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Scales
Sealed
Fees Collected
Platform, over 10,000 lbs.
3
6.00
Platform, over 5,000 lbs.
2
2.00
Platform, 100 lbs. to 5,000 lbs.
27
13.50
Counter, over 100 lbs.
5
2.50
Counter, under 100 lbs.
14
1.40
Spring, over 100 lbs.
1
.50
Spring, under 100 lbs.
14
1.40
Computing, under 100 lbs.
13
1.30
Personal Weigher
2
1.00
Prescription
3
.30
29.90
Weights
Apothecary
18
.54
Metric
11
.33
Capacity Measures
Tank Trucks Meter System
3
3.00
Kerosene Pumps
4
1.00
Gasoline Pumps
27
13.50
Liquid Measures
20
2.00
19.50
Yard Measures
Yard Sticks
7
.21
.21
50.48
I have turned over to the Town Treasurer the fees collected, $50.48 and hold his receipt for the same. This is my fourth annual report and I wish to thank the Board of Selectmen, business men, all farmers and poultrymen for all assistance to me.
Yours truly, GORDON B. HOBBS Sealer
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Report of Highway Surveyor
12 Picks
1 Water Cart
1 Patrol Scraper
1 Tar Kettle
1 Cement Mixer
1 Adams Grader
2 Conant Gravel Loaders
6 Forks
8 Iron Bars
4 Scythes and Snaths
4 Iron Rakes
4 Axes
18 Snow Shovels
1 Self Propelling Nozzle
64 Shovels of various types
2 Extension Ladders
30 Street Brooms
Various small tools
NEW ROAD EQUIPMENT REPORT
Appropriation $8,000.000 from surplus 8,000.00
Appropriation $1,000.00 from machinery fund 1,000.00
9,000.00
The Selectmen and Highway Surveyor placed an order with Hedge and Matthew Co. April 23, 1946 for an Austin Western Power Grader 99-M. subject to approval of the town at the time when available, subject to advance cost. General Highway Appropriation 3,500.00
Turners Public Spirit
4.00
John Boynton Estate
40.00
C. G. Heald
3.00
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co.
340.00
Middlesex Washed Sand and Gravel Co.
36.00
Robert Yeutter
22.70
Wachusett Electric Co.
11.52
G. A. Shattuck
2.91
Ralph Palmer
2.04
William P. Proctor Co.
33.07
Riverside Paint & Varnish Co.
62.51
Times Free Press
6 New Adams Scraper Blades
7 Simonds Cross Cut Saws
4 Road Drags
4 Sidewalk Plows
2 Large Grease Guns
6,200 ft. Snow Fence
12 Mattocks
4 Brush Snips
1 Buffalo Springfield Roller
4 New Patrol Scraper Blades
9.50
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Files & O'Keefe Co. Pepperell Water Dept.
28.84
6.00
31.67
2.77
357.38
5.00
1,000.26
2,499.74
W. E. Chapman, Trucks
713.95
Frank Ford, Truck
367.40
George Pierce, Grader
55.00
1,136.35
1,363.39
W. E. Chapman
326.00
J. J. Sullivan
119.13
Edward Drinan
86.26
Edward Fahey
159.15
Dennis O'Brien
155.91
William Clark
118.81
Arthur Greenwood
114.30
Albert Stratton
59.00
William Dwyer
27.00
Louis Parker
63.70
Freeman Simmons
48.30
Lemuel Lohnes
42.70
W. E. Jones
22.40
1,342.66
Unexpended balance
20.73
Chapter 81, Contract 4533-018-46-4321
Town 6,900.00, State 15,525.00. Total
22,425.00
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co.
3,343.66
Koppers Company
3,782.93
Roy Elliott
309.80
Socony Vacumn Oil Co.
