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The curving of Middle Street at the entrance to the bridge, took some shrubbery transplanted from elsewhere and meant the loss of several valuable trees which was much more serious.
With the special appropriation of $2000 for a soft ball diamond at Livesey Park, the layout was surveyed by the town surveyor and the work of filling, covering, grading was done by contract, according to approved methods which also included seeding. With the further necessary grooming, the plot should be in ideal shape for next season. The town plot adjoining the East Fairhaven school, taken for Park purposes (baseball) was also surveyed for a ball diamond, but owing to various contingencies no further work was done.
The infection of Japanese beetles was slightly less serious this year, though Cook Memorial was sprayed regularly by an abutter, - in his own defense.
A lack of respect for public property is still one of our minor or major ills and we must expect some wilful depredations as well as a normal wear and tear of play- grounds. On Halloween we did police Cushman Park and no damage was reported but one summer night the wire on the backstop at Cushman Park was so badly cut that it must be entirely replaced at a cost of approximately $100.
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Playgrounds were maintained five days a week at Livesey Park, mornings, and at Cushman, afternoons, for nine weeks. Arthur A. Kennedy, Jr. was in charge with Miss Alice Jones assisting. At Livesey the attendance, more of younger children, was normal. At Cushman, with fewer girls and a smaller proportion of younger ones, the attendance dropped somewhat. Some sewing was ac- complished at both playgrounds and Mr. Kennedy carried on most successfully with problem boys, both in soft ball and baseball.
Respectfully submitted,
MABEL L. POTTER, Chairman ARSENE G. DUVAL HAROLD B. DUTTON, Secretary
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Report of the Tree Warden and Moth Superintendent
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
All street trees throughout the town have been sprayed, as well as a large number on private property, to safeguard our shade trees. In various parts of the town I have given a second spraying to keep under control the later breeding of beetles. As a result of this extra care given the elms, the leaves remained on the trees much longer and in a healthier condition.
During the spraying season of 1948 I have used D.D.T. with a mixture of arsenate and we have had very good results. Forty-six large dangerous trees were taken down and also a number of smaller trees. A large number of trees in various parts of the town have been trimmed. One hundred and twenty-five trees were planted this past year and it is planned to continue the work in 1949.
For the care of trees in 1949, I recommend an appro- priation of $4500.
There have been no browntail moths on the trees this year but there have been a number of gypsy moths both on street trees and private property and also a large number of tent caterpillars. Creosote has been used in the treat- ment and spraying has been done to eliminate the tent caterpillars. A large number of cherry trees have been taken down.
I recommend an appropriation of $300. for insect pest extermination.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN JARVIS
Superintendent
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Report of Police Department
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
Below and on the following pages you will find the report of the Fairhaven Police Department for the year ending December 31, 1948.
Police Department Personnel
The roster of the Fairhaven Police Department for 1948 was as follows:
Chief of Police
8 Regular Police Officers (active)
40 Spare Police Officers
2 Policewomen
45 Reserve Police Officers
40 Special Police Officers
40 Auxiliary Police Officers (inactive)
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Retired on pension : Patrolman Joseph B. Silva 1938 Deceased Chief George T. Sykes 1939
Retired : Patrolman Charles V. Eddy 1947
Department Vehicles
At the 1948 Annual Town Meeting $1,800.00 was ap- propriated for the purchase of an automobile suitable for police work. Due to a very good trade-in allowance there was sufficient funds left to secure another automobile from the same account.
The 1948 police car was put into regular service about September 25, 1948 due to the 1946 automobile being un- safe for service and in for repairs almost daily. From about September 25, 1948 to November 8, 1948 I used my car, because of the unfit condition of the 1946 police car. The savings in repair bills from September 25, 1948 enabled me to get some very much needed equipment to replace some obsolete equipment which had seen better days.
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The two cars are now equipped with serviceable sirens and emergency flashing lights. Fire extinguishers, safety units which up to now have not been used in police depart- ment automobiles, have been installed in both cruisers.
I have asked for a new automobile for 1949 to replace the automobile delivered to this department April 7, 1948 and which I estimate will show about 550,00 miles by town meeting time.
I am sure the town will save repair bills by securing a new car each year as at the end of one year's service a car begins to require steady repairs. Also, a very good trade-in would be allowed for a car used only one year.
