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The Public Works Department tree men trimmed other trees when it was necessary.
One hundred twenty new trees were purchased and planted in front of property owners' homes in all sections of the Town.
RUBBISH COLLECTION
The rubbish collection is getting to be quite a problem. The Town is growing and the town should be redistricted.
We are still having the problem of people overloading large metal drums and also placing garbage in said barrels.
SNOW REMOVAL
The year 1956 was normal for snow removal until the blizzard of March 16th and March 17th hit us.
Much damage to our plowing equipment was done by this storm.
Over 1500 tons of sand was used during the 1956 season as well as 5 freight cars of salt (approximately 800 bags to a car).
Coasting signs were maintained on streets designated by the Selectmen.
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
All the Playgrounds, Parks, and Baseball Fields were cleaned, material added, and rolled early in May. During the season the grass was mowed and turned at all locations.
The playground equipment was repaired, erected and painted. Also, new equipment that was purchased was erected at the different sites.
The Civic Tennis Courts were graded as usual.
The shrubbery in all Parks and Playgrounds was trimmed and shaped.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK
Mowing of grass and cutting of hedge on the Light Station Grounds was also done.
CEMETERY
All the avenues were patched and a few walks were capped with Hot Top.
WINTER STREET DUMP
Additional gravel was hauled from the Town Pit to cover the rubbish. The roadway to the dump was oiled during the oiling season.
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MAINTENANCE AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
Traffic lines, cross-walks, parking stalls, center lines, etc. were painted by the Public Works Department men this year.
A new marking machine was purchased in order to do the above work.
"Go Children Slow" signs were erected at locations selected by the Police Department. Also, "One Hour Parking" signs and "No Parking to Corner" signs were erected on different streets designated by the Police Department.
Traffic meters were erected by contract and white parking lines were painted by the department. The meters are maintained by this department.
In conclusion, I wish to express my appreciation for the cooperation given me by the personnel of this Department and all officials and personnel of other departments of the Town.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT E. CASEY Superintendent of Public Works
IN RETIREMENT
Bruno Campisano started work for the Town in the Public Works Department in 1915 as a Laborer.
He retired in August, 1956 and has gone back to Italy to be with his family.
Bruno was a very faithful worker and the Town of Norwood wishes him good health in his retirement for his many years of faithful service.
IN MEMORIAM
Henry Mulkern came to work in the Public Works Department in 1928. He was a chauffeur and utility man.
He retired in August, 1955 due to ill health, and died June 18, 1956.
The Town of Norwood extends this expression of gratitude for his long period of faithful service, and records its appreciation and its expression of condolence in his departure.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT E. CASEY
Superintendent of Public Works
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REPORT OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Mr. John B. Kennedy General Manager Norwood, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit my report as Town Engineer for the year 1956.
As the Town continues to grow the work load on the Engineering Depart- ment continues to increase each year. The various housing developments require continuous service of the Town Engineers in order to maintain some sort of control over the installation of water mains, sewer mains, drain mains and house connections. With the limited number of engineers in the depart- ment it is impossible to leave some of our engineers on the jobs to maintain continuous inspection and from past experience many of the developments need continuous inspection. All departments and the many special committees require engineering work and advice and these requests are so numerous that it is impossible to list them all.
A brief review of the more important requests and work done are listed as follows:
Plans, budget estimates, contract documents, lines and grades and inspec- tions were furnished for the following jobs:
Sewer Construction by Town Contracts
Access Road-Field Line 727' 10" C.I .- 32' 8" C.I.
Pleasant Street, Cambridge Road to Garfield Avenue 363' 8" V.C.
Allen Road-Pleasant Street westerly 513'-8" & 6" V.C.
Prospect Street 535'-10" V.C.
Cambridge Road-81'-8 " V.C.
East Cross St. Field Line 1541'-10" V.C.
East Cross St. Route 1 to Neponset St. 1007'-8" V.C.
Pine Street end-140'-6" C.I.
Maxwell Avenue-165'-8" V.C.
Lyman Place-268'-6" V.C.
Prospect Street to Ash Road-590'-12" V.C.
Nahatan Street to Westwood High School-800' 8" V.C.
Everett Street-960'-21" R.C.