1,062.45
Ernest Blood
150.40
Walter Shattuck
68.20
L. Soucy
26.00
Credited to machinery fund
243.40
8,986.84
Arthur Bartlett Sheldon Express Central Grain Lowell Sun
13,438.16
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W. E. Chapman, Trucks Frank Ford, Truck Joe Allen, Tractor
3,872.10
1,853.40
1,092.50
6,818.00
6,620.16
W. E. Chapman
1,323.55
Edward Drinan
769.73
J. J. Sullivan
797.23
William Clark
500.58
Louis Parker
555.80
Freeman Simmons
432.25
Lemuel Lohnes
582.45
Dennis O'Brien
658.40
Edward Fahey
435.90
Arthur Greenwood
134.65
Albert Stratton
325.10
William Dwyer
96.00
G. Fuller
7.13
6,618.77
Unexpended balance
1.39
Pierce Street, appropriated
1,000.00
W. E. Chapman, Trucks
124.40
George Pierce, Grader
44.00
Frank Ford, Truck
17.40
John Marks, Truck
135.00
John Marks, Bulldozer
280.50
Roy Elliott, Truck
72.00
Roy Elliott, Shovel
306.00
979.30
20.70
W. E. Chapman
8.00
Louis Parker
6.30
Freeman Simmons
6.30
20.60
Unexpended Balance Chapter 90 Maintenance, Contract 9621
.10
Town 1,800.00, State 500.00, County 500.00. Total 2,800.00 Koppers Company 1,501.69
1,298.31
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W. E. Chapman, Trucks Frank Ford, Truck Joe Allen, Tractor Mower
161.00
222.50
217.50
601.00
697.31
W. E. Chapman
104.00
Edward Drinan
64.00
Freeman Simmons
96.00
Edward Fahey
45.65
Dennis O'Brien
54.40
J. J. Sullivan
43.20
Louis Parker
75.00
Lemuel Lohnes
78.00
William Clark
29.60
Arthur Greenwood
48.00
Albert Stratton
51.30
689.15
Unexpended balance
8.16
Construction River, Mill & Main Sts.
Total
Town 3,000.00, County 3,000.00, State 6,000.00
12,000.00
Hume Pipe of N. E. Inc.
1,858.08
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
857.89
Koppers Company
132.38
Berger Metal Culvert Co.
196.17
Walter Shattuck
56.50
Central Grain Co.
24.30
Massachusetts Broken Stone . Co.
2,060.85
Roy Elliott
48.00
Machinery fund
110.25
5,344.42
6,655.58
W. E. Chapman, Trucks
690.90
Frank Ford, Truck
602.80
Roy Elliott, Shovel
498.00
Roy Elliott, Truck
76.50
John Marks, Bulldozer
602.25
Roy Elliott, Tractor
12.00
Roy Elliott, Back Hoe
90.00
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John Mark, Truck
157.50
2,729.95
3,925.63
W. E. Chapman
312.00
Edward Drinan
98.70
J. J. Sullivan
248.30
Edward Fahey
179.55
Dennis O'Brien
183.75
Albert Stratton
125.55
William Clark
270.70
Arthur Greenwood
241.75
1,660.30
Unexpended balance
2,265.33
Bridges Account
Balance, 1945
2,469.45
Unexpended Balance, Dec. 31, 1946
2,469.45
Pleasant St. Sidewalk Appropriation
850.00
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co., Hot Top
267.50
582.50
W. E. Chapman, Truck
153.50
Frank Ford, Truck
97.50
251.00
331.50
W. E. Chapman
24.00
Edward Drinan
64.00
J. J. Sullivan
64.00
Edward Fahey
62.65
Dennis O'Brien
64.00
William Clark
26.40
Arthur Greenwood
26.40
331.45
Unexpended balance
.05
Park St. Sidewalk Appropriation
400.00
Massachusetts Broken Stone, Hot Top
122.50
277.50
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Frank Ford, Truck
140.00
140.00
137.50
J. J. Sullivan
30.40
Edward Fahey
35.25
Dennis O'Brien
44.80
Edward Drinan
14.40
Freeman Simmons
8.25
William Clark
4.00
137.10
Unexpended balance
.40
Townsend St. Sidewalk and
drainage appropriation
500.00
This was not completed on account of no pipe available in time.
Drainage Balance, WPA
2,649.16
Hume Pipe of N. E., Inc.
338.69
Berger Metal Culvert Co.