Pay Scale Too Low
The Fairhaven police pay scale is the lowest in effect anywhere, I learn through my contacts with the heads of other police departments. This is a ridiculous situation as our patrolmen and myself find higher living costs here than elsewhere.
To further police efficiency I wish that the morale of the men working under me might be raised by means of an improved pay scale. You will recall that the weekly pay of $42.50 requested by patrolmen two years ago was not allowed and that no provision was made in 1948 for a pay scale change. Other towns paid patrolmen $45 to $53 per week in 1948.
It would have cost $3,518.70 to have granted the pay raise requested last year; but the budget request which included that figure was reduced $4,239.32 by the finance committee.
The pay rate recommended in Fairhaven for 1949 is lower than that paid by most towns last year.
Traffic
Last year I reported as follows: "Usually an officer controls traffic four times daily in the vicinity of the Job C. Tripp School, and, whenever possible, similar work is done in the vicinity of the Oxford School twice daily. To make this service possible investigations are many times inter- rupted and ambulance cases rescheduled. Sometimes it is
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not possible to do this traffic work at the schools; but in nearly every such instance the schools are notified so that janitors can direct traffic." These statements are still correct.
I intend to recommend that the janitors be required to handle the traffic work in order that the police depart- ment can take care of our routine duties.
There were slightly fewer accidents in 1948 than in 1947. Traffic checkups and license suspension recom- mendations both increased.
Our 1949 budget request includes an item of $233.60 for traffic. If allowed it can be effectively used.
Increased Business
Last year I reminded you that the many new homes being built throughout the town indicated a further in- crease in population and tax revenue. I am informed that the estimated population of Fairhaven has risen to 12,375. More people means more work for your police department.
New summer cottages being built on Sconticut Neck and at other beaches will be occupied by more people needing, in the summer months, the same police and ambulance services as permanent residents are afforded.
One owner of summer property recently told us flatly that Fairhaven town funds are spent disproportionately with too little allotted to essential services-fire and police protection.
We must keep in mind that the time is coming when we will have to have one cruiser car cover just Sconticut Neck, West Island, and East Fairhaven. If Sconticut Neck and West Island are built up at the same rate in 1949 as in 1948 we will find ourselves closer to that time.
Ambulance Work
Surprising as it is to us, we continue to encounter people who believe we have ambulance drivers regularly assigned. Accordingly I record here that the cruiser car is idle while the usual ambulance case is handled, with one cruiser car officer driving the ambulance and the other acting as attendant. A patient must not ride unattended,
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and it is seldom that an attendant other than one of our officers is available. We employ extra policemen for out- of-town runs and to handle extra heavy or difficult patients.
Lifeboat and Equipment
Frequently I continue to see the department's need of a boat, a trailer, and equipment for saving lives and for recovering persons and property from overboard. Depart- ment funds have not been available for this purpose, and budget requests to be filed with the finance committee for 1949 do not include the item.
I understand that the Fairhaven Lions Club is sponsor- ing a project for this equipment. If obtained, these facil- ities for water emergencies will become available to this department.
Bicycle Registration
During 1948 two hundred seventy-one bicycles were registered. Thefts seldom occur, which was not the case before the days of compulsory registration.
Due to our being granted funds for new plates late in the year and the state's shortage of steel several registrants have not received their plates.
Appreciation
The Board of Selectmen, the other town departments, other police departments, the press, Radio Station WNBH, the businessmen, and the public have given patrolmen and I a great deal of help. It is my purpose to say "Thank you."
My appreciation goes, also, to Chairman Victor O. B. Slater of the Fairhaven Committee on Street and Highway Safety, the Superintendent of Schools, the school faculty, and the student body, all of whom have assisted the police department in promoting safety.
