Town of Wilmington Annual Report 1925-1926, Part 1

Author: Wilmington (Mass.)
Publication date: 1925
Publisher: Town of Wilmington
Number of Pages: 314


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WILMINGTON, MASS.


ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


TOWN OFFICERS


FOR THE


FINANCIAL YEAR, ENDING DECEMBER 31


1925


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ELECTED AND APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS, 1925


Selectmen and Overseers of the Poor FRANK W. DAYTON, Chairman ARTHUR W. GIROUX CHARLES F. PERRY


Assessors


ARTHUR W. SPRAGUE J. HOWARD EAMES JAMES E. KELLEY


Term expires 1927 Term expires 1928 Term expires 1926


Town Clerk JAMES E. KELLEY


Treasurer FRANK L. EAMES


Collector of Taxes


GEORGE W. BUCK


Town Accountant HARRY R. DEMING


Constable WALTER. A. HILL


Police Department WALTER A. HILL, Chief


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Special Police


ELMER W. EATON


EDWARD HARRIS


ALBERT J. SPAULDING


EDWARD S. LEWIS


WALTER J. HARRISON ROBB W. HAUCK


WALTER F. ELLSWORTH CHARLES D. REILLY


ALEXANDER BRABANT CHARLES W. MILLER


GEORGE S. FOOTE HARRY G. PIERSON ALBERT A. HAYWARD


Keeper of Lock-up WALTER A. HILL


Board of Survey SELECTMEN


Registrars of Voters


MAURICE P. GALLAGHER


Term expires 1928 HARRY P. JONES Term expires 1926 ALDICE G. EAMES Term expires 1927


JAMES E. KELLEY, Clerk of Board


Fence Viewers BOARD OF SELECTMEN


Field Drivers


WILLIAM J. RODDEN EDWARD W. TAYLOR CHARLES D. REILLY


Pound Keeper CHARLES D. REILLY


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Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber


HERBERT C. BARROWS EDWARD N. EAMES


SCHAMIEL R. McINTOSH ARTHUR W. EAMES


WALTER L. HALE THOMAS T. SIDELINKER


HARRY R. DEMING ARNOLD D. CARTER WILLIAM T. LEWIS


Measurers of Leather


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


HARRY R. DEMING REGINALD J. FROTTON


Public Weighers of Merchandise


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


FRED W. CARTER


AUSTIN C. TAYLOR


J. ARTHUR TAYLOR


ALFRED S. BLACKBURN HARRY R. DEMING JOHN A. HOWE WALTER L. HALE


Sealer of Weights and Measures ERNEST R. CURRIER


Janitor of Town Hall OLIVER A. McGRANE


Superintendent of Streets GEORGE S. FOOTE


SELECTMEN


Board of Health DR. DANIEL T. BUZZELL, Agent


Inspector of Animals CALVERT H. PLAYDON, M. D. V.


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Inspectors of Meats and Provisions ARTHUR W. SPRAGUE GEORGE L. FLINT


Chief of Fire Department EDWIN L. DAY


Forest Fire Warden EDWIN L. DAY


Deputy Forest Fire Wardens


OLIVER A. McGRANE OTIS A. ELLIS


WINFRED W. RICE GEORGE S. FOOTE


Cemetery Committee SELECTMEN GEORGE F. NEWCOMB, Superintendent


Common Committee


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1928


EDWARD N. EAMES


Term expires 1926


CHARLES F. PERRY


Term expires 1927


School Committee


PETER NEILSON


Term expires 1928


ALFRED S. ALLEN


Term expires 1928


HELEN H. BUCK


Term expires 1926


OLIVIA H. NORCROSS


Term expires 1926


JOHN W. HATHAWAY


Term expires 1927


HARRY W. DeLORIEA


Term expires 1927


Inspector of Buildings EDWARD J. CROTEAU


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Board of Appeal HARRY R. DEMING ARTHUR W. EAMES LOUIS T. McMAHON


