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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
with their own glasses on. One is under treatment with glasses to be prescribed later. Special forms were sent to the parents of the children failing the test informing them of the defect and a form to take to the optometrist or opthalmologist.
HEARING TESTING
The hearing test was administered to those children who had shown hearing loss the previous year and to the new pupils registered in the schools. The pure tone audiometer is the instrument used to detect hearing impairment. This instrument was loaned to us by the State Department of Public Health. There were fourteen failures found. Six children had marked hearing loss. Two of those with a large degree of hearing loss have been attending the lip reading classes conducted by the League for Hard of Hearing. One child who came into our school system from Worcester was attending lip reading classes in one of the city's schools. He has an appointment at the League for Hard of Hearing, and it is anticipated that the League will recommend lip reading for him. The Towns of Sutton and Douglas now own a Pure Tone Audiometer. All grades will be tested before June.
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
An anuual census of physically handicapped children is required by the State Department of Education and the State Department of Public Health. This year's census shows that we have 41 physically handicapped children in this community. Many of these children are registered with the State Crippled Children's Clinic in Worcester. All of them are either attending a clinic or are under the supervision of their own family physician or specialist. One child is attending the Cerebal Palsy Day School in Worcester.
Pencillin prescribed by the physician for the rheumatic fever cases is made available at a very moderate price through the co- operation of the Worcester Branch of the American Heart Associa- tion. We have eight known rheumatic fever cases. The nurse does the follow-up recommended on these cases. The State Physiotherapist makes periodic visits on those children with orthopedic defects.
Several children have been recommended to the Youth Guidance Clinic. This Clinic has too large a case load to take on any of the children from this area. It is very difficult to find children with emotional problems and not to have a facility available in this area. One child has been tested at Wrentham State School and is awaiting admission at the present time. He has not attended our public schools.
HOME NURSING
Eleven girls in Senior High School received Red Cross Certifi- cates in Home Nursing at Class Day in June. Two credits are given
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for this course, which includes 40 hours of theory and practice in the care of the sick and health education. Field trips were taken to a pasteurizing plant, Rutland Veterans' Hospital, Mary MacArthur Polio Center in Wellesley, and the new St. Vincent Hospital in Wor- cester. This group of girls assisted in collecting for the March of Dimes. The Douglas Branch Red Cross finances this course.
HEALTH EDUCATION
All teachers have in their possession a written list of standing orders, approved by the Superintendent and the School Board, in administering first aid to a child and what to do in cases of illness and emergency.
The nurse acts as a consultant to the teacher in all matters per- taining to health. Health Education is integrated by the teacher into the regular program. The teachers conduct class room inspec- tions daily and refer any unusual observations to the nurse. Materials are made available to the teacher through the medium of pamphlets, posters, books, movies, etc.
The report on communicable disease control, polio vaccination, and the immunization clinic may be found in my report to the Board of Health.
Plans are in the making to patch test all of the pupils in the school system. This will be completed by February, 1956.
To comply with the State Law, all teachers in this system are due to have a Chest X-Ray. I have contacted the executive secretary of the Southern Worcester County Health Association to make plans for this X-ray. A definite time for this will be forthcoming in the near future.
For professional improvement I completed a course in School Health Education at the Framingham State Teachers' College. This course carried three semester credits and was approved by the De- partment of Education. I attended important Health Meetings recommended by the Departments of Education and Health.
I wish to express my appreciation to Mr. Wetherell, the School Committee, Dr. Spooner, the volunteers who assist with vision test- ing, dental examinations, and many other projects, and to all the parents and teachers for their efforts in promoting better health and healthful living for our future citizens.
Respectfully submitted,
MABEL A. BROWN, R.N.
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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF MUSIC
Singletary Avenue Sutton, Mass. December 15, 1955
Mr. Alliston C. Wetherell Superintendent of Schools East Douglas, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Wetherell:
This is my fifth annual report as Music Supervisor for the town of East Douglas.