Respectfully submitted,
NORMAN D. SHURTLEFF, Chief of Police
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OFFENSES
Males
Females
Total
Adultery
1
0
1
Assault and Battery
7
5
12
Assault on a Police Officer
1
0
1
Attempt to Commit Larceny
1
0
1
Being a Delinquent Child
7
0
7
Being an Unlicensed Operator
10
0
10
Board of Health Orders Violations
0
1
1
Breaking and Entering and Larceny in the Nighttime
1
0
1
Conspiracy to Deal and Trade in Stolen Motor Vehicles
3
0
3
Defacing Serial Numbers of Motor Vehicles
32
0
32
Disturbing the Peace
2
0
2
Drunkenness
37
3
40
Failing to Stop at Stop Sign
2
0
2
Failing to Stop When Signalled to do So
2
0
2
False Alarm of Fire
2
0
2
Fornication
0
1
1
Illegitimate Children Law Violations
1
0
1
Injury to Personal Property
1
0
1
Larceny
34
0
34
Leaving the Scene of an Accident after Injury to Property
1
0
1
Motor Vehicle Rules and Regulations Violations
1
0
1
Neglect of Family
9
0
9
No Inspection Sticker
5
1
6
Operating a Motor Vehicle after License was Suspended
3
0
3
Operating a Motor Vehicle Negligently 1
0
1
Operating a Motor Vehicle so as to Endanger
3
0
3
Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of In-
toxicating Liquor
12
1 13
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Having an Operator's License in Possession
1
0
1
Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Lights
1
0
1
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Males
Females Total
Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle
2
0
2
Operating an Unregistered Motor Vehicle
2
0
2
Receiving Stolen Property
49
0
49
Shellfish Laws Violations
1
0
1
Speeding
4
0
4
Trespass
2
0
2
True Name Law Violations
1
0
1
Unlawful Appropriation of a Motor Vehicle
5
0
5
Uttering a Fraudulent Check
1
0
1
Weekly Wage Law Violations
1
0
1
Wilful Injury to Real Property
2
0
2
TOTAL LOCAL OFFENSES
251
12
263
OFFENSES IN ARRESTS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN POLICE
49
3
52
TOTAL OFFENSES
300
15
315
DISPOSITION OF CASES
House of Correction
2
0
2
Filed
89
8
97
Dismissed
45
1
46
Probation
5
0
5
Not Guilty
28
1 0
9
Fined
14
1
15
Shirley School-Suspended
1
0
1
Fined-Suspended
5
0
5
Nolle Prossed
5
0
5
Released Without Arraignment
16
1
17
State Prison
16
0
16
Massachusetts Reformatory
16
0
16
TOTAL DISPOSITION OF LOCAL OFFENSES
251
12
263
29
Continued
9
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ARRESTS BY MONTHS
Males
Females
Total
January
5
1
6
February
5
2
7
March
4
1
5
April
9
0
9
May
11
1
12
June
9
0
9
July
12
2
14
August
8
1
9
September
9
0
9
October
7
0
7
November
10
0
10
December
11
1
12
TOTAL ARRESTS FOR LOCAL OFFENSES
100
9
109
ARRESTS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN POLICE
43
3
46
TOTAL ARRESTS
143
12
155
ARRESTS BY AGES
11-15 years
2
0
2
16-20 years
17
0
17
21-25 years
14
1
15
26-30 years
12
0
12
31-35 years
17
2
19
36-40 years
12
0
12
41-45 years
6
0
6
46-50 years
7
1
8
51-55 years
5
2
7
56-60 years
3
1
4
61-65 years
2
1
3
66-70 years
2
0
2
71-75 years
0
1
1
Unknown
1
0
1
TOTAL ARRESTS FOR LOCAL OFFENSES
100
9
109
ARRESTS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN POLICE
43
3
46
TOTAL ARRESTS
143
12
155
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1948 POLICE DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES
Chief Norman D. Shurtleff
$2,928.00
Regular Police Officers
15,290.19
Spare Police Officers
5,904.85
Flashlight Batteries and Bulbs
23.84
Telephones
342.60
Maintenance of Autos
2,274.06
Printing
27.90
Stationery, Postage, Office Supplies
39.65
Physicians
34.00
Traveling Expense
13.27
First Aid Supplies
1.70
Office Expense
58.18
Equipment for Men
129.02
Supplies
63.37
Photography
18.00
Town Clerk's Fees
20.00
Auto Hire
63.14
Memberships
18.00
Out-of-State Travel
35.35
Radio Maintenance
270.03
Ambulance Maintenance
167.08
Furniture and Fixtures
170.50
Neon Sign
55.00
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$27,947.73
UNEXPENDED BALANCE
52.27
APPROPRIATION ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
$28,000.00
Fines imposed in Fairhaven cases
$810.00
Fine money received by the town $250.00
Telephone calls, etc. January 1-December 31, 1948
22,293
Complaints January 1-December 31, 1948
2,204
