Reports of town officers of the town of Attleborough 1924, Part 13

Author: Attleboro (Mass.)
Publication date: 1924
Publisher: The City
Number of Pages: 278


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Phillips


Bacon


Holman


Pike Ave.


Bank


Hope


Pine


Benefit


Horton


Pleasant


Bicknell


Howard Ave.


Pond


Bishop


Irving Ave.


Prairie Ave.


Brook


James


Prospect


Brown


John


Railroad Ave.


Brownell


Knight Ave.


Read


Capron


Lamb


Reynolds Ave.


Carpenter


Leedham


Richardson Ave.


Claflin


Lexington Ave.


Robinson Ave.


Commonwealth Ave. Linden


School


County


Lindsey


Sixth


Cumberland Ave.


Locust


Slater


Deantown Road


Mann


Smith


Dunham


Maple


South Ave.


Elizabeth


Mechanics


South Main


Emory


Mendon Road


St. Jean Plat


Falmouth


Mulberry


Starkey Ave.


Fifth


Newport Ave.


Steere


Foley


North Ave.


Thacher


Forest


North Main


Third


Fourth


Oak


Thurber Ave.


Gardner


Oak Hill Ave.


Tiffany


George


Olive


Turner


Gustin Ave.


Orange


Twelfth


Handy


Park


Union


Hawthorne


Park Ave.


Union Road


Hazel


Parker


Wall


Highland Ave.


Pearl


West


Wilmarth


SIDEWALK MAINTENANCE-Stone Dust, Gravel, Tar Con- crete and Cement.


List of Streets worked on:


Bacon


North Main


Beacon


Orange


Brook


Park


Cliff


Parker


County


Pine


Dunham


Pearl


Elizabeth


Pleasant


Emory


Prospect


Fourth


Railroad Ave.


Gardner


Robert


Hayward


Sanford St. lot


Hodges


South Main


Holden


Turner


Howard Ave.


Union


149


ANNUAL REPORT


Jackson Wall


Knight Ave.


Washington


Lamb


Water


Maple


West


Newport Ave.


Wolfenden


North Ave.


Material.


Stone.


$99.20


*Sand & Gravel.


2.45


Concrete (Tar Patch).


397.00


Cement.


285.42


Miscellaneous material


710.63


Labor.


2,462.04


$3,956.74


*No charge for gravel from City Banks.


Snow and Ice.


January 1, to April-Snow removal and sanding (Labor and material).


$3,564.91


December-snow removal and sanding.


48.75


Repairs, etc.


155.70


$3,769.36


Machinery and Tools.


Keeping tools in repair-Labor


$202.47


Keeping tools in repair-Material.


251.37


New Equipment. . .


1,247.00


Small tools and equipment.


288.45


$1,989.29


Crushers.


Rebuilt Acme crusher.


$753.68


Repairs, maintenance material, etc ..


124.99


Labor-Dismantling and repairing, etc


288.62


1,167.29


Rollers.


Labor, Maintenance.


$240.32


Miscellaneous-Maintenance and


repair


material.


477.62


$717.94


Automobiles.


Operating expenses-General maintenance.


$1,209.48


Dust Layer and Tar.


Oil and Tar


Labor.


$2,551.71


Material


7,372.27


Sand for Oiling


Labor. .


1,160.01


Material.


370.51


1,530.52


Miscellaneous


945.07


$12,399.57


$9,923.98


150


ANNUAL REPORT


Insurance, Freight and Incidentals.


Vacations.


585.45


Rent, Maynard St. Land.


69.60


Insurance.


1,788.39


Telephone.


37.95


Miscellaneous.


1.50


2,482.89


Incidentals. Recording layouts, etc. 37.82


Sidewalks and Curbing-Material.


1549 5/12' straight curbing


$1,909.45


244 7/12' circle curbing


434.68


34-2 ft. corners.


170.00


4434 vards Granolithic walk. 100.69


*Olof Pearson-3178.84 sq. yds ..


6,484.84


(Park, South Main, Pleasant, North Main, Mill Sts., and Railroad Ave.)


Miscellaneous 35.43


$9,135.09


* $1.144.38 due for final payment when due, March 1925, not included in this figure.


