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TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
ANNUAL REPORT
1953
EF
PLYMOUT
DUNTY MASS. ROUGH *
INCORPORATED A. D. 1669
MIDDLEBOROUGH FIRE ALARM BOXES
14
Permanent Men
16
Engine No. 4
21 North Main - Near Public Library
23 Peirce - School
21 Sproat - Pearl
25 North Main - Barrows
26 North - Myrtle
27 East Main - Star Avenue
28 Montello - North
29 Shaw Home - Wareham
31 Centre - Pearl
32 Centre - School
31
Centre - Maîn
35 Benton - Wareham
36 Warcham - Barden Hill Road
37 Benton - Rock
38 Wareham - Acorn
42 South Main - Courtland
13
South Main - Rock
44 Court End Ave. - Alden
45 South Main - Grove
46 West - Hillside Ave.
47 Elm - Grove
Oak - Southwick
48 51 Centre - Carey
52 Pearl - High
53 Centre - Oak
51 Everett Square
55 Vine - near Lumber Yard
56 Centre - Lovell
57 Everett - Frank
58 Cambridge - Frank
59 Sumner Ave. - Bartlett
62 Forest - Arch
63 Oak - Frank
61 Oak - North
65 North - Nemasket
71 Everett - Keith
72 Railroad Station
73 Archer Court
81 82 Bates School
83 Union Street School
84 School Street School
85 Forest Street School
S6 West Side School
87 Memorial High School
121 Lakeville State Sanitorium
131 Plymouth Shoe Company
141 Geo. E. Keith Company
146 Grove - near Japan Works
151 Warren Avenue
212 NO SCHOOL
213 Squad Call Engine No. 2
251 Barnett Nursing Home
313 Squad Call Engine No. 3
333 Squad Call Engine No. 1
351 Dean-Morris Shoe Co.
413 Engines No. 1 and No. 3
451 Shadow Lawn Nursing Home
531 St. Luke's Hospital
581 Alberts Shoe Company
666 American Legion
7777 Civil Defense 6 Single Blows at 30 Second Intervals, Warden Call 2-2-2-2 Boy Scout Assembly
H. L. Thatcher & Co., Printers
Town Hall
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
Massachusetts
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INCORPORATED
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For the Year Ending December 31
1953
ORGANIZATION CHART
TOWN OF MIDDLEBOROUGH
ELECTORATE
Housing Authority
Planning Board
Finance Committee
Treas. and Collector
SELECTMEN
Assessors
Moderator
School Com.
TOWN MANAGER
Town Counsel
Town Clerk and Acct.
Park Comm.
Tree Warden
Forest Warden
Insp. Wires
Dog Officer
Fire Dept.
Police Dept.
Registrars of Voters
Library Trustees
Sealer Wts and Meas.
Water Dept.
Gas and Elec. Dept.
Welfare Dept.
Highway Dept.
Health Dept.
Civil Defense
Sewer
Insp. Plumbing
Rubbish and Garbage
Clinics
Insp. Animals Slaughtering Milk
MIDDLEBOROUGH
MASSACHUSETTS
GENERAL INFORMATION AND FIGURES ABOUT THE TOWN
Elevation - 100 feet above sea level Settled - 1660
Incorporated as a Town - 1669 Population 1950 Census - 10,164 Valuation (exclusive of automobiles) - $11,121,460.00 Tax Rate - $64.00 per thousand
Area - 681 square milese Number of Dwellings - 2,757 Number of Manufactures - 15 Miles of Street - 149 Municipally Owned - Water, Sewer, Gas, Electric Light Plants Motorized Police and Fire Departments Schools in Class A Municipally Owned - Swimming pool, tennis courts, playgrounds
PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIES
Photo Finishers
Varnishes
Brass Goods
and thirty other products
THE CENTER OF THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY LOCATED
35 Miles from Boston 22 Miles from New Bedford 30 Miles from Providence, R. I. On Route 44 to Plymouth and Route 28 to Cape Cod On Route 79 to Fall River and Route 18 to New Bedford On Route 44 to Taunton and Providence, R. I.