Undertakers EDWARD M. NICHOLS JOSEPH B. McMAHON


Burial Agent JOHN H. SIMPSON


Trustees of Public Library


EDWARD N. EAMES


Term expires 1928


PETER NEILSON


Term expires 1928


CHARLES C. ALDEN


Term expires 1926


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1926


DANIEL T. BUZZELL


Term expires 1927


HELEN H. BUCK


Term expires 1927


Trustees of Trust Funds


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1928


EDWARD N. EAMES


Term expires 1926


PHILIP B. BUZZELL Term expires 1927


Tree Warden OLIVER A. McGRANE


Superintendent for Suppressing Moths OLIVER A. McGRANE


Sarah D. J. Carter Lecture Fund Committee


ARTHUR F. BLAKE


Term expires 1926


MILDRED E. NEILSON


Term expires 1927


JOHN W. HATHAWAY Term expires 1928


GERALD F. FRAZEE


Term expires 1929


ARTHUR W. GIROUX


Term expires 1930


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Finance Committee


CALEB S. HARRIMAN


Term expires 1928


FRANK M. TIFFANY


Term expires 1928


THOMAS C. DALY


Term expires 1928


OSCAR A. LUNDGREN


Term expires 1926


LOUIS T. DOUCETTE


Term expires 1926


GEORGE H. VOTER


Term expires 1926


WALDO L. DEAN


Term expires 1927


LOUIS T. McMAHON


Term expires 1927


HERBERT C. BARROWS


Term expires 1927


Ballot Clerks and Tellers


JOHN E. DENEHEY


HAROLD SWAIN


EBER P. MELZAR


EUGENE G. SHAW


JOHN F. MUSE


JOSEPH H. SURRETTE.


HENRY A. McMAHON JOHN W. SIMPSON


MARGARET W. DeLORIEA MARY L. CAIL.


ELEANOR M. LIVINGSTON ROSE T. CAVANAUGH


Moderator


EDWARD N. EAMES


JURY LIST, TOWN OF WILMINGTON


Revised by Board of Selectmen, July 20, 1925


Name


Occupation


Street


Charles H. Black


Clerk


Church


Charles V. Blaisdell


Teamster


Parker


Roger S. Buck


Machinist


Woburn


Joseph A. Caron


Station agent


Burlington


Donald K. Colgate


Painter


Church


Joseph A. Cotton


Real estate


off Thurston


Irvin Eames


Retired


Woburn


M. Herbert Foskett


Printer


Ballardvale


Maurice P. Gallagher


Currier


Middlesex


Charles F. Goodson


Plumber


Woburn


Walter J. Harrison


Baggage man


Andover


Chester T. Horton Charles A. Livingston


Grocer


Burlington


Frank H. Lyon


Shipper


off Clark


George C. McKittrick


Crossing man


Eames


Louis T. McMahon


Superintendent


Middlesex Cottage


Clerk


Middlesex


Daniel C. Norcross


Machinist


Shawsheen


Jerome J. O'Leary


Pensioner


Swain


Charles F. Perry


Janitor


Church


Leon A. Rhine


Laundryman


Woburn


Wilbur A. Sheldon


Clerk


Clark


Arthur L. Williams


Tower man


Wil. Junction


John H. Woodman


Clerk


Federal garden


Fred U. Wyman


Clerk


Church


Carpenter


Swain


John H. Muse Louis A. Nichols


Laborer


TOWN CLERK'S REPORT


Records of Warrants and Proceedings of Town Meetings, Births, Marriages and Deaths, with a Statement of Money Paid to the County Treasurer on account of Dog Licenses


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TOWN WARRANT


To Walter A. Hill, Constable of the Town of Wilmington : Greeting:


In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and in the manner prescribed in the By-Laws of said Town, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town qualified by law to vote in Town affairs to meet and assemble at the Town Hall on Monday, the second day of March next, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, the polls to be opened at 9.45 a.m. and shall be closed at 8 p.m. for the election of Town Officers.