410.62
749.31
1,899.85
Town Dump, Appropriated
200.00
Transferred from Emergency Fund
100.00
300.00
John Marks
79.00
William Hermann
49.50
Roy Elliott
65.00
North Middlesex Washed Sand and Gravel 45.00
238.50
Unexpended Balance
61.50
Road to Tomb, Appropriated
100.00
W. E. Chapman, stone, dust, tar
100.00
Repairs, Dunstable Road, Appropriation
800.00
Koppers Company
188.84
Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
121.08
Middlesex Wachusetts , Sand & Gravel
202.98
512.90
287.10
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W. E. Chapman
20.00
W. E. Chapman, Trucks
37.50
Frank Ford, Truck 67.50
Edward Fahey
16.10
Louis Parker
52.50
Freeman Simmons
53.90
Lemuel Lohnes
12.60
William Clark
4.50
Edward Drinan
9.75
J. J. Sullivan
9.75
Dennis O'Brien
3.00
287.10
000.00
Machinery Fund Receipts, 1946
Feb. 18 For Motor Grader
1,000.00
Balance Jan. 1
1,929.66
Feb. 18 To Match Expense 1,000.00
From Machinery fund expense
100.00
From Chap. 81
244.40
Construction
110.25
Sale Tractor
150.00
Sale Mixer
25.00
Sale Grader
25.00
Use Roller
30.90
Theodore Palmer
6.00
Ray Newell
11.70
Dec. 31 Balance 632.91
2,632.91
2,632.91
Balance Jan. 1
639.91
Machinery Fund Expense
Feb. 28 To Match Receipts
100.00
Balance Jan. 1
103.88
From Match Received Feb. 28
1,000.00
Chester Waterous
3.78
Alfred Baraby
5.25
Arthur Bartlett
33.61
Wachusett Electric Co.
1.00
Mrs. W. E. Leary
4.20
Theodore Palmer
66.57
Ralph Palmer
83.94
Files & O'Keefe
31.25
John Laitala
12.92
68
Osgood Construction Co.
5.00
Robert Yeutter
21.51
George Shattuck
27.06
Conant Machine Co.
25.90
Dec. 31-Balance
681.89
1,103.88
1,103.88
Balance Jan. 1, 1947 681.89
:
Snow and Ice Removal
Appropriated Feb. 18,
1946
6,000.00
Appropriated Nov., 1946
2,000.00
Transferred
1,000.00
9,000,00
Central Grain Co.
485.28
San-Vel Contracting Co.
160.00
Roy Elliott
131.63
776.99
8,223.09
W. E. Chapman, Trucks
1,565.70
Frank Ford
997.80
Pepperell Trucking Co.
1,182.00
John Marks, Truck
1,392.00
John Marks, Tractor
20.00
Joe Allen, Tractor
366.00
Victor Geiger, Team
204.00
Ernest Blood, Team
143.00
5,870.50
2,352.59
W. E. Chapman
364.60
Edward Drinan
272.70
J. J. Sullivan
172.55
Albert Stratton
105.80
Edward Fahey
73.95
Leon Geiger
58.20
Wallace Geiger
6.40
Bruce Geiger
21.00
Amos Mahoney
9.60
Donald Granger
13.60
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Bruce Granger
3.50
John Fleming
3.60
Bernard Hamilton
3.60
William Clark
11.20
Freeman Simmons
6.75
Dennis O'Brien
44.80
Thomas Hill
93.90
Grafton Fuller
14.40
Joseph Jerszyk
2.40
William Blood
25.60
Lemuel Lohnes
23.55
Howard Granger
6.30
Arthur Greenwood
44.80
John Blood
48.30
Francis Melendy
13.00
Lester Blood
82.30
Maurice Geiger
46.00
Joseph McDonald
3.15
John Kemp
9.00
Theodore Palmer
20.00
1,604.55
Unexpended balance
748.04
Respectfully submitted, W. E. CHAPMAN Highway Surveyor.
