New Hampshire own Meetings
.= Budget talks at Piedmont
Twice.a.year bil ts dead byL.F. BARNES forms and time periods over theartielegiving$500to
PIERMONT--The town available to the homeowner, the Cottage Hospital was
N. HAVERtIILL--Voters at "Our forefathers gave us $1,650.52 toward construction charges passed at the annual "'1 think the state is barking, defeated on a voice vote.
ttaverhill Town Meeting this system," Kinder said. of (:lass V highways with the Town Meeting arc $50,219. but does not have that much Rev. Robert Robb said,
• Tuesday elected Susan F. "We can raise the budget 2O slate appropriating $11,003.45, Combined with the county tax bite," he said. "some folks prefer the more
ttolden to the Board of per cent or we can cut it, but and $10,S00 to build an addition and school budget, this makes "For the sake of the $100 intimate style--it's good to
Selectman, unseatingsix-year it's a right I don't think we to the town maintenance a total to be raisedby taxes of spent by the town, we could have an alternative hospital•,
;" ii veteran Winthrop W. Klark by should give up." I)uilding to house a wood $338,676.64. The estimated tax have a lot more trouble than If all the communities passed
a vote of 385-324 in a four-way The voters agreed with him burning furnace to sup- rateis $3.55. that," said Lewis Veghte. "I over the articles, the hospital
/ race. Dale Lewis was third in an ovcrwhelming voice vote plement the present oil-fired Ben Gitchell moved the think tbe cxpenditure of $100 is may not be able to stay
with 129 votes and Rita rejecting the proposal, which furnace system, article "to appropriate $500 to keeping your options open, afloat."
Greenwood Bixby fourth with Klark said was the idea of Voters authorized cx- pay for a public hearing for and is very good insurance." The town voted not to ap-
i 13. former Gov. Meldrim penditure of federal revenue the sewer study, and that it be ' In balloting, the article was propriate $500 for manufac-
! i= The approximately 200 Thomson. "tie never lived sharing funds h)taling $45,000. decided by ballot vote." passed, 90-15. A motion to pass (please turn to page l2)
t.. voters also overwhelmingly within a five per cent cap," This included the $10,000 for "Why do we need $500 to
rejectcd a proposal presented Klark said ofThomson'syears Cottage liospital, $102OO for have a meeting?" asked Cl gh letted elect
by Klark to switch from an- in the governorship. "tte will the llaverhilI-Ncwbury Bridge Charles Brown. Selectman OU e man
nual to twice-a-year tax tell you he did, but hedidn't." bond, $10,000 for the grader Freemont Ritchie said, "This
billing. Voters approved a total bond, and $15,000 for truck iswhat the state engineers tell BATH-With 94 of ap- On a motion by Executive
And they defeated town budget of $648,198.75, replacement, us we need to have. Butweare proximately ll2 ballots cast, Councilor Raymond Burton,
Proposition 2 in 1, the state- nearly l0 per cent above last l{eelected were Town Clerk reimbursed $400 by the state Richard Clough was elected they supported an ap-
wide advisory article that was year's expenditures, after tlelcn M. Smith, Highway and federal government. This selectman and voters air propriation, decreased from
on the ballot inabout 198towns adding $6,272 for t]averhill's Agent Roland McKean, Tax third public hearing is propriated $68,526.54 for the $921.12 to $200 for the support
throughout New Hampshire share of repairing the Bath Collector Norma Lavoie. necessary because, atthe first support of their town at the ofTheWhite Mountain Region
seeking support for a state covered bridge damaged by Frank Steigler was elected two there was not a recom- Annual Town Meeting here. Association.
