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Since the Patrol Boy program, which was sponsored by the American Legion unit, has been put into effect, I, like most parents whose children have to cross one of our main highways which passes through town, feel that the children will safely get to and from school without the possibility of being run down by some inconsiderate motorist. School bus service has been extended to some of the outlying sections of town, which I am sure is greatly appreciated by those receiving such service.
We have had a big drop in the number of accidents in the past year, from 44 down to 38. I tried throughout the year to have an officer out at different times, when
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I considered traffic to be the heaviest, which I believe was a big help in cutting down on traffic violations and the number of accidents. Bad driving conditions accounted for a 20% increase in our accident record in a five week period.
In an attempt to cut down the number of breaks, I had two officers patrolling from Midnight to Four and Five in the morning, but with the prevailing rate of pay per hour, which is $3.00 for the first hour and $2.00 for every hour thereafter, I was unable to keep this plan in effect for any great length of time, because it proved to be too great an expense. The cost per night was approvi- mately $25.00 which included mileage.
I have recommended to the Finance committee that the sum of $912.00 be voted and appropriated at the next Town meeting. This money will be used to pay the officer for the 2 hours he so faithfully puts in at the station each week. The station being open every night has been a big help to a great many people.
With a considerable amount of planning and figur- ing, we as a department stayed within our budget which was voted by you. I am happy to say that we were able to patrol our highways right on through to the end of the year.
In closing, I must say that the co-operation of everyone has been greater than can be expressed here with words.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM D. RONDEAU
Chief of Police
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REPORT OF SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1955, as Sealer of Weights and Measures :
Scales under 100 lbs. at 50¢ 5
Scales over 100 lbs. at $1.00 1
Gasoline Pumps at $1.00 10
Grease Pumps at $1.00 5
Milk Tanks at $1.00 for the 1st hundred and 50¢ for each additional 100 gallons stored.
Fees and adjusting charges authorized by Section 56, General Laws, Chapter 98 as amended by Chapter 34, Acts of 1949.
Milk storage tanks have recently been put into use by some of the farmers who produce milk for the whole- sale market. The milk is removed from them by a tank truck which has a pump attached to it.
I would like to again caution everyone using scales or pumps that when Seals are broken for adjustment or repairs, the Sealer of Weights and Measures should be notified before this equipment is used again.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM D. RONDEAU Sealer of Weights & Measures.
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1955 :
Dogs reported lost 12
Dogs killed by Autos 15
Children bitten by Dogs 5
Dogs destroyed for worrying, maiming, or
killing livestock 1
Dogs Boarded 20
Dogs Destroyed 19
Complaints Received and Investigated 20
I am very pleased to announce that several dog owners have complied with my request in regards to having their dogs collared and tagged with a name plate. This sometimes means the difference between losing and recovering a valuable dog.
Dog owners should make a special effort to see that their dogs and kennel licenses are secured in time, which is by March 31st. Seventy-five dogs were reported unli- censed as of June 1, which had to be collected by me.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM D. RONDEAU
Dog Officer
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Assessors' Recapitulation Sheet and Table of Aggregates is given below :
RECAPITULATION 1955
Town Appropriations :
Voted since 1954 Tax Rate
was fixed
$164,962.96
Other
2,104.08
State: Tax and Assessments 610.88
County : Tax and Assessments .. 7,261.86
Overlay for 1955
3,000.00
Gross Amount to be raised $177,939.78
Estimated Receipts
$68,852.23
Available Funds 13,257.53
Total Estimated Receipts and
Available Funds 82,109.76
Net amount to be raised by taxation
on Polls and Property $95,830.02
561 Poll Taxes at $2.00 $1,122.00
Personal Property Taxes 9,485.66
Real Estate Taxes
85,222.36
$95,830.02
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AGGREGATES 1955
Number of Assessments on Real Estate 737
Number of Assessments on Personal Estate 70
Number of Polls Assessed .... 561
Value of Assessed Personal Estate :
Stock-in-trade $11,600.00
Machinery 103,300.00
Livestock
66,960.00
Other tangible Personal
Property
24,350.00
Total value of Assessed Personal Estate
$206,210.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate :
Land exclusive of buildings
$331,615.00
Buildings exclusive of land 1,521,045.00
Total value of Assessed Real Estate
$1,852,660.00
Total valuation of Assessed Estate
$2,058,870.00
Tax on Personal Estate $9,485.66
Tax on Real Estate 85,222.36
Tax on Polls 1,122.00
Total taxes levied $95,830.02
Rate of Tax per $1,000 $46.00
Number of Livestock Assessed :
Horses 19
Cows
495
Other Neat Cattle 101
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Swine 39
Sheep
7
Fowl
9,750
All other
10
Number of Dwelling®
Houses assessed 628
Number of Acres of
Land assessed
10,761
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Committed to Collector :
Vehicles registered
in 1954
$799.67
Vehicles registered
in 1955 19,688.98
Total Committments $20,488.65 Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Abated :
1954 Taxes $297.67
1955 Taxes 1,499.95
Total Abatements $1,797.62
OVERLAY ACCOUNT 1955
1955 Overlay
$3,000.00
1955 Abatements on Polls and Property 2,259.26
Respectfully submitted,
DONALD B. LOWELL D. KINSLEY BARNES CARL M. TAFT, Clerk Board of Assessors
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
December 31, 1955
To the Selectmen of Mendon :
Gentlemen :
The Fire Department answered 18 alarms in 1955 with an estimated loss of $3,960.
