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Perley Keene, 40 days, 7 hrs. at $4 per day 163.75
Edmund Lapham, 39 days, 7 hrs. at 4 per day 159.75
Edmund Lapham, car 2 days, 7 hrs., at $4 per day 8.00
Percy Joseph, 3 days, at $4 per day
12.00
Fitz-Henry Guptill 16.90
William Harney 8.71
160.75
Freeman Express 4.52
Sherwin Williams
226.59
Grant Gear Works
5.25
Auto Welding Co.
1.50
Sparrell's Garage 10.18
Joseph's Garage Supervising E.R .:
21.46
John T. Osborn, 30 days at $4.50 135.00
John T. Osborn, car 30 days at $1.50 45.00
$1.733.03
Appropriation
1,665.73
Transfer 100.00
Balance
$32.70
JOHN T. OSBORN.
Moth Superintendent.
Gorham Fire Equipment
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SQUARES AND TRIANGLES
John T. Osborn, 6 days, 2 hrs. at
$1.50 per day $32.62
John T. Osborn, truck 6 days, 6 hrs. at $4 per day 27.00
John T. Osborn, car 2 days at $1.50 3.00
Elmer Snowdale, 2 days at $4 8.00
David Shea, 1 day at $4
4.00
Harry A. Henderson, 6 days, 6 hrs. at $1 27.00
Perley Keene, 4 days 6 hrs. at $4 .. 19.00
Edmund Lapham, 3 days, 2 hrs. at $4.00 13.00
Percy Joseph, 1 day at $4
1.00
Charles Fish, sharpening Mowers 6.00
at $4.00 per day 163.75
$143.62
Appropriation
150.00
Balance
$6.38
JOHN T. OSBORN, Tree Warden.
SPRAYING ELMS
John T. Osborn, 6 days, at $4.50 per day . $27.00
John T. Osborn, truck 12 days, 3 · hrs. at $8 per day . 99.00
Perley Keene, 12 days, 3 hrs. at $4 49.50
Harry A. Henderson, 3 days at $4 .. 49.50.
Edmund Lapham, 3 days at $4 12.00
Joseph's 'Garage, gas, oil, etc. 4.13
$241.13
Appropriation
225.00
Transfer 25.00
Balance
$8.87
JOHN T. OSBORN, Moth Superintendent.
Tree Warden
John T .Osborn, 5 days at $4.50 per day $22.50
John T. Osborn, truck 5 days at $4. . 20.00
John T. Osborn, car 1 day at $1.50 .. 1.50
Harry A. Henderson, 5 days at $4. . 20.00
Edmund Lapham, 4 days at $4. . . .
16.00
Perley Keene, 3 days at $4. 12.00
Supervising E.R.A:
John T. Osborn, 3 days at $4.50 ... 13.50
John T. Osborn, car 3 days at $1.50 4.50
$118.00
Appropriation
150.00
Balance
$32.00
JOHN T. OSBORN,
Tree Warden.
MOWING BUSHES
John T. Osborn, 13 days at $4.50.
$58.50
John T. Osborn, truck 8 days at $4 32.00
John T. Osborn, car 5 days at $2 .. 20.00
John T. Osborn, car 2 days at $1.50 3.00
Harry A. Henderson, 13 days at $4. . 52.00
Perley Greene, 5 days at $4. 20.00
John T. Osborn, 8 days at $4 32.00
Edmund Lapham, 6 days at $4 24.00
Percy Joseph, 7 days at $4
28.00
$237.50
Appropriation
200.00
Transfer
50.00
Balance
$12.50
JOHN T. OSBORN,
Tree Warden.
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TENT CATERPILLARS
John T. Osborn, 4 days, 2 hrs at $1.50 per day $19.12 John T. Osborn, truck 4 days, 2 hrs. at $8 34.00
Harry A. Henderson, 3 days at $4 .. 12.00
Edmund Lapham, 4 days, 2 hrs. at $4 17.00
Perley Keene, 4 days, 2 hrs. at $4 .. 17.00
$99.12
Appropriation
100.00
Balance
$ .88
JOHN T. OSBORN,
Tree Warden.
Fire Department
To the taxpayers of Norwell:
The Fire Department responded to 24 fires, classified as follows:
Chimney
6
Brush and Grass 10
House 3
Auto 2
Oil
2
Sawdust
1
Total 21
In the past year the total loss of property by fire was only one.
In No. 2 station a new champion Pump was installed on the Chevrolet truck with a 500 ft. addition of 1/2 inch hose.