limit of five per cent a year on ice, and $4,171.25 as thetown's treasurer, Roger Wells was mended solution acceptable to In warrant articles, they An article seeking a $10,000
all tax and spending increases share of White Mountain elected a library trustee and the selectmen, raised $1,000 for the supportof appropriation for the
by state, county and local Mental ilcalth services. Roe McI)anolds was reelected "If we don't have this Cottage Hospital; $506 for the reassessment of the town by
governments. A motion to take the a trustee of trust funds, hearing, the state will man- North Country Council; $1,064 the New Hampshire Depar-
Selectman Richard G. $4.171.25 mental health ap-Evangeline Anderson was date that selectmen order for the North Country Health tment of Revenue
Kinder said the Proposition 2 propriation out of the $10,000 reelected auditor, people from their homes for Agency; $,500 for Cottage Administration or a private
in I proposal would take to Cottage ttospital for new Voters also authorized non-compliance, as the study Hospital Ambulance Service; assessing firm was defeated,
away some of the rights of equipment wasdefeated, selectmen to sell real estate wasnot completed." and $20O for the Little(on as was the proposed use of the
citizens at Town Meeting. Articles approved included (please turn to page 12) Gitchell mentioned legal t{ospital. (please turn to page 12)
3 THE VOTERS-- Susan Holden, (second from right) was declared
of the selectmen's contest in Haverhill after a very close race with in-
Winthrop Klark. Shown above at the James R. Morrill School are: (l-r)
Agent candidate, Ken Davis; campaign volunteer Sylvia Wheeler; Select-
t Susan Hoiden; and Selectman candidate Dale Lewis.
Serving Over 48 Communities in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont
I r.ps
March I1, 1981
RiVER--Officials of
Union School
a 4O per cent
cut in pur-
r'm - sttvplies and
em in order to meet a
:lget cut mandated
considers forty percent
in supplies and e00pment
agriculture program and could damage that program, program by cutting purchases
eliminating the noon kin- In biology, for instance, we of oil paints, pastels, etc.," he
dergarten bus • to net some have a lot of living specimens
and said it a other
to reduce school
will be discussed and
final decision made today at
meeting beginning at 4 p.m.
Randall said the proposal to
and equipment
was put forth by
A. Keith Ober
session of the
board after last week's
meeting.
public meeting, Ober
Suggested reducing school
eliminating the
gets
return
Board of
of the Town of
have announced
the town has received a
return of premium con-
nd interest from the
New Hampshire Municipal
Compensation Fund.
checks represent an
itial savings to the Town of
,258.38 for being a member
the NHMWCF which is a
roup self-insurance
,m.
According to the Board of
Selectmen, the town can
et to receive additional
in the future.
NHM Workers' Com-
a group self-
created to give
members an
to reduce the cost
their employees
Workers' compensation
without increasing
I.
continually coming in
throughout the year. if we take
4O per cent out of biology
supplies, it's going to hurt that
added.
$99,238 in budget savings. On the problem of the
Under the new proposal of gymnasium roof, Randall
reducing purchases of sup- said, "1 don't think a lot of
plies ad equipent, the people understand this. A
elimination of the kin- program. You can deal with it seam opened and one whole
also be in pictures, but you cannot line is flowing down. We have
t a picture," Randall gone up there and momen-
told the journal Opinion. tartly patched it... The gym
Randall said• Kindergarten It also presents a problem in floor is the most expensive
pupils would still have a such purchases as pencils and floor in the whole school, a
school bus in the morning, but paper, which are mandated by hardwood floor• We don't
parents would have to pick the state, and if the art know what is going to happen
them upat the school at noon. program is cut 40 per cent, inlitigation."
In addition to the budget "You are cutting out the
cuts required by the action of
school district voters Feb. 24, Fo fac d
BMU must also deal with the ur towns are e
$25,000 cost of repairing the ith losing of dumps
school roof, particularly the W C
roof over the gymnasium
where leakage threatens the
expensive hardwood floor
underneath.
"If we don't fix our roof, we
are going to lose the building
underneath," Randall said.
The faulty roof is currently
the subject of a lawsuit by the
school district against GAF,
manufacturer of the roofing
materials which school of-
ficials contend was faulty. The
suit, in court in Chelsea, is
expected to be decided any
day now, and a similar suit is
scheduled to follow it in-
volving the extensively
leaking roof at Oxbow High
School.
Because the suit appeared
close to resolution, BMU of-
ficials pulled the $25,000 repair
cost out of the budget, but
Randall pointed out that if the
school does not win damages,
the money will have to be
sought at a special school
district meeting• Even if the
school wins the ease, appeals
could further delay the final
outcome of the suit which has
already been underway for
some five years•
Randall said the proposed
cuts in purchases of supplies
and equipments would avert
the necessity of laying off
The four neighboring towns
of Bradford, Newbury,
Corinth and Topsham are
faced with having no place to
dump their trash and garbage
in the near future.
