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The scientists, who make studies of and devise control measures for the numerous plant diseases, do not have the full opportunity outside of their laboratories to observe the successes of their recommendations, hence their convention tour and field trips to see, first hand, the results of their efforts.
Our Dutch Elm Disease picture looks somewhat brighter for the future, provided we can keep pace with the removal of condemned trees. We as a Town must endeavor to consider the seriousness of the elm tree situa- tion, and provide necessary funds for the prompt removal of all diseased trees within the year that they are confirmed.
The March, 1952 Town Meeting will be asked to provide six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) to complete the 1951 contract removals. These trees, by law, should be disposed of before April 1st, to prevent the emergence of millions of disease-carrying beetles. An additional eleven thousand dollars ($11,000.00) is the amount necessary to cover our 1952 Dutch Elm pro- gram. Failure to provide these sums can only result in ultimate failure of our past efforts. Remember - Dutch Elm Disease is Everybody's Prob- lem, not just the Tree Warden's. The words of Mr. William Edmonston, Secretary of the Quincy Taxpayers' Association, comes to mind at this time: "Today's mistakes become tomorrow's taxes."
The bright spot in our Dutch Elm fight is the decrease in the number of Dutch Elm confirmations for 1951.
1950 Dutch Elm Trees 373 1951 Dutch Elm Trees 337
Decrease 36
Our concentrated efforts are beginning to show results. We cannot hope to eliminate this disease, but we surely can bring it under control, provided we do not have a break in our program. We can then devote the man-hours required for scouting to other phases of our tree work.
Our general duties for the year were along the order of previous years.
Shade trees were planted on Andrew Road, Cummings Avenue, Abigail Adams Circle and John Quincy Lane, as well as numerous individual plantings. All of these plantings are on private property within twenty feet of the street line, with the written consent of the owner, in accordance with Chapter 87, Section 7, of the General Laws.
I have conducted many lecture programs in conjunction with the schools and civic and service clubs.
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A large Dutch Elm Disease exhibit was displayed at Weymouth Fair, Horticultural Hall, Boston, and other meetings.
Our mosquito control program has been accepted as a routine Town function by now. It needs improvements, but these must come about by co-operation of Town Departments and the public in general.
The day will come when mosquito control will be treated much as snow removal. When these pests become too unbearable, we should spray and "knock 'em out." Such a procedure will require more funds to be set up with enough elasticity to them so that we can use them when necessary and not have to suffer until the next contract spray application is due.
In closing, may I express my heartfelt thanks to the newspapers and radio for their excellent publicity and news programs. They have certainly been a major factor in the success of my work.
To the Selectmen, department heads, employees of the department, Town Meeting members and townspeople at large, a "Thank you" for your splendid co-operation.
Very truly yours, V. LESLIE HEBERT, Tree Warden and Moth Supt.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
January 11, 1952.
The Honorable Board of Selectmen,
Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
In submitting the report this year on General Relief, I must bring forth the difficulty in estimating a true budget and making predictions for the future, due to the fact that an additional category of relief has been established, namely, Aid to the Totally and Permanently Disabled. It is far too early to judge what the cost will be, so I must ask your Board to bear with me on the estimates submitted early in December.
Without doubt, the cost of General Relief will be down, but at the same time the expenditures on Public Assistance will be higher, as this new program opens up an entirely new field of relief.
Another major item in costs that has great effect on expenditures is increased cost of hospitalization, and apparently this will continue upward. Since submitting my budget to your Board, two hospitals, namely, the South Shore Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital, have noti- fied the department of a new schedule of rates, so prospects would appear to be a smaller case load with larger expenses over the year 1951.
In Aid to Dependent Children, numerically the case load has been maintained at an even level, but costs will be higher than in 1951.