Labor.


Fourth Street.


$157.85


Elizabeth Street.


35.22


Hodges & Elizabeth-round corner.


9.97


Hodges St. corner.


20.63


Jackson Street.


506.46


Park Street.


69.19


Robert Street.


178.49


Miscellaneous.


13.31


$991.12


Bank Street Bridge.


Material.


$55.50


Labor


67.52


$123.02


Water Street Bridge.


Material.


86.61


Labor


27.33


113.94


Garage.


Fuller & Barrowman Contract.


5,693.50


Floor


Labor


$66.33


Olof Pearson.


298.48


(Labor and mixer rental)


Cement, etc ..


174.80


539.61


Sewer Connection


Labor


51.50


Material


11.40


62.90


151


ANNUAL REPORT


Drain (Inside Garage-includes manhole and pipe) Labor. 44.70


Material absorbed from Yard stock 1924 sewers and drains Miscellaneous. . 37.77 37.77


6,378.48


CARRIED OVER FROM 1923.


South Main Street Drain.


Material-Pipe and gravel . $71.45


Labor-grading.


178.94


$250.39


Emory Street Drain. Material.


... 32.60


Cambridge Street Drain.


Material.


$673.23


Labor.


125.54


798.77


1924 SEWERS AND DRAINS.


*Hodges Street Drain.


Material


Manholes and catch basins ... 479.02


Pipe line and connections 619.51


Miscellaneous.


214.62


Labor


Manholes and catch basins ... 278.11


Pipe line and connections. 1,179.52


1,457.63


$2,770.78


*West Street Drain.


Material


Manholes and catch basins ... 557.01


Pipe line and connections . 1,298.28


Miscellaneous.


66.69


Labor


Manholes and catch basins ... 487.18


Pipe line and connections . . . . 1,695.39


2,182.57 $4,104.55


*South Main Street Sewer. Material.


$29.88


*Short Street and Riverside Ave. Sewer.


Labor. .


542.54


Material.


523.61


1,066.15


*Lexington Avenue Sewer.


Labor


1,641.68


Material.


498.04


2,139.72


1,313.15


$1,921.98


. 152


ANNUAL REPORT


*Water and West Street Sewer. Labor and material (Contract).


3,511.40


*1924 Sewers and Drains-General Account.


Labor. $70.85


Material. 410.00


$480.85


Pearl and Pine Street Drains and Round Corners.


Material 480.23


Labor. 335.91


816.14


(*Not completed)


Replacing Cement and Concrete Sidewalks.


Olof Pearson-Bank


Bank and Park


County


North Main Park Park and Pine


Pleasant


South Main Union $3,538.89


Louis Allard-96.103 square


yards @ $1.50


Bank St .- Sanford St. to Gifford Block.


144.16


Miscellaneous Material, etc.


41.79


$3,724.84


Note: 50 T. sand, used on this general work, obtained from West St. Drain excavation- no charge


Labor:


County, Dunham, Mill, Monu- ment Sq., North Main, Park,


Pleasant, Railroad Ave., South Main and Union Sts. 432.45 432.45


$4,157.29


Lighting.


Old Contract-Jan. 1 .- Sept. 30.


$15,683.27


New Contract-Oct. 1-Dec. 31. 8,263.22


$23,946.49


Signs.


New Signs, erection, etc. 246.60


Clock.


Care.


$67.80


Lighting


60.12


New Lamps.


7.20


135.12 ยท


Numbering.


Numbers. 4.30


386.02


153


ANNUAL REPORT


Rifle Range.


Taxes.


25.35


Chain, paint, etc.


30.12


Payroll.


54.37


109.84


SEWER MAINTENANCE.


Inspector


$1,366.86


Cleaning Beds:


Labor.


$1,091.41


Material


11.04


Flushing Sewers, etc.


Labor.


301.89


City of Attleboro-water charge


100.00


Miscellaneous.


.45


402.34


Insurance.


53.83


Taxes (Town of Seekonk)


54.99


Miscellaneous.


$3,029.44


HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. Comparison of Itemized Expenditures for 1922-1923-1924.


