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1,073.65
Real Estate Tax 1947
24.00
Premium Water Ex. Note
66.25
Personal Property Tax 1948
666.00
Sale Real Estate Fund Ch. 44 Sec. 63
3,650.00
Real Estate Tax 1948
5,418.20
Sale lands low value
306.77
Poll Tax 1949
32.00
Sale of lots 1949
130.00
Personal Property Tax 1949
1,989.48
State Taxes
670.65
Real Estate Tax 1949
18,050.68
Essex County T. B. Hospital
: 258,36
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1947
15.62
Road Machinery
1,302.20
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1948
264.78
Overlay Surplus
301.89
Motor Vehicle Excise Tax 1949
1,196.34
Overlay 1947
107.96
New England Timber Salvage Co.
1,427.80
Overlay 1948
572.91
Tax Titles
5,145.70
Overlay 1949
74.16
Tax Titles Possessions
1,850.77
Excise Revenue
1,476.74
Welfare Accounts Receivable
1,045.26
Tax Title Revenue
6,996.47
Old Age Assistance Accounts Receivable
513.00
Departmental Revenue
1,558.26
Light Accounts Receivable Light
1,980.72
Light Revenue
2,476.67
Light Accounts Receivable Power
99.06
Water Revenue
1,946.12
Light Accounts Receivable Miscellaneous
396.89
State & County Aid to Highway Rev. 1948
4,500.00
Water Accounts Receivable Rates
1,460.15
State & County Aid to Highway Rev. 1949
4,822.51
Water Accounts Receivable Miscellaneous
485.97
New England Timber Salvage Co. Rev. ....
1,427.80
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State Aid to Highways Ch. 90 Accts. Rec. 3,000.00
Loans Authorized Unissued School Con. 189,000.00
School Construction Post War Fund 60,000.00
School Construction Fund 1,000.00
Excess & Deficiency 72,671.83
County Taxes 1,139.72
Overlay 1946 54.05
Tax Collector 1949
133.88
Town Hall Repairs 251.49
Repairs in or on or around Town Hall 190.17
Maintenance of Road Machinery 523.09
Main Street Ch. 90
163.86
Aid to Dependent Children Admx. U. S. Grant 134.78
Aid to Dependent Children U. S. Grant
978.99
Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant Admx. 130.08 Old Age Assistance U. S. Grant 6,167.04
Light Maintenance and Operating
444.89
Light Depreciation Fund
3,778.71
Water Surplus
1,212.24
Cemeteries 122.33
$372,148.10
$372,148.10
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County [Aid to Highways Ch. 90 Accts. Rec 1,500.00
State Aid to Highways Ch. 81 Accts. Rec. 5,622.51
Loans Authorized unissued 189,000.00
Fund for School Construction
60,000.00
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Original Amount
Balance Dec. 31, 1948
Interest
Withdrawals Balance Dec. 31, 1949
James D. Whittier
$ 457.07
$ 477.61
$ 9.59
$
$ 487.20
D. J. Poore
500.00
524.20
10.53
534.73
A. E. Goodwin
200.00
208.63
4.18
212.81
Laura Patten
500.00
524.30
10.53
534.83
Willie Colby
200.00
211.50
4.24
215.74
Thomas H. Hoyt
11,223.70
226.54
127.27
11,610.47
287.50
Balances in Merrimac Savings Bank ......
$ 13,169.94
$ 553.11
$ 127.27
$ 13,595.78
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
187.50
187.50
7,500.00
New Trust Fund Added in 1949 Nichols Memorial Fund
$ 25,669.94
$ 840.61
$ 414.77
$ 26,095.78
500.00
$ 26,595.78
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KIMBALL PARK FUNDS
Balance Dec. 31, 1948
Interest
With- drawals
Balance Dec. 31, 1949
Amos Weed
$ 2,015.67
$40.50
$50.00
$2,006.17
Judith Kimball
1,006.48
20.22
21.50
1,005.20
$ 3,022.15
$60.72
$71.50
$3,011.37
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
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WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
Essex, ss.
To Ronald C. Sarasin, 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 on MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1950
at five forty-five o'clock in the forenoon to act on the fol- lowing 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, one Assessor for two years, Treasurer for one year, one Member of School com- mittee for three years, one Trustee of Cemeteries for three years, two Trustees of Public Library for three years, one Trustee of Kimball Park for three years, one Trustee of Kimball Park for one year, one Commissioner of Play- ground 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, and in accordance with Chapter 355, Acts of 1949, General Laws, Section 2, to vote on the following question namely -
Question 1. "Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year nineteen hundred and forty-nine, entitled 'An Act extending the time within which the town of Merrimac may borrow money for school purposes and increasing the amount which may be borrowed' be ac- cepted ?"
