Town annual report of Rutland 1951-57, Part 3

Author: Rutland, Mass.
Publication date: 1951
Publisher: The Town
Number of Pages: 870


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Ralph William Auerbach, Jr. Rutland, Mass. Marjory Dodge Calkins


Butland, Kass. Merrimack, MA.


Malverne, N. Y. Rutland, Mass.


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Date Name


Place of Marriage


Residence


December 16 Heljedoorus Heiniluoma Worcester, Mass. Ilona Josephine (Lehtinen) Ek


Rutland, Mass. Spencer, N. Y.


21 Harold B. Gordon


Grafton, Mass.


Myra J. Pfau


Rutland, Mass. Grafton, Mass.


24


Norman Bernard Marley Worcester, Mass.


Rutland, Mass. Detroit, Mich.


28


Herbert Arthur Seger Rutland, Mass.


Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Mass.


DEATHS


Date Name and Cause


Y M D


Place of Death


January


9 Hormidas Charland


68 0 2


Rutland, Masso


Coronary thrombosis


15


Earl R. St. Clair Myocardial infraction


62


8 26


Holden, Mass.


29 Agnes Josephine Martin Cirrhosis of liver


45 4 2


Holden, Mass.


February 8 Mary L. (Brown) Williams Not positively determined


28


10 29


Rutland, Mass.


22 Lucy C. (Dodge) Putnam Bronchopneumonia


77


11 15


Rutland, Mass.


March 28 Carl A. Bloom Cerebral hemorrhage


70 0 0 Worcester, Masso


Margaret Franklin


Virginia Ruth Longwell


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Date Name and Cause


IMD


Place of Death


April 20 Mary E. (Macdonald) Miles


70 9 19


Holden, Mass.


Acute cerebral hemorrhage


May 11 George Cordon 80


3 5


Worcester, Mass. Epidermoid carcinoma of lammmx


12 Frank Carroll


61 8 23


Butland, Mass


Coronary thrombosis


June


5 Mable L: (Newton) Waldron Carcinoma of bowel


81 7 20


Holden, Mass,


24 Emma L. (Strong) Hatstat


76 4 12 Princeton, Mass.


Eppostolic pneumonia


October 27 Ada M. (Edwards) Bell


74 11 16


Butland, Mass.


Cancer of left breast


November


3 Albertine (Gagne) Dupont 63 2 23 Worcester, 1


W233: Metastic adenocarcinoma colon


Jean J. Cutler 23 0 0


Boston, Mass,


Cardiac arrest during operation


12 Japones B. Hoffmann 53 L 23


Rusland, Mass:


Patrid emoprema due to tuberculosis


102 deaths of con-residents who died in hospitals


land were recorded


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LICENSES GRANTED DURING THE YEAR 1951


Dog Licenses:


1950 licenses issued in 1951 2 Male @ $ 2 00


$ 4 00


1 Spayed female 2 00


2 00


1951 licenses


139 Male @ 2 00


278 00


29 Female


5 00


145 00


61 Spayed female 2 00


122 00


1 Kennel 10 00


10 00


5 Transfers 0 00


0 00


$561 00


Less 233 fees @ #0 20


46 20


Paid to Town Treasurer $514 40


2 Auctioneers licenses @ $ 2 00 $ 4 00


1 Business Certificate 1 00


1 00


I Gas Registration 1 00


1 00


Paid to Town Treasurer


$ 6 00


Resident Fishing 119


Resident Hunting


98


Resident Sporting


116


Resident Women's & Minor's Fishing


67


Special Non-Pesident Fishing


1


Resident Sporting (free)


5


Resident Fishing, Old Age Assistance


(free) 4


Resident Military or Naval Sporting


(free) 3


113


61 JURY LIST - JULY 1, 1951


David Darrah


Superintendent


Frank S. Bracebridge


Salesman


George M. Campbell


Bookkeeper


Raymond H. Ballard


Clerk


Loring G: Briggs


Lumber Dealer


Herbert H. Butler


Nurse


Elias A. Carlson


Woodworker


Carl F. Gilbert


Mechanic


Howard K: Cresswell


Custodian


Robert W. Carr


Office Manager


Charles A. Hatstat


Machinist


George E. Smith Tauno Ketonen Alfred Myska


Poultryman Foreman


Robert B Love


Wireworker


Raymond C Riley


Attendant


Louis J Salaperto


Machinist


Arnold C. Weller


Bus Driver


John J. Yonker Amelia D. Lincoln


Housewife


Eleanor K: Dennehy


Librarian


Estelle A Fitzgerald


Housewife


Grace K. Oliver


Housewife


Ethel S. Dow


Housewife


Margaret C: Gordon


Housewife


Drawn during the year 1951


Raymond H. Ballard - Tauno Ketonen = Estelle A. Fitzgerald


Respectfully submitted, LINDA A. HANFF, Town Clerk


Contractor


Mechanic


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REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STREETS


CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION


PLEASANTDALE ROAD


1700 ft. Roadway Improved


1000 cu. yds. Excavation


500 Trench Excavation


225 cu. yds. Ledge Blasted and Removed.


