustained in the future by the Town of Moultonboro, and in consideration for this service to the residents of Meredith on Black Cat Island, to see if the Town will further vote to accept the sum of $4,000.00, if raised by the Town of Meredith to be used as a contribution to the Town of Moultonboro to pay for approximately one sixth of the cost of the construction of approximately one mile of road located in Moultonboro and providing the only vehicular access to Black Cat Island. On motion of Gilbert Wiggins 2nd by Lauris Avery voted to Pass the Article. ARTICLE 13: To see if the Town will vote to approve a grant of easement to Craig Moriarty on the Town land located next to Robbin's Store for the purpose of install- ing a pump house and waterline. The waterline is to go from the lake to Route 25, and is intended to be used in a potential laundromat. (By Request) On motion of James Lambert 2nd by Mark Packard voted to approve a grant of easement to Craig Moriarty. On amendment of Ralph Dale 2nd by Lawrence Porter voted that the pump house and electric service be install- ed underground. ARTICLE 14: To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate One hundred and fifty (150.00) dollars, as reimbursement to the purchaser in order to return the original (1927) Moultonboro fire truck to the Town. (By Petition.) On motion of Robert Lamprey 2nd, by John Holmes to raise and appropriate as reimbursement to the purchas- er in order to return the original (1927) Moultonboro fire truck to the Town, $150.00. ARTICLE 15: To see if the Town will vote to join with other communities bordering Lake Winnipesaukee in the formation of a Regional Planning Commission to be known as the Lakes Region Planning Commission. The purposes, membership and powers shall be as specified in Chapter 36, Section 37-44, of the N. H. Revised Stat- utes Annotated, pertaining to Regional Planning Com- mission. : On motion of Roger Person 2nd, by Fred Snow voted to accept the Article as read in the Town Warrant. ARTICLE 16: To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money not to exceed $30,000.00 to construct an addition and remodel the Moultonboro Li- brary and, in order to provide funds for same, to empower the Selectmen to borrow the sum necessary and to issue Serial Notes or Bonds in the name and on the credit of the Town, and to fix the time and place of payment, the rate of interest, terms and maturities and provide for the sale thereof, all in accordance with the N.