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The budget reflects two factors-a rapid expansion in our enrollment, and the current inflation of salaries and all school supply prices. The percentage of return from the state as aid remains at about 30% of the total. Because of their nature, several items have been placed in the war- rant for separate consideration by the voters. These include road paving. matters pertaining to the water supply, and the need for additional school house facilities.
Our town's growth should result in better schools for our youth. Our elementary situation is greatly improved over that of several years ago. With greater numbers ready to go into the high school our class units can be extended, and ultimately more courses can be offered.
Norwell has always prided itself on the participation opportunities for students in what sports were offered. With our new staff members we have endeavored to get teachers trained and interested in the sports usually available in high schools. Consequently we have been able to add to the list of sports, and have more help for this department. Increasing numbers should strengthen our varsity teams, but the emphasis should still be on 100% student participation, not on the development of indi- vidual stars.
On Oct. 5, 1951 the minimum salary law of the Commonwealth be- came effective, giving teachers a $2,300. minimum starting salary in towns of our size. Also effective this year is a certification law setting minimum standards which teachers must meet for appointment. Teachers already in service are exempt from the law.
During the spring we had the use of a dual control car donated bv a local garage owner. Over the road driving instruction was given grouns of high school students, who had previously qualified thru text hook studv. Driving certificates were issued at the successful completion of the course. Safe driving and good driving practices were emphasized. It is planned that this course shall be continued.
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With the rapid growth in the west end of town it is indicated that another bus will have to be put on the route in Sept. The bus contracts terminate in June, and new bids for transportation will be sought in the usual manner. Five busses will be asked for.
The Superintendent wishes to thank all who are working for the wel- fare of Norwell's school youth. Their continued interest and co-operation is appreciated.
Respectfully submitted,
CLIFTON E. BRADLEY, Supt. of Schools
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Massachusetts
My Dear Mr. Bradley,
I herewith submit the principal's annual report concerned with the elementary and the high schools of Norwell.
Scholastic achievement at the elementary school continued at a high level under the supervision and direction of a most competent faculty. New staff additions are: Mrs. Mildred Sterns and Mrs. Elaine Staples in grade four, Miss Dorothy Moore in grade five, and Miss Pearl Dyer in grade six. Miss Dyer is also instructor and coach in high school physical education for girls. Mrs. Ella Osborn is vice-principal of the elementary school. Norwell is fortunate in having a person of Mrs. Osborn's ability and understanding continue in the position so ably held by Mrs. Grace Cole until her retirement in June, 1951.
The high school program of studies for the school year 1951-52 follows:
NORWELL HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM OF STUDIES 1951-1952
IX
Credit
College Preparatory X XI Credit
Credit
Credit
English
5 English
5 English
5
English 5
Algebra I
5 Geometry
5 U. S. History
5
Review Math. 5
Gen. Science
5 French I
5 Phys. Ed.
1 Prob. of Dem. 5
Latin I
5 Phys. Ed*
1 French II
5
Phys. Ed .* 1
Phys. Ed.
1
Latin II
5
Electives
Electives
Electives
Elective's
Physics
5
Physics
5
Civics
5 World His.
5 Algebra II
5 Algebra II
5
IX
X
XI
XII
English
5 English
5 English
5
English
5
Intro. Bus.
5
Bookkeep.
5 U. S. History
5
Review Math.
5
Gen. Math.
5 Typing I
21/2
Typing II
21%
Prob. of Dem.
5
Phys. Ed .*
1 Phys. Ed*
1 Shorthand I
5 Shorthand II 5
Electives
Electives
Phys. Ed .*
1
Typing III
212
Gen. Science
5 Biology
5 Electives
Phys. Ed .*
1
Civics
5 W. History
5 Econ. Geog.
5 Electives
French I
5
French II
5 Econ. Geog. 5
Driver Ed.
1
Driver Ed. 1
Adv. Foods 21/2
Adv. Foods 21/2
1
Econ. Geog.
5
Commercial
Type, pers .*
11/2
Biology
5 Driver Ed.
1
5 Driver Ed.
Econ. Geog.