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Report of Water Department For the Year Ending December 31, 1946
Receipts
Sales of Water
10,002.93
Sales of Material
193.62
Sundry Account
2.37
Total receipts
10,198.92
Expenditures
Salaries and Transportation
4,066.34
Service-Labor
738.59
Service-Material
997.57
Pumping Station, No. 1-Labor
569.98
Pumping Station, No. 1-Material
268.46
Pumping Station, No. 1-Expense
1,680.21
Piping System-Maintenance
275.37
Meters-Maintenance
298.95
Pumping Station, No. 2-Material
97.50
Pumping Station, No. 2-Labor
46.10
Water Commissioner
86.67
Collector-First National Bank
20.00
Sundry Account
236.19
Total Expenditures
9,381.93
POST-WAR PROJECT REPORT FOR WATER DEPARTMENT
In March, 1945, at the annual Pepperell town meet- ing, it was voted to appropriate from the Water Depart- ment surplus a sum not to exceed $500.00 to pay for an engineering survey on the possibilities of extensions, as a post-war project.
As a result, a representative of the engineering firm of Fay, Spofford and Thorndike of Boston, accompanied by Lewis D. Bemis, superintendent of the Water Department,
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and Lyman F. Robbins, secretary, made a proposal survey of the following projects :
Capacity of the water supply ; Equipment at the pump- ing station; equipment at the auxiliary station on Mason Street; conditions on the standpipes on Mason and Mt. Lebanon Streets; a new main across from the Nissittisit River at J. G. Wiley's residence; changing of the main at the Main Street bridge from the river to the side of the bridge; a new road to the pumping station; an up-to-date map of the water system; Hydrant rentals; water rates; a main from the pumping station to Lawrence Street on Oak Hill; Extensions from the corner of Oak and Maple Streets to Lige Coakley's property; a continuance of the extension from there via Maple Street to the corner of Heald and Sheffield Streets; a main on Willow Street; a main on Townsend Street and South Road to the Town line; a con- tinuation of the main on River Road from the Keyes' Farm to Grayson Hardy's property; a continuation of the main on Hollis Street to Richard Munn's property; a continuation of the main on Nashua Street to the corner of Pierce Street ; testing of all the water mains in town; replacing mains on Boynton Street and Tucker Avenue.
As soon as the cost of the survey has been sent to the Water Board, it will be decided whether the Board has enough money to pay for this survey, and at least the best possible survey will be made for the money which is avail- able.
Signed : ARTHUR STRAITIFF LYMAN F. ROBBINS CHARLES L. MANNING Commissioners
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Report of Trustees of Lawrence Library
The Trustees of the Lawrence Library respectfully submit the following report for the year ending Decem- ber 31, 1946:
Organization
Chairman, Pat J. McDermott Secretary, Helen G. Whalon
Executive Committee
John R. Shugert George A. Gillis
Pat J: McDermott
Finance Committee
John R. Shugert
Pat J. McDermott
George A. Gillis
Beatrice Parker
Book Committee
Irene T. Attridge
Helen G. Whalon
The income from investments will be found in the Treas- urer's Report.
Repairs are being made to the skylight and roof of the building. The curbing has been reset and the sidewalk has been resurfaced but the driveway remains to be done during the coming year.
The new oil burner has been installed and furnishing satisfactory heat but it will be more expensive to operate than the old system.
To maintain the present efficiency it will be necessary for the Town to appropriate $1,800.00.
PAT J. MCDERMOTT
Chairman
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Report of Treasurer of the Lawrence Public Library
Receipts
109.21
Cash on hand Jan. 1st, 1946 Coupons on Bonds :
Northern Pacific R. R.
300.00
New York Central R. R.
245.00
Detroit Terminal R. R.
180.00
Chicago and Indianapolis R. R.
80.00
Bangor and Aroostock R. R.
120.00
New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
100.00
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
20.00
Holyoke Street R. R.
20.62
Government Bonds
125.00
1,190.62
Stocks :
First National Bank, Boston
100.00
Shawmut National Bank, Boston
77.00
Town Appropriation
Serial G. Government Bonds
Interest from Savings Accounts :
Worcester North, Fitchburg
51.46
North Middlesex, Ayer
46.30
Lowell 5c Savings Bank
33.12
Cambridge Savings Bank
56.02
Charlestown 5c Savings
3.30
190.20
Total Income
3,217.03
Payments
Salaries :
