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2.16
2.20
120.00
Annie M. Sargent-John L. Sargent
125.00
129.36
2.59
3.00
128.95
Fred R. Weed
200.00
215.41
4.32
3.50
216.23
Mary J. Murphy-J. H. Murphy lot
100.00
101.13
2.03
3.00
100.16
Edward H. Preble
125.00
129.29
2.59
3.00
128.88
Edwin S. Lane .
100.00
101.39
2.03
2.50
100.92
Eldridge D. Young .
100.00
101.97
2.0
4.00
100.01
Harriet E. Storey-F. A. Sargent and Story lot.
100.00
101.50
2.03
3.00
100.53
Mary E. Hoyt
150.00
154.74
3.10
3.50
154.34
Philip E. Quimy
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100.00
102.71
2.05
2.50
102.26
Rebecca P. Little-Albert Sargent and Edmund Sargent lot.
200.00
205.57
4.12
3.75
205.94
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)
NAME
Original Amount
Dec. 31, 40 Balance
Interest
With- drawals
Balance Dec. 31, 41
Clarence T. Allison
100.00
101.54
'2.03
2.50
101.07
Sarah B. Titcomb-Eva J. Titcomb
100.00
101.19
2.03
3.00
100.22
John Heald-Isaac Heald lot .
200.00
215.63
4.32
3.63
216.32
Jennie Prescott-Geo. S. Prescott.
100.00
100.58
2.01
2.59
100.00
Annie Tuttle-Amos Small-Lawson lot
100.00
108.49
2.17
1.00
109.66
Benjamin F. Sargent
300.00
317.90
6.38
5.13
319.15
Ralph H. Sargent
100.00
101.41
2.03
3.00
100.44
Fullington Ashley lot
100.00
101.11
2.03
2.50
100.64
Laura Patten-T. Hayden Patten
200.00
207.08
4.16
5.13
206.11
Geo. G. Crouse
100.00
101.09
2.03
2.50
100.62
Nellie M. Hall-Thos. Fraser lot
100.00
101.40
2.03
2.00
101.43
Lottie Hopkins-Nichols-Hopkins lot ..
100.00
101.47
2.03
3.00
100.50
Louise C. Brackett-Wm. C. Russell lot. .
100.00
101.11
2.03
2.50
100.64
Marion Armstrong-Armstrong and McInnis lot
400.00
406.10
8.16
8.50
405.76
Theodore L. Hayes
100.00
100.88
2.01
2.50
100.39
Frank M. Haynes
100.00
105.06
2.11
2.50
104.67
F. L. Parker .
150.00
155.26
3.11
2.50
155.87.
Dr. F. E. Sweetsir
350.00
352.87
7.08
8.00
351.95
William Pettigrew
100.00
109.87
2.19
112.06
Fred S. Hardwick
100.00
100.65
2.01
2.50
100.16
J. Melvin Clement
100.00
101.03
2.03
2.63
100.43
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Continued)
Original Amount
Dec. 31, 40 Balance
Interest
With- drawn
Dec. 31, 41 Balance
Edwin S. Mckay
100.00
101.72
2.03
3.00
100.75
Henry A. Stickney
'150.00
153.54
3.08
3.00
153.62
B. F. Hardwick
150.00
161.92
3.24
165.16
Emma L. Sargent-Orlando Sargent
150.00
153.22
3.07
3.00
153.29
Emma L. Sargent-O. F. Seavey lot
150.00
151.18
3.03
3.00
151.21
Elsie G. Mathews-Elmer Grant lot .
200.00
205.76
4.12
3.00
206.88
Sarah A. Spiller-Frank Burnham lot ..