XII
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General
IX
X
XI
XII
English
5 English
5 English
5 English 5
Civics
5 W. History
5 U. S. History 5 Review Math. 5
Phys. Ed .*
1 Phys. Ed*
1 Phys. Ed .* 1 Prob. of Dem. 5
Electives
Electives
Electives
Phys. Ed .* 1
Algebra I 5 Geometry 5 Econ. Geog. 5 Electives
Gen. Math
5 Bookkeeping 5
5
Physics
5 Physics 5
5 French II 5 Type, pers .** 11/2
Driver Ed. 1 Algebra II 5
Adv. Foods 21/2 Driver Ed.
Adv. Foods
21/2
Notes:
* Meets Twice Weekly
** Meets Three Times Weekly
Mrs. Choris Vernon joined the faculty as cafeteria manager for both school buildings and as instructor in home economics at the junior and senior high level. Mrs. Vernon's experience and ability contribute vastly to the entire school situation. Mr. Theodore Hewitt, as supervisor of mu- sic, is a new member of the staff. Mr. Hewitt's knowledge and enthusiasm promise real results in his department.
Soccer for boys and field hockey for girls have been adopted as autumn sports, completing the picture in competitive athletic endeavor, with base- ball (softball) and basketball occupying the spring and winter months respectively.
With but few exceptions, faculty members are currently taking. uni- versity courses concerned with the various phases of the teaching pro- fession. This is accomplished at the teachers' own expense during their off-work hours and of their own volition. The situation bespeaks an active and progressive group of teachers.
May I again indicate that a pupil housing situation is with us. The swollen elementary grades now passing into the high school building make that structure inadequate in space accommodation. There is immediate need for more classrooms for secondary education in Norwell.
I am very grateful for the constant cooperation of the townspeople. the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the staff, and the pupils.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK A. SMALL, Principal
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley Superintendent of Schools Town of Norwell
Hanover, Massachusetts Dear Sir:
The school nurse and I have personally examined all students during the past Fall term.
The school nurse keeps a continuous detailed health record on everv child. Additional graded tests are conducted regularly for vision, hearing and growth statistics.
Parents are urged to consult with their family doctor whenever a child is found to have a condition which needs medical attention.
The health in general is good. There were only a few students unable to participate in athletics. Contagion has been minimal to date,
1
Int. Bus.
5 French I
Algebra II 5 Econ. Geog. 5
Gen. Science
5 Biology
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Sanitation is pretty good in the present buildings, except for the dirt which is still being carried in from the play yard.
The water supply, even in the Elementary School, is deplorable, with insufficient water for drinking, washing or plumbing.
The Elementary School children have enjoyed a slight taste of com- petitive team athletics, and I would like to urge a more complete program. The school nurse is the key to the daily health of the students, and she will submit her own report.
Respectfully submitted, RAYMOND G. VINAL, M.D.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL DENTAL CLINIC
Mr. Clifton E. Bradley
Superintendent of Schools
Norwell, Mass.
Dear Sir:
This past year has been one of progress in the dental health of the school population. This is due in part to the addition of a School Hygienist to assist the dentist.
Her duties are three-fold; oral prophylaxis, topical application of sodium fluorides for the prevention of decay and the teaching of correct tooth brushing technique to the child patient.
Our pre-school clinic was very successful. From an entering class of fifty-two, twenty were completed by the school clinic, fourteen were marked for the family dentist. A total of:
Fillings in permanent teeth 273
Fillings in deciduous teeth 130
Deciduous teeth extracted 46
Permanent teeth lost 9
Completed cases
78
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIS B. PARSONS, D.M.D. School Dentist
REPORT OF NORWELL SCHOOL NURSE FOR 1951
To Mr. Clifton E. Bradley:
Total number of children examined 501
Number of children with physical defects 52
Number of children having physical defects cor- rected 28
Number of visits to schools
207
Number of visits to houses of school children
211
Number of ill children taken home
167
Number of sanitary inspections
17
Pre-school Clinic
Number of children examined
47
Number of children having physical defects 11
Number of children having physical defects cor- rected
9
Respectfully submitted,
CATHERINE A. ROE School Nurse
ENROLLMENT IN THE NORWELL SCHOOLS As of October 1, 1951
Grade
School
High School Building
1
27
1
26
I 53
2
28
2
29
3
28
3
28
III
56
4
30
4
30
IV
60
36
V
71
6
21
6
21
VI
42
7
47
VII
47
8
44
VIII
44
9
29
IX 29
10
23
X
23
11
20
XI 20
12
16
XII
16
Total
297
221
518
MEMBERSHIP BY AGE AND GRADE, OCTOBER 1, 1951
Age
Boys
Grade 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16 17
18
19 Total
1
9
24
2
2
29
35
4
10
17
1
32
5
8 21
5
3 2
4 5
2
1
23
8
3 12
3
19
10
4
2
1
7
11
1
5
6
12
2
2
1
5
13
P.G.