RAILROAD CENTER Direct Rail Connections with
Cape Cod
Brockton Direct Bus Connections with
Boston
Boston
Brockton
Providence
Fall River
Bridgewater
New Bedford
Plymouth
Taunton Carver
Fire Apparatus Shoes Calendars Drug Sundries Grain Elevator
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WHERE TO CALL FOR SERVICE
Fire
250
Police
264
Ambulance 264
Aid to Dependent Children
Welfare Department 1027
Animal Inspection
Inspector of Animals 779
Bills and Accounts
Town Accountant
780
Birth Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Burial Permits
Health Officer or Town Manager
470
928
Business Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Civil Defense
Town House
373
Civil Defense
Playground
1200
Death Certificates
Town Clerk
790
Dog Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Elections
Town Clerk
780
Employment
Town Manager
928
Entertainment Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Fishing and Hunting Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Fuel Oil Storage
Fire Department
250
Garbage Collection
Health Department
470
Health
Health Department
470
Library
Middleborough Public Library
613
Licenses
Town Clerk
780
Light and Power
Municipal Gas & Electric
1371
Light and Power Bills
Municipal Gas & Electric
1371
Marriage Certificates
Town Clerk
780
Milk Inspection
Milk Inspector
779
Old Age Assistance
Welfare Department
1027
Playground
Town Manager
928
Plumbing Permits
Plumbing Inspector
470
Purchasing
Town Manager
928
Schools
School Department
81
Selectmen
Town Manager
928
Sewer Permits and Sewer Bills
Town Manager
928
Slaughtering Inspection
Inspector of Slaughtering
779
Veterans' Benefits
Agent
245
Street Maintenance
Highway Yard
724-W
Tax Assessments
Assessors
766-W
Tax Collections
Tax Collector
766-M
Trees
Tree Warden
724-W
U. S. Selective Service
Town House
956
Voting and Registration
Registrars
780
Water
Water Department
90
Water Bills
Water Department
90
Weights and Measures
Sealer of Weights and Measures
90
Welfare
Welfare Department
1027
Wiring Permits
Inspector of Wiring
818
Town Manager's Office 928
Department
Department
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ANNUAL REPORT PUBLIC OFFICIALS 1953
Board of Selectmen
William J. MacDougall, Chairman John A. Washburn Paul T. Anderson Ralph W. Maddigan
Rhodolphus P. Alger
Term Expires 1954
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1956
Term Expires 1956
Town Manager Roger W. Macdonald
School Committee
Lorenzo Wood, Chairman Horace K. Atkins George A. Shurtleff, Jr. C. Trafton Mendall Walter D. Rudziak
Francis J. Silvia
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1954
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1956
Term Expires 1956
Superintendent of Schools J. Stearns Cushing
Planning Board
C. Trafton Mendall, Chairman Stanley F. Alger, Jr. John J. Kendall
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1957
Assessors
James E. Houlihan, Chairman Theodore F. Deane Lloyd W. Sturgis
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1955 Term Expires 1956
Housing Authority
Adnah Harlow Doris Stetson Edward J. Morrissey, State Appointee Ford Campbell Allan Hale
Term Expires 1954
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1956
Term Expires 1957 Term Expires 1958
Finance Committee
Arnold Thomas Arthur C. Saccocia Kenneth E. Atwood Frederick W. daCosta James J. Mahoney, Chairman Charles P. Washburn C. Thacher Pardey
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1956 Term Expires 1956
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Measurers of Wood, Bark and Lumber
Ernest S. Pratt Ernest Standish
Oscar Stets Herbert Dodge
Alfred B. DesRosiers Trustees of the Public Library
Joseph Riley Thomas H. Kelly
M. Ethel Washburn
Helen N. Whitcomb
Theodore N. Wood, President
Term Expires 1955
Term Expires 1955
Myra S. Shaw
Term Expires 1956
Ernest E. Thomas
Term Expires 1956
William J. MacDougall
Term Expires 1956
Park Commissioners
Term Expires 1954
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1954
Superintendent of Park Joseph C. Kunces
Registrars of Voters
William P. Scanlon, Chairman Sarah A. Sheehy Delena M. Gove
Term Expires 1954
Term Expires 1955 Term Expires 1956
Constables
Charles H. Rogers
Clarence L. Shaw
Fence Viewers
Sheldon L. Phinney
Leo A. Quindley
Public Weighers
Ernest S. Pratt John Dutra
Nellie Kelley John Callan Virginia Nelson Morris Marshall
Robert LaCombe
Robert J. Greenwood
Nancy J. Nelson
Winifred S. Carver
Russell Buck
Henry P. Smith
Howard Lincoln
Bettina Eaton
Charles S. Carver
Chester Camandona Donald Erickson
Moderator
Fletcher Clark, Jr.