840 ft. 12 in. corrg. pipe used.


250 ft. 15 in. corrg. pipe used.


5 Drop inlets built.


5 Manholes built.


CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE


29500 ft. roadway treated with tar and asphalt. 7000 ft. roadway honed 12000 gal. tar used. 14000 gal. asphalt used. 1100 cu. yds. sand used.


CHAPTER 81


On chapter 81 roads the usual maintenance of scraping and drainage was done. 4 new culverts were installed. 31500 feet of roadway treated with tar and asphalt. 17200 gallons tar and asphalt used. 2000 feet widened with bulldozer. 1000 feet graveled and tarred at Highland Park Road.


Respectfully submitted,


GEORGE R. WILLIS Superintendent of Streets


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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE For the Year Ending December 31, 1951 SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS PUBLIC WELFARE EXPENSE


Appropriation, 1951


$7,000 00


Transferred from Old Age Assistance 2,500 00


$9,500.00


Expended :


Town Cases 4,579 21


Charlton Home Farm


477 58


State Temporary Aid


503 59


Tewksbury State Hospital


955 92


City of Worcester


7216 82


Division, Child Guardianship


718 66


Burials, State Cases


734 10


Administration


59 00


8,774 88


Balance, December 31, 1951


725 12


Salaries:


Appropriation, 1951


$1,404 00


Expended


602 00


Balance, December 31, 1951 802 00


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE


Appropriation, 1951


$17,600 00


Federal Grant, 1951 11,579 22


Unexpended Balance, Federal Grant, 1950 2,180 58


Refunds to Federal Grant Account 42 35


₹31,402 15


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Expended :


Old Age Assistance Cases $25,549 79


Transferred to School Building Fund Investigating Committee 1,500 00


Transferred to General Relief


2,500 00


$29,549 79


Balance, December 31, 1951


1,852 36


OLD AGE ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION


Federal Grant Balance, 1950 # 28 14


Federal Grant, 1951 202 78


$ 230 92


Expended : 201 60


201 60


Balance, December 31, 1951


29 32


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN


Appropriation, 1951


$2800 00


Federal Grant Balance, 1950


1060 51


Federal Grant, 1951


1970 15


Refunds to Federal Grant Account


33 35


$5864 01


Expended :


Aid to Dependent Children Cases Transferred to General Highways 1000 00


$4181 05


#5181 05


Balance, December 31, 1951


$ 682 96


65


AID TO DEPENDENT CHILDREN-ADMINISTRATION


Federal Grant Balance, 1950


43 35


Federal Grant, 1951 23 45


56 80


Expended 0 00


Balance, December 31, 1951


50


Respectfully submitted;


HARRY E. DOW, Chairman


ELDRED F. WEBBER


BURTON H. FISKE


Board of Public Welfare


66 REPORT OF THE PARK COMMISSIONERS


PARKS MAINTENANCE


Appropriation


$1045 00


Transfer from Reserve Fund


320 68


1365 68


Expended :


Labor


$1092 31


Machine Repairs


72 14


Supplies


25 78


Electricity


108 60


Pool Supplies


62 87


Express


3 98


Total Expended


$1365 68


$1365 68


MEMORIAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS BATH HOUSE


Shovel Work


$ 70 00


Paint


204 51


Labor


178 71


Lumber=Roofing-Nails-etc.


1115.60


Plumbing


376 09


Concrete-Blocks-Plastering


382 19


Express


4 63


$2331 73


Balance from 1950


$ 147 89


Appropriation


1500 00


Transferred from Reserve Fund


683 84


$2331 73


$2331 73


Respectfully submitted,


Raymond K. Putnam, Chairman Mark L. Read, Clerk George E. Smith Park Commissioners


67 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY


To the Town of Rutland:


Several meetings have been held during the year for the purpose of selecting books and conducting business.


An Americana Encyclopedia was purchased.