Total
9
32
31
33
28
32
23
18
22
12
9
7
2
3
1
262
Age
Girls
Grade 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 16
17
18
19 Total
Kdg. 1
5
13
18
2
7
20
1 15
21
4
12
2
1
28
5
8
19
7
34
6
6
11
1
18
7
7 16
1 10
4
3
9
1
6
12
19
10
1
9
3
3
16
11
4
10
14
12
5
3
3
11
P.G.
Total
5
20
25
28
22 27
26
25
18
26
10
18
3 3 256
8
19
10
21
3
1 4
37
6
6 12
24
7
5
10
1 9
10
9
1
28
3
5
1 13
24 25
8
8
518
Kdg.
35
2 3
35
II 57
Elementary
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TEACHING STAFF STATISTICS
Name
Yrs.' Exp. Before Sept. 1, 1951
Education
Years' Attend. Beyond H.S.
Degree
Subject Taught
Irene Barteau
38
Salem
2
Diploma
Grade 7
Felix Dixon, Vice Prin.
11
Boston University
5
B.S .; Ed. M.
Science, Athletics:
Madeline Drury
22
R. I. Normal
2
Diploma
Grade 1
Pearl Dyer
0
Bridgewater
4
B.S.
Grade 6, Phy. Ed.
Elizabeth Farrar
23
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 8
Barbara Ford
3
Boston University
4
B.S.
Grade 3
Madeleine Gulliver
27
Massachusetts School Art
4
Diploma
Art
Theodore Hewitt
1/2
Harry Iovinelli
19
Worcester
21/2
Diploma
24
Tufts
4
A.B.
Languages
Albert Kiernan
1
Bridgewater
4
B.S.
Social Studies
Miriam Lincoln
12
Bridgewater
3
Diploma
Grade 2
Laura McKenney
10
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 1
"Gunhild Milbery
16
Bridgewater
2
Diploma
Grade 2
Dorothy Moore
1%
Bridgewater
4
B.S.
Grade 5 and Phy. Ed. Grade 4 and Vice Prin.
Frederick Small
14
Boston University
51/2
B.S .; M. Ed.
Principal
Ethel Sproul
12
Framingham
2
Diploma
Grade 6
Elaine Staples
0
Boston University
4
B.S.
Grade 4
Mildred Sterns
33
Bridgewater
5
M. Ed.
Grade 5
Enid Taylor
14
University of Maine
4
A.B.
English
Lowell Thomas
2
Boston University
5
A.B .; M. Ed.
Mathematics®
Choris Vernon
10
Framingham
4
B.S.
D.A. and Cafeteria
Rose Vose
22
Boston University
5
B.B.A .; M.B.A.
Commercial
Clifton E. Bradley
Colgate University; Brown
University; R. I. Col. Ed .;
Boston University
51/2
B.S .; M. Ed.
Superintendent
TOWN OF NORWELL
Ella Osborn
39
Boston University
1
Music
Hazel Johnson
Band Grade 3
Marion Joyce
26
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REPORT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING SURVEY COMMITTEE
By vote of a Special Town Meeting held December 3, 1951, a School Building Survey Committee was appointed. The Committee believes that it has faithfully and impartially studied the school-housing situation and submits the following report:
The projected total enrollment in the high-school building for Sep- tember, 1952 through 1956, grades six through twelve, based on current grade enrollments and not considering any additional influx of pupils is indicated below:
1952 280
1953
320
1954 355
1955 380
1956 390
The current enrollment of 225 pupils is using existing facilities in the high-school building to capacity. The need for expansion is immediate.
It is the opinion of your Committee, therefore, that an addition of six (6) classrooms to the present high-school building be made immediately; this being absolutely necessary regardless of whether or not additional homes be constructed in Norwell.
