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Number of dog licenses collected
48
Number of Animals killed
7
Runaway children returned to parents
4
Search warrants served
4
Safekeeping (held for)
2
Value of stolen property, lost
$470
Value of stolen property, recovered
$225
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Number of arrests, Male Female
70
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Charged as follows
Assault
4
Assault and Battery
5
Arrests for other Departments
1
Capias
3
Deserter from U. S. Navy
1
Drunkness
6
Delinquent child
2
Breaking and entering
2
Larceny
3
Maintaining a gaming nuisance
3
Non-support
2
Present at unlawful game
4
Rape
1
Violation of liquor law
1
Violation of Probation
4
Violation of Motor vehicle law
31
Wayward child
1
Disposed as follows
1 Assault. Continued.
1 Assault. Guilty. Filed.
1 Assault and Battery. Continued.
3 Assault and Battery. Guilty. Filed.
1 Assault and Battery. Dismissed.
1 Breaking and entering. Committed to Industrial School.
1 Breaking and entering. Guilty. Filed.
1 Deserter from Navy. Returned to Boston.
1 Drunk. Fined $15.00. Paid.
1 Drunk. Released.
1 Drunk. Not Guilty. Discharged .
1 Drunk. Fined $10.00.
1 Drunk. Guilty. Filed.
1 Drunk. Probation.
1 Delinquent child. Fined $10.00. Paid.
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1 Delinquent child. Committed to care of Dept. of Public Welfare.
3 Larcency. 6 months in House of Correction. Suspended.
2 Maintaining gaming nuisance. Fined $25. Paid.
1 Maintaining gaming nuisance, 30 days in House of Correction. Suspended.
1 Operating under influence of liquor. 30 days in Jail. Suspended.
1 Operating under influence of liquor. Fined $100 and 30 days in Jail. Fine paid. Sentence sus- pended.
1 Operating under influence of liquor. Fined $100 Committed to Jail.
. 1 Operating recklessly. Not guilty. Discharged.
1 Non-support. Continued.
1 Non-support. 6 months in Jail. Suspended.
4 Present at unlawful game. Fined $5. Paid.
1 Rape. Held for Grand Jury. Indictment re- turned.
1 Violation of liquor law. Fined $100. Paid.
1 Violation of Probation. 3 months in Jail. Com- mitted.
1 Violation of Probation. 1 month in Jail. Com- mitted.
1 Violation of Probation. 6 months in Jail. Com- mitted.
1 Wayward Child. Continued.
1 Going away after accident. Dismissed.
1 Operating on left of way. Fined $25. Paid.
2 Operating on left of way. Fined $15. Paid.
8 Operating on left of way. Fined $10. Paid.
1 Operating on left of way. Dismissed.
1 Operating on left of way. Defaulted. Capias is-
sued.
1 Operating within 8 foot of an electric car. Fined $5. Paid.
1 License not endorsed. Fined $5. Paid.
1 License not endorsed. Guilty. Filed.
1 Excessive Speed. Fined $10. Paid.
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1 Operating without lights. Fined $5. Paid.
1 Operating not properly registered. Discharged.
Not guilty.
2 Operating not properly registered. Fined $15. Paid.
1 Operating without license. Fined $15. Paid.
1 Operating without license in possession. Fined $5. Paid.
2 Operating without registration certificate. Fined $5. Paid.
1 Operating without license in possession. Filed.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES P. DONAHUE, Chief of Police.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Gasoline pumps, tested and sealed 13
Kerosene pumps, tested and sealed 3
Liquid measures, tested and sealed 31
Coal Scales, tested and sealed 1
Platform Scales, 100 to 5000 ibs. tested and sealed 3 Counter Scales under 1001bs. tested and sealed 2
Beam Scales under 1001bs. tested and sealed 13
Beam Scales over 1001bs. tested and sealed 4
Spring Scales, tested and sealed 2
Spring Counter Scales, tested and sealed 13
Computing Scales, tested and sealed 10
Personal Weighing Scales, tested and sealed
Fees collected $19.99 1
F. H. HARGRAVES,
Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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REPORT OF FIRE ENGINEERS
To the Selectmen and citizens of the Town of Merrimac :
The Board of Engineers submit their report for the year ending December 31st, 1924.