Yes
No
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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 see if the Town will vote to fix the salary and compensation of all elective officers of the Town as provided by section 108 of Chapter 41, General Laws, as amended; Moderator, Town Clerk, three Select- men, three Members of the Board of Public Welfare, three Assessors, Treasurer, three Members of the School Com- mittee, Tax Collector, Tree Warden, three Commissioners of Municipal Light, three Water Commissioners and raise and appropriate sums of money, therefore.
Article 4. To determine what sums of money shall be raised to defray the necessary and usual charges and expenses of the Town for the year 1950 and make ap- propriations for same.
Article 5. To see if the Town will vote to approp- riate the sum of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300.00) for the maintenance of Road Machinery to keep Road Mach- inery in operation, said amount to be transferred from the Road Machinery Fund.
Article 6. To see if the Town will vote to author- ize the Town Treasurer with the approval of the Se- lectmen, to borrow money from time to time in anticipa- tion of the Revenue of the financial year beginning Janu- ary 1, 1951 and to issue a note or notes therefore, pay- able within one year, and to renew any note or notes as may be given for a period of less than one year in accor- dance with Section 17, Chapter 44, General Laws.
Article 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Forty-nine dollars and ninety
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eight cents ($49.98) said amount to be paid as salary to the Board of Old Age Assistance, whose members may or may not be members of the Board of Public Welfare, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be placed at the disposal of the Playground Commission to be used at their discre- tion on the playground during the current year.
Article 9. 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 pro- cedure, 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 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money to be used under the super- vision of the Selectmen for any necessary repairs to Tax Title Possessions or any other expense for same.
Article 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to be expended on highway work on thickly settled streets.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Six Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($650.00) for the Board of Registrars Expense under Chapter 427 and Chapter 440 of Acts and Resolves of the
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General Court for the year 1938, said appropriation being made for the year 1950.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($130.00) from the sale of Cemetery lots, such sum of part thereof to be expended under the direction of the Ceme- tery Trustees for the "care, improvement and embellish- ment" of said cemetery, according to Section 15 and Sec- tion 25 of Chapter 114 of the General Laws.
Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to meet such legal expenses as may occur due to suits against the town, or take any action relative thereto.
Article 15. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 90, Highway Construction or Maintenance or take any action relative thereto.
Article 16. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money sufficient to make necessary repairs in or on or around the Town Hall or take any action relative thereto.
Article 17. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use a sum of money not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000.00) from free cash in the treasury toward the reduction of the 1950 tax rate.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury, a sum of money for Chapter 81 and Highway Construction or Maintenance, or take any action relative thereto.
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Article 19. To see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) to pay the salary of the Veterans Service Officer ..
Article 20. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for expenses of the Veterans Service Officer.
Article 21. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fourteen hundred seventy seven dollars ($1,477.00) said sum to be paid the Essex County Retirement Board for various funds of the Essex County Retirement System.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the maintenance and operation of the Water Departmet, and determine wheth- er the money shall be provided for by appropriation from water surplus or from water revenue; or take any action relative thereto, and to pay any debt incurred that must be paid in the year 1950.
Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate or transfer from unappropriated available funds in the treasury a sum of money for Chapter 90 Maintenance work or take any action relative thereto.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eighteen Hundred Dollars ($1,800.00) said amount to be paid the Welfare Agent as salary for the year 1950. This salary to be retroaxtive to January 1, 1950.
Article 25. On petition of Howard E. Anderson and others to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) for the extension of water from the end of Westminster Road,
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westerly on the Billings Road, 250 ft., and extending 150 ft. along Ridgefield Road, northerly from Billings Road.
Article 26. On petition of Emma L. Randall and others to see if the Town will vote to install three or more lights on highway, Meadow Ave., and Merrimac Ave., to
the Amesbury line and appropriate a sum of money for same.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Five Dollars and Seventy cents ($355.70) said amount to be spent for control work on Dutch Elm Disease.
Article 28. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars ($800.00) to purchase hose for the Fire Department.
Article 29. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for general repairs, planking floor, inside painting and remodeling kitchen.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to accept the report of the School Building Committee, as consti- tuted under Article 5 of the Special Town Meeting held November 29, 1946.
Article 31. To see if the Town will vote to rescind Article 4 of the Special Town Meeting held November 29, 1946.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to set aside for School Purposes that portion of the land on Locust Street accepted under Article 16, of the annual Town Meeting held March 2, 1931, which is shown on the plan now on file with the Town Clerk.
