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Total Valuation of Personal Property, $1,800,960.00 @ $72.00 per thousand 129,669.12 Total Valuation of Real Es- tate, $15,303,125.00 @ $72.00 per thousand 1,101,825.00
Total Taxes Levied on Polls and Property
$1,241,648.12
Excise Commitments for Year
$
115,547.40
Tax Rate for 1956- $72.00
FINANCIAL REPORT
Salary Appropriation $ 9,868.00
Donald F. Phillips $ 1,584.00
Paul F. Bruno
3,800.00
Christopher C. Morcone
1,584.00
Mary F. Introini
2,900.00
$ 9,868.00
Expense Appropriation $ 1,350.00
Association of Mass. Asses-
sors $
9.00
Banker & Tradesman
24.00
H. Wendell Beal
71.25
Burroughs Corporation
.61
Clarke Printing Co.
25.50
Expenses to meetings
162.00
Hire of Car
50.00
Hobbs & Warren, Inc.
164.93
Johnson Office Supply Co.
20.63
John Mussulli
50.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Company
134.80
Royal Typewriter Co.
365.58
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Taylor Abstract Co.
28.59
U. S. Post Office
24.00
Worcester District Regis- try of Deeds
218.50
Balance
.61
$
1,350.00
Our sincere appreciation is extended to all those who in any way co-operated with this board during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD F. PHILLIPS, Chairman PAUL F. BRUNO, Clerk CHRISTOPHER C. MORCONE
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Tax Collector's Report for 1956
The Honorable Board of Selectmen Milford, Mass.
Gentlemen:
Attached is the itemized list of the annual expendi- tures of the department in charge of the Tax Collector.
The Town Report gives us the opportunity to thank the members of the other departments that make up our town government for their help and cooperation through- out the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CYRIL F. KELLETT, Tax Collector.
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 1956
Salaries
Appropriation
$ 8,050.00
Cyril F. Kellett $ 5,100.00
Frances C. Greene 2,950.00
Total
$ 8,050.00
Expenses
Appropriation $ 1,300.00
A. W. LaFond & Co.
$
339.70
Karl A. Bright Ins. Agency 5.00
Burroughs Adding Machine Agency 5.89
Cahill's News Agency
22.54
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Clary Service Division
1.25
Hobbs & Warren, Inc. 72.93
Home National Bank
3.36
Johnson Office Supply Co.
23.45
The Milford Daily News
29.25
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
150.10
Norm's Office Equip. Service
17.40
Normand's Motor Service
1.60
The Clarke Printing Co.
14.50
Stimpson's
29.95
Ellis Traub Business Machines
4.25
Royal Typewriter Co.
14.70
U. S. Post Office
546.18
Leon Zocchi
17.00
Balance
.95
Total
$ 1,300.00
Tax Collector's Bond
Appropriation
$
493.50
Karl A. Bright Ins. Agency
$
493.50
Burglary Insurance
Appropriation
$
300.00
Benjamin J. Clancey
$
216.00
Balance
84.00
Total $ 300.00
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Report of the Tree Warden and Insect Pest Control Superintendent
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my annual report on the care, re- moval and planting of trees and the insect pest control program for the year 1956.
During 1956 I have cut down seven dead and diseased Maple trees. I have also trimmed the majority of all Maple, Oak and Ash shade trees in the Town.
I have also cut down and destroyed 40 Elm trees that were affected by the Dutch Elm disease as well as topping sixteen others which will be removed in 1957. As a result of laboratory tests of the samples taken during 1956 there are forty-two more Elms that have the Dutch Elm disease and must be taken down and destroyed.
During the week of April 26, 1956 I sprayed all the Elms in the Town with a 25% solution of D.D.T. as a dormant spray in an effort to kill the Elm bark beetles, a carrier of the Dutch Elm Disease.
During the week of June 7, 1956 I sprayed all trees with a 6% solution to take care of all other Insects that prey on the trees. The outskirts of the Town was done by airplane and the streets by the hydraulic method.
As a result of the sleeping sickness epidemic the Board of Selectmen received a sum of money to spray the Town to control mosquitos. On August 29 and 31, 1956 and also on September 1 and 2, 1956 I supervised the spraying program that the Selectmen planned under their super- vision. The spraying was done by Helicopter and hydraulic pump.
