Report of the city of Somerville 1954, Part 15

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Publication date: 1954
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At present, there is no officer in charge of the Fire Pre- vention Bureau and I recommend the appointment of a Cap- tain to be in charge of this Bureau.


The placing in service of the new modern fire equipment requires that the members of the department be thoroughly trained in the use of this apparatus and equipment. At the present time, this work is performed by the various command- ing officers - thereby leading to different methods of oper- ating and handling the new equipment and a lack of continuity of the training program.


I therefore recommend that a Captain be appointed to serve as Drill Master.


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On different occasions, difficulty has been experienced by the telephone operator in the local exchange, and by the fire- alarm operator, in understanding excited persons giving the location of a fire or other emergency.


I therefore recommend that a recorder be purchased to re- cord all incoming calls on the telephone switchboard and also on the radio. A record will be made of all telephone calls received at the switchboard and also radio messages. If a question arises regarding a message received, this record can be played back to ascertain the location as given by the person making the call - and also a record of the radio message.


At the fire in the Cott Bottling Plant on March 18, 1954, and on other serious fire occasions, the radio now being used by both the Police and Fire Departments was in constant use. The use of the radio by both departments, on the same fre- quency, prevents the Fire Department from issuing important and immediate messages.


I therefore recommend that the Fire Department trans- mitter be located on another frequency. The sets now in use by the Fire Department can be used with minor adjustments.


To His Honor the Mayor, the members of the Honorable Board of Aldermen, the Officers and Members of the Fire De- partment, all Municipal Departments who so ably assisted this department, and to the citizens of the city, I extend the thanks of the department for their support and co-operation.


Respectfully submitted,


JAMES H. O'HARA,


Chief Engineer


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


January 1, 1955


To the Honorable the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen


Gentlemen:


The following report of the Sealer of Weights and Meas- ures for the year 1954 is respectfully submitted.


During 1954 our headquarters was moved from City Hall to the new Public Works Building at Ryan Road. To the de- signers and engineers of this structure we offer our congratula- tions. We also wish to extend our thanks to the Public Works Commissioner Walter Manning and his staff for setting up our office in a manner which makes our facilities and working conditions more convenient and pleasant.


We are now equipped with a fifty ton truck scale which can be very valuable in the weighing of commodities purchased by the City. It is also available for public weighing, for a small fee, making a new source of revenue for the city.


We also wish to express our appreciation for the coopera- tion shown to this department by His Honor the Mayor, and members of the Honorable Board of Aldermen.


Work of Weights and Measures Department for 1954


Scales:


Adjusted


Sealed


Not Sealed


Con- demed


Over 10,000


5


28


0


0


5,000 lbs. to 10,00


1


6


0


0


100 to 5,000 lbs.


18


182


1


11


Under 100 lbs.


243


868


7


18


Weights:


4


858


0


13


Capacity Measure:


Vehicle Tanks


1


1


0


0


Liquid over 1 gallon


0


7


0


0


Liquid under 1 gallon


1


95


4


3


Dry


0


0


0


0


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Automatic Measuring Devices:


Adjusted


Sealed


Not Sealed


Con- demed


Less than inch


Quantity Measure on Pumps


0


0


131


0


Gasoline Meters


7


182


2


5


Oil and Grease Meters


37


22


3


3


Over one inch


Tank Meter Systems


17


113


0


6


Bulk Meter Systems


0


20


3


0


Other


0


2


6


0


Grease Measuring Devices


0


29


26


2


Linear Measure:


Yark Sticks


0


68


0


1


Cloth Measuring Devices


0


6


0


0


Taxi Meters


0


49


0


2


Total


296


2528


52


64


Summary of Inspections made:


Clinical Thermometers


1045


Coal Certificates


2


Ice Scales


0


Junk Scales


16


Marking of Bread


12


Marking of Food Packages


245


Milk Jars


0


Oil Jars


296


Paper or Fibre Cartons


0


Pedlers' License


11


Pedlers' Scales


11


Transient Vendors


0


Wholesale Milk Cans


0


Taxi Meters


10


Fuel Meters


15


Gas Pumps and Meters


50


Coal in Paper Bags


20


Kindling Wood in Paper Bags


0


Oil Measures (5 gallons)


10


Summary of Tests made:


Berry Baskets


0


Cartons (approved as measures)


0


Gasoline Devices (other than Sealings)