At the present time there are 165 known oil burners operating in the town, this presents a problem whereby we all should use caution. The Board of Engineers have installed three new Foamite tanks on the apparatus, so will owners of oil burners please keep a bucket of sand handy to use in case of emergency.
Respectfully submitted, Board of Engineers, GEORGE R. FARRAR, Chief, JOHN OSBORN. EDWARD HASKINS.
Highway Surveyor
REPORT FOR 1935
GENERAL ACCOUNT
Perry H. Osborn $14.89
Phillips Bates & Co. 58.17
New England Road . Machinery Co. 13.50
John H. Sparrell 36.93
Irving H. Henderson
1.62
Rockland Transportation
.50
M. F. Ellis & Co.
32.90
Robert MacDonald
55.70
Dyar Sales
16.00
H. F. Davis Tractor Co.
49.20
Norwell Motor Sales
32.
$311.51
SUMMARY OF STREETS
Bowker
$488.71
Bridge
12.25
Barstow
3.00
Circuit
189.99
Common
25.75
Common Ave.
3.00
Cross
166.50
Cedar
16.50
Central
876.91
Dover
92.71
Forest
110.73
Forest Ave.
237.50
Green
285.88
Grove
693.90
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TOWN OF NORWELL
High 705.21
Jacobs Ave.
510.80
Lincoln
389.79
Main
3,382.53
Mt. Blue
2,136.61
Mt. Hope .
45.68
Norwell Ave.
305.64
Oak
147.01
Parker
140.50
Pleasant
1,096.74
Pine
100.75
Prospect
810.67
Pond
156.75
River
2,105.78
South
1,289.42
Stetson
1,327.42
School
77.75
Summer
128.63
Tiffany
1,131.10
Winter
323.88
West
162.64
Mill Lane
133.50
General Drainage on Above Streets
311.51
General Account
$20,536.10
Refunds
$20,199.20
Appropriation :
$8,600.00
Town (General)
4,700.00
Town and State
7,050.00
Received from State
612.00
E. R. A.
$20.962.00
$162.80
Balance
82.25
36.90
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HIGHWAY PAYROLL AND EXPENDITURES
Perry H. Osborn, 199 d., 4 hrs.
$897.74
Incidentals 14.89
Tractor 141/2 d. 318.00
Cement Mixer
39.00
Man and truck, 134 d. 7 hrs.
1,618.25
2 men anad 2 trucks, 83d., 6h. 2,010.00
Man 4.00
Lyman Lincoln and truck, 65d., 9 1-3h.
789.50
Wesley Osborne and truck, 61 d., 1 hr. 733.50
Clifford Smith and truck, 55 d., 51/2 h.
668.25
Charles Williamson and truck, 3 d.
36.00
F. Howard Hall and truck, 18 d., 11/2 hrs. 218.25
Joseph Totman, 13 d. 52.00
Charles Baldwin, 12 d., 31/2 hrs. 49.75
Arthur Jackman, 99 d., 7 hrs.
399.50
C. Edward Davis, 115 d., 61/2 hrs. 463.25
4.00
Carl Fredrickson, 60 d. .
210.00
Neil Dwyer, 85 d., 31/2 hrs. 341.75
Percy Joseph, 612 hrs.
253.75
Lancaster Snowdale, 92 d., 71/2 hrs. 371.75
193.25
Chester Bell, 9 d., 51/2 hrs. 38.75
Norman Wiggin, 16 d., 51/2 hrs. 66.75
Frederick Lee, 20 d., 41/2 hrs.
82.25
Nelson Bennett, 12 d., 7 hrs.
51.50
Allan Mott, 48 d., 61/2 hrs. 195.25
66.25
Edward Winslow, 78 d., 212 hrs.
313.25
Charles Williamson, 45 d.
180.00
Lawrence Winslow, 1 d.
1.00
Lester West, 3 d.
12.00
Howard Jackson, 31 d., 6 hrs.
127.00
Joseph Sousa, 30 d., 2 hrs.
121.00
Perley Keene, 38 d., 6 hrs.
155.00
John Burns, 9 d.
36.00
Phillips Bates
58.17
Wilbur Hatch, 1 d.
Charles Appleford, 48 d., 21/2 hrs.
Anthony Monti, 16 d., 51/2 hrs.
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TOWN OF NORWELL
New England Road Machinery Co.
13.50
John H. Sparrell 36.93
The Barrett Co.
