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Assistant Director of Accounts.
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TOWN OF DUXBURY Balance Sheet-December 31, 1951 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND RESERVES
Cash:
General
$378,431.24
Payroll Deductions : Federal Taxes Retirement System 325.38
$1,625.76
Petty Advances:
Collector
$150.00 25.00
Fire Loss Reimbursement
2,500.00
Proceeds of Dog Licenses -- Due County
5.40
Accounts Receivable:
Taxes:
Levy of 1949:
Personal Property
$11.90
Levy of 1950:
Personal Property
117.42
Real Estate
5,391.14
Levy of 1951:
Overestimates 1951:
Poll
40.00
Personal Property
3,426.24
Real Estate
31,983.20
40,969.90
County Tax 2,668.03
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
2,858.09
Levy of 1948
$2.00
60.50
Levy of 1949
4.00
Levy of 1950
252.90
Levy of 1951
5,171.55
5,430.45
Aid to Dependent Children: Administration Aid
$89.58 693.18
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Sale of Real Estate Fund
5,600.00
Tax Title Receipts Reserved Under Section 79, Chapter 60, General Laws
355.66
Planning Board Deposits 10.24
Premium on High School Addition Loan
19.80
State Parks and Reservations Assessment $73.86
County Hospital Assessment 116.20
$1,951.14
Town Clerk
175.00
Tailings
612.46
Sale of Cemetery Lots and Graves Fund
150.00
Ship's Weathervane Fund Federal Grants:
Tax Titles
Tax Possessions
$2,757.94 93.85
Old Age Assistance: Administration Assistance
566.39 5,923.34
Departmental:
Selectmen
$75.95
School Lunch Fund
1,470.40
Temporary Aid
455.20
School Athletic Fund
886.07
Aid to Dependent Children
831.98
Old Age Assistance
600.79
Veterans' Benefits
498.32
Cemetery
392.00
164,017.22
2,854.24
Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus
11,759.79
Aid to Highways-Chapter 90:
State
$8,000.00
County
4,000.00
12,000.00
Levy of 1951
5,542.20
Overlay Deficits:
11,062.09
Levy of 1940
$6.18
Levy of 1941
6.13
Levy of 1942
6.13
Levy of 1943
5.91
Tax Title and Tax Possession 2,851.79
Departmental 2,854.24
Aid to Highways
12,000.00
Levy of 1947
8.80
53.53
Reserve for Petty Cash Advances Surplus Revenue
23,136.48 175.00 209,288.32
Due from Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds: Duplicate Deposit of Bequests 425.00
$443,191.15
$443,191.15
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Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
$5,430.45
Levy of 1944
5.91
Levy of 1945
6.88
Levy of 1946
7.59
Overlays Reserved for Abatement:
Levy of 1949
$11.5
Levy of 1950
5,507.99
Unexpended Balances: General $27,912.09
School Construction 136,105.13
2,851.79
7,272.49
BALANCE SHEET-Continued
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt
$394,000.00 Schoolhouse Construction Loan High School Addition Loan
$229,000.00 165,000.00
$394,000.00 $394,000.00
TRUST AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS
Trust and Investment Funds- Cash and Securities :
In Custody of: Town Treasurer
$192,884.56
Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank 520.50
Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund
28,121.18
Lucy A. Elwell Cemetery Fund George H. Wood Memorial Day Flower Fund 1,025.40
532.47
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
101,051.60
Post-War Rehabilitation Fund 3,379.51 Stabilization Fund 30,771.26
$193,405.06
$193,405.06
$23,141.79
Lucy Hathaway Fund Thomas D. Hathaway Fund- Shade Trees and Sidewalks William Penn Harding Library Fund 2,705.26 1,087.49 18
Myles Standish Lot Fund 1,589.10
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
January 8, 1953
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
The Board of Fire Engineers submits the following report of department activities for 1952.
The total number of calls was eighty-nine.
