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Although a distinct gain is already evident as a result of the changes made possible by the new building, too much must not be expected at once. A period of several years must
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pass before the full fruition of the reorganization will de- velop. Each year will show a distinct gain which will be cumulative and which will reach its normal level when a class has passed thru all of the grades under the improved condi- tions. In those years should come added improvements in physical surroundings in the elementary grades, together with improvements in methods of instruction and measure- ment of results as these are discovered by students of edu- cation who are attacking these problems in ever increasing numbers.
There is a tendency on the part of many who are unfamilar with the inner workings of a school system to underestimate the difficulty and importance of the work of the teacher of the lower grades. It seems simple to teach a group of six year olds to read and write and to do elementary work with numbers. We sometimes forget that there is also a social- izing problem present which is no mean part of the day's work. It is not an easy task to acclimate Johnny, for whom hitherto the sun has shone, the hen laid nice eggs, the cow given delicious milk, grandma baked cookies, and mother kissed bruises, to an atmosphere where there are twenty or thirty other Johnnies equally as important. The difficulty is by no means decreased if the atmosphere is made still more unfamiliar because of gloomy and unattractive surroundings. In these earlier school years the surroundings should be especially bright, comfortable, and cheery-a place where it is fun to go. With the right type of teacher in charge of such schools in the earlier years of a child's school life, the path is greatly smoothed for those who are their guides when they begin to make use of the tools of education with which they have been provided. Indeed a very great res- ponsibility rests on those teachers of the earlier grades. It is important therefore that we have in these grades the right type of teacher in the best possible surroundings.
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The one place in town where things are out of step is the Church Hill School. Here, in deference to the desires of the patrons, the old type of organization remains. This puts a handicap on both pupils and teacher. The handicap is at present not as great as it will be if an unkind fate makes a change of teacher necessary.
It is not a pleasant thing to say, but is nevertheless a fact that the maintenance of this school is increasing the cost of educating every pupil in town. This is because of the reduc- tion of the sizes of the classes in Number Five to a point where the per pupil cost becomes excessive. All of the chil- dren in the Church Hill School could be accommodated at the Number Five School and eventually the services of a teacher dispensed with. This need not effect those teachers who have given years of faithful service in any way except to change their location. It is a well known fact that the school at Ridge Hill serves as a training school for the larger towns, and there is reason to suspect that a neighboring city will profit from this source at the close of this year.
The one department in which our schools are weakest is the very important one which has to do with the physical development and bodily care. We are barely meeting the requirements of the law in physical education, and the work in hygiene is antequated. The School Nurse supplements our work in hygiene as much as her limited time will allow. but the teachers need more help and guidance.
Hanover has solved this problem uniquely by employing a full-time School Nurse who also acts as Supervisor of Phy- sical Education, Director of Health Education, and Truant Officer. This may seem like an unwieldly combination of duties, but with a well organized schedule it works out admi- rably. It is difficult to find a nurse who is willing to assume
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all of these duties, especially that of Supervisor of Physical Education, but given a person willing to attend Summer courses at the Normal School under direction of the State Department a very great good can result.
Conditions in the High School are very promising. This is very gratifying in view of the difficulties faced when death took Mr. Nichols who had served faithfully and well. It was no mean problem to find an executive as well as a teacher for this position, and with the new conditions brought about by the new building, the executive side was not to be neglected. Fortune favored us. We have in Mr. Williams the man we so seriously needed. His report and recommen- dations will be found on these pages.
The Teaching Staff
Changes in the teaching force during the year were large in proportion but small in number. Aside from the substi- tute work done by Mr. Ross in the High School, there were but three new members added to the staff. The Principalship of the High School was filled by Mr. Lester E. Williams, a man of unusual experience for a position like this, and who was available only through very fortuitous circumstan- ces, so far as the town is concerned.
Mr. David Ford of Hanover who had completed his work at Harvard in three years was secured to replace Mr. Mor- rill.
The vacancy at Ridge Hill was filled by the election of Miss Arringdale a recent normal graduate.
These new teachers have strengthened the corps of teachers very materially. It is to be hoped that we can re- tain the staff intact for another year.
