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Parking Tags issued 11
Pistol Permits issued 26
Permits issued to purchase Pistols
2
Arrests
4
Summons served 25
Motorist summoned for traffic violations 31
Motorist found guilty for Traffic violations 27
Despite the fact that we, as a department, worked continuously cracking down on the would-be violator, I had to record the death of Philip Lepage of Uxbridge which occurred on September 9, 1956. Our town had not had a pedestrian of automobile fatality since November 1954. Let us all work together as a team and when we take the wheel of an automobile into our hands let us bear in mind that automobiles ranked third in the causes of death in our country last year.
Our safety patrol program has been very effective under the capable supervision of our High School Principal Mr. Henry Clough. The boys who have been designated as Patrol Boys have worked very hard to make the program a success.
In June 1956 we received notice from the Registry of Motor Vehicles that an operator's report had to be made
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out only when the property damage exceeded $200. or if there is any personal injury.
An all night "Parking Ban" was placed in effect in the Town this past Winter. This has proven to be a great help to the Highway Department when plowing snow.
A total of 9,555 miles was covered by the Police Department in the performance of their duties.
I wish to take this opportunity to thank each and every one for their cooperation in 1956.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM D. RONDEAU,
Chief of Police
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REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1956:
Scales under 100 lbs. at .50 6
Scales over 100 lbs. at $1.00 1
Gasoline Pumps at $1.00 10
Grease Pumps at $1.00 4
Milk Tanks at $1.00 for the 1st hundred and .50 for each additional 100 gallons stored 1
Fees and adjusting charges as authorized by Section 56, General Laws, Chapter 98 as amended by Chapter 34, Acts of 1949.
If any adjustments are made on scales or pumps where the Seals have been broken to do so, the Sealer of Weights and Measures should be notified before said equipment is restored to use.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM D. RONDEAU,
Sealer of Weights andMeasures
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REPORT OF DOG OFFICER
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To the Honorable Board of Selectmen:
I hereby submit to you the following report for the year 1956 :
Dogs reported lost 10
Dogs killed by Autos
11
Persons bitten by Dogs
9
Dogs Boarded 24
Dogs Destroyed
20
Complaints Received and Investigated 17
According to Law, if a dog is allowed to be on the loose, he must be collared and tagged.
Any dog three months old or over must be licensed. - All dogs must be licensed on or before March 31. Ninety dogs were reported unlicensed as of June 1, which had to be collected.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM D. RONDEAU,
Dog Officer
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ASSESSORS' REPORT
The Assessors' Recapitulation Sheet and Table of Ag- gregates is given below :
RECAPITULATION 1956
Town Appropriations :
Voted since 1955 Tax Rate : was fixed
Other
$173,303.98 3,920.41
State:
Tax and Assessments 757.81
County :
Tax and Assessments 8,610.67
Overlay for 1956
3,0000.0
Gross Amount to be raised $189,592.87
Estimated Receipts
$76,138.79
Available Funds
10,540.08
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds
$86,678.87
Net amount to be raised by taxation on Polls and Property
$102,914.00
604 Poll Taxes at $2.00
$1,208.00
Personal Property Taxes
9,431.28
Real Estate Taxes
92,274.72
$102,914.00
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AGGREGATES 1956
Assessments on Real Estate 755
Assessments on Personal- Estate
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Polls Assessed 604
Value of Assessed Personal Estate:
Stock in trade
$11,900.00
Machinery
82,500.00
Livestock
58,535.00
Other tangible Personal Property 43,550.00
Total value of Assessed Personal Estate
$196,485.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate :
Land exclusive of buildings $332,095.00
Buildings exclusive of land 1,590,295.00
Total value of Assessed Real Estate
$1,922,390.00
Total value of Assessed Estate
$2,118,875.00
Tax on Personal Estate
$9,431.28
Tax on Real Estate
92,274.72
Tax on Polls
1,208.00
Total taxes levied $102,914.00
Rate of Tax per $1,000.00 $48.00
Number of Livestock Assessed:
Horses
21
Cows
439
Other Neat Cattle
120
Swine
51
Sheep 27
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Fowl
All other
6,015 9
Number of Dwelling Houses
assessed
644
Number of Acres of Land
assessed
10,761
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
Committed to Collector :
Vehicles registered in 1955
$1,281.93
Vehicles registered in 1956 19,549.94
Total Committments $20,831.87
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes Abated :
1955 Taxes
$221.71
1956 Taxes
1,411.33
Total Abatements $1,633.04
Overlay Account 1956
1956 Overlay $3,000.00 1956 Abatements on Polls and Property $2,478.79
Respectfully submitted DONALD B. LOWELL D. KINGSLEY BARNES CARL M. TAFT, Clerk
Board of Assessors
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REPORT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
To the Selectmen of Mendon:
Gentlemen :
The Fire Department answered 20 alarms in 1956 with an estimated loss of $5,450.