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Below is a chart showing the general financial activities under this category :
Applications
32
Approved
31
Denied 1
Pending
0
Number of cases December 31, 1951
77
Number of children December 31, 1951
265
Town Appropriation
$ 90,000.00
Federal Reimbursement
33,184.16
State Reimbursement
26,223.66
Total Expended
$119,390.38
Cost to the Town
30,017.54
In the Old Age Assistance Department, we have had three very import- ant and major changes facing us in 1952.
1. The lien law, Chapter 801, has been passed by which a lien is placed on all property or interest in property which a recipient of this act may have.
2. There is a complete change in budgeting in certain cases depending on living arrangements.
3. There are increased exemptions granted children regarding their liability to support their parents.
It is too early yet to judge whether the number of people who volun- tarily remove themselves from Old Age Assistance rather than have a lien placed on their property will offset the increased amounts granted under the new budgets.
The very fact of the lien law will in itself create a great administrative problem, as over one hundred liens will have to be taken. As you can readily appreciate, this entails a tremendous amount of work, as a descrip- tion of each piece of property must be copied and the lien sent and re- corded at the Registry at Dedham.
The chart below shows the financial activities for this category:
Applications
141
Approved
125
Denied
5
Withdrew
5
Pending
6
Number of cases on payroll December 31, 1951
658
Appropriation
$340,000.00
Federal Reimbursement
238,541.16
State Reimbursement
233,870.19
Local Reimbursement
9,414.16
Town Payroll
541,013.53
Payment to other cities and towns
6,051.37
Refunds
5,622.80
Cost to Town
59,616.59
In conclusion, I wish to extend my thanks to your Board for the courtesy shown to me and my staff over the past year.
Respectfully submitted, THOMAS P. DELAHUNT, Agent, Board of Public Welfare.
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ASSESSORS' REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1951
January 4, 1952.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Weymouth, Massachusetts.
Gentlemen:
We have assessed upon the polls, motor vehicle and trailer excise, water liens, sewerage and estates of all persons liable to taxation, the sum of $3,068,613.92, and have committed the same to Frank W. Holbrook, Esq., the duly elected Collector of Taxes, with our warrants in due form of law, for the collections and payments, in accordance with the votes of the Town of Weymouth and warrants of the County of Norfolk and Common- wealth of Massachusetts.
Dec. 30, 1950 Motor Vehicle Excise
1,091.70
Mar. 1, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
14,024.76
Mar. 16, 1951 Motor Vehicle Excise
30,074.36
Apr. 10, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
51.54
Apr. 15, 1951 Motor Vehicle Excise
38,554.87
May 1, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
11,843.24
May 15, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
21,938.85
May 15, 1951
Poll
18,464.00
June 1, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
8,690.56
June 15, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
35,131.84
June 26, 1951
Personal Estate
607,553.10
Aug. 13, 1951
Poll
260.00
Aug. 15, 1951 Real Estate and Liens:
Real
$2,136,136.50
Sewer-Com.