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SOME FINANCIAL COMPARISONS
For the benefit of some who take a keen interest in the cost of education the following statistics are tabulated. These are from the last complete financial report of the State Department of Education covering the school year ending in June 1922. The figures for the last school year will not deviate very materially from these figures.
Population
Valuation
Ave. Mem.
Tax Rate
Marshfield
1379
$33 767 86
221
$33 50
Plainville
1365
12 777 02
255
26 00
Pembroke
1358
15 441 45
214
35 20
Norwell
1348
14 308 63
254
38 00
Westminster
1343
11 710 44
277
25 00
Hanover
2575
24 209 84
379
29 20
Scituate
2534
75 981 57
441
23 20
Exp. per
For Schools
Per Pulis
To Town
Amount
Raised
By Town
Total
Cost of
Schools
Marshfield
$ 6 43
$98 72
$21 719 29
$23 151 54
Plainville
11 82
59 25
15 108 63
21 611 25
Pembroke
9 53
69 75
14 716 65
19 105 29
Norwell
10 67
60 80
15 260 92
22 745 50
Westminster
9 38
39 63
10 978 83
20 679 98
Hanover
9 14
59 00
20 125 63
29 731 00
Scituate
5 88
101 30
44 674 94
47 395 00
$1000
Cost to
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Space does not permit comment on these figures. They are offered as a convenient table of reference for those who desire to compare the cost of education in Norwell with that in towns of about the same size. Attention is called to the fact that the assessed valuation and the average membership in the schools are important factors in any conclusions which may be drawn.
NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUPILS
The usual tabulations of the number and distribution of school children in the Norwell schools will be found below. The age and grade distribution is made this year on the basis of six years as the proper entrance age, and I would recom- mend that this coming school year the entrance age be set at five years and six months as the minimum.
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School-Grado Distribution
I
II III IV| V | VI VII VIII IX|
X XI XII
T
Miss Tolman
0
41
24
7
21.
Miss Litchfield
9
15
24
Viss Merritt
14
21
Mies Arringdale
94
25
Mro.Jones
5 14
19
Nr B.Oaberns
18
20
38
Mrs. Pinson
29 |27
56
High School
21
2016
9 56
25 25 24 36 29 |27
18
20 21
20 6 19
1260
AGE AND GRADE DISTRIBUTION
5 6 7 8 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
T
A
Per Ct.
R
Per Ct.
1 |1 | 17
3 1
3 |1
25
1
4
4
16
II
1
3 | 18 |
4
-
25
3
12
0
0
III
7 |11 |
4|
1 |
1
1
24
7
28
2
8
36
6
17
5
14
V |
1
1 | 19
6 ] 2
1
29
1
4
3
11
VI
8 |
8 51
3 |
2
1
27
8
30
6
22
18
6
33
1
6
20
8
40
4
20
IX
21
7
33
2
10
X |
-
-
İ
1
1 |
3 |
1 |
6
2
33
0
0
XII
1
1 | 20
| 28
21
28
35 | 24
24|
19
25 |15
12
7
1
260
62
24
30
12
-
1 |
5.1
8 |
3 1
1
1
1
-
VIII]
-
1
1 |7 |
5 |
31
3
1
-
-
1
1
-
20
9
45
2
10
XI -
-
1
3 |
4
-
1
9
4
44
1
10
-
IV |
-
6 |20 |
5|3 |2
1
1
-
-
VII
-
-
1
8 | 6 |
3|
2
-
7|
8
4| 2
-
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Key :- Roman Numerals Indicate Grades.
Arabic Numerals Indicate Ages. A-Number Young for their Grade.
R-Number Too Old for the Grade.
The percentage of accelleration is apparently large this year. This is because of the change in basis used here for the first time. The lowest entering age limit is six years for this table instead of five as used in former years.
The lower age limit is raised one year in each grade as is the upper limit also. This automatically changes the rela- tive proportions of our age and under age pupils.
Of course this table is based on chronological age and is not a true index of actual retardation from the psychological standpoint as it makes no allowance for differences in natural abilities of various pupils.
CONCLUSION
In closing, I wish to state again my appreciation of the work done by the teachers and all who have been working for the betterment of the Norwell Schools. It has been a good year and the promise is bright for a steady improve- ment.
Respectfuly submitted,
STEPHEN G. BEAN.
West Hanover, December 31, 1923.
High School Principal
Norwell, Mass., February 8, 1924.