The expenses of maintaining the library have been as follows :


Appropriation


$375 00


County Dog Tax Refund


454 98


Donations


28 00


$857 98


Transferred from Reserve Fund


2 79


$860 77


Expended:


Salary - Librarian


$400 00


Books


156 10


Magazines


47 50


Supplies, Box Rent, Expenses


37 36


Bindings


44.37


Americana Encyclopedia


171 75


Supplement to World Encyclopedia


3 75


$860 77


Respectfully submitted,


REV. WILLARD BICKET


MRS. HOPE BRACEBRIDGE


MRS. HATTIE GRIFFIN


MR. EDMUND KELSEY


MRS. ETHEL DOW


MRS HARRIET MYSKA


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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY


To the Citizens of the Town of Rutland:


Herewith I present my report for the year 1950.


Circulation


Adult fiction 1800


Adult non-fiction 793


Juvenile fiction 2419


Juvenile non-fiction 378


Received from donations $28 00


Fines and sale of cards 9 91


Paid to Town Treasurer $37 91


New books purchased 80


Volumes of Encyclopedia 30


Books donated 28


Books were donated by Mrs. Frank Calkins, Mrs. Howard Davis and Mr. Clinton Putnam. Mr. Putnam gave a set of Zane Gray books .


Magazines were given by Mrs. Franklin T. Wood and the American Humane Society.


Money for magazines for the reading tables was received from the Eastern Star, Rutland Grange, Monday Night Club, Womens Union, Home Relief Society and the Firemen.


The 1950 Tational Geographic and Children's Playmate maga- zines have been bound.


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The Trustees voted to add a new set of Encyclopedia to the reference department, and the Encyclopedia Americana of thirty volumes was purchased.


Respectfully submitted, LINDA A. HANFF Librarian


70 REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH


YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951


Appropriation-Salaries Expenditures 100 00


$100 00


Appropriation-Department Expenditures


$400 00


Inspector of Slaughtering


$174 22


Burial Permits


29 00


Death Certificates


17 00


Board and Treatment


88 50


$308 72


Balance


91 28


1952 Recommendations


Salaries Department Expense


$100 00


400 00


$500 00


P.E. Dow, Chairman Mary C. Bigelow, Clerk Hope Bracebridge


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REPORT OF THE VETERANS' AGENT


To the Board of Selectmen, Rutland, Mass.


I was appointed Veteran's Agent the 26th of March, 1951, to succeed Donald M. Lincoln, Following is my report for the year 1951.


During 1951 one permanent case was dropped, but in December one temporary case was settled on Rutland. At the present time we have one temporary and two permanent cases.


Total payments authorized by the Veteran's Agent in 1951 were $1986.96 compared with $2650.97 in 1950.


For 1952 I do not anticipate any increase in Veteran's Bene- fits, and so am requesting an appropriation of $3000.00.


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT J. BUTLER, R.N Veteranis Agent


72 REPORT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT


ARRESTS


CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON


Assault and Battery


7


Carnal Abuse


1


CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY


Using Motor Vehicle without Authority


2


Driving to Endanger


2


Driving Drunk


1


Drunkenness


1


Fish and Games Laws


2


Motor Vehicle Violations


3


Total Arrests 13


Complaints Investigated


132


Automobile Accidents


18


Injured


32


Killed


3


Stolen Cars Recovered


2


Summons Served from other dept.


12


Automobile Transfers


145


Respectfully submitted,


JOHN COLLINS , Chief of Police


Male


Female


73 REPORT OF THE FIRE ENGINEERS


During the year 1951, fifteen calls for fires were answered. There was a total loss of $6,909.98:


8 buildings 3 chimneys 4 automobiles


Respectfully submitted,


RUSSELL ERICKSON, Chief DONALD LINCOLN, Asst. Chief JOHN COLLINS G EDGAR FAY ROBERT LOVE, Clerk


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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT


William White


$ 96 32


Fire Chief s Dues


3 00


Worcester County Electric Co.


50 81


New England Tel. and Tel. Co.


48 74


Holt Coal Co.


197 20


Hobbs and Warren, Inc.


5 14


Bill's Garage


58 90


Rutland Garage


20 99


Nellie I. Griffin


22 83


Justin A. McCarthy


118 96


Robert Dea


328 73


Lux Fire Protection Coo


3 00


Butler Welding Supply


3 00


Sudbury Laboratory


45 08


Commonwealth of Mass. Boiler Insp.