Elmer Corbeth says he will
shut down the Bradford-
Newbury dump on his land on
the Snake Road on May 1
because he's tired of it and
isn't getting enough money for
handling the dump.
And the Corinth-Topsham
dump is scheduled to be closed
July 1 by the Vermont
Environmental Conservation
Agency under a 1979
agreement between Corinth
and the state.
self puts the benefits
=insurance within the
school employes, but would
present problems of a dif-
Cray Energy
sells control
of stock
WOODSVILLE--Cray Energy
of N. Walpole, N.H., has
tentatively agreed with
W.T.A. Associates, Inc•, of
Massachusetts on the sale of
80 per cent of the stock of Cray
Energy to W.T•S. Associates.
P.S. Cray said the reason for
the sale of the 00-year-old
company was the ever-rising
Bradford and Newbury
were taken by surprise by
news of the planned closing of
their dump and no action has
been taken so far to find
another site• Corinth has had
two years and $1,500 in state
funds to find another dump
site, but has not yet found one.
One proposed solution by
Corinth Town Clerk Jack
Learmonth is to find a single
large landfill serving all four
towns, although the idea has
been discussed only in-
formally as yet. Learmonth
said if the four towns have to
hire private contractors, the
total cost could run as high as
$50,000 a year. Corinth now
pays only $2,000 a year to
manage its dump.
Newbury Selectman Kevin
Alger said Newbury may try
to negotiate an agreement to
use a dump in some other
neighboring town.
The problem of buying land
for new dumps, officials said,
is that adjoining landowners
usually don't want a dump
next door.
"The big problem is time,"
said Bradrd Selectman John
Gibbs. 'With Act 2and all of
the state requirements there
are now, it could take four or
five years to find the right
spot."
LINE FORMS AT RIGHT-- Orford voters line up during lunch break to cast their ballots at Town Meeting.
Lyme voters
reject r ""
p oposmon
LYME--Proposition 2 in 1, a David Bridges, a supporter of
statewide proposal to limit the proposition, who also
property tax increases and
government spending hikes to
5 per cent a year, was
resoundingly defeated by
voice vote at Lyme's Town
Meeting Tuesday.
"They're telling us we can't
run our own business," was
one typical comment opposing
an article that would have
pointed out that increases
above five per cent could still
be enacted by local bodies
with a two-thirds vote•
David Hew(t(, speaking
against the proposition, said it
was "attractive on the sur-
face" and an apparent "easy
answer" to curbing spending,
but would not allow enough
asked state legislators to back flexibility to deal with the
the tax and spending limit problems of individual towns.
proposal. "It would eliminate the kind
"It's a good chance to make of positive, constructive
the budget committees discussion we've had here
sharpen their pencils and keep today." Hew(t( said. referring
spending to a minimum," said (please turn to page 9)
Budget approved in Orford
by L.F. BARNES
ORFORD--At the annual town
meeting held in the Orford
Town Hall on March 10, the
voters approved, the budget
prepared by the budget
ommittee. The total amount
is $121,627.23 which is about
$8000 less than last year's
budget• The largest reduction
is in "town charges" which, at
$46,0,50. is $7,750 less than last
year.
Among additional items, the
Town voted $7000 for the
grading and reseeding of the
Community Field. This
project was recommended by
a joint meeting of the Fire
Department, Parks and
Playgrounds and the Con-
servation Commission. The
Fire Department leases the
field from the Community
Council for $1 per year (for 99
to stay here and learn spor-
tsmanship. We would need
some adult committees to do
this--so that it wouldn't fall
through like a lot of things
do•"
The article passed by a
near-unanimous voice vote.
Economic Development
Promotion
The Town voted $200 for the
purpose of economic
development and "the
selectmen will appoint a
committee of five to cooperate
with the Selectmen, Planning
Board, and Conservation
Commission; to develop an
economic plan and attract
new business; said committee
to report to townspeople by
letter at least once every six
months."
Thomas Thomson said,
"The tax rate has increased
from $5.37 to $6.27 in one year.
If we don't move and quickly,
we won't be able to entice any
industry because of our tax
base.
"I'm talking about small
industries, not large heavy
industry.
"Businesses are gearing up
to move or expand. We've got
to move now. We can't just
wait for someone to come
here.