7,003.84
Irving R. Henderson
1.62
Boston Sand & Gravel
102.89
Rockland Transportation
:50
New England Metal Culvert
453.09
M. F. Ellis Co.
32.90
Robert MacDonald
55.70
Weymouth Asphalt Concrete Co.
127.93
Dyar Sales
16.00
H. F. Davis Traction Co.
49.20
Norwell Motor Sales
32.10
Bessie Parr
264.20
Edward Tindale
366.00
Charles Curtis
109.40
Charles Giorgetti
99.00
$20,536.10
Refunds
36.90
Appropriation
20,962.00
Balance
$162.80
PERRY H. OSBORN,
Highway Surveyor.
SNOW ACCOUNT
Perry H. Osborn
6.50
Man
100.50
Man and truck @ $1.50 per hr.
103.00
Man and truck @ $3.50 per hr.
86.25
Man and tractor
21.00
Two men and 2 trucks
1.65
Freight
33.00
Lyman Lincoln and truck
332.50
Charles Williamson and truck
298.25
Clifford Smith and truck
$128.26
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F. Howard Hall and truck
6.00
John Osborn
4.75
Arthur Jackman
51.25
Vincent Lincoln
25.75
Bert I. Richardson
100.25
Norman Wiggin
33.25
Neil Dwyer
19.00
Lyman Lincoln
24.25
Lester West
3.50
Charles Baldwin
51.25
Lester Litchfield
4.00
Frank Osborne
2.00
Walter Litchfield
2.00
Frederick Heredeen
6.00
Charles E. Davis
17.25
John Ross
3.25
Edmund Lapham
12.00
Walter Braga
2.00
Chester Bell
6.00
Harry Pinson
10.75
Dyar Sales
26.65
Robert MacDonald
103.90
H. F. Davis Tractor Co.
5.12
I. Austin Lincoln
75.00
New England Road Machinery Co.
39.62
Norwell Motor Sales
3.88
E. N. Josselyn
3.64
Rockland Welding Engineering Co.
8.50
Whitman Soule
4.00
$2,101.47
SPECIAL APPROPRIATION (SNOW)
Clark Wilcox Co. $375.00
Appropriation $375.00
PERRY H. OSBORN, Highway Surveyor.
I. R. Henderson
5.75
Town Auditor
January 30, 1936. To the Citizens of Norwell:
This is my report to you as Town Auditor for 1935. You voted at the Town meeting on October 21, 1935 that the Selectmen should petition the State Division of Ac- counts for the installation as of January 1, 1936 of its standard system of accounting for towns and for an audit of the Town accounts to that time. This petition has been granted. The office of Town Auditor has been abol- ished by your vote.
As the Town accounts are going to be audited by the State Auditors, which audit will include my 1935 term of office, it did not seem necessary that I also should audit the Town accounts for 1935. I have, therefore, resigned my office as Auditor effective as of December 31, 1935 and have waived my compensation of $200.00 which will help to defray the expenses of the State audit.
The State system of keeping the accounts has been partly installed and the Division of Accounts has advised the installation will be completed when the audit is made.
Respectfully submitted,
SCHUYLER DILLON.
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Collector of Taxes
1931 TAXES
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935
$656.91
Paid Treasurer $54.01
Tax Titles 158.84
Abatements 7.20
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
436.86
$656.91
MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $13.40
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $13.40 $13.40
1932 TAXES
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $1,803.67
Paid Treasurer $921.90
Tax Titles 308.73
Abatements
21.83
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
551.21
$1,803.67
POLL TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $4.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $1.00 $1.00
OLD AGE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $2.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 $2.00 $2.00
MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $293.56 Paid Treasurer : $8.28
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 285.28
$293.56
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1933 TAXES
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $11,107.60
Paid Treasurer $7,862.59
Tax Titles
991.29
Abatements
57.02
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
2,196.70
$11,107.60
POLL TAX
Re-commitment per warrant July 1, 1935 . . $18.00
Paid Treasurer $12.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 36.00
$18.00
OLD AGE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935
$21.00
Paid Treasurer $6.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 15.00
$21.00
MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935
$772.19
Paid Treasurer $37.38
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 735.11
$772.49
1934 TAXES
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $23,887.07
Paid Treasurer $11,278.76 .
Tax Titles 897.45
Abatements
18.15
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
11,692.71
$23.887.07
POLL TAX
Re-commitment per warrant July 16, 1935. .
$244.00
Paid Treasurer $34.00
Abatement 2.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
208.00
$244.00
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MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant March 16, 1935 $841.59
Paid Treasurer $133.41
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935 708.18
$841.59
1935 TAXES
Commitment per warrant May 25, 1935, Dec.