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Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a sum of money for the purpose of construct -. ing and originally equipping and furnishing a school building on land designated in Article 32 above, and to determine how the appropriation may be financed, by taxation, by transfer from unappropriated available funds, sale of War Bonds purchased for post war objec- tives, loans issued under authority of Chapter 217 of the Acts of 1946 as amended under Chapter 355 of the Acts of 1949 and Chapter 44 of the General Laws, and or all of said sources and take action thereon.
Article 34. To see if the Town will vote to take by eminent domain, in fee, for the purpose of laying out grounds for a new school a certain piece of land bordering on the west side of Locust Street and adjacent to the land designated in Article 32 above, and to appropriate a sum of money therefore.
Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate a certain sum of money for legal fees and ex- penses in connection with acquiring the land designated under Article 34 above.
Article 36. To see if the Town will name a School Building Committee to consist of five citizens of Merrimac to be nominated from the floor at this meeting. Any va- cancies occuring in the committee to be filled by the Board of Selectmen.
Article 37. To see if the Town will name a com- mittee of three citizens of Merrimac from the floor at this meeting, to be known as the Regional High School Plan- ning Committee. This committee is to meet with such committees of surrounding towns to discuss the possi- bilities of a Regional High School and report its findings to the Town at the next annual town meeting or at any special town meeting called for that purpose prior thereto.
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Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to instruct the Light Commissioners to have street light service on all night.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of Twenty Three Hundred Dollars ($2,300.00) to put in a permanent road and drainage in Locust Grove Cemetery under the supervision of the Ce- metery Trustees.
Article 40. On petition of Mildred Wheeler and others to see if the Town will vote to accept Pleasant St. Extension, Merrimacport from the residence of Andrew Mader Sr., to the Murphy Estate.
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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.
Given under our hands at Merrimac this Thirtieth day of January, 1950.
RALPH L. BUZZELL, KENNETH E. HASKELL, J. ARTHUR OLLIS, Selectmen of Merrimac ..
A true copy : Attest:
Ronald C. Sarasin, 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.
Ronald C. Sarasin, Constable Merrimac Mass., January 30, 1950
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VOTE FOR OFFICERS, ANNUAL ELECTION
March 7, 1949
Votes Cast (398 Men, 335 Women), Total 733
Moderator, for one year
Clifford R. Howe, 5 Forest Street 426
Clement L. Lockwood, 40 Woodland Street 272
Blanks 35
Town Clerk, for one year
C. Howard Phillips, 48 Church Street
600
Blanks . 133
Selectmen, for one year
Ralph L. Buzzell, 63 School Street 518
Kenneth E. Haskell, 55 Church Street 494
Francis J. Mathews, Emery Street 171
J. Arthur Ollis, 37 East Main Street
437
Carey A. Reynolds, 9 Woodland Street 53
Clifford A. Wallace, 10 Green Street 109
Blanks 417
Board of Public Welfare, for one year
Harriet F. Bigelow, River Road 542
Hazen M. Emery, 15 Judkins Court 596
Ellen M. Wallace, 9 Central Street 569
Blanks 492
Assessor, for three years
William H. Rafferty, Lake Attitash 252
Carlton C. Witham, 56 Church Street 431
Alvin F. Heath, 33 Grove Street, Appointed Aug. 22, 1949 to March 6, 1950, to fill vacancy caused by the death of Carlton C. Witham Blanks 50
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Treasurer, for one year
Roy C. Journeay, 10 Prospect Street 603
Blanks 130
Tax Collector, for three years
Wilfred G. Journeay, 28 Grove Street 608
Blanks 125
School Committee, for three years
Edwin E. Leidich, 36 West Main Street 539
Blanks 194
Trustee of Cemeteries, for three years
Cecil E. Welch, 19 Middle Street 545
Blankis 188
Trustee of Kimball Park, for three years
Harold C. Lamb, Abbott Street 9
Arthur D. Lockwood, Main Street 1
George S. Nelson, Main Street 1
Frank J. Russo, Green Street 2
Blanks 720
Trustee of Kimball Park, for two years (To fill vacancy)