Reports January 1-December 31, 1948
2,359
Resident arrests
63
Non-resident arrests
46
Stolen property reported to the value of
$4,843.43
Stolen property recovered to the value of $34,590.95
Number of Motor Vehicle Injury accident reports filed with the police department in 1948 59
Number of persons injured in automobile accidents 89
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Number of non-injury accident reports filed under
Section 1, Article IX, Traffic Rules and Regulations 73
Number of dead bodies found 7
Number of doors found unlocked or open 52
Number of windows found unlocked or open 16
Number of street lights reported out 323
Number of ambulance cases 158
Ambulance mileage 11,896
Number of Motor Vehicle Sales and Transfers filed with the police department: Class 1 118
2 70
3 0
Individual
446
634
Number of children lost and returned to their homes 13 Number of traffic checkups 587
Number of above checkups which resulted in operators' licenses and rights being recommended suspended 122 Number of operators' licenses and rights suspended or revoked 171
Number of motor vehicle registrations suspended or revoked 15
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SCHOOL REPORT
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1949
School Committee
Members
Terms expire
Orring B. Carpenter-44 Huttleston Ave.
1949
Clarence E. MaGuire-39 Wilding St. 1949
Mrs. Marion S. Kuechler-19 Lafayette St. 1950
Mrs. Edith E. Rogers-62 Howland Rd.
1950
Waldo E. Haydon-43 Hedge St. 1951
John S. Rogers, Jr .- 120 Washington St.
1951
CHAIRMAN John S. Rogers, Jr .- 120 Washington St.
SECRETARY AND SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Flavel M. Gifford, 82 Fort St. Office 3-1241
Residence 2-1355
OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT TOWN HALL 3-1241
The office of the Superintendent is open daily from 9:00 to 12:00 A.M. and from 1:30 to 5:00 P.M. except Saturdays when it is open in the forenoon only.
Personal appointments with the Superintendent may be made at your convenience.
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT CLERK Beatrice M. DeCoffe, 212 Main Street
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Charles E. P. Thompson, M.D., 65 Center Street
SCHOOL NURSE Mrs. Louise F. Dennie, R.N., 48 Laurel Street
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School Calendar
1948-49 Weeks
Open
Close
First Term
16 Wed., Sept. 8
Thurs., Dec. 23
Second Term
7 Mon., Jan. 3
Fri., Feb. 18
Third Term
7 Mon., Feb. 28
Thurs., Apr. 14
Fourth Term
9 Mon., Apr. 25
*Wed., June 22
1949-50
Week
Open
Close
First Term
16 Wed., Sept. 7
Fri., Dec. 23
Second Term
7
Tues., Jan. 3
Fri., Feb. 17
Third Term
7 Mon., Feb. 27
Fri., Apr. 14
Fourth Term
9 Mon., Apr. 24
* Wed., June 21
* Schools will close if 180 days have been held by this time.
There will be no school on the following days which occur during the scheduled terms of 1949:
May 30 Memorial Day
Oct. 12 Columbus Day
Nov. 11
Armistice Day
Nov. 24-25
Thanksgiving Recess from noon Nov. 23
NO-SCHOOL SIGNAL 22
7:30 A.M. Indicates no school for all day
12:30 P.M. Indicates no afternoon session for grades 1 to 7.
It is the policy of the School Department to order the no-school signal only in the most severe weather conditions or when the transportation service is interrupted. At other times parents are expected to use their own judgment in sending children to school.
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Report of the School Committee
To the Citizens of Fairhaven:
The annual report of the School Committee for the year ending December 31, 1948 is submitted herewith.
TEACHERS' SALARIES
The greatest asset of a school department is a staff of able and willing teachers. A principal factor in keeping a good staff and making the necessary replacements is the payment of adequate salaries.
Our classroom salary schedule of $1900 to $2700 was below that of most towns of our size and the Committee has felt it necessary to raise it for 1949. In doing so it has made three categories: (1) teachers without degrees and less than 10 years of teaching, (2) teachers with Bachelor's Degrees or 10 years of teaching and (3) teachers with Master's Degrees.
