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I want to thank all who have cooperated in the work of the schools the past year.
Respectfully yours,
CLIFTON E. BRADLEY, Superintendent of Schools
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REPORT OF THE NORWELL HIGH AND GRAMMAR SCHOOL
To the Superintendent of Schools Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
I herewith submit my annual report of the activities in the Norwell High and Grammar School.
The program of studies for the High School has been broadened some- what this past year. There are seven class periods each day, and most of the students have five periods of instruction in the major subjects. There is a definite need for instruction on the general high school level rather than the college preparatory. There are a number of boys that would benefit greatly by a course including the manual arts, practical sciences and mathematics. A step in this direction has been the division of all English classes into two groups. One class studies strictly college preparatory English, and the remainder of the grade studies English on a somewhat different level.
Reports from our graduates are very favorable. A number of letters have been received from the different colleges, and all of our graduates are doing very satisfactory work. In addition, three are on the dean's list, which is very unusual, since a student must be doing exceptional work to receive such an honor. In checking over the records of past years some interesting records were discovered. During the twenty-five year period from 1921 to June, 1946, Norwell High School has graduated 372 pupils. Of these, a total of 131 have continued their education at other institu- tions. Fifty-eight attended the various colleges. No pupil recommended to a college by Norwell High School has ever failed, and of the 58, one was Phi Beta Kappa and sixteen made the dean's list for excellent scholastic achievement. Norwell High School is Class A by the Massachusetts Depart- ment of Education, and any college in the country will accept Norwell certi- fication for entrance.
The school lunches, under the Federal Lunch Program, have been very successful, so that a great majority of the school pupils enjoy a hot lunch every day. Under this program, a subsidy is given to the school cafeteria to provide meals for the pupils. Good, substantial, healthy meals are pro- vided at a price far below that possible otherwise.
This year we have been fortunate in securing the services of Mr. Dixon, whose major field is physical education, teacher of sciences. Miss White- house has replaced Miss Alden as the English teacher, and Miss Allen has replaced Mrs. Kingman in the Domestic Arts Department. Mrs. Brandt took the place of Mrs. Miller in the fourth grade. In procuring these teachers, we were very fortunate, for some of the smaller schools in the state were unable to open this fall because of a very definite teacher shortage.
The extra curricular activities of the school have been many and varied during the past year with the usual number of socials and dances, class trips and various other social activities. Dancing classes, sponsored by the Norwell Parents and Teachers Association, have been well attended and many other dances, square dances, skating parties and other activities have been encouraged and have provided many outlets for the pupils. The students have visited Boston, Concord, Lexington, and Cape Cod at various times during the year. A trip was also taken to the aircraft carrier "Lake Champlaine" when it was in Boston Harbor. The Senior and Junior- Proms were well attended and many of the Alumni took this occasion to return and meet their friends.
The graduation pageant "The War was Everyone's War and the Peace Must Be Everyone's Peace," presented by the Senior Class, was exception-
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ally well done, and with the musical accompaniment by the Glee Club and Orchestra helped make it a very fine graduation ceremony. The Class Day ceremonies in the auditorium were presented during graduation week and followed a splendid banquet in the cafeteria for all the high school pupils and teachers. Preparations for the excellent home-cooked meal were under the supervision of some of the mothers of the pupils. The activities follow- ing were the usual light-hearted and humorous stunts which typify Class Day. The school yearbook "The Shipbuilder" was published in June for the first time in four years.
The program of music in the school has been quite successful. A large number of pupils are in the choral groups, with the Glee Club and Junior High Glee Clubs performing at assemblies, plays, etc. The orchestra, though small, performed very creditably, though it is unfortunate that more young- sters are not taking music lessons. Of course, in a school as small numer- ically as ours, there are very few to select from.