"I've offered printing at no
cost for an Orford pamphlet,
and help in distributing it•"
The Town voted to authorize
the selectmen to contract with
a data processing firm for
more efficient management of
town records.
Selectman Horton
(please turn to page 12)
motivated". It was defeated
by one vote, 34-33.
Representative Thomson
also spoke on a bill she was
sponsoring to extend to small
towns of under 1000
population, permission to
continue with their present
method of waste disposal until
1985. She is encouraged by the
fact that Wentworth, Warren,
and Orford have been
studying the problem•
The town voted $5,175 for the
police department; $6,789 for
(please turn to page 12)
of many small ferent kind. inflation in prices of
c ipalities whose "There are some strong petroleum produets, plusth e years). N quibbling arguing
otherwise be feelings there that, depending company's substantial need "The by-laws of the Corn- O or
//c on what department] it is, it operationterminalf°r new capitalwhichWhOlesalingtOstartedsupportlastits * ---00,Villa00e ° reoa__ res for __m'b°rmUnitYhaveC°Uncilhis°f nametheStatec°mmunityputthaton anYthe at W entworth mee__00,tln-
po e arrest nut fall. te b a-on- 00$ue ,oo., roster by so
"This willinsureourvalued, wa'-r requesting. SO the field ac-WARREN--Wentworthhada Representative Glynet{a
h We th layi historic customers a better tually belongs to the town," history-making Town Meeting Thomson fielded questions to
twor s supply to meet their future said Chester Grecnly. on Tuesday night. According clarify the proposition which
where Sadvari was reportedly energy needs," Cray said. byL.F. BARNES water-rate, and the quality watershed area. Plans are to level the area, to long4ime Selectman Harold some thought was "politically
William Sullivan, president NEWBURY--The Village and quantity of the water); They will
creating a disturbance.
New Hampshire detectives
had advised the Pennsylvania
Police that Sadvari could be in
the Incaster area on Feb. 28.
He had reportedly been seen
in that area, about 140 miles
from Johnstown, but managed
to elude the police•
He is being held in the
Lancaster County prison
awaiting extradition. Two
New Hampshire detectives
have gone there to make
arrangements.
of W.T.S. Associates, said the
company's officers would
remain the same and that
there would be no disruption in
business• He said the com-
pany's headquarters will
remain in the Connecticut
Valley area.
Sullivan said that throug
W.T.S. s extensive other in-
terests, Cray Energy will
increase its wholesaling
operations and 'will expand
next spring into a drilling
consortium in south Texas.
water
source
citizens; and study by the
Water Conlmissioners and
Village Trustees.
Now villagers have an
opportunity to hear h results
of these studies, hnd to
determine future ieyelep-
ments. A special Village
meeting will be held at the
Town Hall on Wetdnesday
March 11 at 7:30 p.m. As this
issue directly effects the
voters (in the amount of the
supply in-
system has been a the trustees have expressed formation on the development
of criticism by the hope that as many as of an alternative underground
possible of the 260 voters in the water source in the Con-
village will be present at the necticut River flood plain. In
meeting, the 50's the Village authorized
The consulting engineer, test wells to be dug at various
and representatives from the sites. According to the reports
State Hgalth Department and there is a large underground
the Farmers' Home water source east of the
Administration will be present Village near the river•
to participate. However, the cost to develop
The Water Commissioners this would be considerable:
will give information on the concrete enclosure and a
development of an un- pumphouse above the flood
derground source in the (please turn tn page g)
making at least two baseball
diamonds and a soccer field,
and to reseed.
"Someday some child in this
community is going to have a
broken leg playing on that
field," said Julia Fifield. "The
repairs would be a big ad-
dition h) the town of Orford.
Go to l,yme and see the ac-
tivities on Sunday afternoons.
And our field would be drier
t ha n the( rs•"
Mark Marsh of Parks and
Playgrounds said, "Give the
young people the opportunity
Brown this is the first time the
town accepted a presented
budget with no arguing and
practically no quibbling.
The crowd of 133 was well-
disposed to all propositions
with the exception of Article
25. It sought to have the New
Hampshire legislators vote for
proposition 2 in 1 which would
limit all spending and taxing
at all levels of government to
no more than five per cent
increase except by a two-
thirds vote of those present
and voting.
