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Camandona, Thomas J., 38 Everett 'St.
Camarata, Peter A., Wareham
Campbell, Harriet G., 68 North Main Street
Card, Roger L., 1131 Center Carpenter, Jesse W., Plympton
Carver, Charles S., 84 Pearl Street
Caswell, Edwin S., 23 Rock Street Clapp, Elmer H., Wareham
Clark, Leslie, 105 Pearl Street
Cobb, Lydia, Wareham Street
Conrad, Harry, 11 Reland Craig, Arthur P., Plymouth Street
Crane, Ralph, 59 North Main Street
Cromwell, Ralph W., 104 South Main Street
Crossley, William B., 83 South Main Street
Cushing, Henry M., East Grove Street
Cushing, Robert L., 16 Courtland Street
Cushing, Marjorie L., 65 Bourne Street
Occupation
Clerk Housewife Shoe Worker Plumber Cranberry Grower Photo Worker Clerk Machinist Asst. Librarian Salesman Mariner Housewife Manager
Phone Operator Housewife Typist Watchman Clerk Shoe Worker Gas Sta. Operator Helper Chauffeur Correction Officer Foreman Laborer Indus. Engineer Office Employee Salesman Painter Manager Milk Dealer Poultryman At Home Clerk F. F. Observer Truck Driver Retired Retired State Employee Clerk Salesman Carpenter Salesman Clerk Retired Machinist Field Repr. Housewife
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daCosta, June Faith, Plymouth Street Danielson, John, 222 Center Street Deane, Theodore V., Cross Street Devlin, Elizabeth, 2 High Street Donner, George A., School Street Dunbar, Richard H., Bedford Street Dunham, Richard L., 1 Rice Street Dupont, George N., 4 Alden Street Drake, Malcolm, 35 Bourne Street Drake, Reginald W., 171 Peirce Street Eayrs, Mabel J., 15 Webster Street Edlund, Ivar H., Plymouth Street Elliott, George V., 79 School Street Fagerberg, Goldie E., Shaw Avenue Falconieri, Philip, 54 West Grove Street Farrington, Mark, 49 North Main Street Gammons, Randolph B., 8 Court End Avenue Gellar, Mary, 15 Coombs Street Germaine, Iola J., Wareham Street Gerrior, Wilfred R., Woodlawn Street Gibbons, Virginia E., 3 Court End Aveune Glover, John A., Miller Street Green, Abraham, Bedford Street Greenleaf, Clarence J., Wareham Street Hegarty, Everett N., 80 Pearl Street Higginbotham, Thomas A., 4 Howland Court Hiltz, Joseph, 25 North Street Howes, Charles M., Marion Road Howes, John B., Thomas Street Hull, Stanley H., 19 Court End Avenue Huntley, Lawrence R., Plymouth Street Keedwell, Kenneth B., 55 So. Main Street Kelley, Nellie A., School Street Keyes, Wilfred S., 35 School Street Kramer, Alton, 18 Peirce Street
LaForest, Robert B., 91 South Main Street Lavallee, Wilfred A., 112 South Main Street Lincoln, Earl G., Miller Street
Lynde, John, 107 South Main Street Macdonald, Mary D., 71 South Main Street Maddigan, Ralph W., Jr., 3 High Street McNeil, Nelle C., Mitchell Street
McQuade, Ralph, 113 South Main Street Mello, Donald F., 15 Court End Avenue Nicholls, Frances, 12 Washburn Street
Dental Hyg. Merchant Surveyor Housewife Real Estate Gas. Sta. Prop. Carpenter Retired Bank Treas. Ins. Agent Housewife Salesman Retired Housewife Truck Driver Varnish Worker
Prop. Sewer Munition Wkr. Photo Worker Housewife Printer Cattle Dealer Mechanic Manager R.R. Employee Carpenter Shoe Worker Cranberry Grower State Employee Clerk Production Mgr. Coal Dealer Shoe Worker Merchant
Clerk Real Estate Artist Bank Clerk Housewife Ins. Broker Housewife Merchant
Cook Housewife
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Nourse, Fred A., Wareham Street O'Toole, Joseph M., Fuller Street Ouellette, Eva F., 11 East Main Street Penniman, Dalton, 50 School Street Phinney, Sheldon, Taunton Street Pollard, James E., 10 Court End Avenue Redgate, John H., Plymouth Street Reed, David, 9 Everett Street Riley, Joseph F., 38 School Street
Rogers, Florence, 24 Pearl Street
Romaine, Lawrence B., Bedford Street Rudolph, Norman, 11 Barrows Street Saccocia, Bettina, 82 School Street Savard, Emil E., Everett Street Sears, Henry W., Jr., 98 South Main Street
Shaw, Carlton, 23 Archer Court
Silvia, Manuel J., 4 Warren Avenue Sisson, Elmer A., Wareham Street Soule, Roger E., Carmel Street Sparrow, Ivan P., 12 Barrows Street