2 House Fires 1 Garage Fire
4 Chimney Fires
2 Auto Fires
1 Wet Hay in Barn
2 Truck Fires
1 Small Barn Fire 1 Oil Burner smoke scare
2 Water Pump Fires 1 Electric Wiring
1 Lightning Scare
4 calls for the Resuscitator.
9 calls to pump out wells. 17 cellars pumped out after flood. 3 calls for the generator.
The Firemen held an auction in June and made a good sum of money which was spent for a parade, re- freshments and entertainment the night before the Fourth of July.
Firemen decorated the station at Christmas and with members of the Grange, lighted the tree in Found- ers' Park.
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The Fire Station was painted on the outside and the first floor inside. A new safety rail was installed on both sides of the stairway leading to the upper floor.
Through the alertness of Richard Hickmott and Wesley Shattuck a major fire and fatality was averted on the occasion of one house fire.
The Forest Fire Department answered 33 alarms in 1955, which burned over 10 acres of woodland and 20 acres of brush and grass.
Only one of these was a major fire; the others cov- ered one acre or less.
Over 325 burning permits were given out and of this number only two went out of control.
May I express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the townspeople for their splendid cooperation during this past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM F. IRONS
Fire Chief and Forest Warden
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REPORT OF THE HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
To the Board of Selectmen :
Gentlemen :
I submit the following report of work done on the Town roads during 1955 :
CHAPTER 81
There were 14,611 gallons of tar and asphalt applied to various roads under this Chapter. Shoulders were cut back on a number of roads. About one-half the distance of Quissett Road was hard topped. Inman Hill was wid- ened for drainage purposes and snow removal. Brush was cut on all roads including Chapter 90.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
A total of 10,825 gallons of tar and asphalt were applied to various roads. Shoulders were cut back on Hartford Avenue East, and new drainage was installed.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION
Work was started on Providence Street but the flood interrupted. However some drainage was installed in- cluding 40 feet of 36 inch pipe near the water hole and some 15 inch pipe near the residence of Mr. Moses Gas- kill. A new culvert was installed on Blackstone Street at Dam Swamp Brook. The balance of our account will be carried over and used in 1956.
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SNOW REMOVAL
Thanks to the townspeople, we have the best setup for snow removal that the Town has ever had. With the two four-wheel drive trucks, the work can be done much easier and more efficiently. The front-end tractor is used for all loading of sand as well as for many other jobs. It is a big asset to the work of the Highway Department.
WASHINGTON STREET DRAINAGE
This road was widened to twenty feet for a distance of 1300 feet; and it was raised approximately two feet. New pipe was installed across the road as well as new side drainage. This makes it much easier to plow snow on this street.
FLOOD DAMAGE
The Highway Department made all necessary r'e- pairs resulting from the August floods. This included the bridge work on Hartford Avenue East, near the property of Mr. Henry Clough.
The State Department of Public Works has let a contract to Leone Construction Company of Worcester to rebuild the bridge on Cemetery Street at a cost of nearly $21,000.