H--Stephen
Sadvari, wanted in
the murder of
Keefe, here on Feb.
apprehended in
Pennsylvania,
to Colonel Harold
of the Pennsylvania
he was arrested
from justice
issued by New
State Police. Two
State
were called to
early Friday
New Hampshire own Meetings
.= Budget talks at Piedmont
Twice.a.year bil ts dead byL.F. BARNES forms and time periods over theartielegiving$500to
PIERMONT--The town available to the homeowner, the Cottage Hospital was
N. HAVERtIILL--Voters at "Our forefathers gave us $1,650.52 toward construction charges passed at the annual "'1 think the state is barking, defeated on a voice vote.
ttaverhill Town Meeting this system," Kinder said. of (:lass V highways with the Town Meeting arc $50,219. but does not have that much Rev. Robert Robb said,
• Tuesday elected Susan F. "We can raise the budget 2O slate appropriating $11,003.45, Combined with the county tax bite," he said. "some folks prefer the more
ttolden to the Board of per cent or we can cut it, but and $10,S00 to build an addition and school budget, this makes "For the sake of the $100 intimate style--it's good to
Selectman, unseatingsix-year it's a right I don't think we to the town maintenance a total to be raisedby taxes of spent by the town, we could have an alternative hospital•,
;" ii veteran Winthrop W. Klark by should give up." I)uilding to house a wood $338,676.64. The estimated tax have a lot more trouble than If all the communities passed
a vote of 385-324 in a four-way The voters agreed with him burning furnace to sup- rateis $3.55. that," said Lewis Veghte. "I over the articles, the hospital
/ race. Dale Lewis was third in an ovcrwhelming voice vote plement the present oil-fired Ben Gitchell moved the think tbe cxpenditure of $100 is may not be able to stay
with 129 votes and Rita rejecting the proposal, which furnace system, article "to appropriate $500 to keeping your options open, afloat."
Greenwood Bixby fourth with Klark said was the idea of Voters authorized cx- pay for a public hearing for and is very good insurance." The town voted not to ap-
i 13. former Gov. Meldrim penditure of federal revenue the sewer study, and that it be ' In balloting, the article was propriate $500 for manufac-
! i= The approximately 200 Thomson. "tie never lived sharing funds h)taling $45,000. decided by ballot vote." passed, 90-15. A motion to pass (please turn to page l2)
t.. voters also overwhelmingly within a five per cent cap," This included the $10,000 for "Why do we need $500 to
rejectcd a proposal presented Klark said ofThomson'syears Cottage liospital, $102OO for have a meeting?" asked Cl gh letted elect
by Klark to switch from an- in the governorship. "tte will the llaverhilI-Ncwbury Bridge Charles Brown. Selectman OU e man
nual to twice-a-year tax tell you he did, but hedidn't." bond, $10,000 for the grader Freemont Ritchie said, "This
billing. Voters approved a total bond, and $15,000 for truck iswhat the state engineers tell BATH-With 94 of ap- On a motion by Executive
And they defeated town budget of $648,198.75, replacement, us we need to have. Butweare proximately ll2 ballots cast, Councilor Raymond Burton,
Proposition 2 in 1, the state- nearly l0 per cent above last l{eelected were Town Clerk reimbursed $400 by the state Richard Clough was elected they supported an ap-
wide advisory article that was year's expenditures, after tlelcn M. Smith, Highway and federal government. This selectman and voters air propriation, decreased from
on the ballot inabout 198towns adding $6,272 for t]averhill's Agent Roland McKean, Tax third public hearing is propriated $68,526.54 for the $921.12 to $200 for the support
throughout New Hampshire share of repairing the Bath Collector Norma Lavoie. necessary because, atthe first support of their town at the ofTheWhite Mountain Region
seeking support for a state covered bridge damaged by Frank Steigler was elected two there was not a recom- Annual Town Meeting here. Association.