The following tabulation shows the old schedules and new ones recently adopted :
Schedule
Minimum Maximum
Steps Increment
Old
Grades 1-7
$1900
$2600
8
$100
Grades 8-12
1900
2700
9
100
New
No Degree
2000
3050
8
150
Bachelor's Degree
2100
3300
9
150
Master's Degree
2300
3500
9
150
The new schedules were adopted to become effective in part as of January 1, 1949 under the following condi- tions : that during 1949 no teacher should receive a total raise of more than $500 and that principals, heads of de- partments and others with special assignments should continue to receive the same difference which exists at present between their salary and the salary of a classroom teacher.
SCONTICUT NECK
The development of Sconticut Neck and West Island has prompted the Committee to recommend that the Town acquire a part of the Goulart property situated on the east
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side of Sconticut Neck Road as a suitable school site. We believe that this should be accomplished as soon as possible although a school may not be needed for several years.
At the close of the year there were approximately 250 pupils transported from Sconticut Neck:
To Public School 160 Elementary 47 High 1
To Parochial School 42
OXFORD SCHOOL ADDITION
The increase in school enrollment north of Huttleston Avenue, particularly in the area north of the Anthony School to the Acushnet line has caused a crowded condition at the Oxford School. Pupils living as near the school as Howland Road have been sent to the Anthony School.
The problem can be temporarily alleviated by having grades one to six at the Oxford School and by having the entire seventh grade moved to the library of the Anthony School. This will be done in September 1949.
We recommend that the Town Meeting authorize or instruct the School Committee to report as soon as possible to a special or annual Town Meeting with preliminary plans and estimates for an addition to the Oxford School, to authorize the Committee to engage an architect for this purpose, and to raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the use of the Committee.
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS
During 1948 the principal repairs and improvements were as follows:
Anthony School, completely redecorated interior and the playground extension cleared.
East Fairhaven, completely redecorated interior and roof repair.
Rogers School, interior redecoration program begun. Washington Street School, exterior painted.
High School, extensive roof repairs, tennis courts surfaced, work on Athletic Field, and emergency lighting in- stalled in new auditorium and gym.
Tripp School, complete new roof.
Oxford School, playground surfaced.
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There is so much maintenance work to be done that we have engaged two men for such work. One is a painter and the other is skilled as a carpenter, painter, mason and mechanic.
We are including all maintenance work for 1949 in the regular budget and will, therefore, not ask for a special repair appropriation. The plan that is being carried out now should be continued to keep the school property in good condition.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The School Committee meets regularly on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 P.M. in the Town Hall. During the past year 16 regular and special meetings were held.
It is not the policy of the Committee to hold open meet- ings, but the public is invited to present problems at any meeting. Appointments for such a purpose can be made by calling the Superintendent of Schools who is also Secre- tary of the School Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN S. ROGERS, JR., Chairman ORRIN B. CARPENTER EDITH E. ROGERS CLARENCE E. MAGUIRE MARION S. KUECHLER WALDO E. HAYDON
School Committee
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Financial Statement
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EXPENDITURES AND 1949 BUDGET
Also General Control, Private School Transportation, Out of State Travel, and Adult Alien Education.
