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Secretary, Mrs. Edna Day, Wampatuck Road, South Braintree.
Treasurer, Mrs. William Simonds, Liberty Street, South Braintree.
BRAINTREE HIGH SCHOOL
Oct. 1, 1932
Name
Education
Department
Membership
Experience
Service Began
Principal
Total 845
James L. Jordan
Bates College
24 years
Sept. 1918
Secretary
Post-Grad 33
Kathleen L. Welch
Braintree High
3 years
Oct. 1929
Sub-Master,
Samuel E. Lawrence
Rhode Island State
16 years
Sept. 1921
Science Seniors 122
Science
Juniors 212
Paul V. Toolin
U. of N. H.
4 years
Sept. 1930
Science
Sophomores 252
Almeda M. Walker
Mass. State College
7 years
Sept. 1927
Science, Math
Freshmen 226
Vinal G. Good
Colby College
3 years
Sept. 1931
Science, Math, Civics
James M. Dysart
Bowdoin College
3 years
Sept. 1932
Mathematics
Katherine K. Waldron
Boston University
23 years
Sept. 1924
Mathematics
Alton C. Perry
U. of Maine
7 years
Sept. 1928
Civics and Guidance
G. Vinton Jones
Colby College
5 years
Sept. 1929
History
Raymond B. Chapman
Bates College
6 years
Sept. 1928
History
Albert J. Murphy
Bridgewater Normal
4 years
Sept. 1931
Boston University
History, English
Eula I. Hutchins
Boston University
7 years
Sept. 1932
English
Constance F. Stecher
Boston University
6 years
Sept. 1928
English
James L. Heggie
Boston University
3 years
Sept. 1931
English
Marion L. Billings
Smith College
11 years
Sept. 1924
English
Gladys E. Maxfield
U. of Maine
11 years
Sept. 1926
298
English, Drawing English, Latin Drawing Latin
Lucy H. Doane
Mass. Sch. of Art 3 years
Sept. 1932
Bernadine McCusker
Boston University 2 years Mass. Sch. of Art 51/2 years Apr. 1929
Aldo C. Chiesa
Ida Wilsker
Brown University 10 years
Sept. 1924
Hazel M. Summerville
U. of New Hampshire 8 years
Sept. 1926
French, Latin French
Josephine A. Keany
Boston University 11 years
Sept. 1924.
German, Spanish
Belle E. Wright
Middlebury College 28 years
Sept. 1932
Household Arts
Ruth J. Bennett
Framingham Normal
17 years
Sept. 1919
Household Arts
Bertha C. Emerson
Fairmount Normal
21 years
Sept. 1927
Librarian
Ruth P. Strout
Boston University
5 years
Sept. 1929
Commercial
Raymond L. Strangford
Northeastern U.
15 years
Sept. 1922
Commercial
Christian W. Ehnes
Burdett College
9 years
Sept. 1932
Boston University
Northeastern U.