The program for the March meeting of the Norwell Association of Parents and Teachers was an exhibition of work by each of the various groups in the school, followed by refreshments served by the Domestic Arts Department in the cafeteria. This activity makes it possible for demonstra- tions of the work in each of the various subjects and of each grade to be shown to the parents. In addition to this, the work of each pupil is on display in his home room.
The program of athletics and physical education in the High School and Junior High School has many participants, as over 60% of the pupils are taking part in the basketball program. The Boys' Varsity and Junior Varsity have a schedule of eighteen games; the Girls' Varsity has sixteen. The girls' second team has a schedule of eight games and the Junior High School's four teams of first and second teams for both boys and girls has a six-game schedule. An innovation on the schedule this year is a home-and- away series with the boys' and girls' teams from Nantucket. The Norwell players will take the boat trip to this interesting and historical island and after the basketball game will stay in the homes of the Nantucket players and return home the next day. The Norwell baseball team did exceptionally well last year in tieing for third place in the South Shore League. The Cross-Country team finished second in the South Shore Tournament, the order of finish being, Rockland, Norwell, Hanover, and Oliver Ames of North Easton. The plans for the year's activities are now completed and Norwell will now be represented by a six-man football team and a six-man field hockey team for the girls. Equipment has been ordered and a league has been formed by the teams from Norwell, Pembroke, Duxbury and Kingston. Norwell will then have athletic teams in the following sports: football, basketball, baseball, track, cross,country and gymnastics for the boys, and field hockey, basketball, softball and track for the girls.
The proceeds from the magazine drive together with the contribution from the Norwell Association of Parents and Teachers has purchased a new motion picture projector so that more films both of an educational and scientific nature may be enjoyed.
There are a number of things which should be planned in the future.
First: A very important program for non-college preparatory pupils, particularly the manual arts.
Second: A woman who can supervise the physical education activities. A very necessary step has been taken in the step of securing a physical education director for the boys, but there is need for one for the girls as well.
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Third: The separation of the smaller youngsters from the older groups on the buses. During the school day they are never together, but if possible, the groups should be kept separate on the bus as well.
Fourth: The work on instrumental music should be encouraged, par- ticularly in the lower grades. There is need of both instruments and in- struction.
Fifth: There must be some plan for the overcrowding in the school building. At the present time the work on the upper levels is seriously handicapped by being overcrowded, and next year the situation will be much worse. Classes are held in practically every conceivable place in the build- ing and even at that, a great many pupils must be seated two to a seat. Neither teacher nor pupil can do their best under the present conditions. The High School has been the group to feel this .crowded condition more than the younger groups because I felt that they can adapt themselves to unusual conditions better than the younger classes.
I appreciate the difficulties in carrying out a program, incorporating these suggestions that are mentioned above, but with these suggestions I feel it would be a school which would fit the needs of a greater number of our pupils and would give them a better training both scholastically and socially. I know that these changes and many others are in a process of evolution and that it may be years before the goal is reached and that it is a question of doing the best that can be done under the present handicaps.
I wish to thank you, the members of the committee, and the teachers for their co-operation during the past year.
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD J. ROGEAN, Principal
REPORT OF THE MUSIC SUPERVISOR
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley Superintendent of Schools Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Bradley :
The following is a report of the activities of the music department during the year 1946:
In 1946 the girls' glee club, boys' glee club, junior high school girls' glee club, and the school orchestra were very active. The boys' and girls' glee clubs combined to give a concert at the spring meeting of the Parent- Teachers Association, and again at the graduation exercises in June. The orchestra played at both of these affairs. In November the girls' glee club sang at the Armistice Day and Thanksgiving assemblies. The children of grades three, four, five, and six presented a Christmas operetta under the direction of their classroom teachers in December. At the Ridge Hill School the pupils gave a Christmas concert under the guidance of Mrs. Milbery and Mrs. Drury. We have 'tried to encourage talent and the development of self-confidence by having as much solo work as possible at these public performances.