Librarian
696.00
Assistant Librarian
600.00
Janitor
750.00
2,046.00
Books and Periodicals
504.23
Sundry and Supplies
81.34
Lights and Water
94.05
177.00 1,400.00 150.00
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Fuel Repairs Binding
306.47
12.10
11.40
1,009.59
Total Payments Unexpended Balance
3,055.59
161.44
3,217.03
SECURITIES OWNED BY THE LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
10 Northern Pacific R. R. Bonds
10,000.00
7 New York Central R. R. Bonds
7,000.00
4 Detroit Terminal R. R. Bonds 4,000.00
2 New England Tel. & Tel. Co.
2,000.00
2 Baltimore & Ohio R. R. Bonds
2,000.00
2 Chicago & Indianapolis R. R. Bonds
2,000.00
3 Bangor Aroostock R. R. Bonds
3,000.00
2 U. S. Government Bonds
2,000.00
1 U. S. Government Bonds
500.00
8 U. S. Government Bonds (Serial G.)
8,000.00
1 Holyoke Street R. R. Bonds Stocks and Savings Accounts :
500.00
50 Shares First National Bank, Boston
2,900.00
77 Shares Shawmut National Bank, Boston 2,772.00
22 Shares Holyoke St. R. R. (Value Unknown)
Worcester North Savings Bank, Fitchburg Cambridge Savings Bank
2,801.28
North Middlesex Savings Bank, Ayer
2,315.00
Lowell 5c Savings Bank, Lowell 2,208.00
Charlestown 5c Savings Bank, Charlestown
165.05
Note:
The above listed amounts is the Par-Value of the various issues.
Respectfully submitted, PHILIP R. McCLAIN
Treasurer
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3,430.00
Report of Librarian of the Lawrence Public Library
January 1, 1947
To the Trustees of the Lawrence Memorial Library :
The librarian respectfully submits the following report for the year 1946:
STATISTICS
Circulation :
Number of days the library was open
199
Number of books circulated during the year
13,690
New patrons 107
Classified circulation of books: Adult.
General works
1
Fine arts
106
Philosophy
42
Literature
306
Social science
93
History
260
Religion
8
Travel
275
Language
18
Biography
548
Science
57
Fiction
7,060
Useful arts
203
Magazines
1,366
Classified circulation of books: Juvenile.
Religion
7
Literature
59
Social science
110
History
45
Science
107
Travel
60
Useful arts
82
Biography
56
Fine arts
47
Fiction
2,774
The adult circulation was 10,343. The juvenile circu- lation was 3,347. The total circulation was 341 less than that of last year. The juvenile was 107 more than that of last year.
We borrowed 25 books from other libraries by Inter- library loan.
Number of volumes in the library :
January 1, 1946 26,352
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Number of volumes added in 1946: By purchase By gift Number of volumes in library : January 1, 1947
311
21
26,684
.
List of Magazines for 1947
American Magazine
National Geographic
Atlantic Monthly
Nature Magazine
Book Review Digest
Newsweek
Booklist
Our Dumb Animals g.
Catholic World g.
Parent's Magazine
Child Life
Pepperell Free Press g.
Children's Activities
Photoplay
Christian Century
Popular Mechanics
Congressional Record g.
Reader's Digest
Flying
Reader's Guide to Periodicals Rotarian g.
Good Housekeeping
Harper's Magazine
Saturday Evening Post School Arts
Holiday Magazine
House and Garden
Soviet Russia Today g. Time
Hygeia Ladies' Home Journal A
Turner's Public Spirit
Life
McCall's Magazine
Woman's Day Zion's Herald g.
Mademoiselle
HELEN M. WILEY
Librarian
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The
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
OF THE
TOWN of PEPPERELL
MASSACHUSETTS
SS
I DIS
G. 23.1775
WILLIAM PEPPERELL.
For the Year Ending December 31
1946
ORGANIZATION FOR 1946
Sidney F. Mason, E. Pepperell, Ch'rm'n Term expires 1949
Lucy J. Spring, E. Pepperell Term expires 1948
Guy Murchie, Pepperell, Secretary
Term expires 1947
Superintendent of Schools
Charles L. Stephenson, Pepperell
Telephone at office (Shattuck School) Pepperell 22
Telephone at Residence Pepperell 72
Telephone at High School Pepperell 68
Telephone at C. M. Shattuck School Pepperell 22
Telephone at Groton Street School Pepperell 2
School Physician
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Charles T. Porter, M. D., East Pepperell, Mass. (in gen- eral charge of diagnosis, first aid sanitation, and certificates for return after communicable diseases) .