20


Ice Cream Cartons


25


Scales in Stores


10


Taxi Meters (other than Sealing)


11


Fuel Meters (other than Sealing)


5


Applications inspected and signed for Special Licenses:


Special City Licenses


12


County


50


State


41


Disabled Veterans


22


Transfers


3


Total


128


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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES


Gasoline Station Tests:


Total Number of calls


52


Number of different stations


51


Number of call-backs to stations previously inspected


3


Number of Gallons drawn for tests


2090


Total meters at stations


194


Total meters sealed


182


Total meters not sealed


12


Trial weighings and measurements of commodities sold or put up for sale:


Incorrect


Total No. Number .Tested Correct


Under


Over


Bread


26


15


3


8


Butter


0


0


0


0


Coal (in paper bags)


20


20


0


0


Coal (in transit)


2


2


0


0


Confectionery


0


0


0


0


Dry Commodities


22


20


0


2


Flour


22


15


1


6


Fruits and Vegetables


99


25


38


34


Ice


0


0


0


0


Lard


40


36


4


0


Meat and Provisions


121


71


20


23


Potatoes


14


0


6


8


Total


266


131


61


65


Miscellaneous:


Court Cases


0


Complaints Investigated


15


Public Weighings


527


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN F. CASEY, Sealer of Weights and Measures


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REPORT OF THE PLANNING BOARD


To the Honorable, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen Somerville, Massachusetts


February 3, 1955


Gentlemen:


The Planning Board of the City of Somerville, in accord- ance with Section 81 C, of Chapter 41, of the General Laws of Massachusetts, herewith respectfully submits the annual re- port for the year 1954.


On February 3, 1954, at its annual organizational meeting, Mr. Harry P. Burden was unanimously elected Chairman of the Planning Board for the ensuing year, and Mı. John J. Molloy was elected clerk of the Board.


On June 15, 1954, Mr. Earl W. Landry was appointed to succeed Frederick J. Ryan, whose term expired.


During the year, Mrs. Mary W. Vise, Junior Planner, re- signed to undertake a planning and architectural study trip to Europe with her husband. In April, Mr. Robert W. Mayerson, Junior Planner, came to us on a part time basis, pending com- pletion of work toward his Master's degree in City Planning, at Harvard University School of Design. Previously, Mr. Mayerson had received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Urban Commu- nities Program, at the University of Michigan. He began full time work in the middle of June.


Four zone change petitions, two on Tufts Street, one on Highland Avenue, and one on Holland Street, after due notice and public hearings, were reported on to your Honorable Board. The staff, in the course of the year, prepared a new copy of the Zoning Map, including amendments, up to 1954, for the use of the Building Inspector and the City Clerk.


A preliminary report on the General Zoning Amendment was submitted to your Honorable Board in April, and after


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PLANNING BOARD


many conferences with individual members of the Board of Aldermen, including one meeting with the Committee on Legislative Matters and Public Safety, was revised for public release at the end of the year. A copy for your file is enclosed. We have completed a revised draft of the text of the Ordi- nance, and that will be available for open meetings in early 1955. We look forward to the final review and approval of this new ordinance early in 1955, so that our old ordinance will not reach the age of 30. We welcome informal discussions with your Honorable Board at the Board or staff level.


Our Staff has prepared many small studies and reports to assist other municipal departments in their work. The Board has made a special effort to study the long term implications of appeals from the zoning ordinance.


The Board and the Staff expended much time on the se- lection of sites for the Housing Authority, relative to housing projects for the elderly. The proposals of this Board were ac- cepted by the Housing Authority and the State Housing Board, late in 1954, so that the city can look to being one of the first to act under this State-aided program. We are particularly pleased that these projects will be small, with none in excess of 24 dwelling units. The staff has also been working with the Housing Authority staff in the matter of locating sites for ad- ditional low rent housing. Again, the Board wishes to take the position that small projects integrated into neighborhoods are more desirable than large segregated units.


The Board has made its staff available to work on the Workable Program for Urban Renewal, and the Housing Code, since these are prerequisites to Federal aid for active renewal studies and projects, such as that requested by your Honorable Board in an order to Mayor Donovan of June 3, 1954. We are pleased to have been able to participate in these programs which have brought commendation to the City.