Everett Street-770'-15" V.C.
Drain Construction by Town Contracts
Everett St. Purgatory Brook to Upland Road 625'-24" R.C.P. Upland Road 1308'-24" R.C.P.
Rosemary St., Walpole St. to Walters Road 825'-15" & 12" R.C.P.
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Bond St., Walpole St. to Main Drain 409'-24" R.C.P. Elm Street 205'-12" R.C.P.
Water Construction by Town Contracts
Boston Providence Pike-Westwood Line 2540'-24" C.I.P.
Boston Providence Pike to East Cross St. 8263'-16" C.I.P.
Pine Street 170'-6" C.I.P.
Approval of plans, estimates for completion bonds, inspection for sewer mains, water mains and drain mains installed by the various developers and reports to the Planning Board were furnished for the following:
Azalea Drive, Industrial Way, Bornwood Drive, Stearns Drive, Cushing Drive, Alpine Road, Ash Road, Deerfield Road, Churchill Drive, Lane Drive, Stratford Road, Heather Drive, Yew Drive, Varwood Circle, Hillcrest Road, Pellana Road, Woodlawn Road, Lawndale Road. Length of sewer mains in the above developments added to the Town system is approximately 10,000 feet of 8" to 21" pipe. Length of water mains added to the Town System is approximately 7,000 feet of 8" to 10" pipe. Drain added to the Town System is approximately 7,000 feet of 10" to 30" pipe.
Miscellaneous Work
1. Plans and descriptions of zoning changes:
Nahatan St. at Lenox St.
Nahatan St. at Westborder Road
Route 1 at Union St.
2. Taking plan Prospect St. school site.
3. Locating and posting tree removal notices.
4. House locations, measurements and calculations on 450 buildings for the assessors.
5. Plotting 1956 land transfers on Assessors Maps.
6. Plans and descriptions of tax titles sales.
7. Plans and staking out new burial sections at Cemetery.
8. Plotting 1956 burials on lot plans.
9. Estimating sewer and water connections to new houses.
10. Installing master meter for checking water use complaints.
11. Various reports for state agencies.
12. Attendance at various appropriation meetings relative to construction costs.
13. Conferences and plans relative to the Norwood Airport.
14. Investigations and reports on various drainage conditions.
15. Gas main locations on various streets.
16. Plotting water, sewer and drainage extensions on record maps.
17. Traffic plans at various intersections.
18. Plans and amounts for sewer assessments.
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19. Parking study plans and estimates.
20. Plans for parking meter locations.
21. Planning Board-Various reports on estimates of cost, progress reports on various streets in new developments.
22. Lines and grades for the construction of bituminous concrete sidewalks on Peabody Rd., Belmont St., Prospect St., Oak Rd., Elm St., Fulton St., Casey St., Lydon St., George St. and Lyman Place, a total of 2280 sq. yds.
23. Lines and grades for the construction of granolithic sidewalks and curb- ing on Nichols St., Dean St., Vernon st. and Hawthorn St., a total of 560 sq. yds. of walk and 600 ft. of curbing.
24. Layout of George Willett Parkway.
25. Layout of Peabody Road Extension.
26. Street Acceptance Plans on 20 streets.
27. Plans and contract documents on Callahan School, Balch School and Peabody School Parking areas.
28. Plans and contract documents of Morse Street Extension.
29. Filing of sewer construction orders at the Registry.
The work load in the Engineering Department is such that it is im- possible to do it all and the shortage of qualified engineers is still acute. The shortage of engineers for municipal and state work is common throughout the State of Massachusetts and will continue to be so until salary rates are raised to induce qualified men to accept these jobs.