1922.


1923.


1924.


Resurfacing


$14,414.18 $14,742.87 $19,498.17


Construction .


16,640.58


2,628.26


Bridges, repairs.


1,955.61


2,705.24


2,952.11


Bridges, construction.


27,096.75


4,915.51


539.17


Drains, maintenance.


1,635.55


2,181.91


2,131.55


Drains, construction.


4,570.47


10,649.97


16,001.23


Crosswalks.


100.20


128.97


158.43


Street Cleaning.


5,575.30


6,160.63


5,108.77


Street Sweeping


1,936.14


1,991.42


2,004.43


Street Patching-Tar and Gravel. .


7,971.75


8,226.48


8,121.55


Street Patching-light truck.


1,700.00


Sidewalks, maintenance.


3,609.81


4,706.27


3,956.74


Snow and Ice.


2,834.45


6,335.96


3,769.36


Machinery and Tools (including


crushers and rollers).


3,737.32


3,953.73


3,874.52


New Motor Trucks


459.50


Truck Maintenance


990.93


911.72


1,209.48


Insurance, Freight, Express, etc.


1,487.30


1,668.86


1,897. 44


Vacations. .


700.32


543.19


585.45


Dust Layer nd Tar.


11,628.38


12,001.06


12,399.57


Totals.


$108,585.04 $84,911.55


$84,207.97


PUMPING RECORDS.


Totals Per Month.


Coal Con- Gallons Pumped sumed, Lbs. Venturi


Meter.


January .


.382 hrs. 35 min.


98,500


32,455,000


February


.387 hrs. 35 min.


106,102


38,194,000


March.


.377 hrs. 30 min.


100,032


32,447,000


April


.362 hrs. 55 min.


96,415


31,192,000


May


374 hrs. 40 min.


97,514


31,138,000


June


368 hrs. 10 min.


92,250


40,201,000


1,102.45


48.97


154


ANNUAL REPORT


July


385 hrs. 30 min.


98,550


35,245,000


August


376 hrs.


94,143


31,619,000


September


358 hrs. 20 min.


85,542


29,561,000


October


.371 hrs. 30 min.


94,777


30,834,000


November


360 hrs.


92,582


28,558,000


December


372 hrs.


94,315


29,755,000


Totals.


4476 hrs. 45 min.


1,150,722


391,199,000


PUMPING RECORDS. Daily Averages Per Month.


Month


Hours Pumping.


sumed, Lbs. Venturi Meter.


January. .


12 hrs. 20 min.


3,177


1,046,935


February


13 hrs. 22 min.


3,658


1,317,034


March


12 hrs. 11 min.


3,227


1,046,677


April


12 hrs. 6 min.


3,214


1,039,733


May


12 hrs. 5 min.


3,145


1,004,451


June.


12 hrs. 16 min.


3,075


1,340,033


July


12 hrs. 26 min.


3,179


1,136,935


August.


12 hrs. 8 min.


3,037


1,019,968


September


11 hrs. 56 min.


2,851


985,366


October.


11 hrs. 59 min.


3,057


994,645


November


12 hrs.


3,086


951,933


December.


12 hrs.


3,042


959,838


Totals.


12 hrs. 23 min.


3,145


1,070,295


MAIN LINE EXTENSION


Length


Size.


Total Cost.


Cost Per Foot.


Bicknell Street


292'


6"


$


620.98


$2.13


Brown Street.


405


6"


765.23


1.89


Fenton Ave.


120


6"


196.81


1.64


Gardner Ave


320


6"


595.75


1.86


Hall Ave ..


282'


6"


634.71


2.25


Jackson Street


596


6"


1,400.64


2.35


Jessie Ave.


150'


6"


405.91


2.70


Locust Street.


910'


6"


2,132.95


2.34


Mary Street.


146'


6"


308.90


2.12


Newport Ave.


543'


6"


1,076.98


1.98


Orr Street.


.511'


6"


896.79


1.76


Payson Street.


168'


6"


356.30


2.12


Simpson Ave.


221


6"


415.50


1.88


Washington Street


292'


6"


581.00


1.99


Water Street


590


6"


1,219.93


2.07


Total.