Summary :
7 Automobile
4 Bridge
12 Building
7 Chimney
46 Emergency
2 False Alarm
7 Oil Burner
4 Stand-by
Of the twelve building fires the recent Wirt Bros. fire was the most serious. With the quick response and very efficient work of the firemen, the help of our radio communication system, and the co-operation re- ceived from the police department, we were able to
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confine the majority of the damage to the second story and showroom. At the other building fires we were able to keep the fire from spreading from its point of origin. By being able to do this we have kept our property losses low in comparison with the in- crease this year in the loss of property and human life throughout the state.
Again this year we have stayed well within our ap- propriation while making necessary repairs to appar- atus and buildings. This coming year we have in- creased our budget to shingle the Central Station, which must be done.
As Chief of the Fire Department I would like to . thank the firemen for their co-operation in responding to alarms and in protecting and salvaging our property through the efficient use of water, which so often causes more damage to building contents than the ac- tual fire. This, I feel, has been very well carried out by the men this year.
I also want to thank the telephone operators for their splendid co-operation because without their as- sistance the firemen would be unable to reach the scene of the fire so quickly. The people of Duxbury must realize that this is our fire alarm system and that the firemen are dependent upon telephone service for the location of the fire when an alarm sounds. As chief I realize that all fire-minded people are interested in knowing where the fire is, but please do not hamper this service by calling the operator or the fire depart- ment for a reasonable length of time. Do not interfere with the firemen calling in because the first few minutes may mean the saving of a human life or a building.
Will all persons please remember when calling the fire department in an emergency to say, "Emergency
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Duxbury Fire Department 333." This will enable people in the Kingston, Hanover, and Marshfield tele- phone exchanges to contact the man on duty at the Duxbury Fire Department directly. Then give your name, the location of the fire, and, if possible, the nature of the fire (as automobile, chimney, building, forest, or grass), so the proper type of equipment can be despatched to the fire immediately.
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN N. BRIGGS, Chief
GEORGE S. BUTLER, Asst. Chief KENNETH O. MACOMBER, Chairman LeROY M. PETERSON, Secretary ALDEN M. BARTLETT JOHN DeLORENZO CARL J. SANTHESON, JR.
Board of Fire Engineers.
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REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN
January 8, 1953
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit my report as Forest Warden for the year 1952.
The department had a total of 152 calls, as follows:
27 Brush
59 Dump
3 False Alarms
14 Forest
34 Grass
12 Outside Aid
3 Stand-by
Of the 152 calls this year we have been able to keep the majority of the fires between one and two and one-half acres. I feel that this could not have been ac- complished without our radio communication system, which is considered the first line of defense in the fire service by all our local and state conventions.
A total of 3129 open air fire permits were issued this year. 1400 beach picnic fire permits were issued by
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Duxbury Beach Park and Ford's Store. In addition, the Central Fire Station issued 618 written permits and 1311 telephone permits for incinerator, rubbish, and brush fires. The co-operation of the townspeople in living up to state fire laws and securing permits on the proper days has been one of the main factors in con- trolling and locating outdoor fires.
As Forest Warden, I feel it is necessary this year to replace our 1936 pick-up truck, and with the approval of the Selectmen have an article in the town warrant to purchase a new truck and equipment. I believe this truck is needed to keep the Forest Fire Department up to the standard that we have maintained in the past.
I wish to thank the deputy wardens, Selectmen, and Highway Department for their splendid co-operation in the past Forest Fire season.
Respectfully submitted,
EBEN N. BRIGGS,
Forest Warden.
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REPORT OF HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I herewith submit the report of the Highway Depart- ment for the year ending December 31, 1952.
In addition to necessary repairs to all streets throughout the town, several miles of black roads were given a surface treatment. Roadsides were mowed and raked. Fences repaired and painted.
Bay View Road, Old Colony Road, Pine Ridge Lane and the remainder of Wadsworth Road which were accepted by the town at the Annual March Meeting were graded, graveled and surfaced with asphalt under special appropriations.
Twelve complete sections were replaced in Powder Point Bridge, and other repairs made as necessary. Repairs were also made on all other bridges.
The parking area at Mattakeesett Court was en- larged and all other town landings received annual care.
Under Chapter 90 Maintenance, portions of Route 14 were refinished with mixed-in-place.