Respectfully submitted,
ALBERT W. THOMPSON Town Engineer
REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER
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REPORT OF TOWN TREASURER January 1 to December 31, 1956
Balance January 1, 1956 ..... $1,661,176.81
Received from:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Income Taxes:
School Aid, Chapter 70
111,584.28
School Aid, Chapter 69 & 71
1,699.52
State Tax Apportionment
67,273.44
Corporation Tax
210,846.05
Meal Tax
3,303.50
Flood Damage Reimbursement
40,412.03
Hurricane Damage Reimbursement
140.00
Highway Reimbursement, Chapter 90
1,998.70
Vocational Education
33,734.56
Transportation
2,415.60
Reimbursement Loss of 1950 Taxes
755.14
Reimbursement 1956 Taxes Paraplegic Veteran
522.75
H. & P. Licenses
44.00
U. S. Grants:
Old Age Assistance
62,817.34
Aid to Dependent Children
9,364.43
Disability Assistance
10,791.56
Smith-Hughes & George-Bardon Fund
2,944.00
U. S. Army Engineers:
Flood Damage Reimbursement
6,115.01
Norfolk County:
Dog License Returns
1,976.50
Highway Reimbursement, Chapter 84
1,998.70
District Court Fines
490.00
Taxes and Assessments:
Property Taxes
2,097,991.73
Polls
11,184.00
Motor Vehicle Excise
203,051.14
Sewer Assessments
9,660.39
Water Liens
11,284.61
Committed Interest
1,813.15
Costs
845.00
Tax Title Redemptions
2,301.64
Tax Title Fees
12.00
Interest:
Taxes and Assessments
1,299.37
Tax Titles
234.50
Electric Service Deposits
975.42
Cemetery Trust Fund
2,766.35
Alice H. Plimpton Fund
300.00
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William T. Whedon Fund
15.00
E. Florence Morse Fund
15.00
Post War Rehabilitation Fund
340.55
Anna M. Day Fund
150.00
Harriet W. Lane Fund
24.00
Warren H. Cudworth Fund
15.63
High School English Prize Fund
15.00
Accrued Interest on Loans Issued
260.89
Investment of Loan Funds
943.50
Electric Light Revenues:
Rates
1,003,120.44
In Lieu of Taxes
30,000.00
Water Revenues:
Rates
162,989.46
Hydrant Rental
8,707.00
Certificates of Liens
748.00
Certificates for Dissolving Betterment Assessments
4.00
Accounts Receivable:
General Government
500.00
Health
3,531.90
Highway
77.48
Police
2,121.90
Sanitation
2,881.10
School
21,383.53
Welfare
5,566.13
Aid to Dependent Children
6,206.59
Old Age Assistance
62,923.63
Disability Assistance
10,989.79
Water
1,367.86
Light
3,161.63
Real Estate
82.22
Veterans Services
13,896.43
Veterans Housing Board
3,537.78
Guarantee Deposits :
Electric Service
8,205.00
Sewer
22,337.97
Water
13,411.98
Light Investment
206.33
Departmental Receipts :
Town Clerk:
Marriage Intentions
454.00
Recording fees, etc.
2,219.67
Dog Licenses
2,747.40
Sporting Licenses
3,258.50
Liquor Licenses
150.00
Miscellaneous Licenses
1,868.00
Cemetery:
Sale of Lots
5,858.00
Interment fees
4,440.00
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Private Work
844.75
Perpetual Care Requests
2,600.00
Care of Lots
2,934:00
Heatlh:
Dental Clinic
308.25
Eye Clinic
70.50
Plumbing fees
3,189.00
Permits
94.00
Schools:
Special Lunch Fund
39,054.77
Athletic Revolving Fund
10,106.39
Other
339.25
Peabody School:
Special Lunch Fund
5,670.44
Tea Room
2,669.85
Dressmaking
460.00
Bakery
975.45
Business Department
106.10
Boys Vocational
1,200.17
Beauty Culture
57.49
Building Permits
5,462.00
Fire
23.50
Library
3,137.09
Light
2,145.40
Liquor Licenses
16,100.00
Permits
51.75
Playgrounds
30.00
Police
86.25
Recreation
2,732.00
Sidewalks
268.00
Snow & Ice Removal
356.75
Sealing fees
481.60
Veterans Housing
529.71
Water
5,854.00
Public Works
1.00
Sale of Junk
1.00
Parking Meters
3,980.65
Refunds:
Estimated Receipts
7,782.83
Special School Lunch Fund
11.26
Old Age Assistance
238.15