7 years
Jan. 1931
Commercial
Mildred B. Ahlgren
Salem Normal
13 years
Sept. 1923
Commercial
Viola P. Evans
Salem Normal
7 years
Sept. 1928
Commercial
Hazel M. Fitts
Salem Normal
10 years
Sept. 1923
Commercial
Margaret C. Kirby
Salem Normal
18 years
Sept. 1923
Commercial
Esther W. Paul
Boston University
3 years
Sept. 1932
Commercial
Ruth W. Thrasher
Boston University
11 years
Sept. 1924
Commercial
Anna M. Tilley
Boston University
6 years
Sept. 1928
Commercial
Lorimer E. Goodwin
Sept. 1931
299
HOLLIS SCHOOL
Department
Membership Oct. 1, 1932
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
361
Richard W. Johnson
Fitchburg Normal
12 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 8
35
Minnie M. Tibbetts
Castine Normal
12 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 7
33
Marjorie E. Hunt
Framingham Normal
6 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 6
28
Mabel I. Priestman
Farmington Normal
5 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 6
25
Florence M. Jeffers
Westfield Normal 51/2 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 5
36
Dorothy Russell
Fitchburg Normal
6 years
Sept. 1929
Bridgewater Normal
Grade 4
38
Mildred S. Nickerson
Bridgewater Normal
19 years
Sept. 1913
Grade 3
31
Rosalie S. Bayley
Thayer Academy
33 years
Sept. 1899
Grade 2
31 Hannah C. Whelan
Weymouth Training
40 years
Sept. 1890
Grade 2
31 Julia F. Young
Gorham Normal
6 years
Oct. 1928
Grade 1
39 Rena E. Hemenway
Salem Normal
14 years
Sept. 1922
Kindergarten
34 Ann R. Howard
Page Kindergarten
28 years
Sept. 1910
300
PENNIMAN SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932. Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Began Service
Principal
379
Leverett T. Holder
Bridgewater Normal
10 years
Mar. 1927
Grade 8
39
Ruth W. Nesbit
North Adams Normal
9 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 7
26
Eleanor G. Brown
Bridgewater Normal 111/2 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 7
25
Juliet Douty
Framingham Normal
9 years
Sept. 1926
Grade 6
30 Ruth Arbuckle
Keene Normal
31/2 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 5
45
Martha E. Ryder
Hyannis Normal
8 years
Feb. 1932
Grade 4
28
Mary E. Mills
Castine Normal
22 years
Sept. 1926
Grades 3 & 4
16-11
Marie G. Sward
Atlantic Union
7 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 3
30
Mildred Hazeltine
Plymouth Normal
7 years
Dec. 1930
Grade 2
33
Ilo L. Sullard
Willimantic Normal
7 years
Dec. 1930
Grades 1 & 2
14-15
Mary E. Rand
Bridgewater Normal
1 year
Sept. 1932
Grade 1
30 Bessie M. Scott
Aroostook Normal
8 years
Dec. 1930
Kindergarten
37 Cecilia C. Whelan
Wheelock Kindergarten
16 years
Sept. 1916
301
JONAS PERKINS SCHOOL
Education
Service
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Experience
Began
Principal
316
Alberto M. Eldridge
Bridgewater Normal
34 years
Sept. 1918
Grade 8
29
Bertha E. Hinchcliffe
Salem Normal
17 years
Sept. 1924
Grade 7
23
Ena M. Bell
Aroostook Normal
9 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 6
42 Nellie E. Bolles
Braintree High School
43 years
Sept. 1899
Grade 5
43 Eulalia C. Greenlaw
Castine Normal
15 years
Jan. 1931
Grade 4
34
Irma M. Killian
Bridgewater Normal
18 years
Sept. 1916
Grade 3
38* Helen C. Dignan
Bridgewater Normal
14 years
Sept. 1921
Grade 2
48 Martha V. Scully
Plymouth Normal
8 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 1
37 Marguerite L. Sumner
Page Kindergarten
36 years
Sept. 1904
Kindergarten
22 Sylvia L. Cox
Fannie A. Smith Kdg.
3 years
Sept. 1930
302
THOMAS A. WATSON SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
375
Charles W. Brooks
Bridgewater Normal
17 years
Jan. 1916
Grade 8
27
A. Eugenia Wilbas
Bridgewater Normal
12 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 7
30
Ruth I. Clarke
North Adams Normal
9 years
Sept. 1925
Grade 6
32 Helen E. Porter
Keene Normal
6 years
Sept. 1927
Grades 5 & 6
12-12
Catherine T. Tobin
Bridgewater Normal
3 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 5
31
Mary T. Madden
Bridgewater Normal
13 years
Sept. 1923
Grade 4
25
Louise B. Chandler
Farmington Normal
6 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 4
25
Gladys M. Pierce
Castine Normal
12 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 3
25
Georgianna B. Barrows
R. I. College of Ed.
5 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
24
Doris M. Varney
Keene Normal
6 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 2
28
Aileen L. Kingsbury
Plymouth Normal
9 years
Sept. 1925
Grades 1 & 2
15-12
Helen A. Hadden
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 1
40
Violet Pirovano
Keene Normal
5 years
Sept. 1931
Kindergarten
37 Mary B. Warren
U. Lincoln School
10 years
Sept. 1929
Lesley Normal
.