Alexander Q. Blake, Main Street 1
Clifford R. Howe, Forest Street 1
Harold C. Lamb, Abbott Street 6
Frank J. Russo, Green Street 1
Blanks 724
Trustee of Kimball Park J. Ernest Carroll, Maple Street, appointed March 21, 1949, to fill vacancy to March 1950
Library Trustees, for three years
Alvin F. Heath, 33 Grove Street 561
Chester E. Whiting, 37 West Main Street 549
Blanks 356
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Library Trustee Edward C. Gibbons, River Road, appointed Aug. 22, 1949, to fill unexpired term of Isaiah Chase, to March 1950
Light Commissioner, for three years
Dale W. Blackden, 2 Sawyer Street 551
Blanks 182
Light Commissioner, for two years (To fill vacancy)
William H. Franklin, 55 Main Street 280
Norman E. Taylor, 12 Vendome Street 387
Blanks 66
Water Commissioner, for three years
Dale W. Blackden, 2 Sawyer Street 526
Blanks 207
Water Commissioner, for two years (To fill vacancy)
William H. Franklin, 55 Main Street 280
Norman E. Taylor, 12 Vendome Street 386
Blanks
67
Constables, for one year
George R. Buzzell, 33 School Street 577
Edward J. O'Keefe, 5 Little's Court 528
Alexander M. Sullivan, 20 Locust Street 551
Blanks 543
Surveyors of Lumber and Measurers of Wood and Bark, for one year
Ralph L. Buzzell, School Street
5
Kenneth E. Haskell, Church Street
1
George R. Hoyt, Birch Meadow Road
2
Harold C. Lamb, Abbott Street 13
Carey E. Reynolds, Woodland Street
1
Richard E. Sargent, Bear Hill Street
3
Edson C. Walker, Birch Meadow Road
1
Blanks 2,173
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Tree Warden, for one year
Samuel C. Doust, Highland Road 360
246
Harold C. Lamb, Abbott Street Blanks 127
Playground Commission, for five years
William Casazza, Abbott Street
1
Frederick E. Gibbs, Locust Street 4
Roy C. Journeay, Prospect Street
1
Harold C. Lamb, Abbott Street
5
Merrill B. Smith, East Main Street Blanks
7
715
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In Memoriam
LOUIS B. DAVIS
1888 - 1949
Merrimac Water & Light Commissioner, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934 Supt. of Water & Light Dept., 1934-1949 Fire Dept. Engineer, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919 Chief Merrimac Fire Dept., 1944, 1945, 1946 Member of Merrimac Fire Dept., 36 years Forest Warden, 1944, 1945, 1946
EDWARD J. O'KEEFE 1897 - 1949
Merrimac Police Officer, 22 years Special Officer, 1927 - 1943 Night Watchman and Patrolman, Jan. - June 1943 Acting Chief of Police, 1943 - 1949
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In Memoriam
CHARLES E. WALLACE 1876 - 1949
Supt. of Streets of Merrimac, 1934, 1935, 1947
CARLTON C. WITHAM 1876 - 1949
Merrimac Constable, 1915 Chief of Merrimac Fire Department, 1916, 1917 Member of Merrimac Board of Assessors, 1949
WILLIAM PHILIP GILMORE 1896 - 1949
Military Graves Registration Officer in Merrimac Post Commander of Stanley Wood Post, American Legion
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF THE
TOWN OF MERRIMAC
For The Year Ending December 31 1949
MERR
OF
TOWN
MASS
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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 79th annual printed school report.
HOWARD L. DeLONG, Chairman AGNES H. POWERS, Secretary EDWIN E. LEIDICH
School Committee
SCHOOL OFFICERS
John C. Page, Ed. D., Superintendent of Schools Address: West Newbury Tel. W. N. 52
Margaret R. Sawyer, Secretary Address: Rye, N. H.
Alexander M. Sullivan, Supervisor of Attendance
Address: Locust Street
Howard L. DeLong, Working Certificates Address: 7 Pine Street
A. Frances Davis, M. D., School Physician Address: 16 Main Street
Annie L. Gleed, R. N., School Nurse Address: West Main Street
J. A. Hawes, D. M. D., School Dental Examiner Address: Main Street
SCHOOL CALENDAR
(Continued from 1948 Town Report) Winter term: January 4, 1950 to February 17, 1950 7 weeks
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Third term: February 27, 1950 to April 14, 1950 7 weeks
Spring Term: April 24, 1950 to June 16, 1950 (elem) 8 weeks
Grade 8 graduation, Tuesday evening. June 20, 1950
High School graduation, Thursday evening, June 22, 1950
Fall term: September 5, 1950-Registration Day September 6 to December 19, 1950 (elem) September 6 to December 21, 1950 (h.s.) 16 weeks
Winter term: January 2, 1951 to February 16, 1951 7 weeks
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
7:15 A.M. 11-11 long pause 1 No school in grades only.
7:15 A.M. 11-11-11 No school in all schools.