5 00


McClure and Ball


234 60


Robert Spindler


62 58


Labor at Fires


259 40


Total $1,563 77


Special Appropriation: Removal of cupola from fire house George W. Stone $250 00


Respectfully submitted,


ROBERT B. LOVE, Clerk


75


REPORT OF THE FOREST WARDEN


17 calls for grass and brush fires were answered during 1951. A total of ll acres burned over.


L of these fires were caused from incinerators, and I wish that all people in Rutland who burn in the open apply to the Forest Warden, or the Deputy Wardens, for a permit.


Respectfully submitted,


RUSSELL E. ERICKSON Forest Warden


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REPORT OF THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT


TOWN OF RUTLAND - 1951


Water Department Appropriations:


Maintenance


$ 8,808 00


Superintendent 's Salary


2,700 00


Commissioner's Salary


200 00


Total Appropriation


$11,708 00


EXPENDED WATER DEPARTMENT


Outside Labor


$ 329 71


Brewer Company


31 50


Gardner Electric


3,849 60


Stack for new services


1,257 63


Stock for renewals


254 47


Equipment


906 81


Express Charges


8 96


Fuel and Lubricants


24 27


Truck Maintenance


154 42


Pumping Station Maintenance


310 37


Albert J. Thomas (Insurance for Truck)


59 47


Commonwealth of Massachusetts Sewer Commitments Legal Service


221 09


30 63


Total Expenditures


$ 7,438 87


Total Maintenance Appropriation


# 8,808 00


Total Maintenance Expenditures


7,438 87


Tpexpended Balance


$ 1,369 13


Superintendent's Salary Appropriated Expended


$ 2,700 00


Commissioner's Salary Appropriated


2,700 00


$ 200 00


Expanded


200 00


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RELAYING WATER MAIN CENTRAL TREE ROAD


Balance from 1949 Expended 1951


520 51


Balance to 1952


$ 520 51


WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT BILLINGS


Water Billings - State Sanatorium


$ 2,791 40


Water Billings - U.S. Veterans' Hospital


4,004 51


Water Billings - Town Residents


4,839 48


Total Billings - Water


#11,635 39


Sewer Billings = Town Residents


600 93


Total Billings


$12,236 32


Respectfully submitted,


THEODORE H CURTIS RICHARD H. JONES ROBERT B LOVE


Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners


78 REPORT OF THE CHARLTON HOME FARM ASSOCIATION


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1951


Land and Buildings


$14,000 00


Deposit in Savings Banks


13,972 97 2,250 00


3 U.S. Bonds


Personal Property


4,679 00


Amount Receivable from Towns


2,055 95


Cash in checking account


535 65


$37,493 57


RECEIPTS


Cash on hand, Jan. 1, 1951


$ 1,268 88


Farm Products Sold


1,135 62


Received from Towns


18,554 39


$20,958 89


EXPENDITURES


Bills Paid


$20,423 24


Cash in checking account


535 65


$20,958 89


Number of Towns having Boarders 21


Number of Boarders 38


ROBERT F. TUCKER, President LESTER P. GATES , Secretary and Treasurer CARL F. DAVIS, Auditor


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REPORT OF THE TREE WARDEN AND THE MOTH SUPERINTENDENT


During the past year there was little evidence of gypsy moth infestation; however, one elm tree on the state highway near Pleasantdale Road has the dutch elm disease.


There are several dead elm trees at various locations to be removed and burned to prevent the spread of the disease.


TREE WARDEN


Appropriation - Salary Expended 50 00


$ 50 00


MOTH DEPARTMENT


Appropriation Expended 34 50


$150 00


Unexpended


$115 50


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT G CALKINS Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent


REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF WIRES


Inspections were made on all new installations and changes in electrical wiring as were requested in 1951


Attention of all property owners is called to the require- ment that any wiring, new or alterations, is subject to inspec- tiono


Appropriation = Salary Expended


$ 75 00 75 00


Respectfully submitted,


HERBERT G. CALKINS Inspector of Wires


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REPORT OF STATE AUDIT, 1951


May 23, 1951


To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Frank J. Brooks, Chairman Rutland, Massachusetts


Gentlemen:


I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Rutland for the period from October 20, 1949, to March 29, 1951, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.


Very truly yours ,


FXL:ACD


FRANCIS X. LANG Director of Accounts


Mr. Francis X. Lang Director of Accounts Department of Corporations and Taxation State House, Boston


Sir:


As directed by you, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Rutland for the period from October 20, 1949, the date of the previous audit, to March 29, 1951, and submit the following report thereon:


The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and checked.