I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, the towns- people and State and County Engineers for their coopera- tion and assistance during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM R. BOWEN
Highway Surveyor
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Following is a financial recapitulation of the East Mendon Water System for the year 1955:
Received from sale of water $1,505.59
For Taxes above normal
valuation 869.86
Total Income $2,375.45
Expended for maintenance and new services $863.71
Payment on Water Loan
1,000.00
Interest on Loan 326.25
Total expenditures
2,189.96
Net gain for 1955 $185.49
A gain is shown because of the fact that we have not been billed by the Town of Bellingham for the water used during the last three months of the year.
During 1955 the Water Commissioners added three more services to the system, making a total of 54. We are requesting appropriations at the 1956 annual town meet- ing for the purpose of making extensions on Cape Road where there are two proposed takers and on Bates Street where seven takers desire services at the present time. It is also planned to install an additional hydrant.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARENCE E. VARNEY, Chairman DONATO F. LEONE M. MORTON GOODNOW
Water Commissioners
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REPORT OF WIRING INSPECTOR
Gentlemen :
The following is a report from the Wiring Inspector for the period Jan. 1st, 1955 to Dec. 31st, 1955 inclusive.
Total inspections for 1955 including transfers from 1954 account 48
Cash value
$125.00
Received to Dec. 31st
$94.00
Outstanding (Transferred to 1956 account)
$31.00
Total $125.00
Yours sincerely, WALTER H. CHANNING Wire Inspector
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF SLAUGHTERING
To the Board of Health :
Gentlemen :
I wish to report that there have been no inspections made during 1955.
Respectfully submitted, WILLARD N. SEIBERT,
Inspector of Slaughtering
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1955
DOGS LICENSED IN 1955
172 Males at $2.00 each $344.00
29 Females at $5.00 each 145.00
76 Spayed Females at $2.00 each 152.00
2 $25.00 Kennel Licenses 50.00
$691.00
Less Clerk's Fees: 279 licenses at 20¢ 55.80
Cash paid Town Treasurer as per
monthly statements $635.20
I Male license from 1954
$2.00 minus fee of 20¢ 1.80
Total amount paid to Treasurer in 1955 $637.00
All dogs three months old or more must be licensed at the Town Clerk's office on or before April 1, 1956. The Dog License Refund is added to the General School Fund of our Town.
SPORTING LICENSES ISSUED FROM
JANUARY 1, 1955 TO DECEMBER 31, 1955
119 Resident Fishing
86 Resident Hunting
78 Resident Sporting
19 Resident Minor Fishing
35 Resident Female Fishing
1 Resident Minor Trapping
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2 Resident Trapping
1 Non-resident Minor Fishing
1 Non-resident Fishing 2 Non-resident Sporting
3 Duplicate Licenses
14 Resident Sporting (Free)
5 Resident Military (Free)
Total amount received for licenses $1,248.00
Less amount retained for fees-344 at 25¢ .. 86.00
Amount sent to the Department of Natural Resources $1,162.00
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1955
Date of Birth 1955
Name of Child
Name of Parents with Maiden name of Mother
Jan. 8
Peggy Ann Brownly
14
Steven Allan Grant
15
Bruce Irving Paddock
22
Linda Marie Nolet
25
Kathleen Elizabeth Dudley
Feb.
5
Marjorie Hazel Barrows
Apr.
1
Anna Maria Bison
2
Michael Jackson
8
John Francis Gaskill
24
Patricia Hazard
24
Heather Craddock
May
3
Anne Louise Carrabba Roy Earl Zimmerman
10
Michele Marie Monti
27
Debra Theresea Whalen
28
June July
21
2
18
22
Aug.
7
8 9
Scott William McTurk Deborah Jane Rondeau John Sidney Youngsma John Christopher George Karen Gail Tycks
Sept.
7
25 Linda May Johnson
Oct. 2 David John Moriarty
7 Lawrence Mark LeBlanc
Nov.