5 Building Fires
6 Chimney Fires
3 Resperator Calls
3 Oil Burner Fires
3 Truck and Auto Fires
Generator and Flood Lights to Mill Fire, Woon., R. I.
15 Wells pumped out
1 Cellar pumped out
The Forest Fire Department answered 22 alarms in 1956 which burned over 3 acres wood and brush land and 7 acres of grass. Only one of these a major fire, the others less than one acre each.
320 burning permits were given out and only four of these went out of control.
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The Firemen held an Auction and Minstrel Show mak- ing a good sum, which paid for a parade, refreshments and entertainment the night before the Fourth of July.
The Fire Station was decorated at Christmas and the Firemen with the Grange decorated and lighted the tree in Founders Park.
A factory rebuilt engine was installed in Fire Engine No. 2, making it a good piece of Fire Apparatus.
Our two-way radios are working very satifactorily and puts us in direct communication with our fire tower observer.
May I express my thanks to the townspeople for their cooperation the 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 Town rcads during 1956 :
CHAPTER 81
There were 11,306 gallons of tar and asphalt applied to various roads under this Chapter. On Quissett Road 1,600 feet of roadway was rebuilt and hard topped. On Inman Hill 1,000 feet was widened and rebuilt with a hard top ap- plied. 1,400 feet of road was widened on Blackstone Street and a bad curve was eliminated .. One hundred and fifty yards of ledge was removed and the surface was also hard topped. Brush was cut on all roads including Chapter 90 highways.
CHAPTER 90 MAINTENANCE
There were 14,046 gallons of tar and asphalt applied to various roads under this Chapter. The shoulders were cut down on some of these roads and some new drainage in- stalled.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION (1955)
With money carried over from the 1955 appropriation, we completed the work on Providence Street. The new drain-
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age near the residence of Mr. Keefe is now adequate to take care of the flow of water from Willow Brook and is work- ing satisfactorily .. The unexpended funds from the Provi- dence Street project were applied to work on Blackstone Street.
CHAPTER 90 CONSTRUCTION (1956)
On account of drainage problems, we were late in start- ing construction on North Avenue. The drainage for this section is now completed. We used 914 feet of twelve inch pipe and 260 feet of fifteen inch pipe. Four catch basins, three man holes and two drop inlets were installed. When the roadway is completed in 1957 it will be thirty-two feet wide as far as the Catholic Church.
MOWRY STREET IMPROVEMENT
Under a town appropriation, a section of this road as far as the William Hutchinson residence was widened, grav- eled and drainage was installed.
I wish to thank the townspeople as well as the State and County Engineers for their cooperation and assistance during the past year.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM R. BOWEN,
Highway Surveyor
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REPORT OF TREE WARDEN
Due to the Dutch Elm disease, I have taken down and destroyed 34 trees and trimmed the highways.
A survey has been made with Mr. Lawrence R. Laver- dure, District Supervisor of Natural Resources of infested trees. There are about fifty more trees with Dutch Elm disease which must be taken down and destroyed. I am, therefore, requesting an additional amount of $300 in my 1957 budget to cover this work. This will make the total appropriation for this department $1,200.00.