To the School Committee of Norwell
The question is occasionally asked "Why can't the Norwell High School prepare for college as well as the- High School?" The answer is unqualified : it can. I hope all the parents of the town will understand that in order to prepare for any college which accepts candidates only in uniform college entrance requirements (Harvard, Boston University, Smith, Amherst, etc.) a pupil must spend all of a hard four years course, each subject, of which is acceptable to the college. In this school the easiest and surest way to meet these requirements is to take four years of Latin. It is worthy of note that this September I found no single pupil who could be coaxed to continue this subject beyond the first year. It is my hope that before the close of school I shall be able to place in each parent's hands a clear cut statement of what the school can offer. I believe we can offer a wide range of subjects by alternating them; for exam- ple, by offering third year Latin to both Seniors and Juniors one year, and fourth year Latin to the same group the next year. Latin, French, English, Mathematics, History Economics, Sociology, Botany may be treated in this way.
There is an unreasonable number of pupils who are repeat- ing High School subjects because of previous failure. Sev- eral reasons for this may be stated: of which the most im- portant is that pupils who have no interest in such subjects
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are forced, for lack of something better, to take Ancient History, Algebra, Geometry, etc. This is bad for the pupil because he gets the idea that he is a failure ("I can't do the work"), and it stops his progress in the school; it is bad for the town because the child stays in school an extra year in many cases, and that year's schooling costs an extra $140.00 It seems to me the remedy is simple; if we enrich the school's offering by adding such work as manual training, cooking and sewing I believe a great part of this trouble will dis- appear. By careful planning this can be done so that there will be no great increase in expense year by year beyond the initial expenditure for equipment. In fact, I sincerely be- lieve that the elimination of the retardation of which I have spoken will actually pay for the up-keep of the new courses.
LESTER E. WILLIAMS.
School Nurse
To the Norwell School Committee
At your request I am giving a brief report and outline of the duties of the School Nurse.
I. To assist the School Physician in the physical examin- ations of each child.
2. To keep records of these examinations.
3. Follow-up work, that is to make visits to the parents of school children having physical defects, explaining the meaning, and giving any help possible to have these defects corrected.
4. To assist the school dentist at the dental clinic.
5. Class-room inspection for cleanliness, deformities and skin eruptions.
6. To try to help improve the general health of the school children.
To make the health work in the schools a success we need co-operation. We have this co-operation in Norwell as was evidenced in the number of children attending the dental clinic, and having physical defects corrected.
Have we finished with our health work? Certainly not
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-we have just begun. Although it is a slow work-it is sure and the money spent improving the health and mind is the best investment a Town can make, for in return it gets strong, healthy boys and girls for future citizens.
I wish to thank the people of Norwell for their co-opera- tion.
CATHERINE A. ROE.
School Nurse.
September 4, 1923-December 31, 1923.
Superintendent of Schools :
Mr. S. J. Bean
Number of Visits to Schools I54
Number of Inspections (Teeth, Hair, Skin, etc.) 634
Number of Inspections (Sanitary) 40
Number of Visits made with School Physician 32
Number of Children Examined 421
Number of Visits to Homes of School Children 151
Number of Visits to Dental Clinic 42
Number of Children with Physical Defects 39
Number of Children Having Defects Corrected. 15 Number of Children Having Dental Work Completed. . 123 Number of Children Having Dental Work Done at Clinic 89
Number of Children Excluded During Year
(Excluded on account of inpetigo-pediculus ) .... 30
Assisted School Physician and School Dentist in Examin- ations.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE, R. N.
Supervisor of Drawing
To the Board of School Committee :
As usual, I briefly summarize my work.
I find the returns show as the amount of time put to the subject.
There is at least one hour a week given this subject in the grades and more time as the teacher sees fit to use the time.
In the High School the students have forty minutes a week.
In September this year at the High school I was per- mitted to use the vacant room (the future library) on the street floor as my class room.
We are doing very well and Mr. Williams, the principal, has proved himself a good supporter both to the pupil and myself in our work.
In writing this report I am disappointed not to receive in time the report from the State meeting of Art teachers held in the Mass. Normal Art building lately.
It is some years since the state art supervisor has called meetings. They are to be held from time to time in smaller districts through the year. These gatherings are to keep the work and supervisor together, with the state supervisor as a leader.
