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10 Class Ode Written by Edna Green
Senior Class
11. Benediction Rev. Carl G. Horst
CLASS ODE
Written by Edna Green Tune: End of a Perfect Day
As we come to the end of our High School Days, We think of the joys gone by- Of things we all have treasured At dear old Howard High, For four long years we have labored hard To reach this goal in life. These memories we will treasure; We have won our goal by strife.
Teachers, friends, and classmates dear, We bid farewell to you.
The time is quickly drawing nigh When we must say adieu. We enter life's journey with spirits gay ; To meet all its tasks, we'll try, Yet mem'ry will always bring back the days That we spent at Howard High.
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GRADUATES
College Course
Herbert Wendell Alger, Jr. Violet Elizabeth Balboni Lyle Montrose Butts
Wilmer Dwight Barrett
Richard Alfred Charnock Raymond Huxtable Davis Helen Gronberg Fish Donald Wiley Hayward
Commercial Course
Mary Martha Asack William Richard Brown
Elizabeth Mary Davock
Madeline Crowell Ellis Beatrice May Grimes Ruth Mary McGarry
Technical Course
Harold Francis Baker
Donald Halloway Chadwick
Lester Elsie Howard
Robert Melza Perkins Alfred Theodore Peterson Richard Porter Reynolds
General Course
Edna Louise Green Thelma Genevieve Johnson Ruth Virginia Nelson
SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP BY GRADES JANUARY 1, 1931
SCHOOLS
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Totals
Howard High School
45
38
38
18
139
Center VIII
38
38
Center VII
43
43
Center V-VI
10
24
34
Center IV-V
31
31
Center II-III
18
22
40
Center I-II
23
16
39
Sunset Ave. VII-VIII
15
14
Sunset Ave. V-VI
11
18
Sunset Ave. III-IV
21
14
35
Sunset Ave. I-II
23
24
47
Matfield IV-V-VI
12
7
9
28
Matfield I-II-III
13
5
11
29
Cochesett IV-V-VI
15
8
13
36
Cochesett I-II-III
11
11
10
32
Jerusalem I-VI
5
7
4
6
2
24
Total
656
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29
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TEACHING FORCE 1930-31
High School
Nils G. Lindell Arthur Frellick
Margaret Hayes
Naomi White
Madeline Rice
Miriam May Beatrice Copeland
Principal Science Commercial Commercial Languages English History
Center School
Rose L. MacDonald, Principal
Grade 8
Margarette Riley
Grade 7
Eleanor Spencer
Grade 6
Elizabeth Eastman
Grade 5
Miriam Hall
Grades 3 and 4
Gertrude Pillsbury
Grades 1 and 2
Sunset Avenue School
Theresa Miller, Principal
Grades 7 and 8
Dorothea Murphy
Grades 5 and 6
Mildred McDonald
Grades 3 and 4
Elizabeth Worthing
Grades 1 and 2
Matfield School
Ellen Kett, Principal Gertrude Ward
Grades 4, 5, 6 Grades 1, 2, 3
Jerusalem School
Winifred Darling Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Cochesett School
Margaret Toomey, Principal Grades 4, 5, 6 Grace Dashoff Grades 1, 2, 3
Supervisors
Lois J. Snow, Music
Dorothy Griffin, Drawing
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
1930-31
First term-15 weeks, opens September 8, closes Dec. 19, 1930.
Second term-8 weeks, opens December 29, closes February 20, 1931.
Third term-8 weeks, opens March 2, closes April 24,, 1931.
Fourth term-7 weeks, opens May 4, closes June 19. 1931.
1931-1932
First term-15 weeks, opens Sept. 7, closes December 23, 1931.
Second term-7 weeks, opens Jan. 4, closes Feb. 19, 1932.
Third term-8 weeks, opens Feb. 29, closes April 22, 1932.
Fourth term-8 weeks opens May 2, closes June 22, 1932.
Holidays :
Columbus Day, October 12, 1931. v
Armistice Day, November 11, 1931.
Dred
New Year's Day, January 1, 1932. Memorial Day, May 30, 1932.
Jany-Mon: 31
Vacations :
Thanksgiving recess, begins November 26, closes Nov. 30, 1931.
Christmas recess, begins, Dec. 23, closes Jan. 4, 1932.
February recess, begins February 19, closes February 29, 1932.
Spring recess, begins April 22, closes May 2, 1932.
Report of the Finance Committee
During the course of the past few years, there appears to have been somewhat of a misunderstanding in the minds of some of the voters as to the purpose of the Finance Com- mittee in its relation to the Town expenditures.