Term Expires 1954
Town Clerk Waldo S. Thomas
Romeo Millette
Donald Thayer
Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1954 Term Expires 1955
Thomas Weston
Ralph B. Mendall Bartlett H. Harrison William N. Sheehy
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Town Accountant
Waldo S. Thomas
Term Expires 1954
Treasurer and Collector
Chester L. Shaw
Term Expires 1954
Town Counsel
Allan Hale
Term Expires 1954
Welfare Agent Edwin O. Wilson Edward C. Martynowski
Trustee M.L.H.P. Luxuary Fund Edwin O. Wilson Edward C. Martynowski
Mgr. Gas & Electric Dept. Stephen Horbal
Health Dentist Dr. Louis H .: Fuller
Chief, Fire Department Bertram Tripp
Chief, Police Department Charles H. Rogers
Health Officers Miriam Campbell
Civil Defense Kenneth Keedwell
Veterans' Service Agent Louis A. Cole
Moth Superintendent Louis Forney
Superintendent of Streets Louis Forney
Forest Warden Bertram Tripp
Tree Warden
Louis Forney
Inspector of Wires Emilio N. Niro
Sealer of Weights & Measures Lloyd E. Banks
Inspector of Animals, Milk, Slaughtering John Rebell
Inspector of Plumbing Harry Rowe
Dog Officer Arthur F. Benson
Burial Agent Louis A. Cole
Keeper of Lock-up Charles H. Rogers
Agent for Care of Veterans' Graves Ernest E. Thomas
Field Driver and Pound Keeper
Charles H. Rogers
Agent of Liquor Establishments to Represent the Board Charles H. Rogers
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ANNUAL REPORT REPORT OF THE TOWN MANAGER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Middleborough, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith present the annual report of the Town Manager for the year ending December 31, 1953.
Under Chapter 90 Maintenance, state and county aid, 55,554 feet of highways in various sections of the town were improved. Work under Chapter 90 Construction was let out to contract this year, but due to a late start, the construction of Purchase and Plymouth Streets was not completed. This will be finished in the spring of 1954.
The program of surfacing gravel roads was carried on with approx- imately 21/2 miles of gravel roads blacktopped.
About 60,500 gallons of asphalt were applied to road surfaces throughout the town and general maintenance work was carried on.
Insect and Pest Control
Cutting out the dead wood on elm trees to help combat the Dutch Elm Disease was continued throughout the town. To date no positive fungus of this disease has been found in samples sent to the laboratory in Amherst. Gypsy moth traps were put out and collected under State supervision. There were a few traps found to be positive.
Water
Installations of water services continued at about the same rate as in the last few years, indicating that the construction of new houses is continuing.
The wells at the Rock Station still continue to furnish the same fine quality of water. An Act was passed in the Legislature allowing the town to furnish water to the State Sanitorium. This connection has not been made to date.
Sewer
Analyses by the State of sewage discharged into the river through the sewage treatment plant show that the effluent is satisfactory. There wasn't any extensions to the sewer system during the year but in several sections of the town, due to the density of population and soil conditions, the installation of sewers should be given serious consideration. During the year several additional houses were connected to the sewer system.
I am referring you to the reports of the Town Departments for in- formation regarding their activities for the year which are listed in this report.
I wish to extend my thanks and appreciation for the fine cooperation extended by the Board of Selectmen and the Departments of the Town in the accomplishments of the year's work.
ROGER W. MACDONALD,
Town Manager
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General Government
REPORT OF THE TOWN CLERK
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING January 19, 1953 with its adjournments
Article 1: To choose all necessary town officers, the following officers to be voted on one ballot, viz: A Moderator for one year; two Selectmen for three years; two members of the School Committee for three years; one member of the Board of Assessors for three years: two members of the Finance Committee for three yars; one member of the Housing Authority for five years; one member of the Planning Board for two years (to fill vacancy); one member of the Planning Board for five years.