8,678.39
Interest
2,495.21
Sewer-Part
2,464.02
Interest
732.23
Water Lien
7,783.56
2,158,289.91
Aug. 15, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
8,612.39
Sept. 15, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
17,059.25
Nov. 14, 1951
Poll
64.00
Dec. 1, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
28,411.09
Dec. 15, 1951
Motor Vehicle Excise
5,968.02
Dec. 20, 1951 Personal Estate
3.60
Dec. 20, 1951 Real Estate
36.00
Dec. 20, 1951 Poll
20.00
Dec. 26, 1951 Motor Vehicle Excise
9,700.00
Dec. 31, 1951
Sewer-Particular
35,562.89
Dec. 31, 1951
Sewer-Common
17,207.95
$3,068,613.92
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Divided as follows:
Real Estate
$2,136,172.50
Personal Estate
607,556.70
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
231,152.47
Polls
18,808.00
Water Liens
7,783.56
Sewerage:
Common
$25,886.34
Interest
2,495.21
Particular
38,026.91
Interest
732.23
67,140.69
$3,068,613.92
State Liabilities
State Parks and Reservations
$30,929.31
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
545.96
State Examination of Retirement System 498.23
Smoke Inspection Service
950.22
Metropolitan Sewerage-South System 59,436.48
Underestimates of 1950:
State Parks and Reservations
1,490.62
Metropolitan Sewerage-
South System
11,419.46
$ 105,270.28
County Liabilities
County Tax
$103,513.97
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
48,782.02
Underestimates of 1950:
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment 4,483.36
$ 156,779.35
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
Income Tax
$209,343.85
Corporation Taxes
141,656.07
Old Age Tax (Meals)
10,214.78
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
190,000.00
Licenses
25,000.00
General Government
8,000.00
Charities
75,000.00
Old Age Assistance
240,000.00
Veterans' Benefits
25,000.00
Schools
33,000.00
Libraries
1,000.00
Public Service Enterprises
250,942.08
Interest on Taxes and Assessments
4,000.00
Unclassified
11,000.00
Grants and Gifts
47,000.00
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Overestimates of 1950:
County Tax Smoke Inspection Service
5,591.68
34.88
Available Funds
390,248.01
$1,667,031.35
Summary - 1951
Appropriations :
Town Meetings:
March 5-7-9, 1951
$3,706,621.63
Taken from Available Funds:
In 1951
$271,102.26
In 1950
119,145.75
390,248.01
$4,096,869.64
Debt and Interest Charges
5,908.33
Deficits of Years 1915-1948
1,272.89
Veterans' Benefits
3,878.50
State Liabilities
105,270.28
County Liabilities
156,779.35
Overlay of the Year 1951
59,205.96
Credits
Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
1,667,031.35
$2,762,153.60
Table of Aggregates
Tax Rate for the Year 1951:
Real and Personal Estate
$36.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
46.85
Valuation for the Year 1951:
Real Estate
$59,338,125.00
Personal Estate
16,876,575.00
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
5,716,910.00
Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed:
December 30, 1950
240
March 1, 1951
590
March 16, 1951
1,469
April 10, 1951
1
April 15, 1951
1,984
May 1, 1951
624
May 15, 1951
1,410
June 1, 1951
457
June 15, 1951
2,674
-
$4,429,184.95
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August 15, 1951
405
September 15, 1951
887
December 1, 1951
2,626
December 15, 1951
754
December 26, 1951
97
Total Number of Motor Vehicles and Trailers Assessed
14,218
Number of Polls Assessed:
May 15, 1951
9,232
August 13, 1951
130
November 14, 1951
32
December 20, 1951
10
Total Number of Polls Assessed
9,404
Number of Polls Exempted by Law or Otherwise
731
Number of Persons Assessed on Property
14,921
Number of Horses Assessed
32
Number of Cows Assessed
245
Number of Other Neat Cattle Assessed
6
Number of Fowl Assessed
10,375
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
8,225
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
9,129
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES W. BURGESS, Chairman HARRY E. BEARCE, Chief Clerk
FRANK A. PRAY
JOHN W. HEFFERNAN
GEORGE H. BELL
Board of Assessors.
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January 21, 1952.
REPORT OF THE TOWN COUNSEL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Herewith is submitted my report for the year ending December 31, 1951:
Last year, several cases of importance in which the amount of money involved is considerable were set forth in detail. All of these cases are still undisposed of.
In addition, several cases have been entered against the Town. One involving the taking, by eminent domain, by the Town of property for the extension of its park system. The only issue is the amount of money which the Town will be obligated to pay. The owner values it at a higher figure than the Town provided by vote, and the matter will have to be determined by the Court, as all efforts to settle it have been unsuccessful.
Another case of importance is the case of Grande and Sciolletti against the Town. They were hired as co-venturers to build a sewer on Essex Street to the Housing Project off Lake Street, but because it seemed they would be unable to complete the work in the required time, the contract was terminated and a new contract drawn with another contractor. Grande and Sciolletti are now suing the Town in the Suffolk Superior Court, and the bonding company, The Amsterdam Casualty Company, has brought an action in the United States District Court in an effort to be relieved of its liability under the terms of the bond. Both matters are being contested.