Stetson, Doris, 12 Court End Avenue
Sturgis, Winthrop, 35 North Street
Sullivan, Paul, 67 South Main Street Thomas, Clyde S., 7 Rock Street Thomas, Lloyd E., 590 Wareham Street
Thomas, Melvin G., 11 Court End Avenue Thomas, Weldon A., Smith Street
Thorley, Frederick W., 6 Clifford Street
Tierney, Helen C., 24 Coombs Street
Tierney, William E., 24 Coombs Street
Tillson, Roger, 9 Rock Street Townsend, Leon, Bedford Street
Tribou, William E., 101 Sproat Street
Tripp, Alice M., Benson Street
Tripp, Arthur W., 1 East Main Street
Tripp, Ralph W., Benson Street Walker, Caroline, Wareham Street Warren, Perley S., Wareham Street Washburn, John A., 62 Bourne Street Weiss, Marshall, 153 North Main Street Whitehead, Samuel A., 116 Wareham Street Wilbur, Florence T., Wareham Street Wilber, Herbert L., Wareham Street Williams, Ellis, South Main Street Witbeck, Mertie E., 120 So. Main Street
Pattern Worker Laborer Housewife Clerk Lumber Dealer Ins. Agent
Merchant Ins. Agent Housewife Antique Dealer Janitor Housewife State Employee
State Employee Shoe Worker Garage Owner Printer Manager Clerk Manager News Dealer Insurance Operator Manager
State Employee Engineer Saleslady Clerk Bank Pres. Shoe Worker Oil Dealer Housewife Chauffeur Carpenter Shoe Worker Shoeworker Grain Mill Production Mgr. State Employee Housewife Retired Lumber Dealer Librarian
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE ASSESSORS
To the Citizens of Middleborough:
We submit herewith the report of the Board of Assessors for the year 1953:
RECAPITULATION
Appropriations
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
$1,293,702.16 711.53 1,050.79
State Parks and Reservations
County Tax
37,597.65
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
16,699.10
Overlay of Current Year
24,616.80
Deficit due to abatements in excess of 1952 Overlay
1,539.53
Gross Amount to be Raised Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$1,375,887.56
658,800.92
Net Amount to be Raised by Taxation
$717,086.64
Value of Personal Estate
$777,880.00 10,335,380.00
Tax
$49,784.32
Value of Real Estate
Tax
661,464.32
Total Value of Assessed Property
January 1, 1953
$11,113,260.00
Tax
$711,248.64
Value of Omitted Property
8,200.00
Tax
524.80
Total Value of All Assessed Prop-
erty, December 31, 1953
$11,121,460.00
Tax $711,773.44
Rate Per Thousand $64.00
Number of Polls Assessed
2,921
Tax
$5,842.00
Total Taxes Committed 1953
Commitments on Polls
$5,842.00
Commitments on Personal Estate
49,797.12
Commitments on Real Estate
661,976.32
Commitments on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
91,475.80
Total Taxes Committed
$809,091.24
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise Tax
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
5,030
Value of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$1,941,840.00
Tax on Motor Vehicles and Trailers
$91,475.80
Rate Per Thousand
50.42
Abatements and Exemptions
Taxes Abated in 1953
Polls
Personal
Real Estate
Excise
Levy of 1951
$22.00
$621.30
$243.59
$65.90
Levy of 1952
$32.00
$341.00
$235.60
$9,430.68
Levy of 1953
$1,456.00
$347.20
$22,374.18
$5,217.80
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ANNUAL REPORT
Number of Live Stock Assessed
Horses
41 Neat Cattle
951
Swine
20
Fowl
58,130
Sheep
52 All Other
955
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
2,757
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
36,913.89
Exempt Property
Property of the Commonwealth
$31,500.00
Property of the United States
105,000.00
Literary, Charitable and Benevolent Institutions
369,540.00
War Veterans
284,360.00
Churches
339,165.00
Parsonages
16,065.00
Cemeteries
54,010.00
Schools
471,120.00
All Other Town Owned Property
1,930,210.00
Total Exempt Property
$3,600,970.00
Respectfully submitted, JAMES E. HOULIHAN, Chairman WINTHROP LLOYD STURGIS THEODORE V. DEANE
Board of Assessors
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER
OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS December 31, 1953
WATER EXTENSION BONDS PAID BY TAXATION
Note Nos.