200.00
'208.92
4.19
2.50
210.61
Lettie F. Whitney-Herbert Whitney lot
300.00
302.58
5.75
3.00
305.33
Fred W. Mathison
100.00
101.59
2.03
2.00
101.62
Minnie A. Chapman-Judson Webster lot
125.00
127.93
2.56
2.50
127.99
Frederick W. Carter
200.00
205.12
4.12
2.50
206.74
Ethel A. Goodwin-Chas. H. Goodwin lot
100.00
103.02
2.07
105.09
Lucy J. Bagley-Mrs. Clarence J. Bagley lot
100.00
103.02
2.07
105.09
Samuel W. Condon
150.00
154.94
3.10
158.04
Samuel L. Porter-Jos. W. Porter lot
150.00
152.44
3.05
3.00
152.49
Benjamin B. Wood
150.00
152.15
3.05
3.00
152.20
Mary Belle Brown
100.00
100.79
2.01
2.50
100.30
Norman M. Hunter-Alfred Goodwin lot
200.00
203.30
4.08
2.50
204.88
Ida C. Tobey
100.00
101.72
2.03
.50
103.25
John E. Bean
75.00
75.88
1.51
2.00
75.39
Mary E. Tuxbury
.
150.00
151.77
3.04
3.00
151.81
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CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS-(Concluded)
NAME
Original Amount
Dec. 31, 40 Balance
Interest
With- drawals
Balance Dec. 31, 41
Maud G. Carter
100.00
100.80
2.01
2.00
100.81
George G. Patten-Hayden Patten lot.
100.00
101.67
2.03
103.70
Frank Glines-Glines-Bartlett lot
150.00
150.63
3.02
2.00
151.65
Wm. Evans-Lucien Chapin lot
50.00
50.21
1.00
1.21
50.00
Wm. Dwyer .
50.00
. 50.21
1.00
1.21
50.00
Delma M. Black-Adelena T. Jones lot
100.00
100.21
2.01
2.00
100.22
Ruth Hargraves
100.00
100.00
1.83
1.83
100.00
Jennie Chase-Moses Stevens lot
100.00
100.00
1.50
101.50
Richard Sargent
125.00
125.00
1.88
126.88
Richard E. Sargent-Edmund Fieldsend lot
100.00
100.00
1.50
101.50
ADDED SINCE DECEMBER 31, 1940
Eva J. Grant
100.00
1.33
101.33
Clara Foster-John S. Foster lot
200.00
1.67
201.67
Jeannette E. Whittier-Wendell B. Whittier lot
150.00
1.25
151.25
Luther W. Bridges,Edgar C. Bridges and John Whitman
150.00
.75
150.75
William S. Tuckwell-Newton Tuckwell lot
50.00
50.00
William S. Tuckwell-S. S. Tuckwell lot
50.00
50.00
$27,334.37
$550.81
$667.44
$27,947.74
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NAME
Original Amount
Dec. 31, 40 Balance
Interest
With- drawals
Balance Dec. 31, 41
Amos Weed
$1,860.86
$2,002.27
$40.24
$40.00
$2,002.51
Judith Kimball
1,000.00
1,070.10
21.50
21.80
1,069.80
$2,860.86
$3,072.37
$61.74
$61.80
$3,072.31
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PUBLIC LIBRARY
Original Amount
Dec. 31, 40 Balance
Interest
With- drawn
Dec. 31, 41 Balance
James Whittier
$487.07
$620.76
$12.46
$633.22
D. J. Poore
500.00
589.61
11.84
601.45
A. E. Goodwin
200.00
241.83
4.85
246.68
Laura Patten
500.00
542.47
10.89
553.36
Thomas H. Hoyt
10,170.67
203.54
$475.00
10,224.21
325.00
Balances shown in Merrimac Savings Bank Books.
$12,165.34
$568.58
$475.00
$12,258.92
Haverhill Savings Bank T. H. Hoyt Fund
5,000.00
100.00
100.00
5,000.00
Danvers Savings Bank T. H. Hoyt Fund.
7,500.00
225.00
225.00
7,500.00
$24,665.34
$893.58
$800.00
$24,758.92
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE FUNDS
Merrimac Savings Bank-Electric Light-Depreciation Fund *$951.99
$16,117.46
$323.95
$17,393.40
Provident Institution-Electric Light-Depreciation Fund
2,809.52
70.66
2,880.18
Pentucket Savings Bank-Electric Light-Depreciation Fund
2,809.42
56.46
2,865.88
* Added since January 1, 1941.
$21,736.40
$451.07
$23,139.46
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
ESSEX, ss.
