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ARTICLE 11. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate, or transfer from State money received under Chapter 718, Acts of 1956, the sum of $3,000.00 to be used with State and County Chapter 90 Construction funds for Chapter 90 construction work on the West Leyden Road, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 12. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $250.00 for administration of the Northern Frank- lin Welfare District.
ARTICLE 13. To see if the town will vote to transfer from un- appropriated funds in the treasury the sum of $6,000.00 for Chapter 81, 90C and 90M Highways. This money to be returned to available funds upon reimbursement by the State and County.
ARTICLE 14. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $50.00 for the care of the East Hill Cemetery.
ARTICLE 15. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $100.00 for the care of the Beaver Meadow Ceme- tery.
ARTICLE 16. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $50.00 to pay a member of the Board of Welfare for attending meetings of the Northern Franklin Welfare District.
ARTICLE 17. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $25.00 to furnish W. T. Arms with incidental ex- pense money covering all sums spent for the History, such as post- age, stationery, maps, etc.
ARTICLE 18. To see if the town will vote to raise and appro- priate the sum of $500.00 to be added to the sum of $500.00 appro- priated in 1957 as part of a fund to cover the cost of printing and binding the History of Leyden, with the understanding that the re- mainder (which should not exceed $250.00) be raised in 1959-the
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proposed year for the publication of the History. All sums thus - raised to be held in reserve by the town treasurer until the year of publication.
ARTICLE 19. To see if the town will vote to purchase a sander body, raise and appropriate money for same, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 20. To see if the town will vote to appropriate $1,500.00 from the Machinery Fund and raise and appropriate the sum of $3,200.00 for the Machinery Account, or pass any vote or votes in relation thereto.
ARTICLE 21. To see if the town will vote to authorize the Assessors to use from the treasury any sum of money to reduce the 1958 tax rate.
The polls will be opened at eleven o'clock in the forenoon and will be closed at six o'clock in the afternoon.
And you are directed to serve this warrant by posting an attested copy thereof on the Town House seven days at least before the time of said meeting as directed by vote of the town.
Hereof fail not and make due return of this warrant with your doings thereon to the town clerk at the time and place of said meeting.
Given under our hands this third day of February in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.
THOMAS E. LIST ARTHUR J. DOBIAS
DAVID J. BAKER
Selectmen of Leyden
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Assessors' Report
Name -
Land
Buildings
Tax
Armstrong, Edward
18A
$500.00
$2,000.00
$132.50
Arms, William
3A
150.00
1,100.00
66.25
Arnold, Ralph & Helen
4A
80.00
4.24
Bailey, Malcolm
20A
400.00
2,400.00
127.20
Bruno, Angelo C.
17A
370.00
250.00
32.86
Baker, Walter
33A
500.00
700.00
63.60
Barton, Gilbert
130A
1,400.00
1,500.00
153.70
$5.30
Barton, Douglas &
Marguerite
75A
750.00
3,000.00
198.75
13.25
Beaudoin, Leon & Evelyn
1A
100.00
1,600.00
90.10
Baker, David
18A
400.00
1,700.00
111.30
12.19
Barber, Mrs. Robert
4A
50.00
2.65
Brooks, Ernest D.
60A
800.00
1,450.00
119.25
Brooks, Earl
6.63
Barton, Gordon
5.30
Barker, William
34A
600.00
2,200.00
148.40
Black, Louis J.
102A
1,000.00
1,000.00
106.00
6.63
Britton, James A.
50A
1,000.00
4,200.00
275.56
79.50
Britton, James A.
268A
3,750.00
3,600.00
484.95
Coffin, Elroy
26.50
Collis, Edgar & Madeline
75A
850.00
1,000.00
98.05
10.60
Clement, Esther
1/2 A
50.00
600.00
34.45
Caron, William
81A
1,000.00
1,800.00
148.40
13.25
Cowis, W. D.