$11,608.38


Bank Street.


200'


8"


$608.44


3.04


School Street


216


8"


693.62


3.21


Total.


1,302.06


$12,910.44


Total charges based upon guarantee cost.


SERVICES LAID.


Size


Number


Length in Feet 4178'8" 77'6" 208'6"


Cost Main to Cost St. Line Street Line. $1,528.36 to House. $2,003.03 54.26 69.90 141.93 37.10


Total


Cost


Cost Per Foot.


1 "


83


$3,531.39


$.85


2"


2


124.16


1.60


11/4"


2


179.03


.86


Coal Con-


Gallons Pumped


155


ANNUAL REPORT


REPLACEMENTS.


Length in feet Cost Main to Street Line Cost Street Line to House Total Cost Cost per ft.


8-1" Chas. A. and Helen Ball, 24 Starkey Ave .. .. . 42'10"


$20.80 $20.03 $40.83 $


.95


D. Houlihan, 82 Lord St. . . 50'


12.70


18.38


31.08 . 62


Florence King, 51 Pine St. 29'3"


8.84


18.62


27.46


.94


Ellen M. Skinner, 1 Parker


St. 40'6"


17.60


24.96


42.56


1.05


Wm. H. Blake, rear 106


South Main St .. . 139'


81.37


81.37 .59


Thos. G. Sadler, 15 High- land Ave .. 113'


24.62


60.27


84.89


.75


Vasa Bldg. Assn., County 23'6"


19.54


17.55


37.09


1.58


Mrs. Edith L. C. Mooers, 3 King St .. .36'


9.14


17.49


26.63


74


2-11/2" Robinson Bldg. Co., Un- ion St ..


106'


27.20


59.87


87.07


82


B. B. & R. Knight, Inc., 196 Knight Ave .. . 55'


20.70


22.66


43.36


.79


2-2"


L. G. Balfour Co., South Main St .. .34'


31.20


34.85


66.05


1.94


Robinson Bldg. Co., Union


St .- Bldg. No. 1. . .


. . .39


34.86


30.98


65.84


1.69


YEARLY RAINFALL REPORT. Year 1924.


Month


Amount Rain


Amount Snow


January


4.32 inches


4.50 inches


February


3.58


10.50


March.


2.11


14.50


April


.5.87


3.00


May


2.49


June.


1.83


July.


1.73


August.


.6.97


September


7.93


October.


12


66


November


1.81


25


December


1.93


66


25


Total.


40.69 inches


33.00 inches


SUMMARY OF STATISTICS.


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1924.


Form recommended by the N. E. Water Works Association.


Population (Estimated).


23,519


Date of construction by Fire District.


1873


Date taken over by Town


1894


Owned by-City of Attleboro.


Source of supply-Two wells near Seven Mile River; Orr's Pond; Hoppin Hill Reservoir.


Mode of Supply-Pumped direct overflow to standpipe.


66


66


66


66


.


156


ANNUAL REPORT


PUMPING STATISTICS.


1. Builders of Pumping machinery-Deane, Barr and Snow.


2. Description of fuel used: (a) Kind-soft. (b) Brand of coal used- New River. (c) Average price of coal per net ton delivered, $7.34, plus or minus. (d) Percentage of ash, 8.97. (e) Wood, price per cord, None purchased.


3. Coal consumed for year in pounds. 1,150,722


4. (Pounds of wood consumed) divided by 3, equals (3) plus (4) in pounds. . None used


5. Total equivalent coal consumed for the year, equals (3) plus (4) in pounds. 1,150,722


6. Total pumpage for year in gallons-Venturi meter. 391,199,000


7. Average static head against which pumps work, in feet, . . 247


8. Average dynamic head against which pumps work, in feet, 2741/2


FINANCIAL STATISTICS.