The polls will be open at 12 o'clock Noon for vote on the foregoing article and will not be closed before 8 o'clock P.M.
Meeting called to order at 11:45 A.M. by Warden West in Pct. 1, Moderator Clark in Pct. 2 and Warden Cushman in Pct. 3.
The polls were declared open at 12 Noon.
The following Election Officers were sworn in:
Precinct 1 - Robert C. West, Georgianna M. Townsend, Leila M. Allan, Inez M. Chandler, Mildred C. Teeling, Doris B. Thorson and Stella R. Fickert.
Precinct 2 - Elisha H. Shaw, Laura Norris, A. Wilbur Fillmore, John Touhy, Jacob Swift, Annie Healey, Wm. G. L. Jacob, Bertha Dunham, Helen Casey, Helen Hoye, Harriet Sylvester, Lillian Raymond, Ruth Hollis and Louise Cashon.
Precinct 3 - Harlas L. Cushman, Perley W. Perham, Susan B. Brackett, James A. Brennan, Rhoda G. Maxim, Walter H. Gillis, Euphemia C. Lincoln, Viola M. Cushman.
The result of the vote was as follows:
Pct. 1
Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Moderator
Fletcher Clark, Jr.
75
1129
119
1323
Blanks
10
183
14
207
85
1312
133
1530
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Pct. 1 Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Selectmen
Rhodolphus P. Alger
67
: 657
91
815
Ralph W. Maddigan, Jr.
68
885
98
1051
8
218
25
251
Donald Francis Mello Norman E. Rudolph Blanks
24
677
41
742
3
187
11
201
170
2624
266
3060
School Committee
Miriam M. Campbell
63
718
64
845
Walter D. Rudziak
45
749
92
886
Francis J. Sylvia
41
856
78
975
James A. Brennan
0
0
1
1
Blanks
21
301
31
353
170
2624
266
3060
Assessor
Winthrop L. Sturgis
75
1119
117
1311
Blanks
10
193
16
219
85
1312
133
1530
Finance Committee
C. Thacher Pardey
69
981
101
1151
Charles P. Washburn
73
1112
114
1299
Francis J. Sylvia
0
0
1
1
Blanks
28
531
50
609
170
2624
266
3060
Housing Authority
Allan M. Hale
76
1098
117
1291
Blanks
9
214
16
239
85
1312
133
1530
Planning Board - Two Years
James Bradford
0
2
0
2
Mildred R. Krikorian
0
1
0
1
Dalton L. Penniman
0
1
0
1
Alphonse D. Fish
0
1
0
1
Leighton L. Maxim
0
1
0
1
Melville T. Matthews
0
0
1
1
Elmer A. Sisson
0
0
1
1
John J. Barrett
0
8
2
10
L. Elmer Shaw
0
1
0
1
Polly M. Keedwell Blanks
0
1
0
1
85
1296
129
1510
85
1312
133
1530
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Pct. 1 Pct. 2
Pct. 3
Total
Planning Board :- Five Years
Ralph Morse, Jr.
0
1
0
1
Agnes Krikorian
0
1
0
1
David W. Burgess
0
1
0
1
Shirley E. Sullivan
0
1
0
1
Moushah Krikorian
0
1
0
1
James A. Brennan
0
0
1
1
C. Trafton Mendall
0
0
1
1
Arthur G. Shaw
0
1
0
1
Blanks
85
1306
131
1522
85
1312
133
1530
The result of the vote was announced at 10 P.M.
Article 2: To raise such sums of money by tax or otherwise as may be necessary to defray the expenses of the Town for the current year, to appropriate the same and act anything in relation to the assessment and collection of taxes for the year.
