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HOLLIS New Hampshire 1995 Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT for the Town of MOLLIS NEWHAMPSfflRE for the year NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY HVE ANNUAL REPORTS ofthe OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES ofthe Town of NH HoUis, For The Year Ending December 31, 1995 with Reportof MOLLIS SCHOOL DISTRICT and MOLUS/BROOKLINECOOPERATIVESCHOOLDISTRICT -1- DEDICATION When the Selectmen decided to honor Ralph and Kit Hardy with the dedication ofthe 1995 town report, we asked their son, Tom, ifhe would be willing to give us some background information of his parents. The report was so good we have decided toprint it in its entirety andgive the credit to their son, Tom. The town, through its Board of Selectmen, is pleased to honor two people who have been a mainstay in the Town of Mollis throughout theyears. The essayfollows: We are honored to have the Town of Hollis dedicate its 1995 Annual Report toRalph and Kit Hardy. Ralph and Kit were a Hollis institution for half a century. They were easily recognizable around town, Ralph in his Jeep and HAR-D license NEWZ plate and Kit with her plate. Ralph and Kit moved to Hollis in 1947. Ralph's mother, Kate Cutter Hardy, grew up in Hollis. She was the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Tenney, the sixth generation of the Tenney family to live at the Tenney Homestead on Pepperell Road. Ralph is a descendant of Phineas Hardy who was one ofthe first settlers ofHollis in 1751. Ralph grew up in Arlington, Massachusetts but always considered Hollishis home. Hisfamily summeredin HolUsandheenjoyedlargefam- ily gatherings at the Tenney Farm. In addition to his grandparents, his Hollis family also included his aunt,AgnesF. Tenney and his cousins, the C. Frederick Worcesters ofWorcester Road and the Rodney T. Hardys of Love Lane. Ralph and Kit met in an elevator in Boston afterRalph graduated from Brown University. Kit was apioneer for women in the world ofbusiness. As the assistantto the seniorpartnerofaBoston insurancefirm shedevel- oped business skills which later proved key to her leadership in the Hollis community. AfterRalph completed his service in theNavy, he and Kit settled in an apartmentabove the horse stallsattheWorcesterHomestead. In 1950they had Royal Barry Wills design andbuild them a house on Tenney property adjoining the Tenney Farm. Kit andRalph had two sons. Bill andTom, and immediately embarked on what was to become a lifetime of involvement in and service to the Hollis community. Initially, Kit was a Cub Scout Den Mother and Ralph was active in the bowling league and a member of the Hollis Boy Scout Committee. In 1958, Kit, her mother-in-law Kate Hardy and Ralph's Aunt Agnes Tenney were among the original twenty-five founders of the Hollis Historical Society. Kit later became the Society's secretary and a member -2- ofthe Board ofDirectors. Active as Hollis P.T.A. Boosters, Kit and Ralph were involved in the 1959 KlassifiedKountry Kapers Variety Show; Kit on the Costumes and Make-up Committee andRalph part ofthe Hollis Kitchen Band. Kit was Secretary of the Hollis Reading and Charitable Society, Secretary for the Hollis Congregational Church and a Supervisor of the CheckUst. She was also Secretary and President of the HolUs Women's Club and a New Hampshire Federation of Women's Club Honor Roll Member. Herbestknownachievementwas20yearsofserviceastheHolUsnews reporterfortheNashua Telegraph. KitknewalltheHollisnewsandenthu- siastically promoted people and activities in the community. In her later years Kit enjoyed her membership in the Southern New Hampshire Medical Center Auxiliary and service as a Board Member of the Gift Shop. She extended herself, as always, by giving many other Hollis women the opportunity to serve with herin the Gift Shop. Ralph enjoyed theoutofdoors. Hecut wood atthe family woodloton Proctor Hill, was a fly fisherman and noted mountain climber. Amember of the Appalachian Mountain Club, he completed climbing all 42 New Hampshire 4000 footers at the age of 69. He was also an avid skier and couldbe seenevery weekend in hisNational SkiPatrol uniform atTemple Mountain. Ralph was aHollis Selectman fortwelve years,TownTreasurerforsix years and a member of the Hollis Conservation Committee for fifteen years. He was true to his ancestry; his great-great grandfather was a RepresentativetotheNew HampshireGeneral Court, memberofthe State Senate and a Hollis