11:20 A.M. Same Signal One session.
12:30 P.M.
Same Signal
No school in afternoon.
NO SCHOOL announcement will also be made over Stations WHAV and WLAW after 7:00 o'clock in the morning.
DIRECTORY OF SCHOOL STAFF, OCTOBER, 1949
Training
Total Yrs. Experience
Years in Merrimac
Position High School
Prin., Science, Math.
Edward K. Boak Isabelle M. Phelan
B.S.E. 1941, Tufts
6.6
6.6
English
Alice Beaubien
B.A. 1942, Rivier College (Nashua)
3
0
Social Studies
Donald MacAusland F. Antoinette Trigilio
B.S.E. 1948, Salem
1
1
Prospect Street School
11.5
4.8
Prin., Grade 8
Helen R. Donaghue Cornelia E. Wolfe
Bridgewater Normal, 1929 A. B. 1931, Boston Univ.
9
4
Centre School
Grade 6
Margaret W. Hume
Newburyport Training, 1909
11
1
Grade 5
Marion E. Journeay
Portsmouth Training, 1912
36
12
Prin., Grade 4
Miriam M. Felch
B. S. 1936, Kutztown, Pa., State Tea. Col.
3
3
Grade 3
Frances H. O'Connor
Lowell Normal, 1928
12
1
Grade 2
Caroline M. Verrette
Salem Normal, 1917
9
1
Grade 1
Helen K. Manning
Bridgewater Normal, 1918
25
22.5
Merrimacport School
:
Grades 3 & 4
B.S.E. 1935, Lowell
0
0
Prin., Grade 2
Salem Normal
21
17
Grade 1
A.B. 1913, Bates
4
4
Crafts Class
Howard G. Patchett
B.A. 1914, Union; M.A. 1926, Clark
27
18
Drawing Teacher
Richard J. Herman
B.S.E. 1949, Mass. School of Art
0
0
Music Teacher
Doris M. Currier
Institute of Music Pedagogy
27.5
18
Phys. Education
Mary E. Walker
B.S.E. 1944, Lowell
5
4
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A.B. 1907, Bates; A.M. 1926, Columbia
41.5
0
French & Latin
B.S. 1948, Univ. of N. H.
0
0
Commercial Studies
Grade 7
:
Gertrude A. Dowd Mae Ethel Davis Ethel B. Whiting
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SCHOOL REPORT
1949 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Regular school appropriation
$56,075.00
365.18
Refunded dog tax Transferred
3,000.00
Total available for schools
$59,440.18
Total expenditures
59,438.36
Balance
$
1.82
Reimbursements:
Supt. Schools
$ 483.33
Chap. 679, Acts of 1947
875.00
Chap. 643, Acts of 1948
16,336.54
Tuition and Transportation State Wards (still due)
1,133.13
Returned checks
46.52
$18,874.52
Total expenditures
59,438.36
Total reimbursements
18,874.52
Total from taxation in 1949
$40,563.84
SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES
General Control
School Committee expenses $ 0.00
Supt. Schools' salary
1,204.71
Secretary's salary 500.00
Travel expenses & office costs 239.74
Law enforcement
446.80
-
$ 2,391.25
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Cost of Instruction
Teachers and substitutes
36,418.64
Drawing, music, phys. ed. and nature lore teachers
2,436.00
Text books
1,181.75
Supplies
1,923.66
$41,960.05
Cost of Operation
Janitors' salaries
2,565.89
Fuel
2,403.81
Janitors' supplies, etc.
239.39
$ 5,209.09
Maintenance (inc. outlay $611.39)
4,613.87
H. S. Athletics
195.04
Libraries
99.32
Health
1,031.62
Transportation
3,205.00
Equipment
541.05
Miscellaneous
192.07
$59,438.36
1950 FINANCIAL ESTIMATES
General Control
School committee expenses $ 25.00
Supt. Schools' salary
1,250.00
Secretary's salary
500.00
Travel expenses & office costs
240.00
Law enforcement
455.00
$ 2,470.00
Cost of Instruction
Teachers and substitutes
41,800.00
Special teachers
2,340.00
Text books
1,750.00
Supplies
1,850.00
47,740.00
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Cost of Operation
Janitors' salaries
2,680.00
Fuel
2,500.00
Janitors' supplies, etc.
300.00
5,480.00
Maintenance
1,500.00
H. S. Athletics
200.00
Libraries
200.00
Health
1,050.00
Transportation
3,400.00
Equipment
1,000.00
Miscellaneous
250.00
$63,290.00
Estimated reimbursements :
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