Article 1. To bring in your votes on one ballot for three Selectmen, who shall also act as Overseers of the Poor and Board of Survey; one Assessor for two years; one As- sessor for three years; Town Clerk; Treasurer ; Collector of Taxes; Constable ; Three Fence Viewers ; Two members of the School Committee for three years; Two trustees of the Public Library for three years; One trustee of Trust Funds for three years; One member of the S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee for five years; Trec Warden; Mod- erator; also to vote on the following question, to wit : "Shall Licenses be granted for the sale of certain non- intoxicating beverages in this Town?" Yes or No.


You are also hereby further required and directed to notify and warn the said inhabitants of the Town of Wil- mington, who are qualified to vote on elections and Town affairs, therein to assemble subsequently, and, meet in Town Meeting at the Grange Hall, Wildwood Street, in


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said Town of Wilmington, on Monday, the ninth (9) day of March, A.D. 1925, at eight (8) o'clock p.m., then and there to act on the following articles :


Art. 2. To choose all other Town Officers for the en- suing year.


Art. 3. To hear the reports of Committees and act thereon.


Art. 4. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the following items:


General Government


Public Library


Protection of Life and Property


Cemetery


Tree Warden


Notes Payable


Forest Fires


Street Lights


Health and Sanitation


Street Department


Printing Care of Town Clock


Support of Poor


Finance Committee


Dependent Widows


Reserve Fund


Soldiers' Relief


School Department


Interest


Art. 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of revenue of the present financial year.


Art. 6. To see how much money the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the observance of Memorial Day, and to determine how the same will be expended.


Art. 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of seventy-five ($75) dollars for the up- keep of Regan Park, Rogers Park and Thomas Nee Park, or do anything in relation thereto.


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Art. 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of one thousand ($1,000) dollars for Public Health Work, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 9. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two hundred ($200) dollars or some other amount, and elect a Director, the money to be ex- pended by and the director to serve in co-operation with the Middlesex County Trustees for county aid to Agricul- ture in the work of the Middlesex County Extension Ser- vice under the provisions of Sections 40 to 45, Chapter 128, of the General Laws of Massachusetts.


Art. 10. To see if the Town will appoint a Committee of three to make recommendations for a suitable Memo- rial to those who served in the World War of 1917, and report at the next annual Town Meeting. To set aside the sum of one thousand four hundred and seventy-five dollars and eighty-three cents ($1,475.83) returned by the State from Poll Taxes, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 11. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) or any other amount for the erection of a School Building in the Silver Lake District; also determine how this amount shall be raised or do anything in relation to the same.


Art. 12. To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or any other amount for the purchase of land for School purposes and determine how the amount shall be raised, or do anything in relation to the same.


Art. 13. To see if the Town will vote to exercise the right of Eminent Domain if necessary in securing land for School purposes.


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Art. 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) to complete that portion of the sidewalk under construction on Main Street between Lake Street and Clark Street, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 15. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to widening Forest Street from Burlington Avenue and Forest Street to Randolph Road, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money necessary for the widening of Forest Street from Burlington Avenue, and Forest Street to Randolph Road, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 17. To see if the Town will vote to accept addi- tions to its By-Laws in relation to laying out and accept- ance of new streets in the Town of Wilmington as recom- mended by the Finance Committee in the Warrant at the Annual March Meeting, 1924 (under Article 28), and re- ferred to a future Town Meeting, or what they will do in relation to the same.


Art. 18. To see if the Town will vote to amend Article 2, Section 5, of the Town By-Laws, relating to the Com- missioners of Trust Funds, by eliminating Section 5 and substituting therefor the following:


A-"All funds left to the Town in trust for various pur- poses shall be deposited with the Town Treasurer. He shall give a receipt to the depositor for any sum so received. The Treasurer shall then notify the Com- missioners of Trust Funds of the receipt of such funds, and hand to them the deed of trust. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of all funds and securities of such trust funds, and shall invest and reinvest them,


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and expend therefrom money as directed by the Com- missioners. The Treasurer shall furnish a separate bond satisfactory to them for the faithful perform- ance of his duties.