40A
400.00
21.20
Cook, Edric & Clara
100A
1,300.00
2,700.00
212.00
11.92
Campbell, Harold V.
155A
1,900.00
2,300.00
222.60
Campbell, Harold V. &
Zimmerman, Casper
30A
400.00
21.20
Carpenter, Lawrence
27A
350.00
18.55
Cromack, Clayton D.
40A
400.00
21.20
Cobb, Harry Z.
200A
3,200.00
3,300.00
344.50
Clifford, Elsa
5A
250.00
1,800.00
108.65
Connable, Charles
22A
250.00
13.25
Cromack, Aaron F.
36A
350.00
18.55
Campbell, Richard
65A
500.00
500.00
53.00
Coburn, Norman
105A
1,000.00
53.00
Cole, Seymore G.
80A
600.00
31.80
Croutworst, William
200A
2,000.00
1,500.00
185.50
Stock & Tools Tax
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Dobias, Jr., Austin
Dobias, Alice
1A 230A
100.00 3,300.00
1,100.00 3,800.00
63.60 376.30
Dobias, Sr., Austin
53.00
Denison, C. A.
313A
3,050.00
1,500.00
241.15
Dresser, Alvin C.
12A
200.00
10.60
Dwyer, Jr., Edwin
70A
800.00
42.40
Davis, Robert
25A
350.00
1,300.00
87.45
Davenport, Henry
17A
500.00
26.50
Erhardt, Charles W.
30A
250.00
13.25
Ewer, S. Judson
20 1/2 A
300.00
1,400.00
90.10
Fiske, Jr., Leon W.
28A
400.00
21.20
Fisher, Wayne & Edith
140A
2,100.00
2,200.00
227.90
15.90
Freyenhagen, Everett
15A
150.00
7.95
Farr, Rollin & Eunice
3A
100.00
5.30
Frizzell, Allen
35A
400.00
21.20
Flagg, Arthur & Isabelle
92A
1,200.00
1,200.00
127.20
Farnum, Henry
155A
1,800.00
1,600.00
180.20
10.60
Gagnon, Eugene &
Blanche E.
2A
100.00
1,600.00
90.10
Gagnon, Norman E. & Lucille J.
60'/135'
50.00
450.00
26.50
Gooley, Howard
135A
1,000.00
200.00
63.60
Gass, Alfred W.
79A
800.00
42.40
Glabach, Wilhelm
11/2 A
100.00
2,100.00
116.60
Glabach, John B.
371A
3,550.00
1,600.00
272.95
Glabach, Henry
122A
1,700.00
4,600.00
333.90
10.60
Gerry, Leland E. &
Ruth M.
4A
200.00
1,000.00
63.60
Giknis, Zigmont A.
20A
150.00
7.95
Gadd, Alice
72A
800.00
42.40
Grover, Howard
12A
150.00
7.95
Green River Club, Inc.
75'/75'
100.00
5.30
Grader, Baltasar &
Anne E.
150A
1,250.00
66.25
Greenfield, Town of
33A
800.00
42.40
Greenfield Water Dept.
422A
10,250.00
543.25
Hall, Clarence S.
121.90
Hine, Darwin &
Harriet
150'/200'
100.00
600.00
37.10
Herron, Catherine
65A
1,300.00
4,300.00
296.80
Herron, Donald C.
733A
5,600.00
1,150.00
357.75
79.50
Hall, George W.
73A
750.00
1,150.00
100.70
Harris, A. B.
140A
1,000.00
53.00
Hine, Roy
111A
900.00
1,400.00
121.90
6.36
Howes, Arthur & Son
211A
2,700.00
2,300.00
265.00
42.40
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Howes, George & Clifford
6A
300.00
2,300.00
137.80
Henry, Robert
60A
600.00
31.80
Hunter, Raymond D.