14, 1935 j. $71,529.87
Paid Treasurer $42,912.19
Tax Titles
2,068.58
Abatements 193.39
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
26,355.71
$71,529.87
POLL TAX
Commitment per warrant $1,116.00
Paid Treasurer $942.80
Abatements 1.00
Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
169.20
$1,116.00
MOTOR EXCISE TAX
Re-commitment per warrant
$1,574.36
Commitment per warrant 1,895.72
$3,170.08
Paid Treasurer
$2,416.90
Abatements 111.55
· Outstanding Dec. 31, 1935
941.63
$3,470.08
INTEREST
Collections :
1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
$1,534.80
Respectfully submitted,
ALFRED H. PROUTY,
Tax Collector.
Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Inc.
Report for Year 1935
The figures given in the reports of the Treasurer, and of our Visiting Nurse, Miss Roe, show in detail the scope of the work accomplished during the past year. Care- ful study of these, with any questions regarding them, is urged by your Executive Board.
We wish to thank the members throughout the town for their ready renewal of annual pledges. There were increased amounts in some cases, and an encouraging number of new names on the list. Upon these mem- bership fees (from 25 cents upward), the returns from the two Rummage Sales, and the Junior Play, we rely for the carrying on of our part of the work. Our charge for nursing visits is much lower than in neighboring towns. The next Rummage Sale will be held in April or May, and continued support of this by contributions of saleable articles, and by patronage of the sale is urged.
The cost of the Well Child Conference is now borne entirely by our association, aided by the fees received. Hanover established its own clinic this fall and Scituate two years ago. The attention of parents is called to this opportunity to have the health of their children up to school age checked by a recognized pediatrician at the clinical rate of 50 cents. That the records of this clinic were destroyed in the High School fire makes any but an estimated figure of attendance impossible. This is running an average of twelve to fifteen children, and more can now be taken care of.
One half the cost of the pre-school and dental clinics conducted during the summer is paid by the association.
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By means of the amount returned to us from the sale of Tuberculosis Seals we were able to give a child the benefit of several weeks at the Bailey Health Camp in South Hanson.
Through the equipment in the nurse's office, includ- ing the dental chair, was saved from the fire, the sup- plies, records and filing cabinets kept in a closet, were lost-necessitating their immediate replacement.
We would call to your attention the rules governing the nursing activities as stated in the By Laws:
"The nurse is on duty from 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. daily- except Sunday and one half day during the week. All calls when possible should be in by 4 P. M. of the day previous or not later than 8 A. M. (The telephone number is Norwell 5-6.) The fee is 50 cents- - at night $1.00-for operations and maternity cases $2.00. These fees to be collected in full or in part at the discretion of the nurse.
"The nurse may not attend contagious cases. She may make but one call-unless there is a physician in charge of the case. Her time is divided between the work in the schools and in the district."
May we repeat that the more the nursing service is used by those who can afford the full fee, the more it will be available to the less fortunate. Of its value · as a measure to promote the public health of the town there can be no question.
Respectfully submitted, JESSIE R. C. ATWATER,
President of Executive Board.
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FINANCIAL REPORT OF NORWELL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION, INC.
For Year Ending December 31, 1935.
Receipts:
1935
1934
Membership dues
$151.10
$118.60
Donations
5.00
75.00
Nurse's personal use of car
53.50
62.34
Entertainments and sales
338.45
188.15
Fees from bedside cases
209.50
187.00
Bank interest
7.75
17.23
Dental and pre-school clinic
85.00
1 47.00
Well baby clinic
116.09
171.66
Town of Norwe'l, transportation of nurse
315.38
81.62
T. B. seal sale
53.25
40.87
Refund from summer camp
5.90
$1,340.92
$1,095.47
Cash on hand January 1st
642.32
$1,983.24
Expenditures :
$300.00
$325.00
Nurse's salary
Substitute (vacation period)
61.00
89.50
Dental and pre-school clinic
211.50
101.75
Well baby clinic
210.00
240.00
Auto insurance and accident in- surance
60.12
38.51
Auto expense: Tires, oil, gasoline, repairs, etc.
215.12
196.15
Medical and office supplies and printing
18.35
32.33
Child sent to Plymouth County Health Camp
15.50
Telephone
7.21
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Bank check tax
.06
.88
Miscellaneous
6.00
3.00
$1,198.16
$1,027.12
Cash on hand December 31
785.08
$1,983.24
JAMES H. BARNARD,
Treasurer.