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On October 8 and 9, 1956 I bought and planted 27 Swelder maple trees in different sections of the Town.
During 1956 Brush was cut and removed from the out- lying roads of the Town.
Since there was no money made available there was no spraying done for poison ivy control during 1956.
I wish to thank the various departments for their co- operation with me during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
MATTHEW P. ANDREANO, Tree Warden and Insect Pest Control Supt.
INSECT PEST CONTROL
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$ 250.00
Expenses:
Superintendent $ 154.00
Labor
95.20
Total Expenses 249.20
Balance
$ .80
Insect Pest Control - General Expenses
Appropriation
$ 2,000.00
Expenses:
Malec, F. A. Forestry Service $ 1,546.00
Milford Daily News 15.75
Virchow, J. W. 437.50
Total Expenses 1,999.25
Balance
$ .75
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Dutch Elm Disease Control
Appropriation
$ 2,500.00
Expenses:
Superintendent
$ 409.50
Labor
408.15
American Oil Co.
3.90
Frost Insecticide Co.
17.40
East End Garage
1.95
lvíalec, F. A. Forestry Service
1,620.00
White, Jesse
38.40
Total Expenses
2,499.30
Balance
$ .70
Care, Removal and Planting Trees
Appropriation
$ 2,050.00
Expenses:
Superintendent
$ 1,189.45
Labor
436.50
Andreano, Matthew
55.70
Annibolli, Donato
2.25
America Oil Co.
61.20
Casey, Wm. H. Store, Inc.
2.04
Cedar St. Service Station
1.75
Chauvin, Doc
12.25
Clancey, B. J.
61.75
Frost Insecticide Co.
5.47
East End Garage, Inc.
75.00
Malec, F. A. Forestry Service
70.00
Milford Glass & Mirror Co.
1.50
Murphy's Service Station
1.65
New Eng. Tel. & Tel. Co.
48.00
Nogueira, James
3.00
White, Jesse
13.60
Zocchi, Leon
8.50
Total Expenses
2,049.61
Balance
$ .39
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Removal of Brush
Appropriation
$ 2,100.00
Expenses:
Superintendent
$ 1,398.00
Labor
701.95
Total Expenses 2,099.95
Balance
$ .05
New Trees
Appropriation
$ 200.00
Expenses: Winslow Nurseries
200.00
Balance
None
Mosquito Control
Appropriation from Reserve Fund $ 3,565.00
Expenses:
Labor
$ 105.00
Malec, F. A. Forestry Service
960.00
Wiggins Airways
2,500.00
Total Expenses . ....
3,565.00
Balance
None
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Report of the Board of Sewer Commissioners
To the Citizens of Milford:
We respectfully submit our report on operation, main- tenance and new construction work of the sewerage facili- ties of the Town for the year 1956.
COLLECTING SYSTEM
Routine flushing of certain critical sections of the sewer system was accomplished, and an expanded clean- ing operation was undertaken, made possible by new and improved sewer cleaning equipment.
New sewer construction was undertaken by contract in the following streets, with lengths completed as follows: Union Street 8" 538 feet-asbestos-cement pipe Dilla Street 8" 2240 feet-asbestos-cement pipe Purchase Street 8" 1020 feet-asbestos-cement pipe
3798 feet=0.719 miles
Approximately 100 feet of sewer remains to be com- pleted in Purchase Street when weather conditions permit. The sewer extensions in Dilla Street and Purchase Street involved sewage lift stations with completion of equipment installation expected in the early part of 1957. Total length of sewers, including the above construction is 32.462 miles. Forty-eight (48) additional service connections were made, bringing the total to 2499. In addition, 720 feet of 6-inch force main in Dilla Street and 595 feet of 8- inch force main in Purchase Street was constructed as
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discharge lines from the lift stations. Work under this contract remains to be completed in the Spring. Chapter 90 reconstruction in Dilla was delayed resulting in poor resurfacing conditions, but it was not contemplated to ex- pend sewer construction funds for this work, which will be done in 1957.
PUMPING STATIONS
New pumping equipment was installed in the Med- way Road pumping station, increasing the capacity of this station and improving operating conditions. Flood relief repair funds were made available for replacing the over- flow head wall for the Charles Street Station and this was accomplished.