Old Age Assistance, U.S. Grants
29.60
H. O. Peabody Income Account
7.20
Library
13.00
Light Construction
786.00
Water Construction
2.13
Soldiers Benefits
85.00
Clerk and Accountant
12.18
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Aid to Dependent Children
32.50
Old Age Assistance Recovery Account
4,247.83
School
60.17
Welfare
72.15
Police
40.00
Garage
11.40
Unpaid Bills
2.04
Disability Assistance
49.45
Engineers
.86
Athletic Revolving Fund
16.00
Treasurer & Collector
11.00
Group Insurance
1,205.34
Civil Defense
46.16
Veterans Housing Insurance
97.60
Petty Cash Reimbursement:
Peabody School
100.00
Library
16.56
Welfare
40.00
School, Superintendent
100.00
School, Lunch Counter
100.00
Withholding Tax Deductions
220,052.00
Deductions for Savings Bonds
1,989.25
H. O. Peabody Fund Income
26,617.37
In Lieu of Taxes
Norwood Housing Authority
5,400.00
Chapter 247, 1955
3.00
Sale of Tax Title Possessions
65.00
Sale of Securities
11,481.80
Loans Issued :
Electric Light
50,000.00
Water
19,000.00
Sewer
11,000.00
Highway
48,000.00
Off Street Parking
60,000.00
$6,567,602.45
Payments on Accountant's Warrants
4,998,753.87
Balance December 31, 1956
$1,568,848.58
EDMUND F. SULLIVAN
Town Treasurer
REPORT OF COLLECTOR OF TAXES-January 1 to December 31, 1956
Paid Collections Abatements
Added To Tax Titles
Balance Dec. 31, 1956
Levy of 1956
Real Estate
$2,049,365.64
$11,066.58 $ 1,236.75
$1,972,958.33
$43,973.92
$3,983.10
$40,753.62
Personal Property
81,276.15
1,236.75 11,066.58
77,503.47
372.30
3,400.38
Sewer Assessments
4,280.82
4,062.28
82.83
135.71
Water Liens
11,794.38
11,094.86
171.70
527.82
Committed Interest
1,909.73
1,807.52
33.04
69.17
Motor Vericle Excise
188,628.72
4,521.74
123.19
174,975.00
7,398.50
10,900.15
Polls
13,482.00
6.00
8.00
$2.00
11.154.00
2,290.00
54.00
Levy of 1955
Real Estate
$45,311.04
1,410.00
43.914.54
2,806.50
Personal Property
4,084.55
3,554.55
530.00
Sewer Assessments
73.31
73.31
Water Liens
189.75
189.75
Committed Interest
5.63
5.63
Motor Vehicle Excise
15,851.59
15,180 82
1,531.67
8.46
8.49
28,035.78
4,545.25
Polls
60.00
30.00
30.00
Levy of 1954
Real Estate
949.97
949.97
Personal Property
23.40
37.44
60.84
Motor Vehicle Excise
22.79
22.79
Levy of 1953
Motor Vehicle Excise
17.57
17.57
Unapportioned Sewer ..
26,625.87
Apportioned Sewer
398.98
Apportioned 26,226.89
Paid in advance ... ..
5,125.82
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Balance Committments Abate- Jan. 1. 1956
Over-
After Abate-
ments payments Refunded Refunded ments
F. Reynolds; John F. Kiley.
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NORWOOD SCHOOL. COMMITTEE 1956- Sitting: Mrs. Robert Hemman; Edward H. Thompson; Miss Francis I. Blanchot, Chairman; Lincoln D. Lynch, Superintendent of Schools; Elizabeth V. Syverson, Clerk. Standing: John J. Cavanaugh; Eugene A. Nelson; John
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REPORT OF THE NORWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
1956
School Committee
Term Expires 1957
Frances L. Blanchot
226 Vernon Street, NOrwood 7-0299-W
John F. Reynolds 1957
21 Oak Road, NOrwood 7-0851
John J. Cavanaugh 235 Railroad Avenue, NOrwood 7-0679-M
1958
Edward H. Thompson 1958
9 Gardner Road, NOrwood 7-3184-R
John F. Kiley 1959
14 George Street, NOrwood 7-0198
Eugene A. Nelson 1959
37 Brookfield Road, NOrwood 7-4642
Mary H. Hemman 1959
11 Westview Drive, NOrwood 7-5351
Organization
Miss Frances L. Blanchot, Chairman Miss Elizabeth V. Syverson, Clerk
Committee Meetings
The regular meeting of the School Committee is held in the Committee Room, Room 100, Junior High School Building, at eight o'clock on the third Wednesday of each month.