B-"Said Trustees of Trust Funds shall report, in print, at every annual Town Meeting the names of all per- sons whose deposits they have received from the Treasurer, the income to, and the outlay made on the respective lots for the year then expired, and the bal- ance then standing to the credit of the same, and shall also state the standing of all other funds that may have been placed in their charge."


Art. 19. To see if the Town will vote to instruct and authorize the School Committee to hold a Fire Drill in all the schools once a week during the school term.


Art. 20. To see how much the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for Vocational Training and continuance of School expenses, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 21. To see what action the Town will take in re- gard to fixing the compensation of the School Committee.


Art. 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of five thousand one hundred and fifty- two dollars and fifty-six cents ($5,152.56), the same being deficiency in revenue for the year 1924, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two thousand five hundred ninety- five dollars ($2,595), account of Civilian War Poll Taxes of 1923, now standing on the Town books, or what they will do in relation thereto.


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Art. 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of one thousand one hundred fourteen dollars and twenty-three cents ($1,114.23), the same being unpaid bills of the School Department, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art. 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of three hundred ninety-three dollars and five cents ($393.05), the same being unpaid bills of the Highway Department, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art. 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of three thousand eight hundred ninety- eight dollars and thirty-seven cents ($3,898.37), the same being overdrafts for the year 1924.


Art. 27. To see if the Town will vote to set aside a part of the Town Farm property, the same to be used for Town Forest purposes, or what they will do in relation thereto.


Art. 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of purchasing a Power Loader for the Highway Department, or do any- thing in relation thereto.


Art. 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for the purpose of laying out and opening up a new section of the cemetery, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 30. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) under Chapter 90, Section 34, of the General Laws, to be ex-


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pended under the direction of the Massachusetts Highway Commission, or do anything in relation thereto. "Salem Street."


Art. 31. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract to extend the lights from the B. & M. bridge on Eames Street to the Junction of Eames and Main Streets, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 32. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for electric lights to be installed on Columbia Street, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 33. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for Electric Lights to be installed on Park Street, or do anything in relation thereto.


Art. 34. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Selectmen to contract for one Electric Light to be installed on Concord Street, or do anything in relation thereto.


Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting.


Given under our hands and seal of said Town this six- teenth day of February, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five.


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FRANK W. DAYTON, CHARLES F. PERRY, CARL S. PETTENGILL, Selectmen of Wilmington.


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TOWN MEETING


Record of Proceedings of Annual Town Meeting Held March 2, 1925


In accordance with the directions of the foregoing War- rant, the voters assembled on the above date. The meet- ing was called to order by the Town Clerk, and Article 1 and as far as Article 2 of the Warrant was read by the Town Clerk; the Moderator then examined the ballot box which was found empty, the register indicated 0000, the box was locked and the key delivered to the Constable.


The Ballot Clerks and Tellers having been sworn, the official ballots were delivered to the Ballot Clerks, a receipt for the same being taken by the Town Clerk.


The Moderator announced that the polls for the election . of officers were open and that balloting might proceed.


At the appointed time stated in the Warrant the Mod- erator declared the Polls closed. The names checked upon the lists numbered seven hundred and fifty-six (756) and the ballots as counted from the ballot box numbered seven hundred and fifty-six (756) and the register indicated seven hundred and fifty-six (756). The following is the vote for Town Officers as declared by the Moderator.