TREATMENT PLANT
Design of improvements to the treatment plant have been under way and bids were received and contracts awarded for principal equipment items, with construction work to be undertaken in 1957 as planned. Sewage flows have been receiving treatment in varying amounts from minimum flows of 1.5 million gallons daily up to the capacity of the plant, with inflow rates exceeding 4.0 mil- lion gallons daily during high flow periods.
During 1956 Mr. Richard J. Abretti resigned from the Board to devote more time to construction work and Mr. Joseph L. De Luca was appointed to the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
GUIDO SABATINELLI, ROBERT M. BICKFORD, JOSEPH L. DE LUCA Board of Sewer Commissioners.
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FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1956
Salaries and Wages
Appropriation
$11,400.00
Labor $ 8,928.28
Supt's Salary
1,320.00
Commissioner's Salaries
712.51
Clerk's Salary
400.00
Total
11,360.79
Balance
$ 39.21
General Expenses
Appropriation $ 3,770.00
Worcester Cty. Elec .- Power $ 1,316.95
Charles E. Clougherty-Hose and Floodlight
535.00
Fields Point Mfg .- Chlorine
297.00
Hopedale Water Co .- Water
283.15
American Oil Co .- Gas for Truck 219.16
New England Tel. & Tel. Co .- Telephone 140.45
H. M. Curtiss Coal Co .- Fuel 117.59
B. J. Clancey-Insurance 74.75
G. Sabatinelli, Jr .- Repairs
70.30
Rosenfeld Sand & Gravel- Sand
67.50
Curry Oil Co .- Rods
65.00
Ray's Auto Repair-Repair to Truck
64.90
Community Bottled Gas-
Fuel
63.00
Fitzpatrick & Serrano-Chains and Oil
60.50
Stanley R. Keene-Rent of Land 50.00
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L. N. Jaques-Materials 32.60
E. Sabatinelli-Repairs 25.00
Milford Water Co .- Water
24.09
L. Zocchi-Materials
21.15
Milford Products-Materials 19.60 Aldrich Lawn Mower Service -Repairs 14.10
John L. Moschilli-Postage
9.00
Cahill's News Agency-Sta- tionery
7.25
T. E. Morse-Materials
6.70
Milford Locksmith-Keys
1.75
Clark & Shaughnessey-Ma- terials
1.68
W. H. Casey-Materials
1.65
Seaver's Express-Freight
Charge
1.25
Niro & Niro-Materials
1.20
Total
3,592.27
Balance
$ 177.73
Board of Sewer Commissioners,
GUIDO SABATINELLI, Chairman ROBERT BICKFORD JOSEPH L. DELUCA
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Vernon Grove Cemetery January 1, 1956 to December 31, 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Receipts
Appropriation (general)
$ 4,500.00
Withdrawn from Perpetual Care
Funds 26.96
$ 4,526.98
Expenditures
Labor
$ 2,065.65
Aldrich's Lawn Mower Service
1,159.17
Bradbury Locke Co.
21.09
Casey's Store, Inc.
7.65
Costa Construction Company
199.28
Stanley Gardner Florist
12.00
Arthur D. Hill
3.50
Iacovelli Oil Company
42.29
Leonard N. Jaques Hardware
136.55
Milford Water Company
13.80
Frank Murphy
207.00
Sullivan Brothers Florist
32.50
Varney Brothers Sand & Gravel Company
12.50
Dwight L. Watson
614.00
$ 4,526.98
Income Not Available for Expenditures
Care of Lots
...
Interments
$
302.00
700.00
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Sale of Lots and Graves
325.00
Perpetual Care
975.00
$ 2,302.00
NEW SECTION ACCOUNT
Receipts
Appropriation
$ 3,500.00
$ 3,500.00
Expenditures
Consigli Construction Company $ 1,433.00
Robert Costa Company 418.12
Eastman & Corbett, Inc. 138.00
L. N. Jaques Hardware
156.80
Milford Daily News
15.75
Frank D. Murphy
17.80
New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad . 77.90
Ravenna Ceramics Corporation
297.75
Trimount Bituminous Products Company 136.10
Unexpended Balance N.S.F.
$ 2,691.22 808.78
$ 3,500.00
Respectfully submitted,
DWIGHT L. WATSON, JESSE E. PEASLEE, POMEROY EDWARDS ARTHUR DELFANTI, ARTHUR L. MAYNARD, HUGO V. LARSON, The Trustees.