Number of alarms responded to 24.
Mar. 28. Tel. alarm. Grass fire, at Birch Mea- dow; no damage.
Mar. 28. Tel. alarm. Grass fire, Blotners field on Locust St .; no damage.
April 5. Box 35. W. B. Tuckwell's foundry, High St .; loss $35.00.
April 14. Tel. alarm. Chimney fire at house of David Rickless on High St .; no damage
April 20. Tel. alarm. Grass fire on Winter St .; no damage.
April 25. Box 18. Grass fire in Larkin's field on School St .; no damage.
April 27. Box 36. Dwelling house on Merrimac St., owned by the Merrimac Realty Co .; loss $25.00.
May 3. Tel. alarm. Grass fire on Lincoln St .; no damage.
May 7. Tel. alarm. Grass fire, Locust and Green Sts .; no loss.
May 30. Box 23. Dwelling house on East Main St., owned by Joseph Bisson; loss $1,623.00.
June 3. Tel. alarm. Grass fire on Winter St .; no damage.
June 3. Box 7. Hog house on property of W. B. Kelly, Birch Meadow Road; loss $25.00.
June 23. Tel. alarm. Grass fire on Winter St .; no loss.
June 29. Box 5. Cottage of George Putnam, off Main St .; loss $200.00.
Sept. 22. Box 24. False alarm.
Sept. 22. Box 22. False alarm.
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Sept. 26. Tel. alarm. At residence of Dr. Gale; no damage.
Oct. 3. Box 14. Grass fire on Main St .; no damage.
Oct. 11. Tel. alarm. Grass fire at Crescent Lake Ave .; no damage.
Oct. 12. Tel. alarm. Grass fire at Crescent Lake Ave .; no damage.
Oct. 13. Box 31. House owned by Clara Bower on Merrimac St .; loss $1,700.00.
Nov 2. Tel. alarm. Grass fire at Crescent Lake Ave .; no damage.
Nov. 8. Tel. alarm. Grass fire at Judkins Court; no loss.
Nov. 22. Box 15. House of Emma Demerritt on Hadley Road; loss $4,160.00.
We have at present twenty men and two sub- stitutes in Hose Co. No. 1; five men and one substi- tute in Hose Co. No. 2. We have five regular drivers for the motor apparatus.
We recommend the purchase of a new storage battery for the fire alarm system.
We recommend the sum of $2,800.00 be appro- priated for the use of the fire department for the ensuing year.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation
$3,000 00
Expended :
Salaries :
Engineers salaries $199 99
Clerk 10 00
Hose Co. No. 1 salaries 989 52
Hose Co. No. 2 salaries 333 35
Supt. of Fire'Alarm and care of truck 115 00
Steward of house, Hose No. 1 85 00
Steward of house, Hose No. 2 25 00 Horse hire,
W. J. Battis, horse hire 25 00
$1,757 86
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E. W. Haskell, horse hire 20 00
55 00 Wallace Ice Co., horse hire 10 00
Fire alarm maintenance,
L. B. Davis, labor 64 58
Fred Jerry, labor 2 00
E. C. Emerson, labor 2 00
Wm. O'Brion, labor, lineman 32 00
G. G. Davis, team
18 75
Vye Smith Co., supplies
90 06
274 85
Wetmore Savage Co., supplies 65 46 Repairs and Improvements, George H. Witcomb, shing-
ling roof, new door 116 32
Dennis F. Donahue, repairing tin roof, puttying 20 30
W. H. Franklin Jr., supplies 25 79
Joseph P. Laskey, repairing furnace 2 45
Busfield Machine Co., oil 2 47 167 33
Insurance,
Clifton B. Heath, insurance
on Comb. 1 30 00
Clifton B. Heath, insurance on Engine 2 61 10 91 10
Freight, Express and Trucking, Boston and Maine R. R., freight 1 63
American Express Co., ex- press 17 04
Angus McInnis, trucking 1 20
H. R. Bousquet, trucking 4 13
24 00
Care of Steamer,
N. L. Howe, care of steamer 18 50
J. L. Howe, care of steamer 18 50
W. H. Franklin Jr., labor on steamer 8 50
Commonwealth of Mass.