Respectfully submitted
WILLIAM NUTTALL,
Tree Warden
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS
Following is the financial report and recapitulation of the East Mendon Water System for the year 1956:
Appropriation for Water Dept. Maintenance $1,200.00
Expended :
Lloyd Nelson, repairs
$94.39
Postage
5.30
Printing
13.00
Meter Reading
18.00
Meter Repairs
24.00
Varney Bros.
8.75
Town of Bellingham,
water
545.38
Clerical
12.00
Advertising
3.00
Total expended
$723.82
Unexpended
476.18
$1,200.00
Recapitulation
Expended for Maint.
$723.82
For Water Loan Note 1,000.00
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For Interest on Note 303.75
Total costs for 1956 $2,027.57
Received for sale of water 1,724.47
Net loss for 1956 $303.10
During 1956 extensions to the East Mendon Water Sys- tem were made on Bates Street and Cape Road. Thus ten more services were added, making a total of sixty-four. One more hydrant was also installed, bringing the total number of hydrants to twelve. Following is a detail of expenditures : Appropriation for Bates Street Extension $4,946.25
Expended :
Printing
$15.00
Advertising
18.00
Clerical
35.00
Consigli Const. Co.
4,788.03
Total expended
$4,856.03
Unexpended
90.22
$4,946.25
Appropriation for Cape Road Extension
$2,000.00
Expended :
Consigli Const. Co.
$216.08
Lloyd Nelson
231.00
Nelson Meter Service
166.64
Total expended $613.72
Unexpended
1,386.28
$2,000.00
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Recapitulation
Total expenditures for Water Extensions
$5,469.75
Repayments from takers for installation costs
867.32
Net cost to Town $4,602.43
Respectfully submitted
CLARENCE E. VARNEY, Ch.
DONATO F. LEONE
M. MORTON GOODNOW
Water Commissioners
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REPORT OF WIRING INSPECTOR
Inspection sheets issued 46
Value of same $109.00
Made up as follows :
Cash received
$85.00
No. 120 (electrician unknown)
Bad Debts (2)
6.00
No. 106 (electrician died)
Cancellations (1) (Dup. No. 124) 3.00
Oustanding (2)
No. 101
9.00
No. 104
5.00
Overpaid last year (1) No. 138
1.00
Total
$109.00
WALTER J. CHANNING
Wiring Inspector
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TOWN CLERK'S REPORT
1956
Dog Licenses
180 Males at $2.00 each $360.00
29 Females at $5.00 each
145.00
85 Spayed Females at 2.00 each 170.00
7 $10.00 Kennel Licenses
70.00
2 $25.00 Kennel Licenses
50.00
Less Clerk's Fees: 303 licenses at 20c
$795.00 60.60
Cash paid to Town Treasurer as per Monthly Statements $734.40
1 transfer license issued in 1956
All dogs three months old or more must be licensed at the Town Clerk's office on or before April 1, 1957. The Dog License Refund is added to the General School Fund of our Town.
Sporting Licenses issued from Jan. 1, 1956 to Dec. 31, 1956
108 Resident Fishing
105 Resident Hunting
83 Resident Sporting
14 Resident Minor Fishing
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23 Resident Female Fishing 1 Resident Minor Trapping
1 Resident Trapping
2 Non-resident Minor Fishing
5 Non-resident Citizen Fishing
2 Non-resident Citizen Hunting
1 Non-resident Citizen Sporting ....
10 Duplicate licenses
14 Resident Citizen Sporting FREE
Total amount received for licenses $1,306.25
Less amount retained for fees - 345 at 25c 86.25
Amount sent to the Dept. of Natural Resources $1,220.00
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BIRTHS REGISTERED IN 1956
Date of Birth 1956
Name of Child
Name of Parents with Maiden Name of Mother
Jan.
5
George Andrew Howarth
George and Carol Tredeau John P. and Gloria Purdy
Feb.
