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2. Originally a teacher of Speech was employed in this depart- ment on a part-time basis. Her work was primarily of a corrective nature. Shortly her full time was required. Now, so great has been the demand for her instruction in that area, and so great the demand for speech improvement courses among High School pupils, that she can come nowhere near accommodating all who desire her serv- ices. There is sufficient work for two teachers.
3. Among educators the field of Physical Education is deemed to include the entire physical well-being of the pupils - health, bodily build-up, and recreation, including athletics. Our activity in this area has never been thoroughly coordinated. I feel that a person trained both by education and by experience to bring about and direct a logical well-rounded program for both boys and girls ex- tending from the elementary grades through the Senior High School would be a distinct asset to our system.
4. With our Senior High School a four-year school, the problem of pupil guidance in that school has been greatly increased. It has expanded beyond the scope with which the department heads, who formerly served as untrained councillors, can possibly cope. We need a person to devote full time to such guidance and to testing throughout the system.
The distribution of our High School pupils through the curricula of the school is a commentary on the need for such service.
At the present time 66.7 per cent of our pupils are enrolled in College Preparatory classes; 21 per cent in the Business Course, and only 12.5 per cent in our Practical Arts Courses. While it is true that Swampscott is what may be called a college-minded com- munity, and that the college preparatory curriculum provides the background needed by those entering not only the standard colleges but nursing schools and secretarial, medical technician and art schools, it is likewise true that many, particularly among our boys, would profit more by the business fundamentals and the practical knowledge and manual facility that can be obtained only in our Business or Manual and Domestic Arts curricular. A guidance pro- gram is an essential in meeting such a situation.
5. Our Manual Arts have for many years been under the di- rection of Mr. Arthur Cronk, who likewise has been the only teacher of the subject. For the past few years his schedule has been so seriously overloaded as to handicap him in expanding his department. Transferring the ninth grade to the High School made impossible his handling the entire load, and an additional teacher became a necessity. Mr. Cronk has been made a department head, handling Shop Mathe- matics and Mechanical Drawing, and his assistant conducts the shop. This has provided opportunity to extend shop work along the general shop idea, and to expand into other activities such as electrical, auto mechanics, metal and machine work. A comprehension plan has been
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submitted to me which seems logical and workable, and I feel that a start should be made on it at once.
*
During the summer we undertook major alterations at the Junior High School and Machon Schools to bring those buildings into con- formity with the requirements of the State Department of Public Safety. Through circumstances beyond the control of the con- tractor, the work at the Junior High delayed opening school in that building for three days in September. The buildings now meet all safety requirements and have State certification for the next five years.
Because of the late date of finishing the plastering on these jobs, painting was not done at the time, and is at present only par- tially completed. It will be done as rapidly as opportunity permits, during vacation periods.
Other major repairs included :
Painting the exterior of the Stanley School.
Renewing certain floor covering in the High School corridors and stairwells.
Retubing a boiler at the Junior High School.
Renewing all radiator vacuum traps at the Stanley School.
Rebuilding a portion of the Junior High School parapet wall where it had begun to bulge.
Painting several rooms at the High School.
Painting corridors at the Stanley School.
Repairing cave-in in the Hadley School yard.
In addition there has been the usual installation of cork bulletin boards, minor plumbing, heating and roof repairs, and the main- tenance to equipment and fittings that is an ever present problem. The high winds of late November ripped the flashings from the Stanley School roof, but this damage fortunately was covered by insurance.
For next year I call attention to the following items of major importance :
Completing painting at the Machon and Junior High Schools.
Redecorating five rooms at the High School.
Redecorating four rooms at the Stanley School.
Painting exterior of High School.
Replacing corroded ventilator braces on High School roof.
Repairing cast stone window ledges on rear of High School.
Rebuilding front parapet of south wing of Junior High School, where serious leaks exist.
Oil burners for Machon and Stanley Schools.
Painting interior of water pressure tank at High School.
New legislation in 1949-50 placed under direct control of the School Committee the finances of both school athletic activities and the school lunches. Each had previously been handled as a kind of private business under the direction of the principal of the school concerned and subject to supervision by the School Committee. Now all receipts from any source pass through School Committee hands into revolving funds deposited with the Town Treasurer. These funds can be expended only by School Committee approval like any other School Department moneys.