Amount
Date
Due Date
Interest
283-329
$47,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1954
1 1/2 %
330-376
47,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1955
11/2 %
377-423
47,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1956
11/2 %
424-470
47,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1957
11/2 %
471-516
46,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1958
11/2 %
517-562
46,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1959
11/2 %
563-608
46,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1960
1 1/2 %
609-654
46,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1961
11/2 %
655-700
46,000
July 1, 1947
July 1, 1962
11/2 %
SEWERAGE BONDS PAID BY TAXATION
69-85
$17,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1954
1 3/4 %
86-102
17,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1955
1 3/4 %
103-119
17,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1956
1 3/4 %
120-135
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1957
1 34 %
136-151
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1958
1 3/4 %
152-167
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1959
1 3/4 %
168-183
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1960
1 3/4 %
184-199
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1961
1 3/4 %
200-215
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1962
1 3/4 %
216-231
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1963
1 3/4 %
232-247
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1964
1 3/4 %
248-263
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1965
1 3/4 %
264-279
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1966
1 3/4 %
280-295
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1967
1 3/4 %
296-311
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1968
1 3/4%
312-327
16,000
December 1, 1949
December 1, 1969
1 3/4 %
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ANNUAL REPORT
TRUST FUNDS IN CUSTODY OF TOWN TREASURER December 31, 1953
Maria L. H. Peirce Fund:
Middleboro Trust Company, Savings Ac- counts $3,798.74
Enoch Pratt Library Fund :
Middleboro Savings Bank, Savings Account $418.75
United States Savings Bond, Series G., 21/2 %, due February, 1956 5,000.00
United States Savings Bond, Series G., 21/2%, due December, 1956 5,500.00
10,918.75
Mary Hullahan Library Fund :
15 Shares Middleborough Co-operative Bank, income to be used for purchase of books for children, to be placed in Middleborough Public Library, and to be known as the "Mary Hullahan Collection" 3,000.00
Cemetery Trust Funds in Middleborough Trust Company and Middleborough Savings Bank, including principal and interest at time of last State Audit, July, 1953 102,651.45
$120,368.94
Anyone wishing a detailed list of Cemetery Trust Fund Accounts may apply at the Town Treasurer's Office.
CASH RECONCILIATION
December 31, 1953
Middleborough Trust Co., General Account $144,731.82
Cash in Office 400.00
Day Trust Co., Boston, Mass., Gen. Acct. 200,000.00
Merchants National Bank, Boston, Gen. Acct. 100,000.00 First National Bank Boston, Sewerage Acct. 7,495.49
First National Bank Boston, Water Acct. .96
$452,628.27
United States Savings Bonds, Series F, 2.53%, due July 1956 Cost $74,000.00 - Maturity Value $100,000.00
CHESTER L. SHAW,
Town Treasurer.
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES
Year Ended December 31, 1953
Outstanding Taxes December 31, 1953:
Tax Levy, 1952 Real Estate
$8,263.90
Tax Levy, 1953 Real Estate
70,834.71
Tax Levy, 1952 Personal
1,331.68
Tax Levy, 1953 Personal
11,069.70
Tax Levy, 1952 Excise
449.03
Tax Levy, 1953 Excise
12,597.50
Tax Levy, 1952 Poll
4.00
Tax Levy, 1953 Poll
38.00
Tax Possession (Town Owned Property)
1,297.69
Tax Title Account (In charge of Treasurer)
1,909.82
$107,796.03
CHESTER L. SHAW, Collector of Taxes.
Protection of Persons and Property
REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen: Gentlemen:
I hereby submit the forty-fifth annual report and detailed state- ment of duties performed by the Police Department of the Town of Middleborough for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1953.
Chief of Police Charles H. Rogers Deputy Chief of Police William C. Elliott Sergeant William E. Gardiner Patrolmen
William W. Briggs Joseph S. D'Elia Robert C. Germaine
Louis W. Hammond Irving I. Jefferson Benjamin Mackiewicz
Raymond J. Moffett Custodian
William Hayward
Roy W. Pendleton
Honorary Chief of Police Alden C. Sisson Police Matron Laura Norris
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Special Police Officers
Lloyd Banks
Francis Bell
Arthur Benson
Raymond Chapman
Ernest Crowell
Francis Crowley
John Dutra
Joseph Dutra
Leonard Ditano
Harland Erickson
Clarence Shaw
Douglas MacAuley
Patrick McMahon
Lawrence Olson, Sr.