Total Gross Receipts, $87,958.43


Gross Expenditures:


Main Line Extension-New construction $12,910.44


Maintenance . 39,915.65


Paid Sinking Fund. 10,000.00


Paid Interest on Bonds. 15,085.00


Paid Serial Bonds. 6,000.00


83,911.09


Excess of Receipts over Expenditures. $4,047.34 Funds expended by Mr. J. J. Van Valkenburgh,


under the direction of the Mayor, for the purpose


of surveying a future supply for the city. . . $4,747.17


9. Number of gallons pumped, per pound of equivalent coal, (5). 340


10. Duty: Gallons pumped (6) x 8.34 (1bs.) x 100 x dynamic head


Total fuel consumed (5) 77,686,209


11. Cost of pumping, figured in Pumping Station expenses, viz .. $14,133.82


12. Per million gallons pumped. $30.61


13. Per million gallons raised one foot (dynamic). $0.112


STATISTICS ON CONSUMPTION OF WATER.


1. Population (estimated Dec. 31, 1924) 23,519


2. Estimated population on lines of pipe. 20,043


3. Estimated population supplied. 20,043


4. Total consumption for year (gallons) 391,199,000


5. Passed thru meters (gallons) 231,308,637


6. Percentage of consumption metered. *59.9%


7. Average daily consumption (gallons) 1,070,295


8. Gallons per day to each inhabitant. 45.5


9. Gallons per day to each consumer 41.9


10. Gallons per day to each meter.


11. Total cost of supplying water, per 1,000,000 gallons, figured on total maintenance, including meter de- partment complete. $102.03


337.1


157


ANNUAL REPORT


12. Cost of supplying water, per 1,000,000 gallons, figured


on total maintenance plus interest on bonds, sink- ing fund, and bonds.


$181.49


STATISTICS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.


1. Kind of pipe. Wrought and cast iron


8: Sizes. . . 11/2 in. to 24 in.


3. Number of hydrants now in use


(City hydrants) 510


(5 private hydrants) (1 Park Hydrant)


4. Range of pressure on mains (pounds). 85-135


SERVICES.


5. Kind of pipe. Wrought and cast iron (Cement lined)


6. Sizes. 1 in. to 6 in. 87


7. Number of services added during year


8. Number now in use 3329


9. Average cost of service for year (per foot) $ .85


10 Number of meters in use . 3175


11. Percentage of service metered (not includ- ing fire services). 100%


*Estimated from observation and data available. Between twenty- six and twenty-seven millions of gallons used in blowing off dead ends, horse troughs, fountains, flushing sewers and drains, flushing water dead ends, steam rollers sprinkling, and fire service and construction purposes under the building clause. Totaled with the meter consumption ac- counts for 67%. Rules should be amended to increase completeness of this account.


SEWER CONNECTIONS.


Total connections January 1, 1924 .. 1,277


Buildings served. 1,474


Connections added during 1924. . 84


Buildings served 92


Total connections January 1, 1925 .. 1,361


1,566


STREET LIGHTING.


The following is a list of the number and kinds of lights in use January 1,1925: Kind


Number


Cost


600 C. P.


84


$95.70 each


Sunset to 11:30 P. M.


600 C. P.


29


28.34 each


11:30 P. M. to Sunrise


100 C. P.


58


31.00 each All night lights


60 C. P.


1062


21.00 each All night lights


32 C. P. 20


20.00 each All night lights under railroad arches.


A. B. C. ST. RAILWAY.


Profit and Loss Statement.


('redit Balances at beginning of year.


$16,984.32


Credit balance from Income acct .. 4,751.30


Balance carried forward to Balance Sheet.


$21,735.62


158


ANNUAL REPORT


General Balance Sheet. 1924


Investments. $33,095.46 Funded Debt Unmatured .. $9,000.00


Accrued Interest. . 101.25 Liability for provident funds. 2,258.59


Profit and Loss (credit) 21,735.62


$33,095.46


$33,095.46


SUMMARY STATEMENT OF UNMATURED FUNDED DEBT.


Amount actually out- Int. Liability at close Interest during year 1924 standing at close of year of year 1924


1924 Accrued-not due Accrued


Int. Paid


$9,000.00 $101.25


$539.44 $584.25


INCOME STATEMENT OF YEAR 1924.


Operating Income.


Operating revenues.


$12,622.30


Operating expenses.


13,965.81


Net Operating Deficit.


$1,343.51


Non-Operating Income.


Appropriated by City of Attleboro.