To James P. Donahue, one of the Constables of the Town of Merrimac,
GREETING:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby required to notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Merrimac to meet in Sargent Hall in Merrimac on
MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1942
at six o'clock in the forenoon to act on the following articles, namely :-
Article 1. To elect a Moderator for one year, Town Clerk for one year, three Selectmen for one year, three members of the Department of Public Welfare for one year, one Assessor for three years, Treasurer for one year, Collector of Taxes for one year, one member of the School Committee for three years, one Trustee of Cemeteries for three years, two Trustees of the Public Library for three years, one Trustee of the Public Library for one year, one Trustee of Kimball Park for three years, one Com- missioner of Playground for five years, one Commissioner of Municipal Light for three years, one Water Commissioner for three years, three Constables for one year, three Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark for one year, and a Tree Warden for one year.
In voting under this article the Polls may be closed not earlier than four o'clock P. M.
Article 2. To fix the compensation of the Collector of Taxes.
Article 3. To determine what sum of money shall be raised to defray the necessary and usual charges and expenses of the Town for the year 1942 and make appropriation for the same.
Article 4. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of one thousand dollars for the Maintenance of Road Ma-
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chinery to keep road machinery in operation, said amount to be transferred from the Road Machinery account.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipation of the revenue of the financial year beginning January 1, 1943 and to issue a note or notes therefor, payable within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accordance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to appoint a Co-ordinator (for the term of one year) of W.P.A. or other Federal or State Relief projects, who may be a member of the Board of Selectmen and to fix the amount of compensation to be paid therefor, and to raise and appropriate a sufficient sum of money to pay for the same.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) to be expended under the supervision of the Selectmen for W.P.A. or other Federal or State Relief projects.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to fix the compensa- tion of the members of the Merrimac Bureau of Old Age As- sistance who may or may not be members of the Board of Public Welfare, said compensation to be paid from any available funds granted by the Federal Government for Administrative purposes.
Article 9. To see what action the Town will take to provide a list of candidates for the 1943 Citizens Caucus, whose nominees shall be placed on the ballot as candidates at the Annual Town Meeting of 1943.
Article 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($250.00) from the sale of Cemetery Lots, such sum or part thereof, to be expended under the direction of the Cemetery Trustees for the "care, improvement and embellishment" of said Cemetery, ac-
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cording to Section 15 and Section 25 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be placed at the disposal of the Playground Commission to be used at their discretion on the playground during the current year.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen to sell at public auction, after first giving notice of the time and place of sale by posting such notice of sale in some convenient and public place in the Town fourteen days at least before the sale, property heretofore taken or which may be taken by the Town under Tax Title procedure, provided that the Town Treasurer with the ap- proval of the Selectmen or their authorized agent may at the time of such public auction reject any bid which they may deem inadequate, or may after such auction has been held sell such property provided that in their estimation an adequate offer may be made.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money for the purpose of oiling thickly settled streets or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars to be ex- pended on highway work on thickly settled streets.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to transfer the sum of seven thousand ($7,000.00) dollars from the surplus revenue account to the estimated receipts for the year 1942 for the pur- pose of reducing the 1942 tax levy, subject to the approval of the Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation in accordance with Section 23, Chapter 59 of the General Laws, or take any action thereon.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of two hundred fifty ($250.00) dollars for
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Board of Registrars Expense under Chapter 427 and Chapter 440 of the Acts and Resolves of the General Court for the year 1938, said appropriation being made for the year 1942.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate for 1942, Chapter 90 (General Laws) new construction work for resurfacing Locust St., southerly from West Main St .. the sum of Fifteen hundred Dollars ($1500.00), said sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) or any portion thereof to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County or both for this purpose; the sum of Three Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00) or any portion thereof as a con- tribution from the State and the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars (1,500.00) or any portion thereof as a contribution from the County being conditional on the amount appropriated for this purpose by the Town.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for the improvement of Chapter 90 (General Laws) Road Maintenance work, said sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1.000.00) or any portion thereof to be used in conjunction with any money which may be alloted by the State or County or both for this purpose.
Article 19. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) for Public Library, said amount to be transferred from Fire Loss of Public Library.
