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Nursing Fees
$774.00
Dental Clinics
517.94
Well Child
41.00
Membership
401.50
Rummage Sales
2,638.72
Transfer for Car
400.00
Int. on Bonds
45.00
Transportation (Town)
400.00
Miscellaneous
1.65
Total Receipts
$5,219.81
PAYMENTS
Roe - Salary
800.04
Relief Nurses
186.52
Dental Clinics
1,444.80
Well Child
422.00
Equipment
186.51
Nursing Supplies
89.64
Dues
8.00
Trucking
75.75
Telephone
24.50
Printing
82.35
Stationery
Rummage
37.40
Postage
11.50
Social Security
12.00
Retirement
64.80
Transportation
551.00
New Car
700.00
Charity
106.45
Xmas Present
54.70
Expense Meetings and Rummage
65.50
Miscellaneous
67.65
Total Payments
4,991.11
Balance
228.70
Add balance Jan. 1, 1952
1,523.75
Total in Rockland Trust
$1,752.45
INVESTED FUNDS
Government Bonds
$1,800.00
S. S. Savings Bank
2,248.13
Lillian Brooke Fund
50.00
N.V.N.A. are trustees for the Hastings Mem. Camp
Fund
1,000.00
Respectfully submitted,
LOIS C. TURNER, Treasurer
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AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN BY-LAWS Voted at Annual Meeting March 3-10-17, 1952
Article 20. A motion to indefinitely postpone action on Article 20 was lost. It was Voted 204 to 1 to amend Article VI, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the By-laws by striking out the words in line 2 "financial propositions" and inserting the words "articles in the warrant" so that the paragraph will read:
"The duty of the Advisory Board shall be to investigate and consider all articles in the warrant to be brought before the town and to report and advise thereon in Town Meetings."
Article 21. Motion made, seconded and voted 81 for 67 against to amend Section I of Article 3 by striking out said section and inserting the following in its place:
Article III, Section 1. A copy of the warrant for all town meetings shall be posted in five or more public places in the town seven days prior to the meeting and a notice under the seal of the town shall be published in one or more papers circulated in the town seven days prior to the meeting, but it shall be sufficient notice if the newspaper states only that a meeting is to be held giving place, date and hour."
Article 23. Motion made, and seconded to adopt Article 23. Motion made, seconded and voted 160 for and 8 against to amend Article VII of the By-laws so it shall read:
Article VII.
Section 2. Before any proposed new street or way is laid out, a plan and profile showing the adjoining property shall be submitted to the Selectmen, and no work shall be started on said layout before approval is granted by the Selectmen.
(a) The travelled width of all roads shall be twenty-four (24) feet. Loam, stump, brush, roots and like materials shall be removed. Each new street, road, or way laid out shall be a minimum of fifty (50) feet wide and shall consist of a base, first; of twelve (12) inches of gravel, and on top of the above-mentioned gravel shall be second; three and one half (31/2) inches of broken stone (consisting of two and one half (21/2) inch stone) bound with sand and third; on top of the two previous mentioned requirements shall be a top layer of two and one half (21/2) inches of three-quarter (3/4) inch stone bound with asphalt, using two and one half (21/2 ) gallons of asphalt per square yard. Top layer of two and one half (21/2) inches of three quarter (3/4) inch stone shall be applied by layers of one and one quarter (11/4) inches each and rolled separately. Each course shall rolled thoroughly before succeeding courses are applied. Each owner, developer, or other interested party (as the Selectmen may determine) who constructs such road shall post a bond equal to the cost of such construction as heretofore mentioned, and upon such sufficient evidence of construction other than the aforementioned, posted bond shall be forfeited to the Town of Norwell, and the pro- ceeds shall be used to construct such a street, road or way as laid out aforementioned in this section.
(b) Such drainage as may be required shall be installed as directed by the Highway Surveyor.
(c) All corners of the intersecting streets or ways shall be rounded to the approval of the Board of Selectmen and the Highway
be
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Surveyor.
Section 3. No street or private way shall be accepted unless laid out and constructed as required in Section 2 of this article.