6,634.25


Gross Income.


$5,290.74


Deductions from Gross Income.


Interest on funded debt. 539.44


$4,751.30


COMPARATIVE A. B. C. STREET RAILWAY SCHEDULE. Number of Passengers.


Number of Fares 1922


Number of Fares 1923


Number of School Fares 1924


Tickets 1922


School Tickets 1923


School Tickets 1924


Total 1922


Total 1923


Total 1924


Month.


January.


15,316


15,392


22,880


3,372


3,228


7,677


18,688


18,620


30,557


February.


13,205


15,419


22,043


2,464


2,213


3,511


15,669


17,632


25,554


March.


15,278


16,154


17,532


3,416


3,194


4,045


18,694


19,348


21,577


April.


15,019


14,301


20,462


2,275


2,514


4,045


17,294


16,815


24,507


May.


14,981


13,578


20,429


3,127


3,305


4,340


18,108


16,883


24,769


June. .


13,182


13,421


18,187


2,937


2,541


3,644


16,119


15,962


21,831


July.


12,021


*21,506


15,674


12,021


21,506


15,674


August.


13,023


22,029


16,100


13,023


22,029


16,100


September


13,421


23,030


16,922


2,681


** 4,015


3,428


16,102


27,045


20,350


October. .


13,445


23,240


19,810


3,218


5,134


3,879


16,663


28,374


23,689


November


13,780


21,784


18,452


3,091


4,754


3,170


16,871


26,538


21,622


December.


14,442


22,488


20,705


2,052


3,520


3,113


16,494


26,008


23,818


Totals.


167,113


222,342


229,196


28,633


34,418


40,852


195,746


256,760


270,048


*Changed to 5c for each zone.


** Changed to 212c for each zone.


ANNUAL REPORT


159


The Richardson School with the new eight-room addition opened April 13, 1925.


ANNUAL REPORT


of the


School Committee


ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS


For the Year Ending December 31 1924


162


ANNUAL REPORT


SCHOOL COMMITTEE, 1924


Edwin F. Thayer


Mrs. Mary C. Ford


177 So. Main St. 1925


Telephone 140-W


Joseph Finberg


24 John St. 1925


Telephone 981-R


250 County St. 1926


Telephone 172-M


12 Florence St.


1926


Telephone 896


204 No. Main St. 1926


Telephone 371-W


32 John St. 1927


Telephone 713-W


28 Peck St.


1927


Telephone 490-J


Pleasant Ave.


1927


Telephone 526-M


ORGANIZATION


Edwin F. Thayer Dr. Reginald P. Dakin .


Chairman Secretary


Edwin F. Thayer Representative before Municipal Council


STANDING COMMITTEES


Mrs. Theobald


Teachers and Course of Study Mrs. Ford Mrs. Holbrook


Dr. Dakin


Text Books and Supplies Mrs. Holbrook Mr. Gustin


Mr. Finberg


Buildings Mr. Richardson Mr. Nerney


Mr. Thayer


Finance Mr. Finberg Dr. Dakin


Term Expires January 1925


Mrs. Florence B. Theobald


Harold K. Richardson


George E. Nerney


Dr. Reginald P. Dakin


Mrs. Lida M. Holbrook


George M. Gustin


17 Mechanics St.


Telephone 468-M


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ANNUAL REPORT


Regular Meetings, first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 . o'clock P. M.


Bills may be approved at each meeting of the Committee. All bills to be acted on must be submitted in duplicate, and be in the hands of the clerk of the committee, Superintendent's office, on the Saturday preceding the meeting.


SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


Lewis A. Fales, 22 Mechanics St. Telephone 22-R Office, Sanford Street School Telephone 12


The Superintendent's office is open on school days from 8:30 to 5:00; Saturday 9:00 to 12:00. The Superintendent's office hours on school days are from 8:30 to 9:00; 4:00 to 5:00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 7:00 to 8:00 Monday evening.


Superintendent's Secretary


Alice I. Wetherell 32 Sanford St.


Telephone 347-J


Assistants


Ann B. Hinckley 89 No. Main St. 171 So. Main St.


Marion E. Rogers .