1
Mary Elizabeth Hackenson
Thomas D. and Dorothy Charge
6
Laurel Ann Barr
20
David Allan Phillips
Gordon E. and Alice G. Wilde Carroll W. and Dorothy Mclaughlin Thomas P. . and Ruth M .. Bosma Roland A. and Jeannette Roy
Mar.
1
Sharon Mae Thrash
Melvin V. and Jacquelyn M. Curley
Apr.
7
Therese Ann Starrett Paula Jeanne Morin Joseph Michael Candela
Paul L. and Gertrude Wilson Edward P. and Marie Fort er Americo and Evelyn Dufresne Terrance D. and Lucille Slotnick
May
9
June
9
10
July
6
23
5
Thomas Edward Gaskill
11
12
19
Sept.
2
4
6
Oct.
19 6
7
7
8
19
19 Susan Grace Messier
Nov.
14
Baby Boy Votolato
Dec. 29
Brian James Moriarty
Donald F. and Dora M. Ernest Edward and Ruth Meade Louise A. and Irma Barron Wesley and Virginia Kerr Alfred W. and Nina M. Busby Ernest S. and Mary Labaire Thomas J. and Elaine M. Carmody Walter A. and Pauline J. Care Alton H. and Arlene M. Richard Rudolph L. and Elnora Vasile Edward J. and Jennie P. Oleksyk Robert W. and Nancy A. Nash Ernest A. and Frances Wojnowski Kenneth D. and Dorothy Condrick Elwyn D. and Ann M. Taxiera Donald H. and Betty A. Desmarais Roland L. and Marjorie E. Boyd Kenneth and Lois J. Wagner Daniel N. and Shirley Steere Robert H. and Shirley L. Campbell Elie and Maureen Clain
Vincent, Jr. and Geraldine T. Sullivan John J. and Jeannette Belliveau
19
Baby Boy Houlihan
23
Thomas Philip Guerra, Jr.
25
Edward Craig Kingsley
27
9
15
Brenda Dawn Munhall
28
Deborah Susanne Stewart James Arthur Paradiso Mark Philip DeLorge Lee Robin Rogers Susan Donn Ingham Eva Marie Thomas Daniel Patrick Malia
Aug.
Michael Richard Watters Dana David Deiana Edward Theodore Wolanski William Thomas McTurk Bonnie Jean Bouchard Patricia Marie Morgan Ann Marie Brogan Donna Marie Gaskell Brenda Joyce Carlson Heidi Jane Taylor David Kingsley Barnes Ruth Ann Metthe
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MARRIAGES REGISTERED IN 1956
Date of Marriage 1956
Names
Residence
By Whom and Where Married
Feb.
5
Donald Leo White
Mendon
Rev.E.Mastroiani
Barbara Marcaruso
Worcester
Worcester, Mass.
11
Daniel N. Barnes
Mendon
Rev. Hvezdon Kafka
Shirley M. Steere
Mendon
Mendon
11
Terrance D. Munhall
Mendon
Willard M. Blodgett
Lois M. Groehler
Framingham
Mar.
3
Donald E. Coburn
Mendon
Rev. William C. Nelson Mendon
Apr.
14
Earl E. Taft
Hopedale
Rev. David B. Bronson Milford
22
John A. Leonardi
Framingham
Rev. John J. Foley
Jean Marie Capone
Milford
Mendon
June
2
Francis H. Pretty
Framingham
Rev. William C. Nelson Mendon
16
Carl Adams
Bellingham
Rev. George Burgess
Anne E. Watson
Mendon
Milford
17
Harry B. Schaechter
Hartford
Rabbi Philip H. Reiss Mendon
23
Joseph Alexander Merchant
Dennisport
Rev. Henry H. Weisbauer Mendon
Elizabeth Key Ashkins
Mendon
Rev. Charles M. Mitchell
Beverly Joan Rocks
Mendon
Woonsocket, R. I.
23
Robert K. Pierce
Natick
Rev. Albert R. Phillips Natick
30
Everett Charles
Holliston
Rev. Joseph A. Herner Mendon
July
14
John F. Murphy
Milford
Rev. John P. Farnon
Frances C. Nelson
Mendon
Milford
Aug.