The emphasis continues to be upon vocal music, beginning with short appealing rote songs in the first grades and advancing to note songs in unison and two parts in the upper grades. I visit each class room every week. It is generally the opinion that more may be gained in Music supervision by observing classes than by actual teaching by the Music Supervisor. I hope to be able to give this idea fair trial, with the cooperation of the grade teachers. Each teacher presumably devotes twenty minutes a day to music, as State requirement. We attempt to follow a progress schedule over the six-year period, al- though it becomes advisable to make this flexible in some grades.
The Junior High Glee Club is functioning properly, and at pres- ent preparing for a short operetta. The Senior High is showing more interest in a volunteer Glee Club, and we do expect this to grow. There is certainly no lack of material in both singing quality and reading ability, if the interest can be developed to the extent of producing an ambitious Glee Club as a valuable school activitiy.
Very truly yours,
CHARLES W. MCCABE,
Supervisor of Music
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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF ART
14 Hazel Street Uxbridge, Mass. December 13, 1955
Mr. Alliston C. Wetherell Superintendent of Schools Douglas, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Wetherell:
Please accept my annual report as Supervisor of Drawing in the Public Schools of Douglas.
To see the happy faces of the children, upon entering a class room, is one of the most delightful experiences an Art Teacher can have. Children enjoy doing things with their hands and to stimu- late their eagerness and enthusiasm is one of the chief purposes of teaching art.
We hear much about spoiling the child's originality but, as in learning to read or spell, there are certain fundamentals in Art that must be taught each year. Thus we give children directed les- sons that they may acquire skill in using their hands. Cutting and measuring teaches them to do accurate work. Lessons in directed observation help to teach children to start seeing and to make new and exciting discoveries, through their eyes, that will add to their pleasure for the rest of their lives. They need to see pictures and to try to reproduce them in order to better develop their own origin- ality. They need to gain confidence in their own ability in order to create. We have directed lessons in the study of color and design to help children to appreciate the beauty in their everyday sur- roundings.
The children enjoy drawing nursery rhymes, illustrating stories from reading lessons in science and health. They illustrate the countries they study in Geography and History and learn more about the beauty in nature by drawing and painting flowers, leaves and trees.
Since Art deals primarily with the visual it is our responsibility to guide the children to really use their eyes and at the same time to train them to use their minds to control their hands.
I am grateful for the splendid cooperation I receive from all with whom I work.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARICE S. LUNT
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REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF WRITING
December 14, 1955
Mr. A. C. Wetherell Superintendent of Schools Douglas, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Wetherell:
I am pleased to submit the following report of the operation of the handwriting program in the Douglas schools for the school year 1954-55.
In the initial handwriting tests administered in November 1933, 2.9% of your pupils received a grade of "A" (Excellent) ; 24.5% re- ceived a grade of "B" (Good); and 72.4% were graded less than "B". In the tests administered in June 1954, 92.7% of your pupils received a grade of "A"; 7% received a score of "B"; and .3% scored less than "B". Handwriting certificates were awarded to 91% of your eighth grade students.
During the last school year we graded approximately 3600 formal and 10,880 informal samples of handwriting for your pupils. A formal test was administered at four teaching-week intervals and a report was furnished each teacher giving a careful diagnosis of the handwriting of each pupil in the room.
We furnished the following materials: teachers' outlines, pupil folder outlines, room motivation certificates, handedness tests, indi- vidual handwriting certificates for pupils who qualified, term en- velopes, seals, etc.
My supervisors join with me in expressing our appreciation for the splendid cooperation we have received from you and your teach- ers at all times. We are very pleased with the results obtained in your schools.
Sincerely yours,
W. L. RINEHART, Director
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REPORT OF TEACHER OF BRASS AND WOODWIND INSTRUMENTS
East Douglas, Mass. December 14, 1955
Mr. Alliston Wetherell Superintendent of Schools Douglas, Massachusetts
My Dear Mr. Wetherell:
I herewith submit my twenty-fourth annual report of the pupils studying musical instruments in the Public Schools of Douglas.
