Annual report of the Town of Rye, New Hampshire

140 Pages·1994·3.8 MB·English

by  Rye (N.H. : Town)

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Photograph taken fromtheroofoftheOceanWave Hotel,North Beach,Rye.
Collection oftheRyeHistoricalSociety.
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TheELECTIONportionoftheRyeTownMeetingwillbeheldonTUESDAY,
March 8, 1994, atthe RYE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLfrom9:00A.M. to7:00
P.M.
TheBUSINESSportionoftheRyeTownMeetingwillbeheldonSATURDAY
March12, 1994,attheRYEJUNIORHIGHSCHOOLcommencingat9:00A.M.
ALL RYE RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO ATTEND.
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MEMORIAM
IN
MARY PHILBRICK VARRELL
1907 - 1994
Marywas nota superactivist, butalways involved. Probably theprimary fo-
cus ofher life was teaching and education. After her own education at the two
room South School and Portsmouth High, thoughts ofthe Portsmouth Training
School and teachinginalocal oneroom schoolwere tooconfiningso shewent to
KeeneNormalSchoolandtestedtheteachingwatersin Dedham, MA. However,
alwaysatownie, shereturnedtoRyetosettledown, become "MaryBill" andraise
hertwins.
She didn't seek, thejob or campaign, but for ten years was a member ofthe
School Board. A stop at Jenness's store informed her that the night before the
Town Fathers had nominated her from the floor ofTown Meeting to carry the
torch from the likes ofLizzie Marden and Agnes Brown into her generation. It
waswhileshewasChairmanthatthe firstbigschooladditionwas built. Ina sim-
plertime, almostdailytheconstructionsuperintendentcamefora meetinginher
kitchen, and ifhewasn'tthere, itwas BobGoss, "talkin' shop". About this same
time The Every Other Tuesday Club asked her to research and do a talk on the
historyofRye. Itwasthememoryofthemanyinterestingoldtownpicturesstacked
on the dining room table that served as the catalyst for her son Bill to write two
bookson Rye.
Atthistimeshewasalsoasubstituteteacherandoftensaidshewastestedby
everyhellionfromSeabrooktoNewCastle. ShelaterbecameateacherinRyefor
fifteenyears.
Afterretirement,oneofherfavoritevolunteertaskswastoserveasajudgefor
local scholarships, always giving long and careful thought to weighing superior
performanceagainstneed.
In later years she often said she got too tired doing things like planting and
weeding flowers at the Town Hall, butwhen asked why she didn't stop, she al-
ways saidshe enjoyeditand "somebodyhas todo it."
Students and ideas easily flourish in a rich environment such as Rye, But as
sheoftensaid, "Someonehas to dotheweedingandwatering."
"Mary Bill, theresidents ofRyewdllmiss you!

DEDICATION
TheBoardofSelectmentakegreatprideindedicatingthe1993TownReport
toJohnand HelenPhilbrick.
John Philbrick, a life long resident ofCentral Road, Rye, met Helen when
shecameto Ryeto teachhomeeconomics. Theywere married in 1940. Johnwas
a "jackofalltrades". Mostoftena Ryenative'sresponsetoanewcomer'squestion
was "AskJohnPhilbrick". Fiercelyindependent, helivedbythestandard "Aman
isonlyasgoodashisword." He stood up forhisconvictions andhated seeingthe
worldaroundhimchange. Asked hisoccupation, healwayssaid "FARMER". He
was determined to keep the Philbrick Farm a working farm, the only one left in
Rye.
Helen loved thejob ofraisingfive children (Lois, Roger, Richard, Stephen,
andAlden),cookingandpreservingJohn'sharvest. Whenher childrenwereyoung,
teachingSundaySchoolwasanimportantpartofherlife, aswas4-H, Grangeand
the DarningNeedle Club. After her children were grown, she worked at the li-
braryandhostedthestoryhourforpreschoolchildren. Helenwastrulydevotedto
herfamilyandthosethatknewhercouldhonestlysaysheneverhadaharshword
to sayaboutanyone.
John, Helen, restpeacefully.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Town
Officials 9
Selectman's Report 12
BudgetCommittee's Report 16
Treasurer's Report 17
TownClerk/TaxCollector's Report 19
PoliceChiefs Report 21
FireChiefs Report 23
EmergencyManagement Director's Report 24
PublicWorks Director's Report 25
Swap Shoppe Report 26
BuildingInspector's Report 27
MosquitoControlCommission's Report 29
AnimalControl Officer's Report 31
RecreationCommissioner's Report 32
BeachCommissioner's Report 33
Library Director's Report 34
LibraryTrustee's Report 35
PlanningBoard's Report 36
TownWarrant, Budget&Auditor's Report CenterSection
BoardofAdjustment's Report 38
ConservationCommission's Report 39
Historic DistrictCommission's Report 40
TownofRye Employees 42
Health Officer's Report 45
TrusteeofTrust Funds Report 46
Southeast Regional Refuse Disposal District53-B Report 50
ReportofTownMeeting 51
ReportofSpecialTownMeeting, Warrant&Expenditures 71
VitalStatistics 90