The Commissioners of Trust Funds
is a three-member elected board that
acts in accordance with Massachusetts
General Laws Chapter 41 and Chapter 44:
Section 54. The Town of Hopkinton has
five funds that are managed by The
Commissioners of Trust Funds. The
Commissioners meet on an as-needed
basis.
- The Charles B. and Mary C.
Holman Fund reads as follows:
“I give to the Town of Hopkinton,
Massachusetts, where I have passed
many pleasant years of my life, the
sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars
($1,500) to be held in trust, to be
known as the Charles B. and Mary C.
Holman Fund and the income only to
be used in beautifying and making
the town attractive by setting out
shade trees, especially on Main
Street in the centre of the town and
caring for them.”
- The Comey Memorial Chapel Fund
reads as follows: “In creating a
Trust Fund of one thousand dollars
($1,000) for the perpetual care of
the Comey Memorial Chapel at
Evergreen Cemetary in Woodville
Hopkinton Mass., it is my intent and
desire that the following conditions
for use of the interest of this fund
may be met and complied, (1) that
this Trust Fund shall be known as
“The Comey Memorial Chapel
Fund.” (2) that the interest of
this Fund shall accrue for several
years and shall be expended for the
repair and maintenance of said
chapel, - when required at the
discretion of the Cemetary
Commission. (3) that not in excess
of two dollars (2.00) in any one
year shall be paid for janitor
service. (4) that in the event of
complete destruction of this Chapel,
through Act of God or other acts
over which we have no control, the
interest of this fund may be used
for the repair, replacement or
resetting of any Monument in
Evergreen Cemetary, giving first
attention to the Monuments and
Markers of the Soldiers and Sailors
of any Wars since the year seventeen
seventy-five (1775).”
- The Mary A. Roche Fund
reads as follows: “Because the
Town of Hopkinton, Massachusetts
chose land owned by me in said Town
for the purpose of building its new
Elmwood Elementary School thereon, I
am pleased to give, and I hereby
give to said Town of Hopkinton,
Massachusetts, to be administered by
its School Committee, the sum of
Five Thousand Dollars, said sum to
be deposited at interest, and the
income from said Five Thousand
Dollars to be divided in June of
each year to the two students in the
graduating class of the said Elmwood
Elementary School receiving the
highest academic marks in their
course of studies during the full
school term leading up to their
graduation.
- The Charles L. Claflin Trust
Fund reads as follows: “To the
inhabitants of Hopkinton the sum of
One Thousand Dollars, in trust to
invest the same and use the income
in caring for the Park so-called in
the centre of said town.”
- The Bernard J. McGovern Trust
reads as follows: “That the Town
be authorized and permitted to
utilize all or a portion of the net
annual income of the gift to the
Town established by Section 1 of
Article IV of the Last Will of
Bernard J. McGovern for the
following purposes only: (a) The
purchase of books for its public
library; (b) The purchase of video
tapes and audio tapes for its public
library;(c) The purchase of books
and music on compact disk for its
public library;(d) The purchase of
language tapes for its public
library;(e) The purchase of
magazines, books, periodicals, and
newspapers and subscriptions for its
public library;(f) The purchase of
CD Rom disks in subjects which
educate, enlighten and inform the
citizens of the Town for its public
library; (g) The purchase of e-books
for adults and children for its
public library; (h) Arranging for
programs, including lectures, films,
exhibitions, trips and other events
of interest to the public;(i) The
purchase of computer hardware and
software, including programs in a
variety of subject, for its public
library; (j) The purchase of
membership passes to area museums
and other attractions for its public
library.”
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CURRENT
COMMISSIONERS:
| Maureen
Bumiller |
Mary
Arnaut |
Thomas
Garabedian |
July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 Annual Report
Meeting Minutes
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