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There has been much complaint about this process in certain quarters, but I see no fault in it. The complaints seem to come from those who do not understand the procedure, or from those who find suddenly restricted moneys which they formerly could deal out with a generous hand unsubjected to audit by state authorities. Certainly we shall not suffer under the legislation, except that there is now no way to buy the band uniforms that have heretofore been provided through athletic accounts, since such purchase is illegal from any School Department funds. In the future it will be necessary to have such supplementary appropriations as the School Committee formerly carried in its budget for those purposes made separately and desig- nated as going to the specific funds in question.
There were several changes in our teaching force:
Resignations :
Mrs. Arthur Rogers, Junior High School, Physical Education
Mr. Arthur Crosbie, High School, English
Mrs. Marion Burdett, Junior High School, French
Miss Priscilla Randall, Hadley School, Grade 2
Mrs. Jean Curtis, Machon School, Kindergarten
Elections :
Mr. Philip Jenkin, High School, English
Mr. Thomas Eickelberger, High School, Shop
Mr. Wilfred Sheldon, Junior High School, Art
Miss Priscilla Smith, Junior High School, Physical Education Miss Phyllis Woodfall, Hadley School, Kindergarten
What the current upbuilding of the national armed services may mean to us is still uncertain. There are on our faculties five men who are members of reserve groups, presumably subject to call. If the possibilities come actually to pass we shall be seriously crippled. The supply of qualified teachers in many fields is still limited, and several of our men are in those fields. We can only hope that time will deal kindly with us.
Respectfully submitted,
FRANK L. MANSUR,
December 30, 1950
Superintendent of Schools.
SWAMPSCOTT HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Financial Report for Fiscal Year September 8, 1949 to July 5, 1950 RECEIPTS
FOOTBALL
Gate Receipts
$3,618.87
Contracts and Guarantees
3,744.96
Miscellaneous:
Bus fares
9.80
Sweaters
135.00
Football jersey
1.00
Trans. from band acct.
150.00
Check No. 3247 void
2.22
Reimburse for check No. 3176
8.00
TOTAL FOOTBALL RECEIPTS $7,669.85
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BOYS' BASKETBALL
Gate Receipts
561.75
Transportation
10.50
Check No. 3095 cancelled
8.00
Sweaters
31.50
TOTAL
611.75
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Receipts for jackets
22.00
GIRLS' FIELD HOCKEY
Receipts for jackets
80.00
ICE HOCKEY
Receipts
57.88
Reimburse for equipment Helmet
5.00
Deposit 5/22
58.00
125.88
BASEBALL
Marblehead receipts
29.00
GOLF
Guarantee
15.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS
$8,553.48
DISBURSEMENTS
FOOTBALL
Equipment
$1,632.20
Cleaning and Conditioning
101.97
Medical Services and Supplies
2.85
Transportation
607.00
Officials
300.00
Police
386.10
Contracts and Guarantees
2,181.80
Ticket Sellers and Takers
159.00
Field Expense
30.00
Printing
121.00
Miscellaneous :
Mass. Sec. School Principals
10.00
Bonded Transport
75.00
E. Held-supplies
5.10
Bank Service charge-Sept.
.45
Revere Knitting Mills
247.50
W. Delorey-services
95.00
Dieges & Clust-megaphones
19.29
D. L. McDonald 6/25
3.20
Torrence Vary-Pur. 8/30
4.00
Noyes Hardware
21.10
O. G. Poor Co.
4.38
H. Martin-conference
3.20
L. Nolan-dues conference
35.00
E. Radiant Lamp Co.
6.25
Armour Co .- soap for field house
13.50
Service Charge for Oct.
.89
J. Marks-referee Jr. Varsity
16.00
P. Gandolfo-referee Jr. Varsity ...
16.00
H. Cunningham-Material for skirt
7.30
E. Held-postage and registration ..
51.50
5.00
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Charge printing check book
3.26
V. Easterbrooks-washing towels
60.00
Service Charge for Nov.
2.20
Service Charge for Dec.
1.72
N. Rogers-clerical services
3.00
Parisians-cleaning band uniforms
68.80
N. E. Conference-expenses
3.20
Central Dental Lab.
7.00
A. Chiancone
162.00
James O'Leary-travel expenses
17.76
W. R. Terryberry-pur. 3/8
17.10
L. Ericksonpur. 10/3
2.22
Dieges & Clust
16.12
Jostens
2.22
Mass. Assoc. of Deans
8.00
Total Disbursements
$6,531.18
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Officials
$ 170.00
Ticket Sellers & Takers
63.00
Transportation
292.00
Police
34.32
Printing
20.00
Miscellaneous:
E. Held-postage
6.73
L. Harris-Faculty Assoc. Dues
3.00
Bank Service Charges
2.47
Collector of Internal Revenue
90.98
J. Dunn-Expenses at tournament ..
4.50
Mr. McLaughlin-travel expenses ..