At the beginning of this school year we found that all but two members of the orchestra had left school. For that reason we have no active instru- mental group at the present. However, a new orchestra is in the making.
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A number of junior high school pupils are now studying instruments either privately or in classes in school. Several others have expressed the desire to play with an orchestra, and we hope to have instruments available for them shortly.
Yours very truly,
GERTRUDE M. REYNOLDS, Supervisor of Music
REPORT OF SCHOOL PHYSICIAN
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley . Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
As school physician, I wish to submit the following report for this year:
All school children have been examined in the presence of the school nurse and their respective teachers. The general health was found to be good. Individual defects and hygiene were checked, and the parents were advised, in writing, wherever corrective action was indicated.
It is noteworthy that there seems to be fewer cases of chronic tonsillitis and enlarged neck glands in recent years. This is probably due to the in- creasingly more universal use of "pasteurized" milk.
Although it is usual to find a certain incidence of skin acne (or pimples) and warts in children of the adolescent age, I feel that more em- phasis on personal hygiene and cleanliness by both the teachers and the respective parents will help keep the incidence to a minimum.
I believe a definite attempt to improve public health should be made in all grades by constantly emphasizing other simple rules of hygiene, by particularly stressing the importance of unnecessarily spreading colds. Pupils come to school too frequently with fresh colds, and spraying the air with unprotected coughing. It is likely that a bus-load of pupils and at least one classroom have been well contaminated before an alert teacher, or the school nurse, can eliminate such a hazard. Education will teach these potential germ-spreaders the importance of controlling infections at their source.
Contagion has been prevalent in neighboring towns, but to date we have been fortunate in having no significant incidence.
The general sanitation of the schools has been good, especially at the newer high school building. The older buildings still in use will always be a problem. Constant effort is made to maintain heathy conditions. Heat- ing and ventilation is rather uncertain. Specific points that should be re- ported are :
1. The constant overflowing of the cess-pool at the high school is a health hazard.
2. The heating in cold weather is said to be poor in the three north- west rooms on the second floor of the high school.
3. The refrigeration space for milk at the high school seems to be inadequate.
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4. "Ultra Violet" radiation systems have proven very effective in schoolrooms and factories in reducing common contagion. It would be valuable in our schoolrooms by helping to control epi- demics and reducing absenteeism from such as the common cold. I would like to recommend the installation of such a system both in the interest of health as well as for more attainable education hours.
The schools have been most fortunate during the past four years to have had the excellent and faithful service of Dr. Woodworth. He deserves the town's deepest gratitude for a job well done. I heartily agree with all of his advice in the school physician's report of 1945. The early accom- plishment of his recommendations would be a proper tribute of appreciation for his unselfish work and interest.
The statistics of the examinations of pupils will be shown in the report of the school nurse.
In closing, may I thank you and all the school personnel for your kind cooperation in our efforts for health in the schools.
Respectfully yours,
RAYMOND G. VINAL, M. D., School Physician
REPORT OF SCHOOL DENTIST
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Massachusetts
Dear Sir:
The following figures are a summary of the dental work done in the Norwell Schools for calendar year 1946, grades one to six inclusive.
Fillings in Permanent Teeth 341
Fillings in Temporary Teeth 162
Extractions of Temporary Teeth 35
Extractions of Permanent Teeth 2
Number teeth treated
58
Prophylactic treatments
96
Number of completed cases 102
Fifteen children were completed in the Pre-School Clinic and a total of 79 fillings were inserted.
Respectfully submitted, WILLIS B. PARSONS, D. M. D. School Dentist
REPORT OF SCHOOL NURSE
To the Superintendent of Schools Norwell
Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Bradley :
The following is my report for the work in the Health Department of the Norwell schools.
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Number of visits to schools 361
These visits include visits made with the school physician and dentist.