There are six beginners learning to play Cornet and Trumpet. Eight have been playing Trumpet more than a year. There are eight playing Clarinet three on Saxophones, one on Flute and four learn- ing to play Drums.
We have the pupils in the Grade Schools playing ensemble and they are doing very well for the time they have been playing.
The pupils at the High School will rehearse in a separate body. We have some very good players among them.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK O. DODGE,
Teacher of Wind and Percussion Instruments
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
STATISTICAL STATEMENT
Valuation
$2,560,496
Population, Federal Census of 1950
2,627
Number of Persons in town between 5 and 16 years of age, October 1, 1955 499
Number of persons between 5 and 7 years of age
73
Number of persons between 7 and 14 years of age
346
Number of persons between 14 and 16 years of age
80
Total enrollment in all public schools during school year ending June, 1955 512
Average membership for school year
508
Average attendance for school year
482
Per cent of attendance
94.14
Number of buildings in use
3
Number of teachers required by the public schools
20
Number of special teachers 4
Number of teachers graduated from College
16
Number of teachers graduated from Normal School
4
Number of weeks high school was in session 39
Number of weeks elementary schools were in session
38
Number of pupils graduated from high school, 1955 30
Number of pupils graduated from Grade 8, 1955 35
INDEX
Accountant's Report
Table of Accounts-Between Pages 80 to 81
Balance Sheet
84
Agent Moses Wallis Devise
34
Animal Inspector
42
Board of Assessors
15
Board of Health Nurse
59
Board of Public Welfare and Bureau of Old Age Assistance
58
Comparison of Departmental Expenditures, 1939-1955 (Inclusive)
75 47
Dog Officer
67
Finance Committee Report
6
Fire Department Report
28
Forest Warden Report
32
Highway Superintendent
52 42
Library Treasurer's Report
64
List of Jurors
66 13
Officers of the Town of Douglas
3
Police Report
43
Recreation Commission
71
School Report
93
School Committee
3
School Calendar
5
Report of Superintendent of Schools
6
Age and Grade Table-Girls
10
List of Teachers
12
Report of Douglas Memorial High School
13
Report of School Nurse
15
Report of Supervisor of Music
19
Report of Supervisor of Art
20
Report of Supervisor of Writing
21
Report of Teacher of Brass and Woodwind Instruments Statistical Statement
22 23
Sealer of Weights and Measures
Tax Collector
33
Tax Rates in the Town of Douglas
24
Town Clerk's Report
12
Town Hall Report
16
Treasurer's Report
68 72 69
Veterans Service Director
50
Warrant for Town Meeting
88
Wire Inspector
33
Water Commissioners
37
Age and Grade Table-Boys
9
Attendance Record-1955
11
Tree Warden
76
Civil Defense Organization Report
Inspection of Slaughtering
Librarian's Report
ANNUAL REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF THE
TOWN OF DOUGLAS
S
INCO
46
FOR THE YEAR ENDING December 31, 1956
TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY WEBSTER, MASS. 1957
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TOWN OFFICERS 1956
SELECTMEN Robert J. Frost, 1957, Chairman Louis A. Callahan, 1958 William J. Wallis, 1959
MODERATOR
Joseph S. Virostek, 1957
TOWN CLERK
Lucius J. Marsh, 1957
TREASURER Richard H. Aldrich, 1957
TOWN COUNSEL
Joseph S. Virostek, 1957
ASSESSORS
Lucius J. Marsh, 1957, Chairman Andrew J. Baca, Jr., 1959 Walter J. Budzyna, 1958
MEMBERS BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
Frank X. Rinfrette, Chairman, 1959 W. Lincoln Carpenter, 1957 William H. Van Ness, 1958 Fred J. Jette, Agent
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
William J. Dunleavy, 1957, Chairman Harold W. Buxton, 1957
Joseph S. Virostek, 1959
Joseph T. Roche, 1958 Viola L. Vecchione, 1958 Ruth H. Pendleton, 1959
TREE WARDEN James Fulone, 1957
SUPERINTENDENT OF HIGHWAYS
Edward A. Therrien, 1957
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AGENT, MOSES WALLIS DEVISE Gilbert W. Rowley, 1957
CEMETERY COMMISSIONERS
Gustavus W. Dudley, 1959 *Edward H. Balcom, 1958 Jacob Kolumber, 1957
TOWN ACCOUNTANT Joan S. Virostek, 1957
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
Moses Deblois, 1958, Chairman James Hanley, 1959 Lucius J. Marsh, 1956
*Walter B. Pine, 1957
TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC LIBRARY Gustave Bigos, 1957
William J. Dunleavy, 1959 Helen R. Jenckes, 1958
LIFE MEMBERS-TRUSTEES OF SIMON FAIRFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Lena M. Schuster William J. Wallis
Vera H. Warner Dr. Raymond H. Spooner
Paul D. Manning Jr.