The committee was appointed for the purpose of consid- ering appropriations which were recommended by the several departments of the Town. Every department head should, and for the most part does know, the cost of operating his particular department. Every good department head does, and always will have his own department uppermost in his mind. The progress of any department depends on this atti- tude. In his zeal to accomplish this purpose, he may overlook the fact that there may be many things, which so far as the whole Town is concerned are more important than his in- dividual request, and which should not be overlooked in the fair distribution of the Town's money.
It is the duty of the Finance Committee to advise in the matter of this proper distribution, and to use its best judg- ment in the recommendation of amounts that are to be spent for the several departments.
The past year has been unusually difficult from the financial standpoint for most of the residents of the Town. In view of this fact, it seems that the wise procedure for the coming year is to keep the appropriations as low as is con- sistent with efficient operation of the various departments. Wherever the committee has recommended a sum less than
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the estimate of the department head, it felt that the efficiency of this department would not be seriously impaired.
One item in the "Table of Comparison" may require a word of explanation in the minds of some of the voters. This is the suggested appropriation for "Highways".
There apparently is a widespread feeling among many of the townspeople that many of our present gravel road's should have a more permanent surface. Evidence of this feel- ing is to be found in the number of requests listed in our Town Warrant, also in the appointment at the last special town meeting of a special road committee to investigate and report to the annual meeting regarding costs of various types of road construction.
It has been the policy of the Finance Committee since the time of its organization to go on record as opposed to the more or less haphazard method of appropriating money for individual streets simply to satisfy a small group of peti- tioners. We believe and have recommended that a general appropriation be made to cover expenditures on all roads other than those roads on which the State and County give direct aid and which are commonly known as "permanent black roads".
We believe and recommend that a committee of three, selected from three distinct districts of the Town, should be appointed by the Moderator to act in conjunction with the Selectmen in the planning of road construction during the coming year, and that some definite program of road con- struction covering a period of not less than five years be worked out. This in no way is intended to take any power from the voters or from the Selectmen but we feel that som? such definite system of planning must be put into effect if we are to have in our Town the type of road construction which we all desire.
We wish to thank the Town officers for their co-opera- tion in furnishing us with estimates and information neces-
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sary to aid us in recommending to the Town the appropria- tions which in our judgment are justified for the coming year. A table of estimates by department heads and amounts recommended by this committee ; also a report of our recom- menc'ations on the articles in the Town Warrant are found on the following pages.
B. L. CARTER, Chairman,
A. E. RYDER, Secretary,
M. W. ALGER,
A. W. BUTLER,
G. N. DAVIS,
R. S. FRELLICK,
B. F. HANSCOM,
K. L. HARDENBROOK,
N. P. NILSON,
J. OLSON,
G. A. PETERSON,
E. C. PORTER,
J. M. RICHARDS,
C. THAYER,
A. T. WELLS.
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE
TABLE FOR COMPARISON
Annual Appropriations and Expenditures for 1929 and 1930, together with Amounts Estimated by Department Heads and Recommended by Committee for 1931
Appropriated 1929
Expended 1929
Appropriated 1930
Expended 1930
Estimate 1931
Recommended 1931
Moderator
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Selectmen
900.00
$600.09
900.00
$485.39
900.00
900.00
Town Accountant
725.00
701.59
725.00
704.95
725.00
725.00
Treasurer and Collector
1,550.00
1,550.00
1,600.00
1,686.30
1,700.00
1,700.00
Assessors
1,600.00
1,497.34
1,675.00
1,484.28
1,675.00
1,600.00
Other Finance Officers and Accounts.
50.00
6.00
25.00
10.00
25.00
25.00
Town Clerk
668.00
609.33
650.00
614.59
650.00
650.00
Election and Registration
350.00
167.53
500.00
658.27
350.00
250.00
Law
75.00
22.75
75.00
3.00
75.00
75.00
Town Hall and Offices
2,500.00
2,135.42
3,000.00
2,828.42
3,000.00
2,500.00
Police
1,800.00
1,572.95
2,300.00
2,281.36
+2,600.00
៛2,150.00
Dog Officer
25.00
32.75
30.00
28.75
30.00
30.00
Fire Department and Equipment
3,800.00
3,783.05
2,300.00
2,338.60
2,600.00
2,500.00
Hydrants
2,500.00
2,500.00
2.500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
2,500.00
Sealer of Weights and Measures
125.00
117.90
150.00
134.13
125.00
125.00
Moth Extermination
2,800.00
2,467.83
2,800.00
2,392.20
$3,100.00
12,600.00
Tree Warden
500.00
497.07
500.00
498.64
500.00
500.00
Board of Health
1,500.00
842.95
1,200.00
1,149.30
1,200.00
1,200.00
Inspection of Animals
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Inspection of Slaughtering
500.00
303.14
400.00
346.04
400.00
300.00
Plymouth County Hospital Maintenance.