Last year, under Article 67 of the Annual Town Meeting, the Town voted:
"To instruct the Town Counsel to take necessary legal action to secure court approval for the sale of the Tufts Library building and property on which it is located on or near the corner of Com- mercial and Washington Streets."
The Court has finally entered the decree substantially as follows:
" .. . The Inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth ... hereby are permitted to convey certain property in that part of the Town of Weymouth known as Weymouth Landing, and known as 'The Tufts Library,' to such person or persons on such terms and con- ditions as may determine and best serve the interests of the Inhabitants of the Town of Weymouth."
The Town may now proceed in this matter with full authority to dispose of this property and locate the Library elsewhere.
Because of alleged violations of the By-Laws, either building or zoning, several Bills in Equity were brought in the Superior Court during the year, two of which are still pending. Several other matters of lesser importance have been terminated either in Court or by settlements that seemed fair to the Town.
There are many matters absorbing the attention of the department, and it seems daily that increasing demands are made upon the time of the Town Counsel. In fact, it has been necessary, under the terms of the By- Laws, for the last several years to call upon assistants to aid in the per- formance of the ordinary duties of the department.
May I again thank your Board for its kindness shown me throughout the year, and through you to the various officers and employees of the Town who have unfailingly given me their support and assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
KENNETH L. NASH,
Town Counsel.
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LABAN PRATT HOSPITAL
TREASURER'S REPORT FOR 1951
To the Trustees of Laban Pratt Hospital, Inc., the following financial report of the Hospital for the year ending December 31, 1951, is respectfully submitted :
Balance on hand January 1, 1951
$665,622.45
Income Received:
South Weymouth Savings Bank
$ 1,557.92
East Weymouth Savings Bank
1,107.55
Weymouth Savings Bank
292.73
Government Bonds
13,750.00
Total Income
16,708.20
$682,330.65
Deduct Expenses for 1951
6.00
Total Funds January 1, 1952
$682,324.65
INVESTMENT OF ABOVE FUNDS
South Weymouth Savings Bank
$25,115.92
East Weymouth Savings Bank
45,134.78
Weymouth Savings Bank
11,902.26
Government Bonds
600,000.00
Granite Trust Co.
171.69
$682,324.65
Very truly yours,
HARRY I. GRANGER, Treasurer.
SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE LABAN PRATT HOSPITAL
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen
Town of Weymouth
Massachusetts
December 21, 1951
Gentlemen:
By direction of the Chairman of the Trustees of the Laban Pratt Hospital, the undersigned is duly authorized to submit to your Honorable Board this annual report, being the sixth annual report of the proceedings
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of the Trustees, required by the provisions of Section 3, Chapter 246, an Act of the Massachusetts Legislature, approved April 26, 1946, creating Laban Pratt Hospital as a corporation.
The terms of office for the Trustees are as follows:
Term expires in 1956:
Mr. Preston A. DePlacido Mr. Charles H. Downs Mr. A. Wesley Sampson
Term expires in 1955:
Mrs. Margaret W. Shaftoe Mrs. Emily L. McGovern Mr. John L. Gallant
Term expires in 1954:
Mrs. Harriet S. Berry Hon. Kenneth L. Nash Mr. George E. Pruden
Term expires in 1953:
Mrs. Lucy P. Mahoney Mr. Roger P. Loud Mr. Roland T. Seabury
Term expires in 1952: Mrs. Gertrude A. Cassesse Mr. C. Parker Whittle Mr. Clement N. Curtis
The Trustees held three meetings for the year 1951. At a meeting held on November 29, 1951, it was voted that the Annual Town Meeting of 1952 assign land on the so-called Town Infirmary to be used for the Laban Pratt Hospital. The Board also voted that immediate construction of a hospital would be unwise because of insufficient funds and present building costs.