George Rogers
Female Juvenile
Total 20
Break and Enter in Nighttime and
Larceny
7
0
18
25
Break and Enter in Daytime and Larceny
0
0
9
9
Capias
19
0
0
19
Drunk
160
10
0
170
Insane
8
5
0
13
Larceny
11
0
3
14
Motor Vehicle Violations
178
5
4
137
Non-Support
36
0
0
36
Operating Motor Vehicle under In-
84
9
0
93
Bastardy
2
0
0
2
Contempt of Court
1
0
0
1
Disturbing the Peace
3
0
0
3
Evading Taxi Fare
2
0
0
2
Fish and Game Law Violations
5
0
0
5
Illegitimate Child Act
9
0
0
9
Lewd and Lascivious in Speech and Behaviour
1
0
0
1
Lodgers
37
0
0
37
Malicious Mischief
1
0
0
1
Neglect of Children
1
1
0
2
Stubborn Child
0
0
1
1
Truancy
0
0
5
5
Arrests for other Police Departments
7
0
0
7
Assualt with Intent to Rape
2
0
0
2
A.W.O.L. from Army
1
0
0
1
Escape from V. A. Hospital at Bedford
1
0
0
1
Lewd and Lascivious Cohabitation
1
1
0
2
Trespassing
2
0
0
2
Vagrancy
3
0
0
3
TOTAL
739
40
40
819
Roy Pendleton Frank Pierce John Rebell
William Greeley Charles Guertin, Jr. Clarence Hayward H. John Hayward Alan Hoard
Ralph Sampson
Alden C. Sisson Louis Tessier Norman Flood
Offenses
Assault and Battery
Male 20
0
0
Operating Motor Vehicle so Lives Might be Endangered
137
9
0
146
fluence of Intoxicating Liquor
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Statistical Report: of Police Department
Amount of Fines Imposed in Middleboro Court
$7,675.00
Bonds Posted and Forfeited to Court 110.00
Buildings found open
123
Cases Investigated
573
Disturbances Quelled without Arrest
113
Defective street lights reported by police
103
Arrests for year (Not including Lodgers)
782
Males (Not including Lodgers)
702
Females
40
Juveniles
40
Non-Residents
487
Local
332
Summonses served
183
Defective lights on Motor Vehicles, Tagged
36
Bicycles Registered in 1953
158
Value of Stolen and Lost Property Recovered
2,865.00
Letters sent to Registry of Motor Vehicles, requesting suspension of operators license for improper operation
17
Motor vehicles stopped and license and registration
checked for minor violations, oral warnings
185
Motor vehicle accidents investigated, personal injury
62
Motor vehicle accidents investigated, property damage,
57
Sales or Transfers of Motor Vehicles
4752
Conclusion
We are equipped with two cruisers, one of which is equipped with ambulance facilities. All accidents are covered by a private concern with a regulation type ambulance. This is the second year that this service has been in use and has proven to be very successful, giving officers a better opportunity to remain at the scene and faster clearing up of wreckage.
One hundred and forty-five persons were injured in motor vehicle accidents, of which five were pedestrians. Fifteen of the injured were severe and one hundred and thirty were slight. There were five persons killed in motor vehicle accidents of which two were pedestrians. All of the fatal accidents were on Route 28.
Cruiser car No. 1 traveled 17,615 miles in patrols and investigations. Cruiser car No. 2 traveled 15,669 miles in patrols and investigations and took nine injured to hospital as stretcher cases from accidents.
I wish to express my thanks and appreciation for the assistance and co-operation given by the Honorable Board of Selectmen, the Finance Board, the Fourth District Court, the Superintendent of Schools and the teachers, the telephone operators, the staff of St. Luke's Hospital, the people of Middleboro and the officers of this Department who have helped to make the administration of this Department a success.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES H. ROGERS,
Chief of Police.
involving one or more cars
249
Traffic and Parking Violations, Warning tags
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ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
During the year the following trees were removed: 22 Elm trees, 3 Maples and 6 Oak trees. Considerable trimming of dead wood was carried on throughout the year on all types of trees.
The following trees were planted: 8 European Plain, 6 Mountain Ash, 4 Linden, 10 Maples.