845.30
845.30
978.72
978.72
1,043.26
1,043.26
.
Highways . Snow Removal
10,000.00
*13,822.63
9,000.00
*12,842.89
¿11,000.00
¥21,000.00
2,500.00
1,077.23
1,000.00
577.23
1,500.00
1,500.00
Sidewalks
250.00
201.27
250.00
218.50
250.00
250.00
Street Signs and Bridges
1,000.00
882.31
1,000.00
985.15
1,000.00
1,000.00
Street Lights .
3,240.00
3,050.06
3,666.00
3,511.04
3,775.00
3,775.00
Public Welfare
5,500.00
4,323.86
5,500.00
6,473.65
7,000.00
6,500.00
State Aid
450.00
258.00
400.00
210.00
300.00
300.00
Soldiers' Relief
200.00
278.98
400.00
484.19
1,000.00
1,000.00
Military Aid
100.00
90.00
200.00
300.00
360.00
360.00
Soldiers' Burial
200.00
200.00
200.00
Library .
856.00
856.00
850.00
850.00
850.00
850.00
Care of Monument Grounds
60.00
42.50
60.00
37.50
60.00
60.00
Flags and Parks
50.00
36.60
150.00
147.62
150.00
50.00
Memorial Day Observance
100.00
98.45
100.00
88.50
100.00
100.00
Printing and Distributing Town Reports
502.60
502.60
554.25
543.00
Fire Insurance .
600.00
535.21
600.00
535.21
600.00
600.00
Liability Insurance
450.00
423.18
450.00
446.23
450.00
450.00
Reserve Fund
2,000.00
916.20
2,000.00
1,452.11
2,000.00
2,000.00
Interest
2,500.00
2,797.59
2,800.00
1,185.08
2,000.00
2,000.00
Care of Cemeteries
100.00
135.50
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
School Appropriations
48,700.00
49,077.02
49,550.00
49,513.03
49,975.00
49,975.00
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture.
100.00
100.00
100.00
100.00
Public Safety Committee
50.00
7.00
Finance Committee
10.00
10.00
14.25
10.00
10.00
Visiting Nurse Service
300.00
300.00
300.00
300.00
Old Age Pensions
1,000.00
1,000.00
Maolis Ave (Cinders)
100.00
95.75
Permanent Sidewalks (No. Main St.) ...
1,000.00
998.09
.
Appropriated 1929
Expended 1929
Appropriated 1930
Expended 1930
Estimate 1931
Recommended 1931
Permanent Sidewalk (No. Elm St.) .
883.70
2,000.00
1,992.76
Permanent Sidewalk (W. Center St.).
1,000.00
998.92
Calcium Chloride .
1,000.00
986.16
1,000.00
938.23
Printing By-Laws
17.60
200.00
14.50
Black Road (Walnut St.)
6,000.00
*6,432.18
Black Road (East St.)
7,000.00
5,396.91
1,500.00
5,588.85
Two-ton Truck (Highway Department) .
4,000.00
3,923.00
Road Scraper
550.00
525.00
Seal Coat (So. Elm St.)
300.00
274.36
Black Road (Manley St.)
3,000.00
*9,355.10
Tarvia treatment (South St.)
1,600.00
1,596.99
$122,456.90 $119,690.93 $112,023.97 $122,630.47 $107,003.26 $114,578.26
#$1,000 in Highways and $300 in Moth Extermination for payment of bills already contracted. *State or County contributed to cost of road work. (For benefit of the unemployed.) $400 of this amount for private work for which Town will be reimbursed.
Water Department Maintenance
$8,800.00
$8,676.22
$8,700.00
$9,540.21
$9,050.00
$9,050.00
Water Department Bonds and Interest .
7,719.34
7,719.30
7,494.00
7,493.30
6,281.00
6,281.00
$16,519.34
$16,395.52
$16,194.00
$17,033.51
$15,331.00
$15,331.00
V Report of Finance Committee on Articles in Town Warrant.
Article 1. To elect the following Town Officers by Official Ballot: One Town Clerk for one year, one Moderator for one year, one Assessor for three years, one Selectman for three years, one member of the Board of Public Welfare for three years, one Treasurer for one year, one Tax Collector for one year, one Water Commissioner for three years, two School Committee for three years, two Trustees of Public Library for three years, one Trustee of Public Library for two years, one Tree Warden for one year, two Constables for one year.