Dept. of Public Safety 5 00
William Casazza, labor 9 00 59 50
General Supplies, Foster and Morgan Co., gas
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and supplies 24 39
chains and sections 29 31
Am. LaFrance Fire Engine Co., supplies 28 16
Zenas Lovell and Co., pails soda 27 10
Larkin Mfg. Co., nozzles 72 86
Sargent Coal Co., coal
122 04
Geo. Sargent Sons Co., wood
7 00
H. W. Urquhart, supplies 5 00
Russell-Erwin Co., keys 5 14
Fred Mathison, rectifier 15 00 Wm. Fitzgerald, battery repair 5 50
E. C. Emerson, shovels 2 60
George L. Crouse, supplies 75
Chase Handle Co., axe handles 7 50
Seagraves Co., suction hose 72 50
Walker Body Co., gasoline 80
Jas. F. Etteo, bale of cotton wipers 8 82
Jordan Brush Co., brooms
3 00
Chas. Wing Co., brooms 5 25
New England Fire Appliance Co., acid bottles 2 15
Merrimac Chemical Co., acid 5 31
National Underwriters Co., record book 5 00 455 18
Total expended
$2,884 82
Unexpended balance
115 18
Reimbursements,
Merrimac Chemical Co.
$13 26
Renting hall
15 00
Sale of chairs
4 00
Total reimbursements
32 26
Total unexpended balance $147 44
Respectfully submitted, AARON A. HUME, J. ARTHUR OLLIS, GEORGE H. WHITCOMB, Board of Engineers.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY REPORT
To the Citizens of Merrimac :
We herewith present the forty-ninth annual report of the Merrimac Public Library.
A total of 13,326 books have been put in cir- culation during the year. The following are the monthly deliveries :
January
1299
July
706
February
1513
August
681
March
1720
September
764
April
1249
October
1,005
May
1276
November
1,099
June
929
December
1,085
Total
13,326
This is the largest circulation in any one year in the history of the library.
BOOKS ADDED TO THE LIBRARY DURING THE YEAR
232:
Purchased by trustees Gifts from :
Commonwealth of Mass.
4
U. S. Government
2
Amer. Com. for relief in Ireland
1
Amer. Jewish Commission
1
Better Understanding Society
1
Boni & Liveright
1
E. H. Petersons Kgl. Copenhagen
1
Eleanor Sargent
4
John B. Judkins
1
Ronald Press Company
1
Studebaker Corporation
1
Unknown
3
253
Mrs. Albert Paine
1 Magazine
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Town appropriation
$750 00
Income of Goodwin fund
21 48
Expenses paid :
Books
$308 75
Magazines
42 60
Librarian
250 00
Librarian expenses
2 05
Binding books and magazines 68 01
Book list
2 00
Keys
1 43
:
Cleaning
4 25
Typewriter
30 00
Heating
50 00
Miscellaneous
12 39
$771 48 $771 48
Cash for fines and cards amounting to; $52.16 paid to Town Treasurer.
FUNDS FROM WHICH INCOME IS DERIVED James Whittier fund, with interest to October 15, 1924 $528 18
A. E. Goodwin fund, with interest to October
15 1924 309 98
D. T. Poore fund, with interest to October 15, 1924 546 52
$1,384 68 A much needed improvement has been made in the library rooms, by the addition of new shades to the front windows.
A typewriter which has been needed for some time has been purchased this year.
There seems to be a decided increased interest in the library, as the increased circulation shows. Circulation 1921, 11,200. Circulation 1923, 12,063. Circulation 1922, 11,513. Circulation 1924, 13,323.