Under Chapter 90 New Construction, the project at Bay Road was put out to bids this year. Bradford Weston of Hingham, being the lowest bidder, was awarded the contract.
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS B. RANDALL,
Superintendent of Streets.
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REPORT OF THE CEMETERY TRUSTEES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of Duxbury :
We submit our report for the year 1952.
The report of the Superintendent of Cemeteries has been accepted and contains all the details of the work done in the cemetery department.
We wish to express our thanks to the citizens and groups who have contributed to the improvement of the cemeteries, especially to the Ladies Union Fair Association for the donation which enabled the depart- ment to recondition and improve several of the old lots in the original part of the cemetery.
We are pleased to report that our Perpetual Care Funds have increased 100% during the last ten year period. This will insure care of these lots in future years.
We are asking for an appropriation of $12,611.00 to carry on the work of the cemetery Department during the year 1953.
Respectfully submitted,
HARRY A. TAMMETT, Chairman ERNEST H. BAILEY EDWARD P. HOBART STANLEY V. JOHNSON J. NEWTON SHIRLEY, Secretary
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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CEMETERIES
To the Cemetery Trustees :
I submit my report for the year 1952.
At Mayflower, Ashdod, Dingley, and Myles Stan- dish Cemeteries the general work was done and the leaves were raked. Some gravel was added to the ave- nues and they were raked and cleaned.
The fence in the back of the Mayflower Cemetery was painted and repaired; also the fence at Ashdod Cemetery and the guns at the Standish Cemetery.
There has been an addition made to the new sec- tion of the cemetery. Ten lots have been rebuilt in the old part of the cemetery. A request of $300. is being added to the budget for building new lots so that we may do a little each year.
During the dry spell we were trimming the dead wood out of the trees and more of this work will have to be done in the coming year. One dead tree was re- moved by the Tree Department.
The Ladies Union Fair Association supplied the loam to have a section rebuilt in the Historical part of the Mayflower Cemetery.
Perpetual and Annual care lots were cared for; also the graves of the veterans.
There were sixty-five interments this year.
Respectfully submitted,
LAUREL B. FREEMAN,
Superintendent of Cemeteries.
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REPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith the report of the Public Health Nurse for the year 1952. This is the work for which the town pays the salary of the nurse by an annual appropriation.
Classification
Cases
Visits
Bedside Visits
Old Age Assistance
6
370
General Relief
1
11
Disability Assistance
1
12
Instructive Visits
Crippled Children
5
16
Tuberculosis (cases and contacts)
7
14
Totals
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423
Other Activities
Well-Child Conference (P.T.A. sponsored) - 6 meetings, 127 attendance.
Immunization Clinic (Board of Health) - against diphtheria, whooping cough, and/or tetanus as neces- sary.
Series of three injections 17 children
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Booster shots Incomplete Completed privately
44 children
1 child
1 child
Total attendance 63
Transportation
Immunization clinic 2
Brockton Orthopedic Clinic 1
Plymouth County Hospital
5
Taunton State Hospital
2
If it is appropriate to insert this here, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all volunteers who have helped me with clinics, transportation, etc., in the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
SUSAN E. CARTER, R.N.,
Duxbury Public Health Nurse.
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REPORT OF THE TOWN HISTORIAN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen of the Town of Duxbury :
In the past year the trend in requests for informa- tion has veered from local history to definite family history. School children continue to ask what Duxbury was like in Colonial days, but there is a marked in- crease in the interest in early family records, partic- ularly traditional material to color the recorded facts. . With this in mind, a start is being made in assembling anecdotes, unrecorded bits of history, and amusing family traits that will satisfy the request for "some- thing personal and interesting about early members of my family", as one Ietter put it.
Several groups of visitors were aided in plans for a tour of Duxbury and many individual requests for advice of "what to see in Duxbury", were answered.
The only purchase this year to add to the books bought last year, is a map of Duxbury in 1833.
The main work of this department continues to be the collection of historic information that will be readily available when needed. It is fascinating and satisfying work.
Respectfully submitted,
DOROTHY WENTWORTH.