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Selectmen (To act as Overseers of Poor and Board of Survey)


Votes


Leon F. Call had two hundred and eighty-eight 288


Elected, Frank W. Dayton had four hundred and fifty- three 453


Elected, Arthur W. Giroux had three hundred and ninety-eight 398


Walter L. Hale had three hundred and forty-eight 348


Elected, Charles F. Perry had four hundred and eighty- two 482


Charles V. Blaisdell had one 1


Louis T. McMahon had one 1


John Denehy had one 1


Blanks, two hundred and ninety-six 296


Assessors (Three Years)


Elected, J. Howard Eames had six hundred and thirty 630 Blanks, one hundred and twenty-six 126


Assessors (Two Years to Fill Vacancy)


Elected, Arthur W. Sprague had five hundred and sixty-two 562


Blanks, one hundred and ninety-four 194


Town Clerk


Elected, James E. Kelley had six hundred and sixty- eight 668


Ed Day had one 1


Blanks, eighty-seven 87


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Treasurer


Elected, Frank L. Eames had six hundred and thirty-


one 631


Blanks, one hundred and twenty-five 125


Collector of Taxes


Elected, George W. Buck had six hundred and fifty-


eight 658


Blanks, ninety-eight 98


Constable


Elected, Walter A. Hill had five hundred and eighty-


four


584


Blanks, one hundred and seventy-two 172


Fence Viewers


Elected, Frank W. Dayton had four hundred and forty- three 443


Elected, Arthur W. Giroux had three hundred and fifty- six 356


Walter L. Hale had three hundred and forty-eight 348


Elected, Charles F. Perry had four hundred and forty- five 445


Carl S. Pettengill had two hundred and ninety-seven 297 Leon Call had three 3


Blanks, three hundred and seventy-six 376


School Committee (Three Years)


Elected, Alfred S. Allen had five hundred and thirty- five 535


M. Herbert Foskett had two hundred and sixty-five 265 Elected, Peter Neilson had four hundred and forty-two 442 Charles F. Perry had one 1


Blanks, two hundred and sixty-nine 269


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Trustees Public Library (Three Years)


Elected, Edward N. Eames had five hundred and six- teen 516


Natalie A. Giroux had three hundred and thirty- seven 337


Elected, Peter Neilson had three hundred and seventy- five 375


Blanks, two hundred and eight-four 284


S. D. J. Carter Lecture Committee (Five Years)


Elected, Arthur W. Giroux had three hundred and thirty-five 335


Frank A. Roman had three hundred and eleven 311


Blanks, one hundred and ten 110


Trustee of Trust Funds (Three Years)


Elected, Caleb S. Harriman had six hundred and five 605


Blanks, one hundred and fifty-one 151


Tree Warden


Elected, Oliver A. McGrane had six hundred and forty-


six 646


Blanks, one hundred and ten 110


Moderator


Elected, Edward N. Eames had four hundred and sixty- nine 469


Archie S. Thurston had two hundred and eighteen 218


After a declaration of the vote by the Moderator and administering the oath of office to the following named per- sons, Frank W. Dayton, Charles F. Perry and Arthur W. Giroux as Selectmen, Overseers of the Poor, Fence Viewers and Board of Survey ; Walter A. Hill as Constable, Oliver A. McGrane as Tree Warden, and James E. Kelley as Town Clerk, the meeting adjourned until Monday, March 9th, at 8 o'clock at the Grange Hall.


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TOWN MEETING


Record of Proceedings of the Adjourned Annual Meeting in the Grange Hall, March 9, 1925


. At the appointed time the meeting was called to order by the Moderator and Article 2 of the Warrant read.