CHIEF OF POLICE Victor J. Nelson, 1957
CHIEF OF FIRE DEPARTMENT Edward A. Therrien, 1957
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Alliston Wetherell, 1956 H. Deane Hoyt, 1957
SUPERINTENDENT OF WATER WORKS Edward M. Martinsen, 1956 James L. Daubney, 1957
WATER COMMISSIONERS
Gilbert W. Rowley, 1958 Felix S. Vecchione, 1957 William J. Wallis, 1959
BOARD OF HEALTH Selectmen Victor J. Nelson, Agent Mrs. Mabel M. Brown, Nurse
Raymond H. Spooner, M.D.
*Deceased
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SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES *Kenneth E. McMahon, 1956 Herman Ebbeling, 1957
COLLECTOR OF TAXES Norman S. Jussaume, 1959
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT James V. Fulone, 1957
FOREST FIRE WARDEN Edward A. Therrien, 1957
RECREATION COMMISSION
Andrew J. Mercak, 1958
Harold Keith, 1959
Charles E. Devlin, 1957
DOG OFFICER Victor J. Nelson, 1957
FENCE VIEWERS Charles L. Church, 1957 Everett Ballou, 1957 John Meszaro, 1957
BRIDGE VIEWERS Edward A. Therrien, 1957
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS Roy E. Kenyon, 1957
INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING Roy E. Kenyon, 1957
MEASURERS OF LUMBER
Andrew Baca Jr., 1957 Chester Wallis, 1957 Charles L. Church, 1957
Henry Ballou, 1957
WEIGHER OF COAL Leon T. Sochia Jr., 1957
INSPECTOR OF WIRING George Brouwer, 1957
*Deceased
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FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
GENERAL GOVERNMENT-5.916% of Total
Item No.
Approp. 1956
Expend. Recom. 1957 1956
1. Selectmen's Salaries:
$100.00
$100.00
$100.00
Chairman
100.00
100.00
100.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
3rd Member
400.00
399.84
400.00
2. Selectmen's Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,250.00
3. Town Accountant's Salary
650.00
650.00
650.00
4. Clerical Hire-Selectmen
300.00
300.00
300.00
Town Clerk
750.00
734.70
750.00
Town Treasurer
500.00
500.00
5. Town Clerk's Salary
150.00
204.68
6. Town Clerk's Expense
100.00
100.00
100.00
7. Town Treasurer's Salary
400.00
622.09
500.00
8. Town Treasurer's Expense
1,000.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
9. Tax Collector's Salary
500.00
602.56
500.00
10. Tax Collector's Expense
11. Assessor's Salaries :
600.00
600.00
600.00
Chairman
150.00
150.00
150.00
2nd Member
150.00
150.00
150.00
3rd Member
12. Assessor's Expense
13. Town Counsel
14. Moderator
15. Registrar's Salaries:
25.00
25.00
25.00
Chairman
25.00
25.00
25.00
2nd Member
25.00
25.00
25.00
3rd Member
700.00
700.00
16. Registrars' Expense
1,000.00
1,005.25
17. Election Expense
4,200.00
5,744.15
5,200.00
18. New Town Hall Maintenance
19. Old Town Hall Maintenance
$14,540.00 $16,585.58 $15,315.00
20. a. Treasurer's Expense- Unpaid Bills (A-10)*
26.00
b. Town Treasurer's New Office Equipment (A-11)*
310.00
319.08
375.00
c. New Town Hall Maint-Unpaid Bills-1955
5.45
5.45
d. Old Town Hall Maint-Unpaid Bills-1955
19.54
19.54
700.00
700.00
697.08
500.00
500.00
500.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
575.00
400.00
535.23
700.00
250.00
$14,874.99 $16,929.65 $15,716.00
500.00
150.00
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PROTECTION OF PERSONS AND PROPERTY-7.690% of Total Item No.