Selectman. Those who knew Kit and Ralph well remember the fun they had with theirfamilyandfriends. Their Ufetogetherwas fullandcomplete. Itwasa special pleasure to be with them in their cozy house, have abowl ofKit's toot-a-lings and spend the evening laughing and sharing memories. We appreciate the many generous contributions made to the Hollis Historical Society in memory of Kit Hardy who died in February, 1995. Ralph is now living at the Hunt Community in Nashua, New Hampshire. Hestill enjoysa"pop" andisblessedwith wonderfulmemoriesofhislong life in Hollis. Thank you forrecognizingRalph's and Kit'scontributions to theTown of Hollis. When thinking of Kit's passing, please think ofthe verse from Whittier: "Forall ofgood thepasthath hadremains tomakeourown time glad." Thomas T. Hardy Norwell, Massachusetts 3- TABLE OF CONTENTS Ambulance Squad 66 Animal Control Department 76 Auditor's Report 26 Bonded Debt Statement 50 Budget 20 Building Department 74 Cemetery Commission 83 Checklist Supervisors 92 Communications Center 73 Comparative Statement 59 Conservation Commission 81 Dedication 2 Fire DepartmentReport 64 ForestReport 68 ForestFire Warden 67 Historic DistrictCommission 88 Home Health and Hospice 80 Library 84 Nashua Regional Planning Commission 94 Nichols Fund Financial Report 91 Officers,Town 7 Planning Board 78 Police Department 69 Public Works Department 71 RevenueAdministration, New Hampshire Departmentof 51 Schedule ofTown Property 77 Selectmen's Report 13 SeniorsAnnual Report 93 Tax Collector'sReport 46 Town Clerk's Report 62 Town Hall Offices 6 Town Meeting Minutes 97 TownWarrant 16 Transportation, New Hampshire Departmentof 63 Treasurer's Report 49 TrustFund, Capital Reserves 57 TrustFund, Investments 58 TrustFundReport 52 Zoning Board ofAdjustment 89 -4- VITAL STATISTICS Births 106 Deaths.. 110 Marriages 112 HOLLIS SCHOOLDISTRICT Balance Sheet SD-20 Budget SD-16 FinancialReport SD-19 Minutes,Annual Meeting SD-6 Officers SD-3 Principal's Report SD-23 Revenue SD-18 Special Education Director'sReport SD-26 Superintendent's Report SD-25 TeacherRoster SD-21 Warrants SD-4 HOLLIS/BROOKLESfE COOPERATIVE SCHOOLDISTRICT Balance Sheet SD-46 Budget SD-42 Class of 1995 SD-58 Financial Report SD-45 Minutes,Annual Meeting SD-36 Officers SD-30 Principal's Report,Junior High SD-53 Principal's Report, High School SD-55 Revenue SD-44 TeacherRoster SD-50 Warrants SD-31 -5- TOWN HALL OFFICES AND HOURS SELECTMEN'S OFFICE AdministrativeAssistant to the Selectmen Louise R. King Hours 9am to 3pm Telephone 465-2780 TOWN HALL Secretary Brenda Morse Hours Sam to 3pm Telephone 465-2209 TAX COLLECTOR BarbaraTownsend Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday ClosedThursday Sam to 12 Noon Telephone: 465-79S7 ASSESSING OFFICE Catharine Hallsworth Hours Monday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday Sam to 3pm Closed Tuesday Telephone 465-7987 TOWN CLERK NancyJambard Hours Monday,Wednesday, Friday Sam to 1pm Monday Evenings & 1stand 3rdTuesday Evenings 7pm 9pm to 1st Saturday Sam to 11am Telephone 465-2064 BUILDING INSPECTOR Richard C. Jones Hours Monday through Friday Sam to 12 noon Inspections: 1pm - 5pm Inspections mustbe called in 24 Hrs. before day ofinspection Telephone 465-2514 PLANNING OFFICE Virginia Mills,AssistantPlanner Hours Monday through Friday Sam to 3pm Telephone 465-3446 TOWNADMINISTRATION March 1995 - March 1996 SELECTMEN,ASSESSORS, OVERSEERS OFTHE POOR Thomas Hildreth, Chairman Richard Walker EleanorWhittemore ADMINISTRATIVEASSISTANTTOTHE SELECTMEN LouiseR. King TOWN CLERK Nancy B. Jambard DEPUTYTOWN CLERK RebeccaCrowther TAX COLLECTOR BarbaraTownsend DEPUTYTAX COLLECTOR Catharine Hallsworth TOWN HALL PERSONNELDIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS Arthur G. LeBlanc POLICE CHIEF Richard H. Darling FIRE CHIEF EdwardChamberUn COMMUNICATIONS/DISPATCH CENTER Russell Ux ASSESSOR Karen Marchant ASSESSING ASSISTANT Catharine Hallsworth -7- TOWN HALLSECRETARY Brenda K. Morse WELFAREADMINISTRATOR Judith Tate FIRE WARDS F. Donald McCoy 1996 Edward Chamberlain 1998 George Burton 1997 PLANNER Benjamin Frost ASSISTANT PLANNER Virginia Mills BUILDING INSPECTOR Richard C. Jones REPRESENTATIVES Susan B. Durham GeorgeWright SUPERVISORS OFTHE CHECKLIST Kathryn Hardy 1998 (Deceased 1995) LydiaL. Schellenberg 1996 Jessica "Jan" Squires 1996 JuliaL. McCoy 2000 TRUSTEES OFTHETRUST FUND Richard Birch 1997 John C. Sheridan 1996 F. Warren Coulter 1998 TREASURER DavidR. Heath TOWNACCOUNTANT MaryAnne Smith MODERATOR James W. Squires -8-