School Examiner
Charles T. Porter, M. D., East Pepperell, Mass. (In charge of annual physical examination and pre-school clinic).
School Nurse
Mrs. Ellen Dee, R.N., East Pepperell, Mass.
(Nurse of Pepperell District Nursing Association) (Office in Town Hall) . Telephone at office : Pepperell 433 Telephone at Home: Pepperell 311.
Janitors Peter Fitzpatrick Daniel Haggerty
Bus Drivers
Harold B. Olsen Harold C. Gilbert
Roger Ryan
Oak Hill Nashua Road and North Pepperell South Road
Supervisor of Attendance Harold C. King
No-School Signal At 7:30 on fire alarm: Three blasts followed by three (33) means all schools, both High and Elementary, will be closed all day. Also broadcast from WBZ several times between 7:00 and 8:30 A. M.
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SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 1947
January 6 to February 21
7 weeks
March 3 to April 18
8 weeks
April 28 to June 13 (Elementary)
7 weeks
(April 28 to June 20, High School)
September 8 to December 24
16 weeks
School opens January 5, 1948
The schools will close on all legal holidays, the day after Thanksgiving, and the days allowed for teachers' con- ventions and visiting schools.
Schools close at noon Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
Financial Statement
December 31, 1946
Appropriation, February, 1946
50,400.00
Appropriation, November, 1946
4,000.00
Dog Tax
439.13
Carried over from 1945
635.85
Rent, District Nursing Association
60.00
Various Refunds
207.74
Total Resources
55,742.72
Total Expenditures
55,563.88
Balance December 31, 1946
178.84
Expenditures :
General Control:
. Salaries of School Committee
150.00
Other Expenses
287.51
Salary of Superintendent
1,945.00
Expense of Superintendent
495.10
2,877.61
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Expense of Instruction:
Salaries of Supervisors
1,117.40
Salaries of Teachers Textbooks Supplies
32,363.00
710.16
764.51
.
34,995.07
Expense of Operation:
Janitors
3,220.00
Fuel
3,792.67
Janitors' Supplies, etc.
1,571.51
8,584.56
Repairs and Replacements:
High and Elementary
1,144.62
1,144.62
Auxiliary Agents :
Health
213.68
Transportation
5,792.00
Tuition
663.59
6,669.27
Outlays :
New Ground and Buildings
384.35
Equipment
517.73
902.08
Summer Playground :
Salary and Expense
430.67
430.67
Total Expended
55,563.88
Total Resources
55,742.72
Total Expended
55,563.88
Balance December 31, 1946
178.84
SIDNEY F. MASON Chairman School Committee
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Reimbursements:
Part One
4,910.00
Part Two
4,156.15
City of Boston, Tuition
219.70
Vocational Education
251.11
Rent, Nursing Association
60.00
Various Refunds
207.74
Account Union Superintendent
1,160.00
Total Reimbursements
10,964.70
These reimbursements reduce the actual cost of Schools to the Town to
44,599.18
BUDGET FOR 1947
General Control
School Committee salary
180.00
School Committee expense
100.00
(Printing-Census-Misc.)
Salary of Superintendent
2,160.00
Expenses of Superintendent
720.00
(Travel-Clerk-Truant Officer)
3,160.00
Expense of Instruction
Teachers' Salaries
37,560.00
Supervisors' Salaries
1,700.00
Text Books
1,000.00
Supplies
720.00
40,980.00
Expense of Operation
Janitors' Salaries
4,200.00
Fuel
4,000.00
Operating
1,600.00
9,800.00
Repairs®
3,000.00
3,000.00
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Auxiliary Agencies
Health-Salaries Doctor
300.00
Misc. Expense Physical Education
25.00
Salary Instructor
750.00
Salaries Playground
500.00
500.00
Transportation Tuition
800.00
11,175.00
Outlays
Grounds
600.00
New Equipment
600.00
1,200.00
School Lunch
300.00
300.00
Total
69,615.00
Budget 1946
55,742.72
Increase 25%, or
13,872.28
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Athletic Equipment Transportation of Teams
500.00
7,800.00
Report of the Superintendent of Schools
To the School Committee and Citizens of the Town of Pepperell:
I have the honor to submit my annual report of the ad- ministration of the School Department. Organization.