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for Town Fire Patrols.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to borrow on ac- count of tax titles under Chapter 49, Acts of 1933, as amended, to be used to meet appropriations for the year 1942, the amount so voted to be applied by the Assessors for the purpose of 1942 tax reduction.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of three thousand nine hundred eleven dollars and sixty
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four cents. ($3,911.64) from the Electric Light Operating balance to be used by the Assessors with the estimated receipts to fix the tax rate for the year 1942.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money sufficient to properly provide for the care and maintenance of such soldiers' and sailors' graves in Merrimac cemeteries as are not properly cared for and main- tained by private persons, in accordance with Chapter 115, Sec. 22 of the General Laws.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Three hundred sixty dollars ($360.00) for the purchase of ladders for the Fire Department.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) for Booster Pumps for the Fire Department.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the purchase of Hose for the Fire Department.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) to be expended by the Merrimac Committee on Public Safety for pur- pose of civilian defense activities, or take any other action relative thereto.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) to purchase a casket placer for the Cemetery Department.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of Six Thousand Dollars for Water Maintenance, said sum to be transferred from the Light Maintenance account.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to rescind the vote taken under article 1, of the special town meeting held July 29, 1941 whereby, Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) was to be
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borrowed for the purchase of an engine and pump for the Water Department.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) to be ex- pended under the supervision of the Local Rationing Board.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money sufficient for the erection of a shed to be used by the Highway Department, or to take action rela- tive thereto.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to regulate the use of the Town Hall for basketball purposes or to take any other action relative thereto.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to make repairs and replacement of present windows, doors and frames, on westerly side of Town Hall, in offices used and now occupied by Police Department and Town Officers.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money to be used under the supervision of the Selectmen for any necessary repairs to Tax Title Possessions.
Article 36. To see if the Town will vote to raise and ap- propriate a sum of money sufficient to meet such legal expenses as may occur due to suits pending against the town, or take any action relative thereto.
And you are hereby required to serve this warrant by posting attested copies thereof in seven public places in said Town of Merrimac, at least seven days before said time of meeting.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of meeting aforesaid.
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Given under our hands at Merrimac this second day of February 1942.
RALPH L. BUZZELL, HAZEN M. EMERY, ARTHUR D. LOCKWOOD, Selectmen of Merrimac.
A true copy, attest.
JAMES P. DONAHUE, Constable.
By virtue of the above warrant to me directed, I hereby notify and warn the legal voters of the Town of Merrimac to meet at the time and place and for the purpose therein expressed. JAMES P. DONAHUE, Constable.
Merrimac, Mass., February 2, 1942.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of the Town of Merrimac:
In accordance with the By-Laws of the Town of Merrimac and the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Finance Committee recommend the following appropriations to be made for the year 1942:
Moderator
$12.00
Selectmen, Chairman
$450.00
Selectmen, Clerk
125.00
Selectmen. Other
100.00
675.00
Selectmen's Departmental Expenses
400.00
Public Welfare, Chairman
200.00
Public Welfare, Clerk
200.00
Public Welfare, Other
100.00
500.00
Town Accountant, Salary
1,560.00
Town Accountant, Expenses
125.00
Treasurer, Salary
450.00
Treasurer's Expense
800.00
Tax Collector, Salary
800.00