The books and accounts of the town accountant were examined and checked in detail. The ledgers were analyzed, the appropria- tion accounts being checked to the town meeting records of appro- priations voted, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this


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report, was prepared showing the financial condition of the town on March 29 , 1951.


The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked in detail. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the collector's records of payments to the treasurer , with the records in the several departments in which charges originated or in which money was collected for the town, and with the other sources from which money was paid into the town treas- ury. The payments were compared with the warrants authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds and with the accountant's books .


The cash book footings were verified, and the treasurer's cash balance on March 29, 1951, was proved by reconciliation of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the bank of de- posit and by actual count of the cash in the office.


The payments of maturing debt and interest were verified by comparison with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities on file.


The savings bank books and securities representing the in- vestments of the trust funds in the custody of the treasurer were examined and listed, the income being proved and the withdrawals being verified,


The tax title deeds on hand were examined and listed, the amounts transferred from the tax levies to the tax title account being verified and the tax titles as listed being checked with the records at the Registry of Deeds .


The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The commitments of taxes and motor vehicle and trailer excise were compared with the warrants issued by the board of assessors, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted, the recorded collections were checked with the payments to the treasurer as shown on the treasurer's and accountant's books, and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved with the controlling accounts.


Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books


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as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.


The records of licenses and permits issued by the selectmen, the town clerk, and the health department were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and the town were veri- fied.


The surety bonds of the officials required by law to furnish them were examined and found to be in proper form.


In addition to the departments mentioned, the books and accounts of the sealer of weights and measures and of the sewer, public welfare, school, library, and water departments were ex- amined and checked, and the payments to the treasurer were veri- fied.


Appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, are tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, excise, tax title, and departmental accounts, as well as tables showing the condition and the transactions of the trust funds.


During the audit, cooperation was received from all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, I wish to express appreciation.


Respectfully submitted,


HBD : ACD


HERMAN B. DINE Assistant Director of Accounts


TOWN OF RUTLAND - BALANCE SHEET


MARCII 29, 1951


ASSETS


LIABILITIES AND RESERVES


Cash In Bank and Office


$ 45, 747 22


Overestimates 1950 State Audit of Municipal Accounts


12.76


Accounts Receivable


County Tax


145.63


Taxes


County Hospital Assessment


499. 42


$ 657. 81


Levy of 1949


907. 62


Levy of 1950


3,876 72


Dog Licenses for County


105. 60


Levy of 1951, Poll


1,212.00


5,996 34


Tailings


28. 80


Road Machinery Fund


1,368.09


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


Playground Donation


1,076. 85


Levy of 1949


07


Levy of 1950


1,373 78


Federal Grants.


Levy of 1951


3,911 40


5,285 25


Aid to Dependent Children. Administration


48.06


Tax Titles


1,036.48


Aid


596.20


Tax Possessions


242 50


1,278.98


Old Age Assistance


Administration


50.58


Departmental.


Assistance


862.21


1,557. 05


Sewer


133 26


Temporary Aid


309. 10


Unexpended Balances


General Appropriations


145,653.79


School lunch Program


33.38


Veterans' Benefits


442 50


4,770. 60


School Athletic Activities


302.06


Relaying Water Mains


520.51


146, 509. 74


Water:


Rates


2,584 28


Loans Authorized and Unissued


15,000.00


State Sanatorium


403 21


Veterans' Hospital


358. 75


3, 346. 24


Overlays Reserved for Abatements Levy of 1949 Levy of 1950


506.03


621.34


State - Chapter 90


444 51


County - Chapter 90


222. 25


666. 76


Revenue Reserved Until Collected


Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise


5,285. 25


Revenue - 1951


151,015.91


Less Estimated Receipts Collected


8,925 66


142,090. 25


Departmental


4,770 60


Water


3,346 24


County Hospital Assessment - 1951


2,143.02


Aid to Highways


666.76


15.347.83


Underestimate 1950.


State Parks and Reservations Assessment


48. 58


Surplus Revenue


43,426. 16


Loans Authorized and Unissued


15,000.00


$226, 373. 24


$226, 373. 24


Aid to Dependent Children


848. 49


Old Age Assistance


3,037.25


Reserve Fund - Overlay Surplus


673. 97


Aid to Highways.