Superintendent of Schools
LINCOLN D. LYNCH, 21 Florence Avenue, Telephone NOrwood 7-1266
The Office of the Superintendent of Schools is at the Junior High School, and is open from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. every day, from Monday through Friday inclusive. Telephone NOrwood 7-0133.
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Secretary and Clerks
Elizabeth V. Syverson, 15 Park Street, Telephone NOrwood 7-0021, Secre- tary to Superintendent of Schools and Clerk of School Committee.
Elvie A. Schaier, 44 Highview Street, Telephone NOrwood 7-2227-R, Senior Clerk and Stenographer.
School Calendar
Wednesday, September 5, 1956-10:30 A.M. Principals Meeting; 2:00 P.M. Faculty Meetings, 4:00 P.M. General Teachers Meeting.
Thursday, September 6, 1956-Grades 1-12 in session.
Monday, September 10, 1956-Kindergarten in session.
Friday, October 12, 1956-Columbus Day.
Friday, October 26, 1956-Teachers Convention.
Monday, November 12, 1956-Veterans Day.
Wednesday, November 21 noon, November 22, November 23-Thanks- giving Recess.
Friday, December 21 at noon-Christmas vacation begins and schools re-open on Wednesday, January 2, 1957.
Friday, February 15, 1957-School Closes for Winter Recess. Schools re- open on Monday, February 25, 1957.
Friday, April 12, 1957-School closes for Spring Recess.
Monday, April 22, 1957-Schools re-open. (Good Friday, April 19th- Easter Sunday, April 21st.)
Thursday, May 30, 1957-Memorial Day.
Tuesday, June 11, 1957- Senior High School Graduation.
Thursday, June 21st, 1957-Tentative closing of schools.
No School Signals 2-2
Repeated at 7:15 A.M. No sessions, Kindergarten through 12th grade, all day. Repeated at 7:30 A.M. No Forenoon sessions, Kindergarten through 9th grade. Repeated at 7:45 A.M. No Forenoon sessions, Kindergarten through 6th grade. Repeated at 12:15 P.M. No afternoon session, Kindergarten through 9th grade. Repeated at 12:30 P.M. No afternoon session, Kindergarten through 6th grade.
Note: When the NO SCHOOL signal is sounded, all street lights are illumi- nated, if possible, for three minutes.
Radio Stations (WBZ, WEEI, WHDH, WNAC), will broadcast notices between 7 and 8 A.M. and when possible, at noon and at night.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Norwood:
The reports of the Superintendent, Principals, and Supervisors, present vital facts related to Norwood Schools. Items which the School Committee regards reportable and not included in the aforementioned reports are sub- mitted herewith.
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Special Class
One of the accomplishments of this year just closed in the completion of arrangements to provide additional service to the people of Norwood in the establishment of additional Special Classes for Retarded Children.
The first of two such classes is now under way for such children in the younger age group (7-10) and is being conducted in the Winslow School. This class will provide for the needs of retarded children who are "educable." The next, when space can be found, will be for the trainable (so-called), group of the same age level.
New School Housing
Since 1952, the School Committee has been keenly aware of the need for additional school housing facilities. Its efforts in this direction were un- availing largely due to a set of circumstances over which it had no control. No useful purpose can be served by a restatement of the case. Reference to earlier Town Reports will support the statement that failure to supply new school housing construction is not due to lack of foresight in School Com- mittee representations.
Notwithstanding the School Committee is unanimously in approval of and in accord with the action taken by the Town Meeting in its vote to proceed with plans for two new elementary school buildings and thus in addition to the action taken by the March 21st Town Meeting to take steps to improve the Junior High School housing problem.
Concurrently, and possibly together, the problem of Senior High School housing and Junior High School housing requires us to "take another look" at our expanding Secondary School requirements, with a view to presenting a one-best solution to the problem.