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Treasurer's Report 1956
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Milford, Mass.
Balance January 1, 1956
$
198,280.25
Receipts for year
2,471,465.14
2,669,745.39
Disbursement per Warrant
2,494,059.32
Balance 1957
$ 175,686.07
CEMETERY TRUST FUND
Balance January 1, 1956
$ 58,486.73
Perpetual Care
1,775.00
Interest
1,490.09
61,751.82
Withdrawn
633.10
$ 61,118.72
BALANCE ACCOUNT
U. S. Bonds $ 44,000.00
Home National Bank
953.69
Milford Savings Bank
9,256.46
Milford Federal Savings Bank
200.00
Milford Federal Savings Bank
3,508.57
Milford Federal Savings Bank
3,200.00
$ 61,118.72
U. S. SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Balance January 1, 1956
$ 753.13
Deductions for Year
9,203.26
$ 9,956.39
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Bonds Purchased During Year Refunds Balance January 1, 1957
8,737.50
266.03
952.86
$ 9,956.39
WITHHOLDING TAX
Deductions for year
$ 101,601.23
Remitted to Director of Internal Revenue
91,037.90
Check in Office for Director
10,563.33
$ 101,601.23
SALARIES
Appropriation 6,550.00
John H. Besozzi
$4,050.00
Rita M. Ferrucci
525.80
Carol Belforti
365.32
Virginia Besozzi
204.50
Rita Tomaso
363.35
Barbara A. Bartera
1,041.03
6,550.00
EXPENSES
Appropriation 650.00
American Bank Note Co. 40.15
Cahill's News Agency
12.55
P. Eugene Casey
37.50
Commercial System Forms 28.53
H. A. Daniels Insurance Co.
18.75
Expenses to Boston
4.00
Home National Bank (De- posit Box)
5.00
Johnson Office Supply Co.
30.26
Office Equipment Co.
28.92
L. C. Smith Co.
69.50
R. H. Stewart Co. (checks)
162.84
Stimpson's Office Supplies
48.87
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Todd Co., Inc. 22.08
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
141.05
$ 650.00
SURETY BOND
Appropriation
Bond
272.00
$ 272.00
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN H. BESOZZI, Treasurer of Milford.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF
THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF MILFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
SCHOOL YEAR 1955 - 1956
FISCAL YEAR 1956
Approved as the Report of your School Committee
SCHOOL COMMITTEE (as of December 31, 1956)
Term Expires
Mr. John P. Pyne, chairman
1959
Nicholas J. Capece, M.D., vice-chairman
1958
Atty. Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr.
1957
Nicholas A. Mastroianni, M.D.
1957
Atty. Anthony N. Compagnone 1958
Mr. Ernest A. Lombardi
1959
SUB-COMMITTEES
Teachers and Salaries-Dr. Nicholas A. Mastroianni, Atty. Anthony N. Compagnone, Mr. Ernest A. Lombardi. Rules and Regulations-Dr. Nicholas J. Capece, Atty. Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr.
Finance-Mr. Ernest A. Lombardi, Dr. Nicholas J. Capece.
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Books and Supplies-Atty. Anthony N. Compagnone, Dr. Nicholas A. Mastroianni, Dr. Nicholas J. Capece.
Care of Buildings-Atty. Anthony N. Compagnone, Mr. Ernest A. Lombardi, Atty. A. B. Cenedella, Jr.
John C. Lynch Auditorium-Atty. Alfred B. Cenedella, Jr., Dr. Nicholas A. Mastroianni.
School Committee meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at eight p.m. in the School Com- mittee office in the Milford High School Building.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS AND SECRETARY OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
David I. Davoren
Superintendent's Office, High School Building, Tele- phone 505.
Residence of Superintendent, 169 Congress Street, Telephone 1137-W.
The Superintendent's office is open week days through- out the year from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
The Superintendent's office hours on school days are from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1956 - 1957
Opening of School: September 5, 1956.
School Year: September 5, 1956 to June 21, 1957.
Holidays: October 12, 1956; November 2. 1956; Novem- ber 12, 1956; November 22 and 23, 1956; and May 30, 1957.
High School Graduation: June 19, 1957.
Grades Schools Close: June 14, 1957.