5.00
Revere Knitting Mills
45.00
Total Disbursements
3 737.00
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Equipment
7.11
Officials
44.50
Transportation
48.00
Cleaning
11.50
F. Coletti-services
12.00
F. McLearn-expenses
3.00
Jane Tooher Sport Co .- jackets
37.40
Total Disbursements
163.51
BASEBALL
Equipment
19.60 ...
Cleaning
Transportation
171.00
Officials
146.00
Miscellaneous:
Service Charge for July, 1949
.85
K. Knowland-pur.
2.16
K. Jordan-expenses
4.00
Bank service charges
1.66
H. Martin-expenses
4.80
Mr. Mclaughlin-travel expenses ..
5.00
Total Disbursements
355.07
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GIRLS' FIELD HOCKEY
Equipment
334.85
Officials
40.00
Transportation
191.60
Cleaning
35.06
Miscellaneous :
W. Hogan-alterations
70.00
Membership dues
2.00
Total Disbursements
673.51
GOLF
Sunbeam golf range-equipment .. 50.00
50.00
ICE HOCKEY
League dues
S 10.00
North Shore Sports Center
31.68
V. Dennis-sandwiches
2.85
Mr. Denehay-rink
10.00
T. Anderson-practice
4.35
Carroll's Taxi
2.00
Total Disbursements
$ 60.88
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
$8,571.15
TOTAL LOSS FOR SEASON
$ 17.67
PROOF
Balance on hand September 8, 1949
$ 55.30
Balance on hand July 5, 1950
37.63
LOSS FOR SEASON
$ 17.67
J. McVEY, Treasurer.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL NURSE
Superintendent of Schools
Swampscott, Mass.
Dear Sir:
I herewith submit a report for the year ending December 31, 1950:
School visits 657
Number sent to family physician 209
Number excluded 218
506
Home visits
470
Physical examinations 1469
Defects found 420
Immunized to Diphtheria
139
Taken to clinic 126
Visits for attendance
190
Truancy
46
School adjustment
132
Home adjustment 76
Schick tested
119
Respectfully submitted,
MARY K. HAMMOND, R. N., School Nurse.
Notes to parents
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1950
Boys
Age
Grade
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Totals
Kdg. 20 66
86
1
12 69 3
84
2
15 58
79
3
34 48
89
4
24 41 11 1
77
5
1 34 35 10 2 .... 1
83
6
1 23 36 7 2 2
71
7
20 30 12 2
64
8
20 35 7 2
64
9
13 22 11 5 1
1
53
10
1 22 24 10 3
60
11
15 21 16 2
54
12
21 28 5
2
56
P.G.
2
1
3
Total .. 20 78 84 95 79 83 69 67 59 63 56 52 57 50
2
923
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1950
Girls
Age
Grade
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Totals
Kdg. 21 75
96
1
14 55
69
2
22 49
71
3
34 33 4
71
4
1 32 40 2 1
76
5
4 33 27
4
68
6
27 20 2
1
50
7
33 37 2 2
74
8
19 31 1
1
52
9
12 31 15 1
59
10
27 30 2
1
60
11
1 27 33 6
67
12
1 26 25
4 3 59
P.G.
....
Total .. 21 89 77 84 69 77 56 58 58 46 62 74 62 32 4 3
872
....
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SCHOOL CENSUS - OCTOBER 1, 1950
5 years or over and under 7
7 years or over and under 16
Total
Registration of Minors
Boys
233
707
940
Girls
221
657
878
Total
454
1364
1818
Distribution of the above minors:
In public day school membership
379
1096
1475
In continuation school membership
..
In vocational school membership
74
261
335
In State or county institutions
and special schools for defectives
3
3
Not enrolled in any day school ..
1
4
5
Totals
454
1364
1818
PUPILS ENROLLED - NOVEMBER, 1950
High School
118
121
115
3
470
Junior High School
Class I 142
Class II 116
258
Grades
Kind.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Hadley A.M.
62
39
35
35
75
66
65
377
Hadley P.M.
34
38
35
30
....
....