Best available information indicates that three present developments in Norwell contemplate the erection of some 500 dwellings in the next five-year period. By the national average of 1.5 children per home, 750 new pupils are not an impossibility by the year 1957. If the home-building program realized its ambition in terms of only 1/3 or even less of its now stated objective of 500 houses, there would still be need at both the ele- mentary and secondary level for expanded facilities.
The present elementary-school building was built to make an addition convenient, and it would certainly be cheaper than a comparable new build- ing which requires facilities beyond classrooms. However, something over forty per cent of the present elementary enrollment comes from the west end of the town and certainly the great bulk of the prospective in- crease will come from that section. The fact is that if present dwelling plans materialize, the space required soon after the earliest date at which any building is likely to be ready would represent more rooms than would be feasible to add to our present elementary school.
The Committee further recommends that the town secure architect's plans, determine and purchase a land site of a minimum of 20 acres, and make all necessary and proper plans preliminary to the construction of a new elementary school building of six class-rooms and facilities with an additional unit of six (6) class-rooms that may be a portion of the original building or an addition thereto in the Ridge Hill section of the town so that adequate school housing may not be wanting when and if the pupil population increases to that point of necessity.
The construction of such a building would:
1. Allow for the contemplated growth at the elementary level in that section of the town wherein future population expansion seems most apparent.
2. Bring grades one through six-a natural and desirable educa- tional unit-together for greater educational efficiency.
3. Allow release of kindergarten facilities at the existing elemen- tary school from the present use and make that space available for kindergarten purposes if desired.
The town was reimbursed by the Commonwealth in the amount of 49.5% of the total cost of contsruction in the instance of the present ele- mentary-school building. A pending approval of the present valuation of the town by State Legislature may materially reduce the amount of avail-
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able state aid. Hence it may be expedient for the town to take definite action on school-building needs as soon as possible.
The total plan herein recommended appears to be necessary and logical at this time. Anything less risks falling short of anticipated requirements and could, at best, only afford partial and temporary relief.
The Committee emphasizes in conclusion the fact that these recom- mendations may be only a part of the total school-building program needed in Norwell over a period of years. Respectfully submitted,
NORWELL SCHOOL BUILDING SURVEY COMMITTEE:
William Hills Frederick A. Small Louise E. Knight
Nellie L. Sparrell
William G. Vinal Thomas S. Cann James P. Hall
Isabelle B. Wilson Wilder A. Gaudette
INDEX
Accountant
9
Assessors
73
Balance Sheet
41
Board of Fire Engineers
47
Board of Health
57
Civil Defense
55
Clerk
Annual Town Election
94
Annual Town Meeting
88
Births
78
Burials Brought In
82
Deaths
80
Dog Licenses
106
Enrolled Militia
106
Fish and Game Licenses
Jurors
Marriages
Registered Voters
Special Town Meeting
83
Warrant for Special Town Meeting
Collector
Dog Officer
District Nurse
Highway Surveyor
Inspector of Animals
Libraries James
William J. Leonard
Officers
Public Welfare
5 52 108
School Dentist
64
School Survey Committee
116
Sealer of Weights and Measures
49
School Committee
107 8
Selectmen
State Audit
45
Treasurer
67
Tree Warden
54
Visiting Nurse Association
61
Water Commissioners
48
106 74 75 106 104
Warrant for Annual Town Meeting