15A
200.00
10.60
Hutchinson, Wesley
45A
500.00
26.50
Howes, Spencer
94A
1,000.00
1,800.00
148.40
Johnson, Harold
95A
1,400.00
1,800.00
169.60
Johnson, Charles
78A
900.00
100.00
53.00
Johnson, Louise
142A
1,650.00
1,950.00
190.80
Kemp, Katherine
10A
150.00
7.95
Kennedy, Cornelius
1A
100.00
800.00
47.70
Koshinsky, Philip & Rose M.
135A
1,250.00
3,100.00
230.55
Kisza, William & Alice
23A
350.00
18.50
Labbee, Henry S. & Eloise M.
5A
100.00
1,500.00
84.80
Leach, Welcome G.
58A
900.00·
1,800.00
143.10
List, Thomas
6A
200.00
1,800.00
106.00
22.79
Muka, Michael
140A
2,000.00
2,000.00
212.00
Muka, Jr., Stephen
187A
1,600.00
84.80
53.00
Muka, Andrew
145A
2,000.00
2,200.00
222.60
Marynuk, Frank
26A
300.00
15.90
Metelica, John & Margaret 4A
200.00
1,500.00
90.10
Metelica, Mary
92A
1,500.00
1,500.00
185.50
3.18
McDonald, Andrew
25A
300.00
1,200.00
79.50
4.77
Miller, Arthur A.
20A
200.00
10.60
Newcomb, John & Annie
28A
900.00
2,800.00
196.10
Osgood, Elihu
1A
100.00
2,100.00
116.60
Orr, Herbert & Hannah
8A
300.00
1,500.00
95.40
Parker, Howard & Adele
6A
200.00
1,000.00
63.60
Pashesnik, Stanley
40A
400.00
21.20
Peck, Roger & Rose E.
148A
2,300.00
2,050.00
230.55
Perry, Horace
9A
350.00
1,650.00
106.00
Peters, R. J.
60A
600.00
31.80
Phillips, Albert
90A
1,350.00
1,400.00
145.75
Potter, Betty Lee
3A
100.00
100.00
10.60
Quinn, Harlan
13A
250.00
2,550.00
148.40
Reynolds, Mrs. E.
300.00
15.90
Rhodes, Ralph S.
320A
2,500.00
1,500.00
206.70
Ripley, Robert M. & Flora
118A
1,700.00
1,650.00
177.55
Richardson, Stanley &
Minnie
15A
300.00
1,400.00
90.10
Rifle Club, Inc.
301/2 A
400.00
500.00
47.70
Robertson, Mary
138A
1,750.00
2,300.00
214.65
Springer, Charles
325A
3,000.00
159.00
14.31
6.36
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Schick, Belle &
Canedy, Andrew
25A
300.00
800.00
58.30
Schmidt, John & Clara
179A
1,200.00
63.60
Schmidt, Jr., John
80A
500.00
26.50
Sevene, Henry J. & Ruth W.
105A
2,400.00
4,300.00
355.10
53.00
Sevene, Kenneth &
Ruth J.
128A
2,100.00
2,100.00
222.60
3.97
Squires, Maynard & Shirley
2A
100.00
1,100.00
63.60
Severance, Guy & Herman
73A
500.00
26.50
Severance, Herman
19A
200.00
10.60
Severance, Guy
407A
3,300.00
174.90
Severance, Leon
127A
2,100.00
1,100.00
169.60
Shivitz, Bruno
150A
1,800.00
850.00
140.45
13.25
Singley, Eugene
11% A
200.00
1,700.00
100.70
13.25
Sloane, Hugh
169A
2,300.00
2,200.00
238.50
11.93
Smith, Basil P. & Dorothy S.