137
Machon
35
35
42
61
43
29
32
277
Stanley
54
41
42
39
36
56
25
293
High School
470
Junior High
258
Elementary
1084
1812
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY
High
Name
Degree
Training
Year Began in Swampscott
James H. Dunn
B.S.
Colby
1929
Principal
Ed.M.
Harvard
Angelo Annacone Mathematics
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Brooks K. Blossom
A.B.
Chicago
1933
Head of Foreign Lang. Dept.
A.M.
Harvard
Salem 1946
Katherine M. Carroll Social Studies
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Mary Cooper
B.S.
Tufts 1929
Science
M.S.
Univ. of Pittsburg
Arthur G. Cronk
Trade Exper.
1930
Manual Arts
Fitchburg Teach. Coll.
Walter G. Drogue
A.B.
Yale
1947
History & Visual Educ.
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Thomas J. Eickelberger Manual Arts
B.S.
Miami Univ. 1950
Averill Gellerson
A.B.
Colby 1947
English
A.B.
Boston College 1949
B.S.
Educational
Total
Fresh. 113
Soph. Juniors Seniors P.G.'s
In private school membership ..
and delinquents
1950]
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115
Enos Held
A.B.
North Central 1947
Head of Science Dept.
Ed.M.
Harvard
Walter R. Henshaw
A.B.
Dartmouth
1930
Head of English Dept.
A.M.
Boston Univ.
Philip A. Jenkin English
A.M.
Harvard
Gorham 1931
Antoinette Lambert Science & Social Studies
B.S.
Boston Univ.
Jeanne Lepine
A.B.
Univ. of Maine 1948
French & Spanish
A.B.
Stetson 1935
Harold S. Martin Physical Education
A.B.
Univ. Vermont 1949
I. Patricia McCormack English
A.B.
Holy Cross
1931
John I. McLaughlin History
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Flora A. McLearn Physical Education
B.S.
Salem
1945
Jennie McVey Commercial
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
B.S.
Salem
1935
Edna I. Morrison Commercial
M.C.S.
Boston Univ.
Mildred J. O'Leary Head of Comm. Dept.
B.B.A.
Boston Univ.
Charlotte Oliver
B.S.
Framingham
1940
Domestic Science
A.B.
Middlebury
1924
Eileen Soper French
A.M.
Columbia
Katherine Trickey Librarian
M.A.
Emma S. White
B.S.
Bridgewater
1936
English
Ed.M.
Harvard
Marjorie White
A.B.
Bates
1927
Head of Math. Dept.
Ed.M.
Harvard
Junior High School
Educational Training
Year Began in Swampscott
Name
Degree B.S.
Gorham
1946
Eleanor L. Birch
Hyannis
1937
Social Studies
B.S.
Salem
1931
Marion P. Burlingame
A.B.
Mt. Holyoke
1922
Latin & English
Salem
1918
Alice T. Durgin
Salem
1916
Mathematics
Salem
1924
George E. Hutchinson Manual Arts
Art
1924
Nance Marquette English
B.S.
Bridgewater
1944
Crandall P. Nodwell Mathematics
Truro
1927
Wilfrid C. Sheldon Art
B.S.
Mass. School of Art 1950
Lena Patchett Mathematics
A.B.
Bates
1941
B.A.
Univ. of Maine 1949
Keith L. Jordan Principal
Mary G. Boyce Mathematics
Salem
Beatrice L. Cook History
Beatrice M. Hutchinson History
Mass. School of
A.B.
Williams Coll. 1950
New Haven 1921
Fitchburg 1931
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
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Priscilla Smith Physical Education
B.S.
Boston Univ. 1950
A.B.
Boston Univ. 1947
M.A.
Boston Univ.
A.B.
Smith
1918
B.S.
Simmons
A.B.
Bates
1941
A.M.
Radcliffe
Hadley School
Educational
Year Began
Name
Degree
Training
in Swampscott
Keith L. Jordan
B.S.
Gorham
1946
Principal
Castine
1932
Louise Cerica Grade 1
B.S.
Boston Univ.
Joan Dimeno Kind.
B.S.
Lesley
1949
Margaret Forbes
B.S.
Salem
1941
Grade 3
B.S.
Bridgewater
1943
Grade 5
Catherine T. Garrity Grade 4
B.S.
Boston Univ.
1947
Helen H. Hudson Kind.
Leslie
1928
Ruth James
Salem
1921
Katherine Kerans
Salem
1921
Grade 2
Cecelia Loring Grade 3
Perry
1948
Marion Newcomb Grade 4
Salem
1910
Mary E. Selvage Grade 5
B.S.