Tax Collector, Expense
600.00
Assessors, Chairman
275.00
Assessors, Other Two
375.00
650.00
Assessors Expense
175.00
Town Clerk
225.00
Town Clerk, Expense
50.00
Registrars of Voters
112.50
Town Hall Maintenance:
Janitor of Town Offices
240.00
Maintenance
1,000.00
1,240.00
Town Hall Repairs
100.00
310.00
Bonding Town Officers
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240.00
Election Officers
Police
3,900.00
Fire Engineers
375.00
Fire Department
3,500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
100.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures Expenses
30.00
Inspector of Wiring
90.00
Inspector of Wiring, Expenses
5.00
Dog Officer (to cover fees)
100.00
Moth Department
1,025.00
Tree Warden
350.00
Town Forest
400.00
Forest Fire Warden
150.00
Board of Health
1,250.00
Public Health Nurse and Expense
1,200.00
Inspector of Animals
100.00
Inspector of Slaughtering
20.00
Inspector of Milk
20.00
Essex County T. B. Hospital
1,006.53
Highways and Chapter 81
4,800.00
Snow and Washouts
2,000.00
Sidewalks, Railings and Bridges
100.00
Rocks Bridge
550.00
Street Lights
3,499.85
State Aid
120.00
Public Welfare
12,000.00
Soldiers Relief
3,600.00
Aid to Dependent Children
3,000.00
Old Age Assistance
37,000.00
School Committee, Chairman
50.00
School Committee, Clerk
75.00
School Committee, Other
50.00
175.00
School Department
28,800.00
Public Library
1,000.00
Memorial Day
150.00
Vocational Aid
300.00
Lighting Town Buildings
411.79
Insurance
2,300.00
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Reserve Fund
500.00
Interest
500.00
Cemeteries
1,000.00
Vital Statistics
75.00
Water in Town Buildings
299.65
Printing Town Reports
275.00
$125,102.32
JOHN K. SARGENT,
WM. H. FRANKLIN,
HARRY A. PEASE,
HERMAN F. DAVIS, JAMES T. COLGAN,
Merrimac Finance Committee.
VOTE FOR OFFICERS, ANNUAL ELECTION
March 3, 1941 Votes Cast (546 Men, 521 Women), Total 1,067.
Moderator, for one year:
Clifford R. Howe, Forest Street
834
Blanks 233
Town Clerk, for one year:
C. Howard Phillips, Church Street
859
Blanks 208
Selectmen, for one year:
Ralph L. Buzzell, School Street 546
Hazen M. Emery, Judkins Court 510
Fred T. Hopkinson, Locust Street 365
Arthur D. Lockwood, Main Street 450
John K. Sargent, Merrimac Street 217
Frederick A. Small, Church Street 437
Blanks 676
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Board of Public Welfare,for one year:
Hazen M. Emery, Judkins Court 601
Fred T. Hopkinson, Locust Street 481
Andrew O. Nichol, Pleasant Street 203
John K. Sargent, Merrimac Street 352
Frederick A. Small, Church Street 429
Ellen M. Wallace, Central Street 445
Blanks 690
Assessor, for three years:
George B. Crofut, East Main Street
867
Blanks 200
Treasurer, for one year:
Roy C. Journeay, Prospect Street 874
Blanks 193
Collector of Taxes, for one year:
Edgar J. Davis, Main Street 151
Fred C. Twombly, Grove Street 832
Blanks 84
School Committee, for three years:
John H. Chipman, High Street 328
Howard L. DeLong, Pine Street 647
Blanks
92
Trustee of Cemeteries, for three years:
Charles A. Lancaster, Locust Street 752
Cary A. Reynolds, Sawyer Street 182
Blanks
133
Trustee of Kimball Park, for three years:
John W. Kirkpatrick, Main Street 774
Blanks 293
Library Trustees, for three years: Isaiah Chase, Main Street 543
Hortense A. Chipman, High Street 194
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Jennie M. Sargent, Bear Hill Road 232
Ethel B. Whiting, Church Street 680
Blanks 485
Light Commissioner, for three years:
Dale W. Blackden, Sawyer Street 372
George F. Wilde, Woodland Street 586
Blanks 109
Water Commissioner, for three years:
Dale W. Blackden, Sawyer Street 362
George F. Wilde, Woodland Street 582
Blanks
123
Constables, for one year :
George R. Buzzell, School Street 778
James P. Donahue, Lincoln Street 764
Leon L. Dow, Mechanic Street 770
Blanks
889
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark, for one year:
Ralph L. Buzzell, School Street 564
George R. Hoyt, Birch Meadow Road 684
Russell B. Kelly, Green Street 436
Edson C. Walker, Birch Meadow Road 694
Blanks
823
Tree Warden, for one year:
Samuel C. Doust, Church Street
814
Blanks 253
Playground Commission, for five years:
William H. Rafferty, Attitash Park 592
Cary A. Reynolds, Sawyer Street 321
Blanks
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OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
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SCHOOL REPORT
In accordance with custom and with the Acts of the General Court, 1859, Chapter 57, we herewith submit to you the seventy- second annual printed school report.