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Vocational work is a demand of the art teacher today, and where it is not needed, the least we can do is to give oppor- tunity to enjoy and to think with some degree of intelligence, give them confidence in their own ability and the technique to accomplish this-a general training makes the man men- tally strong.
I thank the grade teachers through this report for their faithful fulfillment of outlines and execution of all sugges- tions. To them, in a great measure, is due the credit for the grade work.
Most Sincerely,
A. GERTRUDE ELDRIDGE.
Financial Statement
TEACHERS' SALARIES
John M. Nichols $ 210 00
W. S. Ross
1 197 00
Lester E. Williams
800 00
Lois C. Turner
I 160 00
Katherine Ranney
I 100 00
David Ford
400 00
Myron Morrill
672 00
Ella F. Osborn
I 050 00
Florence Pinson
I 050 00
Marion G. Merritt
I 050 00
Maria W. Tolman
I 050 00
Dorothy Litchfield
900 00
Minnie Jones
900 00
Teresa Manley 600 00
Mary B. Arringdale 400 00
Mrs. A. G. Eldredge
300 00
Geo. H. Woods
700 00
Gracia Soule
20 00
Ethel M. Studley
70 00
$13 629 00
SUPERINTENDENT
Stephen G. Bean $ 1 069 79
TRANSPORTATION
J. H. Sparrell, Route No. 1, 40 Weeks at $40.00 Per Week, 2 Trips Each Way per Day. . $ 1 600 00
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Route No. 2, 40 Weeks at $26.50 Per Week I 060 00
C. O. Litchfield, Route No. 3, 40 Weeks at $27.50
.
I 100 00
M. F. Williamson, 40 Weeks at $31.00 I 240 00
- $ 5 000 00
JANITOR SERVICE
C. A. Bruce
High School
$ 671 00
District No. 5 164 00
G. A. Goodnough
District No. I 164 00
Wm. C. Tolman
District No. 7 66 00
Donald Anthony
20 00
District No. 7
$1 085 00
FUEL AND FITTING
WV. T. Osborn, Wood $ 66 00
Lyman Lincoln, Wood
100 00
Benjamin Loring, Wood 196 50
John F. Osborn, Wood
8 00
Joseph Briggs, Wood
3 00
J. M. Taylor, Wood
50 00
City Fuel Co., Coal
350 20
J. T. Fitts, Coal
474 75
C. A. Bruce, Labor
2 25
Donald Anthony, Labor
7 50
M. A. Bruce, Labor
75
John F. Osborne, Labor
2 50
Chas. H. Baker, Labor
2 00
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James Clarke, Labor
18 00
G. A. Goodenough, Labor
9 75
Benjamin Loring, Labor
60 00
-
$ I 351 20
BOOKS
Funk and Wagnal's
$ 18 60
Macmillan Co.,
4 15
Ginn and Co.
46 81
American Book Co.
196 71
D. C. Heath
16 88
Benjamin Sanborn
12 92
Edw. E. Babb
280 73
Silver Burdett
4 45
Gregg Publishing Co.
9 46
Oliver Ditson.
13 61
Geo. H. Woods
75
Turner's Store
2 58
$ 607 65
SUPPLIES AND INCIDENTALS
Houghton and Dutton, Supplies. . $ 46 16
Amy Sylvester, Supplies 4 00
Stone and Forsyth, Supplies 141 00
Dowling School Supply Company, Supplies 21 46
Edw. E. Babb, Supplies
224 90
Harris and Gilpatric, Supplies
28 29
Houghton Mifflin, Supplies
12 24
Melvin Little, Supplies 2 09
Bay State Fibre Co., Furniture. .