Approp. Expend. Recom.
1956
1956
1957
22. Police-Church Detail
10,500.00
10,483.87
11,042.00
23. Police-Summer Detail
250.00
229.00
250.00
24. Police-Lock Up
100.00
75.50
100.00
25. Fire-General Expense
165.00
165.00
165.00
26. Fire-Insurance on Equipment and Personnel
3,875.00
3,870.82
3,875.00
27. Fire-Department Equipment
750.00
741.43
750.00
29. Fire-Forest Fires
500.00
499.98
500.00
30. Tree Department:
Tree Warden's Salary
100.00
100.00
100.00
Tree Department Expense
900.00
883.80
910.00
Moth Department
400.00
354.15
400.00
32. Civilian Defense
300.00
520.05
300.00
33. Ground Observer Corps Expense
100.00
50.23
100.00
34. Inspector of Wires
75.00
75.00
75.00
35. Dog Officer
50.00
50.00
50.00
$19,375.00 $19,394.50 $19,927.00
36. Police Cruiser
1,100.00
1,100.00
36. a. Fire Department Special Repairs (A-12)*
36. b. Fire Department-New Ambulance (A-13)*
1.00
$20,475.00 $20,494.50 $20,428.00
HEALTH 1.348% of Total
37. Health Agent
38. Health Expense
3,270.00
3,339.02
3,430.00
40. Animal Inspector's Salary
25.00
25.00
25.00
75.00
75.00
75.00
$3,420.00
$3,489.02
$3,580.00
41. Health-Unpaid Bills
33.88
33.88
$3,453.88
$3,522.90
$3,580.00
950.00
940.66
950.00
28. Fire-Ambulance Fund
300.00
295.01
300.00
31. Sealer
60.00
60.00
60.00
500.00
39. Meat Inspector's Salary
50.00
50.00
50.00
21. Police
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HIGHWAY-10.543% of Total
Item No.
1956
1956
5,325.00
$5,325.00 $24,846.91
42. Chapter 81, Highways (A-3)
1,500.00
4,499.43
1,500.00
43. Chapter 90, Maintenance (A-4)
44. Chapter 90, Construction (A-5)
2,000.00
10,000.00
2,000.00
44a. Chapter 90, Construction Avail- able Funds-Chapter 718, Acts of 1956 (4,000.00)
2,650.00
2.937.19
2,650.00
45. Highways-General Expense
12.600.00
12,598.15
8,000.00
46. Snow Roads
500.00
10,707.97
47. Machinery Maintenance
1,000.00
1,515.69
1,000.00
48. W. C. Insurance
500.00
496.73
500.00
49. Bridges
500.00
50. Railings
3,750.00
3,744.00
3,750.00
51. Street Lighting
500.00
453.08
500.00
52. Equipment Insurance
300.00
53. Sidewalks
54. Douglas Center Sidewalks
300.00
291.52
300.00
(A-14)*
$31,425.00 $72,890.53 $26.325.00
55. Drainage-N.E. Main Street
56. Automatic Sander
2,500.00
2,500.00
57. Highway-Office Equipment- 1956
325.00
325.00
58. Snow Roads-Unpaid Bills- 1956 (A-10)*
182.18
59. Street Lighting-Unpaid Bills- 1955
312.00
312.00
60. Special Grader Repairs-1957 (A-15)*
1,500.00
$35,562.00 $76,928.54 $28,007.18
WELFARE AND OLD AGE ASSISTANCE-12.535% of Total 61. Welfare Salaries:
200.00
Chairman
100.00
100.00
100.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
100.00
3rd Member
5,000.00
3,526.53
62. Welfare-Relief Expense
2,000.00
1,908.55
1,000.00
63. Aid to Dependent Children
1,000.00
1,039.14
2,000.00
64. Disability Assistance
25,000.00
65. Old Age Assistance
500.00
500.00
500.00
66. Clerk-Welfare
200.00
Old Age Assistance
200.00
200.00
901.21
1,000.00
499.88
500.00
300.00
299.98
. .