Section 4. Each petition for the acceptance of a street or way at any annual town meeting shall be presented to the Selectmen not later than the 1st day of December next preceding such meeting, and the board of selectmen and highway surveyor shall attach thereto an affidavit stating that the road is or is not satisfactory in width and so constructed as to be acceptable.
Article 24. Motion made, seconded and voted 126 for and 10 against to adopt the following section to the Town By-laws:
Article VII.
Section 5. The Board of Selectmen shall determine and desig- nate numbers of the buildings on such streets or portions of streets as they think best and no person shall neglect to affix to any building owned by him the street number designated to him by said board, nor shall any person affix or suffer to remain on any buildding owned by him a street number other than the one designated by said board. Boston, Mass. July 2, 1952
Articles 20, 21, 23 and 24 are hereby approved.
FRANCIS E. KELLY
Attorney General ยท
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ASSESSORS
The first duty of the Board of Assessors is the listing of all taxable property consisting of Polls, Real Estate and Personal. Next they must assess a value on them. Of these three classifications Real Estate is, by far, the most important.
In 1952 the valuations on Real Estate reflect a complete reassessment of all the dwellings, and other buildings in the Town without reference to valuations in prior years. The aim here was to achieve a more equitable distribution of the tax burden on the citizens of Norwell. It is recognized that there may be comparable inequities in respect to valuations on land but the attack on this task had to be postponed to a later year because of its magnitude.
It is fair to say that the acceptance of the reassessment on buildings was generally favorable since applications for abatement were less than one in ten in respect to the total number of dwellings assessed. There seemed to be understanding of the problem attacked and appreciation of the effort to solve it.
Norwell has a basic problem in the lack of a town map. There is a continuing need to begin a solution of this problem to provide, eventually, for a more accurate record of the real estate in the Town and therefrom a more complete and accurate assessment of it.
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The statistical results for the year 1952 are contained in the Recapitu- lation Sheet and the Table of Aggregates.
HORACE ROSS, Chairman EARLE F. ALLEN THOMAS T. BARSTOW
1952 Recapitulation
TOWN
Raised at Annual Town Meeting
$282,741.34
From Surplus
35,731.61
Deficit due to abatements in excess of over-
lay of prior years - 1947
2.57
$318,475.52
STATE
State Parks and Reservations
371.52
State Audit of Municipal Accounts
87.66
Underestimates of 1951
150.00
609.18
COUNTY
County Tax
8,731.96
Tuberculosis Hospital Assessment
6,245.90
Underestimates of 1951
616.75
OVERLAY of current year
GROSS AMOUNT TO BE RAISED
15,594.61 8,036.19 $342,715.50
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Income Tax
27,915.48
Corporation Taxes
6,077.61
Old Age Tax (Meals)
828.95
Motor Vehicle and Trailer Excise
25,864.00
Licenses
861.00
Special Assessments Moth
116.00
Charities
16,638.00
Old Age Assistance
1,766.00
Veterans' Benefits
503.00
Schools
13,826.00
Water Department
1,430.00
Interest
596.00
State Assistance for School Construction
9,327.95
Town Hall Rentals
420.00
Overestimates of previous year:
County Tax
831.03
State Parks & Reservations
37.67
Transferred from Available Funds
35,731.61
Total Estimated Receipts and Available Funds . .
$142,770.30
TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAXA TION
$199,945.20
106,169.99
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TABLE OF AGGREGATES
Number of Persons Assessed
Individuals All Others Total
On Personal Estate Only
63
7
70
On Real Estate Only
1119
21
1140
On Both Personal and Real Estate Total Number of Persons Assessed
91
5
96
Number of Polls Assessed
801
Value of Assessed Personal Estate
Stock in Trade
$85,650.00
Machinery
190,800.00
Live Stock
29,145.00
All Other Tangible Personal Property
3,750.00
Total Value of Assessed Personal Estate $309,345.00
Value of Assessed Real Estate
Land Exclusive of Buildings
845,845.00
Buildings Exclusive of Land
4,966,505.00
Total Value of Assessed Real Estate
5,812,350.00
Total Valuation of Assessed Estate
6,121,695.00
Tax Rate Per $1,000.00 - $32.40
Taxes for State, County and Town Purposes, Including Overlay
On Personal Estate
$10,022.77
On Real Estate .