3 William Edwin Robinson
Foxboro
George F. Campbell,N.P. Norfolk
Sept.
3 Earl Leigh Nelson
Mendon
Rev. Martin J. Manahan Milford
8
John E. Quirk Doris Guidi
Milford
Rev. Raymond Dalla Porta Milford
8 Maurice H. Lamothe
Mendon
Rev. Gerald F. Donovan Millis
22
James Shea
Mendon
Rev. Joseph W. Beach
Alice B. Mele
Worcester
Worcester, Mass.
22
Louis J. Geneseo
Mendon
Rev. Martin J. Manahan Milford
Oct.
6
Wilbur Blair
Milford
Rev. Joseph A. Herner Milford
6
George D. Martin Iris B. Rogers
Mendon
Rev. Stanley R. Welch Mendon
13
Edwin L. Miller
Hopedale
Rev. James Hutchinson
Viola B. Miller
Mendon
Hopedale
23
Robert J. Dubois
Woonsocket
Helen Ann Hamilton
Mendon
Martha F. Carlson
Mendon
Eunice M. Gill
Mendon
Helen Theresa Boone
Milford
Mendon
Janet Marie Clement
Millis
Barbara Racine
Milford
Anna Mathilda Carlson
Mendon
Monrovia Cal.
Fitzwilliam, N. H.
Ethel J. Rogers
Mendon
E. M. Dianne Channing
Mendon
Joyce Ann Twitchell
Mendon
Ida Smith
Mendon
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20
Alfred N. Closson, Jr. Barbara Mitsea
Mendon
Framingham
27
Joseph M. Taxiera
Mendon
Upton
Natick
Mendon
Rev. John J. . Foley Mendon
Woonsocket
Rev .Lloyd A. Duren Mendon
-
Richard C. V. Alward
Rev. John F. Broderick
-
Beverly A. Godin
Mendon Bellingham
No Bellingham
Nov.
17
George L. Morgan, Jr.
Barbara A. Carr
24 Roger O. Ducharme Judith L. Miller
Mendon
29 Dec.
Rev. Nichol. C. Manikas Marlboro
Rev. John H. Shannon Upton
Ruth Janet Page
DEATHS REGISTERED IN 1956
Date of Death 1956
Name
Y
Age M
D
Cause of Death
Jan.
19
Baby Boy Houlihan
--
-
-
Stillborn
Feb.
12
Philias Manseau
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15
Chronic Myocarditis
25
Charles David Bagg
87
1
28
Terminal Pumonary Edema
Mar.
4
Herbert Allan Alger
66
7
2
Chronic Myocarditis
23
Lawrence S. Maher
63
2
27
Cancer of Kidney
Apr.
6
Annie Elizabeth Kingsley Barnes
73
5
22
Cerebral hemorrhage
8
Elliott Gunnar Halsing
30
9
8 Astrocytoma
76
16
Louis Jacob Wiersma
75
1
6 Arteriosclerosis
86
6
27
Cerebral hemorrhage
July
4 William A. Curliss
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7
1
Uremia
6
Thomas Holland
71
3
29
Adenocarcinoma of Stomach
17 Albert Kearsley
80
5
2
Congestive heart failure
21
William Austin Elliott
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-
22
Carcinoma of colon
26 Ernest Benton Nason
77
8
5
Acute congestive failure
Aug.
9 Inez A. Daniels
85
11
9
Chronic Myocarditis
Sept.
11 James F. Reilly
81
2
7
Cerebral hemorrhage
1
June
4 Louis A. Leoncini
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2
Gangrenous appendicitis
16 Mary Ann Moores
Oct. 2 James Howard Armstrong
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1
-
Malignant Tumor of spine
9 Edward Francis Coutu
43
6
8
Coronary Heart disease
25 Sad'e Frances Hammond Closson
56
6
8
Cerebral Vascular hemorrhage
28
Annie Carolyn Barton Coffin
74
4
17
Acute Coronary Thrombosis
31 Marie Anita Fortier Morin
27
7
-
Erythema multiforme
Nov.