303
ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
375
I. Raymond Libby
Boston University
8 years
Sept. 1929
Farmington Normal
Grade 8
26
Helen H. MacDonough
Plymouth Normal
7 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 7
39
Mary G. Leahy
Keene Normal
11 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 6
33
Anna V. Galligan
Bridgewater Normal
24 years
Sept. 1916
Grade 5
42
Elizabeth Pillsbury
Boston University
4 years
Sept. 1929
Farmington Normal
Grade 4
38
Emily A. Landry
Bridgewater Normal
16 years
Sept. 1918
Grades 3 & 4
11-16
Beatrice P. Ryan
Bridgewater Normal
2 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 3
35
Eleanor Davis
Farmington Normal
5 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 2
34
A. Gladys Herring
Lowell Normal
14 years
Sept. 1922
Grades 1 & 2
10-17
Helen F. Moore
Bridgewater Normal
3 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 1
35
Laura M. Snow
Gorham Normal
51/2 years
Jan. 1930
Kindergarten
39
Florence M. Ladrigan
Perry Kindergarten
9 years
Sept. 1927
304
MONATIQUOT SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
338
Edmund C. Ritchie
Castine Normal
7 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 8
33
Mildred B. Edwards
Farmington Normal
7 years,
Sept. 1927
Grade 7
40
Mary Halloran
Bridgewater Normal
3 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 6
47
E. Aldana Coleman
Castine Normal
22 years
Sept. 1926
Grade 5
33
Elizabeth G. Rogers
Framingham Normal
34 years
Sept. 1915
Grade 4
39
Elizabeth R. Griffin
Farmington Normal
4 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
41
E. A. Maude Craig
Hyannis Normal
18 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 2
38
Cora M. Coffill
North Adams Normal
19 years
Sept. 1918
Grade 1
39 Gwendolen Vaughan
Farmington Normal
8 years
Nov. 1928
Kindergarten
28
Esther W. Hallowell
Perry Normal
9 years
Sept. 1928
305
HIGHLANDS SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
156
Charles G. Lord
Boston University
13 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 8
13
Mary B. Arnold
Tufts College
8 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 7
24
Helen H. Darroch
Gorham Normal
5 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 6
23 Dorothy G. Harvey
Framingham Normal
6 years
Mar. 1930
Grade 5
19
Marguerite N. McCarthy
Bridgewater Normal
4 years
Sept. 1931
Grade 4
15 Eunice M. Brown
North Adams Normal
4 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
17 Loretta M. McGinty
Bridgewater Normal
4 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 2
16
Josephine M. Foster
Braintree High School 291/2 years
Sept. 1905
Grade 1
16 Helen Redgrave
Framingham Normal
4 years
Sept. 1930
Kindergarten
13 Ethel M. Fletcher
Wheelock Kindergarten
5 years
Sept. 1930
306
NOAH TORREY SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
536
Winthrop H. Lamb
Hyannis Normal
19 years
Sept. 1927
Grade 8
30
Eleanor Morrill
Bridgewater Normal
11 years
Sept. 1932
Boston University
Grade 8
32
Blanche Hinds
Boston Normal
20 years
Dec. 1924
Grade 7
42
Clara B. Ferguson
Lowell Normal
20 years
Sept. 1929
Grade 7
42
Marguerite V. Murphy
Bridgewater Normal
16 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 6
41
A. May Blass
Fitchburg Normal
7 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 6
44
Florence E. Richardson
Gorham Normal
29 years
Apr. 1926
Grade 5
41
Clara W. Bickford
Gorham Normal
16 years
Feb. 1926
Grade 5
40
Gertrude H. Falt
Gorham Normal
9 years
Apr. 1926
Grade 4
38
Esther F. Drake
Bridgewater Normal
7 years
Sept. 1928
Grade 4
40
Margaret E. Perkins
Colby College
13 years
Sept. 1922
Grade 3
35 Lois R. Hatch
Miss Niel's Training
4 years
Sept. 1930
Grade 3
34 Madeline Gilpatrick
Farmington Normal
4 years
Feb. 1932
Grade 2
37 Mildred S. Parsons
Perry Normal
2 years
Sept. 1932
Grade 2
40 Ida E. Stratton
Newburyport Training
21 years
Apr. 1926
.