Polls will be open at 9 o'clock in the forenoon of March 2, and will be closed at 8 o'clock p. m.
Article 2. To choose Town Officers for the ensuing year not elected on the Official Ballot.
Article 3. To hear the reports of all Town Officers and committees and act thereon.
Article 4. To see if the Town will authorize the Treas- urer, with the approval of the Selectmen, to borrow money in anticipation of the revenue of the current year.
ARTICLE 4-The Finance Committee recommends such authorization.
Article 5. To raise such sums of money as may be necessary to defray the Town charges for the ensuing year, and make appropriation for the same.
ARTICLE 5-The recommendations of the Finance Commit- tee for each Department appear in the tables included in their report.
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Article 6. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for a tarvia top road on East Street, south of East Centre Street. By petition.
ARTICLE 6-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 7. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for a permanent road on Copeland Street, provided the State or County allot a sum of money also.
By petition.
ARTICLE 7-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 8. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for a tarvia top road on Crescent Street, start- ing at the junction of North Elm Street then west to the saw mill. By petition.
ARTICLE 8-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 9. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the construction of a tarvia top road on Howard Street from West Centre Street to Main Street.
By petition.
ARTICLE 9-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 10. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate sufficient funds to build a road similar to the South Street road on Howard Street from River Street to West Centre Street. By petition.
ARTICLE 10-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
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Article 11. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum not exceeding $1600.00 for the purpose of draining, gravelling and applying two coats of Tarvia B. Standard, gravel and road treatment on Bryant Street, the work to be- gin at the intersection of Bryant and South Streets.
By petition.
ARTICLE 11-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 12. To see if the Town will vote to construct a permanent road on Lincoln Street.
ARTICLE 12-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 13. To see if the Town will vote to construct a permanent road on South Elm Street.
ARTICLE 13-The Finance Committee recommends that this be referred to Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 14. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $10,600.00 for the completion of East Street, the unexpended balance to be used for the construction of a per- manent road on Lincoln Street or South Elm Street as the Town votes, provided that the State will reimburse the Town $5300.00 and the County $2650.00.
ARTICLE 14-The Finance Committee recommends that this sum be raised and appropriated for completion of East Street and that uenxpended balance be used on street selected by Selectmen and Road Committee if appointed.
Article 15. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate sufficient funds to build a sidewalk similar to the one on North Main Street, or one equally as good as the road, from River Street through Howard Street to West Centre Street.
By petition.
ARTICLE 15-The Finance Committee does not recommend the construction of this sidewalk this year.
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Article 16. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1500.00 for the continuance of black top sidewalk on the west side North Elm Street. By petition.
ARTICLE 16-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 17. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate $600.00 for the purpose of putting a binder coat on South Street.
ARTICLE 17-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 18. To see if the Town will vote to accept Chap- ter 81, "The Small Towns Act" so called.
ARTICLE 18-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 19. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 for calcium chloride.
ARTICLE 19-The Finance Committee recommends that calcium chloride purchased be paid for from the general road appropriation.
Article 20. To see if the Town will accept as a public street, Sinnott Street, as laid out by the Selectmen.
By petition. ARTICLE 20-Referred to the voters at the Town Meeting.
Article 21. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate a sum of money for the installation of a street light on South Main Street opposite the residence of John Martin.
By petition. ARTICLE 21-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 22. To see if the Town will vote to install four (4) street lights on Brooks' Place, one near the line dividing the properties of Henry O. Davenport and George Emerson and the other three to continue westerly from the residence of John Cassianni and appropriate money for the same.
By petition. ARTICLE 22-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
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Article 23. To see if the Town will vote to install two street lights on North Elm Street between Sunset Avenue and Brooks Place and appropriate money for the same.
By petition.
ARTICLE 23-The Finance Committee recommends that one new light be installed and others re-located as necessary.
Article 24. To see if the Town will vote to install three (3) street lights on Grant Street, one easterly of the residence of Mr. Price, one at the little bridge and the third just east- erly of the residence of John Penpraese and appropriate money for the same. By petition.
ARTICLE 24-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 25. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light to be located on Bryant Street about half way between Arch Street and South Street and appropriate money for the same. By petition.
ARTICLE 25-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 26. To see if the Town will vote to install one street light in front of the residence of Frank A. Peterson on Matfield Street and raise and appropriate money for the same. By petition.