Lowell
1949
Evilena Roney Grade 6
Salem
1931
Alice Toman Grade 1
Farmington
1947
Phyllis Woodfall Kind.
Perry
1950
Name
Degree
Educational Training
in Swampscott
Madelaine M. Murphy Principal
Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Hazel D. Chase
B.S.
Salem
1926
Grade 5
Lowell 1936
Evelyn H. Lovejoy Grade 6
B.S.
Columbia
Clare Murray Grade 4
R. I. College of Educ.
1948
Ruth Nickerson Grade 3
B.A.
Wayne Univ.
1949
Elsie Oakes
B.S.
Fitchburg
1923
Grade 1
Salem
1928
Phyllis G. Smith Grade 4
Machon School
Y'ear Began
B.S.
Fitchburg
1948
Mae M. Graham Grade 3
Gorham
1938
Maxine A. Boyd Grade 6
Salem
1936
Marilyn Francis
Grade 2
Katherine Towsend Science Helen Warren Domestic Science Grace Young English
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L. Ann Stanley Kind. M. Elizabeth Wade Grade 2
Wheelock
1948
Salem
1914
B.S. & Ed.M.
Boston Univ.
Stanley School
Gorham
1932
Boston Univ.
Emma Blossom Grade 5 Charlotte Conners Grade 6
Salem
1929
Margaret E. Durgin Grade 3
Salem
1917
Geraldine L. Eichenberger Kind.
Bates
1949
Grace M. Farrell Grade 2
Salem
1920
Jessie C. Martin Grade 1
Salem
1915
Dorothy Rich Grade 4
B.S.
Boston Univ.
1949
Clara Waterman Grade 5
Gorham
1932
Barbara Young Kind.
Lesley
1948
All Schools
Mary M. Chaisson Supervisor of Art
Salem
1946
B. U. &
Vesper George
Donald C. Hammond Instrumental Music
N. E. Cons. of Music
1946
Anne Linscott Speech
B.L.I.
Emerson
Esther Nazarian Supervisor of Music
A.B.
Boston Univ. 1921
Kutztown
Teachers
1948
B.S.
Boston Univ.
Mary K. Hammond, R.N., School Nurse
Secretaries Bessie Heggie, Hadley School Edith Legro, High School Gertrude Donlon, Superintendent of Schools
Janitors
Elizabeth Kehoe, High School Daniel Myers, High School Henry J. Callahan, High School Kenneth J. Cort, High School Carl B. Goodwin, High School Mario Travascio, High School
Frank Coletti, Hadley School Wendell Jones, Hadley School Emery Doane, Hadley School Michael Pagnotta, Machon School
Thomas Bailey, Stanley School
Assistants
Marion Noonan
Jennie Bates
Jackson
1941
M. Elizabeth Hahn Reading
Lesley
Bridgewater 1929
Hilda J. Thacher Principal
B.S.
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Contributory Retirement Board
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
This is the fourteenth annual report of the Retirement Board.
We recently mailed to each member a copy of a pamphlet pub- lished by the Massachusetts Association of Contributory Retirement Boards explaining the law, and covering all changes up to Decem- ber 31st, 1950. There still exists considerable confusion as to the rights and benefits provided by the act. The law as written is tech- nical, replete with legal verbiage, and contains innumerable cross references. Consequently it is exceedingly difficult for the layman to properly interpret its provisions. Another disturbing factor is that each year the legislature changes certain parts of the act, and it is onerous to attempt to keep up with the various changes. We do feel however, that this booklet will help explain the basic fundamentals, and enable a member to obtain some idea of what his rights and potential benefits may be. If any member has a question the Board will be happy to attempt to answer it, but it would prove easier if questions were submitted in writing, thus allowing time for a careful examination of the pertinent provisions of the law involved. It should be noted that a member now may designate a beneficiary to receive a pension in the event the member dies before retiring. The accidental death benefit has been increased to two-thirds of the pay of the member, and accidental disability benefit has been increased to two-thirds of the members pay.
Generally, in the lower wage brackets, pensions are not as high as Social Security provides. Some improvement has been made, but there is a long way to go before we attain benefits comparable with those prevalent in private industry.
MEMBERSHIP SUMMARY
A. Membership January 1, 1950
118
1. Enrolled during 1950
18 136
2. Withdrawals
3
3. Deaths
1
4. Retirements
1
5
B. Membership December 31, 1950
131
1. Retirements for :
A. Superannuation
12
B. Ordinary disability
2
C. Accidental Death Benefit 1
15
Total Membership December 31, 1950 146
The following is an income statement for the period January 1, 1950 to December 31, 1950.