4.000.00
22,000.00
21,335.58
Recom. 1957
Approp. Expend.
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Aid to Dependent Children
100.00
100.00
100.00
Disability Assistance
100.00
$31,000.00 $28,809.80 $33,300.00
66a. O.A.A .- Unpaid Bills-1955
184.65
184.65
$31,184.65 $28,994.45 $33,300.00
SOLDIERS' BENEFITS -. 739% of Total
67. Veterans' Agent
750.00
750.00
750.00
68. Veterans' Service Dept. Expense
200.00
196.25
200.00
69. Veterans' Benefits
1,000.00
405.95
1,000.00
$1,950.00
$1,352.20
$1,950.00
70. Veterans' Service Dept. Expense-
Unpaid Bills-1956 (A-10)*
13.65
$1,950.00
$1,352.20
$1,963.65
SCHOOLS-49.054% of Total
71. School Committee Salaries:
Chairman
75.00
75.00
75.00
Secretary
40.00
40.00
40.00
Purchasing Agent
40.00
40.00
40.00
4th Member
20.00
20.00
20.00
6th Member
20.00
20.00
20.00
73. Industrial Schools
1,000.00
977.58
1,000.00
$122,813.20$122,790.88$129,803.64
74. Schools-Unpaid Bills-(A-10)*
1,399.41
1,399.41
296.02
75. Industrial Schools-Unpaid Bills (A-10)*
212.80
212.80
214.33
$124,425.51$124,403.09$130,313.99
LIBRARY-1.581% of Total
3,500.00
3,861.40
4,200.00
$3,500.00
$3,861.40
$4,200.00
77. Library-Unpaid Bills
25.00
25.00
$3,525.00
$3,886.40
$4,200.00
RECREATION AND UNCLASSIFIED 1.455% of Total
78. Recreational Program
300.00
300.00
300.00
79. Blanket Insurance
1,600.00
654.98
2,400.00
,
76. Library
20.00
20.00
20.00
5th Member
72. Schools-General Expense 121.598.30 121,598.30 128,588.64
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80. Memorial Day
81. Printing Town Reports
82. Care of Town Clock, so-called
60.00
60.00
60.00
$3,060.00
$2,320.53
$3,860.00
83. Memorial Day-Unpaid Bills- 1956 (A-10)*
84. Recreation-Little League (A-16)
85. Recreation-Intermediate League (A-17)
$3.060.00
$2,320.53
$3,866.00
WATER DEPARTMENT-4.622% of Total
86. Water Commissioners' Salaries:
Chairman
100.00
100.00
100.00
2nd Member
100.00
100.00
3rd Member
10,427.75
88. Water-Oxford Road Extension
2,000.00
1,884.77
$13,470.00 $13,354.77 $10,727.75
51.95
89. Water-Unpaid Bills (A-10)*
90. Water-Wixtead Court Replace- ment (A-18)*
1,500.00
$13,470.00 $13,354.77 $12,279.70
CEMETERIES -. 188% of Total
350.00
215.40
350.00
91. Cemetery-Douglas Center
150.00
150.00
150.00
92. Cemetery-Pine Grove
$500.00
$365.40
$500.00
INTEREST AND MATURING DEBT-3.764% of Total
93. Interest
8,500.00
8,500.00
8.500.00
94. Debt
$9,650.00 $10,275.35
10,000.00
RESERVE FUND -. 565% of Total
$1,500.00
95. Reserve Fund (A-19)*
$1,500.00
500.00
449.10
500.00
600.00
597.40
600.00
6.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
87. Water-General Expense
11,170.00
11,170.00
1,500.00
1,150.00
1,775.35
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