Liason work with the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and the M. D. C. continued, with special emphasis being placed on the problem of bringing Route 28 in from the North. Office studies of land takings and traffic have been made, the latter in cooperation with the Somerville Chamber of Commerce.


During the year, members of the staff made several ap- pearances before community groups, speaking on Planning, Zoning, Urban Renewal, and related matters.


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Our work program for 1955 includes the following:


1. Completion of revised zoning text and map.


2. Continuation of highway planning with DPW and MDC.


3. Presentation of city and neighborhood planning programs to community groups.


4. Preparation of maps for other municipal departments and civic agencies.


5. Holding of zoning hearings when required.


6. Preparation of site selection studies for public housing, when required.


7. Assisting on Legislative studies as required for sound planning, housing and renewal work.


8. Development, in cooperation with Housing Authority and Mayor's advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, of a thoroughgoing renewal plan for East Somerville area, under loan funds provided by the Federal Government.


The Planning Board wishes to commend the cooperative effort of its loyal and energetic planning staff, and to extend its sincere appreciation to Mayor Donovan and the Honorable Board of Aldermen for their continued interest in and support of planning progress in Somerville.


Respectfully submitted,


HARRY P. BURDEN, Chairman SOMERVILLE PLANNING BOARD


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SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS


254


ANNUAL REPORTS


SCHOOL COMMITTEE Somerville, Massachusetts 1954


JOHN J. BRENNAN WILLIAM J. SHEA


Chairman Vice-Chairman


MEMBERS Ex-Officiis


WILLIAM J. DONOVAN, Mayor THOMAS J. BURKE, President, Board of Aldermen


71 Bay State Avenue 38 Burnham Street


Ward One


EDWARD A. CIAMPA


66 Pearl Street


Ward Two


WALTER J. CASEY


15 Kingman Road


ELEANOR S. COYNE


59 Preston Road


SARAH M. MCLAUGHLIN


167 Central Street


WILLIAM J. SHEA


27 Aberdeen Road


EDWARD F. MOYNIHAN, JR


905 Broadway


Ward Seven


50a Gordon Street


Superintendent of Schools EVERETT W. IRELAND


Office: West Building, High School, Highland Avenue Residence: 18 Day Street


The Superintendent's Office will be open on school days from 8:00 to 5:00. His office hour is 4:00 on school days.


Assistant Superintendent of Schools


LEO C. DONAHUE 108 Summer Street


Superintendent's Office Force


Marion E. Marshall, 62 Highland Avenue Regina Truelson, 23 Blackrock Road, Melrose Frances C. Geaton, 104 Bartlett Street William E. Hogan, 12 Richardson Road, Newton Julia DiMaggio, 53 Main Street Claire F. McAnneny, 33 Pearson Road Eileen M. Mahoney, 14 Madison Street Elizabeth A. Cassidy, 50 Powder House Boulevard


Ward Three


Ward Four


Ward Five


Ward Six


JOHN J. BRENNAN


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Standing Committee of the Whole


With Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen designated to act during such times as the matters set opposite their names are under discussion:


TEACHERS Coyne, Shea, (Brennan)


FINANCE Ciampa, Mclaughlin, (Moynihan) CURRICULUMS AND INSTRUCTION Casey, Coyne


HEALTH, PHYSICAL TRAINING AND ATHLETICS Shea, Casey INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Moynihan, Ciampa, (Mclaughlin)


SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS Mclaughlin, Coyne, (Brennan)


RULES AND REGULATIONS Brennan, Shea


Meetings


January 4


May 24


January 25


June 28


February 22


September 27


March 29


October 25


April 26


November 29


December 27


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PART II


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS


Population and school census


School buildings


Teachers


Attendance for year


Cost of school maintenance


Miscellaneous


Cost of Schools


MISCELLANEOUS TABLES


CONCERNING FINANCE


No. of Table


1. Schedule of School property.


2. Cost of maintaining schools, school year 1953-1954.


3. Cost per capita of maintaining schools, school year 1953-1954.


4. Cost of maintaining schools for a series of years.


5. Cost per capita for maintaining schools for series of years.


6. Amount spent annually for new school buildings and for repairs for a series of years.


CONCERNING PUPILS


7. Population and school registration.


8. Attendance, etc., of the schools for school year 1953-1954.


9. Statistics of the high school for school year 1953-1954.


10 Pupils by grades, June 1954.


11. Separate statistics for high, junior high, elementary and vocational schools, for school year 1953-1954.


12. Admission to first grade in September 1954.


13.