ANNIE L. TUCKER, Chairman HOWARD L. DeLONG, Secretary WILLARD T. KELLY,
School Committee.
SCHOOL CALENDAR
(Continued from Calendar in 1940 Report)
All Dates Inclusive
March 2, 1942 to April 24, 1942 8 weeks May 4, 1942 to June 12, 1942 (Port and Center) 6 weeks
May 4, 1942 to graduation (High and Prospect) 7 weeks Tuesday, June 16, 1942, Prospect Street School graduation. Thursday, June 18, 1942, High School graduation.
Sept. 8, 1942-Registration Day for all entering pupils. Union Teachers' Meeting in afternoon.
Sept. 9, 1942 to Dec. 18, 1942 (Port and Center) 15 weeks Sept. 9, 1942 to Dec. 23, 1942 (High and Prospect) 16 weeks Jan. 4, 1943 to Feb. 19, 1943. 7 weeks
All schools will be closed on the following days: October 12, Columbus Day; November 6, Essex County Teachers' Conven- tion; November 11, Armistice Day; November 26 and 27, Thanks- giving recess.
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NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
7:15 a. m. 11-11-long pause-1.
7:15 a.m. 11-11-11.
11:20 a.m. Same signals
12:30 p.m. Same signals
No school in grades only. No school in all schools. One session.
No school in afternoon.
SCHOOL OFFICERS
John C. Page, Ed. D., Superintendent of Schools Address: West Newbury Tel. W. N. 52
Margaret R. Sawyer, Secretary Address: West Newbury
Alexander M. Sullivan, Supervisor of Attendance Address: Locust Street
A. Frances Davis, M.D., School Physician Address: 16 Main Street
Ramona H. Hewson, R. N., School Nurse Address: Currier Avenue Tel. 2155
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DIRECTORY OF SCHOOL STAFF - OCTOBER 1941
Position
Training
Total Years experience
Years in Merrimac
High School
Prin., math., science.
Chauncey D. MacKay
B.S.E., Boston University, 1924
17
13
English
Isaiah Chase
A.B. 1930, A.M. 1932, Harvard
7
6
French and Latin
Mary A. Cummings
A.B., Bates 1912
6
3
History ..
Roberta C. Annon
B.S., University New Hampshire, 1931
10
10
Commercial
Angie A. Johnson
B.S. in Ed., Salem Teachers, 1940
.8
8
Prospect Street School
Prin., Grade 8
Lennart A. Swenson Vera Dealy Dewar
A.B., Boston University, 1938 B.L.I., Emerson College, 1933
5
5
Centre School
Prin., Grade 6
Angeline C. Shaheen
North Adams Normal, 1926
12
1.5
Grade 5
Marion E. Journeay
Portsmouth Training School, 1912
28
4
Grade 4
Edith A. Gillen
Bridgewater Teachers, 1934
7
7
Grade 3
Sarah B. Titcomb
Salem Normal, 1905
27.5
20
Grade 2
Helen K. Manning
Bridgewater Normal, 1918
17
14.5
Grade 1
Elaine W. Blackden
Aroostook State Normal, 1923
15
5
Merrimacport School
Special Class .
Howard G. Patchett
B.A., Union 1914; M.A., Clark 1926
19
10
Drawing Supervisor
Annie A. Kelly
Mass. School of Art, 1906
31.5
15
Music Supervisor
Doris C. Currier
Institute of Music Pedagogy
19.5
10
1
1
Grade 7
SCHOOL REPORT
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
The major maintenance item in 1941 was the installation of a new steam heating system at the Prospect Street School. A Weil-Mclain No. 467 boiler feeds a 26-section radiator in each of the two classrooms and a 19-section radiator in each of the downstairs halls. A Furblo fan control air conditioner was in- stalled for the hot air system, together with new ducts and front wall registers to replace the classroom floor register. The old- fashioned upstairs stove was of course removed. The new heat- ing system was planned and installed by the William Franklin Corporation.
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