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SCHOOL SESSIONS
High School: 8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Pre-Primary: 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Opportunity. Class: 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Stacy Junior High and High School Elementary Grades: 8:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Elementary Schools: 8:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 1:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
NO SCHOOL SIGNAL
The signal for closing schools is the sounding of three blasts of the local fire alarm system repeated four times.
The signals have the following meaning:
At 7:10 a.m., all grades close for the morning session.
At 7:30 a.m. all grades below the High School close for the morning session.
At 12:10 p.m. all grades below the High School close for the afternoon session.
Announcements will also be made over radio stations WTAG, WBZ, WKOX, WCOP and WMOO between 6:55 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.
TUITION RATES
High School, $6.33 per week; Grades, $5.05 per week; payable four weeks in advance.
SUMMARY OF STATISTICS
Number of School Buildings
11
Number of Teachers Employed High School 27
91
Grades 56
Supervisors 8
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MEMBERSHIP AND ATTENDANCE
Total Enrollments
High
Grades
Total
Boys
287
834
1121
Girls
273
819
1092
560
1653
2213
Non-resident Pupils
2
14
16
Average Daily Attendance 513
1529
2042
Number of Sessions
173
168
169
NET COSTS FOR 1956
Gross Costs for 1956 $539,739.15
Receipts (Other than School Appropriations)
State Aid Fund (Chapter 643)
$108,728.40
Tuition - State Wards
1,656.29
Transportation Reimbursement
962.14
Miscellaneous Receipts
1,973.53
Reimbursements:
Special Schools (Chapter 703) and Sub- Special $ 2,511.35
Trade Schools
1,726.88
Total Reimbursements
$117,558.59
Net Costs for 1956
$422,180.56
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BALANCE SHEET - 1956
Item I-Available for Salaries and Wages:
Appropriation $414,766.03
George-Barden Fund
600.00
$415,366.03
Teachers' Salaries
$351,869.32
Supervision (Superintend-
ent, Clerk, and Attend- ance Officer)
14,308.08
Care (Custodians' Salaries)
35,097.73
Adult Civic Education (Sal- aries)
1,542.00
Adult Vocational Education (Salaries)
1,609.00
Health (School Physicians and School Nurse)
5,050.00
Cafeteria
3,994.44
$413,470.57
Balance $ 1,895.46
Item II-General: Available
Regular Appropriation
$127,619.14
Books and Supplies
$ 18,655.26
Fuel
27,151.26
Repairs
29,178.01
Transportation
22,447.94
Tuition-Trade Schools
5,802.49
Operating Costs
14,004.59
Athletic Equipment
2.390.71
New Equipment
6,638.32
$126,268.58
Balance
$ 1,350.56
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS TO THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE CITIZENS OF THE TOWN OF MILFORD
Herewith I submit respectfully the seventy-eighth annual report of the School Department and my tenth as Superintendent of Schools.
PROGRAM
Again, and with regret, I report that the program of our schools is restricted in a significant degree by the limitations of our plant facilities.
In the areas of industrial arts, home economics, as- sembly, physical education, hot lunch accommodations and vocational training, our children are being denied either completely or partially the benefits they would derive from these essential programs if we had the proper plant facili- ties necessary.
In addition to the impact of inadequate facilities re- ferred to in the previous paragraph, this year has seen another serious infringement upon our program offering; namely, insufficient classroom space in certain sections of our school system.
The absence of sufficient classroom space in which to house the numerically increasing pupil population has caused certain dislocations of pupil assignments and over- crowded classrooms.
Many schools are crowded to over capacity with the result that the quality of our program offering to our children has definitely reached the critical stage.
Projections of future pupil enrollment indicate that the requirements for space will become increasingly great- er with the advent of each successive year.
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My recommendation in this matter is to construct new building facilities. In the absence of new construction, the only alternate solution appears to be a further curtailment of the program by instituting a double platoon system in certain grades, or the elimination of our existing pre- primary classes. Neither of the latter moves are recom- mended, because in my opinion they are definitely back- ward steps.
In the area of health education, all previously con- ducted work was continued. During 1956, the polio vac- cination clinics were conducted in a highly efficient man- ner. In excess of 4,000 persons received two shots of polio vaccine. The third shot will be administered early in 1957, resulting in the vaccination of the entire school popu- lation as well as countless pre-school children and expect- ant mothers.