Long Range Program
School Committee members were much pleased when called upon to present for the use of such public authorities, as might be interested in a Long Range Program for Norwood's School Buildings. For the benefit of those who may be interested, the Plan is presented herewith.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE PLAN Norwood School Building Needs Elementary
STEP I-Erect a building to house 14 classrooms-(including 2 kindergarten rooms)-capacity 460 pupils. Add-administration, health, auditorium, boiler, and lunchroom facilities-NICHOLS STREET SITE.
Procedure:
1. Close West School and Junior High Elementary Unit.
2. Transfer all children who live east of Route #1 including Union Street (so-called) group to new school.
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Advantages:
1. West School is an uneconomical unit.
2. JHS Elementary unit is an expedient and the Junior High School will need the room space for Grades 7, 8, and 9.
3. Children who live east of Route #1 (all are now transported to Balch School) will be transported to a school which will have adequate lunchroom facilities. They will not be in crowded classrooms. They will attend a modern school with modern facilities.
4. New building will provide a lunchroom facility for all children who live West of Washington Street (whether in the Shattuck or Winslow district) and who, because of distance of residence from school, must stay at school during the entire school day.
5. Such building will provide school housing facilities for the larger of two relatively undeveloped residential areas. One area is Westover- Holmwood, the other Forbes-(so-called). (The School Committee members believe that, as between the two, the Westover-Holmwood area will develop sooner and more completely.)
6. Certain children who now live in the Cleveland Park Area and who live more than 114 miles from either the Callahan or Balch School may also attend such new school if it seems administratively wise to plan their attendance at the new school. Such would be the case if their transportation to the Callahan School would be either more expensive or if (more likely) the Callahan School were crowded.
7. The Balch School will be relieved of enrollment pressures. The Cal- lahan School could be relieved by re-routing of buses( if necessary).
STEP II-Erect a building (expandible) to house not less than 10 classrooms. Its size will be determined following study of present enrollments, hous- ing trends, and the possibility of greater patronage (enrollment wise) of the public school facility because of its proximity to residences in the neighborhood. Capacity 330 pupils. DEAN-NEPONSET SITE.
Add-administration, health, boiler, and all-purpose room facilities. (Plan so that addition may be constructed if later, it is found necessary).
Procedure:
1. Re-transfer to this school all children who live east of Route #1 except those who live in the Union Street Area.
Advantages:
1. In this geographically small area, all public school elementary children live within reasonable walking distance to and from school, all trans- portation costs and all lunchroom costs will be saved.
2. All day absence of children from home will be unnecessary.
3. A neighborhood school, meeting-place. and improved playground will be "at hand."
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STEP III-Reserve for school purposes 6 acres (more or less) of land, most of which is now held in tax title, and adjacent to Father McAleer Play- ground-area located at the end of Prospect Avenue (extension). Acquire for school purposes 3 lots of land located within the area and now owned privately.
Later-if, as, or when: the Shattuck School, or the Winslow School, or both are declared obsolete or are destroyed or used for other purposes and, if, at that time, all existing facilities designed for the purpose, will not house the Town's elementary school enrollments without crowding ---- a school building should be erected on this site.
It will, in much likelihood be more centrally located and more accessible to the people who will live in the area than any other site in that sector of the town appears likely to be.
Secondary
STEP I-Alternate 1
Proceed with the construction of the addition to the Junior High School as recently voted by Town Meeting, and plan concurrently for an addition to the Senior High School.
Advantages:
1. Crowding enrollments at Elementary and Junior High levels will be relieved in the shorter time. (Plans are now being drafted.)
2. The Junior High School Grades 7-9 organization will have been main- tained and housing for these grades will be assured for the forseeable future.
3. Specialized services will be provided by the addition of necessary lunchroom and other special rooms, thereby modernizing the building to meet the demands of an up-to-date program.
Alternate 2
1. Erect an addition to the Senior High School-designed to house all pupils in Grade 9-12 (Total Capacity, including addition) 1500 pupils.
Include in plans provision for vocational school expansion, auditorium, and 25-30 classrooms of the larger type. Expandible addition is in- dicated.
Advantages:
1. Transfer of ninth-grade Junior High School enrollees will make room for expanding 7th and 8th grade enrollments-thereby postponing the immediate necessity for an addition to the Junior High School building.
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