1 Mabel Metcalf Griffin
50
10
2
Carcinoma Metastasis
14 Bay Boy Votolato
Bilateral atelectasis
Dec.
12
Andrew J. Byrne
70
0
20
Coronary Thrombosis
25
Joseph DeCosta
89
11
17
Arteriosclerosis
-
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SEVENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Trustees of the Taft Public Library submit the Re- port of the Librarian, the Financial Report, and Trustees' Report for the year ending December 31, 1956.
The redecoration of the interior of the Library has been the major project of the year. The ceiling and walls have been repaired and painted. The woodwork has been varn- ished, and the floor sanded and sealed. Some minor repair on basement windows and roof has been necessary.
The Trustees recommend the installation of storm wind- ows on the building to improve the efficiency of the present heating system.
It is encouraging to note from the report of the Librar- ian that circulation of books and periodicals has increased during the past year. In order that the Library may be of greater service and convenience to the community, the Trustees have approved the opening of the Library on Mon- day afternoons in addition to the regular schedule.
Respectfully submitted,
ERNEST P. WOOD
CHESTER F. FITZGERALD
PERCY L. ROWE
VESTELLA M. DANIELS
HENRY P. CLOUGH
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1956 LIBRARY REPORT
To the Trustees of the Taft Public Library :
The circulation for the year (99 days) was 5902, an increase of 1279 over last year. The largest number given out in one day was 206, the smallest, 11; and the average, 59. Circulation by classes was as follows: fiction, 1838; Juvenile, 2386; magazines, 882; biography, 278; history and travel, 165; literature and fine arts, 83; science and useful arts, 160; all others, 110.
New books added to the Library by the Town, 45; by the Fletcher Fund, 71; by Anna Ellis Fund, 1; and by gift, 55, making a total of 172. Gifts of books were received from Mrs. Maude Clough, Miss Clara Pond, Mr. James Flanagan, Mrs. Mabel Griffin, Mr. Richard Harding, Mrs. Hazel Leonard and Mrs. Gertrude Lewis, for which we wish to express our thanks and appreciation. We also wish to acknowledge the gift of two books "The Whitin Family" and "The Swift Family" by E. Kent Swift of Whitinsville; "Massachusetts State Government", compiled by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, given by the Filene Foundation; "MacArthur: his rendezvous with history", given by ยท Rem- ington Rand Foundation, Inc .; "Speak to the Earth", by Max Miller, given by an Oil Co .; and "John D Rockefeller, Jr., a Portrait", given by his daughter.
Magazines available to readers are American Home, At- lantic Monthly, Better Homes and Gardens, Boys' Life, Col- liers', Good Houskeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, National Geographic, Popular Mechanics, Readers' Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, Time and Woman's Home Companion.
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Fines collected and turned over to the town treasurer, $28.83.
The interior of the Library was completely redecorated in the spring, making it bright and attractive. All the books were removed from the shelves, the shelves cleaned, and the books replaced by the librarian and her assistant. Miss Mar- jorie Vear has given excellent service as high school assist- ant.
A Story Hour for the small children and a Reading Club, with the States of the U. S. A. as the subject, were well attended in the summer.
Two area meetings for librarians from Southern Worc- ester County were attended by the librarian. In April, the meeting was held at the Whitinsville Library; and in Sep- tember, here at the Taft Public Library. Thirty were in at- tendance from twelve neighboring towns. Our guests, Miss Alice Cahill and Mrs. Alice Howard, from the Massachusetts Division of Public Libraries, conducted an all-day Reference Workshop which was most helpful. A luncheon was served in the Town Hall by the ladies of the Evening Alliance; and it was a most successful affair.
Art Week was observed by an exhibit of paintings by two local artists, Miss Jane Coleman and Mrs. Doris Daniels Cox.
During National Book Week, a display of fifty new books was arranged in cooperation with the Mendon PTA, in a store window in the Sabatinelli Block.