Personnel of the Board of Health and the District Nursing Association cooperated harmoniously with School Department personnel in this worthwhile program.
Workshops for teachers were held in the subject of reading, and it is planned to continue this series early in 1957 in an effort to improve the reading skills and talents of all pupils.
All other innovations in program which were reported upon previously have been continued and have in many instances been improved and expanded! The lone excep- tion is the physical education program which has been limited slightly at the South Grammar School because of lack of facilities. It was necessary to convert the gym room into a classroom to accommodate the larger enrollment.
PLANT
The policy in the department has been to rehabilitate those buildings about which there is no question about their continued use for years to come, and to expend as
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little as possible as is consistent with good business sense on those buildings which will probably not be in use in a very short time.
Consistent with this policy, the following major items were accomplished during 1956.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
1. The entire back (northerly) wall of the auditori- um was stripped of old plaster and lathing, and new metal- lic lathing and new plaster was applied.
2. The entire heating system was checked for faulty traps in radiators and control points, and wherever it was needed, new traps were installed.
3. A new gravel and tar roof was laid on the entire auditorium section of the building.
4. The kitchen and dining room area, including the corridor walls and ceilings, were repainted.
5. A disposal unit was installed in the cafeteria kit- chen to improve hygienically and from a sanitation point the disposal of garbage.
6. A hard surface (hot top) was applied to the area on the Spruce Street side of the High School. This job included the removal of five elm trees in very poor condi- tion and the laying of service lines underground to both the High School Building and the Stacy Jr. High School Building. It also involved the relocation of basketball back boards used by the pupils of the Stacy Jr. High School.
STACY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
1. The first major job of providing adequate light- ing for pupils in Milford schools was accomplished this year. Fluorescent lighting was installed in each of the classrooms of the Stacy School, bringing this building up to nationally accepted standards for classroom lighting.
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2. A new counter and filing cabinet arrangement was installed in the office of the Principal.
I am happy to report that the Stacy School is now in excellent condition, being rehabilitated gradually over a period of about five years. It is an outstanding example of what can and should be done with our sound, substan- tial and truly worthwhile buildings.
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL
1. A new hard surface (hot top) was installed in the playground at this building, correcting a bad condition which had existed previously.
2. Complete new flooring was installed in the class- rooms and corridors of this building. Complete new stair- risers, including anti-slip nosings on all of the stairs from basement to second floor, were installed in this building. This is the first major floor replacement job in our school system in many years.
3. New fluorescent lighting was installed in each of the classrooms of this building.
This building, when it is repainted on the inside, will be another example of a sound, rehabilitated school.
WEST STREET SCHOOL
1. The walk leading in from the street was repaired, a berm built on the easterly side of the walk, and the same was seeded after being properly graded.
PURCHASE STREET SCHOOL
1. A new urinal installation in the boys' toilet was made, rectifying a condition which was previously unsatis- factory.
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1957
1. Construction of a new elementary school build- ing as outlined in educational specifications prepared for the Milford School Committee and the Elementary School Building Committee (published in the December 28, 1956 issue of the Milford Daily News). Copies of these specifi- cations are available to anyone interested, and may be ob- tained at the office of the Superintendent of Schools, High School building, upon request.
2. Installation of fluorescent lighting in High School building.
3. Redecoration of interior of High School building.
4. Landscaping front of High School building.
5. Painting interior of Spruce Street School.
6. Painting exterior of Purchase Street School.
7. Landscaping yard of Purchase Street School.
8. Painting exterior of Plains School.
9. Installation of fluorescent lighting at Plains School.
10. Painting exterior and interior of Chapin Street School.
11. Installation of fluorescent lighting at Chapin Street School.
PERSONNEL
Again, the School Committee was successful in ap- pointing high type teachers to fill the requirements as va- cancies occurred. However, it is becoming increasingly diffi- cult to obtain the services of well qualified teachers in certain subject matter fields.
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NEW APPOINTMENTS
Mrs. Lucy Costello as teacher of Grade VII in the Stacy Jr. High School.
Mr. Joseph Manella as teacher of Grade IV in the South Grammar School.
Miss Marguerite Shuber as teacher of Grade II in the Spruce Street School
The following transfers were made:
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