Judge Pettingell, executor of the will of the late Thomas H. Hoyt, Esq., informs us that something
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over $20,000.00 in bonds will be handed to the Town Treasurer in January, and that 90 to 95 per cent of the total bequest will be in the hands of the Treas- urer by March 1st and the remainder within a few months thereafter.
We recommend an appropriation of $750.00 for the current year.
Respectfully submitted,
៛
JOHN B. JUDKINS, FRANK E. WALKER, ALVIN F. HEATH,
WILLIAM B. SARGENT,
MRS. LAURA R. JEWELL, HERBERT O. DELANO,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KIMBALL PARK
To the Selectmen and Citizens of Merrimac :
We have taken the usual care of the Park and have also replaced some of the shrubs which had died out. We have also regraded some places in the lawn which had settled.
We had a balance on hand Jan. 1, 1924 $46 31 We have received interest Merrimac Savings Bank :
Judith Kimball Fund $47 39
Amos Weed Fund 84 65 132 04
$178 35
We have expended for labor
$64 60
Replacing shrubs
45 00
Loam
6 00
Overdrawn last year
9 83
125 43
Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1925 re- maining on the Amos Weed acct. $52 92
The Savings Bank books show a balance of ៛
Judith Kimball Fund $1,000 00
Amos Weed Fund
1,913 78
Respectfully submitted,
HERBERT C. McILVIN, HARRY A. PEASE, RICHARD A. SARGENT, Trustees of Kimball Park.
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REPORT OF TRUSTEES, LOCUST GROVE CEMETERY
Contingent Fund
On hand Dec. 31, 1923
$328 05
Interest 1924
14 92
Balance Dec. 31, 1924
$342 97
General Fund
On hand Dec. 31, 1923
$177 58
Received, sale of lots and wood
236 00
Total
$414 08
Expended
Cutting wood
$56 00
Canvas dirt cover
15 50
Lawn mower
12 00
Supt. Pay roll
91 80
$175 30
Balance Dec. 31, 1924 $238 78
HOMER R. SARGENT, RICHARD A. SARGENT, CLARENCE O. LIBBY, Trustees of Locust Grove Cemetery.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIGHT BOARD
The Municipal Light Board herein submit their twenty-first annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1924.
We have added sixty lighting services during the year. While this is not as many as we added in 1923, we consider this a very good showing consid- ering the depression in business for the past six months. At the last annual meeting a committee was appointed to, sell if possible the larger of the engines and generators. Up to this time we have received but one bid of $300.00 for the large gener- ator delivered' on the cars. We have asked for a bid for engine and generator but have received no reply.
In compliance with the law the manager has furnished the Board with the following estimate of expense and income for the ensuing year.
Expense
Gross expense of operating $17,415 00
Interest
40 00
Bond payment
500 00
Depreciation 3% on $51,302.05 . 1,539 06
$19,494 06
Income
From private consumers $17,500 00 Cost as defined in Section 57 of
Chapter 164 of the General
laws of lighting municipal buildings 1,099 52
Of lighting streets
894 54
$19,494 06
To be included in the tax levy
$1,994 06
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EXPENDED FOR Construction
Street lines Transformers Meters
$1,755 97
105 41
608 92
$2,470 30
Renewals Street lines from depreciation fund $963 51
Maintenance
Current purchased
$12,136 40
Station wages
200 00
Repairs of lines, etc.
1,316 21
Fixtures, lamps, etc.
1,106 04
Distribution tools
7 85
Salaries of commissioners
75 00
Salary of manager
1078 33
Salary of collector
599 92
Office expense
447 27
Insurance
137 35
Interest
60 00
Incidentals
431 54
Bond payment
500 00
$18,095 91
Total expended $21,529 72
COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO JAN. 1, 1925
Steam plant
$3,985 39
Electric plant
4,481 01
Street lines
27,239 33
Transformers
6,887 66
Meters
7,148 66
Street lighting equipment
1,560 00
$51,302 05
BALANCE SHEET On Hand and Received Construction fund, Jan. 1, 1924 $6,951 05
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Depreciation fund, Jan. 1, 1924
1,910 91
Reserve fund, Jan. 1, 1924
3,515 77
Sale of power and light
19,822 79
Lighting municipal buildings
490 10
Lighting streets
1,636 36
Rent of fixtures
21 25
Sale of lamps, etc.