ARTICLE 26-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 27. To see if the Town will vote to extend the 6" water main from Matfield Street to the present 2" main on Copeland Street and to replace the present 2" main with a 6" main on Copeland Street and raise and appropriate money for the same.
ARTICLE 27-The Finance Committee does not recommend favorable action.
Article 28 To see if the Town will take any action for the collection and disposal of garbage, ashes and other waste
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matter, and to make any appropriation for the same.
By petition.
ARTICLE 28-The Finance Committee does not recommend any appropriation for this purpose.
Article 29. To see if the Town will raise and appropriat the sum of $300.00 for the maintenance of Visiting Nurse ser- vice in West Bridgewater.
ARTICLE 29-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 30. To see if the Town will vote to allow the Parent-Teacher Association the use of the Town Hall free of charge for the purpose of holding one meeting each month for a period of at least one year.
ARTICLE 30-The Finance Committee recommends that this matter be left in the hands of the Selectmen for action.
Article 31. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $3925.00 for a gasoline power roller, scarifier and leveling blade.
ARTICLE 31-The majority of the Finance Committee do not recommend the purchase of this equipment this year.
Article 32. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $1000.00 to seal coat Walnut Street, Manley Street and East Street.
ARTICLE 32-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 33. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $525.00 for the purchase of a Ford car for the use of the Police Department.
ARTICLE 33-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 34. To see if the Town will raise and appropriate the sum of $1,300.00 to move the South Main Street School- house to the land adjoining the Town Hall and fix it for use as a garage for the Highway Department.
ARTICLE 34-The Finance Committee does not recommend favorable action.
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Article 35. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to sell the schoolhouse lot on South Main Street.
ARTICLE 35-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action and that the School House be sold with the lot.
Article 36. To see if the Town will authorize the Select- men to sell the East Street Schoolhouse and land.
ARTICLE 36-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 37. To see what action the Town will take rela- tive to paying the members of the School Committee salaries or other compensation, to appropriate money therefor, or take any other action relative thereto. By petition.
ARTICLE 37-The Finance Committee recommends this Article be passed.
Article 38. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $6,281.00 from Water Revenue to pay bonds and interest of the Water Department.
ARTICLE 38-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 39. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate the sum of $9,500.00 from Water Revenue for maintenance of the Water Department.
ARTICLE 39-The Finance Committee recommends the appropriation of the sum of $9,050.00 for this purpose.
Article 40. To see what amount the Town will vote to raise and appropriate for the use of the Plymouth County Trustees for County Aid to Agriculture and choose a Town Director as provided in Sections 41 and 45 of Revised Chap- ter 128 of the General Laws and act thereon.
ARTICLE 40-The Finance Committee recommends the appropriation of $100.00 for this purpose.
Article 41. To see if the Town will vote to appoint a committee of three men not holding office in the Town to look
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into the advisability of improving the Town Offices at the Town Hall and if they think advisable to submit plans and estimates at the next regular Town Meeting. By petition. ARTICLE 41-Referred to the voters at the Town Meeting.
Article 42. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $200.00 to install a flush closet in the Town Hall for the use of the Town Officers. By petition.
ARTICLE 42-The Finance Committee recommends the appropriation of $150.00 for this purpose.
Article 43. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen to sign an agree- ment with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company in accordance with Chapter 417 of the Acts of 1930.
ARTICLE 43-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 44. To see if the Town will vote to appropriate from Surplus Reserve the sum of $347.80 for unpaid bills for the year 1930 (Schools $312.80 and Public Welfare $35.00).
ARTICLE 44-The Finance Committee recommends favor- able action.
Article 45. To transact any other business that may legally come before the meeting.
Report of Special Road Committee.
At the special town meeting held in December, 1930, a committee of five citizens were asked to investigate costs of various types of road construction and render a report to the annual meeting
The committee has checked up the costs of different types of construction and believe that the so-called "perma- nent" roads such as our Town has built in conjunction with the State and County are far too expensive for the Town to consider for the majority of its present gravel roads. Such roads usually cost at least $25,000 per mile considering drain- age and specifications of material demanded by State engi- neers. This is too high a cost for our Town to consider on many of its roads to be constructed by the Town alone.
There is a type of road construction, however, which we believe is practical for our Town to consider for practically all of its gravel roads which are to be surfaced with a more or less "permanent top". This is often referred to as a "Tarvia top" road and is built with a gravel top penetrated by Tarvia to a depth of 2 or 21/2 inches. Our Town already has short pieces of this type of road on South Elm, South and Union Streets.
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