School Physician


Dr. Jesse W. Battershall 18 No. Main St.


Telephone 284


School Nurse


Mrs. Anna Bradford 15 No. Main St. . Telephone 280-X


Office Hour-Sanford Street School, 4:00 to 4:30 on school days.


Attendance Officer


Charles T. Crossman . .32 Benefit St. Telephones: Home, 259-W; Office, 670-R


Office hours on school days: 8:45 to 9:30 A. M. daily at the office of the Superintendent.


School Calendar


Fall term Thursday, September 4, to December 19, 1924


Winter term .Monday, December 29, 1924 to February 20, 1925 Spring term March 2 to April 17, 1925 Summer term April 27 to noon, Wednesday, June 24, 1925 Fall Term begins Thursday, September 10, 1925.


School Sessions


High School-One session, from 8:15 to 1:40, with recess of fifteen min- utes.


Bank Street-One session, from 8:15 to 1:15.


Grammar and Primary Schools-Morning session from 9:00 to 11:45. Afternoon session from 1:30 to 3:45, from March 1 to November 1; 1:15 to 3:30 from November 1 to March 1. Grade 1 closes fifteen minutes earlier than the other grades.


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No School Signal


Four Double Strokes on the Fire Alarm 2-2-2-2.


7:15 A. M. No session for the High School.


8:00 A. M. No morning session for all grades below the High School. 8:15 A. M. No morning session for the first, second and third grades. Afternoon session for all grades unless the signal is re- peated at 12:15 or 12:30.


11:15 A. M. One session. Grades I to III will close for the day at 12:00 M. All higher grades then in session will close for the day at 1:00 P. M.


12:15 P. M. No afternoon session for all grades below the High School. 12:30 P. M. No afternoon session for the first, second and third grades. 6:50 P. M. No session for the evening schools.


The signal will be given at 8 A. M. and 12:15 P. M. only in very severe weather.


FINANCIAL STATEMENT


Dr.


Appropriation .


$293,120.00


Refund Van Nostrand Co ..


1.60


Refund Underwood Typewriter Co. 2.00


$293,123.60


Cr.


By expenditures.


$292,744.57


By Balance


379.03


$293,123.60


EXPENDITURES FOR 1924.


General


Account


High School


Elementary School


General Control


Clerks.


$3,133.20


Telephones. .


316.70


Census enumerator. 150.00


Office expenses


150.88


Superintendence


Superintendent 3,866.67


Attendance Officer


and Custodian of


Buildings.


1,500.00


Office expenses, fuel


etc ..


632.55


Expenses out of


town. .


223.10


Automobiles


675.00


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ANNUAL REPORT


Instruction


Teachers.


$53,564.63


$149,422.59


Supervisors


2,372.00


4,744.25


Books


1,184.58


2,946.12


Supplies.


2,348.19


2,822.35


Cooking.


309.92


16.08


Manual training


405.04


179.88


Sewing.


28.16


Care of organs.


44.00


Operating School Plant


Janitors.


3,507.00


15,037.30


Fuel.


1,398.42


11,454.45


Water


73.70


908.87


Janitor's supplies


149.78


775.66


Lights-Gas.


161.21


Electricity


509.49


576.72


Power


88.60


Towels.


38.00


267.49


Maintaining School Plant


Repairs.


1,351.88


8,204.44


Furniture.


228.18


72.83


Care of grounds


194.70


Flags. .


6.10


45.14


Auxiliary Agencies


Health


135.00


2,741.50


Transportation.


964.03


6,314.38


Miscellaneous


Tuition


441.12


Graduations.


180.66


152.70


Sundries.


15.05


153.73


Express.


. .


15.55


40.58


Fire Insurance.


565.18


1,066.66


$10,648.10 $69,410.98 $208,812.91


$288,871.99


Evening School


Teachers' salaries . . $2,527.00


Books and supplies.


99.07


Janitors


301.00


Lights.


179.65


Tuition


22.50


Sundries.


58.90


3,188.12


Vacation School


Teachers. .


473.00


Supplies


192.37


Equipment.


19.09


684.46


$292,744.57


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ANNUAL REPORT


CONTINUATION SCHOOL.