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MEMORIAL DAY REPORT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and Citizens of Duxbury :
The Memorial Day Committee respectfully submits the following report :
Myles Standish Camp No. 115, Sons of Union Vet- erans of the Civil War; Duxbury Post No. 223, Amer- ican Legion; Duxbury Girl Scouts; Duxbury Boy Scouts; Duxbury Brownie Scouts; and Duxbury Cub Scouts; and Duxbury School Children decorated 7 World War II Veterans graves in Mayflower Ceme- tery, 196 graves of Civil War Veterans in Mayflower Cemetery, 4 Army Nurses graves in Mayflower Ceme- tery, 16 Civil War Veterans graves in Ashdod Ceme- tery, 2 Colonial War Veterans graves in Standish Cemetery, 1 Revolutionary War Veterans grave in Standish Cemetery, 21 in Mayflower Cemetery, 4 Ding- ley Cemetery, and 2 North Duxbury Cemetery ; 5 Vet- erans of War of 1812 graves; I Indian War Veteran, 3 Spanish War Veterans' graves in Mayflower Ceme- tery, Ashdod and Dingley Cemeteries; 37 World War I Veterans graves in Mayflower Cemetery and 2 graves in Ashdod Cemetery.
The Duxbury High School Band furnished music for the parade which formed at Myles Standish Cemetery and proceeded down Chestnut Street by way of Hall's Corner to the Unitarian Church.
Memorial Services were held at the First Church,
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Unitarian, Mayflower, Ashdod, Dingley, and Standish Cemeteries; No. Duxbury Tomb; Blue Fish River and the Honor Roll.
Appropriation Expended Unexpended
$425.00
$383.12
41.88
Totals
$425.00
$425.00
Respectfully submitted,
PHILIP G. CHANDLER, Chairman
PARKER B. CHANDLER
OSCAR B. RYDER
EDEN S. GLOVER
MERRITT FERRELL
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PLYMOUTH COUNTY AID TO AGRICULTURE
Local Work in Duxbury
A. Activities of the Home Economics Department under the leadership of Mrs. Thomas Scott covered training for adults in various fields. The several pro- jects were under the direct supervision of Miss Bea- trice White or Miss Carol Shute, Assistant County Ex- tension Agents from Brockton. These adult educa- tional courses are without cost and in our opinion are well managed and supervised. They deserve a far wider acceptance.
This last year we had :
1. "Storage Stretching." Women were shown how to better their storage problem and build a "storage stretcher" in their own kitchen.
2. "Planning Your Will." The Plymouth County Bar Association cooperated. The meeting was held at the Town Hall and was well attended by both men and women.
3. Quite a number attended the "Home Ground Im- provement" meeting held late in the spring at Whitman.
4. A "Nutrition" meeting was held in the summer where it was shown how to get more food value for the money.
5. In the fall, a series of meetings was held on "Furn-
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niture Refinishing". 22 women and 1 man attended the classes.
B. In the 4H Department the Duxbury Town Com- mittee shows continued activity in many phases of practical rural living. In the agricultural section the Dairy and Poultry clubs maintain their outstanding work. The value of the dairy herds owned by Duxbury 4H members has now grown to some $6,000.00. Judg- ing members particularly in poultry have won the highest county and statewide honors. A new goat club is very active and promises definite reduction of the milk budget in many families. A tractor driving and maintenance group has attracted a number of the older boys. The sheep club is active and won many honors. The garden club did well at the fairs and shows and greatly aided the family budget. In all these clubs, except tractor, girls are active.
In the Home Economics section the two new can- ning and cooking clubs stepped into high competition at the fairs and won a great many prizes. The Home Decoration Club and the sewing clubs have continued active and also have won high honors in demonstra- tions and exhibits.
Our Town Committee, made up of leaders of 4H projects, has been rated as one of the outstanding leader-groups in Eastern Massachusetts. Fourteen leaders head up some 15 different project clubs. These are :
Mr. Robert Vaughan, Conservation, Chairman. Mrs. Malcolm C. Brock, Garden, Secretary.