89 95
Bemis and Cooper, Supplies
8 17
Carrie M. Ford, Supplies 27 00
Gregg Publishing Co., Supplies .. 90
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Dennison Mfg. Co., Supplies I 08
H. S. Turner and Co.
2 75
Milton Bradley Co.,
17 54
Wright and Potter 13 97
Arthur J. Turner, Labor 5 50
Natal H. Molla, Labor 8 60
Floyd Osborne, Labor
5 25
L. W. Lincoln, Labor 2 00
Frederic T. Bailey and Co., Labor 14 25
Clarence Winslow, Labor
59 20
John F. Osborne, Labor
2 00
Arthur H. Osborne, Labor
52 00
M. A. Bruce, Labor
72 35
Ralph Sprague, Labor
21 25
C. A. Bruce, Labor
42 87
Geo. A. Turner, Labor
34 00
Wm. Tolman, Labor
10 00
W. S. Ross, Labor 8 00
James Gammon, Labor 5 00
Walter Wagner, Labor
3 00
Mrs. Eva Winslow, Labor
25 00
Clarence Joseph, Labor
6 00
N. E. Fire Appliance Co., Fire Ex- tinguishers 52 50
Standard Oil Co., Floor Oil 17 33
J. H. Sparrell, Cash Paid, Tele- phone, Carting and Auto Hire 143 3I Nellie L. Sparrell, Cash Paid ..... 37 07 Benjamin Loring, Telephone, Auto Hire and Cash Paid 127 97
Thomas Buttimer, Legal Services. . 15 00
Lois C. Turner, Cash Paid I 20
Dr. A. B. Eldredge, Inspection of Teeth
25 00
Dr. Harry Cleverley, Medical Ser- vices 5 00
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Dr. Wm. P. Grovestein, Medical Services 15 00
Abington Electric Light Co., Elec- tric Lights 92 77
N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co., Telephone
63 07
Hall and Torrey, Stove Front and Repairs 41 92
C. L. Rice, Supplies 2 50
City of Boston, Tuition
38 58
Ward's Diplomas
16 25
Brockton Typewriter Co. 48 77
Beal and McCarthy 5 00
~_ $ 1 766 01
SUMMARY
Town Appropriation $15 000 00°
Town Appropriation for Supt. 500 00
Income of Mass. School Fund. 4 268 28
Tuition of Children 67 51
From State for Supt.
653 06
From State for High School
Tuition I 035 71
From State General School Fund. . I 880 00
County Dog Tax 219 28
Refunds
15 08
$23 638 92
EXPENDITURES
Teachers' Salaries $13 629 00
Superintendent of Schools I 069 79
Janitor Services I 085 00
Fuel and Fitting
I 351 20
Transportation
5 000 00
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Books and Supplies
607 65
Supplies and Incidentals
I 766 OI
$24 508 65
Appropriation Exceeded by $ 869 73
FURNISHING AND FITTING ACCOUNT
Expenditures
C. A. Batson
$ 271 23
Young Electric Co.
II2 60
C. L. Rice, Inc.
145 74
C. W. & E. H. Sparrell
114 00
Geo. F. Welch Co.
337 15
J. H. MacDonald
241 58
Royal Typewriter Co.
210 00
Bay State Hardware Co.
8 50
$ 1 440 80
Appropriation
$ 1 450 00
Unexpended Balance $ 9 20
Respectfully Submitted,
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary. AMY W. SLYVESTER BENJAMIN LORING
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INDEX
Articles in Warrant IIO
AAssessors
51
Auditor IO3
Board of Health
60
Budget for 1925
108
Cemetery Trust Funds 55
Financial Statement 102
Forest Warden
105
Highway Surveyor
Highways 68
Snow
95
Summary of Payroll
97
Jury List 107
Moth Superintendent 56
Overseers of Poor 48
Ridge Hill Public Library 104
School Committee
114
Sealer of Weights and Measures
48
Selectmen
Incidental 42
Miscellaneous Appropriations 43
Town Officers 41
Tax Collector 62
Town Clerk
6
Treasurer
33
Town Officers 1924 3
Tree Warden 58
Trustees 53
Visiting Nurse 64
Town Officers
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of Poor EDWARD M. SEXTON WILLIIAM J. LEONARD CLIFTON S. DEANE
Town Clerk
JOSEPH F. MERRITT
Treasurer HERBERT E. ROBBINS
Tax Collector WILLIAM H. SPENCER
Surveyor of Highways WALTER T. OSBORNE
School Committee
BENJAMIN LORING MRS. AMY SYLVESTER MRS. NELLIE L. SPARRELL
Auditor ELIOT W. CROWELL
Board of Health
JOSEPH F. MERRITT MINOT WILLIAMSON MARY B. SHATTUCK
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Ridge Hill Library Trustees ALFRED H. PROUTY WM. J. LEONARD) WVM. O. PROUTY Tree Warden FRED M. CURTIS
Constables
WALTER T. OSBORN JOHN T. OSBORN J. WARREN FOSTER ARTHUR COOMBS