Respectfully submitted for Board of Trustees,
CHARLES H. DOWNS, Clerk.
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Annual Report
of the
School Committee
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WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS
1951
WEYMOUTH SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Joseph W. Mahoney, Chairman William F. Shields, Secretary
Clifford F. Danforth, M.D. 38 Fogg Road, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1952 WE 9-2375-R
Term expires March, 1952
Joseph W. Mahoney 21 Pierce Court, North Weymouth 91
WE 9-0650
William F. Shields 236 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth 90
Term expires March, 1952
WE 9-1610
Wallace H. Drake, M.D. 88 Sea Street, North Weymouth 91
Term expires March, 1953
WE 9-0450
George E. Lane Term expires March, 1954
95 Mt. Vernon Road West, East Weymouth 89
WE 9-1866
Harold B. Nash 33 Carson Street, Weymouth 88
Term expires March, 1954 WE 9-4099-W
ADMINISTRATION
Elmer Stephens Mapes, Superintendent of Schools 608 Bridge Street, North Weymouth 91 WE 9-3518
OFFICE:
Weymouth High School 89 Middle Street, East Weymouth 89 WE 9-1460
Helen G. Tonry, Administrative Assistant and Secretary 79 Chard Street, East Weymouth 89 WE 9-0966
Myrtle L. Rice, Assistant Secretary 56 Aster Circle, Weymouth 88 WE 9-2607-W
Priscilla Dunn, Assistant Secretary 66 Lone Pine Path, Weymouth 88 WE 9-3673-R
Phyllis Whitford, Assistant Secretary 14 Leonard Road, North Weymouth 91 WE 9-3570-J
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on all school days; 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. every weekday, except Saturday, when schools are not in session; at other times by appointment.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 1951-1952
First Term: Opens September 5 - Closes October 25.
Second Term: Opens October 29 - Closes December 21 (noon). Third Term: Opens January 2- Closes February 21. Fourth Term: Opens March 3 - Closes April 18.
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Fifth Term: Opens April 28 - Closes June 19 (noon).
Holidays: Columbus Day, October 26, for meeting of Norfolk County Teachers' Association, Armistice Day, Thanksgiving and day follow- ing, Good Friday, and Memorial Day.
Vacations: Christmas -December 21 (noon) to January 2; Winter February 22 to March 3; Spring - April 21 to April 28.
Opening Day for 1952-1953: September 3, 1952.
"NO SCHOOL" SIGNAL
All "No School" signals are sounded on Fire Alarm Box 222 (three rounds), and are interpreted according to the following schedule:
7:15 a.m. No school all day
All schools
7:45 a.m. No school all day
All schools, except High, Junior Annex, and South Junior High Schools.
11:30 a.m. No afternoon session
All schools, except High, Junior Annex, and South Junior High Schools.
NOTE: Junior Manual Arts classes are considered elementary and not a part of the Junior Annex.
In addition to the fire alarm signal, announcement will be made over Radio Station WJDA. Parents and pupils are urged to listen for the fire alarm and radio announcement and to refrain from telephoning the broad- casting station and school officials, as telephone lines should be kept free for necessary calls.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meetings of the Committee
Regular meetings of the School Committee are held on the first Tues- day of each month at the High School Building at 8:00 p.m.
Entrance Age
No child shall be admitted to school in September unless he or she has reached the age of five years on or before the first day of April pre- ceding.
A birth certificate is required for entrance to the first grade.
Children entering for the first time will be admitted only during the first two weeks of school.
Vaccination
No child shall be allowed to enter the first grade without a certificate of successful vaccination.
ยท Employment Certificates
Employment certificates, educational certificates, and newsboys' badges are issued at the office of the Superintendent of Schools in the High School Building from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. every weekday, except Saturday.
All persons must make personal application and present a birth cer- tificate.