188,320.43
On Polls
1,602.00
Total Taxes Assessed
199,945.20
Number of Live Stock Estimated under Section 36, Chapter 59
Horses
45
Cows (Milch)
70
Yearlings
21
Swine (6 Months old, or over)
12
Sheep (6 Months old, or over)
45
Fowl
13,010
All Other
388
Number of Acres of Land Assessed
11,968
Number of Dwelling Houses Assessed
1,024
HORACE ROSS, Chairman EARLE F. ALLEN THOMAS T. BARSTOW
Board of Assessors
TOWN OF NORWELL TOWN TREASURER'S REPORT
RECEIPTS
Balance January 1, 1952
$144,643.01
Received during the year
417,702.87
Total
$562,345.88
1306
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PAYMENTS
Total of Warrants $390,456.06
Balance December 31, 1952 171,889.82
$562,345.88
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF COFFIN CEMETERY AND CHARITY FUND
Amount of Fund $2,000.
Interest available January 1, 1952
$568.82
Interest added during 1952 76.28
$645.10
Withdrawn during 1952 95.00
Interest available January 1, 1953 550.10
SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS POOR FUND
Amount of fund $2,000.
Interest available January 1, 1952
$743.72
Interest added during 1952
82.91
Withdrawn during 1952 60.00
Interest available January 1, 1953 766.63
SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS TOMB FUND
Amount of fund $500.
Interest available January 1, 1952
$104.96
Interest added during 1952
18.27
Withdrawn during 1952
18.27
Interest available January 1, 1953 104.96
SIXTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ABIGAIL T. OTIS CEMETERY FUND
Amount of fund $1,000.
Interest available January 1, 1952
$24.44
Interest added during 1952
30.95
$55.39
Withdrawn during 1952
30.95
Interest available January 1, 1953 24.44
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD POOR FUND
Amount of fund $1,000.
Interest available January 1, 1952
$672.90
Interest added during 1952
50.54
$723.44
Withdrawn during 1952 0
Interest available January 1, 1953
723.44
TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF ANNABEL WAKEFIELD LIBRARY FUND
Amount of fund $100
Interest available January 1, 1952
$107.84
Interest added during 1952
6.26
114.10
Withdrawn during 1952 0
Interest available January 1, 1953 114.10
$826.63
123.23
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EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF REHABILITATION FUND
Balance of Fund January 1, 1952
$1,262.71
Interest added during 1952
38.15
Withdrawn during 1952
0
1,300.86
WASHINGTON STREET CEMETERY FUND
Balance of account January 1, 1952
$4,501.24
Interest added during 1952
134.68
Received from sale of lots
75.00
Withdrawn during 1952
0
Balance of account January 1, 1953
4,710.92
CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE FUNDS
Name of Fund
Amount
1952 Income
1952 Jan. 1 '53 Wd. Available
Eliza Josslyn
$200.00
$7.62
$7.62
$52.56
Samuel C. Cudworth
200.00
8.38
8.38
77.11
Prudence C. Delano
300.00
11.45
11.45
79.10
Nancy Hersey
100.00
3.35
3.35
11.12
Mary O. Robbins
200.00
7.32
7.32
42.46
Charles H. Merritt
100.00
3.05
3.05
1.02
James W. Sampson
250.00
9.16
9.16
53.07
Susan C. Damon
100.00
3.35
3.35
11.12
Davis Damon
100.00
3.67
3.67
21.23
George H. Bates
100.00
3.20
3.20
6.07
Anson Robbins Tomb
100.00
3.81
3.81
26.28
Adeline Payne & B. R. Jacobs
200.00
6.86
6.86
27.30
Nathaniel P. Brownell
150.00
4.57
4.57
1.53
George Otis Torrey
185.48
6.05
6.78
14.52
Leaffie Curtis Miller
150.00
4.58
3.00
3.40
Hosea J. Stockbridge
540.92
11.23
0
42.22