The following appropriations were voted:
General Government
Assessors
$7,234.47
Election and Registration
2,649.44
Finance Committee
300.00
Law Department
961.20
Moderator
50.00
Selectmen
2,087.40
Town Clerk and Accountant
6,619.80
Town Hall
7,296.00
Town Manager
10,905.00
Treasurer and Collector
15,091.87
Total General Government
$53,195.18
Protection of Persons and Property
Dog Officer
$741.00
Fire Department
59,640.30
Forest Fire
2,450.00
Inspector of Wires
844.46
Insect and Pest Control
4,500.00
Police Department
44,881.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
1,403.90
Tree Warden
850.00
Total Protection of Persons and Property
115,310.66
Health and Sanitation
Health Department
$27,123.35
Total Health and Sanitation
27,123.35
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Highway Department :
Highway Department
$58,254.58
Total Highway Department
58,254.58
Public Welfare
Welfare Department Administration
$11,227.16
Aid to Dependent Children
35,000.00
Old Age Assistance
178,200.00
Disability Assistance
17,000.00
General Welfare
26,500.00
Infirmary
21,798.50
Total Public Welfare
289,725.66
Veterans' Benefits
Veterans' Service Department
$22,040.00
Total Veterans' Benefits
22,040.00
School and Library
School Department
$452,697.26
Public Library
15,627.50
Total School and Library
468,324.76
Unclassified
Unclassified
$22,031.02
Total Unclassified
22,031.02
Pensions
Pensions
$18,184.50
Total Pensions
18,184.50
Water Department
Water Department
$49,670.00
Total Water Department
49,670.00
Park Department
Park Department
$4,420.00
Total Park Department
4,420.00
Interest on Municipal Indebtedness Interest
$12,255.00
Total Interest on Municipal Indebtedness
12,255.00
Municipal Indebtedness Municipal Indebtedness
$64,000.00
Total Municipal Indebtedness
64,000.00
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Reserve Fund
Reserve Fund $10,000.00
Total Reserve Fund
10,000.00
Total appropriation under Article 2
$1,214,534.71
It was voted that this item of $10,000.00 for Reserve Fund be raised as follows: From Surplus Overlay - $8,879.40, By Taxation - $1,120.60.
The following amendments were voted:
Board of Selectmen - Town Reports Health:
$1,314.40
Wages of Garbage Collector 2,805.27
Wages of Asst. Garbage Collector 2,680.99
Wages of Rubbish Collector
2,805.27
Wages of Asst. Rubbish Collector 2,680.99
Infirmary - Wages of Employees
4,356.50
Water Department:
Foreman, Salary
3,524.00
Asst. Foreman and Meterman 3,159.00
These amendments make a total increase to the budget of $531.02
A motion to amend the appropriation for Highway Wages was lost. ($33,300.00 amount suggested.)
It was voted that the sum of $23,000.00 be transferred from the Gas and Electric Department to General Fund.
Article 3: To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1953, and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note as may be given for a period of less than one year, in accord with Section 17, Chapter 44 of the General Laws.
Voted to adopt.
Article 4: To hear the report of any Committees or Officers of the Town to appoint any committee or take any action relative thereto.
The following report was submitted by the West Side Playground Committee :
Report West Side Playground Committee
At the last annual Town Meeting, the citizens of Middleborough voted to accept the gift of the West Side Neighborhood Association, Inc. of approximately 10 acres of land. In addition, it was voted to extend the powers of the West Side Playground Committee for another year so that the following projects might be accomplished :-
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A. The preparation of a topographical survey of the site.
B. The preparation of a plot-plan showing the layout and recrea- tional features to be incorporated into the playground.
C. The securing of estimated costs, and the presentation of plans for financing the playground construction.
The committee was authorized to expend a sum not to exceed $750.00 to accomplish these projects.
The West Side Playground Committee hereby presents its report:
1. The conveyance of the 10 acres of land to the Town by the West Side Neighborhood Association, Inc. has been completed, the necessary legal work having been done by Attorney Fletcher Clark, Jr., free of charge. The deed has been formally recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds and the recording fee of $5.00 paid.
It is interesting to note that in 1923 this piece of property cost the Association the sum of $1200.00.
2. The preparation of a topographical survey of the site was obtained at a small cost to the Town. $140.00 was spent for labor in cutting brush and $115.00 for professional services in surveying. The total cost of the topographical survey was $255.00.