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REPORT OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Citizens of Weymouth:
The following report is submitted to you by the School Committee for 1951. You will find reports from Mr. Mapes, Superintendent of Schools, from Mrs. McGrath, Director of Instruction, from Mr. Whittle and Mr. Parker, Principals of the High and Vocational Schools, and from the various Building Committees that have been appointed.
The construction of new school buildings to house our growing school population and the need to provide additional competent teachers continue to be among our major problems. Additions to the Adams and Pratt Schools, the South Junior High School, and the Elden H. Johnson School, on Pearl Street, North Weymouth, have been completed. The new class rooms provided in these units are housing approximately 1,275 pupils. Since there are only six vacant rooms in our school system at present, we would be very seriously overcrowded without these new buildings.
In addition to the buildings listed above, a new nine-room elementary school has been started in the Homestead section of Weymouth Landing. We are beginning to feel the effects of shortages in the supply of some building materials. As a result, the construction of this building may proceed slowly, but we hope that it will be ready for occupancy in the early part of 1953. It will be necessary to hold double sessions for some of the classes next September and continue them until this new school is completed.
The same Committee which is in charge of the construction of the Homestead School is also working on plans to build additions to the Humphrey, Nevin, and Bicknell Schools. Architects have been employed to draft plans for these three additions, and progress is being made in each case. Funds for the addition to the Humphrey School would have been requested at the Special Town Meeting held on October 1, 1951, but a technicality in connection with the transfer of land prevented this action.
The School Committee has asked Dr. William K. Wilson to make a re-survey of our building program, which he is doing at present. We have a plan for the future construction of new schools and additions, but we felt that it should be checked with changes that have taken place in Weymouth during the past few years.
A new salary schedule was voted by the Committee, to become effective on January 1, 1952. Salaries will range from $2,600.00 to $4,100.00, and the number of years required to reach the maximum has been reduced from fifteen to twelve. As we shall need twenty-two additional teachers in September, 1952, this new schedule will be an asset in helping us to obtain them. Several communities in this area have higher salary sched- ules than Weymouth. This fact has made it difficult at times to fill our vacancies with well-trained personnel. If Weymouth public schools are to be maintained on a high level, the best teachers are necessary. Up to this time we have been able to employ them, and hope to be able to con- tinue to do so.
The School Committee has had a fifty per cent change in membership during the year, the first change since 1942. In March, Mr. Harold B. Nash and Mr. George E. Lane succeeded Mr. Clayton W. Nash and Dr. Harold A. Spalding. Mr. Nash had served since 1936, and Dr. Spalding since 1942.
On July fifth, Mrs. Arthur R. Taylor resigned, and at a joint meeting of the Board of Selectmen and the School Committee, Dr. Clifford F. Danforth was appointed to serve until the March election. A resolution adopted by the Committee after Mrs. Taylor's resignation follows this report.
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The School Committee thanks the employees of our department for the splendid co-operation given us during 1951. We are sure that we can continue to work together in the interest of our school children and the Weymouth taxpayer.
The budget for 1952 is submitted herewith, together with the amounts spent in 1951
Account Classification
Expenditures 1951
Estimates 1952
ADMINISTRATION:
Salaries
$ 26,723.36
$ 27,753.00
Legal Expenses
250.00
Building Consultant
1,500.00
Other General Expenses
1,636.05
1,417.00
Total
$ 28,359.41
$ 30,920.00
INSTRUCTION :
Salaries of Principals, Supervisors, and Teachers
$815,983.78
$973,206.33
Expenses of Principals, Supervisors, and Teachers
8,742.43
12,342.00
Textbooks
23,968.81
26,445.00
Supplies
33,632.75
36,500.00
Other Expenses of Instruction
288.00
450.00
Total
$882,615.77
$1,048,943.33
OPERATION OF SCHOOL PLANT:
Janitors' Salaries
$ 75,650.20
$ 94,949.67
Fuel
21,390.87
27,315.00
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