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NURSE'S REPORT
From January 1, 1935 to December 31, 1936
Number of patients cared for 68
Number of nursing visits 713
Number of free nursing visits 370
Number of pre-natal visits 15
Number of infant-welfare visits 13
Number of pre-school visits 127
Number of tuberculosis visits 13
Number of social service visits 131
Number of children attending Toxin Anti Toxin Clinic 60
Number of visits made for Board of Health and Selectmen 217
Number of visits made to carry supplies to the sick 18
Number of follow-up visits for hospitals and clinics 91
Number of conferences attended 17
Unfortunately the records of the Well-Child Confer- ence were detroyed by fire-hence a report of the num- ber of babies attending the clinic and the work accom- plished is impossible.
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE.
Report of County Aid to Agriculture Report of Plymouth County Extension Service
"Purpose?"-"To keep the Agriculture of Plymouth County in a position to compete favorably with that of of all other sections, to carry the teachings of the college to people of the county and to show how these teachings might be applied on the farm and in the home."
There are three main branches of work-agriculture, home economics, and 4-H club work which includes both agriculture and home economics. The extension service is a cooperative effort on the part of the United States Department of Agriculture at Washington, he Massachu- setts State College at Amherst, and the extension services in the various counties of the state.
You probably know that one of the many services offered by our extension organization is sending you printed material. On the Norwell mailing list to receive timely information relative to various agricultural pro- jects are: Poultry 19, dairy 9, fruit and market gar- dens 17.
Farmers are called on by the County Agent when re- quested.
We also wish to call your attention to the radio broad- casts. Three programs presented over Stations WBZ and WBZA. Agriculture is presented 'each Monday at 1:30, home economics each Monday at 1:50, and 4-H club work each Saturday at 1:30. Farm and Home News is presented Monday, Wednesday, and Friday over Stations WAAB and WHDH in Boston, WMAS in Springfield. WLLH in Lowell, WNBH in New Bedford, and daily over WTAG in Worcester.
If you have any problems, be sure to call the county extension agent offices at number 106 Main Street, Brock- ton, telephone 4993.
Respectfully submitted, L. H. OGDEN,
Town Direct,
County Aid to Agriculture.
Norwell School Directory
School Committee
BENJAMIN LORING, Chairman Tel. Norwell 67-3
MRS. GERTRUDE DYER Tel. Hanover 195
MRS. NELLIE SPARRELL, Secretary Tel. Norwell 76-3
Superintendent of Schools WILLARD SPALDING Tel. Hanover 91
Supervisors MRS. PANSY STETSON, Music RODMAN BOOTH, Art
School Physician 'WILLIAM P. GROVESTEIN, M. D.
School Nurse CATHERINE A. ROE, R. N.
School Dentist WILLIS B. PARSONS, D. M. D. Janitors RICHARD WHITING JOSEPH F. MERRITT MRS. MARY BRUCE
SCHOOL COMMITTEE REGULATIONS
Children who become five years of age on March first may enter school the following September.
No child under seven years of age will be admitted to school for the first time after October first of any vear.
If there appears to be room in the first grade, tests will be given to children who are too young to enter school. No child may take this test who will not be five before the opening of school.
A child entering school for the first time is required to present to the teacher a birth certificate and vaccina- tion or exemption from vaccination certificate. Exemp- tion certificates must be renewed every six months.
School Committee
To the Taxpayers of Norwell:
The year 1935 has been a most eventful one for the School Department.
At the annual meeting in March, the matter of adding to the High School Building was discussed after the Sup- erintendent of Schools had reported the crowded condi- tion of the building. Some mention of the possibility of receiving a federal grant to assist us was made, after which it was voted to instruct the Moderator to appoint a committee of four, to serve with the School Committee to study the situation and report to the annual or subse- quent special meeting. The Moderator appointed J. Ly- man Wadsworth, Chairman, Archie Merritt, Henry Tol- man and Howard Delano.
This Committee held several meetings and evolved a tentative plan upon which to enlarge the building by add- ing one room on the west side, an addition of approxi- mately the same size on the east, which because of the sloping grade would give two rooms; and an extension to the town hall. This would involve an expenditure of $49,500.00.
In the meantime word was received that the Trustees of the Cushing Memorial Fund had offered to build a Town Hall, if the site they wished could be obtained. Consequently it was no longer necessary to plan enlarg- ing the Town Hall, as its capacity was ample for all school needs. This would save $9,000 on the proposed additions.