9A
100.00
400.00
26.50
Smith, Edward
180A
2,300.00
3,100.00
286.20
Snow, Arthur
5A
150.00
1,500.00
87.45
Snow, Allen
121A
1,400.00
2,000.00
180.20
Stafford, Malenia,
Leonard & Clarence
30A
300.00
15.90
Siren, William
10.60
Staiger, John
93A
1,800.00
600.00
127.20
Stebbins, William
60A
600.00
1,100.00
90.10
3.97
Studor, Arnold
13A
250.00
1,750.00
106.00
Stratton, Marcellus
15A
300.00
15.90
Swain, Donald
50A
500.00
1,250.00
92.75
Szestowicki, Frank
220A
1,700.00
90.10
Thayer, LeRoy
74A
1,100.00
1,000.00
111.30
Turner, Clarence & Eugene
6A
60.00
3.18
Tyler, LeRoy
22A
300.00
15.90
Wagstaff, Dorothy
5A
250.00
1,600.00
98.05
Weaver, Quentin
7A
200.00
1,600.00
95.40
Webb, William
46A
500.00
26.50
Wells, John
3A
100.00
1,200.00
68.90
Whitney, Bert E.
60A
450.00
200.00
34.45
Wilder, Harold &
Eudora
152A
1,850.00
1,650.00
185.50
Zimmerman, Casper
137A
2,300.00
2,700.00
267.65
53.00
Zimmerman, Herman &
Lee
16A
250.00
13.25
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Zimmerman, William A. & Rigoll, Charles F. 10A 200.00 1,200.00 74.20
10.60
Western Mass. Elec. Co.
100.00
5.30
Valuation
Tax
Western Mass. Elec. Co., Mach. & etcs.
$31,400.00
$1,664.20
New England Power Co., Mach. & etcs.
18,000.00
954.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Mach. & etcs.
5,900.00
312.70
WILHELM GLABACH HAROLD WILDER DONALD HERRON
Leyden Assessors
RECAPITULATION
Total appropriations
$61,351.53
State Parks
$132.57
County Tax
1,917.63
Overlay
1,038.29
Gross Amount Raised
$64,440.02
Receipts
Income Tax
$7,310.85
Corporation Tax
1,249.69
Reimbursement on Taxes
97.97
Old Age Meal Tax
217.94
Motor Vehicle Excise
2,500.00
Licenses
5.00
Protection of Property
25.00
Charities
640.00
Old Age Assistance
3,500.00
Schools (Income Tax)
8,500.00
Interest (on Taxes)
300.00
State Aid School Construction
1,180.00
Total
$25,526.45
Available Funds
18,622.53
$44,148.98
Amount Raised by Taxes
$20,291.04
Poll Taxes
$168.00
Personal Tax
3,745.51
Real Estate Tax
16,377.53
$20,291.04
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Report of State Audit
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Thomas E. List, Chairman Leyden, Massachusetts
Gentlemen :
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Leyden for the period from June 8, 1955 to August 17, 1957, made in accordance with the provisions of Chap- ter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. William Schwartz, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, HERMAN B. DINE
HBD:EM
Director of Accounts
Mr. Herman B. Dine 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 Leyden for the period from June 8, 1955, the date of the previous examination, to August 17, 1957, and submit the following report thereon :
The records of financial transactions of the several departments receiving or disbursing town funds or sending out bills for collection were examined and checked in detail.
The · surety bonds of the several town officials required to fur- nish them for the faithful performance of their duties were exam- ined and found to be in proper form.
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The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The recorded receipts were analyzed and compared with the records of the departments collecting money for the town and with other sources from which money was paid into the town treasury, while the payments were checked with the selectmen's war- rants authorizing the disbursement of town funds. The cash book additions were verified, and the cash balance on August 17, 1957 was proved by actual count of the cash on hand and by reconcilia- tion of the bank balance with a statement furnished by the deposi- tory.
The payments on account of maturing debt and interest were checked with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securi- ties on file. The amounts received on account of loans issued were compared with the treasurer's recorded receipts.
The records of payroll deductions on account of Federal taxes were examined and checked. The payments to the Director of In- ternal Revenue were verified, and the amounts on hand to the credit of the town employees were listed and proved with detailed card records as kept by the treasurer.