14. Number of junior high graduates, 1954.


15. Truant Statistics for a series of years.


16. Evening school statistics, 1953-1954.


Elementary school promotees for a series of years.


17.


18. Attendance statistics of all schools for a series of years.


Statistics for the high school for a series of years.


19. Promotions, junior high schools, 1954.


19a. Promotions, elementary schools, 1954.


CONCERNING TEACHERS


20. Registration of teachers, 1954.


21. Teachers elected in 1954.


22. Leave of absence of teachers.


23. Transfer of teachers.


24. Number of teachers employed for a series of years.


25. Changes in text books, 1954.


26. High and Junior High School graduation exercises, 1954.


26a. Evening High School graduation exercises, 1954.


27. Vocational School graduation exercises, 1954.


28. Organization of school board for 1954.


29. Teachers in service, December, 1954.


30. Officers in service, December, 1954.


31. School Custodians.


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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS


1-POPULATION AND SCHOOL CENSUS


Population, United States census, 1895


52,200


Population, United States census, 1900


61,643


Population, State census, 1905


69,272


Population, United States census, 1910


77,236


Population, State census, 1915


86,854


Population, United States census, 1920


93,033


Population, State census, 1925


99,032


Population, United States census, 1930


103,604


Population, State census, 1935


100,773


Population, United States census, 1940


102,304


Population, State census, 1945


105,883


Population, United States census, 1950


102,254


Children, between five and fifteen years of age inclusive, October, 1954 by school census


16,548


2-SCHOOL BUILDINGS


Number of school buildings in June


26


Number of classrooms in use in June


515


Valuation of school property


$4,891,600


3-TEACHERS


1953


1954


Change


In high school


122


124


+2


In junior high schools


122


120


-2


In elementary schools


198


204


+6


In Kindergartens


33


34


+1


Total: elementary and kindergar-


ten


231


238


+7


Vocational School for Boys


21


21


0


Independent Household Arts


1


1


0


Atypical Classes


12


11


-1


Sight saving


1


1


Cadet teachers


5


5


Special


13


14


Cont. and Jr. Vocational


4


4


Americanization


1


1


0 0 +1 0 0 100too-


Total Teachers


533


540


+7


Supervisors, Principals, etc.


21


21


0


Total


554


561


+7


4-ATTENDANCE FOR THE YEAR


1953


1954


Change


Entire enrollment for the year


13,369


13,499


+130


Average number belonging


12,498


12,566


+ 68


Average number attending


11,418


11,560


+142


Percent of daily attendance


91.40


91.99


+ .59


High school graduates


636


566


- 70


Junior High School graduates


794


780


14


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5-COST OF SCHOOL MAINTENANCE


*1953


Salaries of teachers ...


$2,433,702.46


*1954 $2,543,771.76 87,157.26


Change +$110,069.30 +


Salaries of officers ....


75,381.98


11,775.28


Cost of books and supplies ..


82,822.19


91,606.54


+ 8,784.45


Cost of care of build- ings


550,161.56


547,462.69


2,698.87


Total cost of day and evening schools ....


3,142,068.19


3,269,998.35


+ 127,930.16


Per capita cost


251.40


282.87


31.47


Cost of High School


instruction


610,774.54


637,771.77


+ 26,997.23


Per capita cost ..


297.21


335.67


+


38.46


6-MISCELLANEOUS


*1953


* 1954


Change


Paid for new school buildings


Repairs & permanent improvements ... .... Total school expend- itures


$192,824.38


$186,926.80


+ $5,897.58


Valuation of city


Number of dollars


spent to maintain


schools out of


every $1,000 of


valuation


1.48


1.43


+ .05


Number


dollars


spent for all school


purposes, etc ......


24.04


24.95


+ .91


* School year.


7-COST OF THE SCHOOLS


The total amount spent for the maintenance of the schools of Somerville for the school year ending June 30, 1954, is $3,269,998.35.


This includes the sum spent for care of school buildings, including salaries of officers, the amount spent for school and administrative supplies and services, and the sum paid for salaries of teachers.


The expenditures for care for school buildings is wholly in charge of the City Government.


The amount paid for janitors is $232,167.96 The cost of fuel is 68,305.50


The cost of light is 38,210.80


Miscellaneous expense of operation 21,851.63 A total cost of 360,535.89


A total cost per capita of 28.69


Cost of repairs 186,926.80


.........