Dr.


Appropriation


$9,000.00


Cr.


Salaries.


7,518.22


Maintenance


1,481.49


$8,999.71


Balance


.29


Reimbursement from State for school year Sept. 1, 1923 to Aug. 31, 1924.


$4.150.79


SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS. Richardson School Addition.


Dr.


Appropriation


$106,000.00


Cr.


Lull Construction Company, Contractors. 54,225.18


Stone-Underhill Company, Heating and ventilating. 15,547.00


Pope & Read, Plumbing. 2,659.65


Grinnell Company, Sprinklers.


1,428.00


Olstin M. Higgins, Architect.


4,962.35


Insurance


283.10


Sundries


40.34


$79,145.62


Balance


26,854.38


$106,000.00


Washington School Insurance.


Dr.


Insurance received


$555.00


Cr.


M. F. Ashley & Co., Lumber.


$23.74


Edward E. Babb & Co., Supplies .


4.91


Brownell Hardware Co., Supplies.


10.48


Joseph Charpentier, Door, sash, etc.


37.00


Frank H. Davis, Masonry


122.03


Electric Shop, Wiring


116.17


George W. Ellis, Labor


70.16


Wm. F. Flynn & Son, Supplies.


23.90


'Johnson Decorating Co., Lights of glass, etc.


29.13


J. L. Tobitt Co., Painting


75.40


$512.92


Balance


42.08


$555.00


$9,000.00


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ANNUAL REPORT


High School Equipment-Manual Training.


Dr.


Appropriation .


Cr.


435.00


Electric Shop Inc., Setting up machinery


13.05


E. C. Newman & Co., Freight and cartage


37.89


$485.94


Balance


14.06


$500.00


ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR 1925.


Compared with Expenditures for 1924.


Appropriated 1924


Expended 1924


Estimated 1925


General Control


1. School Committee


Clerks. .


$3,224.00


$3,133.20


$3,276.00


Office Expenses


100.00


97.88


100.00


Reports.


100.00


53.00


100.00


Telephones


350.00


316.70


427.00


Census.


150.00


150.00


200.00


$3,924.00


$3,750.78


$4,103.00


2. Superintendence-


Superintendent . .


$3,800.00


$3,866.67


$4,000.00


Attendance Officer


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,650.00


Office Expenses


200.00


632.55


300.00


Expenses out of town


200.00


223.10


200.00


Automobiles. .


700.00


675.00


700.00


$6,400.00


$6,897.32


$6,850.00


Instruction


Teachers' Salaries .. 211,141.00 $210,103.47 $218,055.00


Text books and sup-


plies. .


8,500.00


9,345.24


9,000.00


Manual Training,


cooking and sewing


1,000.00


939.08


1,000.00


$220,641.00 $220,387.79


$228,055.00


Operating School Plant


Janitors.


$18,730.00


$18,544.30


$18,964.00


Fuel


13,700.00


12,852.87


11,366.00


Water


1,000.00


982.57


1,000.00


Janitor's supplies


900.00


925.44


900.00


Power.


125.00


88.60


125.00


Lights


900.00


1,247.42


1,100.00


Towels


300.00


305.49


300.00


$35,655.00


$34,946.69


$33,755.00


$500.00


American Wood Working Machinery Co., Jointer.


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Maintaining School Plant


Appropriated 1924


Expended 1924


Estimated 1925


Repairs, etc. $10,000.00 $10,103.27 $12,000.00


Auxiliary Agencies


School Physician .. $1,200.00


$1,200.00


$1,200.00


School Nurse


1,500.00


1,500.00


1,500.00


Nurse's Transpor-


tation.


300.00


176.50


300.00


Transportation.


7,000.00


7,278.41


7,000.00


$10,000.00 $10,154.91


$10,000.00


Miscellaneous


Tuition.


$500.00


$441.12


500.00


Graduations


250.00


333.36


300.00


Express .


50.00


56.13


50.00


Insurance.


2,100.00


1,631.84


2,100.00


Additional


Insur-


ance-Brick Bldgs.


850.00


Additional Insur-


ance-Wooden Bldgs.


890.00


Sundries.




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