Article 2. On motion : Voted a committee of three be appointed by the Moderator to bring in a list of names as nominations for the several offices to be filled under the article. The Moderator appointed Louis T. McMahon, Charles C. Alden and Charles F. Perry, who submitted the following list :


Field Drivers


William J. Rodden Edward W. Taylor Charles D. Reilly


Public Weighers of Merchandise


J. Arthur Taylor Fred W. Carter


Walter L. Hale


Austin C. Taylor


Harry R. Deming Arthur F. Blake Alfred S. Blackburn John A. Howe


Measurers of Leather


J. Arthur Taylor Harry R. Deming Arthur F. Blake


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Surveyors of Wood, Bark and Lumber


Herbert C. Barrows


Schamiel R. McIntosh


Thomas T. Sidelinker


Arthur W. Eames


Edward N. Eames


Harry R. Deming Walter L. Hale Arnold D. Carter


Finance Committee (Three Years)


Caleb S. Harriman Frank M. Tiffany Thomas C. Daly


Common Committee (Three Years)


Caleb S. Harriman


On motion voted : That the list be accepted and adopted and the nominees declared elected.


Article 3. To hear reports of Committees and act there- on.


To the Citizens of the Town of Wilmington:


The Committee appointed at the Annual Town Meeting in March, 1924, for the purpose of bringing in further plans and recommendations for the building of the school in the West district, beg to submit the following report:


The Committee had in mind at first, securing a location that would be accessible to the scholars, not only from the Silver Lake district, but from the West part of the Town. The district has been thoroughly looked over for available and suitable sites, and we regret to state that this entire district showed very few places which we could recom- mend for the erection of a school house because of the swampy land and poor drainage. Further deliberation made us feel that it would hardly be possible for us to locate a building that would accommodate both the Silver Lake and West districts, and the sites narrowed down to


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three : one on Mrs. Thompson's land, one on Main Street, near the Tewksbury line, and another on Main Street, just above Bridge Lane. Mrs. Thompson does not desire to sell, and the land near the Tewksbury line and Main Street had a prohibitive price on it. We finally concluded that the best location was on Main Street, near Bridge Lane, on the south side of Main Street. There is land enough for school purposes and we believe we can build a school with a dry cellar and sufficient drainage to keep the building in proper condition. An architect looked over the locations and he decided that it was quite de- sirable and that it was located on the side of the street which would give proper lighting for school purposes.


It has come to the attention of the Committee, in an indirect way, that there was an agitation to abandon the idea of a district school and make an addition to the Walker School instead. The Committee therefore thought that we should report back to this Town Meeting and let the voters determine whether they wish to build a school in the West district, or to make an addition to the Walker School, or take any other action toward additional school facilities at this time. The Committee were without funds or without the power to negotiate the purchase of any land and were, therefore, unable to proceed any further without additional instructions from the Town.


There is argument for both the district school and for the centralization school from an educational standpoint, and also the matter must be approached from a financial standpoint. A two-room school will cost, furnished, out- side of the price of the land, approximately $15,000. The question arises whether it is prudent for us to confine our building to a two-room school. An examination of the records of births for the last five years would indicate a considerable increase in our scholars during the coming years, and it is questionable whether a two-room building would be equal to housing the scholars which we will have to accommodate. A four-room addition to the Walker


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School would probably cost about $40,000. A similar addi- tion of four rooms was made in Tewksbury last year at a cost of $39,000. There is, of course, the other alternative of double sessions with the cost of an additional teaching staff.


We respectfully place this matter before the voters and ask them for further instructions.


Respectfully submitted,


MRS. MARY DALEY, EDWARD NEILSON, CARL PETTENGILL, WALTER CURRIER, L. T. McMAHON, Chairman, Committee on Additional School Facilities.


On motion : Voted the report be accepted.


To the Citizens:


Thrift, we are told, means wise and prudent manage- ment. It does not necessarily mean the hoarding of funds but rather providing for actual needs with the elimination of luxuries. Since the inception of the Finance Committee our purpose has been to promote and encourage the spirit of thrift in the expenditure of Town Funds. Careful con- sideration has been given every matter presented to the Committee, and if we felt the expenditure was justified we have so recommended to the voters, otherwise we ex- pressed disapproval. This disapproval does not always signify that we did not believe the matter unworthy of consideration but it does mean that we felt that at that particular time the matter should be laid aside in the in- terests of economy.




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