........


...... .......


3,142,068.19


3,269,998.35


+ 127,930.16


130,714,000.00


131,065,450.00


+ 351,450.00


The second important expenditure is wholly under the control of the School Committee and is covered by what is known as the "School Contingent" appropriation. The following is the itemized account.


Expenditures


Total


-Day School- High


Junior High Elementary


Vocational


-Evening Schools- High


Elementary


Vocational


Office Salaries


$87,157.26


Office Expenses


8,417.19


Text Books


19,778.27


$4,626.68


$3,826.05


$11,147.02


$126.39


$52.13


Stationery, Supplies, etc.


52,634.38


18,164.66


11,549.26


13,823.08


6,783.51


$48.66


$1,052.63


1,212.58


Miscellaneous, etc.


10,776.80


2,127.74


3,770.23


3,520.15


1,234.94


123.74


Total


$178,763.90


$24,919.08


$19,145.54


$28,490.25


$8,144.84


$48.66


$1,052.63


$1,388.45


The third, and by far, the largest element of the cost of schools is the sum spent for the salaries of teachers. under the control of the School Committee.


-Day School-


Expenditures


Total $47,154.06


High $9,642.50 7,440.00


Junior High Elementary $7,526.50 19,365.00 $28,223.50


Vocational


Elementary


Vocational


$1,761.56


Principals


76,385.25


42,175.00


$5,401.75 100,679.45


$633.40


$21.85


$395.00


953.25


Teachers


2,420,232.45


613,030.10


567,536.14


1,106,070.89


5,445.25


316.50


3,237.00


23,917.12


Total


$2,543,771.76


$630,112.60


$594,427.64 $1,176,469.39


$106,081.20


$6,078.65


$338.35


$3,632.00


$26,631.93


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


This expenditure is


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work


Supervisors


-Evening Schools- High


Jr. Vocational Continuation School and Americaniza- tion Work


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ANNUAL REPORTS


The total outlay for all school purposes includes all the preceding and the sums spent for schoolhouse repairs and new buildings.


The total outlay for the school year ending June 30, 1954 is as follows:


Care


$360,535.89


Contingent


91,606.64


Salaries


2,630,929.02


Total for school maintenance


3,083,071.55


Paid for repairs


186,926.80


Total for all school purposes


3,269,998.35


Each dollar of the sum spent for the support of schools has been divided in the following proportion:


Janitors salaries


1949 $0.071


1950 $0.074


1951 $0.070


1952 $0.074


1953 $0.069


1954 $0.075


Other Maintenance


expenses


0.054


0.056


0.046


0.044


0.052


0.042


Administration


0.028


0.027


0.028


0.027


0.028


0.028


School supplies


0.029


0.028


0.030


0.029


0.026


0.030


Teachers salaries


0.818


0.815


0.826


0.826


0.825


0.825


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


$1.000


Per Capita Cost. The proper method of comparison of the cost of schools year by year is to consider the sum spent for each pupil in the average membership. In this computation we exclude the cost of evening schools, and the vocational schools. The following shows:


The Per Capita Cost of Schools for 1953-54


High School.


Junior High Schools.


Elementary Schools.


All Day Schools.


1953.


1954.


Change


1953.


1954.


Change


1953.


1954.


Change


1953.


1954.


Change


Instruction Supplies Care.


$297.21 11.35 42.80


$310.35 12.76 43.35


+$13.14 +1.41 +.55


$241.43 7.03 55 65


$246.35 8 31 53.67


+$4.92 +1.28 -1.98


$149.94 $156.50 4.24 36.69 4.34 36.15


+$6 56 +.10 --. 54


$193.14 6.00 41.53


$200.22 1.55 40.87


+$7.08 +.55


--. 66


Total


$351.36


$366.46


+$15.10


$304.11


$308.33


+$4.22


$190.87


$196.99


+$6.12


$240.67


$247.64


+$6.97


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


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ANNUAL REPORTS


A comparison of the per capita cost for previous years is as follows:


1949


1950


1951


1952


1953


1954


Cost of Instruc-


tion


$139.28 $155.74 $170.34 $182.81


$193.14 $200.22


Cost of Supplies


4.82


5.41


6.08


6.40


6.00


6.55


Cost of Care


29.23


34.48


35.87


36.65


41.53


40.87


Total


$173.33 $195.63 $212.29 $225.86 $240.67 $247.64


An examination of these tables shows that we have paid $13.14 more for the instruction of each pupil in the High School than in 1953, and $1.41 more per pupil for supplies.