1 David Ernest Haynes
6 Sarah Amanda Winn
7 7
Gary Robert Good
Donna Lee Goodnow
Stephen Paul Allen
9 14 Renee Marie Roy 14 Robert Paul Desmarais
17 18
Janet Renee Hoberg
Susan Charlotte Mattson
Christine Claire Lamothe
Baby Girl Dunton
Robert A. and Ruth E. Gillespie Frederick J. and Barbara A. Tadakowsky Arthur F. and Laurita A. Phipps Henry N. and Louise Y. Tetreault Raymond C. and Martha Thompson Harold C. Jr. and Avis Mckinley Ferdinand and Miriam Thomas Robert C. and Lucinda Drecki John F. and Dorothy Murray Lyman E. and Jennie Volpe Hugh and Dorothy Chapin John G. and Helen Quirk Roy E. and Philomena Turillo Joseph R. and Mary Casali William J. and Dorothy June George A. and Gladys Care Arthur and Virginia Longton Linwood E. and Mary J. Colby Donald A. and Shirley Wright Chester F. and Hazel Nelson Elie and Maureen Clain Robert and Nancy Nash Edward J. and Jane A. Hetherington Peter A. and Gladys VanderSluis George C. and Lillian Zicko Thomas P. and Teresa Tetreault Roy and Pauline Nason John and Jeannette Belliveau Norman J. and Olivia Modrid Richard R. and Margaret A. Hicks William L. and Barbara A. Closson Gordon R. and Dorothy Goodnow Marcus M. and Myrtle R. Bosselman Alden R. and Margaret G. Costello Rene and Theresa Bibeault
Norman L. and Lorraine LeBlanc Paul and Maybelle Ross
Debra Anne Grant
Dec.
29 20 25
Richard P. and Joyce M. Thatcher Richard M. and Vivian C. Peterson Francis J. and Edwina Tetreault Francis A. and Claire M. Lamothe
9
Michael James Daige Julie Evelyn Roy Kenneth Earl Mathewson Cheryl Ann Kempton Thomas Todd FitzGerald Brian Robert Messier
14
20
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1955
Date of Marriage 1955
Names
Residence
By Whom and Where Married
Jan. 8
Otis R. Devoll, Jr. Wilhelmina M. Hensel
Mendon
Rev. James L. O'Dell Milford, Mass.
Mar. 26
Harold J. McEwen
Mendon
Rev. Wm. R. Leslie Brookline, Mass.
Apr.
2
Nathan Andrew Walker
Somerville
Rev. H. A. Swetman
Maude Ethel Wilbur
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
16
Robert Dexter Madeline Taxiera
Framingham
Rev. John J. Foley
June
4
Benigno P. Leone Mary M. Molloy
Mendon
Rev. John J. Foley
11
Lee Edward Eisenhart Joanne Goodnow
York, Pa.
Rev. Hvezdon Kafka Mendon, Mass.
18
Carl Strom Joyce Pidgeon
Mendon
Milford, Mass.
25
Anthony A. Magliocca
Mendon
Rev. Lorenzo Andolpi
Josephine S. Pelleriti
Lawrence
Lawrence, Mass.
July
17
Robert R. Rhodes Lorna Wagner
Mendon
Rev. H. Murray Elliott
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
17
George P. Thomas, Jr. Jane Elizabeth Bates
Sutton
Worcester, Mass.
Aug.
6
William S. Townsend, Jr. Hilda F. Townsend
Pepperell
Rev. Wm. C. Nelson
Mendon
Milford, Mass.
7
Ellis Lincoln Cook
Mendon
Rev. K. C. McArthur
Leah (Bradbury) Craddock
Mendon
Sterling, Mass.
Sept.
10
David A. Gaskell Evelyn Aldrich
Uxbridge
Uxbridge, Mass.
10
Richard E. Harris
Milford
Rev. Lloyd A. Duren Milford, Mass.
17
Joseph Alexander Yore Cora-Ann Gomez
Vineland, N. J. Mendon
Rev. Wm. M. Slavin Mendon, Mass.
24
John H. Atkinson
Mendon
Rev. Wm. C. Nelson
Jewell A. Murch
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
Oct.
15
Donald Lee Mitchell
Jericho, Vt.
Rev. Everet M. Olson Millville, Mass.
Nov.
20
Norman N. Cohen Lillian R. Smith
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
26
Richard G. Morton Arlene Giacomelli
Mendon
Rev. Louis Fontana Milford, Mass.
26
Francis A. Dunton, Jr. Claire M. Lamothe
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
Dec.
17
George W. Phipps Shirley Eva Woodman
Mendon
Bellingham
Rev. M. B. Palmer Bellingham, Mass.
-
Eleanor J. White
Mendon
Mendon
Haverhill
Rabbi A. I. Jacobson
Milford
Millville
Rev. John J. Foley
Mendon
Barbara J. Dennett
Boston
Mendon, Mass.