LOUIS H. FORNEY,
Tree Warden.
REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit for your consideration and approval the Thirty- Second Annual Report of the Fire Department for the year ending December 31, 1953.
Apparatus
Engine No. 1 Maxim 500 gallon pumper Purchased June 28, 1920 Engine No. 2 Maxim 1000 gallon pumper (Out of Service) Purchased April 23, 1928 Engine No. 3 Maxim 500 gallon pumper Purchased March 29, 1934 Engine No. 4 Maxim 750 gallon pumper Purchased March 29, 1934 Ladder No. 1 Maxim Quadruple, 750 gallon, double bank ladder truck Purchased March 26, 1946 Dodge 1 ton Truck Purchased April 26, 1946 Purchased May 26, 1949
Dodge Tank Truck
1 Emergency Trailer Unit
Organization
The Personnel of the Fire Department as of December 31, 1953 is as follows:
1-Permanent Chief 5-Call Captains
1-Permanent Deputy Chief 38-Call Men
1-Permanent Captain 7-Substitute Call Men
10-Permanent Men Total Members 63
South Middleboro Unit
1-Call Captain
11-Call Men Total Members 12
Operation
Box Alarms 20 - False Alarms 3 - Squad Calls 38 - Warden calls 40 - Still Alarms 129 - Inhalator 3 - Aid to Lakeville 1 - Total Number of Calls 236. South Middleboro - Number of Calls 23. Permits Issued for Bonfires 7,913.
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Equipment and Installations
The Pumps and Motors on Engines No. 3 and No. 2 have been overhauled and are in good condition.
10,400 feet of new wire and cable have been installed for the Fire Alarm System. Three short sections remain yet to be done, when finished the entire Fire Alarm System will be newly rewired.
Property Loss
Valuation
Total Insurance
Estimated Damage
$952,048.02 920,048.02 31,968.00 22,013.00
Insurance Paid
Loss not covered by Insurance
9,055.00
Contents
Valuation
1,398,770.00
Total Insurance
1,374,235.00
Estimated Damage
40,934.44
Insurance Paid
34,885.47
Loss not covered by Insurance
6,048.97
Respectfully submitted, BERTRAM TRIPP, Chief of Fire Department.
REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Middleboro, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
I herewith submit for your consideration and approval the report of the Weights and Measures Department for the year 1953.
We are housed at 13 Forest Street, where the State Standards are kept under lock and key at all times. The Town equipment or working equipment have at regular intervals been compared and adjusted to these standards.
The revenue turned into the Town Treasurer's office for the past year 1953 are as follows:
Sealing Fees Adjusting Fees
$434.35 2.50
Total
$436.85
Respectfully submitted,
LLOYD E. BANKS, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
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Scales
Adjusted 2
Sealed 5
Not Sealed
Condemned
Platform over 10,000 lbs
Platform 500 to 10,000
Platform 100 to 5,000
69
99
Platform under 100 lbs
83
145
2
1
Weights
19
369
Yard Sticks
12
Veh. Tanks
9
20
Liquid, 1 gal. or under
28
94
Oil and Grease
1
8
18
1
Kerosene, Oil and Grease
4
40
34
1
Totals
216
818
54
3
Reweighing Number Tested
Number Correct
Under
Over
Beans
Bread
22
22
Butter
33
33
Cheese
55
10
45
Confectionery
66
46
20
Fruit and Vegetables
16
16
Lard
44
44
Onions
11
11
Oleomargarine
33
33
11
84
Totals
401
209
11
182
20 Thermometer (Clinical) Observed
6 Reweighing of coal
LLOYD E. BANKS, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honarable Board of Selectmen: Middleboro, Mass.
Sirs:
I herewith submit to you my report of Dog Officer for the year 1953:
122
Number of dogs sold
4
Number of dogs redeemed by owners
71
Number of dogs destroyed for individuals
127
Number of cats destroyed for individuals
376
Number of dogs dead on highway
45
Respectfully submitted, ARTHUR F. BENSON,
Dog Officer.
23
Meters, 1 in. or less
Bulk Storage
1
3
Flour
Potatoes
121
27
Number of dog's picked up
55
ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES
Number of miles traveled
1683
Number of inspections
460
Number of re-inspections
21
Number of change-overs
97
Number of temporary meters
30
Number of new installations
75
EMILIO N. NIRO,
Wire Inspector.