The savings bank books representing the investment of the trust funds in the custody of the town treasurer were examined and listed. The income was proved, the bequests were checked, and the amounts deposited and withdrawn were verified.
The books and accounts of the tax collector were examined and checked in detail. The tax and excise accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination, as well as all subsequent commit- ment lists, were audited and proved with the assessors' warrants. The collections, as recorded, were compared with the payments to the town treasurer: the abatements were checked with the assessors' records of abatements granted; and the outstanding accounts were listed and proved. The cash balance on August 17, 1957 was proved by actual count of the cash on hand.
Verification of the outstanding accounts was made by sending notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, the replies received thereto indicating that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
It is recommended that the collector take immediate action to effect a settlement of past due taxes which date back to 1951.
The financial transactions of the town clerk were examined. The receipts on account of dog and sporting licenses were checked, the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified, and the cash balance on August 17, 1957 was proved by actual count of the cash on hand.
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The appropriations were listed from the town clerk's records of town meetings, and the amounts voted were compared with the aggre- gate appropriations raised by the assessors in the computations of the tax rates for 1956 and 1957.
The records of transfers authorized from the reserve fund were checked with the selectmen's appropriation records.
The records of the sealer of weights and measures, as well as of the public welfare, school, and library departments, and of all other departments collecting money for the town or sending out bills for collection, were examined and checked, the payments to the treas- urer being verified.
Ledger accounts were compiled, and a balance sheet, which is appended to this report, was prepared showing the financial condi- tion of the town on August 17, 1957.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing reconciliations of the treasurer's and collector's cash, summaries of the tax and departmental accounts, together with schedules showing the transactions and condition of the several trust funds.
During the progress of the audit cooperation was extended by all town officials, for which, on behalf of my assistants and for my- self, I wish to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM SCHWARTZ
Assistant Director of Accounts
WS:EM
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TOWN OF LEYDEN Balance Sheet - August 17, 1957 GENERAL ACCOUNTS
Assets
Liabilities and Reserves
Cash :
$20,851.83
State Recreation Areas 1957, $100.14
Accounts Receivable :
County Tax 1957,
1,805.44
Taxes :
Payroll Deductions : Federal Taxes, 54.60
Personal Property,
$29.69
Dog Licenses-Due County,
9.75
Real Estate,
192.00
Collector's Costs,
74.51
221.69
Trust Fund Income: Quintus Allen School Fund, $444.89
Personal Property,
$44.52
Davenport Poor and School Fund, 2.75
Real Estate,
198.45
242.97
Old Age Assistance-Recovery,
Levy of 1953 :
Federal Grants:
Poll,
$2.00
Disability Aid:
Personal Property,
183.98
Administration,
$1.92
Real Estate,
200.75
Assistance,
112.50
386.73
Aid to Dependent Children :
Levy of 1954 :
4.35
Poll,
$14.00
Administration, Aid,
344.75
Personal Property,
139.65
Old Age Assistance :
Real Estate,
294.15
Administration,
43.72
447.80
Assistance,
38.37
Levy of 1955:
545.61
Poll,
$22.00
Appropriation Balances,
19,703.79
Personal Property,
349.75
Sale of Real Estate Fund,
2,375.00
Real Estate,
617.41
Road Machinery Fund,
3,646.12
989.16
Reserve Fund-Overlay Surplus,
1,720.28
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Levy of 1951 :
Levy of 1952 :
447.64 88.50
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Levy of 1956:
Overlays Reserved for Abatements:
Poll,
$40.00
Personal Property,
1,864.34
Real Estate,
3,627.79
5,532.13
Levy of 1954, 447.80
Levy of 1957:
Poll,
$94.00
Personal Property,
3,730.94
Real Estate,
14,768.17
3,647.79
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise:
Levy of 1954, $5.19
$2,062.42
Levy of 1955,
130.12
Levy of 1956,
655.51
Levy of 1957, 1,271.60