97 70 48 64 64 47
50
51
Schools
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ANNUAL REPORT 1952
NORWELL MASSACHUSETTS Norwell Public Library
ONE-HUNDRED-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TOWN OF NORWELL
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FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1952
TOWN OF NORWELL Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Ninth Congressional District Donald W. Nicholson, Wareham
Second Councillor District Charles J. Gabriel, 179 Main St., Hingham
Norfolk and Plymouth Senatorial Districts Newland H. Holmes, 83 Webb Street, Weymouth
Third Plymouth Representative District Nathaniel Hurwitz, Cohasset
County Commissioners Leo F. Nourse, Chairman Bridgewater
Norman G. MacDonald Hanson
Elva M. Bent Brockton
Population, 1950 Federal Census, 2515
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TOWN OF NORWELL
ELECTED TOWN OFFICERS
SELECTMEN
THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Chairman
Term expires 1955
RALPH H. COLEMAN
Term erpires 1953
EARLE F. ALLEN
Term expires 1954
** HORACE ROSS
Term expires 1953
ASSESSORS
RALPH H. COLEMAN, Chairman
Term expires 1953
EARLE F. ALLEN
Term expires 1954
THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Term expires 1955
*HORACE ROSS, Chairman
Term expires 1953
BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
EARLE F. ALLEN, Chairman
Term expires 1954
RALPH H. COLEMAN
Term expires 1953
THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Term expires 1955
HORACE ROSS
Term expires 1953
TOWN TREASURER MARGARET CROWELL
TOWN CLERK NELLIE L. SPARRELL
HIGHWAY SURVEYOR
PERRY H. OSBORN
TAX COLLECTOR DONALD C. WILDER
MODERATOR
FREDERICK A. SMALL
TREE WARDEN WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE
JAMES P. HALL, Chairman
Term expires 1954
NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Secretary
Term expires 1953
WILDER A. GAUDETTE
Term expires 1953
LOUISE E. KNIGHT
Term expires 1954
THOMAS S. CANN Term expires 1955
BOARD OF HEALTH
MINOT F. WILLIAMSON, Chairman
Term expires 1954
DANIEL R. CURRIE
Term expires 1953
RICHARD E. CUGNASCA
Term expires 1955
WATER COMMISSIONERS
RICHARD H. BROOKS, Chairman
Term expires 1953
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH
EARLE F. ALLEN
Term expires 1954 Term expires 1955
TRUSTEES OF WILLIAM J. LEONARD MEMORIAL LIBRARY
WILLIAM O. PROUTY ELAINE L. ETLING ALFRED H. PROUTY
Term expires 1953
Term expires 1954
Term expires 1955
*Elected to serve unexpired term.
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ONE-HUNDRED-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
APPOINTED TOWN OFFICERS
TOWN ACCOUNTANT
VETERANS' BENEFITS
HARRY L. CHASE, JR. THOMAS T. BARSTOW, Agent
BOARD OF REGISTRARS
HARRY G. PINSON, Chairman Term expires 1955
CHARLES G. PROUTY Term expires 1953
JOSEPH B. SOUSA NELLIE L. SPARRELL, Clerk
Term expires 1954
WELFARE AGENT AGENT FOR BOARD OF HEALTH HELEN E. NORRIS NELLIE L. SPARRELL
CHIEF OF POLICE THOMAS T. BARSTOW DEPUTY CHIEF RALPH H. COLEMAN *LLOYD B. HENDERSON CONSTABLES
LLOYD B. HENDERSON ROBERT L. MOLLA
SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS
W. CLARK ATWATER
LEN HORNSBY
J. LAWRENCE BARRY, JR.
HERMAN H. KENNEY
CHESTER A. BELL
ELLSWORTH G. KEENE
RICHARD H. BROOKS
JOHN G. MARLAND
GEORGE F. CAVANAGH
HARRY L. CHASE, JR.
JAMES K. MESHEAU ROBERT L. MOLLA JOHN D. MURPHY
WILLIAM BLANCHARD FORD
HORACE D. GAUDETTE
ALBERT GUNDERWAY
FREDERICK HOWARD HALL
LLOYD B. HENDERSON
EVERETT F. OSBORNE HUMPHREY W. TURNER ALAN C. VIRTUE LLOYD S. WEST
CEMETERY COMMITTEE
RICHARD H. BROOKS
Term expires 1953
WILLIAM D. JACOBS
Term expires 1954
STEWART BOWKER
Term expires 1955
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
EDMUND F. LAPHAM
* Appointed to fill unexpired term.
ADVISORY BOARD
DENNIS F. MEDEROS, Chairman Term expires 1954
HORACE ROSS
Term expires 1955
LYONAL D. FORKEY
Term expires 1953
CARLETON B. HAMBLEN
Term expires 1953
RALPH L. RIPLEY, Jr.