Number of inspections (sanitary) 26
Number of inspections (teeth, hair, skin, throat, etc.) 379
Number of visits to Clinics 75
Number of ill children carried home 81
Number of children having physical defects
73
Number of children having physical defects wholly corrected 51
Number of children having physical defects partially corrected 1
Number of children excluded from school 73
These children were excluded from school either as contacts or having a communicable disease.
PRE-SCHOOL CLINIC
Number of children registered and examined at Clinic 34
Number of children found with physical defects 21
Number of children having all defects corrected 15
Number of children having defects partially corrected
4
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE School Nurse
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MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1946
Boys
5 6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18 Total
Grade 1
4
8
10
6
28
2
6
13
4
24
3
1
11
3
3 2
2
16
5
15
6
13
7
14
8
18
9
16
10
16
11
11
12
5
Total 4
14
24
25
12
10
17
14
17
18
18
15
4
192
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1946
Girls
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14' 15 16
17
18 Total
Grade 1
22
2
4
12
2
1
19
3
4
9 4
12
1 2
19
5
4
3
2 1
10
6
5
8 6
2
15
7
5 2
13
8
4 6 6
2 4
1
10
7
9 3
1
1
18
11
1
7
3
1
11
Total
5
14
23
15
20
10
18
12
14
14
13
11
4
1
174
4
1
1
1
5 7 3
2
1 3
1
1
1
2
9 3
2 10 2
8 4
2 1 5 6 3
1
3
1
17
4
5
10
7
366
1 1
16
4
3 1
6 3
1 2
7
12
3
11
9
12
5 5
2
TEACHING STAFF STATISTICS
Name
Years Exp. Before Sept. 1, 1946
Education
Years Attendance Beyond H. S.
Degree
Subjects Taught
Irene Barteau
33
Salem
2
Diploma
Grade 7
Patricia Allen
0
Cornell
4
B. S.
D. Arts
H. Rodman Booth
17
Designers Art; Harvard; B. U.
4
Diploma
Art
Ann Brandt
8
Swarthmore
4
A. B.
Grade 4
Madeline Drury
17
R. I. Normal
2
Diploma
Grade 1
Felix Dixon
6
Boston University
4
B. S. in Ed.
Science. & Athletics
Elizabeth Farrar
18
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 8
Marion Joyce
19
Tufts
4
A. B.
Languages
Miriam Lincoln
7
Bridgewater
3
Diploma
Grade 3
Regina Maguire
3
Emmanuel
4
A. B.
Mathematics
Gunhild Milbery
11
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 2
Ella Osborn
34
Boston University
2
Diploma
Grade 2
Betty Richardson
10
Plymouth
2
Diploma
Grade 6
Ethel Sproul
7
Framingham
4
Diploma
Commercial
Lois Turner -
24
Bridgewater; B. U.
4
B. Music
Music
Gertrude Reynolds
6
B. U. College of Music
4
A. B.
English
Jacqueline Whitehouse
()
Wellesley College
4
B. S.
Grade 1
Ruth York
15
Wheelock 2; B. U. 1; Columbia 1
53
B. S .; Ed. M.
Principal
Edward Rogean
11
Tufts
Clifton E. Bradley
21
Colgate U .; B. U .; Brown U .;
B. S .; Ed. M.
Superintendent
R. I. College of Ed.
53
.