Mendon
Mendon, Mass.
Mendon
Uxbridge
Rev. Dowie DeBoer
Mendon
Rev. Joseph Saidi
Mendon
Rev. Jos. P. Tamraz
Lois Bertha Rocks
Mendon
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1955
Date of Deatlı 1955
Name
Y
Age M
D
Jan.
15
Francis D. Sweeney
44
3
10
Melanoma of left adrenal
15
Annie Frances (Hennessey) Clapp
65
5
28
Coronary occlusion
Apr.
3
Desire Roy
90
6
28
Arteriosclerosis
9
Lillian Frances (Hathaway) Seibert
82
4
8
Chronic Myocarditis
8
Henry Adams Daniels
84
5
23
Cerebral Hemorrhage
21
Bertha (Gaskill) Coleman Wilson
89
14
Arteriosclerosis
21
Mary (Williams) Blaisdell
71
3
27
Papillary adeno-carcinoma
27
Stella Beatrice Gaskill
61
4
15
Pneumonia
May
30
Carl O. Lonnman
67
2
15
Dissecting aortic aneurysm
June
10
Irene B. (Stone) Boss
64
3
21
Pneumonia
11
Franklin Eager Goodnow
76
4
2
Coronary Thrombosis
15
Dennis P. Rainville
65
7
13
Carcinoma of Prostate
July
7
Lillian Frances (Kent) Martin
94
6
17
Cerebral hemorrhage
11
Joseph F. Hern
36
1
3
Acute hemorrhagic Pancreatitis
15
Paul B. Bissonnette
6
Presumably asphyxia
21
Lawrence Robinson Blair
78
11
21
Arteriosclerosis
Nov.
26
Susan Iza (Seagrave) Shaw
83
3
24
Arteriosclerosis
30
Glenville C. Coffin
78
11
17
Chronic Pyelonephritis
Dec.
6
Abigail (Taft) Stecre
80
9
26
Cerebral Thrombosis
23
Beulah Frances (Wright) Eaton
41
1
Primary bronchopneumonia
27
Baby girl Dunton
-
1
Prematurity
Cause of Death
76
1
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Parents and others are requested to carefully exam- ine the above lists and if any errors or omissions are discovered report them at once to the town clerk, that the record may be corrected, as it is of importance that the records of Vital Statistics should be complete.
General Laws, Chapter 46, Section 6.
Parents, within forty days after the birth of a child, and every householder, within forty days after a birth in his house, shall cause notice thereof to be given to the clerk of the town where such child is born *
NOTICE
SOME OF THE MANY
Reasons Why Births Should Be Recorded
To establish identity.
To prove nationality. To prove legitimacy.
To show when the child has the right to enter school.
To show when the child has the right to seek em- ployment under the child labor law.
To establish the right of inheritance to property.
To establish liability to military duty, as well as exemption therefrom.
To establish age and citizenship in order to vote.
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To qualify to hold title to, and to buy or sell real estate.
To establish the right to hold public office.
To prove the age at which the marriage contract may be entered into.
To prove age to determine validity of a contract entered into by an alleged minor.
To prove age for Old Age Assistance
To prove age so as to have the right to take Civil Service Examinations.
Parents be sure to record the birth of your child with given name in full.
Your co-operation to the end that all births may be properly recorded will be greatly appreciated.
Parents will please return the supplemental birth report sent them by the Clerk, even though they have received one from the Clerk of the town in which the child was born. The corrections are not forwarded to the Mendon Town Clerk.
Blanks for the return of all Vital records can be obtained from the Town Clerk.
Respectfully submitted, ALBERT S. COLEMAN,
Town Clerk.
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FLOOD DAMAGE-AUGUST 1955
Expenditures :
Labor $3,631.96
Hired equipment 722.00
C. L. Goss 31.00
Norman Rogers
1,934.50
Rosenfeld Sand &
Stone Co. 1,530.80
Upton Fuel &
Const. Co. 760.70
Clark-Shaughnessy Inc. 15.52
Varney Bros. Sand
& Gravel 29.68
Consigli Const. Co. 310.00
Edward Powers 122.40
Curtiss Coal Co.