307
POND SCHOOL
Department
Oct. 1, 1932 Membership
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Principal
97
Grade 1
26 Claire E. Shay
Thayer Academy
29 years
Sept. 1903
Grade 1
27
Leta M. Weston
Brookfield High
21 years
Sept. 1918
Kindergarten
44
Harriet M. Hill
Shaw Normal
39 years
Sept. 1893
SOUTHWEST SCHOOL
Grade 1
17 Clara N. M. Holbrook
Thayer Academy
23 years
Sept. 1909
Kindergarten
22 Ethella M. Nichols
Perry Normal
16 years
Sept. 1916
308
SUNDRY PERSONS
Department
Name
Education
Experience
Service Began
Vocal Music
Ingrid E. Ekman
N. E. Conservatory
22 years
Sept. 1919
Instrumental Music
Frederick W. J. Lewis
Boston University
25 years
Sept. 1923
Drawing
Ruth H. Johnson
Mass. School of Art
8 years
Sept. 1927
Physical Education
Ellsworth R. Thwing
Aurora College
5 years
Sept. 1929
Physical Education
Alice E. Daughraty
Posse Nissen School
5 years
Sept. 1929
Nurse
Mary E. Collins
Malden Hospital
30 years
Sept. 1929
Special
Shirley E. Makemson
Bridgewater Normal
3 years
Sept. 1932
Special
Alice Crocker
Bridgewater Normal
24 years
Sept. 1925
Special
Bertha L. Jennings
Bridgewater Normal
24 years
Sept. 1925
Superintendent
C. Edward Fisher
32 years
Oct. 1921
Secretary
Thelma Mackenzie
Sept. 1925
Carpenter
-
Edward O. Long
Supervisor of Attendance
Charles S. Hannaford
Physician
Dr. J. J. Gallivan
Physician
Dr. R. E. Ross
Physician
Dr. C. A. Sullivan
St. Lawrence University Brown University Braintree High School
7 years
June 1922
Jan. 1918
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Janitors
George W. Jennings, 317 Washington Street, Braintree. William G. Benham, 10 May Avenue, Braintree. Elia Dyer, 20 Tremont Street, South Braintree. Helen Dyer, 20 Tremont Street, South Braintree. Joseph E. Hayden, 55 Pearl Street, South Braintree. Frank T. Lindsay, 26 Frederick Road, South Braintree. Omer W. Hollis, 282 Union Street, Braintree. Edward C. Holyoke, 24 Liberty Street, East Braintree. James Cassidy, 63 Bellevue Road, East Braintree. James L. Parker, 66 Hillcrest Road, East Braintree. Nelson E. Hayden, 305 Pond Street, South Braintree. J. Herbert Annis, 40 Summer Street, South Braintree. Howard Harrington, 74 Liberty Street, South Braintree. Marion C. Gillette, 21 Hancock Street, South Braintree.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Teachers' Salaries $228280.50
Superintendent
4500.00
Secretary
1200.00
Attendance Officer
500.00
Nurse, School Physicians &
Health Supplies
2750.76
Janitors' Salaries
16708.34
Fuel
7756.11
Light, Water & Miscellaneous
4312.25
Text Books & Supplies
12812.85
Transportation
9153.30
Tuition
4181.76
Repairs
9309.57
Outlay
1467.97
Miscellaneous
· 3246.69
$306180.10
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RECEIPTS BY THE TOWN ON ACCOUNT OF THE SCHOOL DEPT.