Term expires 1953
RAYMOND HANSEN
Term expires 1954
EVERETT F. OSBORNE
Term expires 1954
HAROLD G. DUTTON
Term expires 1955
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TOWN OF NORWELL
WALTER R. HALL *HENRY R. SEWELL
Term expires 1955 Term expires 1955
· BOARD OF FIRE ENGINEERS
RICHARD A. GAUDETTE, Chief Engineer ARTHUR YONGE, Clerk
ALAN HAKANSON ELLSWORTH RICE
TOWN FOREST COMMITTEE
WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR. LESTER D. WEST
ROBERT B. MEDEROS
DOG OFFICER ROBERT L. MOLLA
FENCE VIEWERS HARRY G. PINSON JAMES BERNARD SCOTT
INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS
RICHARD E. CUGNASCA
MOTH SUPERINTENDENT
BURIAL AGENT
WESLEY H. OSBORNE, JR.
THOMAS T. BARSTOW
FOREST FIRE WARDEN
AGENT, COUNTY AID TO AGRI CULTURE
· HAROLD T. RAMSEY
WILLIAM D. JACOBS
CUSTODIAN OF TOWN HALL HAROLD A. YOUNG *WALTER L. BROWN
*Appointed to fill unexpired term.
HAROLD S. WILDER
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ONE-HUNDRED-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
REPORT OF THE SELECTMEN
To the Citizens of Norwell:
The year has been one of continuing growth of the Town with resulting pressure upon appropriations made in the March meeting. The experience of Norwell in this respect is not different from that of other towns. A change in the trend is not yet apparent.
This report is but a brief account of matters which must be of concern to you as they are to your selectmen.
The Zoning By-Law adopted by the town, approved by the Attorney General, and duly advertised, became effective during the year. Charged with its enforcement, your selectmen have been compelled to seek the intervention of the courts. They have also been obliged to defend in legal actions brought against the Town by others in response to acts of en- forcement, or decisions of the Board of Appeals. It is to be hoped that court decisions in these actions will clarify the application of the Zoning By-Law.
As a result of experience to date we advocate the appointment of a committee of citizens to study and recommend revision of the by-law.
We believe the attention of a Planning Board, if adopted by the Town, should be directed toward an early study of our highways, their con- struction and maintenance, the adoption of layouts by town and county for future improvement, the taking of land on critical corners and narrow ways, to promote the best use of future town highway funds, with state and county assistance.
The state audit of the accounts of the Town of Norwell to March 13, 1952, has been received reporting the satisfactory condition of your book- keeping.
Certification of the amount of available funds or "free cash" as of January 1, 1953 in the amount of $134,140.44 has been received indicat- ing a comfortable cash position. Your selectmen feel that this reserve should not be reduced by transfer for school construction or other pur- poses, materially below the sum of $100,000.00, which is approximately 50% of the amount raised by taxation during 1952.
We take this opportunity to thank the many citizens who have loyally contributed their time and effort to public service as members of various boards and committees.
The Board of Selectmen meet each Friday evening, and one or more of its members may be seen at Town Hall each day. Routine matters will be attended to daily between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00 including Saturday from 9:00 until 12:00.
We have welcomed visits by representatives of the Norwell Tax- payers' Association, and other interested citizens, believing that such visits have resulted in mutual understanding and benefit.
Board of Selectmen Thomas T. Barstow, Chairman Earle F. Allen Horace Ross
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TOWN OF NORWELL
TOWN OF NORWELL The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
WARRANT FOR ANNUAL TOWN MEETING, MONDAY, MARCH 3, 1952 AND
Saturday, March 8, 1952 at 12 noon, for the Election of Town Officers
Plymouth, ss.
To either of the Constables of the Town of Norwell, in said County of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
GREETINGS:
In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of the Town of Norwell, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs to meet at the Cushing Memorial Town Hall in said Norwell, on Monday, the third day of March 1952, at 7:30 p. m. then and there to act upon the following articles, to wit:
Article 1. To see if the town will accept the reports of its officers and committees as printed in the Town Report or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 2. To see if the town will vote to fix the salary and compensa- tion of all elective officers of the town in the amounts indicated herein and to make such salary or compensation retroactive to January 1. 1952, in accordance with the provisions of Section 108 of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 540 of the Acts of 1947; to raise and appropriate any money therefor or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 3. To raise and appropriate such sums of money as may be deemed necessary to defray town expenses (exclusive of salaries of elective officers) for the ensuing year and make appropriations for the same or act on anything relative thereto.
Article 4. To see if the town will vote to transfer a sufficient sum from the General Fund to balance the amount to be contributed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with Chapter 81, Work on the Highways, or to act on anything relative thereto.
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