Gad Leavitt
100.00
4.09
4.00
35.71
Thomas Sampson
75.00
2.45
0
8.54
Betsy Tolman
100.00
3.31
5.00
7.69
George P. Clapp
100.00
3.71
5.00
21.81
John H. Knapp
100.00
3.32
5.00
8.63
Albert S. Greene
200.00
10.28
50.00
100.89
Charles Tolman
300.00
9.71
5.00
26.65
Chester S. Barker
100.00
3.37
5.00
9.87
Samuel D. Stetson
75.00
2.48
5.00
4.97
Sarah T. David
75.00
2.48
5.00
5.00
Melvin Little
200.00
6.36
10.00
7.25
E. Chamberlain & Marion Tyler
100.00
3.32
5.00
8.34
Samuel Eels
100.00
3.21
4.00
5.82
Abbie S. Bates
200.00
17.39
5.00
387.97
Olive A. Brigham
100.00
3.14
0
7.18
Benjamin P. Nichols
75.00
2.27
0
2.36
Timothy Chapman
100.00
3.03
0
3.77
Lewis W. Kilburn
100.00
3.02
0
3.51
W. Wallace Farrar
150.00
4.57
0
6.01
Robert K. Stoddard
150.00
5.75
3.50
44.80
Henry L. Nichols
100.00
3.02
0
3.44
Wilbur Nichols
100.00
3.02
0
3.41
1,300.86
Balance of account January 1, 1953
4,710.92
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Name of Fund
Amount
1952 Income
1952 Wd.
Jan. 1 '53 Available
Charles E. Brewster
100.00
3.02
0 3.35
Maurice E. Pratt
100.00
3.02
0 3.47
Vadilla A. Damon
200.00
6.14
4.00
5.44
Floretta Whiting
100.00
3.02
0
3.25
Martha- E. French
100.00
3.02
0
3.35
Peter Tomansen
50.00
1.52
0
2.38
Rufus . H .. Binney
200.00
6.41
5.00
13.97
Arthur. Stoddard
100.00
3.02
0
3.33
Herbert T. Howard
100.00
3.02
0
3.34
Nellie & Willard Thatcher
50.00
1.52
0
2.26
George Wilder & Asa Vining
100.00
3.02
0
3.37
Rufus H. Binney, Flower Fund
200.00
6.37
5.00
14.39
Robert J. Coulter
100.00
3.05
0
4.16
John M. Hall, Lot No. 41
100.00
3.02
0
3.25
Mrs. Peter Larsen
100.00
3.02
0
3.43
Alice K. Henderson
100.00
3.02
0
3.32
Walter . A .. Wood
90.00
2.78
0
4.92
John M. Hall Lot No. 34
100.00
3.03
0
3.89
Chester A .. Robinson
100.00
3.03
0
3.77
William Purtle
100.00
3.03
0 3.05
7.41
John J. McGrail
100.00
3.02
0
3.21
Louis W. Wheeler
100.00
3.03
0
3.75
Charles E. Chadwick
200.00
6.17
5.00
6 06
Conrad Willers
200.00
6.29
0
14.34
Walter R. Hall
100.00
3.05
0
4.11
Mrs. Albert I. Farrar
150.00
4.57
0
6.28
Charles Holden
100.00
3.03
0
3.74
Lillie C. Wilder
200.00
6.84
0
33.57
George V. Jackson
50.00
1.50
0
1.61
Lorenzo D. F. Marston
50.00
1.50
0
1.52
Hilda S. Currie
100.00
3.03
0
3.61
Neil D. Dwyer
100.00
3.03
0
3.84
Ray Clark
150.00
4.53
0
4.79
H. Elizabeth Turner
150.00
4.53
0
5.09
Charles A. & Elizabeth Bates
100.00
3.02
0
3.44
Florence A. Wiggin
100.00
3.03
0
4.00
Joseph E. Reagan
200.00
6.05
5.00
1.97
George A. Poole
150.00
4.53
0
4.72
Ernest H. & Louise Knight
200.00
1.83
0
2.35
M. Josephine Farrar Flower Fund
500.00
15.13
5.00
13.26
Bessie P. Keene
200.00
6.05
0
6.88
Eva Delaney
200.00
5.03
0
5.03
Minct F. Williamson
200.00
5.03
0
5.03
Muriel Smellie
50.00
1.13
0
1.13
John W. Ekstrom
100.00
0
0
0
$11,916.40
$382.17
$234.12 $1,430.40
Charles H. Pike Fund
200.00
6.00
0
8.75
$12,116.40
$388.17
$234.12 $1,439.15
3.95
John R. Collamore
200.00
6.17
0
3.34
Alpheus Thomas
100.00
3.02
Respectfully submitted, MARGARET CROWELL, Treasurer
TOWN OF NORWELL
STATE AUDITOR'S REPORT
July 15, 1952
To the Board of Selectmen Mr. Thomas T. Barstow, Chairman
Norwell, Massachusetts
Gentlemen:
I submit herewith my report of an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Norwell for the period from December 5, 1950 to March 13, 1952, made in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 44, General Laws. This is in the form of a report made to me by Mr. Herman B. Dine, Assistant Director of Accounts.