limit of five per cent a year on ice, and $4,171.25 as thetown's treasurer, Roger Wells was mended solution acceptable to In warrant articles, they An article seeking a $10,000
all tax and spending increases share of White Mountain elected a library trustee and the selectmen, raised $1,000 for the supportof appropriation for the
by state, county and local Mental ilcalth services. Roe McI)anolds was reelected "If we don't have this Cottage Hospital; $506 for the reassessment of the town by
governments. A motion to take the a trustee of trust funds, hearing, the state will man- North Country Council; $1,064 the New Hampshire Depar-
Selectman Richard G. $4.171.25 mental health ap-Evangeline Anderson was date that selectmen order for the North Country Health tment of Revenue
Kinder said the Proposition 2 propriation out of the $10,000 reelected auditor, people from their homes for Agency; $,500 for Cottage Administration or a private
in I proposal would take to Cottage ttospital for new Voters also authorized non-compliance, as the study Hospital Ambulance Service; assessing firm was defeated,
away some of the rights of equipment wasdefeated, selectmen to sell real estate wasnot completed." and $20O for the Little(on as was the proposed use of the
citizens at Town Meeting. Articles approved included (please turn to page 12) Gitchell mentioned legal t{ospital. (please turn to page 12)
3 THE VOTERS-- Susan Holden, (second from right) was declared
of the selectmen's contest in Haverhill after a very close race with in-
Winthrop Klark. Shown above at the James R. Morrill School are: (l-r)
Agent candidate, Ken Davis; campaign volunteer Sylvia Wheeler; Select-
t Susan Hoiden; and Selectman candidate Dale Lewis.
Serving Over 48 Communities in Northern New Hampshire and Vermont
I r.ps
March I1, 1981
RiVER--Officials of
Union School
a 4O per cent
cut in pur-
r'm - sttvplies and
em in order to meet a
:lget cut mandated
considers forty percent
in supplies and e00pment
agriculture program and could damage that program, program by cutting purchases
eliminating the noon kin- In biology, for instance, we of oil paints, pastels, etc.," he
dergarten bus • to net some have a lot of living specimens
and said it a other
to reduce school
will be discussed and
final decision made today at
meeting beginning at 4 p.m.
Randall said the proposal to
and equipment
was put forth by
A. Keith Ober
session of the
board after last week's
meeting.
public meeting, Ober
Suggested reducing school
eliminating the
gets
return
Board of
of the Town of
have announced
the town has received a
return of premium con-
nd interest from the
New Hampshire Municipal
Compensation Fund.
checks represent an
itial savings to the Town of
,258.38 for being a member
the NHMWCF which is a
roup self-insurance
,m.
According to the Board of
Selectmen, the town can
et to receive additional
in the future.
NHM Workers' Com-
a group self-
created to give
members an
to reduce the cost
their employees
Workers' compensation
without increasing
I.
continually coming in
throughout the year. if we take
4O per cent out of biology
supplies, it's going to hurt that
added.
$99,238 in budget savings. On the problem of the
Under the new proposal of gymnasium roof, Randall
reducing purchases of sup- said, "1 don't think a lot of
plies ad equipent, the people understand this. A
elimination of the kin- program. You can deal with it seam opened and one whole
also be in pictures, but you cannot line is flowing down. We have
t a picture," Randall gone up there and momen-
told the journal Opinion. tartly patched it... The gym
Randall said• Kindergarten It also presents a problem in floor is the most expensive
pupils would still have a such purchases as pencils and floor in the whole school, a
school bus in the morning, but paper, which are mandated by hardwood floor• We don't
parents would have to pick the state, and if the art know what is going to happen
them upat the school at noon. program is cut 40 per cent, inlitigation."
In addition to the budget "You are cutting out the
cuts required by the action of
school district voters Feb. 24, Fo fac d
BMU must also deal with the ur towns are e
$25,000 cost of repairing the ith losing of dumps
school roof, particularly the W C
roof over the gymnasium
where leakage threatens the
expensive hardwood floor
underneath.
"If we don't fix our roof, we
are going to lose the building
underneath," Randall said.
The faulty roof is currently
the subject of a lawsuit by the
school district against GAF,
manufacturer of the roofing
materials which school of-
ficials contend was faulty. The
suit, in court in Chelsea, is
expected to be decided any
day now, and a similar suit is
scheduled to follow it in-
volving the extensively
leaking roof at Oxbow High
School.
Because the suit appeared
close to resolution, BMU of-
ficials pulled the $25,000 repair
cost out of the budget, but
Randall pointed out that if the
school does not win damages,
the money will have to be
sought at a special school
district meeting• Even if the
school wins the ease, appeals
could further delay the final
outcome of the suit which has
already been underway for
some five years•
Randall said the proposed
cuts in purchases of supplies
and equipments would avert
the necessity of laying off
The four neighboring towns
of Bradford, Newbury,
Corinth and Topsham are
faced with having no place to
dump their trash and garbage
in the near future.