3. In the preparation of a plot-plan and preliminary studies showing the layout of the recreational features which the committee believes should be incorporated into the playground, the architectural firm of Walter M. Gaffney was employed. The committee felt that such a plot-plan would serve as a guide in the development over a period of years, so that the greatest use would be made of the area and so that sound practices in building permanent and safe play facilities would be insured. The plot-plan and the estimates for the construction of the playground as planned cost $350.00
Summary of Financial Transactions
Received from the Town
$750.00
Expended :
Labor - Brush cutting for survey $140.00
Survey - Topographical work 115.00
Preliminary Studies - Architectural fees
350.00
Recording Deed
5.00
Total 610.00
Balance
$140.00
The committee feels very strongly that the playground should be built over a period of years. However, to meet immediate needs the committee recommends that three portions of the plan should be started and completed on this site as early as possible.
A. Kiddie Corner. This area will serve many of the smaller chil- dren in the vicinity and the pupils of the first four grades of the West Side School. The addition of four rooms to the school, limiting the play space of the school yard, and the distance of travel to the North Main Street playground, makes this part of the playground at the West Side vitally important.
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B. Ball Field. The older children of the neighborhood, as well as the adults, will benefit by the development of the ball field. Grades 5 and 6 will have the advantages of this play area in conjunction with their school activities.
C. Stage 1 of the Field House. Every playground needs a place for the storage of equipment, toilet facilities and a general meeting room. Stage 1 of the proposed Field House would fulfill this need.
The committee believes that these three portions of the West Side Playground can be constructed with the help of privately raised funds if the Town will appropriate the sum of $5,000.00 and therefore we further recommend that such a sum be appropriated.
Respectfully submitted,
ARTHUR BENSON MICHAEL TECENO STEPHEN C. STANLEY, Secretary JOSEPH C. KUNCES, Chairman West Side Playground Committee
As an amendment a motion was made that the $5,000.00 mentioned in the last paragraph be stricken out. Voted to accept the report with this modification.
Article 4: Clifton McCrillis submitted the following report:
Report of Special Committee on School Housing March 9, 1953
Your committee has held monthly meetings since last Spring and have studied not only the need for school housing but also have tried to find out what the people of the Town believed was the proper way to remedy the last of School Housing, and what they would approve as a remedy.
With this in mind, we requested by letter and newspaper articles that all individuals and organizations write the committee, setting forth in as much detail as possible what they believed the Town should do, where they believed facilities should be provided, and what type.
We were disappointed that the public did not avail itself more fully of the opportunity to say what they believed should be done, as the individual replies to our request were pitifully few; there being only approximately one hundred replies. Numerous townspeople have stated, in many places, that they knew how to remedy the school problems as to housing, but when we gave them the opportunity to write us that information for our guidance, without necessarily signing their names, most of them failed to give us the benefit of their ideas. Some organi- zations did a very remarkable work in having their members cooperate, and we wish to thank them and the individuals who did help, and of those replying to our request about 90% were in favor of new biulding on North Main Street, with a combination junior and senior high school. There were a few replies expressing preference for North Street and a a few scattering suggestions.
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It seemed to us, as a committee, that new construction was the only solution for any further relief, and we did investigate the possibility of new buildings on North Main Street in the vicinity of our present high school, also two locations on North Street and also Nemasket Heights.
In accordance with our investigation, and the expressed sentiment of replies to our request for ideas, we recommend the Town purchase the "Alice Cornish" property adjoining our present high school, which prop- erty is now for sale, and we have had an article to this effect inserted in the warrant. We further recommend that a committee be appointed to bring in plans and specifications for a new building on North Main Street, and also plans and specifications for a new building in some other location, and that the Town appropriate sufficient funds for this committee to do its work. These two locations are recommended so you may have an idea of the comparative costs and other features of a similar building in two locations.
The Washburn Unit was built for a Vocational School, and is ap- proved by the Department of Public Safety for elementary classrooms for only two years, and as we reported last spring, there is need for about sixteen classrooms as soon as they can be constructed. This will meet our needs for the next five to seven years, but to provide facilities for the next fifteen to twenty years, a total of twenty-five to thirty class- rooms, together with other necessary halls, auditoriums, etc., must be provided, either in one unit or several, as you may decide, but if you are to provide all our children with the educational facilities needed, all of us should determine to settle on some one or several projects and get to work on them without delay.
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