LESTER D. WEST
Field Drivers THE CONSTABLES
Officers Appointed by the Selectmen
Cemetery Committee W. WALLACE FARRAR ARTHUR T. STODDARD
Scaler of Weights and Measures J. WARREN FOSTER Registrars of Voters
JOSEPH F. MERRITT WILLIAM O. PROUTY
HENRY J. TOLMAN HARRY G. PINSON
Warden of Almshouse EDWARD F. HARRIS
Forest Fire Warden JOHN T. OSBORN
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Gypsy Moth Agent FRED M. CURTIS
Burial Agent JOSEPH F. MERRITT
Inspector of Animals J. WARREN FOSTER
Inspector of, Slaughtered Animals AMOS H. TILDEN
Surveyors of Wood, Lumber and Bark
BERT RICHARDSON
JOHN WHALEN
WV. D. TURNER ARTHUR T. STODDARD
BENJAMIN LORING JOHN E. LESLIE
Keeper of Lockup EDWARD F. HARRIS
Town Weigher EDWARD F. HARRIS
ADVISORY BOARD
For Two Years For One Year
HORACE T. FOGG
E. LINCOLN WOOD
JOHN H. GUTTERSON
JAMES H. BARNARD CHARLES W. THOMAS ALBERT L. SYLVESTER
For Three Years HENRY C. FORD FREDERICK C. HASKINS ALAN C. VIRTUE
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Report of Town Clerk
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MARCH 3, 1924
Pursuant to a warrant under the hands of the selectmen, duly executed and return thereof made by Walter T. Os- born, a constable of Norwell, the qualified voters met at the town hall, Monday, March 3 , 1924 at 7 P. M. and took the following. action on the articles in the warrant :
Article 1. To choose a moderator.
John Whalen was chosen moderator by ballot. He was sworn by the Town Clerk.
Article 2. To hear the reports of the several boards of officers and committees of the town and act thereon.
Voted to accept the reports of the town officers as printed in the annual report.
Article 3. Appropriations.
Voted to appropriate the following amounts :
Support of Poor $ 2 000 00
Almshouse
2 000 00
Schools
18 000 00
Highways, Jointly with State. 4 800 00
Highways, General Purposes 4 700 00
Summer Street (Article 5) 500 00
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Sign Boards ( Article 6)
250 00
Snow
Insurance
750 00 I IIO 00
Notes :
River Street 4 000 00
County Hospital 500 00
Central Street, 2nd Loan
2 000 00
High School 2 000 00
Interest 4 350 00
State and County Taxes
6 500 CO
Town Officers
2 700 00
Incidentals
I 500 00
School and District Nurse
I 200 00
Transportation of Nurse
500 00
County Hospital, Maintainance 590 00
State Aid I 000 00
Board of Health
500 00
Electric Lights 500 00
Tree Warden 75 00
Spraying Elms
200 00
Mowing Bushes 400 00
Spuares and Triangles 225 00
Gypsy Moth 606 4I
Fire Dept.
500 00
James Library
200 00
Ridge Hill Library
50 00
Soldiers' Relief
400 00
School Physician 100 00
Memorial Day 250 00
Sealing Weights and Measures
50 00
Inspection of Animals 60 00
Washington Street Cemetery 75 00
Town Hall
150 00
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture 100 00
Legion Rental 75 00
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SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT
Voted to raise by taxation the amount necessary to carry out the appropriations not otherwise provided for and to assess the polls and estates of residents and the estates of non resident tax payers.
Article 4. Will the town raise and appropriate the sum of forty-eight hundred dollars to be expended on highways under the provisions of Section 26 of Chapter 81 of the Gen- eral Laws as amended ?
Approved by Advisory Board.
$4 800 00 was appropriated under Article 3. and it was voted that it be expended in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 81 Section 26 of the General Laws and amend- ments thereto.
Article 5. Will the town appropriate $500.00 to be ex- pended jointly with the County and State for the improve- ment of Summer Street, provided that the County and State contribute $2,000.00 each for that purpose ?
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