Elmer Corbeth says he will
shut down the Bradford-
Newbury dump on his land on
the Snake Road on May 1
because he's tired of it and
isn't getting enough money for
handling the dump.
And the Corinth-Topsham
dump is scheduled to be closed
July 1 by the Vermont
Environmental Conservation
Agency under a 1979
agreement between Corinth
and the state.
self puts the benefits
=insurance within the
school employes, but would
present problems of a dif-
Cray Energy
sells control
of stock
WOODSVILLE--Cray Energy
of N. Walpole, N.H., has
tentatively agreed with
W.T.A. Associates, Inc•, of
Massachusetts on the sale of
80 per cent of the stock of Cray
Energy to W.T•S. Associates.
P.S. Cray said the reason for
the sale of the 00-year-old
company was the ever-rising
Bradford and Newbury
were taken by surprise by
news of the planned closing of
their dump and no action has
been taken so far to find
another site• Corinth has had
two years and $1,500 in state
funds to find another dump
site, but has not yet found one.
One proposed solution by
Corinth Town Clerk Jack
Learmonth is to find a single
large landfill serving all four
towns, although the idea has
been discussed only in-
formally as yet. Learmonth
said if the four towns have to
hire private contractors, the
total cost could run as high as
$50,000 a year. Corinth now
pays only $2,000 a year to
manage its dump.
Newbury Selectman Kevin
Alger said Newbury may try
to negotiate an agreement to
use a dump in some other
neighboring town.
The problem of buying land
for new dumps, officials said,
is that adjoining landowners
usually don't want a dump
next door.
"The big problem is time,"
said Bradrd Selectman John
Gibbs. 'With Act 2and all of
the state requirements there
are now, it could take four or
five years to find the right
spot."
LINE FORMS AT RIGHT-- Orford voters line up during lunch break to cast their ballots at Town Meeting.
Lyme voters
reject r ""
p oposmon
LYME--Proposition 2 in 1, a David Bridges, a supporter of
statewide proposal to limit the proposition, who also
property tax increases and
government spending hikes to
5 per cent a year, was
resoundingly defeated by
voice vote at Lyme's Town
Meeting Tuesday.
"They're telling us we can't
run our own business," was
one typical comment opposing
an article that would have
pointed out that increases
above five per cent could still
be enacted by local bodies
with a two-thirds vote•
David Hew(t(, speaking
against the proposition, said it
was "attractive on the sur-
face" and an apparent "easy
answer" to curbing spending,
but would not allow enough
asked state legislators to back flexibility to deal with the
the tax and spending limit problems of individual towns.
proposal. "It would eliminate the kind
"It's a good chance to make of positive, constructive
the budget committees discussion we've had here
sharpen their pencils and keep today." Hew(t( said. referring
spending to a minimum," said (please turn to page 9)
Budget approved in Orford
by L.F. BARNES
ORFORD--At the annual town
meeting held in the Orford
Town Hall on March 10, the
voters approved, the budget
prepared by the budget
ommittee. The total amount
is $121,627.23 which is about
$8000 less than last year's
budget• The largest reduction
is in "town charges" which, at
$46,0,50. is $7,750 less than last
year.
Among additional items, the
Town voted $7000 for the
grading and reseeding of the
Community Field. This
project was recommended by
a joint meeting of the Fire
Department, Parks and
Playgrounds and the Con-
servation Commission. The
Fire Department leases the
field from the Community
Council for $1 per year (for 99
to stay here and learn spor-
tsmanship. We would need
some adult committees to do
this--so that it wouldn't fall
through like a lot of things
do•"
The article passed by a
near-unanimous voice vote.
Economic Development
Promotion
The Town voted $200 for the
purpose of economic
development and "the
selectmen will appoint a
committee of five to cooperate
with the Selectmen, Planning
Board, and Conservation
Commission; to develop an
economic plan and attract
new business; said committee
to report to townspeople by
letter at least once every six
months."
Thomas Thomson said,
"The tax rate has increased
from $5.37 to $6.27 in one year.
If we don't move and quickly,
we won't be able to entice any
industry because of our tax
base.