1,147 72
Miscellaneous
100 35
Sale of fuel
1,114 95
Interest on depreciation fund
85 75
Interest on reserve fund
159 96
$36,956 96
Expended and on Hand
Construction
$2,470 30
Renewals
963 51
Maintenance
18,095 91
Construction fund
6,751 90
Depreciation fund and interest 2,499 61
Reserve fund and interest
6,175 73
$36,956 96
WILLIS N. SCOTT, WARREN A. BAILEY, WM. H. FRANKLIN, JR., Municipal Light Board.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
The Board of Water Commissioners herein sub- mit their twenty-first annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1924.
Nine new water services have been added dur- ing the year with a total to date of 633. There are 42 services not in use or seven more than December 31, 1923.
ESTIMATES FOR THE ENSUING YEAR
Gross expense of operating
$7,605 00
Interest
1,228 50
Bond payment
3,500 00
Note payment
1,050 00
Construction
250 00
$13,633 50 1
Income
Water rates
$8,000 00
Rent and engineer
350 00
Water in town buildings
100 00
Hydrant service
2,370 00
Maintenance
40 21
Cash on hand
2,773 29
$13,633 50
We recommend that the town appropriate :
For water in town buildings $100 00
For construction 250 00
For hydrant service
2,370 00
For maintenance
40 21
$2,760 21
CONSTRUCTION
Total expended
$1,177 55
Credits
Appropriation
$250 00
Laying service pipe
90 75
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Sale of material
73 25
Light Dept.
850 80
$1,264 80
Expended
1,177 55
Balance
87 25
Balance Jan. 1, 1924
42 37
$129 62
Maintenance
Miscellaneous and repairs
$426 78
Oil and waste
79 73
Salary of collector
349 92
Salary of superintendent
799 76
Salary of commissioners
75 00
Fuel
3,598 33
Station wages
1,040 00
Office expense
472 31
Bond payment
3,500 00
Note payment
1,050 00
Interest payment
1,410 50
Insurance
68 00
$12,870 33
Cash on hand and received
$16,821 17
Total expended
14,047 88
Balance
$2,773 29
MONTHLY REPORT OF PUMPING STATION
Gallons Pumped
Hrs.
Mins.
January
3,288,000
137
15
February
3,360,000
133
March
3,531,600
141
40
April
3,408,000
134
25
May
3,636,000
144
20
June
4,116,000
160
05
July
4,628,400
201
35
August
4,608,000
180
15
September
3,312,000
133
50
October
3,384,000
135
20
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November
3,384,000
132
41
December
3,384,000
141
44,040,000
COST OF CONSTRUCTION AND RENEWALS
Pumping station
$6,631 74
Boilers
6,552 83
Pumps
6,448 71
Coal shed
339 60
Road to station
272 00
Suction pump
2,369 86
Pipe line
27,983 98
Pipe laying
14,188 49
Clearing land
620 08
Stand pipe
6,165 21
Investigating committee
2,344 12
Engineering
3,097 22
Freight and express
245 99
Miscellaneous
971 98
Salaries
1,500 00
Land
3,475 34
Service pipe
9,380 94
Reservoir at station
137 99
Meters
3,365 22
$96,091 30
BALANCE SHEET On Hand and Received
Appropriation water in town buildings
100 00
Appropriation construction
250 00
Appropriation hydrant service
2,370 00
Appropriation maintenance
2,096 03
Water rates
8,486 84
Repairing service pipe
113 20
Laying service pipe
90 75
Miscellaneous
52 80
Light Dept. station wages
200 00
Light Dept. rent of station
150 00
Light Dept. office expense
219 28
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Light Dept. payroll
850 80
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1924
1,841 47
$16,821 17
Expended and on Hand
For construction
1,177 55
For maintenance
12,870 33
Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1925
2,773 29
$16,821 17
WILLIS N. SCOTT, WARREN A. BAILEY, WM. H. FRANKLIN, JR. Board of Water Commissioners.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Department of Public Health Merrimac Water Analysis (parts in 100,000)
Subject to Correction
DATE OF
APPEARANCE
AMMONIA
Nitrogen As
Number
Date of
Collection
Turbidity
Sediment
Color
Residue on
Evaporation.