Mrs. Earle Grenquist, Sewing, Treasurer. Mrs. George Horsfall, Home Decoration. Mr. James Smithson, Tractors.
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Mr. Frederick Harrington, Jr., Sheep.
Mr. Kendall Thomas, Goats.
Mr. Malcolm C. Brock, Poultry.
Mr. Ernest Chandler, Dairy.
Mr. Frank Nudd, Pigs.
Miss Ethel McAuliffe, Sewing, Foods.
Mrs. Winona Nichols, Canning.
Mrs. Howard Randall, Sewing.
Mrs. Everett Marston, Sewing.
Eight children were sent to 4H camp. We have a total of some 100 children in our Duxbury 4H clubs.
While the 4H work is looked upon as a movement . for young people, it actually has developed that the projects where successful have become family projects. The values disclosed in good living and budget help are astonishing. But above all, through deeply inter- esting and profitable methods, unsurpassed results are achieved in the training of leadership, judgement and the acceptance of responsibility for the young folks.
Respectfully submitted, MALCOLM C. BROCK, Director
THE EXTENSION SERVICE
The Extension Service is an educational organiza- tion. This office supplies information on farming, home- making, and 4-H club work. It is a cooperative insi- tution supported mainly by county appropriation, with additional funds furnished from federal sources.
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The University of Massachusetts is the headquarters of the Massachusetts Extension Service. Assistance of Extension Specialists is provided to the county offices in developing programs and teaching subject matter. The Extension Service supplies helpful information to farmers and homemakers in an effort to help people help themselves. It also encourages individuals and groups to take advantage of opportunities in the com- munity.
An Extension worker strives to give information, training, or advice that will help people in their daily lives. Through the application of this knowledge, Massachusetts farmers can maintain a prosperous in- dustry ; their children grow up to be responsible citi- zens; and their rural homes and communities will be pleasant places in which to live.
The Extension Service is under the direction of a Board of nine Trustees, appointed by the County Com- missioners to represent the various agricultural, home- making, and 4-H club interests of the county.
Programs and services offered include :
Producing Massachusetts Crops and Livestock
(Dairy - Poultry - General Livestock - Fruits - Vegtables - Cranberries - Forestry - Landscaping and Flowers)
Market Information and Techniques Safety and Fire Prevention
Convenient, attractive homes and farm buildings Home and Community Recreation Child Development and Family Life
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Nutrition and Food Preservation Farm and Family Finance Clothing Health Conservation of Soil and Water
Understanding of Public Problems Information to Consumers
Extension Service Office and Agents :
Plymouth County Extension Service, Court House, Brockton, Massachusetts.
J. T. Brown, County Agent-Manager
Edgar W. Spear, Associate County Agricultural Agent
Dominic A. Marini, Assistant County Agricultural Agent
Beatrice I. White, Home Demonstration Agent
Robert B. Ewing, County Club Agent
M. Christiana Downing, Associate County Club Agent
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Statistical Summary of Achievements - 1952
Plymouth County Extension Service
Agri- Dept.
Home Dept.
4-H Club Dept.
Total
Farm or Home Visits
1,387
245
516
2,148
Telephone Calls
5,427
1,511
1,977
8,915
Office Calls
2,089
411
246
2,746
News Stories
198
110
308
Radio Talks
90
71
40
201
Television Shows
46
46
Bulletins Distributed
4,702
7,517
8,058
20,277
Individual Letters
2,091
414
1,180
3,685
Circular Letters
161
80
159
400
Copies Mailed
55,175
16,671
12,569
84,415
Number of Leaders
120
215
148
483
Meetings of Local Leaders
60
165
47
272
or Committeemen Attendance
782
977
856
2,615
Demonstration Meetings
73
76
9
158
Attendance
2,842
1,431
435
4,708
Other Extension Meetings. Attendance
49
122
192
363
2,616
7,455
8,177
18,248
Meetings with Other
Organizations
48
26
74
Attendance
3,413
715
4,128
Number of 4-H Clubs - 94
Number of 4-H Club Members - 712
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
The Board of Appeals held fourteen public hearings during the year 1952, twelve of which were on peti- tions for a variance in residence districts and two for exceptions where the Protective By-Law gives per- mission subject to the approval of the Board of Ap- peals.