A project was filed with P. W. A. for a grant on this amount, from which a reply was received late in Sep- tember. A special town meeting was held October 21 when it was voted to raise the sum of $19,500.00 for the
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work under P. W. A., it being understood that the addi- tions to the Town Hall were to be omitted, thus cutting the actual expenditure to around $42,000., A new commit- tee was appointed by the Moderator consisting of J. Ly- man Wadsworth, Chairman, Ralph Gordon, Amy Sylves- ter, Paul Malloy, and Charles Pike to serve with the Selectmen and the School Committee.
The plan of J. William Beals Sons was put out to bids, which were publicly opened December 13th and were as follows:
C. A. Balson $11,290
Joseph M. Concannon 41,838
Howard A. Delano 59,245
Howard A. Delano
*50,245
Arthur H. Drisco
41,425
*$1,931.01 allowances.
The recommendation was sent to the P. W. A. head- quarters that the contract be awarded to Joseph M. Con- cannon, the lowest bidder. As $40,938 did not leave a sufficient amount of the $42,000 to furnish the building, it was again decided to call a special meeting, to see whether the voters wished to put aside the P. W. A. or raise more money for furnishing the building. This meet- ing was held December 17th. Three nights later, on De- cember 20 the Town Hall was completely destroyed by fire and the school building nearly so.
· December 23 the committee again met and voted to reject all bids, but filed a request to keep the federal grant open, thus giving the town a chance to again decide whether to proceed with or without federal aid.
At a special meeting held January 6 in the First Parish Church it was voted, to have the School Committee and four appointed by the Moderator prepare plans for fire proof and semi fire proof buildings and a choice of at least to sites to be presented at a subsequent meeting. It was also voted to do the work without the assistance of the Federal Government. Those appointed on this commit-
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tee are J. Lyman Wadsworth, Ralph Gordon, William Jacobs and Charles Pike who with the School Committee are working very hard to prepare plans which they will present at the annual meeting.
In the meantime the 5th and 6th grades, the Junior and Senior High School are attending school in Hanover from 2.30 to 5.30 P. M. This was made possible by the splendid offer of the Hanover School Committee, who of- fered the use of their High School Building. It is not en- tirely satisfactory but seemed the best thing to do at the time.
In July, proposals for fuel were sent out and the bids were opened as follows:
Hard Wood:
P. H. Osborn, $7.50 and $1.25 for fitting.
Basil Simmons, $7.00 and $1.25 for fitting.
Stanley Briggs, $8.00.
Slabs:
P. H. Osborn, $6.25.
Basil Simmons, $6.00.
Stanley Briggs, $7.00-$8.00.
Slash Pine:
Stanley Briggs, $7.00.
The contract for wood was awarded to Basil Simmons.
Coal:
Phillips Bates Co., Run of Mine $7.91. White Ash $11.48
National Coal Sales Co., Run of Mine $6.21.
Alternate No. 1 $6.34. Alternate No. 2 $6.07.
Anderson Fuel and Supply Co., Run of Mine $6. 18. Alternate No. 1 $6.48. Alternate No. 2 $6.48. Egg White Ash $11.50. Screened Egg Bit., $9.00 . N. E. Coke $10.50.
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Rockland Coal & Grain Co., No. 1 grade Fuel Oil 61/2c per gallon.
Ramsay Oil Company, $1 oil at 6c per gal.
Basil Simmons, White Ash Egg $11.90.
White Ash Nut $11.90.
City Fuel Co., White Ash $11.39.
Fore River Coal Co., Run of Mine $6.30.
The contract was awarded to Ramsay Oil Co. for oil and City Fuel for hard coal.
Bids were also opened for repairs on the interior of the High School as follows:
Andrew Maxwell $10.00
Howard Delano 29.40
Arthur Turner (for material and labor by day). 37.00
Archie Merritt 80.60
The contract was awarded to Howard Delano for $29.40.
In March a P. W. A. project was filed to drain the Town Hall cellar and dig a drain on the West side of the building to connect with the cellar drain in an attempt to relieve the periodic flooding of the cellar. The commit- tee furnished the materials, tools with which to work and the Supervisor. It was successful to a large degree.
The Committee had hoped to return something over $1100, the unexpended portion of the $1500 allowed for repairs on the old building which had been taken care of in the project for addition and alteration. The loss of most of the school books in the fire required their im- mediate replacement, however, and the contemplated re- fund was used for that purpose.
Trusting to further merit your support of schools we remain,
Respectfully, BENJAMIN LORING, Chairman, NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary, GERTRUDE L. DYER.
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