Free
Albu-
minoid
Chlorine
Nitrates
Nitrites
Hardness
Iron
175052
Mar. 1924
none
none
.00
8.80
.0010
.0012
.46
.0260
.0000
3.5
.012
Wells
175817
May 1924
none
none
.00
9.30
.0004
.0016
.47
.0270
.0000
3.5
.007
Wells
177028
July 1924
none
none
.00
9.10
.0006
.0014
.47
.0400
.0001
3.3
.003
Wells
178272
Sept. 1924
none
none
.00
8.50
0002
.0026
.47
.0100
.0001
3.4
.008
Wells, tap
Remarks
4
1
8
5
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
BIRTHS
Number of Births returned
49
Males
27
Females
22
Father native born
41
Mother native born
42
Father and mother both native born
39
Father and mother both foreign born
5
Mixed parentage
5
MARRIAGES
Number of marriages recorded
29
First marriage of groom
27
First marriage of bride
26
Grooms native born
25
Brides native born
25
Grooms foreign born
4
Brides foreign born
4
Average age of groom, 28 yrs. 10 mos. 22 days.
Average age of bride, 27 yrs. 2 mos. 26 days.
DEATHS
Number of deaths recorded
27
Males
15
Females
12
Under five years
1
Males native born
10
Females native born
10
Males foreign born
5
Females foreign born
2
Of native parentage
17
Of foreign parentage
9
Of mixed parentage
1
Average age
63 yrs. 2 mos. 23 days.
Oldest person
95 yrs. 10 mos. 6 days.
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DOGS
Number of dogs licensed Males
Females Breeder's license
88
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CLIFTON B. HEATH,
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Town Clerk.
Annual Report
of the
School Committee
of the Town of Merrimac
For the Year Ending Dec. 31, 1924
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SCHOOL REPORT
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
February 3, 1925.
To the Citizens of Merrimac :
The School Committee respectfully submits the following report:
Immediately after the election in March and the qualification of Dr. Fred E. Sweetsir who was reelected as a member, the Committee organized as follows :
WILLARD.T. KELLY, Chairman.
HARRY A. PEASE, Sec. and Pur. Agent.
During the past school year, one assistant at the High School and the seventh grade teacher, have left to accept positions at increased salaries. The election of Mrs. Kingsbury as teacher of the sixth grade following the resignation of Miss Willis has proven satisfactory. The resignation of Mrs. Kate Trefethen as janitor of the High School ended a long term of faithful service, and was deeply regret- ted by the Committee.
Last year, on account of the large number of pupils in the first grade, we were obliged to divide the class and engage another teacher for them. We were obliged to continue this arrangement with the second grade this year. This takes $1,000 from an appropriation for teacher and fuel.
Very seldom a year passes without some fric- tion in the transportation problem. The barge ser- vice during the last year has been very satisfactory.
We are continually besieged with applications for car tickets from parents of pupils who live on or near the car line. It has been increasingly difficult to decide who to provide with tickets and who to refuse. We have tried to favor the small children and those who live the greatest distance away. This is entirely at the discretion of the Committee how-
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ever, as there is no law compelling us to transport children under two miles from the school. Many who ask for tickets live under a mile from school, or are big, husky children from the higher grades. or high school, and we feel justified in refusing them, as we feel that the most important place for the money given us to handle is in securing better teach- ing service.