At the time the new High School was built our system was changed from the 8-4 to the 6-6 plan. While it must be admitted that this plan permits more complete depart- mentalization of subjects, and therefore affords better instruction, we are faced with the problem of overcrowding in the High School. It appears from the study of local conditions that it would be advisable to provide additional class rooms so that the 7th grade could be removed from the High School.
It is also apparent that the enrollment in the Clara M. Shattuck school will require more class room space in order to eliminate the large classes now being taught by one teacher. You will note that the 1st and 2nd grades each have 55 pupils, the 3rd and 4th grades each 42 pupils, the 5th grade 39 pupils and the 6th grade 47 pupils. At the present time, in order to eliminate the condition in the 1st and 2nd grades, we have organized a combined grade taking about 15 pupils from the 1st and 2nd grades. This arrange- ment, however, only provides half of the time for instruc- tion that is given a single grade. It is apparent to us all that as these pupils progress the situation will become increasingly worse. At the Groton Street school, due to the increased enrollment, it will be necessary to have sepa- rate rooms for the 1st and 6th grades. This can be done as there is a room available in the school.
In order to provide the necessary facilities to take care of the increased enrollment, it is recommended that a committee be appointed to act with the School Board and present plans and recommendations to the Town for additional facilities.
Program of Instruction.
There has always been a very definite need in this Town for vocational training but owing to the lack of proper
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and adequate space nothing has been provided for the boys, and a very inadequate course in domestic science for the girls. It is my earnest recommendation that necessary facilities for full time instruction be given for both the boys and girls in domestic science and manual arts. The formal instruction throughout the school system should be enriched by providing visual instruction. Most of us are sightminded and we learn much more rapidly by seeing than in any other way. Therefore, motion picture machines should be provided for all the schools and a library of films purchased. We should also plan to build up an adequate library for the High School of supplementary reading.
The program of instruction in Music and Art is, in my opinion, a very important part of our instruction. We have been fortunate in securing the services of a graduate of the Lowell Teachers' College for our instructor in music. The entire time of this teacher during the morning is de- voted to this instruction and such additional time as may be necessary in the afternoon to the instruction of the High School orchestra. We can, therefore, look forward to a decided improvement in the course offered in music. I be- lieve that we should provide additional time for instruction in art.
Finances.
The budget for 1947 as proposed, shows a decided in- crease over any other budget previously recommended. This budget is, however, rather conservative as compared with school budgets in other localities. We are faced with the fact that living costs have risen approximately 60%. This proposed budget as indicated, is an increase of about 25% over the amount expended in 1946, and it provides for the amount of money estimated to carry us through the year without asking for additional funds.
The major portion of the increase is due to the addi- tional cost of teachers' salaries, transportation and oper- ating expenses. The teachers of this Town have long been under-paid while the teaching load has very materially increased. The amount requested for teachers' salaries is about on the same level with other towns of similar size: and valuation.
While the budget appears to be rather large, it must be remembered that the State reimburses the Town about
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$11,000.00 a year which reduces the actual cost consider- ably.
Supplementary Reports.
Your attention is invited to the detailed reports of the Principals of the several schools and to that of the School Nurse.
Conclusion.
The citizens of the Town have always supported the schools to the extent requested by the School Department with the firm belief that they should provide the best pos- sible facilities for their children. It is apparent to all of us that the burden of taxation must be borne locally until such time as the State passes the necessary laws to provide additional assistance and reimbursements for adequate edu- cational programs. Certainly the events during and since the close of World War II drives home the realization that no democracy is safe unless sustained by an intelligent and enlightened electorate. In our public schools our pupils must learn the rights and duties of citizenship. They must learn to recognize and abide by the accepted rules of the game as it should be played in a democratic society. It is therefore apparent that our standards of education must be kept on a high level.
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