Items
Expended 1947
Expended 1948
Budget 1949
GENERAL CONTROL
Superintendent
$
4,843.39
$
4,832.88
$ 4,960.00
Other Expense
2,763.45
2,653.39
3,700.00
INSTRUCTION
Teachers
108,535.14
120,956.29
149,000.00
Textbooks
2,266.04
2,785.56
3,250.00
Supplies
4,005.86
3,644 .. 46
4,420.00
OPERATION
Janitors
12,069.67
12,677.23
13,970.00
Fuel
5,135.49
5,068.66
5,500.00
Other Expense
3,040.05
2,537.63
3,700.00
MAINTENANCE
Repair and Replacement
2,809.36
1,980.39
10,000.00
OUTLAY
Buildings and Grounds
289.64
249.32
750.00
New Equipment
812.31
777.05
500.00
OTHER AGENCIES
Transportation
4,865.74
5,261.87
6,190.00
Health
1,888.05
1,819.95
2,410.00
Tution
313.56
216.76
350.00
Sundries
272.90
242.17
300.00
Adult Alien Education
339.50
182.00
Total Expenditures
154,240.15
165,885.61
209,000.00
Appropriation
149,610.00
165,310.09
199,700.00
Other Income
4,837.40
4,985.83
9,300.00
Total Available
$154,447.40
$170,295.92
$209,000.00
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HIGH SCHOOL EXPENDITURES AND 1949 BUDGET
Expended 1947
Expended 1948
Budget 1949
Items
INSTRUCTION
Teachers
$60,148.23
$ 65,936.86
$ 82,865.00
Textbooks
1,645.15
1,568.00
1,925.00
Supplies
3,118.92
3,648.35
3,740.00
OPERATION
Janitors
10,738.41
10,554.00
12,250.00
Fuel
4,478.42
4,524.20
4,400.00
Other Expense
2,539.37
3,345.16
3,300.00
MAINTENANCE
Repair and Replacement
1,958.73
5,352.87
5,000.00
OUTLAY
Buildings and Grounds
203.52
New Equipment
425.36
1,255.49
800.00
OTHER AGENCIES
Transportation
2,102.14
2,375.94
3,120.00
Health
789.86
945.24
1,050.00
Tuition
48.50
29.00
50.00
Sundries
201.70
384.41
300.00
Total Expenditures
88,194.79
100,123.04
118,800.00
Appropriation
74,815.00
81,189.91
105,800.00
Other Income
13,430.55
12,933.13
13,000.00
Total Available
$88,245.55
$100,123.04
$118,800.00
SUMMARY OF REGULAR BUDGET
Elementary Budget
High School Budget
Expended 1948 $165,885.61 100,123.04
Budget 1949 $209,000.00 118,800.00
TOTAL
$266,008.65
$327,800.00
Expendible Income
13,508.65
22,300.00*
APPROPRIATION
$252,500.00
$305,500.00
* Includes $4,410.31 unexpended balance in Trust Funds from 1948.
SPECIAL REPAIRS (Not included above.)
Year
Total
From Unexp. Bal.
From Approp.
1946
$10,001.96
$ 716.50
$ 9,285.46
1947
7,865.73
2,870.13
4,995.60
1948
13,567.94
2,848.81
11,719.13
1949
1,280.87
1,280.87
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Report of Superintendent of Schools
To the Fairhaven School Committee:
I submit herewith my tenth annual report as Super- intendent of Schools.
ATTENDANCE AND MEMBERSHIP
1944-45
1945-46
1946-47
1947-48
Average Membership
1,600
1,634
1,674
1,704
Percent of Attendance
94.02
94.10
94.56
94.14
Detailed information in regard to attendance and membership will be found in the accompanying tables.
TEACHER CHANGES
Name
Began
Left
Reason
Clarence W. Arey
Sept. '27
Dec. '48
Resigned
Maud O. Walker
Sept. '42
June '48
Retired
Catherine A. Boylan
Sept. '43
June '48
To teach in Fall River
Agnes T. Gleason
Sept. '43
Nov. '48
Leave of Absence
Mary A. Jerome
Sept. '44
June '43
Resigned
Edna M. Stowe
Sept. '44
June '48
To teach in Braintree
Hester E. Quigley
Oct. '45
Sept. '48
To teach in
Woburn
Ruth K. Doherty
Sept. '46
Jan. '48
Marriage
Donald G. Jones
Sept. '46
June '47*
To teach in Somerville
Agnes A. Smith
Sept. '46
Jan. '43
Resigned
Mary E. Casey
Sept. '47
June '48
To teach in Connecticut
Richard F. Smith
Sept. '47
June '48
To principalship in
Plymouth
Elina D. Walker
Sept. '47
June '48 Resigned
Carol L. Moore
Oct.
'47
June '48 To teach in Dartmouth
David M. Cargill
Feb. '48
June '4
To teach in Mattapoisett
Mary E. McAvoy
Sept. '48
Nov. '48
Resigned
* Leave of absence 1947-48 and resigned Aug. '48.
Teacher changes during the year have included about one-fifth of the entire teaching staff. Perhaps half of them could not have been avoided, but the turnover for several years has been very high.
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