Balance December 31, 1949 $136,561.21
INCOME
Amortization
$ 1,161.55
Contributions by members
17,542.52
Contributions by town
Pension
Fund $13,395.00
119
Expense
Fund 1,887.50
15,282.50
Investment Income
3,855.99
$ 37,842.56
174,403.77
DISBURSEMENTS
Refunds to members
Withdrawals
527.15 6.06
$ 533.21
Accrued interest on bonds
100.62
Depreciation on stocks . .
600.25
700.87
Accrued Interest for 1949
596.34
596.34
Administration Expenses Clerical hire
1,056.69
Extra clerical
120.00
1,176.69
Other Expenses
Stationery & Postage ....
57.00
Printing & Binding
76.56
Bonds for members ....
92.50
Furniture & Fixtures ..
451.95
Telephone
89.65
Conferences & Travel
155.90
Reimbursement of Board Member
120.00
Miscellaneous
58.25
1,101.81
Pensions :
Annuities
613.57
Pensions
13,033.00
13,646.57
17,755.49
156,648.28
INVESTMENTS
Lynn Five Cents Savings Bank
4,000.00
Lynn Institution for Savings
3,000.00
Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
4,000.00
Salem Savings Bank
2,000.00
13,000.00
U. S. Savings Bonds
79,000.00
American Tel. & Tel. Co.
5,096.05
Boston Edison Co.
2,048.12
Cleveland Electric Illum. Co.
2,112.29
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.
2,075.00
Commonwealth Edison Co. .
2,022.50
Consolidated Gas & Light Co.
2,033.64
Connecticut River Power Co.
1,060.55
Consolidated Edison of New York
2,008.52
Detroit Edison Co.
2,045.00
Duquesne Light Co.
2,050.00
Illinois Bell Tel. Co.
3,006.00
Kansas City Light & Power Co.
2,022.87
Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Co.
1,972.46
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
2,041.55
New York Tel. & Tel. Co.
4,139.78
Niagara Mohawk Power Co.
2,042.50
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
1,991.65
Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co.
4,079.35
Philadelphia Electric Co.
2,020.00
Southwestern Bell Tel. Co.
2,013.66
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
2,050.00
128,931.49
CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT BOARD
1950]
Interest
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TOWN DOCUMENTS
[Dec. 31
First National Bank of Boston
8,463.75
First National Bank of New York 1,235.00
National Shawmut Bank of Boston
1,015.00
10,713.75
Security Trust Co.
3,993.04
3,993.04
Petty Cash
10.00
10.00
156,648.28
ROBERT H. MCAULIFFE, Chairman, JOHN G. McLEARN, I. MURRAY ADAMS, Secretary Contributory Retirement Board.
The Planning Board
To the Citizens of Swampscott:
The Planning Board has held approximately twenty-four meet- ings during the year of 1950, not at regular intervals, but scheduled to meet situations as they developed.
During the year Board approval was given plans covering seven subdivisions of major importance, and nine plans prepared for the purpose of corrections, legal compliance, small subdivisions, etc.
On account of the tense international situation proposed develop- ments showed a decline during the latter part of the year.
The Board planned early in the year to reprint the zoning by-law embodying changes and additions since the original issue. This work has been delayed pending receipt of certain legal approval from the Attorney General's office ; however actual printing is now in progress and copies of the revised edition should be available by the end of 1950.
The school problem is only partially solved and there is urgent need for its completion. The Planning Board is co-operating with other agencies in the effort to develop a long range plan prepared in understandable form for presentation to the Town Meeting.
This school problem also requires that we consider whether present library facilities are adequate to accommodate the increas- ing number of students.
Due to the critical times in which we are living the Massachu- setts Federation of Planning Boards, at their annual meeting in Springfield during the month of October, keynoted the importance of doing everything possible to limit and reduce congestion respectively in our new developments, and in our older areas of towns and cities. This type of planning is essential in order to provide a greater degree of safety against possible enemy action.
What the new year may bring forth is unknown, but it will be a year for serious thought, and co-operative work on the part of all citizens of this nation plus those in sympathy with our objectives.
Respectfully submitted, THE PLANNING BOARD Ralph L. Williams, Chairman James R. Maddock, Secretary Gordon L. Brown Harold M. King Alexander B. Way, Jr.
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