The elementary schools have cost $6.56 more per pupil for instruction, and $0.10 more for supplies.


The amount yielded for each child in the average mem- bership of the schools for 1954 not including the vocational schools, was $247.64.


TABLE 1-SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1954


Name


No. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


When Built


High School


* 102


3,407


٠٠٠٠ ٠ ٣.٠٠


.. A-C


Steam


Fan


+$1,263,500


1895


1906, 1918, 1928


Prescott


13


[439


C


Steam


Fan


Southworth


S.


10


1401


49,310


C


Steam


Fan


139,200


1916


Knapp


13


473


24,517


C


Steam


Gravity


58,500


1889


' Pope


Southern Junior High


47


1,308


64,460 A-C


Steam


Fan


374,400


1918


[Edgerly Elementary


10


304


Vocational


¿ Continuation


6


30


43,927


A


Steam


Unit System


412,800


1936


Boys' Vocational ....


18


110


15


515


28,800


C Steam


Gravity


101,400


1891


Chandler (Northeastern Jr. High)


42


1,290


74,124


A Steam


Gravity


638,000


1923


Folsom


8


768


30,632


C Steam


Gravity


112,000


1866


Forster


2.


13


5


Carried forward


297


9,045


$3,099,800


+ Buildings are located on Central Hill Park, which contains 13-1/10 acres; land not included in valuation.


* Includes home rooms, laboratories, shops, assembly rooms, etc.


A-Brick walls, concrete floors and corridors.


B-Brick walls, concrete corridors, wooden floors.


C-Brick exterior walls.


0 Not used School Year 1949-1950 :- ordered closed by Building Commissioner August 1949. (Organization housed at Bennett and Hanscom Buildings.) Dental Clinics in Prescott, Knapp and Glines,


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Glines


1899


Enlargements


Furniture


1867


1894 Razed, December 1950


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TABLE 1-CONCLUDED, SCHOOLHOUSES, DECEMBER, 1954


Name


ONo. of Classrooms


No. of Sittings


Size of Lot, includ-


ing Space occupied


by Building


Class of


Construction


How Heated


How Ventilated


Valuation including


Furniture


When Built


Brought forward Bingham


297


9,045


462


35,586


C


Steam


Gravity


$3,099,800 82,000


1886


1904


Carr ..


14


649


20,450


C


Steam


Gravity


63,100


1898


Morse


12


484


29,000


C


Steam


Gravity


64,000


1869


1890


Cholerton (Highland)


12


458


23,260


C


Steam


Gravity


73.600


1880


1891


Hodgkins


11


584


35,034


C


Steam


Gravity


126 .200


1896


Cliff (Western Jr. High)


43


1,480 218,071


B


Steam


Fan


548,000


1917


1923, 1931


Cutler


20


929


53,719


C


Steam


Fan


154,000


1912


1915


Bennett


12


475


21,964


C


Steam


Gravity


58,000


1902


Hanscom


10


364


16,767


C


Steam


Fan


70,500


1897


1907


Brown


10


472


26,733


C


Steam


Gravity


83,700


1901


1907


Proctor


9


276


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A


Steam


Unit System


89,500


1932


Cummings


8


324


84,354


B


Steam


Unit System


100,800


1930


Grimmons


8


336


16,080


C


Steam


Gravity


49,000


1886


1899


Burns .


8


386


21,650


C


Steam


Gravity


59,000


1903


Lowe


6


210


11,000


C


Steam


Gravity


41,200


1901


Baxter


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6


242


46,080


C


Steam


Gravity


56,100


1899


Durell


4


163


13,883


C


Steam


Gravity


26,100


1894


Total


.. 515


1 State property; land not included in valuation.


* Dental Clinics in Proctor, Hodgkins


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$4,891,600


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366


22,800


C Steam


Gravity


T47,000


1905


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17,670


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TABLE 2-COST OF MAINTAINING SCHOOLS For School Year 1953 - 1954


From School Appropriation


Spent By City Government


Schools


Instruction and Supervision


Supplies


Care


Total


High


$637,771.77


$26,228.95


$89,079.56




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