2,062.42
Farm Animal Excise: Levy of 1957,
320.00
Surplus Revenue,
27,653.22
Departmental: Public Welfare,
535.90
Aid to Highways:
State,
$17,500.00 3,500.00
21,000.00
Estimated Receipts to be Collected
6,201.17
Due from State-Chapter 718, Acts 1956,
3,000.00
Overdrawn Accounts: Highways Chapter 81, $2,429.54
Highways Chapter 90,
Maintenance, 1,000.00
Levy of 1951, $221.69
Levy of 1952,
242.97
Levy of 1953, 386.73
Levy of 1955,
604.21
Levy of 1956, 718.10
Levy of 1957,
1,026.29
18,593.11 Revenue Reserved Until Collected: Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise,
Farm Animal Excise, 320.00
Departmental, 535.90
Aid to Highways,
21,000.00
23,918.32
County,
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Highways Chapter 90, Construction, School Lunch Program,
1,843.34 132.92
5,405.80
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$85,790.71
$85,790.71
DEBT ACCOUNTS
Net Funded or Fixed Debt : Inside Limit, Outside Limit,
School Building Loan,
$21,000.00
$4,500.00
Departmental Equipment Loan,
4,500.00
21,000.00
$25,500.00
$25,500.00
TRUST ACCOUNTS
$7,908.37
Barstow Charity Fund, Davenport Poor and School Fund, Charles M. Davenport Library, Book Fund, Robertson Memorial Library Fund Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds,
$1,766.27
1,100.00
1,297.56
1,150.00
2,594.54
$7,908.37
$7,908.37
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Trust Funds, Cash and Securities,
Report of School Department
ORGANIZATION
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
William Barker, Chairman Harold Johnson Marion Zimmerman
Term expires 1958
Term expires 1959 Term expires 1960
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS F. Sumner Turner Dartmouth, A.B., Harvard, M.Ed. Boston University - University of Massachusetts Office, Pioneer Valley Regional School, Tel. 757
OFFICE HOURS School Days 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. School Vacations, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN Paul B. Koehler, M.D. Greenfield, Mass.
SCHOOL NURSE Bernice F. Berry, R.N. Tel. Greenfield PR. 3-3411
To the School Committee and Citizens of Leyden :
I am pleased to present herewith my tenth annual report as your Superintendent of Schools. This report covers the 186th year of public education in the Town of Leyden.
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TEACHERS
The schools of Leyden were most fortunate in retaining its teach- ing personnel. The current teacher shortage makes it most difficult to fill multi-grade positions. The fact that there is more than one grade in a room makes it essential that we have as much continuity of service as possible.
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
On December 21, 1957, the enrollment was as follows:
Mrs. Helen Smith
Miss Pearl Rhodes
Grade 1
5 Grade 4
8
Grade 2
11
Grade 5
7
Grade 3
9
Grade 6
11
Grade 7 5
Total
25
-
Total
31
Grand Total
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SCHOOL HOUSING
In September, 1957, the Pioneer Valley Regional School was officially opened. As the result of a poll conducted among the parents of boys and girls in Leyden, it was determined that there was great interest in attending this new school. Accordingly, the School Com- mittee made arrangements for the bus route to be bid on that basis. Also, in order to relieve the overcrowding of the classrooms in Ley- den, it was voted to send Grade 8 to the Pioneer Valley Regional School. These arrangements seem to be working very well indeed, and the children are receiving suitable courses to fit their needs. As of October 1, 1957, there were 14 enrolled at Pioneer Valley Regional School, 5 at Greenfield Vocational School, 1 at Shelburne Falls Voca- tional School, and 1 at Greenfield Special Class. Studying the figures for the coming year, it seems quite wise that the 7th and 8th grades both be sent to the Pioneer Valley Regional School on a tuition basis. This will mean that Leyden will have three grades in each room, enabling the teachers to decrease the scope of their classes and to give much more individual attention. Also, grades 7 and 8 will be enjoying and profiting by the use of the proper facilities for training at that age. They will have the use of a properly equipped science room, homemaking room, shop, auditorium, gymnasium, and the com- petition of a larger class in a subject. This change will be most beneficial to the youngsters in grades 7 and 8.