Massachusetts School Fund . .$27930.00
State Reimbursement (on Tuition paid)
1887.85
State Tuition (Wards)
497.42
Miscellaneous
473.87
30789.14
Net
$275390.96
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
To the Citizens of Braintree :
The circulation of books from the Library and its branches in the year 1932 amounted to 132,531 volumes compared with 102,433 in 1931, 77,744 in 1930 and 57,838 in 1929.
On December 31, 1932, there were 27,460 books owned. During the year 2,390 books were added and 344 were discarded. Over 6,000 volumes were repaired by the Library staff. .
In spite of greatly decreased appropriations and the necessity for regid economy, the Librarian and staff are using every effort to render as good service as possible to the citizens of the town.
Respectfully submitted,
STACY B. SOUTHWORTH, Chairman, ALBERT E. AVERY, MABEL S. ROGERS, CLARA G. WETHERBEE, JOHN W. HARDING,
Secretary and Treasurer.
January 30, 1933.
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FINANCIAL REPORT of the
TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY For the Year Ended December 31, 1932
Receipts :
Cash on Deposit, January 1, 1932. $1,255.32
Income from Foundation Fund. 468.24
Income from Caleb Stetson Fund
125.63
Income from Rachel R. Thayer Fund
6.88
Interest on Bank Balances
7.50
$1,863.57
Expenditures :
Tax on Checks $ .16
10.00
Rent Safe Deposit Box
Books
50.00
Treasurer's Surety Bond
25.00
Supplies
52.90
Cash on Deposit, December 31, 1932.
1,725.51
$1,863.57
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FUNDS AND ASSETS of the TRUSTEES OF THAYER PUBLIC LIBRARY
As at December 31, 1932 FOUNDATION FUND
Principal Account :
$7,500 Fourth Liberty Loan 41/4%
(at cost) $6,479.09
Deposit, Quincy Savings Bank ...
1,000.00
Deposit, Weymouth Savings Bank
2,520.91
$10,000.00
CALEB STETSON FUNDS
Principal Account :
Deposit, Quincy Savings Bank ... $1,000.00
Deposit, Braintree Savings Bank.
1,500.00
$2,500.00
RACHEL R. THAYER FUND
Principal Account :
Deposit, Home Savings
Bank,
Boston
$172.50
$172.50
We have examined the account of John W. Harding, Treasurer of the Trustees of Thayer Public Library, and find it correct.
We have also examined the assets and income accounts
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of the Foundation Fund, Caleb Stetson Fund, and Rachel R. Thayer Fund, and find them correct.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, THOMAS J. HENSHON, Auditors, 1932.
January 17, 1932.
NATHANIEL H. HUNT TRUST INCOME ACCOUNT
Income :
Cash on Deposit, January 1, 1932
$1,521.32
Income received for year 1932. 1,135.37
$2,656.69
Expenditures :
Books and Papers. $1,569.52
Cash on Deposit, December 31, 1932. 1,087.17
$2,656.69
We have examined the account of John W. Harding, Treasurer, showing income and disbursements of Nathan- iel H. Hunt Trust, Income Account, and find it correct and properly vouchered.
RALPH W. ARNOLD, HERBERT W. CURTIS, THOMAS J. HENSHON,
Auditors, 1932.
January 17, 1933.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Town Survey having been completed, the Assess- ors hope to be able to finish their equalization this year. Merchants have reduced their stock and tangible per- sonal property has shown a substantial decrease in 1932 over 1931. The outlook for 1933 will be less.
The Assessors believe the citizens should reduce all · expenditures for the year 1933 as the money spent by them at the Town meetings governs the tax rate. The job of the Assessors is to distribute the tax as equitably -- as possible.