1
Grade 5
105
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ENROLLMENT IN THE NORWELL SCHOOLS As of October 1, 1946
Grade
Center Primary School
Ridge Hill School
Grammar Grades in High School
High School
Total
1
30
20
50
2
26
17
43
3
33
33
4
35
35
5
25
25
6
28
28
7
27
27
8
30
30
9
27
27
10
34
34
11
18
18
12
16
16
366
Total enrollment of schools 366
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INDEX
Page
Balance Sheet
32
Births
77
Board of Assessors
87
Board of Fire Engineers
80
Board of Health
83
Board of Public Welfare
39
Board of Selectmen
8
Cemetery Perpetual Care Funds
35
Deaths
78
Elementary School Building Committee
89
Highway Surveyor
81
In Memoriam - ERNEST H. SPARRELL
Insert
Inspector of Animals
38
Inspector of Slaughtering
85
James Library 81
73
Marriages
74
Norwell Service Center
41
Planning Board
85
Plymouth County Aid to Agriculture
86
School Department 92
40
State Auditor's Report
42
Tax Collector
36
Town Accountant
8
Town Clerk
46
Town of Norwell
3
Town Officers 5
Town Treasurer 34
Visiting Nurse Association 43
William J. Leonard Memorial Library 80
Zoning By-Laws Appeal Board
83
List of Jurors
Soldiers' Relief
1
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31
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TOWN OF NORWELL Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Ninth Congressional District Donald W. Nicholson, Wareham
Second Councillor District Clayton L. Havey, 140 Church Street, West Roxbury
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial Districts Newland H. Holmes, 83 Webb Street, Weymouth
Third Plymouth Representative District Nathaniel Hurwitz, Cohasset
Population, 1945 State Census, 2147
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ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
SELECTMEN
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman Term expires 1948
JAMES A. LIDDELL
Term expires 1949
RALPH H. COLEMAN
Term expires 1950
ASSESSORS
RALPH H. COLEMAN, Chairman
Term expires 1950
JAMES A. LIDDELL
Term expires 1949
A. LESTER SCOTT
Term expires 1948
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
JAMES A. LIDDELL, Chairman Term expires 1949
RALPH H. COLEMAN
Term expires 1950
Term expires 1948
A. LESTER SCOTT HELEN E. NORRIS, Clerk
TOWN CLERK
NELLIE L. SPARREL
TOWN TREASURER
MARGARET CROWELL
TAX COLLECTOR
DONALD C. WILDER
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR PERRY H. OSBORN
TREE WARDEN
JOHN T. OSBORN
MODERATOR CECIL E. WHITNEY HERBERT A. LINCOLN, elected March 1947 election.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JAMES P. HALL, Chairman
Term expires 1948
THOMAS S. CANN Term expires 1949
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary
Term expires 1950
BOARD OF HEALTH
MINOT F. WILLIAMSON, Chairman Term expires 1948
WILLIAM O. HENDERSON Term expires 1949
JOHN D. R. WOODWORTH
Term expires 1950
TRUSTEES OF WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
PAULINE W. LEONARD
Term expires 1948
ALFRED H. PROUTY
WILLIAM O. PROUTY
Term expires 1949 Term expires 1950
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
KENNETH A. TORREY
VETERANS' BENEFITS A. LESTER SCOTT, Agent
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BOARD OF REGISTRARS
HARRY G. PINSON, Chairman Term expires 1949
CHARLES G. PROUTY
Term expires 1950
JOSEPH B. SOUSA
Term expires 1948
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Clerk
CHIEF OF POLICE A. LESTER SCOTT
DEPUTY CHIEF ALAN C. VIRTUE
CONSTABLES
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
ROBERT L. MOLLA
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
CHESTER A. BELL
ROBERT L. MOLLA
RICHARD H. BROOKS
JOHN D. MURPHY
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH
LAWRENCE E. NEWCOMB
RALPH H. COLEMAN JOHN T. OSBORN HORACE D. GAUDETTE STEVEN THOMAS
F. HOWARD HALL HUMPHREY W. TURNER
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
JAMES A. LIDDELL
JOHN G. MARLAND
LESTER D. WEST LLOYD S. WEST JOHN WINSKE
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
WILLIAM D. JACOBS Term expires 1948
STEWART BOWKER Term expires 1949
W. WALLACE FARRAR
Term expires 1950
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CHARLES H. BALDWIN
ADVISORY BOARD
JAMES H. BARNARD, Chairman Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
FRED R. BURNSIDE Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
THEODORE M. DYER
Term expires Dec. 31, 1947
ERNEST H. KNIGHT Term expires Dec. 31, 1948
*CLEMENT R. THOMAS Term expires Dec. 31, 1948
HUMPHREY W. TURNER Term expires Dec. 31, 1948
J. LYMAN WADSWORTH Term expires Dec. 31, 1948
RICHARD H. BROOKS Term expires Dec. 31, 1949
LYONAL D. FORKEY Term expires Dec. 31, 1949
RALPH L. RIPLEY Term expires Dec. 31, 1949
*Resigned and replaced by Ernest H. Knight.