59.68
Total expended
$9,148.24
Received from Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army 2,634.40
Balance December 31, 1955
$6,513.84
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SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Trustees of the Taft Public Library submit the Report of the Librarian, the Financial Report, and Trustees' Report for the year ending December 31, 1955.
The Trustees are recommending an additional ap- propriation for the year of 1956 for the purpose of redecorating the interior of the Library. It is fifteen years since any considerable refinishing has been done to the walls, ceiling, floor, and woodwork. The shadows of time and the wear of use are becoming increasingly noticeable.
Throughout the past year a high order of excellence of service to the community has been maintained by the Library through the efficient and earnest efforts of Mrs. Daniels and her assistants. The Trustees believe that the potentialities of the Library for benefit to the town are much greater than the actual use made of them indicates. Many in the community are unaware of its excellence. The townspeople are invited to make full use of the Library and its books in accordance with the regulations which govern them.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN L. LUNDVALL GORDON R. GOOD PERCY L. ROWE VESTELLA M. DANIELS HENRY P. CLOUGH
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1955 LIBRARY REPORT
To the Trustees of the Taft Public Library :
The circulation for the year (99 days) was 4623. The largest number given out in one day was 159, the smallest, 15; and the average 47. Circulation by classes was as follows: Fiction, 1877; juvenile, 1501 ; magazines, 623; biography, 162; travel, 23; history, 148; literature and fine arts, 97; science and useful arts, 99; all others, 82.
New books added to the Library by the Town, 60; by Fletcher Fund, 49; by Anna Ellis Fund, 1; and by gift, 15; making a total of 125. Gifts of books were received from Mrs. Gertrude Lewis, Mrs. Mabel Griffin, Miss Marjorie Congdon and Mr. Wendell Williams. We wish to express our thanks and appreciation to Mr. Leonard G. Burr for the gift of a book-case and oak stand which were much needed.
Magazines available to readers are American, American Home, Atlantic Monthly, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Colliers', Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, McCalls', National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Readers' Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, Time and Woman's Home Companion.
Fines collected and turned over to the town treas- urer, $19.24.
The outside appearance of the Library has been improved by clipping the shrubbery and eradicating the poison ivy from the front lawn and from the big tree bordering the lawn.
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Miss Shirley Smith has given fine service as high school assistant; and Miss Gail Dudley, as substitute during the summer months. Mrs. Maude Clough kindly substituted three weeks in the fall for the librarian, during her illness. In July and August the librarian con- ducted a Story Hour for the younger children and a Round the World Reading Club for the older boys and girls.
Many inquiries for genealogical data have been received and answered by the librarian. Several out-of- state visitors have come to the Library looking for infor- mation on their ancestors, who were early settlers in this old town.
Enjoyable as well as educational were two area meetings of librarians from surrounding towns. One on May 6th was held in the Uxbridge Library, and one on Sept. 23rd met at Bancroft Memorial Library in Hope- dale. Miss Alice Cahill, field representative from the Massachusetts Division of Library Extension was the leader and guide at these meetings. Informal discussion of common problems gave us many new ideas and much help. More such sessions are planned for the future.
May we thank the trustees and town officials for their cooperation and support, and the loyal townspeople who patronize their Library.
VESTELLA M. DANIELS
Librarian
ANNUAL REPORTS
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
of the
TOWN OF MENDON
MASSACHUSETTS
for the
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1955
SCHOOL DIRECTORY 1954-1955 SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Gordon R. Good, Chairman Term Expires 1957 Chester F. FitzGerald Term Expires 1958
Harry C. York, Secretary Term Expires 1956
Regular meetings are held at the High School building on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30 P.M.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS-PERCY L. ROWE, Boston University, B. S. E., Ed. M.
The Superintendent may be met every Tuesday and Wednesday at the Mendon High School or by appointment.
Office-Center School, Bellingham Center
Telephone, Milford 3725
Office Hours-4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on School days.
SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Ronald Lukert, M.D.
Telephone, Milford 3045-W
SCHOOL NURSE
Grace Moran, R.N. Milford District Nursing Association
SCHOOL CUSTODIAN
William Hazard
Mendon, Mass.
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TRANSPORTATION AGENTS
Harold C. Barrows Harold Barrows, Jr.
Mendon, Mass. Mendon, Mass.
ATTENDANCE OFFICER
William D. Rondeau
Mendon, Mass.
TEACHERS
Name
Subject or Grade
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