The following figures are as of 1932:
Town Appropriations $1,355,816.09
Deficits in Overlay Accounts
-1930 816.61
-1931
6,139.38
State Assessments
87,776.70
Old Age Assistance Tax
4,812.00
County Assessments
22,899.73
Special Police
1,839.48
Overlay (of current year)
10,782.56
Total
$1,490,882.55
Estimated Receipts (Total Deductions) 651,794.95
Net Amount to be raised $ 839,087.60 For more complete detail of above see Town Ac- countant's Report.
Respectfully submitted, WALTER B. SKINNER, Chairman, NORRIS H. PINAULT, CHARLES S. HANNAFORD, The Braintree Board of Assessors.
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REPORT OF PARK COMMISSIONERS
Annual report of the activities at the various play- grounds during the past season made by the Park Com- missioners.
French's Common
All records for attendance for both the organized play on the diamond and the tennis court were broken during the 1932 season. There was an average daily attendance of one and twenty-five children, many mothers being present during the day. Three times there was an attend- ance of over 3,000 persons at a baseball game and once 5,000 fans attended. All summer the tennis court was filled and many on the waiting list. Every night baseball was largely attended. The Braintree High School girls also attracted large numbers to their field hockey games. During the late summer the Welfare Department had men cleaning the grounds which at present were never in better condition. New bleachers were installed, the old ones repaired and painted and new wire fences installed. A new tennis court is nearly ready with the exception of a top being put on.
Washington Street Plot
This was mowed and raked and put in excellent con- dition. There were no games except horseshoe pitching on this land during the season.
Hollingsworth Park
This has been raked and cleaned several times during the season. Baseball and other sports are being played here yearly. This is in a thickly settled part of the Town and is a fine place for the younger generation of that sec- tion of the south part of the town.
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PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS
Precinct 1
Labor and Hauling
Material
$532.25 473.75 1006.00
Appropriation
$356.00
Thayer Fund
150.00
Hollis Fund
500.00
$1006.00
Expended
1006.00
Precinct 2
Labor and Hauling Material
$270.80
428.41 699.21
Appropriations
550.00
Thayer Fund
150.00
$700.00
Expended
699.21
Unexpended Balance
.79
Precinct 3
Labor and Hauling Material
524.16
110.84
635.00
Appropriation
$485.00
Thayer Fund
150.00
$635.00
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Expended
635.00
Organized Play
Teachers
$480.00
619.35
Equipment
139.35
Appropriation
$620.00
Expended
619.33
Unexpended balance .67
JOHN N. RODGERS,
Treasurer.
HOLLIS FIELD
The ball field has been extended about twenty-five to one hundred feet south and east by filling in the dump under the supervision of the Board of Health.
About two hundred and seventy-five feet of wire fence, seven feet high, has been extended along the south bound- ary of the play ground.
A drinking fountain was installed during the summer. Repairs were made on the Booth and Bandstand.
Part of the ball field was loamed, seeded and rolled.
A portable iron fence was purchased this season to take care of games on the field.
The Tennis Court was used continuously during the season.
Eight weeks of Summer School had a very large at- tendance.
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The grounds were mowed, cleaned and kept in good condition.
Work Performed on the Watson Park and Adams Street Playgrounds for the Year 1932
WATSON PARK
Resurfaced the tennis courts and
furnished nets and tapes and the upkeep for season $200.00
Laid out and partly graded the new baseball diamond, put up new back stop, cut grass and repaired drinking water line 350.00
The welfare workers did a large amount of work grading on the new diamond $550.00
ADAMS STREET
Cut grass and repaired back stop 85.00
Total Expenditures
$635.00
WILLIAM C. MITCHELL,
114 Edgehill Road, East Braintree, Mass. Secretary.
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REPORT OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS
To the Citizens of the Town of Braintree:
We respectfully submit our second annual report.
No additional construction was undertaken during the year and the work completed to date remains as detailed in our report for 1931, and may be summarized as fol- lows:
Sewers constructed to date Miles
East Braintree
2.72
Braintree
3.81
South Braintree 3.42
Total 9.95
The original contracts entered into by the Town on account of sewer construction have been terminated and · all percentages retained on construction contracts have been paid.