During the last few years we have reduced our requests for repairs. Last year, however, extraor- dinary repairs were needed. The high school roof had to be shingled on one side, as the leaks were threatening the plaster, and the furnace and plumb- ing also needed considerable overhauling. At the Prospect school the rain leaders had been neglected until water was seriously undermining the founda- tions and required immediate attention. The sup- ports for fire escape at the Centre School were found to be very unsafe. The windows were also found to be in bad shape, and we had them painted and glazed where needed. The Prospect School should be painted and the roof reshingled this year.
We are paying the Principal of the Centre school $300.00 more this year than ever before, and we think the results warrant the increase. We have also had to increase the janitors' salaries somewhat, and are carrying insurance of the transportation drivers in accordance with the vote of the last Town Meeting.
Our request for appropriation this year is $600 more than last year. We will, however, receive from the State about $2,000.00 more this year than form- erly, which, even with the increased appropriation, . will reduce the amount to be raised by taxation approximately $1,400.00.
WILLARD T. KELLY, F. E. SWEETSIR, M. D. HARRY A. PEASE.
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Special appropriation for lighting High School Expended
350 00
300 00
-
Balance unexpended $50 00
Special appropriation for insuring drivers of school transportation routes
$350 00
Paid for insurance
324 98
Balance unexpended
$25 02
Sum of General appropriation
$24,700 00
Total expenses
24,572 27
Balance unexpended
$127 73
Total of the appropriations
$25,400 00
Total of all expenses
25,197 25
Total of all balances
202 75
Total of all expenses
25,197 25
Total of all credits
5,641 33
Net cost to town $19,555 92
Summary of Expenses for 1924
GENERAL CONTROL
School Committee, salaries $175 00
School Committee, expenses
9 40
Supt. of school, salary
624 96
Supt. of school, expenses
155 00
964 36
COST OF INSTRUCTION
Teachers of special subjects $535 00
High school teachers 5,207 00
Grade school teachers 9,957 00
High school books and supplies 342 05
Grade school books and supplies 631 88 $16,672 93
COST OF BUILDING CARE
Salaries of Janitors 905 00
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SCHOOL REPORT
Fuel 1,962 03
Cleaning and supplies
384 45
Repairs, High School
479 14
Repairs, Elementary Schools
422 21
$4,152 83
Health
322 35
Transportation
2,282 00
Tuition
100 00
Miscellaneous
77 80
Total
$24,572 27
CREDITS ON ACCOUNT OF SCHOOLS
County dog tax
131 31
Part II, General School fund 2,588 82
Part I, General School fund
2,336 00
Account Industrial school tuition 1 86
Account of Supt. of schools
483 34
Total
$5,641 33
Expenses Estimated for 1925
GENERAL CONTROL
School Committee salaries
$175 00
School Committee expenses 25 00
Supt. of schools salary
625 00
Supt. of schools expenses 100 00
Census, attendance officer and supplies 75 00 $1,000 00
COST OF INSTRUCTION
High school teachers salaries
5,500 00
Grade school teachers salaries 10,400 00
Music and drawing teachers sal- aries 600 00
Books and supplies
1,000 00 $17,500 00
CARE OF BUILDINGS
Janitors' salaries $950 00
Fuel
1,800 00
Cleaning and supplies
250 00
Repairs
Transportation
1,000 00 $4,000 00 2,350 00
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SCHOOL REPORT
Insurance on transportation drivers
350 00
Health
400 00
Sundries
100 00
New equipment
300 00
Total
$26,000 00
ESTIMATE OF PROBABLE RECEIPTS
General school fund, Part II
$3,514 93
General school fund, Part I
2,670 00
Account of Supt. of schools
483 33
Dog tax
120 00
Tuition (2 years)
1,000 00
Miscellaneous
11 74
$7,800 00
Total of estimated expenses
26,000 00
Total of estimated receipts
7,800 00
Difference is amount to be raised by taxation
$18,200 00
REMARKS ON FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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