"I'm talking about small
industries, not large heavy
industry.
"Businesses are gearing up
to move or expand. We've got
to move now. We can't just
wait for someone to come
here.
"I've offered printing at no
cost for an Orford pamphlet,
and help in distributing it•"
The Town voted to authorize
the selectmen to contract with
a data processing firm for
more efficient management of
town records.
Selectman Horton
(please turn to page 12)
motivated". It was defeated
by one vote, 34-33.
Representative Thomson
also spoke on a bill she was
sponsoring to extend to small
towns of under 1000
population, permission to
continue with their present
method of waste disposal until
1985. She is encouraged by the
fact that Wentworth, Warren,
and Orford have been
studying the problem•
The town voted $5,175 for the
police department; $6,789 for
(please turn to page 12)
of many small ferent kind. inflation in prices of
c ipalities whose "There are some strong petroleum produets, plusth e years). N quibbling arguing
otherwise be feelings there that, depending company's substantial need "The by-laws of the Corn- O or
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"This willinsureourvalued, wa'-r requesting. SO the field ac-WARREN--Wentworthhada Representative Glynet{a
h We th layi historic customers a better tually belongs to the town," history-making Town Meeting Thomson fielded questions to
twor s supply to meet their future said Chester Grecnly. on Tuesday night. According clarify the proposition which
where Sadvari was reportedly energy needs," Cray said. byL.F. BARNES water-rate, and the quality watershed area. Plans are to level the area, to long4ime Selectman Harold some thought was "politically
William Sullivan, president NEWBURY--The Village and quantity of the water); They will
creating a disturbance.
New Hampshire detectives
had advised the Pennsylvania
Police that Sadvari could be in
the Incaster area on Feb. 28.
He had reportedly been seen
in that area, about 140 miles
from Johnstown, but managed
to elude the police•
He is being held in the
Lancaster County prison
awaiting extradition. Two
New Hampshire detectives
have gone there to make
arrangements.
of W.T.S. Associates, said the
company's officers would
remain the same and that
there would be no disruption in
business• He said the com-
pany's headquarters will
remain in the Connecticut
Valley area.
Sullivan said that throug
W.T.S. s extensive other in-
terests, Cray Energy will
increase its wholesaling
operations and 'will expand
next spring into a drilling
consortium in south Texas.
water
source
citizens; and study by the
Water Conlmissioners and
Village Trustees.
Now villagers have an
opportunity to hear h results
of these studies, hnd to
determine future ieyelep-
ments. A special Village
meeting will be held at the
Town Hall on Wetdnesday
March 11 at 7:30 p.m. As this
issue directly effects the
voters (in the amount of the
supply in-
system has been a the trustees have expressed formation on the development
of criticism by the hope that as many as of an alternative underground
possible of the 260 voters in the water source in the Con-
village will be present at the necticut River flood plain. In
meeting, the 50's the Village authorized
The consulting engineer, test wells to be dug at various
and representatives from the sites. According to the reports
State Hgalth Department and there is a large underground
the Farmers' Home water source east of the
Administration will be present Village near the river•
to participate. However, the cost to develop
The Water Commissioners this would be considerable:
will give information on the concrete enclosure and a
development of an un- pumphouse above the flood
derground source in the (please turn tn page g)
making at least two baseball
diamonds and a soccer field,
and to reseed.
"Someday some child in this
community is going to have a
broken leg playing on that
field," said Julia Fifield. "The
repairs would be a big ad-
dition h) the town of Orford.
Go to l,yme and see the ac-
tivities on Sunday afternoons.
And our field would be drier
t ha n the( rs•"
Mark Marsh of Parks and
Playgrounds said, "Give the
young people the opportunity
Brown this is the first time the
town accepted a presented
budget with no arguing and
practically no quibbling.
The crowd of 133 was well-
disposed to all propositions
with the exception of Article
25. It sought to have the New
Hampshire legislators vote for
proposition 2 in 1 which would
limit all spending and taxing
at all levels of government to
no more than five per cent
increase except by a two-
thirds vote of those present
and voting.
H--Stephen
Sadvari, wanted in
the murder of
Keefe, here on Feb.
apprehended in
Pennsylvania,
to Colonel Harold
of the Pennsylvania
he was arrested
from justice
issued by New
State Police. Two
State
were called to
early Friday