Financial Statement
The financial condition of the construction account is shown by the following statement:
Appropriation
$450,210.00
Disbursements
Contract
Total
1 Vitrified Pipe
$73,019.74
2 Manhole Castings 2,634.00
3 Cast Iron Pipe
10,403.61
4 Construction (E.B.)
116,208.60
5 " (B)
107,544.44
6
(S.B.)
78,119.57
7 Pumping Equipment
2,777.08
8 Pumping Station
3,731.20
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9 Misc. Iron Work
230.75
Administration
99.20
Professional
5,604.27
Land
1,000.00
Railroad (sewer crossings)
3,293.02
Road Oil and Resurfacing materials
5,111.68
Materials (other than contract
purchases)
975.81
Miscellaneous
662.70
Engineering
34,659.10
$446,074.77
Balance on hand
4,135.23
Value of materials on hand.
The value of construction materials on hand, which will be used in completion of main sewer and in the laying of additional street sewers and house connections ;
$7,050.98
Completion of Main Sewer Lines.
The work necessary to complete the main sewers in- cludes two short sections of the Monatiquot Valley inter- cepter and two short sections of the Shaw Street sewer which serves as an outlet for the Smelt Brook pumping station discharge to the gravity intercepter; also two short sections of the Washington Street sewer in South Braintree.
Additional Construction in 1933 of Street Sewers Recom- mended.
Approximately eighty (80) per cent of the $450,000.00 already invested in sewerage has been expended in the construction of the main intercepting lines or framework of the system.
Of the total length of 9.95 miles laid to date, 4.89 miles
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are main sewers, of which 3.32 miles are located in private land and 1.57 miles in streets. The building of the main sewers is a necessary first step in the develop- ment of a system, involving a large investment from which little return or benefit can be obtained until- through the laying of lateral or street sewers-oppor- tunity is afforded to property owners to connect with the system. Only 5.06 miles of lateral street sewers have been built to date, and until additional street sewers are constructed in a larger portion of the centrally located population, return from assessments will be small and practically the entire cost of the system must be carried by the Town as a whole.
The construction schedule of the South Metropolitan District Sewer through which an outlet for sewage of the Town of Braintree is to be provided, calls for com- pletion in the early autumn of 1933. As soon as this sewer is completed the Braintree system-assuming that the several short sections of main sewer above described are in the meantime laid-can be put into service, in- cluding such additional street sewers as may be built during the coming year.
It is our opinion, therefore, that an extension of the system should be immediately undertaken,-not only for the reasons above stated, but because of the possibility of making the work a means of relieving unemployment.
We have been led to this latter conclusion by the very satisfactory results obtained by the Sewer Commissioners of Marblehead in building sewers by unemployed citizens. In that Town $110,000. was appropriated for the con- struction of additional sewers by the Sewer Commission, with the stipulation that only citizens of Marblehead should be employed, no machinery used, and all material purchased through local agencies.
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Approximately 200 men have been kept at work since September 1st to date and 3.00 miles of sewers have been laid, one-quarter of which construction was in deep cut and wet ground, requiring close sheeting.
Seventy (70) per cent of the entire money expended has been paid in cash for labor-the remaining thirty (30) per cent covering the purchase of materials, lum- ber, small tools and the engineering supervision.
One half of a gang has worked four hours in the mor- ning and the other half four hours in the afternoon-this - short period making it possible for men unaccustomed to heavy labor to work productively.
The wage paid has been 50 cents per hour or a total of $12.00 per week per man. All the unemployed are certified by the Welfare Dept. and no able-bodied man is given direct aid, if a place can be made for him in the sewer work. The result has been that for each $1.00 expended, the unemployed are paid 70 cents which in great part would have had to be given out by the Welfare Department without return.
We are reliably informed that the cost of the sewers thus constructed does not exceed the probable contract cost by more than one-third. It is therefore obvious that so long as welfare aid must be given to able-bodied men who can not find work, the possibility of building neces- sary sewers by the unemployed is well justified as a measure of ultimate economy.
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