Of the petitions for a variance, eight were denied and four were granted.
The two petitions for exceptions were granted.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM B. COFFIN, Chairman H. RUSSELL CHANDLER KENNETH O. MACOMBER
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REPORT OF THE HARBOR MASTER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I submit my report as Harbor Master for year 1952.
This year 1952, Registered boats in basin numbered 80 14 to 83 ft. long. This was too many boats to have in so small an area. This year, 1953, we have a larger area dredged to 9 ft. at low water and hope this will make better moorings.
At town landing, Howland's Lane, we had 20 reg- istered boats 14ft. to 35 ft.
This year's budget, 1953, I have asked for $50.00 for Channel markers for Howland's Lane Channel. For Beach Channel, $50.00 for markers. Two new markers Duxbury Channel due to dredging, $100.00.
In 1952 we put in two Courtesy moorings. Ropes were courtesy of the Plymouth Cordage Co.
Respectfully submitted, SARGENT C. BLACK,
Harbor Master
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF JONATHAN AND RUTH FORD FUND
To the Citizens of Duxbury :
The following is a statement of the operations of the principal and income accounts of the Jonathan and Ruth Ford Fund for the year 1952 :
Principal Income
On hand at beginning of year $25,000.00
$3,121.18 692.34
Income for 1952
$3,813.52
Paid for relief of worthy cases in 1952
422.13
On hand December 31, 1952 $25,000.00 $3,391.39
PHILIP W. DELANO
CHARLES R. CROCKER
FRANCIS W. PERRY
JOSEPH T. C. JONES, Treasurer.
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REPORT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE
January 10, 1953
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
At the Annual Town Meeting in March 1950, Article 51 was voted that the Moderator appoint a committee of five to investigate and bring in preliminary plans for the remodelling and enlargement of the High School. Your committee received notice of it's appointment on May 18, 1950, and set to work at once.
After consultation with the School administration and thorough studies of the existing building, the needs for alteration and addition were determined and ap- proved. The plan called for the erection of a two- story wing on the south end of the present building to contain a new general shop in the basement, a com- mercial room, typing room, a class room, and boy's and girl's toilet rooms on the first floor; a laboratory and science room, an arts and crafts room and a boys toilet on the second floor. The plan also called for the re- modelling of the present building to provide three home rooms, increased seating capacity in the audi- torium-gymnasium; adequate and proper shower fa- cilities; faculty room; physical examination room; physical director's room; a supply room; heating and ventilating plant alterations; and enlargement of the sewage disposal field.
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With these needs in mind we engaged the Sturgis Associated Inc., 120 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. to make the preliminary plans.
Work progressed to the point that your committee presented preliminary plans and estimated costs to the town meeting held on March 10, 1951. By a vote of 242 to 5 the following motion was passed :
ARTICLE 43
That the sum of $96,000.00 be raised and appropri- ated for the purpose of remodeling and equipping of the present High School building, and that to meet said . appropriation the sum of $70,000.00 be appropriated by transfer from available funds in the treasury, and the sum of $2,900 be appropriated by transfer from the Post War Rehabilitation Fund and the sum of $5,600.00 be appropriated by transfer from the Real Estate Sales Account, and the sum of $2,500.00 be appropriated by transfer from the Fire Insurance account, and the sum of $1,800.00 be appropriated by transfer from the un- expended balance of funds appropriated under Article 51 of the Annual Town Meeting held March 4, 1950, for obtaining preliminary plans and specifications for the remodeling and enlargement of the High School, and the sum of $13,200 by direct taxation in 1951; that the sum of $168,000 be raised and appropriated for the purpose of constructing an addition to the present High School building and for originally equipping and furnishing the said addition, and that to meet said appropriation the sum of $3,000 be appropriated by transfer from available funds in the treasury, and that the Treasurer with the approval of the Selectmen, be and hereby is authorized to borrow the sum of $165,000 and to issue bonds or notes of the Town therefore pay- able in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44
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