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BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
ROBERT O. APTS GEORGE R. FARRAR
JOSEPH L. HALLETT. Clerk DONALD PORTER
HAROLD S. WILDER
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
RALPH L. RIPLEY
LESTER D. WEST
JOHN W. QUEEN
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
MEASURER OF WOOD AND BARK
RICHARD E. CUGNASCA
BERT I. RICHARDSON
FENCE VIEWERS
HARRY G. PINSON JAMES BERNARD SCOTT
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT JOHN T. OSBORN
BURIAL AGENT
NELLIE L. SPARRELL
FOREST FIRE WARDEN
LLOYD R. FARRAR
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN HALL LESTER D. WEST
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REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of the Town of Norwell:
The Selectmen wish to report the following major transactions which took place during the year 1947.
In the early part of January 1947 we received the court ruling in- validating the Zoning By-Law, the court having reached its decision on the following grounds.
(1) That the Commitee was not a committee appointed by the Selectmen in accordance with the statute.
(2) That the recommendations required by the statute were not made.
(3) That the statute by its terms required strict compliance.
(4) That the subsequent town actions did not breathe life into the invalid by-law.
Since the ruling of the court clearly defined the decision on the invalidity of the by-laws, it was decided not to appeal the court decision.
The case against the Town of Norwell in the fatal accident of Donald L. Morris was dismissed as it was found that Mr. Morris had been an independent contractor and not an employee of the Town of Norwell.
After the special town meeting which was held in December the duties of the Water Commissioners, until such a Board was elected, fell to the Selectmen. Contact was made with Howard E. Bailey, Consulting Engineer, and with the towns of Hanover and Scituate, regarding the water situation.
The Selectmen obtained the services of W. G. Ford. Civil Engineer, to make a layout and place concrete markers on Jacobs Trail, Duncan Drive and Prouty Avenue accepted by the town at the special town meeting.
Chapter 90 construction layout of Grove Street started during the year 1947 will continue as soon as frost is out of the ground.
To the department heads and the committees who served the town so well during the year, the Selectmen wish to extend their sincere thanks and appreciation.
A. LESTER SCOTT, Chairman RALPH H. COLEMAN JAMES A. LIDDELL
Selectmen.
TOWN ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT
To the Board of Selectmen:
Gentlemen:
I hereby submit my report for the year 1947,
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RECEIPTS
$79,650.01 Cash on hand, January 1, 1947
GENERAL REVENUE
1947 Tax Levy :
Poll
$1,052.00
Personal
10,946.25
Real Estate
92,345.62
$104,343.87
Previous Years' Tax Levies :
Poll
14.00
Personal
195.59
Real Estate
13,008.84
13,218.43
Tax Titles and Possessions:
Tax Title Redemptions
429.22
Sale of Tax Possessions
20.00
449.22
Income Tax
11,993.13
Corporation Tax
5,689.69
Meals Tax
969.85
Liquor Licenses
400.00
All Other Licenses
166.50
Court Fines
30.00
Federal Grants:
Old Age Assistance
16,146.38
Aid to Dependent Children
817.96
Old Age Assistance, Administra- tion
866.43
17,830.77
State Grants:
Massachusetts School Fund
6,313.71
Independent Industrial Schools
93.80
Transportation Aid
5,287.90
Highways-Chapter 81
13,487.64
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