REPORT OF FOREST WARDEN
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I herewith submit my report for the year 1953: Warden Calls
40
Still alarms, grass and brush
35
Total
75
Estimated Damage
$1,100.00
Wages
$871.96
Maintenance and Operation
325.00
Total Cost
$1,196.96
Receipts
$141.00
For Burning Grass
Respectfully submitted,
BERTRAM TRIPP,
Forest Warden.
Cost of Extinguishing
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
OF
MIDDLEBOROUGH, MASS.
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INCORPORATED
For the Year Ending December 31 1953
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School Committee Membership, 1953
Term Expires Lorenzo Wood, Plymouth Street, Chairman 1954 Horace K. Atkins, 4 Williams Place 1954
George A. Shurtleff, Jr., 33 Peirce Street 1955
C. Trafton Mendall, 18 Forest Street
1955
Walter D. Rudziak, Wareham Street 1956
Francis J. Silvia, 17 Prospect Street 1956
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held in Room 7, Town Hall, on the first Thursday of each month, excepting July and August, at 7:30 P.M.
Superintendent of Schools J. Stearns Cushing, 65 Bourne Street Office, Room 7, Town Hall Telephone 81
The Superintendent of Schools also serves as Secretary to the School Committee.
Assistant Director of Education
Joseph C. Kunces, 12 Washburn Street
School Physician Dr. Stuart A. Silliker, 29 Oak Street
School Nurse Ila P. Jackson, R.N., 106 South Main Street
Supervisor of Attendance Benjamin J. Mackiewicz, Park Street
Census Enumerators M. H. S. Class 1954
School Calendar 1954
First Term - January 4-February 19
Second Term - March 1-April 15
Third Term-April 26-June 16, Elementary Schools June 23, High School Fourth Term-September 8-December 22
No-School Days
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Armistice Day, Thanks- giving Day and day following.
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
To the Members of the Middleborough School Committee:
Herewith is presented the annual report of the public schools of the Town of Middleborough and my twenty-seventh as superintendent of those schools.
Complete reports have been presented by the Principals and De- partment Heads, have been printed by the press and filed in the office of the Superintendent of Schools.
On March 2 the one-room addition at the South Middleboro School was opened for use, and it was possible to eliminate the platoon classes in that school.
On March 30 the four-room addition at the West Side School was opened. The classes in the old building were moved into the new and the classes at the Washburn Unit transferred to the old and Bates School. At the same time, the third grade children then on platoon at Union Street School were transferred to the Washburn Unit.
Much credit and praise should be given the West Side School Build- ing' Committee, and especially their Chairman, Manuel J. Silvia, for the excellent, modern building it planned and supervised.
Since November 1 the Washburn Unit has been used without the approval of the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety. This build- ing was built to be used as a Shop Unit in connection with the high school and will be approved for such a purpose. The Department has stated it will no longer be approved for classroom use. New construction of more classrooms, or a return to platoon classes, seems to be the only solution, unless the building is continued in use illegally.
Enrollment in all our schools has increased steadily until, at the time of writing this report, we now have the largest number of pupils in the history of the town, 2,078. This number will show further in- creases in the next few years.
With the increase in pupils necessarily comes an increase in number of teachers, textbooks, supplies, etc. resulting in a larger total expenditure. Our per-pupil cost, however, for the school year 1953-54 is far below the per-pupil expenditure for the State.
Grades I-VIII State Average
$201.55
Our Cost
184.22
Grades IX-XII State Average 315.84
Our Cost 282.20
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ANNUAL REPORT
The appointment of Joseph C. Kunces as Assistant Director of Edu- cation has been an important addition to our educational program. I sincerely request that you pay special attention to the report of his duties and activities in the field that you may appreciate the extent of his most valuable and efficient contribution to our system.
Sections of the various Departmental reports are also included as part of this report. Careful reading of these will give a clear picture of the work carried on in our Middleborough schools.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION Joseph C. Kunces
Education is the world's most important business because it de- termines the destinies of all future generations. The amount and quality of education which we will provide for each growing generation is an important and perpetual issue for adult consideration.
We frequently hear people talking about going back to the "good old days" in education. They want to go back to the three R's. How foolish that would be. Civilization does not go back. It always goes ahead. The three R's are quite inadequate as a standard for education in our modern society. Of course, people have to be able to read, write and do arithmetic, but that alone isn't anywhere nearly enough. People in this generation have to know much more than people had to know a generation ago to be on the same competitive level. This is true of practically any trade or profession you care to name. It is certainly true for the highest enjoyments of life.
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