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Open House was held at the Library in the evening of November 26th, when our guest of honor was Mrs. Lena George, a former librarian and trustee of this library for many years.
From October to December, the librarian attended a nine-week lecture course in "The Library as an Information
Center" at the Town Library in Framingham. Mrs. Maude Clough kindly substituted for the librarian on these Thursday evenings. This course was planned under the direction of the Massachusetts Division of Library Extension.
May we thank the trustees and town officials for their cooperation and support, and the townspeople for their in- creased interest.
Respectfully submitted,
VESTELLA M. DANIELS,
Librarian
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TAFT PUBLIC LIBRARY - FINANCIAL REPORT
Appropriation
Transfer from Reserve Fund
$1,650.00 62.36
Total Appropriation and Transfer
$1,712.36
Expended :
Wor. Co. Elect. Co.
$36.00
Barney Coal Co.
232.46
Campbell and Hall, Inc.
92.66
H. W. Wilson Co.
32.60
American Library Assn.
6.00
Bro. Dart Industries
7.25
Gaylord Brothers
12.55
C. C. Shattuck
3.48
Jacques Hardware Co.
6.00
Jordan Marsh Co.
24.95
Vestella M. Daniels
34.00
Samuel Mitchell
13.80
Goldberger Agency, Inc.
43.95
Raymond Dudley, Janitor
100.00
Vestella M. Daniels, Librarian
300.00
Carlton Goss
66.66
Otis L. Clark Co.
700.00
Total
$1,712.36
FLETCHER FUND
Campbell and Hall, Inc.
$171.57
ANNA ELLIS FUND
Campbell and Hall, Inc.
$18.00
ANNUAL REPORTS
of the
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
and
SUPERINTENDENT of SCHOOLS
of the
TOWN OF MENDON
MASSACHUSETTS
for the
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1956
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SCHOOL DIRECTORY 1955-1956
School Committee
Harry C. York Gordon R. Good, Sec.
Harry C. York
Term Expires 1959
Term Expires 1957 Term Expires 1859
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 Univ., 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 Tel. Milford 3725 Office Hours-4:00 P. M. to 5 P. M. on School days
School Physician
Ronald Lukert, M. D. Tel. Milford 3045
School Nurse
Grace Moran, R. N. Milford Dist. Nursing Assn.
School Custodian
William Hazard Mendon, Mass.
Transportation Agents
Harold C. Barrows
Mendon, Mass.
Harold Barrows, Jr. Mendon, Mass.
Attendance Officer
William D. Rondeau Mendon, Mass.
TEACHERS
Name
Subject or Grade
Preparation
Degrees or Years
Years in Town
Henry P. Clough, Principal
Mathematics French, Social Science
Dartmouth College and New Hampshire University
B. S.
Twenty-ninth
Raymond F. Biedrzycki
Mathematics, Science
Rhode Island State
B. S.
Eleventh
Irene P. Smith
Commercial Ed.
Regis College
A. B.
First
Anne K. Davenport
Home Economics Social Science
University of Mass.
B. S.
First
Arlene C. Maroney
English, Latin Worcester State Teachers College
B. S.
First
Catherine Whelen
Grade 6
Boston University
A. B.
Third
Margaret Hubert
Grade 5
Framingham State Teachers Col.
Two
Fourth
E. Jane Coleman
Grade 4
Mass. School of Art
B. S. E.
Fifth
Margaret C. Duren
Grade 3
Syracuse University
A. B.
Third
Grace Hutchinson
Grade 2
Framingham State Teachers Col.
Two
Eighteenth
Lucille A. Rab doux
Grade 1
Perry Kindergarten Normal
Two
First
R. I. College of Ed.
One
Howard C. Llewellyn, (Armed Ser.) Commercial Ed.
Salem State Teachers College
B. S. E.
Second
Mildred White (Resigned)
Home Economics Social Science
Framingham State Teachers Col.
B. S. E.
Fourth
85
Doris O'Neill (Resigned) Lillian Pennington (Resigned)
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