Very truly yours, FRANCIS X. LANG Director of Accounts
Mr. Francis X Lang
Director of Accounts
Department of Corporations and Taxation
State House, Boston
Sir:
In accordance with your instructions, I have made an audit of the books and accounts of the town of Norwell for the period from December 5, 1950, the date of the previous examination, to March 13, 1952, and submit the following report thereon:
The financial transactions, as recorded on the books of the several departments receiving or disbursing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined, checked and verified by comparison with the records of the town accountant.
The town accountant's ledger accounts were analyzed for the period covered by the audit, the receipts being checked with the treasurer's books and the payments being compared with the warrants authorizing them and with the treasurer's records of payments. The appropriation accounts and loan authorization were checked with the town clerk's record of town meeting proceedings, and the transfers from the reserve fund were veri- fied by comparison with the authorizations of the finance committee.
The necessary adjusting and correcting entries resulting from the audit were made, and a balance sheet showing the financial condition of the town on March 13, 1952 was prepared and is appended to this report.
The books and accounts of the town treasurer were examined and checked. The receipts, as recorded, were analyzed and checked to the town accountant's books, with the records of the several departments collecting money for the town, and with other sources from which money was paid into the treasury, while the payments were checked with the treasury warrants approved by the selectmen authorizing the treasurer to disburse town funds and with the accountant's records.
The cash balance on March 13, 1952 was proved by verification of the cash in the office and by reconciliation of the bank balances with state- ments furnished by the banks in which town funds are deposited.
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The payments made for maturing debt and interest were proved with the amounts falling due and with the cancelled securities and coupons on file.
The transactions of the trust and investment funds in the custody of the town treasurer were verified, and the savings bank books and securi- ties representing the investment of these funds were examined and listed.
The records of tax titles and tax possessions held by the town were examined. The taxes transferred to the tax title account were compared with the collector's records, the reported redemptions and sales of tax possessions were checked to the treasurer's cash book, the foreclosures and disclaimers were verified, and the tax titles and tax possessions on hand were listed, reconciled with the town accountant's ledger, and com- pared with the records in the Registry of Deeds.
The records of employees' payroll deductions on account of federal taxes, retirement system membership, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield mem- bership were examined and checked, the payments to the proper agencies being verified.
l'he books and accounts of the town collector were examined and checked. The tax, excise, assessment, departmental, and water accounts outstanding at the time of the previous examination and all subsequent commitments were audited and reconciled with the warrants issued for their collection. The reported payments to the treasurer were verified, the recorded abatements were checked with the assessors' and other departmental records of abatements granted, the transfers to the tax title account were proved, and the outstanding accounts were listed and reconciled with the town accountant's ledger.
The outstanding accounts were further verified by mailing notices to a number of persons whose names appeared on the books as owing money to the town, and from the replies received it appears that the accounts, as listed, are correct.
It is recommended that action be taken by the town collector to secure prompt settlement of the delinquent tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, and water accounts of prior years.
The records of licenses issued by the selectmen, the town clerk, and the health department were examined and checked, and the payments to the State and to the town treasurer were verified.