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SCHOOL CAFETERIA
During the year 8,418 pupils' lunches, 258 adults' lunches, and 2,388 additional bottles of milk were served in the Leyden School Lunch. The school is most fortunate in having Miss Leta Wood con- tinue her fine work in the planning and preparation of these lunches. The size of the school makes this a very difficult operation. Miss Wood shows great ingenuity and patience in the successful operation of the school lunch. I wish to thank the P.T.A. for its contribution of $100.00 and also their great interest in the program.
FINANCES
This year the total expenditures of the School Committee amounted to $23,058.60, allowing a return of $441.40 to the Town Treasury. The reimbursements from the state and other sources amounted to $14,205.32, which left a net cost of public education of $8,853.28. This is an increase of $1,752.91 over the cost of education of 1956. However, it must be remembered that we now have a total of 78 pupils and the costs of most items has increased.
Although every town has its own peculiar problems which great- ly affect the cost of schools in that town, we can compare the cost of the schools in Leyden with those most like Leyden in the immediate vicinity. According to the figures released by the Department of Education, the cost per pupil in average membership for the school year ending June 30, 1957, was as follows in neighboring towns: Heath, $406.07; Florida, $344.89; Leyden, $280.00; Chesterfield, $279.29; Goshen, $269.94; Erving, $257.27; Warwick, $227.80; Gill, $224.39. Leyden is far from having the most costly educational sys- tem.
The reimbursements from the state for 1958 under present laws, should approximate the following :
Chapter 70
$6,424.69
Supt. Salary and Travel
437.93
Vocational Tuition
834.00
Vocational Transportation
439.58
State Wards
150.00
Special Class
243.22
Transportation
6,400.00
$14,928.42
This year's budget calls for a total of $27,000.00. For the most part, the increases are in tuition, and in transportation. The educa- tion of our children is one of the most important factors in the Ameri- can way of living. Our future is built upon the fact that we hope to have 'an enlightened public. Our schools are the best way to achieve this goal.
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One of the best ways to find out what is going on in your schools is to visit them when they are in session. I heartily invite you to visit at any time that is convenient to you. Education Week and other special occasions should not be the only time that you visit school.
The schools of our town are the results of the cooperative efforts of all people from the School Committee, Principal, Teachers, Secre- tarial Staff, and other workers of the School, Parents and Towns- people. Only together can we achieve success. I wish to express my gratitude for the continued cooperation and assistance granted me by all members of the towns.
Respectfully submitted, F. SUMNER TURNER Superintendent of Schools
SCHOOL LUNCH-1957
Net Worth, January 1, 1957
$142.60
Cash Balance
$152.56
Receipts :
Sale of Lunches
$1,529.44
U.S.D.A. Reimbursement
845.08
Other
104.05
Total Receipts
2,478.57
Total Cash
$2,326.01
Expenses :
Food
$1,488.80
Labor
1,128.00
Other
104.96
Total Expenses
2,721.76
Cash Balance
-$395.75
Assets:
U.S.D.A. Reimbursement
(Nov.)
$77.73
(Dec.) 78.43
Inventory
7.79
Total Assets
163.95
Net Worth, December 31, 1957
-$231.80 -$231.80
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BUDGET SUMMARY 1957
Appropriation
Spent $680.00
Estimated $715.00 15.00 180.00
Superintendent's Salary
$700.00
Out-of-State Travel
15.00
8.03
Administrative Expense
225.00
202.50
Salaries, Teachers
6,500.00
6,567.50
7,140.00
Textbooks
150.00
152.59
150.00
Student Supplies
275.00
208.96
250.00
Janitor Supplies
150.00
38.02
150.00
Janitor Salaries
600.00
600.00
600.00
Fuel
800.00
661.12
800.00
Water and Current
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