115.31


Tax Title and Tax Possession


1,278 98


GENERAL ACCOUNTS


Assessment


83


DEBT ACCOUNTS


Net Funded or Fixed Debt


$24,000. 00


Public Building Loan


$12.000.00


Highway Equipment Loan


1,500.00


Water Loan


10,500.00


$24,000.00


$24,000.00


TRUST ACCOUNTS


Trust Funds, Cash and Securities


$13,551. 18


Charles T. Monroe School Fund


7. 349. 78


Sarah E. Bartlett Library Fund


5,105. 37


Horace H. King Library Fund


596. 87


David Putnam Library Fund


199. 16


Rural Cemetery Funds : Rufus Houghton Fund Frederick Hunt Fund


100.00


200.00


300.00


$13, 551.18


$13, 551. 18


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ANNUAL REPORT


OF THE


SCHOOL DEPARTMENT


OF THE


TOWN OF RUTLAND


MASSACHUSETTS


AS


FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1951


3 ORGANIZATION


SCHOOL COMMITTEE


James L. Wood, Chairman


Daniel J. Fitzgerald, Recording Sec.


Frank S. Bracebridge, Financial Seco


Term Expires 1952


Term Expires 1953 Term Expires 1954


SUPERINTENDENT


William H. Buker


Office Holden 2370 Residence Holden 4831


SUPERVISORS


Ruth S. Innes, Music Appointed Sept. 1949


Holden 2235


Gregory F. Bowes, Art Appointed Sept. 1951158 Princeton 16


Rinehart Handwriting System


S Waltham 5-6078


SCHOOL PHYSICIAN


Leroy E. Mayo, M.D. Holden LLA1


SCHOOL NURSE


Mrs. Brenda T. Sullivan, R.No Holden 4634


ATTENDANCE OFFICER


Mark L. Reed Rutland 22


CUSTODIANS


William R. White Mark L. Putnam


Rutland 236-2 Rutland 48


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SCHOOL CALENDER


Winter Term - 7 weeks Spring Term - 8 weeks


Summer Term - 8 weeks


Fall Term - 16 weeks (Elementary schools close June 13 for summer vacation)


Jan. 2, to Feb. 16 Feb. 25, to April 19 April 28, to June 21 Sept. 3, to Dec. 20


HOLIDAYS


May 30 - October 13 - November 7, (County Convention) Thanksgiving Day and day following.


Other holidays come during vacation periods.


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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS


To the Citizens of Rutland.


This is the fifty second in the series.


This year the School Committee and the Superintendent of Schools are presenting a joint reporto


It is necessary each year to record the outstanding events in a school system, for we are continually referring to the pre- vious reports concerning the costs of schools and list of employees.


It is gratifying to report that all members of the system have been very helpful in promoting the policies and suggestions of the administration.


The community agencies and citizens have been cooperative in many ways. Each year we are witnessing a closer relationship between the schools and the community.


The eighth grade testing program, the educational films, the trips to neighboring institutions, and the securing of edu- cational speakers for the upper grades have enriched the curric= ula c


An additional classroom must be provided for September. This we trust may be a temporary plan until a definite plan of building is formulated.


The Federal Aid of $3,409.68 will assist the town in its taxes for schools. Rutland was able to secure this amount be cause we have over fifty pupils whose parents are employed at the Veterans Hospital.


The reimbursements from the State, Federal Government and Princeton were the largest ever received.


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Chapter 70 #17,217 80


Transportation


10,016 00


Superintendent's Salary 832 14


Vocational Aid 10 88


Federal Government 3,407 68


Tuition and Transportation 5, 712 50


Princeton 537 25


Total $37,734 25


Nearly one half of the school expenditures are received from other than local taxes.


A teacher's salary schedule has been adopted. This should be advantageous to both parties. The minimum salary adopted was #2200.00 for beginning teachers, and the maximum for degree and experienced teachers #3500,00.


The repairs made for the past few years have greatly im- proved the working conditions of the pupils and teachers.


This year a census was taken enrolling all children and pupils from birth to sixteen years of age.


We are now convinced that it will be necessary in the near future to provide two teachers for each grade, or sixteen teach- ers for the eight grades, by 1956 or 1957.


The Committee of the Wachusett Regional School expects that bids for contracts will go out about January 15, 1952, and if favorably received by the committee, construction of the building will start early in the spring.


The pupils are being efficiently transported by Carl Griffin and Al & Daves, forty-two pupils are taken to Rutland High School and one hundred thirty-four are transported to the Elementary School.


The School Committee recommends a budget of $70,886.00. This is an increase of $4,202.00, due largely to the increase of salaries and an extra teacher.


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In conclusion, the Committee and Superintendent of Schools wish to thank the school and town employees and citizens for their assis tanceo




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