The surety bonds of the town officials required by law to furnish them for the faithful performance of their duties were examined and found to be in proper form.
The records of the sealer of weights and measures and of the fire. school, and library departments, as well as of all other departments collect- ing money for the town or committing bills for collection, were examined and reconciled with the town treasurers receipts and with the accountant's records.
There are appended to this report, in addition to the balance sheet, tables showing a reconciliation of the treasurer's and the collector's cash, summaries of the tax, motor vehicle and trailer excise, assessment, tax title, tax possession, departmental, and water accounts, together with tables showing the condition and transactions of the trust and investment funds.
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For the cooperation extended by the town officials during the progress of the audit, I wish, on behalf of my assistants and for myself, to express appreciation.
Respectfully submitted, HERMAN B. DINE Assistant Director of Accounts
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
To the Selectmen of Norwell:
At the risk of undue repetition, your Committee must emphasize that Norwell's school population, which has been in the throes of heavy growing pains over the past few years, faces even more critical over-expansion in the next few years.
This is due to two major causes. First, the years 1945, 1946 and 1947 were progressively record birth years in the history of our nation - each year setting a new high in the number of new born babies who are now in our first and second grades. Secondly, there has been a definite trend among younger married couples to move out of the cities for their homes. This has meant many of the real estate transactions of recent years replaced childless or older owners with families of school age and pre-school age children. Added to these natural factors increasing our school population, are the recent housing projects which have selected Norwell as their chosen location.
Our school housing problem is not temporary - the school problem for Norwell is permanent as can be seen by a review of statistics since 1947.
Year
No. of Students
1947
413
1948
435
1949
452
1950
476
1951
514
1952
610
1953
700
(estimate)
Present classrooms are filled to overflowing and already insufficient to handle properly our 610 pupil load. By September of 1953, we must find at least four classrooms that do not now exist. Your Committee feels it is imperative that the new addition to our high school be completed at the earliest possible date if Norwell is to maintain its present high level of education for our young people.
As much as we would like to be able to promise that this proposed addition to the high school will end our new building needs for several years to come, we are duty bound to point out that even if only part of the present dwelling projects materialize, steps must be taken within the next two years, definitely, to add to our elementary school housing facili- ties. When the addition to the high school is finished either the present School Building Committee must be instructed to continue with plans for new elementary facilities or a new committee must be selected to carry on this vitally essential work.
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ONE-HUNDRED-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT
Along with added school housing is the steady increase in the number of teachers required, the volume of furniture, supplies and equipment needed, and the extra bus transportation involved. All these mean a constantly growing school budget. This year, for the first time, we have had to hire three first grade teachers. In 1953, this will mean three first grade and three second grade teachers.
Our 1953 budget makes provision for teacher of remedial reading - a badly needed help for students in several of the elementary grades. The high school grades also have swollen to now require an additional English teacher, if we are to have classes sufficiently small to give proper instruc- tion in this vital subject. And our 1953 seventh and eighth grades will require two teachers each, in place of this year's one and one-half teachers per grade.
Not only do we need more teachers, but also the cost of obtaining and holding qualified teachers on our staff has increased in line with other inflationary problems. Norwell's present maximum teacher salary is $50 below that for Kingston - $350 below Pembroke - $450 below Hanover - $650 below Duxbury - $750 below Marshfield. Our teachers have re- quested a $100 annual increase retroactive to January 1, 1953 for teachers new to our schools after September 1, 1952, and $200 increase for teachers of longer tenure. This your committee feels is a reasonable request in view of the teachers' salaries in neighboring towns. In addition to the increase, the teachers are very eager to have Norwell adapt a schedule of salary increases, which will ultimately bring our teachers in line with teachers of similar sized towns over a period of years. This matter is being given serious study for future action in 1953 or 1954.
The water troubles which our new elementary building experienced in the school year 1951-1952 were corrected last summer, and we now have adequate water for both our schools. Fortunately, the Town's Water Board has taken over responsibility for the future water needs of our schools along with the water supply for the Town Hall, Library and Town Pump. The new well for the Elementary School cost very little more than had been originally estimated and voted on at our last Town Meeting.
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