RECAPITULATION AND ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS
Departments:
1956
1957
Increase
Decrease
General Government
$14,874.99 $15,716.00
841.01
Protection of Persons
and Property
20,475.00
20.428.00
47.00
Health
3,453.88
3,580.00
126.12
Highway
35,562.00
28,007.18
7,554.82
Welfare and Old Age
Assistance
31,184.65
33,300.00
2,115.35
Soldiers' Benefits
1,950.00
1.963.65
13.65
Schools
124,425.51 130,313.99
5,888.48
Library
3,525.00
4,200.00
675.00
Recreation and
Unclassified
3,060.00
3,866.00
806.00
Water Department
13,470.00
12,279.70
1,190.30
Interest and Maturing
Debt.
9,650.00
10,000.00
350.00
Reserve Fund
1,500.00
1,500.00
$262,131.03$265,654.52 $12,315.61
$8,792.12
Transfers
Article 20. Overlay Surplus to Reserve Fund*
Article 22.
Surplus Revenue to Reduce Tax Levy*
$20.000.00
Article 25. Machinery Rentals to Machinery Account Article 26. W.C. Insurance Fund to W. C. Insurance
700.00
Account*
500.00
* Favorable Action Recommended
o Ought to be Passed Over
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT J. FROST, 1957, Ch. LOUIS A. CALLAHAN, 1958 WILLIAM J. WALLIS, 1959 WINFIELD A. SCHUSTER, 1958 HOWELL W. PARKER, 1958 EDWARD P. MONE, 1957
GILBERT W. ROWLEY, 1957 BAYLIS G. ALDRICH, 1959 ANDREW J. HVIZDOS, 1959 Finance Committee LUCIUS J. MARSH, Clerk for the Committee
. .
Cemeteries
500.00
500.00
$1,500.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
TAX RATE IN THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS
Total Taxes Levied
$32.50
$58,515.88
1932
31.50
57,778.66
1933
33.00
60,749.79
1934
32.00
59,759.65
1935
32.00
60,075.64
1936
35.00
55,815.70
1937
37.00
59,414.67
1938
37.00
60,088.99
1939
35.00
60,258.72
1940
35.00
62,087.09
1941
35.00
63,457.91
1942
35.00
64,376.32
1943
35.00
64.874.34
1944
35.00
65,867.44
1945
37.00
70,104.03
1946
43.00
82,655.50
1947
47.00
99,920.10
1948
45.00
101,821.34
1949
45.00
103,739.50
1950
51.00
119,360.10
1951
58.00
136,667.14
1952
58.00
139,427.65
1953
58.00
140,725.40
1954
58.00
142,357.24
1955
1956
65.00
161,875.37
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TOWN OF DOUGLAS
LIST OF JURORS
JURY LIST-MEN
Name
Address
Occupation
Anderson, Andrew J.
Maple St.
Billiel, Charles
School Ct.
Brown, Harry S.
Depot St.
Bruno, Edmund H.
Main St.
School Janitor
Cencak, Andrew
Main St.
Salesman Plasterer
Copp, Stephen D.
Main St.
Refrigeration Maint. Tinsmith
Dansereau, Albert J.
Manchaug Rd.
Devlin, Charles E.
Gilboa St.
Highway Dept. Clerical Work
Doyon, Edgar L.
Cook St.
Electrician
Ebbeling, Herman
West St.
Store Clerk
Gove, Herbert E.
Cedar St.
Maintenance
Hastings, Allen
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